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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-21

Rosie L. L. says she doesn't let
soldier sorry her at all.
G. A., Jonathan L. don't want
you, he is only jiving. So take it
easy.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-21

Bureau Of 8 War Deparm
FIRST NEGRO TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES CROWN
history Fort Jackson the Columbia Army
CPL George R. Ledber Winon-Sae c., e.
Supply Detachment Supply Division Fort Jackson ef, who
receive the champs trophy from Mr. E. Spuok Director
Taylor Street USO Columbia the
(center). Runnerup CPL Edge Johnson Baltimore Md
the 274h NJ b. Fort Jackson smiles approval
nearchamp
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-21
Talk Of Troops In The Pacific

ing officer and the ships comman-
der.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-03

A network Of bus and streetear lines serves
each Ward store making it simple to come
right to the very doors and return to your
home without snoounterins downtovn's over
srowdins. It's so easy to shop at w.dsI
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

This is especially true in Detroit,
where the cause most often cited
for juvenile delinquency is the
working mother, on the ground that
he frst responsibility for child be-
havior lies with parents
The children's bureau says:
The child needs an adult 20
spend some time with him rs
fairly easy for parents TO see the
physical needs Of the two-year-old;
no, so easy 20 see the equally I'M
portant mental needs OF tie child
who can take care of himself AL
children need someone 10 be in
.eres.ed in them
II parents won't keep up homes,
there ism. much that can be done
20 ease the situation. Obviously.
legislation making !; compulsory
FOR women whose husbands have
adequate incomes ana whose chill
d-en are under u years % remain
al home and care for their chill
dren. is a necessary war measure
( 10 reach the base Of the delin-
queney problem.
! This is the view held by many
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
How Clean Was My Alley

H. some bright morning you find
garbage truck cleaning up your
alley. and a few mornings later
you find another repeating this job
you can thank one OF the garbage
workers. who prefers 10 remain an
unknown and unSung hero OF the
people OF the Stun areas. especially
ahe underprivileged Negro dis
tricts. For months now he has
been waging a relentless war with
the garbage disposal department.
beginning with the top men and
working down 20 those immediate
w responsible for garbage removal.
in letter 10 this column he writes:
IL talked with you some months
ago about the problem OF removing
garbage from certain sections OF
the city. especially the Negro dis
tricts where I have seen rats al
most as biz as babies. and where
the alleys smell like the battle
fields Of Russia or Africa. l am
repeatedly told that everything IS
being done 20 clean these districts,
but tina; a grca; par, of the reSpon-
eib!l.tv les with the residents
themselves They tell me the gar
bage department; Will 20 into action
4, enough complaints are received
such as the complaints We receive
from people in other areas, like
Crosse Point.
Il have even been told that Ne
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
THE FACTS. IN
OUR NEWS
By HORACE A. WHITE

brought 10 light We have equally
as many in De:ro.: going BY one
name or another tina; should BE-
investigated ana brouEh: . ..sht
In the city Of Detroit some Of
us are falling into the same trap
that the general population of Los
Angeles was permitted 10 fall into.
namely. the roblem Of root suffers.
VS.. Law and Order. Certainly law
and order must he kept, but to use
the law and order slogan to meet
the problems inherent in the root
suit riots in California is criminal.
y Society ought to be concerned to
get at the basis of these riots and
outhursts on the part OF frustrated
Youths, and society can't do this
by putting the youth down: society
has to get at the basis Of 1t by
providing a fundamental remedy.
MANY careful observers in, Cali
fornia and Michigan have consist
entity pointed out that these root
suit gangs are nothing more than
bows clubs without place to
meet. and without guidance. as
they seek 10 express themselves.
Severity on the part Of The police
except in the case \ot criminal ac-
ION. viii merely intensity The zeo'
SUIT outbreaks Preaching AZ the
youth will serve 1.-the purpose
Wha. youth needs now is - be
served and taught how\'o serve
their own needs in = Con5'ruc;ve
way There are a lot ot funds and
organizations throughout the coun-
,rv which could help materially by
providing money and trained pco-
p,c 10 head program for youth
bu. so far they have l.m..ei ;hc.r
activities ~ dew and sunshine,
when actually wha. Is needed .
some real spade work IN handling
our youth problem a LOT OF Peep e
n Detroit may co Of on emotional
,anccr,s about getting - FOOT SUIT
crs and telling them what is rlShi
Then there VIII SC others who are
equally rs frustrated who VII say
ina, nc zoot su ;ers have 4 way.
and ira. .hcy have somcth ~ -
their method They are unable -
proiec, constructive program. ard
they shroud their ignorance and
inability il praise Of The zoot SUI
erS. when actually wha, i calico
for. is self condemnation on The
part OF our general society.
People In California said that the
root suit riots were good things
They could only say this because
they don't realize the implications
for the young people participating
In riots. nor for the harmonious
relationships that must exist in
California IL we are to have any
chance Of real democracy. There
are those In our own community
In Detroit. who feel that the only
way 10 meet the root suit evil Is
TO print pamphlets and TO give lee
ures 20 the youngsters. Such a
thing shows how weak our under
standing Of the problem really Is.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

persons concerned with child be-
havior problems. Many express
he belief that mothers should be
tod that it is more patriotic for
tnem'to take care OF their children
than take a war job-assuming Of
course that they can make the A.
nanc.a. grade. If their husbands
are N the service. without extra
a.d.
Sharp Rises In 1912
There was a sharp increase in
1912 as compared with 1871 &C.
cording TO child welfare workers
delinquency Of boys and girls for
n al states And in Detroit, there
1as been rise Of almost 81 percent
ntdelnquency during the first four
moSrHs OF l943 as compared with
1912.
Believe Il or not. but the re-
ported increase in delinquency
among girls is considerably greater
han that among boys. and the
Rosenwald Fund reports that the
Increase among white children is
greater than tina. among colored
children
or the l94l total reported by
various national agencies. about Ave
pc. cent OF the girls were involved
in sex activity. In 1912 the per-
centage rose 10 "a Preliminary
reports Of 1912 received from l7s
Juvenile courts by the children's
bureau show an increase OF II per
cent IN juvenile court cases for
1912 as compared with the pre-
y!ous year Delinquency among
: rls jumped 81 percent; among
ooys 7 per cent.
Even more marked increases are
noticed in police department re-
ports FBl chief Hoover says that
last year arrests Of girls under FL
years OF age increased SIS per cent.
In the frs; three months OF 1913.
Hoover reports. crimes against
common decency" increased SO per
cent.
Hoove-'s hCures are az variance
with those OF the ch.ldren's bureau.
Asked about, this difference. this
reporter was told that the children S
bureau stresses the fact that the
,egal upper age for juveniles (es-
;ablishcd by the courts for their
special t.eaimenD sometimes diff
:ers. even in the same area. for
5oys and girls In one community.
ne child bureau pointed out, the
upper age for girls may be u while
FOR boys i is IS.
These fgures do not show the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

groes would just as soon live on or
under a garbage truck; that they
make no attempt to help keep
the alleys and streets, clean &.
will attempt 20 hit a garbage can
from the second. third or fourth
floor, not caring whether they score
hit or miss.
The garbage in these areas Is
supposed 10 be taken away every
10 days and rubbish every IL days.
| know that these areas can be
cleaned more often than that And
I know Of instances where trucks
were pulled from these slum areas
where they could have taken big
Dads and transferred 20 other more
exclusive neighborhoods where the
ner would have 10 work num-
Der Of miles before collecting their
quota OF loads. | know that the
alleys and streets in these Negro
nei ghborhoods have been purpose y
neglected. and as result. babies
nav be bitten by rats and are in
constant danger Of contracting
diseases that naturally follow un-
cleanliness
My most recent interview was
with Benjami Jarrett OF The Rio
pelle station and he has promised
20 do everything possible 70 clean
these Negro districts Sincerely,
Buddy Valentine
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Birdseyeuiew OF The NelOs
Ann Arbor - YpsiIanti

and beverages. d. c. is a very lik-
able fe,lar.
The HarrisonS have redecorated
and painted the interior OF their
home at 707 n. Main street They
sure made a swell job OF il. 7 c
Anderson a young man about town
splendid chap-wc hear IS con-
templa;ing mstrimony. How about
that T. C?
YPSILANTI
Rober, Ridout. an old resident OF
this town. is rcmodcling riS home
at ga Monroe lie has been a
home owner for 20 years. Good
luck. Bob. Mrs. Robert Ridout, the
charming wife Of Bobby--better
known in professional musical cir
cles as Miss Ions. has a splendid
voice. She travels extensively.
lending her talent 10 various or
CARNATIONS.
The Rev. Mr.. Wright. we'll known
Holiness pastor OF YpSilanti. is do
ing a lot Of planting this year-will
be by to see you, pastor, we can use
some vegetables.
They have a nice little tavern and
eating place here Tried to find out
the -name-sive IL to yea HeNtt'me
Well. folks. that's all for now. See
YOU next week
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
BY JOHN T. WOOD

Parents are building a wave Of
gangsterism after the war for a
few paltry dollars now
With these few words. Frank X
Keller. st. Louis probation officer
almost sums up the cause of the
youth problem which mas attracted
such widespread attention in re.
cent weeks. Sharing this belief are
]. Edgar Hoover. chief OF the Fed
eral Bureau OF Investigation, and
the u S. Children's Bureau, which
recently issued a report on the eff
feet Of the war on child behavior
These reports deal only with the
perennial youth problem which
shocks America-but which Ameri
ca always survives--immediately
after closing of public schools for
summer vacation. They do no,
deal directly with the "zoot suit"
incident, for it is agreed among
social agencies and juvenile cour;
officials that there was something
sinister about the FOOT suit" az
fair.
J. Edgar Hoover in recent re.
port, said the youth problem is ap-
preaching national scandal"
The U. S. Children's bureau
whose records we perused for ma
terial for this article. says it's a
problem that has aroused more
widespread Interest. concern, con-
fusion and uncertainty than any
other home front subject"
Schools. churches, courts and So
cial agencies throughout the nation
confess that they are worried and
are trying TO do something abou,
it. But the problem. seemingly
accelerated by the war, unrest,
emotional upse,s, maladjustments
in living and social conditions. con-
tinues TO grow.
An Old Problem
The waywardness Of the young
always has been public concern,
but. according 10 officials. with the
rising tides OF war. this time its
different.
According 20 the Childrens Bu-
reau, problems are intensified in
degree and in number. because
Of exaggerated demands upon par
ents that render them less able
than usual 70 provide the thin gs
needed for adequate home lie for
their children"
It's the child with time on his
hands and no one 20 supervise MS
IDLE hours who is considered mos;
likely 10 get into trouble.
Now parents are separated from
their children for long periods be-
cause OF long working hours. ir.
regular work shifts and shortcom'
ings OF transportation facilities
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Nv LANES F.. McDoNALDSON

Learn 10 know thy ncighoorS' ana
thy neighbors VIII know more OF
Thee.
The past week was busy one in
oar town. with school recently clos
ing parties and more parties for 'he
gong. away grads and undersradS.
Our town right now looks like
small army camp with 5000 or
more US soldiers. sailors and ma
rincs combined, and they are al
gentlemen. Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter
Harrison has a son IN the service
We are told he is Officer Candidate
School maicrisl--finc young man.
The Rev U. w Wright, the very
capable and affable pastor Of Bcthei
AME. church. is conducting re-
vival at Montgomery. Ala. VIC eN-
pcct him home soon. The senior
choir Of Bethel AME. church gave
very splendid musical recital ana
afternoon tea recently. il was an
artistic as well as social success
Mrs Walter Harrison sponsored the
affair.
Thursday, juno 30, was the occa-
sion for a we'll arranged style show
staged at Dunbar Community Gem
ter. Mrs. Lillian Murray directed
the models. and they were some
models! Miss Edith CooTcr was one
OF the outstanding models Sanford
McKinney.-oue or Ann Arbor's
oldest Negro business men, has IN
stalled a cleaning unit in his tailor
shop on Z. Ann street That means
bigger and better service for this
community.
The Midway Lunch Room on r.
Ann street, owned by d. c. Keaion.
10 a swell place TO stop IN Tor FOOD
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

with pride. Now he was getting
somewhere.
Business was good and luck was
running high for Hole Card Will.
Then he took in Gambling Mary"
as partner. Mary was almost as
smart gambler as Will But she
wasn't very good loser.
SO Will had turned over all his
sideline plays TO her while he ran
the gambling tables.
A year had passed and Hole Card
Will was now the owner Of the
city's biggest gambling house. Cho-
rus girls, doctors. politicians and
pimps all knew they could gamble
to their hearts content at Wills
gambling paradise on Brush street
Then il happened.
Hole Card Will and some OF the
boys were having few drinks in
the Takadrink Bar when Slow
Boy" came in and started loud
talking. He wasn't talking directly
to Hole Card viii, but Will over
heard him say:
There's that four flushing gamb-
Ter Just look at him :.
thinks he's a big shot now Z.
Why can outgamble him any day"
Slow Boy spoke loudly.
Hole Card VIII raised his eyes
and looked over into the next
booth. His black. sharp eyes looked
straight into those of Slow Boys,
who withered beneath Wills di-
rect gaze.
Don't pay no attention 10 him."
Lazy Joe spoke to Hole Gard Will
Hes drunk and don't know what
he's saying"
Why that small time pimp,-
Hole Card muttered, "rll show him
he can't low rate me in front Of
my friends"
Hole Card rose from his seat and
went over and shook Slow Boy.
Whats that you say" Hole Card
asked him.
Take your dirty cheating hands
of me-" Slow Boy spoke. rising
uns.eadily to his feet.
Hole Card jerked Slow Boy UP
with his left hand and smscked
him hard across the face with his
right hand. Slow Boy started sink
ing 10 the floor. then raised sud-
denly and struck out a: Hole Cards
right thigh.
Hole Card doubled up and
grabbed that reddening spot on
his ;rouser leg. The damned
FOOLS stabbed me-" Hole Card
spoke. Then he hobbled towards
the front door. where he collapsed
al az once groaning with pain.
In few minutes he had been
taken from the pool OF blood near
the tavern door and rushed TO Re-
ceiving hospital. But il was too
ate, Dead on sdmittance," was
tie way the hospitay report Of the
patient read.
Police later disclosed tha. Hole
Card Will had bled to death after
he had been stabbed in a large
blood vein in his RICH, lee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Diagnosis

Police records disclose that
gambling and fights often resulting
from IL are responsible for many
Of the deaths and murders COM
mi;ted in Detroit.
However. police efforts to stamp
out gambling has never been a
complete success. For there Is
something fascinating and inviting
in the shuttle OF cards, the rolling
OF dice across the table and the
risk involved in games Of chance
which tempts many men to take
a chance, both in losing their
money and often at the risk Of
their lives.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

CALIFORNIA FOOT SUFFERS
A great deal was in the press last
week about the root suffers in
California raising hell with the
soldiers and sailors. The history
of that little fracas ought to be
made clear 10 the public. but II
probably won't be because the press
Of San Francisco and Los Angeles
helped TO create the root suit riots.
About a year ago the Hcarst-owned
newspapers Of California started an
anti-Mexican campaign similar to
the anti Negro campaigns carried
on by certain New York newspa-
pers against the Harlem Negroes
They did i this way: they went
back for a number o. years and
pointed out the increase in Mexi-
can crimes. or better crimes COM
mit,ed by MeXicans. in Los An
se,es and San Francisco. Every
time that something occurred in
vo,ving a Mexican. /. was always
headlined and played up thus Gre
a.ing an an;i-Mexicsn sentiment
throughout the general population
Of California. In addition 10 this
the press also urged the police
to beoome more severe in handling
Mexicans who happened 10 get in
trouble. The police would go w
and down the highly concentrated
Mexican sections OF the city and
ag,a,e the youngsters on the street
They would drive them of the
street without any provocation.
kick them into court for the mos;
MINOR offense Many Of the police
department understood what the
press was doing. but they seemed
20 DC helpless 20 do anything about
il.
The situation became so bad, un-
til the Officc Of War Information
sent a special person in to Cali
fornia 10 discuss with and dissuade
the press from its course. and
asked them not TO headline the fact
that q Mexican had committed a
crime. The press agreed not ia
do this. but ingenious Mr.. Hearst
and his hirelings. developed an
other technique. They created the
root suit scare. They had already
tied in the root suffers. with being
Mexican. and so in order 10 fur.
Their their campaign. all that the,
needed to do was to refer to root
suits. and everybody reading the
word root suit" associated the
wearers OF such with Mcxicans.
So. the first little alteration that
occurred between civilians and sol
diers. was Immediately blown VI
into an affair OF international pro-
portions as being root suffer:
against soldiers" There never was
more daStardly lie told about q
situation. The Negroes in this in.
stance also. did not escape beins
Smeared. which was also a part o.
Mr.. Hesrst's scheme. There are
many fsscists groups in Calitornis
! that need 10 be investigated and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

Of the BTWTA who said: after
all, the Booker T. Washington
Trade Association has some repu-
tation, and / don't see why we
should need a committee separate
and apart from the regular organ
national body TO supervise spend
ing $1,000. or supervise the exc
cutive secretary" Blount then re-
vealed that he happened to be late
TO meeting OF the committee and
learned that they were entertain
ing the idea OF changing the organ
ization. so far as the committee
was concerned. but keeping the
name OF the Trade Association.
Blount.l visibly opposed to such a
notion. added that he did not quite
understand this attitude on the part
Of committee originally appointed
by the association.
When Blount finished talking.
Fred Supreme Laundry Allen
told the meeting that the commit
tee was just determined TO do
something" Said Allen: We don't
do anything but meet here. eat and
do a lot OF talking It's time
for US to do something and that's
all the committee had in mind"
At this point Rev. J r. McClain
made a motion 10 instruct the
committee to do the Job il was sp-
pointed 10 do and report back TO
the Trade association"
This incident is mentioned only
because il refu;es the statements
of critics who say the Trade asso-
cation is no farther now than il
vas twelve years ago There would
De no reason for employing an
executive secretary II the BTWTA
did not intend 10 get down 70 bust
ness.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Trade Association Comes To Life

Many critics (non-members) Of
the Booker T, Washington Trade
Association have said that. aside
from the regular weekly MONDAY
luncheon meetings, the association
Is OF no particular benefit TO its
members. But IL these critics could
have heard the lively discussion
at the meeting last Wednesday they
would have gathered that the
BTWTA, lis past performances not
withstanding. is coming into its
own as a worthwhile organization.
Last weeks discussion centered
around the employment OF an
executive secretary, a move which
the trade group has been studying
fo7 more than a year Recently a
committee was appointed 10 de-
termine the need for an executive
secretary. work out budget for
overhead and salaries and also
work out a program for raising
funds TO maintain such an office
Appointed to>this committee were:
w Thompson. Ernest Marshall, R.
Louise Grooms, IT w. Boyd and
w D. Coar
When the committee reported
last week il made no\re,erence 10
the need FOR secretary, nor plans
for raising the necessary funds. II
did. however, report that $1,000
would be needed 10 cover the over.
head. executive secre,ary's salary
and salary for an Office girl Then
the committee dropped a bomb
shell on the meeting by asking 70
be continued for one year 20 super
wise the executive secretary and
also supervise the spending OF the
$1,000 mot yet subscribed
This proposal brought an objec-
ton from l. c Blount. pres dent
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
% Years One Birthday Cake

The second surprise came Sat-
urdsy when an admir.ng friend.
Mrs. Carrie Mae Wood. presented
the likesblc old gentleman birth
day Gaze and employees in the res
;aurant, where he happened 10 be
al the time gathered around sing
ing Happy Birthday To You" Said
Mr.. Ferguson In all my seventy
three years this is the first time !
have ever had birthday cake"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

II. s Ferguson. operator OF a
cham Of restaurants who celebrated
his scvcn;y-ihrd birthday last Sat
( urday. received two surprises. FIRST
surprise came when he received
git from the Booker T. Wash
ington Trade association. (Thls
was also cause for celebration by
the Trade association for Ferguson.
took out 500 membership-s25
Dor each rcStaurant)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
FIRST LADY SEES PAGEANT

NEW YORK - tANP) - Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Newbold
Morris. president OF the city eoun-
Gil. and officials Of the board OF
education were guests last week OF
Harlem public school children who
presented a colorful pageant, The
History OF Harlem"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
DICKERsoN IN NEW MASSES

NEW YORK - What have we "a
learn from the Soviet treatment OF
minority peoples'" Is question
asked by New Masses Magazine and
answered in its current issue by
Earl B. B'ckersUu, former assistant
attorney general Of Illinois and add
erman Of the Second ward Of Chi
CaEO
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
MAY NAME 3. AFRICA
COMMISSION

CAPETOWN. S. Afriea-(ANP)-
Minister OF Interior Harry Law
renee has proposed the formation %
a governmental commission whose
business il would be 10 handle AZ
fairs relating to the "eolored 30
pie
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
BY LARRY CHISM
Case Of Big Shot Gambler
lease Number Eleven)

WILL IDUWEL IS old had been gambler since he
marbles his schoomaes
Illinois many many years ago small boy always
fellows had played hockey
high school the bank gamble
about town In fact Will had his cheek result