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SIXTH RACE-Purse. 81 400, claiming
3-year-olds and upward: Lie miles.
xBrieht Trace lO2 xMishying - -
Lucky Omen - 116 Milk Flip .---- 10Y
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FIFTH RACE-Purse, S1.500 Gloucester
Handicap; 3-year-olds: 8 furlonss.
Fly Ty 105 Better Hurry-- ~
Whimbrel 1O3 Valdina Melia-- 115
Lull II 1O5
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EIGHTH RACE-Purse. 1900: claim
nE; 4-year-olds and upward: l mile and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07

Saturday evening. And the happy
couple served a delightful menu
on a dining room table decorated
in victory style Many friends were
present TO wish them many more
happy years, and all expressed that
the evening was one Of enjoyment.
Included among the many guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wash
ington, Mr.. and Mrs T. R. Wheeler,
Mr. and Mrs. + Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Dorns, Mr.. and Mrs Wesley
James, Mr.. and Mrs Robert James,
Mr. and Mrs. George Baldwin, Mr..
and Mrs. A Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
7, Ware, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Let
man, Misses Marie and Jerry Tatum,
Walter Stringer, Mrs. Ann Jackson,
Mrs. V. Smith, Catherine Jackson,
Mrs. Sarah Batty. Mrs. Daisy Brod-
gen, Miss Laura Brodgen, Oscar
Wilson, Nathan Stovall, Nathan
Rice, and Miss Dorothy Lehman, and
others.
The picture of the Frazier Ed
monds which appeared in this paper
last week was taken in the dining
room of Mrs Phoebe chatham of
East Kirby, where Mrs chatham
purchased her home early in the
summer. She was entertaining the
bride and groom while Mr.. chatham
was here on furlough from training
school in New York.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
FOR THE RECORD

The alert and progressive journalism of the
Michigan Chronicle staff is rapidly winning national
recognition. Last weeks edition of Golfers maya
zine which cited the notable civic efforts of our
newspaper cimaxed long series of tributes which
the Michigan Chronicle has received this year. Two
months ago Readers Digest, which has over mil
lion circulation, quoted from the columns of the
Michigan Chronicle in an article by Stanley High
on the Negro question. Thus far the following
national and famous local publications have had
items and articles by and about staff members of
our newspaper: Golfers weekly, Readers Digest
New Masses, Crisis Magazine, the Chicago Sun, Pm
daily newspaper the Negro Quarterly, the Detroit
News and many less well-known publications. The
Congressional Record has carried many items from
this newspaper, including complete editorials.
The Michigan Chronicle has pursued a consistent
policy of denouncing and exposing all elements and
forces in our society which are detrimental to the
common welfare, includn the activities of Taxa.
hashi and his front" organizations the B a C k
Legion, the Ku Klux Khan and all other subversive
groups. We have brought these invidious forces to
public notice, and we lay no claim to be "an arm
of the law" or anything else except fighting
paper, fighting for the interests of Negro people
and by that same token for the interests of all Ameri
cans The public service of the Michigan Chronicle
in the Soourner Truth controversy and in the pres
emit crusade to break the color barriers in industry
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07

has won and is daily winning for us recognition that
has been accorded no other Negro newspaper in
Michigan and very few anywhere else.
What has made this possible? The answer lies
in the fact that the Negro citizens of Detroit are on
the march and they welcome progressive voice
championing the causes of the people. No reaction
ary selfish and defeatist element can smear or de-
stroy the progressive forces in community today
Our Negro ctizenry has won prestige and respect
throughout the nation, and our Negro leadership
here is no longer local in its influence but nationwide
This INTEL gent and progressive leadership will al
ways be reflected in the columns of the Michigan
Chronicle We are on the Threshold of great events
which REQUIRE all the energies and courage Of which
we are capable The time has come for even the
selfish reactonary elements to get in step and join
the mprch toward better day for everybody, in
Guiding themselves.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
FOR ELMER DAVIS AND PALS

Down in Washington the propaganda boys and
the morale experts who,4are working overtime on
the problem of keeping the American public properly
informed on the conduct of the war should look up
from their desks long enough to listen to the people
Everyone is very much concerned, and rightly so
over the morale of the American Negro, and many
earnest souls want to do something to offset the
odor of the Mississippi lynchings, job dscrimina-
tons and the public humiliations which beset us
Elmer Davis, the head of the Office of War 1nfor-
nation, we believe, is among those earnest souls
We have therefore suggestion. Every week
or so, we find an item buried in of the back
page of some metropolitan daily which tells of the
exploits of some courageous Negro who did or is
doing heroic job in our fighting forces The account
If the Negroes brave deed is always very brief often
vague and somehow the reporters seem to have
hell of lot of trouble finding out the Negroes full
name few weeks ago Negro named "Frenchy"
saved the lives of his fellows in the middle Of the
sea and only this week could they get his full name
The incident got scant mention over the radio and
in the press of the nation Many more of these Incl
dents doubtless never get in print
Since our daily newspapers will headline the
fact that our forces shot down one or two planes
somewhere, it certainly seems reasonable that acts
of heroism on the part of Negroes should be given
proper display Elmer Davis and his office can do
much to help this situation by making full use Of
all exploits by Negroes which will not only help
build morale among Negroes but it will serve to
educate the white American public regarding the
real contribut of our people to this war. 1t is
time to stop playing down the Negro" but rather
to play him up" as he really is and thereby encourage
the masses of our people who are genuinely aggrieved
over the anNegro traditions and practices in this
country
The Negro people know that this is their war
and they fighting those very forces in this coun
try who are desperately trying to make it white
mans war" We are tired of looking at pictures
of stuffed Shirts society danes, glamour gals ETC.,
who are Sacrificing" for the war effort while hun
dreds of humble Negroes who have been catching
hell since birth are risking their lives heroically
without the benefit of official encouragement or
grateful recognition. The propaganda boys in
Washington should call in these great American
publishers and tell them what this is all about.
At any rate, they certainly make the detailed
information of black heroes available to all America
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
HALLOWEEN PARTY GAY

With long strenuous hours Of hard
rehearsals In mind for the next few
weeks It will mo- be long before
the presentation by the Subdeb
Dramatic Girls OF their play that
Is slated for the second week in
December The Subdeb Dramatic
Girls invited friends to pre-
Halloween party last Saturday
night. exactly one week before the
gobblings and spooks arrived.
The play room In the home OF
Mrs John Glover OF LaBelle. with
Bearnice Davis. hostess, was strictly
done up in the weird spooky fashion
Of Halloween The funny face of the
old witch. and that OF the pumpkin
lighted the way for your entrance
Stalks OF corn and pumpkins were
lined around the wall of the room
Even the goblin was there for the
old witch Black and yellow paper
stresmers hung from the ceiling
along with large red apples for you
to take your turn Al biting. Popping
the corn an rolling the peanuts
along the floor with the nose was
loads Of fun Candy dishes in black
cat shapes were filled with candies
in keeping with the occasion.
Ice cold cider. served with dough-
nuts, was tasty and refreshing. The
invited guests were: Mary Hodge,
Marion Dobson; William Mckinley
Edwin Dowell. James Dobson. Rob.
bic Wheeler. Viola Hines. Hazel
Nelson, Harvey Flanagan. Theion
Virgins, Leo Barrymore. and Fred.
die Parker. who was the life Of the
party.
The club members are: Jear
Bankhead, president Of the club
Edith Lounds. secretary; BernieC
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
With The Post
CndYteYn1lSter
BY CORP. GEO. HUBBARD

Just as the robin always returns
in spring and one Cats downfall is
another's gain, slowly the "Old
Casual Detachment" is being re-
formed again, is disguise Of P. @.
Master.
Pfc. Melvin Brumfeld is the one
soldier in our company who will
have a lot of explaining to do if
certain Cats are on the bad side with
Lady Luck" payday. His prophesy
has many specializing soldier un-
easy.
Quite number OF our men are
doing duty at the Post theatres.
There's prize being offered to the
theatre that is kept in the most
orderly manner.
Many thanks to Pfc. Asile Watson
for his efforts at repairing our music
box and tplus) thanks to Corp.
Howard Gray for finally repairing
it. though some jerks do dislike its
being played at late hours in the
night.
We have back with US again Pvt
John Colquitt who has been over
the Hill tAWOI0 a number OF
days. Here's hoping you can out
talk the company commander,
Colquitt.
We were doubly honored last
week. On Saturday evening the
Polly Ann club of Chicago (6a
young LADIES' were-here to help
entertain all the colored soldiers Of
the post Everyone seemed to en-.
Joy themselves at the dance held
at Service club. The girls were very
congenial
Sunday afternoon the members
Of the U. S. Victory club of Detroi,
young ladies' club were guests tc
the 795th Tank Destroyers and Pom
These lovely ladies were so kind tc
bring along cigarettes, musical re.
cordings, magazines and other ap,
propriate gifts they supposed sol.
diers would appreciate.
This Is the second visit thes,
young ladies have made 10 Custer
II any OF you read this column
please inform other members o
your wonderful. useful and patriot,
organization that we immensel,
appreciate your noble efforts towarC
entertaining us.
Please continue on.
Near talent is being sought b,
Capt Dick Jones for a series o
amateur shows during the winte
months. Any soldier who has eve
had any part in plays or has singini
ability or any dancing experience
or thinks he can make others lsugl
are urged to contact the captain.
We've been entertained by som
very brilliant actors. so why no
show our appreciation by cooperat
ing with Captain Jones and put tn
project over in a big way7
Until next week, Corp Hubbar
and Pfc. Pond wish you "Pleasan
Reading"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
WHEN ! COME BACK.


(For the Associated Negro Press.)
When ! come back
A scar from Nazi shrapnel cross
my brow
With Nippon bullet still deep in
my arm
Stepping erect disdaining cen
limp
While marching down the street
Of my home town,
There TO be mustered out.
Yearning to see my mothers cot.
tage neat
With Chinaberry bushes at the
door
Smell the magnolia and wistaria
blooms
Drink once again Of natures beau
ties that
Thrilled me in spite of scorn OF
my dark face
That is the only blot on our fair
South.
When ! come back!
When ] come back
Let me not find
A charred black ruin where our
home-nest ..ood;
Averted faces wondering how to
break
The awful news that in the path
Of hate
Our home stood while a mob with
flaming torch
Swept through the black bell
while l fought afar
That Fascist spirit had its way
back home
While sailed yon to dare the
Beasts own den.
Gladly I'd give my blood, my very
life
To save our land-but keep my
home unscathed.
This do l ask Of God and govern.
ment:
Keep faith with me till I come
back!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
THE BAREFOOT BOY

MANY of us who listened to the speech of Wendell
Willkie last week. in which he summed up for us
the varied experiences of his globa jaunt and drove
home their significance in this grave hour, cannot
help but marvel the development OF the pare
foot boy from Wall street" Willkie has seen Tor
himself many of the things that the great liberals
and progressives of the country have been trying
to get across to the American public. He has dis
covered that the fire of freedom is burning brightly
in the hearts of all people, all races, the humble and
the proud the little and the great all over the earth
Willkie sounded ringing call for America TO
wake up and assume its responsibility as the cham
pion of free people, the knight in shining armor
ready to do battle for the rights of man. With
characteristic simplicity, Wikie outlined the many
'leaks" in our reservoir of goodwill, the many IN
stances where America has failed to live up to Its
responsibility and promises in this vast crusade Tor
democracy He told America in effect that freedom
must be shared by all and that we in America
simply cannot have our cake and eat it too.
When he urged the people of the West to change
their thinking and drop their illusions about the
people of the East he sounded the keynote of the
new world order. Rudyard Kipling who declares
that the East and the West will never meet has
turned out to be poor prophet not matter how great
a poet We Americans can no longer regard with
contempt the struggles of so-caled backward peo
pies nor treat superclllousy those VINO cont De-
long" By such action we sow seeds OF unrest which
will blossom inevitably in holocausts that spare
no one
We had hoped that Willkie would have gone one
step further in his national broadcast and indicated
the significance of Americas failure to stop the leak
in her reservoir of goodwill right here at home. The
triple ynching in Mississippi becomes today an inter-
national scandal for the treatment of the American
Negro has become yardstick by which other nations
measure our sincerity. What does China think Of
Americans who say they are fighting for democracy
and at the same time condone lynching of human
be ngs because of their color? Why should Latin
Americans and particularly the so-caled Negro re-
publics believe the fine promises of our State Depart
ment when they see Negroes fighting against the
color bars of American industry? Why do the
British smile when an American statesman who is
standing on the neck of a Negro asks them about
India?
Wendell Willkie has cracked the door and given
the Amer can public brief glimpse of what the
world must be and what America must do. 1t is up
to others in America to knock down the door and
show the whole truth The time is at hand when
the American public must understand that the way
to prepare for new world order of peace and
abundance is start here at home If freedom and
democracy are too fragile for America our fighting
in this war will net us nothing.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
POETS
CORNER

RED CROSS
BY LanEston Hughes
For the Associated Negro Press.J
The Angel Of Mercy's
Got her wings in the mud
And all because OF
Negro blood.
AMERICA.
BY Ricardo Weeks.
for the Associated Negro PressJ
Resolute and proud she bravely
Marches
To crush the demon wsr-makers.
And to restore peace to the trou.
bled world:
While her ruthless children a.
home betray her.
And put her banner to shame.
BY practicing oppression and seq
regstion.
And melting mob violence and
riots.
Great Codi I'd rather be a hermit
In a sealed.up cave,
When ! think Of their treachery
And hear them singing her songs
Of freedom,
Her words Of democracy.
And pledging allegiance TO her
flag.
AL in a make, and without COM
prehension.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
HIGHLAND PARK

Davis. Jewel Hill. Elizabeth Ran
dalls. Sonia johnson. Norma Bailey
Nancy J Whinton. Barbara Gordon
and Grace Miller.
CLUB ACTIVITIES SLOWED UP
Today there Is 9 war worker In
almost every home In this COM
munity. Those not working in the
factories are doing other tasks OF
great Importance to help win this
war so we can all be free. And
FREE we will be. said Mrs. Edward
Nelson, speaker at a round table
chat at the meeting of the Fred
erick Douglass chapter Of the
NNC. last Wednesday evening
The Negro has q double war to
fight" said Mrs Nelson. "He will
make any sacrifice no matter how
great the price. 10 help win this
war. However. he has to fight In this
free country discrimination on
every hand The Negro is sick and
tired OF being looked upon as
Americas problems, therefore his
task is fighting at home and abroad
I TO win his freedom
The Mothers club held an inter.
esting meeting last Wednesday in
I the nome OF Mrs. Pauletta Powell
on Ford. Plans were completed fol
the candlelisht service Sunday
night, at Berea. Last Sunday after
noon the WSCS. monthly meeting
was held at Beres. and the chair.
men Of each group made their re-
ports. Reports from the conference
were given at this meeting.
Due 10 the employment Of mem
bers OF the Highland Park Study
club now in various war Jobs theft
weekly meetings and classes will
be monthly and will be held or
Sundays only.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
MRS. ROBERT WALKER
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
6 vinewood Avenue

Mrs. Robert Walker of 1851 STAN
ford avenue. was honored on her
birthday with a party last Saturday,
and she received many useful gifts,
including deluxe wrist watch
given to her by her husband, Robert
Walker.
Some Of the guests included Mr.
and Mrs. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Walker Jr, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wimberly. Mrs. Minnie Scott, and
daughter. Mary. Mrs, Josephine
Price. Mr.. and Mrs. Gaines, Mrs.
Sarah May, Mrs. Edna Simmons, Mr..
and Mrs. Lumpkin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fields, Miss Dorothy Crawford, Mr.,
and Mrs, William Walker, and many
others.
MR.. AND MRS. FRED LEHMAN
CELEBRATE 10Th ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lehman of 5651
Twenty-eighth street. celebrated
their twentieth anniversary last
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
We~o The~
Negro
sY WILLIAM /. sHERRlLL

DR.. Edwin Embree, president of the
Julius Rosenwald Fund said: Col
or is the unfinished business of
democracy. The very purpose OF
the present world struggle demands
that we give to all men at home
that liberty and opportunity that
we are fighting to preserve through
out the world"
Thomas E; Dewey, candidate for
governor of New York says: One
of our war aims is to destroy inter-
national discrimination because of
race, reed or color. 1t is absurd to
talk about eradicating evils mother
countries when we have not wiped
out those evils at home"
x = x
HEARTS MUST CHANGE
COURAGEOUS STATEMENTS
concerning our failings as a nation
will do much to help bring about
an America fit for all Americans.
White America is not so much wick
ed toward Negro America as it is
ignorant of Negro America. Ideas,
opinion, feelings and emotions lie
at the very foundation of this
American race problem. When,
therefore, we change these feel
ings, ideas. and attitudes into what
they sh Id be. the problem viii
be solved. As in religion so in ace
relations-there must be a heart
change, conversion. You can't
change the heart of a people by
law. And as long as segregation and
lynch law are written in the
hearts of people, this attitude will
make itself manifest in spite of law.
For men to act differently they
must see, think and feel differently.
Let those who have the foresight
to see, the wisdom to understand
and the courage to speak. against
the monsters, prejudice, race-hate
and lynch-law, continue to speak.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
MR.. AND MRS. FRED LEHMAN
CELEBRATE 10Th ANNIVERSARY
PRAISE THE LORD"

The Ministers Alliance of High
Point, N. c., moved to righteous in
dignation by the recent lynching Of
two Negro children in Mississippi,
asks that we set aside the second
Sunday in November as day Of
prayer, that God will deliver Amer
lea from the curse Of mob violence.
Now prayer is alright know
from personal experience. But if
we do nothing the second Sunday
in November but speak or breathe
prayers, our efforts will come to
naught. My experience has taught
me that the Good Book" is true
when it says prayer without works
is dead" Too long we have been
praying for God to do the things
for US that we can do for our
selves. God doesn't work taht way.
OF course if you will make one step
God will make two. but you must
make that first step.
l believe in prayer. If somebody
stands on my toes l believe in pc
titioning the Heavenly Father 10
remove them and then closing my
hand into a fist and knocking them
off. II, after we get off our knees
the second Sunday in November,
we proceed henceforth to make it
costly to lynch a Negro, some pro-
gress will be made. Negroes are
lynched because it costs nothing to
lynch a Negro. Our government
does nothing about it. kidnapping
has almost disappeared from our
land 5ecause the kidnappers are
made to pay dearly. Somebody must
make this un-American element in
our nation pay dearly for taking
the lives Of American citizens with
out due process of law. am some
what li'-e the good preacher who
while crossing a mountain late one
night on his way home from his
church met a bear. After a fierce
and bloody battle with the bear,
the preacher managed TO tear him.
self loose and make a dash for
home. AS his wife bandaged his
wounds she asked him. Honey,
didn't you pray?" He replied Eyes,
I prayed, but prayer amt worth a
damn in a bear fight" l, too, have
my doubts about prayer stopping a
Mississippi mob. Yes, my dear
brethren, it is all right to praise
the Lord but don't forget TO pass
the ammunition"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07

WE THANK GOD for those who
have the courage to raise their
voices against wrong. Last week
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
LISTEN TO THIS

In an army camp in Louisiana an
l-Negro-Army-Show was staged.
A Negro army officer attended in
company witt group of his
friends. He and his friends were
about to take their seats when
they were told don't sit there, seats
for Negro officers are in the rear"
Remember this Negro officer has
Offered his life to save the world
for democracy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-11
Calendar efComing GGvents
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER IL

Y,
PUBLIC GAMES PARTY in Barron hall, sponsored by Ma
comb Lodge 49, 10 OF, and Rebekah Lodge 229, at
m.
MACOMB COUNTY White Shrine of Jerusalem 49, in Ma
sonic Temple, Mount Clemens dinner at p.
meeting at 7:45 p. m.
PHILATEA CLASS of Presbyterian Church, at the church
parlors. at p
METHODIST CHOIR rehearsal in the church at 1880
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL
NEW BALTIMORE Victory Dahlia Show in ST Marys High
school, New Baltimore, opening at IL M
JUNIOR MACCABEES, meeting and party in Barron hail.
at ppm.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13
PUBLIC CHICKEN DINNER at Immanual Lutheran Church
parors in Waldenburg, sponsored by Ladies Aid at
IL M.
NEW BALTIMORE Victory Dahlia Show in ST. Marys High
school, New Baltimore, all day.
CRISSNAN family reunion Avon Township Park Roches
ter, at 1890 a
MUSICAL TEA at USO Club East Broadway sponsored
HosteSses their associates, 3 to 5 p. m