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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-07-19
Church NeOs

The following ministers will con-
duct the Morning Devotlons over
WEI (10:15) for the ensuing week:
Friday, Rev. DR.. II. A. .Fesperman,
Christs Reformed Church; Satur-
day, Reader, First Church of Christ
Scientist; Monday, Rev. H. c. Gonso,
First Church of God; Tuesday, Rev.
G.. l. Rider, Grace United Brethren
Church; Wednesday, Rev. Paul NJ.
Robinson, Church of the Brethren;
Thursday, Rev. DR.. F. Berry Plum
mer, st. Paul's United Brethren
Church.
Grace Brethren Church
First and Spruce SITS.
The Sunday morning worship
service will be broadcast over radio
station WEI. The pastor Rev. Wal
ter A. Lepp has returned from his
vacation and will be in charge of
the service. Bible School meets at
GAS.
Reverend Lepp will also preach at
the evening service at 1880 Regular
Wednesday evening prayer service
at 1880
First Church of Christ, Scientist
235 North Potomac Street
Life" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon on Sunday, July o.
The Golden Text will be from
Luke 20:37- 38-"Now that the dead
are raised, even Moses showed at
the bush, when he called the Lord
the God of Abraham, and the God
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For
he is not a God of the dead, but
of the living; for we all live unto
him"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Mark 9:2-
"And after six days Jesus taketh
with him Peter, and James, and
John, and leadeth them up into a
high mountain apart by themselves;
and he was TRANSPORTED before
them"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page 246-"Life is
eternal. We should find this out,
and begin the demonstration there
of"
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THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Hagersown. Washington County, Maryland
Published Every Thursday
Business Office Second Floor 3 West Washington Street
Telephones 1000 and 80
II. S. Douglas, Publisher
Subscription by Mel-$200 per year
Single Copies-Five Cents
matter the Post Office sgerown Maryland
under the Act of March 3. 1879
Volume " THURSDAY, JULY 10, lo45 Number rs
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Seaman Miller Smith arrived
home last week to spend leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
d. Smith at the edge of town. His
brother, Alvah, who is a member
of the Air Corps, is now instructing
at a camp in Georgia
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-07-19
The Ee,. Arrives

The StOrk announces the follow.
ing arrivals at the Washington Coun.
ty Hospital.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
STRAIGHT TALK

THE RECORD for the year 1914
shows two lynchinss One an
old Negro farmer in Amite Coun-
~. Mississippi. who was trying TO
save his home which was being
taken from him by three white
men who claimed tax title-The
other a seventeen-year-old youth
in Pikeville. Tenn. who was ac-
cused OF killing the wife and
daughter OF the superintendent Of
the state reformatory -. Nor this
record. Congressman Sam Hobbs
OF Alabama says, Every member
OF Congress and every constituent
will rejoice" But the time for re.
joicing has not arrived. Two lynch
ings in America is far too many
We Americans must rise above the
mob spirit completely IL the day
OF rejoicing Is to come.
THESE LYNCHINGS show that
the spirit OF the mob Is still alive
in America Whether II is gain
ing or waning is not necessarily
indicated by the number OF its VIC
Tins last year Because the
bully does not beat his victim
rs many times this week as he
did last does not mean that he has
ceased 70 be the bully II may
mean that his victim was more
careful not TO offend him-or that
the bully wanted 10 use the victim
TO his advantage. hence lightens up
on him. Who knows what the bully
will do next week-so long as he
possesses the spirit OF the bully?
Who dares predict what the lynch
record will be when the dangers
we now face are passed: when we
no longer fear the Japs or Ger
mans?
lam SUSPICIOUS OF the south
ern congressman who are playing
up the report that there were only
two lynchings in the South last
year -. Those who yell the loud
est are the ones who fought most,
against the passage OF the anti
lynch laws -. Could IL be that
this praise Is the groundwork for
arguments. 10 come later, against
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Last week the Detroit Board of Education took
n progressive step which should meet with wide
spread approval and COMMUNICATIVE support In
formally adopting an equality code the Board
has served notice that it intends to live up to its
responsibilities an agency of goodwill in the city
of Detroit. BY promoting programs for greater
understanding between citizens Of different races
and religious faiths, our educational system can
check the rise of intolerance in the community and
give our youth democratic perspective.
Social scientists have proven that prejudices
are not instructive. Left to themselves children of
all races and faiths play and study together in
peace. They have to be taught at home or else
where to hate children who differ from them in
race and color. We need to mobilize educational
resources to combat the racist propaganda which
has resulted in antpathies and conflicts that pro-
vide fertile field for the growth of fascism and
offer springboard for would-be dictators. The
school system can do much to strengthen our democ-
racy and it can do more if the general citizenry
supports its programs.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

According to New York newspapers, Eric A.
Johnston, the young president of the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce, recently condemned racial and reli-
gious discrimination as bad business. Mr.. Johnston
is quoted as saying: wherever we erect barriers
on the grounds of race or religion, or of occupa-
tional or professional status we hamper the fullest
expansion of our economic society," Prejudice doesn't
pay. Discrimination is destructive"
For years the so-called Chamber of Commerce
point-of-view has been attacked by liberals The
latter have charged that the u S. Chamber Of Com
merce is repository for all the conservative and
fogey ideas of American business If Mr.. Johnston
keeps talking in this vein however, the liberals will
either have to lay off or the u S. Chamber of Com
merce will have to start looking for president
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

enactins a federal snti.lynch law!
WE MUST NOT allow this record
OF two lynchinss in ~ to dull our
fight for federal law against
lynching. -. Mob lswlessness in
America must cease II is one
OF the most dangerous elements in
our society. II still lives in
our mists because there are thou
sands OF whites who believe with
Chief Justice Roger B. fancy. who
pronounced in 1886. in the case
Of bred Scott versus Sanford. that
III Is held 10 be good law and
public opinion that black man
has no rights that white man is
bound 10 respect They seem 10
care little about the constitutional
amendments which raised the black
man to the status OF a citizen. They
seem not 10 know that the privi-
leses and immunities OF citizens
cannot be denied or abridged" by
the states without due process Of
law This Is our constitutions
and those who defy II should be
held accountable for their acts
When they defy the constitution
and constituted authority fails 10
do its duty--our entire system Of
law and legal process is placed in
dan ger OF collapse.
UNTIL THE FEDERAL Govern.
ment actually sets up machinery %
run down and bring 10 justice MEM
bers OF the mob-snd honestly uses
II. there IL nothing over which 10
rejoice Moeocrates must be dis.
eourased They can De dis.
Outraged IL the proper argument
10 used And what is the proper
argument The sheriff OF
Hillsborough county in Florida.
used IL few years ago on a mob
which attempted 10 lynch 4 white
man . He simply gave orders
10 his deputies 10 shoot 70 kill"
The deputies did shoot-killlng Ave
members OF the mob and wounding
forty The mob vas convinced
that IL had better call the lynching
of II all law enforcement
officers will follow this example.
! we can really rejoice in as.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
THE LAST STRAW

sure sign that the poll tax laws of Dixie
will be scrapped is the growing camor among South.
erners themselves for popular voting. 1t was re-
ported last week that none other than former Gov
ernor Eugene Tamadge of Georgia, the guy with
the red suspenders, has come out for poll tax repeal
in his state. To be sure, Gene wants the poll tax
abolished for the benefit Of poor whites only.
Said Mr.. Talmadge: Negroes as class don't
care to vote anyway unless they are encouraged by
some communstic elements" 1t would be perhaps
too much to expect that the former Georgia COVER
nor would change his race-baiting line. Neverthe-
less, Gene is learning the hard way that restrictions
on the franchise have outlived any usefulness they
may have had for his ilk One of these days Gene
may get religion.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
THE CHRONICLER
By CoNFUclUS

Seems that two Camp Sibert
wACs lin Aiabamy) were beaten
up by civilian officers Of iawlsss-
ness over . crowded bus. IT'S the
same old thing. only we wonder
why the army doesn't put some
teeth In its no-segregation order
for our service people. Don't they
know. or don't they care to know
y * y
Walter White Is palling around
the Pacific with Admiral NimitE,
etc. Wish some one would get the
navy 10 open up on howcome they
only have II Negro officers?
X X X
Everyone here. including the
daiiies Just excluding the mayor
and q certain percent OF the Com
mon Council) realizes that housing
for Negroes Is Detroit's No. 1 prob
lem. But yet, Il seems 10 be settling
into the category Mark Twain put
weather in, Everybody talks about
II. but nobody does anything about
t."
u * *
Just when our soldiers and white
soldiers. and all sorts OF civilians
were getting all het up about the
fact that Negroes weren't doing
any combat work, and as some
whites charged. were getting what
they thought was too much credit
for behind the lines work-right
then, the 92nd In Italy breaks loose.
and an artillery unit in France.
too! And their white commanders
are praising them to the skies for
beating back the Nazis. It's q
funny, wonderful world, no?
X X \
II nothing else results from the
Presidents demand for . National
Service Act, the honest soul
searching Il has provoked n good
for US all. Most folks think n we
had such an act, that the govern
ment right away would tell them
when to 70 to be and when TO get
up, etc, but actually the majority
Of us who are contributing TO the
war effort seriously would not be
shifted or bothered In any way,
It's 10 raise the morale Of the
troops AND 10 put the FRINGE oil
home front slackers 10 work for
their country!
- n n
With the rise OF more and more
book clubs, and the interest Of the
unions In sponsoring widespread
reading. it's apparent that It's no
longer the thing" 10 be pleasantly
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

died by any reactionary coalition.
Negro women" the National
Council warns. must be on their
guard more than ever before After
the 1914 elections. they have the
opportunity in many cases. TO help
guide the policies OF new members
OF Congress But" the Council
continue, women must watch the
voting record Of their representa-
tives and Senators and let them
know either in person or by letter
exactly how she feels. AS members
Of Congress sense the constant
scrutiny OF their voting records. IL
is TO be hoped that wise and iudic-
ious action for the good OF all peo-
pie will be uppermost in their
minds"
The Council advises Negro wom-
en- that only regular and vigorous
expression OF opinion prevent the
forming ~ coalition groups who
forget their responsibilities 10 the
people.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

is indicated by the fact that in the recent union
election among the workers candidate who al
legedy opposed the up-grading of Negroes won a
landslide victory for president
For over a year now the FEPC has sought to
persuade the Capital Transit Company to comply
with its directive and cease discriminating against
Negro workers. Thus showdown between the COM
pany and the FEPC is expected shortly In some
respects the Washington muddle recalls the Phila-
dephia transportation crisis which was settled only
after federal troops seized the system.
Supporters Of permanent FEPC legislation
fear that if crisis comes in Washington many
members of Congress may be adversely influenced.
The reactonary bloc could make plenty Of noise
about the FEPC and drum up support from news
papers which usually oppose administration mea-
sures. Thus some liberals believe that this is the
most inopportune time for the FEPC to hold hear
ings on the Capital Transit They do not want
the probable enactment of permanent FEPC legis-
lation thwarted by the repercussions of loo a !
brawl.
Nevertheless, some encouragement for FEPC
supporters have come from the widespread concern
over manpower shortages in vital war industries
Congress and the President have made it clear that
the manpower needs on the industrial front must
irrelevant factors. The color of mans skin is
certainly an irrelevant factor when it comes to
shooting Naz or building tank Thus employers
and workers who have resisted the FEPC efforts to
make war jobs available to all qualified citizens
should be forced to fall in line.
Many of these manpower shortages are art-
ficial in the sense that Negro workers are often
not considered by unions and management. Army
fo. oc<o 11o so otroif
the Transfers union will not permit Negro drivers
to haul them away. Multiply such instances in
other industrial occupations all over the country
and the need for FEPC legislation becomes obvious.
The whole question of Fair Employment Prac-
tees in America is major war problem and it will
be an even greater problem when peace returns.
The fact that it affects the very lives of millions
of our citizens should stimulate all good Americans
actively to support the Congressional enactment of
legislation which can 60 far to solve the problem.
permanent FEPC will not only safeguard the
economic rights of Negroes but it will be bulwark
Of strength for our democracy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
Coalition Threat
Voiced By Council

WASHINGTON "A revitalized
coalition Of Republicans and south
ern Democrats in the recently in-
sugursted 10th Congress" warns
the National Council OF Negro
Women. lis a threat 10 all pro-
posals which would benefit Ne
groes and other minorities" The
coalitions strength was evidence
as Democratic leadership was split
on a moments notice and Repub-
licans followed along with votes OF
the deep South" on the setting up
OF the Committee 10 Investigate
Un-American Activities as a per-
manent Committee OF Congress
notes the Council,
Describing the reshuffed Dies"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

Committee as danger TO prospects
for permanent FEPC, unless it is
liberslized. the National Council Of
Negro Women warns that in this
respect, the Un-American Activi-
ties Committee affects the bread
and butter Of every Negro"
The Council points out that any,
one challenging an employers dis
elimination against Negroes might
find himself challenged in turn by
the erstwhile Dies Committee, cur
rently sponsored by men opposed
10 the anti-discrimnstion detectives
of an FEPC.
Not only a permanent FEPC, but
also pending legislation for the
abolition OF the poll-tsx is jeopsr-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20


illitsrate. Don't think just be.
cause you're put upon Negro
that you know everything about
race. Bet you couldn't back I'D
your freedom arguments with
science Oh. you can! You
mur've been reading Franz Boas
and Herskovitz. etc.
X X y
Speaking OF books. Richard
Wrishts new one. Black Boy" is
coming out any day now as our
book reviewer said last week. Rich
ard thinks some Negroes. and lib
eral whites aren't going 10 like il.
Hope 10 God. he doesn't have
another Bigger"
X n X
Well. Adam Powell, I mean THE
CONGRESSMAN, rot up and
blasted Rankin. Did you Sc that
blasted Rankin. Did you see that
OF congress arc that night went
with Adam 10 the Club BenKasi?
Tell Us she was helping Adam get
straight In his ONCE that day, too
=. To quote some more -
whittier thou goesst. so goest l.
X X X
Another young Negro artist,
Pruth McFarlin Of New York.
protege OF James Melton, who had
infantile paralysis. made his debut
to concert audiences recently. He's
got bright future ahead.
X * X
Most OF the folks In the know In
Washington are plugging like mad
TO get the FEPC 10 hold off the
Capital Transit hearings ill after
the permanent FEPC legislation
goes through congress. Seems like
Chairman Mike Ross Is being a
little stubborn bout the whole
thing. II the hearing Is held. some
fear there may be some trouble
approaching . riot. and that would
scare the congressman out Of any
affection for the FEPC.
X X X
Well never understand the black
magic Rankin used 10 get a per-
manent Dies Committee set I'D with
him as chairman. Makes you sick
TO see the way the slick parlia-
mentarian can make congress turn
somerssults in mid-air.
X X X
Did you hear the "in the groove"
jazz program sent out from Los
Angeles on the radio by Esquire,
pGses CHRoNICLER. P.s. 10
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

m o n I h s a n d
from a soldiers
point Of view, I
would say that
4 h chsplsins
are not meet
ing the needs OF
the sol di rs.
The soldier is
! o o kin z for
help and he
doesn't S e e m
10 be able 10
reconcile him.
self 10 the re-
lation OF fight
ing and church,
eS. They have
not succeeded
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
THE FEPC ISSUE

However widely the various concepts Of democ-
racy may differ most Americans Will agree that
our brand of democracy stands for and guarantees
certain very basic rights to each citizen Our fore
fathers believed that all men are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienabe rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happi-
ness" The frock-coated gentlemen who put their
quilts to the Declaration of Independence were In
tent upon creating new kind Of government which
gave freedom and opportunity to the humbest OF
its members.
These gentlemen were very thoughtful and they
added, THAT to secure these rights, governments
are instituted among men, deriving their just pow
ers from the consent Of the governed" In other
words, they made it very clear that the proper
function of government was to protect every citi-
zens right to Life Liberty and the pursuit OF Hap
piness.'
In modern America we have come face to face
with problem which may not have occurred to the
founding fathers of our republic. We have dis
covered that in order to enjoy life and liberty, we
must first have an opportunity to make living.
Other freedoms count very little to those who are
denied jobs upon which they must depend to live
in the first place. Thus the problem of sheer exist
ence takes priority over all others.
In creating the Fair Employment Practice Com
mittee, President Roosevelt recognized that The
right to work is basic economic right without
which all the other rights become so much window
dressing. The President acted because he saw that
q condition existed in America which served to
deny to degree the economic rights OF Negroes,
Jews and members of other minority groups.
Until this condition is removed it is necessary
that our government protect minority groups
against wanton abuses of the basic right to work.
In doing this government not only exercises its
proper function but it lives up to the fundamental
principles of our brand of democracy Thus for Con-
gress to create permanent + air Employment
Practice Committee is the truly American thing to
do.
The foregoing facts are related simply to set
at rest the doubts of of 100 per cent Amer
cans who regard the FEPC as the illegtimate child
of the Great White Father in Washington. In the
last few years the recognition of the economic
rights Of all citizens has become widespread and
both major political parties committed themselves
to the creation of permanent FEPC in the last
campaign. This progressive development must not
now be defeated by those who question the govern
ments right to protect its citizens against discrim-
ination in employment based on color, creed ma
tiona origin.
At this writing the liberal groups who are cru
sading for permanent FEPC face peculiar polit-
zeal dilemma. Hearings on the Capital Transit
Company's refusal to upgrade Negro transporta-
ton workers in Washington will begin next week
According to Washington reporters the white
transportation workers are ready to 90 on strike
as soon as the company up-grades Negro. This
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

mo. l don't
think that the
church is losing
any OF its in
fluence. On the
contrary I think
that the church
is drawing the
people to IL in
larger numbers.
! don't put any
st o c X In the
current state.
ments that are
now going the
rounds that the
church In fail
ing in its mis-
sion"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20


It's foundations
in the hearts
and souls Of
the people. That
is, the real
church. Peop!s
are becoming
impatient with
sophmo ris m .
and sophoristic
utterances. The
real church will
a ! W a y s De
ready to step
into the breach
when men need
- ~
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
ENDURING Reporter
QUESTION::

QUESTION::
DO you think that the church Is
losing its influence with the masses
Of the people?
X X y
J. Clinton Rice
600 Belmont
Barber. Universal Barbershop
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

Il don I think
that the influ-
enee OF the
C h u r c h is
being lost at
all. In my opin-
ion, people are
more interested
in the church
now than at
any o I h e r
{ / m e since
the beginning
OF the war. !
am a great visi-
tor OF churches
where | am sta
toned"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

in showing soldiers why they
should hold on TO their faiths or
assume new faiths"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
1-Sgt. Benz. BlassinsilIe
Just returned from 2S months
OverSeas

II have been overseas for "a
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20
The Rev. Mr.. Horace White
Pastor Plymouth Congregational
Church

OF course not.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

Did you hear the "in the groove"
jazz program sent out from Los
Angeles on the radio by Esquire.
nGses CHRoNICLER, Page 10
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

With the rise OF more and more
book clubs, and the interest Of the
unions In sponsoring widespread
reading, it's apparent that It's no
longer the thing" 10 be pleasantly
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-20

Universal Barbershop