Bronze Reporter [Volume: 4, Issue: 17]

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EDITORIAL POLICY

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
Ainerican way of life, to protest acts or policiés 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

goed journalism a to this end, The Bronze fer
is faithfully d ated.

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~ EDITORIAL ~

Much has been written and said about the Hungarian
refugees who were admitted to the United States during
the latter part of last year.

We have heard some adverse~ comments,

especially.

among some of the Negroes in the city, such as: We had}.

better take care of our own destitute people first before we.
start taking in a lot of foreigners. It~s mighty funny that
they can bring in outsiders and find jobs for them when
our own people can~t find work.
~We don~t have enough jobs and houses for ourselves..

I was born here and can~t find a job and here these Hun-:
garians come in from outer space, and right-off the bat, they
have jobs.~.i Certainly, on the surface, these comments seem to be
well founded.::Let~s:just take-our own town of, Flint as
representative of the average industrial town in the Unitdd

~ States. This time last year, a business depression began to 4

hit and it hit us pretty hard.

It lasted right through the summer for some of us and
others were still tightening their belts around the fall of
the year. Once industry began to call back the: working
force, we looked around and found that many 8f us: had
chalked up quite a mountain of bills.

Others had Jost items, such as automobiles and furni-} |:

ture in which we had made investments. Still others were

{An int: center, social
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~* Sponsor is the + ye Punaloteeccar

Integration in Reverse

Times. newspaper
brought to our attention. In
view. of the recent proceedings
in Clinton, Tenn., and Montgomery, Ala., and other trouble spots
in the nation. The BRONZE REPORTER felt. that its readers
would be interested in this story.
This is the amazing story of
integration in réverse at.a Negro
college whose constitution for1 ieee: forbade the admission of

The first inquiry from a white
student came on May 18, 1954
fréfn 19 yedr old Samual F. Lee.
Yourig Lee called the registrar~s
office to find out if the Supretne Court gree meant that
State~s. dears:.
to. whites! |
pt September, ~Bech Lee Ba
é6thér white students showed
ua bat ee: haces) fitire than

Ce ee ee ee Brey

tional spy iene begins to. rear its ugly h as Susanna Pome Gal
rector on om tes luxury liner S.S. Ocean bead discovers = come | ook ~ Benger
r and shows her evidence to the ship steward Cedric (Jimm)

t, the ship beautician,

A recent article in the maga-'1,000 white students are attendzine: section of the New York.
has been~

ing this 84 year old institution
of higher learning.

State. offers several advantages to students white and colcred. It lies 10 miles west of the
state jcapittal of Charleston,
which is the commercial center
of industrial Kanawha _ Valley.
The Valley has 241,000 residents.
Added to its convenient location
is the fact~ that its tuition is low
($25.00 a semester), State is the
answer to many a. student~s
prayers who otherwise could not
afford to enter college,Jor jeven
leave home to attend a college
where the fees.were reasonable,

White students have just the
shot in the arm that State needed to bolster, its _ Sagging enroll|ment. After-a bumper crop of

of the G.- I...Bil)),.
~dwindled to a mete~

1,791 students during the years
of 1947 and ~48 sige hier result
lment
ni ~1953

The. Chie: éf the Unhappy. Spertew.

not laid off, but drew mere token pay checks which came
to even less than unemployment compensation. So~there is
much to be said for the side which argues that these people
have no right to come here fr om a foreign land and deprive
us of jobs and homes.: Other Side of Picture

Now, let us look at the other side of the picture, for to
accurately appraise the situation, we must view all of the
facets. In the first place, let~s consider the fact that not all
of these people have jobs or even prospects. After the
screening process is completed, we will probably find that

~our working force in many vital industries can be greatly
supplemented.

For many of these people have training in fields which
are vital to the well being and defense of America. With
such a shortage of manpower in these areas, this influx
could turn out to be a blessing. Many have training in
electronics, physics, chemistry, engineering, etc. It is to
our advantage to draw from this supply of able minds. Let
us not forget that many of the men who have pioneered

in field~ essential to national defense were themselves foreigners or the descendents of foreigners.

Now, to get back to those of our own people (and es~pecially Negroes) who still do not have jobs. We have
neither read nor heard of any instance where anyone was
fired to make room for. a refugee. Many of,our people are
not trained to take over some. of the positions which these
refugees will fill.

Indeed, many of us are not trained to take over any
position. Too many of us are classified as ~unskilled~ labor.
This,-in spite of the fact that we were born here and have
spent our lives in a country with a policy of universal compulsory education.

True, some of us are the products of inferior systems of
education, but all too often,.we have not and do not take
advantage of those opportunities offered to better ourselves.

Some could have gotten valid training and education in
the army, but came out no better than when they entered.

Then, there is always night school, which is either free
or little or nothing. Before we become too critical, let~s
decide whether the Hungarians, racial bias, or we ourselves
are responsible for our plight?

Chamber of Commerce

The Flint Junior Chamber of Commerce is to \be commended for its outstanding service to the community last
year. This organization of young businessmen between the
ages of 21 and 35 years, have done much to promote good
community: relations in Flint.

In almost every worthwhiie community project that was
undertaken last year somewhere along the line could be
found the name of the Flint Junior Chamber of Commerceeither as sponsor, promoter, or hard worker in the field.

In considering candidates for their annual awards they
have drawn from all segments of the community and have
singled out two Negroes this year for places of honor. In
May, Lola Gibson was chosen as one of Flint~s ~Good Will
Ambassadors~ to visit Sweden as a representative of this
city. This month Otis M. Smith was chosen ~Man of the
Year. ~?

Both these awards were made by the Flint Junior Cham-]t
ber of Commerce without reference to race, and based solely
on the merits of the recipients. ~

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\ ALL OF US~ LIVING.
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ano sucna Loveey GUT ~AND WEW. JUST THE LOVE=
~80%, THAT'S PERFECT FOR Molly. | |~ LIEST PLACE YOU EVER.
ANO ME, ANOTHE REST OF THE. SAW FOR A NEST WELL
~ GANG. IM: HEADING HOME TELL JOE AND MABEL, AND
A 70 TELL EM ARCHIE AND ALICE.. THEVZL LOVE
~7, TOO! 9,

Paar! WHAT A NERVE
os + EY'VE GONE ANO
PUT A GUTTER GUARD
ON, COVERING THE
WHOLE GUTTER.GUESS
WE~LL HAVE TO FIND
OURSEL VES A WEW
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NY ey,

-guiter guard

pine
into the house or
guard

~only prevents birds from nesting~it fend out leaves,
needles, etc. These clog your gutters and cause overftow which
np the siding. Equip your house with a gutter
this spring before the birds arrive. Make one out of galvanized

wire cloth. Or, for a few cents more, buy the ready-made kind you install
ina few minutes. A ~snap-on~ Lockhart gutter guard fits standard gutters

any last Hog os Ta Rees,

Vet Quiz

Two million depentients. of
uniformed servicemen became
eligible for civilian medical ~care
December 7, and to date 42
States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
Alaska have signed contracts under which civvilian physicians
will be able to attend military

dependents, of the
Army Wilber, M. Brucker announced today.~

Dependents of active duty perForce, Marine Corps, Coast

Guard, and ~those of commis
sonnel of the Army, Navy, Air
sioned members of the. public
health service and the Coast and
Geodetic Survey are eligible for
civivlian medical care.. Eligible personnel for the new
program in civilian facilities include dependent wives, husbands, and children. Treatment
at Service medical -facilities for
these dependent parents and eligible dependents of persons who
died while on active duty, or in
a retired status will continue.

These two examples of fair mindedness on
the Junior Chamber of Commerce contributes to.t

part of
e feeling

by Flint Negroes that they too have a stake in Flint, sharing
in the -work and ~ of ~ an ~ also

in its occasional honors.

in ~Foreign Intrigue~ on Thi

sebarde. Jan. 19, CBS Television.

and 1954..

According to Dr. William~ J.
L. Wallace, president of West
Vt. Sate, now, over half of. the
2,200 students are white.

As a result of its integration, West Virginia State has
dropped out of the all-Negro
athletic conference and joined
the West Virginia Intercollegiate Confeernce, White and
Negro players compete against
all-Negro teams.

During the first months of integration, many of the white students felt self-conscious, As one

professor observed, ~They would
eral gathered, then they would
wait outside the class until sevcome in and sit together.~

Dr. Wallace feels that integration has..sparked some of: the
Negro students to work up to
cepacity, for it is felt that jobs
will open up for Negroes in the
area on the basis of merit.

Dean Harrison H. Ferrell
points out that without special
planning and the setting up of
special committees to blueprint
integration, State has gone ahead
and done the job without. fanfare,

Today white and Negro students share dormitory rooms,
join the same sororities and
fraternities, compete in sports
together and take part in student affairs together. Many
whites have stated that they
would not be able to get a
higher education were it not
for State.

The New York Times article
goes on to quote Dr. Herman G.
Canady (head of State~s phychology department) as saying:
~West Virginia State has demonstrated that integration works.
And don~t forget that segregation cuts
Supreme Gourt decision, whites
were being deprived of one of
the best educations they could
get in West Virginia.~

Letters to Editor:

Dear Sir::

I am writing in a sincere hope
you will publish my letter. Just
before Christmas I was faced
with a grave decision. The doctor informed me I had to have
an operation which would not

allow me to have. any children.
My husband and I decided to

~|follow medical advice and I un
derwent surgery.:

We have always longed for a
child of our own but now we
will not be able to enjoy the
happiness of being parents. God
in his will, sometimes seems unjust, but we know He is always
right.

Perhaps someone will read
this who has a large family or
a young woman who is with
child and does not want the re-.|sponsibility of motherhood.

If so I beg them to get in
touch with us. This is the most
desired wish of our lives.

Sincerely,
(Name withheld by request)
(Editor's Note: We have re-"
ferred this reader to many
reputable adoption agencies.

Replies should be addressed to |

Letters to Editor, Herald Newspapers, 18600 Revere, Detroit
34, Mich. They will be forwarded to the above writer.)

Three Bands

The beginning band, the junior
high school band, and senior
high school band will present
their annual variety program
Thursday evening at the high
school auditorium at 7:30.

wo ways. Until the}

In the newspaper business you come across many ye tod age
things. Last week we heard of a case in-Royal Oak To
ship which was hard~ to believe. Nine inches of snow had

| just fallen as our Township editor and myself waded: to

ine rear of a home in the section known as the: ~old Sub.~

Reaching a garage-like co-op affair, we shoved aids the
warped boards used for a door and entered. Fin
darkened rooms, (no electricity) a mattress on Cemen
smoldering pot-bellied stove and a pot with scatiering
frozen beans stuck on ~its inside. A table with -~ mes of
crumbs and dirt smudged doll~ without | arms | or: ~bea fay
dejectedly mid-floor. ie

pl ated:

Nothing unusual perhaps except a pati Pot
this home, A couple wtih twa smali pera 3and 7
months) who had no money, no job: and: ox iting~ ie. a
building condemned by the Fire Chief. ~

Yes, a home was found for these causes aed ~peirhg
to the Oakland County Welfare Dept., and ond Wore the
Township Supervisor, but the story does not

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This certainly should not exist but it ~did and st dots.
A spot check of the old sub area found many oasé8, although
not quite as bad but nevertheless existing..:Thete:is 4, solu
tion to bad and sub-standard housing but. where~ ~does the
fault lie? The local government, housing a sorties, ~social
agencies? I think the answer lies within ourse Ives.~
Hats off to Rev. Richard H. Dixon and thie Py hae Mile
ters Association for their letter to VP Nixon, asking ~6f, consideration of the Negroes plight in the Souths _~
well done.; =
about Wayne County and now in Flint. i ib. Flint
probes have not hurt the profitable number of

bin ebies in
Pontiac. There are still many places and p
~Pig Alley~ of Pontiac where one may plate. 10~, ona. it

or purchase ~after hours~ booze oe dope. Se ae ito
BN es

Local Dems in Oakiand Coun are tilt nti 1
the goof. of Republican leaders in thé feces
Seems as ~if local Rep. big-wigs thought ps
Negro vote was: in a new newspaper whi
them by would-be politicians. it turned Sut te
down the dran.. |

Republican leaders will make an. ~all-out elto ci Bit
Negro vote in the next few years. With Civil Right

ee

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' Debpial are talking about the bein

a major issue the time is right for a vote defi#et
Negro vote in Oakland County is important. Iflécal Reput
lican Jeaders would adopt a grass-roots: attittidé & et ert
themselves on a mass level perhaps theif | retit Ould -
materialize. piesa og

Perhaps the Negro voter in Oakland Couiity she
more inclined to vote Republican if théy saw; ~ist
hd employment vii doa in the County nd d City
eve

~2% ~

A local Negro leader in Pontiac is up for an 2 impértat
post in the Oakland County Democratic Committee. ~:

The next time you go jonie take a look at where you
patronize. Ever ask yourself as you spend your ~weekly
check for food, clothes, etc., if the businessman whére y
spend your money is putting anything back into your. ah
munity. How many Negro employees does he have other
than ~maintenance?~ Does he cooperate or -assist*in~ your
community endeavors? Or is it the usual practice. of;taking
out and never putting anything back?

Why not drop us a line or two about the above? ~How

do you feel we as your community newspaper. can assist i in

bringing about more employment opportunities for you and
your children? Address your letters to your respectivé newspaper or to the writer at 29 Orchard Lake, Pontiac, Mich.

(EDITOR~S NOTE: Mr. "Fuckers ~coho appears in eight
weekly newspapers throughout the state of Michigan.
Correspondence should be addressed to 6 widagnl Lake,
Pontiac, Michigan.)

GOOD THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER ~ G oe

~Fret not thyself baedise of evildoers, neither he theu
envious against the workers of iniquity.

~For they shall soon be cut down like the: grass, and
wither as the | herb.

~Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in
the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

~Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee
the desires of thine heart.

~Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also ia hin; and
he shall bring it to pass.

~And he shall bring.forth thy righteousness as the Hah,
and thy judgment as the noonday.~-~Psalms 3721-6.;

Bronze frepocter. Saturday, January 19, 1987

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