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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

mits the following testimony as
representative OF unanimous senti-
ment of all but one OF the men,
berS interviewed in the saith Bat
talon:
They had men Of ability and
leadership in the Negro Oersonnel
OF the unit While overseas. Negro
personnel made possible the ad-
vaneement of many white firSt
class petty officers 10 chief petty
officers. most OF whom were trans
ferred out Of the unit upon return
10 the United States
Men stated that while they were
overseas they We're promised that
as soon as they were qualified as
10 technical skill and time in serv-
ice that they would be. given az.
propriate promotions. Later the
promise was changed until when
they got back 70 the states. Now
that they have been back in the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

CALENDAR

Saturday. March I7-In,er-fra,er.
nal basketball. YMCA. nm.
Sunday. March 1S-Fashion show.
Twelve Horseman Civic Cen.
ter. tpm.
singapore Joe" Lecture. Art
Institute. $3.50 pm.
Wendell E Green Lecture.
iMCA 3:55 pm.
Monday. March l9-Rev John NJ
Miles Lecture YWCA $50
pm.
Tuesday. March sen
Groups and Practices Glasses
-2l4 Convention hall, I pm.
-
Wednesday. March sl--A IClayton
Powell s. Metropolitan Bsp-
list las pm.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Nv CHARLES !. wARTMAN

DECLARING that they do not OPP
rose the Medical Center as such
but that the objection is based up
on the possibility that the Negroes
who live in the area will be home
less the United Housing Commit
tee on Medical Center. issued a
statement this week at Bethel
AME church.
, The statement. which was pre-
scented to the public during the
program for New York's Con-
gresham Adam Clayton Pow
ell. was drawn up ut the regu-
lar meeting of the committee on
Thursday Of last week whrn
committees were announced and
the name was adopted.
THE COMMITTEES, with their
chairmen. were announced as fol-
lows: finance. J Will Cooper
chairman: legal. Edward Turner
chairman: speakers, Charles Sim.
mons: promotion. James Ander.
son, chairman: program. James
Taylor, chairman. executive sec
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Clinton WOOdsOn
Begins Sentence

Clinton B. WoodSon. convicted
of perjury in 1912 and sentenced
10 serve two TO Is years in prison,
surrendered 10 authorities at Jack
son Prison Tuesday night. Commit
merit papers for his Identification
were sent 10 the prison Tuesday
morning by the sheriff's office.
i, WoodSon, 326 Friedrich street, was
Convicted following testimony IN
Which he repeatedly gave answers
al the trial Of grand jury defend
ants which differed from those
given before the one-man grand
jury. The united States Supreme
Court refused 10 review his case.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

Negro Tankers Maui NaZi Troops
Delegation In
Washington To
Push FEPC Bill

Members Of more than 20
labor. civic. social and church
groups went to Washington
Sunday night 10 urge Senator
Vandenberg and the Wayne
county representatives in Con-
gress to support a permanent
Fair employment Practices
Committee.
Citing Transfers Union Local
299 as an example, the delesa-
ton called TO the congressmen's
attention the fact that diScrimi-
nation against minority group
workers Is causing artificial
manpower shortages.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Crack Down On
Discrimination In
St. Louis Plant

In an effort to crack the racial
discrimination practiced by the
McQueen-Norris company in ST.
Louis, the Fair Practice Commit
tee Of the UAW-CIO. in its meet
ing in the McAlpin hotel in New
York last Tuesday. voted 10 60 to
St. Louis and hold a hearing and
also TO send one OF the interna-
tional organizers 10 St LOUIS TO
prepare evidence against the COM
pany.
Following hearing held by the
Fair Employment Practices Com
mittee last fall the McQueen-Nor-
ris company was ordered 10 dis
continue its practice OF racial dis
elimination against Negro work
erS.
OSCAR NOBLE. international
organizer, is now in st. Louis to
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Seven Hundred
Vote To Picket
The City Hall

Seven hundred property owners
living in the area bounded by
Myrtle, Henry. Trumbull and
Fourteenth street voted unan-
mously az a meeting Mo-da night
10 picket the City Hall on the
morning Of March IS when con-
demnation procedure for he area
is submitted 10 the Common Coun-
Gil.
Seldom Atherton. president Of an
organization tentatively named the
Property Owners association. heads
the citizens in protesting the pro-
posed mass eviction OF residents Of
the area.
ATHERTON said: Only through
the combined strength OF all prop
erty owners associations in the city
can We stop this nonsense Of out
siders showing taxpayers around in
order 70 make new homes for tram
sientS."
The organization made plans 70
issue 10000 pamphlets concerning
the matter. A mass meeting has
been scheduled for Monday.
March 10. to determine further
action OF the property owners.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
James r. Kyle,
Michigan Barber
Inspector, Dies

James r Kyle. state barbering
inspector. died al his home al 405
Ferry Saturday morning Kyle,
who came 10 Detroit q years ago
from GadSen. Ala. has been in
business here for the past ls years
For a number Of years Mr.. Kyle
was the proprietor OF barber
shop az 1906 ST. Antoine street,
and later established the Palmer
State Barber Shop at the corner Of
Beaubien and Palmer. selling the
shop in December of 1914 He has
been barber inspector for the state
Of Michigan for the past six years.
THE MASTER BARBERS' or
ganization, local group. was
formed and headed ,hg Mr.. Kyle.
He is survived byNHwidow. Mrs.
Jessie Kyle: a. daughter, Mrs.
Edna Bell a son. Orlando: a ne
phew. William Kyle. and two
brothers, Joseph and Edward
Kyle. -
FUNERAL SERvICES were
held Wednesday al Metropolitan
Baptist church. Buriai vas az Me-
mortal Park cemeterS.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17
Seriously Considering
Post Schermer Says

II. Watkins, Attorney Cecil Row
lette. Atty. Edward Simmons,
Charles Edgecombe. Warren Box,
John Ballengcr. DR.. Bruce Dong
las and Daniel R4en zsss J. 7 -,
Schsfnsr 40 ~ ~ tilsf3 ~ -
1.ser sf-MERMFr Pc
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-17

eial patterns which he enunciated
two years ago.
Councilman John c. Lodge de-
ferred further discussion of hous-
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DTsee TANKERs, Page 4
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~See FUNERAL, Page Z
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~ See ST. LOUIS. Page Z
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OSCAR NOBLE. international
organizer, is now in ST. Louis to
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Mrs. HoughteIing Sounds Plea
For Aid at Home for IncurobIes

"a separate room for every patient,
and sliding scale of prices adjusted
to special needs and resources. No
one except the individual and his
family, knows the particular ar
rangement when there is need for
one.
Cheerful Outlook.
"Those who enter the Home of
Incurables do not leave all hope
behind them either" Mrs. Hough-
telling asserts. "On the contrary
their cheerful outlook on life and
what its tomorrows hold, is a con-
tinuous challenge to those of us who
are privileged to work among them. !"
Twenty out of the 100 patients
are unable to come to the dining
room for their meals. Thirty re-
quire help in reaching the dining
room or in being part of any of
the general convocations. Assist
ance in helping feed patients is
needed.
Nursing assistance with bedside
care of patients, particularly during
the forenoon hours, is urgently
needed daily and Sundays.
ANY one who has helped take
care of a sick person can lend a
helping hand in our emergency,
Evening star., 1945-01-07

Mrs. Houghteling emphasizes. 1--WE
shall be grateful for trained skill
but 1t Is not q requisite for the
kind Of service for which our need
is greatest"
All Help Is Welcome.
There isn't any kind of volunteer
help for which the Home sfor In
+curables will not be thankful, 1t
was pointed out. Assistance is
needed In the sewing room in the
upkeep of bed linen and other sup
plies, just as 1t is in the mending
of patients garments and general
sewing for them. Typing, book
keeping and other forms of clerical
assistance also are sorely needed.
Help in the carrying of patients
trays. and with the switchboard will
be boon too.
Bed-ridden patients look forward
eagerly to the visits of those who
can read to them, or write an oc-
casional letter which will keep them
in touch with dear ones.
If you have any sheets, pillow
cases, towels, or washable bed
spreads tucked away that you are
not using, the Home for Incurables
needs them. 1t also needs clean,
old, white materials for use in its
cancer ward. Mail or leave them at
the Home for Incurables, 3720 Upton
street NV. If packages are too
large to make this expedient, tele-
phone Woodley 372O, and a member
Evening star., 1945-01-07

Mexico later facilitated signing of a
treaty in 1886 between this Country
and Mexico to protect lives of mi
gratory birds and animals. During
the construction of the Panama
Canal, he worked on a biological
survey there for the Smithsonian
Institution and the War and Agri-
culture Departments.
Maj. Goldman served with the
Army Sanitary Corps in France in
the World War He is the author
of more than 180 publications, in
Guiding descriptions of approx
mately 280 species and subspecies of
mammals new to science.
Co-workers honored Maj. Gold
man at party on December 80, the
day he retired. It was the second
time they had bid the veteran
naturalist farewell. He was retired
in July, 1943, and recalled to active
service a month later.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

|of the Board Of Lady Managers will
find q way to collect them.
Proud Of Institution.
Mrs. Houghteling is proud that
this Washington institution, which
will be 66 years old in March, has
managed to keep functioning prac-
tically at full capacity, without
serious curtailment OF its human
itarian services, despite acute war;
time nursing, orderly and help
shortages and steadily mounting
costs,
Civic and humanitarian service
have literally always been part of
Laura Delano Houghteling's daily
life, for she is the daughter Of
Frederic A. Delano, nationally
known city and park planner, and
civic leader. Under her fathers
guidance, even during her college
days at Bryn Mawr, she took it for
granted that good works for a needy
cause would be combined with her
own social activities.
This fall, she took moving into a
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Goldman 10 Leave
WiIdIife Service

Maj. Edward A. Goldman, II, OF
2702 Seventeenth street NE, a
leading authority on native North
American mammals, has retired
from the Fish and Wildlife Service
OF the Interior Department after So
years as Government biologist.
At the age of 18, Maj. Goldman
entered the Biological Survey of the
Agriculture Department as assistant
to the late DR.. E. w. Nelson, field
worker and later chief of the survey.
The two went to Mexico in 1892.
During the IA years he then spent
below the Rio Grande, Maj. Gold
man shot many of the birds now
mounted in the collection at the
National Museum.
Maj. Goldman's knowledge of
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Southern Authors Award
Goes 10 Holding Carter

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The South
ern Women's National Democratic
Organization in New York, Inc, to-
day announced its 1914 Southern
Authors award has been made to
Holding Carter for his book, 1.-THE
Winds of Fear"
Honorable mention was given to
Josephus Daniels, author of THE
Wilson Era;" Katherine Anne Por-
ter, THE Leaning Tower" Hubert
Footner, Rivers of Eastern S ore y
and Edith Pope. "Colcorton."
This is the 9Th consecutive year
the 500 award has been made, the
Organization said. The committee
on award was composed of Irita Van
Doren, Prof. Hatcher Hughes and
Burton Rascoe.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

new home at 234l Kalorama road,
right In her stride without, In any
way, curtailing activities for which
she had already scheduled herself
as a worker with the Community
War Fund drive, in addition to Red
Cross duties with the District Chap
ter and her work In the library at
Nationak Red Cross headquarters
One OF Washington's most gracious
hostesses, she is never too busy to
bring this same charm of manner
to any civic chore.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

one less IOrtu-
nate, Mrs. James
L a W r e n C e
H o u g h t e ! ing,
new president of
the Board of
Lady Managers
of the Home for
Incurables, ur-
gently requests
help for those
who cannot help
themselves.
"Pl e a S e ! e t
your New Year
resolutions in
C Ind q som o
Evening star., 1945-01-07

volunteer assist Mrs. HouEhteling.
ance for this institution dedicated
to God and suffering humanity, -
she pleads. ut is our city's only
refuge for the incurably ill, and
we are the only institution between
New York and Richmond which
cares for cancer patients"
All ages are cared for there, with
Evening star., 1945-01-07
By JESSIE FAINT EVANS,

At this time when so many of
us are discovering one sure way to
find relief from our war worries and
sorrows is to do something for some
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
K. P. Mistake
Says General

Santa Ana, Calf, Oct. A P
Forty Army Air Forces veterans,
former prisoners Of war. have hung
up their dishtowels and put away
their potato-peeling knives they
are off X. p.
The fact that they went on kit
chen-police duty Sunday after ar
irving Saturday was IAN admins
trative error which | have correct
ed said Brig. Gen. Arthur f. Eas-
Textbook. commanding officer OF
the Army air base here. His state
ment added:
1T is not the policy Of this base
for liberated prisoners OF war to do
X. p. II is our policy to afford them
every facility a grateful nation can
bestow."
Among the 40 who washed coffee
cups and scraped trays Sunday is
Staff Sgt. Jacob D. Deshazer, who
participated in Jimmy Dolit.le's
Tokyo raid. Deshazer was In a Jap
anese prison camp 40 months. in
GLIDING "a months in solitary con
flnement.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
Colchester on
Stretch

Manila. Oct. 2-AP-The Globe
ster Jumped the Hump OF China,
passed the halfway mark In its
flight around the world, and today
bit the long Pacific trail for home.
reaching Manila after a 1.il5-mile
hop from Running. China.
Passengers had a three-hour sop
before boarding a new plane-the
Bataan Meteor-for the 1.5s7-mile
flight to Guam. Another change Of
planes will be made at San Fran
cisco as the flight moves toward
the conclusion OF its race to round
.he earth at $50 miles an hour.
Five stops, including the last at
Washington. remain after Guam
With the remaining hops averaging
2,O57 miles each.
The Colchester plapa Is expected
to reach Honolulu at II a. m. Wed.
nesday. Honolulu time 4:30 p. m.
ES.T).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02

Well-informed japanese sources
said Higashi.kuni himself might
resign in the face OF increasing
criticism Of his governments fail
ing to formulate a concrete plan to
alleviate the shortage of food.
housing and fuel before the rapid
~ approaching winter.
These sources said Vice Pre-
mier Prince Fumimaro konoye
might lead the exit march in gen
eral clearing out Of cabinet minis
tiers and other government leaders
formerly aligned with the Japa-
nese war machine.
japanese political observers said
that il Higashi-kuni tumbled from
office Konoye would be one OF the
leading candidates to take his
place. and that il Higashi-kuni
were retained, Konoye probably
would be forced to resign.
Tokyo's newspapers, enjoying
new Allied guaranteed freedom OF
the press. attacked Japanese gov
eminent 'inefficiency" and "secre-
pv"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
Army Air Base to
be Abandoned

The last war weary B-24 Liberia
tor bomber was scheduled to leave
the Willow Run Plant, where many
OF them were built and all of them
recdonditioned, today. The first OF
the last three war wearies to be
at the bomber plant roared OF the
airport about 1880 this morning.
The others-The Little Sleeper and
Hold That Tiger-were scheduled
TO 90 this afternoon.
Workers engaged in the rejuvin-
ating process have dwindled off
gradually. the first leaving Friday.
The Ford Motor Co. was in charge
of the work.
Battle scared ships, veterans OF
both the European and Pacinc
fronts, began coming in May to the
giant plant, which produced more
than 5000 B-24s before closing its
doors last June. At the peak, which
was reached in July. there were
over 500 of the returned Liberators
undergoing repairs. Many OF the
bombers had seen over 100 mis-
sions. All planes reconditioned
have been flown to Altus. Okla, to
be stored
The Air Transport Command.
which has taken charge OF the
bombers as they rolled off the as.
sembly lines, and has been in
charge of their reconditioning
since the closing Of the plant. was
scheduled to leave Offices at the
Willow Run Plant today. The
ATC has maintained officers at the
Bomber Plant since November,
1914. The original office was In
command of Captain Clarence Nc
Elroy, Ypsilanti who remained as
commander until May. 1915. Pres
ent commander. 1t. Edward Massi-
no, has been in command since
September |. .
Also leaving the premises of the
Bomber Plant will be the remain
ing members OF the Air Base staff.
located on the east side OF the fly.
ing field. The base, officially the
3509th AT base unit. which has
been located at Willow Run since
July, 1912, and at its present loca-
ton since May, 1913, closed offici-
ally Monday.
About 80 days will be required to
remove the equipment. The So
men who remain will stay until all
properly is out.
Over $500 men were stationed AZ
the Air Base there at peak. taking
the ground crew training that was
being offered there. Last OF the
planes based there left today.
Personnel OF the base will 20 10
Romulus Air Base to await trans
fer TO other units. The 1909 Az
base until will be disbanded. Major
ID. r. Blanford. base commander.
announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
Roosevelt
Tax Hinges
on Politics

Washington, Oct. PAP More
trouble for Elliott Roosevelt popped
up in Congress today.
A 400 .000-word record OF the in
ves.igation into his financial trou-
bles was filed with the House yes.
terday.
But Ways and Means Committee
members. both Republicans and
Democrats. told a reporter It left
unanswered this question:
Should Elliott be required to
pay income tax on the S196.000 he
didn't repay on a 5000, 900 loan from
John A. Hartford"
:, The committeeman said the CUES
ton should be settled because 9TH
erwise the government stands TO
lose between $4,000 and $4,000.
This condition exists, they said.
because the Bureau OF Internal
Revenue ruled-and the committee
concurred-that Hartford was mo-
liable for a tax on the $4,000.
The Republicans said they
thought Elliott should be forced to
pay. The Democrats said they
weren't sure.
The Republicans also urged tha-
further inquiry be made into other
loans reported to have been made
to Elliott. Democrats had no COM
ment on this.
In his testimony made public yes
terday Elliott took issue with Re-
publican contentious that the late
President played an important
part in arranging the 100000 loan
and initiated" its $4,000 settle
ment by Jesse Jones, then Score.
tary of Commerce..
Elliott said his father knew OF
and approved the transactions, but
did not instigate them. He added
that he, himself, asked Jones to
settle the debt. Jones. however,
testified the President asked him
to intervene:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02

people wouldn't have to pay any
tax at all.
In their case, then. the cut really
would bo 100 per cent reduction.
They'd be tax-free.
Now go up the scale a bit 10
people paying surtax and normal
tax. Wiping out the three per cent
normal tax on some Of them actu-
ally would amount to good deal
more than three per cent
Here are some examples
Take a man. Jones. who makes
S1,100 a year and has three de-
penderts.
Under the law he gets a $500 eN.
emptior for each OF the three de-
pendents. That's $500. Before
figuring his surtax. he's supposed
to subtract that $500 from his
income
But in this case Jones income is
only S1,100 a year. Therefore
since his deductions are more than
his income-he doesn't have to pay
surtax.
But when IL comes to figuring his
normI tax. he can only claim a
$500 deduction for himself. when
he subtracts that from his sl,leO
income. plus his deductible ex-
penses. his normal tax OF three per
cent is about SIS.
So by wiping out the three per
cent normal taxes. Jones entire tax
would be wiped out
Now suppose Jones was making
$500 a year. When he takes out
$500 Tor expenses. $500 deduction
for himself and dependents his sur
tax is $3.50.
But his normal tax turns out 10
be $125. n you add that sl35 to
the $3.50 surtax. his total tax is
$685..
But II the normal tax Of si35 -
wiped out, IT'S more than a three
per cent cut in his total tax. It's
actually a IS per cent cut
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
u vi Obtains
aniIy Units

Thirty-nine two family trailers, =
total OF rs units. have been acquir-
ed by the University of Michigan
from the Willow Run housing pro
ject II. V. Brenttinger, general
manager OF the project, announced
today.
The trailers will be located on n
two-and-one-half acre plot less than
a mile south OF the campus. will
start Immediately. The Ann Arbor
City Council Monday night approx
ed tho University application to in
stall plumbing and other necessary
fixtures.
The University Board Of Regents
voted TO appropriate $4,000 to I'm
ance the project. Robert Briggs.
vice president OF the L. OF NJ, said.
The University will sustain a loss
in the transportation and setting up
OF the houses in order TO insure
their suitability" They should he
ready for occupancy by Nov. /, he
said.
Officials OF the University ac-
CURED the trailers from the Federal
Public Housing Authority. whose
Offices are in Cleveland. and will
pay to the FPHA one dollar a year
rental fees for each unit.
The units will be used by the
University to house married vet
Grams attending school under the
CT Bill Of Rights.
There have been mild complaints
about housing. comment being thar
veterans are to be housed in trail
ers while other students live in
million dollar dormitories. Uni
versity officials have stated that
efforts would be made to provide
comfortable rooms for all students