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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
EDITORS MAIL

Dca- " Boykln:
7 renewed q copy D, vou IS.
sac ~ November IS end READ
j with much interest especial.
ly your editorial cntl,led COP
what Next ! agree plh 500
that very great responsibility
rests On The Republican part,
There srr some very serious
psoblems confronting tse people
both N ihis state and ire "a.
ton
believe that our Republican
Office holders se IL, tuHy 81.
nizant ~ this res pons. bil.ts and
are going into Offices wt1 tre
intent 70 d. ne very best ioo
possible L ls Try sincere 5elet
mat our government sho-l5 -eD
resent and function to- a.. ~
our people without distinction
as % rare class ~ nationality
Treating al groups ard cIssses
fa.rlv
] Yant 81 congratulate you %
ne excellent paper which you
are publishing
Fery sincerely
John 4 Wsrner Chm
Republican State
Central Comm.itee
Battle Greek Office
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

Marriage License ar o-s
received during o. "
vcmber Is 10 Move =
1886 incl by CASPA2 j.
LINGEMAN Wayre ril
Clerk
Rufus Apple Ai0
Sturgeon Rouse Geta1'
Thomas
Paul Mallett J IS =
Palmer
Burnie Henry Grace -'ss''a
Kenneth Holmes Neirs DAVIS
Milton Morris. Willie Po-'o-
James Spencer Baro H.pa
trick
Aaron Hart. Juan.,s Wso
Robert cambridge Besae H'i's
ock
Ferdie Dickerson. J LES
Gaines
william Cook. Mar AIS Tso-.
as
willie Jackson. Lille -sylo'
lIizer Tsrver Roset's 7 sa'f
ner
James Porter. Cassie Nc's
Wilbert Driver Dorotre y, 81
RAYMOND Pointey M.nrt Mar
ming
Raymond Adams. MaE Tavss
Walter c South. MARY Humpr
rev
Sammie Lowery. Carrie Baiis
CLYDE Robinson. Josephine
Browner
James B. Moore. Corene Jon"
son
Henry Smith. Jean I'll
James Walsh. EVELYN Sian''''
Eddie Cole. Eta Bough
Lsfocious Prior. Kate Elliott
Earl Thompson. Antoinetis
Burkes
Thornton Williams, Florence
Sellers
William z. Hicks. ola Jons
Warren. Jimmie BToNn
Leroy Robinson. Claudia q"
rell
Luis Cayce. Evelyn Sirayn,s,"
Willie Galloway. Hazel Ferren
Oliver Skeets. Lilly Hollis
VIM. r. Mccall. Mirthe lee
Smith
Adolphus Harris. Annie ueI en-.
Claude Lovejoy. Jr, Mamie f1
gins
r. p. Moore. Annie B. Morrow
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
Labor and Industry
BY FRANCIS A. KoREEcAY

ground work So trst other pub
JIG utilities wlil want 70 follou
uch example
An Experience
Prof went on Had an ex.
perience the othe. day got /.
chance 70 talk vain Michigan
Bell representative in Ann Ar
Dor so I asked MIN about the
whole thing he stated Yes. D.
II worked u Flll always work
If we-managcment-wan i 10
work Our trouble is we always
want 70 have an excuse FOR not
doing the right thing So. VIC
assume that we viii place the
blame on the PUBLlC-Ouf GUS
toners just won't stand IL They
have 10 be educated 20 that
level The time Just amt 1pe
They have 20 wait until there
is greater pubic acceptance
Well. continued be. that's sll
plain bunk its downright "
true. Il Will work 10 can b.
done. only u we want il Yes
the Michigan Bell has hired Ne
gro girls as telephone operators
They are not working In seere.
gated places They work along
side white girls They are doing
good and acceptable JOB They
arc excepted Wen hire more
and they will BE- placed in an
branch offices That's our story
DR.
DR. said 20 hum, That's q
great movement and II will
mean 50 much IN the field Of
vocational guidance ! hope that
other utilities viii follow your
excellent example and 90 il a.
once Say. tell me. Mr K how
did Il come about? Who helped
within the company" Well. It's
simple Dr.. The Detroit Urban
League has had FOR years. an
excellent working relationship
with a top-flight Michigan Bell
official. Mr.. Jean T Sheafor.
He has consistently worked for
the inteRrstion and upgrsding Of
non-whites IN the company. He
has done this because he sin
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
Bookshelf IN
BY CECIL BOTEN

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arcc edition. @ 4
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uel u horsersr L
Christmas gift ~ zee -
mplished rider e ,- ,es.-zt,.
World Minded
20 ire Vo Il ,sr
IS Louis Dol.ge: k
THE UNITED NATIONS raa
has ,ust gone irto t-s s.-.
nC oy Fsrrsr S;ra-s Cen.
usry. tenta;ivcly er'i LNlI.
I'd NATIONS IS WORLD GOV.
EMINENT
Ant ipatlnE ~8 EASEL.
FIELDING : AIR .1E 70
EUROPE 20 be c4 Shed .
June le47 sho1l5 e. wc-ta
waiting for
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
ALONG THE

G,sne.rg .; tie lst 4 pl5l
cat.-s c ~ ~ ~ D-e-
Slqan ana pce LAST n at1 &
t -clec- IS no,e1
New wsesss
WeeEee Pc pc which
wen; On sale IRE lltr presents
or Enie- SIDE 81, i.tc than the
.s- 60 photos pGe DID III hls
Nsse. CHe Sore ~ ne out
',snc.aE p.ci- cep,ct Sai--
css NEat E s4ce slo5 ccis
as couples drinking making
lore ane having eoo1 tme.
FRS; Pictures
Speaking Il pictures Stefan
Lo-ant one ~ the first l0urnsi-
ISIS Elt.e PVT MO a concen-
t.st.on carp has discovered the
first pictures q America. They
ore reproduced IN a twenty dol
lar volume titled The NeV
World. edited ana annotated by
Stefan Lorant The pictures
naich Lo-snt found are water
colofs made in Virginia IN
1855. by John White. Governor
Of RaielEhs second colony
Mirrer. Mirror
Elinor Rice. author of Best
Butter has come forth with
Mirror Mirror. the story Of a
woman's struggle 70 be a woman
gains; the odds % the present
day world All q her novels are
written with the aim Of achiev-
Ing better understanding OF
the problems that confront the
female sea.
Politics
or special interest 10 would
be politicians should be Oliver
Carlson and Aldrick Blakes
How 70 Get Into Politics. a
handbook FOR those interested in
The politics Of their society.
Workmanship
BE A Better Horscman BY
vladimir S Littaueg. which until
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
Keep in Touch With Congress.

"nr'n promise be critical ones
StE -larclue- becoming worse Ia
@t f'lo t'1. running rife 10 whether Of
~ fcfrte-.l yo.ag ~ start
an" ~" aigrr-- TIl be faced with The tremend.
,a., ~ @''emfry 70 adjust the nation 10 a postwar
y aA ~ 4p ~ 80. tie American people 70 le your
= RI kh'. ~" you feel about certain matter.
m. cone ~ y ttey proposing what YOU want
Ii'r'fd say ~ is1ndy and yehementy in letters and
Id afH ~ th"f ore failing 20 carry out responsible
s H3 a--Rned mem when elected them in the fan
them ' - wen can
nat y me oniy was the task VIII be ACCOMPLISHED
(frfa' ~ election time little 10 policfan 81,
Y ~ Sec yD4 are Interested enough % sit down AVID r,
Ai" ne VII Know you Interested enough - 90, o,t
hnd vote for him against him " l
Keep in touch with Congress o., hon J,, -.
YOU want done this wear then there will be M eYcs -
The next election zine " 'N0'se a.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
MONROE NEWS
BY winifrsd covingion

Thanksgiving services were
held a. both the Second Bsp.
tst and Bethlehem Temple ED.
a. Rivers Of Bethlehem Temple
served turkey dinner 20 al
those who attended the service
Rev ana drs John Burfell
and son John Jr attended =
family reunion Thanksgiving IN
Port Huron. Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs Raymond More
land Of MarstOn street. Detroit
were week end guests Of the ,r
parents. Mr and Mrs. Lever,
CoviEgton 325 Almyrs.
Charles II Campbell and Gan
on Campbell St attended the
Thanksgiving with their family
Mr. and MTs Charles Camp.
bell. ST.
A surprise birthday party was
given by Rev. J VI Burrell
pastor Of Second Baptist church
a. the home Of Mrs NJ L
Crochsn Il was sponsored BY
the Pastors cid Society Of which
Mrs Margaret Philpot. president
The honoree received many
wonderful gifts and money.
The members % the campfire
group gave Aquilla Foster a
birthday party a. the Communi.
" Center on Wednesday after.
noon The group enjoyed a love.
y afternoon. Winifred and Wv.
ian Covington were in charge
Of the arrangements. They were
assisted by Mrs. William Brown
the supervisor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07

Grating ensineer junior building
operating engineer. senior build.
ina operating engineer junior
statistical machine operator. sen
lor statistical machine operator,
communicable disease nurse.
general staff nurse public health
nurse boiler Inspector. office sp-
plsnce repsirman junior se-
oountant semi-senior accountant.
technical aid student technical
assistant
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07

K You know l was greatly sur
priscc I've heard about the Ini-
taiive Petitions for a State
FEPC and ! Fundamentally be-
hcve N IT, But can YOU imagine
me Mrs and ] went 70 church
N Ann Arbor last Sunday. and
our pastor took time out and
discussed the issue. He further
asked the people 10 sign the pc
tIilons as they left the church.
And have never seen so much
enthusiasm. The people signed
Yes they did1simply because
they believed in il. Mrs and I
signed-of course. The people
feel that by putting into opera
ton State FEPC law with en-
forcement powers. public assist
ance 70 needy people will grad
uslly decrease. They know that
better equity in the distribution
q Jobs viii follow. It's got 10
reduce taxes in certain income
groups It's bound 10 decreas,
slums. It's sure 70 reflect itself
In juvenile delinquency. crime
and general dependency. Il all
sums UP 10 . better day for all
the citizens Of Michigan. It's
good seeing you Mr.. X. When
you're on the campus drop in
TO see me" Thank you" said
/. IN see you next month when
I'm on the campus. Good day.
DR." Coed day, Mr.. X"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07

rerely believes uns; this IS tie
lght Way y approach and wo-s
out The problem he Is q nuca
loved man and well respected
BY ali citizens 81 Detroit A.
ways. orchids 70 this man Of
vision and sterling leadership
FEPc Again
There s ore more thing ~.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
Dear Mr. Boykin.

Dear Mr. Boykin
This letter comes 70 scknow-
ledge with appreciation The help
that was given us IN the cele-
brstion % our Seventy-fifth An
niversary Had Il not been for
the fine spirit Of cooperation re-
ceived from your organization
and the Negro Press az large.
We feel il would not have been
the success IL was
We here are very proud o.
our Colored Press and the part
they play IN lending them
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
ANNOUNCE CITY JOBS

The Detroit Civil Service Com.
mission this week announced 9
series of examinations for posi-.
tons IN The citys employ More
Information may be secured BY
inqulrine az the commission Of
flee In the Water Board Build
Ing 735 Randolph
Jobs listed arc Junior gov
ernmcntsl analyst Intermediate
governmental analyst, second op-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
Whsi Masgie Did
lHhsi he Prot. said


Coz ~ cown tre taI - e
-E.ye&.,y of N.cal-sr EHc
'on School one n MS ia 2 D
iessors SAID just minute y,
kornegsy Why hello D.
1ow Dr. vQG ar Good re c-
p!iec DID Eo1 gct my letter.
10 ssic ] EcuH get 10 og.
] want - pAnent the Do
foit C-ban L-sgue IN writing
about rs fine program o. open
.ng up ner en- ployrent 1ppo :
'lnitieS FOR whites YOU see
! keep W I've been reading
aooyt sg4- good work IN volr
Ncgs1 Wecsle Yog kn0K I
You oo a,d J That good I'm
glad you keep Up witn what ee
arc trying % do"
Michigan Bell
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ing Nep-o gi-ls 81 ,eio,,-.
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07

Ire Lnlon rls.1r rs-Larcs IN
sc5lu1- % Ire slcrtenr1 ro-s
week- l-c.11e e1tersic- % Der
~ ;ine from g csys per srn--'
. 8. iwo seeks yscailc1 gl-h
pay stte- q1e yea - epl9r-
Feri instead q Ire req 1.re--cai
G. live sea-s 90 se-Vtce oetr-e
;ryc seeks ls grarte'1 res -s.1- cs
cl;r-oce1 King rites end .-,-
proved sanitary -9a1.tlc-s ~
carriers V1.c1 ere c1rs41 red
a-o-g t1e .1-Ee; n ire Edus-
HOW OPEN IS YOUR MIND
Mass p-s -1..es are menac-
M Ar As sr exsr pie.
lie Dece~ 1e Comet cgz. HS@
Ops1 yo- An5 ms cat
Ire cc-ve s-o1 q business
Usr abe saws One u --
sgeru s coming "a fr1r So1ta
A~e-.cs Scn xlzd o. darn to-.
elgne $ rlsts describe ;--s
lG-prF 81 rass ~ p-ei1osces
r,3 enc 1s1-v csss..cat.cr as
tzc1 t-usnE IL c,~c
iahe a 1sc hard q s;1c
b. 5arE ca-Ee
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-12-07
R UL e T IN
A BOARD - AZ
By Ulysses w. BOykin

on THE LABOR FRONT By a vote q 7ss a = -
ferry seamen. members Of The National Mar I'll .s-
registered their supper for sirike action Z :. q
WIN their demand Tor 4s-hoGr seek ard =!
in working conditions
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
Gallup Poll Shows
Consumers Still
Favor Price Control

PUBLIC FAvORS CONTROLS
A recent Gallup Poll, showing
the public Jaws ,.lee control ane.
fair profits = il.d1siry, supports
OPA's positioa .cday w. E. Hell
comb, district director of the Of
flee of Price Control in Mississipr;,
said today.
The poll reveals 81 per cent of
people agree that price control
should permit fair business profit.
OPA standards assure industries
of price permitting pre-war profits,
the district director pointed out. In
industries generally profitable, he
said, ceiling prices of each product
must at least cover production costs.
The OPA director cited statistics
indicating that 1915 earnings OF all
private industries manufacturing
wholesale and retail commodities
totaled more than three times as
much as in 1889. He also emphasized
the fact that 1915 saw only $40
firms bankrupt as compared with
14,768 business failures in 1889. The
year 1915 also recorded gain OF
10000 business houses in the United
States.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
armers Urged To
Buy Seed Oats
During Summer

Because of short supply and a
greater than usual need for seed
oats for fall planting, farmers are
urged by j. M Weeks, extension
agrononist, to get their seed oats
before they are all gone.
Mississippi farmers will likely
plant record crop of oats this
fall Mr.. Weeks says, but every
bushel that can be produced will
not be enough to meet the require
ments for grain. Oats for grazing
purposes are also more important
now.
"Oats for grazing should be plant
ed early in September at a rate of
3 to 4 bushels per acre. Nitrate fer
tilizer should be applied before
planting at a rate of $50 to 200
pounds of nitrate of soda, or equiv
aIent.
'Oats primarily for grain should
be planted in mid-September to
middle of October at a rate of 2 to
21s bushels per acre.
Select and prepare land for
planting a record oat crop this fall
and help to fill the record demand
for grain for this country's needs
and for the needs of the world
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
Farmer Curb
Market Featured
In Broadcast

In recognition of the tenth an
niversary of the first Alabama curb
market operated by colored farm
ers, WAPI, a Birmingham, Ala,
radio station, will feature the mar
ket ma broadcast on June 5, 12:45-
LOO p. m, according to a report the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
has received from Alabama Exten-
sion Service.
The broadcast will present brief
history of the market which is
situated in Tuscaloosa, Ala, point
ing out how colored County Agent
Charles E. Trout, now in Liberia,
West Africa, on special agricul-
tural mission, launched the curb
market to provide an outlet for the
surplus fruits and vegetables pro-
duced by the colored farmers in
his county.
The market opened on May %,
1886, with four sellers exhibiting
their wares on kitchen tables and
packing boxes in a vacant corner
lot. Sales for the first day totaled
only $11. This year the market is
averaging 500 per day. Then as
now, the market is operated two
days a notwithstanding and Sat-
urdays.
The kitchen tables and the pack
ing boxes in the vacant lot have
been replaced by a we'll built shed
which houses the stands of "a farm
ers. These farmers have organized
a Curb Market Association with
an advisory board and clerk. Last
year the sales of the association
totaled $4,000.
During the broadcast, Mrs. Belle
Bryant, one of the members of the
association will be interviewed. She
has been selling vegetables, fruits,
flowers, buttermilk, eggs, poultry,
and smoked meats at the market for
nearly eight years. Her sales aver
age $3.50 per year She has used the
extra money from the market to
help send her children to college.
remodel her home, buy furniture,
and operate her cotton crop on
cash basis.
Department officials point out
that the curb market idea is spread
ing. Colored farmers in North Car
DINA, Florida, Arkansas, Mississip-
pi, Louisiana, and Texas have es-
tablished such markets through
which they are protecting them
selves against the hazards of one
crop farming
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
Italian Schools
Get Red Cross
Medical KiiS

Washington, D. Ghost of the
1000 medical kits recently contrib
uted by school children Of the
United States through their Amer
lean Junior Red Cross to children
of Italy have been distributed
among Italian Industrial schools.
Because of instruction connected
wit hmachine shops, electrical shops
and FORCES in these schools the
risk of accidents and infection is
higher than in other schools.
Each of the kits contains suffic-
lent medical and first aid supplies
to meet the needs of 400 children
over three-month period. Besides
bandages and other first aid equip
ment, the kits include aspirin, cath
artics ,sulfa ointments, anti-septics
and soap.
Red Cross Civilian Relief workers
who supervised the distribution,
reorted a great lack of medical
supplies for the schools in Italy.
1t is estimated that the recent con-
tributions will fill the minimum re-
quirements of at least 100000 Italian
children
The distribution is part of ma
jor program of relief undertaken
by the Junior Red Cross with its
own resources for the liberated
peoples of Europe.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
SPLIT-SECOND LAURIE
SECONDS 6O-SECOND LOUIS

Take it from humorist Joe Laurie,
Jr., Champion Joe Louis is not a
man to trifle with in boxing ring.
And that's no joke.
Strictly in the interests OF fistic
research, Laurie served as a second
whe nthe Brown Bomber boxed a
few rounds at his training camp at
Pompton Lakes, N. j., recently. The
Champ is preparing for his title
bout with Billy Conn in the Yankee
Stadium June 10Th.
Laurie, who is heard on Can
You Top This?" (NBC, Saturdays,
$50 p. m. EDST) with Senator Ford
and Harry Herschfield. says he
trained three weeks in the Lambs
Club, New York, for his workout
as a second But because of his
pint size, Laurie says he really
ought to be called a split-second
As soon as Laurie arrived at the
camp gym, he donned sweatshirt
No. II, mainly for the benefit of
the press photographers He he'd
lots of fun kidding the lensmen,
saying wit ha Taught, What papers
won't this appear in?"
During the bout itself, the fellow
who worked up the most perspira-
ton was not Louis nor his Sparing
partner. Rather it was the little
man in the seconds corner, wonder
ing what would happen to him, if
by accident, he should ever get in
the way of one of the Brown Bomb
er's mighty mitts When the final
gong sounded, he--not the boxer
was exhausted.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
Elk Head May
Quit 10 Enter
Politics

News releases this week have
revealed that j. Finley Wilson,
Grand Exalted Ruler of the ELKS
QBPOEW) has been designated for
the New York State Senate from
the twenty-third Senatorial Dis
trict. He is being sponsored by Will
liamSB B. Cornelius and Harold Bur-
ton, Republican leaders of the
twelfth Assembly District. He has
no opposition in the primaries and
is expected to give his Democratic
opponent a tough fight" in the
campaign for election, it is reported.
Acceptance of the COP nominal
ton was disclosed last week by
Mr.. Wilson, before more than 500
brother Elks at Danville, Va.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
McComb Will
Probably Get
Vet Hospital

The Veterans Administration
ended all controversy over the Sc
lection of a site for the building
of an all-colored hospital for vet
Grams in Mississippi, when it an
nounced last Tuesday that the hos
pital definitely will be built in Nc
Comb, Miss.
The all-colored town of Mound
Bayou has been advocated by citi-
zens Of the community and Repre-
sentative Adam Clayton Powell
Jr., Democrat of New York City,
a sa more suitable locality than
McComb for disabled veterans.
VA officials say that President
Truman has not officially approved
the site selected in McComb for
the hospital, but exressed conf
dence that the location would meet
his approval.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-06-08
Subjects and Rules
Given; Winner To
Represent In Regional
o Principals and Teachers.

To Principals and Teachers:
The Annual Elks State Conven-
ton will convene in Jackson, Miss,
June 8, 10 and IL, 1916.
The Elks Oratorical Contest will
be held Monday night, June TO- We
are urging that you place con-
testant in this contest.
To refresh you, the following rules
will goven the contest:
L. All orations must be limited to
10 minutes but may be shorter than
10 minutes. These orations should
be carefully checked so that no
student will be rushed to get his
or her Grafton completed in 10 min
utes.
2. Any Fona Eide secondary school
pupil within last 4 years high school
is eligible to participate if he or she
is under the age of 10 as of Febru-
airy, 1916. A student who has grad
uated from high school but may be
taking post graduate work at a high
school is not eligible.
3. The salutation of each Grafton
should be uniformly as follows:
Mr.. Director, Honorable Judges,
Ladies and Gentlemen, l have
chosen for my subject
T. Contestants in this Grafton may
make reference to God, the Deity,
but must not make an appeal to
Him
Awards
The student winner of the state
contest in July will represent the
state at the Regional Contest.
The student winner of the Re-
gional will receive an Elk Scholar
ship to the college of their choice
provided by the Grand Commission
of Education Each Regional wilmer,
also participates in the National
Finals.
SUBJECTS
Each student participant can
choose either of the following sub
jects for the grafton.
l. The Constitution.
2. The Constitution and Citizen
ship
3. The Constitution and Slavery.