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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
Significant
Statistics On
Negro Draftees

Despite the fact that out OF a
total registration OF S.OTi with
local selective Service board No.
$50. Rochester. y. y. only 2iO are
Negroes. II Is among that relatively
small group that a preponderance
Of unusual condolences developed.
The lowest order Number was
held by registrant. 40. GA.
The registrant having the same
order Number as the number OF the
local board No. 500. was a Negro.
The local Boards key number
for the Second selective Service
Registration. No. 1855. was held by
Negro.
But that isn't all:
II was a youthful member OF the
Negro race Who had the distinction
II being the only lad in Monroe
County. served by this local board
registering on May 1. who was q
years old on that date. and hIa
Serial Number s-196 was the first
one drawn in the Second Sclective
Service lottery az Washington. ID
G. on July IL. Also the flrst regls.
trant with the Rochester Local
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
YOU'RE IN
THE ARMY NOW
by RUTH TAYLOR

EVERY ONE OF Us-whether NJ.
II we know II or not--is or shoula
be enlisted for the duration OF M
war. wherever we live. whatey.,
our station in life, whatever an,
work may be, we have a new ioh
before us one which we canno,
shirk. We are all called to the A..
Tive defense OF that freedom whIeh
is the cornerstone OF our way OF
life.
For the past year. our young men
have been marshalled into camn
for training. not to prepare them
for for a blitzkrieg against our
neighbors but so that they would \.
equipped. physically and mentally
10 defend our country efficiently
without the unnecessary sacriscs
that would be the fate OF unpre.
pared. untaught troops. Now ths
results OF that training may well
save our nation.
But the task Is not theirs aIom
II is the hight OF each and every On
OF us and We must do our iii
share. We have seen what happen.
ed to other nations who waited 10
organize their civilian population
for defense. We must not only pre-.
pare for every emergency but We
must stay ready!
Every group in this country.
whether their activities lie in edu.
cation. in business. In industry-or
even in religion. needs now to gird
itself for the task OF defense OF our
country and its ideals. Perhaps we
may never need TO use, on this con-
tinent. the defense system we have
set up God grant that we never
will but the mere act OF getting
together TO establish workable
program o. protection insures our
protection. and removes the danger
OF deadly panic in time of trouble.
There is need now for the fullest
cooperation and good will between
industry, government. and labor
not only TO speed production hut to
cement unity. The very cooperation
the mobilization for war entails viii
make our people one, coofdinaiing
them in common task 10 which
each contributes as an American
citizen not as member OF some
class or group. As soldiers for
freedom We must subordinate our
prejudices and differences among
our own people to present a united
front TO The common enemy Ma
lional unity is the best defense we
can have and it IS task tn which
We must all devote ourselves
We are all soldiers. Let each and
every one ~ Us give TO the cause Of
national defense the same allegi-
ance and service we expect from The
men in the armed forces.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

THE PEOPLE of the United States now confronted
4 by scarcity in many basic materials including a
scarcity rubber it our patriotic duty to conserve
all of these materials that vital to the production of
supplies. This has always been land of plenty,
result of which have been given to extravaganza and
waste in the past, which cannot be continued Our
nation is with powerful Axis enemies, and must
begin saving to help win the TO
prevent Shaving for those who seeking to conquer
We must not only material resources, but
human life we'll We have too many traffic accidents
Statistics for the ended revealed that approx
mately 10000 Americans killed injured in traf-
nc accidents We would consider il great tragedy, IL
$1,000 of soldiers should be killed injured In the
present with the Axis nations.
We must save and and save, shall not have
to slave. Within the next Of the castoff
clothes and shoes lying in closets and atcs to-day
take values and become good enough for Sun
beat US to them.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

hoard on July 1 who volunteered
was another 2i year-oId Negro
youth.
Then came the first voluntary en-
rollment among the Boards regis
tranis who were more than %
years old, during the period when
men OF that age group were de-
ierred. Yes. he too was Negro.
AND
The FIRST known casualty among
the r,en indicted into the Army By
this Local Board also was a Ne
gro, killed In the line OF duty while
ON maneuvers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
TUBERCULOSIS
A THREAT

THE FACT THAT the tuberculosis
death rate dropped further in
1871 should not cause Detroit 10
feel that there Is no tuberculosis
problem here. says Or. Bruce II.
Douglas. health commissions az
he viewed the health situation
here for the coming year. The tub
erculosis death rate for 1871 was
4O.S per 100000 population rs COM
pared with ass for 1910.
ANY concentration OF people pro-
duce tuberculosis hazard. no
says. when this concentration Is
accompanied by the problems OF
housing. increased industrial
strains. and adjustments in living,
the threat OF tuberculosis cannot
be overlooked. he believes.
From a health standpoint De-
iroit weathered the depression very
well. DR.. Douglass says, and me
tuberculosis death rate declined
through those precarious years.
intensified education regarding lhe
disease and maintenance OF faciA-
lies for diagnosis and treatment
are attributed by him as the rea-
sons for this decline.
Dr. Douglass says that the only
way TO be sure one Is free from
tuberculosis is by having an x-ray
OF the chest. All young adults
should have such an x-ray every
TWO years and more frequently u
they ever have been closely assocl-
aied with a person having inc
disease.
Parents who live in the area
bounded on the west by John X:
street. on the north by East Grsna
boulevard. and on the east by M.
Elliott avenue, may receive an y
ray OF the chest without cost ~
1925 Hastings street. This serves
has been made available here ne-
cause the tuberculosis death ra'e
Is higher than In other sections o.
the city.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

ershlp that serves that purpose. "
must serve the purpose Of sfrennn.
enlng and improving the rae.
against social weaknesses that pun
Us youth down. " eyoives a culturs
that does NOT pull It's talented tcnn
away from the struggle Of inv
masses. For wherever the success
inI ones pull away and compieien
Isolate themselves. II n an s''
denee that the culture of the We.
sro i net equal 10 living In = e"'
iike Detroit.
These are the unacceptable con-
illusions OF the articles ON leader.
snip and cooperation: those are 70,
conclusions from thai statement Z,
Mr.. Bntzcls' thar the culture y
The Negro II not hifh enough 70
live IN city like Detroit
atlaentedtahr n ht-i-cseridpf''
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
REPENTANT
By IRENE COLE cRoxToN,

LEA YOU IS jes gettin home
III Seed va sneek in dat back do
Been shootin' craps nigh all night
An amt got cent to show.
Jes' you hush dat talk now Liza
amt gwine to fuss no mo-,
You gwine keep fooin' roun'. hea'
Till va gifts me good an So.
Jaspa Johnsons amt you shame
Talkin' to yo' wife dat way,
Gaze speaks bout yo' gamblin'
From night till break O. day.
When desc po' little chilun
Look into my face fo' bread
Da cub'rd it am empty
An dey hasta go unfed.
Dey little toes ar peakn'
Though da las pal shoes dey got
And is patched dey britches so
CANT find another spot.
Da sto'k fewed by dat winda
Jes las night and whispered in
Dat he'd be by to see us,
'Fo' da moon change round agin
Den you wonda why rs fussin'
Asst me why ola tea drops stat
When you neglects desc chillun
You steps upon my heat.
All, Liza Is sho' sorry
Fo' da way Is treated you,
An desc po' little chillun
Had to suffer TO it too
rs gwine to turn a new leaf,
Gwine to work an be man,
An take Gear Of desc chillun
Good as any daddy can.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

SO in breaking down the s,o,o
mehls OF Mr.. Butzel. we can SOC
mat II touches all angles ~ onr
community life. II parades before
ls our social Weaknesses aud ~
lheneclual efforts We maxi :, ~"
81 them. We have have ,ho
.NHACP ON the discrimipa,,on
front : we have the National Nosra
conFfess on the labor front. sn,
On 'he broad front where consnir.
aey VI social forces now down 49,.
su'ufr generations. We have 49,
lIon'. Now Is tie time for al end
n,e" anu women In our reliy,,,,.
, ,se' "a our civic life. in our sorIsI
~ III our political life and in o.r
laDor union life to mobilize ON M
sociai front. The goal--coonera,,on
10 meet the challenge OF tho &C.
snal FORCES that would destroy The
, ..uFe growth and deyelot me., !,
negro youth; TO meet tho ehaiIs, y.
ma. the culture OF the Negro e ~,
Detroit. Guy IKE
We nave said that relentIes. a..
pioHation. ruthless reprsset
economic aud political dIserlmlrs.'
. '',' have been responsible for ths
p'kn' Of the Negro, that I. =
sreaitr degree than an, olhs, nj,
Notify group. he feels within ,ha,
m "a "s -. BY the president A.
,n-'eo. iil-housed and iiI.eIsd. W.
nave nav, said that these social denre.
~ ,ns nave pressed hard again a
I've Nesro. u the culture ~ tho
Negro i 10 have any ,a,.s !. ~.
must produce . cooperatI,. ie.d'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

THIS WEEK We make an opening
i statement en- the Negro Press
then compare the conclusions OF
the five articles on cooperative
leadership with statement made
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

by Fred Butzel,
then president OF
I h @ Community
Fund at the 10th
annual banquet of
the Urban league at
the YWCA.
One of the most
important and nee
essary elements In
progress h n con-
structi,e aud pro-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

For those who have not
read Il and those who
wish to read Il again
start the much publicized,
thrilling story, "''NATIvE
SON" on page 6 of this
issue.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
PUBLIC
INTERVIEWS

Beacusc Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis Barrow donated his
winnings of approximately $4,000
to the Naval Relief Society sever
al Detroiters have voiced their
opinions as to whether this will
make better race relations beweeen
black and white Americans.
This has prompted ms TO ask the
following question: IN YOUR
OPINION. DID JOE LOUIS ~ DO.
MATING HIS WINNINGS TO THE
NAVAL RELIEF SOCIETY HELP
RACE RELATIONS!
Answer CD
They need 10 call in all OF the
Spingarn Medals that have been
given 10 Negroes for doing the most
for the Negro race and give them
all To Joe Louis because he has
done more for the advancement OF
goodwill for the Negro Race than
any Negro in our recent history.
John l.. Cowling.
County Employee
Answer ca
Joe Louis in risklng his title
! which Is worth one million dollars
to make "A donation 10 branch Of
the service that has discriminate
ed against the Negro race. has
done more than any other champ
ion and other men OF wealth. lie
is the most popular man that has
ever held the title and has been
the best good will ambassador
the race has had because he has
appeared before audiences that
others have been unable to reach.
Russell J. Cowans,
Veteran Sports Editor.
"a
Joe Louis has done more than
any Negro that has ever lived and
more than any organization In
giving an excellent picture OF the
Negro that has commanded re-
spect and goodwill from all of the
peorle regardless OF race, creed.
or color. He is classed with the
greats such as Booker T. Wash
ton. All the Negroes in America
should be honored TO have clean
high type of American Youth TO
make an example TO pave Ameri-
can goodwill and promote national
progress.
Andrew II. Sneed
Owner Club Three Skies
Joe's help to the Navy shows
that he Is broad and realizes that
all o, us Americans h1spite OF our
! prejudices must fight together In
this hour OF emergency. His ex-
ample should he followed and his
deed should be remembered as q
step In the direction OF inter-racial
goodwill.
Mrs. Lillian Il. Johnson.
Bookkeeper
The Detroit Tribune
| ''t Lotio ptVNtu ~ MS ItVVl'
that in making his contribution
that he was opening doors for 9th,
er members OF his race and show
ing his appreciation 10 the stars
and stripes for giving him the op
portunity 70 make his place In IN,
world. I have heard many Eel
lows say that Joe should have no
given the Navy anything becans'
OF the way they treat Negroes. bu
he Is not a selfish person or doel
he hold any IN feeling toward any
one. His fine sportsmanship an.
GESTURE Is the way the Democratic
spirit should be lived. I take m,
hat off 10 the greatest champion o
All times and a true American an,
leader Of the Negro race.
Albert (Ceechl Pakeman
-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
The Travelling Man
BY DAN b. NEUsOM

THE TRAVELLING man held out
his hand
For dime he might receive.
His coat was old and his hands
were cold
The story he told was sad and old
Maybe you're heard II before
Perhaps this man has knocked al
your door
Hes been around here and there
He's Travelled almost everywhere
But sim his pockets are bare.
You see this man looking
For a place that can't be found.
For when this man stops looking
He'll be six feet under the ground
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17

They need TO call in all OF the
Spingarn Medals that have been
given 10 Negroes for doing the most
for the Negro race and give them
all 10 Joe Louis because he has
done more for the advancement OF
goodwill for the Negro Race than
any Negro in our recent history.
John H. Cowling.
Comfy t'tunloyQa
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-01-17
Andrew II. Sneed.
Owner Club Three Skies

Joe's help to the Navy shows
that he Is broad and realizes that
all o, VS. Americans hspite Of our
prejudices must fight together In
this hour OF emergency. His ex-
ample should be followed and his
deed should be remembered as q
step In the direction OF inter-racial
GOODWILL.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
National Symphony
Season to Oben

Continuing his emphasis on play
ing music of living composers, DR.
Kinder will open the 1942-43 sea
son of the National Symphony Or
chestra on Sunday afternoon, No.
vember 9. with the seventh SYM
phony" of Shostakovich. Three
days later, at the first concert OF
the Wednesday evening series. he
has arranged with Jascha Heifetz
the Soloist OF the evening, to intro
duce Serge Prokofietf's Second Vio-
lin Concerto" to Washington.
This year again DR.. Kinder will
put added emphasis on contem-
porary American composers. Many
new American works will be fea-
tured. First performances of works
by Uric Cole, Arnold Cornelissen,
Bainbridge Crist, Mary Howe, Wal
lingford Riegger, William Schuman
Bernard Wagenaar and Joseph
Wagner will be presented.
Uric Cole, whose "Divertimento'
for piano and orchestra will be per-
formed on February %, 1943, was
born in New York City, but spent
her childhood in California. At
18 she came East to study and the
following year won two fellowships
at the Juilliard Graduate School,
later going abroad for two years in
Paris and Malaga, Spain.
cambridge Crist, born in In
diana, but brought up here in WASH
ington, will have a new work played.
Mary Howe, another Washingto-
nian, whose work is well known both
in Europe and South America, will
contribute new composition for
the National Symptoms 1942-43 re-
pertoire. Canon and Fugue for
Strings" will be Wallingford Rieg-
gers contribution to the seasons
repertoire.
Bernard Wagenaar has written a
work for the National Symphony
and dedicated it to sDr. Kinder.
Entitled "Feuilleton," it is a brief
but brilliant opening number for
a concert program. Arnold Cor
nelissen's Lilac Bush In Bloom"
will be performed.
William Howard Schuman, whose
American Festival Overture" was
played here by the Ne tional SYM
phony Orchestra under DR.. Kinder
in March, 1941, is one of the few
young American composers who has
risen to prominence. His compost
tions embrace many forms and
mediums.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Guide to Art in WASHINGTON

National Gallery, Constitution NV
Paintings by great Renaissance sculpture
ess collections 18th French paintings
ernment and from Dale Whemore collections
days, 2 to 10
National collection of fine comprising Gelat
johnson other collections
Myer Fund and loans Division Graphic
Beatrice Field Natural History Building Division
Work by Axe Bahnen Sundays weekdays
9 I'M. to 4:30 pm; Mondays 130 to 4:3O pm.
Freer Gallery Independence SW-
bonze sculpture paintings Near East potteries Whers
Peacock Room other paintings chngs honts paintings
American artists. Daily Except Mondays to 4:3O
Library Of Congress- Department
Capitol sreesNationa print collection;
Illustrations Special exhibitions handcr Netherlands
Indies Shoulder to Shoulder Washington City,
sketches
Corcoran Gallery Seventeenth avenue
NWPanting by American artists present.
artists
contemporary sculpture Clark collection
paintings lace ceramics etc. 47th annual exhibition
gton Water Color Club Mondays u 43 other
days, 9 I'M. to 43o pm; Sundays, 2 to pm.
Phillips Memorial Gallery Twenty NW-Pain-
ings contemporary artists schools
also prints Staff alumni exhibition Weekdays
IL am to pm; Sundays, 2 to s pm.
Textile Museum Of the District
Containing tapestries and other textiles
East Open Monday, Wednesday Friday. Hours to pm
730 Fifteenth street NV.
Arts Club 207 NW-Painings Washington artists
Whye Gallery NW-Pantings by Mary Elizabeth
Partridge
Little Gallery s2os street NW-Pantngs by Edward Rosen
field, to October 80.
Public Library NWWar Services Program
Posters, to october 81
o the Above)
Evening star., 1942-10-18

houses. The exhibitions only other
interior is Minna Benz Hoffman's
Blacksmith"
Washington and vicinity have in
spired a few cityscapes, by Alice
Acheson, whose Changing Guard"
is one of the small number of paint
ings with any reflection of the war:
by Rowland Lyon, whose "Construc -
ton Job" depicts industrious work.
ers in. sunny outdoor welter of
cranes and building materials: by
Barbara Russell, in her elusive
Turkish Embassy" and by Franti-
SEX Kuzel, whose State Department
Roofs" provides an unfamiliar view
to those of us whose acquaintance
with the building is chiefly from the
street.
Another rooftop view is Louis
Roberts "Old Chimneys of Alexan-
dria," which will appeal to every
one who finds homely charm in
such subjects, and many of us do.
Frederic Whitaker, who won the
first prize at the last Water Color
Club annual, is twice represented
in the present show, one of his
works being view Of New York
City at "Fifty-Ninth and Fifth
Avenue" showing the Shemman sta
tue in front of the Plaza.
An interesting feature Of the ex-
hibition Is inclusion of paintings by
four of the men now stationed at
Fort Belvoir: Pvts. A. Brockie
Stevenson (who was the recipient of
one of the prizes in Lifes compe-
tition for men of the armed forces,
shown at the National Gallery last
JULY, Herbert Lee (already men,
tioned), Raymond Brossard and Ar
dis Hughes. Pvts. Brossard and
Stevenson have paintings in egg
tempera; the latter's Barracks" is
among the few abstract paintings
shown.
1t is of interest also that nearly
all of the officers and board mem
bers of the club are represented. In
addition to the works already men,
toned, Margarete L. Mulford's
Lighthouse" is a broadly handled
portrait OF one of the sentinels along
the Maine coast. Norma Bose is
represented with a lush landscape of
Louisiana.
A review Of the black and white
section of the annual must be post
poned because of space limitations.
But the prints and drawings con-
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Additions to Be
Held as Usual

Cancellation OF the biennial con-
vention of the National Federation
OF Music Clubs as a wartime trans
portation measure will in no way
effect the holding of the Nationwide
young artists additions. Instead of
the usual meeting of several thou
sand members scheduled to meet in
Detroit in May, 1943, there will be a
business meeting Of about $50 off,
GERS and committee heads. Whatever
city Is selected for this streamlined
session, that is where the finalists
will be judged.
Preliminary additions will be held
in early March. About three weeks
later the semifinals, OF district con-
tests will be held. The finals for
young artists will be held during
national music week in the first
part Of May, 1913.
Prizes for the best male and fe-
male voice, violin and piano consist
OF four $1,000 awards and concert
bookings by the federated clubs
numbering nearly 5000 in the United
States. Eva Whitford Lovette, who is
regional president Of the Capitol dis
trtct, which includes Virginia, West
Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and
the District OF Columbia, has an
nounced that applications from mu-
sicians In this district should be sent
to William H. Schroeder, 3618 Con-
necticut avenue, who will supply all
information needed.
Special attention is called to the
contest for students, Is to % years
OF age. This event Is unsurpassed as
q stepping stone for the major con-
test In which the age limits are q
to 80 years. In addition to adiudica-
tions for male and female voice
piano and violin, the students' con-
test includes cello and organ. Re-
quired groups Of compositions are
listed from which the contestants
VIII make his choice.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Oscar Straus
Directs Here
Friday
VII Autograph
MY Hero Copies
At Bond Sale

Oscar Straus, celebrated composer,
program Friday evening at $50
o'clock at Constitution Hall and
give local premiere to his latest
waltz, Memoirs" written by him
in this country for a performance
in Hollywood last spring.
For his Friday concert, arrange
ments have been made by his young
est son, Walter, who acts as his
fathers personal representative and
manager, to have manuscript re-
production of Mr.. Straus' song, MY
Hero" appear in the special SOU
venir program of the evening to
be autographed by the composer for
any War bond purchaser. To this
end, bonds will be placed on sale In
the lobby of Constitution Hall with
Government officials in charge.
Mr.. Straus, whose Chocolate
Soldier in record form, has reached
its 10000 sale mark in Washington
alone since last December, will open
the event with Johann Strauss
overture to The Bat" followed
by Joseph Strauss "Sphraeren
Klaenge," Music of the Spheres
and "Pizzicato Polka" written by the
latter in collaboration with his
brother Johann, and Johann Strauss
''The Blue Danube Waltz" Johann
Straus, Sr.'s, "Radetzky March and
the composers own popular over
ture, ''Rund um die Liebe."
After the intermission, during
which Mr.. Straus will autograph
MY Hero" at table placed in the
lobby, he will resume the program,
this time consisting exclusively of
his own compositions and will begin
with "Minuet la Cour," Parade of
the Soldiers" and Polka" three IA
vorites of Austria's late Archduke
Ferdinand, whose death started
World War No. l. An ardent ad-
mirer of Mr.. Straus, the Archduke
never missed performance of the
composers effective ballet, "The
Princess of Taragant," of which
these three selections form a part.
coAAA AASAoi I'm, 1lOCcQ IeIlOT, Will
be the first of Mr.. Straus' assisting
artists to appear. He will be heard
in the famous waltz" song from
the operetta, "A Waltz Dream" re-
Gently given at the Roosevelt High
School. 1t is said that Mr.. Hen
bricks singing appealed to the Duke
OF Windsor, then Prince of Wales,
to such an extent that he became
daily visitor OF the Giro Club in
London during the singers engage
ment there.
MY Hero" the manuscript CODY
OF which will be the main feature
OF the souvenir program, has been
assigned to Florence Wyman, So
prano, for her debut in the Capital
Mr.. Hendrick will join Miss Wyman
later In singing duet from "The
Last Waltz" The program will
close with a special arrangement of
excerpts from the Chocolate SOL
der" played by 50-piece orchestra
consisting of local musicians, in
Guiding members of the National
Symphony Orchestra directed by
Mr.. Straus.