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The people's voice., 1942-12-25
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death rate from all causes had not
advanced noticeably during the same
period Overcrowding !. insufficient
rest and restricted diet unquestion-
ably contributed to this rise"
The source of tuberculosis, declares
Talking Points, is economic condi-
tions. "By and large, tuberculosis is
not an industrial hazard; rarely is it
directly connected with occupation.
Yet, tuberculosis is a common dis
ease among working people. The
lower the economic level, the more
tuberculosis is present"
That is why the International Work
ers Order, as a labor fraternity, in
cludes for its members who carry sick
benefits and for their wives, tuber-
culosis benefits of 500 for 80 weeks
That is why the order carries on an
annual tuberculosis Embarrassing cam
paign to give further aid to afflicted
That is why it is sponsoring a tour
of key industrial cities by the x-ray
unit of the National X-Ray Surveys,
Inc. TWO local volunteer committees
are registering both members of TWO
families (men, women and children),
members of unions, and neighbors in
the community Examinations will be
held wherever possible in the very
community where the people live. The
fee OF 81 is much lower than the
cost would be under similar private
arrangements. The presence of tub
erculosis can only be discovered with
the aid of the x-ray picture. The
x-ray process used is that of taking
a 35 millimeter film of the persons
chest with the aid of a special proc
ess used in many U. S. naval stations
and industrial plants. 1t is a special
feature in the IWO's educational
health campaign to teach that tuber-
eulosis can be cured and that working
people owe it to themselves, to their
families and to our country to check
IN it's presence. The value of the
gray examination is to set at rest
he minds of those that do not have
and to assure timely care
o those that do have it. At the same
ime the order enlarges it's service in
the health of the people
or better war work
The people's voice., 1942-12-25

u. S. Army helmets are of non
magnetic steel and don't affect COM
passes carried by troops.
The people's voice., 1942-12-25

have now found that the constitution
al barrier against lotteries is meaning
less and that by the simple expedient
of procuring repeal of sections 11149
to 11158, all forms of lottery will be
permitted in this state.
| think section 2 of Article XIX of
the Constitution is plainly self-execut-
ing so far as to prohibit lotteries and
gift enterprises. In other words, if
the legislature had not acted at all,
II think section of Article XIX plain
ly prohibits lotteries and gift enter
prises. That section reads "The leg
islative assembly shall have no power
to authorize lotteries, or gift enter
prises for any purpose, and shall pass
laws to prohibit the sale of lottery
or gift enterprise tickets in this state"
By a play upon words, the majority
have held that what the Constitution
means is this: "The legislature shall
have no power to authorize lotteries,
or gift enterprises by the enactment
of any laws authorizing them but it
may accomplish that end by inaction."
do not agree with that line of rea-
soning $50 ie
OF course, before there could be
any criminal prosecution penalty
must be provided by the legislature.
This the legislature has done and it
has also defined lottery Since the
legislature has acted and since the
scheme here under consideration is,
in my opinion, lottery under the
statutory provisions, think discus
sion of the point as to whether section
2 of Article XIX is self-executing is
not involved in the case.
ALBERT H. ANGSTMAN, -
Associate Justice.
The people's voice., 1942-12-25

suggested that the 391, 900 boxes be
divided among smaller companies, a
number of which were available
Washington replied, ordering the dis
trict office to make the award of 275,-
900 to the Stangard- -Dickerson COM
pany and discontinue negotiations for
others.
Silverman charged that these cases,
typical of others found in the files
of the New York office, all conflicted
with the general orders issued By
Washington for distributions of war
contracts to small firms.
Chairman Murray said the testi-
mony showed "the failure to make use
of smaller plants of this country is
one of the important factors holding
up war production" He also COM
mented that the testimony showed an
unsound relationship between superb
ors and subordinates in the Army's
procurement organization" He added:
when orders are given, no ques-
tions must be asked-even if such
orders are not based upon adequate
knowledge of poduction facilities.
This is another illustration of the ar
gument that has been made again
and again that the Army should stick
to it's guns and leave the problem of
procurement and production to civil
liam agencies"
Murray said the investigation was
just starting. Tomkins was recalled
later.
The people's voice., 1942-12-25
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and Labor Council went on record last
week as being opposed to the reap
pointment of ]. Burke Clements as
chairman of the State Industrial Acct
dent Board Clements, a vigorous
partisan of Senator Wheeler has held
der several governors, but it is ru-
mored in Helena that he is now serv-
ing his last term. His tenure of Of
flee expires sometime early next year,
so those interested in the position
will not have long to wait to find out
what will take place.
This weeks reversal of its previous
decision by the Montana supreme
court came as somewhat of shock
to those who believe that Montana's
gambling laws should be enforced or
should be changed by the legislature.
The court in a three to two opinion
declared that bank nights as held by
various theaters were legal. This was
an about turn of face by the court
which held year or so ago that bank
nights were illegal because they were
nothing more than lotteries and there
for a violation of the anti-gambling
law. Chief Justice Johnson, Associate
Justices Morris and Anderson wrote
the opinion that bank nights were
legal thus paving the way for the re-
currence Of such goings-on in theaters
all over Montana. The states two
progressive jurists, Lief Erickson and
Albert Angstman dissented vigorously
and declared that the question of
changing laws was for the legislature
and not the court.
The people's voice., 1942-12-25
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it does not the section may as well
be repealed, as there could not be a
situation arise where its provisions
would apply"
The board awards compensation to
Mrs. Buckner and her child at the
rate of S13.75 per week for period
of 400 weeks.
The people's voice., 1942-12-25

NEW YORK.-(FP)-T Toward New
Horizons, pamphlet containing
speeches of Vice Pres. Henry A. Wal
lace, Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles, Ambassador John G. Winant
and Director Milo Perkins of the
board of economic warfare on war
objectives may be obtained from the
office of war information here or in
Washington for distribution.
The people's voice., 1942-12-25

If each of the 81 million U. S. fam
lilies bought one less can of canned
goods per week, the steel saved would
meet steel requirements of 5000 med
ium tanks, there would be tin for $780,
900 75mm. howitzers, rubber for 1000
ieeps.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-09

to be met. Finally he wrote: "I'n
tell you the truth. am a physi-
clan. / have very good practice
If my patients knew 1 wrote poetry
they would be suspicious Of me. /
couldn't afford to reveal the fact"
He was probably right.
American people have tendency
to sheer at the gentler arts. But
privately they are proud of their
culture.
I'll tell you story about that.
An acquaintance of mine published
a very popular magazine. 1t spe-
cialized on sea stories. It was
very popular with sailors. The pub
Usher knew that his sales were tre-
mendous among members Of the
fleet.
He was soliciting an advertising &C.
count from a firm that sold chewing
tobacco. Sailors buy Cor bought at
this tine) lot Of chewing tobac-
co. The advertiser was hesitant.
So the publisher said:
''If / pay for sending a question
naire to sailors on warships and if
they admit my publication is the
most popular with them, will you
give me the advertising?"
EYES," said the advertiser.
So the QUESTIONABLE was sent. 1t
asked the sailors to list in order
which magazine they preferred.
Well, the answers came in and
Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Cen
fury, and all the high-brow publ
cations led the list. The boys want
ed to show their culture but they
read my friends pulp publication
just the same.
This same principle is working out
to rob the boys in the army and
navy today of the books they really
want. I get that first hand from
the "Victory Book campaign" an
organization sponsored by the Amer
lean Library association, the Amer
lean Red Cross and similar organi-
cations. They want donations of
old books for men in the armed
services. They tell me this:
1.-The average donor comes in with
works of high literary or technical
merit (and these we want, of
course) but timidly half-hiding
book he relished no little, a west
erner," or thriller" or perhaps
detective story. Finally he manages
to ask if just one of this sort might
be acceptable. Please tell your lis
teners yes.
I pass that on to you as an ex-
service man who relished any book
he could get, who still loves detec-
tive stories. And I also think it's a
fine commentary on Americans
taste, actual and potential.
If you have any, turn them in to
a convenient Public Library or send
them to Victory Book Campaign, "a
West 10th ST., New York City.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-09

And he has a tough job ahead Of
him. He has got to be able to get the
stuff to sell. He has simply got to
so out and fight to get the supplies.
The storekeeper is going to be on a
ration just like the people who get
tires and he has got to prove that
he Is eligible for the greatly reduced
output Of non-war products.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-09
EZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Business Changes Loom
For Small Town Merchant
Nations Buying Habits Face Further
Changes as Consumers CurtaiI
Unnecessary Travel.
By BAUKHAGE
News ANALYST and Commentator

One thing the small town mer-
chant needn't try to put on his
shelves is canned goods. The can
and the canning cost 80 cents out of
every dollar paid for canned goods.
But when it comes to frozen
goods, the new quick freeze method,
you get 70 cents worth of eating out
of every dollar you spend. Of course
that doesn't take into consideration
transportation.
But right there is where the small
town merchant may find a new out.
The locker system is spreading.
There is now project for estab-
fishing more of these cold-storage
lockers. Places where the farmer
can take his perishable products,
fruit, meat or vegetables and for
small cost preserve them. There is
a possibility that the small mer-
chant can benefit by this method.
He can retail the surplus that the
farmer doesn't need for himself.
A whole new business may grow out
of that.
We are not only going to be forced
to deal with our neighborhood mer-
chant because we can't get out of
the neighborhood but because we
are going to have to return to the
simpler things which the commu-
nifty itself can produce.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-09
WNU Service, 1343 III Street, NV,
Washington, ID. C.

Washington, d. C.
When / came back to the building
where / have a little office which
overlooks the tip of the Washington
monument l found both buttons on
the elevator signal missing. The
boy told me they had been broken
off. He also told me that he couldn' t
get any more.
Those buttons were either plastic
or hard rubber. That's war. Prob
ably somebody will have to white
two new buttons out of wood. I
wonder if someone can be found
who is handy enough with a jack
knife today. If he can't I'm kind of
sorry for America.
Well, little later I sat in the
office of man in the department
of commerce. We talked about the
corner store and what was going to
happen to it when the folks can't
jump into the car and drive off to
the county seat to buy what they
want. I mean that in a few months
they won't be able to do that be-
cause they won't have the tires.
This man whose name is Fletcher
RaWls and who was brought up in
a small town was pretty optimistic
about the new world that the war is
creating. He was worried about
some things but he relished the idea
that all of us are going to have to
do a lot of things for ourselves.
Like the man who is going to have
to carve out the push buttons for
my elevator. Of I don't have to take
time out and do it myself)
He said:
Remember when we used to saw
barrel in two and make two tubs
out Of it? Cut an oval hole in both
sides to make handles?
Those tubs got you pretty clean
on Saturday nights. Just as good as
shiny porcelain tub. Well, we're
going to have to get rid Of lot of
chromium steel kitchens, and por-
celain tubs. But We'll be just as
clean and We'll show a lot more
ingenuity"
That was the text of a talk he
read to me about how ingenious the
small town merchant was going to
have to be if he beat the idea of
''bigness" that has all but run away
with America.
He wasn't quite as optimistic as
Earl Sproul, vice president of the
Western Newspaper Union, but he
had lot of sound ideas, too.
Mr.. Sproul says: THAT small
towns of the United States, always
important factors (hear! hear! I
was born in one) in the economic,
social and political life of the nation,
will now regain much Of whatever
trade that was lost in the years that
saw almost every American family
owning car, is so evident that the
new order demands the most serious
attention"
In other words people can't shop
where they happen to be because
they won't be there. They've got to
shop near home. And the small
town retailer is nearer to half the
people than the big town merchant
Half the national population is off,
cially reported as rural; living in
towns of $500 or less or on farms.
All right. That puts it squarely
up to the small town merchant, the
cross roads store.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-09
Americans
And Culture

/ once knew a man who worked
on the next desk in the office of a
great middleWestern newspaper. He
ran semi-humorous column. He
printed in it a lot of miscellaneous
contributed verse. One contribu-
tor who had funny pseudonym
(we'll call it Jonathan X wrote
stuff Gas we called IT'D which really
amounted to poetry. The man who
ran the column was man of rare
taste. His name was Keith Preston.
He is now dead. He was so struck
by "Jonathan's' work, wanted to
meet him. But the author refused
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-09
Removing Jar Covers

To remove cover from a fruit
jar of long standing, place a piece
of coarse sandpaper over cover
and it will easily unscrew.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Cole Deplores
Rejection Of
Cunningham

The following statement is issued
by Joseph c. coles. we'll known
political leader. relative TO the re-
cent refusal OF the Wayne county
auditors TO reinstate Emmett Gun
ningham as a county employee.
"As chairman on the committee
that appeared before Ray Hafeli,
member OF the Wayne County
Board OF Auditors last Monday. July
27. 1912 in behalf of Emmett S.
Cunningham's reinstatement as an
employee, wish to publicly state
on behalf Of the committee:
That We deeply regret that the
members OF the Wayne County
Board of Auditors. Messrs. James
Friel. Roy Hafeli and Otis Walker
could not see eve TO eve with ou-
committee and reinstate Mr.. Cum
ningham. The facts were plainly
and ably presented them by At
torney Joseph A. Craigen. who de-
livered an exposition that will be
long remembered by all who heard
Il.
I'VE were pleased with the size of
the committee. which represented q
cross section OF Negro life. labor
and the white Democratic leader
Continued on page 81
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Willow Run
Charged With
Discrirnin alton

The Kalamazoo branch OF the
NAACP charged the Ford Motor
company with discrimination
against Negroes after representa-
tives OF the company. who came
TO Kalamazoo. refused 10 hire Me-
gro applicants. Al Taborn, chair.
man labor committee. stated that
complaints were filed with his
office by three colored men Of
Kalamazoo. against representa-
tives OF the company who were
In the city obtaining employees
for the Ford Willow Run plant,
July 27
Interviews were arranged by
the MS E.S. through notifica-
tions sent 10 colored as well as
white men. Consequently about
- Negroes ard about 100 white
men were present All OF the men
only white men were told 10 re-
port for work and given envelopes
OF introduction. Negroes that ask
Why they were not hired were
told: You'll hear from us later"
The white men not accepted
were in every instance that we
found through Investigation eth
er prepared for different type
OF employment than was offered
OF were unable TO undertake the
circumstances OF work
The Negroes that were there
(COntinued on Pare 81
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Officer Arrests Northend Resident
Policy Charge Because He's Negro

Joseph Brennan. a young Be
thune Precinct patrolman saw Hen
~ T. Cunningham. $50 Woodland.
90 into a grocery store on Oakland
avenue Monday afternoon and came
10 the conclusion that Cunningham
was a numbers" writer. He ar
rested Cunningham when he came
out OF the store and searched him.
He found a few policy clips and
small change on the man and book
ed him for being engaged In an a.
legal occupation and being a disor-
Derby person.
The case was brought before
Judge Joseph A. ellis IN Record
er's Court. Tuesday morning.
Judge ellis asked the OFFICER how
could he tell that the man was
numbers writerf
The officer replied that the man
was arrested In a colored nelghbor-
hood and that because OK this he
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Pull Knife On
Playground
Attendant
Let's Get Away
From N Parents
Tell Children

While the children OF both
races were peacefully playing to-
gether in true democratic fashion
Monday evening on Belle Isle. un-
der the watchful eyes OF Mrs.
Edna r. Watson. 1924 Antietam. a
playground attendant for two
years. she noticed two small chill
dren trying to prevent the Negro
youngsters from using slide.
Mrs. Watson reprimanded the
white youngsters. When she did
this the parents OF the two chill
dren objected TO a Negro woman
repremanding them and called
Mrs. Watson vile names. Mrs.
Watson told them TO be quiet and
leave the playground or she would
have to report them to the po-
lice.
At this point the white woman
struck Mrs. Watson knocking her
watch from her wrist and the
father said TO the children. Come
on and let's get away from these
Niggers. The idea OF Niger
recreation attendant Why. down
home in Kentucky We don't even
allow Niggers in the park"
Mrs. Watson said that the man
put his hand in his pocket pretend
Continued on page 9
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

figured he must be a numbers
writer"
At the utterance Of this state
ment veteran policemen sitting IN
the court room shook their heads In
disgust.
Jugde ellis threw the case out
and said that the arrest procedure
wac illegal. He added that In the
United States things were done in
the legal way and NOT AZ they were
done In Germany where hundreds
OF people are being killed and pun
ished daily because some petty Of
hcer thinks that they are guilty Of
some vialotion.
n. B. Taliaferro. cunninshsms'
attorney said that his client Was .
working man and a property own
or. He had no record and had bcen
q Detroiter for several years.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

tween the feature pictures. Ev-
eryone stood, Now there Is a Gus
tom In certain sections Of the
country which forbIds Negroes TO
stand during the playing Of the
national anthem. In the height
ened patriotic spirit Of that Oc-
caslon several Negroes stood up
A white man turned around and
saw them. He shouted above the
music and the singing, ~SId down,
you nIggers, this Isn't your conn
try Just imagine what might
have happened n In the gallery
there had been a colored boy IN
the uniform Of the United States
Armyi
The Negro wants TO see Ameri.
ca q democracy--llvIng mp TO the
Consultation which grants TO cit
liens regardless Of race. color, or
creed, the rights and responsible
ties OF citizenship. We weep
over the Jews IN Germany. They
Confined on page -
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Sues Police
For "Unlawful''
Arrest

Suit for $4,000 for false arrest
was filed I'm Circuit court against
the Detroit Police Department. De-
tective Charles b. Kinert. assis-
tant Prosecutor John Coury and
Willie Elliott. a. citizen, last Fri
day by William Burton, SIC K. Han
cock.
Mr.. Burton said: at was called
to the Canfeld Police Station by
Detective Charles Kinert on July
Is, who demanded that I turn over
TO him a gun belonging TO Willie
Elliott, which / was keeping as, Sc
curity on a loan and back rent due
me by Elliott. The officer gave
me thirty minutes IN which to COM
ply with his order.
While my family and I we're on
our way to Belle Isle a couple OF
CONTINUED on page %
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Jacksonville.
Disturbance
Not Racial

WASHINGTON, DC. - william
HASTE, civilian aide 10 the Secre-
tary Of War. made the following
announcement Tuesday, concerning
press reports OF disturbances be-
tween colored soldiers and po-
lice in Jacksonville, Fla, Sun
day.
A report received BY the War
department from Camp Blanding
public relations officer indicates
that Sunday morning. two colored
soldiers and colored civilians. al
intoxicated and armed with knives.
engaged In a fight In q cafe In the
colored section OF Jacksonville. The
fight continued In the street with
some soldiers and civilian police,
and military police dispersed the
crowd In less than ten minutes.
The civilian involved In the out
break Of the fight was rather badly
cut and removed 10 his home. one
colored soldier was cut on the leg,
and was the only military casualty.
Two cosored soldiers were taken
into custody by Jacksonville police
and turned over 20 military author
tiles.
The camp and city we're report
ed quiet Monday. with no indica-
ton Of an intsrracial clash
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
|. Carver
To
|lskegee
Expected
Back In The
Spring

:. George w. Carver. noted sci,
st from Tuskegee institute. who
we'd In Detroit on July 10 to be
Eent and assist at the formal
ping Of Henry Ford's research
hen at Dearborn, entrainej
Nay on his return trip to Ala.
pa He was accompanied by his
Pig assistant. DR.. Austin Curtis,
P. Carver is expected to return
Dearborn next Spring.
nring their two weeks stay a,
Prborn,. DR.. Carver and DR.. Cur
Presided at the NCarver cabin,
ch Mr.. Ford builtand dedicated
Ponor OF DR.. Carver In the ia
p Greenfield village.
|uring press conference held al
Ford research kitchen. the pur-
; OF which is to discover new
for agricultural products as
IS. Or. Carver demonstrated the
Eioility Of preparing nutritious
|dwiches made from soybeans.
filing OF specially selected
Fds. His sandwiches were pro-
|nced very appetizing. DR.. Car
ls wizard ut this line OF SCI
nc food experimentation. He
70 his credit more than FIVE
Iured scientific discoveries. in
ping the creation OF some three
lured different products from
nuts. He has also developed a
7 GRADE OF synthetic rubber.