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FLINT-BROWNSVILLE

830 Pingree. Phone, 9-7571 Flint, Michigan

Beene ~ MEUINGEDS 0... 20. eee Editor and Publisher
BESSIE ANN REYNOLDS........2......... Associate Editor
WILLIAM ENNIS, Jr,........:....... Director of Photography
ME igs eee cece eee Manager of Circulation
~MRS. CORA L. TURNER.......... seesuee ues. Adv. Manager
MR: JOHN H. TURNER Adv. Asst.

Farm Capacity Vital

_., Writing in Nation~s Business, A. B. Genung of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture, points out that food surpluses. have little to do with the problem of food supply.
~What we must depend on,~ he. says, ~for three good meals
every day, is the huge and constant stream of new. producion. With food, as with planes or munitions, the one priceless essential is producing capacity.~

To, keep that capacity at the peak, the farmer must receive a reasonable return~and he must be treated equitably with capital and labor. In a period of fast-rising costs,
he cannot continue to sell at prices; which are barely adequate in- normal times. ALL THIS HAS A SPECIAL AND
VITAL CONNECTION WITH: NEGRO FARMERS WHO
ARE USITALLY HARD PRESSED BECAUSE THEY
FARM FOR THE MOST PART ~MARGINAL LAND~
AND HAVE LITTLE OR NO POLITICAL INFLUENCE
TO GET ADVANTAGES PROVIDED FOR CITIZENS BY
THE GOVERNMENT.
From The Savannah Journal

Cart Before Horse. Rising prices are definitely not the fault of retail merchandising despite mistaken rumors to that effect, which
have recently gone into circulation. The truth is that retail merchandising has done a remarkable job in holding
price increases to the minimum,.. The figures tell the story. Today factory payrolls are
50-per cent greater than a year ago, and the average worker~s earnings are 22 per cent greater. Yet retail food prices
have recently gone into cixculation.. The truth is that reperiod, wholesale food prices advanced 22 per cent~an increase three times as great as that which took place in retail
food prices. + i

- Compared with 1929, factory workers have about'a 42
per cent greater food purchasing power. Other workers~ food
purchasing power is up 28 per cent. Retail food prices are
some 20 per cent under 1929 levels.

What is true of food, is true to a very large extent of
other commodities. The fact that price rises have so far been
moderate, in the light of the inflationary tendencies produced
by the arms drive with its unprecedented spending. is very
largely the work of merchandisers. All kinds of stores, chain
and independent alike, long ago announced their determina
~ tion to protect the country~s standard of living~ to the limit

of their abilities. They have been signally successful in doing

~ that...

Prices will inevitably rise in the future. Higher. costs
of doing business. combined with increased purchasing. power

"and dwindling supplies, make that inevitable. But:to blame

this on retail merchandising, is to put the cart before the
horse, Generally speaking, retail prices are being advanced
when, and only when, wholesale prices and operating overhead is absolutely unavoidable. That is the progressive re
the quality of our products, in the
efficiency of our service, and the
integrity of our organization.

Cocking Gets
JobInD.C.

WASHINGTON, D. C.~(SNS)~
Dr, Walter D. Cocking, victim. 0!
Governor. Talmadge~s purge in the
University System of Georgia wat
appointed consultant in prograrr
planning by the Federal Security
Agency,

Dr, Cocking was ousted from his
position as dean of the University
ef Georgia College of education.
when the Board of. Regents, fell is
line with the Governors ~steamroller.~ Trumped-up charges on the
former dean were based on his
views on interracial relations.

(Continued from Page 1)

A defeat of the case is freely

court of appeals. If such should
occur, plans are already laid for a
victorious finish in the United
States Supreme court. |

Breaking Down

Continued from Page 1)

ny fetas is still so much restrictgroups of us are
trying to remove these barriers. In
@ democracy we must do this together by cujtivating mutual understanding and practicing patient
tion. Laws and_- decrees
count. only when they reflect public
opinion; they do not create public
opinion. The smoldering fires of
prejudice die out if we do not
rekindle them into flame. You will
surely. come into your own.in industry~if you prepare yourselves
for it, and do not expect too much
too~ soon,

~I~ believe your progress toward
fair: ecenomic opportunities. will be
sounder because it is being made
gradually ~ more gradually than
you might wish~more slowly than
mest of us others wish for you.
It won~t be so slow from now on;
of ~this I am confident. In my business experience I -have found that
our. best: customers are not acon~

A sudde ut
Gar: brood Sous us wd after | his ability soon causes it tobe dis.
we have gained their confidence in! ability.

m~ ~BACKACHE

Caused by my forpid hidneys, ALMOST DROVE ME

JOSHUA JONES
By IL. P. Reynolds

Bro. Bell says a man who abuses

P WILDI! series ter,. Veaa.

~ BOUGHT GENUINE
GOLD MEDAL MAARLEM
OL CAPSULES FOR

my DOCTOR SAID
~YOUR KIDNEYS MAY
~NEED A DIURETIC~. i>) OOD" ~
MPTLY 1 SECURED WELCOME RELIEF
~BACKACHE MISERY ~ NOW MISS
FROM THE CHURCH ~ THANKS
GREAT MEDICINE. PRAISE THEE!,
ro et..ed or detained;

~sips

FLINT BROWNSVILLE NEWS, FLINT, MICHIGAN _

Says War Dept.

(Continued from Page 1)
~Two other aspects of the Army~r
efforts to deal effectively with racial relations deserve mention. No
Soldier will be coddieg or treated
with special favor. The-Negro, no
less than any other man, in uniform, who conducts himself in man~ner unbecoming to a soldier, may
anticipate stern disciplinary action.
Cn the other hand, proven willfu)
abuse or mistreatment of Negzo
soldiers or wiltful failure to protect
them from abuse is not condoned.
Such misconduct. has already been
punished in partitular cases by formal reprimand or admonishment
or removal from command, as the
nature of the case has seemed to
warrant. These. are not inconsequential penalties as members of
the Military establishment realize
far more keenly than does. the
civilian.

~But punitive action is not a
cure-all. The leave camp wuich we
dedicate today is the first of a series of similar~ camps which will afford to enlisted men, particularly
in areas of the South where large
numbers of Negro soldiers are stationed, a decent place to stay and
responsible leadership and direction
in their search for wholesome recreation. This will benefit not only
the soldier but also the civilian
community in which housing and
recreational facilities are overtaxed
by week-end <oldier. visitors.

I can assure you that it is the
serious purpose of the War Department to build Military and civilian
morale, and that the special problems of the Negro soldier, are receiving particular consideration.
There are tremendous ditiiculties
inherent in the decentralization of
a vast Army. There is, however,
the compensating advantage of the
great power of higher authcrity in
any military organization. But
whatever the Army itself can do in
the interest of morale, the underlying task is that of arousing the
American people to believe more intensely in our national ideal of a
democratic society. We must become militant in cur opposition to
fascist ihtolerance in our own community. We cannot be a united. and
effective nation in the face of a
foreign foe, so long as any subStantia] number of us condone and
appease un-American attitudes and
practices at home. The job must bedone by all of us. The stake is our |
survival as a great nation

~As I speak the flag of our country is about to be raised. When we
stand in solemn token of our respect for all the flag symbolizes,
May we resulve to do our part to
make that symbolism real to every
American citizen ~

Hold Meet In
(Continued fram Page 1)

for the United Cafeteria Employ2s of
the CIO and @ number of signs were
carried bearing the names of local
branches of the Workers party,
which distributed its national publication, ~Labor Action,~ through the

Other speakers included the Rev.
Frank W. Alstork, president of the
Ministers~ Alliance of Washington
and pastor of the Union Wesley
AME church.

- CIRCULATE PETITIONS

Henry Thomas of the CIO Con.
struction workers; Vincent Craig;
Dorothy Strange, secretary of the
sponsoring committee; Frank Donner, chairman of the case committee of the brutality committee;
Dr. William A. Hunton, vice president of the National Negro congress and a teacher at Howard
university were on the program.

Petitions were circulated through
the crowd for signatures. Six de-~
mands were lister thereon, One was
~that the policeman who recently
killed two colored brothers be: sus.
pended and held for grand jury investigation; second, that the police
deal with the problem of. police
brufality; third, that a cttizen~s
trial board replace the present police board; fourth, that 50 Negro
policemen be appointed; fifth, that
-the police shall place charges im.
mediately against persons arrestand sixth, that
compensation be granted dependents
of those killed by. police.

The new acting police commissioner, Major Kelly, watched the
demonstration from various points
along the line. _

Power to make you victorious in al)
you undertake to do? Power to make
people admire you? Power to earn

- Power to gain populari~to make any one follow? I will send

you
which is the resuit of scientific regearch by one holding a degree oi
Ss. 8. With thie information and dt

4 guarantee.:
~HARRIS, 175 E. BROADWAY, New

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Seeing and Saying ~ By William

Parisians Revolt

cocky Germans.. Each time a

side. One day these pricks will tu

ings against Mr. Hitler~s justice,
dewnfall to him

= proved

proved the

no mystery back
success. The

FOWLKES
thought and industry has been turned toward war,.

means of annihilating the ~enem
Concentrated energy in

however apparent strength.

nental Europe. His

have proved their prowress.

ever old.

light of western civilization.
everrun these

against the German conqueror, it means that a.
new prick has been made to Hitler~s back. It will be these tiny uprisings, these flaunt
~ ient war machines.
in Russia, just as pre~ viously in the other countries of
f continental Europe, that Hitler~s
'a mechanized forces and war minds
e: have not been matched. Whether
s we like to-admit it or not, the
war forees of ~that man~ have
most efficient the
world has ever seen.

There is
of the German
-whole German

any
most powerful and wins over divided forces of

~I dare say that British and American strength
combined could not compare with ~Hitler~s contiis experts have studied every
terrain of that twisted land shelf and his armies

~So the last hope for Hitler~s downfall must
rest, in the opinion of this observer, with his uncoing in those countries where ~ is
seed of hatred for his kind, a thousand years and

I could Not imagine what had become of the
resistance of the French, the Belgians, the Dutch,
whose quest for freedom and domination highThat Hitler
~master~ nations and hold their

I FOR ONE, AM very pleased with the late| die through the
Paris ~outrages,~ as they are heing labeled by the

Parisian revolts Last week

and
rn to real stabs.

that will bring
and his effici
It is being ~ I saw the

well.)
y,~~ wherever it
@ndeavor is

I den~t know.

planted the

~Now if good
odorants sid in

could

OFFENSIVE ODORS

odors among my pepole. ~ 5
such a column would be offensive to few people but

with them cuickly form the opinion
~us~? smell likewise, I resent that,

I started a column on. offensive
I said to: myself thai

that such a barrage of ~us~ was not-entirely too
out of place. Somehow, the recent meeting of National Beauty -Culturists~ group in Atlanta caused;.
me to lend attention in this direction, ~

beauticians in action, seemingly
dress

principally concened with the matter of hair
and care of the sealp. In their displays, there
were numerous products on ~he care.of the face,
noteworthily the matter of bleaching the
There were a few products designed
bedy odor, and soaps, just incidental.

Now, maybe some of
haven~, had the opportunity of being
in publie places with a large number.of people,
such as has been my experience. (However, a good
trail of ~skunkda~ can be left in the-open }
But, whateber it is, a great number of my
people need to be taught tha; eradication of human
odors is as important (more importaNt:to me) as
packing down the hair with some gluey preparation or in some new twis*.a la hot hair comb. ~

It is contended by some that - mothers. fail
to properly wash their young and that foul odors
~grow uv~ in them. Whether this is true or not,
T do know that it is uncomfortable
ard embarrassing te be amone those ~whose bodies
rive off disarreeable odors. I imagine that people
of the otter color who happen to come in contact

skin.
to eurb the

the beauty experts
~eloseted~~

that ~all of

soav will eradicate and simple de-.
cutting: down these prevalent

~skunkdas,~ T am calling on the beauty culturists
tc get brsv and start a campaign to sell more
products for nse arainst vile odors among my people. ~Skunkda~ ian~t necessary and its disagreeable to the ~nth~ degree. ~ *:

WALTER CHIVERS SAYS.

Atlanta Needs
Negro Police

By WALTER R. CHIVERS
(Continued from last week)
THIS IS THE last of the series
of columns on the theme of Negr~
police for the most urban commu:
nity in the far South. The proce.
dure will be to support the lines
of reasoning set forth in the preceding articles with concrete materials. A basic source of reliable
Gata on Negfoes in the United
States is the Negro Year Book,

od _~ edited by conser.

The most tecent issue of the
Year Book, now
three years old,
comments under
the title ~Negro
Policemen~ that
~The demand continues to grow,
especially, by Negroes themselves
that in districts of cities where
the Negro predominates, Negro
policemen should be used. It is
urged that this would be a means,
not only of recucing crime, but

Negro policemen. In reference
the initial appointment of Negro
police in Baltimore the AfroAmerican newspaper: quotes a
white political leader as saying
that, ~uppernmiost in Commissioner
| Lawson's mind always......'s the
matter of an efficient: police departmént, that will reduce crime
and protect the citizen~s interest
Everyone agrees, he feels that the
eddition of colored officers to the
staff will do a great deal to improve crime conditions.~

The above two citations. are significant because they tend to answer in the affirmative two common questions; the one being, ~do
Negroes really want Negro police?~
The other being ~can white poli.
ticians afford to éndorse the appointment of Negro police officers?~ tr 2

The same Baltimore newspaper.
can be quoted on the high rate of

policemen. In reference to. the
Negro police on the staff of the nations capitol it points out that,
~Dramatic incidents and the heroic
deeds of the first colored officers
on the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington paved the
way for the appointment of tha
forty men who are now part of
the nation~s finest.... Fifty-seven
men have received the department~s award of honor during the
half century, and hundreds of others have played a part in crime
prevention. and arrests that have

to

likewise of preventing racial friction, The experience in connection

seems to bear out these claims.~
The list of cities given as. employing Negro policemen includes
the following Southern cities:
Lurel and Wilmington, Delaware;
Charleston and Wheeling, West
Virginia; Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky;. Knoxville. and
Memphis, Tennessee; Jacksonville,
Miami, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Tam.
pa, Florida; Muskogee, Oklahoma
City, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Austin, Beaumcnt, Galveston, Houston, San Antiono, Texas. To thu
Florida cities should be add
Daytona -Beach.:
CHARLOTTE ADDs TWO

Sincé the akove information was
compiled Baltimore, Maryland, has
not only employed Negro policemen
but at least one Negro policewom.
an, Within the past thirty days
Chjirldtte, North Carolina, has

won them various types of citations 99.. r: 4

with the use of Negro policemen | The organization meeting of the

Negro police officers of Texas and
Oklahoma and, on October 18, 1937,
in Dallas, Texas, revealed some
amazing facts in reference to
these officers as factors in indisputably ~Southern communities.
The~ Norfolk Journa. and Guide
affords the following informations
on the meeting: ~Special guests of
the Dallas Negro Chamber. of
Commerce, the officers were welcomed to the city by the local chief

jof police and other officials. The

following cities were represented:

decided to experiment with two

~with good service,~ for over thirty
years, In Austin the first Negro officer was ~employed forty. years
ago...... in Fort. Smith, Arkansas, |

A PROFESSIONAL JOB
It is shown here that the matter

- The long years of. service renders

race préjudice in many spetances [J
oe a can ay Be
used without

~Negro policemen bs 1
protection to of Atlan
ta's Negro citizens~ without oven
passing through a section occupied
by white people. ~,
NEED FULL AUTHORITY

I want it understood that - this
last statement is ho compromise
should ~have full authority. of -their

the matter of equal police authority is helpful to the entire depart.
ment

cities are using their servines Is
proof that they have been commutnity assets.

BETWEEN THE LINES~ ox comow n x

NCOCK

BE Id

SCHOLARSHIP VERSUS
COMMON SENSE

IF AS HAS. BEEN said, languag~
conceals thought, then scholarship
just as often conceals knowledge.
There are some things we seem to

find that we have nothing
and what we are- doing today
represents improvements on.

York City, N.Y., Dept. B-12.

Nearby was a great Negro farmer

mental farm.

it accomplish

man _ by |

ae St

the head of the

STATES A F

Recently it was
to ~hear an. ead Negro
ae nt he declared that ~|
course I sat with a degree of _criknew he was saying a thing
~that Hie could not prove. I waited |
to hear him prove things as our
~scholgrs often by

whose farm was always better than ei

vcore

ot

ferther |,

| He

| ONE THIRD

ts| minister was convincing in a way
Scholars would have taken Inng to.

cee 3 2. Sey

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,

J j Y A Gia, Qt),
138) 722 LLL Tn
That ~Stormy Session~ |
By ROBERT M. RATCLIFFE

hats off to the Reverend D. V. Jemison, Se

cause -any minister strong enough or, anxious enougl
climb the ladder of fame must be a politician, i ee aoe

And nov7 that Dr. Jemison is duly elected president of
the National Bartist Convention, Inc., it is about time the

L. K. Williams, politician and rvinister of note, and J.' Fin-.
~ey Wilson, powerful leader of Elkdom * ~ ois ~chavetge <
machines. They have strong machines if they expect to retain their respective offices. You know Williams had a
great set-up and it looks as though Finley Wilson is in for
life, unless he is killed in an airplane crash, _

_ Jemison proved he was backed by a strong political
machine in Cleveland Re hey days ago when he. retained.
the presidency of the: i. ae
Of course, it may be just like some of the good Baptists say. They declare the former Williams~ machine mem
J. C. Austin, of Chicago, might have done to them had he
been elected. Ee. es.

They have it out that Austin was against the Williams~
outfit and would have bounced all~ of them on their. heads
had he been elected. And Brother Austin did want the title.
He went out for it the hard way.

If sportswriters had. reported By
would have referred to it as a wild and somewhat hectic
battle. But church reporters, some of thém paid. by the~
convention, all agreed in their accounts of the confab that
it was a ~stormy.session.~ en 7 es

That's what made Williams great. ~Nearly all of his
sessions were stormy. In fact, it wouldn~t be a: good Baptist
Convention unless. a storm did blow through. ey
Well, one thing you can say about Jemison, he got off
to a good start. And if that good sign means anything at all
he'll be at the Baptist helm many, many more moons.

So good was the real beginning of his career as~- big
boss of the Baptists, it was necessary for four police squad
ears to drive around and hush up the noise. wt
- ~The usual beefing from the opposition - corner. was
heard after the convention. The Austinites came forth: with
the cries of: ~Steam-roller ~tactics!~ ~Saddling GO 3 oting
a ye E = Eg: ces: a: ipa
rand now that Jemison and his machine have been
branded by Austin -and his followers. the great Baptist
Convention is set for some more good times ~ as in the
days of the late Dr. Wilhams. Pee ee

I LISTENED ON a recent evening to members of the National.
Safety Council speaking on traffic | only
~onditions and specifically concernin the acci-dents. which
take such a
-staggering toll
of life annualely in thé Unit
j drivers and he

1 It is significant |

In the City of Atlante~ one third
pf them own cars and are licensed and | in another

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Rather late to talk about this, but I think we should

Ima, Alabama~s |
contribution to politics, and acknowledge his greatness. _~
Selma should be proud of her outstanding ei a

public. put his name along side the monikers of the late ~

All good church and fraternal politicians have strong ~

bers supported Jemison because they were afraid of what

the convention they

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