The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-07

paid the bill -.
and left .. Don c
Merchant was Russ Cowans
back in the city to renew ac-
quaintances after four years in
Cleveland Andrew II. tJap)
Sneed, top man at Club Three
Skies. believes he has defeated the
mn dnight closing order by increas-
ing the size of his dining room
and adding a pianist for the
dinner hour.
CAPT. CHARLES THOMAS.
winner of the Distingu ished
Service Cross. was telling friends
about a pistol he had captured
from a German tank commander
during the Won Rundstedt bulge.
A short time before he staged
his heroic performance at CHM
bach. Thomas gave the pistol to
a fellow officer -. who has since
been reported missing In action.
=. Sgt. Al Wallace. former col
umnist for this paper. Is serving
in the same company with 1t.
Walter r. Mcdowell. one Of the
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European front.
MRS. MARGARET MARTIN, the
housewife who discovered the at
tempt on the part OF whites 10
establish a separate school IN
RomuluS, has been elected vice
president of the Parent-Teachers
association in Wayne-Romulus
Township -. and Thomas Coleman,
president Of the American Pro-
grcssive association. is puzzled be-
cause the ALL is not lending its
support 10 a state FEPC al
though there are hundreds OF Ne
gro AFL unionists Last fall
Mark Byrd ST.. was defying the
FLA in a controversy over the
purchase Of lot he owns The
elderly Byrd told reporters that he
was saving the lot for son erv-
ing with the armed forces in
France e.. On the front page OF
this issue OF the Michigan Chronicle
YOU viii read an account OF Mark
Byrd Jr'S death in Germany.
AND FRIENDS have been MAX
ing a futile attempt TO locate the
father OF Willie hurry, who died
last Wednesday after a two-day
illness the last time Willie.
who was born in Houston, Tex,
heard from his father. the pster
was in Chicago but later re-
ports have him in Kansas City,
Mo. -. Chicagoans are still singing
the praise OF Joya Sheriff.. Detroit
vocalist with Duke Ellington's or
chcstra . The Duke and his or
chcstra were featured in q concert
at the Chicago Civic Opera house
two weeks ago -. and Joya did a
couple Of solos incidentally,
Duke Melted five grand at the con-
cert
TIE REAL REASON why none
Of the Bastogne heroes, touring
Michigan war plants last week,
did not stop NJ the Gotham hotA
is this: A representative Of
the Detroit Hotel association
called the Gotham and asked II
the management could provide
accommodations for the four Ne
groeS when the group Of eight
arrived in the city E. The mes
sage was given to Manager Bob
Robinson who told Owner
John White and the latter told
the representative that he didn't
think il would he right to sepa-
rate the Negro soldiers from their
white comrades and ended
the conversation by telling the
representative that he not only
would not accept the Negro sol
dierS but that he would pay
the bill for them staying ut the
best white hotel In town E. No
more was heard from the hotel
representative and the Negro
soldiers remained with their
white comrades Thus avoid
ing a situation similar to the one
which occurred in Chicago re-
Gently.
TIE SAM BURNS Chc's an in.
T spector at Murray Body have
date with KID Stork Franklin
Young. convicted recently OF being
member of group charged with
cheating customer out OF his
money in a gambling JOINT, swears
that he's not guilty First.
don't 20 for the dice game, and
second, I'm strictly business man
now" According 10 the grape
vnc, the principal OF one OF the
high schools was given severe
tongue ,aShing by a prominent
4 woman a couple Of weeks back ..
all because nc stated that Negroes
have no ability as actors and
/ actresses And the womanS
daughter heard him . His ears
are still burning
CONTRARY TO rumors. little
/ Arthur CaruSo is not contemplate
! ing civil action against the owners
OF the place from which he was
/ elected two weeks ago why.
| I've been tossed out of better joints
| than that" was CaruSo's rejoinder
/ when the question of law suit
/ was posed go. Dorothy Jeter.
student Of horticulture at Michigan
/ SAFE college. is the daughter OF
Jetcr Pillar, the orchestra leader
who viii soon bring his band 10
The Paradise theatre . Orchestra
2 leaders have begun clampng down
on their men since several OF the
hotel owners have erected bars
AGAINST them because OF the dis
turbanccS some OF the men have
caused during their residence in
the hotels.
VERA BURRELL OF the
dance team Of Turner and Burrell.
was granted a divorce from Harry
Turner by Chicago jurist Wed
reSday Harry. who is now in
New York, did not contest the
action o.. Both are we'll known
.n-Dctroit. having played number
E Of The night clubs. including Club
Plantation Club Congo. Three
Skies. and others ... And then
there was tho doctor who has been
lamcntnc on the shoulders OF his
friends during recent days .. He
n7vc his GIRL friend $1,000 fur
] coat for Christmas and now
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