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Durham, North Carolina Saturday, July 5, 1941
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Wilherforce Affairs A ssume Critical Stage
Boys’Club Reports Added Growth
Local Citizens Rally
To Aid Boys’Club
Organization Past Year
16-YEAR-OLD EAST DURHAM
CKL SUCCUMBS ON PLAY
GROUND OF HEART FAILURE
Durham — The adult members
of the John Avery Boys Club,
In«orptorated, who constitute the
group of .aponsora ©£ the club’s
notivi^im, mct^ in tinsir first
annult li8 prBsdflbwt
the by-laws of the clnb, Towwlay
evening, June 24, 1941 at 8
o’clock, in the gymnasium of tJie
club headquarters »t 418 Petti-
gi’ew Street, with W, J. Kennedy
Jr. Ptosident presiding.
Following brief remarks re-
vie%ving the initial move hy the
Durham Committee on Negro
Ailflirg to establish the club dur
ing the month of March 1939,
the formation of the temporary
organuiation on May 13, 1939 and
the meeting held November 23,
1940, at which time the ehartor
and by-laws were adopted and the
permanent oiiganiEation perfect
ed, the Chaiirman announced that
the meeting was opfiied for the
transaction of business.
John H. Wheeler, Treasuurer,
presented a summary report of
the income and disbursements of
the club for the period from
March 22, 1939 to June 24, 1941.
The income totaling $2,0(52.43,
consisted of cash contributions
of $1,750.53 and donations to the
club of furniture and fixtures
and supplies valued at $305.90.
Following .the report of the
Treasurer, John E. Payne, Execu
tive Director, presented a r-jport
of the clnb’s activities anioong
Negro boys in the community,
ages' 6 to 18 years. During the
period from November 26, 1940,
the date the club was opened for
the enrollment of boys to June
24, 1941, the report showed th«tt
the enrollment of boy totalled
115, and that it was his program
along with that of te Activities
Committee, John AV. Bailey,
Chairman, to expand the activi
ties and facilities of the club so
as to serve at least 250 boys.
Following brief remarks made
by several of the members pre
sent, the following persons were
duly elected directors of the
clnb:
For term of four years; W. J.
Kennedy Jr., J. H. Wheeler, E.
R. Mep?ick, W. D. Hill, and
Mrs. Rose D. Holloway. For term
of three years: C. C. Spaulding,
Mrs. a. Berry, Geo. White, C. 0.
Peai\«)n, and Mrs Orizjtell Hub
bard. For term of two years: J.
J. Henderson, C. C. Cobb, R. L.
Mc'Dougald, S. Stewart, and
John W, Bailey For term of one
year: J. W. Goodloe, D. B. Mar
tin, W. A. Kennedy, John Mayse
"Highest Rating”
Dr. William W. (Gibbs, co-
chairman of the department of
obstetrics and Sfynecologry at
Provident hospitaU Oiitago,
who has just been notified by
the American Board of Obstet
rics and ^Gynecology that he has
become a diplomate of that
body, the highest rating group
in the nation for this specialty.
(ANY photo).
Saltttatorian
Discrimination Outlawed
By Presidential Order;
Death stalked on the playground of Bur-
I ton School, Wiednesday evening around 8:00
Ip. M. and claimed Mildred Gladden, 16-year-
old school girl of Bailey Street. According
to witnesses, the girl rushed from her home' on capital
1^- the playground out of concern for a
younger brother 6i herS. On approaching*
the grounds she fell and was dead before her
parents arrived from their home only a half
block away*.
The Coroner's report was heart failure.
Miss Gladden was a student at Hillside Park
High School, and is survived by her mother,
father, four brothers and one sister.
President Sets Up Five Man
Board To Insure Justice
To Race In Defense Plants
“Honored”
Ohio Proposes To Take Over
Liberal Arts Department Of Famed
Methodist School; Prexy Under Fire
and Donald hove.
tJlo
MSB Ruth Cornelius, St. lx»u
is. Mo., was second ranking
member of tiie 1941 graduating
class at Uncoln University’s
75th Anniversary eommoice
ment exercises' last Monday, A
major in English, Mtos Com«l
iu8 graduated cuin Isttde.
Wilherforce Affairs—Front —
Xenia, O. , July 3.—(AN?)—
Efforts to compose the differ
ences between the state trus
tees of Wilherforce university
appeared to be at a temporary
stalemate last week when the
pollegre normal and industrial
board met and decided to set up
its own educational program.
The CNI board which is ap
pointed by the state to admin
ister the state supported side of
the institution, set up a com-
" mittee to formulate a complete
and full educational and admin
istrative program for its own
work. The committee is com
posed of Wilber A. Page, Mar
garet Barnes, Charles Isom,
Robert Shauterand Augustus.G.
Parker.
The committee is to develop
its plans and notify the A. M.
E. board of trustees of its ac
tion. The committee has also
been ordered to notify the A.
M. E. group that plans must be
made for the immediate shoul
dering' of the financial responsi
bility for their share of various
services which the institution
has received in the past, prin
cipally through state funds.
July 15 is the deadline which
has been set for a replay by the
state trustees.
Wilherforce has been operat
ed under an agreement whoic-
by the church controlli d tho
college ^rk at the instituiior.
and the stat^ handlod the voca-
tjonl end. The state i.roviiiu;!
the principl funds uiuJcr v\’Hich
the college functiomd. Po lie-
[BI differences develoi.’d ,hen
President D. O. Wnlkei- wa
named to head the school dur
ing a democratic administra
tion. Dr. Walker, an ardent
speaker^ campaigned openly for
the democratict ticket which
lost. The state group has de
manded his dismissal.
A uecent A. M. E. board
meetfng on June 10 failed of
voting Dr. Walker out by one
vote. President. Walker has giv
en the school a ^{igorous ad
ministration and is" popular
with the students. The North
Central association, an accred-
ing body, has given the school
until Nov. 1 to compose its dif
ference or lose its status as an
“A" accredited institution.
Tobacco Opening
Norfolk, Va. — The Tobacco
Associotion of the United Stat
es meeting at Virginia Beach
lYiday unanimously adopted the
report of its sales, committee on
the opening dates of thp bright
belt market as follows: Georgia,
August 5, South Carolina and
border markets, August 12, East
|jforth Carolina, August 26, Mid
dle Belt, September 9, Old Belt,
Sei)tember 16, and dark Virginia,
December 8.
Thtere is nothing gained toy
working so hard one day that
you have to rest the next.
« • • •
Few men realize what they
are in for when the sweet
young thing is persuaded to say
“Yes".
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Roosevelt Prtmises-jFront _
Washington, July 3. *— (^y
A. E. White for ANP)—Stung
to action by the persistence of
the organizers of the jobless
march, President Roosevelt cap
itulated from his stand late
Tuesday afternoon and promis
ed his conferees that an execu
tive order would be issued from
the White House to all holders
of defense contracts, declaring
that no further contracts
would be issued from the White
contracts, declaring that no
sued to organizations discrimi-
House to all holders of defense
further contracts would be is-
nating ag:ainst Negroes and
that f urthermore, contracts
would be withdrawn from the
present holders f they contin
ued their discrimination.
Further, the President has
declared that a five man board
will be named immediately to
see that the provisions so out
lined are carried out to the ab
solute letter of the order, and
to insure this, the President
himself will be a member of
that board.
Upon this declaration, the
leaders of the jobless march
told Mr. Roosevelt they virere
calling off the march temporar
ily, but that a memorial meet
ing would be held here in Wash
ington on the day originally
scheduled for the march and
that the group would meet at
the Lincoln Memorial as orgin-
ally planned and speecheb would
be made telling the Negroes
vghat had happened and what to
expect in the future.
This victory is one of . the
greatest yet scored by Negroes
and indicates the value of pres
sure which has been brought
to l)ear on the situation,
A. Phillip Randolph and Wal
ter White, working in close
conjunction throughout the en
tire matter, have had the entire
and wholehearted support of
hun'dreds of other well and
right thinking Negroes
throughout the organization
and planning for the march.
And at the conference Tues
day, which lasted all evening it
is reported, there was not th6
slightest deviation from the
original intent of the group to
stage the demonstration.
The ultimatum was expected
within a short time and the de
fense industries operating un
der these contracts are to re
ceive the order, not the re
quest, that all discriminations
must stop. This is applicable to
American citizens of Italian and
Germaii decent as weU as ^
Negroes aril more than justi
fies the statement of Dr. Ira
DeA Reid, who only recently
said the future of the Negro is
definitely tied up with other
similar groujjs.
Unyielding in their deter
mination to see the thing
through, the sponsors invited
to a previous conference were
told by the President that such
a demonstration would be a bad
influence and asked that be
withheld. The
Roosevelt Appoints
7th High Court '
JtiStice,~Sets Record
Wasliiimtnn —- Time has given
Mr. Roosevelt what re-
fusel to jjive him when he pn>-
posed his Supreme (.’ixirt «*n-
largeiiK-nt meanur**—the risjht to
staff the Court with Justices
whose social and ecouoniic ideals
paiallel his.
He has now anjM»inted .-even
Justices, u record equalled tmlx
Ijy jwh'Do'toi!. who ot crinrse
(Continued on page eight)
Charlotte Negro Body
Points To Business
Opportunities
There are around seventy-
seven Negro churches in the
city. Some are very progressive
and active in promoting a more
wholesome religious life.
The Charlotte Negro Chamber
of Commerce invites inquiries
concerning further .ihfomiation
about Negro business. Anyone
interested might address the
Charlotte Negro Chamber of
Commerce.
Charlotte is the largest city
in the Carolinas. Tfcl er are
many opjwrtunities here for
Negro business establishments
that have not yet been explor
ed. For example, there are no
Negroes engaged in the follow
ing business: Building and Loan
Association, wholesale grocery,
ice cream manufacturing, auto
mobile dealers, hardware stores,
electrical service and supplies,
laundry, plants, Chiroiwdists,
baking, dairying, furniture
dealers, hotel operation, millin
ery, i>lumbing establishments,
taxi-cab service, etc. Some of
these are greatly needed at pres
ent, e. g. there no hotel facil
ities; no place where the Negro
Citizen^ might have a banquet
or any social affairs.
This list is not complete butlNAACP HEIARS NN
is merely cited to give an ideal' Houston, Tex. — In the
of the business opiwrtunities j crowded auditorium of Good
that are sjtill open. IHope Baptist Church here Wed-
The 1940 census shows that'nesday, June 25. Mrs. Rubie
j Mr^. AI«ry H.«’.’«41 B«-
al)»ve, earned a Bachelw of Axi»
d»“WTpe recentlv from .Iuhn>*oa C*
i Smith I’niversitv, J'harlotte
jiunsr with other ;rradual«*»
; Many , Oastonians TritHe^wl btr
graduation and wen* prwid Stf
uer aehievement. Mr^. Reav« ^.
f principal of one nf the leadii^ ;
elementary schoois here. In add»
';on» to her work as principal s4m
tis active in the State as di>itri«t
teachers Association.-!, theT*aj-
ent Teacher rnns;ress, is as
sistant seeretary or the (lastoa
8« hooln\asters ’ ♦ !ith ' artl is -
menilKT of St. ,'^t»*phens AM-i
Zion chnn.-h. She is a jx>ptilft”
lyoiinw matron who has many s-X
jmirers of fK>th races. Her
inti, Bert Reeves is a promiii
lent hnsfnt'^ mftn. Thi.s c»»iii>lc
a heautifnl houie on IJarriiMM
Avenoe. Tficy have a yoiingr
Gert. Jr., who is a .stiMleaLfM,
Highland school. Mrs.* Ree¥%i
plans to Ijc^in work toward ttfr |
M. A. soon.
N. A. A. C. IP. CONFERENOS HEAR
WIDOW’S STORY OF INFAMOUS
TEXAS COURTROOM MURDER
the population of Charlotte
contains more than 35,000 Ne
groes. The city is growing in
Ijopulation and in more friendly
relations between the races. The
schools system here is one of
teh best to be found in the
soijthland for Negroes. There
are^x elementary schoola, two
high schools, a commercial
school for Negroes and a Uni
versity which ranks with the
best in the country in the train
ing of young {xxHple.
Lee White, 33 year old widow
of Bob White, murdered before
her eyes in a Conroe. Texas,
Ckiurtroom week before last,
last, told delegates to the
NAACP conference meeting
here that:
“The gun sounded like a
bomb. 1 had to stop my
When I k>oked up there was a
big hole in Bob*s head and
blood was running down tbe
back of his neck.**
Mrs. White^ dramMt in
mourning, was introduced to
the audience by Waltor White,
NAACP aecertary. She held the
crowd soundless as she eetn“^;d
the words of 1^ basliaad *m
the day dwd. stated th^
they had hH>ed the
Court decisaon ui Whita’s ‘
had ended the ease and thi
asked him why he wias
Iwought to trial ag^n.
ob sakt. “I doaV tatMMi
bat God knows and I
Tm innocent, aad Fdl
liian go thxm«h tlie
r«e been
fMun.**