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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

yMCA pool is still for white only But again this
year my father will carefully set aside sum OF
money viii write letter 10 the YMCA saying this
money will be turned over 10 It when il changes
us Jimcro policy and he will again phone few
more OF his friends suggesting they do the same"
This story requires no comment But recent
happening along similar lines does
Just by accident. because don't read his column
once in two years noticed II. G Saisingers sports
column In OF the daliies. He quoted a bit OF a
release from John r Williams baseball impressaro.
and then went on argue against Negro participa-
ton in organized white" baseball
All The Tricks
II was amazing how in that short column the
writer had managed 70 concentrate many OF the
tricks used bv the prejudiced In The first place he
used quotation from Negro and then extended
rs meaning till he had the Negro seemingly arguing
for segregation This is favorle trick and follows
the line Of the argument Negroes prefer be seq
rerafcd"
Then he draws the stereotype picture OF the Negro
which Is so assiduousy cultivated by the white
supremacy bows Negroes are carefree Glowing. un-
practicable creatures he suggests. completely IN
capable OF fitting into white baseball This Is a
very unfunny trick and I'm sure that It won't work
anymore. hut there 81 Is in print
This stereotype is all the funnier because n
there is group OF people who care-free. clown
ing and unpredctabie. II IL probably 10 be found
among the white baseball players. many OF whom
fill hooks OF legends with their. Glowing and un-
practicable antics.
Finally. he pointed out that Negro hall players
will do better financially in segregated ball leagues
OF their own That is supposed be the final killer
as argument
Poor Salsinger almost had me crying al the pros
poets OF Negro ball players losing money by playing
in the major leagues,
I'm sure that coiumnists like Salsinger are not
going TO be able 70 keep Negroes out OF major
league baseball but his pitfu efforts are worth a
bit Of notice hope he lives long enough TO eat his
words
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
Make Our Schools Safe

The public schools Of Detroit will be closing for
the Many OF the loca factories also laying
off workers because Of the cGtbacks in production
The school children vacation and the mployed
workers in community both deserve special consdera
ton al this time.
Some Of Detroit schools are very old and few
Of them present fire hazards Il would be awful
dy # fire should at tine occur one Of our obsolete
school buildings and Of the pupils 70 lose their
lives
There are al least tweny-seyen schools in Detroit
Which, built prior 900 including the Tlden school
which I'd fire in $50 when six children were burned
TO death ard thirteen seriously injured Il is still in
The Hancock school built in 1897 Fire DESTROYED
the entire top floor 934 but the building Is still being
used These only few examples Of out-dated local
school buildings.
Detroit is wealthy Industrial city and could easily
afford TO tear down remodel the Anticipated public
schools in the community This would be good time TO
take the step.
Rebuilding Detrots unsafe school structures at this
time would serve 70 gye employment to Of the work
ers who being laid off BY defense plants Il would
the double purpose Of producing needed Jobs and
protecting the lives Of our school children
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
LESSONS IN ENGLISH

nIsDAlNFrL fuu ~ contempt
srd aversion; scornfui There
vas dlsdalniul reserve in his
manner
PREPOSTEROrs contrary 70
nature or reason; unreasonably
absurd Most preposterous con-
ciusions ~ Shakespeare.
CLARITY; 10 make clear MY
explanation will clarity the mat
ter
TAc1T implied. but no, s1-
pressed He did not promise 20
DO y but II was a tacit under
standing
EXPOsTrLATE; 20 reason ern-
esily with person on some
Improperly ~ his conduct Men
eyposrulaie with erring friends"
I>cREDULOCs; Iieving
fkepfical He listened with an
incredulous mind"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
HAITI IS SOCIAL
SCIENTISTS HEAVEN

ATLANTA. Ga A discussion on
Haiti as Laboratory for Cultural
Research AZ an Atlanta University
Forum this week was revealed this
Negro republic 10 be a fertile field
for students Of social research.
The discussion leader was Or.
Charles s. Johnson. director OF tie
division Of social science at Fisk
university.
In making a study OF Haiti. Or.
Johnson found no census or other
data available. and sees in this
country unlimited opportunities
for research by anthropoIogists.
socloIogists and other social
scientists. especially linguists The
Creole language. which IA spoken
by IS per cent OF the population. IL
not a written language. and offers
rich field Of study. There Ia a
chance for anthropolorisis 10 study
The trsnsplanted African into
Haitian family life. In desrrIhlr~
me caste system Dr Johnson mt
"a a dlstInct difference In the
French and the Afro-French con-
tinEeney.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
"A bout The Common Man

It's probably lazy mans way 10 write column
but heard story that interested me very much
and ! asked the young lady who told Il TO me to
write Il down This is what Mary FELTON, wrote az
my request
Judah said for me 10 write II down and Ae would
put It in his column. II isn't really much Of a story
but Il is the Kind OF beginning that all make
My brother Bob was very interested IN stamps
He went at his collection the hard way: getting
stamps from my fathers mail and from friends.
Several OF his school friends also had small collec-
tIons They began swapping stamps and gradually
formed a stamp club They met at each others
homes and worked their collections, often stop
ped 10 play some games and have refreshments.
There was boy from the right side OF the
tracks and another from the wrong side and still
others who lived in the middle part Of town. They
were white and black and from beth American
born and foreien-horn parents The boys built MP
a tight knit friendship that was based on great
deal more than love OF stamps over the years they
played together. talked about their future swapnec
ideas on the way the world was going. Nothing was
able TO break this friendship
But there was a flaw the boys resented They
liked 70 swim at the towns YMCA But Jimmy WASH.
allowed 10 swim there The yMdA officials felt the
color OF his skin would hurt the water After a
while the parents o these boys felt this flaw too
A New Club Formed
erha, fail when the YMcA made is annual drive
for contributions some OF the parents formed a
kind OF club They went around 20 their friends
and talked something like this ! was planning
to give so much to the YMCA this year but am
doubling that amount However. ] won't turn 1t
over 10 them until they agree that any boy In town
no matter what his color. can use the swimming
pool u
THE group OF parents who say TINS mas oeen
growing larger each year II Is getting so the YMCA
is having hard time finding a respectable citizen
10 head IT'S finance drive.
II wish could write a happy ending 10 ms
story Jimmy is now sitting bitterly in Southern
Jimcro army camp My brother Bob and i've OF
his friends we're killed this winter In France. Inc
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
NOTED ARCHITECT
HOME FROM LIBERIA

WASHINGTON -(ANP)-- Hill
yard r. Robinson, noted archi-
tect. returned here last week
from Monrovia where he was
named technical consultant TO the
republic OF Liberia. Robinson and
his engineering assistant. James
Braxton. had spent four and a
half months abroad making com
rrehenslve land surveys In con-
nection with future development
plans.
Liberia has entered upon a
comprehensive program Of eco
monte planning" Robinson said.
significant items OF which COW
or public health, agriculture and
physical development programs. "
lie did not enlarge upon his
trip. but did acknowledge that
substantial aid Ia being given BY
the United States government
through the operation OF the
lend-lease agreement slRned with
thai country 10 1913.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
THE NATIONS NEEDS

Your manpower IL very impor-
tant. Remember that war produc-
tion is not over. There are many
jobs available in lead mine areas.
II you are being released from
other war work-inquire about
lead mine work. Lack OF lead
may prevent manufacture OF ma
terial vital for Japanese war.
Many foundry jobs are ayailabls
today for want OF persons who
will do that kind OF work. Thai
work must be done. The foun-
cries must run even after war.
II is steady employment. With
out the foundries the war effort
is lost.
There will be a problem u
winter fuel Fuel will be scarce.
Start conservation OF fuel today
by insulating your house now 10
keep Il cool during summer An
over heated house is a health
hazard as well as a drain on
fuel supply. The elimination OF
waste is too vital to be over
looked
The American people must not
get a carefree attitude. We must
not forget our boys out In he
Pacific. They need our every ef-
fort They need every ounce Of
all the consideration that you
can give. Our protection depends
on how we'll they do their JOB.
Soldiers without the materials OF
war cannot do the job. Are We
going 10 let down our bargain!
Cannot we fight here on The
home front until the last bullet
is fired? hope We can--Ameri-
ca is calling you. What is your
answer! Il will enlist my all out
efforts until total victory 10
achieved
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

The ten year old colored Be-,
pushed and tugged until Nm.
ally he toppled the heavy ESQ
stanchion into the street, cre.,.
ing a hazard for all approachins
cars Reactions from passersbv.
Number one saw what was han.
pening. but passed by wiihos,
comment Number two: These
colored boys are always starting
something The third called ~.
fast-disappearing boy back n
the scene. and supervised his
putting the stanchion back into
place. pointing out the danger "a
life and limb in the meantime
The boy. throughly ashamed
smiled sheepishly and wen, on
to school.
Make No Mistake;
The very dark Porto Ricans in
Harlem talk Spanish much more
loudly than do their fair CON.
rades.. Reason: they do not wish
10 he mistaken for American Ne
groes. Just few hours in any
American city are enough %
LEI a dark-skinned foreigner know
that one sure way 10 face ms,i-
mum discomfort IN the L. s is 10
be identified as an American Ne
gro.
Good News From Alabama:
i. the current campaign 70
build a modern YMCA for Ne
eroes in Mobile. That is the city
in which Negroes not long aeo
established a record for hull
construction in one OF the coan-
try's best known shipyards. The
Mobile Press Register recently
carried full-page spread N a
Sunday edition. and announced
that representative interracial
committee is sponsoring the pro-
jet. The Advisory Committee and
the Building Fund Campaign Inc
clude some Of the Gulf GUYS
hest citizens. united 10 help make
Mobile more attractive COM
munity in which 10 live.
For France A Graceful Exit:
II Charles De Cualle is clever,
he will take the cue and hrlrg
the French forces out OF Syria.
The syrians are determined that
France for the French is good
motto. and they don't see why
Syria for the syrians is rot
Just as good. II the recent eS-
perience with Germany means
anything, the French will soon
make a graceful exit from sy.
ria.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

between Job conditions and pro-
motion have much more to do
with Il than race. In short. white
men who perform the hard. dir
~ work generally given 10 Ne
eroes are also guilty OF too much
ahsenteeism.
Under the Mari Flag
Whether they know II or not.
he persons who burned the fiery
cross on the proposed site OF
Negro housing project in Trenton
New Jersey are flying the Nazi
flag right here in these United
States And they are flying II al
time when even Germans are
trying 10 deny Hitler Der Fueh-
eur may or may not be dead. but
any man or woman woh attempts
&c intimidate law-ahiding citizens
in the Trenton manner is an
enemy Of the American way OF
life.
save Your disappointment;
Save your disappointment for
bigger issues IL you had expected
great things OF the San Francisco
Conference. The important Is
sue is how the great colony hold
ing nations OF the earth can 20
on exploiting weaker peoples as
they have always done. and vet
make those same peoples believe
that they are being helped by
this nefarious arrangement.
Just One More wish
Everybody was making his
last wish for the day, and so my
friend made his May | live TO
see the time when II will be
possible for me to ge, dead drunk
and lie in the gutter, without
having 100000 other Negroes
blamed for my being there .
Since he is lust thirty. neither
he nor his children will see the
day for which he wishes.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
BY w. l.. GORDON
Words often Misnsed

Say. Tie was able 20 eipde fes-
cape the officers He alluded
10 refer Indirectly - The per-
sons involved in the affair
Do not say we Ian an eie-
gent time Say we lad q
pleasant time" Elegant means
fine In dress or person as
"ehe wore an elegant gown
Say. II shall enclose Or in
close the papers you requested.
Both words are correct
DO not say n think ne can
engineer The TRANSACTION success
fully sav. Il think We can
manage the transaction success
fully"
DO not say. This will DO
equally as we'll" Omit IS SAY,
This will DO equally well"
DO not say. They were on
Unused about IT. say They were
enthusiastic about e." Eu'hused
"a colloquial.
words often Nisprononnced.
Sacrifice noun. prom o unce
sak-rl-fis. A. in at. first / As
IN II. second 1 as IN ice mot
a. IN kiss
Glacier. Pronounce glssher, a
as in May as in hcr.
Affect abjeciiy. ahjeciness; ac-
cent first syllable. AFFECTION, &C
cent second syllable.
Strategic. Pronounce strs-te-
FIX. first q as in ask unstressed.
. az in tea. 81 IN a. and ac-
cent second syllable, not the
first
Molecule. Pronounce mol-e-kul'
a. In doll. 2 az In me. as
IN use. accen; first syllable
Tiny. Pronounce the I as in
time. not as 90 In seen.
Words Often MlsspeIIcd
Gullloflne: observe the u and
sil H. Condolier: Ter. not err
Fuzz; two rs Consummate; two
ms: Junior; or not cr. Hippo.
potamus; three p's and two os
Word STUDY
"Use a word three tines and u
II yours" Let ne increase ouI
vocabulary ~ mastering one
vord each day Words for thii
lesson:
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
ny FRANCIS A. koRNEGAY

The war with Japan is not
over. individuals are predicting
when that day will come. They
may be right. Let as hope. How
ever. victory over Japan will not
come unless. we are united In
an all out effort to pool all re-
sources and fight the enemy
with all available weapons and
techniques. This can be done.
II will be done Yet--we can aid
In bringing about the results
easier and earlier II We all
share alike in our patriotic obli-
cations.
We are in the one hundred and
eighty first week OF war with
Japan and the nation calls upon
us TO help in six areas The al
mighty Seventh war loan Is on
The government needs to borrow
your money-to aid in the financ-
ing OF the total war effort. You
need 10 save your money. The
day will come when your bonds
will mature and bring you a well
coined dividend Buying govern
ment bonds IS a wise and sane
investment. Strain every effort
TO buy an extra bond. You can
do IT, You cannot let your boys
IN the Pacific theater Of war
down. They must not want for
the lack OF your support. We. at
home. cannot fall short OF our
duty. We must buy bonds and
keep them. cashing in your bonds
will not help the government
neither will Il help you in
The long run. Buy your bonds.
Put them away and let them
mold They will give Won large
Increase The mighty 7th war
loan marches on-only with
your support.
The army needs your dog for
service duty Az time when ra-
TONED food is hard 10 get n
may be wise 10 lend your dog
to Uncle Sam. The ARMY needs
300 dogs at once. and will need
1900 before August. n YOU can
spare your big dog do so.
There Il a vital mead for
housewives to cam as many
fruits and vegetables ms possible
mere Is a high blue point value
on vegetables and fruits This in
dicates that those commodities
VIII be scarce next winter Take
care OF your canning now-and
cam a. much az you can.
The peorles OF war devastated
nations are in need OF clothing
~ VIII take q long time for
mem TO start their industries
ana get fun production. Their
needs for food and clothing are
We help others by |
what we have with them
women and children need cloth |
ing. Take things which You can |
we and get them to clothing |
collecting stations. They are To-
Gated ihroushout The commune |
y. To do is 70 share. To share |
ls 10 sIve-and TO give Is TO
serve To serve Is divine.
Many peoples are leaving their |
.oos' now that the war Is over IN
Europe II you are In an essential
JOB keep H. Stay on until your
services are no longer nssd,d
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

EN- fkywaye 70 nell. / figure that
solored people and all kinds OF
people have the right 10 the same
.hance because the same Lord
made all OF us with the same
mouths that's gotta be fed.
"Bue reckon the trouble Is that
al OF us-white and colored---live
behind the same walls that they
all discrimination so that we'ec
been shut out from the rest OF
The ffnttad gfafca Than walls are
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

recent compre-
hensiye repor n
released by the
National Urban
League sh o US
that ahsenteeism
is a big head
ache for all in
ustries. and that
the relationship
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
Living South :

Ed West, who works In the coal mines. was tell
ing me the other day that one reason Dixie pras-
tces 80 much discrimination Is that Dixie mas oeen
disseminated against so much herself
"Now you understand" said Ed West that I'm
not making out cases for all that bunch OF two
legged buzzards which 20 around eating out the
nsides OF colored people. I'd like 10 wall EN- up ell
inside that truck mine where dig coal and light
a match to a smidgeon OF black powder and blow
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
Jim Grow And The Freight Lines
HAROLD PREEcE

because II shows that Dixie IS starting hammernr
AZ these walls from the inside at the same time
that good friends up North are hammering at them
from the outside.
Now. figure that Old Jim Crow got his tail
feathers blown slyways when the interstate COM
merce commission handed down that decision
agree with Brother Osceola McKaine who helps
get out that courageous paper, the Columbia, $ e.
Lighthouse and Informer, that the best way TO run
old Jim off his nest in Dixie Is 10 build Dixie
where all our folks have something 10 do and some
thing 10 take home 10 their families on Saturday
night.
Professors like my friend DR.. Charles 8 Johnson.
OF Fisk call that attacking discrimination at the
Job level" They say that when people work together
form unions together and realize that they have
common economic interests, that there's much less
danger OF somebody getting mad because some
body OF different color accidentally steps on bis
toe
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02
|OVERTONES
BY AL HKSIsGBrRc
Fighting Absenteelsm

A concerted attempt has been
made IN some quarters 70 brand
the Negro war worker as guilty
OF excessive absenteeism- This Ia
JUS, another myth as far as the
nation at large is concerned. A
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

The Interstate commerce commission plumb play
Cd he'll with what called Discriminatory freight
rates" and II was the south's number progressive
leader. Governor Ellis Arna Of Georsa. who raised
cain with them until the commission got busy and
did something. Which makes me feel mighty proud
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

what ever became Of the
bstehsr's Eat sst7s - Senator
Soopev.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

so derned high that can't look over EN- very Tar
and see what's hurting us. SO We just naturally
take Il out on each other"
Now. brothers. kept studying about these walls
OF discrimination which have shut us all up until
long after Ed West had left because his wife had
told him to get home early for supper. And While
Was studying the news broke over my radio that
the Interstate Commerce Commission had Knocked
one OF those cussed walls into a dirt pile that
|one-eyed cockroach wouldn't dig hole IN.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

OF THE WEEK

It's no blner than the Hpd-
soni"-Disappointed Army ca on
captured banks Of -ths Blue
D1naibs.-
I'm the Isekiest 10y IN The
worli~ - Henry hincos. %,
mayTyiag Aimee Hennssssy IS,
" Glendale, Cal. after fs-yesr
cou-fship.
We want . government ~
Law. not . government Of nen.'
- Rep. Ksar, Nssg jersey -
Congress.
~Wish We hia q nidniekt CT.
few over hersr--Thrss Gle lss-
tro the Jeps.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

Well this decision means that we can have thou
sands OF new fs-'oe'es with thousands Of new Jobs
for the people ~ both colors IN new Dixie. II
means that we can have factories and that we can
have Jobs because Southern industries can now
compete on an EQUAL basis with industries IN tho
North without having to pay Jim Grow rates 10 shin
out their goods
reckon that's eonr 20 make Inc South FORGET
fho c'''i wpr nrd hers eolne 70 make I've south
take old Jim Grow END wiring his neck along
With Tho sst kluxer ard the last Bilbo
reckon that I'd West IA finding out that the
Lord meant him 10 be a man and not BIlbo
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-02

We cannot have q soeiety n
vhi<h sens work fer wages and
Get them, While sthsrs 10 so<
work and stlII 81 th<n.- --Pres.
b. Y. Fo~lsss, u. S. Stesi, en
Guaranteed annroisedos question:
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-19
NOW
SIZE She SHOPS
Cash and CARRY"
Without Painful Backache

Many sufferers relieve nagging backache
quickly. once they discover that the real
cause OF their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of TAX
ing the excess acids and waste out OF the
blood. They help most people pass about 8
pnts a day.
When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter TO remain in your blood IL
maycause nagging backache .rheumaticpains.
leg pains, loss Of pep and energy. getting up
nights. swelling. puffiness under the eyes,
headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty
passages with smarting and burning some-
times shows there is something wrong with
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't waiti Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, stimulant diurs;ie. used successfully
by millions for over 40 years. Doan's give
happy relief and will help the is miles- Of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from
your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-19

they aren't using They came
pouring M
He sent the clothes o1 10 the
cleaners. Now they ne back
hanging IN neat rows Three or
four OF them are Martz- by the
way.
All his Vet. have 10 do is come
in and see If suit fits. II u
does. It's theirs.
SAYS MART
This is Just a stopRap, Just
TO tide the boys ousr untd the
stores have stocks TO outht
them.
"EUerybody's interested.
and Ue're getting some good
clothes. We specialize IN oUer-
coats"
Right now MartZ is looking
around for larger quarters. The
conference room Is too small.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-19
Landlord Sued

Lloyd Ross, landlord of a home
at ll3S BeRconSfield. Gross
Poln'e Park. today was charged
by the OPA in a federal court
-titt -~tth-Niolating rent eontro
regulation IN refusing TO furnish
heat for ms. tenant, Chester +
Downing. a rent ceiling agreement
set 10y the OPA in July