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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26
MARRIAGE
LICENSES
BY Wayne County Clerk During
Period Feb. 9 70 Feb. Ia. inclusive.


Charles Davis. Jr.. "a; Mary Z.
Miller 81.
James Turner. 26; Ernestine Bur.
ton, %.
Erven Alexander, 46: Thclma Alex
ander. 81.
James E. Martin Jr., 81; Rosetta
Home. 26.
David Jones, 81: Mildred Under
wood. %.
Wilbur Moar. j. !. Birchett. "a; Esther
Lewis Wilson. 40; Nora Hunter. q.
Nose Hodgins, 81; Rosa NJ. Ken
drick, 10.
Charlie Whitfield Jr.. %: JuanitS
A. Tankersley, 81.
Robert Jenkins, oo; verta B. jack
son. 81.
William A. whitlow. 80; Edith Hem
derson. 81.
Charles L. Watkins, "a; Rosa Folse.
Ds N.sy, @ ;, Frazier, 81; Marie L.
Frank Andrews. 81; Clara Moore.
Joseph vausht, SO; Pecola Ingram.
81
Willis C. Lofts, g: Audrey G..
Pennington. %.
James Reese. 10: Goldie Scott, 20.
Melvin L. James. Is; Mary Bur-
ton. 10.
Leon E. Bacon. 40: Stella D. James.
"a
William II. Hunt, 80; Odessa
Owens. 81.
Ben Bowman. "a; Chontiel Taylor.
81.
Alex Thomas. 81: Mary johnson,
Louis S. Holmes, 81; J. Marie But
Ter. q.
Harrell Reed. 20; Bessie L. John
son, %.
Riley ley Mcbride. AZ; verina Will
Willie J. Hansberry. 81; Marie Har-
veil, 10.
Richard Norris. %; Ethel Medlin.
IS.
Chester Johnson. %; Lille Atkins.
81.
Will Jackson, so; Luella Banks. a.
Anthony F. Sanders, 10; Leola
johnson, 20.
Earl Low, 81; Norma C. Hopkins.
81.
William Stevenson. 10; Mamie L.
Corbin. l6
Prince Friday. 43: Eleanor Pear.
son, 80.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26
Poets Corner
DEAR LOVE

DEAR LOVE
Dear Love-Fairest ir. the land:
My thoughts are OF you always,
A true dream 20 man;
Through weary war torn days.
Although VIC are worlds apart:
Our love will not cease,
For the flame, remains in my heart:
And love like ours can only in
crease.
I dream Of you all through the
night;
And in the wee hours OF dawn,
The sleeping stars whisper our
love is right:
So my weary soul struggles on.
I shall think Of you as a sort OF
token
And tho this parting was meant to
be
My wanderlust spirit cannot be
broken;
For I know you're there. waiting
for me.
When the days come. and shall
return;
| have not a doubt about our love
For like fire that always burns
It's as sacred as the moon above.
PVT. William Gordy (son OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Gordy, l0ll
Alger, DetroiU
LOST LOVE
My heart and are lonely,
My heart and | are blue,
My thoughts are Of you only.
No matter what you do.
Loved one. though you have left
me.
love you just the same,
And il it's all right with you, dear,
I'll always praise your name.
think Of you so often;
My friends say it's a shame,
But ! know | was tops once,
And I've only myself to blan,.
So my wonderful sweetheart,
Take this as you may,
For I'll always love you, darling.
Forever and day.
BY Robert Johnson
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26
Branch Library
Will Sponsor A
Race Symposium

Concrete ways OF Practicing Ra-
cial Tolerance in the Community
will be discussed al a symposium
TO be presented at the Utley Branch
Library. 1925 Woodward. Tuesday.
Feb. % at 8 pm. The scheduled
speakers and their topics are: Her.
man Jacobs. executive director.
Jewish Community Center-Racial
Tolerance In the Home and School;
the Rev. H. B. Hudnut. pastor.
Woodward Avenue Presbyterian
Church-Tolerancc i'm the Church;
John c. Dancy, secretary, Detroit
Urban League-RaciaI Tolerance in
the Community and Louis f. Mar
tin. editor. Michigan Chronicle
Racial Tolerance Through Public
Propaganda. The symposium will
close with general discussion. There
is no charge for admission.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26

British view toward India, nor should the British
adopt the American view toward the Negro people.
1t is well known fact that the American whites
were irked by the cordiaty shown colored American
soldiers by the English people Most Britshers re-
sented the American disapproval of the manner in
which the English handle Indian affairs. Now it
appears the white Americans and the English are
reaching new accord based on respecting each
others pet prejudices. The British brass hats are
coming around to the Jim Crow, profascst point
of view regarding American Negroes, and our own
brass hats of the United States are keeping quiet
about the seandalous imprisonment of midas legi-
mate leaders, This state of affairs betokens funda-
mental betrayal of our announced war aims and
gives substance to the Naz argument that the democ
racies are bunch of embarrassing gutterpups.
Millions of Negroes, Indians and Chinese are
fighting under the banner of the United Nations and
they are fighting for new world order. The COL
ored peoples of North and South America of Africa,
India and China want square deal in the postwar
world and if the so-called AngoSaxon people think
that they swndle these people out of the oppor
tunites for which they fighting and dying today,
this war will never end. By propagating the preju-
dices which have harrassed colored peoples for
turtles, the Anglo-SaXon world is headed for diSas-
ter which will make the fall of the Roman Empire
seem childs play.
One Of the greatest obstacles to Pan-American
unity today is the superior attitude which Yankees
assume toward Latin America. The treatment of
Mexicans in the Southwest has embittered the COM
mon people of all the Spanishspeaking countries and
sown distrust among those who sincerely wish to
support the democratic cause. If this racial thinking
continues to dominate the English and American
people, there will develop worldwide hatred for the
United States and Great Britain which in turn will
render world peace impossible.
The Russian doctrine of racial equality which
has enabled Stain to unity the varied ethnic groups
of Russia into the most formidable army in history
has profound appeal for all oppressed peoples. If
the little nations and subject people in both hemis
pheres turn their backs the false promises Of Eng
land and America they will seek support from Russia
Mr.. Hearst and his gang of red-baters insist that
Russia is bent upon world conquest. We do know,
however, that the growing racsm of the two English
speaking democraces will force the colored nations
to seek alliances with Russia for sheer selprotec
ton. The Anglo-American attitude toward colored
peoples is the greatest weakness of the English speak
ing nations and the time to recognize this weakness
is now. Unless Anglo-American accord is based
squarely on true adherence to democratic prin-
cples, this world war will become but prelude to
unending international conflict
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26
Vote Bill Called
Supremacy Threat

WASHINGTON (ANP) - Mis-
sissippi's Sen. Eastland CD. could
not resist chance to air his hatred
for the Negro last week in a debate
on the soldier vote bill. when he
declared that the nations absentee
ballot plan for the armed services
was threat to white supremacy
in the south" He told the Senate
that 1.-The boys from the south are
fighting To maintain that white
supremacy"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26

presence OF almost every cliche
known to sociological man."
Yet THIRTEEN AGAINST THE
ODDS because OF its sympathetic
handling of its subjects and because
it fills a great gap in the literature
OF the Negro. deserves to be widely
read. 1t is book which should be
standard library equipment. The
photographs Of the Is are excellent.
For the record, several weeks ago
in announcing the publication of
this book I gave the title as "Thir-
teen Against the Gods'-no. bad
title. just not the right one.
This country has the worlds larg-
est oil reserves, approximately
10000, 0O0, 900 barrels.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26

has no measuring rod by which
il would know whether a Ne
gro should pass or should fail
the examination.
3. Even il the Negro Committee
has access to all OF the appli-
cations and grades Of the appli-
cants. a Negro committee has
no right 10 take over volun-
tarilyta job which Detroit tax
payers expect its regular paid
constitutional officials to ad-
minister.
4. Certainly the citizens OF De-
troit who put their money int
local branch OF the N.A.A
C.P. do not expect its EXecu-
tive Secretary TO give Police
Commissioner a clever way o.
dodeing an administrative
problem. through giving its
Executive Secretary false
position on some official
Negro Police Committee
The Executive Secretary. Mr..
GIoster Current. will ask. and he
has asked. why jump on me and
not the oth..r members of the Com
mittee?" Mr.. Current. the other
members Of the committee do not
represent what you represent. II is
unimportant in terms OF the great
masses Of Negroes what they do.
Not so with the N.AA.CP. II Is
very important what the Executive
Secretary Of the N.A.A.C.P. does.
The Executive Secretary Of the Ma.
A.C.P. has to be the embodiment Of
the problems and aspirations Of
large Negro population such rs we
have in the City Of Detroit. Unless
the NA.A.C.P's Executive Secre-
tary can be that. then I have no
central vantage point, and all the
other little people in the City Of
Detroit lose their vantage point.
So. Mr.. Current. we need you to
be free from Kangaroo Court
and cheap note. to deal with these
problems and place the RESPONSIBLE
ity for race discrimination. bad
public administration and Klu Klux
Klanism in a public agency wher.
Il belongs without fear or favor.
John Ballenger can he made TO do
his job to the best interest OF the
CITY OF Detroit II he knows that
the people are behind him. So. let
lis get behind him for an honest
and administrative job
4 Job administered without regard
10 race. color and creed. This Is
all our Police Department needs. y
doesn't need a kangaroo Court" Of
Negroes. We don't need tn save
John Ballenger. he knows his wav
Let's see that he gets
around.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-26

SLOWLY BUT SURELY a new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
De Soto Row
Before WLB

A showdown at the DeSoto-
Wyoming plant of the Chrysler
Corp. loomed today as the dead
line for a return TO work ordered
by the regional War Labor Board
passed.
The 1900 employees who have
been quitting a half hour early
each day and refusing TO accept
new starting and quitting sched-
ules imposed by the company
were told by the WLB 10 accept
the company dictum. They are
members of Local 227 UAW-CIO.
In the meantime. representa-
tives of 10000 members of the
Mechanics Educational Society of
America are scheduled TO meet
today 10 vote on what action
should be taken in support of the
MESA strike which had closed IL
plants in Toledo.
MESA has contracts with Is
plants in Detroit. A union spokes-
man said today that if the Ohio
strike continued strikes in Detroit
and Cleveland might be called
which would involve about $4,000
workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Chest Aides
To Hear Reports

With approximately 100000
o a goal of SS,250,000 more TO
obtain, the 10000 field workers
of the Detroit Community War
Chest campaign will submit new
reports today in the Hotel Statler
The session will be the first of a
daily series designed TO furnish
up-to-date minute details of the
drives progress.
Especial emphasis was being
placed on increases from major
contributors.
Chief speaker today will be
Judge Juvenal Marchisio of the
domestic relations court in New
York City.
Judge Marchisio is president of
the American Relief for Italy and
nationally known for his work in
the reduction of juvenile delin-
quency. He will speak over Sta
ton WJLB at 9:15 tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Torrance
Arrested

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 80 (UP)
Arthur F. Torrance was to be
examined today for possible ex-
tradition TO Mexico to serve a Jail
term imposed for negligence in
the death of his wife, Mrs. Adah
c. Loveland Torrance of Kala-
mazoo. Mich.
Torrance, who was arrested here
Saturday, had been missing since
March of 1912. when he was
released on bail at Monterrey,
Mex. He originally had been
charged with murder but the
charge was reduced to gross neg
ligence and he was convicted. Mrs.
Torrance was injured when the
car in which she was riding with
him. overturned.
Torrance was sentenced in abb
Sentia by the Mexican court
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Shove Ndziis
Back on SO
Mile Front

SUPREME HQ., AEF, Oct. 80
(INS) - British and Canadian
troops. boring through rapidly
collapsing German resistance in
western Holland, lunged forward
on 50-mile front from north Of
Tilburg to the island Of Walche-
rem today.
Battlefront dispatches said the
Allies had smashed clear across
the island of South Beveland,
moving to within 5000 yards of
still intact causeway which COM
prises the Germans only land
escape route to Walcheren.
NAILS IN POCKET
The towns of Cadzand and
Zuedzade, south of the Scheldt
estuary, were captured in the
swift advance. The Germans re-
treated into a small triangular
pocket surrounded by waterways
arodnd Knocke and Heyst, where
they are expected to make a final
stand.
Allied air forces supported the
new advances closely, strafng and
bombing behind the German lines.
A communique issued by Gen.
Eisenhower's headquarters also
revealed that Allied seaborne
forces in Beveland Island had eff
fected a junction with other AL.
lied troops in the Hoedekenskerke
area.
ADVANCE ON ENTIRE FRONT
The seaborne bridgehead, ac-
cording to the communique, was
enlarged westward.
The British and Canadians and
American troops operating with
the latter, continued advancing
along the whole front south of
the Me1se River.
Capture of Breda was con-
firmed by the morning COM
munique, which revealed further
that Allied forces in that vicinity
are smashing along northward in
the area of Loon op Zand, repre-
senting a gain of some five miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
10000 Unused Cars
Left for Rdtioninq

WASHINGTON, Oct. 80 (INS)
-OPA declared last night that
the nation has only 10000 unused
automobiles left for rationing,
pointing out that the supply is
less than normally was required
for two days in peacetime.
OPA said the quota of new
cars for rationing in November
would be only 5000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Berlin
N1iIepOsl
BY Unitsd Press

By Uni,sd Press
The nearest distances TO Ber-
lin from advanced Allied lines
today:
WESTERN FRONT-296 miles
(from point near Nijmegen.
Unchanged in week.
RUSSIA-3l5 miles (from War
saw. Unchanged in week.
ITALY-535 miles tfrom point
south of Ravenna. Unchanged
in week. ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
City Joins Move
For Later Voting

slips, 10 school children calling
upon their parents 10 vote early.
Meanwhile. the army announced
that no draftees would be sum-
moned 10 the Detroit induction
center election day, in line with
a war department policy of ar
ranging schedules so that no in
dividual will be denied the oppor-
tunlty TO vote.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Patient Leaps
) Stories, Dies

Rudolph Wargai, g., of 1854
Henry. jumped TO his death from
window in a single room on the
fifth floor tuberculosis pavilion of
Herman Kiefer Hospital at 8 a. m.
today.
Kargai was admitted last April
8. His only known relative is a
son, Charles, of the Henry street
address. says G.. r. Harris, super
intendent Of the hospital
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
S25O.OOO Blaze
Ruins Race Track

CLEVELAND. Oct. 30 (INS)-
Damage was estimated last night
at more than S250,000 in a fire
that destroyed the grandstand and
clubhouse at Thistledown race
track in North Randall a Cleve-
land suburb,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
In the Times TO-DAY
THE WAR FRONTS

PACIFIC-New punishment rained Jap feet in Philip
pines Tokyo reports Clark Field Manila, heavily bombed
by Yanks page L.
FRANCE-British and Canadians offensive in southwest
Holland. page J.
RUSsIA-Reds tighten grip Csop vital Czechoslovak rail
junction. page p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
TICKETS DISTRIBUTED

The tickets for the rally were
being distributed throughout the
day in Detroit at all COP head
quarters. Admission without
tickets is permitted after 7:45
p. m.
Standing bareheaded on the rear
platform of his special train be-
side the Grand Trunk depot in the
state capital, Bricker told an en-
thuSlastic audience.
The issues in the campaign
are clear. They are whether we
are going to create an atmOs-
phere of personal freedom and
continue to make a government
for the people, or whether we
are going to continue down
road toward national socialism,
communism and autOcracy.
THE New Deal begins in be-
nevOlOnce and ends i'm autocracy.
"Th epeople are being regi-
mented daily i'm their lives and
business. II this keeps on well
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
BEGINS New Maxi PURGE

LONDON, Oct. 80 INS)-The
London Daily Express reports that
Heinrich Himmler. Nazi gestapo
chief, had arrested five prominent
German steel industrialists in a
new purge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
BriCker Train
In Quick Tour
Across State
Bricker Speech
On Local Stations

The Olympia address of
Gov. Bricker of Ohio will be
broadcast over radio stations
WXYZ and WJBK from $3.50
TO 10 p. IN. today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
ALLIES SPRING
H0LLAND / RAP
Politics Above Victory

president ROOSEVELT unwisely sought to
turn the great military campaign in the Philip
pines to the advantage of his own candidacy in his
Philadelphia speech and to make politics out of
MacArthur's victories.
Speaking of the glorious operations in the
Philippines" he said:
II Wonder whatever became of the suggestion,
made A FEW WEEKS AGO, that / had failed,
for political reasons, to send enough forces or
supplies to Gen. Macarthur"
There have indeed been glorious operations in
the Philippines in recent days but, instead of re-
flecting glory upon President Roosevelt they IN
DICT him for the intolerable delays in organizing
those operations for which delays he was solely
and sefishly responsible
THE American people are not of as poor memory
about this.matter as he might wish.
1t was not just "a FEW WEEKS AGO" as
he misleadingly implies, that the issue was raised
of failure to supply Gen. Macarthur for political
reasons.
Gen. Macarthur waited MORE THAN TWO
YEARS for the men and supplies that would en-
able him to make good his pledge to return to the
Philippines.
From the time of his arrival in Australia, he
PLEADED for troops and guns planes and ships.
For most Of that time, he pleaded so nearly in
vain that not only was larger offensive warfare
foreclosed to him, but the very lives of the few
men he commanded were constantly endangered
He always Loyalty strove to do what he could
with what he had.
He sent his most able and trusted commanders
to Washington to BEG for something more than
the mere trickle of arms he was getting
WHEN it came to his attention that he had been
w proposed and was being seriously considered
for the presidency in the United States he vigor-
ously and honestly disavowed all political ambi-
tions.
But still adequate armament was not forth
coming, although American industry was turning
out war materials in the greatest volume in all
history and these materials flowing to Africa,
to England and to Russia in an ever mounting
tide.
It was under this dire stress that he was so
long restricted to what he himself called mere
island hopping.
Not until his earnest and honest disavowals of
political ambition had been made so often and in
humiliation-as they were meant to do-did he
begin to receive more than a handful of men,
planes, guns and ships.
OF COURSE, Gen. Macarthur has conducted
" glorious operations" in the Philippines.
All of his military operations have been glori
ously conducted, and masterfully conducted, and
with constant Improvement of the American
CONTINUED Page 2, Col 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Raj Raids Cologne
Twice During Night

LONDON, Oct. 80 (UP)-
Mosquitoes Of the Raj bomber
command carried out two sep
arate attacks last night on
Cologne, dumping two-ton block
busters on the burning wreckage
in the German industrial city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
Report
New Sea
Battle

NEW YORK, Oct. 80 (INS)
The Toxic radio reported
"a new naval battle today
off the Philippines, the British
radio declared in a broadcast
heard by CHS.
PEARL HARBOR, Oct. sc
tINS) --Punishing new blows
were being dealt the Japs to-
day by units of the mighty
". S. Pacific fleet which
scored one of history's great
est naval victories when So
warships of the Japanese
imperial fleet were sunk,
probably sunk or severely
damaged in the epochal Sec
ond Battle Of the Philippine
Sea"
OA%k VIM w
Although there was no con-
firmation from Nimitz' Pacific
Fleet headquarters that swarms
of Vice Adm. MitScher's carrier
planes were raining tons of high
explosives on Jap installations at
Manila, the Tokyo radio declared
more than 200 enemy carrier
based planes had hit hard at
Clark Field Sunday.
The decisive Jap losses:
SUNK: Two battIeships, four
carriers, six heavy cruisers.
three light cruisers. three small
cruisers or large destroyers,
and six destOyers.
PROBABLY SUNK: One bat
tleship, three heavy cruisers,
two light cruisers and seven
destroyers.
DAMAGED: Six battleships,
four heavy cruisers, one light
cruiser and 10 destroyers.
AMERICAN LOSSES
THE one sad note i'm the
whole show" Halsey said. els
that any American boy has TO
be hurt or killed I'm cutting
down these monkey-men."
tGen. Macarthur declared
today I'VE sustained consider
able casualties" in the loss of
two escort carriers. two de-
stroyers and one destroyer es-
cort }
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30

The city election commission
added its voice today to the
groups that are asking for an eX-
tention OF voting hours to 10 p. m.
10 accommodate the unusually
heavy vote expected IN the De-
troit area.
= Upon motion Of John Lodge the
1fommission decided 10 inform Gov.
'kelIy that an emergency IN the
local voting situation exists in
nsmuch as 80 per cent of the
Wayne County registered voters
ere expected 10 60 TO the polls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
APPEAL TO PARENTS

In denying previous requests
Tor the time extension, Gov. Kelly
said that a sufficient number Of
election officials were not avail
able TO handle the vote. More
than 5000 persons, mostly women,
have been assigned TO handle the
city's record returns, City Clerk
leadbetter said today.
The election commission also
loted to ask the board of educa-
lion to distribute mimeographed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30

pAc LAKE LINES To CLEVELAND
every night At 1870 Foot OF Third ~
CA aso0.--Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
(Text of Coz. Bricker's Address
at Flint, Page p
By FRANK MORRIS

Arriving in Lansing for whirl-
wind 12-hour tour of Michigan
industrial areas. Gov. Bricker of
Ohio Republican vice presidential
nominee, asserted today the New
Deal begins in benevolence and
ends in autocracy.
Bricker made only an extern
poraneous talk in Lansing. His
major address during the tour
will be made in Olympia Stadium
in Detroit tonight during a rally
starting at 8 o'clock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-30
WOULD BE OPTIONAL

The governor has refused so far
TO call a special session OF the
state general assembly 10 take the
necessary action 10 alter the 7
a. m. TO 8 p. m. ballolng period
for Detroit.
The commission recommended
ahat the extention 10 10 p. IN. be
made optional, so that outstate
prencincts would not be compelled
40 stay open late unless necessary.
Long shifts in war plants, and
the fact that some neighborhoods
have had registration increases OF
almost 100 per cent over the last
election, we're cited by the COM
mission as reasons for the change.