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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24

With three weeks OF practice be-
hind them, the Turpin Athletic club
nine will swing into action Sunday
afternoon at Northwestern Field,
opposing the Police AC. in the mi
t.al contest Of tie season. The game
slated for pm.
Prior 10 the past three Sundays
when the players were able to 90
outdoors for practice. the men have
been going through some limbering
up exercises indoors during the
past months
There will be some changes IN
the complexion Of the lineup this
season. most of them caused by in
duction OF former players in the
armed services. For instance. Big
Pat Malone has been assigned the
job behind the plate since Little
Tufy IS now helping 20 defend
democracy against the AXIS powers.
The infeld will be composed OF
Runt az first base, Thomas at sec
ond. Big Dean a, third. and Jimmie
Smith at skoEtstop William Ball,
centerfeld. Little Dean. left field.
and Dave Haskin in right field, viii,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
The 80. :.
BOWLERS' HALL
OF FAME
By ALFONSO CATO

Fireworks began to explode here
In the Motor City over the week.
end as the results of Elmer Reeds
decision to call off the miniature
bowling tournament In a national
meeting held at Toledo. Ohio, a few
weeks ago, the national represen-
tstives from various cities voted TO
call off the national Negro bowling
tournament for the duration, but
voted to hold miniature tourna-
ment instead. This miniature
tournament would consist of the
championship teams from each city
bowling each other to determine a
national miniature tournament
champion.
Last week Elmer Reed, national
secretary of the NNBA, sent out
communications without the con-
sent OF the national body that the
tournament was called off, and that
each senate head should notify the
teams in their respective cities
This brought protests from far and
wide.
George Porter. president OF the
local senate: Henry Harden. former
president Of the Motor City league,
and national organizer: Jerry Wells,
third vice-president OF the nation
ais: Frank Davis. president OF the
mems division Of the Motor City
league: Mrs. Hazel Van Vlerah,
fourth viee-preSident OF -NNBA-
and who made the trip TO the city
from Toledo. headed the protest.
This column exposed the hidden
power behind the honorable presi-
dent OF the National Negro Bowl
ing association in an artiele printed
after the blunder was made in run
ming the national tournament at
Indianapolis. Ind. last May. All
teams that made the trip 10 Indian
apolis were so confused that some
had 10 return 10 their homes With
out being able TO take part in the
tournament Thc-writer also Cow
cred the national convention held
IN Toledo a few weeks later. and
discovered that Little Hitler"
Elmer Reed. was debating to the
national president. Jack Robinson.
At the convention. the writer
pointed out that Cleveland was run
ming the National Negro Bowling
association. and not the delegates
from other cities.
This Is the last year that the
bunch in Cleveland can hold office.
and they are trying everything in
the books 10 show their power. Will
the bowlers from other parts OF the
country let Mr.. Reed and his
stoogies get away with it,
X x x
This week the Bowlers Hall OF
Fame sslutcs two members OF Vel
mas Lunch five Charles Blake, and
Andrew Faison. shot 1907 10 walk
of the Paradise bowls alleys last
Sunday evening winners OF the
doubles in the singles and doubles
tournament sponsored by Berry
Gordy. plastering contractors. John
Holt and Floyd NJ Jones. were sec
ond. with 1880 and Jim Pettford
and VIM. Quarles were third with
l066.
Finley Hamas won the singles
with COS. Charles Blake. second.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
Twelve HOrSemen
In Chronicle Loop
Bv ROY SIMPSON

The Twelve Horsemen club will
back a strong Triple A team in the
Michigan Chronicle Softball league,
according 10 announcement made
this week.
This will mark the frs; time the
club has supported team.
The Commands who played in
TIE basketball league this past sea-
son. will also place team in the
league. Local Of Chrysler-Jeffer-
son has also entered team in the
league This team will be COM
posed Of veteran players.
The league play will get under
way June |. all games to be played
on local playfields.
Managers wishing TO enter teams
should send entry 10 Roy Simpson
~ the Michigan Chronicle sports
department, 26S Eliot street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
Franks Elected President OF The NJ Club
Turpin Athletic 9
Will Start Sunday

form the outer defense, while the
pitching staff will include Shocks
Wallace. Tommy Deberry. School.
boy Coleman, c. Alexander, with
Little Dean and Haskins taking
turns on the mound.
The utility men are: p. Brown.
J. Whitfield. ]. Washington and
H. l.. Boutwell,.
The players lave been enjoying
themselves al their club rooms, 27l5
Jay street. The club is restricted to
members of the club.
The Police AC. had one OF the
strongest teams in the city last
year. and from early reports the
club has added strength since the
close OF the 1912 season.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
ALSO ELECTED
IO-ExCLUSlVE
MICHIGAMAU.
Michigan S enior Wins
Award For HOnOrs
Given School

Julius Frank. University OF Michi-
gan All-American guard Of last year.
was awarded more honors last
week.
AS a climax TO the week OF events.
Franks was named president OF the
NJ club, club composed of varsity
athletes who have won their letters
in competition. The selection OF
Franks to head the club was made
at meeting held in the Michigan
Union, Saturday night.
The elevation TO the Office makes
Franks the first colored athlete 70
hold this distinction.
Sunday morning he was initiated
into the Michigamau club. one OF
the most important and exclusive
clubs on the campus. The club is
composed OF campus seniors. and
Franks is the first colored athlete
to become a member. -
Earlier in the week Franks had
been chosen as the student who
had brought most honors to the
school during the past year and
awarded $50 He has been accepted
in the college Of dentistry.
Franks was selected on Grant
land Rice's All-American last year,
winning guard position. He was
one OF the outstanding football stars
OF the year. and his remarkable
play at the guard position was a
big factor in the success OF the
University Of Michigan eleven.
The selection OF Franks as an All
American was the first picking Of
a colored player since Jerome
tBrud) Holland was named TO an
end position in l939-40. Before that
William Lewis OF Harvard. Fritz
Pollard of Brown and Paul Robe
son OF Rutgers were the only col
ored to win An-American berths.
Lewis was a center. Pollard half
back and Robson an end.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
VISITS SICK RELATIVE

CHICAGO. Illinois - Especially -
John II. Webb. 5425 Indiana ave-
nue.. was called TO 81. Paul. Mimi,
Friday to the bedside OF his uncle.
Arthur Jeffrey. who had a stroke
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
Treasurer Of Prairie
View College Is Dead

PRAIRIE VIEW. Texas
W. Lewis Sr.. for 81 years treasurer
OF Prairie View State Teachers coll
lege, died at the college hospital on
Sunday. April IS. He was a native
Of San Antonio.
Mr.. Lewis was known nationally
as a tennis player and was coach
Of the Prairie View tennis team. He
developed many stars Of the net
game in the southwest and three
national champions They were
Lloyd Svoot. national mems singles
champion in 1896; Mrs. Agnes Law
son. women's national champion in
1910. and Charles w. Lewis Jr,
boys singles champion in 1870.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24

spring up al over the place, with
the exception OF the privately spon-
sorcd amateur tournaments. Any
boxing card now without mixed
bout or two is usually flop. Fans
turn out in hundreds 10 see the
White boy knock the block of the
colored boy and the colored fans
pay top prices 10 see one OF their
own wham hell on; Of white boy.
And so i VII be in baseball, il the
.oslgiaators OF the Negroes in big
leagues movement, get busy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
Sports Chatter
Continued from page 20)

scope in the Cleveland Herald:
In 1926 Johnny Datto a local
tapor.;e in those days. fought Chick
Suggs of New Bedford, Mass. IL
rounds to referees decision at
the Cleveland Public Hall.
"Datto had but one hand-a right
tina; could be considered worth
mentioning as his left was just his
other hand but useless insofar as
the fight was concerned. He did
little more than just wave IT, Suggs
hit him 50 often without a return
IN 20 rounds that il looked like a
pitcher and a catcher act: Sugss
pitching and Datto catching the
punches.
In the eleventh round Suggs was
finally caught with one OF those
,round-the-house' rights by Da,to,
knocking him down-but Suggs
finally got 70 his feet al the count
Of nine. doing the same thing over
again; jabbing Da;to's head of, and
then tying him up in the clinches
so easily that fars, we're leaving the
hall because IL was too one-sided
an affair.
But at the end Of IL rounds II
was called draw by the referee.
This was so raw that 10 save boxing
in this town from a black eye, il
marked the beginning OF the two
judges and referee system now
being used
II was shortly after this that Datto
and SuggS me; at the old Forest
club here and Dat.o knocked the
New Bedford batter down eight
times before fna,.y stopping him.
The Filipino's RICH; hand was work
ing Ike clock ;aa; nj :ht and find
.rg !ts objective
SUES who had been one OF the
great tea;herweights OF his time,
vas on his way out and the bout
with D.:to was one Of The last for
the little fellow
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24

TELL OUR ADVERTISERS you
SAW 1T IN THIS PAPER
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24

with SOL, and James Stripilin. third.
with 535.
X X X
Alma D. May. star bowler with
Acme's Florist, held the lead in
the Miss Quenn Pin popularity con-
test over the week lend for the third
straight week. Miss May registered
$500 votes. All other contestants
remained the same as last week
except Hazel Thomas, star with Su-
preme Linen. who jumped from
seventh place to third. with 2400
votes.
DR. Powell Johnson. sponsor OF
the Johnson's five. was seen lead
ing the parade last week when
thousands OF Race m e m b ers
marched 10 Cadillac square to pro-
test discrimination. DR.. johnson is
one OF the few progressive minded
men who can be called upon to help
in the advancement Of a group and
Will gladly accept
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
EAGLES BEAT CLOWNS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The
largest opening game baseball
crowd ever assembled at TIE jack
sonville baseball park, some 3.700
fans, saw the Jacksonville Eagles
defeat the Cincinnati Clowns Is
10 /.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
Chance Mufed By
Race Club OlUners

ION learned 4 lesson from tbs ar
gle. AS soon as mixed belts Nere
legally approved. they began 20
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-25
Junior Women
Fete Husbands

Junior Women's Club held its
regular summer social meeting
Tuesday evening with husbands as
guests. The evening included a
swimming party and pot luck din
ner at Vah-Ki Inn and a volley ball
game at the Perham home.
Those who attended were Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Clemans. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chalres Dora, Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Farr, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Nabors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Perham, Mr..
and Mrs. John Rocker. Mr.. and
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FLORENCE LOCALS

Miss Gloria Pratt. who has been
employed In Tom Fulbrights of
flee. has gone to Prescott for the
summer
Members and families Of the
Eastern Star and Masonic lodges
will hold their annual picnic Sun
day evening on the high school
lawn. The potluck dinner will be
served cafeteria style.
Mrs. J. r. Treat left Tuesday
evening for California TO visit
Mrs. Grace Becken in Long Beach
and other friends and relatives.
Mesdames Esta Bayiess, 6emah
Shilling and f. o. Devine were in
Phoenix. Tuesday.
Darlene and Donnie Boiling Of
Phoenix are spending the week
with their grandmother. Mrs. Wal
ter NORM.
Chester NORM was In Phoenix
this week 10 enlist in the Air
Corps.
X. Mandeil is at the coast this
week buying for Mandell and Har-
ris stores OF Florence and Cool
idge.
Mrs. A. 3. Marvin, arrive In
Florence last Thursday TO be with
her husband. Pvt. Marvin OF the
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chosen as chaperons for the eve
ming. Punch and cookies added to
the evening of dancing.
Guests included Mac Ware.
Howard Wuertz. Betty June
Yates, Betty Elkins. Joyce Ellis.
Lee Ella Odom, Laverne Odom.
Teddy Hoffman. Joe Janaway.
Marjorie Neighbors, Marilyn Els
berry Willie Storie. Jack Havens.
Kenneth Trout, Clint Skrla,
Mable Cherry Anna Chimits. 81
none Chimits, Harvey Dawson.
Verne Wuertz, Mac McEuen, Betty
Clark, Johnnie Martin, Rosalie
Cohen, Paul Hannah, Johnnie Mer-
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ril, Leonard Aros. Walter Aros.
frankie Abbott, Velda Abbott,
Johnnie Jean Dixon, Robert Cock
erel. Sarah Jean Martin. Pvt
Richard Clemans. Mary Karam.
Betty Buion. Sonny Mccullough,
Wayne Elledge. Tony Ciskowski
and Ed Taylor.
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sing and after a social hour the
committee served refreshments.
The members are Mesdames n r.
Freeman, ". S. Branaman. r. ].
Ellis. Dugald Stewart and S. B.
Hannah.
Miss Martha White returned
Sunday from her teaching position
in Boston. She plans TO remain
with her mother, Mrs. Natalia
White for the summer.
MIS-. S. r. Mathews spent sew
eral days in Phoenix this week.
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Florence Internment Camp. She
is living in the r. II Moorhouse
home and has accepted a position
as secretary to c. II. Reed and A.
L. Bartlett in Coolidge.
Mrs. w. c. Truman entertained
a few friends Sunday evening hon
oring her husbands birthday
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
n. r. Freeman. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. NOVEL; and Charles Reed
Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell Caglj entertained a few
friends on their fifth wedding an
niversary. A buffet supper was
served to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Diffen. and Cadet and Mrs James
Borree. Others coming in for the
evening were Mr. and Mrs Ben
White. George Gallagher, Mrs.
Vincent Ellis and 1t F. G. White
1t. =. G. White, stationed at
Cooper. Wyo. was home on a
week leave in Florence visiting
his mother. Mrs. Natalia White
Buzz" has been in the service
since last August.
The Recreation Council for the
USO was host al the USO center
Monday evening Mrs C. A. Whit
low. 'Sr.. played for community
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Party Guests On
Departure Eve

Bo and Martha Brown, who
leave this week with their family
for Florida and later Brazil. were
guests of honor Wednesday eve
ming at an informal dancing party
given by Chula Borree, Betty
Moody and Helen Darlington The
affair was held in the Womanc
Club building and Mrs. Nelson
Borree and X. s. harrington were
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10 YEARS AGO

About 1000 Arizona citizens
joined in dedicatory ceremonies
marking completion Of Q. s.
Highway 81 as a hard surfaced
roadway joining northern and
southern sections of the state In
a new short route.
An invitation and a challenge
has been issued 10 Florence and
Coolidge and other valley towns
this week by Casa Grande. The
invitation IL TO share in a gigan-
tic Fourth OF July Fun Festival TO
be conducted al Mountain View
amusement park just north of Casa
Grande. The challenge is to
match skill and beauty with Casa
Grandeans in the fun program
that has been prepared. A bath
ing beauty contest. water carni'
val. track contests. horse shoes,
nail driving. pie-eating and under
water pop drinking contests are
among the many attractions.
Superintendent Pinkley OF the
Casa Grande National Monument
arrived home Friday from two
weeks trip to Northern Arizona
and New Mexico Monuments un-
der his charge.
Charles Cohen returned last
Sunday from his eastern trip to
Louisville, KY, where he attend
ed the graduating exercises OF his
brother and sister who received
their degrees this Spring at the
eastern college.
Mrs. Earl Weaver visited az
Casa Grande last Saturday.
Mrs. Guy Gordan and three chill
dren OF Tacoma, Washington. ar
rived Monday night for q visit
with her brother and his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lidge Childs of the
Kenilworth district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coy c. Hamilton
and little daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Jayne spent the week
end at the Coolidge Dam fishing.
Mrs. Y. C. White and daughter
Abbie Dee. are visiting In the
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Planning For connjno 4?

Chances are. you'll be one of that
valiant army of home Gamers this
year. To insure success, you'll want
a copy of Julia Lee Wright's Just.
published Handbook of Home Can
ning. just send l5c with your name
and address to Julia Lee Wright,
L. y. Box 660-CB. Oakland, Calf.
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Mrs. c. L. Skousen. Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Sweazea, Dr.. and Mrs. G.. II.
Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Z. r.
Wildermuth.
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east and will enjoy the sights at
the Worlds Fair.
A nine pound baby boy arrived
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Odom early Sunday morning.
Mrs. ]. ]. Butterfield entertain.
ed at a PTA Bridge tea at her
home, Friday afternoon. Guests
present were Mesdames Burke. J..
B. Boone, o. V. Boone. c. Elledge.
Condit, NJ. NJ. Ware. Short. Wat
son. ]. ]. Jones. Jelloson. Burt,
Luthy, King. p. w. Hamilton.
Stringer. Bird. Chapel, Souther-
land. Miss Elizabeth Jones and
the hostess.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
4 &c because of his farm Job and

in sc because Of his farm job and
his dependents. Then they were to
consider, in this order, whether he
was to be placed or continued In
ga because of his family relation
ship with his children: in &c be-
cause of his farm job alone; in IA
or 2-B because he is necessary to a
war-supporting or reproduction
activity, and finally, in Sd be
cause of the possibility of his de-
pendents suffering hardship or pri-
vation if he is inducted into the
land or naval forces" If a man
can meet none of these require
ments for deferment, is not deferred
by law and can pass the physical,
he goes into the armed forces.
While the senior draft-age citi-
zens-men in the 38 through A age
bracket-are now deferred because
the Army and Navy aren't currently
taking them, they are also affected
by the reclassification order under
recent instructions eliminating All
and ordering their reclassif1cation
into the draft class they would ordi-
narily be placed in If the armed
forces were taking them.
Evening star., 1943-04-12

said, from the youths turning 18,
from men with physical handicaps
now barred by the armed forces or
from the men over 38.
Must Take Fathers.
Although the new regulations ap-
peared to give more fathers security
| than ever before, Mr.. McNutt de-
scribed them as "a step toward elm
| mating dependency as a deferment." :"
"Arithmetic tells u.s." he added,
that in order to draw a division of
men into the armed forces a day,
which we are doing, no other ade-
quate sources remain but to take
fathers"
Both he and Gen. Hershey re-
fused to predict exactly when the
fathers will be called, but Gen. Her
shey, pointing to the order banning
| the call on fathers until further
notice, said that when the barrier
is sprung all the horses will start at
the same time"
In other words, he said, the per-
mission to draft boards to call faith
ers will come nationally rather than
by States. He said that calls had
been adjusted for several months to
make the drafting of men with de-
pendents more uniform, but that
| the States may still be three months
apart in the extent they are now
dipping into the dependency classes.
Not Greatly Affected by Change.
el, l,nt ,i,,o tio,o Nf a q
under the new regulations would
affect fathers, Gen. Hershey said
| that 3-B had been set up to attract
men from non essential into essen
/ tial work and that he hoped that
| by this time the fathers formerly
| in 3-B would have acquired suf-
/ flcient skill to be eligible for oc-
cupational deferment when their de-
| pendency deferment is removed.
He contended, however, that faith
ers were not very much affected
by todays change in regulations
since they were not due to be
drafted, whether In ga or 3-B, until
men with collateral dependents and
! childless married men, both in ga
and 3-B, were called.
Exceptions on all scores from the
new regulat tions are the farmers and
men whose occupations are consid-
cred 'nondeferable." The latter
face induction, regardless Of de-
pendents. by May If they have not
| found essential work
Here are the major features Of the
new regulations:
l. Eliminate dependency defer
ment for men with collateral de-
pendents sisters. mothers, grand
parents, etc. and childless married
men except where extreme hardship
and privation would result from in
| duction.
2. Reserve Glass ga exclusively
for fathers.
g. Create Glass Sd, new class
for hardship cases.
selection" rule as a basis for deter
mining whether dependents count"
In the eyes of the draft.
Status Of Fathers.
5. Stress the family relationship
by providing that men hereafter
classified in 3A-the fathers-will
not be considered for service until
such reclassification is ordered by
the director of selective service or a
change in the registrant's status
| occurs"
6. Restate previous orders on fill
Evening star., 1943-04-12

man acquired his dependents when
he should have known he was about
to be called for service.
The Star recently called attention
to the widespread lack of uniformity
in interpreting this rule and cited
cases where draft boards considered
a mans selection was imminent the
day he registered for the draft.
At that time, national selective
service admitted busy local boards
might decide to set an arbitrary date
for themselves instead of going into
Intricate mathematics and applied
psychology to determine whether a
reasonable man" might know his
selection was imminent when he
decided to we'd or conceive children.
Asked today why the 'imminence
OF selection" rule had been aban-
doned, Gen. Hershey said it had not
been easy to administer and
whether we succeeded or failed
with It," the great majority of men
1t affects have already been consid-
cred by their draft boards.
I'VE thought it no longer had
enough significance to struggle with
the troublesomeness OF it," he
added.
In his memorandum to local
boards on the new regula tions, Selec-
tive Service Director Hershey ex-
planned that the changes had
been made ''in order to enable the
Selective Service System to con-
tinue to meet the manpower re-
quirements of the armed forces, war
production, agriculture and other
essential activities and, at the same
time, protect as long as possible
homes where there are children.
Draft boards were instructed to
start the reclassification out of
3-B Immediately, as we'll as reopen
the cases of men now in class ga
who are no longer entitled to re-
main therein" This refers to men
| with wives only and men with COL
lateral dependents who may have
! been held in ga because their rela-
tives could not get along without
| them. The latter will now 90 into
! Sd if they can prove actual hard
ship.
Deferment Requirements.
In deciding a mans future classi-
fication. draft boards were told to
determine first whether he belonged