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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02


student a. Wayne, is q very moo
est young man. Arthur. who plans
10 become a physician. is 3 junior
in the Wayne medical school, and
will graduate next year. He Is
twenty four years old and Is
pledSed TO The Omega Psi Phi fra
ternity.
YOUNG MAN WITH
A BIRTHDAY
Saturday. Nov Is. pss the tenth
birthday Of brilliant Paul r Car
ter. son ~ Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Carter OF Beeehwood avenue
Young Paul entorts.ne6 his youth
ful guests with games and MOVIES
much 10 their enjoyment The
guests brought the honoree num-
erous beautiful gIfts,
Among he guests were Robcr'
Merritt. John Stewart Costello
Stewart. Sandra Hayes william
HAYES Jr.. David and June Grlf-
An. william Davenport. Robert
Hill. Shirley Martin. Joyce Strong,
and Robert Simpson
y \ 4
HoUSEwARMING
LAST Sunday Winitred and jim
nv Brown opened he doors OF
their new home on David 20 Their
many friends The hours were
from eight until ten and the guests
streamed in until eleven.
Winfred. who IS very artistic.
has demonstrated this ability
throughout her lovely home For
instance there is an entire corner
IN the charming living room de-
voted 10 curios and objects Of art
The entire downstairs is done in
Swedish-modern. giving very
pleasing effect
Mrs. Brown was charminglv at.
tired in a dubonnet dress with the
popular side drape. Her daughters.
Carmen and Patricia we're dressed
alike in dresses Of pink cordoruy
A partial list OF the guests in
cluded. Mr.. and Mrs. william Hall.
Pvt and Mrs. William Kemp. Mrs
George Cole. Mr. and Mrs Mel
yin Jones. Mr. and Mrs Robert
Austin. Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Low
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson.
Mrs. Fred Aston. Claude Cooper,
Myrtle Levy. Carolyn Beck. Miss
Evsngeline Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs
w. Price, Mr. and Mrs Frank Bur-
Revels. Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Loom
is, Mrs. Calvin Hammond.
X X \
GET-TOGETHER
Saturday from two until FIVE in
the afternoon. Mrs. Prather J.
Hauser, wife OF the ST. Antoine
branch executive, entertained the
wives of the Board Of Mana cement
and few friends al lovely par
ty The hostess had most at
tractive table. decorated with tall
tapering candles, low vase In
the center containing cut flowers
in autumn shades. and covered by
an exquisite lace cloth Colorful
hors doeuvres were arranged ar
tisticslly around the table Mrs
D Arcy Hawkins poured tea,
Mrs. Hauser introduced two new
and original games 10 her guests.
The first. was drawing a horse with
man aStride il, with the eyes
closed. The second was something
OF an alphabetical affair. Both
games were funny and caused
many hilarious moments. Mrs.
Joseph Gross won the prize for
the best drawing Of q horse and
Mrs. Roderick Schuster was the
alphabetical prize winner.
Those present al this affair were
Mrs. James J. McClendon. Mrs
Percival Piper. Mrs. Cornelius
Henderson. Mrs. Louis c. Blount,
Mrs. Joseph Gross, Mrs Darcy |
Hawkins, Mrs. Charles Ransome,
Mrs. Thomas Briscoe.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-02
TALE OF TWO
BROTHERS

When George Dunbar went over.
seas Oct he vas determined
to find his brother Billy" who hao
gone over earlier. With the aid
OF the Red Cross. Geo,-e was sue
cessful in locating BILLY" on OCT
80 and 10 their pleasure diecove
that they were only ten miles
apart George and Billy are the
sons OF Mr. and Mrs. George Dun
bar OF Chandler avenue. Billy is
a corporal and George, top
Sarge"
ADD NOTES
Have you seen that silver beaver
coat OF Margaret Bennets. It's a
honey.
| Handsome Fred Franklin OF Bos-
ton is visitor here. dividing his
time between the Bob Masons and
the Frank Burtons.
X X *
so sorry to hear of the illness
OF Donald Bryant. His MANY
friends are roofing for a speedy
recovery.
X X X
THE NEW ERAS
Tuesday. gracious Mrs. Hender.
son and her co-hoStess, Mrs. Helen
Wilson, entertained the New Era
Study club at the home of Mrs.
Henderson.
This club. which Il devoted 10
the study OF Negro art and culture
and other phases of life, had an
interesting speaker, in the person
OF Judge Healy, judge in the Pro-
bate court. juvenile division. He
spoke on the obligation OF the
community to the child. and some
Juvenile problems, their causes. and
correction. After this interesting
speech, the co-hostesses served a
very nice luncheon.
New Era's present were Mes
DANES Fannette Norris. Beulah
Brewer, Elsie Lewis. president; Err.
nestine Walker, Helen Garvin. Eel.
ma Collier. Thelms gginbotham
Gwendolyn Sparkes. Helen Toodle
and Jessie Parrish.
X X
THANKSGIVING
CLASSIC
on TO Washington for tn,
Thanksgiving game between How
ard and Lincoln university. wcr,
Atty. Willis Graves and DR.. T. N
Malone.
4 X "
Elizabeth Brammer. director Of
the Northwest Center Urb r
League says You'll be sorry" il
you miss the youth "jsmboree' tc
be held Thursday, Nov. 30, 7:3(
pm. The program promises to bt
varied one, both educational anc
recreational. Mr.. Francis Korne
gay, vocational secretary of the
Detroit Urban League will be the
speaker. There will be plenty Of
games and of course dancing The
Coordlnating Council OF the North
west Urban League is sponsoring
this event.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02

Inond Smith, the remark
able man who manages HaroldS Friendly Club,
noteworthy institution for his son, Harold Smith.
But now the lady dealers part of Renos
legitimate sights. The universal badge Of their pro-
fession the little green baize apron, sets jauny on
their hips worn, in most cases over wellcut Stacks
Harold's Club started with mouse and now
has dozens. But the first mouse was OF the White
variety, varTnint used come-on in penny
roulette game to indicate the winning number in
stead of the usual ball. The original mouse had
no head for business and washed out of the
combine But its successors have their figures and
are so smart at business that other gambling clubs
have copied Harold's in its penchant for the cordial
and lkable lady dealers.
p HODA WINE, an English newspaper girl pretty,
~ pert and dark recently worked her way through
divorce at Harolds. She affectionately known
as THE Limey" to many of the patrons.
The $50 per week. plus tips, that Rhoda earned
rs dealer more than she had ever earned in
the newspaper business. She fingered here until
she earned nest egg 10 take East.
This English girl is typical of the women dealers
here in that she knew virtually nothing about cards
xn.len she applied for the job. But Reno's
Nth College, organized by Raymond Smith 10
Tfain his lady dealers graduated her
Now college graduates school marms
stenographers, secretaries, salesgirls, file clerks
and housewives are earning more money as dealers
than they dreamed OF in their old careers.
The case history of Mrs Charlotte Clevenger
or floor supervisor at Harold's, is not too ex
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02

earning The beginners $35 per Week got SIS from
a very jubilant winner
The Divorce who is lucky enough to get job
at Harold's soon discovers she is working for the
nonesuch wonder outfit of Reno paternalistc
joint that slightest provocation will pay her
doctors bill buy her old mother set OF
uppers send her sick child south for the winter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02

ify at time or another is to keep the
clients from stealing the house!
What people will do TO win dishonest
penny would fill an encyclopedia. It's part
. of the lady dealers job TO learn the tricks
and watch for them says pretty blond
Jessie Howard, cashier who had taught
Sunday School all her life until she went
10 work at Harolds.
Despite the metal shortage, all the cash
drawers attached to the undersde of each
Of Renos gaming tables have been changed
from wood TO metal within the last year.
over u months ago, customer al a
crowded roulette table made a TODD over
a quarter he had dropped on the floor.
While he scrambled under the table sup
posedly looking for his two-bits, the cIou-
pier and clients went with the game.
.sSs$ Too late the gambling house discovered
tnat their loud-mouthed customer had
spent his minutes under the table profit
ably pryng the bottom off the wooden cash box
and pocketing its contents 81 500
AT the Riverside Bar, the combined Union
League, Stork Club, and Women's Auxiliary Chow
Ger and Marching Club of Reno, you will meet at
> every afternoon Joe Lozano, the reporter Who
has heard at least $4,000 divorce cases in 40 years
And perhaps Joe, who looks like a Jolly ererlin,
will tell you about the case that still puzzles
him: that Of the absent minded professor who de-
manded divorce from non-eXistent wife
you are certain to see the most beloved man in
Reno and Nevada, Judge" George Bartlett rs,
who was friend of Mark Twain, who served in
Congress and later granted thousands of DEGREES.
Judge is known to thousands of divorces TO
whose marital troubles he listened with courty at
tention and whose unsatisfactory marriages he dis
solved in trce Out of the distilled wisdom of his
years on the bench, the Judge wrote classic book
Men, Women and Conflict"
But revising it," "Judgie" says Call
ing the edition Men, Women and Contact
Damn.sght more interesting in my estimation
In her final instalment next week. Miss RObb
will summarize her statistics and conclusions
Just how Reno faces the future.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02
DIR Pa o /0t

Even in war time, $50 per week is not
a salary at which one would sneeze.
But that is only a starter for the little
lady in the green baize apron. Tips aver
age from 500 TO $50 per month in a club
such as Harolds. And sometimes they
amount TO this much in single day or
night. Donna Adams of Los Angeles, a
former stenographer, was presiding at a
dice table recently when the heavy winner
handed her Sl35 Not long ago a new pirl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02

The one. over
a ii disillusion-
ment suffered in
ir w o r X,
agree all ] a dy
dealers without
exception, is the
amazing, ornery
duplicity of hu.
IN an n tur @.
Every girl goes
TO work suspi.
ciouS tn al a
gambling house
rocks its custom
ers. Their prin-
cipal job, they
invariably test
RenO's Gam.
bling College
Trains Women
TO Be Profess
q sional Dealers,
or CrOupierS.
Here. the Girls
Learn the Fine
Points of Black.
jack.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Labor
Rows
Raped
Job S+oppase
flinders War,
Leaders Aver

SAN FRANCISCO, April
18. (UP)-Charging that vi
tally needed troop ships,
hospital ships and navy escort yes
sells have been delayed in joining
the Pacific war offensive, top army,
navy and government officials Tues
day sought to bring an immediate
end to incessant work stoppages by
AFL and CIO machinists engaged
in wage disputes at San Francisco
bay region shipyards.
American sailors have had to do
machinists' work on some vessels.
and others have been sent to sea
in IAN unseaworthy condition" be-
cause union members have refused
to work on newly-built ships at dry
dock for final repairs, Joseph p.
Keefe, chief of shipbuilding labor
relations for the war department,
said at hearing here.
CITES STOPPAGES
The machinistS, members of local
68, AFL machinists' union, and To-
cal 1904, United Steel Workers of
America (CIO) have gone off the
job at least eight times since Sep
tember when asked to work on the
ships at the new construction rate,
IA cents per hour less than the
rate for repair work, Keefe declared.
Rear Adm. c. H. Wright, COM
Continued on Page 6, Gel. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
FiIipinos Await
Col. Ronnu|o;
Talks Arranged

The Filipino Community Of I'M
perial Valley and citizens in gen.
eral are set to greet Colonel Carlos
P. Romulo, special representative of
President Manuel L. Quezon, We'd
nesday. The distinguished visitor
will arrive early in the forenoon
and busy day has been mapped
for him. His activities In the
county will close in public adj
dress at p. m. in Ell Centro Vet
Grams memorial hall.
While here Colonel Romulo will
be guest of the community and will
be greeted by and conducted on his
trip by a committee headed by
p. F.. Obra, president of the I'M
perial group.
STATES ADDRESS
Colonel Romulo's first public ap-
pecrance during the day will be
in an address at Brawley before a
joint meeting of KiwaniS and
Rotary
Colonel Romulo has much to tell
of the new invasion of the Philip
pines and the part he took there
OF his signal service General Mac
Arthur has this to say: "On my
staff Romulo playe da vital role
Under the most trying circum-
stances he carried out his work
with unflinching devotion He made
The Voice of Freedom a voice so
tirring that Filipinos in the
occupied areas risked execution by
the enemy-and many were exc
cuited-to take down his broadcasts
and distribute them among the
civilian population. With the front
line troops his was the voice of
faith, loyalty and patriotism that
effectively bolstered up the morale y
Because of the heavy call upon
Colonel Romulo'S time as secretary
of information and public relations
in the Quezon government at Wash
ington, he has been able to arrange
for only the one day in the valley.
PROGRAM PREPARED
An interesting program has been
prepared for the Wednesday night
meeting, with Braulio Dionicio Diaz
as master of ceremonies. Mayor
Robert Hatton will welcome the
visitor; attending military and gov
ernmental dignitaries will be intro
duced and there will be special
music including vocal solo by
Mrs. Natalie G.. QuolaS. EXPIRES
sions of Respect and Love-" an al
legory, will be presented by Fill
pinos of the county
Invocation will be conducted by
the Rev. A. G. Ancheta, BID, Bethel
Mission, Ell Centro, and the meet
ing will conclude with God Be
With You Till We Meet Again, y
led by Don Louis and his Trou-
badors.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Board Considers
New Roads Plan

How about putting all the road
districts in Imperial county into
one big district and putting one
man in charge of it?" Supervisor
B. NJ. Graham of Brawley asked
other supervisors at the meeting
in Ell Centre Monday.
His suggestion apparently met
with little approval on the part OF
Supervisors I. Schlatter of CaleXico
Hugh T. Osborne Of Ell Centre, and
Dave Vencill of Holtville but Chair
man A. Y. Preble of Imperial said
1t might be good idea.
THE plan would take less equip
ment and the cost could possibly
be paid by general county levy. 1t
works we'll in San Bernardino coun-
ty," Graham asserted.
YES" Preble agreed, "it probably
would be cheaper and more eff
Gent" The other supervisors said
nothing but some of them shook
their heaos as though they thought
the plan might not work. The mat
ter then was dropped.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Board Promotes
Welfare Aid

Mrs. Aileen Volkart, who has
been employed in the Imperial
county welfare department six and
a half years, Monday was appointed
acting welfare director 10 fill the
vacancy left by resignation of Phil
Holman, who has taken a situa-
ton with the state veterans board.
Imperial county supervisors Mon
day accepted Hoiman's resignation
and appointed Mrs. Volkart to fill
the vacancy temporarily while
District Attorney Charles G.. Halli-
day checks up on some legal phases
in connection with appointments
in the welfare department. which
is under somewhat different rules
from other county departments
because of civil service and regu-
lations of state and federal welfare
bureaus.
The board decided she should
be paid her present salary instead
O ia salary the same as Hoiman's
until the legal phases of the ques-
ton are cleared up.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Sedition Trial
Moves Minus
Defendant No. 50

WASHINGTON. April 18. (UP)-
The biggest sedition trial of this
war went into its second day Tues
day with defendant Nc. 30-Ed-
ward James Smythe of New York
still missing.
The days session opened with
Judge Edward C. Eicher formally
inquiring, lis Edward J. Smythe in
court" lack of an answer Signi-
fled that he wasn't.
Prosecutor O. John Rogge asked
if James j. Laughlin, Smythe's at
torney, had heard from the miss
ing defendant. Laughlin replied
that he had not heard from him
since q telephone convers alton last
week when Smythe said he would
be here April 24-next Monday.
Laughlin also read a letter he
had written to Smythe advising
him that the trial was scheduled
TO start April II and counseling
him not to protest against having
the case tried before Eicher, as
Smythe had said he would do.
Attorneys for Gerhard Wilhelm
Kunze, one-time leader of the Ger
man. American bund, and George
sylvester Viereck, admitted pre-
war Nazi propaganda, took occa-
sion to rebuke another defendant
Lois de Lafayette Washburn of
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Farm Bureau Gets
$500 to Help
On Duck Battles

Secretary Scott B. Foulds of the
Imperial County Farm Bureau
Tuesday turned over to Charles
Nice the money the bureau collect
&c from various organizations to
help finance Nice's trip to Chicago
to get relief from the duck damage
to Imperial Valley crops.
The money, totaling 5000, was COL
lected from the Farm Bureau, I'M
perial Rice Growers, Imperial Rice
Mills, Imperial Hay Growers, Impe-
rial Grain Growers, and the South
west Flaxseed association. In addi-
ton the Imperial County Board of
Trace and the Imperial Irrigation
district each contributed $100 to
the fund
Nice, secretary of the Brawley
Chamber of Commerce, will go to
Chicago to solicit the help of the
American Wildlife association in
getting some sort of relief from the
damages Imperial Valley farmers
suffer every year. He hopes to in
duce the sportsmen to join the
farmers in working out plan so
that the farmers will not every
year suffer great financial losses
because of the depredations of the
ducks.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Board ReQdieS
Own Quiz on
County Hospital

liday said. They said they mad the
information anG wanted something
done.
And by the way" the district
attorney went on, what has been
done about that hospital situation?
AS far as the records of this board
show there has been nothing done
officially. I know Individual board
members have contacted this one
and that one about resident phys
ician, but what has the board
done?"
That started sort of pickering
contest in which, the grand jurors
anG witnesses were criticized.
Don't they know there is a war
on?" Supervisor B. M. Graham ask
ed.
whats the matter with Impe-
rial county," Halliday said in reply.
"Other counties have trouble but
they have resident physicians at
county hospitals, or so I've been
told"
WANTS ACTION
IF we can't get resident physi-
clan out there" snapped Supervisor
Dave Vencill of Holtville, II think
we had better close the place up.
I don't like that liability Through
out the discussion Vencill insisted
that the hospital be closed unless
a doctor could be found who would
live there. Supervisor B. w. Graham
finally agreed that they might close
all but the wings where patients
suffering from tuberculosis are car
ed for Supervisor I. Schlatter of
CaleXico appeared to favor closing
the place as far as the maternity
cases go.
And is DR.. Parker looking after
the maternity cases?" Halliday de-
manded.
He promised to be there him.
self or have someone there" Os-
borne said.
why make such a fuss over the
maternity cases." Vencill asked,
when there were only two deaths
in lot cases?"
THE county is entitled to Some-
thing when a doctor Is paid $1,000
year." Halliday said. The rec
ordS show that Dr. Parker was not
present at one single birth from the
time he took the position until the
time of the grand jury jnvestiga-
ton. That is shown on the hos
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Experts Arrive
In Valley for
Survey Of Soils

Eleven state soil experts began
tWo-day meeting in Ell Centro
Tuetday studying Imperial VAL
leyS problem of drainage.
A state soil conservation service
and University of California engi-
neers and chemists committee
headed by w. w. Mclaughlin of
Berkeley spent Tuesday morning
in hearing the reports CT studies
made by valley soil conservation
service engineers and conservation
ists.- At neon they attended a
luncheon in the California Hotel
and the experts plan to make field
surveys as we'll as continue study
ing reports of progress on the
drainage problem in the valley
made by W. w. Fox, district con-
servationist, Soil Technician Vladi-
mir Aronovici and Soil Engineer
w. w. Donnan, who are conduct
ing the valley re. earch.
The purpose of this meeting is
mainly to keep check on the prog
ress CT the research work of the
Laughlin, state soil conservationist
said.
Several problems have arisen
due TO clear water now used. II
will provide cutting canals instead
of sitting channels, and what we
will do depends upon the studies.
AT the moment we wish TO de-
termine the placing OF drains as
to location and spacing as well aS
depth to give maximum results
Mclaughlin said.
Registering for the meeting were:
Mclaughlin, soil conservation serv-
ice; w. w. Weir, University of
California, and J. S. Barnes, soil
service, all of Berkeley; Harry F..
Blaney sol lservice of Los An
geles; George Hutchinson, soil
service; Lloyd Brown, soil service
and University of California, and
Continued on page 6, col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18

ahead.
Farmers will have to rely to a
great extent on volunteer labor,
Shay said, and the farm council
is expanding its housing facility
program to attract more labor. The
council provided housing units for
10000 hands last year, he said, and
provided farmers with equipment
for housing another $4,000.
Shay also said that the council
had been given to understand that
few farm workers under 26 will
retain draft deferments. He quoted
Col. Hal p. Skemp of state selec-
tive headquarters as saying that
although policy on drafting of farm
workers may not be as drastic as
for industrial employees that If he
were a farmer and had able-bodied
young men in important jobs he
would hasten to replace them with
Hthers.'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
Auto Monufu cturers Differ
With WPb on Postwar Plan

leaders, however, were understood
to favor a proposal to manufacture
only replacement parts as long as
any hostilities continue and to de-
lay passenger car construction until
the entire industry is ready TO re-
convert.
Both sides presented their views
in a discussion between WPB and
II top flight executives of the nine
firms that were engaged in making
automobiles before the war. No con-
clusions were reached and the meet
ing adjourned for two or three
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18
FBI Chief Hits
At Race Hatred

America by shallow, superficial su-
gar-coated panaceaS that are neith-
er democratic nor defensible."
Attacking race hatred, Hoover
said he believed 1.-The time has come
to demand proof when biased accus-
ations are leveled at groups of peo-
pie because they are Catholic, jew,
Gentle, white, or Negro"
He charged that a segment of
"so-called journalistic enterprise"
seeks to incite class against class
and race against race and to make
"rubble of the democracy our fore
fathers passed on to u.s."
He added, however, that although
the will of the majority prevailed,
militant, Self-seeking, loudly vocal
groups of muddle emotionalists,
parlor pinks, fellow-travelers and
avowed Communists are often mis-
taken for the masses"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-18

NEW YORK, April 18. UP)-
J. Edgar Hoover, director OF the
federal bureau of investigation,
warned Monday night that 1.-The cay
of the front organization is not
over" and that already there are
signs of a revival of the very forces
that ridiculed preparedness and ce-
fenSe."
Asserting that forces inciting
hatred between races, classes and
creeds in America constitute a
threat to democracy, Hoover told
the 58th continental congress of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution:
America must, if it is to defend
itself, build up a barrier against
the prophets of doom who would
trade personal advantage for prin-
ciple, who would debauch freedom
into license, and who would malign