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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
DR.. Luther jackson
Tells Negro History

troit for the first time got chance
10 hear one who has dedicated his
life 10 the study Of Negro history
and as one OF the moving spirits in
the association.
DR.. Jackson reminded the audi
ence that there is every reason to
be proud Of the slave history OF Ne
SroeS. because OF the wonderful
record made by many Negroes in
the period 1t is important 10 re-
member DR.. Jackson said, that
all Americans AS we'll as Negroes
have common background, in that
they all al one time or other have
asSed through a period Of servi-
tude The REGENCY Of Negro slaV-
cry is the cause for many of the
attitudes about Negroes, the his
torlan continued.
Partial Freedom Since 65
The fight now is to gain full
freedom 10 complete the partial
freedom which came in 1865. the
speaker said Negroes are going
through a natural stage of develop
mcnt which is similar 10 that
travcrSed by all groups coming out
Of slavery and in-order TO strength
en- themselves for the fight they
must famlliari2c themselves with
tho history OF their group and the
part played by them in the build
ing Of America
There is striking similarity
between the history of the Negro
in slavery and in this period Of
psucdo freedom" DR.. Jackson said,
lin that the reactions to his condi-
ton we're varied and sunday" The
VirslnIa historian disclosed that
during 'the 225 years Of slavery
there we're approximately $50 slave
rcvoltS, that $4,000 Negroes made
their way out OF slavery via the
underground. there were hundreds
Of free Negroes in the North and
South prior 10 1850: and that thou
sands OF Negroes learned the arts
and crafts and many trades during
the period commonly known as the
period OF slavery.
Comparing the work and effcc-
'ivcncSS OF the NAACP as opposed
TO the work OF the association for
he Study OF Negro Life and His
tory. DR.. Jackson said that the VIC
tories won by the NAACP don't
register because OF the inherent
feeling by far too many Negroes
that they are not supposed 10 have
The things which the white man
has IN order 10 make these vic
tories real. both Negroes and
whites must realize tina; they have
a common origin and that the Ne
gro is not some one apart he
said
Music for The program was fur
niShed by the Juoal Choral Society
under the direction OF Talnadge
Turner Charles F. Simmons, clerk
OF Bethel church. introduced the
speaker
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Goth
Continued from Page l

fyc-s arc DESTROYS OF a tangible
expression OF appreciation toward
the person or persons, who in the
judgement OF the administrators
contributes the most toward ra-
Gal goodwill and understanding
or advancement OF the Negro
The nucleus OF the fund, $1,000,
was originally designated as gift
by Ford Local 900, TO the goth Pur-
suit squadron as part of the locals
program Of boosting the morale OF
members of the armed forces.
The flyers, through their Deputy
Commander. Major George S. Rob-
erts OF Detroit. decided upon the
establishment OF this award as the
best use Of the gift.
A third person. yet 10 be selected,
will serve along with Mr. Gibson
ard Mr.. Tapes as administrators
a. the award. which will consist
IN al probability, Of medal with
or accompanying scroll or cerufi-
cate
The International JAW and Go
boald will be approached for ad-
o.. onsl monies 10 supplement the
fund
O,hcr contributions 10 the armed
forces oy Local 600 consist of fur
n!Sning chapel Al Romulus Air
base the purchase of@drapes and
rugs fuf the day rooms OF the Nav
a. Training school IN Dearborn
and the furnishing Of the foyer OF
the recreatlonsl center at Percy
Jones hospital
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Sues
Continued from Page ~

with afflicted with social dis
ease.
She appeared at the clinic Jan.
II, was examined and then re-
leased. She stated she submitted
to the examination 10 satisfy the
authorities that they had made a
mistake.
She was again summoned by a
telephone conversation TO return
TO the clinic ON Jan "a. However.
she ignored this notice. When she
did not appear, she charges that
an officer from the Board of Health
went 10 her North End home and
forcibly made her enter city
vehicle. and taken to the clinic
where she was forced TO again SUBJ
NIT 10 a complete physical exam
ination, after she had been reg
istcred and given case number.
She charges that the authorities
released her without disclosing the
result of their examination.
Charges of SANDER. libel and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
MAIULLO GAINS
NEGRO SUPPORT
Will Bust County Building
Trust IL Elected

John d. Maiullo. World War No.
I Veteran and Democratic Candi-
date for County Auditor is a prod
uct OF Detroit's lower East Side
and still lives there The main rca-
son. that al minority groups are
r2llying 20 John Is his promise 20
break up the unhoiy alliance OF
WAYNE County office holders. who
never think IN terms of the little
fellow.
Maiullo promises. II am
elected. the poor people Will get
New Deal IN spitalzatlon and
medical care by the County. | VIII
provide equal consideration of all
County employees regardless of
race. creed, or color. am COM
fident Of my ability 70 serve the
public with satisfaction guaranteed
10 all nv an honest. decen bu mes
administration
Maiullo has had 2S years WAYNE
County Government experience.
and Is endorsed by the Negro d.
visional Chairman. delegates. bust
ness men. clubs. and civic groups
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Cross
CONTINUED from Page u

o colorcd bus driver stopped his
coach. uprooted the cross from the
ground where Il had been thrust,
snd stamped out the flames
The CabcllS and SkaneS who are
close relatives BeHEfa ~ the build
ing together. and moved in FEB
This Is the first time they have
had any annoyance OF any kind.
Although there are no Negroes
living ~ the block IN which they
live. However there ara two fam
lies OF color 10 The next block,
and several families two blocks
away.
The cross had keroscne.soakcd
paper and rue mat wrapped
about II Nj Cabell was al work
when me Incident occurred.
Police Cooperate
Since the inc.dcut the Skancs
ed CdbelS report, police O. the
Palmer Park station and from
II ghlend park have been extreme
~ cooperative IN seeing that they
&C provided police protection "a
hours day The police have prom
iSed 20 search diligently until the
question Of VINO SCI the cross afre
end placed !, on he lawn mas been
solved
While many expressed the opn-
ION 'hatS'nc cross had ocCu placed
a. the lawn b. some PRANK ter.
police were Cunning down clues
j. ar effort 90 or'cru re g L was
the work ofr1c KI xxx Khan or
some other sut!-Negro organiza-
ton.
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Blackburn
CONTINUED from Page ~

many other things that made Joe
a champion.
In addition, Blackburn was the
chief man in Louis corner on fight
nights. II was Blackburn who
pointed out the mistakes made;
il was Blackburn who pointed out
the weak spot in the enemys arm
or. Chappie. as Louis affectionate-
ly called Blackburn, saw every
move made in the ring.
But that's all in the past now.
Blackburn has gone on TO his re-
wards, and no more will Louis
hear the wise counsel OF his friend
and trainer.
Since Blackburn's death Nanny
Seaman, an old time fighter, has
been supervising Louis training.
That is, Seaman was chief trainer
until Joe went into the army.
Seaman was in Louis corner
when the champion stopped Billy
Conn. He was also there for the
two bouts with Buddy Baer.
But there has never been that
close friendship between Seaman
and Louis as there was between
Joe and Blackburn. It's not likely
that Louis will ever be as close
TO another trainer as he was TO
Jack
And this has caused a number
of fans TO wonder if this will az
feet his fighting.
Joe has stated that he will meet
Billy Conn after the war in the
only defense of his title. Seaman.
in all probability, will be his chief
trainer for the defense OF the
championship.
And then there's the contracts
with Black and Roxborough as
managers.
On his twenty-firSt birthday
Louis signed a l0-year contract
with RoXborough and Black. That
contract expires May l3. l945.
There have been persistent ru-
mors that Louis will not renew
ms contract with Black. Joe has
denied these rumors, stating that
he and Black are as good friends
now as they've ever been.
While some of Louis intimates
~ PlSoS 0OdOl Nlldl llC Will lCllIW
his contract with Black, all are
agreed that he will sign again with
Roxborough. They point out that
there's closer friendship between
the champion and Roxborough
than between Joe and Black.
Regardless of the truthfulness OF
these assertions, the fact that the
managerial side will be an impor-
tant factor as Louis determines
whether he should retire.
or course there's Uncle Mike
Jacobs who has right 10 promote
all Of Louis fights. Joe owes ia
cobs tidy little sum. and the willy
Mike could easily prevail on Joe
TO engage in a number Of fights
TO wipe out this deficit.
Editors Note: Next week gill
be letters from fans. expressing
their opinion about the cham
pion's desire to retire.
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Child
CONTINUED from Page u

have TO get my brother and sis
ter"
Piteous Cries Heard
Terror-s stricken screams Of
Help. Mother Daddy! Help"
rent the air as Mr. Joseph Carriers
attempt at rescue failed, He tried
10 get the children 10 come out by
a rear door, which he knocked
down, but the flames were roar
ing too intensely for him TO enter.
He was still engaged in the at
tempt when police and firemen
arrived.
In their terror, Evergsl Jr.. ran
and climbed in the bathtub, where
he was later found by firemen ov-
ercome by smoke: and Geraldine
got in bed and covered her head
with bedclothes. where her body
was found.
When iremcn ached the
scope. the flames had completely
Quilted the second floor apartment
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Booker Walter.
and had damaged the apartments
Of MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Grant, who
have two children: and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Carter, who have
three children.
According to police, the parents,
Evergal Shannon ST., rs, and his
wife, Flora, "a were at nearby
beer tavern when the fire broke
out They arrived home before
the fremen left,
Police sta that they learned
from Yvonne that the children
mad been playing with matches. Il
was disclosed that Evergal Sr..
worked on the afternoon shift At
Pa kard Motor company and had
stopped al a nearby beer tavern TO
cash his paych- k. lis wife put
the children TO bed al approx
matcly II pm. and repeatedly
jor cd her husband at the tavern.
Police held the parents for
questioning and may lodge crimi-
nal negligence charges against
them following the fatal suffoca-
ton OF their daughter The par
cnts could not be contacted for
statement
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
WS.H.R Council
Anniversary Meet

With Better Housing For All
as the theme of the eighth ami
versary program Of the West Side
Human Relations Council. Edward
Conner. executive director OF the
Citizens Housing and Planning
Council, will be the principal
speaker at the meeting Feb. 10 at
$50 pm, in ST. Stephens A.ME.
church, Stanford al Cobb avenues.
The Dupre Victorian Choir Will
appear on the program
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Chronicle viii
Maugurate War
Question Series

In an effort - make available
o. our readers any iuf0r'.a,io 81
general or personal lutc.Cs' con-
Ccrnlng any phase ~ he Nsr, the
MlchlGar Chronicle Wi lnaugu aic
o question and answer scrlcs IN
CoilsboratIp VlEH 'Gc Va IN
formation -teH'CT- q. Tie Detroit
Plbhc Libraries
Shortly sffcr Pearl Harhos
J ary Officials s.ar'cr 80 collect
81 standard information rc,ca>ed
p TIC War DcDty~Crt and mace
evailahle 90 t1c paCih oil q 20 81
;ucN ldasl interest derived there
fr-m In addition 20 ne WAY ScrN-
;cc thc center also answers cues
tons o. general nature
Questions may hc sent 20 Char
icne Francis. the Michigan Chron-
ic'e. 2ss Eliot Detroit After ref
e~clce 70 the War Information Cen
icr answers viii sppcs- On &c
following edition II tho Chrorc.e,
Examples 81 some 81 he ques-
It's that arc answered arc
&, Ny son has been assigned -
rcplaccmcnt 20 the Buffalo d.
NIvor Can Won tell me what d.
- on thS =, and where u IS hGhi-
inc7
4 This /, nc a2nd Infantry Di-
vision par, Of tho Fish Amy
4 Italy. I, Is called the Buffalo
D.yIS on because the men wear a
buffalo insignia This division IS
81 active comba, in northern Ita.y
near Bologna
G. Ny husband has Inc ahbro-
r.a,iou CN3c before hls name
Wa; docs tals stand for
A. 7; stands ;rr Carpenters
Mae Third Class These men use
h0d and powe- tools 70 repair or
rCalacc woodwork on board ship
preserve wood surfaces in all Parts
a. the ship and must know the
ious woods used in ship build
M
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rest near Th.Yd Could Won tell
re where nc taiion hoard Is FOR
rs address and the hours i Is
open
A The board for your nov adj
q ess is War Price and RatlonIng
Board No. AZ IA " Fort street
IA ais This board is open $780,
& daily excepting Wednesday when
A. closes a. noon
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School
Continue from Page II

more children who have come into
the project since its opening, for
whom there are no school facili-
ties, and that the number is in
creasing at the rate of about IS a
week.
We are willing for the facili-
ties that we have in the admins
tration building TO be used to help
solve this problem and we have
told the school authorities so, but
TO date we have not been asked
10 do anything" Mr.. Hatcher said.
Although the division gives the
Negro residents approximately
-fourths of the tax base Of the
old district, the Oakland County
board may reject the proposal be-
cause of recent directives from
state authorities asking that dis
tricts not divide. but consolidate
where possible. In the meantime
an ever increasing number of chill.
dren have no school to 60 to.
The old Carver school is now
heavily overcrowded and the pos
sibility of taking care of more
children is at the vanishing point
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
BY CHARLES J. WARTMAN

The study Of Negro life and
history has a great significance TO
Negroes as we'll as whites and must
be used more and more as a tech
nique OF acquiring full freedom
DR.. Luther p. Jackson, chairman
Of the history department Of Viz
ginia State college, said Sunday
Delivering the main address for
the Negro History Week pro-
gram OF the Detroit Association
For the Study of Negro Life and
History, Dr. Jackson reviewed
300 years Of Negro history for an
audience OF over 200 at the Bethel
4 VI +. church.
First Visit
Harvey G. Jackson Jro local
prcSidcn, Of the ASNL.H. pre-
sided a. the meeting IN which De-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-17
Red Caps Plan
Winter Dance

Rcd Caps Union Local No. 1902
Detroit USE Of A-ClO held
their regular business meeting
,ae' Tuesday. Eco Il and made
plans for their u4d-win,er dance.
MilIard Carroll is chairman OF
the entertainment. committee.
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have TO get my brother and sis
ter"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-25
(0L0RED TANKER5 IN
ON CAPTURE OF
G0ERING'S CASTLE

By Trezzvdnt w. Anderson
WITH THE 761ST TANK BAT
TALON IN EUROPE, June 25
(ANP)-It has now been officially
revealed that Negro tankmen of the
761st Tank battalion were in the
thick of the fighting which ended
in the capture of Reich Marshall
Hermann Goering's castle, high
atop a bluff overlooking the Ger
man town of Neuhaus, in April.
Two platoons of Capt. Charles
A. Gates Co. G were the firing
units which operated with the 1st
and End battalions of the 66th In
fantry regiment Of the list division
Continued on Page ~
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Throughout the ceremonies the
redness in the face Of Col. Selway
revealed the great disturbance he
must have been feeling to see his
command taken from him, all be-
cause of the tremendous amount of
adverse criticism which had been
directed at him in the enforcement
of jim-crow policies and practices
handed down to him by his super
ior, Maj. Gen. Frank O'Driscoll
Hunter, commanding general, first
army air force.
Thursdays activities were the
Continued from Page q
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-25
MORALE LIFTS AS COL. DAVIS
IS GIVEN COMMAND OF 447TH

By ERNEST E.. JOHNSON
GOODMAN, FIELD, KY, June 25
(ANP)-A dramatic moment was
struck here when young Col. Ben
jamin O. Davis, Jr., was given COM
mand of the new 477th Composite
group, as the bombardiers are now
to be known, and Col. Robert L..
Selway, storm center of a long
standing controversy, was relieved
of this duty.
In a short address personally de-
livered by 1t. General Ira C. Eaker,
acting commanding general, army
air forces, heard by a formation of
1000 Negro and white officers, he
said 'It was on my personal recon-
mendation and insistence that he is
to take command Of this group"
In a speech for the officers Of
the group in the base theater later,
Gen. Eaker told him that he ex-
poets that they will be given the
very best training possible and the
best equipment. He assured them
that by early fall they will be oper-
ating from an advanced base in the
Pacific theater.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-25
LARGEST SUMNER SCHOOL
ON RECORD AT ATLANTA u.

ATLANTA, June 25 (ANP)-
Enrolment figures at the Atlanta
University Summer school had
reached an all-time high when reg
istration books closed for the first
session. Students are enrolled from
all of the outhern states and from
practically every other section Of
the country. Eleven hundred are
registered in the graduate and un-
dergraduate courses in IA different
departments, including students in
the seven workshops which this year
are special feature of the summer
program. The summer school is
operating seven dormitories on four
different campuses and two dining
halls.
Of the 1,10O in the first session,
598 are graduate and professional
students, and 502 are undergradu-
ates. 1t is the first time that there
has been a greater enrolment in
graduate than in undergraduate
work. Last year, the total number
enrolled was 1893; and of this figure,
327 were graduate students and 466
were undergraduates. Courses this
year are offered in biology, chem
istry, economics and business ad-
ministration, English, Frenc h,
Spanish, history, home economics,
mathematics, music, physics, relig-
ion sociology and psychology, in ad-
dition to the offerings in the school
Of education, the school of social
work, and the special courses for
teacher-librarians.
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THEY CAN'T FIGHT
UNLESS YOU WORK!
NEGRO SOLDIER CHANGES MIND
ABOUT AMERICAN RED CROSS

jungles and in continental USA.
Nm each large Australian city
these was a Negro stated Red
Cross center. But that was on indi-
cation that all the Tan Yanks were
compelled to visit this club. Those
that desired to stop there did but
many made the rounds of all the
clubs in the city. In one city,
Negro-staffed center due to its
strategic location, had a larger
white Yank and Australian clientele
than it did Tan Yanks. An un-
dreamed of harmony reigned. For
the dances, debates, theater, parties
and radio programs-Red Cross
sponsored-ta talented personnel ire
spective of race was selected.
In the islands there were the at
tractive thatched 'huts" stated
Continued on page 81
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southern negro CTS BLAST
DIXIE LAWS; WILL MIGRATE
NORTH, SAY DISCHARGED VETS

stated that where a person lives is
his own business, however he felt
that certain elements in the south
should be educated in the ways of a
true democracy. Things will be
different" he continued, "after the
boys get home. I believe the whole
thing could be ironed out if Negroes
and whites would forget the racial
angle"
From all indications, lot of Ne
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By Cpl. Norman S. Ellington

By Cpl. Norman S. Ellington
FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN,
WYO., June 25 (ANP).-A soldier
with 81 months in the uniform, in
Guiding tenure of service overseas,
has had an adequate opportunity to
observe the functioning of the ARC.
The average conception Of the Tan
Yanks' opinion of this organization
is startling to those who placed the
ARC on the ''black list" after the
blood bank set up it's separate sta
tions for donors. From personal ex-
periences and those of comrades
serving in all sections of the world
it is concluded that the Red Cross,
in it's service to service personnel,
vigorously promotes a program of
interracial tolerance.
This spirit prevails in Red Cross
installations in foreign cities, in the
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-06-25

CHICAGO, June rs (ANP)-
Will you return to the south after
your discharge? This question was
asked southern Negro veterans in
several army discharge hospitals,
and almost to man there was an
emphatic answer of no!
In the opinion of those returned
and from soldiers who will soon re-
turn from overseas, the south is
still fighting, the Civil war and
such a policy will definitely not
work after this war.
Veterans of the Pacific jungles
and of the European war feel that
the south fails to recognize the fact
that Negro troops are dying side by
side with white troops. They were
brought into the war to fight for
a democracy that is based on the
four freedoms and the vets feel that
the south is making a poor showing
of democracy.
One discharge, M/Sgt. Henry
Hargrave said, "the south should
cecede from the union. They should
form a state Of their own and if
southern Negroes wish to stay
there and be treated like animals,
they should be made to stay"
Sgt. George Kenard said it would
be a good idea to build a wall
around the south and let them live
by themselves.
Most of the returned veterans
were of the opinion that Dixie laws
and prejudice made it impossible
for them to live there after the war.
A private from Arkansas stated
that he will return home long
enough to get his family out Of the
state. "Tm moving north" he
stated, "now that I've been in this
war. I can never live there with the
sort of thing that I know will go
on after we veterans return"
Onelieutenant from Mobile, Ala,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-11-15
Historical Meeting
Here On Wednesday

The Montgomery County Histor-
zeal Society held a special called
meeting at the home Of its presi-
dent, Mrs. Lily C. Stone, at Glen
more on Friday evening, Nov. 9th.
A Constitution and Bylaws was
adopted after extended delibera-
ton and discussion. Several items
Of historical interest which have
recently been donated to the Soci-
ETY. were exhibited and examined
by the members.
The next meeting will be held in
Rockville on November 21st at
S p. NJ. Mrs. Margaret Welsh
will be the hostess at the home of
Mrs. Randolph Talbot. People in
terested in historical data are in
vited TO attend the meetings. II
is hoped to increase the member
ship so that all parts Of Montgom-
cry County will be represented.
1t. Commander James G.. Christ
opher, recently returned from
overseas, will give a talk on the
history of Rockville.