The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-30

post as Negro
specialist To the white USO stair
al New London. Conn. aide
the white staff IN discovering the
needs and resources OF Negro serN-
icemen and community 49,. Jesse
is very ANXIOUS 10 see what can De
done with TINS lnterraclal expert
ment at the largest submarine base
in the country.
Attorney Ramon Martinez, rs
much part Of Detroit as ST.
Antoine street, stopped here In
1926 on his way TO Chicago from
his native Puerto Rico. He In
tended To spend a few days.
hut has been here ever since.
Myrtle Cooper Pierce recently
made a trip To Alfalfa, Ala, go
ing by the way Of Chicago and
she was knocked off her feet tn
discover that Jim Crow starts
right in the Chicago station.
PVT. JAMES +. HENRY. who
lived Al pa Watson street before
ne went overseas 10 serve IN France
with 1he 223rd Port Battalion, re-
Gently read Sen. Theodore VI sSis-
slppl Bllbos proposal 10 send all
Negroes back 10 Africa which
caused Pvt Henry 20 write m
inclined TO believe that ne IS in
sane How can any man make such
foolish proposals when so many
are concerned? Has he forgotten
that some OF our boys have made
the supreme sacrifice for our Coun-
Try. and are still dong so IN other
theatres Of war He made himself
sound as silly as Hitler did e.
AND SGT DAVID WATTS. az
the l083rd Eng. MaInt Co, noN
stationed in France thinks the peo-
pie back home have for gotten his
amt formerly the 450tn AAA
which we're first 20 see action N
Italy agdlns, the Germans Some
where. or somehow. along the line
90 various events, We have been
con pletely FORGOTTEN ny the news
papers al home -. Were We CLASH
fed as a tool IN be used. and then
thrown away? II certainly seems
so, Although We realize II - dif-
tlcult to write about the numerous
outfits overseas who are doing
grand jOD over here. as we'll as in
the Pacific, but II would raise the
morale IS per cent II one could
read an article about the i50th, and
their accomplishments IN the war
against the Germans @ Most 81
| the men have IS points or more
..W IN the average fellow having
Al least four battle stars and three
and a half years IN the army.
( All the gang have 20 months over
seas which Includes Scotland
England Italy and France Al
I The present time. Nc who are left
| in thlS company. an engineering
( maintenance unit which covers
machine shop welding. mechanics.
( electrical JOBS. and many noTe
+ skilled trades We repair every
thing from Diesel motors 10 a
gear taken from an drplane. and
MAKE oar own tools Ma De N
Suur cNcsIEht these occupations 90
not sound interesting or exciting.
rs other stories about ColoyCd COM
Bat companies, but please do not
forget We did our part as an ~
iliery unit Win the Fifth Army.
Truthfully. Sarge. We hadn't
heard much about the 45Oth
AAA hut IL you'll just write n
letter and tell us something about
the 450th. we'll he extremely
happy Ia do the story. And We
also know that the work you're
doing now is just as important a<
that Of any other unit So wipe
off the old pen and get busy
on the letter.
- So YOU want - 20 on vacation
this summer We. buddy. n
youl take my advice. youll stay,
home what with travelling what
II Is tOda' ... know o.. having
spent the past three wears on tnc
road between Detroit and Chicago
and now Is getting worse
Members ~ tho armed forces arc
given preference and We CIVIL.
ans get what Is left winch is as
il should be Take the three
Young girls who rode back on the
Twilight last Wednesday afternoon
On leaving the train IN the
Michigan Central station. each re-
solved then and there that she vii
remain home until conditions ~
prove Perhaps Z pat up good
argument the BOSS viii let me
remain at home until conditions
improve How about IL
MRS. GERTRUDE TOLBERT
vas recently elected pres dent Of
the Central Housewives league
succeeding Mrs. Christine Fuqua &c..
thus becoming the third preSlderj
81 the organization Mrs. Fanny
p Peck was founder and frSi pres
'dcni " these women who have
done such \ marvellous job IN Dc