Bronze Reporter [Volume: 4, Issue: 22]

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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
Aiaerican way of life, to protest acts or policies which
deny the Negro his full const:tutional 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 and to this end, The Bronze Reporier
is,:aithfully dedicated.;

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To diminish youth delinquency, vandalism, and rowdiness, the younger boys shouid be kept busy. It has
been well said that an idle brain is the devil~s workshop.
Would it net prove neipful, if the parents united in a
band to he.p keep the chiidren busy? We absotve liom
the consequence of so much meanness going.on emong
the youth, there is a fault somewhere. Yet our conv-ction is that every fau.t can be corrected, if caught in
time.

tt happened not too many years ago, a group of mothers who wanted to help protect their young sons organized a ~Boy Scout Mothers~ Club.~ At that time, a gang
called the ~~~clicks,~~ and other so-called ~~~Tuft. guys,~
held many of the younger boys in great terror. They
were afraid to identify any of the boys, and they were
afraid to go out alone. And there were many boys who
did not want io join the gang. So many lived in constant
fear.

My own son was a Boy Scout, and I joined the Scout
Mothers~ Club. And what a nice time the mothers had
<nticing other mothers to let their sons join The Boy
scouts. To remove the idle time, which might have given
the boys extra time to roam around the streets, we helped them by showing them how to help themselves keep

erings for the boys and the:Scout Masters. And not only
did the group help their own sons, but many others
looked on a long time, and then joined. More mothers
and families, including sons, began to go to church, and
were seen out in society together.

Tinte glided along, and the mothers and sons kept
busy. Every time some of the mothers got a chance they
put in a plug for the ~Truth that makes free.~ The
mothers went to the churches, the clubs, and community
organizations and gave the youth a good boost, and
asked aid for them whenever they were given opportunity. Soon there was a complete community working toward one good cause for the youth, some groups
nad hobby centers, others opened their homes, churches
~coperated, and everything began to grow better for
cne youth, and community. se

The popular misunderstanding, which many of the
boys who were ~tufts~, cleared up, and some of the
same boys of whom the others were so. very afraid, join
misdemeanor, in gangs. Many of the young men became
friends of the younger Boy Scouts, and their mothers
became friendly with those who were trying so hard
to make each community a better place in which~to
live for all the people.

We are sure all of the peopie want the young peaple
to grow to be good law-abiding citizens, right now, And
it will be a sad plight for the police to have to hurt any
of the youth, while trying to protect the citizens.| The
present condition is one in which every group should
take part..And when the people do all they can to stop
the hard head stubborn will of idleness, we will be
underway with stopping so much trouble caused by
youth delinquency.:

And what about stiffer sentences for those older
boys who just won~t behave? And what about having
quarters and enough counselors to supervise them after
completing sentence? This would help niake better. citizens and better society.

There is a need for more recreation centers, and a
need for more supervised play, and the maim thing is
more right thinking. AND THERE SHOULD NOT RE
ANY FURTHER ~WHITE WASH~ CONCERNING RECREATION CENTERS, which should have been sped up
faster long ago. And there is no need for waiting on
the time and place for disputes of opposition, and decisons on discrimination. _The most important thing should
be to do something about the idleness of the youth of
today. ':

Volunteers Need Paper

~ OPINIONS ~ Y

Despite the drop in prices paid

for scrap paper at the mills, the
Volunteers of America will continue to pick -up old papers and
magazines at. the home in the

troit Post commander, said
that the Volunteers have never
failed to accommodate housewives who wish to get rid of
their paper discards.

He pointed out that an accum-'

ulation-of waste paper also constitutes a fire hazard. 4

BRONZE REPORTER, SAT, FEB. 23, 1957~

- dentiai plane, Columbine IL, for

- - ARABIAN KING LEAVES ~ King Saud of Saudi
he inspects an Honor Guard at Washington Na tional airport before his party left in the presi
military honors, including.a 21-gun salute,

Arabia is escorted by vice president Nixon as

@ trip to the Azores and Spain. The Arabion king was given full

as.he left this country in the rain. (Newspress Photo).

Publisher's Mail
Dear Editor:

of:Darcy DeMille as. your new
society writer is~ a feather~ in
your cap. Miss DeMille seems
tqreally give her column the
feminine touch that. your paper
needed,

You can count on me to buy
your paper every week now. I
leok: forward to readng * Miss
DeMille~s column, ~Social
Whirl~ (sic). I also understand
that. she writes (sic) mystery
stories,:

How about letting her write
one for the BRONZE? I~m sure
the men would love that and
it might boost your circulation.
The women of Flint look forward every week to her Society
Whirl] (sic); and the men could
read the,mystery stories. That
way everyone would be happy.

Thank you again for giving
us a good paper, and a good
writer for the society page.
Mrs. Alma Foxworth
* * *
Dear Sir:
I would. like to congratulate
you on your coverage of the
Flint Symphony Concert. I just
wish that you~ had printed an
advance notice on the concert.
I am just a poor working man
who likes good music and I certainly would like to be able to
attend such a concert. Can you
let me know how much the admission is and where I can buy
tickets.

I have been here since September and someone told me
that vou have a pretty good
orchestra, but as yet I have not
been to any of the concerts. Do
you know when the next concert will be? Please let me
know.
From a music enthusiast
G. Leonard Harris

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EDITOR~S NOTE:
In answer to your inquiries
Mr. Harris, we must first apologize for not having put in an
advance notice of the concert:
In the future we will do so, The
next concert will take place in
April..We will print a notice of
the exact date and time in
plenty of time for you to attend.

absolutely free. However, they
do take up a-coliection during
the intermission. You contribute
whatever you wish (or nothing
at all). Please note the announcement of the Boston Pops
Concert!.;

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CHANGE OF PLACE FOR
BOSTON ~POPS~ CONCERT:

Due to the brisk sale of tickets for the concert of the Boston ~Pops~ Orchestra on Tuesday, Feb, 26, at 3 p.m., the lo
Central High auditorium to
Palace Theatre. _;

only
dren.

Congratulations! Your choice

~the names a sses of) its
Admission ~to. thé. concerts is) granite chats

cation has been changed from '
| formm and Racial Activities and~

Adult tickets are to be sold

Listen Flint.. -
By Herman Hamilton, Jr.

The Third Ward is a beehive of activity according to
the last reports. It has been called to the old boy~s attention
| that we have a-fairy like in the tales of old, who is waving
her magic wand all over the ward in a bold bid~ to pick up
a few new recruits.

_ Our fairy benefactor's name, according to some reports,
has almost -become a legend (and in her own lifetime).
Here, Folks, is the chronological story of how our friend
is using stooges to influence others into the fold. It goes like
this: ~Who do you think got this Negro that job?~ Naturally
I didn~t know. ~Why our kind fairy, you egghead, ~my
informer replied.

~You see,~ he continued, ~our cool fairy. doesn~t want
to brag about the good things she does for our people. She
would rather remain in the background, you see she is not
the bragging type. Why don~t you go by and see our guardian angel?~

~Well ole boy,~ I laughed, ~if,

poor Hampt stuck his noggin in|
the door of your so-called hocus
pocus; queen, it would almost bé
like a drunk shouting, ~Heil
Ilitler~ at a United States Marine beer bust.
He went on to say how our
hefty ~angel never takes loot for
her services ~ can~t stand a
shakedown, you know. (Later I
went to a telephone and contacted Flint~s own Chancellor of
the Exchequer and inquired as
to whether our lady in question
ever got her palms greased with
the sweet stuff; He replied many
times~many ways.)

My informer continued, ~You
know! why our great crusader
is rejected by the Urban League
and the NAACP, don~t you?~
~No, pappy, I don~t know anything but I~m listening.~ ~Well,. Herman Hamilton Jr.

The
Cotton ~
Curtain

by Charles M. Tucker, Jr.

The Georgia Senate has adopted a bill to outlaw interracial athletics in practice or contests. They also adopted
a ~resolution~ to impeach the six members of the United

States Supreme Court. Not stopping there, they have
~repealed~ the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Conisti
| tution. (This could only happen behind the ~Cotton Curtain~)

* * ~

Otis Lawrence, Pontiac~s union big-wig, has a new, assignment. He will begin organizing local FEPC committees
in all the unions and seeing fo it that such laws are enforced in this union area. Lawrence is also president of
the Pontiac NAACP whch will soon begin to hold active
membership meetings. The latter growing out of a need
to further push the fight for employment of Negroes in

_ local business establishments.

* * *.

_In Alabama the KKK has asked the local police to ban
the showing of a movie because ~colored people~ appear in
it. Understand they have a movement in the Southland
called ~switch the channel Luke~ whenever Negro stars
appear on the TV screen.

* * *

Churchman Rev. R. H. Dixon has confirmation that
the Rev. Ralph Abernathy of the Montgomery bovcott and
Rev. King~s supporter will speak at Trinity some time in
March. Should bring out a huge crowd.;

* *

Detroit is still talking about the lead Judge Elvin L.
Davenport piled up in his winning the nomination. Seems
as if this was mostly caused by a. large turn out of Negro
voters. (The power of the Negro masses): * * *

Miss Ethel Watkins of Detroit declared she will stay in
her recently purchased home despite threats of violence.
She moved into an ~all-white~ section of Detroit.

as * *

Several Negro leaders in Pontiac concerned about the
building of new schools in the Negro area. They say this
tends to increase the segregated pattern of housing and
keeps the Negro confined to only a certain section of the
city. eee

More hue and cry from Pontiac citizens about the ~don~t
buy where you cannot work.~ The first chain store to employ
a Negro cashier noted a large percentage of increased business from the community after the fact was made known.
Word comes from our Pontiac office that the local paper
will not cease in striving for this employment despite acts.
from some corners that ~Pontiac does not have qualified
persons.~ oe

I personally cannot believe that the Negro community
in Pontiac is ~ignorant.~ Therefore we take this space to
urge all persons interested in employment who have a
high school education to contact the Pontiac Urban
League. If you notify your families and your friends, then
the League should be able to build up a back-log of referrals which can be placed when positions are made
available. >

5 * * *

Met with representatives of Pontiac~s businessmen,
churches, NAACP, and professional men the other day.
Plans are under way to organize a group which would represent the total voice of the Negro community. This group
would be comprised of representatives of all Negro clubs,
organizations, social, political and civic groups. The organizations would and could then reflect the thinking of the
Negro community.:

An excellent idea, for until now this form of leadership
has been lacking. When it came to asking advice of the
Negro community only a few were called upon. Not that
these men have not done a good job but the feeling is that
they did not and cannot reflect the feeling of 10,000 persons.

An organization of this type can accomplish a great
deal more, for in it you have the leaders and the people
all working together for a singular purpose with everyone
earning credit when accomplishments are made. Such as
it should be.

* * *:

Hats off to John Gibson, publisher of Herald~ Publica-~

they can~t control her~you see
she is a whip and political
dynamite,~ he declared.

~Why are you telling me this,~
I asked, ~and who is the cru-|:

are in a New Era and the name!
of the lady is...~ |
~Cut,~ I cried, ~over and out.~
See you next week, folks.

tions, reaching Flint, Saginaw, Lansing. John has carried |
more advertising lineage per edition than any other papers
in our chain. A young man who has worked hard for his
community and business.

sading lady?~

~The Third Ward Betterment
League is fighting to unseat the
~Commiss, ain~t they. Well, we

Virginia NAACP
Names Withheld

~NEW YORK~The National
Association for the Advantement of Colored People has informed officials of the State of
Virginia that it will ~withhold

members and contributors in
Virginia,~ pending determination of a suit now before the
United States District Court)f
challenging the constitutionality ||
of the state~s recently enacted
anti-NAACP statutes.
The NAACP agreed to submit
immediately certain general information requested.
The decision to withhold the
names was made by the Board
of Directors at its regular month- |
ly meeting here on Feb. 11. This
decision was transmitted to Virginia~s Committee on Law Re
the state~s Committee on Offen-!
ses Against Administration of
Justice by Executive Secretary,

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