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Readies- Tlie Oi leaders WMHM nNAL EDITION VOLUMN 17 THE CAROLINA TIMEl SATURDAY OCTOBER 9. 1937 PRICE five cents COLORED WOMEN FORCED OFF W. P. A. LEADERS HIT JAPAN’S WAR ON CHINA Raps Merciless SI a u g h t e f Of NonCombH ta nts T. COLLEGE FRESWMArJ^^AtyOf'l1»37 NEW YORK, Oct. 7—(CNi — Prominent Harlem church and civic leaders this week denounc ed Japan’s Invasion of China and Japanese aerial bombardment of open Chinese-lowns with me^ri- less daughter of non-combat ants. “Japan cannot,” he declared, "be the friend of both Italy »nd Germany, and of the American NosTroes. too.” i^d told the crowd of »400 p«r»on: "The prdblem of Chinn is a problem of the world. China is tru^grling to preserve her in- Simul^neously, fifty-two na- j djppendence, to bui!ld up anil Uons, including Liberia and Hat- matrftain a democratic Rnpablic, ti, condemned the Japanese aeri* j(jjd to prsvent a world war. It is al bombardment of Chinese honor and a duty of the pco- cities at a sessdon of the League pig of Harlem to support China of Nations Assembly, jirefidcd thjg rtrug^le, because we Iwe over iby the Ak» Khan* delegate ijljerty, democracy and peace.'* from India and newly elected As- Hubert urged the aulience to sembly president. The League’s | aid the defense of China. "I can- action was ndorsed by U. S. I ?c-^n^t' see,” he said, “how anyohe retary of Statfi, Cordell Hull, . j,gjp protest what Japan A Harlem protest rally again-1 doing today.” St the Japc^^ese invasion China ws aaddreffeed prnmi nent national and local leader?, -iweh»dmg J«nwee W. Ford, Com f The meeting was held under , j th« joint auspices of the United Aid for Peoiple of African De cent, the American Friends of munist vice president candidate in 193^,, James W. Hubert, sec-1 league Against War and retary of the Harlem Upbaii I.ea -. Fajcis^m. gue., J. T. Linn,well-know Chi-' jt ^aa endorsed by many Har-. nese writer., James Walker of organizations and prominent the Abyssinian Baiptist Church., individuals, including the Rev, and R. A. Powel], editor of ^ ghelton Hale Bishop; pastor cf “China Today.” i Phillip’s^ llpiscopal Church; Linn, appealing on behalf of | stated in his ^dliofsemeat: J n»« »!»▼• picture U the l»t-1 According to a itatement iJven. year Mt of the 1937 Ere.hm«n Cla.i out by-official, of the in.titu'ion tory of the •chook ^ ^ X. College, Gre«n»boro. j the registration of fre»limen *hi« | the largest in the hi*- Five Hcoded Men Take ~ Wttgro Froin Sherifi And Riddles With Bullets*^^ S^a rp~Protest Sent Hopkins By NA A CP On Comptaints SPAULDING SERVES ON JURY Alonzo G, Spaulding of Fayet- NEP YORK, Oct. [7—A. sharp protest against the fotcin:» of Negro labor off the WPA in southern states into jobs as cotton pickers at .substandard wagei was filed with. Harry L. Hopkins, WPA administrator, by the NAACP this week. The NAACP protest wa», ^ re view of the reports which .have come , to the association since September 9. 1936, climaxed by the complaint received this, week from Fayetteville^ N. C., wMch charged, that colored women art that the women will not be »H'e tT earn more than twelve it fif teen deJIars a month since ViOSt 6f them are not expert, nickers and, therefire, are not nble to earn more than 50c a day. *ra« N.AACP ktter to Adreini- teville Street, an employee of | being taken off WPA projects The North Carolina Mutual Life and forced *to accept cotton pick- com - women were told to take their children out of ishool and make them piefc cotton also. trator Hopkins cited the pledfT* of the WP.4 -made by- Thaddaw* Holt assistant administrator, in- the fall of 193-6, that state ad ministrators had been instructed not to close down‘WPA tirojects in cotton areas un}esa employ I ment at s'-andard wag:es waa de finitely available. It cited, c!ao. Insurance Company was chosen 1 ing jobs. The* Fayetteville amoAg those to serve on the U.' plaint states that the S. Federal Court Jury. Mr. Spaulding served from Septem ber 27 to Octftbef 4, retursMng *o his work at the North Carolina the report from Bibb county, Ga. Mutual on Tuesday. Lee Bratcher of Fetson county ^served on thia No white women in v1l1eweH*‘"^orgere3nTltzr"tfTB-Trt ton fields from WPA projects. in June, 1937, that Ne?roe» were being forced off W’FA projects into private employment r»gard- lea* of wages offered, with a penalty of being jaUed i^ th«y Fayette-’***®'*^®* The NAACP chairged i that his embattled countryrilien, aa- ffiled the activities of Japaueso agents amlbng the l^egro popula' MIAMI, Fla. — Five hooded men, s’taged "what was the eighth lynching of the iUnited States, “The ■ Sipo-Japanese controver sy precipitate^ the pacifist* into here today, when they seized J tion of this country and branded difficult positions. BVit in the la«t ^ Evans, 3^-year-old Ncfei’o as a li eJapanese propganila that . analysis, their sympathy can only custody of Sheriff Jot Japan was the iprotoctor of the I be^or the nation whkh suffis.'s and one of his deputies "darker races.” , I aggression.” ' ■ [while taking Evans from Pt'na- to Miami to ^tar.d tf’ul ' for a crime against nature on the person of a 1’2 year old white boy. Evans waS also charged with W Id e 1 y Raleigh Known Citizen wit their prisoner and forced him to pull off the road and stop. “We want that damned nig ger,” one of them said. They then snatched Evanfl from * the car. About an hour and a half his lifeless body was found riddi ed with bullets about threo miles from where the Negro was seized Succumbs more than 3,0(K). The organiza^ tion was begun in 1926 and in the last four or five years has had phenomenal growth. A plan which it is hoiped will add -lome three or four thousand members to the organization will be pre sented to the official staff in its meeting here Sunday Oct. 17 by president Austin. OfJicers of the asrlociation ara as follows: President, L. E. Aus tin, .Durham; First iVica-Presi- dent, C. A, Langston;;^^ Raleigh; Second -Vice Preaidentt Hawking, Winston Salem; Third Vice-President. Burch Coley, of order for an investigation of the , Fourth Vice President, ^ lynching of the two Negroes has g ^ iiuriSiy, Kinston; Recovd- was with him at the time th Nee- j broughtJio results. It is not be- .Secretary, Mrs. Ruth H. Mor Governor F. P. Cone has or dered an investigation. This is the third lynching in Florida in robbery of a filling station and j ^ imie tnore than a month. TVrO both would have been tried oa ca:i3s. According to the sheriff he was unable, to identify any of ':he mob. Aubrey Martin, deputy who Nf^m youths were taken from jail in Tallahas'see in September and lynched. Governor Cone’s STUDYING ITALIAN WPA administrators - an The colored women ip Fayette- with ville were being paid only $24 empHyersr, • esp^mHy a month and they were working transferring Negroes originally on sewing project... ' ’"P®" However, they were shifted fioP mvestigate at once * - ' the n practices in all the cotton states and to warn WPA iMimini- startors of the penalties of vio lating the federal statutes agaln- that project to manual labor -juch as cutting grass around" schocH for white children, scrubbing and cleaning'white scboolf't cleaning . , j , i. » the..white churches, and cleaning f. ^r. Hop- up the jail. j ’ * fa possible, to The pay for this work was low enough—$24 a month •• but as cotton pickers, it is estima:'»J cooperate with the Deipartment of Justice by placing before tha latter any evidence of peonage it may uncover. * ‘^n The hand of death closed a j W. Yeargin; a Eulogy “6n be- most useful career here on last. half of the Medical and Pharma- Wednesday evening shortly after j cutical Fraternity of Kaleigh by 6:/30 o’clock.'Dr. George T. JoncajOr. B. E. Wimberl?y, and a Eu one of Raleighs most beloved ci tizens and the oldest ^^ggist in the city, dind at hia home follow ing a lingering illneu of sveeral months duration. , Dr. Jpxes came to Raleigh se veral years ago |ifter having at tended the Statft, Normal School at Elizabeth City and compU.cd the course in Pharmacy at Shaw Univeriity. Following this, ha entered into the Drug business and until his.dOTth was the pro- "pnetor of| Che Mallett'e. Drug Co. on Hargett St. ' He was a successful Business man. active in civic affairs and a great 'Church worker. Highly tal ented in the field of music, he war; the Chorister of the Choir gro was seized was also unable bo identify any of the lynchers. According to the sheriff the men rode up to his car in wb’cii he and the deputy were riding lieve4:.!by those who are acquain-' Wendell Financial Secre ted with Florida law and order tary, Miss J. M. Bfeasley, Kinst6h that anything will be. done about the outrage which took place h^re Sunday night. logy by Rev. T. Xi. iScoiA of the AME Church. . -. Interspercing several beautiful musical selections) by hia choir, j two of Dr. Jones favorite selec tions were rendered, “Soms Day We’ll Understand" by Mrs. E9J»^4 nie Taylori and “I've Done 3Iy Work, by William Taylor. Clos ing the service the choir sang “Going Home.” Members of the Medical and Pharmaciutcal Association Of the' city of. Raleigh served afl hono rary pall-bearers. The profusion of flowers test ified to the esteem in which the deceased was held. Interment followed in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Dr. Jones is survived -by his wife, Mrs. Alice C«*^lngton' Jones, hM mother, Mrs. lx)Utsa Staff Meeting Of NeC. Ushers Here October A meeting of .Jhe offic'al ent. staff of the North Carolina Inter-^ According to the president of Denominational Usher’s Associa- the organizaty>n-thCTS5S9^g wiH tion will be held at the while |tart at 2 o’clock sharp tad will Rock Baptist' church Sunday be conducted according tb scho- afternoon -October 17 at 2 dule. A special program-eard will Treasurer, J. W. Doak,, Greens boro; Reading Clerk, Mks F. M. Reed, Durham; First Aid Sup’r., Mrs. L. A. Foster, ' Greensfboro; Eastern Sup’r., C. A. Caraway. Kinston; Western Sup’r., C. R. Craig, Greensboro; Seargant-at- arms, W M. Ellia. J. Wiley 'Thom p?|on, Greensboro and Goldsboro; Chairman of Board of Director, 0. G. Donnell, Greensboro Chairpji^of Fioiince^ - tL. Craig, Chapel Hill; and Chaplin, R. L. Chavis, Durham. - . TAMPA FLOGGERS TO BE TRIED o’clock, according to an announ cement tnade this week by L. E. Auf|in, presideibt of -the or?ani- of the First Baptist Church, and successfully promoted a numbir of C^ty wide tAusfcal events. He i>y ..ill of the ineople of Raleigh. The . funeral was conducted Henr^ Jones of Portsmouth and | InstaHed -at iJie annual ?es- fromTfie Tli-st lElptist ‘ Church, Mrs. Elizabeth Hatley of Bfrook-' giQ„ convened here in Aug- air The meeting will be the first t* 'Jones“C15?K: one brother, Johnj,-^ ^^e newly-^ted “officr« and from all iftdtcatlon’r ^ ^ most of the officers will be area- FRANpE TO PROBE MOROC- _ _ ' "£AN uprisings I that city in which several .A.rab — civjlianfj and French policemi:n . Friday Afternoon.. at. |Jjair-l^iee« clock; the was in charge of the pastor, Dr. 0. S. Bullock, -vi*-,h the ^arttors of the churches of Raleigh on the Rostrum. The impressive funeral service ’ PARIS, Oct. —^(CNA)—Gene- were killed, included, the reading of-the dbi- ral Nepjes, Freeh Resident Gen- The Resident General received tury by Hev. T. C. Hammans»n Morocco, arrived at Mtk- a delegation of local native ’oad- “A tribute on behalf of the First nes, Morocco, this week, to. Bet era who vipirously protested th Baptist Church and its • Auxiliar-“P an inquiry irit& the recent j actlop of local-aqthorities in fir- ies to Dr. Jones^' delivered by J., denwnstrntian in ^ hig on the demonstration. _SCj_ Five Tampa Policismen three Orlanda Klansmeh will stand trial on October 6, in Bartow, Florida, for the flogging ,mur- der of Joseph Shoemaker lear be handod each officer attending the meeting. On the card the oi- ^ampa on November 30. 1985. der of the day will be given and previously brought the program will be follower so i*® * that of fibers who come from d is- .‘change of venue. ' tant (points-Tnar /return to f)»eir f five, policemen^ were c:,n- respective homes before dartc^ or as near thereafter'as p^s'-'lWl. Dr. J. N. Mills Purchases New Equipment BISHOP R. C. LAWSON Of the Refuge Church of Chrivt of tl»o Apo»tlic Faith, who it (tudying the Italian language in I According to a statement given | Dr. Mills stated yesterday that order to preach to an Italian con- ojjj; today by J. N. Mills, promi- he is now endeavoring to secure gregation of hi church in Staten j nent physician fo this city Miss ^ more office ap&ee so 'that the Itaind, N. Y., in thieir own langu- j Annie L. Foye registered nur«e, service rendered his patients will age. Biihop Law»on, who lia» | has been employed by him to de- not be hampered. 'Another room built up a fine church organiza tion at S6 W. 133d »treet, N. Y. City, during the 17 year*, is well pleaied with the »pirit of harmony which prevailed at • the ■12th annual meefing of • hi* :hurch in Harlem recently. (CS) PROTESTS ON PATTERSON •r**"’ ^ WIN RESULTS vote'her entire time as an atten-r! adjoining his office will doubt- daniTfTTiis office located at 106 1-2 Parrishr street. Miss Foye is a graduate of Lincoln- hospital, and Dr.Mills stated she -?yill be in position to render him much aid in serving the large numbe? 6f patients who come Jo his of fice for treatment. Haywood Patterson, Scottsboro defendant, who waffrom Kilby jail and put, to hai^d labor cn a chain ^ng in Atinore, Ala. despite a chronic infection on his left leg, has been returned to --^Speei»l—committee -from - tJlB- local branch of the Usher’a asso- ciation^will be on hand to ^»id m keeping visiting officers posted and directed. The . Inter-Denominational Uk- iher’s Association of N. C. has developed injo 'one of the out standing church auxiliaries of the state and has membership of victfid May 23, and were senten ce bo four years each but the State Supreme Court granted them a n^*trialr ' ' “ Eugene Poulnot, Dr. Saifv Rog ers,' and Joseph Shoemaker were taken from a Tampa residence, carried tft th€ police station, and In addition. Dr. Mills hsa a.ho purchased some new office e- quipment for modem treatment of diseases. 'The equipment will oe placed in his office in a few days and the public given the op- ^rtunity of securing adavant-ige of its use. Dr. Mills has been praettemg Jefferson County jail. This was j medicine in Durham for m»v6 a result of ^ large protest camp- | than 25 years, and for the aign instigated by'"tfje“ National’| four years he has found time out Committei for th# Defense lifjfrom his heavy practice to do Politi al Prisoners and many pest graduate work at the Med- other organizations. 'Elit . IhWftoal CoHifge of Vtr*r*«ia- He t»k*«^ to- T^tngwah Honpitmt hfiin onhinvBt^ only nart SO Assistant Medical Director for treatment. less be used for that purpose.,jtt.. soon as it is vacated. JAPANESE SINK FISHING FLEET; LET 300 DROWN HONGKONG, Oct. 7— (CNA> -^Eight meii, «woman and m child, survivors of a Chinese tUt- hing fleet, arrived here this w««k in the German line Scharahorvt after cliijg for five days to t^ wreckage. - They said that a Japanese saV marine fired into the defense less fleSt with warning and wIA- out mercy, sank eleven of its 12 &oatv and killed more than 900 men,jjWomen and children. • ___ .... T»ree of . the ten survivors hAd suffered gunshot wotmds. All of its objective. Protests must. for the North Carolina Mutual continue t o GoveFnor Bibb I Life Insurance Company, which Graves demanding the removal of i position-he has held for the past the three other Scottsboro defen- ^ 20 years. At the death of Dr. questioned then they were ‘kid- dants, Chralie Weems, Ozie Pow-1 Chas. i Shepard he was selseletl ell and Andy Wright from Kilby by the North Carolina CoUeg',* n^ped’, taken to the outskifl'i of the city, flogged, tarred and feathered. Shoemaker died ih a Contianed oa page »i* ED SMITH PASSO ED. SMITH o>f »l|k Oak Ste^t. died on October t. He wM '4§ years of age and ia prison where th^ very lives are | for Negroes as the school phygi-. wife atid one sob. IirtKMMt in danger, to Jefferfon County, cian, to fill the vacancy which' in Faymeville. MclMriB jail. {'Dr. Shepard’s death created. | ral Horn* io
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