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BIQHT— THE CAXOLINA TIMES SATUX04ar, DEC. •, 1M» Lit v^e Rock Church Plans Homecoming OHARLOTTB Aocordin* to •nnoanccment by Eucene S. PotU, lupcrioteadcnt, t h • Sundkjr School Depurtmsni of th« Littli Rock AME Zion church her*, • recOul crowd •xp«cted to auendj th« •AnQtl Honetominc service* at 1 ]ji. m: on Sunday, Deccmbw 17. B«t. H. E. W-!«on it pastor of th# Little Ri church. All i ner merabors of th« church fe .! Sunday School u well the general pufclie ii cor dially invited to attend the pro gram which wfn present aome tin hestUocai talent, tlieme of the progi; m will be “The Way ward Youth of America." A week of activitie* will ie—pn~ ducted by tV.e Tarioua iiunday School .,_deiaHBMn4'»-£rom the 11th of Dcembernea3$8t--ep_to the culmiaattnK program of December 17th. ei^Ine s. POTTS Ur. Potta, ♦ Charjptte boy, received bia training In the public schools of Cbarlotto, and his collefs work at Johnkon C. Smith University. He holds a Bsichelor of Science degree from the latter institution, and **A" certificate in Science and Ma tbematics. While at Smith h« en gaged in and was a letter man in varsity football. Mr. Potts is now » teacher in Mecklenbuitr County. In • re- eent city wide Sunday School' attendance program aponaored by Tbe Crusaders, Mr. Potts* Sunday School won first prise by having the largest numbsr, 167, new persons in attendance for the day. He is a menfber of the Junior Choir, Christian Tou^ Connell, honorary member of tiie Senior and Junior Y’s, Varick Chris tian Endeavor ^nd Scoutmaster at the Little Rock cliui'ch.* Mr. tts is a popular member of the local younger social snd besides his church afl^iations is identified with the "Soeirlitea club.^ Mr. Potts is also Esteemed Lecturing Enigbt Pisgah '•^e No. 286, aaetion of-th«" Drum and Bugle Corps of thtf^ Elks Social Committeeman of Beta Nu Lambda chanter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of which he is a, charter member. He is the~ irewly' " elected chair man of the publicity committee of the Colored Mi County teachers Association and retiring president of the Color ed Mecklenburg Insurance As sociation. For several years he was an outstanding insurance salesman, having won many national honors. When not engaged in the teachinc profeasioi^ he is a represeatsttire of -tiie .Southern Fidelity Mutual Inaurinee Com pany of Durham and the Pro. gressive Paint Comj^y of Chariotteer"^ Aged Farmer SBctniDbs CHARLOTTE — J. Frank Lytle, 7t year oW fanaor diad aarly Sunday moraing at his home about four miles frona Huntersville, and was burled on Wednesday after a funeral at Cedar Grove church at 2;1K) p. tn. Mr. Lyile was ans of the best known farmers of the state, having been a pioneer at diver- aified farming, yet having al ways been succesafal tha *^money” cropsi He was out^' standingly successful at his chosait Tocation, and it ia thought that he leaves a sise- abla estate. Many farm papers, and the farm sections of some of the south's outstanding dailies have carried articles about his work. He alwaya told interviewers that his program was “first plant something to eat and then money crop.” He reared six children soeeestfully, and all of them received higher educated. He ia survived by his wife, Mrs. Lisxie Lytle, three ehild^ ren, Mrs. Anna Litika of . )Lon- cord, Ed Lytle of Huntersville, and John Lytle of Norfolk, Va., and two grandehldren, .Willis Lytle of Boston, Mass and ■Dorothy Lytie of Huntersville. 'Y O VNp MAN WITH Ella ELLA FITZGERALD LOSES BUS FOR WHILE IN ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM, (A N P)— Ella PitzgeraTd, queen of swing singers, Wednesday was ubie to leave Birmingham and continue her southern tour after Robe'rt t F. McDavid 1X1 white withdrew his attachment writ against the band’s bus. McDavid, a dance projuoter, attached the bus to settle 1,300 debt allegedly due because of the ^breaching of two danc*; ap pearance contracts. He said Miss Fitxgergald ma^e *‘v«ry stitisfac- tory arrangements” to settle the debt before be withdMw th« Piedmont School Athletic Ass’n Convenes IC I writ. • I Logan (After the "writ was withdra^ui cond authorities released approxim ately ^00 in gate receipts seis ed at a public dance where the Fitzgerald band played Mcnday night. JBRSKINE HAWKINS ‘KING OF THE TRUMPET” room on Thanksgiving night, has Bazaar By WM.'a. tuck vAFTER A SERIES of discuss ions as *to wHat team in tha Westeru Confeience really de- Siirved tbe right to meet Hillside for the Champion«hip, it finally turns out that the^e won’t ba any cham^tionsliip gtime after all. The confusion had its beginning Saturday, December 2 wheu the executive ^committee of tha 2>iorth Carolina Negro ~ High Sc bool A^^s^ie-^-^ssociated noet .1 Greensboro. Tha first U;an» mentiouea to repnasent (he west was the Dudiey High school team of Greensboro who had defeat ed High Point, Winstoa Salem* —and Salisbury and ^as therefore apparently oH set to take the championship from Hillside. But when the „ meeting smungr tHto h^iii gear, it was discovered that Greensboro vas bcro wasn’t eligible to play the championship game after all. The secretary had failed to notify the Greensboro athletic staff that Higfh Poiiif was an in eligible team and not untU Sat- jiay did they know that this game »”%puld not count. It ia a requirement of the conference that competing teams shall play not lesc than four conference games during AnDOODces liage CHARLC^ — Mrs. Annice North of East Second Street an nounce* the marriage~of her daughter, Mrs. Annice North Willianu ,of New York City to Wayman Bailey, also New York. Mrs. Williams is^ rte. _ivido\r of the late Dr. W. H. Williams of Goldsboro, N. C. The couple married on Sunday, November 26 at- All Souls Church in Neiw York City. The-bride ^ore .royal blue with black accessories and a corsage of roses and lilnes of the^.^alley. Mr. and Mrs. Deckens Camea wece Who with his trumpet snd or- chestra have set- all- time high in attendance since returning to the Ball- been signed to play a leading role in. "Young Man With t Horn.” Rehearsals ^^e scheduled to begin on December 12. . Negro Soldiers Get Raw Deal Says Private CHICAGO (A N P):::^n Saar tion to other • discriminatory practices aimed against the nation’s black troops, Negro soldiers in the regular army are often victims oi prejudiced milit ary justice, according tj Levi Pierce, young Chicagoan who recently purchased his discharge in disgust over what a colored enlisted man faces in the army. Mr. Pietce, whose previous re velations have embarrased the war department and caused the release of denials of inequalities cltes“ thT€Tr instances tcv show how military justice affects the Negxo. At the same cime he points out that Negro comraission ed ofticers in colored unita remedy this and othet conditions. “In the summer of 1930 at ‘ To^rt"“‘St»di«eaT-^A.m- employed the plans and ESCAiPE DEATH— - Contln'ued from page one from the hospital in fbou*. two _ Woods’ body was “femof^sa”1w the Jackson' undertaking Parlor after an inquest. Justice of I training office of the 10th Peace, L. K Smith, ordered: cavalry and where the third bat- CARNEGIE HALL TO . . HAVE ANOTHER SPIRITUAL TO .... SWING CONCERT NEW YORK, (ANP)—Carne- gie hall again will be tha tcene of .John Hammond’s “Spirtuals to Swing” concert on Christmas eve, with Benny Goodman ap pearing as guest star, it was announced last week by the Theatre Arts committee, spon sors. The first ■ one, giv^n last y^ar, was enthusias'tically receiv- CHAULOTTE — The Pied mont Carolina High Schools Athletic Association held their annual December meeting at Reid High School in Belmont last Saturday, and, ^mong ether business selected the All Con ference Football team for 1939. (This year’s Piedmont luminar ies include: First Team; Davis ' end, Reid High; Banner, end, High; Gray, tackle, Se- Ward High; Ford tackle, West Charlotte High; Quick, 'uard. Second Ward High; Petty* guard. Highland High; Leak, center, Lincoln Academy; Ban ner, quarter, Reid High; Woodf^ half. Second Ward; Houston, half, Highland; and TayV^r full back, Second Ward. Second Team,. ' Hfarris end, Second Ward; Mitchell, end, West Charlottee; Roper, tackle, Cleveland; Boulware, tackle Clevelland; Boulware, tuckle,| Clearcreeik; Stanley, guard. West Charlotte; Pharr, uard, Highland; Huett, center, High land; Ingram, Quarterback, Lo gan High; Cathey, half, lligh^ land; Biniiigs, half. West Char- lottee, and Twitty, Fu.lback, Lincoln Academy. Second Ward High School of their cham- have won for the entire three yeais the association hat existed. The Charlo%t« t«am won five Ksm«f in the conferenca | and loak none for a percentage of 1000. Belmont was second wit i five «ans and one loss for g p«w centage of 839. W«st CharUtte the other local team, finished in fifth games in the confflirence and lost none for a percetge of lOOO. Belmont was second with five wins and one loss'^or a peteent- of »8S. Liibi 3'6im Jll!JIJlUlU..,.liii sister. One morning Miss Rey nold asked Davis to prepare a f special menu for her. Davis said he didn’t have time since it was near noon and he had to his dinner. She became angry and left a^ter tell the ptivate would be sorry for ffiis.” “#hen Lieut. Reynold came in for the the noon mess, his sister,told him Davis had ‘tried to get fresh' with her. The oflficwr flew it^ a rage and went Into the^ Kitchen where 4 fight started. It' was later learn ed that the whitecfficer hit Davis first, but the latter was thrown in the guardhouse and general courtffHirtlat' "Aarg^s preferred. The program will be devoted to American music and w’.ll fea-! repeated twre many noted artin|;s, among j which they them Count Basie, the boogie woogie trio ^f Albert Ammons, ^eade “Lux” Lewis and Pete wTio Tarboro Among those who sp«nt the week end out" of town wut Mrs. his home and-'hopes he may soon Emma Jones and Mrs. Mabls are sorry to learn that is ill at Friends of Alexander Dancy Miss Lois McNeil who his undergone an appendectomy is' recuperating nicely. ‘ Lloyd WalitSh, Ruben Wals ton and Jamei Walaton o.' York City was called home |be> cause of the death of their fa* ther Ruben Walston, !^. , f Weaver. Misses Lucille Barrnett and Ruth Gray f^ient Thanksl'iving in Elitabeth City. Johnson who won IRSmWB* general recognition at the 1938 concert; Ida Cox, oldtime blues singer brought back by Hammond; Sonny , Terry, blind accordionist; Big Bill, blues singer; the Golden Gate Singers and the Kan City Siit and Seven from Bs^ie's band. However, an closed that investigation the div had written several affectionate notes to the colored - private and he was eventually freed. Lieut. Reynold was releasd from the command of colored troons and is now assigned to duty with the Second cavalry. Fort Riley, Kan; But this would not have happened with the resulting in- conveniencie and embarr issment to Pvt. Davis had the unit been staffed with Negro officers. champion tilt Saturday. But, to the disappointment of averyone, Coach Lancaster sent a tele gxam Monday stating that htf wouldn’t be aible to get here after all and that he woulU for- th« game. And so we find Hillside itt- ing on the championship tiirone for the third consecutive year, and without the leaat htt 4>f j extra energy spent. It’s all be cause the western teams, or rather the official* of the wes tern dki^ict conference, were not completely organized and had not given out thV'-xight in- formaiiion at the right time. THE BAGLES of N C C really closed their season in im pressive style when they un- their powsrlol offense agaiMt the Aggiei of A & T in tfi« eleventh annual Turkey day classic. For 66 minute* ^ the game the E&glea ran th^ game Just about they saw fit, pushing A ft T in the 'hadow of the G^al^several times- Most of the first half was played in A and T territory. Htwever, A and T’s timely (lucky) pass made the final oc^e read 7-0 which in no way inaicates what a thrill packed game that was. the season and when the High The Eagles were out playing Point game was stricken off. the A^ies all the way. Their Dudley’s list, there were only | cfharging was qakicer, their three left the western champion puns were longer, they gained ship was forthwi^ awarded to more yard by riuhing. But Price High School of Salisbury, the fates were with the Aggies :ng this decision. Coach and so was victory. Brooke held on teehnioal chaise to be^lieard before a trial justice on December 22, undef a four hundred dollar bond^ Woods was later removed to the McLaurin Funez«l Home, Durham, North Carolina. Fun eral and interment was at F|ay|etteville, Nortdi ( Carolina, Thuraday. (Barnes ia well known in North Carolina and Washington. IHe has headed a contoaeUng firm since 190*5. He lives in Durham and has been building in Wasb- ii^gton since 19t3il. 'The party was o» the way to Durham when the aMident occured. talion‘-of the 2&th infantry (white) was also stationed. Private Sam Davis of Troop F, 10th cavalry, was cooking at the officers’ mess (white), n unit set up for the feeding -^f un- marrited o^ieers,” saya Mr.* Pierce. “Eating in the mesa was AT by no means an easy task con- conaidering tht many of the men who were depended on for 60- ndnute plajfyg were fr^hi^n. But despite this, they brought ou^ the best that was in such players as Dick Mack, who has been mentioned for all confer ence honors; Jim Anders all- ClAA guard; Peerman, Willie, and George Mack. These boys loo'ked better than ever Thurs- my althoiwh they were facing one 0^ the soMXtest quarter- backs and hardest players in the CIAtA. This man waa S a Bruce of A ft T who made AET QAiRTEK’S all conference team. H. H. 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