The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
CHARTS COURSE
FOR RACE FOLK
TO MAKE GAINS.

The Negro temper, In keeping
with the mood OF the peoples Of
the world, is no, Eoing 10 stand
for anything less than complete
democracy" said Atty. Theodore
NJ. Berry. president OF the Cincin-
rsti Branch NA.A C.P'. who was
the speaker AT the N,AA.CP.
Legal Defense meeting Sunday.
Jan. "a, al Scott Methodist church.
Berry spoke 10 more than 400
N.AACP. members, oficerS and
workers. citing Frontiers" OF the
N.A.A.CP. activity He was intro
duced by Attorney Willis NJ.
Graves. chairman OF the NA.A.C.P.
Legal Redress Committee, DR..
James l. McClendon. president OF
Detroit Branch. also spoke giving
his eighth annual inaugural ad-
dress
Oficers and board members
were installed by Attorney Berry.
The program also included selec-
tions by me Charmetts, and read
ing by Mrs. Incz Saunders. Rev. J.
y. Howell and Rev. Charles A.
Hill assisted in the program.
Takes Issue With White
To his inaugural address. DR. Nc
Clendon took sharp issue with the
recent statements OF Rev. Horace
A. White. that race relations in De-
troit are improved McClendon de-
clared everyone knows that JEFF
fries defended the former police
commissioner, and that II was the
pressure Of NA.AC.P. and others
that forced Witherspoon TO resign
and q better commissioner be APP
pointed
McClendon commended Bal
ienger. but observed that some po-
llcemen are still going into Ne
gro homes on week-ends without
search warrants and taking the
residents to Jail.
Whites article" charged Nc
Clendon, was merely an attempt
20 pave the way 70 the re-elec-
ton OF Jeffries and an attempt 20
sell Jeffries 10 the Negro voter"
McClendon reviewed the MA.
CPS efforts TO get housing for
Negroes without regard TO race or
color. and placed the blame for the
racial characteristics policy on the
Detroit Housing Commission and
Charles Edgecomb, as well as May
or Jeffries. I'm asking thsk> the
policy be changed. our city adj
ministration is try ng 10 play poll
tics by taking the matter OF hous-
ing to weakened. nsmby-pamby
councilmen in an effort to evade
the main ISSUE" McClendon stated.
McClendon declared that the
present "staliing" of the council
on the question OF changing the
mayors discriminatory policy Is
adequate proof that we have not
made such wonderful strides as
by White"
Berry Says
Reviewing the progress Of the
Negro since the bred Scott de-
Non which decided that the Ne
had no right that the white
was bound TO respect. Berry
the effect Of the 15th and
amendments and other con-
stit1tional decisions affecting Ne
gro rights.
Ultimate goals for the Negro and
his common allies, labor and other
minority groups, according to
Berry. are 4 fair racial practice act.
passage OF a permanent FEPC act,
adequate housing with restrictive
covenants declared unconstitu-
tional. protection of right 10 travel
interstate without discrimination.
equalization OF educational oppor-
tunities, eradication OF discrimina-
ton in public hospitals and other
state institutions.
Berry advised citizens interested
IN postwar housing TO watch ur-
ban redevelopment legislation
Declaring that new laws being en-
eced for the acquiring OF slum
lands and other land for redevelop-
ment or carrying the provision that
Che land acquired by the capital
cities shall be sold back TO private
developers with all existing restric-
tions Berry advised that the Ma.
A.C.P. and other interested groups
n 2ht for amendments 10 the effect
that restrictive covenants which
apply 10 race, creed or color be
sbrogated in sale OF such lands
back 10 private enterprises.
Installed IS oficers and board
members: James J. McClendon.
president; S. G. Gibbons. FIRST vice
president; Mrs. Celillus Curry,
second vice president; Frank VIM,
third vice president; Atty. Robert
J. Evans. secretary; Mrs. Esther ].
Lowe. assistant secretary; {. w.
White. treasurer.
Committee chairmen installed
were: Atty. Willis NJ. Graves. legal
redress: Rev. Malcolm G. Dsde,
veterans: Mrs. Ruth Ellis. enter
tainment: John r. Williams. pub
licity; Atty Edward NJ Turner.
education: William Kennedy Jr..
labor: Talmsdge Turner, music; l.
c. Blount. Rev. H. II. Coleman.
John l.. Cowling. Carlton Gaines,
Mrs Ardelia Heath. Rev. Norman
Kinzie, S. J. Liebermsn, W. j.
Swanson. Mrs. Mamie l.. Thomp-
son. Mrs. L. w. Tyrell,, Mrs. Mil
dred o. Croft. Prince Clark. An
drew L. Brown tsrmed services),
Or. w. A. Thompson. J. Z. Mccall,
Mrs. Florence Schumske. Louis Z.
Martin. Charles Simmons, John
Tally. and Fred A. Allen; Ernest
T. Marshall, chairman OF youth