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___ FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1946

LAWLESS YOUTHS

-IRK PATRONS

It seemed to be the order of

~the day for certain lawless rous~abouts to take the law in their

-own hands at a legal dance giv
en Saturday night at Royal Garflen S2ptermber 14, 1946, by the
Hi-Gates.

Apparently with out rhine or
reason certain disrespectful
- youths slashed and sped Sylyvester Jarrett, who tr. to quell
down some of thoge_ trouble
makers. This was the night-cap
of many squabbles started at
this dance.

The better thinking citizens of
Flint want to see our youths
have wholesome entertainment;
put are very indignant when
they find out that life and property have been endangered. The
eyes of Flint are on us. Let~s see
that this thing doesn~t; happen
again, We hope that the culpable culprits will be brought to
justice. We believe that our law
enforcing agents are going to
be more alert from ~now on
when colored people start cutting and shooting each other

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Clergyman Names Two or Three
~Witnesses to Georgia Lynching

DULUTH, Minn.
wo or three names of witnesses to the mass lynching in Monroe, Ga. on July 25 were revealed here Labor day by the
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson,
pastor of Camphor Memorial

~ Methodist Church of St. Paul,

Soni arr adaress. before CIO |;

Scott Carries
On for the Late
R. M. Vandyne

ATTY. ELISHA SCOTT, JR.

Attorney Elisha Scott, Jr.,
nephew of the late Attorney R.
M. VanDye takes over the late
Van Dye Law Officer at 2803
1-2 Industrial Ave.

~ Scott, Jr... is the son of At- torney Elisha Scott, Sr. of Topeka, Kansas, whom the late
Vanidyne practiced under before
coming to Michigan, the VanDyne~s and Scott~s are all na-.
~.tives of Topeka, Kansas and attended the Washburn Municipal
Law School in Topeka. Kansas.
Scott was admitted to the Kansas-Bar in 1942. His career was
interrupted by being called to
the service in which capacity he
served in the 92nd Division in
Htaly, France and Belgium, after servimg four years, of honorabl~ service, Attorney Scott,
Jr... was discharged from the
service the latter part of 1945
and was summored to Flint upon the de:\i of R. M. Vandyne.
Attorney Scott was admitted to
the Michigan State Bar Association in June 1946 ard since
See~Scott Carries~Page 8

~ ANP ~| and
Trainmen representatives in the

Brat2rhood of Railway
Steelworkers Union hall.
Speaking on the subject ~~The
Georgia Patt2rn in Duluth,~ Rev.
| Nelson said the witrresses were
| Willie Johnson, who formerly

er man, Their. sworn
~on the lynching ~have
been turned over to the N. A.
A. C. P. and the Workers Defens? league in Newark, Rev.
Nelson revealed.

In telling about the merciless beating of am Indian on the
streets of Duluth by a white
ynan, Rev. Nelson said:

~The Georgia pattern in Duluth is in the fact that ~it isn~t
~important when an Indiar~ is
unmercifully beaten on the
streets just as it is not important
in the minds of believers of
white supremacy in Georgia
when four Negroes are killed
for no reason at all, except to

status.

~In Georgia, the Negro suffers from segregation; in Duluth
he suffers from discrimination.
Both segregatior and discrimination are parts. of the same
monster ~ prejudice. For the
most part Negroes in Duluth
are to be found employed in

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gnenial and unskilled jobs, as
is. in~ mast northern cities

ard téwns, including my own
St. Paul.~

He said he would use the subject ~The Georgia Pattern in

Silat

in St. Paul and appealed ~o labor unions to wage a drive
against bigotry. He scored the
79th congress for its failure to
See~Clergymen Named~Page 4

lived near Macon, Ga., Roy Gree Pile to seed: set ee abies rep- sl

keep the Negro in an inferior |

St. Paul~ if he were speaking |.

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HOODLUMS RUN AM

Urban League

| Developing

league of Clubs

Organization of the League of
Clubs is: now underway. The
first meeting will be. held Tuesday, September 24, 1946. at the
FICC, 2708 St. John Street at
7:30 p. m.

The League will act as a central coordinating body in developing programs and planning methods of procedure. (2)
Provide a medium through which
a large number of organization's
and individuals in the city may
define what they consider to be
the outstanding social problems
of.the community and to assist
in the solving of th?se problems,
for dispensing information which
will- be carried back -by the participants to their neighborhoods
and organizations. (4) Aid the
community in the use ~and development of all resources and
facilities.

All clubs in the city are inresentatives~to tt its iz:

~For further information, med
Mrs. Granville Franklin, 2-2639,

or Cuetta E. Jones, Urban Lea- "

gue, 4-5521.

Music Operators

Settle Out
Of Court

Clair W. James decided to settle his difference with his partner. Charles Bailey out of court.
Before a battery of lawyers he
decided to give Bailey five of
the fifteen machines tied up by
an injunction issued by Judge
Bishop to James.

James whose sort, Floyd, a
recently returned veteran of the
Marines in the Pacific. has been

~given task of carryirtg on for his

father, after an extensive training for Vendor repair service.

Bailey who took a Charles
Hugher as partner, a deciding
factor ~in James~ getting the injunction before their partrrership
expired, is reorganizing as a
competitor.

Mr. James who was the. first

Negro to invade this business by
his capital investment, hit the
nail on the head when he stated
that Negroes should learr to get
along together.

White Man in Play

BOSTON, Sept. 18 ~ Negro
actor Canada Lee will put on
white makeup here Monday nite
in probably the first attempt of
a colored man to portray a white
character on the American stage.

The precedent will be set in:
the play, ~The Duchess of Malfi,~ starrimg Elizabeth Bergner at
the Shubert Theatre. A spok?smar for producer Paul Czinner
said it had not been determined
whit type of paint and _ lotions
would be used for Lee~s transformation.

Czinner chose Lee for a part

Canada Lee to Play Role of

in the play wher it became necesSary to replace McKay Morris,.a white actor who had been
first choice for the role. It was
said to be the first time in theatricai history a producer had
selected the man he considered
the best-actor for a role regardless of color.

Lee, a former boxe7, played in
New York in ~Native Son,~ and
~On Whitman Avertue,~ appearing as a Negro in both.

~The Duchess of Malfi~ is a
Seventzenth Century melodrama
written by John Webster and is
set in Italy~s rerfaissance period

(3) Serve as a medium]

JOCK LESLIE

JOCK LESLIE TO MEET APONTES
TORRES HERE IN TITLE BOUT

Jock ~ Leslie, Flint~s blond
ibomber. will be out ~to. gain
greater national recogriition.

when he meets Apontes Torres,
flashy Porto Rican. Friday Evening, September 27, at the IMA
Auditorium.

Having taken.the state featherweight tithe by knocking our
Willie Anderson, Detroit Negro,
the Flint Bomber is now eying
the National headpiece. A win
over Torres would do much to
strengthen his ranking in the
National featherweight divisior?.

Torres is a class fighter himself and should give the Flint
boy a busy evening. Torres
comes to Flint to complete this
week end.

The Porto Rican has.an exc?ptionally good record. Within the
last four. morths, he has fought
such outstanding ring stars as
Willie Pep and Jackie Graves,
first and third ranking featherweights in the world. Ring Magazine, the game~s unofficial mouthpiece was loud ir it~s praise
of Torres in> each of his fights. ~

Torres gave Graves a great fight
all of the way.~ said a recent
Ring Magazine.

~In his latest start, Torres de-1
feated Earl Trader of New York
City.

Leslie is due to arrive Mon--
day from New York. He-is due
to complete his training at the
FICC gymnasium.

As yet promoter Tommy Cussans does not have his complete
card lined up for next Friday
night. However, one boy he
plans to use is Shorty Jones,
Flint welterweight.

Jones put up such a fine fight
against Ralph Chappie of Detroit that Cussons is bringing
him back by popular request.

Tickets for next Friday might~s
show are now~ on sale at St.

~Zimmerman~s and Mullin~s Sport

~not so easily dowrfed. At the

John St. Pharmacy. They. may
also obtained at the IMA Auditorium box office, Joe Burke's
Bar, The Stein, Crawford and

Store.

THE FIGHTS --
As I Saw Them

Thomas Terry

A crowd of 3300 ardent fans
crowded into the IMA Auditorium la$t Friday night to see Bill
Eddy uncrown Bobby McQuillar of Detroit, who defeated Eddy early in June in _ Detroit.
The speed and effectiverress that
Eddy finished ~McQuillar came
as a surprise to the whole fight
world. At the start of the fight,
Eddy was a 3 to 1 ~underdog

and was véry swift in showing | -

the paying customers that he is
a great champion and that he is
at his best in his own home
town.

The fight betwee Eddy and
McQuillar was off to a great
start with both fighters showing
great promise of a tedious fight

minutes and twenty seconds later, it was a different story. The
fight was over and Bill Eddy
was once more crowned.

Eddy wasted little time in
proving to the - fans that he
knew what he was doing,
when he caught McQuillar with
a left to the body and followed
with a left and right to the
head to send his opponent to
the canvass, but -McQuillar was

coumi of nine, he was on his
feet, although a bit shaky, but
the blow to the body seem*d to
be too much for him, because

See~The Fights~Page 8

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Sept. 28-Dec. 21

The Flint Spokesman newsboy
contest gets underway the 28th
of September... Contest to expire
December 21st, and all newsboys
selling over 35 Flint Spokesman Wewspapers per week are
eligible to enter. The prizes for
the winners will be announced
later. There will be three prizes
awarded. All parents are urged
to get behind their sons to encourage them to be thrifty ard

build themselves a paper route

for the Flint Spokesman ~ our
only hometown paper, which at
this time is out-selling all of the
race papers in the city of Flint.

FICC Announces

"46-47 Program

The FICC began their 1946-47
Program on September 16. They
are open daily for your conven
dence from 4 till 9:30.

ane: Recatite 3 gett: fh; ainos, ee checkers, ping |
| pong and professional boxing
daily 5-7:30. Amateur boxing

4-5 and 7:30-8:45.

They also offer such crafts as
wood leather and needle. Children up to 12 will meet at the
center from 4:30 till 6:30. All
childrén under 12 will be sent
home at 7 p. m.

Woodcraft for boys will be
held on Tuesday and Thursday
and girls will meet on Wednesday end Friday from 6:30 to 8:00

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE
COMING TERM

Wednesday: Boy Scout meet,
7-9.

Thursday: Girl. Scout troup
wili be organized 4-6 p. m.

September 24: League Club
wili hold an organization meet~_~

Sept* 22: Tea and a musical

with ~music by Metropolitan
Choir.
October 1: Square dancing

with Harold Bacon calling the
rounas. These dances will =
held each rhonth.

Oct. 6: Mrs. Josie Johnson and
Mr. Rudolph Scott will be presertted in a recital.

Ping Pong tournament monthly.

Fairview Gym will be open
on Wedrresday.

Fun night for adults twice~ a
month.

To each and every adult as
well as youngster in Flint, why
not use your leisure. time in a

~conStructive way?
to the finish, but exactly two]

Adults get yourself right and
all delinquency will stop.

Mrs. Broadway is the super- |

visor of girls, Ernest Leper is
Woodcraft director, and Mr.
Russell is director.

~Otticer Parks
Returns from
Man Hunt Trip

In a manhunt that took him
through Ohio, Indiarfa and winding up in Lexington, Ky., Officer Parks returned to Flint with
his prisoner, Rufus Waters,
wanted for questioning ir regards to the Essie Clark Murder trial.

LOUIS SCORES

EASY WIN,

KO~S

TAMI IN FIRST.

NEW YORK ~ APNS
Striking like a bolt of lightning,
Joe Louis hit Tami Mauriello
with a jolting right and floored the game challenger for the
count, thus retaining the champ
ionship of the world which he
has held since his last 22 fights.

Mauriello was out to get Louis
as evidenced by the first blow
which landed flush on Joe~s

| jaw and staggered the champ,

to the amazement of the crowd.
Joe quickly recovered and began punching Tami as he did
Schméeling in their last fight. After, two minutes and nine seconds of the first round had
passed, challenger Mauriello had
hit the canvass for the count.

ing the title.: rs

At weighmug in time ioday,
when asked about his weight
being over his previous fights,

Hit Gang

ster
Plot to Muscle
In On Racket

By Luther A. Townsley

CHICAGO ~ ANP ~ Inquest
into the slaying of 30-year-old
Robert Wilcox, manufacturer and
repairer of policy equipment,
was contirued Thursday until
September 24, upon suggestion
of Folice Capt. Thomas Alcook
for more time to complete investigation of the mysterious killing.

Wilcox was shot twice Tuesday night in his Wabash Electric
Welding and Auto Repair shop.
Althcugh golice have accepted.
everything but the theory of a
rerrewed gangland invasion of
the lucrative $10,000,000 a year
south side policy racket, the
presence of policy. paraphernalia in Wilcox~s shop served as
Sufficient evidence to link him
with the racket.

Additional evidence that the
slain man was_ unquestiorrably
connected with the numbers
gamez came from Miss June Nelson, who described herself as
his girl frjend. The cl above
his shop, known as the Bestor

See~Hint Gangster~Page 8

Man Found
Unconscious on
Sidewalk

Mr. Woodie W. Person of 745
E. McClellan St. was found unconscious on Industrial Avenue,
due to heart attack and was taken to Hurley Hospital, where he
was unconscious for three hours
amd upon regaining consciousness found that he had a fractured jaw. Person was confiined
to Hurley Hospital for three
days and placed on a strict diet
of soup and milk and is now
recuperating steadily.

a

pitals.

Joe calmly stated:
the mood for a long fight tonight.~

Mme. W. C. Wright

To Appear Here
At Israel Temple

MADAM W. C. WRIGHT, of D2 -troit, Michigan. famous through
cut the country for her impressive blessings and seances
is appearing in Flint on Monday, September 23rd at 8:00 p.
m. at the Israel Temple No.
5 on the cormer of Hickory and
Michigan Ave. Everyone is cordially invited to come out and
receive a blessing and enjoy this
Wonderful Spiritual.

Benny McCombs

~7 am~ not in ~

potlis gn btiide
Fig Rog
yor as "the? rae

| Of the purchase of his contract

Saturday by Jimmy Murray,
well known New York manager.

McCombs is in upper 10-fighter
in the Murray stable and should

|go a long way in the boxing

world,.working under the new
and very efficient New York
Manager. so

Reward Offered

A liberal reward is offered to
anyore giving information leading to the recovery of a Bendix Portable combination record
player, which was stolen from
Blum~s. hardware at 3206 St.
John St. Any person having any
imformation call 4-4376 and ask
for Mr. Letts.

Three Hospitals:
To Get Iron
Lung From Elks.

By CONRAD CLARK

BUFFALO, N.Y.~(ANP)
~The Elks in its 47th annual
convention endorsed the entire
report of the health commis-,
sion of the order, which ~
headed by Dr. Carter Marshall
of Connecticut, including a
gift of three iron lungs to hosThey are Provident,
Chicago; Homer G. - Phillips,
St. Louis and Flint Goodridge,
New Orleans.

Last year the Elks gave an
iron lung to Meharry College
and also to Howard U., which
is now at Freedmen~s Hospital:

The first Sunday in April
will be observe annually by
the order as national Elks
Health Day, and appropriate
health programs will be sponsored by all lodges and temples throughout the more than
42 states where Elks are located.

The Elks Health Commission will continue its - health
drive through all local lodges

and temples to help in reduc- ~
ing of sickness and _ disease,.

and an intensive drive is now

being planned by the. var~Gus

units throughout Elkdom. ~*~"

86 me em a ee oD em ons) eRe ame:

_. M.A.

TICKETS ON SALE
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ST. JOHN PHARMACY

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