Flint Spokesman [Volume: 2, Issue: 5]

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~~fhe entire personnel
three Negro insurance
nies, namely: Supreme
Life, the Great Lakes
Life Insurance Co., and the Supérior Life Ins., met to organize
the Flint Underwriters Assn.

~More than 30 persons were

of the
compaLiberty
Mutual

atthe office of the Supreme
LTiberty Life 2 p.m., April 10,
1947. Mr. Tweedie, manager of
the Superior Life, was elected
temporary chairman of the As~soviation. Mrs. Marion Bowen,
Mrs. A. R. Robinson, Mr..E. C.
Robinson and Mr. Johnson were
elected by the body to write the
constitution and by-laws

~~All of the three companies
named above are preparing for
~a Super Big week May 12, 1947,
which is the beginning of National - Negro Insurance Week.
The slogan for the drive was
@iven to the group by Mrs. M.

Debutantes -
Fashion Revue

The Debutantes, a group of
talented young ladies, presented

an appreciable audience Sunday
afternoon at the YWCA. The
club express their many thanks
to the many patrons who contributed to make the affair an
overwhelming success, and also
to Mrs. W. W. Davis and Mr.
end Mrs. John Powell whose
names did not appear on the
patron list.

Models appearing in the Fashion Revue were Elaine and Lois
McCombs, Mary C:ark, Jeanette
Jackson, GS Wright, Mary
Lee Walker, Shirley. Walker,
Consulla and Della Mae Powell,
Beatrice Cox, Juanita Mills,
Esther. Wells, Clayta Dent,
Jackie Nelson and Alberta Buckner. The male sex modeling in
the Revue were talented young
men from the popular Club 13
in the person of Berlin Dobson,
George Wilkinson, and Samuel
Williams who was the highlight

Bowen, agent for Great Lakes
Mutual, ~A Negro Insurance Polcy in Every Negro Home.~

~The Underwriters hope tc}
pring good spgakers in to the
~eity to enable our agents to keep
up with the times. The group |
will meet again April 24, 1947.

irs, Rosalie Jones, clerk fox

Siiperior, Mrs. Rose L. Kimp,
~tférk and - office manager for)
~~Stipreme Liberty, and Mrs. R.

~B--Owens, clerk for Great Lakes
~Mutual, will handle publicity
for the Association. One feature

~ This will be Mrs. Bradley~s
Dicture and story of the leading
insurance agent for the week.

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JACKIE ROBINSON ~ star Negro first-baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, extends himself to
get the throw from Peewee Reese,
Dedger shortstop, who picked up
Phil Rizzzuzto~s slow roller, and

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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1947.

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tossed the ball to Jackie at first,
wiuo played the initial sack like a
seasoned vet. Although Jackie
got a hit in the first, and later

drove in two runs, the Dodgers,

lost the final exhibition tilt to

JACKIE ROBINSON MAKES HISTORY WITH. DODGERS |

~,, the Yanks, 10 to 9, the Yanks
| taking the ~pre-league opening series 5 to 3. The Major League season has now opened, and with
Jackie on first for the Dodgers~
| we shall see what we shall see.

Clu News

| singirg of two well chosen bal| lads. Commentator for;-vue ~vas Miss Blanche Wells and |
| Miss Alberta Buckner as beauty
| Counselor.

| The Debdutantes wish to espe
cially thank Mrs. Odecli Broadway who assisled v:.th the re.
hearsals. Mrs. Bianehe Wells,
Miss Alberta Buckner; members
ef club 12 and all of the models
and patrons who contributed to
the success of the Revue.

To Hold~

the Re-!

i2 \V-COMMANDO:S

The Commandoes held their |
regular meeting Sunday at the |
FICC at which plans were laid |
for their Gala Two-Day Sweater
Swirl Saturday and Sunday at
the Bobby Sox Grill with Kelly
Smith and his Trio furnishing
the~ music. and prizes _ being
awarded the best sweater girl
Saturday nite, also all star Floor
Show.

COMMUNITY AIDETTES

In what promises to be the
most. unigue attraction to appear in Flint for sometime The

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| vary Baptist Church ~ Mrs. L. E.

| Marks, Representative. Canaan

| Baptis~~ Church ~ Mrs, K.
| Shields, Representative. Shiloh
| Baptist Church ~ Mrs.. Susie

Payne, Representative.
Chairman of Finance Committee ~ Mrs. Rosie Hart.

Finance
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Ass~t Chaifman of
| Commitee Sisters
Jones and L. B. Marks.

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and National Officers: Mrs. Car.
rie Philip, President of the State
Baptisi Convention, Detroit.

Mrs. Josie T. Vaughn, State
Chairman of National Training
School, Nashville, Tenn.

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Remarks by Pastors and State:

be a riot, with many outstanding personalities taking ~part,
there is cute buxom Jamey Matthews as Bride, Sam McClarin
as Best Man, Eddy Russell as
the bridegroom, Nate Childress
as Flower Girl, and many others.
Be sure to be present to hear
Wendlyn Owens sing ~I Love
You. Truly~ and_also the brides'maid quartet sing, composed of

'Donna Owens and Melvina, Buckner; be sure not to miss
'this unique treat.

FLINT GOLF CLUB

The Flint Amateur golf club
held their monthly meeting Sunday at the Community Aidettes
Club Room, where plans were, discussed for the coming season.
The Golf Club also made a resolution to seek ways and means
of affiliating the Flint Golf Club
with the National Negro Golf
Association. Match games with
the Toledo Golf Club were refused. because of no return engagement. All persons interested in golf contact Connie Childress, president of the Golf
Club.

~ Soldier Travel

During World War II, soldiers and
sailors on furlough traveled 100 billion miles on American railroads at
a special reduced rate only a little
more than half =e

~WILL GIVE DODGERS
BEST IN ME, SAYS
JACKIE ROBINSON

BROOKLYN.~(ANP)~~I am
happy to be with the Dodgers.
I am glad that Mr. Rickey and:
the others on the Brooklyn club |
have the confidence in me, and
[ certainly shall give them the
best in-me.~ This was the way
Jackie Robinson summed up. his
promotion to the Brooklyn
Dodgers last Thursday.

Announcement of the history
making step was made by
Branch _Rickey~s assistant, Arthur Mann, during the figth inning of an, exhibition game between the Dodeers and the Mon
treal Royals.~~ Mann gave no details as to the purchase price.

Both officials of the Royals~
and the Dodgers had only words
of praisé for the star infielder.
Clyde Sukeforth, manager pro.
tem of the Dodgers, told reporters,~ ~I want him (Jackie) to
feel at home in Brooklyn.~

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This liberal.move on the part
of Rickey enabled Jackie to gain
the distinction of being the first
Negro in recent years to wear
the colors of a major league
team.:

Fight to Crack Bowling

SYRACUSE, N. Y.~(ANP)~, A movement to block the Amer-.
Leona Hackette, Alberta Harris, '

ican Bowling congress from
holding its 1947.annual:meet
here or at the New York State
Fair coliseum is underfoot, unless the ABC changes its antiNegro membership rules from
~white males only~ to ~males
only.~

Backing a resolution adopted
last week by the Progressive
Citizens of America that called
for an immediate change in the
ABC~s jim crow membership
regulations, local white and Negro citizens appealed to both
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.and the
mayor, who has already extended an invitation to the ABC

Jim-Crow Flares Around Gov. Cova

to hold its annual matches here
this year.

The appeal to Gov. Dewey
was made on the theory he may
permit the ABC to stage its
matches at the New York State
Fair coliseum, without requesting a change in its racial discriminatory membership code.

Assurance was given also last
week that the Syracuse ABC
delegation will push the fight to
change the membership rules
about ~white males. only,~ and
plans to bring the racial discrimination to the attention of
Catholic Youth groups, council
of churches, unions and sponsors of bowling teams.

63Killed, 119 Wounded in

Rioting Between Senegalese Troops

CASABLANCA, Morocco
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Jackie~s First
Day in The
Majors A Hit

~Tt felt, goed, very good,~ said
Jackie Robinson, after rounding
out eight innings in his first day
a the majors. ~But,~ he contin-, ~they really think fast up
Sots

Although the Dodgers beat
Braves 5 to 3, Robinson
wasn~t too satisfied with his
own. hitless performance, even
though he scored the winning
run on Pete Reiser~s seventh inning double.

Batting in second position,
Robinson grounded Out
first and flied out to left if. the
third. In the fifth, he hit into a
double play, Digck Culler start
stomach.. Then, -in- the. seventh, Eddie

the first base line.

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Ear] Torgeson hit Robinson on
the arm trying to get him at first
and Stanky went to third and
Robinson to second: on the -error.
Pete Reiser~s. double. then scored.
Stanky with the tying. run and
Robinson with the @winning run,

after his first. day in the majors,
~among other things, Jackie wanted to make it clear he didn~t go
hitless because of nervousness.

Jackie cavorted about first base
like a Seasoned veteran of many
moons.

Pistol Packing
Conductor Kills
Race Passenger

SMITHFIELD, N. C.~(ANP)
~A pistol-packing railroad conductor snuffed out the life last
week~ of a Negro passenger
aboard the Atlantic Coast Line
passenger train No. 77.

Law enforcement authorities;ordered C. A. James, of Rocky
Mount, to the inquest of 25-yearold Hut Melvin, but permitted
him to proceed on his train after shooting the Negro passenger
to death. Witnesses, who. are
slated to testify before Coroner
J. Durwood Creech Monday,
claim that James shet Melvin in
self defense after being attacked
with a knife, deputies said.

The slaying occurred between
here and Selma. Details as to
why the passenger and conductor clashed may be brought out
during the inquest. Melvin died
instantly from the bullet
wounds: ~::

A number of: Negroes have
been | killed in ~clashes ~with
white southern trainmen -and
bus: drivers, who are permitted
to.carry fire arms to compel Ne
others to become woundséd here groes to accept jim crow travel
catly Inst week. Cause of the riot laws.

a street argument brodght death: was a spat between the Scneg-|

to 63 persons: and caused 119

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The riot developed after the 2
soldiers had retreated to their

Gathering 50 reinforcements, they
broke.open the weapons storeroom,. and returned to the scene
of the quarrel with rifles and
tommy guns. The entire group
began firing into the crowd, with

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i screaming women

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running fot
Moroccans fighting
knives, | pistols and

cover, and

stones.

Order was finally restored by
polic2 and troops, who disarmed
and arrested most of the soldiers
taking part in the riot. Mlitarv
authorities said -
number,~ however, had cOncentrated in a small forest, and were
Shooting at all who approached.

Among the dead wer? Frencl

barracks under a hail of stones:

that ~~a certain,

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Police Brigadier Paul Colenra;
stabbed to death; 59 Moroccan
and- three Sengealese, Spactis'
painter Cruz Herrtra, a Frenc1

police office,

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Special Reading $1.00

World~s Star Reader and Life Advisor. She Gives Advice 9n all
Affairs of Life, Such a; Health, Love, Business and Family
She is the Seventh Daughter, Born with a Double
This Lely Is Not to Be Classed wih Gypsies. Madam
Charlotte Is Very Proud to Know That She Can Convince the
Most Skeptical and Best People. Satisfactiun Guaranteed or No

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Miles South. of Flint City Limits. LOOK FOR SIGN.

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ing the relay while flat on his

Stanky led off with a walk and|
Robinson laid down a bunt along

When questioned. ~how he felt

LOUIS JORDAN and Valerie
Black are united in the new
musical film titled, ~BEWARE~
which tells the actual life.story of the popular band
leader whose rise from ~rags-. to riches~ casts a proud reflection on the entire race.
~BEWARE~ will be shown
at the COLUMBIA THEATRE
beginning Tuesday, April 22nd.

Bury 101 Year
Old Woman

TRENTON, N. ~
The oldest residerit of Jones
county was: buried here last

week at: the age ~of ~101.

Funeral, services for Mrs. Anna H. Barber, the pioneer slave

thews AME Zion church, with
interment in the Haiti cemetery.

ters, 11 = grandchildren,

great-great-grandchildren.

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Sound advice from a competent

faces become ~scarred and worn.
Such practice is economy, for relatively smooth surfaces requ~re only
cleaning and very little if any sandPapering before the new, finish, is
applied. Outdoor painting time depends upon weather conditions, but

time. However, the preferable time
to do interior painting is when nmple ventilation is feasible without

rooms, with a minimum of artificial
heat.

Protein Molecule Small
Although the protein is a giant
among molecules, it is too small to
be seen by even the most powerful
microscope, or to yield more than
its bare outline to ~the electron
microscope.

Tika
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woman, were held at St.. Mat
She is survived by*:four daugh- }
five |;
great- grandchild: ~en. and. four,

paint man. is to repaint before sur-,

interior pAinting can be done at any |

discomfort to the occupants of the,

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white groups should unite to
remiédy' thid flagrant violation of
all, that, is right and, democratic.
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