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VOLUME III, NUMBER 40
Range Held For
- Murder Of
Blackman
Jesse Range, alleged murderer
of Raeford B. Blackman .is
in jail where he is being held
without bond. He will face the
jury in Guilford County Superior
Court during the September
term. The state of North Caro''
lina will demand that his life
be taken in the lethal gas chamber,
which is devised as the penalty
for those who are convicted
of capital offenses.
Policeman L. H. Tillman,
who was called to the scene of
the crime, testified that Range
told him that after seeing
Blackman standing by a telephone
pole- with his left hand
in his shirt, later removing a
gun, he shot Blackman while
he was driving his car down
the street, firing three shots at
Blackman while the car was
still in motion.
Napoleon Joues, a participant
in the Georgia Skin game
with Range and Blackman earlier
in the day, testified that
Range hit him (Jones) over the
head with a bottle during an ar|
gument over about $16. He said
Blackmail gave Jones no trouble
and took him home after the
fight. Fletcher Pinnix, another
player, accompanied Blackman
whe . he took Jones home.
Jones* Bald he did not Bee
Biackman's gun until after he
saw Blackman lying on t h e
sidewalk, attempting to get up
after he had been shot. He statj
ed further that he took the gun
which woe hanging out of the
shirt and $160 which was in
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CITY SCHOOL OPENING
4 POSTPONED UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 18
Unless the state board of
health, acting in conjunction
with the city health office in
regard to the infantile paralysis
epidemic, deems it Bafe to open
Bchools as previously scheduled,
; .the opening of city school has
been postponed from September
5 to September 18, B. L.
I Smith, superintendent of city I
schools, announced last night.
I This decision was made by
' the board of education wtlich
met August 16, at the Administration
building with Claude
Kiser, chairman, presiding.
One resignation was presented
and accepted. Mrs. M. L.
j Scarlett, who had to resign as
! principal of Washington Street
school 'because of ill health,
has taught for a number of
years in the city schools.
J. S. Leary, former principal
j of Joneshoro school, was appointed
as prlnoipal of Washington
Street Qrammar School
and Mrs. Pauline Darnell was
named as his successor at the
iJon^sboro, school. . ^
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the Committee of Management, Di
presided. Other members of the
committee present were: F, D. in
Bluford, Qeorge H. Bridges, Dr. er
B. W. Barnes, Dr. D. D. Jones, se
Perry J. Brown, David More- At
head. Franklin Brown %nd Hey. Ci
J. T. Hajrston. r<
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THE RADIO-i'HOXOGItAPH |in
of attraction as these Negro soldiers
"preview" visit to the new USO clul
last night on Dudley and Eu*t !>
Hayes-Taylor Y
Elects G. T. Chaj
The Committee of Manage-?
ment of the Hayes-Taylor Y. M.
C. A. at Greensboro, N. C., met
In a special call meeting Friday
night, August 11, and elected
G. T. Channel to the position of
executive secretary of t h e
Hayes-Taylor Branch. The position
was formerly held by T.
E. Hummons, who resigned last
June to accept the executive
secretaryship of the Emerson
Y. M. C. A. at Evanston, 111.
Channell has been connected
with the HayeB-Taylor "Y" for
over a year, Berving as Boys'
Work Secretary. He is a native
of Texas and attended Btahop I
College, Marshall, Texas. Prior I
to his coming to Greensboro, he I
served seven years as physical I
director and Boys' Work Secretary
of the Moorland Y. M. C.
A. in Dallas, Texas.
Since coming to the local in- \_
stltution, Channel hag built a S
large active membership of
boys in the various commuul- b
ties. A recent roster of boys o
club membership Indicated that a:
over 500 boys In the city are w
| actively identified with the va- w
rlous boys' clubs and groups or- d
ganized under the sponsorship M
I of the Hayes-Taylor "Y." tl
The Personnel committee of hi
the Hayes-Taylor Y. M. C. A. ai
has been asked to find a Boys' L<
Work Secretary to fill the place fi
made vacant by Mr. Channel's ai
promotion. Meanwhile, Channel m
agreed to look after the work w
until a new assistant could be al
found. ja
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4SBORO, N. C.. SATURDAY, AUG
ivoil the center Left to right, stai
'of ORD paid a Pvt. Winston Moui
) uidch opened ing, and Pvt. Earl
Inrket street*, f are Pfc. Jessie Wh
' Committee
cinel Secretary ]
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JSO BUILDING f
TAFF INCREASED ?
The USO Building Staff has 's
een Increased by the addition ?
f a non-professional worker c'
ad a janitor, both of whom
111 work on a full-time basis.
Irs. Geraldyne Mitchell, the81
aughter of Mrs. Anna B. e<
oore, well known citizen of ^
le Warner8Vllle community, 11
as been engaged as a Hostess ni
id will supervise the Social
ounge, which Is located on the
rst floor of the USO building, Sl
id is to be used as a refresh- 1,1
ent room. Mrs. Mitchell will w
ork In close cooperation with C
1 volunteers. The full-time w
nltor Is Benjamin F. Craig, a prmer
employe of the O. F. r
nlir PAmnanv
The U80 Building staff now m
eludes^ five workers. The oth- of
s are a part-time Janitor, a of
cretary and the director. Miss M
Jienne Bills of Los Angeles, te
illf., is the secretary, having tu
spiaced Mrs. I. Naomi Sim- Hi
Read
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UST 19. 1944
tiding, art* Pfc. Samuel Dudley,
nthat ten Minot, Pfc. Eligh floodH.
Frazler. Seated, left to right
lte and Sgt. Earl Lamb.
?ew USO Club
For Negroes
[s Now Open
Last night at 8 o'clock, Colnel
John K. Nissley, commandig
officer .officially opened
pened the USO at Dudley and
last Market street for Neero
oldlers. Col. Nlssley cut a ribon
that automatically switchd
on the USO Neon lights that
re so familiar to soldiers all
ver the country.
Col. Nlssley complimented
lose Kiser, chairman of t h e
freensboro Community Planing
Council, Mayor W. II. Sulvan,
and Hraold Taylor, the
ISO director, who were all reponslble
for Initiating the efjrt
that resulted in such fine
screational facilities.
"The efforts of the Greensoro
Community Planning
ouncil in fostering this USO
o r Negro soldiers is Indeed
ratifying," he said." "The AAF
i appreciative of this work nd
f the efforts of all Greensboro
Itizens who helped make Its
ealization ,possible."
The evening entertainment
carted at 8 o'clock and includJ
dancing to music furnished
y military personnel from Secons
F, 8, and X. Free refreshients
were served.
Club Conveniently Locatc?l
Located at 1003 East Market
I., the club may be reached by
js from Gate 2 or a short
alk from Gate 4. With the exiptlon
of Saturday, the club
ill be open from 9 a m. to 11 c
m.; Saturdays the UBO will 1
main open until 11:30 p. m. r
t
ons, who assisted In the USO 8
flee for the flrBt eight months *
Its existence in Greensboro,
rs. Simmons is now on an exnded
leave, hut hopes to re- j,
rn about September first,
irold Taylor Is the director.
v
The Future Outlook!
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PRICE: 6c
Sevice Groups
Ask Increase In
Uppiopriations
The Greensboro Nurt-'ing
Council, the Greensboro Rest
Cottage, the Social Service Exhunge,
the Salvation Army, the
led Shield Boys Club, and the
nter - racial Commission preented
their proposed budgets
or 1945 to the budget commitee
of the Greensboro Commuaty
Chest at the final agency
>udget bearing Tuesday night
it the civic center.
W. H. Andrews, Jr., chairnan
of the finance committee,
presented the budget of t h e
Greensboro Nursing Council
md reported that this agency
ivas asking for no increase lu
budget, and on the contrary,
eras presenting a budget which
was $243.85 less than their
budget allocation from the
Chest in 194 4. "This is made
possible," he said, "because of
the amount of income which we
expect to have on hand at the
ilose of this fiscal year." The
budget request us presented
was for $10,973.80.
Mrs. Lewis Rauiston, supervisor
of the Nursing Council,
explained that the nursing program
was financed jointly by
the City of Greensboro and the
Community Chest. In general,
the Chest provides a bedside
nursing program for both Negro
and white patients and the
;lty provides the other services.
She pointed out that Greensboro
is one of the fewcities in
North Carolina which h a s a
oedside nursing program.
Mrs. Rauiston reported that
In the first 8 months of 19 4 4
the nurses % of the Greensboro
Nursing Council has given a
total of 18,299 hours of nursing
care to the sick of Greensboro.
Of these hours, 10,647
were for bedside nursing ?
>,0 41 for white patients and
1,606 for Negro patients. This
neans, she said, that during
:hese eight months, 3.963 patents
had been cared for of
whom 2,088 were white and
1,875 Negro. There are eight
white nurses, Mrs. Iiaulston
aid, and five Negro nurses.
Mrs. T. Moody Stroud, presilent,
presented a budget reluest
of $4,935 for the Greens>oro
Rest Cottage. This is an
ncrease of $1,615 over their
iresent chest allocation of $2,>20.
Mrs. Stroud explained
hat the enlarged budget was to
:over salary increases, the em>loyment
of a full-time trained
lurse .the increase in malntetance
and operating costs and
ome repair on the residence
vhlch is deemed urgent by tbe
ward.
?
J. H. Armfleld, chairman of
he finance committee, and
Irs. Brltt Armfleld, board
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