Flint Spokesman [Volume: 1, Issue: 33]

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1946

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SOCIAL TID BITS

PVT. GROVER FLEMMING. POST. V.F.W.
NO. 2501 MAKES PRESENTATION ~ sda

Although, weather conditions were most inclement Friday
evening, Oct. /25, Girl Scout Troop 410 and their staff of officers of the Cold Spring YMCA registered no complaint.

And | will tell you why. Just as they were about to bring
their get-acquainted party to a close, after playing hostesses to
_ their parents and friends, they were honored with the presence of a_ delegation
from the Private Grover Fiemminz Post,

VFW, No. 2501, léd by Commander
Hollingsworth, Past Commander Ellis
Clarke, Phelps and, Adjutant Stovall.

Also representing the, Ladies Auxiliary to
the post were: Mrs.:Daisy Banks, past
president; Mrs. Mary Turner,, patriotic instructor and Matilda Briscoe, treasurer.
Past Commander Clarke spoke on
~Youth and the Future~ and placed great.
emphasis on the kind of pattern parents
are laying for our youth to live by and: 410 Girl Scout in any of their efforts to advance. Commander Hollingsworth then
presented to Mrs. Matilda Briscoe a check

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for $60: to cover membership for YMCA drive and with the
assistance of the patriotic instructor, Commander Clarke, Mrs.
Mary Turner, a drill team was brought into being of which you

The Girl Scouts are very jubilant
over their néw undertabing, parents, won't you do your part
and encourage their ~efforts? oe

A lovely time, a delicious repast was enjoyed by all.
Parents present view with pride the different articles that were
yn display whidh troopers had made. We, the staff of officers,

~ again thank VFW Post 2501 for their generosity. Mrs. Vicie

Juran, director; Mrs. Martha Robinson; scout mistress, and
Matilda Briscoe, chairman Troop committee.
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SEASON'S TREND TO ELEGANCE REFLECTED
IN WINSOMETS FASHION SHOW

The Winsomettes gave q fur fashion parade and floor show

~at the Little Harlem on Sunday, Oct. 20.,. It was by far the
_ most outstanding affair of the year thus far. There was an ar
ray of gorgeous furs, modeled by equally as gorgeous models.
Mr. Eddie Whitt, meticulously and very formally attired in
tails, was ~usher-escort for the models,. escorting each one on
and off the stage. Miss Gipson of the Minsomettes, led the
parade in a:stunning full length mink coat showing the latest
in sleeve detail. Aside from the Winsomettes as models there
were the ever charming Grace George, Lillian Lyons, Isabelle
Wilkerson, Mary Williams, Joyce Townsend and Bernice Robardson. Miss Saunders of the Winsomettes, closed the parade
with Mr. White as escort. She was dressed in white formal
| ing fox.
The, models did justice to such Béau ~fars and the furs enhanced the poise and gracefulness of each model. ~T'was indeed an affair that would have pleased the. fastidious Lily
Dache.

The highlight of the affair was the door show performed
by the Winsomettes and they did.a job that would have put our
professional entertainers to shame. In the chorus was Dolores
Saunders, Mattie Gipson, Inez Buckner, Lucille Morton, Dorothy Christian, Catherine Broadway and Frankie Schell. Na
-dine Mathes, beautiful ina black evening creation, gave out to

the delight of the audience with her mellow blues and graciously retaliated with an encore. Hilda Craig with her terpsichorean beautv, was rave material. _ ~~Tootie~~ showed what
could be done with a lovely body and a few balloons.. Annabelle Wilson simply. kicked herself into everyones heart. Harold Tinsley always the great master of ceremonies and grand
fellow out did himself with his salesmanship also was narrator
for the fur parade. Mesdames Combs and Moungin were the
There was never a more appreciative audience and
rightfully so for it was ~~the affair.~

The place was literally jammed to the rafters with smartly dressed men and women, looking all the world like ~~~firstnighters~~ at a New York premiere. And there were many outside disappointed at not being able to get in. ~Tis said that

_ the Winsomettes has been asked for a return of the affair, every

one enjoyed it sooooo much.

much. How about it, girls?
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Mrs. Matilda Brown, 119 Mortimer, just returned from

"Twould please yours truly very

Savannah, Ga., whére she attended the funeral of her nephew,

Mr. Charles Jackson.
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Miss Grace Shallowhorn, formerly. a lieutenant, in~ the
army stationed in San Francisco is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Helen Shallowhorn, 504 Eagle Street. Miss Shallowhorn is a
graduate nurse of Harlem Hospital arid is, now employed: by
che Harlem Hospital. She is-atending the University of Columbia working towards a B.S. in nursing..:: 7.5. |
- YMCA workers will have their kickoff. dinner free Nov. |
at 6 p.m. All workers come to prepare to make'a Yeport.. -"
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hiicliterie Avenue Baptist Church will ~predent Mr. iféyd

Hickman, baritone, in a concert recital Nov. 14.

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- CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY.._.
surpryse atniversary celkbratioft wap givey by the
daughters and sons of Mr. and Mrs. vatlcs Garner, 486

Spring Streét. The table was beautifully decorated with. a
three tiered anniversary cake in the center surrounded by roses.
A delicious turkey dinner was served. The menu-consisted of
turkey, potato salad, cole slaw, cranberries, bce coli, celery,
olives and hot rolls. E

The guests: Mrs. Dora Woods, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Drakeford, Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Wickerson, Mrs. Mary Wakeel, Mrs. Maude Kemp and many
others:

CONGRATULATIONS me,

~ete William Jackson, 285 Emslie Street, just returned
by plane from New York City, where she visited her husband.
We are happy to-hear that, Mr. Jackson has opened his new
office and is doing fine. '

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Mr. Ralph Johnson, 1493 Jefferson, was called to the
bedside of his mother, who Ry critically ill in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Sunday Hour group will meet Nov. 10. Members

grow by. Pledging their support to Troop.

will be notified by mail.

BOOK TALK

Lunch Hour Book Discussions, Public Library, Tuesday
12:30 to 1, ~
November 5.

While Time Remains by Leland Stowe.
_. Miss Helen L. Pearson.

November 12

~The Library in Our Town,~~ by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.

Miss Eugenia C. Murphy, Free Meeting Room, Lafayette
Square.::

~The American~~"~Howard Fast. A novel about John
Peter Altgeld, judge and governor of Illinois; his fight for
~Freedom and Justice.~

Other books about Altgeld and his contemporaries are:

~Eagle Forgotten~~"~Harry Barnard

~Clarence Darrow~~~Irving Stone

~The Hon. Peter. Sterling~~~Paul L. Ford

~Color Blind~~~Margaret Halsey, a most helpful
practical book ~on Negro-White relations.

~Ashes of Million Jews'~~a stirring indictment of fascist
forces.

~For Little Book Worms,~ reading of younger set.

~Two is a Team~~~Lorraine ang Gerald Bevin.

~Climbing Our Family Tree,~~ by Alex Novikoff.

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Part of this week has been spent conversing with the socalled ~SALT OF THE EARTH.~ Trying to secureé their-latent thoughts and opinions on different. current events. ~ For
your information, the ~SALT OF THE EARTH~ are those individuals that upon their labor the wheels of industry depend,
the honest hard working citizens of any community.

~Claude Williams,~ 50-B Willard Park, a molder in the
American Radiator Bond Plant: ~I didn~t register, as | am a
Communist and did not know they were on the ballot for this
election. | favor the Communist Party because of their doctrine, that all men are due the same economic privilege, that is,
the rights for promotion both ir sa!ary. and in position. Under
such~ circumstances, I believe crime would be minimized.~

William Head, 337 Jefferson, also a molder of great ability and speed and classed as one of the best moulders in the
plant, says that: ~~All ex-Gls should join some kind of veteran
organization so they can continue the fight for democracy where
it is most needed~here in America.~

Robert Mayfield, 287 Cedar Street, molder, says. that:
*~~He was persuaded toward the Communist Party because of
its non-racial policies.~

Richard W. Lacy, 81 Pratt Street, we regret the loss of
your aunt, Mrs. Mary H. Taylor. But that is one of the inevitcables of life. We know it is coming but we are never prepared.
You have our sympathy, and we are looking forward to your
return to the job..

_Mr. Arthur Fuller, 500 Clinton Street, molder, your
opinion of the J. J. Allen interprise was fundamentally correct.
uMg.aporeciate your intelligent viewpoint. ee

Vhile in the plant we were fortunate to hear Mr. John
Thomas, the president. of Local 1199, Steel Workers Union,
discuss. the matter of three or four employees~ being fired for
gambling Juring working hours; although.the workers seemed
to think that there was a more important issue to be discussed
than that of the automatic pay raise and how to get it when it
forgets to come automatically.

Off the grapevine comes the news that President Joe Grisson, Vice President William Gholston, and Treasurer Ernest
Bentley of the Ten Sportsman Club are giving a free shindig
Saturday night, Nov. 2 at 173 N. Division. Knowing the three
turfsters as | do, | know the place will be jumping with beautiful ladies.

Little Rosie, I see you still possess the dynamic personality that has won for you so many friends.

~Toots (Bell's Lounge barmaid of unusual attraction),
we know your dreams of sunny California are beautiful.

News comes that a lots of the turfsters have deserted the
turf for the foundries and steel mills. Don~t worry, girls, they
will be back very soon.

tn case you are on the Avenue stop in the S. and W. Record Shop and hear some of their new records. You can also.
buy The Buffalo Guardian there, too. a

As a combination of a day and night shift, my finger
points to the Club 123. Annabell, ~the forever having a good
word and smile,~ barmaid; Fats Jackson, the ~personality skid
bartender of the night shift. eat Le ey tee ek
"Jo Jo Thompson, your blues will be missed at the Club
Marigold by ite many patrons, but when shows are resumed
we MPR TENG i ae aa

boy! what a treat, you should hear those killer diller
aie = PEE PETIT Franti)

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So The Story Goes...

~ By JUNE WILLIAMS,: yee =. _ MA. 0593
SOAKHONRAAGOHASHAECESEOOOE(
ee Duke Ellington, who will appear here Nov. 3, to pay a
d ee engagement, hay made a considerable contribution to
Anereen Tausic via his composing and his great orchestra.
Howes er, few people know that he is the donor of three annual pqusical scholarships to famed Julliard School in New York

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City,

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- These echols#ikine are
2warded to outstanding musicians. Last year the prizes
= were won by three teen-agers:
Elaine Jones, pianist; Paul Rudoff, French horn player and
Warren Norwood, flutist, after
a series of competitive auditions conducted among. students of the New York high
schools. Ellington hopes to
present his portegees as guests
of -honor during his annual
concert tours. ~

The famed maestro
~achieved fame without benefit of an excessive amount of
formal training, but feels that
@ classical background is excellent for the devotees of both
popular and serious music.. Delving into a brief
sketch of Ellington's life, we

Cte;; find that he was christened
Edward Kennedy Ellington and was born in Washington, D.C.
He: rejected ~an art scholarship at Pratt Institute to play piano

in sev 4] minor, bands around the town and in 1923 came to
New. ~erk with five other musicians, with the idea that Gotham
might be receptive to his music.

> {Fe Duke was correct. He opened at a little Harlem spot
called the Kentucky Club and soon the city~s jazz enthusiasts
were spreading glowing word of his band. In 1927, he went

inte the Cotton Club, then one of the city~s leading night clubs,
ang remained there for four years during which radio and rec
ord appearances gave his band a national reputation.

Great success followed quickly. Ziegfeld featured him
in ~Show Girl,~ in which Duke's orchestra debuted George
Gershwin~s ~Concerto in F~~ as a ballet to which Harriet Hoctor danced. With Maurice Chevalier he did a show on Broadway, and his orchestra toured the country in vaudeville, playing the old Palace, greatest of all variety theaters.

{In Hollywood, Ellington made several films, including
~Cabin in the Sky.~ In 1933, the band made a highly successful European concert tour, repeating this triumphant procession again.in, 1939, just before World War II began.

The ~Duke returned.to the Cotton Club, by then downtown on Broadway, in the early Thirties. and continued his
radio, vaudeville and record work. In 1942, he wrote and
appeared in the hit musical revue, ~Jump for Joe~ on the
Pacific Coast,, coming to New York in January, ~43 for a his| toric twentieth anniversary concert in Carnegie Hall. This
was Ellington's debut in that auditorium and a wildly enthusiastic audience remained for three hours to cheer the Duke and
his musicians.

| |All these years, the Duke was writing the songs which
have made his reputation as one of America~s foremost composers.: x"
~Since the original Carnegie Hall concert ~in 1943, there
have béen several others, each more successful than the preceding one. The Duke has given other concert performances
at such notable places as the Philharmonic Halli in San Francisco, and the Civic Opera House in Chicago, thereby proving
not only his talent but his versatility. He included on these
programs such original. works as ~Bluetopia,~ ~~Black, Brown
and Beige~ and ~~Perfume Suite."~ He is a master among men.
NOTES ON THE CUFF |

Miss Jessie Mae Clay.and Mr. Joseph Cunningham were
joined in holy wedlock at 11:30 a.m. by the Rev. T. J. Woodward. The ceremonv was performed at 357 Eagle Street.
lames O. Ashcraft officiated as best man and Ella Kief of 529
N. Division was the maid of honor. The wedding was followed by a dinner party end reception. The bride wore the customarv white gown and veil and looked extremely enhancing.

~~ Helen Cook. who is known as the Sepia Hedda Hopper,
truly lived up to her name Friday evening, when she enchanted
the #nectators at the Moonglo with a chapeau that startled the
populace. Quite unique. /
Mae Green, Buffalo's most attractive and petite cosmetol
| ogist, was gracing: the same place with her congenial presence.

- Corrine Moore has returned to Buffalo after a strenu
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|county grand jury.

} ous summer in New York. Undoubtedly, the city didn~t agree)
} with her.:

DESPAIR

I laughed, and no one heard.
I cried and no one stirred.

| Duke, cories,to town.

- I] sang a song, gay yet blue.
} sank ~a song, old yet new.
No one to heed my laughter~
No one to hear my sighs~
No one to listen to my song,
My heart within me dies.
Jay Vanleer.

1 Red Caps now playing at Chin's Pagoda. When they sing

vour favorite number it is really sung.
TO. THOSE WHO WISH TO INVEST
Mr. J. J. Allen of the National Negro Economic Founda
} tion, Inc., is back in town accepting applications for the depariment store concessions located at 608 William Street. So
all you turfsters with money tucked under the rug have a
chance to open up a business under expert supervision. You

should select your concession early if you want your request
Lonoretl. The J. J. Allen and Company Department Store expects.to,open THE.DOORS FOR BUSINESS BY DEC. ].

4A TIP TO THE DANCERS: The Duke will be in town on Sunday, Nov. 3, with a treat

in music {or us all. If you turfsters want to see some of those

hard to see beauties, just puton your dancing shoes when the
Percy Pritchard of Polly's Tavern, we name you the tav
ern manager of the week.

__. Gordon Ball of Toussaint~s Tavern, we give you honors as

the proprietor of the week.,. IF IN DOPBT AS TO HOW TO VOTE ~ VOTE LA
BOR. ~ DADDY::

By Charles Livermore
Heaven knows when I
the morning. ard afternoon
ers plus my mail J think
are certainly enough as ociations in town. But ever so, I
still' long for ~the organization ~of
one mor. I would call it. The.
International ~Association Of
Mas and Pas For the Promotion
of Love For. our ~Kids. And don~t
laugh.

Too often I s~e kids wandering around unhappy ard lost
trying to make up.for the fact
that they feel as though they
aren~t loved and that nobody
realiy wants them. They hang
around street gorne:s with a
gang of other kids ana try to
make vp in deviltry what they
don't get by way of affection.

Take for example the case
of a young boy. I met the. other
day who got into trouble in
school. It -wasn~t the first time.
His father had ~to go to school
and talk with the principal, and
of course, the principai told him
plenty. The father agreed _ to
tane, his son home ard whal2 the
daylights out gf him, which I
presume he did. Now I krow
the boy and I know the father
and they are both good guys.
The father thinks he is doing
a favor for hig son by giving
him a good thrashiny because
he wants him to grow up to b2
a good man and to keep out of
trouble. So he gets real tough
when the kid gets into some
trouble. Now the boy is~ quite
a guy and full of the dickens to
be sure, but a gOod guy. And one
of the unhappiest in the world.
His father is so busy making

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him toe the line that he has

forgotten ever to sit down and
talk with him and to try and
understand his problems which
are plenty. Pa and Ma have
got to be a kid~s alli2s and
friends as well as his chief
punishers when he is acting too
far out of line.

Why does a fellow who is
corrcerned -with discrimination
and community relations (artd
that is my job) write about
kids, and mothers and_ dads?
The answer to~ that one is simple. Colored. children or the
children of people who have
come to this country recently
get puciied ardund quite a lot.

just because everybody.doesn~t.
stop to think before he. gives ~a
Push or calls a name. Asa Te
sult thousands of our children~ _

grow.up feeling as though; the
wo.ld is a pretty unfriendsly
plies. The onz place where they
have {o feol as though they are
~wan:ed and loved aml whtre
they are not ~going to be pushed around is home with ~ their
mother and father and_ brothers
and sisters. Most of the kids that
I see that get in trouble with
thzir neighbors or who are vs,
pecially prejudiccJ. among white
as well as colored children, ar>
those who didn~t: fcel sure that
they ars wanted at home. Even
a home where Ma and Pa doa~t
live together, or where the house
itself is falling apart as a lot
of them ar2. can make a child
feel wanted.

Of ~course it~s not easy to make
a child, particularly one from
about eight to eighteen, ~ feel
wanted sand loved. It is mot
just a matter of telling him s~
or of kissing him orce in a

while. It~s a matter of doy to -

day work with the child, understanding him, finding out why
he 4s unhappy (as all of us are
once in awhile) and still not
prying into his affairs. And the
same goes for girls.

Lots of time Mas and Pas get
confused and it~s no sign of
weak3ness to say to yourself,
~I dont know how to manag?
my children.~ If anyorr2 feels
that way he shouldn~t
couraged or feel hopeless. There
are people in town who know a.
lot more about these things
than most of us do and who
will help. A talk with one of
them will do a lot t~ help both
parents and children. If you
feel that way there is ro point in
trying to bluff your way thru
with the kids. They know when
they~ve got you down. ae

If you are a, member of a
club that would like to. hear

~more about, some of the things

that will ~help your kids get
along in a pretty confusing
world, give me.a ring at the
City Hall, Washington 4200 extension 680 and I will find somebody who will come out and.
have a visit with your club. Or
if any ma or pa would like a
littts help give me a ring and

Notalways be~aus? arybody
means to push-them around but

I will suggest somebody you
might talk with

Three Whites Held On Kidnaping
Charge; Two Négroes Hustled
Across County Line

HAZELHURST, Miss ~ ANP
~Under the charge of ~kidnapping a bunch of Copiah county
Negroes and carrying thém out
of the country~ for ar alleged
queStioning concerning a~ housebreaking incident, a ptivate detective, of Jackson, Miss. a
justice of the peace and a Co-.piah county merchant, all white,

were arrested here last Tu~sday and bound over to Copiah

Accordittg to Sheriff R. L. Miller, Dan Goodwin, private detective, was- arrested on- warrants
sworn out by victims on charges
of kidnapping and carrying a

said to have posted a $5000 bond
on the first charge and a $250
bond on the latter. The other
two implicated in the warrants
were Justice of Peace J. B. Bell
and J. N. Griffith, both charged
with kidnapping and both released on bond,

Bell, claimirg innocence of
the cnarge, and Griffith called
him last Sunday and asked that
he get Goodwin and come to
Griffith~s home) to investigate a
br2ak-in the night before by a
Negro who had entered Mrs.
Griffith~s bedroom. Going over
to the house with the detective,

| Bell said they encountered a

Negro who lived nearby while
making their investigations. The
Negro was said to have been
voluntarily answering questions
put to him by) Goodwin, when
his brother came up. The 8
brother was pointed out by.
Goodwin as ~that~s the Negro
that was in my room.~

The second mart walked away

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and Goodwin ~called to him.

cortcealed weapon. Goodwin is|

Here the man is said to have
drawn a knife but cid not open
it surrendering the knife itstead
to Goodwjn, who alleged he
found wisps of wire.on it similar to those of a scr?en in the
Griffith house which hac been
cut the night before. ~
Goodwin, is thes said to have
called District Atty. E. C. Barlow at Brookhaven, in adjoining
Lincoln county, and received instructions from the district attorney to bring the two men
over for questioning. In Brookhaven, Bell said Barlow questioned the two men and_ later
swore out an affadavit on which
the second. Negro was 4rrested
for hous2-breaking and entering. nh
The two men were returned
to Copiah County jail im Hazelhurst where they subsequently
swore out affidavits which resulted in warrants issued for the
arrest of the three white men.

AM Vets Give _
Hallowe~en Party

Fur for all of the Kiddies at
Michigan YMCA October 31,
~1946 from= 4:00-6:00 p. m. All
children in every community are
invited to attend.

The AM VETS is a new or-.

ganization in Buffalo located at
358 Jefferson Avenue. It is

known as the Henry Pollard
Post No. 5 named in-honor of ~
{a Buffalo boy, an aviator who
was killed in Italy in line of,
duty. Their purpose is for community improvement. We should

all rally to their support.

be dis- ~

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