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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
SWING Low

SWINu Law
The author OF Swing Low" has
mufred an opportunity TO write a
book about Negroes in the South
which would not lean on all the
usual creotypes. The oook.
which has some merit, particular
" the attack on the workings OF
Southern justice. pulls all the usu-
al stops There are the happy 90
lucky Negroes. number OF razor
cuttings, the full percentage OF
amoral characters and. most UNI
necessary OF all. the use OF the
lower case N" in Negro.
When Willy Mack comes to Bill
lard Hollow. Atlanta's Negro
town, with his wife. Amy, he is
rcsentful OF having TO leave the
country where he has been happy
on the farm with his family. Amy
is from the city. though. and
country life had palled for her.
Willy Mack. after a time, gets a
steady job with Mr.. Jim and IS
one az the outstanding citizens OF
this woebegone community. Bane
OF his existence, however, is Had
ley, a white man, who operates a
house of prostitution under the
aegis Of Sugar Flo. colorcd
woman. WHY'S encounters with
Hadley invariably resulted in
trouble for him.
Returns To Country
There IS little that is positive in
Swing Low" The book ends
with Willy Mack returning 10 the
country with Amy, as a way out,
although certainly life there would
offer little more than did Billiard
Hollow. Even the sympathetic
characters are handled cynicallv
and this applies 10 Negroes and
whites alike.
Swing Low presents one
J sided version al NAaro LLA IN Al
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
NegrOWin Legion
OratOrical Contest

WASHINGTON. DC. oNNPA)-
William Branch, student al Dun
bar high school here. won the
District Of Columbia finals IN the
American Legion's national high
school oratorical contest and WI!
represent Washington IN the ma
tional regional contest in which
$500 in scholarships will be Of
fcrcd. First prize in the nationa s
is a $4,000 scholarship. Second
place was won by a white student
from Woodrow Wilson high school,.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

90 wv ~
would certain
ly get enough
5 II p p q {. W.T.
d ] s c us 6 the
subject in the
b a r b er shop
quite o item
a n d everyone
seems 10 be in
favor Of a Ne
gro council
man. | think
Negroes would
really exercise
their votin e
privilege 10
put a man in.
He W Oul &
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

SeTN-
ice. st. An
tome and Adj
ans: Yes. In
fact, in De-
troit a Negro
c % u ] d be
elected to any
office, il all
Negroes would
put t h g i r
heads together.
| don't think
m / n / 5 ( @ r S
should exploit
{ h ir field,
however. They
are in a v cry
4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

DaIO JcdOCE l
think so If We
all get behind
the candidate
and suppo rt
him. We would
all have 10 be
for il and not
afraid 10 speak
up for it. /
think that spe-
cial promotion
would be nee
cSSdrv so that
all " grocS
" o u ] q be
a W arc I h "A {
they have q
candidate run
nInr Tho nrncc
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

~ = - - y - -
tarY. u r b q n
League. Yes.
/ think a Ne
gro c o u n C j J.
man could be
elected; h ow =
ever, Negroes
haven't sup
ported candi-
dates for other
positions as
they S h o u ] d
have in the
past. / think
Rev. Charles
A. Hill would
be a perfect
selection ho.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
Elizabeth Arrias. 64l Rosedale,

liHIS y 4 Z 4 n ,
war d e p a TT
ment: Yes,
it's a posi-
bility. ! be-
lieve that the
majority Of
colored people
are waking up
to the fac I
that they must
be more polit-
ical minded
IMAM lncy nave
been in the
past. I. for one.
would vote for
a Negro coun-
o;lpo IN II
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
DetrOiter Takes
Aviation Exam

KEESLER FIELD. Biloxi. Miss.
- Having arrived at Kceslcr Field.
Miss, Pvt. John II. Davis. son Of
MIR and Mrs. Robert Davis Sr..
1858 18th street. Detroit, is now
being examined by the AAF Train
ing Command station Medical and
Psychological Unit TO determine
his qualifications as a prc-aviation
cadet.
FLYING officer training as a pilot.
bombardicr or navigator viii be
given Pvt Davis upon successful
completion Of the processing he
is undergoing al Kccyler Field.
Communities Of $4,000 popukstion
end less show the greatest Jack OF
airport facilities.
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tageous position and should stay
in the background and use their
power to direct forces on behalf
OF candidate. A lawyer or bust
nessman is the kind of man for
the Job"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

should keep the public advised as
90 what We arc trying To do or
course. all Negroes in Detroit
VII naI1A " yaiaA'
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

cause he is man of various abil-
itics and has had contact. with
many inter-racial groups We
should all back whatever Negro
is OUR candidate"
M.ttbo,,, p,cL.s don L E,,I; 4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

have 10 be Wcll-knoWn through
out tho city and someone who
knows what he's doing as far as
government administration is
concerned"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
LABOR LOOKS AHEAD
By GEORGE W. CROCKET7

ties say we've got to have this
and we've got 10 have that or
else.
Now the fact OF IL is that mi
norities are not always right. AS
dumb as am | could sec that
when Hltlcr's mob was a minor
lty, | kept writing about il as a
band OF very wrong hoods.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

would give us a greater voice in
the government Since we arc
participating in almost everything
else, / think we should have a
representative OF our own in the
city government"
ESSia ooO SES 4 hJap,e ha-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
Enquiring Reporter

Question:: Do you think that .
Negro can be elected to Detroit's
Common Council?
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T. w. Boyd. director Of Boy d
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
WHEN MINORITIES nrese,

WHEN MINORITIES presen,
their case in this country on the
basis OF asking for American JUS
tlce rather than on the Hitlerian
platform OF threats and plots "a
remove the opposition. they arc
following the American plan OF
making themselves members Of
the majority
But when they keep hammer
ing the minority angle in trade
social. religious or color blocs
then they are stirring up other
minoritles.
Now. as long as We give ever
lip service TO the basis OF Amer.
can democracy, every minority
insists on equal rights. The MI
nority that hates another minor
.ity demands that II be allowed "a
exercise It's rights as long as life
limb and property aren't endan-
sered How lonc thatll be with
the present rcrSlStcnt Clamoi
about minorltlcs mounting. Goo
only knows
BY not using our heads and re-.
nenberlng tho fundamental prin.
ciple OF majority rule making snc
keeping the United States a free
nation. we've been growing an,
other dangerous ism, minoritiSm
You won't find tina; word in Tho
books. but il you find any syn o
II on your lips or in your head OF
heart. try 10 cure yourself and bC
one OF the American majority
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Essie Long. SIS f. Adams. bar
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

Swing Low" nv Edwin \.
Peoples; IIoughton, Mifflin and
Comnany: Rnkinn. l9ii. 2l0.
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Miss Naomi Sladc, 459 E. Ferry,
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Matthew Rucker, 400 f. Euclid,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
DailyPrayer
FOR FATHER CARE

In a great union of yearning
hearts, we turn to Thee, our
Father in Heaven, as our only
refuge and hope. Without Thee,
and the assurance of Thine al
mighty power, we could not en-.
dure the strain of this war Into
Thy hands we commit the safety
and well-being of our dear ones.
For their sakes, for our Country S
sake, for the sake of all mankind,
and for Thy sake, we would bear
manfully all the strain and sacri-
flee Of this struggle. Hearten us
we pray, by clearer thoughts OF
Thee and of Thy purposes, learned
from Thy word. May our faith
that the Eternal God is our
refuge, and that underneath are
the everlasting arms, never fail us
in this our hour of desperate need.
Grant us daily-renewed confidence
that our dear ones are in Thy
fatherly keeping; and that Thou
art working out vast plans OF
good, for this. the world that Thou
lowest so greatly that Thou gaVest
Thine only Son for its redemption.
Amen.-W.T.E
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
A Great Boon

The fact that DOT. the war.created insect.
eide that did so much to stamp out contagious
disease among Hitler's victim-nations, is to be
available in unlimited quantities and at low
cost within short time in this country ought
to increase the popularity of seaside resorts.
1t is said to be sure death for mosquitoes,
flies, sand flies and other insects that annoy
vacationists when the wind is wrong.
Fortunately we in this vicinity are not SUBJ
ject to large-scale assault by the malaria
carrying mosquito, but any mosquito is nui.
sance If our beaches can be rid OF them and
all other pests, the beach season ought to be
sance. If our beaches can be rid of them and
all other pests, the beach season ought to be
even more enjoyable than in the past and
draw larger and larger patronage.
And while we are about it, we may rid or
city homes of insects too. We have heard OF
one suburban resident who sprayed a screen
porch with DOT, she noticed flies that alight-
ed on the screen three weeks afterwards fell
dead. DOT is not only Immediately effective
but has lasting qualities besides.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Rotary Chooses Greenfield

Better days should be ahead for Greenfield
park and in parallel degree for the people Of
Wilmington. And particularly better days are
Greenfield park and its improvement major
objective.
Civic clubs always move ahead when they
have something definite to work for-something
Of community advantage and for their city S
benefit. Thus, with Greenfield park at the
done to make the park the community asset
it is capable OF becoming, Wilmington's Rotary
club obviously is destined to perform a great.
er service and, through that service, become
even more important factor in the com.
munity's progress than at any time in the
past.
There is so much that can be done to bring
the park Up to par, the clubs park committee
will have little idle time in the. future. It
seems clear that the aZalea trail extension
throughout the full length of the lake drive is
to be undertaken, if not in a single year then
as rapidly as possible. Along with this under
taking, it is to be hoped that the city ad.
will extend the trail in the park.
ways of Third, Fifth and Market Streets so
that the city may have something to attract
visitors from afar, as Mobile, Alabama, has
done to the delight of tourists and the profit OF
its merchants The Rotarians may be expected
to include this greater venture in beauty in
their program.
For the present it is probable the Rotarians
will find it difficult to get municipal financial
support for any major Improvements, greatly
as they are to be desired. The proposed budget
lacks an adequate appropriation for park bet
terment. Funds that might have been set aside
for this have been earmarked for city ex-
tension, another essential project But there is
much that can be done without large OUTLAWS
OF money. All-time watchment, for example,
would stop thieving OF plants and destruction
OF other park property. The present occasional
trips around the lake by police officers is not
adequate.
However, this and other undertakings for
the parks Improvement and preservation, now
Rotary chief objective, will not be overlooked
by that organization. Our present purpose is
to congratulate the club for selecgng so great
an outlet for its capabilities for service, and
the city for the chance thus to be afforded to
have a park comparable with the best and
most widely publicized parks in the South
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Still Barbarians

1t is typical that a Japanese newspaper,
telling of MacArthur's coming to Tokyo, should
use the expression truce agreement in con.
nection with the surrender.
Japan has been plainly told that she is to be
stripped of war industries and her armed fore.
es disbanded. She knows that the United States
and her Allies have no intention of permitting
her to lay the foundation for another war.
This has all been explained in the simplest OF
terms. Yet Tokyo newspaper calls it truce
agreement
A truce is but an interruption in the fight.
ing. Can it be that the Tokyo newspaper
really believes this is all the surrender amounts
to, and Is also voicing the view OF certain Japan
ese militarists that the paper and the generals
are convinced their nations defeat and sur.
render means nothing more than the suspen.
sion Of the battle?
It has been well understood in American
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23

circles that the Japanese military caste would
die hard. but it is difficult to believe that
even the most fanatical leaders could so gross
ly misunderstood the conditions laid down
for surrender. No wonder General Macarthur
is planning to have up to million and half
men, with full equipment, in the occupying
eorces, or that he proposes to start occupation
with more than token force
We wish it were possible to look upon the
japanese surrender as an accomplished fact,
but the many Japanese utterances by radio
and in the nations press to the transitory
situation make it hard to do so. The occupying
troops will have reason to be eternally alert
against treachery.
The Japanese are no less barbarians in de-
feat than they were at the start of the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Cleaning House For Mouing Day
Now Underway At British Depots

1880 tons of Signal Corps equip.
and 1000 items.
Every time an air base closes
up we get 5000 more tons of equ p.
ment and the walls just bulge,
he groaned. If l ever get on a
boat for home they'll probably yank
me of and say wait a minute,
another airfield just folded up. -
In the Ordnance Maintenance De.
partment of the same base, Maj.
Harold Beavon, Martins Ferry,
Ohio, supervises the processing OF
500 bicycles daily and now has 35,-
600 on hand, all scheduled for oc.
cupation forces.
In the only remaining ordnance
repair unit in the United Kingdom
base, Capt. Victor w. Deacon, OF
Dearborn, Mich, decides whether
vehicles should be repaired or sal
vaged-if they need 40 to so per
cent new parts they are Gambia
lized and the metal scrap is sold
to the British.
The engineering department
handles all types Of supplies from
nails and emery paper to plumbing
supplies and telephone switch
boards under Capt. Cary Wintz,
Houston, Tex. In the tube and tire
shop $50 tires are retreaded and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
repa'.r daily.

repaired daily.
Not the least of the headaches is
the disposal of thousands of tons
O. excess British material-unused
lend-lease - all marked frozen"
and untouchable without a directive
from the Ministry of Supply, which
says no decision has yet been made
as to disposal Of the goods.
Among the 10o,0 tons of equip.
ment at the medical supply depot
at Honeybourne, Capt. T. J. Bau-
mann, of New Orleans, La, has
charge of scores OF British x-ray
machines which are all excess. 1t
would be impractical to use them
any place outside of England be-
cause there would be no spare
parts.
"Just call me essential Bau-
Manu." he said. "I'll probably be
the last man out of here
Maj. Richard Freund, of Chicago,
who has charge of 4,500 tons of
excess British ordnance material at
Ashchurch, has his own solution:
II know what I'm going to do, ="
he said. I'm get all the American
material sorted and processed and
shipped out and then I'll lock the
doors, hand the keys to the British
and run for home."D
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
BY HELEN CAMP

Substituting For Kenneth L. Dixon
LONDON, ~ One of the big
gest combination housekeeping in.
ventory-moving day projects in his.
tory is under way at salvage depots
in England as the U. S. Army pre-.
pares to move itself bag and bag.
gage from the island.
Every item from shoe-laces and
instrument needles to armored tank
transports and radar sets has to
be sorted, cleaned, repaired, in
spected and processed-either fol
occupation forces, return to the
United States, or sale
At the Toddington Vehicle Storage
Depot-the only one in the United
Kingdom base-Capt. B. L. Graves
of Dublin, Ca, is in charge Of
l4,500 vehicles in a space original.
ly planned for 5000 and is getting
more at the rate of 5000 monthly.
We're already operating 300 per
cent over capacity" he declared
why. we've got $500 Jeeps alone.
And every vehicle has to be check
ed"
At the Ashchurch Ordnance
Depot, Maj. Charles Grosvenor,
formerly o. Scranton, Pa, and East
Orange, N. j., is in charge OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
BY w. G. ROGERS
BLACK ROSE, by


Thomas b. Costain Double
Day, Dowran; 49,
SCIENCE, invention, social re.
form, love thwarted and satisfied,
harem, bastardy, murder. riot,
torture, savage warfare, HuaP 40,
quarterstave, brownbill, long
bow, bireme, flagon, yurt, senes
chal, fletcher, quintus, surcote,
cresset, sphene, zircon. all this
and more too are to be found in
this romantic novel"
The diligent and ingenious au-
thor has not missed a trick. Set
ing his story in the 18th century
of Edward the First, Roger Bacon
and the Monaghan general Bayan
of the 100 Eyes, he puts spurs to
it and sends it from England to
Cathay and back again. You'll en-
joy the trip.
Walter of Gurnie is youth who
refuses to regard the bar sinister
as a barrier to fame and fortune
Poor, in love, at Oxford, he makes
friends with still poorer Tristram
Griffen. They are tall, broad
shouldered, flaxenhaired, hand.
some boys; though they are as
honorable as anyone who ever set
foot in fiction, they break all re-
cords for getting into trouble.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Your CT Rights ';'' s:; ;ss :s'$S'

ular officers with permanent hand.
icapping disabilities, or after GER
tain period for certain types Of
service, or the attainment of Ger.
tain ages. Certain other officers
Gncluding certain emergency, pro-
visional, probationary and tempo.
rary officers) with permanent disa.
bilities acquired in active service,
in fact, in line OF duty, may get
benefits.
9. Where the death of veteran
is connected with service other
than. in time of war, may pension
be paid?
A. Yes, pension is payable to his
widow. child or children, and de-
pendent parents, where his death
results from a disease or injury
incurred in or aggravated by &C
tlve n,li1ary or naval service, in
line of duty.
Q. live in the country and can't
get into town and am going to
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
Safeway Transit Begins
Schedule Distribution

The Safeway Transit Co., yes.
terday began distribution of copies
OF the company's present bus
schedules. The back of each
schedule. besides the name OF
the superintendent of transpor.
tation, T. j. Baird, E. W. Hall, OF
the Transportation department,
and the lost and found depart
ment'e telephone number, contains
he name of the driver of each
bus on his particular route.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN

WASHINGTON, Aug. o. Here
are some questions from veterans
on pensions:
@. Our son was killed in action
several months ago. We were de-
pendent on him for support We
have been having difficulty max
ing application for a pension or
compensation. Please tell us lust
what form to fill out and file first.
A. File Veterans Administration
Form 535.
q. Is discharge or release from
active service under conditions 9th.
er than dishonorable a prerequisite
in order to get benefits from the
servicemen's Readjustrlent Act ri
1914?
A. Yes. a.
G WHAT monetary benefits ar.
crowded. for retired officers?
A. Re;i1clrc. benefits at three.
fourths of base pay for certain req
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
LETTER BOX
HIS NAME WAS GREEN


To the Editor:
In the interesting article on pas'
one of the Star ior this date'eH
titled Greenfield Park History
Traced" there is an error OF S'a'E'
ment which may justify a COOPER
tive correction, especially as 'D'
historical record Of this lmpof1aA'
public project should be accufss'
for the sake of future cit zens' 4A'
citation to which attention is dlreeF
ed is created by a slave owner "
the name of Greenfield before III,
Civil War" To be precise '"I
exact, the name of the orlslN'l
property owner was DR. oa'ilNN
Green.
His estate was called Greer
fields" and not Green ield'
though custom seems to nave aooP,
ed use of the word without the ,,
The publ C further may Dc
terested to know that the w.,
valuable and Informative pOs
of Wilmington by or city S 'o'S
ed historian, Rev. Andre"
Howell, reproduces the follow" '.ns
advertisement from a Wllnlns'''
paper dated May 26, 1851
ct. C. Mc1lhenny oters for sss
the plantation k nown as ui 'iog
fields, situated 2 IL miles 0s" ~.
the town of Wilmington, ana w n
tain:ng about ITO to $50 acre. ss Il
rice land, and about 300 a'Le, IA
upland. Improvements conSls' ,ssry
dwelling house with the nec e.. n.
holding about $4,000 bushels ., md, md
and cabins sufficient to accom-. hica
ate IS to 40 negroes, all o. W." .ood
are nearly new ard in pretty .s.,' ssI j.
order. Belonging to the plan'd' .s,,n.
a fine mill pond, affordlng oil :. NO
dance of water for Working " nd
grain lis, which are erec.eu ,
are now in successful opera.Ivr
LOUIS T. MooH'
N. c.
AUGUST az, 194S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-23
The Literary Guidepost

Inspired by Bacon, they make
their way to Cathay, on the other
side of the globe, and make il
back again. Walter left in England
a woman he loved, but found an
other in the exotic East.
The author was interested
primarily, he says, in Bacon, Ed
ward and Bayan. But obscure folk
like Walter, Tristram, Engaine
and Maryam run away with the
tale. True love wins out, with the
help of a Dowager of Chine ano
lovely Queen Eleanor of England
It's all as clean as a hounds tootl,
and as moral as a Sunday schoo
tract even a little bit of illegiti
macy doesn't smirch it.
If you like historical novels, with
heart interest, smooth writing anc
neat plot, you'll like this.
AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT, by
Louis Bruchiss, edited by
Glenn d. Angle Aero
sphere; $6).
THE COMPLETE story about
the guns and arnor of foreign, but
mainly domestic, aircraft is told ir
this inclusive work, an essential
addition to volumes describing
planes themselves. It is generously
illustrated with photographs and
sketches, and contains index and
glossary,