Flint Spokesman [Volume: 1, Issue: 8]

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shies COLUMBUS, Ohio ~APNS~
"Major E. C. Gleed, second in
~-eommand-. at the Lockbourne
> Army Air Base, was guest speaker: Sunday, May 5th, at a- break
fast! meeting in the Spring St,

~"Kappa Alpha Psi.

~YMCA, winding up a week of
inspirational activites of the
Professor E.

- Champ Warick of Wilberforce

~university gave a talk on the
~Guide Right Movement; Beatrice

~Turner gave a piano selection.

~Howard

Fort, the toastmaster

~~ahd an old acquaintance of Ma~jor~ Gleed, presided.

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Nba. Major expressed that he
~saw ~a future for Negroes in
the: present American commercial aviation~ expanSion, and
that many thousands of, Negroes
Will eventually figure into

op ae
ew
wha

~os personnel set-up..Comme:cial a~r

~wand.mcre convenient,

dine work was named as_ above,
because
pr.va e flying costs are too great
be>g $1200 a year for only the

up'zzep -of private flying. The

~Rodgers
York her home in the near fu-]|

~ Whitlock Homes,

~ Mujor said that he believed only
two Lockbourne flyers were
~now equipped with commercial

~Status as most of them had only

s Breakfast Meet. |

ene or two engine training
hours, Because the Eastern Airline office~ and other) places had
turned down Negro bomber piolets was not a _ discrimination
act aS the Major portrayed, but
a lack of four engina experience
on. the part of the. flyers, Tuskegce Cadet training was said
be socn close and |this would
bring Lockbourne as the. only
Am*~rican base for
learning. Later~ they

Gut the country, the
ded. |

Tk: Kappa discussion me?ting
through out the week were held
~in the Columbus. Urban League,
From Monday -through Friday
mectings were held) on trades
by Mirt Wood; religion by Rev.
J, W. Parrish; recreation by
Dorothea Flourney; edugation by
J. A. Mitchell; Social Work by
Mary Milner; Medicine by D>.
Kenneth Allen; art) by Eileen
Grey; real estate by S, D, Hooker; industry by W. W. Layton;
music by Lucian Wright; law
by H, A. Glascor and business

Maior ad
by J. W. Henderson,

WILLIAM A BELL~S

SCIOTO DIARY: ~COLUMBUS, Ohio~(APNS)
~Coradean Rodgers of 32 Brand

Toledo, Ohio,
was-seen May 2 taking in the
night spots of Columbus, Miss

plans to make New

vure.:~

~Your suit:is pressed and you
<-just fine,

But don~t fofget your shoes

are not shined,~

\ This is what was found on

-lopix..the..reverse side of the business

~card ~used by William Bell, who
says his shoe shine is the ~Best
Shine in Town.~

Mrs. Inez Calvin, of Roanoke,

*Virginia, who use to stay in this

city -during the war years,
writes and asks how are all you.kids. In case you want to write

her, the house number is: 201
5th Avenue, N, W., Roanoke,

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Notice to a theatre ticket girl
~just like the new juke-box
song; All I can say You Got. a Fine Brown Frame; Oh Baby,,won'~t you tell me your name ~
*or-'the other song: Oh darling I

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* you.were meant for

~knew~ from yesterday that you
ante I will never meet again, for
somebody
else and now I can~t forget.

We notice that the Dwight
Studios at 387.Barthman, have

~+, Just as many colored pictures on. the. walls as any others, which

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shows that this place has just

a

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ust~ 24 nes, a day.

Eat a the

~OACIS~ RESTAURANT

4705 W. Warren at 30th St.
Specializing in Real Home Cooked Meals, Steaks, Chicken, Fish
and Game in season!

Joseph R, Hall, Mer.

Hall Br Os:, Owners & Operators

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Cold Drinks
Fresh Roasted _~~
Pop Corn

- Potato Chips
Doughnuts end
Candy...a.: Welcome Everyone!

10 South Saginaw St.
Pontiac, Mich.

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as much appreciation for its Negro trade. Besides prompt and
quality photographs, the Dwight
Studios also has a-large selection of the popular puonograph

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Among the industrous workyour-way-thru-college girls at

records,

Ohio State university is Ann
Jackson. You can see her daily
as a waitress at the Mc-Cown
East Long Street establishment,

Another Ohio State University
stuGent ~ Jon Ann Ormes, was
seen in the Fort the other night.
Guess She was waiting for a
Lockbourne soldier.

Now seen frequently around
the Fort Restaurant also is John
Alfred Kelly.

Pauline Tribune; 90' Australia,
was in the office of the Columbus American the other evening, Just returned from an extended jaunt in Chicago where
She was employed~ for a while.

Kelly Milan is now taking a
10 days vacation in South Carolina.

Bdwadina Jenkins, Ohio State
university sprinter, ~was conversing with friends in the Ogden Pharmacy last Friday night.

Carl Dixon, manager of the
Tudice Cate, 1000 Mt. Vernon
Avenue, was seen talking to
William: Taylor of the Taylor
Hat, Shop; 228 E, Long St. Yes,
many like the Taylor Hat Service,

Saw James Eldridge, the genial bartender of Chillicothe~s
WLW Club. He said that he received his divorce last week and
at present has only work on -his
mind.

Bill Leigh, proprietor of the
Bill~s Bike Bazaar, was seen
Sunday entertaining his mother,
sister Roberta, and daughter
from Dayton, Ohio.

We saw Cal Gilford, Leroy
Brown, Fred Cooley and Baxter Austin on the street last
week,

- ~Slow~ Gilchrist and orchestra, Bud Holmes, ~ trumpet,
~Slow~ Gilchrist, 1st Alto,
~Buddy~ Jones, 3rd_ Alto,, Lyman, 2nd tenor, James Carter,
piano, Harry Gonig, bass, and
~Fats~ Smith drums, played for

last Friday night.

La Petite Club gave the af
fair at the Masonic Mayme As
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all-NegroJ
will.be in-~
tograted into mired groups thru.

~ FLINT,
MEET OF
weve some
Tuesday as
City track

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SURPRISE ~ There

unexpected ~winners
Central won the
championship by

|Baidwin Walke~

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SATURDAY, may if, oR

THE FLINT SPOKESMAN.

beating Northera, 58-46, In the
100, abov2, Central~s Art Ingram, indoor State champ, -second from right, finished fourth.
of Nerthern,

rignit, was th2 winner by can <4
eyeiash over his teammate, Mel- "
vin Reed, levi, Oscar Ingram, | &
next to Reed, gave Central]
third place.:

kins is Secretary and Hazel Sydner is treasurer.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiiliams
was seen at the Friday night
dance also, | looking very: fine.

Miss Ard
was the guest of Eleqnor Tenis.

Mr, and| Mrs. James Wade
was also seen at the dance last
Friday night at the Masonic.

Lieut. Smith with Betty Jo
Pickett; Lieut, McKnight with
Iyya Mason; Lieut, Clayton with
Janet White; were among the
crowd.

Also seen|.at the dance in the
Masonic was Cleo Bunce, Margaret Crampton, Hazel Hawkins,
Anna B. Jackson, Virginia Joy-; ner, Eleano R. Davis, Thelma
Lucas, Mary Picket, Martha
Roberts, Flora Sawyer, and

Bonnie Whittaker.

3
George (Carter, secretary of
the Turf Club was at the Ken
|-tucky Derby last: week,

Marie: Hunt is the ne w. bamera girl sean every night at the

~American Legion Canteena Club.

kK was made in the
Saturday night: ~Maas a waitress but the

the telephone when

A~ remar
Down Beat
bel is slow
first cne tc
it rings,~~,

Guess Myrtle Crump, bar-maid
~at the Club Regal, was just as
happy as~ the customers when
they had beer last Sunday. Guess
it is pret#y hard to say no all
the time. Jog

During the past week we were
more than| honored to have in
our town, Miss Sallie Mae Evans
from Dayton, Ohio,

Last week we saw -Lieut.
Richardson, from Toledo, Ohio,
and stationed at Lockbourne, in
the Flamingo Club.

Mrs. Eubanks, 1137 Atcheson,
a nurse just from the army, is
our personality of the week.

played Grove City Monday, May

the formal dance at the Masonic}
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|BARGAIN

[Ben's

6th at Grove City, Iowa. On
Friday they will play the 740
team in Maryland Park, a

And Jackie Pyant was the
fine lady in red, seen at the
Fort restaurant jast Sunday
evening.

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wince he cst ga

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MEN~S. LADIES~
WRIST WATCHES, RINGS,
Men~s Clothing, Trunks,
Suitcases, Tools and Many

Numerous to Mention.. You Can Borrow

Loan Office
89 So. Saginaw St.

P ontiac, Mich.
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Claude Kinzer~s soft-ball team |

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Buick~s C10

Baseball Team
To Play

FLINT, Mich,
Buick CIO's

APNS |
basepall team

was scheduled to play Wednes
day, May 8th, instead of May

4th. For the month of May
Buick will play all of ~their
league games at the Atwood

Stadium on Wednesdays at 6
and starting in June
games will be on

o~clock,
the league
Sundays: and Wednesdays, Henwho used to play baseball in Flint joined hi'~s
former teammate, Hos-.
kins, and is now playing with
Hael, who used to "S
the Homestead Grays. M, and
S. was scheduled to play Briggs
of Detroit last. Saturday and,
Sunday but the game was pos.poned till a later date. The team
will entertain Ann Arbor Old

has
Dave

iene a record and he is tied

SPORTS

By Wayne Thomas

By far the athlete of the|
year for the high schools of
Flint is Jesse Thomas, and I
-am sure no one will argue ~to
the contrary. All who witness}ed the Central football schedule
or part of it, will heartily agree
~that he -was the outsanding
1945. I have seen~ him as opposition and I know a basket| bal! player. -Jesse was the
mainstay of Central~s cage
team. It has been many years
since and it will be many tocome that an individual has
~performed or will perform as
the little fellow is now on the
Cincer-path. With Flint Central~s track Season half over
Jesse has already bettered Floyd
Bates~ high hurdes time from 15
seconds to 14.9 which now be
the broad jump, of 21 feet 6,
also set by Floyd Bates. He also
runs the relay and the 220 yard|~
dash Just to come short of be
pledg

school can be

| isolated

JESSE THOMAS

~ng phenomenal, Jesse pitches
for the high school baseball team

Bru this coming Satu.day and
Suncay. Ann Arbor has one of)
the best teams in the state and

in Peterson, their ace twirter,

they boast one of \the best in

the country.
~Wayne Thonias.

HANFORD.
NEWS

HANDFORD, Ohio ~ ~APNS

Mrs. Henrietta Holliman was
chairman of the program rendere by the Community Club
last Tuesday night at the Muni.)
cipal Hall, Mrs, Lelia Gay and
Mrs, Lela Oats addressed the
audience on ~Community, Interest.~ Miss Lomer Berry was;
guest for the evening. Miss Joan
Holimman sang beautifully, ~Tl
Get Home. Some-day.~ Piano
accompanist was M~ss Jane Willis, who is studying- music at
Capitol University. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Willis of 2000 Kenton /Ave. Mr,
Richard Fielder is president of

and as for high school, he is a
yery good one,

As an. individual, Jesse.is well
liked by all of his teammates and
his Schoolmate as well. He is a
clean-cut - youngster and_ his
coolness and calm_ disposition
have carried him far in his athletic exploits. Now that his high
school days are terminating, here
is hoping that he makes a bigger name for himself if he elects
to further his education in col
to hear Dr,
President

versity,

National

carry him far in becoming one
of our greatest citizens.

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Retarding Paint ~Skinning~
~ The careful flowing of a smali
quantity of turpentine over the sur/face of the paint in @ partially used
) can, which is being set aside for only
-a few days, will generally prevent
a ~skin~ from forming on the paint.
In addition, the lid of. the paint can

School and

er,
should be handled carefully to avold | janq. Ohio,
shaking. It should be borne in eouven

i
mind that this is merély a tempo the YMCA.

rary procedure.

Friday, May 10,
nection with the meeting of the
Pan-Hellanie

Pan-Hellenic
Council Opens

COLUMBUS, Ohio ~(APNS) |

Tiaree-hundred or more dele-|
gates and friends. are expecied

Charles H. WeShey,)
of Wilberforce ~ Uni-)
in con
Council.

Dr. Wesley, noted histgrian and

lege or if he chooses not to go
I am sure his athletic powess| educator, has been widely ac-}
and zeal for sportsmanship. will| claimed throughout the nation

as an authorative in the organization of Greek Leter
Ellsworth Evans,
Lou's,

Cou Insel
teache}

Missouri High

Vice-Chairman) ol

the National Chapter, v
appear. at the public me

Attorney Augustus
City Councilman of Clevewill
tion. banquet,

will also
ating,
G. Park.

speak at jthe
May 11,| at

the Community Club,

The Jesters Club met with!

Miss Othélia Stills of Bowman
Ave., last Thursday night. The
girls are planning a big contest to comc off in the near ifuture,

The Park and Hall contbitt:

tee is composed of Messrs, Jess!

Holliman, Charles Thornton and
Charles Ward. Anyone~ desiring
to uSe either the Hall or Play
~ground will please contact these

gentlemen for a permit.- Mr,

| Jess Holliman~s address is 699

Bowman Ave., Telephone FA,
9352.

Welcome Rev. Swansen:

The members of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church are happy

to know that Rev, James Swan
Fsen has been returned by the

Lexington Conference to us as
pastor for another year.

Council met in Regular sessien Monday, May 6th at 8 p.
m, at the Municipal Hall. loend of Kenton Avenue. Mr, Roy Vaughan,
Sewer Inspector, reported haying
granted permits for a number
of sower taps and inspected
-them. Mr. Milton Harris, Building Inspector, granted several
r permits to property owners to
build bathrooms and. repair
property. Mr. Thomas Bruver is
improving his property at 702
Bowman Ave. by building a
bath-rocm and extra bed room.

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BILLIE~S BEAUTY SALON

Open Daily Except Monday

WITH OR WITHOUT APPOINTMENT! ~

Beauticians. 70 Bagley St. ~
PONTIAC,

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- Phone 4-2364

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ANNOUNCES OPENING

IN NEW MODERN AIR CONDITIONED. ~HOME

When in Pontiac, Give Us A Visit

Courteous Bartenders and. Waitresses

Choice Beer, Wines and Liquors

LOYOD MORTON, Manager
Vivian Frazier and Carl Pettiford, Proprietors

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Ries, Indiana, High School Students

Sign ~No Strike Truce

~ ANP ~ Furthor have be?n
outlawed by white and Negro
stuaents of Freebel High School
here through a joint
to live the
merican way and urging thoir

Ind.

school sir.kes.GARY,

staterm2n!
ing themselves

ldevs io do likewise.

The statemn~, addressed to
the inayor, tl:> board of education and citizens of Gary. was

dratied in the office of the local Urban league and was signed by Leonard Lavenda ard
Mary Bales, former. sivike leadand. Evelyn Lawyer, EmaHenderson, Ray. Williams
and Robert Miller.

ers,

~W2 accept the thinking that
the strike procedure ~3 undesir
cble and inapplicable to prob-:lems developing in school situa) tions,~ the

students Said. ~Strikes
encourage animosity, friction
and unfavorable relations among students, teachers and cit
~zens, We, there:vre, pledge no
support of further school
~Strikes.

~We believe a satisfactory solution of all problems at F:2ebel
effectd through
an organization ccmposed of
representative parents, teachers,
Studen's and area citizens. We
pledge our suppcrt of such: a
group now ~being formed at
Freebel school, Further, we express our confidence in its ability to cope wiih~ current questions.

~We are firmly convinced that
the question is not completely
in all ~aSpects but is
also definitely involved in citywide educational. practices in
Gary, We strongly urge the
isssue a
statement and policy providiag
the enrollment of all students, regaidless of race, creed
or color, to attend whatever
institution is located in the zone
of their residence.

~We urge that complete facilities, clubs and programs of all
schools be made available to
all students,

~Finally, we believe we have
found the only democratic and
just. procedure. for the solution
of our questions at Freebel, To

all Gary, we say, ~Begin now
to itive the American: way of
life, by deed rather than by
word,~

A third strike was. scheduled
for March 5 but was called off

Leaky Roof.

Water which comes Into a building
through a leaky roof spreads. out under the roofing to the roof boards,
the plates and studs, and into the
walls and floors.

after school authorities vowed
legal action against students
who participated. A number of
local and outside organizations
have. worked toward a peaceful
settlement of student problems
at Freebel.

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