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THE FLINT SPOK

~We Tell the Truth~

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VOLUME I_NO. 15

FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1946

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Railroad Suit Follows Action In Recent Bus Decision:.

Bishop Gregg Asked to Save
Bethel AME Church; Seek

Removal of Paster J. A. Dames

DETROIT, Mich.~(APNS)~
Bsucp Grezg. was Stoodea
with telegrams and letters from
members of Bethel AME church,
Detroit while attending the A.

M. FE. Bishups ~ ounci! a Kan:
sas City, Kaasas.

The.messazges informed the
bishov of a.gto ving crisis in ~12
church tnat may cas... prove
to be very seus int asked
him~ as heal of the Fourth

Episcopal District to in.media~cly take steps to -bring unity
and peace to the church for the
sake of its. futiuy 2,

On Monday night Jin 17 at

Class Meeting the Rev, J. A.
Dames. read in? following pe
tition:

A. Gregg,
Dist
~To Bishop Jonn
of the Fourth Episcopal

MISS MOORE
GRADUATES

the

Miss Elizabeth Moore,
daughter of the late Dr. and
Mrs. J. W. Moore, of East W cl
lington ~Avenue, received: her
bachelor of arts degree from
the University of Michigan.
The impressive commencement
exercises were held in Ferry
Field. It is to be remembered
that Miss Moore held a regents~ scholarship during her
entire period at the university
and was graduated with high
distinction.
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Following in the footsteps
of his older cousins is young.Mr. Joseph Pelham. He was
chosen to go to the special muvic gummer_ course at Michigan Svate Cdilege. where he
would share a scholarship with
three other young members of
Central High School's string
quartet. Due to the untimely
death of Doctor Moore, Sr.,
joseph was unable to. go_ to
Michigan State, however he
left Sunday to attend a Youth's
Congress at Cranbrook in
Bloomfield Hills. This conference is for religious
and will last one week. Joseph is one of the young people appointed to go from S:.
Paul~s Episcopal Church,
where he has served on the gi.
tar for more than a year.

rict of the. AME Church:

~We the undersigned members of Bethel AME Church,
hereby respectifully petition you
as the Spiritual Father of our
church to make a change in the

pastorate of Bethel Church for (

the reason that it is being rap
idly wrecked by dissension,
agitation, general restlessness
and dissatisfaction,~

This petition is now being

circulaicd for signatures among
the members~Another

favoring. the retention of the

pastor is also being circulated.

These petitions on both sides
are absolute proof that Bethel
is being split wide open,

Our committee f2els that this
unfriendly division between the

embers is so serious and _ in
the future will do Bethel so
much harm that something

petition fs

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3ishop Gregg Asked To Save Bethel

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should be done immediately to
save it from such a fate,

At the time of the coming of
the present pastor, Bethel - was
blessed with unity, peace and a

See~Bishop Gregg~Page 8 |

| All Star Fights

ur-round battle
Ais auditorium.
In his three previous fights

training |

Slated for IMA
June 28th

O. W. Branch, _ stellar local
welterweight, will be out after his fourth straight ring victory Friday night when he meets
Art Tracy, Jr., Detroit, in 4a |

at the ]

Branch, one of Flint~s finest
all around athletes, has outpointed DiPolo, Flint, in four

rounds, stopped Tony Azzaro of.
Detroit: in: two rounds and John.
ny Sterrple of Flint in three,

While Branch is~ steadily improving as boxer his chief stock
in trade is the dynamite he
carries in either hand. Already
he has gained a reputation in
Michigan fight circles as a
fighter to stay away from, as
he is always dangerous.

In Tracy, Branch will meet

See~All Star~Page 8

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DOROTHY MAYNOR is pictured above extending felicitations
to Dr. Horace Mann. Bond, inaugurated June 4 as fifth president of Lincoln university, 92 -year-old Chester county, Pa, in
stitution, Little | Jane Bond
smiles approvingly. Dr. Bond~s
inaugural address kKeynoted the
theme of the selfrespect and
self-support which had led Lincoln men, during the last iter

[FAMOUS SOPRANO FELICITATES NEW PREXY

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months, to contribute $50,000

in cash, while pledging $45,000,

additionally toward the university~s building fund campaign.~
ANP Photo.

Last Call
For Nylons!

Well folks the. month is almost gone and you ladies that
haven~t signed for a _ years~
subscription for the Flint
Spokesman paper, in order to
have a~sporting chance on winning 6 pairs of nylons free, is
missing qut on the biggest contest given yet in Flint.

Why not this ofbefore it is 100 late, Phone

15-3338, today for the opportunity of the season tomorrow.

investigate

Southern Reaction
To Supreme Court

Washington, D. C, ~ CNS _
Southern reaction to Monday's
Supreme Court decision banning
Jim Crow segregation aboard
buses. ran p-etty much: true to
form,

The gist of the comment was:

~Segregation will continue
down here. Neither the whites
nor the Negroes want it any
other way!~Gov. Thomas Bey
of Miss,

~Interferes with the rights of
aes ~ ~Ts unetirely unrealistic~ ~Serves only as fertilizer
for the Ku Klux Klan!~ Gov,
Channey Sparks of Alabama. |

~Louisiana~s laws on segrega-;: H
ik tidy Anes MAGI Leathe A a cg aaa le ats 16k

As Usual

Jim Crow Ban

tion in interstate commerce will
continue to be enforced,~ Clayton Coleman, acting secretary
of the Louisiana Public Service
Commission, ~

~A bunch of médiocre lawyers
who should have been impeached long ago~:said Rep. Dan McGehee (D, Miss.) of the Supreme Court judges,

Meanwhile, ~Negroes in the
rear~ signs have been taken
down from Virginia~-Washington
buses though it is reported that
Negroes are continuing'to sit in
the back of the bus either from
hao:t or ignorance of the ruling.

Georgia Police Blackjack Man;
Victim Turns Out To Be Wrong Man. ATLANTA ~ ANP ~ Another case of police brutality was
ch:iked up by members of the
Atlanta Police: department last
week. Then, after discovering
that they had beaten the wrong
man, the officers booked him
on a charge of being drunk and
fined $12 in recorder~s court.

The: victim was Eddie F,
Hendricks, 43, who was asleep

~in his bed when an officer woke

him up by striking him with
a blackjack. ~

According to the story, it was
around 3 o~clock in the mornjing when a special squad of officers in two police cars arrived at Hendricks~ home, The officers asked him about an alleged criminal attack on a white
woman, and although he. explained that he. knew nothing
about the crime, they started
beating him,

The officérs had a cap, supposedly left by the assailant,
and attempted to put it on
Hendricks~ head, but it was
too smajil for him, One of* the
officers~ noted that Hendricks
did not fit the description of the
wanted man, but another remarked, ~This is the nigger,~

The officers then forced Hendricks to get into one of the

i Bae *a%, oe fee
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automobiles and it was then that

they started beating and kick
ing him and told him to confess. They went to the white womans home and ti the home of
her sweetheat, only to be told
this is not the man,~

Rebuffed, but not outdone, the
officers carried Hendricks to the
police stationhouse and charged
him with being drunk, and a
few hours later he was fined
$12, along with a group of men

See~Georgia Police~Page, 8

Baptist S. S. and
B. T..U. Congress

| Holds Inspiring

Meeting in Chi
CHICAGO, Ill. ~~ ~APNS)~
From the ~forty-cight states,

delegates and meéSsengers pour
ed ~into Chicago by. planes,
trains and automobiles. This
was by far the largest advanced
enrollment in the history of the

National Baptist Sunday. School

ana BTU Congress which con
voned in its Forty-first Annual

Session, The Congress closed

Sunday night, June. 23rd_ with

igan delivering the closing ~nicssate The~ General Session ~was
held.at the -Chicago Coliseum at
15th and Wabash Avenue, which

~Departmental Meetings ~ were
held atthe following churches:
S.. John. Temple, Greater St.
John, ~St,. Luke Baptist Church,
Pilgrim Baptist Church, Chica
go Baptist Institute,.Beathcsea
Rartist,. West Point Baptis~
~Church, Olivet Baptist. Church
and the. ~Tabernacle. Baptist
Church, headquatters for registration for homes, The Fortyfirst Annual Session of the

Congvess was opened Tuesday
Morning, June 18th at ten o~
Fifty-Fifty
Club Has

Gala Formal

The notable Fifty-Fifty Club
adds another link to their long
chain of successful formals by
playing host to a throng of 300
invited guests at their annual
formal held in the _ beautiful
Roval Gardens, music was supplicd by the great band of
Clifford Dent who gave their
all to put the affair over, celebrities were plentiful as well
as cut of towners, Club members are as follaws: Helen Lea
nier Pres,, Ruby Harden Vice
Pres., Emily. Winston, Sec.,
Ruby: Ferguson Treas., Gwennola Smith, Pearl Brandon,
Thelma Pride, Katie Parks,
Mary Shivers, Orchids to you
and members for a wonderful
affair.

| TEXAS LAW APPLICANT

VICTOR IN ADMISSION SUIT

- AUSTIN, Tex, ANP
Herman Marion Sweatt, Houston, Texas, was granted a mandamus last Monday, giving him
the ~right to go {co the University
of Texas as a Jaw student; The
action was suspended for six
months, however, to allow. the

State to establish a law school

for Negres.:

Sweatt, a Houston letter carrier. applied for admission to
th: university law school last
February 26. His application
was refused Mach. 15, after
which he sought a mandamus
action on grounds that the

University of Texas is the only
school in the state supported
by state funds, providing courses
for a law degree.

Judge Roy Archer of the 126
District court, in handing down
the decision, said he considered
it a matter which. ~should have
been ~disposed of a long time
ago,~ He commented:

~I am going to grant the relief sought, but I am suspending
it for six months during which
tini2 state authorities will have
time to establish a Negro law
school.~

_ general president of the Alumni

_ and. is prlive. in. Chicago. vig

Dic, Joseph. T. Thomas, of. Mich-.

| was tasked to its capacity, The_

$50,000 Damages
Asked In Railroad

CHICAGO~ ANP ~ Following swiftly the supreme court
decision déclaring Viz-ginia jim
crow~ coach law unconstitutional,-two separate actions charging discrimination and asking
$25.000 damages each were filed here this week against the

Louisville and Nashville railroac. company on behalf. of
James E, Stamps of Chicago

and Ennis L. Powell of Charleston, W, Va.

Mr. Stamps, manager of the
southside office o fthe Social
Security. board here, also. is

association of Fisk university
~ginia state manager for the Bu

~preme. Liberly Life Insurance
company, is. a member: ~of ~the

executive board of the Alunini '

association of Fisk, The two
were enroute: to attend. a-meeting of the association ~when ~they
allegedly were discriminated
against by the ~railroad,

Tn a. complaint filed before

Club Cooperating
With The
Flint Spokesman

The 7:30 Social. and Arts
Club sold chicken and fish: dinners at the St. John center last
Saturday afternoon, This was
their regular monthly. entertainment and a great. s& cess.
The popular young marvied
ladies club is out in front in
cooperating with the Flint

-Spoks}man Subsciiipiion con
test having ~sold more than 75
single subscriptions, The membas told reporters that they
feel the paper is one of the
best ways to bring about better
understanding. and living conSce~Club Cooperating~Page 8

Announcement

The young people~s Choral
Union are presenting a Teentown Carnival this Saturday
29 June 1946 at the FICC, a
variety of muscal talent, Joke
telling, liars, and beauty contest, a pair of nylons will be
given to the most beautiful girl
at the carnival, Dancing and
style show. Refreshments will
be sold. Admission 25c,

All kids~ under the age of
16 whom were lucky enough
to get A~s in their last quarter,
ar2 urged to get 20 Flint
Spokesman headlines and the
Editor of the
pay 25c for every A you: receive in your last quarter.

Spokesman will!

Suits

the Interstate Commerce commission in Washingtou ~ by
Attys. Earl B, Dickerson, Sidney A. Jones Jr., of Chicago
and. Belford V. Lawson of
Washington, Stamps and Poweli
declare they were refused s@rvice in the diner of the Louis.
ville and Nashville~ train -because the table set aside. for
Negroes was. occupied, Although
several tables. in the ~white~
section of the diner were_vacant, they were not. allowed. te
~See~$50, 600 Damages~Page 8

TENN. STATE COED

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Miss ~Marion Wright, daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. Karo
Wright, of Mt. Morris Road,
is now home on. vacation.
Miss Wright: is: one of Flint~s
most popular socialites and is
taking a most active part in
the enlightenment of Flint~s
social ~activities.

Sports Center
Opened

Mr: E.. S. Taylor? prominent
~business man and the proprie- ~
tor pf Taylors Grocery, announce the Grand opening of
Taylor~s Sport Center, located
at 3015 Industrial Avenue. Mr,
Taylor believes in doing all he
can for the betterment of the
conimunity and being so, he
has.invested a considerable amount of money to see that the

young men have an orderly
and clean place to go. The
Spirts Center is to provide

wholesome recreation for the
men of tomorrow and features
five modern pool tables and a
complete snack and dairy bar.
Gentlemen who frequent Tay
lors: Sport Center ave never
uneasy about raids or fights
for there is positively no

| gambling or drinking at..the
| Sports Center.

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Attention All Baseball Players

If You Are A Good Ball Player and Have dink

and Looking for a G

cod thing ~ Contact

a "Wer. Richard Cox

906 N. 6th St.. Saginaw, Michigan |
A Swell ge Seay Park Is Available Under the SuperCox, Better Known to His _~ Friends -

vision of Mr