The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
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BY RUSS J. COWANS
These fraycd old nerves are on
Che verge at getting the filters
what with another milestone In the
march toward the three-score and
ten years allotted US I'm Won
derinx IL Ill arrive n that ripe old
are Anyway, the co-workers
in the once have purchased . little
surprise birthday present They
think I don't know about IL :.
but q little birdie told me q. and
her name Is not Sara Garnes Z.
Just back from . vacation In the
cid home town Of Columbus, Ohio
Charles WArtman the
youngest member lin the point Of
service Of our stan. will celebrate
his birthday July % and i
will celebrate mine the following
day Donald Bryant Sr- one oil
Advertising Manager Clarence
JAckson's ace men, celebrated his
birthday July IL and sara
Garnes lSay, the gals names APP
pearing too often IN the column
celebrated July IL :.
BY the way. the senior Bryant
had a letter from his son. Donald,
Jr. down in the South Pac4flc, and
young Bryant WAS iclAns about a
l2-foot python he ana some o. ms
buddies nao Killed IN the s,eaming
jLnglcS l!ii;on Moo.ey, "ho
used 10 play a lot OF basketball for
Eamtramck hlga and Wayne UNI
vers.iy. IS nov N Ems ,ano end
Gil writes tna' ne ; framing d Track
team 10 compete IN meet IN Scot
land TINS month a cold, con-
traced on the nlSht OF the bls
music festival, oiough; Society EdI-
tor Gladys Mills Gown for t"o
weeks Jane Jackson, the
cunely little n'!Ss who sells flowers
for the Maylowe Flower shop, Mas
born IN Indiana, but has been IN
Detroit mos; of her young LIE
Well. We heard William Pleasant, |
che I6-yezr protege of Pvt.
Rolio :. Vest, sing Saturday after
noon at the Twelve Horsemen Civic !
Center and Pvt. Vest Was not
kidding when he said he had found
o good young singer The
youngster has one Of the best
natural voices IL has been my pleas
ure TO hear William will prob
ably remain In Detroit and enter
one Of the music schools here
Al the same time Clara Paris, .
young contralto, Was presented In
Q number Of songs She halls
from Omaha, and studied at con-
servatory In Milwaukee They
are two Of the features Of the con-
cert department Of the Rolio ). Vest
Enterprises which Mrs. Vest will
handle while Pvt. Vest Is serving
Uncle Sam.
DR.. Abe A. Hops, prominent
Cleveland physician and surgeon,
left has home town last week with
the intention OF spending a few
days IN Detroit but While here
he met an old classmate =. At
torney William T. Patrick ST..
Patrick and Hops were students at
Howard in 1915 and both had
some laughs over those lean days
when they were trying 10 absorb
some knowledge and at the same
time toss a few bricks at the wolf
at the door Dr.Ed-
ward keemer. who was acquitted
some months ago on a charge OF
evsding the draft. paved the way
70. the appointment OF DR.. Arthur
Lee Thompson as Lieutenant Gg)
last week
Two members Of the Go inner
circle sprung from the N.A.A.C.P.
Youth Councils Horace A.
Sheffield and Oscar Noble :
Horace was president of the West
Side Youth Council and also
president Of the Youth Fellowship
Of ST. Cyprian Episcopal church
and a member Of the choir
Noble was president Of the
Pontiac Youth Council :
Rumors are, that Negro flyers will
be transferred back to Selfridge
Field -.
Mrs. Audrey Boulding High
land Park correspondent for the
Michigan Chronicle, has returned
home after spending 10 days al the
Leadership Training School OF Re-
Lgious Education for Church
Workers The school was spon-
sored by the board of education OF
the Central jurisdiction OF the
Methodist church and was held
st Cannon Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Boulding. who is special
izing in children and youth work.
was IN Atlanta during the election
period when Negroes were denied
tne right 10 exercise their suffrage.
A spokesman of the Builders as
sociation said last week that he
thought Negroes should live in
specifically designated areas to
prove that they are able TO take
care of and develop areas of their
own Sounds like the old story
of segregation, to me En-
manuel Jordan is just - but
he's one Of the leadings newsboys
for the Michigan Chronicle
Because of his ambition he is just
Eve dollars richer He was
telling 50 papers a few weeks ago
but when a prize was offered
for the boy selling the largest num-
Der, Emmanuel won and since
that time has been selling two bun
dred each week
A large number OF Detroiters
were in Chicago Tuesday for the
funeral OF McKIssack Jones. 49,
year-old Chicssoan. who was killed
last week in an automobile accident
last Friday morning The De-
A
Freddie Guinyard, Jewel Bostic,
Joe Zigg!e" Johnson, Everett i.
Watson, the Earl Cuzzens and the
James Bensons :.