The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-23
RUSS COwANs

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Most Of the Negro police officers
were not sorry to learn OF super
intendent Louis Berg's resignation
Many of them accuse him OF
blocking every attempt OF Negro
officers TO advance Wnicn re-
minds me that there are no Negro
uniform sergeants ana no ue
tectives have been elevated to oil
vacancies caused by the death OF
the late 1t. of Detectives William
Beck and the resignation or inc
late 1t. of Detectives Dan Smith.
1t. Wallace Williams 10 the
only Negro officer holding that
rank And he should have been
an inspector many years ago =.
but his color has kept him back.
Williams was lieutenant OF
detectives before many of his SUI
periors had reached his present
rank
Robert Hayden. the Detroit poet
who is now living in Ann Arbor.
is finishing the manuscript for his
next book Of poetry. BLACK Spear,
which will be published by one OF
the big publishing houses next
spring The poems tell the story
about slavery and conditions during
the Civil War period Harry
Clary Sr.. had a smile racing about
his face as he read the letter
1t was from his son, Harry Clary
Jr., who has been in England and
France for almost year
Young Harry is just 20 and hits the
scales hard with his SO pounds.
Cecil Boykin. learned little spouse
OF Uley Boykin. is back from Phila-
delphia where she attended the
flfth annual convention of the
United Office and Professional
Workers Of America. Clio
Cecil was a representative OF Ford
Local 600 and was elected at
large :. an indication OF the fair
mindedness Of the members
Marva Louis was the focus OF atten-
ton at the horse show Sunday :,
1t was the first visit TO Detroit of
her baby daughter. JacQueline
now two years OF age
Andrew H. Jap Sneed. owner
Of Club 666. is back from a short
vacation in Canada and is sing
ing the praise Of the low prices and
efficient service given in the various
hotels where he stopped
Which reminds me that Lena Horne
expressed words of praise to the
management of the Gotham hotel
for the service while she was there
two weeks ago All OF which
made John White. Irving Roane and
Bob Robinson break out with q
rash Of smiles
This is Past Commander Arthur
Tibbs OF Tom Phillips Post 1874.
top kick OF Co. &. 803rd Pioneer
Regiment, said the gruf voice
over the telephone, and | immedi-
ately anticipated how my ears
would look after the blisterins re-
marks OF my old friend But
Little Arthur surprised me- Instead
OF howling me down like the strong
north wind on blustcry day. Tibbs
was speaking in dulcet tones
as he told me about HIS election A
Michigan delegate to the national
American Legion convention In Chi
caso -. starting this Monday
Tibbs. who was elected at the state
convention in Grand Rapids last
month. is the third Negro 10 repre-
sent Michigan Past Com
msnder Oscar Smith OF Charles
Young Post II. was the first
followed by Mckinley Freeman OF
Tom Philips.
A group OF Detroit business men
are dickering for the Wilson theatre
and Will promote shows SINH
lar 10 those at the Paradise
b. Dudley. former manager OF the
old koppln theatre, made an at
tempt 10 lease the Wilson some
years back but without success
Fred Hart Williams will head
a committee OF non partisan voters
IN the Third Senatorial district
a correspondent questions the state
ment made IN columns OF the Michi-
gan Chronicle last week in which
II vas said that Lena Horne was
the hrst colored girl ever 10 appear
al the Chez Paree famed night
club in Chicago This writer
contends that Katherine Durham
holds that distinction Well the
writer can pull his head in now
because he was out on a limb
Nelther Lena Horne nor Katherine
Dunham was the first colored girl
10 snow at the Chez Paree That
distinction goes TO Jeni LeGon
'he little dimple who made her
start IN Detroit at the old Planta.
ton club go. Jeni was at the Cher
Paree back IN 1910 She had ,
contract for two weeks bur
Vas lei out after FIVE nights
natherine Durham was At the
famous Chicago nitery early last
winter just before she ap-
p.eared at the Blackstone with her
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