The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-30
By JOHN RlGLAND

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Run plant. the Rouge and Bsndix;
many have been successful in
getting employment az the various
Defense pants Acre al home. Ann
Arhor plants have never encour-
aEed large scale employment OF
our people. For this there are var
ious reasons First. our people
have never been TOO particular
about factory work Second. the
.oCal plants are small. and en-
p.oyment has been fraternity
atair in that one mus; know some
one in the plant before be can
get in
CrobAli led the .ist in plants in
opening up the doors 70 colored
TO date there are five: Phillip
Hicks. Cedric Morris Ralph Har-
per. Al Johnson and Theopilus
Mckay There are TWO men ami
,wo women az Cushlngs Products
company LLOYD Milles md Mrs
Lillian Bird Harrison. Mrs Ellis
and John Wesley Bird There are
four men at international Indus
tries Viehe Rumsey Walter
Sm!'h Herb EMS. and Ben Schobe.
IL addition there have been prom
ises 81 employment az Hoover
Seer Ball and American Breach.
Compared 10 the larger plants in
The Detroit area. these figures
seem and are meager. but they
represent months q psinstskinr
w7.k among certain 81 our lead
efs and friends who saw the un-
fairness OF the Ann Arbor Indus
'r.s, situation What has been done
here. has been done. not by pro-
tests. mass meetings. and the ike
bur over me council table in a
friendly serious manner.
Last Saturday the members OF
he Alpha sigma Kappa local
fraternity gave banquet in
honor OF their brother and secre-
ta;y. Woodrow Shelton and his
charming vie Mrs Lucille shell
'on O; 2l9 East Kingsley street
The Sheltonr were married not
long ago and ne club took this
opportunity 70 honor the couple az
j. heir custom The dinner was
served by Mre Julia Smith al her
Tea room in the Welfare build
INK. y Vas near perfect affair
and included cocktails delight
fGl chicken dinner. with desert 81
nr.ck ice cream and coffee The
'ao.e vas decorated with gor-
reogs bouqus, IL towers and
beautiful silver candlesticks. The
Fraternity presented the couple
with chest OF silver Following
'se dinner the group rent 10 the
hone OF Mr. and Mrs Lyile Rid
dee for little Informal "get-'o-
re'her' Those rresen, were Mr.
and Mrs John Morton. Mr.. and
Mrs Kenneth Wagner Nr and
Mrs Loren Grayer. John Thomp-
son I'd Curry. Mr. and Mrs I.ytle
Riddles and guests Mr.. ard Mrs
Herb Be'zs 81 Jackson. Mrs. Cora
Coprick. Mrs Ha'we Carter. and
John Raglard Chairman, John
Thompson
Guess % Mr.. and Mrs. James
Johnston ~ woodawn we're Miss
Mollis Dunlap librarian al VII
berforce. ard Mrs Margaret Stew
art ~ Battle Greek. who was IN
he c.iv due 70 her daughter Ed
ns being in the University hos
pi,al.
Among the Lodges
4 special cali meeting ~ s.
Nsrys lodge FAN was had last
Tuesday - discuss the welfare
building recently leased by tho
dye from Tho Colored welfare
league Grand Master Moore vac
present ~ this meeting. and he
ras greeted by very fine turn
7r' spite % very bad weather
TIE meeting WAS very success
fgi one and succeeded IN ironing
ou' several difficulties that had
developed regarding the building
Resaiar meeting ~ Pratt Lodge
40 so2 IRPOF II W was held
sunday at The Rest.
Friday Jan. %. the L. OF "
chapter Of Omega Psi Phi hell
their initiation on the second Aoor
~ ne Welfare building. initiating
Tom clelland and Nearest Jack.
s-n The latter JEFF the city The
next day for his home in Cie,e-
and and his induction into ,he
Army
Guest speaker AZ Bethel iast
sunday was Evangelis, Coffee Who
had il-f finished a very success-
iul engagement a. Brown Chape'.
Yps.lant Miss Coffee who con.
Quoted series Of meetings earlier
asst fall spoke az both the MORN
ing evening meetings
Our sympathy 70 the family OF
Ernie Crump who passed away
lsst Monday. Jan Is. Mr. Crunp
was a life long citizen Of This
community and a brother OF Mrs
James Johnston Of Woodlawn. Fu-
neral and burial was in Battle
Creek Among The sick are Miss
Nelrose White. Mr. and Mrs. Cal
Hunter and Mrs. Fletcher.
Results OF the recent election Of
the Ann Arbor women's Fedora
lion are as follows president. Mre
James Moore: vice president. Mre