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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25
Talent Merger
Is Proposed To
Star Negroes

DALLAS Texas.-tSpecial(- Eu-
gene p Lewis general manaser 81
the Rollo 5. ves, Enterprises the
nations leading independent book
or ~ colored talent Is expected
10 confer with Bert Goldberg o.
Hollywood Pictures Corr, here re-
garding a talent merger,
Goldberg is in Dallas shooting
picture. the first OF series de-
signed q portray colored talent in
a truer light OF their day-to-day
activities. One picture on their
schedule is titled Harlem on Pa
rade' and will star Lena Horne
The Vest Enterprises Just COM
pleied a series OF additions and
amateur shows at the Paradise
Theatre IN Detroit where nearly
eo0 talented youths We're given an
opportunity 70 display their wares
Mr.. Lewis tucked the list Of names
aud batch OF pictures under his
arm and started out on 5000
nile lf-dsy trek 10 Try % arrange
an outlet for these new aspirants
The Hollywood Pictures Corr o.
fers a definite outlet Tor this new
talent as Well As some q The Vest
Enterprises more experienced TALL
mt These are few az the is-
sues Goidbers and Lewis are eN.
peCted 70 discuss
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25
TAG. WINS
NO HITTER IN
FLORIDA

4 no-hr no-run game pitched
NV John Washington was the
hishHrht N the sou'bcrn tip
made ny me Detroit TAG Baseball
Hh thru II state, The team
payed nine sames and won eight
90 ihe trip
The no-hiuer 'was played ON
May ~ roconnt Grove Fiorids
AGAINST no Spiders Par ratter-
son caught The perfec, same
The regular lineup ~ the team
included John Mann shorts,op
James Smith second base James
Dorotch third base Robcrt
Brown first bs~o Henry Hale
left field CLYDE Williams center
Held Willie Malone right field.
William Tuf'v and Pat Patterson
+ catcher nehor~y John Wash.
irgton Glcnnle Sm,th Arn'eby
England and slim Evans pitch
er~
Th eam wa. well treated IA
Fio.iHa' memters reported bl'
were n7G'y treated % q eershofo
y who're it plred A and II
+ 'oles' The resu'a- oenter field
&c Wtiam Rsu was MISSING
iron 'fe team Ibis to hecause
~ y. heaItn hl' team mates are
hopire for h.. pe adv return
Tho team q on The lookout
for Two more good pitchers and
applicants arc urged 10 apply al
he TAO club A. 27l5 Jay 81. OF
/ phone FIzroy 1916
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25

20 around The frantic money
struck manager rushed over.
grabbed Matrices piano stool
and said he.plessly Play stsud-
INK up son We need this Chair
for The cash cls'omers-it.ll
sound just as good
What with all thI> perpetual
hariships ard seemingly few mode
81 living. being deprived al the
opportunity Of resting his poster.
Tor while plying hi, trade was
all in the same rough vein TO
which he was accusomed.
Over me astse ~ tHe h4elous
crowd 10 yelled a,s az The mau-
aset lis All w.et by me hroih-
or and comnvrd meulp4lat-
ing me keys IS h. ~ had he-
iose "Ton,sht he >por- Boz
nisht Will be the ast time I'LL
make The hest Of nren-dlg-
sing would DO more appreciated
than this The nerk ora all pia-
nos after tonight and fairiy
rocked mo virtually 30, saent
S,eirwsy WIKI his angry fingers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25

MI NelI many years e.
wizard named Thomas Obi
cal history in an amazing
accomplished the stipend
back % the piano and pla,
arm ore tard and YANKEE
pooa w'h The other While he
SANG Tramp Tramp, Tramp The
BOYS are Marching
Raa Tom achfered fam
'h.asA M EXPERT facility e.
ayrs aan'ly POLISHED piano
1ictrs hy absolute memory
9esg- M tact that he was ~
He didn't establish a ,ocu,
IN standing" piano.play ing, hut
il i, To be accepted a. a po,,i-
hlliiy That he served n an uu.
conscious inspiration Tor the ,tyh
81 mu>iciau>hip that i known
to-day ~ Maurice Rocco.
The idea III Rlind Ton's play INK
.tt t. ttf4
~ ''""' ''"u' 'P''' '''"'
10 elevate him 10 the vortex al
recognition. u ha, gotten to The
stage where ii one desires 10 OBJ.
tain immediate and lasting sue.
cess. he or ,ht must invent some.
thing different with Snmethiuc
snch was ,he 49, ., Want,
Rocco
2 pa ''l'e 'N-
. ''.1- a-' p'' '''o
+" ''a.'. ~ ~ ,"'.''
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cam "'F.'Ns - '''a-
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lux up vas Nv ''''9 W. ''>eH'
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-05-25
.COOTIE ENTER,
AUTO CLASSIC

INDIANAPOLIS - o
hams famous erowi tr...,.. W
end lover Of high pese mna. 8
hopes 70 put the sp4tsre. =
on a sound and plor-sa =
this year with a va rs -,
srand prize, IN pa aaas. :
dianapolis Spe,tvay ~ i
lassic. The hard g.
a one night stand v
has filed an entity p ~. ~,
authorities for ra4r- ~
which he took parchs
year should his ea'
ed Williams Viii ne Il.
"a history 10 have ar \
" starting IN the u y
chase around the hG j.
cor =
Last year uat.at
speed drive appyo8 ww.1
with the pJopos,iau y
finance the huild.us
new spccdster whuhv
porate many features
ceiyed while serving
with the army In
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Says Bombers Are
Obsolete

SENATOR Thomas Charles Hart,
of Connecticut, who formerly
served as an Admiral in the United
States Navy, commanding the
Asiatic Fleet, has raised his voice
against the plan proposing to give
co-equal status, with the Army
and Navy, to the Army Air Force.
The Senator argues that the coun-
ry will be safer if. instead of
autonomy for separate Air Arm,
the Army promoted closer coupl-
ing between it's ground and air
forces. Declaring that the Navy's
air arm was closely integrated
with the fleet, and a "most pow
erful agency for offense," he
maintains that the separate air
command in Great Britain, which
created the Royal Air Force, Sc
greatly handicapped the British
Navy, that "only as VI Day ap-
preached was it able to go into
action alongside our own carriers
The Senator suggests that tech
biological developments "have made
unpromising the employment OF
great formations of large planes
He suggests that the rocket missile
will be an anti-aircraft weapon and
that the stated peace objective, to
eliminate weapons adaptable to
vast destructive" made it unwise
at this time to elevate the status
of the heavy bomber organizations
that specialized in an effective
mass destruction program of war
fare.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Can't Expect Lifetime
Jobs
DELEGATION of Navyyard

A DELEGATION of Navyyard
workers, representing several
yards scattered throughout the
country, recently visited Washing
ton to protest the Wholesale lay
offs" and to seek congressional
support to protect their jobs.
The expansion of work at the
Navyyards during the war, was ne
cessary during the emergency but
it should have been plainly under
stood by all workers that, when
peace arrived, it would be neces-
sary to reduce the force employ
ed.
Consequently, we hardly see how
the delegation can expect Congress
to do anything about the matter.
The permanent retention of
Navyyard workers could be justi-
fled only on the assumption that
once a man, or a woman, is en-
ployed by the Government, he or
she has job for life. This policy,
put into effect, would bankrupt the
Government, eventually.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Might Try 1t Again ,

THERE HAS been considerable
news space given to the un-
usual experience of 17-year-old
Negro, condemned to the electric
chair in Louisiana, who escaped
death when the States portable
electric chair failed to work.
There is the usual nonsense
about the Intervention of the AL
mighty in sparing the life of the
condemned man. Various religious
leaders have interested themselves
in securing executive clemency for
him. We are somewhat inclined to
the view that, having faced death
once in the chair, he should not be
subjected to second ordeal, but
we cannot say much for the idea
that his life was saved by divine
Intervention.
If this is the basis of clemency,
it might be a good idea to let him
go to the chair again. Surely, the
Almighty, having saved the con-
demned man on one occasion, would
not desert him on a second, or a
third, occasion and, consequently,
in time, it could be positively es-
tablished that he was the recipient
of special dispensation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Pays Vet $4,000 for Not
Giving Him His Old Job

MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO. = The
Johnson-Sperry compsny disclosed
recently that 1t had paid 50, 900 to
former serviceman for not giving
him back his old job.
Sol SpeEry. partner In the Arm,
said that sum went to William T.
Mcguire. now a resident Of Larch-
mont, N. r.. former eastern re-
gional sales representative for the
company. which distributes prod
ucts Of the, johnson Rubber COM
pany.
When Mcguire applied for re-
employment, we explained that we
couldn't afford for the sake Of good
business TO get rid Of the man who
had replaced him during the war"
Sperry said. I'VE suggested that
some arrangement be worked out,
but explained to Mcguire that he
would be taken back II he was not
satisfied"
He said Mcguire agreed to ac-
cept. in place Of the old job. the
largest annual amount he had made
with the company before he entered
the navy. The amount was 5000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Jet Credited to State
Official in Colora do

DENVER. The fact that Colo.
radios wealthy lieutenant governor
Gene Higby-appsrently was the
original inventor Of the jet-propelled
airplane was disclosed for the hrsi
time.
The basic patent on jet-propulsiop
was issued to Highly long before the
start OF World War Hin 1929. Il
was not until l94l, however. that
the government. apparently, became
interested In his idea.
In the spring Of that year Highly
received a letter from the war de.
partment asking for permission TO
develop upon his patent The re-
quest was granted. and his device
may have been the basis for the
development Of jet-propulsion which
now Is used on BIDS and other air
craft for speedier lifting power.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Kills Self Rather
Than Move

A MAN IN Cincinnati, forty-nine
years old, was orderly to leave
his apartment, and, in view of the
present housing shortage, what do
you think he did?
Well, the coroner says that he
took an overdose of sleeping pow
ders, leaving a note to his wife,
saying, 81 did not have the
strength to go through the ordeal
-. l am sorry to leave you alone"
Il we assume that the quest for
the new abode was the only worry
that confronted this individual, it
is difficult to imagine the state OF
mind that led this man to end his
existence. Whether he lightened
his own load, or not, is something
of a question, but there should be
general agreement that he increas-
ed the burden Of the wife that he
was sorry to leave.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Price Control
And The Public
INDIFFERENCE"

lANDAA $4,000 - - -
blamed for growing black
markets and George Moncharsh,
enforcement chief for OPA, reports
a "terrific loss of the patriotic
motive" which makes enforcement
of price ceilings increasingly diff
ficult.
Mr.. Moncharsh says that his
force of 5000 agents and lawyers
investigated $4,000 possible viola
lions in 1945, confirmed violations
by 10000 persons and won twen-
ty-five per cent of $4,000 proceed
ings in court.
Effective control of black mar
kets, in his opinion, would require
double the present force because
"new powers" have entered into
the black market and the enforce
ment problem is complicated by the
delaying tactis" of lawyers rep
renting those brought into court.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Father, Worried
By Debts, Kills
Family, Himself
Clubs and Shoots Wife
And Two Children, Then
Ends Own life.

CHICAGO. The humiliation Of
an entire family OF four by father
worried by his debts was revealed
with the discovery Of the bodies in
an apartment. Police said that
James A. Roach. AZ, shot and
killed his wife, Rachel, 40, his son,
James Jr.. II, and his daughter,
Patricia, 16. then shot himself.
In the mail at the time, police
learned. was check for $3.50 from
Roach's father, James Roach Of
La Sale. La Sale county, which
would have tided him over the Inn
mediate financial troubles which be
blamed for his act
Believe Wife Slain First.
demonstrating the slayings, de-
tectives said Roach fred bullet
from % caliber rife in his wife's
forehead as she lay sleeping In their
bedroom in the six room apartment.
Then he apparently went to his
daughters room, beat her on the
head with the rife butt as she slept,
then shot her. He repeated the proc
ess In the rear bedroom where his
son slept.
Then he wrote note to his land
lady, Mrs. Camelia Hanmore. who
lives in the basement apartment,
walked into a bedroom and shot
himself in the head. The note read
In part:
Believe me. Rae and the chill
dren did not realize this was hap
pening because the children were
unconscious at the time. Rae was
asleep and 1t happened to all but
me while they we're sleeping.
Just Plain Broke
"The reason is. of course. imam
cial. We're just plain broke and !
can't face 1t; and II just took my
self, Rae would try to carry on with
the children and 1t would be mess.
'As 1t was, we all lived to the
hilt, while we lived--a short one
maybe, but happy one"
Police believed the shooting oc-
CURED about 1880 a. m. when an
other resident Of the building heard
loud noises in the Roach apartment.
Neighbors sad that Mrs. Roach.
the former Rachel James, was
former student at the University IT
Illinois, where she was a beauty
contest winner for two successive
years. Both children we're pupils In
the South Shore high school.
Roach had been q salesman, but
had been unemployed for several
weeks, police said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Slick Deal on Card Tax
Sweetens Kitty 2 Cents

WASHINGTON.- "A little rusty on
your arithmetic?
This should keep you sharp:
Dealing out figures with prac-
ticed hand, the treasury concluded
that expanded demands Of the ma
tons card-playing public caused
manufacturers - pay So. zoo. AL rs In
federal taxes on their products in
1915.
II your pencils are ready you can
move into the game.
Figuring 10 cents tax a deck,
that's SO, $50. $50 decks Of cards. II
you're really sharp. you'll find 2
cents left over. The treasury doesn't
call It a nisdeal II just doesn't
explain the cents.
Ohio manufacturers led the way
In shutting decks Of cards TO tho
market They paid IS, 1863, ssl In
taxes. Illinois was second with $685..
228. and Wisconsin third with $751;.
ITO.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Phones In Automobiles

WITH A private radio-phone in
mis- automobile, resident of
st. Louis can press button, get
an operator and, in few seconds,
be connected with any one of the
country's 27,OO0,00O regular tele-
phones.
The new system has been opened
up in st. Louis under an operating
license issued by the Federal Com
munications Commission but it is
so new that there are few subscrib-
ers. If the public demands such
a service, the vehicular instalIa-
lions will be made and regular
phone numbers assigned.
This is an interesting develop
ment which. if it becomes general,
will render considerable service.
Obviously, large industrial or man.
ufacturing concerns, operating a
fleet of trucks, will find it advan-
tageous to be able to contact any
driver at any time. The same serv-
| Ice would be great boon to doc
tors and other individuals who
spend much of their time travel
ling.
obviously, the success of the
service will depend largely upon its
cost If the price is cheap enough,
the field of possible users will be
wldened. We can even envision the
day when newspaper reporter
returning from an assignment, will
call up his home Office and dictate
his report while on the road.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23

Ju0l no tiire to look al the s"y,
Fleecy CLOUDS a-hoatna by;
Work til you've such a crook
in the back
That gardening pleasures gone,
alack!
Wisdom may have a foolish
sound;
Crabglass mulch is good for the
ground,
Let the weeds growl Bring me
chair
Crabgrass mulch is every.
where,
Soft and thick and brown"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Strategy Misfrcs
In Battle Over OPA

The battle over the OPA in the
senate has brought out some of the
good old axioms on how to bring
pressure on congress and how
not TO IL you want to get your
favorite bill passed.
Anti-OPA strategy all along has
been to postpone action on OPA as
long as possible. Supporters have
fought for action. At this moment,
though some unforeseen event may
change the course, 1t looks as IL
the odds favored postponement, but
not defeat.
1t first appeared that ordinary con.
ventional methods used by the pro.
fessional lobbyists we're going to kill
the bill Then It looked as il spon-
taneously written letters were going
to save IT, In both cases, the effort
was overdone. There we're too
many expensive advertisements in
the newspapers, sponsored by the
various business Institutions fight
ing price control; too much money
easily identified as coming from
vested interests wss~being spent.
Then it was that John @. Citizen
tat himself down, took up his pen,
or often his pencil, and wrote an
indicated letter because he (most.
ly she) was really stirred up. Con.
gress began to take heed OF those
letters. They we're obviously spon-
famous, they were written by men
and women who had made up their
own minds. They we're voters with
convictions. and II was very likely
those convictions would be regis
tered at the polls.
But once more, Pelion was heaped
on Ossa. There was a nationwide
organization by the labor people, the
veterans. the women's clubs. The
mail and kilograms piled up, but
the senator's weren't too Interested.
The letters we're sincere enough. But
the majority revealed that they
were inspired, not by an inner urge.
a look into the pocketbook or pan.
try, but by the persuasive voice over
the phone or at the front door. Do
what you will, the kind Of communi.
cation produced by these methods is
very likely TO have second.
hand appearance which the expert.
enced congressman can recognize.
That is why. despite the number
Of letters and kilograms, the regi.
mented telephone calls, senators
we're content to discuss the British
loan, and even ponder such compIi.
Gated matters as atomic energy.
before Fastening to line up for OPA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, NV,
Washington, ID. G.
(wNU Servicel


Washington, d. C..
Summer was creeping toward the
Potomac. the flag over the White
House hung limp as wilted petal,
hot sun. burning through the in
frequent gaps in the heavy foliage.
made yellow patches on the lawn.
The fountain splashed family. fall.
ing like warm, futile tears
moved slowly along the drive.
wondering II could garner even
modicum Of answers to meet empti-
ness left by the thousands of una1-
swered questions the world is ask
ing.
looked under the Japanese oaks
whose tightly laced leaves. only a
little above the ground, smother the
young grass. hopefully starting up
each spring. whitening in the shad-
ows before July. There, bored and
half asleep. could make out the
form Of the old gray squirrel
Often this winter, be had come
to my rescue when other depend
able sources and authoritative
quarters" refused to yield up their
secrets. But this time, he barely
nodded. and looked away, deep in
his meditations. probably nuclear
problem of some sort.
A few moments later, was TAX
ing down notes at not very news.
full press and radio conference The
President, feared. did not feel as
cheerful as he looked. The hand.
kerchief in his breast pocket was
neatly folded in its customary three
fat. razor-shsrp triangles tSome-
times his answers were almost as
sharp The great red carnations
on the table behind his desk, which
holds the photographs of members
of his family, were already droop-
ing. The low hum OF the moving
machine came in the open windows
that look toward the Potomac.
OF what was said of import TO
the nation and the world, you will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Daniel in Lions Dem
Takes Up Typewritei

MILAN. --Giorgio crosti. feature
writer for the Milan Corriere Lon-
bardo. is one interviewer who lit
orally boards lions in their den.
A travelling circus came to Milan.
and crosti took portable typewrit-
err into the lions cage TO interview
the lion-tamer.
Obviously nervous at the start as
four lions padded about him, roar
ing at photographers hash-bulbs,
Crosti gained confidence as he went
along and at the end had his type
writer clicking merrily.
A crowd listening in tense silence
as he hred questions at the trainer,
cheered the journalist as he came
out Of the cage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
Explanation
EVERY ONCE in a while we read

EVERY ONCE in while we read
that some individual has been
honored by some institution, as
sociation or organization and, ex-
cept in comparatively rare in
stances, the recipient is already
recognized and well able to do
without the empty acclaim.
The question naturally arises
whether the award is made for the
benefit of the recipient or for such
publicity as may attend the ac-
ton of the door. Very often, the
latter motive seems to be the logi-
cal explanation of the published
recognition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-05-23
WAS, ; !. ! OF ] !! ) les
Columnist's Thoughts Turn
ToSquirrels-and Crabgrass
By BAUKHAGE
Nems Analyst and Comm pntafor.

rel, had gone, The vista looked very
bare and cherries So went back
and talked about it.
AS soon as mail could reach me
from Sturgeon Lake, MINI, re-
ceived letter and a package. The
writer said that as had mentioned
that il seemed impossible to raise
/ grass on the shaded parts of the
White House grounds. might be
terested in this sample of quack
grass which she offered, and she
wrote If it won't grow there, I'll
be glad to know there is some place
1t won't grow"
The next day. acknowledged the
+; gift. and opined that quack grass
mus be another name for crabgrass
which remembered as the bane
Of my lawn-mowing experience.
Soon l received other communica-
| tons
landscape designer in Akron.
Ohio, informed me that "quack
| grass is not crabgrass The former
is a perennial; the latter Is an
annual. Quack grass tagropyron
repens) propagates by seeds and
creeping rootstalks. Crabgrass re-
seeds itself each year"
Another letter came from Robert
L. C'PopD Davis, Amateur Mulch
Gardener" Of Thorsby. Ala He re-
ferred to my mention OF crabgrass
as pest, and then he went on:
Having spent years at my
hobby of looking for the most
useful plant for growing sum-
mer mulch in my gardens, and
deciding that crabgrass was it,
cannot resist a challenge
Even though millions of garden
ers agree with your remarks.
still challenge them. At pres
eat, have q spring garden
growing without. any hoeing on
land covered with a thick lay
er Of last years dead crab
grass
Scarcely a weed can grow
through il, not even this years
crabgrass.
you see, | am Pop the
LATEST gardener in the world.
and refuse to gather. haul and
spread mulch when crabgrass
willNdJ it for me, and do bet
to- 10. ~ - 81, a oh
the land for me by leaving II
strictly alone | may even en-
courage il with fertilizer. After
have gathered my early spring
vegetables, let the crabgrass
take over. In early fall. when
the crabgrass stops growing
! here, | NOV 1t down. then
have that mulch gardeners de-
! light. mellow mulchy spot
where most anything can grow
without using spade or hoe.
use potato digger 10 dig
planting holes"
But that is not all. Pop" may
be the LATEST gardener in the world,
but he is q vigorous poet He en-
closed a poem Of which talas)
have room only for one verse and
refrain. Here II is:
Bring me hoe: pull 'em all upl
Chick weed, crsbgrass. dig and
cut
Stoop down lowl Nothing but
trash,
Goosefoot. pigweed and Johns.
ton grace: