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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Blossom Heath
Case In Court

Trial Of the case OF Blossom
Heath club against the Village of
ST. Clair Shores is being heard be-
fore Circuit Judge Paul K. Cabs
in Mt. Clement. Atty. Ernest Good
man. counsel for the club owners,
is attempting to prove that the
zonins ordinance barring use of
the clubhouse is unconstitutional
because il denies their rights with
out due process of law.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Toes Cut Off
On Rail Tracks

Police say that Alexander Davis,
81. 1853 Russell street. lost several
OF his toes this week when he
became impatient and climbed on
a coupling between two freight
cars blocking traffic at Hale and
Dequindre.
Davis lost his balance when the
train started moving and fell one
foot landing under a wheel Of the
moving train.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Sues City For
$5,NODamages
In Libel Case

Through her attorney, Charles
B. Berry, a 26-year-old married
woman filed suit last week against
the City Of Detroit and DR.. L. w.
Shaffer seeking to collect $1,000
damages.
The woman, whose name is with
held by the Michigan Chronicle.
because Of the nature Of the case.
charges that she has been en-
barraSSed and Inundated and that
her reputation has been damaged
among her family and friends.
According 10 the suit. the plain
tiff. wife Of defense worker. re-
celved = notice 10 appear at the
Board Of Health. Clinton and Ray
nor streets, on the complaint she
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Wins Freedom

William Douglass. 48. after Serv-
ing 10 years on a murder charge.
was given his freedom this week
in Recorders Court when he plead
ed guilty TO a manSlaughter charge.
He was convicted by the court. but
sentence suspended
Douglass attorneys had filed an
appeal on the first degree murder
charge.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
18th PURSUIT
TO Give $1,000
FOR GOODWILL
BY CHARLOTTE FRANCIS

As a gesture toward a Dettcr
postwar world, the goth Pursuit
Squadron announced this week the
establishment Of fund TO provide
for an annual award TO the person
or persons contributing the most
toward racial goodwill.
Announcement OF the award was
made by Truman K. Gibson. Jr.
civilian aide TO the Secretary Of
War, and Shelton Tapes. record
ing SECRETARY Oxford Local 600,
UAW,CIO.
In a conference held in his suite
Of the Book Cadillac hotel. Mr..
Gibson stated that he had been
chosen by the members Of the
squadron to represent them in eS-
tabliShing the award
According TO the war aide. the
-C.. ooTvy p.reA
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
,Ty To Interview
Families OF GIS

Ty Tyson. Station WV. will in
ierview colored families who have
two or more sons or daughters in
the armed forces. according to an
rouncement made this week by
Tom Phillips Post 1874. American
Legion For further information.
call Te 2-S332 after 1. pm. or 20
20 ESQ East Warren avenue
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
nv Russ I. COMANS

When COMMANDERS John w.
RoNborough and Julian A. Black
decided in 1884 that Joe Louis was
ready for the professionals. they
began seeking a man who had had
some experience with pro fighters.
Alter Kid Ellis had been Louis
trainer since the first day the De-
troiter put on. boxing gloves. IL
was Ellis who had taught him the
fundamentals Of boxing. II was
under Ellis supervision that he was
voted the most promising novice
in the 1888 Golden Gloves tourna-
ment
Blackburn Selected
But when Louis began fighting
for money il was difficult. The
managers decided on hiring an
other trainer. Jack Blackburn was
the man selected
Blackburn had won q ereditable
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
I tDwiy
deatk when
flames $ w e p I
their home at
1856 z. Fort
street, q b u I

covered flames in their down.
stairs apartment W. ere the three
children were sleeping unst-
tended, and told Evergal Jr. and
Geraldine 10 remain where they
were until she could arouse the
other people in the building.
In the meantime, flames had
risen 10 such heights and intensity
il was impossible to 60 back into
the shannon apartment. Neverthe-
less. Yvonne tried 10 rench away
from l3-year-old Juanita Carter
who held her as she sobbed: II
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Royal Oak School Dist.
No. 3, Split Raciany

We will get our organization
started and move 10 take care Of
the 1872 children Of the community
who are now walking the streets
with no school facilities to take
care of them"
Raymond Hatcher, manager OF
the Oakdsle Gardens War Housing
project told the Chronicle that
there are approximately 200 or
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
SEIZE DOPE

Dennis Mcdonald. 20. 1908 East
Lafayette street. told police that
two thugs Knocked him down and
seized a quantity Of dope last week
from the shelf Of his pharmacy al
the above address.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Labor, Civic Agencies
Sponsor FEPC Measures

"My main interest is that some
type of fair employment lealsla-
ton shall be passed by the Michi-
gan State Legislature in this ses-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

2:30 Saturday
morning.
N e i & h =
bors term e d
Yvonne, I h e
Oldest child. a
heroine W h e n
they tell this
story of the
Are:
VtrnN~A Ate
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

L. Hugh Warner. winner Of the Purple
Clusters who recently returned duty
Fighter Group in Italy shows his hostess Mrs Beatrice
OF 302 K Ferry street Italian
Warner hospfaxed the Air Corps hospital Clinton
Iowa. He wounded Oct ~ by FAX leaving
German city OF Blechammer. While duty Italy
new 70 missions shot down planes destroyed
six planes the ground He duty
future.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
TWO FAMILIES
DISCOVER FIRE
IN FRONT YARD
Police Give Protection
To Occupants On A
24-HOur Shift
BY r. NJ LEONARD

The burning Of q ssven-by-four-
foot fiery cross on the front lawn
Of the home of Mr.. and Mrx Paul
Cabell and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Skanes, 1912 Pilgrim avenue, Fri
day Is being prObed BY police.
The cross Was discovered by Mr..
and Mrs Skanes and Mrs. Cabell
Ct approximat4ay ais pm. go
[cSss. s hss.s cried Nh
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17

Five-Year-Old Girl Dies In Fire
Name Group To
List Candidate
For West Point

WASHINGTON - tNNPA)-
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell I'd.
OF N. Y, will nominate one
Negro 70 West Point and one;
to tn Academy at Annapolis on
or befcra March q, ~ Ace ana
nouncsd Inst wv1lE A
he nominatf Cons
gre aid. ~ to the
e. nu1 4s up.
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BW-see SCHOOL. Page 4
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nH-see CHILD. Page 4
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~ See SUES. Page Z
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~ See FEPC. Page I
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~-see 9th. Page 4
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Parents Meet Today
To Draw Posters for
kimbaII Picket Line

The Striking" parents of Kimbau
Elementary School children sched.
uled a meeting this afternoon at
1925 E street Sc. to draw posters
to carry Monday in a picket line
around the overcrowded school.
Mrs Anne Goodman, president Of
the Kimball Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, said she has been told all
but one of the 554 pupils will be
kept from class Monday in support
OF the associations request for moro
funds for an addition.
The one parent who has indicated
he will bring his son to school Mon
day is Arthur Mosler. jr., 141 Ana
costa road Sc. MIR. Mosler said
the strike is unnecessary lawless-
ness"
The Poster Committee is headed
by Harry Goodman and also in
cludes M. G. Fincham, Frank Dor
ward and Joseph Zaner. The meet
ing will be held in Mr.. Fincham's
home
Several parents who work havs
arranged to leave their children
with neighbors during the strike.
Picketing will begin about 8:45 am.
At 10 am. Mrs Goodman has an
appointment with Col. Joseph D.
Arthur, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, to ask him to request q
larger appropriation for the addi-
ton. The present sum appropri-
ated. s287.600 was nearly $4,000
short of the lowest bid.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Cabbie Faces Hearing
For Enterinq Fort Meade

Alex Aptaker, Silver Spring taxi
cab driver, will be arraigned before
a United States commissioner at
Baltimore Wednesday on charges
Of re-entering Fort George G
Meade, Md, after being warned to
stay away. Post officials said war
rants also had been issued for sew
eral other cab drivers.
Base officials did not comment on
charges that Prince Georges County
taxi operators are being discrimi-
mated against by being refused per-
mission to pick up fares on the post
Walter L. Green, Hyattsville at
torney representing the Active Cat
Association, has requested Secre.
tary of War Patterson to intervene
Mr.. Green, in q letter to Mr.. Pat.
terson, said only five cabs now are
permitted to operate on the base
and he has asked permission for the
association to operate 10 more.
1t. Col. Byrne, post executive of.
flcer, explained that transportation
for an average of 1000 discharges
daily must be arranged 70 hours
ahead of time and outside taxicabs
were mot regular and not reliable.
He said there is no restrictions
against cabs picking up fares out.
side the post a half block from the
SeDara ton center.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
USES Information Sought
By 5000, 900 in Month

A record total of more than g.
000,0 900 men and women seeking
jobs, unemployment compensation
and information visited United
States Employment Offices in Oc-
tober, Robert c. Goodwin, USES
director, reported yesterday.
Applications for unemployment
compensation taken by the USES
increased Is per cent over the pre-
vious month, Mr.. Goodwin said.
A total of 2,160,0O0 claims for job
less pay were handled by the USES.
Job applications showed "a
per cent increase over September,
with Oil, 300 asking for work. More
than $4,000 veterans were among
the job seekers.
Mr.. Goodwin also reported that
the severe decline In placing job
seekers during the two previous
months was largely checked in Oc-
tober. He said the progress In re-
conversion was reflected by the fact
that more than half Of all non-agri-
cultural Jobs filled by the USES,
307 900, were in manufacturing in
dustries.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
u. ). Conciliators Seek
GREYHOUND Settlement

Howard T. Colvin, assistant di-
rector of the Labor Department
Cancellation Service, said today
officials were trying to develop a
plan that might effect settlement"
of the seven-week-old Greyhound
Bus Lines strike.
He would not elaborate other than
to say that an announcement may
be forthcoming early next week.
Mr.. Colvin also disclosed the de-
partment had received a number of
requests from members of Congress
on the status of the strike and what
steps have been taken to reach a
settlement.
Meanwhile, an Associated Press
dispatch from Fort Worth. Tex, said
a strike by some 1000 Southwestern
Greyhound bus drivers and terminal
employees, in progress since Novem-
ber 4, has been settled. United
States Conciliator John L. Cone an
nounced operation of schedules will
be resumed at midnight Sunday.
Mr.. Cone said terms of the settle
ment between the company and the
AFL Amalgamated Association OF
Street Railway and Motor Coach
Employees were to be worked out.
The dispute over wages had left
company operations at a standstil
in seven Southwestern States since
November a. Drivers sought a /.
cent-per-mile increase in their pay
Terminals of the GREYHOUND
Lines will be open for business Sun
day morning. Mr.. Cone said both
sides had reached a mutually sat
iSfactory settlement
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Chino
Continued From First Page.)

Of failing to support his work in
Chungking.
On Gen. Marshall's efforts may
depend:
/. The expeditions removal of 325,-
900 Japanese troops still in North
China.
2. The withdrawal OF American
Marines who are committed to stay
until the Japs are out.
3. The elimination Of China as a
possible scene Of power rivalries
among Britain, Russia and the
United States.
Pressure Is Expected.
4. Development of China as 9
strong nation capable of acting as
one Of the peace-making powers o1
the United Nations.
Diplomats advising Secretary oi
State Byrnes and President Truman
appear to be agreed that the only
solution holding hope of a perma
nent settlement of Chinais troubles
is an agreement which would bring
the Communists into the Chinese
Central government.
Gen. Marshall is expected to pu
as much pressure as the United
States can use in China-and that i.
considerable-on both sides to force
them together. This was foreshad.
owed in a statement by Secretar,
Byrnes to the Senate Foreign Rela.
tions Committee a few days ago
when he declared that success in eff
forts to bring about Chinese unity
would depend on concessions by botf
factions.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Amvets Seek Assurance
On Mclean Gardens Bid

Col. William A. Roberts, counsel
for the American Veterans of World
War II, today requested the Defense
Homes Corp. to take steps to make
sure 1t can consider a negotiated
bid by the veterans group for the
purchase of Mclean Gardens, giant
Wisconsin avenue housing project.
His action was ordered at a meet
ing yesterday of a committee of To-
cal real estate and banking experts
named by the Board of Trade to
assist Amvets in regard to the pro-
posed purchase. The meeting, at
tended by the Amvet's Stering Com
mittee, reached preliminary agree
ment as to the feasibility of the
plan.
Col. Roberts stressed today that
although the proposed purchase was
sponsored by Amvets, the purchas-
ing corporation would be composed
of veterans of World War II regard
less of affiliation.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
.Chicagoan Found Dead
OF IA Knife Wounds
Ey the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. IS. - Lawrence
Lange, As, secretary to the president
OF Fairbanks, Morse e. Co., was
found dead yesterday of knife
wounds in his third floor apartment
on the North Side.
The body was found by Charles
H. Morse, president of the company
and the building janitor, who en-
tered to determine why Mr.. Lange
had been absent from work since
Wednesday.
No weapon was reported found
The body was fully clothed and the
rooms were not in disorder. Mr.
Lange had lived in the apartment
for eight years and had been Mr.
Morse's secretary IL years.
DR.. Harry G.. Leon, coroner's ply
sician, said he had found IA knife
wounds in the body, one of them
q deep, 10-inch slash of the throat
from ear to ear.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
McVoy
Continued From First Page.)

warships from Guam giving the To-
cations of enemy submarines sighted
on July % and 49, The Indianapolis
was sunk a few minutes after mid
night the morning OF July 30. Wit
nesses have testified the ship was
not zig-zagging, the basis for the
charge of negligence.
Location of a submarine sighted
by the freighter Wildhunter on JULY
% was broadcast in warning at 2:42
pm. on the 29th. The Navy section
at Guam gave her location as about
10 miles south and 1873 miles ahead
Of the indianapolis.
At that time, Capt. Ryan said, the
Navy had dispatched a hunter
killer group Of destroyers and planes
to find the enemy vessel. The SUBJ
marine sighted obviously was the
one commanded by Japanese Comdr
Iko Hashimoto, who testified Thurs
day he sent six torpedoes against q
ship the size Of the Indianapolis
within few minutes of the time
reported by survivors.
Ensign John Woolston of Seattle
damage control officer of the watch
when the cruiser was hit, testified
$50 crewmen were killed or trapped
below decks by the explosions.
Earlier estimates by crewmen had
placed the number who successfully
abandoned ship at between 800 and
900. Thus, most of the crew of 1,196
were able to leave the cruiser.
The second charge against Capt.
McVay is that he had failed to give
timely orders to abandon ship. Only
316 survivors were rescued five days
later, the remainder having been
drowned while waiting for the be-
lated rescue.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Army Promises Speed
In Releasing Surplus
Worth S400,000,o

The Army plans to speed up the
release OF supplies and equipment
long sought by consumers and esti-
mated to be worth $4O0, 100000.
This was promised the Senate
War Investigating Committee by
War Department officials yesterday
The committee has been seeking fol
some time list of goods to be de-
clared surplus by the Army
The department furnished the
committee with a long list of items
valued at $203, ,72l ,370, and a COM
mittee aide said another s200,000,-
900 worth remains to be tabulated
| but will be available soon.
Here are some of the important
items:
100000 Army blankets and 5OO,.
900 yards of lining for clothes.
1887 trucks, including IA.
IL ton four-wheel drives Some
of the vehicles range up to 71l2 ano
IL tons.
4,l39 lotion semitrailers ane
and 1852 tractors.
Several million feet of iron pipt
and culvert pipe of varying sizes.
244,319 telephone headsets.
77l,000 pairs of combat boots.
1,493 900 pairs of wool ski socks.
There were thousands of othe,
items-82 900 flashlights, 223,00
knit olive drab shirts, more than ,
thousand bridges, outboard motors
tool kits. insect spray, blasting caps
tugs, barges, railway cars.
. Undersecretary of War Kenneth
c. Royal and Gen. Courtney H
Hodges, chairman of an Arm
board on reserve supplies. told tn
committee the Army intends to re
lease Immediately civilian-type sup
plies and equipment, except tn
quantities required during demobi
lization and for occupational need
up to June, 1949.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
SWPC May Be Abolished
Under REORGANIZATION Bill

By the Associated Press.
The Smaller War Plants Corp,
Maury Mavericks agency of 1,150
employees. may be one of the first
consolidated out Of existence with
signing of the Federal reorganiza-
ton bill
Two months ago, it was learned
yesterday, an executive order was
circulated within the Government
eliminating SWPC, giving its lending
functions to the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. and its remaining jobs
to the Commerce Department.
The order was blocked almost on
the eve of its issuance by the Justice
Department. which held that only
Congress could dissolve an agency
created by act of Congress. The
measure awaiting President Tru-
mans signature would clear away
that obstacle.
Reconversion Director John w.
Snyder has not changed his mind
in the meantime, it was said by per-
sons familiar with his plans. They
predicted action shortly The shift
would give RFC the bulk of the per-
Sonnel.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Appropriations
fContinued From First Page.)

approved by the Senate yesterday
would be the first installment on
that.
Senators Connally, Democrat, Of
Texas, Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan, and McKellar told their
colleagues that the big need for
relief is coming this winter and ii
Is only just to make available the
greater part of the fund as soon as
possible. Senator Connally, chair
man of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, said he realized it was i'm
possible to please everybody, even
those getting relief.
Some of the people will be mad
at us when 1t stops" he said
They'll be made because it's not
more lavish .. But we're COM
mitted to this thing, and it should
go down as one of the most mag
unanimous acts in the history Of the
world"
Chairman Connally frankly told
the Senate that If he were starting
all over again he would prefer that
the United States alone provide
the money and hand 1T out to war
stricken peoples.
! This country cannot let women
children. babies and old people
starve. the Texan continued.
! A voice vote put the fund into the
deficiency bill. The House had moi
included the item and the bill must
go back there for action on more
than $1,000, ,000, 900 tackled onto it.ir
the Senate.
Two other controversial measure:
face the Senate after it clears thu
appropriations measure.
One Is the legislation outlinins
disposal Of some $4,000, 900 tons o.
Government-owned wartime mer.
chant ships and tankers. Many pro.
visions are still in dispute. The othe,
is a proposal to raise pay Of Fedora
civil service workers by 20 per cent
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Maryland Farmers Face
Livestock Feed SHORTAGE

Three hundred thousand tons of
livestock feed must be imported into
Maryland next year, 200 feed deal
ers and manufacturers were told at
a meeting yesterday at the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
DR.. T. B. Symons, University of
Maryland extension service director
told the conference that Maryland
would need 100000 tons of feed in
1916 and the 1945 yield has been
estimated at only 100000 tons.
Walter Berger, chief of the feed
division of the Agriculture Depart
ment, said he did not anticipate a
severe shortage, but there would be
"just enough to go around"
DR.. Symons said that feed costs
In several counties had quadrupled
in the last five years.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Col. William D. Tipton
To Be Buried in Baltimore
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-Col. Will
liam D. Upton, former commander
of the Maryland National Guard air
unit, will be buried at Baltimore
He was killed in a plane crash We'd
nesday near Adena, Ohio, the Army
Air Force disclosed yesterday.
Col. Upton was attached to the
Second Army Airforces headquar-
ters at Colorado Springs, Colo, at
the time of his death. He was MAX
ing routine flight from Detroit to
Boiling Field, when the accident oc-
CURED.
His body was found some distance
from the wreckage of his PAT
Thunderbolt plane. which struck a
mountainside.
His widow, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Tip
ton, lives at I'll Chumleigh road,
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
Combined Chiefs Put
Troops in lndonesia,
Halifax Reports

The decision to send Empire
troops to curb uprisings of Indo-
nesian extremists" was made by the
British and Americans through the
combined chiefs of staff, according
to Lord Halifax.
1--WE did not send our troops to
Java on our own initiative" the
British Ambassador said last night
before the English Speaking Union
at the Mayflower Hotel. 'They went
there to carry out the work which
the British and Americans assigned
to them through the combined
chiefs Of staff. The decision was
not British, but Anglo-American."
Warns Against Suspicion.
Warning against the trend toward
suspicion and criticism between
Great Britain and the United States,
which he said had begun now that
the war is over, Lord Halifax de-
clared:
I'VE shall be wise to be on our
guard against coroding thoughts,
for we shall assuredly have many
disappointments. For many years
to come the problems of the world
are going to tax all our statesman
ship and patience. And we shall
surely not solve them separately; we
can only succeed If we are deter
mined to work these things through
together"
He appealed for full support of
the United Nations Organization,
asserting it would fail unless it car
ries the countersignatures OF public
opinion"
The empire troops now in Indo-
nesia "are not there to decide the
political future of the country
Lord Halifax added.
Nationals Murdered.
"Our troops are there firstly to
disarm the japanese, and it is
worth noting that in Java alone al
least 10000 Japanese still have theil
weapons. The second purpose il
to release and place in safety al
the Allied prisoners of war and the
people interned by the enemy, 9
large proportion OF whom are womer
and children.
"A number already have beer
murdered, and in Batavia alone
some 10000 women and children
are daily in grave danger"
Turning to the future and thu
need for Anglo-American co-opera.
ton as bulwark for internationa
peace, Lord Halifax declared the
atomic bombs of the next war
if there is one-would be as diff.
ferent from that dropped on Hiro.
shima as it was from those usee
in the German blitz of London il
1910.
"Once war starts" he said, "nc
man may call a halt to the tech.
nique of humiliation"