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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Race hate and prejudice to the
right and left Of us,
War and Its fury all surrounding
After it all will there be place
for us.

for us.
Each day we read papers and
books and see pictures of all kinds
Of defense work in progress. We see
and hear about what great work
the Red Gross is doing, but in how
many pictures have you seen the
Negro? Do you ever read in the
white papers what the Negroes are
contributing as their share in the
great field OF defense? We as race
can answer these questions in the
negative, simply because our white
brothers who have charge Of the
defense work as well as one great
democracy. have not found a place
for us, and we stand aside and ask
why? Is 1t because we are black?
Aren't our brains equal to those
OF any other race? Have we eve:
betrayed our country in any way
or fallen down on any neager JOB
that our government saw fit to
give us? Why?
! wonder when this war Is over
il we as a Negro race will be able
to stand as a real race, not the
downtrodden race. and sing our
national Negro anthem with its full
meaning. Especially these lines,
Thou who has by Thy might, led
us into the light, Keep us forever
in Thy path we pray" and too. we
may even sing America, not as we
sing i now, as form; but as Our
Country" Each man and worft5r
who has reached the required age
will be able to cast his vote and
help make the laws Of their country
How will the Negroes in some Of
the southern states feel when they
are sent TO defend this country. in
which they have never been al
lowed TO cast a vote2 Each day the
Bible Is being fulfilled and believe
as many of us do that when this
war is over, we will live in a new
world and Ethiopia shall stretch
forth her hands and become a ma
ton"
America is all the country and
homeland we know and whether
the white man who rules it finds
a place for us or not il we believe
and have faith, there will even
tually be place for us, and our
ability and rights will stand out re-
gardless, and instead OF US standing
at the door or gate begging and
fighting for an opportunity, we will
join hands with the other races and
march in together. - Sara Pollitt
Corbin, 3436 Arndt street, Detroit
Mich. -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
GENERAL MOTORS


ToutRer OF The ttN-tt0 and c. E. Wilson, president
Of General Motors made headlines in the daily press
all over the nation. Reuther has plan for war
production which Mr. Wilson thinks is fancful and
the debate was a nice publicity stunt with most OF
The laurels going to Mr. Wilson because the news
paper bows who covered the debate knew which side
of the bread had the butter or at least their editors
Knew interest mounted however when Carl
Fesser OF the Labor Press questioned the president
of General Motors about discrimination in the en-
ployment Of Negroes and Jews. Mr. wilson was
Quoted as follows in answer:
I'VE General N0toTSJ are completely in line
with the governments orders One of the difficulties
is that sometimes minority groups try to get
position Of preference by agitation,
This last sentence of Mr.. Wilson's is proof that
in some particulars he is either fool or an ignora-
mus Imagine the underfed, under-houSed and I'M
emploved thousands of Negroes in America trying
to get position of preference when the very
survival of the race is being threatened by Job dis
elimination Indeed we have to "agtate" in order
to c2ist at al in this great democratic land. Mr..
Wilson evidently is sufficiently removed from the
life and death struggle of our group in America to
indulge in some very fancifu thinking himself.
On the score of agitation, Mr.. Wilson should
lmow that the employment policies of General Motors
and similar big businesses are directly responsible 1Or
the agitation to which he objects and this agitation
seeks to give black Americans the equal opportunities
which they deserve and are determined to get, not
vithstanding Mr. Wilson. The executive order
2qanst discrimination in industry to which he refers
y as won through agitation and threatened march
on Washington The anti-Negro policies of General
Motors of which Carl Hessler spoke represent the
abuses of democracy and we are going to agitate
until doomsday to see that these abuses are ended.
We have reason to believe that the opinions eX-
pressed by Mr.. Wilson are shared by the majority
Of industriaIsts in America. The Fair Employment
PRACTICES Committee created by the President would
not be necessary if this were not so. Every con-
scious lover Of the democratic way of life must
understand that the time has at last when these
biased and prcudiccd opinions must be attacked and
up-rQoted il We expect to save democracy. We are
at war with the-op opinions Of Mr. Wilson on World
scale and We shah not win this war until they are
defeated mere too.
The aboG.iouists agitated until we were finally
emancipated and every step of the way toward true
democracy for people has been preceded by great
agitation. The end and motive Of this agitation has
been the fufilIment Of our Godgiven right to walk
the world as free free from tyranny and oppres-
sion from terrorism and preiudces which mock
democracy Analysed in the light of our past and
our present the statement Of Mr.. Wilson becomes
filthy libel upon a deserving people.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
The Facts In Our News
BY HORACE A. WHITE

could have no quarrel with his sin
cere effort to secure the Sojourner
Truth Homes for Negro occupancy:
Then it comes down to what is the
real motive. There was no real
motive. They did not want TO de-
stroy unity in the Sojourner Truth
effort, II was simply some bungling
and self-centered people who
wanted to do something and wanted
to do it the wrong way and because
that way did not prevail they were
little angry. l know all OF them
and can vouch for their sincerity
in the effort for the Sojourner
Truth Homes. Some Of them are
little minded people but their
hearts are in the right place. They
said they had some startling facts
to bring out but none of them pre-
sented any. l am sure that every
body will be glad TO know that
hey-were tremendously interested
in seeing that Negroes occupy the
Sojourner Truth Homes. which is
the interest OF us all.
THE PARADE
The Sojourner Truth Citizens
committee is planning a parade
from the Art Institute TO the So
journer Truth monument on Cadil-
lac Square. This parade seeks 20
bring to the attention Of all America
that Negroes have been discrimi-
mated against despite the fact that
the President has asked no discrimi-
nsion because OF race, creed. or
color. The Negro people love
America. They want to do their
full share in her protection. They
are going to insist upon doing their
full share because they know that
America needs their full share in
the armed forces and in the FAC
tories. So every red-blooded Ameri-
can Negro will be in that line saying
by his presence that America and
all that she is and hopes TO be must
be shared with the American Negro
il America is TO continue TO unfold
demoersticslly.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
BOOK NOTES
By GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

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as an aI,is' Is Guns lSh'iy slow'nE
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11

In its April / issue the Daily
Worker attacks the return OF the
picture Gone With the Wind" to
Broadway and points out that it
sis an anti-democratic film that
-fsisifies history the interest OF
the pro-slavery elements that still
exist in our national life. 80" The
author of the article, David Plat.
adds that Maurice HinduS reports
that one of the only English
language books permitted in con-
quered Czechoslovakia is Gone
With the Wind"
The vast importance OF the movies
in molding American public opinion
cannot be questioned and Negroes
must always be alert to the manner
in which they are presented. Gone
With the Wind" book and movie,
glorify a period in American history
in which there was no glory when
man lived upon TIE bitter toll Of his
fellow man who was in servitude.
There are many lesser pictures
which are equally vicious in their
presentation Of the Negro which
must be attacked. We often wonder
why Negroes viii allow themselves
to be cast in roles which are de-
basing to themselves and to the
race. A few more artists with the
courage Of Paul Robson would dc
much to bring this situation out into
the light OF day and solidify the
opposition OF the Negro public to
the constant use by Hollywood oil
the old stereotypes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
CONANT GARDENS
MRS. LEILA HENDRICKS

anu '''ei
sponstoiiity for its young suit
able housing, adequate food, rec
reation and guidance. were emnha-
.iuoa =. -. a,,.;o. :, -.
siNeu 90 -''''0' 'e u -'0'"e
mood
Mrs. Ella GOODWIN became
member OF the CLUB, Mrs. Charles
Hodge reported the home Relations
meetlnS al the Lucy thurman w.
CA Mrs. Emella Caoule' chair
man, Inc ciuo VIII participate IN
the Mother and Daughters tea 10
be given at the YW.C.A. May 10
and also the June festival be-
ginning June 10,
Inc next meeting. which Is
social for the members, Will be in
the evening Mrs. Charles
Hodge OF l9oO9 Gallagher street.
al Oe i'os'eSS'
Community Baptist Church
Rev. E. G. Melvin. Pastor
B The church sponsored a musical
lea recently at the Lucy Thurman
.WC.A. c. n Berry humor-
ouSIy presided during the interest,"
ing program. - Participants were
the Cavaliers quartet. James Jones,
tenor. A. France Theodore Hunt.
Mrs. Mildred Tate, Mrs. Aeie Mae
thompson ana Kew. u. Melvin.
Mrs V. V. kilgore was general
CHAIRMAN; Mrs. Mary Hill, program
chairman: Mrs. F. Jones. social
committee, and Mrs. LEILA Vaughn
had charge OF the ushers; she was
assisted by Misses Carrie Smith,
M.Idred Fando,ph' anna nae whit
ley' VIVIAN No"eI ana Lime
ocrusss.
MIS-, ihez Duger PRESIDED az me
YEA taole, Whien was covered with
oeau'lful lace cover centered by
oowl OF fragrant spring flowers
MAY They Live Happily
Ever Afterward
We extend congratulations and
ee''- y 80 "a ffti-iNifs Ernest
James -thee -t5eetsh-Jahe Burris)
VINO We're wed recently in Toledo,
ONO. Beulah was Sunday school
pupil oil ours IN me not so long ago
now swiftly time passes! We
must De getting old, my! my!
SO many OF our pupils are getting
married now, Wen, anyway.
Ine young coupe are ifElhs al iS4S6
orleans. BeuIahs mother is
Mrs Minnie Bell Wei known
Norhender.
Flying Cloud Quartetts
The Flying Cloud quartet and
sometimes quinlette, OF local radio
lame presented an interesting pro-
gram FRIDAY evening at me Peace
baptist cnuren OF when Kew. L. T.
naEfOT IhGN
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11

There is a green hill far away.
Without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was erucified
Who died to save us all"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
By GERTRUDE MARTIN

The Negro Caravan" Dryden
Press. 1903 Park avenue. New York
81 25l is a defnitive anthology o.
Negro literature and one that is far
superior 10 any other collection Of
Negro writing which has been pub
lishcd Every field is represented
here. the short story. blues. folk
songs. biographies, speeches. PAM
phlcts. essays. letters, novels and
plays from Phyllis Wheatley 10 the
prcScn; day As the editors state;
1T presents the literary record
Of Americas largest minority group.
and in doing SO it sheds Light upon
American culture and minority
problems. It pieces out a mosaic
more representative than is 10 be
found in any other single volume "
The editors comments at the be-
ginning OF each section are excel
ten; iltc.Iry- criticism embracing as
they do The relation Of the authors
20 the broad social scene. The liml-
.o,'s u 80 ,.., 49, -, ~ 70
80 .., so t''N "
~ ,....-;-, ,..,,,soa .o,,o-, o,,or
1000 pages and neglects no field or
writer among Negroes Angelo
Herndon's Let Me Live" Elizabeth
heck'eys 'Behind me scenes an
article on politics by halph bunche
and an essay by Katherine Duhnam
are AZ! represented mere as Wen as
INC better SHOWN -''s ''IuS IN 'Nes.2
literature. DcTo.'eis WELL De inter,
es'eo 20 Nho" native OF noor' :
haSoeh poems are lh'luo'u as 'he
"oiA Oh recent poe' Oh pIoHisse
a Ne'y u'eIut e'i' o'ioiosy d. ,'le
eho Oh inc oooA 'leS III inipo' 'd'''
9 Us III, lIl-,''c 'ffft'
OF ,he Negro WIN general ms 'oI Ia
ana literary eVen'S IN H,iieI ied' ne
eu',oIs Oh l ne -Neslo caravan arc
20 oe h':"'y eonlilei'ucu y" IieI,
enolce o. selecIiohs, lheir ctlllcal
remarks ana 'l'e comp eilGl'siEelless
OF tnelr "o'h. me oooA Is iihe
reauAls III audl'ion 10 luIl'i4lhs
me AIMS o. Tue au'noIs aS quoteo
ABOVE
"Rig Ron, CWeefr,irste- Prose
o95s Wi4bersnoor RIdg philadel-
nbia 60 an novel irsnirod bv
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11

Without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was cruciied,
Who died to save us all"
Our Congratulations:
To lovely Eugie West. who was
appointed the ninth consecutive
time as a member OF the County
Board OF Supervisors, the only Ne
gro woman on the board. Mrs.
West is president OF the 1928 Social
club, a member of the Young Wom-
ems Peerless Art club and is quite
active and popular in church and
civic circles.
A Brilliant Student:
Mrs. William Shuford, formerly
Ruth Novel;. is a student at the
Lewis Business college. In her first
term there, she was awarded her
Gregg certificate for 100 words per
minute in shorthand, after achiev-
ing her 60 wpm and her 80 wpm;
she also received her Gregg tipping
pin, signifying her ability TO type
over so words per minute and this
makes her eligible to become :
member OF the Gregg Typists' club
Pleasant Eight Bridge Club
Saturday evening the lovely home
Of the Joseph Fuimans Of Hague
street was the scene of Jolly party
given by the Pleasant Eight Bridge
club.
The pre-Easter decorated tables
enhanced the delicious luncheon
which was served by the hostess
Later the members and friend!
played bridge until the wee hour!
OF the morning. Mrs. W. Conn j.
president OF the group.
DR.. Scipio Murphy
Speaks to Homemakers
DR.. Scipio Murphy, member o.
the medical staff OF the Children
hospital. was guest speaker at the
annual health program Of the Der
Fieette -Homemakers, club last Wed
nesday- afternoon,---MFs Lonnit
Stallings OF Norwood was hostes!
and the president, Mrs. Perry Parks
presided.
Mrs. Charles Haskins. chairman
OF the Educational committee, wa!
in charge OF the program and pre-
sented the speaker, whose subjec
was Mother and Motherhood.
He traced motherhood to the low
est forms of life the inverte
brates, beginning with protocol Il
the vertebrates or mammalia, o
which man is the highest form
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-04-11
"A Missionary Society
Goes Dramatic

The Missionary society OF The
Community Baptist church went
dramatic the past week and pre-
sen;ed a play entitled The Dream
er.'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
New Deal Agencies
Face Tough Fight
In New Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. tUPD-
The appropriation requests of some
government agencies-especially the
Office of Price Administration and
the agriculture department - arc
scheduled to get rough handling in
the new congress next year.
During these last days of the 77th
congress- there is increasing dis
satisfaction with the administration
of some wartime economic controls
There was series of critical speech
es in the house yesterday by both
! Democrats and Republicans and in
, dicationS that the criticism would
increase before the new congress
conVeneS.
Dissatisfaction with red tape in
OPA's ration.ng procedures was
emphasized by several members, es-
pecially those from rural sections,
Handling of price controls relating
to farm products and the difficulty
of obtaining sufficient farm labor
also provoked charges.
Rep. HattOn w. Summers, D., Tex,
yesterday denounced the peStifer-
Gus farm program and predicted
that planted acreage would drop Is
to 25 per cent next year because of
a labor shortage.
Rep. Ralph Barden, D., N. c.,
said that in his district he had
seen people standing for hour after
hour at a rationing board.
Rep. Jerry Voorhis, D., Calf, urg-
cd that restrictive programs be i'm
posed as considerably as possible
and said he thought in some cases
wrong approach" had been used.
Voorhis also criticized farm price
administration.
The new outburst of criticism
came shortly after defeat of the
last-ditch fight by middleWcstern
and western members against ma
! tionWide gasoline rationing, which
they blamed on Price Administrator
Leon Henderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03

has the job of renovating the mains,
will receive approximately $4,000
now and the remainder of the mon
ey as soon as the contract has
been completed
MORE WORK ASKED
Darcy Jones, representative OF
the country, said that it will prob
ably be three or four more working
weeks before the entire project is
completed. He urged that the con-
dition of other sections of city pipe
be inspected and ordered repaired.
T.3is would save the expense of
bringing back refining equipment
at a later date should the council
then decide to have further work
done.
Water Commissioner Herb Faw-
cett asked City Engineer Walter
Heinecke to inspect the main on
State street between Fourth and
Fifth and to report on the condi-
ton of the pipe. This section was
not included in the contract given
to the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
~ Helpers On
Drifting Barge

CLEVELAND, Dec. 3. CUP)-
Nineteen men were still aboard the
oil barge Cleveco today, drifting
helrlcssly in the Wind-lashcd, icy
waters of Lake Eric about Is miles
northwest of here.
The barge was cast adrift carly
yesterday when its towing tugboat,
Tie Admiral, cap8izcd and sank,
carrying the crew of II to their
death.
Coast Guard headquarters here
said thai the cutter Ossipec, which
had been standing by through the
night, had lost contact with the
barge. The Clevecos ship-to shore
phone was out of commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
Little Guy Turns
Out Little Lady

NEW YORK, Dec. 3. tUP)-Tho
Little Guy on war bond posters
Is a girl and her birthday is Dec. 7
the day the new bond drive be-
gins.
The l. S. treasury department
admitted toda" it had made mis-
take and that the almost bald baby
with q quiz2ical look in her eyes
is -year-old Linda Petersen Of
New York.
Her picture, taken when she was
10 months old, will appear on 10000
rosters in motion picture theatre
lobbicS Dec. 7 over lines reading
Give us little guys a chance" and
Make sure he grows up a free
man"
Linda's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Petersen, tool: the situation
gracefully. They said the treasury
Wasn't the first fooled by Linda s
babyhood appearance. She since has
grown curly blond locks which def
iNitely mark her as young lady.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
Is Navy Men Die
AS Boat Capsizes

NEWPORT II. I, Dec. 3. CUPl-
Fifteen Navy men are dead or miss
ing after a small Liberty boat cap
sized in Narragansett Bay, Navy
officials announced today.
Five bodies have been recovered,
two survivors still are in hospitals
and coast guardsmcn are seeking
10 others.
The craft was an open motor
whale boat, which left the govern
ment landing at Newport in a gale
The men who survived reached
shore by clinging to the overturned
boat which was beached on James
town Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
Punishment for
Rioters Planned

PHOENIX, Dec. 3. = tU.PD =
Brig. Gen. T. x. Brown, command
CT of the southern land sector, last
night reported that punishment t0
the fullest extent of the Articles
of War will be meted out to those
soldiers found responsible for the
Thanksgiving night riot which cost
the lives of three persons and
wounded twelve others.
All of those who had part in
the riot formally have been placed
under arrest or will be" Gen. Brown
said. Those arrested will ,be court
martialed, and those who 4 re found
guilty at tnc;r trial will be pun
ished to the full extent provided by
the Articles Of War
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
CI0, ALL Considers, (,
Armistice Plan

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. CUPD-An
armistice agreement providing for
wartime settlement CT jurisdictional
labor disputes today waited formal
ratification by the executive coun-
ellis OF the American Federation of
Labor and the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations.
Agreement to establish a perma-
nent committee to sit as a labor
court on all such disputes was
reached yesterday by the joint AFL-
CIO peace negotiating committee
after unity discussions were post
poned indefinitely. Labor leaders
agreed that the arrangement would
be a step toward unity but that
functional unity probably could not
be achieved during the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901. Pub
lishcd every afternoon except Sat
urday and Sunday Saturday after
noon iSSlic now succeeded by the
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company. C25 Statc street. FL Ccntio,
California
Paul jenkins, publishes: a. {. John
stun, vice president and general man
agcr; T.. A. Fitzhugh. secretary and
managing editor.
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSkINE JOHNSON

Exclusively yours: One of Alan
Curtis first roles under his new
long-tern contract at Universal will
be as the screen lover of Illona
Massey-his estranged wife. D..
Fifteen years ago two little girls
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
{. e.. Water Main Cleaning
JOB HoIf Done. City Told

Over half of the 10000 feet of
El Centre water lines contracted to
be cleaned and lined with cement
have been treated, it was disclosed
Wednesday night at the city council
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
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Famous STUART TABLETS contain the very
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03

meeting.
Payment for the work completed
was ordered by the council. The
Tate pipe lining company, which
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-03
WOODS SCHEDULE

Sam Woods next directorial stint
will be either The Corn Is Green
or SARATOGA Trunk" Eleanor
PoWell's full-length black opera
hose will be replaced by priority
sanctioned leg makeup for her
dance routihes in Il Dood It."
One cf HollyWood's rare tattoocd
ledies-Nancy Nichols-almoSt lost
q Job the other day as a sideshoW
exhibit III new film because she
keeps her body art up to date.
Nancy was being interviewed for a
carnival sequence in "Coney Is
land" Everything was all right
except that in a burst of patriotic
spirit last month Nancy had gotten
herself a new design a Douglas
bomber The picture has a 1906
background. Before Nancy went to
work, they blacked out the Douglas
bomber.