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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
District Plan
For Council
Gains Support

A contest 10 decide whether
the voters OF Detroit will keep
the nine man council-at-l ar e
or select a 12-man district Conn
mon Counc was assured
wednesday when il was reported
that more than 36,6l7 had signed
petitions TO place the proposal on
the ballot.
The proposal according TO
Iohn T. Pace, 1000 18th. secretary
of the sponsoring committee,
would establish IL districts, each
of which would be represented
by a councilman. In addition, one
councilman-at-large would be
elected.
II the proposal is approved, It
would be the first major change
i'm the Civ Charter since Il was
adopted in 1918.
Sponsors of the proposal state
that the City has had too much
government-at-large" and all
large minority groups would be
represented under the new plan.
There is q possibility OF Ne
lsss DISTRICT. p. ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
= Monsters To
Face Superior
Court Jury

JACKSON. N. C.-The move TO
bring TO justice members of a
mob that attempted to lynch
Goodwin Buddy Bush here May
%. failed when the Northhamp-
ton county grand jury refused
10 indict the seven men. but
Governor Cherry, in Raleigh.
stated that the action of the
grand jury docs not close the
CASE
The State chief executive said
he would instruct a Superior
Court judge TO convene a court.
hear all the available evidence,
and commit those charged for
trial in an adjoining county"
The jury also returned a
no-irue bill against Bush.
Bush, a sawmiH worker. &C
cused Of attempted assault. was
taken from the jail by the mob.
lsss HOLSTERS, p. a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
H00DLUmS ATTACK VET
Officials
TO Probe
Assault
Another Man Victim
OF Police Brutality;
Arrested Near Home

The unprovoked beating
of a colored man by a group
of white hoodlums in a bar
and the subsequent beating
Of another by police in the
same area aroused a storm
of public protest that result
ed in a promise by Edwin
Morgan. superintendent Of police.
10 clean up conditions around
the bar and 10 investigate the
charges of police brutality.
Leaving Toms Bar and Cafe
lie Grand and Mt Elliott after the
bartender had refused 10 serve
him. L. c.. Hamilton. - OF 6344
LeGrand. was attacked by a
group of the men in the bar and
beaten into Inconsistencies on
the street outside
Found by neighbor. who took
him home, from where he was
taken 10 Receiving Hospital.
Hamilton was treated for serious
decorations OF the BODY and lace
and the loss Of two front teeth.
Police Beats Man
A short time later, Plum Smith.
As. OF 6347 LcGrand. across The
street from Hamilton'S nom e,
was arrested and beaten by po-
lice in front Of his home and in
the squad cars. neceSsitating that
he be treated AZ Receiving Hos
lSee HOODLUMS. PAGE q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
Tribune Poll Shows

With the announcement Eecen-
~ that Mayor Edward J Jeffries,
Jr. would seek reelection for the
5th time. there was much spec
ulation on vi ethe n he would
receive the full support Of the
Negro voters in the city.
A Detroit Tribune poll con-
Quoted early this week indicated
that the mayor had regained
some lost ground with N e G T o
voters. Before his illness he APP
peared at several gatherings. Ne
gro leaders have been trying 10
get the mayor 10 make two major
appointments in his administra-
ton in order 10 aid IN getting
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
Campaign Opened To
Repeal Callahan Act

S. Sweeny urged the Governor
to veto the Bill because OF It's
undemocratie features.
Kurt Anderson, executive d.
rector of the committee. is out
lining the committees detectives
stated. Uniformed opinion from
all sections Of the State OF Mich
igan is concerned with the dan
gers inherent in this legislation.
Many prominent citizens have
expressed their concern over the
abrogation Of free speech ana
press 10 both organizations ana
lseo CAMPAIGN p. ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
FOR WHITE ONLY"
Youths Barred From
Detroit Boys Club

Although repeatedly receiving
percent Of its support from
Community Fund, the policy
which is to permit no dis
tnlnaton on the basis of race
color, the Boys Club Of De-
n by the admission OF its
n officers, is a for white
y organization.
following reports by Mrs. vi
Benge Of 6438 Southern, that
1 u year old son. Raphael,
been denied membership in
club and had once been told
Fave before he was bounced
Edward Swan. executive
fetary Of the NAACP, in
Flgated the club and found
reports were true.
Ne Boys Club of Detroit, To-
p at 1910 Livernois. is the
center Of recreation in the
uetween the city limits and
Vladuct on the west and
n and 18th and Devereau on
east and north. Mrs. Benge
nyed IN the community for
years and her sons have
Y there all their lives.
Could Not Join
fccording to Mrs. Benge,
pms later and, on this oc-
Ia ne was told that he would
bounced out II he did not
y and leave.
rs Benge telephoned Al
lsnt the clubs manager, and
q him il Il was the clubs
~ to discriminate because
race When he told her it
.he clubs policy. she con-
~ the NAACP.
eking to verify Mrs. Benge's
q Mr.. Swan called at the
and talked with Z. A.
meek, an assistant director
'ne center. as the manager
OUT Of town. The assistant
c'or told Mr.. Swan that the
lSee YOUTHS. p. ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
More Police Needed
BaIIenger Announces

Approximately 600 new 20.
licemen will be needed in the
Detroit Police Department be.
fore the new city ordnance pro-
posed 70 create a five day week
for all police can so into eff
feet. Commissioner Ballenger
announced this week.
The Detroit Police Department
Is accepting applications in the
effort 10 find capable and quail
field personnel. Applicants must
be between II and % unless
they are veterans, In which case
they may be older IL the number
Of years above IS will equal 20
when their service time is sub
tracted from their true age
Requiring that applicants have
q high school education, the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09

bond would settle the matter, in
Guiding costs
The defendant. Clarence Bos-
tic, who was accused by a cousin
IN Nashville OF Ascending S78
was released He said that the
cousin owed him the money for
back wages.
The governor said that the case
was civil matter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09

qualifications stipulste that APP
plicants have no physical de-
fects, that they be az least five
feet, nine and a half inches tall
and weigh no less than l53
pounds. and that they be u. S.
citizens having lived in Detroit
one year Immediately prior 10
the date Of examination.
Salaries for new patrolmen
will be S2,996 for the first year
and will reach $500 In the
fourth year. The first 200 Of
the new recruits viii be trained
by Nov. !, the commissioner
said. He also declared that the
new five day week could not
become fully operative" before
May /. is4S.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09

,.,haouneing the official
'ning Of a campaign to coll
ioO.VOO signatures 20 place
le0ently passed Callahan Act
e oallot in 1913, the Com
70 Repeal the Callahan
mis week announced the
~, s OF its offices at 26I6
H. n Tower, Detroit.
committee is sponsored
Nm initial list OF 80 leading
sa.noers from labor. church,
1 S,l and civic organiza-
10 SIong opposition to the
on The Bill was regis
4 ls oolh at a House Hearing
.rnos AZ a meeting with
\. nor Sigler. where a dele
'eu oy the Hon. Henry
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
xxx Convictions
Prompt Probe

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. - After
the conviction of three Klansmen
here in Knoxville city court. the
Knox county grand jury planned
this week. to probe further into
the activities Of the xxx.
The defendants. Robert Long,
Dock Peterson, and James Lynch
we're found guilty of burning
khan crosses in front OF the To-
cal city hall and police station
on June 81.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
Funeral Rites
Are Held For
Mrs. Starks

Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon for Mrs.
Lena Starks, at her home 1920
Beniteau. The well known club
and churchwoman died last Sat-
urday at 1880 p. m. following a
long illness.
She was the widow OF the late
William II. Starks. wealthy prop
erty owner. They had been
married for "A years at the time
Of his death. Before her illness
Mrs. Starks was very active in
the Lucy Thurman YWCA. the
(See FUNERAL. p. ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
ANN Case
ioes To Jury
IS Trial Ends

Winding up deliberations in
B Henslee Tam case, in which
\ prominent Detroit doctor is
Ing tried on a manslaughter
Rrge in the death of a Cana
1n woman on whom he alleged
performed an illegal operation.
} final arguments were heard
Rdnesday morning before the
d was turned over to the jury
10 men and two women for a
N decision.
Ihe trial, which is before Judge
teph A. ellis in Recorder
pr, has been in progress since
~ "A. DR.. Tam was held on
lsss TANN, p. ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
Meeting Called
To Discuss
all Election

A special meeting for the res
ldents of the 18th Congressional
district will be held at the High
land Park YWCA Wednesday.
August l3 to discuss the coming
city elections and the announced
candidates. the Americans for
Democratic Action, the meetings
(Ses MEETING, p. a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09

Raphael. in company with a
young white friend. applied for
membership last Fall and was
told that he could not JOIN the
club because he was colored
He did not go back until several
CONTINUED On Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
|rophet Jones
National Group
IN 14-Day Meet

Hundreds OF delegates from
|re than 20 states began ar
hne in Detroit last Saturday
attend the l4-day meeting of
third general assembly of
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
t;>>zzother of Two Tots Slain
Husband
Held In
Murder
Wife Separated From
Husband; Stabbed
Until She Collapsed

One week after witnessing
the street shooting of her
sister, a % year old mother
of two small children was
stabbed to death by her hus-
band from whom she was
separated and who had con-
nected her with the accident
in which her sister was crit
ically wounded.
Rosalie Christian, 60l7 Rio
pelle. died on the front steps of
a house a few doors from her
home, where she collapsed after
she had been cut numerous times
on the left forearm. right thigh,
right breast and abdomen by her
pursuing husband.
ClimaXing nine month sep
aration, the womans death was
the result Of an argument that
grew Out of fight a week be-
fore in which Lucille Honore, the
| dead wonan'S sister, was shot
down on the corner Of Clay and
Russell by former boy friend,
Ben Evans,
Husband Queries Wife
Richard Arthur Christian o.
the husband. who is being held
on a murder charge, told police
that he asked his wife about re-
ports he had heard that she had
been involved with Evans. He
said that he had attacked his wife
after she had picked up a bottle
at him.
According 10 Christian, his wife
had been knocked down by Clay
in the fight the week before. He
said that he had asked her to ex-
plain why she had any part in
tSee MOTHER. p. AZ
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
Biased Letter On Covenants Circulated
Group Seeks Aid TO Give
|NAACP Fight Of It's Life
BIASED Letter On Covenants

members
Association the of
McGhee pending States Sunenne
the viii
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09

AYD tAmeriesn Youth for
Democracy organized a pic.
ket line which Is shown pic
kefing the Dutch consulate,
located In the National Bank
building. last Saturday. a.
Noel is shown heading the
line. The pickefs sought 10
present a statement of protest
10 the consul for the treat
msnt the Indonesians were
receiving a. the hands Of the
Dutch and Americans. The
AYD statement protested the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-08-09
EXPULSION ILLEGAL

PHILApELPHIA Pa-Ths
ooprt lof Commonl Pleas here
ruled IaGt--Eaaks that six
Shrlners had been illegsllY
expelled from the Imperial
Council and Mecca Temple,
number 10, Washington.
The men ordered rsinstaied
are; Joseph n. Henderson,
Clifford o. Smith. Henry c.
Hogan, William n. Bailey sr1
James n. Walker, all Of
Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

er was almost sure to ask as he
neared the Port City.
Then the initiated would explain
to him that the dense smoke was
caused by the manufacture of tur-
pentine into the many products
which are known collectively as
naval stores. Among those you
would find tar, pitch, rosin, and
spirits turpentine.
WARM ~WELCOME-Should the
visitor have no kin folks in the
Port City, he would head his way
for one of the city's hotels. many
Of which have lived in fame.
DR.. Curtis points out that 10(
years ago it was customary for
the host at the hotel to introduce
the newcomer to all the bystand-
ers in the hotel. This custom. DR..
Curtis assures US, established for
the visitor a record as a friend
to all mankind especially the
southern mankind"
A bath to rid himself Of smoke
and cinders which accompanied at
that time the traveller on rail
roads, then a good supper was the
usual procedure.
The visitor would come down
into the waiting room of the hotel,
CONTINUED On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
CHILDREN DEATHS
BLAMED ON DRUG
Manufacturers OF Analbis
Suppositories Withdraw
Market Supplies

NEW YORK, March II - WH 49,
The deaths of eight children in
four states believed to have been
caused by a drug administered by
doctors prescription was report
ed here today as the city health
commissioner ordered an embargo
on all supplies of the product.
The drug, Analbis suppositories,
administered rectally as medica-
ton in throat ailments, has been
withdrawn from the market vol
UNFAIRLY by the manufacturers
here.
Health Commissioner DR.. Israel
Weinstein in ordering the embargo
appealed to druggists who have
filled prescriptions to notify their
customers not to use the drug.
Used Three Years
The manufacturers, Specific
Pharmaceuticals, Inc, said the
Federal Food and Drug admins
tration, which approved the drug,
recently received reports of the
medication proving fatal to young
children. The suppositories, how
ever, have been in use three years.
Three of the deaths in which the
drug is believed the cause occurred
here. Two others were reported at
No~walk, Conn, with the victim in
each case receiving the medication
while hospitalized for. tonsilecto-
r,ioc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
johnson Warns Greek Aid
MayB lnuasion;
Marshall Wins First Test
CURIOSITY TOSSES
FORMER IS LEADER
IN MOOSE SHADOW

NUREMBERG, Germany, March
II. ~ Curiosity got the best
Of Wilhelm Burgher.
So today he is a defendant in
jeopardy of the hangman's moose
instead of peddling insurance in
Nuremberg.
Burgher, a leader in the concen-
tratlon camp business administra-
ton, had been a free man living
under an alias until yesterday.
He read in the Nuernberger
Nachrichten that his old pal Os-
Wald. Pohl, Himmler'S Ratchet man,
and II others were to be arraigned
before a U. S. court for crimes
against humanity.
Burgher wangled a pass to the
courtroom. And there he sat among
the spectators while the SIS prison
camp organization was excoriat-
ed.
Two of the defendants gazing
over the courtroom recognized
Burgher. They told lawyers they
would not speak while he was
there free.
Burgher scurried from the court
but was traced through his pass
and arrested.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
KICKS, PUNCHES
LIYEN ASSEMBLY
French Delegates Swap
Blows During Heat
ed Discussion

PARIS, March II - (P)-Kicks
and punches flew between Rlghtlst
and Communist members OF the
French National assembly today
at a stormy session devoted to the
discussion of the Viet-Namese re-
bellion against French rule in 1ndo-
china.
The i'll feeling started when
Pierre Andre, a Rightist, accused
Communist leader Maurice Thorez
from the floor of tacitly support
ing the Viet-Nam revolt and. IN
1888, of advocating German unity.
Following a recess, Andre arose
again and complained to the AS
sembly that a Communist deputy
named Garcia assaulted him in a
chamber lobby ''by blows and
kicks" The Communists received
the complaints by whistling and
banging the tops of their desks.
Then, after presiding officer
Edouard Herriot dismissed the
chamber for the day, opposing
deputies carried their quarrel into
the cloak-rooms and loboies where
several small fights broke out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
Along The Cape Fear

CENTURY AGO - What sight
greeted the visitor to the Queen
City of the Cape Fear region a
hundred years ago? Well for the
best answer to that We'll turn to
the "reminiscences of one, who
came to the Port City not as a
transient but who remained here
for many years a resident.
He's DR.. Walter Gilman Curtis
who for more than 80 years was
state quarantine surgeon for the
Port of Wilmington.
ZENITH OF PROSPERITY-A
century ago Wilmington was in
her zenith of prosperity as the
greatest naval : store producer in
the world"
A traveller coming down the line
of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail-
road. and having almost arrived,
could congratulate himself on nav
ing escaped the dangers of a jour-
ney upon those rails which exist
ed. not only on that railroad but
nearly every other railroad in the
country, DR.. Curtis relates.
What was the meaning OF that
dense cloud which hung over the
city as if escaping from the hor-
rible Stygian smoke from the pit
! which is bottomless?' the travel
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
MINIS Captures State Title
With ~ To 80 Victory Here
Greensboro Falls Before
Brilliant Play OF
Wildcats

The New Hanover Wildcat has,
ketbau team won the State Cham
pionship last night for the first
time since 1929 when they defeated
the scrappy Greensboro high
school quint, - to SO before an
overflow crowd of 1000 at the local
gymnasium.
The Wildcats grabbed a go lead
in the opening seconds of play as
Johnny McKoy, Teddy Fennel and
W. A. Brown dropped in rapid
field goals The fighting Cats were
never headed in the remainder OF
the contest.
At the end of the first period
the Wilmington team held a 1916
advantage. The half ended with
New Hanover's margin cut to 49,
IA, and at the. close Of the third
period Wilmington was leading by
a 31-27 count.
McKoy lead the scorers with Is
ipoafts. Earl Keister and Captain
Rick Terrell sank nine points each
for the Western conference win
ners.
Complete play-by-play descrip-
ton Of the title game can be found
on the sports page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
THREAT SEEN TO
RADIO AIR LANE
Navy Bombing Range Cited
As Drawback To Coast
al VHF Range
Morning Star washington Bureau

Morning Star Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March II. - A
radio air lane intended to link
Norfolk, Va, and Charleston, S. C.
via Wilmington, New Bern and
Elizabeth City, N. c., and Myrtle
Beach, S. c., may have to be NOV
ed inland nearly fifty miles, cut
ting the area off authorized air
ways, unless some way be found
to remove its interference with the
Nays bombing range in Able
marie sound, a delegation from the
coastel region was advised today.
Civil Aeronautics. administration
officials told the delegation that
the very high frequency radio
range equipment installed at the
four air ports between Norfolk and
Charleston had been delayed in
operation because of the conflict
with the Navy's training ground -
not primarily because of reduction
in CAA funds, as had been pre-
viously reported.
An air coordinating committee
consisting of assistant %secretarys
Of war, navy, and commerce is
studying the problem and is ex-
pected to make a decision within
about ten days. It can ask the
Navy to move its bombing range
down the sound about five miles,
out of the way of the radio beam,
or it can order the beam %re-routed
- in which case it would bypass
the four cities leaving them with
only ''shuttle service instead OF
mainline air transport.
National Airlines plane already
flying the coastal route are de
touring" via Edenton to skirt the
Navy's range now. Also close to
the radio beam are the Marine in
stallations at Cherry Point and
New River and the Nays new
guided missiles testing ground al
Camp Davis, but the chief point OF
conflict appears to be in the Abe
marie sound, not far from Eliza
beth City.
Members of congress from both
the Carolinas and leaders in the
communities threatened with the
loss of the air lane are expected to
make strong appeals to the ali
coordinating committee, urging
consideration Of civilian aviation
needs in he coastal area.
Attending the conference were
John H. Farrell, and Hamilton
Hicks of Wilmington; T. w. Fryer
of New Bern; ]. E. Blades, Eliza
beth City, and D.. S. Grouse, Myrtle
Beach, S. c.
The delegation explained that
the stations, at New Bern, Will
mington, Rocky Mount and Eliza
beth City, and at Myrtle Beach. S,
c.. were built by the government
at a cost of approximately $25,-
r--uol Nv, paoe Two. Cn1 ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
NAVIGATOR DIES
IN WEIRD MISHAP
Employe Sucked
From Plane When Astro-
dome Breaks Over Sea

NEW YORK. March Ii Up -
Transatlantic airlines using Con
stellation planes moved swiftly TO-
day to prevent possible recurrence
of the tragedy which took the life
of a Trans-World Airline naviga-
tor in a four-mile plunge into icy
North Atlantic waters.
TWA announced a three = point
program aimed at preventing SIM
liar occurrences, and American
Overseas Airline and the British
Overseas Always corporation told
of measures they were adopting.
George Hart, of Sag Harboc,
N. Y, the navigator victim of one
OF the strangest accidents in avi-
alton history, was thrown from
the plane last night apparently by
combined suction o. the outside
air and pressure from inside the
plane after the Astrodome broke
and tore loose from the ship.
No Hope Held
The Coast Guard sent a mes
sage to all ships near the scene
Of the accident, 500 miles east OF
Newfoundland. to be on the look
out for Hart, but virtually no hope
was held that he could have sur
vived the fall.
The navigator was sighting the
stars in the Astrodome, a plastic
bubble atop the Constellation,
when the weird accident occurred.
The astrodome is approximately
18 inches high and about 3 feet in
diameter.
The plane was flying at $4,000
feet when Hart plummeted out.
O. F. Buddy" Hamilton, of Rich
mond, Va, the pilot, Immediately
took the plane down to 10000 feet
and returned to Gander. New
foundland.
The 81 passengers were unhurt.
Miss Marjorie Page of Washing
ton, D. c.. the hostess, suffered
a slight face injury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
0DUS NULL BEATS
TOUGH GAG RULE
Puts Over Amendment To
Revenue Bill Banning
Sale OF Wine

RALEIGH, March II - Up -
The biennial revenue bill, contain
ing amendments to the states con-
tinuing revenue act, was passed
on second reading by the House
today, but not until Rep. Odus
Null of Cleveland had attached to
it N amendment to dry up sale
of Wine and beer in Cleveland
county.
The revenue act is designed to
produce an estimated $184, 900, 900
in general fund revenues during
the coming biennium.
In sending forward his amend
ment to provide that no licenses
to sell wine shall be issued in
Cleveland after July 1, and au-
~thorizing the Cleveland commits
sioners to prohibit the sale of beer
after July 1, Null succeeded in
bringing to the floor the issue Of
local prohibitions against the sale
of wine and beer, circumventing
the Houses so-called gag rule"
Long Wait
Null told the House that he had
introduced a bill So days ago to
call a referendum in Cleveland on
the wine and beer issue, but that
his bill, along with more than a
score of others to prohibit or regu-
late the sale of wine and beer in
various counties and cities, had
been held t~enaciously by the House
Finance committee.
1T has lever been my habit to
crawl on my belly and beg, but
I'm forced to do it today" Null
said i'll pleading for adoption of
his amendment.