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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Open New FEPC
Offices In The
Penobscot Bldg.

The Presidents Committee On
Fair Employment Practice, through
William T. Mcknight, regional di.
rector for the states Of Michigan.
Ohio and Kentucky. announced the
opening OF new offices at 1915 Pc
nooscot building. Detroit, for the
Michigan area February 70.
Mr.. Mcknight stated that the in
creases in the number OF complaints
Tiled and processed has necessitated
additional persons being appointed
10 the staff and the acquisition OF
larger office space. During the six
months that the committee has OBJ
Grated under regional direction.
complaints have been filed on be.
half OF all minority groups includ-
ing Seventh Day Adventists. Jeho-
vans Witnesses. Negroes, Jews.
Japanese-A Mexicans. an
well as alien Canadians Germans
and Italians.
Edward NJ Swan, formerly re-
gional representative of Negro Az.
fairs. National Youth Administra.
zion, is charge and has
his principal assistant, DR.. Morris
Weitz, examiner.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
~ BOOK NOTES *
GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

STRANGE FRUIT by Lillian
Smith (Reynsl and Hitchcock; 1856
Fourth avenue, N. Y, l6: 1914;
S2.75) u more than an exceptional
novel; II Is at once an indictment
and an understanding presentation
Of the South as Is, and not as either
It's friends or its enemies would
like II to be. STRANGE FRUIT
Is AZ frank and as startling as
Uncle Toms Cabin" must have
been to its generation. II is far
more accurate and skillfully ham
died book than was Harriet Beecher
Stoves classic. 1t comes at a time
there Is great need for a means OF
making large number OF Americans
aware OF the plight OF the South
white and black.
STRANGE FRUIT Is the story Of
the love OF a white man and col
ored girl projected against the back.
ground OF the two races in small
town South. The tragedy Of their
love is more than simply the tragedy
Of unrequited love; II Is the slow
canker in the minds Of the man
Tracy, who loves what he has been
taught to scorn. Although ronnio
brings him the understanding and
inspiration he cannot find at home.
he must discard her love for the
acceptance OF a society he hates.
Miss Smith shows the white
South in It's many facets; its yearn-
ing for escape from the cage Of
colors. its limited kindness TO Ne
groes, its frightened women, It's
emotional escape into religion, its
brutally, and It's coarseness. The
other side Of the picture is complete,
too, the colored South with It's
fears, its hypocrisy which matches
that of the whites, its hatreds, its
color consciousness, its poverty ana
despair
The author presents her charac-
tiers with all the care OF a trained
psychologist. All the forces that h:ve
played upon them In the past are
clear as we'll as the more immedi-
ate events and pressures TO which
they react They have all the ccm-
plexity and contradictions Of aver
age human beings. In the case OF
Nonnie and her sister, Bess. and OF
Tracy and Laura, his sister, Miss
Smith shows how the preference
given Nonnie and Laura by their
mothers when they were children
warped the characters of Bess and
Tracy. Miss Smith uses minor de-
tails with telling effect as with the
clay figure which Laura has mace.
Tom Harris knocking on Jane
Hsrdys door. and the editorial
Prentiss Reid writes after the
lynching. The presence Of Boysie.
Miss Ada. and Carl, all mentally
sick, is as true of the South as
MAGNOLIA and honeysuckle.
STRANGE FRUIT is the best
novel of the South that have read
and use the superlative advised
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

Mayor made with the anti-Negro elements Of the
city which In essence was III you elect me, I'll keep
the Negroes out Of your districts"
This is the naked truth and we defy any living
soul in the city Of Detroit to deny it. Last week
we stated that the time has come for the Mayor to
renounce this pro-fassist position and take demo-
cratic stand in the best interests Of all the people
Whatever the mistakes in the past, our city cannot
now adhere to purely preudiced policy which keeps
thousands Of Negroes literally in the streets and
creates condition which is bound to lead to social
unrest
Now our city fathers insist that if Negroes are
permitted to live in so-caled white areas the white
ctizenry will take up arms against them. In other
words whatever course is pursued there will be
trouble This is the same argument that the fed
eral officials to keep Negroes out of the $500
empty housing units In the Willow Run area. If
this is true why is it so? In the first place we do
not believe that the socalled white citizens of Detroit
will riot if Negroes are given this needed housing.
If our city and federal governments take positive
and determined position on this matter there will be
no trouble.
AS long as the pro-fascst elements among the
whites believe they bring pressure and force the
government to retreat from democratic position,
they will try it. Once it is made clear that the ar-
thorities mean business in providing needed housing
the antdemocratic rats will stay in their holes The
Sojourner Truth controversy demonstrated this fact
conclusvely and it should be noted that there has
been no trouble there. If the authorities had not
made Sojourner Truth jim-crow project there
would have been no controversy in the first place.
The true answer to the housing problem in De-
troit demands that the housing officials local and
federal, eliminate the color line in public housing
and when this is DONE enforce it. Detroit has learned
from bitter experience that no one can play with
prejudice, and appeasement of pro-fascists
is begun the greater our community problems be-
come. In cities where the color line has been elm
mated from public housing, no controversies over
housing have developed The city must recognize it's
mistakes and correct them while there is time.
The present race relations patterns in housing,
if permitted to run its logical course, will lead to
unending conflicts and any student of the prob
lem knows it. Why continue course Of action which
multpSes the very problems it is designed to solve?
We mu< be concerned with the future as we'll az
the present and the elimination Of the color line
in housing is the only solution which will bring
peace ant progress to Detroit BY resorting to half
way measures and shoddy compromises of our dem
ocratic System we will only build Frankenstein
which will menace our city and make our civic life
impossible This is not idealism, it is common sense
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04
Radio School To
Explain Tax Form

A mammoth radio school, giving
aid to the harassed taxpayer. Is be-
ing conducted by Station WJR.
This Sunday march 81 at 1890
p.m, EwT representative Of the
Michigan office OF the Collector Of
Internal Revenue will discuss the
long" form. Listeners are urged
to have their figures, blanks and
scratch pad ready.
Immediately following the broad
cast, Michigan listeners may tele-
phone the nearest income tax OF.
flee and ask questions Of particular
interest TO them.
Las: Sunday. WJR's radio school
gave advice on the short" income
tax form.
WJR has set the pace for radio
stations throughout the country in
arranging this public service pro-
gram. according TO George Cushing,
WJR news-editor.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04


Week gives us an opportunity to re-evaluate this
important agency in the lives of millions Of American
Negroes and to measure its progress and develop
ment Delicatey attuned to the will Of the rank and
file of its readers, the Negro Press holds mirror
I'D to society and reflects the life, the thought and
the aspirations of the countrys colored citizenry
In some respects it is minority report the state
of the nation. But more than this, the Negro Press
is truly American press in that its ideals the
ideals of what has been called the American way Of
life. Queer as it may seem, it is our unwavering
allegiance to these ideals which wins us worst
enemies.
AS the voice of an underprivleged people in
American society it is crusading press crusadng
for the fufillment of the bedrock principles upon
which this great nation was built and for which it
was founded freedom and equality. Thus the Negro
Press becomes Of necessity an agency Of reform and
as such it is fought by all those who opposed to
REFORM those who want to maintain the status quo,
and those who believe they have received mandate
from God to rule our lives and control our destiny.
No greater testimony can be given on the
strength the Negro Press than the fact that today
it is read by almost the entire coored population Of
America and that its readers support its policies in
every sphere Of its operation The greatest source
Of strength of the Negro Press lies in the fact that
its cause is just and not even those who criticize
it will deny it. Where Is the man who can deny
that the American Negro is treated the stepchild
Of this society, Disseminated against and penalzed
from birth to DEATH simply because Of his color? Be
the Negro rich wise, poor or foolish God-ike or
evil his path through life in America is hedged
with hate.
Notwithstanding these facts, the Negro Press is
not and was not created to be anti-white press.
It Is essentially antidiscriminaton press and it
has throughout it's 1l7-year history damned those
whites who discriminate against the Negro people
and praised those whites who do not discriminate
against them. The enemies Of the Negro Press
have sought to have the American people believe
that our press was guilty of the very crime against
which it contended. Such attacks usually reveal
more about the nature of the attacker than the at
tackled and it has always been SO.
During this war period the Negro Press has
assumed its rightful responsibilities in supporting
the aims of our war effort and in mobilizng Negro
opinion against the fascist forces at home and abroad
which threaten the national welfare. Through the
popular support of the people, the Negro Press has
been able to modernize its processes and broaden
the scope Of its services to its readers and to the
society at large Today the Negro Press has become
Of age and it is fully prepared and equipped to do
the job that democratic justice demands that it do
in this time of and in the time of peace which
must follow, and we hope shortly. r..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

get something done that Is real, like
housing, disqualification and jobs,
action around concrete problems
must be undertaken. Otherwise,
these inter-racial committees will
be the ashes OF burned-out fruitless
emotions.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

ly. 1t is written with sincerity.
sympathy. and understanding COM
bined with a keen sense OF char
acter analysis. Miss Smith knows
her South and loves 1t so she can
best dissect 1t. We wish that some
one in Hollywood had the courage
to Aim 1t just as It is written.
Miss Smith Is a Southerner who
Is best known as one of the editors
of South Today. the magazine pub
lished in Clayton, Ga. which chal-
lenges. the South to look at itself
effectively.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

Switzerland's chemical industry
has succeeded in producing num-
Der Of new insecticides and plant
protection agents to meet q large
domestic demand. and it is expected
that an export trade will be carried
on after the war.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29
ROYAL CROWN COLA AND
|. DOSUTS ARE FEATURED
HALLOWEEN PARTY
TASTES

The blues won't ! have q
ghost Of a chance this year on
October 81. Bigger and better
Halloween Parties are the
order Of the day. With. many
service men and women far
away from home, it is particu-
larly fitting that the slogan
Invite a service man and Wo-
man to your Halloween
Party" is a special feature of
this years Halloween Party
promotion.
Many grocers and bakers
will offer thicr customers a
free folder on How To Run a
,;uecessfll Party ... suggest
ing interesting, exciting
games ard refreshment ideas.
These stores will be Refresh
ment Headquarters with
fen'rting Halloween displays
Of Royal Crown Cola-donuts
walnllts raisins pop
corn and related TASTES that
will make these parties gala
events.
Royal Crown Cola will fea-
tl1re a snecial Halloween party
t;c-up in cooperation with the
Doughrut Corporation and
donut bakers throughout
America during the last two
weeks Of October. Glamorous
C1audatte Colbert, in the No
vernber Issue Of Good House
keeping Magazine (on the
newstands in October) will
give helpful hints that will
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29

DOISE Is part OF the young career.
lists stock In trade. The pros
pectivo employer. and the producer
who is looking for a new star. look
for this quality as well as for spe-
cial talents. Tho young woman who
possesses both. usually gets tho
nod.
! Poise depends lot upon the an.
pearanca the young woman feels
she makes while she is being In.
lterviewed. Yet very few of these
lcareer-seoking young people have
money to gpend on clothes. They
are spending on voice lessons, and
on business courses They cannot
make o bid for the high styling that
Is done In reaay.to-
Home sewing solves their clothes
problem. II places good fabric and
une basic styling within reach OF
their budgets. Contrary To a popu-
Jar belief, making your own clothes
ls not difficult. The sleeveless iump-
pr shown on Marie Ellington Qeft).
tan he sewn with complete success
BY q beginner. Marie is graduate
f the business department Of Bos-
fon University. and this Is the TYNE
pf dress she finds practical this
}eason. During her business hours
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weIdar before incentives were Of
fercd 10 years ago and II takes I'D
today, he said. A ton Of Welding
e1ectrode required 70 man-hours to
produce then and 2 hours and u
few minutes today.
These remarkabld gains were at-
tributed by Lincoln to his conn
pany's incentive systenl which re-
wards workers in proportion to
what each contributes TO total out
put-either by production efforts
or helpful ideas on production.
While such production strides
were being made, the average
yearly income Of Lincoln factory
workers climbed from $1300.00 to
$4,000 and the prices for their
output declined. For example, lev
men in farm areas would have
found it practical to buy weld,
ing outfit 10 years ago al price
Of $550.00 to carry on a repair
business for broken farm equip.
ment in their district, but man,
are doing a useful and successful
business today with the same type
Of welders bought from Line II Al
| $4,000. simultaneously, the re-
duced prices so widened the sale Of
Lincoln equipment that the plant
had to increase employment from
206 persons to over 1000.
The widespread eknow how
gained during the past ten years
made welding on of the importan'
tools in speeding war production
beyond anything axis dictator'
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29

at the f35th Street branch of tho
YMCA In New York City, she wears
this Jumper dress with long sleev-
ed, boW.necked blouse For an eyes
ming date, she can make 4 quick
change by removing the blouse and
highlighting the scoop necklinn
with a ehoker Of pearls. The skirt
too. is an easy one To sew and to
wear. II doesn't require much MAJ
terial. because the illusion OF FULL,
ness is created by the soft gather
Ing under the waistline. This Is al
Mccall pattern, number 5552. (
Doris Block, ninetcen.year oldi
billiard University graduate, likes|
to Wear this home sewn bolero suit. !
when she makes the rounds OF the
producers oiliees She has her eye
On career in the theatre. She
views current fashions with d nrac-
tteal eye. too She feels that home
sewers who don't work up big
selection 4. blouses, miss out on a
good thing. 4 variety Of colurful
blouses help to relieve the mono
tony Of wearing that one good suit.
And when you make that suit, SAYS
Doris. make II slim. smooth. and
without fuss. Her suit is cut on
Mccall pattern 56Tg. The blouse is
Mccall, too, number 5552.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29

end to build for ail Alsaricans a larger share OF
democlae.. Is gettns ulder way. Miss Anne Matler
snrt Of fact-fniins tour While Miss Mather
will visit only cities in the Pennsylvania area He-
Them. Allentown. Reading Lancaster, York, VII.
liamspert. WEes-Barrc and Scranonl plans call
fYr nationwide effort 10 provide towns and cities
in which there Is local Urban League with
Service Council chaisf
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29
PORTS : LECTURE
BY ED 6. POWERS

Il an American birthright won
by the blood and sweat Of our fore
fathers slipping from bur grasp?
James F. Lincoln, nationally known
expert Of work incentives and pres
hdent Of The Lincoln Electric Com
pany, Cleveland. says it is.
Lashing out at Government poll
cies which discourage the people .
will to produce goods that go to
make up the nations high stand
ard Of living, the out-spoken in
,dustrialist told in an interview how
lhe believes one of our birthrights
is being strangled-
a Zig, vigorous man Of 81 with
rudy completion and . full shock
Of gray hair. Lincoln's eyes flashed
ne he spoke Of planned drift to-
wards socialism at Washington
(which Ii taking away the incen-
rive for the individual to develop
his latent abilities to the utmost.
Asked what the industrial in
eenrive system he favors has to
DO with farmers, the industrialist
replied that his remarks were not
ccnfined TO industry or to systems,
rathex he was thinking about the
incentive for any producer to pro-
AEce.
.What would happen on two
neighboring farms" asked Lincoln,
who was reared on farm HIM
sell. ssif one farmer applied him
SCI to intelligent planning, plant
ing and cultivation Of his crops
and backed il up with plenty Of
herd work while the other farmer
did not apply himself so diligent-
~? You know which one Of those
FARMERS enjoys the better stand
lard Of living.
sNcw. what would happen il the
Government camo along and told
the more productive one that he
should have no more than the
1cther: % from now on he must
turn back all rewards received
from hin farming IN excess o1
those o3 his neighborfs =
sThs Government did it to us. I,
Icould do the same to farmers" he
iSa;1 in level tone. looking directly
into the interviewer's eyes while
b controlled the indignation with.
bin sim. "Helc Is what happened
Lincoln sirs. reviewed the his.
tory Ct his company. It took liz
tx-l=!aonzs b nlaka y 20 Ananexs
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29
Indusiais Crusades To Keep An American Birthright

dreamed ia their widest night
mares.
After explaining how his COM
pany had made this production-at-
a-low-cost and high-wage record,
Lincoln said:
"The Treasury Department step-
ped in and slapped ST ,e00,0 10000
assessment on the company and
the Price Adjustment Board added
a rencgotiaticn penalty Of S3.25O,-
10000 after this splendid team Of
production workers turned its ener-
gins to war production.
Lincoln questioned the Govern
mena's sincerity in desiring to
save The peoples money tins ugh
rencgotiation ard stated thct it
had cost this country hillioYs cf
dollars more than it had saved. He
stated that this Was because eff
ficiency had been penalizad and in
efficiency encouraged. sFer EN-
plc," he said. How long will theI
efficient farmer. whom l mentioned
learlier, continue TO produce IN thatl
way when he finds that the results
|of his efficiency are taken from
him. and the inefficient farmer
patted on the back? That is re-.
negotiation. That is an example OF
| Washington economic thinkinc."
.Renegotiation." Lincoln said. lis
making 1T impossible for reconser-
sion to peacetime business in many
cases. We ara resisting in the,
courts Governmental threats to-
our hard won efficiency just as
| the efficient farmer would re list
having his earnings taken. 70 M,
lpiy quietly with such thrs ats
would cripple our incentive sys en-
and cut out the very CUTS Of an
American methed fc~ giving The,
nation the NEST for /, money III.
war or peace.
II industry is 20 ci'irnled az 70
be unable to provide p. st-war sbs
under present Gover~ neiat M,
posed handicaps, Lincoln bell 'es
/ the Government Will have to sep
| In to become the ''fan1a. lord and.
Furthermore, he behes ut is l,e-
lirg planned that way.
1t doesn't make much d;ffrrs ice
what happens to The Lincoln Eiec-
ltric Company or any other sir gle
company but it is tremendously inl-
portant what happens to the Amer
lican standard OF living. as Lincoln
sees it. He is dayoting much time
and working with all his encrg es
(which are not irccnsiderable, 10
get other people to see It too. -
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Take /. From Me-. My friend told me ,l,a

MaHer wouldn't table with Wcbrook Pegr
He rcjoiced In the fact that the WnRI D-TEi.EGRAM
iad twia sc praica, cancelled Pcger and bae
lcnciid the scrippsowad newspapers
all M. friend ioesn like Peeier * The
The Hearst Syndicate harc ste opion old vii
liam IL himself aoeshai being t Negroes
Well personally think Pegcr s.b doa' believe blue
coincide publishers
ations pencil
in Freedom Press Pcger
What well be his stamping ground Now
Ernie Pyle. Eleanor Roosevelt Joe Williams
least have look the column
lShsss tbs Psssidenas vile keinx Rexexixed!
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29


help liven Halloween Parties
throughout the nation. Daily
announcements over some 800
radio stations will offer mill
lions Of listeners tasty, mouth
watering suggestions combin-
ing q frosty drink Of sparkling
Best by Taste-Test Royal
Crown Cola and delicious
oven-fresh donuts 81. an ire
stible combination!
An estimated 80 million
readers will be reached by the
circulation Of newspapers and
magazines promoting this spe-
cial Halloween Party Cam.
paign.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29

sIHlno. Ns Ucsun1NHy HDvFFu deU0'Hdy
Efficiently complete astrp
a;r the or bega Teenca Sergeant Scott: escepona tcehn
ot is congratulations Ic married Lille Bell His home
eadres il 1850 scvn Avenue, Apt So New York (3O) NJ r.
interviewing Tsgf Master
Ls born in Lake Cs florida, June So 1910
fellow, he spoke of the accomplishments Of the budd his
sU.fL
Councils o. the League program
local action rattona
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29
DAYTON NEWS BRIEFS

Mr.. High Jackson, veteran
barber and pioneer citizen OF
Dayton, has returned from
New York City where he was
the guest Of his niece. He was
accompanied by his sister
from Delaware, Ohio. His
health is much improved. Mr..
Jackson has lived in the vicin-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29
ity Of w. 9Th and Mead streets
for more than SO years.

Miss Octavia Ford, who at
tended summer school at Col
umbia University, New York
City, spent several weeks at
home, 718 So. Summit street.
She returned to Winston
Salem, N. c., Sept. 7th. Miss
Ford has been teaching in
that city for several years.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1944-09-29
Negro Dolls

Race Pride! Every home should
have Colored Doll. We offer in
this sale two fiashy numbers with
hair, moving eyes. mama voice,
nicely. dressed. Price S4.98; large
size, $5.98. If COD. Postage Extra.
Agents wanted. Write National Co.
254 West 135th ST.. New York.
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will surpass those handed down to any other stage,
screen radio or mite club personality Yes. In.
deed. tall. tan and exotic Jean will have the male
gentry swooning in the aisles. II wouldn't surprise
me at all either whom many Of the gals IN the audi
ence wall, Pinch me- ! must be dreaming.
Jean told this writer that she gave up the idea
Of studying journalism to become artists andl
photographers model What I'd like to know Is how.
the IS | did those fellers manage to hide thisl
exquisite package of charm these many moons?
thought I'd been around.
Han nert ,rnos NTH Cata