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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17
II Cam Happen 10 Us

MILLloNS SHALL DIE." So
." writes Richard Lichtheim,
foremost Jewish journalist, In a
syndicated 4.000-word article, re-
leased by the Independent Jewish
Press service Mr.. Lichtheim, writ
ing from Geneva Switzerland,
graphically and poignantly de-
scribes the desperate and tragic
condition OF the European Jew
crushed beneath the brutally cruel
heel OF the Nazis myrmidons.
TRY TO THINK. writes Lich-
theim, the last thoughts OF the
three Jews who were paraded
through Polish town and hanged
for having tried TO obtain some
food from non-Jews." Feel the
feelings OF the Jewish mother in
Paris who threw her six children
and herself out Of the window when
the police came 10 take her away
10 camp and then TO Poland "
The distinguished Jewish journal
list closes his terrifying and re-
vealing article with the statement
that millions of Jewish people OF
Europe face slow death by hunger.
filth and disease and killings.
YES, MY BROTHER and sister OF
dark America, this can happen
TO even you and us, unless we
stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the
demand for a place in the sun OF
a supposedly enlightened democ-
racy. Now is the time We must look
TO our future as we'll as that OF
other minoritity groups housed
within the not TOO strong walls OF
Democracy's home. Yes, some OF us
sit suplnely by snug and COM
placent In the belief that there are
enough Of other racial groups OF
whittier skin here who by their mere
presence can save US from a sim
liar situation SO yiyidly described
by Mr.. Lichtheim. Snug comp'ac-
ency sat with and still does upon
the unwrinkled brows OF thousands
OF Americans before (and after
Pearl Harbor
ETHIOPIA, China, India. Resting
- complacent, lulled to somno-
lent security with promises OF
fair-dealing by those places OF
power have been rudely awakened
from their lethargy with knowl-
edge that civilizations so-called
democracies failed them during an
earlier period Of helplessness.
Therefore 1t seems my brother that
what is happening TO the European
Jew under Axis domination can
and may happen TO Black Ameri-
cans already feeling the pressure
from within and without OF a
democracy that harbors Bund. Khan.
! Black Legion and other racial and
subversiye groups.
War Bond Sale
THERE ARE STILL thousands OF
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17

machinery on the rationed lh'
They are combines. disc nr'
rows, feed grinders, fertilizer a.
tributors. grain drills, hay bals'.
lime spreaders. manure sprsas
ers, milk coolers. milking M
chimes, pickup balers, potato ".
gers. shredders. corn pickers, oA
filters. beet leaders. grain e.
vators and all kinds OF Irael0n
Farmers who need one otlna'
machines should contact ns'
county farm agent.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17
....WEEKLY COMMENT
By FRED HART WILLIAMS, A..oc;,,. r,.. ~

that we. along with o,hs,
are engaged in a devast,,,, .'a
Retaliation of the serIousD,,.
dangerous menace o, vh,.
n happen to American sscurIt, !
peace seemingly. has not y.' !.
'ra'ed their consciousness
There are thousands, bl,,.
white. Right here in De,,a,.
are seemingly SO complsrs Ss \
this city. known far ana '. ny
.ne Arsenal center Of n. NV w.!
Nations cannot be bombed
with every purchase a.
Bonds and stamps means ,Ss.,
sources toward an early ana
plete liquidation of the mr,a'a
debt contracted by the Ns,.
their satellites. Americans ~ =.
ever race. color, or cresa 49,
not hesitate one instant IN ~.
ing the War chest OF our ,'''
by purchasing more and MAJ, NV y
Bonds and Stamps. OF wb,,
Will be our banks should 49,
this war?
With our Government soo. j
cannot as II is said OF ths ~
quietly fold our tents ana ~
away. Not with the Axis IN m,.'|
Our peace and national ss,u,sj
VIII he well-repaid with a, n
turns accruing from an all-out NIL
ing OF War Bonds and War s,,rs
Buy until II hurts, and r,a,1
the Goering girth.o
Marian Anderson, Amerisn |
AMERICAS GREATEST cout,z1
"a places the OAR daughter
Autocratic Rulel behind the 4
ball. II is reported that rspln
to an invitation to sing FOR 4
dear Great-great Granddaughm
OF the American lieyolutIous
Miss Andersons manager stlpu3|
ed that she would accept u, h
quest Of Americas deglamourIr
Grand Danes. providing that ,hx|
would be no distinction sho,I
some of the prospective pstrz
who might be Of another race d
color.
You will recall that Miss Andr
son was not permitted 10 "a
some time ago within the rsrssi
atmosphere OF Colonial Hall, wal
ington. DC. where the "pulir.
Of democracy are want 10 bread
freely. unrestrained and unnlnt
the culture parceled out 10
favored few" ear-marked VI
sacred traditions OF American RI
olutionary days.
The only reason given In ref
ring TO a past event is that 4
proviso inserted in Marian A
derson's acceptance OF OAR IN !
vltation to sing. is one not cad
digested. Whichever way the d
decision either for It's acceptAr
or rejection. will prove q pain
many a tummy Of the OAR slslii
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17
Cogs In Machine
CONTINUED IRON page ~

ANOnttuutU ihVm f"e~
Job classifcations. The home o.
fice at $50 y. Michigan aven"
has a Negro receptionist
one long-term colored EMPLOYS
OF the tractor works is haus~
Ruffins. After touring the nau~
as a comedian with the Billy h.l
sands Minstrel Shows he peg.
with international Harvester I'll
1917 and since January ~ ns'|
has been supervisor OF janllO's'
That makes total OF Is years |"
has spent with Harvester. Ano,n',
veteran Ia Emmett O'Banion, nlI..
January rs, 1920. six weeks a1s
the first heat OF the tractor WIZ !.
foundry was poured. He began !
clerk in charge OF weignlns =. ~
records OF foundry production ~ !.
still holds that Job. Recenu! :. :
completed a bookkeeping ANU vurl
counting course at Cen'rS
college. -. civ.
IL was in 1916 that James .. Wv
ems started working for haf''"s. \,
es n painter. Five years laIe' -.
became an assistant in plant p '.l
lection with the auxiliary sg U.s.,
work assignment OF sign ps," -
and stripping. To-day. at %, ~ n,,, M
hold his own against comp'.h h.
~ Younger employees and
miIIar feure TO most work WORKER ~,
Cause ~ his talent for artistic W.
'" There has been no trouble o.. y
racial nature at the ha ,.'s n.
nlants. Negroes are connpls ,u. IN
,egrated. working side by sac 0 s
white employees. They sns .,'n ,ni
facilities without segres'. .c,IvIiIss
~. ,r recreaiional ac. a..cr.
which while not directly sp l',ss,s.
ed NV The company. are eneO~ n, IN.
For the time being '" T,,.rtcr
plovees Mt Mccormick anu .sss are
Works are laid on. Both wO Snr,Ion.
s %1ns' converted to war Irod several
a process which will take aaswsuIstIcr.
months more before comPbo lh
laon,s Of employees, .. md
white and Negro. are TO 0e I'm n.
g. cew duties connected - rsr
DR. Of implement. hen y ~
and will 90 TO new Jobs WI ~ hur.
~ ~n- begin production on
new war contracts
The secord 81 the SER, N rri
tlcIes which viii spere ,,s,ne VII
weeks issue 81 the sa.s 10 -
".,s.t N he East
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17

The s.eopd Of the .sr''i, !, : vet
weeks issue 81 the 80 n -
tslI Of work being s..'
arm u plant In he East
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17
BY Dean Gordon B. Hancock
(For AMP
Between The Lines

deep down in its heart wanted another champion
and when they found the Cards a candidate they
opened up as only the crowd do.
The fans OF Joe Louis can get a very necessary
lesson here. BY and by some white hope is going
TO knock Joe about just the Cards Knocked the
Yankees around. The crowd is going to yell for this
white hope just as they yelled for the Cardinals Let
Us therefore not be dismayed and take the outbreak
for an anti-NegrO demonstration. IL only means the
crowd has it's morse in seeing a change Of cham
pione. Whites have yelled for our champion Can
we yell for theirs when he arrives? II We have the
stun and will
A Theory In Reverse
UITLERS LATEST deliverance on the race ques-
~ ton is Enthusiastically the most. stupid thing we
have heard the question in long time Yet in
its stupid form this race superiority nonsense
stands out in boldes relief Like the subtle preju-
dice against the Negro II stands out in boldest
lief when We get Talmadge the stump meddling
with Georgias educational system When prejudice
and anti-Negrosm oyerdo themselves they flaunt
their own condemnation Hitler's Ayran myth has
dcgeneraed into sub joke that is more disgusting
than stimulating.
Juet 10 convince ourselves that the Japanese like
the Germans out for themselves rather than for
some cause, let consider what such race super
iory talk means to the Japanese. II the Japanese
were nsued because of the slight made by the peace
conference, they cannot but resent in their hearts
Iiitlers latest bombast race superiority The
race superiority advocates along with their arch
champion. Hitler will have hard time explaining
how superior race could within generation bring
end 10 civilization by two devastating world
wars how a superior could turn the vast pow
ers Of science into one vast instrument OF human
destruction. The theory OF superiority Is in
verse, and sadly so. II we take into account the
present threat to civilization
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-17
statistics versus siuif


THE WORLDS SERIES has just ended The "un-
known team from ST. Louis has ,anquished the
"inyincibe Yankees OF New York in most sumnlal y
fashion Before the series sports writers OF great
reputation into the files OF the baseball busi-
ness and out with statistical evidence that the
Cards from 81 Louis did have look in. Stats
ically the Yankees superior at bat and in the
Held and in pitching in fact the Yankees were just
superior ball team and all they had to do was go
out and push the Cardinals over lor the world cham
pionship
whelmed and bewildeie ed team, the St. Louis Car
finals with their stun are the talk OF the nation.
Statistics are fine but stun Is finer II has been
said that il is not TIE size OF the dog in the fight
that counts. but the size OF the fight in the dog
This is even so with men and races and nations.
Tie with the inyincble stun is more important
than the with the invinCble statistics
The Russians do not have the statistics but they
have The stun. The Jews have never had the Stats
tics but the Jews have had the stuff The Negroes
In this country or that matter Negroes through
out the world may not have The statistics but II
they have the stun they not going TO be denied
Statistics may go into reverse as with the invinci-
bic New York Yankees. but stun never goes into
reverse with the nyincble critical situations.
Viii laway docs his stun on the home stretch and
that Is the stretch that counts Let the Negro race
be- encouraged by the defeat OF the Yankees by the
Cardinals Old Doctor solomon had something when
he said the race Is to the swift the battle TO
the strong.
The WY Oi Humans
HUMAN NATL RE IN The raw IS interesting. In sports
IL crowds we md II IN the raw The crowd that
had yelled eelf hoarsc for the Yankees 10 oberate
the Cards in short order yelled itself into utter
hoarseness Tor the winning Cards The fact was,
the Yankees had been champs too long. The crowd
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
Navy Welcomes
Younger Group
Proposed Drafting Of 1919
Year Odds Will Not Hinder
Youths From Volunteering

Raleigh, = Proposed drafting
of Is and 10 year old men will not
hinder those youths who wish to
volunteer for the navy, 1t.
Charles B. Nicely, officer-in-
charge of the States Navy Re-
cruiting service, said this week.
However, the officer said,
''the navy now is offering young
men opportunities which no other
service can match. All of our
men are trained to be specialists
in some field--and if a man does
not want to advance, we are not
interested in him."
The officer pointed out that
petty officer ratings now are be-
ing obtained by more young men
than ever before in the navy's
history. Especially in the Naval
Reserve, youngsters who can
thing quickly and wisely are adj
vanced to highest petty officer
ratings land advancement him
ges entirely upon the individual.
40 Different Trades
The navy has 40 different
trades which youngsters may fol-
low. They range from hospital
and pharmacy work to carpentry
and plumbing There are schools
for photographers, printers, cleo
tricians, mechanics, machinists,
radio technicians, mail clerks -
almost any field which has civil
liam relative.
Men who are under Fl must
have the consent of their parents
or legal guardians. If both pa
rents are living, the father must
give his consent If neither pa
rent is living, the applicants le-
gal guardian may sign.
Correct forms may be obtained
at any navy recruiting station.
There are eight such stations in
North Carolina - at Winston
Salem, Charlotte, Asheville, New
Bern, Greensboro, Salisbury, Ra-
leigh, and Wilmington. All are
located in them respective post
office buildings, and are open ev-
cry day in the week-including
Sundays.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
North Carolina Now Has 8
Recruiting Stations, Over
10000 Enlistees

Begun 81 years ago, Navy Day,
Oct. q, never before has seen its
fostering nation at war, and this
year it will carry a greater sig
nificance than was ever imagined
when a young American Legion
adjutant proposed the observance
in honor of "the greatest fleet in
the world"
North Carolina Capital City
will be thronged on October 27
with visiting naval dignitaries
and various civilian personalities.
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox has been invited to attend
the ceremonies, which will be
climaxed by 12-band parade
down Fayetteville Street.
A thousand potential Navy Air
Corps cadets, stationed at Chapel
Hill, will participate in the par
ade. and token enlistment of
200 men who will represent the
1000 North Carolina volunteers
during October will take place at
Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh.
1t. Charles B. Nicely, officer-in-
charge of the States Navy Re-
cruiting, said today that over 1O,-
900 Tar Heels have enlisted in the
NAVY and Naval Reserve since
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22

CLEVELAND, OHIO, OCT: 6
Capt. C. A. Trexel, upper lett,
and A. Amirikian, upper right, OF
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Y.
S, Navy Department, Washington,
TODAY were named recipients OF the
$4,000 Grand Award from The
lanes F. Lincoln Arc Welding
Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, IN its
nationwide 100000 industrial study
en- arc welding.
Thev are shown with a modern
drydock having an all arc welded
caisson. the welded construction OF
which costs Is per cent less than
other methods.
This means a saving on calssons
built, under contract and soon 10 DC
contracted for, of S., 1872, 600. Enough
steel is saved to bomb-proof the
caissons. .,
The 2-l-year welding study, in
which 4O8 awards were made, midi
Gated a possible annual cost savings
bv arc welding of $1,825 100000 in
Guiding 100000 tons of steel valued
at $271 100000 and 153,O0O,OOO man
hours of labor.
Reports Ct arc welding progress
IN production of war equipment, in
Guiding ships, tanks, planes. guns,
etc, featured prominently in the
awards.
An award of $1,000, (Second
Grand Award), went to John L.
Miller, chief meta1lurgist, Gun
Mount Division, The Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company, Akron, OHIO
The subject was the redesign TO-
welding of the 40mm Bofo-s 21ti-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
Glendale News

Miss Nozzle Miller, who is en-
ployed at Kannapolis, spent the
week end with friends and rela-
tives at Glendale Springs.
Mr.. Claude Mash visited at the
home of Mr.. Jess Miller of Jeff
erson, Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Mash and Miss Mo-
zelle Miller were dinner guests
of Mrs. Claude Mash, Sunday.
Misses Jackie and Pauline Mil
Ter visited Miss Mary Mash here
Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Mash, who has
been employed at Kannapolis fol
some time, has returned home
for a few weeks stay.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22

aircraft gun made of high-strength
low-allov steels and though only
5000 more weight was ad4ed,
strength was increased 500. Cost
per chassis was 5000 less than
former construction. The total saw,
ing with $4,000 units is estimated
at 100000.
Junior Grade, H. S. Knerr, U. ).
NAVY, Navy Yard, Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
The subject was the design OF
3O-foot cabin cruiser.
An award of $3.50 went to Edgar
BROKER and Loren L. Elliott, ORG
nance Engineers, Ordnance Depart
ment, U. S. Army, Washington,
D. C. Their subject was the welded
construction of an armored tank.
An award of $3.50 went to Ed
ward G. Biederlnan, Fisher lank
Division, Flint, Michigan. The sun-
iect was the yelling of ar1no- plate
for tank production. -,
An award of $500 went to E:,:-->
Nagin, Chief Engineer, r.. 'ance
Steel Products Company, McNecs-
port, Pennsylvania. The sub ject w $
the design of welded girdcrs and
stringers for a military. pcntcon
bridge, capable of supporting oO-ton
tanks.
Awards in North Carolina W
q" MARIoN:-s1oo, Joe Mcneil, Mar n
WI W11SILM1NGToN: - 500, William :.
Besor, and DIvid s. H-cT elan, &clul
Carolina Shir ui1Gl: Co. >.
! Bass. Wilson Iron Mcr!.s, nc.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
Begun q Yrs. Ago, Navy Day,
Oct. p, More Significant Now
Pearl Harbor.

Governor J. Melville Brough-
ton has propositioned the Navy
Department that a cruiser be
named for the city of Charlotte.
'The people of North Carolina,
he said, would consider it a
signal honor to have a cruiser OF
the United States Navy named in
honor of one of her cities.
81 believe there was a Char
lotte', which was scrapped at
Bremerton after having played an
important part in the World War.
Thus, it seems fitting and proper
for another vessel flying the
Stars and Stripes to bear the
same name"
North Carolina became famous
during the last war for the un-
hesitating patriotism of its men
And, for this much of the war
that reputation has remained in
tact. Almost as many men have
volunteered for the service as
have been drafted.
North Carolina has eight Navy
recruiting stations, located in the
post offices at Winston-Salem
Charlotte, Raleigh, New Bern
Greensboro, Asheville, Salisbury
and Wilmington. Each of these
stations set a record for enlist
ments during September.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
PAGE THREE

Candle, We Belong Together, The
Fallen Sparrow, Get Thee Behind
Me, by Spencer, author of One
Foot In Heaven. And among the
mysteries are listed: Episode on
West 9th Street, Street of the
Half Moon, The Dead Giyeaway,
Mystery in the Woodshed, Gale
Warning, Death Down East, Rev.
elry by Night, The Man Who
Changed His Plea.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
caves regularly?

caves regularly?
Do all wood and coal stoves
stand on metal floor-covering
extending at least 18 inches in
front of the stove door? When
stovepipes rust out, are they re-
placed with safe pipes? Is the
oil stove kept clean and properly
adjusted? Do you use a metal
container for taking out hot ash
es?
Do you keep closets, attics, and
storerooms clean and free from
rubbish and papers which would
feed fire? Are oily mops, dust
and polish rags kept in metal
containers to prevent spontaneous
fires?
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22

Of every pound of meat being
produced in the U. S. about IL
ounces will 60 to the civilian pop
ulation, the remaining four ounc-
es will be distributed among our
fighting men and the armed fore
es and civilians of our Lend
Lease allies.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
Timely Hints
BY RUTH CURRENT
State Home Demonstration Agent

Here are four first-aid rules
for saving vitamins in food: %
Don't crush or bruise; (2) don't
soak; 90 keep cold until ready
to cook or eat; and az use quick
ly when prepared.
Vitamin c gets away faster
from foods peeled or cut, so make
raw salad or slaw as a last-min-
ute job. Cook quickly whenever
you can. Put vegetables into
boiling water, and bring the wa
ter back to boiling point fast.
Cook vegetables until just tender
but no longer. Stir vegetables
only when you must. If you stir
you mix air into the food and
that destroys some of the vita
Minis. Do not add soda when you
cook green vegetables. The So
da destroys thiamine and vitamin
c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22
New Books Are
Now AT Library

Books received at the Ashe
county library last week include
Song of Bernadette, Drums of
Morning, The Edge of the Sword,
The UNLIMITED, Up at the Villa,
I'll Never Let You Go, Sleepless
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-22

We must prevent farm fires
and here's how to check your
hazards. Let every member of
the family help make an inspec-
ton and answer these questions:
Can chimneys be examined from
the attic? Are chimneys free
from cracks and loose bricks?
Are birds nests or leaves re-
moved from roofs and around
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-10
Germans Receive
Help From French
In North Africa

LONDON, Feb. 10. ,UP)-An Of
liciai spokesman revealed today that
the Gcrmdn army in Libya has re-
cclved badly nccdod supplies from
French North Africa and that the
government is in urgent conSulta-
uon@ abou, It witt the United
States
The government expected to hear
from washington today, lie added,
charging tina, Col Gen Erwin ROM
mel, COMMANDER Of the German
AfriKa Kofps. had received not
only food bGt ordinary gasoline and
li.H tcst aviation fuel through
French territory.
He VII not III It position "%ct'
to say whether tin supplies had or
lglnatcd III metropolitan France. h"
said
The United States. he sad, had
made inquiries IN Vichy.
There undoubtedly have been
deliveries from French North Africa
to the enemy in Libya of cars and
lorries of wheat, vine and olive oil,
he said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-10
PRACTICAL YOUTH

christian Science MOnitor)
That peculiar effervescencp regarded
as "American YOUTH often ObScures from
view the sturdy stuff beneath. The boys
and girls of the United States are rising
to meet tie demands of the hour. From
San Francisco comes report Ct their en-
rollment. without urging, in defense aux
iliarieS. to he directed by the local Civil
ian Defense Council They needed no
such fanatica propaganda as that re-
quired to inaugurate the Hitler youth
movement.
They will make themselves useful as
hou>e-to-house collectors Of waste metal,
paper and 50 forth; possibly as statesmen
Of defense bonds. or as trained meSSen-
gers in an emergency.
Already enlisted in defense work be-
fore the declaration Of War, school chill
dren Of Dallas, Texas, have been training
as the Junior Fire Prevention Council.
Il is estimated their cleanup efforts in
places where rubbish is liable to accumu-
late. have reduced the citH'S fire rate By
30 per cent. within the past ten months.
Just another SideIight on modern youth.