The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-10-13
BY ROBBIE cRuMp

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igan's second largest city. Ne
groes a.e disturbed; not owe
weather conditions, this time
neither is il about the much
talked about Worlds Series, bu
over the fact that Governor
Frank G. Clement. Democrat, O
Tennessee, came 10 town. Anc
~ course il seems as though
Atty. Herman Gibson. president
OF local branch NAACP. is prin-
opal target.
Now I am sure YOU would like
10 know WY he is such. While
appearing On a television pro-
gram. Meet The Press" las
SUNDAY the popular Governor
refused 10 answer questions
asked him concerning or. rela'
tive 10. Loyalty 10 the Constitu'
tion End his attitude towarc
school desegregation.
ter such actions of the Gov
ernor the d sturbed citizen:
flooded the switchboard in the
o,iice Of the NAACP demand
ing that President Gibson anc
others in authority use every
influential means in their power
TO cancel Governor Clement:
appearance because of the man
ner in which he refused TO an.
swer questions on the racial is
sue over a national hook-up.
I've talked TO several oui-
stand 'ng citizens here today
Sunday and Yesterday and
all gave me definite infor-
nation on how thew felt about
Attorney Gibson or Governor
Clement.
The Bronze Reporter" a Ne
gro weekly. stated that Attorney
Gibson instructed the callers no.
TO attend the rally in which
Governor Clemens was gues'
speaker after the Meet The
Press" quiz.
They wanted 10 picket the
Union Hall doors, but the presi-
dent spoke against that. He tolc
them 10 register their protest
with the Gensee County Demo
cratic Committee.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Gibson and
several more went ahead 10
the Union Hall TO hear the
keynote address of which we
are told few people turned out
10 hear.
II was stated that the Gov
olnor made a quick departure
Why. is questionable, but. be-
liovable. he did not care to be
questioned further by those
wanting information on the de-
segregation issue.
Now can you understand why
we stated previously that Mr..
Gibson, seemingly. is the target
because Democratic officials said
he (Gibson) is a race batter be-
cause he merely wanted TO know
how he (Clements) felt about
segregation.
And so you can see what !
mean when say the Flint citi-
zens are confused. Maybe you
would be interested in knowing
the main questions asked on
Clements interview. They are:
Whether he would support
the United States Constitution?
2.-Whether he would aid in
desegregating the schools o (
Tennessee
3.-Would he agree that seq
regation is immoral? And so a
refusal caused a confusion, and
from all evidence there are more
than Negroes confused.
We gathered from our talk
with various ones that without
doubt it is a fact that they
will stick together. Ministers,
housewives, laboring men and
domestics. as we'll as profess
SIGNALS all agree that they must
JON forces and do as the great
orator. Booker Washington. adj
vised more than half century
ago: Let down your bucket
where you are
We want remind you that Mr.
Robert Horton and members o.
the Greater Macedonia Baptis'
Church ST. Aubin at Mullet
have something for you to en-,
Joy. a Boy Scout Night or
Friday. Oct. II. at 1880 pm.
Tcastnaster will be Senator
Bristoe Bryant. with Maste,
Daniel c. Crockett, WELCOMING
Inc guests. Repsonse Master SD
ney Weems. Jr.
Others TO appear are Master
Arthur Gray, John S. Steele
Richard Meadows. Glen Moore
Charles Foster, Zepplc Speed
Tr.. Amos Moore. .Jr and guest