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1942. POT HOMOMS 600 MEN OF SCIENCE Good Fellows Solve Steel Workers9 Problems G. 0. P. HAPPY A Chicagoan 117 FT Your Congressman An Editorial wins Air unit WORK QUIETLY OVER GAINS OF RUSSELL SQUARE AREA TO MARCH, DEDICATE FLAGS for Her Race TO HELP III Wild BUSBEY IN 3D Public Hears Little BY JOHN WILHELM.

When the 99th pursuit squadron-composed of colored flyers wings from Its training base at Tuskegee, toward the combat zone in the next few days, at least a figurative zoom of the engines will be a salute to Aviatrix Willa Brown of Chicago's Harlem airport. There are but two government supported flying schools that are training colored flyers for the war program today. One is the Coffey School of Aeronautics, of which Willa Brown is the director, and the other Is the Charge 0CD Politics in Auburn Park. Ceremonies Start at St Michael's. of Achievements.

BY CHARLES WRIGHT. One hundred and 50 men, working (Map on pagm 2.) BY HAROLD SMITH. Two developments last week added Tuskegee army pursuit school, which behind closed laboratory doors on the The change in the New Deal front in congressional contests in the Nov. 3 election on the south and southwest sides of Chicago demon-strates that even rubber stamps wear out The Democratic bosses decided that there was no use even attempting to retread their yes-men In two of the four districts. They have come up with new candidates who are wholly synthetic.

In another district. Rep. R. S. McKeough was so satisfactory as a rubber stamp that an attempt is being made to stretch him Into the United States senate.

This may be considered a reward. It may also be considered a test of Mr. Mc-Keough's capacity to bounce. It will be a revitalized Republican party that goes into the election this year on the south side. The change is apparent to any one, and it Is perhaps most obvious In the territory of the 1st district This is the only district in the nation that elects a colored congressman.

The factors that influence the Republican trend in this district are interesting and signifl-cant. First, the Republicans have reasserted their independence of bipartisan control. That was demonstrated ft Residents of the "melting pot ef Chicago, the Russell Square comma, nity, will dedicate a service flag next Sunday to honor the more than 600) young men from the area who are now in military service. The service men represent 24 nationalities and fuel to" the hot election fight under owes its existence mainly to Miss Brown's 1940 demonstration that Negroes can match the performance Of White Pilots. The o.9th smiarirnn way for the congressional seat in the near south side are doing more to further industrial progress than any other 3d district, which takes in large parts is the first to leave Tuskeeree and also the first colored American air races.

force unit. Former Harlem Trainees. The Tuskegee school was built At the same ceremony there will be a mass' dedication of the Hags of the nine blocks in tone 3 of the coxa munity. The observance is sponsored by the civilian defense organization of the commsnltv. which la hMni of the south and southwest sides.

One was the return from Washington of Congressman Edward A. Kelly the Democratic incumbent since 1930, who is in the biggest fight of his political career. Kelly announced that he was in fighting trim, but said he could remain home only briefly because of important legislative action the house will consider this week. The other was the announcement that two block captains in the Auburn Park community of the Office of single group in the middle west. Their work enables industry to meet the needs of a technological war more efficiently; in like manner it wiii enable industry around a staff of colored instructors that were recruited from Miss Brown's school.

These men are Lewis Jackson, Perry Young, and Wendell Lipscomb. Some of the members Of the first graduation class are by Stephen Bubacz, Roy Bonczyk. la captain or zone 3. Other blocks la the community have held individual flag dedications. There are 53 htarw Dr.

Harold Vastbarg. Miss Polly Fisher (left), secretary of the Good in the community, which lies la thm also former Harlem trainees, such as Roderick Williams, Myrlck Porter, Lawrence A. Clark, Harry Bailey. Fellow club of the Carneerie-Illi nois smith ivnrlra Felix Kirkpatrick, and Charles A. supervises the many activities of the club, which Civilian Defense had been dismissed to adjust more quickly in the postwar period." The men are the scientists and specialists of Armour Research Foundation, affiliated with and located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of also maintains a welfare department to help the workers at south works with home difficulties.

Two social workers, Miss Mollie Vlasnik, left, and Miss Leona Burrill. right, devote all their time to workers' problems with which they are requested to assist in solution. Jackson. snaaow oi me south Chicago steel mills. Sons on Far War Front.

The polish constitute the largest group in the commnnltv. m-hmr in the primary when Dan Serritella, range from sending birthday greetings to men in service from the mill to forming the Health for Vic Tuskegee trains combat fivers for the army, while the Coffev school nre. Republican state senator by virtue of a Capone-Kelly-Nash coalition, was for allowing Kelly's Republican rival, Fred E. Busbey, to appear on a flag dedication program at 81st and Ada streets on Sept. 27.

tory club -which shows housewives of mill workers pares instructors and liaison pilots groups Include: Serbs, Slavs. Han. garians. Germans. Irish.

how to use less meat in preparing meals. The club Technology, which now has the largest enrollment of any technical defeated for renomination by Hobart who will be utilized In the war nrn. (Story on pagm OCD Head Announces Action. school the country. The announcement was made bv Six years ago the Armour Research E.

Neff. An energetic new Republican leadership first made itself felt in this contest Its leaders were such men as Bernard S. Black and former Loy L. Fox, commander of the Au Foundation was created with appro priations of $30,000. Today funds ot the organization total approximately State Sen.

William E. King. In active burn Park community. This takes in all of the area bounded by Western and Wentworth avenues and 75th and 87th streets except the quadrangle lying east of Morgan street and support was the Business Men's com i.uuo.uoo. When it was organized it occupied three' rooms in a former tenement house: today it is housed In mittee, which has undertaken a prom south of 83d.

islng effort to find employment for Fox, in a bulletin to zone and three buildings. 2,500 Projects on Record. residents of the colored district block captains in his area, said that When the Republicans threw off The foundation has been an exam the shackles of bipartisanship, the me two block captains, whom he did not name, had been relieved of their positions for violation of his previous ple of progressive growth. Almost every year the appropriations have doubled. The staff has increasd almost Democrats were forced to abandon some of the false pretenses under order that Busbey be banned from all OCD programs in the community.

which they had previously presented geometrically. There were three men on the original staff. Appropriations themselves. The most noteworthy development was that William L. Daw A aon know what it takes to stop this individual," the Fox letter said with reference to Busbey's appearance at the Sept.

27 flae dedica from two companies, the Whiting cor son dropped the mask as a Republican poration and the Peabody Coal com tion, "but any captain who permits and frankly admitted he had been a pany, gave the foundation its beginning. Since that time 1,140 com Democratic stooge all along. Daw Spanish, Greek, Chinese, Czech o. Slovakians, Russians. American Negroes, Mexicans, Lithuanians, Cr.

atians, Italians, Scots, Norwegians. Danes, Latvians, French, and ng. Hsh. Their sons are fighting for the United States in all parts the globe. Mike Paluslak is la HawaJH with the army; Harry Lewandowskl of the navy was in Brazil the last time his parents heard; Joe Kczmaa Is with the army in Australia, and Freddie Nowickl is in Alaska wita the army, to mention a few.

The ceremony will begin at 1 o'clock in the yard of St MSchaen school when the Rev. John Lang, pastor of St Michael's church blesses the service flag and the flags of the blocks of zone 3. The service flag will ultimately fly In the schoolyard next to the community civilian defense office, which is located by the St Michael's Boys club in the school building. Color Guard to Lead. A parade, in which all mothers et service men will participate, will begin Immediately following the blessing.

This parade will probably be one of the last In Chicago ia which automobiles are to be used. Cars have been donated to carry the mothers thru the community. The parade will be led by aa American Legion color guard, fol-lowed by the mothers. Groups which will march Include drum and bugle corps American Legion posts, and auxiliaries. Red Cross units, boy and girl scout troops, soldiers and sailor, and civilian defense units.

The parade will wind thru the community pass in cr hv th i gram in a civilian capacity. Willa Brown could have been a school teacher all her life and been well content that she was helping her race. But instead of settling down in her role of high school teacher 10 years ago she left that comparatively secure profession to become a flyer. She took ground training from a local flying school and strained her leisure time and funds to acquire sufficient time in the air to be a licensed pilot. War Contracts.

This week she climaxed a 10 year fight to make a place In aviation for colored men and woman by opening new barracks on the Harlem flying field in southwest Chicago. Here a class of 30 students will live as they undertake the government's Civilian Pilot Training course. The Coffey school now holds $225,000 worth of training contracts from the war department and the CAA. It was a discouraging process the first few she recalls. Seeing her in a flying helmet, climbing into the cockpit of a Waco trainer, one is apt to forget this 30 year old flyer holds a master of business education degree from Northwestern university.

For several years I wrote to aviation officials in Washington," she says of her effort to provide colored flyers with training equal to that being offered white students. "They were always polite, but evasive, and it was significant that during those early years we never received anything but promises. "In 1938, however, a change for the better occurred. While up till that time not even the colored newspapers had recognized my effort, a son, as a Republican, ran for con mis person to appear on any of your programs will have to cancel their connection with this organization. You captains are in charge of panies, individuals, and groups have utilized the facilities of the founda gressman from the 1st district in tion in more than 2.500 long and short term projects.

ana responsible for all activities In your block and you are expected to 1938. Arthur W. Mitchell, who defeated him then and who has represented the district since 1934, is one The Armour Research Foundation was created in September. 1936, as a cooperate with this office." Names of Captains. part of the Armour Institute of of the outworn rubber stamps this time.

He did not even contest the The block captains in nnpstlnn nr. Technology, which in 1940 merged William R. Robinson, 8116 South Ada with Lewis institute to form the Illi nomination in the primary and has street, and Andrew Breslin. ai. nois Institute of Technology.

The South Ada street. yielded as the Democratic candidate to Dawson, who is now privileged to foundation is nonprofit making, dedi At the Chicago OCD office It cated to the needs of midwestern in sail under his true colors. said that the headquarters had not dustry-Cramped for Space. instructed officials to bar candidates Former Sen. King, Dawson's Republican opponent, will benefit not from block activities.

It was denied that block and zone captains ran The foundation faces a near crisis, which is only exceeded by only because of the resurgent power neia accountable for "all activities in the block. the crisis of man power because of the war. The pressure "of work for in of the party, but because the colored community knows that it has been deceived by the Democrats and of OCD rules provide that block- fan- dustries engaged in the war effort tains' can be removed legally only fered sham contests in the past has so taxed the facilities of the buildings that outside offices and lab Miss Jean Baldwin of the Carnegie-Illinois South. she is sending out more than 2.S00 erfxnCr nn upon me petition ol at least 75 per cent of the residents of a block, and that such captains can he namorf ai1v There is also widespread disillusion works oood fellow club probably holds a world's each man from the steel company in military service. ment because of Mitchell's Ineffective oratories are being used and in many cases offices of some of the officials re in the laboratories.

Stenographers all the blocks in zone 3. It win end by the block residents in an open elec Tribune reporter heard of mv nosi. rccoru in aispaicning Dirtnaay greetings. I his year I ness as a spokesman for his race dur tion and wrote a story telling of my tion. Republican leaders In the art ot square park for Jie peaker 1 delude A In Wni laM take dictation in an environment of goal of aviation training for colored ing a period In which its Interests might have been materially advanced by the New Deal, but Instead were trict read political implications into jwwan ii.ui.nj jin w.

Ryan 10th ward Democratic commit- students. Course Temporary. Gary Tosses me ox ukase. They described it as another manifestation of the Hpcnoro. neglected.

OCD enry Smith of the "Because The Tribune, with Its tion of the citv hallforr or- large metropolitan circulation, print aiarmea by the almost certain pros 1,000 Tons on ed the story, the colored papers Bomb Signal for Flags. At the conclusion nf the Colored voters know that now, as 80 years ago, the party of Lincoln offers hope. Republicans do not lusmg me district on Nov. 3. hastened to take up the cause and soon other colored leaders became at tne park a slcni rn They pointed promise; they perform.

It has been interested." War Scrap Pile for state, county, and district nffw. widely acknowledged that there has Her persistence finally won. The government, in the winter of 1940. are regularly appearing on block programs in other parts of the -it n. arranged to supplv eauipment and to been no service in behalf of the race since the Civil war comparable with that of Sen.

Wayland Brooks in for the block captains of zone 3 to W1? tneir tain will be accompanied by a sol-dier and a sailor. After they have reached their respective block a bomb will be exploded as a signal to Ifuthe wnicn wm hoisted simultaneously. Thi wm of them produced the Sept. 29 issue The scrap drive In Gary, In the expand the CAA setup to meet the I Irm win heart of the steel mill section where I l- I overthrowing the poll tax as a auali needs or a school for Negroes. The course was to be a temporary one.

If uA me civilian Defense Alert, official bulletin of the Chicago metropolitan area, the back paee of which ho.r. much of the scrap metal will be used. fication in voting by service men. the colored flyers measured un to picture of Mayor Kellv. has been placed under the leadership of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

More than 400,000 Negroes In the tne afternoon ceremonies. The nN comparable white pilots, then some- Ai9 armed services were enfranchised by umiea states coordinator for civilian defense, standing with nr Six organizations have pooled their tmng more permanent would be set up. 0 lid Ult VY. the Brooks amendment, and the resources and already have collected wm conclude with dance and a reception in the evening at ballroom- 8337 Brando, avenue. ferryman.

U. O. P. nominee f- On May 1, 1940. she offered for in.

precedent has been offered for end 1,000 tons. spection 20 young men who had fin ing Jim Crowism In aU elections. The drive is headed by Richard H. cuuniy treasurer, and others, at the Freedom day exercises of the West Lake View community The service flair n.m v. ished the experimental training In addition to Mitchell, a second McCracken, general chairman of the Gary waste conservation committee.

ww a wan Md flffUr tmC mber of men ln "rvice. While UCII Merryman was the principal speaker course. They were average American youth, recruited from all parts of the New Deal rubber stamp, Harry "vv Working with the trade chamber are: "us program, according to the pic- III. Beam, has recognized that his useful- mor than m. Boy Scouts, Goodwill Industries, Sal country, between the ages of 18 and 25.

and they were colored. Miss ness to the Democratic machine Is at vation Army, Gary public schools, and Busbey Active in Legion. Busbev Was reliirnrk 4 the Dunes Federated club of Women's an end. lie hopes, after the rarefied Brown had done all the teaching and CAA officials concluded they were everyday." leaviB Civilian Defense division. atmosphere of Washington, to accus banishment from the Anhnm r-i.

good. tom himself to a police court Judge community, on the Round Up Stray Metal. The committee Is carrying out a upon mis success was based an "Top -Block Sent 31. Th communltit ship. Martin GorskI, a master in did not care to aid the injection of enlarged civilian pilot training course fvtaaij Qfiff Ot Trteft heav est ranrer.tr..

chancery, has been yanked out of ob nio me. UCD setup. 'I have been ior XNegroes, and a year ago last July the war department acknowledged families In the scurity by the City Hall boys to suc With the slogan "eat right work right" the Health for Victory club, which is sponsored by the Good Fellow club aids wives of the workers to prepare proper meals for their husbands and families. This includes information on preparing balanced meals with less meat. Among those active in organizing the club are, left to right, Mrs.

Ted Kiehn, 3056 East 79th place; Mrs. James Kirkland, 2666 East 78th street; Mrs. Louis Kane, 7718 Marquette avenue, and Mrs. George E. Gustafson, 8131 Kingston avenue.

test tubes, bubbling chemicals, and complicated measuring devices. More than half of the projects cpon which the staff of the foundation is at work are from industries intimately connected with the war effort. Secrecy shrouds most of the activities from the public. As one department head recently outlined the situation at a staff meeting, there are four types of projects: The secret, we can't even say we have those the confidential. we can say we have them but that is about the restricted, "we can say we have them, what company they are from, and in what and the open, "about which we can talk but there are almost none of these." Work Is Confidential.

Before the foundation was organized midwestern industry was at a great disadvantage. Few companies have the facilities for extensive research. Colleges have the facilities but their findings are public. If the foundation accepts a project, it is confidential until the company agrees to release information. Amour is the second largest of industrial research foundations, being only exceeded by the Mellon Foundation.

The foundation has developed the "Armour plan," a method of attack of industrial problems unique in research organizations. The plan is based on the premise that any given industrial problem will 'be found to require close study in a specific field, but the solution almost inevitably involves the resources of other fields. Thus the foundation is divided into four divisions: Physics, metallurgy, chemistry, and engineering. The problem may be chiefly one ot metallurgy, but contributions to the solution will probably be made by specialists In the other three fields. The staff is permanent, not employed for specific projects as is the case In some research.

The cooperation of the four fields is effected by frequent discussion among representatives of the divisions. Black-out Curtain. Some of the projects which may be mentioned include the development of black-out curtain, which has proved extremely successful; a process for extracting magnesia from dolomite, which has been of great benefit to the steel Industry; and the development of a device for recording sound on a steel wire, which now ceed Beam as Democratic candidate A wain me American Legion for 21 years as ah Americanism Busbey said. three weeks' roundup of stray metals which may be turned Into bullets and tanks. More than 100 scrap depositories are being set up thruout the city under the direction of Oscar Birch, business agent of the Carpenters union, AFL.

S. M. Jenks, general men have left from the nine Mock. hlockTS In the 4th district. The Republicans the colored student pilots' capabilities by creating the military training field at Tuskegee.

The 99th pursuit squadron is now receiving its final train. wwarea at na dedications, taking time awav frnm are relying upon Arthur Joseph Rut- shaw, former state representative. vuminuniiy wnich have sent 20 tfCtl mIUUry The top block in number of men-bounded by 83d and 84th Brandon and BuHev ing there, and a new unit, the 100th superintendent of the Gary Works of i so' becaus I had been asked to and because I regard It as my patriotic duty. who has extensive legislative expert the Carnegie-Illinois Steel corpora pursuit squadron, will start training at Tuskegee when the 99th leaves. ence.

sent 31. The hlocv Always I have tion, is chairman of the committee to locate industrial scrap thruout Gary's plants. Miss Brown Not Alone. "We started another course here OtherT nnSf lh! fainteSt suggestion of politics at these gatherings. I have talked and acted Pxartiv Almost the first group in the drive na me number of men in.

service follow? c. COMMONWEALTH last week with 30 new students 20 elementary students, and 10 second were the block mothers of Gary, some 1.500 strong, who 60 days ago began rLTnlnSJr offlce and racily as onors txrrre and Brandon avenue. 83d and Baker rffif V. Ten' wUh Bernard Slot- miss urown said. "By next LEAGUE PLANS -r:" ncan expt of to distribute information ana acted June we expect to have given complete training to 75 pilots.

These will iir. iZ many year" ot his life to a patriotic BROOKS RALLY streets. Houston mn tu come here from all over the countrv I regret the in The Commonwealth Independent and will have all their expenses paid as salvage wardens. This group is under the direction, of Mrs. Gurdon Huntington.

The school children, 20.000 In all. are gathering metal under the supervision of Mark Roser, welfare director of the city schools. I am Sr.M eS asions. i am afraid, however. th.

and Buffalo av. nues, 25 men. John by the federal government. They will be used as civilians in the war Political league will sponsor a monial meeting for Sen. Wayland Brooks at 8 o'clock Thursday evenine 85th street.

Green n.v""' "7 program. YOUNG MOTHERS OF BRYN MAWR MEET TOMORROW Mr. George V. Sheviakov, school guidance counselor, will discuss Helping Children to Weather the War" at the opening meeting of the Young Mothers' club of Bryn Mawr Community church at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening. The meeting will be In the church clubrooms, 7000 Jef-fery avenue.

Ray Drakely, bass baritone, will sing. Officers of the group this year are: Mrs. Paul E. Mathias, president; Mrs. E.

L. Bross and Mrs. Herbert Ensz, vice presidents; Mrs. L. E.

Baugh, recording secretary; Mrs. Rowland Towle, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. G. E. Akerberg, treasurer.

Chairmen are. Mrs. C. V. Dinses 84th Jhn nn and 85th Street t.

i juu.li continue to follow my conscience, and aid STy whateve" civic activity I qan so far as my time will permit regardless of whether pTer7nu' They have a military organization. Miss Brown has not been alone in at 5757 South State street The meet- inff formerlv was srheriuleri nr rw somewhat similar to that of The her struggle to win a better place in aviation for the Neero. Cornelius Tribune's Little Orphan Annie. Inter- CLUB WILL HELP TEACH SERVICE MEN PHOTO WORK Morris Gurrie, 5412 North Bernard avenue, who has directed the school of photography of the Fort Dearborn Camera club, 75 East Wacker drive, for the last 11 years, announces that 10 scholarships in photo study will be offered to men in uniform who have some knowledge of film development and enlargement. The scholarships for the 10-week course will be awarded thru the Service Men's club and the USO.

Tuesday evening is the first meeting of the class, and about 75 amateur photographers are expected to enroll. Dads' Club of Mercy High Giving Barn Dance Friday Mercy High school Dads' club will sponsor a barn dance Friday evening at the school. 81st street and Prairie avenue. John Dieterle is chairman. i a tuL jia.Lv pen to be seeking an elective office!" Speakers will include the Rev.

Joseph L. Roberts, secretary of the African Methodist Episcopal church, Chicago school contests are now under way. R. Coffey, owner of the flying school, 1 1 oom streets. Mackinaw and Buffalo avenues.

men, Michael Sanyo, and zone 3. bloc 5' 26 men. Frank PietraczewskL KeUy Starts Campaign. 1 Congressman Kellv opened his nr. Leaders of Divisions.

The members of McCracken's com annual conference: Mrs. Marv C. is a veteran airman with 4,000 hours who has played an Important rfile Clarke, chairman of Women's Cnm. in securing the 'present program. So sonal campaign in his district by at mittee and their divisions include: Edward Mellon, metals; Donald Robinson, tin cans; Arthur B.

Harris Jr, Jane Delano Legion Pott tending a series or Democratic ward meetings. He said he intends to de nas Lieut, col. M. o. Bousneld.

stationed at Fort Hauchuca, Ariz. Other early Negro flyers were Bessie Cole grease and fats, and Richard C. mlttee of 100; Julius L. Morgan, first vice president of the league; Mrs. Minnie Hamilton, third vice president of the league; Mrs.

Wilbur R. Irving, vice president of the youth auxiliary, and the Rev. D. De Witt Turpeau. pastor' of the Indiana Methodist to Meet at Nurse9 CluB Jane A.

Delano post nt th Briggs, paper. The goal of the scrap man, aviatrix killed while flying in vote as much time as possible to the fight for reelection, but that he cannot let his fence building interfere 1926, and John Robinson, who membership; Mrs. F. N. Sullivan, metal drive is 100 pounds of metal per person, which will make a total of 11,000,000 pounds.

Earlier tin can trained Coffev and who later flew wun nis duties in Washington. Kelly took a crack at the impend with the Ethiopian air force. Enoch librarian; Mrs. D. H.

Wilson, music; Mrs. J. F. Boucek, hospitality; Mrs. church.

Claudius A. Reid. league can Legion, whose members are veteran nurses of the World war. will hold Its regular monthly meeting at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at the Nurses" club. 8 South Michigan iv nue.

Refreshments will he ing fuel oil rationing program as it president will be chairman of the G. E. McGuire social, and Mrs P. Waters, now a staff member of a Negro publication, was another early air enthusiast. i (Continued on page twaj meeting.

The benediction will he (Continued on page six. R. E. Kelly, publicity. 1 Continued on page two.

given by the Rev. Mr. Turpeatt..