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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-06
School Children
Join Drive for
Metal /, Rubber
Pupils Tell Housewives
How to Help Saturdays
Tin-Can Collection

Augmented by forces Of school
children. both public and paro-
chial; farm implement statesmen
and labor representatives. the salv-
age drive took on new momentum
today.
Salvage authorities predicted
hundreds of tons of additional
metal and rubber would soon be
flowing from new channels.
The school children's aid was
made a certainty today with a
meeting between the county salv-
age committee and representatives
of the public and parochial schools
at the Statler Hotel. Plans will be
laid for the participation of the
children not only in the collection
of scrap but also to help dis
tribute information into the homes.
SCHOOLS INSTRUCTED
The city schools were instructed
yesterday to circulate messages on
the collection Of tin cans on Sat-
urday, as the start of the co-opera-
ton between the schools and the
salvage committee. II was an
nounced the tin can collections will
not only be made in Wayne
County. but throughout the south
em part of Oakland and all the
communities in Macomb County.
The salvage committee today
hailed the best single offer of CO.
Operation in the scrap drive. II
came from the Farm Implement
Dealers Association who offered
their entire staff of travelling
statesmen to help in the hunt for
metal and rubber and other mate
rails.
The implement dealers offer
will place rs. men at the disposal
of the committee in a rural scrap
cleanup campaign. The statesmen
will use their own cars to track
down iron and steel on farms in
the Lower Peninsula.
FIVE MEETINGS SET
To help this cleanup drive. five
meetings have been scheduled with
county salvage chiefs. The first
was held yesterday and the second
will be today at Gaylord. Others
are scheduled this week in Ann
Arbor. Saginaw and Kalamazoo.
The Lower Peninsula meetings
will be addressed by Reau Ramp,
regional representative of the con-
servation division of the War Pro-
duction Board; John d. McGillis,
executive secretary of the state
salvage committee; S. f. Larson
secretary of the Farm Implement
Dealers Association; E. E. Filkins,
branch manager of the John Deer
ing Plow Company. and Z. c. Jew
EFT. branch manager of the Inter
national Harvester Company of
Jackson.
Representatives of the AFL and
the Go have been comforting with
state committee on their partici-
patton in the scrap campaign. No
definite plans have been approved
as yet but willingness to cooper
ate was expressed at the meeting.
Meanwhile. the UAW-CIO yes
terday donated 5000 pounds of
scrap in the form of steel Orders
which had been removed in the
remodeling on the new JAW head
quarters at Cass and Milwaukee
avenues. The Orders had been cut
into sections to facilitate their re-
moval to the steel mills.
Another large donation was re-
|ceived yesterday from the Family
Theater, which turned over three
to four tons of iron and steel. This
included an iron staircase and
metal seats.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-06
HELD az HOURS MORE

The plump. blond manicurist
was ordered held for another AZ
hours late yesterday at a habeaS
corpus proceeding at which Assist
ant Prosecutor William Bolio de-
clared she was suspected as a
part Of the conspiracy"
Henry Nj. Rottman. attorney for
Miss James. contended her story
of how a hennaed bum" had
administered the knockout drops
TO Mccoy had been substantiated.
He pointed out 10 Circuit Judge
James f.. Chenot that newspaper
stories had quoted police as saying
they knew who the second woman
was,
I'VE don't know who the
other woman was" Sergeant
Raymon INTERCEPTED I'VE
haven't been able 10 establish
that there was a third person
in the room.
$50 far it's purely her story.
We had an anonymous call tell
ing us the address of the party
YOU want, but we have been
unable to find her and know
nothing of her"
What about the bellboy who
said he saw the other woman ."
Rottman asked.
We've talked 10 all the bell
boys in the hotel but three, and
as yet we haven't located any
who saw such n woman" Ray
mond retorted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-06
SUSPECT IN CONSPIRACY

Judge Chenot asked Bolio II HI
regarded Miss James as princi
pal witness or part Of the con
Splracy.
I'VE suspect her A. part OF
the conspiracy" Bolio replied.
Later the girl complained Il
policewomen in the cell block a
police headquarters that She va.
i'll. Taken TO Receiving Hospital
doctors were unable TO find any
thing wrong with her.
Although never convicted OF
crime. the James girl is wei
known 10 police. Questioned by
homicide detectives. she is Secre
tive about her birth and earlN
childhood. but records reveal thai
she was first picked up by police
women AT II. 1t was for investi
cation Of a morals charge, bu'
she was not taken to court.
Later she was known 10 police
for a quarrel with Ben Feldman
operator of tho Washington Hotel
Feldman. also held AS a materia
witness in the death Of Mccoy
was released late yesterday
Questioned by Prosecutor vii
liam A. Bowling. Feldman sale
that he had known Miss James
three years.
"She has embarrassed me so
often that 7 have been TRYING 10
see less of her" he said But
she would not stop coming TO
the hotel"
II was because Of these quarrels
that police twice brought her Il
headquarters for questionin &
Once. police said. she started {
fire in one of the rooms Of tn
Washington Hotel, threatening e
burn il down.
Another time she was arrested
after she threatened 10 shoo
Feldman with a revolver that ;
guest had left in one of the hote
rooms, officers said.
Both times Feldman refused Il
prosecute and the cases were
dropped.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-06

Three Comic Pages every day
I'm Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-06
Be||hops Face
Quiz on Women
At Death Party
Blond Manicurist Sticks
TO Story of 'Redhead'
Poisoning Man in Hotel

Homicide detectives hoped today
TO CLEAN from hotel records anc
hotel employees some clew which
would indicate definitely whether
red haired bum" participated
in the party which ended in the
death of Capt. -to-be Clyde Mccoy
by knockout drops.
That official suspicion was veer.
ing between the unknown red.
head and blond haired Anna
James, %. already in custody. was
indicated when Detective Ser
geants Delbert Raymond and
Charles Buckholdt declared:
1--WE are going TO question all
the bellhOps at the hotel where
Mccoy died to determine
whether there were three people
In McCoy's room when drinks
were brought up there. We will
also check room service records.
Thus far all we have Is Miss
James word that there was
another woman present"
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-05-15
The Riverb end al Clr3 net

The Riy erb end Ill Clr3 act
at The 54rl Hacker home NJ, g.
Mrs. Rorri son and I4rs. KerJulla
were elactei Clothing & B4'-ing
LEADERS,, Mrs. Week 2rt, Cunning
Loaler. Ruth Johnson, rop3. t.2r:
Virginia Eutt2, song lcaQ -: ana
cho-r leaders, Gw2ndolyn .!aese
AMI Lao1a DcL4nu. Tt MT cen-
aral fRatil1g Will b 1t Ror son's
June Il. Virginia Hutte IL. Gala
Sckort will plan the pro ga. The
r2craation corn .ittee i s Mi, "a
berry ana L2oIa D3L1no. Virginia
Laao52 aud Baroara Il -ckcr ere q p
Pointed to select n2w name for
the club. The girls enrolled in the
clothing proj Jet will I4set at Kar-
tul1a' u May Is, ala tn canning
girls ID Ii l.cot Nay a..
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-05-15

The t-rlo@icon Legion requests
c.-i.t z7ou c,ay .1oct ct TIC Rocroa-
t1o:2 -c1l saturday evening at Sin
..aJ 5or 1 or the purpose Of clean
ms Up go CoIotorys Bring ral1o,
'2oo n shovel or scythe.
lorGo Turn out is REQUESTED.
w.t. Gill
Adjutc,lt
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-05-15

There will be NEE in Of
all the boys enrolled il the i'd
might Sun :; North Star al Clubs
last year, in the Extension office
on9ay evening ! ay 18. Plan to
De present SO election Of officers
anc project work may be started.
Our Gang Al Club looting
-ay 81 at the home Of Gene MARSHAL
The Wasilla Homomakors Club
net With hrs. Nartin Olson lay Is.
RS. Isaacs demons tratoc7 The card
ing of wool for conf ort ers.
Ers. Isaacs was elected by the
Club to visit Al Gardens.
A Demons tration Dinner was
served by M1so LOSING to the
aivorbonc, Homomal1ers Club lfay 10.
Tho Demons tration Agent explained
the rood requirement charts for
women, orpl1ozing the Importance Of
M TX, buttor, green Scyellow vogot-
a9les, fruits, and cereals.
rs. 2uacns from was selected bv
the group to visit Al gardens.
Flona wore rado for gathorina
grasses in juno for basket making
next Wintor.
Butte 5fomcnakors Club = Law FL
Bob Walker homo
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-05-15

5z2'3D CLEANING 3QUI Pli...3lIT oRI1RlD
:. now modern 3 screen clipper
tanning ii II has boon r'orcd by
tho AsR. &C. FOR cleaning local
5000 grain. Some grains can be
separated from others by screening,
altho the particular interest is
conferred in separating weot. seeds
from the grain.
The machine, according to H.
c. Hanson was ordered fer 1.R.R.C.
use, but will be available to far
mers who wish to use it at q nom
inal charge.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-05-15
sELEcTIY.z- SERVICE -apVIsoRY BOARD

Gnng g01o uea anu k gle have been
v1c
0N 10O"A A0VA'o oo1ro Is
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-05-15

HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Tom -of2itt has been adj
mitted for observation.
Gene Dinl1le, Ilrs. Carl Will
son and baby, HRS. Jack Fielder
and baby and Alex Thorsc.I we're
discharged from the Hospital this
week.
- BUTTE Al Club NEE ting -11ay 90
Ellsworth home.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27

al ideals with the economic factor
of the private housing business.
Every interested individual and
organization must write a protest
to Walter C. Coffey, president OF
the University and the Board OF
Regents, University of Minnesota
Copies of such protests should be
sent to the N. A. A. C. P, 240 So
Fourth St.
This is a splendid opportunity
for action on the part of the Uni
versity for concrete demonstra-
ton in the democratic process-the
process for which we are now be-
ing asked to fight for and to die
for.
Under Guy Stanton Ford there
was no equivocation with discrim-
ination. We had hoped that under
President Coffey that we would
continue the fine example set by
President Ford but, alas, it seems
not so.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27

rental of rooms which would hold
II men. 1t was the opinion of this
man that the house was to be an
International House similar to
houses on other northern campuses.
With that in mind, white students
as well as colored students were
contacted with the hope that cos
mopolitan tone could be obtained.
The University, however, was
not honest in this endeavor. AS
quickly as white boy moved into
this house, he was ordered to leave
by University officials. Repeated
conferences of representative Ne
gro and white students and alumni
could not alter the policy of the
University. This policy was estab-
lished to be: 1. The University had
just one problem of housing-that
one concerned only Negro students.
2. The University was not in the
housing business and did not wish
to compete with owners of private
houses on and about the campus as
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
Robinson Gives
$50 to st. James
A. NJ. E.. Church
CHARLOTTE Perfect IN
SPIRES GIFT FOR CHURCH

Charlotte Perfect, 14-year-old
dancing daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Perfect, 935 Thomas st., in
spired Bill "Bojangles" Robinson to
give St. James A. M. E. Church a
gift of $50 during the morning
service, Sunday, March %. Miss
Perfect, who danced on the Or
pheum stage in st. Paul with Bill
Robinson when he appeared here
ten years ago, made telephone
call to the famous "Bojangles" re-
questing that he appear at a tea
that the Young Missionary Society
of the Church was giving that day
at the Sterling Club. Mr.. Robinson
informed his young admirer that
he couldn't make an appearance at
the tea but that he would come to
the morning service at the church.
Mr.. Robinson made a short talk at
the morning service and then pre-
scented the church with $50 as a
gift from little Miss Perfect.
Miss Perfect scored second hit
that day when she turned in $16
at the Young Missionary Tea at the
Sterling Club and was crowned
Queen of the tea. She is working
hard to make it three and out on
Friday, May /, at the celebrated
Queen of Nations contest, directed
by Gladys Lewis Harris, where she
is the Princess of the American
Indian group.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
james T. Logan.

was obviously worried about that
remark. Then Bill replied: 81
would have gotten up in time to be
out here at $3.50 a. M, instead of
II o'clock" This remark is char
acteristic of the man, for most of
the money that he has made he has
given away to help some unfor-
tunate person. In his giving b.
jangles is a true democrat (note
the word begins with small "d') -,
because race, creed or color does
not enter into his mind when the
opportunity presents itself to help
some unfortunate individual or
some worthy cause. In the CONVEX
sation with his manager, I found
out that they are trying to find
somebody to write biography of
Bill. AS I left the theatre
thought to myself, how 1 would like
to have the honor of writing the
biography of this amazing little
nimble footed Negro, who has made
millions laugh for nearly forty
years and expects to keep 'em
laughing for forty more! 1t would
be an easy assignment it seems to
me, because it would write itself
C. T. R. N, st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
Let EN- Fly
By HOBART T. MITCHELL

The church was one of those
framed-house affairs which sat
upon a little knoll in Kerr's Run, a
densely populated suburb of Pom
eroy, Ohio. Every Sunday morn
ing, rain or shine, found US in our
pew. My brother tucked on one
side of my mother and I on the
other. The sermons that were
preached and the songs that were
sung, I remember until this day.
One of the hymns that impressed
me most was wash Me And !
Shall Be Whittier Than Snow"
When the song first made its i'm
preston on me, was about seven.
A little sad, a little dreamy, I'M
pregnated with a black philosophy
could not understand that they
wanted God to wash away their
sins. I thought they wished to be-
come white, and the whole song
puzzled me. 1 was satisfied to stay
black like I was.
Years roll by. The date is March
20, 1912. I am at Wold-C Chamber
lain Airport, Minneapolis, watching
the planes. Some are gliding in,
others circling in the gray, snow
filled, sky above. All at once l
realize that I am not alone. Two
colored boys, their faces covered
with snow looking like salt and
pepper suits, approach and stand
by the fence on which I am lean
ing. An inquiring desire led me to
speak to the elder one. I said:
"What are you doing trying to
learn how to be an army aviator?"
eyes Are you?" came the
answer, from the older boy, in a
split second.
For a moment or two l was con-
fused and embarrassed in the pres
ence of these children, who looked
at me with wide, staring eyes. They
stood motionless, looking at me
trying to read the thoughts in my
eyes.
"Well :. Yes . I guess So" I
answered hesitantly.
His face was lighted up with
eternal joy; with that profound joy
which comes when a long lost
friend is found. He stopped smil
ing suddenly, climbed the fence to
get a better view of a plane COM
ing in on the runway.
Here was a boy about fifteen
years old, one of the fifteen million
Negroes fighting for a chance to
fight the enemy. In the midst of
our about war effort, the Negro,
who is seeking to share all the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
Heritage

Mortality is clay temporal spark with earth,
That you pale and dark, accidents of birth;
Beneath long you claim the mountain crest home
While may be the desert sand valleys darkest loan.
All this is human speculation, Imagnations Pigment,
You dare not chart my destiny such thing pigment
For whether you lime loan, silt or sod,
Discriminate your soul from mine without oense to God!
Them draw line around heart fence about
Toss wrench into life to halt the wheels from turning
Build no walls above my aims-Time says cannot wait,
you who would dam my way I'll hew myself gate!
Because sing when ad sip with laughter bitter wne
Think you love- Wishes less than thine?
When prescribe draughts of prejudice and CALLING rain
Think drink the cup? All, mol down the drain!
The stately mansions of soul hopes and dreams
Their touch the night day they the
And yet to win daily bread and modicum of butter,
You would condemn worm to grove in the gutter
Tether meager chances with chains Failures stakes
Give rustwheeled chariot with set and frozen brakes
Lay DER seepe hills through fields of living dead
But when reach goal amazed o. find there ahead
There calculus to the height wings shall fly,
My heritage commands far as there is sky
james T. Logan.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
PRAISES BILL ROBINSON

Editor: The writer of this ex-
preston of appreciation went back
stage in the Orpheum Theatre last
Monday to visit Mr.. William Rob-
inson who is better known as "Bill"
or "Bojangles," the sixty-three
year old ace of dancers in the world
today. I use the salutation Mister
deliberately, because Bill Robinson
is a gentleman. 1t was the first
time that 1 had ever seen this hu-
man dynamo, who does not look a
day over forty years and acts like
sixteen year old on the stage $50
l am told). I met his affable man
ager, Marty Forkins. Bojangles
regards this man not only as his
manager, but more as a friend.
Bojangles said that if some one of
fered him ten million dollars for
the position as his manager, he
would tell that person to keep his
money, "Pll stay with Marty For
kins."
While in st. Paul, the dancer
went out to the Veterans hospital
and entertained for the veterans
there. He told Mrs. johnson who
had asked him to go to the hospital
that she made one mistake. She
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
REV. NELSON AND CHARLEY
MILLER WIN IN QUIZ
CONTEST

Rev. John Nelson, pastor Of the
Apostolic Faith Mission, Eleventh
and Minnesota streets, won the first
prize in the Biblical Quiz Contest
given Thursday, March 10, by the
Mr.. and Mrs. Club of st. James
A. M. E. Church. Second prize
winner was Rev. C. B. Wheeler of
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with the
third prize going to Rev. Boyd Pat
rick, pastor of two charges in the
State of Iowa.
The audience was quizzed during
intervals and Charles Miller, clerk
of st. James Church, proved that
he knew his Bible by winning over
five of the prizes offered to the
audience. Runner-up to Charles
Miller for honors was Mr.. A. At
kins, a member of the Apostolic
Faith Mission, who was awarded
several prizes.
Musical selections were furnished
bv the Glee Club of the Church
under the direction of Mrs. b. N
Moore, wife of the pastor, Rev. B.
N. Moore, who acted as Professor
Quiz. George Brooks, Jr., pro-
prietor of the Brooks Funeral
Home, 697 Rondo Ave., acted as
master of ceremonies.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
University Fails Again on Housing

far as white students were affected.
The issue is being confused by
the University officials. For long
time it has been difficult for Negro
students to get into the dormitories
at the University. 1t has been al
most impossible for Negro students
to gain housing in private homes
although the University supervises
the standards of these homes and
could bring pressure to bear. The
University assumes that the legis-
lators and white Minnesota resi-
dents want the Negro kept in sep
arate quarters. These officials like
wise confuse democratic education
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
Cdnphor Pastors Fourth
Anniversary To Be
Celebrated

Plans have been completed for the
celebration of the fourth anniver-
sary of Rev. Clarence T. R. Mel
son, as pastor of the Camphor Me-
mortal Methodist Church, April 8,
9, 10, IL and 10. The celebration
will open on Wednesday, April 8,
with music by the choirs of the
Fourth Street Church of God in
Christ, Minneapolis, and the st.
James A. M. E. Church, St. Paul.
Elder A. W. Wilson and Rev. Ben
jamin N. Moore, pastors of the
churches, will speak. The program
on Thursday, April 9, will be in
charge Of Rev. H. W. Bolts, pas
tor of Zion Baptist Church, Min
neapolis, and Elder John A. Mel
son, pastor of the Apostolic Faith
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27

The University of Minnesota has
once more refused to face the is
sues involved in opening housing
facilities to Negro students. By
setting up a segregated Negro unit,
University officials deliberately
forestall the working of the demo-
cratic process in the field of campus
housing.
Recently the University pur-
chased a private house at 623
Washington Ave. S. E. The house
was beautifully redecorated and re-
conditioned to the tune of $4,000.
A Negro graduate student was con-
tacted and given supervision Of the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
Jolly Sixteen Presentation
Of Drumu Pleusinu

When the Jolly Sixteen club pre-
sented the three-act mystery drama
"The Mystery of the Third Gable"
at the Phyllis Wheatley House on
Thursday, March IL, they made an
other debut-this time as drama
lists.
Every act of the play was full of
thrills with the eery sounds of
thunder and lightning, the lights
going out, the mysterious con-
tinued appearance of the Ace of
Clubs, all of which kept the audi
ence in high pitch of excitement
and eager for the climax.
1t was play of only ladies, some
OF whom took the part of men and
played it very well. And it ended
happily for the lovers and the
william got his reward.
Taking part in the play were
Lucinda Hill, Mary Louise Cannon,
Allie E. Wilson, Hazel Curry, Lii
liam Carter, Marie Reddick, Esther
Byars, Harriet Jones and Lucille
McAdams.
Also assisting were Nancy Allen,
Josephine Lawrence, Hazel Merrill,
Leila Thomas, Nora Byers, Leon
ard Carter, Shirley Cannon, Audrey
Bank and Lorraine Curry.
Flossie Harris, president of the
club, was the directress.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-27
The Builders Club met at the

The Builders Club met at the
home of Mrs. J. Williams on Sat-
urday night, March Fl. The pres
ent officers were reelected for
their third term. A member was
dropped for non-attendance. Pres
emit at the meeting were Mrs. Mary
Archer, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Roland,
Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Curtis, Mrs.
Stanley Tabor, Rev. G. T. R. Mel
son, Mrs. Julia Lewis and Mrs.
Lula Keene. After the business
meeting luncheon was served by
the hostess. Time and place of the
next meeting will be announced
later.