Bronze Reporter [Volume: 2, Issue: 4]

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Saturday, October 8, 1955

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EDITORIAL POLICY

~The editorial policy of:the Bronzé Reporter is to
reflect the thought of the Negro, to expose those persons
and conditions which prove contrary to (the American
_ way of life), to protest acts or, policies which deny. the
~Negro his full constitutional rights as a true American.

The Bronze Reporter is a non-partisan newspaper.
Its main objective is to render a public service through
good journalism and to this end, The Bronze Reporter
is faithfully dedicated. ro:

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+ It has been a long, long time, since the murder of
a Negro has received so much publicity and has stirred
the public as has the Till Murder Case. Negroes and
whites in America and throughout the world are protesting. No~ civilized citizen can help but react to the
case. All over the country, people are seeking out
their local NAACP branch offices, and are offering
their services and contributing money to the funds of
the organization. THEY WANT TO BE CERTAIN
THAT. NEVER AGAIN WILL AMERICA HAVE TO
BOW HER HEAD IN SHAME BECAUSE OF WHAT
A FEW COWARDS MIGHT DO.

Citizens cannot bring Emmett Louis Till back,
nor can they punish the now infamous jury that refused to convict two white men for the murder of the
Negro lad, but.... the entire affair has resulted in
_ drawing attention of the NAACP, the country, and the
world to the undemocratic conditions that exist in
parts of the South.

The South does not want nor does it appreciate
the attention and concern. The Till murder case might
lead to the South taking steps to prevent other crimes
against the Negroes. \;

F.E:P.:TO BECOME EFFECTIVE

-. With the date on which the state FE.P. law is to
become effective, rapidly approaching, many businessmen and many Negroes are becoming uneasy.
The businessmen are worrying whether or not
Negroes will stampede their establishments demanding jobs. Some Negroes are anticipating walking in
and getting jobs solely because of the F.E.P. Law. Because of this growing anxiety, Mr. Earl Crompton,
International Representative of Region IC, UAWCIO, has agreed to devote his weekly column in The
Bronze Reporter to explaining and clarifying the new
F.E.P. statute. To the merchants and the public alike,
The Urban League, the NAACP, and the F.E.P. Committees of the various unions will be available to answer any questions or assist in any situation which
might be unfair to either the businessman or the pub| Be, es ae de?.

~PARENT DELINQUENCY |

What does it do to work so hard and long that
the children are forced to be neglected. Is it really
getting ahead when the mother and the father are
working at the expense of their children. In the ~good
old doys,~~ the mother was.in the home giving love,

care, guidance, and furnishing a great deal of securi-|F

ty to her children. She was able to help the little ones
to master their problems. She was able to train them
to accept responsibilities. She was able to make them
feel proud of their little accomplishments. She was
the. family relations director and the entire family

n Branch,
IN. A. A. C. P,

The Fight For Freedom. was
accelerated a few weeks ago when
the Urban League of Flint, an
affiliate of the National Urban
League,~announced that its organization was conducting a survey
into crime in the North End as
the result of requests from disturbed Colored leaders, as angry
and indignant citizens, who had
endured for many years in silence

Union Views & News

By Earl A, Crompton: Michigan~s Fair Employ
ment Practices Law

On June 29, 1955, Michigan
became the fifteenth state in the
Union to enact Fair Employment
Practices Legislation. In addition
the passage by Michigan Legislature of the Fair Employment
Practices Act brings the total
number of effective, enforceable
Fair Employment Practice Laws
to 10 which includes: New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Minnesota, and Michigan. There are
five other FEPC Laws on the

~Statute books: Wisconsin, Indiana,

~Colorado, Kansas and Arizona,
which do not have effective enforcement provisions.

The Michigan Law, similar in
many respects to the New York
and nine other effective acts forbids discrimination in employment because of race, color, redigion, national origin, or ancestry. Further, the new law prohibits discrimination in employment by employers, employment
agencies, or labor unions. A sixmember /Commission is established to mediate and conciliate complaints of employment discrimination, with powers to secure sub-.opoenas from the Circuit Courts
for enforcement of their cease
and desist orders. Offenders may
be punished by contempt of Court
charges,| which carry fines, imprisonment, or both. The Act becomes effective October 14, 1955.

What does this mean to the
minority groups of Flint? It
gives those who have the qualifications, an opportunity to
apply and work at jobs they feel
that their, training and qualifications ~nable them to work at.

Being a Negro, which positively
identifies me as a part of a minority group; I, as a Chevrolet worker, and as a Representative for
the UAW-CIO, have experienced,
witnessed; and interceded in
many cases of hiring discrimination. I have found that employérs
ase, chp riaeirs, cleverness, delay and positive refusal and personal prejudice in their efforts
not to hire people of miinority
groups. | -

The UAW-CIO has been outstanding) in their efforts and cooperation with other organizations in the struggle for the past
twelve years in an effort to get
a FEP Law passed in Michigan.
Through my personal association
with this Struggle for equal oportunity and actual experience with
Snir ead | cases of hiring, I
would ad
for a ie and: you may have to
use the FEP Law to get the job
you are applying for, that you be
sure of your qualification for
ar specific job.

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1. Record of training or experience.;:

2. Reference, if ever employed
at this type of job before.

ry to have witnesses, if
refused job because of race, creed,
or color.: This is essential if your
case has to be processed through
the Fair) Practice Commission.

The Union will make _ every

effort ta see that the Fair Em-!

ployment Practices Law is enorced and assist and cooperate
with their membership and the
citizens of Michigan in the equal
opportunity to work, regardless
of race, creed, color or national
origin. - | |

If there are~ any | questions,
kindly send them to the BRONZE
REPORTER. They will be an
unit had to look to mother at one time or the-other.
Consequently, it was no aecident when you BaP

a well-mannered youngster who respected the other
person~s view point, his preperty, and his physical
person. le. |

Study a child or youth~s behavior: the training,
love, and security that he has at home will be reflected

in many cases. Parent delinquency is responsible for ie abe
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much juvenile delinquency.

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swered either in this column or
by personal letter.:
(Editor~s Note: Mr. Earl Crompton, is an International Representative for the UAW-CIO,
working |in Region I-C, which includes Flint, Lansing, Holly, Fenton and; Owosso. Assignments -
Services| UAW Cafeteria Workers in the G. M. Plants in Flint,
-E.P., (Recreation, Unemployment Insurance, PAC, and Civic

affairs. The benefit of Mr. Cromp-;

ton~s experience and position
is weekly column will
appreciated by Bronze Re
porter Members.)

vise that when applying~

THE BRONZE REPORTER

~UNDER;COLOR OF

> By Atty Herman Gibson
_ President,

immorality and sin,

the insinuations that the North
End was..am incubator for vice,; J enounced,
from the floor of the.City Hall,
the Flint Police Department with
its ~All White Detective Bureau.

It is. understandable that the
lily-white Detective Bureau was}
the focus of your attack, as its
effect on the morale of the
Colored citizens is immediate and
direct; but the heart of the whole
problem is the flourishing and
vicious segregated housing pattern which underlines and illuminates the problem whether it
is housing, schooling Jaw enforcement or your right and impartial

trial.

Your President, born and raised on the North End, is sympathe-|
tic to the problems throughout
neighborhoods deeply affected by
them and has appointed Dr. Wijiiam A. Simms, as chairman of our
housing committee, to determine
what group or groups are responsible for the continuing segregated pattern and what is the best
method to combat it. Dr. Simms
will be ably assisted by Connie
Childress,, Atty. Ollie Bivens,
Rev. John Morgan, Marcus W.
Woodson and Atty William. S.
Price, III, Chairman of Legal
Redness Committee.

Crime is an economic and social
phenomenon. Crimes against
property are on a par with crimes
against the. person, but the consequences of crimes against property are often times more evere
than crimes against the person.|
Consequently, the poor are capable in law of committing more
crimes and by far the Negro, as a
group, fall within the lower eco-!
nomic strata. Where Negroes ~are;
concerned crimes against prop
~because:
~bises and _ prejudices

~slumming~ outside

unheard. Your blasts were

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erty are dealt with rather severely, crimes against persons where

only Negroes are involved and
erimes against the: peace, health,

morals or welfare of the com- ~

munity are traditionally enforced
y fines and or light jail sentence
use the responsible enforce
roi coon gee epee to
~their responsibilities to the public
~and the Ne 2

Negro victims families.

Negroes could assult, knife, shoot,

or kill other Negroes with impunity until the Honorable Paul
V. Gadola, Circuit Judge, rudely
stopped that practice when he reminded a Negro that he had

taken another man~s life and sent

him to Jackson
a stay.

Crimes against

Prison for quite

the peace,

health, morals and welfare of the

community will be ~winked at~

so long as we are segregated to
~ourselves and the activities are
~confined to our neighbdrhoods
misconceptions,.

the
of the
Whites have clouded their think
~ing into believing that we are

immoral by nature. The Whites
conceive us to be happiest when

~we are unrestrained among our
selves, 3. The enrichment of the

icity coffers every Monday morn~ing as the result of the Police
activity of the previous weekend,

4. Whites, themselves, like to go
their ~ lilywhite ot ea and_ brings
their ~filth~ into our neighborhoods.

Your complaints have not ag
ou
enough to awake the most deaf
Police Chief, as well as the slumbering City Commissioners. At
least rest assured that your N.A.
A.C.P, heard.

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MR. EDWARD DOZIER, President, Flint Conservation Club.
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FLINT 3, MICHIGAN
September, 1955

Flint Negroes. It is wanted and

the cheb ata in the way of
~ not only by the

Sincerely,

~Methodist Church. _
Quinn Chapel, A.M.E. Church.

F. & AM. | | |
_ MR. A. F. BUTLER, President, Sportsman Club.

MRS. OLA HUGHES SMITH, Chairman of Trustee Board of
Mich. State Asso. LB.P.0.E. of W. |

MRS.'J. P. BRYANT, President, Flint Community. Home
Makers Club V.

MRS. GLENORA G. ROLAND, President, Epsilon Epsilon
Sigma Chap Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

MRS. MELISSA PRATT, Matron, Ruth Chapter No. 6. 0.E.S.

MRS. JOHN RUSSELL, Polemarch, Flint Alumni Chapter,
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

ATTY. HERMAN GIBSON, President, (N.A.A.C.P.) Flint,

Branch.: MR. ARTHUR J. EDMUNDS, Executive Secretary, Flint

Urban League..
MR. JAMES H. MATTHEWS, W.M.. Eureka Lodge No. 16,

~ace: a PENTON, Worthy Matron, Royal Star

o. 27,

MR. SAMUEL CARPENTER, Vice-President, Chevrolet

_ UAW-CIO Local No. 659. L

MRS. LADESTA HAMILTON, Daughter Ruler, Genesee
Temple No. 550, L.B.P.0.E. of W. "|

MR. ALBERT HARPER, Exalted Ruler, Vehicle City Lodge
No. 1036, LB.P.O.E. of W.

MR. C. FREDERICK WILLIAMS, Director, Flint Civic Organization. |

~MR. JAMES D. WILSON, Jr. President, Checkmaters Club.
MRS, RUTH H, CLARK, Worthy Matron, New Hope No. 12

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