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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

Pico and Jesus T PineIo. both
of Puerto Rico. IN The east
lounge Of the National Press
Club the other evening.
Les Amies Civic Club had a
one night cabaret party at the
Crystal Cavcrns Friday night
fol the benefit OF the Riddles
Camp program Club members
include Susie Watts. Belle Shell
ton. Margaret GaSklnns. Mary
Hillman. Sallie Ownes. Claud-
ia Harrison. Louise Osborne,
Thomasyne West. Mabel Set
ties. Kathryn Richardson. Nil
dfed Bacon. Lois Alexander
Emylyn Brscoe. Grace Blue
and Harriet Quick.
The Thespian Study Club ap
psrenily has plenty of talent
10 present in It's production of
The Two Mrs. CAROLS a
melodfama, al the Armstrong
High School auditorium the
nights OF May n and %. For
instance. there's Beulah Jen-
tons. She's a graduate OF the
Alviene Academy OF Theatre
Arts. New York City. She was
an apprentice and junior mem
Der Of the Manhattan Theater
Colony at Ogunquit Maine in
the l947-48 season. and in the
same year was also a student
OF Playwright John Kirkpat-
rick IN New York City.
She has appeared IN This
Thing Called Love. Out Town
Let Us BE Gay and Aga
memnon " in The Two Mrs.
CAROLS she plays the part OF
Clemence a Frenchmaid.
Beta Sigma chapter OF the
Delta Sigma Theta sorority Is
sponsoring q Job opportunities
workshop al Vermont Avenue
Baptist church al 2 p. m. Sat
urday afternoon. May n On
the evening before the chap
ter had It's formal dance at
the Lincoln Colonnode
The Nav 10 edition Of Look
mentions the $1,000 contribu-
ton OF the Pittsburgh Courier
made TO the Damon Runvon
Memorial Fund for Cancer Re-
search. In an article entitled.
"Winchell Leads Dramatic
Fight Against Cancer"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
POLITICAL MEDICINE"
BY GEORGE S. BENSON
pss~sdsoa q nud.oq cosleos
SeoscY. Assonsos ~,

MOST OF THE tyrann,ss Of Me
world began first a. acts Of kind.
pees and benevolenes. IL " inter.
estsng that self-styled liberals
Of this modern age propose 10
take us into bondage again. By
first offering the people security
Of one kind or another That's
the rimm,ck BY winch the bureau
Gratis propose 10 perform colossal
fests OF maR1c--and get elected
tsDd appointed) again and again.
These "securoersts- are ready
10 trade anybody all the security
he'll want. " exchange for his
freedom. An example Is The latest
scheme for socialized medicine
being proposed ia Congress,
under the fa.se name Of "com.
pulsory national health lnsuF.
ance" W. nave been told for
years tk~t the nations health "
~ an nwful shape, that the
American people are q bunch u
veaklnEs.
No Need MOST OF this
To Psmper baliyhoo has come
from the federal
agency that wants 70 supervise
and direct the medseal care Of
every person N the nation. This
- the Federal Security Agency.
the same bureau that once spread
the untruth that half the nations
Young men were unfit 10 bear
arms ln>the recent war. Actually.
only about per cent Of all men
examined for the draft we're re-
jected for health defees that
could have been remedied.
Or nation = NE health,esi na-
t,on on earth. u y fer ard away
ahead Of any country that HAS
ever tried soeialiEed medielns.
There are communities that could
use more doctors. 70 be sure More
hospitals are needed Bot The
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
E D | T o r | A L S
The Ford Strike

The question of the alleged speedup affecting $500
workers 'B building the Ford Rouge plant, is idng
than 60 600 other workers the plant spread
ing economic stranguaton to almost 100000 other Ford
employees and compels the layo of very very large
number in other plants in the highly inerdependent
motive industry-not mention the widening circles of
distress inflicted upon those who depend upon auto work
ers families as their customers
We are aware of the fact that both the Ford manage
and the labor leaders get together and solve
the difficulties possible Ii they continue
disagree the economic and social conditions of
munity will result in untold suffering crime and
large number of the people who make up min
ority depend directly indirectly the Ford Motor Com
pany for their bread and meat Therefore them
press immediate understanding and settlement
the strike for the best interests of the largest number
Of people
The Ford strike is apt illustration of the things
that wrong with sociaeconomc system Lets get
al the of this and work for spirit of part
nership between the workers and industry.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

In the textbook. Science end
Health with hey 10 the Scrip
lures" Mary Baker Edd, saSs
tpp. 1928. 324) Willingness 10 be-
come as y little child and to leave
the old for the new. renders
thought receptive OF the advanced
idea. Glsdness TO leave the false
landmarks and JOY 70 see them
disappear.--this disposition helps
10 precipitste the ultimate hsr-
mon,. The publication OF sense
and self is q proof OF progress.
Willingness, receptiVty, glad
ness. JOY. purification-sueh dis
position" would indeed mean Q
disposing OF the weary beliefs OF
materially and the acceptance OF
the revivifying ideas OF Mind II
is not irving 70 make . new man
out OF an old one; II Is not irving
10 evolve spirit out Of flesh, bat
starting sfresh from spiritual
basis and with q new outlook.
Divine Mind conceiyes It's own
ideas and IA the only origin, the
only creator. wholly good includ-
ing nothing unlike itself. God.
Mind. y one and infinite and so
can impart nothing snlike Him
self.
To ~seslroy all their pictures"
Ito Lel so the Out worn and IN
resl--io let our thought reflect
only the beauty and parity Of The
one Mind. v indeed 70 be born
anew. 70 exchange the dream
shadows OF material sense for the
satisfying substance OF spiritual
reality. Then memory will mirror
only the beautiful and indestrpct-
ible IDEAS OF Mind. - rAs ckS~sssas
S>seace kcssfov.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

. NIilNlli ilFA IN -
The Army outlined the steps
IL has taken within \ Scgie
gated framework. The Navy
sand il already has adopted 4
policy of non-dlSciiminailon
ana nonsegiegatlon The Air
Force SAID il has a plan and all
u wants 10 put i INTO effect
Is the green light
Meanwhile. Defense Secie-
tary Johnson is drafting di-
recilvc 20 the three services
telling them what steps Ia take
io carry out President Tru-
mans policy on equality Of
treatment and opportunity IN
the armed services.
An NAACP representative
has been trying To solve the
rare problem by Other means
than lobbying for evil rights
legislation. A raid upon his
TWISTING place was led by his
mate NAACP. blggleS pcrsu-
AIDED her not 10 sign melting
papers drawn by her lawyer.
she viii 80 TO Reno instead.
II the papers had been signed
and filed. Representative John
T. Rankin. leader OF the white
trash block IN Congress, would
have blown his top or the
dome Of the Capitol
WaShIngtonians who attend
ed the dinner given bv the
American Association for the
United Nations al the Waldorf
Astoria IN New York City in
honor OF Ralph Bunche. acting
UN mediator foi Palestine.
included the Window HAIRLESS
(Alicei Window is his broth
er-in-law Mordecai Johnson.
president Of Howard university
Governor Bill HASTE Of the
Virgin Islands Alan LEROY
Locke Roy Gafvin. Mary Nc
Leod Bethune. d.. w Monta-
que Cobb Dr.. Dorothy Bould-
ne Fercbee Justine Greene.
Viola Warf and Catherine Hur-
lev
Ward NJ Canadsv United
States co-chairman of the car
ibbcan Commission. gave n
reception IN honor OF the 9TH
er United States Commissions
efS Of the Caribbean Commits
sion. Governor Bill HASTE Of
the Virgin Island, DE.-Rsfsel
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

FSA contention that half the pop
slstson eanno< sdovd medical care
V psrs bosh. sswess
VIE Psvs a ~ IS SAID ths,
Fes NJ right now At Ieast
30 million persons
are snssred against hosp,taIiza-
tons and accidents This means
that more than one third Of our
people have voluntarily provided
themselves With medical care
plans. without benefit Of bureau
eracy
u v major tragedy of thn
century that 20 many people have
been taught 70 believe that they
can get something for nothing
Where will ,he money for all this
security" come from You and
l. " we're such boneheads. w,ll
pay ne eosts,
" - eet,meled that you would
se asked 70 chip ~ 10 the extent
Of ti92 ~ taHes for national
health snssraDee A payroll tax
on workers and employers would
have 70 bring 81 billion W 70
Washington q year - Il krst.
Later. Ne overall cost Of "s>eur.
ny" ~ estimated 10 nun abost
si2 billion yearly--only ak years
from nov. BY 1920 payroll tAxss
would rsr sbost 10 per cent,
That u only the beginning.
Some wlse economists estimsts
the eventual cost st Is per cent
Of the national payroll The bin
Will make necessary W the future
very heavy charges against the
general revenues o. The Treasury.
Vast ssas q nsosey Vim bs takeu
irom yos and you. 70 support the
league q ofhe eholdsrs that . cow.
puIsory health Insurance plan will
require. A. for me. ! dont want
my medicine from lhe bUtls
marked political
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

bitches and trenches"
Home Of the Brave" tells
all about what went on IN your
mind when YOU struggled with
this problem. II shows that
Nou had as much CUTS As the
mex, guy. that you and the
next Auy were scared as all
he'll when the bullets started
flying, and that when the
stakes We're down, one msa
trying To protect his own hide
Is Just like another man.
But Joe, II also tells the
brass hats Of the Army and the
Navy. the Marine Corps and
the Air Corps, that they should
not put a man IN the position
they put you IN. II shows
them clearly that segregation
and discrimination against
man can lay him low without
a single enemy firing a single
bullet And il only leaves
one answer -lntegrate them all
on the same basis.
In addition TO all this. the
picture gives you some real
ilashoacks to the jungle lie
you once led. The guys in
the show are dirty, grimy and
sweating just like you we're,
The jungle Is Just as thick as
II was when you knew II. the
guys take cover like they
know what it's all about. and
the Tommle guns make real
"ratiat tat Just like they did
when YOU were ducking.
Go see Home Of the Brave"
and II YOU live in a communl-
" Of bigots Il may not get
there al all. But IL il comes
Joe. II may not be al your
favorite theater for some time
within hundred miles of your
town, bundle the little woman
IN the old car and say TO her,
Come on. here's something
have been wanting TO show
you for a long time"
Have look AT yourself. Go
see Home Of the Brave"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

way will reduce del,non.n.
antl-social behavior No,t o.
could be more wrong I ling
some conditions athletics "uei
turn a boy into a crook ar h.,. .a
strengthen a hayward tenSapp"
To support or cheer rouph Ivy
ing young BLACKBOARD NAV r o..'
duce the kind OF manage Wv
basketball team who ihnv.s
being hated. ."
Last week Jackie Robinson III.
bunch Of school KIDS IN ~. wy
radio that of all the lesson. =.
learned under the many srhos,
coaches were. those which tsrss.
him that bad language smok'ns
and liquor were rulnous To vo,rs
athletes. Jesse Owens fevsrss
his cooches not only because ,hss
taught him fine points OF funn,n,
and jumping. but how 10 he :
gentlemen in sport Joe LON,
admired and respected Bla,E
burn for his advice agalns, di,.
Sipation as well as fol hls coun.
sci
A few Of the old time coach.
are still with us the KIND ,h,,
made winning the excuse foe snv
trick. fair or foul There vas
DAY when a coach might be |,
corner bum Today lhcv a,s
teachers. Some of our teacher,
snow their truest and worst char.
acter elements in the desire IA
win. and many boy ha, been
taught early in life thai an,
thing is right you can get ava,
with = game rules. eheibiliiv rul
es. or decisions by then arp.ler,
We remember teacher acilnI
as Judge. picked a boy as ,ccon,
who WAS clearly in fourth plac,
In al these years 49, re- Ia
never been forgotten by MS co.
woi kers.
We are beginning 70 wo.e INTO
big time Our boys are ciossinI
the bar IN sports But unless oa
coaches throw off teams the WI
gar athlete and unless our lou
mouth fans learn 10 keep the
big mouths shut our progress wi
be slow on the road TO full d
mocracv through sport.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

Although Ms Bcthune pur-
PORTS % speak as the fepresen-
tauNe Of 500 600 lologed wof
men. there IS nothing n her
statement that indicates That
her POSITION - butreSSed nv
any esoluiicn passcd hN the
council or us executive com
rl'tiee o. referendum, 10 de
termine the attitude OF ins
councils membe SNIP H.
therefore. may be assumed that
her statement represents only
he personal opinion
Nevertheless. IL IS :cgset-
table that one ~ ne stanoing
should compromise on prn
eiple. There Is no Justification
FOR segregation IN any actiNlt,
financed wholly OF IN part. bv
the Federal Government The
esidehts Committee on ClVl
Rights recommended the con.-
plete elimination Of segregation
from American lifc
With this Objective she APP
peas 70 be n complete agiee-
neni IL IS only with respect
70 methods that she dIsagrees
Sre Dlanles the American ghet-
70 on ne traditional operation
Of private real estate and NOR
ir.rc financing and believes
thai me po',ers ana resources
~ the Con cram eri should ne
ctcc 20 clfnafion Of rae
sr Sc assumes hoNete
taat aut-soe' cation and ant
Dissemination safe guards
written MO the housing DILL
would result y No lec station.
ENperercc tsiih slum cleai-
snce o OF ains Throughout TIE
coNnter show that the flent
~ eminent doean viil ~ OK
sod ~ lo dives "a fake
and foi tedcfelopnen' ~
secs consistent win IT'S peo.
posed reN uses 10 most cases
@rces selected FOR edcvolou
n0fri arc ahanHfd ny Oolnf
persons uho az forced N
ND dwellings IN oihc areas.
W. pe'rane sgfee-
N'fNf 'N fNf National Assoc.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

alton ioi the Advancement Of
Colored People and the Amen
can CoAnc.l on Human Rights
When she proposes that pre-
fetente n The selection Of ten
ants to. the dwelling uni>
built IN the project area be
gwen 10 families displaced be-
cause Of cieatance and rede-
Neiopnent activity.
But the NAA>'P and the
American Council on Human
Rights proposes further that
all purchasers or leasSees Of
land from public agencies be
fofeSef barred from imposing
acial restrictions on me fun
thet sale OF lease o. the land
or dwelling units built IN the
redeNeioped area.
Such a provision would pre-
clude the fepetlon of what &C
cured IN New York Civ
where land wsS condemned
under state power and ihe Me
tropolitan Lite Insurance coin
pany built Stuvvesanl Tow n
and barred Colored persons
fom living in that pioject. al
though II was subsidized TO the
extent ~ about SiS6aaee 200 4
SEQ through iaN exemptions.
TIE NAACp amt the Aaeil-
can Co9nrl IN Human Rights
also propose ihai the proviS-
.crs % lnW-ieni public hous
ing 10 SesNe Urban and rural
ron-iarm families be- amend
ed % p'ohiplt 'asc and feigi
GUS determinations.
The necessity fol antics, ere
saton and Characterization
Amendments ~ TIE housing
nfll cannot be bette illusigai
cd than hv pointing 10 tho &C
tom. ~ the Federal Housing
Admin stratum. the Govern
neni agency which lnSufe- an
proved private financial nSii
fDiions against loss on loans
made Tor the construction pui
chase repair. and improvement
~ houses and also insures NOR
fcages on large scale entail
r.ricff.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
Outside The Home

Because the question Of civil rights is close to
and because Of the step made by the City OF
Detroit. Mayors lnerracal Committee 10 educate the
citizens their responsibility by publishing phamplet
Outside the Home. devoting editorial column
to repubsh this very excellent material which has been
and persons who the pub
lie.
YOUR HOME-A home is highly personal institu-
ton The father the head of the house invite
person into and decline another He may
his guests the members OF his bridge socia
club his business union associates the members Of
his church those who read the books and
the OF the neighboS cannot complain The interior
Of home pr,a that it largely beyond the pro-
vince Of civil law.
Restaurants resorts and hotels are quite different.
They established to provide food shelter and
onal facilities for persons away from home They
public places and expected to all law-abiding
persons able and willing pay. Men and who
denied services such places solely racial
gious basis suffer Inconvenience and at times genuine
hardship. In every instance they experience humiliation
and vexation hitch may embitter them for wears
perence to which person democracy should be sub
ected
VIA, is said here Of restaurants In applicable also
resorts and all other places where recreation and refresh
ments are provided,
Within his home may be As seective as he
chooses But he leaves his home food shelter
recreation he respect the rights Of other citizens
seek the con,eniences. Such ia the American adi
ton
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
Christian Scie nee
Starting Afresh

NJ EMORY can mirror only
MI What the mind first formu-
A'A lstes. No one wants To lose
his memory: yet probably almost
eyer,ou would like 10 wipe GER
tain things from il.
Personal sense. OF mortal per-
sonalllN. hangs on the nails OF
memory distorted pictures which
might be entitled. an unhappy
childhood. a tyrannIcsl parent, a
false friend. = moral alteration. a
harmful relationship. a disease. a
war The need to set rid OF such
pictures is obvious: and for the
same reasons given by Moses
v hen he instructed the children
81 Israc on their march towards
Canaan Numbers 1882. SOL: Ne
shall drive out all the inhabitants
Of the land from before YOU. aud
dcstro, all their pictures But
N We will not those which
We let remain Of them shall be
pricks in your ewes, snd ihorns IN
YOUR sides. and shall ves you 10
the land wherein We dwell
Personal sense is ready with ITS
excuses: II cant forsci all I've
been through: II can't forgive
this injury: Il can't bio, out that
picture": Il can't surrender this
relationship This Is my nature.
and can't change One and all.
these are admissions Of incurabil-
Nv in which disease takes root. =.
"But how NAV | rid nv memory
81 IT'S unhappy pictures" one may
s,k. Jesus gave the answer IN his
a,cc,nct repl, IN >icodemus
,John Al. "ys mus, be born
sgain
How "A one 10 he horn again.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

- ~
Home Of the Brave" Is =
picture show. II tells the
world what YOU have wanted
10 tell FOR so long the story
Of how YOU had 10 fight two
wars while your white com
rades IN arms were fighting
one.
It's picture about YOU and
the role you had 10 play as
soldier and a half" Remem-
Der how the boys used 10 ~
ways say that in order % be
colored soldier yoe had TO be
a soldier apS a half" II was
pretty had 10 explain that TO
me folEs at home when you
offered that excuse the time
YOU failed 10 get promoted.
wasn't it, joe Well Home OF
the Brave tells that story for
you.
This writer has always felt
that there was something IN
the life of every colorcd sold
Ter which he just couldn't get
across to the folks back home
| recall. for instance. the case
Of colored soldier in the
Engineer Corps who was kill
ed IN the landing al Cape
Gloucester in the Pacific
This particular soldier was
shot down m the third wave
that hit the beaches IN that
landing He was not the only
one killed IN that wave but
It's what they found on him
that makes the story.
In the dead soldiers peck
ct they found a letter from his
young wife in Alabama The
letter said in part II have ask
ed my uncle what they do in
the Engineers and he told me
that all the Engineers do is dix
bitches and trenches for the
white boys? II that's all YOU
are doing in this war | don't
see why they don't send YOU
home and let YOU help me and
Mamma hoe this cotton
See what I mean. joe Can
YOU imagine how that soldier
felt when he got orders 10 load
into that LIST and learned that
he was going in with the third
wave Sure YOU can imagine
You know that every man ov-
or there wanted his women
folks back home 10 walk
around and proudly feel that
he was winning the war all bv
himself.
And YOU also know that most
colored soldiers were either IN
the Engineer Corps. the Quar-
termastcr Corps or some 9th.
er service branch Of the
Army or Navy And YOU hir-
ther know that whenever YOU
said service branch TO
civilian they Immediately con.
eluded that all YOU did was
dig bitches and trenches for
the white boys
- How were you going 10 con.
vince the folks at home that
they didn't fight in trenches IN
New Guinea and that modern
jungle warfare YOU were
combination OF infantryman.
artllleryman and service"
trooper fighting in a foxhole
Just like the white boys.
You couldn't convince them
joel and you yourEelf didn't
realize what that did 10 YOU
Actually il affected YOU
mentally without your know.
ing A. II made you feel slck
and eowardly because WAY
down deep you know that
even II you did route a Jan
platoon by yourself. the folks
At home would find Il hard 10
believe because you were =
eolored soldier and ali YOU
were supposed 10 do was 'die
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
THE FRAMEWORK OF BUSINESS

When man decides To operate restaurant. resort.
or hotel he recognizes that the State Of Michigan and the
City of Detroit have enacted many laws regulating such
places the interest Of the health the safety and the well
fare Of all citizens He accepts these laws
Of the framework in which he must carry his bus
AS good citizen he tries TO keep the law The Dggs
Civil Rights statute is OF those laws Compliance with
II Is as much condition under which he enters into bust
ness as the local sanitation codes and inspection
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
A VIOLATION OCCURS

Frequently discussion with the manager explaining
the Injustice and embarrassment Of refusal is sufficient
II such efforts fail however person who is refused
service because Of his color national origin
hgion has the responsibility to invoke the law To do this
in Detroit simply call the Police Department (WO 3
5000 to the scene to witness the refusal The police will
then take plant the WAYNE County Prosecu-
tor tWO 29260) who will bring the violation before the
Recorders Court
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21

The NAACP celebrates its
40th anniversary during l949
NAACP attorneys won decis-
ions outlawing the Grandfather
Clause" and the white primary
two Subterfuges which had been
extensively employed in the
South to deprive Negro citizens
OF the ballot.
The NAACP has fought re-
strictive covenants and Jim crow
housing In the courts and legis-
laiures OF the entire country.
Negro school teachers in the
South have received substantial
pay increases as result of the
NAACP drive for equalization OF
salaries.
In the NAACP's Irene Morgan
case, the Supreme Court ruled
segregation In interstate trans
portation illegal
For the last ten years. the
NAACP has intensified its de-
mand for the end OF segregation
ana discrimination In the armed
services.
The NAAcP has won "A Of
me ~ cases u has brought be-
fore the Supreme Court.
All Negroes should becoms
member Of the NAACP.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-05-21
THE MICHIGAN DiCCS CIVIL RIGHTS LAW

All persons within the jurisdiction Of the shall
be entitled to full and equal Accommodations Of inns,
hotels restaurants and all other places Of public
commodation.
Any person tho shall directly or indirectly re-
fuse withhold from deny any person any the ac-
eommodatons advantages facilities and privileges there
Of shall for every such offense be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall he fined
not less than S25 imprisoned for not less than days
or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion OF
the court and shall be liable to the injured party
treble damages sustained TO be recovered in civil ac
ton
As amended in 1897 n the Public Acts OF the state
Of Michigan, No III Section las and i47)
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