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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
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NEWSPAPER
Negro Progress During War Time

Grams administration
NEGRO WOMEN ~ SERVICE.
Negro women now serv,,-
the WAC are doing GOA
Negro women are nov scr.. ~
in the womens reserves o. 4. ~
;. navy and in the Women,
serve OF the Coast Guard. y
OUTSTANDING SERVICES.
Pelelia. Palan Islands. Two ~.
drcd Negro Seebess. erimv w ~,
weary from two DAYS Of nr,o.a ~
ships under enemy fire rs
lined up on the beach here y
want volunteers for s,re,,...
bearing on the ridge tonight ].
officer was telling them. And "a
Negro seebecs stepped out 4. On.
MANNING AUXILIARY
VESSELS:
me navy Is assigning Nes-sa
IN general service 10 man psrtl,I
ly Is large auxiliary vessels vo,,
of these vessels are now in CON.
bat areas as part OF the s,s
train in the Pacific.
EMPLOYMENT.
The United states Emplovr..,
Service reports. month Of Iulv
cut OF los2,5l5 placements ~.
were l96So4 Negroes The OBJ,
has employed as professIo.n
Negro workers. This repres,r,,
II per cent OF tho io,al omplov,s
NEGROES EMPLOYED ~
TRANSIENT INDUSTRIES
250o in Detroit ylth e3s /,
Sew York, City. ea4 in cleyela,d
O.. 40 in Winston-Salem. sc. u
in Tulsa. Okla 3 in San FrsD.
cisco. Calf Is IN Buffalo, Ny.
ana ! IN Flushing, NY
NEGROES OWN:
Negroes own e9.s.7 stores wh
sales. amounting TO issoN
employing 1878 ana with a psy.
roll Of 1886 900.
Negroes are making rapid ana
vital achievements In the fled,
Of business, science. education an,
recreation. George ". Johnsoa,
deputy chairman q tie Prss.
dents Committee on Fair Employ.
ment Practice saia increased
use Of Negroes and other minority
group workers during the war
effort IS a major step forward il
Democracy-an the postwar Per.
Tod can either enirench or null.
fy that advance"
Negroes cannot become 100 CON.
placent. but must continue COZ.
tributing in the field O, vital 81.
perience out Of which will cone
progress for all Americans
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
Front Door
Bv RUTH TAYLOR

Those OF us who were brought
UP In small towns have nostalgia
memories OF the circus. Not the
blk shows Of The cities held IN
great arenas but the smaller
shows that made US ache with
anticipation from the day the first
poster was slapped on the BILL
boards 10 the magic spr!nging
up Of the white tents clear
through all the wonders OF the
parade to the last note OF the
band and the last glass OF pink
lemonade.
A friend OF mine who was
brought up in just such a circus
was reminiscing for my benefit
one evening and he said. You
know, my uncle was the Front
Door of the Big Show said.
Translate He laughed and re-
piled. Il suppose you'd call him
the pubic relations man. He was
the one who met the public in
each town. The trouble shooter
] liked the phrase The Front
Door Of the Big Show" We all
ought to he that--for ourselves.
for our group. for our communi-
". for our nation because II Is
on us as individuals that our
group, our community. our nation
are Judged
II we are good at our jobs =
everyone will want 10 know moro
Ito know not only us better but
those whom we unconsciously
represent
Can you imagine Front Door
Of the Big show being rude or
tactless or unfriendly- Can you
Imagine a Front Door" demand
Ing rights? No. he'd get his
rights. and a lot more handed him
on a silver platter. He'd have
everyone 80 intrigued about the
interesting things behind the
Front Door that people would
come 10 him. He'd stop trouble
before It started and keep his own
crew in line.
And what's more he'd so con-
duct himself that the whole town
would want him TO come back
and they would link up his fair
and friendly attitude with the
circus itself. He'd consider the
laws Of the community and keep
them. He'd respect their rights
so we'll that he'd never wear out
his welcome.
We can't all work I'm a circus
hut We can all be good Front
Doors Of the Bic SHOW n YOU
want an audience as your show
be good Front door,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
By FRANCIS A. kORNEGAY

ny thht'tN n NUN y tNAl
So often people get impatient
about themselves. about their
friends. and about what is hap
pening in general. Oftimes they
are not satisfied about the tempo
OF time and change To many
progress is too slow II just
does not suit their fancy and at
tltudes The world does not
change fast enough for them
Sometimes a group OF people feel
that every other group is making
more progress than they. People
just think that way On the other
hand there are those people
thanks TO them. who IN the midst
OF adverse circumstances just
keep on They keep on blowing
the field OF experience. They
hold gains won and keep on work
ing hard for others. They con-
stantly try to make Improvement
over their existing socio-economic
status. They despair not. They
forever move on towards contri-
huting goals into the one ever
pressing goal Progress for ALL
During the period OF world war
ri Negroes. in the presence Of all
kinds and types OF undemocratic
attitudes. eNnressions, exploita-
tions and restrictions, face this
period with determination and
success. This article will point
cut few definite Negro endeav-
crs which mean ealnful progress
IN EDUCATION:
Over 1000 Negro students grad
uated from colleges and univer-
stiles during the year Of l9f3-4i
as conirastod with 1856 Of
1928. The break down shows
s5a5 received RA and RS. do
grces; SIS Of this number finished
mixed schools lis received mas
ter degrees. $50 received profess
sional degrees. 80 received hon
crary degrees. ana received de-
erees Of Doctor OF philosophy,
Ph. D.
IL THE ARMED FORCES
The war department made the
following announcements as OF Au-
gust 2l. 1914 relative 70 tho NUM-
her Of Necroes In the army
There are 70S.ssS Negro serving
IN tho t. S. Army or that mum
her el456 are over seas There
are some 5.957 commissioned Of
Ulcers SOS medical corps officers,
and e3s chaplains.
N THE NAVY.
There are 1879 Negro mon
serving in the navy or that num-
Der there are % naval officers,
There are 1871 more IN the US.
Marines The Coast Guard re-
ports that there arc 1915 serving
with that unit and Of that num-
her there are Coast Guard Ne
gro officers
NEGRO VETERANS PENSION
To date 2i7so Negro veterans
OF this present war are receiving
veterans pensions from the vet
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18

shin on that demand. That IS a reason to be a
bit facetious. why have the Association for the
Advancement OF Me- tho United Workers for Get-
ting Negroes 10 Stop Embarrassing Me- and so
forth Each organization is fulnedeed PROPOSE
ton with officers members. etc, etc. and differing
in oreanizational scope the myriad religious
secs that exist and flourish on the side streets Of
our principal cities
Our fight is for unity Of thought and object To
achieve that aim must sacrifice much which Is
mere personal ambition and desire for power ac-
claim and get together on solid all-mporiant
program for Advancement OF every Negro, big and
small black mulatto rich or poor. erudIie or ig-
norant. for OF can move one step forward as
a Negro unless take every poor sharecroppins
Negro in the South along With us.
NEED COMMON UNIFIED FRONT
Our point is to be unified in common front OF
solidarity where the white man is concerned. There
should not be among us those who can be picked
out, taken upon the mountain top and shown the
world by the white price for selling out the
rest Of us These unworthy Negroes should and
must be promptly weeded out and exterminated III
sofar as power or influence among us Is concerned.
The day when Negroes sought out Good white
man 10 show them favors and elevate them above
their black brethren has passed. Into being has
come day when Uncle Toms are being
choked 70 death by their own red bandannas and
Aunt Dinah' has almost disappeared as 10 her
power IN influencing III rest OF us
II i. Is easy for the German. the British. the
French the Jew the Irish. the Swede the Pole. the
Relgian or the Greek to get together on common
objective OF depressing exploiting Negroes. then
n IL high time we get together ourselves In reality
we have natural reason in getting together since
we have common bond " unity and identification
In the color Of our skin. They are separated by Ian
Ruare religion. politics and economics We arc
forced together because OF color and n We don I
rross that advantage we cannot blame the white
man for getting together when we are the subject
OF discussion.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
The Mayors Committee

We hear lots Of bowling about what
Mayor Jetfrics lntC-racial committee Is not
doing Conplaints are coming from organl-
cations Ms Well rs individuals who seem TO be
l,boling under the impression that the COM
mittee has power 70 do great things toward
improving inter-racial relations in the COM
nunity. but Ncglects to act.
AS we see it much Of the criticism
against tie personnel OF the committee Is I'M
fair The members II the BODY are dong eN-
actlv what they We're appointed and paid TO
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18

White people are az odds on many things among
themselves. They hehi on basis OF race q Jew
against Wish. German against Pole. Swede against
Date bat they all together when the Negro Is
tho topic OF discussion or the snhicct OF action
There are many subjects ~ disserfion among white
let pie rolilta economic and Sorial Sometimes
ht di, sions among the whites az different political
enomie and social leanngs exist for generations
Many times wars have broken OUT after all other
peaceful attempts 10 solve various problems have
failed pu IN practically every case. white people
can uuickiy and without much dissentiOn form
united front on the negro, and think IL high time
that Negroes get together on the white man.
our main failing is the fact that aren't to-
rcsher on unified attitude toward the white man
beyond such national ailments which the white man
arlcts upon such lynchine VA. denying us
admission his best hotels nsht clubs. restaurants
and the right 70 ride the train or trolley car
with him in The South. OF course. We might add, as
source ~ irritation. The separate toilets. ~ash
basins and drinking fountains about which we make
so riuth noise But me common unity Of Negroes
protesting mis,reaiment by the white man Is missing
IN comparison with the unity he exhibits when he
takes action against us.
HOW ABOUT GEORGIA POLICYl-
During the recent Presidential campaign, much
Was said about foreign policy SO much was TINS
issue stressed that thousands OF Negroes MADE ior-
eign policy more important IN their thinking than
The ohyous fact that neither candidate talked AZ an
about a Georgia Policy or Mississippi Pohey-
Iho falacy ~ This way ~ thinking Is shown IN me
eonnon prarfce ~ he Negro being told that TINS
b. s more important TO The rest Of The world. such
infornafionaism has found ready roots In the mndS
~ many leading Negroes who thereby lured lnto
Tho trap whore they pni the ever present propiems
~ thir own people down their agendas WINE
elevafing that OF what DO about the Begians OF
me Poles in the SO position. such Negroes are
experts on the relationship existing netween 'ne
Turks and the Armenians or the Greeks ana me
Czechs But they would be totally az loss 70 IN
ierpre IN practical understandable terms wnat me
Negro on Harlems Lenox avenue. the Negro on
Reale street IN Memphis. the Negro on Cincinnati
John street Philadelphia South street or Chicsgos
s7ih street. wants as price for what he has given
10 make America what It is today
The reason. az see u. for the lack or unly "
,sIoHeht among Negroes q common supJec, ~
MAT the trend Of htight among Negro leaders mas
been 20 dissipate such unity among Negroes
common purpose among Negroes 10 better their con-
duion generally in relationship 70 The white popu'a-
non has heen distorted and twisted 10 suit me par
ti,niar aims ~ whatever smart person who mas as
snned Tho mantle - leadership based on his abhi'y
~ wear clean shirt ne have his own auto teie-
phone calling card and the ability TO get into inc
white mans inner office
GRAB ANY DEMAND
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18

Sincerely.
tsIgnsd) Dick
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
CURRENT
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
LESSON IN
ENGLISH
BY W. L. GORDON
Words Often MIsused

20 not say. Il wish could
travel like you do" say Il wish
l could travel as you Do
20 not say. "Our work IS most
finished" Use almost 70 e1prN
nearly. =
Do not say. "Nho is this icF"
Say. Whom is this for or For
whom is this
no not say. Il don't remember
II 1t was Monday or TUESDAY mat
saw him. Say, whether i VI"
Monday or TUESDAY"
DO not say. Good food and
exercise are requirements o. ne.
say. ARE requisites Of life
DO no. say, Il laid on the S'd
for an hour and read say, Z
lay on the bed"
Words Often Mispronounced :
Dirigible. Pronounce dir.i-ii'oL
all is as in II. and accent irA
syllable.
Blaspheme. Pronounce hlss-n''
as in at. as in ne. accent -"
syllable.
Boisterous. Pronounce holster
us. three syllable, and not ool'
trus.
Many. Pronounce nen.i not
man-i.
Lieu. Pronounce IL, US I" u
unit.
Athletic. Pronounce sih-le''h
not ath-a-let-ik.
Words Often Nlsspelled
License: not lisence. Phenom'
email: observe the four vowes
Chamois: pronounced shso'
Prophecy noun; propnsN
verb. Recommends one '"0
ms. Stay Ito kilD. sleigh "a W
hlcle.
Word Study
use a word three times and y
Is yours Let us increase on
vocabulary by mastering on'
word each day. Words for th'
lesson:
INNATE: belonging BY na'ui',
Unborn. Her innate reflnemsA.,
rcbelled against such vulga''u
FACTOR; one OF the clemens
that contribute TO produce : ~
suit. 1T is an important ia''''
that will lead 10 success.
FORMIDABLE; exciting fear o Z.
dread. "He met with courage '''
formidable adversary
RETENTIvE: tending 70
tain: having the power 70 %.
tain. Mary has very fe''"
memory" II
1RREvOcABLE; incapaOs
being recalled. The irre'oe..s
past and the uncertain 'u'u'. ..
DOMINATE; to have the '''. y.
dancy: govern; rule THEY =.
ycrtise extensively in the ns
papers. and their goods oO"''
the market"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-11-18
GRAB ANY DEMAND

Such leaders seldom anaiyze correctly The ac-
ual wants Of The common Negro and arrive ~
common dennminator Instead they grab whatever
demand IL In the afr a. that particular time and es-
tabIsh personal kingdom and dynasty OF leader
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01
Call Farley
On Milk Cost

Ability of milk distributors to
pay producers the increase
granted recently by the OPA will
be determined AT meetings of rep
resentatives of the two groups
This week. il was announced to-
day by Howard +. Simmons, sec
rcCary-manager OF the Michigan
Milk Producers Association.
The ceiling rate to be paid to
producers was increased from
S3.46 a hundred pounds 10 1863
by the OPA in Cleveland last
Friday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-01

contains a fast grease DISCOVER
that quickly cuts grease. Then
grasses the loosened
dirt - easily quickly-w without
scratching. That'swhy OldDutch
cleans so safely-with such light
ming speed-and 80 economi-
rally, too. so-,-...r go. o-o..- --s--s so-----
Evening star., 1944-03-16
|0PA Finds Grocers
Welcome Checkup

Grocery operators being checked
by price panel clerks for compliance
with Office of Price Administration
regulations are showing amazing"
cooperation, District OPA Official
said today in announcing that about
30 per cent OF the city's 1900 retail
stores have been investigated.
The official said the majority of
stores surveyed appeared to be in
compliance. Final results of the
surveys will be announced this week
end.
| Their change in attidue from
eight months ago is amazing" the
spokesman said in pointing out that
previously many retailers resented
having their stocks checked by OPA
clerks. They are now anxious to
cooperate in every way" the Official
added.
Stores were serveyed last July and
again last month. The latest check
was ordered by Price Administrator
Chester Bowles as part of national
drive for price and rationing COM
pliance.
Twelve commonly purchased food
items are being checked in each
store to see if they are properly
priced and carry the price on each
commodity. Clerks also check for
the display of various price lists
required by the regulations.
Two hundred and fifty price panel
clerks, their assistants and volun-
teers are engaged in the city-wide
SllrNeV
Evening star., 1944-03-16
Pullman Co. Sues Union

CHICAGO, Mar. 16.-The Pull
man Standard Car Manufacturing
Co. yesterday sued in Federal Court
for 100000 damages from the
United States Steel Workers OF
America, Local 1928, CIO, alleging
the union had libeled the company
in its publication the Keel on Feb
ruary 25.
Evening star., 1944-03-16
91,370-Lb. Collection
Of Paper Skaters
Sing|e-Day Record

Breaking all records for a one
day collection, schools cooperating
in The Evening Star-PTA Salvage
for Victory program yesterday
turned in 91,370 pounds of news
papers and magazines to bring the
total of the campaign to 3,359,8O
pounds.
Shaw Junior, which was tempo
rarily out of first place in total
weight collected due to jefferson S
heavy collection on Monday, swept
far in the lead with the greatest
one-day collection by any school in
this or the former campaign. AL
together, Shaw had 22,600 pounds
of newspapers and $500 pounds of
magazines for a total of 25,400
pounds, as much as an entire district
brought in during the first part of
the campaign.
Shaw's grand total for the cam
paign to date is 160,232 pounds, only
Ills pounds behind the final total
OF the previous campaign, which
was set by Powell Junior High
School with ISL, ,347 pounds.
Many other excellent marks were
Registered yesterday, though they
were dwarfed by the two-truckload
collection at Shaw. Among those
collecting ton or more were:
Grimke, 1886 pounds; Garrison,
$500 pounds; Burroughs, 1920
pounds; Brightwood 1859 pounds;
Banneker, 1926 pounds; Thomson,
2,8l0 pounds; Cleveland, 2,76O
pounds; Twining, 1900 pounds:
Gage, 2,l50 pounds; Noyes, 2,453
pounds; Langdon, 1892 pounds;
Central High School, 5000 pounds,
and Macfarland Junior, 1851 pounds
Collections scheduled tomorrow in
the fifth district, together with the
leaders in total weight and per
capita, follow:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04

The mischievous conscience
troubles the personal counselor
most when it positively holds up
cure. The moralistic approach
to q case often makes a thera-
peutic approach impossible.
A young boy steals; stealing
Is wrong; the boy is to be pun
ished-that is moralism and II
commonly leaves the boy worse
off than he was before. A young
boys thievery is always an en-
leavor on his part to adjust HIM
self to circumstances. To be
sure, it is maladjustment, blu:
there is a reason for it, and to
discover that reason is the per-
sonal counselor's first business
He is not a judge but a physi-
clan; his business is not to con-
denim but to cure. Diagnosis, not
denunciation, is the first step.
When a good personal coun-
selor sees maladjustment, it is
to him not first of all sin al
thought it may be sinful
enough-but a result, with an
tecedent causes that must be
traced until its genesis and de-
velopment are laid bare, so that
through understanding one may
find the way to eliminate it.
Divorce presents en- d less
moral problems, but in a large
number of broken homes the
genesis of the difficulty was not
moral at all A wife with four
children desires to divorce her
husband, not because she loves
another man or because she is
disconnected with her husband
as a friend, but because COTTON
is distasteful to her, always has
been, and has now become in
tolerable, no matter how con-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-04
Firms MuII-0ver
New Red Terms
Peoee Decision
Now Seems Doubtful

STOCKHOLM. April 4 -F
- The Finnish parliament was
summoned to meet again today
before adjourning for Easter
but it appeared likely that its
decision on peace with Russia
would be delayed until after the
Holiday recess.
Although some Qualification
Of the situation had been ex-
pected last night, II was declar-
ed semi-officially that nothing
special happened" at the Par
lament session yesterday.
Finnish political quarters In
Stockholm said that while there
had been reports of some modi-
fication in the Russian terms
following DR.. Julio Paasikivi's
trip to Moscow, II was believed
now that the terms were as
harsh" as ever and even more
precise.
The Stockholm newspaper
Dagens Nyheter said it had
learned that PREPARATIONS asked
by the Russians ran into billions
Of Swedish Kronas and would
have to be paid by 1850. (The
Krona Is quoted at 23.85 cents
in United States money!