Flint Spokesman [Volume: 1, Issue: 7]

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Rey. Vaughn
Bows Out Of
3r d Ward Race

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*The Rev. W. A. Vaugan,
the pastor -of the Golden Leaf
Baptist Church, stated to a
Flint Spokesman _represeatative that he was withdrawing

from the Third Ward commis- |

sion race. The Rev. Mr.
Vaughn, a\promiment church
man, who has keen active ia
politics and civic organizations
showed the finest traits of fine
sportsmanship by bowing to
the candidate who is_ being
sponiored by. the Commuinty
Civic League. The Rev. Mr.
Vaughn said, ~I was running
becatise the conditions in the
Ward are of such+a vature that only a cijred man
can properly interpretate to the
city governing body the sad
state of affairs there. Now that
the people of the Third Ward
have been so stirred to sponsor.a candidate that is capable, doing the
things that 1 was hoping to do
I am glad to entru:t this to him
and follow my divine calling.~
Thusly the Rev. Mr. Vaughn
showed the fine metal that: he
is made of and sets a wonderful example of fine: leadership
as well as setting a precedent
that will stand forAll time as a
monument to his fine under
standing.: Ist Negro States~
+, Afty. in South
"Takes Office

LOUISVILLE ANP
Charles W, Anderson, Jr., Louisville attorney and member of
~the. Kentucky legislature, this
week added another laurel to
his distinguished fecord when he
was Sworn into office as assistant commonwealth attorney for
the 30th judicial~district of Ken
tucky, the first Negro in the
south to. receive such an~ appointment,

The six-year appointment, announced on April 9. by Frank
M.. Ropke, recently elected Republican commonwealth~s attorney, carries with it a $4,000
and marks the
first time a Negro has been named te a comparable job in Kentucky, 3

TWO BOYS FALL FROM

SECOND STORY WINDOW
COLUMBUS, Ohivp~(APNS)
About 1:20 p, m, April 28th,

~ James Gilman, 5 years old, and

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Willis Walter, 3 years old, both
of 597 E. Noble St., fell out of
the second story window of the
same address. They were taken
to the Children~s Hospital and
Wallis was treated for laceration
df the: mouth, lip and tongue,
abrasions of the left cheek and
possible head injuries, James
was treated for broken left leg,
gut on the chin, and mouth and
head injuries, teeetion of both

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On Race Issue;

Breaks 15 Yr. Ban

WASHINGTON
The Daughters of the panied
Revolution last week announced
| that permission has been grant-,ed the Tuskegee choir to appear
~at Constitution hall on June: 3,
thereby letting down the racial
discrimination bars which have
kept Negro artists &@m appearing at the hall, Whether this
is a temporary. measure or a
change of policy, was not disclosed by the organization,

Permission to use the hall by
the Tuskegee choir follows closely a rap of the DAR~s undemocratic policy by Rep, Clare
Boothe Luce, Rep.; Conn., who
urged at that time that: use of
the hall be granted the coral
group, Mrs, Julius Y, Talmadge,
president genera] of the DAR,
replied that Mrs. Luce~s request
would only hinder any action
on Tuskegee~s request,

The choir will use the hall
without charge to sing a benei fit concert for the United Ne
-gro College fund, The Washington appearance will be one
in the course of a tour of severa] cities starting in New York
May 23,

Commentingg on the | DAR
change of attitfde, Mrs, Talmaidge said: ~This is a most
worthy undertaking and we will
help in every way to make it
a apiendint Raetciat success,

Sen. LaFollette, comme niing
on the change in policy, said: ~I
hope this means that the ban on
artists and others, based on racial issues, has been vate wereiimm
lifted.~~
Wilbur LaRoe, former chairman of the civic committee of
the Washington Federation of
Churches, and one cf the DAR~s
bitterest critics in 1939. said:
~The DAR is to be congratulated for living in the 20th century instead of the 18th. We
can~t have universal peace if
we are going to discriminate against people because of the
color of their skins.~ |

CAPT. MURGERSON
HOME FROM ETO

Capt. James Murgerson one
of Flint~s most popular young
men, is back from the ETO.
where he rendered dsitinguish
ed service. Captain Murger
son, is the son of Mr. Will'am
Murgeson of Stanford Avenue,
He was very active here during
his years at Central and Junior
College, He was inducted and
shortly sent to train for chem:
ical warfare. His fine preparation enabled him to become an
officer~s training ~school candidate, He served~ in Europe as
a: first Lieutenant: His Captains
bars were waiting for him at
the pier when his boat landed.

Since being home many fine
social courtesies have been
Shown Capt. Murgerson, We are
hoping the remainder of his stay
will be as pleasant as the first,

Indict Medic
For Abortion

WASHINGTON ~ ANP ~Dr.
M, L, T. Grant, 56, indicted by
the grand jury for committing
three abortions, was again indicted on a similar charge following the death of a 19-year
old colored girl in~ Freeman~s
hospital March 29. Medical authorities said the girl died of
complications of an incemplete
abortion performed December
21,

The girl, police charge, was
the second patient of Grant~s
to have died following an illegal operation, An_ indictment

ing the death of a 23 year old
colored woman after an abortion on Jan, 27,

DAR Backs Down!

ports ~orn a Pine:

was returned in January follow-.

Manager Branch in right.

FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1946.

FLINT SPOKESMAN

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NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL RESERVES ALPHA Omega.~ Front. row, left to right:
Juanita Mills, - Jessie Smith,
Catherine Johnson, Lelia V.
Dukette, Pauline Rushing, Vera

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Jarrett; second row left to right
Rachael Rushing, Virginia Woddard, Susie Mae Dukette, Dorothy Blasmingham, Nadine
Pratt, Harristine Walker,

othy Lee; third row, left to;

Dor- |,

right: Pauline Smith, Inez
Prince, Juanita Allen, Bessie
Mae Smith Nellie Carpenier,

| Gerttie ore Turner,

Highlights of South Detroit
District A. M. E. Conference

April 23, Morning
After. devotional services,
led by the Reys. oe A. Stewart
M, rewere |
heard. Sermon by the Rev. J.
E: Jackson of Muskegon. S-id
the Rev. Mr. Jackson: ~With
men putting the material thing
of the world before God,
peace shall not prevail."~ Dinner, recess.* |

April 23, Afternoon

Devotions were led by the
Revs. W. Wright and S. HI.
Burns. The Rev. M. R. Rhonenee of Allen Temple, Detroit,
tion of the church. The Rev.
Mr. Rhonenee pointed out that
the spiritual condition is good
but there are yet a number of
souls to be won. The Rev.

_J. Aiken, Vernon Chapel, De
troit, spoke on the moral conGition of the people since the
war. The financial ~condition
of the people of the district
wa; discussed by, the Rev. W.
A. Crider, Flint. The Rev. A
D. Evans, Ann Arbor. spoke
on the condition of our public
schools and how~ our race
should have more teachers in

Baseball Opens
Sunday, May 5

{ Detroit,
~Had

Flirit~s 6 team baseball league
opens ~up Sunday, May 5th and
Buick CIO is again the back
er of a Negro team, Manager
O. W. Branch, last year~s batting champion, has a fine aggregation of talent and sportsminded followers are of the opinion
that with breaks the team stands
a good chance of bringing East
Side down from the throne,
where they have perched for
the last three seasons, Branch
has quite an array of talent
coming from ex-Gl~s, Of the
returning service men that have
shown much. in fighting for a
~position on the Buick nine are
Herschel Pritchard and I. W.
Truss, both first basemen, Johnny Turner, Pitcher, Bob Pea,
catcher, Harold Winslow, pitcher
and a few others.

For Sunday~s baseball opener
Mer, Branch will start Bib
Pea behind the plate with John
Turner slated for mound duty,
Q. W. Truss or Herschel Pritchard will play first base with
Bill Hamilton or Jim Todd on
second, Willie Moore at short
and Wayne |Thomas on. third,
Jim Luckado will star in left
field, Sonny Wells in center and

the North. ~Do we believe in
the Virgin Birth?~ was discuss

ed By the Rev. - D. Howell,

Jesus sine not have been di
vine.~ Following the
tion peziod the benediction:
was pronounced.

April 23, Eveinng

Secctone were led by the!
Rev. Ac W. Peterson of Lan)
sing and the Rev. M. L. Sim~
mons of Idlewild. Then heard
welcome addresses from the

pastor, the Rev. J. W. Walk
er and representatives of the|

Sunday school and _league..
After remarks by the/ Rev. S.
S. Harris, St. Paul, Detroit, the
Rev. R. R. Furpin, president
of the Flint Ministe(-ial A\lliance, brought greetings. Se
lection by the senior choir,
Vernon Chapel, Flint. Holy
communion was administered
by the. presiding elder, David
A. Blake Sr., assisted by the
Revs. J. D. Howell and C. F.
Stewart. After the offering;
benediction. was pronouncéd. |
April 24, Morning

Minutes were read by the
secretary with necessary corrections being made.| - ~~Some
Books We Should Read~ by
the Rev. ~. F. Stewart, Detroit. Dr. Stewart read _passages from the revised edition
of the Old Testament. ~Books
of Worship,for Church and
Home,~ published by the

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Teachers Hold
3-Day Meet at ~
A. i Cie |

NASHVILLE ~ ANP ~More
than 2,000 teachers attended the
three-day Tennessee Negro Education association convention
here last week at the A. & M,
State college, Theme of the.convention was ~Teachers Look at
Their Tasks Ahead,~

A program of affiiliation with
the American Teachers aSsociation and the National Education
asgociation was adopted. Problems of instruction were considered by departmental meetings devoted to the special intrests of teachers and supervisors of elementary schools, high
schools and _ special subjects.
Pians for improving the present
siatus of Negro education in
the state were made following a
co:nmittee report,

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~New Pastor
Cf Shilo h
Baptist Church

The above likeness is that

of the Rev. W. N. Reaves,
newly elected pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church.

The Rev. Mr. Reaves was
born in Washington County,
Ga., and was converted at the
age of 13. He started in the
ministry at 16.- Received his
theological education at the
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga. Has pastored the following churches: First Baptist
Church at Pitts, Ga?; Big] Beth*
el Baptist Church at Marshallville, Ga., and First Baptist
Church at Lenox, Ga., and others. Resigned the Antiich Bap
tist Church at Coléman, Ga.
Was the moderator of Gum
Creek Association, southwest
See

~ The Rev. Mr. Reaves
comes to us well recommended from Americus, Ga., where
he last resided in that state.
He make his home now in Detroit, Michigan, 846 E. Ten
nessee Apenue.

ROBBED BY
UNSEEN MAN

COLUMBUS, Ohio~(APNS

Edward N, Johnson, 389 Hamilton Avenue, 38 years and married, on April 26, claims that
while returning home, he was
in front of his home when a man
stepped ~out and struck him in
he face with a blunt instrument, then robbed him of the
following:

Pair~ yellow gold glasses, tan
leather billfold containing. $55.00
~draft cards etc,, pocket knife.
There is no description of the
assailant,

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NEW YORK~Mrs. Emma ~
Clarissa Clement, of ~Louis
ville, granddaughter of a slave,

nother of 1946 by the American Mothers Committee of the
Golden Rule Foundation.
Mrs. Clement, the frst Negro elected, is 7! and has geven children.

Mrs. Clement's children. in
University, Atlenta, Ga.; a
professor of physics, a professor of English and an Army
chaplain.:

She iz former national presi--
dent of the Women~s Society ||
of the African.
Church.

(Mrs. Edith R. Rockwell. of
Three Rivers; was chosen~ as
Michigan's 1946 Mother).
One of the committee members who voted for Mrs. C'ement was Mary E. Hughes, New

ville, Ky., and a member of

Negro Mother Picked by
Golden Rule Comite

clude the president of Atlanta |

Methodist

~y nevet dreamed | would
ever in my life vote for a Negro.~ Miss Hughes,said. ~But
when I| saw her record I couldn't be fair and serve on the
~ommittee without recognizing its.~ toh?
| ~I'm a Rebel of Rebels~or
I thought I was until~ this afternoon,

The. committee provided
this data on the American
mother of 1946: iA native of
Providence, R.L, Mrs. Clement is-a graduate of- Living-}
stone College, Salisbury, N.C.

She is a charter member of
the Southern Commission on
Interracial Co/Dpexation, secretary (Negro Division) of the
Kentucky Division of the
American Field Army Carcer
Society, and a statistician cf
the Kentucky Federation of
Women~s Clubs.

Her children are all gradu
the Society. of Kentucky Wom
pics of Livingstone.

Teachers | Win
Equal Pay in Ill.
Court Fight

-CAIR, Ill,. ANP ~ Jim
crow took a khockout in the
final judgment of the VU. S.,
District court on equal Salaries
for local Negro teachers here
Friday.

A sweeping decision by Judge
Fred L. Wham, of the eastern
district of I]linois, ruled that
the difference in current salaries for local Negro teachers, be
retroactive to January 1, 1945,
plus passing court costs on to
the. defendants, nacely Leo C.
Schultz, + superintendent of the
public school system here, members of the board of education
of Cairo, School~ district No. 1
and its officials,

Salary differentials, baSed on
race and_ color,
ahd unconstitutional and is in
violation of. the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment of the constitution of the
United States and of Section 41
of Title 8 of U. S, code,~ Judge
Whem ruled,

He further ordered ~that any
other increases in the salaries of
teachers and principals in said
public. school system by the defendants in this action, or their
successors in office, shall be
be made on the equal basis for
all teachers and principals in
said public school system, possessing the same _ professional
qualifications and experience
and rendering similar services,
and, provided further, that the
equalization of salaries provided for under this judgmént and
decrees shall be made solely upon the same professional qualifi-|

cations and experience and sim-|
ilar services performed by)
teachers and principals.~

The 27 teachers named as|

plaintiffs, members of the Ne-|
gro City Teachers association)
of Cairo, were June Anderson,
Alice T, Beatty, John, William!
Butler, Lulu C, Chambliss, Pat-|
tie Cole, Leonard C. Gregory,
Mariam Young Holmes, Effie
Woods Johnson, Hattie B, Kendrick, Caramel Lankford Fow,

Racial Friction
Small

Flares In

~is unlawful |

Negr 0 Pushed |
Wile Off Sidewalk

| FRANKFORT, Ky..~- ANP~
~This -Section,.scene. of bloody
vidlence between races in the
river: bottom. district known. as
~The Craw~ Jast week, seems
to ~be settling down,:

Disturbances began when Bixie Fallis, a city fireman, claimed a Negro pushed his wife off
the sidewalk, He was hit with
~a shovel and James Owens, a
~Kentucky State college student,
~was charged with disorderly
conduct in connection with the
incident,;

Police ~Chief Guy Wainscott
~said he did not know how many
~were injured in the clashes
which are reported to have been
~started from the Fallis and
Owens disagreement.

41 MISS~: B~8 | Sponsors Coitest

DOROTHY ESTELLE
VARNADOE, ~Miss Miami~ is
here visiting friends. Miss Var
nadce is a graduate of Washington High: in Miami and attended Payne College in. Augusta, Ga., majoring in Economics,
Sgt. John Henderson. recently
discharged) from McDill Field,
Fia,. is responsible -for this
lovely lady~s visit to our city,
having known her thé for 2
years, Miss Varnadoe is now residing with the W, T. Thomas~
of 821 Spencer Street and will
be here to attend the dance at
the I, M. A. on the 4th, Miss
Varnadoe likes our city and
plans to return sometime dur
ing the summer,

New Radio

Radio _ Station -WMRP_ announes that a contest is now on
to determine a name for a proposed weekly broadcast featuring | the center's talent and activities.;

"A ~five dollar award for the
person submitting the best mame
for ~the radio show, the~prize
will be awarded Monday night,
June 3rd and all entries should
be in by Saturday, June 1st,

In submitting a name for the
show, the contestant should-keep
in inind that a name for any
radio show must have punch,
attraction and as much brevity
as ~possible. In other words,
short and sweet ~ but hard to
beat, The name for the show
shouid in some way attract at
tention to the F, I. C, C: for:

which the program is sponsoréd.

by Mayor Arthur C. Jones, reopened after Chief Wainscott
said there was not ~a- trace~

Bars and |fiquor stores closed

of any more trouble. seth

REHEARSE FOR DEBUT.~Milc }
Boulton, master of ceremonies.
~Virginia Paris; screen star Loretta Young, and musical director Oscar Bradley (left to right)
are shown during the rehearsal
for Viginia~s singing debut on a
recent ~We, the People~~. broadcast over CBS. Miss Paris, 25,

ler, Lottie Leach, ~ Elizabeth
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was, Miss Young~s housemaid for
several years, during which time |

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helped and ento study voice,
ezzo-soprano~s ap
the lovely star
couraged her
The new
pearance, arranged through the

star, was successful in more
ways than one, In addition to
presenting her protege to listeners, ~Miss Young also turned
over to Virginia her radio fee
so that the latter might continue
her studies,~ANP,