Flint Spokesman [Volume: 5, Issue: 1]

Flint Michigan, Sh cdey. April 12, ~7952

Service

Backs |

~Robert & Rosalie Jones of

inth St,are the new~ proprietors
of thé popular

Metropolitan

Frozen Custard

Baptist Taber- Bate; ry at St. John and State St., - Nacle~s. new structure: at 3939/'Phey carry. a complete line of
Industrial. was dedicated last: tasty foods and specializing in

Sunday with two Sunday services.
In the first at 11 a.m, the Rev.
S. B. Beauford -of Mansfield,

~Southern Fried ~Chicken and,
Shrimps to take out. Stop by and
enjoy some extra good cooking.

Urban Leaaue
Secretary Quits

Resignation of Charles E. Ea|} son, executive secretary of the
Urban League of Flint since
1945, was announced today by the
|Rev. Lloyd V. Channels, president.

Eason did not disclose his~
reason for leaving the post but
said he has no immediate plans
erson of Ypsilanti was guest|other than to continue serving
speaker. Nightly services during | the league for a time.
the week were held by - other| Second executive of the Flint
Flint pastors. The structure,|Teague, which was formed in

iit at a cost of $80,000 will|1943 to promote better racial
seat 425 worshipers. ~The Rev,| understanding, Eason came here
ar J. merrier pastor, lives

~siete
Ohio, was | eee speaker, and at
8:30 p.m. the Rev. Garther Rob
egos

~the sienna series of Dr. hee
Jordan~s: counselor training clas-|.
ses ended Marth 20, 1952, among| Sy
those completing ~the course~ ef
John Gibson Jr., Williati~ Rocue-| #
more, Dr. W. A. Simms, Grady
Truss and Augustus Turnipseed.
Five dates have been set for
spring outings fer counselors
and their ~~sons~~ Fishing trips
on April 12, 19, and 26, tree
planting at Mott.Camp May 3,
~and another fishing trip on May
10 round out the schedule.

The Flint Youth Bureau~s Annual meeting will be held Monday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. at
the First Presbyterian Church.
The dinner will be served by the
Bishop Sunday Class and will
cost $1.50 per person. For reser;
~vations call 8-1861.

MSC Grad

Al and Lenora Sinclair are doing~ a booming business in their
new eatery recently opened at
St. John and Leith St. Quality
foods at moderate prices served
~round the clock. You are never
too late at the Third Ward Coney
Island,

State Supreme
Court As:
Restrictions

NEIGHBORHOOD PACTS

NFORCEABLE:
Michigan~s Uupreme Court
struck, another bldw Thursday at

neighborhood agreements not to
sell property to non-whites.
The court previously hes fol
preme Courtjn:..holding such
agreements unenforceable hy
State daw, saying they could only
ibe enforéed by voluntary ~agree-.
ment of the people involved.

In the new case, the,colint re
fused to award damages ~ta
property owner because ~a neigh|| borhood ~broke the agreement and
~|sold out to a Negro.
An ~award of damages, ~ the
jeourt said unanimously, would be
merely an indirect method of enforcing the covenant,.

Suit was brought by Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse P. Phillips, Highland
Park, for -5,000 damages from

tS Phe. of Widt~s

Mr. and Mrs. Faris Naff, next
tanding athletes in the field | door neighbors.
sports, excelling in baseball,| The court also rejected the

ae track and football, re
aduated from Michigan erty could be sold legally to a}

from a oe gositien in FBacasie _
| achievements is | ~sports. and in: birse

|Greats last fall when he was an

lowed the lead of the U. S. Su- 1

a,

Phillips~ argument that the prop- |}

inahaet et

The*entire citizenry of Flint
added to the faculty of Central

Mr. and Mys, George L. Coleman
of 401 E. Wellington St. and has

field ph eines. Shs
ee re tate Orie.
es ~he a ~success in ~his
new Position. des

Coleman studied ROTC. on
Michigan State ~and will be a reserve officer - ~upon graduation.

His army status. is unknown.
Moleman is a physical education
major at MSC and went down as
one of the Spartan All-Time

unanimous choice on evéry.AllAmerican team. He was also a
unanimous guard on: the Michi-.
gan high school All-State~eleven
in 1947. under coach Howard

is. proud to~have Don Coleman|~

High School, Don is the son of t

~ Workers are being paid more

| }eextile-mill products. Lower pay

Head of St. John

rly Earnings, But Weekly
Pay Goes Down

for each hour they work but
their weekly pay checks are lower than they were a year ago.
Hourly pay. in mid- February
reached a dollar and 64 cents in
manufacturing plants. Weekly
pay checks.. before deductions. were down 57 cents from
three months ago. The. decrease
~was due toa slump in consumer
industries.

~ -Biggest drop was ~recorded in

Street Center

| Rebuffed By Recent Order

The Flipt Civil Service Com-~
mission ordered the Flint Park
Board to rehire Mrs.. Mae Johnson, a recreation worker at St.
John St. Community Center for
the past 8 years. The attempt to.
fre Mrs. Johnson was made by
the present Manager, Mr. Jamés
R. Johnson of the St,..John St.
Community Center, who came to
the hearing with a detailed +report on every minute detail of
rules that Mrs. Johnson is supposed to have been accused ~ of
disobeying. Under. questioning
Mr. Johnson failed to be able to
verify his charges and refused to
divulge names of those re&psnsible for his action against Mrs.
Johnson. It is believed by public
opinion that the reason responsible for the ouster move stems.

from.the part she played in help-~~~~
ing the cause of the ~enter being:

was also reported for furniture,
apparel, jewelry, toys, paper,
chemicals and miscellaneous man
~|ufacturing. While consumer in
5 duction continued toi

@dustries slumped, defense pro~expand.

ork weeks are being. put
~ empléyes~ in ordnance,
faery, ~electrical equipment,
instruments and fabricated met"Average: eornings were ~eight
Lgeats higher than in January 1951
/ piven the government wage: stab
~

~ilization order was issued.. The

average has remained unchanged
~during the last three months.

Spokesman

Revived.

~THOMAS M. T,. Editor
of the ~Flint Spokesman~, Flint~s
only. weekly announces that starting this week, ~The Spokesman~
will be printed every week.

~All news for the paper must
be in no later than Wednesday

Auer.

of each week.

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band.

neth Dunlap, whose happy fect
Rhythm.~ Then comes the well

present Miss
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role in i picture.

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Prices for ~~ engagement
for all

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Does Fli
Vaudeville:

Does Flint Want Vaudeville..
~ will be determined next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, _
April 15, 16 and 17th at the Friendly Richard Theatre, Leith at

Indus trial. Don McKenzie, theatre manager is bringing in 4 big
irect from engagements in Detroit along with a small

Fopping this great show will be Miss Toni Palmer, re-; cording star in ~Songs You'll Like To Hear.~~ Next comes Ken
n ~Swifting the Blues.~ To finish off a great show they will
itty Freeman, terrific exotic dancer in ~~~Hotcha. The screen program will include
t ina terrific story ~Crisis.~

o There: will ba ous pathotinnbes | at 8:45 p-m. each night
with a ispecial Midnight show for the benefit of the late workers
on Wednesday, April 16th at 12:45 a.m.

If. this is well received, Mr. McKenzie has shows
lined up for the next month. So come on down and give it a

Negro but he could not occupy | = We are sure that you will enjoy it,

Sa

nt Want. The answer to this question

will thrill you in ~Taps A La
known Vocalist, Danny Harris

Jose Ferrar has a stellar

Nass 4

will be 55c for adults and 20c

dl

located at its present site.
The order includes full

was off duty, and to)

of her wages during the: mn. e ake: < Ne

Hier; a job as caretaker-in Berston

pay $200 a year less than
was drawing oa her old job. ~.

Mrs. Johnson has. been os
outstanding in her work in the
| community and we are very
pleased with the Flint ~Civil Service Commission decision, which.
(is most deserving.

Get Shanties Off ~

The Ice Soon
Fishing shanties should be. removed from many southern Mich
igan lakes, the conservation department warns.

eo upstate angler is reminded
of his legal obligation to get the
hut off the lake as soon as the
ice shows signs of weakening.

Shacks allowed to sink or drift
ashore become perils to bathers,
outboard motors and trolling tackle, in addition to creating eyesores on summer beaches.

Law Student

Ollie B. Bivins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Olice~Bivins-of Everett St.,
now studying law at Boston University, is a graduate of Fisk
University at Nashville, Tenn.
Bivins has not as yet made up
his mind as to where he
practice. His wife, Julia, also a
graduate of Fish University, was

in Flint recently and from.all re-.

ports she likes our little city.

Field. House was created and will. -
mae

will oss