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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
HAMPTON dean
APPOINTED TO
UNRRA STAFF

observation-disclosures O'Hara
Lanier, dean Of faculty at Hamp-
ton Institute, Hampton, Va, has
been appointed special assistant to
the assistant chief OF the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administrations Bureau OF Areas
and will work with several Of its
policy committees, UNRRA an
nounced today.
In this position Mr.. Lanier's func-
tions' will also include liaison work
with UNRRA's training center.
where he will keep personnel in
formed OF UNRRA's operations at
its headquarters officers and in
its missions abroad. In addition,
he will be responsible for giving
UNRRA personnel headed over
seas data pertaining 10 the con-
ditlons they will encounter in the
field and as part Of this duty, Mr..
Lanier viii minutely review cur
rent reports from all UNRRA bu-
reauS, both domestic and abroad.
ASSOCIATED WITH the Hamp-
ton Institute since 1910 before TAX
ing leave Of absence 10 accept the
UNRRA appointment, Dean Lanier
expects TO assume his post with the
international agency on April 9.
Mr.. Lanier. who holds degrees
from Lincoln university. Stanford
university and Harvard university.
has previously been Dean Of the
Houston College for Negroes. From
1888 to 1870 he was assistant di-
recor. Division Of Negro Affairs,
OF the National Youth Administra-
;ion.
A member OF ri Gamma Mu.
Delta Zeta Chi. Phi Delta Kappa.
and Alpha Pi Mu. Mr.. Lanier is
listed in several volumes Of prom
inent American educators.
Mr.. Lanier was born in Winston
Salem. NC. April %. 1900. He is
married and has two children.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

filed in the Office Of the House
clerk last week.
The petition and accompanying
evidence claims the representatives
arc holding their seats illegally be-
cause majority Of the voters In
their states were barred from vot-
ing by the poll tax.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
Man, IS, Jailed
For Mann Act

1emar Blackmon. IS, Edinboro
Apartments. charged with viola
ton Of the Mann Act. was arrested
here several weeks ago and trans
ferred to- Grand Rapids where he
faces examination May S. He was
placed on q $1,000 bond.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
Gambling Trial On
Before II Jurors

The trial OF Is persons accused OF
a policy conspiracy continued this
week before l2-woman and two
man jury in the court of Record
er's Judge Paul f. Krause.
PRINCIPAL defendants OF the
alleged Mexico Villa gambling
syndicate are Joseph Bommarito,
"a, Edward Welsburg. 80: Saul
Kohn. "a. and Gerald Gates. 81.
All Of these were returned from
Jackson Prison where they had
been serving terms for other Of
lenses.
Police charge that the Is were
members Of gambling syndi-
cate which conspired to violate
the state gambling laws between
January l. 1910. and June 10. l943.
Police allege that the group con-
Quoted their business at several
Detroit address. among these we're
6056 Mortified. 1922 McDougal.
and 1881 Buffalo.
NAMES MENTIONED in ,he
complaint and warrant we're: Leila
Seay Haywood Henderson. Hubert
L.attimer Rogel Leal. Clarence
Dean, H!l.man Hanley. L.lli Rivers.
Annie Marsh, Walter Wedding.
Alice Willis and others.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14


A QUARTER OF a mile down
the road, 1t. Cady. riding in a
Jeep, caught up with the truck
and ordered it 10 halt and for
Perry to get out and get in the
Jeep with him as ne was taking
him back. Perry got out OF the
truck. but refused 10 accompany
Il Cady. The unarmed Cady ad-
Vanced upon the CT holding his
'Ffle, exclaiming as ne did so, "Tn
put you in this jeep with my
fists. Don't come up on me"
warned Perry. at the same time
throwing the safety off OF his rifle.
As 1t Cady advanced TO within a
few feet OF him. Perry fired twice
and both bullets plowed into the
officers body.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
HASTE Argues For
Political Planning

NEW YORK - Wise and sra.e-
sic planning by Negro political
leaders could wres; leadership from
the old guard" faction OF the Re
publican party, declared Judge
William II HASTE Saturday n his
lecture. The Negro in Politics IN
the United States a; the Schom-
burg Collection OF me New York
Public Library Judge HASTE was
speaking IN the weekly lecture
series. "A World View Of the Ne
gro Question
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14
League Moves To Unseat
Poll Takers In House

WASHINGTON. = (NNPA) -
The unseating OF Sc Representa-
tives in Congress has been de-
manded in petition from the
Southern Electoral Reform League
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

A new type Of stainless steel vac
Uuru container has been developed
for sirplane use that makes possible
the serving Of thick soups cArbo-
mated beverages and fruit juices Al
sry temperature. at an altitude of
% 600 feet or over.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-14

the driver to take him on down
the road.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
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PACIFIC: i /
Worst to Come

Already feeling the sting of heavy
U. S. aerial bombardment, Japanese
found no comfort in Gen. H. III.
(Hap') Arnold's announcement
that America would bring the full
weight of its tremendous air power
to bear upon the Nipponese once the
war in Europe ended.
AS Arnold spoke, the strategic
Ryukyu islands stretching between
the Jap homeland and Formosa be-
came the latest target for American
assaults, with carrier planes team
ing with warships in blasting the 500
mile-long chain preparatory to
ground attack. Operations against
the Ryukyus proceeded as General
MacArthur's forces continued mop
ping up the Philippines.
In declaring that the U. S. planned
to use every plane against the Jap
anese after Germany's fall to has
ten their defeat, General Arnold
said that not only would Amer
lean air power smash the enemy
industry, but it would also shat
ter his communication lines to bring
about his collapse. Indicating the
increasing air activity against the
japanese, he reported that BIO op-
erations are now being conducted
every four days with 800 planes on
each mission, and the Super-Forts
can cover 100000 square miles
from present base. 81
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
Million Man-Days'

Italian service units in the U. S.,
helping to relieve the manpower
shortage by contributing one million
man-days per month of essential
skilled and unskilled labor at mill
tary installations, total approximate
ly $4,000 men, the war department
reported.
The members of the Italian Serv-
ice Units wear Class B army cloth
ing from which all army buttons
and insignia have been removed and
on which have been sewn distinctive
sleeve and hat patches bearing the
word Italy" They are paid $24
monthly. which approximates the 80
cents per work day paid ordinary
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
LAND REFORM:
Big Estates Divided

Significant changes are taking
place in land tenure Of eastern Eu-
rope, according to the Alexander
Hamilton institute. In Poland, Ro-
mania and Hungary, the big estates
are being broken up and the land
divided among the peasantry. This
development is likely to lead to low
err production and declines in ex-
ports.
Reduction in outputs is partly due
to the fact that cultivation on small
plots is not as economical as on
large estates.
An increase in the consumption of
foodstuffs by the farmers themselves
and diversifcation of the crops
also contribute to the decrease in
export SURPRISES. While the chief
purpose of the large estates is to
plant crops which have ready cash
market, the small farmer in eastern
Europe is primarily interested in pro-
ducing commodities for his own con-
sumption. There is reason to be-
lieve, therefore, that the production
and export of agricultural commodi-
ties in eastern Europe will decline.
This will result in lowered living
standard.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
ARGENTINA:
On Band-WagOn

With Germany's collapse immi-
nent, Argentina was quick to jump
on the Allied bandwag on with dec
laration of war against the Axis,
but in SO doing, she carefully point
ed out that her policy was governed
by the desire to cooperate with
other inter-American countries and
participate in the United Nations
peace parley in San Francisco.
BY taking this action, Argentina
ended six years Of hemisphere iso-
lation, during which time the coun-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
SOCIAL LEGISLATION:
For Healthier Babies

Seeking to insure healthy babies
by protecting them from syphilis,
four states so far this year have
enacted laws requiring prenatal ex-
animation Of expectant mothers. The
action by the four states-Arizona,
Montana, Oklahoma and West Vir-
ginia-brings to 81 the number TAX
ing this step.
Oklahoma, in addition, enacted
premarital examination law making
compulsory a test for venereal dis
ease.
In other legislative action in this
field:
Utah extended the time for OBJ
tanning premarital health certificates
from Is to 80 days before marriage,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
Italian Prisoners Save u. S. ManpoWer

prisoners of war engaged in labor.
The government receives the regu-
lar wage scale for their work.
Italian prisoners of war who are
believed to have fascist connections
or leanings and those who do not
volunteer for assignment to the serv-
ice units are kept in prisoner-of-war
camps on the same bases as German
or Japanese prisoners.
Although ISUs are not under
armed guard - another manpower
saving-they are under the direct
command and supervision of rela-
lively small number of American of
ficers and soldiers. They are not
allowed to leave military reserva-
tons except under supervision and
escort of American army personnel.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
Relentless Reds

In the East, Russian armies had
kept up their relentless pressure on
Berlin and elsewhere, with ar
mored divisions sweeping over the
Austrian border from western Hun
gary and closing ever closer on
Vienna.
Marshall Rokossovsky' End White
Russian army battered deeper into
Danzig.
Once unconditional surrender was
achieved, civil affairs in Germany
would be under direction of Maj.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, who had had
charge of materiel procurement for
the army service forces when War
Mobilization Director Byrnes bor-
rowed him last December as his dep
uty in charge of the war program.
The appointment, the White House
said, was made by Gen. George
Marshall, army chief Of staff. Clay
was appointed deputy to General
Eisenhower.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
MANPOWER:
Buck Controls

Though the President made a
strong appeal for passage of the
compromise manpower control bill,
under which plants would be limited
in the number of persons they could
employ and workers and farmers
alike would be frozen to present
jobs, the measure encountered rough
going in the senate.
Despite the fact that the legisla-
ton fell short of military leaders
demands for labor draft, the Presi-
dent said, its terms assured contin-
ued high production for the knockout
blow against Germany, and provid-
ed for keeping workers on the job
after the Nazis' fall.
Senators pointed up the great war;
time production record of the U. S.
in opposing legislation Tightening
control over both employers and en-
ployees, and O'Mahoney (Wyo.) hit
arguments that passage of the bill
would convince G.I.s that the home
front was behind them. Rather, he
said, defeat of the measure would
assure them of retention at home of
the freedoms for which they are
fighting.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12

and provided that certificates of 9TH
er states may be accepted in Utah.
With this action, six states-the 9TH
ers are Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio,
Vermont and Wisconsin-now will
accept tests from out-of-state lab
oratories in issuing marriage Ii
censes.
Idaho deleted penalties for expos
ing another person to venereal dis
ease so the diseased person may be
sent to hospital for treatment rath-
er than to prison as previously re-
quired.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Postwar Charter

William Green Qeft), Eric Johnston
(center) and Philip Murray confer on
lab0r-management charter.
Recognizing management control
over it's own business and labor's
right to organize and bargain, Presi-
dents Eric Johnston of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, William
Green of the AFL, and Philip Muir
ray of the CLIO signed an agreement
looking toward good relations be-
tween employer and employee in the
postwar world when lower produc-
ton might lead to unrest.
In effect, the agreement proposes
the establishment of voluntary ma
chinery for the peaceful settlement
of disputes and continuance of pro-
duction in the postwar period, to
take the place of present wartime
government controls regulating re-
lations. Toward this end, creation of
special arbitration board ap-
peared likely.
In reaching the agreement the
parties tended to relieve manage
ment's fear that an oversupply of
workers might be led into violent
left-wing movement. after the war.
and labor's apprehension that COM
panies might deliberately hire sur
plus help to break unions.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
EUROPE:
Last Great Arsenal

The last great source of Ger
many's supply Of war materiel had
been sealed off as tanks of Lieu
tenant General Hodges U. S. LIST
army swept before them all resist
ance in their spectacular dash to-
wards Berlin. The British End army,
pounding across the north German
plain, had steadily drawn closer and
closer to the LIST army. Ruhr valley
war production centers had been eff
fectively sealed off.
Typical of the magnitude of the
American forces was the one-day
bag of $4,000 Nazi prisoners taken
by General Patton's 3rd army in its
sensational drive eastward.
City after city had fallen into AL
lied hands under Eisenhower steam
roller. Among the rich prizes were
Frankfurt on the Main (546,-
000), ranking ninth in the German
Reich. Mannheim (283,00O which
fell to Lieutenant General Patch's
7th army, and Essen which led all
Europe in the production of NUM-
lions.
Clearly the final doom of Nazi pow
er was sounding. Prime Minister
Churchill of Great Britain declared
he believed the ''hour of success"
was at hand. Still some military
authorities pointed out that final
Nazi stand might be made in noun
famous southern Germany but
tressed by defenses in northern Italy
and the industrial resources of
Czechoslovakia.
Spring rains and fog had kept the
Italian front quiet, but observers
had expected Gen. Mark Clark's
armies to begin massive smashes
northWard.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12

try protested a willingness to CO.
operate in inter-American affairs,
but maintained an independent
course in foreign relations.
Final determination to play a full
and important part BETTING her po-
sition in inter-American affairs led
to the decision to declare hostilities
against the Axis, with ardent ma
tionalists and some army leaders,
however, resisting the move to the
last. s1m
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
TARIFF:
Fight ReneaUed

Calling for authority to slash tar
ifs so per cent under January, 1945,
levels in an extension of the recipro-
cal trade agreements act Or three
years, President Roosevelt touched
off renewal of the historic tariff
fight in congress.
While the President said that
further tariff cuts would offer
Otaer countries the opportunity
to obtain funds for purchases
here, the Republicans argued
that a flow of cheap goods into
this country would threaten
American producers. And while
the President declared that in
creased imports would add to
employment in the processing
and distributing businesses here,
the Republicans predicted the
program would defeat the an
nounced goal of 10000, 900 post
war jobs.
Passage Of the Presidents propos-
ais would allow as. much as rs per
cent tariff reduction under the
Smoot-Hawley rates of 1880 on some
items, it was pointed out. Under
the original reciprocal trade act of
1884, reductions of so per cent were
permitted, and since these cuts al
ready have been made on some
items, another so per cent decrease
would amount to rs per cent in all.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
DISQUALIFICATION:
Small Scale

Though some combat troops in
the European theater of war will be
demobilized after Germany's fall, all
service, air force and naval person
mel will be retained to continue the
fight against the Japanese, officials
indicated.
Rehabilitation of some combat
troops will result from inability to
make full use of them in the Pacific
for geographic reasons, it was said,
but the exact extent of release will
depend upon conditions in Europe.
All members of the service branches
will be needed for the construction
Of staging areas and bases in the
Pacific, and the air force intends to
bring its full weight to bear against
the Japanese.
Because all approaches to the Pa
cific theater of war are over water,
and because ships will have to bear
the bulk of supplies, all naval per-
sonnet will be required to bring
about the Japanese's fall as quickly
as possible, Fleet Admiral King de-
clared. 5~
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12
RATIONINC:
Smaller Supplies

Already warned of a IL per cent
reduction in meat for the next three
months, civilians took the first big
hitch in their belts for the current
quarter with the announcement of an
increase in the point values of pork,
SausageS and canned meat products.
While news of the Tightening Of
these and other controls over fats
and oils occupied the home front, it
was announced that all babies
leather shoes would be rationed
after April, and efforts were being
made to increase the output of fab
ric footwear for adults.
In raising the point values on
pork, sausages and canned meat
products, OPA said that there would
be 5 per cent less meat available
during April, but the decrease in
supplies would hit civilians harder
in May and June Coincident with
the new controls over the aforemen-
toned meats, it was announced that
point values also would be boosted
on lard, along with shortening, mar
gerine, and salad and cooking oils.
Hit Shortage
Discussing the meat shortage,
the national livestock committee
of the American Farm bureau
charged that low price ceilings re-
tarded increased production of beef,
and said assurances of minimum re-
turns would lead to greater pork out
put.
The committees report came even
as congress conducted hearings on
the tight meat situation, with rep
resentatives of all branches of the
industry calling for an upward re-
vision in ceiling prices to stimulate
cattle feeding and relieve professors
of the squeeze between costs and
sales returns.
In establishing ceilings on grade
AA and A beef, the committee said,
OPA assumed that the last 200 or 300
pounds steer gained in the feed
lot was mostly fat later wasted in
the kitchen. On the other hand, the
committee declared, fat of steer
is distributed through it's meat.
Speaking of pork, the committee
stated that farmers cut hog produc-
ton at the government request, and
would raise it again if guarantees
were forwarded against market
breaks.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12

Rising in Britain's house of com
mons, Lab0rite Ivor Thomas asked
Foreign Secretary anthony Eden:
''Would it be the duty of British
soldier sUho seeks Hitler to shoot
him or try to bring hin, back alive?"
Replied Eden: II am content to
LEAVE that to the judgment of any
British soldier"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-04-12

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns. they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily of
this newspaper.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-15
Promoter Denies Hooper Friendship

Ftzsmmons in Detroit similarly for conference with at
torneys had ony noddng acquaintance with the
murdered and never associated with him either busi
ness socially"
" don't know what Senator Hooper could have said about
me-" the promoter declared.
The police search for clues to the slayer had three main
phases
IAN attempt determine whether getaway followed
the sedan in which Hooper shot.
"a for the death weapon determined by ballstcs
experts 3Scaber police special revolver prob
ably Colt
3Mnute investigation of the death for fngerprn evil
dence other tangible clues to the killers identity.
Prosecutor Mur X. AteN of Jackson County and Sgler
interview today who in the vicinity
of the killing They talked yesterday with the three
first arrive the and removed Hoopers
charred body from the death
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-15
Crash Victims Bodies
Beinq Sent 10 City

The bodies OF Mrs. Margaret
Williams, Is, and her two dsueh-
tiers, Julia. 4. and Patricia. 2, who
were killed in the Pan-American
Clipper crash at Port Au Spain,
Trinidad, last Monday, are being
shipped to Detroit today for bur
ial.
The father. Charles Donald Will
lams. %. and another daughter,
Nancy Lou. 7. are hoSpitalized in
Port Au Spain with injuries suf-
fered in the crash. Mrs. Williams
was the daughter OF Mrs. Ber-
nard Fuller, 1000 Steadman
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-15
War Production Looms
ond Interim Finoncinq

.. have heretofore described TO
you the study and preparation
our lending officers undertook In
order that the bank might psrtiei.
pate TO the fullest in the war
effort by extending credit to pro-
ducers Of war materials. This
program continues to be q major
activity Of the bank and will re-
main 40 while the war is in prog
ress. We are also prepared to
assist war contractors in arrang.
ing for their financing require
ments during the interim of re-
conversion TO peacetime produc-
tion. The larger lending limit,
now s3,75O,OOO.O0 TO any one
company, accomplished by the
transfer of s7,5OO,OOO.0O from
Undivided Profits to Surplus
greatly increases our ability To
meet the borrowing needs of our
customers and makes Il possible
for us TO render q greater aid
than ever before TO our corre-
spondent bankG
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-15
Husband
Kills Self

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (UP)
Mrs. Louise Peete Judson, con-
victed of one murder and sus-
pected OF another, said today she
had a premonition of the fate Of
her mild-mannered husband, who
leaped TO his death from the ninth
floor OF a downtown building.
Lee Borden Judson, 67, a bank
messenger who married the
plump housekeeper last May, took
his fatal plunge yesterday. less
than ~ hours after he had been
absolved Of completely in the
murder Of Mrs. Margaret Logan,
90, his wife's employer. >
"I knew II would happen"
Mrs. Judson said. II had a pre-
monition. He just couldn't face
dishonor and disgrace. As long
as I was with him he was a
marked man."
Judson left no notes. He went
quietly TO the ninth floor Of the
Spring Arcade Building in the
city's financial district with which
he was familiar from years OF
work for the bank. No one no
ticed the little man until his body
landed at the bottom Of a stair
well.
Mrs. Logan was instrumental in
obtaining a parole for Mrs. Jud-
son after she had served is years
OF a life sentence for the 1920
Staying OF Jacob Denton, wealthy
western miner, who had engaged
her as his housekeeper.