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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04
LEGION BACKS HOUSE BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Thc
American Legion today advised
the Senate military affairs COM
-nfittee that II supports the May
"work or jail bill in the form tt
passed the House, Thursday, by a
vote OF 246 10
The. committee was asked 10 re.
port out the measure without
amendments or further hearings" T"
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04
Sister Kenny Method
WinsDetroitApproval

Sister Elizabeth Kenny had the
gratitude Of Michigan Saturday as
the state took stock OF its lnfan-
tile paralysis victims.
While some doctors were re-
luctant ITO put an unqualified
stamp of approval on the Kenny
method Of hot packs and phySlo-
therapy for poliomyelitis victims
many agreed with Detroit 5 health
commissioner, DR.. Bruce H. Doug
las who said
I've believe IL il the equal Of
anything we have done before
and in many respects, better"
s7s STRICKEN. ONLY I9 DIE
Last summer and fall, 379 polio
victims fro I all over Michigan
entered Det oft hospitals. Nine
teen fatalities were reported.
As of Jan. 9, l945, OF 367 pa
tients treated at Detroit's Her
man Kiefer Hospital g. were
transferred to other hospitals, &c
were designated as "out patients
tdo not have 10 remain in hos
pitfalls but must report regularly
for treatment. Eighteen of the
group died and 16S were cured
The Sister Kenny treatment was
used exclusively
DR.. Franklin II. Top, medical
director of Herman Kiefer, ex.
planned that IL was difficult tc
accurately evaluate the number
OF victims left crippled by the
disease in 1914 and the two years
previous. when Kenny was used
and compare that number with
those left crippled in former years
when old-style methods were be-
ing used.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

-~>~---~ Sunday, February 4 1913.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-04

20, infantry. Nov IS, France;
attended Southwestern; worked
for Cadillac; in service, June,
1943 overseas, August, 1914;
leaves mother, Mrs. Rebeccs j,
Leland. 435 s. Junction; sister,
Pprnicp brother Robert
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Johnson
Continued from Page II

ity. took over the project tenn
porarily.
Johnson, former deputy sheriff
and an employe Of the State Liquor
Control commission. conspired with
Rush TO obtain a contract from the
government to haul rubbish, gar
bage and ashes from the project
The indictment charges that Rush
did not own truck and that they
used government trucks and men
10 do the work.
Johnson was further charged
with making false statements on
his civil service application. Ac-
cording 10 the indictment. John
son said that he was = high school
graduate; had completed q four
year course at Wayne university.
leading to the bachelor OF arts
degree and that he had taken post
graduate work in sociology and
economics.
RI WAS later discovered that
Johnson had never finished high
school.
johnson and Rush are charged
with having submitted false vouch-
ers and invoices. One thousand
and Ave hundred dollars worth OF
false vouchers have been picked
up by the government.
United States District Attorney
John {. Lehr said the indictments
were the beginning Of q series of
Investigations Of fraud and false
statements made by individuals
seeking jobs with war agencies.
THE FLA has referred other
alleged frauds TO the War Frauds
Office for investigation.
The penalty is 81 years and a
fine OF $4,000
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Army Hits Navy Claim
With West Point List

front Of the army IN racial matters
that IL isn't funny. Mr.. Granger.
executive secretary of the National
Urban League. made TINS stale
ment i'm a news conference follow
lng 3 tour Of nava. installations. as
personal representative % the Sec.
rotary OF the Navy
WITHOUT mentioning the name
OF the navy. the army has Just re-
leased a story with statistics snow
ing that during the period from
July :. 1880 20 July l. 1915 n Nc
CroCS have been admitted 10 the
United States Military Academy Al
Yves, Point Ten Of those certified
for entrance have graduated with
commissions as second lleutCnants
the various arms and services
the army proudly points out
On this point. the army found
the nsyy's weak spot. Only five
Negroes ever have been accepted
st the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils. and none has ever graduated.
FOUR NEGROES are al present
pursuing a course al West Point
One Negro D. now registered ~ th-
Naval Academy The four who are
NOW az West Point are Andrew \
Mccoy Jr. OF PcnnSylydlia.
Charles l. Smith Of Missouri. Id.
ward r. Howard ~ Illinois. aud
Edward r. wis ~ Detroit.
THE TEN Nho have been grad
Uatcd with commissions are Henri
O, Ripper % Georgia who iinlshco
in 1877; John II. Alexander, OF Ohio
IN 1887; Charles Young of Ohio, m
1889; Benjamin O. Davis Jr, OF
Illinois. IN 1896 and now command
er Of the 477th Bombardment group
James ID. Fowler. Of Illinois who
finished in 1891; Clarence b Daveu-
port Of Detroit and Robert b. Tres.
VILE Jr.. Of Illinois. both Of whom
finished in 1913 Henry NJ Frances
and Ernest J Davis Jr.. both Of HI
nois. who finished in 1914 and 1915
respectively. and Mark f. River,
Jr.. Of New York. who also grad
uaied this year
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500, 900 Check
Fo rgep Leader
Pleads Guilty

Named as the printer and ring
leader i'm the 100000 check for
gerry. Lee Waterman, 80, Of 48l0
Brush street, entered plea of
guilty 10 the charge as the trial
opened Tuesday in the court room
Of Recorders Judge Arthur <.
Gordon.
Waterman will be sentenced
by Judge Gordon July 81.
W.. wife. Mrs Anne
Waterman. 33, entered a plea Of
guilty last week TO the charge Of
conspiring TO forge war plant
checks. and was given probation
for three years by Recorders Judge
John J Maher.
A jury was selected and the trial
Of the other four defendants in the
check fraud case began. The de-
PENDANTS are: Plez Walker, IS. OF
$50 Leland street; Barnes Gary, a.,
Of 620 Alfred street; Edwin Gary.
80. of III Orchestra place: James
Waterman, 26, OF 295 Theodore
street; Henry Green. q, OF l0ll
Theodore street, and Joseph Ar
rington. of Cleveland. Ohio.
Listed as c0-conspirators were
Love Lee Andrews, FL. Of 4422
ST. Antoine street; Moses and
Estelle Bonaparter. both IS. OF
1895 Stanley, and Douglas Jones,
81. of l348 Brady street.
DETECTIVE LARRY BLEACH,
who led the drive in breaking up
the ring. said the defendants
printed and cashed checks made
out against the Chrysler-Dodge,
Allen Industries. and war plants
in Cleveland and Chicago
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Air Force
Continued from Page II

wherever he goes. II is impera-
tive tina, Ne fight this newest form
Of JOB discrimination"
MRS. THOR TON told the
Chronicle that il was her opinion
that her difficulties began when
she experienced difficulty getting
her 9O-day classification raise.
LAS the result of this difficulty
| wrote direct to Wright Field,
AAF headquarters" Mrs. Thorn
ton said. and although il took the
Air force several months TO an
swer. was finally told that re-
course rested with my plant SUI
pervisors,
Mrs. Hawkins said that efforts
at segregation went so far In her
department that for a while there
was a white shift and a Moro
shift.
BOTH MRS. THORNTON and
Mrs Hawkins were working with
white Inspector, whom they
charge was reprimanded several
times for inspection oVcrSightS. but
who received higher rating than
they did
Mrs Thornton has already ap-
pealed her efficiency rating to the
Central Procurement District OF
the Army Air forces. They re-
fused to change the classification, u
she said, because of the lack OF
additional evidence. They said
however. that | might appeal fur
Their IL | wished"
Mr.. Swami said that a large mum.
Der OF complaints had been lodged
in his office relative to discrimi-
nation in ratings and that for the
most part workers were not taking
advantage Of their appeal rights.
There is no discrimination at
the point of layoff." Swami said
because the system calls for be-
ginning al the bottom of the rating
list whenever there are personnel
cutbacks. The system of lowerin 9
the ratings Of Negro workers lays
the foundation for laying them
off"
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Shooting
Continued from Page -

CONTINUED from Page ID
telling police that "Twister" Jack
son was his assailant
Jackson escaped following the
shooting and Is sought for ques-
tioning by the police who dis
closed that the fatal argument
resulted from a gambling misun-
derstanding between Crofton and
Jackson. following an alleged
game I'm Crofton's apartment
room III, $50 East Adams avenue.
Funeral services for Crofton
were incomplete this week, accord
ing to his wife, Mrs. Meta Crofton
of rs Hendrie. She disclosed that
Ernest Crofton, brother OF her
husband, is expected from Little
Rock, Ark, to attend the funeral
which will be held this week
MRS CROFTON stated that they
came 10 Detroit from Chicago in
1885 and that her husband was a
former bellhop at several OF the
leading hotels here until about the
first Of last year when he took
over and operated a newsstand in
the lobby Of the hotel at $50 East
Adams avenue.
Listed as witnesses 10 the shoot
ing were Ben Haidy, AZ, OF 1880
Kendall; David Boston. %; George
McCoullem, Is. and Jack Noble 81,
hotel clerk of the hotel.
Police this week are investigat-
ing what one witness disclosed was
the accidental shooting this week
Of Robert Norman, 81, of 1904 E.
Willis street
Police learned that Norman was
showing a shotgun 10 Taylor Camp
bell. q, of 2650 Arndt street. Miss
Geraldine Haynes. - year old
caretaker OF the apartment build
ing. so police say. put a shell into
the gun intending to show how
il would eject a shell when the
gun a cci d entally discharged,
WOundino Norman in the left chest
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Attorney
Continued from Page II


Bibbs said. Stand back out Of the
aisle way
II then walked around the ush-
er and took one of the vacant
seats" Bibbs said.
Bibbs said that the manager
came down the aisle and asked
IL he was the man who came
down the aisle In front Of all of
the people.
II replied that ! had come down
the aisle to take a seat that was
vacant Bibbs said. The 4nanager
then. told me that would have to
come 10 his Office. I refused"
A few minutes later according TO
Bibbs. an officer came down and
asked him to come to the back of
the theatre.
The officer said to me that
this was private theatre and
that the manager wanted me to
leave and that I should leave and
not come back anymore" Bibbs
said.
MY WIFE was elected although
she had not done anything" the
attorney said. II am filing suit as
soon as can draw up the papers. :"
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Boat.
Continued from Page IL


take action to put stop to the
condition. He did not believe the
council wanted the city police to
lend themselves to any duties Of
discriminatory nature.
Mayor Reaume told the council
that he was inquiring into the facts.
Recently assistant Wayne Coun-
ty Prosecutor Joseph Bannegan is
sued a warrant against the Bob-Lo
Boat company charging it with
violation Of the Michigan Civil
Rights law.
The charges against the company
were brought on the complaint of
Mrs. Elizabeth Ray, 1923 Harrison
avenue, who charged that she was
forced off the Bob-Lo boat on
June 81. because Of her race.
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Chronicle



plaindealer Washington Post, De-
froit Free Press, and Philadelphia
Inquirer, among others.
some OF the other Negro news
papers which have membership
in the association are: Chicago
Defender. Afro-American. Pitts
brrgh Courier. Journal and
Guide. Kansas City Call and the
Amsterdam News.
ABC membership means that the
Chronicles circulation is genuine.
There can be no initiation. What
ever circulation figures are re-
leased by Chronicles circulation
manager or advertising manager
are accepted by recognized sdver-
Using agencies and publishers rep.
resentatives as authentic.
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
IS he first and only Negro news
psDer in the state Of Michigan tO
carry ABC membership.
Although il has been severely
limited by an inadequate supply OF
newsprint. the Chronicles Abe
circulation. as Of March 81. ls45,
was 24462 net paid.
Founded nine years ago, the
Chronicle has grown with rapidity
which has had few parallels in Ne
gro Journalism. II is local paper
with a national reputation. In
every field - business. politics, Ia
Dor. civic and social life. the
Chronicle has assumed position
Of leadership.
AMONG the colleges and uni
ve-sities represented on its we'll
rounded and growing staff are
Fisk. Howard, Hampton. Virginia
State. Union. Wayne, Detroit In
sttute Of Technology. Atlanta.
Northwestern. Michigan, or o
State. Chicago. and Medill School
q Journalism
The Chronicle gives full-time
employment 10 Fl people. and has
10 part time reporters, columnists,
core pondents and photographers.
TIE courageous and democratic
spirit 81 the Chronicle has won
the confidence OF the entire Negro
community. Non-psrtisan and in
dependent. the Chronicle does not
hesitate 90 take a stand in the IN
terest q me people il serves.
IT'S POSTWAR program has
been designed for even greater
participation in sll phases Of COM
rnur.'y life and 10 give more
profitable employment TO the
young people Of Detroit
Assisting Louis Z. Martin. pub
Usher and editor in executive ca
paci,les are the following: l.. NJ
Quinn. business manager; Richard
II Austin. comptroller. Russell j.
Cowsrs. managing editor: Charles
J Wartman, city editor; Clarence
r Jackson. advertising manager;
and James Coward. circulation
manager
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28

MRS. ISABELLE WASHING
TON-POWELL went TO Reno early
mis- summer. where she received
her final divorce decree last Sat
urday Before her marriage. the
first Mrs Powell was nightclub
dancer. She is the sister OF Fredl
Washington Of New York. former
motion picture player The Powelis
were married for IL years.
When nc first public rupture in
the Powells marriage was an
nounced. members Of the Abys.
.ln,an church rallied almost TO a
person TO the cause OF their min
lister
Since the divorce proceedings
begsn. all three principals have
been i'll Mrs. l. w. Powell was
confined for a few days in Reno
fof minor illness, the Rev. Mr..
Powell was unable TO attend ses'
sions Of Congress for several days
because az illness. and Miss Scott
was given several transfusions last
week AZ me Sydcnham hospital IN
New York City where she was
seriously III
IMMEDIATELY following the
ceremony the couple will leave
for their new country home and
will return on September Is. The
Rev Mr.. Powell-to his work al
the church and Miss Scott foB her
concert tour.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Baptists Confer In Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga-Three nation
ally-known Baptist leaders Will
be in Atlanta this week to partic-
ipate in four-day conference for
Baptist ministers. sponsored by
Morehouse college and the Bap-
list Ministers Union. They are:
DR.. Junius c. Austin. pastor of
the Pilgrim Baptist church. Chi
cago; Dr. Earl L. Harrison. pastor
Of Shiloh Baptist church. Wash
ington, d. c.. and Dr. A. Clayton
Powell Sr., co-pastor of New
York's famous Abyssinian Baptist
church.
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and that while she and her boy
friend were on the street. benson
came up and again attempted 10
modest her. benson. according 10
the young woman, drew his gun
and shot at the couple after ZieP-
Ter had objected TO Denson's m
tention 10 Miss Spillman.
The detective was treated for a
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Powell
lContinued from Page u

lures on the radio and made sew
oral recordings She was featured
~ Cafe Society FOR FIVE years Miss
SCOTT will launch her concert CO.
reer some limo IN September un-
no. The management - Lawrence
Golden AND VII continue IN this
ph3Se q Ncr profession
The Rev Mr. Powell Jr.. 37.year
old member OF the House Of Rep
Ie,euta,ives. 22nd district y Y.
l. editor and publisher Of the Peo-
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White
Continued from Page II

stating that police and civic au-
thorities would handle the matter
If the occasion should arise.
The Circuit Judge ruled further
that Hamtramck would have to
provide equal accommodation
within a reasonable time or the
case could be reopened.
No violation exists if the races
are treated equally though sepa-
rate accommodations are provided
when no state law prohibits sep
aration," Judge Maher said.
Suits brought by White against
the National Housing commission
and the Federal public Housing
Authority. were dismissed.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
DETECTIVE MARSHALL alight

DETECTIVE MARSHALL alight-
ed from his car. identified himself
as a police officer and then dis
armed benson. TheSoflicer stated
that he was Handwriting Benson
when the prisoner suddenly raised
the cuffed hand and struck the Of
ficer on The forehead and then at
tempted 10 escape
Marshall stated that Benson
ignored his command to halt.
Two shots were fired by the po-
lice officer and the injured man
was rushed 10 the hospital.
Miss Spillman told Marshall that
benson had molested her last week
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lacerated forehead which re-
auired four stitches TO close the
wound. AT the hospital benson
said that he had the gun for q long
tine and aid not know what hap
pened TO cause him TO shoot at the
couple on the street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Wins Bronze Star

Wins Bronze Star ,
AUGUSTA, Ga--Chaplain Doug
las r. Hall, former student Of
Paine College, and formerly con-
nected with the Augusta Herald
Negro news department, has been
awarded the Bronze Star medal for
meritorious achievement in action
in Italy February The award
was given by Major General F. N
Almond of the u. S Army at the
headquarters of the 92nd Division
The announcement was recently
made by E. c. Peters, president Of
Paine college.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28

PIC : tllt a.
weekly tabloid
He is minister
OF INC AbyS-
Sinian Baptist
church. called
Tho largest Ne
gro church lu
the nation The
Rev Mr.. Pow
ell will ne the
p r ~ c ip al
speaker al the
FranCIp Il on
pay celebration
of the British
American AS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28

First Lieut.. Vernon J. Baker.
Is. of Cheyenne. WYo.. who re-
Gently was awarded the Dis
iinguished Service cross for
extraordinary heroism in sc-
ton" with the 92nd Infantry
Division in Italy. The intrepid
platoon leader. who is the third
Negro 10 win the DISC in this
war. killed CT wounded nine
Germans while personally
knocking OUT three enemy ma
chinegun nests and an obser.
WALTON post. His wife. Mrs.
Helen S. Baker. lives az "a
10th Avenue. North. Birming.
ham. Ala.-Phoio by Bon Art
from Bureau of Public Rela-
iions.
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Nv HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON. d C.-tNNPA,
The army. additionally jealous o,
the navy and vice versa, couldn't
take LcstersGrsnger's charge lyins
down tina, the navy is 50 far out IN
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Gunnan-

Continued from Page u
scene down Beacon street towards
Beaubien.
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MRS. ISABELLE WASHING

Co,ored Brothers at Jackson Park.
Windsor. July %
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-03-29

From farm to fmdres, factories and the fighting fronts and back to ARMS that's the cycle of
tmmM@" pes OF hAeed to be produced In the ned States hsy year. After the farmer In the wr
lethMdp picture has harvested hist xedn be0mesi ed oil and acts as a binder in the cores # the
mds for metal castings howns at lower Left Much Of this metal goes into machines Of war; Lhsed oil is
essential ingredient of paint and arMh and the meal left after the oil is pressed out returns to farms
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-03-29

CLIP covers are pure magic in
- Frightening up your living
room. You can make them your
self for your davenport with time
and a little patience. You'll need
% yards of 35-inch material or Is
yards of 50-inch material for a
sofa with three cushions. Direc-
tons for six different styles Of
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-03-29
Federal Housing Agency
Asks for 100 Millions
To Build $4,000 Homes
WNU STAFF Correspondent.
BY WALTER A, SHEAD

Action of Federal Housing admin
~istration officials asking the con
gress for an additional appropriation
of 100 million dollars for public and
private housing and reopening
of the Taft committee hearings in
vestigating housing problems has
bought speculation as to the fu.
ture of the federal housing program.
Under the appropriation asked
by FILA, 500, 900, 600 is sought for
So, 600 units of public war housing
and 500, o00, 900 is being asked to
construct 1000 privately financed
units under title vi of the FILA.
During the war emergency most
of the separate housing organiza-
tons have been operating under the
general framework of the National
Housing agency. 1t seems to be the
consensus of opinion among organi-
cations such as the National Associ-
alton of Real Estate boards, the
Producers council, the United
States Savings and Loan league,
the National Association of Home
Builders. and others, that the Ma
tional Housing agency should not
be projected into the postwar era.
Most of these organizations be-
leve, according to private sources
here, that the Federal Housing ad-
ministration and the Federal Home
Loan Bank board should be indie
pendent or be reestablished as rela-
lively independent agencies.
Treasury May Take Over.
Instead of liquidation of war hous-
ing projects by the National Hous-
ing agency. the general opinion
seems to prefer that the disposal
of permanent and temporary war
housing should be the function Of
the treasury department. The treas
ury also is regarded as the likely
liquidator of the assets of such agen.
cies as the U. S. Housing corpora
ton, the Home Owners Loan cor.
poration, the Defense Homes cor
poration and all assets of agencies
owning defense and a public
housing, including the defense ,hous.
ing of the Federal Works agency
and the non-farm public housing Of
the Farm Security administration.
It is presumed that the United
States Housing authority will be re-
turned to its prewar status in the
Federal Works agency. There
seems to be a wide diversity of
opinion, however, as to the activities
which should be permitted the
USHA. Some realtors and home
builders believe it should be liqui-
dated as rapidly as contracts be-
tween the USHA and local public
housing authorities will permit.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-03-29

we saw was pale blue with the Able
CRADLES initials in sequins at one
side.
Pants to Match-Some girls make
themselves swirling plaid wool
(white ground patterns preterred)
with little matching pants that show
on the swirls.
Oh, My Stars!-You paste silver
and gold stars all over your white
skate shoes and you look like some
thing out of another world. You also
paste stars all over a colored snood
that holds your page boy in place.
Hem Hints-Sew your trimming
inside the hemline of your skating
skirts. Beads. buttons. spangles,
even Christmas tree tinsel. are more
effective when you only see a flash
Of them around the corners.