The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-18

IN JULY 4, yours truly and MIS-. Jones look a lew
hours vacation from our business activities 10
attend a movie theater in downtown Detroit. qwO
shown in the Fox Newsreels especially
inspiring
Tide Is Turning
Mrs. William Harris the wife OF colored en-
poyee in shipyard at Seattle Wash. shown
christening big batteship as 1t rolled into the
water in that Western city. Thousands OF shrs
have been christened by women during the growth
Of THE great country. but this marked the first tine
that colored woman has had such an honor, which
marked the turning OF another page in this great
Democracy" toward giving colored people their
rights as Americans too. When this picture was
flashed the screen, roar of applauses were sent
up by the theatre audience that includes both white
and colored Your columnst sat amid the whites
that were clappng their hands. and the expressions
their faces told they thinking within
you people Americans oo-you have a right to
enjoy such privileges well here the kind Of
Americans that are on your side"
The second picture that greeted this July theatre
audience during the showing of the Fox Newsreels,
with colored mechanics doing their part in repair
ing planes on foreign soil think this too can be
termed as new era OF advancement for our group.
Now am confident you will understand why have
classified this visit TO the theater. themost inspiring
OF all.
Cleveland Gets Lodge
CONTINUING about the things on the plus-side o.
democracy, news comes this week from Cleve-
land telling the world about the appointment OF a
colored Judge to the common plea bench OF that city.
Artee Fleming. Of Akron. Ohio. is the attorney who
received the appointment According to press re-
reases the appointment OF colored Judge came as
the results OF long bitter fight by various orgai-
izations for a colored Judge.
Since every effort put forth here in Detroit to ge;
colored Judge on the bench by colored people have
tailed, this should be little encouragingit should
enable us to tight harder and don't give up the
struggle until colored Judge has been elected or
appointed. 100000 colored citizens deserve at least
one colored Judge the bench in at least one Of
the citys courts
Dragged From Train
Asst WEEK this column brought you good news
about how colored and white passengers shared
The same seats and coaches on a fast train speeding
between Houston Texas and ST Louis. Mo-. without
much regards 10 the color OF the skin. This week Il
is another story. or you may term IT as the same
old story Miss Catherine Hayden, OF Los Angeles
Calf. has filed claim against a western railroad
because she was assaulted and Disseminated against
during trip from California to illinois, According
Ito her statement, she brutay dragged from
the train by the conductor and several white pas
sengers at Belen, New Mexico. The conductor had
told her that she not good enough to ride with
white folks Remember this did not happen in
Texas where one may expect such an occurrence but
in the state OF New Mexico instead. Had Miss Hay
den been a member OF the white race whether an
enemy or not, she would have made the trip with
out being disturbed-her face would have served as
her pass. Someday, those whites who are respon-
sibe for such Hitler acts will wake up TO the fact
that this country is at war-that means all classes,
races, and colors wonder will II be too late be-