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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

lations, one third deals with strictly Negro news
The attitude range: from near appeasement of
whites to proof that whites are better than their
Negro neghbors."
Spiking the popular notion that the Negro
press is nothing but protest press Mr.. Twohey
writes: "A efforts to improve the Negroes status
and all evidences that the Negro is being accepted
get big front-page play That is the reason why
stories commenting favorably on Negro-white re-
lations outweigh the protests by two to one -"
Regarding the Negro Press attitude toward
the war effort Mr.. Twohey found this: Rare is the
issue of Negro newspaper today that does not
show picture of Negro in uniform. Usually there
are several such pictures and often they are on the
front page The war is the great joint enterprise
of Negroes and whites, and the Negro press, de-
spite the many disappointments the Negro soldier
has been called upon to face, has been making the
most of it,
We regret that Mr. Twohey limited his study to
the front pages for on the inside he would have
found even more evidence to support his dlctum
that our press is an 'interestgroup press seeking
to overcome the blackout of Negro news in the
white newspapers Nevertheless, he presents facts
in this article which should offset some of the
nonsense about the inhammatory character of the
Negro press.
We hope that some of our swlve-chalr boys
downtown who rant and rage when we disclose some
of their fascist-lke tricks will read Mr. Twohey's
article Maybe these facts will make some impress
sion upon them. Of course, few of them have DEM
onstrated in the past that they have no use for
facts Nevertheless, our hopes are high
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
SWEET VICTORY

The booting which our boys have been giving
the Nazi butchers has at long last paid on To-Day
a great victory has been won, the greatest IN all
the history of organized warfare. The piece-meal
surrender of the German army has eliminated IN
the compete destruction of Nazi military might and
the decentralization of tlW Hitlerites everywhere
question mark, however, casts its shadow
over the carnage of the quiet battefronts. HOW
dead is the fascist spirit? Will Htlerism still live
in the breasts of the beaten peoples of Europe? We
can ask still another question. Has the fascist virus
which infected so many Americans while Hitler
strutted across the world stage been checked!
We believe that the surrender of German arms
Is only half enough in order to make the worid SAFE
for Democracy. The fascist views which Hitler
esnoused must be surrendered too. The racst ide-
ology which was the handspring of the Nazl war
machine must be crushed and buried Tor all tiihe'
A battlefield surrender will not accomplish this
We can rejoice that an end has come 10 the
anguish which the European butcherlng brought 10
the hearts of our peace-loving people. we can re-
ioice in the knowledge that victory over Germany
foreshadows the early defeat OF the Japanese anu
the end of all hostilites We can rejoice too IN the
determination of the United Nations representa-
tives at San Francisco to find formula Tor pre-
serving the peace Of the world.
Nevertheless, we insist that the spirit OF las
cism must be utterly destroyed abroad, at home,
everywhere, before we can live as good nelghoors
in world at peace. We do not except the native
fascism Of America which plagued our democracy
when Hitler was in swaddling clothes and which
plaques it STILL In short all brands of fascism must
90 and until that happens joy will be bound by
the cruel facts that stand like boulders across the
path of the future.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
THE UNITY MOVE

Last week community leaders representing
different schools of political thought buried ther
differences and dedicated their energies to the
Councilmanic campaign of the Reverend Charles
A. Hill. Considering the personal ambitions ana
the variety of views of the local leaders, this is no
mean achievement
The leadership squabbles among Negroes are
ALWAYS little ridiculous when you consider the
common contempt in which the leadership Is held
by the night-shrt crowd across the color line NOW
that the tempest in the teapot has subsidized major
job awaits the leaders. :,
The liberal bloc among the whites and the Ne
GRO masses must be rallied to support the liberal
Negro candidate and this ralying must be done
now The people at large must be impressed WIN
the Importance of registering and going to the polls
on election day The leaders will have to 60 10 the
people, white and coored, and carry the message
which will bring response.
Winning seat on the nne-man Councll WIN
out the active support of the downtown bosses VINO
control the big dailes the radio and other propa-
ganda media calls for incessant campaigning up
and down the streets and alleys of the town. Every
citizen must be solicited for support. This is the
only way to break the grip of the reactlonary lily
white kng-pins on the municipal government
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
DetrOiter Gets
81 Dollar Answer

AIR SERVICE COMMAND IN
ITALY - Sgt. Dan Carmichael Of
Detroit spoke no Italian. The Ital-
ian jewelry store proprietor spoke
no English. So Carmichael had a
tough time explaining that he
wanted ITALY l945" engraved on
his heavy gold school ring To send
as souvenir 10 his wife in Pasa-
dena.
Then Carmichael wanted 10 know
how long the job would take. The
proprietor didn't understand until
the sergeant wrote out his question
on a slip OF paper. He told Car
michael il would be no trouble at
all. TO return the next day.
The following day the sergeant
came back. The ring was ready.
The old merchant handed il proud
ly across the counter. Carmichael
took one brief look:
In beautiful block letters right
across the face Of the ring were
the words HOW LONG"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
Community Pressure
To Clean Up Schools

A mass meeting, called by the
Community Action committee OF
the East Central District. was held
Wednesday, AT the II Horscmen
Civic center, IA Erskine. TO dis
cuss the Improvement Of condi--
tons in the two public schools Of
this area.
Mrs Mae Durham, president Of
the committee and member Of
the Parent-Teacher organization Of
Lincoln school, chaired the meet
ing. A report Of the organization
OF the committee was given by
Mr.. Tim Shay. He said that the
committee had been organized at
the request OF the parents IN the
community who were distressed
about the conditions.
A REPORT was given by the eX-
ecutive secretary. Mrs Alice Fer
ris, OF the investigation OF the
schools by the committee and the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
NOTHING LIKE FACTS

One of the most controversial subjects among
those whites who consider themselves familiar with
the Negro Problem is the much berated Negro
Press. The Peglers and company consider the Ne
gro Press inflammatory and when some ugly racial
incident occurs they point their grubby fingers at
the colored newspapers.
Fortune magazine, the organ of the plutocrats,
decided to analyze the Negro Press and the May
issue contains some interesting facts which we wish
to pass on to the local gentry. Newspaper analyst
James Twohey made study of the front pages of
the twenty-eight most widely circulated papers.
His conclusions are summed up in this state
ment "The Negro Press is an interest-group press;
it's chief concern Negro progress. Two thirds of
the front-page stories deal with Negro-white re-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
LABOR LOOKS AHEAD

into discrimination in such pubic
fields as housing. education. recrea-
ton. health and social welfare. and
TO make public its findings and
recommendations.
The House Committee on State
Affairs, after very brief public
hearing and much delay. voted 5
to not TO report the bill 10 the
House.
IN THE SENATE: Senate Bill
No. "a w'asSlntroduced on Feb 8
by Senator Carpenter and was re-
ferred TO the committee on labor.
The members Of this committee
are:
Clarence Read OF Detroit, Mich.
chairman; Don Vanderwerp Of
Fremont. Mich: Colin Smith Of
Big Rapids. Mich; Harry F. H,tle
Of Lansing. Mich: and G Elwood
Bonine NJ Vandalis. Mich.
The Senate bill contained essen
TALLY the same provisions as the
House bill. except that:
a. II would not apply to en-
ployers Of less than persons.
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filing Of a list OF ten points for
correction Of conditions with the
Board Of Education on March 20.
She reported that OF the ten points,
TWO and one-halt had been acted
upon. while the other points re-
NAMED as vague promises. The
Board of Education Immediately
Installed proper refrigeration OF
milk for 5000 children in these two
schools, and relief from the con-
geSted inadequate playground
space afforded by the schools
Suggestions from the audience
on how 10 get action from the
school authorities came from
teachers, parents. labor leaders,
and ministers OF the local church
es. The Rev Mr. Charles Hill gave
a short talk. saying that II the
fault IN the schools lay in the in
eputude OF the principals. they
should be removed He stressed
that the remedy did not lie in taxi
Ing your children out Of the schools
but IN staying m there and fight
Ing for better conditions He ad-
vised parents 10 visit the schools
and 10 see the conditions because
the Board OF Education Will not
do anything unless they are made
10 do so by public pressure.
THE REV. MR.. John Miles
pointed out that this East Side Dis
trlct needed more school facilities
fng tho NrNNgnstAn - ,kt11rn,
growing up in a slum area. and
that the over croWding OF the
schools had placed too heavy pupil
load on the individual teachers.
Therefore the teaching matter is
being neglected to enforce disci-
pllnary measures in some classes.
DR.. Foster OF the Merrill Palmer
School oeplored the fact that
citizen committee working for
basic democratic rights should be
forced TO get things for the school
that are their right. He advocated
that the committee hold its next
meeting in tho school auditorium.
He held out slight hope that the
present Board OF Education would
do very much unless public de-
mana was constant ana inSistant
HE REPORTED that the execu-
tive committee OF the Teachers
Federation was ready 10 work with
1.-THE committee on the school prob
lem in this area. and recommend
ed that other civic groups beside
the ten already affiliated with the
committee be asked 10 Join IT,
DR.. Foster gave il as his opinion
that organizations like the Com
munity Action committee we're
more effective in producing re-
suits than the stereotype parent
teacher organizations which were
in danger Of being dominated bv
the school authorities and had a
tendency TO degenerate into Com
: pany Union organizations.
A list Of sponsors for the Or
gsnizstIon was drawn up.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
BY GEO. w. CROCKETT
Executive Director
JAW Fair Practices
Committee

b. Unfair employment practices
included aiding. abetting. and
encouraging the commission
OF such practices;
c. I he four-man commission
would provide and would be
be an independent agency and
each member would receive
a yearly salary;
d. II contained specific provis-
ion for Cancellation before
formal hearing.
e. II authorized the commission
10 develop a comprehensive
educational program in CO.
operation with state educa-
tlonal agencies: and
I. II made no provision for In
vestiga,ion OF discrimination
other than employment dis
elimination.
The Senate Labor Committee af-
ter brief hearing in Lansing and
a one-man hearing by Chairman
Read here IN Detroit failed 10 even
vote on the bill. Chairman Read
stating that IL was impossible 10
get his Committee together.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

.Nuu NdI NObht
on d thing they
say. This is a
plan for Hitler
as well as other
big officials 10
get away. ] AL
Us thought
that when the
climax m G.
some OF them
would lose their
identity and go
10 other parts
OF the world
because h ey
know what Will
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

is in Nashville.
Tennessee. The
Executive Sec
rotary Of the
Southern States
/ n d u s I rial
Council is c. c.
Gil b ert. The
Southern States
/ n d ustri a ]
Council under
the leadership
Of Mr.. c. c.
Gilbert has set
as its sole OBJ
jective for the
time being to
kill the Fair
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

time 10 read up
on the situation
as much as l
should h a v e,
but ! have an
idea that Hitler
has disguised
himself c ON
pletely and is
in hiding some
place. Hitler is
100 cagey a
m a n not I q
h a V Q m a q g
plans long ago
for his get
away. ] don't
think Nunll oNnr
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

w a r, a n q /
think he has
gone there. That
way he will es-
cape the pun
ish m e 1t h e
should get. |
don't think we
will ever know
what has be-
come Of him,
but I'm SUR
h e's h n z
somewhere. The
stories put out
by the Germans
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take this war seriously until
we are certain that we have won.
Joe Z0hott
1929 Brush. grocer
No, I can't believe that Der
Fuehrer' is dead. | haven't had
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

es that he has
lost his fight. /
don't think that
he can stand
the disgrace OF
defeat and so
has gone into
hiding and left
the G er m a n
people TO take
the rap for his
ievilment. He
h a s : Q n S 2
enough left 10
know W h a I
would happen
N him ~ tho
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

NIlN n 4 Z .
would be very
foolish 10 relax
on the idea that
II it'll er is no
more. That is
just what the
Germans intend
for us 10 do and
/ hope that we
are not going
10 be gullible
enough 10 be-
lieve them. The
important thing
for us 10 do is
10 continue TO
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
Warns Negroes Of
Crack Pot Plans

CHICAGO. Negroes should
avoid crack pots who promise them
the moon. declares the noted Uni
versity OF Chicago philosopher, DR..
Francis E. Mcmahon. who recent
ly was ousted from Notre Dame
university for his support Of Span
ish Loyalists. writes that warn
ing in an article, II ! We're A Ne
gro" lin the May issue Of Negro
Digest
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

skin and bones. Even il the Allies
get every Nazi in Germany tHaO
the well-fed $4,000 over here can
return and take over leadership
Have you been listening 70
Duke Ellington on Saturdays -
WXYZ? He's on for solid hour
and we do mean solid both ways
Maybe we're dumb-we think
we must because we can't ffg-
ure quite what the government
plans 10 do with this war hous-
ing, from the announcements
made so far. Seems that de
mountable housing" will be sold
as private housing after the war
as we'll as housing that Is not
"demountabie." We think the
word means that which can be
demounted or easily torn down.
and IL so, we shudder to think
some of those temporary mon
strosities will he retained on the
private market after the war.
And tearing them down would
provide a source OF employment,
plus that Of building new. At
TRACTIVE permanent housing
I'm its place. Course building new
means well have 10 get rid OF
some of these fascists first.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
THE FACTS
M OUR NEWS

RACIsM VERSUS FEPC. :.
There is an organization in the
South known as the Southern
States Industrial Council. The
headquarters for this organization
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

are just a lot Of propaganda.
Miss Sara II. Scott
284 Eliot, nurse
No. certainly do not believe
that Hitler is dead. II is just a
lot OF propaganda. ! think that
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

II is estimated that IS million man
DAYS are los, annually by farmers
through accidents.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

Cotton fabrics now constitute the
principal import OF Fl Salvador.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
Enquiring Reporter

Questions: Do you believe that
Hitler Is dead?
James Roland
4l81 Russell, truck driver
No, | don't. Sometime ago read
in a newspaper that Hitler had a
place to hide in case he lost this
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

James MacNeaI
2543 Besls, pharmacist
! don't believe that Hitler Is
dead They haven't produced his
body. The Germans are so foxy,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

II you haven't registered yet, you
don't deserve We day or VA
day either, II only takes min
ute, honest :. Keep fighting!
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know what became OF him.
Mrs. Hattie James
544 ErSkine, housewife
believe that Hitler is com
pletely out Of his senses, but
think no realiZ-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

happen If they are caught
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12

their hands on him.
y.g q
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Mussolini and maybe Hitler are
washed up for good. But the Rus
slams have had to protest the way
the Allies are treating Russians
they have freed-they put them in
camps, TOO. Over here PM pub
fishes pictures of sleek Nazi pris-
oners al Fort Dix, while Yank
prisoners in Germany were mere
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-19
LumIev. johnson. Hunt
Phone 67l1

MODERN rooms and bath; painted
walls: cove ceilings: oak floors and
woodwork garage; lot 60xi26: immed-
tate posse ssion.
MODERN 5-room cottage with garage
on the lake-S6. 800: 81 900 down.
Beautiful 2-family; oil heats auto
matte hot water: venetian blinds: ga
rage; lot tb0xl2s: In beautiful condi-
tion: price Si0.500: 81 900 down,
FIVE ROOM cottage with glsssed-in
porch: garage; 100 It., frontage on JEFF
ferson--s3. 500: "a down.
8 room Colonial: sun room: fireplace
tile bath: lavatory on first floor:
storm SASH stoker; automatic water
heater-Sil. 800: - 900 down.
50 n. lot on Clair--s7o0.
10 n. lot on Belleview-S2. 900.
66 II. lot on Lcaewyck-sl,a 800.
{. l.. GOLDEN
Z Fifth ST.. Phone $3.50 c
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6 Warner

BARRON BLDG. ABOVE FIRST Ma.
TIONAL BANK; PHONE MT. GLEN
EMS 8efl
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5 rooms and bath; hot air heat: ga
rage-S3 600. ST. 500 down.
rooms: inside finished in knotty
pine; acre; 2-car sarage-$3,S0O
terms.
Unfinished 5-room house; wire for
electric stove: water in house; hip roof
barn-Sl 900: 5000 down.
Broom modern in downtown section
% 900: terms.
Modern 4-family apartment In excel
lent condition; 5 large rooms and bath
10 each apartment: stoker; steam heat:
basement separated for each apart
mcnt: 2-car garage: good income
si6. 800: $1,000 down.
rooms and bath: sunporch with con-
Meeting 2-car garage; this is a water.
front home with a good seawall In high
ly restricted ST. Clair Haven, out East
craftsmanship 900: terms.
Beautiful brick waterfront home near
10 Mile and Jefferson living room:
dining room: kitchen: den: powder
room: center hall and sunroom; 4 bed
rooms tile bath; recreation room; air
conditioned oil heat; Pear garage; 81
II. boatwell; brick boathouse costing
50 900 TO construct; concrete seawall
-S25 600: $40, 600 down.
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FOR SALE-Home with bed rooms
downstairs. corner Ormsby and St.
Francis, block TO ST. Louis Catholic
Church and school on same street
81 300 for quick sale: upstairs TO be
finished.
LUMLEY, JOHNSON and HUNT
Telephone GIL
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EAST DETROIT

EAST DETROIT
Modern and bath: attic; basement
fenced yard: near Mile-s6, 200; 81 300
down balance FILA mortgage.
Two-family flat; 4 and bath each
basement; steam hcat-Si8oo; $1,000
down.
Six and bath: garage 90 =. frontage;
near Nine Mile roads6, 300; terms.
2 lots: 5 and bath; garage-s3.tJo:
terms.
Martin Road. near Gratiot and
bath: utility hot water furnace-s4,s 300;
terms.
and bath: hot water furnace; ga
rage; 2 blocks to Gratiot-s4.8 00 terms
g and bath: vacant soon-S3 $50;
terms.
y. acre: vacant 4 and bath: utility:
Rarage-$4.6 $50; terms.
Furnished and bath: utility: near
Grstiot-s4 200: terms
and bath; 2 unfinished up; good
location: possession In 10 days-s4'7so;
''''00 down. FRASER
1 acre; land bath; basement-s5,23o:
terms. ~
acres: 7-room home; tile hath;
basement: stoker: garage; 20x40 chick.
en- coop with running water: automatic
he's alter. other buildings, $4,000 In
cludes garden tractor: other equipment.
3 acres; and bath: basement; ga
rage.
"a acre: 4 and bath: utility; hot wa
ter furnace: vacant-S5 500; terms.
WARREN TWP.
4 and bath near ga and Van Dyke,
81. 900 cash.
bedroom home: "a acre; small
barn-$4. 200: 81. 200 down.
LITTLE FARMS
4is acres on Gratiot: modern brick
home: 20x30 brick garage; large chick
en- coop brooder house etc-Sll 500;
terms
.. acre near II Mile and MOT: tile
and brick house; and bath utility
floored attic; large chicken COOP
Is, 300: terms. G
Q and bath. basement. furnace.
large lots, near Gratiot. 81, 800, terms.
Groom home. basement. furnace. 2
large lots. chicken coop. SIS 300. terms.
"a acre, fenced. and utility. hot wa
ter furnace. attached garage. near
Gratiot. $4,000. terms.
"a acre: nice room house; large
attic-$4, 900; terms.
" acre; and bath 81 200; terms
HUGHES REAL ESTATE
Gratiof a. 10 Mile ia. Rosevills 1901
UTICA ROAD AT - MILE FRASER
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EQUITY In one acre; s-room house /:
chicken house: gas lights. water in.
- Stevenson. off "a Mile read, near
narvofs Als
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lumley. Johnson. Hunt
40 Mocomb St.

cASS Ave.--4-family apt; unfurnish-
ed; separate bath and kitchen for each;
full basement stoker hot water heat;
hardwood floors; lot 8o'xi50'. Price
$1,000; $4,000 down; income s2oo per
month.
MILLER street--Exceptionai buy on
3-{anily apt. rooms down, with base
ment and oil furnace; 4 room apt, up;
all rented: additional Broom apt. Just
finished; LOT e0xi75; 2-car garage -
price $500 $4,000 down.
NORTH GRATIOT ve.--Ineome -
price - BOO; apis, and single room:
income sie5; copper plumbing; slate
roof; fun basement; Weir furnace; =
car garage: terms.
MoROss-2-famiiy income: garage
attached: furnace: all convenience
$1,000 for quick sale; investigate;
terms.
NORTH GRArIor-Beautifui home;
corner lott living: dining and sun room
arched together; new bath room cost
$1,000; lot 70xl50 price si3'ooo;
terms.
oRMsBY. near 81. Louis Church ana
Parochial school-Good buy for immed-
late possession--price 5000: always
FRENCH Road. near Romeo Plank
Road-5-room home; AZ acres OF gar
den soil: 2-car cement-block garage;
chicken coop and sood-sized barn
price $4,000; terms; Also some very
good 20. 90 and lO0-acre farms.
Exec ptiona1 residence-Living room
with open stairway; dining: large kitch-
en- and screen porch; Shed rooms and
bath up; lot e7xl2o; hardwood floors;
storm windows and screens; utility
room with hot water furnace and $40.
ker. laundry tubs and running hot and
cold water: city water; electricity and
gas; restricted: block from Lake 81
Clair: blocks from school and bus
service TO High school-Price $1,000;
terms.
LumIev. Johnson. Hunt
Phone 6711