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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
ABsENTEEIsM INTERPRETED

MATERIALLY country 10 waxing mighty
IVA Our production lines sources OF great en-
couragement and as we strike our stride we'll may
the axis nations shudder for the visitation OF ois-
aster that is fast coming upon them. And yet II is
most disquietng 10 how our country Is ren
with divisions political and otherwise. While
large segment OF the nation Is faithfully engaged
in an about war preparation, small-but still TOO
large-part is directly or indirectly trying to ga
botage effort.
With strikes here and there brstling with
dire possibilities and with saboteurs OF divers de-
scription scattered here and there throughout our
war industries, we are now being treated to an
other form OF sabotage through abseuteeism. At
time when the very life OF the nation r. at stake
we ere being exposed the home front by wave
OF absenteeism that Is becoming more and more
acute. But why should not the workers take It
easy when many higher ups in the United States
and Great Britain busy playing politics? There
Is group In this country sworn irrevocably 10
sabotage the Negroes efforts 10 become part oil
our great war machine and enjoy equal measure
the fruits OF the bloody we hope TO win there
is another group chiefly OF Republicans out TO sab
otage the New Deal and Roosevelt at any cost.
patiently for other than that he has tried
10 keep faith with the man farthest down nclud
ing Negroes.
IT is THIS inclusion that patiently has incurred
the political wrath OF large part OF the south
ern congressional constituency. England Is deter
mined 10 sit hard upon India war or no war, Ganh S
fast Notwithstanding These things are being aired
daily in the press OF the country and the workers
are beginning 10 feel how futile It Is for them 10
be conscientious in an about EFFORT, while the
hgh-ups are playing politics and gambling for
stakes with the lives OF American and British
youth as pawns. This wave OF absenteesm Is a
rough measure OF lack OF morale rooted primar-
lily in the political Vaccinations OF Great Britain
and the United States.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20

some Of Il back. They want w
life: they want revenge.
felt they had you fenced OIL
that YOU could not do wha,
did. Now they're mad beeauI
deep down In them they hen'
that they made YOU do y. VIZ"
people feel that way YOU cav
reason with 'cm. Then. too
depends upon what judge
have. ANY twelve white men
this state have already condemn
YOU: we can't trust jury. WI
Bigger I'll do the best can
They were silent. Max gave hl
another cigarette and took ~
for himself Bigger watched NAY
head of white hair. his long i's,l
the deep-grey. soft. sad eyes n
felt that Max was kind. ana
felt sorry for him.
"Mr. Max, II I WAS you
wouldn't worry none. II All 'o'1
was like you. then MAYBE
wouldn't be here. But you c"n|
help that now They going 10 nn1
You for trying to help me
gone. They got me-"
ooh they'll hate me. yes. s.l
Max. "But 7 can take H. n~l
he difference. I'm Jew ana III
hate me. but I know WHY III"
can fight. But sometimes Wv
can't win no matter how w
fight: that Is. YOU cant wiz
YOU haven't got time. And me, =,
pressing us now. But You n..'
not worry about their hating "
for defending you. The rear =,
hate keeps many whites from y, =.
INK n help you and your KIND =,
fore I can FIGHT your battle. = :.
rot 10 fight a battle win nv. M.
Max snuffed out his ciga,e",u,
II got 10 20 now" Max sala. :
turned and faced Bigger. b'ss'
how do Won feel?" -
II don't know. I'm JUST S -,
here waiting for 'em to come \,
tell me 10 walk to that '""H
And I don't know " I'll Dc ~
TO walk or not"
Max averted his face and Ovs,
ed the door. A guard came "
caught Bigger by his wrist :,
"I'll see YOU In the moFh'"'
bigger" Max called.
(Conunuet next week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
WEEKLY COMMENT.

front" is playing smart main,
with recen. report OF its asrn
OF RUM Plan. as strict nsr NV
sue. Now II they will nav :,
attention to Labor tho Fsrm
and War Time. they'll have nls,
ammunition and fire in l9ti ~
with the tendency 10 dlckes .
Southern Dems. as shown \.
certain element among Wa,S,,
ton Republican politicians .
congressman. they will alIen,,'
lCtta colored votes. No Az
there Will be some OF COP ,
will become "god-like" ana
vocate another epidemic ~ e
based" prohibition. One can n.
tell what political parties will
in the effort TO retain or gain
litical power.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
THE ROAD TO
DAMASCUS
BY RUTH TAYLOR

CENTURIES ago n proud n
bilious man walked along !,
Damascus Road. down that M
caravan trail which cut throuI
the Middle East like a brown
hon. winding over hills and doj
into valleys. through desert IA
into fertile cases. on It's way
that walled city OF antiquity
whose bazaars could be iouj
men from all the far places N
q all races.
That journey on the Damssc|
Road marked a crucial date
history for all OF us. for Il VI
or that robber-menaccd road M
the light came 10 Saul and chan
el him into the Pau who ga|
bis life for the welfare OF d
world. On that road there cad
upon him the light that strip
him Of self-pride and hatred.
clothe him in the robes OF hum
itv and love.
We. as a nation. arc today plu
ding along the Road 10 Damascl
As we follow i'm Sauls iootstel
let us also follow in paul's |
Us pray. too. TO see the light
ali times and TO follow where
leads the light OF The spirit
brotherhood. the light " The ~
7 = OF sacrifice the light Of
spirit Of devotion 10 what We kn
10 be the right.
We. as individuals. must 'c'
more than ever. nut away 'hei m
pings OF self-will ami per,o
ambition. The suprcn hero
will be called from ~ bel
these coming months ere pa
We cannot meet the challenge
the times II our Interests
vested In ourselves alone. Y
are weighted down under
burden OF old preiudices hatI
and desires. We. too. must az
see the clear light return TO
first principles OF the religion
which we were brought up
resolve truly To follow the {
mand Of that other traveller al
the road who said.
Put on The whole armour
God that We may be able 20 s.
against the wiles OF the devil
we wrestle not against flesh
blood. hut against prinripali
against powers. against tho ru
OF the darkness OF this VIC
against spiritual wickedness IN D
places. Wherefore take unto you
whole armour OF God. that We
ic able TO withstand IN The
dan. and having done all 70 STA
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
BY FRED HART WILLIAMS
More OF Same

RECENTLY we read with an
abiding interest comments coming
from two fellow columnists. one
local the other abroad. We refer
namely. to clever John Wood. and
George Schuyler. brilliant New
Yorker. Lately. both OF these pro-
life and interchangeable writers Of
weekly columns widely read by
folks here and elsewhere. dwelt
with much stress. and unfortun-
ately. truth on conduct OF GER
tain element of our group In pub
lie. and while a. work in local
plants. We know that there are
others OF different racial stock
open to similar condemnation but
with these we are not overly
concerned as with those of our
own We have overheard some OF
our folk indulge in expressions
never before heard elsewhere and
we have been around this world
cutie bit. Some Of those re-
marks were OF SO ribald vicious
ard soul-searing nature that good
old-fashioned cuss words assumed
a dignity and decency unexpected.
We have been In logging camps;
mining camps; among cow
punchers. soldiers and sailors in
"honky-tonAs" OF another day In
Frisco and along the coast OF
California but We never before
until our return TO native place
CO birth heard such vile and de-
grading expressions as uttered by
some OF our mel. and women not
cnlv In anger. but In play. We
had never before seen switch
blade" knife Sc flagrantly and
widely displayed until we came
again e. our hometown. We
neighborhord boys were want TO
play "mumble-peg" with a jack
knife. but at that time. to find
kids carrying" knives other than
small pocket knife with which
Ia sharpen school pencil or
whittle a toy. was something one
never saw or expected. As Young
lad we were taught 10 defend our
selves with our fists. and " these
failed rs. then 10 defend upon our
legs (maybe we would Shy" a
stone or throw n stick " one at
4 hand.
JOHN WOOD local scribe and
columnist had something 20 say
shout some functions az ministers
apart from their spiritual duties.
We are In much accord with what
Mister Wood commented on II
seems TO us that lotta good
could he accomplished by our
brothers of the cloth II some ac-
I ticn were given 10 local conduct
and conditions among some OF the
numerous certain "flocks." aud
less time 10 always polishinr-ur
The golden hinges OF the pearly
gates. What most OF us neel here
IS to learn how to live comfort
ably and dccently. II this Is done
we opine the Gladstone Gates
will not shut In our faces.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
Peoples
Daily Doiings
Uncle Sans Income Tax
Headaches
BY ISAAC JONES

Uncle Sans Income Tax
Headaches
Filing Income Tax returns has
been headache for millions Of
Americana this week. In many re-
spects. MANY Of those who have
earned high wages during the
year OF 1912 and did not save any
Of their earnings had double
headaches. as well as heartaches.
when their income tax forms we're
completed Since Mrs. Jones yours
truly's wifel labored with doz-
ems OF income tax papers daily
filling out their reports. II gave
me the opportunity 10 And out
about many OF these headaches.
There was one client that broke
tho record. not for the amount
that he owed his Uncle Sam. but
for the number OF different Jobs
that he had worked on during
1912 There had been so many
Until he had the statements from
these various firms on the amount
earned tucked away In every
racket In his clothing and addi-
i.onal ones In his billfold. He
had worked on exactly fourteen
Jobs during 1919 His companion
kept those waiting for their turn
70 file income tax reports rock
ine IN their chairs: every time
this client would null p wage
report slip from his pocket his
friends would tel the reason he
lost HIS ioh before accepting the
next one There were so many
reasons that I was not able to
keep them all IN mind. but the
main reason given was because
Of going 70 sleep on the Job: II
seems Ike this gentleman doesn't
got the amount Of sleep that he
should AZ night on his own time.
and decided 10 take out part or
his sleep on "the boss's time" on
tho Jon.
When his friend told MS about
one joh which he said was his
18th most ~ us had 20 hold 10
our seats 20 keep from falling out.
that included the client whom the
story was about: we'll 10 make
long story short our friend
went 70 sleen the "wheelbar-
row" which he was using on the
job Tho boss came along wheel
ed him 20 the office dumped him
out on Tho floor and when he
finally awobe. his paycheck was
looking him IN the face. So ends
tho story about the headaches ~
rncie Sans children and their
income tax problems.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
Governor Jones NJ Louisiana Has
a View One On Morale

While this nation Il al war. -.
every das that every man and
woman IN this country must do
/ his part 70 aid in the winning OF
the war and the peace Sam
Jones. governor ~ the state ~
Louisiana. In a lengthy article
published IN the SATURDAY. Eve
Ming Post. acknowledges that the
south will never fall In line with
Ito nolicies Of the New Deals war
efforts. which calls FOR unity among
al Americans. without respect 70
race. creed Or color Let's quote
paragranh from tho governors
article. IN regards N morale
among The nations AIMED forces;
White southern bovs IN the
armed services. who perhaps. have
an understanding OF an affection
for the Negro race not shared by
their comrades frcm other Sec
tions. do n improve In morale
when they are told that one OF
the things that thev are fighting
for is social equality ~ the Ne
gro They would renounce any
such war aim rightly or wrong
""
Continued Mr. Sam Jones: we
believe that the industrious and
ambitious Negro IN the south has
az opportunity 10 fulhll his aspi-
rations within his own social
framework limited only by his
abilities"
There you have I readers from
one 81 tho high executives az the
southland what he has said Is
not a surprise 10 the writer and
thousands Of others who know the
south. That r. proof again how
! FAR some w,ite and cclored Amer
leans apart. living IN the same
! cOuniry, fighting on tho same bat
( flofcld. the same war. for the
same purposes. Sam Jones and al
The other prajudiced minded whites
~ me south cannot change the
course ~ this war. This Is Gods
war. He l. no resrectcr of races
and fright" will win-that Will
include the colorcd man as well
as the white man. Yes. the south
nav he glad 70 grant It's colored
brethren social equality" before
THE thing 70 over Who Knows
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF the
f.c. tbat all whites are not youI
enemy: A group OF colored sail
ors we're riding q bus In Wash
ia9ton list week. when a shabbil,
dressed willie man shouted u
them. when thi. war Il over. w
are going 70 put YOU rs bacl
In your place" There was nus
o. silence on the bus as y spec
along in the nations capital.
even the colored sailors did no
answer this white critic back.
FINALLY another we'll dressed whit
man sitting nearby spoke: "Thes
guys are fighting 10 keep you on
Of the fire. and you are sitting a
home figuring how 20 put ther
back In their places when the wa
f. over. Ny guess r. that 20
will not be here 10 batter thes
boys into submission. after the
have died for the right 20 be Ia
American citizens"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
SENTENCE SERMONS

The monster prejudice Will die OF starvation when
you and refrain from giving him food for thought
Prejudice feeds like vuture on the souls OF
men Who pretend TO love God.
II would be nice TO have this war over but
not II old hate is still going to grow colder.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
ANOTHER BLOODY PURGE

BLOODY purgism is not new. 1t has reared It's
" crimson head throughout the chartered course
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-03-20
Social Security

WIDESPREAD interest an d
comment. some favorable and
others adverse. has been aroused
with the recent publishing OF
President Roosevclt's Postwar
Peace Plan. ALI We gotta say Is
that not being an idealist or an
altruist. we are advising this gem
Grafton Of Youngsters and those Of
coming generations 10 not be
blinded by utopian dreams for
"all-out and all-over security
life always will he. as ever thus.
one hclluva struggle for Just JUS.
Smart Politics
TIE REPIBI ICAN on ono
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29
24WAS LUCKY
Plavs Combination, Lives

Then three Jap lighters Jumped
u.s." Lenkiewicz said. "T'he nose
gunner, Staff Sergeant Hammond
A. Rhodes of Iuka, Miss, shot down
one which closed in to about 100
feet and Lightning got another
but it became obvious we couldn't
get home.
I'VE struggled into the 'chuteS. l
had to remove my flying jacket and
nearly froze at that high altitude"
Meanwhile, Engineer Tech. Sgt
Lester Fl. McMinis of Red Springs,
N. c., cranked down the bomb bay
doors and held them open, sitting
on a slippery catwalk smeared with
hydraulic fluid.
Tech. Sgt. Charles j. zepay of
Kingston, Pa, radioman, was going
out with the six who took to para
chutes but had to stay up with
three other crew members because
his parachute had been torn by
shrapnel.
Il must have passed out on the
way down" said LenkieWicz. THE
next thing I knew I awakened ach-
ing all over with my face in wet
grass. I heard myself say, Gosh,
I'm alive
HEARD PISTOL SHOT
"Then l heard a pistol shot but
l didn't answer because l thought
it might be the Japs. But voice
shouted Where are you, Yank? l
shouted. Soon a party of Aussies
appeared"
The Australian soldiers told Len
wiewicz his buddy, tail gunner
Staff Sgt. George M, Bailey of
Rochester, n. Y, had been found
nearby but refused help until Len
kiewicz was located. American
troops picked up Lieut.. Eugene c.
Flip of Chicago, former night news
editor of radio station WGN, who
landed in tall tree, The Australians
also found Staff Sgt, William II.
Kunzmann of Bellingham, Wash,
the navigator, and Lieut.. Raphel
Bentshner of Tampa, Fla.
Pilot Lieut.. Paul S. LamoS OF
Chicago and the crew members who
Continued on page 6, col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29

shortage, Downey cited the case of
West coast ship repair drydock
built at tremendous cost"
"As of today it should have 49,
600 workers for full utilization of
the investment" he said. IT'S got
about 5000 now and at the same
time lacks lumber and priorities
for labor to provide housing and
schools that become necessary In
order to care for the additional
workers still needed"
Warships damaged in combat
many months ago still stand un-
repaired at the drydock because of
the lack of manpower, Downey
said.
He added, however. that he did
not intend 10 criticize labor. man
agement or government for such
conditions.
I'm spite of IL ALL" he said, we
ae outdoing the rest OF the world
in every category. The Pacific
coast this year will launch about
so per cent of all the aircraft pro-
duced in this nation and about 81
per cent OF the cargo ship con-
structions."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29
Gigantic Raj Raid Ruzes
Shrine City Of Nurnberg

LONDON, Aug. %. : UP)-A
two-hour long parade of British
forr- bombers blasted vast
areas of the German industrial and
railway center of Nurnberg into
flaming ruins last night in what
may have been the heaviest air
raid of the war
Striking only few hours after
American Flying Fortresses smash
ed mystery target hidden in a
French forest at dusk yesterday,
the big night armada dropped per-
haps $500 tons of bombs on the
Nazi shrine city at cost of only
33 bombers.
Reports so far received indicate
that the attack was well concen-
trated," the air ministry said. "It
described the raid as very heavy"
A German broadcast claimed that
81 planes, mostly four-enginec.
were shot down. Bombs fell "ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29
Swedes 10 Protest
Gross Violation

STOCKHOLM, Aug. % CUP,-Re-
liable sources predicted today that
Swedens protest to Germany on
the sinking of two Swedish fishing
trawlers off the Danish west coast
would charge gross violation" of
international agreements.
The protest was said to have been
drafted and would be published as
soon as it is delivered to German
Foreign Minister Joachim Won Rib
bentrop.
1t repeatedly pointed out that
the trawlers, sunk Wednesday by
German destroyers with loss OF
IL lives, we're flying the Swedish
flag and were clearly marked as
neutral vessels.
Under customary procedure, even
If neutral vessels are sailing in war
zones, belligerents must give them
warning to enable them to leave.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29
Tenth Of Berlin
DESTROYED by Raid

LONDON, Aug. % UP)-Approxi-
mately one-tenth of the city OF
Berlin was devastated or severely
damaged in the heavy RAF raid
last Monday, reports reaching re-
liable sources here indicated today.
The whole city covers an area OF
about 800 square mills. These re-
ports indicated that more than 30
square miles was a debris-strewn
scene of wreckage.
The chief weight of the blow was
reported to have been against the
huge Charlottenburg railroad yards
In the west end around the Zoo
station in the west end, in the
neighborhood of the Friedrichstrasse
station in the heart of the business
district, and the government quar-
ter near the Wilhelmstrasse.
The explosives also were believed
to have struck in great strength
on the Templehof airport and the
great and modern industrial suburb
of Siemensstadt in the northwest
section.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA.
Aug. q Delayed) CUP) Staff
Sgt. Louis l.. Lenkiewicz of john
son City, N. Y, played combina-
ton on number "a and it gave him
luck enough to live through a
tough fight and parachute jump.
On Aug. "a LenkiewicZ was cele-
brating his oath birthday in a B-24
Liberator on which he was waist
gunner above japanese held terri
tory in New Guinea.
The bomber developed engine
trouble and became separated from
its formation after japanese anti
aircraft shells hit it. All the crew
members we're safe except for
minor injuries. Only two motors
of the four were working and the
ship became difficult to handle. A
fighter escort stuck by it.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29

sive from Berlin to Southern Ger
many was believed to have caught
the Nazi defenses off guard. Nurn-
berg lies 240 miles South of Ber-
lin and it would be most difficult
for the Germans to shift large
forces of night fighters at the last
moment
GO 1,1O0 MILES
The four-engined Strings, Hall
faxes and Lancasters swept more
than 1,100 miles across the English
channel, occupied France and into
the heart of Germany on their
round trip to Nurnberg.
The center of Nurnberg is a
walled city of closely packed stone
houses. The wall is surrounded by
moat, around which curves a
great circular boulevard. Beyond is
the industrial area, where diesel
engines for submarines, aircraft
parts, tanks and armored cars are
built.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29

availability certificates.
II believe there are men who left
jobs in essential activity who have
failed to obtain availability certi-
ficates," Finney said. "The War
Manpower Commission now wants
to know just what these job-leavers
are doing. Penalties await those
who have accepted work without
having first obtained certificates
and those who have gone from jobs
in essential industries to less-es-
sential occupations.
However, some of those men
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29
Nation
Cut i'm
Half
Communications
Disrupted by
Continued Raids

ALLIED HEADQUART-
ERS, North Africa, Aug. %
= (UP) = All the main
rail lines in south Italy have
been cut by Allied bombs,
it was announced officially
today coincident with the dis
closure that pulverizing new
blows had been struck at
half a dozen Italian trans
port centers.
Flying Fortresses dumped ton
after ton of explosives on new
target-Sulmona, "a miles east of
Rome = American medium and
fighter bombers pounded Prime
targets by day, and British Well
ingtons followed through last night
with blockbuster attack on Sal
erno.
In a concentrated 12-minute as
sault, the first on the Sulmona road
and rail hub, the Forts blasted rail
yards, munisions stores, locomotive
sheds, repair shops, warehouses,
railroad cars and station buildings.
Violent explosions followed, and
the whole area was left in flames.
ALL RUPTURED
After the regular reports on the
latest aerial smashes at battered
Italy, an official statement said that
all the railroads connecting such
key points as Naples, Foggia, Ben
evento and Taranto had been rup-
tured by the sustained offensive.
Aerial photographs showed huge
craters pocking all the main juno
tions, completely disorganizing rail
traffic between Northern and
Southern Italy.
At Benevento, 35 miles North
east of Naples, yards were blocked
by huge craters and the wreckage
of rail cars and engines. The line
connecting Naples, Benevento, Sui
mona and Foggia was broken.
Two direct hits on the electric
Continued on page 6, col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-29
Brakeman Hurt in
Fall From Train

r. L. Perryman, so railroad
brakeman from Palm City, suffer-
ed a fractured jaw and a bruised
hip when the hose from a water
tank knocked him from the top
of a freight car at Coyote Wells
Friday night.
The train stopped at Coyote
Wells for water and when the train
started up again Perryman was
struck by the hose from the tank
and swept from the top of the car.
He was taken to the Ell Centro hos
pital Friday night and Saturday
was transferred to San Diego.