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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
BY HARRY McALPIN
washington Bureau NNPAl

WASHINGTON. D. c. Both
friends and opponents OF the poll
tax bill in the Senate have agreed
upon May 3 as the date on which
the bill will be called up for con-
sideration and debate. according to
Sen. Barkley, majority leader, in
an announcement this week.
Il has been eleven months since
the bill passed the House OF Rep
resentatives. A daisy-chain OF de-
lays has kept the bill from the floor
OF the Senate as opponents spared
for time in order TO further handi-
cap passage OF the measure. This
is at least the fifth date which has
had official or semi-official sanction
All the others have passed and been
accounted for by first one excuse
and another. including Difference
to a new set OF store teeth" for
Sen. Bilbo, who plans TO lead the
filibuSter.
AT the meeting where the date
was decided upon were Sens. Bark
ley ID. Of KY, Mead Cd. OF N.Y..
McCarran Cd. OF New. Mcfarland
Cd. of ArizJ-who favor the bill
and Mcclellan I'd. of Tenn, East
land ID of Miss), Byrd ID. OF Va,
and Russell ID. Of Ga)-who OPP
pose the measure. Sen. Russell is
expected to be floor manager for
the opposition.
A report that the debate will be
limited to 10 days under an agree
ment TO withdraw the measure IL a
cloture motion fails was denied by
Sen. Barley. A similar arrange
ment led to shelving the bill when
it was last before the Senate during
the nth Congress in December 1912
An all-out fight TO pass the bill
was urged upon Sens. Mead and
Barley in a telegram sent by 38
white and Negro delegates. meeting
together in Atlanta, Ga. and rep
resenting $4,000 workers in Vir-
ginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima. Florida. Tennessee. Mississippi
and Louisiana. They we're MEM
bers OF the United Cannery. Agri-
cultural. Packing and Allied Work.
ers OF America. Clio. holding their
first Southern conference and cele-
brating the signing of a contract
with the r. j. Reynolds Tobacco
company, makers OF Camel cigarets,
covering 10000 workers.
During the week. the National
Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax
submitted TO the Senate petitions
from labor, church, legal profession
and Negro leaders demanding en-
actment of the bill and support Of
a motion for cloture il necessary 10
block the planned filibuster
In the meantime. resentment and
opposition TO the proposed picket
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Public Health Notes
By CLEMENT SCOTT, MD, D.P.H.

Until May 8. national publicity is
given 10 cancer. At long last seri-
ously planned campaigns may be
launched. for there is definite as
surance OF cure. Thus far. the pos
sibility of cure is in direct pro-
portion to the early discovery Of
the disease. This fact stresses the
practicability Of specific physical
examination for all persons OF and
over middle age. Ample literature
can be found at health agencies
and particularly at the local cancer
control organizations. The annual
reports regarding cancer appear
alarming as the case and death rates
have grown larger in the past few
years but some comfort may be
gained from the fact that this in
crease in occurrence and fatality
Is G =, in some part. 20 the newer
methods OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cases that previously may have
been overlooked.
That the causative factor OF cam
Ger is still a matter Of theory does
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

men are doing abroad in air, naval,
and combat units.
Campaign workers met at the St.
Antoine Y.MC.A. Monday, May |,
at a May Day" Campaign meeting.
Reporting enthusiastic response TO
the associations program and drive
for $4,000 members, workers indi-
Gated that the drive will be success
full this year. Mr.. Lawrence Milben.
insurance inspector at Great Lakes
Insurance company, gave talk on
How to Sell NA.AC.P. Member
ships" Mr.. Milben stressed sales
approaches and declared that the
NA.A!C.P. memberships virtually
sell themselves.
Campaign material for the $4,000
N.A.A.C.P. membership drive is
rapidly being distributed. said S. c.
Gibbons, chairman Of the drive. In
terested workers and members are
urged TO contact the N.A.AC.P. Of
fee for literature and material.
Because OF the need Of the Detroit
branch now and during the postwar
period. ii is necessary that we Sc
cure $4,000 members in the coming
campaign" said Gibbons.
The drive opens May Is and
closes June II.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
NATIONAL INSURANCE WEEK

The Negro owned and operated insurance COM
panies throughout the country will celebrate their
national week this year beginning May 8. Each
company will launch drive to increase business and
acquaint the general public with the aims and high
standards of their business. T hi is typically
American custom and the fact that these N Negro
businesses have employed the best American tech
niques throws an interesting sidelight on Negro
development in this country.
Despite our anomalous position in this society,
enterprisng Negroes have dared to employ the in
struments of the moneyrulers to amass capital and
get some share of financial power which seemed to
have been reserved for whites only. Today the Ne
gro insurance companies have won tremendous sup
port from Negro wage earners and many of these
insurance organizations are offering services which
would have been unthinkable few decades ago.
We, however, are not so impressed with the
capitalization Of these companies as we are with
the fact that in building and maintaining these inst-
tutions Negroes have demonstrated that they are
fully capable of functoning efficiently in one of the
most complex and technical businesses in American
society. The success of the Negro insurance organ-
cations which have to meet the state and federal
standards as all other companies provides a clear
illustration of the fact that Negroes have the
aptitudes and abilities as any other group in the
country and that If given equal opportunity, they
will measure up to the most eXacting Standards
There was time in this country when the Negro
was credited only with the ability to sing we'll and
little later when Negroes were admitted into the
athletic world, it discovered that he could run
and box. There has been conspiracy against per-
hitting Negroes to exhibit their intellectual abili-
ties for if the Negro measured up to whites in these
respects, the myth of Negro inferiority would be
dissipated.
1t is in the insurance business that many of our
most talented men and women have found an oppor-
tunty to exhibit their genius. The record of our
insurance organizations indicates quite clearly that
those who fear that the Negro is going to make good
after all justified in their fears. These Negro
insurance men have demonstrated the truth Of the
old saying that it is awfully hard to keep good
man down, prejudice and discrimination notwith-
standing.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

not affect the possibility OF man.
agement and control. We ant
forget that as yet no one has been
able 10 define electricity. How
ever. the lack OF explanation does
give the malady an aspect of mys-
terry and discourages many people
from putting up vigorous defense.
The mechanics Of the disease Is
simple and logical. An elementary
explanation can be shown by con-
sidering the healing OF a flesh
W und. Take for example a simple
wound caused by a sharp edged
instrument. Healing begins from
the bottom. with new. matuved cells
being formed and being laid in
regular formation, tier upon tier.
When the skin surface becomes
even. the formation OF new cells
automatically stops. However. in
cancer. new cells are brought in
as IL 10 repair but they are unde-
veloped and i'll formed: they null
tiply very rapidly: they assume no
particular manner OF arrangement
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

and there Is no "shut-off' or tim
err" to stop their growth at any
particular time. Consequently we
have a wild growth composed Of
all types OF cells. the majority of
which are too immature to assume
their intended function. With no
respect for boundaries or limits
thy overcrowd and destroy normal
cells and tissues. The danger Of
this growth would be less IL the
involvement remained localized but
these wild cells sp cad all over the
body, chiefly along the lymph chan
nels involving all glands that at
tempt 10 stop their progress and
forming destructive cancers
u -oughout the entire body. Con-
troll Is most easily attained IL IL is
attempted before this spreading be-
gins.
The death rate Of cancer In De-
troit Is about per 1000 persons
This rate is high even without con-
sidering the fact that these figures
do not include the undiagnosed
cases nor the deaths OF persons
who have cancer but die from other
causes
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
LETTERS TO
1.-THE EDITOR
OPEN LETTER TO DETRoITERs

OFEN LIE EAN NJ
The city officials have promised
that il we do our part, they VIII
do the rest in order to make Ee-
troit second to none when ii comes
TO sanitation. We have observed
that some parts of our city aren't
lust what they should be. II we
like a clean city. There are always
those who care for others and there
are those who care not for others.
Personally | am interested in you
and am in a position to help
you IL you will help me, an en-
plyoee of the D.P.W.
AS you know. from April 20 to
May IA there will be what is known
as Clean Up Week" Now IL you
clean up everything from the front
TO the back OF your lot and put
everything in one pile. regardless
of how much. and keep IL that way,
the city will be able 10 take care 4
il. If you put little here and a
little there, you will never be able
10 keep your place clean. vision
some sections. especially the East
Side. downtown, from the River
North with which | have had rea-
son to become acquainted. What
| believe is we don't really know
what Il would be like to have a
clean city. Observe. il you please,
the clean condition OF Highland
Park and Hamtramck, notwiih-
standing that some parts OF Detroit
are up to this standard. 2
II we would be we'll. y IL takes
sanitation to keep diSease from
spreading. we must Become con-
scious OF keeping Sean. | know
everyone Is busy rand might not
realize conditions. \put | am sure
they would cooperaNs IL this con-
di,ion is made known aud brought
TO their attention. You do your
part and the D.P.W. will do theirs
Sincerely, c. A. Kemp. D.P.W.
Employee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Fair Play Urged
For Negro Md S

The New York County Medical
society last week adopted q resolu.
ton stating that the society favors
the admission Of more qualified
medical schools Of New York coun.
ty. the acceptance Of qualified Ne
groes as internes. residents and
staff members OF hospital STATS. adj
mission 10 membership in national
medical or surgical organizations OF
qualified persons regardless OF race,
creed or color.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Walter White Speaks
Here Friday May 19

Walter White. N.AAC.P. secre-
tary. who has just returned from a
$4,000 mile visit to war fronts where
Negro servicemen are serving. will
report TO members, friends and cam
paign workers Of the NAAC.P at
a mass meeting Friday. May 10. 8
pm, at Bethel AM.E. church. DR..
James J. McClendon, president Of
the Detroit Branch N.A.A.C.P., who
made the announcements, declared
that the N.A.A.C.P. expects more
than 5000 people TO attend the
meeting to hear a frst-hand report
of what Negro sailors and service
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

more and more Americans are beginning to see that
it is more important to keep fascist enemies rather
than patriotic Negroes in their place."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

Use ham or bacon rind water for
Cabbage Soup stock. Cook a pound of
shredded cabbage in the stock and
when the soup is done add dumplslgs
and cook quickly for 10 minutes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

Get the benefit Of Molasses Iron by
using molasses In gingerbread. cup
cakes. rsisin and nut bars. and other
desserts
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
DE CAULLE DEGREES
PURCE OF TRAITORS

Paris. Sept. 5-Gen. Charles de
Gaulle'S government. opening a mer-
CHESS purge of traitor elements, or
-dered the arrest OF many prominent
cOllaborationists tonight and it was
revealed that police had unearthed a
French branch Of the German ges-
tapo accused Of numbering more than
1000 persons and kidnapping De
Gaulle's own niece.
Among the leading collaboration
lists sought-all refugees presumably
in Germany-Were Jacques DOriOt,
leader of the collaborationist popular
party; Joseph Darnand, head Of the
quisling Vichy militia; Fernand de
Brinon, Vichy ambassador to Ger
many, and Marcel Bucard, collabo-
ratiOnlst chief for Paris.
The secretariat of justice. starting
proceedings also against five Paris
daily and three weekly newspapers,
ordered the arrest of their editors,
inludlng Marcel Deot, former cabinet
minister, now believed to be in Ger
many.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
0 P TO INCREASE
STATE CORN YIELDS

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. 6.
More than 80 percent Of the far
lners in Ohio are growing hybrid
corns and in recent years they have
increased their average yields of
corn from 35 to 80 bushels per acre
while North Carolina averages only
about 20 bushels, say Dr.. G.. K.
Middleton. of State College after a
study Of hybrid corn work in Ohio,
Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia,
and Virginia.
Dr.. Middleton is head of the field
crops section for the Agricultural
Experiment Station and headed a
group of workers on q recent trip to
study multiplication and dlstrlbu-
ton methods for hybrid seed corn
in these states. He reported that
Ohio had made greater progress
with hybrid cornS than any Of the
states visited.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
Fire Prevention
Week Urgent For
Farm Properties

College Station. Raleigh. Sept. 5.
Fire Prevention Week is October
8 to II. On the farm. the danger OF
fire turks constantly IN the barn.
Safeguarding the livestock. the BAN
and the food and tecdstutfs that If
houses Is a very definite way in
which every farmer can make a dis
tlnct contribution to fire prevention
week.
David s. Weaver. head of the De-
partment OF Agricultural Engineer
.ng al State College. has made some
practical suggestions that may De
.oiioNcd on all farms.
He recommends that lightning
rods be kept in repair; that com
bJstiIe wood Shinglcd roots. that are
a prey 10 any Wind-bloWn spark, be
replaced with tIre-reSIstant roofing;
ana that electrical cords should
ncNer be knotted or allowed to ac-
cumuiate dust and cobWebs.
He suggests that smoking in the
Darn be prohibited at all times. Even
lighting a cigarette or pipe. Whllc
walking out OF the barn, may cause
a-4nc if the sparks are blown back
wards and light in c~ombustible ma
teF!alS. Lanterns should be placed
where they cannot be kicked over by
either men or animals.
Hay should be properly cured
before being placed in the barn and
proper ventilation for it provided.
II should . regularly inspected for
signs Of heating. IF the hay begins
to heat, get il out of the barn."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
MASONS HOLD RITES
FOR GEORGE NORRIS

McCOok. Neb., Sept. 5-Former
United States Senator George W.
Norris, independent Republican mem
Der of Congress for 40 years, was
buried at Memorial Park cemetery in
McCook today.
The ceremonies, marked by SIM
pliclty. We're conducted at the First
Congregational church this afternoon.
Masons conducted last rites before
the grave, which was covered with
hundreds of floral pieces sent from
people in every walk of life.
The 83-year-old liberal died Sat-
urday as a result of a cerebral hem
orrhage suffered Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
SWEET POTATOES ARE
MOVING INTO MARKET

Raleigh, Sept. SD S. Matheson,
vegetable marketing specialist for the
State Department of Agriculture, said
that digging of sweet potatoes in
North Carolina has begun in the
southeastern counties and that best
grade North Carolina Porto Ricans
are selling on the New York market
al from S3.25 to $3.50 per bushel.
In pointing out that best grade DO
tatoes are bringing from 81 to SIPS
more per bushel than the poorer
grade varieties, Matheson urged pro
ducers to use care in digging. grad
ing and packing their sweet potatoes
this year. He pointed out that the
consumer this season is able and
willing to pay a good price Tor good
quality.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
TAXIS HIRED
TO E

Paris, Sept. 4-(AP)-Paris taXis
Went to war again today as replace
'ments for American jeeps needed for
frontline duty.
Their role, however, was less spec
tacular than those that dashed to
the Marine in 1914 to save Paris.
By arrangements with the French
government 500 taxis with their driv-
ers will be hired to transport army
personnel about Paris.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
Stocks Record
Slight Gains

New York. Sept. 5-tAP)-Stocks
tilted moderately higher in spots to-
day. although many market leaders
exhibited considerable indifference
toward recovery.
Occasional gamers included L. S.
Steel. ChrvSlcr and General Motors.
Backward were L. S. Rubber. Gen
eral Electric and Montgomery
Ward.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
Hints un Etiquette.

NG-n g.'.- H. Notsg dentist 90.
ruu need MOI ae ;'u .o.-
"ul "Dva. -oc,u. SJ-luJ-Su VIII
be ,uIlut..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
VsRAB GAG
One Minute. Test.

l. H. what books do Ne IND the
ing A,ru.ut> BECKY SHARP.
Dora. lie~tce Psyumct
.. Who was Tom Sawyer.
q VINO Mas the author OF the song
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05

The St LolIa HGossus a.1y be
superstnous, opInr~ the man at the
next de@k, but They'd a...ca rather
nave a black cat .A4a Mat Tiger
crossing tAe-, paths.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05

Politics, says al editorial, IS tull ot
twists and turns. Especially Whea
the politicians begin to v>pouud their
views over the radio.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
Cotton Trend
Is Downward

New York. Sept. 5.-(AP)-C Cot
ton futures opened 20 to 30 cents a
bale lower. Noon prices were Is to
40 cents a bale lower. October 2l.48.
December 2l.25. March 2l.02.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05

Goering will never flee to Swltzer-
land for safety. He'd never be able
TO squeeze between those mountains.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05

Population of the United States is
3 l,4O9,88l Whose that guy on the
end-you or me?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-09-05

ALL WORKERS, MALE AND ~
male, must be hired unoei is
vision of War ManpoWer Cof'1 wv.
sion's Sterilization Program. 80,
der the new priorities re1e' in.
plan all male workers, n an 10
migrant female workers.; mus I'm.
hired through the local U. ;; rh Ees
ployment Service Office. var
now employed in essential nsed
work, including aeilc ~
not apply.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Uniform Vote Registration
Plan Urged for Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Sept. 2.-Adoption
OF a uniform permanent registra-
ton system and repeal of the con-
troversial declaration of intentions
law was urged today in a report
submitted to Gov. O'Conor by the
Commission to Revise the Election
Laws of Maryland.
The commission. which will also
submit its recommendation to the
Legislative Council, has prepared a
bill for submission to the 1945 Leg
islature providing for elimination Of
overlapping and duplication in the
statutes governing elections.
The declaration of intentions law.
target Of many unsuccessful repeal
attempts in past years, requires that
a newcomer to Maryland must de-
clare his intention to become a citi-
zen one year before he may vote in
any election.
The commission suggested that
the present absentee voting law en-
acted at this years special session
OF the Legislature be made a perma-
nent part of the State election code,
modified only as experience dictates.
The present law applies only to the
coming general election in No.
Vember,
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Wicker Doubts Poll Tax
Repeal Before 1916
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 2.-For-
mer State Senator John j. Wicker,
jr., of Richmond. said yesterday
that in his opinion even a special
session of the Legislature could not
bring about the possibility of repeal
of the Virginia poll tax system be-
fore l946.
Mr.. Wicker said 1t was his belief
that the next special or regular
session of the General Assembly
should formulate and propose ap-
propriate amendments to the Con-
stitution of Virginia designed to
eliminate poll tax payment as a
voting prerequisite, but at the same
time Incorporating into the Consti-
tuition some simple and suitable
provisions designed to afford fair
and impartial tests of voting quail
fications and also to provide nee
essary and desirable suffrage pro-
lection.
I'm the absence of special
session.. constitutional amendments
cannot be proposed until the 1916
General Assembly and the vote of
the people thereon could not be had
until 1948.'
A special session. he said, might
be called in sufficient time to permit
the regular session in l946 to au-
thorize constitutional amendment
election that wear
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Pepper Says Fourth Term
Will Mean Prosperity

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 2.-Senator
Pepper. Democrat, Of Florida de-
clared last night that election of
President Roosevelt and a Demo-
cratic Congress means prosperity
and peace"
"You cannot have prosperity In
America and let big business run
the country for its own selfish in
terests.' he said at rally opening
the party's Southern California
campaign.
He said President Roosevelt had
given labor the wage-hour law and
real collective bargaining" had
lifted the Nation out of depression
and lis now building surer founda-
tions for permanent peace"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Two in hagerstown Area
Fined as Ration VioIators
Er fha kesnn{ataH Dr.e~

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-Two Hag-
erstown area residents were fined
500 and costs each in Baltimore
Federal Court yesterday after plead
ing guilty to charges of sugar ration
violations.
Charles H. Clarke. jr.. Sharpsburg
a ballplayer with the Tri-State
League and also a Hagerstown in
surance agent, admitted purchasing
1900 pounds OF sugar by using
counterfeit stamps and reselling it
in small quantities. Sentence was
deferred.
He said he bought the stamps
from Howard Myers. Dargan, Md,
who pleaded innocent to charges
of possessing and selling large guam
titles Of the sugar coupons.
Herbert Bryan, Dry Run truck
farmer, admitted he used about 40
illegal stamps to obtain sugar for
his own use.
Weaver A. Moser, Boonsboro
farmer and store operator. admitted
buying 900 pounds of sugar from
Clarke. Bryan and Moser were
fined 500 and costs.
Charles R. Pound, Boonsboro
baker charged with illegal possess
sion and transferring ration stamps
some Of them counterfeit, was not
arraigned.