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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

T.. death ot President Roosevelt opens vide the
flood-rates a speculation 70 the future Of
he common man. Aftef the eulogies and fnnFfal
otsnon- ale finished thorough emulation Of past
and future in order
Tie deafh Of powerful FIGURES, partee'Arly
while they sui are in their high places always
siir deep emotions in people There is no greater
lrase4y Than death msi before he eon.fieiion Of
iask ipon which entire attention ass been
focused The personal tragedy IS here aggravated
mllion-fold by The tremendous unfinished job thai
has been thrust upon suen nnready and incapable
shoulders The consequences 70 this nation and INC
World afe ncaiculAhle
Wfne ilas as one ~ho nesei voted TOR FpR and
vino aas thoroughly critical Of ms policies bur
shndder think of he difference between his ex-
pefieneed handing q oar governmental affairs and
me KIND Of leaeership We can expect from Harry
Truman
what oHi b. rhs ponical rei~.fea,son, Of FDR
death Ol ,oui .e ali We can do IS speculate and
ones suessscs afe nothing bur Wild Iabs the
titufe
j. seems io m, almost impossible. for the Demo-
sfntlr parts 10 sf'tc mi. blow TN, strange unity
~ southern noufbon With Nofih.rn machine no.
i'ieian nua Wph uuinn labor ass held together
almost emoely 6y fnR The soatberners fclt they
could not win WITHOUT him. while mo union leaders
believed that he WAs their greatest champion no
matter how orcn BE- rebuffed Them.
rhe Struggle Par Iruman's soul
struggle uai was raging around Roosevelt vii
transfer itself 70 Truman. FDR WAS the middle
NJ conflicting forces conser'atNc businessmen
pulling him toward the rieht and progressises Try
ing 10 pull him 20 the lei'. The right has been
Winning that me-of-Nar for many yc now.
largely because the pioeressises folded UP and re-
fused 10 use the pressure tactics that were so sue
cessfu for ,he reae'ionsries while ihe right fought
every n,h of the WAY the proQressiyes al
WAYS in the bag and FDR had ~ reason 10 make
them many concessions after 1897
Now the struggle transfers ITSELF 10 Truman
far weaker character and the oufcome IS probably
gong 70 be continuation of The retreat 20 the
right This is an me likely because Of the way
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21
Test Your Brakes

Motorists Detroit and all over the country are be-
in0 urged "a have their automobile brakes checked and
mt II good condition during the national break-checkng
campaign which beng conducted Statistics reveal
that twertyeyen thousand casualties occurred on the
nations streets and HIGHWAYS year due to accidents
caused bv faulty brakes
Don't lake chance your life and the lives Of otn-
or people by driving with inadequate brake protection.
Have your brakes tested TO-DAY.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

roof ior HIS head schooling tor his kids
Wheels Make Brothers
The wheel has taught ms thar lesson OF brother
hood The people are WORKING turning The wheels
10 produce arplanes and synthetic rubber and Just
about everything else "a supply oar Uofhc's who
suffer and die on the battlefield 10 bring us The
Lord blessings Of peace.
It's proud thing for man 10 feel the wheel
under his hand after that hand has been blisiered
by old Massas rusty hoe in season after season OF
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21
LIGHTS AND SHADOW
ways OF democracy. -.
The Fight Goes On


II may seem the natural lhins
Tor preiudice-hound brass hats in
the nations capital 10 require
aggregation in the armed forces
But out there. whore great
general called Eisenhower is
more concerned with ending The
war than with keeping Negroes
limited 10 service units, this seq
regaiion business doesn't mean
much
Charles Miohie $ recent report
TO PM shows that the supreme
Command IS agreed that there
shall be no segregation. And
Truman Gibson finds himself
saving something slightly differ
ent from the first statement at.
trihuted TO him Now he saws
that the Negro soldier fights mst
like other soldiers with the same
limited amount % comha, *
perience IL takes mole Than
courage and the Will 20 die When
man who has had no actual
fighting experience finds hin se'f
suddenly facing murderous cross.
FIRE. And as George SChuylc nsd
already insisted any one who a..
poets Junior officers TO survive
with The same efficiency As s4n.
Tor officers Just doesn't know
wha, hattie conditions are Ike.
We doni need TO point on 'ha,
the Negro Officers belong IN he
Junior classification.
Too Much Race
Back In 1872. when a dispute
arose In n we'll known church In
New York over The control al The
endowment and The annuity. Fl.
forts were made to link thl, con.
tro,erSy 10 the question 81 race.
Theophilns Lewis wrote IN the
Amsterdam News: iii the row at
church is nj hotiom A
dispute over sharing the %.
pem>es Of the church. or a iism
Tor the control ri IT, endow ment.
il i both wiiles> and dishone,l
10 try to make a race l>Sne II
H.
Lewis knew that We often make
n racial dispute ont OF y con.
fro,ersy which doesn't remotely
touch the matter OF color. We
become o,er-senSiti,e A. y re-
suit OF having the color question
thrown constantly in our faces,
and We come 10 di>tru>t even
those who are our friends. ind
we spend "a mnoh time protest.
Ing and di>tru>ting that >om, hig
things are LEFT INDONI.
Promotion For Joe:
Joe Louis is NOT ony ms-
hearted American who makes an
Negroes proud OF him hu he
works hard he fiehis hard and
Il now looks as If he may 'e
lucky TOO Almost In the sane
breath come three kinds OF news
about The worlds heavyweight
champ First he gets divorce,
and he and Mar,a leave ne
courtroom presumably on seot
terms Thats more than many
other Americans have been ah'e 0
do Then he gers promotor.
and becomes technical serge ~
FINALLY word comes that one Wax
Schmeling has been discovered
IN = German prison camp Uhers
he had been salted away hefa1ss
Of desertion from the German
army Joe moves up and Max
moves down
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

a. rho common men. like you anu
NC in ayerv corner OF the globe
America has never known pres
idenf whose life was SO complete
=. dedicated 10 the idea ihat the
underpri,ileged should have
,barce AZ life. The forgotten
man no matter what his status ms
religion. or his0 race no Mater
whether he we're share'ropr"
:, Nississippi OF q cooli' IA
CHINA knew that in Washington
there was a man who fought ire
lessiy for the right Of all men
to he free.
tina, vas no easy joh. and OFT
on those for whom the fight was
waged win the greatest bitter
ness we're among the first 70
complain Bur that IS me lo'
OF iiirle men buried henea'h CEN
tnries OF poveryy and neelec'--'o
MAKE themselves sick with COM
plaini when the light Of great
friendliness penelraies the dark
ness in which they have ALWAYS
lived We shall have other dis
,ingushed presidents as the years
20 hy and some viii approach
,he stature az Mr Roosevelt but
me barefoot and tho hungry viii
not soon find themselves ssain
The henofiriaries OF his kind OF
understanding
For what Franklin Dclano
Roosofcr had thar many others
viii always laek vas Tho know
ledge that deep down in even the
humblest among us there is a
spark ~ the divine an uree 20
live in the clean sunshine and
10 b. Of service to others Our
President was great statesman
and great general bur j was
his love for common folks that
made him great man.
This Is Moscow falling
Women IN america have never
had chance NJ top-flight posi-
lions in radio. aud there j some
feeling that men think Of this
profession rs largely being open
to males only. But release
from Moscow IN the Associated
Negro Press lets rs see again
that We IN this country have
much to learn from Joe Stain.
Listeners ~ Moscow programs
have became accustomed to hear
a sweet feminine voice. hut lew
suspected That they were listen
inc 10 Negro american. Her
name i Mrs. william Burroughs.
and she i known 10 the radio
world Ms Omma Percy. With one
Son ~ the l'nlted States ARM,
Mrs. Burroughs has 10 90 thou
sands ~ miles AVA, from home
10 play her part IN helping 10 de-.
ieat fa>clSm. Strange are the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

We pray that the Lords guild
ance Will he upon The statesmen
Of the United Nations so that they
viii answer for the peoples OF the
earth that question asked by Cain.
Am my bfo'her's keeper For
here In Dixie where so many
black men have been slain by their
white brothers We are learning
that every man must be his broth
or. Leana- N any man IS 10 have
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21
5-Year Education
Program Launched

CHICAGO AMP Describ-
INK me Chicago Urban league 8
iive-vear civic education program
as q TWO purpose plan. Fravser
r Lane. director OF the leagues
civic education department LAST
week said the project Is first
aimed 10 educate Tho Negroes
concerning their rights az ciii-
gems. secondly ~ help them
make better adiusiment 10 city
living
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21
SERGEANT GETS BRONZE MEDAL
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE

10 deal successfully win the many
problems With which he was con-
fronfed due 10 lack Of materiel and
equipment His unceasing efforts
and tircless devotion 20 duty re-
fleet great credit upon himself his
unit and the Army Air Forces"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

When Franklin Delano Roose-
Welt died last Thursday afternoon
a Warm Springs. men an over
The world Mere shocked with the
realization thai the turn OF world
events would be shaped by thai
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21
CURRENT
NOTES
Peanut Politicians
BY
GLosTER B. CURRENT

claimed io have been emhi'iered
because forces nehind Rev Chas
Hiit the PEOPLES Choice
Tor ormor council did nor con-
SUR them In his selection A.
30 meeting of kangaroos Bears
n'hsel-horses ard Clowns which
also included fow on-lookers
vho uanted 10 see MAJ the cir-
Gus Mould ~ WITHOUT rs usual
Zen, ana rings II vas decided
sttac. Rs Horace White 'he
legitimate orgas1st,onai leader
shin In Town and The militant
pastor Hi
Now no sf'afk AGAINST Waite
pas 'ns pei..sr ming about ne
meeting Thus column has taken
yioier, ss.r a.iih Nts's IN MANY
matters We 80 ro' hold him
- BE- ar Arze ny ans means
But ihers Nnr 70 which
r-op'e shru'd 20 IN attacking =
man The s'taskS aEsirs' Whre
3, me saroos ard me cloTrs
horasrsd on insani y should
se clear 70 White by ROW hs'
h,s hes' course lies Uiih the 70
srorgn'e elements ir town and
o' sv fevaiirs IN any manner
from STRAIGHTFORWARD course
~ acuon
What puzzles me- most Of All
* ,h. stri'aes ~ lerrses IN his
MAZE White has rendered yoe-
nan service 20 Jet Jenries
acion p preventing any SOLUTION
~ The housing rgohsm has neen
nos emhsrra~iis - White sna
other % his conscious
supporters II Is very difficuit
~ i've ir the $3.50 communiiy,
'ate Negroes stersrs knopire
her proosms and a. The same
ine affeoy, ~ asseaee ihsr
ssehns. IS making explanations
fo- IA, BOSS vho oou'lnua}lN
l.ages Gn suspended Ia mid-air
p ~ Gowns ana kangaroos
asnast ~ 70, Nhte and ihen
1900 u ~ ps,ro,, News
. INK. ,b.,ya coria ataavs
aeosrasa !, rs raee-bsi,ine
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Ike o.indbag The e,,. 900
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

great loss. But
those VINO Will
miss this great
man most are
NOT the prime
m in list ers nor
the great gen
erals not the
bankers nor The
diplomats. They
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21

HousefurnishinRs ~ the infls-
ton peak after World War T.
we're up Ia per cent At retail.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-12

1aG HeiDS-BUrg 1nG Nore'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
VETERANS

Learn a trade. Printing is inter-
esting and offers unlimited posi-
bilities for advancement. Skilled
craftsmen are we'll paid.
The Southern School of Printing
has been approved by the Veterans
Administration for the training Of
veterans under the c.. l. Bill OF
Rights.
For complete information in re-
gard 10 the school write the South
ern School of Printing l5l4-l6 South
Street, Nashville (2) Tennessee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

Morgan Howard, saw that a play
for hearts was sOunder. employ
ing a double duck for the pur.
pose. SO after the ruff of a dia-
mond and three trump tricks, he
led his heart 9 and ducked in the
dummy, letting East win With the
X. A club was returned to his A.
W~hereupon he led the heart 7 and
ducked again. letting the @ win.
His club X took the next return,
whereupon he led the heart 6 to
the a to drop the X. The hear
10 and s We're now set up for No~
cards of his two small clubs.
Playing that way, Mr.. Howard
was considering that a three-and-
two division of the five hostile
hearts was much more likely than
a three-and-three split of the six
outstanding clubs. You don't often
e a double duck used in a suit
contract. and il deserved a reward.
Mr.. Howard received one by scor-
ing an extra trick this way, where
as those who played unsoundly got
set
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

NANIED - CLEAN, SOFT RAGS
z - cents pound at Dispatch OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
TIFF DUCK AND HOLD-UP

MANY PLAYERS confuse the
meanings of duck and "hold-
u" They are not synonymous,
though experienced campaigners
Use them to describe somewhat
similar plays The difference be-
tween them is clear-cut and basic.
The hOld-up consists of re%fraining
from playing your top card on an
carly trick in an opponents long
suit, whereas the duck involves
rc~fraining from playing your high
card on an early trick of your own
SIDES long suit. The purpose of the
first IS usually to block the hostile
SUIT. The second usually is for the
purpose of preventing blocking Of
NOur own SIIit
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

Mary Roberts Rinehart, after 40
years Of writing murder mysteries
still feds writing a hard job. Il
write each story three times with
pen and ink" she says.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
LOST-FOUND

cay MULE. BLIND IN LEFT EYE.
Lost Sunday night. Please notify
J. l.. Daniel. 224 Virgins ST,
Phone 1877. 3O-3tl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
AROUND
CAPITOL SQUARE
Rv LYNN NISBET
Daily Dispatch Raleigh

IlGIJIgI. DV-- JV.@I O|NDWIVTVV
study Of taxes assessed against cor
porattons in North Carolina ana five
other southeastern states lust COM
9le.ed by The state plannino hoard
and released for the first time in
connection with the state meeting
of commercial secretaries Monday
fails to provide answers for manv
questions raised about relative ad.
vantaoes 1r tho 5~irforo,. .avo.fnr
Some conclusions were rp9rhcd
chief Of which was that factors are
so varied and complex i is imnos-
sible to say tina, n " starp cy-
tax rates are not the contrOlljno
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

LOST PROBABLY ON CHESTNUT
street on Monday morning, mans
gold ring with red setting. Re-
ward. T. D. Peck, 100 ". Chest
nut street. Phone 455-J. 29-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

FOR COMPLETE SERVICE ON
all makes of radios, at reasonable
prices, call Marvin j. Woodlief,
Phone 696-W, or Western Auto
Associate Store, Phone 1886.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

The specIal committee studying
the matter for the planning board
is headed by Harry Caldwell, mas
ter Of the state Grange, bat most Of
the actGal figuring was done by
Clarence Heer, n. c. University
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

Good poultry practices that will
reduce mortality among chickens can
W. North Carolina farmers about
2 million dollars each year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

Extra closet space is one Of the
greatest needs in the rural home, say
home demonstration agents Of the
extension service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
RADIO REPAIR SERVICE

A complete stock Of tubes and re-
placement parts for any make
radio. Prompt service. All work
guaranteed. Free pick up service.
n and B Radio Repair Service, 100
West Montgomery street. Phone
234. 8-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

result only in an unsounu C. -.
button of industry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

The committee frankly admits This
is not a complete solution of the
problem, but thinks any step toward
greater uniformity viii promote IN
dustrial development Of the south
east.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30

HAVE YOUR SEWING MACHINE
repaired by Singer expert me-
chanics. Genuine Singer parts us
ed. All work guaranteed. Repairs
picked up Thursday afternoon at
Watkins Hardware Co.. and de-
livered back to you n week
later. Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
ll9 W. Parrish ST., Durham, N
G.. 2-27ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-30
@agnME&wM0NEY
USE THE WANT ADS
WANTED

WANTED TO BUY GOOD USED
car, Chevrolet. Pontiac or Ford,
1897 to 1889 model. See S. w.
Rem at S. W. Rcnn's Grocery.
26-tf
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Drop in Mercury Forecast
After Sharp Rise Today

The temperature was expected to
rise here today to about 40 degrees
and drop again to the upper 20s to-
night, according to the Weather Bu-
reau. A low of % degrees was re-
corded at sos am. today. Consid-
cradle cloudiness was forecast for
this afternoon, with mostly cloudy
and slightly warmer promised for
tomorrow.
The Northeast remained cold, but
skies cleared after letup in per-
sistent heavy snow that forced q
shift in train schedules and kept g.
600 men working on clogged streets
in New York City.
Upper New York State reported
the mercury had dropped to as low
as is degrees below zero this morn
ing, with Syracuse blanketed under
an additional 9-inch snowfall. In
New England Nantucket Island still
was cut off from the mainland by
high seas.
A worker helping clear snow
choked roads in Western Maryland
was crushed between two trucks
Three deaths blamed on weather
'conditions previously were reported
in New York State.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Cleveland Secretary
Recalls Incidents

"reminiscences of Robert Lincoln
O'Brien, one-time personal secre-
tary to President Cleveland, and a
musical portrait" of the life OF
Claude Debussy featured a meeting
last night of the Brotherhood Of
the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton.
Mr.. O'Brien recalled the death OF
Viscount William Ewart Gladstone
when one of the Presidents secre-
taries issued to the press what he
considered a fitting reaction from
the President, who was out of town
President Cleveland, meanwhile
arrived at a small North Carolina
town during his fishing trip and
told a reporter there he had never
met Viscount Gladstone.
This interview reached Washing
ton papers. Mr.. O'Brien recalled
as one appeared with the headline,
presidents Grief Gradually As
sauged."
The musical portrait was pre-
sented by Mrs. Clara Baum and
her daughter, Miss Betty Baum
pianist.
Herbert Hollander, president Of
the brotherhood, presided, and Ber-
nard H. Conn was program chair
man.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Maj. Robert Dayhoff
Dies Of Heart Attack

Maj. Robert Stanley Dayhoff. IS,
of the Transportation Corps of the
Army Military Personnel Division,
died suddenly of heart attack to-
day at his home, 608 Greenbriar
drive, Silver Spring, Md.
Maj. Dayhoff, native of Della,
Md, attended Columbia Business
College in Hagerstown, Md, and was
a graduate of Southeastern Univer-
sity in Washington. He joined the
Army in 1928 resigning in 1885 to
enter the War Department as a
civilian administrative assistant in
the Army Service Forces. He was
commissioned second lieutenant in
September, 1912 He became a major
in April, 1914.
He was a member of the Silver
Spring Lodge of Masons.
Maj. Dayhoff is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Glendora V. Dayhoff;
a daughter, Helen Glare Dayhoff,
6, and 15-month-old son, John
Winfield Dayhoff. He also is sur
vived by his father, John H. Dayhoff,
and stepmother. Mrs. Mary E. Day.
hoff of Knoxville. Md; two sisters,
Mrs. Elsie M. Baker and Mrs. Ethel
V, Coffman, both of Hagerstown,
Md, and brother, Edward L. Day.
hof of Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Saturday at the Pumphrey
funeral home. 8434 Georgia avenue.
Silver Spring. A military service
will be held at pm in Arlington
Cemetery
Evening star., 1945-01-18
lsWRshonmiq
@Remiinders@'

Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS, Y-5. Us, Az through
G-2 good for 10 points each indefi-
nitely. Next series will be good
February /.
Meats. ats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q5 through KS good for
10 points each indefinitely. Next
series will be good January %.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book 4, sugar stamp "a good
for pounds indefinitely. Another
will be validated February /.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March 81
B-5, C-5. B-6 and CO coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 8
in Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel OIl-Periods one, two and three
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through heating year. Period
four coupons valid February S.
Old period four and five coupons
from last winter good through
year. Consumers in this area
should not have used more than
48 per cent of their ration as of
January Is. 4
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Procurement Workers
Warned 10 Spurn Gifts

Employees Of the Treasury's Pro-
curement Division have been or
dered to accept no favors from any
one proposing to do business with
the division.
This is the agency that buys ar
ticles for the entire Government and.
through its new ONCE of Surplus
Property, disposes of some unneeded
military goods.
John w. Pehle, assistant to Sec
retary Morgenthau, issued the gen.
eral order in which he forbade the
employees from accepting:
Gifts Of any kind, jobs for rela-
tives or friends, tips on stocks or
horse races, free transportation, ac-
commodations at hotels or clubs,
tickets for theaters or prize fights,
the use for personal convenience OF
automobiles, telephones or eating
facilities-"and other favors of any
nature whatsoever"
Mr.. Pehle said the action was mot
the result Of any irregularities. .
He called II precautionary.
Evening star., 1945-01-18
Federal Employment
Study Continued by House

The House today passed a resolu-
ton authorizing the Civil Service
Committee to continue its thor
ough studies and investigation of
the policies and practices relating
to civilian employment in the de-
partments and agencies of the Gov
ernment, including Government
owned corporations.
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee, which reported the res
olution, emphasized that this in
vestigation already had saved the
Government several millions of dol
lars and had removed several hun
dred thousand surplus employees
from the Government payroll.
| Under the resolution the investi-
eating committee is required to re-
port to the House during the pres
| ent Congress on the result of its
Investigations, with such recon-
mendations as the committee de-
cides are desirable.