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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11

only S feet in height. Gram
than said in his report work
ers along with their children
are living in these small chicken
coops-and these little coopS,
even if they were fit to live in,
are too small for a couple to
live in comfortably-but the
most horrible thing of all is that
nearly every worker has a large
family and he and his family
live in these small houses :.
This condition is worse than
slavery could have BEEN" I'm
able to take pictures of the
housing, Grantham submitted
to the NAACP national Office a
Iree-hand sketch of the chicken
coops.
Though dissatisfied with the
conditions the workers said
that they have not been able to
earn enough money for rail-
road fares.
The deceased persons were
living in barn and were burn
ed to death at midday when
they were trapped by a fire on
the third floor. There was only
one exit. One of the workers
suffered a broken back when
he leaped from a window; an
other was severely burned.
At the coroner's hearing on
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Begins 18th Anniversary
Lauman B. Johnson
Buried

Lauman B. Johnson of 10
Woodward ave, well known and
highly respected citizen of
Everett, passed away on sun
day, Aug %, suddenly, after a
heart attak. He had been af-
fliced with a heart ailment for
two years but had been about
his usual activities and at his
employment up to the day OF
his death.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon, Aug 26, at
st Bartholomew Episcopal
church in Cambridge of which
deceased was a member. Father
Bowles, acting minister in
charge during Fathers Hughes
absence on vacation, offlciated.
Interment was in Glenwood
Cemetery, Everett.
Mr. Johnson was born in
Virginia but had been a resi-
dent of Boston since his early
youth, He was a Mason and
past officer. OF his marriage to
Miss Josephine Bigger in BoS-
ton five children we're born,
among them Mrs Letitia Best,
we'll known Boston Beautician
at $40 Lenox st. The widow aid
children survive.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11
Mrs. Driver Thrills
Big Audience

One of the most interesting
and unique song recitalS Boston
has ever witnessed was that on
Thursday evening, Sept. 2, when
Mrs. Minnie Driver, well known
soprano soloist, appeared at
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev.
w. H. Hester, pastor, in a con-
cert sponsored by the Delaney
Bible Glass.
The Church was packed with
music lovers who applauded the
singer enthusiastically and
were char1aed by the beautiful
appearance she made standing
on the stage, with a draped
American flag for background.
For the first part CT the pro-
gram her costume was black
satin with emeral bodice and
later she wore blue satin
gown with emerald trimmings.
To make the setting all the more
interesting the church was
darkened, only the stage being
in light.
Mrs. Driver was in most ex-
cellent voice and her program
contained a choice list of beau
tiful songs which she interpre-
Continued on Page Four
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Aug 27, the coroner's jury'held
MaStin responsible for the death
of the two workers. Prentice
Thomas, member of the EAACP
national legal STAFF, attended
the hearings.
Evidence presented showed
that several families lived in
tn barn. Some Of the persons
had oil stoves on which they
cooked. The barn was filled with
hay and other inflammable ma
terial. There were no fire es-
capes; the only exit being one
door and the windows.
District Attorney Edward
Blister, Doylestown, Pa, said
that in order for the state to
make its case it would be neceS-
sary for Claude Jackson, one Of
the workers who last saw the
deceased persons alive, to APP
pear as a witness. Jackson has
agreed to remain in the state.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11
ENTERS B. U.
AT IL YEARS

Miss Esther A. Harrison,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Harrison of Stamford, Conn,
age Is, is matriculating al
Boston University this Fall. She
is graduate of Stamford High
School, Class of '43 In STAN
ford, she was active in school
and community club work, being
a Girl Reserve, an honorary jul
nior Women's Club member,
junior YWCA member and a
member of several high school
social and honor groups. She is
the 1912 Stamford High School
Algebra prize winner. Miss
Harrison is the secretary Of the
Youth Council of the Stamford
Branch of the NAACP. She will
take a pre-medical course In
the College of Liberal Arts.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11
MANY PEOPLE ARE OVERLOOKING
THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF this WAR
COLORED LEADERSHIP AMAZING WORLD;
N2nd OFFICERS HAILED BY MEN
d. TILE PNMEP
By THE ROVER

ed a fair chance. We had few
ranking officers in the Army,
very little . recognition in the
Navy, and no Colored boys In
the airforce, at least in any
notable number. Today, we
have entire regiments stated
by Colored officers from Colonel
down. We have a Colored Brig
adler General, Colored marines,
naval craft named after Colored
American leaders and several
full squadrons of Colored avia-
tors, commanded by Colored
squadron leaders and one of the
squadrons-the Goth Pursuit
took part in the initial Ameri-
can offensive in the Mediter-
Continued on Page Four
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b. F. McLaurn Immediately after meeting with COlored
the Augusta Ga division of the Prov
iOnal Committee Organize Firemen Mr. McLaurn,
charge Organization of the remen gathered the
sustanate ndct the biased white R. r.
of remen from all sections of the u S.
in Washington D. G. Sept H. at the Vermont Ave
Baptst Church where meeting will he held to
inform the public concerning hearings Sept 1520h
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11
Benton happ
Goes To Columbus
Urban League

COLUMBUS, Ohio,-N. B. Al
len, Executive Secretary of The
Columbus Urban League, an
nounceS the appointment as of
Sept. of Alexander B. Mapp.
Boston, Director of the Youth
Department of the Columbus
Urban League. The program will
include the work of the Colored
Big Sisters and Colored Big
Brothers.
Mr.. Mapp comes to Columbus
with wide range of experience
in the Youth Field, having spent
fifteen years with the Boy
Scouts of America, as Scouter,
Assistant ScoutmaSter, Scout
master, and Merit Badge Coun-
selor; Instructor in Arts and
Crafts and Assistant Gym In
CONTINUED on Page Four
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18th Over Europe

During the last world war
CoIored leadership never receiv-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11
Court Martial White Officer
For Criticising Treatment Of
COIOred Troops In The South
Leaders Protest TO President

Protesting the courtmar-
shialing of Sergeant Alton Lee
Wy of the Lincoln, Nebraska Air
Base for his expressed disap-
prval of the Armys treatment
of colored troops stationed
there, score of leading liber-
ais, including William M. Agar,
Roger N Baldwin, Lester Gram
ger, A Philip Randolph, Nor
man Thomas, Irving Abramscn,
Reinhold Niebuhr, John Cham-
berlain, and Charles S Zim-
norman, urged that President
Roosevelt and high Army cir
Giles conduct a thoroug h re-
view Of the case. Sgt Levy is
serving 4 months at hard labor
in the Lincoln Air Base guard
house after having been de-
NOTED to a private for protes-
ing the discriminatory treat
ment the colored troops re-
ceived.
In the open letter to the
President, Secretary Stimson
Army Chief of Staff Marshall
and Judge Advocate ( General
Cramer, the liberal group
pointed to the dangerous re-
action upon army and civilian
morale resulting from the per-
secution of those who believe
in democracy and equality be-
tween races. Noting that racial
tensions in the nation were al
Continued on Page Four
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Migrant Tomato
PiCkers Live In
Pa. Chicken Coops
Imported From Florida
Two Die When Barn Burns

QUAKERToWN, PA. = The
state will seek the conviction of
Edward o. MaStin for the deaths
OF Willie Cooper and Mrs. odell
May, colored migratory workers
burned to death here August II.
IN a barn on the Mastin farm.
Inc case probably will be tried
early in October.
A personal investigation by
John Granthan, president of
the Lehigh Valley NAACP
branch, revealed that the vic
inns were two of fifty workers
brought from Florida by a white
contractor to gather in the to-
mato crop on the Mastin farm.
tomatoes picked by these work
erS are sold to the government
through the Campbell Soup
Company.
Most of the workers are hous-
90 IN chicken coops; the largest
oelng about 7 feet square and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11

There are some good things
coming out of this war. Accep-
lance of Colored leadership by
thousands Of military men land
women both at home and
abroad is one of the good things
to remember. PaenS of praise
have lately been heaped upon
CoIored leaders in Uncle Sans
war services of earth, sea and
sky. This increasing faith in
Coored leadership will have
tremendous political possibili-
ties in the future post war world.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-09-11

Miss Lucinda H. Heggie, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. George Heg-
gle of $50 Columbus Ave, left
Boston today to enroll in Vir-
ginia State College, Petersburg,
Va, for the four year course.
Lucinda is a graduate of Girls
High School, class of 1912, and
a member of Columbus Ave. A.
M. E. Zion Church and of the
choir there. She will specialize
in Social Service and also fur
ther hea musical education. At
ter her graduation she will take
post graduate course at Sim
mons. Mrs Lucille Heggie accom-
panied her daughter to Virginia.
EnrOute they visited Mrs. Heg-
gie's sister, Mrs. Nellie Davis in
Brooklyn. In Berkeley Mrs. Heg-
gle will visit another sister on
her way back to Boston.
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Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our MANY
friends and relatives for their
kindness and sympathy during
our recent bereave ment in the
death of husband and father,
Lauman B Johnson.
MRS. JOSEPHINE JOHNSON,
wife;
R. F. CDOUGLASS JOHNSON,
T. S. E. GORDON JOHNSON,
sons
MRS LETITIA BEST,
MILDRED JOHNSON,
JOSEPHINE JOHNSON,
daughters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
Dance Instructors Make
A Business of Glamour
BY JOAN DEAN

HOW MANY times have you
seen women shoppers cast an
unwary eye toward their refec-
ton m a mirror and then stop
suddenly 70 recondition a hairdo
or pull a thread of coat
Goodness knows, this great
awakening happens a million
times a day
There's nothing like a mirror
to spike the feminine ego. And
It's always been a source Of
concern TO us how a girl could
really work in a place that has
more mirrors than Wallpaper.
BUT 1T TURNS out that
many mirrors are a good tonic
for a gals grooming. Take the
case Of the Arthur Murray
Studio, where many a sweet
young thing has become a CLAM
cur girl dance instructor.
Doris Eaton, chief Of the toe
trotters there, tells us that most
OF the girls come from small
towns or high schools. Their hair
is arranged in the most con-
venient manner, be il fiattering
or otherwise. AS TO makeup.
clothes, posture well, they're
just average.
FIRST OFF, the new struc-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
The Program
For TUESDAYS
CookingCIass

AS THE meat problem con-
tlnues to harass homemakeTs,
Prudence Penny will devote
next tuesdays cooking school
TO a demonstration of meat ex-
tenders and meatless dishes.
A dessert or two will also be
included and among the foods
10 be prepared are macaroni
frankfurter casserole, chilli con
carne in corn meal tart shells,
scotch pancakes, carrot peanut
loaf, cherry cheese pie, sour
cream cabbage and maple wal
nut pudding.
A representative from the De-
troit Department of Parks and
Recreation will also take part
in Tuesdays activities. speaking
on the various activities of the
department and particularly on
the Defense Streamliners,
women's physical fitness or
ganization.
The homemakers CO ok ing
school meets Tuesday at 100 on
the fifth floor of The Detroit
Times Building.
The school is open to men,
bers of The Times Homemakers
Club. which all Detroit women
are invited to join in the lobby
of The Detroit Times Building
any Tuesday before class starts.
There is 10-cent charge for a
life membership card.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30

tors are put through a rigid
training class. with as much
stress on personal appearance
as on dance steps.
Their posture and body move
ment are styled to fit their types.
They're taught exercises and
encouraged to read every fashion
magazine published.
Before Tong. each one develops
A clothes-conScience and a very
obvious self-confidence in her
personal appearance Usually. in
her new-found enthusiasm. she
starts 70 pile on makeup and
Iewelry and general frillery like
circus horse, in her new-found
enthusiasm.
BUT HER COHORTS quickly
tame down her warpaint. for
they have a little clinic amongst
themselves. In this daily session.
they tell each other frankly
what's wrong or what's right
with the wardrobe. the hairdo.
the eyebrows and so on.
II doesn't take long for q girl
10 find her most becoming styles.
There are certain tricks they
all follow-such as a hair-styling
occasionally by some one ritzy.
buying at one store from one
special saleSgirl who keeps a
weather eye out for good-looking
clothes that are just right for
the dancer.
THAT'S THE WAY they GO
after glamour in business
where glamour counts so much.
They have 10 dress I'D. vet not
over-dress. After all. they're
setting an example for the
students.
And, with Madame Mirror at
every turn TOW criticize. the
Arthur Murray gals don't have
a chance to forget.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30

fore slicing. Line bottom and
sides of l la-quart casserole with
bread, buttered side toward the
dish. Fill with rhubarb and
sugar and cover with bread.
Bake in moderate oven (375
degrees) 80 minutes. If rhubarb
is very tart, more sugar may be
added.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
Sandwich Spread

SANDWICH FILINGS call
for regeneration in 1913 when
so many lunches are being car
red TO work. Roasted, hlanched
almonds, ground or chopped,
added TO cream cheese softened
and favored with prepared mus
tard make a delectable spread
given full approval by lunch box
carriers and nutritionists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30

FIRST OFF, the new instruc-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30

HERE'S A cheer-up idea for
the mother. sweetheart or bride
OF navy man!
Pattern 2S5 contains a trans
fer pattern Of seven motifs aver
aging 5XS inches; color schemes:
materials needed; stitches.
Send IL cents in coins for this
pattern 10 The Laura Wheeler
Pattern Department, 1925 Times
Square. Detroit, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
FLAVOR WITH NUTS

TO MAKE ice cream, pud-
dings and cake icings taste bet
ter sprinkle generously with
finely chopped or ground nuts.
Unblanched almonds have a
particularly distinctive flavor to
offer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
Wartime Marketing
Wartime Marketing
Baked Smells and Tangerine Salad
Make Tasty and Nutritious Friday Dishes
Serves g.

Serves 6.
Baked Rhubsrb Pudding
Z k-inch slices bread
4 tablespoons butter OF mar
garine
4 cups rhubarb, cut in 1-inch
pieces
! cup sugar.
Butter bread on the loaf be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

BEFORE WE planned our
menu today we checked the
advertisements in yesterdays
Times in order that we might
select foods that were plentiful
and well priced. We did our
shopping in a supermarket in the
neighborhood OF East jefferson
and Conner.
There were many fresh fruits
and vegetables available, so we
took advantage of them when we
selected the food for our meal.
Todoy's Menu
Baked Smells
Baked Whipped Potatoes
Green Beans
Tdngertne Waldorf Salad
Celery Hearts
Baked Rhubdrb PUDDING
Smells are plentiful and mex
pensively priced, so we chose l y
pounds as the entree OF our din
ner for four. These are particu-
larry nice when baked. Lay the
smelts flat, skin side down. on
well creased shallow pan. Sprin-
kle with fine bread or cracker
crumbs, salt and paprika. Bake
in hot oven and haste frequently
with melted fortified margarine.
The potatoes may be baked at
the same temperature oven as
the fish t425 degrees) for l hour
putting them in about 80 min
utes before the smelts. When
ready TO remove potatoes from
the oven. split. whip the meaIy
part with milk and margarine
and return to the shells; slip
back into the oven to brown
lightly.
Taneerine Salad
Green beans were very nice
and priced at II cents a pound.
One pound is sufficient to serve
four.
The tangerine waldorf salad is
simply a combination of the old
favorite and juicy tangerines.
The latter were only Is cents
for six pounds. Celery hearts
are still down in price so we
selected enough to serve for Fri
day dinner and Sunday as well.
The rhubarb was dollhouse but
excellent-priced at only Is cents
pound. This is a reduction
over past weeks. We noticed,
too. while shopping that the first
pink grapefruit of the season are
on the markets and sell four for
% cents. Another fruit which
Is seldom used at this time OF
year is the pear. There were a
good supply of them at the mar
ket and the grocer told us that
they are nice In pies and salads.
Here are the recipes for the
tangerine waldorf salad and
rhubarb pudding chosen in our
menu today:
Taneerine Waldorf Salad
2 cups diced apples
y cup chopped celery
II cup sliced tangerine sections
u cup broken nut meats
"a cup salad dressing.
Pare apples IL desired. Com
bine ingredients and chill thor
oughly. Serve on crisp lettuce.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
Waste Fats
Go TO Make
Ammunition
BY JANE MOWERS

WE'RE DAZZLING in dyna-
mite today, for the sake of ma
tional salvage week, now in
progress. We just want 10 re-
mind you that the government is
a-begging for all the dynamite
In your waste fats.
In case you didn't know II, the
greasy liquid in your frying pan
contains the same glycerine that
Is used in making gun powder,
antiaircraft shells, paint, gas
mask bags, antifreeze and sew
eral more potent-sounding items
for this war.
Nothings could be more vital
than ammunition these days.
And to think il could come from
such an undesirable nuisance as
leftover fats is just about the
eighth wonder Of this world.
Hard to Dispose Of
Fat drippings are so difficult
TO dispose of. any way they
ruin a garbage pail, clog the
drain and generally disturb
what might otherwise be WELL
regulated kitchen.
But, in preserving il for the
war effort. all you have to do is
pour it bit by bit into some bowl
or can, specially set aside for the
purpose. When the can is full,
put the cover on securely and
trot your potential firearms to
the nearest meat market.
Exactly what goes Under the
heading of waste fats? Pan
drippings from roast ham, beef,
lamb or poultry and broiler drip
pings from steaks. chops, veal
and bacon. Also, deep fats from
fried potatoes, fish or doughnuts.
Nell Trimmings
Go even farther with your
kitchen salvage. Melt fat trim
mings and boil bacon rinds or
ham castings into liquid fat.
Save your soup skimmings. Don't
throw a bit of grease away.
But, by all means. strain the
fats before putting them into the
container. And be sure that the
can is wide-mouthed and clean
as can be. Keep il in asrefrig-
orator to prevent Tvs becoming
rancid. That's all there is to 1t.
Even If you're not interested
in the 4 cents the butcher will
pay YOU for each pound. don't
neglect taking your contribution
10 him as often as container is
flied. Don't let it pile up. We
need ammunition now to-
day. tomorrow and the next day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-30
Keep iva Trim
Exercises
That Get at
Thigh Muscles
BY IDA JEAN KAHN

THE GIRLS with the we'll
turned calves and ankles usually
have shapely thighs-but only
10 per cent do That is the same
slim percentage who. get enough
legwork.
II you were a dancer you
would do those side-te-side
chorus line kicks that not only
make for lovely legs and thighs
but keep the hips trim. For ex-
ample, there are the Radio City
Rockettesl
Skating and Swimming
If you were a figure skater.
you would twirl on one leg, the
other knee flexed sideward, and
that would be enough 10 fix the
thighline. Certainly there is
nothing wrong with -Senia's
thighs. Or. If you were TO swim
fairly regularly YOU might have
a figure like Gloria Callen.
But the average girls does
none Of those th6gs.
With extreme thinness or
with normal weight the slender
muscle along the inner thigh
line shows the lack Of muscle
tone in unbecoming hollows.
This muscle is used in swing
ing one leg toward or across
the other. 1t is also brought into
action in flexing the knee.
Outer Thigh
The fat girl doesn't worry
about the inner thighs. What
annoys her is that stocking top
roll and the pincushion of fat
on the outer hip and thigh.
Smoothness depends on the
group of muscles which are used
in swinging the leg up and out
10 the sides.
Since your career doesn't pro-
vide exercise. you will have 10
turn to calisthenics for legwork.
A few minutes spent in leg
swinging with the right tech
nique should be your daily stint
If YOU expect 10 have good
thighs.
Do These Regularly
The following exercise gets
the thigh muscles coming and
going.
Stand erect. hand on chair
back for support. flex left knee
high up toward chest and with
kneepoint describe circles. Con-
iinue for 10 counts rest then
repeat with right knee fiexed.
Now, stand erect with weight
on one foot, knees straight. and
swing other leg from hip in
wide circle. up, around and
down. Swing clockwise 10
counts. rest. then repeat r
counter-clockwise same number.
Perform with other leg.
To smooth the hip hump and
outside hollow, do this eXer-
else:
Stand erect with feet on floor.
Now keeping knee straight.
raise left foot up and back in
a kick from the hip. Repeat 10
times, rest, and perform with
other leg.
Evening star., 1943-03-25

country seem divided between those
which have lost a good many of
their houses and those which have
lost their shopping centers, Both
have provided excellent opportuni-
ties for town planning and recon-
struction. Clydebank, with its need
for houses, has given town archi-
tects great scope.
While major rebuilding must
await the wars end, Clydebank is
now erecting so houses for imme-
diate needs. But they are fitted into
the new town plan and are of the
most modern construction. They are
prefabricated with built-in furni-
Evening star., 1943-03-25

touched by the heavy raids of l941
Hundreds were razed.
This town is in the middle of one
OF the congested areas, with vital
industry mainly of the heavy type
The sections shipbuilding yards are
known throughout the maritime
world. Despite the intensity of raids
and loss Of so many workers homes,
few hours were lost than occur
through normal amount of sick
ness and other absenteeism.
The drop in the towns popula-
ton is due primarily to the evacua-
ton of school children. but con-
siderable number also have had to
move to other districts owing to
the housing shortage. Workers
travel as much as 30 miles daily
to and from the shipyards.
Here, as elsewhere, women have
taken over many jobs formerly held
by men. The usual number of street
car conductors. railroad workers.
porters and even street cleaners to-
day are women. They are in ship
yards and factories. One factory,
with worldwide reputation. en-
ploys more than so per cent women.
And these women. many of them in
industry for the first time in their
lives, are working 56 hours a week
! Towns and cities throughout the