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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
GOOD HUNTING, son, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN NOW II"
HIGHLAND PARK

parents have been the inspiration
Of these splendid young people.
Social Rooms Of Y. w. C. A.
Scene Of Party
And il was one Of the seasons
prettiest, gay and colorful The
girls looked divine in their youth
full formals, designs of the latest
fashions. The boys looked equally
as handsome as they enjoyed an
evening Of fun and dancing with
the pretty maidens. And speaking
Of refreshments, there were loads
OF goodies. tasty for the occasion
On the guest list were:
LaDonne Fields, Betty Ann Mi
zelle. Mrs. Gloria X. Fields, Cora
Belle Parker, Vivian WEIGH. Mat
thew Bailey. Geneva Henderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Powell.
Charles White. James Smoot.
James Coleman. Frank HuddleSton.
Doris Miller.
Harold Grant. Robert Redeem,
George w. Goddyen. Alex Fourier.
Thomas Rivers, Lillian Wheeler.
Frank White. Lavert Killouch. P.
Mcdonald, Theresa Johnson. Ed
ward Gibson. James A. Tanning,
Tavern Schiller. Doyle Dugans.
Virginia and Sara Morehead and
company. Nathaniel Bradshaw. Ed
ward Conrad.
Jacqueiine Dunlap. VIM. Bryant.
Am. Robinson. Lois Benson. Jeanne
Bankhead. Shirley Lucas, Deane
Shand, Pauline Day, Ellen Ann
Gilmer, Julia Ramsey. Louise
White, Matilda Shand. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey. James Eta Benson,
Lula Perla Thomas. Daisey Break
field. Charles Franklin
Paul Mack. Roy Ford. Mary Ruth
Waters. Edna Johnson. Ernest Tay-
lor. Charles Russell, Elizabeth Ann
Pittman. Ellen Ivy, Julian Wither-
spoon. Hazel Nelson, G.. G.. T. War
rem White, Donell Hodges. Eugene
Hayes. Clifford Williams. Leon
Wheeler and Naomi Walden. cousin
Of the Thomas children.
Bernice and Donald received
many lovely gifts.
Death Visits Park Again
Gods will must be done. But
old man death always brings terri
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
POETS
CORNER
HAIL GOOD SAMARITAN

Dedicated 10 DR.. Bertram Harris
BY An Ex-Patient
Pain Unreasonable
Subduing intermittently
Only to begin again
Torturing and unbelievable
Then fate interviewed and led me
subtly 10 you.
And your kind. deft fingers.
Began to gently coax the pain away
Opening the windows Of my soul
Sunlight flooded my morbid room.
Then you injected mixture OF Faith
and dash of hope.
And I sat up and looked about
Found the tree outside my window
was attired
In its Spring finery.
Were you by God endowed
To loose the chains Of this poor
slave?
Why I'd nursed those pains for years
But you stood there like One so
long ago
And demanded that the demon
come out.
And now I'm free.
Free to laugh and really mean it;
List while l sing you song OF
gratitude
Oh, kind PHYSICIAN.
Heal. Heal, oh carry on to victory
In a war-torn world
Where nerves are shattered
Bodies. spirits broken against their
will.
Oh yes, I can see you carrying on
It's your orders from destiny
And you'll obey
Because you're soldier Of the
higher ranks
Whose realms are reached only by
the brave.
I wonder
Will that beautiful, white-washed
postwar world
The war-weary dream
Be worthy of you and your col
leagues
Oh good and kind Samaritan.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
A NATION DIVIDED

From one end of the nation to the other, reports
are heard of lynchings riots and wanton mob action
from army camps, from metropolitan cities and
from the southern hinterland. These domestic wars
not confined to the additionally violent South,
\ riotous behavior has been noted in areas where
; standard of living is high and where the public
tace Is zealously promoted Young and old, zoot-
tiers and men in uniform, war workers and house
- have been caught up. in the national sweep of
Ion. These widespread. anti-social outbreaks
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

| Is as important to the rest Of the
world as it is to them; for they
are the men on whose heads and
shoulders the responsible work of
the world falls most heavily.
THERE IS ADVANTAGE for
both black and white in Negroes
being represented in government.
Only the most foolish self-esteem
could blind a white legislator to
his inadequacy in representing a
group from whom he is separated
in every relation. Race prejudice.
within a nation is illogical. 1t is
stupid and unavoidable, costly and
unsatisfactory at best.
ORGANIZATIONS CAN PLEAD,
demand and fight for correction
OF injustices toward Negro people;
the press Of the country can push
the demand for representation in
certain departments Of state and
nation until the proverbial "doom's
day." but until these parasites who
through their designing tactics get
themselves into leadership, put a
stop to the game OF self advance
ment the race will accomplish
little.
THOSE WHO ARE ALWAYS
reminding us Of conditions they
do not like are usually the last
ones to do anything about the
things Of which they complain. The
non-voter says politics is rotten,
and somehow reasons out that let
ting it alone is the reasonable thing
for him 10 do. The lazy man re-
minds himself that he is poor, so
why work? The Negro dissatis-
fed with his races status and
plight is too often convinced that
nothing can be done about it. Most
OF those who complain about the
condition of the race are looking
for a miracle, when the truth is
the Negro must go TO the noun
tain for the mountain is not COM
ing TO him.
1T is THE LITTLE MAN who
clamors for the credit and must
be advertised as the figure OF SUI
preme importance on the landscape
wherever he appears. Petty claim
ant for applause and praise in
wife the amused tolerance OF the
truly great, who wonder why hu-
man beings should so perturb
themselves over the trivial insignia
OF rank authority and social pre-
cedence. What is any honor that
man can bestow on man compared
with the need OF getting the worlds
work donel
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

the front pages of the American press have all
tered around one theme and they have been generated
by one controlling idea.
This theme and this idea may be summed up
in the phrase white supremacy" This business Of
white supremacy" is the great illusion of age
and it is great weapon which the enemies of de-
mocracy are using against America today Is it not
significant that just as our armed forces are about
to knock on the doors of Berlin, the unity of our
civilian population which must sustain our armed
forces is being torn asunder? With victory almost
in sight for our great military machine, the American
people themselves being whipped into frenzy of
mutual distrust and passionate h tired for one
another.
The voice of Berlin is echoed up and down the
sidewalks of our cities and the white American is
being told that his real enemy is not in Europe but
in the slums of America and he is man of color
This same voice would have all Negroes believe that
white men must perish before Negroes will be free
Because racial prejudice has been nurtured and cu-
tivated in America for centuries, the voice of Berlin
sounds familiar and no one can detect the foreign
accent.
1t is our sincere conviction that the American
people will destroy themselves if they do not destroy
the illusion of white supremacy" or fail to dig up
the roots of racial prejudice The existence of wide
our enemies with ready-made invisible weapon
which in their skilled hands is now dividing this
nation. And what Lincoln said about house divided
as true today as it the day he said it. 1t must
be remembered that Htlers objective is to destroy
democracy and though we beat him to his knees
our internal disorders may lead to the destruction
of our democracy and triumph for Hitlerism just
as surely as if we had fallen in bloody battle.
1t is obvious therefore that the fascist move
ment on the home front is of primary concern to the
United Nations war effort. The Axis powers are
laying seige to our country by the backdoor and
action must be taken to fortfy ourselves against
these attacks The moment is at hand when our
President must speak out and our governmental
leadership, high and low, must take some affirma-
tive measures to establish in the minds of the Ameri
people that racial discrimination is not merely
un-American but that it is downright treason.
Widespread racial friction is increasing and this
is no time for buck-passing pussy footing on an
issue which is as real and menacing as stick of
dynamite. The morale of Americans on the produc-
ton front and the unity of our people are vital
elements of the war effort which may mean the diff
ference between victory and defeat.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Death Visits Park Again

Gods will must be done. But
old man death always brings terri
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
WHAT HAVE YOU GIVEN?

A mother gave son whom she
loved well;
A sister, brother so dear.
Now what have you given to make
this Country
A decent place to live?
A wife gave a husband and only
shed tear:
A child, father TO fight.
Now what have you given to draw
your Country
Out of this dreadful plight?
A soldier gave his service; some
have given their lives
To defend those left to mourn.
Now what have you given that you
can say
Will help bring the boys back homer
God gives us all much more than
we know
That we can afford to give;
And we must give all that we can
So many men can live.
So let us all give and thank God
we can give
A little il not so much:
BY giving with an open heart we
will bring
Peace back to this earth.
Major Edward Smith
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
ROI OTTLEY WINS AWARD

BOSTON - Roi Ottley, Negro
journalist Of New York. this week
won the $500 award given by
Houghton Mifflin company for
books published in the Life in
America" series.
His book, New World A-Coming"
will be published in August.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

which are moving the news of the Great War off
the front pages of the American press have all GEN.
tered around one theme and they have been generated
by one controlling idea
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Huff Admitted To
Supreme Court Bar

CHICAGO. Illinois - (SpeciaD -
Atty. William Henry HUFF. OF
this city. was admitted 10 the bar
OF the u S. Supreme court at Wash
ington. d. c.. last week.
His letters OF endorsement were
from the following attorneys, z.
D Hicks, Of Gary. Ind: Judge Fred
A. Egan OF the Superior court OF
Lake County. Indiana. and Atty.
Joseph A. Meade Of East Chicago.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
BY Audrey Boulding
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.,

The Highland Park Mothers club
entertained H. P. Junior college
graduates, l943 at a semi formal
reception. The lovely affair was
given in the social rooms Of the
YWC.A. Each graduate was in
troduced by Harvey c. Jackson,
race relation counsellor. Outstand-
ing achievements Of each student
were brought out. Mr.. Prakken,
principal Of the Highland Park
high school and Miss Lou Babcock,
assistant principal and senior coun-
sellor gave short talks. Lieut..
Charles Miller. former graduate
and Miss Hertha Priest also gave
interesting remarks. Soloists were
Elizabeth Pttman, Gloria Shep-
pard and Josephine Bryant. Re-
freshments we're served The
graduates and their parents looked
very pretty.
Highland Park June Graduates
To date the June class Of l943 had
the largest number Of Negro grad
yates in the history OF the school.
They were: Lois Benson, Geneva
Henderson, Frank Hubert Hud-
dleston, Parker Blair Mcdonald,
Junita Lydia Maxwell, Bernice and
Donald Thomas. Johnnie Dele
Smith. Vivian WEIGH. Paul LeFlore
Mack.
Parent Honor Children With
Semi-Formal Grad Party
Bernice Edith Thomas and DON
aid c. Thomas, Jr., the handsome
and unusual children OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Thomas were given
semi-formal graduation party last
Saturday night. Donald made his
senior year in one half OF the
school term. These unusual young
people are among the Parks finest.
They have made excellent records
for. themselves and have been a
credit both to their parents and
race. And surely they are a credit
to our community Their records
are among the highest in the his
tory of the school. The coopera-
ton and tender affections Of their
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA-Bishop Andrew Gregg
head of the African Methodist Church
States who visiting Negro units
Area watches hot of checkers between IA
OF Jacksonville Illinois, and First Lieutenant
Sumter South Carolina Chaplain of the Quarmaser
where in Australia"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02
Alcorn College
Begins 18th Year
Monday, Sept. II

ALCORN A. & M. COLLEGE.
MISS, Sept 28-The college Off
cially began its 74th academic year
Monday, the 9th, with an appro-
pirate and stimulating program.
Students, teachers and friends heard
a very challenging address as Pro-
fessor P. S. Bowles, Director,
Placement Bureau, developed the
subject: implications of Our
Times to the Youth of a Minority
Group, stressing such points as: ID
The need for more thorough prep
aration for living the normal life
of free men and women. co I'M
g portance of a Wider Spread of
technical knowledge. CD Need for
more rigid economy in our living.
j Cd A world perspective VS.. group
idolization It was obvious that
the speaker had taken full advan-
tage of the thirty eight years he
has been in the service of the col
lege.
Other numbers on the program
were solos by Misses Willie Grays,
junior, and Katie Mae Coleman,
= sophomore; THE Ideal College Stu
dent" by Miss Arsene M McComb,
senior and President of the Stu
dent Forum; Presentation of staff
q members by President VIM. H
Il Bell.
New staff members for the cur
81 rent session are: B. S., S. c. State
NJ S, Duquese Uni, Acting Direc-
tor, Div. of Decentralization, In
4 str. Ed Psy. Leonard c. Archer
4 A B, Morehouse College, M A
y Uni of Toronto, Instr. of English
4 Alice Archer, A B, Clark College
q NJ A, Atlanta Uni Instr. of Social
\ Science. Helen H. Muldrow, A B
Cloflin University, Instr. Of Bi.
ology. Stella Burke. B S, South
4 ern Uni, NJ A. Atlanta Uni, Instr
of Home Management and Child
y Care. Lucious Knox. B S, South
ern Uni, Instr. High School Sci
ence and Shop Work. Alice NJ
O'Reilly, A B, Tougaloo College
Instr. High School Social Science
Matte Bious, B S, Alcorn. Instr
High School Civis, Asst. Dietitian
Mary Dorothy Allen, B S, Alcorn
Instr. High School Homemaking
Asst. Dietitian Naomi Nelson
Straight Business College, Secy.
Voc. Ag. and Home Economics
Helen Horne, B S, Alcorn, Asst. Ii
brarian.
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the interest of the Center. The
chlldren's enthusiasm for the club
was manifested greatly. Those
present were: Leland Turner, Lem
uel Kimbrough, Geneva jenkins,
Dorothy Tilman, Cora Banks, Ma
rion Elliott, James Alfred Ander-
son, Gladys Darlean, Joe and Alice
Latimore. This club will meet ev-
cry Friday evening at 4 p. M, I'M
der the leadership Of Miss G. T.
Hart.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

at the William Johnson Bethlehem
Center, sos NJ Parish ST. and St.
Marks Episcopal Church, 905 w.
Pearl st. early in October. These
two places are taking enrolment
for both classes. Those interested
are urged to enroll Immediately.
The class at the William Johnson
Bethlehem Center will meet on
Monday and Wednesday of each
week at $50 p. M, and the one at
st. Marks Episcopal Church will
meet on Tuesday and Thursday
evening at $50 p. m. Registered
nurses will conduct these classes.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

Another new club for the Center
is the Homemaker's Club. This
club will organize for the benefit
of training women to do better
work in private homes or their
own households. There will be
two interesting groups in the club
for members to choose from: cook
ing and handicrafts. Those inter
ested are urged to call at the Cen
ter and enroll. Mrs. Maggie B.
Dunson will lead the handicraft
interest and Miss G.. T. Hart, the
cooking interest group.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

Basketball season is getting un-
derway at the Center's playground
Saturday, September 25, 1943 found
boys from various sections of the
city engaged in this activity. Mr..
John Powell, Jr., the boys worker
welcomes newcomers to the play
ground for basket ball and other
forms of recreation.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

$150O0,0OO, 900, the 3rd War Loan
quota, in one-dollar bills laid side
by side would cover an area of ap-
proximately 81 square miles, or
an area almost as large as the
District of Columbia. Cd. c. area
is SO square miles.)
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

A Red Cross Home Nursing Com
mittee is busy selecting places and
instructors for the organization of
home nursing classes. Plans have
already been made to begin classes
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02

The ink used in printing 15,00O,-
100000 (the 3rd War Loan QUOTA
one-dollar bills would weigh al
most $4,000 tons. Buy an extra
$500 War Bond.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02
William johnson
Bethlehem Center
News

The Variety Club club for
boys and girls between the ages of
four and sixteen began Friday, Sep
TENDER "a, l943. This club is to
entertain the public and guests in
Evening star., 1943-07-09

working perfectly, Kenneth T.
Stauffer. rationing executive Of the
OPA food and rationing branch
says:
1T Is humming now, with an oc-
casional knock heard In the motor
and can be considered to have
passed the experimental stage.
While they would like to be able
to buy more, consumers apparently
feel they are getting their fair share
Of rationed foods under the proc
essed food program.
The movement Of processed foods
into consumption is approaching a
satisfactory balance with the avail
able supply. Otherwise point
changes which became effective on
July would not have been con-
fined to a single category. vegetable
juices.
The absence of major changes
reflects OPA,s conclusion that the
movement is properly controlled to
insure the Nation that present
canned goods stocks will last until
the next pack comes in"
Coffee Supply Up.
Rationing, says OPA, has tended
to equalize the available supplies,
but it has not done for meat what
1t has done for sugar and coffee.
The supply Of coffee now in ware
houses in this country is about at
peacetime levels and though the
supply of sugar is below that level,
1t may improve. OPA says. In each
case. a continued flow of supplies
Evening star., 1943-07-09

would have to be assured before
rationing could be removed.
West Coast industry centers, how
ever, report they are short Of all
foods except cereals and seasonal
fruits and vegetables. The big influx
of population-industrial and mill
tary--has oyertaxed food distribu-
tors, hotels and restaurants.
Many Western restaurants say
rationing based on their patronage
in prewar days, or even more recent
months, is unavoidable. Some report
they have double the patronage on
which their food stamps are based
An San Francisco hotel as a result
went for weeks without butter.
Expects Milk Rationing.
The West Coast is one area ex-
pecting milk rationing. One factor
in the milk supply situation in some
areas is shortage of feed. Farmers
are feeding milk to their animals
and people are drinking more milk
than ever.
But in most places the big cry has
been beef!
There's one big reason why beef
cattle are not moving to market in
volume. That's producer dissatis-
faction with the Governments price
policy, which involves a price roll
back on beef. The Government
ordered prices on beef cut 10 per
cent.
In making this reduction the
Government told slaughterers that
If they paid cattlemen as much as
before the rollback was ordered,
Evening star., 1943-07-09

Uncle Sam would make up the DIFF
ference--as . subsidy. But the
slaughterers cut the prices they paid
on beef cattle. They contended
they could not afford to take q
chance that Congress would forbid
the subsidy. In that event they
would suffer losses.
Wait for Old Prices.
Dissatisfied with the lower prices,
cattlemen have been holding onto
their stock They know there will
be market any time they see fit to
sell. They figure that If they hold
stock of the market, the Govern
ment or slaughterers, or both. will
take steps to re-establish their old
prices.
But even II beef cattle were NOV
ing to market in unrestricted num-
bers, the supply OF beef would still
be short Of demand. The require
ments OF the armed services, plus
the demand OF consuming popu-
lation with a record purchasing
power, are much greater than can
be met at current rates of cattle pro-
duction, the Agriculture Department
says.
The black market in meat has
been complicating factor. taking
away supplies from normal distribu-
ton channels
With the amount Of beef available
for civilians in July expected to be
smallest since rationing began, it
was necessary, OPA says, to curtail
consumption further by increasing
Evening star., 1943-07-09

the ration values Of beef cuts as Of
July 4
Variations in price ceilings have
had role in the distribution prob
lem.
Higher Price Draws Supplies.
Philadelphia, for example, attrib-
utes its serious meat shortages to
differences between Philadelphia
and New York ceiling prices. Phila-
delphia meat dealers say higher
prices In New York attract ship
ments which normally would 60 to
them.
Ohio is in the throes Of an acute
meat shortage, especially beef. Sixty
Columbus central market retail meat
dealers closed shops en- masse the
last week in June, asserting they
would reopen only when they were
assured adequate supplies at a price
structure that would give them q
profit.
In the midst OF all the debate over