ANTI-POLL TAX BAHLE TO BE RENEWEIT
MAIilNG
EDITION
VOLUME XXIII - NUMBER 49
DURHAM, N. C
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5tli, 1942
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS....
^Jtaleigh Gets Negro Policeman;Durham Negroes Blus^
KAACP Not Daunted
By Failure Of
AntK
W«Bhington, D. , C. Dwlar-
in«r that the NAACP “aot tha
least deterred” by the tmupor-
ary set back experienced in thf
passage of anti-poll tax legislii-.
tion whkh occurred « bont
bon iraate majority kiUid
bill on November 23, Walter
White, executive seeretary oi;
the National Asaooiation for the
Advfeneement of Colored People
•tAMnviced'cil^R wsek ill % 8t{j^>.-
nient to*" th«^ preftt that; t
wdrkAi; in
tfon with qtlMT fgf^cn, fi)|
ni*e«r the tax fight n^th tbt»
very first day of the TOth Cpn-
fsess «o«veiuBfr on
1943T.
Statin§f that it ii the convio-
tion; of the NAACP that “the
repetition of filibusters whicli
tie iip the coQBtryVs bostness
during war time will ev^Hitaally
•O' disgust and infuriate the
American public that Copgreas
will be forccd agaipst its will to
Mt against the Bilbos, the Coii-
naliya'apd the McKellart” Wal
ter White point^i to recent pu-
bli; -reaction to tfcp ^spoewd of
Ji«ffidy of the reactionary
soutjiem bloc and thoae north
ern Bepublioan and DetnoctrattQ
Senators who are “pjayiflg
bttll'' with the filibuBteW.
Sfyjc the begiiming of jthe
fighf; the NAACP Washington
Bureau has been in the foretroOt
for the passage of ttie Pd{^r
Cieyer Anti-Poll Tax Bill, whien
would have outlawed in o%ht
southern states the requireittiint
of the payment of a poll tax «*
a prefequisite for voting.
On July 30, 19-J2
White appeared before the sub-
coviinittee on the Judiciary of
the United States Senate which
wf(h holding hearinM on the
Popper Poll Tax Bill. In extend
ed statement White urged a
favorable report by the com
niittPe “not solely on behalf of
the Negro in the south but also
on behalf *f the disfranchised
white votei*8 as well.”
The Washington Bureau a«-
sumed definite leadership in thw
fight to bring the Geyer Bill be
fore the House. It secured the
cx>mniitraent« of a number ’if
Congressmen to sign the dis-
■oharge petition. With the.
sHcccssful passage of the Geyer
Bill by the House in Octobej* by
fl vote of 252 to 84, the Bureau
p: ocpr>ded to bring pressure on
the Senate. In the absence o a
filibuster the Bureau Had reeeiv-
rd enough ‘.Qonimitements from
the Senate to assure passage ol
the legislation by a safe major
ity. '
When it became apparpnt that
a small group of selfish |rres
ponsible Senators UM hy Dp*cy
and Bilbo of Miasissippi. Con-
nnlly of T«*«8, Bussell of G«or-
pia ‘ and McKellar of Tennessee
intent unop blocking
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N. C. Mutual Employe
Dies After Dlness
Of Loi^ Duration
Walter Micheaux, age 68, re
spected citizen of this died at
his home here 308 Umstead St.,
Suflj^ay 2:30 A. M., after an
jtipps (^nsed by a h^t w|-,
nrat, of more than th^ years.
Although Jffr. ttichmui h«d
been in decHmng health for a
iinks^ JUU ,
^ shock to his mAny friends here
in Durham where he had lived
for the past 26 years.
The deceased was. born In
Charleston, South Carolina, bat
moved to Durham in 1916 to ac^
oett a position with the North
Carolina’ Mutual L4fe Insurance
Company, where he,remiiinel
until be retired three years ago
on account of illnwis. ,
In 1896 Mr. Mieheaux was
Please turn to Sight
The above photo consists of addition-to stamps,
the women of the AW VS who Those in the picture, front row
p^t over the big War Bond Cam reading from left to right are
pni!?n here last week. The'women Mrs_ Gep. W, Cox, Mrs. W. &
i'i the picture are members of Mitchell, Mrs. Nell Hunter, Mrs.
the Negro Division which hoM J W. D. Hill, chairman of tbe div> _
Ovt $1)500 worth of bonds if. jision; Dean Ruth
Carolina College; Back row, Mrs.
E. K. Merrick, Mrs. Wm. Rich,
Mrs. J, S. Thompson, Mrs. 4.
$enninbi#’g,^ Mias Viola Thomp
son, Mt^ Clj«le Dtonnell, and
Mrs. Dirttie M. Bridgeforth.
M I i-i
Big Preparation Being
Made For Next Business
League Meeting In August
o
Tttskegee, (A N P) Balti-1 Commerce, that all Negro- eoii-
more has been sele^ed as the I cern.s which have caienda' 3
convention city for 1949 for the I printtnl to emphasize April
National Negro Business league.
The dates are Aug. 25-2t,
This action \vas taken by thf
steering committee in its meet
ing held at Tuskegee on Mon
day, November 23.
Concerning the 1943 conven
tion th«re was full discussion
ns to th^ advisability of holdings
the meeting due to the limita
tions of travel by rail and auto
mobile. It was‘decided, howevta*,
that since the leagne has a de
finite contribution to make to
wards the prosecution of the
war, the holding of the conven
tion would expedite the league V.
war-time service and objectives.
In connection ^ with the pro
posed nation-wide observance of
the anniversary of Booker T.
Washington’s birthday in Apri*.,
1943, Dr. Jt E. Walker, presid
ent of the leagoe and preajd^it
of the Universal Life Insuvanof'
company, exhibited the 194;*
calendar just released by Uiiiver-
*al Life in which Booker T.
Washington's birth, date is cin-
spicionsyl i^inted. This w a «
done in response to a snggest'On
offered at a previous ^mmittee
meeting by S. B. Pullr, regional
vice-president aod president of
the Chicago Negro Chamber of
as the league founders 4)irthday.
Following the suggestion of
Roscoe C. Dunjee, steering com-
inittee member and editor of
the Black Dispatch of Oklahoma
City, the group expressed un
animous opinion that Negroes,
now engaged in war industries,
should invest in war, bonds, and
in farm lands and city property.
‘‘Many of our people,” said
Mr. Dunjee, “who have beqn* qn'
relief rolls are now making from
.$.50 to .$100 a week.^ These*peo
ple should be encouraged to mak^
at least a "down ' payment on
home and pay the balance ns
rent instead of throwing money
away ns many are now doin-.;.”
Upon motion of G. D. Roger,
regional vice-president and pro.si-
dent of the Central Life Insjr-
ance company of Tampa, Fla., a
committee composed of Presi
dent Walker, Dr. Pattern, Mr.
Dunjee, Mr. Rogers and Mr.
Holsey, was appointed,to draft
such a statement for release.
Such a statement will also in
clude recommendation of Mrs.
Peck, the leasrue’s further en-
diorsement of ieon|rttm*r ieooper-
atives a^d a plan whereby the
ojM'n to qualified Negroes.
During the Chicago conven
tion, M_ C. Clarke, regional vice-
president Cleveland proposed
that the league undertake the
publication of a pational Negro
business directory. The steering
committee cohtinued diacussioa
of this project and recorded it.T
approval.
Other matters which eamo up
for. consideration^_^includeJ
pains for extending junior. lea
gues or chambers of commerce
and the selection of an experi
enced and wfell-qualified women
to serve as assistant secretai-y
for field ooperatiohs. Several
names 'wei’e considerfed for '' this
important work and an ofticial
announcement of the pjraon
selected will be made at an early
date. ; .
Those present included I>^. J.
E. Walker president; Dr. P. D.
Patterson, chairman steerini?
committee; Mrs. Fannie B.
Peck, ftesiiaBnli | National Ne-
cr*o Hons«i^ve«| 'leagne; B. G.
Olive Jr„ lad yijteoc.C. Dunjee,
members of Jjp/ steering com-
tttittee; W,' |ly Hornsby, Q. D.
RosrerB. and wwis McKissack,
regional vice-president; Mi*s
Marv Beasley George W. Pow«.U
Dr. L W. Josey and K D. Perrv.
leagne may serve as a olcsrin:; 1 nieTnbers, exeeutive comnaifctee;
house for pos'ftions in husiuesa | Please turn to Page Eight
Durham Women Sell Over
Bonds,
In One- Week Campaign
Father DiviDe
Works Miracle
Te Esaape Suit
Atlantic City, fANP) —There
are at least several more persons
who are beginning to believe
that Father Divine is just that-"
divine. ^
His lateat exploit-has caused
the faces of ^seve^l white busi
nessmen ^o turn a glowing.rod.
And observers of his “wonflors
to perform” are still flabber
gasted at the tricks the little
man carries uji his sleeves.
Father Divine purchased the
fashionable Brigantinee hotel
last summer jnriginally built at
a cost of $1,000,000 for the low
price of $73,600 and threv,’ the
summer resort crowd into the
worst kind of confusion. Com
plete horror was evinced wheii
the religious leader opened
rooms to all eallei^ at $2 a nead.
A grdup a shocked merchants
decided to “buy” the little
fellow out. Father Divine, astute
businessman that he is, agreed
to negotiate because his slogan
is “Peace." Negotiations were
abruptly halted however v.-h^n
the minister asked without bene
fit of a smile a sale price of
$500,000.
Appeals were made to ta.’c
offficials to hike the “take” i-i
taxes on the- property to .f.iOO,-
000 in a last desperate effort
to be-deviJ ;ihe man known to
thousands -Im God.
Suit 1T40 instigated againsti
the Spiritual leader and all the
DHvinites tamed up in court to
Please Tnra To Page Bight
A & T Gradoate Gets
Appointed To Police
Force In Raleigh
Durham Negroes were trying
to explain wh»t is %rang witii
tbt‘m or their w^ite folks tliii*
week i^hen the at)nouneedi(*ht
came-like a elap of thunder .on a
cloudless day that Raleigh' had
appointed a Negra^ plainelothea
detective to the police, force.
Already outdistanced' by C’hai-
lotte where four Negto poli(»-
mah have been serving on the
law enforcement bodx^lor sevet^
al" mpnths, Durham Negro lead
ers r went into” a . huddle on the
pjrobrem, but could fihd no play
thal was' cbiKldered worttj/tfy^
ing against the solid walkthrotvn
up hy ‘ Durham city offici.ils
against ^even giving Negro polico-
f Please Turn To Page Eigh:
by Hi IhiMlc
U. S. War Dc»t.. Wa«h.^ D. C.
OSCAR 0. FISHER, Greenaboro.
C.> a former com^^anding of
ficer of Post 1S3, Amenun Legion,
awarded the Croix de Gnerre with
-Polm^ ia iB. ^ *ATi^W “tO do
ail 1 can topreVent sab^ge and
stop ^e insidious propaganda
aimed at my people by th« Axif
leaders.**
, The special War Horwi mIIuic
*ampitign heUl here last we*>ki ky
the Xegro Division of tb^ Aemri-
can Women's Volunteer Setvic®
ended Saturday avenioer with an
anuounceiueitt by th« * hairubta*
Mrs. W. D. Hiii that fully -IfHi*-
.)(JU worth of b«mdx had k«ee
sold durti^ the^ week of th«
eMapeigii' lit ■ IjHlP
number of stamps. Tke
man stated ^this week that iHtm
woultin ot l>e in position to re
lease the exact amount of stamps
sold until la^^ due to the faet
^ lirge number of fKiep artieTp^
ants had wDt reported.
Th,e campaign was opened
here last Monday eveniag lit the
t'ity Armory with a ’omninuUy
Sing in which Mrs. Nell Hun
ter, notel .soloist and tlie X. C.
Collie Chorus under tbe dirtK>
tion of Samuel W. Hill, partiei-
I pated.
Sirs. Hill also stated that slie
wished to extend special thai^m
to the local post of tke ^130^
can Le^on. Mrs. Hunter ahd tk*
N. C.,CQlkKe, fhonj-s..for as
sistance given in th^ eampa^S.
Mrs. Hunter iwas introduecd
to the audience by C. C.
ing, president of the N. C. M«*
tual Life Insuraoee Con^ny.
An address of unosoal intcw^
was made by Lt. tVank West,
veteran of Pearl Harbor. Lt«
West was introduced by E. S.
Merrick, secretary of N. C.
Mirtnal. In addition to leading, ik
the singing" of several numbeis
Mrs. Hunter mad» a ferreat' a;^
peal to the andienee in whi^
she emphasized the neeesatty ot
every person parchastng «•
many bonds and stamps
possible. .
The Negro IMvision of ih«
AWVS in additioB to keiMf
headed by Ifn. Hill has on its-
ntennbersk^ roater Mettimmtm
A. M. Moore, M. ^nnon, J. E.
Shepai^, Julia Warren, Con
Russell, W. J. Kenne^, J. NL,
Mills, A. T. Spanldiii^. lUaMNI*
Louise IfeKinney and
.Watson.
The Benefit Football game
between ■ Elizabeth City College
and ForT'Bragg, November 20,
Boeky Mount, was sueeessful
and aolorful with this army of
feminine pulchritude reigning
over the game. Miss Norman
Stokes (cei^ter) senior in B. T.
W. High School was crowned
“Miss Booker T.'” dning the
half time. Her attendants I^enu
Mae Jeffers (left) Hanr
WeHs (right) both hnatiful and
charming lassien stnidc-^ milit
ary note with their 'ttilltar:'
suits in school eoloqrs, htae and
gold. A donation of |8S,00 wat
giTen to the k>eal S. ik. 0- chik
LICENSE
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ON GAS
The United States ^1^
titws can no loag«r '
gasoline rations tovpsedt
motorists vnlees cai^
bears a notation ol tk*
nunriwr a^d slate el
of the ear oa vkiek
was iwsed. TW aalaiMstt I
written in ink M the
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nia r^ehtion.
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