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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21
ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. FIR. Joseph S. Schramm

NV III. JUSepn >. SCHTdmm
Pastor
Sunday Masses: 6, 8, 1890,
and IL o'clock.
Weekday Masses: $50 and 8
o'clock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21

If any person whose is not registered shall offer
and claim the right election primary election
and SHALL UNDER OATH state he she is resident OF
such precinct and has resided in the TOWNSHIP TWENTY
DAYS next preceding such election primary election
signaling particularly the place of his her residence and
the constitutions owing to the sickness bodily
inrmity himself herself member Of his her
family owing to his her absence from the TOWNSHIP
public business his her business and without in
avoid her registration he she
unable make application the last day provided by law
registering electors preceding such election
primary election Of such person shall be reg
stered and he or she shall permitted vote such
election or primary election applicant in said matter
wifuy any statements he she shall be deem
guilty perjury upon conviction be subject to the
pains and penalties thereof.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Rev. Reiter

Sunday School 10 o'clock a. m.
IL a. m. Morning worship.
Thursday-Bible Study.
7:45-Evening service by the
NJ etor
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21

NEW HAVEN METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. Carl E. Oswald, Pastor
Morning worship, 10 a. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21

THE REORGANIZED
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
SIS North GratiOt and
Walnut st.
Above First National Bank
Pastor, Elder Walter Cargill
10 a. m, Church School I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Ed.
ward Rose.
IL a. m, Preaching service.
IL a. M, Communion service
the first Sunday of each month.
1870 p. m, Preaching service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-21
ON THE FINAL DAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY |, 1914

The Office will Remain Open from A. NJ to p. NJ
Registered voters who hove moved since register
ing should notify this office either in person writing
Of such change Of address.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
HANDS ACROSS THE PACIFIC

Well. didn't intend TO make
this a sports column, out know
you'd be interested TO know that
our boys are keeping right up al
the top in everything.
To the people in America who
wonder what Black Velvet means.
! can say that il is mentioned in
the book, "Capricornica." by Xavier
Herbert. The word means native
women. SO If your boy friend
writes home and says he saw a
lot OF black velvet. he means he
saw a lot Of n tive women. MAYBE
the censor won't pass a word Like
thaD
The boys over here. are tickled
pink over the full page pin-up pic
;ure OF Lena Horne in the current
issue OF "Yank.' the army maya
zine. It's a honey. and Yank is
10 be congratulated in its spirit OF
democracy.
II would be swell II you folks
bsck home would send the boys
some OF the clippings from Negro
eNSRdptIS. - lOt OF lleHl nave
subscriptions hlit.it-sometimes- takes
months for them TO get here. How's
about few clippings in the next
letter?
Several Of the soldiers are fol-
lowing the argument OF the Chi
cago Defender concerning the ques-
ton. Should Negroes sit at the
Peace Table" The general idea
seems 10 be that the Defender is
doing a good JOB in stirring up the
question. but the whole thing is a
futile gesture. The boys feel that
II the Negroes Of America sit al
the peace table, and America is
represented by another delegate
the whole thing is tantamount TO
the confession that Negroes are not
Americans They feel that il would
be better If Negroes were given a
chance 10 serve on juries in the
states. Surely they would be less
able 10 sit in judgment on a group
of nations thsn in Jury box.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Roosevelt Lauds
West Africans
Lend-Lease Aid

The liberated people of French
North and West Africa-with lend
lease aSsistance-are now provid-
ing thousands OF tons OF locally
grown food for American forces
in North Africa and Italy. the Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Thirteenth Report
10 Congress on Lend-LeaSe OPERA
tons said this week.
The French have already made
four cash payments for essential
civilian supplies shipped to French
North and West Africa under lend
lease from the United States. These
payments. made under a reverse
lend-lease agreement with the
French Committee OF National Lib
Grafton. totaled S56.340,000
Through December 10, l943. the
report says, $4,000 tons OF civilian
supplies were shipped TO French
North Africa. and 1880 tons TO
French West Africa. These sup
plies. although furnished under
lend-lease, are being paid for. 100
cents on the dollar.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
East Indians In
Pacific Aiding
UnitedNations

Out in the Timor sector OF the
Far Psciic-where Allied warriors
of many racial strains have been
pounding the japanese daily-there
is a famous Netherlands East In
dies Army Air Force plane called
The Hedgehopper."
The bomber. famed for its ex-
plots in the eastern islands OF the
Archipelago has a Dutch pilot. a
Sumatra lndonesian co-p.lot. a Hol-
lander navigator bombardier. a
Java Indonesian radio operator
gunner and a Chinese air gunner
Hailing the continued resistance
OF the people of the Netherlands
East Indies against the Japanese
both in their native islands and
abroad-the Netherlands Informa-
ton Bureau this week cited THE
Hedgehopper" "a an example of the
united efforts OF Asiatic peoples
against the invader.
Other Dramatic Exploits
No less dramatic than the ex-
PLOTS of The Hedgehopper." the
Bureau pointed but, have been the
activities OF the people in the JAP
anese-occupied territories. Start
ling proof of continued resistance
in the mountains of Sumatra. for
instance, was contained in a recent
Tokyo radio broadc st which told
OF the capture OF 1000 Dutch and
lndonesian guerilla fighters in this
section. Almost a year earlier, the
japanese had announced that the
last Of the suerrillas had been
captured end that resistance was
at an end. No such claim was made
in the November, 1943, broadcast.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Slim Chance To
Be Army Pilots

COLUMBIA. S. C.-(ANP)-The
chances OF young colored men get
ting into the army air forces as a
flier are slim" Brig. Gen Benja-
min o. Davis, the nations highest
ranking Negro officer. said IN an
Swer 20 a posed question Friday
night Here on an inspection tour
Of colored troops at Fort Jackson,
General Davis made the statement
in reply TO a question from an en-
listed man al the Taylor USO
where more than 100 business and
professional men attended an in
formal smoker in his honor
The general said that because
OF limited quotas for this branch
OF the service. accepted colorcd APP
plicants were placed on reserve"
list and were called when needed
The waiting list was extremely
long. he admitted.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Negro Churches
Pick Champ
War NJ o t h err

NOTWITHSTANDING. Olivia
Jones. who lives on a farm in West
ern Tennessee. will be crowned
on Sunday, Jan. %, at Memphis
great Convention hall as the
champion War Mother OF Ameri-
ca" at a meeting arranged by the
Fraternal Council OF Negro Church
es in America. Mrs. Jones was
chosen as result OF nation
wide search for Negro war moth
ers. conducted by Bishop R. r
Wright, Jr., executive secretary OF
the Fraternal Council. through the
courtesy Of the leading Negro news
papers.
II got responses from all over
America, mothers OF two, three
four, Ave, six and more sons in
the army, navy. marines. After
sorting them I found Mrs. Jones,
who is the mother OF 20 children.
and who has nine sons In the army
and one deferred to work on the
farm. After watching the papers
for four months, | have come to
the conclusion that Mrs. Jones is
not only the champion Negro war
mother, but the champion American
war mother, and as such we shall
crown her, and proclaim her. until
some one else claims the honor"
At the exercises which will be
under the auspices of the~Memphis
branch of the Fraternal Council.
all mothers having four or more
sons in the army will be Mrs.
Jones' attendants and all those with
two to four sons will be in the
court of honor.
Bishop John A. Gregg. fresh from
England. North Africa. Italy and
the East, as well as from the Pa
cific war zone. will deliver the mes
sage TO the mothers.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Detr0iter, Five Others
Earn New Commissions

MIAMI BEACH. Flask Ne
groeS, members of Glass 44-A, re-
ceived commissions on January 8.
al graduation exercises OF the
Army Air Forces Officer Candidate
school, held at Bayshore golf course.
Wives and sweethearts. in line with
OCS tradition. were on hand to pin
the precious bars on the new ad-
ministrative officers of the Army
Air Forces.
The following received commits
SONS: Second Lieuts. Albert L. Muir
ray. Box 343. Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama; Urisea E Burns, 1905
Sprasue' street. Shreveport La:
Frank c. Eason. 27lI McDougall
street Detroit. Mich; jess w. Aims
worth. Mount Pleasant, Texas: Will
liam R. Watkins, Jr-. 28l South
22nd street, Columbus. Ohio. and
Ira ]. O'Neal, 1926 East Washing
ton street, Phoenix, Ariz.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
BY WILL v. NELLY
Associated Negro Press
War Correspondent

WITH THE U. S. FORCES IN
THE PACIFIC-(ANP)-Now that
the holidays are over and the army
is contributing to work for victory.
we shall continue 10 keep you home
folk informed about what's up with
the boys overseas.
We accidentally ran into War
rant Officer Charles Sheldon Of
little old New York. Mr.. Sheldon
had jus; returned from his loca :
ton and was on furlougT He says
he has been in hotter place than
II is here. so Mr. Sheldon has surely
been in a plenty hot place. He's
looking good and sends regards 10
the boys and ladies back in New
York.
Sgt. John Hammond. the very
good boxer from Baltimore. tells
US ne is in fine shape The sarge
is bowling over the Aussies by the
numbers. Hes, good and you're
going TO hear a lot about him in
the future. Yep, Sergeant Ham,
mond knocked out Frank Kovacs,
dIONitCl EN4ilCi tNd4l, III q SNAAiAO tAid
lasted just two rounds. Cmdr.
Gene Tunney was the referee Sgt.
Hammond sends a lot of regards
TO his mother. Mrs. Minnie Ham,
mond. and also to Helen. I'VE
didn't inquire as 10 who Helen
was. but the sarge is wearing an
awful big GRIM
While were on boxing. We must
mention SGT. Leon Winston who is
going up the ladder very fast. He
is fast. He is powerful and he
is going 10 make a name for HIM
self fgh:ing in the ring IS well as
with the Japs.
II you haven't heard OF Cpl AL
HooSman. we're here TO tell you
that he's the best heavywei ght in
Australia. He's plenty good and
America is going 10 be proud OF
him
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
NEGRO CHAPLAIN
PLAYS GLORIOUS
PART IN BATTLE.
BY FLETCHER p. MARTIN
Representing Negro Newspaper PooD

GUADALCANAL-(via. Airmail)
-One sultry, iaiguing day in New
Guinea Mississippi's battle-scarred
Chaplain Herbert Dubra (captain)
eased from the seat of his dust
1adened command car and headed
for the lister bag. He had driven
up the steep and rocky hill leading
TO a unit of Negro quartermasters
-xnaking a periodical call. The
short, hefty chaplain pulled as a
man tired after the first draught
of the tepid water. He drew an
extraordinary dirty and damp
handkerchief from his hip pocket
and wiped a fat and freely pers-
piring face.
Tired? Herbert Dubra was more
than tired. Physical fatigue can
disappear with nights slumber. But
fatigue caused by the mind is made
OF sterner stuff. More than 20
months in the recognized world
worst climate counseling and
preaching to the first American
troops to set foot on New Guinea
soil, witnessing sights unknown by
the bulk of Americans. Captain
Dubra was more than tired. His
parish spread from Papua TO Dutch
New Guinea which meant miles OF
travel by air. water. and land.
That was in those days when the
whole OF the island was liable TO
the brunt Of enemy aerial power.
The Chaplain's Letter
W6ap vnnn rronLaI ,,.lar no&
slant hammering Herbert Dubra
was there crouching deeper with
the rest, shuddering with the rest,
and praying with the rest. In ex-
planning these things he did not
talk in terms OF the superlative.
He did not paint pictures of in
human personal hardships He said
simply | grow tired and sometimes
discouraged.
write this article for one reason
and that alone. I have just fin
ished reading a letter stated TO
have been written by a Negro chap
lain TO Brigadier General William
r. Arnold chief Of chaplains, United
States army. The letter is en-
titled. The Negro elephants Re-
sponsibility in Race RELATIONSHIPS. -
After reading II | thought OF Her
bert Dubra. The things he had
SAID. The glorious work. the task
OF teaching men to face life I'M
afraid--to have ambition-to feel
that this fight for decency is their
fight too-why he feels that his
work. at that time. bespoke lntle
Of tireleSs efforts. Knowing Du-
bra wss 10 know that such be-
lief was not caused By weakness
but by way of life he saw SO far
from the shores OF America.
The Negro chaplain wrote the
Chief chaplain. in part:
The race problem and race lead
crship are naturally a part OF the
Negro minister's responsibility. In
many communities he is the focal
point for adjustment and inter
course. Unless he. is appriSed diff
terently early in his career. the
colored- chaplain is apt 70 imagine
himself the protector OF his troops
from the expected injustice OF their
white officers. This attitude is
= probably al the root Of the diff
culties recently experienced by
eon,e Negro chaplains. II is an
= attitude guaranteed fatal 10 the
success of the Negro chaplain's
work. With IL he can never be
good chaplain in terms OF useful.
ness to both officers and enlisted
men
He thereby aliena:es the officers
come OF whom need and would re-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Detroit Man In
Charge OfNegro
Artillery Unit

Non commissioned officer in
charge OF colored Anti-aircraft
Artillery battery in the South Pa
cific area. Sgt william Lawrence.
1880 Hendrie street. Detroit. has
completed II months continuous
service on an advance base in
that area The unit has already
seen action against enemy planes
on several occasions.
A former auto worker here, Law
renee was indicted into Army serv-
ice in October. 1871 al Fort Custer.
Training az Fort Eustis. Va. for
the following ten months. he left
on his present tour of duty in Au-
gust 1912.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
CRACK AFRICAN
TROOPS SENT TO
ASIA

LoNDON-fANP) Marking the
first time in the history OF the
four colonies that troops from Vest
Africa have been sent - an over
seas thrntre OF war was the an
nouncement this week that the
Real West Africa Frontier force
recruited from Nigeria. Gambia.
Gold Coast and Sierra Leone. win
serve in southeast Asia.
They are said to have arrived
In India recently to serve in the
allied forces under the command
>of Adm. Louis Mountbatten. SUI
premc Commander OF united ma
tons forces in southeast Asia.
These men. rated among the en-
pire's most daring lighters. are
crack troops. we'll trained and we'll
armed whose transfer 10 southeast
Asia indicates that moves are I'M
derway to strengthen allied posi-
tons in that area.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Leo J. Mason Is
Promoted To Sgt.

Leo ]. Mason, whose sister. Velma
c, Mason lives at 247 E. Palmer
street, Detroit, Mich. recently re-
ceived promotion from corporal
10 his present rank of Technician
Fourth Grade. He is now serving
somewhere in the South Pacific
Area as a member of an Air Base
Security Battalion.
Sergeant Mason was a student for
three years at the Alabama State
Teachers College at Montgomery
Al bama. prior TO his induction on
May %. 1912. He majored in chem
>IStry and life sciences and was CO.
captain OF the football team. Be-
fore Mis- entry into the service, he
lived in Laurel, Miss.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
White Army Man
Deals A Blow To


A B E r d E EN- PROVING
GROUND. Md.-(ANP)-"We will
tolerate no racial fooling at Aber-
deem" declared Col. P. c. Kelly.
director of training for the Aber-
deem Ordnance Replacement Train
ing center, in a recent lecture be-
fore. 500 mixed basic trainees in
the Tropical theatre on the post.
Any man who is spilling his blood
for his country has the same right
to identical treatment with any
other American soldier" he told
the men.
Speaking in vigorous Dixie
voice. the army fighter who was
recalled from retirement after re-
ceiving an injury in the Chinese
theatre Of operations. told the raw
recruits" that racial intolerance
would not be countenanced on the
grounds.
Some OF you are southerners
and expect partially and discrim-
ination in your favor declared
Colonel Kelly. I'VE absolutely will
no. tolerate any racial feeling at
Aberdt en-. We never had it and
We don't ever want it here"
From Mississippi
The officer significantly pointed
out that he was born in Mississippi
and reared in the traditions OF the
south. He said he could think OF
no state more south than Mis-
sissippi
But he emphasized. ANY man
who is spilling his blood for his
country has the same right to iden-
teal treatment with any other
American soldier: and color. his
religion or his race hasn't got a
damn thing TO do with it,"
Directing his remarks to the Me-
gro soldiers. he said: you men
come from a regiment with a fine
record. one Of the finest on the
post Your rifle Workmanship is
the best on the post"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Anti-Aircraft Unit
Cited By General

FORT BLISS. Texas-The 503rd
Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
which received its basic training
az Camp Stewart. Georgia. where
the outfit was originally activated
on February 10, l9i3. recently ~as
cited for unusually rapid progress
by Brigadier General Stanley r q.
Mickelsen, commanding general OF
the Antiaircraft Artillery Training
center here.
II was during a review OF the
unit that Brigadier General Mick
elsen commended the officers and
enlisted men for their splendid CO.
ordination and rated the bsttalion
with the best in his command.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22

quest his counsel and ministry
Again he lays himself open to
the charge OF complaint-monger,
and will find himself with little
time TO devote 10 the soldier-con-
sultant who has a perfect record
but who still needs the religious
advice and counsel OF his chap
lain.
The chaplair.'s aim Is the JIM
provement and perfection of his
unit. by the use OF all the enthu-
siasm, inspiration and talent which
ne possesses.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22

- ~
before his in
duction into the
u S " a V y
worked as a coll
lislon mechanic
and later was
emp o. e d by
the Ford Motor
company is now
stationed al Sc
sttle. w a S h.
where ne serves
as a barber for
both Negro and
" h ite service
men His home
address is 3942
Milford avenue.
WeStside Detroit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22

Company Womens Army Corps detachment
husbands Photo shows three
of the WACs they ~ globe trying TO locate the countries
their husbands From left 10 rights
Rebeker 18th Chattanooga Tenn
Elizabeth Woods 23l Philadelphia Pa and
Isabel D. Finley 1908 North Farmont Philadelphia The
WAcs the midst of recruiting drive with Captain Ruth
l. Freeman 400 South Parkway .eekng all eligible will
ing o help America win the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
FIRST RACE MARINE A COOK

CAMP LEJEUNE. New River,
". C.-(ANP)-The first Negro en-
listed in the marine corps, Cpl
Howard p Perry, % Clio North
field street, Detroit, Mich. now
lis an assistant cook for Negro
marines here.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22

There is no safer investment in the world
than land, Nothing gives you such
sense Of security as owning your own
home. A down payment of only S. starts
you on the road to ownership Of beau
tful domestic in Woodland Park.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
Detroit Mechanic
Barber For Navy

Robert Nolan Freeman, a Detroit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22

FORT SILL. Okla.-tANPl - The
new year has brought retirement
10 First Sgt J. r. Carter. 354th
Quartermaster Truck company aft-
er 80 years. service in the army.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-22
s. down ;' 5:, ,iS to % S%; ..s't s.rt

IL may be cold now.
but in a few weeks
the song Of birds will
herald the dawn Of
Spring. Now is the
time TO start buying
that lot for your
5 U m m e 2 or year
round home.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-31
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON

Chorus girls ought to be rationed
lust like gasoline and cheese and
vegetable SOUP" Nick Castle said.
Why, it was terrible, Nick said,
the way things were going in a
Hollywood pledged to film more
musicals than ever this year.
Before the war a girl had to
know how to hoof to land in a
film chorus To-day" Nick said,
I'm happy when / find girl who
can walk across the stage without
falling into the orchestra pit"
Nick Castle is an authority on
chorus girls. He is dance director
at Goth Century-Fox. Came up the
hard way from eighth assistant
director 10 years ago. And in all
those 10 years, Nick said he had
never seen anything like the prob
lens facing him today.
More musicals and less chorus
girls" he groaned. Yesterday I
auditioned 300 girls-and hired only
three. Most of them were kids right
out of high school who had never
even seen the inside of film STU
clio or had never taken dancing
lesson"
He said he was keeping the dance
routines as simple as possible for
the girls short on ability.
I'VE give 'em slight movements
simple routines," he said, land
make them look as if they are do
ing something tricky. AS long as
they've got rhythm, it looks. all
right" But even finding girl
with rhythm is a problem these
days.
CALLS THE "OLD LADIES"
When he really gets stuck for a
girl or two, Nick said he calls up
the old lacies of 90 and 30-girls
who worked for him five and six
years ago and then retired to get
married and have children.
They're not so fast as they
were," he said, "but they know a
lot more about dancing than the
new kids"
Average age of chorus girl is
still around 10. Average height. five
feet four. Nick doesn't like them too
buxom. They spoil the rhythm of
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-31
Rotarians Hear
|. A. Bankers
Trust Official

Scientific Giving" was discussed
by Louis Roseberry of Los Angeles,
vice-president and head of the
trust department of the Security
First National Bank, who was guest
speaker at the FL Centre Rotary
clubs luncheon meet Thursday
noon, Barbara Worth hotel.
Roseberry. who is a nationally
known authority on the subject CT
trusts and wills. told his listeners
something of the laws governing
inheritanceS and the taxes upon
inheritances, giving them important
information on the problems con-
nected with estates. stressing the
Importance of carefully drawn wills.
Advice as to how unnecessary taxes
might be avoided and as to the de-
vising of wills so that the deceased's S
property Will go to the persons fol-
whom he intended it, was given,
Roseberry illustrating his points
with a number of amusing and ap-
plicable stories.
Ira Kinney, manager of the Ell
Centre Security First National
Bank branch, was chairman of the
day. A number of guests attended.
At the business meeting presided
over by Earle G.. Davis, president,
ii directors were nominated for
the election at the April 13 meet
ing.