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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
Calls Defeat OF
ManpoWer Bill
Labor;s Victory

NEW YORK-Thc defeat Of the
So-callcd compromise manpower
bill" in the Senate was a victory
for labor and the common people.
stated tho Rev. Aron S. Gilmar,in.
national chairman Of the Workers
Defense league last week.
The WDL chairman praised the
mobilization Of labor opposition
which he felt accounted in large
measure for the defeat Of all the
bills previously characterized by
the WDL as labor draft slav-
cry"
This definitely marked the end
OF attempts to fastcn 4 labor draft
upon mcricanS who have
achieved so marvellous a miracle Of
war production through the -rce
labor system" declared Gilmartin
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

can MI the JOD
a s W G ! ! M 5
r q o 5 g V G ] I.
However, with
the help of the
brains that he
has 70 u n d
him in Wash
ington and with
careful pl a n
ming. there is
no reason that
he should not
do a creditable
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
To Inquiring Reporter:

To Inquiring Reporter:
In regards 10 your question. OF q
Negro being elected To the Detroit
Common Council. would like to
make statement Having served
as clerk on the election board since
1922 and being in a position TO see
the ballot Of our people after it has
been cast. believe the only way
we can place a Negro in office is 10
run one candidate. and vote solid
ly for our candidate. not giving a
single vote to any other candidate.
white or colored. That is the only
way We can ever place Negro in
Office.
Very truly.
Helena c. Eccleston-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
BOOK NOTES
BY GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

journalistic worth Yet. he and
his papers have performed a
great service 10 this country in
exposing freedoms enemies whcr-
ever they may De found A slight
touch u compllcency may be ex.
cuScd Mr. Field. for he may take
his place IN the long Inc Of Amer
leans VINO believe IN the people
and who were not afraid 10 say
so. Freedom is more than a
word. and as he SAYS. II is action
by the people for their goals.
FREEDOM Is MORE THAN A
WORD, nv Marshall Field; Uni
vcrSity Of Chicago Press, Chi
cago; April. 1915; $3.50.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
Seven Buildings,
Postwar Plans

A s6o,00o,0Oo postwar program
by the Mich gan Bell Telephone
company in the Detroit area,
which is expected to include the
erection OF seven new central Of
flee buildings and major additions
10 five existing buildings is Wis
uslized by w. c. Patterson, vice.
president OF the company.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
Benjamin Brantly
Promoted In ETC

WITH THE OATH ENGINEER
REGIMENT IN FRANCE-Benja-
min Brantlcy, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Brantley. 1904 Richmont,
Detroit. Michigan, recently was
promoted 10 staff sergeant Sgt
Brantley is with the Medical De-
tachment, gath Engineer Regiment,
an outstanding colored unit Of the
Continental Advance Section in
France. He has been in the Army
48 months and overseas % months.
serving in North Africa, Italy and
France.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

r i a III Il ! y, l
think he will
At into the
overall plan,
otherwise he
would not have
been nominated
by the Demo-
cratic National
C o II v cntion.
They evidently
thought I h a t
he had some
points over OK
Vice President
Wallace. Yet II
remains 10 be
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
REV. CHARLES A. HILL. 1860
w. Grand Blvd. minister: If he

lives up to his
promise 10 car
ry on as Roose-
welt w o u | d
have d IN c.
there's h o p e
that he can do
a good job. Yet
il he falls vic
tim TO South
ern rcactiOnar-
les the future
will be dark
for m i n GRITTY
groups.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

can fill the job.
as did Roosc-
welt. A great
man is gone.
Yet Truman has
fallen heir 10
the job an d
must act ac-
cordingly. Per
haps with help
he will come
{ hro u & h all
right.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

that he can do
the job as well
as Roosevelt
Anyone would
have a difficult
time following
in his footsteps,
for he had the
personality and
ability which
helped him 10
do a magnlh-
cent job | do
not think that
Truman has the
.,11AUth Ar tho
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

MACEO CRUTCHER. 51l8 May
Dury. Cd, real estate broker:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
ERNESTINE ROSEMOND. 6lS

seen as to whether he can do as
we'll as Roosevelt in tho post.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
ENDURING Reporter

QUESTION:: DO you think Tru-
man is capable OF taking Roose-
velts place in the White House?
A. ID. McLENDON. estate man
ager: AS Presidents go. he can car
ry on. but | do not believe that he
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21


OUR UGHTS ON THE
DEATH OF PRESIDENT ROOSET
WELT arc sorrowf bitter
thouehts-sorrow over the death OF
one who at each turn of the road
proved himself a sincere friend OF
Labor ard oppressed people ev-
eryWhcrc; bitter over seeming
political victory snatched from our
grasp by death after only four
short months OF enjoyment.
For twelve years he guided the
destiny Of this nation; restored
il To the common man and wom-
an 10 whom il was originally
dedicated; and gave TO all So
called minorities a fighting
chance for the good things OF
life.
Over our radio this evening there
pours forth vocal evidence from
the leaders of various submerged
nationality and religious groups
here in Detroit which tell OF the
deep sorrow OF their followers; a
sorrow that cmanates from hearts
stunned by a profound and sud
den grief
The Polish the Italians, the
Ilthuanians. the Hun 2arians, the
Greeks. the Jews. the Germans, the
Catholics and the Negroes, all
speak the same thoughts tonight;
thoughts which arc in unison with
thcsc8of the so-called majority
group: thoughts which establish
all too clearly the hitherto dimly
understood fact that in the person
II Franklin Dclano Roosevelt there
was embodied the true unity of
the American people. For his pass
Ing. therefore, we have deep sor-
row for our country and for a
world which had grown TO rely so
heavily upon his leadership.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
WE HAVE SAID

WE HAVE SAID also that our
thoughts tonight are bitter
thoughts. II is not The bitterness Of
i'll viii or mlStrust, but the bit
tcrneSS Of uncertainty. We arc un-
certain over what the future may
bring. MomentouS decisions face
an America suddenly made less
prepared 10 face them. And this is
much more apparent on the do
nestle front than on our fighting
fronts. We know that the war
against faScism abroad will con-
tinge 10 IDe pressed with all the
power az our command But what
% the war against iascism here
at home?
Labor the Negro and other un-
derprivlcged groups have grown
70 manhood in the past twelve
years under national administra-
ton which manifested some aware
ness OF lis social and economic re-
sponSiblitieS 10 all OF the people.
Their maturity has brought with
u a realism that persists even in
these trying moments OF sorrow.
SIX months ago these groups lost
an important fight in Chicago
when they failed 10 secure the
domination OF Henry A. Wallace.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

diplomacy TO do the job success
fully.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

WENDELL MURPHY. 1910 Jos.
amman HOUSING manager. No ono
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Ward Seizure Legal,
Government Insists
AT Hearing on Appeal
By the Associated Press,

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Federal
Government argued in the Court Of
Appeals today that both the statutes
and the Constitution empowered
the President to order seizure Of 16
Montgomery Ward & Co. properties
in December.
The arguments by Hugh B. Cox,
assistant solicitor general, were on
the Governments appeal from a
ruling by District Judge Philip l..
Sullivan In January that the Army
seizure at the direction Of President
Roosevelt was illegal.
Mr.. Cox declared company attor-
neys were relying heavily on the
definition Of the word production"
in the war labor disputes statute,
under which the President acted
after the Ward management defled
directives Of the War Labor Board.
The company contends "produc-
ton" Is synonymous only with
manufacturing" Mr.. Cox asserted.
He said the Government, however,
maintains 1t is a word of broad
meaning, including that of making
available" goods and merchandise.
Describing the company as the
second largest mail order house in
the United States, Mr.. Cox likened
it to a civilian "quartermaster corps"
storing, distributing and supplying
essential and critical goods" for the
nome-front population.
The Government attorney declared
that If the seizure was without basis
In the statutes, the executive order
for Army seizure of the properties
was valid under the Presidents con-
stitutional powers in time of war.
Wards attitude Tin labor dis
putes)," Mr.. Cox contended, threat
ened the entire structure set up by
Congress to settle wartime labor
disputes"
Three judges of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals-Evan A.
Evans, Otto Kerner and Will M.
Sparks-heard Mr.. Cox review cir
cumstances and conditions preced-
ing the order of seizure.
In December, he said, a Mont
gomery Ward strike in Detroit
threatened to spread to other cities
and cause injury to the war effort.
Persons on the picket line In De-
troit, Mr.. Cox asserted. had come
out Of war plants to support union
lists on strike at Wards. Production
in Detroit thus was impeded, he con-
tinued, and there was real dan
ger" of 100000 workers striking in
the area alone to force the mail
order concern to comply with WLB
directiVes,
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Appropriations
CONTINUED From First Page.)

called mandatory items" such as
grants to States for cooperation in
programs established by law.
The Labor Department received
$e8, ,391 ,oS5, reduction of $2,13s,215
from budget estimates. The sum
includes S44 4,189 500 to be granted
States for emergency maternity and
infant care for wives and children
of servicemen.
The committee emphasized that it
intended the fund to be available to
wives and infants Of servicemen who
die or are discharged honorably
after the pregnancy of the wife.
Other Items in Bill.
Other items in the bill include:
Nurses training program ina
tional defense), $50, 9,957 900.
Office of Education, $17,935 ,018, a
reduction of ,563, 400 from budget
estimates, with practically all of the
cut in national defense training
items.
Old-age assistance, aid to de-
pendent children and aid to the
blind through grants to States under
the Social Security Act, $416, ,0o0,-
900.
Grants to States for unemploy-
ment compensation administration,
$32, 900, 900.
Employees Compensation Commis-
sion, $17,962 900.
National Labor Relations Board,
$2,945,930.
National Mediation Board, $751;
Ann
Evening star., 1945-05-14
|Leftists, Holding Edg'
lin Cities Of France,
Demand Reforms
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, May 14.-Sweeping po-
litical and economic reforms, in.
cluding naturalization Of all Vita
industries, will be demanded by the
victorious Leftist bloc which won
50 per cent OF 100000 city council
seats In French local elections, II
was disclosed today.
Political sources said q compre-
hensive reform program had been
drawn up to be presented to the
government Of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle by the National Council OF
Resistance, which includes the So
cialists, strongest party In the last
French general elections, and the
Communists, who alone captured
one quarter Of the municipal seats
at the polls this time.
The municipal voting, including
yesterdays runof elections, did not
directly affect the national govern
ment.
The left coalition reform program
stipulates naturalization of vital
industry, abolition of trusts and nu.
merous guarantees for labor. It also
calls for lowering the voting age te
18, but mentions only suffrage 70,
males. The French left, strong
among the youth, has expressed
fears Of conservatism among thu
women, who voted for the first time
| this wear,
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Roosevelt Graduate
wins Scholarship in
| National Art Contest

william M. Philips, II, Of 5029
Seventh street NV, q graduate
of Roosevelt High School last Feb
ruary, has been awarded scholar
ship to Maryland Institute in Bal
timore for art work entered in q
Nationwide annual competition in
which four other Washington high
school students also won awards.
Mr.. Philips won the scholarship
the highest award given-for a port
folio Of five paintings, one Of which
was Of his brother, Leonard T.
Philips, a Navy pharmacists mate,
second class, now with the Marines
on Okinawa. The other paintings
were Of still-life scenes. The contest
was sponsored at Pittsburgh by
Scholastic Magazine, national high
school weekly.
While at Roosevelt, young Philips
made many plaster heads, including
one Of another pupil, and he also
made q nude torso. His work evoked
much favorable comment, 1t was
SdlQ. 11S 1I6t IlOOCb III Clay A1lO
then casts the models in plaster.
Father Is Rolice Clerk.
He Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph J. Philips. His father Is a
property clerk at Police Headquar-
ters here.
According to an announcement Of
the winners, the awards were grant,
ed by the magazine for exceptional
work In "art, letters and music.
All the other awards included full
tuition scholarships, the opportunity
to display work in places Of ma
tiona1 prominence, or honorable
mentions.
Maxine Halef1, II, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Halefi, 518 Rox-
borough place NV, was another
local winner. She received first
prize for q humor entry in the
literature division of the contest
and also fourth prize for a poetry
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Pay Bill
Continued From First Page. }

a reasonable degree of uniformity
In salaries of paid Government en-
ployes doing the same type of work.
Before the committees attention
settled on the affairs Of the Vet
erans' Administration, Mr.. Flem-
ming, appearing as the first witness,
declared that Government employees
were entitled to IS per cent basic
wage increase and time and a half
overtime. He based this on the fact
that Government employees under
the classification act haven't re-
ceived a pay increase in IS years,
despite a 26 per cent rise in the cost
of living since the start of the war.
He also reminded the committee
that the employees were entitled to
IS per cent increase under the
Little Steel" formula, which most
workers in private industry have re-
ceived.
The Government must treat It's
own employees fairly If a high de-
gree Of efficiency and morale is to
be maintained in the Federal serv-
ice, he added.
The hearings are being conducted
by Representative Jackson, Demo-
crat, of Washington.
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Senate Food Probers
Expected 10 Request
Food Gar Today

Designation of a food GEAR" to
coordinate food activities of the
Government is expected to be urged
today by the Senate Food Investi-
eating Committee in a formal re-
port to the Senate. Agriculture Com
mittee on its long investigation OF
the Nations food problems.
Chairman Thomas of Oklahoma
said the committees majority re-
port will ask designation of a food
cZar because of what he termed a
conclusion that there is a conflict
of interest between the Office of
Price Administration and the War
Food Administration.
Senator Thomas contended that
OPA, on the one hand, is RESPONSE
BILE only for holding down prices
and has no responsibility for pro-
duction, whereas VITA has the re-
sponsibility for production and none
for prices. This inevitably has led
to conflict, the chairman asserted.
Subsidies Hold Promise.
He expressed belief that subsidies
for feeders provide the greatest
promise for increasing the quantity
and quality of beer. The feeders
are the segment of the cattle in
dustry which buys lean range cattle
and finishes" them by pen feeding
to heavy weights.
Senator Thomas drafted the re-
port after conferences with other
members of the committee but de-
clined to make it public until after
its submission to the full Agricul-
ture Committee.
Senator Bushfield, Republican, of
South Dakota prepared a separate
statement of his views, among them
a proposal to lift price ceilings on
meats.
A crop report of the Agriculture
Department last week, telling of
lowered crop prospects for this year
compared with survey of q month
earlier, has served to underscore the
touch-and-go situation in food sup
plies, particularly in light of in
creased relief feeding demands.
U. S. May Take Over.
Some food officials say it may be
necessary for the Government to
take over the country's food dis
tribution system.
The administration has SHE'D
away from the designation of an
overall food director. 1t maintains
that the better system is to have
VIA charged with production and
primary distribution and the OPA
with rationing of foods.
For more than two years, Republi-
can leaders at the Capitol have
urged a food GEAR"
Evening star., 1945-05-14
NeIsonC Calls al White House
To Bid Truman Good-by

Donald M. Nelson, former head Of
the War Production Board, who will
end f1ve years Of Government service
tomorrow, called at the White House
today to say farewell to President
Truman.
Mr.. Nelson told newsmen later
that he had has no plans for the
future. He said he will take a long
rest.
Asked about the possibility OF re-
turning to the presidency of Sears,
Roebuck, Mr.. Nelson said he had
given no thought to that and point
ed out that he had resigned from
the big merchandising concern when
he came to Washington.
Evening star., 1945-05-14

glance toward the bond booth, wa.
very expensive"
Gerald Grosner, retailer, whit
closed his store to all but bono
customers, sold his first bond-s
81 500 one-to Charles F.. Warden
chief of the intercity bus section ol
the Office Of Defense Transporta.
ton, who has two sons overseas. A
bond-selling trailer" outside the
store amplifled to the crowd a plea
by S/Sergt. Victor Mapes, Orlando
Fla, to buy more bonds to bring
release more swiftly to the Ameri'
cans with whom he was imprisoned
by the Japanese for two years be.
fore he escaped. A quick end to The
war is necessary to save their lives
he said.
Presents Battle Show.
Here's Your Infantry" opening
at $3.50 o'clock tonight, will present
80 minutes of simulated battle con-
ditions by combat infantry veterans
They will attack with flame throw
ers and other weapons Jap pill
box built in the Polo Field. An an
nouncer will explain each weapon
as 1t is demonstrated. Under the
direction of Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell
commanding the ground forces, the
40 veterans carrying out the DEM
onstrations were trained particular.
ly for the duty at Fort Benning
Ga, after they had returned from
overseas service.
Exhibits of weapons, food and
clothing will open at 7 o'clock to-
night and will be open every day
through May %. The battle shows
will be given each night except Fri.
day at $3.50 pm. and on Saturday
in addition at 2:30 pm. The open.
ing show tonight will be broadcast
on Station WMAL from to 9:3t
o'clock.
Soldiers rations will be cooked
and served to any visitor at the
show to demonstrate what combat
men actually eat. Purchase of 6
War Bond entities each visitor to &
seat to see the battle demonstra.
ton. There is also standing room.
Pay S2,5o0,0o0 In Bonds.
The people who crowded intt
Uline's Arena for the Bob Hopt
show paid upward of $2,50O,000 II
war bonds to see and hear the show
The program, which included &
half hours broadcast over NBC, rar
for more than three hours. 1t in.
cluded outside voices, too, brought
into the hall during the broadcast
as Bing Crosby from Hollywood
wise-cracked with Bob Hope on the
stage.
Hope, In rollicking mood through.
out the evening, pitched much of his
humor at Washington, Prof. Jerry
Colonna, Of the big eyes and heavy
moustache, disagreed with Hope-ths
professor wanted to collect blondes.
Hope called the Pentagon a Texas
with washrooms.
Hopes own cast was sprinklee
throughout the show among acts
from this city. Frances Langford
sang torch songs, Vera Vague wise
cracked at her own expense, ano
Tony Romano, with his guitar
Joined with Hope and Colonna in
one Of the biggest hits of the eve
ming, barber-shop trio"
Local Artists Entertain.
Local entertainers included: Paul
Haakon and Eleanor Tennis, dan
GERS, and Jerri Kruger, songstress,
from Loew's Capitol; Rosario and
Antonio, Shoreham Hotel; Denny
Drayson and LYDIA Sue, dancers; Leo
Diamond Trio with harmonicas, and
the Roxyettes, from Warmers Ear
Evening star., 1945-05-14

entry. She Is a senior In Calvin
Coolidge High School.
Wins Honorable Mention.
A third winner was Peggy Chris
man, II, also q Coolidge senior, who
won an honorable mention in the
short story division for her entry,
Christmas, 1914" Her story was
based on the experience Of seeing
her father, Col. Harold r. Chrisman,
leave for overseas.
The youngest local prize winner
was Toby Tate, IL, a Gordon Junior
High School student. She received
honorable mention for q piano solo
composition.
Geofrey D. Owen, jr., II, of st.
Adams School won third prize for
humorous writing. A senior, he en-
tered st. Adams about four years
ago after coming here from England.
he is the son of Capt. Geoffrey D.
Owen Of the British Admiralty dele.
cation.
Evening star., 1945-05-14

Theater; Hibbard, Bird and LIE Roy,
dancers Of the Troika. Singing the
finale song, BUY Buy Bonds" was
Gene Archer, well known local BARI
tone.
Maj. Gen. William De Witt Peck,
deputy commandant of the Marine
Corps told the crowd that "the Sew
enth War Loan must provide the
tremendous material power our men
need to defeat Japan"
The following statement by Ad-
miral w. F. Halsey, commander Of
the Sd Fleet, was released today:
Your fighting men are looking
for good news from home-that the
Seventh War Loan has been sub
scribed. They know how to trans
late good news from home into bad
news for the Jap. Let the good news
comel"
Evening star., 1945-05-14
Thousands Hail 0Iav
On Return 10 NORWAY
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
OSLO, May 14.-Crown Prince
Olav returned to a free Norway last
night, almost five years after he left
to carry on the war from England,
and announced that the Norwegian
Fleet was ready to enter the fight
against Japan.
He said Norway's chief problem
was the disarmament Of the Ger
mans and Quislings and the evacua-
ton Of the Germans. The Germans
were departing yesterday.
The Prince said King Haakon
would soon return and that the
Crown Princess would follow.
With tears in his eyes and a trem-
bl in his voice, the Crown Prince
told his people that he was glad to
be back and 80 glad that you vel
come me and the members Of yox
government back home"
The Crown Prince was greeted by
thunderous cheers Of thousands.
He stopped at the Kings palace.
but established residence on his
estate outside Oslo.