Bronze Reporter [Volume: 1, Issue: 23]

ronze Aeporter

~A Reflection Of Negro Thought~

Flint, Michigan, Saturday, April 24, 1954

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AC Choral Group Participated in the Easter Caakers

Miss Roberta Peters Thrills
Of 7,000 At AC Easter Conce

By John Gibson, Jr.

SRO was the result of the response of one of the largest,
ergwds to witness an AC Easter
Concert at the IMA. Auditorium!
which was given under the
-pices of the Musical. Groups,
Spirk Plug Division
Mators. %

The theme of Easter was apparent as the eager crowd awaited| the opening cue. The stage

aus~ |
AC}

was impressive. Floral artistry
wes rendered by the Arcade
Florist. Lilies arid greens were

laid from, one side across the
front to the other side, creating
inia subtle manner, the mood for
the Easter song fest.

The murmuring audience. was
still as the. auditorium was Corkened and the picture of the front
of a stone church was thrown on
full. curtains. The three choral

groups made their entree by
coming up the center. and the

two aisles converging midway as

they ~sang, ~~Christ| The. ~Lord is
~ os { ~.

Risen Today~. The 130 singers

carried. lighted ~~ valaiiles~ as the
singing procession made its way)

ta the stage and was seated behind the band.

| The eoncert band and a. choral groups rendered individual seIe~ctions that were pleasing to the
ear. Their renditions reflected
training, talent, and enthusiasm
for their respective roles in the
concert.

i Mis8~Peters made her graceful
appearance after. the concert
~hand played Tchaikévsky~s
enm Overture ~1812~, It was not
surprising nox difficult to understand how this lovely coloratura
sensation captured the heerts of
music lovers at the Metropolitan
Opera House. She sang ~Baiti,
Batti~ from Mozart~s ~~Don> Giovanni~~ and the ~Bell Song~ from
~Lakne~. The audience was delighted as she returned for an
encore with ~Will You Remember?~ (Romberg).
Later, Miss Peters

~Sol
was

|

accom-~~

| with Alabieff~s

and from
| Nome~.
i lightful crowd~s

i

~One: Kiss.~~

| accompanist. Jack!
{narrater, deserves |

himself. Qf course, |

MISS ROBER~

just before Easter

paniel with the flute by. Samue
Pratt as she thrilled the audience | |
~The Nightingale~

~Rigoletto~,

She ganar to the de Williams Seeks

for the excellent way he handled~ tions when

AC Musical director v was master- |
~ful as he conducted the band. F.

udience |

al Group: while W.

t | \Jr., conducted the Ladies~ Chorus | Sunday, May 2, ~through Tues- |
| |and the Male-Chorus. H. Paul|4ay, May 4, Pontiac State Hos: |
1; White, Richmond Browne, and. pital will hold its annual Open |

Mrs, Clayton Best were the
spective choral accompanists.

~Caro |

plause

~The Last~ Rose of Summer~ ond/"~Unprecedented~
Alexander Mca was equ ual to Fourth TC rr

at General | the occasion as~ * Miss Peters~ pian |

| White, the; Gov. G. Mennen Williams finala compliment ly diselosed his politi~al inten
he
7ilson | candidacy for

his
in a

annoupéed

[Arthur | Governor,

& Tu esday night.

signing autographs

lA PETERS, the Met artist,
concert began.:

S FLINT

Fidgar Gosney directed the Chor-'
W:,. Norton, |

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| radio-television*hockup in Detroit.

MAN

Southern Deputies In Flint
To Claim Esau Hensley

Arkansas is seeking to extra-) séwing machife but ieft ~it with
dite a Flint man, Esau Hensley,| his wife in |Arkansas ~when he
122512 E. Marengo, on a crim-| came to Flint, seeking~ work in
inal charg? of disposing of prop-| August, 1953.

viv subject to a lien yFherve it At ee
appears that Fatslayle only. opie reg meng gta walt ae a
Oey er tect creas | swore out a warrant for Hensley
a debt on a sewing machine pur- nem Lag, oS. et by ries
td wile a reauect i; AL in machine back to the dealer

oa fuk ite: ane offered jit.to him i June

cictue in We ees 1953, proce he. saw that he cauald

G. Menrek Willard, not make the payments. On ~am
Thar sda vy, on agent from the a rs Seana tate de:

Arkansas County was meesert th the Wealer and to his lawyer of
< os SEL UR ~

urge ~members of the Governor's
staff to. advise the Gov<zrnor to
issue his warrant ~for Esau Hensley, necessary before Hensley

may be taken into~ custody ana |
returned to. Arkansas.

Hensley was represented by
~Attorney Otis M. Smith, whb
nointed gut snumergus tech nical
deficiencies in the - proceedings
end who. also -argued that thik |

was ~an attempt to use the crim-|
inal law to collect a private debt. |

Smith also pointed out thal
~Hensley: had not dis sposed of th |

National Mental |
~Health Week Set
For May 2-5

it nalenbchirch nnenempcsincalcsiais.iibenale +}

House. The hours are 1;00- 4.00

ip.m., and on Wednesday, May 99
| from 6:30-9:00 ~p.m.

Special: tours for school groups

i from 9 700-11:00 a.m. can be at

|

Att~y. Otis M. Smith presents his
case at Hensley hearing.

| ranged. fering to make. payments. This

Special attention will be given was in December 1953. In March
ito students interested in hospital}1954, the dealea: finally decided
iwork. Representatives of the var+| to use the criminal arm of the
~lous professions will be glad to! law to collect a private deb.
'taik to students regarding train+ Hensley has indicated his willing required iand opportunities in] ingness to pay the balance due
the field of their intcrest. l}on the sewing machine, although

ithe amount now claimed
$60 ehove what he originally contracted to. pay.

Attouncvy Smith stated inat,
~this flagrant the penal
law has come into vogye hy some
of the: Southdrn States in
st innocent citizens

is about

Bound Gver To

Circuit Court

Millard M. McLaurine who wa |
caught by police in a break-in at;
Gibson~s Dairy: Bar, 913 Lippin4}

abuse of

whose

cott:- Blvd., was bound to Circuit} against

Court, Monday afternoon wh~ ni} only crime js|that of hiaving, not

he waived a- Municipal Court! been able.to| keep up |payments

hearing on a burglary charge |; on over-priced, over-sold ~ iteims.

Bond was set Int $1,000, || It is a matter for the collection
McLaurine is on probation for ezencies not) for the. criminal

larceny. conrts,~~ he added.

Gronze Reporter Appeals Te The
Governor To Save Hensley

An urgent. phone call. was) case due consideration, and would
placed to the Exceutive Mansion] act fairly in the matter. He also
in. Lansing, Michigen,.. by thei] ~yromised to write The Bronze
Editor in. Chief ~of the Bronzel| Repoiter a letter, after he reachR-porter, John Wesley Caldwell} ed a decision, explaining why he
i This call was necessvry becsuse|| made the decision.

Walter Tavlor of. the Attorney!|, The past record of the Gover| Generals office stated that hel) nor cneourages us.to believe th it
~was~ going to recommend that the!) Hensley will be allowed. to stay
Governor issue a warrant forj,in Michigan. PatteysSon was saved
i Esau Hensley~s return to Arkan-| from Georgia, and there have
| sas. i been other cases of Negroes he| The Governor assured Mr.//ing saved from scuthern justice
Coldwell that he would give theji by Governor G. Mennen Williams.

~Dr. Cooley Re-elected To Feniiac

City Commission

Dr. Roy V. Cooley of Pontiac, re-elected. Of the 2138 votes
Michigan has been re-elected com-|| cast, Dr. Cooley received 1,578.
~missioner from Pontiac~s 1st Dis-||. Pontiac is the first city in Michtrict. This district is composed of|| igan to have an FEPC ordinance,
about fifty percent whites andi| passed through legislative actien,
| fifty percent Negro. jand. this was brought ~ Sout
| Dr. Cooley was the only one of] through the untiring efforts of
five incumbents running that was! Dr. Cooley.

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