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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-27
AMBITIOUS IDEA

WHEN JESSE LASKY gets an
idea il is always an ambitious one
He is not only all wrapped up
getting ready to make The Life
of George Gershwin" but he IS per-
sonally inviting the men who were
closest TO George when he was
alive TO play themselves IN the
movie. These friends sound ike an
aIl-star cast in their own right.
There's Oscar Levant, for one,
Then Fred Astaire, Al JolSon,
Deems Taylor and even Buddy de
SYLVIA. now head man on the Para
mount lot.
knowing the way all these men
admired and loved George, I'm bet
ting not one turns down the invi-
tation.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
WELCOME, COLONEL DAVIS

The arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin
Davis to assume command of the S32nd Fighter
Group at Selfridge Field is welcome news to the
Detroit community While his presence among us
would be an honor at any time, his coming at this
iuncture in the affairs of Selfrdge Field merits a
double welcome The conduct Of the officers IN
charge Of Selfridge and the cour-martial proceed
ings against Colone! Coman have given that post
reputation which will not be soon forgotten in this
corner Of the country.
Nevertheless we are sure that the presence of
Lieutenant Colonel Davis will give new dignity to
Selfridge in the eyes of both the enl sted men and
the civilians in this community. The young colonel
has won a high place in the hearts of our people.
His training at West Point and his experiences over
the les OF North Africa have given him mature
k,ot { ge of the mil tary science. He is the dis
Il u shed son of dist ngushed father anu we
share with Brgadier General Davis the pride we
know he must feel in the accomplishments of Colo
mel Davis Jr. The Michigan Chronicle is happy to
Join with the rest of the community in extending
him generous welcome.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09

The wildeyed followers of Gerald K. Smith, the
late Huey Longs bequest to the state of Michigan
must have been somewhat distressed last week to
read in the daily press that their poor humble leader
was receiving financial backing from out Crosse
Pointe way The facts leaked out when the wife of
Major Horace Dodge who is suing for separation
from the Major filed an affidavit in the Supreme
Court of New York in which she stated that her
husband was subversve and had boasted to her that
she and his family contributed financially to the
support of Gerald K. Smith, notorious "a BILE
rousng pro-Fascist of Detroit"
This little news item which very probably es-
capped the attention of Prosecutor Bowling and other
rainbow-chasers among the city's officialdom has
great deal of significance for those who seriously
concerned with the problems of Detroit
The widespread charges that Gerald K Smith
was on the payroll of the Fascist bosses who are
seeking to break the back of organized labor and
who share Htlers distase for non-Aryans have been
dismissed by the local authorities of no impor-
lance The Governors Fact Finding Committee,
which gave the Governor a rare picture of the De-
troit riot, was very sure that Mr. Smith and his ik
had nothing at all to do with the racial tensions in
the Detroit area.
Those who have expressed alarm over the fact
that Detroit has become the American capital of
fascism where Coughlinites, Smihtes, Klansmen and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
WILLIAM L. SHERRILL

WOULD LIKE TO BE GOD
just for a day I'd probably
have things in an awful mess by
lunch time. but you can bet your
bottom dollar" ! would be one busy
God for that day There are so
many things would change
There are several things about my
self would take care OF first
Then | would make one adjustment
on my wife Next have a few
friends that need working on
And TO my enemies | would give
ute some attention would
zen turn my attention 70 more i'm.
Nrtant matters would so
1nething about race relations in
america Oh yes! would do
)me.hing about it all over the
world among all peoples-but l
would begin with America -.
" X X
AND HERE is WHAT I WOULD
ID ! would make every white
person in America black and every
black person in America white
Now this change would not be per-
msnent II would be only for
the remainder OF the day But
what day il would be would
not only make the Negro white but
| would give him the brains. culture.
training. experience and race preju-
dice possessed by the white folks
B. And after making the white
folks black would give them the
brains. training. culture and race
prejudice possessed by Negroes
Id place Negroes in the seats OF
power. authority and wealth. and
make my white brother as
weak, helpless, and poor as his col
ored brother" is now and let
me tell you II by the end OF
this day, white folks had not
changed their attitude towards Ne
groes and Negroes had not changed
their mind about white folks L
would come back to earth and cease
my rantings about white folks and
Negroes, forever.
y X *
TELL YOU WHY I would make
this change | know Negroes
and l have made quite a little study
Of white folks The core of
their friction lies in their lack of
understanding Of each other .
Both think they know each other
but neither does !. Their hates
toward each other attests to this
fact For as some one has said.
you can't hate the person whom
you know and understand"
Neither white folks nor Negroes are
really mean and vicious toward
teach other it is simply that
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LeagueDeny
Red Smear
OF Tribune

CHICAGO, Iu.-(ANP) - Irked
by the manner in which the Chi
cago Tribune carried articles on
the 33rd annual National Urban
league conference in Chicago last
week. the league issued an Official
statement Friday categorieally de-
nying that Lester Granger, execu-
tive secretary. in a purported in
terview blamed the Communists
for the Detroit riot. or that "two
press agents. both Democrats. have
been censoring all speeches before
release 20 the press for publ!ca-
ton"
The Tribune. rabidly isolationist
and violently anti.Communist and
anu-RooSevel:, in news article
appearing Thursday asserted Mr..
Granger told a Tribune reporter in
an interview that an Urban League
investigation OF the Detroit riot
had disclosed Communist agitation
among both Negroes and whites
had caused the racial trouble.
In the Friday article. the Tribune
named william H. Baldwin, white.
national president OF the Urban
League. and Ernest Johnson. chief
Washington correspondent for the
Associated Negro Press, who was
on leave 10 serve as public rela-
tons director for the conference.
as "the two press agents. both
Democrats who censored all the
speeches" The article charged that
Baldwin has barred reporters from
two-thirds OF the conference meet
ings' and that such few speeches
as Baldwin has allowed 10 be made
public first have been rewritten
by Johnson and the press has been
handed his version"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
ALONG
THE Way
BY LEILA NJ. HENDRICKS

One OF the most devastating emo
lions to which the human race has
fallen heir is that OF fear. Fear is
The background OF mos' of the baser
emotions. The background OF worry
IS fear. Some of the offsprings OF
fear are hate. envy, jealousy, malice,
prejudice and backbiting. All are
allowed to have permanent abode
in the thoughts OF the individual.
We are afraid that We or loved
ones shall be i'll, lose jobs or lose
our homes. Afraid someone will
purloin the love OF our loved one.
Afraid of life and afraid o, death.
Is there any calamity OF which we
are not afraid? Afraid OF this glo-
bal war and its consequences
(Which is natural, tool.
Yet fear and its attendant worry.
never alleviates any condition in
life but rather handicaps the pos
SCISSOR by rendering him incapable
OF meeting the issue squarely and
bravely. Do not think for an in.
slant your tolumnist is free from
the bugsboo Of fear, quite the re.
verse, but We have found that most
things We fear never happen de-
spite the aid given the undesirable
thought.
One recipe for the elimination OF
fear is given by the Apostle Paul
in his letter 20 the Philippians. Fin
ally, brethren, whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are OF
good report; II there be any virtue,
and If there be any praise, think on
these things"
The best recipe Il Trust in Cod
Let man become firmly convinced
that he is living in Gods world
and that nothing can rob him OF
Gods care and fear will quickly ne
dispelicd from his heart. That 10
- - vel a. 10 yss'
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81 BOOK NOTESkk
BY -
GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

Brown. She had helped 10 recruit
Negroes 10 accompany him and he
looked 10 her as strong source OF
help. There were five Negroes with
him, only one OF whom was able to
escape.
The book reveals more than any
thing else the spirit OF the Negro
during the years before the Civil
War. Neither slave nor free Negro
was content to accept his fate des-
pite the way they have been por-
trayed-hsppy. ignorant, child-like.
The free Negroes were an impor-
tant part OF the Abolitionist move
ment and helped many Of their
fellows to escape through the I'm
foreground Railroad. Fifty thou
sand slaves are estimated to have
escaped during the decade, 1880
1860. Mr.. Conrad has made dis
tinct contribution to the history OF
the period in his analysis OF the
slave mind and in the facts he pre-
sents which show how warped has
been our picture OF the period.
HARRIET TUBMAN is more than
Biography Of an outstanding
woman. II is tribute TO the
spirit OF people and stirring
account OF the times in which Hsr-
net Tubman lived. The author
does not lose sight OF the fact that
the Negro is not yet free Of his
shackles. Leaders like Frederick
Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet
Tubman and others were fiery ad-
vocates OF freedom and equality for
their people. The fight which they
began is not yet over, but their
contribution is no less important.
This book is an important part OF
that record; il often reads like an
adventure story but it is great
deal more than that.
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sls7 GIVEN MRS. LOTTIE
LEE HAZARD BY
COMMUNITY BABIES

Last Sunday as all the other
churches we're holding their resu-
lar Sunday MONDAY worship SER
vice. il was Canadian day al Beres.
Mrs. Lottie Lee Hazard, the Park S
one energetic little lady who has a
way Q. getting things done in a
biz way, being chairman Of the
furnishing committee OF Beres, she
got the idea Of her thinking little
head that che. would swell her
pockets on Canadian Day. She did.
but inviting all yoans parents in
this community. and surrounding
area. 10 just bring their ofIspr.ngs
20 church al me MONDAY worship.
dressed very pretty and they would
have the service 10 do just as they
pleased and they did. but they
also marched up 10 the collection
iSlls, sRa laegs lad "a Us t.1.s
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HIGHLAND
PAR K
BY AUDREY BOULDING
A SURPRISE PARTY FOR
MR.. ROBERT COLEMAN

Real love never grows old with
fine married folks like the Cole
mans. Mrs. Annette Coleman, Of
Kendall, proved this to her hus-
band last week when she invited
close friends in to a surprise party
honoring his birthday. Mr.. Cole
man still holds affections and great
respect in the hearts OF their friends
OF many moon. E. judging from
the many varied and useful gifts he
received. The guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Toles. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Ramsey, Mrs. Corrine McClaIn,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Patterson, Mrs.
John Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Daniels. Mrs. Blanche Casey, Mrs
William Knighten, and many others.
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Juvenile Delinquency
On Rise-Whut To Do?

utilized there would be less need
for juveniles to work. one OF the
reasons named for the rise in de-
linquency among IA and l5-year
olds.
Some OF the other reasons listed
for the present magnitude OF the
problem were: excessive use OF in
toxicants, lack Of parental guild
ance and restraint. broken homes,
too few adults who can talk the
language OF adolcsccnts, giving
youth what adults want. not what
youth wants, school system defccen-
cies. lowering of moral sanctions
generally and looser living.
The members OF the panel were
Judge John V. Brennan, Recorders
Court of Detroit: Mrs. Geraldine
Bledsoe. U. S. Employment Service;
Mrs. Dorothy Waldo Phillips, Spec
ialist in Youth Guidance; John c.
Sullivan, Associate Professor OF
Educational Psychology, Wayne
university; Mrs. Elizabeth Arm
strong, director Of the consultation
department of the Chldren's Cen
ter; and Police Commissioner John
Witherspoon. Detroit.
Miss Lsurentine Collins, Assistant
Director Of School and Community
Relations. Board Of Education was
chairman OF the forum. with Mrs.
Hsrte E. Deming, President OF the
Detroit Association OF University OF
Michigan Alumnae. presiding.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
mornings and afternoons had been
given over 10 dividing OF the par
Elephants into small special interest
groups under the heads Of: Occu-
pational Adjustment, chairman, Mrs
Fred r. Johnson; Health and Fit
ness chairman. Miss Susan D. Cope
land: Education, Chairman, Mrs.
Douglas /. Brown; Recreation. chair
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09

TCBNAN ASSOCIATED Publishers:
1888 Ninth street, NV. Washing
ton, DC, 1929 states in his dedi-
cation that no white publisher
would accept his book. II is a
book which needed to be written
and it is fortunate that a Negro
publishing company could put it
in print. The author, although not
Negro. has caught the spirit Of
Harriet Tubman. the fearless black
woman who played such a signifi-
cant part in the Underground Rail-
road and in the years to follow.
The name OF Harriet Tubman Is
not unknown to many. but Mr.
Conrad has unearthed facts about
her life which are new and which
fill in the picture Of the exploits
OF this remarkable woman. Born
slave and beset by all the hard
ships and cruelty which were the
lot Of the slave in most cases. Har-
riet Tubman yearned for freedom
and finally escaped to the North.
Escape alone was not her goal,
however, and her life was devoted
to helping others escape no matter
how dangerous the way. She con-
Quoted at least nineteen parties OF
slaves escaping through the Uh-
foreground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman was closely as
ISOLATED with John Brown as well
as with many other prominent
Abolitionist leaders. William Sew
ard, later Lincoln's Secretary of
State, befriended her by selling her
a home at a reasonable price. John
Brown sought her active coopera-
ton in his, plan to seize Harper's
Ferry and except for illness, Hsr-
riet Tubman would have been in
the party which made history with
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09

Friday night found a packed au-
dience OF 500 parents, teachers and
child care officials considering the
problems OF the local rise in the
juvenile delinquency problem al
the Rackman building with seven
member panel Of expert observers
and research people leading of the
discussion.
Although no concrete solutions
we're worked out. very good sug-
gestions that: adults be more will
ing 10 remember back their own
adolescence, coordination OF the
hundred or more competing juve-
nile interest groups in the city be
affected and less stuffy and more
human attitude toward the unfor-
tunate victims be adopted-came
out of this meeting, which was the
closing session of three day work.
shop project on the Responsibility
OF Home and Community for the
Welfare OF Youth" II was agreed
that this whole problem is no easy
one TO handle, but it's solution rests
with all citizens and that the fault
lies more often than not with adults
and not with the young people
themselves.
Hope was held out that The prob
lem is not IS bad as II might be
and that II is rising proportionstely
only Is the population rises. Despite
the fact that figures given by With
erspoon showed only a % percent
rise in delinquency for boys while
these same figures showed SO
percent r.se for girls in the same
period. Judge Brennan maintained
that these figures may not give a
true picture because many boys in
VOWED are not brought into court.
Mrs. Bledsoe pointed out that IL
more women. handicapped and Ne
sro sources Of labor supply were
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
Young MethOdists
Fight Race Bias

NASHVILLE. - CAMP - Young
people Of Methodist churches
hrou ghout the nation are urged 10
work for the elimination OF all race
discrimination as a project in Chris
tisn democracy. in the latest issue
OF the Newsletter OF the national
conference Of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship
A report OF the race relations
committee unanimously adopted al
the recent annual meeting Of the
national conference is contained in
the Newsletter which is being
mailed TO youth leaders Of Meth.
odism by the Rev. Harold Z.
Bremen, secretary. The national
conference is composed Of presidents
Of annual conference and. student
groups OF the denomination. repre-.
sentins nearly 100000 young poo
IA
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We, The
Negro
oY WILLIAM L. sHeRaILL.

they don't know each other ..
The big question mark in the
mind OF the Negro is, why don't
white folks want me to enjoy the
same economic, political, and social
privileges they enjoy The big
question in the minds OF the white
folks is, how am going to prevent
the Negro from climbing up the
same social, economic, and political
plane with myself.
X \; X
NEGROES SAY. IL were white
wouldn't treat Negroes like the
white folks treat us ). wouldn't
jim-crow. segregate. disfranchise.
and lynch a weak and defenseless
people :. ! would see to it that
democracy worked for everybody
black and white-Jew and Gen.
tile White folks ask the ques-
ton, what are Negroes kicking
about" - What more do they
want" Look how far we have
brought them since slavery Z.
They may not have all the privi-
lsses we have. but "emember, Rome
was not built in day Then
too. they must remember that they
are different from US"
Well my little experiment while
being God would give the answers
TO these questions =. One snap
OF my Divine fingers and white folks
would be black folks and black
folks would be white folks All
who are now white would be stand
ing in dirty dingy waiting rooms
all over the South waiting to catch
their trains Their children
would have TO attend short term
schools and use worn out and out
NODDED school facilities when
they applied or were drafted in the
armed forces they would be dis
eliminated against They would
be refused service in the best res
taurants on Woodward avenue
and the best hotels downtown
would have them expert
ence all the unfair treatment we
now suffer in our efforts to be full
fledged Americans Not because
| want revenge but that they might
understand After they had
seen the problem from our, side Of
the fence and we had seen their
problem from their side Of the
fence would return both
whites and blacks TO their original
status l feel sure that after
these experiences. there would be
no need in this country for either
the NAAC.P. or the XXX. =.
We Americans both black and white
would unite in making OF this. our
country, the kind OF America we
say we want it TO be. How Id like
TO be God just for a day!
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Black Legionnares freely operate, have been ridi-
culed and laughed out of court The simple truth is
that these pro-fascist elements are so powerful in
Detroit that the authorities hesitate to investigate
them. 1t is much easier to build up cases against
Negroes, charge them with revolutionary motives
and smear the leaders of democratic struggle for
justice. The statements of Mrs. Horace D G e,
therefore, should give us one more reason for seek
ing Federal Grand Jury investigation of the Detroit
Fifth Column. 1t is high time that we rid this COM
munity of Htlers little helpers and make it truly
an arsenal of democracy.
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man, Mrs. Lillian K. Washer; Par
ent and Family Life Education,
chairman. Mrs. Frances Pettengill.
Speakers during these sessions in
cluded DR.. Howard Y. McClusky,
professor Of Educational Phycholo-
gy, u. Of NJ; DR.. Z. Lee Vincent,
Merrill Palmer School; Mr.. Robert
II. McRse, director Council OF So
cial Agencies Of Metropolitan De.
troit; DR.. Herbert B. Hudnut, Wood
ward Avenue Presby erian church,
Eleanore l.. Hutzel. director. Wom-
ems Division OF the Detroit Police
Dept; Arthur E. Moore, Judge OF
Probate, Oakland County; Mrs. Os-
car C. Stsrrett, Public Welfare
Commission. Fritz Redl, Associate
Professor OF Social Work. Wayne
u; Lewis Lsrkin. Co-ordinator.
Northern Area Project; and Mrs.
Dorothy Waldo Philips. Specialist
Youth Guidance.
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FOND HOPE

With the opening of the annual convention Of the
UAW-CIO in Buffalo, New York, this week, the
colored community is extremely hopeful that the
leaders of labor will arrive at some formula for
preventing the recurrence of the vicious hate
strikes which have demoralized Negro workers and
impeded the war effort. In the last few months the
anti-Negro elements within the ranks of organized
labor have conspired to set up anew the principle
of white supremacy" and to dsqualify their Negro
union brothers.
These fascist elements are eager to seize power
in great democratic union and they must be fought
by all workers, white we'll as black, who want to
realize industrial democracy in this country Today
the UAW-CIO embraces thousands of workers who
have entered industry for the first time and many
have brought with them anti-democratic traditions
which clash with true trade unionsm The million
odd members of the UAW-CIO can become a bull
wark of strength for the democratic and they
must not be permitted to fall victim to the specous
doctrines of the Khan demagogues who want to
build fascist America.
great effort will be made by the liberal and
progressive elements within the union to give Off
cial representation to the minority groups on the
Executive Board of the international. Should this
come to pass it would be tribute to the union spirit
of fairpay and tribute also to the Negro workers
who have become conscious Of their responsibilities
as members of great labor movement.
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Community Study
Published By L. U.

LANGSTON. Okla. (ANP)-"Cul-
ture OF a Contemporary All-Negro
Community" is the title OF recent
research study published by Lang
ston university. The community
studied is Langston, and the re-
search workers who collected and
interpreted the material for pub.
LEGATION are NJ, c. Hill, professor
OF sociology al Langston. and Mrs.
Thelma Ackiss. formerly instructor
in social science,
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sl67 OF course, each baby and
small tot present was presented with
their parents, grandmother, and so
on. 1t was very unique service,
and a pretty one too. for couldn't
tell TO save me whether some Of
the sweet young mothers were big
sisters, college goods, or high school
girls attending church with their
smaller sisters and brothers. The
grandmothers who proudly pre-
sented their cherubs, looked young
apd sophisticated.
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SOMEONE TO BE
PROUD OF

The citizens OF Highland Park
have many things to be proud We
often boast OF our young people ard
u their achievements in various
vacations and what have you. Today
We are justly proud Of one OF our
wealthy senior bachelors in the
person OF Robert I. Walker, Of
Berea Methodist church. and a res
iient OF Thomas avenue, who in
the Third War Loan Drive pur-
chased and paid cash $1,000 in war
bonds.