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<FLINT BROWNSVILLE NEWS, FLINT, MICHIGAN

Society News

ROSEBUD CLUB >

FLINT, Mich.~The Rosebud clut
met at the home of Mrs. Willie
Mae Kilerkley, No -new members
were enrolled this time. A goodly
number of the regular members
was present and we had a real jolly
evening studying the art of Crochet. Many of the girls. have made
some very useful articles of house
=: a
hold value. A~ spirit of competition:
mgr more interests

freshments, and was it good!

The next meeting wiil be at the
home of the prseident, Mrs. Julia
Alexander. Friday is the day.

Willie Elzy; reporter.

Recreation

~ Council News
~ Schoo! ~jg ~out~ithe youngsters
will have about three months

vacation. and as usiial we- have
planned our summer playground
program accordingly. Our play
grounds officially opened last
Thursday and will be open five
days each week until the end of
August. We are operating three
such areas for the duration of this
period namely, St. John 3420 St.
John, Little Oak~North of Stewart
Avenue, and Elm Park~on Dwight
Street. These areas will be supervised by our staff taken from the
WPA and are located as follows:

ST. JOHN PLAYGROUND

fMornings Arternoung
Odell Broadway ~ Williams, Mamie
Lewis Lawrence Williams, John
Nivian Wright McMullen, Dorthy
Carlyle Miller Bell, Eddie

LITTLE OAK PLAYGROUND.
Lowery, Gerrgia Frye, Clementine
Miller, James Hill, Fred. Wright, Rachel Ducket, Myrtle

ELM PARK

Derdun, Dorthy Reed, Ethelyn
McGee, Benlah

Wood. Ernest Burks, Fmma
All playgrounds will be open
from 9:00 a. m. until dark. However, the Elm Park area is open
ta small children under 11) vears
old.~ The older children living in
that neishborhoor wil! use Clark
Schoel playground. The first SPECIAL BVENT is scheduled at the
St.John plsyground ~Friday, June
13, in cbservance of Flag Day. It
is a patriotic program in the form
cf a ~FLAG PARADE~. Mrs. Odeil
Brodaway. Viviam Wright, and

Lewis Lawrence will be in charge. |

The Gay 16 Club honored several

- of the.members. at its annual
formal party ~at the International
Institute YWCA June 5th.. Miss

Evester Steele who graduated from

Northern High School this year

received the special honcrs. A

~ beautiful gift was bestowed upon
this voung lady by Miss. Margaret

Lee their president. The girls were

beautifully gowned and spent the
evening dancing to the music of
the WPA. orchestra. It was a lovely evening and the young people
conducted themselves splendidly.
Mrs. Boadway and Mrs. Williams,
Supervised.
SPECIAL NOTICE
BOOK LOVERS

TO

Because of such pocr circulation |
Of beoks on Saturdays the Library
Ciltford Street

potel me

Center

will] not be open oni Saturday ~after
June 14th. However it will pe open
as usual on Tuesdays and Thursdays This, schedule will be maintained during the summer months.

Burneys Honor

Daughter Upor
Her ~Graduation

~FLINT - Mich.~Mr. ~ and Mrs.
Albert Burney, of 202 East 13th
Street gave a graduation reception
in honor of. their daughtér, Verlene
Gibson, The reception was very
nice ~and everyone had a most enjoyable evening.

Miss Gibson received~ many
beautiful gifts, including a lovely
watch, a gorgeous bracelet with
rhonestone sets,,a beautiful gold

set.

Mr.
and
Mrs,

Ameng those present were:
and Mrs. J. P. Bryant, Mr.
Mrs. Wrex Weaver, Mr. and
Clifford Dent, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Oliver, Mr. an@ Mrs. John
Wynn, Mrs. Ula->Cleary and son
Homer and company, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Simpson, Mr. and = Mrs.
~Houseworth, Mrs. Ida Thomas,
Mrs. Ada Richardson, Mrs. Mary
Cunningham, Mr. Henderson Wilson, Mr. Benjamin McCullough;
Virginia Grier, _Glenor Adams,
Claudia Payne, Bernice Hines
and John Thomas (graduates).

Miss Gibson was. certainly
worthy of the many compliments
che reecived for having determination, will-pewer, and ambition. to
resume her schoo] work and graduate. after several interruptions of
serious illnesses. Last November
she was forced to leave school because of her health. In January
she had to undérgo: a. major -Operation of which she was not expected to live, but, hy. some
~miracle she recovered safely and
returned to school three and~ one
half weeks after she had come
home from: Hurley.Hospital. She
was well liked by her teachers and
received their ~full cdoperation.
Whilé in the hospital; Miss Gibson
received many ~ards; letters, and
flowers -from. teachers and stu>
dents, several churches and friends

Beeause she wishes to further
her high schoo] education, Miss
Gibscn plans to work during the
summer, and enroll in Baker's
University next fall.

MORNING RECEPTION

FLINT, Mich.~The marriage re
ception of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd

Choose Dad~s oe from a big selection of new summer
patterns and styles

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locket, and a class ring. with a ruby

_ten under way~ in ~the capital with

|. was, at church Sunday.

Goodwill Cleiaars

3104 ST. JOHN ST.

Monday and Tuésday Specials:

Ladies~ Tailored ~Suits,

Suits (two pr. pants), Top Coats
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ma0E'S PLAGE

2917 Industrial Ave,, Flint
Straw Hats; Bathing Suits are here;

| Bathing Suits |
Bic: 00 to $1 95

~g| ful home on Liberty St.

| which ~have been needing this so

Ee; Not London, bur Newark, N. ee in 1 Test Blackout

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re a test. dapea iy the city defense council to. demonstrate air raid defense, the city
is blacked out for 15~ minutes, the. second Ui.~..city, to try-it. At the top. is, Newark. before-the blacke.
out; below, during the ~lights' out~ period. Seattle, Wash., had a test blackout a few weeks ago,

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WASHINGTON, D. C.~(ANP)~
~Fhe famous ~ ~sgiper case~~~ has got
interést in*the outcome: bemg- ex
Cuhningham Jr, was given June
1, 1941; at the~ home of Miss Verlene Gibson,. 202 East ~ 13th St.
They. received some very nice and
useful, gifts. Everyone had: a: most

* Algo~ tne ven
gagement coted che~ Johnson: and
Lena ulated -was ins esumtten

PERSONALS

When ~the time comes for every-~
body ~to give up joyriding in auto.
mobiles, to save,,gasoline for Uncle
Sam, Mrs. Leonard Hodge will not
be one of the losers; she already
enjoys * her bicycle.

The-New Editor dropped in at
Otto P. Graff~s Auto Sales and
Service last Wednesday morning.
While there, he noticed that Mrs.
Ala Hughes Ogletree, the _ proprietress of er Beauty Salon was
buying a_car, ee cael

Mr. Richard (Dick) Hill has
been' in Hurley Hospital. suffering
from a heart ailment. He is up
again, and doing fine.

Mrs. Mirinie Strong spent her
Decoration Day in ~Chicago visiting
friends and relatives *of her husbare.

It was nice to see Roscoe. Hill
back ftom camp on a short leave of
absence to-visit, the hdmefolks. He

home and buiit _a-garage..The corner there looks real good.

The Wheelers: are painting and
making a nice jéb on their beauti
Pingree Avenue is looking good
now that thé landlords have renovated and painted. those homes

hektind~s

The Butlers-have re-painted their |

long., | tive of the dead man,

Washington Sniper

On Trial

pressed on every side.. The case
grew out of -the series of murders
from ambush of several Negroes in
the district, and the defendant now!on trial for his- life, John Eugene

Eklund, white, is believed to have
been the guilty person.

The sniper is said: to- have-murdered~ his unsuspecting victims because he believed that a aoe
race ould - be wiped. ou

in -artest, there has beén a
sudden~ halt to the. unsolved murders and police believe they have
the right man.

Charged specifically with the

Wedding
~Announcement

FLINT, Mich.~Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Clemons of Stanford Street
announced the bethrothal of their
daughter, Mildred to Mr. William
Williams of this city. The ceremony
will take place on the 14th of this
month at the brides home. Mr.
Williams, the groom, has purchased
a Home on Dwight Street,: where
the happy couple.will reside: He
is employed~ at the Biyt - General
eased:

ghd
Rests. Case

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murder of one Hylan McClane, Ek
lund was positively identified on two |

occasions by @ young woman who
was. being escorted home on the
fatal night by -McClane.

The young girl, Mildred Washington, related her story in court Monday before a middle aged jury composed entirely of men, and never
once did the stoical white man,. under the serious charge, show any
signs of wavering in his claim of innocense.

Of vital importance in the case is |;

the. finding of bullets embedded in
a tree -near the.scene-of one of -the
murders which are believed to have
come from a gun belonging to Ek-~
lund,

lieve that he is the victim of false
charges and false arrest. A former

honor. student in engineering at {
George Washington university, Ek- j*

lund. is busy trying to establish an
alibi.

HUGHES POEMS DUE

NEW YORK ~(ANP)~A new
volume of poems by Langston
Hughes, renowned poet and play.
wright, entitled ~hakespeare in
Harlem~~, will be published in Av.
gust by the firm of Alired) A.
Knopf.

SEEK DISMISSAL OF THREE
BIRMINGH~M ~(ANP)~.The
dismissal of three Fairfield police
charged with fatallv shooting John
Jackson on April 26, has been asked by Marshall Jackson, a rela
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Rallying to Eklund~s ~support is a
-- group: of Washingtonians who be
B82 ~, BOOTH, Esq.) |
MEMPHIS, 'Tqnn.~(SNS)~
~Dean~ of the law profession ~in

Memphis and Shelby County, ' '

Saturday night, May 31st, at Col
fins Chapel Hospitai goliowing a

brief period of illness. Mr, Booth~s

Atlanta Confab

Ends at Zion
Church, Jackson

By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD
JACKSON, Ga~(SNS)~ Warning that ~we preach love, but we
live hate,~ the Rev. B. J. Johnson,
president of the Atlanta ~ Sunday
Echool Convention, delivered @
strong annual address to members
of the Cohvention as it closed a
fine aera, at Zion Baptist church,
Rev. C. L. ~Jackson, pastor, Briday
night. ~
Earlier in the session, ~Mrs. Eth~el Harvey captivated the house
with a well taken address. Terming Christ a moral dictator, Mrs:
Harvey declared that no man~s
record is completely good ~or comipletely~ bad; and: queried the audfence as to whether.or ~not. our
churches ~today aire denying Christ
for fine buildings and form.
Speaking. on the. theme ~A
Church for such a time as. this,~
the Rev. Mr. Johnson said as he
continued his ~matchless address,

| ~In a world torn with strife in a

time like this. the church must
have a great opportunity to present Christ.~ He told young Baptists thai ~this is a day for definite
action.~ ~Too, he warned that we
must take the world for Christ.
REASSERT CHRISTIANITY

The Rev. Mr. Johnson bluntly
stated that in a world that is being crushed under the power of
Christianity, stating that for the
church to obtain power over youth,
it must be influential. ~The world
today is questioning the sincerity
and loyalty of the church.. The
church must be Christian,~ he
added.

Rev. Mr. Johnscn was ably presented by Dr. M. L. King. moderator, Atlanta Association, who
styled Rev. Mr. Johnson as a woOrthy leader for yourig Baptists. The

adcress came in for much praise.

Dr. C. N, Ellis, president, Atlanta
Baptist~ Ministers~ Union, asserted
that ~it was a challenge for. a petter day.~ Rev. Joel L. King and
Rev. Simpson also lauded the mescage.

Department]. meetings were conducted by Miss Ossie Freeman and
Miss Boris Mayfield. The Rev.
W. W. Weatherspool conducted
impressive devotional services. A
Model. Sunday School was conducted by Mr. Leon Tucker and

held on

leading t SCUs Sere

The Rev. Y. L. Davenport, vice
president, presided during part of
the morning session, as did Rev.

fifty-two consecutive years in
Shelby. County, and many of his
brilliant. court..victories have.D~
come ve precedents for Other
lawyers to fojlow.
Faneral rites were hela wea
nesday of this week trom tne
Chapel ef T. H. Hayes and Sons
Furteral Home. Honorary pallbearers tnciyded Attorneys J. 4.
Settle, A. A. Latting, and E. R.
Avant. Burial took place in Elmwood Cemetery. Detailed story on
life of Attorney Booth was carried
in Tuesday~s edition of this week.

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For Prices on All Classes of Work

in the Haridling~.

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Tailored Suits

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Pants, Plain Wool Skirts,:

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_KING HITS SELFISHNESS

Mrs. B. Ly Wright. A debate was

ies told aehee of tre cont aed
~tion that there was no need. of} P..
Baptist preachers being, unedu- >
cated who live near Atlanta, put
soe eons ee Cee ee
elp.

Dr. ~M. L. King stirred the house |
as. he warned that ~if Negroes
-wovld pool their resources we could | gan
get somewher=. -There are too
many selfish people in our group.
There is no need of preachers being ignorant today with all.the
schools we have today.~

~Miss Golda Hall, of Zion Hill
Baptist ~church, Atlanta, responded to the local welcome program.
Miss Lillie - Mayo, of Providence |.
ee church, Atlanta, responded
also.:

Rev. F N. Marshburn, director
of réligious education for the State
Baptist Convention, made remarks;
so did Rev. E. D. Lawson, national
evangelist, who wartied that none
~of our schools can give a man ali
the things he needs for success in
life.

Mrs. L. L. Craig, director ot
young people for the National
Baptist Convention, Inc.,~made a
report on ~Youth and Missions.~
Rev. S. M. Weaver, representative of the Sunday School Pubudshing Board. of Nashville, Tern.,
spoke.

Prominent workers present included Mesdames N. W. Crawford.
J. T. Dorsey, W. W. Weatherspool.
Artie Mae Taylor, McMichael, L.
E. Grier; Revs. A. Beli, Rev. P
R. Geer and others.

Dr. J. T. Johnson, pastor of
Zion Hill Baptist church, ~set the
congregation on fire Friday night
as he delivered a sterling educational sermon before a_ large
crowd,

leased
Art~:

ies to

One of the ~largest and most
tant occasions yet ce
was that of the 0
Empire day last Tuesday
thousand children from heel
schools including boy | S
ticipated under the dir
~head of the schools, T. 1
son, The Duke of Windsor

CHICAGO. eps aie
go Public Library Omnibus

tribution by the Union Catalog.
Printed Material on the Negro
| Chicago libraries. i

~A Subject Index to Negr
This is the first of a SeP

of selective, annotated bibliograg

be perpared for general 4

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ST. JOHN FOOD MARKET ~

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Fine Food Commodities
Low prices and square sane:

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~JAMES MADARAZ

Fancy Groceries and Meats
Beer and- Wine

3202 St. John Street

Flint, Michigan ae

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1110 South Saginaw Street

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WE DELIVER. Open Evenings and Sundays until-9- ys

Phone

~ Sloves Freshly Boichéied Meats
directly from the slaughter p pens. PHONE 2-1664
South Saginaw Street~Next to Michigan ~Theatre!

__Flint, ance