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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-19
JOSEPH f. JOHNSTON, Defen'
oRpER roR ApPEARANcE


Suit pending in the above entitled
Court on the 25th day OF August
1914.
In this cause II appearing from
affidavit on file, that the Defend
ant, Joseph +. Johnston. Is not a
resident OF the state of Michigan,
and after diligent search and in
quiry II Is impossible TO ascertain
In what State or County said De-
PENDANT resides.
on motion OF John w. Conlin, At
torney for the Plaintiff II is or
dered that the said Defendant, Jo-
seph +. Johnston cause his appear
ance TO be entered IN this cause
within three months from the date
Of this order and that In default
thereof said Bill OF Complaint will
be taken as confessed, and II is
further ORDERED that within forty
days the said Plaintiff cause a no.
tice Of this Order TO be published
in the Ypsilanti Press, a newspaper
printed. published and circulating in
the said county. and that such pub
LEGATION be continued therein at leas {
once in each week for six weeks in
succession, or that she cause a copy
OF this order TO be pers onally
served on said Defendant at least
20 days before the time above pre-
scribed for his appearance.
Dated Aug 26, 1914.
GEO. w. SAMPLE,
Circuit Judge.
Conlin, Conlin and Parker. Attorneys
for Plaintiff. Business Address, Ann
Arbor Trust Bldg, Ann Arbor, Mich.
A true copy:
Irene A. seltz, Deputy Clerk.
Adv 2-1010
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Legal Notices

STATE or MICHIGAN, The Cir
cult Court for the County Of Wash
tenaw,
In Chancery.
LILLIAN JOHNSTON, Plaintiff,
VS..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Real EStaterS
Find Negro Is
A Good Risk

WASHINGTON. d. C. - The.
National Association OF Real
Estate Boards said this week that
surveys Of the Negro housing
question by local real estate
boards indicated that the pro-
vision OF good housing for Ne
groes can be carried out as a
sound business operation and
that the Negro family that
wants good housing is usually a
good economic risk.
Realtors, with experience in
Negro housing. reported TO the
association that as class the
Negro home buyer meets his
payments faithfully-often more
faithfully than other race groups
IN the same economic level, and
that IL property Is in good re-
pair when he obtains IL. he takes
care Of il after he buys IL. As a
tenant he takes as good care OF
such property as other tenants
III the same economic class.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Negro Guerrilla
LeaderEghts To
Free Philippines
BY FLETCHER MARTIN
lNNPA War CorrespondenO

ON AN ISLAND NORTHEAST
OF LEYTE.-tBy Cable)-Fighting
with the ferceneSs OF an cnraged
animal is an American Negro lead
er OF Filipino guerrilla band.
This man is one Of the big stories
OF the Pacific war. His deeds and
those OF his ragged men have
spread among American troops like
wild fire. The exact whereabouts
Of the giant Negro is a military
secret. However. this correspond
ent has been granted permission
to find and Join him.
My search should be we'll worth
while because what Livingstone
meant to the natives of Africa. this
Negro means the same 10 the peo-
pie Of these islands As the news
Of Livingstone was spread around
the world. so should the deeds OF
this man he made known. He is
worth walking across the continent
TO find. and every attempt will be
made 10 find him.
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ned his weapon in the midst OF
three. enemy Banzai attacks, TAX
ing il over after four gunners had
been bayoneted to death. His
company suffered heavy casualties
when il was isolated and the Ne
gro stuck at the gun for an hour.
Hueca has received two written
concentrations.
Hueca was leaning against his
truck as the infantry passed. and
some one yelled: Hey. fellow.
you want TO hght?"
The Negro answered: That's
what am here for" and imme-
diately Joined the unit. He has
been with the unit more than a
week. in which the division has
seen the toughest fighting in the
Pacific.
During the first night Hueca
served in the rifle pit. and during
the second night as enemy resist
ance grew with their suicidal
threats, he took over the machine
gun with three others and held
out until reinforcements arrived.
During the enemy Bsnzai charges,
four gunners were killed. The
unit finally withdrew and Huecs
stayed on with the troops and Of
present is back in the middle OF
the fight.
The commanding officer Of the
unit stated that he has nicknamed
Hueca Killer Moe" and wished
that the Negro could remain with
the unit.
At Hollandia, a Negro sailor
wanted TO do the same thing
Three times he left his ship and
Joined in the battle with the unit
and three times was forcibly TAX
en- back TO his ship. When asked
why he wanted 10 join the infan'
try. he replied: They're the guy
Who do the dRhtinz."
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been transferred from another
department on the basis OF plant
wide seniority.
Plaguing Question
This strike at Packard's opened
for the JAW officials a question
which is Splaguing organized labor
all over the country. now that re-
conversion seems to be drawing
nearer.
The carefully-camouflaged race
issue did not completely hide the
fact that the question Of discrim-
inaiion was present. and that the
main resentment came from the
fact that four Negroes with plant
wide seniority were being moved
up over men with departmental
seniority.
There is no way to prove what
would have happened il the
transferred men had been white.
but il does pose the all-important
question which is now before or
ganized labor as 10 what Is going
10 happen to Negroes and other
minority groups when the cut
backs in production really gets
underway.
Many governmental and labor
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18

tricts bounded by Myrtle. Trum-
bull. Henry and Fourteenth would
be cleared.
The project. al cost Of $50.399.-
375. includes the purchase OF land
and construction of 30.969 rooms
which will rent al an average Of
$40 so FER month.
II was recommended that taxes
would not be permitted TO jump
once the projects had been COM
pleted.
The plan calls for acquisition of
40 acres on the West Side and SO
acres on the East Side--through
purchase OF condemnation.
Arrangements for housing the
families in the transition stage
would probably be made in war
housing.
Greenhut said that no building
was planned before the war in
Europe is over and that the nat
ural drop in the war working pop
ulation OF Detroit would aid In
making the program possible
II was explained that the pre-
liminarics would take approx
mately ten weeks while CLANS
would be completed I, and the
slums demolished.
The Plan Commission has taken
Grecnhuts plan under considera-
! ton.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
PLANT WORKER
HELD IN AUTO
DEATH OF N AN

A 33-year-old tool company en-
ploye was named in the recon-
mendation OF a warrant this week
on a charge Of negligent homicide
after he had struck a pedestrian,
who later died from his injuries.
Named in the warrant was
O'Field Lane. 80. OF PAST ST. An
tome street. employed by Stand
ard Tool company as heater.
According TO police. Lane was
driving north on Brush street at
Hendrie when his rigAt rear
bumper struck the left leg OF 20
year-old Thomas Griffin. OF 3l4
Hendrie street. whose leg was lat
er smputated.
Taken to Receiving hospital at
approximately 2:05 pm. Griffin
died at 6:l5 pm. at the hospital.
Listed by police as witnesses to
HW-See WORKER, Page 4
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months. in some instances for two
years.
Classify Urgent Cases
Charles Edgecomb. director OF
the Detroit Housing Commission.
said that he believed the commits
sion would act in favor Of 4 mo-
ton to classify all such families
as urgent cases.
Daniel J. Ryan. superintendent
of the Welfare Department said
that the white families in the Z.
FORT Shelter probably would b
moved within a week.
Citing the difficulty Of finding
homes for Negroes In Detroit.
Ryan said that the Rivard shelter
would be fumigated. painted and
refurnished after the present ten
ants are placed in other homes
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18

Alleged racial discrimination
moved TO the front this week
when Negro workers at the Pack
ard Motor company struck in pro-
test against what they considered
on the part Of
management.
The strike grew out Of the shut
down last week when workers in
the metal polishing department
walked out in protest to the up
grading OF four Negroes in that
department. TIE strikers contend
that the COMPANY is clouding the
issue OF discrimination and that
the upgrading of the four polish
ers was done with opposition
from the management shop stew
ards and foremen.
They also contend that the men
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Nine Soldiers
Are Sentenced
To Life Terms

WASHINGTON. d. C. tNNPA)
Nine Negro soldiers were SEN
fenced 70 life Imprisonment last
week by a United states Army
court-martial in Thatcham. Eng
land. on murder charges over the
shooting OF an Englishman. an
American military policema n
(white). and soldier early in Oc-
tober. The sentences. according TO
the War Department. are subject
20 review in the European thea
tire, which has final review au-
thority.
A tenth soldier was acquitted OF
murder. but was sentenced to 10
years hard labor for being absent
without leave. Sources which pre-
ferred not to be quoted In the
wsk Department. declared this
waSs terrifically stiff sentence
foe AWOL and would likely be
cut down on review.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Two OFFICER
CANDIDATES IN
FIRST GROUP

Three Negro women. including
two officer candidates and one en-
listed recruit. were sworn into
the women's reserve in Boston
and New York City Monday
morning. Nov. Is, the new Navy
Department plan approved by the
President for the acceptance Of
Negro women in the WAVES.
The first Negro woman in the
First Naval district to complete
her application and be sworn into
the Women's Reserve was Miss
Jane A. Freeman, %, of l64 Wal
nut avenue. Roxbury. Mass. She
was sworn into the services as an
enlisted WAVE at 8 am. Monday
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Honor West Va.
State Students

INSTITUTE, W. va.-Eight stu
dents Of the West Virginia State
college are listed in the l944-45
edition OF Who's Who In Ameri-
can Colleges and Universities. =
They are; Frederick Mercedes
Duncan of jacksonville, Fla: Edna
odaris Farmer OF Beckley. w. Va;
Ann Kathryn Flagg Of Charles
ton, w Va: Lloyd Hurst Of Suf-
folk. Va: Frederick jefferson of
Bramwell. w. Va: Thomas Miller
Jenkins OF Boston. Mass: Beatrice
King and John Calvin Parker.
both OF Roanoke, Va.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Says Prisoner
Bit His Finger

Police claim that Arlie Gibson.
80, of 1855 Oakland avenue. bit
the thumb Of Patrolman James
Gentry. "a. Of 9570 Dryden street.
last week before he was subdued
by two police officers. seeking to
arrest him for investigation OF
reckless driving.
Gibson was treated for a lacer-
ated scalp after police reported
they were forced to subdue him
following an alteration between
them and the prisoner In the po-
lice garage.
Gibson had been arrested by
two officers while near Smith and
Oakland avenue. by Patrolman
Gentry and his partner.
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- IL oGoke4k s4ocSnxe0:
ties ere slready mounting - 70
whether there will be Jobs for all
after the war. There is an increas-
ing fear Of the Negro on account
of the economic gains he made
during the war. Jewish preIu-
dice has been increasing in GER
tain parts of the country. Even
now there are demagogues like
Gerald L. X. Smith. who are only
too ready to lead the bandwaeon.
Prejudice Hurts All
Citing the need for stamping out
race prejudice, DR.. Mekeel indi-
Gated that the best interests OF the
white peoples will be served oy
establishing inter-racial orotner-
hood. DR.. Mckeel stated:
Those of us who are white are
80 far wasting our last chance 10
be accepted on an equal basis
with the other peoples OF the
world which Is two-thirds COL
ored. The S00-year advantage We
had through the industrial revo-
luton is coming 10 a close as the
rest Of the world becomes indus
trialized and capable Of produc-
ing modern weapons OF war. .
Prejudice and Reactionaries
DR. Mekeel asserted that there
was definite relationship be-
tween the viewpoint one has on
race. labor. social reform and rol-
itics. A labor-baiter. according TO
DIR. Mekeel. is apt to be a Negro
hater and a Jew-baiter or vice.
versa. DR.. Mekeel stated: Active
use of racial prejudice in this
country is definitely associated
with reactionary and illibersl and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Rap CheckerCab
Discrimination
At MIC Meeting

Discussing the discrimination
practiced by Checker cabs against
Negro citizens of Detroit, the menu
bership meeting Of the Detroit
Council of the National Negro Con.
gress on Sunday, Nov. II. con-
CURED with the previous state
ment of the executive board IN
that I'VE can tolerate this Dixie
practice no longer. Whether rs.
sponsibility lies with management
or with drivers, Detroit will not
permit the southern pattern Of Jim
Crow to be imposed in public
transportation services in Detroit.
We will enlist the support Of all
those who believe that public serv-
ice means public.
Congress heads expressed the
belief that Negro organixzktnnM
labor unions and interracial com.
mittees would And this iuue ona
in which UNIFIED Mort would 70
salt a - sn4 - - IL
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
DETROIT PAYS
LAST TRIBUTE
TO REV. PECK

Upwards OF 10000 persons paid
last tribute 10 the late Rev. Will
liam II. Peck last Thursday in a
massive and impressive ceremony
in Bethel AME church, where he
had pastored for IL years.
Thousands passed through the
portals OF Bethel church from
Monday afternoon 10 the funeral
hour Thursday. to get a last view
OF one OF Detroit's most worthy
citizens.
Bishop Gregg Presides
The service. which began at !
o'clock. was presided over by
Bishop John Andrew Gregg. of
the Fourth Episcopal district. APP
pearing on the funeral program
were many sectarian and civil
leaders who were lavish in their
praise and vioced their deep sorrow
at the passing OF one who had
been such an inspiration and
guide 10 them.
Bishop George w. Baber read
the scripture lesson; the Rev. j.
r. Mccain gave the. invocation.
while the Rev. Joseph Gomez, for
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Roi Ottley On
Way To Italy,
Russia, China

PARIS, ce.-Roi Ottley.
war correspondent for PM and
Liberty magazine. and author Of
the best-seller, New World A
Coming" has left Paris for Lon
don, from whence he will depart
for Italy. Russia and China In his
present assignment. after having
covered phases Of the campaign In
northern France.
Ottley Is a native Of New York
City and q 1929 graduate Of the
University Of Michigan. He II
married TO the former Gladys
Tsrr. He came 70 England ON
June 80, and to France on July q
In August he went back TO Eng
land. and returned 70 The conti-
nent In September.
His current alignment Win
take him back to the Us. by way
of the Pacific, after covering the
China Burma-lndia theatsr Of cp-
erationS-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Negro Workers Strike
ToProtest Hate Strike

could not have made production.
and that the transfer Of other
workers is merely means OF
pushing Negro workers around.
and finally getting them out Of
the plant.
In a meeting Tuesday afternoon
in Schiller Hall. St. Aubin and
Gratiot avenues. after several
hours OF wrangling. the workers
agreed TO go back to the plant
with assurance that all Of the cas-
es Of discrimination would be in
veStisated and given all consid-
GRAFTON.
Union officials promised that
foremcn. instructors and other
persons who had allegedly refused
S.. CrnIKE n..l
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18

City Departments Visit
Shelter, Promise Action

Early relief promised the Is Negro families who
have housed 2238 Rivard street this week follow
ing investigation by three city departments.
The relief shelter inspected by heath housing
and welfare officials following complaints lodged by the
NAACP based exposing pictures in the Michigan
Chronicle The expose showed that families which had
moved in few hours had been living the shelter for
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Plan Commission Hears
Stun Clearance Plan

A'p,an 10 rid Detroit of much Of its sums heard
nv group of private builders and city department heads
in the Offices of the City Plan Commission last week
The plan, explained by Eugene Greenhut. represent
;rp the Communities Redevelopment Co, of New York,
would clear the the East Side of Hastings Ma
comb Deuundre and Larned. On the West Side the dis
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
ATTENTION

Because OF Thanksgiving Day
next Thursday. Nov. %, the
deadline for all copy for the
Michigan Chronicle has been ad-
vanced "a hours This means
that all copy from correspond
ents MUST BE in the Office OF
the Michigan Chronicle BY Sun
day evening. The paper will be
on the stands Wednesday morn.
ing.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Packard Strike Bares
Bad Seniority Problem
By CHARLES ]. WARTMAN

The Packard Motor company strike ended last week
with order from the CIO to the TO return their
jobs.
The strike precpitated by the refusal of men in
the metal polishing department TO accept four Negroes
who had been upgraded in the DEPARTMENT after having
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18

wASHINGTON--Steps - &C.
CELEBRATE recruitment OF men ~ the
u. s. Merchant Marine. and 10 re-
tain merchant ssamen on ships sup
plying the lighting fronts were
taken last week in On industry.
wide conference In Washingten.
the War Shipping Administrstson
reported
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Joins Infantry Without
Orders, Declared Hero

WITH THE oath DIVISION, ORMOC BAY SECTOR.
Philippines. Manning machine gun with all white
unit Private Ralph Hueca Of Chicago became the first col
ored unofficial member of the Texas division volunteering
TO fight because considered truck driving monotonous
Fighting side by side with white troops, Hueca
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Negroes Turn Tide For FDR
DETROIT GIVES
BIG MAJORITY
IN RACE WARDS
President Sweeps Negro
Vote BY Big Margin
In Every City

Negro voters Of Michigan gave
President Roosevelt decisive sup
port for his reelection il was re-
vealed by study OF the election
returns which were completed this
week. Detroit NEGROES gave Presi-
dent Roosevelt 4l,739 votes and
gave Dewey 1883 President
Roosevelt beat Dewey by 10000
votes 10 win Michigan's 10 cleo
sorsl votea The Negro vote wss
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18

conference with the mayer. IL
Civil Rights Committee u TIE
MIC, said Chairman Attorney h
M. Golightly, viii prosecute This
violation to the limit
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letter - repr0duced below. Eu8ene
Robinson OF the Sc. Antoine branch
is an officer in the State Older Boys
conference. The letter was written
Nov. 7 and reads as follows:
'You will recall the action OF the
committee at Lansing on. Oct IL
that We have a coed social affair
at the Owosso conference. Whv did
We not face the Implications of this
with NEGRO boys at the conference
and no Negroes living in Owosso.
! do not know. proposed to the
local committee that we plan such
a social affair and ask Flint TO bring
in a dozen Negro girls. The COM
nittee at first accented this. When
il was rrouosed to Flint they were
not enthusiastic about IT, Other
leaders counseled caution. Later
the Owosso committee. when talked
TO individually by Harold Baker.
seemed to feel the bringing Of Is
Negro delegates to Owosso was
enough OF an experiment
AT q meeting OF the local COM
mittee at OwosSo on Nov. 6. II was
decided to substitute a stag recre-
alton period at the high s-hool Sat-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18

1ho y 11lehlG1n Choulele 1DQ
that n The Seventh. THIRD -
Fifth Wards which are ION me
east side OF the city the Negro
citizens piled up tremendous
Roosevelt vote. First returns from
Seventh ward showed that Roose-
Welt received 1927 votes while
Dewey got only $50. In the Fifth
ward Roosevelt received 1921 votes
while Dewey received l.546. In
the Third ward the President got
6.403 OF the votes cast and Dewey
received only l.34l.
Negro voters in Detroit were
following the pattern set elsewhere
in the United States. For in
stance, Harlem gave President
Roosevelt a record breaking four.
io-one margin over New Yo-ks
Gnvernr Dewey.
Harlem which includes the 18th,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Social Scientists Fear
Revival OF Ku Klux Khan

The revival of the Ku Klux Khan a national scale or
the creation of some similar nation hate organization
after this war Is definite posAbiy which weEEtng
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-18
Y BOWS TO RACE BIAS
Boys MEET AT
OWOSSO LACED
WITH PREJUDICE
st. A n tome Delegates
Are Withdrawn From
State Conference

Delegates from the boys depart
ment Of the st. Antoine branch
YMCA will not attend the Older
Boys conference to be held in
Owosso. Mich. Nov. 24-25. William
A. Mcmillan. boys work secretary
at the branch, told the Michigan
Chronicle this week.
The decision to withdraw the
delegates came after Boyd Walker,
bows work secretary OF the Metro
politan YMCA. told Mcmillan that
Negro boys were eligible to attend
the meetings, but that no Negro
boy would be permitted to eat in
any restaurant in Owosso.
Mcmillan said further that the
mixed social meeting had beer
called Oh because Of The Sntieip9tnt
!
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~ See CANDIDATES. Page 4
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RWsee ELECTION. Page Z
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W-see REV. PECK. Page 4
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DW-See PACKARD. Page Z
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- See KHAN. Page 4
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~-See RACE BIAS. Page Z
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S-see WORKER, Page Z
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-01
NORTH CAROLINA LIVESTOCK

RALEIGH, Nov. 3O.-tR-(NCDA)
Hog markets steady with tops
Of "A at Clinton and 1890 at
Rocky Mount.