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~Saturday, March 20, 1954

I The Bronze Reporter

~I$ PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT FLINT, MICHIGAN
|| Editorial Address ~ 202 E. 18th St. Phone 3-8481

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NG EDITORIAL POLICY

m Phe editorial policy of the BRONZE REPORTER is to present e news as seen through the eyes of its. staff: members,
as ~accurately jas is humanly possible.

In like manner, it will be'a reflection of Negro thought.as
we ~see it:.. It~s scope will be national and its perspective-truly
American.

o.attem mee will be made to ~grind axes~ as the saying goes.
THE RONZE REPORTER IS A JOURNALISTIC VENTURE,
not |a scandal sheet and ~its articles will always uphold the traditions of true journalism. }:
| Our staff ~is composed of men and women, very competent |
in thelr fields, -and ~with variable backgrounds which will enable
em. ~to cope ~with the many problems that one encounters on
a ne r~which renders public service.
Y ot a objective ~is to be of PUBLIC SERVICE where
ever~ a need is felt, and to that end we faithfully dedicate our
selves,
THE STAFF OF THE BRONZE ~REPORTER

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T IS THE SCORE ON HOUSING? |.

been quite some time since the Commission to

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| study housing conditions in Flint was appointed, and as

| yet no Poco lind te ne have been made. From our side

of the fence, and we are on the side where the dilapidated

| housing is located, it seems that a two week study would
be sufficient. A one day tour of the third ward and
ninth ward would prove that there is a serious housing
shortage.. If one should enter some of these traps, walk
across the sagging floors, feel the draft that blows thru!
under the doors and between the windows; if any mem-|
| ber of the commission could see the overcrowded condi-. MELVIN E. BANNER

THE. BRONZE. REPORTER

LAFF OF THE WEEK

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~My goodness Charlie, haven~t you shot up. this last year!~"

~THIS IS A FACT!

In 1940, there were 6,685 Negroes in Flint. In 1950
there were 13,906, and in 1953 the best estimates availa'sle are that there are 20,000 to 22,000 Negroes in Flint.

It is just a simple matter of mathematics to see that

the Negro population of Flint has increased by approximately 152 percent in the last thirteen years. From these
figures one may also deduce that thé buying volume of | ~

this group has increased proportionately due ~perhaps to
the utilization of Negroes on production lines.
figures. bear out the fact that with better paying jobs,
Negroes have more money. to spend for commodities to
improve the standard of living.. The Urban League has prepared a splendid report on
Negro patronage and spending. This report states, among
other things, that we average about ~$23.83 a week ~per
family for food, and:42.6 percent of us~buy ~our food from
Hamady Bros.
week with the Hamady Bros. ~stores.

| Hamady Bros. ~had a forward looking indiscriminate employment policy, ~the entire community ~would ~benefit.

| tions that exist, we feel that proper recommendations.
| -would be made. Was this commission appointed to rec-|
~ommend action, or is it suppased to die thru inactivity? |

| There are many strong forces in our community that!

| are opppsed to public housing. The realtors are opposed.
| becausd it will be difficult to sell their randown property
at exhotbitant prices. These men sell property for what
the market will bear, and right now with the critical shortage, the market is bearing record profits.

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Many Negro property owners are opposed because

their monthly dues. Of course, there are those parasites: -who buy these huge monstrosities and rent every corner
llars per week. These forces profit from your | -
if the Américan dream is destroyed they will!
a major roll in bringing about its destruction. They
Viner in their opposition; yet, you who Jive in

play

have no organized opposition to the conditions
that Th Now is the time for action. Send a card to
ze Reporter, and write letters to your City Com
they have paid exhorbitant prices for their homes with i
low down payments, and it is necessary to fill the pro-|'
perty with roomers, whom they scalp in order to meet} 4

~Negro youth would be encouraged to-enter the retail merchandising field, the economic income in the Negro.community would increase, md Hamady Bros. would ~have
la larger percentage of ~the Negro grocery dollar.

~benefit you! (Kroger has ~a*part time: cashier ~lerk in
their ~S. Saginaw St. ~Store; ~and ' ~Mitchell's Food~ Fair ~has | ~~~
two full-time a in their ~store on eighth St.)

1. Another name for Korea ts (s)
(c) Kyushu.

2. The capital of the Phillipines was changed in 1948 to
(a) Mindanao; (b) Quezon City; (c) Manila.

Honshu; (b) Chosen;

3. Abraham Lincoln was America~s (a) 12th; (b) 15th;
16th a fuses

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These |

At this rate, we spend over ~$33,362 per

|many ~hens set in the chicken
| house, "as enough hid their nests

We can appreciate the generosity ~that this organiza-.
tion extends to the colored churches, but~ we feel that if

~Keep this in mind! Spend ~your dollar ~where ~it~ will ~dtnnati, ~Ohiio:

mie

= be kidded by. anyone. Rr
isn~t smart to have your name
appear in the paper. True, it~s
great to know that extra dozen
copies you bought will enhance
-your
grandchildren~but, is it worth it?

you have a baby, get a divorce,
shoot someone, or inherit a million
dollars,.

Get your name in print and you
are fair prey for ~name-snippers.~~
Have a baby, for instance, and
you~re flooded with mail reminding
that you need: money, ~for those
terrific hospital bills;~~ Burp~s Baby
Food ~which, under special agree-.
ment, we offer at ~ wholesale
prices;| insurance. policies; baby
clothes) and ~~you couldn~t have
timed your blessed event with our
big sale any better;~~ insurance pol
icies.

_Sheot. someone and you only get
two types of letters from snippers.
From those who think the victim
deserved it and from those -who
think the victim didn~t. So I am: told, I) haven~t shot-anyone since

my bean shooter days.

If you~re still determined to get
your name in print at the first opportunity then take this advice:

a divorce before you inherit a million dollars from.a distant relative.
Get your name in the paper in this

_ fashion and you find the world pop
ulated with name-snippers who are
all helplessly bound with financial
~and family problems and therefore

your sudden good fortune with you.
It~s much easier to shoot some
one and wait to see if the victim -

was popular or unpopular,

aiirctindh iter ce
"T REMEMBER *:
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BY THE OLD TIMERS;

From H. -V. Clark, Hot Springs,
Montana: I remember gver fifty
years ago at Plew, Missouri, when
folks in our ueighborhood, including ouxselves didn't bother to gather egas except for family use.

The stores would pay two and
one-half cents per dozen and that
would have to be taken in trade,
The kids over the countryside
would take eggs to the store and
aecept candy in trade.

Most of the people didn~t ~let

outside to keep the increase needed for the size = they: wanted
to kenp.
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From ~George Tucker, Tallulah,
Louisiana: I remember years ago,
as a little boy in Faunsdale, Alabama, there~ were no iron-beam
~plows. All were~ wood except the
point whieh was hand-made of
steel. My twin brother would
~@rive~~ and I would: hold the plow.

From~ Mrs. bg peau, CinI remember -my
~Giildhood on ~a Mississippi farm

when mother toédk two ears of

eorn ~and mdde ~two lovely dolls

~for twin~ sister and me. ~She deft

the itight colored corn silk ~on the

seob fer the hatic. ~We were so de-~
~Hghted ~ ~we ran down to the road

~and waited for the mailman to

~drive up in his horse and buggy
go we could show the dolls to him.
~1 also remeraber our large family
~sitting around an open fireplace,
~harmonizing in song.

~(Bené contributions toe this column atin

~89, mer eankiors, Beutucky.).

The light turnished by -a firefly

doesn~t measure'up to-what science

has produced in~ artificial ~illumination. Retent tests indicate ~that it

1 would -take between 1060 to 2000 ~

fireflies, ~flashing simultaneously,
to illuminate a room as brightly
~as the light from a-single candle.
The brightest firefly tested produced about nine one-thousandths
of a lumen. A 60-watt electric in~candescent lamp will produce 835 -

lumens,

Standing with any future |

Ponder the situation well before ~

icies; bassinets; and insurance pol- _

have a baby, shoot someone, or get -

in excellent position to best share.

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