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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
NAACPAccepts
Manifestations
At State Confab

Despite the inclement weather on
Saturday. Oct. 6. representative
groups Of delegates to the Michigan
State association of the NAACP
were present and took an active
part in the panel discussions COW
ering housing. unemployment and
racial discrimination. II. Lee Ban
croft. superintendent OF the Lam
sing city park system. delivered the
welcome address Gloster Current.
executive secretary of the Detroit
branch Of the NAACP. led the dis
cussion and Mr.. Lee Of Kalamazoo
made the summary.
Recommendations for the future
progress Of the association, made
by DR.. j. l.. Leach, state president
were unanimously adopted. Other
resolutions adopted were measures
calling for stronger and real sup
port for the Full Employment
FEPC. and the Federal Housing
bills. Resolutions were also drawn
up calling the governors attention
10 the matter Of integrating and
employing qualified Negroes in all
state-tax supported institutions and
toward the Jim Crow practices re-
ported in the tuberculosis ssni-
,orlum at Howell and other state
operated institutions.
The following branches were
represented: Detroit. Pontiac. Flint.
Saginaw, Lansing. River Rouge.
Ecorse, Three Rivers, Jackson.
Battle Greek. Kalamazoo, Niles,
Benton Harbor and Muskegon.
Kalamazoo was voted the nexi
meeting place which Is 10 De helo
in January. 1916.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Seek Clemency
For Soldiers In
WarPnson Riot

NEW YORK. y. Y.-The NAACP
will file petition for clemcncy
On behalf Of the Negro soldiers
convicted Of rioilns against Italian
PRISONERS Of war al Fort LAYTON,
Wash. last year.
Although some 81 men we're inI-
tally tried. l3 we're acquitted One
Of the accused Buckner. was SEN
fenced 10 SIX months confinement
and forfeiture Of SIS per month for
. like period The remaining q
men were given dishonorable dis
charges and sentences ranging from
one TO - years
The revieH lng authority has suS-
pended the diShonorab,e discharge
portion and sentence with refer
euce 10 ten Of the men and has
placed them n rehabilitation CEN
tiers where they Will De given the
opportunity Of beng restored 10
duty ~ an early cate The Scn-
fences imposed on 'he rest ~ the
men have been drsS;IcallN reduced.
In It's pet,tion for clcmency, the
EAACP seeks 10 obtain further
reduction in the sentences imposed
and 10 have the dishonorable dis
charges suspended as TO all the men
involved.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
N { C R 0 UNITS
SET | 0 AID IN G
RECORD, 43 HRS.

HEADQUARTERS 9th PORT,
Marseille. France Ten Negro
longshore gangs OF the 379th Port
battalion have astounded shipping
experts in Msrseille by leading the
Liberty ship Butterfield in the rec
ord time Of 43 hours. The battalion
is part OF the United States Army's
Sixth port which is helping rede-
ploy troops from the Delta Base
sections four staging areas.
Setting . record far ahead Of
the achievements Of any other
army port outfit In the world,
the soldiers loaded . thousand
ton cargo of bulky vehicles rang
ing from Grated jseps to huge,
deck dashed 15-ton wreckers.
The achievement, termed incred-
IDLE by officers OF the 9Th Port
Water division. gave the 379th Port
battalion a big boost forward In
the port-wide loading contest now
in its first week.
The Butterfield was the first ship
10 be completed by the battalion
since the contest started July g.
Longshore and flatting gangs
throughout the port are competing
in loading speed for prizes that
will include more than 100 fur
loughs 10 Switzerland. England
Paris and the Riviera.
In charge of the day shift from
the l76th Port company were S.
Sgt. Jackie o. Carter. Detroit. and
Lieut.. Charles c. Castor. Lexing-
ton. o. Gang chiefs included S-Sgt
Leroy Minis, Detroit, Otis Nit
chell. Chicago: S-Sgt James R
Randall. Duvalls Bluff Ark: S.
Sgt. Winslow Williams. Carbon
dale. H. and S-Sgt. Willard Brown
also of Carbondale
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20

He Immediately jumped into the
middle OF the scrap that devel-
oped out Of the mlstreatment OF
Negro soldiers by whites in Cur
don. Ark. and followed this by
throwing his energy in the So
lourner Truth battle in 1912. He
was secretary OF the Solourner
Truth Citizens Committee
Well. you know about the riot.
the housing battles. and the SUBJ
sequent remarks Of Mayor Jeffries
about not changing the racial
characteristics OF a neighborhood
Gloster was a moving figure in all
OF those battles.
In recognition Of the fight
Current has been waging during
his wears i'm Detroit. he was
rendered farewell banquet
Saturday afternoon in the dining
room Of the Gotham hotel. and
presented a travelling bag and a
military set by his friends and
well-viSherS
WHEREIN HIS work will be
carried on Nv ar efficient office
staf. Detroit viii MISS Current
durir2 his absence. and all will
be hsppv when he returns 10 con-
tlnue the job he has done so well.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Rouge EcOrse NAACP Branch Plans TIA Housing Fight
South Hauen CT
First Sergeant,
Calcutta, India

CALCUTTA. India - James p.
Morgan. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
p. Morgan. Rt. 3, Box 339, South
Haven, Mich, has been promoted
from S-Sgt. TO first sergeant.
He has been in the India-B Burma
theater since November. 1913, and
is serving with a quartermaster
truck company in that theater' S
base section. This organization
now under the command OF Brig.
Gen. Robert r. Neyland, has led
military installations throughout
the world in the handling of vi
tally needed materials of war.
Prior 10 entering the armed
forces in July 1912, lst Sgt. Morgan
was a manager with J. p. Morgan
& Son. Chicago. His wife lives in
Chicago.
Zinnua r. Johnson, son OF Mrs.
Sophia Johnson, Grand Rapids.
Mich, has been promoted from
sergeant 10 staff sergeant.
He has been in the India Burma
theater since November, l943, and
is serving as driver with a quar-
termaster truck company in that
theaterS base section.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
JESSE OWENS
LEAVES FORD

DETROIT. - amp - Jesse
Owens, Olympic sprint and broad
lump champion. was among those
discharged from the Ford Motor
company here during recent
shakeup that removed Harry II
Bennett from the powerful position
he held with the company for a
number Of years. .
The internationally famous track
star had Just returned from the
Pacific coast when he lost his po-
sition with the Ford Motor COM
panv Owens had served in Its
public relations department for
two wears. He declined the COM
panys offer 10 take another job,
he said.
Expressing wish TO 60 into
business. he remarked:
Il made a nice chunk OF money
this summer while on the coast and
I think il would be advisable Ia
20 into some kind of business. I'm
not sure right now just what
want 10 do
At the same time that Owens
was discharged from the COM
panys service. Willis Ward was
rehired Ward vas recently dis
charged from the army. He was
called back into the army IN l943
after BEING drafted before Pearl
Harbor and discharged immediate
~ after the japanese made their
attack on that FORT.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Two Thugs Rob
Minister Of 81

4 minste- ~ the -oSHel Vas one
Of several persons reporting hey
had been held VI over the week
end. according to police records
Monday
Reverend Thomas Gardner. 81 or
So Horton street tod police taat
he entered his auto near Brush
and Warren Sunday when two men,
one 81 then armed. entered the
auto with him
Gardner stated that when near
Euclid and Cameron nc Two un-
Identified mon TOOK seven dollars
from his person and escaped
Among others who reported los
inc money ~ alleged thugs were
Bessie Gunthcr ~. ~ 4S25 Brush.
$50 and wrist watch. Ann Edwards,
30, ~ l4O63 Orleans. Who we're rc-
ported victims o. purse SnatcherS.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Race Physician
In Harlem Dies
At Age Of 50
Chronicle New York Bureau,

Chronicle New York Bureau)
NEW YORK DIR Peyton F,
Anderson Harlem physician and
CIVIC leader. died Oct IL O. q
heart s.lrcrt IN his New York
home. Born 81 years ago IN
Kings County. Va, ne was a
graduate ~ New York Home
opa;hlc Medical college and Flow
CT Hospital in 1919, ard later took
pos, graduate work A. the Cni-
vcrSity Of Vienna
Or Anderson NaS AZ associate
visiting physician Al Harlem Hos.
pl,sl and had been n associate at
tending physician al Seavlew Hos
pital @
He is survived by his widow
Mrs Charlotte F Anderson. first
Negro 10 be elected 10 the board
81 trustees Of the Community
Service Society. daushtcr. Ma
rio Charlotte, has father, and four
brothers
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20

.Advsvfisemenf.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
A DOCTORS
PRESCRIPTION
FOR THE SCALP

Your heis roots ere IN your sealp. The
condition Of your hoir does often de-
pend on the nofuroI health OF your seoip.
Yseu ago Doctor Cornot invented q
msdieofsd TOR formVIo eolied corbonoei,
which 10 MIXED With Sulphur, Rssorein
ond Bolsom Of Peru. Corbonosi is such
o strong. powerful ontiseptie ood doe,
such fine work in helping on itchy,
bunny and externally irritoted seolp,
fhof many doctors regard IL highly ond
prescribe u Tor mony seoip troubles. ~
your seolp needs q dovbie-streneth Tor
fo'muio. you con storf using carbonoei
os soon os you get II from your drue
store. Use u FOR , dogs. ond II YOU
ore not satisfied, your dollar book. You
GET Corbonoei With fuii direet,ons. Use
the FINEST medeated TOR ,eolp torrvIo
your money con- buy. Your hoir end
seoip deserve fine core.
'" Detroit, you con GET csrbonosI Of
~ csnaieshom Drug Stores, Kirssi's
orss Stores, Ssw's Cut Rsfs stosss.
ssrthvsii Drug Stores, Psvi's Cut Rote
DRUG Store o" sresdwsy. Noes Cut Rste
osss Stores, and oil other leodins drvo
stores.
a a
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Current Leaves
For Youth Confab

Glos,er Current. executive Sec
rotary Of the Detroit branch OF
the NAACP. who has been real
menace 10 those who would Haunt
the civil rights Of citizens. causing
anguish IN certain quarters, has
gone Of 10 London. leaving 10
those behind the difficult task OF
carrying on in his absence.
You see. Glos;er has been Sc
.ected as one OF the two Negro
delegates TO attend the World
Youth conference in London
starting Oct. 81. and continuing
through Nov Is.
There'll be represe natives
from 81 nationalities at the con-
ference. giving Current a great
range OF opportunity.
WHILE THOSE WHO nave been
The victims OF Currents vocal and
written barbs. will have 4 per cd
81 peace and contentment during
ms absence ChiS does rot mean
that Dr. James J McClerdon and
other NAACP officials viii be lax
IN their dutleS1. those delegates
from the 81 nsilonahues who viii
attend the World Youth confer
ence can prepare for some real
skirmishes. Current is known for
his aggrcSsiveness.
In fact. Gloster has been hght-
ing for the little fellow, the OPP
pressed. and civil rights since he
first saw the light. back in Indian
apolis. Ind. that eventful day Of
April IS 1919.
Now don't start figuring and
arrive nj the conclusion that
Glostcr Is entirely too old to he
. delegate at youth confer
ence He looks no more than 20,
he still retains youthful ideas.
and he's the guy who started
the multiple Youth Councils.
which are now FISHING
throughout the country.
WHILE THERE ARE no records
10 support the contention. II is the
consensus ~ opinion among Cur
rents friends that his parents
thought !, advisable 10 send him
10 has grandfather. the Rev Clos
ter z Bryant. then pastor NJ
South Park Methodist church. IN
Chicago, "a curb some Of his az
greSsive activities
BIT the Rev Mr. Bryan, seemed
10 have been StiTulspt for Cur
rent and when he came 10 Detroit
IN 1927 10 pastor the flock AZ Scott
Me church, Glos,er who had not
been purgci 81 his ven for bat
TING FOR the rights Of others. came
alorc
Following his graduation from
Northwestern Hi2h school in 1890.
Gloster tired music for a short
time, Organizing a group OF West
Side Youngsters into band 10
play Classical music But the pal
try stipend Of 50 cents night for
each man soon convinced him that
swing. which was jus, coming
over tho horizon. vas the medium
OF expression.
Glostcr Currents Nichtingales
was formed, but later changed 10
Gloster Currents orchestra.
He worked for a time as as
sistant 10 Ramon ScrugEs in the
bows department al the 81. An
toine branch YMCA. but proved
himself troublesome fellow
with the officials downtown.
so. WITH TWO years Of study
AZ the Detroit Institute 81 Tech
nolocy behind him, GloSter pulled
UP stakes and venturcd down to
West Virginia State college. where
he won his degree in sociology in
l94l Two days later he was Sc
lonao.d L. l.. ...--.... -. -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20

so. WITH TWO years Of study
AZ the Detroit Institute 81 Tech
nolocy behind him. GloSter pulled
up stakes and Venturcd down 10
West Virginia State college. where
he won his degree in sociology in
l94l Two days later he was Sc
lcctod for his present position.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Citizens Urged
ToSupporHH
In Better Govt

The Hill for Council Committee
this week issued the following
statement on the progress OF the
campaign Ia place Reverend
Charles Hill in the Common Coun-
Gil:
The people of Detroit have be-
come conscious OF the fact that
they can make a drastic change in
our city do-nothing administra-
ton by electing a peoples slate.
"As a result Of the efforts made
in the primary by labor. civic.
fraternal organizations. we were
able to place our candidates in a
strategic position for the final cleo
ton.
IL is the first time in the history
Of our city elections that we have
been able 10 have a Negro to be
nominated in the first nine.
IAN enlightened and determined
community RESPONSE overwhelm-
ingly to the progressive program
Of the peoples slate Richard T.
Frankensteen, for mayor, Hill.
Doll. and Edwards, for common
council.
In the past week il has been
demonstrated by an overflow OF
meetings in Negro and white COM
munities.
AT SOS E. Hancock Wednesday
October 10. the Republicans Of the
United Negro League held a meet
ing for these candidates FIVE or six
hundred people attended. AT the
Jewish center. Twelfth and Pin
gree, there were around eight or
nine hundred people present at
Frankensteen rally Many min
isters and their congre cations have
taken a definite position in trying
10 elect these endorsed candidates
Sunday. October Ia fifteen women
covered forty churches in behalt
NJ this program and were well re-
ceived. They also were promised
workers 10 work on election day.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20

He worked for time as as
sistant 10 Ramon Scruggs in the
bows department at the 81. An
toine branch YMCA. but proved
himself a troublesome fellow
with the officials downtown.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
TO REQUEST A
CONGRESSIONAL
INVESTIGATION

The River Rouge-Ecorse branch
Of the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People
announced this week that they are
beginning a campaign TO aid the
purchasers OF FLA homes in
Rouge and Ecorse.
z. L. Collins. secretary Of the
River Rouge Ecorse branch
NAACP. told the Chronicle that
the group Is mapping a fight
which they hope to carry all the
way to Washington and to secure
. congressional investigation Of
tmperfections In construction
Of the houses which have recent
lv been purchased by Negroes in
the area.
THE NAACP secretary listed.
flooded Easements. leaking roofs.
second rate materials and the like
as some OF the things which the
purchasers are complaining about.
We are going 10 try TO secure
redress in the form OF rcconstruc-
ton or rrice resdjustnents.' Col
Inns said.
Collins also said that Forrest l.
Young. engineer Of Detroit. will
make survey OF the homes.
After the survey is made, we
are going 10 send representatives
q Washington 10 contact Con-
gresham LeSineki 10 REQUEST an
investigation" Collins said
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-20
Four Youths Given
Long Sentences

Lorg prison terms were meted
out ,sSt Wednesday by Recorder
Judge Joseph A. ellis 10 several
yo IN. convicted Of crimes ranging
from rape TO breaking and enter
ing
Sentenced were Samuel Cole
nan. Is. Of 1854 Antletam to 2la 70
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-02-22

cnarge that the military 1aDflcaCed
the manpower shortage but he fills in
the empty spaces which he says the
Army, Navy and War Manpower
Commission deliberately avoided.
u. S. Bureau Data Cited
In quoting the Army's figure show
ing need for 100000 draftees and
100000 civilian workers, he directs
attention to the credit side of the
ledger, citing A. F. Hinrichs, chief of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who
said during radio forum Jan. 16:
Senator Brewster just gave you
gross manpower requirements, 9OO,-
900 men and women for the armed
forces and 100000 men as maxi
mum figure for production, but it is
very important to distinguish be-
tween your gross and net require
ments. The armed forces are return
ing men to civilian life as well as
taking them out of it. Some indus
tries are contracting while others are
expanding. Your net requirements
are in the order of 100000, not
100000.
Furthermore you get normal
growth of the labor force of about
100000 in this next six months
period, so that the hard to get prob
lem that we are talking about is in
the order of 100000 people"
Gives Credit Side Figures
SO Levenstein chalks up on the for
gotten credit side the following
figures:
Normal adult population
growth ....................... 100000
Available by layoffs 100000
Seasonal workers made avail
able ....................-........... 100000
Employable Army returns to
civilian life ....-...-...,..... 400, goo
Navy enlistments of 17-year
olds .............................. 10000
By any mathematical calculation,
therefore, the total shortage was not
more than 10000 or 100000, Leven-
stein asserts. Hinrichs himself an
nounced Jan. 16, 1915, that the net
requirement "this next year and next
six months is a smaller increase in
the size of the labor force than we
had had at any time in the last four
to five years."
Furthermore, WPB Chairman Krug
has attributed rs per cent of the
shortage" to factors other than
labor. Here are his figures:
l. Sudden upsurges in require
ments ............-.............-........ 400
2. Design changes ..........-.-........... 1861
8. Facilities shortages ................ 1870
nnCy
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-02-22
Don't Fence
(Confinued From Page Onej

A topic worthy Of thought, espe-
ciaIly during these days of labor
shortage is, why the firm insists on
some of the new female employees
working the full 80 days at a 20Ib
reduction whether they are qualified
to do the work or not? We were al
ways of the opinion that when a fore
man was satisfied that any new en-
ployee was meeting the requirements
of their job and doing their work
satisfactorily, they would receive the
full wages To deviate now from
such past procedure certainly is not
aiding any firm in keeping their
plants running.
Wick Martin started his appren-
ticeship in the mould making trade
last week.
Sister Susie Floyd is confined to
the hospital following an accident in
the bisque warehouse. We hope her
injury is not serious and she will be
back with us soon.
Brother Robert Corwin is also hos
pitalized, recovering from an ap-
pendectomy.
Faunce Ashcraft who is home on a
30-day furlough after spending two
years in the Aleutians, dropped III
the shop to see his buddies.-O. c. 80.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-02-22
- - - -
OBITUARY
4 !. = \ < \ J. < !. < = = :. =
MRS. NAOMI w. WATERS

MkS. NAOMI w. WAlEhS
Mrs. Naomi w. Waters, SO, died
suddenly February ID in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Robert M. Beatty,
336 West Seventh street.
Mrs. Waters was the widow of
George w. Waters and resided in
East Liverpool for the past four
years, coming here from Sebring.
She was a waredresser by trade and
employed at The Taylor, Smith d
Taylor Pottery in Chester. She was
affiliated with Local Union No. 1875,
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters, and was a member of the
Daughters of America and the Penn
sylvania Avenue Methodist Church.
Besides Mrs. Beatty, she leaves
three sisters, Mrs. A. r. Smith of
East Liverpool, Mrs. S. d. Hayward
of Beaver, and Mrs. Laura Horton of
Sebring; one brother, G. l.. Dorst of
Redwood City, Calf, and one grand
son.
Services were held from the Daw-
son Funeral Home by Rev. c. L.
Yoder, pastor of the Pennsylvania
Avenue Church. Burial was in the
Fairmount Memorial Park at AL
lance.
X
EDWARD WIRKS, JR.
East Palestine, Ohio. = Edward
Wirks, Jr., age AZ, died February Is
at the home of his parents, on Route
2, East Palestine, following a few
days illness.
A potter by occupation, Mr.. Wirks
was lifelong resident of East Pales-
tine and was an employee of the
w. S. George Co., and affiliated with
Local Union 81, National Brother
hood of Operative Potters, and the
Eagles lodge.
Surviving besides his parents, are
two daughters, Mrs. Harold Dixon, of
Lisbon and Mrs. Norman Peters of
this city, and son with the armed
forces in Europe.
Two sisters remain, Mary Bennett
at home and Mrs. Raymond Hayes in
Portsmouth, Va.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-02-22
Union Lubor
Does Shore
In Red Cross
Gets Blood Donors
Serve On Boards

The Red Cross clubmobile ground
to stop in the dust and heat just
outside the medical aid station. The
corporal, exhausted and little dazed
after hours of front line fighting,
emerged from the tent where he had
gone to inquire after a couple of his
buddies. "Hot coffee and doughnuts.' -
called the Red Cross girl. Sounds
good" murmured the corporal, and
in the next instant, "Gollyi From my
union at home !. imagine that!"
The door of the clubmobile bore an
inscription that told him the van was
donated to the American Red Cross
by his local union, back home in De-
troit
In West Coast city, the Red Cross
Blood Donor Service needed volun-
teer donors badly. 1t looked as if the
weeks quota would not be filled, and
few appointments were booked "Let's
see what the labor union council can
do for u.s." said the director, reach
ing for the phone Within few days
the council rounded up several hum
dred donors, enough to meet the
quota.
Leaders of labor serve on Red
Cross chapter boards and committees
in many communities, participating
and assisting in the day-by-day func-
tioning of the organization, and raj
lying labor support in its yearly
Embarrassing campaigns.
The Red Cross relies on this aid
Commenting "the record of labor's
support of the Red Cross, of which
working men and women are justly
proud" Basil O'Connor, chairman of
the American Red Cross, recently de-
clared:
"Labor's help is needed more than
ever today in order for the Red Cross
to meet it's increased obligations. AS
long as the need exists, American
labor will, | am confident, give whole
hearted cooperation in our common
task"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-02-22
Sleigh PdrtY
(Continned From Pa0s Ons)

His brother, David, also member OF
this Local is home on furlough and
will go to New York to meet him.
Paul Moore and Doc Hodgison have
also enjoyed a short leave from the
Navy with their families.
Girls from the decal room held a
sleigh riding party last week on Sun
flower road near Freedom. During
the pleasant ride over the snow COW
cred hills en- route to the home of
Mrs. Mengel where delicious lunch
con was served, the girls sang old
familiar songs. A good time was had
by all and preparations are now be-
ing made for another party in the
near future, providing old man winter
remains in our midst.
George Diehl and Fetterman Brad
shaw are back to work in the machine
shop after siege of illness.
Bill Frankland has decided to
leave the trade after serving six
years with the Mayer China Co.
O. G.. 33.