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Four Die In School Bus Wreck
l.oriSIiCIUf — Foui* N«*ifro schiMil cMi-
(liiMi wi*»e killed, 2 seridu.sly injuicil aiul III
diher.s injured eiirly Monday morning i»‘ i*
r' «>ol l)iis which plunged through a oridge l ail
ing into Norris Creek, six mile.s nortli of /^ehulm:
n iManklin County, N, C.
The dead are: DeOtho Crutiup, 12; lairen*-
Kearney. 15: .Tames Kan.sdell, 10. and N'irle
l.)a\ is. i I.
\Villia:n Voung, I"), who wa.s driung llie hi
Ml the time of collision, did not have a driver'.*
license, nor was he certified as a sc!iool ho
driver, according to police. The regular driv.
wa.'* liis «)lder hrother. .lacoh (!. Young. -Ir.. 22.
wild wa.s i’iding hehind llie dri\er'.H s«-al at Ih.
i;nie of the accident.
Immediately foUrjwiiig the crash, a w ir-
lanl, cnarging William Young ami -lac*'-
Young. Jr. with manslaughter was .swotn o..'
by Sher iff Jcjhn 1*. .Momire, of Franklin (h).int
Hearing on the charge will Ire held in t'
, I l aiikliii County Uiworder's Coml, Tuesd;i;
njorning, .March 12.
The two chihh'en most seriously itiju;-''
ai '- in a liocky .Movint hosirital. F.li/.ai*'th !5::
|honi. who suffe)-*d severe head injuries, wa
;iei)oited tonig.il to he in a critical co,..liti!-.
I,eon White. wh«> su.stained a compouml uav
Uii- of the I'ight elhtiW and a i'racuii • lO
left leg, was iepoi-ted iu a serious condiiion.
Dr. W. C. Perry and Dr. W. li. Wheles.s epf
•fl thr.dr offic-s here and treated he injui.
A list of injured and their injuries follow:
William Young, ihe dri\er. abdominal n
juries; Edward Jones, lacerations ot head an
;ip: .Aliu* .Mann, hueratimis of h“id and
Mirained shouldi*r: O/.elle Kden.s. J'ractuie
iie-ulder: Constance White, lac4?i'uti«»ns id I'igl
should* r. cheek and chest injune.s: Mary Mar
tin. chi-.Ht injuries: France.s Kingsby, fracture
of upptu- right arm; Jamie White, cuts on arms,
, . ...i Msd lac*-; .1. F. Young. Jr., deep bruises
and lacerations; Julia May Clifton, cuts on
j-.-nd. 1 elty .May Spivey was ireai*;d for minor
• ;';i *1 hrni.ses at a Wak*} For*‘sl doctor’s of-
t ic‘.
Ti“afi-d for minor injurie.s were Furtis I)un-
Mar-garet Y*)ung. Klgie Kearney. Maxine
N'oiiiiir. Eildie Jones. .\Iary .Maiigum, Don Man-
. ;'i.a ('leni*‘Mtine Mann.
F ‘ --pt for thos« .sent to the hospital in
.'ll- ,’ Alount, all of the children went home
aft***- reeciviuM medical attention.
Tm* Ini.s, cari'ying :>o childnui, was on its
wav t*i the (lethsemane school. According I
r«-p*»it.-. the l)us was traveling at a tenJfic ra'
iC)iitinii«d in pjitie six
Shown is th*- wivck.-d sc!'*-V nu.« which ii'iinci i trir’-jc .
bridg*- railini: in N«*riis Crn-k. .si.\ miles from Zebulon, in Franklin
County, kiilini^ t«>ur Negro school (hiUli*-n ;inri injuring .1 .uncr--
Captain Charli.s Farmer of llu' Sl.iU Highway J‘ati.i, is -ihown.
U)v.vr lefi. l*n*king into ll.c tins vv.nch \va. --n its wav i - O 'lh
scniane school with ;t0 child'on aboard.
— Ph*»l*- ci-url»-sv N* ws ObsemT
Release Men Held
On Riot Charge
SAYS HEALTH
BILL WILL BETTER
NEGRO HEALTH
NASHVU.l.K. Tfim lnM-lia..-
tioii by ih«- NA.M.’l* iiiln ih«-
tug in Coliiitibia. •>;’ niilei. I'uim hi-i.,
eaily on Febriiaiy 26 revf.ilv Out
thei't- wa> a real threal uf lynching,
that a moLi ai'tu.itly talk-.: .ii lii ’
jail -eekilig .1 ci>h>it‘>l vstiinaii .iikI
her soil .iiiii tkai in ‘■liuotiiit' .n
tivtilcli If-ii nci-nlr kVflf .vr.it.itd
reiitiled liuii. Ui«' nai .! .S-f
tliul ;■ Ivtiiniiig |>ai ly n. Ih-
- laKtsl-
An atnitiicy 1>*- ih*- N'.A.At'f*.
Mauriit.- W*-avvi white. .1 len.rnvd
servict-m.tn now practicing .11 Ch'i-
tanoogn. s*-cui*d the leUa.-i- on
bond of A J .Morion, leading .N'* -
gr. undcU.iker. and Sol Blair. •
barber, who were ..’■n-.-Civi .11
c-huigfd at first with .-viteinpte:* mur
der. Th* two m*ii with W ;cv*i
and Donald Joni-a. N.A.ACl* .■s'-i- -
aiit field vrcuMuiy, *• nftr-*-*. h*-.'-
with L Ak'X.iiider l.ooby ru-n.bii
of the NA.ACP nation.il l••gll con.-
nuilee
The N.^ACP nffeied k-ial de
fense lo the Columbia ciliren w'l.i
were arre.sii-ti In addiimr it wired
both Covt'iiK'i Jim MiJo:d .md
Attorney G«n«-r.il Claik in Wa.sh-
inglon demandinK the saIt‘guurdi'-9
ol the civil light- of ihv vd-rt't
people. Th*' Clark wi:«- asked F*-*!-
«ral inlervL-niiun.
KfeiAl. I.VNCfllNG TRKEAT
Mu.-1 iiewspapet uc:'>>un:s of the
noting cimitn-d Ui«* events which
.'lar'i-d !tu- ■ oubl*'. .mil mm* I"-;
Of Ihf .iMt -f .1 mob to th- jsol.
pn-urr.ably to lynch a i*d..rvd wiin.-
an and her s-m
Thr 'lout.h- ->.ii'»sl Wh. 0 Willi ,1.
Klcnnng. .■ w hite i.idio i pan mao.
-I.ippe.'. -I- .vk oi Kuk*-.i .M.
Gl.-dys .SU-pneosoi, .diout •,! u.
.Momiav F.-l-ruaiy 2'. .mi- w.
I ktioi'ked tliroiikt pl.iU-
\'()| 1 .Mf; X.W'l. Mi, :;!*
liALKlHlI. NDUTH CAKOl.lNA I'-KK KNDINC SA'l'l'IlDAY, .MAIK'll b, I'JP’
.1..
it-pii.
• lied
I||
blar tuaiil iiiim-i ot ihoO Moler.i-
.Old .n*- aid (*• have pii-u.id.‘d lii-
-t..ilff •*. i*'l*-asi- Jam*.' Siephen- •
i.i H. .mn h - mother w*rr
brought to Nashville abimi ^ j) -i.
.■.:oi:'i c> loi -afokv pint.
.oDI' \ IMTS JAi:.
.\bi ut B p rr . accofftin*! t .
.i.v*.- .giii'its .1 mob o
; lie Ai-ii' j.i : iookirti f-
h -.1. nn«-iu • • ..no w. odd ■
KILL TWO IN JAO
:dl
*****^ ='***♦* .
17,000 ATFEPC RALLY
f" fid Negro i-itireii- Im.-allV
iairi'et ,ii an ...nau •.•inn
n «ib .1 scam block fr-im th* 1
oistL.t 111 J lynch! -
like veddfii.' Tim m.nk
Slide N- r busim-s di.-Uic! w.
b.iiiiviOtd and ih. ii.oplt prepiin-*!
u nd thems*-lv*-.s
Tti*' best inf -'-i.Mion ;s that Ur •
V u ■ Civilian mob did not attack
bm the demon-trail-n b* •
Ion- th»‘ jail w;s MifficicM t- yni--
Vine*' i-ul'iceci citizens that froutfle
w.r in 'he ;.:r .An idea of the fe* l-
ing v«n bt gained from fh >ia'* -
m-III »»f C.*l l.mkridg*-. a c lor«-J
man accused of beitig a "ic..(i*
.ii tie trouble S.ud I.-- t«i police
(*•-;.In.u*-d ■ ' tv.e ombi >
Negro Leaders Arrested;
Whites Left With Weapons
DEFEAT RAGE
ISSbEIN SEA-
III;A1{ KAMIOI.IMI
TIIKKATLX \bW
MAIICHON D.C.
P,v NAT D. 'VILLIA.MS
(’()!.! .MlU.v, ’l'*-iiii. (A.NP) — .Asthi.s town of 12.0idi
MEN^SWASETILT
'■ uirjiiui-.. i-ij. I fplJuivjxm ihe IH hour r^e rjot of last
!i!*-:ilji.. !unl ^h«‘ Nld.Aiig *>f iwo arrested Negroof
N'v
1. OK ™
II. VI.- .Maur' *.M>uuty jail, blame f**r the Hrai major
.11' r»ii: n iik v.'a.s plact*fi b.v obaervjjrs on working
F'l- m-arby pho.spI.alV plants at IMeasam
ft* i*-rmiiiatii»n afWniic niipcrfascists lo ’‘kt-ep ih*-
*. ,ii ht.s plac-" along with ..ppo.silion by returned U-.n
.HHiDO.fcTOWN Borbedos -ANPf ^ ••
An attempt to rai^r ihY rfee'is-
sue in ri-cent wage eamroversiea
volvmg while saihirs and coin....- , -
..-am-, fr.m Ih, ,«1,..,I ol * 1 h.- dihnand grow
Baibadoes. w^s made by -nip uwi
ir.. I'Ut wj.- d* f'iiled.
Iti n ••d.Uiiia' oil -he altitude
iKf whiuDint.’ m nuuls. th*- Uaibudi
New Yolk tANP) — Dt-maii'.
for enacUiu-nt ot p*Tnianent li-g-
iiilatpiii ivact-hd cnscentlo p.'
pillions in a mass di-mnnsliu*ion
17.yUd supporters who filled
*>if Square tl.!rd.*n i.'.jirda'
,;ght at t.'u' behest of Ut«- Nat: -.’t-
I Cfiuncil for .1 pi-rmaii-nt F
h n
P-ilip Kan-lolDh tar*-au ned
li i-d a Maiea on Washington
J lore, passage.
Agains- the background of s
GA,GEAtbii>liY
FIKCSSuHOOlS
INA‘E(11ISTE
IJecatiu'. Ciu. (ANPj -* D !’»•
ir.,.% .. |iil..*«t:jr. f*»KJ> Vo’-t
I
oniiiiendatinns nmdi-
ntments ul th.- DeK.ihj
;ranil -liry :
lep'
i--rmil, .n-
tak.
th" N
NRW YORK >ANP) — Pussag*
if the Wagner-Murray-Dingell N'i-
iii.nat Health act will sorve to im
prove the health «if American Ne-
gro*-s as well a.s other Americans
.iccotdiiig to a recent bo*iklet pub-
lish*‘d by the Int* rnutional Work
ers order. The Wagner-Murray
Dingell health bill is known in tb
•enate as S. IAIM>. and in the hoiiti
as H R. 4730.
Tlu> IWO pamphlet, written b]
\i:iy Htriacht, is entitled “Youi
Jfeallh — America’s Wealth” an*
- .plains that "(leople wilh the low
 ; iiico es suffer mi re from ill
ness of various kinds than peopli
• lUt higher incomes.
"The Negro community suffer
(-specially from thr inequalities o
:he health (are system, or lack 0
-v-ie.r. p'cvailing in the counti;
toda.v." Bedacht writes. “This is tb
iicVabk- result of social and eeo
nomic discrimination.
''Mic 1 tion that the N^ro 1
'by nature' more subject to iUnes
lit 1--ioe I- ail u?ly racist mytl
fosi* red by the Bilbos and Ranklni
Negiu health problems are mere*;
h.i’p. ned •xpicssiuiis of the pr«»b
hin- fiict-d by the American c«M
munity as a whole. The toda
ihai-Jcter of the health p*‘obieme 1
dearly demonstrated in the healtl
tiguie- pertaining to the Nefr
p.tpulati.n."
The general mortality rate fo
Negroes is 30 to 4u per c
hHn«tbe rate foe .whites f
lurf’ wh*» J-
the TWO Tuberculosis rate in ^
• iwiied Harlem are here'iqr (fej
past 10 years is four times UflBg)
New York City as a whole, b
trcs^t-d while stating that “Um ie
f.ini mortality rate in Chirngo-s an
v-silled black belt is twice as hlf
:y rare 10
cent
‘*ipit prepiin-d
Atiornev Gi-m-ral Clink in Wash- -'"'J 'kj
mgton d^'mj.n*i.ng the sufeguurd.oa .niC-nu-n%, is that ih ■
of th*- civil rights of the col jrdl , . , , j j . .. .
peopl,. Thr Clark wi.r asked Fe.i. I.'"" ‘"'f'
lii. I i,,.-.... k.„.. . Nc-i'oes bn* th*- denumstraii. n b*-
era! jniervenlion. -nfficicnt i*. fi.f,-
KLAL I.VN't.lfING THREAT v^nci' cviloied citizens that troupe
Mo; I newspaper iict.-iiunis of the vv.i- in -h*- iiir. An ide.i if the fc l-
nuting omiilcd Itii- events winch iiig can ht giniu-d from ih sta'*
star’-ctl th*- -iiiiible, and *ione to!i m in *)f Cal Lockridge. a c-.lon-d
of Ihi visit 'f a mob to tlv jatl. man accused of being
prt-.'umahly lo lynch a colored won;- iii iii- iniuble Sind in- ti
an and her son. Ci-i.timntl 1.1, ji.uu-
Dy NAT I). Wll.LlAMS
■'tjitjnji*-.. I.'U.m;. fpJJin'iiUL .Hi
I'l'. -'ilii.. and fh.« .triv^i'g .if 1
a "U-a.i* •
I poilc*-'
.-ighf •
FIERY CROSS BURNED
IN CHATTANOOGA
COI.! MHIA. T*m 11. (ANP) — A.s this town of 12.tMUi
ihe IH hour r^e riot oI' .Iasi
l\v** arrc.^tofl "Ni*;
-.ti.v ill ib(- .Maur.v' *-mimy jail, lilsirue fU' thf- first ntaj
.lav.ar (nir.rcak va.s plut-t-d liy ohEu-rvors on
o.-iiitiaii Hu- ni-arhy phosphate phmU at Mt. Pleasan;
ai.fl (U-:**i'niihati(*n af w’lito .supi'rfasci.sta to '‘keep tin*
N*‘gHi III lii.s pltice" aiaiig with appo-sition by retui’tioil tail
CI S aiiii iiiililJiui (*)l.)ie(t citizens lo go back to a gros.sly the shippim
MEN’S WAGE TILT I
world conflict for d(?n;oerac>
Tc-im. •ANPi
s I.inn.'d 111 l;l*-
CHATTANOOGA,
— A fl y c-rti.vs was i,
miditle of a leading sli
ary 22, it wi.s levealed and eonfii.r-
ed officially Iasi wer-k
Tile buiniiiK atlracit-d itundn-d-
of tunoi-s S»in«' h:..l iliuughi ih-.*
blaze an aiiii'incjliile i.n firL-, laa-r
to find it vv.is a fieiy crush.
About half n dozen polic* mt-n in
uniform were ai ihe scene of the
burning which was diu-ctly in fi.ml
of the Greyhound Bus terminal .in-1
kept traffic moving tairl.v well
One coUircd mar, who was attract
ed to the scene is iep.-iiletl to have
been altarketi by three whit*- men
armed with pistols, becau.se he had
hit hands in his pockets. Th*- at
tackers ii.-portedly asked the vic
tim what he was doing with hi.*
hands in his pockets. At the re|)ly
•'They are my pui kot-;''' he vv is
beaten, it was slated The \ .ctirn
said he w.is airuck sc‘v**ral lime.-*
by the O'en, pul iii a cm and car
ried fit the e iiinty jail where liv
was charged with lieine drunk ii ■
vPas forced to p:iy fine in coint
next day
; ii*--n on- of flu- -*-i\i*-«- less ihr.n
> months
I i- ’.said that ilie KKK orgaiii-
I: -|joi.s*.ri-i -in- bt Ming
'he victim is .* rei-enily liscb-trg-
'■•idur, who-i'Viti -•-vi-i'.il
:n*- Kur. p an TIu-ati-i --f War Hi
.■^la^■.l^ loliov.'ili
M*-anvv-hik-, tin- role of im- sluu-
riiiliiia and tiighway paliolnu-n w* r*.. William Gordon and Jamss
It) ;.)!• ni-avy .•riiicisin folU.wmg Johnsitn. pronounced dead upon
•Iu- shooting up ol Ih*- mam N'c- arrival at a Nashville hoK
gro bu-sim.-s dud.u-t. wbok-sali- pital. .According to Lynn Bomar
arustso! ai-arly lliii p«‘!'.s**ns. only ■'*iati
tim e of till III vviiite, .-u-ai ch and
New York (ANP) — Demand
for enaclmt-nt of permanent leg
islation reacehd cnscendo p. -
perliims in u mass demonsli aii«>n
,ce not ol lasi^i fiaLDO.^TOWN Barbtdes ANP)l^i>'- 17.000 .suppoitcrs w'ho filled
groes ThUl’R-'-l An attempt to ralic lh\ r^ee-’ts-i^Mifdisort Square (J.’tjd**!! lA,JT.'.dB/
r*-cent wage cuntroversie* **1 V'*’ ^^besl of Uh- Nati.'in-
ii’kini* volving while sailors and colori-dL-l Council for a pecmanint F. 1-.
seamen, some fron. thi- island ol 'Jy L' ^ deiiiand grow vs’h. n ...
Barbadoes. was made bv ship own- | '‘dip Ran'iolpn inr«*att ned t.i
ers bm was d.-f.-atod. »a Marcn on Washington t,
In '.n ed.lnria' nii ’h*- altitude !.f , , ,
m.nguls, th*. BatbiKli.i . Against he background of st
....... r,. iit-jitoi'K claiming mat "Th
INA’TOOATE
lte.-crd ;■ (-omrr.i-ntcd
"The proposal to leave colored
seamen out of any minimum wage
agri-v-n.enl at the Inlernaiional Mar
itime conferenoe shows how insin-
ight t*» work is the right :o liv
and on a plathirm studdeJ wi! ■
secial, labor, religiou.s and pnlii.-
cal p.-rsonalities. Randolph d-irla "
d that in out silent, non-viol. n.
ot .Negro r.'im*.-; ami w*.i-
pons while whiles w'.i- allowed
lo ke*-p iht-ir guns and :immu-
n-tion
Vii-tiins of Tiiur.sfiay's .sntuiiings
.safely c(/mmissioner, thi,
shot after one of them grab-
bi d a rifle confiscated Tuesday
and shot. Dcp. Sheriff R. T. Dar
nell in th** arm. Sheriff J. J, Un-
diiwood as.*iortod all seized wen-
iContinued on page sixi
cere has been the talk of equality Wa.shinglon. ma. ..
and pleas for hiirm..iv..-nis relnlions ygmn..;,
The proposHl w.-iv mane by British. I.p. jpjj „pp.-t.,.y5oi-s.’' Ca.
Dutch, Belgian and Portuguese i f„j|y phrased as was the slat -
-hipowners and would have applied j ;,fjd avoiding speciiicn.-.s
to all colored sonm*-n inclndii.a nu doubt wa.s left that such t
Asiatics, Africans and West Indians ca-monstration i.s actually planntri
Th*- - louiuls advanced wer-- th.it r.andoiph flatly blamed th.
clearly demonstrated in the health
tiguies pertaining to the Nevro
pupiilati.in."
The general mortnlity rate foe :
Negr*M is 30 tu 40 per cant hRiMa
ihaqA'tbe rate f'lfrivbites.
larh^ whe ui-ilFr.-’i aeCTelarf of
th*- IWO Tuberculrais rate in tbH
.iiwded Harlem are here'-iol iHe
past to years is four times thaSjaf
New York City as u whole, he
-tressed while slating that “the in-
f.int mortaMty rate in Chicago's v>-
called black belt is twice as high
as in the rest of the city."
Dr, Paul B Comely of Howard
University pointed out that si
lirres “Bb many Negro females. 1
’•mpu-i«on to white iemalos, dlel
gr.nnd jury stuti-d that from pellagra, which is a disetsel
.■chio!.s vi.'eie well of p ivtrly as expressed In poern^’W
D^-alqr^ Ga. (ANP) U th.-
on the iccomniendatinne made in
iKt- pros*-ntment.s of th.- Dt-Kalo
'.’«unty grand jury last w*-*‘k. Iin-
ritfdiati steps will b. tak*n n
:nipinv*- condituins in the Neg •
scnools.
Th. grand jury, hi tided by J.
W, Battle, referred lo condition >
in t.-i. N*-gr*. s-chool-s of the coui*-
ly schiHil .sysn-m 11s ‘a rcflectton
■n the ;;ood nanu- of the county."
While i xpr .ssing alarm at th"
("n.iiti.>n- imr.id ;it t h N«'gro
-chfiols. ti
tn* V hii
cciiiippcd and the conditions gen-
vvi-rc 1 xceplion.illv good.
In regard to Negro tchools, 11:
fConlinmtd on biu-k page.
lition," the pamphlet discloMd.1
•■•hich is due to "the po.jrer houiin(.|
t diication and nutrition -enjoyed j
(Continued on back page*
iContinued on bark page
i.ilit-riii iliinoi's
itclir
iig I. S. t|liiisl(-r
MO.NROVbi — Pnv..
iilriil Tulimmi awanted 111*- in-
-igiiia el tlie Knii-lil of Ihe
(■rand Bam* of th*- Humane Or-
(Iri of .African {’edrmptinn.
Liluria'.s oldest and highest
d*‘'ora(ion. WedncMhiy to Lest
er .A. Witlon. retirine liihcd
Slates minister to Liberia, .ur-
iiig- a diruier in his honor at the
exclusive mansion to climax an
lUiprecedenled series ot public
and private testimonials a.s a
trihule lo a fori-itin auest. Wal
ton served ihe .Anttrii-an diplo
matic corps here for nearly II
years.
2 Killed; 4 Badly Hurt
As Car Crashes Home
E.AVKrrKVIl-i.F
Two
fO'T
.or.
j'iilh-iiri,l:ii;
wliii-h gave 1
15*41. wha- :
W..l'Sl il,-ffil-
have witnes:
•ef.evill*- early
beiiiL- h- r-.ld.-*i •
p**np|e were kill-
other- tnjii: d Fri-
iiigni, sh.rtly .fter .nidmght.
I 'larch 2nd. ir- one . f the worst
itaflit- accideni.' that Fi-vctt'-vilU-
has vv-iliiess«ci in Ihe past few yetirs.
David I., Jones. Jr., the reporti-d
diiv-f. of the 1941 Buick, was kill-
eri almost suddenly when h- far
da-h'-ri from the hii.hway m th-
cutb on Fort Bragg Bnul**v,irri
.*boui lv/*» hlock.s from Hay Stre
■ill-' of the side walli
Ing the porch down, whose ceiling
fill on top .)f the already demolish-
|| '-a'. I*!iivmg the third rnnn.
which i.s on the Hay Strret side un
damaged.
It wa.s ill tills room that the
K'-rid F.i i ily was sleeping at the
lime of the unexpected and tragic
accident
The occupants of iJu- h'lmc said
when ihr impai-l iK-ciiri**d it sound
T: unian .idministratum
ii.g to pul it.s 'full l*>rce" bi-hiii.l
th* Chavez bill, but he iidde l,
"A fight foi FEPC hu.s ju..l b
gun," He promised that "relen'
r.i b.s warfar*- ' will b*- wag-il
against .senati>r.s who voted
against cloture, naming Senator
liawkcs, N. J., as one.
A.s if in aniicipution of a charge.
Labor Si creiary Seiiwelk-nba ■ 1
'cintiu-d with lull authority
.sp.ck for President Truman, a'•
j.suivd that " the struggle tor t'-i
. , ^ , legislation will go on wilh cot
and knock-r, n wed effort" anti wi .1
tiu .satne dcti-rmin.ition a- T. *-
- I.'- priUc.-sur. "This qu*s-
tion," he said "is now influt-n* -
ng, and -wiil continue to mfiu-
i-nie. tin- li* V: Inpio. nt ol gt-.e .
back pagi-
tContiniied '
N.C. Mutual
Confab Shows
Great Progres^
slicing off thi- corner house of like .1 bomb, resembling ih«- far .
Shadv
torbke
occupied
ennon. ihi-i' plowed trnc-
hroiigh Ihe next house oc-
'iiiucd by .Mr and Mrs. Fay K.d.i
Hid their Iti year old daughter, con.-
.n-4 t ■ a di'alhly hah in the front
roofT. of 'he Kidd's home.
The diulh ieuling car sirashed
through the two ro.ms, tearing
II • •'plinters- the front and a por
lomb.
Citizins lushed l*i the scene to
lender help and founii their victims
* -.vir ned wilh b:oken gloss, splin*-
i-ifd -.v'ood, a ruined car and in
luiony, pains, and screaming as
'lealh had tilrt-ady r-mbraci-d on*
and another was in :i dying coni-i-
tioo with others badly hurl.
'Cnniimied on nage right 1
Irving Freed
Of Officer’s
Charge
South Carolina Lynching
Reported In Atlanta, Ga.
Dl'HllAM- Corrm.-ndable prog- bracing both ordinary and xxJus-
■ ■ i.- 1-, fl* -.ted in Ihe 47t7h .Annual l:ial contracts, is designed to uip*
S’:iiemi-rti of Noiih Catolina Mu- ply the ultimate in safe, dewg]-
lutal l.ife Insurance Company ble insurance protection.
During thr year ju.-l ch-sed, the In keeping with on estabUstM
is-e? of ih*- company rose to $14.- pdicy, substantial returns to the
430.144 97. as ag.-unst $il.KR0.ti84.76 a’ Company's policyholders are be)r,g
i;ie rh.se of the prtc.ding year—.1 ' made available through the pay-
gain ./f $2..*)49.46(i 21 Surplus and ment of policy dividends. $333,33$..
Ueneial - oluntary rcserv-rs stood n 117 ha.« been set aside for tfiis pur-
Sl.ti84.ltit.33. exceeding the 19-14 pose. It will continue to be the prae>
. mount by S.'f93.780.;17. This flguiv lice of the company, through the
1-. nds added security to statutory payment of dividends lo Its policy-
policy ie-ei-v*‘s in Ihe sum of $il.- plus earnings not actually needed
213,109,81 as required by law. On f-.r the s'jfe conduct of the. buimaw,
Dec«-mber 31. 194.‘i .insurance ii. thereby reducing to a mialBDuni |
force totalled •00..'>47,4in 00 as com- rniuin costs to both proilHl leid
.'".i to S89.i;6.'>.841 at the end ol .uie policyholders. ^
944—a gain of S10.88l,r>69.00 Being a "MUTUAL'* J
organiza'ien 47 years North Catolina Mutual, iri'ev%/
I* ^^■nss of the word, is the propm
.stently mniniained its policy of of th*- policyholders of the
••itking available to the public the panv. It is their company. Ther%
most modern, liberal rontracls co.i- is no stock. There arc no stocib*
'em wilh sfiund insurance jirac- hnlrt«rs. The institution is accord
tire, lt> schedule of policies, em- >Coniinjed on page six*
•Since its
North rarolina Mutual has c
Legion Working For Good
Ihis picture shows th*- KiHi' horn*. daiin*gi,-.i --on -'n'*-k bv a l"41 Ruirk. dri\** n by David
L. Jones, J;. iwhili-.- who was ktlli-d almost in»i io'’' \>-h n r; '-a*' I* f* lh highwe- .t th- t-un-e
on Fort Bragg Boulevard, two blocks f:om Hay Street. Fayetteville, N C. Wyman Hawhy, (while)
19, uf Dunn, N. C.. was also killed in lii*- wreck, r u* ouitrii wete Oodly hurt ui the ciash which
occurred Fnduy inid-nigbl, Mutch 1. (Sec story this page.)
.ATLANTA -ANPi - A Soulh
Carolina social work institution ex-
fc.iiiv*- reporti-d last w**ek upon --ir-
rival in Atlanta that hi- and his wife
witnessed ihe lynching of a Nrgio
nwr. at Flko. S C.. while pa.ssing
l‘''■ollgh the '■mall village two days
-1 ■‘vi.iusly.
.Asking that his name nut be used
, :n riiriiier ion with a news store,
:h-- Siiith Cur*jlini.m said he w:.«
'^riving from Charleston to .Augus-
t. . G.t, when forced to slow down
by a liirg: crowd gathered before
‘ ;. ilroad shack to the left of the
highway at Elko. In the midst ol
th«- crowd and susjiended by tb'»
. np«-k on a rope from what appea'-
iltd .Abfiu
'..stl.
Of All, Says Comdr. Stelle
Judg*- Haul F. Smith, in R-
(i-iciii s Coufl, Tuesday morning.
I'und Churlt’s (*. living, Speiial
Wrilvr for the CAROLINIA.'.
and 2.'* years a mat! canter in th
not guilty, ul chargi-s pi.-
fi-rn-ii again.st htm. P'riday. Marr i
I. by Folice C. .M. Satlerlii-1 J.
Mr. Lrving wa.-* *-haig*.*l wi’-
• ir.ti'i ti.rnng with an uH,* . . and
r -fusing to obey a deputization "
.. hiti- persons. Tm-cliaiB, s grew nut nt the a
stood iintler Ihe hang- .>■»' Cpl. Seyjjtnur Nicholson.
Jr. now .stationed at Newark. N.
J. tn an Air Corps, who was in
Raleigh on furluugh.
Polie*;mau Sattirlield told th.
judgt that he Itad slopped Cpl
Nicholsin and a white suldiv;-,
noin he thought had been lii ink
ing and qui-stioned them about
t' tii passis. In this int. 1 r igat;-n
Gflic.r .jatt'-i field said tha! Nu •
.’.oLsun curst-d him and he subs*'- fut regards to rare, cnloi
me *-pne. but for ^ucntly arrested him. Nicholson creed,
wife who insisted that sine; ,, fus^.d to go with th*- officer and U was the first time a Nal
N*'gr* m**n wi-r** 'here, his pre- j melee followed. During thi-s al- CommTndt'r had visited a Neg:.- vision, the thFnB sought
might cuii.ie more trouble and tercation he stated that Mr. Irving conference in North Carolina and The apeparance of the distm-
ram* upon the scene and asked j| rami-al a time when there w:guished guest came following h
Cpl. Nicholson_ be turin-d c-i.nsiderable unr*-st in the Negm stormy debate 0"er the statua of
**o man, and Pbuut So feet awr.y
-Stood about a dozen Negroes. :.ll
V. nmen and child’en. who appeared
If. a frightrned state, the informant
n .ted
I* was added further that the
1' h*-d man appeared to b*- in his
.'*0 •: and was t 'll and well iirop-T-
'i'in**d in build
rh«* inforrrani said he would
have stopped
RALFIGH—John H. Stelle. Na
lii nal Commander of tjii- Amer-
car Legion, in a surpiise visit t-i
Ith. Monday’.s me*'ting of the N*--
gr*> Divisi*)n of N-irth C-irohm
n*-pari.n nt .if the .-\mei*:an. L
partment.
Unrest Temporarily AUayed
The nppiiirance of the distin-
Cummander. the pledge of the
State Commander. Victor Jol^
^ of Pitiaboro, and the unoufU*
.u.. Conf. rpnc.'. told Li'ginnnanv.. |(ipd plea of Col. E. H. BallTW
-.l! ’ C'«ldsboro. for cooncration at^
-• king foj the good «)f all with- team work brought into the Neggo
' Division a ray of hope and an
agreement to change their proce-
National dure in seeking lo get, for tne DL
jeopardy to his life.
Attempts to verify the lynching that Cpl. Nicholson be _
ed to b«* an improvised two-by-four from nearby South Cnr.ilina ci:ieJ over to him. The officer said he organization hi'oaujte of th«- uii- the Division, in which Vice Com-
scaffold at the top of the shack was faikd Th*- New York national of- told Irving "to go on about your dtmocratic consideration given mander Charles 3. Irving had re-
a well dressed Negro man, H was ■ (Continued on back page) *C*>niinued on page six; Negroes m the North Carolina De- iConlinued on page six)