davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
Negro Prepared
ForEmergencies
Following War

ANN ARBOR - The postwar
period Of adjustment VIII be hard
but Negroes are better prepared
this tire 10 meet the emcrgerc, eS.
said Dr.. JOAN Hope Franklin. pro-
fessor Of history at North Carolina
State college, in an address here
this week.
Speaking az lecture prcScuta-
ton at the Rackham building on
the University Of Michigan campus
under the auspices OF the Commit
tee ON the StHdy-of- Negte.-l4,fe
and History. Dr.. Franklin said that
a reactionary period IS the natural
thing TO expect after a long war.
DR.. franklin said further that
many Of the problems Of the Nc
gro will be he shtened by the fact
that many industrial firms during
the war have refused certain con-
tracts because their acceptance
would have meant the granting Of
fair employment practices 10 Nc
goes. This is a fair indication ~
what can be expected IN the post
war period, he said.
An art exhibit AZ the East Gal
lery OF museum collections of AZ
rican specimens was another fea-
ture Of Negro history at the uni
Vers,tV.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
LABOR LOOKS AHEAD
By GEORGE w. CROCKETT

the really important issues before
your local union during the past
year: How did Brother " vote on
those issues? What are some of the
really important issues my local
must face In the coming year" And
what were the views Of Brother "
on those issues BEFORE ne be-
came a candidate: In other words
apply the same technique in your
local union elections that PAC
taught all Of us to use so effectively
in the last national election.
1T Is NOT enough 10 knox that
candidate for local union office
is against discrimination and has
promised 20 do something about
IT," nor is il enough 10. know that
he has the Endorsement Of a par
tlcular caucus.
What you-and all Of us-want 10
know is whether he will consjs-
tently VOTE and ACT in the right
way after the election. And the
best way TO judge this is by re-
membering how he voted and what
action he took before the election.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
THE TRUTH LEAKS OUT

If some student editor of college paper were
to write an editorial praisng the principles Of the
Naz government, the discussion of that editorial in
the American press and in American homes would
not match the public discussion which has resulted
from the editorial praisng democratic principles
which appeared recently in the campus paper of
the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
BY stating that the time should eventually
come when all citizens regardless of color may live
on a basis of equality coed at William and Mary
has shocked Southern parenthood and created
national controversy. The young college editor
stated that "The Negroes should be recognized as
equals in our minds and hearts. For us, this means
that Negroes should attend William and Mary; they
should 60 to our classes participate in college
functions, join the same clubs, be our roOmmates
pin the same classmates, and marry among u.s."
She added: However, this cannot and should not
be done today or tomorrow-but perhaps the next
day."
The merest hint that inter-marriage should
become acceptable in American society was enough
to outrage the majority of whites in our fair land
Although the state of Virginia has produced more
mulattoes than almost any other state in the unlon
the suggestion that white Virginian might marry
Ia Negro and publicly acknowledge his prediction
has shaken the foundations of the state.
From press accounts, it appears that the students
at William and Mary were not nearly so outraged
as their elders The students voted to uphold the
right of their young editor to free speech and they
refused to accept faculty supervision of their cam
pus paper. To some of their reactionary parents,
this may be conclusive proof that the younger gen.
GRAFTON lis going to the dogs" But youth has al
ways fought hypocrisy and there is nothing more
hypocrtical in American life than the attitude of
the majority of whites toward inter-marriage.
This young editor has thrown stick of dyna-
mite in the arsenal of racial prejudice and she Will
probably be made to suffer in many subtle ways
for her honesty and courage. Let those who would
crown her head with thorns ponder we'll the con-
Guiding paragraph of her editorial:
"The most important work, however, must be
done in educating ourselves away from the ideas
of White Supremacy, for this belief is as groundess
as Hitler's Nordic Supremacy nonsense. We are
injuring our personalities with arrogance, we are
blocking our own emotional growth Not until we
eliminate Nazi race tactics in our own everyday
life can we hope for victory which will bring
peace for the universal Human Race of the One
World. Do you really want peace? Is your con-
Scence claar?"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

them ! believe
I n a I I 9ey
Woald be afnore
fife ctIve II
they were more
closely Coordi.
mated ! think
that rather
than add more
groups, exist
ing gr GU ps
8 n q Il ! d be
sirens thened. I
an new in the
community and
theref ore I
have not had
time 10 Judge"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
Rap An-NegrO
Fire Company

WASHINGTON, D. C.-CNNPA)
Extension Of the practice OF ra-
cial segregation in the District of
Columbia by the establishment OF
a second sll-Negro Are company
was being protested here by Ne
gro citizens. The Washington
Tribune was leading the fight
against the new establishment.
The new company will be made
UP by transfers from the existing
Negro company. and by use Of six
qualified fremen who have been
employed as ambulance drivers at
Gallinger hospital,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
THE, CHRONICLER
Bv coNFUClUS'

bout showing her we appreciate
what she'd done? See you there.
Makes II disguised TO hear the
same old cOrny jokes about taxes
being so darn hard to figure out.
Don't know about you, but our
low income let us use that short
form, and the Lord knows anv
dim-wit could fill II out In five
minutes. and less. Course. high
incomes penalize you.
According TO our memory al
least two women in the past six
months have been killed by dis
charged vets who were known 10
have had some sort Of mental ILL
ness. The public zeal calls for
more attention given 10 that-more
money, more psychiatrists trained
and widespread public interest.
Somewhere. as the thing stands
now. somebody is giving cursory
thought 10 the problem.
The Common Council finally
smoked the Housing Commission
out with some tangible recon-
mcndations. But both perform
ances have been sorry sight, and
so has ours, being as we are, such
a large per centage OF the VOTING
population. Where do we get of
letting them off so easily. hmm
ALL THAT HE'LL was raised
about the William and Mary coed
who after all said some nice things
but put them in the future (day
after Manana) Be il as it may
she must be a Smithian Gillian
We are injuring our personalitie:
with arrogance. We are blocking
our emotional growth"
Now that Thompson Is out, who
next is the question? Since she
has the experience. what's
against Mrs. W.? But let's re-
member. what Is II for, anybody
as long as that commission lacks
power? We want TO know why
this isn't good time to reOr-
ganize Its basic scheme tthe one
by which I'VE can't do anything
with that. we're just a research
body or words to that effect
and let II really get into these
basic things like housing. Any
new head needs that!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

gro ups have
contributed in
a small degree
10 inter-racial
600 DIV i'll. I
think that this
Is s h o W n
through vari-
ouS lines OF en-
dcavor Spccifi-
cally in mat
tets of employ
nert, housing
AVID ed nc a.
ton"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

apply some remedy TO the housing
problem now confronting Its Ne
gro population. This remedy must
be applied in order to help Detroit
as city TO make Its maximum
contribution to. American democ-
racy. We must seek to interpret
TO all of our people the selfish
value that lies I'm Detroits ability
TO meet any problem that will seek
10 undermine the well-being Of the
people Of Detroit. The problem Of
Negro housing has In II elements
that will undermine Detroits we'll
being as a city II they are not
dealt with now and dealt with
realistically.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

This week beginning with the
Dist sees the Mead committee Oh
the Senate here for six-day hear
ing on labor and shortages OF II:
II the committee hits this boarded
labor. synthetic shortages problem
as hard as il has others in the past,
its reputation for good lnvestisa,-
ton should be greatly increased
Our eyes are on you, senator's
Funny one we heard about, IS
all too true. Seems there was
dark boy drunk on a DSR coacn
one night last week. His eyes
straying over the car ads FOUND
one of the Aunt Jemima Fan.
cake flour people. And then all
hell broke loose. He got up
and scratched and pulled that ad
with the nanny face smiling
out at you. till the colored bus
driver had to stop the coach, and
two men held our boy down. Ana
all the time, he was cussing ana
fussing about that offensive pic
turc. Now we don't recommend
getting tight and then defacing
the DSR buses. but damned II we
don't think there should be some
other good way'of getting rid OF
that Aunt JeminNa picture.
WELL HOLLYWOOD columnist
Hedda Hopper tened recently
how anxious all the big women
stars out there, especially la Carlo,
are 10 get the lead in Anna Lu-
casta" when it becomes a Aim.
We'd like TO know, il il is bought,
why H.lda Moses Simms is auto
maucally ruled out She's our
nomination for the role, and she
should DC yours.
The N.AACP. is giving every
thing It's got 10 get that antrim
crow travel act passed. Looks from
here like it'll have tough Shedding
and il jim crow travel goes. every-
thing else VIII, too soon; and we
don't think our good Congressmep
are with Us, yet, on that We're
not being defeatst. though we're
writing and we want you 10 write
your Congress men, too. How
ABOUT that?
What do YOU know the Ma
tional Opinion Research council.
University of Denver. has taken
a poll asking white civilians
whether II they were sick, they'd
mind a Negro nurse. Fifty-seven
per cent III should he a hell of a
lot larger said they wouldn't
mind - ~ per cent said they
would and per cent was un-
decided. One thing II shows Is
that on this race business, there's
very little indecision. Either you
do. or. you don't mostly they
don't. One other point shown
was that college graduates were
more in favor Of Negro nurses
than Others; and Northerners
Westerners more so than South
erners. isn't that last sur-pris-
ing?l
THAT LADY. Mildred Bailey
about whom We got so warm last
week, Is here this week. How
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
POETS
CORNER
WHY Is THE WORLD SO
FULL OF HATE

Six months ago, | left the States
With a thought on my mind
can't get straight.
There seems 10 be a great mistake
That keeps the world so full OF
hate.
A world that every one could
adore
Is fun OF sorrow. misery and hor-
ror.
A world with such a lovely view,
| know il would even puzzle you.
Sometimes I watch the setting sun.
Going down behind the horizon
I've even watched the beautiful
trees.
With leaves dangling as they
please.
The birds. the bees. and butter
flies are free.
And don't have 10 live1in misery
Someday will understand i. all
As soon as Japan and Germany
fall,
I'll even know the reason why
So many Of our countrymen had
10 die.
will know up 10 this very date.
Just why this world is so full OF
hate.
Pfc. John Lewis Thompson Is
serving his country somewhere IN
the South Pacific with the 30th
Marine D. CO.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

va ~ 49,
groups IN De-
troit are dong
a job. They are
educating peo-
pc as 10 needs
AVID approaches
for dong a JOB.
It. VIII take
! on = ran Z c
planning and a
lot OF time -
acQlIa.rt people
Win p~og ans
ana - CVa.uate
Sar q OFT mes
people crl'cizc
a program be-
cause they soc
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
Enquiring Reporter

Question: Do yoa think that the
various In'oy.rac.al groups IN De-
,ro.t have been effective?
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
SCORES At .RFNNETT

GREENSBORO. ". C.-Ellabellc
Davis, soprano, added large and
appreciative audience al Bennett,
college recently, TO the long list Of
those who are acclaiming her arts
try
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

which do anything arc those which
have no political strings and spring
from an innate desire on the part
OF some groups Of people 20 do
something about the. problem.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

Is 100 carly 20
jud ge the ex-
tent o, the ef-
fcctivCneS. The
mere fact that
people arc set-
ting together
in the basic
pro h e m 5 OF
housing, Q d IL
cation and en-
p,oyment. pro-
V1es a media
OF education for
solvin e the
basic problems
50 important 10
the community.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

Most OF tho problems are 50 far
reaching that no committee or
groups q committees could solve
them"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
Ernest Marshall
50i EnglewOod Street

N-thai.there- has -oeen-a
GCgrCe OF effectiveness / think Il
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
William VALENTINE
1913 Canton street

Il think We have enough o.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
Ernest Goodman
Barlum Tower

After dealing with inter-racial
groups for many years, find that
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24
William Davis
635 East Elizabeth st.

az believe that inter-racial
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-24

THAT LADY. Mildred Bailey.
about whom We got so warm last
week, Is here this week. How
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
Nations Children Mystify
Elders With Phony Latin

To mystify their elders, nearly
half of the school children in the
United States speak Pig Latin or
some other jargon in imitation of
Latin, the more popular being
Opish, Tutahash, Turkey Irish and
Double Dutch, says Golfers.
Although their words are formed
by merely transposing letters
and/or adding syllables, these lam
guages seem very different. For
example, car is arcay in Pig Lat
in, coparop in Opish, cusarur in
Tutahash, cabar in Turkey Irish
and casharug in Double Dutch.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
LONELINESS of Queen Beth
Started Saluting Business

There has undoubtedly been
more saluting in this war than
ever before in history. And there
has been a lot of argument as to
how the salute with the hand origi-
mated. One story runs that it
originated in England, when Sir
Francis Drake invited Queen Eliz-
abeth to come and review the
ships after the defeat of the Ar
mazda.
The queen arrived in all her i'm
perial glory, the officer in charge
of the parade issued orders that
con account of the dazzling lowell
ness of her majesty, all seamen
should shield their eyes with their
right hand" This shielding of the
eyes is claimed to be the original
version of the naval salute.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23

troit familiar with the situation knew
that race riots were inevitable"
It is worth noting that the profess
sional observers were much farther
ahead than the newspaper - and
newspaper reporters are pretty
highly trained Investigators them
selves. And they did know what was
coming well in advance.
But the fact remained that nobody
did anything about 1t.
And that is where you and step
into the picture.
Now nobody but a very small
class of professional motors Of riot
want race riots anymore than any
one but very small class of profes-
sional criminals are in favor of
crime. But most people do not
realize that these clashes can be
avoided and very few indeed realize
that they are symptoms and not the
disease itself.
The basic cause of the group ten
sions which burst into savage fame,
destroy property, interfere with
business and nearly always cost
lives, is insecurity. just as insecurity
is one of the basic causes Of wars.
A man with job and firm pros
poets of keeping it who lives In
healthy and decent surroundings
does not want riot with anybody.
1t is the man who is unhappy and
because he is not able to do any
thing about it, who looks around for
a scapegoat upon whom ne can
blame all his troubles. He ma
turally turns against group whose
members have different appear
ance and different customs from
his own.
The long-range cure for this
disease is better living conditions,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
Seven Steps for
Breaking Tension

First, there are seven things you
must know about. One Of the first
signs Of trouble is the runor crop.
You begin to hear a lot of stories
most of which later will prove to
have been untrue. They may be
started by subversive groups; some
will have grain Of truth in them.
They will include tales Of planned,
imminent violence; of some group
arming itself for attack or outbreak.
Then come stories Of violent as
sault, crime and murder. This
creates the beginning of tension; the
group accused becomes frightened
and shows it. This lends color to
the tales.
Then come the incidents.
Incidents usually begin to occur In
crowded places. They might be
passed off and forgotten If a back
ground of hate, fear and suspicion
had not been built up. AS one OBJ
server said to me: 'Riots always
start when folks get out and bump
into each other"
The third point to look for when 1t
is clear that rumors have been
thick and incidents have begun to
happen is some subversive group
which may be promoting the trouble
for its own ends. Some of these
groups will have very high and
mighty ideals and very frequently
they will be wrapped up in the Gag.
(Ku Klux, Black Legion, etc.)
The fourth point to watch is crime
reports because 1t is really the
hooligan element which finally steps
in to do the actual rioting.
The fifth is the police attitude. If
there is evidence of increased
friendliness with the hooligan ele-
ment and of a distrust of the police
by the minority group it usually
means that the tension has reached
a high point - the forces of order
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington. ID. G.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington. ID. G.
There is small group in Wash
ington very much concerned over a
matter which is a part of recon-
version and about which they can
do very little. That is the question
of race riots likely to accompany de-
mobilization.
was surprised to learn how pre-
dictable these clashes are, from the
following statement by Alfred Nc
Chung Lee in a pamphlet produced
by a non-profit agency, the Ameri-
can Council of American Race Re-
lations. 1t was this:
1.-THE federal office Of facts and
figures Qater called the office Of War
Information) had a confidential re-
port Is months before the 1943 De-
troit race riot that included this
sentence: Unless some socially con-
structive steps are taken shortly.
the tension that is developing is very
likely to burst into active conflict "
The day after the rioting began.
the Detroit Free Press stated:
1.-TWO months ago everybody in De-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
Canary Tea Towels

"A BRIGHT little canary en-
4 "A 1ivens any kitchen. Use these
6 by 6 transfer designs on tea
towels, on cottage curtains, on
the corners of a breakfast or
luncheon cloth. Besides yellow for
the canary, red, green and blue
are the other colors needed.
To obtain six transfer designs for the
Canary Towels (Pattern No. 5244) color
chart for working, illustrations of stitches
used, send Is cents in coin, your name,
address and the pattern number.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23

and the forces of disorder are max
ing common cause against the al
legged threat of the minority.
The two other danger points are
congestion, of which spoke before
dumping into each other) which
may grow out of crowded housing,
and labor conditions where the
minority protests or appears to
threaten to protest discrimination In
hiring and firing.
With these points as guide any
citizen can learn to recognize the
symptoms of danger. There are
plenty of people in any community
who know what is happening - the
people whose work takes them into
the danger zones, like social workers
and police reporters. A school teach
er can learn a lot from what the
children say and do.
But long before the situation
reaches even the rumor stage there
must be emergency planning In the
community. A program must be set
up in which certain groups have GER
tain definite things to do the moment
the observers" see the danger sig
nails. Here they are:
Be sure the mayor knows exact
ly what steps to take to get the help
of the state militia. Have the clergy
men lined up to use their influence
and If necessary appear in person
--mobs respect the church. Work
out school programs, radio pro-
grams, newspaper campaigns-the
veterans organizations and the boy
scouts will help, the civic and pub
lie utilities, labor and business will
cooperate.
While President Truman was still
on the high seas en- route for home,
he and his staff began the careful
briefing of the correspondents. tell
ing them many details which were
not for publication but which will
gradually find their way into the
public prints.
They also gave out specific news
items for publication, one Of which
stated that 1t was largely the sug-
gestions of the American delegation
which made up the agenda. This
may OF may not have been aimed
at comments in Washington by anti
administration spokesman who
charged that the communique Of the
Big Three seemed to reflect chiefly
Russian demands.
7 believe that history will show
that the Presidents claim will be
literally true. This may not mean
that America got the majority Of
the things she wanted but rather
that what could be agreed upon was
largely the result of the Presidents
policy Of insisting on a solution by
compromise rather than q stale
mate.
It is easier for man to get into
the army than it is for a dog to
join the famous K-9 corps. G.l.s
sometimes get into the hoosegow but
you seldom see a war-pup In the
dog-house.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK
Canary Design to Embroider

Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more time
is required in filling orders for a few of
the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-08-23
Country Warned TO Guard
AGAINST Race Disturbances
Insecurity in Reconversion Period May Be
Cause for Smoudering Resentment;
Minor Incident May Start Trouble.
BY BAUkHAGE
Ne,us analyst and Commentator.

housing and employment. But it is
not Of the long-range treatment I
want to speak, but of the irnme-
date, simple things that you and !
can do to stop these tensions before
they break.