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Evening star., 1943-02-07

amusement. Marylyn and Louise will both
be home, hear They know lots of young
men at the Depot, and can bring them along.
We will roll up the carpets and dance; and
have a cold buffet. just like old times. l
wouldn't wonder if your father didn't manage
to get little champagne"
Miss Churchill, the little dressmaker who
had once worked for Raymond ct Gle in
Bond Street. was one of those people who are
of no particular age. You could not call her
old, but it seemed unlikely that she had ever
been young She was round, and rather sur
prised and apologetic looking. She was very
proud of her name, but she always hastened
to say that she was no relation to the Prime
Minister. Mrs. Shenton wrote her little
note. asking her to come as usual for week.
Evening star., 1943-02-07

be able to do much, told them, but can do
something. He was ever such nice young
man who interviewed me. ANY relation to
Winston?' he says. And he said he thought
might make quite good riveter."
We'll of all things! l thought you were
doing quite useful enough job where you
were There is nobody else" said Mrs. Shen-
ton, bleakly viewing the empty landscape,
from which all the dressrnakers had gone as
if vast vacuum cleaner had sucked them
away
You'll just have to learn to do things
for yourselves, won't you?" said Miss Church
i'll, nearer saucy than she had ever been -.
then suddenly apprehensive at her own sauci-
ness. Il tell you what III do, though. III
take what can't finish home. and work at
it in my spare time. See?"
A nice pass things were coming to! The old
comfortable world was crumbling to bits all
round them, just as the City had crumbled
round Mr.. Shenton. At least, thought Sue,
Lauren would find one thing unchanged when
he returned, one thing just as he had always
liked it. She would wear the blue taffeta on
the party night.
And they would get pink carnations for
Evening star., 1943-02-07

starting on Tuesday. That would give her
plenty of time to get everything done before
the Christmas rush.
Tuesday brought Miss Churchill. punctual
as ever But can't manage more than three
days. I'm ever so sorry." she said. "And it's
the last time III be able to come at ALL
Mrs. Shenton looked at her, astounded.
Surely the little creature wasn't getting mar
ried. well - L think you might make an
exception These days. old customers like our
selves -"
OH, would" said Miss Churchill eagerly.
But it isn't that. I'm giving up altogether.
I'm going into factory
They stared at her, aghast.
"Yes. The Small Arms factory. may not
Evening star., 1943-02-07


sibly leave her mother, and that duty began
at home. Was she not the only one?
True, one look at Mrs. Shenton made it
rather obvious that she wasn't the kind that
couldn't be left, but you couldn't go into
everything. And Sue didn't want to leave
home. She wanted to be there when Lauren
came back on leave. The memory of that last
summer before the war was lovely in her
heart still. She knew that Lauren loved her.
He had as good as said that the next time
he came home from Oxford they would fix
things up.
But instead - Hitler had fixed things up.
If it hadn't been for Hitler, Lauren would
have gone into his fathers business and had
plenty of money; they would have been mar
ried and settled down in one of the smaller
houses on the same estate - near enough to
run over to the parents for Sunday lunch.
But with all the business of joining up,
man hadn't time to think of such an ideal
arrangement - at least Lauren hadn't. He
had been oddly distrait the last three times
she had seen him. He hadn't been like the
old gay Lauren at all.
And then she heard he had joined the
Commands. It was the sort of thing he would
do. of course. She was very proud of him.
And she thought, Next time he returns on
leave, it will all come right"
She lived for his leave, boarding her clothes
against it. She was tall and slim, with gold
hair, magnolia clear skin and long, delicate
hands, She usually wore blue. Lauren liked
her in blue He liked her in flowing skirts,
and with coral oolored nails. She had boarded
enough polish to last even if the war went on
for another ten years - which Heaven forbid.
Dur when she had to register with her age
group, things got bit tricky. The story
about not being able to leave Mrs. Shenton
didn't 20 down awfully well. All the other
girls joined up. Marylyn, the brown, short,
jolly girl who lived next door, became a
transport driver Louise, the doctors eldest.
went into the Wrens.
What are you going to do, Sue?" they
asked her. Mrs. Shenton replied firmly and
quickly, Susie is not strong enough She
could never stand the racket and the long
hours. Her chest, you know -"
Susan herself was little surprised at first
when she heard this But old DR.. Mardon was
soon persuaded to take an interest IN her
chest, especially as she had mercifully devel-
oped little cough for a few days.
So, what with one thing and another, her
Gallup was postponed. Life looked rosy again,
and Lauren mother said he was coming home
for Christmas.
Thank heavens he won't find you wearing
hideous khaki uniform" said Mrs. Shenton.
81 am sure that when man comes on leave,
the last thing he can possibly want is to see
his womenfolk in khaki. Such an unbeconing
color. Now, we must call in Miss Churchill"
Thank goodness Mrs. Shenton was an or
ganizing woman. Thank goodness she had
seen clothes rationing coming. On the top
landing there was chest full of dress lengths,
in taffetas, silks, and angoras. All blue. There
were yards and yards of peach and cream
Evening star., 1943-02-07
Smoke In Ills ]$ yes

Suddenly Sues world was topsY-turvY. Only by
accident did she find the way to set il right
by Dorothy Black
illustrated BY Pony Pstsnon
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
BOOK NOTES
By
GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

writ was dismissed in the federal
court but is 10 60 10 the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals in
March and after that 10 the Supreme
Court. Mr. Macdonald points out
that the case raises the question Of
whether segregation is discrimina-
ton and IL Jim Crow army is
compatible with a war alleged 10
be fought for democratic aims. II is
interesting 10 note that Colonel
Campbell Johnson came up from
Washington and spent an afternoon
trying TO get Conrad Lynn to drop
the case. Mr.. Lynn showed rare
judgment in ignoring Colonel John
sons plea.
CROSSROADS, a novel OF modern
Brazil. by Eric verissino MAC
milan and Company. New York.
$2.75) draws back the curtain on
the lives OF a variety OF characters
during Ave days. This does not
prove so successful here because
there Is such large number OF
characters and the author has not
succeeded in making them seem
real. They are Chiefly preoccupied
with sex with few exceptions. one
OF them being Professor Clari-
mundo who is as much as anything
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
ANOTHER CIVIL WAR

We have described before in these columns the
repeated attempts of the reactonary South to i'm
pose its racial views upon the North. In the So
journer Truth case and now in the Willow Lodge
controversy we have seen how southern congressman
sitting on important committees have brought pres
to bear upon the Housing Authorities, threaten
ing to cut their appropriations, in order to work
their will 1t is admitted in Washington that the
railroad hearings of the FEPC were cancelled be-
of southern pressure and the Executive Order
1902 is being nulfied by poll tax congressman.
Commenting on this "Jim Grow Bloc" in Con-
gress the current issue of New Republic states ed-
torally, "The Southern bloc is riding high in the
new Congress, again holding dominant committee
chairmaships because of poll tax seniority, and
welding inordinate influence as the baace of power
betweep the Republican and the real Democratic
parties. To keep these southern members effective
support of the against fascism abroad, the New
Deal is continuing to appease their racial tendencies
at home; there not many issues left which the
New Deal can still appease them"
Thus for the sake of fake unity on the war
issue, the administration is throwing the Negro mi
notify to the wolves. The New Deal strategsts ap-
parenty are unaware of the fact that the more you
appease the Poll Takers the stronger they become,
and in the end, they will sabotage the aims any
way. When you make concessions to tyranny, you
assure further tyranny point soon reached when
revolt is necessary or inevitable among freedom
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06

loving people. The time to revolt against this policy
Of appeasement toward the Jim Grow bloc has come.
1t has been pointed out that so-called northern
interference in southern affairs was basic issue
in the Civil War; The southerners are now debating
racial and labor policies for the North, and in the
present controversy over Willow Lodge we see the
views of Dixie being imposed upon the liberal tradi-
tons of Michigan. If this development continues
undated we envisage in the middle of the Twentieth
Century stalmate which in some respects will be
comparable to the civil crisis of the Nineteenth. The
depth of racial feeling in American, particularly in
the South betokens increasing conflict in the years
to come and the present administration instead of
standing firm on democratic principles is letting
wickedness run its course.
There is widespread tendency to play politics
with our basic rights and we the suckers in the
political shell game that is taking place in Washing
ton today. The pea is under the poll tax congress
mans hat and we must fight to abolish the poll tax
and remove from office all the confederates of the
jim Grow bloc which includes the heads of the
Housing Agencies among others. Let us kill them
off now before they have a chance to multiply and
make another civil war inevitable.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
JUDGE HASTIE'S BATTLE

When William HASTE resigned as civilian aide
to the Secretary of War he issued statement which
indicted the War Department for it's refusal to in
tegrate Negroes into the Air Forces and condemned
the weakness of the Tuskegee experiments" Judge
Hasties fight this issue is the fight of all people
who want to win this war for democracy. The War
Department has not dared to take public cognizance
Of Judge Hastie's scathing attack. The brass hats
are determined to respect the prejudices of the
native fascsts even if it costs the nation defeat on
some battlefront.
Judge HASTE is no boot-licking Uncle Tom who
would compromise his integrity for personal gain
or approval from the master" race. He is an Amer
lean who believes in democracy and who wants
democratic victory He knows that the isolation of
the Negro in the air forces, as Jim-C rowsm in all
branches of the armed forces, weakens the fighting
potential of this country as we'll as demoralzes the
Negro minority.
1t is incumbent upon us to support Judge HASTE
by making our views known to Washington and to
demand full utilization of the Negroes skill and cour-
age in this peoples war; Hitler and Hirohito are
hitting us with everything they put their hands
on and our government is insisting on playing fav-
orites in total war This brass hat attitude is dam
gerous and may result in many unnecessary reverses
before victory is in sight. We can help speed the
victory by forcing the War department to cut out
the horse-play and concentrate on victory rather
than bowling to prejudice.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06

cost housing site and plans 10 the
u. S. Government, which ultimate.
ly led to the erection OF the Ida B.
Wells Homes on Chicago's South
Parkway.
In Detroit, along with other as
sociates, Mr.. Lovett organized
burial association Of which he as
sumed sole responsibility after his
associates dropped out He was
able to keep the association going
by the investment Of several thou
sand dollars, and by applying the
experience he had gained in build
ing insurance companies elsewhere.
When the Michigan law was
changed to bring such burial ssso-
Citations under the Insurance De-
partment. he organized the Western
Union Mutual Insurance company.
This company now numbers its
policyholders among the thousands
and is rapidly becoming one Of 'he
outstanding Negro business enter
prises.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
WE HONOR

One OF the early pioneers in the
insurance and banking fields is
Wilson Lovett, president OF the
Western Union Mutual Insurance
company, a fast-growing institu-
ton.
A New Yorker by birth. Mr..
Lovett was reared in Pennsylvania
and II was there he received his
education at Dickinson Seminary
and BUSINESS chool. Insurance is
not a new field to him. after
having served on the Faculty and
in the Business Department OF
Tuskegee Institute, he entered the
insurance business with the At
lanta Mutual (now Atlanta Life).
and later became state agent for
the Standard Life Insurance COM
pany in Kentucky.
Interested in the field Of bank
ing. Mr.. Lovett organized bank
ing institution and was president
thereof for ten years. subsequently
he left the banking field to re.enter
the insurance business. When the
consolidation OF three Negro busi-
ness enterprises Supreme Liberty
Life. Chicago: Supreme Life and
Casualty Columbus: and North.
eastern Life, MY came about. Mr.
Lovett was one OF the initiators Of
the proposal. and was made vice.
president and treasurer of the con-
solidsted institution.
In his experience as banker.
Mr.. Lovett was able 10 loan one
OF the insurance companies SIC, 900
&c enable II to qualify under the
Ohio insurance laws. He was also
one OF the founders OF the National
negro Bankers association.
Not only has he been banker
and an insurance man. but was at
one time candidate for the legis-
lature and the school board OF
Louisville, Ky. He organized the
Lincoln Independent Party there,
and through il was able to force
appointment OF Colored policemen,
policewomen and other state and
municipal employees.
Mr.. Lovett's work picture has
been interesting from the time he
sold papers and shined shoes on the
streets OF New York, up TO the time
he turned over to the Western
Union Mutual Insurance company,
$4,000 and a personal investment
OF $4,000 without a penny Of COM
pensation or reimbursement.
While living in Chicago. he was
chairman of the South Chicago
Housing committee which commit.
tee under his direction. originated,
! developed and submitted . low
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06

Eva Campbell and Johnnie May
McConica were elected as state
central committee woman at the
Democratic State Convention held
in Cass Technical high school. In
the past the positions haven't been
filled with any great degree Of
efficiency and many Democrats are
hoping that these young aggressive
women will perform their jobs with
greater interest.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
Ask Bricker To
Aid Jim Crow Bar

COLUMBUS. O.-Governor JOHN
Bricker, Speaker. william McCu,.
loch. and Rep Jackson Belts. the
chairman OF the House judiciary
committee, were asked this week
by the NAACP TO lend their sup.
port to II. B No. IL. a bill which
would make II unlawful 10 refuse
employment 10 any person ION &C.
count OF race. color. creed. religion
or national origin" in the "produc.
ton. manufacture or distribution
Of military or naval material
equipment, or supplies for the state
Of Ohio. or for the federal govern.
ment."
The bill. sponsored by Represen.
tstive Chester K. Gillespie OF Cleve.
land. Is now before the House
judiciary committee. but II Is re.
ported on good authority that the
committee does not intend even
TO Lold hearings on the bill.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
We-o Ths
Negro
az WILLIAM L. SHE RRiLL

CLEVELAND, Feb. 81 - The Old
South Changes Slowly, but II
changes nevertheless. Southern
whites organize in;crrac!al move
ments, publish liberal papers and
magazines such as the South To-
day etc. - And most encouraging
Of all. the exploited and brutalized
Negro Is speaking out loudly for
his rights as man and citizen.
Young Negroes in tie South today
are walking IN picket lines ......
organizing tenant farmers $500.
boycotting white business places in
their communities that refuse 10
hire Negroes and carrying their
fight to the courts.
Black Americans and white
Americans are beginning TO know
and understand each other a lot
better. While we still witness
the waves OF race hate surging back
and forth al over=the South ......
looking closely we will also see
small but powerful forces working
silently. beautifully - almost timid.
~ below the surface. slowly
tlesvening the wko,e limp
X X X
IMAGINE - IN 1923 an all.white
jury in Jacksonville. Fla. settin !
free a Negro woman who had stab
bed to death a white man for SHOW
ling her husband off the sidewalk
and beating him. - Well, this hap
pened in Jacksonville last week
Listen 10 a portion OF the judge
charge 10 the jury - III you be.
lieve from the evidence that at TIE
time this woman struck the fatal
blow she believed as a reasonable
person that her husbands life was
in grave danger 80. you must find
her, not guilty" .....
Or imagine the governor OF Ala
bama in 1923 saying for publica.
ton: II am ready 10 admit that the
state in a lot Of respects has not
been fair with the Negro. Gould
this have happened 20 years ago7
- No We see by this verdict in
Florida and this statement by Ala
bamas governor something new in
the way Of race relations In the
South.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
THE LOCAL KLANSMEN

While the myrmidons of Oman Edgar Hoover
are straining their eardrms for the sound of pro-
japanese whisper from the mouth of black work
er in Detroit, the local Kansmen in the factories
are having field day. The Federal Bureau of In
vestigation the Army Intelligence and the Navy
Intelligence are three agencies which have taken
new interest in the Negro since Pearl Harbor. In
several major cities welknown Negro crackpots
who have long been the laughing stock Of the vari-
Gus Negro communities have been jailed and prose-
cuted as important enemy agents. Several Negro
workers in Detroit have been jailed because they
made some crack about the japanese kicking our
pants off, Hearst is saying it every day.
The diligence shown in chasing Negro culprits
here has not been matched across the color line This
month while Washington brass hats were shouting
their heads off for more production of the imple
ments of war, several work stoppages have been
melted in various Michigan war industries by Kans-
men and fifth columnists who are fighting to keep
Negro workers out Of certain plants and who oppose
indignation of Negroes in war industry
The union leadership admits that there are
people stirring up trouble among the workers on the
race issue. In the last few weeks there were work
stoppages at the Duplex Printing Company, at
Packard Motor Company and several others plants
which put Negro workers on jobs that only whites
have held in the past These work stoppages were
not accidental and they indicate that subverslve
elements are still with us. Most of the union lead
ers have taken strong position against those who
are responsible for the troubles.
Nevertheless, the Khan element was apparently
SO strong at the Packard plant that the JAW execu-
tive board voted to take action only after the cleo
hons simply because the candidates who Stick their
necks out" in behalf Of Negro rights might get them
chopped off. It is often political suicide to take
democratic position on the race issue at election
time Whether it is or not, many union politicians
behave on this assumption. The klansmen and anti
Negro propagandists are offering real threat to
war production and they are apparently too impor-
tant for the government agencies to handle
The manpower shortage is making it necessary
for industrialsts to place Negro workers on jobs
that have heretofore been considered for white only.
This shortage is growing worse with the tremen-
dous drain made manpower by the armed services.
1t is conceivable that the Kan elements will cause
more trouble as the Negroes get better jobs.
sweeping probe of Khan influence in Detroit and
Michigan should be made Immediately in order to
obvate further work stoppages and end for all time
the subversive activity which threatens the war
effort, destroys national unity and impairs the
morale of the Negro people
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06

the pivot OF the story. CT s
is interested in finding !
secret OF life and is complex
aware OF the life around "
scholarly preoccupation Is
to the point Of absurdity.
Mr.. VeriSimo is described
cover blurb as the most (
and personally popular Of the
Brazilian writers.
x X X
CROSSROADS" thy Eric
iSsimo%. Macmillan and Co
York City. S275 is nc
modern Brazil. and is tie 4
the authors books TO be pl
in the United States Mr.. VI
is 81 and the most talented Il
sonal.y popular OF the newI
ian writers according TO tn
blurb.
HIS book touches upon II
OF a variety OF persons duri
days. n prostitute and thej
boy who falls in love With
man dying from tuberculo
his family. the winner Of a
prize. his wife and daught
the daughters lover. a \
woman whose hobby is char
husband and their daughte
Is attracted 10 other women
are a great many others in
Professor Clarimundo who
ing the secret of Life and
pletely removed from III
around him. This profusion Q
acters detracts from tie bo
adds 10 the choppiness which
result of the authors jumpir
and forth from one 10 anoth
characters lack body and ar
like puppets than real people
The translation seems 10 be
but lacks smoothness. The
the presen; tense and the eX
number Of short sentences
! the jerky effect
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
BURNHAM ON RADIO

WASHINGTON tANP--In con.
neetion with the -nation-wide war
bond rally now being sponsored by
in-snd-out of school Negro youth.
a representative OF the youth ele.
ment in the Negro population. a.
well as an official Of the Southern
Youth congress. will speak as o
selected Representatives of youth
over Wings Over Jordan" Sunday
morning, March 2.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06

alike .... II you attempt TO
il TO some and deny il to 9th
fails 10 work for any. - You,
off denying il 10 certain
today and IL is lost TO the
group tomorrow. II we are TO
and preserve democratic 60
ment il must work for. all the
pie.
A government that discr
ates among lis citizens and o.
tons the benefits OF governme
a part OF the people at the exr
Of the other is not a demoS
government; and what is
...... il is not a just governt
All citizens are entitled by
law Of humanity 10 an equal OF
tunity. under the law and be
the law Efficiency ought 10 be
standard and honesty the guara
by wtIch the worth Of a citize
measured.
These are obvious truths yet 7
seem so difficult for those who
us in government to compreh
Ours is the task OF making
white American brothers re
the necessity OF making these Ii
truths ...... II America Is 10 !
There Is no better time 10
these truths in his ear than no
while lis heart is softened by !
and distress.
X X y
WE ARE FAR FROM BEING
unnoticed people $50. Too
more than ever, the eyes OF
fellow Americans are upon us.
We must watch our step. 81
America is seeking to know us,
want il 10 know us at our best ;.
II never can II We whom they n
on the public front, show our W
side.
We have quite a number OF
organizations working on the pl
lens which face us from with
What We need now is organ
ton for the solving OF probi
which face US from within: III
lens which the white folks c
solve for us. Problems such as
instilling within us pride in
clesnlinessaoi our neighborhood
OF our becoming more thrifty
enterprising; - Of our youth bet
ing more respectfully in pu
places; - OF making those ,
have won places mot heretot
filed by Negroe0 in industry.
mess and government tr
worthy. efficient and we'll n
ncred This is necessary Il we
10 hold the gains We are max
now.