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AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.”—John viii. CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY,OCTOBER 26, vOI. MV. NO. 46. BY THE WAY By Uncle Billie The man who’s a slave at strik ing back At once finds something to strike at; But the man who strikes not back at all Wil'l soon become the world’s foot ball'. “NO RACE PROBLEM ON EDISTO ISLAND” The foregoing headline ap peared in this paper, over an elaborate account of the rela tions between the two races on this island. This illuminating article from the Charleston News and Courier, was written by Mr. C. S. Murray, of Edisto Island, who takes great pleas ure in giving the world an idea, through his writing, of the superstitious customs of Edisto Island Negroes. And it is a fact that a large majority of the Negroes on all1 the islands on the coast of South Carolina are a? superstitious as the Egyp tians were over four thousand years ago, in the high light of her civilization, and in the shadow of the University of Memphis, Moses’ alma mater. But it must be borne in mind that at this age of Egypt’s as cendancy in earthly glory she had no race problem although that rich country was almost overrun with Jews as slaves in insanitary huts and the reason was that the Egyptians had everything their way, in com mon parlance. On these South Carolina islands the white brotligr has everything his way except that The distribution of government aid, Red Cross flour, and the employment of those black men standing idly by have revealed the white friends of all our South Carolina islands—Edisto Island especially—as a group who labor daily to keep Negroes at starvation’s door. Any Negro who is so fortunate as to own a shack and two or three acres of ground on Edisto Island will find it a task of his human life to get Red Cross flour or a job of working on the highway, paid by the govern ment. But if he is a tenant on some landlord’s large estate or a day laborer on this same es tate he is in line to be benefitted through government o^ Red Cross agencies. Mr. Murray says ithat “many Negroes on this island have bank accounts.” Mr. Murray should feel child-like shame to make such a statement to a reading world when he knows that few if any white people oh Edisto Island have what one would really call a bank account: and just how he can make such a statement about an Edisto Island Negro is a question he bimsel'f can not answer, unless he acknowledges that it is to strengthen the propaganda, so often spread on these islands when hard times come, that the Negroes on these islands are in long clover and drinking from the fountain that favors long evity. This, of course, turns the course of the distributing bu reau, and thereby keeps the la boring class or hungry group at some white friends ( ?) back door to work for what he can eat. One poor sister of v eighty years came to me to get a sack of Red Cross flour for her about one month ago or more. I sent her to the committee with a note from me. The poor old wo man returned without the flour, on the ground that she “has money in the bank.” This rap idly passing soul from earth t° a home above has never had such a thing as a bank account; and she would not know what a bank looks like. I have been in touch with the Negroes of the islands of South Carolina for thirty-three years, and if Mr. Murray or any other white man of South Carolina can find one half-way well "o-do Negro on these islands, I will pay him' if he will take this Negro’s picture and send it to me and let me see how this Ne gro looks. ; I have been in tl\eir homes, visited their sick, buried their dead, advised them spiritually and morally, given light the best I know, and have tried to. point cut a better way of producing and conserving values that would be to their best interest; but the “bank account” Negroes on the islands of South Caro lina are as much in evidence as a palm beach suit would be in one’s flight to the North Pole. Mr. Murray is a neighbor— about four miles away—of mine; he is a Presbyterian; his late father was a Presbyterian elder ; his grandfathr owned all of Bailey’s issland and so many slaves that he did not know them on the highway; and Mr. Murray knows just how much money lie has in the bank; then how can Negroes on Edisto Island, who began with zero degree below freezing point in Fahreinheit in their economic life, have bank accounts?” Mr. Murray is merely joking; or he wants the world to feel that the Negroes here need no material | assistance to the unfriendly end I that the Negroes may be re id uced to complete dependence upon some landlord who would I not if he coul* and could not if But God is in his heaven, Christ still rules, and the Spirit is not dead. GEORGE CRAWFORD TRIAL MAY BE HELD ABOUT NOVEMBER 15 New York, Oct. 20—The legal battle over the guilt or inno cence of George Crawjford, wanted for murder in Virginia, shifted from Boston, Massa chusetts, to Leesburg, Virginia, this week as the U. S. Supreme Court refused to review Craw ford’s extradition case. When Crawford goes from Massachusetts to Virginia to face trial Tor his life, the Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People will go with him. All the machinery of the Asociation swung into ac tion this week behind the mur der trial* scheduled to be held about November 15, according to John Gallaher, Loudoun county attorney, i A sensational legal battle is in prospect as Crawford is ac cused of mudering Mrs. Agnes B. Ilsley, wealthy society sports woman o(f Middleburg, Va. Because Virginia authorities have moved for an early trial, the N. A. A. C. P. speeded the perfection of its defense plans and calfled for immediate contributions to a Crawford j defense fund. I We are in the (Jrawtord tight to stay,” said Walter White, N. ’A. A. C. P. head, today. “Our preliminary investigations have cast considerable doubt upon Crawford’s guilt. It appears now that he is being made the scapegoat for someone else. The, pressing and immediate need' is for funds. This is going to be ( a hard case and a skilled legal defense staff is necessary. | Attorneys must be retained;) investigations must be made;; necessarjy, legal work must be completed without delay. j i “Up to now the Association has concentrated upon the extradition angle of the case, centering its attack upon the hncohstitutionalt jury system. (Continued on page 3) JESSIE FAUSET TO VISIT HAMPTON Faculty Recital to Dedicate New Reital Hall By George Adrian Kuyper _ Hampton Institute, Va., Oct. 15: The Hampton Institute stu dent body and staff are looking forward to several events of great interest occurring before October draws to a close. A Music School faculty rceital, the Wiener Sangerknaben, a twen ty-two-voiced choral group, and Jessie Fauset, popular novelist, present a series of “red-letter” events. On Wednesday evening. Octo ber 18, at eight o'clock, the Mu sic School /faculty will give a recital dedicating a new recital halt on the third floor of the Academic Building, now the home jof the School of Music, rhe new hall will be called the Haekley Recital Hall, in honor >f Madame E. Azalea Haekley, who, after studying in Paris with the famous Jean de Reszke and making a reputation as an apera singer, came to Hampton as a visitor and became so deep ly interested in the Spirituals as sung at Hampton Institute that ?he gave up her singing career to further a public interest in this form of music and to pro mote Negro talent. She organ ized the first big concert of Spirituals at Hampton Institute, persuaded the Hampton Insti tute administrative staff to be ?in a School of Music and was instrumental Sn having Dr. R. Nathaniel) Dett come to Hamp ton to take charge df the music work. Going to Boston she arranged » concert of Spirituals at which, both Df;■'JBeur-qaa1 DrrOteremt# Oameifon White, hjls successor as director of the School of Music at Hampton Institute, were soloists. Later she per suaded the Federated Negro Clubs to establish two scholar ships. One of these enabled Dr. White to go to Paris for his first period of study there. Thus ?he has been intimately con nected with the work in the field rf muusic at Hampton Institute. On October 25 the second con cert given under the auspices of the Musical Art Society will bring to Hampton Institute the famous Wiener Sangerknaben, cr Vienna Boy choir, already famous in both Europe and America. Jessie Fauset, whose novels of middle-class Negro life have made hgr name a significant one in the list of contemporary American novelists, plans to ful fill a long felt desire when she visits Hampton Institute during the last week in October. Al though she is primarily to be a personal guest of a member of the English Department, in or der to study Hampton Institute life at first hand, she has kindly consented to address the staff, student body and Ifriends of the school in Ogden Hall on the evening of October 31. Her sub ject has not been announced, but it is expected to have some thing to do with her writing of fiction Several important visitors will arrive during the coming weeks. The first one expected will be Miss Mary Dick, from Fort Hare, South Africa, who is Visiting the Negro colleges of the South under the auspices 0(fi the Phelps-Stokes Fund. Other distinguished visitors will be Dr. A. T. Schofield, M. A. East er and J. W. Howe. Dr. Schofield, from Uganda, Africa, is associ ated with Sir Albert Cook in the remarkable health service of the Mengo Hospital and Medical School, and is rec ognized as one of the outstand ing leaders in educational, health and missionary service. His visit to America is for . the purpose dff observing health and educational activities and movements among Negroes in th$ South. Messrs. M. A, F!Mti»r and J. W. Howe are two distin guished directors of education' from the West Indies. They are especially interested in the teacher training and agricultural work at Hampton Institute. j YADKIN YOUNG PEOPLE’S j LEAGUE MEETING The quarterly meeting of the Young People’s League of the Western District of the Yadkin Presbytery was held at Moores ville, N. C., Friday, October 13. The League was called to or der by the Vicqf-Fresident, in ti^e absence of the President, who announced the hymn: “On ward, Christian Soldiers.” Pray ed was offered by Rev. F. C. Shirley. “Stand Up for Jesus” Was sung. Next was the registration of delegates. The following church ess answered to the roll call: Broad Street, No. of delegates, 10; Tradd Street, 9; Church Street, 16; Allen’s Temple, 2; Cameron, 7; Oakland, 2; Moores vlile, 24; and Mocksville, 5. After registering the mem bers, enjoyed several games that were supervised by Rev. T. A. Jenkins, of Cape Fear Presby tery, and Miss Cora Lee Mor ton.The recreation period hav ing expired, we re-assembled hnd elected officers. They are Us follows: President, Mr. Milas Partee, of Church St. Vice-President, Mr. Ralph Hall, of Broad St. Secretary,, Miss Miriam Smith, of Tradd St. Assistant Secretary, Miss Lu cille Phifer, of Cameron. Treasurer, Miss Willie Ma lone, of Mocksville. » Reffewterv- M$ss Cora Mo ton, of Church St. Advisory Committee: Mrs. J. P. Johnson, Mrs. B. L. Aber nathy, MJ’S. ' Sadie Murdock, Mr. S. J. Richardson, Rev. J. M. Morton, Mr. J. H. Smith and Rev. Z. A. Dockery, D. D. Program Committee — Miss Cleona Thomas, chairman; Mr. Ralph Ellis, Miss Cora Lee Mor ton and Miss Jessie Thomas. After the election of officers it was announced that supper was ready to be served. After prayer we went directly to sup per. The supper was really deli cious and was enjoyed by every one who ate. We had several visitors to speak to us at this time. They were Rev. and Mrs. Jenkins, of Fayetteville; Mr. Milton Yongue (now residing in Salisbury), Mrs. H. L. Marsh, wife of our Sunday School' Mis sionary, and our Sunday School Missionary, Mr. G. R. Marsh, and Mr. Leroy Cundiff, former Sunday School Missionary in South Carolina. Mr. Marsh served as temporary chairman during the election of officers. He also acted as toastmaster at supper. Rev. and Mrs. Jenkins are the Sunday school' mission aries of Cape Fear Presbytery. Other visitors who did not speak to us at that particular time were: Dr. A. B. McCoy, of At lanta, Ga.; Rev. C. H. White, of High Point, N. C.; Rev. F. C. Shirley, of Charlotte; Mr. Ver non Marsh and Miss Etta M. I Marsh, of Greensboro. We were ! glad to have them. After the delicious repast we went directly to the church. The next item on program was the installation of officers. They were installed by Dr. A. B. McCoy, head of all the Sabbath j School Missionaries in the four | Negro Synods. To each officei I he gave a different message I This is his second visit to oui j League and. we hope he wil make his third visit soon. We miss our former chairmai of the program committee I then Miss M. L Smith. She has j married and is now Mrs. Young ;She rendered a fine service t< the League. Through a com mittee, the Leafeue decided tc purchase a present and send il to her as a token of apprecia tion. Mrs. Young is now residing, in Washington, D. C. Next in order were the reports from the various {societies, but! because of some misunderstand ;{ ing some of the societies would c not make a report until the next (luarter. The few that did report, t were MocksviMe, Church Street, it Broad Street and Mooresville.jl The total raised was $2.75. i? The next wae the selection of,] a place to meet next quarter.!'' The League gladly accepted the;] cordial invitation extended! them by Broad Street church, of' Statesville. j< A tew members of tne League presented a sketch of < the '‘Navajo Indians,” giving ! us very clear ideas of how they, 1 dress, their superstitions and i their home life in general. After • this, the Worship Service wais i begun. It began with a “Call top Worship.” i Music: “Open Mine Eyes.” i Song: “Jesus Calls Us.”, ( Prayer: Mr. John H. Smith. f« Scripture: Mr. Ralph Hall. < The message, “Reaching fors 1 the Best,” Rev. F. C. Shirley. j1 Following the messaga was a ] iolo by Miss Addie Henderson, 1 of Cleveland. The offering waa 1 ?2.40. ; i After the expenses were tak-* • en out the balance was $2.05. : Including the money that was ’ reported from a few societies 1 the grand total that was turned over to the treasurer i was $4.80. 1 We are glad to note that quite ] a number of our League mem- : bers are away in school this j year. They are attending Shaw ' University, Barber ^Scotia; Jun>- ; ior College and Johnson C. Smith University. The League adjourned ex pecting to attend the next quar terly meeting m Statesville.' Benediction was pronounced bv Rev. J. M. Morton. Note: I wish to make a cor rection. In the report of the League meeting that was held at Cameron in July, the debate was won by the Mooresville del* cgatee instead of the Mocksville HniAOrilfpci MR. MILAS PARTEE, Pres. MISS MIRIAM SMITH, Sec. MISS CORA L. MORTON, Re porter. 825 PRIZE FOR BEST ESSAY ON JOHNSON’S AUTOBIOG RAPHY New York, Oct. 20.—A prize contest for the beet epsay on | what James Weldon Johnson’s 'autobiography, “Along This |Way,” means to the Negro stu dent, is announced by the l Viking Press, Inc., publishers cf the book. The first prize will i be $25, with second and third awards otf $10 and $5 and a copy 'of the book will be awarded for honorable mention. The three judges are Miss Crystal Bird, George S. Schuyler and Benjamin Brawley, all* promi nent in the realm of Negro lit erature. I James Weldon Johnson’s life, story, recently published, has been hailed by the reviewers as an outstanding contribution to American autobiographical writ ing regardless of race, and as an all-important picture of ra cial adjustment. All essays, to be eligible for the prize, must be mailed to ’ontest Editor, the Viking Press, 18 East 48th Street, New York City, before midnight on November 20. The contest is not limited in any way but no contestant may submit more than one essay. The essays should be between 200 and 300 words in length, legibly written —preferably typewritten — on only one side of the paper. No 1 essays will be returned and the decision of the judges is final and without appeal. ’ God is with thoe who lahoi t for the right regardless ol ; profits. EUGENE K. JONES ECO NOMIC ADVISER TO COM MERCE DEPARTMENT New York, Oct. 19th.—Bu tene Kincklae Jones, Vice-Preei lent of the National' Conference >f Social Work, who for twenty hree years has been the Execu te Secretary of the National Jrban League, today announced iis acceptance of the post of Economic Advisor on Negro Affairs of the United States department of Commerce which )ost was proffered him by the Secretary o»f Commerce, Daniel 3 Roper, a few days ago. Mr. Jones, whose leadership >£ the Urban League movement ias resulted in its development :rom a emal'l social work organ. zation in the City of New York done, to a great national organ zation with two score highly rained executives in as nany cities, was born in Rich* nond, Va., July 30, 1885. Of pi oneer Virginia stock, his father, foseph Endom Jones, was one yf the first Negroes to graduate :rom Colgate College from vhence he assumed the chair of Homiletics in Virginia Union University in Richmond which ie held for 47 years. His mother, the late Mrs. Rosa K. Tones, was for many years in structor of Music in Hartshorn Memorial- College for Women in the same city. Reared in the scholastic at mosphere, Mr. Jones was early thrown in contact with the prob lems of Negro education. He at tended the Wingate Academy and from there entered Virginia Union University from which he was graduated in 1906. In 1908 he received his Masters Degree in the Social Sciences at Cornell' University. After grad uation, he accepted a position as instructor oi "Sociology at the State University, now Munici pal College, Louisvil'le, Ken tucky. He remained in this post a year and then was appointed instructor and General Assist ant at the Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1911 Mr. Jones began his work with the Urban League in New York City. With keen realization of the problems of Negroes in ur ban communities, he set about to fashion a program which would meet these problems. As a result of his efforts the Urban League began a period of expan sion. So rapid was the growth of the movement that it soon became apparent that special provision must be made for a trained personnel and Fellow ships for graduate students in social* work were established by the Urban League on Mr. Jones' recommendation. Some of America’s most outstanding young Negroes have been re cipients of these Fellowships graduate study. They include, among others, Dr. E. Franklin Frazier, author of “The Negro Family,” Professor of Social Sciences, Fisk University; For rester Washington, Director of the Atlanta School of Social Work; Abram L. Harris, co-au thor of “The Black Worker,” Ffrofe^sor of ^Economics, How ard University. In addition Mr. Jones sought far and wide for able men to carry out the league program. He secured T. Arnold Hill, Director of the Department of Industrial Rela tions of the League; Charles S. Johnson, the first Editor of Opportunity, now head of the Department of Social Sciences, Fisk Univeilsity, who came to the League movement as Direc tor of Research of the Chicago Urban League; James H. Hu bert, Executive Director of the New York Urban League; El mer A. Carter, Editor of Oppor tunity; John T. Clarke, Ex ecutive Secretary, St. Louis Urban League; John C. Dancy, Director, Urban League off De troit and a score of others. There can be no doubt that the favorable position of the (Continued on paffe 4)
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