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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19
Quoting
The Writers

wILBERFORCE. Ohio. - Quota
tions from five Negro educators
are included In the Handbook for
Teachers. Speakers. and Writers
titled Voices OF Democracy" pub
llshed by the Federal Security
Agency. The pamphlet contains
selected quotations from speeches
and writings OF III distinguished
men and women OF all times.
Included in this selection Is
the following quotation selected
from the writings of Or. Charles
III. Wesley. president of WILDER
force university: 1.-THE intoler-
aGce and discrimination practiced
against groups OF people in var
ious parts OF the world deny the
equality OF opportunity and the
brotherhood which are such fun
damental factors in democratic
government"
James Weldon John sons peril
nent statement. ut IS in the ma
ture Of truism that America can
actually have no more democracy
than Il accords to the humhlest
and weakest OF It's citizens" Is
also included In this valuable
handbook available 10 the public
ri a nominal cost Of fifteen cents
from the Government Printing
Office. Washington. DC.
The three other Negro educa-
tors whose remarks are also in
cluded in this book are: DR..
Charles s Johnson. william Pick
ems. and Booker T. Washington.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19
HERE FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT ll0N MED ADJ LINCOLN
WEEKLY COMMENT
Bv FRED HART WILLIAMS. Associate Editor
BY FRED HART wILLIAMs6
American or Negro

IL THE GARGANTuAN fight for
place in the American way OF
life it seem that there are many of
US who. instead Of waging this So
cial. civic. economic and political
warfare for a just and equitable
place in the pattern OF American
citizenship. persist in fighting for
recognition on the premise OF our
racial extraction.
THERE MAY arise some ques-
ton as to the ancestry Of many OF
us born in this country OF ours.
that OF our fathers and their faith
ers. over period OF couple OF
centuries there was much inter-
mingling OF blood in many in
stances unsanctioned bv the female
OF our kind But there should be
no problem involved as to our ma
tionalism. Not II We take into con-
sideratlon our centuries OF identi-
fcation with the soil and toll Of
America.
DIR. CHARLES WESLEY, now
president OF Wherefore university.
once stated In an address given
here two years ago that the term
Negro had No basis either in eth
nology or history hut that since
we ourselves with the aid OF other
racial groups persist in Identifying
ourselves as such the thing to do
was to make the best OF II. The
constant practice Of this system OF
"particularization" simply because
we are OF different shades OF pig
mentatlon the result OF many GEN.
turtles OF Afric origin, rs in our
opinion unsafe and unsound. 1t is
our contention that we pay more
attention TO our status as Ameri-
can citizens rather than over-em-
rhasizing the Negro phase OF citi-
zenship.
In this game OF lIfe--to do or
die-why aid the other fellow when
ever he secures the deal 10 shut
fle ourselves In 10 the discard OF a
separate and-dlstinct citizenship?
There are those among us who
can pass" But the vast majority
MUST remsin definitely colored.
But there is no necessity to let this
latter fact so color" our thoughts
that we forget we have the same
privilege and demand their recog
milton not as Negroes but as
American citizens.
WAAC
WE DO NOT know whether our
girls are less concerned with the
glamour OF wearing the uniform
OF the WAAC or harder In appease
when thoughts OF discriminatory
practices are rumored in armed
services of our nation. But II Is said
that colored girls are not joining
this branch OF uncle Sans female
army with the same degree OF alac.
rity as our men who are entering
its military and naval branches.
ARE OUR women folk less pa.
triotlc-inclined? We do not believ,
this. But we would like some ex.
PLANTATION as 10 the reason for their
reluctance In becoming a part oil
the wAAC7
NAACP
wH0MsoEvER WINS the pres.
idency OF the local banch OF the
| NAACP has not only a big Job or
his hands but Is in for lot oil
grief" But we do hope that aftei
the votes are counted that whom
ever h elected win forget the cheal
display OF politics prior TO HIS cleo
ton and with the cooperation o
former opposition set out 10 do IN,
Job az Il should be done--in IN,
interest OF all needing the service
OF the NAACP organization.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19

tie following sixteen: Arizona,
Connecticut. Delaware, Idaho,
South Dakota. Utah. Vermont. and
Wyoming. All OF these sixteen
states have sparse Negro pop
ulation and. with the exception OF
Delaware. none of them is a
southern state.
Out OF the total OF one hundred
and fifty-eight Negro newspapers.
sixty-four are published in the
North and ninety-four In the
South where three-fourths OF the
total Nero population resides.
Most OF the southern papers. es-
pecially those from the deep south,
are, however. small with equal
" small circulation. Only 279.72a
of the total circulation Of 910.52d
reported In Ayers 1912 Directory
came from southern papers. Add
ing 10 this number the entire
estimated circulation OF 162,500 for
the remaining sixty-five southern
small newspapers which we're not
listed in Ayers Directory. the
total circulation OF 432.223 for all
southern papers Is less than thir-
ty-eIght per cent OF the grand to-
tai circulation OF 1.15S.O26 for al
the one hundred and fifty-eighi
Negro newspapers. While It Il
true that the northern Negro i
both educationally and economi'
callv better off and may. there
fore. be comparatively more fire.
ouent buyer OF Negro papers thar
the southern Negro. this expla
nation Il not enough to JUSTIFY
the northern papers showing ovei
sixty-two per cent OF the entire
circulation A more factuai expla
nation OF the larger circulation
OF the northern papers with onl'
one-fourth OF the total potentia
demand for such papers rs tina
owing 10 their hotter coyerage o
news affecting q Negro and thei
generally fearless editorial poll
cses. they are In great demand u
the south. For example. the sec
ond large northern newspaper
reported IN July 1912 that II
national edition fmost Of whicl
II sold IN the south) had fifty-si'
per cent Of the total circulation
Of both local and national ed
iona
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19

The Rev. Charles A.. Hill.
chairman OF the Citizens commit
tee for jobs IN War Industry. an
nounced that the committee
plans an Emancipation cele-
bration either January I. or 3.
THE NAACP. Urban league,
CAW-CIO. Council OF Churches
and numerous organizations have
agreed 10 jointly sponsor Eman-
cipation celebration at the Cass
Technical High school n we can
secure an outstanding speaker"
stated the Rev. Mr.. Hill.
Wendell Willkis and Philip
Murray have been contacted for
The program.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
Native Son
BOOK 3-INSTALLMENT v

I'LL SEE THAT his rights are protected NAV 81,
HELL man! You can't do him any good :" "" said
Max turned to Bigger.
Don't let these people scare you Bigger"
Bigger heard, but did not answer.
What in hell you Reds can get out of bothernp vii,
black thing like that God only knows" Buckles "a
rubbing his hands across his eyes. '
you're afraid that you won't be able to kill tb; ~
before the April elections if handle the case a
you, Buckley?" Jan asked. ens
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19

punt up lne pfODlemS, hopes
and ambitions OF Negroes in the
present world crisis better than
sny other publication"
Number and Circulation
Reliable figures on circulation
Of Negro newspapers are difficult
II not impossible TO obtain. Ayers
Newspaper Directory for 1912 lists
only fifty-nine out OF a grand total
CT fraternal. college. and other
similar papers) which submit
their circulation figures. but even
this small number will give us
fair clue TO the circulation fig
ures OF the entire Negro press.
The Directory lists ten newspa-
pers with an Audit Bureau OF
Circulation totaling .30S; eight
publishers sworn statements to-
falling 1891; and forty-one pub
fishers unsworn statements. re-
ports. or estimates totaling sS7.-
271--a grand total OF 910,526 for
tho fifty-nine papers. The papers
listed in the Directory are, OF
course. the largest and the most
prosperous among the Negro
newspapers. A liberal estimate OF
the probable circulation for the
remaining ninety-nine newspapers
not reported by the Directory may
come 10 247,500. or an average OF
1900 per paper. The grand total
circulation Of all the one hum
dred and fifty-eight newspapers
by this estimate comes to 1,lbS,O2o.
According 10 a release from the
Bureau Of the Census, one hun
bred and fifty-five papers out OF
the total OF two hundred and ten
reported a total circulation OF
1876 500 In 1910. Probably. by a
liberal count. the remaining fifty
FIVE papers whic'. had failed TO
make any report had an average
circulation OF $500 each. This
gives us the grand total OF 1,4l4.-
100 for two hundred and ten
I, newspapers. II we deduct from
this totaI the circulation figures
CT the fifty-two religious. frater-
raj, college. and other similar pa
pers included IN this grand total,
the net total circulation OF the
remaining one hundred and If
weight newspapers comes Ia
1.2s4.100. which Is not far off
from our previous estimate based
upon the figures given by Ayers
Directory.
The present war has stimulated
greater interest In the Negro press
and has undoubtedly increased lis
circulation. In fact. one Negro
chain newspaper which had the
highest circulation in 1941 claim
ed total circulation OF 225.0ol
week IN June 1912 and another
Of 10000 n week in November
1912 Mere circulation figures vii
not. OF course. give us the actua
number OF the reading public
since. quite often, one paper u
read by several persons. II Is ais'
true that many persons buy tive
papers: one. local Negro paper
ana the other. a national Negr'
paper. On a conservative estImat'
n would be safe 70 presume tina
The number Of readers of Negr'
papers would come 10 between
10000 900 20 100000
The Negro press IL represented
IN thirty~tvo states and the Dis
trict OF Columbia. the only state'
| not having any representation ar
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19
The Negro
Press Today
By Y. V. OAK
WIlberfOrce, Ohio
WIdenIng Horizon (contInuedl


TO THE LIST OF papers already
mentioned for their distinguish
ed service in the previous articles
must be added the name OF the
Journal And Guide which is re-
earded by many educators as the
leading newspaper OF the South.
II deserves special mention for its
long. faithful. and useful service.
and for its fearless but less SEN
sational approach to the prob
lens OF the Negro. Mr.. w. J.
Trent. Jr., Racial Relations or
fcer. Washington. DC. declares
that the editorials OF this paper
point up the problems, hopes
and ambitions OF Negroes in the
present world crisis better than
sny other publication"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
May Day Plans Underway

Visitors from many points on the
Shore are expected to witness the
\annual May Day Celebration which
will be held on Saturday, May q
on the east campus at the State
Teachers College in Salisbury. Miss
Dorothy Siddons, of Princess Anne
elected Queen of the May by hel
fellow students, will preside over
the program planned in her honor
At $500 o'clock she will be crowned
by William Newcomb, of Cambridge
elected Best All Around Man in
the recent campus leaders contest
Thomas Hardy, of Chesapeake City
is a member of the Queens Court
A large number Of alumni will at
tend the business meeting scheduled
at 3:45 that afternoon. Following
this meeting, everyone will be in
vited to an informal tea in the Social
Room of the college. The Queens
Dinner, to which the members of the
Queens Court will be guests, will
be served at $3.50 p. m. The Cam
bridge High School Swing Band, un-
der the direction of J. Wade Caruth-
ers, teacher of social science in
that school, and an alumnus of S.
T. c., will furnish music for the
Queens Ball to be held at 500
O'Clock that evening. This event
also promises to be gala affair
since it will be sponsored not only
by the college undergrad" but
by the alumni.
Senior students from the high
schools of the Eastern Shore are in
vited to the May Day Exercises at
s. T. c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
PORT DEPOSIT

Mrs. Fred Wiable and Mrs. John
Bitner gave birthday party on
Friday evening in honor of Mrs.
Frank Bitner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stebbing
had as their weekend guest their
son Christie Stebbing, of Park
ton, Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman, of Clare
don, Va, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w.
o. Hoffman.
Mrs. Merrill Gibson and Miss
Hannah Pugh have secured positions
with the Government at Aberdeen.
Miss Mary Holm has been visit
ing friends in Southern Maryland.
Miss Bessie Taylor had as recent
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hur-
lock and Miss Kate Hurlock, of Bal
timore.
|, The Hytheham Club will be Hos
tess to the Federation of Women's
Clubs on May z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson at
tended the wedding of Mr.. Gibson s
brother in Middletown, Delaware.
Miss Alberta Barr has returned
from visit to her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Harlow, Norristown, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
INsTALMENT SALES ACT

An Act was passed by the General
Assembly of Maryland and became
effective June LIST, 1941. regulating
instalment sales and instalment
sales agreements, lease agreements
and lay-a-way plans. This Act is
for the protection of the buyer and
some of the important features OF
the Act are stated here in order that
the public may be informed of their
rights under same.
When a deposit is made on mer-
chandise, before conditional sales
contract is signed, the seller shall
Immediately deliver to the buyer a
receipt showing the buyers uncondi-
tional right to cancel the agreement
and get refund of his deposit The
Act requires that the instalment
sales contract shall be: filled out
completely; show cash price of mer-
chandise; down payment: finance
charges; itemized insurance cover
age, if any; amount of note; num-
Der of payments; amount of pay
.ments. The buyer, upon signing a
contract, shall automatically re-
ceive a copy of same and shall re-
ceive a copy of insurance policy, if
any, in specified time. If, after sign
ing a conditional sales contract, a
buyer is required to make additional
payments before delivery, he has
certain rights to cancel this con-
tract and receive partial refund of
payment When contract is paid
out in advance the buyer shall re-
ceive refund on charges.
Upon default in payment and re-
possession, the buyer, in most cases,
has a right to pay his contract up
to date and gain possession OF mer-
chandise. In cases where merchan-
disc is repossessed and the buyer has
decided to make no more payments
and has no further interest in mer-
chandise, he is under no further
obligation to the finance company
or seller, and the finance company
or seller cannot collect a deficiency
therefore.
All persons, excepting banking
institutions, are prohibited from
engaging in the business of sales
finance company in Maryland with
out procuring license from the Ad-
ministrator of Loan Laws.
The Office of the Administrator
Of Loan Laws is maintained by the
State of Maryland from the license
fees mentioned above, for the pro-
lection of the rights of the public
Address all inquiries to the Office of
the Administrator Of Loan Laws,
700 Calvert Building, Baltimore,
Maryland
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
Pinned Under
Fire Engine

Martin Richard Supplee, Inter
course, was pinned beneath the In
tercourse fire engine when it over
turned on a curve on the Newport
road, near Intercourse, Friday
evening, during a test run.
Nelson Brackbill, nineteen, son of
Amos Brackbill, chief Of the Inter
course Fire Company, was driving
the engine when wheel slipped OF
the paved highway onto the soft
dirt, causing him to lose control.
Supplee, who was aged II years
died in the General Hospital two
hours after the accident He received
a fractured jaw, fracture of the
right hip, compound fracture of left
leg and two fractured fingers. He
also was badly burned about the
legs with sulphuric acid, which
spilled from bottles on the truck.
Elan M. Smoker and David q
Lapp, who reside nearby, raised the
engine from the pinned youth with
the use Of their farm tractors.
Supplee was a son of George
Bair and Mary Blanche Supplee
and was a senior at the East Lam
peter High School.
Sun, Quarryville, Pa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
Sheriff S Sale OF Real Estate

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias
issued out of the Circuit Court for
cecil County at the suit of Charles
Town Sand and Stone Corporation to
the use of Helen Davis Smith vs.. Eli
s. Seminar, No. 10 Judicials. June
Term, 1942, / have levied upon all
the right, title, interest and estate
OF Eli s. Seminar in and to all that
lot OF land situate in the Seventh
Election District of Cecil County
on the north side of the public road
from Principle Furnace to Whitak-
er's Mill ADJOINING property of the
Baltimore and OHIO Railroad and
others containing twenty-eight ac-
res, more or less, improved by
frame dwelling house and out
buildings, and being the same prop
erty of which Alderman B. Sent
man died, seized and possessed in
testate leaving as his heirs at law,
his four children, Frank r. Sent
man, Eli S. Seminar, Harry A. Sent
man and Eleanor Gibson.
And will sell the same by public
auction at the Court House Door in
the Town of Elkton, Cecil County
ON
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1912
AT IL o'clock, A. M.
Terms of sale are cash. Costs of
conveyance, including State and
Federal Revenue Stamps to be paid
by the purchaser.
DAVID ]. RANDOLPH,
Sheriff of Cecil Co.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
PASSES AWAY

Christopher C. Mccullough, SO,
native of Cecil County and one OF
the last Civil War veterans of Della
ware County, Pa, died at Ridley
Park, Pa, April IS, after a long
illness.
He is survived by his widow, a
son, two daughters, seven grand
children and nine great-grandchil-
dren.
Mr.. Mccullough enlisted in the
Union forces in 1862, and served
until 1865 as a member of the 9Th
Maryland Infantry. He fought with
General Sheridan, was wounded
and captured in the Battle of the
Wilderness; contracted typhoid few
er in Libby Prison, then was ex-
changed for Confederate prisoners.
He later became corporal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
WOODLAND

The Dime Social is to be Wed
neseday night, the 9Th in the
Church House.
Mrs. Herman Jackson is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. William
Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sebold, Car
olyn and Richard spent Sunday
the 18th with their daughter al
Selleysville, Del.
Miss Leila Thompson was din
ner guest of Mrs. Robert Lynch Of
Harrisville, Sunday.
Mr. Wilmer Brown has moved
his family from Fair Lawn Farm to
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmer Brown.
Mrs. Gilbert SINNERS dinner
guests Tuesday, the 22nd, were
Mrs. Aruthr Benjamin, Mrs. Harold
Tyson, Mrs. Rufus Benjamin and
Mrs. Wrightson Charsha.
The annual business meeting Of
the Embroidery Club met with Mrs
George Poist, Wednesday of last
week.
Mr.. Forrest Charsha, former resi-
dent of this section died from Q
heart attack, Saturday, in a hos
pital in Yonkers, N. Y. Funeral
services were held in Baltic, We'd
nesday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Miss Lorraine McCardell, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McCar
dell of Liberty Grove and Richard
]. Mcneil, SON of Mrs Robert Lynch
of Harrisville were married Satur
day, the 25th at the Presbyterian
Manse in Bel Air by the Rev. E
Glenn Switzer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
Town Meeting

At the Town Meeting, held Tues
day evening in the Recreation Room
of Firemen's Hall, reports OF the
various departments were made by
the Town Commissioners and the
following nominations made fol
Commissioners to be voted on the
second Monday in May,--the 18th
between the hours of and 6 p. M,
when five members of the Board OF
Town Commissioners will be elected
to serve for the ensuing year. The
nominees are:
Walter M. Cameron, ST., w. L.
Ely, E. L. Haines, ]. C. Hindman
Everett Johnson, F. M. Kennard
c. e. Marker, N. j. Reynolds, Thos.
B. Robertson, j. Earl Tyson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
NATIONAL MAGNESIUM COR
PORATION ACQUIRE CON-
NOR FARM

During the past week the large
dairy farm of Mrs. Clara e. Conner
adjoining the former Bradley farm,
has been purchased by the National
Magnesium Corporation. This will
make q valuable addition to the
holdings Of that company and 1t is
understood is to be used for the
further expansion of their activities
in this section. Wheeler & Grier,
Realtors negotiated this sale. The
same brokers have also sold for the
National Bank of Rising Sun to
Albert c. GRAPHICAL of Liberty Grove,
Md, the large dwelling, warehouse
and two acres Of land at Calvert,
Cecil County, near the historic old
Brick Meeting House. Mr.. GRAPHICAL
will occupy this as his future home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-01
To Observe Metho-
dist Student Day

Members Of James Methodist
Church will observe the list annuai
Methodist Student Day on June "A.
the Rev. j. B. Dickerson announced
today.
Originally known as Children's or
College Day, contributions VIII pc
received on that day for the student
Loan Fund, providing loans Ior
those students who otherwise mignt
not be able to secure coiiege
education.
The necessity for continuance OF
Christian education in these war
years is being stressed, the Rev MT.
Dickerson said. The need for aid for
students is greater than ever before
if all the precepts of Christian ideai-
ism and democracy are to continue
undated.
Previous donations to the Fund
have ranged from the avalanche OF
small coins that constitute the ma
jority of the annual collections 10
insurance endowment policies and
large individual contributions.
Not only Methodists contribute TO
the fund, the Rev. Dickerson added.
Many persons of other religious
beliefs have made donations to
aid those students who are the po-
tential guardians of our nations
future.
Since it's inception, 70 years ago,
the Student Loan Fund has provld-
ed more than 100000 to over
$4,000 students who have studied in
$50 Methodist and accredited nom
Methodist schools. of learning from
coast to coast.
In announcing the annual ma
tional observance of Methodist Stu
dent Day, DR.. Harry Wright Nc
Pherson, executive secretary and
director of the Student Loan Fund
of the Methodist Board of Educa-
ton in Nashville, Tenn, pointed
out:
eff each of the more than 8,OOO,-
600 members of the Methodist
churches in America contribute only
a dime, or a Defense Stamp in equal
amount, we can be assured OF one OF
the largest contributions in history
to this worthy enterprise.
eve must look to the students OF
today to provide the leaders OF to-
morrow who can and will make this
world a better place in which to
live, he added. "Only in the main
tenance of the high standards that
have always characterized our
Christian institutions of learning
and in the provision of aid to worthy
students can we hope to benefit
not only our, individual communi-
ties, but our nation and the world. J"