The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-06
COMMENTS BY Jean

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matoes and citrus fruits: almost hall
a pound of leafy green or yellow
vegetables: "a pound OF other-vege-
tables and fruits; less than I ounces
ot sugar; and coffee 20 times in 80
days
or course as housewife you
don't expect to equal the army on
this Sc cent budget. however. sys-
tematic meal planning can help cut
food costs in this day OF point ra-
tioning.
Remember. you VII use your old
Ration Book for Setshrdshrdlu
Ration book .or sugar and coffee,
and the new Ration book for canned
or bottled fruits, vegetables. soups.
and juices: frozen fruits and vege-
tables; dried fruits.
The BLUE stamps are for any.
kind OF canned or bottled fruits and
vegetables canned or bottled juices
ard soups. etc. The RED stamps
will be used later for meat . The
NUMBER on each stamp shows you
how many POINTS the stamp is
worth. E.. The LETTERS show you
WHEN 10 use the stamps -. The
number Of points for each kind OF
processed. food will be the SAME
in ALL STORES and in all parts OF
the country.
WHITE CHRISTIANS
Jcssye Darlington ard | met with
a group OF Missionary women at the
Grace Presbyterian church las,
week. They wanted TO know some
thing sbou, the Negro and especial
ly Negro women They we're very
much interested in tie dicrimlna-
ton OF Negro men in the armed
services Sc. waited 20 know what
they could do abou. &. All con.
cured tat the Christian woman's
possibility was 10 help make ours
, truly democratic lie
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Larry Chism's Wa Widow club
- busiiy engaged in promoting the
sale of war stamps and bonds The
Treasury department is interested
and plans 10 do J story about them
Did you buy a stamp or bond to-
day,
WOMEN NEEDED AS LEADERS
The following excerpt is taken
from a letter written by The Presi-
dent o, the Detroi, Girl Scouts.
ard is probably one OF the answers
- the solution OF juvenile dclin-
quency.. II women in Detroit
cared cnough abou, girls 10 spend
several hours with them each week,
sharing kills helping them 20 plan
their activities, jus being their
friends Not just one or two. but
hundreds OF women who are high
school graduates, who could take .
two-day training course, and who
like girls II IL way In which one
might contribute 10 the welfare OF
the nation. -"
According 10 the Women's Blu
r,su. US, Departmen, 81 Labor, ap-
proxima,ely $500, 900 women belong
- trade unions
The New York Industrial Urion
council y. 'ho clio has established
4 school 10 train women for leader.
ship IN trade unions. The purpose
~ this school IS 70 supply women
to ~eplacc - mcr entering cur
armed forces ard further 70 en-
courage women 10 participate IN
union activities IN proportion 10
their numbers in industry
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WOMEN IN CONGRESS
There are c! n, women in the 18th
Cocgr one 'sss than N the nth
There is one woman senator Sen
sior Hattie Caravan Fer Arkansas
Repub' leans Gle SIX women 10
Congress among T. en- two new
corners Rep Clare 30 nth Luce
C'globsloney1 from Cornec,icr:,
and Rep Winifred c Stanley. New
York. Rep Edith Nourse ROBBERS
Mass author ~ tho bill which c.e-
s,ed the wAACS Rep 7oa has
bcsn a member OF Congress tCr II
wears Rep Margaret Chase Smith
OF Maine Rep Frances r Bolton
Ohio, and T -. Jessie Sumner. OF
Illinois second ter-O The Tenn
ocrats reelected Mary r Norton
20 Congress she has served &C
1924 A pertinent question is;
When vii, VIC use our voting
strer a;h &c elect Negro woman
~ our state Legislature. and =, Con
gress' Something TO think about
any way.
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