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Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02
Ban On Higgins
5hipyafd Hurts
$4,000 Negroes

NEW ORLEANS, July 3O-ANP
Negro labor suffered a severe
setback and staggering loss in
morale with the Maritime COM
missions announcement Satlr
day Of the closing down Of Higgins
Michaud shipyard which was to
build 200 Liberty ships and en-
ploy 10000 Negroes and approx
mately 10000 whites. The mari
time commissions reason Tor clos
ing down Higgins Liberty shj p
yard was due to 4 shortage Ma
steel. 1t cOntended that 'curt3 il
.ment of shipbuilding facilities
would channel the available an
cunt Of steel into existing ship
yards doing away with the nece-
ssity Of constructing new ones.
Despite the commissions 5p-
parently logical reason for Shut
ting down the Higgins plant it is
believed by many Negro citizens
that the underlying/motiVe for the
shutdown was Andrew j. Higgins
expressed liberal attitude in the
hiring Of Negroes on equal wage
scales as. that Of tie whites. Though
this. belief can't be substantiaCta-
with concrete evidence, the Negro
population, thoroughly familiar
with the prejudicial methods of
southerners high in the ranks Of
our governmental setup feels that
this is a move to maintain the
"status quo" and keep the Negro
from sharing equally in the war
effort.
Negroes all over the country
are urged to send kilograms ur-
ging the President, Mrs. Roosevelt,
the Maritime commission and the
WPB, to reopen the Higgins Liber-
ty shipyard.
j. N. Brown, Negro personnel
director Of Higgins, made COM
ment to the press; There is now
at this moment untold economic
disaster facing every colored per-
son in New Orleans and they
should lend every effort to restor-
ing the Higgins plant into opera
ton because Of it remaining shut
down means the economic death
knoll Of Negroes in the south. The
entire colored population Of LOui-
siana should send kilograms to
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt in re-
CARDS to question whether the
huge employment Of Negroes as
a whole is the general cause for
the closing Of this great plant and
not the shortage Of steel as 50
claimed. Mr. Higgins has offered
Negroes one Of their greatest OPP
portunities in the war effort and
it is now time to find some plan
that may help in the reopening
Of the Higgins Plant"
Mr.. Brown sought and got full
cooperation Of Negro leaders in
all walks of life to flood Washing
ton with kilograms to stop the inn
pending economic loss to Negroes,
lowering their morale as well az
hampering the war effort, by re-
opening the Higgins shipyard.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02

theme Omitted Advance in Chris
tan Education" in mind. Next
year Galilee Baptist church Of
Milwaukee will be the host
church.
David Spiritual Temple of
Christ, 1913 w. Cherry street, Bish-
op David w. Short, pastor and
Overseer-The officers and mem
bers of the Bishops Aid spiritual
club Of our church will sponsor a
special Bishops program Sunday,
August 2. Rev. VIM. Burkes Of
the Baptist church will deliver a
sermon at IL o'clock and Rev. B.
G. Gordon will deliver the sermon
at 8:45 p. m.
The program will be replete
with singing, preaching, address
es, instrumental music and short
talks by eVangelists, missionaries,
prophetesses and gospel singers.
Mrs. Lucy Jones, president, as
sisted by Mother Rose Dorsey,
Mother Cora Green and Mother
Emma Barber.
The program sponsored by Nine.
Nevada NJ. Brown on Monday
night, July 20, entitled The Mo-
dern Missionaries" was a. success
in every way. 1t was under the
auspices Of the Gospel Spiritual
Chorus of our church. Total cash
receipts were 11.89.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02

4 while here. He is a member
IF the. Independent Order Of st.
luke, the st. Mark Junior board
Of trustees and the Sunday
school. After he graduated from
Lincoln high school, Captain
Menafee enlisted in December,
1941, and is well known in the
younger social set.
k**
Duke Ellington is to open an
engagement here at the River
side theater very soon. Many of
the Chicago Bee clubs are MAX
ing plans to greet him on his ar
rival.
The churches Of the 9th Ward
held giant picnic Saturday.. A
capacity crowd attended.
On August l, rents in the Mil
waukee area, will be frozen as Of
March l, Price Administrator
Leon Henderson announced at
Wa hingtO Tenants were advis-
ed that they are to pay the
same rent for August as the
same quarters were bringing on
March 1. The Milwaukee area
comprises the four counties Of
Milwaukee, Racine, WaukeSha
and ~Kenosha, with population
Of 100000.
Governor Julius P. He'll of
Wisconsin will open his cam
paign for reelection along with
other COP candidates.
x X X
Olanda Lumis of Maustom,
Wis, an attorney at-law, will
open ms campaign for governor
Of Wisconsin on the Progressive
ticket, with many others on the
same ticket.
Mrs. Reba Gaines, Royal Inn
Hotel, had her sister visiting her
over the week end, from 1920
Calumet avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Miss Delphine Jones of Chica-
60 is the new waitress at Clara's
Restaurant.
Mrs. Juani1a Collins and son
and Miss Patricia Ballot, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. O'Neil Ballard, spent
the day at Clara's Restaurant in
Cassopolis, Mich.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee Of
Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
~ Turner were visitors in Gull
vert, Ird.
There is dancing every We'd
nesday, Friday, and Saturday
and Sunday nights at Club Oasi !,
$500 South 9th street, to the mu-
sic Of Bert Bailey and his spice
orchestra, the Brown Buddies,
featuring Milwaukee's newest
popular vocalist, Violet. Under
the management Of Henry and
Alice Mier. Air conditioned.
X X X
Valverda Juvenile Circle Of
the Independent Order of st
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02

on the streets there pretty heavi-
ly.
Hk X
Saw Miss Moten go to town in
the role of Bess in the musical
show, "Porgy and Bess" in a nice
air conditioned theater. But the
entire performance was SO warm,
it Just melted the audience, right
down to level where every
number got salvo Of applause.
My personal critic who had seen
the opus before Miss Moten essay
ed the leading role says she puts
more warmth into the acting than
did Miss Brown. And a further
observation was that Alexander
Smallens, the director Of thai
magnificent orchestra, should be
charged admission-he enjoys the
Job so much. He distracted our
attention from the show at times
as he waved his baton, sans with
the chorus and smiled at the per
formances they were giving. Real
ly something to see, especially at
ter having been on a diet Of sec
ond run pictures here in the dis
trict.
Most government offices closed
on account Of the terrific heat. The
little gals just can't take it.
That dim-out in Harlem has
most folk staying indoors. And
in the eerie light everybody looks
like he or she is cOlored.
XXX
After the show Saturday intro
ducing the chief and Miss Moten
to Jacks Old Colony" at 128th
and Lenox where they do make
grand drinks-claret punches and
planters punches. Hi, there.
Frank.
Heat responsible for eight deaths
in d. G., (including two killings
blamed on the rise in Temporal
ture.)
This is no weather to be upset
and working just runs off
you like someone is pouring it.
~ u
Father Divine got mad with
New York and is moving his head
quarters to Philadelphia to get
even. But he says he is COINS to
New York every Sunday Ito take
up the collection, eh?)
XXX
Well, Westbrook Pegler is at it
again. This time on a different
slant. He made the Congression-
al Record with this one, what is
the old saying, "damning with
dant praise?"
Is it true that George B. Muir
ply severed his connection with
the National Negro Congress and
is going back to his first love, the
Afro-American, as Of Aug. 1?
XXX
Looks like this move to get Ne
groes into the big leagues is get
ting somewhere at last. Well, a
couple of more shifts and shunts
and double grunts.
Scrambling in order for posts
with the new American Red Cross
set-up with a rush that would
knock you for loop-makes the
old subway rush look like child's
play. Lots Of folks you know
mixed up in it too.
Of all the folks I saw in. New
York, ran into Tany Tomannie
Thomas accidentally Saturday af-
ternoon at the corner Of 136th
and 7th avenue. Yep, Joe was a.
long.
Jeannetta Welch, former AKA
lobbyist, dropped in town Mon
day for a two week stay. She
looked fine and rested. Looks
like a job with the Red Cross for
Jeannetta.
Mrs. Bethune was out to Des
Moines to welcome the cOlored
contingent Of the WAAC. She
was consulted as to the final Sc
lections Of candidates for the
training school.
My former clerk at the New
York Urban League, Muriel o.
Laughlin (nope, she's not Irish at
all) turned up here as q war
worker last week.
* X X
Frank Pinder and Jerome Rob-
inson jumping about in their seats
at the gangster film showing
broadway, starring George
Raft, who was very familiar anc
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02

Mems day at St. Mark AME
church, 1925 North 18th street,
was very inspiring. Rev. r. H.
McGavock Of Chicago was the
guest speaker at 1O:45 a. m. At
$3.50 fine musical program was
rendered and evening services
closed with fine program also.
First Sunday in August will be
Holy communion and the mes
sage will be delivered by Rev. H
E. Stewart, the pastor. The Good
Samaritan society will hold their
annual service on August 8 at 3
o'clock
On Tuesday night, August 10,
the Gospel choir will render a
program. Hilbert Stewart, the
pastors son, will visit his father
one Sunday night during August.
All members are urged to pay
their dollars as soon as possible.
A very enjoyable evening Wed
nesday at the home of Mrs. Judson
Minor, Col w. Vine street. The
guests Of honor were Mrs. E. M
Mosely and daughter, Miss Eu-
nice T. Minor and Mrs. Virgil
Hansborough. Those enjoying the
evening with them were: Mes
DANES Mary Pryor, Laura John
son, G. Grace, Willie Jefferson
Anna Lee Hollis, Thelma French
Mile Jefferson, Lizzie Bishop
Louise Braxton, Sarah Dale, Leot5
R. Terry, Misses Jimmetta Hol-
lis, Helen Reynolds and Hattie
Mobley of Utah, Ala.
X X X
Miss Jean Young Of the Urban
League is out to the lake enter
tanning many Of the children Of
the 9th Ward.
The Oriental Tavern, located al
1888 W. Walnut street, had many
visitors from Chicago and other
cities in the middle west Sunday
The manager is Jimmie King; the
proprietOrs, Flossie and Dick Lew
is.
X X
Robert Anderson, 2O43A N. 9th
street, had a buffet breakfast at
the I'll Club where many attend
ed. He is organizing a Chicago
Bee club.
The Semper Fidelis club stag
ed a gigantic breakfast dance at
the Club Metropole on July 25th
On Tuesday, July %, the grand
opening was held under the man
agement Of Mr.. Long, commander
Of the Young American Legion
Post. There were several hun
dred in attendance. Many orch
estras from other night clubs and
entertainers attended also. Tele-
grams were received from such
celebrities as Hattie McDaniels
Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Eddie
South, Cab Galloway and a score
Of others. Mr.. Long is well liked
by all and is planning some COCO
entertainment at his club.
X X X
Mrs. Freddie Banks, owner OF
the Artistic Beauty Shop, located
at 1920 N. 9Th street, is now va
cationing in Chicago, with friends
She was accompanied by Mrs
Vera Franklin.
X X K
Many of the disabled veterans
Of World War l are looking for
ward to attending the Milwaukee
County State Fair which will open
here soon. These boys will be
taken to the fair in cars donated
by various people.
X X X
Mrs. i. M. Harris, 2146 N. 9th
H~ww- 49,
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1942-08-02

Valverda Juvenile Circle Of
the Independent Order of St.
, 1942-12-09

"UNITY FOR VICTORY !
, 1942-12-09
Moroine


The membership of the Moraine
Products Division of General
Motors of UE Local 768 have ap-
proved the rate increases that have
been negotiated with Manage
ment. Some very fine increases
will come into effect with he new
agreement.
Women workers at Moraine
Products will particularly have
a great part in the wage adjust
ments and UE Local 768 is proud
to report that the women are
showing a gratifying response to
the interest shown in the advan-
cling of their standards.
"UNITY FOR VICTORY -
, 1942-12-09
LELAND
DoINGs

Did You Know That?
Orissa French became the bride
OF Max LeBlond of Troy, Nov. Z
at Lima, Ohio.
X
Alinda Dunn is a reserve mem
Der of the W.A.A.C. Subject to
call.
Seasons greetings from Fred
erick James who is serving over
seas received by the winding dept.
God bless him.
X
We are glad to have Mary Wor-
stein group leader of the coils
back with us. Also back on the
job are, Lucille Oxley and Ann
Jackson.
4
We wish to express our deepest
sympathy to Bessie Ginter on
the death of her mother, Sarah
Rollins Of Yale, KY. Also to, Janet
Moore and Jerry Cooper on the
death of their grandfather, Ed
ward Wollenhaupt, who died Nov.
4.
X
The Ladies Auxiliary, Chapter
No. l, of which Local 8O4 is a part,
has sent Christmas Cards to our
boys In the Armed Services of
our country.
X
The Auxiliary, through the
President, Mrs. Ralph E. Krisher
extends an invitation to the wives,
sitesrs and mothers of Local S04's
men to join in their activities and
become more interested in the
lives of our men.
, 1942-12-09
Buckeye increase

A seven and one-half cent in
crease has been recommended to
the War Labor Board by mutual
agreement between the Negotiating
Committee and Management. The
Company and the Union are in
complete agreement that an in
crease is both desirable and neces-
sary to maintain the standards of
living of the workers and the
quality of materials produced.
ready been decided upon, a five
In the agreement that has al
per cent bonus will be paid for
second shift workers up to twelve
midnight and ten percent for all
hours after midnight.
It is the opinion of both manage
ment and Union that a closer un-
derstanding will be brought about
through the passage of the agree
ment in it's entirety.
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Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19
Shiloh Revival
Starts Sunday

Shiloh Baptist Church with DR..
c, ID .Pettaway, pastor, 18th and
Hanger St, with launch a "Soul
Saving Revival, starting on Sun
day, June Il and continuing with
new feature each night, for ten
days. If you are interested in
attending a good-old-fashioned
revival, don't miss this one!
Shiloh Captains Report In Pew
Rally
On last Sunday, the Rev, j. B.
Rhrnes delivered n timely mes
sage to a large audience at Shi-
Ion Baptist Church, in connection
with a Pew Rally; with W, II.
Canada, president and Mrs. II. c.
Dorsey, secretary. Captain re-
ported as follows: T. A. Hughes
and Miss W. C. Hampton, $500;
Bonnie Barnes and Mrs. II o.
Hamp .on, 5000; Mrs. +. c. Dor
sey and Miss ella Anthony, $3.50
W. II. Canada and Mrs. kissiah
Edmonds, $50, Rev. Troy Harris
and Mrs. T. A. Hughes, $i.10 K.
J. Bell and Mrs. W. H. Canada,
1901, making a total of S3l oil.
Dr. c. d. Pettaway is the efficient
pastor and special music was fur
nished by the choir group.
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19

noble pretentions,
The fact is now being faced. The
inhibitions, the prohibitions which
have stoo as battling barriers are
heing assaiIed denounced, and, in
some measures broken down.
Journals of public opinion of the
highest character and importance,
including also magazines of dis
tinetion, have joined hands with
the Negro people and their friends
to secure a fairer, squarer deal
in American life.
The war has, belatedly, brought
about a new status for Americas
Negro population, to use the OK
preston Of the United States
News. The struggle for civil and
political rights, for job equality,
and for a decent regard for COM
mon citizenship, goes along with
the effort to unite all elements Of
our American citizenship into a
reused fighting units for the de-
struetion Of our enemies.
Morale of Black Men
All-too-slowly have job oppor-
tunities been opened, despite ac-
ute shortages in manpower en-
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19

These words are beautiful, the
sentiments lofty. They are:
81 Pledge Allegiance to the
Flag II the United States of
America, and to the Republic for
which it stands, one nation, indi-
visible, with liberty and justice for
ALL" e~ tsss
While the sentiment of the Pied
&c is lofty and patriotic, it is tra-
gically true however that the senti-
ments expressed do not square
with realism. "Liberty and justice
for all" in America at this time
simply does not exist.
Liberty and Justice
Premcdiated and affirmative
machinery in operation in too many
parts on. Gun country conspires, not
to grant, but to deny the very JUS
tice and liberty we affect to as
sure every citizen Of the Republic.
In truth, nevertheless, it must
be stated there is now an awaken
ing of the public conscience. The
Negro, still, as for the many years
Of our organized Government, is
the test of our democracy, the ex-
preston off our ideals, and our
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19
"An1erica Is beied In Our Practices" Saws Writer

ployed, based ON past and present
cufbs and traditions.
1t is a hort-sighted policy that
prevents larger utilization of the
services of this one tenth popula-
ton group, The u. s. News ae-
urately states the situation when
it observes that "Negro leaders
argue that it would be great
boost to the moral of the black
man if the jobs We're offered to
him voluntarily, not as a last re-
sort and because America found
it could not turn out the goods
to win the war without him."
1t is to be hoped that this more
enlightened point of view may be
emWaeed, And, let us say. parti-
cularly in those eleven States of
the Democratic South where there
has been little or no relaxation
of prejudices in favor of national
unity and accord.
1t is truism to say that the
Negro one tenth of the U. S. pop
ulation still has no adequate share
in Americas greatest undertaking,
as declared by Fortune Magazine,
and that, nine-tenths may have to
pay the costs of wasteful diseri-
mination. This is too great a price
to pay in the face Of national
peril.
A CALI to America to Wake Up
Why can't America WAKE UP,
cure the defects Of its democracy,
and soberly consider the attitude
of its Negro group, as expressed
in Fortunes broadside presen
tation of the subject when It
states; "The American Negro Is
agitated not because he is asked
to fight for America but because
full participation in the fight is
denied him. He is humilitated as
Negro because he is not fully
accepted as an American"
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19
Along The Rail


Ter, A. NJ. College Normal, Ala.
played Lis part enroute from his
school to Hot Springs to enter
tain Corporal John Wells, Mar
shall, Texas. Private d. Maddox,
Fort Benning, Ga, and Guy Mob
ly Camp Glayhorne. La.
Miss Jessie Lee Jones, pretty
little sister of Red Cap Richard
Jones ef North Little Rock, re-
Gently returned from a trip to her
former home at Memphis, Tenn,
The young traveller is recent
graduate of Dunbar High school
and plans to enter Philander
Smith College the coming semes-
ter to major in Home Economics.
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19
BY Homer c. Butler

Suppose | speak Of friendship
this week since the friendship in
question strikes me most force
fully because it typifies an al
most uhheard Of rarity as a whole
in these eu eneck Of woods, :.
Most folk are concerned over the
various types of friendships that
are formed within human family.
Unfortunate the ordinary kinds Of
friendships are formed and main
tanned with an insight, personal
profits, race caste and creed, Cat
erine employees particularly know
the meaning and results of being
able to make friends with the
travelling public and other people
outside Of their own spheres Of
life. The honorable Thos. B.
King presents the kind of friend
ly respect for all people and
saved the lives and integrity of
many catering employee of
railroads and hotels Mr.
King is a fine, upright, southern
white gentleman and is frequently
passenger on the Missouri =
Pacific trains between Memphis
and kensett Time and time mas
, Mr. King voluntarily come to his
| feet in defense Of some defense
less Negro train employee when
ever in his presence some drunk
en- INSCRIPTIONS man Of his own
race would seek to take adyan-
tages Of said employee by at
tempting to cause quarrels or by
hearing insults upon them with
out Justification. So many of
these unreasonable attacks on
men eff cur group can not go un-
sung. Thus among the many
other white friends the catering
employees lave, IMr, Thos b,
King is one Of the most out
standing southcrners in opposi-
ton to the mistreatment of the
Negroes, we have had the pleasure
to meet.
Among the hundreds of other
folk we have loved to serve as
our guest, the Citizens Undertake
mist. Inc. Of Roanoke, Va, sends
lis its Mgr Mr.. X. w. Clark once
year; Wiley College is big
railroad contribution thru its fine
faculty and student body. Miss
c. II. Hightower, religious adj
visor at the school and one of the
youngest well-versed persons we
have met, makes her friends,
easily. Army men using the
MOP lines find themselves stlik-
ing up acquaintance far and near.
Enroute from school, Henry Glow
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19

waves and smiles latter ~ years
of marriage) sweetly as we hove
into view. On all sides we hear
dyed in th-wool ball fans call out
"What say, Alvine," and we
ANSWER in like manner. Out OF
that sea of faces we spy an old
business (real estate) associate,
flushing, Long Islands No. i
citizens Joe Mahood, Joes's
alone, and we invite him to yell
with lis, and he graciously &C
cepts. Having no children of our
own. remind wiley that Joe has
flock OF EN-. four, just one less
than Eddie Cantor's (all
| girls) five. Joe lets that sink
in a second, for he's as swift
as an airplane on repartee, and
comes back with a gem Of wittic-
ism we thought. Listen,
Mrs. Moses, your hubby is right
when he says | have four. but
slightly wrong when he charae-
acterizes them as children.
One of my children, as he calls
them, is 80 years old. Wouldn't
that qualify me as having some
men and women?"
We laughed over that rare bit
of humor until we cried, it was
typical of the man who refuses
to grow a day older (6D, and
who has been successful as postal
employee. musician, realtor anc
mortician. Now engaged in the
latter field, he possesses the only
Rolls Royce Burial service in Ii
ole Manhatten. The man who
sells hot dogs, completes against
home made chicken that is brought
to the house that Babe Ruth built
in packages that resemble suit
cases. That brings us around tc
some other things fans bring Gin
bottles) that. Frank Forbes and
the management could easily dc
with out hut, it's heaps of fun
and :. what a social side it car
ries.
Arkansas State press., 1942-06-19
st. John to Open
Evangelistic Services

Rev. L, Embry, pastor of the
st. John Baptist Church announc-
es eyangelistic services will begin
at the church, 4th and Bender st.
on Sunday, with Rev. Reed Of
Conway in charge of the two
weeks meeting. Sister M. Floyd
is clerk and Sister L. Buckner,
roporter.