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rayon, size "A. slightly used. Box 3Sl-R,
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
CHICAG0'S COL. MCCORMICK
BY BENNETT CERT
CONDENSED from The Saturday Review Of literature

had hoped TO the fabulous Mccormick person,
but he of lecture tour. Besides might have
been able the gauntlet of guards who bar the
his private elevator reserved for his per-
sonal alone One day. they tell the Rhode Island egs
ature passed bill that dspeased him. Out into the Tribune
lobby he strode and shipped from the American
flag that waved there. At picnic for Tribune employees,
truck drove up and crced the field ramp moved up
the door, and down il rode the Colonel black
stallion. He spoke few precious words to the awed
assembage without dsmountng and then rode back into
the truck which disappeared in cloud of gold dust Colonel
Mccormick memorable letter subscriber in 1912
which he claimed credit for introducing the ROTC into
schools and persuadng the Army take machine
automatic rifles and general machinizaon He declared
he the first officer advocate alliance with Canada
forcation of Guam and two-ocean Navy. He also told
the Administration that arpanes could DESTROY battle
ships got the Marines shanghai but couldn't quite
the Army out of the Philippines. What man. Carl
Sandburg read this extraordinary document and mumured
And the seventh day He rested"
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Reveal Exploits By
Race Pilots In Italy

recalled. even Il mos: OF The men
in the outfit. including flying Of
fcers as we'll as ground crew mem
berS. already had made heavy al
lotnlen:S FOR War Bonds out II their
monthly pay Some Of them could
not really Afford 10 buy more. bu,
practically everybody added some
hing ~ his already substantial al
lotment for this special drive. No
body wanted 10 be left out.
1T was tough fve.dav cam
paign. but we raised the $1,000"
Prior 20 the January - engage
ment, Major Roberts had raS.Yly
promised ~ top any contribution
made in the unit.
Il had pretty. hard :ir,e doing
t." he grinned. but managed i
somehow"
Aerial victories scored by The
squadron have served ~ boos: the
morale q! the outat cons. dersb.y.
Major Roberts said. The 99th had
long been recognized as enc OF he
top outfits in the theatre in such
highly specialized work as dive
bombing and strsfing and providing
close cover for advancing infantry.
But This kind Of work did ~; WIZ
headlines. ard the men wanted a
chance 70 engage in dog agA;S IN
order 20 establish their reputation
beyond doubt.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
BY cLAReNce ANDERSON

hundreds of thourands of Negroes in war indus
tries. II also opened up employment opportunities
In Federal construction. For instance the non dis
examination clause inserted in Federal Public Hous-
ing contracts resulted in Negro construction
workers earning more than $50. 0,000 Skilled
Negro craftsmen earned S7,000000 or percent of
the total wages paid TO skilled workers The same
contractural requirement by the Federal Works
Agency on $50 public works projects brought Ne
gro construction workers nearly S4,000,000 or 10
per cent Of the total payroll. OF this amount,
100000 vert to skilled mechanics.
This represents progress. But it is not enough.
We know it isn't Although we have come long
way, discrimination in employment has not been
abolished. Every day competent Jewish workers
are Disseminated against. Every day competent
colored women refused jobs Every day skilled
colored men ARE refused opportunities to better
themselves by upgradng. Every day promises
are made to colored workers-promises which are
not kept
People get tired waiting for the things that are
due them. You get very tired. You feel like
surrenderng and giving up the fight. But we
can't quit now, we've got TO struggle on-like the
Allies did after Dunkirk-after they were driven
out of France They didn't qut-they kept going
even when it seemed hopeless Then came ID"
day, and they took the beachhead in Normandy
with our help-with the strength and arms of our
soldiers, black and white cooperating with each
other with machine-like precision-and nobody
gummed up the works by wondering about the
color of the skin of his fellow American soldier
Now soldiers hold that hard won beachhead
on :he military front.
We who on the home front have our beach
heads too. We have the Constitution, with its Bill
of Rights and the 18th, l4th and 18th Amendments
These the beachheads of all who fight for first
class citizenship for minority groups They have
been held against the enemy fire since 1864. Since
that time these beachheads have been widened.
The patrols in search Of freedom have penetrated
into the enemy territory of prejudice and discrim-
inaton. Progress has been. and is being made.
Yet, only hold beachheads. There is long
fight ahead.
The newest beachhead which we have taken
and held captured or our Home Front 3D.
day-June IS, 1871. This beachhead was Exec
utive Order 1902. II was taken under the same
Commander in-Chief as Normandy-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. However. the Presidents Chief of
staff who Unanswered the capture Of this other
beachhead on the industrial front YOU
know. A. Philip Randolph. Make mistake
though. II is only beachhead We have long
way TO go. And IN that long fight we depend
the powerful allies who have so far fought side
by side with colored Americans 10 hold he FEPC
beachhead. These, and the fight ahead. will be
discussed in next weeks column -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

Negro residences Some OF the churches Of col
orcd people are near the residences OF White
people There are blocks and blocks where whites
1--we on one side Of the street and Negroes on the
other There are other blocks where Negroes
and whites live next door 10 each other. All
CharleStonianS seem 10 be at peace Little Negro
children play with little white children and no
one has apoplexy
In Charleston will be found government hous-
ing project where Negroes live on one side facing
the Cooper river and whites the other side
facing street Negro and white housewives
hanging their clothes in their backwards. chat to-
Eether over back fences Ne one seems to be mad
at anyone else and all the writing and delicate
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

planning OF whites in the North to keep Negro
and white people in separate housing areas doubt
less would cause eyebrows TO be raised in Charles
ton. II whites in Charleston land here in Sumter)
live side by side with Negroes, why can't
whites do the same in Chicago, Detroit and New
York? Why do have restrictive covenants in
Seattle? Why does the United States government
take such pains TO separate Negroes and whites
IN It's public housing program, not only in the
South. but in the East, West and North? II just
does not make sense
Underneath all this. however, is a philosophy
which is poison 10 Negroes. had the pleasure Of
spending almost two hours with Dr. W. W. Ball,
editor of the Charleston News and Courier DR..
Ball was courtesy itself not frigd and nlechani-
cal courtesy, but friendly one. However, Ball is
the spokesman for white supremacy" He opposes
the New Deal for many reasons, but the chief one
10 be because Roosevelt has paid some stten
ton 10 Negroes. Ball is for keeping the Negro out
of politics absolutely. He wants South Carolina
10 remain always a white mans state" This de-
spite the fact that there $4,000 Negroes in the
state TO l0S4.000 whites. Why he expects this
large section of the population 10 remain forever
Contentcd with white rule is mystery This
visit demonstrated that Negroes in South Carolina
must not be fooled by poltenesS.
And here in Sumter, the first seat OF actual re-
helllon there is evidence that the Negroes not
being fooled. They are organizing all over the
state 10 secure their rights. They not fright
ened. They are being joined, sometimes openly
and sometimes quietly by whites who believe in
justice. Soon South Carolina according 10 present
indications, viii move far ahead of Mississippi
and leave tina; benghted commonwealth clearly
at the bottom Of the heap of states.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

FEPC take care of itself-or whether the battle to
bring up our baby las just begun.
Under the Executive Order FEPC was created
20 settle complaints of discrimination in employ
mcnt. Nearly ten thousand of these have been
docketed by the committee since its origin. Most
of them satisfactorily settled These are cases
that most of us never heard of-because unlike
the Southern railroad case they were not reported
In the papers.
This IN itself appears a remarkable achievement
when ii is recalled that FEPC has of the small
set STATS and smallest budgets of any govern
mental agency. Counting all ITS specialists and
office help FEPC has only 100 regular employees
two-thirdS of whom are colored. OF the total OF
100. sixty are divided among nine big regions
covering the forty eight states. OF these CO. IS
stenographers, leaving only 35 professional men
u combat discrimination in their local states
These men have a tough job, though they
can call on their Washington Office for additional
help. In Michigan. for example there are only
two examiners. Mr.. Swan and Mr. Wez Con-
sidering the size OF the staff. | think FEPC has
done remarkable job. Aside from settling cases
the mere presence Of FEPC on the scene has
caused many employers TO avoid discrimination.
In addition to setting up FEPC the order had
other provisions. One required non discrimination
in acknowledgement war training Programs
This provision resulted in Negroes beng trained
for skilled and sem-Skllled jobs that We're pre-
Nlously closed TO them. In Detroit alone 90 900
Celored workers received training in the program
administered by the Board OF Education.
Another clause in the Executive Order orders
the government TO insert clause IN all defense
contracts requiring contractors and sub contractors
not 10 discriminate in employment because OF
race, creed color, This non-dsclimnaton
clause automatically resulted IN the employment of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
DIXIE DOUBIE-TAlk

The City-County Hospital for the
INDECENT at Fort Worth. Texas. has
q large inscription above Its TIVE
narrow entrances and the wide
space between them. The central
inscription reads: Erected for the
poor of Tarrant County without re-
gard to race. creed. or color At
either end. directly above the door
ways. are the words White" and
e olored.-
The Nation
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

ized this was our particular Navy"
way. but ordered the lists made up
accordingly. As q result. the three
or four white yeomen below first
class were CHARTERED with the Ne
groes and the Negro first class stew
ard was quartered with the whites.
While the white yeomen soon found
reason to be transferred to the other
hole without trouble the steward
was threatened with immediate
bodily harm II he didn't get outa
here"
Whereas az the base We had been
accustomed 10 two chow halls. here
there was only one. Consequently.
al whites. those IN other units
aboard ship being Influenced by the
conduct Of the whites in ours. lined
Up and ate first. We ate last For
the first two meals, several o, our
fellows didn't get any food al all, IS
j; ran out before all were served
From then or. they always got
something, though /. frequently was
not what the first through The lire
got. On two or three occasions
when chicken was served. the last
one through got. not even the neck
OF the chicken. bu. whatever was
handy 70 the cooks.
During the day. most Of the troop
passengers had 70 regular duty ex-
cept for short intervals. Therefore,
We lined The rails watching the
waves. the horizon and other ships
n the convoy. The second day out
a, sea, long line VAS stretched
across the ship from the por, 70
n" starboard side From il dsnsled
pastebosrd signs. They read: Only
irSt-c!ass men and chiefs forward
q this lire" tbs meant shat al
Negroes were restricted % he rear
Of the ship, even up or the main
deck Who was responsible .or the
sign? The crew members didr't
know. said they had never seer any
such s!grs before. ard Il their ship
vas beginning such practices they
Marine when they returned home
or a. least get a transfer One or
:wo Of our officers were approached
on the subject This IS an Army
transport" they ssid. mus; be an
ARM custo",." The Army chaplain
~as approached He knew nothing
OF H. Finally. after our command
M Officer was approached. the sign
VAS removed Great cheers went up
from the fellows.
A: last We We're overseas. discern
barking az our Carr bean base. We
settled in reception center while
We began 20 build our own quarter:
! preparatory TO our main task.
lie BE Centinued)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
WHAT 4 CAST!

The inmate Of . st. Louis asylum
borrowed three long books from the
library each morning. returned
them the same afternoon. The IL
brariAn tested him with the city
telephone directory. Sure enough.
he was back with IL q few hours
later. Don't tell me you've finished
that big book already" said the
librarian. Il certainly have" an
swered the touched one. The plot
was rotten. but oh boy, WHAT A
CAST"
Saturday Review Of Literature
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
Introducing Florence Warwick

(Fredi Washington. theatrical columnist for
The Peoples Voice. writes OF a rising young
Negro dancer.)
TN THESE DAYS OF STRIFE, with Dixie fran
ticaly trying to yell It's way to superior state
in the human family there comes out of the heart
of the South a fragile talented young Negro woman
answering TO the name of Florence Warwick, who
with good luck is destined 10 be the next surprise
in the field of concert dance. Born in Birmingham,
Ala. some twenty odd years ago. Florence mas
had the good fortune of getting both northern
and southern education. The only girl IN small
family of four tone brother is muScian)' II salts
fed her fathers wanderlust TO move his small
brood from south to north and back again, which
accounts for her educational advantages.
Very early in life Florence discovered that the
human body It's movements and the uses II could
he nut TO- were of far more interest to her than
her academic studies. This occupation. OF
course got her into many difficulties with her
teachers and parents until she finally convinced
them of her talent and that the dance is one OF the
arts During her college years at Spelman. she
received the Rockefeller General Educational Eel
lowship and studied and taught dancing during the
summer months from 1858, at Benning School
of Dance.
MExIco'S RADIO CITY
A trip to Mexico City in the summer OF 1882
took her 10 the University of Mexico for further
studies While there, she gave demonstrations and
several performances al the Palace OF Fine Arts
This IS Msxico's Radio City and is subsidized by
the Mexican Government
The dance in Mexico says Florence, lis under
stood and appreciated far more by the Mexican
people than by the people in the states,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

WASHINGTON-Negro pilots OF
the 99th Pursuit Squadron now busy
dive bombing and s;rahng the fee
Ing Nazis in the Levante sector of
northern Italy, are striking double
blows al the enemy. the Treasury
Department revealed this week.
III addition 10 making regular SAL
airy allo;mentS for War Bond pur-
chaSes. the Negro fliers celebrate
each air victory by purchasing a
$1,000 bond for every enemy plane
destroyed by member OF the
squadron.
This sidelight on the units activi-
ties was reported 70 the Treasury
Department this week by Major
George 5. Roberts, commanding Of
ticer VI the famous squadron. which
completed year Of combat duty in
North Africa. Sicily and Italy on
the day that Rome fell 20 the Allies
Major Roberts, now home on fur
Tough. discussed the sQuadron'S eN-
PLOTS while visiting the Army Air
Forces War Bond Show. Shot from
the Sky" on the Monument Grounds
in Washington. d. c.
The sl,00O-s-plsne campaign was
instituted by the uni; during the
Fourth War Loan drive. the COM
handing officer said. when the 99;h
Pursuit Squadron was battling Ger.
man Fockwulf 1905 over the Anzio-
Netturo beachhead in Italy. The
men met their selt-impoSed quotas
For several days and then came jan
usry q. On ths; day. the esth pilots
got their frs; good crack al the
Luf,wafie and shot down IL enemy
planes,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

Did you ever hear Paul Robson
sing Ballad for Americans" Those
people and countless other Negroes
are standard bearers Of wha, yet is
10 come Of what they are ca
pable Of. Some say they are ex-
ceptional Surely they are
they must De exceptional 10 achieve
their fame the competition
would otherwise be too great for
them their talent and arr mus;
be SO great that their color must De
forgiven" We Shant spend too
much in scientific research-out do
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

three years ago today, and which
empowered the creation of the
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice-FEPC.
Today throughout the coun-
try, many groups are celebrating
the third anniversary of this Sec
ond Magma Carta. Hence it Is
fitting that we too should pause
d minute to have a look at our
three-year-old baby. II we want
TO be fair we might ask what
progress has been made so far,
and also what the future holds.
We might consider whether we
can now rest on our oars and lei
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
Yet in Charleston where

this charming little town l
found little evidence Of bad
feeling. Charleston is full of
gracious hospitality and white
people who do not glare at Ne
grocS. The city is famous for
its Old South charm. It's quaint
ness and It's beauty. j, lives
up TO It's advertising.
The most startling item 10
an outsider Is the way the
black and white citizens Of
Charleston live side by side on
the same streets, apparently
without friction or difficulty.
Imposing and historic churches
of white congregations are near
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
STUDENT BONERS

Henry VIII had an abbess on his
knee, which made walking dinicult.
X X X
BENJAMIN Franklin produced cleo
tricity by rubbing cats backward.
X X X
The spinal column Is q collection
Of bones running up and down your
back and keeps you from being legs
clean up TO your neck.
Chicago Tribune
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
DURANTE AND ART

Jimmy Durante visited an art
gallery featuring modern art. One
picture puzzled him and he sueried
the artist That, sir" said the artist.
rs . cow grazing" But where's the
grass" asked Jimmy. who has little
sympathy for modern art. The COW
has already eaten It." explained the
artist. But I don't even see the
cow" of course not" returned
the artist. you don't think she'd be
fool enough 70 stick around after
she'd eaten all the grass, Do you:-
The Detroit News
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
RACE HATE

A blunt and impetusss people the
Russians. No respect NJ all fer ira
dition. For instance. when they
wanted 10 correct racial discrimina-
tion and persecution, did they gs
at Il In the time hsnsred. civilized
way. with earnes, editorials and
SOLDERING sermons and campaigns u
education and hopeful appeals u
peoples better nature. Ne. they
simply passed law. They said,
Hereafter those evils are crimes"
And that was that.
- This week
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
ENOUGH TO 60 AROUND

Whenever some super-raee pest
Says his race l. the wisest ana best,
say line up the soops
And the drips and droops.
And your race will be there with
the rest
The Peoples Werld
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
SCHOOL HAS BIG ENROLMENT

A TLANIA-Wlih g tu.l Tine Stl-
dents enrolled for the summer SeS-
sion Of atlanta University ScAoo. o.
Social Work u practically doubles
rs largest previous summer enroll
nent That % last summer. When 81
men and women were registered
- begin or complete the iGA two
year course.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

In addition 10 StudleS IN the various SCHOOLS
Of dance this ambitious young woman has studied
under some Of the top opponents of the modern
dance among them being Martha Graham and
Louis Horst.
WITH DUNHAM
After years of studying, teaching and dancing
Florence is in New York with her eye on a
career. But in the meantime. and there is always
a mean time, with an artist particularly in the
concert field she is transmitting some of her valu
able knowledge TO students at the katherine Dun
ham and FranziSka BoaS School Of Dance which is
located at 323 w. 2lSt street.
The main purpose OF this school Florence says is
10 teach the pupils the source and roots of the
primitive rhythms To establish the thought source
before adapting rhythms 10 the body. There are
five Negroes scholarships studying under the
skillful guidance of Miss Warwick at this school,
which will continue through the summer
CAREER VS.. COLOR
But to get back to career for Florence Warwick
Careful ground work is being laid which takes in
wide repertoire, costumes production etc. be-
tween a heavy teaching schedule but she is sppre-
henSve about being able TO break through the
almost endless line Of obstacles lying in the
path of any concert dance artist but added to the
normal difficulties is the color Of her skin.
Ironically enough, in this case (as in mne) il is
not because the skin is too dark Chat would be an
asset but because is too light that managers are
apt TO say, You are a poor riSk-you are no
different from hundreds Of white artsts-the pub
lie will think you are white" The excuses are
long and many know. I've heard them enough
What will this talented artist do TO overcome these
obstacles!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01

you know that every time you enjoy
4 peanut butter sandwich you ought
20 thank George Washington Carver.
who found 800 uses for the peanut
and, unlike many Americans, YOU
and know. HE DID NOT patent
those idea and make peanut butter
another caviar for the rich man. +.
No. he gave il - the people SO that
K S now the poor mans deli ght e.. q.
yes. George Washing ton Carver was
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-01
ANOTHER FIRST

Thurman Boddie. Negro student
at the New Rochelle. y. ". high
school. has been elected president
Of the student body. The school
has = vast preponderance Of white
students. This Is the first time in
Its history that . Negro has been
SO honored.
The Nation