Flint Spokesman [Volume: 1, Issue: 33]

THE FLINT

~We Tell the Truth~

Flint, Michigan

_ FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1946

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IN GERMANY ~ Miss Ft:a Vee
Barnett of Chicago who has arrived'.in Germany where she
~will s..ve ~as a staff assistant
- with the Am=?rican Red Cross.

she had done a year~s graduate
vork at the University of Chica- |
go and last year taught at her
alma matcr, Talladega... She is
tha daughter of Claude A. ~and
Etta Moten Barnett.

A graduate of Talladega college,

Political Pot Boils

Ward As PAC Turns Friley Down

-ELINT, Mich. ~ APNS ~Proponents of Friley for Commis
~ ~stoner, ar? entering the second.

round, of the toughest fight ever
staged in the Third Warc. The
faci~that the PAC, has failed to
endorse Mr. Friley and that it
int?nds to make the Third Ward
the ~battle ground for ali of the
city, has whetted the determinatidn -of the Citizens Onmmittee
oi the Third ~Ward to put forth
their greatest effort to elect their
candidate. 2

NEGROES OF THIRD WARD
SURPRISED
Negroes of the Third Ward
ave-surprised trat the PAC failed to endorse the people's can-dxiat?. It is to be remembered
that Negroes hav2 supported the
Organization regardless as ~to
~hom it was running. Yet, no
Negro wes ever put up for of,. fice. Nov; that colored aad white
cit:z2ns of th: Ward, have chos~is a man acceptabl: to ail concerned, the PAC. as: it seenis,
i; showing thi: very last degree
of s2lfishness and inconsideration
by failing to endors: the man
by sheer character, unselfish spirft, constructive contribution, is

in Third

the Ward~s Acs for Commnisoner. The fight is. on. Coliied
rier +I ~hothitg intez ~fere
with you in doing~ your reivic
duty. Do not ~become involved in
any argument with anyont over
the election. Just re -member og
thing. You have a ballot. That
ballot speaks itéelf. You
have it as a heritage cf your
American citizenship. Be~~ sure

for

that you uSe it.

Flash Returns

Billy ~Flash~ Gamble, Flints
well known night club ent~rtainer returned to the city after
an extended engagemertt at the
Flame in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Flash will only be with us
a few days for his talents ar~

or,

Flint Unde; world characters
rallizs to. the: support of Roach
and Marshall:

In a Mass Meeting Wednescny
evening at ~the ~Royal Garden
Club, mdmerous ~. underworld

cial and moral ~stipport to candidates. Roach and. Marshall for
the offices of Prosecutor and
Sheriff, respectively.

The spe2ch of Prosecutor John
Roach contained nothing of importance for the Negro as. a
group. It was of. particular importance to the Papp fairily because he promised to appoint
Miss Papp as a Special Pros?cu,
ior, We would like to renvinrd
Mr. Peach: that ihe appoiatment
o. thst young lady means. noth
characters pledged ~th2ir ~finan, |

~characters. Messrs.

| Flint Underworld Characters Rally to
~The Support of Roach and Marshall

te
to

ing to us. We would like
knew why he has refvs7a
consider any of our Nzgro Attorneys for that position.

It is indeed a deplorable condition whcn the fat2'of several
thousand persons is placed in
the hands of a few underworld
Roach and
Marshall, we consider that as
an insult to the decent Negrocs
of the city.

We wonder why thes: same
people. refuse to support the
candidacy of George Friley for
commissioner, who is a membvr of their own~ race.

The Flint Spokesman is pledg,
ed to tell the truth ~ so beware, all those living in glass
houses.

NEW YORK, N. Y. ~Global~J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted

west thy tak Song Hee Rig TIE Cag

atorial aspirant. from New York

City~s 23rd District was served
with: a sammoOns in ~a damage} b
suit invol~ing ' tape arrest and

National Baptist
Youth Director ~
Speaks Here

Before a crowd of 300 youths
and their parents Miss Primros?
Funches, National Baptist Youth
Director of Chicago, Ill. held
her audience spellbound with
her frankrfess and sincere désire
to steer our youth into the right
walk of life. Mrs. Fuyches cannot be praised too much for. the
fine work. she is doing through,
out the country, and the citizens
of Flint are looking forward to

much in demand. The Flash is to
report for work at Rockheads
Paradise in Montreal, Quebec on
November 4, for a six week~sengagement. The Staff wishes
the Flash success in his future
undertakings,

STATE. REPRESENTATIVE
KENNY SUPPORTS FRILEY. ~

P

CASPER P. KENNY

i:

| Casper P. Kenny, our present
State R2presentative and a cart,
didate for re-election, recently
stated that he was much impfreSsed by the character arfd integrity

of Georg: Friley, third ward
candidate for city commissioner.

He further stated that it was
indeed unfortunate that the PAC
did not sea fit to endors>? a man
of his calibre. He thought it indeed commendable on the part
of Friley for his work in sponsoring the PAL Club and other
worthy organizations.

Th2 Spokesman also recognizes
the fine work that Mr. Kenny
did on FEPC in the legislature

having her in our preserfce again
in the very near future.

The program was given under
the auspices of the Flint Territorial Union composed of tcn
Baptist churches, pledged to do
Missionary work and help to
curb. delinquency among our
younger s2t, and also offer scholarships to outstanding youth of
our community. Miss Funchcss
was loud in her praise of our
youths and the ffine program
they rendered with each church
sponsoring.a~yourtg peoples singing group, with the Cannan Jr.
Choir and the Mt. Olive Jr.
Choir sharing the spotlight of
the evening, the big attraction
of the evening: was the Highlight Singers which is composed
of m2mbers gf all churches, ard
too much cafinot be said of this
fine ~ group. And with closing
remarks we wish to offer our
congratulations to the Territorial Union for their fine work
and we know that under the
leadership of their
Mrs. Rosa L. Kimp, the wheels
of progress will roll alorg thru
the coming years, for a better

and urge our friends to support
him. a

Flint for the youths of to,morrow.

president, |

J. FINLEY WILSON SERVED
SUMMONS IN DAMAGE SUIT

assault, ag: he appeared to speak
to an Elk~ group at the Com~, 482... s Franken

Avenue, rokivn WN. ~., on October 16, by a Mr. Scott, a me~m2p,0f Brooklyn Lodge -No. 32
of Elks. Mr. James Trap:er of
Imperial Lodge No. 127 of Elks
instituted the -suit as a result
of what Mr. Trapier alieged was
his false arr2st and assault by
Mr. Wilson~s Special Officers in
Buffalo, N. Y., at the August
Convention of Elks, when Mr.
Trapier assisted in the service
of @ summons on Mr. Wilson
in the senational Imperial Lod2 of Elks case.

Mr. Trapier has retained Attormey Arthur Rosenburg of 523

West 57th Street, New York
City as his counse: in~ hig suit
against Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wil
son could not be reached for a
statement on the case.

Church Has
Anniversary

Banquet |

The Vermont Christian Church
has already reached the first
mile post in their drive to estab.
lish in. the city of Flint the
first Colored Christiary Church.

Many attempts have been
made but failed. The last at,

~tempt was made by Rev. Thom
as W. Courts, who came to Flint
a little more than a year ago,
Under his leadership the church

has enjoyed a reasonable amount,

of success. The climax coming

on Saturday night and Sunday

afternoon.

The anniversary banquet was
held Saturday in the Church
with Mr. J: H. Aldridga the
principle speaker. Also present
were such perSonalities as Mr.
Paul K: Halt, dramatic reader
of Detroit, Rev. Mr. Rountree,
Miss Maudice Franklin, Mr. and
Mrs. William Galloway, Mr. and
Mrs. Smith and Miss Georgia
Washington.

Sunday at 4:00, was the high
See~Church ~e 8

~present was~ the He. ELECTED
Lay Delega~e to the A. M. E.
Electoral College

DR. J. L. LEACH, of Flint,
Michigan was unasimously elected the Lay Delegate to r2present.
ihe Quinn Chapel AME Church
on Monday night at the Quarterly Conference of the
Chap:1 AME Church with the
Rev. Walter Crider sa es Sa

Blake, the Presiding Elder of
the District.
Dr." ceen ae as present a

member of the General Conference of 1944 and a member of
the General Conference Commis,
sion. Should the required number
of AME Conferences ~vote for
the Special Session of the General Conference at Little Rock,
Ark., Dr. Leach together with
the other Delegates of the Michigan Conference will be in attendanc?.

The next Electorial College for.

the Michigan Conference will
be held rfext May at Lansing,
Michigan, to elect Delegates to
the 1948 General Conference
which will convne at Los Angeles, Calif.

In Recital.; qq
MRS. ROSA L..KEMP

The Community Homemak=2rs
Clubs presents the nationally ac,
claimed Dramatist, Mrs. Rosa
L. Kimp, ig Recital Sunday,
November 3, 1946 at 4:00 p. m.
at Quinn Chapel AME Church.
This promises to be a recital
that you will not want to miss,
so take note of time and place
and be there.:

Quinn!

FLINT, Mich., Nov. 2, 146~
Mr. Georg? Friley, candidate for
Third Ward Commissioner. took
| time out to lash out at his crit
vies. Mr. Friley stated:

~T am not a Communist, never
have been and my record stands
as an open book for amyone interested to examine.~ This curt
reply came as an answer to the
many reports that are being circulated, by spurious persons,
which is nothing more than a
smear campaign.

It is only natural that wher
Mr. Friley filed as a candidate
for commissioner from the Third
Ward that people of alf walks
in life, all social stratas and
those embracing: all kinds of

Third Ward Coliiesiesianien~ $
Candidate Gets Critics Straightened
Out with Public Statement

political _ beliefs and ideologies
would attempt to sail undér his
banner. Mr. Friley, observed all
of the ethics and decorum known
to the game. He was well advised and he followed the advice that he got. He could not

refise to represent anyone liv-|

ing in the Ward; and since there
are many Communist -in this
Ward, he could rot tell them
that if he is elected he would
refuse to be their representative.
If: he did it would be the first
time anyone here, to our knowledge, resorted to such action.
It is the duty of all p2ople
living in this Ward to vote for
the man who merits their every
respect and consideration.

Lauds 9th Ward: Commissioner

Every Negro in the 9th Ward
knows-or have ~heard of Mr.
Walter: P..-Love,, Southside busin2essmair for the last 20 ~years,
and regard him.as a friend with
a reputation for being fair and
liberal in the past. Mr. Love is
married and: has three children, also a veteran of world
War: II, at which time he served with a colored regiment, and
was the only officer in the regiment; awarded a going away
gift from the boys whom found
it only fitting to show in some
way the appreciation of a good
officer, while in the service.
While in the service Mr. Love
saw Only one soldier from home
and that soldier was our own
Alvin Brown of Nevada St. The
Flint Spokesman whol?heartedly
endorses the candidacy of Mr.
Walter P. Love for commissiorrer of, the 9th Ward and urge
our many readers of the 9th
Ward -to vote for Mr. Love on

that we will never regret it.
For progress and a better community think of Love for 9th

Ward Commissioner.

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Boys~ Contest
Well Underway
September 28 the Flint Spokfnessman for the last 30 years,
test of all boys selling 35 or
mor? papers weckly, the prizes
to be awarded a party for all
newsboys on the 20th of De.

cember. The first prize being
$5.00, second

leading the contest: Tillman 150;
Rawls 180; Johnsor 129: Ran,
som 126; Taylor 125; Gibson 120;
Jackson 118; Love 118; Alvin

110. All. newsboys are encouraged to get in the contest. Only
nine out of 52 newsboys are
eligible for the prizes,. Sara

mea

Nov. 5, 1946 and we are sure

Spokesman News

| declare that the world

$3.00 and third
$2.00. The following boys are|
Letter to
The Edi Editor

~By Bag Ay Young

Your future stands before you
like a block of unwrought mar,
ble; you can work it into what
you will.

Neither~ heredity, nor invironment, nor any Obstacles super
imposed by man can keep you
from marching straight to success, provided you are guided
by a firm driving determination
and have rformal health and intelligence.

Determination is the battery

that commands every road of
life. It is armor against which
the missiles of adversity rattle
harmlessly. Determination has
the properties of a powrful
acid; all obstacles melt before
it. Conversely, lack of will power is the readiest weapon in the
arsenal of failure., The most hopeless proposition
in the world is the fellow who
thinks that success is a -door
through which he will sometime
stumble if he roams around long
enough alone.
Some men expect ravens to
feed them, the cruis> of oil to
remain enhaustible, the fish to
come right up over the side of
the boat at meal time. They believe that life is a series of mir,
acles.

They loaf about and trust in
their lucky stars, and boldly
owes
them a living. As a matter of
fact, the world owes a man nothing that he does not earn.

In this life a man gets about
what he is worth, and he renders an equivalent for what is
given him. There is no such
thing as inactive Success.

Engagement
Announced

Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Har
ris of 112 Lippincott Blvd. arrnounces the engagement of their
daughter, Ethel Mae, to Mr. Alfred Johnson the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Johnson _ of 2038
Dwight St.

rm nnn

THE.
SCORE.

By Frank L. Gillespie

CTHOUEDNTDASEUEGUETEOODUASODSSEASCESEEEEES ESET
[NEGROES IN 3RD WARD

AT. CROSSROADS

There mver: was a.time in the
history: of the Negroes of Flint
when there was more at stak2
than the present time. The progress Of 15,000 citizefis is balanced -against the ambitions of the
proponentsr0f the PAC.

Let us be.perfzetly fair with
all concerned. The people of the
3rd ward have chafed for years
under th2 depldrable conditions
that are the standard of the 3rd
Ward, namely, prostitution,

lack of proper lightimg, andthe

Years have passed; We have

every Seta of iS asa comnnig
sioner or..alderman but ~ a
colored.man.*The same old conditions prevail. The citizens ~of

3rd ward have determined that
something must be dorfe. To.in
anywise realize their aims it
was found necessary to make a
different approach to this -perplexing problem. It was unanimously agreed by all concerned
that to attairf any degree of suc,
cess there must be a colored
man as commissioner from the
3rd Ward.

Ir selecting George Friley
there could not possibly b2 a
better choice from any standpoint. Though Mr. Friley has a
multitude of affairs he favorably responded to being drafted.

It should be borne in mind
that just any man could fiot
meet the requirements of ~the
people of the ward. To contirrue
with the 2ncumbent on any one
else that the PAC might have
endorsed is nothing less than

Friley for.Commissioner sp2aks
most eloquently for the American plan of Government.

FIFTEEN THOUSAND
NEGROES SHOULD HAVE
REPRESENTATION

The Negroes of the 3rd Ward
will never, never in anywise,
attain their destiny until] they
have a representative. We are at
th crossroads. If we turn to the

wolves. Should we turn to the
right we will come face to face
with chaos and confusion, but
should we keep our head straight
to the front we will follow the
mar destined to lead us to
greater heights of prosperity and
Security. He is old enough to
chart the course and young
enough to sail it.

Vote and encourage all your
friends to vote for Georg? Friley
for Third Ward Commissioner.

That is the ~Score.~

Dte ~s

MON, NOV. 4

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COMERLES

TICKETS ON SALE AT THE.

ST. JOHN ST.
PHARMACY

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gambling, loitering, filthy streets,

nominal essentials to urban life.

retrogression. The sponsoring of

left we will be d@voured by the.

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