The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-09

PEOPLES
Dailv Doiings
BY ISAAC JONES
The Signs OF Prosperity

on WISH leldlSu III MS Column
how common il was To see one
hundred-dollar bills being flash
ca hy our people here. especially
Ia Paradise Valley. At that time
The writer had not come IN con-
act with such persons. and term
"a the New York City columnist
as mere talk without founda-
,ion" But during the pas, Christ
mas holiday. yours truly found
this to be true. not just in Para
disc Valley but right here on
Columbia street. Ch istmas night
Young lady accompanied by a
man came into my place OF hush
ness. made purchase OF gift
tor gent and laid hundred
dollar bill on the line. Her change
would have been about ninety
eigh dollars. more money than
y4urs truly had in his possession
At the time. When asked II she
lad anything smaller. she smiled
dug into her bosom fingered
among group Of bills and came
out with a two-dollar bill then
was able To smile too.
4 FEW DAYS later. went in
10 restaurant down Paradise
Valley way TO put bit OF food
under my belt and there ! saw
a young maa entertaining a mem
Der Of The fair sex by playing
/ her iNorite numbers on the mu-
4 slc box Nou know the kind that
/ n takes a nickel to make the mu-
sic 60 round -and-round. Well.
! the Young man was carrying his
cash IN 4 bag about the size OF
twenty five pound sugar bag and
had n displayed on the table as
though he didn't fear any one
taking IL. or did he?
4 CUSTOMER remarked TO me
few days ago. that be spent
more money for Christmas this
Year tina ever before just three
hundred and fifty bucks
ANOTHER customer said: II
drew eighty dollars Yesterday
for one weeks work haven't a
renuy now am intoxicated. DO
YOU think that am a fools"
When | assured him that he was
not such but could play a little
wiser with the next pay check he
Went away with a smile thank
LIZ mo for the advice Yes il
seems that prosperity has slipped
from around the corner at last
WELL. FOLKS this column is
being plugged out on my type
writer The second day Of the New
Yea. Guess all Of my readers
lave completed their New Years
resolutions. | didn't make any.
Making New Year resolutions are
like walking on an ICY street.
you're likely TO slip.
WELL. | GUESS YOU heard about
what Ms. Pearl Buck said last
week IN an interview with one
OF our leading coored newspa-
pers. In case YOU didn't sec them,
here are some slogans that Pearl
Buck laid down for the American
people 10 follow in oder 10 win
both the war and peace
We all must fight for The
same iangs Colored peoples I.
struggles fo freedom will become
part Of the whites war aims Keep
~ tho fiehi; the poor white man
who insults is going TO be poo
as long as he keeps IT up | don't
believe in Jim crow anywhere
You know one thing. il the
above sentiments ot Pearl Buck
we're put into practice by al
Americans colored people would
nor have 10 fight but one battle.
lllE RATTLE AGAINST THE
ANlS The battle on the home
front would he over.
Well. guess YOU heard Henry
Iords statement 10 the press on
New Years day about the world
after The war The writer agrees
with Mr.. Ford especially where
he stated that the people should
daye part in planning the peace
and should include members OF
al The races IN this country.
VICE PRESIDENT. Henry Wal
lace thinks. according 10 the
press unless the peace treaty at
the end OF this war is worked out
better and differently from the
World War ending in 1918. there
viii he p greater war 10 follow
REGARDLESS OF what kind Of
peace terms tina NAV be worked
out when this war ends there will
be another that is the opinion OF
The writer. So interested am I on
the subject that am writing
hook entitled. my PREDICTIONS
OF THE WORLD OF TOMOR-
ROW Here arc some OF the
topics discussed In this book:
When Peace Comes: THE Aft
ermath"; Establishing The New
World After the War" How Long
VIII Peace Last when II
Comes "Will There BE De-
preston After this War Is OVER"
The Next When II Will
Come; Where L Will Re Fought
How Long II Will Last. How 7
u VIII start What Nations Will
BE Involved: "How T. VIII BE
Different From This War: THE
Peace To Follow
Tnis hook Is not for sale When
completed copies will be sent to
the leading colored newspapers
the three daily newspapers here
and a few other commentators
They are to be filed away and
whether anv one agrees or not
The dav will come when the things
the writer has predicted in this
book will come true. Here are
few paragraphs from this hook:
This war will end In 1859
the Allies will win After the
war is Owe there will still bo
prejudices. determinations but
conditions for our group will he
much improved Efforts will he
made by liberal-minded whites
and organizations Of the north.
10 make the south fall in line