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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
HIGHLAND PARK

un:iring work in these groups the
young peop.e honored him with .
party a. the Lucy Thurman branch
Of the Y.WC.A.
Friday. 18th, is an unlucky day"
said lovely Marion Lemon. chairman
OF social relations o. the Youth Fell
lowship. Well. you would have 70
have been there 10 really appreciate
this old saying. However, after all
the little nagg.ng things that hap
pened throughout the day and eve
ming the Young people are 10 be
congratulated on the success OF the
party. Mr. and Mrs Thomas Roberts,
parents OF Jerry. we're grateful, 80
very grateful. until they all but she'd
tears. Mrs. Roberts was Charming
wearing a powder blue suit. She
wore corsaEe o. pink carnations.
AS the merrymakers paused for
refreshments Josephine Bryant. 80
prano sooist, dedicated a song 10
the parents Of Jerry. We don't re-
member the title, however. II was
sweetly done. Attending the party
were John Edwards. Bert Richard
son. Bernce Davis, Edith Lounds,
Evelyn Bryant, Nancy Winston,
Elizabeth Handles. Marion Lemon,
William West, Jr.. who is also leav-
ing for the army service; Thomas
Roberts, brother OF Jerry, Mary
Dobson. Doris Miller. Jenice Jones.
James Boone, Edna Johnson, Walter
Wes.brook and his brother Fred,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, Sr.
On Sunday light the same group
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
erts in their home on Lumpkin. This
was really the Climax OF the week.
We did not say goodbye to Jerry
but so long for now. Edward Ward,
James. Boone and Bert Richardson
and Clarence White will continue
to carry on the fine program. not
minding of course that there are
three girls to one fellow.
Children returned from their va
cations are Shirley and Edith Low
ing. the Scott sisters, Polite Mae
Malinda and Mary and Shirley
Powell.
The church school faculty OF Be-
rea is fortunate in having on their
teschin- staff Miss Ruth Bankhead,
who is making quite place for
herself in the city school system.
She is also chairman OF the local
church board OF education. This IS
quite commendable as our many
} city school teachers refused 10 apply
: their training in the Sunday morn-
; ing church schools.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
THINK ON THESE THINGS"

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WE, THE NEGRO. need clear.
deep and discerning vision, in these
days of stress and Illustration; Of
race and class hatreds. We need
a vision which will enable us TO
be prepared for the times just ahead
Of US. We need to develop that
inner vision which will shine out
through the darkness and the
gloom. and will guide our wander
ing footsteps into the paths OF free
dem and security. We need spir-
itual insight which will enable us
10 properly understand and inter
pref the signs Of the times. We
need 10 develop mental foresight
which will be guide and stimulus
as we struggle upward to our right
full place among the sons Of men.
We need this soul sight when the
way is dark and the times are try
ing; when the wolves OF injustice
and the monster prejudice raise
their heads. Once we get a clear
vision OF the glorious destiny which
can be ours. we will grid our
selves for whatever may come and
march boldly forward.
ONE INDOMITABLE SPIRIT is
sufficient to put courage and hope
! N millions more; one strong willed
person can lead a million to VIC
tory. even though they may have
been many times defeated.
Behind every successful achieve
ment there is always one driving
soul that will not yield to discour-
agement, fatigue or dissatisfaction.
Nearly everybody can start some
thing; almost nobody finishes any,
thing. Whenever you find revo-
Luton that wins. nation that sur
wives, building that gets built, a
club that continues 10 keep its
doors open, or even a picnic that
reaches the picnic grounds. you will
find that il only happened because
somebody kept up the grind of de-
tail and made sure that others fell
in line.
II is fascinating 10 watch these
ndomitable spirits at work. We
the Negro, need more Of them in
our ranks; men who have not only
the courage and strength TO act, but
also the foresight and wisdom tc
see and understand.
THE GREATEST MAN Is the
best man and the best man Is hi
who deserves most OF his fellow
creatures. Not he that receive!
most, for all too often the mos
deserving receives less. The mar
who serves himself more than h,
serves his fellow man cannot b,
great in the truest sense. Onl,
true greatness comes to him wht
ministers TO others RATHER thar
have others minister unto him. To-
often some gifted person among u
who has been lifted 10 position
los leadership turns with bitterness
from his task because those whom
he essays to lead do not ministe
to his needs and comforts. II
turns his back upon those WIN
need guidance when he discover
that the path Of leadership !
washed with tears and strewn wit
o!sappointments, adversely and de
privation.
THE TRUE LEADER is an enig
ma to his enemies; they cannot TN
derstand how he continues TO pres
en- toward the realization OF hi
goal. after everything APPARENT
has been done TO break his Spir
and discourage him. Even tn
,reaehery and betrayal Of his clio:
est associates does not cause hi
Ito lose hope. II is this quality i
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
HEADS HAMPTON CENTER

HAMPTON INSTITUTE. Va
Miss Anne Cooke. formerly In
charge Of the drama department at
Spelman college and head Of the
Summer Theatre and Summer
Theatre school at Atlanta univer.
sity. has been appointed director
Of the Communication center at
Hampton institute.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21

An article by william J. Norton,
chairman OF the Mayors Inter.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

I am q white person living in a
mixed NeUo-white neighborhood
During the recent riots. there was
no disorder OF any kind In our
mixed neighborhood. (After all,
you can't mob your next door
neishborso Many people are now
urging a Jim Crow policy Of segre.
eating Negroes and having them
live only in certain sections of the
city. This would be completely un-
democratic and would cause, rather
than cure. riots. When people live
side by side and get acquainted
with each other. there is no hatred
or prejudice. But when you draw
boundaries between groups OF peo.
pie. then there Is trouble. Look q,
the war-like history Of Europe
where each group Is divided from
the others by a national boundary
line.
Contrast this with the relatively
peaceful history of our own coun-
try where there are no national
boundaries, but just state lines.
Whenever boundaries are estsb-
lished. they provide an excuse for
fight. When there aren't any
boundaries. there's just one cause
less for trouble.-Very truly yours,
Ruth Pagan.
Mr.. Tony Weitzeis column in a
recent issue Of the Free Press ex-
plains that in New York City the
riots were swiftly ended by depu-
thing reliable Negroes as Law en-.
forcement officers. This policy was
suggested to the Detroit police chief
and to Mr.. Jeffr.es by Reverend
Hill at the time Of the Detroit dis.
grace.
Detroit's mayor and police chief
ignored the suggestion and refused
TO deputize Negroes. while New
York's Mayor La Guardia didn't
hesitate for moment to deputize
Negroes. Perhaps the reason for
the difference in the attitudes Of
the two mayors is that New York's
mayor is labor mayor while De
troit's mayor is not. Only by reg
istering. voting. organizing polite
ally with labor and electing Negro
aud labor councilmen and city Off
Gals, will Detroit Negroes be abe
to protect their rights. Every Ne
gro should register and vote. Then
the Negroes will have something TO
say about who the mayor and police
commissioner will be. And will
De able 10 see TO it that there will
be more than SO Negroes on police
force of 5000 men. as there are now.
Very truly yours, Ruth Pagan.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
Nv AUDREY BOULDING

Swell news has come from down
jefferson Barracks way. Pvt James
B own and Pvt. Thomas Reeves,
members Of the Highland Park
Youth Negro History class, the
Methodist Youth Fellowship. the
Young Bachelors and NAAC.P.
Youth council have written home.
Pvt. Brown writes that their first
hours together were spent reminis-
cling about the grand old days with
the groups back home.
Millions OF things have to be
done before school opens, but
sophisticated Barbara Gordon
knows that only too well. since text
books and note books will be prac-
ticallyf all she'll look al after Cen
trial opens. This is her senior year
She is now spending two-week va
cation i'll Chicago as the guest OF
her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs
JEFF Tillery.
The Charles Sadlers OF Inverness
left last Monday for points south tc
spend a two-week vacation. They
will visit Mrs. Sadlers' home in
Georgia en- route to Mobile. Ala.
the home OF Mr.. Ssdler. They will
stop in Montgomery and Birmins'
ham, Ala.
CORA JORDAN-WHITE SPEAKER
Mrs. Gentry Odem, chairman Of
the Womsns Day program to be
held at the Thompson Avenue
church Sunday. August 20, has plans
under way for the biggest day ir
the history Of the women Of the
church. Mrs. Cora Jordan White OF
Columbia. Ohio, will be the speak
er. The women will take charge
Of the Sunday school. the noon day
and evening services.
News came this week OF the Sc
rious accident to William Reese who
is suffering from a crushed hand
Mr.. Reese is a member OF the sen
Tor choir OF Thompson Avenue
church.
The Rev. c. S. Reed OF Indiana
polls, Ind, former pastor OF III,
Greater Baptist church OF that city
is now the new minister OF Thomp
son Avenue church. He will nj
his pulpit the latter part OF August
JERRY'S PARTY
Last week members OF the Meth
odist Youth Fellowship combine
with the N.AAc.P, the Sub-Deb
and Bachelors and the youth chap
ter OF the ASN.L.H were busy q
bees all week Monday through Fri
day making plans for party 70
Jerry Roberts. Jerry came int
these groups last spring and sine
that time has proved himself a fin
worker, who from the start has ha
) a keen interest in the programs. II
: was president OF the AS.LH., edit
; cational chairman OF the N.A.ACl
, and discussion chairman OF N
Youth Methodist Fellowship. hayin
! gone TO the district conference la
! week as q delegate Because Of h
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
We-, Ths
W as
or WILLIAM L..sNERailL

leadership which beats down OPP
position and turns defeat into VIC
tory.
LIFE IS MADE UP Of many tears
and a little laughter; banks Of
clouds and bits OF sunshine, and
only those who can weather the
storms and smile through the tears
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
APPROVE TUsKEGEE HOUSING

Of funds TO erect forty family hous-
ing units and community facilities
near the Tuskegee Army Air base
was announced Wednesday by John
p. Broome. regional Federal Public
Housing authority director here. The
project will cost approximately
$780, 900. The contract has been award
ed to Algernon Blair, Montgomery,
Ala.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-21
CALL THE DOCTOR

If Attorney General Biddle really believes, as
papers say he does that friction might be avoid
ed by forbidding Negroes to migrate to centers,
he should be rushed to a mental hospital without
further delay. The fact that such suggestion
Evening star., 1943-10-12

necessities as we'll. You may just
settle down to making what you
have do as your grandmother used
to do Haven't you brains enough
to get around little thing like a
party dress and Your closet bursting
with clothes. and the trunks in the
attic full? In ashamed of you if
you haven't"
Young people. if YOU feel i'll
treated when your father and moth
er shake their heads and say, NO.
You'll have to make what YOU have
do will you please stop and think
why they have to say this and ask
yourself if you would have it 9TH
er":se? Suppose the roof blew off
your house, that the village YOU
lived in was burned to the ground.
and Il was you and yours who were
wandering up and down the land.
homeless. hungry, sick and sad
Suppose it was YOU. Your grand
, mother. YOUR brother who needed
help. Suppose it was your land that
was threatened. What would YOU
give to help? Then, Just make
what you have Go. Tor the duration
You'll be surprised by the sudden
feeling of wealth that will embrace
your spirit when YOU make things
do IN the spirit Of ervice.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Making Over You!
Bv Evelvn Hayes.

care. makeup and selection of
clothes.
They tell us the story Of the little
girl who was too thin, to whom her
friends applied the unfriendly but
descriptive adjective, "mousey."
Through this course, she learned
how to wear her hair to add width to
her face, how to adjust her make
up to make her face seem fuller
and just which clothes to wear to
create the illusion OF having more
figure than she does. Since she's
made over" herself, she's gotten
over being homesick because she's
now sure Of herself In strange
town, and they say she even has a
new beau.
1t would be good for your soul to
see pictures of some OF the famous
cover girl beauties before they be-
came famous. They were just a
couple of the girls"-even as you
and I. But they learned tricks to
make them beautiful-or create the
illusion Of beauty, which Is much the
same thing. You can learn tricks.
IoO, dt Ollc VA Vic "doiililsIoil SdlOllS
where they offer what they call a
short cut to beauty. They'll help you
cast your face, as 1t were, in a new
mould. They'll help beautify your
skin, brighten your hair, glamorize
your face-glorify YOU.
Remember, your face is your per-
sonal billboard, as 1t were. 1t speaks
for you before you can speak for
yourself. And you want 1t to speak
in the most flattering terms availa-
| h1a
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Thanks to Mrs. II. F. S.,
WGShinqtOn.)

This cake, using tomato soup and
frosted with cream cheese icing, has
been used in my husbands family
for years and is known as "hus-
bands cake:
Three-quarters cup shortening, IL
cups sugar, l cup tomato soup, ,.
cup water, l teaspoon soda, cups
flour, = teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoons
baking powder, IL teaspoons cin-
namon ! teaspoon cloves, IL tea
spoons nutmeg, liz cups raisins, cut
up; l12 cups chopped nuts.
Blend shortening and sugar.
Combine tomato soup with water
and soda. Add to shortening mix
cure alternately with sifted dry in
credients Stir in raisins and nuts.
Bake in moderate oven, $50 degrees
about one nour. Frost with cheese
{ondant icing:
To one package of cream cheese
slowly add one egg yolk and cups
confectloners sugar, cupful at a
time. Add Is teaspoon salt and
teaspoon vanilla.
Editors note: Thanks, too. to
Mrs, l.. S, Mrs, H. A. M. Mrs.
J. H., Mrs. NJ. A. R, Mrs E. O. H.,
Mrs, E. S. B., Mrs. L. H. w, Mrs.
L H, A.. Mrs. A. F. W, Mrs. W. F.
P, R. F. S. and Mrs. N. E. S., all
OF Washington, Mrs. F. NJ, Mrs.
r. V. and Mrs. F, D. B. OF Be-
theSdd, Mrs, w. F. K, Round
H,H, Va, Mrs. NJ. H. NJ, Mrs. C.
r. G, Mrs. K. E. D., Mrs. A. S.
K and Mrs. G. J. w. o. Arltng-
ton, Mrs. C. S. P, Siluer Spring:
Mrs. J. B, L., Falls Church, and
Mrs. E. H. R.. Mclean, Va, for
sending in similar recipes for to-
n,dto soup cake and cream cheese
icingj
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Bv Barbara Bell

Once you've added this trim
jumper to your wardrobe you'll
wonder how you ever managed to
live without it! The blouse is in
cluded in the pattern.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1855 is
designed for sizes II, 13, Is, II and
10. Corresponding bust measure
ments 20, 81, 33, IS and 81. Size
13 (3D jumper requires 2a4 yards
39-inch material, short sleeve blouse
Ia yards.
Find the gay. young fashions in
dresses, sportswear, blouses and
suits which you want for fall
Evening star., 1943-10-12

Make do" and make over" have
been the watchwords for some
now, and lots OF you have
been giving thought to making
things do, to making over this and
that. But, tell us, have you thought
about yourself? Your face and
your figure, we mean. When you
get right down to it, faces and
figures are the original make do"
project. You're born with them and
you have to make the best of them.
OF course, some Of you we're born
beautiful. But most of us need a
make-over Job in one way or an
other.
Actually, an interest in self-im-
provement is not merely vanity. It's
an interest in doing the best possible
Job In this war-busy world. How
come? you say. What's the connec-
ton between good looks and good
work? Well, they're very closely re-
lated. A girl who makes the most
Of herself leads fuller, more use
full, happier life. If she works on
her posture, for example, she not
only improves her figure. but she can
do more without firing. If she
knows that her face is lovely, she
holds her head higher and has more
confidence in herself.
In fact so important are a girls
looks to her work that some busi-
ness organizations have set up
beauty clinics for their employees
Not that they're Santa Clauses;
they're simply businessmen. And
they know that if girl looks her
best, she feels her best-and flirts
her best. That means she'll prob
ably have a beau And if there's a
man in her life she's probably hap
pier-and it all adds up to her being
more efficient worker and doing
a better job for her organization.
The thing to do is to look at your
self effectively as stranger would
Looking at yourself in a double
mirror is a good way to really see
yourself. Study your reflection
carefully. Ask yourself if you like
what you see in the mirror, if it
would make some one else say. "Isn t
she attractive!" If the answer is
No then do something about it.
If you work for the Government
and live in one CT the new residence
halls. there's chance you may be
eligible for the beauty workshop
that's been set up in one of the
projects. Here consultant from
one of New York's famous beauty
salons is giving a course-for free!-
on self-improvement. It's a four
part course that gives the beauty
loWdown on exercise, posture, Skin
Evening star., 1943-10-12

This space is devoted to an
+ exchange of ideas, recipes,
housekeeping short cuts and
suggestions between the house.
wives in Washington and vicin-
ity. Please send your contri-
button or requests to Readers
Clearing House, the Woman's
Page, The Evening Star"
The views expressed in this
open forum" are not necessar-
lily those of The Star, but are
simply an exchange of opinions
between readers of the Woman's
Psse.
AS it is obviously impossible
for this department to test all
recipes offered for the column,
we cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy Cas,ceU
Evening star., 1943-10-12

a cookie PAM. Bake in moderate
oven at $50 degrees about 10 min
utes. Turn out on a damp cloth
sprinkled with powdered sugar
Quickly trim off crusty edges;
spread with jelly and roll up in cloth
while still warm. When cool, re-
move to plate and sprinkle with
powdered sugar.
This recipe is also used to make
Boston cream pie, by baking batter
in one deep layer pan in moderate
oven at $50 degrees for 80 minutes.
When cool, split and put layers to-
gether with vanilla cream pudding
Cover top with powdered sugar.
Vanilla cream filling: Il cup su-
gar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, Is tea
spoon salt. eggs, cup scalded
milk. 2 teaspoons butter, teaspoon
vanilla
Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt and
beaten eggs: pour on gradually
scalded milk; add butter; cook in
double boiler until thick and smooth,
stirring constantly; add havoring
and cool.
Preserved Citron-3 pints prepared
citron, 4 cups sugar, 3 cups water,
? lemons. tablespoon ginger root.
Cut citron melons in quarters, peel
remove seeds and cut in small pieces
Cover with brine made of two
tablespoons salt to quart of water
and let stand overnight Drain,
rinse in fresh water and drain again
Cover with boiling water. Cook until
clear and tender and drain. Measure
at this time. Mix sugar. water, sliced
lemons and ginger root and boil for
five minutes. Cook the prepared
citron in this sirup until plump and
transparent. Pack in hot. sterilized
jars. Skim out lemons and ginger
root and boil sirup until thick tabout
10 minutes. Pour over citron and
seal jars.
Candied Citron-1 pound prepared
cltron, l pound sugar, cup water.
Prepare the citron by pairing and
removing seeds. Cut in pieces and
blanch minutes in boiling water.
tAohS IT GIL ol vi lllC SuSdl dllu
water, add citron and boil rapidly IS
minutes. Let stand overnight and
boil again for 10 to IS minutes. Re-
peat this process every day for from
four to six days, until fruit looks
plump and transparent. Then drain
off the sirup and dry the citron in a
shallow pan in the sun or a warm
oven.
This candied citron is different
from the commercial variety which
is made from citrus fruit instead
Of from the citron melon, but it is a
good substitute for it.
Some one asked about grating
lemon and orange peel. I usually
crate lemon or orange. while the
fruit is still whole, before I extract
any juice
I recently burned pan rather
badly and my mother-in-law secured
it with sand and it did lovely Job.
Evening star., 1943-10-12

wardrobe in the new Issue of the
Fashion Book, priced l5c. You may
order a Fashion Book and a l5c
pattern for 25c plus lc for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
IS cents, plus cent for postage, in
coins with your name. address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Ingenuity May Replace
Comforts Gone To War
By A nqelo Patri

Mother, I just must have new
outfit for the dance. It's a benefit
affair, you know, and I'm doing
solo number I simply must have a
new dress, slippers, everything
Mother looked troubled Then she
shook her head and said, Daughter,
you must make what you have do.
I can't have your father troubled
about bills. He has extra taxes to
pay, the bills are higher daily, every
thing costs more. money goes faster
than ever and little to show FOR it.
We have to contribute to the
war work. You can't just send any
old thing to people who nave been
left homeless, comfortless. sick This
is no time to think of ones self first.
You'll have to make out with what
you've got"
But I've got nothing. Simply
nothing"
Use your ingenuity. Make
project of it and see what YOU can
do. You'll surprise yourself
Il can't see it
You'd better, daughter. There
are going to be fewer new dresses
and slippers and all that go with
them from now on. We are main
tanning large Army and it will
take money that used to go to pleas
ure and some Of what used TO go for
Evening star., 1943-10-12
REQUESTS ANSWERED.
(ThGnkS to Mrs. D. F. K,
,Si1rer ,Snrinn-

SlIrer SprlnQ.J
I am sending a Jelly roll recipe
FOR Mrs J. S. H, also one for pre-
served citron.
Jelly Roll eggs. l cup sugar, ia
blespoons cold water. l teaspoon
baking powder, L teaspoon salt
Jelly.
Separate eggs; beat yolks, add
sugar slowly and cold water, beating
continually. Sift dry ingredients
and add gradually, mixing we'll, but
not beating. Fold in stiffly beaten
egg whites. Spread very thin in
one large creased oblong pan Il use