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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-04-27

slogan. To keep before the
too the wants and griev-
ances Of tbI Co.orcd People
Some sullibles might say the Ne
gro has his freedom; that Abra-
ham Lincoln gave IT to him
Could / move my family into
any home In Detroit have
money enough to purchase? Can
Ian ayearge but educated hui
man being -oLlam employment a;
any IF the dcwnt. WI stores IS
clerk, cashier. salesman, or the
like Cln | got hired assengineer
or conductor on any OF the rail
ROADS with which | SpenG my
money? Can | get a Job DIS re-
porter Copyreader on editor on
either OF the city'S daily news
papers Hell no, Yet there exists
those who say We have freedom
and that TIE Negro Press ehoulj
quit harpng on the theme 'free-
dom WIS | ant even sc, suit.
able insurance for my noble
because am Negro.
about thro years ago ret
an elderly. Shaggy nynci Frcch-
man rancd lbert Ferr! he had
read IN article written by & Ne
gro ~ the Readers ligest.
Wherein the N,sro Press was
Oh with being too clustic.
'inccndiary." for bcms so bold as
to demand cdual rights for IN,
Ncro Surp iSingly Albert Fer
III WIS lngtrcd at reading such
;n article ile wa hi-hly edu-
Gated man having Travelled al.
over he worll ~ learned that
Vac writing articles aud storie.
FOR several rational mag zines
AMI the next time av him he
had prcpared an article. which
lie wanted no . Admit TO one
of the magazines under my name
T,c articla vas directed against
Tho writer o., tlc ReaCers Digcs
story and Frri had written j.
IS II he we're p NcSro liEed
the piece So well 'lut promised
this little eruditicai wlite man
that II ev. cot iob ON
new paper III prnt his story.
ferri has since hc,n returned to
France as an alien bur here's
HE story
TIFF STORY
Preston belongs 10 the rone
Ana nev"r uucr >taiemert was
made vi our fypocriiiodl teach
ines OF cQlal suffrage. all our
Wanted constitutional Liberties
all our Christian morality are
cnnrty phrsscs when conf onted
with III" STICK realities ol this
wcr'd whe"e pcwci -uh.s.
'Noi lort 1so learned elu-
Gator OF our rair wrote an art.
llcle Tor a widely ilculat d re-
vie" md in il he expressed is
learhcd opinion Mo doubt sin.
cere thar al our racial ills coulI
no iarrl back to the iniana.
tory attitude o, tn. Negro Press
u IS fcally sal indeed that in our
mldd there eNi>us individuals
WHO pGmir themselves tho luxury
To acvorie to be soft and snbser.
went IN order that We may OBJ
tain the e. mcntar, right of re-
cosnlion and Justice such pnilc.
SONY very often. has proved 10
be ihe NEST disastrous TO many
people rae and nations: and =
lit'!e rorural Of the PAST and
present histo.' Will reveal m,
ifct ina; Freedom belongs tc tho
strong China and Ildla are vivid
examples and unfortunate VI,
Tins ~ such fallarious phlloso.
phical submission which the
aforementioned gentleman adyo-
Gates TO his oeople.
Preston Mrs Margaret Bennett |
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-04-27
.;WINCIi.C Down The LANE
ny BILL LANE

When A Doctor Makes A Mistake, He Bures II
When An Editor Makes A Mistakes II Buries Him
Printers Devil
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-04-27

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The Paradise theatre is 90 Dc
commended for III, bringing IN
some Of thc leading new names
IN the orchestra world as wen as
slider established favorlcs. H.
WAS pleasure getting chan
A. seeing and hearing Joe Lisscus
and his crew n second time not 80
long ago. ind we arc really look
Ing forward 10 Eddc Vtns6u a..
rival Tho fr,t parr 40 May lB-
aideuially "Nr Clcanhead VIII
make couple pc >onal appea
anccs abound town one 40 Sn.hhs
Radio and Record shop on oak-
land c1ng local FOLKS rhanc,
10 gar al usc anse 80 thar
SHINY paie AUS h,I wax
henry Rcd hc4nntag a.
J''a' ibe s"lrN s'tfrfss ot h., seu-
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-04-27
FIRTH HURTS

"our periodicals and nswsi.
pers tell Us :be truth and the
is nothing 90 terrible 80 inexors
HE aS truth and nothing so PAL
ful yet We must 10 aroused
pushed shocked bv truth. for r
benefits our deliterdnce. on
eyes must be He'd by trutH
lieht must he thrown at IS o.
terrible laudsful We must D.
blinded 4 little for our own ben
iii and safety This dazzling vi
awaken US Hence the ne.essU,
OF our p'oSsei ALA MS such vii
make us think arise. iIiumina'
and helm us IN shake ourschc
free from the shadow Of di
ciniiNatsry dcspoG>m ard .njus
tives.
Let us unito Fer conno,
good is the result ot man, M
ion, mans harmony, aid man
undcrsta nding II suoh do-r not
exist among ourselves. each on
will strive for himself.
III we should become clG.c
kuiiled together in this fight for
freedom the spirit of strife Wi
succeed TO the spiut or orgauiza
ton. bitterness to coruiaiity. and
ha;ted o. each against each VII
give way 10 united strcnpl
and GOODWILL dmonL ds all.
WI CAN HAVE FREEDOM!
Recent vents prove the unju
discrimination asaiYst our people
II does not matter where: Noitl.
or South East or West. everl
whore is the same story-thc
story that ought TO teach on
weakness. aud also that the only
solution TO the problem consist,
IN ieaching-through the Negro
prass--a united front, BY educai
ing ourselves. by building poll
tlcal strength which will end
abuses once and for ALTO
Froedcm belor rs to the strong"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-04-27
REVOLUTIONS

Ht WV 49,
"There is not enc single Ia
stance in history wherein We tud
that downtrodden class VA
able to acquire its rights by hula
HE and peaceful mesns. II can
not be done. The Agraiidn reyoH
created tho Roman Republic: ~,
reyolts OF our South American
neighbors destroyed S2alish dos
potism and The Colonial revolt
brought iuto being our great
country America. Now mind Won
do not say that oui peopl,
must stage revolt in order Co.
gain their lcgal rights aud nappi
ness. But Judging from past Incl
dcnts ne can see that those who
practice yaciai irtolelalc, ane
those who advocate outlanh
forms ~ supremacies will no
bow To any written laws evru
tho law sct forth in the ConstiH
tion and recently upheld Ivy III
United states Supie enc Ccuri
CHAMPION AMERICANI>M
"0ur Press. our newspap"r
are not violent no more thai
thr others are They adyocar
GOOD Nmericanism but with y
our due share OF equality and
Justice also--vrich arc denied
in this twentieth century II iy
not true that our newspapers an"
mlaalnos arc violert on IN,
contrary. taay are doing m,ri
torious work They carry IT,
torch OF Justice and iighteousnes
and fight for our Races sacrcs
anct rights.
They reveal 10 us tho truf
Of the mnun cradle daily evil
committed against our people
they ten MS Of the abuses and
determinations practised again.
our people day after day; tic
continue to keen us awakened
tho realities OF our position an
our ctc.l,payc,e
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Letter Box

To the Editor:
l am one of the many veterans
in Wilmington looking for a job,
and SO it was with interest that l
read recently of plans being made
by two veterans groups to stimu-
late industrial building here.
There are about $50 veterans here
in the same boat. We read all three
papers each day, in hopes that the
ads will have something in store
for US. We know from the previous
day that U. S. Employment Office
doesn't have anything to offer, for
we have been there day in and out
with no results.
Why? Because Wilmington is
filled up? How? That is easy to ex-
plain: After the war was over, the
rs, 1000 persons who were working
at the shipyard were being let off
each and every day and YER grad
ually filling the openings that the
business houses of Wilmington had
to offer. These businesses then
we're much in demand for work.
ers. Many former shipyard employ
ees who were established here
with their homes and children in
school had no alternative but to
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Community Chest Drive

The same fundamental reaso for
establishing a Community Chest in Will
mington is the reason for perpetuating
and supporting it.
By a single solicitation for money
to support the organizations the Chest
represents Wilmington's people are a v
ed the dozen or more Embarrassing cam
paigns previously conducted.
One roundup and the job is done. This
is easier on workers and people.
Furthermore, through the budget
ing system in effect, subscribers have
assurance that their money is applied
in full to the institutions for which it
is intended, and expended under care
full supervision.
After thorough preparation, the
Chest is now engaged in the prelimi-
naries of this years solicitation. An
initial gifts committee is making it's
rounds of business firms, industries and
larger private donors. Later in the
month the general drive will be started.
The general public will have a chance to
sign on the dotted line.
1t is the more important that the
public at large increase it's individual
gifts this year because the shipyard
force has been greatly decreased and
the Ethyl-Dow plant has been closed.
Both groups have been liberal contri-
butors in the past.
1t falls upon the people, therefore, to
reach the goal of s106,204 unless they
are willing to have one or more of the
institutions and organizations that look
to the Chest for operating funds to fall
short of their need and be compelled
TO curtail their activities, which is un-
thinkable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Lanier Bust Unveiled

In impressive ceremonies a bronze
bust of Sidney Lanier has been unveiled
in New York University's Hall of Fame.
While it cannot add one jot or title to
the mans fame or the endurance of any
contribution he made to American
literature, it is gratifying, particularly
to the Southland, to have this recogni-
ton accorded one of it's distinguished
poets-perhaps its greatest next to Poe.
The North and the East have been
slow to recognize the South's outstand-
ing writer's, due perhaps because the
Cambridge ~group"-Longfellow, Lo-
we'll and Holmes--and the three other
notable New England poets, Whittier,
Bryant and Emerson, long held a pre-
eminent position in the country's re-
gard, and just about ruled H. liter
airy world for many years.
It has taken the flight of genera
lions to tear down the barriers they
raised, whether Intentionally or by the
accident of their nativity. They wrote
nobly, at times with flashes of real
genius, but at last it has come to pass
that such poets as Lanier, Walt Whit
man and Poe are elevated to their
proper commanding positions among
the nations upper bracket writer's.
The tribute now paid Lanier is of
particular interest in Wilmington be-
cause of his military services to the
C%onfederacy at Fort Fisher. For years
it has been customary to pay homage
to him on his birthday, February 3.
Because he is now among the illustrous
group in the University Hall of Fame,
there will be especial reason to cele-
brate his birth university when it next
rolls around.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04

Natalie Renke: There can't be
much change by spring. Most lines
are finished now. But later we can
have cowls, capes and ruffles-if
We want them"
Nettie Rosenstein: "Well, at least
We'll have elbow ~oom now, if
nothing else. But there will be
little visible difference in the sill
houette for spring"
Caire McCardell: It'll be fun
to make real patch pockets instead
Of fake ones, anyway. That's about
the only change I see, except that
maybe we can now have decent
hens. This partial lifting of re-
strictions seems like a lot of fool
ishness, but at least it's a relief
they've gone this far"
Sophie: Pm thrilled and grateful
to be able to design evening
clothes with a real sweep-but l
can't see that there will be much
difference in the daytime sill
houette."
Samuel Kass: THE green light
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
QUOTATIONS

Equality of operating, costs between coal
power plants and nuclear power plants would
be reached if coal cost $40 per ton.
DIR. Richard c. Tolman, UN Atomic Energy
Commission scientific adviser.
%. A. Alderman, Ohio State forester.
We need a democracy that recognizes the
great dignity Of the individual, the fact that
the law springs from him and cannot be en-
forced unless the majority Of the people be-
lieve it should be enforced.
Owen J Roberts, former Justice Of the Su-
prerne Court.
Saving the forests we now have is not en-
ough. We reed new sources OF tinbe to meet
the enormous demand for the increasing num-
Der Of wood products. This must come from
farm Woodlots.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Religion

BY L T. ELLIS

DO WE NEED A NEW BIBLE?
Before me lies the latest at
tempt to "popularize' the Bible.
In cover and makeup, it looks
like a popular novel.
Should t h average Christian
look it over, his first expression
will be a gasp. For the editor,
airily assuming that all his own
notions are more correct than con-
ventional Scripture, shuffles and
edits the books at. his pleasure.
He puts Amos first, and Genesis
seventeenth in order, dating the
latter at about $50 BIC. My own
travels over the whole far-stretch-
ing scene of the Genesis and Exc
dus narrative led me to the clear
conclusion that the man who
wrote the story had made the
journey.
Mad and mischievous is this
volume. L read at all, it should
be regarded merely as what one
extreme higher critic thinks of the
Bible. 1t would be of interest to
quote o opposite passages
showing what the Bible thinks OF
the editor and his kind!
The effect of the book upon me
was to turn my mind more def
nitely to the King James weston;
wherein is more of understandable
counsel tor life. and revelation of
God, than / shall ever be able
to master.
We crave Thy forgiveness, o
Lord, for all the pride of opinio
which puts u poor mortal no.
tions ahead of the clear teaching
Of Thy word. Quicken our loyalty
to anu love for the old Book tn
has been the stay Of our fathers,
and of our fathers fathers. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
BY O

Associated Press Fashion Writer
NEW YORK, Oct. 3-"Too little
and too late"
That was the consensus of opinion
from New Yo-k's leading fashion
designers Thursday, commenting
on partial lifting of government
restrictions on fabric yardage.
Informed that they may use as
many frills, ruffles, cowsls, Grapes
and trimmings as they like above
the waist, but must keep the same
skirt silhouette and length for
daytime, designers 1efrained from
cheers. Lifting of all yardage .e-
strictions from evening gowns
cheered them somewhat, but the
general opinion was that the re-
Taxation of the new famous 81
IS" wartime restrictions had come
too late to make much visible
change in the spring fashion pic
ture. .
Most wholesale designers have
their spring lines virtually COM
pleted. And are ready to show
them to buyers this month and
next. Here are typical individual
comments from top desngers:
10 Copeland: cts such a farce
l hate to talk about it. If the
goal is conservation of fabric, it
won't do much good to let you see
as many ruffles and tiers as you
like, and keep the silhouette the
same. l think the government would
do better to get their teeth into
OPA p-ice ceilings, which
are holding everything up and
creating an artificial fabric short
Clare Potter: II can't see that
there will be much change in the
silhouette. My collection is
about done. And I can't get any
material anyway
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
"7oo Little And Too Late" Walls
DESIGNERS As OPA Lifts Fabric Ban

has been given to American de-
sign"
Mary Stevens: We've got ex-
actly what we didn't ask for. It's
too late to do anybody any good
this season. What we need is per-
mission to make longer, fuller
skirts"
Emily Wilkins (Teen-Age design
err: Nov we can have some
fun"
Norman Norrell: "This is a big
help, but ! would rather have seen
longer skirts. Skirts are too short
to be in keeping with the rest OF
the mode. / think it would be more
practical if the government would
allow designers a certain overall
yardage for each dress, and let
them use it in any way they like"
John Casella designer of suits
and coats: I wish skirts could
be two inches longer. Short skirts
are not in keeping with the present
Silhouette"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Not A Candidate

1t is hard to realize that so much time
has passed since the MacArthur-for-
President boom vas started. Yet, in the
meantime, Roosevelt was elected to a
fourth term died suddenly at Warm
Springs, and Mr.. Truman took over
in the White House.
So much has been crowded into the
succeeding years the whole episode
seems ancient history now. And it
would probably be forgotten by most
of us were it not that the same boom
for Macarthur has been launched
again, and is presumably squelched by
the Generals declaration that he is not
and will not become a candidate for
this high office in 1913.
In Tokyo Macarthur has said that
he has no political ambitions, contacts
or plans. There is no grounds whatso-
ever for statements to the contrary. l
reiterate what I've so frequently said
before, that l intend to see the Jap
anese occupation through"
That ought to settle it, once and for
all. From what is known of the Jap
arese situation, and despite progress,
the occupation of Japan, and Mac
Arthur's job there, are destined to last
a long time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
Two Atomic Schools

Only some forty minutes apart two
United Press dispatches came over the
Stars t~eletypes, the n quoting Ad-
miral Nimitz as saying that he and
other Navy men are doing their best to
have the atomic bomb outlawed and the
other describing the activities of Brazil
liam scientists in the atomic field.
Admiral Nimitz says he is doing "a
great deal of lobbying" and adds that
the Navy, with or without the atomic
bomb, "has not lost its position of lead
ership," and "the United States Navy
is the most powerful factor which could
be used for world stability"
The Brazilian dispatch, bearing a
Sac Paulo dateline, tells of large de-
posits of ore with a high uranium con-
tent discovered in Minas Geraes state,
and that on the basis of tests already
made the cost of producing atomic en-
ergy in Brazil would be 100 times less
than in the United States.
One of the scientists is quoted: 1--WE
are on the road to the conquest of
nuclear energy up to it's ultimate con-
sequence which it is evident, will be
the atomic bomb"
The two schools of thought here indi-
Gated are in a battle the consequences
of which cannot be overestimated. On
the one hand are Nimitz and high naval
officers, on the other scientists not in
Brazil alone but in Russia and the
Lord only knows where else using their
every resource to perfect the know how
of atomic bomb manufacture.
No one can say with certainty which
school will ultimately prevail but there
is danger that if and when the bomb
secret becomes common property the
terrible destruction of World War II and
the lesson it should have taught all
nations will fail to prevent another and
infinitely more deadly conflict.
1t a only be hoped that the saner
judgment which halted the general use
of poison gases after the First World
War will outlaw the atomic bomb. If it
does not, the United States will be
justified in having a large and careful
ly hidden supply for any emergency.
In the knowledge that this country
was ready to meet an atomic attack with
an overpowering atomic reprisal might
deter an enemy, just as the knowledge
that we were prepared to outgas Ger
many kept Hitler from employing that
deadly weapon in the recent war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04

stay and become part OF Whining
tons life.
So where does that leave the vet
eran who is returning home? Most
o. these veterans are natives of
Wilmington, and two-thirds of them
have wives, and half of them with
children. All are trying to find a
job so that they may live in their
home town. You can't blame the
employer. He has no job to offer
them. His jobs have been filled
by the outsiders who have been
with him a year or more, and who
have been doing their work salts
~ractorily therefore there are no
jobs to offer the veteran and it
would not be profitable to let the
employe 60 so that a veteran can
take his or her place. That would
cost the businessmen a good deal
of money, and businesses in Will
mington cannot afford it. So, you
see you have a closed door again
to your returning veterans.
Now, take the veteran who re-
turned before the war was over
See LETTER BOX On Page Twelve
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Today's hand from DR.. Paul
Stern of London. England, was
played by DR.. M. Rockfeet at the
I ndhurst Club. Although a doc
tor is supposed to relieve suffering,
DR.. Rockfelt really tortured his
East opponent on this hand.
East made the natural opening
of the queen of spades, which the
doctor won with his ace, He cashed
the king and queen of diamonds
and led a small club over to the
qneen.
East showed out, 90 DR.. Rock
felt cast1ed the king of clubs and
led the four, finessing the nine
spo:. Then he cashed the ace of
clubs and led the ack.
You can see East's predica-
ment. Four trumps had been CASH
ed, on which he had discarded the
five and seven Of spades and five
and seven of hearts. What could he
discard on the jack of trumps?
Hoping that his partner held the
nine of spades he let 60 the 10
and DR.. Rockfelt started the slow
torture of the progressive squeeze.
The king of spades picked up
East's jack, and on the nine of
spades East let go the eight of
hearts.
Now the DR.. led a small
heart to dummy's ace, picking up
East's king and establishing the
queen Of hearts for the 18th trick.
Looking at all four hands, one
would not be sure that even a
small slam in clubs would be
made, but the progressive squeeze
gave DR.. Rockfelt seven-odd and
a top score
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04

QUESTION: IS grinding the
teeth a sign of worms?
ANSWER: No. 1t usually means
that the child is nervous or that
he is dreaming about loops and
robbers"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-04

Up to the time of Florence Nightingale,
nursing was an exclusively male profession
In the last hundred years the work has been
pretty much taken over by women. I believe
that the public would welcome an an increase
in the number OF men number of men nurses
and that such an increase would lend dignity
to the whole ENTHUSIASTICALLY Garfield
Fisher, writer.