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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

wears What progress1 In these
% wears IL has grown from
1000 policyholders to $4,000
such holders scattered IN three
states California. Texas. and
Illinois.
There is an awfuIly inn
poriant feature about Golden
Siate-they believe in Into
grafton. They sell to whites
and there is a white executive
with the company. This Is
healthy ! hope that they viii
retain Walter B. LaSalle The
fact is | hope they VIII be
able to employ more whites
and people OF other racial
groups
Negroes are asking FOR in
tegrated work opportunities
the world over. We should
have them. But. We should
practice what we preach when
we have such occasions. We
must show others that we can
and will do right. We must
set the pattern.
President Norman o. HuS-
ton has taken the right stand
The door of Golden State IS
open TO all Employment is
on the basis Of ability and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

mortgages have been signed
with white. Japanese. and
Mexican clients.
Surely Golden State is built
on solid ground. It's built on
honesty, purpose. integrity
and best Of all the Golden
Rule This was the vision Of
IFS founder and late President
William Nickerson Jr. Golden
State has today men Of vision
who plan and execute Us
program
Their triad cannot be beat
en-. There IS Norman9D Hus-
ton president: Georec A.
Beavers. chairman: and Edgar
j. Johnson, secretary. They
are all good men. Yet there's
another and I've met him. It's
their superintendent OF agents.
Arthur j. Williams. He's a
great man His personality
sells Golden State.
Orchids to Golden State for
its progress which spells sue
cess While YOU grow you car
~ the Negro race with YOU
I'm sure Negroes in those
three states are proud to own
you.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

The committee was grilling
the ex-brass hat on charges
of wartime profiteering. Dur
ing the course of the probe,
Meyers in a questionable at
tempt TO save his hide or 10
further substantiaie the old
adage. misery loves COM
pany.' let drop a sensational
bit OF TINT. He asserted that
he financed a business enter
prise during World War II
known as Aviation Electric.
because the wife OF Bleriot
Lamare. head of the concern,
was his girl friend"
The eX-general confessed
further. that his affection for
Lamarre's wife dated from
1886 TO 1910 and that il was
with her husbands "knowl-
edge. approval and acquies-
ence.'
This juicy national scandal
bestirred a lecture my Irand-
dad used to peddle out often
for my benefit. He was the
envy Of the local male popu-
lace in hunting and fishing
A great lover of nature. he
would phllosophize on its won
ders with little prompting.
though with less finesse as
Thoreau. but as effectively in
simplicity and application to
life.
He always had a willing
ear from me when he aired
his pet gripc with nature
SNAKES. From the very
first one who started his
devilment in the Garden OF
Eden they've been peck OF
trouble. and always viii be
he declared
When man goes hunt
in in the fields. woods. or
forest he's gotta keep a mite
Of his mind alert TO the dail.
ger Of one OF the coilcd or
sllthering devils The same IL
rrue in fishing. When a man
wants TO give his whole heart
10 the enjoyment OF his sport
such divided attention l. an
moving
To me a snake Is a snake.
harmless or dangerous They
are III for only one thing
death death at the END OF
strong stick The crushing
blow OF strong boot heel.
or II YOU prefer TO waste
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

earth for the act Later in
Mariah's after life she real
ized a significant relation
ship between the strange
woman she knew as mother
and the master" Her mother
she oftimes related. was
part Indian" and was left
quito alone by others Of color
held on plantation.
The other incident was
when she. determined TO leave
forever the South. and how
through the Vaccinations OF
an old Negro. who under COW
or OF darkness was known Ia
have preached the gospel
and OF freedom TO field hands.
she was dressed ono inky
black night as boy and
spirited away with the aid OF
an underground railroad
beneath heaps Of straw" In
a rickeiy old wagon drawn
by two mules The driver was
= white man. she recalled
They travelled only al night
BY day. they would hide away
in some secret underground
railway station" Their route
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

once shc said she was de-
tected playing with one OF
the children of "field-hand"
and was gwen terrible cuff
ing by the tall angular. saunt
faced woman with copper
colorcd' skin and long. s,rag-
Cling why hair. she knew a.
her mother She had been for
hidden 10 ever be- seen PLAYING
with field hand" children Of
slaves on the plantation
Two other startling incl
dents stood out wildly
throughout her life time 81
those early days on The Ken
lucky plantation one was
when an older sister mu-
latto, was snatched from the
protecting arms Of their prim-
lively Infatuated mother by
the master Of tho planta-
ton Charles Tribeau. 20 be
sold into slavery, and never
seen again. either by herself
or mother She recalled that
her mother with the venom
Of rage and hate pouring from
frothing lips attempted 20
claw" the face Of the mas
ter and was knocked 70 the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

happy. and felt that Reuther
was not paving enough atien-
ton to him following the de-
feat Of their effort 10 unseat
Adde's.
He became an easv prev 10
he wiles Of Bill Stevenson.
West Side board member.
who probably feared that
Dick might replace him on
the board at the next conven-
ton. which. in fact he did.
Stevenson Thomas and
Leonard cooked up a Squeeze
play" on Reu,her. They an
nounced Leonard's candidacy
for vice-president. and sImul-
;sneouslv launched drive
Tor a third vice-presidency.
They hoped that the threat OF
splitting the Reuther vote
would force Walter 10 60
along with the new job. 10
be created especially for
Leonard.
The squeeze PLAY" didn't
work as expected. Reuthor got
his back up. declaring that
the union didn't need another
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

vice-president. and proposed
instead TO back Leonard
against Vice-President Frank
ensteen after first winning
reelection himself on the first
ballot al the l945 convention
But Leonard. Stevenson and
Thomas. needed and urged
on by the Communists in the
union. continued to squeeze
The result was an irrepaI able
split between Reuther, and
his former associates Thomas
Leonard Stevenson. and Lew
ellyn. all now out az office
Reuther won out over Leon
ard, who was forced TO stay
n the race by Ford Local 500
Communists. who told him
hey would never again sup
port him unless he stayed in
the race
Ironically they didn't sup
port him last week al At
laniic City but threw their
votes TO Shelton Tapes. Poor
Dick got the votes OF only
two Local 500 delegates
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

II is always proper 10 dis
cuSs such an issue in tins coll
umn-for the simple reason
workers both those OF labor
and Industry need protection
from want They need protec-
ton for their families when
the breadwinner becomes old
and unable TO bring the pay
check home. They need as
surance that Johnie and Sally
viii have chance TO go TO
school
Persons who work and per-
sons who own need 10 have
sound protection Insurance
gives that. II Is pleasing 10
note that Negroes carry in
surance proportionate 10
whites and 10 population per-
centsees or some II million
polcvholders in America 10
per cent OF that number or
should We say 7 million arc
Negro p0licvholders Yet Ne
groes still carry 3 million poll
cics with white companies
Il ls golden example for
the Golden State 20 rise to
the 4,h place among Negro
assurances. This great growth
has taken place in the last -
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

~ 10 incarceration.
There are millions who are
at home in America and
would like to feel more cor
daily so but the dominating
shadow Of intolerance and
hate dwarfs the reality. trick
Ing us into what we hope
are misbeliefs. However. the
misbeliefs have become so
grotesque that in rebuttIng
them we have approached the
reality.
During the mayoral cam
psign just passed we were
gagged by the appearance of
a filthy publication waving
the banner of "Anglo-Saxon.
ism" We respectfully call 10
the attention of the publish
'ers OF such leprous props-
ganda that they should sec
some Of the "Anglo-Saxons.
y Adams and 81. Antoine or
At Forest and Garfield. Then
mis- or these same publishers
should be taught that those
great "Anglo-Saxons": Este.
van. OF the company of Cora.
nado; Crispus Attacks of Boz.
Ton Commons fame; Chen Lee
famous in the railroad HISTORY
OF the West; DIR. Alaxander
Nurcyusz. Polish scholar who
founded an academy in what
10 now New York City IN
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

took them through ten cities OF
Cincinnati. Xcnia. GAINESVILLE
o. into the State of Michigan,
10 Detroit. one Of the primes
pal centers Of Underground
Railroad Sometime later
Marian Tribeau, at a meeting
Of undergraduates" became
acquainted with a tall,
STRAIGHTFORWARD. dark youth
about 10. named John D.
Williams. They were married
later.
One OF the principal sta
tons" for refugee slaves was
the Finney Hotel. where now
is the Ernest Kern Dept. Store.
Gratiot at Woodward.
John Williams had been
among those who spoke with
John Brown and Frederick
Douglas on their visit to De-
troit In 1859. He had also been
among trusted few who
went 70 Chatham. Ga. In
1859. while John Brown was
there
John and Marian were tbs
grandparents OF the writer.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

she'll from a gun.
find too. grandpa said. in
applying his philosophy broad
ly. that all snakes don't crawl
on their bellies. There are
legless snakes, tw o-legged
snakes, four legged snakes;
YES. snakes in every specie
and classification OF animal
life.
The human snake, grand
dad stressed, is the most dan
gerous of all Male or female.
decent mankind has TO ferret
this human creature from It's
covert and punish for the vic
ked violations OF the laws
OF society.
Snakes have class too. my
grandsire added. You can't
lump them into one common
group. There are the plebian.
bourgeoise. and royal. But
they are snakes. nevertheless.
In the light of ex-Major
General Meyers confession
my living comrades of World
War ii have word TO say
about the current status OF
the former brass in the an
imal kingdom. However. they
speak first Of the bloody Bat
tie of the Bulge. the cost in
lives OF establishing a beach
head at Anzio. the gruelling
fight along the Cinquale: and
in the Pacific Theatre. Quad
alcsnal. Tarawa. Saipan, and
Of the comrades who never
rose from the blood soaked
ash Of Two lima They point
10 the many mangled and
mutilated who must face the
remainder OF life in tins con-
ditIon To crush a menace. TO
make more secure the demo-
cratic way OF life. they fought
suffered and died.
The sacrifices were not
made that the greed for lux
ury OF any man. civilian or
mlli,afy. would be Rratified dur
ING war time az the expense
81 the men who faced the fire
OF The enemy on land. sea,
81 AR
u IS hoped that IL Meyers
Is proven 10 be a SNAKE, re-
gardless 81 class. he will be
prosecuted 20 The full extent
~ the law. n the ex-genersl
did serve periodically in a
certain respect he apparent
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

South Africa; like the dis
senters in the Soviet State;
like the Navajos Of the South
west: like the American Ne
gro without exception; like
the peasants of Haiti: like the
proponents Of justice in Spain:
like the Jews in Palestine and
like the poems Of Mexico: ex-
carnations like Really" or
you don't say" are likely 10
be the standard remark. To
the aforementioned Democ-
racy has a thin flavorless.
ironical meaning.
While we are OF course
concerned about democracy
and its benefits TO all people
we are particularly concerned
about how II works here.
We are afraid that instead
OF making strides OF progress
In Democracy we here are
manufacturing q new political
philosophy. "Americanisp." IN
contrast to democratic prin-
eiple. We are brought TO this
state Of thought by the sue
ceeding happenings during
each political campaign In De
troit especially. That each of
these happenings Is a rcflec-
ton upon the culture OF our
city and country seems 10
fertillze the cancer rather
than to excise II and subject
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

Az the JAW convention
held there the Reuther group
backed Dick Leonard for sec
retary-treasurer against Ad.
des. and los, by only 4 few
votes If three or four dele
gates had switched. Leonard
would have been elected. and
The union unified around
Thomas Reuiher and Leon
ard who were all working
together a, the time
To get support from the
big Ford Rouge local Leon
ard had agreed 10 back Percy
Llewellvn. local president for
the West Side regional drec-
rorship he then held Even
when he was defeated. Leon
ard lived Up 20 his agreement
and stepped ou' OF the ace
Tor board member
Leonard spent a fU'l torn
on the executive board. How
eyer Thomas re- appointed
him 10 the lob ~ Ford depart
ment director 50 that he con
unued TO PLAY a major role
in the union Still Dick wasn't
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

race which sang In sorrow
or in religious ecstasy and
gave birth 10 q music which
became 4 great art"
In telling of the coming OF
"ragtime." Songs OF Amer
lea" again credits the Negro
The music that came before
Jazz and swing can be traced
TO the clog dancing OF the
New Orleans Negroes. Origi-
nally known as Raging" the
syncopated music swept the
country and made Il possible
for the Tin Pan Alley tune
smiths TO compose the popular
music OF today The lmpro-
visations Of solo wind instru-
ments-"perhaps the most i'm
portant element Of Jazz
found its beginning In the Ne
groes desire 10 sing with in
struments in the same way
that the spiritual came out
of the desire 10 sting with
religion.
Even honors Duke Filing
ton ~ a great jazz stYlIst."
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

the year 1859; Albert Tabor.
owski, In 1862 the first Judge
IN New Jersey; John Anthony
Sadowski who explored the
territory beyond the ALE
ghenies I'm 1896 and for whom
the city Of Sandusky Ohio
was named: and the lIadc
Jacob Lelsler who established
the first business OF any mas
nitude and legitimacy in New
Amsterdam. he was America
first outspoken advocate TO-
popular rights. All these were
great "Anglo-Saxons" anc
they did more for America
Than create difficulty o.
spread hate.
We need a reoricntation ol
the cultural atmosphere o
the United States. an opera.
ton 10 cut away hate snc
Ignorance In order that wt
may have new. frecr. broadei
way o. seeing and rescting
newer. and freer relationship
between all the "Anglo-Sax.
ons" Of such mixed blood snc
cslor and MISUNDERSTANDING
Such reorientaiion VIII
bring into full view and prsc
tice healthy fusion Of stdbboin
differences and VIII enable
We Anglo Saxons" 10 handle
the future much more sue.
ccsssully as we try TO ee'
nearer 70 Democracy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

mony that they learned in
America 10 produce a new
kind of musical expression
the music of America.
In Songs of America. the
author tells how the Negro
found himself a stranger in
a foreign land. despised and
rejected. who answered the
need for an emotional outlet
through singing. The first Ne
groeS who came 10 America
are described as children of
sorrow who sought religion
for comfort and blended re-
ligion and song into the great
spiritualS that are now part
OF the nations musical hcri-
tagc
Among the So songs for
which words and music are
included in Ewen's book are
Gimme Dat OIL Time Re-
ligIon." Nobody knows the
Trouble I've Seen" and All
Gods Chillun Got Wings"
songs out OF the heart Of q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

~ exacted his pound ~ n.
all OF which mark "n
low for a man who wo,. 4
uniform OF the U. S. A..
and enjoyed the distIro,a0
privileges of a high rsnL ss'
officer.
With the threat Of = -,
world war evident. such s.0
duct OF a former top mibts.''
official is not exemplarv
should not be tolerated :, :.
pattern for the future n
salute this week Ser.,.s
Ferguson's committee for y
commendable action. "
The report OF ProfeSsor 4,
fred c. Kinsey, Indiana IT,.
versity. this week. TIA, !.
per cent Of husbands are ).
faithful stirred quite a bit !,
controversy. "
Some astute authorities -,
tend. such a statement shos,s
not have been released, y.
along with the guilty the :
nocent are indicted thron.s
suspicion. For an example ~.
spokesman said. take ma.
who Is truly faithful 10 N,
wife yet is friendly with sr'
other woman. purely Pla,onr
The wife is not going 10 resso,
thus. and as a resul, 4 strrs
of events, easily pictured viii
begin and end in ano,hs,
broken home.
In spite of the truth IN N.
professor and his associated
findings. II is well nigh worth.
less In so far as the presen,
generation is concerned and
viii aid in doing damage
where not intended.
That brings up the question
just why did the Rockeieller
Foundation underwrite iris
research which is to be con.
tinued through 1862 Obvious.
ly 10 save the families Of our
future generations from the
disruptive martial evils Of
the present. That is possible
Maybe after the next two
decades. with the findings Of
Prof. Kinsey we can carry 10
a successful conclusion pro.
gram. in each strata Of 50.
ciety, for educating our youth
to select the mate he Of she
can live happily and faithfully
with ITO Love and Cherish
Til Death :"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29

distinguished In the triple
role of composer. orches.
traitor, and conductor. He
recognizes such works Of
Ellington as Solitude"
Mood Indigo" and So
phiSticated Lady" as classics
in which jazz writing has
achieved precision. clarity
and power.
CHARTS HISTORY
Songs Of America charts
the history Of American mu.
sic from Colonial days 20 the
hit parade tunes Of TO-DAY i
is a history OF America SCI
to melody which include, the
words and music of So q me
popular classics that effect
the spirit and flavor INC
thoughts and customs o. ne
people who wrote and llrsi
sang them. II pays tnbuie to
the Negroes for creating
music OF America and q iicn
contribution to the muse oil
the world.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Beneath The s urface
by
L. a. WILSON
EAmy General Charged with Being Snake Philosophy Of
Sage Recalled "All Snakes DontCrawl on Their Bellies


curse
n
on
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Along The Bookshelf
BY
CECIL BoYKN
Influence of Negro on American Music Described by
David Even in His New Book Songs of America"

s more than
Is the flor his
European r
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Odds And Ends
The Underground Railway Brought the Authors Patenal
Grandparents to Detroit Where They Courted and Wed
BY
FRED HART WILLIAMS

vile Ky duntag wasl limited
doda rnblng plantation
that sat back the LouIvile'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
What About You?
BY
VICTOR l. HICKS
Soey Needed In us Is Operation Cut Away Hate That
We May Have Freer Relationship Between All "AngoSaxons

sgcs
AS aT Semsntes concerned there
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
Labor And Industry
by
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Seen Example of
Success Through Indignation and Fair Play Problems
IS a. KoRNEoAY

is pss @ ne stony 'Sf 'f ns Pax s Golden sSn M Fs. Is
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-11-29
The Common Man
Series of Events Leading Downfall of Adde's Thomas
Group UAWCIO Cited Fig Started Years Ago Buffalo
BY
JUDAH DRoB

ea d2sp s adds fs sd group the uAco be traced series
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

We at Swift & Company think of our business as
being owned by 1856 people, the shareholders
and their families, and operated by $4,000 en-
ployes We provide essential services for agricultural
producers and many other large groups of people.
1 Employment is created for other thousands who
work for railroads, trucking firms, livestock COM
mission houses, stockyards companies, and the
suppliers who furnish us SALT sugar boxes barrels
machinery and a thousand -and-on other things
A part of the business of thousands upon thou
sands of retailers everywhere in the nation is in
purveyng Swift's quality meats and other prod
ucts to millions of American families
In return for all the effort that made these serv-
ices possible the folks who work for Swift earned
1854 ola 099 in wages and salaries in 1916. This
sum is 889s of the total remaining after all bills
except taxes paid, and is ten times more than
the companys total net profit.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

FOR SALE-chicken farm, IA
acres, nice Groom house, base
ment, hard and soft water, large
garage and barn. Two story
brooder house, is X 80 chicken
house. z miles out of Marysville
on State route 81, priced for quick
sale.
85 acres of good land on state
highway. Extra fine house and
barn and double corn crib, chic
ken house. This is a real house
and priced to sell.
100 acres, 4 miles out of Rich
wood. Modern house and good
barn and out buildings, if you
want fine home this one will
suit you and priced to sell if sold
soon.
Two dwellings located in
Broadway, one $1,000, one $4,000.
These are worth the price.
so acres, 4 miles out of Marys-
vile, good buildings on bus line.
State highway if you want some
thing nice let up show you this
one.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

Returns for Savings. 1t is not the investment of
a few rich people that has built Swift & Company,
but the pooled savings of 63,365 people, Among
them you'll find farmers, ranchers lawyers, doc
tors, mechanics, business people-foks from every
walk of life. including 9,941 women.
The savings these shareholders have invested in
Swift & Company provide the plants and facilities
the tools with which we handle your products.
The return for their thriftness comes to them as
dividends paid out of the company's profit In 1916
that dividend amounted to ST. 80 share
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

from Swift came from our meat packing plants
dairy and poultry plants and buying stations
Another portion of the money paid out by us
was for soybeans, cottonseed, peanuts and other
raw materials.
Swift provides wide, ready, year round mar
ket for your livestock and other products-and
out of every dollar we receive in a year from
sales, we return, on the average, 75e to you Last
year. 1.3e out of each dollar of sales was profit
the 63,365 shareholders as return on their in
vestment. Part was retained in the business for
future needs.
*The agricultural products
greater Government
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

SOFT WATER delivered any time.
Call L. II. Collins, 1R-R54~ or Roy
Stone, 8431, Marysv1N@. 8-5-tf
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MARYsvILLE. OHIO
WANT AD SECTION

FIVE ROOM PREFABRICATED
H m es available Immediately
complete with insulation, pluming
and wiring if desired. Also Gar
ages and Cabins. Pre-Fab. Build
ings, (two miles north on U. S. 68)
West Liberty, Ohio. Open till 8 p.
m. Wed. and Sat-, Phone Belle
fontaine 1886 1-27-10t
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

FOR SALE-duplex. 10 rooms, 2
baths, all modern except furnace.
All newly decorated. Reasonably
priced, shown by owner. Call Del.
7577. 2-13-1tS
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-02-13

FOR SALE-Vicland oats. Philip
Lincoln, Milford Center Rt. /.
2-13-1tS