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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
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REFER Rim G.
IN War PLANTS

Five defense plant workers, one
Of whom Is said by federal agents
20 be the brains OF a huge dope ring
were placed on bonds ranging from
t2,500 TO 5000 this week by United
States Commissioner George M
Reid.
Police seized $500 worth OF bulk
msrihuana and cigarettes. il was
reported by Ralph H. Oyler. dis
trict supervisor of Federal Bureau
Of Narcotics
william Lawson, 20. Of ssl5
Brush street. Chrysler employee.
a awaiting sentence after pleading
Guilty January IL before Federal
Judge Ernest A. O'Brien to like
charges. Is named as the brains Of
The ring He failed to provide .
5000 bond.
OF 2e<6 Brush street: Reginald J.
ventour, Is. of 1865 Madison: James
Z. Willis, 81, OF 20l4 Brush and
James Lee. %. OF 1890 Chestnut.
Bond for Butler was set at $500;
for ventour. Lee and Willis at
$500.
Oyler said that most OF the dope
was sent here from Chicago. Con-
tact men for the ring worked at
Ford Rouge plant. Ternstedt plant
Of General Motors and Packard
Motor Car company.
ventour was repeatedly arrested
rs he made delivery Of 800 ciga-
rettes TO q government agent, as
was Fred Butler. held at bus ter.
minal while making q delivery.
Willis repeatedly made a delivery
10 agents in Cadillac Square.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
nth Aviation
Squadron Hosts
1st Ice FoHies

On Wednesday, Feb. %, the 44th
Aviation Squadron were hosts
for the first Ice Follies held
at 8 pm, on Lake st. Clair, Sell
fridge Field The center hoStesses
of John r USO were their guests.
All organizations stationed at Sell
fridge Field were urged to partici-
pate in this affair, although the
group was comprised mainly of
those enlisted men and center host
esses who make up the special
group interested in dramatics, bowl
ings. ice skating and roller skating,
which meets at the Lucy Thurman
branch YWCA every Wednesday
night.
The program consisted Of special
feature skating and military group
skating. Other attractions included
Jack Robinson of the navy and the
Canadian USO hostesses who did q
special number.
With the approval OF Captain
Murphy, Sergeant Polk and his
committee, with the cooperation OF
the entire squadron planned an en-.
joyable evening. Dancing and re-
freshmentS followed the Follies.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
BY FLETCHER p. MARTIN
o. q. War Correspondent

D OofTekpouoeut
Representing the Michigan Chronicle and
Negro Newspaper Publishers As.ociation)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Prohibitsd)
FORWARD AREA, SOUTH PA
CIFIC (By Courier)--In addition
to being selected by an Army mag
azette for Its weekly Salute" for
outstanding record Of service in
this area" the oath Infantry (the
unit stationed hereD was dubbed by
base finance officers as the "depos-
itingest" outfit on the island. The
expressive title was foundationed
on data showing that these Negro
troops bank approximately so per
cent Of Army pay. In addition six
out Of every 10 purchase war bonds
monthly In denominations ranging
from Is to 100 dollars.
The high percentage OF depositors
Is a regular oath trait" but the
bond drive was started Dec. 20 OF
last year. Ending the first month
with 604 per cent buying. the trend
as this dispatch is written indicates
that that figure will be topped by
February's report
Garry Heavy Insurance
Another item Of equal import
ance is that out of q total OF over
800 men, nearly 81 per cent have
$4,000 policies. OF the IT men
making up less than the per cent
needed for q perfect record, eleven
have $1,000 policies, two have $1,000
and one soldiers policy is valued al
$1,000. The remaining 3 signed
statements that there is no one al
home to receive the benefit in the
event of death.
The save now. spend later
philosophy did not happen by sheer
accident. It was only adopted after
the soldier was made to realize tha'
a period akin to that which i'm
medistely followed the earth-shak'
ing 1929 might dawn following the
present conflict Officers and non
CONS daily preach to many men
who had not known a Living
wage" before, the foolhardiness o.
returning home without funds after
years Of soldering in the "bes
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Oldest Resident In r. l.,
Ex- Slave, Dies At 100

PROVIDENCE, r. LAMP
Henry Daddy" Johnson, once a
slave and the oldest resident OF
Rhode Island, died at the state in
frmary on Tuesday, Feb. Is. at the
age OF 100.
Johnson was born on a planta-
ton near Richmond, Va, on Christ
mas. 1884. Up until three years
ago he lived in a shack in Burril-
vile that was provided for him in
ne will OF a former EMPLOYER.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Hardin Raps Local
Housing Conditions

/ which every American can be
proud. There can never be any in
terrscial understanding. until we
have established an intra-racial un-
derstanding. Two, I feel that we
shoul immediately survey work
that needs to be done and allocate
as much Of this to citizens on q
voluntary basis-churches, political.
to this, would be the breaking down
Of community boundaries. which at
present characterizes an an-Negro
or an all-white neighborhood. for
the purpose OF being able to utilize
both group leadership in initial
steps.
Racial understanding will never
be realized in Detroit. until such
time that we are able TO implement
some understandable technique for
bringing about racial collaboration
on such specific issues, as improved
housing. educational and recrea-
tonal facilities. Labor has accom-
plished tremendous gains in this
direction. In but few OF the thou
sands Of industries, have companies
rate facilities for the employment
Of Negro labor. Jobs. machines. caf-
eterias and wash rooms, are for the
greater part, shared equally by all
the employees, now working in De-
troit industries.
We cannot hope to maintain this
pattern of human relations in in
duStries, unless we can get other
divisions OF metropolitan society 10
foresee the importance OF moving.
1t is not question OF jobs. but a
condition of employment, that es-
tablishes better morale. Neither is
it question of the number Of po-
lice, that establishes better respect
for law and order, but it is the con-
dition Of police work.
Two Negro policemen patrolling
Hasting street, is not the thing that
impresses Negroes that more
/ thought Ia being given TO the safety
5 OF their community, but a white
| and Negro policeman seen patrol
ling side by side, Immediately raise.
the thought that here is law and
| order, without regard to creed OF
, color. This is the sort OF pattern
lAdI Odl iidliy oSpdl tIllctlIS mus
follow, il we are to alleviate pres
ent racial tension. doubt il white
| residents have much though wher
: they drop letter in the mail box
if whether Negro or white mail
man will pick up that letter, any
, more than they do an intersection
, at which their children, returning
! from school, are guarded by q whit,
, or Negro policeman.
$ People will behave about RICH,
, II not trained TO do otherwise ant
r the best way that we can stop PEG
e pie from continuing to stay at eacl
I others Threats, is TO penetrate tn
Q present established community pat
: terms. with inter racial programs. !
s we cannot break DOWN attitudes Of
!. the part of these communities, anti
I Negro or anti-white, better race re
e lations is but joke. believe
!. can be done. I believe 1t will b
: done, with the assistance Of ever
man and woman who prefers tina
: Detroit be city worthy of tn
: praises of every American citizen.
, Walter Hardin
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

church and was well attended b.
city. social and church oreanixa-
tons.
VINO area director Harry c.
Markle acted as master Of .eere-
monies at the meeting. AInopg those
present were Mayor Charles Z.
Slusser. william Fowler. president
Of Clio local OF Goodyear Aircraft:
Otis Hatlon. superintendent Of pub
lie schools; President Simmons of
Akron university, and representa-.
tives OF leading Akron industrial
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
DIR. A. w. cox DIES

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. - DR.. w.
Alexander Cox, prominent dentist
with an extensive practice in Bos-
ton, died following an attack OF
flu. He suffered a breakdown last
fall. DR.. Alexander was an author
ity on African folklore. A widow,
Mrs. Susan Alexander. and two
daughters survive.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Races Join In
Big Celebration

AKRON. - Both races last week
,oined in official welcome to the
sty's immigrant citizens in New
corners day" in the first meeting
Of its kind held In that city.
The meeting. sponsored by the
Negro Advisory committee OF the
War Manpower commission wa:
held last Sunday at Second Baptist
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
Hod Carriers ,JubiIont

Washington, Aphil g (UP) - Rank and file" members of the Washington local of the bod car- riers, building and common laborers union (AFD were jubilant today over the agreement by thu unions 5 international officers to permit 8 court-sponsored election of local of- ficers and an accounting of union finances.
 The agreement was signed yester- day by attorneys for Joseph ". Moreschi. international president, and other international officers of the union, and for the frank and file" members of the local, who had brought suit demanding an election and accounting of funds.
 Nominations for the election are scheduled for May IT.
 Previously the International had refused to agree to a court super vised election on the ground that if they gave in to the Washington local, there would be a rush of such actions by five or six hundred local unions"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
New War 'ForeseeobIe'

Columbus, O., April 22.-(UP)- Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, R., Conn.,, said last night that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt publicly had advocated peacetime compulsory military training, and added that this may indicate that the President antici- pates another war "in the foresee- able future."
 She told the Ohio Federation of Republican women at it's spring convention that the first lady 'plunked frankly and unequivocally' for peacetime compulsory service nine weeks after the President re- turned from the Tehran and Cairo conferences.
 Perhaps unwittingly, Mrs. Luce said, i've have been given key to the puzzle, a tremendous and sig nificant clue to what the President, after Tehran thinks is in store for postwar America"
 She said there were three possible reasons why Mrs. Roosevelt might wish to create public opinion in favor of compulsory military train ing fin the postwar era for every American boy and girl"
 The first, Mrs. Luce said, is that the President today may believe i've are not headed for 50 years or even 20 years of peace, but another war in the foreseeable future"
 Second, she said, is that the New
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
Crisis Near
 For PreIote

Boston, April 22-(UP)-A crisis is expected Tuesday in the case of William Cardinal O'Connell, 84- year-old dean of the American Catcholic hierarchy, who is danger ously i'll with bronchial pneumonia, 1t was learned today.
 Buoyed by the blessings of Pope Plus XII, the Cardinal appeared somewhat strengthened after day of rest yesterday. The cablegram conveying the pontiff's Every spe- cial apostolic blessing" was taken into the patients bedroom in the afternoon.
 In churches throughout the arch diocese tomorrow, prayers will be said "for the spiritual and bodily welfare" of his eminence.
 Dr. James P. O'Hare, the Cardi- nal's personal physician who was in almost constant attendance during hte early stages of his illness, left the episcopal residence late yester- day and had not returned at 8 a. m.
 The sickroom is a small, second- floor bedroom which the Cardinal has occupied for many years. Its furnishings are almost Spartan-like "a plain wooden bed, a table and chairs. On the wall above the pa- tient's head is the rooms only dec oratiOn, a simple crucif1x.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
"Engoged" WACs Chonge Minds

18th AIT Force headquar. ters, Italy, April 22-(UP)- Late last March, headquarters reminded officers of the cOm- mand that Army regulations prohibited them from off, duty association with enlisted WAC's-except in the case of relatives and fiancees.
 The reminder suggested that where these exceptions held good the officer and WAC in question apply to the -Adjutant Generals office, with necessary affidavits, for a certificate which would show questioning MP's that they were engaged.
 Some two dozen couples of officers and enlisted WAC's applied for the certificates.
 This week the two dozen engaged" couples were ad- viSed:
 ''It should be understood by all concerned that information concerning the engagement will be given to public rela- tions for dissemination to hometown newspapers"
 All except one set of appli- cations were withdrawn.
 The bOna-fide applicants who still want the certificate are Pfc. Florence Bauer, g, South Euclid, o. and Capt. Wilson w. Hopkins, 28, Dur ham, N. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
New ox Schedule

Washington, April 22-(UP)-A new schedule of withholding taxes, slightly higher than present pay roll deductions and designed to cover the full tax liability of some aO,OOO,0OO taxpayers earning up to 5000 annually, was reported ready today for house ways and means committee action.
 The committee previously an- nounced its plans to incorporate all taxes for most taxpayers under the withholding principle, thus simpli- flying present procedures and elim- mating the need for filing returns. The new schedule, drawn up by committee tax experts. gave the specific amount of the proposed new withholding levy.
 Under it, single person earn- ing $50 a week would have $40 in withholding tax deducted from his pay, whereas a married man with one child would miss only 50 cents from his paycheck at the same sal- ary level.
 A single person earning $50 a week would have $8.20 deducted. while a married man with one child earning the same amount would have $40 taken out of his check.
 Other proposed deductions are in
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
GENOA AGAIN
 TARGET FOR
 WELLINGTONS
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War COrrespOndent)

BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War Correspondent
 Allied H e a dquarters, s, Naples, April g. = (UP) = RAF Wellingtons extended their pre-dawn raids to Genoa, northern Italy's larg- est port, today in pressing their offensive to disrupt Germany's sea supply lines.
 Other Wellingtons attacked the Italian west coast ports of San Ste fano and Livorno Geghorm, hit almost daily during the past fort night. Large fires were reported to have been started at San Stefano and Livorno, but results were not observed at Genoa.
 The Hull continued on the ground fronts, with 8 one-sentence com munique reporting only that "our patrols were aggressive all along the front and there, were several small clashes with the enemy"
 Front reports said Allied combat patrols on the right flank of the Anzio beachhead below Rome seized three month ago today in a surprise landing killed eight Germans in closeup fighting during night combat patrols.
 The Germans increased their ar- tillery fire on the port area of the beachhead and also directed 150 rounds at an area about four miles northeast of Nettuno.
 A total of 37 German planes made four raids on the beachhead early yesterday, but lost eight aircraft and possibly another. Five were shot down by anti-aircraft gunners and three by Spitfire pilots, while the probable" was also credited to the anti-aircraft batteries.
 In Casino on the main Fifth Army front, German patrol at tempted to take an Allied-held house by storm, but was repulsed. The Germans continued firing prop aganda shells in the Crecchio sec- tor of the Eighth Army front.
 Allied medium and light bombers yesterday pounded railway lines north of Rome, while Bostons raided an ammunition dump at VaImon- tone, east of the beachhed, and Bal timoreS hit another near Cortona, north of Rome.
 Aircraft of the coastal air force swept the Dalmatian coast, bombing and straf1ng highways, shipping and enemy installations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
5th District
 Jefferson Dov DinnerMoy13
(NEA Telephoto)

The Fifth Congressional District Jefferson Day Dinner will be held at the Hotel Elton, Waterbury, Sat- urday evening, May 13, it was an- nounced today by City Controller Cornelius F. Maloney, who was ap- pointed chairman for the event sev- eral weeks ago by Frank Madden, Treasurer of the Democratic State Central Committee and General Chairman for the five dinners to be held throughout the state.
 Senator Francis T. Maloney will be the main speaker at the local Democratic gathering, MT. Maloney also announced. He further stated that the late date was planned for several reasons-better driving and weather conditions, to avoid con- flice with many other political gath erngs scheduled in April, and to en- able Senator Maloney to fit the trip into his legislative schedule.
 It is expected that all of the Democratic mayors in the Nauga- tuck Valley will be present for the occasion, including Mayor William Patton of Torrington, Mayor John s. Monagan of Waterbury, Warden Leo Brophy of Naugatuck, Mayor Andrew Nolan of Ansonia, and May or Cornelius F. Caldwell of Derby.
 MT. Maloney has been in cores pondence with Democratic leaders throughout the district and anti cipates heavy demand from many sections of Litchfield County, as well as New Haven.
 Democratic legislators, town off, cials, Town Committee officers and members, and interested members of the part yhave already indicated their intention of attending the din- ner, which will be the first gather ing of this nature in the Fifth Congressional District in a number of years.
 The purpose of this dinner, as well as those which have been held and are to be held i'll other districts, is to raise funds for the State Central Committee for the 1914 campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
WEST EUROPE HIT ANEW BY
 U. 5. PLANES
BY WALTER CRONKITE United Press War Correspondent

BY WALTER CRONKITE
 United Press War Correspondent
 London, April g. - (UP) = American four engined bombers, probably hundreds strong, swept out across the Channel today to send a record-shattering pre-invas- ion aerial offensive against western Europe into it's sixth straight day following an other RAF night attack on smouldering Cologne.
 Other Allied bombers and fighters also shutled back and forth across the sunlit Straits of Dover, starting at dawn, giving promise of day of heavy attacks on Germany's Atlantic wall defenses and supply centers as a prelude to an Allied landing.
 Flying Fortresses and Liberators of the 9th U. s. Air Force were idle yesterday following Thursdays bomber attack on thei invasion coast, but medium bombers carried on the assault in their absence.
 Coastal watchers said one forma- tion after another of Allied bomb CTS crossed the southeast coast in an almost constant procession dur ing the morning. Medium bombers were among the squadrons.
 Swarns of fighters performed es- cort duty, flying above, below and around the bombers.
 Twin-engined RAF Mosquitoes struck at Cologne, Germany's third city and one of the main railway bottledecks east of the channel coast, before dawn, bringing the tonnage dropped in the first five days of the greatest air offensive in history to well over the 17,000-mark.
 The air ministry announced that the Thunderbolt attack lasted only 10 minutes between and 5 8. m. (1OO and Il p. m. Friday EWT) with many two-ton block busters among the bombs dropped on the Rhine land city. Returning crews reported ''huge explosion" in the target area indicating something big had been hit.
 The speedy plywood bombers were guided to their targets by the glow of fires still burning in Cologne's railway yards from 1,7O0-ton Brit ish attack the previus night, when the RAF dropped a record total of | 5,O4O tons of explosives on four Of the principal railway centers sup | plying the invasion coast.
 Other RAF planes laid many mines" in enemy waters the air ministry announced. All planes re- turned safely from the nights op- erations.
 While British-based air Armadas intensified their campaign to soften western Europe for invasion, Amer ican heavy bombers from Italy con- tinued to support the Russian army with attacks on railway yards m Bucharest and Turnu-Severin 1n Romania.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
Fires His Cabin Londs In Juq

Northampton, Mass, April 22-
 UP)-Gregory Carhart, 34-year-old Chesterfield hermit who threatened to shoot FBI agents attempting to enforce draft order two years ago, was in Northampton state mental hospital today.)
 Carhart was placed in the hos pital for observation yesterday after he set fire to his cabin and walked naked to report the blaze to a neighbor. Police said he admitted setting the fire because his cabin was dirty"
 Two years ago he was placed OA probation by U. s. District Court when he finally surrendered to the FBI on a draft evasion charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-22
Nozis Slash At SoViets
BY M. s. HANDLER

Limited Press Stagg Correspondent
 Moscow, April 22-(UP) - The Germans stepped up their counter thrust against the Soviet 1lanK southeast of Lwow today, throwing more and more armored and infan- trv achievements into an attempt to smash Russian preparations for a late spring drive into Czehoslova- kia and Central Poland.
 Russian artillery and anti-tank guns staggered in depth southeast of Stanislawow, 70 miles below LWow, continued to absorb the full force of the strongest German at Jacks since last fall, however, With out yielding any ground.
 More than 1,500 Germans were killed and 68 tanks wrecked in yes terday's abortive attacks, boosting the toll for the first four days of the Nabi counter-1 thrust to at least 6,7OO NaA troops killed and 1O8 panzers destroyed.
 The Red Army'S siege of SeVas- topol entered its fifth day with So- viet forces apparently re-grouping for a new assault or the strongly fortified naval base after their lightning liberation of all but the southwestern tip of the Cirmea.
 The Soviet high commands brief midnight communique made no mention of the Crimean ampaigp for the first time since 1t began April 8.
 The battle southeast of Stanis- lawow appeared to be assuming the pattern of that in the Kiev Salient last autumn, when the Germans sought with powerful panzer and infantry attacks to break through the Soviet flank and force the Red Army to withdraw across the DneS- ter.
 After repulsing repeated attacks east of Kiev last fall, the late Gen. eral Nikolai F. Vatutin ordered his forces back slightly. drawing the enemy into we'll prepared positions south of Malin, there to be des- troyed. With the Germans exhaust ed, Vatutin then began a westward drive that carried into Old Poland, Romania and to the borders of CzechoSlovakia.
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 For the time being at least, gum
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