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VOLUME II~NUMBER 8

FLINT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1947

Recognized
Authority On
Social Problems

oe -~|Road where they had been plac
Executive. Lester B, Granger,
Secretary of the National Urban
League, will, be the speaker at
the May 15, membership meeting
of the Urban League of Flint,

Mr, Granger. well known to local audiences, is recognized as
America~s foremostyauthority and|.
lecturer on social/work and race
_ relations,. During a quarter of a century

in- the field of social work and
education, Lester B, Granger has

served in a variety of executive
eapacities, He has been Industrial Secretary of the Newark,
New Jersey, Urban League; Executive Secretary of the Los Angeles, Calif,, Urbar~ League;
Workers Education Secretary
and Ass'stant Exedutive of~ the
National Urban League; and Executive Secretary of the, National
Urban League since 1941,

He has conducted a number of
studies of economic and social
problems affecting the urban
Negro population in the various
parts of the country, 5

In 1945 he served as Special
Adviser to the Secretary of the
Navy. journeying throughout. continental and Pacific naval bases to observe conditions affecting
the Negro in Navy service and
to make recommendations to the
Navy Department for limination of discriminatory practices,
For this service he has. been
presented by Navy Secfetary Forrestal the Navy~s highest civilian award, ~The __ Distinguished
Civilian Service Award~ (De
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NINE YEAR

SHOOTS PLAYMATE

TOLEDO, Ohic~ (APNS)~|

O~Dell Wiley, 9 years old, shot
and killed his playmate, Joseph
Wilkins, 11 years, last Tuesday
evening, Both boys were living
in a boarding home on Angola

ed. The Mother of the home went
away. The boys staried playing
cops and robbers. They. found a
nice fat loaded ready to use shot
gun in the home and before long
little Joseph Wilkens lay dead
with a neck full of shot, His

OLD CHILD

mother, Mrs. Julia Wilkins, 815
Elizabeth St., had undergone a
s@rious operation in Mercy Hospital, a few hours before the fatal~ accident and Doctors gave
strict orders for her not to be
given the shocked news until she
is out cf danger, O~Dell Wiley hasbeen taken to Child Study Institute. He is the son of Mrs. Lela
Wiley, 551 1-2 Fernwood, Dale~sFuneral Home was in charge of
the funeral which. was held last
Monday, May 5th,

JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SPONSORS ~I AM

AMERICAN DAY~

Natiénal observance of ~I AM
AN AMERICAN DAY~ will be
held at the IMA, Sunday, May
18, 1947. Ferris Curtice, chaigman of the Americanism committee, will be assisted by co
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chairman Tom Zlatec and 15
other members of the Junior
Chamber. Music for the occasion
will be under the direction of

Dr. W. W. Norton.

Territorial Union
To Donate.
Bibles

The Flint Territorial Union, an
organization comprising the missionary societies:of most of the
Baptist churches: of the city, is
donating Bibles to six churches.
This is being made possible by
efforts that have been sponsored
by the union and its Junior
body the. Young Matrons of
Flint. The following churches
will receive Bibles: Antioch,
Macedonia, New Zion, Golden
Leaf, Gallilee and Mt. Olive. The
Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle
will receive: hymnals. The presensations will be made from
the New Zion Baptist Church
Sunday, Ma~ 11, 1947. Mrs. Rosa
L. Kimp is the president of the
Flint Territorial] Union.

Richard Theatre
Sponsors Softball

Team

All ballplayers know of the
hardships of trying to get a
sponsor for their various teams
and Mr. Don McKensie of the
Richard Theatre is to be commended for this fine gesture of
cooperation with:the community
in which he is doing business

can be found every wegk in
your Flint Spokesman, and is
now featuring a midnight show
every Saturday nite.

WSCS of Béthel
Methodist To
Hold Dinner

You lovers of good southern |.

fried chicken will miss a treat
if you miss the dinner sponsored
by the Women~s Society of
Christian Service. of Bethel
Methodist church ~ Liberty at
12th ~ Sunday, May 11,.1947.
Serving will begin at 1 p.m. The

drumsticks may run: out early

but the women have promised
that there will be plenty of the
rest.

Raffle and Card =.
Party

The Eight Pals of Pleasure
will present a grand Raffle.and
Card Party Saturday nite at the
home of Miss Rease Nicholson,
2228 Dakotu Ave. Everyone is:
cordialiy invited.

| Audience

Ten Men of Song
ThrillEager

The Ten Men of Song, | Flint~s
most outstanding musical aggregation, sang to an appreciative
and eager audience at the Vernon Chapel AME Church~ on
Sunday, May 4. The Chorus was
accompanied by Mrs. Gwenola
Smith, their trainer. Mrs. Srnith
has been long known in musica]
circles in Flint. This chorus is a
testimonial to her fine talents.

Pro-Semite,
Pro-Negro

What Js Mezzrow has
done should be done by some of
the influential men of Flint just
for one month then perhaps the
need for a State and National
FEPC would vanish forever.

Mezzrow is~ Jewish, but because of his love for hot music,
generally passed over into the
Négro race~marrying a Negro
woman, and fathering a colored
child.

His life story can be obtained
from the book entitled ~Really
the Blues,~ published by Random House.

The rioting prisoners at Fort
Leavenworth might well use this
book for reference and save
themselves from a lot of trouble.:

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~INTERNATIONAL~ -
SWEETHEARTS OF
RHYTHM
MIDNIGHT DANCE ~
SATURDAY. MAY 31, 1947
I. M.- A. FLINT, MICH,
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A Scene From the Flint Underwriters

First~ Annual Banquet

HUGE SUCCESS

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_ THE BANNER.
LINE

By MEL BANNER

Thy rivers shall run with bloody
hue
For the devil must have his due.

of country~a vital factor in the
Saudi-Arabian oil fields ~ the
gateway. thru. which
would flow ~ could erupt into
World War III of which we all
are afraid.

Palestine
land~to the Jew and Arab.
Arabs~ celebrate Jewish holidays.
~But oil is not the reason for
the Jews fervent desire to return. Their love for the-hill conquered by the David of Biblical
real reason. Nationalism in its
most extreme form.

Even the illegal entries by the
Jews may have swelled the population, they still do not comprise more than one-third of the
population and if Palestine were
freed now it would be Arab

tions, Russian influence is backing the Arabs against BritishAmerican influence on the side
of the Jews, both sides vieing
to give the most money and
arms, to their ~team,~ trying to
secure the balance of fowef.
Therefore the reason ~for Anglo
American cooperation against
Arabian-Russian co-operation.

Palestine may be either proving ground or the helpless pawn
for the ~third world war.

Discussion
Group Adopts
Constitution

At a meeting of the group
Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Flint
Jr. College, the constitution was
presented: by the constitution
committee composed of Claybourne Mitchell, Don Beach and
Charles Mills. After minor alterations the constitution was
Passed and it was decided that
the name will be chosen for the
group at the next meeting. A
committee was also appointed to
secure a speaker for the next
meeting. The group will ~meet
the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the

month.

The devil.is getting his due in|.
Palestine. This two by four bit}

~this. oil |;

is sacrosanct ~ holy |:

fame, who slew Goliath is the].

dominated. In the United Na-.

Art Cleaners

'To Combat
Inflation

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MR. JIMMY HILL, owner
of the Famous ART CLEANERS, announces that the ART
CLEANERS are co-operating
with President Truman~s réquest to combat inflation and
commencing Saturday, May 10,

prices will go into effect, ~Mr.
Hill is one of FLINT~S most
progressive cleaners; and was
among the first to install.a
completely new modern clean-.
ing plant. Hill is also a member of the. Michigan Dry
Cleaning Association, composed
of the leading Cleaning establishments in the State. See
Art Cleaners Ad on page 8.

a Garden?

Good news for those planning
a garden this year and want the
best in plants and flowers. The
Greystone Greenhouse has a
complete line of vegetable plants,
flowers and potted plants. The
~Greystone Greenhouse is located
at 5394 Henderson Rd. in Davison, owned and operated by Mr.
Gerald Oswalt, formerly of Jerry~s Drug. Store. on Lippincott
Blvd., now employed as pharmacist at the Curtis Drug Store
for the past 9 years. Call 117-F
23 Davison, Michigan, for delivery service or drive out. ~~

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a more than 10% reduction in ~

Are You Planning

iTo My Mother -

cov ~Five. years ago today, I wore my

first white -rose.
~Twas not.-the rose I cheek to
wear.

what fate will bring to you.

And when. what days will be
the. same. _

What days will bring you greatest joys,

What: hours will bring you pain,

I wonder, Mother, it~ they wear
réal roses where you are.

Or do théy wear the rose that
slows

Beyond the earthly: Bar.

The rose that once grew at our
~door, but one day passed away

And blossomed in that heavenly
land where you have gone to
stay -

Then if they wear the ~ roses
there blossom at your door.
Who knows but some day when
on éarth I,chance to be no

more ~:

I shall come and dwell with you
and~ in~ your mansion bright
Shall wear ~the rose I chose. to
wear the day I wore the white.

~Andrew Battle Jr.

Hand Esindsy
Opened:

Mrs. Julia Lee of 1402 Oregon
St. has opened a Hand Laundry
at her home. The Lee Hand
Laundry: Service will specialize
in ~Dress Shirts, Sheets, Work
Clothes. Call 9-0265 for pickup
and delivery.

Commandos
| PRESENT ANOTHER
Midnite Movie
AT THE ~
Columbia
Theatre

~HARD GUY~
Starring Jack Larue ~

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~JUNGLE SIREN~
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Antioch Matrons

|To Present Play

The Young Matrons, of the
Antioch, Baptist Church, will
present a play Sunday, May 11,
at 7:30 p.m., ~Where Is My WanThis: is scheduled
to be a very entertaining play
and the Matrons are urging everyone to attend. Mrs. Pashan
Bell is.the ~ of the
Matrohs.

AFL. C10 Merger

Peace whisperings and ~ plans
for one National Labor party are

~being heard from the two majory

labor unions.

This means that instead of being the main spokes of the labor

| wheel, the major unions will be
come the wheel.

The average citizen wonders
why this merger has not been
completed. The merging of labor
into one party would well
change the political picture
but getting most of the union
members to see this is like trying to work an old mule, who,
after his fill of hay, cares for
nothing else.

Usher Board
Presents Fashion
Show

The Usher Board of Mt. Olive |

Baptist Church presents A
FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA
THEME ~CYNOSURE OF LIFE~
in fashion and. song at the
YWCA Sunday, May 18, 1947, at
7 p.m. Rev. R. Turpin, pastor;
V. Baxter, president.

Business And
Professional League
Holds Meeting

The Negro Professional and
Businessmen~s league met at the
FICC Tuesday ~nite. The President J. D. Shock reported that
the league had donated a check
for $100 to the league of Women Voters, and it was decided
that the next meeting will be a

Tuncheon held at the Elk~s Rest

and all members are. urged to
bring at least one _ potential
member with him. The next
meeting will be held on May 20,
1947,

Atty. John Young
Guest Speaker:
est Speaker;
Many Attend
The Flint Underwriters composed of agents of the Superior,
Supreme and Great Lakes Insurance companies held their
first annual banquet at the Flora
Lea Lounge Thursday nite. A
beautifully decorated table providéd the setting for the delicious chicken dinner prepared by

Mrs: I. Beck, assisted by Mr.
and Mrs. E. Raymond. Atty.

|. John F. Young was the guest

speaker who very vividly. impressed the Underwriters of the
important~ part they play~ in the
progress of the community.
Atty. Young very vividly explained the beginning of insurance and explained the various
pitfalls along the road to success. The Flint ~Underwriters
were very much impressed with
his timely message on the eve
of the Negro Insurance Drive. ~

The, Flint Underwriters have
chosen for their slogan ~A Negro Insurance: in Every Home.~
Mr. W. C. Ross of the Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance company
acted as Master of Ceremonies,
ably assisted by Mr. J. W. Tweddie of the Superior Life Insurance Company, and timely re
marks.were...rendered by Mr,

accomplished dramatist, held the
audience speechless. with her
recitation of ~The Negro Mother~ by L. Hughes and ~What
Time Is This~ by E. Taylor. Insurance Underwriters from
Grand Rapids, Saginaw and Port
Huron were present for the banquet. Preceding the banquet. the
group played cards and danced
with everyone having an enjoyable evening.

Group Secures
War Service

Henor Roll

The Industrial Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League
announces that it has paid the
final installment upon the War
Service honor roll that is to be
erected on the Industrial Ave.,
side of the track. This feat was
made possible through the gererous efforts and donations of
~Mr. Don McKenzie, of the Richard Theatre and a donation from
~Chub: 43."

Tentative plans are underway
ifor the erection and dedication
of the honor roll. Mr. Harry, Prince is president of the leagué.

| He wishes to thank everyone.

| who worked so co-operatively in
| Securing and
project.

Brownettes

Mother's Day.

Anniversary )
DA NC. CE
Royal Gardens

Club |

2718 ST. JOHN ST.

Sunday, May ve

9:00 P. M. "TIL 2 A, M.
MUSIC BY

EDDIE WOODS

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Aldridge of the Great Lakes Insurance Company. Mrs. L. Kimp, ~

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