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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

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Officials believed this 10 be
the case after only one reply
was received after protest was
made 10 Gov. Williams. Mayor
Cobo. D. c. Austin. Royal Oak
General Hospital superiniend-
emit; Royal Oak Mayor Bernald
horn. Frank McInnis. director.
Detroit geological Park; DR..
Warren. President Wayne
County Medical Society.
The only reply was received
from the latter who stated that
nc Medical Society had 40 i'uis-
diction over actions IN Oakland
County site of The general hos
piial.
The victim was Lonnie San
dcrs. 1904 81 ubin. who was IN
Jurcd IN a hcad-on collision with
q school-mate Quincy CovinAlon.
while on an outing at he ROYAL
Oak Zoo with childrcn from
Cmulvillo School
Request Tor the Investigation
was made by the Detroit NAACP
on complaint OF Mrs Eleanor
tSee Fear Run Around. Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
WINE BOTTLE SLAYER
SENTENCED TO PRISON

a 2oq-ycarold MAN who Scat
m elderly Woman 10 death wt'
"a wine bottle last April was
sentenced ~ e. Is wears tr
prison last Wednesday
Eddie c Harris. 500 + Palm.
',lcadcd guilty before Rccn,dot,
Judge Paul + Ktausc to man
laughter of Mrs Nanny Cha~
20 50l F.. Palmer
The woman WAS beaten a.
death hen She chided Harris Tor
drinking Harris had como Co Tho
victim fot advice about his Wiie
leaving him
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
REP. MITCHELL GETS
HOUSE LABOR POST

WASHINGTON Representa-
ltc Mitchell Dem of Mich Gan
iis week WAS elevated to he
CONGRESSIONAL post held by the
la @ Rcplc>cniaiiv, LvsnSki. as
mombof Of tho House Labor Com
mii'ec Mitchell however viii
ne be chairman as Rep Barden.
ot south Carolina succeeded 10
tho Guardianship by virtue Of
seniority
Rep Lesinski. with aid from
other colleagues prevented he
controversial Aid to-Education"
bll from geoomlnc law since Il
appeared that ald 20 parochal
school, would practically be bar
fed from receiving any aid ex-
cepi small amount for trans-
poi alton.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Iceman Tells Of
Making Kerosiine
Torch Of Woman
Made Pass After
Hubby Went to Work

The sudden and nlySier-
iollS death RI senii-lsyalid
wife VINO was found burned
70 death 10 ai oterstvtfed
chair Jane 5th 'n her attic
apartment aacarea olved
last rtck wrtN an iceman
confessed d dn4siHg her
with kefosiNe insN setting
ffr aile aifer str Ne sisted
NJ advances c9rding TO
police.
Samuel Thomas 50. is now in
custody pending warrant for
hrsi degree murder in the fire
death Of Mrs. Susie Woolridqe.
AZ Who lived 10 front apart.
meni al 1881 cardonh
iiio. enit a' q p1lt dat
a@F Ain Ffolrse Ga he
'No'' N''n h.s Hr tkr- ller
fNr AND tmter.cloes when She
sefpsed ~ cooperate ath hix
A-~ssi-on iN an niU sic cia-
See Invalid. Page q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
DETROIT GIs
TO GET SPEED
ON LOANS

An appeal by local VA auihori-
ties 70 Washington for special
money 1900 to pay office
workers overtime during the
ncXt Three weeks. VIII assure q
large percentage Of veterans Of
getting their CT morteaec loans
approved quicker
In the past 1t has required
from tive to six months TO pro.
cess CT loans in Detroit but
under the overtime setup the
waiting time viii be reduced To
five or six weeks. the VA am
n0unCed this week
Last week alono. 900 extra
cases were processed as re-
sui Of The money advanced 10
(See Detroit els. Page q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

That question is being prob
ed this week by Detroit sleuihs.
following report OF Two citizens
that an unidentified man visited
their homes last June IA. and
stating on boih occasions That
he had killed a man in Cincin-
naii. He gave the name OF the
allegedlY slain man as Peter
James Wilson. known TO one OF
the persons. visited by the de
tective.
Preston Wade. ~ oi 1908 Yer
mont reported to police that q
man who h q no. know
came to his residence last juno
II. wearing gold colorcd badge
and idcn'iiyna himself as dc
tectivc stated hat he had Killed
Petcl James Wilson who former
ly resided al the Vermont adj
dress
Threatens Wad-
Wade told p.' hat 49, ran.
abou IS wears al agc stated ma;
he was detective and ask II
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Tom THUNDER Fed
for SevenD
byEyeDropper
Homemade Incubator
Heated With Bricks

CHARLESTON. Miss -tSpeciaD
T.e c.unry as well as medical
se; cs were highly excited
~ Saturday upon an
roDn ent of the premature
hn 81 baby daughter 10 a
as ald girl Of this city.
Tie mother was identified as
Sarah Moore. who gave birth 10
Sarah Lee Moore on May 18th.
The birth certificate does not
name the father.
III nahv was so small al birth.
ng to health officials. that
e ed with an eye droppel
ol before she was nurscd.
Sire hen. the child has been
9at care Of her mother
NDfrs of the health de
laN.
S8ran Lee is kept in home
nadc incubator of tin and ply
board using heated bricks. Her
WEIGHT was not made known.
iy records show that the
waS born Oct. 3, 1899
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

Robert Griffen. 20. l474
Frederick. and Henry X. 2474
Frederick. were both wounded
seriously. w h n policemen
claimed the pair attempted TO
relieve them of their revolvers
and nightsiicks. after the driver
OF the car in which they were
riding was asked 10 stop block
ing traffic.
Patrolmen Frank Goodfcllow
and Alex Scorof were treated at
ST Joseph Mercy hospital for
cuts and bruises Of the face and
body They reported to other
policemen arriving on the scene
hat they noticed an automobile
parked in front Of the Temple.
l474 Frederick
Noting that IL was about time
for factory workers in the vicin-
ity 10 be leaving heir Jobs for
home. the patrolmen stated. We
asked the driver OF the automo-
bile TO park the car so tha' II
would not block traffic
Exchanged Words
Words We're exchanged he
tween the driver Of the au'omo-
bile described as eivine his name
as Y
As an argument began me OF
lSee His Name X. Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
CAREFUL, HE MAY Be
LOOKING FOR YOU

A cab drivc reported to police
tins week that he picked op a
lare who had him drive 10 Chest
nut between Riopelle and Rus
sell. where he picked UP q shot
gun.
Driven 10 1927 E AlcNundanc.
The man go out. telling the cab
driver that he was gong to Kill
man Police al press time had
not located the imam with the
shotgun. Neither had hey heard
of a death by shotgun.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

he knew Hattie wilson he re-
piled no. The detective then
asked # he knew Peer jar cs
Wilson. TO which Wade cp ed
YES. He then was informed bv
the detective hat Wilson bad
been killed and thai he would
never sec him again.
After threatening 10 kill
Wade. IF he didn't like II about
Wilson's death. which occurred
in Cincinnati. he stated that
I'll kill you" The detective
left in a waiting cab.
The detective then had the
cab driver carry him to l520-2oth
where he told occupants OF he
home at hat address also that he
had killed a man IN Cincinn a.
Returning to the cab nc rc-
vcalcd to tho driver also. cntouic
downtown that he had killed q
man IN Cincinnati Tie was last
soon as he alch ed from the cab
~ Guswold and Michigan ave
ritoS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Death Claims
Robt. Mitchell,
Retired Detective

iNi-ti pNiite t ectiVe. Robert
Niichcl' dica b Wayne Coun.
'f eicnclN llae'ai early Sun
aofnrs alfer prolonged
Funeral services will be held
Saturday al IL a. m. at Taber-
narle Baptist Church with the
pas.cr Inc Rev. J.J. Mcneil.
officiating. Realms are at Sfin.
son Funeral Home. ls40 West
Grand Blvd.
n Jackson Tenn. Mi.
" Nas educated IN the
nlDlic schools before
Detroit al the age of
W. was appointed in
Datlol'nan and was
pW detective for Ten
nd until his retirement
~ fcc in Feb. l94l. be-
'aa" y health.
manlv out of Central
Mr. Mi chcll received
" and IL department
ulng his service which
9'' istanding work done
p 18th Precinct district.
N.' covering from his ILL
f Forked with the Para
a'i't Distributing Company
'''' ~ vas bedridden again
re was an employee Of
See Death Claims. PAGE q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
HOME FIRES KEPT
BURNING BY KHAN

OXFORD Ala rh, law asao.'
meskns hasn't ,iopp,@ tn
hooded vile men kuown as ih.
Klansmen Robbed but unmaskct
hey burned three crosses in On
yards OF three Oxford homes
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

p appaNineu' - tae Aaa,-
aiivc Department u iAe Dsr
Active in church civic and
social circles OF Detroit and
Michigan Mrs. Penn is grad
usie Ct Alabama State Teach
crs College iB. s. and Neg
York and Wayne Universities
seceivine the Master Of Arts
iesree from the latter. She has
pursued work toward degree
Of Docicr Of Education al The
University OF Mich.ssn.
Nj Penn 0wnNc t
lSee Mrs. Penn Named Pace ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Fear Run Around On
Hospital Discrimination
First Chairman Of
Housing Commission

PONTIAC.-E. c. Spurlock
repeatedly became the first
Negro in the Slate of Michi
gan 10 be elected as chair
man of housing commission
here last Saturday when he
was elected 10 head the local
body.
Spurlock in his regular
duties serves as executive sec
rotary of the Urban League
OF Pontiac.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Lauds MSESfor
Racial Tag Ban
on Applications

y ~ -nainp iiani apnl ca
t'cn as ~ Nwnian Employ
t" Sertlc oalcc>
IN a directive 10 Adninistrs
tive staff Field Supervisors and
Branch Managers last Wednes-
dey Markle ordered reference
20 color and race completely
cards.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

Vice Chancellor Harold O.
voorhis presented Mr.. Tobias for
the degree with the following CT
taiion
distinguished southern
ca. bonn IN Augusta. Ga, where
he was graduate from liberal or's
fr,n Paine College, be received
his theological training at Drew
University, returned 20 Augusta
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

as professor Of biblical literature
for six years became interested
in YMCA work and for thir v
five years served the National
Council of The association IN csc
cutiVc capacities having largely
Go q, with Colofcd youth
This relaiiship gave him a
rovino commission no. onlv of
tSee Honors First. Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24

The awards donated hv d.
Ross p. Thslheimcr Of BALI
more in RECOGNITION Of oui.
Standing work on the local
level. are presented in three
groups: tclass II branches
without paid personnel. tclass
III branches with paid cxecu
tive secretaries. and tClass III
state conferences.
It's long and hltir heh, AGAINST
pufegatcd cducatint rsul;irs
n the fcrninaiion 81 sn 55Ncar
old jim Grow policy n the East
St Louis. III public school ~.
tenn won for The East - Louis
branch first prize OF 500 IN the
Class group
Oxford. Ohio. Second
Second prize Of $50 IN thus
1roup goes 20 the Oxford Onlo
brunch for wrnins 8 suit which
'd,i discriminatory practices ~
BE- municipal ,ulnH4n. pe.i
Honorable mention. loafnT1e
award of $50 IN Glass ] go
The An o
lsee Local NAAcP. Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Mrs. LynIlette Penn Appointed
Assistant Principal at Barstow

Mrs. Ellie lynnette Penn assistant prime pal at tine
George Trade school this week received her second
motion in he Detroit Public schools system within II
months with announcement hy The Board Education
that she has been appointed assistant principal OF the Bar
81 hnn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
HIS NAME MAY BE UNKNOWN
BUT MR.. X is in CITY JAIL

Ice were continuing Investigation this week
e' shootng of two members of an Islam Temple and
otlng of two police officers who told Investigators
.na iey shot the members when they beaten with
men nightstcks
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. HONORS
FIRST NEGRO IN l18 YEARS

Charming IIeggie Tobias director of the PhelpSSokeS
Fund and the pioneers in the struggle against segrc
cation received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws
last Wednesday the 18th Commencement of New York
University This tho first time Negro so honored
\. A-o,. NnrL IfniNn GRITTY
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
STATE, CITY OFFICIALS NIX
ROYAL OAK HOSPITAL PROBE

a general rln-around appeared to be handed the De-
rot NAACP by state and City officials Tuesday upon its
demand for immediate investigation of fragrant act Of
discrimination two weeks ago by the Royal Oak General
Hospital when it refused emergency medical treatment
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-24
Did Detective Really Kill Man?

Is an unidentified man. posing a detective tell
ing the truth when he visits friends of another Detroit
man tellng them that he killed him IN Cincinnati.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
BY Charles E. TroceweU

they few into the trees every time an
automobile passed.
Very truly yours, j. r. W."
A band of 100 mockingbirds would
indeed. be most unusual sight.
So unusual. in fact. that it doesn't
exist!
What our good correspondent saw was
band Of juncos, or snowbirds.
These fellows are not as small as most
people think they are. and have gray
and much white on them. and so could be
mistaken for Knockers. perhaps.
Mockingbirds do not fly in fiocks.
They do not live much together. being
true individualists Of the bird world.
How could any one expect anything else?
Mockers are singers, and might even be
regarded as "divas"-that is, singing
stars, with all the jealousy that goes with
the true singing temperament.
Many mockingbirdS stay here all win
ter. 1t is widely believed that these are
the males, and that the females fly North
In the spring. Hundreds come up from
the South. but they prefer to fly more
or less by themselves. or maybe few
at time-not by the score or hun
dred together.
"raisin bar" is good idea. For not
only cardinals love this food, but also
Knockers. wood thrushes. catbirds and
all the sparrows. to say nothing of the
gray SQUIRRELS. Redbirds eat insects OF
all kinds. and ground meat, If put out
Tor them after the eggs are Matched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
ObIique

So often haze prayed, and thought
An drsiDer from the skies tDould come.
Yet heduen Mould be deaf and dumb:
The armament no dnsipey brought.
But then tn glad surprise I found
My comfort coming from, the ground.
Sometimes ! haze besougtt the Great
To lend their aid, that might bring
Lies beauty into blossomino.
! matted. And they let me todit
But in my need a humble friend
Brought all my mating to an end.
In night. in solitude ! CROPPED
Another's sympathy to fnd-
TIL to the dark iods resigned,
Thinking that had udinly hoped.
But, come from realms to me unknown.
/ felt loue's hand upon my ooa.
The flight of angels neUer seems
To be direct: We look before:
But surprise they haze tn store:
Not here. but there the glory streams.
To tell their course. In untn TO strive -,
In their otDn tDay they shall arrive.
ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
This and That

some thoughtless boy with q rife does
some shooting nearby.
I'm defense of the cowbird, must say
I have often seen the young ones eating
quantities Of young japanese beetles.
Yours cordially, T. B. L."
ARLINGTON, Va.
Dear Sir:
Have been feeding the birds all
winter and am certain I have some of
the latest sparrows in Arlington. There
are few cardinals. jays, titmice and
chickadees who come. regularly, but the
sparrows are the one that stay nearby
all day waiting for the feeder to be
restocked
There is one that will eat all he
wants and then perch in the feeder-a
glutton, no doubt.
THE song sparrow is a fighter He
tries to drive the others away, but they
don't seem to be very much afraid.
Il also have 'raisin bar on the
porch rail for the Knockers. About
week ago the cardinals began eating
there. They always give a little clicking
sound. Is it unusual for cardinals to
eat anything but seed?
Very truly. H. l. Y"
"RIvERDALE, Md.
Dear Sir:
you might be interested to know
that we had a large flock of evening
grosbeaks here in April.
I'VE had 81 on the ground at once,
but there probably were more because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
QUEBEC STREET.
Dear Sir.

Dear Sir:
1.-TWO strange things occurred in my
bird sanctuary yesterday.
"A male robin chased away a wood
thrush, and a catbird interrupted the
bath of a lady cardinal. I had never
seen redbird battle in the high bath
before.
Early in April saw large group
of birds flying in from the South, and
at first I could not tell what species
they WERE but when they lighted in my
trees discovered they were none other
than the beloved mockingbird.
IT had never seen them flying in such
large group before. but the white
bands on the wings and other markings
surely identified them. without doubt.
There must have been at least
hundred.
Isn't that most unusual?"
and the birds I saw were the scarlet
tanager, towhee, cardinal chickadee,
titmouse. wood thrush. mockingbird.
catbird. nuthatch. wren, blue jay. dove.
robin, several species of sparrows. and
the hated cowbird.
Then today / saw O dainty ruby
breasted hummingbird I had never
seen that species in my yard this early.
I'VE have lived in this place for nearly
IS years. and nothing has given us so
much pleasure as the bird population.
I'VE feed them the year around. and
they are always with us except when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Chances in the CEA

In naming DR.. Roy Blough to fill the vacancy
caused by DR.. Edwin Nourse's resignation last
october, President Truman has brought his
Council OF Economic Advisers back to its full
strength of three members. At the same time,
he has reorganized the agency in an administra-
tive sense by advancing Acting Chairman Leon
Keyserling to the Craftsmanship and by desig-
mating Dr. John Clark to be second in command.
Perhaps the only significance in the change
is that DR.. Blough apparently agrees with the
Keyserling- Clark view that CEA members should
appear before Congress active advocates OF
economic policies adopted by the President on
the basis of their recommendations. 1t was largely
because he disagreed with this thesis that Dr.
NourSe resigned as chairman his own idea being
that the council should hold itself aloof from
the political arena and refrain from any special
pleading.
Wholly apart from the wisdom or unwisdom
of such pleading (the subject is debatable), the
CEA, as now constituted, seems fairly well
balanced in terms of its members Specialties. If
the Senate confirms hina-which is considered
pretty certain-Dr. Blough, professor of eco
nomics and political science at the University
of Chicago, will bring to the council consider
able special knowledge and experience in the
field of taxation. AS one of the TreaSury's tax
experts during the war years, he was inStru-
mental among other things, in setting up the
pay-as-you-go withholding system, and his over
all grasp of the general subject should be helpful
to Mr.. KeySerling and Dr. Clark.
AS the veteran members of the CEA, Mr..
Keyserling is especially familiar with the eco
nomics of housing, social security, banking and
public works, and Dr. Clark-who has been the
successful head of big business, banker and
a university professor-is particularly expert in
the field of Federal antitrust policy. With DR..
Blough's entry, the council ought therefore to
be reasonably well equipped to deal intelligently
with all the basic phases of our national economy.
Owing largely to some past positions taken
by Mr.. Keyserng, certain segments of the BUSH
ness community feel that the CEA is bit too
left of center. Its last annual report however,
scarcely adds up to radical statement. On the
contrary, the report indicates that the councils
thinking-at this stage, anyhow-is non-doc-
trinaire and strong for free enterprise. If words
mean anything, the agency, with its present
membership, is likely to follow a generally
sound course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Tronsit POLICY

The transit company has the right to
be as bull-headed and unbusinessike as
it wants to-but when it complains of
loss Of patronage, it should look to its
own actions. 1t lost some by raising
prices and will soon lose more the same
way. 1t has made travel as inconvenient
as possible by requiring trips up to two
city blocks and crossing up to two road
ways and two half-roadways in order
to transfer from one car to another. 1t
has forced on our ears an outrageous
, advertising scheme, which is a nuisance
with its attempts to drown the noises of
conversation and traffic.
And now comes the idiotic suggestion
that the pass system be imperative after
pm. by which time the public officials
of the inspector type. who make so to
100 trips day, will be through with
their day-requiring the low-paid store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Are We Becoming OverbuiIt?

Some observers of Washington real estate
are beginning to feel that the city is overbuilt-
at least in apartments In what the Federal
Housing Administration calls the high and
medium rent range" 1t is not surprising, there
fore, that FILA has stated that it does not intend
to insure any more rental apartments here in
that category until the units now built or build
ing are absorbed by the market.
In statement against further rent control
Frank ]. Luchs, executive vice president and
treasurer of Shannon and Luchs Company said
recently that there is danger of the city being
overbuit merely by the completion of construc-
ton" Much of this new construction is over
priced, as to rentals, which he says is due to
F1A'S requirement that rentals cover repayment
of oans on prevailing high-priced construction
costs He predicts that when occupants are not
found for these high-priced apartments, rents
must come down; the permissible margin for
reduction of rents is only about IS per cent in
average FILA guaranteed loans Mr. LuchS says,
and if the margin is eXceeded-because with
Is per cent reduction rents still may be too
high-the next step will be for the lender to
waive curtail or to forecose. That would mean
that the United States Government is apt to
become a large owner of real estate. Resultant
sales and refinancing would work to bring rents
down still further.
This is, of course an argument against
extension of rent control. Much the same line
is taken by Joint. Committee for Decontrol,
made up of real estate interests, which has just
announced figures to show that in the past ten
years 10000 dwelling units have been con-
structed in the Metropolitan Area, capable of
housing more than 100000 persons. The study
also asserts that in postwar years, the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area has outbuit all other
metropolitan areas in the country. In 1946-1949
new rental units built amounted to 80 per cent
over those standing in 1940 compared with a
population increase of Al per- cent from 1910
to 1949 H
Rent Administrator Robert F. Cogswell
arguing for extension of local rent control, con-
tends that while there is a large amount OF
apartment construction completed and now
under way THE rentals demanded at present
for practically all these new housing accommo-
dationS are so high as to be almost entirely
beyond the reach of persons of average income"
which, in the case of Government employees, he
places at about 49, 436. The greatest demand, he
says, is for apartments renting between $45 and
$6750 month. But recent construction, he says
has failed to meet that demand.
In shutting off its backing for loans in the
more expensive categories therefore, FILA evil
IDENTIFY is conscious not only of the predictions
that the Washington area is becoming overbuilt,
but that Government aid should be reserved for
lower priced rental construction. The decision
seems amply supported by facts but experience
may show that it should have been made before.