MAILING
EDITION
r
UMBRi^E
nor. MICKLC ELCcnsf cuaiiiman
OF UBRAXY BOARD
At the meeting of th« of Tro*i*M of tli*
Durham Colorctf Libraijr Tnaidsf nifffat.
Prof. E. D. Mieklc, Prlnci^I of the W. G. Fodhwn
Elementary School waa nwbiinK»aai]r flaetad ebar-
mafi 'of Board to fill rmefth^y made hy the
recent death^f Dr. B. L Warrea wtjo Rail wrred
aa ehaim^n’of the board for many years.
Prof. Mickle haa been a Member nf the board
•incF the organization of the library tn the b^*e-
ment of the White Ri>ck Baptist Church in 1914.
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 11
SATURDAY. MARCH l6th i»40
PRICE SEVEN CENTS
ACC And Clark 7o Piay For National Cage honors
RICH thicago~racketeersdabbed
Millionaire Jones Boys
Policy Empire Tumbling
As Government Strikes
Policy Kings
Own iillany
Businesses
CHICAGO, (ANP) —Although
the policy game is generally look
ed up as coulibuting only to the
'puises of the big operators, in
Chicago the income froih this
form of gamblin in lutUing the
way «in rallying fegitimate busi-
nts* from the ravages of the
• depression, a survey shows.
Attention was focussed on tlur
strong locjii’l tie-up between the
policy cackut and legiimate bus!'
ness with the indictment by a
federal grand jury of the three
Jones brothers on charges of
evading payment of over |1,000,
000 in incmoe taxes from
through 1938. At the same time
it was rumored that more indict
ments could be expected of still
other policy kings and that a
white gambling syndicate w a I
ready to step in and take over
the lucrative business.
Unlike in most oj;h«r large
cities, the multi-tnillion dollar
policy game in Chicago in con
trolled by Negroes. The senti
ment here seems to be th^t
while policy, is not generally ap
proved, if this form of gambling
is to exist on tha Southside it
will be tolerated only'if headed
by Negroes. Any attempt by a
white syndicate to muscle in
would be bitterly jtwd vigorously
opposed, according to present
indications.
The pennies, nickles and dimes
placed on policy bets have been
the foundation for some of the
Sovthside’s biggest business in
stitution*. Unlike the white
syndicates eslewhere, which take
the huge profits to other sec
tions of the city, colored num
bers bf^ons here invest their
earnings in the area from which
their income is derived.
The three Jonea brothers —
Please turn to page eight
CJHilCAGO, (A'NP) — The multi-million dollar policy empire built
from the daily nickel and dime bets of Chicago’s suuthsiders seemed
a'bout to topple thi* week when the three Jones brothers, reputed
owner* of the city’s largest and most lucrutive wheel, were charged
in three federal Indictment Tuesday with evading more than $1,000,
000 in income taxes.
tClonjB on the heels of this revelation came rumor that white gam
bling interests are planning to move in and grab the lottery racket
which, in the past, has been controlled mu'.nly by Negroes.
Named in each of the indictments with the Jones brother__ is
Thomas R. Gilson, white, a former deputy coilcctor tf internal re
venue, who is accused of^t^iding them in evading their taxes.
Edward P. Jones, eldest of the
brother, familiarly known as
“King of the Policy Racket,’’ is
charged with owning the govern
ment $803,660.33 for the years
1933 through 1938, *McKissfCk
must answer for the sum of
$123,497.77 for the same period
of time, and George is indicted
for «vaiing taxes amounting tu
$93,306.49 for five years, 1938
through 1937.
Along with the indictments,
C^Jlrter H. Harrison, collector of
internal revenue, filed a parallel
civil action in the form of a
lien, which names Mrs. Hjilriett
JcTies, mother of the Jones
brothers, as « possible transferee,
as well as the three men. Many
of the holdings of the Jones
brothers ^.aire reported to be in
the mother’s name. The civil
lien covers two more years than
the additional indictments, swell
ing the total tax deficiencies to
$2000,000. . »... ..
The Jones brothers’" policy
Former
Teacher
Succumbs
GREENSBORO — Pinal rites
for Miss Latura Mennis, former
teacher of North Carolin* *nd
Virginia who died at the home of
her brother-in-law ^tid sister, the
Rev. and Mrs. R^’W. Winchester,
4'26 Bennett St.
Services were conducted at the
home of her relatives by the Rev.
R. T. Weatherby, assisted by %he
Rev. S. A. Peeler, Dr. David
Jonea «nd the Rev. J. W. Shu-
ford.
The rites in the River Mount
Baptlat Church, Lynchburg, were
conducted l>y the Rev. B. T.
Hendenxu), assisted by the Rev.
Mr. J«nkins and Rev. J. W. Tyn
ei of the Providence Baptist
Cliurcbf Gr«ei»boto>
wheel ,at 4711 S. Michigan ave
nue, which has a daily “take”
between ten thousand and $15,
000, acfioi^ing to District Attor-
ney/%ill^;m"'J. Campbell, ac-
s bets ranging from one cent
uHVvard. Three drawings taken
try 24 hours are said to anxi
ously itiAraited by 50,000 cash
rastomers. ‘
The brothers, who reside in
sumptuous apartments across the
street from their ibusy weel, for
many years have been Bronze-
ville’s most picturesque char|
ters. Edward, said Seldom to
'wear the same suit twice, for a
number of seascns rented a
vilia at Cannes, France, for him
self and wife. Lydia, and their
children. They have traveled
over most of the world.
McJCIssack, also widely tiave-
led, has earned the t^itle oi tbe
»‘athsfee'« most ilitertstfJig T>lay
boy. Leaving most of the busi
ness to his two brothers, he is a
familiar figure in Chicago’s night
spots. He is the husJband of the
former Jean Starr, well known
on the stage before her marriage,
t(ie youngest Jones’ boy is like
his brothers, an ardent sports en
thusiast.
George, most retiring of the
tr»o, spends much time in one of
th^ country estates owned by
the group. He is niarried to the
former Pauline McDowell, the
daughter of a Chicago physician
Lavish parties by the Jones
brothers, bids for which have
been angled recently by Chicago
sccialites, take place in the boys’
luxurious apartments on Michi
gan avenue, waich coast a game
room, a silver and white mod
ernistic dining room and a bath
room reported to have cost $7,
BOO. A unifoffii'cd maid ashers
gjests in to enjoy the hospitality
of the ^Tones’ fancy frreside, and
the chauffeur doubles as butler
on these occasions.
Abbott Will Filed
For Probate
CHICAGO, (ANP) —Naming
as executors and trustees Mrs.
Edna Abbott, widow, John H.
Scngstacke, rfephew, and James
B. Cashin, lawyer, the will of the
lute Robert S. Abbott was filed
Thursday in probate court.
As trustees, the executors are
to manage the estate except cer-
tfin personal property left Mrs.
Abbott under terms of J;he will.
Net income from this estate, to
b? known as T trust estate,” is
to be divided tn the following
manner; one-TSIrds proportioned
equally between .Mr., Abbott'a two
sisters. Miss Rebecca Senstake,
Mvs. Eliza McKay and his nep
hew; John Sengstacke.
According to terms of the will,
the estate is to be kept int^t
until John Sengstacke reaches
the a^e pf 46 when it may bo
divided in the plans set up by
Mr. Abbott. The will stated:
“It is my wish ^itd desire
that the Rofcert S. Abbott
publishing company continue
own and publish the tiews-
i>aper known gs The Chicago
Defender.” The trustees vot-
ed'to do this under the same
plfin which has be»n execute
ed during the past several
years.
J'oh Sengstacke, formerly act
ing head of the comp^l>iy, was
appointed chief executive officer
and will continue also, as general
reei^^er. -.
Held For Jury
Disorder
ASHEVILLE, N. C. — L a w-
rcnce Sigmon, of this city, will
go on trial here before a Supe
rior Court Judge, March 18,
charged with allegedly ^(jsault-
ting a white deputy sheriff and
disorderly ^conduct, all because
he insisted on serving on a^jury,
to which he w^3 called by tele
phone on June 5, 1939.
Sigmon’s trial is toeing carried
fo the Superior Court by NAA
CP branch attorneys acting for
the local in conjunction with the
Mcoc^ition’s national office as a
result of his second conviction of
aaaault charges here February 28,
OB fatiUy warr,i^lnti.
‘WINGS OVER JORDAN”SPEAKER
Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown,
principal of Palmer Memorial
Institute who delivered a most
interesting address over the
“Wing Over Jordan” program
last Sundft'y morning. Doctor
Brown’s address dealt with, cul
ture for which Palmer Memorial
Listitute is noted for. The school
which has become famous as fin
educational institution is located
on highway number 70 between
Durham ^fcd Greensboro.
EagI es To Face
Clark Univ. In
i.
New York
the Eagles of North Carolina
College received in ivitation this
week to pl^iy for the national
championship against Clark
University Panthers of Atlanta,
\vho won the championship in the
SI A A ,!|j»ociation a f»w weeks
ago. The game is to be played in
the Golden Gate Ballroom, New
York City, March 28. Prom all
reports it is believed that the
invitation will be accepted. The
president and all of the Athletic
offifials are very much in favor
of it.
If we would begin to predict
on the game we would first first
have to look iback on the records
of both te^jns. According to
statistics Clark and Florida A
and M of the SIAA are consider-
od the best two shooting teams
with Florida A ^nd M leading
by two tenths of a per centage
poin.t State beat Florida A and
k 68 to 26. Clark lost the few-i
est g^tnes (2), State lost only
one. Clark played Florida in the
finials and barely edged out a
victory. The same te^»ii State
trippled the score on. Perhaps
this i^ill give you an idea ho.w
the game will come out. Who
Jo you predict will win?
The giants will be in Norfolk
this weekend to play Union a
return giainie. The game will be
played Friday nit March 15.
College Women
To Convene
RALEIGH, — Final plans for
the Annaul Convention of the
National Association of College
Women were made at the mid
winter meeting National Head
quarter.
The Convention this y^e»r will
be held in Raleigh, March ^i2-24.
The local unit haa spared no
pains in Us preparjS,tion for the
entertainment qI this National
body. Most of the sessions wilt
bo held at Shaw University.
The following memebers were
present at the mid-winter meet
ing of the Executive Committee:
lhfiy.ibhU«d tiawnive ra-T«M -iO
Miss Uilflsi Davis, Talladega
College, Ala. Pre^dent National
Body; MiSs Alice Taylor, Balti
more, Md. Recording Secretary;
Ml'S. Etkel GrubiiB, Washington,
D. C. Treasurer; ]^s. Esther
Popel Shaw, Washington, D. C.,
Ccrresponding Secretary; Mr*.
Sadie Daniel St. Clair, Washing
ton, D. C. Cov. Plsm com.; Mra.
Amanda Peele, Hampton Init,
President Hampton R o a d a
Branch; Miss Georgian^ Simp
son, Washington, D. C. Member
Exec. Com.; Miss Mary Sumner,
Washington, D. C. Circulation
Secretary j
Fayetteville White Man
Sentenced To 15 Years
For Raping Negro Gir!
Fire Cuts
School
Term
ELM CITY, (Special) — The
334 high and element: ►y pupils
recently niade sciioolless when a
$10,000 fire destroyed their
buildijig, will have no mere school
for the rest of the year, K. R.
Curtis, superintendi^nt, said,
following a conference with
stjiite officials in Raleigh.
Mr.- -Curtis ■ announced at the
.S/me, time that plans are t^der
(en-jt4^ild the school with
«t^e WPA for reppen-
The. new building s
expected to have 12 rooms in-
stiad of 6 as in the old building.
The superintendent pointed out
that the school year had only
two more months to go und that
the expense of getting places for
th«=. children to go for the rest of
the school year would be prohi
bitive.
VICTIM
Unveils
Bust of
DeLawd
iNEW YORK
Ir.te Richard B.
■ A bust of the
Harrison who
Lawd** in Roark Bradford’s
“Green Pastures,” was unveiled
the l'3’6th Street Public Li
brary here, Friday.
Miss Augusta Savage, interna
tionally known sculptress, ftuh-
ioned the bust in her studio. The
“Green Pastures” choir offered a
group of spirituals and Miss
Susie Sutton read a few brief
excerpts from the pl>>V it the
exfrcises.
MISfii MARY POOLE, 16-year-
old girl %f Fayetteville who
wi;s the victim of a criminal as
sault by John H. Dp;is, white
ms.n, who lured the girl away
from her home under the pre
text of hiring her as a nursing
girl. Inspite of the preponder
ance of evidence ithe court allow
ed Dt-Vis to pleaT “attempted as-
s?ult on a female” for which he
was sentence for only 15 years
in the penitentiary.
iCSpecIal to the TIMES)
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. —
Jcl.n H. Davis, white resident of
Massey Hiil,. was sentenced to 15
• years in prison by Judge A. H.
Johnson in the Superi' r Court,
' Friday, after entered p:Iea of
- gi'iity to attempt assault on Miss
Mary Poole, 16.
Davis orginally charged
with criminal assault, but the
state accepted the attempt pU,J.
Miss Pt ole and her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Poole, of Hills
boro Street testified that Davis
luied the young girl from her
hi. me on the pretext of hiring her
,*.i a nurse girl for his wife.
According to testimony. Miss
Poole left in a car with the man.
Instead.f taking the ^oung girl
t-o his home, the witnesses said,
Davis drove her into some wooda
OR the Wilmiagtoa ani be
gan the attack.
Following the crime, Davis
abandoned Mi^s Poole in the
Woods and drove fiff, throwing U
change of clothes she carried
f:‘(im the car, it was testified.
After being released the abus-
tirl telephoned her mother, who
reported the affair to the police
station. Investigating police
found the girl’s ca^t-away cloth
ing in the woods, ^flrs. t, Po.le
stated.
Nurses Plan
Regional
Meeting
WINSTON-SALEM
Friday
Jged Womao
SnccoDitis
DURHAM — Mrs. RebeccS
Crowder, age 79, departed this
life at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Adaie Gatewood at
1210 HaxeT Street, Friday, March
1. She had been ill for one mon
th. She had made her . home in
Dt'rham for the paat seven years
and was loved throughout the
East End section as "Mamma
Crowder.”
Mrs. Crow3S7 was a devoted i
member of ITHion Baptist church ,
but also attended Mount Gilead '
Boptist Church frequently. |
Surviving are five daughters
and five sons. Her funeral was
held at the Second Baptist
church in Wadesboro and she
was laid to rest in the family
e«met*ry there. MaA; of her
4ri«B4a accompanied the remaiaa
^0 Wadeslforo, I
and Saturday, March 15-16, the ^
South Eastern region cf the Na-,
tiunal Association of Colored j
Graduate Nurses will hold a meet
ing in WinstJn-Salem. Headquar I
ttrs for the conference is Kate !
itnig Reynolds Memorial Hospi-1
tal. All me-etings will be held at
the Winston-Salem Teachers'
College. Miss Edna I. Purdie is ^
ckeirman of the conference ;
Cv mmittee.
“Staff Education for Nurses
in Public Health Agencides and
Hcspitals,” is the theme of the
d'scussion. Officers of the region
are Edna I. Purdie, Winston-
Sftlem, N. C., president; Armiri-
tha Nelson, Columbia, S. C.,
Elizabeth McMilfan, Fayetteville',
N.IC., secretary; and Viola Forde
Turner, Charleston, S. C., trea-
suier.
Trade Ass’ii
(>im Program
CHARLOTTE — The Char-
Ifctte Negro Trade . Asisociation
sopnsored the second in a series
of programs dedicated to "Better
Service” at the Seventh Street
Piesfcyterian Church last Sunday
right, and it was witae^seU by a
large and appreciative audience.
Dr. S. W. Mitchell, 'a member of
the Association, is pastor of the
church.
The main address was deliver
ed by C. W. Beckwith who was
introduced by P. N. Chresfieid.
An interesting leature of each
meeting is the introduction of
the members o“ the CNTA and
at this program W. P. Malone,
secretary, introduced the mem
bers.
Other features included a wel
come address by I. M. Martin,
response by Bishop Dale, the ob
jectives of the program given By
H. S. Adams, and music by the
Second Ward Bfigh school chorus.
yiCA Presenls
llovie
DURHAM — The Industriiil
Club of the YWCA is presenting
a movie of American Industry j
Tuesday, March 19th at g o’clock
p. m. at the YWCA, 312 Um-
stead St. This will be one of the
major pruiect of the y^lr. llisa
Eva McLaughlin, president of the
club, reports that they are hrok-
ing forward to having a Ifks*
atidience. The Industrial Com*
mittee of which Mn. Emmet
Pratt is chairman, cooperat-
Conti&uej from p«(« ob«
Workers Meet
Ends
CHARLOTTE — The Aaaiui
Workers’ Conference sponaorefl
>y the Bc«ri of Natbosl Miaa'
ions of the Presbyterian Chuzsft.
in the USX cToaed its saaaioSft
Thursday evening at Johmaa C.
Smith University ber«,'^ ewetr-
ing being one of tha baat ia
history uf the^'eonferaaee. *
The Worses’* Coalwr*as»
cponsered by foar ^
B'ard of NatfaMi
Unit of Work wifli
pla of whicfe^
CoBtiiiaaj' tr«ii