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BLIND BRUTALLY Reacbes Tie i^BiirrHTlNgRl^Ea" FINAL EDlriON TIMES SATUHDAT SETT. IS. 1*37 CAROUNA VOLUMNE 17 No. 38 PRICE five cents FREED City Real Estate Market Boamirig ,White Hayti Merchant Beats Siglitless Negi'O . —oOo « ■' - John Collins, local blind Neifrc Uhment managed an owned by • citizen, was brutally assauHod »erson. mean enough to strike a here Tuesday afternoon by H. N. blind man. Smith, white merchant of the A warrant was issuad foi Hayti section, w.hen the Wind Smith Tuesday afternoon and he man objected to remarks and un- was placed under attest and put usual familiarity-of the while , under a $2B bond for sis appoar- merchant. court Tuesday morning. According to inforjnition ob- j After i^waw .rumorgtt that the tained from sev«ral persons who j merchant was planning to leave stated they witnes'sed thp affair the city, attorneys for the blind Smith was joking Mr. Collins Negro requested that the bond when the latter (Ajected. Words j be increased. The bond now passed between the two men, and‘Stands at ^50 instead of the ori- when the argument got too warm ginal amount, for Smith he snatched the blind! ,pening the store 'Wed- man's cane from him and P-o- t morning, and dreeptog it ceeded to blast him ove^ the head.-L^p^j^ without cutting an ugly gash which ve-1 ^ quired medical attention. When attempted to op«rate his advised to leave the scene before L,^ore since. The picket*, while trouhl* arose Smitfc ia alle^d toj^^ reauired to (be on duty b«- cause the store i« ildsed are keep- SECilET BRIDE have remarked ain’t gonna do thing toma. » that a G- “niggors” D Immediately after the afsault, crowds began ta gather about the scene which was in front of Smith’s store oh Fayetteville St. The timely arrival -of several leading Negroes who advisod that the crowd resort to pickett- ing instead of violence is Uelicved by manV to have prevented seri ous trouble. The pickets wore quickly placed in front of the store, and perfons passing were advised to stay out of an estab- ing a watchful eye on the store Bwtitli ffOMi—•peniaj without their services. Tliey nill continue according to their lead ers until the store is moved. Negroes are (being commended for keeping a cool head, and not following the usual American custom of resorting to mob vio lence. Many have commented that if the blind man had been white and hifl attacker a Negro, iti a purely white neighborhood that the merchant would not have loft the scene alive. Work’s New Year Book Out October First TUSKECEE Institute, Ala., f‘heir doors during recent years. Sopt. 22^—(ANP)— Dr. Monroo i’here are now 23 Negro banks', N. Work’s 193'6-3'7 NegrJ Year j eapitalieed at about C2,000,OH)0, Book, the ninth edition of tNhis j with resources of aibout |15.000- annual encyclotpedia of the Ne- 00|0,‘and the volume of their un- J^utual Building: Loan Figures In Construction C. C. Spau Negro Bu |tig Writes On css League Proof tl^t the deprawion over, in Durham, if n6t els«- Among' somfe of the more pro minent people who have recently^ MRS^JAMES M. LLOYD, at- trmctiTe of Mr§. 1. Flinfall of 613 Price Street whose mar riage wa» *«nnouncedl la»t i?eek to Jame» M. Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mri. Ben Taboon *of 100'^ 2nd Streot. Mr>. Taboon i» tbe former Mr*. NellkrUleTd. Mri. Lloyd I* tbe former MUt Sadie Barnett a»d !• a graduate of Hilkid* HIgk Scbool class of *3I>. T*»« \^mrfsga took place on S*ptemb«r 17, 1M6 in V«. and was kept a secret until Sej^ember 17 of thU ^ar. 1 Tbe jrounf couple are at home e,t tbe residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lloyd, 1409 Bucbanan Blvd. i j DANCER, JWRITER AND COSMETOLOGIST where is evidenced toy the »ctivi- ^ constructed new homes and re- ty in building and general remo deling that is going ^n in the Na* gro sections of thi* city. It. will take no special -iffori for a casual observer to see al most every strert sihall, but mod ern homes under construction if not already Completed. Whore there may ibe found k^^fcarcity of new homes there are many have recntly Ibeen remodeled or modernized with new heating plants, painting, new roofs ano inside, decorating. ' Durham is an industrial city, and many of those employed in the large tobacco factories at salaries much larger than those paid Negro teacherv, teachers mb paid Negro teachers, are putting their money to goo^ uA 'fff ^rw chasing new homes or remodel, ing their old nnpa. Prasideat National Na«ro BusU ness Lengne After having reviewed the hi» tory of the National Negro Busi ness League and the accomplish ment'^ of the organization under the leadership of the late Dr. Booker T. Wariiington and his successor, Dr. R. R. Moton I can better I appreciate the need for the organization and the in fluence for good it is destined to wield. Surgeon of Illegal Charge By High Negro Durham is also fast be coming an apartment cify'. The New Royal Knights bufldihg, fnd I the :Bankers Fire Insurance Buil- , ding, with the exception of the the first floors have already'boen converaed into modem and up- to-date apartment buildings. Work ha'i already been started on the old Royal Knights build ing with the inetntion of m»k‘cg it . into a modern apartment at a cost of $15,‘0'00. ^ modoled th£.ir old ones are; Mr. and Mrs. Brantley Basa, ahd Mrs. George jEflount, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Millam, Mr. and Mrs. Alpha pamHn, Prof. and Mrs. Friltok Burtiett, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mar:h, Mrs. Hat tie Meadows, Misses Hattie Jen kins and jRev. and Mrs. Geo. W. Avant of Fayetteville St. Geneva Mebane all of College Heights. Mr. and Mm. James Meadows of Hillside Avenue. Miss Wiillie R. Eiue of Umstead Street, Rev. «nd Mrs. W. W. Losg of Formosa Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Me-' Now that the mantle of , these Neil, Hillside Avenue, Mr. and wonderful men Booker T Mra. Jasper Bullock of Walltcwn Washington atid Robert H. Mo ]8iev. and Mrs. J. Lee White, ton—has fallen on my shoulders Pine Stzieet, Mr and Mrs. Wm. for th^ next twelve months, it (Special To Carolina Time) GREENSBORO. Sept. 24—Pr. C. C. Stewart, well known physi- The men who thus far have supplied the leadership an«f guid ed the destinies of the Leagus ' cian and surgeon of this city was were educators. They mw the cleared of the charges of perfor- need, and kept alive an under- ming anillegal operation on a taking that embodies fair*reach- whlfe~woman here last week Dr. Ing ipossibilities and supplier an Stewart had previously been sen- urgent need. Rather than criti«Jtenced to from seven to twelve eize the League for- th« ^ork it years ia’ the^^^wer court of Guil^ 'ford County. ' has not accompfiflhed. I think credit should t>e.given these in dividuals who recognized in such an organization the latent poss'i- bilities and strove - unselfishly to broaden the scope and «taibility of Negro busine s generally. S^«e I - Cook, SRk g«inrf#tt»'flk>Mow«y *f j«b»ll to» mjr end««xcr to contini^e.’as a result of tbe alleged opei-a the fiast find fecton. , | predeeettor^ ^ tion, and a charge of manslaugh- The case which had attractc-H interest throughout the t-nire ;iate was appealed to the (su preme court which ruled that ihe evidence was incompetent, and ordered a new trial. Ollis Par rish, sweetheart of Mias Ethel Smith,: was also convicted .'with Dr. Stewart and given from 12 to 15 years as being a party to the illegal operation. Miss Smith died ^.and, if pasgihlp, impra^ iipflB. tha ^tcr—had b»an— . Association which has for more j^iaa^ li6> «years Ibeen the means association will launch the firtt of October a big share • selling campaign by which it hopes to interest more Durham Negroes in becpmin^ home owning minded. Palmer Begins 36th Session gro and printed, here at Tuskagee Institute, will be off the preas anrf ready for general circulaUon on Octobei’ 1. Cormprising 550 pages, and retailing at |3.00 per co.py, postpaid, the »?ar Book, is in a form' suitaible to the needs of iboth the general tknJ student reader. nual *business amounts to ?&o,aoo,(>&o. about “Insurance: There are at pre sent 44 Negnfo insurance com- i panies, 28 of which are member^ of the ..National Negro Insurance Association. According to the 1S36 reiport of the association, its mennber companies had nn an. Editor Work’s) book is espcei* nual income of $16,|^1,347.72, ally adapted for use in schools and employed 8,1160 persons, and other places where his^.un-1 These companies had $288,963'.- cal and sociological courses on ' 0^0,'OK) worth of life insurance' #) the Negro are ^ivehT l^'^few forcff" on l,834,lp8 poHcies. The cerpts from Year Slook. ' | assets equaling |17,434,075.07. On the Negro in Business; They hold mortgages on 1,186 ^The depression may ibe f^-id to*separate parcels cT~real estate have taught the Negro business {owned by Negjoes. man several lessons . lich j ‘‘Inventions Iby Negroes; Ne- thoughrpainful. will be quite pro- groes have alpplied their inven- fitable in the coming years, liei tive talenta to a wide ranga of hah become increasingly conaci-, subjects. The&e include; cloth- ous of the value of techniq ^ing, household, furnishings, elec- coinfKination, merger, reductfmetrical devices, aei^lnaullcft MARIE DOWNING, Dancer, Writer, and Co«metok>gi»t who was awarded a placque in recog nition of her work by the Urban League of TJew York and the Na- Foremost among those whc ^egro business grpup a more Stewart are contributmg to the baildfai practical appreciation of' what man. boo;n among Negroes of Durhsir. coorperationlwlll accomplish, is the Mutuak^uilding- and Loan . !■ Ifiere are those who are prone to question the ethics of labor by, which many of Durham citi-' organization# in their efforts ^+o zens have obtained homes. The ' recognition and a more li beral remuneration for thjeir labor. Without comment on the merits or demerits of the i>iet- ho.ds employed, the fact remains that by virtue of their ability to cordinate their eff«,rts and pre sent a united front, they fcave made of their organization a for midable bofly with which to d^ial. In a sense, Negro business in America is confronted with con-, ditiona and handicaps in a way similar to those that faced the labor movement. Without organi, zaion, and without the moral and financial support of his fel low gusiness men, the scope and the average email business within the group is de« to,ibe confined to ever nar- rowing limits. The 'founders pf the National Negro Btisiness Dr. C. C. Stewart I, . and the young white that such* a statement should rot have been admitted 4s Evidence. ' Th-! cas* wea*i sent back for a f»ew The trial which resulted in tht ^ , conviction cf the two men was held in 1'935 beforr* Judge H H. Dr. Stewart is well know thru Sink, presidnig over the Guilford aut the state in both medical and County Superior Court. Evidenco social circles. He has practtee^ was presented at the time tenJ- in Greensboro for a long number ing to show that the young, wo- of years and is considered a phy- man made a dying statement ‘hat , sician and surgeon of unusual Dr. Stewart at the request of , hility. His acqutittal is being w*-H Ollie Parrish performed the ope corned by hj^ friends .througtjuul ration. The Supreme Court held (the entire state. 1 With its quota of new students her seat. Dean Bailey and Mr. coming from as far north as and Mr. Charles Grant, proctor Mass., as far west as Kamtis and of boys, spoke on “Palnaer Ideals , ^ as far south as Florida, and with and Dormitory Life." “The Use applications pouring in from all of l%e Library” was parta of the country from par- fully by Misr^ yile K. Daly, irora ents who want their children to rian. Mrs. L. W. Scott, reg^rar, • . be rained in an atmosphere of introduced'-the^ stmlents toj^ “The , u!” culture, education, and religion. Friendly Office." , ' ' t'onal Beauty Cultwrists League tfiarning; not only how to make aj With the theme, "J?almef— u„i**of er t ff^rt™*^/' during th# convention of the lat- iivmg, ijut how to make a li/e, | vVhat it can do for you” Dean / , ® tor orff*n1zfttion in New Yoi^ the Palmer Memorial Institure, J E^ilcy acted as chairman for . : i ^ r last week. (Af*P) located at Sedalia, N. CT., plunged the Thursday program. “Scholar- ^Son\f ^Ne^rot _— ... into the new term. Dr. Charlotta j ship and Studying,” waa discuss- ... ^ , Hawkins Bi'own, pre|ident of the | ed'Iby Vice-president Scott. Mr. * organiza ion o oca: dchool since she founded it in'Charles A. Grant again f)poke, 1V02; greeted the new and o|d this time calling: attention to Tenant Farmers To Get Higlier Salaries N.-Y. WOMAN OPEFS OWN MjySIC store'IN 125th ST NEW ,YQBK^(C)—Mrs. Fvan ces Reckling, a musician of i»ot! and until-recently manager^ of the Conrad Schmidt music jitv)re students as they went through athletics.' Rev. John Brice, dnec- Business League; with the hope that no community, resrardles=s of size, will be without the benefit WASHINIGTPN, D. C., Sept. 22—Upler~6He provisions of the 1937 Soil ConsS^tion Program, announced- by Secretary Heniy A. Wallace, tenants an4 share croppers will Veceive a Ivgcr share of government payj)»tnt checks than in previous years. Many tenant » and sharecroppera are Negroes. „ “The new program,*' Spcrctarj" Wallace aaid. “represents a pro. gressive development from the formulated the proceedure of registration on | tor of religious activities, apcke effort and only previous prop-ams ^ ' cooiperaive effort «^an make a under ,the (Soil Conservation and on "Religious Life." “Clubs and Acticities" which are emphas'zed ..tj^e -iorthcoming member companies have admitted "ja6±ks»treet,- one flight up, over Seiptember 7th. ORIENTATION An orientation program, plan-* at (Palnaer, were discussed by l^of 2(13 West 125th street, ^ed and arranged by Dean Atay Misf| Helen Merriweather, head ied her own more at 210 Wost » - . I am of the opinion P. Bailey, dean of women and of Mathematics, followed by a of CO Its, a merger, general cooper.» . e I mical compound. cKe^ mechanical de- “Occupations of Ne^oes: The number of persons i^lSQO in U»e and pooling of resources and a . vices, m'etal work, phychological more scientific management; es-|devke^, etc. It is estimated that pecially is this • true of certain ^ Negroes hold patentjs on more large enterprises such as banks 9ian 4,00|0' inventions, and insurance companies^ .... “Negro banking Institutions, a- long with other bsttiEs* ot" the country have had cbnsidei'able difficulty during the.’cuwenfc do- pressioii. On the whole the Ne gro Insfitations have responded favorably, however; about 2^ of the banks were forced to close a Wool worth store, when Schmidt moved his business to Hacken sack, N. J. recently. Mrs. R'icK- ling, a native of Biiffalo, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory. She is assisted by Stanley Ma.'»n, a clerk. Messers Alex and Doctor of the confronting drawbacks to Negro (business in most conimunt-' head of the department of Indus-! discourse on “Negro Youth in CoorpeMtion ba. . . , . . . ■ . . . . r. J y-ii. • ij .1. tween our business^, and nrofes- trial Arts, who ,s beginning her tl. S^and Choice of Fields, by i^.ders. This state of af- eighth year of service to,Palmer. Mr. W. H. Engrbsh, Acting d»rec- , marked th« beginning of the tor of the hi^ school and jiinior , , - , ^ ^ Veek. on Wednesday D B. college d.artment, : t^^e ^n^lal^^hi to al^k institution, tlking tl tS theme! I ^ "J “Palmer-Va'ur School" madei in- “J e«ort on the pait troductory^mearks and presented entertamed mth the ^ . to the new students President C Acquamtance Party, hol4 Representing as_ we'^o a mjn& ' J Domestic Allotment Act. It fol- that one lows the bread outlines alre*idy .istabli :hed and sets up defii'ite airjtertlves for" These In clude an increase in soil-cbn.icr- ving crops and soil-biiHding p-sc- ticea to further the primary r.im of soil improvement. Goals for soil-depleting crops were fixed as a conservation ' measure and to assure an^ ample and , balanced supply of food, crops.’* says; '' “In all regions pasfment:'■ will be divided between landlord and tenant in* the proportion that they shar« in the principal c>-op. or all crops and practices on the farm.” |—' Heretofore the division be tween landlordai and shar^rop- pers was approximately on a bas is of 75 percent to the landlord and 2>5 percent to the tenant. In the Program the division will be mo^e nearly on a fifty-fifty bas is.. Where the tenant ftoppHe^ hki own workstock, eitul^ment^ e^,, and follows the practices, !»’ will receive larger ahaure bi^e upon his participation. In the 19S8 Program, all ten ants and sharecroppefs who re ceive .paym'enta under the new program will automatically be come members of the County Ag ricultural Conservation AMoc’a- * * t t the* ^ hAnnv^Oinfi amvt Philadelphia Pa. were 4n the city »iritlng friends and relatives this week. welcomed the new students, beg= i- Coble, di.«ocj ged them to partake of the Ideals the farm who is • gralu- ate of Palmer, led the students Th numerous yells. He was iassis- tries group in 1*800 was 17*^70, This number in' 1930 was -l,fli24,- 685. This wa% %n increase for domestic and personal ««i’viee|the 40 year; period of. f851,68^ group was 058,279; the number The nun»ber of Negroes engaged j beauty and goodnes^jtlf of wHA in this group in 1930' was 1,579.- in the various pursuits concnrned . go to make {he abundant life.” 20i5, an increase for the the 40 with the selling of goodr| in 1890 Amidst enthuiatic yearn of 84jB percent . . The'was 35,284. The number,thus en numhsr of Negroes in the manu- 'gaged in 190 224,368, an in- facturing and me.banical indua- crease of 635.9 percent. zes Palmer. “You ^ave come to t » i Ramer,” said Dr. «town, “Not **** f"*’ * only for book learning, but to ' learn bow to live. You have come “ te learn somethinjg qf thrut. applause, which was fndicative that the n»w students had caught the spirit of the institution, Dr. Brown took lia, which was brought about through the efforts of JD ^. Brown. After yelling and sing ing gles songs, som^ being led by President Bxo^, the studenta danced and enjoyed refreshments CoBtiaaeJ froni paga «ka the- ^ handicaps^ that face any such gTonp, irreepective of color, the closest cooperation in thought and endeavor is essential jf we hope to assume our rightful place in the economic atsiMsture of the Natfon. It is a recognised fact that in number^ there is strength. It haa been my experience that city, state, an4 National officials pay but little attention to the needs or requests of individuals. On CoBtiaaed on gaga six feed and fiber tion. This aaiwciation selects th*s j County to administer th* program in th>» * ‘counties. The new program makes To attain these , ebjectives, 2^,OCIhOOO to 31,-opportunity whkh they OOO.OOO^acres have been rp ^ ^ , tive part. Three Negro ftelA worker# aM for cotton and for tobacco from' 1477,800 to 1,6&3,000.acres. If 1 the plantei^ do not excq^d these I goals enough cotton and tobaca>^,eiaBlojed by the Sonthem Divl- should be produced to sell at sion of tfce Agricultural Adjua^ prices fair to'iboth th farmer p.r.d m»‘nt Admini^*rat^on. Th«y w*H the consumer. The goals se* iip i workwith Negrro Land Grant 'Jal- for wheat and com will likewise , lege Presidenta, with Negro produce ample food and feed, I tension workers and witR oAtif I Concerning the division of agencies which touch Negro payments' between the land.ord ,ral life, in helping eiviiin and tenant, the 19S8 Progtam Program. , i
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