Stanl«pa Prtntlnr r,,-. .
zz:-p.30 s. ripit s'..
Loji^vUle, Ejr.
5 HELD IN LYNCHING PROBE
Negro Wins
Durham Derby
rHRH4>1 iip-fUfi — Harn![»
HaTe« «nn the riMh Anniitl
Rox Orrhv hrrf l>l
Fipntfat aMern'nn. marking (hr
flr-( (Imr (hal i inlnrrf! hnv
had unn (hr nrrhv. and hr hr
romr-, (hr first Srgrn v'*n(ii (»>
rrprr^rni any (Ht al (hr Na
ttrnal All-Amrrifan nrrhv in
Akron, Ohio .'••mdai. .Auguvl 18
THE CAROLINIAN
VfiM MI- XXVI. ^:(X li
i: M I ICII. N'on’IH C.M:“Lr;,\
■ \Tn.T»Av. Arci's'i 1(1. md
Charlotte Police Force Gets Negroes
★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★
* * *
* * *
★ * *
POLICE AVERT N. Y. KILLING
NEGROES GET
FULL POLICE
STANDINGS
CFIARLOTTR I -o I.-rgro .
v't’h (nil (I'll .onirr slatii,
■ppolntod i/> fho Charlofir po|i o
P'lidas •hoit|y tfoi -I “'rjio i Ptri-
an’.- oiyjani/aH''M pUii.
to 'Ork fr'ln-I artion lo r>nf‘H'>
fuch Hpp/intmriit i. f'hiof Ki.' k N
Llttlr.tohn HiiiiMtuirod horr p'rid ty
The Negi'' Volrians Wolf.^in a
aociatinn ralJod -« mns- riipriine foi
Sunday (n laimrh .i fund-raisi-s
campaign for prosrcuiinti of forior-
al action against thr 'ity Cn'mci'
the Citv Civil Ser'-icr Commission
and (hr polar Dcparimmi f ir 'dr-
prl'-iiig crrfaiii Nfgi » '■etrrair- f
their civil privilrgr as ciMzrns i.i
not appointing ’hrm b'; full-flpflc-
ed policemrn m Ihr local poliio
fnt« r "
l illlejohn -Hid hr I.ad rrrru'cd
the nsnios of fn-r apnlicaiits frnir
Ihe approved Civil Service ellgi
hilify list of u'hich Ihroo were Nc-
groe-, and thal he hud decided lo
appiint two 'f fihe Negroes but
had held up iicfion p'tidinc a eon
frrence wifb members of the Coon
cil
Ch:;rlofie ha- had Nejro offi.-i^
for sr'-eral '-ears, but they hav"
hc.«tl r-lac..>r«>d t>: :nN.->->l >.rrt.--r.
PROTEST S. C. BOARD ATTE .PT
xn TRAWQPFR n AQQ I n A H
I I >,KI
>o\ \'
.-.I I \s (tfl I 1; . VM III
If TIM Ol POI io
aliovi I'Kliite >h>\\ . .Mt
•N. Wilh-ini lack-iin inehti
Action By Police
Stops Lynching
M'.W Vn|;K (Inly tli
|:i, ;i('i n.NrtI i.l .'.ruiiilt mi ;» '.vonutti
Id ''fuK" It” Ilf twn (•.•iflid put 1 uliiic II
lo. ant'll u'll til' a.-.s,iiii't on a wtiinan,
c'niiai:f' and al'ililv
fioiii Ivin liiim I'V an
sa\.-d 11. Illy MtV.in,
■ Mini lyin'hin^ })>- an
Vp
naiiona
t«. hei eUviw.s in letters’ Miss Ituhv Maxey. " km the
office of the Southern N(‘gi«. Youth CongrervS. tui- thaiifo
i.iiluut of ihfiusiinds of invit ttion- to the yniiih of Mi' '-•••utu
■i the SOITHERN YOUTH LfXiISLATURE to be held in
a, AiviMi Carolina ‘tiirnif; October 1«. ID. and 211.
iiifiMiated tniili of .lackanii Holuhl.;’ residents last wed.
'I'lie policenn’ii willi.iinnd pntnnieliiiy hy a rrowd e.4j
niafed at |(Mi all Myini; to wresi flu* prisoiivr fmin thop..
With ,-houf.( of I.efx have
him. we'll tHKf caic (»f iiim", tlu*
jiuwd loiiylit the two iM'licemiui
foi ..everal niiniites until lein-
'envuit arrived to calm i
TALMADGE MAY NOT
BE GOV. OF GA.
1.:
I'll he lyni’iieis. A; McNan
'll IV* n olf in file radio c.-i
,.aid l(* the pa'tolmcn, • 1 m
Klad t'l gel away from tlni
SGHR ADOPTS
RESOLUTIONS
looked on ;
he
charged of way-
'.voiiian in>i f'l!
n.M.l'Kill Tlic Raleisli 'hapfer'
•f (he {■■minule*' for N’ortti (’aio j
a. Sourlioii C’oufciom'*' f''>i II
a yonii;
it .’ her wph uii II
MiNjiii adniilleo ins gmll Ue.Rie
11 pound hi K'k
III.Ill H»d.-iii«'uiTK-t no Augu,.| Mill
.1 tl>e Utond Chrich Ui 1. K M '
s, id h«’ liad .ione to Ihe Qm-ens' "nie foll'iwing resoliitinu wa.s ..Hon» !
^l■(•!t'^n aivuit 7 Mi. in ."i'lci .
ot ’.v'.rk a.s .t pants pie--* - lai' ^e. Ih" meml.ers of -he HHl-'i:th
'i-..|*n i of Ihe So'ithcrn Coot
‘d I tided the nighl rirmking I!'
r a|j*ai«’(l ' ai Iv L.iinday u
(.ne * ri. I' ’lonv eo
lied he had
for II
l;ec.
Relation;,
We helieve Ml lil'ci'v I
Clio .1 pi rit, j 'ion f die ■
• e |lnd(l ::t I'c. f.., .i:'
Rv ( .AKOI. I f;H
Affll'.'iTA (la . Aog a i.Special
• Tlie r-o .iliiiiau • R-'d siispenrirr
"H. Kl.iii Mi«loi e.) Talmariu*
".i‘. n*'i nc ' or.;t-i'. o-' ioverpoi
-id ' it., iropli- 'if'ci .IP
R. -ly f 1 ri.d Ai-ci •> IH ue
mt-. hj tiuee Cltl/ei'. It-
■ ickii..; He- voii.lilnlioiiidilv of (lie
• I . ( iiniv unit svr-lem un'ln
" hirh Kiigenc T.ilmadgc wa- el*^*
TRUMAN FAVORS
ANII-LYNGHBILL
'A'AMIINCTON (ANU) — D-'-
ed hemiieirttie giibernaiorial- can
didate dropiip a popular -ote f.»»'
candidate Jame- V f. irmichxel. Fn
Ihe ame priiu-rv p'i(lh G3 i C-in-
grr -lon.ii Itisfrict Reoicienlativv
Mrs Helen Douglas Mankm. Incun
brut, r-ceivfd the pnimlpr majprUy
hut ’va-- defeated by .fudge J»me«
C Davi.s, «h ) carried the count*
uni’a
The cuilB charge that 'i. Georgia
primary law. ithirh hincdone ei
her the county unit system of nom
inating state officials is th* d-
lect \iolafion 'if the Itth amend
ment to the ronstitiition. because
If ’deprived ihe-e plaintiffs .of eqinl
prntccnm of their ilRhl to havo
then ’'otes as re-ldcnts of (he more
popul-us countir- effeeti'e on Ih*
foil fledg-
I'cal polue
I •
no* appointing 'hem
ed policemen m the
fon r
I .(tieiohn »aid hr had received
(he names of five apnllcants from
(he approved Cnil Service ellgr
biHty list of '..-hleh three weic N*--
grn#end that he had derided to
app-not two -f fthe Negioes h*»l
had held up action priding a cn.i
ference with members of *he Coon
rli
Charlstte ha- had Vegro officer-.
for several rears, bin they hav*
tmeo classified as special offlccr-
wiihoi.t (I'll service .landing
naacFchapter
GALLS MASS
MEETING
Honorable Herbert Perks, rctc-d
Greensboro attorney and active ci' -
tc 'vorker. has been secured by tin
l-jcal Branch of the National A--
sociation for the Ad'ancement of
Colored People, as the principal
speaker at the mas.- meeting scheti-
ulrrf for Friday night .August P •-»
the Martin Street Baptist Church
The Friday night meeting Is one
'vhich ‘he National Association i'
calling for all branche- in the Ur.it
ed States, and Is for the purpose of
securing funds to supplement the
reward which the National organi
zation offered for tne appreheu
ilon and conviction of the Georgia
lynchers, (■'‘geiher h’lth a fund for
the prosecution of the twn So i'n
Carolina policemen, 'vho are allege'!
to have beat into iota! blindnes.s,
Isaac Woodard, a recent dlseharg*-.!
soldier .at Akins, S C
The Raleigh meeting, according to
•A C Pairi.'h, pre.sident of the I -
cal branch, takes or, local color, be
cause of Ihe recent assault of Mi =
Rebecca Barnes hy T R Cannon,
white, E Lane St merchant Mr*
Barnes has asked the local hranrn
to assist her in her case against
Mr Cannon.
The case '*'a.s tried in Raleign
City Court and .fudge Paul Smith
Vound Mr Cann'^n giiilfv and .sen
tenced him t'l fin days on the road,
suspended, up'm payment of co.«t
and Mrs Bariie« hospital and doc
tor bills Mr raiiimn refused to pay
the bill.® and f-ok m appeal to
Wake County Superio- Court Tho
ease will he heard In the next term
‘Continued 'in bark page)
RACF NFFIIS MORE PREACII-
INO ABOI T EARTH, FI.HER
DECLARFS
LAKE CITV. S. r. lANPi —
MegToes hiit'f had (oo much
preaching on ''Ootden Slippers
tpd SMnine Wings in Heaven"
an^ (no little ahnni living on
;r(h. Hr. .fesse E, Re.ard. presld-
elder of (he AME church
this seelinn and dean of
ilh Carnlina AMF ministers
I a packe I church here Snn-
r Heard, long an outMan'
figure for Ihc rights of Ne-
‘s and. president of the
ACr hrattrh at Charleston,
est In the state, called upon
re rlUiens here to register
vote and fight for the rights
all minority pe:*ple.
PROTEST S. C BOARD ATTEMPT
TO TRANSFER CLASS LOAD
COl.l’MBIA. S. C. (ANPl- Tfu’ South faiohtia NAACF con-
friencp ha,; under investigatton hoi,- a rcpoit tliat in order in
reduce tlu teaching toad at the Rnokcc Washington high •'liP' 1,
tb*- Cf.lumhm .school hoaid plan- to hold o'-oi in elemcnfarv
.sclionis next fall all stiid«ni.s promoted lo the u’vrnth giadc and
institnt'' a syslom of double sessions.
Jamc;; M Hinton, .state NAACP prc.-;iirnt. said it appear,
that (he ho'.rd. striving to rerlevate the high school whicli a feu
'verks ago was denmted from class "A " by th" Southern A;y50-
ciation of .Secondary Schools an-l rollegcs, plans lo transR r
leaching load:; mi'i the ekmentarv schools.
FILES LARGE SUIT
AGAINST S.C.
DEMOCRATS
cni.UMBIA, .S C ANP' — An
ans'ver to a $2.i0.0hn libel -mil
tgamst the Pro8resiive Dem'^’cralic
p.irtv hv Rep Fred 1. Hieps -if
Hambcrg coiuity. w»« filed Ihn
werk hy Atiy Ifarold P RouIwh”.
'tcuviM.' allecaft'.ri* of liberal .-’t
• loifl', m ibe Ihcr. c'lmplainl
] I)i.ri(i-.ui e of ih«’ arii'.n .md the
j-oji was tnadc at an cx'TUtivc
|mc''iuis f IMtP 'ifficcr-i here Wed-
I n»-sdav
Thr ■ xmin'es lieard *he lelie.-
'o Rrp H ‘ r-. from .Tnhri H M'’-
Crav, PUP chairman, in which wa;
set f'-rlh protestaiinns against il-
i|cc*l intcrfcrciirc with he regts-
ti UioM 'if N-arocs in Mambera coun
ty ti> Hier Officials unafum'-Usly
a|>prM\’e«l ihe letter and voted In
defend officers named in (he rim-
plaint. McCray. Mrs A R Wcsion.
party scrreliiry. .1 C. Al'lemus, p.ir
ty sicretarv and I.urius Wright c(
Denmark. S C. were named d*'-
fendants bv Hiers.
•POLITICAL MOVE-
Pnp executives said the Hiers
action was of little concern but
was importantly r political m-ve.
l.-'lc Kiiday (hat
and the truth
■ (pe»i to
TI SKKlUAN REIICN.s Ml III
SON VH TIM Of r»J IO
The above putnrr stum- .Mi
and .Mrs. M'illi.im .Urk-nii mehll
of Hirmiiicham, Mai .•ma, (caving
tKrir son, M’llliam ,lr,, alter a
trip from li'Hi-inapniis. Iiidiam
where he was affliele 1 whit*' on ^
visit.
W'lMiam Ir. is (he flr,| pniln
palfcnt adinilteil (o (he Tiiskegfi
In'.titiil*- Infantile raiatvsi'- renter
uhosr paienl is a graduate of this
InslUiition.
On the extreme left is Miss Fh-
rabeth fampt'fii. f iivs.ral Therap
ist at the liiianlile I'lralvsis ren
ter. who is also a Tiiskcgce grad
uate, lANP)
Lie Devices To Be
Used On Suspects
MONROR. Gfi, (AND—Tlie (;pf>n:i;t r.nrcjtn nf In
M’Stiirafion know.s who Ird the mnli in tlio rpconi Ivnchin •.
of four hero pjid know.A the n nnc.-^ of at lea five of ;h •
:»(i fii' ;Ui oiolmters, Imt no ovjricnce aKuin.^t fhcni fni'
p conrl ra.sp. accordinir to a i-eport fioni aiitlionalivp ri’-
porf.
As a lesult, It -was exp-cti'i
(Continued on back page)
lie deterl'u
rum" whirl,
ick th ;''ns:ilton-il
ll-iieri; '-asc in Chicago mig'r.
be flown het'- from tlm north.
Wh'-n and 'f the lie det *loi or
truth drug us used, one of the
first persons to undergo the cx
pi’rim nt Will be Loy Harriso’.i.
the farmer in whose car the two
men two women were ambush
ed
In a pri'ss fonfer lose Friday.
Maj Willtam .Spi'Oce. head of Ihf
;ri. .said till' mvstery i- iin
i.'.veling. hut it will lake dnu.'
'■RI men ar • handicafipM he d-
rimed hy three factJirs:
What the hir 1 auihori'ics did
not do ,and what ‘hev did d «.
la for.' the (IRl and FBI vn.-
c.’Ilid in.
Failure to u’;c any .Negro in
i.e.sligators. j
Kn’.villingni'S-. tiaserl on fear*
of .'.nytuidy an*-! «-v'’rytv»dv. whi’*'
aiio N”gro to tell wha' h knoiA--.
oi has g*i«irl rea.son to .;iis[iert
Th*' baffling proidern it ;; f«’lt
hy inanv 'in (he m.-id*', is iha’
praelieally n*i phvsica! f v-.di-ni'
exi.sts Most of It wa.s dcstr**yi •
before the FRl and (IRI enten d
Ihc ca.se.
The lynching occurred ahoul '»
p.m., and th inquest.s lA'as hi Id
hi'iore sundown that .same nighl
When the GBI came in and went
to thti .spot on the bank of f'*
Apalach river where Roger
(Continued on back page) j
in'ib.
Rrtoked on a charged of way-
ha .ng a young woman and fell
her wjth an 11 pound brick
M'NsM admitte*! hi; guilt He
B^.id he had gone i-i th- Qius-ns'
.sertmn ab*>ut 7 p in. in ..''arch
ol **'irk a.s a punts pn--*’' b'P
h.*d ended the night drinking M'-
ca(i!urrd rai ly ounday nn-
ning.
In (Jue*n. Folonv couit. Me
Nall n’'.T'iled ne had ..erv*^i >
V* at.s in Florida Sta- pii .oii f-’
;,uM. r-nding a giand j y
hiaiing. Ii*' i; being held in jail
• iiv'ei IKI.hOO bond.
ESTABLISHES E L V I N ft
SfllOOL — ( liarics 11 FIftwer®.
.Ir., •durient piinl since Pill, is
scckign io grl Veterans inicrcsl-
in fliehl training iin'.cr liic Ol
Itill of lllglits C'lirsts uoiilil hr
nffcri’d al llir Ralcieb Municipal
•Mrpnrt biginninp this scpirm-
bcr.
Mr. Flowers, a naliic of Wades-
bnro, gcadaiitrcl from the Tuske-
gep FIving School in PMI and
Irom KMl I** I'H-'i srcicd a- In-
struci-c al Tusheger ,\ ticcnae.l
pilot siru'p Ifll'*. hr i- al present
stiid'ing ,it N- ('. ( olbTc
l»l ITTV HEi n KIK
MISSISSIPPI SI.AYIX,
IIATTIFSBDRf;. M|.. (AND)
Di piitv Sheriff .Tohn l -'a’i;. 'v,t.
a levlerl heie last 'vonk and
* I’-.rged with the nuir'l r of Bod
Hy Wolf, a J17 year old father of
pi children.
Lewis, who .lav; he fiie.| lu
■ill-defens . fa'ally •••oundel
' Wolf la-.t Saturday night in .i
small store just west of Collin-;
'll.c .slaying was witneased by .i
group of Negroer.. but none had
mad, statements on Monday.
Wolfs slaying, the .second
Mississsippi death hy tawle.s-s vio
|i nee .since the Monr'ic, (ia , ma.s
fure Iwo we-ks ago, follow-,
flo-scly Ihe flogging to dealh of
Leon McTatie. whose h'«jy wi.s
thrown in a bayou near Lexing-
fen, Mi.s.s,
Tagging elcflion.-i ai Ih V liav-'
the lynchings and slaying; lend
I - l. n'e t'. Ilic Transport Work
ers union statement to President
Truman and Atty. Gen. Tom
Ch'.rk that blame may be placed
snuarely on Gene Talmadg ,
5^ n. Riibo .and the test of (he
Ku Kluxers."
No Ncjiro Pol irr for
C
.larksonville. Fla.
.lACK.SftNVILI.E, Fla ANPi —
N- mention was made ',f the en •
ploymi-m of Nearo polir** 'ifficors.
(irc-cnilv 'ir m th*’ future, by the
hiidcet and finance f'lmmlltep of
'•ity I'ounril whrh last week ap-
poix.'d a resolution aiith rizinc 'he
«’Xp*'iiHitur«* of S2?.R7t t" employ
2.'> .■Hdifion. p- licemen h*’tc.
The rommiH**e had tu-en |>»itn'm-
♦ Olid urged fo make reeommen'J'i-
' I) : for Necro pnlire 'ifflcers
f the (■-mmitle*- for Nortn Ca-
hii». .Southern Confrnmee for 11
m-*ii Rplaticui*., met oi, Augu.-t .Sth I
at the United Chinch Di L. E M »
Fie man. loc •! * haumaibrfiresided j
The following resol -tloii witti adopi-j
ed.
We, It'*- m'Oiber- of the Ra.'’’Ch j
ct'api*-! '.f Ihe .Soiifhern Conferem- -
for ll iman Rclationa,
ner-*u e We helieve in liberty, j
.irli*'' -.nd efiual pro»cr(mn f (he
la"' of ttic e Umled .'^latc. toi ah
Its rili/M,...
B“'-ci Wc believ*' in the «ac-
cdiies and dignit,' of human per-
'■nality.
Re; P-e lake the f’'!lo”'in« -tep-:
, I To command fiovernoi Flh-
A'uall of Georgia and his a-sori.itc'
f'-i then prompt irtion to appre-
ticiid and punish the Monroe mur
;dciei . and to c mmetid the Govei •
: nor’; •'ft'^rt to outlaw the Ku Klu
Klan in »e*irgta. al'-o to expres.-;
: our ai'pmiation to ri liginii; orsan-
lizalioii'; and - iher r'gnt-iniiidrd cil
li/*>ii- ,f Geursia for their ouf.pok-
'••n •>|.appi' al -'f reccn. mob vio
'■ lence.
•Continued on bd'k page.
h> thie.- (•,'•*11*1,. cilirer- K
;; The ven-tit'ilionality *if (he
state's c iiniv 'mU svslem under
hich Eugene T.dmadge was eler‘
TRUMAN FAVORS
ANTFLYNCH BILL
WASHINGTON (ANP) — D"-
clarmg that be bad voted M 3
r'-nator for anti lyneh l gi.ilation
c..rh dine i’ was brought up.
P'p'.ident Truman last week in-
'th.itcd (q newsmen that he
, \-nuld ugn anti lynch bill if it
w -re piv’.stmted lo him. The
Pi indent was queried about a
federal Ivnch hap in connection
v-ith the recent Monroe, C»a .
niurri Y of four.
Properf-s for .such legislation
:e«mc^ unlikely, however, in
VII w of the termination of fh
l ontiniied on back page)
.'It 'xa- defe*ied by Jitdie Jaipe*
C DavU. 'vh. earned the "OUR*»
iiniUi
The suits charge that 'he Georgia
prim*nt Ifiw. wfrief' fiipc»b»e» •*»-
'♦•r the c*W!nty unit sv^tem -sf nom
inating state offlcisU is ‘b* d‘-
ret Mrilation of the Uth smCfHi-
menf to the ronstitu'Jw. bectu**
f deprived these plaintiff.® of «|usl
proteifi-n of their light to twve
their '.'otes as residents of the more
pepuleits counties eff^cti'e sn 'k*
• ame 'll approxima** basis as re«
-ifiit- •'f ceiuitie* '.vith far less poo-
ulatmn.'
The i4’h amendment r*adi; ‘No
si.tte si'all make or enf->rt?« gnjr
law which 'hall abridee the emsH-
leges • r immunities of the United
Stages nor deny to any person
*-itbin its iunsdirtion the esiial
, protection of the laws "
Tt.e suits contend further (hat tha
county unit system La a deliberate,
•xpre.'s and unreasoiisble di«ccimi-
'Continued or. ba- k page>
CLORGIA rOWN ENACTS OWN
ANIl-l.YNCHlNG LEGISLATION
KAlRBrRN’. Ga. (ANP)—Pnactinf^nt of its own Um's
itirnin.;! racial and other mob violence took place here
la.'-t wonk when the city council passed an ordinance
forbidding persons to congregate within the city limits
for the purpo.se of violation of eivil riahts of others.
Kailiire to obey the ordinance .subjects the violator
to fines up to $100 plus ;l0.day jail .sentence. Dan Duke
!i.s.siRlant altornev peiieral who is a leader in iTeorgia’s
fiirht anain-'^l Ku Klux Klan, i.s mayor of Fairburn.
Probe Of Lynchings
Anti4ynch Law Urged
REV, DAVI.S
MINISTER-BAR
BER HELD WITH
WIFE FOR ARSON
NEW YORK CITY’ 'WDL' — Im
mediately following rnnouncement
if the bruiBl lynching of two Ne-
groe? and their wive.® nea*- Monroe.
Ga. ih» Workers n.-rense League
Joined the drive hr complete fed
eral and state -tnvesfrGatlon.® and
for immi’diate passage of fedeial
anti-l.vni'h leaislatiori.
In addition in wiring Goveriio’-
Arneil. requesting a c-’mp!etc stat-'*
investiRallon. the League wired
Turner Smith of the civil ItberP.##
; division of the U. S departmwit of
! justice urging that the probe an*
' nounced by the atforney-genertT! ^
I a complete one.
I President Truman, was urged by
the WDL Ic deliver a special mes-
' sage to congress catling for anti
lynch legislation Democratic and
Republican congressicral leaders.
‘Continued on back page)
WHITE METHODISTS BLAST
WAI.TON MOB FOR LYNCHING
.\’I'I,.\NTA (.\N1’)—Whito Methodist ntini.MfiS of
Albinta mudr pulille lu.st wi-ok a rosolutiou dnplorin;;
tho lynohmir "f four Walton county Negrops which has
“besmirched the jrood name of floorgia,” "violated all
Christian cnnscienci*, and ha.s l.vnrhed the very law it-
.self.” The while loaders represent a combined memher-
ahip of b5.f»ou in Methodist churches in the city.
I WILMINGTON -Sho'vn ;ibov*. is
[the Rev, Charles H. Davis, locul
: mini'te, -hrirbr-r. wh'* aloi.p with hi-;
I ’.vifi*, Mrs Hntiic Dn' is. are hem t
j ti«’ld III j.iil 'll ii rhnrqc of atsoui
' m ronrii*' lion with allep.«'d malicious |
bttrninc -if p'operty. ;, dwelling al I
Hll.'i South Seventh drect, at B .'>7 i
.'eluik la.st Miiiriay night
Fire Chief .1. I.udriie Cr'iom call-
ed io two deputy c- mmissioners of'
lusui'nnee after hr became siispic-
iiuiis 'if ri icumstaiiccs surr-iinding '
j ftie fire [t WHS staled by .iffi'-i'ils \
’ that the interior of the one story ’
frame dwellinc had been satirrat-
ed with kerosene.
The house was owned by Ihe Pe-'-
ples Building and Loan Ass*'Ciaiioii.
i but the minister carric i $3,600 in*
iurance on his furniture.
Mob Murders Leaves White
G1 Ashamed Of Race
BIRMINGHAM, Ala -- A whit--
soldier from (he South, now sl.T-
ti'ined at F'^rt Mason, ralifornla
’.vroie lo (he S'UUhern Negro Youth
C!onRre.‘>.s »i' "XiirrHs; his sorrow ovei
the Georcia and Mis.si.ssippi mob
murders of innonceni Negroes. The
letter received from the s*-ldie.'.
T-Sgt. Horace* P. l,opcz. a2fl6 LSO-
I.C. Hq. Dct.. Fori Mason, Califor
nia follows in full.
■•.:..nehr'-n Nre- Vo«-(h Cnngress
Birmingham. AUlmma
To Whom It May Concemt
"I bav^ beer foU*»wlng the
xti>ries In the newspaoeri of the
recent lynchings In the stft* o4
Georgia. It Is hard to helieve that
In this sn-ealled cnlishteucil ate
of clvilit ,.in. we still have that
prim tivc mob acllnit.
' rtords arc InaArqualc al the
moment, nr at any time, for thai
matter, to folly expreas my ur-
mw for what has happened Cn
memben of your ra?e. i hope yop
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