Bronze Reporter [Volume: 4, Issue: 23]

MRS. ROBBIE SAMPLES,
of 582 Arthur St, was the
second WNegro woman employed. She began her cashier
duties at Wrigley~s Super Mar
weeks ago.
Mrs. Samples is the wife of

a five month old daughter.
She is a graduate of Pontiac
Senior High and the Prop
Beauty School of Detroit. The
family attends Newman AME
Church,

ket on S. Saginaw street two

Herbert E. Samples. They have

Negro employed as a cashier
in a major food store. She began work three weeks ago at

Orchard Lake.

She was formerly

C-mpany and attends Pontiac~s Business Institute.

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Tom~s Suver gsc at 88 |

employed ~
at the Pennway Television

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Billy Jo Epp

Miss Jabberwock ~sy

By Darcy DeMille

A pretty Central High School student who has a ~small~
dreain ~ she wants very much to become a history teacher;

admist the pomp and ceremony befitting the ~Delta~s regal
affair,~ she was crowned ~Miss Jabberwock~~ of 1994,

Her head held proudly as
she ascended.

surr6unded by her..Ma of
Honor who were like spring
flowers in their crisp white
formals, she received her
who was Miss Jabberwock of

ADDED TO JABBERWOCK
GLAMOR~ Jacueline Ferguson of Ferguson Academy of
Dance strikes a post for B. R.
cameraman.

Boxer Says He
Stole to Finance
Eye Operation

A former National AAU boxing champion admitted this week
to robberies which netted more
than $5,000.

George Moore, 24, of 2135
Stanley, admitted to police that
he committed numerous armed
robberies to secure money fo
finance an eye operation so
that he could return to the
ring. j

He was arrested after being
implicated by Joe Charles

Whiteside of Detroit. Moore,}

Whiteside and another man have
been sought since the first of
the year.
Pro Career

Moore said he has a cataract
which required medical attention. He has gained a wide
reputation as an amateur boxer.
He turned pro in August, 1955.
He last fought in Detroit in
June, 1956. at the Detroit Arena.

Neither men. have a criminal will inclued sound proofing of
lars unser an givedices

record,

t

ond annual Jabberwock was
brought to a close.

Glenora Roland, Helen Harris,
Ruth Wilson, Jayce Wlson,
Hattye Guyton, Odena Wadsworth, Dolores Ennis, Lillian
Battle, Octavine Holland, Eluline Stills, Alice Slaughter, Ernestine Anderson, Kitty Rollins,
Doris Orr, Marie Wright, Ginger
Edwards, Virginia Corrin ~and
Catherine Carter who are members of tH Epsilon Epsilon Sfgma Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority could well qualify as
~Broadway Directors.~

The entire ~Jabberwock~ production, from Pauk,Peter~s opening song to the Hanama Boat
sequence finale, had that certain
professional touch that makes
the difference in a show whether its a Broadway production
or a one-night carnial sideshow.

Shortly before the curtain
went up the theatre was almost
full. Social-mnded citizens from
Saginaw, Grand Rapids and Detroit applauded enthusiastically
during and after the.scenes.

The Mar-Ja-Dot Studio par
ticipated in the program. Especially. well received was the
~roaring twenties Charleston
scene~ danced by a group of
young girls.: The Royal Lovers, a fast-rising local quartette, held the

pertly slunoah ~beautiful gec- an; aif~ oh~
che: ladies ~aroma~ ~these? parts F

audence sellbound with vt~
~Moon Talk.~

changing chords right in~

The Royal Lovers ~ have me
unique way of changing songs} #
saw her ~fondest~ dream come true Saturday night when die;
tthe middle of.a number that) %

are still talking about the ~out
of this world fashions~ modeled,
by Detroit~s. top models. The
exquisite gowns were..the crea
Robinson,
Get your check ~books out

genera 1 theme of the _ show,
~Destination Moon.~ Fred Garrett who did a splendid job as
m.c. was Jabberwock this year.

Robert. Stewart made a _ hand
ter was Miles Standish.

The ~scene-stealer~ of the
sequence, Theressa Van Hurley
was the choreographer. With
tall tropical trees swaying in the
wind, bananas hanging from the
trees, native girls and boys
dressed in calypso costumes...

tance... one could close their
eyes and Jamaica or Haiti
seemed very near during that
Scene,

I have but one wish after
viewing the Delta~s second Jabberwock... why wait until

another year before giving us|
another wonderful show!

For Central
~Bids are now Salad accepted

Education has approved. the

ing this Spring. In addition to
construction of the) new puilding, (which is to be completed
by November 1 of this year),
plans for the ~modernization of
Central High have also been
approved. The combined projects

of approximately $535,000.

The new building is to have
two levels. The first floor will

shop and engine laboratory. A
wood shop and space}
will also be | on the first
floor. On the second floor. of
the new building, will be located
a soundproof band and orchestra | 2F~Ss
room which will seat 120 people

large chorus. rooms,

New Addition Planned

for a new addition to Central|Tooms at Central will be used
High School. The Flint Board of |~0T art, drafting, biology and re
plans and construction is to pe-|.

are to be undertaken at a cost}

incude a fully equipped auto}

The modernization at Central i

High
orescent lighting. The vacated

gular classrooms.

Long range plans call for the
addiion of two more floors to
the new building, and possibly
2 new high school.

Judge Negroes
As Individuals
KINSTON, N. C. ~ Colored
Americans want to be judged as
|individuals and not as a group,
Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor,

president of Pathak og Union Unoe in a recent bee

Speaking re some 600 colored,

might. well be their. drade aiecol!
one: a -

tons of one of Michigan~s lead-|
ing clothiers, Mrs... Mary Lou}.

girls, the line forms td the right. |~
The ~Out of this World~: fash-}
ions were in keeping with the}:

Carolyn Wright was Priscilla.}

some John Alden and Brian Car-} |

evening was the ~Banana Boat~}

voodoo. drums heard in the dis-|*

Race Bias

~

| Plan Civil Suit

Detroit, Mich~
-In the fifth: day of testimony
in a police trial board, Atty.
Julian P., Rodgers, counsel for
Mr. Robert F. Mitchell Jr., who
~was allegedly beaten: by two
Detroit policemen who stopped
him for a defective auto headlight, gave indications that a
civil suit was pending for $25,000 against Patrolmen Lessnau
and Davis.

Testimony was given by Dr.
Edgar J. Anderson, Mitchell's
dentist, who offered x-rays of
Mitchell's teeth in evidence.: Mitchell~s counsel offered objections saying he did not want
to risk the x-rays in the hands
of police as they were too im-; | portant as evidence in the civil
' | suit.
Commissioner Piggins promised that the x-rays, would be
carefully guarded and would be
returned.

Trade Punches
Patrolman Robert J. Lassnau

which he described as ~terrible.~ As a result of said that while he was searching
inspection, ~ New York State Legislature may deaticclly olter Mitchell after stopping his car
some of its laws governing rent control. (Newspress ). Mitchell punched him on the

Mrs Harden Honored
With Birthday Party

A~ surprise party given in

~honor of Mrs. Ruby Harden

was held at the home of her
Gaughfer, Mrs. Wendell A.
Owens, 1829 Jasmine Street

recently. The occasion was Mrs.
~Harden~s 65 birthday. Many of
friends presented. her. with~Silver Dolhars.~

Among.those present were:
Mr, and Mrs. Donald Owens,
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Smith,
Mrs. Thelma Pride, Mrs. Ola
Hughes Smith, ~Mrs. ~Thelma
Hall, Mrs. Pattie Earl, Miss Mayme Prentice, Mrs. Mary Lee,
Mrs. Gliria Hartman, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hoskins, Mr and
Mrs. Connie Childress, Mrs.

sey, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ples Swan,

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shoylder. Lassnau stated Mitchell said ~I~m not going to be
searched on the street.~

The patrolman further stated
~after he hit me I hit him in
the face with my fist. Davis alse
hit him. He grabbed Davis and
I hjt him on the head with my
night stick. All three of us fell
to the pavement. But we got
him~on his face and then put
the cuffs on him.~

| The two patrolmen are

congratulataed. They were: Mr.
A. Owens, Feb. 15, Don Owens,
Feb. 5, Elizabeth Owens, Feb.
22, Beatrice Owens, Feb. 14,
| Ples Swan, Feb. 13, Minnie

~Simpson, Feb. 9, Caroline Hoskins, Feb. 17, Ruth Suckner, charged with unprovoked asFeb. 17. sault on Mitchell.

' Kennelworth,

Housewife Guilty Of

Charge

Mrs. Rose Petransky, a housewife, was arrested by Detroit police for heckling in front of a newly purchased home
by a Negro woman in the Grand River-Oakman blvd. section.

|. Mrs, Ethel Watkins, a seamstress, moved into the home ~
on February Ist. Since her
occupapty large crowds of

wpeel

Police have maintained a
guard about Mrs. Watkins~ home
for three.weeks. Sunday saw an.
increase in crowds so heavy that
police had to block off the street
to everyone except residents.

The. Catholic Interracial Council has. issued a statement of ~
~concern~ ~about the demonstrations. The Commission on Community Relations is investigating
the matter.

Mrs. Petransky was released
on a $500 bond by Judge: Paul
E. Krause and will be sentenced
on March 11th. The charge is a
misdemeanor and carries a maximum of 90 days in jail and/or
a $100 sages

Quinn Chapel

to Occupy
Church Ist Unit

It has been announced that
the congregation of Quinn Chapel will occupy the first unit of
their church beginning Sunday,
March 3rd. The new edifice is
being constructed on the site of
Lippincott and McPhail.

The congregation formerly
worshipped at Clifford and

The newly completed unit will
accommodate approximately 500
people. The facilities include accommodations for a Sunday
school, a large auditorium with
a stage, a kitchen, ladies and
men~s lounge and choir rooms.
An all day service is anticipated
by Rev. James S. R. Mitcham

and his congregation. ~

RICHMOND, Va. ~ To defy the U. S. ~Supreme
Court and to persuade others to do so ~~is not only poor
strategy, it is poor citizenship,~ declares a statement
adopted by the Richmond. Ministers~, Association.

The statement, dealing with recent legislative and
executive efforts in Virginia to circumvent the Supreme
Court decision on public school segregation, appears in

~Ithe Feb. 11 issue of ~/ Presbyterian Outlook publish_|we urge our state government

ed here.

Ina pa of credo at the end
of their lengthy statement the

Public Law No. 60 passed by

Mr. and Mrs. Oren P. Butler, J.|..
D. Shook, Max Boler; William

the Special Session of the Legislature in 1956 should be
promptly rescinded.

~Second, we believe that as

Americans, we citizens of Vitginia have a responsibilty to
Tespect all duly established leglislative. executive~ and judicial authority, whether at local,
jstate or federal levels. Obedi
- [ence to. fds authority, where it

Urge State to Obey Supreme Court

principle, enjoins upon public
officals as well as other citizenry and is not contingent upon
the apparent wisdom of the authority. To defy openly the Supreme Court and to encourage
others to do so, in our judgement, is not only poor strategy;
it is poor citizenship. Therefore

to act with loyalty and with
maturity as regardsd cooperation with all established agencies: of American government,
and to lead us in a statesmanlike rather than an anarchistic
manner.