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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Mid-Winter WV
Programs Open
In All The Depts.

New term classes and sports
start ~ Lucy Thurman branch
YWCA on FEB. 5 They include
badm4n;on, ballet dancing, chA-
d-en's tap. modern dance. gym.
rol.er-Skatins. tennis, swimming
for en- ldren juniors and adults
and dps Community groups arc
finding the branch pool a popular
place for group parties Mss La
y.nia Moore az the YWCA health
education staff is in charge
Mrs Juanita Vaughan NIL give
practical drcSsmaking course on
Thursday evenings. Millinery j.
available on Monday n. shiS. and
photography is taught by Lang0n
Daniel. commercial photographer
Club activities. and informal rec
rcatIon. directed by Miss Ruth An
dcrSon. features Tuesday night ac-
tIv.,.es for business and profess
S.onal girls and Thursday night
activities for industrial girls. from
6 10 10 o'clock. Both evenings start
with cafeteria supper and include
friendly ge;-togethcrs with talks
on personality. and many other
subjects OF interest 10 girls.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Dr.. Postles Heads
Newly Organized
Y Century Group

Or. William l. Postles was
elected president OF the newly or
sanizcd ~" Second Century Or
ganiza,ion, Jan. D. Other elected
officers were, Earl Samucls, vice
president the Rev. r. l.. Brady
Jr. secretary. Darcy Hawkins.
treasurer and Dr. Joseph Tsndy
ST.. historian Installation Of officers
VIII De held Thursday, Feb. 8.
3 p m.
81 Antoine branch YMCA is the
first IN the cliy 20 organize a Second
Century club. The purpose being
g. promote the general welfare Of
the community oR> the roster OF
tao or Nn,za,ion, >oDwlh find men
from al. walks OF LIE. factory work
e.. union organizers. doctors, min
i>'crS. lawyers. munic pal workers,
druSg iStS. contractors. insurance
me- and post Office employees.
The membership goal Of the club
j. 100 members. Al present there
ave ~ members Membership is
open 70 any man who believes in
the. Y and in community services
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Charge Prisoner
Strangled Self
To Death In Jail

Robert Brown. a.. 4704 fireman
avenue. whom police say threat
ened TO commit suicide by hanging.
carried out his threat last week
by knotting a bed sheet around his
neck and stranglirg himself 10
death in prisoners ward at Receiv-
ing hospital
Pei1ce say that Brown. held for
invest, CATION Of robbery ursrmeo
VAS found dead in his hospital bed
when nurse Mrs. Marian Raspberry
wen: 70 feed him.
Hospital guard patrolman Homer
S,anfll told police tina, ne had
checked Brown and found his con-
6lcon satisfactory a fcW hours be-
fore he repeatedly took his own
he al the hospital.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Defendant Gets
Lower Sentence
Thru N A ACP

ALMoGORDO. N. Mex. - The
sentence OF Melvin Clarence
Evans, charged with the rape OF
23-year-old woman. was reduced
10 1920 year term during trial
here Jan. H.. The youth. who wal
sentenced originally TO 20-25 yeari
for the crime TO which ne pleaded
not guilty. was represented by At
torneys Melvin D. Reuckhaus and
Harry D. Robins. retained by the
national Office OF the NAACP.
Following the defendants hrst
trial. Dec. 9. l943. the Almogordo
branch Of the NAACP obtained re-
lease OF the ~l3-year- youth on
habeas corpus proceedings, in or
der 20 enable him TO protect his
constitutional rights through ade-
quate representation by counsel.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
DeHart Hubbard
Guest SpeakerAt
Pontiac Center

Pointing out that several factors
make the provision OF housing for
Negroes distinctive from that OF
other groups, DeHart Hubbard
race relations advisor ana special
assistant 10 the regional director
FPHA. of Cleveland. Ohio. spoke
10 a capacity audience at the Pom
tiac Southwest Community Center
Sunday.
Mr. Hubbard listed the factors
as being: Cd the great masses Of
Negroes are faced with restricted
job opportunities, which limit
them 10 low incomes: 90 an in
creasing number OF Negroes are
moving up 10 the middle and up.
per income groups and are able
and willing TO pay commercial
rates for decent housing; 80 re-
strictive covenants based on race
impose an Iron ring" around the
housing supply for Negroes; "a
Negroes arc thus restricted largely
10 slums and Sub-Standard housing
IN congcsted ghettoS with no room
for expansion.
He said. Additional residential
space and accommodations must
be made available 10 Negroes TO
provide for orderly expansion"
With Rev. T Walter Harris, pas
tor OF Trinity Baptist church. as
master Of ceremonies. other par
Elephants were Alice Reed. Jordan
Barclay, the Newman AME Quar-.
tette. and Ernestine Milben. Cues
tons and answers followed the adj
dress Tea was served by the Jun
Tor Woman's Auxiliary Of the
Southwest Community Center.
Dennis DoWdell. executive d.
rector OF sine Pontiac center. an
nounced that the next Community
Center forum Will be held Inter
racial Sunday. Feb II, at 4 pm
William Hi OF the American
Council Of Race Relation OF the
City Of Chicago, will be the guest
speaker.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

was member OF Wayne County
Medical Association. the Wayne
and Michigan Medical Society. and
the American Medical Association.
He was also an associate physician
at Wayne Diagnostic and ParkSidc
Surviving DR. Watkins are his
wife. Mrs Rowena Watkins. and
his daughter, Miss Burney Mary
Watkins. a student in the School
OF Library Science at Simmons
college in Boston. His stepmother,
Mrs. Harrison l.. Watkins Of Bcne-
dict college. South Carolina. also
survives the physician. Other rel
ativeS who attended the funeral
services at Plymouth Congrega-
tional church last Saturday we're
sister. Miss Virginia Watkins. OF
New York City; a brother and sis
tcr-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Watkins. of New York: a brother.
Mr. Harrison L.. Watkins. Of De-
troit, and sister and brother-n-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Scheille. also OF
Detroit f "
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Miss X. Durham
Buys Big, Swank
Fifth Ave. Home

NEW YORK-The purchase OF a
l7-room house in the exclusive up.
per Fifth avenue section OF this
city by Katherine Durham. inter
pretaiIve dancer. for use as stu
do and living quarters for her
dancing tJoupc Mas reported by
The Associated Press this week
Miss Dlnhar. who is reported
10 have purchased tho $3.50. 600
building for- 81 500, vii. be the
fTst Of hcr race - move into the
Swank Fifth avenue area. The pur-
chase was made N the name of
Eileen y Hamilton. white Secre-
i%rN u Miss Durham. because the
iahcc NaS on tour with her COM
pany AZ the lime OF the ,transac-
Ion Her attorney said NJ. IS Ham
!,ton either Will asst IN or transfer
the house 20 Miss Durham. -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

GOODMAN FIELD. KY.-ssrv.
ing in the important capacity
OF navigator. bombardier In the
slsih Bomb Squadron station
cd n Goldman Field. Kentucky
is Ii. Kermit c. Bailer OF eoS3
3ofh street. Detroit. Mich. The
s,sth Bomb Squadron is part
of the <77th Bomb Group
tMedium). the only Negro or
sanixafion Of its kind in the
Army Air Forces. II. Bailer
joined the organization after
gaining his commission n q
navigator in February. ls<4 At
Hondo. Texas. and then com.
plsfing q bombardisr's course
at Roswell. New Mexico. and
an aerial gunnsrY course af
Yuma. Arix. Prior TO snlisfing
into the Air Corps in January
ls43. II. Bailsr attended the
University of Michigan where
he was studying business ad-
ministrafion. While attending
the university. he was q vel
isrweishi Of the freshman box
ing team. Ii. Bailsr is married
10 the former Miss Mary Ann
Clsmon Of Detroit. Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Set Race History
Week Observance

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The
department Of history here at Lin
coin university, through its head.
Dr.. ". Sherman Savage, an
nounced the presentation OF Ster-
ling A. Brown OF Howard univer-
Sity as the speaker for the pro-
gram commemorative Negro His
tory Week Sunday. Feb IL.
The Sunday program Will be
followed by a special convocation
Thursday, Feb. Is. under the SUI
pervlSion Of the department. DR..
Savage will be the speaker at a
Negro History Week program for
the Negro Council OF Negro Teach
ers OF st. Joseph, Mo.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Police Asking:
Who Took Three
Bags OfLaundry?

Laundry. laundry. who-has my
laundry? will probably be the
question asked Of the Feuwick
Laundry after police reported that
TWO unidentified men had stolen
three bags OF laundry from 53l (.
Forest avenue las, week.
Th.rty-year-old Miss CorTire
Johnson 456 Frederick street, su-
pccy.Sor Of the establishment. told
police that tNo~WcN dressed young
men had taken The bags OF laun-
drv~lISt week. -.
- she also told police that she bc-
aeved !; was the same tWo men
VINO had held Up ne business
place approximately tWo months
ago
They were described as approx
,Ta,ciy - years Of acc five feet
five and -one-ha'f inches tall and.
weighing between l45 and 80
pounds. Both Were well dressed
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Ask Indictment
OF In
Assault Sept. 3

NEW YORK -lndictmen, by tho
next Henry County Ala. grand
jury OF SIX white nood.umS who
raped Nesro wife and mother
las; 'Sept. 3 Is the immediate ann
OF the Committee to- Eqaa, Jus
tee for Mrs. RecT Taylor. an an
Nouncement Miss Henrietta
Buckmas;er and the Rev B c
Robson, co-chs.rmen, said tbs
Week.
On Oct 9 the grand jury nc;
out refused 20 return an indlct-
men,. despite the fact tina, az leas;
one ot nc sSSailan;S had con-
feSSod On Dee. 8 Gov. Chaurccy
VI Sparks promised an invcSti-a-
NOn. IN res ponSe 10 a storm OF pro-
tests as news Of the a,rocity
spread throughout the country No
further announcement has come
from the governors Office.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
LIST WEAKNESS.
OF SOUTH, ONE.
is POLL TAX.

WASHINGTON. D. C.-CNNPA)
Warning that the Big Rich" and
the Special Interests" have gone
all out to undermine democracy al
the grass roots in the South, the
Southern Patriot, published by the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare-an organization Of South
erners interested in the welfare of
the South-says these groups are
concentrating their fire on the
South where democracy has four
weak spots.
These weak spots. says the Pa
triot, are the poll tax. limited labor
organization. race prejudice, and
poor schooling.
Whites Democracy
First. there's the poll tax" il
says. which has so completely
whitfield down democracy in eight
Southern states that many OF their
Lawmakers work for Special In
terests instead OF the people they're
supposed 10 represent. On top of
that. the Democratic primary in
six Southern states sill denies Ne
groes voice in government. These
two things add up 10 the plain fact
that homegrown fascism already
threatens much OF the South.
Second. the labor unions
which are the peoples strongest
weapon in defense OF democracy
are weakest in the South In spite
of 1000 per cent increase in
Southern unionism since Roosevelt
took office in 1882 tas compared TO
a 200 per cent increase throughout
the country, the South's industrial
workers are still less than one-third
organized. while the percentage
who are organized elsewhere is
well over one-half
Third. there's the race prejudice
which has kept alive through gen.
erations OF artificial feeding by the
Corporate Interests. North and
South, which profit from the dis
unity chcapneSs az Southern labor
This weapon OF prejudice is used
20 retard the unity Of working
Sou,herners in>their unions and al
the polls.
Poor Schooling
Fourth. poor schooling and bad
health conditions have robbed
many Southerners Of the truth sno
strength they need TO fight for their
rights
Those are thc big four reasons,
the Patriot concludes. why the
turn back the clock boys. or reac-
tionaricS. or faScists cor whatever
name you prefer 10 call them have
chosen the South for their deS-
perate attempt 10 gain footholo
fbr fascism IN America"
The Southern Conference FOR
Human Welfare boasts 81 the mem
bership OF some OF the most out.
stand NJ and influential whites and
Negroes Of that region.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
GROCERY MAN DIES

ISam El.lott. 1913 Rivard. pro-
prie,or OF the Elliott Grocery
Store. died az Ms home after a
four months illness from ,eucemia.
His funeral Will DC held from the
New Mount Zion BartiSt church.
1888 Leland, Friday. FEB. >. II am.
He leaves a wife. Mrs Anna l. e.
oft; mother Mrs Carrie Elliott;
tW1 cAildren, Mrs Catherine Hen
bricks and EmmcrSon Elliott. and
n.rc brothers and sisters. Remains
Hes IN state az Digs Funeral
2 I,lir,,h
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

here al I n a I
time.
A native of
Bolton. S c.,
MatkinSat-
tended b en- e
dict college IN
South Carolina.
MorehouSe coll
lege in Allan
Ia, Ga. an d
graduated from
Mcharry Medi-
cal college. He
did post gradu-
ate work al the
University o (
Michigan
~. :" ,lL,.,e
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Condemns Work,
Fight Measure

COLUMBUS, q While in Co.
-l,tatt'ttS,- 0tttt'. visiting the local dt-
Nsiun OF the Brotherhood OF Sleep
in Car PortcrS, 4 Philip Ran
VolPh. national director OF MOWM.
stated the draft labor" program
was. a dangerous step IN The dlrcc-
ton Of the Nazi forced labor"
policy and was blow at the hear,
of the trade union movement He
also pointed out that a National
Service Act should be opposed by
Negroes because il would freeze"
Jin-crow in industry and give ra-
cial segregation government sane
ton.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
POWELL COMING

Powell Of New York Is scheduled
10 SPEAK here March-lf on the dual
subjects What's COOKING Congress
For The Negro" and Why The
Public Should Demand Pay Raise
For Postal Employees HIS appear
ance will be Under the auspices o..
Negro Research Bureau, Snow F.
G.igSby. director.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
1T. DEMPSEY MORGAN
TO TAAF

1t. Dempsey w Morgar. who
recently returned from. overseas
du,y4with US Air Forces IN italy
has been re-aSSigned to TuSkesee
Army Air Field as flying in
siractor, il was announced this
week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
PROBE STARRING

Police arc probing the mysterious
s'abbing " Louis Snow. IS, 2+83
s. Antoine street who reported
that he had rrce we'd 6vc stab
wounds ~ back and both arms
while N house located in $500
block nn. <; Antoine street
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Detroit Doctor
Succumbs After
Brief Illness

Dr. John r Watkins. Detroit
physician. SCI Chandler. died last
week after tortnighi's illness
The doctor came 10 this city -
wears ago beginning his practice
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

Horror scenes and human suffer
ings caused by Hi,lcr's robots are
helped being stopped by used
kitchen fats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18

Q long time yet to be famous.
 The show was produced by the new combination of Oliver Smith and Paul Feigay. George Abott directed.
 It required two months of troubles for the play, Trio" by Dorothy and Howard Baker, to get into & New York theater because theater-owner Lee Shubert got a glimpse of 1t in Philadelphia and decided he wanted no part of it as a New York landlord, since 1t dealt with Lesbianism. Under the New York law any theater in which a lewd production is given can be padlocked for a year. The play had to wait until 0 non-Shubert house was available.
 Of course, there is nothing lewd about Trio" It is a strictly moral drama and a dull one. A girl uni versity student is under the domi- nation of a neurotlc woman pro- lessor of French letters until she falls in love with a young man who breaks up the duo, leaving the teacher heartbroken and lonely and about to Strangle herself with 2 tablecloth. It is not & new theme by any means and the author. have brought no fresh viewpoint tt 1t. The production is chiefly notable for an uneven but at times brillian performance by Lydia St. Clair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18
Hollywood.
By ERSKINE JOHNSON NEA Stan Correspondent

A bunch of the boys and girls were Swinging On 0 Star" in the back room of "Duffy's Tavern" It was murder. same music with new lyrics. They forgot to invite T. Dorsey and J. Hall but the kids were doing all right without them.
 Walt till you see how Paramount dressed up It's top stars for this little musical butchery and note the carving bee which undoubtedly will be the highlight of the movie 'Duny's Tavern"
 Betty Hutton was dressed up like Shirley Temple. Dottie Lamour was wearing Q sailor middy and big red ribbon in her hair. Sonny Tufts had Q golf knickerS, Q green and yellow striped sweater and c pained expression on his face.
 Crosby, who led the singing was wearing an old gray sweat Shirt and a baseball cap.
 Everyone on the lot was there as the kiddies gathered around Bing and the piano. Producer Danny Dare and director Hal walker gave @ blow by blow de- scription what was expected from everybody.
 "0et in there and fight for dear old Paramount" Danny said. we've got direct telephone lines to the Cedars of Lebanon Hospi- ta, and Jerry Giesler's office. THE LYRIC ARE THEIRS
 Songwriters Johnny Burke and Jimmie Van Heusen beamed ap- proval es Joe Lillie started to tbump the plano. Swinging On a Star is their baby. So are the lyrics.
 Crosby started to croon: ''would you like to swing on a
 star,
 Garry moonbeams home in a jar And be better of than you are. Or would you rather be ham2"
 Sonny Tufts picked 1t up: "A ham is an actor who believes
 he'd adored,
 But missed the Academy award. His head gets bigger and his smile
 does, too.
 The only kind of acting he can do So If you don't mind the critics
 when they slam, You may grow up to be ham," Everybody came in on the cho- rus. Then 1t was Lamours turn: "Lamour is an actress and she gets
 reimbursed,
 To let the director do his worst. She lives on islands and she sings song,
 And gets pneumonia in an old
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18

sarong."
 Bing came in: If you don't care what the public
 must endure. You may rrow up to be Lamour." Cass Daley kidded herse!f-"She looks like ev'ry night was Hal. lowe en-" Ditto Diana Lynn-"She can be nasty with the sweetest grin" Bing took swing at Bob Hope:
 "A snob is an actor who will tell
 you he's tops, Why, he even brags about his Hops When he plays golf he never counts
 his strokes. And that's not all. he tells the
 Stalest jokes. So if you're just like @ friend of
 mine called Bob, You may grow up to be snob." BIGGEST LAUGH IMPROMPTU Betty Hutton went berserk after whispering: Her voice is quiet and she's so refined.'
 But the biggest laugh, as usual,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18
Up And Down Broadway
By JACK 0AVER United Press Stan Correspondent

New York (UP)-The Theater Guild has done the town Q service by producing "Slng Out, Sweet Landr and utilizing musical show material that has been shamefully ignored for many years, It Is Q cavalcade of American folk and popular music held together by . single character and, as such, cannot hope completely to satisfy everyone because each person will Ind soIne- thing missing that he thinks should have been included.
 The manysscened production bee gins in Puritan New England with one Barnaby Qoodchild in the stocks for singing gay song on a Sab- bath. When he is unrepentent, Q blue-nosed minister condemns him to wander through the years, and that's exactly what he does, down to the present, . goodwill ambaS- sador of song, Along the way there are scenes in post Revolution AmerS lea, the Illinois wilderness, the Ore- gon Trail, the Mississippi of steam boat days, the Civil War, the Gay 'oOs, and the speakeasy era.
 Many of the folk tunes are not generally known, other are com mon. Of course, everyone knows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18

the popular songs that creep Into the production from the Gay 'o0S period on.
 The cast Is headed by Alfred Drake as Barnaby and my only objection to him is that he Is a trifle too cute at times, possibly the fault of the direction. Burl Ives, Q troubador well known in the cafes for his guitar end endless reper- toires of that numbers, is impress Sively present in most Of the scenes. He does Q tremendous los for the production. Bibi Osterwald, loud and vigorous, Is Q newcomer to Broadway and Q welcome one because she can really make somC- thing of Q robust song. Another newcomer who looks like an excel lent prospect Is Alma Kaye, who does the ingenue roles. She is inl- pressive both as singer and actress.
 An outstanding part of the pro duction is the dancing, which IS the creation of Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman and ably executed by c fine troupe headed by Peter Hamilton. The show would be considerably poorer without 1t.
 I liked the first act considerably, but after that 1t seems to me the show goes badly to pieces. Miss Osterwald and others do nobly by "Casey Jones' early in the second act, and then the Gay '00s and en- suing scenes border on the tedious. One important thing that the show lacks Is a number along he. roic lines Most of the songs are in a minor vein and there certainly H enough material in Americas back Vround for at least one rousing number. Also, the cowboy Vest has been completely ignored and some of our best-lived folk music is tied up with 1t. How Walter Kerr. whose Idea the show is. could be guilty of such an oversight is be. yond comprehension. Possibly ne was afraid of being corny, but bet. ter corny than dull any day. The Negro gets very short shift, and that isn't good either.
 However, 1t is Q show that does have something in it for everyone and should be seen by all means.
 "On the Town" Is a glittering new musical comedy with lot of young people involved. It stems from the ballet Fancy Free" which created a stir when 1t was presented for the first time last spring by the Ballet Theater. The ballet was the creation of Jerome Robbins and his dance story of three sailors loose on leave in New York has more ol less simply been equipped with songs and dialogue.
 The show is sprightly enough moves rapidly and on the whole pleasingly, but it left little impress. sion on me. The score of Leonard Bernstein, who is quite the rising young man of music certainly is not memorable, the only time can recall at all carrying me back to 6 song in the much-beloved 'Band- wagon of dozen years ago. With Robbins in charge of the dancing. expected that to be of consid- erable effectiveness, but I did not find it so. The comedy contributed in the book the lyrics of Betty Com den and Adolph Green hovered be- tween the dull and juvenile except when Nancy Walker had hand in the proceedings, at which time 1t was strictly a case of triumph of performer over material.
 This Miss Walker. who has had only one previous Broadway show Best Foot Forward" is six shades of terrific as singer and comedi- enne. She's just 8 kid, so she has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18

wasn't in the script.
 Tufts gave em the old opera routine--"1'd like to swing--Id like to swing. I'd like to SWINGi"
 Cros5y's ad lib stopped the show: Stand by. old boy, stand by. I think 1t can be arranged" Copyright, 1914, NEA Service, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18
MURPHY TO WASHINGTON

Dean Murphy, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer comedian, leaves Hollywood January 19 for the east where he will attend the Presidents Birthday Party for the sixth consecutive year, and the Inauguration Ceremonies. This will mark the third time that Murphy has watched President Roosevelt take office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-18
HETRLOOM AS GIFT

Mrs. John Drew. of the Royal Family of Barrymores, bequeathed to her grandson, Lionel Barrymore, her gold ring she wore as she played before audiences of the world. He has prized it for over a quarter of century. The other day he present. ed 1t to Margaret O,Brien, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's youngest star.