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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08
The Facts In Our News
By HORACE A. WHITE

take pride in being American,
These working whites have their
little nasty race preludices and in
the group they act many times on
their race hatreds. As individuals
they respond AS human beings
ought and Viii respond II allowed
10 be themselves . with respect
OF self 10 others.
Then there are the rich whites
living here also. They have their
big houses and small estates In the
little village of Glendale. One
only knows that some of the In
habitants of Glendale are people Of
wealth by seeing them 20 In and
nut Of their big houses. When they
20 10 shop or just walk on the
streets they are people Of Glendale.
These people Of means are inter-
ested in the town gossip along with
everybody else whether the gossip
concerns their particular set" or
not.
We get from the average Amer
lean here in Glendale that America
can provide for the welfare Of It's
people and that America has the
ability and the courage to so do.
One gets what America is about
in a small town. Mr.. Truman rep
resents the real American in a
sense. The real American Is
small town dwcller The small
town dweller loves Americas fac
tories and big cities. hut the small
town dweller Is the basis for what
America Is and will be. Let us not
forget the children Of our small
towns. These kids Of our small
towns are white. black. Mexican.
Chinese, Japanese. and what not.
II America is to survive. its spirit
Of survival will come from the
small American village and town.
! love Glendale and all other of
Americas small towns.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08
TIED TOGETHER

The weekend conference on housing called by
the NAACP was one of the most fruitful meetings
that has been held in Detroit in the last few years.
Leaders in the building field, realtors, government
officials and planning experts took An active part
in the discussions and to grips with our basic
housing problems The issue of restrictive cove
nants was faced squarey and no one tried to dodge
the delicate racial" aspect of our housing dilemma
Despite varying points of view, the participants
strived for objectvity and succeeded. The findings
of the conference will be published and the conclu-
sions reached on the various problems raised VIII
win, we believe, popular approval
One thing struck most forcibly during the
discussions and that the discovery that both the
white and Negro home buyer suffer because OF the
racial emphasis in the housing field Racial restrc-
tons do not protect nor stabilize housing values tor
whites in the long run. This has been demonstrated
in the area west of Woodward avenue from Cork
Town clear to Grand boulevard which has become
blighted although no appreciable number of Ne
groes has ever lived in this In short, blight
has overtaken the older sections of the city regard
less of the racial characteristics of the neghbor-
hoods
Nevertheless the whites led to believe by
paying for restrictions they are buying protection
for their investments. On the other hand the re-
strctions bottle up Negroes into dense, tight little
islands and expansion becomes impossible. n e
pressures that develop in such situation lead IN
evitably to health hazards, crime and violence
which ultimately endanger all citizens regardless OF
race.
We believe that when large numbers OF whites
come to realize that this restrictive business is not
only ant-democratic but economically and socially
unsound they will Join with us in the effort to abo
ish racial restrictions. AS Eric tombstone, pres-
dent of the United States Chamber OF Commerce,
points out, discrimination is just bad business.
Another discovery was made when Mr.. john
son. president of the Detroit Real Estate Board,
brought out that the bankers and investment COM
panes of Detroit have found that Negroes are good
risks and that they want more Negro business. he
made it clear that in the last few years the old con-
cepts about the Negro are giving way to new ap-
probation of his capacity and inherent worth
The bright side of the picture, however, does
not blind us to the fact that great deal OF work
remains before our housing crisis can be overcome.
The NAACP conference hit the proper keynote
when it dedicated itself to the problem of providing
more housing for all Detroiters regardless of color
We are learning that we cannot solve our own Pc
culiar problem until we Join in an effort to improve
the total condition.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08
ENDURING Reporter

DO you believe In peacetime
CONSUMPTION?
Marcellus Anderson, $50 East
Adams. owner. Garfield Lounge,
corner John X. and Garfield:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

tional unions executive board sew
eral months ago IN creating the
UAW-CIO FAIR Practices Com
mlttee.
The hoard at that time for
mally acknowledged its full
consciousness Of the serious
questions Of seniority. wage and
work differentials and the other
attributes Of unfair treatment
(of sO-cailed minoritisSl which
are bound Ia pose pressing or
kaniIational problems for our
union in the reconversion and
postwar period
1T RECOGNIZED. too. that the
end Of the war Was rapidly ap,
preaching; that the Congress was
still side-stepping perms amen I
FEPC legislation. and that neither
Congress nor any state govern
ment had taken practical steps 10
assure fair and cqlal postwar
employment opportunities for the
thousands ~ Negroes. Jews. Cath
olcs. MexicanS. JaNaneSe-Ameri-
cans and others who make up
JAWS one million members and
who were giving their all IN the
cause ~ democracy. both on he
oat'lehelds and in the war pro-
duction centers here al home
Moreover. the board knew that
= - o. ~
eminent 10 underwrite industrial
democracy meant but ono thing.
namely. that the unions would
have to do the job by themselves
TWO AVENUES OF approach
10 this undertaking were pre-
scented 10 JAWS board; First. a
purely educational approach which
would utilize the long-ranSc meth
DDS OF providing its membership
with appr opriate literature.
speeches and movies in an effort
10 end discrimination by m ora
suasion: or second. an educational
approach. plus adequate union
machinery for the answering on
torcement OF lis no-diScrimination
policy in those instances where
education alone would not work
or where the pressure Of events
would not permit OF such tempo
rizing.
The board elected 10 adopt the
latter and 10 that end il appointed
Ave OF its members 10 compose a
Fair Practices Committee with a
full-time executive director and
staff. II also spelled out by IFS or
der the specific functions ~ this
committee. the first and foremost
being 10 receive and investigate
complaints ~ discrimination. hold
hearings. summon witnesses and
take testimony where necessary,
and report its sgSi1Es. ana its rec
concentrations 70 me fur BOARD
The board itself undertook the
responsibility ~ approving and
enforcing the committees recon-
mendations
The actions of JAWS Fair
Practices Committee during the
intervening months indicate that
IL means business. It's decision
In Its first hearing case IL al
ready history. for II proved that
discrimination In purely local
union affairs could be stopped
overnight"
The committees decision in lis
second hearing case the Toledo
caseS-iS expected momentarily Ia
De approved and enforced by the
full board
To fully understand and appre-
ciate the manner IN which JAW s
Fair Practices Committee opcr-
ates one must keep IN mind the
orzsnizationsl structure Of MI,
large union and the lines OF Ts.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08
Aaron Bushlng. $50 r. Adams
street. owner, the Robert Tailor
ing Co.

| believe in
peacetime con-
scrip on on
certain c o n d l.
tons.
II a nah is
allowed 10 COM
plete his educa-
ton before go
ing: IL he is
gu alifie d 10
vote: and II he
has been given
An opportunity
10 prepare him
self for such
things. then, let
him 90.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

walk the streets
and discuss pol
tiles and eco
Monies. These
people do not
use the big"
words Of the
city hut they
X n n W where
their coun try
must 20 IL II IN
to su nv We.
These people In
beautiful Glen
dale are not the
kind OF people
W h n w Orrv
about jobs for
-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

One-ten:h ~ the Allies total pro-
ductlon ~ nickel indispensable in
the manufacture NJ iet propelled
planes. e berg produced BY Frseport
Sulphur Conpsny's Nisro nickel
plant IN cubt from lou'.Erade ores
onos regarded - vorthlesA
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

No. Drafting
men would in
terfere " i I h
their IA m ! y
stability as was
shown in the
wartime CO n
scription. II a
mans entrance
into the armed
services would
cause no hard
sh p on his
fam ly, that
would be per-
Missile. IL a
standing arm y
must be kept,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

u n ! n n. { Z n
look forW ard
10 their recall
Ia work and
their re en-
ployment with
less fear NJ
4 i 8 c r ! M
inatory tre al
nnent than can
similar groups
in any other
large labor I'M
ion. This is
ue TO the
W isd ON and
fore sig h I
shown bV their
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

No. En- us h
boys have been
separated from
their h o m es
and loved ones
W 18th out con-
scripting m e n
d ur ing peace
time. We want
all the b Us
ere al once.
now that the
war Is over.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

The war took
m q n v many
men. Some did
not return. The
news NJ peace
made all OF us
here at home
h Ply Now
that the boys
can come home
let's keep them
home.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

GLENDALE. Ohio-It Is easy to
think in this little lazy town. The
people are 80 fine and American.
In fact they are what America
really is any way. The people
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Negroes. Jews. persons OF for
eign ancestry and the other So
called minority groups as we'll as
the So-called majority group
within the United Auto Workers
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

I think its a
T EFT v good
idea - have 4
peacetlme con-
scription You
never can tell
what's going 10
happen and l
think that We
should be pre-
pared for any
emergency
n q W 2 V 2 7. |
believe that the
program should
be similar 10
the Army Spe-
r.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08
OBVIOUSLY. THIS

Glass u~tt ~ faces ~ sno oOo ooo
candlcpowcr aers' s~srchllEhts ~
tested h, T.hhev-Owens. Ford Glass
COMPANY co. ability 20 Withstand
tN-nai snNck ~ suhiecitns y -
then plunEinS Il INTO cold water.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

John Mattox. 2165 Alfred. en-
plOyed in the office Of VIM.
Booker, Real Estate:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

ing program. wherein a man re-
ceives an education as he is beng
trained. Having been in the army
four years and three months. |
can appreciate the benefits receiv-
ed from army training.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

Cpl. Cleveland Settler OF
Cleveland. Ohio. stationed At
Traux Field, Wisconsin:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-08

Thomas Givens. 1914 ST. Aubin
formerly In war-work.
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army OF volunteers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23
LISTEN FOR THEM

Five years ago there were number Of
American. busily telling the nation that no
1r,ltr country had any Intention of at
lacking the United states.
These patriots, so-called, were also as
uJHE Us that We had no concern in the
.ar Loo Europe. that our interests would be
BEST served by standing aloof and that,
ester ail. nobody could prevent German
triumph
Moss Q the individuals with the views
..''ned have not changed their opinions,
H'thergirlhcy have been a bit silent since
he lampese attacked the United States
aad he Ftssis powers in Europe declared
.at updn as.
d What Keeps them silent is the war the
.ar a. punishment and the apparent fact
ht DE people %. this country are deter
i0et 10 prosecute the struggle, in both
".e rs. 20 complete and decisive victory.
soon ~ the war ends, and the dam
.r &" prosecution disappears, the air will
'e H'led again with the voices of the same
group. Thew will be against anything that
he.''cs Germany, cooperates with the de-
.eu tions %. 'ho world and aligns the
United state with the peoples Of the earth
10 e"Ds' or better days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23
STRIP-TEASE PREVALENT

An inquiring member Of the House Of
Commons suggests an inquiry into the
stlip-tease profe ssion in Great Britain.
Comdr. Oliver Locker-Lampson adj
dressed a question to the Labor Minister
asking whether in view Of the shortage Of
yourg women on factory Jobs, he would
allow "only women over so to strip-tease"
The strip-tease has become something
of an art in the United States, apparent in
ether places besides the theatre. In fact
the human race, after many years Of con-
ce@ling the feminine form, has apparently
decided that it shcul4 be displayed, and
displayed it is, with very little adorrment
We make no &C, lment upon the d.
velopment, but merely report the fact The
evidence abounds in newspapers and mag
azines, in the home, on the streets and at
beaches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23

hyAeeY GA12zs
ZAP NewsfeofU:c5

MEREDITH drew long, jagged
vi breath that purt her. and re-
membered Nichols. one of the
three greatest authorities on can
Ger. who had operated on Aunt
Marthy. and who had been sick at
losing her, and who had suddenly
packed up his equipment, all but
priceless. and arrived at Jonathan
Blake Memorial Hospital, roaring
as usual. demanding space for his
equipment. an examination room,
waiting room-and roaring even
more loudly when Meredith had
dared to protest that the people
of RIVER Gap couldn't afford to
paw his fees. No. Nichols. who had
fought so turIously with Jonathan,
and liked him enormously and
been as gentle with him as a child
no. Nichols wouldn't lie to her.
If Nichols said Jonathan had
| slipped painlessly away - then
Jonathan had.
Then the irreparable loss, the
feeling of sick grief overcame her
| first stunned shock. and clinging
to Hugh. she Wept as though her
heart would break. And Hugh.
holding her close, said under his
breath. Thank the Lord!" know
ing the saving grace of her tears,
in that moment of shock and grief.
To return to River Gap and not
| find Jonathan waiting fox her at
the station was a otter hurt to
Meredith. But to enter the Dig.
comfortable. old-faShIoned white
house with the neat little white
! office building al a corner of the
lawn. was ar ordeal through
which the love and tenderness of
Hugh helped her lmmeasurably to
pass.
Matilda, steady-eyed. pale and
tired, red rims to her eyes. was
calm and rocklike. RosaLe as
Meredith had anticipated. was a
quiverlng bundle of half-hysteri-
cal grief and self-condemnatlon.
During the ordeal of the funeral
and the next day or two Mere
dith braced herself to ease the
shock for Resale. and in some
small measure found that the ne
cessity for that effort helped her.
NEVER in the history of River
~ Gap had there been such a
funeral. From Back of Beyond
from the slatternly. foul little dis
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23
NONSENSE ABOUT TANKS

The course OF a great war develops
many ihAdents, including rumors and care
.es- sfaltments that often receive undue
indignation.
This observation seems to apply to the
settlement % TWO senators who want to in
.estieate alleged complaints from Ameri-
H soldiers shat our tanks are mot worth
afor e water on hot stove"
Obviously. the battlefield records COM
aletelr re.ufc the careless utterance quot
"a and Il IS a bit surprising that members
20 Congress- pay serious attention to the al
.eestlou. We suspect that the suggested
inquiry has a political propaganda value
ara. exceeds its bearing upon the military
Froblom involved
q should be recalled that members of
the Military Affairs Committee of the
ifog e. who recently toured the European
.-ants. reported that the American tank is
as rrod us any.
This rs supplemented by the revelation
.- lder Secretary of War Robert c. Pat
Ierson. tina a new tark for the Army
mounts "a 90-millimeter gun which car
noes out enemy tanks at ranges close tC
.hreg miles and penetrate the eight-incE
amer ol the German tiger" tank at POO
|o GOO wards
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23

trict of swamp people known as
Frog Hollow" from the small,
neat farmhouses and the "best
residential section" of River Gap.
from Midland City and even At
lanta. they came to pay him trib-
ute. men, women. and children
who had known and loved hlm
and who grieved deeply and sim
eerely at his passing.
And when the last possible
earthly tribute had been paid to
Jonathan, and the family had come
back to the big OLD house that
would always seem empty and
echoing to them because Jona-
than's presence no longer filed
and warmed it. Matilda. for one
of the few times IN her life, adj
mitted she was tired and that she
was going upstairs to rest.
Rosalie's tear-swollen face quiv-
cred and she said huskily. "Imag-
inc Matte gong to bed in the
day-time Now | know the end of
the world has comet"
DR.. Nichols. who had returned
to the house with the family,
stared at her for a moment as
though not quite sure he had
heard her Alright. And then sud-
denly he was on his feet. his deft,
clever hands balled into fists and
thrust into the pockets Of mis- I'M
tidy gray suit. his eyes blazing at
them from beneath his shaggy
broWs. /.
"You make me sick!" he thun.
dered at them. his blue eyes
swinging from Meredith's white,
exhausted face, to Rosalie's and
back again. "The whole sniveling
lot of you! You selfish, self-cen-
tered"
Hugh said quickly. hostility in
his tone. "Just moment. Doc
tor"
DR.. Nichols said savagely, "You
keep out OF this!"
Hugh's eyes flashed.
iii do nothing of the kind!' he
said shortly ''Merry's my wife
"She was Jonathan's grand
daughter a hell of long time oe-
fore she was your WIFE" snapped
DR.. Nichols. "And Pm talking to
Jonathan Blake's granddaughter
mot to you! You're a rank out
slider, young mani"
To be continued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Judge Florence E. Allen OF
Cleveland, federal jurdst, borr,
Salt Lake City, 81 years ago.
Joan Crawford, screen star,
born San. Antonio, Tex, 81 years
ago.
Sidney Hillman CT New York,
noted CIO labor leader, born
Lithuania, So years ago.
Rev. DR.. George A. Buttrick of
New York City, noted Presbyte-
rian Clergyman, born in England,
So years ago.
Arthur M. Hill, president of the
Atlantic Greyhound, Charleston,
w. Va, born there, SO years ago.
DR.. Charles L. Parsons, secre-
tary of the American Chemical
Society, Washington, D. c., born
New Marlboro, Mass, 78 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23
Chapter 4

Chapter 4
JONATHAN, the beloved "OId
y Doctor" her grandfather. VINO
had brought UP her and her sister
Rosalie. who had made such sac
rifces as she could only guess to
put her through college and Med
ical and who had held close in his
heart just one dream that some
day she should come home to
River Gap. and take over his prac-
tice and be young Doctor Merry.
Well. she could look back over
the four years she had worked
with Jonathan. River Gap was nc
longer an isolated little mountain
community. dependent on the
aging and tired old Doctor" but
now possessed of a fine new hos
pltal. which the community had
built out of It's own all but empty
pockets and at cost of such mi
nor and major sacrifices as the
average person could not contem-
plate. The Jonathan Blake Me-
mortal Hospital! She shivereo
again, and her grief was too deer
and too bitter for tears when she
realized that never again would
Jonathan walk up those steps. MS
thick. slightly stopped shoulders
held more straightly. as the words
of the hospital sign flashed before
him Jonathan was dead!
He went to bed about nine
thirty" said Hugh quietly He
was tired, and your aunt MatllGa
was afraid that he might need ar
extra blanket. for the night was
chilly. She went in about eleven
TO take him one and - founc
him"
Meredith's face twisted a little
'rHe was alone--completely alone
We don't know that he didn't sui.
fer--he might nave oeen fright
ened-he might have tried to cal
out - and nobody heard him -
Her voice shook, ragged with pain
Hugh shook her a little, gently
Meredith" he ordered sternly
Snap out of it! You're torturins
Yourself needlesSly - foolishly!
talked to Nichols. He said it wa!
Just like going to sleep. You've go
to believe Nichols! He wouldn'
lie to YOU"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-23
RED. POINTS AND NEAT

Key Vests food shortage is acute.
And from all indications, it is going to be-
come worse.
Food dealers of the community, whole
saers, retail market owners and restau-
rant operators are doing their utmost to
find the food to feed our war-swollcn
population. They are making heroic eff
forts, and it is due entirely to their hard
work that the food supply is maintained
at all.
However, the. burden should not fall
entirely on their shoulders. They are handi-
capped by regulations which, holding down
the normal operations OF free enterprise
deny business the privileges and customar--
trade practices which might prevent such
shortages as Key West is suffering today
So since the merchants hands are
tied t'would seem that the solution of the
problem must be found by that agency
which is controlling their business That
agency is the Office OF Price Administra-
lion.
The OPA told the business men at
their meeting the other night that OPA
cannot regulate the supply OF food This
is the function of the War Food Admins
tration, which tells the OLA how much
meat is available. Then the OPA issues red
points in a quantity proportionate to the
amount of meat available.
= IN theory that sounds all right. But in
practice, as hungry Key Westis learning,
it does ~ot always work out
FIR right now there are far more
points in Key West than there are meats
OPA has cautioned food dealers to watch
their ration currency''-ahd OPAers love
to roll that term ration currency over
their tongues. They have urged that it be
nursed tenderly, more tenderly than the
"old" type currency which goes into the
till They've pointed out that ration cur
rency is what irsures each citizen a fair
share of the nations food.
Key West is getting its ration currency"
Women are flocking to the stores with red
points-only to find they are not worth
the paper they're printed on, since they
can't be traded for the meat they are sup
posed to represent
If the OPA ration currency" system
is going to survive, it. behooves OPA to find
out why Key West cannot get its fair share
of the nations meat supply. 1t may not be
! OPA's responsibility, but is there any rea-
son why a government agency such as
| OPA cannot extend itself a little to pro
! tect, not only the people of Key West, but
/ it's own system of operation as we'll?
Key West must have more meat. It
| has been proven that Key West has not re-
ceived its fair share, and that less is in
! sight. If we are going to prevent black
marketing, we must supply the food legal
| ly. And the responsibility rests squarely
with the government agency charged with
| the fair distribution" of food through a
ratiOning system.
Despite tendencies of OPA officials
! to shrug that off as the responsibility of
some other department, every intelligent
business man knows that if you want to
regulate commodity, you must also be
! able to produce it.
1t would seem the time for the OPA
| to produee-right here in Key West.
n l. I