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EDITORIAL POLICY ~.

- ~The editorial policy of the Bronze Hapetlee is to
reflect the thought of the Negro, to.expose thése per-_
sons 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 @ non-paftisan newspapet
Its ~main objective is to render a public service throtigh
"goed journalism and to this end, The Bronze Reporter
a3 niteee dedicated. |

Pe City? |

~During the past month our community was shocked by
an ugly. ineident which many of us thought would not. happen in Flint~All-American City of 1953.

In contrast to this is the very positive and fair
minded action taken by Genesee Merchants Bank last week.
The Bahk has installed new and completely automatic ele-|:
vators in the building and will no longer need two of its
colored élevator operators who had been good employees
for the past several years. Thus automation reared its formidable head, this time with the complicating factor of race.
How would the girls be relocated.

The institution rose to the occasion. On: examining the
records of the girls they found that each had completed
a commercial course.at Central High School. Their personal qualities were excellent. The answer was obvious.

On Monday, March 3rd Thomasine Mabry, 934 E. Bundy
began work in the Commercial Department. On March 15th
Janie Williams 1406 Park St., will begin her. new assignment as teller at the North Saginaw Braneh of the Bank.
Thus Genesee Merchants Bank joins the ranks of other forward_looking downtown commercial institutions who utilize employees according to ability, without regard to ~superficial factors of race.

We feel that Genesee Merchants Bank. along with the
R. P. Lewis Company, the S. S. Kresge Company, Herrlich
Rexall Drugs, and Yankee Distributors should re commend* for their positive and forward looking employment prac
ces.

Concurrent with the new job opportunities opening to
Negroes is the increasing nécessity for our young people
to prepare themselves for the future. Gone is the day when
we could use the excuse that there is no need to get an edu
cation because there are no jobs available but that of domes-[j.ct~ consists of two locks, ten

tic or unskilled workers. This simply is no longer. true.

~Not only our June graduates from Central and Northern
High School this year, but literally our whole race is at the
threshold of a great ~commencement.~ Thereis a new day
a-dawning. Will our young people be trained. to take their
places in the new worlds of commerce science and technology where the barriers are fast tumbling down?

The answer is up to us. If-we would reap th: benefits of
our years of struggle for equal job opportuni.~:s, we must
deze our young people in. schools, colleges,. business coleges making ready ~for the years ahead. pe

Demand A Vote

Speaker M. Van Peursem and,of Churches; _ August Scholle,
Gov. G. Mennen Williams both president of the AFL-CIO state
exerted pressure on the House
State Committee Tuesday to bring
to the floor a_ proposed ~ civil
rights. expansion after the committee voted last week to. table
the measufe by a voté of 6 to~3.

A promise to use his influence
to support the bill was made last
summer by Van Peursem.

The 11th-hour move to reverse
this action came simultaneously
with a meeting of civil rights advocates addressed by Williams
and Van Peursem.

The Rey. Father John Slowey,
of the Michigan Catholic Welfare
Conference; Harold McKinney, of | bill of Gov. Williams, which also
the Protestant Michigan Council 'was tabled.,?

YOUR
WASHINGTON
REPORT

Charles E. Chatcbortidid;

Detroit Jewish Community Council, and Wiliam H. Oliver, UAW
fair practices ' director,: were
among the speakers.

The legislation: would extend
the conciliation practices of the
Fair Employment Commission
into other fields, including edu- |~
cation, publicly-assisted housing
and eases involving public accommodations.

Originally the bill included
real estate agencies but that has
been dropped from the -Republican program. It remains in the

Con.

a:

organization; Boris Joffe, of the |.

| waterway under the su
of the Army. Last winter

$35 million of berrowing authori
nerves of the nation. Seaway Admihistrator Lewis Castle hurried

that ~ the ~

years, as required by law, and
that folls.would remain ~law.~
~ACT I: The dust settled. Congress adjourned. As the September sun cooked Washington, word
reached me of a backstage
maneuver to shift the Seaway

4 balliwick and. into the Commierce | apprepr
Department.

Madder than hornet, I contacted the White House. Such a power | ~
play, I pointed out, would ~expose pending toll negotiations. to
all ~sorts of pressufe from rival
transportation media. I was
backed up by Senators from othér
Seaway states and the shift~for

blocked,
ACT Il: March 1958. A ladies~

on, a new song called ~The St.
Lawrence Seaway Is.On Its Way~
and construction work. proceeds

year the power pool will be
flooded ahd 14-foot-draft traffic |
vill move through the, channel.
Ry the spring of 1959 the waterway will open for full, 27-footdraft navigation. -

~The.U. S. portion of! the pro
miles of Long Saulf Canal and a
section of the St. Lawrence [is er.
Operation and maintenance: of
the facilities, which begin 1 uxt
July, is assigned by law to the

approaches, the Army Engineers
are eyeing those locks and canals
like a mother ~watching her: favorite i

views it..from the taxpayer's
angle, } set out to learn which
agency could operate and maintain the facilities at less cost.
The figures | obtained as a
member of the Appropriations
Committee reveal that.the Army
Engineers could do so at a sava of at least $448,000 in fiscal
1959.

_The-.new budget requests~ |
among other items for the Seaway Corporation-$901,000 for
operation and. maintenance. Of
this $641,000. covers lock and

trol. The balance of $260,000
would ~go for maintenance of
plant and equipment.

The Chief of Army Engineers
however, claims he can do it
wholesale - that is, for $553,000.
Of this $403,000 would pay salaries of a 95-man staff and 150.

THE Dre of R ~se danrchas:
r centuries. i

Corporation~s request for an-extra i
ty scraped the. raw ~cohomy).

Seaway~ ss
would still be repaid.in- fifty)~

Corporation out of: the Afiny~s|~

barbershop quartet practices up |'

cn schedule. By July 1 of this }*

Seaway Corporation. As sunimer |.

canal operation and traffic con- |
law. to: build and operate: OF | Coss

over to: the Capitol. to ~assure. me|* ~~ >
~fnvestment

ticipated the

the time being at least ~is when

lently steat away, cheered ~on!
the everlasting gratitude ~

American: re hae

cil.

formed _legislato;

us first-hand.-i

MikcW 9/'st 8:36 pin.
at the St. Antoine YMCA Forum.
~ Representative ~
serving his second term as a
member of the Legislature. He
made a good run in the past
-election. in: hé~~tace: for a: position on the, Detroit City--CounMr. Edwards -is a well-i we
and. ill
ormation abo
~what the legislators have planned~ for the future of.our State,

Edwards

Mr. Joseph Craiger is the. president of the. Detroit. Alymni|

nthe {to raise about ~Iaillion ad-;:
Tesh tl ce

iste of allowing the. banks to

je a per $100 of deposits) on to|
g\their customers.
le |, mended._it contains~ adequate

~| on their accounts. These safe- |

nq |SChool aid formula of $190 per,

ei,|eut taxes on low-income. security CR THOPED'S c. ~CORRECTIONS
a, | Owners, and faise taxes on bank
~iprofits and income from large fost Comp" ete Shine: ae
-/fortunes in stocks, bonds, etc.~ in Fikat
| might not be a bad way to raise COME ~

is |

h

Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi

| Fraternity and,;
White is chairman of ie

Committee..

000 would~ buy a supplies

this meeting.

Mr. Hethert...U.
Civic

Members oe frieads, af; both
the YMCA and. the Fraternity
are invited and urged to attend

FOR...

AUTO CONTRACTS
During a short visit to the District this month, I- talked with
ofifcials of the Michigan Employment Security Commission,
with: ~farmers, Housewives, busimn; and-~many automobile
workers, ~including many of those
who were waiting to receive
their unemployment checks. One
impression stood out clearly....
their féar of a prolonged strike
in the automotive industry. Upon my return, I wrote to Walter, president of the United

Aufo Workers, suggesting that
the. Union. make a public anhouncement of its willingness to

the terms of ~its present!

contracts: ~with. the auito manufacturers for: one year.

@ presidents of. four major
firms, I urgugh re-evaluation

~that it is difficult for the peo
~At thé same time, in letters} i

television - outlet in Flint have
been pending: before the body for
five years. In my letter. I stated

ple of Flint, and. for. myself,. to
understand the reasons for such
an extended delay. My concern
is not prompted by any interest
whatsoever in any of the applicants who are seeking the
franchise, but only in seeking
that the people of Flint are
given an early -decision in this
case.:
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PAY TY
A House committee has taken
actiom recently on an issue which

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jthan: my recommendation. which

re: u tax; now absorbed by banks, be| ing passed ~on to depositors.

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But, I have no intention what
the tax ease (9 cents a i

The bill as 1 have recom
4 Safeguards so that bank deposi4ors. won't have to pay a tax

guards are much more effective -

fhan those in the present law. ~
~want the intangibles tax~ bill

pa: ~ ~because state services,

won't accept it if it makes bank

accounts.
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The intangibles tax, deviaived
dead by some. observers, came

See History, 1 st Segregation
| Continued I Next Week '

Senate- Republican caucuses
agreed to. stand on the present

child. oe
This, of course, ig much less

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CUSTOM stk "REPAIRING

is based on $197 per child. And
it is far below. the figure which
educators say is needed to care
for.our rising school population.
But even to maintain school
aid at the present $190 level,
the Legislature will have to find
hew revenues somewhere.

Some legislators were saying
last. week that my proposal~te

EE Frnt~s fist and ony 3 minute

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the needed nioney.
But Iwill not stand for this

Bide latest in ~SHOE REPAIR~.

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