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afternoon
Mr. Francis Bdd announced that his office launching drive
Negro ancestry This
decades that the Federal has taken such action The
parment of Justice will investigate and all
violation of Negro civil rights.
the south nched
systematically excluded from full benefits citizenship
to the high laws this land of which sing The pattern the
south has naed into the border states and the north today
will find southern affecting the Negro being pracced
right here in the great liberal state of Minnesota.
The for the action of the u this late
those who have constantly warned that
the Negro bitterly the he has been accorded through
the His bitterness naturally meatment and
discrimination continues nation fight
democracy and it's very life The
small portion democracy the past and he has everyday evidence
that part the nation does have the protection of his
government his fe liberty and pursuit of happiness"
The of this week is the of the
countless Negroes their leaders, whites the NAACP
the Urban League and the other people America who believe the
democracy going
has been said that the warmindd southern
Senators there those who would rather the
and Japan than the loyal American Negro full citizenship
If this then the department justice the
into much opposition
full effort unity of all of the the depends
religious group.
While the Investigations might be well investigate the
treatment northern Negro soldiers who southern Some
of the letters which have read from Minnesota boys white and black
indicate that conditions they should
Wednesdays by the U. S. is the the
government to obtain national unity the Fair Employment Practices
Committee with the Presidents Order No. being the Both
designed the Negro the
enemies It's hard job keep mind whipping Hitler
and HirOhito MuO when you surrounded by lot
domestic colorba whites haven't enough
to know that nching Negroes setting Jim Crow restrictions mob
bling peaceful Negroes doing nothing but helping the Axis
by lowering Negro morale These dporabe conditions
due the millions of darker
about victory defeat for America and the allied
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With the Churches

A Pageant, 1.-THE Glory of the
Cross" will be presented by the
Church School at $3.50 a. m. and at
the morning service a baptismal
and communion service will be con-
Quoted.
At 8 p. m. the church choir will
close the Sunday services with its
annual Easter Cantata. Zion Bap-
fist Church offers an invitation to
the public to attend their Easter
services.
Bethesda Baptist Church School
will have their Easter program on
Sunday evening at 1880 p. m.
Easter eggs will be given the chill
dren. Pictures will be taken Of the
Sunday School at the regular $3.50
a. m. meeting. R. Glanton is super
intendent of the Sunday School and
the public is invited to attend the
program.
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FOOL OR TRAITOR?
March %. 1919

Editor: I have just finished read
ing a report in your newspaper of
a speech by William L. Patterson
of the International Labor Defense.
You have quoted Mr.. Patterson,
speaking as Negro, saying: eve
make no demands for full and COM
plete equality of opportunity now.
Nevertheless we do not surrender
that demand. We suspend it,"
Knowing the democratic aspira-
lions of the colored people, I am
sure that most Negroes do not
share Mr.. Patterson's views. Most
of the colored people whom it has
been my privilege to meet, believe
that full and complete equality of
opportunity must be fought for
NOW, while the talk of saving De-
mocracy and the Four Freedoms is
still in the air. Too many colored
people remember that their sacri-
fees, heroism, and hopes during
the first world war ended in riots,
Jim Crow, and suppression. They
will not be taken in by the kind of
smooth talk uttered so engagingly
by Mr.. Patterson.
Incidents like the Sikeston lynch
ing and the Detroit riot, as well as
the secret lynching of Howard Viii
pitt in Brookshire, Texas, on Feb
ruary 81, remind US that the reac-
tionary struggle against the Negro
is never suspended. If only to de-
fend himself against the never
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LAUGHTER

Life meless masquerade dance with faces false,
Sing when sad with joy, and jig when might waltz
Laughter subtle guise, sheer and feeng pantomme
mask dare not lift the Midnight of
Ah Laughter the happy ghost of pleasant ysteryars
Come back haunt the tful Now and brighten
And the molten lava that spout
But meier fatal neer so hot but laughter puts
The hearts deep wounds rebel plastic surgeons mold
Yet daughters that balm bleeding
The day darkest the proud mans spirit dank and low,
AS Courage plays Pagiacc to casual might weaker foe
Mol Laughter cannot last forever hope remote
For who sham eternal joy with the heel his throat?
Bright dark behind the de-the ripping voice numbs
The hungry soul at bounteous board the crumbs
And the little knowing world asks why the jester hks his
1t does not dream the captive harlequin
He walks his with measured tread gloom
AS if the bright paths of earth steps
The suns seldom his face-no starlight eyes,
There's cold despair the happy realm that
Unmasked, his heart laid bare he finds pride preen
He he'll laugh again with cheers he
Still, are not these gay young, laughing years,
Rats that sail through floods of tears!
James T. Logan.
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st. James A. M. E. Church: Rev
B. N. Moore chose for his sermon
on last Sunday morning the story
spirited Palm Sunday sermon
Three new members were added to
the church, Harrison Williams and
Barbara Stone, candidates for Bap-
tism; Bill Avery, Christian expert
ence.
The sermon for morning services
Easter will be "The Victorious
Christ" There will be special
music by the choir. Sunday night,
Rev. Ware will preach from the
subject, Songs in the Night"
At $3.50 Sunday afternoon, Eas-
ter baptismal services will be held.
Rev. Ware is preaching a doctrinal
sermon, zone Lord, One Faith, One
Baptism" Fifteen candidates are
to be baptized.
The Senior Choir will be pre-
sented in a musical Sunday, April
IL, at $3.50 p. m. Guest soloist
Mrs. B. N. Moore; guest speaker
S. Vincent Owens.
Mr.. E. Friedrich Morrow was the
guest speaker at the University OF
Life meeting at $50 p. m. last Sun
day. Rt. Rev. John A. Gregg, D
D., Bishop of the Fourth Episcopal
District of the Northwest Annual
Conference, will be the guest speak.
er on Easter Sunday morning al
10:45.-C. H. Miller, Reporter.
Sunrise Easter Services will be
held at the Fourth Street Church
of God in Christ at $50 a. m. Sun
day School at 1890 followed by the
Noon Day sermon. Communion
services will be conducted at
p. m. Easter Program at Z p. m
and at $3.50 in the evening. Elder
j. T. Mcdonald of Memphis, Tenn.
will bring the message. The public
is invited to all services. Rev. A
W. Wilson is pastor of the Fourth
Street Church of God in Christ.
st. Thomas Notes: There will
be Solemn High Choral Mass or
Easter Sunday at 1870 a. m. The
choir will present the Missa dc
Angels, written by the composer
Charles Winifred Douglas. There
will be early Mass at 8 a. m. fol-
those who wish to partake of ar
early communion.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
SUNDAY
Elder H. Allen Smiths Congre.
cation, TIT E. Franklin, will hole
a special Children's Easter pro,
gram Sunday night at 7:30 p. m.
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THIS
WORLD

Harlem spends To- million dollars
a year for liquor through AZ retail
liquor stores, 235 bars and grills.
Sentiment for a mixed army divi-
sion grows apace. The newest name
suggested for it is League of Ma
tons" division. The Jersey City
N. A. A. C. P. and the Ministerial
Alliance announced to the nation
that the huge Colgate-Palmolive-
Peet soap factory there had no Ne
gro employees. Negroes buy mil
lions of tubes of Colgate tooth
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The Bid-Rite Contract Club met
Monday, March 80, at the home of
Mrs. Philip Payne, 723 Rondo Ave-,
with first prize being won by Miss
Margaret Alternately and the sec
ond by Mrs. Eli Hickman. The
next meeting will be Monday, April
6, at the home of Mrs. Hector Vas
sar, 391 N. St. Adams st.
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Camphor Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: DR.. w. H. Williams
of Detroit preached very inspir-
ing Palm Sunday sermon last Sun
day. William Overton joined the
church on making his Christian
profession. Officers for the 1942-43
conference year nominated and con-
firmed in the fourth quarterly con-
ference session Sunday evening. A
sunrise candlelight Communion
of the triumphal entry of Jesus to
Jerusalem. The rostrum was deco
rated with palms and ferns. Mr.,
Lionel Allen and Master Marion
Bribery joined church. Among
the visitors were noted: Rev. An
drew Parks of Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
E. Friedrich Morrow of New York
City, Major and Mrs. Samuel Ran
som, w. E. Stovall and family of
Minneapolis, Messrs. VIM. Radcliff,
Jos. Camp, and William Avery of
Sioux Falls, So. Oak.
Final plans for the observance
of Rev. Nelson's fourth anniversary
as pastor of the Camphor Church
from April 8 to Is have been COM
pleted. Ministers and choirs of six
Twin City churches will have
charge of services for three nights,
April 8, 9 and 10. A st. Paul Bap-
fist minister will preach the ami
versary sermon on Sunday, April
IL, at 3 p. m. At least two hundred
members and friends are expected
to attend the Friendship Supper
and Program in honor of Pastor
Nelson on Monday, April IS.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
Services Sunday were highly in
spirational. Rev. Ware preached a
service at $50 a. M, will begin a
very busy Easter Sunday schedule.
The class in preparatory member
ship will be read into full member
ship following the Easter sermon
on the subject "The Risen Christ
The Hope of the World" by Pastor
Clarence T. R. Nelson in the II
a. m. worship service. All Self
Denial Lenten mite boxes are to be
turned in on Easter. The Senior
Choir of which Mrs. L. Viola Mon
son is the progressive president,
will sing an Easter cantata at 8
p. m. Mr.. John Hickman, Jr., is
director, and Mr.. R. Nelson Barber,
organist.
Pray for Pilgrims sick and shut
ms: Mrs. Amanda Hunter, Mrs.
Elvira Hicks, Mrs. J. D. Reeves,
Mrs. Dorothea Harris Mason,
Mother" Cherry, Mr.. A. Perry,
DR.. Ollie Granthom, Mrs. Pauline
Martin, Mr.. Colonel Milligan, Mrs,
Lawrence Tarver, Mrs. S. H. Har-
per, Mrs. Mary Bannister, Mrs
Hazel Smith, Mr.. J. W. Taylor, Mrs
Hannah Duncan, Mrs. Andrew
Jackson, Mrs. N. Fielder, Mrs. B.
F. Edwards and Mrs. Mayme Will
liams.-Wanda Owens, Reporter.
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Z
DeplOres Official Jim Crow House

University authorities recently
which should appeared Mime
has Negro
dents only White students have been excluded.
fairly
finding the campus Occasionally Negroes
gained Pioneer Hall although attempts have been made
them. But the establishment official "m Crow
house indeed radical departure for it ushers officially
sanctioned policy of segregation.
We at Minnesota to think record spoess mat
of discrimination YET cooed students applying
told that provision them
elsewhere The University has forged the first link in vicious
chain which we thought existed only in the South.
Our democracy only strong its weakest point and
of weakest the treatment accorded cored c
We strengthen democracy by denying the
Negroes This discriminatory policy must be crushed before
be carried it's logical conclusion, might give
unhealthy speculation the nature of the democracy
defending
liam
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paste, Palmolive soap and the 1885,
year-old Colgate Co. has never had
Negro employees! Faced with ma
tion-wide exposure by the Negro
press the Jersey City plant agreed
last week to hire colored workers.
The st. Louis Call, one of our
former loves, a most promising
newspaper venture, has silently
folded its tent.
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but they did not wind up by agree
ing to go out and build up Negro
morale for the war. They said
simply that the Government would
have to do something to correct in
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Sunrise Service
At Zion At 6
A. NJ. Sunday

A Sunrise service at 6 a. m. with
a sermon by Rev. Bolts and music
by the choir will begin the Easter
Day services for members and
friends of Zion Baptist. Breakfast
will be served by the Mothers and
Deaconess Board.
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of my wife,
Mrs. Mamie Overton, who died two
years ago, February 1, 1910.
Remembrance is a golden chain
Death tries to break, but not in
vain
To have, to love, and then to
part
Is the greatest sorrow Of ones
heart.
William B. Overton, husband.
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them. The United States Army,
better than the Navy, is still limit
ing and humiliating them. The
Marine Corps is still lily white.
Radio men are wanted, but none
with black faces. While the Nazis
control Europe and the japanese
are sicing off chunks of the South
west Pacific, our Americans are
sticking with their pet color and
race prejudices.
President Had to Act
The Negro masses know all these
things. They know that the Presi-
dent of the United States had to
issue an Executive order to try to
halt brutal refusals to hire Negro
workers and they know that de-
spite that order many manufacture
ers are still refusing to hire Ne
groes. They know that many labor
unions, despite the fact that vic
tory for the Nazis would wipe out
labor unions, are refusing to admit
Negro members. They know that
their Government at Washington
discriminates against Negro work
ers. They know that in the capital
of the nation they cannot be
treated as human beings and citi-
zens. They know about Sikeston,
Mo-, and Sojourner Truth homes in
Detroit. Until the Government
makes positive move against
some of these evils, how can Negro
leaders ask their followers to be-
ieve that this is really a war for
democracy for all? The Negro
leaders on March 20 did not ask
and no Negro asks-that the prob
lens of the race be placed above
the welfare of their country. They
ask only, as they have every right
to ask, that America give its
largest minority something for
which to fight-something more
than second and third class citizen
ship. ~
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Negro Has Stake in Victory
But Government Will Have to
Sell Him" Wilkins Saws
BV Row Wi

By Roy Wilkins in the IN. W Star-News.
the socad rank and file Negroes had been Washington March
20 at the conference called the Office Figures
OF mobizng Negro morale for the think would
have been proud of their leaders This the
ference called during the
that first conference the Negro leaders spoke
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Casters Blessings

The human being who does enter church door Sunday
sit will experience which has upfed
many weary travellers.
attends church Easter Sunday Many
religious the high call of religious and spiritual
fellowship and sacrifice Easter Sunday morning
Sunday church and fill full of faith for
trying times ahead
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justices to Negro citizens and open
up opportunities to them in a dem
ocratic way before ANYBODY,
Negro leaders or anyone else, could
"sell'' the Negro enthusiastic sup
port of the war.
This was the sentiment of 95 per
cent of the men and women pres
ent. Only one man spoke out ora
torically and dramatically for 100
per cent burying of the complaints
of the race and 100 per cent war
against Hitler and Japan, with set
Element of complaints after the
war. One or two more expressed
willingness to go along, but they
were not insensible to the difficult
ties involved.
Has Stake in Victory
This is not to say that anyone
present was not keenly aware of
the kind of war we are in, or the
stake of the Negro in victory over
the Axis powers. Every speaker
emphasized that Negro Americans
know all about Hitlerism and hate
it. They want victory and they
will do anything they can to achieve
victory. They repeated over and
over again that Negroes are actu-
ally begging for a chance to aid
their country. They are begging
for jobs to swell the stream of pro-
duction. They are literally crawl
ing for a chance to fight manfully
in the Army, the Navy, the Ma
rines. They want to serve in the
merchant marine. Among the col
ored people are technicians and
professionals who want nothing
better than to serve their country
and help it win.
Who is stopping them? Not the
Japanese. Not the Germans. Not
the Italians. The United States
Government-their own Govern
ment-is blocking their path. The
United States Navy is blocking
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He Wrote Editorial for Us

time segregation and discrimination its ugly
schools it defeated Each time
evils been through the full cooperation of real honest
white Americans who believe that this coun founding
fathers what they said when they the Constitution and its
Bill of Rights.
be Robert William Education
University the letter reproduced
here the University Daily Wednesday did realize that he
writing a editorial for this paper.
dgracefu University Minnesota
all should
glad that there voices like Iveen Young Americans of his type
the hope of united democratic country worth fighting and dying
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OF the race, but they agreed to go
out and "sell" the war to the Negro
masses.
At the conference March 20, the
Negro leaders also spoke out
about the treatment of their race,
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CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
SUNDAY

Elder H. Allen Smiths Congre-
cation, TIT E. Franklin, will hold
a special Children's Easter pro-
gram Sunday night at 7:3O p. m.
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In the Right Direction

Robert William Iversen,
Education Senior
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-14
Pick of the Air 7 oday

Monday
New York Herald Tribune Forum,
theme Our Fight for Survival
in a Free World;
BLU p. m. First session, var
ious speaker,
M3S-3 90 Feeding and Rehabili-
tation" Sec. Wickard and Miss
Craig McGeachy OF British En-
bassy:
BLU: 90 Sir Stafford Ctipps.
William VI. Jeners and Robert
Bellaire
NBC-I2:30 Ted Steele Orchestra;
3:15 Ma Perkins;
500 Music by Shreduik,
CBS-l2 noon Kate Smith Speaks;
4:30 p. m. Giants o. Freedom;
$50 Frank Parker Singers.
BLU a. m. Breakfast at Sardis.
1:45 p. m.-Yincent Lopez Or
chestra.
MBS-2.30 Mutual Goes Calling:
SIS Quaker City Pan-Americana
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-14
Ann Arbor Nems
Program TO be Open TO
All Groups of YWCA

Ann Arbor. Nov. 1.-THE world
fellow ship tea will honor six guests
from foreign countries from 4 TO
$50 Sunday afternoon by the
Young Women's Christian Assocla-
ton at the building at S42 =.
Fourth Ave. The tea is open 10
members and friends OF the asso-
citation, 10 the girl reserves and
their mothers, and to all associa-
ton groups.
World fellowship week, ending
Sunday. is designated as a time
when members OF the Y.WC.A.
throughout the world unite IN
thought. The young women who
will be honored guests are students
in the Uniyerity or wives OF stu
dents. They are Hypatia Yeas, y.
Thayer St. representing Lithuania;
Mrs. Humberto Puchey, Lawrence
St, from Mexico; Elmira Tsen,
Stockwell Hall, from China. Tegul-
da Ponce Vargas, also OF Stock
we'll Hall, from Peru; Mrs. Felix
Ley Cegue. y. Thayer St, from
Mexico; and Mrs. 7. II. Tamura,
Baldwin Ave. from Hawaii.
President OF the board OF the
Ann Arbor "Y", Mrs. o. S. Duff
fendack, Devonshire Rd. and Mrs.
Il. A. X. Whitney, Wayne St.
chairman OF the local observance OF
World Fellowship Week, will re-
ceive the guests. At the tea table,
Mrs. Duane H. Edison, Shadford
Rd.. and Mrs. AXel Marin, Whit
more Lake Rd., will preside.
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Sunday

PHILIPPINES DAY Program -
NBC CHS Blu MBS 5 p. N.
Presidents Roosevelt, Quezon
and Camacho.
TALkS-MBS D. m. New time.
Reviewing stand Conserving
ManpOwer'
NBC-2.30 Roundtable France;
BLU-3:15 Wake Up Forum Is
Our Silver Policy Sound?'.
NR Ws- Reye6 Foggm "LotSry for
NBC-I:I5 Labor for Victory,
200 Sammy Kaye Serenade;
$3.50 Oficial Army Hour,
$50 NBC symphony, Leopold
Stokowski seasonal premier,
700 Jack Benny.
500 Charles Mccarthy;
$50 one Mans 'amily;
1900 Phil spitalny.
CBS-2 y Y. Philharmonic,
Howard Barlow,
$50 kostelanetz Concert:
6.l5 Irene Rich Drama;
30 We the People,
500 New Orson Wells series,
Hello Americans:
500 Conrad Nagel Theater:
$50 Fred Allen and Oracle
Fields.
BLU-lZ:5O To the President.
2a0 Show OF Yesterday and To
day.
80 Musical Steelmakers;
sos Britain to America;
ZOO Drew Pearson, new time;
40 Quiz Kids.
$50 Inner SanctIm:
1000 Good VIII Hour.
MBS-l2.3O Safety Songs;
300 This is r.. Dix;
$50 The Shadow,
$50 Anchors Aweigh;
I:3O Stars and stripes in Britain /;
1890 This is Our Enemy.
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The final stage I'm sorority rush
| ing was reached Friday evening as
one group OF sororities held for
nal preference dinners. The re
naming preference dinners will be
! this evening.
Alpha MI Sigma
Miss Ann Gill, Ypsilanu, was
general chairman OF the Alpha Mu
Sigma dinner which was at s 80
in the reading room OF Charles Nc
Kenny Hall. The table was dec
GRATED with a centerpiece Of red
roses, the sorority flower, and
white tapers. The sorority colors
Of red and white were further car
ried out in the place cards and
programs, which were white cards
in white envelopes,
Group singing was led by Miss
Donna Hall. Melvin. and included
sorority songs. Miss Betty Os-
borne, Detroit gave a reading, and
Miss Gill read two poems. Miss
Edith Schneckenburger, faculty
advisor. was present.
Delta sigma Epsilon
Winter asters and two seven
branch candelabra centered the
table at the Delta Sigma Epsilon
dinner. which was at the Women's
League building, Ann Arbor On
the table was a candle for each
rushee guest and favors were
small worry birds"
Miss Grace Otto. Saginaw. was
toastmistress, and greeted the
guests. after which a welcoming
speech was given by Miss Betty
Baker, Detroit, president OF the
sorority. Two plano duets. "Pizzi-
cati", and Lullaby. Jocelyn, were
rendered by Miss Elizabeth Nank
Mt Clemens, and Miss Evelyn
Kuebler, Manchester. Miss Anne
Short, Pontiac, sang white
Christmas and Il Heard a Forest
Pray.
Miss Lillian Klein, Ann Arbor,
was general chairman OF the din
ner; Miss Helen Ireland, Mrs. IT.
vina Rogna. Ypsilanti, were in
charge OF decorations; Miss Mar
garet Laird, Highland Park. and
Miss Eula DeGurse. Ovid, were
the favor committee, and Miss
Frances Graham, Yale, was pro-
gram chairman.
Kappa MI Delta
Sorority colors OF pink and white
were carried out in the table dec
orations at the Kappa Mu Delta
dinner which was in the women
lounge OF Charles McKenny Hall.
The centerpiece was OF white
NUNS, banked on either side with
pink candles; pink ribbons extend
&c from the centerpiece to places
OF each guest with a pink rose, the
sorority flower, on the end as a
favor. At the place of Miss Janet
Myers. faculty advisor, were white
gardenias.
History OF the sorority was told
by Miss Alice Remer, Saginaw, and
alumni chapters were discussed by