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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
Detroit Council OF
MIC Nelu Offices

Cleveland. las. September 20. the
local council has as its first OBJ
jective program 10 abolish dis
elimination against Negroes in all
branches OF the armed forces. call
ing for the introduction and passage
o. a Congressional Bill to establish
military equality for the Negro in
all branches OF the armed forces.
issuance OF an executive order. by
the President 10 establish military
equality in every branch OF the
fighting services; petitioninS the
national bodies of the Clio and ALL
to incorporate into their legislative
programs the campaign for equality
In the armed forces.
The Wayne County Council Of the
Clio at Its meeting on Tuesday.
Jan. 10. passed a resolution support
ing the campaign OF the Detroit
Council OF the MIC against jim
crow practices in the armed serv-
ices. The fitty-Second convention OF
the State Federation OF Labor ODE
troit. April. l948 condemned dis
elimination In the armed services
as did the national convention Of
the Congress OF industrial Organiza-
tons philadelphia. November.
l943).
The Congress program along this
line assumes the publication Of con-
structive literature on all phases OF
jim-crow in the armed services and
outlining specific proposals to REM
edy these conditions, and the or
ganization OF a national delegation
10 visit Washington to consider the
problems OF the Negro and the
armed forces with the Navy and
War Departments as well as with
President Roosevelt.
Plans are now being completed
for a city conference 10 be held
February y. al the Civic Center
Auditorium for the purpose OF rail-
lying all democratic minded organi-
zations around the campaign to out
law jim-crow in the armed forces
The Detroit Council OF the MIC
Urges the attention Of the citizens
of Detroit 10 the absence OF Negro
players in major league baseball
and has Sc. up the nucleus Of a city,
wide committee TO initiate a cam
paign for the employment OF Negro
4 players on the Detroit Tigers. Judge
| Lands, commissioner OF organized
baseball. has publicly declared that
there are no secret agreements OF
commitments preventing the en-
ployment Of Negroes in organized
! baseball"
The Trade Union committee Of the
| Congress headed by James Walker
OF Local EOS. UAw-CIO. and FeliS
Maise Of Local 100. UAW-CIO. issue.
an appeal for individuals and or.
carnations TO wire their congress.
men 10 sign the discharge petition
No l8 giving the Fair Employment
Practice Committee enforcement,
| powers
In cooperation with the Ballots
for the Armed Forces committee the
Detroit council is circulating petit.
tons for $4,000 signatures TO be sem
10 Congress for the granting OF tho
franchise 10 servicemen and womer
under federal jurisdiction.
The president Of the Detroit coun'
ell. c. lie Bron Simmons. states tina
the committee on affiliations 1,
working toward a conference OF 2Ot
or more organizations affiliated e
the Detroit council by the month
OF April at which time the annua
city conference will be held.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29

African laying the SET of his
President Roosevelt
gift Lord Swinon. resident British West Africa
British West African territory
Casabanca
carvings chief Ashanti division and
. Of q family He
school of arts and crafts At Achmoa col
In which the carvings America lined
" Ashanti cloth.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29

NEWARK CAMP Although
two prominent community leaders
we're charged with having sold the
race down the river" when they
agreed" to allow the erection OF
l50-family all-Negro project. the
development is yet in progress. Con-
Germ over the lin crow project
has split the Negro citizenry into
two factions
A group OF citizens gathered In
protest against the idea when the
MIA recently announced the houses
would be for colored only. Opposers
voiced their objections in meetings
at both the local NA.ACP. and
the Urban League headquarters
The Rev William p. Hayes, pas
tor OF Bethany Baptist church and
chairman of the Newark Housing
authority, and Harold A. Lett, sec
rotary OF the Urban League and a
former member Of the housing
Body, were the central objects Of
attack. One Of the DIRECTORS, Rogers
Tucker. real estate and insurance
man, charged the two with selling
the race down the river" when
| they agreed 10 allow the project
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
PASTOR PRAISES
WORK lone BY
ORGANIZATION

Before the largest group ever to
attend an annual meeting of Lucy
Thurman branch YWCA, Rev. r. l.
> ,Aspy, OF the Second Baptist
church, paid tribute to the fine
work OF the organization and the
dynamic force OF its members
throughout the community. Zone
can't live happy life and be mar
row. YWCA members touch all
walks Of life" he said. Our great
challenge today is to give every
thing we have to God as a person"
Figures presented by Mrs. Charles
r Stephens. branch chairman for
the past three years. In her annual
report revealed that the branch
reached an all-time high Of 1905
members in l943-a gain of 308 in
o year The finance report presented
by Mrs. w. A. Thompson showed
that the branch. which receives its
operating deficit from the Detroit
Community Fund. had increased its
percentage Of self-support from 50
80 over IS. Substantial gifts were
made to the YWCA Endowment
Fund by branch board members
during the VS. Golden Jubilee year.
Emergency Housing Needed
THE need for better planning for
emergency housing is imperative"
Mrs. Stephens said. "to provide
more facilities for girls in the low
income brackets" In this connection
Mrs. Stephens revealed that a study
l. being made OF the possibilities
OF adding floor to the Y building
% provide more residence rooms
end also household arts depart
nent. Camp Norcom will be
opened in 1914" Mrs. Stephens said.
GAS a result OF study the camps
euuipment will be improved"
Other highlights of the meeting
which was held on January 20 were
brief talk by Miss Grace E. Will
liams, metropolitan general secre-
tary. and an Interpretation Of the
YWCA presented BY the modern
dance group. Both stressed the in
clusiveness OF YWCA membership
which represents cross-section Of
oil races. creeds and nationalities.
Mrs. Stephens Reelected
Mrs. Stephens, chairman OF the
board OF management, was reelected
Go that Office. Officers elected 10
serve with her are: Mrs Burrell
Carter, first vicc-chairman: Mrs. r
Louise Grooms. second vice-chair-
man: Mrs. Carlton W. Gaines. re-
cording secretary; and Mrs. Ernes-
tine Pos,les, corresponding secre-
tarv
Chairmen OF standing committees
elected for 1914 are as follows: Mrs
w A. Thompson. finance: Mrs. Pearl
" Collins. membership; Mrs. Sam
uel Thomas, publicity; Mrs Lloyd
Coter. education: Mrs. s. W. Bank
head. friendly service: Mrs. Albert
Matthews. work with younger girls:
Mrs. Ernest Cabule. maintenance:
Mrs. J. Wiley Trotter. adult group
sctivities: Mrs. r. G. Schuster. home
relations: Mrs. Haley. Bell. Camp
Norcom: Mrs. Henry q. Taliaferro,
public Affairs: Mrs. I. Fl. whitby.
food service: Mrs. A. Z. Thomas.
volunteer leadership: Mrs. Robert
{ Croft. residence: Mrs. O. C..
Thomas. national and world work:
Mrs. James A. Moore. nomination:
and Mrs James r. Gragg, bylaw
revision.
Members-at-largea are Mrs. Remus
Robinson. Mrs. F. E. Dawson. Mrs.
A. G. Robertson. Mrs John T. Otis,
Mrs William Osby. Mrs. P. B. Gam
bic. Mrs. Charles c. Digs and John
l. Loomis.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29

The Detroit Council Of the Ma
tional Negro Congress opened its
new Office in the Civic Center at
IA Erskine street, January II. with
Mrs. Vera Garter 10 be employed
as full time executive secretary. The
Congress invites its members. affiii-
ates and friends 10 call at the Office
and discuss their problems concern
ing coordination of the effort 10 win
for the Negro people OF our COM
munity and OF the nation complete
economic. cultural and political
equality and full citizenship rights.
The National Negro Congress at its
inception was established TO enlist
all labor. church, civic. youth and
fraternAl organizations toward this
end.
In line with the decision OF the
National Board meeting held In
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29

The happy. cooperative,
friendly spirit Of the faculty.
at Lewis Business College
tends TO spread throughout
the entire student body. and
lends . fine feeling OF
eheeriness TO the entire col
Iege - that spirit which IS
so needed in better bust
ness. With the observance
Of the 18th Anniversary OF
the Lewis Business College.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
White Tavern Owner
is Sued For $4,000

MINNEAPOLIS CAMP Com
tending that he suffered humilia-
ton and ridicule. Burt Light has
brought suit against the Amber Flo
tavern in Duluth. for $500 because
the bartender refused 10 serve him
o glass Of beer. The case represents
The first one brought 10 the courts
since the recently revised civil
rights statute. which makes IL I'M
lawful for discriminatory practice
against Negroes in public places in
the state OF Minnesota.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29

ton. They were then put at ease
From head to foot. they were SOL
diers. young and proven tough.
talked for 30 minutes. What ]
said. only they and God know.
/ don't think I'll ever know.
Whether il was about the war or
peace. the hills of my native Ken
lucky. or the swamps Of New
Guinea. l don't know. When l had
finished / found my right arm
pointed rigidly into the air, my eyes
straight ahead. Reverend Grant
rushed up saying, Martin il was
inspiring. God bless YOU"
felt rather foolish.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-01-29
He Wore Woman's
Dress. Was Jailed

Police last week arrested a young
man whom they say was masque-
rading in women's apparel on the
street.
Arrested by police was Willie
Grady Simmons, q. OF 1878 Z. La
fayette street, taken into custody
near st. Antoine and Madison ave-
nue..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-12
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FRESH FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT
each and every fruit Just looded
with vitomin C-the precious vita
min included in the rotions of oil
Commandos 7 days every week!
No wonder FIoridu Grapefruit is
called the Commando Fruit"
Naturally, you and your young
siers can't get the wonderful iruin-
ing that's given 10 Commondos
Bet the vitomin c that Commcn!os
get-for red bIooded health and
Vigor-YoU und your youngsters
can get every day in the week il.
through the COMMANDO FRUITl
Evening star., 1944-09-24

An account OF the founding and
early history OF Georgetown Univer-
sitys medical school and hospital iDiu
appear In this section of The Star
merit Sunday.
Evening star., 1944-09-24

whelmingly Democratic and the State
administration has a strong leader in
Gov. Robert s. big Bob" Kerr, the
keynoter at the Chicago convention.
stake and he's determined to keep his
State in the Roosevelt column. This
Democratic strength. sometimes play
ing on local jealousies, has had a re-
straining effect.
In addition, many present-day Sapul-
pans have never seen Mrs. Dewey, al
though her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Orla
T. HUT, are familiar figures around the
town. Then, there was a little mis-
understanding some 20 years ago be-
tween Mrs. Dewey and the Kiwanis
Club over just when she should sing
on her first return trip. The whole
affair is almost legendary by now, with
numerous versions.
Those who know Mrs. Dewey per-
sonally have words of praise. They
insist that she has been loyal to both
her old friends and her home town
Mr. Hutt, a retired railroad brakeman
has family pass and he and Mrs. HUT
like to visit the Deweys at their New
York farm. That is why Mrs. Dewey
does not return to Sapulpa for family
reunions, according to friends.
In the face of this local restraint
concerning the Republican candidates
wife, the editor of the Sapulpa Herald
piece and shook his editorial finger at
his fellow citizens.
''Its time now that Sapulpa awakened
Evening star., 1944-09-24
Home Town to Welcome Frances Dewey

stump speaking. They think Tom can
take care Of that very well.
Mrs. HUT, however, does take pleasure
in "nonpolitical" discussions, recollec-
tions about her daughters early life.
Frances HUT was born in q tiny house
back of her grandmother's In Sherman.
Tex, and was baptized in the Methodist
Church South. In June. 1914, the FAM
lily moved to Sapulpa, so Mr.. HUT, then
q Frisco brakeman, could have more
time at home during layovers.
Frances was then II years old, but
already showing signs Of becoming an
outstanding girl She liked to sing
ana pick out tunes on the piano, and
she kept at the head Of her class, even
through high school.
But she was a normal girl" Mrs.
HUT assures. "She liked to have fun,
too. She played tennis with her own
friends, and sometimes joined her
brother Harold and the neighborhood
boys for a game Of baseball"
But, as Mrs. HUT puts it, Frances
always had high aspirations" Her ca
reer always came first, until she met
young Thomas E. Dewey.
Had Musical Ambiticn4
Practicing her piano lessons was
never considered a chore by Frances
HUT. When she grew old enough to
begin serious study Of voice, she finally
decided to concentrate on singing. How
ever to this day, she can still play the
piano or organ quite we'll
Mrs. Bess McLennan Hughes Of Sa-
pulpa was Frances Hutt's voice teacher
She helped her get started with the
late Percy Rector Stephens in New
York City. the first big step toward
realizing her ambition to become a
professional singer.
Frances had a very sweet voice"
Mrs. Hughes recalls. 1T was a nice
Evening star., 1944-09-24

derson, Nicholas Worthington, Fred
erick May and Richard Randall, mem
bers OF the faculty, bought the lot at
the northeast corner of Tenth and
E streets, where the third course of
lectures was given in 1926.
From an account by the late Mrs.
Jennie Tree Rives, we find that the
dissecting room was on the top floor
of the building, and was covered with
a skylight of rather peculiar construc-
tion. She says also that when a fire
occurred there, they Immediately began
throwing articles out Of the windows,
including skulls, and even the dead
body of an infant"
This building was used by the medical
department of George Washington Uni
versity until 1889, when it moved to
the Purdy Building, then at the south
east corner of Fourth street and Indi-
ana avenue, and here it remained until
1874, when Congress gave it the use
of the old Jail building in Judiciary
Square, this latter building then tax
ing the name of the Washington In
f1rmary, which in 1853 was considerably
enlarged, and here the medical college
remained until the outbreak of the
Civil War, when the Government took
possession of the building for military
purposes.
Destroyed by Fire
But soon afterward this building was
almost entirely destroyed by fre, the
following account appearing in The
Star of November 4, 1851:
This morning, at very early hour,
the E Street Hospital, better known as
the Washington Infirmary, was discov-
cred to be on fire. It contained at the
time from 80 to 100 sick and wounded
soldiers, and q considerable number of
other Government patients. The fire is
believed to have originated In defective
flue from the furnace, which was located
in the cellar under the addition which
projected from the center of the main
building in the rear. The rooms Of the
Sisters Of Charity were in this addition
over the furnace-and the three medi-
cal cadets had room on the floor above.
The rooms of the sisters were filled
with smoke about half an hour after
midnight. and the sister superior first
gave the alarm. They had barely time
to hurry in their clothing and escape,
leaving everything but the clothing
they had on in the burning building.
Their cries brought in the guard, and
soon the alarm became general. Drs.
Rodman. Hutchins and Allen, the
cadets above alluded to, lost al their
personal effects, with the exception of
the clothing which they hurriedly put
on to leave the burning building. The
Evening star., 1944-09-24

size for youngster, and 1t had perfect
pitch. Frances. herself, was attractive,
and she had natural poise and stage
presence"
Stephens appreciated this rare COM
bination of qualities. He showed inter-
est from the outset and helped make the
necessary financial arrangements to
keep Frances Hutt in New York. While
studying under Stephens, she worked
part-time for one of his doctor friends.
Then she joined Stephens staff and
advanced to the position Of his secre-
tary-manager before her marriage to
young Dewey, another one Of Stephens
students, in 1928.
Mrs. Hughes has kept up with Frances
Dewey through the years, and Is very
devoted to her. Frances always was
little bit reserved, but she is the persona
fication Of loyalty" Mrs. Hughes insists.
She was always so nice when she re-
turned, and she would even come over
and sing all afternoon for my students
as long as they wanted her to-
When Mrs. Dewey, on the preconven-
ton tour of 1910. returned to Oklahoma
with her husband, she was honored at
receptions at nearby Tulsa and at Okla
homa. She stopped by her Sapulpa
home for few hours, and her mother
backed out the family's old car and
quietly drove her down the main drag
(Which happens to be named Dewey
avenue for the admiraD and by some OF
her old haunts.
Many old friends focked to see her
then, particularly at the Tulsa tea, and
at the 1910 reception Mrs. Dewey was
presented with big bouquet of roses
which had satin ribbon streamers bear
ing the name Of Sapulpa. This time
Sapulpa hopes to have a welcome right
on its own doorstep and the whole town
will take its once favorite daughter back
to its heart. Republicans hope this will
help put normally Democratic Oklaho-
ma into the Dewey columns. The COP
intends to accent tt home State ties
in the final drive.
Evening star., 1944-09-24
MarineC Corps TalentScouts

ton tells classification experts TO look
for when judging marines:
l. Physical fitness for combat duty.
g. Emotional stability.
3. Educational backgrounds sufncient
to meet special training requirements of
various schools operated by the Marine
Corps.
T. Aptitudes for learning specialized
skills with small arms at high level of
proficiency.
S. A desire for rough and ready
military service.
Many marines already had seen much
service before classification tests were
inaugurated. To classify these men, the
corps has organized mobile teams of
personnel experts who travel through
the South Pacific classifying units as
they come out Of action.
What they can do, many marines in
the Pacific have already discovered, is
to see that the highest use is made of
a mans fighting experience and his in
teligence.
The men also have learned about the
new Marine Corps rehabilitation service,
the unit that will help them ind jobs
when they are discharged. This unit is
already interviewing men in hospitals,
using results Of the classification test
as a guide.
As the mobile teams complete their
classification of men in a fighting unit,
the cards for each man are placed with
the hallowed marine service record book,
the volume that travels with . man
wherever he goes.
When units 60 into action, the cards
will be photographed on microfilm and
taken In with assault waves. They will
then be used for re-assignment and
placement Of men on the front.
Evening star., 1944-09-24
BY Malvina Stephenson.

~
SAPULPA, Okla, Sept. 23-Her home
town Of Sapulpa, Okla, again is buzzing
over the future of Frances HUT Dewey
possibilities unlimited"
In 1922 the petite brunette stood on
the stage at Sapulpa High School and
thrilled the home folks with her mezzo-
soprano voice. The auditorium was
packed on that raw, winter night, be-
cause everybody wanted to share in
sending Frances HUT to New York
Easily she held the title OF Sweetheart
Of Sapulpa."
The music critic Of the local Sapulpa
Herald voiced the sentiments of the
town in predicting, with her beautiful
voice and her acknowledged ability as
an actress, her future possibilities ap-
pear unlimited"
Frances HUT, as lovely Eileen Hoyt,"
did have a musical career in New York
and on tour, but even the proud Sapul-
pans Of 20 years ago probably did not
dream that she would become far more
celebrated in an entirely different field
as Mrs" Thomas E. Dewey. When the
19-year- girl closed the door on the
little white cottage on East Line street
it did not occur to the neighbors that
she might be headed for the big White
House on Pennsylvania avenue.
The Town Was Puzzled
In fact, this is the first time that
Sapulpa, or Oklahoma, for that matter,
has had a candidate for first lady,
and at the outset the townspeople did
not know exactly how to take 1t. As
late as August on the eve Of the big
campaign, there was little. of the wild
enthusiasm or open demonstration so
often characteristic of proud home
towns. A combination of circumstances
contributed to this state Of affairs.
In the first place, Sapulpa is over
Evening star., 1944-09-24
Historic G. w. Hospital Enters New Era
BY John Clagett Proctor.

by JOHN CldReLC FTOCCOT.
The recent account of the granting
of $4.S00000 by the Federal Works
Agency for the construction of two new
40o-bed hospitals for George WASH
ington and Georgetown Universities.
and the news that President Roosevelt
had signed orders for allotting these
funds, and that priorities for the work
had been approved, is good news, to say
the least. 1t Is an important step In view
of the present hospital situation In
Washington which threatens to become
more serious when our Ill and wounded
servicemen are being brought home IN
increasing numbers. And 1t is crafty
ing to note that work upon these new
buildings Is to begin Immediately, for
their need is urgent.
Both of these universities, as out
standing educational institutions, mean
q great deal to the people OF the Dis
trict of Columbia and nearby Maryland
and Virginia, but their new hospital
projects are of interest to the whole
country, for the sponsors point out
that in replacing the old and made
quate hospital plants Of these univer-
sities-which will be operated by the
institutions themselves without further
Government participation-it will give
this section two of the best equipped
and finest hospitals in the East.
Dates Back to Early Washington
The history of the George Washing
ton University Medical School and the
university hospital, dates back to very
early Washington, the medical school
being first styled the medical depart
ment of Columbian College; in l847
this was changed to National Medical
College, with the provision, however,
that the relation to Columbian Col
lege should continue. In 1873 the Co.
lumbar College became Columbian
University. In 1894 the name national
was dropped, perhaps to avoid con-
fusion with the medical department
of the National University. In 1894
Columbian was changed to George
Washington University.
George Washington University, though
not quite as old as Georgetown Univer-
sity, it's medical school is older than
the medical department Of the latter
university, having been first opened
in 1921.
But the first hospital in the city was
erected in Judiciary Square, in 1874, by
the Commissioners acting for the Fed
eral Government. 1t was a wooden build
ing and was built for the accommoda-
ton of slave labor employed principally
in connection with the getting out OF
the foundation stone for the public
buildings, at the Key of Keys, also
known as Braddocks Rock. The record
shows that these laborers worked from
sunrise to sunset, and that the Commis-
sioners agreed to provide the men with
their keep, which included shelter as
well as food and disqualification, and
half-pint of whisky daily for each one
from August to September Is.
The first physician to this hospital
was DR.. John Crocker, who was ap-