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~We Tell the Truth~

VOLUME I~NO. 22

FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1946

PRICE 10c PEs OOPY

PROMINE

Willie Anderson

Willie Anderson to Meet
Leslie, Friday Night, August 16th

Willie Anderson, Detroit~s
the. whisp featherweight
koxer, faces his- big chance to
hit the. fistic gold and glory
road Friday. night..when -he

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Iicruber, at the IMA Audiiorium, The first match on Promoter Tommy Cusgans~ Card is
echoduled for 8:30,

True, the Detroit Colored boy
holds the state featherweight
champion, but he still needs

wins~ over outstanding pbattlers
in is division to gain national
recognition, A victory over Leslie - would give him just that as
the~ Flint boy is' now rated the
world~s. 10th ~ranking feathérweight.

In Anderson can get by LesJie, he stands in line for several more attraciive maiches., At
present Lesiie is~ being considered for a shot at W:-li2 Pap;
undisputed world~s _ featherweight king.

Arderson appears.in top condition for his match. He ar-ived in Flint Sunday and since
then has been working out regularly at the FOG gymnasium,
In these rills vs not only
Shown his usual lighkning spé~h
but also appears tu be putting
much more steam in his punches;

That. Leslie does not take
his match with Auderson lightly is to be found in his prefight training program, To moke
certain he is in tip-top boxing

Shape, Leslie~s manager, Les
Krell, kept the Flint boy train
i in New York City unt]
Hesday night when he flew

e. Krell~ reasoned his charge
_ Needed the fastest. possibe spar.
ring. partners obtainable, thus
keeping him in. New. York as
long as possible.
* While the Leslie-And2rson
battle is one that fans have
oe awaited, Promoter Cusrans

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-porting card.

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nd expens~ or efup a strong supIn fact Cussans
has lined up two exceptionally
| good: six round matches..In one
he has tinet up ~the: Mexican:
sensation, ~Chu Cho ~Ruiz: to
meet Gary Rosetti~ of | Grand
Rapids, Ruiz has an ~impyessive
string of victories in his native
Mexico, while Rosetti has been

has ~spared
fort,to line

dong exceptionally well in recent fights in Western Michigan,

In the other six-rciundcr, Cussans has lined up. Johnny
Jackson, hard
Colored lightweight, to
Phil -Woods, also of Detroit,
Arnold Pillen,- Flint. heavyweight, will meet Bill Thompson of Detroit in one of the
four rseund battles.

Your Attention

There has been much talk
about the streets north of Everett being poorly lighted, and
bordered with high weeds,
making it very dangerous to
voung ladies working late shifts
at night.

Dark quiet streets are an inducement to crim?, and as long
~aS you, the people, do nothing,
abcut your street, where the
conditions exist, robberies and
molested women. will continue.

Protect your. families and
your homes. See that your local representative of the N, A,
A, C. P. know these facts, so
that there conditions may be
rectified.

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ATHENS, Alp. Bedim
broke loose. here. in this north
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jern Alabama village last Sat
urday afternoon when a fight
started ~between a Negro and
ai white ~man in the downtown
business Section of the city.

When it appeared that the Ne
gto was getting the. best of the
melee, several white persons
are sald to have joined in, and
3s00n a mob of white men, éstimated by County Judge D, L.
Rosenao. Jr,, at more than 2,
00,
~Weilding heavy. clubs, rocks,
brick-bats; the white mobsters

drove. every Negro from the
\stréets,

MANY. NEGROES INS

~White - there
estiinates as to the number Of
Negroes injured by. the insurgent whites, State Highway Pa
BULLETIN '
Flash! When gangs of
white~ men sought to enter
Several. mercantile establishments in which Negroes
were customers, store proprietors and clerks ~held
them back with the remark,
~we'll shoot the first man
~who sticks. his head in.~
Hundreds of Negroes sought
safety in stores, where the
- mhobsters were prohibited
from entering, But mobsters roved the __ streets,
~trampling children and
-aged Negroes, who were not
alert enough to escape the
- mobsters~ clubs.
trol Chief Van Buren Gilbert
estimated 15 to 20 Negroes were
hurt during the 30-minute lawless period, while Judge Rosenal said he believed as many as
50 to 100: Negroes were injured
including several aged _ per$02iS.:
CHILDREN BEATEN
AND TRAMPLED |

It was also stated, upon investigation, that the mob had

beaten and -trampled upon sevSee~Mob Runs~Page 8

Lov Harrison Seen As ~Accessory~
In Monroe, Lynching

URGE PROBE OF POLICE
LAXITY IN RELEASING
VICTIM

ATLANTA ~ ANP ~ A period in solitary confinement until he is ready to divulge his actual role in the lynching of. four
in Monroe, Ga., was suggested
for Loy Harrison, farmer who/}'
bailee out of jail one of the
victims, supposedly to work on
his farm, just.prior to the ambush slaving,

Not only does the action show
the extreme laxity of the Monroe police, accOrding to a prominent Georgian, it also reveals
that Harrison took liberties nev
er Lefore engaged in by planta

| tion owners in this section. One

landlord commented:

~It is unthinkable for one
landowner to take the tenant o:
Sharecropper /of another landowner out of jail,on bond... oF
otherwise to work ~on his plantation without having first consulted the person on whose plantatior. the tenant lives.

~Secondly,~ the farmer continued, ~no landowner would
risk posting bond for a Negro
sharecropper who had wounded
his landlord, especially during
the time when the outcome was

See~Loy Harrison~Page 8 ~

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what mother said over and over
again,~ he said, ~She wants
everybody to love me just as
she does.~

One sOuree close to the religious' leader says the bride
was wealthy. Another source
has it that she was a former
employe of a Montreal costurnae jewelry establishment.
Among followers of her cult,
she is known by her. spiritual
nam2 of ~Sweet Angel,~ and
was a regular participant in
the twice weekly meetings of
the cult in Montreal,

When his new bride was introduced in Philadelphia, she
said, ~Peace, Father dear, péace
everyone. At this time I would
like to publicly thank Father
for this great blessing and* honor of legally marrying the lamb
of God. Father dear, because
I know you are God, I redeclare,
as~ 1. have vowed and solemnly.sworn, not to bind you as
a woman would a natural man,
but J free you to love and bless
whomsoever you desire to bless
and when and _ wheresoever;
for it is my hearts desire and
plecsure. to see your singdom
com: on earth, and to see
everybody as hapny. as I~ am,
if net happier,~

This marriag2 amounts to a
change in the creed of the
Father~s. church. Sex was the
fundamental fenet of his

church. Women and men were

See~Father Divine~Page 8

~Trace your thoughts back to/

Father Divine | iarries

from Montreal, Canada, last April 29, was disclosed here Wednesday.
| ords~ reveal~ that a license was issued to Major F. Divine and. Miss Edna Rose Ritchings.
famous Harlem cult leader listed his former wife, Mother Divine, as déad.,

~The couple was united in wedlock by. the Rey. Albert L. Shadd, associate of Divine: at
his home. Two weeks ago, Divine referred to his marriage in a sermon in Philadelphia, saying that Mother Divine approved.

FATHER DIVINE AND HIS 21-YEAR-OLD BRIDE

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Angel~; Flock Mum On Actions

WASHINGTON: ~(ANP)~ The marriage of F athe: Divine to.a hie cur old white girl

~Marriage license rec
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Mrs. Smith
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Mrs. Josie Smith, of Dewey

St,, was the victor in a cas2 in
litigation that was tried in the
court of Conciliatioa, Judge Mallory presiding. The case involved a tre? that isin Mr. F, L,
Gillespie~s -yard, of which its
branches extended partly over
Mrs. Smith~s house and prop~rty line. Mrs, Smith was desirous of having all of the branches that crossed her lot line
pruned. To do this it was necessary to prune the trees so severely that they would lose all

of their beauty. Mr, Gillespie
was obligd to cut th _ trees
down.

Eminent lawyers said that

thev don~t have a caSe like this
once in -a hundred years as
2veryone more or less have
Some investm2nts in the esthetic values of the community and

a tree that is a glory for all
creation is sOmething to cherish,

One of the great blessings of
América and its judicial system is:-that one can have whatever h2 so desires providing
it is on his lot lines. Some prefer beautiful ~flowers, others
farra fences, some 2autiful
rolling lawns others barren
parking lots and it is a~ blessing
that there are attitudes in
America for all. We salute Mrs,
Josie Smith.

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Birthday for
Mrs. Peebles

Mother Maggie Peebles, of
1147 Stewart Avenue, cel2brated her 84th birthday on July
2lst, Mother Peebles is one of
Flict~s finest mothers. On all
warm, Sunshiny days Mothe2r
Peebles will be. sitting inher
door yard beside her is a va+
cant chair, That chair is there
for anyone who will take.the
time to stop and pass some of
the pleasantries of the day, The
Flint Spokesman wishes to join
with hér many friends in wish.
ing her many happy returns of
the day, Mother Peebles~ husband, Edward, will celebrate
his 86th birthday on the Ist
of October,

BOYS ACCUSED OF
DISMANTLING AUTOS

ECORSk, Mich. ~ James
Byrd reported to police that
he had missed two white-wall
rims off of his car, two fender
flaps, two fox tails and

blue shade off his headlight.

He suspected Charlee Sanders and Jerome Lee, but
when these boys were borught
in they named Harold Ayes,
Aldnzo Moultie, ~Melvin Anderson and Willie Hurd as the
boys who took the parts.

(All these boys~ parents have
been. contacted by the police.

i fer Elks of Genteep,. Templ
| No. 550, IBPOEW, ~and~ brother:

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Mrs. E. N. Webb
Buried; Was
Faithful Worker

Mrs. Ercell N. Webb of 724

died August 7,
Vermont St. She
was born September 28, 1915,
in Honey Grove, Texas, the

daughter of Mr. and Mrs,- Ivan
Bills, and lived in the city of
Flint for 25 years, she married
Robert W2bb* of Flint, Decemor 28, 1934. She was an -active member of the Meiropolitan Tabernacle, and a daughter Elk, Genesee Temple~ No,
550, IBPOEW, also a member
of the Eastern Stars, Ruth
Charter No 6 of AF & AM.
She was a~sorority worker.
Surviving are: husband, Robert Webb,~ Father, Ivan Bills,
Chicago; mother, Mercides Rodgers of Flint; uncle, E, D. Nelson Valego, Calif. The funeral
of Mrs,. Webb was one of the

Jameson St.,
1946, at 1240

Elks of Lodge No.
nishing the honorary and active pallbearers and the Order
of the Eastern Stars furnished the flower girls, The funeral
held at Cannen Baptist
Church and Rev, E. J. Timmons carrying out the ~spiritual
parc of the program and the
Order of the Eastern Stars carTying out their rituals, among
the cut of town chapters present were the Cape Jasmine
Chapter No. 2 represented by
Mrs. Albert Martin. and the
Ruth Chapter represented by
Mrs. Malisa Pratt and _ the
Grard Chapter represented by
The Royal Grand Matron Mrs,
Thelma A. Stevens all. of Detroit, The Grand Chapter chartered a private bus to. accomodate their many members tc
attend the funeral, Mrs, Webb
was buried at River Rest Cem.
etery and the funeral arrangements were handled.by the efficient and dependable service
of the Watkin and James Funeral Home.

BILBO TELLS WORLD
HE~S A KLANSMAN
WASHINGTON~To a na
tion-wide radio audience, Senator Bilbo.(D., Miss.) announced, ~J am a member of
the Ku Klux Klan No. 4, called
the Bilbo Klan No. 4, Missis
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CLUB WORKER BURIED

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Randall And

Saunders United

In Marriage

The marriage of~Janet Rajjdall and Mr. Bill Saunde.s todk
place in Toledo, Ohio. The re
ception waS held at the lux--

urious apartment of Mrs. L2 -lia Sinclair of St, John St,
Those present wer2 Irene

Bealo, Mr, and Mrs. St. Louis
Caroline Stein, Jelly Roll Baker, Thelma Brown, Mose, Mrs.
Billy McBryant, Mamie - P.
Evans, Forest ~Manning, Arnette Harper, Phil Johnson, and
Tish Johnson,

Everyon2 had a grand time,
and we had a mest enjoyable
time with lots of delicious refreshments, We congratulate
this couple..:

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Nab Youthful
Extortionist
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.~ANP=
Special Agent J. E. Thornton,
in charge of Miami FBI Office,
announced here last Wednesday
night: that a 16-year old Negro
boy had been arrested in an at
tempt to obtain $100 from a Negro barber through extortion,

The youth, Edward Walter
Jeo, Jr., was arraigned, before
U. S. Commissioner Carl Noble
on the charge of using the mails
to defraud and held under..a
$5,000 bond, Federal | officials
said he would probably be allowed to plead to juvenile delinquency.

Walter Williams, the barber

~and extortion victim, Said he _re
ceived a letter in the mails last
Wednesday which instructed him
to deposit $100 in bills of small
dencemination in the rear of a
hardware store _ nearby or~he
would be shot in the heart with
five.38 calibre slugs. The letter
~was Signed ~The Black Mailer,~

The FBI were notified and
Williams complied with the instructions. When the boy arrived at the spot designated
ana collected the package, he
was arrested by two special

~FBI agents and two city detecs

tives,

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