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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-12

deeply at the festive board that
they could no longer distinguish
between 'Arur Hannah (cursed by
Haman) and Baruch MOrdecai
blessed by Mordecai)! For the
sake of any who might be shocked
by such laissez faire, explanation
was appended that in numerical
value Hebrew numbers being
designated by letters) the two
phrases equalled each other-and
of course pure logic dictates that
things equal to the same thing are
equal to each other. Some of the
ancient rabbis, to be sure, didn't
take any too kindly to this whole
idea, offering the explanation that
even little wine might induce
sleep, and that therefore a little
was enough to achieve the purpose
prescribed. But these pilpulists
Notwithstanding, an ancient Jew
ish proverb still quoted runs:
Drunk the whole year round and
sober on Purim."
So then, the first consideration
for the Purim menu must be the
quantity and quality of drinks to
be served. Here your pocketbook
and your tastes are your only
guide. I might add, however, that
thorough enjoyment is possible
even at a dinner which features
no or very little alcoholic bever-
ages.
Chicken or turkey soup with
kreplach makes an excellent
highly traditional and unrationed
first course. Though soup krep-
ZACH usually contains bit of beef
or veal, poultry meat can be used
to just as good effect.
If you prefer a more elaborate
meal, you could start with a fresh
fruit salad, sweetened with rasp-
berry or grape jam (all unration-
ed, then follow on with the soup
course.
Next comes the poultry, roasted
and trimmed and garnished to
perfection. Usual accompaniment
are mashed potatoes Clever cooks
in these days of butter shortage
find substitutes yield good re-
sults), fresh carrots sweetened
with honey (almost obligatory,
any other fresh vegetable you pre-
Ter, cranberry or apple sauce
(home-made).
Now for the dessert, Haman-
taSchen, symbolically appropriate
are almost universally favored.
An interesting footnote, contrary
to popular fancy, reveals that
etymologically the name does not
derive from the name of Hannah
the Assyrian Hitler, plus the
German word for pockets. Rather.
the first section refers to the
filling of these delicious cakes and
finds its original in the Yiddish
word man, variously taken to con.
note either the German word for
poppy seed, mOnd, or the Hebrew
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-03-12

Refugees formerly scorn the Cuban Ellis Island
held there with dinner at
Havana Hotel Pdnte One of their number shown here present.
Leonard Cuban Director Of lTigr
the signatures of all the
Ornia residents token Of their for his efforts in
Charles H. Jordan Director
Of the Joint Relief Committee Of Havana, the D. Cs cooperating
body Cuba The immigration detention The
Co. Of its of aid refugees in Central
and South America securing the release Of
of the 448 detained there nearly also supplied the refugees
with supplementary food and other comforts we'll the necessary
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
THE FACTS m
OUR NEWS
o. HORACE A WHITE

absenteeism must decrease. They ere
doing everything In their pswer -
decrease H. Some management. and
certain congressmen. are net feeling
anybody - - their motives Ter
wanting TO pass legislstion against
absenteeism. These people know
that they touch . very vulnerable
spot In American thinking when
they hit upon absenteeism. hey
will try 10 use absenteeisn In war
plants to strike . death blow - al
people who work. They will nsver
say that they are doing this. bat
the effect will be the same. This
fear alone should not motavste
workers 70 cut down absenteeism.
Workers should be 'uotivsted 20 cut
down absenteeism for the same
reason that . man volunteers his
service In the United States army
10 fight against all Of the things that
would destroy the opportunity sf
workers - produce IN America
with power and virility. In he
matter 81 democracy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

India's war effort which has &C.
Cured since Aug. 0. l942-the date
on which Gandhi. Nehru and the
other leaders were imprisoned.
And since that date tie failure
OF the colonial tories TO free midas
leaders. their failure to reopen ne
gotiations with them for the pur-
pose OF establishing national gov
eminent. their failure to involve the
Indian people in organized and pow
erful defense Of the motherland, has
had but one result: sabotage, re-
sistance, bitterness on the one hand
and Increasingly harsh wholesale
repressive measures on tie other.
with danger OF disruption OF the
war effort as the end result.
Gandhi's fast and his continued
Imprisonment throws into sharpest
perspective the role OF the die-hard
tory policy in India II is the de-
sire Of the Whitehall colonials to
crush the National Congress party
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

be travelled to achieve complete
independence.
Around the freeing Of Gandki
revolves the whole question Of the
future OF India. me entire question
Of its role in the war. the whole
question OF Indian freedom.
AS all patriotic organizations In
India are rallying around the issue
OF freeing GanGhi. so should the
American people demand that
Gandhi be freed.
The effect of freeing midas inn
prisoned leaderS-;ke effect upon
the Indian people-cannot possibly
be measured. Il could vi;al!ze; ii
would inspire.
Surely there are statesmen In
Britain and America capable Of the
type OF bold and fearless Action
now needed . in India. Let them
&C: now 10 grant India her united
nations charter rights, Let them
ac; now 10 end the tory colonial
confusion and chaos! India demands
her rightful place as powerful
fght!ng ally in the ranks Of the
united nations!
The cause OF Indian freedom is
periled by delay! The cause Of
Indian freedom demands prompt
and decisive action now!
Free midas patriots! Free India
now! Free Gsndhi!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
DETROIT CITIZENS FAVOR
MEMORIAL FOR DR.. CARVER

Paradise Valley: J. z. Mccall. edi-
tor Detroi. Tribune: Pau, Wykoff.
youth leader; Samuel Gibbons. bust
ness executive: s. r. Williams,
author. Seven Wonders OF the
Negro Race"
Samuel Russell, superintendent
Alfred stree, post office: Emmett S.
Cunni. CHAM. statistician; Willis
Ward personnel officer Ford Motor
company Rev j. T. Timberlake.
president Baptist Ministerial ALI
ance: Leroy White, secretary De-
troll: Citizens committee: Edward
A Baker. radio station WJLB an
nouncer; Dr. Aaron Toodles.
pharmacies; Wiltord Newman, De-
;roi;. health Inspector; Lillian Mat
thews. president War Widows club;
Bob Hardeman. su;omotive engi-
neer; Edward Dean financial secre-
tary Clio Local 3l6; Jap Sneed,
marager Three 666 Poppa Dee,
patron OF sports; Walter Norwood.
proprietor Norwood hotel; ] J
Theus, photographer; Mab!e Flack,
civic leader: Brazil Bryant. grand
trustee OF Elks: W. T. Boyd, tax
consultant:
r. C. Schmter. general manager
U s. Automobile club: Dr., osxar
II Sweet director St Aubin Gen.
eral hospital; Henry s. Dunbar
manager Brewster Homes; Geneva
Casey. Wayne County Commission
er Of Poor; Grady Jackson. presi-
dent Paradise Valley Distributing
company; George A. Isabel, prop
erty manager: A. L Burns. branch
manager. secretary OF state Office;
John L. Cowling. advertising spe-
cialiS;: Austin Chsvis. DS.R in
spec:or; Dr.. T " Malone, Dental
Association of'ic T;
W. l. Mitchell. fashion tailor: l..
Byrd. furrier; DR.. W. H. Lawson,
opiometriSt; Dennis Mackey, presi-
dent -Tuskegee club; Addie Todd,
chaperone Greyhound Bus Lines:
Prof S. A. Rs;life, choral master;
James McFan. mor;ician: NJ. c.
Cook. director. Poro OF Detroit;
Yolanda Maddox, dramatic soprano:
E Garvin, executive Garvi.i Motor
Sales: Atty Lloyd A LOOMS, for
mer Wayne County prosecutor;
Frank A Anderson. funeral direc-
tor: Robert Walker. representative
Michigan Highway Department:
Roy J Morton. commanding officer,
Michigan State Troops Clst Chemi-
cal Division): Atty c. Lebron Sim
mons. chief counselor. Sojourner
Truth committee.
PUBLIC NOTICE: The names
herein above listed, with mary other
d!s;in gushed white and coiored
Americans OF the nation at large,
and ca;alogued in the files OF the
Carver Memorial Institute. the
Auxiliary OF the American Ex-Slave
Association are bonafide.
Signed,
Carver Memorial Institute
Mrs. Leana Curry Shook,
Secretary
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
By RoLAL SINGH.
Editor. India News.
Member Indian National Congress

For AMP
Gandhi's fast Is the signal to all
Indians regardless OF party affiiis-
tons to rally to the cause Of ma
tional unity.
II is a challenge to the govern
ment OF India which has falsely
charged that there is no basis for
unity between congress and the
Moslem league
Gandhi's fast Is call TO the peo-
pies Of the united nations, the peo-
Piles of the United States, to help
achieve Indian freedom!
Gandhi. through his correspond.
ence with the viceroy. has proved
beyond the shadow of doubt that
neither the Indian National con-
gress nor Gandhi himself is re-
sponsible for the violence, sabot.
age and fifth column disruption OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

Im>Crou In
South Bend

SOUTH BEND. Ind.-A resoiu-
ton calling upon Mayor Pavsy 10
explain why war housing project
homes have not been provided for
the Negro population here was
presented TO the mayor on Monday.
The resolution. which alleges
that contractors holding the FED.
eral housing contracts have rsftissd
n build homes for Negroes wa
presented BY the South Bend Con-
grsss for Postwar Planning
A general denial Of the charDss
was made By william z voor. Ct
tornsy for the South Bend Hcus-
ing Authority. The mayor declined
TO comment On ths mates.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
Okay Housing Plan
For Charleston

CHARLESTON. S C.-Robert x
Creighton. regional representative
of the National Housing agency. an
nounced Thursday the granting Of
authority for construction OF 800
dwelling units and $50 efficiency
apartments for Negro defense
workers.
Creighto.' said the site had no,
YET been chosen and that fun de-
tails will be announced later. He
said that 10 qualify for one Of the
units, a colored civilian war worker
must be living beyond committing
distance from his work, must be the
head Of ( nily now housed away
from Charleston. or must have
moved 10 Charleston as war
worker and living now in a sub
standard dwelling.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

due notice that yoa said Reed is-
nored colored servicemen in the
club. However. I just learned that
Reed ,sd already introduced the
colored soldiers probably before
you entered. he ciub) ! apnreci.
ate your letter ard interest. hut am
reluctant TO believe that REED
would ave committed such an error
Intentionally hope he will drop
me line md get this matter
straight
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

s"~ TeU' 80 DoO - snc hcse
magazine.
Pointed and interesting are the
opinions on our Negro problem ex-
pressed last week by Miss Fora
Neale Hurston Of the department
Of anthropology at Columbia, In
the New York World Telegram.
Miss Hurston. q native Of the deep
South, and q Negro. tells US that
the lot of the Negro Is much better
in the South than II Is in the North.
Opinions on this comparison will
vary.
Some might prefer to say that
the lot Of the Negro Is a. bad in
the South as 1t Is In the North.
as bad in New Orleans as II II In
New York, or. 10 rise to climax,
as bad as II Is in official Washing.
ton. Before Miss Hurston finished
her conversation with the Journal.
list who reported II for his news
paper, she managed 10 convey In
words which somehow escaped the
scribe. TIA. the Negro problem. bad
as it was before Pearl Harbor. has
become decidedly worse every.
where If these last months.
But Miss Hurston spoke plainly
lanonGA - - = = - 1870
problem h neither Northern nor
Southern. but national. Lincoln
said the same thing more than 60
years ago when he worte ttat the
whole guilt OF alavery could not be
laid upon the South. The Northern
man who protests against discrim-
ination in the South, and then re-
fuses TO give employment to q man
or woman whose skin Is darker
than his own. may be even more
guilty than the unwashed hill-billy
OF TIE South who thinks that ha
adds to his social stature by his
ranting against ringers"
The truth Is that Just az the whole
country had to do penance for
slavery. 20 the entire nation must
today recognize that this problem
can never be solved. but will stead
lily grow more difficult. unless al
Of Us, In the North ~ wei @ IN
the South. in our homes and shops,
as well rs in the boards. bureaus
and agencies ut Washington, and In
the Army and In the Navy. learn
TO recognize the rights of the Ne
gro and 70 respect them.
That we have not learned this
elementary lesson is clearly demon
strated by the complete collapse
Of the Fair Employment Practices
committee. Originally constituted
by President Roosevelt to enforce
his order against race discrimina-
ton In war industries the conn
mittee struggled against heavy odds
from the outset. and finally sue
cumbed when IL was transferred
10 the jurisdiction Of the War Man
power committee. Chairman Paul
v. McNutt II . man Of many varied
abilities but. to Judge by the rec
ord, the ability to understand the
right Of the Negro to secure EN-.
ployment on equal terms with the
white man in factories engaged In
war work. Is not among them. Nor
did Mr.. McNutt evinee administra-
tive ability Of . high order In his
dealings with the rEPC, which
dealings were finally capped by his
refusal even TO meet representa-
tives of certain Negro associations
in the South. who merely wished
TO bring before him conditions In
The war industries which were frus-
tra;;ns the very purpose for which
the Manpower committee had been
created.
Why Mr.. MeNutt assumed this
attitude. he alone know. and "a
yet he has not taken the public into
1 ~
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

The National Go committee
for American and Allied War
relief. through its chairman. II.
wing Abramson. this week an.
nounced the appointment Of
Rio OttleY. New York journal
ist. as publicity director of the
organization. Mr.. OttleY. auth.
or of Inside Black America"
which Houghton Mifflin is pub
fishing this May. brings 10 his
position long experience as .
journalist. He was formerly an
editor and columnist with the
New York Amsterdam Star
News. contributor TO national
periodicals. and book reviewer
for the New York Times and
Herald Tribune. He was edu.
Gated at ST. Bonavenfure's col.
lege. University of Michigan.
and ST. Johns Law school.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
ARE NEGRO
CITIZENS

The following article. Are Ne
groes Citixens?" b reprinted from
the Feb. Is Issue Of the Americs
magazine.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13


Dr.. Howard Thurman will conduct
a full weeks services at Cass the
atre during Len,cn season and ban
quot 60 which Negroes are invited
Wit BE- given IN hiyhuuor at Cen.
trat- METHODIST church Two more
candidates tfor local 900 secretary
have entered the field agains; Shell
ton Tapes One o them, Nicky
Murdoch. is said 10 be pretty we'll
hooked up with faction al Packard
plan, and the other. Henry :ieloch,
is called Murdock's fellow traveller
Looking into the future. Helen
Parker is taking course at Wayne
in housing administration and re-
settlement problems in postwar
Europe. We. the People" govt
magazine) will carry in its July
edition an article penned by June
Pc,t.ford. local OPA worker
Local politicians are planning 10
give CONGRESSMAN SadowSki some
good advice along the lines Of how
{. treat Negroes Interested in the
Willow Lodge project And Sa-
dowSki has introduced bill which
would exempt all persons n '1ili-
tary services from aging taxes
CAin't he a blipD Dinner a. Fort
Shelby hotel Saturday night WI
honor Shelton Tapes. and testi-
monial dinner at YW.CA., Friday
night will find old and new mem
bers OF Booker T. Washington Trade
Associat on paying tribute % Garlic
ton Gaines
ATTENTION Mr.. A. 3. o.: Re-
ceived your letter stating that Leon
ard Reed Club Zombie) introduced
two white servicemen on the might
O, February 3. and auded them fol
the part they are plsy'ng in helpins
to defend our democracy. Also toon
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

Local branch NA.A.C.P., aside
from being worked up 70 a fever
pitch over the housing problem, Is
no little interested in the problem
OF Negro absenteeism and conduct
OF Race workers in factories. It
seems that, at last, organization
heads are beginning to realize that
the word Advancement" means
something like improving along
other lines than the legal battle
front. Factories where much ruckus
was raised before Negroes were
given a chance 10 do their little bit
for good old Uncle Samuel are COM
planning about Negroes laying of.
totn' knives and using mighty bad
language in presence OF ladies. Com
plants TO NAACP have DR.. j. j
'presidenD McClendon so worried
bags under his eyes are taking on
auxiliary nags, but Rev. Charles A
Citizens Committed Hill says
pleas TO Negroes 10 behave like
good little boys will do little good
unless the causes OF bad conduct.
such as hate strikes. jim crow
housing. etc. are removed.
NOTE: Something is rotten in
Denmark on this conduct report
Management has gone out OF its
way to report the least disturbance
caused by colored workers. but the
only report OF hate strikes. white
workers slapping the faces OF Ne
eroes, white workers sabotaging
production while they boo Negro
workers comes from Negroes hem
selves or union leaders One plant
reported tina: a drawer full OF knives
had been taken from Negroes This
could be true. but what we want 10
know is where are the weapons
taken from white workers. and why
doesn't management appeal 20 white
organizations 10 hold meetings with
white workers and educate them on
DEMOCRACY just as management
Is soliciting the MA CP. = hold
meetings TO tescA Negroes some
thing about goot tunduci!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
TOWN TALK

Barton Beatty. returning from
Albion. Monday. told an interesting
story Of house burning down in
Albion while the fire department
stood by unable 10 quench the blaze.
The department was called in plenty
of time TO nip the blaze in the bod,
but the fire plug nearest the house
was frozen. and there was not
enough hose in the city TO stretch
10 the next plug three blocks away.
Said the fire chief. ~ the plug
hadn't been frozen damage would
have been less than 500" But be-
cause OF the freeze and lack OF
equipment the house was COM
p,e;ely destroyed
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

This Is no attempt to cover UP
for mischievous Negroes. for II they
perform on the Job as they do In
public there Is plenty room for i'm
provement We could do without
a lot OF Glowing IN public. mani
curing nails with three 70 four inch
knives. using all sorts OF filthy
language in the presence OF ladies
and. generally. acting as II We
owned the whole world land we
wouldn't have anything 10 brag
about II we did own ~ Heck. il
Isn't necessary 20 advertise our
presence in public places and on
public conve"arce& Because the
way mos; Of us dress. we're going
70 be noticed anyway.
Take some 81 our women. Our
men and women in defense plants
could behave little worse than macy
OF those We see riding cars and
buses every day, hefty ones as well
AZ the s,ream,ined models with
dresses and coats liked UP behind.
disgracetully attracting the attention
OF both male and female passengers
And those with cheap fur coats
well they'-e just too bad! Face ard
lips almost weighted down with too
much paint that very seldom be-
comes the color OF the wearcr who
parades UP and down the aisle with
that come on-now. aint-I-the-las;.
word" attitude Nuts. ladies. you
don't have 10 show of like that
You give such a little thought 10
your personal appearance that the
whole car usually has good laugh
a. you anyway. especially when you
leave seat in which good portion
OF your alleged fur Goa; has been
left Take il easy girls and think
OF what you are DOM 10 the race
Then there's the Cto r'lfer a
phrase from Rcd Skelton) radio
cloWn-preachers Who would think
OF the Negro as an intelligent people
after listening 20 some OF the pro-
grams tina, pollu;c The air. especially
on Sunday They rave and rant by
the hour. but say nothing; they
snrihTiate- the F,tEtTSh language. IN
the same manrer We would like 70
annihila.e the AXIS: IN sir programs
are devoid OF anything that Sug-
gcsts religious worship, but provide
good comedy for those who would
Ike to think Of all Negroes rs Hit
crate emotionalists They do the race
much more harm than Amos and
Andy ever did and every Negro in
Detroit would be ADVANCING his
cause il he wrote the radio stations
carrying such programs. recon-
mending that said programs be i'm
proved or taken of the air.
x * X
And now We come 10 the color
conscious Negro In this category
the female OF the species predomi-
mates (Say. this subject is getting
sorta good. They hoist their
schnozzles al the darker race men,
berS.,whose color suggests race
purity. act II they are afraid OF
becoming contaminated IL they sit
too close TO them on public We
hiclc and break up traffic in public
places for fear OF being recognized
as member Of the same race fra.
ternity. Follow them downtown and
you will find some in offices where
they boil over when dark brother
or sister comes in; others work in
stores where their only contribution
10 society Is made in the ladies
rest room where they arc in charge
OF the mop and paper department
But because they are no, dark they
Just don't want 70 be thought OF as
Negroes. Shucks. chumS. being
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

half white is nothing to throw out
your chest about. it only proves that
somewhere along the line every
thing was not played according TO
Hoyle.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

Getting back 10 the original para
graph. the subject OF conduct covers
a multitude OF ,ins Of which most
Of us. even those wearing the mantle
OF reformist, are guilty. The high
and low are guilty Of sabotaging our
march forward and unless we live
in house not made OF glass. We
shouldn't heave that stone.
Certainly we should prevail upon
our people 10 act likes ladies' and
gentlemen. but when II comes TO the
knife prob!em-well that is q differ
ent matter There is only one way
20 keep people from carrying a
weapon and tina; is 10 have enacted
eg!sla;!on barring the sale OF such
weapons. Shall We proceed from
tina; point?
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

All that delegation 10 Washington
lacked was a member high up in
state politics. which causes Us 10
wonder when they Will call In
Charlie Digs whose very presence
In The capital usually makes the
representative from this STATE think
about the Negro vote 81 housing
conference called for March Is will
bring 10 Detroit DR. J. L. Leach and
Leslie Perry. Dsiributioo Of a
pamphlet telling the story OF how
iour girls trained for skilled jobs al
MurrayS and hired as janito-s a.;
ChryS,er'S was made possible by
Walter Harding. Same pamphlet
Will carry pictures OF the girls.
NAACP may file suit against the
FPHA in the Willow LSdge case.
Prof Edward Mcfarland has been
doing a good lobbying lob for Sena-
tor Digs bill 70 prevent discrimi-
ration in labor Hundreds Of people
from Throughout; The state went 10
Lansing. Tuesday, 10 hear argument
on this bill and IL same has not
passed by the time you read this,
either attend the next session or
send telegram asking for its
passage Support SCI ate Bill No
900. Ma ACP received long ;ele-
gram from Col Strong supporting
effort for more jobs but calling at
;ention 70 increased sbsenieeiSn by
-Ncprc- MaFkers