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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-13
CHAPTER TWENTY


IT WAS midafternoon. Tuck,
Froody and Gutferty. the head Of
the Homicide squad. were gathered
around the polished expanss Of
Gufferty's large fat desk. From the
street outside the proud white
building traffic noises came to them
family. II was the time Of day
when the ONCE workers In the
building knocked on for a coke. a
cup Of coffee. or to buy an apple
or q candy bar from the old lady
who had for years had a stand In
the echoing mouth Of the Main
street entrance. The three men
looked tired, but absorbed. When
Tuck finished speaking. Gufferty
put both hands on the 81 les Of his
round. balding head. rocked It
gently from one side to the other.
Then he swung his round body sud
denly and dangerously back in his
swivel chair. Lying back so. he
rubbed the round spot In the center
Of the circling tonsure OF grazing
hair like a man rubbing an ache
1T Is the darndest case I've ever
heard Of" he announced. IT'S like
q storybook murder"
1T Is" said Tuck. However you
look at II, the basic pattern remains
the same. A woman writes a book
IN which the central character poi
sons her husband; the woman's
husband Ii then killed with the
same poison"
Things don't happen that way"
said Froody. almost petulantly.
"Once in q million times they
DO" corrected Tuck. 1T would
seem that we are face to face with
the once In a millionth time. Let's
accept that and go once more over
the facts we have. To begin with.
we know this: Hime was killed ell
Their by his wife or by one OF the
three people who visited his wife
on the afternoon Of the day he died.
There Is no apparent motive for
any OF these four people to have
killed him. so for the present wen
consider opportunity instead Of
motive. The opportunity can be
boiled down to this: Miss Hastings,
Mrs. SAKE. Captain Harriss and
Mrs. Hifne herself all had the OPP
portunity to place The poison which
killed Hime In the sugar bowl. The
bowl was filled by the servant
Hazel the night before. after din
ner. II was not again used until
four In the afternoon, when Miss
Hastings and Ars. Hime had tea
together. Neither Of them used
sugar In their tea, according to
Mrs. Hime. The bowl was then re-
turned to Its usual place on the
sideboard by the friend Mrs. SAKE,
where II remained until Mrs. Hime
herself set II on the dinner table,
which was at about seven, Just be-
fore her nrst husband paid his un-
expected call There II remained
until Mrs. Hime and her husband
cleared the dinner table, at which
time she returned II to the side
board where found II the next
morning.
Nov. After Mrs. HIme had some
what recovered from the shock Of
learning that there was no ant pol
son In the kitchen canister, l went
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-13
Civic Orchestra
to Play Thursday

Under the direction OF Professor
Joseph f. Msddy. The Ann Arbor
Civic Orchestra will make its first
public appearance OF the season.
Thursday, at the Ann Arbor High
School auditorium.
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The As piece company will pre-
sent varied program including
the Lyra Male Chorus. a quartet.
and women's choral groups.
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CMILES in
} The Meus
Habit

Paul, Idaho-AP-Theophil Pfei.
fer's five year old Jersey COW has
produced her third set o: twin
calves.
II was the second pair within a
year
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OF the nine provinces OF Canada,
seven have a coastline on salt wa.
ter.
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Sorry Now

sorry Now
Ogden, Utah-AP-De Mar Man
waring. 56. bet a friend that he
could swallow a goldfish. He did,
but 1t put him in a hospital.
Lodged In Manwaring's larynX,
the fish hampered breathing and
an immediate operation was neces-
sary. DR.. Dale H. Smith said the
fish was four inches long and an
inch and a half In diameter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-13

The worlds first electrically run
railroad train was operated In the
United States in 1887.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-13

Michigan, an inland state, has a
shoreline larger than any other
state in the Union.
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In Greek churches the Bible is
read in the original Greek tex.
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mobile bearing two large black
lettered signs was seen on Grand
Forks streets.
The signs read: Just divorced
and Man wanted"
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Surprise

surprise
Sparta, Wis.-AP-After Everett
Soper. a veteran OF the European
theater, received his discharge at
Fort Sheridan, H., he hurried to
his old home. arriving in the mid
die of the night.
He dashed into bedroom. turned
on the light and yelled Surprise. +"
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Luke awoke,
and were very surprised at the
presence OF the ex-soldier. Explain.
atlons followed. While overseas,
Soper's parents had moved, but let
tiers telling him about It had failed
to catch up with him.
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You won't fully appreciate all that Hudson
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Man Hunt
Grand Forks, n. D.-AP-An auto
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new cars, you will know that something important
has happened at Hudson.
This year, of all years, see the fine car Of low
prioe"-before ordering any car.
Offered in Super Series and distinguished
Commodore Series-with choice in all models Of
Super-Six or Super-Eight engine. Also a sturdy,
economical M-ton Hudson Cab Pickup.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
Calvin's Digest
:
The Year Ahead
BY JOHN M. LEE .

Looking back over the past twelve months, as everyone
will be doing, if only briefly, in these last days of 1916, we
shall try to plan the year ahead SO that the gains will surpass
the losses. It is a procedure that we follow in our personal
lives, and collectively, as a progressive and influential min
orhy group, we will try to come closer to the ideal of full and
equal citizenship on all fronts.
The closing year has been one of many paradoxes. 1t has
been the first year following the death of FDR. with the re-
sultant weakening of the forces Of liberalism. 1t marked
the defeat of the progressive program and the Reputation of
its LADDERS at the polls, while it foreshadowedt the struggles Of
the year ahead.
There has not been a single year since his emancipation i'm
which the Negro has not made rapid gains in social, econom-
ic and political standing. The past year is no exception.
There have been many notable advances on an individual
and collective basis that will serve in history TO mark an inn
portant era in the affairs of the American Negro. Simply
stated, the Negro actually accelerated his pace in 1916, but
it must be noted that the forces Of reaction and fascism
showed their greatest strength in this same year.
1t was in 1916 that American fascism gouged out the eyes
Of Isaac Woodward; it was in 1916 that the Department OF
Justice tacitly admitted that it was powerIess to protect the
lives and interests of American Negroes, by failing to bring
TO justice the mob responsible for the lynching of two Negro
men and their wives on a lonely road in Georgia.
1t was in 1916 that the Ku Klux Klant showed a strong e
surgence in so-called liberal communities all over the coun-
try; it was in 1916 that the Columhians and many kindred
hate groups revived the Hitler pattern, and canKef from naer
ground to openly campaign and terrorize for white suprem-
ay.
Balanced against the losses, the aggregate Of all the gains
made by American Negroes in 1916, are as nothing since
mere La not been one substantial guarantee provided that
the United States will not become the world capital Of fasc-
ism. 1t was i'm 1916 that the report was made that Chicago
was on the verge of a violent racial ioutburst. Over twenty
seven years have passed, and yet Chicago, one of the largest
of our cities, have profied little since it last was torn by rae
ial disturbances.
The cause of the right of Negroes to vote in the South was
struck a weakening blow when Alabama added impossible
tests and conditions TO the poll tax qualifications for voting.
This blot can not be wiped out by pointing to the many Ne
groes who were elected TO important public office; just SO
long as some of us remain slaves. none of ~ are free.
The year ahead is as promising as we believe it will be.
We cannot hope to accomplish in twelve short months what
many thousands of men and WOMEN have not been able to
bring about i'm several generations, but we must do better
than we did last year. We must carry on a tighter struggle
with all forces UNITED against the fascists who are in a strate-
gically superior position at the moment. 1
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28

ant to the Campaign Chairman of
the Republican National Commit
tee. and Assistant to the Chair
man. A few weeks ago a letter
which you had written to Mr..
Brownell was turned over to me.
At the time Mr.. Brownell was
retiring from the Committee, and
I had just been appointed.
My job, as you can readily real
lie. is no easy one, and I will need
the help of all true friends and
well-wishers. I am anxious to talk
with you. and would like to make
an appointment to see you the
next time I am in New York.
Since my schedule keeps me
pretty much on the go, I think I
stand a better chance of seeing
you there than in Washington.
Our program for the success of
the Republican party is in the
making, and I would like to know
what suggestions or criticism you
might have which would assist us
in drawing up this program. You
can be of great assistance to us.
I will either write or call you be-
fore coming to New York. You
can reach me in Washington Mon
day and Tuesday of next week
should you want me at an earli-
er date. I am looking forward to
talking with you soon.
Sincerely yours,
Val j. Washington
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
NEW YORK | r
SETS PRECEDENT

Raleigh, N. c. (GlobaD-Friday
December 6, Eunice Tucker of
New York City, a coed at st.
Augustine College became the
first Negro ever to preside over
a mixed meeting of North Caro-
lima students.
The precedent was set when
Miss Tucker was elected president
pro tenn of the North Carolina
Student Legislative Assembly.
which was participated in by "a
delegates from State Negro COL
leges and 70 delegates from Wilde
colleges.
The gavel was handed over to
her by a University of North Ca
rolina student, former Senate
President Robert Morrison Of
Hickory.
This marked the first time that
Negro students had been invited
to participate in the annual as
sembly.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
Ala. US. Court Denies Discrimination
Versus Negroes In Primary

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. 81
In a crowded court room last week
Judge Charles Kennamer of the
United States District Court for
the Middle District of Alabama
dismissed the suit of William Nit
chell against Mrs. George Wright
and Virgil Guthrie, registrars of
voters in Macon County. on the
grounds that no discrimination a.
gainst the plaintiff, Mitchell, had
been shown by the evidence.
In a pre-trial hearing, the Judge
ruled against the c~lass-action fea-
ture of the plaintiff suit. Last
week. on the trial. he indicated
that discrimination against Negro
es ~eenerasly tv &efR 5arts =
been shown by the evidence, and
stated that if this were a class
action, he would have ruled for
the plaintiff, but the evidence fail
ed to show any discrimination a
gainst Mitchell as an individual.
All of the registration rolls and
application blanks Of Macon Coun
, ty from 1912 through 1915 had
been subpoenaed by the plaintiff.
It was demonstrated that, while
Macon County had a population
of 27,650. of which $4,000 were
Negroes, less than 2 percent of the
Negroes had been registered,
while over AT percent of the
white voters had been registered
during the registration period in
July. 1915, on which this suit was
based.
Ninety-three Negroes and sew
en- whites presented themselves to
the registrars and we're registered
forthwith. Ten Negroes were reg
istered. twenty-three failed out
right, and application blanks for
the remaining go who attempted
to vote were certified as qualified
by Mrs. Wright, the chairman of
the registration board. The de
PENDANTS failed to place these six
ty Negroes on the registration
roll, however, giving as an excuse
the fact that they had failed to
produce the necessary persons to
vouch for themselves. Actually,
evidence was produced to indicate
that vouchers for some of these
applicants had presented themsel-
YES to the board, but were not per
mitted to vouch for the Negro ap
plicants. The evidence also show
ed that anyone was permitted to
vouch for a white applicant, al
though the registration board in
sisted that all Negroes know the
person who vouched for them.
One white witness stated that he
had merely given the names of
several persons to the registration
board who could vouch for him,
although he lever consulted these
people about it and aid no idea
which of the persons had signed
his form in the registration office.
AS counsel, the defense had the
services of E. c. Boswell, the au-
thor of the Infamous Boswell A
mendment to the Alabama Consti-
tuition. which was passed on in
November 1916, by the voters of
Alabama. 1t requires applicants
for registration to be able not
only to read and write any section
of the Federal Constitution, but be
able to understand and interpret
any section to the satisfaction of
the REGISTRAR subtle method of
disqualifying otherwise qualified
Negro voters.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
1914 Year for Pulling Together

in longhand telling him of a sud
den change in my plans and stat
ing that I would get in touch with
him later.
Not Knowing Mr.. White was so
deeply enmeshed in Democratic
politics 1 tried on four different
occasions to get in touch with him
in New York. He never did e
spond to any Of my telephone
calls nor did he answer the N
closed letter or my note in long
hand.
Frankly, I did not know of the
change in policy of the NAACP
from a non-partisan organization
to a partisan political organiza-
ton. It did not take long to dis
Germ this, however, after I enter
ed the national political field.
l do not feel it quite fair that the
Republican National Committee
should let the Association officers
continue to attack the Republican
party without informing the mem
bership of your organization as
well as the general public of our
attempt to cooperate with the
NAACP in the building of a Re-
publican program, not from a par
tisan view, but from the stand
point of progressive legislation af-
fecting minorities.
Needless to say I regret that I
must enter into controversy with
you at this time, but it is the only
true American way when there
is a misunderstanding. The Re-
publican party does have a pro-
gram and I am sorry that your
organization did not participate in
it's forming.
Sincerely yours,
Val J. Washington
Assistant to the Chairman
Mr.. Walter White. Secretary,
National Assn. for the Advance
ment of Colored People
21O w. 10th Street
New York IS, N. Y.
Dear Mr.. White:
Some years ago, when I was en-
gagged in the newspaper business,
I had the pleasure of meeting you.
Upon several occasions I have
heard you speak, and have atten-
ded meetings over which you pre-
sided. However, in recent years /
have not come into direct contact
with you, but have followed and
admired your work.
You probably know that I was
recently made Executive Assist
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
NAACP YOUTH CHAPTER SET
UP ON COLUMBIA CAMPUS

NEW YORK, Dec. 18th-An or
ientation meeting of the newly
chartered NAACP Youth Chapter
at Columbia University, New
York City, was held on the cam
pus on December 18th. Over one
hundred and fifty students heard
addresses by Dr.. Ruth Benedict,
noted anthropologist, and Faculty
Advisor of the Chapter, and Mrs.
Ruby Hurley, NAACP Youth
Secretary. Officers of the chapter
were elected, and a goal of 1000
members was set up. The group
will work toward the elimination
of textbooks containing passages
derogatory to minority groups,
abolition of the college quota sv-
stem, Improvement Of student aid
teached attitudes toward race pro
blems and the support Of inter-ra-
cial Sydenham Hospitals drive for
funds to carry on.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS
in THE OMAHA GUIDE Columns
EVERY WEEK!
READ THE GEEATER Omaha GUIDE

Nights people like Percy
Green and our brave friends in
Mississippi-it's the Southern Con
ference workers who carry on our
fight in the deep Southland-it's
the thousands of little people thru
out Dixie who are going to the
polls for the first time and who
like the feeling of being real citiz-
ems and who are going to stay
that way.
Some people ask me why I both
er to get mixed up in movements
like the Southern Conference for
Human Welfare. That's just what
they say. The idea is that I'm do
ing all right as a fighter and that
I should stick to my business.
They mean all right-but they
just don't understand that fighting
prejudice and disease and second
class citizenship is my business.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
NAACP ACTION STAYS
MISS. DEATH SENTENCES

New York, Dec. 1.-two Miss
issippi Negro youths sentenced to
die in the electric chair on Dec.
10, 1916, on a charge of murder
ing their employer, may yet be
saved due to the successful action
of the NAACP, through it's attor-
ney, Walter d. Coleman, in Miss
issippi, in obtaining a temporary
reprieve from the Governor of the
State.
Pending an investigation of the
facts, the execution of Charles
Trudell, sixteen, and James Lewis
fifteen, has been stayed until Jan.
II, 1947. If the Governor finds
the facts warrant it, it is proba-
BILE that he will commute both
boys death sentences. Should he
fail to do this, attorneys will i'm
mediately carry the appeal to the
Federal courts.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
Progressive s24' To Present
St. Johns Senior Choir In
Recital In February

Plans are under way for the
presenting of st. Johns Choir in
a musical Recital by the Progress
sive "a, an auxiliary of st. Johns
Church in February 1947. This
auxiliary in presenting this choir
will bring to the Christian music
loving public some of the finest
local talent in the city of Oma-
ha. Many beautiful, new and
breath-taking spiritual and must
renditions are being prepared for
this presentation. There will be a
host of special arrangements and
solos.
The Choir has already COM
menced to rehearse diligently and
industrously under the direction
of Mrs. Pearl Gibson for this oc-
casion. A full orchestra will &C
company this group in their pre-
sentation.
MI. w. P. Erwin. president
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28

It's the business Of every Ameri-
can who wants to see our country
and its people grow stronger,
healthier and happier year after
year.
I hate Jim Crow, I hate the poll
tax, I hate keeping good folks
down because of their color. And
I'm not going to let these hates
stay in my system, Pm going to
work with other people and do all
I can to stop Jim Crow and lynch
ing and the evils they bring. That
is why I'm 100 percent for the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare; they're my kind of peo-
pie and your kind of people.
Thanks again for everything.
I'll try to keep punching both in
the ring and out of the ring. With
all of you behind me, I guess. I
can't 60 wrong.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
TWO OUTSTANDING SONG
FESTIVALS TO BE GIVEN
FOR OMAHA'S SOCIETY
Imperial Choral Ensemble To
Present Post Christmas
Recital December goth

The Imperialist Choral Ensem-
BILE will present their post-C Christ
mas recital Sunday evening Dec.
goth at the Elxs Hall at 600 p. m.
Personnel of this group are JAG
queline Johnson; Charlene Daley;
Young Lee Simms; Lavon Mon
day; Dolores Hall; Juanita Mos
ley, Olive Whidbys Lillian Bell;
Evelyn Butler; Norman Monday;
Eva WILDLY; George Miles, Arth-
ur Hayden; Leonard King; JOS
eph Webb; Marvin Reed; Car-
ence Smith; E. w. Collins; Erwin
Penn; Norris Preston.
Mrs. Pearl Gibson will be guest
soloist on the program. AS many
of you no doubt know this En-
semble is one of the most out
standing Choral groups in the
middle west. If you fail to attend
this recital you will surely miss
a rare musical treat. The group
is under the direction of Walter
Re1l
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-28
COP. Asst. Campaign Chrm.
v. Washington
Writes Perry

Mr.. Leslie S. Perry
Administrative Asst. Washington
Bureau
100 Massachusetts Avenue, N. w.
Washington 1, D. G.
Dear MI. Perry:
Your attack on the legislative pro-
gram of the Republican party was
not surprising to those of us who
know the attitude of the officers
of your association toward the Re
publican party.
No later than October of this year
Senator Wayne Morse was forced
to answer Walter White, Secre-
tary of the NAACP when he ur-
ged in his syndicated column that
Negroes should vote Democratic.
Of course you know the majority
of us did not take MI. Whites
advice on November 5, and the
Republicans yer returned to
power.
For fear that you are not apprised
of all that goes on in the front
office of your own organization, 1
am enclosing a copy of a letter
sent to Mr.. Walter White. which
is self explanatory. After writing
Mr.. White this letter I wrote him
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-21

Amid the tumult and the hagg-
ling over the city managers pow
ers, it is difficult to write about
Key West without passing COM
ment upon it. The questions APP
pear to be whether it is desired
to have a dictatorship in the form
of a city manager with absolute
power or whether it is best to
have a city manager who can
recognize that the city commits
sion is selected by the people
who pay the taxes--both indi-
rectly, through rent, or directly,
through ownership of real estate
or businesses.
Moreover, the civil service
board is under fire simply be-
cause it performed the functions
for which it was established and
reinstated certain members of the
police department over the pro-
tests and resignation threats of
recent city manager. Every
employee of the City of Key
West is entitled to the same
rights and privileges of other
government workers-namely the
right to security in his job and
the knowledge that he cannot be
discharged without cause and
only after an opportunity of a
fair hearing. Civil service also
guarantees that persons applying
for positions in the city will be
required, through competent ex-
animation to prove their qualifi-
cations for the particular posi-
ton sought. 1t liberates them
the city worker-from political
slavery and gives to each man
the full measure of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness
the inalienable rights for which
our forefathers fought and died.
The Main Purpose
The city manager form of gov
eminent has for its purpose the
administration of municipal af-
fairs in a business like manner.
Its immediate detectives is the
elihlniatidn of waste and extrav-
agence usually brought about by
political considerations or EEK
pediency'. 1t is intended to pre-
vent the organization of political
machines which can only exist at
thelexpense of the taxpayers.
The theory that in order to