Bronze Reporter [Volume: 1, Issue: 3]

Saturday, December 5, 1953

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~Social: Clubs. The Very Elite Ladies met
~Saturday evening, Nov. 28, atthe
home of Mrs. Mary Jackson, 610
East Kennelworth St. Plans were
made for the Christmas party
| which will be hed on Dec. 19 at
_ ~the:home of Mrs. QuoVadis Lewis,
723 East Jamieson Street.

Canasta was played with prizes
going to Mrs. Camille Allen and
Mrs. Doris Scott..

A gift was presented to Mrs.
Mary *K..Quinn, guest for the.
meeting.

The hostess served a delicicus

~, luncheon- which was enjoyed by
\* all.

POET'S CORNER

| Seturday Night.. |

By WALTER pet ses

Smoke the blare of the vendor,
neon lights,
- Cynical singer singing sentimen- |
le tal songs.
A bored band, beating low- down |
blues, lover-gone~ blues,
Lover-ctome-back | jump
pieces. i

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The dance floor, packs with

KE dancers, moaning~ saxophone
(~Leading the dancers to

posturizing gestures.

Drunk in~the corner, asleep.

A woman sobbing ~ at a

table,.Too-young couple high on reefer, |

water,
Front cursing of a drunken
woman.

| Overflowing fish and chip joint,
Out-door bar-b-que pit, gunshots, |

\\Shrill screaming ambulance, red |'

faced Irish Police, death.

~Best swing music in the world
coming
From the Shnetified ehurch on: the
Corner, Lovers in dark doors,
shouts,
Noise, discord and harmony, a
sick drunk regurgitating _
Dark, deserted streets, the strong
Smell in the ~alleys, another
ambulance
Soft-voiced doctors, birth, life.
The sun bravely trying to break
through man-made fog.
The crowds going \to early- -morning worship, people hurrying. after a night of\hitting the~ |

hot spots. |

Clean, morning air, ci i
eggs, |

Sunday paper, home, ~the ~bed,
arfd a smoke.:

hacon

~Visiting Flint.. a

Mrs. Ozzie Grady of 1308 Easy
Street entertained relatives and|'

friends ~during the Thanksgiving
holidays. Visiting her from Detroit were Miss Bede Boler, sis
ter; Mrs. Manuel Robertson; and
Mr. and Mrs. | Frank. Jackson,
cousins.

CHESTER SIMMONS
Bookkeeping & Income Tax
Notary Public.

~Ph, 2-2992, 3010 St. John

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Crocker St.

to return again.

Mr. Leroy Williams, Mrs.

The hostess served luncheon and refreshments.
~Shown here are, left to right:
Williams, Mr. Ike Stevens, Mrs. John L. Scott and Mr. Séott.

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Brezzell Entertain

This picture was taken last Saturday nighi at the home of Mr.and| Mrs. Aaron Srezzell,

Aaron Brézzell,

The guests enjoyed the evening and hope
Anna May Brezzell,

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Verlene Gibson,

~By ARTHUR J. EDMUNDS,
Executive Director
Urban League of Flint

A younge Negro leader recently told a Flint audience that we
are witnessing a ~tremendous
~moral awakening throughout the
nation.~ He issued a plea for
~Negroes to take advantage of the
opportunities that this awakening
presents to us for achieving our
full rights as American citizens.

'

ly. For it appears that today ~jim
is definitely on the run.
It is on the run because large
numbers of influential white and
colored citizens think that it is
shameful and not in keeping with
what we know to be the American way of life. Vhey are working relentlessly to remove it from
the~ American scene.

This moral awakening is hav-,ing an effect on life in our own
community. It does not take an
analytical genius to see that individuals:and groups of our city
who ~have reputations for foster
facial injustices, intslerance and
inequalities are taking stock of
their rigid attitudes and unprincipled actions. We find that. many
of them are becoming defensive
and conscience stricken over their
parts in the undemocratic prac| tices that are still being perpetrated in Flint. And that is good.
It shows conclusively that a moral

aa awakening is being felt right here.in Flint. But it will continue to
~Negro citizens
advantage. of the opportunities that are presented by
such awakening. We can no longer sit down and wait for the end
| of discrimination to just happen.
' It is imperative that we join the

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In my opinion this observation,
~| ~as well as the plea, was very time
Frankly Speaking...

great team of fair-minded citizens of both races who are ~work-,ing everyday to make it happen.
A simple way of cooperating is
by first taking part in the many
social, civic. and political affairs
of our city that are open to all
peoples. Also, we must give our
active and moral support to those
organizations who are leading the
fight for full equality, equal treat-ment.and fair play.

y
) PET PEEVE

HERE~s one sure way to g~t

yourself knocked on the head.
Play some of your boyhood tricks
on your wife.

For instance, my wife yas a
horrible tinié, I must admit, /getting
me out of bed every morning. She.
begs, threatens and finally storms.
At this third-stage I usually. get up.

One morning this week, however,
I slipped out of bed/as. soon as
she called the first time. I arranged
the pillows under jhe covers. and
waited.

~She returned ih a few minutes
and threatened./ ~Get out of that
bed,~~ she screeched. ~You make
my life miserable every morning
by causing so much trouble. It
you~re not up in five minutes you'll
be sorry.~~/

In five minutes she returned.

~Get fout of that bed,~ she
screamed, and - yanked at the
covers. The silence that followed
was enough to give a fellow the
-willies.

y stuck my head out of the bathréom door and said, ~~Hello dear.~
/ ~Beast,~ she screamed and
/threw the pancake turner which
she had. carried from the kitchen.

I didn~t duck in time and the
heavy handle caught me right be
tween the eyes. A knot as big as

am egg popped out.
~Serves you right,~ she said and
fiounced toward the kitchen. ~
The. people at the office think
PROCODER REA |

The northernmost post office in
the United States is Penasse, Minnesota, on American Point, a 50 -
| acre island in Lake of the Woods,.

Child Study /

Members of the /Clark Child
Study joined with other members
of the. Child Study Forum at
Kearsley Agriculture School for
their annual Christmas potluck.

They learned/ about yule cus-|;

toms in Germany from Mrs. Jack
Combs, German war bride, now
living in Fljnt. |

Mrs. Hafold W. Baker, pianist
and president of St Cecilla Society, played carols, and the audience sang.

Kearsley auditorium, where the |,
dinnef was held,| was decorated
with; Christmas greenery and a
treé,.and each club took its own
table centerpiece.

~ Those attending from Clark
Avere Mrs. Booker Wilder, Mrs.

|} {Jay Highgate, Mrs. Grady Truss, |

Mrs. Albert Vaughn, Mrs. John
White, Mrs... Henry Lewis, Mrs.
Luther Williams, ~and Mrs. Earl
Payne.

Nats DARK

| ' Viola French

_ the many gut

/Council was made at the annual
| fall meeting held at Court Street

| ard Reaves, son;

Couple Wed On /
Thanksgiving Day

The former Kathryn Kipdall

was wed to Emanuel James
French on Thanksgiving/ ~Day.
The wedding was perfoymed at
Metropolitan Baptist Tdbernacle
by the Rev. KE. J. Timmons

Mrs. French is the daughter of
Mrs, Lela Boles of 2711 North St.
She is past president of- Parkland PTA and an Active participant in school an, church activities.

Mr. French ig ~ie son of Mrs.;Bayonne, New

Mother was one of
ists at the wedding..
e will live at 3612

~Jersey. His

The cou
St. John St.

Girl /Scout
Council Member
Appointed ~

The recent appointment of Mrs.
Dd id Lambert, 818 East Spencer

St, to the Board of Directors of

e Genesee County Girl Seout

(Methodist ~Church in November.

Mrs. Lambert has been,active
in Girl ~Scout work for the past
two years. She is co-leader of
~Troup No. 224 at Emerson Junior High.

Mrs. Lambert says. that there
is a terrific need for leaders The
lack of interest manifested here
by Negro parents is appalling. In_terest in the youth* today holds
YOR need. She is urging those who

are interested to contact the of~fice at the Community Service
Building, 200 East Kearsley St.

Sharing honors with Mrs. Lam"bert on the council is Mrs. Douglas McGruder, 1306 Maple St.

Birthday

Celebrations. Mrs. Delilah Reaves, mother of
Mrs. James Lott, 1529. Clifford
~St., celebrated her; birthday on: Thanksgiving Day at the home of

| her daughter: Present to help her

enjoy the occasion were Mfrs.
Kiddie Benton,. daughter; Mrs.
_Willie: Brooks, granddaughter;
and Mr. and Mrs. Chares: S,
Reaves, son and daughter-in-law,
from Cincinnati; Ohio Mr. Richfrom Detroit
was also here to help celebrate! her birthday.

Mrs. Lott~ was hostess-for this
gala celebration. Her mother is
~now living in Cin~innati, Ohio,.
but has been visiting here for
the past several weeks.

Seashore sand at Beppu in Jap
is black, hot to the touch,
gives off sulphur fumes. Thous
of people go there to lie for h
even days, covered by the pulver.
ized volcanic debris, which they!
bope will cure their ailments.

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