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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

I take this opportunity to thank
all the daughters for their beau
tiful birthday card, gifts of
money. handkerchiefs. Also to
thank many friends who thought
Of me on my way to Chicago. On
awakening after midnight to-
wards dawn had beautiful
birthday party. I received from
the DIR. Ruler, Blanche Bishop,
a beautiful slip; DIR. Terry, card
and money; Estella Lane, card
and money and a card from
from Frances Hawkins. While in
Chicago received cards from
Nurses Unit and Mary P. Arm
stead with money. OF course my
Arts and Crafts gave me a sur
prise before leaving with beau
tiful cards, gifts and money. So
all in all please accept my sin
cere appreciation for all the
tl1oughtfulness. DIR. Lucille L.
Jones was instigator OF my sur
prise shower at Arts and Crafts
Let me thank also Catherine
Robinson who gave me a gift so
sudden when I was goisg away
that I didn't have a chance to
say "thank YOU.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

collation. was served, especially
a salad a la Taylor. Call meet
ing win be held Saturday night,
Sept. is, about 8 P. M. You are
requested to attend, business of
Importance. Next regular meet
ing, Monday, Sept Is. Both of
these meetings will be held at
the residence of DIR. Edythe
stewart, lot Hammond st.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

Nurses Unit met Thursday,
Sept. 7, at Headquarters 401 Mass.
Ave, with a good attendance.
Nurse Estella Lane is chairman
for a Halloween Party of which
you will hear more later. Nurses
appointed to be on duty at meet
ings were: Sept. Is, Nurse Lulu
Freeman; oct. 2, Daisy E. Henry;
Oct. Is, Mamie B. Logan.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

The II O'Clock club are hold
ing a banquet on Oct 2. (This
date obtained in july in Smith
Hall, DIR. Lillian M. Caldwell,
chairman. There will be a cater
er to serve you. See any one OF
the committee. Hope you will
attend. A pleasant evening
awaits you.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

Finance Committee of Nora F.
Taylor's Council are giving away
a $4,000 war bond on Tuesday
Oct. 10. Subscription 10 cents.
DIR. Lucille L Jones, chairman.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

Delegates elected to attend the
Reindeer Convention in Allan
tic city, N. j., we're as follows:
Emma j. Lawton, Deputy; Ma
hala Austin, Senior Mother; Amy
Atkins, Vice Queen of Eliza
Gardner Chapter. They left Sept
IA with the best wishes of the
other daughters for a pleasant
trip.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

Nurses Adelaid Hill and jose
phine ]. Taylor were the only
representatives OF Boston in the
parade at the Elks convention in
Chicago, H., Nurse Taylor re-
presenting production and Nurse
Hill the nurse. This Unit holds
a charter in Purple Cross Unit
of Grand Temple, having been
going since 1927 and doing their
bit for Red Cross, making band
ages for years. Production
chairman Nurse Lillian w.
Kicker has had illness in her
family SO the nurses have not
invaded her home to work but
will be back at 1t shortly to get
their production going. Come
on, Nurses, lets get busy and
start again. Our Capt. Nurse,
Florence ]. Bell, and Past Capt,
Nurse, Mamie B. Logan, are
attending to business this week.
Be on the alert.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

Marilyn and Robert, my grand
children, we're guests of DR.. H,
H. Howard, noted surgeon, at his
summer home in Rockport, Mass.
DR.. Howard motored them
around the North Shore to
points of interest, visiting Glou-
cester and other towns. Earlier in
the summer with Elaine Brown
they we're guests of Mrs. Maud
West Crowelli In Winchester,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

Next Grand Session viii be
held in Philadelphia in 1s45. Get
ready so as to make a big show
ing, exceeding that of Chicago.
Where are the Marchers? None
in line in Chicago except nur-
ses representing Nurses Unit.
Banquet being prepared for
DIR, M, Guillyourd, DIR. r. Saun-
ders chairman. Watch for the
date,
Paratrooper Benjamin Lane
was home on furlough visiting
his parents, DIR. Estella Lane,
mother and Mr.. Lane, father.
DIR. Carolyn Maude Brown en-
joyed her visit in Chicago with
her father whom she had not
seen since she was a little girl
(only few years back.
Sergt. Harry Hayes enjoyed q
visit with his wife, DIR. Pau
line H, Hayes, in Chicago, stop
ping at the S. and s. Hotel, 414G
SO. Parkway. He returned to
Camp Breckenridge, KY, with
Sgt. Paul Smith.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-16

---LLEWELLYN LEWIS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Ford Asked 10 Move
Willow Run Workers

More than 2 600 members Of
Local No 50 UAW-CIO. AT a
meeting IN YpSllsntl Yesterday
pissed a resolution demanding
that Willow Run employees be re-
leased 20 work in other plants If
the Ford management schedules
additional tive-day weeks at the
bomber plant.
The bomber plant was closed
Jan. g. Officials of the union
said they learned the company
planned 10 suspend operations ev-
cry second Saturday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
BY JACK PICKERING

QUITS TO bngo there's nothing very tough about your
first days in the arnThey do let of testing and elias
Tying find out just which branch of the service you are
st fitted for. There about 500 different jobs in our
my They don't try to pound army methods customs or
quet into you.
They let it seep in. You just pick up things you 90.
Over barracks we never saw commissioned
eer except at distance just therefore had
led to salute say and nobody by
ling how. had occasion GRAND up
her end of the camp the original Fl Sheridan
eeutiye offices remain
That part of the crawling officers
ayes and eagles their shoulder and there dumb CT
10 didn't know how o salute
At first solved the problem by crossing the when
Ter shoulder insignia hove distanty view
at would have convinced the classification they had
own it, that my eyesight lot better than they think but
courage considerably feeber.
The system worked. back barracks in
ect safety when boom face face lieutenant
just scutted past wondering what he would But rookie
obviously 4r fctfcnant give sie=fafg
derstandng glance ami said nothing It that plying
|mpahehc look that made mad button hoed the next
brporal 1 demanded that he tell me how.
That's how Pvt Pickering 36S972O learned how salute
EYBODY going into the army ought remember thing
r Pay attention the little that told you by any
heny and discard at all from your companion
okies. About all barracks leader really tried impress
keep the barracks clean smoke inside. We
noked hut carefully carried the hutts and ashes
nHgtt sure HAT we seteE ztettttE 4aI
(ess weren't.
crowd came in the second floor. They smoked
ey crushed floor trey orange poets
plain sight shel2ez
ashng all the windows swabbing the walls hopping the floors
I'D polishing the hunks
Top OF confined barracks all afternoon
nd evening which walking down 90 look at dusk
nrolng Lake Michigan the PIX for bottle
80 beer io would just commit myself
W at least IT'S damp Nobody seemed 10 too much
mink there's something about the army that takes the sting
these minor depnvaons In fact IN but that the
rmy would dsntegrae from boredom it weren't for
enaltcs keep things interesting because there wasn't much
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

Services Cor Capt Edward Dallas
Garfield - who was in The Great
Lakes shipping service Tor 81
years. viii be- bold Wednesday az
torn0on ~ 2 30 O'Clock ~ the IT,.
r. Thm Funeral Home Z760 Bid
dlc street. Wyandotfe. with burial
III SdTTTTT TTTdTT : CTrIT-T-TN
Capt Garfield dipd sunday a.
hi, horne 81 Chestnut Nyanoutie
after 4u Illness OF thtLg " l4Is-
Until MS retirement four years
ago EC had been master of ne
Benson F0Fd Ter IO wears lIe was
= 7r777r-r-7-7rr Of The Trenton t--7rtr-r--
SO ~ r. and a NJ and Inc
Snpma~fcEs ASSOCIATION
ttr ir-INL-y vt fti5t
Boucher Garfield.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Lorne W. Weber
To Be Buried
On Wednesday
Obituaries

Funeral services for Lorne w.
Weber, ~, former faculty mem
t3eF= ut the Detroit GefieFe= ei- b;t's.7
wItttt De hCtu II ms t0uT, 1874
Scarsdale. an 2 p. IN. Wednesday.
He died yesterday
Mr. Weber obtained his law
degree AT the Detroit College OF
Law later Joining the faculty
Surviving arc his widow Mrs.
Harriet j Weber. "a daughter
Mrs. Austin T. Briggs Of New
York and IL son LoEne M-.Ir.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
CakeFeteS
Birthday
Of Hero
(See Pictorial Review
By VERA BROWN

An ill-cooked ration Of rice in a
lap saa.Sna- camp probably -.eaS-the
birthday dinner today OF Mai.
Max We'll But. he probably
dreamed about chocolate cake.
For tins rough. tough hero of
Bataan Who col i've ZeroS from
an nnarmorPd command car as
they Owed al him. was always a
BHsheFeF fof chocolate cake, espe-
cially If IL was the kind his wife,
Irene, always made for his BIRTH
day, with thick, white ICING.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

se that was considered worthy
II discussion except
Our NEGOTIATIONS with the
square needle with The hook on
the end Of % and the cupboard
|notor 10 drive b.
= Speculation on whore We
would be sent and when
, The moWenlary TRINA such
as which mess hall We would 90
10 today. The best way TO shine
|GI shoes and the proper way TO
make "A bed
There seemed 20 BE- almost no
|alk about women. which. sur
|riSed me But maybe the chat
Ter about girls that goes on in
ugh schools military schools and
|ollege fraternlticS IS something
- belongs only % that age in
RHE bulk Of our men are in
i the general vicinity of 80
years old With q SprnklIng OF
MUS IANA 'Nill' W. lliiitlhi tA'.
lS 10 pack everything YOU have M
BY the way. the shot IN the
Irm after SO much horriiying
buildup was tho gentleSt I've ever
lad. The smallpox vaccinations
fou get IN grade school are more
painful 50 you can see that this
,ne Is something YOU scarcely feel
IL all
Well with this finished we had
nothing left 10 anticipate at Fort
Sheridan except being hlngocd
II came in the morning simply
Ne looked for something more or
ess dramatic Instead in the
morning the barracks leader told
lsto pack everything you have in-
'luding your sheets and pillow
asses in your barracks bags.
We were marched 10 an
,ther barracks then ~e were in
1ingo waiting 10 he moved out by
roop train 10 whatever camp
would be the scene of our basic
raining.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
s5TH BIRTHDAY

And today, on his thirty-fifth
birthday Tho cake was there, as
usual with candles and every
Thing in The We'll home az 550l
Outer Drive because Of five pen
cllod words on postcard from
halfway around the world.
Bake -ea+e-fif remem-
brance," the message said
Mrs We'll got the card from her
husband Just before Christmas. IT
was dated Jan 10 1913. His health
Na> good theH according 90 the
t-'fft' TRY Fidvc had no later
word and they Try not 10 think
too much about the recently re-
we pretend he was talking
about this years birthday in
stead OF last years" Mrs. We'll
sad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Here and No0
JACK PICKERING.
ROOKIE

EDITORS NoTE-Mr Pickefipg. Times coltmpstauhor,
Now Pvt Pickering Of the United states
n.y. This column ,fritteH after he it Detroit to
yue dat at l.SAelia4la, III
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
ALL HELP IN JOB

And Aa Yesterday Mrs. Well and
ll-a-c children pitched ln-and- baked
T1e cake Everybody had a special
500. Beverly -, creamed the
sugar and butter Lee. Il, and
Cleveland. l.. cracked nuts and
dug out the meats. Lance s, got
under everybodys feet and had
wonderful Time.
when will daddy be home ?"
hp asked
Mrs Well could find no voice 10
rr-~vvr-r, mt ffzr-r-, Tcry r1anfuiiy
tried 10 cXpiain.
YOU see, dads n long way
or. He can't come tome TODAY.
But he wants IA To have a cake
Tor him Wst Ike always"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Nazis Arrest "a Italians

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 QNS) -
The Nazi-controued Rome radio
onight said that 81 draft lodging
Italians, including airforce Gen.
'onti. had been arrested in Rome
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
Chinese


the legal services of the firm Of
LOOMS. Jones, Piper and Golden.
Public statements denomcing re-
strictive covenants were made by
various liberal organizations fol-
lowing the announcement OF the
effort OF whites to Gust the repatri-
ated Chinese American family.
The NAACP charged that "restric-
tive covenants against American
citizens are not only illegal. but
too long have remained a blot on
the American way of life. Cove
nants are partially responsible for
C o homie exploitation, slums.
blighted areas by building up i'm
pregnable walls OF segregation
The NAACP lauded those whites
who refused to be on part OF the
move TO Gust the Bells.
The Civil Rights Federation stat
ed that the action of the Black
stone Home Owners Association
plays into the hands OF those who
seek 10 create disunity among our
people" The move was charac-
terized as an outright dis-service
10 the war effort"
The Reverend Brumbaugh OF the
Detroit Council Of Churches issued
statement in which he stated that
the proposed eviction of the Bell
family is one of the rudest shocks
democracy has suffered here in re-
cent weeks"
Mr.. Bell and two OF his sixteen
children are still in a Jap prison
camp. Eight OF the children are
/ living with Mrs. Bell in Blackstone
Park while four Of her sons are in
the u. S. armed services.
Negro leaders were quick 10 joint
out last week that the restrictive
covenants were aimed principally
at the Negro people and that the
whites who sought TO Gust the
Chinese Americans did so in order
to assure the legality of their re-
strictions against Negroes who
/ might desire to buy in the area.
The Bells will be required to sign
an agreement 10 move after the
war il they wish TO maintain their
present residence in Blackstone
Park. it was disclosed as the Chron-
icle went TO press.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
BY LARRT CHIsM

Saying that she was almost
crazy and was afraid her husband
suffering from a weak heart-would
not be able to stand the shock" q
54-year- old frail and almost hys-
terical wife related story Of losing
her life savings-$9O0-to two
women she met on the street Mon
day afternoon.
I'm almost craZy.I just don't
know what to do. My husband has
weak heart and I'm afraid it'll
kill him." Mrs. Viola Thomas OF
1909 Alger street told this reporter
during an interview at police head
quarters Monday.
Mrs. Thomas. wife OF Packers
Outlet worker. stated that she had
visited a dentist and while in the
office had seen a dark brown
skinned woman down on the street
walking up and down.
when I came outside" Mrs.
Thomas explained, II was window
shopping and the woman came up
and we started talking. She said
that she was from Miami and then
went into a store and she followed
me in. She kept talking all the
time. We came out of the store and
then light woman came up.
A Dark Woman Grabbed Her Purse
II had a cold and reached into
my bag to get a handkerchief"
Mrs. Thomas. almost in tears ex-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
Crying Woman
Says 2Got Her 5000

planned. "And that's when the dark
woman grabbed my purse. II fell to
the street and they both ran down
the street. chased them to Michi.
gan avenue and then lost them In
the crowd"
Two Got 5000
Mrs. Thomas disclosed that she
had the money-$900-in 20. 10 and
Ave dollar bills. wrapped up In
part Of a woman's stocking with q
rubber band around II.
After the women snatched at her
purse. which fell open to the pave
ment she discovered that the money
was gone, Mrs. Thomas said.
The victim stated that she in
tended to take the money to the
bank but had stopped to see q
dentist and had ordered some dental
plates. for which she was to pay
500 on Tuesday.
II Don't Know What to Do. -"
II don't know what I'll do now"
she sighed. 1--WE just got enough
money left TO get dinner. And ]
don't know il my husband can stand
it. He's got a weak heart you
know"
Lieutenant Ratke, first precinct
detective bureau, ordered a police
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
Spot News


long last residents Of st. Louis have
won a very important freedom
which Roosevelt did not specifically
include in his war aims. the free
dom TO eat.
IRISH AND NEGROES
According to Capt. Stephen j.
Meany, chaplain OF the l65th In
fantry, "the Irish in America can
plan a large part in fighting injus-
tees against the Negro" He told
New York audience last week:
"As Irishmen in the past in the
country have overcome prejudice
against their own race. so they can
help now 10 secure democratic
rights for their Negro fellow ciu-
zens."
FEPC VICTORY
The announcement last week that
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
has agreed 10 employ qualified din
| ing car stewards without regard 10
race was another FEPC victory. II
grew out OF the railroad hearing IS
which were held in Washington
last September. Nearly 48 Negro
"waiters-in- charge" are now ex-
pected 10 apply for steward jobs.
Ten new skilled occupations in
the mechanical equipment depart
ment have also been opened up by
the Pennsy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
Ninety-Third
Continued from Page ~

the enemy at close range. In order
10 silence pill boxes, Negro Cap
tain Fred Douglas Rankins Of Alex
andria, La, called up bazooka men
Pvt. Wade Foogie of Anderson. sc.
and Sgt Will Morey OF Greenville,
Miss. These men crswled along
the bank under Are and with Morey
loading, Foogie blew up Ave deep
fortlike emplacements with eight
shots. In one OF the emplacements
two Jap officers were found blown
apart. Colonel Amos told corre-
spondents that he was going to
recommend awards for Morey and
Foogie for the fine job that they
did.
Surprise White Division
Fighting side by side with the
Negro troops were members OF a
white division who expressed great
surprise at the ability Of these
troops in their first taste Of Jungle
fighting.
At the end OF the second day The
Taps withdrew leaving their dead
The Ninety-third suffered three
slight Casualties none Of which are
considered to- be serious.
Colonel Amos said that he would
like the public to know that hi!
troops were up to any aghting mer
in the Pacific.
The troops returned to the perl
meter muddy, sweating and re-
sembling a group Of school boys
who had just won the homecoming
game. Although the mistakes were
gone over it was obvious that thu
commanding officers were proud o.
the accomplishments OF the men.
Praised BY Guadalcanal
Commander
In discussing the part that Ne
groes have played on Bougainville
Major General Oscar Griswald
commander Of the Guadalcanal anc
New Georgia campaigns told cor
respondents that Negro troops have
made an excellent start in jungl,
combat and although they have no
been in wholesale combat. the,
have accomplished with merit thei
missions and training in the area
The General added that although
the Japs were retreating in the i'm
mediate sector. there were thou
sands OF them still remaining IL
the dark jungles. The General ex
pressed happiness that Negroe
were in the thick OF the fight il
the Pacific and that they had start
ed under his command.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
Housing


u Detroit where public housing
could be built but they are 80 en-
crossed with the Eight Mile Road
site, very little discussion of the
other sites Is heard. All housing
officials seem determined TO evade
the issue which has resulted in the
bottleneck in housing and that is
sue Is segregation.
The vacant housing in Willow
Rum which was built for whites
only has served TO arouse extreme
indignation in the Negro communi-
ty. A plan to permit Negroes to
live In these vacant housing units
may be forthcoming this week as
Il was reported that Norwayne
project may be re-classified as a
Negro development and the white
residents there moved to vacant
units near Willow Lodge.
Face Saving
Such q plan would permit anti
Negro housing ofiicials to save
face" and at the same time mian-
tain the rigid segregation patterns
which city officials have demanded
The NAACP and the general Ne
gro leadership have denounced the
Jim-Crow approach to housing be-
cause they charge such an approach
srtihcislly creates shortages and i.
y violation OF democratic principles
The NAACP is pressing its suit
against the FPHA for refusing ia
permit qualified Negro applicants
20 live In vacant units in and near
Che Willow Run bomber plant.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
First Negro Bus
Driver In Toledo

Ernest Williams. an honorably dis
charged Army Lieutenant. became
the first Negro bus driver in To-
ledo's history this week, when the
campaign for colored employees by
the Toledo Mass Movement League
bore fruit 1t. Williams is a grad
uate Of the Toledo public schools
and was a student at Toledo univer-
sity at the time he entered active
service in 1912. The Upton Street
bus line. the one on which he is
employed. runs in an almost ex-
clusively white district.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
Woman Free In
Staying OF Her
MateLast Week

Mrs. Rosalee MCGEE, Al, of 505i
Fourteenth street, charged with first
degree murder in the Staying of her
husband. George. on November 80
last year. and who testified at the
trial that "she got a gun to try and
scare him." was freed on a motion
made by Assistant Prosecutor Glenn
Hague in the courtroom Of Record
er's Judge Joseph A. ellis.
A constitutional provision that no
person shall be twice put In jeop-
ardy for the same offense. a motion
made by Assistant Prosecutor Hague
and another motion made by De-
tense Counsel Edward S. Pigeons,
both OF which were granted by
Judge ellis resulted in the freeing
of Mrs. MCGEE.
Relates Shooting
Taking the revolver in her left
hand, Mrs. MCGEE last week dem
onstrated during the trial how she
had taken the revolver from a
pantry shelf, carried 1t into the
kitchen and then warned her hus-
band mot TO come upon her." a
few minutes before she fatally shot
him.
She testified that he had threat
ened to knock her down" and was
coming towards her when she shot
and killed him.
Explaining the shooting. she tes-
titled: when came out the
(pantry) door with the gun, he was
coming towards me. When he saw
l had the gun he stopped.
81 told him he wasn't going to do
anything 10 me-" she explained,
after saying that he had threatened
her a few minutes previous, while
holding a butcher knife in his
hand.
II just throwed up my hand and
shut my eyes. Il don't know
whether he hit me or not, something
hit me on the arm, And the gun
went off. After I Aeard the shot,
that's when l opened my eyes" Sthe
defendant testified.
On cross examination, Mrs. Nc
Gee testified that she had merely
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-15
East End Methodist
Church Nelu Location

The public Is hereby notified that
the former East End Methodist
church pastored by Rev. F. McRae,
and located on Congress street near
Dubois. has taken over the Palmer
Memorial church located on Mr.
Dougall at Lafayette. The Rev. S.
w. Bankhead. formerly pastor Of
Berea Methodist church, Highland
Park, has been appointed pastor,