VET BEATEN BY GA. COPS
GOODTIME RESTORED TO BLOOD
DONER WHO PROTESTED JIM CROW
NF.W YORK 'Wni.i K>||f.t.i|»c Wi'l.hoMinr -'f Ki;
a - mpHicn hv ihf W iiK
I,' Iljur. M r C S Hn-
r^au of Piisi'H.' has r^•stl ,rrt sl.il-
ii»oiy ,|P |m Mil'on Ki.tin'',
fhiis nsakiitz him f»i pai'.h'
Final of fh‘- p.ii»>Ip h- nov.
bpinc wotkod mhi
HITCH-HIKING
MATRON SAYS
SHE WAS RAPED
Oxford Torn I/''A is. 22 yoar
rid filling station holp'-r. h-
ing hrld in an im-diirWf.rrl j,Hl
Monday night to await hranng
TuPsday morning fin rhargr>. fit
rapine Mi'^ Willie Mae .lotir
son, Durham lehMe woinan, f'tiM t
J. 1. ra.ih of tho OxfoiH poIier
departmrnt. ha.- leprnlod
Cash said the alloj^rrl a'i,4ii:
took plair in a ‘.rrlud'd '.poi
ntar the Oxfnd hig'i .ehoi>l
building about Hi ,H(i Satind^-
right after ttir voutii h.-»d a-
n pled H lip from Mr. .IoIuh.om
to s h o H' hfi ivhr-e hr migl-!
hitch-hike a ndr to Norf ilk. V.; ,
on a truck
She fold |vili«T that -.he left
h»r lioinr at 'ini Wa.liingfon S* ,
Durham, aftri .* di., I’r wnh !i'-i
hir-hand. intending i-i hiieli hike
a nde to her mother. In.pni- r,
Norfolk, and that aftri leaehiiu
a s'Tluded -pot on the Seahoar l
R-:ilroad. Lr’.vi, f.nred Ikt t-. a-
rnmpanv him hv plantig 'soim.-
weapons" in her haek and tinea*
en.ng to kill her if '•he made ,«ny
roise
Aerording to Mis .lohn.oir
>t'1V. f/'wis .strippert ami mad '
a hed of his clothing i->r flie fi:
attack ard mnimifled the -lee'in ’
offense nearei the .street in a iv‘t
0^ hnney.surkles Aftei the
(f.i.d alleged a.ssault .she said
L( wis held up a .Niiiall .serew
Hiiver and saifl t.i her. This i.
what I fooled you with "
She said slie • as fl ight. ;[> |
and that she alteinpte*! tf> te-,4i
l•.A1lbt.w ai 0*1 ill
maik the sjrot where the alleged
attack took place. Failing to do
this, she said she pulled haii
from her head and placed if on
the .^pof Police said a cigarette
identified as Die piopertv '»?
lighter found at the scene va.
Lewis, hut did not mention fh**
hfi ii
Lf wtf n e I ft up a small screw
di :ver and sa'1 to her: "This i;
v/hat I fooled .vnii wdth "
She .said she was frightened
and that she attempted to fem
'•.4ani)b» .'. an ain't r'liktuMi^ ’ ki-
rnaik the spot where the alleged
attack look r Failing to do
this, she .said she pulled hah
from her head and placed it cm
the spot police said a 'igarelle
identified a.s the property of
lighter found at the .seen** wa-.
la’wis. hut did not mention Ih**
hail
W r Tarter, stale [tighwav pa-
t.clman who made the aiie^i,
said I.ewi.s ncithei ariinittcft n*-i
denied Die cbaig*' a'l.i quot'd
thf youth a-i having said- 'Whus-
kfv eaused it aH
JEWSDENOUNCE
‘NEGRO LETTERS’
COLUMBIA, S r -ANP» - The
Jewish people of South Caiolm.i
denounced cnmpieie|\ a letter o rii-
ten by M Ro.ienfetd of Flwence.
and which appeared in iKe FIoi
er»re Morning Ne'v- *'•■0 'vpek- ago
Sam F Ree' in of Suni'ei, «aict here
Tuesday
Mr Reevin. presiden' of t »• Siint-
ffr Judah I'-'dge 'f Pii B'DDi. past
stale president of the fraternal 'u
Her and a businessman, said he had
personally consulted Mr Rosenfeld
after publication of the letter and
had the assurance that Mr Rosen-
feld deeply regretted it but mean
no offense "
■'Mr Ro.senfeld." Mr. Reevin said,
■'riid not express the sentiment of
any Jew, Frem my pers'ual know
ledge and ohservaiion the .lewish
people are not .iniagouisDr nor pie-
ludircd towards itm colored people,
and certainly wish lh*m well in iili
their effort?"
The Ro-eiifeld letter had provi.k-
ed bitter resentment *r'm Negmc.s
It had claimed Negroes should vccr
away from vofina and aitHininc th*
rights anrf privilege? of white
Americans Last Friday, at a m... 1
meeting in Floience. the in.fltvi Ne
gro citizens adopi'xt a resiluDnn dr-
nouncinc i* and local efforts were
under«’ay to pull ff .■i!iy remaining
"business Mi Ro.senfeld might en-'
joy from colored peo.ile"
• hiii'i.i foi li.ivn..
hcf.uc d"iuiliiig hK 111.irid-sniuliilled
to -he Red Tie -
tesiinu the Mru.'iiii/ntii p ln\ ni
• •:;icu-tlleg white and N'cgio hlo'".
F’l isoii officials ch.iiced 1h it Nt,
i"U iiiiiicd .-muggluig 11. vi"l.i-Ml,
of I ceul.iUons
! \ t'l.l Mi \ \VI.
1: M i l*.II. n c mimlina
\'ri V. .11 I/. -II. I'.m;
rriici: rm
USE OF LUUOR URGED
III '.-.i'. M
•h'i'i..|i f e 1 d •'••'ll !" 'll pi
lor P'. on I'.1' r'.UMpn . • • . i  '.1 .'
d ].in ■ I .•>• iimIicv, N'.i "i
II » U II ITiie .-I I'., ,i,f, u’l . I h.ivi
.C2|C^..-',l . 1',. . f.l' , ,1. Ml
lloi|C ;i> , I'lii;; t". (r'.itiri.l (| III
'hr pi I iki'‘ ifli'c 1..' Aek
l.ii'-'l'i '-.I- 'lU'iird I'eg.irrliii.;
inu, r r.-i ld',M..id F r-Iaikc.
I-.I |CJ|M1,..I liMH Ml-.; . Xpcdl'iil
PmIi ■ t 'he •; I’inii il M'»’i mg .I-.; r.
' V, - :.n I" ■ Ill V of Ii e
1- .1 1,1
Tl.iikc • ,.1 . '.f. t ' -
l>'.n '.r Itic I,' > dMiiM toil' .
I c t,.,| ird .1 .'.-Ml Ii, . . '.in if \e
.'.iM veterans ;,re not ,dnii'i''ri In
'Triiitintied nil 1)1 k pagci
TENN. MAYOR
PROTEST MQB
TRIALS’ SETThG
LAWRFNTFBtinC:, Te.ii. ANPi
Mayoj R n Uiwti'v prole.'“'i
j.. ’ wei k again-I M.c rhi'diiled ti-ii
f'i» Nogioe., f icmg '111 ti-: •
n AugU'-l fi III cnn'.r ■ m wiilt i)-
rchMiai) i.i.c .
I . tU'l c||f chill c . pMpilUl'.r 'if t,
ofXi .s picp.|fH M. dc'.> .1 I'lo..'
rnuicoi muo
TRIALS^ JETTING
LAWRFNt'KBURCJ. Tenn 'ANP*
Mayor R O Itiwne.v protested
la 1 'verk asain:.t ttie .rncdnled trial
foi :l'i Negroes, lacing charge? Ip ic
• r August fi in comic non with the
I'ehriiary lace tmt il Toliimbtn
I.iwreiirehlirg’-S p'>p'il:il|oi' of t.
OflO is prep'red t') defe.d Proscci
for Rninpu. foi icclection if lir
cuilimii-s with prc-cnf pl.tn:;, fjow-
nev decisrrd
>fvcial ru'ic cioiip. and Die lo
cal of *hr Aneri-aii l-cgiop al o
have pcfiiioned against the trial.,
siggr.ied that T'lluinliia wash i' '
own 'dirty linen." ^
Tin- Irial. re.lilting 'lorn Die i.i'--
III disorders In which IW" Ncgio* 
were kilh'd. was t|-)nsfci»sl here
'1 wf k aft.-i NAATf'cf,iin..et tiad j
asked a change of ven' c for the d*
f'itdanis The lawycr.s did not waul
l.-nvt«nrrbiirg. Iiowcv't, heiau-c f
r . lepiit 'lion f"i h.iviji. more deep
I-.,Ted lacial prejudice even than
(>Iiiinl>ia.
BILBO MUST GO
VETS ARE TOLD
niRMINTHAM 'AN'P. p.' !
cause hr Is a leadei if fau-, (, .ii {
his TOimIrv and hecausT' hi: cl*"
ti»m virtorv in Missi.'-ipp, infant i
ly w;,s rcsiil: 'f ferrnr ta« li's used I
lo lU'prive Negroes of that .tale »)f
their consliHifi-mil -ighl to vole.-
Rilho should not he .ealed in Di".
Itnifcd Stales senate, the Sreilhcm I
Negro Youth congrrs;, ri«>-|aipd he.•'j
last week '
Direrlmg a blast against ihe Tru |
man administration for alleged di ^
■ id f Bilbo in his hate cam- t
I’- which led u|) to itu' itcmo*' -i- t
• c primary on .lulv 2. .SYNC charg •
•Tile patent risy of Ih-'i
Truman - Byrnes •idmiiiisirati .i‘ ‘
pretentions as -champion of ttu-i
rights of small nafmnd is revealed'
in the failure 'if the gfivcrnincnt *o)
! ifl a finger to njihoIH 'he *011-11111 >
1- n.al right of 'tie Negro pe*ipl«.
■Tontinned on ba'-k pagei ;
Henderson Patrons T old Tax From
Whiskey Could Rebuild School
>1'
it'-i
• I D.il
UP' I
cml' I
V'M' mil,I" I
ml '
.1 «'iul r'-i'-'i I-. \1 I.’mIIiu . .iii'l III*' |>i III'i|i:
tinr will'll 111'-.' .'iiiglil In tuk - "I Du ilf'.l
up lix- piiiliciM "f fiiM.-idiiig I 'I'l
fill Dll I .Hull impil.. -. I II
••. ill Ik 'A’lDlMilt I .^•||■■'|| 1 I h • nil
r-i'h/i'.; nlfii-i.il . Il- " 1.1,:l -Wtek ;
'III.' I 'i';/' I.' i^u''. Im I'TA . •• 1
.'II I ilu' .Miiu.t''ia' .Mli.iii'i' 111 ' .iii'i
-I I -A iDl Du ' •'.nil*,-. Hi. II I 'in
F'lm .1'I'.ti Mil,-, tn !i - I'll'i "i-i' I ' .il • I mil'll I ilil.’ n I'u u
I' p'lii.itulil V fill (iiiivi'lili'J .Ai'mi-Iiul' I'l .1 tat. imiil b
Vet Opens Press War
Onllprisiog Lynchings
Vi'l to |{(■m■\^ ti'.;lil
I lli'ili"ll I’lilflii'iilinn
IS \l{ IS IH I III TUI M KI
I I STI\'.M • • Mime are ^Inm n
nwmheis Ilf Ihc N'cro Drami
fironp which will epei. ih|. I'jp^
Arts of ilie fhe 4lrr lestival at
llamuton liiMitiMe (.iis siiinniei
uilh a prrroriiMnie of |||> r,r*>i«t
wa» slne^^ r l.iiidj.i,-- in f>|>dcn
A' IlANY
••licli.i Ill II
 ANPi
V, I
• im.'fl til l
*l.ill on .'Monil... ,
l:^"■■'.■..lm. a ■" ■■■'"" '' '."'I''' ■'■I"
in Dll- ilisl.iry >( Die Ihculr*. the i "f 'h' S'Uitli.vefie- rgld. U'lieua
Negro llraniH f-nuip oflcrs jiUys j p-ibli .1'mi ol hi., v ' ckly whii-n
unresirieiH hi rarlal . onsldera- ? .iisp.nid'd puhUcatiim "for In- dm
D'liis. freeing Die \rnr*» acpir ! , , ,
Irom Dm- liadiiioM-tiiMiml e'lmep- "''*"i’'i- .se.u e-
lioii ol bis lul*-, 'ml .ill Mill' inciiitii I of l i- i-'•
dii'll‘'d ni''i the uiii'-d f'lri''-
Georgia Racial
' f'.IlM'
' 'll' I
I • Il .1 « if I I'll >-
:■ iling 'if R iiK'i I H ill
a, tiy cMuii",'. pnlue-
l\ ••.•\in s 01 l lir THF.ATRF •
FF..STIV.AI, — .Above are .shown
memher.s *ir Ihe Negcri Hrama
firowp which will •»pei Uie HH'i
' Arts of Ihe Theatre ' i^tivul at
Hamilton Institute tots siiriinier
with 4 perfnrmaner of Dn- ftrnad
Mircess, Cl.iiirtla," in lledeii
flail on .Moncta.v evening, .lulv 2^.
Keprcsenline a new development
in Die history of the ihratre, Ihe
Negro Hrama Troup offers pUys
unreslrirtcH bv rarial or>sidm-
Dons, freeing Die Negro aetor
from Die tiHdilion-hoiinri cfinrep-
Don of his loir.
Georffia Racial
Issue Spreads
l- rii II Mg will he re;.urTi'd here nii
.Inly 7fi when A C Searlr^, editor
of 'he fsouDiwest Ge-Tgia. i'cn*wvs
p-iblu-aimn of hi.s weekly which
'imiiended pnliDraDiin "for fnc r/ur-
idioii ' in n«remh'r, iOiri. Searle?
and .ill male menihei'. •>( In. i if*
f'.ll'-’-
• di lifted into Die iriiied f'U
HRIDTiWH. I. (.a I cdci i| -u . r.ilni ,dgc, i.c*.
I'-ti -.v-i .. I.'fl ’I'tiin-.dav I*. Im]* ..
r.l-
ii-d
I'll'. IV M'-rnn
i-'i h 'l l.v lii.;e,
INCREASE IN
BUSINESS
.FW ,N V 'CN-Fi —Five
fi'iildic'i *U I ;iti I • .1; c •■•i|»ii, • fii.
' f'.'ii r tj • ‘J .liiin-il
N gl . In ui .mr r , ,iim|. .i
.t'li'i'U' D‘g' .'s' li I "I'l I'l I ••pin ' il
'.1‘iv lieulthy incie;(,e m buMiie;-s
ivfi tnn iiy .t.'i«),'MMi,'ino
It w;is trji'iiUd. I'Ks, Di.|t l.inHl,
•Klfi pc'ipii- •..'! p'lli' u ■ ;ii im'inii' •
''.'I p,.t,ic iii'.iir m • .•iiiM'inl
cd tv’.1,.!11 "f -'il.''' tiii'i,
110(1 iifio It. 1(1 II.' •
• I'd Tic t« I neiii;-. iti'i'i 'll il
■Ii...
• d.i-
I , hi I' It III tei m a., gov
•M'||. Tiliiii'lgc who 1; p.ii.iding
iindcr Di»- li..riM-'i- • f • •.vliilc :.*ipri'
Ml iC V ,..iy Ill'll r.'c.-.ifip.; ...iti I).,
cx'hidc'l fiMiii D|i 11'ii.'i'r-ilic pri
iii-iiv tl*' pil' 'if • Hiiil,d .SI lie ,Sii
po'i.e T'i'iri d'ci ei'iii .' Il 'll all')'-
"iriii I'l v'.ii- d’l tin - ite pro
I " ■ I ' IK '1 "f Di« .i.ite pt ini •' /
law !■ peiTiiit a ‘--Aiulc prun-nv'
suh|C' { nnl;. tu the idle,, d Die den
M', rafu prtM •,
At'", , •.t',.,,,. M-|„> fil'Kl
I •’ "• • ' ii'c • n'T-ig T ()|i I . Ill
I '1 ■ ' • '-iiaigp
■ I of
l-'i .11 'lldei |. t!..il.ll.g TCgl .ti.*i..
fi'iin di ipi.lilts 11,.^ ^■cg|•(ll•.- A
I" .11 i'l,; c* I li.lcfl Rii Salurd iV
III I l•(lc' igiii 'I |.v (• A Sr-i* t,
■ di'.. 'if Di' ^'l Miti- D.iilv W'li! .
• ■n'l ' I. H.iip' i, jue id'-iit of Die
local I ii.qiti r 'if III.' N.AAfT', ,-.iid
-'•III To Tiiiifd Stales .Mt .rncy fjen-
'I it T| irk, *.'•.;i'i ' ifi/'ii. callcfi foi
"I II,•.•'• iig.iiiMii lit Ml' di'.giaeclu'
pi:i if .MM '.ai'ei
Mmic 'I. II, I'niKMi Ilf Inc l.'ikl'i-.'V
•' '1 '.'11 ;i,i .ue legisteieC
■ to \ol'
g Die relca.e d a ..Ipry 'in
'lie I'lii-'l Iviiclung of R'lhcrt ll.ill
In Newt' ll, (Ih . by county policc-
ni'ii
i'.•'ii i'gcd la .| J.itiiiiM.v. Searl* .
-tDtiu}>I"J tu -l.til publication im
.■...••'|iai'’ly ti'it w.i. iiiMhie to ■ hl.iui
ucis'siumi All m>mb ‘ • 'if 'he 011-
:.iti il -iff lia-.c I'ocii 'li K hargi-d
I finm the aimed fun-'.- ,-iiicr .lami
, ary cx pi :;gi Tt'-' gc Mitehdl,
who is still eiving with the ma
• I MIC C'llp.
' Founded in intfi by V W H'»dge..
I miw .1... i iaTe ‘lie Atlanl 1
jW lift. The .S'liiDiwiat Tfcoigi.m 1 ,
I n.cnil,*T .f the Naii'iial Nfti'o j
: Few ,p,ip. 1 I'utili her -ii- o' l'iti'ni ■
; ,ind I .III iffili.iic 'if tlic Se'iD N'-w -• '
IP'P'-r min-lie. Tim l“>••l war S'ui''
' ' i (Je*ii,;i4i, w'lll icnd'-r a '•gnal-
ej-.-
s.iid
BRITIAN PLANS
POLICY FOR
COLONIALS
"ll’s a strange thing «bout
' merle,»n liemorraey. Secretary
of St.ile Ityrnes Is eoneerneff
ahniil Die freedom of (he ballot
for Itnigars, when only I.A per
cent of the people vote in his own
state of South f arotina." Henry
I.ee Moon. New Aork. as-sisUnl
to the ehairm.tn of NCr.XC, lec
tures to one of (he elasses in the
School for Tolitical Action Terh-
nirines Mr .Moon was In North
f'ainliiM in .Mi\ implemenling
Die |.»i2r Negro reg'sIraDon which
tntmri oil! In Ihe Sixth IHsIrlel.
fi'- ‘in., it m-iy dp two. three Dr
f. HI var;. Iicfore the sc lv'-'l cdn
•1. eled.
"Ihc Toiiiiiiittcp •.•'gg--.ted tlu«i
tlu Jill} '1.. tro p'Tinitt*’d Id ih®
l.v i 'if I.,'- '.li-'c .',chci.-||;; or that
I'l'V li ‘ ':.ia.u«mted tn Kittrcll
•,vl''ic '■( iui l'liiig mi the cantpiT
■ if Kii'i(*ll '• 'l*’gc would ill- u:.cd.
Im, Imtli pi'»po.s;i):. w«‘rc 'ii.sap-
pi'iv' 'l N'l I'c.i ,ori WHS given for
'D ippiova! of the ref|uc..f tfial
Iw'i white ..chfiol;, fic turned over
' > Negro ( ill." ti". hu' il wa ; nsu
fci.'icff Dial iheri' w a no bii;
tt.in-;p'>rl.')lioii In take the pupiL^
t'> Kittrcll,
'Ihc su|)ci inl'mchMi ..iiggc.stcd
Di;.l N'-gm cTli/cn.i slmuld "buy
.nd diiuk inoi'' whi ikc.v in 'irdur
l'» liiisc more icvcniip so Dial the
.MU’ lAoarrl would have nunc
I K.m y to allocati to the sihonl
film! "
The Hoard promised to submit
riirlhnr plan,?" but .so far none
have b('cn mad'*.
CATHOLICS
STUDY RACIAL
ISSUES
W x.sHINGTON — The National
have Dccn msae.
CATHOLICS
STUDY RACIAL
ISSUES
WA.SHINGTON — Th-j National
CHth'.lir Woman's Council delved
i’lto all phases of Negro problems"
n the field 'if 'oeial action in a
thrcp-dHy seminar rondiicted under
'be auspices of Ihe .social action
i department al the National Catho
lic Sch'iol of Social Service here
-cceiilly.
Fifiy nali'inally-known lenders in
interracial justice .md klndr(^d
fields were in attendance at tho ses-
I 11 -A'hich were divided into kpc-
iKinal meetings which discus--xf dis*
■ riminatinn by lalinr unions .igain.st
labor unions and solution of the
Negro’s economic prohlam.s through
his integration into community life.
Am' iij; prominent persons attend
ing the duicussions was Bishop
Kranri.N J. Haa.s of Grand Rapid.?.
Mich.
Hold Buying:
To Lowest
Levejs
Piirhasing Public
Llrged Not To Waste
Money On Articles
State College, Raleigh. July 17
'SperiaD—-‘North Carolinians, keep
down .vour buying! Don't purchase
anything that isn't absolutely es
sential. until Congress passes ef
fective price control!”, came the
message from Ihe -State's capital
(ity I'day as Negro and white board
members of the Committee for
North C.-irolina met to chart a
course of progressive Tar Heel
leadership.
Dn-Iaring the demise of OPA a
•b -*ring cloud of reaction", along
with such trends as isolationism
and Ku KIux Klanism, the board
PdiiCd resolutions and sent wires
to the H house and senate con*
fc..ei working n the price control
bill, The telegrams staled-
Tlie Committee for Noith Caro
lina deplores the removal of price
controls and the resulting rapid
rise in prices and rents, and urges
that the conference committee work
out an effective price control bill
ill line with the President’s recom-
mpi'd.iDonj,’
( ‘ipie.s of the' wires were sent
Seiiatnr.-. Clyde Hoev. Jusiah Bailey,
Repi (‘sentative Carl Durham, and
all N Tlh Carolina iegi.slators in
Wushington
.A plea to the people of the state
urged: "Recognizing the rapid rise
in the price of milk, butter, meat,
rlothing and rents, -nnd 'ither ne-
ces-silu s. with the resultant hard
ship and distress to the people of
North Carolina. CNC 'The Com-
iniDee for North Carolina) asks the
members of CNC and all citizens of
North Carolina to refrain from buy*
ing alt but absolutely essential com*
mc^ities pending the favorable ac-
'ion of Congress on President Tru
mans proposals for an effective
price. riKKrol profuiur. ”
"We nrrther approve the action
'aken by citizens' groups staging
buyers' strikes during this period,'*
the board added.
A message from board member
III Frank Graham, in Washingtou.
urged "Go down the line for OPA."
Other soci-il issues and legi&la*
.-xortri vamiiiui lo remiin irom oox*
mg all but absolutely essential com
modities pending the fsvorable sc*
lion of Congress on president Tro-
mans proposals for an rifeciivt
price, les^rol prnBrain " .
"We tuftYier approve tM aettan
taken by citizens' groups staging
buyers' strikes during this period,"
the board added.
A message from bi'srd member
Dr. Frank Graham, in Wastungtoa.
urged: "Go down the line for OPA-"
Other social issues and legisla
tion di.scussed by the board includ
ed:
Belter medical and health facil
ities. Prof. Sett Mayo of State Col
lege declared that a federal as well
as an extended state program 1«
essential. He 4>aid it was igreed at
a 'recent Southern Health Confer
ence in Tennessee that a state
health program alone could achieve
only onc-ten'h the results of a fed
eral plan.
Extension of the suffrage MIo
Mary Price. Greensboro. CNC, exe
cutive secretary stated that duilng
the recent suffrage drive sparked
hy CNC, 10.000 names had been
added to the books of the Sixth
District alone. Probably one-balf of
these were Negro voters. Wiitttoo*
Salem and the Fifth District alho
had an active suffrage campaign
I.KJITMNt; KII,I.S
TWO CHII.DKF.N
lloivaril Slrtlniciil
Rfiliiccd Vole
CHARLESTON. S C 'ANP, —
A freak bop of lightning snuffed
flirt the lives f»f *w'o children in the
.Sugar Hill section of MeggeD near
here during a thunder .stormr Tiir.'--
dav
The boll shot 'iown a wire rem-
forrins clay chimiev and struck
Ida Mac .Ifinkins. 12, and'her five
v»ar-- Id brother .fimm.v from among
three other children and Ihclr mnth-
er. all of whom were .'cated In the
eight by ten room. None of the oth
ers was injured or shocked and Lt.
Percy W Hardwicke of the county
police who investigated the inci
dent said the bolt apparently pass
ed into the ground after striking
the two children.
•tACKSON. Mi?s MNPi — A
Maferretu attributed *o Penv How
ard. Negro Natjonat Rcpubli'-M
commit leeman from Mts.sissi|’|v.
app -aring in a loci.l diily 'ome tvo
or three davs hf'fore elerfion d.iy,
is charged with havin’ greruly :«•
diiced the numbci- of N-'uro a^iI»t
in the July 2 I)em-erotic prmiar.v
in which Negroes vitod for Ihe first
time in 70 .vear.s
Tlic How.ird slateuu'ot urged Ne
groes not to C" to th'- polls on .Futy
2. hut to be prepared to go to thr
polls tn lEMK to clc;l a Republican
nresident of the United States.
M-O-.-'.. fAr>rful ; ••nrc'i'-r'
} many Negroes made the Howard
I statement their excuse and stayed
away »rom the polls on election da.v.
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Republicans
. Drop Veteran
DePriesl
 IIH Xfifi 'ANf, - IKi-.ii
Di'I'ricsl, alderman anil lul
war raiminiltrrmaii tirir, Inst
week wa.s luilifie*! Dial hr liad
brrn drfipprd fr*»ni all rniinly
Krpulihean siihrommi tiers hr-
eaiise he allegedly salu. ".Mayor
Krily is the best mavnr Chirasn
ever had." Th* Democratic may
or is un ler fire in ronneclion
with Chicago school scandals,
LOCAL MAN
HELD ON
RAPE CHARGE
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liil .l. Mil"
Hid-.
l*'*.illlUI.
Ik iiig h.'ld
!'• I 'l i..’l Mil a '-h ir.;(' -d
"If N K Tii.'if'i I*•null'd
Till I.
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id ni-M
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I 'III : .'. lid I,. 'Iiilf Ilf WHS
'■'I. *0 M i"liH'r'. fi«*iH iifir his
'"•"I' ■ Diaii '.tfi luiur- ifter thi
'.‘.I i"iiiu'fd pi '>unly offi-
-ivii .1 pr''liiiiiiiaiy h”arin('.
' ■I 'I f'U tn-,1 'll W'.ko Sup-
"II I ('••nil wj'liM'i' jirivilfgi* i.f
Ixind
.•\'(- idiii" III Mr- Fdwards' state-
nifiii. ni-i'Wii broke iiito hi-r home
where shf livse aloi'o through a
rear do**r. grabbed iier about the
throat and c.srrifd her into the back
yard where .she was as-soulted twice.
I/iN[»i.r, -ANpi — A .Imp
1 'iil-fHce 'if HiUhui'.-. r'lloiiiHl p',1
V WHS disrl'isfd h'-ie last wc'-k
: Dii'.'iiig the -f'cin.iry of i-lHtc fn.
■'I'Miiir in H new ptop.iin for c'd
(K.i'i dev(l'i|);n*Mt Di.it will ulii
iM ■(« ly hitiu-h uiip' i iali. in fimn uM
I'liiii.ti '(il'.nif
] 'll.'i'l.ur*- if the Hrilish So'i.d
I " "Cl iini'ii'" • new I'll'iin.il pro
jfc' mi '.V*-. niaric later u> (he hoii .•
; "f 'omoiiii; h- Aithii fn-'cti-
.t"'*- . • .iiHi-r .fiftHry for colome:
"lio 'id. -Ar- Hic iidivi'lv fiigauid
■ in .I' kiii;: 'hi* r'lntci'. of Du- old
I lii|>«'l l■'ll■:rll, .iiid we 'HI' ;i;. ciige;-
' I iii.v '.Ih'i rouiily f ii Dc hiilld-
; lu: op of  iioMi.il people, to fri'c-
'l"iii .111(1 -o'-ihI li.'pjiiiic "
'"f'cell .loii«s l*•vf;lll•(f tli.il H f'lii
I point C'llonml poluy ifw ,ilio.
t ' Ik ini'i-'ti'd III nir-iin'.s i-olonc
'hioogliool til'* wild,
i I ItriiHiii will ,*>f Dim di'ciiiiiin
i.iiioii -iiid r.iriiil siiiK 11'lrity .u-
' "’.id' Ol dls;jp|)c;ir lis ..'I'll! Id p'l--
L i!i|f iiid Dihi Dll' iel.-iii>iivihip b'--
j twi'cii RiiiHiii and her cMl'inics will
I bf 'u.'- of p.irlii' r.-hi|i
I ;* P'iIuii'h! Hiid eennnniic pri-.-il-
; • iifd domio.iiinn iniist g'l. and
: Di" p'opi' 'if Dll' ' 'itMiiii - sh'i'itd
M f'iiw;o'| I'l p"lii|r:i1 fi'Kv} m an'i
. '*• ivuiuhlf '•r'lf-;;overi*nifnt
n The »'rnnomic exphii'ali'ii. of
r i' n it [i -Mii'fs and the people.
: "f iiidural ri's'iurre.s and the people'
■ f iher *• .Iniiifs ir the ends of
(•■’rliin gronjis. wheih'r internal in
col'uue', nr externally, mu.st go. i|
is the respnnsihilit.v of the -iov-
ernment to attack the very e;. ce
of (x"»n*»rr.ie imperialism.
•4. The lest of the new British
P«i1i[y .should not be British ad-
vanl.-igc but the happinesR. pr-s-
perity and freedom of the colonial
peoples themselves.
Beating of Vet Rejected
Many Stop to Comment on Dreadful Act
New York - One "f the inojJt
lif'inlil' of snulhcrn police
h.-uDility .-ip'iiii;! roturninK Negro
vi'U. -WH.: tiroiighl fo light nren'
ly wh'-n Die Nalionul As,s'iciatioi;
ter the Ad'. aiK ('Mu nt of Color
e-i P'-oplr: r' le.i,.'fj Du- facts sui
I'liinding th*- iinh'dicvahlv liar-
iiiiioii.; hi-.it.ng and iihnding of
W'.o'li.rd, 27 v'-ar 'dd vet-
■fian "f 1 .’-'-UI.- l-'i to'inilis of
|\vii|i-ii w'-n- ..pint 'll til*' Soiit!'
I’urific Wo'.*i;.i(l. d iioiirs nflor
'hi- 'liscii.trgc fiom a (!* niohili/n-
.It'iii *•(•111'I. w.t. lak'-ri from a
! t)u: in (u oigia hv two police
ji’i* n on comtilain of a hiis (friv-
I 'l''ii- ifilii" iiipiii'liatcl.’ attack-
j'o Dll' .-'ifiaii .vit}| tl,''ii Idack-
I jm k.i .III'! as i.f lay al tlu ir fee'
, in a .l.iio of .ifini f'in.si-;*iii,ui(\ss
I'Uli of the olfii I.-, .^«idl;.tl(-all.S
|g'.ug' 'l -lilt iiolh of hi.s «*vf s wilii
j'li'- blunt Olid 'if a blackjack h*-
fore thr*)wing oirn into a narrow
cf'li wh*r(- he wa.s left intensely
;.iiff'Ting tiinuigh Di- nig}-t with
out tri-atniorif
Told in his own rpiict word.-,
W'lodard':; sl'uy niatcin-.s any
Di;,t over came 'uD »»f Du* harhar-
« u . horror cfiainlx-r.s of .Na-zi
(•'I'manv. 'f’ri*- following story is
t : k (• Il wi'iioui (-nihi'ili.shincnl
fi'.m I h f Nf-gir. v'-l'; affidavit ,
fi'*-d with ttic legal du'i.sion of
the NAACI’
■ I, LSAAC WOODAHH. -IH , be
ing duly sworn, do depo-se and
.st.ite as follows:
"THAT. I re.sidc al llflO f'rank-
l;n Avenue, Bronx, New York,
Apartment 2. I am 27 years old, •
and a veteran of the United States
'Aimy, having .seivet from the
ir.D) of October, UM2 to the I2th
of February. intR. when I re
reived -an honorable di.scharge
finni Camp Gordon, Georgia I
• ;.eiveH for l-'i month.s in the South
.Pacific with the t2fMh Port Bat
talion I served in the Philippines
and in New Guinea and earned
'me halDe .star.
"! was dt.srharged about .'):.T0
P. M. on F(-‘bruar>- 13. IfHfi from
Camp 'Jordon. Gi’orgia. A* 8:.30
P. M at tho Greyhound Termin
al in Atlanta. Georgia, while I
was in uniform 1 purchased a
ticket to Winn.shnro. South Caro-
liiia and took f h e bus headed
ther*' lo pick up mv wife to come
■ f'l New York hi .sec my father
and rnoiiier Aiiout one hour out
of Atlanta the bus driver .stop
ped at a -small drug .store. As
he .stopped, I asked him if he
had time to wail for mo until I
had a chance to go to thi* rest
rorm. He curseid and said.
When he cursed me. I cursed
him bark. After I cursed him,
he .said. 'Go ahead and get off
and hurry hack." so I got off
hurrying back as he said.
‘About half an hour later,
when the bus got t/i Aiken, he
.stepped again and got off a n f*
went and got police. I did not
know what he wa.s doing and
thought if was just a regular
slop. He eame bark and came in
thr bus and came to me and
.said, ‘Come outside for a min
ute.' and I got off the bu.s. When
I walked out, the police were
there. As I walked out, the bus
driver started telling the police
that I was the one that was di*-
tiirbing the bu.s. When he stt(i
that. I .started laming to the
police that I was not raising a
disturbance on the bus. but they
didn't give me a chance to ex
plain. The policeman struck me
with a hilly across mv head and
tf'ld mr to '.sh'D up'. After he
finished talking, he said to me'
'You won’t eatch this bus o'it
nf here, you catch the next bus.’
"After that, he grabbed my by
my right arm and fwiste-l it be
hind my back, and walked me
down the street, rintiniiiilly
iiwLsting my wrist. I figured
(was trying to make me resifit. I
I did not resist against him. He
; a.sked me was I di.>rharged. and
'I told him ‘Yes.’ When I said,
\ 'Ye.?.' that Is when he starttd
*ing me with the billy, hit-
; mo across the top of my
I id. After that. ! grabbed his
billy and wrung it out of hia
hand. He ran behind my back
and grabbed my arm again, I had
him hy his right shoulder After
that another policeman came up
;anri drew his gun on me and
told me to drop the hilly or he
would drop me, so T dropped the
billy.
"After I dropped the billy, the
second policeman held his gun
nn me while the other one -wai
beating me as we were walking
down the street. I did not see
anvone on the street. When we
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