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VOLUME NUMBER 1

FLINT,

MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1947

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A.C. Local 651

| Elects Marie T.

Norman to Post
Mrs. Marie T, Norman, who was
recently victorious in an election
at A. C. Local 651 for Recording
Secretary, lives~at 1225 E. Mar~engo St., in Flint. She has a husband and one daughter. She came

to Flint in 1937 and has lived, here.

since that time. In 1938 she start
~ od work through the Mott Foun-, tee. She was
the office of that

dation and soon became an intructor on adult education. She
smained.on this job: until 194}.
uring 1942, she traveled with
gruip of singers that entertain1 the soldicrs, She entered the
-aploy of A. C. Spark Plug. Co.,
F2bruarv 6. 1943, and immediely becam2 a menber of Local
J. During her ~1embership in
2 Union, she 7s ride many
aluxbje contri -tions to the
ause of organized labor. She is
member of the United Rank &
~ile Caucus, and is Financial Secetary of that group. She also
sa/Inember of the Steering Comaittce of that Caucus.

During the four month Gener/i11 Motors Strike, she volunteer~d her time to work in the Unon strike kitchen on Dort Hwy,
ind after soveral days it was de~ided that she could serve better
m the Central Welfare Committhen transferred to
Committee,
which was located on the 12th,

floor~ of the CIO Building, where |
~8+. continued-te-setve until ~

~ke was over, giving hundreds

volunteer hours of service with |. pay.

in 1944 she bought more bonds
an any one individual during
1e Bond Drive and as a result
' f her effort, was chosen A, C.~s
din-up girl for that year, out of

_~which she received much publi
~city which was. published in sevyeral national magazines, which
~were sent to the Armed Forces

of the U. S. overseas. At present

vhe is a member of th Welfare
Sommitte and the Educational
-oramittee of Local 651 and is
yecretary of that Committee.
~rs. Norman has a high school
~sducation and two years of coliege training. She recently was
graduated in the Effective Speakang class conducted by the G. F.
YT. U, C.. She also is well known
/ in religious. and social, service
nd her election to such a job
ld encourage at léast the fe
\ male members of her race to be-..eome active in the affairs of their

local union. We feel she is well
tapable of handling the job_and.

will prove to be an outstanding

jeader in-Union Work.
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Savonter~s Hand Does Him,

ty e Wrong; Finds Self in jail
~ SAN FRANCISCO.~While Boone
i Jackson Stiles was an inmate of San
Quentin prison he invented an arti\ ficial hand that worked fine.
It was so good ~that he won a reease to perfec. the hand for mill
re medical authorities.

i AI es i Pei ee a CEA ae es ee a

5 wentor~ $s own,

Police charged the 39-year-old inserved him so well. He wag-in city
jail, being held for Napa aiid Vallejc
police on bad chec! cheer

natural hand hadn't |

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MRS. MARIE T. NORMAN -

FICC Starts
Child Study

Program

mothers was started Tuesday at
the FICC. It was named ~~~Mother~s Social Hour.~ The. officers
are, Mrs. Clara F. Jackson, President; Mrs. John D. Russell, Vice
President; Mrs. Washington, Secretary and Treasurer. The purpose cf the Social Hour is~ to discuss the problems of raising pet
igan College Exterior Dept.; talked oh the selection Of foods Wich
pisvvery ~essentiz Pim
thy childferti, Coffe ~end. fough:
nuts were served. The next~ meeting will be March 26, vat~ the
FICC, 9: 30.

Caldwell Walks ~
Off With the
Playoffs Title

A scrappy Caldwell five continued to play Sunday by trouncing
Dodds Dumanios 57-41 led by
Arzo (boy) Thames, educated left
hand. Caldwell rolled to a 16 108
first quarter lead and was never
behind. Caldwell made buckets
from every angle on the floor,
Thames hit 15 points as did Harold (Lusetti) Jones.

CALDWELL DEFEATS COZY
CORNER 47-34

ing that it will be hard to beat in
Class A next season. Defeating
Cozy Corner was lead again by
Boy Thames for the second night.
It was a nip and tuck affair until third canto which at this point
speed and accurate passing. attacks paid off with Boy Thames
right and left hooks racking up
22 points which was high for the
game. Caldwell will enter BB
tournament at Berston Friday,
March 21-22-23,

Use Feed for Heat
Cows exposed to cold weather and
winter winds use up much of their
feed to keep warm.

JUDGE EXCUSES. SELF IN

~Judge George Bell Timmer
man disqualified himself as trial
judge in the John H. Wrighten

Ss. University of South CaroLaw school case here Monjay and left the matter up to
S. Judge J. Waites Waring.
riginally scheduled to be
during the week of March
udge Timmerman, advised
in the case of his detion when schedules for the

ing term of court were being
ang di here te ane

$. C. LAW SCHOOL CASE.

- COLUMBIA, S..C__ANP)~U..

Judge Timmerman. explained
| that he was a member of the
trustee board of the university
and would leave the trial to
Judge Waring who has,been
presiding judge in two former
NAACP equal pay actions in
the state. Judge Waring, sitting
as special judge in Richmond
this month, is expected back in
the state about the first of April
and will schedule the case then,
Judge Timmerman ~said. The, Case is éxpected to be tried in
i May.;

ter children. Mrs. Hays; of Mich- |

Caldwell Grocery gave warn
A Child. Study FGcuesils for: hane,
| School

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The Association for Childhood
Education Plans Radio Program
-~tnumbers.. Those singing in the
-|chorus are:

FAIRVIEW, SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY WORK
TOGETHER

Miss Ellen Mullally, ~Gedideht
of the loeal branch of the Asso--
ciation for Childhood Education
and kindergarten teacher at
Fairview School, has chosen a
group of teachers and, pupils to

|! take part in a radio pregram to

be given-over sttaion WFDF on
Tuesday evening, March- 25th at
9:30 o~ciock. Miss Josephine Culprincipal of Pierson
-and state ACE president, Miss Josephine McDougall,
principal of Fairview School,
Mrs. Agnes Ness, speech correctionist, and Miss Betty Breathwaite of Lewis School will complete the script members. Miss
Eileen Clark of Zimmerman
School, will play several violin
selections, accompanied by Miss
Vivian Crope, Teachnical High
School: Miss Marion: Coates of
Fairview School. wall~ direct. a
group of shinee im three vocal. ~com

Mary. Ascencio, Gerald Blossingame, Gwendolyn CollinsBrown, Marzell Baurkeftt, Beverly Calloway, Doris Collins,
Rose Collins, Erma. Crawley,
James Crawley, Marilyn Jones,
Roselyn Martin, Glorideen
Moore, Josephine Nelson, John
Skinner, Elizabeth Tyson, Ola
Mae Young and Vivian Martin.

Mrs. Qsear Calloway, Fairview Parent Teacher Association president, and Mrs. Charles
Robinson are also helping with
the project. This program is one
of the Flint Public School radio
workshop series, which are produced to inform the citizens
about the work in the schools.
Parents and friends are invited
to listen and write to radio sta~tion WFDF concerning the program. The children and _ teach
ers who: participate,.in~ the
broadcast will appreciate your. ~a eye ihe Ke Bee ey so

sor Pini aay we PT yc tee ~Sf
ait ieabid NERO ee

CONWAY, S. C.~(ANP) ~
small debt was the motive is
the shotgun slaying last, month
of a white ~Horry county farmer;
according to Sheriff C, E. Sasser
here last week. The victind was
Ben H. Justice: The slayer was
15-year-old Leburn Bessent.

Justice was discovered dead
in his home near Little River
ldst Feb. 26. The youth, who
was arrested the same day on
suspicion, was reported to have
confessed that he stood outside
the slain man~s window and
fired one shot into the room,
hitting the man in the head. He

| Bessent said tbat he performea various jobs around the
dead man~s house and yard, and
that on the morning of the slaying, the victim had given him
a shotgun and told him to shvot
some crows. After doing this, he
returned to the house and asked
for the $1.50 which was due
him. Justice refused to give him
the money and then kicked him
and chased him off the premises
with a 22 calibre rifle.

Returning, the youth sajd, he

Clifford St.

Center News

A group of young men met recently at the Clifford St. Center
to discuss the organizing of a
voluntary club, to help keep the
center running smoothly. They
are planning to sponsor different
activities to raise money. All.
money: raised: will go towards
buying and repairing broken
equipment. -

The following young -men are
members: Wade Jones; Sherman
Mitchell; Lester Hawkins; James

~Walker; Archie Hawkins; James

Powers, Johnnie Wynn, Lorrenzo Jackson; Arthur Ingram;Curtis Epps; Joe Verdun; Joe Hill.
The group has not decided on a
hame and officers haven~t been
elected as yet, but we hope thaf
everyone will cooperate with
these young men, and help them
in every way possible, to provide
more activities for you and your;

~friends to enjoy.

Boy, 15, Confesses Shot
Of White Farmer Over $1.50 Debt

laying

iu

stood at the window and fired
a single shot at the farmer's
-head. The boy is being held in
Horry. county jail. According to
Sheriff Sasser, a murdet warrant would be sworn out against
him. es

Lym cl Victim's ~
Mother Entitled
To $2,000

GREENVILLE, S. C.~(ANP)
~Mrs. Tessie B. Earle, mother
of 23-year-old Willie Earle, who
was lynched in Greenville county Feb. 17, is entitled to $2,000
from Greenville county, legal
circles agreed this week.

The sum is a statutory provision. in. the state constitution
and there appears little chance
of Mrs..Earle not receiving the
stipulation.

Section 6 of Article 6 of the
state. constitution says: ~In the
~ease of any prisoner lawfully
in the charge, custody or control of any officer, state, county
or municipal, being seized and

taken from said officer through
his.negligence, permission or
connivance, by a mob or other
unlawful assemblage of persons,
and at their hands suffering
bodily violence or death...~
The provision outlines then penalties against officers involved
and the procedure for prosecution and punishment of the. officer and adds, ~provided, in all
eases~ of lynching when death
ensues, the county where such
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Richard Austin
To Address
Business League

Mr, Richard Austin, Certified
Public Accountant will address
the members of the Flint Negro
Business and Professional Business Club,.on Tuesday, March 25.
The meeting will be held at the

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LINT BUSINESS LEAGUE

DUO MAY GET $25,000 REWARD
F OR IDENTIFYING KILLER

Flint Interracial Community

Center at 9 p. m. All business '

men and women are. invited to

attend. Mr. Austin is Michigan~s |
Tonly N2gro Certified Public Ac- |
countant. He will speak on ~Some:

Aspects of Business: Management
as it Relates to Taxes and Busimess Management.~

Mel Banner
Receives Key
Man Award

The Annuai Busses~ & Awards

OFF: TO WASHINGTON ~ Miss

Mattie ~wells, daughter of - Mr.
4Night of, the Junior Chamber.of ant vricsGus of 926
Commerce Was eld ~Tuesday, Doradisna. Si. have left our midst

} March 18, on the third;floor of
| the Home~ Dairy. The meeting
was an overwhelming. success
with Mr. Gerald Meeker as
guest speaker whose subject was
~Let Us Unite Together~ which
was a very straight-forward
message~ and was very timely,
and interesting.

Highlights of the evening was
the presenting of the Jayces
Awards of which our own Mel
Banner received one of the six
key man awards.

Mr. Melvin E. Banner graduated from Northern High School
in 1934 and was the first Negro
to greduate from Flint Jr. College in 1936. Married in 1937 to
Miss Arline Hawkins, and is the
father of one gix!, Melvina, seven years old. Mr. Banner is currently. employed by the Buick
Motor Company, and was associated for 3 years with the City
Recreation Department and with
the Mott Foundation for five
years. He-.was the first Negro
to join the Flint Jr. Chamber
of Commerce, in April 1945
serving on the Governmental
Affairs Committee, Community
Fund, Red Cross, Emergency
Services, Christmas Activities,
and others. He was elected
Chairman of Detroit Tigers exhibition baseball game in 1946;
elected to the Board of Directors of the Jr. Chamber of Commerce in May, 1946 and Chairman of.Special Services Committee, He also participated in
three broadeasts of the. Jr.
Chamber~s activities over station WMRP.

The Flint Spokesman looks
upon Mr. Banner~s record with
pride, for Mr. Banner has set
an example of what can be
done.if you try, and his record
and accomplishments is an incentive for other race Jaycees
to strive for. Other Negro members*of the Jr. Chamber of Commerce) are: Thomas Terry, R.
Williams and H. Bibbs.

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Hache Casta Money
On ~the average a man~s daily
shower be age tt worth of water a

|: year, while a tub bath uses up
only $3 worth.:

to take~a jobwith the Navy Department in Washington D. C.
~Miss ~Wells: ~recived her job thru
a Civil: Service examination, She
is a graduate of Flint Northern
High hool and Bakers Business

Collegey:

ANNIVERSARY

From year to year one doth see
fit,
To look back~pon old events past,

To reminisce on days gone by,

That through eternity will last.

The things that instrumental
were,

That goaded one to a success,

That caused one many woes and
pain,

Is now a memoir or less.

The deeds of worth are striven
for, ~

F~en though
pursuit,

Yet where there~s hope there is
success,

And for the effort there is fruit,

The labors of each one and all,

However fruitless they may seem,

Though failure atin them all abreast,

Is nothing more
dream,

sagt seem a vain

than justa

What pleasure would there be in
life,

To settle pon an easy task;

With nothing given nothing gained~

The sages through the years will
ask! ~

Beyond the doubts that stifles
life,~

That carries with
grief,

Where there is hope there is success,

Where there is faith and firm belicf!. ~

A mark of progress
score,

Upon the pages of this scroll,

~m ben~fit of all mankind,

That tenders an accomplish-J
goal,

The eyes of man sees not the
worth,

In fairness speaking truthfully,
till there is promised more Success,

Upon your anniversary>

Butcher Stone

it woes and

finds its

901 Lippincott Blvd.

CHICAGO _~(ANP)~Two unidentified Negroes: may collect
the $25,000 reward James M.
Ragen, multi-millionaire racing
news czar, posted for his killers.

A white ex-convict now faces
a murder indictment on the testimony supplied. police last week
by a newsboy and a church deacon, who stood at the south side
intersection of State street and
Pershing road last June 24 when
a volley of shotgun slugs tore
into the expensive automobile
Ragen was driving, leaving him
mortally wounded before his
bodyguards could rescue him.

William Block, the 36-year-old
ex-convict, was: picked from a
group of nine suspects by the
newsboy-and deacon. as the man
who put his head out of a camouflaged. truck to fire the lethal
Holast = RW Rages Cat ~as ~he

Oregon Lake ~
Park Ass'n

Launches Drive

A very interested and recep- |
tive audience was on hand at.
the Canaan Baptist Church to
hear the plans of the Oregon
Lake Park discussed. An auspicious program had been arranged and those present enjoyed a rare treat. Mrs. Josie
Johnson, Mr. Robert Bell and
Mr. Rudolph Scott were the soloists of the evening. The musical end of the program was
further embellished by the ren- |
ditions of the Friendly Brothers
Quartette.

MRS. BROADWAY AND
MR. TWEEDIE SPEAK

Mrs. Odell Broadway, a civic,
social and religious leader of
Flint, gave a soul stirring ad-!
dress upon the great need for
the park. She explained minute-~
ly and in detail the contribution that the men who are donating the land are making.
She made it plain that by the

utilization of this area that the,

ends of securing a lakeside park
would be joined.
Mr. Tweedie, the District

Manager of the Superior Life.

Insurance Company, gave an
engrossing address. He chose
for his subject, ~Accepting Ourselves.~ In the development of
his theme he demonstrated a

Flint stands most in need of.
He showed by precept and example how through co-operation this park could be developed to the everlasting good of
the entire community.

Mr. Lucius Fleming, President
of the Association, introduced
the members. Rev. J. S. Arnold,
the Pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church, spoke from the
very essence of frankness and
candor. He lifted a very liberal
offering.

It is the hope of the Associaticn to.open the park and dedicate it to the citizens of the
community on May the 30th. To
do this it is necessary to launch
a city-wide drive for funds. All
citizens are urged to help this

~depth of understanding thatt

good~ cause.

stopped for traffic lights at the
busy intersection. Ragen was en
route home. His car was being
tailed by bodyguards, whom he
hired after narrowly escaping a
previous attempt on his life.

Ragen remained in the hospitai for several weeks, but befor2 he died, posted ~ $25,909
reward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction o1
his killers and published a prepared statement charging the
Capone gambling syndicate had
threatened to kill him bezause
he refused to sell his racing
news publications.

Until the testimony of the two
unidentified Negro _ witnesses,
Ragen~s murder had remained _a
mystery and another unsolved
gangland killing. Both the newe
bay and the deacon are positivs
that Block was the man that

} Damped a ~fusillade of shotgun

slugs into Ragen~s body.

~I was almost in the line of
fire myself,~ the newsboy told
police. ~I got a clear view of
the man with the gun as he.| looked out of the truck from

which the shots were fired. I
couldn~t be mistaken.~

Block first attracted police attention when Park District Patrolman Edward Kubat discovered him dumping a package in
the Douglas park lagoon on Jan.

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Attention
Readers:

If you have news you want
printed in the Flint Spékesman,
it must be properly written up
and signed, and either turned
into the office or dropped into

'one of the many newsboxes at

the following places: The Southside Confectionery, Flora Lea

_Lounge, Pickettes Lunch, Elks
Rest, Mabry~s Dairy Bar, and
Golden Leaf Club. All news

must be submitted before Monday noon, 12 o~clock. All publicity for church programs and
recitals must be written up and
Spokesman reporters called in

for last minute details. Call
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~COMMANDOS

Present Their

Gala Anniversary
DANCE

at the

BCBBY SOX
GRILL

2718 St. John St.

Dine and Dance

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SATURDAY, |
MARCH 221947