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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
'ChurchSceneOf
Artist Triumph
Many Attended
Wide Selection Of
Songs Were Rendered

A recital Of such consummatt
artistry as nellie Plantc, grea
dramatic soprano delivered the
evening OF Nov. -, Al EbenezeI
AME church. left a tremendously
appreciative Hence positively
weak with sheer wonder and awe
Mrs. Plante's first group consisted
OF compositions OF Secchi. Handel
and Mozart Her warm and vibrant
voice showed fexibility in Mozarts
"Aleluia, "'"De Puts lie Jour" by
Charpentier and "Habanera" from
Bizet's opera Carmen" She dis
played marvellous breath control in
these selections. The latter number
is but Of course still fresh in the
m inds OF music lovers who saw the
opera Carmen" in which the diva
did her finest acting in the title
role. "Rftorna Vincitor" from Aida
in her third group showed great
dramatic color and ease in the up
per and lower registers These selec-
tons merited the hearty applause
they received.
The English group was well
chosen and showed sdvantageouSly
her ability 10 master numbers for
lyricism and perfect diction
The artist showed her best in
the Anal group OF Negro spirituals.
with all the religious fervor and
intensity that so chsracterizes them:
her Anal number. Ride On Jesus"
reached an emotional height. and
the audience demanded 10 have
more. Those who attended declared
Mrs. Plaate TO be in excellent voice.
Alberta Harris at the piano. gave
very fne support 70 the artist. in
he: sympathetic and unassuming
manner. The Presidents Council OF
Ebenezer church OF which Mrs
Cornelia Hamilton Is president,
sponsored the very successful affair.
Among the patrons were Rev. and
Mrs. George W. Baber. Mr.. and Mrs.
william Maynard. Mrs. Lucille
Walker. Mrs. Nina Collins. DR.. and
Mrs. Haley Bell. DR.. and Mrs S.
W. Jenkins. Mrs. Madge Reynolds.
Mr.. John c. Dancy. Mr.. Clarence
Fr'sby. DR.. and Mrs !. L Whitby.
Mrs. Charles Connally. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton Gaines. Mrs.. Jerene. Mack
I'm, Df. IND Xfx h. Mafkoe. Mrs.
parnon Scrugss. Mrs. Minnie Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed. DR.. and
Mrs. c. w. Preston. Mscam Yolande
Maddox. Mr.. and Mrs w. Z. Brad
by, Mrs Brumal Penick, DR.. and
Mrs Charles z. whitby.. Atty. and
Mrs. Charles Roxborough. Senator
and Mrs. Charles Diggs. Mrs. Fam
nette Norris. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Collier. DR.. and Mrs w. T. Love.
Miss Nellie Watts. Mrs. Rosa Gragg,
Mrs r. Louise Grooms, DR.. and
Mrs. J. J. McClendon. Or. VIM. Ter
rell. Mr. Oscar Plante. Mr.. and Mrs.
v. A. Bristol. Mrs. Esther Hickman.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Neal. Sgt Will
liam Hicks. Mr.. and Mrs NJ. L. Har-
ris, Mrs. Emma Cunningham. DR..
Julius A. Graham. DR.. Edwin p.
Stewart. Miss Grayce Ssdler, Mrs.
Susie Mills, Atty. S. J. Flanagan.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Woodson.
Mrs. Sadie Lindsay, Ms. Margaret
kpscomb. Mr.. William Entzminger,
and scores of others.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
Church Folk Honor
Pastor And Wife

WADLEY, Ga.-A special service.
honoring Rev. and Mrs. G.. T. King
was held here recently.
Representatives from the differ
ent organizations paid tribute to the
family. A silver tray was presented
by the Methodist church and friends
Of the Kings. After serving the
Wadley charge for four years, the
Rev. King goes TO Waycross, Ga. He
is succeeded by Rev. w. A. Burns
OF Greensboro, Ga. who has ar
rived for duty.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
DETROIT ASSN OF
BEAUTY OPERATORS

Members were entertained at
lovely party given at the home OF
Mrs. Virginia Foster. 665 Hague,
last week. An enjoyable evening
was spent by the guests partaking
OF the delicious repast served. dane
ing and playing games.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE

Met in their regular meeting on
Tuesday. After the usual order OF
business. a program was rendered.
which was enjoyable. On Sunday,
tea was served by Mrs. Alexander
at 688 Medbury and luncheon was
given at the Gotham hotel by Mr..
Cornwell.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
FETE DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris Of Trow-
bridge honored their daughter.
whose husband is in service on the
coast. at a lovely three-course din
ner on Thanksgiving day. The
daughter expects to join her hus-
band soon.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
HOUSEGUESTS

Misses Eleanor Easton, Cora Will
burn and Sarah Sharpe were house
guests at house warming given
by white employees OF the Briggs
Conner plant. The girls are all en-
ployed as inspectors at the Briggs
Corners plant and were invited
along with their fellow employees.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
BOsTONIAN SOCIAL CLUB

Met on Sunday at the home OF
Mrs. Theresa Odom. 1857 Walnut
street. Inkster. The hostess was
showered with birthday gifts and
a delicious repast was served. The
next meeting will be held at the
home OF Mrs. Mary Prear. 1880
Vinewood, Dec. Is.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
JOLLY TWENTY SOCIAL CLUB

Held their semi-monthly meeting
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Tyler. A brief business meeting was
held after which all partook Of
tasty menu. There were two visitors
present. Next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wig
gins, 1896 Cameron. Dec. IL, l943.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
and Other Briefs
WESTERN THINKERS CLUB

Met at the home Of Mrs. Mary
irwin for the closing ceremony OF
the club contest for the annual
queen. The honor went to Mrs
Evelyn Rivers this year. A very
delightful time was had by all in
this very gay event.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
TO MOVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tucker, who
have lived at $3.50 Leland for the
past eight years, are moving soon
10 their new home. 633, 18th street
on the west side. Mrs. Tucker is a
faithful member of the New Bethel
church.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04

The engagement of Louisa
Perry TO Alison Mccormick was
made known TO Detroit society
Saturday night at the Detroit
Association of Women's Clubs.
The date of their marriage has
not been set: Miss Perry is still
in school and intimates think
the actual plans will not be
made until spring. A number
of Miss Perry's friends gathered
at the club house TO celebrate
the engagement.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Flyer Unhurt Blowing Self Up
With Nuzi Ammunition Dunn
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 27.-Twenty-
three=year-old Maj, J. c. Gunnison
blew up German ammunition
dump so successfully that he went
up with it and lived to tell the
story.
MAJ. Gunnison, whose home is in
San Anselmo, Calf, and the Amer
lean ABS Invader squadron he COM
mands, attacked camouf1aged Ger
man bivouac area near Capua, Italy.
shooting up vehicles and artillery.
Maj. Gunnison trained his machine
guns on the ammunition dump.
ut went off like the Fourth of
July and my plane seemed to shoot
up about 1000 feet in the air" he
related. Il thought it was blown
to pieces, but it still was flying when
I came out Of it."
He headed out over the sea but
an oil line was broken and the
plane caught fire The young major
climbed over the side of the cockpit
twice, but each time he wasn't suited
with the angle of the plane and re-
entered to right it before he finally
bailed out at TOO feet.
Before his chute opened the plane
exploded above him.
He was in the water only 30 min
utes when his pistol shots attracted
an italian boat, which landed him
on the island of Ischia off Naples.
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Death Of Five Perfectinq
Super-ExpIosive Revealed
By the Associated prsss

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Five Britons.
one of them scientist working with
the others to perfect a powerful new
explosive, were killed in an arsenal
shortly before the outbreak of the
war, but their work, ending so traR-
ically, helped to provide the Allies
with RDx, secret explosive more
deadly than TINT.
They were killed when a l5-inch
shell being filled with so pounds of
RDX exploded, the Ministry of Sup
ply disclosed. The lives of these
men, who took capital risks so that
Britain might be spared, were not
wasted" the ministry said.
The names, heretofore withheld
for security reasons, included those
of F. c. Lewis, the scientist, and
Comdr. P. M. Long, admiralty ord
nance assistant. The other men
were a laboratory assistant and two
factory hands.
RDX, which stands for Research
Department formula x, Is being pro-
duced now in ever larger quantities
in the United States and Canada.
Scientists here tried for is years to
manufacture the super explosive,
succeeding only in 1899.
Evening star., 1943-09-27

will continue to move back.
Should the latter development
occur, the interest of the political
observers would be raised even
further.
The Dnieper was strongly for
titled by the late Gen. Todt,
Hitler's military architect, who
was responsible for the construc-
ton Of the Nazi's west wall and
other strong defenses.
The Dnieper, whose banks are
high on it's western shores and
low on the east, is ideal for a
strong fortification line. Gen.
Todt took advantage of Its posi-
tion and developed system of
Notifications which some experts
describe as impregnable.
The failure of the Maginot Line
to hold back the Nazis has In
duced some observers to say that
Notifications are no good.
This point OF view is not shared
by American and British strate-
gists, who maintain that fortif1-
cations are as good as the men
behind them. That is to say, a
determined force has much
better chance of checking the
enemy, while weak and demor-
allied army will surrender or run
away, no matter how strong it's
protection.
Maginot Never Breached.
AS matter of fact, the Mag
mot Line never was preached.
The Germans turned it and the
French then abandoned it. But
at the few points where the
army, on its own initiative, chose
to make stand in 1910 the Ger
mans never got through.
Based on this experience, 1t is
believed in some responsible
quarters that if the Germans do
not plan to withdraw to a-"polit-
ical line" because they believe
their peace appeals are receiving
favorable consideration in Mos
cow, they will unquestionably Of
fer determined resistance to
the Russians in positions pre-
pared some 18 months ago.
Some military observers believe
the Nazis have been Withdraw
ing since July, because they
wanted to shorten their lines
men badly. To some extent this re
duction might disarm the farociou
Congressman who, insisting tina
there are thousands of Government
workers eligible for draft, refer Il
them as the "lost army"
Evening star., 1943-09-27

issued, Mr.. Martin somewhat ex-
cltedly rejects the suggestion that
by reason of the disappearance of all
danger OF anything resembling
large-scale enemy air raids in this
country, the OCD should be dis
mantled, diminished or diverted.
Quite vehemently, he asserts that
the bombing danger has not passed
and declares this assertion is based
on the opinion of military authori-
ties"
Wrong on Both Counts.
OF course, Mr.. Martin is wrong
on both counts. The danger of
large-scale bombing, always exag-
gerated, now is definitely over and
there Is no sense in pretending
otherwise. Even the possibility of
local raids" is so remote as to be
practically negligible.
And any quotation to the contrary
from a military authority" will
have been acquired through White
House-bureau pressure, such, for
example, as the kind a year ago as
that which induced Undersecretary
OF War Patterson to send love letters
to bombastic labor leaders eulogiz-
ing the "unselflsh and patriotic"
cooperation of organized labor at
a time when many millions of war
contracts under his own department
were being held up by strikes, walk
outs and slowdowns.
The fact is that every competent
military authority privately agrees
that the necessity for the OCD as it
now has been expanded no longer
exists. One Of our Axis foes has
been Knocked out of the war. Both
the others are on the defensive.
Their complete defeat is inevitable.
Contention Is Foolish.
Under the circumstances, to con-
tend that the danger of enemy
bombing remains the same is foolish.
While, in the first part of his state
ment, Mr.. Martin appears to make
this contention, in the last part he
appears to abandon it by admitting
that changed conditions make GER
tain adaptations and modifica-
tions" desirable. One of these
adaptations" he suggests is the
use iii the more remote inland
communities" of the OCD to sup
plement the depleted normal serv-
ices of the community, such as po-
lice, fire and medical"
In no part of his statement does
Mr.. Martin suggest that OCD
might meet these changed condi-
tions by shrinking it's organization
and reducing its pay roll. For, de-
spite its large volunteer force, it has
a large pay roll and spends a lot of
Evening star., 1943-09-27
Henderson Due 10 Preside
AT National Food ParIev

Sy the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 27.-Leon
Henderson, former director of the
Office of Price Administration, will
preside over a national food confer
ence here October 27 and %, Mrs
Florence R. Wyckoff, secretary of
Food for Freedom, Inc, sponsor of
the meeting, said today.
Purpose of the session will be to
survey food problems in the war
and postwar periods, explore means
of increasing production and study
methods for more equitable distri-
button and better price control Of
supplies, she added.
Speakers will include Francis B
Sayre and Herbert w. Parisius of
the Office of Foreign Relief and Re-
habilitation Operations; Walter
Reuther, United Auto Workers vice
president, and James @. Patton,
president of the National Farmers
Union.
Mrs. Wyckoff said invitations have
been sent to 500 national organiza-
tions.
Evening star., 1943-09-27


says that these broadcasters
have been selected because of
background, knowledge, insight,
clarity of thought, and special
ability to make themselves un-
derstood," but that they must not
tell the public what they them
selves think and what the public
should think They are not,
he says, privileged to crusade,
to harangue the people, Or at
tempt to sway public opinion"
It's a long way from saying
what you think, and conducting
a crusade Or haranguing the
public. Crusaders and harangu-
ers seldom stay on the air for
long because the public doesn't
like them, and what the public
doesn't like brings in no con-
tracts. To ban all editorial COM
ment Is another matter alto
gether. Mr.. White justifies this
on the ground that there are
only a limited number of wave
lengths, and that "a powerful
and one-sided position on serious
issues could be created by a
small group of broadcasters."
"The threat of such unbal-
anced power is inimical to a
democratic and free radio and
democracy ITSELF" he concludes
with pontiflcal solemnity.
Press Free For Opinions.
Since the press, at least, is
still free for opinions, let's con-
slider Mr.. Whites opinions.
He quotes with a pride a COM
ment by Time that CHS news
programs are "the most adult
on the air."
am inclined to agree with
Time that the CHS galaxy of
commentators is probably the
most brilliant of any networks.
Ned Calmer, George Fielding
Eliot, Ed -Murrow, Cecil Brown,
Bill Shirer, Quincy Howe, Bob
Trout and the others all are diff
ferent in temperament, opinion,
and voice, but they are all men of
insight and clarity of thought"
And it is these men who have
created for CHS the prestige of
which it boasts.
But they have not created it
by withholding from the public
what they think. None of them
"harangues,' but they all express
opinions regarding the news, its
significance, meaning, and its
relation to public issues. If CHS
is not buying their capacities
to think and to form opinions out
of background, knowledge, in
sight, and clarity of thought.
what in the world is it buying?
Anybody can read the news off a
ticker tape, and many can as
Evening star., 1943-09-27
The Great Game of Politics.

money. But, shrinking an organlza-
ton in that way is the last idea to
occur to the head of a Government
agency. From suggestions of that
kind they recoil as from a rattle
snake.
Actually, Mr.. Martins statement
conforms perfectly to the New Deal
party line in such matters. 1t justi-
fies the charge that always when
the need for an agency has ended
some way is found to keep going"
Even when the agency is abolished
by congressional action, the job
holders merely transfer to some
other board or bureau.
Size Should Be Cut.
OF course, the time has come to
reduce the OCD to a size necessary
only to protect the limited coastal
localities from the exceedingly un-
likely local raid that conceivably
may occur. 1t would be a welcome
relief to the people generally to be
rid of useless blackouts and afraid
alarms. 1t would be pleasant, too,
for the heavily burdened taxpayer
to feel that an unnecessary drain
on the public funds had been
stopped; that the steady stream of
millions required by the full-sized
OCD had been reduced to trickle.
Certainly, it was essential when
we entered the war to guard against
the air-raid danger. AS it turned
out, the danger never materialized,
but it might have. Now the danger
is over, the foolishness of continu-
ing to protect the whole country as
though it continued unabated is too
apparent to be ignored.
1t is equally foolish to invent
reasons for keeping this huge Or
ganization going at full speed-such
as supplementing police, fire and
medical services in rural commu-
mites or preventing strikes sabotage
and slowdowns. The OCD was not
created to enter such fields. 1t is
not equipped to enter them and to
attempt to enter them would re-
suit merely in increasing the already
very great Washington confusion.
Nor need one fear that OCD cur
tailment would mean dangerous re-
laXlng of our war effort, such as
the President has warned against.
Should Face Realities.
There would be no more danger
OF that sort of relaxing than there
would be in the withdrawal of a
large military force from a con-
quered territory 1t would be fine
if the OCD should reduce itself VOL
unfairly to fit the realities instead
OF trying to find ways 10 avoid
them. If it is unable or unwilling
to do this itself, then Congress
could do 1t in the same way it did
with the owl.
Last summer, when it heavily
slashed the owl appropriation for
its domestic activities, there was
howl of anguish from those in
charge. 1t was threatened that Mr..
Elmer Davis, the solemn head of
the Owl, would resign. 1t was said
that "our work will be crippled" and
that the national interests would
suffer. Well, the work has not been
crippled, the national interests have
not suffered and, of course, Mr..
Davis mas not resigned. Voluntary
reduction of the OCD machine also
might release some single men, or
some men married, but not fathers,
for the armed services, which need
Evening star., 1943-09-27

there was a
widespread feel
ing that, censid-
ering the state
Of the war, the
OCD was ripe to
be abolished--or
at least cur
tailed.
But that is
not the idea of
the acting di-
rector, John B.
Martin not BY
a long shot. In a
statement lust
Evening star., 1943-09-27
This Changing World

sufficiently to hold back the 800
Russian divisions estimated to
have been thrown against them.
Confronted at the same time
with an Allied attack not only
from Southern Italy but from
other sections of Europe as well,
the Germans wanted to be able
to send their hardened divisions
from the eastern front to meet
the American British onslaught.
The positions on the Dnieper
offer them such an opportunity.
Because of their ideal strategic
value the positions can be held
with about half the force used
on the much more extended line
of several months ago. Nazi
armies also are much closer to
their supply lines.
Aids in Supply Job.
The highways and rail lines
from the Reich to the Dnieper
will enable the German supply
corps to work far more efficiently
than when it had to feed the
forces hundreds Of miles into the
heart of Russia over the few
available railway lines, which
were disrupted most of the time
by activities of Red guerrillas.
Thus, from the military point
of view it appears that the Ger
man general staff will decide to
make a strong stand on the
Dnieper. This is highly plausible
since the Russians themselves are
some $50 miles from their main
supply bases.
The bulk Of lease-lend war ma
terial and food reaches the Red
forces from the Persian Gulf
through Iran to the mouths of
the Volga River. Moreover, the
rainy season preliminary to cold
and snowy winter is expected to
set in within the next two or
three weeks and possibly earlier.
A continuation Of the German
withdrawal westward would be
considered by many military ex-
perts as an indication that i'm
portant political developments
may be expected in the Reich in
the next few months. And there
is a belief that Moscow must be
aware of 1t.
Any new strategic line the
Nazis may wish to take would re-
quire a larger number of men
than needed to hold the Dnieper
line, because there are few ma
tural obstacles between the
region west of the Dnieper and
the Reich itself.
1t also would mean the sacrifice
Of Rumania with its all i'm
portant oil fields on which Nazi
aviation must rely for high
octane gas supplies.
Hence, the military develop
ments on the eastern front are
watched with unprecedented in
terest not only because of the
military factors involved there
but because they will have q
great influence on future Ameri-
can and British strategy.
Evening star., 1943-09-27

military knock
o ut a n d, of
C o urse, t h e
threat of or ex-
ecution in part
of certain mill
tary operations
could conceiv-
ably bring much
earlier, perhaps
in 1914, an in
ternal collapse
in both Germany
and Japan.
The enforced