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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

self and In the things that he he.
lleved In. says Fred Anderson of
the establishment.
II was the first undertaken Of
our group 10 establish and install
pipe organ In my chapel .Our rs.
establishment was the first and only
one to provide an ambulance ser,.
Ice" Ours was the first 10 operate
"the Hover carr In the funeral pro-
cesslon. Our establishment was the
first 10 adopt the use Of n musical
hearse that plays chimes n the
procession moves 10 and from the
hearse. This Kind Of progressive.
ness In business has enabled me 10
maintain my place In the field Of
Mortunry service
Happiness is relative cond-
ton. meant different things TO diff
ferent people. But there is one
general truth in regard TO this state
mat Is generally recognized That
the enduring Joy in life has to he
earned; cannot be given or besiow-
ca upon anybody. One can't think OF
a more satisfying and enduring Joy
IMAM that which comes from per-
sonal achievement. Where one has
mad to train hard and long years 10
ngnt and deny ones self in the
stern ways OF business success and
tnen eventually to win the crown
OF building a successful business
py Ms own Drawn and brain. he
mas won his right to a lasting 10y
ana satisfaction BY honorable
achievement. The Andersons have
not only proven their ability to live
together but also to work together
ana 10 weld together a close knit
FAMILY unit around a successful
business enterprise. Their achieve
inenl viii enrich Negro business
tradition with inspiration. encour-
agement and determination to use
me methods that the Andersons
adopted
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
Detroit Must Be Free
From The Diphtheria
And Smallpox Germs

PUBLIC HEALTH officials in
Michigan are making an effort
10 reduce the possibility OF an out
Dreak OF smallpox or diphtherIa
within the State. Detroit will par
ucipate In this program by bring
Ing education to parents about the
need for protection against these
Two diseases. The FIRST dIptherla
death OF this year was reported In
Detroit this week and 40 far this
year there have been neither cases
nor deaths from smallpox.
Parents are being urged by Or.
Bruce II. Douglas. commissioner
OF health. that every child should
be vaccinated and have begun his
dipntheria protection treatments
before the end OF the FIRST year OF
life. This Is urgent. DR.. Douglas
says. because increased cases OF
smallpox and diprtheria could have
serious effect upon this communi-
". He also urges every person who
mas not been vaccinated within the
last i've years 10 DO 40 At once
smallpox can affect industry 81
seriously a. bond or sabotage ne
says.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
Our Civilian Defense

THE CIVILIAN DEFENSE movement in Metropolitan De-
tro is getting under way and every citizen should
give full cooperation Military experts tell us that Detroit
be bombed by enemy planes operating from aircraft
carriers in lonely waters the shores Of the United
States Detroit is the nations greatest arsenal for the
manufacture Of materials and is only natural that
will seek to attack this city when opportunity
is afforded
The time to guard against these bombing attacks is
Every citizen should become fully informed as to
what to do in event Of bombing raid This information
be secured from the local Civilian Defense headquar
tiers.
So far, only small number Of citizens have volun-
eered for service air raid wardens in proportion to the
large number needed for the protection of this area More
such volunteers needed. Have you volunteered !
Remember this your city too and when bombs fall they
do not discriminate on account of race color social
rank but kill inure all who unfortunate enough to
be in their path
II Is therefore your duty to help in the Civilian De-
tense work the fullest extent Of ability. We must
not delay until it il too late.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

says Mr.. Anderson. II was my good
fortune 10 have come 10 live With
my uncle. John {. Straight. who
owned aud operated u successful
undertaking business. lie put most
Of his time into this business hut
had other interests; he was the
grand master 0i masOns Of the
state; he was president OF n realty
company and was active In other
community matters. But the under
taking establishment was the star
OF his lie" ! went 10 the public
schools and put In most III my spare
time In the undertaking business.
Later ! was sent away 10 the Ala
hama Agricultural and Mechanical
Institute from which | was gradu-
ated In 1910. In that same year |
attended and completed n course In
tine Memphis College OF Embalm.
ing.
That was n part ~ the childhood
and educational preparation OF Mr..
Anderson. But another ImDortant
event was 10 take place In Mississ.
ippl before he quit this state for the
north. lie married Mrs. Henrietta
{. Anderson there before Winning
from his feet the muddy soil Of
Mississippi.
He came north and entered the
New York school OF Fmhalming.
completing this course In the year
1919. Fred Anderson wante all Of
The known knowledge about his
profession. Having armed himself
with the hest available lnforma.
lion In regard 10 his profession
he made his decision and moved 10.
ward that goal.
Starts Business In Detroit
Fred Anderson came on 10 De-
troit and passed the Cndertakcrs
state examination in 1920 and began
business as the seventh Negro In
dertaker in the Motor Civ lie
started in frame store front huild.
ing located at 1856 Beaiibien street.
AZ This time his wife made tho do
cision to become his co-operator IN
the business as well as In otber
things and in the year 1924. she too
passed the state embalmers exami.
nation and became also a COM
petent helpmate in the business
Now things were not easy nm IN
TINS period. The year 1921 was
deep depression year and husiness
was al low ebb. Funerals came few
ant far between Times were verv
ditncult for a beginner and AZ times
seemed very dark and discourse
ing. 'Nou'" AK
But somehow" said Mr.. Ander.
son. i was confident that would I
IN time overcome these condltlo,s
ana make a success OF the busInss"
You see the fine points OF inc hns,
ness were a sort OF second ma.
lure to me and in time would or.
apie me TO forge ahead" The for
opportunities I got. made oood
use o." | made my service az
completely satisfactory as knaw
now; business commenced 10 grow
ana we fought harder 10 keen 4,
growing" SO 1926 became memoir
aoie year: II wac the year IN which
MS son, Charles A. Anderson. was
90, oo'h, VINO at once became the jun-
LOT partner and was reared nm q,
me ousinets Just as the fa,har
himself was reared Nm IN en- 49,,
mes. 1925 was the year IN which
~ 0u'i' brick home At sos z. willis,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21

WE OWE MUCH TO those who
have wisdom 10 harness the powers
OF agitation.
Agitation-what truly big word
Il is a simple looking word. but
every letter in II is packed with
power. Agitation is perfectly
legitimate word, toe. and the act
OF agitation is perfectly legitimate
ac'
Those who agltate are not -out
OF line They are not plaques on
society. They are not Traitors.
Neither are they unpatriotic; Nor
are they persons TO be abhorred.
ON the contrary -AGITAT0RS ARE
THE vITAMINS or OUR S0CIE.
TY. Socrates--agltator; Martin Luz
Their. agitator: Joan Of Arc-agI-
tator; George Washington, Patrick
Henry. Tom Pain-agitators; Love.
JOY. Greeley. Frederick Douglass,
Sojourner Truth-all agltators /:
Eugene W. Debhs agitator; Jesus
Christ the greatest agitator OF
them all.
Agitation has II place and func-
ton in our social, political and
economic life. II Is the ever drip
ping water that eventually wears
away the stone. II is the explosive
which blows the door ajar.
WE. THE NEGRO. need. not less,
but more forcetul agitation. Dirty
alleys. Uttered streets, sub-standard
housing. Inadequate education. un-
warranted police brutality. discri-
mlnation. segregation and lynch
law we will have with us always
unless we are willing TO do battle
against them.
We Negro people take too much
lying down. We accept defeat after
defeat without squawk. We find
ourselves too many times lett hold.
Ing an empty bag. when n little In
telligent agitation would often
bring worthwhile results.
This agitation must not be car
ried on in a hit or miss fashion.
II 80. we will defeat our own pur-
pose. II should be properly organic
ed and directed II we are TO obtain
the desired results.
We have some organizations now
attempting to carry on intelligent
and properly directed agitation.
They deserve the support Of every
person interested in justice and
fair-play.
FOR NEGROES OF today TO get
II into their heads that they have
no use for the educated" that edu
cation IS not a priceless possession
is objectionable folly. There may
have been some excuse for such
attitude in the days OF Uncle Toms
TO decry learning and scott at the
gifts OF the school room. But the
Negro today who turns his back
upon learning is fool-of the first
water. And whenever you hear one
who is supposed to be leading you.
hostile to educated persons, as such.
you may be sure that you are being
misled.
EDUCATION. TRAINING. and
Intelligence. These are not marks
OF double-dealing and depravity.
Neither is ignorance the tag o..
honesty and rectitude.
This race Of mine has In II thou
sands Of educated men and women
who are honest. true and loyal. II
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-21
In The Temple
OF Ny Heart
BY Irene Cole GRAFTON

Is the temple of my heart there's
4 a shrine
Where I bow before king all
divine
Incense burns both night an day
To bring back the souls that
stray
While the massive pillars pierce the
azure sky.
Within its portals sacred, undefiled
There's naught you'll find bewitch-
ing or beguiled,
Walls like jasper round II fold
In II. love like purest gold
There unceasing prayers ascend for
all mankind.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
PAYMENTS

Add . new roof 10 your home. This
Improvement can tsks years Of The
sppssrsnes Of your house. Our ABC
Monthly Payment Plan is what The
name implies. No down payment is
required. Low monthly payments are
easy on your poetetbook. All other
repair and remodslne Jobs may b
Asadled in the same manner. See US
for details.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
MOUNT CLEMENS. MICH.
Convict Labor is Denied Chance to Help War Program
Around the Town at Utica

Kenneth Vogt, assistant mana
ger of the Sears-Roebuck Ora
tiot store has moved to an apart
ment in the Shetterly house on
the River road.
A reception will be given in
the Utica Methodist church on
Monday evening, August 3, at 8
p. m. honoring the new pastor of
the church, the Rev. Versile D.
Bentley and Mrs. Bentley. Rev.
Bentley came to the church from
Harbor Beach where he had
been for some time. Women of
the WSCS are making plans for
the evening.
Hazel Priehs of the Bannow
Flower Shop is taking a weeks
vacation.
MIR. and Mrs. Bernard Yunck
are occupying the Howard Crisis
man cottage recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Odgers.
Two mobile sub-stations were
rushed to Utica Wednesday
morning by the Detroit Edison
Company to boost power when
three high tension feed lines
came down during the. severe
electric storm during the night.
Service WAS c,Irtailed in Bloom
field Hills, Rochester and Pom
tiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Coval and
children have returned from a
visit with relatives in Pennsyl-
Vania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kiekbusch
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence ART
have been taking a few days va
cation which they spent at La
chine, near Alpena.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
~ WICK TEMPLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. July 81
B-Pensylvania convicts "are
begging for some kind of work
to help the war program but
the state says il has TO turn them
down.
r. Herbert Cooper. head OF the
welfare departments priso n
labor division, disclosed today
he had been unable to secure
orders from the federal govern
ment for the states prison indus
tries and added: 1--WE need that
work to keep up prison morale"
Cooper said early last spring
he gave the war production
board q complete list of mil
lion dollars worth of prison IA
cilities and equipment along
with unlimited narrower"
ready for use in the WA effort.
He also listed items tina. could
be furnished.
I'VE know they are buying
many of the things we could
make but they won't direct any
of the business our way" he
said. "I've tried to get them
moving. We're so anxious to
help that We'll even make the
goods at cost"
Inability to "get prompt ac-
ton at Washington" said Coop
er, has resulted in the state
working on its own hook with
Army and Navy supply officers
elsewhere trying to get them to
give Us chance to bid on things
they are buying"
Pennsylvania has 20 prison
industries producing $500, 1000
worth of materials annually.
Equipment is used only part
time turning out articles for
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
Haven

The Rev. B. A. Warren will
conduct a union service of the
New Baltimore and New Haven
Congregational churches Sun
day evening, observing the sixth
anniversary of his ministry with
these churches. Special music
will be rendered by the choirs
and the clerks of the churches
will give a regime of the work
accomplished during the six
years. The service will be held
at the New Baltimore church and
the public is cordially invited
to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Broughton
attended birthday dinner
Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Broughton
in Mount Clemens, in honor of
the birthday anniversary of their
daughter Lois.
Lloyd Buhl of Deckerville,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Buhl, Sunday.
Mrs. Bert T. Will and Mrs.
Louis Liebzeit were Mount
Clemens business callers Mon
day.
Sunday callers at the home of
Chris Lubahn were Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Henning of De-
troit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cole and
son Bobby spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Will
at Shady Shores.
Miss Lila Bennett was a week
end guest of Miss Gloria Ciavola
in Detroit.
The Oemig reunion was held
Sunday at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. William Bentley on Main
street. Fifty-four guests were
present from Romeo, Detroit,
Mount Clemens, East Detroit and
Center Line, Meade and Rich
mond. Officers elected for the
coming year are Louis Oemig,
president. and Mrs. John Oemig
of Romeo, secretary and treas
urer.
The Bates Milton reunion was
we'll attended Saturday after
noon when over so former and
present residents gathered at the
Bates school for their seventh
annual reunion.
Mrs. r. O. Carl has as her
guests this week, Mrs. p. w.
Saxton and daughter Media, Of
Even.
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Waite were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bushman of Detroit.
Mrs. w. j. Alexy attended a
one o'clock luncheon Friday at
the home of Mrs. Ann X. Engel,
in Detroit, given by the Luther
| an Ladies Auxiliary.
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Jones and
daughter Marilyn were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Anna Wurm at
Pontiac.
Thursday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Withe were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Withe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mcleod of De-
trOit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
Rotary Hears
Dick Norton
Detroiter Recounts
His TroveIs

UTICA-Richard II. Dick
Norton of the Detroit Rotary
Club, was the guest speaker at
the meeting Tuesday evening Of
the Utica Club. The story of his
travels and personal contacts on
a recent trip TO California, was
most interesting and inspiring to
his audience.
Jack Mckee, of Crosse Pointe
Rotary Club, was a guest.
The Utica Rotary Club will be
host at an inter-club meeting at
Gowanie Golf Club, Tuesday,
August 4 Rotarians from ROM
co, Richmond, Crosse Pointe and
Bad Axe will tee off at p. m.
Dinner will be served at Z p. m.
Mayor Matthew j. Rettmiller
has issued an urgent call for
volunteers to assist in register
ing applicants for sugar for Fall
canning in the sugar rationing
program. Any who can assist in
the work are asked to come in
for instructions at the Utica high
school Friday evening at 8 p. m.
Maxwell Case, county co-or-
dinator, or his representative,
will be present. The need for
help in this work is great so all
who can spare few hours are
asked to aid.
Otto Boettcher of Hall road
has been engaged as assistant
janitor at the Utica schools. Will
liam Weier, janitor, retired July
lst after eighteen years of eff
cient, faithful service. Otto
Miller, who acted as assistant,
is now janitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Ziehm
and son Dayton will leave Satur-
day for weeks visit with
friends in Cumberland, Mary
land. Mrs. James Fletcher and
daughter Betty will accompany
them as far as Pittsburgh and
then go by bus to visit Mrs.
Fletcher's parents in Salem,
West Virginia.
DR.. D. Bruce Wiley has been
seriously i'll the past week in st.
Joseph's Hospital, Mount Glenn
ems, suffering from a kidney in
lection. He is slightly improved
at last report.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31

MIR. and Mrs. Richard E. Green
and little daughter Mary Ann
are spending q few days vacation
with Mrs. Green's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thorne Beatty, at their
cottage near Honor, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kick
busch and children have return
ed from a two weeks vacation
spent at their cottage at Lewis
ton.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
Pennsylvania Prisoners
Plea Spurned by Officials
Lock Of Prompt Action from
Woshinaton' is Criticized

state institutions but. Cooper
said, I'VE still could devote so
per cent or more to defense
needs.
I'VE begged for some orders
for stamping or enclosing work
so we could keep those presses
going full time.
IF they'd give us orders and
priorities on materials VIC could
at least turn out street signs for
all army camps in the country.
We also could do more import
ant work such Is small parts for
t--,ks."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31
CONFERENCE OPENS

OWOSSO - (P) - The Pill
grim Holiness Church of Michi-
gan opened its 42nd annual con-
ference here Thursday with. cleo
ton of the Reeve rend j. H.
Thompson of Owosso as state
superintendent. Also named to
office we're the Reverends c. <.
Cliff, Port Huron, assistant SUI
perintendent; NJ, l.. Goodman,
Battle Creek, secretary, and A.
F. Osborn, Merrill, treasurer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-31

DETROIT - (P) - Pointing
out that Is keys would supply
sufficient brass for l8 cartridges
of 80 calibre, the Junior Red
Cross announces it will conduct
useless keys. The Keys to Vic
tory" campaign will have a goal
a drive August lis in which cit
liens will be asked for their
of ten tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07

in
Soomons The U. struck a cam d
b thee las atTrnas b for ak st
these ksrs s.locea also aided Aal
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07
AMERICAN WORKERS

exceeded those
battlefront first of Figures from National
Safety Council compare number dead wounded in the
forces Except Africa with workers killed and injured
Pearl hatbo Total y S casualties due accidents the
year 100000 injured Moral: Be Careful.
Axidents AID the AxiI ..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-07

in now hedor out the dmuo1
it rat OF rubber then rs plants
o mtl Objects md went tothe myandN shave
0 d OF I'm
nro of items like and bananas from amYad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Lack Of Rubber
Fails TO Ease
Traffic Burden
As Many Cars as Ever
on Detroit Streets
Today Survey Shows
By JACK PICKERING


81 Nou think thar there arc as
many cars aS ever on the streets.
In spite ol the rubber shortage?
There are. In fact, there arc
more.
We've Just fni>hed n traffic
count on Grand River avenue.
n Grant Nicklc. director of The
Bureau Of Traffic Engineering.
said Saturday land IL shows
that traffic is a. heavy n ever.
In fact, there probably il an
increase of perhaps two or three
per cent in the city
lie added
That still does not mean that
some people aren't leaving their
cars home 10 save rubber. There
are great many people from
outside Detroit-yOu may have
noticed all the Out-of-state
license plateS-who have come
here since the war began.
For another thing. although
there has been no increase In
downtown traffic, motorists are
not going on n many trips l
don't GO ont 10 the lake a. often
a. I used 10, and others aren't
going.
I'm Michigan. a whole. gasO-
line sales decreased 1871 per
rant In MAY"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Share Effort Pushed

The bureau is now gathering
more exact figures on the traffic
load. Mickle said. Electric eye
instruments have been installed on
typical streets. The machines
count the number of cars passing
and give the time automatically.
Figures will not be available until
later. MiCkle said.
As 10 efforts 10 persuade motor
lists 10 share their cars, Mickle
said that men in the defense plants
were doing most OF what ride shar-
ING has been accomplished.
Were getting 100 per cent
cooperation from the defense
industries" he said. citing the
Hudson naval ordnance arsenal
particularly.
Chat plant ICos selected for
the FIRST experiment iCith mass
scale ride sharing. icith the
expectation of applying the plan
Inter 10 about goo defense
piants.)
Mickle'S figures show that auto
mobiles travelling downtown over
the main traffic arteries carry ar
average of IA persons each. For
the city as a whole. the average
is II.
Len Nollbracht. supervisor oi
emplpye and public relations Al
the naval arsenal, disclosed today
that ride-sharing already has
brought the average of persons
per-car we'll above the city aver
age
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Beautiful Woman
EndureS Torture

And there was the memory OF
the lovely unknown lady, a mem
cry which will be with me TIL
die.
No one in that prison went
through mole than She-for she
was numerically tortured for
weeks.
We caught glimpSeS of her &C.
caSionally when She was taken for
a solitary walk in the prison yard
by the Gcstapo guards just 10
keep her Strength up for more
ordealS.
She was beautiful. erect and
with a mass of golden harlan
incarnation of courage and love-
Illness.
From day to day we noticed heI
cheeks grow paler, but her heao
never lost its defiant erectneSs.
Her chin was up always, ano
they got nothing out of her.
And she defeated them To the
end when tuberculosis claimed her
as so many of the rest of US.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Pride Mingies
With SOrrOIU

II was one Of our great sorrows
when we saw her no more. a sor-
row tinged with great pride. That
is one of the many things my pen
Gil recorded.
In patches of five we were taken
down TO the small prison yard for
exercise in the early morning.
There WeSterberger. the notorl-
Gus Gestapo chief, stood, in all his
glory-uniform and riding boots,
He carried a whip and raped
time with this on his riding boots
while he reared.
Tempo - tempo - hands out
OF your pockets"
We had TO run back and forth
across the yard while Wester-
berger shouted orders 10 us.
For the first time had a
chance of seeing some of my fell
low prisoners Whispered mes
sages passed between US as we
exercised and went up the long
iron StaircaSeS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
BY j. SCHANCHE JONASEN


Distributed by International News Service with special permission
LONDON, June 20.-On Oct. "a, 1910 al 230 m three
no office Oslo uniform
Head badge his the other two were
advance guard of German kutur put a
To chest and shrekod
hoping British victory-yOu are arrested"
the Molergaten where /
searched everything in pockets removed and then was
BY freak of fate they failed 10 find
pencil m my pocket This pencil became most vau
possession during my imprisonment 1t recorded joys