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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
Labor and Industry

could grow 1hcv would uC GER
tain 10 grow weaker and weaker.
In other words our Governor
Sigler could do much to make
democracy work in our Rcpub-
lican state On the other hand.
Governor Sigler is serving with
out pay as Public Relations ex.
pert for Reds the nation over
One person said" What turks in
the mind Of Governor Siglcr-
Democracy or Communism
Can you answer this question:
What is 1t?
Absenieeism
During the war one Of the
most serious problems of man
agement which affected the on
tire war effort was absenteeism,
staying away from work without
real reason In war time Indus
trial and Labor experts thought
workers felt that their work was
in such great demand that they
could take certain liberties and
the employer would have 10 put
up with il. Their ANALYSIS was
fairly accurate. too. EMPLOYERS
were begging for workers so
they waited patiently for work
ers 10 go to church. early morn
ing club meetings. etc. Unfor-
tunatelv. some workers formed
the habit of staying home at
will Many workers feel. today.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05

r">eii-rs who are minority on the MCC board
felt they had TO feh, her
They didn't attack her. They attacked her hus-
band and made the assumption tina, whatever
was true about HIM would necessarily be true
about her too.
This Is one OF the meanest denials Of indivdu-
atty and civil ri gh,s 10 a member Of an oppressed
group that supposed believer in equal rights
can possibly perpotrate
WHY THE SHOUTING7
What's all the shouting about Oscar It's be-
cause he has been aggressive leader Of the
Michigan Council for Fair Employment Legisla-
ton The council has become the recognized
spokesman Of the labor and progressive elements
IN the state who really want an FEPC law.
When Oscar came 10 Detroit and entered the
FEPC campaign. he was shocked al the way the
Communists were mishsndlins and exploiting
the drive. He had had trouble with
Communists before since in Toronto. where he
used TO work he says they always behaved.
But their behavior here too shocking Oscar
became one of the leaders of the fight 10 get a
responsible and effective committee underway
That fight was so successful that the Communists
are now on the outside looking in, backed right
on the map,
No wonder they hate Oscar Cohen Long may
ne hottlc'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
B UL IL. z T IN

By Ulysses w. Boykin

A BILLION DOLLAR A
YEAR WELFARE PROGRAM
has been introduced into Con-
gress by the new Republican
majority, with Senator Robert
A. Taft Of Ohio prominent il
their sponsorship.
The program would cover fed
eral aid for slum clearance. edu-
cation, and health. Included in
the Taft program are a hundred
million dollar subsidy for pub
lie housing, a quarter Of a bill
lion dollars a year 10 bring 10 $40
per child the expenditures OF
the states on education. and
s200.000000 a year TO subSidize
health care for low income
groups. Taft insisted that fed
era housing does not compete
with private housing since pri-
Vate enterprise has never pro-
vided housing for the lowest in
come groups
ABOLITION OF THE STATE
MONOPOLY OF LIQUOR was
proposed I'm a bill introduced
into the Senate by Harold T.
Trjpp. senator from Allegan
Under the proposal, special
MAKEUP proposal would give
the state as much money as il
now receives in liquor profits
Liquor would be wholesaled and
retailed hv private distributors,
who would receive per cent
and 10 per cent ~ the proposed
so per cent MAKEUP over distill-
erS' prices He proposes that the
state liquor commission be en-
powered 10 supervise and licens
powered 10 supervise and license
distributors. and that a special
detail Of 10 state police take
over enforcement duties
We like this idea It's good
JIMCROW VETS The con-
struction Of an all-colorcd hos
pital for veterans az Mound BAY
GU Mississippi was protested
last FRIDAY by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement
NJ COlOred People winch called
such q move "a step backwards
DETROIT Roy. Pvt Rudolph
johnson. 300 Harper street has
completed American Rcd Cross
Water Safety instructor training
conducted in the Philippine Is
lands for members Of the armed
forces He will teach courses 10
his outfit 10 teach courses in
swimming and life saving
TAMMANY LEADER DIES
Democratic leader of Harlens
14th Assembly district. James NJ
Pcmberton. 300 pound Tammany
leader for six wears, was buried
last week He died at the home
Of his wife's aunt
LEARN RuSSIAN-On April
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05

not remain intact; and, they en-
ploy the engines Of organization
ana common sense IN the IN
iteFeSt ot social rehabilitation.
Too much cannot be said in
behalf Of this concrete pracu-
lcahty of these busy college wo-
men They know the basic hu-
man values % civilization and
have demonstrated asseriively
against the enclrcling menaces
lof vice and intolerance.
There Is always ample news
space even IN the most prosper
uus papers. 20 write az length
~ crime and punishment IN
deriving eacn Of these sordld eX-
hloiuons " human behavior is
ease ~ juvenile delinquency
thcr az manual commission or
u' psychological maladjuStment
MANY Juveniles might have been
properly directed toward the
gond he had there been homes
Ike ne Delta Home 10 treat
the primary errant as A hu.
man nelng under wholesome
and normal home life than as a
hopeless criminal already cursed
by society Wth those presumed
~ be beyond redemption
The DeltaS shoV themselves
20 ne Increasingly concerned and
Interested IN the social imphca-
tonS OF thought IN their genuine
effort 10 construct something in
harmony With conceptions OF
Justice tuih and beauty Brief
lv the yerv clever and learned
Deitas have made an enVelop-
lug assault, upon one OF the fun
tawental problems OF our pres
en-, culture They understand
ard Il IS sad that most police
ntn and social workers do not
hat 4 keen knowledge Of an
immediate problem and activity
30 dissolve causes are the only
method manner by which exist
lng problems can be met.
OF course there IS a prehmi-
navy problem Of finance They
need money They must have il
~ complete furnishings. to make
repairs. and 10 create order out
~ confusion Everyone should
give TO this project II is well
10 remember that juvenile de
hnqIency is not the property Of
anv caste or class II more than
often strikes in the best regu-
lated families where It's first
evidences are INDUCED under
the mlSnomer cute
We had Just as well remark
mere that II the money wasted
on front-runnlnR office seekers
90 defrav abortive campaign ex-
penses could be directed 10 this
project much more will have
bccn accomplished
So. give freely TO help a girl
help herself and IN dong 50
assist Fundamental understand
ne Of the problems Of our So
cietv and It's fortunes among US
50 we NAY be ~ some help in
shaping the fleeing present and
the onconing future.
Help 2 girl 10 help herself.
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that It's popular 60 stay away
from the Job for a few DAYS.
that the machine will wait.
Note This
The employment picture is
different today. There are many
workers unemployed. The en-
ployer has little trouble of get
ting workers today. What does
this mean? II means that cm-
ployers do not have 10 put up
with the shabby and flumsy ex-
cuseS that workers make for
staying home or being late to
work One general excuse that
Is much over-worked is Tn
sick I've got the headache"
NV stomach hurts MY so
and so is sick and so on Some
morning when such workers re-
port back 10 work after taking
such unexcused leave from their
Jobs. the employer is going 10
say Why. I'm sorry. we don /
need you" The worker will cry
TO Richard (the emplover) to
Open the door but the en-
ployer will say Sorry. can't
open the door We're satisfied
with workers on the inside
Holding your Job is your re-
sponslblllty. Why not accept this
motto Il will not allow my Job
to wait for me-for I will be
on time"
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with the numbers. whichever
figure is right, but 7 do take ex-
ception 10 the statement. report
eddy made by the Governor that
the chapter for the Advance
ment n Colored People IL led
by known Communists. mostly
Negroes. Just how Mr.. Sig
Ter could arrive al such conclu-
slons IS not understandable when
such outstanding people as Cir
cunt Judge Ira W. Payne. DR. J.
J. McClendon, the Rev. Robert
l.. Bradby j. Gloster Current.
Edward Swami. l.. c. Blount.
Charles Mahoney. Nose Walker
the late Rev. r. l.. Brady and
others who are now or. have
been active leaders OF the NAA-
CP IN the past: 10 say nothing
Of the hundreds of people in
the teaching. medical. minister
ial and legal professions who
are supporters OF the NAACp
who would not he led BY Com
munists
Governor Sigler, according 10
reports heralded n the world
the false statement that the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
EDITORS MAIL
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Sometimes il behooves one 10
present roses and az other times
10 hurl brickbats This is one Of
the times. particularly so since
Governor Kim Sigler has labeled
the NAACP as Communist
front organization along with
many others he named as Com
munists while testifying before
the Senate UN-American Acti-
vities Committee in Washington
a few days ago Tho naughty,
arrogant Governor who seeming
" assumes the role Of both Lord
and Jesus says there are $4,000
Communists in Michigan. while
the FBI agents, the greatest in
vestigators in the world, list
them at about $500.
Personally ! have no quarrel
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05

1 the Detroit Board OF Educs.
ton opened a course in Russian
language for beginners and AZ.
vanced students at Northern
high school. II IS a purely pho.
netic language. An average stu.
dent can learn 10 read, write
and pronounce correctly IN five
class sessions. The instructor IS
Professor c. Topalov.
DELTA HOME FOR GIRLS
The Delta Sigma Theta sorortv
is soliciting funds for their home
for girls. You can help a worthy
cause by making a contribution
to the sorority.
NAACP CONVENTION TO D
c. The 38th annual conference
of the NAACP will meet IN
Washington, d. c. on June "a.
goth inclusive. instead Of At.
lantlc City. N J.
THE WAR DEPT. REPORTS
Negro troops are still found IN
essential positions carrying out
the occupation mission IN lialy
One detachment Of a Negro mill.
tary police company operates
military police station in Pisa
The majority Of Negro officers
in the Mediterranean Theatre
are combat veterans.
ANTI POLL TAX BILLS
The Federal Anti-Poll Tax bill
has become a classic example
of the power Of filibuster. In
1912. l943 and 1916, anti poll
tax bills passed overwhelminglv
by the House were killed in
Senate "talkathons. Again this
year. chances of enacting hill
depend directly on the posslbll
ity Of either enforcing present
rules Of debate with a disciplined
and continuing majority against
filibustering minority, or re.
Vising rules on cloture 10 allow
for limitation OF debate By a
majority rather than two
thirds vote.
To accomplish such change
in rules. subcommittee Of The
Senate Rules and Administrator
Committee. headed by Kenneth
Wherry Republican Of Nebras-
ka. IS now conducting hearings
on four resolutions. But since
any such resolution itself must
face the threat OF filibuster rs
passage remains problematca,
There are seven anti-poll tax
bills up. The poll tax itself re
mains in force in seven Southern
states. Introduced in the 1859
1903 period 10 keep Negroes
from voting, Il today disfran.
chiSes 10 million low-incons
white and Negro citizens Its
purpose is Understanding rather
than recommending
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
ALONG THE
Books}elflhI
BY CECIL BOYKN
FFFf+F++f

tells of how he would get n.
strucuons TO always use ne
word Negro" after mans
name when he was arrested 10
always use the word. 'Mugge
I'M tho lead when an assault case
is written up in Harlem, hurry
the news Of FEPC. and other
such deSpicable tactics, while n
the employ Of N Y dallieS.
Then on top Of that, he de-
scrbeS how protest commit
tees are soft-soaped and paci-
fled temporarily then the pa-
perS go back 10 their old stereo.
typed way Of handling Negro
news supprcsSlng the good and
playing up the bad
Hits Negro Press
The Negro press does not get
or too lightly in Conrads DIS
scrtatlon on Jim Grow either
Although be praises the press
highly for carrying the ball on
issues Of discrimination he
flays the owners and publishers
for selling out" the editorial
policy during elections he
especially warns the man IN the
street against such sell-outs
during elections.
OF course no document on
Jim Grow would be complete
without treatise involving
our educational system and rs
part IN keeping up the pattern
OF Jim Grow. Conrad deals
ably with this question too
Other topics covered INCLUDE
the question OF restrictive cove
nants, Negro leaders. and me
rape case of Recy Taylor,
Goes Beneath Surface
One of the things that MAKES
IConrad's book food for thousnl
is that is deals with more than
just the surface existence Of
Jim Crow, it delves beneath me
surface and attempts 10 delve
beneath the surface and brins
out the roots of the evil
He attempts 10 attribute me
~ tNfllh wis W TIC tN'iiN.,
and social backgrounds ina.
grew up with the pattern OF
slavery.
Some Of his ideas you WI
agree with, others you won
Some Of his passages woulo
make interesting discussion ma.
terial, since there are still some
facets Of Negro life that he can
never experience.
His attitude on the question
Is that il is a deplorable sltua'
ton, one that is shocking 70
say the least. and requires
continuous fight 10 break down.
in fact, he likens his hgnl
against discrimination to
battle in a war.
Conrad ends his book on
note Of predictions That JIM
Crow. II ignored. will break
the back of free eniefprise
and the system Of individual
ism just as q century ago ine
Negro question tore the stare
apart.
He states that our country
historical land OF democrat0
principles. must make the oe
cision 10 vanquish racisnn.
Earl Conrad has done an ek
cellent job Of putting down ln
black and white the question
Of black and white.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
Down Saddle
Shoe Lane
BY BeitYs Gaines


Seen at the Metro City Track
Finals Friday night al Central
were PHYLLIS Jones. June Bon
ner Brownie Stalworth, Obie
Neuman Bill Perkins. George
Gaines, Betty Ann Holmes. Har-
old Fuller. Alan Hall Edith Mix.
on. Sam Maxwell and many
many others.
Dance Fans
The Noyagers held their Inter
racial Dance a. the Maccabees
Saturday night Among the dane
ers were Sammy Gee. Pablo
Hamilton. Gerald Jordan. Lille
Judkins. jeanne Jackson, Doris
Purdue Ronald Teaselev. Jake
Carter. Eileen Nelson. Kenneth
Dudley. Colleen Breach. Donald
Webb JeSsalyn Jaggers. AL
Green. Shirley German, Cath
crime LAMAR. Jan Clay, Bar
bara Brown and many others
a gathering over 10 Yours
Truly's' house the other night
included Al Green. Thomas
Jones, June Bonner, James Bo-
narge. jim Henry. Edith Nixon,
Betty Holmes and others.
Inspiration
Laura Harris, Luciel Jones.
and Betty Mcdonald were seen
az the Northrup School watching
some Of the boys, namely Fer
lander Booker. Casper Peek.
Duke Foster. Morrell Graves and
Eddy Crook bring their team 10
victory for Birdhurst Recreation
Center
Who should be seen at the
Mack Cabaret party Friday night
AZ the Civic Center. but De-
lorcs LLOYD Catherine Hurley.
Charles Sfvsax, Arnold Bell.
Christine Booth, Lois Benton.
James Hurley. Lucas Star. Ken
meth Dudley. EVELYN Wiley. Ed
DIV Hurley, Bobby Maui and 9th
erS
What's Going on1
Laura Harris is all eyes for
Casper Peek, or is il still Stan
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
ON THE SIMPLICITY OF FUNERALS


This week brochure on Christian Burial written
by RI Rev Frank w Creighton Episcopal Bishop Of
Michigan and the RI Rev Richard S. Enrich SufFraRan
Bishop. was called attention.
Lavish floral displays euoges. open caSkets and ex-
pensi,e funerals discouraged and those desiring
tribute the deceased encouraged 10 give last
ing memorial to the church other good work
in which the deceased was Interested
Eulogies church funerals deemed unnecessary
and Of order THE people in the church know the
deceased anyway
With apologies 90 our advertisers who are florists and
morticans are forced to agree with the ideas in the
above named brochure
To often our people have strained themselves 70 put
all Of their money the ground after dear is de-
parted
One Of the recent solutions to this problem rs the
establishment Of burial insurance societies In this way
for small each week member is assured Of de-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05

lev Fields
Can you imagine Bill Perkins
with one girl =?
Are James Barnett and Dolores
Turner that way
Heard Phyllis Jones was at
the library with Obie Neuman.
Yes. I said at the library.
Is il true what they saw about
Alma Morton and Charles Price
that they were seen together
at Skip Ysncy's party7
Kenneth Dudley and Eileen
Nelson are hitting IL hard
Nora Lee Mallet still talks
about nothing but Reggie Ernst
at L Of NJ
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05


organization is backed by The
Communist party" But ANYBODY
who knows anything at all about
the NAACP knows that il lis n
non-biased partisan. non
profit organization whose sole in
come is. for the most part. from
the pockets Of the lowlv people
il serves It's primary object be-
ing 10 make Democracy work
in these United States. which
is in direct opposition 10 the
Communist theology.
II the Governor has been cor
rectly quoted then Mr. Sieler
has served due notice 10 his Ne
gro followers just what he thinks
OF them by blacklisting their
most outstanding organization
He az the same time puts many
prominent white supporters Of
the NAACP in the same acte-
CORY Even a public apology 10
the NAACP in the same cate.
undo the harm rendered our
most militant organization.
Tho Governor would do we'll
70 inform the Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee in Washing
ton just how many Ku Klux
Khan members there arc In
Michigan. Mr. Sieler and Hum
mon Talmadge seem 90 have
been dipped in the same vat.
Robert A. Crump, Sr.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05

and, not Smugly
resting upon
their ability 10
decipher tn cir
particular Greek
scroll They have
gone INFO h Q
highways and
byWays " h 2 re
Y O u ne girls
were D attllng
for bread where
families though
struggling could
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05

cent and wehandled funeral in good taste vet without
having the family go into debt
The brochure went 10 state that il friends desire
view the body this be done at the funeral paror or
before the service but not at the last rites Thoughts
then should rise 70 God and not dwell upon the physical
aspects Of death or the art Of the undertaken
Again are forced 10 agree Il took lot Of cour-
age to write that booklet but true Christian approach
to q delicate problem.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
WHAT
ABOUT YOU?
BY Victor L. Hicks
HERE'S TO
DELTA SIGMA THETA.

The Deltas have proven their
right 10 existence as Greek
letter Organization Not being sa-
tisfied with their excluslveneSs,
10 which they have Just claim.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-04-05
ALONG THE
Jim CROW AMERICA" by
Earl Conrad. Duell. Sloan &
-

jim CROW AMERICA" by
Earl Conrad. Duell. Sloan &
Pearce. Inc. 27o Madison Ave.
New York is. NY. z37 PIP.
$500
Jim Crow America IS a keen
and interesting insight on the
American pattern Of segregation.
Jim crow and discrimination. as
seen through the eyes of
white man Conrad. although
white is able TO look at this
problem as perhaps few others
can, since his Is a particularly
close point Of view For wears.
he has been in close constant
touch with the Ncgro-whte
problem working out Of the
New York office of the Chica-
60 Defender On the other
hand he has seen the problem
from the offices Of several large
metropolitan New York news
papers and one major news
service.
Revealing Document
The story Of jim Crow that
he tells. looking at II from the
Negro's side. OF the fence IS an
old story as far as we are con-
cerned We know the pattern.
only too well But when a
white man gives us an inside
view OF how the pattern is set
up on the other side. il is a
revealing document.
Conrad confirms some Of the
suspicious that We have had
about how the vicious pattern
Of Jim Grow is sci up and
nourished and allowed 10 flour
ish here in these supposedly
democratic United States
Most interesting is his expose
OF how editorial attitudes To-
ward Negroes are used in the
white press in order 10 show
them up in bad light. and
create an unpleasant associa-
tion in the minds Of the public
with the word, Negro" He
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
Miss Sutherland Is Engaged;
Vows To Be Spoken In July

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Suther-
land, of Creston, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Joyce Juanita, to Robert William
Davis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Davis, of Boone. The we'd
ding will take place Thursday,
July 10 at eight o'clock at the
Sutherland Methodist church at
Creston.
Miss Sutherland attended Win
throp College and is graduate
Of Appalachian State Teachers
College. She formerly taught
home economics and science in
Ashe and Stokes county high
schools. She was also employed
with the State department in
Washington, D. c., and for the
past year has been with the Ex-
He is graduate of Nathan's
Creek high school. Only four
teen students had W. honor
of making the deans list for the
last quarter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26

University of Connecticut, where.
he studied engineering. For the.
past three and one-half years.
he has been stationed at Patterson
Field as staff pilot. Prior to his
entry into the service, he was
employed with the Winchester
Repeating Arms company.
Following the reception, the
couple left for wedding trip
through the south to North Caro-
lima, and then to Connecticut and
New York. Upon their return
they will be at home at 121 Low
ington Drive, Fairfield, Ohio.
Out-of-town guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c.. Pierce, of
Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Julius Kas-
zeta, mother of the groom, and
Miss Barbara Kaszeta, sister of
the groom, both of New Haven,
Conn.,; Mrs. Joseph Bethke and
son, Robert, sister of the groom,
OF East Haven, Conn: and Mr..
and Mrs: Joseph A. Kaszeta, bro
Their of the groom, of N. Bradford,
Conn.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-06-26
Club Officers
Installed Here
Mrs. 5. w. Diggs Is President
Ut Ashe County WOman's
Club

The Ashe County Woman's
club met June II at GraybeaIs
Coffee Shop when officers for
HE coming year were installed
installed as president was Mrs
Sam Digs.
Other officers installed were
Mrs. Lola Porter, vice president;
Mrs. John Wilkins, second vice
president; Mrs. Glenn Little, sec
rotary and treasurer.
During the meeting Mrs. Dean
Mcmillan and Mrs. Lola Porter
reported on the state conven-
lion held at Wrightsville. Mrs.
Mcmillan summarized the speech
given by the principal speaker,
carlisle Higgins, and also spoke
on Mdme. Lin, of the Philip
pines. Mrs. Porter discussed the
scrap book display.
Mrs. A. B. Hurt was named
as alternate to the National con-
Vention to be held in New York
this month.
During the business session,
Mrs. Harvey Payne discussed the
teen-age program being held by
the club and also made plans for
future parties. Plans were made
for a tea to be held in July at
which time clubs from adjoining
counties will be invited.