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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Southern Savagery

Footnotes % Good Neighbor
Policy: South Carolina's threat to
secede from the United States again
II Negroes are to be treated like
human beings 10 making . big Inn
preston south Of the Rio Grande.
Mexican newspapers featured the
story. with comments on the serieus
situation In this country which
could lead 70 such demaxoey.
TEMPO. outstanding weekly with q
large circulation In all Latin Amer
lea. under the headline "Seuthern
Savagery" carried the text a what
Is labeled "A Horrible Document"
II then told the story Of the legisls-
tors attending . book burning at
which Edwin Embree's Brown
America was consigned 10 the
flames.
Under the sub-head Of "Other
Lunatics," Tempo mentions the Cd
position Of California eengressmen
10 the Mexican-U.S. water treaty
and Senator Buffers recent attempt
to stir up trouble on the Mexican
oil issue.
The Call
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Speak Up, Tom


II has been interesting this week
TO note the demands Of columnists
that Gov. Thomas ( Dewey come
out and take q stand on foreign
Policy for the United States. II is
rather obvious that In many in
stances the writers were carving
the ball for the administration.
Dewey. however. has remained ST.
lent and there is every indication
that he will continue 10 do so until
June.
There Is plenty 20 indicate that
nothing would please the Democrats
more than 10 have Dewey make
specific commitments as 70 wha, hi,
program would be In the postwar
world. Wendell L. Willkie was led
INTO trap four years ago on the
same issue, and before that carr
paign was over the Republican
stsndard-bearer was practically en-
dorsing everything that President
Roosevelt had advocated.
For the record. Dewey Is not n
candidate. But. I'm the next two
months, YOU can look for every pos
siole EFFORT 10 put him clearly on the
spot. One columnist devoted a lot
or space 70 a demand that Dewey
declare himself on the racial cues
ton. that he support legislation 10
eliminate tina: problem.
Only fools will say that the racial
question is not going 70 figure in
the national election this year. II
is already prominent in the cam.
paisns IN the Southern states and.
i. might BE added, some Of these
additionally Democratic states NAV
SO Republican because o, this jssue
IL Dewey walks into the racial
discussion because OF The bait which
IS being left for him these DAYS
then he will reveal, in this writer's
opinion. that ne is not quslified 10
De President He will not get into
that argument.
Clifford Provost in Free Press
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29

The young stars were snapped
Up last year by the armed SER
vices, and more went into uni
form during the winter. During
the spring training season the
local boards were sending out
notices right and left, and for
. time the picture was dark.
Then came the triple reverse
play by national Selective Ser
vice headquarters about men
under IS. under 80. and over
80, being in, out, and in again,
and the game took a fresh
breath.
The situation Is still shaky
and eyeryone admits that even
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Reprinted from Timel

In Hollywood last fortnight the
tloodhounds were bayins al Metro
Goldwyn- Mayors heels Bounding
from ice cake 10 ice cake. the har-
sssed studio finally made the Ohio
shore. stopped only long enough 10
drop its baby in the river.
The view halloo began when
N-G-M announced plans 10 pictur-
,ze Uncle Toms Cabin. Eliza would
he Negro Torch Singer Lena Horne:
Southern Gentleman St Clare. ven-
cradle Lewis Stone: Little Eva. Mar
garet O'Brien. Simon Legree was
not cast. but the producer was 20
he Arthur Hornblow. Promptly. Ne
gro Spokesman and liberal whites
spiked the plan OF Hollywood $
most conservative studio.
Most art.culate were the Negroes.
Nolleyed CALIFORNIA; State Tax Ad-
sninistrator b. B. Bratton: Louis
%. Mayer Is losing t,han adroit
tense OF the fitness Of things
which marks the master Snowman
:" Thundered George A. Beavers
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Sounds Familiar, Huh?

In London the story Is being told
Of an American Official who was
anxious 10 discover the nature Of
the British complaints against the
American soldiers based there. He
finally asked one Britisher: what
do you think II wrong with the
American soldiers" The Brit
isher answered: We'll, they're over
dressed. they're overpaid. they're
over-sexed and they're over here"
Leonard Lyons
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Found: 4 Purpose

An officer. home from strenusus
service overseas. was assigned 10 .
desk Job In the Pentagon BuIlding.
Each day for . week he shifted the
location Of his desk-next 70 the
window. away from the window.
into . corridor. and finally into the
mems wash room. He must be she'll
shocked" the authorities figured.
but the offlcef had . different ex-
PLANTATION IT'S the only place
around here" he said grimiy,
where people seem 10 know what
they're doing" - Bennett Cerrs
Trade Winds" In Saturday Review
Of Literature.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Girl Unionist

(Condensed from The Worker)
Pretty enough to be a Pow.
ers model, 24-year-old Janice
Ferguson has the distinction
Of being the first woman
elected to an official executive
post In the Transport Worker.
Union.
A railroad clerk on the Third
Avenue Fl Lines since May. 1913
she has devoted most of her time
outside working hours since ther
to boosting the union. For her out.
standing qualities OF leadership. hel
fellow workers elected her to the
executive board Of the Station Dept.
IRT Branch. IN January. She Is also
member OF the Joint Executive
Committee Of New York Local 100
The first thing that impresses you
about Janice Ferguson is her warm
friendly smile. She took this job
she says when her husband wen,
overseas nearly a year ago: he is
with the engineers in the Y. S
army in England now. IT wanted
to do job that was essential TO the
war effort so that ! could do some
small part in backing up my hus-
band and men like him who are
fighting for US"
She Is one Of the many women
who have gone into the transit in
dustry since the start OF the war.
There are some 1000 Negro and
white women employed as street car
operators. railroad clerks. porters
and elevator operators in New York
City. For these jobs. one-third OF
the requirements are women. Negro
and white without discriminate
They have the same promotional
opportunities as other workers and
ability and seniority are the only
factors in determining advancement.
We are particularly proud of the
Transport Workers Union becausa
IL stands for equal opportunity for
man ana women alike regardless OF
race. color or creed" Janice Fergu-
son said.
Unions are nothing new to Janice.
AZ Tar back as she can remember.
her father talked union. and Is a
member Of the Clio. She was born
In New York City. attended p. S.
81. Hunter college and later New
York university. She wanted TO be
a social worker.
Her hobby Is airplane models In
which she became interested when
her husband before he popped the
came awooing and mad
vertently let slip one day that he
would not marry a cir! who didn't
like airplares and WASH. able 10
talk intelligently about them. De-
'ermined 10 be the girl he'd saw
/ do 20. she set to work learning
ABOUT airplanes He writes FIVE let
tiers day from England now: ,or
PROOF she drew out Of he- handbag
a bulky bunch Of V-mail.
Between her union activities. she
attends business school where she
is brushing IN and improving her
s'enoeraphy. She likes her present
'oo because she Is in touch with so
~any people every day. and feels
mat she Is mailing her contribution
to the war effort by rer,acing a
man who is in the armed forces.
As a railroad clerk talso called
ticket aoenO she makes change
ellis people how not 10 get lost in
the vast trarsit system. rives GEN
arai information and must keep an
hourlv record o. revenue in TIE
'urrst''es In case OF accident rail
road clerks must be able 10 give aid
and make a report ~ the accident
Il personally feel h'ehlv honored
Neins a rcNrber Of the TRANSPORT
workers Union and to hove been
elected to serve on the Executive
Board" said Janice in parting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Yet" he said, you have no
course but 70 support the war. Bad
n Il Is here. NsIism Is worse. I
know, because I've seen both"
Philips

"Yank." service mems paper. has
democratically included pictures OF
Lena Horne. Kathy Durham and
such tan eye-teasers. In their pin
up series. Some white southern
gemmun rebels" among the yanks
have written In to complain. Some
want the dArklings' pictures label
ed: For Colored." Other yanks.
white and black. southern and
northern. just pin 'em up. and wish.
Charley Cherokee In
Chicago Defender
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29

like chopping his house into tiny bits some dark
night But didn't. There were even worse re-
venges felt like perpetrating needed to strike
back. But couldn't without being bigger loser.
What was needed of course was a constructive
rather than destructive way of striking back
a method which would have benefited all the
tenants.
To want to strike back at those who treat us TN.
justly is normal human impulse. We don't like
to turn the other cheek, although usually we must
at least temporarily.
This does not mean, however, that our need to
get even-hatred, hostility, aggression-call it
what you will slowly disappears into nothing On
the contrary the irritation is still there The need
TO strike back testers. And friend! It will out
especially when it piles up. Human beings are
like steam boilers. Light the fire and you get
little pressure. But keep stocking it, it gets hotter
and hotter; the pressure goes up: inevitably the
expected occurs the boiler explodes
Maybe 1t knocks out the guy who drove the
pressure up But often it bursts and Injuries people
who had nothing to do with turning the heat on.
Others become the scapegoss for the pressure that
insists on coming out on somebody. Sometimes a
man who is abused by his boss comes home to
have big battle with his wife-The hostility will
out And II demands victim. Even a blameless
and innocent substitute viii do.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29

tiioic oSiiouS Consequences.
For example. most workers
don't quarrel with an unfair
boss. They hold their tongues
especially when Jobs are hard
to get. Most people don't quar-
rel with cops. Your columnist
learned the wisdom of this long
ago. There are other persons
with authority over our lives
who sometimes provoke our re-
sentiment. but whom we cannot
afford to strike back at imme-
diately. Lying and chiseling
landlords get our dander up. !
once had one that made me feel
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Executor

In Trenton, ". j.. Mrs. Mary Gress
kubery bequeathed to her mean
and cruel husband 50
upon the following condition: that
he use 81 Of the same 10 purchase
. rope to hang himself"
Time
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
The North-AmeTican Way

HAVANA. CUBA (ALN) -
Charges that the Nikaro Nickel
company. . subsidiary Of the U. S..
owned Freeport sulphur company.
has been violating the Cuban con-
stitution and social laws and prac-
ticing racial discrimination against
Negroes in It's hiring policies were
made by union ofYicials. who have
demanded that the government step
I'm.
Ammunition
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
Un-Christian

A spokesman for the Credit Blu
reau Of Greater New York, address
sing the top executives Of . chain
store organization. suggested that
Negroes be discouraged from com
ing into the stores by cancellation
Of their charge accounts. The sug-
gestlon was rejected. on the ground
that II was un-Christian.
The Nation
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
THE WATCHTOWER By ROY WILKINS

WELL the major league baseball season has got
" under way for another year and the colored
boys are still on the outside looking in.
This year the draft has played havoc with the
teams In both leagues and there was even talk
that we might not have the great American game
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
BECOMES WARRANT OFFICER

CAMP SHANKS. ". Y.--Masier
Sergeant william A. Dennis. OF
Philadelphia. q member Of the 50th
Quartermaster. has been appointed
Warrant Officer. junior grade. and
is now personnel officer for his
unit.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29

BY MICHAEL CARTER
(Reprinted from the Afro. American)

German
l,ss nses Prise G.o.~:
PRINCETON N Jln one Of the very few interviews Dr.
Albert Ensten has ever granted he told the AFRO that
fled from fascism in Germany only to the
raising It's head in America.
He greatly alarmed at the growth racial and religious
intolerance in America He knows that every land
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
BY CLARENCE ANDERSON

TURN THE other cheek and don't strike back.
This Is a kind of self control, one which most
people practice on many occasions. It is some
times due to meekness More often, however, we
restrain the impulse to strike back out of fear of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29
TAKE Tor HoNORs AT REVIEW

ONMP CHOWDEK. Mo - The
27Oth Signal Construction Company
won top honors in a recent formal
inspection and review for troops Of
The End Provisional Battalion, Unit
Training Center. recently.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-04-29

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The Valley settler., 1944-10-27

LETTER FROM DOROTHY MELVILLE GRAHAM Mrs. Newvil1e received the follow band Is wi tn the Armed Forces. .a/G tt T Florida. Dorothy tells about t2 ir expafi ences in the recent llurrit, le which hit Florida.
 Dearest Mother & Dad:
 I suppose b. now you lave heard of the hurri cane that. went through here. It is very wonderful what the .Wea ther Bureau can do. They had the hurri cane timed to the honr. On the post they took all the Fl a1s tit were able to fly to Georc is-- tn, rest and all trucks and tank6rs ere all tied down. Any movable things garbage cans for instanc -Wf9,a brought in and all soldi CTS trot had places to stay were to1C .t0 leave the post this Wes "edne sday night)., marri ed men wore given "A hre leave or more if the hurr[ cane was Int over by then. It strn "'r in full force about ll:OO r. ednes day. To tell the truth,I thought we I'd all be washed in the lake by morning, but the only damage was one upper window pane in the living room blown out & e tangerine tree uprpot ed in front of the house. All light wires IT down in town & everyWhe re- phone wires down 3; no western un'on or any telegram servic ce. Damage to tho rutt was quite severe. Uprooted many, ,r,any on -pp. -8------------- ,
Kodiak mirror., 1944-11-11

onded by Councilman Delane, that the council sanction the acton previously taken; that any representation for change be made to the legislature; and that if any are still dissatisfied with the decision of the council steps be taken for removal of the members. The motion car ried unanimously
 The council also voted un- animously that a letter be sent the Grey Nuns expressing its confidence in their future oper- ation of the hospital.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-11-11

mitted to Lee Bettinger. The heading on the list read: We petition the council and board of trustees to poll the people Of Kodiak before transferring the hospital" /"
 A special council meeting, to consider the petition, was called at 8 pm last night, attended by Councilmen Bettinger, Martz, Nelson, Pierce and Delane and presided over by Mayor Knud- sen.
 In a round table discussion members concurred that the presentation of the petition after the transfer was set negated the petitions value Councilman Bsttinger said he regretted that at this Hate time some objected since the commitments have
Kodiak mirror., 1944-11-11
hoe & Hutton In |st's Face Ef

bb Hope is given full play of lslents in the Cole Porter lcal comedy, Let's Face lphich plays at the Orpheum bne Sunday and Monday,
 with the blonde Betty Hut
 ss his new helpmate their lbined antics explode into one Eriot of fun.
 though the story involves
 s servicemen, of which Hope be beringleader, the story takes s outside the army as the care hired by three wives Iaeh their husbands a les
 It seems the husbands bd too much time going biBg" so the wives decide to
 e them jealous. When we lyOu the wives are played by Isry Zasu Pitts, nitwit His Povah and wise cracking EArden you can see the fun bd; when the wives forget
 Original intention in hiring ihree soldiers Bob has a time Dis hands
 ktty shines in her interpret OS of Cole Porter's "Let's EIt" and "Let's Not Talk bt Love" and Betty and go to town together on the bber "Who Did? Ibid. Yes, d" to the acc ompaniment of Ecine ball and trapeze rings. Ae cast is manipulated and ldes, besides the ones al- E mentioned, Andrew bbeS, Raymond Walburn, s Willock, Gully Richards, b Drake, Joe Sawyer, Grace e and Marjorie Weaver.
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lspitaI
cOntlnued from page D

eOntlnued from page D kted Oct 7, 1944, unquote, Dew of expressed desire of hsil, board and Father Gal k Our agreement to delete hgaph mentioned is of course Elet to whatever action the hAture may take"
 Ae answers arrived Wednes-
 and on Thursday and Fri
 Jan inventory was taken at hospital. Gel tain items, such bod, are to be paid for by aSSuming organization, and by so received will be ap- EOned among creditors.
 De books of the hosp tai are closed and payments by De owing to the hospital Ed be made at the city hall. sSort will be made to collect honey possible and strong N is promised by the board daain all money due the kital.
 e matter of the hospital
 Der came up at the Cham ECommerce meeting Thurs night Yesterday a petition taining IF names, was sub
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already been made v

already been made v
 Councilman Martz said he felt the council had no dispos- ition in the matter since it had gone on record three times as agreeing to participate in what Juneau thought logical in re- cards to the transfer. Council man Pierce stated he also felt such efforts toward vote came late.
 Councilman Pettinger pointed out that the arrangement IS temporary and subject to ap- proval by the legislature, and other members agreed with hls suggestion that any objections should be voiced to the legls' lature.
 Following the discussion Councilman Pierce moved. sec
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continued from page l ]

continued from page D GsDt to buy a jeep? Now you F how to go about it. Only II have a better chance on D things, as jeeps won't be bus for a long time.
 eatalog from the Recon |iOn Finance Corporation bg surplus commodities for lm the States, is available
 Inspection at the Bank of Eak.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-11-11

,be Sacred Heart. John Bercn- mans and Mary Leo; Wm. F. Lewis, Mrs. Dorothy Bradley Mrs. Arlene Kranich, Billy Kranich, Helen Curric, Ruth senoor, Betty Mcleod, Eugene Hanks W. L. Valentine, c. A. Schoenknochta, A. P. Wlseman' IS D. Hemmett.
 Frank Marshall, Martha Patarochin. Emogene Peterson, Zita Crnich, Mrs. Stanley Polawick.
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Alaska AirIines INCOMING

Father Gallant, Sisters Mary Monica, St. Hilary, Madeline of
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OUTGOING

Wm, Falconer, Mrs. Nels Petersen, Danny Petersen, Katy Danielson.
 Palmer Johnson, w. F. Lewls' IL, K. Wodlinger.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-11-02

WAC Private Rosalie Blevans
writes from Italy to MIR. and
Mrs. J. J. Ping:
At last I've made my much
looked trip to Rome,
and 1t more than came up to
my expectations. It is a very
metropolitan city as well as be-
ing rich in ancient culture. The
combination of Old and new is
amazing. For me, going there
was like going INTO another
country. We drove up by way of
Anzio and the complete de-
struction and desolation along
the way is beyond description.
The town where I am staying
has been ravaged by both the
Germans and the 5th Army,
but it is nothing compared to
Anzio. On the other hand Rome
is completely untouched by the
war - thank goodness! The
streets are clean, the people are
Well-dressed and healthy look
ing and you don't see demolish-
ed buildings everywhere you
look as is true here and IN
Naples. I spent a half day in
st. Peters Cathredal. It is
marvellous. It is impossible to
try to describe it. I'm sendinp
home a book of very good pic
lures which you might like to
see. We drove around the city
ana saw the Pantheon, Tn?
Forum, The Victor Emanuel
memorial, the balcony from
which Mussolini made his
specifies, Mussolili's home. sew
eral of the big parks and in
Vulnerable otAer things. You
could spend 3 month in Rome
and still not see all of the an
Gent ruins. I didn't go to the
catacomb5 but may sometime
if I have the time. There arc s,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-11-02

their grandfathers is good
enough for them. The people
are still wearing wooden shoes.
The women seem to do all the
work. The other day I saw a
man and his wife coming down
the road, the man riding a
horse, while the woman was
walking along beside him, car
rying a pail of milk in each
hand. The houses are all made
OF native stone. They seem to
be very long. There IS a Chin
ney on the roof of each room.
All of the houses have the
STOCK shed built right in the
inouSe, but most of the farmers
nave advanced far enough that
they have made this portion of
the house into a workshop. The
Frenchmen are very friendly
and they seem glad to see US.
1laey have been under the
nazi rule for four years and
from the looks of things, it
must have been pretty tough.
I haven't learned much
French, yet, but I know enough
TO do some trading. TIL e
Frenchmen will not take money
for anything, he had rat..e1
barter.
I will close for now in say
ing that I I'm in the best OF
health. The army is treating me-
fine and my appetite is Just as
good as it used to be when
would come up to the ranch
tor the summers. Tell all of the
folks hello for me and to write
when they find time. I used q
typewriter because I could get
more words on the page.
With Love
Owen
Shop in Hardin!
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-11-02

Rome I went on a one day trip
to Amalfi and Ravello, two very
picturesque little towns down
beyond Salerno. They say you
haven't seen Italy until you
nave seen these two towns and
that is absolutely correct. They
are very old and perched right
on the side of the mountains
overlooking the sea and are even
loVelier than Capri. In Amalfi
there is a church that compares
very favorably with St. Peters
of course not SO large. There