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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
BY ARCHIBALD MaeLEIsH
(Hsprinfsd from the Atlantic Monthly

MY MOTHER remembers an April morning
AVA 30 years ago - the gray horse galoping
UP the little hill at Kensngton. the driver stand
ing upright in the carriage, the voice shouting:
ooh. Mr.. Hlard. President Lincoln is dead!
President Lincoln is dead" She remembers her
father leaning the rake against the fence and
catching the whitewashed pickets in his hands
and weeping. She not yet nine that year.
but she remembers her fathers grief and the
April smell OF the raked leaves burning and the
sound OF the sallopins horse going on, the voice
shouting.
Those who remember that April now are old.
They have learned many things about sorrow -
A son killed in a strange land in war that
came to nothing: the Germans trampled his grave
within a generation. Nevertheless when they
think OF the roots of sorrow, they think Of the
April morning in their childhood - of the old
man in the lurching carriage shouting. "oh, Mr..
Hllard, President Lincoln is dead!'; OF the
father weeping with his head against his arms
and the smell of the winter gathered, burning
leaves blown over.
Now there is another April. Now there is
new grief and new remembrance. Now II is
not TO the old that the hlacs speak IN the Aprl
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

They feel guilty" Lahey says
with a slight smile. It's the white
mans sense OF guilt. There's a
group guilt'consciousness that
keeps them of the Negro question.
Lahey. 44-year-old veteran Chi
cago Daily News reporter-column-
list, whose keen analysis Of social
problems has made him one OF the
nations leading liberal writers, has
not yet succumbed to that guilt
consciousness. He has hit race
prejudice since his column first
appeared in the Chicago Daily
News.
A Dynamite Subject
Besides he says. the Negro
question is a dynamite subject on
a newspaper. Then, too. suppose
many columnists are afraid they'll
be called Reds If they write about
it,"
Boyish-f faced and with more the
appearance Of Broadway play boy
than the favorite newsman Of CIO
leaders. which he is rated, Lahey
regards the Negro issue as one of
the most vital problems in the
country.
His columns have often been
criticized for their constant pro-
labor slant. To this he answers
that snti-labor writing is well
taken care OF by other newsmen,
particularly Westbrook Pegler. AS
10 why he does not write oftener
on the Negro issue, he explains:
It's bad TO become a Johnny
one-note. II you write about the
Negro question four days week
in hve-day column you're likely
10 be ineffective.
Like a fellow down in Los An
seles Ted LeBerthon. He felt
so intensely the injustice to Ne
sroes that he could mot write Of
anything else. He lost his job"
Waits for . Good Case
Lahey's technique IN dealing with
racial discrimination is to wait
for a real good case and hit it,
Such a case occurred while Wash
ington D. C.'s lily-white transit
lines searched for workers recently.
Il wrote explaining that Wash
ington couldn't get good, efficient
transportation service because Ne
groes were banned =. because its
hillbilly bus drivers threatened 10
strike if Negroes were hired. ."
chuckled Lahey who rates San
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
(Reprinted from Readers Scope)

The American Way of Life to the actual real
zaon OF the freedoms and projections guaranteed to
under Constitution and the Bill Of Rights.
Unfortunately have yet succeeded in giving to al
Of people the equality OF opportunity which is part
the American ideal In spite of the inequalities which exist
many people develop according their abilities and live
decent, self-respecting lives
We believe in the dignity Of all human beings and that
Government should their needs Therefore all the
people take part in the control OF their government
In the past have some extent measured success
by material standard but believe that coming TO
evauate from different point Of view We believe
that every have security from the fear
of TO be happy but that his contribution the good of
his community and through his community to the good Of
the nation whole will eventually be important
than the acquisition of material wealth for his
use.
The ideal which should like every American
aspire, is country free from prejudice racial religious.
willing cooperate for the good Of the whole with abd
ing faith in the ability of people themselves and
belief in God which brings comfort in trouble and hope
and inspiration in every day life
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
New Counseling
Service Dept. In
Metropolitan YIN

DR.. A. c. Studer. general secre-
tary of the Detroit YMCA, has an
nounced the opening Of a counsel
ing and guidance department for
veterans and their families. war
workers. 1900 young men "
members in service and the entire
adult membership. Boyd I. Walk
er IS executive secretary Of the
department
Counseiins service will be Of.
fered at the Central YIN on a
metropolitan basis. The eigft "
branch secretaries and other aKen-
cies. churches and concerns will
refer individuals TO the depart
ment
THE TECHNIoUES include all
OF the methods Of q modern eoun.
selling service. Specialized psyche
logical tests are used for measure
msnt OF individual qualities Of
personality. interest. mental suit.
abilities. mechanical comprehen-
sion and dexterity. Specific aids
are given those considering occu.
pstional aptitudes. Dependable
and Clinical guidance Is given on
education and the selection of
training suited TO the individual.
The following committee Of men
will assist the department execu.
tive: A. D. Jameson. personnel di-
rector OF Socony Vacuum. chair.
man; DR.. Robert G. Foster. mar.
riase counselor. Merrill Palmer
school: Dr.. Harry J. Baker, head
psychological clinic, Board OF I'd.
ucation: DR.. John Dorsey. psychia-
trist, Children's Center. Psyehiatrie
Clinic for Veterans. Harper hospi.
tai, and Den Palmer. head OF Vet.
Grams Affairs. Wayne university.
The Detroit Council OF Church.
es will be associated with the W
in the new counseling and guild.
ance program and will furnish q
qualified counselor to be assoei.
sted with Mr.. Walker.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
MARRIAGE
LICENSES
Period Of May % to June 4

Period Of May % to June
James Glover. 81; Hattie Bran
don. SO.
Clarence Christian, -; Blanche
L. Edwards. 81
. Donald O'Neal. 81; Margaret !.
Hardy. 10.
wiitred E. Lottie. IS; Bertha L
Ansley. 81.
John Henderson, 4s; jessie Mitch
ell 35.
Fred Burnell, 81; Lawreda Davis
20
Isaac W. Booker Jr., a; Ruth
Marshall. 26.
William Person, "a; Ruth Cook,
10.
Atwood Beauchsmp, 30: Minnie
I. Shakespeare, ~.
Lonnie Turner. IS; Annie NJ
Davis, 81.
Lloyd Powell. %; Gevalis Hoye
ls.
Jerry G. Moore, IS; Rosa M
| Quarles. 20.
Leonard 3 Madison, "a; ohepll,
NJ Price. l6
John L. Outright, 81; Dora Cad.
die. 81
Lawson Hicks, u: Marjorie Lett
10.
William A. Thomas. rs; Mary L,
Lowmsn. Is.
Hassan Bey. 81; Beulah Palmer,
a.
Costions W. Gsrlin. y; Dorothy
L Moore is
vassal G. Tolbert, 4e; Thelma NJ
johnson. 70.
Percy L Everhart sr. 80; Odeu
Kendall. IS.
Edward Fuqua. IS; Mary D. Rob-
erts. 81.
Willie Lee Hester. ~; Dolores
Young. 81.
William X. Chancellor. IS: Flor
ence Johnson. a..
James T. Page. "a; Matte B.
Smith. 49,
Clarence w. Oracle, u; Lorene
D. Lambert 20.
Merle Ross, AZ; Hazel Dunklin. 50.
James l. Pegues, a.; Marcel
Phillpotts, 81.
Isaac Anderson, 40; Flemie
Storey. 81
John R. Butts, 20; verneda Lewis,
p.
Major Z. Smith. Fannie l. Page.
u.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Negro Extension
Leaders Invited
To D. C.. C0nfab

WASHINGTON. - In order to
make plans for further assisting
colored farmers in stepping up
their wartime production and
conservation Of food. and in meet
ing their postwar agricultural adj
iustment problems. the US De-
partment OF Agriculture Is invit-
ing IS Negro State and District
Extension leaders 70 Washington
for a six-day conference. June Is
Is. NJ. L. Wilson. director OF Ex-
tension Service. said this week.
Among other things. the con-
ferees will discuss a postwar cot
ton program for the South. assist
ance for returning veterans and
displaced workers who wish 20
farm. increased production and
conservation OF food. and rural
health.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Va. State Awards
Degrees To 189

PETERSBURG. Wat the six.
tieth annual commencement Of vir-
ginia State college held June 4.
degrees were awarded to one hum
dred eighty mine persons. with Ave
receiving the master Of science
degree; thirty. the bachelor Of arts
degree. one hundred nfty-one. the
bachelor Of science degree. and
three. the two-year secretarial csr-
tihcate.
The commencement address was
delivered by DR.. Jackson Davis,
associate director OF the General
Education Board. New York City.
who. in his down-to.earth talk to
the graduates gave four essentials
,or happiness good health. tree
,dom from want. conssnisl home
life and success IN eas's vesk
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Rufus Clement Signally
Honored By Educators

ATLANTA, Ga. (SpeciaD-The
American Council on Education,
whose influence has been felt in
the shaping OF American educa-
tional policies as we'll as in i'm
proving American educational
practices, has taken a forward
step in race relations and educa-
tional progress by electing DR..
Rufus E. Clement. president Of At
lanta university. as one Of its two
vice-presidents In the absence Of
the annual meeting. due 10 re-
strictions imposed by the Once Of
War Transportation, the election
was conducted by mail ballot. DR.
George r. Zook. former US. Com
missioner OF Education, Is the
president.
The American Council on Edu-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

Frsncisco's transportation system
with its so per Ger, Negro person
mel AS one OF the best in the
country.
The biggest farce in Washington
was To see the transportation COM
psny begging for workers -. while
Negroes picketed the company be-
cause they were not allowed 10
work" he says disgustedly. Just
doesn't make sense"
II Is this by-passing OF competent
Negro workers that caused the COL
umn.st to regard the highly lad :
vertised msnpower shortage as
Just a lot OF bull"
Prejudice Like Lust
Born and reared in Chicago's
tough Logan Square district and OF
immigrant Irish stock, he frankly
admits that he has his own preju-
dice.
The man doesn't exist that has
no prejudice" he says. But the
measure Of a mans maturity is the
way he controls 1t.
Prejudice Is like lust-its un-
clean--it should be controlled"
Lahey explains. a guy may see
q well-stacked woman and want
TO stroke her thighs-but he con-
trolls the lust in open society. It's
socially taboo. Prejudice Is on q
par with lust. Only difference Is
that prejudice Is accepted. We've
got to outlaw IL socially.
A man will fight for a job with
more ferocity than for his own
woman he added. pointing out
that full employment is the only
way TO prevent postwar race riots.
Cites Murray. Thomas
Lahey, who received his first
labor training during the steel mill
strikes following World War !
where Negroes were imported as
strike-breakers. does not feel that
the American Federation Of Labor
has a monopoly on Jim Crow.
Its unfair 10 say the ALL alone
discriminates against Negroes" he
says. The United Auto Workers,
probably the most progressive
union in the country and with the
best racial policy, has had some
OF the worst cases OF discrimins-
ton"
Knowing intimately most of the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

furnishing FUNDS from n s
Urgency appropriation.
Then Congress set up a howl
and the Southerners threat
ened to chop OF not only
FEPC but other agencies un-
less they came up in the regu-
lar way for appropriations and
subjected themselves to the
scrutiny of Congress.
Last year FEPC went be-
fore Congress in the regular
way. There was some shout
ing and screaming. but Con-
gress voted the money. This
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Books


exaggeration the horrors Of life in
the South for the Negro and the
danger which those who befriend
him ENCOUNTER. He captures the
atmosphere OF the community ana
he reader feels with David all the
fear that the huge house itself. the
dark woods hold for him. His style
is admirably suited 10 his material.
Winds. Blow Gently" is book
which holds hope OF q better day
in the South without minimizing a..
all the forces OF the Khan. II gives
also an insight into the gentle.
simple living OF the ouakers. One
minor criticism: the use OF the word
darby - not in conversation -
seemed especially out Of place in
q book which approaches its sub
ject in such honest fashion.
Winds, Blow Gently"-Ronald
Kirkbride. Frederick Fell. New
York. ls4s, S2.so.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

LEFT HAND, RIGHT HAND

HOLLYWOOD NOTE: The
Beverly Hills Chamber Of Com
merce and Civic Association is
Listed as sponsor OF the
Mayors Community Council on
Anti Racial Discrimination. But
a committee Of the Chamber.
headed by Harold Lloyd. has
sent the following letter TO resi-
dents OF Beverly Hills: This Is
TO inform you that the original
deed restrictions which covered
your Beverly Hills residential
property expired in 1880. Our
committee has been formed TO
renew the original restrictions
This action is necessary 10 safe
guard property values and guar
antee the exclusive character Of
your neighborhood." Recipients
OF the letter were asked 10 sign
document stating that they
desired lands within the city. TO
be owned and occupied exclu-
sively by persons OF the white
or Caucasian race
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

more than the Negroes" he thinks.
But the most immediate problem
facing Negroes. he says. is not only
being ignored by columnists but by
national leaders as we'll.
Great numbers OF Negroes are
being dumped out during the cut
backs. Reconversion appears terri
fylng-yet nothing is being done
about it," he points out.
No Gradualism
And on this issue OF jobs for all
without color qualifications. Lahey
IS himself glad 70 be johnny
one-note." He is convinced that
the liberals who preach gradual
ism as the solution OF the Negro
issue are insincere.
You don't give a man a job grad
ually," he says. He either gets
the job or he doesn't. You don't
stop discrimination gradually. You
either stop II or you don't"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
LOVE STORY

Il seems that . girl and . boy
were madly in love. So great wa,
their love, In fact that when fate
separated them and sent the boy "a
. distant city, he telegraphed mes
sages Of his devotion and affection
each morning.
Every day for three years the
same Western Union messenger boy
knocked on the girls door at ex-
actly the same hour. bearing the
message Of undying love.
At the end Of three years they
were married the girl and the
Western Union boy.
Christian Herald
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Co|umnists And The Negro Question

Clio leaders, he rates the United
Auto Workers r. J Thomas ana
ClO-head Philip Murray as men
"religiously sincere and determined
10 wipe out discrimination and not
compromise with il.
Toilet Seat Issue
But labor unions can't end dis
elimination by passing resolutions. I"
says Lshey. "Once in Detroit I
was playing cards with some lead
ers OF the Auto Workers. II was in
the midst OF the European war. The
army Urgently needed more ammu-
milton and weapons. Yet the big
gest issue in Detroit at the time
was a labor deadlock over the queS-
ton OF whether Negro woman
should be allowed TO use the same
toilet with white women"
The story which he feels most
effectively describes the tragic
position OF the Negro worker IN
America is an account OF his own
ancestry.
I'm a third generation immi-
grant, says Lahey. When my
grandfather came here, he dug
bitches and was the frst hred and
last hired. But his son. my father.
was able 10 learn trade and be-
come a machinist And the third
generation did even better. We had
good schooling and got good Jobs.
My children, now in the fourth
generation, | expect 10 do even
better.
Nov. Martha is a Negro girl
who plays with my two girls. Her
father is jsnitor The parallel Is
that his grandfather and mine
started out al the same level-aS
marginal workers. But he was a
Negro and was not allowed the nor
NAL advance. Little Martha stands
the chance of doing no better than
her father.
Slums and High Rent
The question America has got
70 decide is whether it is going 10
condemn a whole people 10 be for
ever marginal workers
In the view OF this uch-traveled
newsman. Negro communities
throughout the country have two
major characteristics.
Take the three cities ! know
best - Washington, Chicago ana
New York - they all have two
things in common: most of the
homes are unfit for human habita-
ton, and high rents which yield
huge profits 70 outside investors.
To this he maintains that the So
luton lies in full employment. He
believes that all ceilings must be
lifted from Negro employment both
in private industry and civil serv-
ice In Chicago he found Negroes
10 be the coolest coppers on the
force and able 70 maintain more
respect than white coppers in Ne
gro districts"
Educate the whites
Lahey. who once upset a group
of Republican senators by con.
Tossing to them that the only Re.
publican ever voted for" was ;
Chicago Negro running for judge
does not believe that Negro edu
cation alone will dissolve the rae,
issue.
When people say TO me we nee,
education TO solve the Negro ques
ton. / say education Of whom
The Negroes? The whites need i
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
SYNONYMS

IN REPLY TO A PROTEST by
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People. the
publishers of "Rogets ThesauruS"
have agreed to clean up" the lists
of synonyms for the words Negro
and Jew"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Asks For Status
In World League

SAN FRANcIScOGThe appeal
Of the international Cooperative
Alliance for association with the
new world organization being
shaped here. has been presented to
the secretary general Of the United
Nations conference and 10 the
heads Of each Of the major deless-
tons
II was presented on behalf OF the
ICA by Howard A. Cowden. chair
man OF the Committee on Inter-
national Cooperative Reconstruc-
ton and Wallace J. Campbell. as
sls,ant secretary. Of the Corpora
tive League OF the USA.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
TAKE A SUMNER JOB ONA FARM"

selves to be a people are remembered. Those
in whom the peoples grief becomes the grieving
Of a people are remembered always. They have
no need Of monuments They are themselves
the Monuments bat Of the people, not them
selves They are the monuments that mark the
certainty and reinsurance Of the people.
The hlscs remember them
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

cal proposition. 1t is not the constitution Of
form Of government. II is a mystery II is
deep trust and a declaration OF truth and
mystery Once or twice in the centuries Of
people II is proved true
Those in whom IL is proved have the surest
greatness Those In whom the people find them
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
The WATCHT0WER

CONGRESS is up to shenanigans with the
~ FEPC bill FEPC has never been popular
with the Southerners, and with some of the
border state Democrats. II has been less than
the pet of many Republicans. In its first years
Mr. Roosevelt kept il under his personal wing.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

Why do white columnists duck the Negro issue?
Aeid-tongued but congenia Edwin A.-Lahey, leading
Knight publications coumnist described this week why
of his white fellow columnsts from Walter Lppman
Samuel Grafton be reused to write volumes any
issue excepting democracy for Negroes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

Small cuts. cracks or scratches in
ne surface 81 hnoleun may be partly
healed cy cccasionally rubbing with
eciled lln<eed oil Have the surface
clean ana crv before rubbing IN the
oil wtc< 81 sny oil Jeff on the
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Allow area 20 dry - hours before
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
BY RICHARD DURHAM


(Reprned The Chicago Defender)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-07

FOR NORTU CAROLINA
Partly cloudy. humid and
warm tonight and Saturday.
with widely scattered afternoon
inunderShoWcrs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-07
Eastern Air Plane I)owned
In South Carolina SWAMP
SHORTLY BEFORE THE MARCt

Sumter, :. G., Sept. 1.-(AP--
\ completely wrecked Eastern
Air Lines plane believed to have
been carving 20 passengers has
been located from the air 10
miles northeast OF Florence near
the Pee Dee river, the nearby
Shaw Field army air base public
relations office reported today.
Shaw Field said the plane was
four miles south of the beam on
which it was flying when radio
contact was lost at ? a. m. today.
The area it was reported located
is 4 dense SWampland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-07
Noon Cotton
Is Unchanged

New York, Sept. 7.-(AP)-Cot-
tom futurc, opened 40 cents bale
lower to 20 cents higher.
Noon prices We're unchanged to So
cents a bale lower. October % SO,
Dnenmher 22-3a and March % u.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1945-10-18

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