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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
Ford Union Wins
Bargaining Rights

Collective bargaining rig h s
were won by the Ford Education
Association in an election con-
Quoted by Cecil Pearl of the
NLRB. it was announced today.
The independent union received
IS per cent of the vote, and will
represent 500 instructors of the
Henry Ford trade schools. II was
the elimination of two-year
campaign by the union for recog-
milton from the management.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
FireIllen
Near Goal

One Of tho most ardent back
ers OF the Sixth War Loan drive
paused today in his selling sched-
ule long enough 10 smile approval
on the $4,000 G bond purchase
made by the Detroit Firemen' :
Fund Association with proceeds
collected al its annual field DAY.
Then. Capt. Joseph p. Block.
for % years an empioye of the
fire department. was back on the
Job directing the efforts nj tho IS
flremen who have been depuiized
TO self bonds. They have already
sold sos 900 OF their 100000 (
BOND uuota
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
Chrys|er Gets
Clio Dennands

Thirty-nine demands for changes
in the national contract between
the Chrysler Corp. and the JAW.
Go were presented by the union
as company officials and JAW
leaders opened contract negotia-
tons today.
The meetings are being held in
the general offices of the COM
pany and will continue through
the week. Representatives of
every Chrysler local In the United
States, with the exception of Can
fornia, are in attendance.
UNION DEMANDS
Among the SO union demani.
are:
Retiring of veterans on the
basis of seniority, providing they
make application for re-employ-
ment within 80 days from the
time they receive their discharges
from service.
A bonus clause in the contract
with reference to prepaid vaca-
tons. This would eliminate nego-
tiations over the question of paid
vacations each year, leaving the
amount of payments only to nego-
tiation.)
A guaranteed 40 hour work
week.
TRANSFER PROVISION
A provision that, in the event
operations or departments ale
transferred to or from the Dodge
Chicago plant, employees in such
operations or departments who
are out of work as a result of the
transfer, may. If they desire, be
transferred with the operation or
depart ent. and carry their
seniority.
Union shop, checkoff provisions
and 10 per cent premium for
afternoon and midnight shifts.
Among the many other de.
mands were four hours call IN
pay and an advance notice of at
least II hours for Sunday work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
Times Photo

Charles Reed Jr.. s, won't be
home for Thanksgiving dinner
He. with some 40 other chill
dren. will spend the holiday in his
bed in the children's ward of
Receiving Hospital. Chuck was
struck down BY an automobile
last Monday, has badly frac-
tured leg and A cut head. His
parents. who live al sos Fischer,
will spend most of the holiday
sitting beside their sons bed
However. Charles and the other
children. some victims OF auto
mobile accidents, some seriously
i'll, all had Thanksgiving party.
They were guests Of honor al the
sixteenth annual holiday party OF
the Women's Safety Committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
Early Victory,
Holiday Plea

Gratitude that the nations
cause has prospered in the war
years and prayer for continued
success against the common
enemy will characterize Thanks
giving religious services in Detroit
tonight and tomorrow.
The other aspect of Thanksgiv-
ing. the traditional feastS. will
find Detroit's dinner tables loaded
more copiously than in any of the
preceding two Thanksgiving holi-
days OF the war.
For some families, Thanksgiv-
ing will mean reunions with men
and women in the armed services.
In many more. the primary
thought will be the early return
of members now fighting overseas.
PRAYERS FOR PEACE
Special emphasis will be placed
on prayers for peace in devotions
in churches of all faiths.
The AID annual inter-denomina-
tional community Thanksgiving
service, sponsored by Jewish and
Protestant congregation, will be
held at 1870 a. m. tomorrow at
the Institute of Arts. This COM
munity service is the oldest such
tradition in the country.
DR. Leo NJ. Franklin, rabbi
emeritus Of Temple Beth FL. will
preside. DR.. Ernest F. Title of
the First Methodist Churc
Evanston, ILL.,. will preach.
BAPTIST SERVICE
Baptist congregations will unite
at service al IL a. m. tomorrow
in Woodward Avenue Baptist
Church. The sermon will be deliv-
cred by DR.. Reuben r. Nelson,
executive secretary of the De.
troit Baptist Missionary Society.
Sectional Protestant community
services arranged were; North
Woodward Protestant churches at
Central ward Christian
Church al 1870 a. m. tomorrow.
West side churches at ST. Chris
topher's Episcopal Church at 10
a. m. tomorrow. East side churches
al the East Grand Blvd. Methodist
Church at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
MOVED TO NURSERY

Because the children could not
he moved, the party moved from
the general ward into the nursery.
With the songs and laughter
came ice cream and cake for
everybody, and a little toy, TOO.
for each
Said Mrs Oscar Cannon. chair
man of the entertainment COM
mittee:
I'VE love going into the
nursery. But. this year, I'm
proud that q good friend gave
M cigArets for the male
patients. They certainly APP
preciated that gift"
The ice cream. cake and fixin 5
were all donated 10 the commit
tee for the party.
FED BY DANCER
Chuck, by the way. was struck
by car while he was coming
home from school. He NAV still
be IN the hospital by Christmas.
That big frame he is in keeps
him slanted with his head lower
than his heels. but pretty tap
dancer June Goodwin. 4274 Wav-
erly. took time Oft from enter
tanning 10 feed Chuck.
June started in entertaining az
holiday parties when she was
and had long curls. Now She
cheerleadcr for Mort western
High School
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
THEY'RE ENGAGED

Cpl. Robert j.. Gallagher, 2k of 1868
PetOskey, with his fancee, Clara Mercurio,
FL, of 19481 Lancashire, proudly admiring
the engagement ring Ire gave her on his
return from IL months in the Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
Personal INTEREST

Perhaps their enthusiasm has
been caught from Capt Block. for
he has very personal interest IN
the drive.
HIS son was twice reported
missing IN action.
He IS Pfc Donald !. Block. 20.
who wears the Purple Heart for
wounds received last year IN
Sicily He was first reported miss
ing Al AnZio. but on Aug "a, with
the aid OF the underground. ne
managed 10 reJoln his outfit in
France.
He fought there until Sept Il,
AZ which time he was again re-
ported missing in action. a month
later, he was reported safe.
WORLD WAR VET
when Don was reported
missing, ! just couldn't do
enough toward selling war
bonds" said Capt Block II
guess any father would feel the
same"
Block Is veteran OF World
War !. in which he served IN the
tank corps under Gen Essen
hover, then major, and Gen
Patton. then colonel.
Don buys bond each month.
So does his brother Cpl. John p.
Block. who is en- route home after
serving rs months IN India.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23

Order the United States War
Saving Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
JudgeBaeks
Rd(e0piiniion
Quotes Supreme Couri
Decision on Lotteries

Supporting his previous decision
that Detroit's S5l 100000 race
track business is illegal. Circuit
Judge Miller in a supplementary
decision today. held horse racing
to be a lottery and declared.
eff the races are not dis
honest and are not fixed before
hand. the element of chance IL
present In every race"
Judge Miller pointed the Michi-
gan supreme courts definition OF
a lottery which holds that a lot
terry lis a scheme by which a re-
suit is reached by some action or
means taken. and in which result
mans choice or viii has no part.
nor can human reason. foresight.
sagacity or design enable him 10
know or determine such result
until the same has been accom-
plished.
BETTING BELITTLED
"Under this definition" Judge
Miller said. betting at race
meets mt the Fair Grounds n
clearly lottery"
He further declared that the
"unpredictability" as 10 the finan-
cial return OF every bet made on
every race is enough 10 make the
entire transaction a lottery.
I'm this respect betting
through parl-mutuel machines
II far more certainly n lottery
than betting with the old fash
Toned handbook operators, who
themselves made their odds and
accepted bets from the public,
and bet that their Judgment was
better than that of the public"
he said.
ASK INJUNCTION
Attorneys George r. Day and
Arnold +. Zeleznik. representing
property owners on State Fair
avenue who objected 10 tho con-
struction OF new horse barns on
the Fair Grounds. today filed
motion asking that the state rae
ing act be- declared unconstitu.
tlonal and that the state he per-
manently enjoined from engaging
in the racing business.
In support Of ms motion. Day
said that the court has made. in
the original decision. an adjudica-
ton OF questions OF Law. Hearing
on the motion has been set for
Dec !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23

Times Photo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-23
BETTING BELITTLED

Under this definition" Judge
Miller said. betting at race
meets nj the Fair Grounds N
clearly n IaffRry
Evening star., 1944-04-09

to an assembled group OF fighter pilots -
Collins thought the squadron leaders words
were meant for him alone:
There are Jap warships between here
and the island - big babies That shell
went through the radio room and raised
hell. Pete Kelly's casualty, and so are
four enlisted men, and we'll have no COM
munications with the ship until she can rig
another set There'll be land-based planes
up. want each of you birds to knock down
one Nip plane - understand? And stick to-
gether There may not be radio to guide
you back - remember that"
He looked at Collins again, as if to attrb-
ute the whiteness of the ensign's face to
fear WE'LL the hell with Mike McCune!
.a...sss,, .., Ee.ld show him. He'd fly just twice
as far and fWire as fast! He'd stay out
twice as long and knock down double the
number of Japs anybody else did
k1E WAS settling into his cockpit when the
stretcher bearers came by, and he looked
down and saw Pete Kellys burned. pain
twisted face Pete was conscious He at
tempted to shout something to the man in
the plane, but the roaring motors drowned
his words He lifted scorched and black
ened hand with two fingers extended in a ',
the sign of victory. =.
John Collins was at fifteen thousand feet
before his stomach felt anything like nor
NAL, and even then the dread lay there,
pushing up against his heart the way every
thing did when you came out Of dive. The
sixteen fighters had been split into two
groups, half of them flying in pairs down
beneath the torpedo planes, the Others up
here riding herd on the dive bombers. The
light was nearly full, now but overcast hid
the island yonder somewhere in the west
and so far had concealed the Japanese sur
face vessels The TBS radios were strangely
SILENT.
Collins leveled off, glanced over at his
wingmate, and peered sharply at the SBD's
ahead and just below. There might be time
to finish reading Sues letter for Z-day.
Pete Kelly had something to tell him. Or
did he? The Fox schedule had been inter
supted by the contact, by his first enemy
action. The message, if there had been one,
would never be repeated
He groaned and felt the clammy trickle
of perspiration that crept down into his
collar as his mind raced over the thousand
things that could happen. He fumbled into
his pocket and got out the letter
60 After all. darling, men become ia
theirs all over the world, every day! Just
because something went wrong in Betty's
case that day Mac brought you to the hos
pital for moral support is no reason for you
to Worry. Little Jack will arrive right side
I'D on time to the minute on Z-day - and
he'll be pilot like his dad! All my love.
Sue"
liz SAID their names, reverently. Little
Jack. Sue Little jack and Mike
McCunes voice snapped back at him over
the TBS demanding ungrammatically to
know who was calling who Then McCune's
,,aax,;eb tone switched to criSD excitement:
Evening star., 1944-04-09


as if, he thought, she were too pretty to be
touched He remembered the nervous tor
tured men in the corridor. One of these,
mutual friend, had introduced them.
my Darling: know exactly how you
feel at a time like this. But, John dearest,
it's not going to be half as bad as you think.
It seems to me most flyers carry a vivid
imagination as standard equipment i it
took imagination to build and fly the first
plane. A flyer must have imagination - he
has to expect the worst and prepare for it.
And then it seldom occurs.
knowing you as only your wife could,
realize this is the crucial moment of your
., .:s< e da:e eoulo hi, Yeses With nv love,
darling, Dui reseive-that for my regular
letters This one is special.
This one is to tell you to keep your chin
up and come out fighting, and to remind
YOU that many other men 60 through such
crises and live to tell about them. After
all -"
The telephone rang. John Collins lifted it
and heard the click of a typewriter and the
faint dit-dit-dah of the radio. And Pete
Kelly's tantalizing drawl: Jack? The Fox
shed is coming in now. 1t says here: In
form - uh-oh! Hold everythingp'
at says WHAT" shouted Collins. But
Kelly's phone slammed on its hook, and the
ship was filled all at once with the ominous
measured bong-bong- bong of the general
alarm. bugle lifted silvery cadence, and
the loud speakers were rasping: "All hands,
battle stationsl All hands, battle stationsv'
Collins swore and grabbed his flight gear,
thrusting Sues letter into his pocket as he
ran for the ladder This, he told himself,
was routine: they usually had general quar-
tiers at dawn and sunset.
pilots, man your planes! Pilots, man
your planes'
OTHER men were ahead Of him, rattllng
the hand chains as they raced up the ladder:
there was nausea in his stomach as he fol-
lowed. He heard engines burst into a swell
ing roar on the flight deck: he came out
topside to see exhausts licking blue sput-
tiers Oh 1ldIIlc, dllu [APpSd ooAt SiiN
signal bridge to break their brightness
against a gray and bilious dawn. The ship
leaned and heeled, shuddering into turn
that brought her head-on with the wind;
spray stung Collins cheek, and he saw the
nozzled snouts of the twenty-milllmeter
guns swing to the sky. Then thunderclap
rolled across the sea from one of the cruls-
ers lust ahead and he caught his breath
sharply.
pilots, man your planes! Pilots, man
your planes"
He started along the wing-jammed level
of the deck A shrek came out of the sky.
The air rocked and score of mighty trip
hammers seemed to be slammng hull and
superstructure, staggering the ship. The
conclusion hurled him flat and sent him
skidding sckeningly along the deck. He
brought up hard against the checked wheel
of a fighter, the breath knocked from his
body.
A. ~ IoSk
Evening star., 1944-04-09
WHENEVER I HAVE i" 80

Like millions of Others l rely on Spuds'
cooling menthol to help cut through
that cold-oogged taste. With Spuds'
smoother blended menthoI there's no
sting or bite =. just oldtime smoking
pleasure"
Evening star., 1944-04-09
<ufvee NY THROAT IS Dry

When my throat is dry or dull, when
other cigarettes taste harsh or fiat, Spuds
soothing menthol tastes fresh and kind
TO my throat-brings back smoking
enjoyment with the first puff
Evening star., 1944-04-09

When my head is ologged or stufy in
the morning-I always smoke Spud
first thing. Its mild menehol tonic seems
to clear my head and freshen me up like
magic to face the days work
Evening star., 1944-04-09


f1E SAID their Names reverently. Little
Jack. Sue. Little jack and Mike
McCunes voice snapped back at him over
the TBS, demanding ungrammatcally to
know who was calling who. Then McCune's
peevish tone switched to crisp excitement:
"All from Mike, all from Mike, Enemy
ships sighted four miles west of our present
position"
The torpedo planes were dropping low
to begin their runs Dive bombers began to
peel off; the air was suddenly filled with
flax. and somebody whooped Nip planes
at sixteen thousand, bearing three one
zero"
Ensign John Collins gave his ship full
Continued on next page
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01

cusaing the general food situation
Free from fear Of hunger. NAL :
nut. itiOn or starvation. the United
States is not facing the famine
predicted sometime back is sure to
come early this year, in FEBRUARY
in TACT. Instead there is an abund-
ant supply Of food available
This abundance and marked in
creas in production is due to the
cooperative efforts Of farm ers,
White and Nego, VINO realize the
need for greater production to win
this war.
Food supplies in the United States
orc now at an all time high. True,
there have been she tages in GER
tain kinds of foods, but at all
times, there has been enough OF
other kinds of foods re make W.
for such shortges. Butter meat
onions, salmon, turkey-all have
been short at times. but Oh the
other band there were other FOODS
available to take their places. Hogs
have been plentiful: egg production
has shown a big increase; the clI-
rue crop is a record one; potatoes
ere at an all time high level OF
production: cabbage is abundant
LARGE stocks of butter, cheese
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01

Have you forgotten that you are
a woman and that feminine
grace is the crux Of civilization -
war or no war - defense plant or
no defense plant?
Too many tall tan, TERRIERS
have gone hOg-Wild on swing
shifts.
What's going TO happen when the
war is over? when factories close
and the boys come marching
home?
Will you be among the Kitchen
brigade wrestling with SOMEONE
ELSE'S pots and pans because you
are a SLACK SUCKER" A N D
THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST
FOREVER?
These are the times that try
WOMEN'S souls particularly
Negro women. We are making
more money than ever before in
our lives. For the first time many
Of us are filing income tax returns.
What are YOU doing with your
money besides buying the required
10 per cent in bonds? What plans
are you making for the future?
What training are you acquiring
for a postwar livelihood?
And, what is happening to
YOU as an individual? Because
there are a few desirable "Jodies'
left - are you slipping into a
lump where your personal appear
ance is concerned? Has sitting at
workbench on the assembly line
added inches to your hips? A stoop
n vCur shoulders? Have you forgot
that there should be more to walk
ing than just getting there?
STOP LIVING JUST FOR To-
DAY AND FRIDAYS P A Y
CHECK!
Think OF TIE future, six months
or even six years from now dt
it takes that longD when your one
man" will be coming home (ol
growing upD
Do you want to present gro
tesque, hard hitting, mannish
CUSSING apparition of what used
% be lovely girl?
Of course you don't. Instead OF
trying to show "the girls" how ef-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01
Letters From,
LovabIe
Louise

dedicated to all Negro men in
the Armed Forces. Reply letters
will be used as guest letters. Send
them to L0vable Louise in care Of
this paper
March 81, 1914
Hi va, Pal,
The azure blue sky above, the
verdant foliage all around. the
abundance of delicate blossoms,
the sweet fragrance that fills the
air, the date on the calendar-all
tnese are heraldS of something
haven't you noticed?.. IT'S
SPRING! Of all the seasons, this
IS the most glorious! I have often
wondered why the year did4ft be-
gin with Spring. It's sucn nice
time to start anew, to have a re-
birth, to begin again! (WJnder if
New Years resolutions would have
any more Weighl?) All nature goes
TIN ough this Renaissance and man
feels within MS own Dos ln-this
urge to o.lrst forth. Queer, hut true
tie Win59cs rave seemed longer
since the war has been coins on
Tut know kat the man .Sllo1 tage
and the 'curr.j:a of social activities
lad something 10 do with 4.
I was amused, and later greatly
moved, the other day, over radio
discussion that 1 heard In a query
with soldier civilian was try,
ing to find thing that worried
the soldiers most, and he inform
ed him that the thing that Wor-
ried him nCst was whether the
ATS at home would take his girl
away from him during his absence.
1t may have os2n Joke, but then
there's the other Sjde-lnileS away
from home, on fOreign soil, FACING
hardships mingled with dreams Of
home, get haunted BY The constant
appearance Of his dcubr The true
VII remain true, and the tickle
Will perform b'st as th3y did under
normal cend1tions YOu mentioned
in vour letters tina the blues
SEeln6Cl W SSU Ntu SOlilS.IVtCN. Gnu
I wonder if you're ever afflicted
with this malqdv. We, The faith
FIJI. that the left t. carry on at
home, know how HELPLESS you were
in making any Ceciaion about your
having to so 'ye know where you
woulo be DAD ION been given you
choice and W. know that you
dream of home and your loved
ones Just rs W 'ream # YOU and
your return SO. don sou ever
doubt those things that you woe
sure of when YOU were home. Space
and time separate us, tut or
hearts will forever beat in mutual
accord.
Yes, there'lI be a new generation
for you to nPat uron your II.
Your Cousir Min llttle girl looks
at your picture and saws Efr
now You >ho Id see her klSSilig
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01

The wide shouldered, high waist
ed effect of this jumper frock, Pat-
tern 9132, is a strictly solid junior
miss feature. You'll like the little
blouse with its round peasant
neckline and puffy sleevlets. .tne
Jumper, worn without it, makes a
super sunfrock. Easy to make, TOO.
Pattern 9132 is available IN Jun
ior miss sizes 10, II, II, ID, Ia, 10,
16, II and 18. Size Is, jumper, "a
yds. 35-inch; blouse, is yds. con-
traSt.
Send SIXTEEN CENTS in COINS
for this pattern to Atlanta Daily
WORLD, Pattern Dept, 232 west
18th ST., New York, IL, N. Y. write
plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS,
STYLE NUMBER.
TEN CENTS more brings our
1914 Marian Martin Spring Pat
tern Book. New, easy-to-maKe
styles. Free Pattern printed IN
book.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01
His Family Gets
$311 Every Month

CAMP LEE. Va. - tSNS) - A
total of S311 a month for family
allowance and his own salary,
makes Pvt. Charles H. Sneed. ST.,
Co. A, reception center, one of the
highest paid privates in the army
Snead claims a wife. eight chill
dren, father AID a brother as de-
pendents His wife and children
will receive $500 a month. his faith
er and brother will have a check
for 500, and he will receive $23
when he steps up to the pay table.
According to the Office of De-
tendency Benefits in Newark, H.
J., this is one Of the highest fam
fly allowances in the Army Major
w. r. Tabler, post fiscal director,
said that the 1898 check was the
largest he has seen go through the
office.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01

BON and reared in Charlotte
County. Va, the 37-year-old pri-
vate has been a farmer all his life.
His wife, Angie Sneed, is 80 years
old
There were four of u.s." explain
ed Snead, working on a farm near
Randolph, Va The draft board de-
cided that since I was the young
est one, 7 would be better off in
the Army, so here 1 am"
Rather sad at leaving his farm,
Snead commented, 1T will be nice
for the family, but there is moth
ing like being with them
AS for the branch of service he
prefers, Snead would like to get
into the Quartermasters. He fig
ures that his knowledge of trucks
and tractors can be put to better
use with the QMS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-01
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