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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

Police are attempting to identity
the body Of a man known to fellow
employees OF a Monroe street the
atre as Charlie" whose dead body
was found on the theatre floor this
week.
Onicers assigned to investigate
the staying by Homicide Squad In
spector John o. Whitman believe
that robbery was the motive for the
desth of the unidentified night
porter, OF the theatre at 2o4 Monroe
street.
The victim apparently died from
ksniorrhage following n lscerated
throat. A fire axe. found near the
body, was believed 10 have been
the death weapon.
Anna welman. %. OF 22el Z. Fort
street. a cashier. told police that
she arrived at work at approxi-
mately' 6:27 am. and found cash
box had been rifled In the projec-
ton room.
II Find Dead Man
Police were called 10 investigate
the alleged robbery and at which
time tho body of the night porter
was found with the throat cut from
the right ear 10 the windpipe..
Police learned that Johr Lefere
In charge Of the candy stand, had
left the theatre al 1890 am. and
that The porter was cleaning uT
the establishment at that time.
Lieutenant James Turner and
Sergeant Harry Williams are inves.
tiKatinf the robbery murder. Listet
as John Doe number IL. the bod,
of the porter was unidentified or
Monday afternoon.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
Hearings On FEPC
Bill Set For June

WASHINGTON. D. c.-(NNPA)-
BY vote OF IL 10 3. the House
Labor committee has decided to
hold hearings on the Dawson
Scanlon -LaFollette Bills for Gre
alton Of q permanent Fair Employ
ment Practice committee. The date
Of hearing has been set for June 1.
Chairman Mary Norton Demo.
crat OF N. j. has indicated that
she will call The hearings before the
full committee. rather than sub
committee. because OF the impor-
lance she attaches TO the legislation.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
News Of The Week!
Rep. Dies Not Up
For Reelection

The best political news OF the
past week was the announcement
that Rep. Martin Dies, Texas Demo-
crat was Withdrawing as a candidate
for reelection to Congress.
Dies gave illness and a desire to
return to private business as his
reasons for deciding not to file
for denomination.
As chairman OF the committee
on Un-American Activities, Rep.
Dies has kept in the public eye and
has been attacked by liberal groups
throughout the country because Of
his efforts at smearing all liberals
with a brush dipped in red paint.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
Negro Music Festival Scheduled For
Detroit's Briggs Stadium On July II

Gladys and Clement 7. Mills. who
have been connected With every
thing of q mvsieal or dramatic ma
ture 10 be produced in Detroit for
the past IL years, have been selected
by the executive board OF Chicago,
10 direct the Detroit presentation
81 the fifth annual American Negro
Music Festival. to be held in Detroit,
on July IL, in Briggs Stadium.
Detroit will witness on this date
the greatest galaxy OF stars ever
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

to appear on one stage The festival
has been held in Chicago for the
past four years, and last year. more
than 1900 people Of all races at
tended: this year the affair will
also be held in St Louis and De-
troit
Stars 70 Appear
Lena Horne. Paul Robson. Ma
risn Anderson. Dorothy Maynor and
Hazel Scott are among the stars
expected TO appear in this historical
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
SPOT NEWS
BULLETINS

The announcement by Martin
Dies OF Texas that he would not
seek reelection to Congress BROUGHT
cheer to the nations liberals last
week. The defeat Of his friend.
Joseph Starnes in Alabama NAV
have heioed Dies make up his mind.
Other liberal victories last week
were the defeat Of former Senator
Rush Holt OF West Virginia who
attempted . comeback and the de-
feat Of former Representative Mar
Tin, Sweeney who sought the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor OF
Ohio. The political action OF the
Clio Yin these contests has frishtened
rSaetionsry Democrats and Republi-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

Rumers alleging he narSiags 20
the socially prominent Miss viesssss
Mccall and Captain All TAsass
were denied On "Wednesday ~ Ne
mccall family.
n has been alleged that Capt
Thomas lew np frem Ne Tushsges
Air base ever the week eaA fee
the marriage which was repsrteA -
have taken place IN Ann Arbss last
Saturday.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

event which has been given for
four consecutive years in Chicago.
The festival is endorsed by PreSi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, Cover
nor Kelly and Mayor Jeffries. The
Detroit Chamber OF Commerce has
also given its blessings to this his
torical. cultural event.
Mrs, Katherine Sinkford has been
selected to head the souvenir maya
- See MUSIC, Pare Z
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

navy. REVEALS
NAME OF HERO
ON DESTR oyer

WASHINGTON. d. c.-CNNpA,
Obs OF the group OF heroic mess
ettendants who manned guns and
kept blazing away at enemy war;
planes until the decks were almost
awash on the y. S. Destroyer Lanss
dale was identified this week. He
Is Stewards Mate. First Class
Marion Anthony Porter. 20. o. SpsP<
tanbUrS. s. c.. wounded in the &C.
tion Porter was one of those res
eusd.
The Lansdaie wes~ sunk in the
Mediterranean byt German torpedo
slarss sfter e valiant fight :last
April "a, No Navy Department re-
vesieo KA week. Two of the enemy
phpl stesp shlt down diving The
T. Ell lnSnS .ths. .ssfw
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
GORDON, WATSON
SLADE,- ALST0Rk
WIN new POSTS
N ew Episcopal District
Created With Fight
Over Retirement
BY CHARLES wARTMAN

A precedent for the AMEZ Gen
eral Conferences was broken In
Detroit last week when four new
bishops were elected. Not since 1874
has such . large number sf new
men been sAded 70 the Board q
Bishops. Despite the fact that there
was . vacsncy. No bishop was
elected In lSss.
After balIoting from Thursday
morning TO Saturday night. the 32nd
QvedrenniAl iof the AMEZ church
|G 1N)f1 eee Il IN 49,.
0sneay seha5a li1eeAtnrs: N. =. W
Alstork of x@hilsdelpAis md DR.. Z
B. Watson OF Norfolk. Va.
The new bishops were consecrated
Sunday night In a meeting in which
]. W. Walls presided. assisted by
the seven other active bishops Of
Me church and Bishop Parrish A.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

had been calling the D.P.w. Sewage
Department and the Board OF
Health for several weeks in an
effort to have them come out and
inspect a gas leakage, which had
scented the whole plant with pun
gent odor. But each time he called
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

AGENCY ~ 49, leeYS 0epSte.
Msnt. the sinking Of the LansdAIe
was marked BY extreme heroism Of
both officers and crewmen. msny
OF whom were picked UP after being
pdrift For several hours. The fate OF
The other Negro mess attendants
who, with Porter. manned n gun
and kept hurting shells At. the at
lacking planes even after the
abandon ship" border was given
was not disclosed
Porter enlisted in the navy on
February 8, is47. He Got his boot
TRAINING at Norfolk and was rs
signed TO the Lansdale on March II
th~ same year. n mess attendant
third clasS.
On November !. 1912. he became
q me~s attendant. first class, and
exactly q yesr l,'~r moved up To
stewards mete. third class, which
s. the equivalent OF . petty officer.
third class.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
nYc ENDANGERED

Unless Congress appropriates the
essS 900 requested by the President
for the Fair Employment Practice
committee before June 80. the COM
mittse faces certain death. Those
Who are pushing legislation for q
perYnsnent committee may lose
present committee unless these
funds are appropriated.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
DEWEY DUCKS

The NAACP In New York stated
this week that Governor Dewey oil
New York has refused to take 2
position on the anti-poll tax bill
now pending In the Senate" Al.
though Dewey stated he was against
she poil tax he refused to take
q position on the present bill This
Is the third strike on Dewey who
previously by-passed state Fair
Employment Practice bill and made
Q speech In support OF states rights
on the soldier vote bill.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

Notice has been sent TO the next
Of kin Of the drowning Of Cpl
John Mullins on April ~. some
where in the Hawaiian Islands.
Cpl. Mullins. ~. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mullins Of 70 z.
Philadelphia avenue. joined the
army March IL. ls<3. and had
BEEN overseas since some time
In December. lst3. Prior TO his
induction into the army Mullins
attended cass and Northern
high schools Of Detroit and was
working at the Bends Clothing
company when he joined the
armed forces. The Mullins. only
other child Is Nancy. now living
N Virginia.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
BuBo AND DEWEY

On Fridays debate on the anti.
DOLL tax bill. Senator Bilbo declared
jn the Senate: II aree with the
governor OF New York that the poll
tax should be abolished. but this
amt the way 10 do H." The south.
erners insist that the matter should
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20
DISCLOSES HIS
INTENTION TO
STAY IN RANKS
Makes Statement Friday
Just After Party
Votes Custer

State Senator Charles C. Dixgs Of
the third senatorial district will bs
opposed by three Negro candidates
who have nled On the demecrst3o
ticket The candidates besides Digs
who are seeking the democratic
nomination for state senator NJ he
July IL primary election are: Atty.
Edward A Simmons. Hedges Mason
snt George Johnson.
Riding a tidal wave OF protest
for filing as candidate on the Re-
publican ticket. State Senator
Charles c. Digs reversed his posi-
ton twice last week and announced
Friday night at q protest meeting
at the Michixan Federated Demo.
| cratic club that he would remain
in the ranks and run on the Demo.
cratic ticket. He explained hig r.
pus!se4kl W g. ~ Pfe =
j chsss " IL r
sb1s - M nahinst5on. -
Chsllenxes Os~ser
The thrice indicted : Senator
brushed aside his OPPOSITION az the
Michigan Federated Democratic
club Friday nisht and boosted that
he was going To be reelected on the
Democratic ticket with or without
the support Of labor or the Demo-
cratic leaders. Before Senator Digas
arrived at the club Friday night,
the assembly voted to Gust the
Senator rs chairman OF the board
OF directors OF the MICHIGAN Fed.
Grafton. He challenged their action
later and pointed out that he could
only be removed By vote OF the
board OF directors and that the
people present were not members
OF the organization. He said he
would call q meeting OF the board
OF directors Thursday.
Controversy
With three indictments by the
Lansing Grand Jury against him.
several groups OF labor and Demo-
cratic leaders have sought 10 have
NaS 1~hotot WAtitdkaW tEOtu kuS Rxl>
mary race. Sunday afternoon at
meeting AT the YMCA Senator Digs
told group including Walter Dunn.
James Anderson. Jerry Boyd. Tom
Spencer. and Arthur McPhaul. that
he was not going to withdraw re-
gardleSs Of the action Of labor or
any other group. He stated that the
masses would support him on his
record.
Following a stormy session Friday
night a resolution repudiating the
action Of Senator Charles c. Digs
in hling for denomination and re-
election on the Republican party
ticket: and stating that we desire
to inform the public that Senator
Digs does not reflect the senti-
ments OF the membership. neither
VIII the membership in any way
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-20

~ See BISHOPS. Pare {
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nW- See CLOTURE. Page 4
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~ See EXPLOSION. Page Z
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~ s.. spoT NEvS rs~t
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30
Mt. Cory

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McVey and
daughter Sharon of McComb have
moved to the home of her parents
of this place. Mr.. McVey will enter
the service.
! Mrs. w. B. Kramer called on Mrs.
A. E. King and Mrs. Barbara Light,
one day last week.
Mrs. Charles Jordan is visiting her
daughter near Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Mexican Of
Ada were callers on Monday after
noon of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stotts.
Mr.. Ed Woolery of Huntington,
Ind. was a Wednesday caller in Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Stotts' home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Kramer, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Nonnamaker attended
services at Bethesda church, Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Laura Ghaster and daughter
Ruth, Mrs. Bessie Guin, Mrs. w. B.
Kramer were in Bluffton Saturday,
shopping.
Mrs. w. c. Binkley of Ada and
Mrs. Lowell Binkley of Springfield
were recent callers on Mr. and Mrs.
! Walter Stotts.
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Kramer called
Thursday evening on Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Stratton and son Ortho.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Kramer call
ed Friday afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nonnamaker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Shirley Nonnamaker and daugh-
ter Joyce.
Mrs. Lima Martz and son Dwight
of near Cairo were recent callers on
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stotts.
Thelma Jordan spent last week
with her sister Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Hamilton.
Ruth Ghaster called Thursday on
Mrs. Banks ShiereIy, Mrs. Martin.
The first hybrid onion has been
produced and has been named
California Hybrid Red No. l. 1t
is mild, very sweet, and yields we'll
but can be grown only in southern
localities.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30
BIUHton College Notes

Winning the annual Button col
lege one-act play contest, held in the
Ramseyer chapel Saturday evening,
March 25, was the senior class. with
their presentation of Kathryn
Wayne's play, Testing the Teazels." "
Viola Amstutz from Pandora, Wanda
Suter from Columbus Grove, Grace
Geissinger from Allentown, Pa, and
Helen Habegger from Busby, Mon
tana, We're included in the cast. The
play was directed by Earl Lehman,
from Pandora.
Other plays included on the pro-
gram were Wilbur Braun's 1.-THE
White Phantom" presented by the
sophomore class;and Smith and
Fird's 'The Professor Roars," pre-
sented by the freshman class.
Open house will be observed at
Ropp hall, women's dormitory, Satur-
day evening. Rooms will be open
to visitors during the early part of
the evening, and a short program
and refreshments will conclude the
evenings entertainment.
According to Miss Della Krebill
business manager at Bluffton college
over three hundred tickets were sole
for the Booster banquet this year
and 256 attended the banquet, Friday
night. Frazier Reams, candidate fol
governor of Ohio, in the coming
Democratic primary election wa
speaker for the occasion.
Miss Eleanor Ahern of Cincinnati
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30

habits the quarry. Within the snail
several generation rapidly develop
and finally free swimming, fork tail
ed larva is liberated in vast numbers.
This minute organism swimming
about come in contact with the sfish
and Immediately penetrates beneath
the scales and into the flesh. In the
fish it deyelopes within a loose con-
nective tissue cyst in the muscles.
The presence of this grub is not
harmful to human health as the para
site will develop to maturity only in
the proper bird host. To eliminate
the birds is hard problem and it is
not practicable to kill the snails. Re-
stocking of the fish would not be of
any material help, for in short time
the condition would start aigain un-
less of course the cycle of the para
sites life could be broken.
DR.. Banham also states in his let
ter that there is considerable varia-
ton in the degree of infestation in
different years. At present he can
not make any suggestions for improv-
ing the conditions, but has asked for
samples of the fish be sent to him for
further research. He will make posi-
tive analysis of the condition for US
which will be of help at later periods.
He intends to work on the problem
again this summer in Wisconsin and
if he gets any new light on the con-
dition he will contact US.
Since receipt of the letter a full re-
port of the condition has been sent to
the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
at Chicago inquiring about fish i'm
muned from the parasite.
If possible to restock with an inn
mune species, perhaps the aquatic life
in the quarry could be killed off and
the club could start over again with
the new species of fish.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30

VIM. Neubrecht.
The Home Builders Sunday school
class of the Church of Christ met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Kent
Amstutz on Thursday evening for a
covered dish dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Binkley and
Mrs. Ruth Offenbacher and son Bob
of Lima were Wednesday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bassitt
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Larue of Mans
field, Mrs. Lenore Hullinger of Lima
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Larue and
daughters were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Larue.
Mrs. Vernon Foltz was a guest
Friday evening of Mrs. Gwen Mat
son of Lima when she entertained
the Lincoln School Mothers Study
club.
T. Sgt. Robert Green is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Green. He participated in so combat
missions over North Africa, Sicily
and Italy.
Miss Ellen Clark and Miss Ruth
Durkee attended on orchestra pro-
gram at Central High school on Sum
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Rupright
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. 7. A. Wolhey and daughter
Betty near Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barber and
Mrs. Nettie Young were recent visit
ors of Mrs. Emma Barber at Bluff
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bushey cele-
brated their 40th wedding anniver-
sary on Sunday with a dinner. Guests
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30
Lafayette

Mr.. and Mrs. John Rumbaugh of
Upton, Indiana and Private First
Class Cletus Rumbaugh of San Mar
Gus Airfield, Texas, were Wednesday
night guests of Mrs. Angie Rum
baugh.
Mrs. Mary Henderson of Mans
field and Mrs. Mollie Allerding of
Ada spent Tuesday calling on rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake Guthrie and
family were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Gutherie and family
of Delphos.
Capt. Morris Guthrie of Tampa,
Florida spent several days with his
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30
Beaverdam

Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Schaublin of
Findlay were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mrs. Nina Augsburger and
Miss Louise Schaeublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hoffman of
Continental were Wednesday visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Green and
family.
Mrs. O. X. Burns has received
word of the safe arrival of her
brother 1t. Harold Bell Wright in
Italy. He is stationed in the office
of the Adjutant General where the
citations and decorations are issued.
Mrs. John Clark attended the
dedication service of the newly re-
modelled sanctuary at the Lima Wes-
ley Methodist church Sunday after
noon.
Miss Ruth Durkee was a Friday
dinner guest of Mrs. Martha Kollars
at Lima. Other guests were Mrs. A.
T. Combs of Lakeview, Mrs. VIM.
Fisher, Mrs. Rose Hadsell and Mrs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30

parents, Rev. and Mrs. j. L. Guthrie
and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake Guthrie and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Guthrie were Wednesday evening
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nate
Stober, honoring A/c Earl Stober.
Harold Binkley of the United
States Navy is spending a furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Binkley.
Pfc. Lester Hall of Ft. Custer,
Michigan is spending the week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hail.
Mrs. d. A. Patton of Findlay
spent several days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Allen Watt.
Joe Williams of Great Lakes Naval
Training Station is spending a fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Williams.
Pfc. William May is spending a
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar May.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-30

The situation at the Water Works
quarry has reached condition where
action must be taken For several
years yellow grub has been making
its appearance in the gill bars and
flesh of the fish inhabiting the quarry,
and frequent examination of fish
caught shows that the grub is becom-
ing more prevalent.
At the suggestion of Hiram Wenger
club director in charge of the quarry.
Wilford Geiger was instructed to
write to DR.. r ". Bangham, Professor
of Biological Science at Wooster col
lege, an authority on fish parasites to
explain the situation and see if rem
edy can be suggested.
A letter from DR.. Bangham sums up
the situation that our problem will be
difficult one to solve DIR. Bangham
in his research work has encountered
this fish parasite in many areas of
Ohio, in Canada, and last summer in
many of the lakes of Wisconsin where
he was conducting survey
In his explanation he states that
fish in this particular quarry evident
ly is infested with a yellow grub
which lies along the back of the fish
near the dorsal fin and cysts in the
gill bars of all fresh water fish except
the members of the trout family. The
grub is about half the size of a grain
of wheat and somewhat similar in col
or.
He says the grub natures in the
mouth of the great blue heron and
other fish eating birds. As the bird
grabs at a minnow or fish the eggs
are shed from the parasite and wash
ed loose by the action of the water as
the bird feeds.
These eggs hatch in a few hours
time, liberating swimming embryos
which actively seek and penetrate
particular species of snail which in