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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
The Responsibility of Youth
Bv RUTH TAYLOR

The Young peoi, AZ foday are most definite in their
demands for sh,, YOUTH. They know what theA
want and they are glib ~ expressing their desires They
are terrhN Sure 81 What risht and wrong and they
most thoroughly and analsneaiy th!ng-cxcept
their own op.sauons % soeieu
Youth has responsibility h this lte The young peo-
pie MAJ grouse aboa, the mistakes and shortcomings OF
their eders-e-t they 1ng every opportunity 10
gain the knowledge ,na vo-ld them do more than
their elders Are they beite. equipped the task Of
making new world Of de- asation han were their
athers after the last war Then opportunities t5r edu-
cation have greater and therefore response
biIitA greater.
The strain Inc coming generation VIII be great
Those who take IN citizenship transition period
VIII require initiative, re-oareetune~s. adaptablity and
idealisn Tae must haze the ability to produce some
thing iar the good Of aa there will be room for
parasite
Youth s.. getore now ne task Of preparing Tor
TIE DAY. and / mast prepare BY learning how to
think hsa obi ana think arg. through 1t will need
initiative order fisa cors-riouyely It VIII need re-
soureefanos atef ns Sc gained by practical expert
ence. i A Nsed adapt lty which means an ability
to cooperate u-h Il. ie3eus
But ail s.l need idealism--bat it must be
constance aes~n Yo4tn could wen take for its creed
today me Oaih oi lehshp winch the outh OF Athens
took upon arffliq tner majority
ITO 0nre grace o this gity bv dishonest act:
to fight for he ideals and sacred things alone and rrh
many 70 dessert .aterng somradc revere and obey
the city asS to nete respect and reverence 10 those
above who prone 70 annul set them at naught.
To strive increasingly 70 quicken the public Of civic
duty 10 transmit this cts less but beautiful than
it transmitted to ls
If the youth Of TO-DAY would do this there would be
need for fear for The future
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
Thanksgiving and
Florence McFadden
Copyright. 1915, by New South Features)
BY Harold Preece

line OF sympathy And IL the Lord moves you. re-
member that tho ninth little coming along could
use baby clothes. cod liver OIL and other things
needed by All babes
Now as the radio keeps on playing the hymns
Of our fathers keep on thinking Of that first
THANKSGIVING celebrated more than 800 years ago
in what was to become the grand old abolition state
Of Massachusetts.
keep on thinking that the Lord put II IN the
hearts Of His sons the Pilgrim Fathers. to make
Il holiday for all people and not just for little
erisfocracv nf white folks
PILGRIMS AND COLORED PEOPLE
We read in the history hooks that the white
Pilgrim Fathers invited their colored fricnds--tho
indians led by kindly Chief Massassoii-to come
and feast with them For It was those red-skinned
colored people who had taught their white neigh
bors how to track down tho Wild turkeys thick ~
ENGLISH sparrows today. and how 10 grow the corn
centuries
II was those coiored people who shared their
food with he white PILGRIMS during that first
lone hard winter when the ground WAS covered
with the hieat forhiddng ice.
rink thai the PILGRIMS mon who believed
with no APOSTLE Paul thet are "of ono blood
al tho nations o. the earth" would have found room
for Florence McFadden end her little younr-uns Al
tho Same fehe where thev welcomed tho indians
ONLY th,ns ,hat sam worsdden would have heen
- the table instead ~ the grave. on thos fire,
Th~neerviv~ DIV IN America
~ nov ~ NE 10 hank the Lord Tor all Of
yon. Negro and white known and unknown who are
nv friends aud readers and nelchhors
To riorouc, NcFodden and her habies ~ on ol
Won united WIN US 81 the commnnlon OF svmpafhy
and nf,r~~ie NV family and ! say in the word,
OF the cid HYMN:
God be uith you t we meet again.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
About The Common Man

Chicago boss-ridden city youll find any
where in this nation, seems to be on the road to-
ward getting rid OF its restrictive covenants and
residential SEGREGATION OF Neeroes.
Dstror, which prdcs itself on its non partisan
and Embossed cit, government has just completed
election campaign in which the reelected mayor
set hack the cause OF racial democracy by many
years.
This is no argument for getting the kind OF cor
r,,nt machine that Chicago has hut il does point up
how very irresponsible the non-machine semi-pro-
fessional politicians in Embossed city can De'
In the last analysis a machine has 20 keep The
goodwill OF the voters It has TO have reasonably
ons-lerm view our mayor friends are thinking
only OF one election at time and they go TO any
lengths win.
one would almost think that they didn't have to
live here
which ma, not be such wild thought either.
4, has been poinied out that all three daily news
papers in Detroit are owned by outsiders, and that
one of the very lew locally owned papers Is the De-
troit Tribune.
Not having to live here. these newspaper owners
and their allies among the leaders OF commerce ana
industry aren't working very hard 10 heal the
wounds they opened up during the campaign
All they have to do is say their prayers every
night thanking whatever powers that may be for the
luscious rash OF murders in Oakland county.
THE g. W. STRIKE
sooner than most people expected the employees
Of General Motors are on strike. sincerely hope
they win and equally sincerely hope that II won't be
necessary for them 10 stay strike for too long.
They struck rather than few months from
now IN not on the inside OF the unions planning
by any means. but would imagine that the union
leaders felt that they had possible recourse now
except the strike.
From what have heard about the negotiations y
was perfectly obvious that the GM. corporation did
not want to bargain az all but wanted showdown
Events take perfectly logical course. Once you
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
B, RfN. IRANk I. IOWA

So ,. ...y v iorg
IN an ordrse, .ee ur
=. .t.,.. So. ,,,.- o~ $40. al
m.s m himself bat bo doesn't
I'M 10 ms,e
n Won cam 4le our own
.gre-s aent e,n.,f .ryono elso
eirn an 81 LOOKING sor H.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
SENTENCE SERMONS

bin Tor me Lord seeth not as
ran -ertA for man iooketh on
no outward appearance mi tho
Lord lookoih 900 me heari !
som is
God b. fh' erca; phesrian
who speleiges in rrc,.ufsiives.
though ne carrics effective cures
fof those who SOCK IIis treatment
Tor sa'sns doadlg sores
s Nan started his diseases
from the garden Of Eden but God
bad on the answers Tor these
before ne started 10 hide behind
leaves and frrcs
q Alan end Eve thought
they could take the teeth ort OF
Cod's low and for that their
postefi'y Tor me most part have
10 wear false teeth
10 And ton. The ease with
hich some of their defendants
lie. makes one feel ihat they
think it impossible 10 tell the
truth win false teeth
~ our foreparenis picked a
,hanfc 10 pick the wrong fruit
hit now stmc Of their great
grand children are resorting 10
picking pockets
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
J U d II , R 0 b

start a series OF events in motion nothing stop
taem from working out 10 the sometimes htter)
end
All the negotiating procedures had been followed
The union had asked for Cancellation and been
turned down. Then it asked for arbitration and was
turned down again.
union leadership that had backed down ~ that
point Would have lost all the. momentum II had
built mp; would lose the confidence OF IT, members;
would give the corporation 10 believe II could
win.
For these reasons the strike took place as it did
at he roni wi,re negotiations broke down COM
petcly
The strategy Of the strike requires that Ford and
Chrysler go ahead Nth thon production ane start
skmmine the luciest on the market.
Despite the belief Of many that Ford is in ca
boots with G. NJ. | think that Ford will take adj
vantage Of The crpoit1ii's 70 gain as large mark
ct as possible and viii be powerful pressure on
G. NJ. to give in to the pnior demands
ELEMENTARY ECONOMICS
You small businessmen and working people who
are the readers of the TRIBUNE will read in open
mouihcd amazement the facts brought out in the
unions BRIEF on General Motors ability TO pay
much higher wages
while small businessmen had the time Of their
lives meeting each weeks payroll. the en-. corpor-
alton was making profits In Just n few years that
more IMAM PAID nhch me ehtlre investment ~ the
corporation.
The corporation says that What kind OF profits It
makes has no bearing on wages In daily news
paper ad At asks. "Wha, would you think II the
shirt salesman refused to quote you price on a
shirt ill he found out how much money you hady'
Under tho Law OF the land. labor is not supposed
to he commodity like shirt Workers are selling
their services and whenever I buy services find
that my financial status is an important considera-
ion That is how the doctor dentist and lawyer
determine what 70 charge me.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
WORLD ORGANIZATION
EXPOSED As MYTH tLRktpi

While the United Nauons Or
ganiyation. which was talked 'nd
written into existence ~
weeks ago at san Francisco
never pretended 10 do anything 70
establish Justice and harmonious
relations between countries
was supp, ed 10 prevoli TURNER
outbreaks OF war 4 hnci elans
at the blazing map shows Pow
silly WAS even such liufN
hope as long as the srea' IN
rerial powers 20 then way M
restrained.
III Indo-China the natives eN
still fighting desperately 70 pre-
vent rc-cssahlishmcni " ffen''
rule Handicapped as ih'y :"
by lack OF knoN'edae OF arm
or i.dustrial resource iney pa"
resorted to burning Of onlld'hss
fuel storage tanks and r'i'oa
stocks a pitifully futile way
wagine war.
In Java. the British are eNs's
ing lives ~ the rate 81 20 70 :
bombing the natives ana us'n'
heavy artillery upon them
In Calcutta. India British ~
lice killed four demonstrators NV
injured scores Of others who "s's
celebrating Indian National Nw
Day. Again the only weapons ~,
natives had were bricks a~
matches, since the British i'''-.
Indians TO carry or possess Nv
weapons whatsoever even m''~
irg packet knives One nope'I
sien II the increasing resoi,
Indians to large-scale. er'pp'u'
strikes. one OF which Is sun y
ing on IN Calcutta
Even IN the Philippines wv.
are inl.lsngs OF guerrilla ~"'~
b, Impoverished tenants as'..
the big landIords These 'ene. .,
fcurht tho Japs. and now w. ~.
a better life. II they become NV ~,
active. u IL feared thNt 'n'' "a.
endangcr the granting OF n
pendence next July 4. Deesus' -.
3 forces wili keen charee ~ Id
der to protect the LANDLORDS ,,,nos
OF whom have held the" p0''' n
OF privilege since the VIZ
Spanish rule. ne.
In the Arab countries ~ "a.
sic deeircs 81 The people ~ Zen
ion and freedom from impe''' h.
arc being channelcd OF " "a.
YER British arents into -,
Continued on paee ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01

YOU fight Tor freedom, II II
revolu,ion. when the other fellow
tights for ne same principle Al
is a REBELLION
The people OF India must be
disturbed over the fashion IN
which the fighting in Java Is be-
ing hardied India. herself stIus-
Cling to he free of the BRUSH
woke furnishes the manpo"er
win which the people OF Java
arc heing murdered by the thou'
sands And many Americans know
so little Of the total situation mat
they do not realize this nation $
share of responsibility Nor DO
they know 81 the pitiable condi-
items under which the Dutch have
for years forced the Indonesians
to live. For example. for an IN
donesian To have a KUN IN ms
possession meant sentence OF
death That helps to explain why
lava des not wan; the Dutch 20
regain control over the East IN
dies.
FOR GOOD HEALTH;
Tie BRIGHTEST spot in the week S
news. as far rs the poor people
OF :hls country are concerned,
is frand in President Truman's
recent message. The Chief FXecu-
tive has presented a practical
clear-cut plan which will assure
adequate medical attention and
health facilities 10 All the peo-
pie % America For the first
time ir our history. if this plan
Is adopted low-income groups
will bc ahl. to set medical at
tontica when II is needed, with
out HAVING To sarrlfice the saw
incs ~ lifetime TO meet the
bill And many poor people in the
dfep South who have been paving
doctors a dollar per milo plus
he regular fee. will be happy
indeed over the news Under this
a'rocicrs dollar-a-mile plan a pa
tient actually PAYS twenty dollars
for a five dollar cali II he lives
fifteen miles from the doctors
office.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
BY Al Hk>I,cauR.
CRIME on THk NAnln.

More than one American 80.
with New York IN a.. lead
being victimixcd ly ruthless
lers who apparently dci, an n.
forces OF society An innor,.,
factor In 'his crime wave Il.
frequent use OF arms brorshi ina
this country AS souvenirs by i
turning CTS The veterans eih.,
pawn or sell or sive these we,
pons away with the result h,,
they fall into the hands OF Pan,
sters.
But tae bie difference betw..,
murGcrs committed last wees !.
New York and in Georgia ANA
South Carolina is that in both
southern states the killers b,,.
been ACKNOWLEDGMENT oftiasl,
while the victims have been Ns.
gro soldiers in uniform. Eubs,
these officials feel complete -.
cvrity in he murder Of Nes,o
or they are bloodIhirsiy indl,,a.
uals WHO have no rieht 10 m.
mportant posts entrusted "a
them The wanton killing o, n.
armed men WHO have comna,es
no crime, simply because ih.y
are Negroes. is a serio.s ina,er.
ment on every oommunity ahrb
allows this kind Of thing To con.
tiaue.
CAROLINA STiDI>TS SPlAK,
Recent decisions made hy ss.
dents at tho Inivclslly OF AofA
Carolina TO demand an en- %
jim crow practices II, the Tsihesl
state. including the State Cni.
versity. is in keepine with he
progressive stand often taken n
North Carolina. North Carolina
is unlike any oth,r scul4,-a
state in that she has good os.
tenn of state-controllcd education
the oldest state university II no
coMtry, and has had long Inc
OF Intelligent trained so,sirors
Mn who have been elected %
that hiAh post in other southern
staes would haze hocn l8ugasi
at in the rarheel state This does
not mean that the nltrai So.
dents at Chapel Hiil 'src in the
maturity. or tha; the gralsi pull.
lie Is reafy 10 rul az erd 10
segregation. But these gql,ns
are pointing out t.e inevitable
direction for I'll tho South
pEFFtT FOR USES;
Before many more DAYS en-.
ploynient services vii b rc.
turned 10 The several state, 50
that lie local politicians nay
have hard IN pas>in oUi .ars
sery attractive positions Ner.oa
will suffer most ii iais 4l
for this means a return 10 al u
evils Of segregated stem II
! employment
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
IS ORR GOVERNMENT
TRYING TO MD Us!

Although the War and Navy de-
partments insist :hat L. S forces
arc not In China ior any purpose
except 10 disarm the Japanese
still remaining there. newspaper
correspondents. utilizing some OF
our limited freedom Of the press.
report that t. s ships have all
ready moved $4,000 nationalist
troops into areas formerly held
by laps These troops. armed
advised and in scme cases even
protected by Americans are
moving up for an about war
with the Chinese communists over
Manchuria
American marines who long TO
com, homo are reported to be
convinced that their role has be-
come that OF supporting The ma
tionalists in civil war. AL
though lend-lease has been can.
celled for all other nations. we
are still pouring armament OF
all kinds into the hands OF the
nationalists. even 10 the point Of
transporting tanks 10 northern
China.
The Manchurians DISLIKE the
nationalists. but would apparently
be willing 10 remain part OF
China II granted local autonomy
Chang kai-Shek. nationalist lead
or still keeps a number OF Man
churian leaders M prison. II Is
therefore understandable why the
Russians. IS they pull out OF
Manchhria. should not be too
happy about turning il over to a
dictatorship which has many OF
the lad features Of fascism.
II Is also apparent that Il Is
not necessarily anita merfcan
fcr the Russians to think this
way. although 2 number Of Amer
lean commentators are trying TO
make y appear go As matter
OF fact the Russians seem 10 be
striking strictly to their treaty
with China. withdrawfng on
schedule and not intervening in
China's internal affairs This
means they have not smacked
down or the Chinese communists
who seem to have strenrth
enough to hold off the national.
lists Indefinitely but for American
help
ideally the three great movers
involved should set up way for
the Manchurians 10 EXPRESS and
achieve their own wishes hut In
the rnme Of power that wonld
ONLY BE- regarded as a comical
suggestion.
u will probably he only few
days until American servicemen
are busy killing off Chinese. and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01

Our lend lease
makes available
to the Britfs h
pract ically all
the m unitions
and supplies
used in quelling
the so-called re-
bellion. Pleas e
note that when
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
Living South

I an, writing this in Miami Florida the day be-
fore Thanksgiving Inside the apartment where !
am visiting the radio is broadcasting that great
old hymn Of our fathers. God Be With You Till We
Meet Again"
N Tomorrow won't he with my family on Thanks
giving III be in another city on an assignment for
one OF my papers trying to get evidence on
Ku Klus-inspired murder ring which has lynched
four maybe five Florida colored citizens during the
past month
But | am thankful as a Southern white man. that
the Lord has given me His light and His guidance
TO do whatever I can toward bringing about unity
and peace between His children OF all races-His
children who are white and His children who are
coored
II would be hard for mo TO sit down to feast
OF Joy tomorrow when know that there is no Joy
in the hearts Of those families whose lives have
been broken by the mob murder Of their fathers and
husbands For TO these families who my broth
ers and sisters tomorrow will not be a day OF
thanks but day Of tears
LYNCHERS AND THANKSGIVING
How can Mrs Sam McFadden. Of Branford.
Florida mother 81 eight with a ninth one coming
along In 4 few weeks. rejoice when she sees the
three murderers OF her husband walking the streets
and probably getting ready TO lynch more Negroes
on the night Of September p. Branford Chief Of
Police Tom Crews. Turpentine Operator Lloyd
Cribs and Army Sergeant James 3. Barber grab
bod sam McFadden a. he Was coming out OF
Branford store with groceries for his family. They
frhrew him IN Crews car and drove toward the
swamps.
Florence McFadden never saw her husband again
until some fishermen dragged his dead body out OF
the swanee River on October 20.
I'm asking all OF you who feel blessed by the
Lord on this Thanksgiving 10 remember that poor
widow woman down al Branford. FLORIDA Drop her
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
OvERTONES


Just in ease YOU hadn't no.
ticed. the United States is play
ing a very important part In the
current killing OF thousands OF
Indonesians by British soldiers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-12-01
|Colored People
Around the World

counting war with Russia &C.
spite the pioGs declaration q
Secretary OF state Ryrnes iaa'
- is neither our purpose ndf
desire to become involved In ne
internal affair, CT Chiaa
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-21
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, PHONE co.
PLAN BIG IMPROVEMENTS FOR MILFORD

the Pennsylvania will start about
Dec. /, officials of the Railroad
have notified Mayor-elect r. B.
Boyer.
The signals will consist of half
gates an warning lights, and will
afford 24-hour protection at the
crossing. Heretofore the only pro-
lection has been a crossing watch
man. on duty only 16 hours per
day.
This is a muCh-needed improve
ment and quite an expensive one to
the Railroad, Mr.. Boyer declared.
er in the near future One 81 the
layed due to the fact that equip
ment for it was hard to get during
the war.
Material to improve telephone
service between Marysville and
Milford Center has been received
by the United Telephone company
and work will begin in about 30
days.
Word to this effect has been re-
ceived by Mr.. Boyer chairman Of
the Milford Center local commi
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-21
$3.50 DANCE

$3.50 DANCE
The Broadway Better Schools
club is sponsoring a $3.50 dance
Friday evening in the Broadway
auditorium.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-21
Milford Center Section

for the Junior class play, Spring
time for Susie, and they are busy
practicing so they give it Dec. Ia.
The cast follows:
Pauline Church as Susie Smith,
who comes from Texas; Margaret
SGdham as Armistice, her colored
maid; Leroy Holt as Sam Lor-
raine, a henpecked husband; Di-
anne Bumgardner as Laura Lor-
raine, his domineering wife; Joan
Boerger as Lola Clifford, Laura S
charming sister; Tom Wagner as
Wayne Lorraine, Sans brother;
Phillip Ferryman as Jud Jones,
Wayne'S closest pal; Joan HON.
Sher as Constance PaWle, a friend
of Laura's; John Slaughter as Bun
ny Slingbee, who just Stays Cons
tance; Homer Lee Scott as Cupie
Clooney, in love with Lola; Rilla
CarTick as Rita Pandro, as artists
model; Doris McCarty as Sadie,
another model; Doris Ann Huff
man as Jane Smith, a clinging
vine; Jane Thiergartner as Mrs,
Felix Frankfort, her aunt; and
Martha Ingram as Joyce Farrow
maid at the LOrraines'
Some of the seniors were glad
to receive their class pictures and
the rest are anXiously waiting for
theirs.
The grades were fortunate ir
having six new pupils this week
They are, Larry Munsen, from
Ashland, Ky, in the second grade;
Garnet Skagg, from Arnold, thirC
grade; Donald Jones, from Volga
Ky, fifth grade; Joe Skagg, from
Arnold, seventh grade; and Glen,
ma and Juanita Jones, from Volga
Ky, eighth grade.
The fifth grade had a party il
health class, Tuesday morning
They finished their health books
and are putting into practice the
things they learned. They divided
the class into two groups and each
served the other group.
The entire student body had {
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-21

has supplied the Bellefontaine
Canteen for service men and wo-
men, one day a month, for almost
a year, During that time we aver
aged either 500 cookies, doughnuts,
or $50 homemade cake servings
each month, besides S14 in cash.
Since the canteen will close soon,
the w. S. c. S. of the Methodist
church who sponsored this project,
wishes to thank each and every
one who helped this worthy cause.
Weekend guests of Rev. and
Mrs. Hugh Liggett were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Kent, of Clifton
Forge, Va, and Mrs. Mollie Lig-
gett, of Magnetic Springs.
Rev and Mrs. Hugh Liggett at
tended the Springfield District
ministers and wives Christmas
party, Monday. Over 100 attended
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