The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-18
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+ ore n, the hes, friends ma; We
bsee e hsirs Indicted into tAo
army next Tuesday refer 10
Andrew " T. RroNn ~ nc Cour-
90 q social Agencies ANDY
has demonstrated ~ deeds that
Ne IA realty slrccro IN his %
.oris d hfine about better Inter
racal and lahor relationships
As N, nhcf ~ me NAACr
FNsesesc Roara. ANDY heoueht 70
ihe ass fis'ior fresh outlook
and scnancress 'hai MAS ap-
reena'ee 10 w.n 70 missed
An example o. Andys work can
Re found in an inciasr, which oc-
clrred recently One of Tho local /
rAw-clO unions planned war
worker recreation parties ~ che
~ m. YNCAs. A member OF the
union Disseminated against three
Negro workers by refusing to sell |
them admission 70 the program
In his capacity as Secretary ~ |
ne Division ~ Services 10 Labor,
Ardr mmedIafe'v called meet
INK n YNCA. YMcA Labor Girl |
Scout and community orEani7a-
fion people 70 discuss ways and |
means ~ erectlrT democratic
program
The YMcA admitted that sc
policy MAS one % discrimination
hu' IN this matter The fault lay
With the union which denied the
workers A. opportunity 70 par
ticipate IN the program : believe
that az who attended that meet
inz benefited by hearing KAY
ri, Aards ~ ~ Girl Scouts Wal
TER Hardin oscar Noble. Ray
Hatcher tell how 70 inieerate
roon'e into program and how
- rakc democracy work Andy
MS surorh in the situation and
WIS ne guiding spirit behind the
rnase movement 70 have demo
cratic worker recreation Ger
a'r'v re vii no missed
T. JOHN woon
Arofher SIS 20 Detroit was the
'caylrr 81 r. John Wood TO-
potter on Tho Michigan Chron-
( flo who wrote the column II
Cover the Town John started
cut f. Detroit as dishwasher
snd became one ~ tho best re-
porters in journalism lle always
( had n good word 70 say for peo-
pie and champloned the cause ~
tho down,roddcn In Cincinnati
where John e going 20 take over
the Cincy Gall Post. ne Will have
great ornortunl'y =" continue
me eood work begun IN Detroit.
RAY HATCHER
While We arc IN The subject
,rihu,e should be paid another
Young nan who Is doing great
loh in netrolf Although he do
not seek nc limelieht Ray
Hatcher ~ the Detroit Urban
league has brought something 70
social work in na'roit that has
been needed FOR some time a
,ireless careful taciiurn worker
Raw really knows hls business !
Ike Tho mothodical way thai Ray
dces 'hlnrs Ills acerns nsnally
re' results
"FXPIOSI0N-
All Of a column cannot be
landatory and J. Wish 7 didn't
have 10 say this thought all
~ me old time minister's were
out az business or had resigned
themselves TO small charges To
nv chagrin the other night
met one OF the old fashion ex-
hor'ers and fcr the sake Of the
record III call him Explosion
That's not his name but he does
carry similar tag. One Of his
members had asked some OF us
n participate on a panei discus
slon entitled Home, Church and
Community" Well Explosion, y
although the panel vas adveriis-
ed an even printed on the pro-
gram. had other ideas when he
saw the crowd that iurnedoui
and decided. 7 imagine. 10 exhort.
ANYWAY. ne announced that tho
nanel would be limited 70 Is min
utes and We were forced 70 mako
nnprepared speeches instead Of
having the announced discussion
The hurting part was that
missed Carry McWilliam's talk o.
Plymouth. and that was some
thlngl