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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
Woman Of The Week

II am proud TO be Negro
woman" Our job is 10 at
tempt 10 build the Kingdom Of God
on earth. and II we cannot help 10
do this. VIC should not clutter UP
tho earth with ourselves" -.
The above words were spoken by
Mrs. Christine S Smith. nationally
known church woman when she
addressed the Cleveland Assembly
OF tie United Council Of Protestant
Church Women recently. This or
ganizstion represents twenty mill
lion church women, and is reported
90 be the largest organization OF
women. She is vicc-president OF
the council.
Everyone who knows Mrs. Smith.
Is acquainted with her work rs an
ardent Christian She is a member
Of Beth ME church. and is
well known for her work in the
Sunday School and the Missionary
societies. She has lived in Detroit
since 1912 when she came here with
her husband the late Bishop
Charles Spencer Smith. She is the
mother OF one son.
A firm believer In women's or
ganization, Mrs. Smith is vice.
president Of the National Assoeia-
ton OF Colorcd Women. Is form
er second vice president OF the Ma
tional Council OF Negro Women. nj
present is chairman Of the Church
Morale Committee Of the Council.
IS presiden, OF the Womans Parent
Mite Missionary society. She has
held ,Iis position since, 1891.
Mrs. Smiths work takes her all
over TIE United States, and she has
visited all of the states. except five.
A few years ago she had the privi-
lege OF going to Africa for three
months. She has also travelled In
South America. Last year Mrs.
Smiths work took her 10 thirty
conference branches throughout the
country.
According TO Mrs. Smith. Negro
church women have all the ma
chinery needed TO enable them to
work together. and they do not
want any type Of separate councils
set up for them in the missionary
work. and what Is more we will not
have them" These remarks were
made to the Cleveland Assembly
meeting also. She further said
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
Sees Crime Wave
With Return OF
Troops From War

Crime problems are inevitably
one OF wars worst aftermaths. AL
ready serious minds look to the
time when seven million-or ten
million-of the nations youth are
finally demobilzed after the mos,
terrific psychological strains that
have ever been imposed v-on any
large masses Of armed forces in all
history.
What we may then have TO ex-
pee. was plainly stated az III. recent
annual convention OF the American
Catholic Sociological Society, b.!
Judge James :. Cornell. OF the
Court OF Common Pleas in Cleve.
land. Inevitably. said Judge Con
nell, there will be clash with our
present legal system, whose rules
of evidence make no allowance for
such abnormal emotional experience
as the men OF our armed forces
have undergone.
when the men returned after
the first World War. there was no
particular legal cons 'eration given
10 the she'll shocked and emotionally
disturbed soldier. Petulant and dis
illusioned. weaker characters filed
the jsls. and soon drifted down TO
becoming social outcasts.
Quite as grievous as total wars
visible injuries are the Invisible
wounds left upon huma- minds, II
III invisible injuries worked h &c
after the first World War. we may
expec. a t.undredfold greater spread
and intensity of disturbance after
hi present conflict. Young men
sna;ched out OF sheltered town or
college life. who have :pent 80 days
drifting on a raft in the Arctic
Ocean. or year fighting tell in the
equatorial jungle. Will not readily
settle back into the quiet and mono
tonous paths OF peace
Judge Connell. in his address
made a definite proposal, which
wa that the ex-service-man crimi-
nal be afforded TIE benefit OF a
reasonable doubt as 20 the effects
OF his experience and his full moral
responsibility. in the case OF crimes
;ha; are evidently OF an err .ional
charactsr. He urged. in other words.
that the law be administered in a
thoroughly human fashion. in ac-
cordance with the sound tradition
Of our civilizations Catholic past.
Legal obstacles nd legal pitfalls
will need to be overcome or avoid
ed: but TIE principle involved in
Judge Connells proposal IS one tina;
cannc' be safely ignored II prisons
are not 10 be flied and the ranks
Of criminals repienished."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
THE FACTS m
OUR NEWS
By HORACE a WHITE

waiie workers against Negro girls
being given these jobs. Govern
ment was called in labor took q
hand. and community forces did
their share The girls kept their
Jobs and all is going well.
Without these conflicts. Negroes
would not have had . chance to
participate In these new Jobs. Con-
fiicts could have been averted In
the plant. II Il had been resolved
that Negroes should stay where
they are and do only certain kind
Of jobs. Nobody who believes In
democracy. would want this. SO
the conflict has TO come. II by not
having conflict We reIegate the Ne
gro to the dump heaps Of Ameri-
can industry.
Liberal forces In America. and
certain forces in government. have
resolved that we shall demonstrate
70 the world that America can deal
with its manifold races on basis
OF justice and democracy.
We hear reports from well mean
ins people In the South. 10 the
effect that Negroes are on . ram
page" to destroy the whites. Moth
Ing Of the sort Is true. Negroes
are on the march, for q more equi-
table distribution Of what Il prs-
duced In this country. They are
determined to have Il. n some Of
tn. power for getting Il lies in their
own hands. In fact. . great deal ef
II lies within our own hands. The
Negro masses are no more out .
drink the blood Of white people.
than labor Is out 70 scalp every
industrialist, and conservative. whs
would try to prevent labor from
having m appreciable amount Of IT.
own produce. For one to cry. rev
olution and bloodshed" on the part
Of the Negro masses Of people.
would simply play the Negro mass
es "cheap."
Certainly. some people will get
lot OF publicity. out of threaten.
ing revolution" by the Negro
masses.
The Negro for the most part b
conscious that he Is . member 81
q government. that Is governed by
law and decency. The Negro will
abide by these laws, and viii act
within . framework Of decency. -
i
long as his neighbors are willing
TO do the same.
The Negro has incorporated In
himself respect for law. equal
to that Of any >otter American.
When law works to his detriment.
he will seek by all the democratic
means possible to change It. No
body in the last 10 years can poin'
out any other course that the Amer
lean Negro has taken In the mass
The friends Of Negroes sometime,
; put the Negro on the defensive By
ssying that tie Negro Is on thu
verge Of great revolution" II
frightens too many people, and
makes the majority group offensive
as far as the Negro Is concerned
Ways and means can be developed
for giving the Negro his rights
and opportunities without falsely
picturing him as a "rsving. blood
thirsty revolutionist"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03

disappointment 10 those gossip
mongers" who say so much and do
nothing for the Race or for the
country.
Colonel T. N. Hardy, post COM
mander, whose official capacity
makes him host OF all army units
training in this area. has been I'M
firing in his efforts 10 expedite the
completion OF this great enterprise.
A mar OF less intestinal fortitude
would have wilted under the unjus,
criticisms of the alleged lockers out
for soldiers welfare" but who in
reality. know nothing about a SOL
der or his tastes in the first in.
stance.
The soldiers OF Huachuca are
grateful to these men, both civilian
and military. who had the foresight
courage and interest to make this
center possible.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
Center At Fort Huachuca One
Of Beauty Spots At Command

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz Like
beautiful oasis saucered by ma
jes;ic mountain ranges, stands the
new recreation center for enlisted
personnel OF Fort Huachuca. Located
in Fry. Ariz.. just beyond the Fry
Gate entrance TO the fort. the center
looms as a definite asset 10 the COM
munity along with the drug store.
theatre, USO and sandwich shops
already there.
Constructed al a cost OF approx
mately 100000 by a group OF ex-
eeedinsly liberal minded Negro
business men who are doing their
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
White Ala. Editor
Pleads For Race
Unity In South

The following letter. written 10
the Christian Science Monitor by a
white Alabama editor. briefly sums
up the cause of race friction in the
deep South and makes strong
plea for better education and Job
opportunities for Negroes. The let
ter bears the caption Its Not the
Color of His Skin"
To TIE Christian Science Monitor:
My newspapers carry one or more
of your articles and editorials each
week with proper creiiO and ]
take this means OF thanking you
fo- this valued privilege. have
been a constant eader Of The
Christian Science Monitor for many
years and have found i. most help
ful 20 me, country editor, in try.
inc 10 interpre. happenings anG
trends for my own readers.
But the main purpose o, this let-
ter is TO commend you for recent
editorials and articles about the
-.!es-o- and the relation OF Nc gre
ana viii races in this country.
I has always vexed me to see so
many people outside the South who
have the distorted idea Z the
S 'uthern white Peep hate the
Negro. The white people in the
South. who are found mo'esting the
Negroes are the lowest type OF oul
citizenry, and they can be placed
in the same category as the worst
type Negroes
In my own newspaper Offices Ne
gre men and boys work alongsid,
of white men and boys. and W,
never have friction OF any kind
I work side by side with them my
sell on press days where they rur
presses. folding machines, mailers
etc. II il has hurt any Of US in thi.
association, l cannot see IL
We white people of the South
who want progress and betterment
certainly want the Negro to prosper
too for IL he stays poor. it mean.
our South will stay poor. We wan
the Negro to have education as fas
as he can possibly absorb it. The
Negro problem in the South is no,
on" which the Negro and his wkitt
neighbors cannot solve.
Many Negroes are now going in
the Uniform OF our country. The
Southern white people ere proud
OF the Negro in the uniform, JUS
as my Office force is proud Of our
former pressman being in the thick
OF the African fighting II he comes
back. and l pray lie will. haven't
any fear as 20 his good citizenship
A job will be found for him.
My closing wish is that more
Americans could read your views
on many subjects OF national wei.
fare and Christian progress.
p w. Campbell. Publisher.
Sentinel and Progressive Age
Scot;S5oro. Ala
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
- POETS CORNER -
SONNET on VIOLA

A sprouting bard Of scant and
-thougEtless words,
How can I sing of wi" these sum-
mer eves7
Nocturnal shades surround the low
ing herds.
And murm'ring zephyrs whisper in
tie leaves
Oh. God. would but had the art 10
paint
Her as I see her IN the cool moon
light.
With loving face so sweet and
smiling quaint,
And errant steps that pass through
out the night
Her quiet eyes run deep in sombre
brown.
Her eyes are sof; and kind as light
moonbeams.
Within their sen;ien. depth her
SOUS weighed down.
Beneath The fondest hopes OF many
dreams
And she. know. to other worlds
belongs:
The worlds OF beauty. love. and
mellow song.
-. williams. 1913 Hague ST.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
Pork Carries
PnceMarker,
Look For 1t

Beginning Friday. April /. house
wives will find shat every cut OF
pork purchased az local grocery or
butcher shops carries a price mark
er 10 show how muck per pound that
cut costs.
The grocer or butcher must not
charge more than the specific CELL
irg prices set by the Office Of Price
Administration on Sc principal cuts
The regulation setting the cents
per-pound ceiling does away with
Tie confusion which resrlted when
every store had a price ceiling Of
its own
Now the grocer or butcher may
charge less than the specific price.
bu; he must not charge more than
the amount SCI for his type % store
This amount. for each ut must be
posted where all customers can see
il. in addition 10 being placed on
the meat itself
Under the OPA regulation. IKE
country is divided into zones and
specific prices set for these zones
and for TWO classes OF stores - indie
perdents doing yearly business
under s250,0O0, independents doing
a yearly business over S250.000, and
all chain stores
For example, il you live in wes-
tern Pennsylvania. Ohio. Michigan.
western West Virginia, western
Kentucky. western Tennessee,
northwestern Alabama. or the nor
thern hsh Of Mississippi, and shop
at q small independent store, you
will pay 20 cents d pound for Grade
A derined. smoked bacon; g cents
a pound for center cut pork chops;
26 cents for fresh. cured or frozen
sal: pork. and Al cents for skinned
whole or shank haif ham.
A small independent store is not
allowed 10 charge you more than
that. Shoppers at chain store in
that zone will pay two cents less
To- sail PORK. SIceo bacon tGrade
~ and center cut pork chops. and
on, cent less for smoked ham.
Pork prcies vary only few cents
from zone 10 zone and from store
70 store according 10 type.
There are number OF things
which a grocer or butcher cannot
dc He cannot make customer buy
any other food in order 10 get pork
cuts and he cannot sell inferior
meat as Grade A. Also. IL a GUS
toner thinks the price charged for
4 cut OF pork is above TIE ceiling,
he may ask OF the storekeeper or
clerk land the storekeeper or clerk
must give him) a receip. showing
the date. the name ard address OF
the store. the name and weight Of
each pork cut sold and the price
received for il.
II il is found that there has been
an overcharge. TIE customer may
sue for a minimum Of $50, plus costs.
or for treble damages under the
Elmer gcncy Price Control Act
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
THE MEANING OF INCREASED

THE MEANING OF INCREASED
RACE CONFLICT.-There Is q lot
Of hysterical talk and meaningless
utterances about the recent race
conflicts In our country. People are
saying. that We are sitting on q
powder barrel" and that we are
on the verge Of a bloody revolu-
tion." on the part Of Negro Ameri-
cans. Similar utterances are COM
ing from all parts Of the country.
and from the lips and pens Of .
great many people. II Is all just
talk. and very little Of II Is based
on facts. An individual observes q
given incident Of race conflict In
the street, on the street car, In the
store or In the factory. and he pre-
sumes that he has seen enough "a
permit him to make q statement
about what Is going to happen. be-
tween American whites and Ameri-
can blacks after the war.
The incidents Of race conflict
have increased For one to deny
this would be denying that Ameri-
Fan Negroes are making and are
determined TO make more progress
in our American democracy. For
example. in Detroit. we have had
Increased incidents Of stoppage OF
work because Negroes have beer
upgraded in the plants, or because
they lave been given new job as
signments within a given plant. II
is also true that We have had more
alterations between white people
and Negro operatives os the street
ear Who would not want these
superficial race conflicts to occur
Certainly every progressive mind
ed Negro and white person would
II we permitted the Negro work
e.s TO remain content with doing
the nastiest kind Of jobs. and the
Jobs that pay the least, we would
not have rare conflicts in the fac
tory. and in the office at all. II
has been . consistent policy by
certain forces I'm government Ne
gro leadership and some branches
Of organized labor to insist that
Negroes have q right to do the
kind Of work that they are capable
Of doing regardless Of their race
In Detroit. the race conflict thai
We now witness Is indicative Of ths
good results that are accruing u
the Negro masses rs . result el
the aforementioned policy.
The Packard and u. S. Rubber
situations. illustrate we'll our mean
ing at this point. In the Packard
plant, Negro girls were upgradet
and put into new positions wher,
Negroes had never worked before
When this happened. white girl
refused to work with them Il
Dor. government and liberal con-
munity forces insisted that thes
Negro girls not be denied thei
right to earn living according {
their abilities and skills The
were not denied that right. Tn
white girls are back OIL the 10
working with them. and also max
ing friends with them. At the US
rubber plant. Negro girls were pu
in new capacities. White men AM
women went about the plant stir
ring up feeling on the part Of tn
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03

- y
AS MY FRIEND Bill Sheriff. over
on the editorial page would say
1--WE. the Negro" are a great people
for controversies. Not that we love
sn argument more than other peo-
pie. We just have a natural talen,
for grabbing off a mole hill and
making Of ii great mountain. That
is good. for II is indicative OF a
desire to get at the proverbial bot
tom OF things; thirst for knowledge
and search for the right answers
20 questions witt which our own
answers are at variance. That's
what makes US a great people for
controversies.
For the benefit Of those who don't
care 10 consult their dictionaries.
controversies are just little argu-
ments that have been stepped UP
in proportion 10 the interest they
create and the number OF people
who take sides in the original argu-
ment ...... That is not Webster
definition, but after all. who Is
Webster, anyway? Don't answer
that.
THE LATEST CONTROVERSY is
on Negro fight managers. or. is Joe
Louis the only world champion ever
managed by a Negro. The contro
versy started on John r bus.
gained momentum on crosstown
street car. branched out as the
originators OF the discussion con-
tnued their debate in defense fac
tories, and mas since spread to the
four corners OF the city The only
reason bring il up Is because
tired defense workers, staggering
back and forth between the time
clock and their beds. do not have
tie time 20 delve into such matters
which appear hopelessly insignia
cant
AS FAR AS I have been able
to learn. the debate is still going
on. with factory workers consuitin Z
the most consistent; followers and
scholars Of the hne art OF pound
and pummcl But. a, the sine Of
this writing, no one has been able
70 prove tina; he Brown Bomber
is no; the only champ ever man
aged BY gentleman OF color. al
though there are those who believe
that he ism; bu, canno, prove their
point. understand that even my
eoot friend Russ Cowans that De-
troit authority on all things a.h-
lc,ic, has been asked 10 mediate
this dispute. but so far he Is unable
20 decide which side h. is on.
YOUR cORNEY cORRESPON-
DENT is Of the opinion that Mr.,
Louis is not tie first champion man.
aged by a member OF the Negro
rsce II was my pleasure and good
fortune. 10 turn the pages OF a
scrapbook OF 40 years vintage be-
longing 70 one Mr. Johnnie Green.
retired United States marshal. now
residing in the city Of Seattle. Wash.
Because Of clippings from Ameri-
can and English newspapers dating
as far back as 1901. ! have reasons
TO believe that Mr. Johnnie Green
was ne first Negro to manage a
world CHAMPION figh,er One Of my
three readers may recall that at
that tine a gentleman by the name
~. Young Peter Jackson was cutting
quite a buster in fstic circles and
wss RECON zed in this country and
IN England as one OF the creates,
fghters OF his time do not recall
M Young Peter Jackson's eight.
bu' am sure Mr. Cowans, or Poppa
Dec. u'ho is also somewhat O. an
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
THE KIND OF WORLD
I WANT TO LIVE IN

A world that Is full OF happiness
A world that is full OF Joy =
A world that will give a pleasant
place
For every girl and boy.
A world leads men to the light
When they are in the dark
A world ttat will get hatred out Of
sight
OF mems and women's hearts
A world that viii lend q helping
To those who are in distress
A ;o-ld 10 help the inferior man
To have freedom like the rest
A world that Is just to all mankind
A world that Is really good
That insists on men to keep sober
mind
And prove their full manhood.
A world that Is fun Of peace
And good will towards all men
A world where war will forever
And never come again.
A world that is full OF love and cheer
And Righteousness on every hand
A world that will give an equal
share
To each and every man.
A world that is not full OF sin and
shame
With beauty on land and Sea
With skies blue, and people true
With pure hearts and clean hands.
4 world that will be dscent for
Tie Savior Jesus Christ
Where everyone will gladly live
A consistent Christian life.
A world where every one will have
place
And everyone do his part
That put friendship within the soul
And democracy in the heart ~
A world that Is willing 70 do right
A world 10 conquer sin
a pleasant world for everyons
Is the kind Of world that I want 10
live In.
-CsmpsseA By Tsanis SinDsas
The Swiss government has iimitsa
to . single type the nsws print inst
may be Manufactured and 49, ~
that country.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03

tighten you on this score.
FROM WHAT l CAN remember
of Mr.. Green's faded clippings,
Young Peter Jackson fought under
the tutelage and management OF
Mr.. Green in Cripple Creek, Colo.
in TIE days when men were men
and women were glad of II. Mr..
Green, at the time he met Young
Peter Jackson. was a shoeshine
artist. bartender, game-cutter. ct
cetera Gas DR.. McClendon would
say). After witnessing one Of Young
Peters fights Mr.. Green, who had
accumulated a nice little pile OF
filthy lucre. decided TO invest his
life savings in Mr. Jackson's future,
and invited various and sundry
boxers from far and near 10 match
their skill with that OF the young
fighter.
LET 1T BE SAID for Young Peter
J-ckson that lie was no disappoint-
ment TO Johnnie Green. for under
Mr.. Green's tutelage and manage
ment. according 10 newspaper clip
pings. Young Peter graduated from
barroom brawls in Cripple Creek
and other points West TO the world
champion of all fighters in his re-
spec,ive weight. Young p ter and
Mr.. Greer became quite combina-
ton in the West and il was no,
long before fight promoters in the
East began a series OF invitations
10 Young Peter TO display his fis;ic
wares in other parts Of the country.
After winning a string OF victories
in this country. toung Peter, along
with Mr. Green. was invited TO
England where a formidable oppon-
emit awaited him.
1T SEEMS THAT at this point
Mr.. Green begged leave OF ao-
sence from his managerial duties
due 10 a natural ailergy 10 water.
espcci ally the amount OF water he
would have 10 cross In transit 10
England. Here Mr. Green entered
into an agreement with a white
man who's name have not for
gotten for the simple reason that
never knew the name. But. under
this willie mans management,
Young Peter Jackson made his de-
bu. in England. won number OF
fights and vas referred 70 by the
ccnserva,.vely astuie English jour
na.Ists as-aa great hsA;er- and a per-
iec.- gentleman According 10 the
NJ vspaper clippings. Young Peter
was w.ned and dined by English
nobility and there were rumors that
one great lady OF the mother eoun-
try was thinking of the bronze ath-
let, as future husband, though
boxing history. according to Mr..
Ccwans, does not support this
rumor. Anyway. Young Peter en-
joyed an enviable stay In England
anc returned to this country with
laurels that had never before been
won by a fighter OF the color-' race.
1T rs IRONIC that after his So
journ in England Young Peter was
never again reunited with his old
friend and benefsc.or. Johnnie
Green. He was bound by contract
10 his white manager vto was in
turn bound BY contract 70 split his
Jennings from the fighter with John
rie Green. which he did via The
Un.tsI States postal system. John
ME Green had only a fleeing
glance Of Young Peter Jackson be-
fore the latter passed on TO the
grca; be. ond ! me; Johnnie Green
N Seattle in 1899. TIE victim o. a
paraly;ic stroke that had robbed
him Of everything except his mem
cries. II this narrative does not
clear Up he Negro fighter-manager
eon;roverSy,then refer you 10 Mr.
Cowans and Mr. Poppa Dee who
are authorities on the subject.