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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26
ECORSE DOINGS

pa. Fla; Connie l.. Salley and
Mrs. NJ. X. Flomens. The o.
pupils present contributed s7.4l
The Rev. J. d. Davis, the pastor.
gave a fine review OF the lesson.
The sunday school picnic will be
held Saturday. Aug. %. at the
Community center. from to
pm.
At the morning service. tho
Rev. Mr. Davis preached from
Eek. 3:l7. All present enjoyed
the sermon. Eight new members
were enrolled. one for baptism.
Visiting ministers were the Rev.
l. w. Starks and the Rev. Mr..
Townsend, Of Detroit. Other out
Of town visitors were also pres.
ent, including Mrs. Roxie Brooks,
OF Arkansas.
The public is always welcome
at First Baptist.
MI. Zion Baptist
The sunday school at Mt. Zion
Baptist church was opened at
$3.50 am. by superintendent FL
mer Smith Tho lesson topic was
THE Prophet in tho Life OF Is
racl.' II Sam. 3:19-7;l7. The
lesson was reviewed by Superin-
tendent Elmer Smith. Seventy
pupils were present Five visitors
We're present. The pulpit was oc-
CAPPED by the Rev. +. X. Free
man, who preached from Luke
S35. subject, Clothed. and In
his Right Mind The sermon was
very inspiring to all Music was
rendered by the Senior choir
with Mrs. Elnora Smith at the
piano. Mrs. Mary Lee Allen from
Louisiana joined. Next Sunday
the sermon will be preached by
the Rev T. Moore King OF the
Second Baptist church OF Joliet.
III. The president OF the New
Era Sunday school convention
and assistant secretary Of the
National Baptist Convention. Inc.
Come out 10 hear the rreat mu-
steal program 70 be given by the
Senior choir on the 4th Sunday
at s pm.
Visit the sick members, and all
the sick OF the community.
Alex Dumas Post s5s
The meeting OF the Dumas Post
AZ was held sunday, Aug. 90
Commander James II. Bridges
called the meeting to order at
ISIS nm The session adjourned
at 3:45 p m.
Those present Included Henry
Davis. scre5ant.at-arms; Sam
Smith. Eugene Turner. Quincy
Green. William Walton. r. T.
Fuller. Charles willis. Richard
Brown John Randolph, Willis
Campbell. Percy yinson. Thomas
Graham William Armstrong. Paul
King. Willie Garrett, James II.
Bridges. and Chaplain Jones.
The post has about thirty COM
rades recently discharged from
active service. Veterans are in
vited to enroll. Alex Dumas Post
needs your help.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26
Xmas Gifts To
War Prisoners
Must Go Now

Christmas ho> - for prisoners Of
war and civilian inierrees IN Eu-
rope must be sent now II they are
TO arrive IN time. Mrs Henry Pat
ten, prisoner % war subcommittee
chairman Of tho Detroit and Wayne
County Red Cross chapter, an
nounced this week
"Ncxt-of-kin Christmas boxes
for Americans IN German hands
must be shipped 10 Europe in Rcd
Cross vessels. then transhpped
to Geneva Switzerland for disirl-
button TO prison camps by lnicrna
tional Red Cross Committee dele
gates" Mrs raffen pointed out.
Disrupted transportation on the
continent Viii also tend 10 slow
distribution. This. illus censorship
DELAYS, may Cause deliveries 70
take several months"
The provost marshal's officc IS
not issuing a special Christmas
parcel label, 50 next Of Kin Of
prisoners and internees should use
,he current gift box label 10 send
their holiday gifts she said
"The local Red Cross prisoner Of
war subcommittee VIII be pleased
TO assist families in selecting the
contents n the gifts boxes and IN
packing them to conform 20 pos
tai requirements. Mrs Patten
said.
Special Red Cross Christmas
boxes Of food and gifts are being
prepared for shipment 70 prison
ers and civilian iniernees, she
said. These Will be supplied 20
captive Americans in tho same
manner ais arc the regular Red
Cross food parcels.
It Is not yet certain whether
Christmas boxes can be sent this
year to Americans held in the Far
East" Mrs pailen declared. Last
year tho Grirsholu carried Christ
mas boxes 10 tho Orient, but so
far the Japascsc government has
not issued a safe conduct permit
FOR a similar voyage this year"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

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soreness and itching
are present. Relieve
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directed.
az Highly recommended for daily
cleansing away surface dirt--is mild
and fragrant Black and White Skin
Soap, 100 and 2St, sold everywhere.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

CHICAGO, = Well. my dear
readers, your columnist is in Chi
cago. The els are ripping pass
me above, the subs are zoomlne
under me. People are busy going
this way and that way in the
great Windy City. Jitneys are
hauling passengers from one end
Of the southside TO the other.
E'orty-sevenih street and South
Parkway is the corner where
many interesting persons pass
during the course OF the day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26
LARRY D0IICI,AS-- ALL o gx47on

sacola. Fla) Norma Jane Hinton.
Jessie and Olga Washington.
Yyonne Harris. Emily Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. ingram. and Margaret,
and Mary knight (trom Mobile
Ala) James Horace. and your
columnisU,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

Demure and lovely Evelyn Nc.
Farland daughter OF the great
Jimmy Gintryl Is all aflutter
over her engagement 70 Pfc.
Harry Williams lsomewhese In
the South Pacificl. Evelyn re-
Confined on page -
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

Iard). Pollard is the very prom
nent hrothcr-in-law Of Robins
(co-owner OF Detroiis Gotham
hoteD. Pollard related to me his
vast cxpanse OF business lie is
one OF chicagos wealthiest citi-
1cne
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

Last Saturday night had the
pleasure OF taking out pretty
Jewell Plummcr Cwho is the pop
ular daughter OF Or. rlummerl.
Along with Jewell and myself
were lovely Janice Kinslow cat
tractiye redhead OF Chicago teach
ers) and James Horace (who is
an old college friend OF minel.
Very charming Yvonne Vines
(of EberharD is making my Chi
cago visit a success. lvonne Is
secretary to the Bonneville Mag
azine company. She Is the daugh-
ter OF the well-known Chicago
engineer David Vines).
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

The Rhcnasant club fan organ
ization OF pretty girls presented
their annual Miss Bronze Chica-
cor beauty contest AZ the Per-
shing Palace ballroom last sun
day night.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

Fellow newspapermen IN Chica-
70 are very courteous 10 me. My
data this week is written from
the keyboard OF the Chicago De-
tenders machine I met movie
actress Lena Horne fwho Is an
old friend OF mlne) Lena Is star
ring at the Ches paree.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

The oPA has the hotels IN hot
water tin Chicago). The hotels
have been charging double prices
for hotel rates during the Elks
convention). Hotels Grand, Vim
cennes. DuSablc. Pershine, and
Southway are said to be on the
carpet OF oPA).
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

I ran into the outstanding
Windy city publisher (Mr. Pol
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

While on my way 20 Chi last
Friday, ran into Pretty Frances
Williams (who is very popular
in the Motor city, on the IS
Twilight on her way TO Chicago
An odd looking white Tennessee
man (of about as sat next to
Frances. The southerner remark
ed: II will sit next 10 you. be-
cause I don't want 10 sit next 10
damn niger Frances didn't
let him know that she was col
ored until she arrived st Chica-
20. When the train pulled into
the station tat Englewood and
63rd) Frances grabbed her bags
10 depart from the train. AS she
did so, she said to the old Ten
nessee man: Il am one Of those
damn 'niggers' whom you have
been riding With. His face turn
ed redder than a beet.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26

I met Albert G. Barnett (who
is associate city EDITOR OF cer-
tain Chicago newspaper. Bar
nett's mother MARY Grahaml was
the first colored graduate OF the
University OF Michigan--class Of
1S7S-maioring in mathematics.
Mary Graham's picture now
hangs on the wall in the regis
trar's office at the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Of
$3.50 r. 10th street. entertained
lowell Plummcr. Janice Kinslow.
Mary Ellen Longmier (from PEN
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-08-26
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
DENIES PROBATION

STOCKTON, Calf, Jan. 13 CUPp
Superior Judge c. w. Miller
denied probation to Bert BaXley,
At, former insurance agent charged
with misappropriating $4,000 in
insurance company funds, and
sentenced him to San Quentin
prison on five counts of grand
theft
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Mileage Saving
Cited in Milk
Hau|s Program

Consolidation of milk transport
ing in Imperial county represented
savings of more than 400 1000 miles
of driving according to transporta-
ton committee of the Imperial
county war board.
Charles Small, secretary, said the
consolidation which became effec-
tive August 8, 1912, when the pres
ent I. v. Milk Transport began
operations, after suspending farm
to milk shed haulS. This has been
accomplished also through the CO.
operation of the dairymen who for
merly hauled their own milk to
markets.
The plan saves not only on gaso-
line and tires. but upon equipment
as well, Mr.. Small said.
Officers of the Milk Transport
Co., have been seeking an increase
in their haul rates and although
they have filed an application with
the OPA they have not as yet been
granted permission to do so. In
the event an increase is granted
the farmers would bear the cost, it
is pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Imperial County
Prepared for
War Bonds Drive

The county is geared to put the
fourth war loan drive in full force
and we intend to equal our record
success in the last campaign, Herp
FaWcett, Imperial county war bond
chairman, said Thursday.
Key men in all the towns are or
ganizing their communities for i'm
mediate action and we have been
very pleased with the enthusiasm
we have encountered all over the
area, he said further.
The roster of county war bond
officers is:
Community chairmen: Calexico-
Joe Higuera; Holtyille-Ray Thomp-
son; Westmorland-Glen Killings.
worth; Calipatria-Frank Greubel;
Niand-J. D. Thompson, Bard-Win-
terhaven-Harold B. Brown; Braw-
ley-H. J. Ingram with S. D. Carey
as campaign chairman.
Ell Centre chairman in charge of
the drive are; Arno Yaeckel, city
chairman; M. O. King, retail chair
man; John McNeece, campaign
chairman; Bill Outlook, publicity
chairman; and Fred Nebel-Thau.
special events organizer.
Ben Herring is the county secre-
tary.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

OPA for packers. Two counts of
overcharging and an injunction
petition were included in the suit
which asked treble damages on
each count.
F.. r. Wilcox, assistant general
manager of the exchange, said the
citrus cooperative had received no
official mobilization of the suit.
What we read in the newspapers
indiiates it is of a technical nature
TO decide whether the exchange is
entitled to add a one and a half
per cent brokerage fee to the price
ceiling he salt.
Wilcox said maximum price regu-
lations provide that producers SELL
ing through a broker may add the
one and a half per cent to the
ceilings to offset selling expenses.
THE exchange acts as a broker
for 14,500 California and Arizona
growers and as such is entitled ito
the fee" he said. This fee woold
not be noticeable on consumer
prices since it would average less
than four tenthS of a cent per
dozen on oranges"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Housing Project
Nears O penins

The $84,855 federal housing prof.
ect located at Fourth and Wensely
will be completed and ready for
occupancy the last of January, ac-
cording to the Rev. Fr. Edward
Hutchinson, executive director of
the local housing authority.
The project includes eleven build
ingS according to the building per-
nit filed in the office of the city
ten four-family unit buildings and
one administration building. Eight
Of the buildings are 104 by 81 feet
two are IA by 81 feet and one is
AZ by 81 feet.
The apartment units are to be
furnished by that time, the Rev.
Fir. Hutchinson said. The project
was started when the first ground
was broken September 7, 1943.
FOR CIVILIANS
Primarily only civilian workers az
the Marine Air Station ae eligible
for tenancy, he said. The amount
of rent that will be charged will be
established by San Francisco fed
eral housing authorities who will
visit the project this week
There will be no resident man
ager as the housing authority in
Ell Centre is directly responsible.
Members cf the authority are
George r. Kirk, A. A. "Ole" Kaiser,
E. A. Fitzhugh, and Stevens Harris.
Rev. FIR. Hutchinson, executive
member, acts between the local au-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

thority and the San Francisco Of
ficeS.
We cannot be too certain about
rental and rental procedure" Rev
Fir Hutchinson said, because one
word from the San Francisco Off
Gals could change the whole set
up. For that reason we must be
vague, however, we have been TAX
ing applications at the Marine base
from men employed there for resi-
dence in the project It will serve
no one to attempt to contact us
regarding possibilities of renting
as we are making our contacts with
the prospective people in this man
ner, he said further
MAY BE CHANGES
"As the war changes, SO might
the eligibility of tenancy change.
That's another reason why we can
not make any definite commitments
as yet. And, until the men from
San Francisco look over the project
we are unable TO make any decisive
statements the executive member
said.
Ben Herring, secretary of the FL
Centre chamber of commerce, said
Thursday morning that he had
heard no further word regarding
the possible construction of 20 more
housing units similar to the Wens-
ley project. Application for the 20
additional units was made several
weeks ago by J. H. Driggers, Los
Angeles representative Of the Ma
tional Housing administration who
makes the original surveys and
applications as in the case of the
present unit.
This later application was made
when it was found that local fin
ancing was not interested in under
writing the project, in which case
federal funds would be provided in
case definite local need was shown.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
OPA Assistant
WOULD Halt
Wide TRAVELLING

"A national education program
aimed to keep non-essential drivers
off the road will help relieve gaso-
line problems in this area" Abe
Segal, San Diego district OPA mile
age rationing representative said
Wednesday.
"El Centro's housing problem is
no different than any other place
IN the west coast area" he said.
Why, 1900 people are sleeping
in cars or wherever they can in
San Diego each night. Problems of
housing and inability to get gas
are becoming more aggravated and
are hard on a community. The only
result is that daily many people
are sent back to their homes, or
they ask fuel to return to their
homes, and as they go back through
this community they increase the
local problems
The answer" he said, "is to
stop sending those people out here
originally. Soldiers wives and chill
dren and transient workers. unless
they have definite essential en-
ployment, should be kept at home
where they have shelter and proper
living conveniences rather than
shifting them upon a community
that cannot take care of them"
Mr.. Segal attended a gasoline
meeting with distributors and deal
ers from Imperial county Wednes-
day morning and in the afternoon
with Richard Shea, enforcement
officer and F. F. Hearold, statisti-
clan, he conferred with local Office
cf Price Administration officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 CUP)-
j. Walter Christie, so, inventor OF
the Christie tank, and often re-
ferred to as father of the modern
tank died destitute at his home in
Falls Church, Va, Wednesday. AL
though over a period of years the
war department had paid $1,O00,-
COO for several Of his experimental
tanks, Christie was involved at the
time of his death in litigation in
Volving failure of the department
to pay between $4,000 and $4,000
which Christie claimed he was due
for license fees on modern tanks
which have certain Christie tank
features.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

Esquire is not only a magazine, It
is an institution"
He wrote of the killing of sew
eral Americans during a Japanese
bombing. When they removed one
slain American fro mhis foxhole,
they found he had a picture of
Varga girl clutched in his dead
fingers.
He had not wanted to risk
leaving this picture in his tent at
the mercy of the Japs, James said.
These boys have so little. They
have and hold foremost theiT
memories. They eat and sleep as
catch can. They work and die
gladly for a people, a nation, an
ungrateful America"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Group Will Plan
Soldiers Beds

A tcn-man committee to super
wise the ScrviccmcnS sleeping quar-
| terS arrangements for the Amcri-
can Legion has been named
George Witcher was named chair
man, George Nails, Earl Mac
Intoch, Ed Atkins, Elton Christian
Ed Fitzgerald, Gerald High, Carson
McNamee, Clarence Paxton and
Landon w. Cope will take charge
of arrangements. The committee
will take charge of the quarters in
the building which houses the beds
available for scrVicemen on leave
in the city Saturday nights.
The committee will call upon
other members of the American
Legion to serve Saturday nights in
checking in and out the men max
ing use of the facilities. Arrange
mentS now call for a double shift
of four men each night Two men
to serve from $50 p. m. to 2:30
a. m. and two from that time until
9:30 a. m. Sunday.
Mr.. Witcher said that the Am
erican Legion has its application
signed and filed with the Beds for
Buddies" organization in Los An
geles and he expects 20 beds and
bedding to arrive in the next ten
days.
Chief Carpenters Mate w. T.
Bill Livington, member OF the
local Boyce Aten Post, told mem
bers of the work of the Sea Bees,
the projects they have built, and
the conditions, crops and natives
in North Africa where he has been
stationed.
Installation and initiation of new
members, mainly Wolld War II
men. will be held February 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Fighter Writes
Of Home Front

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 CUP) -
Somewhere out in the Pacific there
is a young naval lieutenant who
believes the American people are
selling out" Servicemen by such
actions as the threatened railroad
and steel strikes and the order
banning Esquire magazine from the
mails.
American soldiers and sailors are
working and dying for what must
be called an "ungrateful America"
1t. w. F.. James charged in a letter
made public today by Rep. Ranulf
Compton. r., Conn. The letter
will be inserted in the Congress
sional Record
Compton urged his colleagues to
note the letters feeling of
futility," and described its message
as IAN indictment that can be
quashed only by a complete change
of attitude and policy on the home
front"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
SEEKS DIVORCE

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 13 tUP)-
Martha Raye, Hollywood actress,
has filed suit for divorce from
Capt Neal Lang in Juarez and
probably will obtain a final decree
in three weeks, Judge Javier Rosas
Ceyallos of Juarez civil court dis
closed. The suit charges incom-
patability. Miss Raye said that the
present whereabouts Oh Captain
Lang was unknown. He was be-
lieved to be with the armed forces
in England.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
WOULDN'T STAY TALL

CHICAGO, Jan. 13. CUP)-Private
Isabelle Marks, %, of the WAC, did
stretching exercises for a week to
gain an inch to meet the minimum
WAC height requirement of five
feet. Private Marks passed her
physical examination last week,
stopped the exercises, and Thursday
was back at her old height of four
feet IL inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Fruit Exchange
To Fight Suit

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 UP)-
Directors of the California Fruit
Growers Exchange have voted to
contest $2,5O0,0OO damage suit
filed by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration for alleged price CELL
ing violations.
The complaint, with exchange Of
ficials said came as a complete
surprise" to them, charged the
association sold citrus fruit at
prices higher than those set bv the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER

James and COmp-5n o.e not ac-
quainted with each other The Of
ficer read the congressman's name
in a dispatch in his ships news
paper-an issue that also told of
strikes, strike threats, and the
Esquire caSe-So he wrote the let
ter aware that he might be stick
ing my neck out"
James related how battle harden
ed soldiers cried at news of the
threatened railroad and steel strikes
and told of 20 year-old youth
dying in his foXhole with a picture
of E5quire's Varga girl in his hand.
I'VE are out here not fighting for
a new idealistic world, we are
fighting for the world we knew. the
life we lived in the past" James
wrote.
He told of tears filling the eyes
of men who have fought and
killed when they read of the
strike threats and of their asking
what's the use-Where are we
getting?'
HITS AT WALKER
AS for the Esquire mailing re-
Striction, James said:
What right has anyone to
change these things that we are
fighting for without our consent?
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-16
Local Snowman
On War Front

GUADALCANAL, South Pacific
Private Milton Stewart, a form
er night club entertainer, who has
appeared al such night clubs as the
Chocolate Bar and Paradise club
OF Detroit, is now on duty here
with quartermaSter service COM
pany Of the Army's Service OF Sup
ply forces in the South Pacific
theater.
His organization is the lsiSon
echelon for supplies and ammuni-
ton for the various fighting forces
in this theatre. Pvt Stewards duty
is TO forward these supplies to the
front lines.
Pvt. Stewart. whose sister, Mrs.
Julia Calhoun resides at 249 Adelaid
street, Detroit Mich, entered the
army in January. 1871, and came
overseas in March. 1914. He re-
ceIved training at Camp VOTERS,
Texas.
Pvt Stewart attended Birmie
High school, where he was a men,
Der of the boxing and swimming
team. Since coming overseas he
has had the unusual pleasure of
meeting his brother. Cpl. Skovil
Stewart. who is serving with an en-
glneerlng outfit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-16
James Lewis, 1O3,
Negro Civil War
Veteran Passes

James Henry Lewis. lawyer and
CiNh War veteran, died IN Chicago
Friday Just one week before ms
i04th birthday on September Mr.
Lewis. a free Negro, had refused TO
enlist N the Union army unit. after
he Emancipation Proclamation. On
October Is. 1863 he enlisted, serving
in Company b, Third United States
Negro Cavalry, and vas discharged
IA 1865.
Mr.. Lewis vas born in LoNden
county. Va, The son OF veteran OF
the val OF 1912 and the grandson
Of Revolutionary War veteran In
1856 when Virginia decreed that
no free Negroes could live IN the
state, he moved with his father 10
Harper's Ferry and found work
taking horses TO New Orleans The
sight Of slave ships unloading in
that port made deep impression
on the l6-yedr-old youth He was
hired In New Orleans TO BRING
horses 10 Palatlne. Ill, and lived
there until the outbreak OF the Civil
War
Before his enlistment he served
as hostler with the Fourth Illinois
Cavalry. The officers Of the Fourth
Illinois taught him TO read and
write, After the war he continued
his studies and graduated from what
is now Northwestern university
law school
Mr. Lewis was a Thirty-third
Degree Mason. His wife died many
years ago They had no children.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-16

Lefty men on the special train
were Ralph Matthews. OF the
Washington Afro-American, and
Julius P. Adams. of the New York
Amsterdam News.