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POLICE RAID TENN. KKK

DEN; RECORDS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (ANP)
~-Sheriff~s deputies and city police led by Atty. Gen. Hal Clements, pulled a raid on the

~imperial palace~ of the Knox
ville chapter of the Ku Klux

Klan here June 23 and confis
cated regalia and records which

proved the group to be a direct
associate of the Confederation
of: Georgia Klans.

The raid came after police
had~ secured a signed confession
from, one of three suspected
~ross burne-.s, ~admitting partieipation in the June 21 burning
of fiery crosses at city ani
county buildings.

~According to Clemen:s, the
police force smashed into a
locked closet in a North Knoxwille meeiing hall and removed
enough. records to fill the better
part of a police cruiser. These
records we.e placed under tock
_~and key-to await the next term
of the grand jury, July 7.

-Amony the paraphernalia confiseated was a charter signed by
Grand Dragon Samuel Green,
authorizing the organization of
Knoxville Chapter 307, Georgia
association. If bore the date of
Sept. 26, 1946.

_: Clements said that his chief
investigator, Lloyd Cruze, had
obtained. a confession several
hours earlier from Robert Lang,
who named Dock Peterson and
James Llynch as accomplices in
the cross burning incidents last
June 21. Lyrich was later picked

up by. county officers to ander

~, charges of. passing ae
check~: for. $35 ata downtown
department store: He was. re-leased June 23~ under $1,000
bond. The other two were placed
on $500 bond each to await a
July 1 hearing: i

Prosecution of these men will
tenter on violation of the ~Night
Riders~ law, section 11035 of the
btate code of Tennessee, which
states. ~night riding, intimidating
and maurading shall be held a
misdeameanor. ~ Another section,
known as the ~White Cap~ law,
provides for prosecution for
~proven bodily. harm of destroying property.~

The Night Riders law levies
a $50 to $100 fine and or six
months to one year imprisonment in the county jail. Punishment for felony is the penalty
in the ~White Cap law.

Among other things found in
the ~imperial palace~ were several long-bladed~ swords, two
electric fiery~ crosses, several
white hoods and gowns, and records reportedly containing lists

of members ang other a

data.

The charter carvied the dient:
ing ~Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan~ and in gold-colored letters
~Imperial Palace of the Kivisible Empire, Greetings.~

- Twenty-seven Knoxville Klav~ern, officers were named on. the
charter.;

Meanwhile,.a study of Long~s
statement; was being made - by
- pglite.:Longthad confessed driv~ing his truck, a converted army
ambulance, and ~carrying out
our mission~ of. burning crosses
at the city hall, safety building
and courthouse.

The confession said: ~I belong
to the, Ku. Klux Klan and have
for about one month. We met
once a month at Golden Gross
hall, Emory park, at 7:30 p.m.
On June 19, 1947, we agreed at
our meeting to burn crosses at
city. hall, safety building ang. at
Knox, county courthouse.

_. ~Dock Peterson and James
Lynch and..I.were appoirited. to
do this,,We carried out our. mission Saturday night, June 21.
The first one we. set was on

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building, then to courthouse and
city hall.~

The statement said thai two
crosses were burnef on New
York avenue, making a total of
five that night. Long also admiited burning crosses at a Fort
Sanders avenue address on June
14 and on Dandridge Avenue on
June 7.

In the -latter incident, he said
~There were seven or eight in
the party, including a preacher
when I helped burn a cross on
Dandridge where a colored doctor bought some property. Dynamite was used that night but I
did not know about it until-I
heard it go off.~

He said bases burning~ was designed to ~scare the doctor out
of a white neighborhood.~ The
colored physician is Dr. E. 7.
Jvennon.

Oné of the typewritten notes
found at safety building on the
night of the cross-burning incident stated that ~~~since the Georgia KKK charter has been re
voked, we are against what'the |
} Mussolini,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Knoxville police department is
for, gambling houses, etc.~ When
captured, a can of kerosene and
nails were found in the automobile bearing a license number
assigned to.

Faqur Race Men
At heuapenet }

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CITY.
Upwards of 250 delegates had
gathered here by June 24 for
the five-day annual convention

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of the American Newspaper
guild which opened on June. 23
with four Negro delegates registered with the credentials
committe. They are John Robinson, Newark, Afro American;
Charles Dayis, Chicago Defender;;Miss Estelle King, Amsterdam -News, New York City,
and. William Hoge, Norfolk unit of the Wasinhgton Newspaper guild.

Mr. Robinson and Mr. Hoge
were: placed on the. powerful
and important convention. organizing committee. It was also reported here on Tuesday
last week that one of the colored delegates was prepared to
offer resolutions urging the passage of anti-lynching bill by
congress, one for the passage
of FEPC and another urging
newspapers to refrain frdm
playing up immature and unverified reports and rumors on
alleged attacks on white women by Negroes.

FOR HOUSEWORK
If you are in need of employment call 5-3338 and register

By Mei Banner
a a as a a ae
He
Who Masters.
My Belief ~
Masters
Me!

Conditions of the world today
liefs of mankind. The whole is
equal to the sum of its parts.

The divergent trends -of
thought- may be the accumulation of many minds down thru
the years, but they have been
transcended into concise form
by ~Qne Man,~ in his particular field of endeavor. This ~One
Man~ developed the current
idea, instilling its firm belief
in others who in turn indoctrinated others
means of inculcation.

It has been,said that ~He
Who Masters a Belief, Masters
the People.~ That this is_historically correct can be borne
out by Napoleon, Cromwell,
Hitler and our own

These men were decisive parts
of the whole~humanity.

A belief is a ~strong determinant of a man~s actions. There
is a strong growing belief
among American political observers and a number of voters
that present major political

~parties have become outmoded,

not extant to~ the - times, This
belief: ig. = adh oe ecyotal.
wed by~ eos Lae e fs

fixion vented on Wallace by
Walter Lispman has tended to}
focus attention to him, and his
belief more than is seen on the
political surface.

The bresidential rejection of
the Wallace ~peace~ bid has
created a minor state of martyrdom for the latter also. It
is now a certainty that labor
is with neither Truman or any
majer political party. Taft and
Hartley cleared away some of
the clouds of misunderstanding
between dictator John L. Lewis,
politico-statesman Phillip Murray and domineering doting
William Green.

The ensuing period after August 22 will reveal to what extent these men fused and culminated into an ~ideal,~ the
contemporary beliefs of those
rapid changing days.

Belief in America is what is
making America. the greatest
country in the world a change
of beliefs will make her greater
still in meeting the needs of
humanity abroad and humanity
at home. But belief must
center in principle and. ethic.

Faith without works is dead!

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Reward offered. Return to Flint
Spokesman office or call 5-3338.

White Husband of Negro Wife
Cannot Inherit Her Prioats

JACKSON, Miss. ~(ANP) ~
A Mississippi law which holds
that marriages between whites
and other persons having oneeighth: Negro or Mongolian
blood are null and void, was
used by Chancellor V. J. Stricker here last week in preventing
Alex D. Miller, white, from inheriting property owned by his
colored wife. The couple married in Chicago in 1939.

Miller brought suit for the posseston of profjenty valucd ef
approximately $25,000, including
a business, two residences and

several smaller structures. Al
though Mrs. Miller did not leave
a will, he sought the property
on the ground that he was her
lawful husband.

Judge Stricker ruled that the
property which belonged to Mrs.
Miller before her death should
go to her relatives here as her
legal heirs.

In ail off-the-record comment,
the judge commented that ~Sa
marriage outside the state is not
defense against the claim
of the woman~s relatives who
live in this state where the property is located.~

are due chiefly to existing be-}
by various.

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FLINT SPOKESMAN STAFF INTERVIEWS JOE LOUIS

Miss Ruby Gillard, sports editor, Joe Louis, World~s Champion, Mel Banner Asst. Editor,
Thomas Terry, Editor....Miss Ruby Gillard is starting
her journalistic career as sports
eidtor of the Flint Spokesman
for her first assignment had an
interview with Joe Louis in his
appearance here last -Sunday
with his Joe Louis Punchers, one
of the nation~s: toner | softball

teams, J: 66 was easy to tall
and says his days of ball~ play bs

ing ~are over. When asked beat
ae ~Springfield Farm resis his:

horseback.. riding.. he.. said.. he
hadnt~ been on a horse since his
calvary Gays...) os oS.....He classes his golfing as average and is going to play in the
Joe Louis Annual Tourndment
which is to be held in Detroit
August 18. Prizes total $2500.

He expects to see his wife and
baby in Chicago about July 2.
His trip to eee was enjoy
the art ta balance and~ shuffle:
Joe doesn~t heats~ whether he

Mo Saracad call will be. the 5th
~ and 1 3 and Sy a ab of

itsbrgh nae rame sere

will bee anymore~ or E aie
- A crowd of 2400 fans. turned

out for the game be: Jaglowcz and the Joe Louis Punchers, with the puinchers: winning
by: the ~score of 6 te 1 ~with
Childs on~ the mound. - Oharley
Justice relieved in the top of the
ninth, The winning pitcher: was
Childs, Loser was Generals. The
Joe~ Louis. Punchers~. next, en
at the ~Athletic Park. |

Flint Lodge Enjoys Visit From
The Grand Worthy Counsellor

Evangeline Court.No. 498,
Order of Calanthe, ~was highly
honored on Tuesday, June 24,
when Mrs. Lena L. Holmes of
Albion paid the -Court a visit.
Mrs. Holmes is. Grand Worthy
Counsellor of Michizen.

This was their first election
of officers since the order was
re-organized last November.
Mrs. Holmes~ conducted the
election and was very much
impressed with the. work accomplished by the Court in the
past six months.

The following were elected to
office for the in-coming term:
Mrs. Annie McFadden, Worthy
Counsellor; Mrs. Meftcides -Rod
gers, Inspectrix,.Mrs. _ Mary
Wynn, Inspector, Mrs, Massy
Gantt, Orator; Mrs. Carrie

Jackson, Register of Deeds, Mrs.
Mattie Santee, Recordes of Accounts, Mrs. Verna - Timmons,
Receiver of Deposits, Mrs. Jennie Warren, Conductress, Mrs.
Coco E. Boyd, Assistant Conductress,. Mrs. Fannie Ross, Dr.
Directress, Mrs. Martha Watkins, Escort, Mrs. Emma James,
Herald, Mrs. Susie Frank~in,
Protector. Trustees, David Jackson, P. N. Tarver, Johnnie

Wynn; Mgs. Bertha Shanks, Sr.
Directress.

After the business of the evening,~ the members entertained
their guests by arranging a potluck. All enjoyed themselves
and Mrs. Holmes reported her
visit to Flint a most enjoyable
one.

American Legion

Under Fire

~The cat was let out of the
bag~ Sunday at a special meeting of the Kenneth Oden Post
299 American Legion..-Fire-works have been expected for
along time due to the decension of the ownership and profits of the bar that the post as~sumedly~ operates. The trustees
that have been elected ten
years were also under fire.
Some members of the American Legion also couldn~t understand how Mr. I. W. Crawley
can. get himself elected Commander when it is customary
to serve only one term.

The members are demanding
a full fledged investigation.
More details next week.

Flintites Invited to Hippy Dippy
Chicken Shack While in Idlewild

_.The Hippy Dippy Chicken
Shack, one of the most popular

enterprises in IdleWild Michi-!

gan owned d operated by
Mrs. Delores & Wilson, popular.
business wonian around town
invites all*Flihtites going to,
Idlewild to visit her eatery for
the best. in southern fried
chicken dinners and other deli-'
cious Bar-B-Qued meats. The
Hippy Dippy will have as its
guest for the 5th of July a not
ed songstress in the presence of

Miss Hope ~Lyons whom will
be the featured vocalist at the
popular nitery, the EL MORROCO CLUB. A treat not -to
be missed. Directions to the
Hippy Dippy are as_ follows:
take Highway No. 10 to Foreman Rd. to 2 blocks south of
Baldwin Rd. Everyone is cordially invited to take in this
treat of all treats to be had at
the Hippy Dippy Chicken
Shack.

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~Unique Sponsors

Bridge
Tournament _

The Uni-Que Social Bridge
Club of Flint is anticipating
sponsoring a bridge tournament

in progressive contract bridge.
All bridge clubs and couples
who would like to enter the
tournament are asked to do so
by August 15. Entfies may be
made by listing the name of
your organization and names of
couples you are entering. Couples likewise may enter by giving. names and addresses. All
comunications should be addressed to the Uni-Que Social
Bridge Club 1125-27 Leith St.
An entry fee for all couples
will be charged and there -will
be a first and second prize given.

Richard
Wins Again

Before a crowd of 2,500 fans,
last week the Richard: Theatre
Team won another victory from
Columbia Theatre. This marks
the second defeat the Richard
Theatre has handed the Columbia Team and as we go to press
this week the Richard Theatre
Team is in first place in the
League. The batteries were:
Larson and Caldwell; Reaves,
Hogan, Macombs and Fielder.
The final score was 10-9. Columbia was ahead 9-5 in the
5th inning but Richard~s rally in the 6th proved fatal.
Home runs were hit by Henry
Caldwell and Joseph Hogan.
The game was very exciting
with neither club getting far

enough ahead to make the
game dull,

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For State Police

Mii to Be Included in Next:

Commissioner Donald S. Leonard has been instructed by
Governor Kim Sigler to begin
to include Negro men in the
next training class for state
Troopers. The Industrial Department of the Flint Urban League
is trying to line up a number
of candidates who might be interested in this colorful and stable employment. Many colored

| servicemen were MP~s during

the war and would like to continue police work..
Applications for State Police
Troopers may be obtained from
the Urban League of Flint,
Room 412, CIO Building. The
State Civil Service Department
has announced that applications
will be accepted until further

notice. If scheduling warrants
the written. tests will be held
the first Saturday of each

month except holidays.
Minimum ~ qualifications are
as follows: Age not less than
21 nor more than 30; training,
completion of twelfth grada;
must be single; height between
five feet ten inches and six

sacs

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Training Class for State Troopers

feet four inches; weight, ~between 150 and 220 pounds. ~~

Candidates must be well developed physically 20-50 vision
in each eye without glasses. to
be corrected to 20-20 prior to
appointment. The salary range
is from $110 to $210 per month
but this includes room, board -
and travelling expenses which
increases the salary above ~by
almost $100 per month.

~ This is an excellent chance
to get Negro men into the
State Police System. It should
be pointed out that this isa |
steady year in year out job and
in terms of economic security
over a number of years~ and
the number of days worked
per year is superior in many
respects to some of best.production line jobs. The Urban
League of Flint is interested in
getting..in touch with as many
recruits as possible. For more _
information please ~call L.~ E.
Beane Industrial Secretary,
Flint Urban League, ~
4- 5521. =

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CLEVELAND SIGNS |

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STAR INFIELDER OF
NEWARK EAGLES

CLEVELAND ~ The. Cleveland. Indians this. week announced the~ purchase of Larry
Doby star infielder from the
Newark, Eagles of.the Negro
League. The. 22-year-o

sme Vg ree eee pr

of the~ first Sails of the Negro

| League season which closed Ju
ly 4,

Doby who stati 6 feet 1
inch and weighs 185 pounds, 1s
at present leading his ~loop in
home runs with 13 and doubles
with 16. He has a season~s batting average of.458.

He was a star athlete at 4
Patterson, N. C. high school and
later attended Long Island University.

-Doby is the second Negro in
history to be brought up by a
major league team, following
Jackie Robinson, who _ joined
the Brooklyn Dodgers this year.

IManager Lou Boudreau, in
announcing the purchase, said
in my mind this is a routine
purchase.

Race, creed or color are not
factors in baseball success.
Whether it be in the major
leagues or minors. Ability and
characters are the only factors.

~Doby will be given every
chance to prove he has the
ability to make good with us.

The reports we have received
on his ability are outstanding.
I hope he can succeed with us
as he has with - other teams.~

rie the navy. in 1943, ea,

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and compiled a batting avers
age of 342. Be:

Veeck said the young player
was scouted for the Indians~by
Bill Killefer, who reported: he
had the appearance of a ~greal
Ball player~ I don~t think any
man who has ability should ~bé

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-batred from major league basé<;

ball on account of his color,~
Veeck said. ~The entrance~ of
Negroes into both major teae
gues is not only inevitable.~..
it is here.~ a

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Bathtub Ring
A good way to train childrest not
to leave a ring*+around the bathtib
is to place a bath brush for -tub
scrubbing in easy reaching distance,

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Biggest Nugget
The largest gold nugget on record was found in 1869 in a rut made
by a cart, only a few inches below
the surface of the ground. The nugget was known as the ~Welcome
Stranger.~~

S.C. Supreme Court OrdersNew ~

Trial for Two Condemned Negroes -

COLUMBIA~~~(ANP)~~ By a
unanimous decision, the state supreme court ordered a new trial
for Frank Hinton, 16, and his sister, Azalee Simpson, on the
grounds that remarks made by
the state prosecutor in his argument to the jury were ~improper and prejudicial and inflamed
the minds of the jurors against
the Negroes.~

The opinion, by Associate Justice Fishburne, stated, ~We think
he overstepped the bounds of legitimate argument.~

Hinton had been sentenced to
death in the electric chair in
connection with the death of
Barto Alley, a white man. His
sister was also declared guilty
of murder with recommendation
of mercy and was sentenced to
life imprisonment.

According to the record, early
in December, 1945, Alley slapped
Hinton in the face as the latter

was leaving a service station after warming himself at a stove.
The owner of the station ordered
Hinton to go home, a distance
about 100 yards away. om

Hinton offered no resistance,
but went home. He returned
shortly with a shotgun and. his
sister. Alley went out, to meet
him. In the scuffle ich fol
lowed, Alley was shot in.-the
stomach as he attempted to take
the gun from Hinton. Alley died
within a few hours.

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