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VOLUME XXVIII
LIBERIA’S TUBMAN
WEDS RELATIVE OF
TWO EX-PRESIDENTS
BY .JACOB BROWNE
MONROVIA. Liberia < ANP>
Liberia's chief executive. William
V. S. Tubman, was joined in matri
monial wedlock with Mis Antoin
ette Padmore, grand-daughter of
the late President Arthur Barclay
and niece <>f former President Ed
win Barclay, in wedding ceremou
ies held in the executive mansion
here September 17 The ceremony
marking the first time in the coun
try's history that a ruling president
married while in office, was at
tended by many notable- from var
ious nations
she service;., heard throughout
the city over a public address sys
tem. began at 4 p. m The bride
and her retinue arriv' d at the ex>
rutivc mam-ion at 3:50 p m ,
where they were met by the- chief
of protocol and ceremonials and H
Lafayette Harmon, personal :-dvi -
er to the president. Tile bride and
her party marched to the altar, to
the strains of the "Tubman Air
Wedding March" an original
composition by Baromi Morris Lib
erian musician where they were
rnet. by the bridegroom and his
aides de camp
The Rev J. J Mends-Cole of
the Presbyterian church opened
the services by reading the exhor
tation, charge covenant and the
declaration Prayer was offered by
the Rev S b. Stubblesfield, Bap
tist church: the pledge by Fatheis
Baker and w. D. Jones, Protestant
Episcopal church; the token and
blessing by bishop King. Methodist
church: and closing prayer by the
Rev, c Dunbar-Henri of the Sev
enth Day Adventist mi.aon
RECEPTION
At the close of the services, the
bridal party withdrew, and later
joined the guests in the executive
pavilion. Toasts to the prosperity
of the bridal pair were proposed
by M Dukuiy. acting secretary f
state.
On the eve of the wedding, pres
ident Tubman bestowed upon ids
bride-to-be Liberia's, highest deco
ration. the Knight of the Grand
Band. She is th" first woman in
the history of the republic to re
ceive the decoration. President Tub
man also decorated Miss Corinna
Hilson, matd-of-honor; and Mrs
fola Russ, bridesmaid, with the
order of Knight Official The offi
cating clergymen were also deccu
ated, along with George Padmore,
brother of the bride, and Col. Aiex
Tubman, the presdient's brother
The bridal pair left on their
honeymoon, which u to be spent at
the county home of Altv Gen. and :
Mrs Cassell, and later at the home [
of Lady Tubman's brother, Mr and
Mrs George Padmore
Among the notables present for
the wedding were John Bowering.
British minister and envoy, rep: <_-
senting King George VI; Messrs.
Bechard. high commissioner of
French West Africa, special repre
sentatives of Franco's President
Vincent Auriei; and G. de Schorn
pre, French minister resident, for
the French foreign minister. Tele
grams of congratulations were re
ceived from President and Mrs. I
AFRICANS ASK UN
FOR WIDESPREAD
SCHOOL SYSTEM
LAKE SUCCESS, N Y <ANp>
A simple worded appeal to the
-United Nations for mass-educa
tion of the native peoples of Tan- j
tfanyika was made public here last!
week. The petition, authored by
22 Africans living near one of the
world's richest diamond field:-,
asked for the establishment of more
schools and particularly for in-j
struction in scientific and technical!
studies
Abo included in the note, which!
was handed to an on-the-spot, com-'
mission sent to the territory for a I
routine inspection and transmitted I
by It to the trusteeship council, i
were requested 'bat the United Nn-j
tions .give assistance to natives |
in local government.
The petition pointed out that I
without additional educational faci
lities, the natives of the territory
“cannot even hope for a fairer
share in the mineral wealth they
help to extrac from the African
soil."
The 22 petitioners are from the
Sldpyangan iovmdup,
NORTH CAROLINA’S LEADING WEEKLY
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA WE UK END! NO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 0, !9 1X
Harry S Truman of the United
State.-,. Pope Pius >lll, and from
: all parts of the world, as will as
from Litferians who were unable
to attend
FORCED DOWN
The French commissioner and his
party ran into a little difficulty in
getting to the wedding ceremony.
The party was aboard a plane on -
route to Monrovia, which had to
. make a forced landing in the vici
nity of Little Basso, approximately
to miles down the coast from Mar
shall and two miles inland. A res
cue pai ty, 'le< 1 by ! ,ibei ia pol t <
loft Roberts field by plane, estab
lished ?hnL\t with the stranded
and found that no one had been
. injured in the mishap
The French officials were then
i brought overland bv foot and boat
;to Roberts field, and thence to
Monrovia, in time for the wedding.
The President and Mis Tubman
‘ were given a dinner bv the cabinet
members Tuesday, September 2!,
and a ball on Thursday, September
23 Secretary Dukuiy had cocktails!
for the special representatives on
Thursday, September 16, and Weti
; nesday. September 22.
An array of wedding gifts was
on display in the cabinet room
where thousands passed to view
! ’hem The president of France sent;
a large French vase The diploma- ■
i tic corps in Liberia, gave a com
plete crystal punch bowl and set; ;
! while Liberia’s minister to the U.
; s - ( - R- King, presented a
’bridal memories book and a guest
ibook.
Among the other presents were
i: large radio and pickup from Min
ister., Henry Coper, a large hand
painted portrait of President Tut
; man and a silver punch bowl, Eo
! ward R. St.ettinius, Jr. chairman of
: the Liberia company. New York; a
: crystal fruit dish, the Liberia foun
dation; a silver pitcher Bishop and
Mrs. King;
A crystal wine -in-,:- set. Com
inlander and Mrs. Trimble one bra
zen cocktail set. Secretary of State
and Mrs. William E Dermis; 10
-bags of rice, a large sheep and ,i
I leopard skin paramount chief of
Jorquellic: two carved ivorv tusks.
Judge and Mrs C T. King; two
leopard skins and two rams, chiefs
of Kakata district; and a large cow
from the young men of Bas*a.
N. J. ELIMINATING
RACIAL BIAS IN
STATE SCHOOLS
NEWARK. N J. i ANP) The
state program to eliminate discrim
ination in education in accordance
with the new constitution is achiev
ing a high degree of success. Harold
A, Lett, chief assistant of the New
Jersey Division Against Discrimin
ation in the Department of Edu
cation, revealed in an interview last j
week.
Os the state's 53 school districts,'
30 have adopted plans of integra-!
"on and ire putting them into ac
tion, and the others arc facing vari
ous problems blocking integration 1
at the moment, he said.
On the other side however, ac
cordinp to Loti at lea-t three
boards are challenging the efforts:
of Commissioner Bustard to elfin* I
inatc bias in education Formal ac-!
'i n n has been taken in these in-!
stances, he said
The state constitution idopted in
November. IM7, provides m sec-1
bon 5 of the bill of rights as foJ - 1
lows:
"No person f-hall be denied the:
enjoyment of any civil or military I
right, nor to be discriminated!
against the exercises of any civij '
or military l igtit, noi be segregated I
in the militia or in the public;
schools, because ot religious prin- !
ciplos, race, color, ancestry or na-;
tionsi origin."
In telling of state action to en- j
force this article Lett said:
‘Meantime, field representative,;!
of this division (against discriminr.- j
tiui)> are making spot checks of'
many of these communities to de- j
termine how effective ha- been trio J
process of transition. To date, wo I
are able to report that chose com
munities which have changed their,
pattern with complete integration i
of pupils and reassignment of Negro !
and white teachers, have done so I
without any serious difficulties or
conflicts of any form." i
: ' :
' t m k! y f ¥ s ‘ O
!jJ _ I m I< if
W S ® FJTT jrf« u
Julian Jo Jr tie
Lawsuit Against
News Columnist
NEW YORK (ANP) All m>
■ trips to Europe by plane, were .it
mv own expense, and no! ;>< ton!
of the U. S Government,' r J
Hubert Faufleroy Julian, general
ly known as 'he "Black Eagle" told
the writer this week m denying
charges of Drew pears:m. i.'>l»mn::-t
, and author of the syndicated
column, "The Washington Merry-
Go-Round," that he Julian hid
: been sent to Europe on an insper
•'■ll four of Negro troops ;.:i.'-
1> at Government expense."
Although the colonel refused to
make my comment vern ask-vi
about the other charges, involving
his auction is liasion for Washington
officials and the Crrsent Trading
Company, here it; New York, a..,
well as trying to promote i..g.
retie deal in Germany, he did >, iy
that he would "have < ,-tory late;
on," it:-, he was working on the
mailer, and would bring chargi .-
aga’nst (he columnist
About three week: Pear-on
in one of bis columns charged .lul
uin and the Cresent Trading Com
pany with getting certain contracts
■ "through" by using certain influ
ences w:*b the former, anting ,
"go-between
Again on September 17. Pea;
made ,< more direct charge .-ipainst
: Julian when he wrote that "for
every Slßcon rai'ed tov ard t ; - r
’ Democrat e fund goai. miluaiv aide
■to President Truman) throw
away $50,000 worth of gain Th<
latest bumbling Vaughanbonei v, p)
lake a lot of patching "
He further said that. "Vaugn-.n
became a friend of the Negro uviu
, tor. “Col." Hubert Julian, who
calls himself the "Black Engl: "
and who was Emperor Haile Se
lassie's one-man air corps
"Shooting for the Negro vote, ,d
--i'ready strong for Truman. Vaughan
i sent Julian to Europe to inspect
| Negro troops partly .*» Govern
ment expense
"With an advance buildup by
Vaughan, Julian cot VIO treatment
! (Very Important Person:;), toured
the American zone of Germ my as
guest of the army, rated a military
j aide, spent an hour with General
I Clay, one of the busiest men on
j earth.
‘ But (he army brans found Julian
i bad interests olher than treatment
rs Negro troops He was trying to
| promote k cigarette deal He fold
! the army he and his. baeKcrs were
I willing* to rs place all the army’s
! over-age cigarettes (worth SII,OCL
i 000) one fresh carton feu each two
| stale ones. That would have netted
| Julian aiid friends about $5,000,000.
| "Gen. Clay had the Black Eagle
soon r. gllng back no longer a
; VIP " When .1 interviewed the
■ Colonel who resides at fig Morning
j side Avenue in front, of Harlem's
INo t "new ..gathering stand," the
Hotel Theresa, he said (hat hr had
j “just returned ,i few days previous
i from Europe by plane."
The- writer had been Irving for
j more than a week to con I act the
| “Black Earle" at his home, but his
: wife said “he was in Europe."
Joining with Julian in denying
the flying trips to and from Europe
j were at. the expense of Uncle Sam,
I was Congressman William L. Daw
son of Chicago, who is in charge
'of the Democratic headquarters at
i the Hotel Biltmore.
n;\R or Runs sr.rs
BARRING RKTI R\ OF
ITALIAN GO MIMES
WASHINGTON AND i ! n.
not K' iiiopiar: protect;-, but ap al
most pathological fear ->f commun
ism by the western powers ’hat.
rr.cv keep her former Italian colon
ic.-. from being returned to Italy.
Di.'rm r'*r- :. ;ii- of In ■* April
prcvlde t 1 i:n to ihiv thinking. In
J’.aiy ihr Communist party has
2.2.50.000 members thus making it.
second l.H'g'" t in ihe world The
Communir’s and other I- fti • pool
ed 8,000,000 vote;, or 25 per cent of
Ih.C 71.000.000 f ast
As tin western diplomats figent
it, Mirjii'.fi f.by*. Eritrea and Snm
al land "vci to Hsly would jyive
the wav for tui g-i at ion which would
undoubtedly include a proportion
ate nv of Italian Commiinist-s.
In these urea.-, it would then be a
comparatively easy matter to cap
italize iipnn native unrest against
then colonial status and rventtial
!> tin 'w off the control of the
western power:, which t.ho liberat
ed l.'iid.s tuirnug to 611 -ih as their
champion
I .it what r p tie »( r •- the matte?
i. de belief in official socles th.it
these African colonic- are needed
in rob. i die mv* r popula'v>ii prob
lem of f 1 nl\ Janies D Zeilerbaeh,
U S emu run; c cooperation boss
in Italy, says that nation must find
an outlet for 2,000.1)1)0 jnblos- and
Aficui! is the solution
Gov Dewey has come out in fa
vor of returning tier from colonics
to Italy bu’ President Truman is
no more than lukewarm on the
idea. Whether the western powers
will n;,f; 111. possible infiltration, of
Coliimilists and the resultant dan
ger of independence for these areas
remains to be seen
Happy Khmer New Year.
WOMEN’S DAY SPEAKER
Mrs, Alvin Russel. St J’aui T. and
| I’, College, La wrencevillc, V'a.,
! who will he guest speaker on the
Women’s Day program to be held
Sunday. October 17. at 4 p m. at
the Croshy-Oarfield School jjnder
auspices of the St. Ambrose F.pis-
I copal Church,
SINGLE „ _
COFY IOC
NO, 11
FUTURE BEAUTICIANS --
Some of the members of the grad
ua.ing class of Starks Beauty
College of Raleigh who received
diplomas at commence merit, exer
cues conducted at the first Con
gregational Church of Raleigh are
shown with Mis-, Helen Starks,
president of the school; ihe Rev.
Kemp Plummer Bat le, com
mencement speaker, and Mrs,
Aritha Starks King shortly he
fore the start of the commence
ment exercises
tn the commencement address
the Rev. Mr. Bat le stressed the
need for more Negro businesses,
hard work, honesty and racial
cooperation.
Carolinian Photo by Shephard
UNCENSORED
BY CONRAD ( i MK K
NEW YORK (AND With poh
t twin- <:n every hand assuring you
that Nc w York s Gov Thomas E.
Dewey will be- the n»?x» rest.lent of
| the Whde House Negro Demnci a
iic hififie- art woivltring who v. !l
replace Gov William U Ha-tie in
i the Virgin T-lands
The nod is said to be favoring
Perry W Hc-v. ;m{. he.a >f the I'grl
i department of ’he Elk and who
, • heads 'ho Republicans from M,s
. sissippi
While this sounds logical, .luce
politicians pay off those who have
been riding on their bandwagon,
one wonders how does Dewey ‘ -1
toward 1 Perry, who has been one
i of Taft’s biggest boosters. In
January when the Elk. had an ed
ucational conference in Washing
ton, Howard introduced Taft to
the audience as the Republicans
eh'*ice for the pre-idential nomin
ation and the "next President of
the United Spates"
A) the Elks' annua! ronven.fi.m i"
Philadelphia la.--* vear, the three
leading states that wanted the 10-13
convention were New York 'But
falo’. California and Ohio (Cin
cinnati) . The latte: was chosen
with Howard piugginc. since tha:
was Taft's state, but at the Re
publican convention this July.
| Dewey defeated Howard's favorite.
The choice is worth watching
* * *
| On Thursday Senator Dea* Al
; ben" Barkley had a press confer
! ence at the Democratic h adquar
ters in 'he Biltmore hotel wJ-i:
■ more than 18 members of the Fourth
.Estate present, including two Negro
reporters, Lillian Scott, Chicago
Defender, and Ihe writer
Among the many questions fired
jat the vice presidential candidate
I running with President Truman
was one by a daily newsman who
wanted tn know the senator':- at
titude toward:- the disputed colon
lies in Ethiopia being turned over
to Italy
"Before returning to the United
j Stab’s, I hid a talk with Mr G-v-
I parrict about the colonics, and while
i our talk w.i • confidential, which I
I can’t divulge at this time, I can as
| sure you that if will be settled to
1 the satisfaction of laly,” Barkley
1 said
The questioner said hr. was an
| Italian born, but is now an Ameri
jean dtizen, and thought that the
: Italian colonies, which were un
j productive, were only lir bilitk-.-- to
i his former home.
|* * *
Is, ar Woodward, the Neffio vet
eran whuse eye: wore gouged out
•by a policeman in Dixie sometime
logo, is row the Dr. JekD "nd Mr.
j Hyde in the Democratic and Pro
gressive parties.
Elected or? July 25 Lais year in
| Philadelphia by the Veteran.- for
Wallace as a nation?.! co-chairman
of tbs group and still Jr. that office.
: Cuntimied on page >l, 2nd Section 1
PA WOMAN CITED
AS IST ELECTOR
PHILADELPHIA (ANP) -
Miss Alyc-e Anderson, sister of
Marian Anderson, the- famed
contralto singer, was really the
first woman presidential elec
tor named by the Democrats,
instead of Mrs. Edith M. Alex
ander, of New York, who was
hailed as the first In art an
nouncement made last week.
Miss Anderson war*named an
dee or by the local party soon
after the national convention in
July, more than two months
ago.
Mrs. Alexander, associate di
rector of the Mayor’s Commit
tee on uni y, wak designated
elector from the 23rd congres
sional district, New York, by J
Raymond Jones, deputy com
missioner of housing Her hus
band, Clifford Alexander, is
manager of Riverton houses.
INDIANAPOLIS
MIXED SCHOOLS
URSED BY NAACP
INDIANAPOLIS (ANP) The
; state and local NAACP groups is
i sued an appeal here last week to
! ‘be Indianapolis school board ask
: ing that It “accent the challenge
! and completely integrate the cn
! tire -choc! system without regard
i to r-'ce. let ail children attend the
; school in the district in winch they
reside ’
i The "ehaUepfe” referred to was
: the recent action of some white
: parents of keeping their children
; from attending School 32 in protest
I against the integration of white
' and Negro pupils. The parents
|made this move because they fell
’hut School 32 should not be made
the "guinea pig" or experimental
j station for the integration, bin
rather that all schools in the city
- bv opened *o children of every and
any iace residing in -he district
1 covered by each school.
The statement, issued by Willard
B. Ransom state president; W. T.
| Hay, total NAACP head and Mrs
! Jessie Jacobs, executive secretary,
{declared. "The NAACP feels that
i the Indianapolis School board, by
: its failure to integrate the school
i system of Indianapolis as a whole,
is dimJly responsible for this sit -
, nation
It i lime that, the people of
;Indianapolis who have time and
; time agsm expressed their indig
:.at 'ill it t(••!.*. 'wasteful, undemocra
tic <nd unconstitutional system, be
given the type of schools they d< -
-serve free from un-American pre
judice and bias because of race,
; creed or color.''
The statement pointed out that
*he NAACP did not “condone" ’he
! action of the parents in withhold
|ing thier children from School 32.
It regarded the move as being
j made "perhaps in ignorance or
without understanding of ail the
| implications of the segregation is*
! sue."
“On the contrary, the organiza
tion feels that such action is not
; only unwise, but dangerous, and
that the leaders —■ as distinguished
from the followers are truly
; subversive and un-American indi
viduals If would be far more un
dvrU.?ridable if the colored citizens
•of Indiana polls, having suffered in
! suit alter insult at (he hands of
| the school board, should strike
against this costly system of sep
arating young children becaue of
race," the statement continued
| "We call upon the Indianapolis
school board, like the school boards
of Gary, Elkhart i many other
Indiana cities and towns, to ac
cept the challenge This i the on ,-
American solution to the problem
and Is incidentally ihe only system
’but will work."
ibe NAACP officials made this
statement before the school board
meeting on September 28
OMEGAS PLANNING
ACHIEVEMENT WEEK
WASHINGTON, D C.—Signi* |
ficanf advancements made by j
colored people in the world-wide s
struggle i or equality of oppor- I
turiity will be dramatically ipre- !
sented bv more than 200 chap- j
teres of the Omega Psi Phi Fra ter- j
mfy in varied programs and pro- I
iect.3 featured during the obser-!
vance of National Negro Achieve- j
ment Week. November 7- 1.3th. !
j .141>. :
Each chapter will observe: the'
week with special activities in [
their respective areas, according \
to information released by Dr. A, j
G. Macklin. Chainnan of the Na
tional Committe. Virginia State
College Petersburg, Virginia.
The theme of the celebration
for this year is: “Make America j
Safe By Insuring Justice For:
All.” Emphasis will be placed on j
the gains made by Negroes as i
a result of ifar-reaching court de- j
visions, assuring justice to mm- !
ority groups.
Conamted on page 8. 2nd Section I
By w.MTnmmcK
1 THESE, THY PEOPLE
j THERE was the DOOR to which 1 found no Key;
j There was the veil thorugb which 1 might not see:
Some little talk awhile of Mr arid Thee
There was the veil through which I might not see;
ALUMNUS-.
A distinguished friend aid colleague of my late Dad graced
| the rostrum of Shaw University last, week TO HIM AND those
I of my dear friends in Monroe who remember, [ send ORCHIDS:
: Dr. HUBERT H. CREPT ,M there were no other examples
j for on*' to use. in the area of Monroe, North Carolina and vicinity,
i the mere mention oi Doctor Croft- would suffice for REASON
| THAT THE DOOR SHOULD BE OPENED . . . Here, dear friend,
is one who courageously ventured into the hinderland where no
was needed to ply his hard-won -profession. Today, there are very
i few children there of cither race who chics not not proudly say he was
| with thorn when they came into this world; and nurtured them
‘ through most of their early existence - . Our orchid this week
j to; DR. HUBERT CREPT ILLUSTRIOUS COUNTRY DOC
; TOR . AND GENTLEMAN . His words, to the student body,
i “Go where the need is great . Go to the) dark areas wher
i ever they may b* and redeem human resources, not exploit them.' 1
i Y< s, these are the areas that will be filled when THE DOOR IS
j OPENED!!!
Most of the old Med giads have hoard the final taps sounded;
these places mud. be filled . . . WRITE RIGHT . . VOTE RIGHT . .
I NOW. .
DO YOU LIKE COLD FACTS?
NORTH CAROLINA RANKS FORTY-FIFTH IN THE NATION
IN MEDICO RATIO PER 100.000 POPULATION
The only states who have fewer doctor-.; are Alabama. South
; Carolina, and Mississippi Only 31 per -cent of North Carolina
1 doctors live in rural areas and 73 per cent of the State’s popu
i lation is rural. There are only 144 Negro doctors in North Carolina
:to sc>yo a million people. The number of rural people per physician
. was 3,613 in: -1940 What is it today with the added number now
back home? N. C. ranks 42nd in hospital beds per 1,000 population.
. Thirty-four counties in N. < .have no hospital beds. A recent
! survey reveal.; that Negro hospital fat-'hues are seriously inade
quate. There arc- now 1.655 hospital beds for Negroes and at least
i 2400 more are needed to supply the recommended minimum of 4
I beds per 1,000. The maternal mortality rate for rural mothers was
; 4.9 for white 7.6 for Negroes . . Five oul of every 1,000 mothers
Idle at childbirth ranking the State at 41st on this score. In 1943
; the state led the nation in percentage oi registrants rejected for
; military service. Statistics show that 7,404 infant deaths and still
1 births occurred in 1940, Health experts behove that good medical
care could have prevented a large number of these , . . CAN YOU
; STAND COLD FACTS?
NATIONAL NEGRO HEALTH NEWS REPORTS;
One )«f every two Southern youth in the prune oi life t
is unable to meet the minimum physicial and mental requirements
' for military While the rest oi the nation furnished 65
eligible joldieiis fo< every man examined, the Southern States av
; craged only -14.6, a 40 percent increase oi 4-F’ers in the South'!!!
In 15 counties in the South— counties with a population of
; 3,000 or over there were in 1944 no active physicians whatever
: In 15 more Southern counties the same year, there were over 10,000
people per active physician In 78 counties, there were 5.000 to
, 10,000 people per doctor.
FROM THE SANCTUM
DELUSION: After the snows and the chill winds had gone
the heavens bathed the earth with its tear.., and. dried it with its
golden rays . With your mile and ynur caressss gone from me
I felt the sands of my restless youth trickle out and, 1 suddenly
emerged a man . Then 1 saw you as you really are: like the glis
tening sun bursting down on -an island of moonmen who know their
limitations, and like its golden rays as they roll back the carpels
'of snow and show the scars its fleeecy blanket hide vivid, naked
and hideous
YOUR RIGHT TO OPEN THAT DOOR; REVOLUTIONARY HE
ROES
In devotion to trie flag the American Negro has never been
wanting. CRISP US ATTUCKS, a Negro, was the first Amen
can to fall in the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770. With the other
victims of the Massacre, he wajjf buried from Faneuil Hail, the
“Crradle of Liberty'’, and commemorated by a stature on Boston
Common. Petri Salem won distinction at the Battle of Bunker
Hill and is credited with the death of Major PITCAIRN, the British
commander Writing the battle of MONMOUTH Bancroft says.
“Os the Revolutionary patriots who on that day periled life for
their country, more than 700 -black Americans fought side by side
with the white.’-' LECKY says, “The Negroes proved excellent sol
diers in a hard fought battle that secured the defeat of Sullivan.,
when they three times drove back a large body of Hessians.
General Lafayette praised, the Negro troop* who served under
Gene a! Green. In the war of 1812 Negroes fought, gallantly under
Commodore PERRY in the BATTLE, OF LAKE ERIE and with
GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON at New Orleans. And Com
mander Chauncey wrote in 1913, "I have nearly 50, blacks aboard
this ship ami many art among my best men , . ” MORE FACTS
NEXT WEEK.
AND TELL OF TIME—
There are many old-timers who can tell of t ne when the
leading grocer had a beautiful brace of brown div. uorses - . (If
she'd a din it. it) And -when, it rained our town (across the tracks)
was a slough of mud; and to cross the street, after a storm was
an adventure; boots, rubbers, shoes and all were often lost j n the
journey . ! remember . Do you? 'When a child who misbehaved
in another neighbor's yard was soundly licked THERE!'! And when
he arrived home and the report reached home, he was soundly
trounced AGAIN!!! Those were some days . Time when a high
school Gym etc. was a dream and we went to school in churches,
over office buildings etc. And PEPSI COLA was in a little bottle
like Tru-ade is today. . . When all the HOME-FOLKS had their
pigs right down the .-;trect. and there was a chicken in every pot,
on Sunday, sometimes, Monday too . . THE SHIMMY was the
dance and THIS YOUNGER GENERATION, which is the OLDER
now, was going definitely to the dogs!!! (Ain't, life "repetitiorious”?)
AS TIME BREATHLESSLY WAITS FOR THE FOOTBALL RE
SULTS OF OCTOBER 9 .. . SEND YOUR NEWS AND YOUR
VlEWS TO W. W.
Carolina for Caswell County Training School, YnneeyvuHe. N. (\
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