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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
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stronger than the concrete gains
from an oc raSi0ndl Winning would
warrant. II has an element ~
NY terry and anticipation l. has
de,elnped on c>0,cr.C language L
orlan,zeS - some extent, the daily
lives " us participants.
Mach o. the material .or BLACK
Metropolis is the result q! series
Of projects financed BY tNc Works
Projects Administration under the
direction Of Nj Cayton and Dr.
Lloyd Warner OF tho University
OF Chicago In their book. how
ever, MeSSrS. DRAKE and Caytor
have woven MIS- material in with
other research and have interpreted
/; from their broad KNOWLEDGE OF
the Negro question That Is one
OF the chief merits az BLACK
Metropolis that Il, presents not
only Facts but an explanation and
interpretation OF them To read 1t
Is 10 recognize fully the true state
Of Negro White relations in urban
ccntcrS Of tho North as regards tho
Negro.
SEGREGATION
I'm concluding he authors state.
While all responsible Negroes
try 10 prevent violent conflict their
primary interest is in the complete
abolition Of political and economic
Subordination and enforced Segrc-
CATION"
For the fH'urc the authors nc.
licyc ~. VIA; hlnncNS IN Black
Metropolis IS moro or iC>S depend
CIT ON VIVA, happens in tho rest
OF inc world
The problems that arise on
Rronzeville's FOrty-ScVenth street
encirClc the globe \ blow
struck for freedom i'm Bonneville
finds its echo i'm Chuncking and
Moscow. i'm Paris and Senegal. \
Vittory for FaSCiSm in Midwest
NctroroliS will sound tho kncll Of
doom for the common man every
where"
Black Metropolis" hy Horace
C1tton and = Clair DsJkc, Har-
court. Brace and Company, New
York City. 1915, $500.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27

shirked and will not shirk, step
ping into situations when they
arise. I flew back from the City
Of Washington this year TO 90
into the Hudson situation when
the plant went down because of
the Negro situation :. :"
Later Frankensteen gave the con-
vention this graphic Illustration If
his views:
II have heard manufacturers
say, I know the problems Of
labor. used 10 be a worker
You laugh when they tell you
that. The white people who say,
Oh, I know the problems OF the
Negro, just don't know what they
are talking about, because they
don't live it. All they do is
read about it,"
Remember the last Democratic
convention in Chicago? Even after
Vice President Wallace had made
his fighting speech for equal en-
-rioyment opportunities for Negroes,
there were several notable CIO
leaders. including Sidney Hillman,
who gave up the stru g2le and were
prepared 10 bow 10 the inevitable.
10 exchange Wallace for Truman
But il was Dick FrankenStccn who
alone among the Mich Gan delega-
ton continued TO vote for the
champion Of the rights Of the
common man" down 10 and includ-
ing the last roll call!
Iating 10 Frankensteen which leads
rs 10 believe that when he is elected
Dick will not abandon his insist
Cnce upon an equal chance for the
Negro in Detroit along with every
one else A year ago We appeared
before JAWS international eXecu-
tive board TO request donation
for the United Negro college fund
Even at that early date the
board had become economy
minded and was inclined to limit
such donations to a hundred dol
lars. But after we explained to
the board the urgent need for
assistance to Negro education IL
was Dick FrankenStern who
made the motion that the board
donate at least FIVE hundred dol
lars TO this worthy cause.
IN OUR CAPACITY as director
Of JAW $ Fair Practices Committee.
VIC frequently have had occasion
70 present 10 the board certain mat
terS Of special concern 70 the
unions so-cal,ed minority yroups
One o. our strongest supporters on
each OF these occasions has been
Vice President FrankenS'ccn That
is why we shall 70 10 tho polls on
Tuesday and mark our ballot FOR
Dick II is our way Of SHOWING.
not only our appreciation for the
past fights he has made for fair
play for all groups in JAW. il also
is our way ~ expressing confidence
in his leadership
Those attra tive placards which
are currently appearing IN DSR
street cars and busscS and which
feature a Group OF school children
~ all races. crcedS and culorS with
the legend JOBS FOR AL T0
PROTECT AMERICAS FUTURE
IT'S CHILDREN. represent q CO.
operative venture between JAW
CLOS FAR Practices Committee
ard no TRANSFORMATION Advertising
company Of Detroit. the holder OF
the advertising franchise on DSR
street cars and buses.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
Vote Cases To Go
To Supreme Court

NEW YORK - Cases in which
Negroes sought 10 register in Ala
bama and louisiana which were
dismissed in the courts in those
states viii be appealed to the
United States Circuit Court Of APP
1cals for the NTH district. it was
announced here this week by Thur
good Marshall, special counsel OF
the NAACP
Judge CaIlIouet dismissed the
Louisiana case on September II
and judge c. y. Kennamer dis
~ issed the Alabama case on Oc-
iobcr - The two cases arc test
ones brought 10 cnioin the policy
Of registration officials in LOUISE
ara and Alab7va from subiccting
Ncgrqcs 20 tests not required OF
white registrants.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
Youth Conference
Delegates To Sail

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. - Miss Es-
thcr V. Cooper left Birmingham
this week bound for London Eng
land. ~ attend tho World Youth
conference as delegate from the
Southern Ncero Youth CONGRESS.
I've rtv.Gve NouNE pcor.c White
Frd No9ro. from orlauli5' ouS All
over The United States VII. 90 70
London
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27

vile, Ind; ST.
Louis, Chica 60,
Cleveland, and
Flint, Michigan
. Negroes have
asked the same
question: How
is Fra n X e n =
s ( e e n $ cam
pai2n coming?
Will we take
j e fri G s this
time?'
We also have
received letters
and post cards
from CIO men,
A.-a and a..s,a
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27

Hill is a man
of ste in &
q u a ii ties and
will be an able
rep resentative
in our Com
mon c u n Gil.
He has around
him some able
advisors.
Mr.. Hills can
d | d acy repre-
sents the effort
OF N groe IS
with the aid of
! i b eral an d
church groups
10 secure some
Naor ran
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
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The stencil that is the Jeffries
administration in Detroit seems to
have reached TO the farthest Negro
community in the nation. Every
place we have visited in recent
weeks - Evans
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
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IN NEWS
az !{sy:yI !SS{5 WHITE
BY WHITE

More About Detroit Politics
There is one Negro candidate for
public Office Of major importance
in the coming election. The cam
didate is the Rev. Charles Hill. Mr..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27

formerly the mems dorm;tory
Sophomores are I'm Frazier ana
freshmen in Crandall and Truth
The freshmen men arc living in
Cooke hall. Members Of the men S
dormtory council. and a few for
tunate upper-clasSnen are also in
Cooke. The football team resides
in Miner. while the rest Of the men
arc living in the city.
The women students have not Let
these arrangements inconvenience
them and have begun to practice
for illumination night which is
Oct. 81.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
METROPOLIS"

Black Metropolis" Is case
study Of Chicago. Of that city
within a c.ty--a narrow tongue Of
land. seven miles IN length and
one and one.hai miles in width,
where more than 100000 Negroes
are. packed sohily--in the heart
Of Midwest Metropolis. Although
il is a detailed study t762pp) OF
all aspects OF life for Negroes
in the second largest city in this
country. It's authors have succeeded
not only in making Il an interest
ing study. but in showing how i'm
portant what happens in Chicago
is to the country and to.thc world
Richard Wri.hts Introduction.
unlike the usual disintCreSted ones,
skillfully presents the state OF
Negro white affairs in the United
States today. He makes the point
that both Negroes and whites shy
away from the truth
American whites and blacks both
possess deep-seated reSiStanCeS
against the Negro problems being
presented. even verbally, In all Of
its hideous fullness, in all Of the
totality Of its meaning. The many
and various groups, commissions.
councils, leagues, committees and
organizations Of an interracial ma
ture have consistently diluted the
problem. blurred it. injected foggy
moral or sentimental notions into
IL. This fact is as true Of the
churches as Of the trade unions;
as true of Negro organizations as
Of white; as true Of the political
Left as Of the political Right; as
true Of white individuals as Of
black"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-27
POLICY A CULT

The authors trace all aspects Of
Negro life from rlayng policy TO
legitimate business. from intcrmar.
ridge 10 class structure among Ne
groes. the power OF press and put-
pit unions, etc OF policy they
rr.,e: policy is not only a
business i also a cult /, mas
a hold on is dcvotccS which IS
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
City Council
Discusses
Dog Situation

The city council devoted most of
their meeting Tuesday evening to
discussion of the dog situation in
Libby. Upon receiving reports that
several dogs, and some of them val
liable CANNES which stay close to
their homes, have been poisoned,
the council voted to offer reward
Of $500 to any person who furnishes
information leading to the arrest
and conviction Of any person or
persons found guilty of poisoning
or killing dogs within the limits
of the city Of Lihh,-
Mach dirrutatlon was melted over
the passing of the city ordinance
requiring dogs to be licensed 4.s;~
winter, the argument among citi-
zens being that since licensed dog
was a apt to be poisoned as one
without license, they felt the ord
nance requiring license to be
unfair
The dog poisoning problem has
been troublesome one for the city
council for a number Of years, as
we'll as heartaches for dog owners,
but ii seemed little could be ac-
compished in preventing it.
BY offering the reward, and with
the cooperation Of citizens being on
the outlook for the culprits, it is
possible this menace will be elm
mated.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
|. H. 5. Organizes
Debate I cam

For the first time in several years
Libby high has organized debate
team. Students participating include
Dale Adams, Margery Hunter, Mar
ilyn Neils, Jim Maurer, Gordon
DeRosia, Ruth Hepner, and Gale
Hoppe. This year the NUEA (Na-
tional University Extension Associ-
atom has given the nations youth
this question to debate: Should
the legal age Of voting be reduced
to eighteen" This spring a debate
contest will be held in Missoula az
the university and Libby high has
entered together with II other
Montana schools including Roman,
Butte, Helena high, Flathead, Boze-
man, st. Mary's at Great Falls, Gal
latin, Sacred Heart at Missoula,
Havre, Fort Benton, Baker and
Laurel
Mrs. Bert ]. Skakoon is coaching
the group together with students
who wish to compete in the speech
contests to be held at the same
time this spring. She states that she
hopes Libby will be able to travel
to Kalispell sometime before the
Missoula contest and hold a round
robin debate with the teams there.
Much enthusiasm is being shown
and debatcrs look forward to sue
cessful contest
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Car Collision
Injuries One, Bodily
Damages Auto

A collision between two CARS
on No 2 south Of Libby Wednesday
put one Of the drivers in the hos
pital at Libby for a day and badly
smashed one car. 1t happened this
way
Edo Collier was driving to Libby
from Kalispell and with him were
Mrs. Collier and a friend, Mrs Kin
shella. Don Slauson Of Libby was
driving south and his car was hot
and was throwing up steam from
the radiator. This, combined with
the rain and fog, hindered his Wis
ion When about half mile from
the highway shop south Of Libby,
Slauson crossed the highway to take
side road, not seeing the oncom-
ing car. A crash resulted. Golfers
car was thrown from the highway
and turned over twice as it rolled
down the embankment. He sus-
tanned decorations and bruises that
put him in the hospital but the
two ladies we're unhurt except for
the shaking up His car sustained
damage of from $500 to $500. The
Slauson car was practically un-
damaged
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Rod and Gun Club
We'll Pleased with
Cooperation Given

Forrest De Rosia is we'll pleased
with the cooperation he is receiv-
ing from sportsmen's clubs over the
state in respect to securing legis-
lation that would discontinue the
practice of charging the State Fish
and Game Commission rent for
their quarters in the capitol build
ing at Helena. Many of the clubs
are writing him that they have got
in touch with their representatives
in support of the action.
One man from eastern Montana
wrote: 1T does seem rather odd that
a state agency devoting itself to
the preservation of our great nat
ural resources and abundance of
wildlife, not only for this genera
ton but for generations to come,
should pay rent in its own state
house."
Senator D. F. Fewkes wired Mr..
DeRosia last Saturday: Legislation
suggested by your club has been
introduced by senate committee on
fish and game"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Chapman High Man.
Nelson Second in
Years Basketball
BY Bob CHAPMAN

Libby Terriers have one of the
best and hardest fighting teams in
the district this year. Winning IL
games and only losing 4, with to-
tai Of STA points to their opponents
43I points Chapman is leading the
Terriers with LAG points while Mel
son crowds him with las. Dolezal
has rs points, Munro 10, Adamson
Al, Earle A, Solem Is, Warning
ton 8, DarsoW 3, and Paulson 2.
The Terriers have taken SAT shots at
the basket and made 321 for a
1850 average. Their opponents
have taken 100 shots and made l5o
for % 1/7To average Libby has
only made 10l out of 258 free
throws for 1919 average; while
their opponents made ia out Of
GAG for an average of 461ace.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Army Plane, Lost in Clouds,
Out Of Gas, Forced toIdnd
On arm Field Near Libby

ern states and was headed FOR Walla
Walla, Wash, AT Elko, New, they
encountered dense clouds but were
expecting it there and had their
route planned. As one Of the boys
said. But we weren't expecting it
to last this far"
They figured they were near
Walla Walla at one time but that
in circling to get their location,
they lost their way and ended up
hete The atmosphere was so~thick
that at 10000 feet they were still
| in the clouds. Their radio was out
| of commission and they had no way
Of determining where they were
when at about 1000 feet they
sighted a hole in the clouds, which
was right over Libby.
AS they were coming in the first
time, they had noticed the field at
the Boothman ranch, and after sew
eral attempts to find a better land
ing place, they started back for it.
The pilot was going to attempt to
land on the highway, but because
of the wires running along the side,
realized it was impossible. the wing
span being too great to clear the
wires.
With only few minutes supply
Of gas left, no idea where they were,
i they attempted the landing on the
Boothman place. The pilot de
serves high praise for making 4
neat landing, having to skim trees
close in order to have runway
enough to stop. Other than tearing
down a fence no damage was done,
not scratch sustained.
1t was the expression of one Of
the crew when asked if he felt
afraid that he wasn't exactly afraid
but he did feel rather odd, and that
that little patch Of land looked
| good. Another one Of the boys was
heard to remark, When | aWoke
| this morning and saw those noun
tains, boy, | started to shake all
1 over
The crew put up at the Libby
Hotel last night and were met by
army cars from Geiger Field, Spo-
I Kane, this morning, which took them
/ to their destination.
Military men will be sent out to
look over the plane and determine
which will be the best way to take
it out.
Although there IS a guard on
watch at the plane, persons inter
estcd may look it over but may not
] climb on it or into it,
Ready to Help
A number of Libby people drove
out to the airport when the Liber-
ator seemed in distress, expecting
that it might try to land on the
local field.
George Wood, fire chief had
called the firemen to report there,
and they with the folks already
gathered, set up flares in readiness
for lighting, and also the cars were
parked facing the field prepared to
turn on their lights if necessary.
The action was little late though
as the plane pulled south and never
returned after this preparation
They remained at the airport for
about an hour in case they returned,
before coming back to town.
Mr.. Austin, Of the Libby Ranger
Station, called Geiger Field at Spo-
kane letting them know there was
plane In trouble here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Car Owners Foce
"Hordest Period"

Owners of passenger cars, trucks
and buses in l945 will face the
hardest period since the war began
with 100000 more passenger
cars breaking down during the
year; with gasoline and tire sup
plies remaining critically short;
and with the serious shortage of
lead necessitating greater public
conservation of batteries, Owl states
in a report reviewing the supply
situation for civilians Key facts of
the passenger car situation: No pro-
duction of new cars in 1915; a 1000
car day disappearance from high
ways, the dwindling stock of new
cars remaining in the ration pool
$4,000 on February ~; estimates
that it will take from two to three
years to fill the pentup postwar de-
mand for 100000 to 100000
new motor cars.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08

as her matron Of honor Mrs. Jesse
]. Woods of Washington, D. C.
The best man will be Mr. George
j. Merritt, a cousin of the bride of
this city The wedding music will
be played by Mrs Garrett Handy.
A reception for the couple will
be held in the spring in this city.
They will spend wedding Trip in
New York after which Lieutenant
Mcneil will return to the England
General Hospital in Atlantic City,
N. j., to undergo treatment after
which the couple will leave to visit
Lieutenant McNeill's family in Mon
tana
The bride will wear a suit of gold
trimmed with brown fur and her
hat and bag will be of moss green.
The bridal attendant will wear a
black suit. Her black hat will be
trimmed with roses and she will
complete her costume with a scarf
Of minks4
The bride is a graduate of local
schools and studied at Ohio Wesley
on University. She was the first APP
plicant of the Woman's Army Corps
from Delaware and served as q first
lieutenant in that organization. She
was with the DUPONT Company be-
fore entering the WAC and at pres
ent she is program director for the
state Of Virginia and District Of
Columbia for the National Confer
ence Of Christians of Jews.
Lieutenant Mcneil is a graduate
of the University Of Montana and
the University Law School. He
practiced law in Troy, Mont, for
three years and was mayor Of this
town before entering the service
He has served in the Army for three
years and was attached to The
Fourth Division, First Army, wher
seriously wounded in Germany las
October
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Pioneers Hold Annual
Dance and Business
Meeting

Nearly 100 members of the Libby
Pioneer Society attended their an
nual winter business meeting and
dance Saturday evening in the
Moose hall. This affair is always
jolly occasion. As soon as the
crowd gathered a program was pre-
sented featuring old-time incidents.
Mrs. f. M Davidson read a chapter
from Mr.. Don Schank's manuscript
of his life. Mr.. Schank was resi-
dent here in early days and the ex
cerpt read was the one telling about
his trip into this Libby country and
description of the place upon his
arrival in 1892. Mr. A. A. Wood, SUI
perintendent of the local schools
and an interested person in histori-
cal events, presented Mr.. Bert Ska
koon who played group of three
violin solos, accompanied by Miss
Inez Ratekin. Forrest L. DeRosia,
local postmaster, displayed an in
| teresting item that he had found
while preparing to move his office.
LII was the first money order receipt
book used in Libby and began with
Money Order No. |. He read the
/ names of the first several purchas-
ers and they brought to mind many
memories in the minds of those pres
emit AS a conclusion to the program
the crowd was divided into groups
and were asked to present in pan
tomime early events which were
1 to be guessed by the rest Of the
audience Two very interesting
scenes were depicted, one Of the
| Libby gold rush and the other the
big Front Street fire of 1906 The
| Gold Rushers" won the prize Mrs.
| George Pike told one of her good
mining stories.
1 During the business meeting, con-
Quoted by President w. Z. Dexter,
it was unanimously voted to retain
the present officers who are as
follows: President, W. E. Dexter;
vice president, Ferd Peterson; sec
rotary, Mrs. James Reedy; treas
urer, Mrs. w. W. Blew; board mem
Der, f. r. Baney.
The grand march which precedes
the dancing was as usual one of the
high spots Of the evening, followed
by square dances, tWo-steps and
other old-time dances. Miss Edith
Baeth and Karl Hutton furnished
the music. An intermission for sup
per was much enjoyed after which
the floor was quickly filled agar
and the dancing continued until ar
early hour.
, Committees for this pleasant at
fair were as follows: Hall, w. Z
Dexter, music, +, r. Baney; floo
manager w. w. Blew, notices
James Reedy and Mrs. F Baney
program, lnez Ratekin; food Mrs
w. w Blew. tables, Mrs Free
Clark, Mrs. K. Z. McMullen,a Mrs
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-02-08
Drive For InfontiIe
Porotysis Fund
Is Highly Successful

The Infantile Paralysis Fund
drive for 1915 has been extended to
February Is but the campaign in
Libby is practically over for this
year. There are still a few places
to be contacted but we are in hopes
to have the drive completed by the
end Of this week. We are much
pleased with the response that we
have received and wish to take this
opportunity to thank the various
organizations and individuals who
cooperated with us so we'll and did
SO much to help make this drive a
success. We also wish to thank each
contributor who gave SO generous
~ to this fund
AT this time we are unable to
give a complete report of funds col
lected but we feel confident that
the amount will reach or possibly
exceed $4,000, which is almost
twice the amount collected last year.
A detailed report will appear in
the Western News at a later date
We wish to call your attention
to the fact that large number of
March Of Dime cards were filled
in by the people of Libby and this
money was sent in to Washington,
ID. c. When money is contributed
to the Infantile Paralysis Fund in
this manner no local credit is given
However, when money is given di-
rectly to this chapter fifty percent
of it remains here for local pur-
poses It's indeed unfortunate tlittt
people did not consider this before
they sent their money to Washing
ton