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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
HENRY WALLACE

Flat-footed, tousled-headed Henry Wallace has
summed up his economic philosophy of full en-
plOyment within the framework of our free-enter-
prise system in his new book published last week,
Sixty Million Jobs" Without question this book
will influence many millions of Americans and make
a real contribution to our national welfare.
One of the first conditions that Mr.. Wallace
claims is needed for full employment in this country
is climate of unity In the opening chapter he
states unequivocaly: IF America is to attain full
employment and lasting peace at home, it cannot
afford the social chaos of racial and religious dis
elimination"
He takes his stand along side all of the great
national leaders throughout the history of our re-
public when he declares: eve have learned - and
we have paid for that knowledge in life and treasure
- that whatsoever willfuy harms any part of So
ciety irreparaby damages all of it. We have remedy
in law against commercial fraud Surely, racial and
religious intolerance fostered by organized groups,
using propaganda channels, represents nothing
more nor less than social fraud - crime against
society. | firmly believe therefore the Congress
should enact a legal remedy making such social
crimes punishable - with due protection, of course,
for our civil liberties"
Getting down to cases. Mr. Wallace contends
that: Social tensions, few many, would be intol-
cradle in national life for any But when
Is million of our people are Negroes, % million are
Catholics, and million are Jews - total equal to
about one-third of our population - the existence
of social tensions must be faced with bOldness and
courage" To all of which we may add, Amen.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

of them from the British Isles fled to the Southern
hills centuries ago to make their home. great
many are still there although thousands of their
offsprings have come to Detroit during the war
period.
1t may be proper to warn our own colored
bretheren, who are accused of being initiative,
against this snake cult. Negroes have been described
by some whites as religious maniacs who practice
voodoo and all sorts of weird rituals. SO far how
ever have not heard of any colored snake-petters
and hope that they will leave those ratters alone
We have hunch that baptized rattlesnake must
find it exceedingly difficult to distinguish between
a no-good sinner and pure-in-heart.
Finally, the weird religious practices of some
white as we'll as some Negro groups point up the
need for greater educational efforts in the benight-
ed areas of our country. In this era of the atomic
bomb, something must be done for those who are
without educational opportunities. The existence
of Snake-petting sects is good reason for push
ing measures now in Congress for Federal aid to
education.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
THE SNAKE BRETHREN

About the zaniest religious practice that has
come to our attention in recent years took the lives
OF several people fortnight ago. We have refer
ence to the snake-petting boys who believe that God
in His infinite wisdom simply will not permit a
rattler to poison true, dyed-in-hewool Christian
believer
One of the victims of this snake cult was the
fsstos- af the R0i.IS Pond Church 5f Gs3 HI the y
lage of Grasshopper, Tenn, and the other was the
wife of Faith Holiness parson in Wise County Va.
These snake-Chrstians catch and baptze rattlers
and presumably render them impotent with PRAYER
The two recent victims met their death because
they believed this nonsense.
News stories of the tragedies interested us be-
cause it is reported that the snakepettng practice
is peculiar to the Southern white hillcountry people
We know that these hill-country whites represent
the purest breed of Aryans in America Anthro-
biologists have pointed out that large numbers of
the early white settlers of this country the majority
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
MISSISSIPPI CALLING

Many socologSts have pondered the question,
what will happen to the South if the Negroes leave
Last month Mayor Jeffries received letter from a
Mississippi Chamber of Commerce which answers
that question. Bilbo's state wants the Negroes to
come back home.
The Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce
at ClarkSdae, Miss, wrote letter to Mayor JeffrieS
on August p in which he urged to inform the
people of Detroit that Jobs for Negroes going
begging in ClarkSdale. The letter signed by Robin
Weaver, manager of the Chamber of Commerce of
Coahoma, stated:
-. Now that these war industries are being
closed down. many of these cOlored workers will not
be able to find jobs elsewhere because, for the most
part, they may not have proper training or skill.
Thousands of them went directly from the farms.
"Clarksdale and Coahoma County are in posi-
ton TO give employment to many of these colored
families. We can give them work for the most part,
on the farms, where they will be provided with sub
stantia earnings, home, fuel and water and where
they will be afforded freedom Of opportunity and a
mild climate that is ideally suited to them COahoma
County could use probably 5000 colored farm work
ers and could give them immediate employment"
Few Negroes who have escaped the freedom of
opportunity of the state of Mississippi read the
above notice without smiling. Down in Bilbos own
backyard where Negro may be ynched any after
noon, the White leadership Is asking native sons, VINO
have fled the terrorism of white supremacy rule, to
come back home. They promising to give
the exled citizens of color a new deal.
We have long maintained that Southern racial
bgotry would finally penalize whites of the South
as much as Negroes. Booker Washington many
years ago warned that the only way to keep another
man in the ditch is to get down in the ditch with him.
Some Southerners are beginning to see that unless
they change their racist ways they are going to
have to pick that cotton with their precious
hands
If the Coahoma County Chamber of Commerce
really wants to attract Negroes to their countryside
they will have to launch program of social reform
of tremendous magnitude. One of the first things
they will have to do is get rid of Senators Bbo and
Eastland and all the other Mississippi prof. ascists
who are trying to start another civil in the Uni
ted States. The list Of reforms would touch just
about everything dear TO the old South from opening
the ballot box to the abolition of segregation.
We are confident that Coahomas appeal to De-
troit will go UNDECIDED and not without good reason.
Unless the members Of the COahoma Chamber Of
Commerce go out into the dusty fields and pick that
cotton. boil wevil is going to reap record harvest.
Negroes will go back home to Dixie, only when Dixie
changes its mind about Negroes The spokesman
for Mississippi in the L. S. Congress certainly do
not indicate any great change is going to take place
this harvest season
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

Jane White knocked all the the
atricsi prognosticators out by land
ing the role OF "Nonnie" in
most wonderful woman, Lillian
smith. Directing her will he Jose
Ferrer, Iago In "Othello. Good
luck, Jane.
The Urban League job Confer.
ence did a good job in bringing
together all those who SHOULD
know anything about the situation
Watch for results.
A Cafe Society thrush will in
treduce . new song she wrote on
Anne Browns idea ef the town
which Disseminated against red
haired people.
Although some were turned
away. Atlanta's prominent people
ike Ira De 4. Reid. C. \ Scott
and others tried 10 vot which Is
all 10 the good
Life did a good job on the JAW
There NAV have been a few de-
tails off. but the general tone Of
INC article was favorable. Whun
is revolutionary for any Luce pub
liCation
Rev. Horace Whites wife-tO- be
III not already??l Is an alert, So
phistiCated young woman who has
been head Of Cleveland's NAACP
for the past year. She finished
Ohio State the year before where
she was active on the campus.
Sgt Marion Jackson. holder of
the soviet Cross. First Class. for
saving 100 Russian soldiers penned
In a German chateau, is in town.
His uncle. Attorney Ed Simmons,
is rightly proud Of his modest hero
nephew.
4 slew Of books is out on Africa
all Of which are worth your while
and your dollars: African Jour
ney oy Mrs Paul Roneson
Against These Three by Stuart
Cloete; and Congo with pic-
lures by John l.aTouche and
Andre Gavin photographer.
Speaking Of Africa. according 10
the IaTouche book the Congo
along Nth the Soviet Union illus
irates what can be done IN RAP
I'D EDUCATION There is no
comparison Of the Congo with Rus
Sa. put in each the inhabitants
nave recently acquired a highly
mechanical civilization and are
succeeding with IL. Russian legIs-
lation against racial discrimna-
ton wiped IL out quickly. while
education ~ the Congo natives io
ndlstra ization in the past 25
wear, has created a skilled labor
force there which can cope Witn
scientific world And We talk
mere about GRADUALISN. il is
10 laugh
Earl Wilson In the New York
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Red Cross Moves
To New BuiIdino

Herbert B Trix. chairman Of the
Detroit chapter Of the American
Red Cross. announces the purchase
% The seven-stUry white enameled
BRICK building l53 East Elizabeth
81 John n street. formerly known
- INC Insurance Exchange build
mg ~ a home for the Detroit
chapter. l. viii hereafter be
known as the Red Cross building.
The various activities Of the De-
trolt cna Ter are now scattered
about the city an IL different
buildings Practically all these
quarter, arc rented BY October
- Mr. Tx estimates All activities
~ the American Red Cross chap
ter here viii be housed under ono
roof Tor INC first time since the
start OF World War /.
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Post reports that Milton Berle
asks II news stories about Japan
csc hari-kari should be called sons
Of Obituaries?"
We hear tell the NAACP has
no sheckels with which TO fight
10 restrictive covenant cases
through the courts. That is a
he k OF a note Next week. do
without something you had planned
10. BUY and send the dough over
TO the NAACP for their Legal
Defense Fund And we don't mean
That pack of chewing gum. Dc
deep, brother! We've got to smash
those covenants right out of court
Rapid express or no, the DSR
still stinks. Since the Mayor has
taken personal charge Of admins
tration there. we offer the follow
ing humble suggestion: Rip all
the seats out Of the busSes and
>treetcars, leaving only the backs
which will increase standing room
space thousandfold That's what
were interested in, isn't IL? Who
ever heard Of seat on the DSR.
You paw your dime to ride, not
to sit! Isn't that right, Jeff, or did
YOU ever ride one?
Nellie Watts has lined up Hazel
Scott Paul Robson and Carol
Bflce for her l945-46 concert sea-
son. Better JON the Patrons OF
the Arts and get first pick of
seats You wouldn't want To miss
he Consressmans wife, would
you?
Keep Fighting! The war over
seas Is the only one that's over.
IL your hoy lies I'm a modern Elan
ders Field, make your Congress
man and your employers stop iy-
ing about full employment and
democracy, which is what the boys
fought for They didn't give up
the fight, 40 don't you he a gutter
now.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

@@Nf H. g1A ~
street. Clcve-
Ian d, O hio:
" The people
e g d rcllSlon.
II they would
turn % God
for guidance.
= V g r y =
thing would be
fine Although
I'm only visit
ing here ! can
see the need
fpr better
housing CondI-
toms for the
poor p 20 r e.
not to mention
the need FOR
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

on We ned In
our city. People
on the outside
who have set
Themselves up
as capable OBJ
er vers have
been critical Of
tn att on al
Baptist conven-
ton. Their crit
icis m q have
been superficial
a n d meaning
less, In the mat
ter Of giving
a a. A. IN a a.
standing 10 the
people about
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

llltI = ! I ] y ~
worker "lu-
prov e. Detroit
politics and
You I'm p -
race relations
The y groeS
here need 80
unite and pat
IN ore Negroe>
I'm OfIyc 10 in
sure tn Re m e.
selves a far
deal Our po-
lItiCal situation
is in dare need
0t q cleanup
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

ployed by Gln-
or Mfg The
y 2 gro should
Oe gwen the
priVIle &C Of
enjoying I h e
rights SuppoS-
edlY z U Al a n
'ecd 20 all
American clti-
2enS They de-
Sc g I n c m
now more than
ever, for. IN
spite OF 7 n e
fact thar IN g V
had known lt-
lie other than
q / c r ! m e
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22


the exact working OF that mind.
What hurts the male ego Is the
realization that that feminine
mind runs along the same chan
nels as the male; that men no
longer have monopoly on
brainpOwer.
DURING the past several months
we have been privileged To view
effectively this intellectual Strue-
gle between the sexes The more
vocal and we suspect the more
brilliant portion ot our own
household was away In school,
hence. there was no occasion for
a subjective appraisal OF the issue.
But times change and graduation
eventually does come around The
wife came home tins week with a
piece Of sheepSkin from Howard
university attesting the fact that
she is full-nedged doctor oil
medicine.
IMMEDIATELY our own male
ego. fortified by an LIB from
Michigan and certificate OF ad-
mission 20 the bar OF the United
States Supreme court. began to
assert itself. We thought we were
playing our hand wisely. We stu
dlouSly refrained from asking any
medical or scientific questions, In
stead We posed questions dealln-
with labor, politics and world al
fairs. And still We lost
We started out wrong; we
should never have invited the
doctor to comment on cur col
umn In the CHRONICLE. But
we did.
SIZE ADMITTED having read
each piece and then she added
blandly. It's not up 10 par: you
have done and can do better. I've
noticed that on controversial Is
sues YOU seem to upll your punch
'cS. Your writing now lacks the
fearlessness il had when you were
lust starting out 10 practice law
and didn't know how your office
rent would be paid. There is al
air OF INDIGESTION. as though you
were trying TO make up your MIND
whether TO blast something oil
some one whom you felt was moi
all they prOfeSsed 10 be on the sur
face. or whether you should DC
non-eommittal and avoid treadlng
on anyOnc's feet.
After that diagnosis by one
who has read every line we have
written for the past IL years, we
decided il was time 10 steer the
conversation away from us and
on TO more general fields.
We asked what she thought
about President Truman Fortu-
ndtcly her thoughts conceded with
ours. T%t President she Ss'd,
is sEii Trying 90 be all thtogs "a
all people with the edge In favor
OF the South and he big business
Interests. He speaks the language
Of the New Deal but he seems "a
lack the courage which we have
COME 10 associate with the New
Deal For example. he calls for
uniform unemployment compensa-
ton I'm all the states Of SIS per
week for &c weeks But. unlike
Roosevelt. he accepts his Congress
sional rebuff on this most import
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

therefore don't know how IN solve
u In the future. hope that,
somehow. people VIII nc made TO
realize aud firmly believe. that all
men ARE created equal
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Flight OARcer Leonard Virgins,

H'ff
toned At TuS-
Ike gee. Ala ,
~ The question
calls for 4 dis
CuSSIon How
ever, | feel
that all races
should he al
lowed 20 min
gle rather than
be cfully
or Noluutarily
segregated So
many y 60 p le
q O n ( X n O "
how this prob
lem A m p
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

grants from the South. both Ne
grocs and whites Once all these
people are educated 30 that they
realize that man is a man re-
lardleSs OF his color the race SIT
uatlon vii be well on the road to
Improvement
w. Ivory, 32O5 ST. Antoine, Tor
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Tits
NEWS
BY ISlSliA SS1;1k13

SUPERFICIAL PEOPLE AND
THE NATIONAL BAPTIST con-
VENTION-There have been many
observations about the National
Baptist convention. that recently
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

depreciation Of the Baptist conven-
ton can give adequate understand
ing 10 the people about the great
ness and the importance Of the
convention. Inuendo and suspicious
statements about readers and plan
ers Of the convention do disServ-
ice In the upward struggle Of our
people. Anyhody who does II in
public print ought 10 be sOundly
tr0uRced.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

We have listened for some time
now 10 the arguments OF male
workers who object TO women
working in their plants-ther own
wives included. The arguments are
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

~ iltif wi
Is bad Educa-
ton is needed
on both sides.
It's usually the
poorer class Of
whites VINO re-
sent the Negro
VINO has at
tanned A high
er status than
Nc They cause
much ~ the
G. q " Z u =
sion Then, too,
the city -
O y c r u n.
-.AA
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
ENDURING Reporter

Question; What can he done 70
improve race relations In De-
tToit?
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

- 80
always 10 20
d O IN d I h Z
man point m
stead Of facing
IL Squarely
The principle
objection really
is that a hnan-
clally indepen-
dent " n m a n
soon acquires a
mind Of her
own and does
not hesitate TO
let men - Their
h US b ands in
.I,.1zl LA,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22
Julia williams

improving conditions on Hastings.
where men and women hang about
all day and night But the need
FOR religion is even more pressing
than this"
James Price, 1921 Beaubien, en-.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

nation and Jim-crow. many o.
our BOYS gave their lives for the
cause ~ democracy \ permanent
FEPC would do much toward pro-
noting better race relations also"
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ant issue and declines 10 take Il
issue 10 the people.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-22

Zeke Ross. SIS Eliot veteran.
Dctrots po-
lfICA, situation
O.. had Educa
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berry, Robert James, Dr. AL brecht, Elmer Nelson, Daniel Grantham, Howard Ostrall, Sey- mour Corbin, Bishop Fitzgerald. Bailey Covey, Michael Staats, Mrs. Sylvia Sivesind & daughter Lucille Slivats, H. H. Hall, H. E.
 Larsen, Jack Molyneux, Ben Kraft, MT. & Mrs. A. Sandvik, Grayce Hightower, B. F. Adcock, Theodore Koenig, Georgia Ellea- brand.
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A dinner meeting at the Club Montmartre was held Sunday evening with Lee Bettinger, Chamber of Commerce president as host, to lay plans for the pro- posed Chamber brochure. Guests included R. H. Chadwick, Paul Fretzs, o. A Torgerson, Charles Madsen, William Lamme and Miss Lillian Morris, Chamber secretary.
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fGOlNG
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 Gminer, Lenard Cramer, and Mrs. G. R. Francisco, y Garcia, Peter Trones, Lee bews, Roy tanning, Wilbur ell, William Woods, John tn, Carl Gust avson, Clyde 5, Miss Angl Polls, Roy Grif- Wilbert Olson, MT & Mrs. nley VermiIyea, Miss Kathryn lerson, Henry Ickes, James ter, MT. & Mrs. Archie h. !, MT. & Mrs. U. S. D'Milley, 8 Ruth Hassett, Mrs. Saima 'te' A. Loney, Ted Bell, AL Cox, Egbert Intvelt, David er' Rafael Bermudex, V. A elo, Bernardo Parangen, Di- DO Balaag, Higinio Gonzalo, nlo Nudalo, Simion Tinegan, pc Ilnegas, Santiago Villain
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mantle Comedy
 At Orpheunl

vs,mly moving story oi our S today, with all the hum z. q really fine screen play ?. .slect cast can give, is lA nsr Bros heartwarmlng TO- as- as oThe Very Thought of S', playing today and Sunday he Orpheum' he story is concerned wisn soldiers who meet two slrls 3 oo.depa after a long stand ,s Aleutians. One of them IS ,gbt home for dinner and 4 endure the opposition Of 2 lp family. DenhlS Hiois"n 10 .,s m this role of a boy who
 ;n love in a hurry and new ., Dane Clark displays un- .,ted comedy talent as his dy. notber newcomer, up-and- ing Eleanor Parker, plays
 exciting and dramatic lead role opposite Morgan. A brll- { supporting cast includes ,e Emerson (Roosevelt) as pal of Eleanor; Bsulah Bon- AS the mother and Henry yers as the father; and Will , Prince, Andrea King and D Alvin.
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Town Topics

Mary Pestrikoff and Carl Pe- terson, both of Ouzinkie, were married here Tuesday, Sept 25, by U. s. Commissioner c. C.. Naughton. Witnesses were Mary Gregoroff and Pete Heitman.
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A petition presented by Tom Nachand for permission to es- tablish skeet shooting within the city limits, out Brooklyn av- eAue, was acted on favorably at the council meeting Monday.
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The Chamber of Commerce Thursday heard a report of Pres
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'odiey Airlines
 oMING:

', T. Albrecht, Estelle Harris,
 : Bennett, Harry Bolmap
 nlM Adeock, H. Mulford, Mrs. la'l, ,, Fife Mathews, L. M. lptt lpOsll' J. Molyneux, Noel '"o'om, Mildred Ostrom, : LOlll'n, David I. Altaras,
 OwSAlnan, w Mary Overstreet :, l, |,.,,a wells, Bert Proctor, Aldo sha,. ,sl.a, Mrs. F. & Marylin |rGoING
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ident Lee Bettinger on projects handled by the executive com- mittes, and Leonard Campbell, of Anchorage, described an ad- vertising folder he represents.
 Guests included Warrant Off, cers J. w. Thompson and Low ell J. Thorness, and Max Leland.
 The new pinball ordinance, which removes the license from "iuke" boxes, was approved at the council Monday. It provides the same $25 per quarter license cn pinball machines and $12.25 a quarter on merchandising ma chimes as heretofore, payable in advance, and limits the age of players of pinballs to 2l years of age.
 A trash fire on Signal hill Mon-
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day at II am caused false alarm.