The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
Broadcast To End
.ll6th Birthday
Celebration
Function OF Press
In A Nation At War
Anniversary Topic

ATLANTA amp Nationwide
radio broadcasts over CHS and
Mutual as local air programs will
feature the fifth annual obsery-
ance OF National Negro Newspa-
per week and the celebration OF
the 1i6th anniversary OF the Ne
gro press 10 be held Feb. IS
through March Z. 1t was learned
last week from Moss Hyles Ken
dirk. director.
The theme OF the celebration
Is 10 be Functions Of Minority
Press in Nation al War
Organization To Partake
Through the Newspaper Pub
fishers association and the Delta
Phi Delta Journalists association,
sponsors Of the observance,
schools, and colleges. churches,
and ali organizations and agen-
cies which are interested in the
progress and Welfare OF the Ne
gro have been invited 10 partiei-
pate in the observance. The
NAACP. YMCA. National Negro
Business league. National Negro
Insurance association. Elks and
Greek letter organizations are
among the national bodies which
have placed their approval on the
detectives OF this years press
week celebration.
CBS Program
On March s. 230-3 30 pm &.
EWT. the Columbia Broadcasting
system and its affiliated stations
from coast 10 coast will carry a
program eliminating the Negro
Press week observance During
this broadcast. Negro war cor
respondents will be heard for the
first time in short wave pickups'
from war zones. Another feature
of the broadcast will be q panel
discussion on the subject. "Func-
lions OF a Minority Press in a
Nation at War" from Washington
participants in the panel are 10
be Gardner Cowles, Jr.. director,
division OF domestic operations,
Office OF War Information: +. Il.
Prattis, executive editor. The
Pittsburgh Courier: Carl Murphy.
editor. The Afro-American' and
C. A. Scott. The Atlanta Daily
World and the Scott Newspaper
Syndicate. William o. Walker
president. the Negro Newspaper
Publishers association, will serve
as chairman OF the panel.
Other speakers TO appear on
the broadcast will include T. b.
Young. Sr., editor. the Norfolk
Journal and Guide; Truman Glib
son. acting civilian aide 10 the
secretary OF war and Moss Hyles
hendrix. director, National Negro
Newspaper week. Juano Herman
dez. veteran actor. who Is well
known for his radio characterize
lions Of John Henry viii
"MC." the program. 1t is prob
able that Marian Anderson. Ko-
land Hayes. Duke Ellington ana
Howard Barlow and the Column
bia Concert orchestra will furnish
musical entertainment for the
broadcast.
Earlier in the week the Mutual
Broadcasting system will carry a
nationwide broadcast signalling
the observance. During this broad
cast visits will be made 20 var
ions military establishments
4
where Negroes are being trained
for the nations armed forces.
Readers are advised to consult To-
cal newspapers for the exact GATE
and time OF this program
In Trenton. Nj. e. Washing
ton Rhodes, editor and publisher
the Philadelphia Tribune, VIII APP
near as speaker on a special Ne
gro Press week broadcast when
has been planned by S A. Haley
director. Meet the Negro q
radio feature which is heard reg,
ularlv over radio station WIN
I'm Trenton. The special broadcast
will, be heard March 3. 7;lo-': 40
m, EwT. from VIM, in Tren-
ton.
In addition 20 the radio pro-
grams 10 be held during the week,
several colleges and other groups
and organizations are planning
-.t,,,,,a. In connection with the