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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Jim Grow Train Is
Shame of America

Grow Train go the ignorant hill
billies from the Ozarks, the Ten
nessee mountains, the crackers
from the lowlands of the delta re-
gion, the peckerwoods from the
bowels of Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi. They are elevated in
their ego to the status of lords by
the fact that the system calls for
travel facilities much worse than
the homes from which they come
for people who are thereby set
apart as permanently on a lower
level than they.
These things, these conditions
make the work of the Committee
to Abolish Jim Crow Transporta-
ton in the United States of cardinal
Importance. This group has its
headquarters out in Detroit and
stresses the motto: "Let Us, AS
Americans Clean Our Own
House."
Seeks National Unity
This Committee states it's objec-
tive as "our common cause" in
quest of means for group better
ment and national unity. It is the
only organization engaged exclu-
sively with "this most vicious form
of Jim Crowism." It contends that
when patient is suffering from
malady that is deepseated and
difficult to reach by ordinary means,
it is custom among physicians to
call a consultation with the skillful
to determine the most effective
method of treatment. Jim Grow
transportation is a cancerous dis
ease in the Nations body, requir-
ing concentrated study and special
lied skill for it's removal. The Ne
gro, in his lawyers has the spe-
cialists for the problem. They know
the cure. No other agency has
collected or is collecting in any &C
cumulative manner the vast amount
of data which grows out of the day
to-day experiences of those who en-
counter this deadly evil.
'"The actions taken by individuals
are lost to the group. These ex-
periences, in and out of court, could
be of great value, if used as prece-
dents for future attacks on this
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25


humiliation" The National Com
mittee of the organization is head
ed by William L. Sheriff., chair
man; Robert L. Champion, secre-
tary; Robert ]. Evans, treasurer;
R. M. Golightly is co-ordinator; Will
fred Newman is publicity director
and Edward A. Simmons, general
counsel. The national office is
located at 1928 Gratiot Ave-, De-
troit z, Michigan.
Supreme Court Indecisive
The undemocratic, demoralizing
practice of the Jim Crow Train has
had no negative ruling from the
United States Supreme Court which
is still indecisive on the matter and
has not as yet, touched the root of
the system that supports the Jim
Crow Train. The Supreme Court in
Arthur W. Mitchell Congressman,
Ill., VS.. Illinois Central Railroad
Co., declared that a Negro "Is an
American citizen, free to travel,
and he is entitled to go by this
particular route whenever he
chooses to take it and in that
event to have facilities for his
journey without discrimination
against him which the Interstate
Commerce Act forbids." "The
denial of accommodations because
of his race would be an invasion
of fundamental individual right
which is guaranteed against State
action by the Fourteenth Amend
ment."
In this, the celebrated Mitchell
case decision, the Supreme Court
merely condemned unequal accom-
modations, while it gave approval
to the separate transportation sys-
tenn of the South. The duplicity and
dOuble-talk of the ruling is seen
in the fact that there is no such
thing as equal accommodation as
long as it is separate and not the
same, in the South or any other
place. Indeed, many railroads OPP
Grating in the South, principally the
Atlantic Coast Line, hook another
car onto the regular train that has
facilities equal to that occupied
by the whites and herds the Ne
groes into it. The Negroes then are
given equal accommodations, but
not the same.
The Jim Grow Train will not be
abolished until Negro lawyers, Ne
gro leaders, and Negro mass pres
sure become united on the obiec-
tive of destroying the equal &C
commodation" misnomer and de-
handing instead, the same accom-
modations that are enjoyed by any
one else. This means that the Jim
Grow Train problem will be tackled
at its roots, at the germ of the
evil. Equal" means even the ex-
IRENE of two separate trains run
ming side by side on the same
schedule. The "Same" means the
actual practice of the democratic
ideal. The Committee to Abolish
Jim Grow Transportation in the
United States needs help. It should
get all it needs both from Negroes
and minded whites.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
ST. Paul N. A. A. c. P. Drive

The the National Association for the Advance
nen of Coored People is conducting membership drive
Effort being obtain 1000 memberships by the branch
organization active agent protecting the civil rights
its Every and white who believes
Justice fair play should be member of the NAACP
Minneapolis recently 1000 members in its drive St. Paul
should equal or membership job done by the Minneapolis
committee.
Let (NAACP Attack in the drive for the
funds the amportant work in which the Asso
citation engages
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
IN MEMORIAM

In memory of my wife, Dovie Ward, who
departed this life, three years ago, Aug.
%, 1941.
As I loved you, so I miss you,
In my memory you are near;
Loved, remembered, thought of always,
Bringing many silent tears.
Your loving husband,
James Ward.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02
First A M E Church
l.. r.. Hayes, Pastor

Sunday, August 10 at 1880 p.
m, we are having a special ser
vice dedicating the Smith pipe
organ in our church. The public
is invited to share in this service
and witness the realization of the
dream of many. We believe 1t
to be the first real pipe organ
installed in a church of our group
this side of San Francisco First
AME feels highly honored to
have this distinction. Whoever
has made any contribution 10 the
accomplishment, know we do APP
preciate it.
August 13 is the last Sunday
before the Puget Sound Annual
conference convenes. Your con-
ference claims t$3 each) are ex-
pected this date. The pastor will
preach at the II o'clock service.
DR.. C. r. Edgehill, the presiding
elder, will give the dedicatory adj
dress at 1880 p. m. The choir
has planned a most interesting
program for this service. Come
and be with us that day.
L. r. Hayes.
Pastor
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02

our community and it the KCCRC
does not rise to the occasion,
someone else will 1t is quite
evident that a county or a state
without an active political or
ganization, fully and entirely or
ganized, empowered with political
authority to represent the com
munity or communities, loses
every advantage which it might
otherwise achieve Unless we
have such an organization we
shall revert to the hip pocket
politics of yesteryear and there
could be no more damaging in
fluence to the future of our race.
We have had a strong Republi-
can Club in the past, a club that
accomplished much in promoting
the interests of the Republican
party. What It has accomplished
in the past, it can accomplish
again, and even more. The club
should be reorganized with a
strong, militant leadership that
it may take its place in the shap-
ing of political affairs. Such a
club will be able to furnish the
leadership we need and to give
vital information to it's members,
not only in King County, but
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02

Seattle race problems are being
considered and handled as they
arise in housing projects and 9TH
er areas here, persons attending
the Institute of Government at
the University of Washington
were assured by Mayor William
F. Devin and civic housing au-
thorities.
Mayor Deyin commended the
Civic Unity Committee and its
chairman, George H. Greenwood,
for the work. Greenwood and
Mrs. Clemence Frank, supervisor
of housing services, Seattle Hons
ing Authority. spoke at the ses-
sion.
"Only per cent of the appli-
cations for quarters in Seattle
housing projects were made by
Negroes when the projects first
opened" Mrs. Frank said. Now
81 per cent are Negro applicants.
None of our projects are restrict
ed but when Negro and white
families do not get along as
neighbors, we don't segregate
them; we just move one or the
other into another unit"
Greenwood said that the city
was considering a permanent
housing project which would al
low Negroes and whites to live
side by side. TO keep war hous-
ing areas from becoming re-
stricted for Negroes after the
war.
Lew G. Kay. also a member Of
the Civic Unity Committee. was
chairman of the session.
The Washington State Plan
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02
Hill Says Public VS..
Private Power is Not
Referendum Issue

"Public versus private power
is NOT the issue in the political
power referendum that comes to
vote in Nocember," according to
Matthew w. Hill, prominent Sc
attic attorney. "This is true, de-
spite the fact that under the
measure all private power COM
panies could be put out of bust
ness he said.
Hill is executive secretary of
the Washington State Citizens
committe Against Referendum
rs.
"Under existing laws, any city
whose citizens desire to do so
can adopt a program of NUM-
cipal ownership" Hill stated.
ANY county or portion of a
county whose citizens so desire
can form a public utility district.
Referendum rs neither adds to
nor subtracts from that right.
"It permits the combination of
any number of PUBS without any
vote of the people in any of the
districts, and the issue really
presented is whetser control of
public power shall be vested in
tire people of the community
which a PUD serves, or whether
without their knowledge or con-
sent, it shall be transferred to a
joint commission and executive
committee over which they can
have no effective control" Pill
continued.
The committee has a strong
representation from Tacoma, -
where these is no private power.
The reason is not difficult to
find. Thees people believe that
the success of Tacoma's NUM-
eipal ownership can be summed
up in just two words-Home Rule
or control by the home folks,
who know their commissioners,
and can change them if the need
arises.
Public power hackers all over
the state are opposed to Refer
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02

Speaking specifically to members
of my group, it is quite evident
lhet neither party will ask our
support if they think they can
get by without it. It is up to
us to make our voting strength
so potent that political leaders
win vie for it We must see that
every eligible person registers
and prepares to vote Hereto
fore only q small percentage OF
MS have exercised our franchise.
This is a crucial time and it
should be the aim Of our polit-
ieal leaders to see that the per-
centage is not 81 FER cent OF the
available voters. brl 100 per cent
who can vote. It can be done,
Looking at our local situation.
appeal directly to the King
County ColOred Republican Club
to revive itself, reorganize and
reostablish itself with a more
militant program than ever De-
lore. Bring the young voters in
to the organization as well as the
Older ones. I'm fact you should
Incorporate into progressive
club an who are interested in the
Republican party. There is
potent force among the youth of
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02
throughout the STATE.

throughout the state.
l understand that my group is
organized throughout the nation,
and that national headquarters
is appointing committee personnel
in every state to promote the in
teerest of the party. The State
of Washington is considered a
Republican state and a Repub-
lican victory is assumed. The
King County and Colored Repub-
lican Clubs throughout the state
should get in line with other Re-
publican clubs throughout the ma
ton, and together we can demon
strate our strength and power for
the good of all citizens in general
and for the betterment of our
race in particular. Let's organize
and go forward!
Next week l shall talk about
political leadership.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02

endum 25 because it removes the
control of public power from the
people of any county, and puts 1t
into bureaucratic control that
comes into existence without a
vote of the people affected" Hill
stated. "They are opposed TO
Referendum 25 because it creates
a gigantic machine that is an
swerable to no regulatory body,
is controlled only by its own
whims and caprices, and cannot
be dissolved"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02
MAYORS CIVIC COMMITTEE
BYPASSES NO RACE PROBLEMS

ming Council discussed a public
works program for cities, with
emphasis on finance planning. It.
was conducted by David NJ.
Hartz, chairman of the Airing
ton Planning Council.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02

Will 1t be a reeapitulation Of the
past mistakes, or will il Be q
world Of brotherhood and peace?
Your vote viii help to decide
this question.
The young voter before casting
his ballot. needs guidance and en-
couragement. Our political lead
ers should step forward and offer
this guidance and encouragement
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-08-02
MORE - FRAZIER
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Confined From Page IL
worlds future depends not alone
on the winning of this war by
the Allied forces, but to even q
greater extente to the vision, the
integrity and the kind Of leader
ship America has to represent the
nation in the postwar councils.
A new world is in the making
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-29
Double.Time Tree
Climber
THE natives of the South
Pacific aren't as dumb

rFIE natives of the South
Pacific aren't as dumb
as they are sometimes
thought to be, in the opinion
of many a fighting man
who knew them at first
hand.
Take the story, for. ex-
ample, of Frank w. Corey,
Jr., of Omaha, a Seabee
recently returned from
service in the Solomons.
Corey, a machinists
mate second-class, tells how
he got a craving one day
for some coconutS and of
fered an aborigine a quarter
to climb up a tree and get
him a few. The picker
Countered wit h his own
terms-50 cents.
Il asked him. Corey re-
lated, how come he got
half a dollar when all the
other boys were doing the
same job for a quarter"
Me plenty smart boy"
was his amusing reply. GO
long time mission school.
Want one quarter for trip
up, one quarter for trip
down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-29

the window of a house.
Burglar tools were spread
out on the sill. The mag
istrate, disgusted with the
perennial bad man, called in
prison officials 10 help him
decide what 10 do.
After the meeting was
over, the judge summoned
Turner before him and gave
the thief a good dressing
down.
"A sad story OF a sad
life" was the way the mag
istrate put 1t. You were
first convicted in the year
was born" After the
tongue lashing, the judge
dismissed Turner with a
warning.
Prison officials, with the
judge concurring, had de-
cided IL was a waste of time,
and money, to keep the cid
erly crook in the clink. A
prison doctor, who had
looked the chronic jailbird
over, gave IL as his opinion
that Father Time had so
slowed up the second.story
man that he probab bly,
couldn't give the police
any more trouble.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-29
Too Crooked
For Jail
~EORGE TURNER Is

@EORGE TURNER Is
~ a unique crook. A
49, chronic second : story
man, he is so incorrigible
that a British judge has de-
cided it's a waste of good
time to send him off TO jail.
AS il is, Turner has spent
33 of his 78 years in prison.
All his Jail sentences were
short ones handed out for
petty thievery.
The police at Middlesex.
England, hailed the aged Of
fender into court one day
recently after they had
caught him climbing into
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-29

%M"n% %rr'''

To think tcas afraid to meet you.
my darlingl
Ted and Laura said you were so attractive;
al the girls were excited about you.
And well was shy kind of person
couldn't see why you'd like me.
But-'lou haze such darling hands"
YOU said feminine; soft. lore your hands"
was proud, dazzling, SO happy.
Now the thought of YOU is always with
me. My hands work hard to help win this war.
But what if the work does take
the natural softeners from my skin? l use
Jergens Lotion. And can count on
Jergens to help keep my hands nice and
soft, dear, for YOU to come home to-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-26
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 26-

CATTLE Scattered sales of
common and medium scattered
grassers, at 1913 and small lots of
good short.fed steers at Sl5.00-l6;
some cutter and common light
steers and yearlings turned late at
$40. These prices were about
steady. Most common and medium
beef cows brought S775.ll.00 with
better cows mostly absent. Gamers
and cutters cashed freely at $3.50
7.25; some strongweight cutters at
$3.50 and above. Shelly, badly ema.
ciated Gamers sold from s. down.
ward TO 81. Numerous good heavy
bulls made $l0.50-ll.00 with bulk
sausage bulls at 800 = 1000; Some
common and medium stocker and
feeder cattle cashed at SSH. with
good kinds upwards to $l2 or bet.
ter.
CALVES-Good and choice veal
ers bulked at $500; extreme top
$3.50. Common and medium veal
ers bulked at $l2.l5.50 and culls
and medium heavy calves sold at
s10.l2 with good offerings at sl3.
HOGS-The 1890 top again Sc
cured all desirable barrows and
gifts averaging 160-240 lbs, while
10000 ID. averages made Sli.l5
Most l40-160 lbs. bulked at sli.
1890; desirable sows sold mainly
at s13.25-l3.75 according to weight
Stays brought $11.25-11.50. Pigs
sold unevenly from around $3.50
down.
SHEEP-Prices were fully stea
dy: good and choice native lambs
buTked at Sl3.50-l4.00. largely Sl4;
with about a double deck of choice
$685. Founders topping al Sl4.25.
Bucks sold at 81 less. Common and
medium lambs made S10.l2.5O and
culls $3.50, Most fat ewes brought
$3.50. with choice handyweights
at Sc; Gull ewes sl.50-2.O0.
Detroit Cash Grain
WHEAT No. , red. 1851
Mailing BARLEY = choice new.
$1.45-1.52; barley needles s1.2l.
Vegetables
BEETS-Doz. bchs. 50-75c.
BROCCOLT-No. |, bu.. s3.00-3.50
CABBAGE-No. |. bu.. go ID. buD
1890.
CAULIFLOWER-No. l, doz. $l.25.
LIS.
RED CABB GE-50 lbs bu.. 800
LIS.
CARROTS-No |. doz. punches
70-90c.
POTATOES-No. l, s1.75-1 80.
RADISHES-White, No. |. doZ.
bchs., 75c.sl; red, No. l, doz.
bchs. $l00-1.25.
CORN doz., SLIPS.
DRY ONIONS-50 lbs, Sl.20.1.30.
PEPPERS-Green. bu, Sl.50-2.00.
SQUASH-Table Queen. bu.. 90c-
sl.25.
TOMATOES, No. l, peck, 75c-s1 25.
TURNIPS-No. /. doz. bchs. sl.00.
1.25.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-26
Deaths
FLOYD E. UTLEY

Floyd Z. Utley passed away at
his home, 81 Holmes RID, this
morning shortly after midnight.
Mr.. Utley was born August rs,
1889 in Goodland Township, the
son OF John l.. and Delilah Stuart
Utley. He married Edna l.. Groos-
beck in Flint July 3, 1881, and
came to Ypsilanti to reside IS
years ago.
Surviving are his wife; two sons,
Clarence j., serving with the armed
forces overseas, and Lynford j., at
home; one daughter. Elda L., at
home: one sister, Mrs George
Hedrick, Wayne; three brothers,
Claude D.. Lapeer, Leo f.. Detroit;
Carl S. Chicago; several nephews,
nieces and cousins.
Funeral services will be at the
Moore Funeral Home Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev.
Daniel Baughey, Eyangelistic Mis-
sion Tabernacle, officiating Burial
will be i'm Union Cemetery. Friends
may call at t. Moore Funeral
Home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-26
Youth

Continued from Page One)
a large scale school program and
foster small centers for manual
ira ming.
The American Legion, TO whom
was referred the question OF better
lighting in city parks as a morale
measure, reported through Paul
Chapman that no lights will be
available till after the close OF the
war. MIR. Chapman also reported
that the pos utility OF securing
military police aid in the city Is
being further Investigated.
Appreciation was expressed for
work being accomplished by Floyd
saith at Woodruff School. assist
ed by Thomas Lawrence, who
spoke briefly OF Scout and recfea-
ton programs
Mrs. Paul Ungrodt spoke OF
neighborhood clubs and Mrs. II. z.
WILDER gave a resume OF OAR.
Citizenship activities.
Need for more volunteer workers
20 help Girl and Boy Scout troops
was emphasi ed and IL was agreed
that assistance should be given
in this work as we'll as the work
| involved In Teen Canteens. These
Canteens have proven popular with
young people and interest Is gen
eral in their success.
A note OF special interest was
that the Senior Teen Canteen
which gave way TO a Junior Can
teen at St Luke's Church House
will soon be opened again, this
time in Ypsilanti High School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-26
State InStructS
Michigan Colleges

Lansing, Mich, oct. 20 APP
The State Office OF Veterans Al
fairs telegraphed instructions today
to Michigan colleges outlining the
method of obtaining money to loan
discharged service men awaiting
their federal subsistence grants.
College administrators were
asked to telegraph the stage agen-
cy at once requesting the amounts
OF money needed Col Philip C..
Pack, acting director, said we
hope TO speed the process so tha'
not more than a week will elapse
before a veteran who needs the
money can have IT,"
Officials indicated there had
been some confusion as student
veterans applied for loans from col
lege authorities who had not yet
been instructed as to the loan pro-
cedure.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-26
PRODUCE
(Newmans Grocery

Buying Prices)

Continued from Page One)
be mailed before the end OF this
month. 1t was voted to support
eddie Cantor's Christmas program,
arranging to have Christmas boxes
sent TO all the sorNicemen and Won
en- in hospitals in this area, and
Commander y Dea appointed Man
ley Powe chairman OF the COM
mittee to take charge of this work.
Major Lorenz Kisor, recently re-
leased from service, thanked the
Ypsilanti Post in the name of all
Legionnaires in service for the
Christmas gifts of past years. He
also told how much the men appre'
ciated receiving copies OF The lp-
SLANT Daily Press, which had been
mailed them.
Britt Eddings was appointed
chairman of @ committee III
charge of the Legion's participation
in the Halloween parties in the
schools and the post voted another
SO making 'tal OF $40 to be
spent for the entertainment OF
children on that occasion.
The programs for the Legion
Forum Friday nights are going for
ward. according to the report of
Harold NcGee. who is in charge
and II was announced that this Fri
day there would be motion pictures
showing action scenes of the armed
forces in France. Leonard Menzi
will bs the speaker for the evening.
There are now 200 members paid
up for 1916 and ii is hoped to
reach the quota of 1862 before
Armistice pa. according to the re-
port OF Clifford Reynolds.