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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-11-27

WARSAW, Ind.-W.D-Twin
Army captains Harold and Ger
aid Hoffer have arrived at their
home in Nappanee together at
ter serving together In q tank
destroyer unit in France, Bel
GUM and Germany. Both wear
bronze stars and five battle
stars. Both entered the armed
forces on Nov. IS. 1941. Harold
by induction and Gerald by en-
listment, 50 that he could be
with his brother. Both expect
discharges soon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-11-27
More Than a
Laxative Is Often

AAHuAH& When you feel out of sorts.
IIt.xI nervous and suffer from
sWV headaches. gas. bloating. in
dieestion and lack of appetite. which may all be
due 10 functional consupation-gct Fahrneys
ALPEN KRAUTER-the time proved laxa.
tive stomachic tonic medicine Contains ls OF
Mature own medicinal roots. herbs and botani.
Gals. Caution: Use only as directed. Gently and
smoothly ALPEN KRAUTER puts sluggish
bowels TO work and aids them to eliminate clog,
gina waste: helps expel constpatiohs gas. gives
the stomach that feeling OF warmth. be WIS.,
ton. Get ALPEN KRAUTER today-hom
any Fahrpey agency. such a.:
Swan Pharmacy Bannow Drug Go.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-11-27
Strike
Continued from Page One


stands ready TO abandon its
right to bargain under the INA
tional Labor Relations) Act"
ASSAIL PICKETING
In its reply to the Unions re.
quest for resumption of wage
talks, the GIN management as
sailed what it termed the lille
gal picketing" to prevent office
employees from entering the
plants.
Further widening the rift was
the question Of what should be
discussed at any negotiating ses-
sions relative TO the Unions 80
per cent wage increase demand
amandon your attempt to nego-
tate wages on the basis of our
past profits. assumed future
profits and our selling prices.
and are now prepared to dis
cuss wage adjustments on their
merits, we do not think that
anything can be gained by fur
Their discussions of the wage is
sue with your union at this
time"
NO NEGOTIATION
Walter p. Reuther, JAW vice.
president, promptlysreplied that
negotiations without discussing
the company's ability to pay are
not negotiations"
Reuther said the Union,
which filed charges Of unfair la
Dor practises against the corpor-
alton before the strike was call
ed, would notify the National
Labor Relations Board "of this
further violation of the Wag-
ner Act by refusing to nego-
-tiate at all on our wage de-
mands."
He denied there had been any
illegal picketing in this strike"
and said no prior complaint had
been received either from Gen.
eral Motors or any law enforce
ment Agency.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-11-27

II takes a tank car OF gaso-
line - 5000 gallons - to fill
a B-29 Superfortress.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-11-27

the existing lines are crowded. The Bell
System i building two million miles Of
new circuits, but this is tremendous job
that will take time.
Meanwhile, you can help by not max.
ing any but necessary Long Distance
calls in the evening. That's when many
service men and women want to use
the wires.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Ceilings

Continued from Page II
partment Of Agriculture the vir-
tual peonage such q wage ceiling
would produce for some 500. 900
farm workers, most Of whom are
Negroes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
L. G.. White Wed
In Secret Rites
At Dayton. Ohio

II was revealed this week that
Leroy G.. White and Mrs. Charlene
Rainey- Crawford were married al
Dayton, Ohio by the Rev. NJ. L.
Breezy at the Phillips Temple
CINE. church recently. The exact
date of the marriage was not dis
closed.
THE NEW Mrs. White is the for
mer wife of the late G. Marlowe
Crawford. who was killed by Jane
Jackson, Aug. 3 in his floral shop
on Oakland avenue. Mrs. Craw-
ford received her final divorce de-
cree on July 10 in the Circuit court
of Wayne County.
Mrs. White is the owner of the
West Warren Florist shop at War
rem and Junction avenues and was
formerly sponsor Of the Sweet
hearts Of Servicemen club.
Leroy G.. White is the owner Of
the White Newspaper syndicate
and was principal figure in a suit
brought by the Atlas Power Cor
poration seeking an injunction re-
straining White and his associates
from operating a printing plant at
l44l z. Hancock.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Granger


Navy Department for improvement
OF service conditions affecting Ne.
gro personnel. The first trip wa:
made to West Coast installations In
June OF this year. and the second
to certain bases in the South dur
ing August.
In . recent report TO Forrestal,
the Urban League executive sew
ereiy criticized certain conditions
which he found I'm Southern
Naval bases - conditions which
he described as being sharply at
variance with the Nays ofYicial
racial policy" He made obser-
yations nj the Naval Air Station,
Corpus Christi. Texas. the Naval
Repair Base, New Orleans. La,
and the Naval Mine Depot at
Yorktown. Va.
AMONG THE violations OF off,
cial policy which ne reported were
extreme racial segregation. empha-
sized by such signs as For Colored
Enlisted Personnel; segregation of
Negro from white personnel in
film shows. mess hall and csnteen
service: lack Of regard for the con-
venience and self-respect of Negro
personnel travelling back and forth
from towns adjoining their bases
when on liberty leave; rough hand
ling OF Negro seamen by white
shore police; and, in one case, seq
regation OF Negro seamen in Navy
buses transporting them to and
from liberty leave.
Changers strongest criticism was
directed at the Naval Air Station
at Corpus Christi and at the Naval
Mine Depot at Yorktown, Va.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Atlas


had before him a copy Of the file
OF the case containing a summons,
appearance and order 70 show
cause. The bill Of complaint was
missing.
The defense filed a motion for
discovery, charging that Mrs
Hairston has dispensed with $50
600 which is unaccounted for. and
that they have filed no answer n
the charges because the bill Of
complaint has been missing from
the file. Further. they charge
Mrs. Hsirston has been ousted as
president Of the organization and
has no right 10 the records. books
or funds Of the corporation.
Plaintiff counsel asked for an
adjournment Of two weeks. Judge
OHsrs adjourned the matter until
Oct 5 when there will be a hearing
on both motions
THE ATLAS Power Corp. first
claimed the attention OF the pub
lie shortly after the death Of the
late president. when they were
principals in suit involving the
use OF their newly acquired PRINT
ing plant
During that hearing j., was dis
closed that % the $4,000 which
had been invested. only some $500
was IN the bank account.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

Continued from Page Il
"sof; and persuasive words" and
recommended political action as a
means OF getting permanent
! FEPC
A. Philip Randolph. co.chalrman
I 81 the National Council for Per
/ manent FEPC, in his opening adj
dress 70 the group, placed legisla-
ton for fair employment on par
with that proposed for full en-
ployment
Clarence Anderson, executive
secretary OF the Metropolitan Fair
Employment Council and a mem
Der OF the Michigan delegation.
told the Chronicle that the con-
ference was very inspiring.
Said Anderson: The securing
Of a permanent FEPC, with en-
forcement powers. Is going to be
a tough fight. but I feel that IL
all Of the supporters of the
FEPC pitch I'm and do their bit,
we can get what We want"
DECLARING THAT il will take
several months 10 get the legisla-
ton rolling. Anderson disclosed
that Senators Ferguson and Van
denburg told the Michigan dclega-
ton that they would vote for a
permanent FEPC with enforce
ment powers. and that Ferguson
said that he would vote for cloturc
in the event of flibuster 10 kill
the legislation.
We consider the meeting TO
have been most helpful to the new
councils which have been formed
recently" Anderson said. They
learned a great deal about politi-
cal maneuvering and the steps nee
essary to put forth such an all
important program"
In the Michigan delegation with
Anderson were Mrs. Laura David
ovich, OF the Detroit Council for
Permanent FEPC; Mrs. Odell
Glover. Of the Detroit Council:
Mrs. James Hunter, OF the coun-
Gil; Gloster B. Current, OF the De-
troit NAACP; William Kennedy
Jr.. UAW-CIO: Oscar Noble.
UAW-ClO. and Willard Rittenber-
~, UAW-ClO.
MAX YERGAN. president OF the
National Negro Congress, in a let
ter to President Truman. urged
the Chief Executive to issue a
new executive order which will
extend the authority Of the pres
ent committee to peace-time in
dustry." He pointed out that the
issuance OF this order will enable
the present Fair Employment
Practices Committee 10 function
effectively in keeping with the au-
thorization which proposed legis-
lation Will provide when IL be-
comes law and will forestall any
and all efforts to render the pres
ent agency impotcnt.'
Meanwhile, the committee
members Of the FEPC met in
Chicago last week TO discuss the
future OF the agency during the
interim period pending action Of
Congress on legislation for .
permanent FEPC. The members
are reported to have discussed
the whole question of the dispo-
sition OF the Transit Co. case on
which hearings were held last
January.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

back and we'll divide the money
supposedly found in the purse).
Citizen A waits and waits. But
the swindler never returns.
THE NEXT STEP is to report
the alleged swindle to the police
Fourteen such cases are under in
vestigation this week by the police
department. according to bet. 1t,
Andrew Z. O'Dsy. whose, report
disclosed that sums ranging from
$789 TO $50 had been feeced from
the victims during the past month.
Repeatedly tricked out Of their
money by one or more persons
In the drop the pigeon" racket.
as listed by the police were:
Odessa Billingsley. 20. of 375i
Brush street. s789; Mamie Mae
Harris, 81. of 1891 E. Garfield, $500;
Mrs. Kietha Roger. Fl, of SAIL Law
ton. $500; Max Trotter. %. 269
Frederick. $500: Ann Mae Holmes.
%, of 6l00 Scotch, $500; Minnie
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

little known provisions OF the
Wage Sterilization act of 1912.
No effort was made by the pro-
ducers to use the provisions Of the
act during the war when farm
labor was scarce; and wages rose
to as high as $500 a day. This
attempt is being made at a time
when wages in industry are being
released from restrictions OF the
War Labor board.
The move II aimed also ut
breaking up any labor Organixa-
ton among the farm workers and
tenant-farmers.
OSCAR JOHNSTON, owner Of
the South's largest plantation in
the Mississippi delta, declared at
one OF the hearings held by wage
boards whose members are closely
allied with the big plantation in
terests: The ceiling will protect
us against labor organization"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Mordecoi Johnson
Will Speak Here

When DR.. Mordecai johnson
president OF Howard university
speaks at CaSs Technical High
school next Sunday. Snow Grigsby
will have on display his new
book. entitled Ambitions That
Could Not Be Fenced In
Grissby Is director Of the Re-
search Bureau for the Negroes
Postwar Economic Security,
which Is presenting DR.. Johnson.
The book contains the portraits
Of over zoo individuals through
out the country and at the same
time exposes the Detroit Police
Department, the City Hall and
the Detroit Board Of Education.
AT THE MEETING scheduled
for 3 pm, DR.. Johnson will speak
on the subject. Bread. Peace. La.
Dor and Politics" DR.. David Hen
~. president OF Wayne university.
will also take part on the pro-
gram.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Sculptor
Continued from Page II

that works and still looks lifelike.
The cas-; Of Wentworth's right
hand was made by Edwards who
then modelled A matching hand in
detail as 20 skin texture. nails and
coloring and then put the thin
plastic form over the aluminium
hand issued 20 Wentworth at the
McCloskey General hospital.
The cost Of the hand was paid
Tor by the Michigan Osteopathic
society through the Ida Hubbard
Fund for Amputee Servicemen.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Cotton



County Chamber o, Commerce. OF
Clarksdale, Miss 20
The letter reads:
Now that the war is over and
war industries are being closed
rapidly by the government. thou
sands OF people are being thrown
out OF work. They will be seek
ing other employment, Perhaps
your city can afford them this en-
ployment. On the other hand
there may not DE enough jobs 10
90 around. and your city may be
faced with some OF the conse-
quences that usually follow such
employment
We are taking the liberty OF
suggesting something that nigh,
prove Of interest and benefit 10
you. There are many hundreds Of
colored people who have mi
grated from the South to seek
work in war industries. Now that
these war industries are being
closed down. many OF these COL
orcd workers will not be able 10
And jobs elsewhere because. for
the most part. they may not have
proper training or skill. Thou
sands OF them went directly from
the farms.
"Clarksdale and Coahoma
County are In 4 position to give
employment to many OF these
colored families. We can give
them work. for the most part,
on the farms. where they will
he provided with substantial
earnings. = home. fuel and wa
ter. and where they will be az
forded freedom OF opportunity
and q mild climate that Is ideal
Nv suited to them. Coahoma
County could use probably 5000
colored farm workers and could
give them immediate EMPLOY
ment. The harvest season will
soon he here. and they could he
furnished with work and a home
on 4 permanent basis.
WE ARE ATTACHING hereto
a further statement on this mat
ter and We will be glad IL you
would give publicity to this mat
Tor through your Chamber Of
Commerce, or through your Trade
Bulletins. or through your local
newspapers. or through your local
employment Office, or through
whatever other channels you
mlrht select.
IF there is any further informa-
tion you desire. please Set us
know. We shall appreciate hear
inT from you on the above mat
ter
THE ATTACHED statement"
referred TO in the letter was
briefer form of the letter with the
additional clsrifcation OF the
substantial earnings" For in
stance the statement reads. "cot-
ton pickers will be paid not less
than 81 per 100 pounds and can
earn up to Sc per day or more.
Many colored families" the
statement concludes. ARE already
their plans to return 10
'arm work Others who desire TO
return are requested to get in
touch with their former employ
FRS or else write the Chamber of
Commerce. P.O. Box TAG. Clarks-
dale, Miss"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Strikes



Service said. "and we feel that the
rehiring after reconversion will
follow the same pattern" Service.
q white worker from Glasgow
Scotland. is member Of the
EAACP.
Prince Clark. a Negro member
Of Local ?. is a Building Welfare
chairman. a member OF the Board
Of the Federal Credit Union Of the
plant. and an active member Of the
education committee.
Lee is q trustee Of Local 2.
An three spokesmen said that
they were sure that the men who
attempted 10 break the picket
lire were not members Of local 2
and were anxious to let every.
one know that Jim Crowism has
no place In the local.
MEAN WHILE approximately
~ 900 employees in IS plants were
idle in the Detroit area and Wind
cor
The two plants Of the Kelsey
Hayes Wheel company. and the
Ford Motor company accounted for
The largest number OF idle workers
HENRY ABRAMS, one OF the
four men. whose discharge caused
the Kelsey-Hayes strike. said that
while the Union does not recognize
any racisi angle in the strike. the
kelsey-Hsyes management docs
He said he had been told, in
directly. that the company had
enough colored on the payroll, anc
therefore would not employ any
more.
Abrams, chief steward for the
past nine years, said he had been
hred no less than Ave times for
defending the rights OF Negro en-
ployes in the plant.
A meeting Of presidents Of the
JAW locals blamed the wave of
strikes on the Interna tional on
GERS Of the Union and demanded
that = convention be held be-
fore 1916.
THE UNION is demanding a
Increase OF 30 per cent in pay roll
budgets Of all companies and
wants negotiations conducted on
an industry basis
Al the beginning 81 the week the
strikes spread TO Michigan's Petro-
leum industry when the members
Of Local 456 shut down the Trenton
plant of the Socony-Vacuum com
pany.
The war between labor and
management has caused a crisis In
government circles and informed
sources from the Capitol predict
that reconversion will be thrown
out Of gear. Earlier in the week
II was reported that President
Truman would intervene in the !
Detroit labor situation. While
many feel that the President will
not take an anti-union attitude,
there is no indication as this 10
written as 10 what he will do.
President r. J. Thomas. in a
statement TO the press. said that
q rejection Of the 80 per cent in
crease by industry Will cause a
strike to be called in one OF the
major automobile plants.
Anyone who will contend that
laborinE people can live like hu-
man beings on the present hourly
rate with 20 hours or less worked
= week Is either inhuman or
completely unrealistic,' Thomas
said.
MEANWHILE the union is cur
failing expenses to meet the |
shrinking income due to loss of
Jobs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

Kege, so, OF 1924 Z. street. $3.50;
Rose Porter OF 1920 ST Aubin, $3.50;
Leaner Irvine of 1887 Brown
place. S2l6;
Mary B. Weeds, IS. of 1920 Brady,
sl57; Willie Arnold Of 2l625 Gil
christ. $l48; Katie Thompson OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
FEPC-

Continued from Page Il
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Trick
CONTINUED from PAGE u

money with you. you must show
me some OF your money the oper-
ator names a certain amounO TO
show your good faith"
Usually. so police say. the citizen
hasn't any large amount on their
person but agrees to get it (most
times from their bank or savings
accounU.
THE OPERATOR accepts the
money offered 10 show good faith
by the citizen. then says, Wait
here just minute, I want to go
and tell my boss usually in a
large downtown office) what I've
done. You wait here until come
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

$3.50 ST. Antoine. $85: Nancy
Colonel. IS, of lis E. l30th street,
New York City. $50; Alma Whit
more. "a. of 1884 Hendricks. s72
and a watch and Esther McCoonse,
II. Of 479 W. Vernon. $50 by a for
tune teller.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

ACCORDING TO Mitchell, only
producers were eligible to vote in
the referendum. Cotton pickers
whose wages were to be set were
not permitted TO participate in the
voting. The referendum and hear
ings in each state were conducted
by wage boards appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture under the
Evening star., 1945-06-10

66ClR," says Archibald. who is my
- part of the manpower short
age. may make a suggestion?
Spill it," l grunt at him. But l
am leery,
II have calculated" Archie purrs,
that since you began salvaglng
fats and greases, the surprising total
of one ton has been turned in.
1T is my understanding" Archie
goes on, that such a quantity of
fats. converted into soap, will lave
the bodies of no less than three hum
dred thousand of our grimy fellow
citizens!
Also, your salvage fat has doubt
less produced enough explosive to
sink Japanese battleship.
And there is paint - perhaps
enough to camouhage number OF
tanks and so protect our lads who
man them"
Usually when Archie pauses in
his work to give me one of these
spiels, it is just to rest his back
side, tired from SO much sittin'.
This time, though, smell diff
ferent scheme.
Every interestin'." l say. handin'
him a broom as little reminder
Sir" Archie goes on. ignorin'
the broom. 1T is too bad you are
Evening star., 1945-06-10

not a housewife. You would have
received four thousand red ration
points However. even though cafes
get no points they do get pad for
fats. And you got $50"
"Okay," | say to him. 80 what
about it,"
1T is my suggestion - just a
suggestion, mind you, sir - that |
-er - small bonus, shall we call
it? A matter of morale among ones
employees -
"WHAT gives you the idea yo"
ought to have a bonus?" | snap at
him. I'm hopin' to get off with half
a dollar.
"Well, sir" he says, gain far off
at a corner. there is this matter of
excess profits in wartime.
You lousc" | squawk. Il can't
hardly pay the rent"
=. an livin' off the fat of the
land. as 1t were
SO grin an give the OF scoundrel
a buck. Don't ask me why. BY this
time I'm bothered by the extra $40
an | 20 down to the bank an put
the whole thing in War Bonds.
But I'm goin' to make Archie fork
over two 5O-cent War Savings
Stamps! WAllY tOREN
Evening star., 1945-06-10
q u,z .rn

Eisenhower likeness attached to
red and white service bar.
- Mrs. NJ. S. A.. Lyon. Mass.
S. SUB MOTTO :. What is the motto
OF the submarine feet
Find 'em, chase 'em, sink EN-"
Our subs have sunk an enemy ship in
the Pacific for every day of the war
since Pearl Harbor.
s. "PoTAro PETE" Potato
Pete" has been fired by the British
Ministry Of Food. Why
Because Potato Pete" whose
face appeared on millions of posters.
did his job of persuading people to
eat potatoes so well that now pota-
toes are scarce!
7. ARAB CTS Arab soldiers in the
camel corps ride female c0nrels. Why?
Because they have sweeter dispo-
sitions than the male camels
d. NJ w., Chicago, III.
CONDUCTED " N M..z
rW-o-is IS
Evening star., 1945-06-10

|. BRIGHT LIGHTS When the
5rownoui is lifted, WhGt World famous
Ne,U York lamp WiN shine more than
iwice as brightly as before?
The Statue of Liberty's torch. now
being equipped with new mercury
vapor lamps.
L. M. K, Scarsdale. ". Y.
z. LAW MAKERS How many
lawyers are in the 79th Congress?
Seventy of the 96 Senators are
lawyers and 239 of the ABS Repre-
sentatives.
}, NDEAR FRIEND" American
soldiers are sending 100000 letters
across the English Channel each week
to Byitishers. Why?
They are addressed to friends made
in Britain while waiting for D Day.
- Sgt. E. B., San Francisco, Calf.
4. IKE's MEDAL =. To what org0ni-
cation ptH the Eisenhower Medal be
awarded, and for What reason2
To every Cub or Boy Scout COL
lecting 1000 pounds of waste paper
will go a bronze medal with the
Evening star., 1945-06-10
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-04-25

Molceeem gradu. Tie sem sla s
papanom in mamo. Prav "a prav
bi bila, morala i'll Harrom in
mi je on to obljubil. Drugace
zmerom drzi svojo obljubo, te
pa nj drzal. Pred Molcecim gra-
dom moramo pitt IL studenca,
ker je to vilin studenec. In ker
je ona pila il MEGA. 'Gizela, Gil
zela,' sunalja studenec. Oh, pre-
seneeena sem bila, ko sem slisa-
la memo ime! Memo blizino sem
cutila in tudi studeneek je po-
znal njo in je vedel memo ime.
Papa je pill in tudi JAZZ, oba IL
istega kozarca, in neprestano je