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FLINT BROWNSVILLE NEWS, FLING, MICHIGAN

~FUINT-BROWNSVILLE NEWS

eS Pingree Phone 9-7571 Flint, Michigan
HENRY G. REYNOLDS............:..... Editor and Publisher
BESSIE~ ANN REYNOLDS.................: Associate Editor
_WILLTAM ENNIS, Jr...... oe...a. Director of Photography
RICHARD BURKS............ Pode os 6 Manager of Circulation
WAM CR, Bc STIRS os oss i cc cece... Adv. Manager
ws JOHN H. TURNER Adv, Asst./

~The Training for Defense Jobs (Negroes)

~~ SUNDAY ~AFT ERNOON, March 23, two distinguished
colored men from Detroit, one of them Mr. Ernest Marshall, replacement officer for defense jobs among Negroes, appeared at
the Pioneers Development Association's meeting held in Shiloh
church: ~ The meeting was heavily attended by people really interested in our group progress. They listened attentively ~to the
speakers and got a lot of useful knowledge as to how to go about
getting lined up in this great defense setup for training for active
Participation in the National Defense effort, now so gravely im
portant.

The setting up of. the proper committee for Negro action in
this matter has not as yet been. touched by our powerful ~eaders.~
We suppose some do nat see any direct, and personal benefit jn it
fer themselves.. Therwhite leaders have already put their machinery
into action on this thing and are already training their workers for
these jobs. The Federal Government has already authorized and
the Board has already besun to function. Mr. Lamb, the superintendent of the public schools here, is chairman of this board. On
this board there are representaives from the Buick, the U. A. W.C. I. O., the Department of Education, the A. F. of L. and some
others. We believe it. is from the local S"siness group, who are
#iso represented on this board. This cross section of the various
interests have in their power the selection of the trainee and the
placement. of them into. jobs. Some of our Negro LEADERS
have not even thought seriously enough about the.advancement of
us workers, Negro workers, to call a meeting or to advise, and set
into motion any unified committee which can look after the cause
of their fellow. Negroes.

The masses of us here are fast getting fed up on this sort of
fon-action by them. They all should~ be in the forefront, at this
particular time, to see to it that we get our share of the work
which our great country so directiy needs and must have at this
time. Such actions from our PRESENT LEADERSHIP in regard to more work andi better jobs for the good people they claim
to be interested in, should have already been realized. The Negro
leadership in Detroit and in every other community throughout
this land is. ON THE JOB SEEING TO IT that the Negro
MASSES experience the proper and effective guidance to get the
most good out of this emergency National Defense, The question
gf National Defenge has a twofold significance to us Negroes. In:
the first place, we want to do our full share as Natives of this
North American Continent, in the struggle for the preservation of
tite Status Quo of our Government. Seccnd, we must take this
oppertunity to better our economic circumstancés along ever wider
lines in, industry and. business. This ~iron~ of ex
defense, from the standpoint of the white group, is now becoming
~red~ with the fire of Nazi danger to Democracy. The tvhole
Race cf them will be in a more LIBERAL condition of heart as
long as this emer4pncy lasts This opens the way forsour leaders
~to step forward-and carry us, the masses, to higher economic
srounds, If Flint~s present leadership continues to fail us, we
SHOULD DEMAND of them IMMEDIATE action and if they
still IGNORE their CALL. TO DUTY, we should CONDEMN
them and select NEW LEADERS who will blaze the path of group
improvement in this city of enormous opportunities.

Signed: HENRY G. REYNOLDS,
Undertaker and Editor.

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We will not be undersold

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Balance of Week 79<
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plo Phin Wool Skirts,
Sweaters, Cleaned and Pressed.
e mde Balance of Week 40c

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Delivery on Orders
of 69c or More

Trae
Boy Dies
In Blaze

Four Others
Escape After
Explosion ~

MEMPHIS, Teru.~(SNS)

~Stark tragedy, in the form
of choking, searing flames,
which left only a few charred sticks standing of what
had been Culpepper~s Chicken Shack, on Fourth | near
Beale, and took the life of a
young delivery boy, struck
last Friday morning at 4:30
o'clock.

The:Culpepper family barely
~escaped: with their lives, and only
after the heroic efforts of the father, W. C. Culpepper, to get his
wife and two |jittle girls (one 10
years of age and the other 4), out
of the blazing pine-wood and tin
structure. The severely burned
body of. Joel Brown, delivery boy,

was removed from the building by |

firemen after were
quieted.

The Chicken Shack, a famed
jocal establishment ever since Mr.
Culpepper first opened for business in 1933, specializing in fried
chicken, potatoes, and fish, ~was a
total loss. The frame structure was
gutted from front to back. Only a
week before the fire, a local fire
insurance company had refused to
re-insure the place, although it
had carried a policy on it the year
previouslv.

Accounts of the origin of the fire
were somewhat confused. According to Mrs. Culpepper~s version,
Joel, who has worked for them
since he was a smalj boy (he was
arcund 17 at his death), got up to
light the gas stove in the establishment around 4:20 a. m. as was
his custom. Shortly, a sharp explosion was heard and the boy
screamed. The Cylpepper
sleeping in an adjacent room was
awakened, Mr, Culpepper sprang
from his bed and awakened his wife
with cries of ~Itun for your life~.

His wife stated: the flames had
already begun to roar and seemed
to engulf the building. Mr. Cul:
pepper picked up his two children
and thrust them~ through a_ rear
window, his. wife thinks, adding
that she. was so confused, she does
not know exactly how he manhaged to get them out. In the excitement,: she stated she started
yack into the biazitig building when
she missed the Brown boy. She
was held and prevented from entering.

The vicinity of the fire was
soon choked with peorle, attracted by the explosion, the blaze,
and the sirens of the fire department which arrived on the scene
in sort order..

The blaze was so intense that
even the firemen were unable to
reach young S&Brown~s body = at
first, They were said to have made
three attempts before being able
to get him out. It was suggested
ty some bystanders,.that the boy
may have died from suffocation
vefore being burned, _. or that he
had swallowed the blaze when he
cried out right after the explosion.

Brown, the son of Andréw Cum
mings, was buried last Saturday
afternoon from the parlors of the
Southern Funeral] Home,
_ Mrs, Cuipepper stated that she
haq heard following the fire that
a leaky gas main had been. located by one of the city inspectors.
She was not sure whether this
was true or false.

The Culpepper. family was ~stopning at the home of a friend last
Saturday. Mrs. Culpepper at the
time visited was preparing to attend the Brown boy's funeral.

the flames

Mr. Culpepper was out and
could not be reached for a statement.

Culpepper~s Chicken Shack enjoyed a city-wide reputation. for
the excellence of its fried chicken
and fish. Its-delivery secvice extended practically aj! over the
center and Southern ~ sections of
the city. Mr, Culpepper is widely regarded as one of the most
progressive and most suc
young business~men in Memphis,
and numbers scores of prominent
colored and white -Memphians

among his patrons and friends.

family. j

C., ~ends in tragedy~ as 19 seamen

| Tanker On Fire~ 80 Miles From: Land~

| Pass it. In the meantime three or
| four: families stil] remain in the

UB, bing Co ae ~ale

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state of Texas although there is &

widespread belief that the outfit is

An ordinance was somes sur- oer

reptitiously,

outlining
tions of the area as ~white~ and |

others as ~colored~. Federal Judge
W. H. Atwell promptly handed:
down a decision that the ordinance
seh ~insane, unfair and un-Amer
ican~

been voided
before the judge had a chunce to

area. Police maintain a desultory

City officials ducked the| {
~decision by declaring that the or- |,
dinance had alr

patrol but fears are felt for the
safety of those who remain.

MEN!

Explosion and fire aboard the oil tanker Cities

The

are lost.

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Service Denver, 80 miles from Cape Lookout, N.

burning tanker is pictured above,

ABOUT THE
SUPERVISOR.

This paper would like to say 2
word concerning the work of Mr
E. C. Robinson as Supervisor this
last term. Mr. Robinson is an exception to the rule of the Colored
Supervisors in office. This austere
gentleman has been doing a great
job of working for the interest of
his people as far as his position
to our attention that he did some
would allow. It has. been brought

Whether or ~not the family will
seek to re-enter their business

one

YOU CAN BE ~TOPS~ IN THE EASTER PARADE a
IF YOU SPORT ONE OF OUR NEW SPRING |
_ SUITS and TOPCOATS

$22.50 to-$50.00

field, Was not learned.

very commendable things for many |
colored people. ~

Mr. Robinson is a very fine man
and has always dune.veryining hr
could to help our people where it
Was needed and where it was possible for him to do. He is the head
of one of the best Colored Insurance Company5s braanch office,

the Great Lakes Yasurance office,
in Flint. He is a fluent speaker,
well educated and comes from one
of the finest families in the country.
We can say, with aassurance that
Mr. E. C. Robinson is a very cap
able man. The article in this |
paper a week or so ago, had no
réference to him at all, when it

criticised the action of the former
supervisors,

FLUSH KIDNEYS OF POISONS
AND STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS

Live a Healthier, Happier, Life

~_
Thousands of men and women wonder why backache bothers them ~
why they have to visit the bathroom
often at night~ why flow is scanty
and sometimes smarts and burns.
Any one of these symptoms may
mean that your-kidneys and bladder
need attention now before these minor
symptoms may develop into serious.
trouble.
To flush out excess waste poisons i
-and acid trom kidneys, soothe your on

irritated bladder and put more
healthful activity into them, get a
35 cent package of GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem: Capsules and take as
directed.:;

This tried and true medicine should make
you feel better in a few days ~ it~s an effective diuretic and kidney stimulant that relieves the pains caused by gouty phases of
sciatica, neuritis and rheumatic joint ~
when irritated by excess uric acid.

Don~t be an EASY MARK and accept a aubstitate--Get Gold Medal
Haarlem Oil Beng ey ~ the Gola Medal
and wine, Look for the

hox ~ 35 cents..

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' Phone 9-2114

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PUBLIC COAL CO. |

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HOME OF BANNER COAL

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South Saginaw Street~Next to Michigan Theatre

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WOULD. BAN DEFENSE
JIM CROW |

WASHINGTON ~(ANP)~ Another champion of Negro rights
asserted himself in the house of
representatives here Monday when
Rep. Thomas F. Ford, Democrat of
California, introduced a bill, known
as R. R. 4149, to prohibit the dis~~imination against persons emrloyed or seeking employment. on
national defense or other government contracts. because of:clor or religion of such persons,
The bill was referred to the committee on the judiciary.

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Take up a dignified profession
and be independent, Scientific
barbering taught new, easy
way. Special help for physically handicapped perso:.
Excellent work and fine business opportunities for college
trained barbers and skin specialists develop almost daily and
continuous calls from many
states come for well-prepared
persons, Join the prepared

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~Dartmouth St. at Industrial
Ave. ~ Ph. 2-9084

Fish and Poultry Dressed
| While You Wait
"Flint, Michigan

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~Our customers are our advertisements

Graduates of our school practice in al] states of the Union.

Both men-and women 7rith
just a qommon school education can ~ualify easily. For

more information, write
GRIFFIN BARBER COLLEGE
856 Mitchell St., S.
~Atlanta, Georgia

SUCCE
rae

STAND BY THE MAN WHO
FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE!

VOTE FOR
FRANK W. CAIN
CIRCUIT JUDGE

ELECTION, APRIL 7th

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For Prices on All Classes of Work

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