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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-15
Reader Calls
Home Town Paper
Pot of Gold

Dear EdlCor:
didn't receive my last weeks
paper. To me it is like looking for
a pot of gold.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Hattie Bell Douglass
BAT Ramona,
Palo Alto, Calf.
P. S. Best regards to all the
staff.
Supnert War Ghost Drive
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Social and Personal
q MINNEAPOLIS n

Mrs. Don La Faucette, 1886 4th Ave. S., left Monday,
October H. for Omaha Neb to visit Dr. and Mrs. c. H. Sin
gleton.
Mrs. L. L. Samches 214 w. 31st St. returned Saturday,
October from Texas While there they visited relatives in
Dallas, Waco, Houston and San Antonio.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-15
Negroes Indifferent
To Drug Would
Change Color

WASHINGTON, D. Negro
indifference to a chemical which is
said to turn the color of the skin
white was the subject of much dis
cussion here last week.
AS a matter of fact, the utter
lack of interest on the part OF COL
ored people in report on the chem
icars possibilities, made to the
Medical Society of Pennsylvania
caused as much comment as did the
report itself. All indications are
that members of the Negro race
are content with the color OF their
skin and have no desire whatever to
change it. ,
The report was made to the 93rd
session of the society by DR.. Louis
Schwartz, medical director OF the
United States Public Health Ser
vice. DR.. Schwartz told the con-
ference that a commonly-used COM
pound, monobenzyl ether of hydro
ouinone, has been known to turn a
Negro of any complexion white
and that the condition may last for
six months or for five years.
He admitted that the discovery
was purely accidental. The change
was observed on colored workers
in a leather plant. These workers,
DR.. Schwartz explained, wear rub
her gloves for the protection OF
their skin while they are using the
chemical on certain articles to keep
them from rotting. In due time the
hands and arms, though covered by
the gloves, become gradually winter
until the color pigment has entirely
disappeared.
When some doctors raised the
point that Negroes would probably
resort to using the chemical, con-
troversy arose over the dangerous
ASPECTS of such an experiment. APP
parently disturbed over the pros
pect of mass use of the chemical by
Negroes, at least one white Chicago
doctor stated for publication that
"the chemical is highly poisonous"
and warned that "any person who
bathed in the solvent to achieve
discoloration would run great risk"
DR.. Schwartz, however, denied
that the drug is harmful. He said
he has taken it internally in a tu-
tile effort to persuade a Negro to
try it, and that he has experimental
with it on black pigs, which in due
course turned white.
DR.. Ulysses G. Daley, health
authority for the Chicago Defender,
stated this week that the drug
definitely has poisonous proper
ties, although that doesn't mean it
cannot be used safely under the
supervision of an experienced ply
sician.
GAS matter of fact, many of our
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-15

in honor of Miss Theresa Franklin
at the home of Miss Marian Majors,
989 Aldrich Ave., last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stores, and her
daughter, Idella Allen, 573 Olson
Blvd, entertained Mines. Ora Jones,
Equilla Graham, Cora Christian,
and Ida Taylor, Mr.. A. Battles and
little Kay Taylor at a dinner at her
home Sunday, Oct. 10.
On the Sick List: Mines. Muriel
Gardner, 1923 7th st. NJ; Mary
Lannigan, HOS Dupont; Anna B.
Lewis, S02 Oak Lake Ave-, and Mrs.
Mildred Bohanon, 1886 9Th Ave. s.
Mrs. M. II. Jackson, 1897 E.
Franklin Ave-, surprised her hus-
band with birthday party, Sunday
evening, Oct. 10. Guests were
Messrs. and Mines. Scott Faison,
J. Bobo, jeremiah Williams, Virgil
Robinson, of Minneapolis; Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Dodd, st. Paul; Mines.
Lucille Jordan, Grace Biles and e.
Simms.
Pvt. Andrew Majors, son of Mrs.
Majors, 9s9 Aldrich Ave. N, is
home on furlough visiting his
mother and sisters.
Mr.. Louis. Robinson, S5h Hoag
Ave. NJ, left for Chicago, H., Tues
day, Oct. IL, for a short visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Chivers were
guests at a party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Roach, 3917 9Th Ave.
S., at their home.
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OLner guests were, MINES. ". u.
Drizzle,. E. v. Marshall, John M.
Patton, Edward Hatton, Hammond
Turner, Alonzo Cotton, Owen How
ell, Henry Johnson, Harold Hilyard,
]. A. Smith, Sarah Patton, B. C.
Archer, Harry S. Brown, John
Lewis, George Mundell, Ellis Man
ming and Theo. Godette.
Mrs. Carliss Quarterman and
daughter, Carlee Quarterman, who
have been the house guests of Mrs.
C. h. Spaulding, 1866 Marian, dur
ing the summer, have returned to
Jacksonville, Florida. Miss Quar-
terman is a student at Tuskegee
Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.
Mrs. Mildred Williams, Los An
geles, Calf, en- route home from
a vacation in Topeka, Kansas, and
Kansas City, Mo-, visited with her
sister, Mrs. Flossie Eastman, 953
st. Anthony, for a couple of days.
Arthur "Jabbie" Edmunds of Des
Moines, Iowa, and Hugh Ford,
Houston, Tex, have gone to Nash
vile, Tenn, where they will attend
Fisk University. While in st. Paul
they lived at the home of Mrs. AL
berta Littlejohn, 698 Rondo. Mr..
Edmunds is the brother of Mrs. AL
fred Williams of the same address.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Williams,
698 Rondo Ave-, visited in Des
Moines, Ia, the latter part of Sep
TENDER.
Mrs. C. B. Taylor, Lansing, Mich,
a house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. La
Fayette Shelton Jr., 532 Carroll,
was shown courtesies by Mrs. H.
F. Foster, 916 St. Anthony, at a
bridge luncheon. She was the din
ner guest of Mrs. James Riddeaux,
TOT Rondo Ave.
Election of officers: At their
regular meeting, held Sept. 20, at
the Halle @. Brown House, the
COED Club members elected
Arthur Burris, president, Edith
Camp, vice president, Dolores
Jones, secretary, Eloise Vassar,
corresponding secretary, and Lii
Ian Downey, treasurer.
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Support War Chest Drive
A lob for Citizens Every
where

With the opening of the impor-
tant railroad hearings in Washing
ton this week, attention again IS
focused on the Presidents Commit
tee on Fair Employment Practice,
popularity known as the FEPC.
The FEPC and its public hear
ings constitute the most powerful
weapon the Negro has today in
combating discrimination in en-
ployment. Before FEPC, we mere
ly complained when we failed to
get jobs because of our color. With
the creation of the Presidents COM
mittee in 1941, we had a govern
ment agency which would act upon
our complaints.
Although the FEPC in itself has
no penal power, its public hearings
have the same effect upon industry
as an authoritative command to
hire Negroes.
A big industrial concern, called
upon by the committee to defend
it's ban on Negro employees, deems
it wiser and less embarrassing to
put Negroes on their payrolls
rather than to take the witness
stand in a public hearing and in a
trial-like setting explain why it
does not hire dark Americans.
Many an industry has made an
about-face when threatened with
an FEPC hearing. Just last week,
one of the 26 railroads expected to
appear at the hearings opening
Wednesday changed its policy sud-
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Social and Personal

Mrs OiVe A. Gum the honoree at birthday
bridge luncheon birthday gift from her husband at their
home CAB st. Anthony, Monday October H. victory
luncheon was served after which bridge played First
prize awarded to Mrs Earl Brent second Mrs. Bruce
Lucas third, Mrs E. A Harris fourth Mr. Dwight Reed.
, 1943-11-25
Steel Union Asks Pay
Hikes, Cites Rising Costs
abor-Monoqement

PHLADEIPHIA-The CLIO United Steelworkers of America last
week announced that they would press for wage increases affecting
their 100000 members beginning Oh or about December l. The
announcement came simultaneously with a statement by the y. S.
government that the steelworkers have set a new national production
record under the win-the-war leadership of President Philip Murray
, 1943-11-25

tive bargaining agreements for
collective bargaining conferences
to present the program of the
union"
Shortly following the announce
ment that the USA will take the
lead among CLIO unions pressing
for abolition of the Little Steel
Formula which limits wage in
creases, President Roosevelt an
nounced the appointment of a
five-man committee composed of
members of the War Labor Board,
to probe the cost of living and
the methods of the Bureau of La
, 1943-11-25

With the wage announcement,
made here by Murray following a
meeting of USA Executive Board,
came his statement that CLIO has
spent more than 100000 at
tempting to acquaint the public
with the urgency of maintaining
a stable economy by rolling back
prices so that workers in every
wage category would be able to
buy enough food to maintain
energy for effective production
for victory.
An official USA statement said:
THE United Steeworkers Of
America and its membership have
consistently supported a program,
designed to achieve the stabiliza-
ton of our national economy
through effective price control,
rationing, equitable taxation and
a sterilization of wages, and aid
the effective prosecution of the
war.
while wages have been frozen,
the other portions of the program
have been ignored, thereby laying
the basis for initiation. AS a result
of this failure, it has been the
workers solely who have borne
the increased burdens resulting
from these conditions.
I'm order that there may be eff
fective sterilization of our ma
tional economy and to avoid the
very dangers of initiation, this In
ternational Executive Board here
by adopts the following program:
Il. The national officers are au-
thorized to convene a wage and
policy conference for the purpose
of formulating the demands of the
membership of the union regard
ing necessary wage adjustments
and other improvements.
e. The national officers are au-
thorized following such confer
ence, to forward appropriate no
tees to the companies with which
the union has outstanding collec-
, 1943-11-25

Dor Statistics in estimating the
cost of living index.
Named on the committee are
President r. ]. Thomas of the
United Auto Workers Union, AFL
Secretary = Treasurer or e
Meany, WLB Chairman William
E. Davis, and WLB members Fl.
B. Horton and George K. Bait.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
Japs Are Not
Fighting Race
War, Man Says

NEW YORK-tANP)-"The Japs
are not fighting a race war, they're
fighting a war for domination" de-
clared Ernest Clarke, former New
York musician who spent the past
eight years in China. Japan Malaga
and India, and who was one Of the
American repatriates who returned
to this country on the Gripsholm
exchange ship last week. Clarke
was the only Negro aboard.
Clarke emphasized the fact that
the Japs have a great bitterness
against the American folk. He said
that as far as the Japs are con-
cerned an American is an American
and skin color be damned. While
informed in Hong Kong. the travell-
er said he was treated all right as
an individual, as were many OF the
other exchange prisoners. but 1T
wasn't because of my color" he
explained.
Since the war, Clarke said. the
Jsps don't trust the American Ne
gro any more than they do anybody
else. ~and they made IL very plain
to me that II they ever got hold OF
me again. I couldn't expect any
| leniency from them
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
Child Aid Workers
Instrumentation

wASHINGTON-tANP) - More
than go outstanding professional
workers and members of national
and local organizations. In a two
day conference with officials OF the
children's bureau. u. S. Department
OF Labor. sought to reduce the lag
in viewpoint Of the bureau as its
work affects minority group chill
dren. and adopted l7-point list OF
recommendation to achieve that
end.
The conferees met last Monday
and Tuesday. and Katherine Len
root. director of the bureau. attend
ed. So did venita Lewis. the only
Negro professional worker in the
bureau. who was the object OF a
good deal Of unfsvorable mention.
Three ideas were dominant In the
full list of recommendations all OF
which pointed to the shortcomings
Of the bureau and the department
in the matter of meeting the needs
Of racial minorities. These were
representation" participation"
and Safeguards" Negroes wanted
representation in councils and OPP
erations, wanted participation in
programs and desired adequate
safeguards against entertainments
on these things. as the discussants
pointed out to Miss Lenroot.
OF particular moment was the
consideration given to the posi-
bility OF passage Of the house OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
BY LONNIE JACKSON

COLUMBIA, s. c. - tANP) -
When I walked out OF the state
penitentiary Wednesday afternoon
was so much relieved to be free
again that hardly heard the men
saying I was the hrst OF my race
who. after being sentenced to death
and placed in the death house on
a rape charge" walked out into
the world a free man. had been
there for nearly two years. three
months OF which were spent in the
death house.
When they arrested me at Har-
deeville. S. c.. my hometown. two
years ago and tried me for at
tempted rape" II was my hrst brush
with the Law for any reason. But
what panied me most was the hrm
realization that I was innocent had
never seen the woman who said
I looked like I might be the man,
but was powerless 10 defend my
self. Knowing that I was inno-
cent probably made my connne-
ment more torturous.
saw men die from the death
house. George Thomas. Alchrist
Grant, Cyrus Pinkney. Sammie o.
borne. I saw the Logues die and
left ]. Frank Logue. Frank Dun
more and others behind me to die.
And I do not believe in my heart
that all Of them should have died
Take George Thomas, for example
George was q nne, clean fellow
We shared many experiences and
I have known him to weep and
pray to God for what had befsller
him. He told me TO the last that
he was innocent For some reason
I believe he was I was innocent
wasn't I! Sammie Osborne. another
nice fellow, took death bravely
Sammie didn't feel he merited
death and whatever others might
think or say, a fellow draws your
pity when in your mind there are
questions OF doubt
entered the death house last
Christmas day and spent three
months there. Had II not been
for another similar experience OF
the woman $50 ! am told) may
not have ever been able TO walk
outside again. But the death house
is life. you cannot explain. You'll
have to live in II to know II But
did note that II made all OF us
white and black. equal" The
whites prayed and sang with me
We talked and prayed for each
other. J. Frank Logue. shook my
hand. hugged and kissed me today
when I dropped by TO tell him
goodbye" he was honestly happy
that ! was going out He gave me
Sunday school booklet auto
graphed in remembrance OF him.
In those last hours" we actually
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
RACEEDUCATOR
Halls CHINESE
PHILOSOPHER
BY CHARLES w. THOMAS

WASHINGTON, ID. CLAMP
The philosophy of the late DR..
Booker Washington OF Tuskegee
and a few of US discredited colored
educators, scerned by many high
brow, college bred strivers to imi-
tate obvious white standards, has
been singularly justified by the dis
tinguished Chinese educator. Dr.
Yen. who supplements the well
known four freedoms with a nfth,
freedom from ignorance" outlined
briefly by Hope Miller in the Wash
ington Post OF Nov. 20.
In his Practical Manual for Mass
Education" DR.. Yen repeats an
axiom not to be disputed: mo
nation can rise higher than its
masses; and no nation can guaran-
tee its people peace until those
people. all OF them are taught how
to participate In their own recon-
struction."
In DR.. Yen's plan, teachers will
participate in the home and indus
trial Life Of the masses, directly,
both learning and teaching; "Just
4 matter Of teaching people how
to help themselves, according to
their needs. and in the most prac-
teal way possible" Certainly edu-
Gators are challenged by our pro-
portion Of the population in the
South by this plan. 49,
II has been the contention OF thu
discredited educators Of coloret
youth and adults that there wal
no liasion between the schoolec
and the unschooled. Rather the
schooled assumed an attitude OF
"Of course you can't be like US
but be as like us as you can" In
stead of causing the cultural lag
CARDS among us TO sublimate their
emotions, their extreme laxative
ness, their slovenly hand and bodily
motions, and their pleasure in con-
gregations OF hke-minded group
ings from which they learn nothing.
but wallow in the familiar, ex-
changing pre-war idioms, the
schooled use language meaning
nothing to the hearers. and with
draw themselves from social lead
ership into mutual admiration So
cieties and organizations.
The scattered few. who look upon
their profession as one dedicated
to service, need not hope for recog-
milton or promotion from their ad-
ministrators whose sole aim Is to
make good with their white su-
periors, among whom so few see
| things az they are.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
Escape From Electric Chair Told
By Convict In Southern Prison

do 20. But would like TO say
to all our young people Il am but
2D: If you know how hard 1t Is
to get out once you are in, you'll
avoid all sorts of trouble. Some
times. as in my case. you are pulled
in on no fault OF your own. But
IL your life and character are OF
such, you'll And many unknown
friends, principally from among
those you believe your enemy.
who'll 60 through hell to get you
out. That happened TO, me and 10
many others I met. Our own peo-
pie can't do much beyond praying
and moaning and these don't help
much"
One day soon. hope to be nor
NAL again. II shall also be for
ever free, I shall tell my grand
children about the death house.
not because l am proud Of my ex-
perience-rather because I shall
want them to avoid ii.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18

the senate-approved Thomas bill
which would transfer certain funds
for child care centers from the Fed
eral Works agency TO the office of
education. Significance Of this Law
in the fact that, as the conferees
were aware, the FWA has a racial
relations adviser In the person OF
William J. Trent. Jr.. who has been
able to secure reasonable advsn-
tages for Negroes In the various
programs placed under the agency's
Jurisdiction.
On the other hand. the office OF
education in 1912 was hailed before
the Fair Employment Practice COM
mittee to explain why II discrimi-
mated against Negroes In an assert
ment Of ways. The Thomas bill not
only would give the office control
Of expenditures, but would do so
knowing that that agency would
allocate the funds to the various
states and permit them to make the
distribution as they see fit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18

drop our everyday barriers and
commune with each other as equal
human beings.
In the death house, you lose your
appetite. you fret and cry at first
then you become dazed and con-
fused. I believe most OF those cleo
trocuted were the mere shells OF
beings when they sat In the chair.
They had died before. lost Is
pounds while in the death house
and although have been out OF
il nine months. il still has me- My
hands tremble. my mind and soul
are confused am yet somewhat
Like the living dead.
I am supposed to have another
trial, they tell me. II il shall come,
I hope this time the facts will be
true and irrefutable. II am COM
pletely indicated. and you know
! hope I will. don't think RI
ever 90 back home. I'd rather not
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
Say Young Baby
Was Found Dead

The death OF ten-month- old
baby, left by its parents to the care
Of . friend was listed this week
due TO natural causes. Sandra
Brooks OF 96l7 Cardoni. left in the
custody Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mccoy OF $50 Westminster street.
was found dead In bed by Mrs.
Mary Mccoy.
An investigation disclosed that
Mrs. Mccoy had gone to the base
ment Of her home and upon her
return upstairs had found the small
baby unconscious in its bed.
Both a fire rescue squad and DR.
Leo c. Donnelly attempted artific-
ial respiration. but failed. The
baby was pronounced dead short
time later. after aid had been sum-
moned by Mrs. Mccoy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
Club Organized To
Develop Talent

Mra Joseph Green. La Verne
schuster. Allen Ashby. winefred
Mccrary. Ruth Mccrary. L. VIM.
PARKS Jr. Wesley King Jr- james
Fielder;
Freddie Hill. Myrtis Hunter. Alice
Jones' Roberta Nelson, Dolores
Shelton. Thelma Taylor. Marvin
Marshal Janice Gray. Aillieen
Hampton. Matte L Rue. Annie and
Edna Jones, Genevieve jackson,
Charlie Ogletre. Betty Jones, Jerry
Jones. Mary Price. Grover Strong.
Don Hodges. George Anderson.
Carlynn Brown, Bernice Miller,
Jake Simmons, Lovica Hill, Roberta
Hill. Omega Nelson, Walter Sims
and Harriet billiard.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18

A new club. named Culturalites.
has been organized ut Hartford
Baptist church composed Of young
men and young women bstwesn ths
ages of Is to IS.
The purpose Of this club Is to In
spire the use Of talents In music
and dramatics. A chorus has been
organized and will sing once
month.
The culturalites gave q get-sc-
quainted party Friday at the home
OF Rev. Hill for club members and
their guests, The party was a great
success. Those present were: Bill
Ware. Mary Morrow. Wsndslee Car
ter. Phyllis Whitlock. Estella
Schley. Irene Goimis. Blanche Nit
chell. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Corroth-
ers, George Branham. Thelma Bar
rington. Juanita Sims. Elizabeth Ed
monson. Geraldine Bledsoe. Cor
nelia Bledsoe. Gwendolyn Broyles,
Jackie Vaughn. Henry James De-
lores McConnes.. Josephine Clark,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18

The rsgrs IN world psiiticst Head John
Robert Badgers "werh Views"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
Held For Riot
Activities Here

Thirty-six-year-old Harvey Sim
mons Of 58i7 St Antoine street was
arrested this week for investigation
Of riot activities. police disclosed.
He was held for further question
ing by Detective Sergeant Rex
Smith and Andrew J. Smith Of
Prosecutors office and Patrolman
Larry Bleach.
Details Of the riot activity al
legedfy engaged in by Simmons had
not yet been disclosed as this issue
goes 70 press.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-18
S. Carolina Cop
Got Sentenced
In Girl Case

CHARLESTON. 8. CLAMP
Former city police officer DIN W.
Barrineau was sentenced 10 Is
months in prison this week, upon
a second conviction Of attempted
rape upon three young colored
women. The conviction came upon
his release from city prison after
completing a IS days sentence for
TIE same offense.
The officer and q cab driver were
sentenced in police court several
weeks ago for the offense and he
was dismissed as an efficer. After
a group Of citizens became interest
ed in the case, the Charleston
county grand jury indicted the man
and ordered him brought to trial
upon completion OF his first prison
term. The women were made to
undress before him around Ave am
while enroute to work at The Cita-
del
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