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THE BRONZE REPORTER

Saturday, April 24, 1954

IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT FLINT, si ereeap
~ Address. ~ 202 E. 13th St. Phone 8- 8481

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<DITOR MELVIN E. BANNER
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i. EDITORIAL POLICY _ |

4 The editorial policy of the BRONZE REPORTER is tb pre| sent the news as seen through the eyes~of its staff members,
| as accurately as is humanly possible.

In like manner, it will be a~ reflection of Negro thought as

No attempt will be made to ~grind axes~ as the sahinel goes.

4 | not a scandal sheet and its articles will always uphold the tra
4 | ditions of true journalism.

A Our staff is composed of men and women, very comp
' in their fields, a and with variable backgrounds which will
them to ra Me the many | problems that one encount
a newspaper whi public ~service.

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~ Jusrrer AND THE LAW

|| sina Otis Smith, Esau Hensley, an representatives of the Attorney General's office met in the confer
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ence room of the Executive Offices, State Capitol, Lan
sing, Michigan. There was an air of tensness, as a man~s
life hung in the balance. One grim reminder of Hensley~s
future was present in the form of a six footer from Arkasas. This reminder was typical of what the whites refer to as trash or cracker, and what we refer to as red
neck. Big, ignorant-looking, and contemptous of the fact
that 8o much time was being consumed o on the part of one
Tittle man of color, Esau Hensley.:

~| Hensley must be ~allowed to stay in Michigan! The
case against his is a civil case, and does not warrant criminal proceedings. Hensley must be saved and Arkansas
denied the privilege of making an example. An example
that would serve to frighten the residents of this section. of the state into staying in their so-called place. If this man

is returned, it will serve notice that the long arm of south~ern injustice can reach anywhere in the country, and victimize any Negro that may incur the wrath of her author

ities. -.|. If it was a case where Hensley had committeed a crime,
then there is no doubt that he should be returned to face
~charges. The only ~crime~ this man committed was beg unemployed in Arkansas and moving to Flint where~
he is working for General Motors. He did not remove
fhe sewing machine from the jurisdiction of Arkansas.
~He has begged them to accept payment for the machine.

The state refused settlement, they want a pound of flesh.

{ overnor, the case rests with you, may God guide you

your decision.

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Frankly Speaking...

By Arthar J. Edmuids, {) took plice on- their ~vtréets and

HELP NEGROES

~A new police chief will be appointed in our city im the near
future. This will very likely be
heartening news to the many individuals who have engaged in
the struggles to secure for Negroes equal opportunities ~for ad--

large numbers of Negrocs

of gambling, vice, unlawful drinking and prostitution but no longer reported these to the police
because THEY WERE AFRAID

vancement~ in and sérvice with|~ afraid that the violators would
the police force. <Many Negro| do them bodily harm. Upon read
ing these responses, I could only
conclude that these people did
not have confidence in ovr law
enforcement agency. Le

The unfair utilization of our
Negro police officers and _ the
Negrocs~ general unfavorable attitude toward our police force
should present a real challenge
to the new chief. Let us hope
that he tackles these problems
with courage and fairness.

families will mo doubt prayerfully hope that the~ new appointment
will mean better police protection
and law enforcemert in ~Negro
Neighborhoods~.

I NEED.NOT TELL YOU that
Negro policemen have.not been
given fair chances for promotions
or for working in | certain divisions of our police department.
You have only to look at the employment situation as it is at
present. There are no Negro corporals, sergeants, lieutenants of
plainclothesmen. Our Negro Officers are not employed in the
squad car patrol or given assignments throughout the City. Also.
I know of a Negro. who passed

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Historic Monticello, crammed by
builder Thomas Jefferson with in
genious devices for comfort and

convenience, will soon be fitted
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Executive Secretary in drive ways.
Urban League of Flint m ~BETTER POLICE PROTECTON~ was: cited as ~the fist~
NEW POLICE CHIEF CAN change needed for community

improvement during a recent su--
vey of one neighborhood in which
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Several of the respondents knew:

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the exomination for clerical work- |F

er in the police ~department. but:
who was rejected becatise of his.
race. Such malpractices as these
have cast an unfavorable stigma

It has to do with the mannér mm i
which police reports are written. ~

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on our police department in. ~the |1.: THE PIONEER HALL

past. I know that Jall of us are 3801 NORTH STREET, FLINT
hoping that the new chief will /J) RECEPTIONS
cause. these to be removed) __ PARTIES |
THERE IS ANOTHER MA~ BANQUETS
IPRACTICE that has caused Un- |] ] ~Contact MEETINGS
favorable comment) about and. s. M. Jacksén, Ph. 9-5667 DANCES
criticisms of the police personnel. Mr. ob. Jacgiferte, Ph. 86-9576 mh

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I have seen reports in Which. ref- | Lie Sa
erences~ to Negroes, madé Dy | ijn Se AST
white officers, wera | by first
names, nick names, and aliases,
such as ~Pete~~, ~John~~, ~Sam~~,

or ~Cute Boy~~. In these same reports, references to white people, |
regardless of, their status, always:
canried such titles as ~Office~: or
~Mister~~.
MANY. NEGRO CITIZENS have |;
publicly accused the police department of laxity, graft, brutal-|4
ity, and other acts to susgest |.
improper performance lof duties.
Other Negro citizens have been
afraid to express publicly their]
unfavorable criticisms of. ~the department. Regarding the latter, 1}
have been téld by residents of
certain sections of the city that,
~The police won~t do anything
about vices when they are report-. Ying to the

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