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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
REYNOLDS WINS
FIRST ROUND
To HOLD HOME
Ju dye Miller Denie S
Injunction; w hites
Must Face Court

Collins Reynolds. teacher al Gar
field school. won round one OF his
fight 10 remain in his home at 1927
St Aubin. when Judge Guy A
Miller ruled against issuing an in
junction Friday. Dec. 3 The in
junction was asked by members OF
the Courville District Improvement
association and next-door residents
Of Reynolds. Attorney Willis NJ
Graves. chairman OF the Legal Re-
dress COMMITTEES OF the NAACP de-
IT. xesrS ! 1911
Citing Michigan DECISIONS. par.
ticuiarly Pslmerice VS. Marsh 70
prove that Michigan law upholds
restrictive covenants. Attorney
Jesse Drake. representing the plain
lifts. argued that the court should
issue an injunction. Drake con-
tended that in Michigan Negroes
can own property but not occupy
where there are restrictions.
Judge. Graves Agree
Attorney Graves pointed out that
the Courville Association was ask
ing permanent relief. the same de-
cision which they wanted IL the
case was tried on its merits. and
agreed that since questions Of fact
were involved. the case should be
tried on its merits and arguments
presented. Judge Miller agreed with
Graves and denied the injunction
An attempt by Attorney Drake
70 have Judge Miller set the case
Immediately for pre-trial and start
trial. was over-ruled by Miller with
an admonition 20 Drake that such
. request was contrary to court
procedure.
In arguing the validity OF the re-
s;rictions. Drake pointed out that
they were drawn UP by Judge Cal
lender OF Circuit Court
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11

knowledge Of how much finance is
necessary to maintain that business
in its early stages: 60 w. D. Mori-
son, real estate broker emphasized
the importance of locations for va
rious business ventures with
thoughts OF potential customers to
be served: (3l A panel on problems
Of insurance executives and agents
revealed that the present wave OF
prosperity has made many good
insurance collectors. but in the
postwar period real statesmen
will be needed: (D AL Rees. De-
troit representative OF the Central
States Cooperative association who
was to address a panel on Food.
stuffs said that the war boom has
increased cooperative buying and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
CHRISTIANS SPEAK

The Federal Council OF Churches
released a race relations message
last week which said in part: The
crow;Eg resentment by dark-skin-
ned peoples against white domina-
ton and their feeling that they are
deprived of the position properly
belonging 10 free men in a dem
ocratic society make IL mandatory
for Christians to speak with pro-
phetic voice and act with apostolic
conviction"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
SaiLork Named
In SIS; OOO.Suit
ByBusiness Man

Tuesday. motion to dismiss an
assistant prosecutor and the City
OF Detroit as defendants in a SIS, 90
lawsuit was granted by Judge
Thomas +. Murphy. while the suit
naming a sailor as the sole remain.
ing defendant in the case was adj
journed for the duration.
William Burton. real estate 90
orator. filed suit to collect the above
named damages from Willie Elliott.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
SPOT News
B Bulletins
BATTLE OF ATLANTA

The regional Office OF the Presi-
dents Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practices which recently
opened in Atlanta. Ga. TO handle
charges Of job discrimination has
aroused the people Of Georgia The
Atlanta City Council voted 10 have
the Office removed because "the
race situation can best be handled
by local people"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
Major League Heads
Hear Negro Protest

NEW YORK Recommending
that immediate steps be taken TO
accept Negro PLAYERS into the
framework OF organized baseball,
a committee from the Negro News
paper Publishers association was
allowed TO air its views before the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
WHAT'S IN A NAME

A Texas daily in commenting on
The death Of Thomas jefferson Wag-
goner last week stated: "One OF the
interesting stories OF JEFF Wasgoncr
Is in his name. The father. John T.
waggoner. had named him Jefferson
Davis. but after leaving to fight
with the Confederate Army, he
wrote back home and asked the
name OF his son be changed due
20 the fact that it was too common
as every niger and mule he
would see was named Jefferson
Davis"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11

BABY BITTEN
IN FIRE TRAP.
Mother, B a by Evicted /;
z Live In / DOM;
Housing Acute !.
BY JOHN WOOD

A mother OF five children whose
father was indicted into the service
last August sits up nights in a YER
min infested shack in the rear OF
1866 Hastings street to prevent rats
from biting her children. one OF
whom already has been treated for
two rat bites at Children's hospital:
A mother O, four small children
pays $3.50 a month rent for a lean
10 shack in the rear of 36l5 Rivard--
condemned property which the
family has been ordered to vacate
by the Board Of Health. and which
the court ordered the owner to re-
pair more than year ago but is
still little more than a stable
jammed tightly against a huge con-
crete garbage receptacle used by as
many as five families. creating q
year-round health hazard for the
four children. all OF whom were
hospitalized last year:
A family OF four has been
crowded into a single basement
room with no sanitary facilities at
546 East Hancock street after being
evicted from an apartment they
occupied for over twelve years at
$50 Hancock 10 make room for rela-
tives Of the new owner; and in this
same basement. the caretaker
shares quarters with another family
recently evicted from nearby
apartment house.
Typical Cases
Add 10 these the eviction OF Ne
gro families from property in Ham
trsmck which has been taken over
by the Champion Sparkplug COM
pany for its war expansion pro-
gram; the plight OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson who last week was walk
ing the streets with her baby in her
arms in search OF place TO live:
the conditions under which family
OF seven must live in a two-room
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
WINS PRIZE

J. Saunders Redding, author OF
EMO Day OF Triumph" won the
Mayflower Cup Award for the best
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11

joint session Of the major leagues.
Friday. at the Hotel Roosevelt, with
Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands. high
commissioner. presiding.
Paul Robson. famous Negro attn
letc and all-American. who is star
ring on Broadway in "OthellS." was
presented in a short talk as a special
guest % Judge Lands. RobeSen
described his experiences as an ath-
lc;e and as an actor on the color
question and closed his remarks
with stirring plea for fairplay and
tolerance by the magnates toward
coIored players.
Members OF Delegation
Appearing before the joint ses-
sion were the following represen-
iatives OF the Negro Newspaper
Publishers association: John II
Sengs,acke. Association president.
and publisher OF the Chicago De-
fender: Howard II. Murphy. secre-
tary OF the Association and bust
ness manager OF the Baltimore
ro-American; DR.. c. B. Powell.
publisher OF the New York Amstcr-
dam News; Ira F. Lewis. publisher
Of the Pittsburgh Courier: Louis E
Martin. publisher Of the Michigan
Chronicle; William o. Walker. pub
Usher OF the Cleveland Call and
Post. and Dan Burley. managing
editor Of the Amsterdam News. and
Wendell Smith. city editor OF the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
> = T. 3
Exposed Here By FBI|

A man who represented himself
as Col. Emmanuel Mohammed De
Ali. V.D.M.V. to this reporter sew
eral weeks ago. while respondent
in q braided black. fine fitting uni
form with an Raj cap and Raj
wings on his Chez. along with serv-
ice and campaign stripes OF Ethio-
plan army was unmarked this week
by FBI as Hayes Stephen Currie Of
53l7 Mckinley street.
Currie, who proudly identified
himself as an Ethiopian colonel. to
a representative Of the Michigan
Chronicle several weeks ago, was
appeared before US. Commissioners
J. Stanley Hurd on a charge OF IL
legally wearing a uniform.
Faker Exposed
His chin adorned with a neat Van
Dyke beard and speaking with
clipped accent. Currie said that he
was representing the Fighting
French Relief Committee, with
headquarters at 10 W. Fifty-seventh
street, New York City and was
soliciting canned FOODS. books and
games for needy French fighters.
Forty six year old Currie stated
he was Is years in the British Army
and was with Lord w. A. Allenby
in his exposition 10 the u-'y Land
during 1916 until March Of 1917. He
also served with Gen. Walter w.
Theis in France during the third
occupation OF that country in 1917
until the Armisiice in November Of
1918
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
BY LARRY CHISM

BY LARRY CHfSM
The police trial board hearing Of
two suspended police officers. Will
lie Mckinley williams and Jesse
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W-see DIGGs. Page 4
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~see SAILOR. Page Z
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Typical Cases

Wsee BITTEN. Page 4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11
Tells His Exploits

The alleged Ethiopian colonel
stated he was '>orn in Nsirolis on
the east coast OF Kenya Colony Of
East Africa on April Q, 1896 He
claimed that his father. Emmanuel
Mohsmmed D. Ali 4th was killed in
the Battle OF Jericho in October
1896 and that his mother was an
American missionary to Africa in
1892, going there from Greenville,
Miss.
Continuing his lie history and
accomplishments, Currie tDe Aid
said he was educated at Shorter
College near Little Little Rock.
Ark, and Edwa. Waters college at
jacksonville. Fla. after first COM
ing TO the United States in 1923
with Bishop William Sampson
Brooks. after which time he went
10 Liberia and served IN the staff
Of the British ministry there.
His wife Is Mrs oueenie De Ali
and lives in NJ rphysboro. Tenn.
Telling Of his work in soliciting
books. games. clothes and canned
goods. currie said he was seeking
to aid $4,000 Fighting French now
In the US. two regiments OF which
were stationed at Fort Devans.
Mass.
currie stated he came 20 Detroit
on September Q. ills year and gave
long list Of the donations he had
solicited since that time Cor the
worthy cause cf the Fighting
French
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11

nHsee SPOT NEWS. Page 4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11

"-See POLICE. age 4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-11

~ See BASEBALL. Page 4
Evening star., 1943-03-27
John T. Meuny Reelected

John T. Meany, vice president of
the Waggaman-Brawner Realty
Corp, has been reelected a direc-
tor of the Acacia Mutual Life In
surance Co, for his 18th term. The
term runs for three years.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Yates Gardens Tours
Show New Homes
In old Environment
Proceeds Of Visits
To Alexandria Area
Will Aid Red Cross

Home lovers turn out each wear
for a tour of "old houses" in Alex
andria and Georgetown. Today Al
exandrla is staging tour of mod
ern reproductions of old homes at
Yates Gardens. The Red Cross will
receive all the proceeds and the
populace is delighted.
Yates Gardens, south of AleXan-
dria, Is a village of beautifully
planned, small, town houses "in the
old Alexandria manner" Here wide
streets, inclosed gardens. dooryards
lighted by old lanterns, and delight
ful entrances fit perfectly into the
atmosphere of the city.
1t was built by Yates Gardens,
Inc, and Edward r. Carr, who per-
sonally supervised the planning and
the details. Mr.. Carr felt that there
was no reason why a home should
not have all the charm and dignity
OF the 18th century town house at
the same time it offered the luxury
of modern improvements. Blending
the best of tWoareas takes a great
deal of colorful supervision. Other
wise the finished project turns out
to be too quaint to be practical.
That Yates Gardens avoided these
pitfalls was brought out forcefully
by the magazine, Architectural
Forum. Interior and exterior pic
lures indicate that these houses fit
perfectly into their ancient environ
ment. at the same time that they
give the utmost in satisfactory, mod
ern living conditions.
The public will be we'll rewarded
for its interest in the attractive, liv-
able interiors Of Yates Gardens
homes.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Planting Of Gardens
By Housing Project
Is Urged
Growing Of Thousands
Of Pounds Of Food in
Many Areas Expected

Tenants of publicly financed
housing projects in all parts of the
country are being urged to plant
victory gardens" officials of the
Federal Public Housing Authority
said today.
With the rationing of canned
goods new impetus has been given
to home gardening activities at
scores of projects, it was pointed
out, and by harvest time it is ex-
pected that new gardens will yield
thousands of pounds of food in
many communities.
There are three types of FPHA
victory gardens-individual back
yard gardens, community gardens
and allotment gardens, where a
slzable piece of land in or near
the project site is divided among
the tenants. In some of the projects
tenants have plowed their lawns
under. In one large city project
the central park or common has
been given over entirely to chill
dren's gardens.
Typical of what is happening in
practically every housing project in
the country is the activity at De-
troit's Herman Gardens. While
tenants are still moving into this
2,l5O-unit project housing officials
are already allotting a garden plot
to each tenant. FPHAs Detroit
staff expects to provide similar gar
den space for tenants in all hous-
ing developments in Detroit and
Wayne Counties.
Working in close collaboration
with the Department of Agricul-
ture FPHA is making expert advice
available. Each project tenant is
receiving copy of the FPHA Bulle-
tain, Victory Gardens for Tenants
of Housing Projects" Tenants in
many housing projects are arrang-
ing for the cooperative purchase
and use Of essential equipment
FPHA project managers report
that tenants are eager to Cooperate
and that many of them expect to
grow all their own vegetables this
summer.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Rent Control
Revision Asked
By Wi||nnore
Reveals 3-Point Plan
At N. Y. Meeting;
Will Come Here

Rent control, which has been a
trying subject, not only in Washing
ton but in other centers of war ac-
tivity, was brought into the lime
light by Cyrus Crane Willmore. pres
ident of the National Association OF
Real Estate Boards, when he out
lined a three-point program for i'm
provement of it's administration in a
talk today before the Long Island
Real Estate Board meeting in New
York.
Mr.. Willmore will come here the
first of the week to participate in
discussions with Federal officials on
the subject, along with a Realtor
Committee, in an effort to work out
a solution to the problems facing
private enterprise in the real estate
and rental field.
The three-point plan advocated
by Mr. Willmore calls for localiza-
ton OF rent control administration
through establishment of citizen rent
committees, the use of FHA stand
ards for determining down payment
for purchase of houses instead of
the one-third required by OPA, and
the establishment of "a fair and
equitable relationship between rents
and other controlled prices in the
war economy
Expect Defects.
"We feel that rent control should
be part and parcel of a sound anti
imitation program-and that we
should have a sound and workable
system of rent control that gives
us protection against the imitation
that will raise havoc with us ALI
whether we be property owner or
tenant" Mr. Willmore maintained.
But we insist that if rents are to
be controlled-then all prices should
! be controlled"
Pointing out that it is natural
and normal that defects should
show up in any wartime program,
Mr.. Willmore asserted that lit is
not natural-and it is not normal
that such defects should be ignored
or permitted to continue without ef-
fort for remedy. I propose there
FORE he said ito have the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
AS the spokesman for our industry,
go to the OPA with a definite pro-
(see WILLMORE, Page B-3D
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Mortgage Bank Group
Plans Legal Division

Organization of new legal divi-
sion of the Mortgage Bankers As
sociation of America, to which at
torneys for member firms will be
invited to join as associate members.
was announced today. While the
associations more than TOO men,
bers in AZ States embrace mortgage
firms, real estate organizations, life
insurance and title and trust COM
panies and commercial banks, this
is the second divisional group estab-
lished. The first was organized in
1887 for banks and mutual savings
banks.
Primary reason for the action"
said Charles A. Mullenix, president,
lis that the services of attorneys
serving mortgage banking firms
have become increasingly important
in recent years. Many have asked
for closer and more direct contact
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Edwin L. Taylor Opens
Office in HiII Buildind

Edwin L. Taylor has opened a
real estate office in the Hill Build
ing. With his wife, Lois B. Taylor,
he has collaborated on a number of
Washington's better homes
The Taylors received The Stars
Silver Star award in 1910 for a home
at 1l5 Albemarle street NV, one
of the most distinctive houses of
that year. 1t was of New England
Colonial design with minute atten-
ton to architectural detail and in
terror design.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Realtors 10 Take Up
Wartime Problems
AT 2-Day Sessions
D. G. Unit to Meet Next
Tuesday, Wednesday;
To Confer With Porter

Real estate problems resulting
from wartime conditions will be
discussed next Tuesday and Wednes-
day during the second meeting this
year OF the Washington Committee
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards.
During the first day of the closed
session the group will meet with
Paul A. Porter, deputy price admin
istrator in charge of rent control, in
an attempt to improve rental con-
ditions. The group primarily is con-
cerned with administrative proce-
dure under the rent control act.
Willmore to Participate.
Cyrus Crane Willmore, president
of the national association, and
Herbert U. Nelson, executive vice
president, will participate in the
two-day conference. John w. Gal
breath is chairman of the commit
tee which is considering the rent
control problem of realtors.
If a program has been worked out
by Wednesday, it is expected that a
subcommittee of the group will pre-
sent its proposals to Price Admin
istrator Prentiss NJ Brown that day.
L.ocalization of rent control
through the establishment of citi-
zens' committees to pass on rent
problems has been advocated by the
committee.
Capitalization Seen Drawback.
Capitalization of the administra-
ton of the rent control law in
Washington, the committee holds,
has prevented local knowledge of
conditions from being presented in
the disposition of cases brought
both by property owners and ten
ants.
The committee will discuss the
establishment of local boards to
function on rents in the manner of
local draft boards or local citizen
boards on rationing.
Other matters to be considered
will include restrictions on the sale
of tenant-occupied houses. The
committee is planning to discuss this
question with OPA officials in the
hope that method can be estab-
lished for ironing out situations
not now adequately handled under
the present administration system.
Evening star., 1943-03-27

with the work of the association so
that they could better understand
the work and activities of the ma
tional mortgage group. 1t is hoped
this new legal division will meet the
needs of attorneys whose work re-
quires specialized knowledge of
mortgage banking" he said,
Miller B. Pennell, Cleveland
counsel for the association, will be
active in directing the work of the
division.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Moss Purchases
Realty Firm of
Louis II. Hall

Roger S. Moss, who for six years
had real estate Offices at 927 Fiji
teenth street NV, has purchased
the real estate and insurance busi-
ness OF Louis H. Hall at 2l25 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Mr.. Moss has been in the real
estate and insurance business here
Tor Is years. He was associated with
the firm of Waple & James before
entering private business.
G. A. Vanderlip will continue as
salesman and G. Allan Macrae will
retain his post as sales director.
Mrs. Moss, who has been active in
real estate work for the last few
years, will assist her husband in the
new firm. .,
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Season for Repairs

The advent of the robins and the
warmer days of late winter or early
spring invite the home owner to
emerge from an armchair hiberna-
ton, walk around the lawn and take
look-see to discover what "Old
Man Winter" has done to the ex-
terror of his house.
The Government has emphasized
that the things we have" and
which, once lost or destroyed
through neglect may be fireplace
able for years to come, should be
protected and kept in repair, not
only as a common-sense economic
measure, but as a patriotic duty to
conserve scarce and critical ma
terials.
Evening star., 1943-03-27

(see WILLMORE, Page B-3.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Facts About Brushes

Reddish brown bristles for brushes
mostly come from India, gray ones
from Russia and white ones from
Poland and France. Although most
of the Chinese bristles are black,
China nevertheless is still able to
match most of the other bristle-
producing countries in their colors
of bristles.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Housewives Metal
Tubs Are Back
On Market

Note for housewives-Galvan-
lied or painted metal water
pals, buckets and wash tubs.
temporarily withheld from civil
ian markets, have been released.
The reason-Wooden pals
and buckets, intended as sub
stitutes for metal ones, could
not be produced to meet de-
mands because coopers are too
busy building wooden shipping
containers, it has been re-
ported.
Evening star., 1943-03-27
Garbage Can Made of Fir

A new type water and acid proof
garbage can, made of Douglas fir to
save metal, recently was demon
strated to Federal Public Housing
Administration officials here. Hav-
ing a capacity of Is gallons, it was
devised by DR.. George A. Soper
public sanitation specialist.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-01

your-your-I can do anything
you need d-done!" The tremble
had crept right into her voice.
Silence held them for a long
moment. She felt him appraising
her. Then she relaxed, just a lit
tie, when he showed a slow. in
terested smile.
81 only work here" he sug-
gested.
You are Mr.. Carr"
Yes.
"I-I-you said source mind.
! looked il up. The dictionary. 1t
DIDN'T help, but / guessed maybe
well look-here's the list
those girls. Somebody had to
to help you" She emphasized
the some. 1t was a silly want
ad! Of course you'll get million
applicants with an ad like that.
And you only need six. "
Silence held them again.
Could he now see her pulse
jumping and hear the thunder
in her heart?
Finally it was he who broke
the spell, and he spoke not with
military crispness but in boy
ish western draWl.
Maybe you have something.
Maybe we had better sit down
and talk, till l can see what the
score is"
Again Jimmy Carr was smil-
ing.
ITO Re COntinued)