Bronze Reporter [Volume: 1, Issue: 51]

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THE BRONZE REPORTER

Bebidas: November 6, 1954

_ The Bronze Reporter. -IS*PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT FLINT, MICHIGAN.. Editorial Address iam ser 13th St. Phone CE 3-8481

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EDITORIAL POLICY

~Tike editorial policy o of ~the BRONZE REPORTER is to present the. news ass through: the eyes of its staff members, |
as accurately as is hut nly possible.

~In like manner, all be a reflection of Nésro thought as_
we see it... It~s scope will be national and its perspective truly |
American.

No.attempt will be made to ~grind axes~ as the saying yoes,
THE BRONZE REPORTER IS: A JOURNALISTIC VENTURE,
not a scandal sheet a ~ articles will always uphold the tra
Our staff is comp ad of men and women, very competent
in their fields, and with variable backgrounds which will enable
~them te cope with the many problems that one encounters on
~a newspaper which renders public service.

Our main 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

CLOSE RANKS

A time comes in the course of every man~s life when

-he has to swallow his pride, lay aside his bitterness, and

give support to a cause he has fought valiantly against.
For many of our readers, that time is now. Many of us
voted for candidates and issues that lost,
against candidates and i issues that won.

and worked
We can go on

_ fighting, we can sit down on the job and withhold our co- operation, or we can be adults in the situation and put
forth every effort to see that those who won do the best

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job that is. possible. |

' Without the wholehearted cooperation of each and
every citizen in the various wards of the city,-no candidate can do a worthwhile job. It would be illogical and
completely foolish for us to continue to fight the winning
candidates, and expect to reap any of the gains that they

~are obligated to make available to us.

Now is the time to put the campaign promises to test.
There is a wrong way and a right way to go about it. We
can sit back, and wait for the men in power to knock on

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our doors and ask what we want, or we can point out to}

them through organizations, churches, and newspapers

what has to be done. | By bringing to. the attention of our

united effort to see that they take action on those needs,

i there-is no way for us. to fail.
concentrated effort, we are giving neither ourselves nor
| our elected leaders a chance for. betterment,

_ er held before.
' that those jobs are filled.
_ There are unpaved streets in our neighborhoods that |

Unless we put forth some

There are jobs available for Negroes that Negroes nev
- could anid should be improved. Let's see ~ through our

Ml MENT Ry PST OEM

"up.

Sie cain ion AON Niele 5 2

Commissioners ~ that these streets are worked on.

There are many, many other vital necessities that are |

lacking in every neighborhood that Negroes help to make

| GETHER, AND SEE THAT Behm ade IS pene

L Californium ts (a) a heavy teens (b) city in mas bigs
(oc) type of building.

2. Dianetics is (a) the~ study of food; (b) science of the
mind; (c) a disease.

3. A gillie is (a) a Scottish manservant; (b) flower; (c) insect.

cen ~dere ts de. ame

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{| of your) paper for
| months, and I would like to take

ditions of trne _journ 4 ee =;
}a|fine job of news reporting, and
| civie and ~social coverage.
| refreshing to read a Negro pup
-of| the

Let's see ~ through our Commissioners |

It is up to all of us to CLOSE RANKS, PULL TO- -

TO THE EDI TOR:

Nov. 3, 1954
The Editor

Bronze Reporter
202 E. 13th Street
Flint 3, Mich.

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30 issue, of the
Bronze Reporter. ~~~Money Talks~
is) just what the doctor ordered,
keep him in there,

Gi J.C. |

741 Newall, St., Flint

| Just read Oct.

|; Nov. 8, 1954
To the: Editor

| Brenze Reporter
| Flint,

Michigan
Dea r Sit:
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I have been a constant reader
the last six

this time to congratulate you on
it: a2

lication |that is not filled witk
scandle, | |sex, and race-baiting
And above all, seldom has a paper
of the size and scope ef the
Bronze Reporter had the nerve
to, come out with an editorial such
as the one you printed prior to
Tuesday~s. election..

~While it is obviously ~~fashionable~? to be Democratic politically.
you showed great. courage and

| sincerity in stating your views o~

the wonderful record of the Republican! administration. Frankly
I expected your paper to run to
the Democrats the same as most
misguided populace of
Michigan, but I was happly wrong
in| my expectations, and you can
rest assured that as long as you

continue! to print the truth as you.

see it, and not as some outside
force dictates it to you,.I will:
continue to remain,

A well satisfied rhader,

F. H. MATTHEWS,

418 Wellington St.,

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Flint

| | Nov. 3, 1954
John Gibson, Jr. Editor
The Bronze Reporter ~

202 KE. 13th St.

| Flint, Michigan

Dear Sir:

The Bronze Reporter is no bet
~ter than the Flint Journal.
| aré both Republican and for Gentepresentatives the needs of our neighborhoods, and by | eral }.
-haye in supporting the Republican
| Party You placed a lot of your
real supporters in an embarrass
You

eral Motors, What right did you

ing position in trying to explain
just why-you turned Republican.
Have you forgotten how Roosevelt

~| and the Demoerats stood by the

Negro? How about Truman??

The Republican Party has prov- |
'ed|to be in. the

interest of big
business and not the little fellow
Don~t you know there is more
poor folks than rich? Wake up
you have had a nice little: paper
Don~t get mixed up in polities.

Sincerely,
A TRUE DEMOCRAT!.

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Editor i
The Bronze Reporter
202 8. 13th St. -
rust, Michigan

Dear Sir:

Although I live in Detroit, I
was more than interested in Floyd
J. McCree~s campaign for alderman. Your paper was introduced
to me on 4 recent visit to Flint..

After learning of the slim margin by which Mr.. McCree ~ lost
the election, I want to say that it
is evident that full support was
lacking from your paper, the ministers and other organizations.
I~m sure with your combined influence that) Mr. McCree could
have been the first Negro to be
elected as city 8lderman in Flint.

So why don~t all of you get together on these important steps
You~ll be surprised. what you car
obtain by sticking together. It~:
time for Flint to begin moving.

Sincerely,
A former Flintite

A man who knows. the world
will not only make the most of
everything he does know, but of
many things that he does not
know; and will gain more credit
by his adroit mode of hiding his
ignorance than by his awkward
attempt to exhibit his erudition.
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