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Saturday, February 14,1942

D. C. STARS

Cont. from Pair© 1, Second Section

eastern defense fireplace Is Chlna : Neither Filipino nor Chinaman is of the west. First American military casualty was a man out of the west —twit a colored American soldier.In the 400 mile retreat down the Malay peninsula to Singapore, British troops and materials were covered 'by the rearguard of Gurkhas from India. Kipling is reversed: “Bast is East and West is West, and their twain do meet.” But we lose “face” in Asia. Were we super-men we wouldn’t need

China’s help.

Leland Stowe is Chicago Daily News correspondent on the ground in the Far East. Two months ago he was in China, and got so depressed by increasing effect of Japanese anti - Anglo-United States, propaganda that he wirelessed two or three articles to his paper about it. The Chinese papers bitterly criticize Anglo-United States Far East military policies, without rebuke by the government, and elevation of China’s President Chiang

Detroit Defense Housing Battle Won

Workers in Mix Offices Given Valuable Information on Holding Jobs and Friends

(EDITOR’S NOTE: With the great influx of girls coming to Washington to accept jobs, the Washington correspondent’s interest was aroused when the Outer Guard held a meeting to try to assist and counsel these young women, As a result. Miss Lucia Pitts consented to do an article which is presented herewith for the good and welfare of all young women entering the business and professional world. Miss Pitts is the very efficient office manager for the office of Dr. Robert C. Weaver, chief of the Negro training and la-

Kai Shek to ‘supreme command of! !»or placement division of OPM and allied forces in China. Siam. Bur- has under her immediate supervima. certainly didn’t restore "tace” rtnn sortie feven topno.ch stenog-

HONOR EMMETT J. SCOTT

in China.

raphers and office workers, besides

As many readers of this piece '^umtr 0“ wo™-

uphill with 240 pound biewers r .n«iHnn in other denartments with

position in other departments with

Melbourne, 300 pound brides from ‘ . , and efficiency Her gallivanting JaP^ese froops ft t HBRE>S WHAT y 0 u MUST BP: Perping Hong Kong. _ Shan To KRRp y0UR JOB IN MIX ED Tientsein in Phina—as is now i OFFICES: YOU HAVE CHANCE [he erndl.e'president of Pennsyl- TO FIOHT PREJUDICE, vnnla’s adequate Havcrford college WAFHINOTON. Feb IS. By --former editor of the Washington Lucia M. Pitis for ANP) — First Post--wrote in his regular Sunday of all. you must know that this is column for the Evening Star Feb. written by one who is one of you 1 lost ground can be recaptured, and on your side—by a Negro womv’ielded territory may be restored an who while now working more but “lost fao<-” is lost. I °n the executive end, has been And so the march to Armageddon a stenographer, a clerk, a typist, all goes to leave white supremacy for- her life, w^ho has had her share of ever’ huned in the debris of the troubles and perhaps more than conflict The new world wdll be her share of experience, and who a civilization of men—just men, and knows what a Negro stenographer not of superior races or super-men, is'up against in this white world, in the way white supremacy’s It is because 1 am one of you that thoughtful elements here and here- I ask you to listen to ine — as a

abouts appear to be taking the sit- * '

uatlon.

Noblesville, Ind.

Services at First Bapt. church were well attended. Rev. Burrus brought a great message in the morning. At 3 :30 pm.. Prof. Breaux gave a master program of piano and song to a full house. The collection was $41.80 in the evening; songs by choir and a prayer collection and dismissal early so that the congregation could go to Bethel for revival. * There will be no meetings during the week for same reason. * Rev. Barney Stone, continues to slowly improve. • William Holman, Arvie Winburn. Mrs. Isabel Wilson and Ida B. Roberts, are all improving. • Herron (Wiggie) Holman and William O. (Bud) Thompkins are the latest draftees awaiting call. Bethel News: Rev. L. B. Miller preached wonderful sermons at niCrnin" and evening services. Subjects “Church On Trial” and “Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jeans.” The revival is being conducted each evening. * The missionary society will meet in the parsonage Friday afternoon. All other clubs are suspendeded until dose of the revival.

friend, a counsellor, a fellow-work

er.

The world speaks much of “democracy” today, ‘‘Democracy is a nebulous sort of thing which we think of, more or less, as a guarantee of equal opportunity under the law—life, liberty, and the pursuit cf happiness. Without going here into fhe details

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HOMES RETURNED

After Fight Assumes National interest

BY ALVIN WHITE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. (ANP) ; Monday to wage the fight for the — At four o’clock Monday after- housing. In the party were Snow noon, Negroes won a decision from Grisby, of the Postal alliance; Faulterior interests after a fight which ther Malcolm Dade; Hilda German; had taken on nation-wide aspects H. S Dunbar; Rosa Gragg, Mrssupported by every organization of J H. Coyer; Ruth Levine; Jessie consequence known to government Slaton; the Rev. Horace White and officials. The decision was hand- Harper Paulson.

ed down by Defense Housing Co- After calling on the coordinator

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ordinator Charles Palmer and his l and his assistant, the group split assistant, Baird Snyder, by which up and visited Michigan legislators the Sojourner Truth homes in De- pei-e in Washington then visited troit were restored for Negro oc- the various members of the Lan-

cupancy as originally intended. j ham committee on housing. Since Friday the decision has Reactions in these cases were

been hanging in the balance with different and many interesting ex-

Coordinator Palmer catching it periences recorded,

on all sides. However, the defense coordina-

It is reliably reported tbs Pres- tor was able to reverse his decision

ident himself took a hand in the when the Detroit Housing authority

matter when he read editorials in reversed itself in tne matter of the

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fectly w r ere your life’s work. It depending upon whether or not is, if you are a stenographer. Lit- you don’t have halitosis or B. O.

*- J '' • C h a nce—don’t try to

tie things count and such things as smudgy letters, poor erasures, strike-overs, mispelled words, inaccurate. transcription of your dictation, bad spacing of your work failure to learn procedures—these little things count more than you know' against you. Remember always that for you to be accepted

of prejudice and discrimination, ! a «. qqOD among even just FAIR let me say that prejudice is a w'bite workers, you’ve got to be thing which lives in the HEARTS EXCEEDINGLY good — and not of men; prejudice is an emotion on j v your own job depends on such as love is. There is a say- your being that good, but so also ing that “love laughs at lock- ma y th e jobs of a lot of other Ne-

smiths.” Well, though the Pres- g ro stenographers, ident of these United States may i 2 Api>earance

look the door of DISCRIMINA- men( j ous ]y. y 0 u may not be beaTION by issuing an order agams fjfui and fou may not be able to

LACKS YOUTHFUL PHARMACIST, STORE TO CLOSE

it, PREJUDICE may still find a way out and keep democracy as still and inactive as death, UNLESS you and I see to it that the lock is not broken. That is OUR job. How? Wait, and hold

that point.

Wise minds contend that the only way really to break down prejudice is by contact — our working with whites and, In time, proving to them that all the things they thought about us p.ren’t true—that we are decent, ordinary human being, with hopes and dreams and ambitions, the will to work and the desire for happiness—just as they. But since they deny us Jobs, how can we achieve that contact? It ap-

£W'ap your broad nose for a Grecian one, but you can make the best of w'hat you’ve got. Your face can be dean and, contrary to whatever vou think or mav have heard, should NOT bf TOO made up. Ski;) the heavily lined, accentuated eyebrows, the deep spot of rouge, the too red lips, the mascara. These are not for workdays anywhere, and certainly not w’hen you’re bent on making an impression in th" interest of yourself and some few r

l thousand others.

A. Hair. Keep your hair trim , and neat. Don’t moan about the

get by”—

don’t try to assure yourself that you don’t have halitosis or B. O. Take out daily insurance against it by taking that daily shower, whether or not you think you need it; by using a good deodorant under your arms and in other close places, by gargling w’rth a good antiseptic every morning, by using a faint cologne AFTER YOU’VE bathed, by changing or washing the underwear closest to your skin daily and your slips at least twice

This counts tre- I weekly, by rot wearing dyed

clothes to long before sending them to be aired and cleaned— and especially, as I’ve said before, black clothes. And above all things, don’t take this matter of personal hygiene lightly. Each of us is inclined to have a body odor, and each of us sometimes have bad breath. They are natural phenomena—but we can guard against their offending others. If you want to spoil forever the chances of all the other colored girls who are depending on you to open the way for^them, pay no attention to personal hygiene. But if you want to make good for yourself and for them,

ATLANTA, Feb. 13. (By G. Lake

fqrt tint vou didn’t vet straight P rv strict attention to it - hair. More of us Negroes got "or- 3 - Attitude. I simply can’t tell dinary than gpt straight hair—hut \° W ™ UC u de P ends ^pon

this is a modern world and it has y° ur a «.tude when you enter on pears to be a vicious circle; con- prodltced many things for hair like that new job. D®" t go in wuh tact will break down prejudice, y' ourg a , vl m i PP including hair- a chm on V3ur shoulder, darlna

but prejudice prevents contact. dressers and hair oils and bobby The problem has been recogniz- pins. Make use of them. And if ed by the President. He has real- you’re one of those who goes to i/,ed that, like children who refuse the hairdresser’s today and your to take the medicine which is good hair is all out by tomorrow and for them, his white citizens re- you simply can’t afford the hairquire some pressure to make them dresser but once every two works, take the contact with their Negro you can, at least, make good use fellow-citizens, which is good for of your hairbrush and hair oils their souls and which would make and hobby pins, and perhaps a the word “democracy” mean some- hair curler at home. Don’t give thing. He has. therefore, issued up, saying your hiair is what it is

Imes for ANP) With a record of a direc tt ve to all government agen- end there’s nothing you can do more than 40 years of continuous tn aofanoa indnatrioa tn ^v,,f ^^

service to the public. Darden s the effect tl)at there must be no thing about it—and please do. Drue store in Opelika, Ala., o ^ discrimination based* on race. R. Skin. Try to keep your skin of the familiar landmarks to tne crc€d co ] or or national origin in clear and unpimpled. See a doc- j travelling public of Georgia n^ their selection of personnel. It tor. Use good face creams. _Oot the near future for « want of a may be that ag a result of th at or- a massage if you can afford it. ExAlabama. will close us doors in der many 0 f vou got your jo^s. i ercise regularly. Don’t eat too

young physician or pharmacist to 1

ties and to defenes industries to about it. You can too do some-

a chiu on your shoulder, daring someone to knock it off and vowing to fix them if they do. Neither qo in grovelling in the dust, humbly grateful because somebody was nice enough to give you the job and willing to do anything—yes, anything—to keep it. The first attitude will earn ycu only the name of “sourpuss” and get you out quicker than in; the second will make you an Uncle Tom, and neither will dend success to your efforts. Go in simply with the Idea that you’ve earned the job and that, om merit alone, you intend to keep it yours. Literally pad your shoulders so that they are good and

WASHINGTON, I). C., Feb. 13. (A.VP)—Washington civil, ethiraticnal and professional life gathered in Washington a few evenings ago to pay' tribute to t)r. Emmett J. Scott for his activities in national and iocai chic, educational, religious and social welfare fields. Present were Dr. Scott and Dr. Henry M. Minton in center of picture. Seated: left to rigid: Judge James A. Cobb, former Municipal court judge; Dr. Fleming H. Norris, dentist; East Paterson, N. J.; Dr. Rayford Logan, professor of history, Howard university; Dr. Milton A. Francis, physician and surgeon, Washington; Dr. William J. ThoqipUIns, recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia; Truman K. Gibson jr., ,'ssistant civilian aide to the secretary of war; James C. Arnold, acting secretary. Twelfth Street YMt A, Washington; Dr. Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assistant superintendent of public schools. District of Columbia. Standing, left to right: Dr. William C. McNeill, physician and surgion, Washington, D. C.; Dr. Merrill H. Curtis, physkian, Washington; Francis A. Gregory, principal, Phelps Junior High school, Washington; Dr. Frank R. Jones, noted urologist, Washington; Dr. Charles II. Wesley, dean, graduate school, Howard university; Dr. Frank Gregory, of the faculty, Miner Teachers college, Washington; Dr. William II. Wright, Baltimore, Md.; Joseph H. li. Evans, NYA stall’, Washington; Dr. Howard H. Long, assistant sup< rintemdnf of I). C. publie schools ; Dr. A. II. Maloney, professor of pharmacology, Howard university; Judge William C. Huestbn, commissioner of education, Elks organization; Lafayette M. Hershaw, formerly of the legal staff of fiie C. S. Land Office; and William L. Houston, special assistant to the attorney general of the States. Dr. Long, master of ceremonies; Judge Cobb, Dr. Wesley, William L. Houston, Dr. McNeill, and Joseph H. B. Evans, made the principal addresses of the evening, followed by the response of the guest of the evening. Telegrams of felicitation were received from Tuskegee, New York, Chicago, rhiladelphiu, Baltimore, Kansas City, St. Louis, Detroit, Atlanta, Columbus, ()., Los .Angeles, Pittsburgh, W’iiberforce, Cleveland, Charleston, West Va., Nashville, Louisville, New Orleans, Petersburg, Hichmand, Memphis, St. Paul, Little Rock and Dayton.

white newspapers condemning the tenance of the Sojourner Truth, things which Negro newspapers ; homits (ns did the mayor of Dehad long pointed out as unfair and j troit) thereby making it easy for undemocratic toward Negroes. the whole thing to go through as

Tw’O hundred housing units built originally planned,

in Detroit for Negroes were almost j in the future, it is believed that ready for occupancy when Rudolph the Detroit decision will govern G. Tenerowicz, Democrat of Detroit, numerous cases where racial relamade presentations to the I^anbam tions are involved in housing. To Housing committee, resulting in date, it has established a new polchangfng the designation of these icy in the defense housing, whiqh houses from Negro tenancy to now declares that there shall be white. no holding back on the selection An additional 300 housing uni’s °‘ sites for future developments have been ordered for Negroes in because of objections to Negroes Detroit and a new policy adopted i’’ these border communities. j in the matter of obtaining sites Several cities are faced with sipv for these houses. This has been ilar propositions but the officials one of the hindrances in the efforts f- re tired of the constant bickefrof defense housing and since sites back and forth relating to them are more and more scarce, the oh- all( l want to establish a precedent jections raised to Negro housing which will settle once and for all

units is being wiped out through the matter of housing.

, the new policy set forth by the I Detroiters are happy over the i coordinator in his utlimatum of victory they won after a fight wtycli Monday. brought about complete unity end To reinforce Rev. Hill. Sen. Diggs demand cooperation of the closest and Atty. Simmons who were al- bind, as well as actual laying out readv on srpno in nriHitirmai of cash to send delegates to Wash-

ready on the scene, 10 additional r - ~ - - >. Detroiters arrived in Washington ingtom J

It is reported that this one thing

Toledo, Ohio

< R. L. Brown)

has done more to solidify Detroiters than anything else and the Sojourner Truth homes incident became to Detroit what Pearl Harbor did to the United States in

i general.

Most of the Detroit delegation

Mrs. Elvira Esmond is convales- Monday night for home after cmg at her home. * Mrs. Florence waging their battle. Their head- ( .imp is sick at her home with quarters had been the offices of the pneumonia. * Andrew Morris is : Federation for Constitutional Libvery sick at his home. * Abner or ties, located at 1400 L. St-, N. W. Landry is recovering after a fail A- manager had been selected for in his home. * Mrs. Emma Gallo- these houses and a tenant list of way died at Country hospital Tues- Negroes practically approverd when day after a six weeks’ illness. A j the change in tenancy was ordered, resident of Toledo 19 years, she The change was due to a prowas a member of St. Paul Rapt, test by Polish people residing near Church. She is survived by her by who objected to the use husband. Foster; sons Salonia. El-I of the vacant site for buildlis, Leroy, Floyd, Charles. Jerry ing homes for Negroes. However, and Lawrence and daughters, Rer- they waited until the designation tha and Emma Galloway and Mrs. for Negroes had been made and Augusta Williams, Mrs. Josephine the houses completed. In about Tally, Mrs. eVra Moore and Mrs. j two weeks additional, it is reportOzella Walker. Remains were in ed the first tenants, Negroes, will charge of Easley Mortuary. move in these houses.

I the business league and Albon L. Holsey, executive secretary, conj suited eh re last week on this pro- ; gram of cooperation betwroen the league and the commerce depart-

j ment.

“This tie-up,” said Dr. Walker,

~~ , • (“will amplify the league’s effort to

MEMPHIS, F; b. 13. (ANP) R®* support the war effort and enable gioual vice-presidents of the Na-1 our local gmu ps to keep so well tional Negro Rusiness league have in f orm ed a nd up to the minute on

OSIHESSMEN AID WAR EFFORT

iakeovWthU still successful and “ dlrectlvf^an order-will | many sweets. Don’t pick pimples

, fc . . K.ialness not remove prejudice, hut it will end leave splotches on your skin. Pounded by Dr.' John M. Darden of" the , for the cont ^ wh ' cl ! ° aren ' t pimpleB messy -

at the turn of the century in the m In time, remove it. Andjl p ^ that is where you and I come in.

broad. Don t be sensitive, feel- ^ eeu invited to serve as state chairmg that every t.me two or more men for the u s Department of of your co-workers get toge er c oramBrce t - or t ji e duration of the

they’re panning you, or so that when an unintelligent white worker makes an insulting remark you go into a tantrum cr run crying from the room. Learh

emergency.

In his letter to the business league officers, Emmer Martin Lancaster, adviser on Negro affairs

heart of the black belt of the inar 13 wn ® r ® Yo u an ' ;1 I come in. i C- Clothes. See that they are _ mij _

south it has served the needs of « 18 U P to Y oa dnd me to mak« ! clean and pressed. Rend them to ♦“"take Vtl to' ignore'rCto TaJg’h for the commerce department, said: the Negroes of a vast territory contact effective — make It, the cleaners or wash them and air at it> t0 handle it_ W haeve r the “j,esse H. Jones, secretary o’’

BilfiS HS1K1

Dr Darden came to Alabama >' ou must 8ee the broad picture— fussy and frilly, not the extremes 1 ’

frbm' Wilson N C-, after gradual- y° u must realize that when you of fashion but on the tailored in- fnnm th’« medical college of K et you>' job and start work, you | Watch colors and comhinattoi

side.

people, but make them like you

Inr from the medical college of K el y° ur J°o ana start worK, you , waten colors ana comhinattens of qhaw university followed by an are n °t working for yourself alone; I colors. Study yourself. Don’t buy Interneship at the Long Island hos- Jyou are not lust putting in seven that certain dress for yourself simpltial in Brooklyn Located only hours a day for the salary checks ply because it looked good on some3d miles from tuskegee, Darden’s which come to you on the 1st and one else you saw' wearing it. The Drug store soon came to'be known 15th or the 8th and 23rd. You someone else might have been tall

without “know-towing” to them.

must realize that upon you depends

the future of thousands of other colored clerks and stenographers. How YOU handle your job may decide whether or not thousands of other Negro clerks ever GET jobs.

and slender, like a willow, while

you may be short and squat, like me: and the cross stripes which looked good on the someone else may make you look exactly like*

Don’t be the humorous type—always cheerful, always joking; but don’t be a “sourpuss” with no appreciation for the humorous. In othqr words—just be an efficient worker, a lady — even though a lady of the world — who’s earned a job and is determined to keep it by continuing

to earn it.

4. Discretion — Honesty. These

as the “Tuskegee Headquarters in Opqllka.” used by teachers and students alike as the waiting place for trains at the junction point on the Atlanta & West Point and the

Central of Georgia.

The drug store was established about the time that Dr. Washington rocketed to national acclaim for his famous Atlanta exposition

nfately associated in promoting the i ^ the do ? r of discrimination, so j the other extreme is just as bod, nim ith than a blabber mouth, welfare of their people in the ad-1 that prejudice may continue to find | if not worse. Do try to strike the ; Honesty? By that j don - t just

a fat zebra. Wear sensible walk- arp of thp p <„ pnpp Don’t’talk ton

Particularly when you get a job ing shoes. You don’t need to much either in or out of the ofin an office which has not used swathe yourself in a dress coming fice y, f . .. -

Negro personnel .before, you be-; to your ankles with old ladies’ | extremes ^and S find 0 it'’difficu^ to come in a sense crusaders —- and comforts for shoes and your out- „ tr5 u P „ hnnnv nnfi modi you either help to break the lock , fit in one monotonous coior-but (um then if rs better to ^e a ™ose

of Dr. Barden where Mrs. Darden

arr4i»Led~e th vi« k h no ^"bimy

. ..In i ; / •ST lncli " ei1 CTilicism and admit your mistakes toward the loud and hooey-woosy whatfcvcr your race> , earnlng to

ministered to Mm as would a I er these points and consider them , type ot clothes. Please don’t prove , a ke criticism is a mod thitai be

daughter. The same privilege was i wel1

accorded his successor, Dr. Moton, j 1. Efficiency. Resolve, and carry

on his frequent trips to the north

in the interests of the school. Dr. Darden plans to convert the store Into a general officer building.

out your resolution, never to be

careless or sloppy in your work. Go over each thing you do lovingly—as if just writing a letter per-

they’re right.

D. Personal Hygiene. Ah—but THIS IS IT. Believe it or not, the advertisements are right. Bad breath, body odors and such, can make you win or lose friends

gency, bias formulated a plan of ac tion in furtherance of the war ef-

fort.

“I am convinced that Negroerin business are desirous that our traditional loyalty to this government during the period of stress shall remain inviolate. We are no< subordinating our civil rights and political privileges, but concentrating upon an effoit which will insure total victory to the democracies; total defeat to the axis powers.” Dr. J. E. Walker, president of

all of the department’s emergency efforts, that it will strengthen their

local programs.

JOB

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NEW ORLEANS TEACHERS WIN FIRST SKIRMISH FOR EQUAL PAY.

NEW ORLEANS, -a.—Teachers of this city won the first victory in their court action to equalize their salaries with those of whites when Judge Borah of the Federal district court overruled the motion of the Orleans Parish s hool board to dismiss the case, the NAACP announced this week. The decision was handed down January 30. The school hoard had filed a motion to dismiss the case on grounds of lack of jurisdiction. The decision which threw out this motion means that the case will now be tried on its merits. A. P. Tureaud is local counsel for the teachers. He is assisted by Thurgood Marshall, NAACP special counsel.

isn’t defend yourself, of course If you ever see me, don’t be dis appointed because I am not perfect in performance or appearance I am one of you, and 'am trying to remember all the things I ask you to remember. We fight together I am not your teacher; we are all pupils together. It may be that V QitrVitVl orvflrio wh fl P VfMl

cause you are a Negro. Sometimes I’m in the eighth grade while you that may be it but very often it are in the first, but I’m still a stumay be honest critism. Look at dent with a lot to learn, it objectively and he honest with In my long years of experience yourself. If you find the criticism in private and government offices, deserved, take it gracefully. If it I these are the points which have

impressed me as being most im portant. There are no doubt many olhers which I haven’t mentioned here, but I’ll leave them to you to ferret out. I am concerned that you see the broad picture of your job—that you know you are front women for many, many other Negro clerical workers 'and that you are not working for yourself alone. Knowing that, I believe you can and will handle the situation, with these suggestions from one Negro stenographer to another, and I leave it to you.

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