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CITY ARMORY AT KAPPA DANCE
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VCHAJMN S« 11
DURHAM. N, C. SATURDAY MAllCH'12, ll3d
FRICE FIVE CEMTS
N. C. MUTUAL ASSETS OVER $5.000.000
Dance Promoters Awarded$t,075 In ^Fats’ }^aller Suit
City Manager Tnras Dieal
Ear To Plea Of Kappa
^ Fralernily Oificals
“FATS” FAILED TO PLAY BUT DID NOT FAIL TO PAY
Local ai well as visi-
tora of tlw KapiMt Alpba I^i fra>
ternity rot a ffbod dose of the
"friendiy" ralktiojifehip wHkh ex
ists between the nciyi here cn
laat Friday eTeniflg when nMm-
(>en at the frAternity, TMtini;
rueats and other ]^trra of the
danee irivek it the City Armory
.for the benefit of tike Kortlk Ca^
olina College scholarship fund
. found the doors of tSe tamtories
for both men and mmen locked.
Up until a few hoUn before the
opening of the dane«,~infl\ienti&}
Negro citisens wha hikS beaded
^ toe believe tiiat they wMtd
ns« of tile entire bu|M£Rg which
k owned the cky M Durham.
Up juitfl M.Jnm—ItMW 1wfoT«
iKe opening «f the *wwi$ eAci-
tds of the Ei4>pa Ftatemity had
been led to believe thM the city
oincSali would rescind their cus
tom of not permittii^ Ntcn>M to
Bie the lavatories InaMa the
building. When it was discovered
that the city manager, ft. A.
Tancjff liad so intentkm of lett*
ing thea have use of Hkt
buiMfaf even though b« hud bam
paid ilM^required amount of re»t
for it, several influeaitW Ne
groes appealed to qtentbers of the
city couBcil. by personal calls
and over tiie telephone. Their
appeals were of no avail for the
doors of the lavatories were
never unlocked and Negro women
in evening gowns were forced to
go outside the buOding,' as w^ll
as the men, to seek the use of la
vatories elMwhere^ > . '
Much disgust has Sen estpress-
ed by leading Negro oitisens con
cerning the action of the city
manager and m*mfcec» • of  the
city council. Negroes when using
the municipal buildings In Chnr-
lotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro
and other cities in North Car»>
lina are not denied the use of the
entire building, and yet Durham
with all its boasts of edueatioa,
tibey say, is to^ncmnsK^ 1ft tiie
fur and right thitfr* by Ita Negro
Nqpro citizens whose help
ed to construct ^e local aiinory.
The Committee on Negro Af
fairs will hAve to
learn sll the facts ie the case at
Its next regular maenting which
will b« held next Wednesday
morning.(Just what action it will
taice concerning (be armory of
fense will not b« known until
tiiat time.
20,000 HEAR FORD LECTURE
- ON HISTORY OF NEGRO
PEOPLE
Columibus, 0. As the seult of a
boycott by colored citizens, the
A."i& P.’store on Mt. Vernon St.
has hired a colored cashier.
Over 20 Years
The Bbriiam Cdored Library
has (been serving the publis for
more than twent]t«4^n- Even
under adverse circumstances the
library has made its contribution
to the- cultural of Negro
Duifcam by serving thousands of
' children and adults each year.
’ In 191A Dr. A. H. Moore found
ed a Sunday School Library in
White Ro^k IBhptist Church, tin
der the supervision of Misi Mat
tie Louise. Moore tjie libraiy be
gan to grow. All chjUrefies were
invitad ^ use the library. In an
effort to serve the public better,
the library was moved t» its pre
sent location in 1917. Miss Hattj*.
B; Wooten was appointed lib«*^
risn with tbe foUoi^ng trustee;:
Dr. AT M, Moore Ch»lrman; J.
M. Av^, M. T, Norfleet,-6. -€r
Spaulding, Mrs S. V> Norfleet, E.
D.^MicV^f', Dr. S. L. Warren, Mrs
M. S. Pearson and J. A. Dyer.
Csntrlbution from tKe city be-
in IVIT and the coun^ in
In lVii9 the numlber.of vol.
In library were 1,942; *t present
there are over 7,0H)i volumes with
1,406 registered borrowers serv-
GRAND JURY INDICTS
I10JMIRANCE COMPANY
Li
fi^AQER
CL®V41LAND, 0., March 9—
(ANP)-— TJhe CuyAhogii'’County
Grand Jury returned a surprise
manslaughter indictment last
week against Tyree S. Jones, Cle
veland branch manager of the
Mammouth life Insurance Co.,
and Dr. C. Alexander Simpson,.
2116)6 iBast 08th St, both of whom
figured in €he accidental deatti of
aged white pedestrian and his
son last. Septen^er, when the au
tomobile driven “by the doctor col
lided with one drivoA by Jones
and continued aii to moont the
sidewalk at 71st and Quincy Av^.
and struck the 'two men as the^
walked along E. 71st 8t
In the lig'ht of testimony given
by the doctor and wlnesses, con
fusion was crwted as t* which
car had the right of way, Jthe doc
tor contending th£t the caution
light came on when h4the
middle of the intersection, and
Jng IIB pfr cent of 'Negro pojtu-jthat the, car driven by Jones
lation. Ubrary service is also | crashed into his machine, render-
given aU the county schools with .ing.him Mconftc}ou8 and that his
a cireulation ot last year, 'dazed condition prevented- Mm
At the March monthly meat-1 from givinc potiee at the scene
tag, tte Wbwian** report show- his ,version ^of ‘the.‘Collision luid
' NEW YORK, March 9—{CNA>
— Vast Madison Square Garde-i
w«s turned into a classroom of
20,(KK) pupils when James W.
J'ord, noted Negro leader and
member of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party, lectured
on the progressive traditions of
George Wa^ington, Atbraham
Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
The occasicni was the public ses
sion of the National Party Build
ers Congrfss.
Ford emphasized ^l»t it was
Douglasswbo aroused^ Nurth'
^tb his revolutions^ slogan,
'*Eiiancipation of th^ Slaves
was Douglas^who uiyed ^TffTh-
ing of th* slaves, declaring that
“a single Negro regiment woulJ
have a remarkable effect on
Southarn nerves.”
Ford detailed at length the in-
temationBl viewpoint of the throe
“greatest hewoes of American de
mocracy.” He delved into history
for parallels in comparing con
temporary events. • '
Citing the aid given to Wash
ington’s army by tWte E!uropeana.
Kosciusko, Pulaski and Lafayette,
Ford proudly related the achieve
ments of the Negro and white
Americans who are fightin|~^
iSpain today to defeat fascism. -
The necessity to cooperatejwith.
friendly nations for peace and
against reaction was clearly un
derstood by Washington and Lin
coln, Ford declared, pointing out
that Washington sought an. alli
ance with Frtince for protection
against hostile European coun-
irict, «nd that Lln^In 'OTote STarl
Marx in London aoknc^ledging
the earnest sympathies” of *he
workers of Europcfor the Union’s
fifirht against the slavocracy.
I^*Just as Douglass in his day de
clared that the preiie^^tton of
^ the 'Republic demanded the eman-
' cipa^ion of the slaves,” J’ord raid
“so today the defeat of the Big
iBusiness fascist offensive (in
the United States) demands the
emancipation of the Negro peo
ple from the bondage under
which they still suffer.”
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Rcadiag from left right «re ^ is the amount Walter was forced engaljvmeBt tp pUy for a dance
C. O. Peartoa, local >ttorne]r; lo pay to Lathrop l^.ton, local hero oa the night of Feii^oary
“Fat»” Waile^ in a characteri«tic j dance promoter who eaterMl enit 28. Attoraey Alexander and Pear-
pose and Raymond Pa^ e Alexau' against the well kaowa oefheatra | soh represented Mr. Alston in the
d«r, Philadelf^ia atto^ey. $1075, leader when he failed to fill an' actioa.
Local Da^nee Promoter
6oes To Philadelphia To
Attach Waller Orchestra
(Special Te Carolina Times)
PHIULDBLIPHIA, March IC.—
Because he and his orchestra fail
ed to' fill an engagement to play
a dance engagement ^in Durham
on the night of February 28th,
Thomas “Fats” Waller, well
orchestra leader, was for
ced to pay Durham promoters a
total sum of |1076 damages here
t^ay.
-I—»———oOo'
I Accoi^ng to information ob-
[ tained here. Waller after signinj^
a contract to play for the
in Durham was offered a week’s
engagement at a local theatre
while he was in Danville, Vii^nia
afid without notifying the Dur
ham tpromcfter left immediately
for Philadelphia where he was
when notice of the action taken
I by Mr. Alston was iriven.
The Durham promoter, Lathrnp,! This is the second time Waller
Alston who employed the well has jumped, a contract in North
known and' prominent attorney of
this city, Raymond Pace Alexan
der came ^ere this week and
brought with him his attorney
from Durham, Conrad O. Poar-
|sOn fun intentions of^aftach-
ing Instruments and other orche-
tral property of the “Fats Waller
company. ~
TO
«d progtw ' being made as to
droUik^a, 9mI«1 and
ottisnmm,
JntMl* jf'Aaw
if A
(CwHBHii m «ii^^
subsequent tragedy.-
T
—Ug^ ^ trvideadft,
both nm wm* asi tlia
«aaa m i«r mtif
tei wtajbMd AttotBMr Cliatir K.
to defenl iIm, aal
fiw* 9nd^ I
FOUR NEGRO _SFFI^RS
F»T BENNING FOR SPECIAL
TRAINING
FORT BUNNINIG, Ga., March
9~-(ANP)— Four Negro offiiirs
arrived here Saturday for ^he
Canolina ahd the second time he
has been sued for the same of
fense. The first time *he failed
to appear after signing up to do
so was jat Winston Salem. North
Caroling. Without giving notice
on that occasion he di? not show
up and. tl^e promoters of that
dance waited until he put in his ]
appearance for an engagement ‘if
Durham, where they served, at
GREAT STRIBES MADE
BY LOCAL INSyRANGE
COMPANY IN 1937
oOo
In his annual message to th-"*company acoordingly. During' the
policyholders, officers, and friends past few years the company has
of North Carolina M|}tual Life , held schools for training its field
Insurance Company of Durham, and home office employees, which
North Carolina. President C, C. have greatly improved the per-
Spaulding commented upon the sonnel of the orjfanization. Thoa
exceptionally fine experience of .the institution-has-i remained un-
the company during the year
193X- NotwithstJtnding thousands
of Negroes were unemployed and
on relief rolls during the year, it
is signifieant to note that the
company experienced no whole
sale lose o#.' InraiBMa — rather,
made substantial gains in !ill
branches of Ha. operation. This
fact speaks ^«|u»ntly the
^ high ' esteem in'-i^krli the comp
any J#h*ld.
The year marks the beginning
of the company’s fortiefb year of
uninterrupted operation. During
this period, economic disturbances
occured that would inevitaMy
have shaken the very foundations
of institutions less fimily entren
ched. A world war, the 1918 epi-!
demic of influenza, and three ma- !
jor d^ressions were tests that'
fiSally proved the downfall of
tachment papers and “Fats” was' “any mstitutions. Notwithstand-
compelled to get up off |600 to
satisfy the parties concerned.*..
It was learned here today that
the failure of Waller to show up
in Durham caused quite a bit of 4
disatisfaction . on the part  f j
many persons who had purchased
advance# tfcketg with the ex
pectation of attending the dance.
The Durham promoters were for
ced to refund money for each
ticket, and iCi addition were left
with the bag to hold so far sui
advertising and other regular
cost of promoting the dwnee wCTB
concerned. -*
Immediately after the settle
ment AMorney Pearson and Mr.
Alstqgr left for Durham.
Calls For Equitable
Distribution Of Federal
Funds F or AH Schools
ing these crises. North jl5afolina
Mutual moved steadily onward,
extending its field of operation
and gaining in strength *^and ex
perience as the yeani passed.
In commenting upon the com
pany’s exceptional experienc",
Mr. ^auldlng attributed its suc
cess to the fact that the manage-,
ment has -constanUy kept abreast
of trends in the business world,
and has charted the course of the
I scathed by the ravages of wars,
epidemics, and depressions, an>i
I has moved steadi|y forward to a.
position of strength and stai)ility
that is as enduring as the Sphinx.
Cpmmentiog farther Upon the
annual statement, Mr. Spaulding,
called attention to the fact that
tiie officers have conserved tlie'
deposited resources of the policy
holders In the' form of ’ legal re
serve in the su«i at 14.^,729.94
In,>dditi«n therl|o, $®0,6^0 has
been s^t aaida in tfee form of ^n-
tingeat re*Brvie to mope tatty
protect those insured in the
event of unexpected emergencis^
such as epidemics, disajsters. etc. -
It is of interest to note that near
ly 9*5 perpent of the admitted aSp
sets of the company has been r«|-.-
served to mature outstiuidin^
policies as they become due and
payable.
During the year the, asiets. of
the company' wir€ increase,!
1391,869.24j the-, surplus, $7Si,-
&21.0i2. the insurance in fore*
$l,49i5,313.00. The company has
$41,521,952.00 insurance in force
on the liyes of more^thaa a qoar-, -
ter million policyholders. The re
port shows admitted assets
108,472.22, surplus of $304,006.-
(Con finned (» p«(e eifht) »
DOmes eF U§HERS
By i^TH BUCHANAN
GREENSBORO Arlie Sims, Arelia Greenwood..
The regular meeting of tho 1 Noda Currie, Thelma Pilgrim;
Greensboro Usher’s Union was]Messrs Lee Brown, R. L. Chavis.
WASHINGTON, March 9—(A
NP)— In all states maintainhig
separate schools for Negroes^:
federal ifrants should be condi
tioned on an >plitaible distribu
tion of the funds between^.whits
an^ jolore^ schools, without re-
speciar Infantry-officers training ducing the ''proportion of state
course whteh began -Monday.” They
are, Wfajor Wilmer F. Lucas and
Captain Jesse W. Pollins, both of
the 389th Infantry. New Yorlc
National Quard, and 1st Lt. Ray
mond Watkins, and 2nd Lt. Geo.
W. Rose of the 8th Infantry Illi
nois National Guard.
and local funds spent on Negro
schools, the President’s Advisory
Committee on iklucation recom
mends in its report which has
just been sent
conarress.
beading whit eand colored ed
ucatprs tojjji part in a year’s sur
fight fo ramendments to the Hitr-
risson-Flotcher bills last spring.
Definite statutory guarimtees for
a fair distribution of funds are
asked, with provisions for with
holding money from States that
do not meet the provisions.
' Federal grants of |70,00l0,000
1^30-40, to be increMed to
|li9^,00»000 for l94i4-*5, nre
asked. In additiop- to vocational
work, the committee re^)»mmeads
by Roosevelt'^^new aid for public ele^ntary
,and Mcondary .. schools, a^und
for preparation of teaphers and
other educational personnel, con-
Immediately after their arrival vey of *{KeTi&tional school systenn ' sti-uction of wchdol- buildings, im-
and registration the officers were v^lch resulted in this and other.' pr«ved administration of state
put through a'somewhat exacting Recommendations, particularly for departmuits of education, adult
physical examination and all de- the South where a just distribu- education and rural llb»ry ser-
c'mred physically fit. * tion of funds between the races ^ vice. It was also iugg^sted that
The «J6cial infahtry training has long a sore spot. Congress isjeongrew provide a~“i^ial fund
period whicl^^ extends over a pe-, expected to take definite action for ..p]aQ>^
2 thr«o mon^hi wffl begin on the report, which has, jiuat niny demonstiatiktui. After
six years, the profram aiiglii be
Moa^y with » refreahar eours6
la^tepogMphleal cakulaiiotia and
jffotMdure. Aside from tiie lour
-red officers, there are over
|p«atia««d ea page eigkt)
on the report, which has
Been released to the pres^'
Maoy .of these suggestioiM in-
ei^I^nitad in the com^lttee'a
rtpoM wen tlia result of sugges-
iiotu b7 Kfro leaden who led tho
the opinion that the distribution
of federal aid funds within a
state is not a matter that should
be left exclusively to state offi
cials.” State and federal initi
als should be required t .omake
the allottments to local districts
on an objective basis, in the man
ner thatt w^l “mos|t effjbctiively
lessen inequalities of opportu
nity” for schooling.
Although joint planning is ne
cessary In connection
held Sunday afternoon with J.
W. Doak,"* preslcfent presiding. It
was reported to the organization
that the home of a member of the
Raleigh Crosl Road Usher's
Sbard was lost by fire. The mat
ter was turned over to the First
Aid (Committee for disposal. Mrs,
Core Sampson,^ Vke-President of
the First Aid department made
an intereittin^ taQc. Mrs. M. J.
Coplin is secretary of the union.
■Ehirch Coley, Ix>uis_____Lassiter, L.
E. Austin, Percy Barbee an d W.
G. Rhodes.
CHAPEL HILL-
C. C. Craig, Chairman of the
Finance and Budget Committee
of the state association has in
formed the State president. that
he will attend the meeting in
High Point, Sunday iftemoon.
'Qhe occasion will be a get-togeth
er for all ushers in High Point.
President Austin will deliver the
with such' principal address.
The state president has receiv
ed a letter from J. D. Madden^
member of the board of directors
cf the National Association. Mr.
Madden states he^ has been keep^
ing up with wh^ the ushers of
North Carolina £e doing through
the' columns of the Carolina
Times, ^d extends congrmtula-
tions to-them for their .splendid
work. Mr. Madden says he hop^
to gee North Carolina well repre
sented at the national associ»tioa
meeting which is be beli ilk
Washinj^on the Uat week in
July.^-^ ~
B ? flans have already been
set in motion Tor the 'tntertsin-
mentt.of the> JQuter meeting to
— be held in Raleigh. The slogan of
President Austin has accepted Usherdom, in North Carolina, is
a*fi {Imitation to deliver «» ad- |**On to EaleitK” All ushers plan-
fuUy restricted by law to matters [ dress at EeidsviU* on March 20 | ing to attend the meeting are
Ck>mmunity Urged to on time-^ tiM meet-
problems as allocation of fundsv
the committee points out,, co'>-p^
rative, planning s&uld be cs^-i
ahn^ twte* •• noch per eap'4*,
reviaed. I as did rtoal tosBttttjons wliieh, »s>
Disauainir Ikmt Hm anoaey ^eoxdinc to tha Qcmunittee, means
^ould be , divided within mch that county areas dioald reeei^
state, ths 9tj (CMtiavM m fw«« aii^t)
of direct federal concer?!. ' jat 3 o''clo«k for the
Special Attention should be. giv- Club of that city,
en to rural schools of both races, I ' ‘ -
since "the least satisfactory | DURHJUi
schools in the United States are i The social given ra" honor of
to be fou»d for -the meal fsri -btjMrs:- ArUe Sims att "tife Koiml of
rural areas.” schools «;>endjjfnu PuiOa Pntt oa km SifMajr
•vsainc w»a aff thfftw
yrstmt. SendwiAssb seifWk do-
.vOsd eccs, emdtmm, las mmum
and emks w«m ewnwiii. Ifcoss pre-
M»t warn Mtpdnwm lOydt
ini' will start promptly at f P. M.
l^mch— will be served all visi^
ushais at 1:30 P. M, It wtH
be necessary for all uaheia
sinitg 'io 'tiir V 3p»ner to "ST
avft t»tfo«e that Th* Mil-,
tag will be run ■rfqnHm; t* s#a'
dal* Ja ordtf tl^, aaksm *11*
live ia dMsirt pax^ of tfiT
win be ^le to gat rfaitai Mm
fctfwrt darit.