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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
The Negro Press

WE ARE ABOUT to observe another annu-
al Negro Newspaper Week, from Febru-
airy 20 through March l. 1t is appropriate
that this recognition be given, for our news
papers are too often neglected and forgot
ten. The Negro press is constantly on guard
to protect and advance the welfare of our
people-not just one week, but fifty-two
weeks every year.
All progressive minority groups have
their own newspapers. 1t is essential that
they should. No minority people can depend
upon newspapers Of any other group to pro-
tect their interests, stimulate their business
establishments crystaize public sentiment
in their favor and to interpret them to the
world as efficiently and sympathetically as
their own press.
When any minority people lose interest
in their own newspapers or whenever they
are forced to cease publishing them, thatpeo-
pie begins to go backwards. Hitler knew
this, for when he conquered the small neigh
boring nations of Europe, one of the first
things he did after occupying those countries
was to abolish their native newspapers and
substitute them with Nazi-controled journ-
ais.
The Negro newspapers of our country
have done and are doing an indispensable
work They deserve the fullest support of
the masses Of our people and our business
leaders. Our newspapers not only keep the
race and the general public informed con-
corning news and issues Of vital import to
Negroes each week, but wage a constant cru
SADIE against injustice prejudice and intol-
erance. They also seek to open up new eco
nomic opportunities to the race, while at the
same time providing profitable positions for
many hundreds of our young men and wom-
en- in the newspaper and printing industry
If you are not already a regular sub
scriber to some representative Negro news
paper. take out a subscription this week. If
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
The Price We
Have To Paw

Liberty is the word for free peo-
pie this time and day.
Folly must never become a hobby.
as George Washington would say
Life is so short, time passes so
fast
IL We intend to preserve liberty
We have to sacrifice maybe.
aghast,
When democracy is proclaimed
and peace is here again
Then maybe people can realize
why we had TO win.
Ration books aren't so bad. II you
know what / mean.
But, the boys in uniform are max
ing IL possible by manning
those machines.
So stop complaining, get in there
and sit tight
Because that's the only way ws
will win this fight.
Hold your chin up and be brave.
l don't know why
Because I'm sure We live In de-
mocracy and we don't want 10
become a slave.
Ihat will be the price we have 70
paw.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27

you are in business and are
not already advertising in
the Negro press, start adver-
Using now. 1t will help your
business and make the Ne
gro press stronger. If you
are in charge of directing
publicity for organizations
with which you are affiliat-
ed, give a fair share of your
printing to the job-printing
departments of the news
papers which publish your
news from week to week.
Your job-printing patronage
will help our newspapers to
help you more and more.
AS you join with the tens
of thousands of other men,
bers Of our race in observing
this annual Negro Newspa-
per Week, remember your
hometown newspaper, The
Detroit Tribune. 1t is the
only Negro newspaper which
is owned, edited, published
and printed in Detroit by
Our people.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
A NON-PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
WEEKLY COMMENT
By FRED HART WILLIAMS. Associate Editor

the list" that Is. the mama =.
the successful candidate for .,''
service Job. appearing al hs. NV
of the list. will be the one 10 !.
ceive the position. We have rss
son to believe that II the afIrs,s
name TO appear at the head =,
the list as having successfu,,s
passed" the civil service e,s~
bore earmarks OF color" that ~
OF she so-called first" would \.
out OF luck insofar as being s,.
cerely considered for the no,l
ton.
liy The Way
II has been said THAT "a wis.
man changes his mind, fol
never," Not considering on,'
selves in either mold. we hsv.
since arrived at the opinion ma,
any proposed change in tho prss'
ent Wayne County governmsp,
should be voted upon by colorss
voters II and when such mesa
arises. We are frank to COMES.
that In the beginning we ws,.
opposed TO revamping of W1yps
County government. We toos
friendly issue with our friend and
contemporary columnist. the Rev
Horace White. because he wm
among the very. very few men
OF color who had courage enough
TO come out openly for proposed
changing OF the County govern.
ment. Herewith we offer Horace
Oh apology even though al M
time in our years OF acquaintance
have we become vituperatiye or
personal in any opposing yiews
on any question either Of color,
race. labor or politics. or re-
ligion.
"S0ciai Equality
OUR FRIEND and fellow col.
umnlst George S. Schuyler, in hls
column OF the past week writes
tellingly on the question Of so
cial equality" You can count on
the fingers OF one hand and then
have a digit or two to spare any
ether man OF color OF prominencs
10 come out as openly and ex-
press himself as George on this
question" which after all is the
basis OF all family happi-
ness and congeniality.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
When The Din Of
Battle Shall Cease
By NATALIE MATTHEWs

~ NAA ALhL MA INV
Let us sing OF fair dawning to-
morrow,
When the din OF battle shan
cease:
When Joy shall erase all our sOr-
rows.
And the world shall again know
peace.
Let us sing though the feariul
war cry
Still rises loud and strong,
And sons Of freedom for freedom
yet die, 81,
That the world shall sing a ne"
song.
Let us sing while we march on
to battle,
Pressing forward not knowing de-
feat.
Let our voices rise over the rat
tie
or the enemy's trampIng retreat
Let us sing song Of all nations
n song OF resounding peace,
or justice without cessation, :,
When the Din OF battle sna"
cease.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
Money Talks
WHAT ANNUAL interest rates are
w Won having when YOU borrow

WHAT ANNUAL interest rates are
W you paying when you borrow
money?
DO you know what you pay when
you borrow from a loan company?
What interest do you pay when
you buy a used car, furniture. re-
frigerator. furnace. or anything
else on the installment plan?
DO you know the legal rate OF
interest for money borrowed at
the traditional bank cannot exceed
I per cent per year?
DO you know that the interest on
the money borrowed. for the build
ing of the Brewster project was
less than 3 per cent per year?
DO you know that many folks
pay so per cent per year and some
times more. when they borrow
money or buy on the installment
plan?
This writer is going to run a Sc
ries Of weekly articles on the SUBJ
ject OF interest. We hope at the
end OF the series that most read
ers will be able TO figure out just
what rates OF interest they pay.
We hope each week TO have one
or more examples taken from ac-
tual experience OF our speakers.
You can help by writing the paper
stating the amount you borrowed, or
the unpaid balance on your install
ment purchase: the amount OF the
monthly payments: and the num-
Der Of payments you have to make.
In the next issue, you will find the
problem worked out so you will
know the amount OF interest you
are paying. We assure you tina.
your name and the name of the
business or person making the loan
will not be used. We do want the
problems to be real.
We are going TO use very sim
pie method for finding the annual
interest rate, which Is close enough
10 being exact FOR our purpose.
The answers will be approximately
right. Our reason for this Is to
give you simple and useable way
TO work out your own rate OF IN
terest in the future.
Our first question comes from
ono OF our business men. He has
had many years dealing with our
people and has the confidence and
respect OF everyone. This means
that his credit is good. Recently
he needed money and borrowed
from an established concern the
sum OF $500. lie is paying Il back
at the rate OF s33.1s per month
for a period OF Is months. Just
what annual rate OF interest does
this business man pay?
In the first place, he Is having
back $Sl.15 times Is, or S5s7. "a.
This means he is paying s56O7O
less $500 (the amount borrowedl
or sl6O.7O. From this deduct s25
insurance charges. But he didn't
have the 1900 over the whole per-
Tod OF time.
AZ the end of the first month he
paid back lis OF this amount and
at the end OF the second month he
did the same, so that at the last
month he was only using lis OF
the amount Approximately. he
had half the $500 or $500 over the
period OF time. For this 5000 he
paid siS5.7O for the Is months.
Dividing 1850 by 200 we find that
rate OF interest for the Is months
20 be 6S per cent and for n year
TO get the annual rate. Il would be
z-s OF IS per cent or As per cent.
Hence this business man Is ps,-
ing IS per cent TO borrow money
II he had to do this very often. /
am sure he would not be able m
Keep IN business long. Compare
tnis ~ per cent with the legal rate
% , per cant Or The amount The
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
BY GOLD Gov
LET Us BECOME INTEREST
MINDED

Government pays per cent
Here is one from a householder.
Work it out and send in your an.
swer and We will publish the cor
rect answer in a later issue.
This householder buys stoya
She finds the cash price is $50 but
not having this much money she
takes II on the installment plan.
paying S. down and IS per month
for six months. What do you
think she pays as her annual rate
OF interest?
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27

HARTFORD - fANP) = A'iy'
Howard p. Drew. nationally "a
nous runner, Issued draft pape"
TO his son. Howard p. Drew u,
at selective service headQusrterN
recently. Atty. Drew II q mem
Der 81 The sslsotivs ssryics sosfo'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
BY GEORGE F. McCRAY
(For AMP
NEGRO FORGING AHEAD IN THE
LABOR MOVEMENT

OSCAR WILSON. Negro. international representa-
tive. and executive board member OF the CLOS
Packinghouse Organizing committee reports that OF
some 500 delegates attending the unions wage and
policy conference. nearly 100 were Negroes.
The conference met in Chicago. Feb 1920 nclu-
sve Negro union leaders playing leading
role in guiding the union to adopt new wage and
collective bargaining policies. to cope with the
refusal OF the War Labor board to grant a badly
needed 5E cents per hour wage increase to 10000
Negro and white workers in the packing industry.
The union is expected to restate its demand for a
wage increase on the basis Of a constantly rising
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
SOME OUTSTANDING
NEGRO OFFICIALS

A CANVASS OF the delegates revealed a majority OF
n the Negroes attending the conference were I'M
ion presidents and secretaries. Some OF these Ne
groes are presidents of the largest local unions In
the meat packing industry. In Chicago. for exam
pie where roughly 5000 Negro workers are employ
ed in the industry, Negro leaders are the official
spokesmen for over $4,000 in four plants alone.
Heading the list was Doc Williams, president OF
a local having 5000 members at Wilson e. Co.; JEFF
Becklcy heads local Of 1000 members at Armour
& Co.: Phil Weghtman leads local union OF 1000
employees OF Swift & Co.. and at the Cudahy Pack
ing company Ben Collins is official spokesman for l.
200 workers. Even in the smaller plants like Peter
Brennan and Illinois Packing So, for example, the
presidents are Negroes. Minor positions in the I'M
ion held by the Negro brothers too numerous to
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
Peoples
Daily Doiings
BY ISAAC JONES

The Word ~NegrO' On Iriai
In The East
DEADERS OF this column Will re-
N call several weeks ago that l
mentioned that an eastern color
ed newspaper asked a number OF
readers which they would prefer
TO be called "Colored or Negro.
Ninety-nine per cent OF those in
terviewed selected the word col
ored." Since that time a NUMBER
OF letters have appeared in the let
ter box OF this eastern weekly from
its readers on that vital question
,at least il should be- there have
been a number OF articles written
on the subject and indications are
that the colored people of the east
have decided to do away with that
old slavery given word Negro
one reader OF this paper in a
letter TO the editor pointed out how
foolish il was TO raise the question
among its readers on the Negro VS..
Coloredr find out that the ma
jorlty OF the readers OF this paper
favor the word "colored' ana the
newspaper continues to use the
word Negro" This reader stated
in part. The term Negro was
used 627 times in last weeks issue
of your newspaper. As a matter
OF fact. am under the impression
that most Of your reporters are
-bfto 90
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
President Carries His Valet
On Trip To Africa

WHEN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
=" made his recent trip TO North
Africa where he conferred with
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
and other war leaders, he carried
his valet right along. mis- name
is Arthur Prettyman. who is a coll
ored man. This was his first air
plane trip. but he had crossed the
ocean before. Roosevelt was In
the Navy for 20 years before retir-
ing.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
Fight Separate Bus System
In Texas City

VOU WILL RECALL the writer
mentioned in this column last
week about a new twist in Jim
crowism started In Beaumont,
Texas. Black buses for colored
people and white buses for white
folk. Well, the colored people held
a meeting on this matter and have
taken their objection TO the city
officials. The separate bus system
(which is a disgrace to a free ma
tom has caused much confusion.
Report state that the black buses
designed for our folk do not run
as regularly as the white folk
buses. Our group Is late for work.
When one is in a hurry It takes
much longer TO reach his destina-
ton because OF prejudiced-minded
city officials. Texas white folk may
be satisfied with such treatment
OF colored people, but our race
and God Almighty above is not
pleased. No wonder the world is in
such condition today--the worst
ie IN cOme
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-02-27
Colored Folk organize To Fight
Prejudice In Ohio City


YOURS TRULY sat is his office a
few days ago and had a long
talk with a friend from Spring
field, Ohio. tThe county seat or
Ohios prejudice.) lie related how
colored people have been barred
from the theaters there for years.
| mean that II your skin is dark
shows any sign of colored) you
cannot attend any white theater In
Springfield. Ohio.
That kind OF prejudice does not
exist in most southern states. be-
cause our group are allowed 10
view pictures from the balcony
This Ohio city has population OF
about 125,00U. l am told that
about ten thousand members OF
our race make up this number.
There is one small colored theater.
When II is filed colored people Of
that city have 10 wait or seek 9TH
or means OF amusements. The
state of Ohio has civil rights law
but the colored people of Spring
field. seemingly, just found IL out.
Last week, some OF the profession
al and business men got together,
held meeting with the mayor OF
the city, the white newspaper had
reporters there. and carried an
account OF their fight for equal
rights in the land of the free the
home OF the braye-right here in
the North--w which is disgrace
We hope that these people Will
win their fight They have been
given the city officials support and
they will win. II is just too bad
that they have been asleep all Of
these years. however, it's better
late than never. You bet Ills. Good
luck TO their efforts and all the
whites that have join TO help fight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
In Case You Didn't Know

Though Army month, Thomas Burke Carney the basketball referee swell person in company promoted PFC (pvate first ca Ogethorp Georgia where is with the Medical Detacr Cavalry chance in Of1cers Candidate this who knows but 1t be COLONEL Carney year Willie White the heguard, swim
 ping pong basketball baseball football with Johnny Broaca Yankee pitcher and Mike Kapan mddlegt of class and Joe Kwasnews whose the last also keeping game Collins West Devil with Lowell General Hospital hoop squad of the Cocoa K? that he the west coast and to- back bit but there time Ray Robinson would have his hands full oupointng him Concensus of opinion bowling alley resulted in the poponement of the National championships Richmond Va in April Transportation trouble As for the state high school hoop meet the GIG has adopted policy of watchu waiting cannot anything definite whether the tourney
 of at this time Florence Reynolds who lives in Milford but works in Waterbury had local admirers roofing for her to through the state womens head head bowling meet but Jo Marsh of Devcu in strongly in the last three boxes to win the title O and the appaon Queen of the alleys in connec cut for 1043" Final game was 109 to 107
 lucky Noe Dame 60 to 5 in sambango that had thar 1000 fans from the Blue Grass state their feet It ~ that included too 1o Hall took 5Oo game Scranton eastern thriller that needed three points SH tn last minute of play and Bob Wanzer got Fred Lux be dond for being bit cesy today his ad Paul of the Dart mouth swimming team broke the D fros record for 200 yards breast stroke against Pennsylvania Saturday night Time 2309 Wby Ansonia, scheduled Saturday. goes later on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25

Alley Owners Set
 New Time For Bowling Leagues

Very little lack of cooperation has been reported by Waterbury bowling alley owners who have ask ed various leagues rolling on Mon- day nights to take different times on another night during the week; 1; so that the alleys can close on Mon- day, in conjunction with the sug- gestion of Governor Raymond E. Baldwin, toward conservation Of heating facilities; fuel oil in partic- ular.
 Hopeville Pine League of six teams rolling at the Mattatuck al- leys on Mondays will go on Thurs day nights, hereafter at g D. nj. Connecticut Light and Power and other leagues will shift over" as soon as new time can be arranged.
 The K. of o. League at the Grand alleys will roll Tuesday nights at 9:S0 p. m. Charley Bannon an- nounced today; while the following changes have been made at the Sena Recreation and 20th Century alleys:
 The Waterbury Girls Industrial League has been moved from Mon- day to Thursday at p. m. and the Scovill Offlce League to Wednesday at 5:30. and Waterbury Tool Com pany League to Wednesday at g.
 At the 20th Century, the Scovill League of 20 teams has been moved to Wednesday at 2 and 9'p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
Crosby Spirit Set for
 Harding i. :: Anyway:

Well after those Crosby hoop- sters downedA the Tech Tigers Sat- urday night some of the more doubt fal Ivy rooters regained some of their old self assurance. In my opinion, if Crosby hopes to even make dent in the Naugatuck Val ley league they must take their last chance tonight by downing Hard- ing. But this task will not by any means be an easy one. as Harding will have the same and maybe a superior team to that of last week
 The only circumstances that wil. be changed will be that maybe tl.e Crosby squad will be better and they will be clashing on their home court, which is much narrower. than the Harding gym. After the tilt at Bridgeport the other night I will not venture an opinion. The only one I can quote is R. c. who gave Harding the green light in the last game by 6 points. How about it this time. R.SG.9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
Rangers Victims Of Seven Goal Shutout
BY UNITED PRESS

The Red Wings bounced back in- to second place in the/ National Hockey league Sunday night by trouncing the New York Rangers, TO before crowd of ll.4l5 at De- troit. Goalie Johnny Mowers made 21 saves in chalkiug up his fourth shut0ut of the season.
 Left winger Carl Liscombe led the wings with goal in each period. Other Detroit tallies were contributed by Alex Motter and Syd Howe in the first period. Sid Abel in the second and Bill Jennings in the third.
 The Black Hawks scored three times in the second period and once in the final session to defeat the league-leading Boston Bruins, 4sS. before i4.eDi at Chicago. The Bruins led 3-l late ia the second period on goals by Murph Chamberlain, Herb Cain and Flash Hollett, matched only by Max Bentley's marker.
 WIdo FuFpslr put tho Hawks back In the running when no scored at ie:te and nentieyh second score knotied aae count. Red Hamlll hlaelod the winning goal past Frank brimssk early in the final period
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
Crosby Tags Tech Tigers For Decisive Defeat, Via D'Agostino, Reynolds, ConlOn And Fasinelli
FINAL SCORE Crosby 44-Tech Tigers 19

Before crowd of nearly six hun- dred hungry fans, who had come to see this game, those from Tech who still had hopes that the engineers" would throw off those 3 to odds against them, and these from Cros- by who still had sort of a question mark in their minds as to the ont come of the game; saw those Cros- by hoopsters add another team to their list of vanquished opponents, by the very decisive margin of A to 10. Wally "Whitey@ valunas of the Tigers put in the opening points of the game, making two points on fouls. Then "Jocko'' Conlon of Crosby by very fast teamwork, and clever r1laneuvering, tied the score by dropping in well-placed marker And throughout the first period the lead (although not very decisive) |, went from one team to the other. At the beginning of the second quarter q well placed shot via the route of Banron to Cohlon to Fasinelli, saw Crosby take the lead which they managed to hold and increase in the latter course of the game. At the half time, even after the valiant et- forts of Valunas both on the de. fense and on the offenSe, (rnostly on the former), Crosby emerged at the top of a 21 to IA lead. In the second half of this clash, Crosby literally "sprouted wings" by run- ming the score up to S4 to IS, despite the well placed shots of Wolo- shinsky,, Valunas, Papa, and Schia- vone, who threw up the 19 points between them. The odd fact of this game Is that Valunas threw up the most points for his side, all of them being from the foul line. If l am not mistaken, the nine points that Corllon threw up in this game, were the most he has thrown up in any game this season. guess that "Jocko" is trying not to be outdone by his running mate and cc-cap- tain Ugo D'Agostino., According to my calculations they are just about even, because what one lacks in one game. the other makes up for in another game. Although Conlcn seemed unusually accurate Satur- day night. But last but not least are the noteworthy performances of Joe Legs" Bannon who threw up four markers for Old Ivy and that of Teddy Kobrin, who tossed up five aces,
 In the preliminary tilt of the evening, the Crosby Reserves mow- ed down the Tigers from e(across the street) Leavenworth, by a score of 2i to l5. For the Ivy reserves, Surgener stole the show by tossing up 8 points with McTnerney and Cetta throwing lnaflve a piece. For Tech Blackie Meeroplis former play CT of the Enkors, threw in 4 deuces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-25
: Dumb Dan Morgan Chief
 Of Stoltz Rooters Club
NoRAH MCCARTHY

out the Beau Jack one. Allie thought he had a cinch that night and was in the worst shape of his career. -.'.L
 'Now he knows he has to redeem himself and to get back into the lightweight picture. I've been watching him train now for over e month. This time Stolz is ready. I never saw him puEch harder or box better and, outside of Billy Conn, there's no better boxer in the world than Stolz. And don't forget that when a guy has a long winning streak like Pep he's under a strain every time he goes into that ring. Stolz thinks he let all his friends down in the Beau Jack fight and he's out to make up for that showing. He'll take 1t out on Pep. I hope you don't run out of space before get done telling you why Stolz will win this fight, why he'n maybe knock Pep out. Let me tell you about Jack Britton--"