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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
SEEK JOBS FOR
v 0 M { N | N.
WAR INDUSTRY

Monday nigh, an eager group of
Negro women heard lea5crs discuss
ways and means Of getting Negro
women into defense Industries
WATCH arc now lowering tho barrier
Of sex discrimination but not that
OF race, The meeting called by
Senator Charles Disss al the Lucy
Thurman YWCA. revealed va
rety Of ideas as to how this may
be aecompl shed. All were agreed
however. on The urgent need for
action
A union speaker stated t a. al
though women arc being hired at
Willow Run and being trained there
no Negro women have been ac-
eeptcd According TO this speaker
SIX mental Jobs were offered Ne
groos bu' Detroit women refused
10 accept this iscrimualon so shat
The company found SIX women IN
YpsilanI The Packard company
which is now converted 100 pcrccnt
to War work Will h.rc no Negro
women and the Murray Body nlaut
has hired only IS ard these a., main
tcnauce W7rkcrs Tae same holds
true for Inc smaller plants iu the
civ DONG defense work
WITH Tins situation outlined Scns-
tor Diggs pointed out :hc need for
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
FORGET RACE,
DIFFERENCES
SPEAKER SAYS

Nov IS the time TO forge. racial
divisions and work together in the
common effort 20 save America"
was the message OF First Lieutenant
Sideboard chaplain of the Tooth
Division, Aircraft Coast Artillery
stationed at Fort Custer, in stir
ring address a. the mobilization
dinner Of YWCA, Enlistment
Month workers at Lucy Thurman
branch on Thursday evening,
April 2
His subject was The Ncgro'S
Par, IN Defense and it was a gal
lart record that he traced Of Negro
Loyalty and bravery in tNe various
wars u which the United States has
participate We have never had
a traitor in any war" he said
Captains fore Lucy Thurman
branch divisions OF the Y.WCaA
Enlistment month forces were in
tr0duCed by MIS- Charles r. S1upt1-
ens, chairman Of the branch. VINO
pres dei in the absence Of the
membership chairman, Mrs Charles
c. Disss who was III They arc
Mrs. Esther Lowe. captain of Di-
vision !: Mrs. Pearl Collins, cap
tain Of Division .. and Ms. Freddie
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
SEEK 10000
MEMBERSHIP
THIS YEAR

: Fifty enthusiastic captains, pan
cas- and executives OF the Ma
AC.P. met in the YMcA Monday
evening 10 plan for the Annual
Membership campr'gn Ernest
Marshall, chairman of the Mem
hership committee. outlined the
plans for the largest drive in the
history -the-locaI branch
To Get 10000
After a pep talk by the chair
ran, outlining the accomplishments
Ct the NAAcP. during the past
year the csmpa isners adopted the
slogan: Lets Get Ten Thousand
This Year"
Drive on NIeighborhood Basis
Gloster B. Current. executive
secretary explained t.lat the extra
memberships would be secured
through the formation OF new divi-
sions An Interracisl division. La
Dor division, and Block division,
were created 10 reach persons
hitherto untouched by the asso-
claton.
In the neighoorhoods where
large colored populations are con-
centrated, regional Offices will he
-Es-up-Such- offices VII 5e--6cayed
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
Back Pain and
Kidney Strain

Wrong foodl and drinks, vofry, colds and
pverwork often put strain on the kldneyN
sages, Swollen Ankles, Rheumatic Pains,
Nervousness, Dizziness, Circles Under Eyes
and feeling vorn-out, often are caused by
pnn-orgsnic and non-systemic Kidney and
Bladder troubles. Usually. in such cases the
very hrst dose of Oyster goes right TO work
helping ths- KldneYA- flush out -excess acids
and wastes. And this cleansing, purifying
Kidney action, in Just day or so. may cas-
ily MAKE you feel younger, stronger and
batter than IN years, A printed guarantee
wrapped around each package OF CysteI In
sures an immediate refund Of the full cost
unless you are completely satisfied You have
everything to gain and nothing to lose under
fhis positive money back guarantee, so get
Oyster from your druggist today for only 35e.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
WOMAN MAKES
PLEA SUNDAY
FOR TOLERANCE

Mrs. Jessie slston. financial chair
man OF the Sojourner Truth Gill;
zen's committee spoke over radio
station wJBK. Sunday, April y, on
the sojourner Truth Housing
project
Mrs. Slaton's talk was the feature
Of Leroy C, Whites Negro ARTIST
Hour. Addressed TO women Of both
groups. Mrs Staten made ara=
matte appeal for unity and to!-
erance.
Possibly the full significance Of
the issues involved in the Sojourner
Truth Housing project fight has not
been brought to light by the wives
and mothers. Perhaps were the
women alert to The far-reachlng
consequences OF determined and
scli-sssertive prejudicos, at any cost,
in the matter OF keeping your neigh
borhood white, some pressure might
DC brought 10 bear by you and
change oiIcsied. whereby more tol-
GRANGE results" she said.
The facts are that Detroit by
reason Of her subycrs.ve sections
doth those OF a wiltul and intol-
Grant minority faction and also d
biased lsw-enforcing majority IN
regard 10 the question OF Negro
-e558P51g S1rt,,ir,,t4,e.. ii'stiit b
Housing project for defense work
ers. has drawn the attention and re-
Election, not alone Of the nation at
large, but Of certain axis powers as
we'll Various cities throughout The
United States have taken up NE
cry for fair play IN the Sojourner
TRUTH battle. Chicago, for example,
like Detroit, has organized a So
journer Truth committee IN defense
Of Negro tenancy OF the Solourher
Truth Homes" she added.
while the various nations are al
war to preserve democracy, while
the President and other leaders IN
our federal and state governments
are pleading for tolerance on all
sides, and while Detroit is teeming
with defense activities Which are 10
make always possible democracy
and tolerance, a small group OF
White citizens, setting themselves
lup as loyal 10 the.. country, have
tvta5 g., r,rovey7t 1,yal <e1ro Auerl.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
Roosevelt Asks
Equality For All

That AL races are equal and al
creeds deserving, must be recog-
nzed before America can win the
war. was the statement last week
Of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The first lady added that IL
Americans as individuals and as a
nation arc 10 live in peace after
the war. they must no longer have
contempt for each other. She spoke
before the annual meeting OF the
trustees for the Julius Rosenwald
fund and the student body al
Hampton institute.
Our Negro American After the
War was the topic OF discussion.
She added, I'VE have been dedi-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-25
Youth Meet
P[annedSoon

The National Association for the
Advancement OF Cologed People
through It's yout. division, con-
ceived ana instituted the idea ot
setting aside one week each spring
in order 10 express tho aims.
achievements and aspirations oil
Negro Youth the country ever
The first such observance OF this
project was helo in 1871 From all.
over the country there was instant
response The week was observed
not only by the youth councils and
college chapters OF the association
but also by other youth groups in
churches. private CLUBS ana social
ORGANIZATIONS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Faces j. ). Couri
In Poison Case
Time. star Correspondent

ALLEGAN. May 15.-Dr. Will
liam A. Kopprasch. az, superin-
tendent OF the John Robinson Hos
.pital here, is TO be arraigned today
on a three-count federal indict-
.ment which accuses hi moi send
ING 1900 tablets of a poisonous
narcotic through the mails.
According TO Joseph Deeb,
United States district attorney
here, Doctor Kopprasch sent the
tablets TO John II. Fisher. AZ. an
oil operator with offices at POPS
David Stott Building. Detroit.
The tablets were mailed from
Allegan, February Is, II and Is,
Deeb said Fisher fell dead in his
office February Is while talking
on the phone with Doctor Kop-
prasch. Deeb said.
Federal narcotic agents under
Ralph II. Oyler arrested Doctor
Kopprasch, Wednesday. He is free
on 5000 cash bond pending to-
days arraignment before Federal
Judge Gene Raymond in Grand
Rapids
Fishers death was certified in
Detroit as due 10 heart disease
lie lived al 772S East Jefferson
avenue.
Doctor KoppraSch has practiced
medicine in Allegan since 1924.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

CLEVELAND, May IS tUP).-
Mrs. Dorothy Counseiman, 81, was
endeavoring today 10 convince her
daughter. June Louise, y, that
she should feel a greater affection
for the woman who bore her than
the woman unrelated 10 her by
blood whom she loves and calls
mother.
Upon her degree Of success de-
ponds whether Mrs. Counselman
will have her child or be COM
PEELED TO give her to her foster
mother, Mrs. Lourice Marlowe.
She has one hour a day until
Monday for her task. Then the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
British Justice
ToSpedk Here

Sir Norman Birkett. justice ol
the high court of Britain, will
speak at the annual meeting Of
the Detroit Bar Association Wed
nesday evening at $50 o'clock a
the Statler Hotel,
After a long career on the bench
and in Parliament, Birkett wa:
knighted in 1871, and shortly
thereafter was appointed a judge
of the kings bench division o
the high court of justice. He alsC
is chairman of the advisory com
.mittee for defense.
Sir Norman came to this coun'
try primarily to address the
meeting Of the American Law In
stitute held yesterday at Phila
delphia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Earl Carroll Slipping
Expert on Women's Charms Stricken With Beauty
Blindness in Selection of Cal Tech Queen

HOLLYWOOD, May Is uNS).
Earl CAROLS Wanted reputa-
ton as a judge of feminine beauty
received the unstinted plaudits
today of the students of the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology.
Recently Cal Tech undergradS
were duly overwhelmed at receiv-
ing a form letter suggesting that
Carroll would be only too happy
to select a queen if photographs
of leading campus beauties were
submitted TO him.
The collegians were so ilattered
they not only supplied Carroll
with glamour pictures of Cal Tech
lovelies, they even solicited the
aid of makeup experts at the
Pasadena playhouse TO insure that
nothing less than feminine perfec'
ton would be considered.
Today CAROLS answer came
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

and their efforts had not been ir
vain.
"All the girls were exception
ally lovely" Carroll wrote un-
equivocally, "snd 1 found the
selection most difficult. Either
the girls are becoming lOvelier
or after all these years l am
slowly succumbing TO beauty
blindness"
Then, expressing the nodes
hope that Cal Tech student:
would approve his selections, Car
roll named Mary Warren a!
queen, Georgia" Osgood as the
runner-up and gave special praise
to the beauties of Pat" Lambert
Real given names of the girls
selected are Jack, George anc
Pete, respectively. And the stu
dent body wonders today whether
Carroll knows yet that Cal Tecf
is an all-male school.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Fall Of Burma Laid
To Native Treochery

(Wby did Burma foH 10 the
japanese? No one thought It
tgould, pet the enemy has oUer-
ism that fabulous land of the
paqo d as and monsoons 10
threaten the borders Of India.
/t'or the frst time, the faH story
Of the Burma cdmpdign-the
lack Of preparedness. the general
coBpioceHcy, the treaehery of
me BHrmcsc-is told an the fol-
louiug dispatch.
Correspondent Darrell Berri-
gan tCds United Press CORE
spoHdent NJ Bangkok, Thdiidnd.
,chen J par launched her
sneak" Uar. he escaped into
Rurmo tchic the japanese Were
taking orer Thdildnd and co.,
cred the Burma campaign from
its inception. After i0eeks t0ith
the British and Chinese defend
crs in the field, he reached Iudia.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
FEW REINFORCEMENTS

American-made, British driven
tanks and the few men flown from
India were almost the only rein
forcementS.
The tanks were handicapped by
the terrain but they prolonged re-
lsistance considerably and per-
|mitted the imperials to break
through several road blocks with
out abandoning their transport.
The japanese controlling the
Bay OF Bengal were constantly
reinforced.
All the time. across Burma S
northern frontier, thousands OF
Chinese soldiers waited, for nearly
two months, before they were
permitted 10 march in and take
over part of the front.
Chinese officers have insisted tC
me that they would have been able
to hold the Japanese behind the
Sittang River had permission beer
given earlier for them TO join the
imperials.
AS it was, the Chinese occupied
Toungoo when the imperials were
withdrawing up the Irrawadd,
River, and the Chinese had L
withdraw, to strengthen their line
because their left flank was ex
pOSad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Voids Marriage
On Blood Test

CHICAGO, May Is INS).--For
the first time in the memory OF
court officials. marriage annul-
.ment on grounds of paternity
fraud was on the records OF an
Illinois circuit court today.
On the basis OF blood tests that
excluded him as the father of her
child. the marriage of Mildred j
Anderson, lS, and Russell A., %
was voided.
Judge Cornelius II. Harrington
ruled that Anderson was fraudu-
lently induced to enter in the
marriage ceremony with Mildred
Anderson under the threat OF
prosecution"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

prepared the way for the enemy
advance.
Thakins moved about the coun-
try by night in bands, burning
villages friendly to the imperials
and causing a wholesale flight OF
peasants.
Travellers had TO be alert con-
Istantly for snipers, and for wires
stretched across roads at night
just high enough 10 decapitate
those who passed in open motor
cars.
The imperial troops who are
now fighting the japanese far IN
the north are the same ones. I'M
relieved. who fought them last
December.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Girl To Pick Mother
Woman Endeevors TO Convince Her Daughter
She Should Leave Fosfer-Perent

child will tell Judge Samuel II
Silbert which woman she prefers
as mother. Presumably, Silbert
will award her to the mother
of her choice.
June Louise was baby Of the
depression era. Mrs. Counselman
VITO was then Mrs. Nicholson
told the court that her husband
left her soon after June Louise
birth in 1880. In 1882, when the
baby was 2 years old, the mother
was unable 10 support her daugh'
ter and asked Mrs. Marlowe L
keep here until l could get or
my feet"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
Games League Dinner Set

The annual spring dinner OF the
Episcopal Games League of De-
troit will be held at the Church
of the Epiphany parish house,
Cadillac boulevard and Kercheval
avenue, at $50 p. m. Wednesday,
Nav 20. Lawrence r. Garman,
president of the league, announced
today. The Venerable Leonard P.
Hagger. archdeacon of the Episco-
pal diocese of Michigan, will de-
liver the principal address.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
BY Darrell BERRIGAN
United Press stan Correspondent
Copyright by United Press

NEW DELHI, India. May 15.-
The fate of Burma was decided
before the Japanese invaded il
last December
India faces the same problems
today. II may be given a respite
because the monsoon rains are
already drenching invasion routes
But the Japanese are marking
time on the doorstep of India
the only remaining base at which
the Allies can build up sufficient
strength to begin a land offensive
in Asia. and it is up TO India to
hold until that strength has been
deVeloped
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
No More Till Victory

CHICAGO, May Is QNS).--As-
sembly lines from Connecticut to
Iowa slowed to halt today when
80 laundering equipment factories
abandoned all production of peace
time goods until victory"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake. Is one Of, many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
House May Cut
Morgenthau' S
Tax Schedule
PIsn FOR IS Fee for Each
Return Is Studied by
WAYS and Means Group
Nv ARTHUR I. HERMANN
I.,1 News service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May IS. - The
House ways and means committee
il was learned today has requested
the treasury 10 supply tables OF
revenue estimates, indicating that
personal TAX rates VIII be some
what lower than those proposed
BY Secretary Morgenthau.
The treasury secretary has Sug-
cested that individuals pay normal
taxes Of 4 per cent and SurtaNes
ranging from y TO So per cent,
Increasing with each $500 OF tax
able income.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

A prophet said: "The only thing constant Is
time T.. customs eUen the shape of the
earth. But there are things that per-
petual and that alWoys depend upon.
There is Faith LoUe the beauty of a sun
set the fresh breath of Spring and the
eternal brilIiance of Diamonds.
Since the beginning of time, the Diamond has
been a thing of beauty and Uaiue eUer-
lasting blazing symbol of loUe treasured and
sought by men and Women in all stations OF life.
It's a remarkable creation by Mother Nature
it's lovely as a rainboU, yet durable than
the strongest steel That's Why doDn through the
ages the diamond has alrOays been Ualued. For
such constancy pay tribute to this cleaning
gen, by making it the feature of our May Party!
o.
'' sa4;F ~ or ' 5GFss'r
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
RAILS BREAK DOWN

Imperials, Chinese and Ameri-
cans agree that one of the great
difficulties was the lack of com.
Imunications.
The railroad broke down when
laborers fled under japanese
bombings.
Chinese workmen took over
under Capt. Paul Jones. former
Los Angeles radio announcer, now
in the United States army.
The japanese were believed 10
be using portable radios with hand
generators. They maintained ex-
cellent radio communication and
japanese commanders were able
to keep in touch with even the
most isolatd units far in the jungle.
Often the imperials and Chinese
were out of communication for
days, and coordination was bad as
the result.
One British battalion was iso-
lated for two days, surrounded. be-
cause headquarters could not get
through the order to retire.
Burma has excellent interlock-
ing roads, but there were no ade-
quate roads from India. The
weight was put on Rangoon, and
1t fell to the japanese early in
the campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
EXCELLENT ROADS

With Rangoon's fall. both China
and Burma were cut off from any
route through which sufficient re.
Inducements and supplies nigh,
have been brought in for either
Organization of counter-offensive
or for successful defense.
Burma's air force, for the frs
few weeks, was saved by the pres.
ence of a squadron of the Ameri.
can volunteer group under Squad.
ron Commander Arvid Olson OF
Chicago.
But later, even with the arrival
of Royal Air Force reinforcements,
TIE air force was never strong
enough to defend Burma. The
Japanese got control of the air.
The AVG did prove that the
Japanese were far from invulner-
able. In every dog fight, though
always outnumbered, they de-
feated the best planes and pilots
the Japanese had.
Numbers beat them. They
could not defend their few air.
fields, and finally the role of the
AVG and the Raj ended except
for sporadic raids.
At the end there were no bases
near enough to the front to permit
the planes TO support the ground
forces, because no warning system
could be maintained.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
ESTIMATES UPSET

These new estimates OF revenue
are required because Of the COM
mittees approval of reduced per-
sonal exemptions Representative
Douchton ID of North Carolina
chairman Of the taN-writlng group,
explained that lower exemptions
have made existing revenue est
mates meaningless.
Meanwhile. the committee Ell
fort 10 write a war time tax meas
IRE were further complicated by
MorgenthauS suggestion that a
head tax should he levied on
each person who files a tax re-
turn, whether or not he pays a
tax.
Morgenthau explained that such
a levy would be of nominal
amount, with perhaps S. as the
minimum. and would partially de-
fray costs of handling the millions
of additional tax returns expected
next March.
HANDLING COST
Senator George Cd of Georgia,
chairman of the Senate finance
committee. who suggested the idea
TO Morgenthau. said:
az believe that we could raise
n good deal of money by this
tax. suggested a low fee to be
paid when an income tax return
IL filed, say SO to SIS, with the
money being applied as a credit
on the tax IL there Is tax due,
but IL a return is filed and there
Il no tax liability, the fee would
he retained by the government
TO meet cost of handling the re-
turn"
If exemptions are lowered. il
may be that 20,000,000 persons
will file tax returns but have M
tax liability. Under the George
plan. perhaps $60.000,0 900 10 $780,
0O00 900 could he raised.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15
STORY OF BURMA

II is possible for me now TO tel
the STORY of Burma as / saw II
week by tragic week.
The Japanese found Burma
lulled to sleep. 1t was separated
from Thailand, where the japanese
concentrated, by high mountains
and "trackless" jungles. Ever
while the Japanese were driving
through the "tracklesS" jungles OF
Malaga. complacency continued.
The japanese found trails and
poured through them, afoot and
on elephants, behind Burmese and
Thai guides, avoiding the roads
where the imperial forces awaited
them. They penetrated behind
the imperial positions and formed
road blocks which cost the defend
ers dearly in men and time.
Burma was totally unprepared
for war. There was no attempt
10 win Burmese support by the
limperials, so that many Burmese
joined the Japanese or remained
passive.
The imperial army was too
small, and il was ill-equipped. Its
communications were undeveloped
and they were too long. The air
force was too small. The civil
Burmese government was toe
weak TO control the country under
war conditions.
THAKIN PARTYS GROWTH
The outlawed Burmese Thakin
Lords" party gained numbers
with every imperial reverse. Its
men filled the holes in the Japa-
lnese lines. sabotaged, murdered,
set fires, inundated villagers who
supplied the imperials with food or
guides, led the Japanese through
the jungle.
Japanese officers came through
the imperial lines dressed as Bur-
mese and with the aid of the
Thakins organized ambushes and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-15

Styled to perfection and perfect
in quality. 10 fiery diamonds in
Treasure Chest mountings.
SI2 4 MONTH
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-03-06
Local Happenings

o Miss Address Burkett spent the
weekend In Phoenix with her
sister and brother-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. c. l.. Dudley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Strickland
and Mr.. and Mrs Mrs. Cecil Eng.
land attended a dinner at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Jack Prefer OF
Eloy. Sunday. in honor OF their
daughter Mrs. Robert d. Kane OF
Wasco. California, who is visiting
them.
O Miss Margaret Valiant OF
Washington. ID. c.. director OF
music for the National Youth
Movement, Is the guest of Mrs.
Katherine Mac Rae at Mac Rae
Ranch. Miss Valiant plans to be
here several weeks.
&C. A. Sellman and John G. Innes,
who have been guests at Rancho
Iona Verde. left via plane on
Sunday for their respective homes
in New York.
Q Mrs. Margaret Russell. G. F.
Russell and daughters Virginia and
Mary Lou all OF Casa Grande, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles oliver and
sons Kennth. Gary. and Gene. of
Mesa. were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Marler on Sunday
Mrs. Russell is Mrs. Marler's moth
er and G. F. Russell is her
brother.
Q Miss Marjorie M. Coutts of Tue.
son. who has been a guest at
Rancho Iona Verde, left for her
home on Sunday.