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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
IN LEGAL TANGLE

Lansing The issue OF whether
Prosecutor Donald {. Noggle. OF
Oakland County. may participate In
court action against gambling con-
spiracy case defendants who con
triblted TO his political campaign
fund neared some sort OF climax to
day, following a day Of confusing
developments Circuit Judge George
=. Hartrick Of that county. an
nounced here Thursday that he
has asked Attorney General John
r. Dethmers TO investigate the
case. including Noggle's conteu-
tions that he did not know the
source o. the money when he re-
Ceiyed n
one OF Germany's super-high-
ways roughly parallels the course
OF the Oder River
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
TAKES OWN LIFE

Kalamazoo - Marital difficulties
were given today by police as the
reason for the suicide OF Mrs. Fran
ces Gould, 3d. Mrs. Gould shot and
killed herself in her apartment
yesterday. Police are seeking
Ralph Gould whom they believe to
be her husband
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
roday's Horoscope

II this is your birthday, you
learn easily, without apparent ef-
fort, and have a remarkable men,
Dry. Being highly practical. you
have little patience with slipshod
work. You always make certain
of thing before you proceed, but
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
Fifty Y ears Ago

There is an exhibition in the Beal
fine portrait Of Dr. Ryan. by Hamilton
Detroit who is located here for Indefinite time
The choir OF the First Baptist church give their annual
concert at Music Hall. BeTevie
Evangelist Harold Sayes made over 200 converts Al
Charlotte IN five week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
Hall Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

The music committee OF the Woman's Study club Mrs
Gilmore Mrs VI Greenstreet Hutton Mrs George
Mlage ana Cameron arranged special must
cal program for the clubs Day
j. Burge and Leroy Gordon business
enterprise with the announcement that they will
eel delivery in the future.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
o. LARGEST GRASS
IN 1AE WoRLD
One-Minute Test

OI1V- .fIIIUNo IVBE
:. OF what people was Xerxes
the ruler?
2. What general led the capture
Of Jerusalem in World War /?
8. Who is known as the Father
OF History?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
RETURNS sILLFoLo

kalamazoo-UP - Hugh Chap
man, sailor home on liberty, got
an unusual greeting from his pet
dog on his return. The dog, after
barking and licking Chapman 5
hands, ran under the porch and
reappeared with a billfold Chapman
had lost before entering service a
year ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
Words Of Wisdom
BY r. J. SCOTT

Sincerity and truth are the
basis Of every virtue.-Cnnfucius.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

SOME FILIPINOS, we read.
smoke cigars with the lighted
ends stuck in their mouths. And
the Japs thought they could
subdue people like that!
I! !
An English town is polling
the pupils as to what type of
new SchoolhouSe they prefer. The
answer is sinpie-one without
books or teachers.
Ms o patriotic dog ,hoi rsfrolns
from biting the Postman on meat
less tuesday.
British motor car manufac-
turers. according to news item,
plan to produce a postwar auto
which will be tiny, low-powered,
and cheaply priced. Sounds like
motorized roller skate.
!
Another postwar boon. SuE-
gests Grardpappy y enkinS. would
be an inaudibIe jukeboK.
!
Whofs happening 10 the Ger
mons these days, means kaiIi
the Notzi, shouldn't happen to q
sehwsinhvnd.
/!
Tipping, says Photographs. is
a recently developed custom.
Yep. as for the cave man--if the
food was good. he ate tiff it
wasn't, he ate the cook
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

There are probably In America
today more than 100000 gypsies
OF Romani blood and the number
is increasing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

There are three great schools Of
Opera-Italian, French and Ger
man.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
Z HAT TER and
~ q Fact or Two

The word "pygmies" eomes
from a Greek word meaning
cubic, 1. e., 1914 inches. Pygmies
were a nation of dwarfs nrst
mentioned by Homer.
Mendelssohn, German eompos-
er, wrote a concerto for violin
and stringed instruments, and a
concerto for violin, piano and
strings at the age Of IA
One Of the worlds greatest
forests, the Taiga OF Siberia, lie
1000 miles long and 1000 to
1000 miles wide.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09
Hints on Etiquette

Hints on Etiquette
When you introduce an eminent
man to a young woman, he is in
troduced to her, not she to him
Miss Jones, Mr.. Brown.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

ELECTRIC LIVING Have you stopped to think
how many of your comforts depend electricity And
many new electric devices promised for after the
In addition to your electric refrigerator washer,
cleaner, radio range and many other electric
servants that make life easier now, there will be
teevsion FIN radio fuorescent lighting air condition
ing frozen food storage automatic laundries and cleo
tric water heating Money invested in War Bonds now
will be available later to pay for postwar helps to
easier living
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

SUGAR SAVER e. No sugar-and very little shortening
is used in this recipe from Home Service Depart
ment
Plymouth Bread
II cup yellow corn meal tsp salt
cups boiling water CAKE yesst
<eoa snoi'ehhs 434 cups sifed all-purposs
"A cup molasses enriched white -four
Stir very slowly into boiling water, stirring
sfantiy Boil five minutes add shortening molases and salt
Cool When Iukewarm, add the yeast which has been
softened in "a cup of ukewarm water Add the flour for
stiff dough- Knead well and let rise until double in bulk
Shape into oaves place in well creased loaf let
rise until double in bulk again Bake for one hour in
heated oven at $500 r.
Don't wGsfe electricity during the coal shortage
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

The city OF Breslau dates back
nearly 1000 years
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

are a little inclined to undervalue
the efforts Of others. Do not argue
with your lifemate while the plan
cts Venus and Neptune are OPP
posed. Or If you write letter,
reread 1t before mailing. Be GER
tain that you have expressed
yourself tactfully.
One-NIinute Test answers
/. The Persians.
2. General Allenby.
3. Herodotus.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

DR.. Clendening VIII answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

Another postwar boon. SuE-
gests GrandpappyJ enkins. would
be an insudibIe jukebox.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-09

whots happening 10 the Ger
mons those Days, means kaiIi
the Nutzi, shouldn't happen to q
sehwslnhUnd.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20
NAACP MOVES INTO


New York-For the third time in
its 36-year history, the NAACP is
moving its national office. On Oct
occupancy of two floors in the
Willkie Memorial Building. 20 West
10th Street. in midtown Manhattan.
The Association will have the
fourth and fifth floors in the nine
story building. The departments
having space 4on the two floors
will include administration legal
defense and education, branches
and membership, public relations
research and information. and the
Crisis magazine.
The entire building will be occu-
pied by organizations working for
causes in which the late Wendell L..
Willkie was interested. These in
clude Freedom House, Common
Council for American Unity. Public
Education Association. Anti-Defam
alton League of B'nai Birth, Citiz-
! ems Housing Council, World Stud
ent Service Fund.
When the NAACP was organized
in 1908 it occupied a small office
donated to it by OswaId Garrison
Willard in the Willard building at
20 Vesey street. The next move
vas to 10 Fifth Avenue. corner Of
18th street. In 1923 it moved from
this address to SO Fifth avenue
corner 14th Street where it has
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

White apartment and saw Young
attractive Jane White, was how well
she personfies the character of Non
ME-.
Said Miss White: Il want very
much to play with that sensitiveness
but without any suggestion Of vague
ness. | don't think you ever art "a
bout a character that is fey and with
drawn. I'd like to play her to show
her sensitive qualities, but not that
she is daft Whatever Miss White
means here needs Interpretation
In another, column, | talked Of the
similarity Of so-called trollop roles
u pretty young women of the stage
are playing today, mentioning such
performers as Edna Mae Harris,
Katherine Durham, Lena Horne,
Anne Virgins Brown, Hilda Siinms
Muriel Smith and Mural Rain as
examples Walter Whites alleged
attempt to set himself up as a czar
Of Negro entertainment and, accord
ing to Variety, wants his imprimat-
If on every role assumed by a Ne
gro actor" has just caused a situa
ton to occur in the relationship of
Lena Horne and her studio, MGM.
The latter company, it has been inn
piled, although officially denied, is
about to reprimand the actress for
not accepting the role in "St. Louis
Woman, in which a member Of the
MGM board has invested r%eavily.
However, he, Walter White, has
turned right around and allowed him
self and daughter to be used, as well
as the NAACP, as a club over the
heads Of Negro critics, both Of the
press and lay, in keeping down jus:
criticism Of a far greatre theatrical
sin han "St' Louis Woman" Where
st Louis Woman would have
provided much employment for col !
ored performers, Strange Fruit,
gives only a few something to do to
earn a living. Colored performers
are stunning roles of criticism and
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

HA I'M An6 VI lC OhlClD uSSy Nd3
a member of Horace Hendersons musical aggregation. While playing
IN a mite club in Philadelphia, Pa, Tiny revealed, the idea struck him
that he could well perform as a maestro welding a baton. Always
the laugh provoker aside from being a pretty swell guy, Tiny is the
prveyor of many slang paraphrases. Bradshaw attended Wilberforce
University, yet to hear him cut loose with 1--WE talk you'd come to the
conclusion that he went through college by walking in one door and
ca. another. This is typical Bradshawrean chatter: I'm solid. Jack"
IN The groove and make EN- novel, I'm a tipping Tom who means
no farm, when l dig 'em they stay dug!", "They get hep when old
TlEys in step, and when lay it down they solidly cut the rug mug"
OF When you pipe me Jackson there's no need for a pipe cleaner for
VIXEN the smoke has cleared away you're in the fields of cIover. So
move over-the airs fine as wine. I'm a cat with a life and nine!"
:. In fewer words: Do you collar the 1--WE?
Jouerdowns: The first award to Lena Horne for her ability 10 sirs
and act va n for merit presented by Mademoiseue magazine The
band formerly led by the late Fats Waller il TO- under the baton of
tecil Cedric who was a soost in the ork before the demise of the
famed musician. Cedrics band moves into the Tic Toe Club in Ros.
on o. April z AT one time it had att least twenty five teams com.
pehng for honors in the annual met basketball championship. but
e FORK now proudly presents a mere golden dozen of its sepia court
qulntets at the conclusion of the indoor cage season. Canada Lee,
"o Ia been aired via the WNYC network for the past ten weeks,
gets his first chance to appear in any other than a legit theatre when
ne will be presented at oews On. Y) State theatre OF April 6, along
with Allan Jones and Happy FELTON,.
by way OF Mention: statement of twentyeight cergymen
and other leaders protesting the "oblferation raids" on German cities
comes as a distinct shock to the majority of Americans. Whatever
intentions the signers may have had, they must now realize that they
have given a great lift to enemy morale. What greater hope could
we give our enemies than to proclaim a doubt about using all avail
able means to defeat them?
Alberta Hunter, the chanteuse, who has been missing from these
parts for some time, told us in a recent letter that she opened in the
Inv t"ut Rnnn Ne AL Ec.cII
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

been for % years. For many years
it occupied the entire fourth floor.
but the growth Of the Association
in the past four years has been so
great that three additional rooms
We're taken on the second floor.
The new address at 20 West 10th
Street offers not only additional
floor space. but a very desirable
and convenient address in the
heart of New York City.
The Willkie building cost $780,
600 to purchase and remodel and Of
this amour the NAACP pledged
$50, 600, of which SIS. 900 has been
paid. The NAACP is the only one
of the organizations excepting
Freedom House. which pledged and
paid an amount toward the build
ing.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20
Teen-Ager's
Activities
(BY JUANITA HANGER)

This Column is to be a regular
feature Of this Newspaper. Those
interested in Activities of TEEN
Ayers and the THREE CORNERS
CANTEEN will find in it Notices of
all activities of the Club.
The Three Corners Canteen has
planned a big program for the
months to ONE. Everybody seems
to be in favor of having a formal
dance just as soCn as possible. Al
though the date has not been def
initely set, plans are going ahead
rapidly. The party will be during
the Thanksgiving holidays.
"a | hope everyone is getting
ready for the m~asquerade party on
Hallowen'en at the USO. Plan your
costume with care for there will be
prizes for the most novel and orig
inal.
ACNANh P1CS Kill 10 bCLAio
planned for October rs. All Teen
Ayers are urged to attend. Watch
this column for further devolp-
ments.
The Junior Board of the Canteen
discussed giving plays and printing
a newspaper of its own; but these
things are just brainstorms in the
making. If you approve Of. or dis
approve with either or both of the
ideas let the Junior Board know!
Remember the board is there to
carry out the desires Of its mem.
berS.
If you are a Teen-Ager. join the
Canteen and share in the fun
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

ZOOM-the Bobcats play first
game of basketball Hi-land school
Pig town-all spectators WELCOMED
Boys who left last thurs to greet
Uncle Sam, were: Aaron Daily
Phifer and Harold Valetine good
luck boysl
.-.
GUESS WHO?
Age 16,
Weight 152 -
Height 5 feet and one half,
Eyes, black,
Hair, dark brown,
Nickname Broadway,
Activities Ill,
Pet peeve, To become a student.
BYE NOW,
c. BOX, signin' off.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

NEW YORK-Jane White, dau.
ghter OF the NAACP's Walter
White, who was selected to play tht
! controversial role of "Nonnie' II
the stage adaptation Of Lillian
| Smiths best seller, Strange Fruit
was interviewed the other week BY
a staff writer OF the Michigan Chror
icle. What she had to say was re-
vealing, to say the least. 1t will be
remembered that Miss White, a
Smith College graduate, but inexper-
fenced as an actress, was picked by
Jose Ferrer for the play at the same
time her father was roundly rapp-
ing a proposed musical comedy, st
Louis Woman" by two eminent
Negro writers, Countee Cullen and
Arna Bontemps. Because Of the
tenure of White, backed by the MA
ACP, Lena Horne was forced out Of
the role because they feared critic
ism, mainly from the NAACP. st.
Louis Woman, was denounced BY
Walter White because he thought II
degraded Negro womanhood. How
ever, he turned right around and al
lowed his daughter to take just as
degrading a role in Strange Fruit
written by a white person.
Il feel Nonnie is a complex part,
but | feel very close to her." Miss
White stated in the Chronicle inter-
view. 1T is an emotional c~loseness
as well as an intellectual. | was
terribly anxious to have the part
| can't think Of anything I'd rather
less do than cast a slur on educated
Negro womanhood. | think in the
theatre, as in all the arts, we have
got to reach the point where we have
the ability to see a given character
as representative of himself alone
and not representative Of a race,
sex, or class.
i do hope that the general inn
preston left with the audience 70
Nonnie is n of strength, loyalty,
and womanliness. She should be the
kind whose strength overcomes race.
The fellow playing Tracy (the white
man who debases Nonnie and then
returns to his own woman) and l
see eye on it and in our love scenes
we want to play it as a human prob
lem and to show that it would be
the same if it we're a Jew or Gentle
a Catholic and a Protestant, or red
blue"
The point of this piece is not to
object to lovemaking on the part Of
a white man to a Negro girl on the
stage. Paul Robson did such seem
Is in "Othello' with the white act
ress. Uta Hagen. 1t is not without
bounds for the situation to happen
the other way around. But the ques
ton has been already asked: If
Tracy were to be a light-skinned
Negro actor, would Miss White have
been as anxious to play the part as
she said she was? In talkisg about
playing the part, Miss Scott, who
interviewed her, had this to say:
THE first thing that struck me
when | walked into the Walter
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

cal facilities"
These are the truths which the
people must tell Congress if we are
to achieve a higher minimum wage
and economic security for American
workers.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20
65-75 Wage Scale
Continued from page ES@71)

has summed up 50 forcefully, is
this The poverty of the South is
the basiu cause Of the i'll health of
the South. The Southern people
are poor-poorly fed, poorly clad,
poorly housed-unable to afford
medical care, their poor communit-
les unable to afford adequate medi-
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

to Good
vernm

Along with the public, and
public officials, the brewing
industry takes an active inter-
est in seeing that provisions
of Nebraska's excellent IL
quor control laws are proper
ly observed wherever beer is
sold.
The Nebraska Committee,
with its program of self
regulation, centers efforts
chiefly on preventing infrac-
tons before they occur. Re
tailers are instructed as to
laws and regulations, and
frequent inspections of retail
outlets are made.
By easing the work Of en-
forcement officials, by reduc-
ing the need for penalties
and by helping to protect
the best interests Of the pub
lie, these efforts represent a
contribution to good govern
ment.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

LEM HORNE FORCED OUT
OF LEAD ROLE IN "ST.
LOUIS WOMAN' BY ACTION
OF NAACP SECY.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

HHUu DOWH Dtat NOOm at The Uarr1Ck Lounge i'm
The Loop out there in Chicago on May %, l943, and
that she's been there ever since. Some sort of a
record, Ill say! 49,. The famed Berry Brothers and
Peg Leg Bates are tied seven and even for appear.
ances in theatres on Broadway. l should have said
consecutive appearances. for that is how you score
1t :. Top recording of the day is the one by the
Ink Spots with Ella Fitzgerald. Sow Cow Boogie'
is the tune, and what a solid sender! Earl
(Father) Hines pinch-hit for Duke Ellington at that
recent benefit. They'll tell you, too, that the Duke
Is alhng . A handshake to the celebrated Peters
Sisters, current swing sensations at LIE Ruban BIeu.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

o their rendition of "Why Do You Pass Me By" A""" 'i""er
lest vraement formidable! Jimmy Phillips tops the new floor
sho" at Smalls Paradise with his delightful singing. Staged Nv Adj.
son Carey, the revuesical "A Touch of Rhythm" is tops "Porev
m Bes" moves to the Erlanger in Phna, Pa. -. Pat Flowers. ensa
mona sePIanlst, is exactly just that. An exponent of tu,eful times
that are terrific, this newcomer is rhythmpating the Blue WORK
and ais well At the curb at llOth Street and Eighth Avenne IL.
. good thing that the circus is coming t. town. The kidG;es were be-
ginning to squawk. Although they do like Beau Jack-and lois
continuous thing can become ANNOYING. toe A
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

Changsha have suffered bombardment, although a
famous collection of bronzes in Anking were saved.
Hongkong had been a haven for many refugee in.
situations. When it fell in December 1941, losses
were tremendous. Most of the Christian colleges
here and elsewhere, though not Chinese property.
suffered the same fate as Chinese Institutions
The Lighter Side: Although it is not generally known.
Tiny Bradshaw started out on his career as a band.
leader playing the drums. He used to beat out the
skins" with Baron Lees Blue Rhythm Band. Later he
played with Luis Russells Orchestra. Still later on
the OF redhead, whose creation of the Jersey Bounce
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

And you don't have to take our
word for It. Appearing on the same
bill with Peggy Fears, Pat Rooney
and several other noted acts at the
Town Barn In Buffalo, N. Y. (Which
caters to nothing but the cream ir
show business, incidentIy), Rosetta
stopped the shoW-and the ceIe-
brated Miss Fears broke down in
tears.
Joe Giggle wants to know what
happened to Pat Rooney.
The Omaha guide., 1945-10-20

monf Parks, Barbara Scott, Bates,
Thomas Beck, Ruth F., Rodges,
Lorraine Morris, Bell Jacobs, jam
cs Ware, Charlene Dudley, Dorothy
Slaughter and Jerry Graham.
TOPl What are all the boys III
North Omaha trying to do Pull
the wool over K. G's eyes!?? hal.
| wake up men "a. nd fly-rightl
OH YES! What has happened to
Frank Anderson and his jalopy? We
would like TO see more Of you ano
it.
CANTEEN NEW HOURS -
Monday Tuesday-3-6- Wens mite,
thursday sc; Friday and Sat mite.
BOOMl the Tomorrow's World
Club is back in circulation every
Thursday at the Urban League S is
to 9:45. Everyone invited-no age
limit
Boys and Girls, STOP Profanity
on the Street at all times!
WHO was the certain jitterbug
going up and down Choc. Avenue,
asking a certain girl for a dime to
ride to work-ask J. S G., and
l. T. they'll tell you who he was.
Hey barnyard?
WONDER-who is the certain
girl at Central that is called by ali
the kids-G1amor Girl-ask Amelia
Orduna she knowsl Hey Henrys
...... SET
What's between our friend B. S.
and B. R? Friendship?
Hal Hal
The hair-do Of Lorrain Morris is
very becoming compliments from
325-Sth hour!
FLASH! FLASHi S. D. is
home on a nice leave lookin' great
in his fleet uniform he is now liv-
ing the navy way, hay (Sam)?
Believe 1T Or Motive are won,
dering if Donnie still has his job
if SO. good deal Donnie
Now that school has started will
the Sweethearts % still have then
club or will it too be disqualified P
(SMILE)
GLOOM! while visiting around
one of my girl friends house the
other day | spied a number of rats
going round and round in the dining
room wonder if they had a party
PIP? | don't know what happened
but | didn't take time to look. ha ha
AND NOW for Our Question.
What is the proper age for a girl
to get married?
Voice Of experience: mo girl
should get married until she is 81,
as she does not know her own ,
mind-Betty Deford.
What is the proper age for a girl
to get married?
When she meets the right boy
Chatter Box.
When she finds something to
marryl. A Orduna.
What can a girl marry now adays
M Curren.
Are you kidding Ruth Curren.
When you meet the right person
49,. Ray Parks.
When she thinks she is so old
that she knows what she is doing
Eugene Brown.
When they think they love each
other. Bert Brown.
When the one you love asks you.
Barbara Peters.
When she thinks she is in love
if she can find anything to marry
B Scott.
Does it make much difference
now adays? Chittleburger.
Are you kidding? What are you
going to marry after your educa-
tion?.,..L. Pierce.
If a girl is old in her thinking
and behavior, for her years, then il
she wants to marry, OK Leta
Clarke.
When she is too old and decrepid
to enjoy anything else in life ......
Florentine Crawford.
Old age Kenneth Graham.
When she thinks he's a fine Cat
Cleveland.
Any old age Nadine Manley.
3 and z, % and ia. Butler.
When she reaches the rite age
Dorcas.
When he has street car fare both
ways Naomi Vealand.
When he is able to work Jean P
When he got cash on the line
... Betty Sherman.
When he got enough money 10
= +ba Cof man q Mast