Flint Spokesman [Volume: 2, Issue: 6]

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VOLUME IlI~-NUMBER 6

FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1947

PRICE 10 CENTS

A HIT OVER NIGHT AND A brilliant ~ieaadoay

success.

' is quite beast
schoo! teachc. sh c~o'hes.

club in New York.

ing at the Richard Theatre.

Cab Calloway suddenly discovers that his business mav.ager, Nettie, played by the charming Ida. James,
itul after she has removed her. glasses and
Cab falls in love with her and
the two are ma.ricd in a special ceremony staged at Cab~s. Jive, song hits and rug-cuttirig music
feature the high spots of the picture,
America~s latest release with an all-Negro cast now appear
~Hi De Ho,~~: All

INTERRACIAL TEAM
TESTS INTERSTATE
TRAVEL CONFLICT

CHAPEL HILL, N. C. + Global ~ Last Sunday ~four young
men were taken from an inter
* ~state. bus here and charged. with

~,

$

violating a state law giving driv-|

ers pOWwer to make seating arrangements. Two of the men
were white and two were Colored and. the ywere alleged to have
becn seated in pairs in both the
front and rear sections of the
bus. These four young men are
just one of several inter-racial
teams. of the Fellowship of Re*
eonciliation, a religious organization of 2929 Broadway, New
- York, who are traveling throughout the South hoping to start
test: cases on interstate _ travel
jimcrow so hat the Supreme
Court decision banning discrimination in interstate travel may
be clarified.

The four arrested were Joseph
A. Felmut, 25, of Asheville, N.
C., Andrew S. Johnson, 21 of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Bayard Rustin,
32 and Igal ~Roodenkok, both of. New York.

_ All fout were. released on pail
dnd given shelter in the home of
Rev. Charles Jonés, a white Presbyterian minister until an anony
~ister
_ trips to the plate in

mous telephone caller forced
their departure by threatening to
burn down the. Esha of: the Sposa:

me

e 9; sk 4:
Jade $ in There
Getting two ~hits in~ four
Tuesday~s game with the Phillies,
~ips the only run in the:
1-0 contest, and stealing. a
base, Juckic had a filed ai:

in the majors.

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
~BOTTLE UP~ 375,000
CHICAGO N~GROES

CHICAGO ~ (ANP) ~ ~An
iron band,~ composed of- some
1,000 restrictive covenant agreements, has. Chicago's estimated
375,000 Negro population bottled up in an area of nine and
one-half square miles.~

This statement was~ made here
April 3 by Atty. Loring B. Moore
in submitting evidence of property deed restrictions before
Moyer. Goldberg, master in
chancery of the supreme court,
sitting in the test case of Tovey
vs. Levy. ~

iiapiinoniaiaidl

~KELLY SMITH
and Band

Bobby Sox Grill -

iC. P. 0. Presents Gala Spring Hop

Good Music

- Saturday, April 26 ~9 til2 A.M.

Make It A Date and Don't Be Late!

~

2718 St. John St.

|shed. Robeson |

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-| would

PEORIA,
The celebrated baritone, Paul
Robeson, was barred from a
public appearance here last
Friday night to preyent bloodcharged the
city authorities led by Mayor
Carl O. Triebel with ~Fasc~ the like of which he had
not seen since he viewed
Spain under Franco and Germany under Hitler.

The famed baritone who
stayed at the home of A. Jay
Martin, Peoria leader of the
NAACP, announced that he
_speak ~~on the sidewalk if necessary.~ Mayor
Triebel. at first granted Robeson weet the City Hall Auditorium but withdrew his permission after members of the
Peoria Post No. 2 of* the
American. Legion protested,
and the City Council voted
against it.

Mr. Robeson said that he
would return with other prominent people to give the City
Council another chance to
take similar action and _attempt to determine under the
State Constitution, and even
the
whether the authorities had};
the right to invoke such a
ban. The Council has a resolution objecting to the appearance of any speaker or artist
who is an avowed.or active
propagandist for un-American
ideology.

When Mayor Triebel was
asked about Fascism: (Robe
| son's statement), he ~ said:
~Weil, 1 guess Robeson is a
pretty smart boy and _ he

knows about those things. All
the Council and I were trying
to do was to prevent a riot.. |
did what I did to prevent
bloodshed. [ believe that trouble would occur if Robeson
made an appearance. It was
only common sense to prohibit his appearance. It certainly was not? fascistic.~

Business League
Holds Small
Business Clinic
~JACKSONVILLE, Fia.~(Glo
bal)~The Small Business Clinic
sponsored by the Jacksonville

~Negro Business League, held a

public institute last week.

Mr. E. M. Lancaster, advisor
on Negro affairs in the U. S.
Department of Commerce, directed the prograth. On Monday
at Stanton High School the subject ~Management Aid to Small
Businessmen~ was discussed. In
the evening Mr. Lancaster spoke
at Ebenezer Methodist Church
on the topic, ~The United States
Department of Commerce and
the Negro in Business.~ He
shared the program with Mr. E.
P. Danese, field officer of the
Commerce Department. He discussed ~Small Business Programs of the Department of
Commerce.~

On Tuesday a full day clinic
was held when the discussion
centered around the topic ~Business Education and the Negro,~
with representatives from Florida A. and M. College, Edward

(Coniinued on Back Page)

Hil. oc Pea:

Federal. Constitution, [

MRS. LOUIS J ORDAN
WINS $50,000 SUIT

~It~s Just Like a Woman~ to
sue her husband for $50,000,
and win the suit. Louis Jor- dan, who wrote the famous
song, and who also was fecently slashed by wife No. 3,
was financially slashed by wife
No. 2, for $50,000.

This tidy sum was awarded

Mts, Ida Fields, Jordan~s second wife, when ~she testified
that she martied Jordan in.
1932 after ~he had lied te her,~
telling her he was a ~single
and unmarried man. The jury
evidently believed her story
and awarded Jordan~s wife No.
2 $50,000, and ~That's. Just
Like a Woman.~

Mr. Richard Austin, Michigan~s only Certified Public Accountant, spoke before the business and professional league on
the subject of how some aspects

C.P. A. Addresses Flint Negro

Business and Professional League ~

of Business Management as it
relates to taxes and business
management. The: meeting was
held at the FICC with the president, J..D. Shock, presiding.:

That ~

day afternoon..

is ~aeieeling for freedom along
with some African Colonies
and some West Indies islands.
Of course they are on the
march.in--America, too, he
stated.

~There will be violence of
many descriptions unless the
colored races retreat or ~the
barriers are pulled down. We,
as a race, should help to pull
these barriers down, he related.

Russia is striving to be a
big world power and with
their. philosophy is trying to
split labor here. There are 13
CIO unions which are known
to be dominated by communistic people, he remarked.

{

~A dangerous division
found ~among the liberals, the
Negroes and labor. Mrs.
Roosevelt and Mr. Wallace
are at odds; Negro leaders are
following. the wrong course

and the CIO and AFL are at

| each other's throat.~

It was charged that Negro
leaders have been taken for a
~Soy ride by some camouflaged
communistic people in the
CIO. Some of our prominent
Negroes have failed ~hook,
line and sinker~ because they
didn~t investigate before they
jumped!~

A movement for a national
FEPC was introduced at the
meeting. '~Although Negroes
have not had much of a
chance in the technical field,

give them the chance to ~knock
on the door of economic opportunity~ and receive an answer, Randolph declared.
The Negro press was hif| ~
very hard by Mr. Randolph
and his first vice-president,
Milton P. Webster. They vigorously stated that the press
had everything but ~~journalistic ethics."" The Negro press
needs to be~ ~regenerated.~
Warped minds and opinions
are the results of a newspaper
which doesn~t ~check~ their
stories and afe not truthful.
lt was revealed that a law

is|~

the passage of this bill would~

~DARKER RACES ARE ON THE
MARCH,~ A. PHILLIP.
RANDOLPH CRIES AT
~PUBLIC LABOR

By RICHARD ADAMS
PITTSBURGH, Pa. ~ APNS~
~the darker races are on the aleteh~
by A. Philip Randolph, International President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters at Central Baptiet Church, set

MEET

was voiced

Mr. Randolph pointed out that: adi~ is tow: ~free: Chitin suse Se

suit has been filed against. ~cer
tain Negro papers claiming
they hurt the Brotherhood~s
reputation. a:

P. L. Prattis editorial writer
on the Pittsburgh Courier was
soundly criticised for his views
on labor. His lack of information was cited as One reason
he shouldn't be writing articles about labor.

Phi Beta
Sigmas to
Florida Confab

Jacksonville, Fla. ~ Global~
~Fhe Southern~ Regional Conference Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity will convene here April 25
and 26|with headquarters at the
Jacksonville Recreation Center,
Third.and Mount Hermon
Streets. ~

The Southern region embraces
the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Dr. E. P. Jimson of New Orleans is Regional Director and

| Prof. J D Jackson of Birming
ham is Associate Director Atty.
George A. Parker of Washington, D. C., National President of
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity will
attend the sessions.

Hosts to the conference are the
Nu Beta Sigma chapter at Jacksonville an dthe Alpha Eta chapterof the Florida A. and M. College~ at Tallahassee. The chairman of the special committee for
the Regional. conference are as
follows: Dr. Leonard F. Morse,
general chairman;.L. J. Alexander, social; LC. Moman, program; D. H Dwight, housing; F.
H. Williams, invitation; Releford
McGriff; chief Registrar; Edwin
Willams of Alpha Eta chapter,
asst: Re@istrar.

Down Like a Feather
A new electric control: system for
lowering cargo to docks can bring a
five-ton load to a jarless stop from
a drop of 150 feet a minute.

COMPLETES: BASIC TRAINING~Pvt,. Harold R. Scroggins, ~son. of Mr.-and Mrs.
Charlies Scroggins. of 3949
Grant - St.,. recently. completed
basic training at ~Fort Jackson,
S.C. Scroggins is 17. years. old
and. was ~ inducted 27 January,
1947, -

Woddard Elected
President Of

Discussion Group

Sunday ~ évening at.4, pm. a
group of P..C. students and non
students: met ~in the: club rooms
of Flint: ~Junior wee he tie:
interest. ie sikcioa 6 Of]
officers ~ was~ ~held and results
are: as follows:.Marcus: Woddard,
president: ~Newall~ Pennall; vice
president;,*Beth, Shultz, secretary; George Pugh, treasurer. A

lect a name for the group and
also to bring in a constitution
for the ~approval of the group
at ~the: next ' meeting. - Faculty
sponsor: of *the group is Miss
Elizabeth Moore, assistant librarian. at Junior College. Miss
Blanche' Wells of the YWCA is
also assisting in the ~a
of the group.

Weasilese
Wedding A Riot

Never before in Flint have we
witnessed such a novelty show
put ori by local talent as we did
Sunday nite at the Royal Gardens sponsored by the Community Aidettes. A crowd: of 350
was on hand to enjoy the show,
which was exciting from. start to
finish. All'the men were dressed
as women with Jamey Matthews
as the: bride and Wendell Galloway as groom. Eddy Russell
played: the part. of preacher.
Virgil James played the part of
the father of the: bride who with
a shotgun instigated and saw to
it that the wedding took place.
Wendell Owens, Eddy Russell,
and Leon Hackett sang solos and
the. quartette composed of Melvin Buckie, Leon Hackett, Tom
Mitchell and Don Owens sang
several~. selections. - Congratula~tions to the Community Aidettes

for a, swell show.

A NOTE OF THANKS:

I wish te thank all of my
friends for the many kind deeds,
during my recent illness. I wish
to thank the churches for their
prayers,. the, many clubs for
plants, flowers and cards. Thanks
to you from the bottom of my
heart.

Mrs. R. C. Phandier
' 424 E. Wellington Ave.

-ored person.
| that. the:

committee! was appointed. to se-|:

GAL OUNSEL
OVENANT CAS

Flint Branch of NAACP Held
Its Regular Meeting Sunday, April 2

Rev. Robert R. Turpin, chairman of the Defense Campaign
Committee,- reported on the
drive sponsored to raise funds
for the defense of Mrs. Corainey
James who is being enjoined
from occupying her home because- of a restrictive covenant.

| Rev. Turpin also reported. that
jall civic organizations will be

alled upon for contributions;

that all colored businesses would
be asked to contribute; and that
arrangements are now being
made to sponsor a mass meeting to aid the drive.

Atty. John F. Young, chairman of the Legal Redress Committee, reported that the lawyers accepting to defend Mrs.
James are Atty. George Stevens,
Atty. Morris Pelavin, and Atty.
Elisha Scott, Jr. Mr. Young further reported that the Legal Redress Committee is of ~the opinion that Mrs. James has a meritorious ~defense, and the = case

should be defended by all
means.
Numerous. complaints have

been received from the public
that Mrs. James denies being of
African descent. Mrs. James
wishes to make clear that the
question of African descent is
an issue in her case, and that
denying African descent does
not mean that she is not a colMrs. James states
public has misinterpreted her statement to mean that
she is not a colored citizen. She
definitely admits being a colored
citizen in all respect, with the
exception of being of African
descent.:

The Executive Committee reported that Mr. Charles Eason,
chairman of the Labor Committee, submitted his resignation
which was accepted, and that
Mr. Johnson Buchanon was appointed to succeed him. Mr.
Eason states that he will continue to serve on the committee
but not in the capacity as chairman.

The Branch voted to open its

Vernon Chapel

Stewards~
Program Grand
Success

The Stewards of Vernon
Chapel, under the leadership of
Bro. W. F. Cook, presented a
most inspiring program at 3:30

p.m. Sunday afternoon... Partici-} [:

pating on the program was.the
choirs of Macedonia

Church, Vernon Chapel, the

Quin. Chapel Gospel Chorus and].

the True Gospel Singers. The
Rev. Walter Crider of Quin
Chapel was the speaker of the
hour. He delivered a soul stirring message. A generous offering was lifted to aid the Stewards in carrying on their work.

Bro. Cook wishes to employ
this means to thank all of those
who helped to make this program such a success.

~DONATES $100 TO

REST LODGE

George Washington Carver
Chapter No. 126 Blue Star Mothers donated $100 to rest lodge
for soldiers near Pontiac, Mich.
Mrs. Campbell, president, and
Mrs. Burney were the delegates
who attended the Convention in

} Detroit at the Book Cadillac

Hotel.

Baptist |

membership drive hitting a oil
of 1500 members to be secured
from the City of Flint. Mr. Silas
Jarrett, chairman of the Mem:
bership Committee, announced
the following members on his
Committee: cati ' John F. Young,
Mr. C. W. James, Mr. Johnson
Buchanon, Rev. Mathew Montgomery, Mr. Pete Williams, Mr.
Joseph Vaughn, Mrs. Elder, Mrs.

Carpenter, Mrs. McClain, Mrs.
Combs, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Willis, Mrs. Lela. Bryant. The

Membership Committee. will announce its plans for the mem=~
bership campaign.

Atty. Elisha Scott, Jr., the
president, stated that the Flint
Branch represents.a very small
percentage of the Negro population in Flint, that it is pathetic that the majority of cok
ored citizens are not interested
in the work of this organization, and,appeals to every colored citizen to join the ranks
of the NAACP and help make
the City of Flint a better place
to live.

Mrs. Robinson~s
Loss Mourned

By All

-FLINT,. Mich.;- April: 20; 1947,
~(APNS)~The passing of Mrs..P. B. Robinson, _ president of

__, Antioch~s Mis
~ gionary soci
-aty, is being
mourned by
-.all_ Christian
people of
Flint. An indefatigable
worker, her
endeavors
were, untiring.
in bringing
souls to. the

Mrs. Robinson

Master.

As president of the Missionary
Society, she was instrumental in
the organization of the Sunshine
Band, the Red Circle, the YWA.
and the Young Matrons. Everything that she put her hands to
turned out to be crowned with
success, All of her financial
drives went over the top and
through her efforts she was able
to send four delegates to the
National Baptist Convention. She
truly made footprints on the
sands of time. All who knew her
loved her, but since Heaven has
to be peopled too, she was called
to a rich reward.

NOTICE

Tickets Sold for the
Sportsmen Club

DANCE

APRIL 5TH,

Which Was~Called
off due to the flood

WILL BE HELD

MAY 16

AT THE

ARMORY

AND SAME TICKETS WILL $
BE GOOD!
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MAY 16, 9 P M. TIL 2 A. M.
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