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NEGRO BUTLER KIDNAP BRIBE From Two NEW YORK, (UNP)—Thomat Wilson, riice butler in thi home of 'Bishop William T. Manning, la*t Friday evening, aavjd from two JjridnjRpers, the Bishop's three year 'olj gmnddaviehter. Tha Coaie ehiid t» the daugh> ter of Griffith Coale, prominent landscape artist, and resident of Greenwich Village. Mrs. Coale, the child's mother is the former Elizaibcth Manning, daughter ol Bishop, who is leader of the Diocese of New Yorl^ and rector of the mammoth cathedral wf St. Jo,hn the -Divine. 'Calling at the home while the ehild and her nur.»e were on the third floor of the building, and the parents out at dinner. Thomas states that upon answering th^ door, two men inquired as to whether or not. the re»idence was that oif Biahop Manning. Upon being answered in the affirmative one of the two men is alleged by Hilsnn, to have lowered Ws tones, showed a bill fold and said IK’Thomas “If you play ball with me there is $1,000 in it, if we can get the chila.” Ordering the pair, “to get out or I will* call the police,” Wilson slammed the door; the intruder? escaped automobile. Student Confab At Shaw a mm HAS TAUGHT SIXTY TEXKT H^fiUtHllNBRiiSiiS^ VOL. IS NUMBER 6 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, l»t» PRICE FIVE CENTS ALLEN UNlVERSITYHiSfm STUDENTS STRIKE a. DIRfiCTOS BAlLEIOH—Fresh from a cloFB up inspection o(f the seeth ing situation in Euroipe and lecture tour of , ouj^tan^ing col leges and universities Doctor S. Sherwood of New York, interna tionally known speaker on the World’? social and religious pro bleims will be the featured apeak er at the College student Chris tian Conference to Ibe held al Shaw University, A(pril 2. Doctor. Kd4y. who rfiortly be fore the Munich Conference di!i cussed itimately with Cabinet members in Chec'hioslovakia the nation’s future, will a'ddre«i'!. the several hundred studenta expect ed to attend the conference on the effect off tftie political up heaval on youth’s attitude to ward the rellgiou* and social 'ptoJblems contfronting them. ‘ During the present year Mr. *Kddy has made in leading Euro, pean countries a ispecial study on the outlook for war and peace. HeTTias vtslted Spanish battlefronts and oblerved Japan ese military operations in Man churia. Hie Berlin c’hallenge of Nazi treatment of the Jews ha* received international attention. Aimong the person with whom he has talked itimately are includ ed European prime ministers, Mahatmii Ganhi, and Ctli_&ng Kai-Shek. Other speakers included on the program of the coaference are President Seabrook of Fay etteville, Mrs. McCrory of John son C. Smith University, . Presi dent Nannie Burroughs of the Washington National Tfain.ng School for Girls, and ^ihs Velma Presslar of the 'Southern Bapt. Convention. \ Trouble Starts When Prexy i Is Appointed DAY WARNER LAWSON ..... College. The choir at present is Accomplisihed concert pianist on a tour the same touchmg and is in charge of the famous many of the principal niu-'ic cen A Capella Choir at A and T | ters. of the northern sector. Jones Assumes Partnership With Woodard To HoM Uoion teal T ip (^cthatimano Baptist, Uni ted Congregational, Church Kyles Temple AME Ziqn churches vfill conduct Union revival ."lervices hearin^ning Friday nigiit Marcii Beginning April the irst William H. Jonen assumes part- wiship with Russell A» Woodard to form what will ibe kn-jwn a? the Woodard and Jones Funeral Home. Mr. Jones is well known here in Durham having been as^ocia.- tcd with tbe Carolina Funeral home since its inception in 19i33. Prior to that time, he was con nected with other mortician? mak ng a totaT"^ t^n years experi ence in the business. This ex- perjence alone show? that he’s well equiptted for the tack he’s set out to accomplish, but Mr. Joney. has other assets. Foess- essing that personality which is so vital in business, h# has made -^Hmself liked by all. ^— This partnership will not be experiment, for Mr. Jonos'and Mr. Woodard wer«Ch?Jf^iated n business seyeral years ago. Now that thgy iire joining forces again t^ funeral home’wrll be«-in popi tion to render even greater ser vice than in the past. Shwilt mo tor vehicles, up to date equip ment and the symjathetic, cour teous attention ‘which both are noted for, places 'them in po?i- tiojn to vie with anyone in their ?tanuch 'member of his church, Mr. Jones exemplifies the ^oUng man wlio caa carry religion.. along in his program. Mr. Jones along with his part ner extenf' to the public a hearty invitation to inspect their funer al home which' i.«. located at •607 Dowd street, arfd ' ’ graciously solioit you patronage including the use-of t^heir '24 hour ambul ance service. There mere fact that the two incumbents are young men .'Jiould insijre your support, but this fact, coupled up with honesty, a sem>e of fair play and their abi lity to produce, Should guarantee for them success. MORTICIAN COLUMBIA, S. C-, (ANP) Claiming that the presiding elders’ council olf the South Cwolina AME church bad no authority to elect a presi ;,^^ent, acting or otherwi«e, students of Allen University launched a strike Sunday th«t they_declared would not end until Doctor E. F. G, Dent, successor to Rev. E. H, McGill as president “was ousted or legally elected by ^he trustee board. J This student strike has thrown the AME church in this .eection into turmoil, with some trustees siding with the strikers and others with the presiding elders’ council. Miatters were auid:! fideralbly worse Thursday ♦hen .T. J. Milee, chairman of tfre ex ecutive board, allegedly had six students arrested. i j _ .■ M,r. Dent, faid to be an op ponent of Kev. McGill, w a s named acting president Marc.ii 8, just three days aifter Doctor McGill, ill for several dav.x,' was taken to John Hopkins hospital in Baltimo.re. The president un derwent an operation March 9 and died -March 13. Beginning last Sunday morn ing, March 19, the majoi-ity of the .student body refused to at-’ tend compulso^ reUgious services in prpeotr against Mr. Dent, and next day reifu.=ed to go to cl.tsses. j Memlbers of the faculty and other persons were permit'.ed, to go and come at will, but stud ents not in- ,'ympathy with *■ h e strike were not permitted to do so. clause permitting the board to vest the power of electing a pre.'ident, acting or permanent, to any other group or individual. Dpctor Mance also said that mbia, a member of the trustee board,- backed the demon'itrator? by quoting the original ' charter and amendments which has no Bishop Flipper of Atlanta, who paesided over the presiding eld er?;’ council March 8, was no iung'er eiigibie to act in affairs of the university except at a trustee meeting, since the char- cetr state j that the chairman of any other board empoiwervU to act for Allen must 'be a resident of South Carolina. ■Aaiother trustee, W. Bowman, said, however, that Bisj)op Flipp er was unanimously appointed chancellor of Allen b-y the board *>f tru.=tees, and this “gives him the autJTdrTty'To appdi' any vacancy or -Vacancies any on the laculty ^ without the consent of any board connec ted with Allen.” i “In the appointment of Mr. Dent as acting president. Bis hop Flipper Just exercised his authority,” declared Mr. Bow man. “The presiding elders in this council meeting endorsed this appointment on motion of Dr. -J. E, Thomas oif Florence, and th^re is no doubt in my mind that when dthe trustees meet, they will do the same.” John Middleton of Summer- ton, vice president of the stu dent of the student council and one at the ptrike leaders, said h« was cafied before the faculty and questioned albout the de monstration. He isaid that in att^ swer to a direct question from Dent, he replied that the ?tud dents *‘are dissatisfied with the WINTON,—Thujiiday, March u^was set aside by the stuaents a^ty ^and'“friena*!'of the Wa- ers Training School in Winton, a4 founder's day in observance of tha birthday df the founder of the school. Doctor C. S. Brown, This day wa« full o(f activity for everyone who to3k part and the main event of the day was the address by Doctor G. Games of Wilmington. Special music wa.'* beautifully rendered by the high school choral club under the direction of Miaa Thelma W. Tuck, Instructor of Music at the school. Mrs. Ida M. Mitchell, oldest ton High Scitool Sunday, March teacher in the point of servicc 26. She is .•ri»wn receiving a ^in the Raleigh Public Schnol.*, gtft from R. fa, m be having taught for. tlie past 00 half of the deacons and congra- ^ years, wtio was honored at a tio'n of the Manly Street church, special progwm at the Washing Co»rt«»jr Nrwi andl Olxcn'e* When Dr. Brown founded thi.s scool it was, naturally a small, private schoo with not h great deal olf influence, but ufcder his guiding hand it grew to be wide ly known and became a center of education for that section of the state. Today, a few years after his death, the- Waters Training School Unit is compseofl of the following ?chools: HarrelsVill, Munfreesboro, and Maney’s Neck Township; all of w«£e taking'- .part in aniTual campaign which closed on founder’s day—:the goal of which was ?500. This amount was far exceisdeii and the ifunds will be used in the purchase of library books, and science equipment. REVOLT LEADERS IN HARLEM C. C. Spaulding t ieard Over CBS Net Work CITES NEGROS TROdlRESS JQocior .A, ^ 04u- ot * man a» jweaident of an' instiuttion which repre sent* the fine traditions which Allen represents, so soon after Dr. McGill’s indisposition.” I...., Observe Negro Week astl. ANNIVERSARY! RECALLS FOUNDING IN 1915 BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON line. Mr. Jones happes to belong to that diminutive group of young men who are seriouMV COtimiCt- 31 the Congregational Chris tian church and closing April 7, at Gethsemane Baptist church. Friday March 31 at the Congre gational, Church, at 8:00 o’clock yermon (by Doctor Conyers. ^Mon day .April 3 at Kyles *T#M|»le church, 8:00 o’clock setpion.'by Doctor J. S,* Stewart; / April 4, at Gethsemane Baptist, sermon by Doctor Moore, April & at the Congregational Christian church', sermon by Doctor J. S, Stewart, April 6 »t Kyla/Temple church, ted with some church, A 8erm»nrby Dr. Moore, April 7 at Gefhsemane Baptist church, sermon by Dr. Conyers, The public is cordially invited p at-1 tend and help us. j NEW YORK-—American Ne gro citizens ' may now travel ifreelj^ in Mexicd without being psublected to.’discriminatory prac tices of customs official# at t.hc border orf the country,, ^ V Citizen*’ Respontibilitjr For Commanity Health S'trewed .One of the fine and lasi4ng memorials tq the inspired leader ship olf> Booker T. Wa?hingtdn ia the annual observance of Na tional Negro Health Week. On March 21, 1915, the late ifiooker T. Washington, founder a n, d ?aid: “The future of the Negro race depends on the conserva- Uon of its health,’’ .Bn4_.,ei}jlll^^ •gam iie ibbubu Resting WILLIAM H. JONES Formerly of the Carolina Fun eral Home who, beginning April 1, will be associated with R. A. \^oodard in tlie_ undertaking busineps. Thereafter the concern will be knqwn as Wioodard and Jone* Funeral Hom«. TOg' week in the month of April each year to be “Health Improvement Week.” Becaure of ite far reaching po.'sibilities, the movement grew in popularity, imd' i|.^ilow known as National Negro Health Wp^k. The Natidnal Negro Health Week committee has annonuQcd that the silver anniverary of tJjip moyftment will be observed April 2 to 9. Schools and commuiiitiea tbrou^out^ the country s r • urgsd ,to observe HealtB^ Weak- very enthpsiastically this year, commemorating the pass'.ng' of the movetnent'* gfth •ihilestonfr in its program of better health for the Negro citizenry. When we review the status of the Negro’s liealth in Ajnerica, there isi cause for alam—a fcondi tion that demand? our whole hearted consideration, and one that merits our deepest Concern. It is a known fatt iJhat in t h e - United half tuberculous persons live in close contact with other indivi duals in their ihmoes. A fairly irniam nf the Ameflcan ATLANTA, (Spojial)-—Spea'v r [r*im the subject, "Tlic Ne gro In Business,” C. C. Spauld- in*f, hp;ul of the North Carolina (Mutu'al Life In>-uranc« company I cf purr.ani, masterfully cited th“ , tiefinite part the ifegro has play cd in America’s busines* life sincc> the time i-^f his introduction to ti'.ie country up to the pre sent. , Tlie occasion affordin*? Mr. Spaulding this opportunity being tiie' “Wings* Over J’ordun” pro- gnun, a weekly feature ’ heard kiivry Sunday morning over the Coluutbia Broadcasting System’s nation hook up, and of wj.ich Kev. Glenn T. Settle is urganizer. With liis characteristic ?ti«^r, iVlr. Spaulding said in part; “’r..r''Ui{:ik0Ut tlie country' there hardly a city that d«>t!‘ not ciabl^; ^number of owned usmct*3 eniefpr enierprise? as ‘>wner, in ^bout 30,000 com- I^odity Tnterprrsrs TJ«iW*tl States, a^aide from some- ^r«on»I service f'>rm’ iif business. The mo.'t far . reaching example of cooperative effprt among Negrwes is Tn the field, of life inaurance. Considerable progress h a a also been made by the Negro in the developp^nt of new*- papers and magazine. The j Neg^'o press has always been more than a mere bu.»iness. Its resources cannot be measured in terms of dollars. f^r it i.« and has been a liberator, a crusader and a defender. Christ and the principle? of Christianity have ever -beea sus taining factors in the Xegru’.-’ life and endeavor. Ini4>ued w.tii the spirit of the lowly Xa^arence the Negro in business ha- btiag gled onteard and upward. With- an abiding faith in God and with the exuerience and Judgment ac- and RAYMOND JONES Dahoga democratic club lead er, who has been selected by a coalition of clubs aid in un seating white leader Hairy G. Perry, Jones is a- West ' Indian, has Hv'ed in New York since 1918, has his residence at 11 W. IJJ^th street. He ha? been a Pull man porter, a longshoreman, a labor organizer, owner an employ ment agency. opeiated •!)>' Negroes. M«cl.ant.^, luwrticiuns, caterers, el(*ctticians, oeaujicians, tailorf, piumbtsrs, and otaer enterpris.ing indi^i- ' duals >ire making their contritoa tions. It appeals that the Negro in ..aiauy urban and rural com- munitie.“ is aware otf his oppor tunities in tlie field of corpor ate business and is dem6n.*trat- ing his ability to master the mechanics and successful opera tion in a manner that is highly coniniendaibl.e and cxeplarv. Evidence of his ability to meet competition is indica^d b^ originatin the fact that he is now engaged, WGST Hat Good Year quired and developed dunng the past decadrt, he "RaF tte^n en- (Isjwed with a degree of toler ance and re.’ourcefulness that will guide and sustain him in fu ture endeavors. It Uh» n the mind of th'e Negro that he was included in the Biblical prophecy he ?hall be like a tree planted by the rlVers ~oT' water, that Ibringeth forth his fruit in hi? season, his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he coeth shall prosper.” Mr. Si aiiltlinji spoke from Atlanta, Georgia, the^ program at r a d i o Station St. Matthew In Palm Surid . J Program av r. ill greet those who al- 1*abron, able revivalist, coa- lendirig morning service on April ducting. The subject of his fir#t ^ 'tt -—-^e-paator-wiH- .lhe..seriM YtllL-b£>. “15a Usa4.. pudalic knows that-there aie over one half million new case* loit syphilis and more than a million cases of gonorrhea each year. 'Tfaere are 000,000 pneumonia caae". and 150,000 deaths eaeh year from-this disease. Cancer, Malaria and disease? ^f the heart' exact a frightful toll yearly. More than half a million persone including those ?affei*jng witfc soin^form of psychosia, ■ with or mentaTT^tfecti, iur« CoBtfausd on page •i*ht Hon. L. H, LIGHTNER , Supreme Commander of the American Woodmen, with head quarters in Denver, Colorado, wfio Te^otts^he income of th« organization last yfar wa? above $&00,000, and that claims were paid of nearly |250,000. k>reac.h frbm thfe Vfilfy >ippropn- ation, subject, “The Tears of Tesus.” As a feature attraction, the choir will render the beauti I'ai anti mtTodic antbem entitled The Pslms.” The afternoon, 3:30 will find he pastor afiiT'congregation wor sTiTping wiffi' Rev. S. Perry of 'aint Mark AME ' Zion Church. The evening ?ervice marks tha he^rnning pf the annual spring reviv*]. The urn* begio* «1W-- 1P-« » All are cordially invited ta participate ia ^ of these ser vicer. Rev. N, B. Honphreya, Psator I4AOY OtHKftS MSET TIm Laajr DoAam Ushera union will ase«t with Tim. out* SUmm lt«t Dawkins St. Monday, April S,, 19S9 at 8 ai. Ail WiM w« M* t* ^
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