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TWO DE M WEEKiND WfLL DO WELFARE WORK 4 4 Mil t H I t' l ■l-W H ! ! » i a€imB VOLUME 21 NUMBER DURHAM, N. C., SATRUDAY, SEPT. 7th, 1940 HOME EDITION ■tH I t' i-H P1I1CE 10 cirrrs SENATE BARS DIFFERENCE CONSCRIPTION MEASURE Mias JESSIE LOGAN' June ^nduate of the Sdhool of social service at Atlanta University is making *■ plans for enlbering to some phase of welf>xe work this fall. It is not yet definite just wh«re her work will be, but her gre*t interest in the humanitarian type of . work combined with the excelleiffj training she has received goes a long way toward making it certajbi that she will be highly successful. She did her under graduate work at Hampton In stitute and North Caroflina Coll ege. EDGAR BROWN SAYS WILSON ELECTION WAS “ILLEGAL AND PHONEY” ST. LOUrS, (A N P) _ At least one person was not in a>j- fcord with the relection Tuesday of J. Pinley Wilson as gran3 exaHed ruler of the Elks. That person was Edgar Brown, CCC adviser on INegro affairs, who w«|S Wilson’s lone opponent on the platform of ^ “New Deal for forgotten Elks.” According to his disgruntled oppfhent, Wilson’s reeledtion was 'Mlliegfil and a clowning perform ance Which would put Am«s and Andy to shwrne.” Brown said the ruilier ‘^gaveled hi-mself into office, rafp:ping twice just (to emphasize.Die lact.” The election, aaid Brown, was programnved for Thursday and the ritual of the order provides for secret balToting after creden tials of tlie delegates have been eheoked. Instead, at the opening ■^sion Tuesday morning the rules were suspended and Wil son reelected on a standing vote. Other delegates and visitors, however, had other complaints These were mainly 4bout wildcat taxicab drivers and unregistered T|oomdng houses. There was no complaint about official cabs, operated by licensed Negro com panies, or of lodging places re gistered with the housing com mittee. * An Elk spokesman ssiid, “Trouble began when certain outside interest who had cars went to the station, greeted the delegates and took them else where instead of the housing committee headquar*tei\3. SSnce the delegates w^re not fa^nilia^ with St. Louis streets, these wild cat drivers ^ftten took them, for To-ng andi ]pxj>ensive ijauntsj, finally winding up at the homes of friends wiT6 charged what ever they pleased. OfficiaTTy ap proved homes charged $1.50 a night while the others charged all the traffic would bear.” When owners of regustered houses, who had paid $2 for re gistration, faiTed to receive 'n- tended guests, they protested. SISTER DROWNS RYIKG TO SAVE BROTHER WAKE FOREST — The muddy waters of Smith’s Creek Wake County took two young lives icarly Sunday when, the attempt of Mary Lou Langley, 14, to rescue her 10-year-old brother, Charlie, was fatally un successful. It is sitated that the youngster h«d gone into the water and in distress had yelled for help.. His sister went i» for him and both were drowned. Another sister, Christine, 12, was present and ran home terror Stricken. The accident', the firsf'double drowning recorded for Wake County this year oc,curred about 10^30 Sy m. Sunday, according to a statement from Coroner Roy M. Banks who was summon ed to the scene shortly before noon. The two children had just left their father’s home, near ^he farm of J. Y. Phelp, to go wading in the creek. Under normal conditions, the water dtt the point where they were, drowned reached only two or three feet, but the recent floods had washed out a hole more ^han ten feet in depth. No further inquest was deem- >^ed necessary after? Coroner. Banks termed the drowning accidentall. • USHERS’ CONVENTION HEARS MASTERFUL ADDRESS Mrs. Manarie Strayhom enter tained many friends at a la^n party at her home last Wednes day evening. Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Lightsey are visiting relf^ives in La- Grange, Ga. NEGROES TO ENLIST IN ALL BRANCHES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE OUST NEGROES IN LITTLE WORLD SERIES Dr. Cliarlotte Hawkins Brown, principal of Palmer Memorial Institute, delivered the annual address to the Ushers Convention, this year. Dr. Brown spoke from the subject “The more abhndani Life.” The a,bove scene ehowS the famO'US woman in the midst of what many said was one of j tended by more than a thousand the most inspiring ,4tdQresses ever heard. Seated on the pflatform are the . various officers of the albiociation. The . Ushers conventoa this year was the largfei^t in the his tory of the associatfon, being art- ddegates and visitors. The p«- ALBERMARLE, — The south’s »ge old “custom” of rasial dis crimination hM a^in flac^ up a a thread t6 nps^ the success of a well planned and otherwise ■ . , j smooth running nation: moiCs rade which preced the morning , • —. « , ,, , * I classic. The flare-up occurred when it was discovered that the Albermarle Juniors would be the services nearly a mile long, Dr. Brown was introduced to the convention by the president, V E. Ausltin. The convention will meet in Winston Salem next year. OURHftM NE6R0ES MEET DEATH IN HIGHWAY COLLISION; DRIVER INDICTED A TTY. HARRIS WINS BITTER COURT- BATTLE FOR SON CHARLOTTE,— Ip a case ofi Mr. Harris and J. S. Bowser much interest in this section,'of this city and N. A. Bobbins Thomas Harris of Washington^ jand €. C. FreemrM of Wash- n r> •^-ijngton. After a lengthy hearing BACK TO SCHOOL that took mos tof two days, the peltition was denied, and custo dy of the child was won by the fathei(. WASHINGTON HIGH WEDNESDAY OPEN)S D. C. won the inisputed right to the custody of his minpr child, Thomas Harris, Jr., in a heeling last Wednesday and Thursday before Judge F. M. Redd in Do mestic relations court. The acse grew out of a dis pute between Ithe father and two of the ehilds paternal a>unts, Mrs. Thelma Hunt and Mrs. RALEIGH — A well planned Prances Witherspoon. According j orientation program for new stu to the evidence, the aunts some!dents marked the official ojvening weeks ago obtained the child byjof the Washington High School telling the faither they wantedihere Wednesday morning.^ The Thomas Jr. to visit them for ajprogram got under way at 9:30 vacation, find immediately upon | a. m. and featured talks by getting the child in Charoltte, student leaders who discussed filed a petition for permanent'.activHies open to new student?. Talks were also made by RALEIGH — Deputy C. D. Maynaj^d of Wake County sUted ■Sunday that charges of * *;ani- slaughter would be plia(^ed against be trealted for the injuries which man who was driving the car responsible for the death of George Burwell, a Negro man. Two other persons were sent to Lincoln hospital in Durham to be treated‘for the inJnriejs which ■they received in the lacciilent which occurred near Morrisville Saturday night, August 3>1. Bur- well, who died at the hospit shortly after being admit was 24 years old and lived in Durham County (Route 2) According lo Deputy Maynard, witnesses saw Davis drive his car ouit of a service station directly into the path of Bur- well’s car. Tfie arrest was made by Wake County ABC Officer M. R. Mills. Jeff Colber and Mrs. Ida McKee, both of Durham, were taken to the Wake County jail and charged with public drunken ness. VICTIM team to play the national finals against the Junior legion team from San Diego with its two Negro players, Ritchey andl Mabual. The game, billed as the j little world’s series, was sche duled for Tuesday of this week 'but until Monday night, Coach Mike Morrow had not decided whetflier he would begin the series without the Negroes. WASHINGTON Follnwin^ • debate in wh^h southern sena tor made full use of their anti N«gro sentiments to boUt«r tke settled policy of discrimination asrainst Negroes in the Army and Navy, the Senote voted Monday, At^st 2«, 5»-21. to isclBde in the Burke( Walworth conscrip tion bid an stmendmairt incmduc ed by Senator Warner, of New YoA, which wox{id permit groes to enlist in *11 branei^ the armed forces infludin^ arais tioC , The Wagner amendment, which nffects only eolistedmen, was not pilsed until Senator Ell«*» der, of Louisiana, forced W'aitMr to say that he felt colored and white troops ?>hould be plared separate units iij. the anaj: It reads as follows: “Provided, that Stny pciMM between the ae^ea of 17 and" regardless of race or color, sfcaB be afforded an opportunity volun tarily to enlist and be inducts Continued on page 2, Sec. 2 WINS NATIONAL AWARD MISS QUEEN E. LYONS Who has been living in Rich mond for Ithe past few months, has returned to the city to pre pare for entering the North Carlini^ College when its' opens for the 30tlh fall session in a few days. Miss Lyons will be a Junior this year and as ust^al will parti cipate actively in {the college iBlc;tivitie8. I In her spare time Miss Lyons YOUTH IS SIEZfiD IN "KID” ROBBERY BROOK^LYN, N- Y.—Accused as one of four colored thugs who waylaid and robbed a Brooklyn youth late last Monday night, John Simmons, 20. was held in $2,500 bail for the Grand Jury on charges of assault and rob- J. D. TifpiJlAS, Durham resi dent who succumbed , to injuries sustained in an automobile ivreck SHAW UNIVERSITY TO OPEN SEPT. 17 EXPECT BIG YEAR RALEIGH — The Shaw Uni versity faculty will include two new members and the return of sJnother from leave when the historic Raleigh (N. C.) school reopens for its winter session Septenvber 17, when the larg est enrollment in the history of the school is expected. Samuel At Barkesdale who holds, degrees from Virginia Union University and the University of Michigan has been appointed assistant ideaVi of men and assistant coach. Miss Evelyn M." Ye-tman who holds the A. B. degree and the A. M. degree from Columbia University has been appointed the Wake Forest highway la.st'instructor in romance languages, Saturday -nigRl. George Burwell. Charles R. Eason, head another Durham man was killedl®^ *he division of naturifl scien- almost instantly. cu#«dy of the child, alleging that' -nr aji- j ■ -h , ^ Prirecipal M. W. Adkms andiwdl serve as news correspondent he had been mistreated by the faculty members. Class-'for the woman’s section of the in cash, father. scheduled to begin Thurs. 1 CAROLINA TIMES The victim, Frederujc, Dub^ bins, also of Brooklyn, was grab bed by the four hoodlums, thre«~ tened with * knife and robbed of his wrist watch and 10 cents A radio police car passed by Mr. and Mrs. Jaihes Jones motored to Norfolk, Va. Sunday t^2cbmpanied by Mr. and Mrs. Bartha Council. Misses Julia and Alverna White of the city recently visited re latives and friends in Graham, N. C. Mrs. Vera Floyd i|id Freddie Weaver from Florida are visiting ler sister here Mrs. Pattie Hop kins. as the thugs fled after the rob bery, and DubT)ins yelled for help iSdnun’ona was ca^ulred with 3 suspected accomplices, who proved to be minors. ces and mathematics is expected to return to duty at Shaw after a leave of one year during whi^ he pursued courses lead- iifjr to the PhD. degree at Ohio Stale University. NEW BOOK ON HAITI JUST OFP THE PRESS DURHAM, N. C. Sei#t. 2- CP)—^Those who ha|/e been dis appointed with the sad inadequ acy of books on Haiti’s national policy must be pleased with the appearanoe of “Haiti £>d the U. S., 1714 -1»38,” written by Ma jor Ludwell Lee Montague and pubished by the Duke University Press. Mrs. ZerKna Bradley^ accomp-ition held in AfeiMiMe im lished Beautician of this c)(y w»»*H«r out«tBndiB|f the proud winner of the trophy the field of B*auty whioh she holds in her airms at nted bar ab OM' the National Beautician fA«soeis-^mo«t vataabl*
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