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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
CHARGE FRAUD
IN new TEXAS
HOME PROJECT
BY HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON, D. c. tNNPA)-
A congressional investigation OF
possible fraud upon the govern
ment OF the United States, involv-
ing the National Housing Agency,
the Federal Works Agency, the To-
cal Housing Authority in New BoS-
ton, Texas. and the New Boston
Independent School district doomed
this week as result of the switch
of 200 units OF war housing from
Negro to white occupancy.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM L.
Dawson. I'd. OF I'D told this COR
respondent exclusively this week
that he is studying the matter and
is considering seriously asking for
a complete investigation of the
possibility that there has beon
fraudulent collision in obtaining
federal money on the basis of Ne
gro needs and using it for whites.
The Congressman pointed out
that information had reached him
that a total Of $l79,75O in outright
federal grants and $4,000 i'm loans
had been obtained for the construc-
ton of water. sewer and school ia
cilities i'm New Boston, Texas. for
a housing project programmed.
built and advertised for Negroes.
The money was provided by the
Federal Works Agency under
terms Of the Lanham act.
Only because the housing project
and the school were being built
for Negroes was this money made
available by the government. 1t is
a regulation of the War Produc-
ton board and the National Hous-
ing Agency that war housing prof.
ects must be built near the plants
they serve. and near existing water
and sewer facilities.
AN EXCEPTION was made of
the New Boston project for 200
units because the town Of Hooks,
Texas, where water and sewer ia
cilities already existed. did not
look kindly on the location of a
project for Negroes there. New
Boston consented to have the prof.
ect located there in view of the
prospect of getting water and sew
er facilities which it did not have.
Had the project been pro-
grammed for whites in the begin
ming, New Boston would have been
rejected as a site because of the
absence of these facilities
On the basis of the Negro need,
the construction of the water and
sewage facilities were recommend
ed for approval OF the President
of the United States. The Pres dSnt
approved the grant Of $ll3,250 on
April 7. 1914. Presidential approval
Of the grant for construction of the
school for NegroeS-amounted to
$66, 500-was given on April 4, 1914
II has been reported to him, ~
Congressman declared. that the SUI
perintendent Of Schools in New
Boston. who wired the National
Housing Agency urging the project
be changed from Negro to white
after il had been completed. is also
member Of the local housing
authority in New Boston
The superintendent. therefore,
was apparently involved in the
original consent of New Boston to
the location Of a housing project
for Negroes in that locality, and
in the request and justification
sent the Federal Works Agency for
the grant Of S66. 500 for school
building and equipment for Ne
groes in connection with the prof.
oct
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03

and Federal Council Of Churches.
PROBLEMS OF Negro housing,
schooling, and employment were
discussed at length al a day-long
session.
Participating in the forum were:
the. Rev. c. w. Carpenter, Profess
sor A. K. Stevens of the University
Of Michigan extension staff; Wen
dell Drouyor, educational director
OF the UAW.CIO, and c. c. Craw-
ford. assistant superintendent of
schools. DR.. George E. Haynes of
New York, who represented the de-
partment of race relations, Federal
Council of Churches, was general
director of the clinic.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
Gen. Hines Denies
Policy Changes

WASHINGTON In a carefully
worded statement, General Frank
+ Hines. administrator of Veter-
ans Affairs. told the Non-Partisan
Council on Public Affairs Of the
AKA sorority this week that the
reason so few Negroes have posi-
tons paying more than $4,000 in
his agency is that positions above
that salary level FOR the most
part require either a professional
back ground or qualified expert
ence in the work 10 be m =
pliShed, He committed the Vet
Grams Administration TO no def
mite policy regarding the place
ment Of Negroes in policy-making
positions
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
Asks Probe OF
Plan For Race
War Veterans
Nv HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON. d. C.-(NNPA)
An investigation OF the Vet
Grams Administrator because of
its fragrant discrimination against
Negro citizens was urged upon
the House Military Affairs COM
mittee during hearings last week
on the Nurse Draft bill by Mrs.
Thomasina Johnson, executive sec
rotary OF the National Non-Parti-
san council Of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority.
Mrs. Johnson pointed out that
Negro doctors are not allowed TO
serve in any Of the SO hospitals
under the jurisdiction Of the VA
except at Tuskegee. Negro nurses,
she said, are allowed to nurse
in only four-Tuskegee, Otean, N.
c.: Waco, Texas, and Kecougtan,
Va
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
Dosh Dean, L.
Protests Charge
OF Corporation

DoSh Dean Jr. Of 1907 Revere
street. this week accused the off,
Gals OF the Sojourner Consumers
Cooperative, Inc. with misman-
agement.
Dean, who is a member of the
Coop and a member of the Board
of Directors for the past two weeks,
was suspended last week by action
of the board.
Mr.. Dean said that while he
cannot refute the charge that he
was suspended, he felt that the
charge that he had behaved IN
a manner unhecoming a men,
Der" was utterly groundless.
WHATEVER l did as a member
OF the board was done in the light
OF my oath to protect the invest
ments OF the Stockholders Dean
said
In his statement to the Chronicle,
Dean set forth the following facts
relative to the business Of the
board. with which he disagreed and
for which he was suspended. He
charges that the Board Of Direc-
tors voted "a building contract TO
a contractor whose figures and
cost were above the legal rates
set by the National Architecture
association for the type OF build
ing That the contractors bid was
81 900 over the lowest bidder.
HE CHARGES further that the
president of the board requested
the board 10 pay him for time lost
from his factory job when he was
attempting to secure priorities for
building. The priority was not
secured. yet the president was paid
in full by the Coop.
Dean also charges that the
management oyermanned the
small store that the Coop is now
operating.
DEAN SAID that he felt that
his suspension was made even
though he had formerly submitted
his resignation which was not ac-
cepted by the board.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
Sailor Hits Girl
Who Spurned Him

A young sailor. stationed at
Crosse Isle Naval Base, was con-
victed of disturbing the peace and
placed on probation for 30 days,
pending action by Naval authorl-
ties.
Arrested by Detective Sergeant
George Rutherford and Detective
Earl Elazier. Phillip Maceo Master
son. 1854 Mortified street. was
accused OF striking Miss ElySe
Yore, % when she repUlSed his
unwanted attention to her while
in tavern at 5O08 West Warren
avenue.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
Urges Support
OF Training Plan

BIRMINGHAM - The Executive
Board OF the Southern Negro
Youth Youth Congress. meeting in
Birmin CHAM. Feb. 3 and 4. declared
itself in support OF postwar uni
versal military training for Ameri-
cas- youth.
This decision was the major
action Of the gathering which also
issued statements concerning the
voting status of young Negroes and
the problems OF cclored veterans
and service personnel.
The board members in attend
ance came from Memphis and
Nashville. Tenn: Macon and At
lanta. Ga; Greensboro. NC: Tou-
galoo, Miss; Pine Bluff. Ark; New
Orleans. La. and Birmingham, Tus-
kesee and Montgomery, Ala.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03

State and national fair employ
mcnt practices will lead to greater
understanding between minority
and majority groups.
This was one of the statements
made at the "lnter-racial clinic
held last week in Avn Arbor spon-
sored by the Ann Arbor. Michigan
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
HELD BY POLICE

Two young men who aroused the
~'Spiclon Of police as they re-
rortedlv loitered near a filling sta
ton. McDougall street and Con-
fresS avenue, were held for inves-
tlsation when police found weapons
upon their persons.
Police say that Boisey Glover.
y. 6l5 South Solvay street. had a
homemade blackjack. while James
Bane Taylor, SO. 2s9 F. Ferry ave-
nue.. had a carpet knife.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
hter-Racial Clinic
Held At Michigan u.

and Federal Council Of Churches
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03

DEAN SAID that he felt that
his suspension was made even
though he had formerly submitted
his resignation which was not ac-
cepted by the board.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-03
HELD EOR THEFT

Thomas Pittman, %. 426 E. Forest
avenue, was held this week for
investigation Of breaking and en-
terirg a dwelling and stealing
S426 so so police say.
Two others held for investigation
Of the same charge are George
Swift. %. 324 f. Kirby street. and
John Womack. 10, of the same ad-
dress.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Survey 10 Be Made
10 Determine Need
For Nursery Schools

School officials are planning tc
make a survey of the job expectancy
Of working mothers, before deciding
what to do about cutting OF Fed
eral aid for the Districts % nursery
schools and child care centers Oc-
tober 81.
Supt. of Schools Robert L. Hay
cock indicated that If war work
declines sufficiently for the mothers
of about TOO children now being
cared for, the centers may not need
to continue.
The program Of caring for such
children, which has been financed
by Lanham Act funds will be re-
trenched as fast as possible during
September, it was indicated, so that
the closing, If necessary. will not be
too abrupt.
However, If there Is need for such
centers, based on the job expectancy
survey, Mr.. Haycock said some
method would be found to assist the
mothers. One method would be to
ask for a deficiency appropriation.
The centers were set up in this
area in July, 1943, to care for the
children OF working mothers. There
are 4s In the Metropolitan Area, In
cluding 23 in this city. Federal
Works Agency officials announced
Saturday that they would be closed
by October 81, unless financed
locally.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Church Board Asks Recall
OF Taylor From Vatican
By the Associated Press.

os tAe AssoClAteo Freks.
WILLIAMS BAY, Wis, Aug. al
The Commission of the Seventh
Day Adventist General Conference
today asked that Myron C. Taylor
be recalled from his mission at the
Vatican.
His appointment, a resolution
stated, tends away from that sep
aration Of church and state which is
one Of the foundation stones of our
republic; was not made with
the approval Of the American people
nor Of their representatives in Con-
gress," and was "a personal repre-
sentative of the late President
Roosevelt and as such Is no longer
appropriate.
The commission also expressed
opposition to peacetime CONSUMPTION
for military service and urged that
conscientious objectors now held in
custody be released Immediately.
P. B. Hurley of Riverside, Calf.
was reelected conference president.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
British Relief Troops
To Be Semitic Pacific
BY the Associated Press.

By the A16ociateo Press.
LONDON, Aug. 21-Prime Min
lister Attlee said today that Britain
would have to continue sending
troops to the Far East to relieve
those who have served for q Ions
period.
I'VE have to complete Liberation
of occupied territories, he said
speaking at a Victory over Japan
exhibition on a bombed site In OK.
ford street.
Promising that his government
would improve conditions OF servic,
in India and in the Southeast Asis
command, Mr.. Attlee paid tribute t<
Britain's 18th Army as men WHIT
fought against the worst man ane
nature could do to play their par
in destroying one Of the most eH
forces which ever threatened hu.
manity."
Evening star., 1945-08-21
All Organized Fighting
Ceases in Manchuria;
Formal End Due Soon
By the Associated Press.

os the hesUClAteo IEeSt.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-All organized
fighting In the Russian-Japanese
war, one of the shortest in history
between major powers, appeared to
have ceased in Manchuria today
and a proclamation marking the
formal end Of the struggle was ex-
pected soon from Premier Stain.
The Russians announced last
night that Red Army troops had
occupied Hsinking, Japanese pup
pet capital Of Manchuria, without
opposition.
Earlier yesterday the Russians
said Mukden, Manchuria's old capt.
tai, and Harbin, big industrial and
communications center. had capitu-
lated.
Moscow's latest war bulletin in
dicated that only few areas, prin-
cipally north Of the Korean border
and above the former Russian ma
val base Of Port Arthur, were vet
to be occupied in Japan's great
stolen Manchurian empire of $685.
0l3 square miles and more than
80 900 900 persons.
The bulletin mentioned no jap
anese resistance anywhere and de-
clared that "the reception of sur
rendering units and detachments of
the Kwantung Army continues. !"
The Russians have estimated that
Japan's Kwantung Army numbered
l,000, 900 men In Manchuria, Korea
and Sakhalin Island.
Japanese troops were reported to
be laying down their arms on Kara
futo, Japanese-owned southern half
Of Sakhalin, occupation Of which
would place Russian forces within %
miles Of the japanese home islands
Of Hokkaido.
The Red Army's occupation Of
Manchuria ended q l4-year rule by
the Japanese over the vast Asiatic
country which they took from China
in 1891.
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky's
Trans Baikal Army had the honor
of occupying the puppet capital Of
Hsinking and Mukden. Gen. Maxim
Purkaev's I'd Far Eastern Army
entered the key central Manchurian
city of Harbin. also occupied Hulan
and Tungho and accepted the sur
render of Sakhalin Island.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Gas; Fuel Oil Prices
Ind. and II States
To Be Cut Next Month

A slight cut in the retail price
ceilings on gasoline, kerosene, heat
ing oils and diesel fuels toward the
end of September was promised to-
day by the once Of Price Admin
istration after conferences with the
Petroleum Administration for War
and the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. The ruling applies to the
District and II East Coast States.
Reductions, the OPA said, will
range from 06 cents to IL cents a
gallon on gasoline, from cent to
Is cents . gallon on kerosene, dis
tiilate heating oils and diesel fuels,
and from Is to 80 cents per barrel
on heavy industrial fuel oils.
This readjustment, the OPA ex-
planned, will represent the elimina-
ton Of price rise permitted petro-
leurn products dealers on the East
Coast when wartime shipping de-
mands -and the submarine menace
disrupted normal tanker trafIic from
tha Gulf States to the Atlantic
Coast and necessitated more expen-
sive forms OF transportation. Part
Of this Idded cost was borne by the
consumer and part by the RFC
whiciI paid dealers compensatory
adjustments. These now will be
eliminated graduallyA
Price ceilings will be reduced at
the wholesale and refinery levels
September l, the OPA said. They
will be extended to retail dealers
later in the month, after they have
had time to dispose Of stocks bought
atswartime wholesale prices.
The cut in price ceilings will ap-
ply. to. the District, Connecticut
Delaware, East Florida, Georgia
Maine, Massachusetts,, Maryland
New Hampshire. New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Yer
mont, Virginia and West Virginia.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Droft Board Resigns,
Protesting Inductions
the Associated Pres. |.

~ tAV AsoOCl&teQ free1.
ROxBORO, N. c., Aug. 2l-The
tnree-man Person County Draft
Board No. l has resigned in protest
against further draft of men into
the armed forces.
The board also cancelled a call for
70 young white men who were
scheduled for induction today.
Members of the board submitted
their resignations yesterday to Gen
j. Van B. Metts, State selectiye
service director. They said thew
Ieit our people Of Person County
are not in sympathy with contin-
uing to call registrants for induc-
ton and preinduction examination
pending action of Congress"
Evening star., 1945-08-21
$40 Army Nurses
To Return From Pacific
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Aug. 21.-Readjust.
ment Of plans to permit $40 vet.
eran Army nurses OF the Mid-Pa.
ciflc Command to return to the
continental United States without
awaiting requirements was an.
nounced yesterday.
Areas with numbers Of those tc
be returned under the plan are
Western Pacific. ITS; Central Pa.
cific, ITO; South Pacific, 40, and
Mid-Pacific Air Forces, Is.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. w
> TUESDAY, =

concerned must face the fact that
40, 900 900 veterans OF two wars may
make 1t impossible to provide hos
pitalization for all nonservice-con-
nected cases, they told Gen. Bradley.
The two officials said they found
Gen. Bradley already looking into
the problem Of increasing and i'm
proving medical personnel Of the
Veterans Administration and that
he was aware the agency Is one Of
the lowest-paying Federal depart
ments-a condition they blamed In
large measure for its deficiencies.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Government Machine
Must Be Revamped, J
Byrd Tells Congress

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, leading advocate of Federal
economy, last night urged Congress
to put Government reorganization
in the very front of must 1egis-
lation" when 1t returns September 8.
The virginian said he does not
believe adequate plans have been
made to demobilize the Army of
civilian war workers promptly and
effectively.
"The President has asked for
power to reorganize the Federal Gov
ernment and he should have It," said
Senator Byrd, with certain exemp-
tions as applied to the General Ac-
counting Once and semijudicial
agencies. This authority will en-
able him to effectively eliminate
overlapping activities, duplicated
services and unneeded personnel"
Continuing, the Virginian asserted:
"T1ae streamlining and simplifica-
ton Of the Federal Government will
be colossal task. Today it Is
bloated beyond any power Of de-
scription. There are 1,141 main bu.
reaus Of the Federal Government, in
addition to the regular departments.
OF this number. 265 are independent
bureaus, that is to say, not grouped
under any Of the standard depart.
ments.
mot only Is this vast Federal
machine grossly overmanned, and
has been for years, but many, II not
most, of the various agencies dupli-
cate their work, causing inconven-
ience and loss of time to citizens
in the compilation OF reports and
In conflicting regulations, which
confuse and distress millions OF our
people.
THE sooner this work is begun,
the greater will be the relief, not
only to the Treasury, but to our
citizens who are regimented and
regulated by these hundreds Of bu.
reaus, agencies and departments"
Evening star., 1945-08-21
On the Other Hand
Where Do the Workers Go From Here?
A Problem to Which Congress Returns

OF the war-built communities and
meet these American citizens face
to face. they will recognize the prob
lem they have to solve. It is bound
up with the problem Of the returning
soldiers. For I neglected to mention
that In the windows of one after
another Of the little houses described
above there were stars revealing the
absence Of some member of the fam
lily on military duty.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Lono urner !CoIIopses,
Betty Hutton Also Sick
BY the Associated Press.

oS Tux AssoclaLec freSS.
HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 2l.-Two
fllm favorites, Lana Turner and
Betty Hutton, are on the sick list.
Lana collapsed on a movie set
yesterday and was taken to a hos
pital, where physicians said her con-
dition was not serious but she would
be required to rest for a week be-
cause Of nervous exhaustion.
Betty wired from Paris that she
has been forced to cancel the rest
Of her USO camp entertainment
tour because OF a nervous collapse
and will sail for home Thursday.
Evening star., 1945-08-21

Is not q thine
that can be done
utckly. S q
statesmen strug..
gle with foreign
affairs.
p lain people
carry on their
age-old struggle
with domestic
affairs. the busi-
ness of living
and making a
living, and they
now have to pre-
mt to the
Statesmen many
new and Urgent
Evening star., 1945-08-21
10 Pct. Drop in Price
OF Food Predicted
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-Jack
kranis, secretary Of the Food In
dustry Council, retailers organ
isation, predicted yesterday that
food prices will drop "as much as
10 per cent below present OPA cell
Ing prices when the effect Of the
lifting OF set-asides has been fully
realized"
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Choney Succeeds Jormun
In Pucific Base Post.
BY the Associated Pres

HONOLULU, Aug. 21.-Maj. Gen
James 2. Chaney, former island
commander at Two Jima, succeeds
MAJ. Gen. Sanderford Iarman as
commanding general Of the Western
Pacific base command, the Army
announced today.
Gen. Jarman win return 10 the
United States for disqualification
He. formerly was garrison COM
mander on Saipan.
Evening star., 1945-08-21
Answers in School Book

Several thousand children in
M6nmouthshire, England, have to
take A new arithmetic examination,
1t having been found that sums
previously used were In . text book
which also gave the answers.