Bronze Reporter [Volume: 3, Issue: 43]

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Sports John Harvey
Raymond L. Davis
School and P.-T.A. __ Bessie Lewis
Young People __... Oromwell Reid
f Writers |; Juan Risco and Edward Dozier
Herman Hamilton, Jr.
Cc. F. Williams
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EDITORIAL POLIOY -

_The editorial policy of the Bronze 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 has 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
aoe see
is es eee.

ELLE ETT ETO

EDITORIAL ~

*You seem to be doing all right now,~ he expressed to
your editor.

~We can count our blessings if that-is what you mean,~

was the reply.

~Come now, surely I don~t detect any pessimism-you~ re
doing all right. Remember Rome wasn~t built in a day. Your. paper, as children, will have-to go through stages before it
will reach maturity. Time is required for anything! to ma~ture. Some forms of life require but a few hours to mature
but the life expectancy is very short.~

~Of course, you are right, but it seems "that things
could be much better.~

~Conditions can always be better. You must realize that
you are bucking the tide with your newspaper. People, and
not only your people, require time before they will give their
loyalty and ae ona They must be convinced that you have
moxey.~

~Moxey? That's a new one on me.~

~People must be convinced against their will that you
have a product~a service that they can depend on. In the
meantime they will-begin to lopk forward to seeing your
~product with more and more regularity. You must admit
that forming a habit good or bad requires time.. An old
philospher described an excellent condition to illustrate the
reaction of people to something new. He was discussing intelligence and ignorance, but it will suit our purpose.

* Picture about twelve people in a dark, damp dungeon of
ignorance. They are just existing; they have become adjusted to the darkness; they find some way to gain a degree of
relief from the dampness. He described what would happen
should someone decide to expose them to the light and warmth of intelligence. Suppose this person bearing the bright
light of intelligence should make a sudden appearance in the

dungeon. The reaction would bea negative one. First the
twelve people would close ~and shield their eyes from the
light. They would tend to move away as the light came closeee ~

er.

~After a period of time, depending upon the ability of

individuals to adjust themselves to light, a few will see the

stairs and immediately leave the dungeon for the world of, light and the warmth of the sunshine on the outside. Those

on the outside might return to the hand of the stair and

* shout to the others about the benefits the outside world had

to offer. One by one the others will leave that dungeon. The
point is just this: time is required before all will leave that

~ dungeon. Some will be suspicious, others ~indifferent and I
- gome just too lazy to move or exert themselves. Do you get 1

the picture?

~In your case, you are faced with the same problem as

~ the fellow with the light. Your readers and your advertisers iy

must first become accustomed to the presence of your paper. This has happened. Your readers and your advertisers
must be able to see what you have to offer. This is happen
ing..
| ~I see people reading your paper in cars and on the street [

corners. I hear them discussing pro and con, some of the
features of your paper. I even heard a merchant recommend
-your paper as an advertising medium to another merchant.

~Now when the colored people realize, in spite of their
_ personal status, the more positive interest that they take in
_ ~patronizing~ the advertisers of your paper and letting the advertisers know that they are interested in the Bronze Repor0S Sie pron 705 Wi ho atte ds peeve = Cheeta
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color of law, Separate but equal

was a doctrine made famous by
the late Booker T. Washington to
gain a respite from the whip anc
the lash, the horrible physical

and menta] punishment meted
out to the hapless victims, atroc- >
ious and vicious murder ~of any ~

victim to satisfy the clamor of

the mob, or the unsatiable thirst.

of the hydra-headed monster.
Yet even in those times, a new
day was foreshadowed. Voices in
the wilderness were seeking to
be heard ~ Frederick Douglas
and W. E. B. Du Bois.

During this period the Negro
was on his hands and knees.
Physical violence and the threat

of violence kept him there until ~

1907 when a group of white and. colored citizens came ~together ~

and formed the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, who grappled
with the hydra-headed monster
and wrestled the Negro free
from its clutches. When history

has an opportunity to truly ap
praise the contributions of the
NAACP, through its legal] victories, it will most truly say that
the NAACP made contributions
to all of America.

We, too, have lived under the
color of law, For most of us, our
lives have been fashioned and
shaped by it. Our thoughts and
our minds have been warped by
it. However, we will never again
suffer the physical abuses as a

_ Yace as our fathers did, nor will

HERMAN GIBSON

some of us ever appreciate the
psychological impacts that our
children will face so long as we
live for. today and let tomorrow
bring what it may.

The other day I was in a discussion with some of the men who
work in the factory. ~But you
are a lawyer, what do we have
in common with you~you have
it made,~ they said. ~We can understand why you are going Republican, but we must depend
upon the Unions to protect our
interests.~

I have always believed that
free men disdain the misleading
badge or label which is a con
Whether you cultivate roses with f,
grow-by-themselves flowers like

ths Seapalt: Cul

fancy names you've got a gee

picture subject.

Turn Your Camera on Flowers.

Raising flowers is a-favorite
hobby with many _ people,
whether they have big gardens
or do it in a window box~and
more and more of them are
finding that they can enjoy

_ their flowers long after they~ve
bloomed and died by picturing
them at their best.

Close-ups of flowers are not
as easy to take as pictures of
the whole garden, but the effort it takes to picture them
individually or in clumps is
well worth the time.

A camera that can be used
at very short distances is an
asset, but not a must. An inexpensive close-up attachment
will let you get as close as 3%
feet with even the simplest
camera.

Background presents a problem~one. that~s ~easily solved.
You want the flower
or flowers to stand out in all
their beauty and anything in
the background is likely to be
distracting. So, a piece of cardboard, light-or dark, according
to the color of the flowers and
your preference, goes behind
them to provide a completely
neutral background.

Sometimes you can use the -
ground or the sky for a neutral
background by shooting from
a high or low angle, depending, of course, on the heighth
of location of your subject,

But don~t do any of this on
a. windy day~because you
can~t tell the flowers to stand.
still and watch the birdie.

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~John Van Guilder

HERMAN HAMILTON, JR.

By Herman Hamilton, Jr.

So some of you are beginning
to see what old Hampt is talking about when I say our lot is
not with the Democrats this time
Some of your are calling Rep.
William Dawson, (D) Illinois,
an Uncle Tom-1956 version, because he opposed Rep, A. Clayton
Powell~s Amendment to the Federal School Aid Bill. There is no
doubt in my mind that he had
some good points, however, he
helped to keep the Dixiecrats in
the driver~s seat. They are going

in the Negroes~ fight for full
freedom.

~I say let~s do some hoss trading; we do it overseas. Let's
give them what they want only
when they give us what we want.
This approach will work wonders
in breaking so much nonsensical *
prejudice. If Dawson or anyone
else thinks these Southern boys
are not playing for keeps, my: in my mind that the best medi- to cram as many liberal Repub
Republicans and Northern
Fn owes defeated the measure
by an 8-3 vote after weeks of delay by Southern chic ena

~palace cost of living is
ed to rise even higher
future.

on. I walked away. with no
cine for a Southern Democrat is |

licans down their throats as we
can pick up. In case there is any
doubt as to what I mean, I'll
state it bluntly. We should, I |
think, give the Republicans ade. |
cided majority in the House and
~@enate

We are foolish to support a~
way of life that is detrimental to
our cause. Personally, I am tired
of Southerers getting key positions in Congress and bottling
up or messing up bills that are

designed for me and~my children,
How about you?

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trist the first thing in the morning. Some people of the South
are still fighting the Civil War.
Thirty-four states are pampering the fourteen southern states
and allowing them to act like

venient means of identification.
JUDGE THE. MAN BY
CHARACTER, NOT BY THE
CLOTHING HE WEARS I have
always cautioned.

I told these men that I have. several things in common with

them. The most important is race
We are easily identified because
of our color, They were told that
I have more in common with
their children than them because
as the child of a factory worker,
I have

gical impacts that their children
will face. My father was a union
man, who wanted for me the
same things that they want for
their children.,.. an equal op- |
portunity to "advance in. this
world. Their children will want
the same thing, I want, namely,
the chance to advance based upon the individual ability, initiative and merit, Ogle children
should-be the small farmers, businessmen, be Se doctors, and
tradesmen of tomorrow.

I believe in private enterprise,
individual worth and human dignity. I believe that the more fortunate of men were given cer-. tain ~gifts~ to be shared with

his fellow man, The Republican
Party professes a belief in private enterprise and individual
worth.

I shall continue to work to improve conditions as a young liberal minded Republican. Liberalism is a quality of the man.
not the sole virtue of any political party.

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