The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

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are pointing no'' ce~ans
the finger at a certain business
man as the guy who, h as been
"stooling" on the boys. e.
SAVANNAH CHURCHILL has
severed her association with Ben
ny Carter's orchestra after three
years The glamorous Savan-
nah is going out on her own
and her start was made here in
Detroit at the Bowery The
contract with Carriers orchestra
expired the week before the or
chestra played at the Paradise
but Savannah agreed to sing
with them only after she had
been given a hike in salary, half
which was paid by the theatre
owner Carter came up with
the other half, but took 10 per
cent as commission . . and you
should hear Savannah's latest
song. Lonely Woman" which
has not been published She
sang il Saturday at the party she
tossed forthe press in her Gotham
Hotel suite. :.
ARTHUR JOHNSON, president
OF the Frederick Douglass Realty
company, will open Hotel Tourist,
Warren and Lawton avenues,
April the only Negro ho-
Al ~ tkn uy..t CsI~ Nh
Burger Is attending OCS at Fort
Benning. Ga, but is not impressed
with some OF the things he's seen
and heard in Georgia 1t.
Willis Ward was in Washington.
D. c., for the weekend when he
received information about the
accident which sent his wife. to
Receiving hospital Dottye
Williams Is the little pianist who
cooks up some lifting tunes on
the piano at the Jungle Inn
the spot Callie Fulp will open at
424 Piwuette street. come this
Friday Dottye halls from
Tulsa. Okla. and has been here
only one month She's a for
rer student OF Lansston univer-
Sity.
CAPT. ROBERT L. WHITE.
$50 ON Co. AAA. met . young
woman. Lille Woods. while
home on \ furlouKh recently.
Since returning overseas.
Capt. Woods has written 70 his
mother. asking her 10 get Miss
Woods address She lives
somewhere ON Sherman street.
Anyone knowing her ad-
dress. please notify this column.
VERY IMPORTANT
Buster Hopkins was In town
last week Buster left Sun
day for his home In Washing
ton. but will return within
three weeks TO continue
his search for lot owners who
want TO build homes which will
be financed by the Du Points.
DOUGLASS HAYNES. while
packing heavy peeve because
some OF his friends took all OF his
clothes, $500 in bonds. a radio. an
electric clock his mother had CIV
en- him. is furious because the
guys added insult 70 injury by
taking a half a tube Of tooth paste
Forester B. Washington,
executive secretary OF the Detroit
Urban league back in the early
l920S when the Offices were To-
Gated al 1913 ST. Antoine street,
was in Detroit this week TO set up
an organization for the United
Negro College fund campai On
which will begin sometime be.
tween April IA and May
Washington. now director OF the
Atlanta School OF Social Work.
eft for Atlanta. after spending a
week here. but will return in time
FOR the. campaign The De-
'roit goal is one OF the largest in
the country and is only exceeded
by those in New York and Chi
cago.
ELMER HILL. l7-year-old stu
dent al Western High school. was
arrested at Vernon Highway and
Woodward avenue on March 4 for
iay-walking, and later sentenced
by Referee Courtney Fitzsimmons
10 write 2000-word essay on the
dangers OF jay-walking. In
stead OF writing the essay. Hill
wrot> the following letter and
poem which he sent to Fitzsim-
mons. AS you recall, you asked
me 10 write an essay on traffic
rules. As that would be quite
easy and ! don't think il would
have stuck with me long, have
enclosed a poem (my own that
took two hours TO write. has all
the rules for the pedestrian in IL,
and | naturally know il with the
traffic rules) by heart I
think this would be a dandy
cure for other jay-walkers. as
writing a poem requires consider
able bordering on the subject,
thus fixing il in the writer's
mind" The poem:
THE PEDESTRIAN LAWS
The number Of lives in traffic lost
Exceeds the greatest holocaust.
SO for the walkers good and
worth
These simple rules were thus put
forth:
To keep alert till safely on
me other side tbut do not run).
To wait till lights return to green
BEFORE al signalled stops you lean.
Your head out-front to glance, and
see
And wonder might that car hit
me-"
To never take for granted that
The. driver sees your bright red
hat
For oftentimes his mind may be
A state away or on the sea.
To cross the street al intersecs
Although your eyes are minus
specs:
For there the driver looks for you,
And there the visions clearer. too.
To leave the space between parked
cars
Quite clear OF that belated charge.
For better be the corner cross
| Than have EN- saying another
loss"
To wear = colcr loud and bright
When walking cross the streets at
night.
Then IL these rules you'll truly
keep.
| IA