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7 ~pondgnt of the Chicago Defender is now..on
munities in. 27-states,

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_ Sey ~Apri 27; 1946 -

THE FLINT SPOKESMAN

PAGE THREE

ie PE Waters, Noted War:. Correspondent, on Lecture Tour

the crisis; how they are faring during these confuSed and
uncettain days of reconversion; and on what various. authorities think the future outlook
is for the Negro in America.
John H, Sengstacke, publisher of the.Chicago Defender in
commenting on the paper~s post
war program and Waters~ tour
in particular had the following
to say::
~We now have a new concept
of the role of a Negro news
p2per, The -support given us
by our thousands of readers
places upon us a responsibility
beyond simply,,. conducting
investigations and printing the
cael news. Mr, Waters~ tour is a
ENOC Pp. WATERS: splendid example of what I

am trying to say. Since V-J
day we have had hundreds of
the country to help in the solution of: local problems, We
do not feel ourselves capable,
sitting in Chicago, to advise 8n
a maiter in Jackson, Mississippl,
try to | help those
~aid, Therefore,

TOLEDO, Ohio,
famo ug. Enc Pp
War Correstour of 51 comHis misSion and message is of imppertanes to,every American,

' Beqatise the Chicago Defend- seeking our
one of th as:

knowledge of the conditions of | signments given Mr. Waters
minorities, espetially Negroes,/is that of visiting individauls
throughout the country, Enoc;and groups from whom we

have had such requests for aid
and counsel with them, Out of
it will come no story on. which
we can capitalize. Our.only
motive is to try and return in
Service the support these people have given us throughout
the years, Some of our other

plans\_to be. announced later
as </ Gisele

Weter~s tour of 51 commun~ities in) 27 States, ~ which may

rodd ~~ ~iis }the- fulfillnrent of
the first phase of ~the Chicago
ambitious spost war
program, ~The program conceiv
many. fender
However, we feel we should |*

stitute in Virginia from which
he: was graduated with a de-|
gree in education. During his
high school and college days
he served as correspondent for
several.Negro newspapers.
During 1941-42 and the beginning of 1943 until he went}
overseas as a ~correspondent, hej
was on a_ roving ~ aSsignment

that took him to 67 civilian
communities and 15 army
camps,.

On this. assignment, Waters

got a first hand view of American life, especially as it is lived by millions of Negroes, He
slept with |sharecroppers, dined with college presidents, interviewed governors, reported
lynchings, covered riots, at-|
tended social functions, spoke
at churches, rode in jim crow
cars, Pullmans and planes, On
several occasions he was forced. io sleep in railroad waiting
rooms and once used a men~s
wash room as an office in which }
to write a story.,
The merit of Waters~ reportorial ability. was recognized at
that time not only by the Debut) also by Thomas
Sanetion, editor of the New
Republic, who wrote in_ his
publication, April 2f, 1943...

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DETROIT, Mich.~(APNS)~
THE BACONS: ENTERTAIN ~
Left to right: Mrs,
Smith, Mrs, Emma Smoot,
Carrte Bacon, Mrs, Ida Frank
Cynthia
Mrs, |

~Mrs. ~Gertrude
W._H. Bonds,
Cole; 2nd_ row,
Hathie Bradley;
extreme right: Mrs,

Wimbly,
Mrs, Emextreme
second |
Mat- |

~jin,
~ Mrs,
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~The Creeper~

PARDSORA,

ann ~penne

C.R, seemed to be hitting it
off pretiy well with O.T, Easter, this is a good deal,.

P.J., just what do you think
S.J. would say if she knew
that you were walking a certain out-ot-:own girl home the
other night?

I wonder what made A.W.
so mad in the Michigan show
Sunday? Could it have been
because of P.H?>

J.H. and D.F, seem to be hitting it off fairly well: lately,
More power to them.

K.M, and L.S, certainly
ought to straighten up and fly
right because they know they
like each oiher; 4

I wonder what kind of going
together could you call that of
G.I, and B.E?

I know E, B. will never g.t
through telling all her fr:2nd:
that LJ.R. brought ker home
Sunday. I don~t blame her as
he really looked good.

It seems that whenever P.H.

tie Hill; back row, from left to can~t find TR. she'll pick us

right: James Bacon, James Vernon Henry, James Wimbly, |
W. E. Boone, W. EL, Bonds.

on any boy, ~~
Even though N.P. only gets |

a date from E,W. about onc?!

a month, I. think she~ s really |

~Enoc P, Waters, reporter for
the Chicago Defender has written the best series on the south
and the war time race problems
that has.been printed,.. Hd
dug for information: in the
good places ~and he dug deep,
By any standards he is a firstrate reporter,~

New York, N. Y, ~ National. '
ly known Negro medical eS,
thorit:es and lay Negro
and women in all walks of life
indorsed and will participate, togetner with other
Americans, in the nation- -wide

From ~his assignment ee
~went overseas ag correspon.
dent and spent 30 months in

have
a

are likewise
in the newspaper field as_ this

Service,~

rastirctions imposed by the
war: It has been~ revised several
times~ to ~meet the changing
national scene.

Thotigh the main purpose of
the tour is ~to provide Waters
with information for a_ Series
of articles to be published concurrently with his trip ~ and.
to. ~collect background informatidn for the use of the Defender editorial staff in interpreting news as it conres across the
desks ~ he ~will also be avail
Stressing
the tour,

another phase of
Defender Editor-inChicf Dr. Metz T, P, Lochard
declared: ~Oftimes those. of ~us
who sit in the office and handle
copy from all sections of the!
céuntry fail to have a full ae
preciation of the significance
of at matter because of out
limited knowledge of the community, its people and its
mores, As Mr, Waters travels
from place to vlace collecting

trip from Manilla

Australia, New Guinea, Philippines, Okinawa, the Pacific,
Saipan, Japan, China, ether
all-out $12,000,600 fight cancer fund drive,,it was announc-: ~ d this week by the American
lands East |Indies é
short sto a eae: velo we Cancer; Society, The $12,000,cee ee ean oe eet, PACES: | O99 goal was listed as the mink
He lived with the sailors cae eee eee required for
their ships and with the sold- launching i. all-out. attack dn
iers in their foxholes and too. The funk. campaign
camps, |: fle at iSet| ane: a ces
a ~a a hie ge a launched this week, will be
sions with aircorps, one of carried ae hroughout: the
then the longest~ bomb run-in = ia ee ae stabe
ere aioe eo aq, {| month of April. In every s~ate
he world, a } our non-stop ~. all races..| of the nation, with all races
to Shanghai ticibating. -;: participating.
in an ureseorted Terming. cancer

-one enemy and the respector of

and return
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So sarateh | for eee, ~. Bnoe

and conferences, }information for his stories, he ne race or color,~ a spokesman,As 2~ reporter, Waters will will gather volumes of back-| P, Waters is coming your way.| for the American Cancer Sobe: writing on how the war| 8rounc information which: may}. While. in your. city, Mr, Wat- ciety stated that, ~Cancee will
affected Negroes economically, | ~~Ver appear in print, but|.ers will be available to groups | kill 17,000,000~ Americans. colsocially.and_ politically during which will be invaluable to! and organizations for lectures| ored and white; now living,
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THOMAS W.

fold themselves in various segments of. the country,

Waters was selected for this
RUSSELL assignment because of his
Splendid quelifications, and vast

experience, most of which he
Systems gained during the 11 years he
has served as a member of the

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your community by writing the Ameriean Canver Socicty ~%:)w |
Chicago Defender, 3435 Indiana } that cancer Irilled 607.069
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois for-his] Americans beiween Pes.: Har
schedule, ||: bor and V-J Davs, Moi- thin
eM aseai| ats as =a ~~=-~~> | twice as many A~rerivans fas
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rrance of (disease-producing mi | Cancer killing Ameritas [at
crobes into the body. From the de- | the rate of 175,6( evers yenr,

caying ~surface of a tooth cavity,

bacteria. gain access to: the jaw, Costly Operation

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found upon the roots of otherwise | in the Philippines than did soldier)
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bores minut: Contrarv to gemeral belief cancer
is no respector of race, color or
It strikes colored and
young and old alike,
to the question a~
1to how the money raised was
to be spent,, it was stated that
forty per cent of the funds raised in the nationwide drive will
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coordinating program. of research under the guidance of
{he National Research Council,
nations foremost scientific
body, and for educational and
service programs to. supploment those of the states,
~Sixty per cent of the money
collected in each state will be
retiined within that state for
preventive education and to assist in~ providing more and~ better hospital facilities; regardless
lcf race or color, in order. to
save thousands from death by
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ceniers where one may go to
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provision for cancer
many of whom now
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teams, It $s

the center wi r
a cen = will have ade aia i urn people away, because there
teams this year to play in the | was not even standing room, |
league, Let's give the girls | Tho Mt. Calvary Baptist Church |
big hand. worshi
g vorsnipped for the first time!
The Clifford St. Commandos; | jy its. new spacious building,

a newly organized club.amony
the young boys, are sponsoring
an introductory party Thursday
evening at the center,

Talent night~Friday is shsping up fine, With the help of
Mavis and her gang~you will

~he former CIO building,

Mi, Olive Senior Choir rening to a packed
soloists for the

Mesdames.

house.
evening were:
A, Anderson,. Betty)

new church,
ery day from 7 to 9 p,m. Come

out and get into shape for the
Golden Gloves and other fights. | Quin Chape] AME ~church, ~Sun-|
Chess every Friday, night, day morning were served

6 to 8 p.m, Do you know the| psver to-be-forgotten treat, Mrs!

Music lovers who thronged

radiating over -a grateful city.!
A. city, grateful because 9ur grain
grand: country is at peace with oy
~he world, Our men are back grand success and her efforts

Mis,

from the far flung warring waie crowned with success, At
fronts and we were celebrat- ejeyen o~clock there was the
ing the resurrection of ur paptizing of infants. The.PreLord and Saviour Jesus Chrst.; siqing Elder was the speaker
\ The churches of Flint were of the hour, He brought the
crowded to capacity, The Mt.! congregation a soul stirring
Olive~ Baptist Church had) to message

TE PT TTT TTL tin; | THE MACEDONIA

-jJenxins home

| Jefferson avenue,

dered its cantata in the even.!
Th |

| note,

miss a treat if, you miss it, Johnstomw and Anna Howard, |
Songs, dances and after the Mrs, Edjth Robinson is the pian.|
show everybody dances, ist~ and director, Mrs, T. 1!

Mr, Leroy Coleman is batk| wheeler is president of the
on thesjob in the boxing room. | shoir, A liberal collection was
ae you are missing: evevy | aken, This will go toward the
thing when you fail to work purchasing of an organ for the
out under his supe rvision, Hv
gate? Ef pe ates and learn Gwenola Smith, the organist
tio te be given ae | as well as director. of - the- choir.
Friday night, April~2~~~ra1.| uorented a cantata, that
p al ~| brought a to the souls of all

ent Night,~ Everybody wel- thar deard

come,

Boxing, boxing, boxing: night- VERNON CHAPEL A M. E
ly ~ai/} the center, CHURCH |
Vernon Chapel~ Had a Sun
Church News rise service in the morning.
The climaxjing event of. the
The sun rose glamorous 4nd~ day was the presentation of

~he children~s Easter Day proWarren had work-,
untiringly to ~make this a

Jenkins- Davis~
Vows Told

COLUMBUS, Uhio ~(APNS)

JOHNSTOWN, Pa.

The marriage of Miss--
Jenkins; daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jenkins, Woodvale;.~ to
James Davis, grandson of Mrs.
Sturgers, 12 Spruce Street, took
place at 3 o~clock last Saturday
at the Dukes ~ Baptist
Church.

Tris

Rev: W,; Tl Lee, alate offi.

ciated and used the single-ring
ceremony, Miss Mary Louise
King was maid of honor and
Richmond Benn was best man,
The bridesmaids were Misses
Jessie Haselrig, Dorothy Jackson, Margaret Watts, Erline
Watts, Corrinne Lewis, ~and
Cozie Morris and their~ escoris
were Paul Morris, Raymond An. -
derson, Bill Lewis, Jessie ~Wilson, Alger Haselrig and Herbert

~Thompson, Napoleon Brown was

the ringbearer.

Mis Edith. Watts sang ~Because~ and Miss Shirley Hepburn was the pianist, -.~~~
A reception was held-in -the
following. the
ceremony, After a short wedding trip the couple will reside
in Woodvale,

The bridgegroom is a veteran
recently discharged from ~ ~the
Coast Guards.~

| PURSE TAKEN IN J, c.
PENNY STORE

COLUMBUS, Ohio~(APNS)

Christine Knight, 320 North
told = police
officers that she had a 17 jewel
wrist watch, valued at $49.00
| stolen. from her while in the
Hight Street, about 1 p.m., April
18th,

| wAPTISY CHURCH

The senior choir. and
choruses told the old, old story
m song at the Macedonia Baptist Church Sunday evening.
Everyone felt uplifted by this
program,

Church people please take
The aitizens of Flint want
to read your news in the pages
of jthe Flint Spokesman, If
you do not get your news to
me I can~t~ possibly get--
for you. Is a hint enough?

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