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NOVEMBER 30, 1946
The Hartford Chronicle
Page Eleven
THIS AND THAT
by Walter Wendall
It is most unfortunate that
within every racial group there
are individuals with certain
lase qualities, the frequent use
of which, endangers the reputa
tion of the whole race. j
Majority groups do not suffer
from this to any appreciable de
gree but minorities find this
type of thing particularly an
nihilating. No group knows
this better than the American
Negro whose whole reputation
for a long time has hung on cer
tain stereotypes that were gen
erally lazy, sloven, or loud and
clownish.
Our Jewish neighbor likewise
knows something of the unfair
characteristics that some peo
ple have wanted to tag on to
his whole group.
In both cases many of these
impressions have been gained
from types that are the least
desirable within the groups.
Negroes who were illiterate and
Jews who would violate anyi
principle to make a dollar.
I have said all of the above
because at the moment I am
very much disturbed by a nas
ty rumor that is gradually be
' ing circulated about New York.
And it concerns the Joe Louis'
Restaurant.
It goes that just as soon as
Joe left for Hawaii to make a
personal appearance, the Jew
ish members of the partnership
began a campaign to gradually
oust all of the Negro personnel
in the office of the restaurant
and replace them with white
individuals from the down-town
office of the syndicate. That
additionally the syndicate has
been using this uptown restaur
ant as a "pack-horse' to absorb
many of the burdens of the
down-town establishments.
I know that rumor is a very
foul and unfair media in our
life and therefore I hope that
these little stories are never
justified in the public's mind.
For if they are, it means that
some real trouble is in the off
ing. Trouble that will trans
cend a mere business difficulty
because it is sure to spill over
into additional racial feeling.
First of all Joe is the idol of
millions of Negroes who will
not be happy to see him taken
for a ride. Second, if the syn
dicate should be unwise enough
to remove all the Negro per
sonnel from the office of the up
town restaurant, who will be
lieve that Joe will ever know
when the business shows a pro
fit? Third, what is going to
happen if these initial rumors
are true and the whole story
gets to Joe ? And finally would
not the Powers and the Burleys
just lick their, journalistic lips
if such rumors could be
justified?
Well, here is hoping that they
are not but the only one that
can squelch them is Jack Roth
and he can only do so with his
actions.
MAN TO MAN
by DICK STIMSON
TUESDAY IS O-DAY!
Yes, Tuesday is Charter-Day,
he day Hartford will choose be
tween its present weak-mayor
government and a new charter
which provides for a council
and city manager.
Usually we see the Democrats
and Republicans competing in
an election. This time the poli
ticians of both parties are on
the same side, for once, in op
position to the eharter which is
proposed by a non-partisan com
mittee of citiens.
There are only one or two
sensible objections raised to the
proposed city charter and they
are worth considering. Of
course nobody can take serious
ly such slogans as "The old
time charter was good enough
for pappy and it's good enough
for me ! "
Almost everyone is in favor
of having a strong, responsible
Executive to administer city
affairs instead of passing the
buck among all the various
boards and commissions.
Almost everyone is in favor
of placing most of the city em
ployees under civil service in
stead of leaving appointments
to politics.
The two points just men
tioned are the most important
considerations regarding the
new charter.
Minority Representation
Most of those who oppose the
new charter are afraid that that
the new charter will not give
the same representation to the
various minorities of the city.
That is an important point
worth considering. i
First, let's get the facts. Un
der the present system no per
son has a chance of being elect
ed unless he is nominated by
either the Republicans or the
Democrats in a party caucus.
Aldermen are elected from the
various wards and also "at
large".
Under the new system the
council of nine members is
elected by all the citizens of
Hartford, each person voting
for six. Any person can get on
the ballot simply by having a
petition signed by 250 people.
John Hurley, co-chairman of
the Citizen's Charter Commit
tee, was asked about possibility
of a Negro being elected' under
the new charter. Mr. Hurley
was first elected alderman from
the Third Ward and was then
elected as alderman-at-large for
four more terms.
Mr. Hurley commented that
in all this time the Republicans
and the Democrats had always
promised a Negro candidate
"next time", but the next time
never arrived. Since the new
charter disregards parties, he
claimed, any f,Negro can be
placed on the ballot by the sig
natures of 250 people.
A Negro who is thus placed
on the ballot will become a
councilman if he is one of the
nine highest in votes. In this
case we will be not just a Negro
ANSONIA NEWS
(Cont. from Page 5)
Friends have received word
from Dr. and Mrs. Howard who
left Ansonia recently, that they
have arrived in Tuskegee, Ala.,
and are happily settled.
A musical tea will be given
by the Pastor's Aid Society of
the Macedonia Baptist Church
at the home of Mr. Robert Ant
rum, 89 Central Street, Dec. 8,
1946 from 4 to 7 P.M.
A Fashion Show sponsored
by the Macedonia Church
School will be held at the Mace
donia Baptist Church, Thurs
day, December 5, 1946.
Miss Louise Douglas is in
charge of the program.
Mrs. Edward Barnett of 45
Murray Street spent a very
pleasant week-end visiting rela
tives and friends in New York
City.
The Young People's Choir of
Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church
will accompany Rev. R. W. Gu
Jette to Middletown, Conn., Dec.
1, 1946, to render services.
The Junior Missionaries ,of
Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church
will give Thanksgiving baskets
to the aged and sick of the
church.
The Young People's Chorus
of the Clinton A.M.E. Ziion
Church will present the Silver
Gate Quartet in a program,
Sunday, December 8, 1946.
Elder C. W. Williams of the
Church of God in Christ will
leave Friday morning, Novem
ber 29, 1946, for the National
Convention of the Churches of
God in Christ to be held in
Memphis, Tenn. The building
that the convention will be held
in is the largest Negro Conven
tion Hall in the United States.
A Thanksgiving dance will be
given by the Copper City Lodge
Entertainment Committee. It
will feature the Rocking Rhy
thm Boys.
The dance will be held, Thurs
day night, November 28, 1946
representing Negroes, but a
Negro citizen representing all
the people of Hartford.
Bill Mortenson's Attitude
Former Mayor Bill Morten
son, who appointed the Charter
Revision Commission, comment
ed on this point that in the 162
years that Hartford has been an
incorporated city, the political
bosses who shed crocodile tears
over Negro chances under the
new charter have never nomi
nated a Negro for alderman.
Under the new charter, he
said, a Negro candidate, with
a strong Negro vote and with
the support of liberal people
all over the city, will for the
first time have a good chance
of being elected.
If this occurs, Hartford will
be following in the footsteps of
other cities, like Toledo, which
have Negro councilmen under
a city-manager form of govern
ment. ,
at the Elks Auditorium. Mr.
Edward Douglas is chairman
of the committee and Mr. Rus
sell E. Tinney, Exhalted Ruler.
Election of officers for the
Ansonia Branch of the NAACP
for the year 1947 will be held
at a special meeting on Tuesday,
December 10, 1946. The meet
ing will be held at the Mace
donia Baptist Church. The
president, Rev. Julian A. Tay
lor, is urging all members to be
present.
The Rev. Julian A. Taylor,
pastor of Macedonia Baptist
Church, is serving on the jury
for the fall term of the Superior
Court of New Haven County.
The name of Mayor Thomas
J. Nelligan, one of the few suc
cessful Democratic candidates
was among the new members re
during the recent state election,
ported in the Ansonia branch
of the NAACP, Monday night,
November 18, 1946. The mem
bership was reported by the
president, Rev. Julian A. Tjt
lor. The Ansonia branch of the
NAACP has placed the Crisis
Magazine in the Ansonia Pub
lic Library.
Mr. Samuel Rogers of Or
chard Street escaped injury
when his car was involved in a
collision on Derby Avenue this
past week.
Mr. Rogers was returning
from work and feli asleep at
the wheel and ran into a parked
car causing that car to ram
another car parked in front of
it.
Among the successful, candi
dates in the recent election of
Ansonia was popular Oscar Ad
amson, of Division Street, who
was elected for his second term
as Justice of the Peace.
Elder C. "W. Williams is driv
ing the last word in new cars
a 1946 Lincoln.
The Misses Brezzell Sipes and
Edith Saulsbury returned home
this week after spending an en
joyable week in Detroit where
they attended the recital of
Frederick and Madeline Sipes
at the Detroit Music and Art
Building.
A reception was given in
honor of the artists and their
guests at the Paradise Lounge
after the recital.
Thursday, the Misses Sipes
and Saulsbury were entertained
at the home of Mrs. Estelle An
drews, pianist for the Motor
City Ensemble.
The remainder of the weej
was spent visiting friends and
sight-seeing and on Saturday
night they were entertained and
given a hilarious send-off by
the Motor City Ensemble.
Miss Ernestine Goodson and
Mr. Conrad Tinney were united
in matrimony, Saturday, Nov.
23, 1946 at 4 P.M. at Williams
Temple Church of God. Rev.
C. W. Williams, pastor, per
formed the ceremony.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, . of
Ansonia, was maid of honor.
Mr. Tinney was attended by
Mr. Clarence Tinney, brother,
as best man and Mr. Buddy
Smith.
The bride wore a white vel
vet gown, with a long, flowing
white lace veil.
The maid of honor wore a
pink gown and the bridesmaid
Miss Christine Douglas wore
a blue gown. v .
The two flower girls, Mary
Evelyn Gandy and Shirley
Goodson wore white dress and
carried baskets of pink and
white roses.
A reception was held at 6
o'clock at the Doric Hall on
High Street. The couple re
ceived many beautiful and use
ful gifts.
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4 i i i ; f - j - t t i i-nrr
"Mr. District Attorney"
says .
'Every time a man drives a car
he becomes a public servant- and
his sole duty is to protect the
safety and privileges of his fellow
citizens.
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If you want a good tonic some
time, try this formula for one
full day: Look closely for the
other fellow's viewpoint, pass
out some sincere, well-deserved
compliments, and voice a few
extra "thank youV for little
everyday things usually taken
for granted.
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"If I had it to do over again" is
a phrase that was sharply illus
trated some years ago by a case
in our community. A man, dissat
isfied with life, robbed his firm of
a large sum of money. For a time
he seemed to have everything
wealth, comfort, power. Then sud
denly, while still rich in cash, he
knew that he was as poor as any
man on earth. He had lost free
dom, relinquished all peace of mind.
He had lost the things that money
can't buy. When I saw him, just
before he stood trial, he said, "If
I only had it to do over again." '
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Juvenile delinquency begin when
youngsters desert the old corner drug
store in favor of place where their,
schemes won't be overheard.
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