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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15
Construction
Work Sliced
By Company

The Famous Home Improvement
company takes great pleasure in an
nouncing to their Michigan Chroni.
Gle readers their entry into the sid.
ing and home maintenance field.
That due to the strict government
control OF new construction, the
Famous Home Improvement COM
pany has been forced to curtail their
entire field of new construction
work.
The Famous Home Improvement
company. through Is years Of ex-
perience with all phases of home up.
keep and Improvement now is In the
position to offer their clients siding
at the very lowest cost. Due to our
terrific volume we are able 10 keep
our prices down to where the aver.
age home owner can avail himself
of comfort that in the past was only
available TO persons with large in
comes.
As an Introductory offer, we are
Offering complete job that includes
labor and materials applied to your
home for as low as $1,000. Under
the FILA, you may have 80 months
to pay with no money down. Those
desiring one OF our construction
experts to come to your house for
an estimate. please call MA. $685. or
call in person at our Office at 772i
Oakland avenue above the Detroit
bank.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15

tied the front line medical units
where the simulated wounded were
being cared for in a regulation
manner. Simulated, fractures were
set by the medical men while
stretcher bearers scurried through
the lines as IL under real battle
conditions. Near one medical unit,
Negro soldier led group OF
white prisoners who were caught
during an early morning foray.
Col. Everett Yon who was in charge
OF the regimental sector, explained
that when the Blues were caught
by a superior force or caught I'M
awares by the Negroes they were
instructed to surrender. The white
soldiers obeyed these instructions
without question.
THE UMPIREs
EMPIRES assigned to the war
games were stationed at strategic
points all along the front lines. AL
though no ammunition was used,
the umpire knew the fire power
and relative strength Of the COM
batants and Re declared the SUPER
Tor force the winner in each en-
gagement Umpires wore white
shoulder straps to distinguish them
from the combatants.
After a four-hour inspection OF
the front lines the weary newsmen
were taken in command cars
through the rear lines and reached
their barracks in time for tie
evening mess OF pork chops, green
peas and potatoes.
Similar jaunts 10 other sectors
were taken on Friday and Satur-
day. The enlisted men as well as
officers in every unit visited gra-
ciously received the. party and
eagerly explained the operations in
which they were engaged. While
the majority Of the enlisted men in
the colored division were southern
ers and some OF them were un-
familiar with many Of the news
papers represented. there wa: a
genuinely warm response to the
presence OF the -newspapermen.
The soldiers were eager to meet
the newspspermen from their own
home towns. and. as was expected,
the newspapermen discovered many
old friends among the officers and
privates.
The following men were guests
OF the War Department on this
historic flying jaunt to the war
maneuvers: Carl Murphy OF TIE
Baltimore Afro-American: Milton
Bledsoe OF the Kansas City Call;
Dan Burley OF the New York
Amsterdam News; p. Bernard
Young OF the Norfolk Journal and
Guide; George Moore Of the Asso-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15
,troit Soldiers Play Big Role In War Maneuvers

Squadron during activation Of the
unit at Selfridge Field.
Although the shooting Of McRae
was the spark that set of the in
vestigation. Rep. Schafer said that
he was primarily Interested in fer
reting out details Of permanent as
signments and other Irregularities
at the ar base.
This investigation. Schafer said,
won't result in the whitewashing OF
field personnel. Reports of irregu-
larities at the air base were frs
exposed by the Michigan Chronicle
months ago when it was revealed
by soldiers that favoritism was be-
ing shown certain members of
regiment. No such reports have
involved the 30lst and the 332nd
outfits.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15

tConunueo mom rage
who Is under arrest, had not been
questioned but Amberg said he
would quiz the former commanding
officer at length to determine the
cause of the shooting which touched
off the investigation. Ambers said
he would also investigate the shoot
ing of a civilian by Negro sentry
at Selfridge Field Sunday night.
A member Of the investigating
staff said the War Department is
very much concerned with the
possibility that a racial angle Is In
volved in the shooting Of McRae."
This investigator. who asked that
his name not be used "at this time"
said that his committee is trying to
check rumors OF a domestic scandal
as the cause of the shooting.
I'VE are not concerned with per-
sonalities involved" he said, land
no matter how unpleasant the cir
cumstances and events which led
to the shooting of the Negro pri-
vate. we are determined to get at
the bottom of the affair. The War
Department does not want to white
wash any part Of this affair" he
said. He asked Negro newspaper.
men If they could throw any light
on events which led to the wound
ing of Pvt. McRae and also indi-
Gated that civilians as well as army
personnel may be called upon to
aid in the investigation.
It was not learned whether the
investigat ton would include a probe
of conditions under which officers
of the Tooth and 332nd flyers group
are living at Selfridge Field. These
Flyers. it was reported. are housed
in quarters in mud holes" the
same quarters to which a former
outfit protested and the same con-
ditions that were exposed by the
Michigan Chronicle months ago.
No reason has been advanced for
the shooting of McRae who was
fired on by Colman. said to have
been drunk at the time OF the incl
dent. Although it was said that
Colman had warned garage per-
sonnet never to send him Negro
driver, there was no confirmation
of rumors that racial angle was
involved in the shooting.
A formal statement on the shoot.
ing issued by Captain Richard
Ramey, public relations officer at
Selfridge Field, said that "the COM
handing officer announced Thurs
day that Pvt. William McRae. a
Negro soldier, serving as a motor
vehicle driver for the base garage,
was wounded at approximately
l pm. Wednesday, as the result
of a shot allegedly fired by Col.
william T. Colman. The revolver
was said to have been fired near
the steps of the base headquarters"
Private McRae, "a. is the son OF
Moses and Wincey McRae Of Nor
ven, N. c. He was indicted August
Is, 194l at Fort Bragg. N. c. and
transferred to Selfridge Field. De-
eembsr a. 1e4i with dstachment
of the Fairfield Air Depot Quarter
master company. He transferred last
spring to the Forty-fourth Aviation
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Editors

CONTINUED from Page II
greeted by Col. w. c. De Ware,
public relations officer Of the Third
Army. who installed the men in
pc -manent, canvas-top tents near
the scene OF msneuver operations.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15
CAPT. Bennett
IN LOUISIANA
war PRACTICE
Negro Newspapers
o See Boys In Action
On ManeuverS
BY PAUL KEEN
THIRD ARMY HEADQU ARTEKS.


SOMEWHERE IN LOUISIANA -
(CENSORED) The NOR ale and
fgating proves Of the 93rd Dlvi-
sion. the frst colored division in
the present war, vas accredited ex-
cellent by the "a Negro newspaper
men who interviewed officers and
men Of the division during the re-
cent msaeuvers as guests OF The War
Department.
The Louisiana war eames are re-
gsrded as one OF the final held ex-
arninaiions OF the soldiers and Of
ficers who have undergone TO r::any
months rigorous training in modern
warfare. According to the oficers
IN command OF the division, the
Negro soldiers, most OF whom come
from the South with limited formal
training. exceed expectations in the
execution OF the intricate field
operations during the recent ma
neuvers. While comment was with
held on whether the Negro DIVISION
would soon see combat service IN
sofne theatre OF war. the results OF
the maneuvers inc !csie that CONT n
service abroad is within the realm
OF possibility.
Among the men and officers who
are sparkling the various units with
An the division are many Detroi'ers.
Captain Robert Bennett. form -ly
resident physician OF the Wayne
Diagnostic HOSPITAL In Detroit, along
with First Lieut.. Wilbur c. Martin.
formerly resident physician at the
Trinity hospital in Detroit, were
interviewed by the newspapermen
and they cited the great progress
made by the division in the last few
months. Captain Bennett escorted
the newspaper party on several
taunts during he maneuvers'
Among other ')etroiters inter-
viewed were: Sgt. Tony Watson OF
2s2s Clinton street; Sgt James
Bryson OF s72 King street; Private
James w. johnson Of 200 Winder
xtreet- Psyne-Johnson OF
zoos Monroe street: Private Chester
MaIlry OF 46ll S. Michigan avenue.
and Private John S.. Smith OF An
tietam street
Attached to a tank unit were the
following Detroiters: Sgt. Louis M
Daniels Of 22l7 Mscor' street. Sgt.
Horace Jones of $50 Josephine
street; Lieut.. Ivan Harrison OF De-
troit: Pfc. Thomas 6. Mouldin OF
isie Z. IAfsyetae strsst and Private
: Louis N. Phillips Of e4ls lie Grand
street.
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ciated Negro Press; William G..
Num- of the Pittsburgh Courier;
William Walker Of the Cleveland
Call and Post; Robert Radcliffe of
the Atlanta Daily World; Eustace
Gay Of the Philadelphia Tribune;
Ben Burns OF the Chicago Defender;
Roy wilkins of the Crisis Magazine;
Louis Martin of tie Michigan
Chronicle; OIL Harrington Of the
Peoples Voice of New York City,
and J. John Davis Of the Houston
Informer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15

More than 81 billion of assets OF
enemy-occupied nations are now I'M
der Freezing Control or under con-
troll of the Alien Property Custodian.
Evening star., 1943-01-27

Lovely geookng glassware each plate
the edge with charming pattern of laurel leaves In spite
the
striking glassware table setting while this
amazingly low price.
Evening star., 1943-01-27

Rich. creamy lotion helps keep your hands
satin-Smooth in spite Of rough weather and
busy days Use II regularly after washing and
after exposure.
Evening star., 1943-01-27

Prices May Vary Slightly in Maryland and
Virginia Stores on a FeW Items Which are
Under State Contract Laws. Right Re-
served to Limit Quantities.
Evening star., 1943-11-07

lem" Miss Du Bois says. Enough
worthwhile books simply aren't
written to give tremendous variety
to the incessant demand for more
and more good books in our Navy
libraries"
Intricate bookkeeping and paper
work is cut to the bone in handling
Navy libraries by not asking for any
accounting concerning them or alb
Stract reports as 10 the use Of the
BOOKS. They are sent out to be
read Miss Du Bois comments, and
we know they serve this purpose, for
they are carefully cherished until
they are worn to shreds."
Books are sent out to the division
units of the squadrons of our Nayys
ships az sea, instead of TO specific
ships, with the thought that the
different ships in a division will ex-
change their allotments. In this
way 1t is often possible for the same
set Of books to be read by many diff
ferent crews on different ships,
From so to 80 new books is the usual
allotment to division.
Asked whether the Navy wished
civilian participation in the sending
OF books to its personnel, Miss Du
Bols reported that it does and
added:
Good books, current ones that
YOU yourself have thoroughly en-
Joyed reading, may bring even
greater JOY and pleasure to a whole
ships company" She also reminds
YOU that the Navy still permits ade-
quately packaged books to be sent
out to individuals or to specific ships
in 5-pound lots.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
.Nta HOUSEWIVES ~
{RY {}ER !, PRODUCE GUIDE ~

Supplies of green's and bunch
vegetables are on the market in
liberal quantities and their quality
is very good. Their prices also are
lower than week ago. Some
vegetables are scarce as a result of
the nearby season drawing to a
close, and Southern producing areas
are just starting. Fruits of all kinds
were generally light, but oranges
and grapefruit showed an increase
during the past week.
Produce available in local mar
kets during the past week included:
Potatoes-Liberal supplies, quality
is generally good, prices unchanged
from week ago.
Sweet potatoes-In moderate sup
ply, quality is good, price up a
little.
Cabbage-Also moderate supplies,
quality is good, selling at ceiling
prices.
Cauliflower-Supplies are liberal,
quality is very good, prices un-
changed.
Lettuce-Moderate supplies, quail
ity Is good, selling at ceiling prices.
Turnips Supplies are heavy,
quality is very good, prices down
from a week ago.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Educators Here AssaiI
Dismissa!s in Argentina

Charging that recent dinissal of
public officials. civil servants and
university professors in Argentina
constituted an assault on "intellec-
tual freedom the American Asso-
citation of University Professors last
night declared such action was in
imical' to the welfare of the whole
of education" in that country.
In statement issued by Dr.. Ralph
E. Himstead, general secretary, from
the associations headquarters here
the professors said: These "repris-
ais against some of Argentina S
most distinguished educators and
public officials. constitute a serious
threat to the intellectual life of
Argentina whose people and ours
have long enjoyed friendly rela-
tions."
Schools, colleges and univer-
stiles. continued Dr.. Himstead
should be conducted not for the
regime nor for the good of any pri-
Vate. interest or interests but for the
common good Of society as a whole -
Evening star., 1943-11-07
The ruveIer's Notebook
Travel Heads Map Postwar Tourist Programs;
Pro Match Play Starts at 'GoIfing Capital;
St. Petersburg Dog Tracks Open Next Week

| dreams and which awaits the re-
turn of unrationed gasoline and per-
haps 1945 edition car is the all
Canadian soil highway from Hall
fax Cn the Atlantic to Vancouver on
the Pacific.
The newly completed 15O-mile
stretch between Hearst and Gerald
ton across the north end of Lake
Superior brings to reality the Trans
Canada highway, the Travellers
Checque Survey Bureau of the
American Express points out, add
ing:
While the new link has just been
engineered in the rough it will offer
much to postwar American tourists
vacatiOning in Canada and is an
other spirited story which shares the
vision which has made Canada S
highways among the best"
X
South of the Border" is another
new magic carpet of motorists
dreams of postwar adventure. Mex
icos newly completed 475-mile Pa
ciflc highway from Mexico City to
Tequila winds through picturesque
lands of exotic surprises, adjoining
mighty pagan empires of strange
civilizations of long ago.
The route, which includes Toluca,
Morella and Guadalajara, leaves
Mexico City over the Old Spanish
Colonial roadway to Toluca
Through the bowl-like Valley of
Mexico, with its deep green land
scape, black forest and white vii
lage dwellings, the approach serves
as a scenic drive through exotic
LANDS.
Descending the mountains of Te-
nanClngo. are the Aztec ruins of the
city Sanctuary Of Chalma" Alpine
in scenery, Toluca is one of the high
est altitude cities in Mexico and is
famed for it's artcraft and markets,
palaces and old churches Beyond
Toluca are the beautiful Sun and
Moon lakes, at an altitude of A.
900 feet. At CaXiltlahuaca are the
pyramids of Quetzalcoatl, the most
unus0dl of archaeological monu-
men;S. And reminders of past CEN
turies loom along the highway with
gigantic monuments of pagan gods
and g0ddesses.
*
Out Of all Of which comes the
theme Of the Chicago conference
that travel agencies in the United
States, Canaoa and Mexico are 60
ing to be compelled 10 work vely
closely together in pla1ning for the
immediate postwar tourist effort.
Evening star., 1943-11-07

Greens-Liberal supplies of most
types, quality is best this year,
prices down, too.
Carrots-Moderate supply, good
quality and priced about same as last
week
Brussels sprouts In moderate
supply, quality is fair to good but
rather high priced.
Tomatoes - Supplies are light,
quality is fair t. good, high priced.
Celery-Moderate supplies, quality
is generally good and priced about
same as last week.
Eggplant. cucumbers, squash and
lima beans-Supplies very light.
quality is good but high priced.
Apples-Supplies still light, quality
ordinary to good, selling at ceiling
prices.
Oranges-Supr"es continue light,
quality generally good, selling at
ceiling prices.
Grapefruit - Supplies are light,
quality generally good, also at cell
ing prices.
Bananas-Light supplies, quality
is good but many running to small
sizes. selling at ceiling prices.
Lemons - Also plentiful, quality
fair to good, priced according to size.
Evening star., 1943-11-07
II Civic Units
|Plan Meetings
For This Week

Seventeen citizens associations will
hold meetings this week.
The Burleith group will hear
Floyd Dell, novelist, speak on
Politics and Poetry" The associa-
ton also will elect officers for the
ensuing year.
The home rule" bill introduced
in the Senate by Senator McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada, giving the
District seven Commissioners to be
elected by District citizens, will be
discussed by the Rhode Island ave-
nue. association. 1t. Jane D. Dicks
of, the WAC recruiting office, will
speak on the present WAC drive
for 10000 recruits.
Stanton Park citizens will hear
addresses by E. Cleveland Giddings
of the Capital Transit Co. on trans
portation, and Inspector Maurice
Collins of the Metropolitan Police
on traffic and child delinquency. A
Capital Transit movie will be shown
Election of officers will be held
by the North Randle community
Congress Heights and Bradbury
Heights groups.
Bradbury Heights and Hillcrest
members will discuss the problem
of securing larger schools for their
areas.
The Mount Pleasant association
has Cancelled its meetings for the
duration of the war.
Bimonthly meetings will be held
by National Gateway citizens from
now on. The groups next meeting
VIII be on the second Monday in
December.
The complete list of meetings for
the week follows:
Monday.
American University Park-49ll
Forty-SiXth street NV, 8 pm.
Brentwood Terrace-1380 BRYANT
street NE. $50 pm.
Burleith-Gordo Junior High
Thirty-fifth and T streets NV,
8 pm.
Hillcrest-EaSt Washington Heights
Baptist Church, Alabama and
Branch avenues Sc. Bpm.
Park View-Park View School
Newton and Warder streets NV,
8 pm.
Stanton Park - Peabody School.
Fifth and C streets NE, s pm.
West End-Police Precinct No. 3,
2017 K street NV, s pm.
Tuesday.
Benning-Benning School, Min
nesota avenue between Benning and
Foote roads NE. 8 pm.
Kalorama-John Quincy Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets NV, s pm.
Logan-Thomas Circle-l536 Six
teenth street NV. 5 pm.
Summit Park-Ann Bears School.
Thirty sixth and Alabama avenue
Sc, s pm.
Wednesday.
North Randle Communitv-Kim
ball School, Minnesota avenue and
E streets Sc, 8p.m.
Rhode Island Woodridge
Branch Public Library 22O6 Rhode
Island avenue NE, pm.
Thursday.
Congress Heights-Congress Heights
School, Alabama and Nichols ave-
nues Sc, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Apart
ments, California and Connecticut
avenue NV, s pm
Friday.
Bra d bury Heights-Bradbury
Heights Methodist Church, 1927
Bowen road Sc 8 pm.
BrlghtWood-Paul Junior High.
Eighth and Oglethorpe streets NV,
y m
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Births Reported

Martin and Mary Ball. boy.
Mohonri and June Bishop, boy
Edwin and Lille Bowen, girl
William and Helen Cooksey. siri
Lawrence and Evelyn Comella boy.
Charles and Fannie Cook, boy.
William and Alice Couch. girl
James and Mary Cumiskey. girl
Harold and Elizabeth Farthing. girl
William and Julia Garlick boy.
Duane and Margaret Geyer, boy.
George and Mary Hill. girl
William and Joy Hunter. boy.
Albert and Glenniter Kuser, boy.
James and Sarah Luttrell, girl.
Robert and Adrian Miller. boy.
Francis and Catherine Montgomery, girl.
Lester and Jessie Morgan. boy.
Charles and Ruth O'Rourke. girl.
Neal and Marjorie Osborne, girl
Powell and Mary Phillips, girl
Jerry and Kathryn Reid. boy
Thomas and Mary Royston, girl.
William and Jean Walsh. girl
Harry and Thelma Waybright, girl.
Henry and Elsie williams. girl
Kenneth and Mildred Woodring, girl.
John and Roberta Datcher, boy.
Richard and Edna Gillison. girl,
Alfonso and Sarah Green, girl.
Monroe and Virgie Hall. boy.
Frank and Victoria Harris, girl.
Richard and Alice O'Brien, boy.
Louis and Viola Ryan, boy.
Arthur and Ruth Shepherd. girl.
David and Ethel Simms. girl.
Clarence and Martha Turner. girl.
Percy and Florence White, girl
Evening star., 1943-11-07
Georgetown Troops
Use Librory Freely

Soldiers undergoing specialized
training are eager to take advantage
of library facilities for recreation as
we'll as self-improvement, it was
indicated in report made last week
by Philips Temple. librarian at
Georgetown University.
The average voluntary attendance
OF soldiers at the Riggs Library on
the college campus has risen to 2.240
weekly, he reported Many soldiers
are making repeated visits during
oh-hours. 1t is an encouraging
factor to the university officials and
to the Army officers in charge of
training, Mr.. Temple said.
| Training in the use of the library
has been a part of the Army spe-
cialized training program at George
town since the start of the unit last
spring. Now that there are 450 SOL
diers engaged in area and language
studies, in addition to the larger
number taking pre- engineering
medical and dental courses. the IL
brary facilities have assumed greater
importance
Georgetown officials arranged for
| the soldiers to receive the same IL
brary facilities as the regular civil
Ian students. Mr.. Temple lectures
to each echelon Of soldiers on the
use Of the library and distributes
mimeographed copies of instructions
entitled Selected Library Aids" :"
useful for daily guidance in reading
and preparation of subjects.
Four offerings to the soldiers in
clude the same borrowing privileges
that are accorded civilian students,
the same reference services, the
same interlibrary loan service and
the right to have any book bought
and held for them which the library
does not happen to own. These
privileges are impressed on all SOL
diers, with the result that attend
ance has increased steadily.