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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
NEGRO BLOOD BANS BOXER
Reprinted from PM
BY cHAstfS AuN

Reprinted from PM)
Odd indeed, the fates which around the unatic
fringe of he boxing industry the strangest quirk
seems have descended the forehead OF Bernard
Docusen, 1.-THE little lightweight from New Orleans Of
whom You may may have heard
Now, this Docusen just has turned Is and such
hot the South that 5000 have paid
him lick such higname fighters Lulu Costantino,
Phil Terranova. Jimmy Hatcher. and Sam Parrota. The
road ahead looked shiny bright until
Docusen's kid brother boy of IS applied for license
box land they say he's every bit good Bernardo
but the Louisiana kept holding up and side
stepping he issue.
Then developed that the commission found that the
Docusen family birth certificates the family is Negro
and in New Orleans Negro isn't allowed to fight in
mixed matches.
Docusen's handlers taking the the high
courts. insisting that they aren't Negro. but OF Filipino
extraction Meanwhile young Bernard without chance
10 fight in his native land
His co-manager. George VIM in town trying ar
for his debut in New York State where the
Of mixed matches never problem it is in the deep
sOuf.
1t when the Louisiana Commission suspended Docu
because said he has Negro blood that VIM sought
the greener-and more ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the North
But here too he's having trouble because at Is, under
the Walker Law. Docusen-or any other fgher-must
fight only sx-round bouts. And it's safe bet that there
ism sM-rounder in the nation who can stand to the
kid from Dixie
While the Louisiana Commission suspended the boy at
home, it did nothing about asking other MIA states
apply the suspension. ED Note Damn OF The
courts now reviewing the whole and decision
due in October
Meanwhile VIM has appealed To Chairman Eddie Eagan
OF the New York Commission waive the e-round Is
yearod rule in this instance and allow the fight
his true class
II would that if Louisiana boy out in
October, All he do is wait for time make him older
and eligible 10 take his right place in the racket.
Those who have him say he can't miss He's Just
inch short OF six feet tall only 1872 pounds
on that type ~ framework and because OF his tremendous
reach practically toys with any fighter his weight
pr,Sh hard n he eve" WAY hare
kid who draw up 20 90 600 and show such great
ability should suddenly become pariah in the Of
sovereign state because Of his birth The day surely will
come they say when he'll be walking with champions All
can say is that matter what he'd better learn 10
hold his head high and keep looking up because he'll be
walking in pretty good company
keep thinking. Of course. OF the greatest champ Of
them al Joe Louis But in New Orleans suppose
Joe is still Niger" Some country. huh7
JOE CCMMISKEY
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
the SOUTH BERATES B|lBO

Senator (The Mani Bbo has shown what kind of-man
Bbo he by the saluauon OF letter he wrote to Miss
Josephine Piccolo Of Brooklyn Miss Piccoo had written
a letter TO the senator complaining about his hlbuster
agans the Fair Employment Practice committee leglsIa
ton In repying Rbo descended 10 the crudy OF
addressing her az dear Dago Miss HCcoo demanded
an apology Rho said he would apologize provided
apooszed first for the letter she sent HIM she refused
10 apologize saying that she had nothing
10 axe back expects apology not merely for herself
hut for the 600 Italian people Surely no other mem
her Of the senate The Man Blho would have done
ANYTHING unCouth and unpardonahle. nted states
senator Is supposed No Of dignity and poise.
Even If the letter written TO senator Rbo was itself insult
ing and ms far know has not been stated that II
was-he should not have stopped 10 the sort OF reply he
made His resort this low device was dscredt TO the
Senate" (RiChmond Times-Dispatch. July 81, l94b)
Most of the fine people Of the South, and by far the
greater majority Of Souherners neone 70 tns group VIII
doubtless oin in assuring Brooklyn woman Miss jose
mime Pccolo Of 90 Garfield place that some Senators who
presumably speak for the South are not true representa-
OF southern culture and courtesy MISS iccoIo re-
Gently petoncd southern Senator to support Dill winch
IS generally favor in the South and which the Senator
had picked particularly disgusting display OF bad man
ners sn8 noisome opposition In reply 10 the petition the
Gentleman from the Deep South addressed an ofensvey
dscoureous the petitioner the saluation Of the
reply typCa Bhoese added insult 10 dscourtesy in
that il was 10 My Dear all fairness 20 the Senator
Mis-. Piccoos is inexcusabe She should have
known h.ter than n expose herself calculated insult
Had she been following the Of this southerner as
CLOSELY as most Of down here in Dixie she would have
known that intelligent people simply ignore this particular
Senator much as possible NO one Would deny mat
has right 10 insult lady II her name
happens reflect Latin euphoniousness, especially she
not member OF his constituency Nor does the fact that
the lady has brothers in the military service OF our
country the moment and other who has already paid
his life the altar of democracy soften the senatorial con-
tempt for foreign sounding names would nave been the
had Of those brothers been Eisenhower But
do insist that Senator grossly nsnterpret
his congressional immunity that he will deliberately In
suit lady" Montgomery Advertiser. August l. lsi5)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
THE NEGRO IN PORTLAND

The blanket ~ silence which Mayor Earl Riley imposed
the discussion Of racial probles in Portland. oregon
has finally been lifted With the release 81 comprehensive
report The Negro Portland ny the Portland City
Club During the the cys Negro population increased
from 900 approximately 20 600 and the report declares
large portion intends 10 remain Dangerous racial
sions have resulted which the Mayor has attempted
ignore The City Club confirms what everyone has long
known about the problems Negroes face in Portland and
adds piquant details Ii calls 10 Article
ot the Code az Ethics Of the Realty Board Portland
rcaltor should he instrumental in introducing
nesSUothnod Sgtfsee mbrrs ~ yor.7pt ippaitv
whose presence will clearly ne detrimental 70 property
values in that neighborhood II would he difficult 20
ina CINE elastic Of the word ethics The case
for the adoption az Civil Rights Act Oregon-one
defeated AT the last session Of the legislatures alum
dainty established by finding that majority Of
in Foraod refuse to Negroes Special sig
nifcance should be attached another hnding-hat
agencies generally unwilling insure Negro
lives and that in the writing of casualty insurance
siderable discrimination exists. The City Club recommends
appointment by the governor Of comuitte 60
racial matters. he integrated with similar local
committee which Mayor Riley urged appoint in Fort
land, adoption of non-dscrimnato policy and support
OF permanent FEPC
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01

officer just could not stand seeing what he
thought was white woman in the company NJ
Negro officer, used an insulting term, refused
~ apologize, struck the coorcd officer and was
being soundly beaten when the colonel stopped
the fight and order was restored In the mean.
time truckloads of Negro enlisted men, hearing
that six of their officers were in trouble. sur
rounded the night club but went homo when
everything blew One word NJ that time
could have set of the fighting and killing
Daily papers here AZ the same time reported
. good, old-iashioned American lynch mob spree
IN The heart Of London when some white Amer.
lean soldiers chased Negro soldiers and beat them
numerically while Brlushers looked on in
shocked amazcment
Does not sound much like peace. equality
democracy. the -Four Freedoms and what have
you, docs IL The chances are that TINS is lust
preview of what will happen IN fai too many
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
BY DOROTHY NORMAN
Reprinted from The N. Y. POST

ONE YEAR AGO committee va, appointed
~ ~ President Seymour Of Yale university to
s'uov the rol. that "rehgion should play in 4
University.
The committee report JUS, submitted. warns
against moral and intellectual anarchy II urges
Nsr 10 take the lead IN providing wholesome
religious life for the student body 10 evaluate
TIC role that religion can play on the campus
and n the life Of the students
Regulation OF the way in which traditional
Textbook" religions have been utilized is Ger.
family in order. But beyond this. what Is il
that eur learned dons are going 10 have 10 re-
rsvslus,s so hsrd7 Can il be that they are SO
out OF touch with the vast folk faith Of our
time-nsmey Democrscy-ihaf they are not
yet clear about what il is we have been fight.
ing for. and fighting ssainsi7
Religion in Life
What plctul admission certain members of
Na.e's faculty have Just made. WREN they stated
Their belief that more students would ne more
attracted 10 the subject OF religion II II were
made a college major.
Would il not rather be true that IL religion
played a major role in the life OF our univsr.
stiles Il might in turn infect the students quite
automatically?
Is II not ,gh time TIA, me slurni associations
81 our leading universities come together and
decide once and for all 4 they happen IN believe
in What We have been fghung tor Or not
Is j, not high time that our universities take
splylflal leadership n inspiring youth To dedicate
its fu'uIe IN seeing that Wot ID peace is made
reality. that full employment civil liberties, So
cal sccu.lty. decen' homes and decent way 81
life Tor all are guaranteed
Is Il not high time insure the future against
ever again having students who are inspired -
take an active part IN me true spiritual battles ~
Their dav called "reds dangerous queer
while others who merely attend chapel and 40
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01

talk about lnter-raclal good
will being built up on the war
fronts and on the home front,
and some of the talk undoubt-
eddy is rooted in fact. But. the
FACE question being as infam-
mable as it is, a riot requires
only one or two hot headed in
dividuals 10 get under way.
A riot of irst class proper
tons by men who just finished
fighting the Nazis in Italy was
narrowly aVerted when a
white colonel stopped a fist
rght between a white and a
Negro lieutenant. The white
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
OYSTER JOKE

A nelshbcr ~ert running Ia the
doctor with . badly spoiled stom.
seh What did you eat for dinner
last night" asked the doctor
Oysters. she said. Fresh
oysters" he persisted. Now should
] know" said the lady. Wei.
asked the doctor Couldn't YOU
tell when you took on the shells.
MY God" gasped the lady. Are
you supposed To take on the
shells'"-Benneu Cert In the Sat
urday Review of Literature.
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RELIGION IN EDUCATION

nothlng Tor mankind are calico religious and
normal
Isn't it high time that our universities es.ssd
their irrslieious discriminatory practices
against qualified individuals who happen TO Be.
lsns 10 so.esllsd minority" religious and racial
groups,
Isn't II high time that universities examined
and took responsibility for remolding the prac
tees OF our leading preparatory schools the
same score For surely II universities could have
truly religious influence upon prospective
students before they ever reached college, much
time would be saved later At present our re-
puisdly leading preparatory schools. especially
our so called fashionable boarding academies and
suburban select" schools that feed the majority
OF students 10 our leading universities throughout
America. are hoibeds OF anti Ssmiiism. anti. Ne
sroisn. anti Liberalism. ani.everYthins that does
not conform 10 q strictly limited "anii.social"
pattern.
Example Of Christ
One other thing our universities might we'll do
while revalusunG the religions of the world is to
ask themselves whether they are going To stress
the example 81 Christ himself. and every other
truly religious leader, by emphasizing the spirit
rather than the letter and the label Of what is
supposedly religious, whether they are gong
To so on as II the religious status-ouo and label
system were never 10 be changed
Surely many underprivileesd child in
publicly supported nursery schools run by de-
voted individuals whose lives are dedicated 10
wipins out hate. and who stop every snti.social
act at its very source is receiving more re-
lstous Instruction a. this time than are stu
denis in our snobbish halls Of higher learning.
And Yet should II not 30 precisely the reverse
Especially since the Justification for setting one
SELF apart, and giving oneself every advantage
* supposedly 50 tina; can then give more 10
society than one otherwise could
Start Yale Plan gentlemen Give YOUR
students copy ~ Alland and Wlse's nev picture
hook about the Springfield Plan" which Is al.
ready working IN the public schools Of AT least
one place in this land
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Health, Hospitals And The Negro

the white popula,iQ on was 81 W.ille
That for Negroes was 50 per thou
sand While these figures are for
the nation at large, the ratio for
ne colored race is accelerated BY
the reason o. the Sodth'S high pei :
Centage Of Negroes
In several hospitals there are oI-
racial medical STATS II Is mere that
We find a wholesome cooper alton
and me interchange Or professional
knowledge il beneficial % both
groups II IS in these hospitals that
progress Is being made in all mat
ters tina, affect Negro health.
IN hoSpta. administration the
negro institution is below par IN
many respects Gone arc the days
"hcn any person regardless Of
p. or training can DC entrusted
IN he management. OF hosp.ta
white or coloyed.
At the present time the absence
Of good diagnostic facilities and
medical records il the one oh
stacle that prevents the majority
Of Negro hospitals from being
approved by the American Col
Iege NJ Surgeons. This Is due in
part To the lack Of trained per-
sonnet to perform the duties as
sociated with these services.
There is little laboratory and
N-rav service and the service
that is rendered Is not Of the best
technical and professional quail
ity. Until the necessary person
mel is found to operate the lab
oratorv and X-ray facilities and
until there is unified system of
records the majority Of colored
hospitals will fail to meet the
minimum standards of the col
lege
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
FaScism:: FOB. Detroit

George Coppock Of Detroi,
made this suggestion y = ,e'te-
20 the Windsor. Ontario. Star or
August With proper orgsrlza-
ton and timing. from the bones
Of he Conservative Parry ana
The futlllty Of me Labor Party
the British Fascist Party can
come IN pnwer Rrltons. MYRIAD
voices call thee. CORE be Nedde4
each and oil INTO ore imperial
whole There $ s.ogan for
an imperial FssclSt PsrtN, q
force which Csn save us from
me niEht 81 communism. Com
Scrvstlsm s wiling ~, IN.
efectual Hal, 20 an imperial
Fascist Fsrt>' Tire StalNsrts Of
the empire salute YOU
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Negroes Gain By
Ickes' Retention
In Cabinet Post

WASHINGTON. D c. NNPA)
The long spec ula'.or on W-eth-
er Secretary o. Interior lckes
would De replaced in he Truman
CABINET cane 20 an end last week
Wien the Pres dent told his press
conference that lcke> VIII con-
'.NJe IN his position. He saij ne
SeC~e'arY'S services we're Cort.U-
gent only on MS oWn DECISION as
20 h1N .nrz hCr wants 20 STAY.
The decision has particular
significance To Negroes Ickes
has been champion ~ equal
ity Of opportunity, He was the
first department head To abolish
discrimination and jim-crow in
government cafeterias located
In his building.
IT WAS HE who arranged fol
Marian Anderson 20 sing before
$4,000 persons in an Easter Sun
day concert on the steps ~ the
Lincoln Memorial, few wears ago
a,,e-rthe Daughters ,os the Amer
iesn Revolution rad refused 20 ,e,
Her sing - their taX-exerr, Con-
s',tution Hsl, because she j. A Ne
2ro
Now IckeS Is involved in nc
i.7'-croW recreation picture - nc
nations CAPITA, Because - his
sdawan' sfa~i 7eairs' segve-a, on.
h.s rerovs from ne cabine' has
Neen sought by reactiorarv forces
ed ~ Sen TheoIo~e Plho o.
" $ * ~ He deSei A re-er' ru.-
.ns ~ ne = { Recreation Board
hat a, pub C recreation FAC Ines
mere he rig,d,W separate according
% race NJ Segregation $ per-
T-.t'e@ e recreation areas v7de-
Jurisdiction 81 the National Parks
DIVISION ~ ne Depar;rle0' ~ IN
.eriN-. though ne areas ave Gsed
~ the y c Recreation Board
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
POOR GEORGE!

Last week the beautiful blond
daughter 81 Mrs. George Roscoe
sutton and Theodore rockingham
Jr.. q prominent member Of Bos-
tons Back Ray COLONY. spent prac-
ucally every day trousseAu hunt
ine with her future husbands first
wife Il thought Peggy MAS
awfully sweet To give me the bene-
AZ Of her marital experience with
George" opined Elinor. We've
had regular routine every day
this week shopping until |. lunch
con al 2. \ show In the afternoon.
cocktails NJ the Ambassador Gar
dens. looking over our purchases
In the evening and meeting George
here for dinner at night. From
Charles Ventures society column
in the New York World Telegram
as reported In the New Republic
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
WPB Urges Need
Cf Su1vcss Drives

WASHINGTON The tens 81
thousands 81 housewives. school
children. and members ~ volun-
teer salvage committees who have
been gushing the SALVAGE program
throurhout the country we're urged
BY WPB Chairman A Krus this
week - stay On the 100 lest the
reconversion program be impaired
Before the nnssnihcent salvage Job
IS fully completed
Paper salvage must continue.
Krug said Fats and oils likewise
must be conserved az much IS be-
fore. The same applies 10 tin cans
All ~ these materials are short
and will continue 10 be shor; for
some time The salVazinz ~ ell
" them is ~ importance ~ order
v reconversIon Otherwiss krnf
wsrned, me country may sxperi.
ence serious problem as the
Aftermath Of he war
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Inkster's Kid
Get Three Day
Added Vocation

AL students ~ re lnks,sr pub
lie schools will res,s'er ~ their
buildings FRIDAY morning, Sept :.
according - ar announcement TO-
day BY Superintendent, Evsrt "
Ards Regular classes will begin
Monday morning Sept 10.
Mr. Ards stated that the reason
ior the pos,ponemert " school
opening from September 70 Sept.
: IS the fact that furniture for the
new ll.room Douglas elementary
school would not arrive until
Sept &
Ar announcement conCerninS
names u ne faculty members NJ
80 VARIOUS sch vols Vill srpssr -
neN' weeks EDITION II the Mich!'
sAn Cafon.c.s.
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Remove Controls
Over Distribution

NIst~IN.t.Nr controls over plumb
~ Nea'irc l"t cNok,DS equip
NO. es.3H.,, IS ihy .J>rAeS I-F9,
rave Nec~ removed 'H~'Hgh rcyo-
"a ~~-of 80 c~Se~ '-e VA Pro.
iuc'o- HNsrd announced tbs week
w. manufacturers "0V return
~ - c}vlla- r-N1ucuc- dls'r'-
ouro~ cN~'--,s s-e - singer con-
stierei necessary. WFB sad
EoVeve- - agency pointed cut
tAs' sore '.-'e vii eiaVse ee.ore
.H!S equipment q readily avail
aNte
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
JUSTICE FOR ALL

Mrs. Helen Chucka. %. was sem
fenced to six months for allowing
her two small sons To run nude In
public; Mrs. Geraldine Jenke. -,
received an identical sentence for
abandoning her Ave children
Caption on . picture in the wash
inston Daily News as reported In
the New Republic
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
The WATCHT0WER

THE WAR against the Germans and the jap
anese is over, but the war against the Amer
lean Negro goes and on
II this statement seems little harsh one has
only to read the papers and follow the racial
battles blow by blow There has been a lot NJ
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
POOR CIRCULATION


CT 81 dance: Yes I love dancing
Guess It's In nv blood"
Hostess: Then YOU must have
bsd circulation, II hasn't POTTER
n your feet vet"
Marine Corps Chevron
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FOND HUSBAND
Mrs: oh. John. I'm 80 nervous.
can just feel there IL . mouse
under the bed
Mr.: Feel there u . cat there,
too. my love. and 90 to sleep"
-Bainbridse Mainsheet

Tnsre V.,> move meat for American
DINNER tables ~ utd-JulN tNsr N
June ~ NaV according - reports
from, ne'd rsnresents'1ve~ ~ 'Ne Ru-
rssu ~ labor Statistics ~ ~ 4
Department ~ Iseor VNo tn'srt'-Ns1
independent retailers IN "a larger
-ciflN
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BY EUGENE II. BRADLEY
Adm alive Assistant, Lincoln Hospital Durham NJ c.
(Condensed from The Modern Hospital')

In 1914 there l24 Negro hospitals in the United
States catering exclusively colored patients The bed
capacity OF these hospitals 20 800 including 500 hass
nets These institutions were located in % states and the
Dsrict OF Columbia or these hospitals. II govern
mental and operated by federal state municipal
governments and 1l2 non-governmental operated
by church. fraternal community proprietary organiza
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The geographical distribution o.
these institutions vas az follows.
Only 81 Were Approved


or these "a hospitals. % were
fully approved by the American
College ~ Surgeons and three were
Professionally approved or the ap-
proved hospitals nine we're APP
proved by the Council on Med ca!
Education and Hospitals OF the
American Medica. Association for
the training OF interneS Seven were
approved for residences and two
for gradLate training m surgery or
surgical specially. Schools OF
nursing were conducted ~ con-
junction With 90 o. these hospitals
As can be seen. the majority Of
Negro hospitals are located in the
South and most 81 the approved
hospitals are also located IN this
region
The institutions in the North
are located In few large cities:
Philadelphia. New York City.
Detroit. Chicago and -. Louis.
While they render service In
their respective Negro communi-
ties. other hospitals in these cities
admit colored people and there is
no legal segregation Of white
and Negro patients.
The bulk Of the Negro population
: concentrated n ne South and
De ause of the social structure Of
this region. more institutions for
colored people are found N tN.s
section This IS MOI 20 say that Ne
sroes are refused admission %
some white southern hospitals but
merely that these admissions are
generally confined ~ teaching or
governmental institutions or 20 the
segregated wings OF subsidized VOL
untary hospitals
The relation Of the colored popu-
lation 10 the white population pre-
senn an interesting study for II IS
here tina, one will se, an idea OF
The health and hospital problem Of
the South The Negro constitutes
approximately 81 per cent 81 the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-01
Christians Commercial

This advertisement appeared
in the Harrisburg. IA Patriot
on July 81: Tonight Only:
Harold C. Palmer. redeemed
Hebrew and former convict
will tell How Christ saved
Ne sponsored hv Youth for
Christ.
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