Bronze Reporter [Volume: 5, Issue: 14]

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20: ~ REPORTER, SATURD AY, cH 16 =

= EDITORIAL

Cooper-Pope Ruling A Dangerous
Precedent

When the Flint City Commission -voted last Monday
night 6-3 to deney a license to the applicants of the Cooper
Pope Vending Service, a dangerous precedent was set.
We are not the cause of the Cooper-Pope Vending Service, but we do oppose vigorously the use of the arrest record alone as the basis for denying a perfunctory license
to operate a ligitimate business.

_. We have two objections to the ruling. First as we unstand it, several commissions considered a lengthy arrest
record as sufficient cause to deny the application. An arrest record in itself is based upon a suspicion of the arresting officer and, until followed by a conviction, does not
necessarily mean that the arrested person was guilty of any
wrong doing. -

Under our American laws, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. An arrest record differs from a
conviction record in this respect. We know that any (number
of Negro people in Flint each year are caught -up in reads
on licensed and presumeable respectable places: that later
turn out to be gambling joints or even worse. This appears
their arrest records even if they prove that they were perfectly innocent. Traffic offenses become part of one~s arrest-record.

We point out these facts to show that because a person has a record of arrests that does not necessarily mean
that he is unfit to carry on a legitimate business. Many
otherwise desiring persons may find themselves disqualified simply. because of an arrest record.

Our second obpection to the City Commision ruling is
that this same yardstick is not. applied in all cases. We can
think of a number of holders of licenses who have arrest records and are doing a good job of operating a legitimate business. What's sauce for the goose spore is

ys Mires aver that ~this Ys~ not. y ~pactall

he
matter: Frankly it is difficult for us to understand the fine
distinctions.

When we are excluded from certain neighbothoods, it is

not on account of arrest records, but on account of race.
When we are denied promotions in the factories and excluded entirely from certain jobs, it is not on account of
arrest~ records, but on account of race. When we are denied
service in public restaurants, it is not on account of arrest
records, but on account of race. However whenever we seek
a large slice of the economical or political pie we are many
times stymied because of reasons supposedly other than
racial, Who is kidding whom?
{ The City Commission, in the interest of the people, have
a right to grant or reject licenses, but surely the City
Fathers can find a reason other than one of the applicants
have a long arrest record. This in our opinion, sets a dangerous precedent for the many members of our race who
are possibly desiring an application to engage in a legitimate business despite their arrest records.

~By tev YATES ~~~ne

~The se debated ~effort by the Eisenhower. aathinlatration
to hold. government spending to $70 billion during the next

fiscal. year brightens prospects for. tax reduction.
~There are ~ifs~ involved. But tax-cut advocates point out
thata reduction would still be possible not completely reach

its objective.

A $70. pillion spending program for next year (the fiscal
year begin Saint next July 1) would be, $2 billion under the
amount, the a atione expects to spend during this
fiscal. year.

However, the: nornial growth of the economy. should increase by at least $3 billion each year the amount of tax
reyehue received by the government. ~

So, assuming normal economic growth, taxes could be

lowered. and the government still would receive sufficient

_Teyenue: to meet its needs.

is the basis of legislation pending in Congress, introdu Reps. Sadiak (R.-Conn.) and Harlong (D-Fla.), to
iter peFsnaal and sorporation income taxes to a maximum
of 42% bya series of annual reductions spread over five.
years.

e*ereEER

_ Labor union demands for a shorter work week, if grant-| more
ed, wend put the nation under the france economic] work

le-seeK1n} union bosses, arro ygant in their mono
r, deliberately neglect ate us that the sho, al St result it: arastically lowered

Se en. prices and ids

baits: at our eather eee
ae yearn

-| was ~made at a. student

calblaidend -compensatic
which would. také ere

out of the pockets of the unem-|

ployed.

- The effect of the schodt aid
action will be either
cal taxes or.
standards; ownward.

mer neh de pho a Sime
when. we have more than 320,000. agers a eos Sees. the undaplanmcht compensation bill pending ~in the Senate
is represented as: an emergency
benefit to those-. who exhaust
their job insurance ~betefits.

~Tt isn~t that at all. Careful study of the bill reveals that it is
nothing more than a ~ calculated fraud.

It purports to put ibaa into
the pockets of the unemployed,
~but would actually take some $10
million away from the unempioj;ed and give it to! some of
the same large employers who
are chiefly responsible for current unemployment.

x & *&

The bill has been publicized
as permitting unemployed workers to remain on unemployment
compensation rolls for 75 per
cent of their regular payments,
after they ~have exhausted their
regular benefits.

Actually, this privilege is so
hedged about with restrictions
that the Michigan Employment
Security ~Commission says _ it
would be ~highly. unlikely~ that
any substantial amount ~would
actually be paid under the provision.

Furthermore, a worker ~taking
advantage of this schenie would
be. required to accept work,. if

ib

offered, wages, waa
n compenta n, a en pdssibly as "a ebreaker.

eR

This provision ~would ieee
the principle now en into
the law that a jobless worker
may be required to go miles
from home and accept a low.
paid job. If he didn~t go,..he~d
lose ~his unemployment compensation. If he DID. go, he might
mind himself getting less money
than his sense act, tye compen:
sation.

Private School
Raises Funds

NEW YORK~The student body
of Elisabeth Irwin High School,

@ private school in Greenwich |

Village, today presented $1,100
to the NAACP. The presentation
assembly,

Included in the amuunt were
checks for an NAACP life membership for. the. Irwin school
and a junior life-membership for

| the Little. Red School House,

the~ junior high school: of - the
Elisabeth Irwin system, The money was raised by the Irwin
school~s students. at a benefit
program on Feb,. 28.
Accepting the contribution
on behalf of the N cP were

Jackie Robinson, B /member, and Herbert Mena youth
secretary.. Presentation~ of. the
junior. life mem check |

was made by Jason Hammond,
son of NAACP Vice~ ~President.
John Hamomnd. Young~ Hammond is a student at} the Elisabeth Irwin school. i

In an address to~ the assembly, Dr. Randolph B. Smith, di
rector of the Irwin Hag ste asserted: swuheppily, the the influence} M
of America ~in a world, affairs is,
constantly by: the}
raucous~. voices. -eman ing from} 4
Little Rock and. places): F

where our. democratic ~principles
are violated.~

~We are oes ~by their (the J.

sudents), tiative

and if,

to drive lo-{? i
educational &

" t the family -linen _ chest,
~) a ~that~ the buyer be}:

| L955 were: the m

lob~inUeed, on.all natural and man~parade of. expert witnesses.
use, the bill before us would

law to ~be alae tiarkod
~In shopping for father~s shirts,

mother~s dresses, or ~items for}
it is!

basic products, ~ using small amounts of textiles for secondary
purposes only?

one tame: fraud. Thoge who}:!. 4m thinking of the furni~bill bill, point out t

which in i ~arance is ~almost *
indistinguis able from 100% cot
dl ~a qualities one ee in
4 earing. b: apencel lt would. cer-:
pro. tainly, seem furniture makers. should be xempted from the
law. To them a labelling require' ment would be more nuisance
i | than protection, and if would
the | mean little to the ultimate pur-; at chaser.

In the meantime, the hear
it will Seatroy
cotton~s retain, a eae

~ey ~ es we haa oar 2 * fi.
ibe: kare Ack Senators|
to! ~ourse in the properties of

fois te aoa ee ea
is ~blen ied vt gs a with Which he d.
ath vn to we ce a fabtic} the _like, $e this instance, the hivoan ei pol atop Pe

3a

his ~head is- crop
with thick, closely knit~ ce
hair. Just under six foot: tall,
rather wide.

P osure. oF sas
~He sat across the rodin from
Richards, a reserved, ki

woman whose love for her ~

Mrs. Richards is aga
but with strong ~limbs, and

of the Richard~s shildren,'ane |;
of whom was the older sén,
Willie Jr., who recently fired a
shot gun blast into the air te
frighten away a group of Brown |
Jacketed young whites.

The. situation. of the Richards.
is very much. like a firecracker~ ~
that has not had time to explode
because of just having heen
thrown into the fire, They sit in
their precarious place filled with

ings proceed and Senators are
pape lg: pa, fingering
' nec an ing their socks~
jon. 's as low as one per cent.| the stretch-test in a new mood
This. practice, of course,~ hurts| of textile-consciousnéss. From
every me i Fare ne-dave an ree. ancient: days vies sandaled
0 wt and togaed lawmakers strod
facturers, retailers and consumr through the Roman forum, ms
ers. modern times. when a CongressCertai the. consumer has ~the man encases himself in a pinright to Know the fiber content! stripe model, a man~s attire may
of.a textile product he purchas-| well determine the world~s opines, and producers of quality, mer-|ion of him. And that, if nothing
chandise are entitled to protec-|else, may swing Senatorial symtion from deceptive. quality-cut:|;pathy behind the textiles tagging
ting practices, But what of, the!law.
manufacturer who y ociaad large Best wishes.

Stosliad. a promoted as nylon!
prasrss when the a on

quiet confidence that their being
there is not unlawful, and there*'fore they could~like the fire
eracker, explode at any moment,
| But to carry the analogy further, their environment is ~warni~
and threatens to create the negessary heat to bring about that ex:
plosion.

The Richards rented a home: at
1034 Stockton street, formerly. an.
all-white neighborhood:. Their
realtor soothed them by ~sayin,
~We rented to a colored fami y
across North Saginaw and they
haven~t had any trouble yet.~

The Richards needed this sets

There Are. No Idle Hours For.
Red Gross. Staff, Volunteers.

Lansing M.~ Pi lan, ~general chairman: of: Detroit: Red
Cross. chapter~s isaster | Preparedness Committee, today
relased a summary of recent, American National Red. Cross
lisaster relief; operations, Pittman said the years since June

gah Hed Cross ~cue te ~Last pe oak s

Pittman saids This représents: a large percent. ese 76
last year....of the national budget. raised in these years
plus use of reserve funds which.are now depleted. Each of
the 3,700 Red:Cross cahpters has: its own disaster prepared:
ness plan, ready to put into action immediately if a disaster
should strike within~ its area. In many chapters rehearsals
have been conducted recently to. give. the volunteers an opportunity to see how the part iach v to them fits into the
whole picture.

YOUR
WASHINGTON -
REPORT

Con, Charles E. Chamberlain

In letters to Mr. ~Walter-Reuther, president of the United
Auto Worekrs, and the presidents
of four major automobile manufacturing firms, Mr. Chianti iain
urged:

(1)-An extension for one year
of the current UAW contracts
with management; (2) a re-evaluation of automotive ~price
tures by the manufa urers;
(3) repeal of thé federal: excise
taxon automobile vehirles. oy

repeal of reduce ~the automotive
excise this session,~ Mr. Cham
berlain said. ~I am pleased to
have Mr, Ford~s agreement with
my view that the tax cut must be
passed along to the consumers.~

Replies from all the manufac- }
turers, including Chrysler Corp.,
General Motors: and American
-| Motors in addition to Ford Motor
Company have~heen Rene. to

Mr. Chamberlain's pro to-repeal the aitahankive ~excise. As |

In nis reply, Mr. Ford ~stated-| yet, no reply has been received
oh val ga in the ~sere |e from Mr. Reuther
w clu om
\charges to Fo aie set it with the |
specific recommen n_~ that
they, in turh,. + 'Nodéathiaseu |

2 nme it from
~customers.

Rd 2 me n| de Carefull!.
cB of tan oe ees

~The -emergency which even:
a small disaster creates.is dramatic and. inevitably produces confusion. In the past 2 months over
800. Detroit Red Cross volunteers
have completed a course of- in|:
struction which will. make. them

our area.~

Pittman said emergency Red
Cross services to disaster victims
include shelter, food and ~clothing
until temporary family living
can be established, and. then
rehabilitation services which con:
tinue. to supplement what the |
family can do for. itself through |
insurance and other resources,
until it has been returned to~ a
pre-disaster level of living. ~All
of this is an outright gift of the
Americar: people through their
Red Cross with no repayment

Pittman said that nearly everyone associates the women Red
\Cross. volunteers, such as can:
teeners,. motor service~ drivers,
with ~disaster relief, but em-, phasized that the chapter has| ~

i: several. teams of; men who. i

cause of Te be training or
perience, have been assigned wd
disaster survey teams. He algo
said that in recent mon
Wayne county Junior Red Croge
members have been 222i77240: aad:
trained for cisaster relief
sponsibilities.. ~This given.

ty to the traditional Junior

he ~concluded.

reported 400,000 Junior

dividual gift boxes and 4
chests for distribution th
American Red Cross to y
ful victims of disaster. A

| dren's Fund of. the natlonnt 3} Ju.
Inior Red Wager (money -
tributed
pharm et

were: boxes

eat Bip Ds
SAS Gale iS

ture. of She ates. Ieee i ee.
er. perhaps ja
qualities;

invaluable in case of disaster in}

vexpected or asked,~ Pittman said.

Dr. Paul T, Rankin, chatiitiies tri
of the chapter's Junior Red Sees g
~ed | wor
Créss members packed 3,038 se Th

relief items supplied. by ee e

the youn sople | He;
ba mat cen|rado area. The" spotmor

as the st it, the
Peregates ce ~of them~
had been living, sleeping and eat
ed. gee fo four. rooms, on: aeteien

Sut now that they could afford.

an apparently. affectiona e |really:
d her husband is an: wae |
denimle fact. ae ie

persons do. He sits each night in
a darkened room waifing and

Hooking~ho: ad ward off~by
ame Halk oe Whe rohiidese: upon

~HE it
should~ sone: Le ey
* Tonrght, he will. again ~ sit
Srouphed in darkness ready to
forth like a tiger when
the cu are in danger.

Mr. Richards doesn~t like this
kind of existence. And ~he is
not bitter! ~ig they want fo talk, ~
let them come on Up and we'll
tajk it over,~ he stated.

~Right. after they burned. the
cross against hops ape he 5a

ained, ~a big fella came up to
ay and asked, ~what did you..do
with the cross they burned?~ Mr.
richards. continued by saying,
~that one came up and talked,
why. don~t the rest of them?~

And burn. a cross they did! A
cross about four foot high and
two feet across the middle. It
was: wrapped in rags. and soaked
in: oil so that it might burn more
brightly. So that its message
might be more impressive. And
sp it was, It~s eery fingers of
flame reached into the night and
spoke ominously.

Richards exclaimed quiet
~" Tt could have set the house
on fire.~

to do any more ~shooting, but |
to protect my, mother and the
family~I~d break my werd.~

*We. lived within hollin~, distance of white folks down south
and we had to come north to
have a thing like this happen,~
volunteered. Mr. Richards.

~Some.of the, white people in:

the usighborhend have.come: over -
ate us sage ee lad
two on Stockton.~

One of the little girls said, ~I
want to stay just Decaust they
don't want us to.~

At this point, Mr. Richardé
~unerossed his massive arms. and
~stated, ~I.don~t see no reason
to get out; in fact, if I could
afford to buy the place, I would.~

(Having been laid off from the
Iuerative job that brought the
family to Flint, Mr. Richards~
faith in himself ~and his right to
be where he is has not ditninished.)

~ater,~ said Mrs. Richards,
~the -even broke the bedroom
win ows.~

But the broken window on the
ie porch was as ene evidence

cruelty destructiveness
e, attackers. A cae hole

roughly two feet in. diameter,
enough.

are of now, the windows have
been broken..The children. have
been insulted. The burning cross,
the white 7n~s symuol of white
enppmacy, has been left~ at a
Richard~ s door step... -
_ But still they remain. ~alin, ~un

Mi afraid, but. watchful: ~Each dark
\Cross. disaster relief aut keepin

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