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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Utica Veterans Plan
Armisiiee Day Parade

The Victor Rick American
Legion Post of Utica will cele-
brate Armistice Day with pa
rade which, owing TO war con-
ditions, will be held this year on
the preceding Sunday, Nov. 7.
The line of march will form at
200 p. m. and will include mem
bers of the Red Cross, Boy
Scouts, civic groups and a drum
and bugle corps. More detailed
announcement next week.
The Red Cross knitting club
will meet with Mrs. c. NJ Fos-
ter, 4577 Cass street, on Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. 2.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Admits Car Theft;
Held for Sentence

Pleading guilty today before
Circuit judge Neil F. Reid, to
unlawfully driving away an au-
tomobile. John Brecker, 18, OF
1927 Superior avenue, Center
Line, is being held by the sher-
If in lieu Of 50 900 bail, pend
ing sentence. He was arrested on
October l By Vern LumeX of the
Warren township police after
making off with car owned by
LaVerne Crouchman.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Local Man Listed
Missing in Atiion

Among the 352 men listed TO-
day by the War Department as
missing In action IN the Euro
pesn and Mediterranean area,
one local man, Cpl Martin l..
UlliCny was named He IS the
nephew of Mrs Mary Luptsk,
1859 Mount Clemens road, in
Utica.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Two Admit Car Theft;
Third Fights CHARGE

Clarence Albert Bury and
William F. Miller, both 81, of
Detroit, are today in the county
Jail in lieu of posting a $4,000
bound each, after being re-
manded for sentence by Circuit
Judge Neil f. Reid, before whom
they pleaded guilty Thursday to
unlawfully driving away an au-
tomobile.
They were arrested together
with Clarence Piotrowski on
October d while attempting to
sell four tires which they had
stripped off the stolen vehicle,
TO an auto dealer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Gets Probation
i'm 4 AZ II Case

Luther = Grauy, OF 81 =
Broadway. today is out on three
wears probation. after yesterday
pleading guilty before Circuit
Judcr Mel T. Reid TO charges of
assault with a dangerous Wcap-
or lie was charged with assault
1ng Mount Clemens youth,
Jack Garycy bat claimed ne
had no knowledge Of the Incl
dent and was probably lntoNi-
Gated AZ the time Judge Reid
ordered ham Go pay court costs.
and restitution 90 Carney for
clothing DESTROYED.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
DECREE GRANTED

A divorce decree was granted
yesterday by Circuit Judge Neil
+. Reid TO Ann Sterling from
Oliver Sterling Married since
June 2, 1882, the mother was
given custody of their five chill
dren, whose ages range from
four TO ten years old.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Aged Man Denies
Indeceney Charge

Charged with gross indecency
on October 4th in Warren town
ship, Albert Diamond, II, of
1919 Tyford street, Detroit, to-
day pleaded not guilty before
Circuit Judge Neil E. Reid. and
is being held pending trial.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
TRAFFIC CHARGE

Edwin J. Laubahental, 81, Of
22930 Automobile street, Van
Dyke, Is today being held by
deputy sheriffs for investigation
after being arrested on a traffic
charge at $50 a, m. this morn
ing by Officer Cole of the War
rem township police.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Yarns



CIent Hindus first put the curse
ON thirteen, when men count 1
with sticks. The number twelve
was called divine because it
could be divided neatly into ma
gic good luck symbols Of trian-
giles cor squares Thirteen spoiled
the pattern and was called Ia
boo
The good-luck horseshoe.
This is one Of the favorite SUI
pcrSttions Of man, with many
claims 90 fame The horseshoe is
shaped like a crescent. a good
luck sign in all folklore. II has
four nails on one side, three on
the other, adding up 10 lucky
seven And il is made Of iron,
the metal of the gods which
came down from Olympus with
the thundcrbolts.
She lucky rabbit foot. The
ancicnts decreed the left hind
foot of "a rabbit countercharm
against the evil eye Rabbits
were believed 20 have the pow
crs of the EVIL eye because
their Young were born with
their eyes open
UNLUCKY LADDERS
6-Walking under ladder.
In the ancient Orient. when
criminals were executed by
hanging from the seventh rung
of ladder. 1t was believed that
evil spirits fingered near and
sudden death was catching
-" Keep your fingers cross
ed" Everybody says IT, when
wooing good luck. It's a modern
expression Of the Oldest good
omen Of them all, the sign of
the cross. the symbol Of man
with his arms outstretched, APP
pealng 10 the heavens for help
i'm time Of trouble
8-Ihe hat on the bed. The
ancient Chinese believed evil
spirits dwelt in the hair, and
some Of the invisible imps might
remain n the hat Thus II hat
were placed on a bed, the occu-
pant Of the bed might expect
the worst,
SALTY SUPERSTITION
Splitting salt. Among the
early Romans. salt was scarce,
and therefore precious. Workers
received part of their wages IN
salt and the weekly pay
check is still called salary.
Hence spilling salt in those days
was serious matter, and
quarrel was fairly sure 10 fol
low. Tie ritual of tossing II over
the left shoulder is based on
the ancient belief that evil splr-
its congregate on the left. like
kIbitzcrs. and that salt, believed
divine because Of its contact
with the sea. scared them away
lO-The four-Ieaf clover. The
ancieuts believed Eve took c
four-leaf clover with her Wher
she lett Paradise We Of the
twentieth century still hold tC
the ancient ditty:
One leaf for fame,
One leaf for wealth,
One leaf for a faithful lover
And one leaf to bring glori
Gus health
Are all in a four leaf clover.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29
Safety Patrol Boys,
Not Scouts, Found Glue

Contrary to reports concern
ing the location of mans cloth
ing Thursday morning on the
Clinton river bank, nine Trinity
Lutheran school pupils, today
pointed out that they - not
Boy Scouts - had made the dis
covery and notified police. AS
a result officers were able to re-
cover the body of Birmingham
man from the river.
The boys, members of their
school safety patrol. are: Leon
ard Schmidt, Arnold Weiss,
Frederick Jordan, Don Meitz,
Marvin Finley, Harry Schott
Clendon Krause, Milton Stencil
and Harold Kraatz.
The California condor is the
larUaS+ f1,-i,,o lDfrd of +ha north
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-29

The California condor is the
largest flying bird of the north
ern hemisphere.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
Race Relations Good At
UAW-CIO Field Day Meet

by the fearful that we were bor-
rowing trouble after il became
known that Belle Isle. where the
June riots were reported TO have
started was 10 be The scene OF the
fed DAY program.
But trouble simply did not ap-
pear. Negro workers and white
workers. their wives and their kids
played together. watched together,
p.cricked together, marched To-
gether.
we arc proud OF this record be-
cause We believe II IS Still another
demonstration Of the intelligent.
realistic approach our lnion has. II
undcrhncS effectively President r.
J. Thomas S-point rrosram, ola rcd
the city al the time Of the riots.
And il is the most cffe tive answer
possible 10 the basclcss differences
IN The Downing report that the Ne
gro people are irresponsible who
deliberately. seize every opportun-
i,y 10 inclie violence"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

We take our hat of again TO
charming Claire Booth Luce who
despite her Tory background and
associates still manages to make a
sane. democratic aps to the
American people on occasion.
Mrs. Luce annoyed US very mt Oh
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
.RAPS'
ENDORSEMENT.
CoRd 4iilna = q ID
And Charges Direct
Violations

The following statement was re-
leased for publication today by
Shelton Tapes, recording secretary
OF Ford Local No. 800. whose 154
delegates to the JAWS Buffalo
Convention are the object OF a
sharp struggle:
Percy Llewcllyn's endorsement
OF r. T. Leonard for secretary
treasurer OF the JAW is not the Of
fetal stand of Local No. 600, lis
executive board or its General
Council. and it is in direct viola
ton of a resolution recently adopt
cd unanimously by the General
Council, highest body OF our local,
condemning faciionaliSn of every
kind and calling for unity among
all workers in order that we may
win this war and build the labor
movement. Unity in our local was
not toStered when Leonard made
his decker with Brother Llewellyn.
AS secretary of Local 500. it is
my position that the Buffalo Con-
vention must be united, and that
delegates must be free 10 speak their
own minds, choose their candidates
on the basis Of principle and not on
the basis OF cheap power politics
such as Leonard is attempting in
our local. We must avoid factional
pickering az all costs. and emerge
from the convention united with z.
J. Thomas and the support for CIO
polic1es and President Roosevelt
which he perSonities.
On the question OF George Ad-
dcs, / agree with Bill Grant, our
financial secretary, that vast II =
jority OF Ford workers know he has
done an able job, carrying out his
duties faithfully and efficiently. We
do not propose 10 sacrifice his
splendid record OF performance on
the furnished altar OF the job-seek-
ing program OF the ambitious Leon
ard Reuthcr clique
tsigned) SHELTON Tapes
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
BY JOHN T. WOODS

SELFRIDGE FIELD - Found
guilty OF assault upon Private
william r. McRae with intent to
do him bodily harm but guilty Of
carelessly dischsrging pistol by
reason OF which McRae was
wounded on the early morning Of
last May 5. Col. William T. Coli
man. former commander OF Sci.
fridge Field. was reduced to tho
rank OF captain and denied elisi-
biuty to promotions for three years.
by court martial Tuesday.
The shooting Of McRae was one %
the five violations OF five articles
of war from which the former com~
handing officer at the air base was
convicted. He was also found guilty
Of four charges of drunkenness. but
not OF conduct unbecoming an
officer. since. according to the find.
ingS OF the cour1martisi. he was
not on duty as commander OF the
air base While under the influences
VI llQIOT.
Starts Investigation
Colman. whose shooting of Me-
Rae touched OFT an Investigation OF
alleged irregularities at Selfridge
Field, was tried on - charges of
violations OF the five articles OF war.
He was found not guilty on y
charges, guilty OF FIVE. and one was
noile pressed, that being the charge
OF being drunk and disorderly at
the Oscoda' air base. April 20. All
charges of which he was convicted
were violations OF the e5th article
OF war.
Had he been convicted OF the Goth
article. dishonorable discharge from
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

Concrete evidence that there can
be a democratic relationship be-
tween Negroes and whites Was Of
fered a; the field day meet spon-
scrcd Sunday by Ford Loeal 500,
UAW-ClO.
Because OF the harmonious rela-
tioaShip with no difficulties mdrrIng
the enjoyment Of the large crowd
which had. gathered on Belle Isle.
the following statement VAS issued
by the field day committee. consist
ing OF Andy Dowar. chairman; Rob-
crit Berg. secretary; Thomas Spow-
arr. Ruth Schwartz, John Gallo.
Peter Kssper. John Judge, Roscoe
Lewis, Pat Hamilton. and Al Leg
gst:
I'VE want the general public 20
know sbou; our Belle Isle Field
day on Sunday Sept IL because
We believe i, is the best possible
retuts,ion of the Bowling report on
the June riots. We believe II proves
once sAin That the CLOS approach
10 the question OF racial miuoriiies
is absolutely correct: no d.scrimi-
nation.
Although there were $4,000 men,
women and children. Negroes and
whites. at the athletic field for our
orogram Of events, there vas not
a single untowsrd incident to mar
the day.
Police on duty in the park re-
eeived not single call TO Ceal With
fights There was absolutely nc
spiri. o! hostility manifested al any
time between groups.
We had been warned repeatedly
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
YOUNG WOMAN
DIES; LEAPED
TO HER DEATH

A 29.year-old woman. said 10
have been i'll for several lays lcapcd
TO her death from the second story
window OF her apartment last week
few minutes before anxious
friends missed her.
Reported dead after she had
landed on her head was Mrs.
Avcrilc B. Mckinney OF $50 F. Can
field avenue. An autopsy report dis
closed that she had di-, from the
effects OF shock and hemorrhage
following a skull fracture and crush
ing injuries TO the chest.
Police learned that she had been
i'll and confined 10 her bed or sew
eral days. She left her .droom
and went 10 a front room of the
apartment TO set a handkerchief.
However. 4 few minutes late,
friends anxious over her atserce
from the bedroom arrived in the
front room just in time TO sec her
leap from the second story window
% the apartment
She was dead on sdmittance 10
Receiving hospital, where her body
was later identified by William Nc
Kinney OF the above address.
Two others whom police say at
tempted suicide last week we're IS
telle Evans. 81. Of 245l ST. Aubin,
who repeatedly took lniment FOL
lowing an argument with her hus-
band.
The other suicide attempts were
that OF Johnnie Mac Harris. 20, oil
1857 Livingstone. taken to get aid
by her husband. Eddie. Police say
she took ySoL
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

Negro Editors Greet
Lieut.. Colonel DaIisI

tenant Colonel II "a kSli. II.
who has Just returned from North
Africa where he was the Command
ing Officer OF the famed 9sth Pur-
suit Squadron which bombed the
island stepping stones to Italy out
OF the war.
Meeting in the press conference
room OF the Secretary Of War, Col
onel Davis. Jr. who was accompan-
led by his distinguished father,
Brigadier General Davis, Sr.. thrilled
the editors with his account OF his
experiences as leader OF the frst
Negro flying unit il. the history OF
the United States Army.
GOES TO SELFRIDGE
Wearing the Oak Leaf Cluster
which was awarded lim in North
Africa on August 20, 1913. Colonel
Davis. in a modest but assured man.
ner. related the highligh;S OF his
experiences in combat with the
Nszi sirmen ard paid a glowing
tribute 10 his mon who lived UP 10
the highest expectations OF the Ne
gro people. The West Point grad
uate revealed that he had been as
signed TO the 332nd Air Group now
training at Selfridgc Field and
stated that he expected 20 JOIN the
group within few days.
500 SORTIES
Following the reading OF pre-
pared statement which appears else
where in this issue OF the Michigan
Chronicle. the Colonel was ques-
toned at length by the Negro news
papermen. He stated that his men
had averaged 800 Sor;ies each
against the enemy since being sta
toned in North Africa
When asked about the fighting
ability CT the enemy airmen. the
young Colonel stated that the Nazi:
were tougher than the Italians bu'
none Of them seem 20 have any
desire 10 fight il o With the Amer
lean flyers. He denied that he hac
been wounded and related one in
cident in which he ran afoul {
ditch and cracked up but without
injury to himself.
GOOD RELATIONS
The editors were anxious 10 lcsrr
OF the relations between the Negro
airmen and their fellow country
men and Colonel Davis stated With
out hesitation that their relation
ship with the whites were OF ;ht
/ finest. A; first, the whites were GU
rious and as they came 10 know
them, this curiosity turned 10 rea
] II lCIluSNiDt luG SOiOslNl ANNbaA y "a
The prepared text OF the Coloneli
speech appears elsewhere in thu
issue OF the Chronicle.
Among the editors and publisher
attending the War Department con
ference were. Carl Murphy, RoSco'
Dungee. {. A. Franklin. Louis Mar
tin. Eustace Gay. J E. Mitchell
Carter Wesley. Olive DISCS. Harr,
McAlrin, Charles Browning. p. L
Praitis, william walker. Franz
Stanley. Ludlow Werner. Juliu
Adams. 2 B. Young. Fred Williams
Truman Templeton aud Cla-de Bar
nett
Truman Gibson, the Ciyihal
Aide 10 the Secretary OF War. Cap
tain Homer Roberts and lieuienan
Daniel Day represented the Wa
/ Department at the conference ,on
with Major General SuTleG
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
THE
THE
FORWA ARD
NJ ARCH
By John EDWARDS

In his press conference at Wash
ington last Friday, Lieutenant Col
oncl Benjamin Davis, Jr.. who has
recently returned from Italy where
he was in command OF the famed
qsth Pursuit Squadron. paid law
ish tribute 10 that darling o. the
prc-war Paris stage, Josephine
Baker. Colonel Davis stated that
Miss Baker insisted on presenting
several different groups c. our OF
ficers TO the prominent French and
Arab families in the town o. Fcz."
Miss Baker left Broadway -. the
more liberal Paris and then Hitler
came and she sought refuge in
North Africa. She knows Intimately
what fascism really means. at home
and abroad.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
Jobs Of RACE
IN POST WAR
IS Big ISSUE
Anti-NegrO Bloc Among
Workers Must Be
Stopped

A new post on the Intcrnationa!
Executive Board of the UAW-CIO
which will meet the needs OF the
union in this emergency and stem
the tide of the anti-Negro move
ment which has resulted in serious
hate strikes in the auto industry
was advocated this week by the
veteran labor leader Walter Hardin
AMI Horace Sheffield OF the Inter-
national staff.
A Million Members
Over q million members are
paying dues In the UAW-CIO today
and the role Of the Negro worker
I'm the post war period Is expected
10 depend upon the manner In
which racial problems are settled
now. The importance Of the issue Is
described In . formal statement
which was made TO the Michigan
Chronicle last Tuesday by Messrs.
Hardin and Sheffield. The COM
plete statement follows:
The eighth annual convention o.!
the UAW-CIO. converting in
Buffalo October 4. will unqucstion-
ably be the sounding board affecting
the basic welfare o. more workers
than any PREVIOUS labor gathering
in the history Of America. Negro
labor should at once begin the task
OF making clear every issue tina.
will effect productive labor. Many
OF these issues may appear insig-
nifcant on the surface and as it
stands TODAY. many OF our Negro
delegates are expressing little con-
Germ about this coming event. How
ever. there are few OF these issues
that seemingly have captured the
attention OF an appreciative. seq
ment OF our membership. Tops
among these is the question OF a
Negro being elected to some official
position in the coming convention
In spite OF the Importance OF
such a post already we are begin
ming 10 find this issue badly dis
torted. Some are commenting upon
a board member-at-large. Others
are suggesting that we have a
Negro vice president. while another
division 10 engaged In trying 70
decide what person b best qualified
for The poSk kxparf4ace x G1d
! 1s r.
0rr XrtSnlxa tfonsi. strssethrA. 'vesy
dangeronsly thfeatens our present
ambitions. r.
Personally. I feel that there Is a
need for official representation on
the part OF Negroes in our union.
May I further add, that the usual
accepted procedure OF the organized
labor movement, in drafting its
leadership from the ranks. is ex-
tremcly remote. 80 far as Negroes
are concerned. This circumstance is
based upon two vital conditions.
The increased tension OF the race
evil caused by the WAT ? The slow
progress in the development OF
Negro leadership in any OF our
regions, makes il obvious that a
Negro will not be able TO rise
through these conflicting and COM
peti,ive difficulties. for some time
10 come. This leads me TO believe
that. il we arc TO develop broader
leadership among minorities we
must establish some provision with
in the constitution OF our union, for
such development am further OF
the opinion, that il Negroes arc 10
win Official representation. We mus,
j. .mcdiaicly unite our interest in
the direction OF a constitutional
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

Captain; Freed OF
Other Charges
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON - The army
court martial action In the case
Of Col. william T. Colman was
denounced Tuesday by Rep. Paul
w. Shaier (R.Mich.) rs disgust
ingly inadequate" Shafer said he
will reopen his own investigation
Of Selfridge Field irregularities
unless the army goes ahead with
a further inquiry. Shafer asked
how people can have faith In our
military when that kind Of .
sentence is dealt 10 an officer who
has shot = private under his COM
mand."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
DETROIT
This Week.

Tuesday-Every Week: Commit
tee Of Racial meeting. Central
Y.w.C.A., at 8 pm.
wednesday-Every Week: Book
or T. Washington Trade Associations
Luncheon. Y.w.c.A. IL o'clock.
Saturday. Sept 10. Ford Workers
Progressive club dance. Mirror
Ballroom, from Q pm. 10 2 am.
Wednesday. September q: Boy.
ard Rus,in OF Fellowship OF Re-
cancellation. to speak at 81 Antoine
branch Y.M.c-Aa n To pm
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
Dewey Appoints Negro
City Court Justice

ALBANY. ". "a former senior
assistant districts attorney OF New
York County was appointed justice
" the city court by Gov. Thomas
=. Dewey. this week The appoin-
Zee to the Sl7.5O0 job is Francis
Ellis Rivers. so. Of New York City.
we'll known lawyer and civic and
frs.erna, leader The appointment
was announced by Gov. Deweys
oalce MJn51y morning,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
Sgt. Carter Transferred

FORT DIES MONIES. la.-Sgt
Vera Carter. 9il8 John r. Detroit.
Mich. is included in the group OF
Negro members Of the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps ass gned TO
duty at Camp Sibert. Ala. She re-
ceived her WAC training at First
WAC Training Center, Fort Des
MosBes. la.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
Race BOmbardiers
Will Get Training

WASHINGTON - Negro cadets
will be ,sent to Fort Dodge. Hans,
or Del Rio. Texas. 10 commence
training in B-26 transition school
with the objective the command Of
BPS bombcrs.
The War Department made 1t
clear that these cadets will receive
all their training along with white
students. and that crews for this
bombsrdment group are now study
ing radio. aviation mechanics. cleo
tricsl work and armor at Lincoln.
Chanutc. and Lowry Fields.