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Detroit evening times., 1945-06-04
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In Action for
Death Blow

GUAM, June 2 CUP)-
Adm. William F.. Halsey has
led a powerful new navy
team into action off Okinawa
and the Ryukyus with the
declaration that 1--WE can
go anywhere now from the
North to the South Poles" it
was revealed today.
Adm. Nimitz announced that
Halsey's battle-tested Third Fleet
had taken over from Adm. Spru-
ance's Fifth Fleet and had already
been in action against the enemy.
Spruance has returned to Guam
and set up temporary headquar-
ters there, NimitZ said.
His Fifth Fleet had been In ac-
ton since the March bombard-
ments of Japan and the, Ryukyus
in preparation for the invasion OF
Okinawa.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-01
Heading for the Breadlines

You don't have to be an expert in
labor problems to see what is hap
pening to the workingmen these days.
The capitulation Of Japan meant the
cancellation of wal orders, which in
turn meant tremendous cutbacks in
wal industry. The long lines currently
forming at the employment offices,
an dthose lines will be much longer
when more servicemen return, are
but the natural result. And many Of
those standing in line turn down
peace-time jobs because these jobs
pay much less than their war Jobs.
But they cannot reasonably expect to
60 on earning the wages which the
wal emergency made possible.
But those who are now organizing
spending sprees are heading straight
for the breadlines, and there is dan
ger that they may take other more
sensible persons with them. Meager
savings will soon be exhausted, and
prices will climb as demand exceeds
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-01

League and the Committee on Racial
Equality interviewed customers at ten
major department stores in the windy
CITY. S%ixty-nine per cent do not object
to qualified Negroes as clerks, twenty
three per cent do object, and eight
per cent have no opinion. Clearly the
majority of Chicagoans polled believe
in equality of economic opportunity.
All of which proves that you can go
on believing that the cards are
stacked against you, when a little
quiet investigation shows just the OPP
posite to be true.
NylonS on the March
With thousands of pairs of nylon
stockings being placed on the mar
ket in one western city recently, with
one New York night club promising
nylons to each woman guest New
Years eve, and with prospects Of an
early return to the good old days, the
women we know are bubbling over
with excitement. And all our Sympa-
thy is with them, for many have had
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OvERTONES
BY AL Heningburg
Peace for Hong Kong

Now that victory has come to the
United Nations, and the Japanese are
giving themselves up on every front,
there remains some very ticklish prob
lens to be settled. One of these is
Hong Kong, British city in China.
The Chinese expect, and rightfully
SO, that they will accept the Japan
csc surrender, but the British point
out that they plan to have a part too.
Chances are that the weight Of the
Americans will be thrown with the
British, who do not seem disposed to
give up any part Of their empire. If
the spirit of the Self-determination of
nations were made to apply, either
the British would get out Of Hong
Kong and stay out, or the Chinese
would be granted territory of like
size and Importance in England.
Strangely enough, no one seems to
have thought of that.
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the supply of goods. Many Negroes
throughout the country are now buy
ing I'D old houses ana Die cars at
terrific prices, and without any hope
Of keeping up the too-high payments
demanded.
Bilbo Is Not All Bad
There is logic in the belief that
Bilbo is doing the country some good
after all. He manages to make himself
SO thoroughly ridiculous that even his
supporters back in good oil MiSsissip-
pi are beginning to get the filters. 1t
Mr.. Bilbo can just keep up his present
pace another year or SO, the entire
country will be so embarrassed and
disguised hat even the poll-tax states
will be ashamed to send demagogues
to the Senate.
What the Public Wants
Store managers who do not want to
employ Negroes as clerks frequently
fall back on the dodge hat the pub
lie won't stand for it" Not satisfied
with this answer, the Chicago Urban
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Over enSitiveness Bad

No. 2 on the program should be
education against the severe case of
over-Sensitiveness with which, it
seems, the entire ace is acutely suf-
fering.
We cannot 60 far if our people,
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A TALK
By Dan Gardner

One OF these days we are going to
stop being pro everything except pro-
Negro. When we do, doors will open
t GUS that we have always expected
to be shut-that is, within our times.
In some manner, our leadership has
confused the issue and today we are
fighting the battles Of practically ev-
cry group on the face of the globe
when our real battle is within our
SelveS-within our own racial bound
aries. When we fight that and win it,
then we will be in a position to take
up the cudgels in defense Of others.
How can Negroes talk about unity
with Jewish, Irish, Czech, Italian,
Chinese, Catholic and Mexican mi
norities when we don't have unity
among ourselves? How can we be-
come members Of a united front"
when we haven't learned the great
lesson Of racial respect and coopera-
tionfi There are Negroes around the
land busy making speeches about the
Zionist Movement and its advantages
to the Jewish people; discussing the
role of China in the postwar world;
taking sides with the Irish Republi-
can Army; casting their lot with the
Communists; joining a million and a
half churches, all different, trying to
pass" mentally for something they
are not when our problem lies in
every mirror we look into.
Discipline Badly Needed
No. l on the Negroes backyard"
agenda should be the spread Of some
sort of training that makes for dis
cipline among our adolescents with
plenty thrown in for the adults. Some
kind of program should be devised to
educate the great masses against
harmful vices that are picked up
wholesale from a decadent white CT
~vilization which offer no return,
either financially or in health. The
sound things of life should be talked
about and examined-such acts as
buying ones own home, saving mon
ey that is being recklessly thrown
oxrrou NJ n 4ipao ruhaa - 80 n
for whiskey, idle pleasures, and fanci-
full whimS.
A practical code of morals should
be taught everybody, particularly on
the score of the racially harmful prac-
tee Of disregarding the institution Of
marriage and putting male and female
relationships on a basis of free love"
or so-called common law" mar
riages. In this way, children can have
parental respect and hope in the flu
ture based on the protection of a
family hearth built on firm founda-
tons. AS it is, countless thousands of
Negro children are being brought into
the world through common law"
marriages and free love" relation
ships who will start out in life with
two strikes already called upon them
because of their hay parental back
ground.
Over RESPONSIVENESS Bad
No. 2 on the program should be
education against the severe case of
over-sensitiveness with which, it
seems, the entire race is a%cutely suf-
fering.
We cannot go far if our people,
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REGARDLESS Of what has happened to
them in the South at the hands of
white people, 60 through life with the
racial chip On their shoulders.
Too many outbursts Of violence be-
tween the races are coming about to-
day because agitation among the
masses has dangerously incensed peo-
pie to hate all white faces and to
disregard good manners, common de-
Fresh Plaster
Fresh plaster inside the house
should be permitted to dry thor
oughly before paint is applied on the
exterior. There is always a danger
that the u will draw moisture
from the plaster through the wood
and cause b~listering and peeling Of
the paint film.
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Painting Cellar Steps

When cellar steps are dark and
risky to descend and mount, it is a
good plan to paint the edges Of the
treads with a band Of white or alu-
minum paint to increase their visi-
bility. 1t is also a good idea to paint
the bottom step a solid white.
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No Bed Of Roses

Few satisfactions are greater for a
hard working man than the thoughts
Of owning his business, and few head
aches are as persistent is those
brought on by unwise investments.
Veterans who plan to 60 into bust
ness 70 themselves must not act toe
hastily. Location, goodwill, the need
for that business, present and future
competition; all these are important
We hope that those woh act will aci
wisely, for being in business is GER
tainly no bed of roses.
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a very hard time. What with unruly
rayons creeping around the shanks,
or leg makeup showing up at its
Streaked worst on a hot day, the girls
have and their problems. Nylons can't
get on the march any too soon to look
after the much-needed job of covering
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$50 Scholars to
Visit Conference

Ann Arbor. June soap An
eight week conference. OF the Ling
uist Institute will bring more than
$50 linguistic scholars from the ma
tons leading universities, TO the
University OF Michigan campus
from July 2 to Aug. "a. DR.. Charles
c. Fried. director OF the institute,
announced today.
Sessions will be held in the Rack
ham School OF Graduate Studies
and will deal mainly with the con-
tribution OF linguistic science TO the
rapid teaching OF languages En-
phasis will be on Russian, Spanish,
German and English.
Members OF the institute will
teach and study during the eight
week session. The visiting profes.
sors will teach sanskrit. phonetics.
linguistic science, training In Ian
guage teaching. American Indian
and Oriental languages. and trends
in language teaching.
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CHAPTER ONE

A GNES THAYER sat stiffly
"A before her handsome desk,
L n checking lists for tonight's
party. She was a spare, angular
woman, the lines of her body as
sharp as her tongue. Neither the
marcelled scallops of brown hair on
her sallow forehead nor her expen-
sive black-and-white print dress
could disguise the fact that she
looked more like an old-fashioned
schoolteacher than Mrs. Howard
Thayer, mistress Of Black Oaks, the
famous old Thayer house.
The blazing August sun poured
through the open French windows.
But Agnes ignored the physical
discomfort. There was still so much
to do. Flowers for the drawing
room. an call the florist" she de-
cided. "There aren't near enough
flowers in the garden" There was
an even more exasperating problem,
though. Extra maids. She must
have at least two, with so many
people coming.
Agnes suffered acutely from the
servant shortage. No sooner did
she find the perfect cook, the intel
ligert gardener, than her husband,
Howard, snatched them away for
service at the Thayer-Jelke plant.
They're much more useful turning
out engines for bombers than serv-
ing tea and cookies to the Woman's
Club" he assured her tartly. We're
fighting a war, Agnes"
As il she could forget i'll Agnes
pale lips compressed with a mar
tyred expression. No one could say
Mrs. Howard Thayer wasn't doing
her share. The Red Cross, the
U.S.O., the Scrap Drive. And the
Springdale Health Association.
Now there was a sore spot with
Agnes. Against her wishes; against
her blunt, outspoken objections, the
Committee had decided to offer the
job Of Health Officer to young Dr.
Gail Benton.
The door opened and her step
daughter, Lucienne, came in. "My
dear" Agnes said reprovingly, you
are supposed to rest after lunch"
Lucienne's slim, eighteen-year-
old body was enveloped in a white
pique housecoat, fastened at the
waist by a blue satin bow. Her
shoulder-length blonde hair was
cvmbed in slavish imitation Of We
ronica Lakes hairdo. But there was
shining intelligence in the sherry
eolored eyes, good common sense in
the sturdy little hands. "Pm fed up
with rest! That's all did for three
weeks in the hospital" She padded
across the rug and Topped into a
chintz-covered chair, stretching her
legs out before her. "All this non
sense for a mere appendectomy. I'm
coming downstairs tonight"
Indeed not, Lucienne. You know
what Doctor Mccormick said"
Doctor Mccormick" Lucienne
said serenely, may be your idea Of
God, but ! think he's stuffed shirt.
Why don't we use Gail Benton as
our family doctor, anyway"
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THEY say

Kansas City-President Truman:
ut is just as easy to get along in
a republic OF the world as it is in
the republic OF the United States. {.
and unless we lead the way, there
will be no peace in the world
New York-Lieut. Gen. Ira c.
Eaker, deputy chief L. s. Army
Air Forces, pays tribute to the
Red Cross: What blood is TO the
human body and motor fuel is TO a
tank, morale is to an army. Morale
is the food on which an army tray
els. and the Red Cross supplied
that morale"
Chungking- Generalissimo Chi
ang kai-shek: The United States
is giving us assistance and equip
ment and training our troops.
but IL the economic situation is not
improved it will be difficult to make
full use of the military equipment"
Washington--Senator Tom Con
nally. launches the fight for Sen
ate ratification OF the United Ma
tons charter: Foreign nations
know that the United Nations Or
SANITATION will face failure and
futility unless the United States
is a member"
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to the extent that Il places re-
sponsibillty for the food OF the peo-
Pile In the Department OF Agricul-
ture where II belongs. Clinton p.
Anderson, the prospective Secre-
tary OF Agriculture, says that he
does not want TO be a policeman.
But the American people want 10
eat the food they raise and II is
the obligation OF government to
eliminate waste, boarding. corrup-
ton, abuse OF authority and any
other impeachment TO proper dis
tribution OF food.
Were we nation like England
that had to import much OF its
food. We would have 10 face the
Consequences OF geography. Were
We a nation like Germany that had
been defeated in war, We would
have to face the consequences OF
failure. But we are the granary
Of the world. We possess an enor-
nous population OF cattle. We are
rich beyond the dreams OF most OF
the human race. We dare not ad.
nit that under our form OF govern
ment II is impossible to devise a.
system of distribution OF commo-
dities that actually exist. adequate
TO the needs of the people. II this
is an exhibition OF the ability of
the welfare state, II is TO our ad-
vantage to know how incompetent
such a state is as compared with
the normal operations or enterprise
unfettered by state control.
President Truman has inherited
the OPA, the WA and all the
agencies which inhibit the move
ment OF food. He continues TO
take the position that he will sus.
tain the Roosevelt policies. Never
theless, one of his earliest acts OF
departure from the rigities of the
controlled state was the appoint
ment of a new Secretary OF AgrI-
culture who will, when he takes
office, have expanded powers over
food. The House OF Representa-.
tives has already increased those
powers. The House responded 10
the will of the country. There are
still partisans of confusion who, in
spite of indisputable evidence, wish
to adhere to a system because II
was established in an administra-
ton which they admired. Such
orthodoxy, IL applied TO other meas
ures by opposit-minded persons,
would be called reactionary.
The OPA is unfortunate because
It was conceived in error and per-
petuated by incompetence. Be
fore il came into existence both
Herbert Hoover and Bernard
Baruch advised the necessity OF
dealing with food as an overall pro-
position, not to be segmented into
several differing and conflicting
agencies. This advice was reject
ed. Instead, under Lemon Hender-
son, complicated bureaucracy was
erected which became so elephan-
tine that. as much as Mr.. Roose-
welt liked Henderson, a change in
the leadership OF that administra-
ton had 10 be made. The present
incumbent. Chester Bowles, inherit
ed faulty law, an incompetent ad-
ministration. and an Unlicensed
program. He has not been able
TO save the situation and II has
degenerated until now even the
Democrats in the House OF Repre-
sentatives rebel against Its con-
tinutance in its present form.
The simplest way is to turn IL
all into the Department OF Agricul.
ture. This is in keeping, anyhow,
with President Humans program
for the reorganization OF govern
ment which must come sooner or
later. The sooner this change, the
mara eatfcfa cNorv
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Hall Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Foreign Missionary Society Methodist elected Off
GERS for coming Mrs " Day, president;
Putnam first vice president Mrs Dunnng Idle
den Mrs p L. Townsend corresponding secretary:
Curce recording secretary Mrs Theodore Schabe
DeMoay elected officers counsellor Albert Seekel
senior counsellor John Baker jr junior counsellor Walter
Harris scribe Charles Hill
.....
Death stephen Harvey So at his home s24 River St
Marriage Miss Nette Nalng and John Barlow Rawsonvie
in Ann Abor Gladys Mae Smith, Dearborn ROLAND Per.
ne son Of Mrs Geneyeve Perrne Mavna sher
man granddaughter Of Mr. and Mrs Daniel and Carl
Miller son OF Nh and Mrs Louis G. Miller the Congregational
Church Mrs Rhoda NJ. Greenman. daughter
Frank LambIc and Harry c. Kelsey Bryan, O..
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ByAnn Pinchot

doctor Mccormick is not only
the head Of the Thayer Hospital, "
Agnes answered coldly, but he is
the best doctor in Beauchamp. And
Gail"
81 know. Calls only a poor rela-
ton" Lucienne lit cigarette, blow
ing smoke with more enthusiasm
than skill. where's Aunt Reyna?"
"She went back upstairs after
lunch. l believe she's working on
her book"
what a wonderful life she's hadl
| mean, living in Europe all these
years, and knowing practically ev-
erybody. 1t must've been awfully
gay"
81 see nothing wonderful" Agnes
said, "about a woman who ruined
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her life through her own foolhardy
actions. | shouldn't call an unmar-
ried woman Of fifty either successful
or gay" Agnes chose to forget that
if it weren't for Towards inexplic-
able second choice, she might have
suffered a similar fate.
As il to answer her accusations,
the door opened again and Reyna
Thayer blocked the threshold. She
was Of medium height, though a
generous bosom and hips tended
to make her appear shorter. Her
kinky black hair was pulled of her
low forehead. Her small, deep-set
black eyes snapped with vitality.
She wore a dressing gown of mauve
satin, the ruff Of which encroached
on her short. thick mock. She man
aged somehow to look both impress
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Rival to my Heart

sive and ridiculous. Ladies Day?"
she asked.
"Come in, Regina" Agnes frowned
slightly. you look tired, are you
all right?"
"Well," Reyna answered judi
ciously. "my throat feels as il it
were coated with sswdust-"
"You may have picked up a cold
on the train"
Reyna had arrived in Beauchamp
only yesterday. On last December
seventh, she had been caught in
Hawaii where she was writing a
series Of articles on the pineapple
industry for Leaders Magazine.
After Pearl Harbor, she had stayed
or. writing vivid. graphic stories
for the American press. In July she
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had finally needed her brother How
ards pleas and had sailed for the
United States.
Tonight Agnes was giving a
party in her honor. IL suppose my
old friends will tell me ] haven't
changed d. much" Reyna's clipped
voice was wryly amused. 81 dare
them to-"
Its been ages since you left
Beauchamp, hasn't it, Aunt Rey-
nal" Lucienne asked. She was ire
mendously impressed by her newly
found aunt. Lueienne admired wom-
en- who did things. That was why
she was so crazy about Gail Benton.
Thirty years, my pet. And il
I'd had any sense, ! wouldn't have
come back"
Ito be continued
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The OPA
These DaysMSSeggss o lo 95 50z0n927

No matter what politics ultimate
~ does to the OPA. this much is
clear: the OPA has lost the conf
dence OF enough of the American
people 10 require that a new agen'
cy Of government handle the food
OF the nation. Congress might
pass and the President might sign
the bill extending the life OF OPA
but that will not restore confidence
in an agency which the people are
daily learning to distrust. Short
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ages not only In meat and sugar
but in articles of clothing are lrK-
ing a nation which has had no
other explanation than that the
Black Market is more powerful
than the government \ people
whose sons have defeated Hitler's
army and are defeating the Japa-
nese. cannot accept the impotence
OF government agency at home
with equanimity.
The Hoover Amendment Is sound
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PONTIAC, Mich.-AP - Repre-.
sentatiyes OF nearly so local unions
OF the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) approved a proposal last
night that their members remain
away from their jobs Monday, July
2. unless there is an improvement
In the food situation.
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T. E.:-Will you please tell me
the cause Of piles? Can they be
cured permanently or just re-
lieved? Are there injections for
this?
Answer:-The cause Of piles is
not definitely known. Constipation
and straining while having a bowel
movement are contributing causes.
An operation seems to be the most
satisfactory type Of cure. Injec-
tons given around the piles are
often useful. Piles can be perma-
nently cured.
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CHATTER and
~ q Fact or Two

Bernadino Ramazzini, nth
century physician, Is called the
founder Of industrial hygiene. He
devoted his life to teaching
cleanliness as an essential factor
in workers health.
Eastport, Me, on Moose Island
In Passamaquoddy bay. was for
several years, especially during
1s07-1s. notorious as a snug
CLING center.
A plane travelling at super
sonic" speed il exceeding the
speed OF sound. or around 725
miles an hour.
The blood contains about H.
900 white corpuscles per cubic
eentimeter.
THE WHITE-FACED Glib
BON. according to the Toronto
Star. can leap 40 feet. We'd
turn pale, too-to find ourselves
that high in the air without q
parachute.
When captured Mari Julius
StTeicheT was wearing a scrsg-
ely beard. A bum who really
tried 10 look like one.
Thai customer who slvsesd q
siorsksepsr with q Mothers Day
coke, says zadek pvmkopf, cor
ioinlY wasn't the "Rovr" Of ehiV-
alry
In the middle ages. we read.
It was common practice to cut a
fine painting in two and sell
each half as complete mas
terpiece. Gosh. is ths double
feature as old as that|
!
Ex-Nazis now say miller
never chewed up carpets. 1t
seems Der Fuehrer was uSt
Stropping his teeth on the Ak
minister.
BY ls4s orandpoPpy Jenkins
hopes the "Horse-ond-bvssy ere"
will be q couple Of years in the
past.
II I
with the cigaret shortage
getting worse. the man at the
next desk says these are the
piping times" of war not
peace.
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NEW YORK-lNS- The Paris
radio reported today that Coblenz
and Mannheim will be included in
the German zone to be occupied by
French troops.
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Fifty Years Ago

The city officials defeated the county officials in holly con.
tested ball game in Ann Arbor bv Of Is 13 Cassiu
Warner played first base and Ike Davis right field The
was tie at the end Of the eighth inning but the city shut
their opponents ont in the ninth and made
Prof and Mrs +. II. Pease have London Conn.,
for the summer