Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-04-20
Something To
Think About
BY Maurice f. White

a new innovation to Twin Cities
entertainment circles.
Along with movie, Mr.. Fink
features live performers. Peter
Nero was the headliner backed
up by comedian Dick Curtis.
Jerry Telser Of radio station
WLOL, who was the Master of
Ceremonies, remarked that this
type of theater was the first Of
its kind in the country. However,
Mr.. Telser stands corrected.
The Regal Theater in Chicago,
for one, has been doing this sort
Of thing for years.
Nevertheless, Paul Fink is to
be congratulated for opening a
place where people may enjoy
both a movie and live entertain
ment on the same bill.
One of the qualities I admire in
a person is perseverance. And if
that is what it takes to win the
Miss NAACP Queen Contest, then,
Alberta Walton is a shoo-in.
My sales resistance was no
match for this little brown-haired
dynamo. She had all the facts
about me on the tip of her tongue
and she talked fast. Every argu-
ment I advanced as to why I
should not support her exclusive
ly because of my position with the
NAACP, she countered with as
many reasons why I could.
Then just when it seemed that
my training in logic and reason
ing was about to prevail, she I'M
leased that old resistance softener
which women have been using
successfully on men since Adam
and Eve - the feminine charm.
Miss NAACP Queen Contest
votes anyone?
Shopping at the super market
with children is getting to be
quite a problem. Not only has tele-
vision brainwashed the little devils
so that they keep up a constant
chatter about a certain product
that until out of sheer defense
you buy it, but the super market
itself compounds the problem.
1t is getting so a person will
either have to feed the children
before he goes shopping so that
the candy the check-out girl gives
them will not spoil their dinner,
or hang a sign around their necks
saying, please Do Not Feed"
Every Sunday when I meet Ed
die Withers, 1856 Oakland Ave-,
on the steps of st. Peter AME
Church, he says the same thing,
"Mr. White, when you gonna write
something bout me in your col
umn?"
When I ask him, "Well, what
have you done ?" he gives the same
answer, Nothing"
Actually, that's not true, Eddie
does many things I could write
about. However, the thing that
sticks in my mind is something
he did a few years ago when he
was a member Of a group Of boys
and girls I had the privilege Of
supervising.
That particular Sunday night
the discussion was on Dating,
Pettfng and Sex. showed a movie
which I had rented from the Min
neapolis Public Library especially
prepared by the textbook publish
ers McGraw-Hill for the thirteen
to seventeen age group, the age
range of my boys and girls.
had planned to keep the dis
cussion simple and guide it around
the particular problems the group
would encounter in this stage of
their development. All went well
until Master Withers raised his
hand all my well planned eff
forts went out the window.
To say the least, the questions
Eddie asked were not the kind
one would want to answer in an
older group, let alone a group Of
teen-agers!
Just as 1t takes many ingredi-
ents to make a cake, it takes many
people to make one person. The
things I am attempting to do now
a number Of people are helping
me with their time, talents, advice.
and encouragement.
Space prevents my naming ev-
eryone to which am indebted to;
however, a few Of them are a
Crystal Halves, who acts as my
secretary; Printice Gary, who pro-
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