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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-12
Examination

MOTHERS of children who
will enter Mount Clemens pub
lie schools next Fall are urged
to take their children to Room
1913. Mount Clemens High
school, for pre-enrollmcnt OK
animation by the school nurse
Mrs. Jessie King. Only approx
mately one-fourth Of the chill
dren who are expected TO enter
school next Fall have brought
their children in for the eNaml-
nations, and Mrs, King warns
that beginners must tins pre-
entrance examination. ii O II +
are 10 10 4 o'clock Monday
through Friday
MARTHA MERRITT, Girl
Scout director, is conValcscm9
satisfactorily from recent APP
pendectomy performed in a
hospital al her home IN Chappa-
qua, N. Y. No word has been re-
ceived when she Will be able to
resume her work here.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-12

SOPHIE BOSKY of Detroit
was the weekend guest Of Mrs.
Emmett Quinn at her home at
90 Huron avenue.
RUTH ANN CLEMENT has ar
rived from Miami Beach, Fla. to
spend the summer with her
grandmother, Mrs. Walter Bluck
of $50 Laura, Clinton township
Miss Clement is the daughter OF
Mrs. Gladys Hammer, now OF
Miami Beach.
MRS. WARD l.. PRESTON OF
Dundee, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. John Whitney
while her husband was. recov-
ering from a major operation al
the Art Center Hospital in De-
troit, returned TO her home to-
day. Mr.. Preston is Mrs. Whit
neys brother.
JOHN LEONARD PELLE-
GROIN, infant son of MIR. and
Mrs. Leonard Pellegrom, Smith
street, was christened in the
Presbyterian Church by Rev
j. l.. Kennedy, Sunday morning
He wore the christening dress
worn by his grandmother, Mrs.
Jacob Kron, So years ago.
MRS. l.. +. RUTTER and her
aunt, Mrs. A. Nj. Miller of Eagle
Rock, Cal, who is visiting here
were the guests yesterday Of
Mrs. Leroy II. Sample at hel
cottage in Algonac.
JANET BROCKMAN, daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Brockman, 218 South Broadway
IS seriously III at tine home oi
her parents.
ESTHER SCHMIDT, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Schmid
of Is Sheridan avenue is attend
ing the summer session at Capt.
toll University in Columbus, o
She is member Of Mount Glenn
ems High schools June gradual
ing class.
GUESTS for the week OF Mr.
and Mrs. Isadore j. Field, l0'
Market street, are Mr.. and Mrs
Morris King, Mr.. and Mrs. Man
ny King, Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
King and Estelle and Beverl.
King, of Fort Wayne, Ind, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Greenber,
and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lol
Greenberg, of Chicago, H., ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Silverman o
South Haven. Also expected arr
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Salzmar
and daughter of Los Angeles
Calf, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harri
Greenberg of West Palm Beach
Fla. Their visit here is occas
toned by the graduation festivi
ties for the Fields daughte
Elaine.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-12
Service Men Home
on Furlough, Leave

DONALD Il. THROOP, S &c,
Romeo, to July l.
BRUNO J. KOSTERA, Cox,
Washington, to July z.
GEORGE EWALT, Washing
ton. TO June 20.
PFC. ROY SINKLER, Route
7, TO July Z.
CHARLES w. DAVIS, Utica,
TO June 20.
ROYCE 3. HOWES, Rich
mond. 10 June IL.
ENGINE HACKER, "a Maple
street, to July g.
CLEMENS w. APlTZ, SIS
Greenway, to June %.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-12

1T. q. g. G.. A. PERSON,
JR., USNR, 20, has arrived home
for 30-day leave following 18
months Pacific sea duty during
which he took part in more than
a dozen invasions. When de-
tached for his leave he was
commanding officer Of squad
ron IF PIT boats, and he wears
the American Theatre ribbon,
the Philippine Liberation ribbon
and the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon,
decorated with the equivalent
of ii battle stars, with more to
come. Mrs. Person met him
at his West Coast port and. re-
turned with her husband, who
reports TO Great Lakes for reas-
signment at the conclusion of
his leave.
SECOND 1T. GEORGE Dali
BY, AAF, has arrived home for
leave after approximately six
months in Italy. With his wife
and ear-and a-half old daugh-
ter Nancy Rose, he is visiting
relatives in Detroit and Mount
Clemens. He wears the European
Theatre ribbon with two battle
stars, the Air Medal and the Dis
tinguished Unit badge with Oak
Leaf cluster.
NJ SGT. CLIFFORD J. Nc
CARTHY, 25, recently dlscharg.
ed from the Army Air Forces
with 100 points, is with his wife,
the former Shirley Charbeneau
and daughter Michele, at 1872
North Walnut street. After 81
months overseas, he holds the
Bronze Star Medal, Presidential
Unit citation with two Oak Leaf
clusters, the American Defense
ribbon, the American theatre
ribbon and the European-Afri-
can-Middle Eastern campaign
ribbon with 10 battle stars. Son
of MIR. and Mrs. Charles j. Nc
Carthy of Cleveland, O., he had
been in service nearly eight
years.
LYLE ". WILKINSON ANN
1/c, USNR, who has completed
his training at Minneapolis.
Mimi, arrived Monday TO spend
13 days leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Wylie Wilkinson,
81 North Gratiot avenue. Petty
Officer Wilkinson will report 10
a West Coast base at the con-
clusion of his leave.
EVERETT j. REESE, s &c,
rs, has received a medical dis
charge from n g L. 5. Coast
Guard, after two years and nine
months service, and Is making
his home with his wife and
daughter Janet Kay at IS Il Mil
Ter street. He was last stationed
at Floyd Bennett Field at Brook
lyn, N. Y. at the Coast Guard
Air Station.
RUTH Low, aviation machin-
lists mate sc, WAVE, of 206
Cass avenue is included in a
WAVE contingent which left a
West coast port Of embarkation
recently for an overseas base.
The local WAVE, who is vol
unteer for duty outside the con-
tinental limits of the United
States, will be assigned to duty
on a Pacific Island base to re-
lieve a man for assignment 10
81
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-12
Psr,onah

SOPHIE BOSKY of Detroit
was the weekend guest Of Mrs.
Emmett Quinn at her home at
90 Huron avenue.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09

the same old jim Crow pattern is rigidly maintained
and advocated for wounded Veterans.
The mounting criticism of the Veterans Ad-
minstration indicates that something positive must
be done to streamline this agency and equip it to
cope with modern problems The racial policies
of the Veterans Administration are out-dated and
unsatisfactory by even War Department standards
According to Negro Publishers who conferred with
officials of the Veterans Administration in Wash
ington last week, Brigadier General Hines who
heads the agency should be dismissed for the good
of the service.
The Publishers also urged the President to ap-
point Negro as an assistant administrator in the
Veterans Administration 10 aid in protecting all
veterans against discrimination. We believe that
millions of veterans of this war will demand Vet
Grams Administration thoroughly adequate for their
needs The agency as it is now constituted is not
adequate and there are mountains of facts to prove
it. Our government and the whole people are OBJ
lgated to correct this condition now.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09

Washington observers contend that the South
ern po-tax bloc in the Congress has given up hope
of blocking the anti-poll tax bill in the House of
Representatives and now the Southerners are pin
ming their hopes on the Senate. While it appears
that the House may vote favoraby on anti-pol tax
legislation, we should not take victory in the House
for granted. Every effort should be made to i'm
press our Congressman with the urgency and i'm
portance of passing anti-pol tax legislation.
The poll-taxers are allegedly making plans for
Senate filibuster already. The U. S. Senate is the
old burial ground for liberal measures and anti
poll tax legislation has been laid to rest by the Sena-
tors before We believe the time is ripe for all Of
our local and national organizations to break this
tradition and win real victory. Concerted action
from this point on is necessary and Negroes and
liberal whites should begin to make themselves
heard in Washington.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
College Fund Drive
Hits Sc, 600 Mark

The United Negro College Fund
campaign closed out it's second
week Of activities with campaign
workers reporting over $4,000 in
cash and pledges
AMONG THE big givers are
Great Lakes Mutual Life Insurance
company, and Sans Cut Rate, Inc,
who made their second annual CON-
tribution OF $1,000 each. The Ma
tional Bank of Detroit increased
its contribution from $500 in last
years drive 10 $1,000 in this years
campaign.
Among the contributors from the
business organizations were S625
reported by the East Side Tavern
Owners association and $500 by
the Paradise Valley Business Mems
association.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF $50 each
came from DR.. c. c.. Constable OF
the Howard alumni and John J.
White OF the Paradise Valley Bust
ness Mems association.
The following list constitutes the
800 RiverS 10 the campaign, the
Metropolitan Funeral System, the
Metropolitan Funeral System EN-
ployess, DR.. James W. c0llinS hc
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
NAACP Passes
Over First Lap
OF $4,000 Goal

The Detroit NAACP's member
ship campaign for $4,000 members
passed the quarter mark as the
first lap Of the drive ended with
reports Wednesday at st. Antoine
YMCA. With a goal OF 20 1000 add
tional 10 DO obtained before the
drive closes on June 10. the cap
tains and workers were highly en-
thusiastic and optimistic that the
drive would be a success.
Daisy z. Lampkin, field seers-
tary of the NAACP. il conducting
the campaign. s. c. Gibbons. chair.
man Of the membership committee.
is assisting.
The drive Is off TO q good start"
declared Mrs. Lampkin addressing
the captains and workers at the
last report meeting. but we must
continue 10 work hard in order TO
reach the goal. Detroit needs q
strong NAACP, and the Associa.
ton is appealing 10 all citizens in
terested in democracy and justice
IN Detroit, 10 help in the current
campaign by renewing their mem
bership and urging others to Join"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

Public attacks on the operations OF the Vet
Grams Administration have been coming thick ana
fast from many quarters in the last few months.
The criticism ranges from disqualification OF vet
Grams to the methods employed in settling OF claims
Complaints Of Negroes who charge discrimination
in many of the operations Of the bureau comprise
only one aspect of the general dissatisfaction with
the Veterans Administration. The charges OF In
efficiency are so widespread that the House Vet
Grams Committee has been forced to investigate
them.
One interesting fact has been revealed which
we believe provides the key to much OF the trouble
in the Veterans Administration We have been IN
formed that there has not been single change IN
the top personnel of this Federal agency in the last
twenty years. The same crew which was recruited
TO handle the problems of veterans OF the first
World War are still on deck and they are using the
same old methods and techniques employed gen.
Grafton ago.
The old timers have become entrenched and
they are using their political power to thwart
modernization which these times require. They
are also charged with operating on the same old
racial theories which even the reactonares in the
War Department have been forced to modify in
the years between the two wars 1t has been pointed
out, for instance, that wounded soldiers are not
being segregated as formerly in Army hospitals yet
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
NAACP . Wins
Action Against
Virginia Board

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. - The
Newport News School board was
found guilty May IS Of failure to
comply with a court order entered
Jan. %. 1913. outlawing salary Diff
ferentisls on the basis OF color.
The decision was rendered by
Judge Sterling Hutcheson following
hearings on a show-csuss petition
for contempt in the case Of Doro-
thy Z. Roles, Negro teacher, rep
resented by NAACP Attorney Leon
A. Ransom and Attorney r. Wen
dell Walker.
Attorneys for both side were re-
quested by the Judge TO confer
with him in drafting an order In
compliance with the ruling Of May
Is. II was indicated that imme-
diste payment OF approximately
$50. 900 due 10 teachers as re-
suit Of violation of the i943 order
would be asked
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
Intern acial
War Bond Booth
In Tobin Lobby

One Of the Is war bond booths
stated by the Woman's division OF
the Michigan Finance committee
is located in the Tobin building
lobby with the only interracial
staff in the city. 1t Is manned by
the First Regiment OF the Woman's
War Service division.
The war bond shopping service
booth is open from 10 a m. 10 p m,
Mondays through Fridays. to serve
tenants OF the building and any,
one else who cares TO take advan-
tage OF the service.
SINCE ITS opening, April "a, the
members of the booth have sold
Sc, 1000 worth Of bonds. Their quota
for the seventh war bond drive
has been set at sl50,000 or enough
money 10 provide disqualification
for 1000 wounded servicemen.
The regiment meets weekly al
the Brewster center and bi-monthly
AT the Cass high school for mill
tary drill. They have worked as
hospital aides al ten hospitals
served as bond statesmen for two
years at the symphonies and
operas, covered the John r use
as canteen workers and hostesses
served Camp River Rouge and the
Michigan Central and Lafayette
Terminal USO centers They have
also done special assignments fol
the Treasury Department.
There are approximately IS mem
berS Of the company which 1t
Hazelle c. Perkins commands Ma
jor Gertrude Cspston is command
ing oficer Of the regiment.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09

Its NA.A.C.P. membership drive
time again. Mrs. Daisy Lampkin
is in town TO help the local Ma.
A.C.Pers put extra pep into their
effort TO recruit new members
She raised 100000 NA.A.C.P. dol
lars last year over the country
which is tops by any standard.
All this rain isn't making cit.
zens in those green and yellow
jerry-built huts strewn around
town feel too happy. Mississippi
mud has nothing on the good old
Michigan variety.
That New York medico. DR..
George Thorne. who revealed that
the American College Of Surgeons
refused 10 accept him as one OF its
fellows is doing his brother physl-
clans a favor. Some times profess
sionll folk are more hesitant than
the man on the street in exposing
discrimination against them. The
New York dailies carried long
stories on the incident.
The gentleman from Mississippi,
John Rankin, backed down in his
personal fued against PMS Re
porter Deutsch who wrote that all
was not we'll in the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
The myst FERROUS gentleman
named Wright we mentioned here
last week as being on the Town
Meeting of the Airs program two
weeks ago was none other than
the author, Richard Wright, we
discovered.
That Ethel Waters vehicle,
Blue Holiday" closed quietly
after q few days run. Last min
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
Mississippi Leads
In Sale OF Bonds

WASHINGTON, DC. - AZ the
close Of the second week Of the
eth War Loan drive. Mississippi
and Alabama ranked first and third
among the three states that led in
percentage OF E-Bond quota at
tanned.
MiSsissippisns had bought 90 per
cent OF their states E-Bond quota
After Mississippi came Montana,
with 81 per cent, and Alabama,
with 50 per cent. The national
average at the close Of the same
period was 33 per cent.
Both Mississippi and Alabama
have large Negro populations. APP
proximately so per cent Of Mis-
sssippis population is Negro while
between 35 per cent and 40 per cent
Of Alabama's population is Negro.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
BUSY WEEKEND

Social workers, school teachers, and organ-
rational heads were running from pillar to post
over the weekend trying to keep up with three
exciting events in the field of race relations. This
furry was occasioned by the Inter-Racal Work
shop sponsored by the Mayors Committee, the
FEPC hearings on the Transfers Union and
meeting Of the Industrial Secretaries of the Ma
tional Urban League
The interest manifested by Detroiters in these
activities an inspiring sight. All three events
were significant and well worth the attention they
were given. The Workshop brought together COM
munity leaders and public officials in discussions
which ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime
The FEPC hearings served to focus public attention
on the Transfers who seem to want things their
ly-whte way. The Urban League experts eX-
changed views on postwar job opportunities for
Negroes
There is without question rising tide of in
terest in racial matters in Detroit and all over
America In part this interest has been accentuated
by bitter experiences here and in other areas during
the war period Now that we are in transitional
period between a total war economy and civilian
economy, we are alert to threats of racial strife
and are determined to overcome them while there
is still time.
over the weekend represent three different ap-
breaches to the task of achieving racial harmony
The Community leadership approach was repre-
sented by the Inter-Racial Workshop the Federal
government approach was symbolized by the FEPC
hearings and the Urban League conference rep
resented the technical approach While these events
shared much in common, they indicate the tremen-
dous scope of race-relations operations which are
required today.
Somehow it seems great pity that the energies
and efforts of so many talented and able Americans
have to be expended in order that human beings
who speak the same language and share the same
culture might live in peace with one another Never
theless, we know that the terrible fascination OF
the myth of superiority which divides the popula-
ton and nurtures strife is challenge which can
not be ignored.
The Satanic power of this myth must be fought
relentessly from every quarter and until 1t is de
stroved there will be no real basis for interracla
peace. Those who participate in this great struggle
are making a contribution to democracy which may
bring them no medals nor high honors. Neverthe-
less, as our way of life depends upon the victories
of our fighting forces so also does the future OF
democracy depend upon the success of those who
preach brotherhood.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09

Plymouth Congregational church.
Hester Holloway OF the Knoxville
College club, the Rev. s. D. Ross.
the Rev. A. c. Williams. the Rev.
n. H. Coleman. Or. and Mrs Seipio
Murphy. Tuskesee Alumni club
and the Detroit Fisk club.
Other donations came from T c
Graham. Van Bryan, T. w. John.
son. and Hartford Avenue Bsp-
tlst church.
CONTRIBUTIONS 81 $50 came
from Joe Chafitz, Sam and David
Okum, Aran Zsmneck, Horace
Smith Sr., Fred A. Allen, Restau-
rant and Club Service bureau.
Robert Holloway, John Fuller. Will
liam Taylor. George Evans, Roy
Mapp. and Kirk Lewis.
Among the SIS contributors are
Socrates Nerantzkis. Maxwell Gold
man, Carl Moscovitz, Chester Rem.
tie. Mack Johnson. and Mancuso
Jones. Double Victory Bar.
The balance Of the report was
made UP Of contributions below SIS.
Report meetings are held weekly
on Fridays al . o'clock Al the cam
paign headquarters located at the
Urban League building. 206 Mack
avenue,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09

was done by the Appropriations
Committee Of the House Of Rep
resentatives.
No one objects TO the appropria-
ton for FEPC being left without
any money il il means that the
Congress Is going TO pass perma-
nent legislation for the enforce
ment of Fair Employment Prac-
tices In our industries. The present
FEPC has little power 10 enforce
its decisions but certainly the COM
mittee has done service for our
country.
We cannot be without a FEPC in
this nation OF ours. The people who
have been the miserable victims OF
race discrimination must arouse
themselves with other people who
believe in democracy TO let our
congress know that we must have
FEPC. Detroiters have had fine
opportunity TO see how important
FEPC is in the struggle for Fair
Employment opportunities for all
people Saturday. June ., the case
against the Truckers Union local
299 was heard in Detroit. The
FEPC gathered information to show
that Negroes were denied the op-
portunity TO drive trucks in cross
country hauls Just because they
were Negroes. We Detroiters had
hatred can be. We need FEPC to
deal with this very stubborn fact
Of discrimination in industry.
II by leaving ut the appropria-
ton for the present committee Is
an indication that congress Ii
determined to put through a Per-
manent FEPC then we are on onr
way to achieve some real de-
mocracy In this country for
which men Of every race. color
and creed are giving their lives
in this war. Congress has not
made any indication that II In
tends to pass permanent legisla-
ton for FEPC. This. NAV be a
method which reactiOnaries are
using to get rid Of the whole
ideas Of FEPC In industry.
Whatever is in the minds OF the
reactionaries, about this latest
move in relationship TO FEPC is
not as important as the fact that
the move OF leaving out the ap-
preparation for FEPC is signal
to all progressives to get busy or
ganizing for democracy. Negroes
have only worked half heartedly
for permanent FEPC In too many
cases.
| Let us all ralIv around the Is
ues Of . permanent FEPC. The
need for . permanent FEPC was
shown to Detroiters last week
when the present committee
asked Mr.. James Hoffa to come
| to show cause why his local
should not be cited for race dis
elimination in the matter of Ne
gro truckers who charged that
they were prohibited from work
ing because Of their colr.
Mr.. Hoffa did not show up to
answer the charge. The present
committee could not make him
show up. The committee does
not have the power TO make him
show up A permanent FEPC
would correct this glaring fault.
Now Is the time to rally every
community resource to make the
need for FEPC felt in the halls
Of our congress. The people will
have to tell congress to act In
this matter. Congressman Will
listen to a million letters going
from individual citizens In behalf
Of permanent FEPC.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-09
THE CHRONICLER
Bv CONFUCIUS

ute changes were made but the
show just couldn't stand up.
Members of the Boston Boule-
ward Cooperative are due for con-
gratulations for living up to their
principles even when their pocket
books were involved. They lost
five members by admitting one
Negro, but they stuck by their
guns.
The conference at San Francisco
is practically over-except for the
official closing at which President
Truman is to preside. Negro con-
sultants, observers ct al, are al
ready vending their way back
home. Walter White has made
several talks since returning from
ST. and Mrs. Bethune is in Wash
ington ready for the opening gun
OF her National Council OF Negro
Women's $55,ooo drive.
The Free Press new Town Crier,
Mark Beltsire. is getting into his
stride. The F.P. lost Jack Picker
ing to the Times and got Tony
Weitzel; then lost Weitzel TO the
News. Bachelor Beltaire has one
great handicap: he has no four sons
to provide copy as has Tony
Weitzel.
Just when Washington reporters
we're beginning TO say that Negroes
weren't getting in to see President
Truman, he had conference with
Walter White. and group OF Ne
gro newspaper publishers the same
day. WV. is scheduled 10 return
later with a Negro spokesman.
Don't forget 10 renew your
NA.A.C.P. membership!