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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
INTERPRETIVE
The War
BY KIRKE [. S,vDso,
Associated Press W. sun

The Russians advance u rraly .
lin down the Oder river N p Be-
ridor in Brandenburg annoy 9O$ Oh
ed down dow on the last Lap, but r'S S s.'7
er due to concentrated NJ W, iSA's
lance Or to a Russian T nsn! s''s
bring up forces for the final riu s d
river vs; plunge is far from a'- sY.s s,'&
There remain only two oi.,'
fensive bastions of the oSs NV d
position, Frankfurt and V En'a
both on the banks Of the river Ssa
Both are reported by Berli i, .'et
under immediate Russian No., 70 y
or artillery fire which iYnnlis so "A
Russian advance elements .s ny
beyond the front in the boy a.: AZ, wy
both sides of the Wartbe ,o pug y
Moscow outlined. ''''Na
If that is true, it means IN.
battle of the Oder crossing, @' NJ, e'
is in progress and the fate NJ NJ ,.'
lin is hanging in the balIan n, 9',
means also that the Russian ~.
mander of the main cutting v WIN
OF the forward sweep from tbs w
tula, Marshall Zhukov, has ,, '"
fled himself that his northern + E..y
stands in no grave danger NJ
Nazi counter thrust in force nv. ~
Pomerania which could pene tr,.
the Wathe (Warta) corridor 6es s'
ly enough to cut or jeopardjzs 4,
main communication lines. ally
So far as it can be traced 4,
right flank of the First White m, N.Y.
sian Army penetration wedga :,
the vicinity of the Oder is the on ~
real danger point. The indjcs,s,
line lies for miles from the wester,
side of the ,Danzig corridor alor.
the Vistula at no great distance
north of the Warthe river vsnsr
through which run main Russi.,
communications. Assuming that III,
Germans had concentrated heayg
forces in Pomerania above ,b,,
line, a relatively shallow break
through into the Warthe vsrr
could disrupt the Russian thres
to Berlin.
There has been no indication
from Russian or Nazi sources tha
any such German concentratiu
north of the Warthe has been #
progress. On the contrary, it seen
probable that Russian air scou.
have noted considerable move
ment of enemy forces westwar
out of Pomerania via Stettin I
escape the verN obvious danger
entrapment which the Russian ac
vance across the Oder plain ea'
of the river to within 40 miles {
Stettin represents.
South of the Wharf.-The, Russia
lines run along or at points b.
yond the Oder all the way to il
rise in the Moravian gap secto
There is no danger point there
invite a German counter attack III
less it could be mounted in IA
greater force then the Nazi con
mand has available for offenSv
purposes.
Thus there is a conviction thu
if there has been slowing Of tn
Russian pace, it is due more 10 Ell
forts to bring up the forces neces
sary for the final thrust than Il
intensified and heavily reinforce
German resistance east Of the ~
err. The Nazis hold too narrow al
restricted a bridgehead east
the river in the Frankfurt-kuStF
sector for more than delaying a
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
Daily Prayer
/, PRAYER OF Desperation

Driven to Thy presence by 'H'
consciousness that we nave lV'
where else to go for succor' We
crv aloud to Thee, O living anu
almighty God. in this hour u
deep need. Only Thou canst saw s
us. Impart into us clear dnp
steadfast confidence in Thy g0ou,
ness and in Thy power. May = v" w
know surely that the Eternal Uo4
is our refuge. In our eXtrem4,
only Thou canst deliver u.s. fo.,
give us, forgive us that we ma"
been SO slow to turn to Thee lo5
help. In fatherly forgiveness aD4
look upon us IN W. y,
necessity, and come to our help III
Jesus name Amen.-WT.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON N G.

his usefulness seemed over after that and
Foch put him on the shelf.
This practice of Stain seems to pay big
dividends He wins with this elementary rule
that nothing counts but winning War is't
football game where a gallant loser wins at
times almost as much acclaim as the victor
He is in,eed a realist and a very sensible
one.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
Army Red Cross Planning
To Handle Prisoner Mail

GEN ERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Luzon, Feb. 2.
-P)-Special provisions have been
made to deliver mail to Americans
and others recovered from Jap
anese prison and internment camps
in the Philippines.
Sixth Army Headquarters and
the Red Cross announced today
that mail should be addressed as
follows:
Name of person.
American Red Cross, Civilian
War Aid,
Sixth Army Headquarters, civil
Affairs Section,
APO 442, CO Postmaster, San
Francisco.
Postoffice, Army and Red Cross
Personnel will expedite delivery
to wherever the addresses are To-
Gated in liberated areas.
The Red Cross also announced
that rescued personnel, both mill
tary and civilian, may send brief
radio messages announcing their
safety to persons in the United
States and Allied nations. Mes
sages will be sent through Army
Signal Corps channels to the Red
Cross. Outright cash grants up to
60 pesos $4,000 ARE being made
to all rescued persons in need.
Approximately $4,000 messages
from throughout the world for per-
sons informed in the Philippines are
being delivered by the Red Cross
as fast as internees are released
or rescued. An alphabetical file
has been set up so that field re-
representatives. can determine quick
|ly whether any messages are on
file for the internees as they an.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
IF JOE ANSWERS
Navy Flooded Wit Oa''
About German Surrenoef

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 VI
The Navy-like the " a,'l. nh,
press corps-was flooded ' r.lr..
with inquiries checking up 0"
ors of a German surrendeI' n
After answering a nuII-0' nm.
such calls, one Navy officer y
ped: cta.s
Lets call Berlin. If Joe '''
answers, it's true,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03

cannot do what they said they
could do. They cannot restore Dem
ocracy because Democracy is
bungling and ineffectual.' The
muddled occupation of the Reich
would furnish Recommendation for
such propaganda line.
Copyright 1945 by United Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03
THOJGHT FOR TODAY

1t is very difficult for an Individual VINO
knows the Scripture ever to get away from
it. 1t haunts him like an old song. IL
follows him like the memory OF his mother.
II remains with him like the word OF
reverenced teacher. 1t forms part OF the
wark and wool of his life.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03

Go over the neck of your dresses
with a good cleaner after each
wearing to save cleaners bills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-03

one.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-21

O, vi vidite vse precrno.
Vendar pa vam moran nekoli-
ko priznati, da innate vsaj ne
kaj pray, ako pomislim, - od-
.vrne premisljeno Stranski, -
mislim, ako bi clovek vse to,
kar namerava napraviti, malo
bolj premislil, in hi Sc spomnil
ma posledice, bi marsikatera
krivica izostala. Toda kaj hi o
tenn premisljeval! Izpremeniti
ne moreno tega. To predpravi-
co ina starost. Zakaj bi 81 S tenn
grenili mladost. zivi in pusti
druge ziveti; to je mole geslo.
Pojdite, Wolf, pojdite lovit me-
tulje! - To je zopet rekel z
razposajenim naglasom.
- Ne, Stranski, "a tako delo
pa nisem. Pref bi bill cello zelo
divje narave, toda razmere so
prinesle takoj s seboj, da sem
postal resen. Take krivice, o
kateri sva ravnokar govorila, pa
nisem nikdar zakrivil. Kratko,
Stranski, meme ne smete sma-
trait "a kako cmeriko, akorav-
no sedaj mislim malo resneje
kot pa vi. Videti bi me morali
takrat pri huzarjih.
- Kaj, vi ste bill .pri huzar-
jih? o tenn nicesar ne vem. Po-
vejte mi vendar, kaj vas je tn
sem prineslo?
Stranski nenadoma obstane,
ker je slutil, da je bilo v njego-
vem vprasanju nekaj nedostoj-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-21

mega. Wolf ga mirno pogleda in
smu rece z bolestnim nasmehom:
Razmere, prijatelj, kate
rih sem Sc ze pref nekoliko do
taknil. Mogoce drugic kaj vec
O tenn; in potem o onem MIA
dem dekletu kaj ne? - Glas mu
zastane, iskal je 'besede, toda
Stranski ga prekine. Trdno mu
stisne roko.
- Razumem, Wolf, pravi
iskreno, - sal bi bio tudi sko-
da "a kaj tako sladkega in le-
pega. s.:
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-21
Pomladni sen
ROMAN II zIVLJENJA

Priredil I. Fl.

ClIhl az uOSCS1o uoO0eb III ~ Nv
bog ljubezni mad MIN zaradi te-
ga masceval. Wolf pa Sc je
vsem takim besedam smejal in
trdil, da je proti TAXI bolezni
varno cepljen.
Toda usoda ga je zalotila, lju-
bezen je prisla mad MEGA, veli-
ka, mocna sila, proti kateri Sc
.je boril vso svojo mocjo, XII
mu je bila lastna toda zaman
- podlegel je!
Bio je v cerkvi. Pred MIN je
sedela mlada deklica. Oblecena
je bila v priprosto crno obleko
in je inela angleski slamnik ma
plavih kodrastih laseh. Napol il
radovednosti napol liz dolgocas-
ia jo je opazoval, kako SO bile
njene oci polne poboznosti upr-
te v duhovnika. V njenem obra-
zu Sc je zrcalila otroska nedolz-
most in dostojnost, kar ga je
tako zelo prevzelo. zal, da ME-
mega obraza nj mogel popolno-
ma videti; zato pa Sc je tenn
bolj zagledal v njen obraz cd
strani, XII je bill cudovito lep in
nezen - fin, raven nos, sladka
usta in memo zaokrozena grada.'
Zavzel Sc je da dekleta ne bo
iapustil izpred oci. Po konca-
nem cerkvenem opravilu Sc je
pozuril do vrat in pred cerkvijo
je cakal svojo neznanko.
ze cd dalec jo je videl priha-
jati in bill je presenecen n a d
memo ljubkostjo - angelsko
lep, malo bled obrazek, katere-
ga je krasilo dvoje cudovitih
oci. Stopi il ma pot; deklica ga
nehote pogleda - njegove veil
ke oci so pocivale ma njej, da il
je rdecica pobaryala snezno be-
10 oblicje. Takoj nato sc ije iz-
gubila v gnjeci. In &c 81 je Sc
toliko prizadeval, je nj videl vec.
Nejevoljen je Sci dale in bill je
V skrbeh, ako jo DO Sc kdaj vi
del. - Popoldne je Sci svo-
jim prijateljem ma izprehod. Le-
po vreme je izvabilo mnogo lju-
di ma prosto. Sc vedno misli ma
dekleta. Men obraz in pogled
njenih oci mu nj hotel il spomi-
ma. Kdo je ia deklica?
- Tako molcite danes, Wolf
- pravi prijatelj, - gotovo 20
pet mislite ma kako strategicno
vprasanje.
- Ne, Stranski, ne, - pravi
Wolf. - Ma kar zdajle mislim,
ne morete nikdar uganiti.
- No, ko bi bill kdo drugi, bi
z vsem prepricanjem trdil, da
vam v glavi strasi kaka zenska;
toda vi; pref bi mislil ma konec
sveta.
- Ako pa je pri vsem tenn
tako? - rece Wolf smeje.
- Kaj, ali prav slisim? vi?
- Da, da, danes zjutraj sem
v cerkvi videl tako lepo dekli-
co kot Sc nikdar poprej. Toda
najbrze ne hodi v nobeno druz-
bo, drugace hi jo gotovo poznal.
In Wolf popisuje memo zu-
nanjost tako nazorno, da sc
Stranski glasno zasmeje in pra-
vi:
- Mislim, da jo poznam in
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-21
(Nadalievanje)

Bila je sicer revna, toda zelo
lepa, XII je bila, kot je sin kma-
lu opazil, velika koketka, XII nj
prav mic skrivala svojih custev
in je prieela razgrinjati mreze
pred lepim mladenicem, XII j je
mnogo bolj ugajal, kot pa sta
rikavi MOI. Toda Wolf nj ho-
tel razumeti njene wade; zato
ga je ocrnila pri njegovem oce-
tu, XII je dal vec ma meme solze
in tozbe kot pa mosko besedo
svojega sina, tako da je prosil
"a premestitev in je uzaljen od-
Sci il rodnega mesta.
Tako je poteklo nekaj let. Je-
"a mad tenn, da Sc je sprl oce-
tom, XII mu je bill vedno tako
udan, ga je trla. Toda bill je pre-
ponosem, da bi Sc mu Sc enkrat
priblizal, kajti ko je to prvic
poskusil, je bill ma vpliv macehe
zavrnjen.
Cello svojo castnisko sluzbo
pri konjenici je moral zaradi
prevelikih stroskov zamenjati S
sluzbo pri pehoti, medtem ko je
njegov brat Erwin, XII je bill bolj
diplomaticen, pill il zivljenja v
velikih pozirkih. Wolf 81 je mo-
raj cello svoje izdatke zelo ONE
jiti, kajti po materi je dobil sa-
mo skromen delez; vsak ocetov
prispevek je ponosno odklonil.
Toda manjkalo mu nj nicesar,
ker je bill prav po spartansko z
malim zadovoljen.
Mnogokrat ga je povabil k Sc
bi najbogatejsi bankir v mestu
in nobena skrivnost nj bila, "a
kaj edna domaca razvajena hci,
cvetoca plavolaska, mu je jasno
kazala svojo naklonjenost. To-
da proti njej Sc je vedno obna-
Sal hladno in je svoje obcevanje
V bankirjevi hisi omejil samo
ma najpotrebnejse.
Lepa Gabriela je bila neuto-
lazljiva; do sedaj je bila izpol-
njena Sc vsaka njena zelja in
ravno ia najbolj pekoGa zelja
maj bi ostala neizpolnjena? Ia
vzela Sc je, da DO zastavila vse,
da postane njegova zena, ne gle
de nato, ako jo ljubi, ali ne.
Cetudi so ga zenske obozeva-
le, Sc "a to nj brigal in jje bill
proti MIN popolnoma brezbri-
zen; nikdo mu v tenn oziru nj
mogel nicesar ocitati, dasirav-
no SO njegovi tovarisi zelo pa
zili mani. Drazili so ga in mu
prerokovali, da bo tudi MEGA
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-07-21
sem jo ze veckrat videl.
- Kje pa, ako smem vprasa

sem jo ze veckrat videl. y
- Kje pa, ako smem vprasa-
ii?
Stranski ne odgovori, temvec
gleda pozorno naravnost naprej.
Naenkrat pa opazi nekaj in pri
tenn pokaze S prstom ma dive de-
klici, XII ste ravno prihajali ma
sproti.
- Ali je mogoee tale ma le-
vi strani?
- Da, "a Boga,. ia je, - po-
trdi Wolf razburjen. - Ali ste
ze kdaj videli kaj tako krasne-
ga?
Deklica je takoj spoznala
castnika, katerega je videla zju-
traj in pri njegovem bistrem
pogledu povesi oci in zardi. Ker
je bila nedelja, je bila oblecena
" belo obleko, v kateri je izgle-
dala kot utelesena cistost in ne
dolznost. Ko je sla mimo, vpra-
sa Stranski:
vi bi tedaj radi vedeli, kdo
je ia deklica? - To je Maria
Winter in je modistinja.
Modistinja? - Ko Wolf
ponovi to- besedo, je njegov glas
zvenel zacuden in skoro never
jeten.
- Da, modistinja v salonu
gospe Gunde ma Rolandovem tr-
gu.
- Odkod veste to?
- Cd mojega prijatelja Har-
ia, XII ina zelo dober nos in vse
zasledi. To dekle je tukaj neka-
ko cd marca; toda zelo tezko sc
il kdo pribliza, kot pravi Hart.
Mogoce We to il izkusnje, to-
da tega naravnost ne pove. Lip
ska utica Il, drugo nadstropje,
tam stanuje pri neki vdovi NAL
mar. To je vse, kar YAM morem
povedati. skoda, da JAZZ nisem
zenska, - kajti to mora biti
blazenost, ako yam tako dekle
posadi klobuk ma glavo.
Tako govori dale, medtem ko
Wolf poslusa yes raztresen. Mo-
distinja je bila tedaj - skoda!
In nehote vzdihne. Stranski ga
cd strani pogleduje.
- No, komu u je veljal ia
vzdih? Menda ne mali deklici?
Sal postajate popolnoma rdeci.
Ell, ej, prijatelj! In Stranski pre-
tece dvigne prst. Wolfov obraz
pa postane resen, ko pravi:
- Stranski, prosim vas, ne
hattie. Boil me. Dekle je tako
sladko in micno, da hi jo mogel
ma mestu ljubiti in sc porociti Z
MO.
- Zakaj vendar tako resno?
Sal jo morate tudi drugace lju-
biti in obozevati. Ali mislite ma
zenitev? Ali mislite, da ia mia
da dekleta ne mislijo tudi ma
to - pa, recem vam, TAXA de-
kleta znajo tako sladko in ta-
jinstveno poljubljati. Proc po-
trtostjo in uzivajte svojo MIA
dost. Pridobite 81 memo naklo-
njenost, ako YAM tako zelo uga-
ia - vam to ne bo tezko. Sal
zenske komaj cakajo nato. Ia
deklica vas tudi ne bo takoj
vprasala, eli jo mislite porociti.
kaj takega bi clovek ljubil, to-
da takoj poro5iti, tega pa ne. In
verjemite mi: to je najvecji ne
beski dar imeti tako. stvarco v
svojih rokc,.,.
To rece Stranski v svojem
navadnem, malo sirovem glasu.
- Stranski - pravi Wolf, ko
Sc ustavi in mu gleda narav-
most v oci. - Stranski! Ako ste
pa tudi resno premislili, kaj ste
rekli? Ali sc ne zavedate nizko-
sti, XII lezi v vasih besedah?
l.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
PAGE : tahr aohr abr daord aora
RORS DSR DRIVER

TNcdto;i Holloway. - ~ 9O+27
3 Mood. DSR driver. tod police
t05' 40 .;AaIS rad raoocd h.m. "
S3' WGie near " Jefferson and
r or Roa-e ms week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
End Summer Term
At West Virginia

INSTITUTE w. Va-Tho sum
r'g couNocat.0n If the san year
y '0e We, Virginia State college
ON Aus II bro 2nt 60 a close ;ae
,9l5 Summer session
Be, ics ,hc regular ur.r>c,.
workshops i'm Health Education ara
p La,n-A0efcau culture q nae
NAL -qAf.c >rnool SPECIAL COM
ter.accs lr extension Work and .0-
.,r.lcc training OF teachers Mere
...t
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Says Companion
Assaulted Her,
Took Her Cash

4 G6-Near-o,d WOMAN CN8, sC>
hat companion WIN WN0r' she
went ~ the race trscn 'ster held
kn'te AZ he throat and assaulted
her N a field near 1899 Ga field
street last week
SHE IDENTIFIED ne alleged
sSSSllant as Fsu, G3NSo" IS living
Z, 2200 Tjl'~sN street |taN ever
police learned ina; thus address ga -
a vacant lot -
The ye&rS woman NhNSc Iame
* withheld told poacc that NO
beng assaulted and ned pri>6AeF
for three hours an nc N3s7n; .lo;
S1e lost SIS 10 nc alleged gapi>t
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Charge 4 Youths
Robbed Party OF
Money Jewelv

\ warrant charging four youths
win robbery, armed OF guests
during party az 2033 Beauoien
street several weeks ago was
recommended tbs week by the
prosecutor Office.
ANDREW HENDRICKS. IS. Of
563 HagHe street. 'old police that
one Of nc armed bandits had taken
SIS IN cash and a $50 diamond
stick pin during ne alleged holdIp.
Charged with the robbery were
Cecil Gardner. -, Of l440 z. Can
field; John Dooley. 81. Of 1880 An
tietam; Louis smith. 10. Of 1918
Chestnut. and Theodore Moore,
10. of li2O MacOmb street
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
BOY FALLS IN /
RIVER BROWNS
AS HELP FAILS

\ l5-year-old youth was sect
den'slly drowned in the Detroit
river last week when he slipped
and fell while playing At the foo.
II Ri0pelle street.
EFFORTS " Edward Barnes. y,
II 635 Gva'tot avenue. - save the
boy failed The body, recovered by
the Har0ormaster's division. was
Identified As Harvey Vaughn Jr.. Of
1907 Madison street.
Police learned that Vaughn and
Katherine kerleyS- IL, NJ l70s
Rivard street. were playing near
the old DPW slip when he fell
into the water.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Speakers Will
Appear Before
Civic Groups

illustrated talks on various
phases Of civ planning will ne Of
fered to business mems service
clubs and luncheon grouVs. i'm
provement associations and mel gh-
borhood clubs TINS fall and win
ter. II vas announced this week by
the Detroit City Plan commission
ACCORDING TO George F
Emery planning director. staff ex-
per,S NIL be available 10 discuss
81. aspects ~ city planning
Among the subjects OF particular
interest - Comm1ni,y groups are
transportation, nei ghborhood shop
PING centerS. community conServa-
ton and Improvement recreation
and school planning me rivertron,
eiopTcUt me Civic Center. the
Cultural Cen'er. and other phase
u to comprehensive master plan
for De'ro'
SPEAKERS are available WITH
Nu' cost - recognized community
organizations ana n any ~ The talks
are illustrated Witn color sides
dep'curs both the good and the
bad conditions eNiS,lng IN Detroit
The pu0lc Information DIVISION
~ ne CRY Pan commission IS now
arranging - IN DISCUSSION and
.'c;are >ched 10 Clan program
c7erTen "N OBTAIN further IN
'l'na'.'N oy thon.HE Cherry 1850
roe .s-ns charge for ,heSe serN-
ICES
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Clean Block Drive
Enters Final Week

SOME II me supervisors "a no A.
tended Fridays meeting Ms
Ksue Johnson. representing Rev.
Mother Hooks. ~ me Tabernacle
II Truth Mrs Matte Jackson. Mrs.
Gertrude Davis. Mrs. Benny Jag
gers. Mrs. Daisy Battles. Mrs. An
ME Clark. Mrs Hattie HinSon. Mrs
Net,ie Nilledge. Mrs Lulu Fields,
Mrs Julia Evans, Mrs Helena
TAYLOR. Miss Mable Dane. Mrs
Katie Owens. Mr.. and Mrs James
Heard. Joseph Sales. Joseph Frank
IN and James Rogers
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01

The fnsi week ~ ne Mich Gan
Chronicle Clean Block campaign
was headed NTH meeting ot
more t1sn 300 people IN ne Brew
s;er auditorium last Friday night.
PRESIDING over the meeting
wss Miles Fsison. general super
VISOR NJ the campaign. who
summed up the work done in the
various communities during the
two.uonih drive.
While We did no. sct al nc re-
suits We wanted SAID FsiSou. "Wc
~ no, fee dlScoGra geo because Ne
fee, ina, Ne have done much good
Mann II the Books nave dore \
splendid Joo and INC res denis IN
MANY sections nave snoNn fine
spur; u cooperation
! hope tNs: ire Nlcr san Chro0-
.C'e Nill make tbs AZ annual az
tsiY. because ! fccl that eac1 wear
viii see added improvement, and
cooperation
STARTED on July :. no drive
mad as rs primary purpose 'o Ge'
res ier's " eacN b,ocA io.co-ope'-
s'e N Improving mo general cnrd.-
'joN ~ me ucisNhorHood> Prizes
arc beng offered fog ne books
Wh.c- show tie creates Improve
men; since the openins ~ nc cam
pa.Gu
II IL hoped nv the committee
sponsoring the drive and the Su-
perviSors who are assisting that
the work ~ the residents will
not end with the drive hut that
the communities will continue
to keep their blocks clean and
orderly.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
URBAN LEAGUE
STARTS EMILE
BLOCK PROJECT

The beginning of project under
the supervision Of the Urban
League to organize block clubs
throughout the 8-mile area was
made last week with the organiza-
ton Of the Gold Block club in the
20 hundred block on Indiana.
AT A MEETING held at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Terry Jeans.
2Ol67 Indiana, officers we're elected,
a program was discussed and the
name selected
The project is 10 be co-ordlnated
by neighhorhood council com
posed ~ delegates from each club.
The clubs will carry on programs
determined by the membership
and aimed al cemen,ing neighbour
hood interest and co-ordna,ed ef-
forts toward improvement. oppor-
tunltleS ana development.
THE GOLD BLOCK club. for It's
frsi project, viii secure incinera-
tors for each home. The residents.
of the block recently pooled funds
II have the road oiled, Other
projects discussed by the club in
elude nelghborhood housekeer ing
service. sick committee. beauty
ing house and yard. elghborhood
canning. adult education. health
round-ups and entertainment
Oficers elected ~ the club arc
Mrs Elizabeth Jeans. president,
Charles Blackburn. vice president
Mrs Elizabeth Miller. secretary.
Mrs Laura Prince assistant Secre-
tarv. Mrs Rose Deans. treasurer.
Other members are Miss Mary
Doctor Mrs L. Jcffrlcs. Mr. Ruck-
G., MIS-. Jones and Mrs Morris
THE LEAGUE W1s aided in the
organization by Mss Alice Mare
Day and Mis-, Exc Watson. stu
dents of WHEREFORE university
and assigned 10 me Urban League
r. the university for field work
r. connection With her students
TIE frst meeting for the o.
canlzsuon ~ res dents. of Rose
Lawn avenues pss -eiG tins Tues
dav. and ire. residents ~ Green.
lawn are schedu 90 - meet Friday
a. '-e Urban League Nor'rWest
Cen'er 1o435 NorthlaNn street. a.
e SO pm
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
ASSAULTS GIRL. II

70 . are I1Ve>' za'iUE report
nat ulysses SIMPSON. - NJ 1929
Mac. avenue had assaulted a
Nesr.nld mother 'esS s,-l ana then
- eatened - KIN ner Z she 'ola
anyone o; the alleged incident
4 warrant was recommended
,hls week charging Simpson with
statutory rape,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
BOY, IS, SHOOTS
ANOTHER YOUTH
WITH SHOTGUN

Bad blood" between tao Is
year-old youths VAS climsNed last
week when one ~ them WsS re-
portedly shot with shotgun by
me other while on the street near
Lyman and Riopcllc streets.
GEORGE POWELL, IS. II 1867
lyman street. was treated Al Re-
cciving hospital for gunShot
wound in the lcft hlsh According
10 police, he was sho' by Donald
also IS Of 1922 Lyman
Parker told police that Powell
had struck him with brick sew
eral days ago and had continued
10 modest him. Parker added that
he had threatened to shoot Powell
if he did not leave him alone.
which he eventually did last
The gun belonged To ParkerS
father.
Meanwhile Parker is hciu- ho d