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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
Jobs for Veterans

That is why the American people
insisted upon the provision for re-
employment rights in this war, and
Congress complied with that in
sistence.
But it has. been long war, and
the jobs the boys left have turned
out to be very good jobs. And the
people snuggled comfortably and
proftably in them have had the time
and opportunity to become very pow
erfully organized for the purposes of
political influence and intimidation.
And the New Deal politicians are
not insensible to political influence
and intimidation, but are most re-
sponsive to it and are indeed adept
at anticipating it.
THE veterans of the last war spent
Il nearly 20 of their postwar years
getting sufficiently powerful in poll
tics to get proper recognition of their
rights, and NEVER DID obtain rec
ognition of all their rights.
The American people do not
intend that the Ueterans OF this lDdr
lOiH haue to organize politically and
fight indefinitely for their rights
but obviously the politicians cannot
be depended upon to fulfill either
the intentions of the people or the
expectations of the Ueterans.
Whatever clarification this law
needs, let it be done FOR the vet
Grams by an appreciative and grateful
nation; and not be left for them to
do through torturous years of public
and congressional indifference and
discrimination was the shameful
experience of their fathers.
I EFT clarifcation of the veterans
~ re-employment law be in the
direction of protecting and expand
ing their just rights, and not in the
direction of political opportunism
and expediency.
No man has better right to pri
ority in postwar employment than
the man who FOUGHT for his coun-
try, and offered his LIFE as the
price of the victory and the peace all
of us will enjoy.
America has made an honest
PLEDGE to that man. Let America
KEEP its pledge
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
TO THE EDITOR:

~ L IlIs In Wv
I AM writing regarding an ar
L ticle in your March 30 edition
on Hams Piled High IN Canada
Shops supposed TO be a true
picture of shops in Calgary,
Alberta.
Why our meat rations was
discontinued was chiefly because
lack of cold storage in this
country and shortage OF refrig-
GRAFTON ships 10 send il abroad.
When we we're on rations thou
sands of tons went rotten on
that account, so rationlng was
discontinued.
American storekeepers state
they have no mems shirts, etc.
was in Chicago and Detroit
last fall and | saw plenty in
every store l was in. In fact,
| bought better shirts there
than we could get in Canada at
the price.
With regard TO cigarets-the
Canadian government see that
there are plenty for sale as
there is millions of dollars in
tax collected from that item.
We pay more than double for
our cigarets and they are
smaller too.
Mrs. America isn't so badly
off and meat is about the only
item in which we are ahead.
\. G.. JONES,
III Renfrew Street,
Winnipeg, Canada.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25

THE right of re employment after
Il the war, to which the men of the
American armed forces attach grow
ing Importance now that the war is
approaching an end in Europe, is by
no means an impregnable or inyiol.
able right-as many returning vet
erans have already discovered.
Congress DID include provision
in the original Selective Service Act
pledging that the veteran could re-
turn to his old job or one just as
good, and undoubtedly INTENDED
sincerely and honestly that the
pledge would be observed.
But Congress left certain loop
holes in the law, and legal loopholes
to politician are like open gates to
a creased pig; and it is doubtful If
the New Deal politicians now intend
to observe the pledge to veterans or
EVER intended honorably to OBJ
serve it.
At LEAST, the retiring war mobi
"A lization director, Mr.. James F.
Byrnes, has left Office with the sig
niicant remark that "the section of
the selective service training and
service act which provides re-
employment rights for veterans will
require some clarihcation."
And that suggests Uery plainly
that something has happened, or
somebody is conspiring, to keep the
ueterans from getting their old jobs
back-when the rightful expectation
of the ueterans and the oUerwhetm-
ing demand of the people and the
plain intention of Congress is that
they are entitled to such re-employ-
n1ent as a matter of national obliga-
t;on
Clarifcation is surely in order, if
that is the case.
Nothing would be more tragic for
the veterans of this war, or more
discreditable and disgraceful for the
country as a whole, if a process Of
legal evasion and distortion con
fronts the returning American serv-
iceman with postwar unemployment.
It is we'll remembered that the
fathers of these boys came home
from the last war to confront just
that tragedy for themselves and dis
grace for the nation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25

Catcher-60 miles an hour. 90
miles an hour or more than
100
4 True or false: An isoSCeleS
trIanElc-ts one having two
sides Of equal length?
5-What actress now playing
on Broadway in Foolish
Notion ' appears in the new
movie, "A ROYAL Scandal as
Catherine of Russia?
6-Would YOU say that the Chi
roSe constitute Ca) so per
cent tbl 75 per cent or tcl
90 per cent Of the population
of Nanchuua7
: Residents of New York City
-itUuw- nc Hudson River by
Sull another name. What
iS It7
S In stories about India YOU
often SEQ The word "nabob'
used What IS a naboh9
(Answers on Opposite Psge)
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
Il 1AAAe AIAN>IC~AA Peger

GAN FRANCISCO, April "a
~ Golfers Weekly recently
ran a story by Ella Winter and
then one by Lillian Hellman.
both of whom had spent a little
time in Russia and. according
to rather nice habit Of maga-
zines. gave the girls each bit
of sendoff or buiidup by way
of introduction 10 the clientele.
OF Miss Winter, the blurb
said she was born In Australia
and educated IN England and
got her Introduction 10 politics
as a member of the parllamen-
-tarY committee of -tAe- British
Labor Party
II added that she was once
associated with Felix Frankur-
ter, one Of the most aggressive
influences in the remodellng of
our form Of government under
the New Deal, having served
as his secretary at the Paris
peace conference.
II was news 10 me that old
Vicente had been mixed up IN
that historic steak-fry and |
have been wondering how he
managed 70 horn IN and you
could have howled me over with
a flick Of an ostrich fan when
! read that he and the Winter
number had been together that
long ago
This information explains
lot 10 me or. | might better
say. confirms some opinions Of
mine about the puShful little
master mind from Vienna by
way Of Harvard.
THE ad for Hellman called
L her "A erica'S brilliant
playwright" and said her en-
tightening story reveals what
the war has done 10 formerly
flourlshing areas" in Russia.
l read both pieces and found
them nothing special as writing
and noted that Winters story.
which was more political than
Hellman's. followed the familiar
line which earned them both
numerous citations in the rec
ords of the late Dies Committee
which, you may remember, m
vestigated not only NaZiS and
FaSciStS in our midst but Com
muniStS as we'll and therefore
caught the devil from the bolos
and also from the yellowS who
are Communists without the
courage 10 admit as much.
The New York Herald-Tribune
ran a piece on HeIlman on her
return from her outing in which
she was quoted as having said
that the Russian government
paid for her trip. a practice
that some Of our papers used TO
frown upon in relation 10 the
major league baseball writers
on the ground that IL placed
them under obligations TO their
hosts.
However, Hellman has been
such a coy friend of the Com
munists for so long, including
the time when this peace-lovlng
nonaggressive ally of ours
was CALAMITY defending herself
against the unprovoked aggres-
sion of mighty Finland and us
ing Nazi officers TO show them
tricks. that nobody will suspect
her of singing for her supper.
She would have sung the same
tune anyway because it Is her
favorite tune.
T REMEMBER that back in
i those days when perfidious
Finland was attacking innocent,
peace loving Russia. Tallulah
Bankhead got mad enough TO
spit because she wanted 10
throw benefit performance of
show called The Little Foxes
10 raise money for Finnish re-
lief and Hellman wouldn't let
her use the play. which was her
property, for this purpose.
.Bankhead- eaffe d up and
wanted me 10 denounce some
body fearlcssly but i thought
the situation had its compenSa-
ton in the fact that II showed
pretty clearly what Hcllman's
politics were.
Ii seemed TO me IN reading the
burbles about the girls that
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
LETTERS TO EDITOR

tell the public in our campaign
10 raise funds for a memorial
building, dedicated 10 the vet
Grams Of World Wars ! and II.
We congratulate you for
again bringing 10 the public the
n @ ed for memorials which
contain recreational facilities,
meeting rooms, and other facili-
ties through which veterans
organizations may serve their
comrades and the community.
This evidence of interest is
one of the best things for us TO
renew our efforts 10 have de-
velopcd for these men as they
return, living memorial such
as YOU described.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
DETROIT AMERICAN
LEGION MEMORIAL
HOME ASSOCIATION.
l.. Glen Shields, President.

TO THE EDITOR:
IN TIME Of war every Amer
lean must he a soldier. Every
one of us has a duty TO our
nation. To shirk that duty is a
Court-martial offenSe in the
army. To shirk it at the front
means death or as a court
martial may direct. To strike
and shirk your duty in a war
plant is just as serious, soldier.
Can you look a fellow soldier
in the eye who has leg or
arm missing. because the equip
ment you-Were SupPeSed-te
supply him didn't arrive? To
strike is sabotage, soldier.
| spent nearly eight months
on the front lines. Have been
wounded twice. | know Of what
l write
GEORGE ID. WILSON,
1st 1t. Inf.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25

Collies's Mad been guilty Of an
oversight and, being a fellow
who is always right there 10
field ball for a pal who has
muffed one. / thought | would
give YOU some further back
ground information about these
two star performers IN our Park
Avenue contemporary
..
WINTER Is listed 80 times in
w the congressional document
issued by the Dies Committee
under the title of Cumulative
Index 10 It's report on Com
munISt front organizations with
special reference 10 the national
citizens: political action COM
mittee.
The old girl certainly Is a
great joiner for We find her IN
q whole string Of committees
and editorial boards. fronts and
all such devices as the boloS
contrlve and contributing 10
publications which. OF course,
never amounted TO ShuckS. but
followed the line through Its
twists and meanderS.
As matter OF fact she isn't
much OF writer, herself. and If
Your little girl couldn't do as
we'll you might be inclined 10
yank her out Of school as A
Stop-losS, get mop and bucket
for her birthday and tell her 10
make herself useful.
For that matter, most OF those
who call themselves writer's IN
these fronts are mediocritles or
worse by critical standards and
don't amount 20 anything even
IN their own set.
Hellman has ~ citations in
this index OF the Dies Com
mittee and As you flip the pages
Of the committee report 10 see
what they refer 10 YOU find the
usual run Of committee, rallies,
causes and little. no-account
sheets that hardly anybody ever
heard Of.
NOW, Of course. this index
~ contains the names OF many
individuals who are no more
Communist than Mussolini is a
Chlnaman, so Is doesn't neceS-
Sarily follow that these two old
babes are Commy or pro-
Commy merely because they
run such a high score.
AS TO that you have 10 draw
your conclusions from the con-
SIStency of their activity and
the character of the OUTFITS and
movements with which they as
Soctated themselves and | have
drawn mine.
Moreover, il is okay with me
for anyone 10 be a Communist
or pro-Communist which is a
degree OF tolerance that I have
never encountered among those
people but / just sort of think
that Golfers, IN presenting
their stuff and blowing kisses
at Winter and Hellman. would
have served the public interest
If II had Indicated their sym
pathies and politics as sug-
gested by their records.
INCIDENTALLY. in the same
i issue with Hellman's piece
Golfers printed one by a fellow
who calls himself Kyle Crichton
in Golfers and Robert f'orSythe
in Communist publications 10
which he has been persistent
contributor.
As Forsythe, this one has
seven citations in the Dies index
but he is distinctly third string.
anyway, although Bill Chenery.
the editor of Golfers seems 10
think he is pretty good for he
is a regular staff man with his
name on the mast head,
Distinctly, I am not trying 10
q eedlt Bill paper Tor hlm nut L
admit a belief that il you are
going 10 use -pFe-Cemmtinists or
active sympathizers and If you
are going 10 go in for characteri-
zation in the blurbs. you ought
TO give people tell.
If | hadn't known. I might
have thought these pieces were
the work of unbiased reporters.
copyrisht. I94s. By United Features. synA
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25

declared (bl stephen Foster
wrote A song about ~ Dci II
divides Paris. ID NoScs- -MAS-
fOUnd q on l's shore ici
Shakespeare IS called The
bard Of it,
Answers on Opposite Page
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
Brain Game

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thrruTh auestl"n -iT 40 eRgh f1F Co..
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IN Now York lIarbof IS "a
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fhan TWO representatives IN
'ne Lower House
3-DoeS 4 fast baseball travel
from the pitchers 5 box 10 the
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE- EDITOR:
VOUR art Gle, Memorials
Il That Make Our Heroes Live
On" by Robey Parks. Is most
timely and says in a few words
the things which the American
Legion in Detroit attempted TO
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25
KNOWLEDGE lest
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CD 423 years tcl 969 years
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4-Was the "Cask a. Amontl-
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port lcl sherry?
5A maiach.te altar in a church
would betNtal White Nbi
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&c THE DETROIT TIMES
Aprd o45
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-25

I CAN report further that
Il American officialdom has seen
no evidence that the British
have been drawn any closer 10
the Russian ideas Of under-the-
wing liberty for small nations
in resent months.
Although news developments
(Eden'S initial withdrawal, ETC.
have hinted of closer contacts
between Churchill and Stain, it
is true the British position on
the foremost case in point,
Poland. has supported our view
point against the Russian.
What l have related is not
my viewpoint. but the inner
diplomatic workings leading up
10 this conference / think they
augur better for the success Of
the meeting, as far as relations
between Britain, Russia and the
United Nations are concerned,
than do the surface events on
the front pages the last month
which have shown symptoms of
The use OF pressure politics.
Remember. however. diplo-
macy never talks as crudely as
u acts
Dninhu'ed Nv KinE Features s,ud Inc
Reproduction in Whole Or in part
strictly prohibited.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

WQ, 3:3o-1hs life f Mi. Gregory by. |
insisa, missing ksias sts.
W0P, S.30-"Ihs Case sf fAs Killer DfiiN
ks" sa1vslsd.
WL. f0:0o-E to.fsssd wslisrwsish bert
bsiwssa Harold Green and frankie Terry.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

oM TINE an IonleM
M, S:oo-DersiAy Nyisas Numbers In.
eluds . viatsai yssmah medley snd Failing
in Lsvs With lsvs."
WMAL, 3:3o-Iks esss d Daniel Hawlsy,
ustk 0lssmsn and safe uaeksf, dramailsd.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

WN. i0:3o-zeias snd Bill Stern discuss
swimming IS ihs perfect Yst for bsdy fitness.
wc. to:45-Rsprssshtaiiys Edith ksurs
Rogers speaks On her Department f Veterans
Affairs bill. row before the House.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-01-19

/ al home of Mrs. Dezzie Reeves to
an entertainment sponsored by the
choir of the First Baptist church.
The 7. T. A. of n. ii, S met Wed.
night in the school auditorium, .
The Gym Drive is in full sway.
The first $1,000 has almost been
raised Have you done your bit?
Mrs A, " Smith spent the week
end In Mariana with relatives. ,
The Union Aid entertained the
clubs of the city on Wed. night
at the home of Mother Ellis Parks.
4 large group attended. Mrs.
Alice Harris gave a surprise birth
day dinner for her father +. G.,
Whitenhill Sat. at their home on
Arlington Ave. Those present
We're Rev. and Mrs. V. Gordon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cooper and
son, and Ulysses Thomas. Mrs.
Matte Whittenhill Is eonvalesc-
ing.
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NEWPORT
Mrs. Gladys Mays

Mrs. Annie l.. Wagner, Mrs.
iIYles Springer and daughter.
Bobbie, and Lawrence Smith of
n. Y, City, returned after spend
ing Nmas holidays with parents. =.
Mrs. Nell Hampton of Muskogee,
Mich, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Virginia Bunton, and sister here. g.
On the sick list are Mrs. Gladys
Harden, Sam Goodlow, Jesse Ber-
ry. Jesse Anthony, and Mrs. Mary
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. j, How
ard Jones and Herbert W. Jones
of Newhardt, Ark, motored here
on Wed. to visit their sister. Mrs.
n. l.. Dove and family. Mrs.
Lonnie NJ. Joseph left Tuesday to
join her husband in New Orleans,
La. from there he will return to
Camp Tyndale, Panama City,
Fla, Frank Griffin Jr, writes
from Ala. that he is Pvt. Frank
Griffin now. John and Willie
"Bo" Martin returned to Los An
geles, Calf, after a short bust
ness trip here. Mrs. r.. Oates
was guest of honor on Thurs. mite
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HOUR OF REPOSE

The Hour of Repose Vesper
Services We're sponsored by the
War Service Committee of the
YWCA Sunday, January at 600
p. m.
This was the first of series
of programs on Post War Plan
ming The high point of the SER
vice was an address by Father G..
Ct. Walker. Sunday, January 81,
Nesper Services will be sponsor
ed by the Camera Club and the
Volunteer Service Organization.
MOVIES
A number of service men en-
joyed the weekly movies, Sunday,
January Z. The movie shown
was Blonde Takes Vacation. =
January IA, 1.-THE Adventures of
Tom Sawyer" These movies are
shown each Sunday at 1880 p. m.
Service men and their friends are
invited.
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
ORGANIZATION
The Volunteer Workers Organi-
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ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs Lula Toer of Pine Bluff guest of her nephew
C. H. Jones' executive secretary of the Southern Medaors
Association, this week Mrs. Toer public school teach
er for years lis the founder of the Old Folks Home in
Pine Bluff and prominent in civic affairs She entertain
ed at dinner at the home of Mrs. A. Robinson, 1922 W.
10th street, Tuesday evening The Williamson family,
1910 Rngo street very happy during the holt
DAYS with all members at home including Sgt Emory A..
Williamson and wife, Vera Several informal parties
held during their visit here They entertained by
the Victory Girls of the Y. W. c. A. of which Mrs.
Aubrey Yancey (Sgt. Wilamsons sister, is president
This elaborate affair given at Penys Rumbooge Club
They also visited Mrs Y. Wilamsons parents in Column
bus. Ohio and on their return to Little Rock were accom-
panied by their brother Tommy Smith who will attend
Phllander Smith COLLEGE Cpl. Christine P. Shaddock
Manly of WAC bet Regional Hospital Fort Jackson s.
C. has completed l0-monh Army Nurse Training Med-
cal echnelan Course and received promotion to Ser
geant She is in charge of 6 wounded men and is ON the
list OF 30 Negro WACs who being trained for overseas
duty within the near future In the mail from some
where in the Pacific, of the promotion to Pfc
OF Marines o. D. Seaon of 203 East y1th street. North
Little Rock and Nathaniel c. Willis of Is S. 18th street
Van Buren, Mr. and Mrs Aaron s. Jackson 1909 Val
entne street announce the birth Of a - pound boy
sheldon Wednesday, January 3rd Congratulations to
both the proud MON" and pop"
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! - /" IT, = II
|ARou loyM.

We feel just like the cat after ne swallowed the canary
You won't blame us for SNUG attitude after give
you the biggest and best scoop to hit around town.
It's coming attraction in the form of drama to be pre-
scented by the Dunbar English Department and slated for
three night at the Dunbar High School Auditorium
February 262728. Our enthusiasm for the affair
from the fact that this splendid entertainment feature is
being given the first project to raise funds for the p
T. AS planned purchase and erection of Recreatiora
Center for Negro Youth Here's chance for evry Negro
citizen to do something else other than depore existing
dtions. By attending this splendid feature you will be
giving yourself treat in addition to contributing toward
Youths welfare, Don't miss it and watch this col
umn for further details.
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And the Negro wasn't in it,
But before it was through the white man knew,
That Negroes would help to win it.
They drafted them, gave them guns and bayonets
And a helmet made of steel,
Sent them in Il hurry to foreign battlefields
The proved to be the bravest that
Had ever gone to fight
They keep the laps and Germans
Running from early morning til night
They are cited for their bravery
In every battle that's fought
They go right through the trenches
Without a single balk.
When this is over they will be coming homewaro
Some with faterng footsteps, some blind and cannot
see,
Our race will be asking loudly,
What their reward will be.
They won't ask for favors, Justice
Only Justice that they will richly deserve
1t will be up to you Uncle Sam to give them all rights
All they want is their freedom when they help to VIII
this fight.
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cation met Thursday evening,
January 4, with Mrs. Portia Har-
ris presiding. Plans We're made
for the knitting class To meet each
Thursday evening. Mrs. Alice
Rutherford and Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith viii teach the workers. The
ladies will also work with leather
and textile paintings.
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BASKETBALL AT USO

Tuesday night, January 8, the
Girls Service Organization team
OF the Ninth Street USO club
defeated Philander Smith College
girls, 2S to Is. Armstrong and
White tied for ESQ high points
with 9 points each. Harris won
high point honors for Philander
with 7 points.
Carver YMCA Big Five whip
ped the Philander Smith panth-
ers 30 to 10, Googe was high
point man for the YMCA and J.
Cooper for Philander.
Wednesday, January 10. Ark
ansas Baptist Girls defeated
Shorter College, iris, 81 to 81,
Theresa scored II points for ARC
for high point and Brooks scored
| | points for Shorter College. Ar
kansas Baptist Boys whipped
Shorter TO the tune of 3S to "a.
Albert and Clyde tied for high
points with 10 points each. Bur
CESS was high point man for
Shorter with 9 points.
Thursday night Philander Smith
girls defeated Arkansas Baptist
girls and Arkansas Baptist boys
defeated Philander Smith boys.
Friday night, Dunbar high
girls defeated Corbin girls from
Pine Bluff Dunbar boys lost to
Corbin. 80 to 25.
Saturday night, Carver Y Big
Five defeated the strong Beale
Street Magicians from Memphis
by the score of SO to 81, Tyler
(Line Chief of Arkansas Ord
nance Plant) was high point man
for the YMCA with IA points and
Dave Boy scored II points for
the visiting Memphis team for
high point honor.