Mailing
EDITION
IPlPfegtHlJNBRIBtiEB
VOLUMN 18 1
THE CAJIOLINA TIME3 SATURDAY JANUARY 1, 1938
Beacks Tlie Mass
ll ■ Headers
rmic£ FIVE curfs
103 YEAR-0LD GRANDMOTHER IS SLAIN
‘SLIPPERY EEL’ SLIPS;
‘Lucky’.Morris Nabbed
At Local Bank B(|iieved
Miich Hunted iBurglar
AiRnaUR •‘iLucky" Morris, 23-
ycar-old young man of Oj^ Fay
etteville street was arrested^ here
this week #>y local police when he
Httempted tO cash a Li^ett and 1
Myers Tabacck) Company eheCfC ^
at a local :bank. Morris is belicv-1
ed (by police to be the person re
sponsible for the wave of bflr-„L
glaries that has swept over the *
city "for the past several months,
Known to pdice aa the “9Mp-
pery Bel” and to the underwofM
as “Lucky” St appears that both
the “Eli^perynesB” and the luck
of Morns fcave out at the same
Morris it has been learned who
has been posinfr as a student of
th« Morth Carolina €oU«8£. was
nabbed after,» bank teller sus
pecting that the I8O1 (ei^hy dol
lar check which the alleged bur
glar attempted to cash was a sto
len one. Policeman J, Haith-
cock together with detectives 8-
THE SLIPPERY EEL
LOUISIANA COP HITS AME
DIGNITARY
CaK« Confer«BC* Asicmbijt A
■Div* ^
,L. Woods and L. H. Owens mads
the an’est. Morris made no at
tempt to ^ ^way;
LocaO police believe Morris is
■ responsible or more than 40
burglaries which have ibeen com
mitted in Durham and Raleigh
during the past sevipaff montK.
When questioned apout the Ijjir*
gilaries Morris denied any know
ledge of_h»''^8 entered homes in
Durhaip, but admitted having ,
Tburglai^ed homes in'Raleigh. A corrtplit^. Pisher wh# has alreadv
search of his place of abode dis- *>«en placed in jail «^mits having
closed two oveifcoats, seven wat- taken part in ^ Ralegh bur-
^ches, two suits, billfollds, fpun- glarles. *>«t denies any r know*
tain pens, radios, purses and^r®*^^* Durham tfajws. r
other arti!le8 many of whien Morria recentiy worked as an.
have already been identified as orderly at Duke hospital and *t
AJtTHWe *^LyCK¥» MORRtS,
knewa a« tk« ‘^^ipery Eal* who
wu armatad liara ’niarMlay
whra fca alt«»p4a4 • io cash •
ckaek wliicli i« aBcgad to hav*
•tol«B from tk» horn* of a local
raiidoat. Morris k b«li«v«4 to
Imt* kaoa- roapoasiUo lor tko
naB7 otiior robboriM eommlttod
koro aaS in RaMjk daring llie
l«*t savaral moatlM.
having been taken from Durhain
homes. ^
The most startling 3evelop-
one time was employed as a- bell-,
ibdy at the Washington Duke ho
tel. Fisher at the time he was
ment 7}i the entire case was the arrested was'employed as a shoe
implication of David Fisher, -«o» shine boy at Jake Korkin’s plae^
of Bishop H. L. Pisher, ms an ae- on Main St. ■
OAKDALE, La., Dee. 2«—(By
Thos. J. (Birown for ANF)—Thisi
benighted little city was the
scene of an outrage . committed
by a white marshall upon a vete-
an minister and editor last
Wednesday, when Roland Bass,
marshal', assaulted Rev. J. H.
Clayborn of .Little Rock. Rev.
Cluyborn whj^ is editor of the
Southern Christian Recorder and
a Mndida\« for high in the
church was struck by Hillbilly
officer when the fninuitcr t ied to
protest the dignity of the chui’ch,
during a session of the Central
Louisiana Annual Goiiference
'KiTd at Greater Hays Chapetr
The marshpdl - entered the
church and forcing his way thru
the 1200 chuj^chfUen’ and women
near the entran-ce of the crowded
auditorium, defying Bishop S. L.
Green who was the presiding pre
late, the presiding elders, pastors
and laymen, and yelled out with
out any previous warning.”
“Hyah, if you all don’t get
dem kyars offen dis highway,
I’m going to close dis dive.”
MI beg your pardon sir, said
Rev. Clayjborn,’ but this is no
dive. I
“What de he!l you got to Tio
wid tt,*’ demanded the marshall?
“I am a general^ officer and
would have you know that this
is an annual conference of
AJME Wurch and not a -'di’
said Rev. ClaybK»m.
“I don’t give a damn who you
Coatianeii on page' eifki
N.C.Mulyal PresMenl Says
Save Money 81 Ceiisli
“oOo—
This week, wedged as we
between a Merry fjhristmas and
the prospects Of a \Prosperous
Have you ever thought whn'«
the .|5,5i5«,0(W) lield in trust by
these companies would be today
New Year, individuals, church :s, (had not the people pinned their
schools, businesses, and what not' faith to these orgamzations Aear-
ai-e seeking to bal*ncc their bud- ly forty years ago and saved thjir
get to see whether the.y are on money? Do you know this huge
'the black or red ink side of ♦he , amount of money that has been
ledger. My advice to, all of ur paid into these companies be’ontr
people is to examine the ins'if—| to you who havp paid the money
their own opportunities—whether . into them and not to its officers
they are prcnaihinst,. teaclrin?, and employees? T^iey participate
working in |Seivice, sellinpf » o~ j only in proportion to the amount
eeries, of life insurance. j*b|esch individual has pai^ in. Did
Ed Alston Confesses To
Battering Head Of Aged
Woman Last Thursday
SLAIN
you know nearly al! of the money |
would have been spent and for-
is just as important as the other
Hie main thing for all of us' to |
consider is the way w(^ do" our^ffotten had you not decided long
work. Ail work is honorable , to salt something down
whether it be sVemmirig tofeacco, j week'y, monthly, or annually for
placing labels on finished ^ack- a rainy day. All of tl^i^ is no !c-
axes of cigaiettes or smiling cvet to those whose wives and
tobacco, digt^ng foundation^, or, childran hav^ sharad in some ?ix-
putting the rmitthing touches ii«n te«^ n«i!Uaip„ ,4Jllyayi that has
buildings; or whatever our voca
tion in life be.
My experience, dating from
Ebenezer
or
ms
X m as
Popularity Contest
-oO*>
Hie First Annual Populari'.y
and Christtmis ( iGtft Contest
staged by the Carolina Times
closed here Wednesday afternoon
with Rev. T, A. Orady pastor of
Sibei^ezer BaiJtist church aa ths'
winner of tfie filJW worth «f
merchandise^ offered by the mer
chants of Durham.
' Rev^ Grady who was catapult
ed three weeks ago to the too of
the many ministers nominated Ip
the contest maintained hit leadi
throughout the remainder of the
wishes to extend congratulatigi^s
to those contestants who tuada it
interesting* iby working so arduo
usly to fore# the winner to go
the limit io the contest
The finest deniohsitaiion of
ROOSEVELT CONDEMNS RA
CIAL INTOLERANCE
*wwY the
lead to poll a toital of ,a0,M5.OOti
votes, , , , ' i
1 , , ' r
Up until last week'^Rev. J. H.
T!/homas and Rev. W. H* Pullet*
had remained a threat to th«
perfect working machine which
Rev. Grady had ibullt durtng tha
“eampalgn ran ao— swij^othly - -th*-
last few days that he out distan-
rr'd all ©pponenta iby a Tnore
than saf» margin.
The managemeiil. of the Ca
rolina Times wishe* to thank ill
of those who contribated to ijja
WABHINIGTIGN, Dec. 29-—(C
HA.)'—'PresidcBt Rnjoseve'.t this
sportsman*ip, was e*Wbited du-_^^ conaemned Hitler’s and
iTHt the contMt an con- Mussolinf’s. exploitation 'of dif-
testant^ This iplHt larted even
after the closing on Wednesday . Germany and
evening and- wa» i^ evidence by itaiS./Although not «penly’call-
the congratulations which were Europi^an coWries by
extended the winning contejtant
by the loaara and their
name, the text of the Presi-
dent’s
me that the onl|r dishonomblo
work is tiiat which is done in rv
sHp-8hod”^di8bonarable way. My
first job was washing dishes in a
hotel. I washed £hose di^^ with
so much enthusiasm, speeS; nni
cleanliness that the the mahaPTPv
advanced me to that of head
bellman, then to that of waiter,
and finally 1 was tendered the
headwaite-ship of the hotel. Re
member, I 4)egan at the bottom,
t^e only place to make a real be-
i^nning, provided you decide
when you start not to jemain at
4h« ■ bottom- - but -Ao. work Jio sjr
way up. My salary began at $2.'50
per week and all the food a -3iah-
washer could convert to his own
usb. One of the secifet»-of fny
’ifit^cess, if there was a secret,
\vas that I began saving a part
of every dollar I earnrf and that
is the subject I wish to discuss in
this article — "Thes, Thrift or
Saving Habit.”
With the oppoffuniiies af&rd-
ed'people today to oarn money,
1 hdpe all of , us will includt* a
definite saving plan in our New
Year’s* resolution and /begin Mon
day,' Januaiy third to either de-
p'Stit in the Mechanics and Far
mers Bank—Christmas
been paid tov them' by North Ca
rolina Mutual Life'’ Insurance
Company and allied institutions
in the form of tflaips, endow-
the timejl^ :7aa a^boy^^M ta’ «^rrents and other benefits. The
Kcniih'al unsettled rionditiSons of
the whole world today make it
imperative that we adjust our
spending so we will not grow
poorer as we grow older.
Let's begin the New Year with
the ^ving haibit arid see how
much happier your next Christ-
ma.s will be. Visit our Home Of
fice Building on Parrish Street
or our branch offices on Fayette-
vilV Street. You will be accorded
a hearty welcome.
POLICEMAN gets 13 MONTHS
IN WORKHOUSE
ED ALSTON, local tobacco
worker wko k«s b*oa ckargoJ
witli tmkmg tke life of Mn. Jeo-
B.e WiSkersoB, 103-yeor o!d resi
dent of Piedmont Avenno. Al«ton
will be tried for first degree
marder at the next terM ^ Dw-
Connty criminal court. Robbery
ha« • been attributed at tke mo-
tiTe for the crime.
MAY SMASH BARS AND
CINCtNN4''3i, Dec. 2X—(AN
p)—Convicted on charges of
polhtiiig- fire^ms and assault sud
battery, Robert MdOteT'recently
‘.suspended patrolman, Friday sen
tenced' by Municipal Judge Sam
uel W. Bell to ^rve 13 months
in the city .wo'ikhouse. He awaits
tii^ on cfiarges of assault vvith
intent to kill. .
Samuel Montgomery i^ the
MRS. JENNIE WILKERSON,
aged grandmother who was beat
en to death with a heavy stick of
wood fa>y Ed. Alston in Durham’s
laloat and most horribly killing.'
Mr*. Wilkerson sucmimbed to
WRESTLE FOR NEBRASKA U.
The full whieh this has
joyed ’for the past several
months frrm the commission of
heinous crimes was broken hare
last Thursday afternoon when
Mrs. Jennie Wilkerson, 103-year
old resident nf P'e'trtjont Av».
w*4 beaten to death wttk •
heavy stick of wood by £i ^
ton, 23-7ear-otd tolMieco woikcr.
Mis Frances Elliott,
granddaughter of the aged wo
man was also battered into oa-
ii^K'iou n "*s by Aiston, whose
motive for the uiutaL crime ~s—
said to hive been robbery.
Mr«. Wi kersrtn, who was not
dead at. the time she was for.nd
by a rqlaltive. was . rushed t»»
Duke hdspitaf toother with her
»randdaughte». Th^ elderly
died fr«m a fractured skoU in
than an hour .after !*he had
been admitted %o tht hospital.
The latest reports, obtained bv
the Carolina Times from tha
physician in charge • bf Miss B-
liott, are to the effect that her
condition is still critical, and
that although she has not , yet
^ined total i-onsciousness, sha
has an even chance of recover
ing.
’1
Alston who was arrested Fri- '
day^ ha? a’r?ady cintesned to
committing the crime accordiT?^
to police, and gave as robbery
the motive for taking the life cf .
LINCOLM, Neb. Dec. 27—(ANP)
—The “gentleman’s agreerjient”
of the (Mg; Sjx conference Which
bars Negroes tiom participating
br iBjtnrtes within an hoar •lF¥eri‘in athletics will. .apftaren^’y be
she is alleged to haTe
saulted by Alston.
been as-
broken this school year because
of the announcement by
FIGH'S.TO SAVE JANITOR
FROM S. C. CHAIN GANG
aei mancgomery me og-n.d *1,;.
Savings being suspended ifor misconduct.
Department—, save through the
Mutual (Etailding and Loan Asso
ciation, or secure adequate liJe
insurance with the North Caro
lina Mutual Life Insurance Co.
These organizations have compe
tent, honest personnel, who will
glad'.y explain the different plans
of saving;
took him from the Laurel Hcmss
housing Rtflie£t_#nd beat him
ovei^the head and face with a
revolver, and then forced him to
go to the home of, E’sie Jones
where the policeman also ' beat
the woman.
Jealousy was biamed for the
attacks. ’ ^
THEY LED THE ^ CONTESJ ’>
Jones, new director of athletics,
that John WiBiams wiH .be » r«-'
gular fti ember of the Nebra.ska
university wrestling team.' /
I ' . »
Williams, a junior fiom Omaha
won thie universitf^ championship
at 145 pounds. Coach Jones im-'"
on
NEW YORK, Dec. 28—(CNA)
A dramatic legal battle to save
Brooklyn janitor from death j mediately placed hgn oiT the vav-
a South Catotoa chain gang _ gity squad, telling Wiliams
the aged eitiien.
At the time Alston battevi'i
Mrs. Wiklerson over the h^nd-
witR' the stick of w'ooti Miss Fl-
liott^was lying aerosj; a bed sleep.
Aeco dipg* to police he struck
her to preveot het frj>m malving
a,n outcry.
o$enea mis weeK in the fifth] compete against teams out- j w
District Magistrates Court, lEpLijide the Big Six as^ wer'as Xevf-Lp:
ambuigs Bridge Plaza, Erooklj-n. • conference-, teams which do
With Gov. Lehman of New,"®* actually object to celorcd
It is believeu that Alston must
have seen Richard Holeman.
^ahdsoti 6T Mr^. Wiikerson
the elderiy lady $60 to* keep f«r
him earlier in the day, and that
he returned when he kne^ the .
most of the other occupants of
the home would be away with the
intention,of roibbing Mrs. Wilk**r-
s6n of the money. The mone.'
I was STippo.sed to have been
hristmas saving -fuada o£. tne
grandson.. -Alston stated that 1.#
only got $10 from Mrs. Wilker-^
son.rf ’ - •
It - IS a’leged that when th«
accused was questioned by police
Ycirk promising to -^yithhold act-.• ^
ion on extradition papei^ **"| Wil.iams wins his letter, he
quested by South Carolina autho- wUl b® the first Negro youth
rities, a battery of lawyers went «*» 3° s>«ce the day of GHnton{as to why he committed tK
into eoui>t to take first ste^ to Ros®! a football stjir at Nebraska j crime that he stated' he wanted
stoD the senaration nf Louis Doe more than 2€ years ago. «*he a new suit for Crist^.
last Negro to win his letter at a j Alston will doabtie^ be triad
T«onference kHqoI was Holloway 1 at th^ next terfti of crminal
stop the separation of I^uia Doe
Continned on page eight
of Io5^j.^State, AU-Conference
. .. ,
and /AJl-Westem foctball^ tackle | degree robb^hr and
it. 1926-27. In addition to Iowa ' assault on Miss Elliott with in-
State and Ne>braska, other Big , tent to kill, provided Jthe lw:t"n;
Six Echools are Kanss^' Kansas liaes not succumb to the injuri*.**
State, Missouri and Oklahoma, (she sustained at the time the
I crimf* ^ns committed.
ITie fiaat doubt as to their ideotity.
of all cont«rtants ft aa follows-*
e ming here b» June, 1(986, ^o.
»ta^ aviation. iH* plans to io Citing the democratic tradl-
to linden, w^ere h« has a bro- tions Jf Wie United States, tiha
su’ccess of the contest and to ax-,her who h«« told him there are Presitl^nt emphasized that *‘ww
tend its' cong»aiulatlon» to thalm'aiiy opportunities open for avi- are determine^ to maintain'*
winner of the jMriBes. It alw lators la Bnftond. . them.
National
ROBERT
he.e.'on a charge of first
Coattnwod m paga eight -
finishcsT^vTation course
W NE*»ASKA
IiINCOiLN, Neto., Dec. B9—(A
NP.)—iSidney Kennard, a native*
oi iEMtidL.Gu|ina wl«re his fa
ther is a ir*vemm#nt oilkW,' haa
Just c^mffeted tha course -pro-
scra»e4 tor a transport pilot after eaiJ^h of th^ groups conteibntes.
. - ia
"Instead .of deiflering the va
riety -of racial strilns and»apirl-
tuiftl traditions which are an in
herent part of our _pepole,” the
statement said, “we welcome
them as a token of freedom that
we enjoy and Jbeliyes that the
fflbmmon Ufa. enrJched^. by '^hat
~wo eniioy and believe that tRi
compion life is enriched by what
AFTER m
t
(Itib” IRobinaon, about 35 ya|ur» ago. He w** th*
mason of thfa ^mbend -of-Mttr *fli«i|llWrta i
Tko above picture are those of didatos in the Carina Times; Rev. Thomas is^paKtor i>f die Mt,
Rev* T. A. Gradgr (loft), lEe^-. J. P^pnlarity. and Ckristma* CliftVemon Baptist t^rck wd Rov.
H, notaat (seator) and Rev. W. Contest. Re"^. Cradjy is paster of, Falior k . pa«t«w mt
H. Foliar, the tkr«« kighest can-1 the E^benex^r B»T^i>t ckarck. | Hope Baptist
city died at hie 'hetote aon who yer«t««ii kjBfc
Hebane ¥ridby akeming Paawnd servicec 'hm
after an iMam^ itefat two from St.
weeks. Mr. *•*& ma which h • waa mr'
attributed to pgnmonia. The de- aftenoiHi at
cessed was 65 swrs ag* at wifi -ha A*
tko Gae4 the tima ot hia
Mr. Soi»iBM3| W
bom ^ Con*,