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QUINN CHAPEL \AME CHURCH
121 East Seventh Street

Rev. Matthew R. Rhonenee, Minister. Church News by Flora Talbert. i

FLINT, Mich~Our beloved pas
tor, Rev. Matthew -R. Rhonenee

has returned after attending the

hishops~ council in New Orleans
and yisiting Texas, Arkansas and
Tennessee. After greeting his loveiy family, he visited the following
Sick members and found them
much improved: Mrs. Fannie M2 -son, Juhnson, Mrs. R. Williams,
Mrs. Eliza Linney, Mrs. W. Mae
Green, Mrs. Mimmie Conway, Mrs.

" Oda Ogeltree; Mr. Harris and Mr.

~Harrison. Wright. The pastor
preached a soul stirring message
tn $y audience who was there

greet him. He preached from
the topic, ~Lord, who will you have
me to do?~ with three acceéssions
to the church and ~one convert.

The people aire stirred as never
before and left the church praisine God:

The church is working harmonjously together under the able leadetship of our pastor and his lovely
wife, Mrs. G. B. Rhonenee, The
senior choir gave its monthly. musicai program Sunday evening unGer the direction of Mrs. Gwenola
~Smith. Those who took part beside the members of the choir
were: Mrs. Marie Simmons, solo,
~Wear My Cry, O Lord;~ paper on
~Trees,~ Mrs. Lillian Newman; the
~Quinn Chapel Glee chorus. The
imembers of the choir wl sang
soles were: Mrs. Loraine Rhonenee, ~How Lovely Art Thy Dwelling;~ ~Trees;~ Mr. D. W. Chambers; Mrs. Ineza; Ward, ~I Come

to Thee.~ Mrs. Messy Gantt, Slo
part of the anthem sung by the
choir. Mr. Omer Thomason, 3r.,
and Dr. Ware of Port Huron and
Rev. and Mrs. Timmons and Mr.
Shaffer of Flint visitors a i musical program.

Next Sunday is our aS WE; monthly dollar day and program
' by the trustees.

The Youth choir is sponsoring
e Shamrock Tea Sunday afternoon
in the dining room of the ~hurch,
March 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
A lovely dinner~ was served ~at the
plessant home of Mr. and Mrs.
Win. Toles in the honor of Rev.
and Mrs. M. R. Rhonenee Sunday. Mr. Edward Talbert spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. FloYa Talbert. Mr. Talbert is now
working in Detroit.

The choirs of Quinn Chapel
AME church and. other particiipants under the direction of Mrs.
Gwenola Smith, organist and directress of the senior, junior and
youth choirs are presenting Queen
Esther at Quinn Chapel A.'M. E.
church, June 6, 1941. Admission,
50 cents.

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Dr, E. C. Hatcher, the editor and
manager of the Southern Christian
Recorder and one of the mest outstanding characters. of the race,
will be the guest speaker at Quinn
Chapel A.M.E. church at the
Lenten
to April 6, under the religious and
educational department committee.

Junior church day will be observed Sunday, March 23. The
junior ahd youth choirs with the
assistance of the sénior choir,are
sponsoring a_ spiritual rogram

Exclusive agency for
DUNLAP SHOES,

~For thé next 30 days.
SAME OLD PRICE~$5.95

Dobson Shirts, $1.95, Manhattan
Hats, special closeouts, $2.95.

JOE~S PLACE

2917 Industrial at Leith.
_ Ph, 3.8297 Flint

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Sunday evening, March - at: 7:30
P. M.

Mr. David Jaitckson is Liritined
at the Hurley Hospital. |

The Gospel chorus is serving a
Turkey dinner at the church Monday, April 7, 194..from 11 a. m.
to 7 p.m.. Dinner 50 cents:

Brownsville Gossip

I wonder what has become of A.
D. and B. P? Haven~t been seeingf
them lately. Been seeing L.. A. and
J. J. together. Something strange
has happened. Maybe she; has forgotten Lis, Bh.

Last couple of weeks, we've
been noticing that J. B. hasn~t
been sepaking to L. A. Could it be

that L. A. is ~beating her time?

' Is is time that N. C. W. and F.
B. are getting married? What
about it Kid? Is she trying to beat
R. C.~s time?

What has happened to M. N.
and J. C? Was love to overbearing?

Cc. D. has just about gone crazy
since B. J. went to the Hospital.
B. J., we wish you a speédy_recovery, it will be good for you both.

They say that L. A. is going
astray since L. E. got his new
ear. We Wonder if L. J. and J. J.
are really in love? Who is C. P.
zoing to take to the dinner dance?

Could it be love between FR. R.
and R. F? How about it R. R?

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Men~s PANTS, 30c each or 2 for 59c
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Every Pebiday coca Wok i 16 to 10:30 ) wrelvek,
NBC's Norfolk, Virginia, station, WTAR, devoie, a
half hour on the air to one of the singing groups of
Above is shown one of the Folk
Singers~ quartets, singing special arrangements by
the grotp~s conductor, Paige I,: Lancaster.

The quartet is composed of (left to right): Henry

Hampton siudents:

\Hampton Institute. fs On The. Ai |
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P. tole: a: Stats student Nc Education frony dewrenceville, Va; James G. Norcom, second-year student in Cabinet making firom Portsmouth, Va.; Ralph
F. Corbin, junior in Business from Messongo, Va.,
and Edward Hicks, junior in Trade Education from
Hollidaysburg, Pa.

Social Science Teachers
To Meet At Virginia State

PETERSBURG, Va.~(SNS)~

Some of the country~s most outStanding names in the field of
Social Science will gather on the
campus of Virginia State- College
when the sixta annual conference
of the Association of Social Science
Teachers in Negro Colleges convenes here.on Saturday, March: 22.

Most of the Negro colleges in the
country hold membership in this
organization while it is expected
that more than twenty colleges will
be represerited at the meeting scheduled here this week-end.

Organized six years ago. at Johnson C. Smith vanieeaehd under the
leadership of Dean T. E. McKinney;
membership in the astotiation is
limited to persons in the fields of
history, government, economics and
sociology. ~

According to Dr. Luther Porter
Jackson, president of the Association and professor of History at
Virginia State College, the pro
ASKS PROBE OF FIRE
CHICAGOQ~(ANP)~tTIthe state~s

attorney has been asked by a
coroner~s jury to conduct an investigatien to determine if the

owner, lessee, or rental agent of a
building on the South Side were
criminally negligent. This action
came about as the result of a fire
on Jan. 28 in which two persons
were burmned to death, and in
whieh firemen had great difficulty
saving 27 others.

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grams calls for both morning and
afternoon sessions with six persons
scheduled to read papers in the
several fields embraced by the association. After each paper is read,
a discussion leader, will lead the
discussion from the floor.

Harlem NAACP
To Take Care
Of Joe Spell

NEW YORK~(ANP)~Dissenting
Opinion failed to assert itself when
the New York branch of the N.A.
A.C.P.. deci$ed in, meeting Monday evening to make itself financially responsible for the mainten
his common-law wife, Verges Clark.

According to information received, when the national. body
footed the $2,800 cost of defendmg Spell it felt it had satisfactorily discharged its duty. The realization among some, however, -that
certain rehabilitative efforts should
ve made provoked the question of
the wherewithal to accomplish
this end. Therefore, decision is
said to have been reached to pass
m to the local branch the burden
of their keep.

Asked if such rehabilitative work
did not fall within the province of
such organizations as the New
York Urban league or the Y.M.C.
A. rather than the NAACP., an official of the New York branch of
the association admitted ~such would
possibly be the casé but believed
any such request to either of these
two groups would have been
~futile~,

The approximate extent of this
maintenance could not be determined afthough it is known that
Spell is now residing at the local
YMCA. His spouse is said to be

~lat the YWCA. but confirmation

was lacking.

Efforts of the NAACP to secure
work for Spell have been difficult,
an authority said, however, he is
believed to be working at present.
The statement was added that any
help that may be given the couple
would be in order to meet ~unforseen contingencies~ that might
conceivably develop. N

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~WINGS~ SPEAKER
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.~(ANP)~
Guest speaker on the weekly ~Wings
Over Jordan~ program for Sunday,
March 23, will be A. L. Lewis,
president of the Afro-American Life
Insurance company which he found>
ed in 1901. Mr. Lewis will. broadcast
from Orlando, Fla. on the subject,
~What the Negroes of Florida Have
Given Toward Racial Uplift.~

DIES IN GEORGIA
AUGUSTA~(ANP)~*~Col.~ Zach:
ariah J. Smith, nonogenarian and
widely known in this secticn as the
last of the Confederate soldiers in
Richmond County, Ga., is dead
Friends and admirers. of both

~Willie Mills, Percella Davis,
Racheal Cooper, Louise Gaines,
Louis Frye and Edna Sloan. The

ance of Joseph Spell, recently ac-.
quitted.on an. attack charge and

races throughout the county
final tribute at his funeral.

Club News

THE ROSE BUD CLUB

Met last Thursday with Mrs.
Willie Elzy on Andrew street. Election of officers took place and general business ensued. The club
is growing very fast and éveryone
is taking much interest. We are
proud of cur membersnip and enjoy the enthusiasm shown by each
member.

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Among those present were: Mesdames Ottie Taylor, Mary Daniels,
Georgia Sneed, Helen Wickliff,
Callie Cockran, Celiabell Walker,

names of the officers elected will
appear in the next issue. The delicidus repast included cocktails,
tea and cookies. The room was
decorated with beautiful mixed
flowers. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Helen Wickliff.

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OBSERVES. 45TH.
ANNIVERSARY

ORANGEBRG, S. C.~(ANP)
~South Carolina State A. and
M. College observed the 45th anniversary of its founding March
3, with a special Founder~s day

~fore, we are inviting the

Flint Recreation

' The Annual Pidiwenia and Exhibit will be ~held at- the Breston.Field House Friday, April 18th, begimning at ncon and continuing
until 11 p.m, This year~s show will
be the biggest ad best ~that ~we
have ever presénted to the public.
All types of handicraft, needlework,
weaving, basketry, paintings,.
woodwork, mask making and many
types of demonstrations musically,
handicraft and with our woodwork
machinery.

In addition the Recreation Workers Club will have many household
articles to dispose of at a small
fraction of their rea] value. Theregeneral
public to keep this date in mind
and do not fail to attend. The club
also is selling tickets on onehalf ton of coal, wool blanket and
@ pair of pillows. The prices being
10c or three for 25c. The tickets
are godo for all three prizes.
Therefore, if you are approached
to buy tickets you will understand
that, the funds thus obtained will

| be spent among our youth serene

tionally.
TROOP NO. 45

Held its first event as a re-organized troop Wednesday at 6:30 at
the Clifford Street Center in the
form of g Pot-Luck. Twenty boys
participated and had lots of good
eats and a real good time. Ernest
Woods is doing some volunteer
work with the troop since he was
once one of our most experience
scouters in former years.

Letters To Editor

CITIZENS living in Flint

who

(are interested in a Forward Flint

where the Colored people are concerned are invited to write a letter
to the editor every now and then
setting forth their, views on different questions they may have in
their minds pertaining to our
well doings in this community.
This paper is the servant of the

Colored people here and to that
end this opportunity is offered.
From now on you may write and
mail us a letter which we _ shall
publish each week. In this way;
we hope~ to make this paper an instrument of the people, all of the
people of Flint.

Thanking you sincerely,

Undertaker Henry G. Reynolds,

Editor.

NOMINATED FOR ALDERMAN

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ~ (ANP)~
Three Negroes have been officially nominated for the post of alderman in..the forthcoming. city
elections to be held here. Edward
Ward was named by the Republicans in the 19th ward, Atty. W.
D. Shaver was named by the
same group in the 5th ward,
while Atty. George L. Vaughn,
one of the best known members

program in White Hall auditorjum.

of the bar here, was,. nominated
by the Democrats, é

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rates FORTUNE BEHIND
ESCAPE"
INVADERS tS '

SUMTER, S. C._Although ~Mr.
Osceola McKain, eldest son of
Mrs. Selena Abraham, 714 North
Main Stréet here, -iost his fortune
Of $29,000, amassed from a profit- f
able resturant business when he
fled Ghent, Belgium, he is perhaps
happier. He arrived in New York
last Wednesday aboard the sea
battered American export iiner, the
Siboney, with 347 othe: fugitives
from Nazi violence.

Mr. McKain, with the others,
bore assortments of bruises aS. a
result of some. twenty~ windows of
the boat being shattered by angry
sea waves. He sustained a broken
arm. Many of the ship~s. cabins
were flooded and the boat itself

South Carolinian Flees
ae sNaziTerror

cork ent Oils a ws dug

seas it rode from Lisbon to
York. ia

Osceola McKain escaped from
Nazi-dominated Belgium with only
$1,000 of the Be ngpe fortune he

gium and non-}
to-give up their businesses ~and get
out~saving their lives.

A World. Wer veteran, Mr. Mc
Kain became impresséd with the
beauty of Ghent while serving with
the 369th Infantry Regiment, A:
E, F. Some years later he returned
to the city and opened his restau
rant, The last 15 years of ~good ~

business~ were terminated. when
Nazis swarmed into Belgium. Mr.
McKain is happy to be back home.

Jacksonville Man
To Manage Theatre
Owned By Whites

JACKSONVILLE (ANP) ~It
was announced this week that
Julius Henderson nas been appointed manager of one of the city~s
most modern amusement houses
by the owners of Colored Theatre
Enterprises. "Tisis is the first time
that a Negro has been named manager of a theatre owned by whiies.
In making the announcement,
owner Mort Seligman said ~he was
placed there because we felt he
merited the jcb, and he was not
placed to be front man. but a
full time manager. It is for him
to make good, und we are certain
that he will.~ Henderson has been
with the company ic: several
years, ~ae:

PRINTING FIRM MOVES
NASHVILLE~ (ANP)
the Hemphill Press has been in: existence for more tham 50 years, the
owners have shown their eagerness
to keep abreast of the times by 4
vontinued improvement of their
quarters as well as of the machinerv in the plant. Friends of the

new modernistic concrete block
building recently completed to facilitate the production of finer
printing.:

\iFISH & POULTRY

~Although

company are enthusiastic about the.

RICHARD WRIGHT SPEAKS
NEW YORK~(ANP)~Riciard

Wright, novelist, was among those

who spoke at the. luncheon held

under the auspicés of the Ameri- |

can Council on Soviet Relations at
the Hotel Commodore Saturday.
Theodore Dreiser, famed; novelist,
was guest of honor. Some 400 persons, including many writers,
tended the Juncheon.

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$200,000 EXTENSION STARTED

NEW YORK~(ANP)~Work
the $200,000 extension to the
West 135th Street branch of the
public library is expected to be
at-"

gin within the next week or ten 5

officials of

days, according to

the department of public ~works..>

The five ~Jeading civil aviation

concerns in Japan are to ve com- ~4
bined amd subsidized by the g0V- i

ernment to train civilian airplane

~and glider operatcrs.

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