Flint Spokesman [Volume: 1, Issue: 39]

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1946

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BUFFALO, N.Y. + (APNS)~
SHOWING GRATITUDE

i am grateful for the godo that is mine and [ show my
gratituds by my deeds.

it is not a:ways enough ~to say that we are thankful; action
speaks louder than words.

One way of expressing gratitude through deeds is in the
use to whirk we put a blessing. Neglect
of a gift or even a careless use of it, sug
how much we may spéak words
thanks.

Another way in which we can act in
a grateful manner is to share or give
freely of our goods. Selfishness and
gratitude have little in common.

A person does not express his gratitude so much for the effect of that expression on the one to whom it is directed as to keep his Swn channels of receiving open..

Much more good awaits us than

~ we are ~able to receive, and we increase
our réceptivity by a proper show of graititude. Good comes to us so constantly
in its various forms ~that it.is important
to be constantly grateful in order to maintain a balance be-.tween our receiving and our expression of gratitude.
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Mrs. Leola White of Cairo, Ill., sister of Mrs. John HH
Coston, 304 William Street, is visiting jn the city indefinitely.

The Clef Club of the Urban League has resumed their
meetings for the first time since before the ~war.
POSTPONEMENT

Until further notice the American Missionary Association
of Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church program of Dec.
8 (Aunt Mary Ann~s Party) has been postponed.

Mrs. Vera Johnson, basileus of Gamma Phi.Omega Chap- | *

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fer of Buffalo, N.Y.., will attend the Basileus Conference of the}

AKA held at Lake Success, Dec. 7. The delegates will attend
one meeting of the United Nations while there.

Klienhans Hall was the scene of sea ah gic annual dance
given by the Adolphers. Breakfast Club Saturday evening,
Dec. 7. It was a perfect setting for varied poreng gowns and
formal attire. >

The Adolphers~ tnembers and their wives salvage make
each. guest.feel that they are the special one which lends an air
of good fellowship~ among those.:attending -the dance. We
missed the cusomary crowd, much due to change of time as it
is always colorful and lots of fun.
next year. The music was superb as only Jonnie Harris- can
~render. Numerous out-of-town guests were present but this
reporter was unable to get all the names. Out among them
were: Mr. and Mrs. I. Love of Carona, L.I., weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs.:~William Dixon; Mr. and Mrs. De ~Willings of Rochester, N.Y., guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cooper.~ Swinging to the melodious rhythm were the A. D. Prices, S. Edwards,
Robert Buchners, David Edwards, David Bishops, Walter Hallouds, Frank Murphy, Otis Eullons, David Wright Jr., Claude
Dukes, Earl Edward, Knox Robinsons, Katherine Rere, Norman
Holms Sr., Samuel Wades, Norman Fenty, Clark Eatons,

Frank Bambles, Walter Jones, Clarence Maloney, Willey
Crawford, E. Jackson, Odell Brison and sister, Mrs. Loui Veasey, Cornelius Ford Jr, O. B. Allen, the Robersons and numA
wonderful time was had by all. Our hats are off to the. Adol~phers for a ~lovely evening.: ~

ON THE TURF

By DADDY

Well, this maybe news to you turfsters, but this week's
column is not by Daddy, but a very close friend of fis called
Uncle. Daddy left town last Friday, intending to be back
by now but here it is Dead-line time. and still no Daddy. Of

- course | know where he is'~and just when he will be back, regardless of the rumors Hoating around town that he is in New York
City, yes and even Chicago. f know differently, but all you
boys and girls, know that I can~t tell you, as must as I would
like to.

Now look, thi is my first attempt at doing a column like
this and it doesn~t sound just right. I would appreciate some
criticism, send in a letter to 481 William Street. Just _ put
Daddy on it in care of The Buffalo Guardian, Buffalo's fastest growing Negro paper.

Here is one thing that I do know that he wanted all you
Turfsters to know: There has recently been organized a. movement called The Buffalo Negro Progressive Club, who aye doing
all they can to get some of our people jobs in some of tthe places
where we are nearly one hundred per cent all of the trade.
We cannot name at ~present some of the places that they have

_ in mind, or just how they intend going about. it.. But please

give them your wholeheaited support,

We here in. Buffalo are really way behind the times, when
you go to New York 6r any other big city in the:country. The
first thing you see when you enter_the so-called Black Belt is
sur people doing all kinds of work. ~ We spend our money in
these places, surely We are good. enough to work in.them, or
are there some of the store owners who think that We are just
fools, fools that is.

So,if-in the near future you should hetioan: ~to start into
one of the nearby stores, and there.are pickets around it, give
them and yourself*a break. Go to some other store, where

-our people do work. It is a big: thing that these young fellows
are attempting and you as well as the rest of us will not only be
helping them but at the same time be helping yourselves.

It is time that something like this comé about in Buffalo,

~\ and these fellows if you keep it high class should really go to
~town. But there is one thing that we all must remember, they

need our support. I for one am one hundred and one behind
their movement.

Now just a little dirt, not much but enough to keep the
column going; KILROY (You know the real, tall fellow that
wears the zoot suit and sports a mop, not to mention his goatee)
was found sleeping in somebody else~s room by the police and
was taken to jail, which is just the same as his home (he stays
there so often). The judge, after hearing his side of the story

or (Kilroy~ s that it) decided that Kilroy should give Buffalo some
air. So he ordered Kilroy to be out of Buffalo within 24 hours,

~Your Honor, I am

and here is, what Kilroy Vold the ieee

dpealanioe bei aBebenoeg yee

So The Storv Goes.

By JUNE WILLIAMS
MA. 0593

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BUFFALO, N.Y. ~ (AP NS)~

Before getting into the discussion! am about to com-mence, let is first be understood that | am not a Prohibitionist,
but recently (ito myself) I took the pledge and the thing that

motivated this action was an old woman. She didn~t preach

vests a la&k of appreciation, no matter ~
of

either but she was a concrete example of what not to do.
~ She entered the bar and
ordered a ten-cent glass of
& eer although she was quite inbriated already. ~When _ inarmed that they did not serve
~sn-cent beer there, and that
-hey only had the fifteen-cent:
~sottles, she asked for a nickel
credit as she only had a dime.
he bartender complied with
her wishes. This she immed~ately drank and then proceeded to where | was sitting
and began to talk..
Naturally, having been
taught.to always respect my
~ elders (aside from my natural
| curiosity that was getting the
better of me) i-listened

Hope it will be repeated:

he story she told me was pathetic, not to her, but to me.
She was a college graduate and
_ when she fiirst came to Buffalo
she worked as a secretary to
one of our prominent Negro physicians. Later she married,
and now she has two grown sons that are veterans of the last
war and both returned safely. She now works by day, cleaning, as her alcoholic habit ruined her opportunity to ever progress, although she didn~t say this, and now in her late fifties, she
is too old, to remedy a habit of a lifetime. Incidentally, she
also chews tobacco.

~~j never drink at eanye:
is always whiskey and beer there.~
and watch people~
capable of watching anyone, including herself.

After blowing her alcoholic breath in~ my face for the
better part of an hour, | finally managed to leave but not before: she had given me her name and address so | could come
and visit her. This she wrote on the edge of a piece of newspaper, despite the fact that I had written it down when she
told it to me. [ guess she thought I couldn't write, (and I admit no one can read it but me) so she did and that was the
firs time I found anyone whose writing was worse than miffe.

Anyhow | took the PLEDGE AND INTEND TO KEEP iT!:

NOTES ON THE CUFF.

With all the preparations for the holidays, it is only right
that we should disclose ~the ~rumor of the forthcoming Pressmem and Columnists~ Ball to ~be held at the Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 29 at which time ~Miss Columnist or
Miss Press Photographer~ will be crowned queen. Unlike
most honorary queen titles, there are no tickets to sell or any
strings attached for several prominent leaders will act as judges
and their decision will be final.

Any girl working as a photographer or newspaper columnist is eligible to enter, no matter what paper or studio for which
she may work. And the prizes will fairly make you drool~
the first prize is a luscious fur coat, (and what girl wouldn't
dove to have that!);; the second prize is a beautiful wrist watch
and the third prize will be a set of gorgeous luggage. Proceeds
will go to charity to enhance the holidays of the underprivileged. So get on th beam and be ready to dance to the music of
Lester Young, ~the world~s, greatest saxophone player (in my
opinion) ~and his orchestra. That in itself is enough. incentive
to attend the dance. More details on this affair later.

We noted that Carlton ~Hill was called out of town unex:
pectedly this Thursday to the Windy City and we are curious as
to whether or not it is strictly business. Any how, the glamour
girls are missing kim anid his sidekick, Mr. Steptoe, can~t seem
to take his place.. (That's a joke, son!)

' Plan to hear Judge Wylegala address the public at the
Michigan YMCA on the Delinquency of Juveniles on Sunday,
Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. It really is a discussion no one should miss,
especially parents. That doesn~t just mean those parents who
are having trouble with their offsprings but also the ones who
aren't.- You know, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure. It may be your youngster next, who appears before him,
and by hearing this authority, you may avoid ~some heartache.

~Pigmeat~~ McKay, who formerly owned the Speedway,
and now is devoting his full time to the House of Hits, his new
record shop, is having his window decorated by a downtown
professional for the forthcoming holidays. It should really be
unique so if you're down around Michigan and Clinton take a
glimmer and at the same time, why not present that special
friend with a record album of his or her favorite singer He
carries all of them, and if they~re not in, he will order it for you,
so get your order in on time for the holidays. |
}** The lady who bought the Speedway and is making plans
to serve complete meals aside from the groceries, is Mrs. Lewis; who came here eight years ago from St. Louig and really
knows her business and especially how to treat the customers.
She is a genial and likeable character and should make a big hit
with the people in that vicinity. She makes good coffee, tool

At the Get-Acquainted Party of the. colored students of
the University of Buffalo, held last week, credit should go to

JUNE WILLIAMS

she continued, ~although there
~I'd rather drink in a bar,

a prophet and I have ane more prediction to make before [' go
my way, it is something about the atomic bomb, and all Buffalo is waiting to hear it. So I cannot leave just now.~ Well,
i don~t know what else the judge said.
{ didn~t hear it.

Now, let's get back to the high class part of the column
now, and here is some real dirt,, What popular barmaid in one
of the finer taverns had two men fighting over her affections.
It has been told to me that this young lady, who hasn't been in
Buffalo very long. is entirely too free with her affections, and
knowing that she really does not love anyone but herself.
All right, all you Turfster put on your thinking caps and see
if you come up with the right young lady..K., so you are tired of reading, well I am am tired of
writing, so that makes the feeling mutual. So look for Daddy
next week he will be back by then, I HOPE. And he can
have his ole job back, and tell you folks just what he wants you

did, ~ UNCLE.

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she said, although by this time she was in-:

to know. ~ But, remember, Daddy did not write this mess, i}

Elmira Personals!

By Gladys Greene ~
417 1-2 Madison Ave,

Mrs. Emily Bell, 415 High St,
Mrs.~ Henry Smiley and Frankie Cox, 608 Dickinson St.
spent a few days in Baltimore,
Md.

Mrs. Susie Thomas, 501 Madison Avenue, is visiting her sister in Philadelphia.

Nelson Collins, a student at

Lincoln University paSsed the
Thanksgiving -holiday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Collins, 510 Madison Ave.

Miss Mary Grace Hogan, 706
Baldwin St., spent the weekend
in Washington, D. C.; as the

guest of her. cousin, Miss Mam-.
ie Lee Floyd, a student at Howard University.

Mr. ~and Mrs. John Murray
of New York City have ~been
the guests. of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph. Thompson, 715 Dickinson St.

Mrs. Gordon~ Ashford of Philadelphia is visiting her mother, Mrs. Pearl English, 720 Benjamin St.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Berry, 305 E..Fifth: St. have had
as their guests Mr. and Mrs. A.
Shirley Langford, New York
City; William Brown, Buffalo;
Miss Edith Hawkins and Miss
LaVerne Brown: of Albany.
Mrs. Ella Rascke, 63, of 933
Grand Central -Avenue, widow
of Gustav Rascke, died Nov. 28.
she is survived by son, Gustav
Jr., U. S. Army; daughter, Mrs.
Florence Ghee of Elmira; brother, Clasence Rogers of Pittsburgh.

POINTED
PARAGRAPHS

BILBO~S DEFENDER
Just who is this ~Black Bot+

tom~~ who writes in praise of
Mississippi's Bilbo? His utter ignorance betrays the man
as bigoted, un-Christian and of
the ilk of Bilbo. ~Black Bottom,~ as he:styles himself, undoubtedly, must be from

~Froggy Bottom. |
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NO GREASE
Housewives are squawking!
They think they shoud get
more~ money for their waste
fats~at least 12 certs a pound
~since the price of washing
powder and soap has gone up.

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BIG CROP. OF BABIES.
It is estimated by the office
of vital statistics that 2,259,000 babies were born in the
first nine. months of the current
year. This figure represents an
increase in births over the entire 12 months of last year.
Mor@ than 100,000 cities reported 595,289 marriage _ licenses since the first of the
year.

Healthy ~and Wise

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This youngster has learned early:
in life that knowledge can prevent
illness. Health education programs
are sponsored in schools by tuberculosis associations from Christmas
Seal funds.

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Christmas time is cookie time!
Delight the folks with these delicious holiday cookies
~so gayly attractive~so much fun to make, Crisp,
spicy ones~chewy rich chocolate bars and the ever.

opular roll-and-cut variety, delicately flavored with
fonon rind. Little Santas, Christmas trees and stars,
simply decorated, make for a festive cookie-array
when guests arrive to help celebrate the day.
the recipes now and be ready for holiday
(Bake extra batches for sparkling-eyed youngsters!)

SUGAR PLUM CRISPIES

Mix 14 cup Spry, 1 cup BROWN SUGAR, 14 teaspoon
each SALT, CINNAMON, and NUTMEG,
WANILLA, and %4 cup WATER and beat tharouchiy
together... Sift together % cup sifted FLOUR and
'%% teaspoon SODA... Add to first mixture with 1%.
cups ROLLED OATS, 14 cup RAISINS (chop
cup NuTS (chopped)... Mix thoroughly
from hapa! 2 on Spry-coated baking Calisel: ~
thin with a glass covered with a damp
cloth... Bake in moderate oven (350~F.) 10-15 min-,
utes... Remove from pans at once..+Makes 213

Stamp doug~

dozen cookies.
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Christmas is Coming!

Mix..}

LEMON RIND, an
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Clip
reats,
suga
dozen.
1 teaspoon

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Drop

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SAINT NICK CUT-OUTS

i; cup SPRY, % teaspoon each SALT, GRATED
and NUTMEG, 1 ~up SUGAR, and 2 eggs
and beat thoroughly together ae
sifted FLOUR and 14 teaspoon SODA: add to first mixing well.
board; eut with Christmas cookie cutters, such as
stars, "Santa Claus, Christmas trees, reindeer...
Sprinkle cookies with tiny colored candies or red,
r. Bake on Spry-coated baking sheets in moderate oven. (375~I".) 10-12 minutes... Makes ubout 4. Sift together 2 cups. Chill. Roll thin on floured

CHOCOLATE CREWS

Melt together over hot water, % cup sPry and 2
ounces CHOCOLATE... Add % eup SUGAR, 4% cup CORN
sirup, 4% teaspoon~ SaLT, 1% teaspoons ~VANILLA, 2:
cups ROLLED OATS,
ing thoroughly...
Spry-coated 8 x 8-inch square pan or 5. x Lm pt
pan... Bake in. hot oven
vutes. (The mixture may still be siichtly be
C scol in pan... Cut into small squares oro
Store it p rolyiaaraiaty Maken? ag squaren or 24 bess

and % cup NUTs (chopped), blend~Pack mixture very firmly into

(425 ~F
bbls) eco

HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE

Oncé~. in a lifetime you may
meet that rare person whose
face and appearance you forget,
but. whose charm -remains indelible. It doesn~t happen often, What we see usually becomes a vital part of our impression of people, our brain
picture. Your: skin, your makeup, your hair, your hands, the
way you sit, the way you stand
~these are the priming coat,
the backgrond upon which all
qualities are imposed.
What can you do to make your
physical self more expressive of
that important inner quality of
warmth and friendliness?

WHAT YOUR SKIN NEEDS

If you get a lift out of a doz
en sweet smelling jars of
creams and lotions on your
dressing table, buy all you can
afford. But buy them for their
morale building qualities, 'There
are only three~ things a normal
skin needs. An abnormal skin
needs a doctor. A normal skin
needs a health diet. It can Be
no better than your.stomach
and your blood. Plenty of wat
-er, green vegetables, fruits, eggs,

milk, (no excess in food or
drink), make your body healthy. Eat a basic diet for a
healthy skin.

The second necessity is proper external cleansing. Twice a
day your skin must be thoroughly cleaned. You may belong to
the soap and water School or
the cream cleansing school: The
surest technique and one that
will serve for all parts of the
country is the combination of
cream and soap and water. You
can use this in the very dry
West or the very humid East,
and: the dusty in-betweens. Give

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Thed Johnsen and Pharilee Small for their energetic endeavors

It was only told to me|to make the party a success,

Congratulations for an evening of amusement with dancing, card playing and delicious refreshments. Approximately

30 students attended.

There will be an inbercollepinte meeting at

the Urban

League on Friday, Dec. 13 and undoubtedly the students are

not superstitious for they aren't worried about that F tiday, the4

thirteenth jinx.

FAREWELL;

One maneatel moment before we part

To imprint upon our hearts one last touch

Of ecstacy's kiss, that vanishes like a blush.

One moment more, to make thy breast heave
When thou remembers such pain and pleasures past.
One moment more, and that ~ be the last.

aay Vanleet..

your face and neck a thorough
application of any good cream,
a -gentle but complete wiping
off, and then a lathery face
wash ' with a. mild soap and
warm water, foMowéd by a
rinse with cool water..The very
dry skin that peels easily, may
need a light coating of cream
after the rinse. The third éssential is becoming make-up and
the clue is the word, becoming.
Your make-up must become-'a
part of you. If it is off-key ~like:
the dusky Latin who bleaches}
her hair, if it is so startling
that it dazzles or so underdone
that it causes spectators to. worry over: your health, a is~ not

a part Of yop.
Freakish eyebrows, Sgdoey
eyelids, too pale cheeks: ~and

a untouched by beauty aids, such faces are all unnatural. What! No make-up at
all, unnatural? For ~an urban
woman under sixty, yes. For
though that woman may be as
nature made her, she will look
colorless among her brightened
up sisters. Make-up is a very
simple matter of uSing your
eyes, your color sense and your
hand. Any. woman. who can
match a sample of thread to a
piece. of fabric can select the
correct shades of make-up for;
herself and~~any - woman~ who:
can hold a pencil and.make it.
write can apply lip rouge, powder and other.cosmeties to her
face. ee

There is no magic, ~no mystery
~no hidden trick.

NEXT WEEK
routine,

~ Make-up

Esquire Magazine Crowns

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Cole Combo:Top. Janz Trig ast

CHICAGO ANP ~ The,
King Cole Trio, now! the hottest:
thing in- the music ~business, in-.
advertently maraged: to conceal |~
its possibilities, for ~almost seven~},
years, says Ralph J. Gleason int
his January. Esquire article,;
~Just Can~t.See for Lookin.~

It wasn~t because this jivey

threesome ditin~t have jobs~or

didn~t play in the right places,
but because the agents just
couldn~t see what was in front

of them. Referring to the trio's]

leaner days, Nat Cole says: ~I
would go up to those booking
Offices and see the big men
and they~d say: ~You~ve got an
awkard combination there, boy,~
but I never believed them.~

Blithely ignoring the attitude
of bookirrg agents the trio played New York, the coast and any
in-between city where it could
get a one-night stand, until its
possibilities were seen by west
coast promoter Carlos Gastel,
who became the tro~s personal
manager. Soon after, they secured a date with Capital Records,
then a few firm, and made a
few recordings, ome of these,
~Straighten up and Fly Right,~
became an immediate success.
The piece, written by Nat Cole
from an old joke he had heard
a preacher use in a sermon, was
based on Nat~s. notion _ that

~was apparerttly; good for. the
~trio too,~ commmenits Ralph J.
Gleason in his Esquire: article.

The King. Cole Trio appears
Kyo relaxed when playing, that
-common sense tells one that it
just can~t-.be as natural and.
easy as it looks. Nat says: ~We
just learn the*turfe and play it.~
They work without any noticeable effort; cut, rearrrange and
~change whole sections of a
tune without even-a rehearsal.

Just a nod from their leader
or a cimple ~~You take it, Oscar,~ can have an amazing effect om a simple- song. Jt has
gotten to the point where the
customers want to hear the song
as it was recorded and the boys
just have to keep to one pattern
on some of iheir numbers. But
now and again, Nat says, they
change them just a little so the
crowd wort feel they~re ~_~
monotonous.

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Currerttly the King Cole Trio
is on top ~ having to its credit
recordings and albums galore,
a feature spot on the Kraft
Music Hall, three past movies
and looking for two future ~
films. And this, according to ~
Ralph J. Gleason's article; is
the little jazz group that plenty
of Smart ~promoters missed, beCause they ~just can~t See fo

~~what was good for the churclkh

oe te a Ai Map ig FR

lookin.~~