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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20
PORTRAIT
 OF TRUMAN IS 10
 HANG AT 0LYpMIA

OLYMPIA, Sept, 20-As soon as Governor Wallgren returns from San Francisco this weekend there will be another picture-hanging session in the executive office.
 A life-sized portrait of President Truman arrived here this week straight from the brush of an Alaskan artist, Eustice P. Ziegler, of Anchorage ziegler made the painting from a photograph and placed it in 4 by 5-foot gilded frame.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20
Great Boon Seen
 In U. }. Aviation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 The Civil Aeronautics Administration estimates that Al, 900 Army Air Force officers and enlisted men will seek civilian aviation jobs. This is about one out of every four in the AAF.
 About 87,oo0 plan to buy and fly their own planes,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20
BLACK IN JUNEAU

A. C. Black, of Portland, has arrived in Juneau and is a guest at the Baranof,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20
WEsTFALL HERE

Wallace Westfall, of Sitka, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20
SEATTLE MAN HERE

R. A. Sperry. Seattle. is a guest at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20

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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

add 70 postwar
living. Static
! e S S + NJ .
broadcaSting
Will be one
attractive fea-
ture, which you
Will be able TO
enjoy fully
with your COM
ing Majestic
r. M. Radio.
r r o m t h g
speaker Of your
Majestic will
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

correspondent, spends about IL
hours a day in research Polishing
up his script takes additional
time. He says, though, that the
worst part Of the job is getting up
AT 400 AN. TO rehearse finishing
touches IN the Blues Washington
news room
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
City Wafer Fund Buys
SjjO.O0O Inn War Bonds

confined it's purchases Of long
term bonds TO City of Detroit
issues.
The decision was made after
Deputy City Controller Frank
McI.aury pointed out that the
United States bonds would yield
S5l 900 more than the Detroit
bonds would yield over the same
period.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

Detroit's contribution 10 the
Seventh War Loan drive will con-
sist Of the purchase of S55000O
in long term bonds for the water
board division Of the sinking fund.
The decision 10 make the bond
purchase was made by the COM
mon council with many miSgivings,
due chiefly TO the fact that in
the past. il has. wherever possible,
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
tn ese Engineers
Wear kipstick!

Who said this n . mans
world? The ladies bless 'em)
are even taking over highly
technical engineering jobs In
radio. NBC now has two
women engineers in sharge OF
important operations on vari-
Gus network and local shows.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

AAAAAA ~ eNof 4 = oA
prepared lines,
and then pick
up your check
Tain't sol d.. .
Frinstance -
Martin Agron-
sky, Blue Net
work news an
alvyt and war
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

Stubborn Mantle Refused
10 Stay Dead! Strangely
Enough, Three Times He Has
Been Called Dead and Once
Given a Funeral Service by an
American Legion Post, But He
Proved Very Much Alive as
Shown in a story in The Ameri-
can Weekly,
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
Radiophone Seruics
for Formers

The postwar period holds
bright prospect for farmers in re-
mote districts. where telephone
wires have not yet been installed.
Experiments are now being made
10 provide these folks with regu-
lar telephone service through use
Of military field radios.
In many other ways radio viii
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

how true-to-life tones, natural.
pure, vivid as music heard in
concert hall. And your Majestic
Radio PhonOgraph will food your
home with brilliant melody on rec
ords-Majestic Records bringing
the nations top talent TO your
home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
Hooroy for Eddie Cantor!

Eddie Cantor is the news this
time From way down in thirty
fourth place, he has scared 70 the
ranks OF the Fayorite Fifteen in
the radio poll Jack Benny and
Take II or Leave IL are also back
among the favored few again.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
WAYNE HALF WAY

Thus far Wayne County has
purchased St per cent of its
Sl79 S31 900 quota, and in the
state 80 per cent Of the $685.
900 600 has been met he reported,
Almost 1000 "GallantS" Of the
GROCER Grocery and Baking Co.
attended a rally last night in the
CasS Technical High School audi
torium, wheTe lsbey urged them
TO put forth even greater efforts
TO sell bonds.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
Bye-Bye Blue!

After June Is, you won't
hear the Blue Network any
more. No, il is not being DIS
continued. The name is being
changed TO American Broad
casting Company.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
HoU Would You Like
A Job Like This!

At the first glance a radio COM
mentator's Job looks like a cinchl
Just step UP 70 the mike for a few
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
STATEWIDE APPEAL

Posters viii be distributed
throughout the state 90 boost the
drive. IShev said
Meanwhile, ne reported that
Yesterday both the county and
state again failed TO meet their
daily quotas. leaving them even
further short of their goals.
Failure 10 meet daily quotas
now. increases the quotas 10 be
set for the remaining days Of the
drive and will call for even
greater efforts by bond buyers,
he said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
Idle Cash Key
To Bond Goal

War loan officials will launch a
drive June ia 10 urge persons
with money lying idle in safety
deposit boxes 70 send their cash
to war by investing in war bonds.
Frank y. ISbey, chairman, re-
VCaled today.
He asserted that in the approxi-
matelv 100000 safety deposit
boxes in Michigan there is more
than two and a half times as
much money as is needed 10 put
over the Seventh War Loan.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

Radio celebs now busy writ
ing books: Hedda Hopper, au-
thoring Malice In Wonder
land" Orson Welles, two books
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08
Bedjackets

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Rayon crepe; lace
trimmed. S. NJ. L.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-08

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
About The Common Man
J I d A II . R 0 b

and Allen Park own their own electric plants
In the CITY OF Detroit there is every reason for
the city 10 own and operate the services now pro-
sded by the Detroit Edison and the Michigan Con-
solidaed Gas company. a very minimum.
Out Of the profits q these concerns be ciiy could
do a great deal OF condemnng or biished property
as TO build parks the crowded parts OF town.
IL could establish great many low cost housing
projects it could finance recreation program and
the building OF recreation centers all over town.
Public ownership Of the utilities has been very
satisfactory and workable arrangement in many
cties throughout the country. II work in De-
tror too.
Another field tina, | believe the city should 90
into is the distribution Of milk. Today this is
scsndalously wastefu arrangement MIX is stand-
ard product or should be There should he diff
ference among the different brands with regard TO
butter fat content purity or anything else
A Tragedy OF Waste
II has been commented on frequently duting ihe
war how tragic is the waste involved in the fact
that so many milkmen travel down The same street
II is just as much a tragedy IN peace time because
the price ~ milk Is thing tha' should be kept
down as low as possible and which should be avail
to people who are completely broke.
Municipal distribution Of milk would certainly
lower the cost OF getting tho milk 70 the consumer
As things stand there is tremendous differ
ence between what the farmer gets for quart Of
mix and what We pay A large part or tle uiftlehtt
IS the cost Of maintaining many completing
plants Another large par, Is The great profit made
by the biz national milk distributing companies
Another product that mi eh' very Well be manu-
iactured and distributed by tho municipality IS
bread The kind Of bread Get nowadays is just
nothing at all like homemade smail-baker hak-
ed bread II is designed TO stay seeming long
err Is beached white with all he good whole wheat
removed In short il disgrace There is good
article IN April's COMMON SENSE discussing the
why's and vherefores Of this situation
These services and products might all very well
he handled by the municipal government and 'he
profits used 10 help make Detroit riot-proof city
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
Buy Bonds And Poppies

We fietrate arots.r Memorial l'at on ed
resds Na 30 Ntrrs irf n year va hate spec-
5at aree ..g v. 80. Il asr ard TIE toll Of war
deaths ard c4-tsa' 'taf+, mnAffAR
j. nof e,pf t-t cemeteries and place
flowei> fe ~ ~ te lNkHonr Soldier and otf-
or waf heroes vs. mist 'ase Hp ne torches that have
fallen ffom ttei hands and continue toe fight the
home frot. rct.i complete victory won
Nrtle or soldiers arc gh'.hg and dying Ia distant
lands tele mach can do 20 helm them here at
nome. We and shogld bus AZ thi, line all the war
bonds ve can u as 20 helm speed up Victory and end the
awful sacrifice Of human fe We should also buy peoples
on Memorial Day encourage the disabled veterans Of
this and other who spend their time IN hospitals
making ronre- for sale
These are some Of the practical in which we
can pay tribute the nations heroes this Me-
moral Day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26

W. a.! know that one OF the best ways 70 avoid
racial disturbances in Detroit is TO provide q lot
mole services than the city currently gives people.
These services must include considerably better
hausine particularly for the people who are so
di-et ciuly crowded in sorefrons. abandoned
biildln2s garages. stables and chicken eoops
Y.fsian III PARK development; recreation facilities
WITHIN easy reach OF all children and adults who
vent 70 use them
When people lse IN decent conditions. men their
enc ga. nave natural and useful outlets when no
body q di.cyiminared against segregated into
The h4ehied districts o. town then decent start
vill rate been made toward avoiding trouble like
June 1888
7o date Iletror has made no serious effort 70
semeay to conditions that created he riot We
suii have fer few parks and the summers
croNasne on Belle Isle would be source OF trouble
s,en an Detroiers were OF exactly he same skin
coior
Housing has been handed mos disgraceiuHy,
&.,h no opportunity for Negro families 10 get out
81 the terribly crowded and unliveaoe areas Of the
near East side
This problem will continue after he and the
sooner get down 70 il the hetter OIL
". WIN be- The usual answer were given when
ak for projects like these Is Where WI me
money come FROM II We suggest that industrial
ara commercial sizes and buildings might he taxed
nore heavily We are told that II do that well
dii,e Industry OUT Of Detroit and create unemploy-
mfnt.
This scare about driving industry out of Detroit
is strictly baloney Industry came 70 Detroit ne
cause Of the skilled labor here because j. is close
10 coal ana steel and because of the railroad IA
ci}ifss II can't and won' just pick up and go Ih"'
would he far more expensive than raying more tax
es
other sources
There arc other sources NJ money as well thai
can hiring revenue 70 the city and help pay for me
Improvements the town needs,
Many cities own their utilities and the cities
prosper While the citizens pay lower rates for bel
ter service Here in Michigan. stureis Eseonaoa
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
Deep River
BY
HAROLD PREEcE

by her main character. Simon Bliss in Deep River
also a past OF passionate and undyns strug-
gle against the big landlords who owned the body
and soul OF Dixie
Southern Underground
There was not one but many simon Bsses who
sat IN Dixie legislatures before The Ciyi war 10
champion the cause OF the poor white man and
poor black man against the vunures who turned
our South into buzzards feast Henrietta Buck
master has Simon Bliss running station on the
underground railroad TO help slaves ger ont OF
Georgia at the same time that he Was representing
a Georgia mountain county In the legislature There
were hundreds Of such men in the hill country OF
Georgia. in the piney ~oodslof East Texas and In
the palmetto bottoms Of soalh Carolina-men. who
after secession. got themselves elected 10 the Con-
federse state legislatures and fought slavery from
within
Now, its hard TO give you picture Of book
like this in the space OF few hundreds words
Maybe. I'm partial 10 the book because Henrietta
Buckmaster modelled the character Of Simon Bliss
after my friend Don West poor white mountain.
eer school teacher and preacher who lives In (eor
eia and who still carries the fight OF his grandma
against slavery
But III say that this hook Is must for every
sou'herner and for all Of our many friends in the
North who help NJ by sponsoring such bills as the
one TO do away with the poll tax and that other one
10 establish permanent Fair Employment Practice
Committee
Thanks Henrietta Buckmasier-born in the North
but along with that other Northcrner Howard Fast,
adopted By tho South. Your book makes us feel
thar The deep river IL going 70 he dried NJ for n.
ready The people Of both coofs are starting to cross
over.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26

II'FI ftIFVI UUVh "IINI y d
monument 10 the poor whites OF the Lincoln era as
Howard Fasts Freedom Road is a monument 10
The Negroes OF that age when our fathers fought and
voted and died together Deep River and Freedom
Road are side by side my hook shelves a
promise OF the day coming in Dixie when our
people shall be side by side
This is by way Of publicly thanking my friend.
Henrietta Buckmaster. behalf OF the Souths
people. for giving us one more truthful hook about
Dlxie's past For when understand Dixies past.
then we-the white people and the Negro people
81 Dixe-can move forward and make Dixie's iu-
ture.
Dixies past was past Of slavery snd Of selling
he human soul along with the human flesh But
Dixiss past--as Henrietta Buckmastsr shows us
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
AND ALL THE
TRUMPETS
SOUNDED
BY Ruth Taylor

The F.Dses President is gone
and another name has been added
10 the long Isl 81 casualties Who
have lsid noe lasf tall measure Or
devotion npon Tho ALTAR Of human
hro.herheod
Whetnfr q n0 We app owed All
~ NJ poi'cies Or actions whether
$40 0esc among us critics Or bis
'f.enls We earn ~ us admitted and
admit his greatness and his over
"n.lmine desire 90 serve America
srd ne cause ~ peafe
a great American has left us.
and no nation erieves TOR this
man Who rose 50 bra,cly above
PHYSICAL handicaps He SCI his
a-ise 70 The stars and held the
leim ffpc : spite % the winds oil
hafe and celumny
The price % democratic govern
mont is high Three presidents have
died .n oH wa4s infee presidents
Lincoln Wilson Roosevelt How
can wt alone. 80 marble memoir
iai no spire of stone is enough,
W'hai We must do is 10 write in
delbly on me pages Of history the
Four Freedoms The real mo
mortal should he 10 make a lasting
peace 10 the name o. the man who
fought for tho rights OF all men.
And as We sorrow for the ma
ton. for the family OF the man
Roosevelt--let us pray for the new
Prcsident-fof the man who vii
have 20 carry on IN the most criti-
cal hours " the worlds history
The tired hand has laid down th'
torch. The only tribute that Frank
lin Delapo Roosevelt, would wan
would be the renewed and renew
ing unity n the American peopl
IN striving 70 achieve The ideals 10
which he lived and hoped an
fought and died his undying pur
pose-the brotherhood Of all mer
The price % freedom has bee
paid The sacrifice has hecn TAI
npon the altar Let US say ~ Inn
as John Bunyan said Of that othe
warrior.
So he passed over and all III
trumpets sounded for him on tn
other side
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
Pacific Primer

Here are some hard facts for
those who think The Pacific war
IS easy shedding
J 4 takes one ton Of hieh
explosives io klll one Jap.
To KIN 10000 Japs on Sal
pan il took 2ooo0 tons OF high
explosives not counting the
weight 81 Tho shell cases.
There afs 1000 900 Japs I'M
dor arms Two million more are
ready for sertirc.
n b. zorr To- take ALL
the munitions We can produce TO
make Japan surrender
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26

cretionary power under Proceed
ural Regulation No - for deal
ing with this problem
some boards have had consd-
eralde success in requiring N
applicant TO appear len OF iif-
teen DAYS after the filing Of ne
Application A. this time the ap-
plicant IS asked the same qufs-
lions that were on the apples-
ton form When the answers 10
not agree with those on ha
application the Board Therefore
feels that the applications q
fraudulent. and the case should
be further investigated or denied.
However boards must decide "a
an application not later nm
thirty DAYS after II was iifi
This meals that the board nav
approve or DENY an application
The boards position Is diii-
cult one since there should bs
no denial 70 those who hay, a
legitimate reason to receive th5m
II is reported that in ihe last
few weeks many Boards Eve
heen flooded with applica fns
for replacement Of Ration Reek
4 These demands for Replace
ment have been so far above ne
normal rate that there is cues
ton abouf the validity Of All
applications Yet Boards ht'e
thc authority To require an ap-
plioant for replacement 10 re-
port loss 10 the police aprcar
az hearing and present addi-
tional proof OF lDss. Action must
be taken on The application Win
IN thirty days. bur the aoard
may, at their discretion. take me
tull thirty days before ISSUING
part OF the applicant conlrlhu''
may he extended 10 sixty days
Protection Against Evlctlons
There has been an incrcasea
number OF evictions resulting
from the sale OF rented houses
and apartment buildings. Even
though the owners wish 10 o''
cupy their premises. the tenants
are entitled TO substantial pro-
lection against hasty evic''on'
Before purchaser can SET lFo"
The rent office a certificate "u'
ihorizing him 10 begin eviction .
proceedings. he must prove th''
he has paid ~ least 20 per een'
OF the purchase price. he 'h'"
must file a petition to lnst'u''
eviction proceedings under 'O
cal laws. Then the area rsH.
office will notify the tenant 'n''
Continued on page le)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26


~ basis. We arc likely 10 lose
all our nard-won gains Human
nature changes very slowly thoy
saw All those who are slowly
slipping backward for fear Of
forging ahead should study care
fully these TWO regulations Of The
Farmer AnitAuiomohile Socie-
iv and should remember tina;
this organization was powerful in
the early DAYS o. the automobile.
Automobiles travelling on coun-
try roads a. nieht must send up
rocket every mile then wait
ton minutes for the road to
clear. The driver may then pro-
coed with caution blowing his
horn ann shooting Roman can
dlcs as before
In case horse Is unwilling
70 pass an automobile on The
road the dUver OF ne car mnst
take The machine apart as re-
pidly as possible and conceal
me parts in the bushes
Its not Tho horses who are
afraid OF progress these days.
bni the result is very much the
same
BRI1fS ON THF LOOSE
woman lay dead because fe.
rocion> pit terriers had manglcd
her hod,. \ child Ia, dead he
cause mn inhlman bus driver had
choked the HE from Its body.
The owrer II The dogs. on trial
for daughter. says the vi.
cious strain must be- wiped out.
How shall We be rid OF the Vi
.clou> strain which produces this
type Of brutality. The service
man who shot aid killed the
hns driver should not he permit
ted 10 think OF himself as n
murderer. he has served his
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
Living South

There's one deep river that Dixie has to cross
and that river is color.
There's one deep river that divides our people OF
both colors-one deepr river that keeps the white
people on the far side ~ the bank from Joining
hands with the Negro peorie who wait on the near
side
And how can there be peace aud democracy any
where on the earth so long as that river OF color
divides the people anywhere on the earth?
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
BY AL HENINGBrRG
THE MIGHTY SEVENTH

The tragic but glorious news
OF tho aircraft carrier Franklin
reminds us again that the. war
Is not over. Counting up points
for your man is pleasant pas
time. hut stacking M dollars for
the Seventh War Loan will bring
him homo sooner.
100000 MORE
The NAAtP. champion Of the
rights of Negroes In this country,
seeks 5000 new members IN il
current campaign. Join II YOU
want 10 see democracy given n
breathing chance before II l. too
late. Pitch IN for the great amer
lean fight against fasclsm. De
trot residents do not need to
be told what thi, means 10 them.
Our only complaint Is that
The goal il too low; Il should
he sci for nj least u million new
members.
YOr MUSTN'T co TOO FAST
That is the admoniiion con-
stanily handed on 10 young Ne
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26

Bur That deep liver was cfoSstu
by men OF MY color-the South
ern poor whites joining hands
with men OF your color
the Negro slaves back In the
SOS. That Is the sign that no river
is deep enough 20 hold back the
people when they've got a mind 10
get across.
I've Just been reading Henriet-
q Buckmasters great new novel.