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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
Capsule sIsters Meet

Mrs. Lyman LaChance was host
ess for the meeting OF the Capsule
Sisters Club at her home. Wednes-
day evening. Games were played
with prizes going to Mrs. Mel
bourne Apple. Mrs. Alfred Morris,
Mrs. William Morris and Mrs
Clifford Boyd.
One new member was accepted.
Mrs. Walter fowler. Mrs. La.
Chance was given a birthday gift
from the club, and refreshments OF
chop suey were served.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Walter Wright.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
York News
York O.E.S. Past
MatrOnS' Club Meets

The Past Matrons Club OF the
York o. e. s. met Monday evening
at the home OF Mrs. Loyal Kanitz.
A delicious dinner was enjoyed at Z
o'cloct by Fl members.
A business meeting was con-
Quoted by the president, Mrs. Thur
low Bodley. Cards we're played
and prizes won by Mrs, Donald
Conklin and Mrs. Robert Button.
The November meeting will be
held al the home OF Mrs. william
Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Church and
family, Battle Creek. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clair Barnhart and daughters.
Detroit, were Sunday visitors Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Eggert.
Mrs. Harlan Holcomb. Mrs. Louis
Smith, Mrs. Nellie Holcomb and
Mrs. Garth Sangree attended the
Women's Club meeting in Saline.
Tuesday.
Mrs. Floyd Ganong received word
Monday evening OF the death OF her
father. George Conroy at Farming
ton, at the home OF her brother.
Tracy Conroy. Funeral services
will be held there Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Smith, Man.
chester, were Tuesday evening sup
per guests OF Mrs. Ray Smith and
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Eggert and
daughter attended the wedding of
her sister, Miss Dorothy Barnhart.
Detroit, Saturday at 10 o'clock at
ST. Leo's Church. Detroit. Mrs.
Bono was former resident hera.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
ESCAPE DETENTION HOME

Detroit-AP- Four short-term
prisoners escaped from the Detroi,
House of Correction Wednesday
night Their absence was discov
cred when guards made routine
checkup. Police identified them
as Randolph Hastings. 10; H. H.
Amburgey. II, and Kenneth Paul
sen, 30, all OF Detroit, and Herbert
Cooper, IS, of Gowan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
Communist Editor Quits
TO Embrace Religion

New York. Oct. 11-AP-Louis r.
Budenz. managing editor OF the
Communist newspaper, THE Daily
Worker, has embraced the Catho-
lie religion and resigned from the
Communist party.
Budenz, who left yesterday for
South Bend. Ind. to join the facul-
ty Of Notre Dame University, made
the announcement OF his return to
the faith OF my Fathers" through
Monsignor Fulton ]. Sheen, who &C
cepted him into the church at ST.
Patrick's Cathedral here.
Communism, have found. aims
TO establish a tyranny over the
human spirit" Budenz declared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
LINCOLN COMM UNITY
MEETINGS TO BEGIN

The first Lincoln Community
meeting Of the year will be Friday
evening at $500 In the Lincoln
School auditorium. Edgar Waugh
OF the Normal College will be the
guest speaker. The school band
will make its first appearance fol-
lowed by several vocal selections
by the high school chorus. Former
service men present will give some
sketches Of interest.
Committee in charge OF the eve
ming are, Earl Wright, Mrs. Lee
Gorton, Mrs. Loyal Wilson, and
Mrs. J. Dexter. Refreshments will
be served by the Girl Scouts. The
purpose of the meeting is to &C
quaint the families and the teach
ers. Special invitation is extended
to the new families OF the COM
munitiy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11

YOKOHAMA -UP-Rear Adm.
Richard f. Byrd, 81. noted explorer.
is III aboard the hospital ship Mar.
igold in Yokohama harbor, It was
disclosed Tuesday. No details OF his
Illness or condition, nor any men.
ton OF his future plans. were re.
vealed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
DRIVE, WALK SAFELY

Traffic injuries In YpslIanti -.
Traffic Deaths This Year. "a
"Carelessness does more harm
than want OF knowledge."-Frank-
lin.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11

Mrs. Ralph Blanchard has re-
turned from a 10 day trip to Biloxi,
Miss, and San Angelo. Tex. Mrs.
Arthur Blanchard and mother, Mrs.
Herman Rommelhardt, also made
the trip and Cpl. Arthur Blanchard
OF the Air Force returned to Con-
cho Field, Texas, with them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
Given Shower

Mrs. Frank Midkiff was given q
shower by fellow members OF the
Central Child Study Club at the
home OF Mrs. Crawford Wynn,
wednesday evening.
Before opening her daintily
wrapped packages, Mrs. Midkif,
read the original verses attached
and guessed their contents.
Games were played with prizes
going TO Mrs. Edward Howe, Mrs.
John Wolfe, Mrs. Robert Black and
Mrs. Edmund Terrall. Refresh
ments were served at small tables
decorated IN pink and blue and
having paper doll centerpieces.
About 16 were present.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
STAPLE DRY GOODS

are still very scarce,
but we have assur-
ance that merchan-
disc will soon be plen-
tiful. In the mean
time, we are doing
our best to distribute
the limited amounts
we have received fair.
ly, and we surely do
appreciate your pa
tience.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11
Weddlna Saturday

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kramer are
announcing the forthcoming mar
rage OF their daughter Shirley
Jean TO Staff Sgt. william l..
Spangler. The ceremony will take
place at st. Johns Church. Satur-
day, October 10 at $3.50 in the morn
ing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-11

Ann Arbor, Oct. 11-After four
years as a prisoner OF war in japan
BM nc Kirby Ludwick Jr., son OF
Kirby Ludwick o. Ypsilanti. Is at
home with his wife and two sons.
at 726 Colt St, Ann Arbor. He has
a 90 day leave
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
Proclamation
To the Citizens of Kodiak:

To the Citizens of Kodiak:
 Whereas; the loss of our late President is keenly felt in the hearts of all the peoples of the world, tis fitting that we join in 8 tribute to his revered mem- ory to indicate, in even 8 small measure, our burden of grief and sadness at his passing.
 I, therefor, proclaim the hour from II am to noon of Saturday, April IA, as a time of mourning during which all business houses shall remain closed and all citi- zens of Kodiak shall join in rev erent memory of our leaders $ passing.
 This hour of mourning shall be signalled by the city siren.
 Further, hereby proclaim that all possible gather at the Community Baptist church on Sunday, April l5, at 2 pm to join in special memorial services to be conducted by the Rev. Gregory s, Morony.
 0. A. Torgerson Mayor
 City of Kodiak
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
RooseveIt's Visit To Kodiak Recalled

President Roosevelt was the first president of the United States that Kodiak had the plea sure of seeing, and in turn Kodi ak was the first Alaskan town the President saw on his trip to AL aska iu August, 1944. He was the second president ever to visit Alaska, the other being Warren G. Harding who toured the Ter ritory in the summer of 1923. Harding fell i'll on his return and was stricken with pneumonia in San Francisco and died Aug. 2,
 (continued on page 9
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
Governors $ Message

Juneau (SpeciaD-Governor Gruening issued the following statement: "Our nation has suf- fered an irretrlevable calamity in the death of the President. So sudden and unexpected is this tragic blow that it will be diff cult for us at once to grasp the full extent of this national disss- ter-indeed, it IS disaster for the whole world To it's farthest cor ners men, women and little chlld- ren of every land and of every race today are infinitely poorer for the passing of this great friend
 (continued on page 9
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
Truman Sworn In Office: Promises To "Carry On"

Washington (R) = President Harry s. Truman was sworn into office as the 32nd President at 7:09 Eastern War Time (Thurs- day) with his hand on small black Bible whose pages were edged in red. He repeated the oath after Chief Justice Stone.
 To his left were his wife and daughter. He then shook hands with the group around him. All had solemn faces and many were red eyed.
 Later President Truman sol emnly pledged himself to the pol icies of Franklin Roosevelt, and then announced in quick success sion:
 1. That he would try to carry on as he believes President Roosevelt would have done.
 ?. The San Francisco United Nations conference will go on as scheduled April 25.
 3. He asked the Roosevelt cabinet to stay with him.
 4. He said the war will be pressed to a successful conclusion.
 Yesterday Truman seized i'm mediately on the grim problems of war and securing of peace as he shouldered the responsibilities of the presidency. Leaving his modest Connecticut Avenue apartment early for the White house, the new President held an emergency council with his top military commanders; re- viewed world political problems
 (continued on page 9>
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
Nation MOurns President

d ak thursday after word began spreading shortly after noon that the Whitehouse in Washington, D c, had announced the pass ing of President Roosevelt.
 At first everyone doubted the authenticity of the report but as news bulletin after news bulletin came over the radio the sad real ization that it was true swept through the town, and students Tn the local school observed a sil- ent period in reverent tribute.
 The first Associated Press wire, sent at 2 pm from Seattle -(received here 1:35 pm Kodiak time) was a stark 4-word flash: Roosevelt died cerebral hemor- rhage." It was quickly followed by the reports below:
 Washington (R)-The White house announced today that President Roosevelt died this afternoon at Warm Springs, Georgia. The statement said: "Vice- President Truman has been notified, He was called to the Whitehouse and informed by Mrs. Roosevelt of her husbands death"
 Secretary of State Stettinius ad' vised that a cabinet meeting be called.
 The four Roosevelt boys in the service were sent @ message by their mother which said "the President slept away this after noon. He did his job to the end as he would want to-"
 The funeral will be held this afternoon Saturday. from the East Room of the Whitehouse, with interment at Hyde Park Sunday afternoon.
 Warm Springs, Ga. (P)- President Roosevelt died unex- pectedly of cerebral hemorrhage at 3 :55 pm Central War time in his summer cottage. The shock ing news of his death was an- nourced to the press by See retary William Hassett
 The Roosevelt party came here March 30 for what was to be a 3-weeks rest period. The president died iD his little white bungalow atop Pine mountain where he had been coming for 20 years.
 Commander Howard Bruenn, naval physician, said the Presi- dent was Tn excellent spirits when he saw him at 9;30 am.
 "At one o'clock he was sitting | in a chair while sketches wers being made of him by an art- ist. He suddenly complained of a very severe occipital head ache at the back of his head and within very few minutes he lost consciousness. He was seen by me at 80 pm. He did not ! (eontinued on page 9)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15

In few short weeks the citizens will go to the
polls to elect the leaders of our city government.
Whether we get new administration or take
another ride on the same old municipal merry-go-
round depends on what we do between now ana
November To win an election requires work and
organization and we not going to get new
deal in Detroit by singing the blues in rocking
chair.
The ballot is an instrument of tremendous
power and when used wisely, many of our problems
can be tackled successfully. Despite all the noise
we make about oppression and discrimination, I'M
less we use our democratic tools to build better
house for ourselves and the whole people, we shall
be made to suffer This is fact born of experience
Those citizens who sit back and shirk their duty
to vote and participate in the political life of the
community might just well join the Klan for the
good they do Such slackers are positive menace
to the general welfare. Some religious jackasses
who tell their congregations to shun politics because
it is "evil" ought to be exposed We can be thank
full that their number is so few.
There is still another small group who believe
that liberal victory is impossible. They are the
same ones who hold that all whites hate Negroes.
The votes won in the primary by the Reverend
Charles A. Hill prove that this is stupid lie. There
are many thousands of liberal whites in Detroit
who are ready, willing and able to support demo-
cratic cause at any time. They are not so-caled
radicals either but ordinary whites with common
sense who believe in justice and farplay
BY effective campaigning now among all the
people we can elect the liberal candidates in No
vember and clear the poisonous racist atmosphere
which hangs like pail over our town. If you
have money or time or both to contribute to your
own welfare, 60 to the campaign headquarters of
the liberal candidates in your district and sign up
for duty. Register your squawks in the ballot box
and make democracy work.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
Name Collins
To Fisk Univ.
English Dept.

NASHVILLE. Tenn-Dr. Les
lie Morgan Collins has been APP
pointed assistant professor OF
English at Fisk university for the
ensuing school year l945-46. ac-
cording 20 an announcement by
President Thomas f. Jones.
DR.. Collins. who took his Phi. D
degree in American Culture at
Western Reserve university this
past June. was the first person in
this country ever 10 receive de-
gree in contemporary United
States culture His thesis. "A Song
A Dance, A Play is reported by
TINE magazine 20 be "one Of the
most readable Phi d dissertations
ever written" A frequent con-
tributor TO various magazines de-
voted to poetry. DR. Collins mar
rative poem. jungle Saga" was
published in the l945 spring edi-
ton Of Poet Lore" He has recent
ly completed a book review which
will appear in the current edition
Of the journal OF American Folk
lore y
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15

A strangely assorted group Of
people: Roy wilkins. Fredi
Washington. and Leon Hardwick
OF California. etc. are putting the
heat on M-G-M to prevent stage
production of "St. Louis Woman"
with Lena Horne. Move is all
to the good. Course the objec-
tors are keeping Lena out Of II
by saying she is being forced to
do IL against her will. Don't be
cynical
Bet the Bunche promotion "a
memb ers of the Anglo-American
Caribbean Commission is smooth
move to eventually get him out OF
his former administrative job. You
know, administrative. when you
give other people orders. That
great Bulgarian democrat. Byrnes
couldn't have that
Cab Galloway and Claude
Hopkins are In . feud. Cab is
'sposed to have knitted old-timer
Claude. Claude SAYS Cab Is too
big for his britcheS.
Don't be trcked by this Pear
Harbor stuff about FDR. The two
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
BIG GAME

Last week it was disclosed that the Sinclair Oil
Company had won a concession for the develop
ment of the oil resources of all Ethiopia. 1t is a
fifty-fve year deal 1t will be remembered that
the Firestone rubber interests took over Liberia
some years ago and now the Sinclair oil boys have
bagged Ethiopia We have heard lot about big
game hunting in Africa and the two socaled indie
pendent republics of the dark continent proved to
be sitting ducks for our hunters.
Mr.. Sinclair told the press that his company in
return for the oil as 'assu1nelftam litigation
to promote the general welfare of Ethiopia and if
the venture proves profitable, the company will
carry out its policy Of devoting part of such profits
for the benefit Of the country from which they are
derived
1t is conceivable that Mr. Sinclair means what
he says and that the deal will rebound to the benefit
of Ethiopia. Statistics may show that the Fire
stone interests have brought material benefits to
Liberians. Nevertheless, we believe that some in
ternational safeguards should be established to
prevent profiteers from losing sight of their obga-
tions to the people they exploit Unless this is done
we shall start all over again down the old road of
Imperialism which has kept millions of peoples in
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15


does speak.
In his column last week, he gave
expression 10 his thoughts and put
into words the emotions he felt as
he stood alone in company OF
white reporters and watched his
country. in the person Of lis Presl-
dent. hang the nations highest
military award-the Congressional
Medal Of Honor-around the necks
~ 28 American soldiers--not one
OF whom was a non-white.
McAlpin mentions only two Ne
groes who he felt certainly should
have been considered. From re-
ports we have read from Negro
and a few white war correspon-
dents. too. we could mention at
least dozen from this war whom
the President deliberately over
looked And we could add two or
three japanese Americans. who as
members OF the l0lst Division,
saved the day for the American
forces in Italy.
But that is not the point in
Harry McAlpin's column which in
terested us most. What impressed
us was the complete truthfulness
OF this lead sentence from his
article:
AS rule. most Of us Negroes
are miraculously able 10 keep
sense Of stability despite this rot
ten system OF racial segregation
which is practiced and cdndoned
~ America
You do not have 70 work in the
feld Of race relations. like We do,
20 know how true that statement
really is. There are times when
you could explode; instead you
keep still or pass il off with a
smile Bat you do not forget. And
Wnat hurts most is the sheer dumb
ness OF the prejudice-ridden mind
which looks upon this show OF
stability" in all Of Americas So
called minority groups as a sign
that they are satisfied" or hap
Ply over their lot,
This is VI Day and we have
just been listening 10 group OF
Negro workers thinking out loud.
Here Is our recollection OF what
these presently unemployed De-
troit workers were saying. We
mention IL because IL Ats in so well
with wha, Harry McAlpin was try
inE 10 get over in his column.
Why hundreds-maybe thou
sands--of Negroes were not
charged with reasonable utter
snces or something like that dur
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
Red Cross VIII
Open New Series
In Home Nursing

Mrs Bruce Douglas, chairman
Of home nursing service Of the
Detroit. Wayne county chapter.
American Red Cross. announces a
new series OF courses in home
nursing 10 be held at the Detroit
Headquarters. l53 f.. Elizabeth
street and throughout the county
this fall and winter season.
There are two courses scheduled:
the long course Of "a hours. con-
sistng of one tWo-hour lesson a
week and the short accelerated
course Of six lessons. In the latter
the student learns the simple basic
skills in the home care OF the sick.
She observes the demonstrations
and then practices until procedures
have been perfected.
THE SHORT COURSE is taught
by selected nurses authorized by
the Mldwestern Area Nursing
Service, American Red Cross, who
have successfully completed one OF
the 36-hour conferences which are
now being offered To chapters
throughout this area. Detroits con-
ference will be held Oct. through
6.
The program being undertaken
this month is being carried on for
the purpose OF enrolling an ultl-
mate quota OF $4,000 persons in
Red Cross Home Nursing classes.
Emergencies OF reconversion give
this training added importance In
the home, first. because OF the
critical. continuing need OF gradu-
ate nurses; second, 10 help the
returned serviceman in the home
in cases where further GONZALES
cent care is needed; third the girls
who expect 10 marry as soon as
their fancees return become bet
ter home makers and health
builders: and fourth. it aids the
still busy doctor. Call Cadillac
1900 for further information and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15

poverty and subsection throughout the non-white
world.
Despite all the fancy talk and fine intentions,
profits have taken precedence over human welfare
in every system of imperialism known to modern
man. Domination of these independent countries
by corporations may be inevitable to some people.
We are not, however, pursuing the path of world
peace if corporate interests are left free to do what
they will among the small nations. We hope that
the United Nations Organization takes due note of
these developments.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15

/ ing this war is another tribute to
their sense Of stability The tom
myrot the daily press and our pub
lie officials dished out to Negroes
and all Of the other so-called mi
norities about this being "A war
70 preserve democracy" WI S
! enough to turn the stomach OF any
decent American. That those SOL
diers who were drafted ever stood
it is hard 10 believe. Maybe they
blew their tops in England and
France. but the censors would not
let word OF that get back here to
the home folk.
And why any boy or girl who
was not drafted. ever worked up
sufficient patriotism to volunteer
for service in jim-crowed army
and 10 fight and die to make the
world Safe for Autocrscy.' is
something else we shall never
understand
Now that VI Day has been
proclaimed and the war is legally
at an end. there will be more Of
these common men and women"
giving vent to their real thoughts
and their feeling too. Literally
hundreds Of Negroes We have
talked with since We Day have
made no secret OF the fact that
they were far more elated over
the defeat Of Germany than they
were over the defeat Of Japan.
This was not due to any love Of the
japanese people Most Negroes,
like most other Americans. knew
next 10 nothing about Japan be-
fore Pearl Harbor Rather what af-
finity they feel for the Japanese is
based solely upon a color complex
stimulated and intensified by the
methods used by the American
press, radio. cartoonists and Amer
lean Enthusiastically Man Power
Chief Paul McNutt and an appre-
ciable number OF Southern sem
ators-in appealing TO the color
prejudice OF bigoted. narrow
minded, color-conscious Ameri-
cans
These people regarded the war
with Japan as a race war and they
made no pretense at concealinE
their feelings that no propaganda
was too vile and no weapon too
inhuman 10 use on those little
Acowo devils" as they +. cys wont
10 call them.
Well. all ~ the little brown
devils" in this "One World" Of ours
are not in Japan; and all Of them
were not al war against America!
We suspect that on this WI Day
there are a few hundred millions
little brown devils and big white
ones. too. in India. Burma. South
Africa. South America-snd in
these United States-who are not
50 sure that il was good thing
for future world peace that Ameri-
can and British superior resources
in money. science and material
won out over the fighting skill.
courage and tenacity OF Japan's
little brown devils"
We cannot stifle the thought that
maybe the history Of the next ten
years will show that the Chinese
have no reason 10 feel secure over
their American British financed
victory.
Certainly the Jews in Poland
have M reason 10 rejoice over Po-
lands liberation and our poll
tax Secretary OF State. Negro.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-15
Iater-rucioi House
Receives New Farm

NEW YORK.-Baroness Cath
crime DeHeuck Doherty, Russian
born director Of Friendship House,
a Catholic settlement house in
Harlem for both colored and
white. has announced the acquir-
ing by her organization OF a new
farm in Marathon City, Wis, to
be used as the headquarters for
their Friendship House Summer
School OF Inter-rscial Technique.
Beginning next July an eight
weeks course on inter-racial prob
lens and their cure will be Of
fered TO members Of all races in
an effort TO promote closer hsr-
mony and understanding among
the races This farm was a gift OF
Bishop Bernard J Shell. Roman
Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Of Chi
csgo.