Flint Spokesman [Volume: 1, Issue: 11]

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JUL 1 01946

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THE FLINT SPOKESMAN

VOLUME I_NO. 11

FLINT, MICHIGAN, BATURDAX, JUNE 1, 1946

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FISK COED HOME ON VACATION

furthering their Schola
jeyements outside of the city.
One of the first arrivals home

~ is Miss Florabelle Raymond who |

is back from her Studies..at

~ Street. is = ead 3 pa

the welcome mat is out and our
arms are open for Miss Raymond.

Urban League of Flint Makes
Public Letters Showing Failure

April, 6, 1946
The Honorable E, C, McLogan
- Mayor of the City of Flint

City Hall
Flint 3, Michigan
Dear Mayor McLogan:
In line with our telephone
conversation of several days

ago, I discussed with my Board
the question you raised concerning the opinion of the League toward the use of ~the contemplated housing units by
both groups.. The matter was
referred to the Health and Welfarce Committee. The Health and
Welfare Commiitee of the Lea
gue has instructed me to give
the following opinions:
1. That a housing project

operated by a public authority
should be run on a democratic
basis and withou: disctimination.

2.. That a. prominex-:
be appointed to the
authority, ~

3. That a location be selecied which would cause the

N>gro
Housing

amount..of friction between |
groups,
4. That the Health and Wel
fare Commitiee

duly appointed
to further discuss the mater.

I sincesely hope that
recommendations will be

with your plans and will gain
your suppo't.

Very sincerely yours,

| CHARLES.E. EASON,

Executive Sécreiary,

% F &
May 18, 1946
Urban Le -ague of Flint

Fejlure of the Mayor io ap-,

point a Negro to the Housing |
authority was a sharp blow ~o |
the. urgent housing needs of
Negroes in Flint, From tho be
ginning of plans, almost a year |
ago, the Urban League has con- |,

stantly requested the Mayor to
place a Negro on any adminis
- trative committee that was
created, These ~requests have
been. in the form of personal conferences and written |
request, >
Copies of our communications
in this regard are sent (for |
publication) to show to whaf'!

least |

of the League |
is willing to meet with you or |
representative |

extent the League has pushed
for such recognition.

The League urges its membership. the membership of all
other interested groups to im| mediately contact city officials
and_ insist oa. the appointment

of a responsible Negro citizen
to ~the authority.
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May 13, 1946

Mr. George Gundry
City anagey
it all

Flint 3, Michigan

Dear Mr. Gundry:
Although we appreciated the
see~Urban League~Page 3

Ku Klux Klan
Ruled Qut By

California Law

LOS ANGELES ~ ANP ~An
order, officially nulifying the
Ku Klux, Klan in California, was
granted here last week upon the
motion of Atty, Gen. Robert W,
Kerny.

The action, following intenSive investigation launched
when. a number of terrorist acts
against Negroes and minority
groups were traced to the Klan,
makes it unlakful for the order?
to hold meetings of amy description in California.

nm Fiak waiversety Miss ages f

Life Column

Nathaniel Turner, ccnservationist, nature lover and
wild life enthusiast to write
the new column.. Mr, Nathaniel Turner, one of
Flint~s most promisiag young
men has consented.to do a column on wild life, conservation,
hunting and fishing, Mr, Turner has had broad experience

Mr,

in the wide~ open spaces. He
has spent long hours in the
woods, along the streams and

in the fields. He has researched
in the library. and is ready to
give the. many readers of the
Flint Spokesman, some of his
many experiences along the nature trails. We: hope that the
readers will enjoy the articles
by Mr, Turner as much as we
enjoy bringing them to you.
Frank L,. Gillespie,

these | |
in. line |

Seinepped five. days earlier

white gunmen, EdI ward Jones, millionaire Chicago
| policy baron and business man,
was reunited with his wife, Ly- |

dia, shown with him in the a
RICH CHICAGOAN FREED BY RIpNar ERS

bove peture, around one o'clock
last Frday morning. It was rumored that ransom demands vary| ing from $250,000 to $500,000
had been: made~ for his safe retutn, ~ ANP Photo,

ather Divine Has ~Heavens~ In Switzerland To

| (right),~

son holding the lucky number

rete tae Peg

Snown above are Harold Ickes, former secretary of: interior
and Marian Anderson,
famous contralto, receiving. the
first annual medallion awards: of
the Alpha. Phi Alpha: fraternity |

bain 2
Ce

i ~Lincoth university,
Pa.

The two: nationglly:known
guests received the* awards oh
Monday evening, May, 13, at the
university, the oldest~ institution

-Oxtord,

for~ higher education of. Negroes
in~ Amerca, ~Presenting the awards were ~Dr. Horace Mann,

Lineoln "president ~ (left) and
Jack Dawley,~represénting the
fraternity. ~ ANP Photo.~

City Association of Women~s

Clubs Elects Officers

The City Association of Women~s Clubs,~met at the Clifford St. Center on Tuesday -nite
and elected the following officers:

Mrs. Rufus McFadden, President; Mrs. Frank L. Gillespie,
Ist Vice President; Mrs, Katie
Parks, 2nd Vice President; Mrs,
Mary Lou Rocquemore, Recording Secretary; Mrs, Rosa. Kimp.
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs,
Verna Elder, Treasuer; Mrs.

Ircne Grimes, Statistician and
Mrs. J. W. Moore, Parliamentarian, 4

All clubs that are not in the
City Association are urged ~to
come in, Clubs that have been
organized six months or more
may be enrolled after meeting
other._ requirements. The Association is striving to secure a
club house which is so sorely
needed and your help will be
greatly appreciated,

The Spokesman Announces The
Nylon Subscription Campaign

June 1, 1946 marks the opening of ~the biggest contest ever
offered to the the patrons of
the Flint Spokesmam The
Flint Spokesman is giving away
six pairs of nylons to the per
on.a subscription ticket,

Thc lylons will not be. purchased until after the namé of
the winner is announced, to assure correct size. The purpose
of the campaign is not. only to
give away nylons although thoy;
are much desired, but to induce the people to subscrib for
the paper thats needed in every
race home,

Why do you need the Flint
Spekesman? ~The Flint Spokesman is rapidly becoming an asset to our people because of

for,
be:ter

what the paper -stands
Truth, Justice, and a

standard of living. The
~being a servant of the people,
is something to refer to for
your - personal news, social
events, education and everything
thai is important to the\/Negroes of our community. /Subscribe for your Flint Spokesman today for a better /view of
our city tomorrow,

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TUSKEGEE GRAD

Miss Carrie M. Waller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walier, of E. Ninth Street
has satisfactorily. completed a
course in tailoring at Tuskegee
Institute, Ala.
a master of her trade already.
She proudly displays a pair of
dextrously tailored trovsers
that she made for her father,
as a project.

While at the Institute she
earg with the choir. She plans
to entc: the Pratt Institute in
New York where she wiil
study drafting and designing.

Miss Waller has glow ng
and the courtly manner of
men end boys of the South.
Upon completing her various
courses ~Miss Waller plans on

opening her owrrhop. We
heartily conSratulate Miss
| Waller.

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.

-tigators for

~| been.

'| from 62nd and Ada Sts,,

Miss Waller is

Mr. John

praise for Southern hospitality |

California Also
To Be In Line

For Investigation

WASHINGTON Barring
unforseen developments, invesHouse Committee
on un-American Activities will
leave for Atlanta, Georgia, Mon~
day, according to a recent report, to inquire into recent /re
vival of Ku Klux Klan /ctivities. 7

Representatives | Landis,
(R., Ind.) a member, of the
committee, said the / evidence
wairents it, there will be a
full scale _ investigation.

It; was, further / rqretes ee

| agin Georgia, birthplite of the |
} Klan, is said to have~ hastened: federal

investigation of -Klan~

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Poe

Divine~s Fame

|Spreads To

Switzerland

ZURICH, Switzerland
ANP ~More than 5,000 Swiss
citizens regard New York~s Fath
er Divine as ~God,~ according

to G. U. Lam, one of the ~angels~ here.
' Lam, who yodels the Swiss
interpretation of ~peace, it~s wonderful,~ as he peddles the divine
cult newspaper, ~New Day,~
wrote.the organization~s byword
above Father~s picture in a
Swiss ~Heaven.~,

Translated literally, the ineo ite ~yeads: ~Sir, I knew
u are God ~ Pers.

atid" ~as Gecotatiri
briefcase.

~New ~Day~ recently was ban
~| activities

ned in Switzerland,

~Policy King Missing Again;

Release Stories Conflict: a

By Hazel L. Griggs

CHICAGO ~ ANP ~ Edwaid
Jones, millionaire sportsman
head of Chicago~s southside policy game, who was released by
kidnappers recently upon payment of a reputed $100,000, last
week was miSsing again, The
current disappearance was
thought to be due to a pending
grand jury investigation cf his
five-day imprisonment by abductors, which Jones faces upon hig
return to the city.

Conflicting versions of Jones~
return to the southside after his
abduction were given last week
by four so-called eyewitness, all
of them denying the suave policy king~s story that'he had just
~released when he was
picked up on Friday, May 17,
by his
brother, George, accompanied by
police,

All fou" persons testified that
they had seen Jones on May 16,
the day the ransom was paid,
although he didn~t report to
police until May 17. One of the
informants was said to have
seen Jones entering the bathhouSe he operates about 4 p. m,
on May 16. According to this
version, Jones ~was dishevelled

Means Wins

Scholarship

Member of ~ High
School Music Department for
the past three years, an activity honor graduate. Mr, Means
also won 2nd place in the
Michigan State Vocal Festival
Association, This marks the
first time that any colored has
2ver been admitted to the special course, The Department also
offered- to send Mr; Means as
the first Negro to attend the
National Music Camp, at Inierlochin. It is significant that
only four singers from Central

going that received scholarships.

e

\Faces Grand Jury Probe

and needed a shave at that time.
When he was picked up by his
brother and the police escorts on
Friday he was described as
~well dressed and cledn shaven,~

The second story says the
kidnap victim was seen shortly after 5 p. m, May 16 near his

|home at 47th Street and Michi
gan Avenue, The third confirms

this, _and the fourth declares
Jones ~was seen to enter the
Vincennes~ Avenue home of

Theodore Roe, his business manager, on May 16.

On the basis of these ~sasha
police are inclined to believe
that Jones was released long. before they were notified, pethaps
even. before the ransom was

-paid, Police watched payment of

the ransom to the supposed abductors, but made no arrests in
an ~agreement with Jones~ family to secure his safety.

Jones, who has been in seclusion shortly after his release,
is believed to have become wary
when the Chicago Crime com
See~Policy King~Page 3

Mistaken As
Burglar, Mother
Shot by Son ~

MEMPHIS ANP Mrs
Sally Harris, living on Highway 51 near Lucy road, died
here last week at John Gaston
hospital after Teceiving shotgun wounds in her stomach ~
fired by her 13 year old son,

who thought she was a burg.
lar,: oF

Before dying the 24 year old
mother told deputies She was
unable to awaken the boy and
Pried ~open a window to. enter.
her home; The frightened youth
grabbed the family shotgun and
fired before she could identify
herself. No charges will be
Placea against the boy, the
sheriff's office announced,