EDITON
Noted lilducalor
Enried Taesday;
111 Ted Days
By Staff Corraspoarfanc*
WASHINGTON — Dmm» Kelly
Mttlw of Howled ' Vniveriity
both coldtnniat and scholu di«d
Friday at hia borne, 2225 Fourth
Street N. W.
iBak>jriei were given by Dr.
Mordacai Johnaon, IVesideni oI
Howard university; Dr. J^ivight
O. W. Holmes, presidejit of
HorgM College; Biahop Monroe
H. Davia of the AME Church;
and Drs. Francia Gregory, W. A.
C. Hughes and Walter H.
Brooks.
' . .
He waa bom July 23, 1863 in
Winnsboro, S. C. The son . f
lly and Mrs. Ellizab^h Miller.
Early in his youAh he manifest
ed an unusual ability in mathe-
niaii«B with his lighting like cal-
cuhktiijtu. Thia aptitude led him
to the Univeraity “On the Hill”
Howard University—^where he
lived up to the reputation and
graduated with flying colors in
18S6. IBs briUance attracted the
interest- of the profeaaors
John Hopkins Unviersity in
Battimore and brought about
his acceptance into this science
—tmmovm University—He studi-
M mathematics and physics
there for two years 1887*89.
Dean Miller found employ>iMnt
after leaving John Hopkin# Uni-
\j\M»ity teaelhing Mathewjaties
in the Washington Colored High
School. But not for long—his
alma mater called him back o
take the profeaaorship o 'mathe
matics there at Howard Uni
versity he^wsa appointed dean
of the College of science and
arta in 1906—and later pfo-
feaaor of sociology.
In this field he rapidly flash
ed forth across the nation’s
thought centers ft leading
logician and thinker of the race.
The wealth of material and
clarity found in his two books,
"Race Adjtiatment” and ‘Out of
Bondage* have caused them to
be used in lea^ng univfraitiei
in the country. In addition to
these *nd other booka his variouf
pamphltta, “As to the Leopard’s
Spots,"* and ‘The Disgrace of
Democracy,’ which was an open
letter to President Woodrow
Wilson ran to approximately
aS0,000 copies or more.
He al«o wrote a chapter on
“The Education of the Negro,”
in a report to- the U. S. Bureau
of Education, 1901.
Dr. Miller also wrote a hyndi-l
cated weekly release which hat
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VOLUME 21' NUMBER 1
DURHAM, N. C.SATURDAY, JAN. 6th, 1»40
^RICE SEVEN CENTS
Charlotte Holds
Emancipation
Celebration
BY MRS. BESSIE HARDY
OHIAiRLOTTE — Mrs. H. L.
McCrorey was the i)fincipal
speaker at the Ejnanifipation
provam Jan. 1st 194.Q
held at Little Rock AME '?'%!on
church corner 7th and /Myers
St. The proKram was under the
auspieces of the Interdenomina
tional Ministerial Alliance of
which Dr. F. C. Shirley ij presi
dent. A representat've gronip
witnessed the program.
The “Negro National Anthem
was sung” prayer w^ then
offered by Dr. H. M. Moore pas
tor of Bbenezer Baptist church.
The coi^munitv chorus sang a
tion Proclamation. i>r. J. H.
ed by the West Charlotte High
school chorus. Miss Laura Ram
sey a studenf at second Ward
High scoool read the Emancipa
tion- Proclomation. Dr. J. H.
Moore, pastor of First Baptist
ehui«h made some very fine-M-
marlu when, he introduced the
speakevi Mrs. H. L. McCrojrey of
j6liison
After Mrs. McOrorey’s $ddress
Theodore Harris sang a tenor
solo “Ride On.” Theodore
Harris is a very talented stu
dent at Second Ward High
school. He plays for the chorus
and’ is among the few studenls
who are taking “Voice Lessons”
from Mrs. C. H. Beckwith, music
instructor at Second Wai;d High
school. Remarks were offered by
Dr. p. C. Shirley. The Commun
ity Chorus sang for the
tory. Dr. G. W. Hunter, pastor
of Clinton Chapel AME Zion
chunch pronounced the benedic
tion.
PASSES
Dr. J. W.
Younge
•Vr
CH'AiRLOTTE — Dr. J. W.
Younge, financial secretary of
the AME Zion church, died on
New Year’s Day at Good Samar-
tan Hospital where he had been
luslled, se^ioualy ill- doctor
Younge was in his office in the
AME Zion Publication House
earlier in the day, . and was
taken ill, apparently from indi
gestion about three o’clock. He
waa r>^d to the hospital by
Dr. J. S-W- TroM whose “
next to h*t of Dr. Young.
Frien(^ who visited him short
5y afterward found him cheer
ful, buUne failed to rally »nd
died q\^tly at six o’clock. Dr.
Youjia*Awaa »ixty flva y«r« oW»
n(j| Vi
ei|^(
l\fetlj
i:..
University and lowa State Coll
ege. He had stadied law and
served afi prea'ident »f^of Greens
ville .College in Greenville,
Tenn.
A,
Upon the retirement of Or.
S. G. Atkins, he became Gener
al Secretary of Education for
the Church, and when that office
was inerged with the Christian
education department. Doctor
Younge was made treasurer of
Livingstone College. In 19>36 ent
the General Conference in
G^ernsboro, Dr. Young« was
elected financial secretary', the
first layman ever to hold the
office. His unquestioned honesty
as well as his training and ex
perience admirably fitted him
for the position which he filled
with efficiency and dignity.
Dr. Younge is survived by his
wife, and two sons, J. W. Younge
Jr., a etudent at Virginia State
Collegel and Jesse W. Young.
He vraa buried Thursday after
funeral services at Soldier’ii Me
morial church of Salisbury, of
which he wai a memiser.
JANITOR ADMITS SLAYING
B. T. WASHINGTON STAMPS
TO GO ON SALE APRIL 7TH
V
Farley Jo Speak
At Tuskegee
Same Day
JUNIOR ALGONQUINS IN YULETIDE DANCE
Among the. many outstanding
social events |given durfng the
Yuletide season was the Junior
Tennis Danci, under the aus
pices of the Algonquin '^e^inas
Chilb, Mrs. B. A. J. Whitted',
Chairman.
Many co-eds were home for
the holidays from their various
schools. Thei group is shown
below, together with some of
their visiting clajsj»ma.tcB.
Seated, left, to right: Mi?ses
Margaret Sco4t, Va. State;
Marion Cordice'toward; Frances
Harris, Va. State; Josephine
H|a,rrjs, Va. State; Merji4lte
Allen, Richmond, Va. Union;
CJiarlotte Hawfc?ns, Talladega;
Raven Rivera, Fiak; Bert Gomez,
Bennett; Constance Merrick,
Tallaega. ’
Standing, left to right. Misses
Victoi;ia Cordtce, Palmer; Rosa-
lyn Waltdn, Bennett; Barfcara
Logan, Fisk; Elizabeth Ray, Win
ston, N. C.; Radcliffe; Vivian
Merrick, Boston Univ^ Inez Kay,
Raleigh, N. C. Shawi; Charlotte
Kennedy, Talladega; wera Lewis
Raleigh, N. C., Hampton;
Bloneva Pride, Atlanta, Ga.
Spellman; Johnetta Holloway,
Bennett; Helen Jrfnes, Virginia
State; Etlna Lanier^ Bennett;
Minotia' Grtmpz, Bennett^ Patri
cia Carter Coles, Palmer; and
Willie Baucum, Va. State.
—Reuben-Rudolph PH-to
TUSKEGEE,^ (ANP) — Dr. F.
D, Patterson, pce.'tident o f
Tiuskegee institute, announced
last week receipt of a formal
notice from the United Stataa'
Postf Office department in Wash
ington that April 7, will be the
cfficial date for the first day’s
issue of the Booker T. Wash-
ingtJon' Commehroiative stamp
and that the Tuskegee institute
t^st office will be the official
.«ffice for the first day’s sale.
The, stamps will gon on sale in
dll other post office* April
d.
“April 7 is the date for our
:4>gei*Vwnee -found^r^ . tfay,"
ijaid Dtt-sE^terson, “and we are
happy to ^ate that Pu-stmaster
General Jam^s A- Farley will
be the founder’s day "•
It is significant in T
history that the post-na;
generai will fee our sprs ",t.
the same day that th- okas -
T. Washington Comm* itive
stamps are placed on s
Arrangement have been mada
for the founder's day address to
be broadcast over a national
hook up and the prograaa will
include selections by the Tuske
gee choir.
-,„^he Booker T. Waahingtoa
stamp will be of the 10 ceift da-
lomination and a special CMk>
iNMBwattre ^
BTSflable- at- Tuskegee
for postmarking cn thy first day
of Lssues and sale.
THEY HAD THEIR PARTY TOO
ATTACKD
Bloodstains Lead
To Arrest Oi
‘Gangstel’’ Killer
THE ABdVE PICTURE shows
some ot the youngsters at the
I Kids’ Christmai Party held at I house, under the ausoices of the f Mrs. B. A. J. Whitted, Chairman
j the Algonquin Tennis Clu.b (Junior ActivHiea Committee,)
Hornets Honored With Banquet
NEW YOUK, (ANP)—Blood
stains ntioced on a suspects
clothing ty an alert detective
v/hile questing him, led to the
sriving thia week ^ of a mjtUer
which police had termed u
“gangster” slaying. Majon Grec i
field, 34 year ol-d apartmeiit
house superintendent, made a
full-confession to police after
being confronted with evidence
found near his basement apart
ment. ^
The'slain man waa Vincent
Cangro, white, 4,5, ex-convict
and 'policy runner whose record
dated back to 1917. Greenfield
told police that he killed the
ex-convict after they had
quarrelled over .a colored girl
whu was in his apartment.
According to the confession,
the slayer told how he killed the
white man and then wheeled his
body through the streets in a
baby carriage, to the vacant lot
SAL^
RESPRESENTATIVE
1
JAMES /M06ES
. . .. .Well known insurance maa who
wnere the body was discovered . , , -.l'
■' is new connected with the Honw
BY WILLIAM A. TUCK
ENRAGED CLIENT
;AT1TACKS SOCIAL
WORKER
FO«T WORTH, (By R. L.
Melton far ANP)—Monday., Miss
EdnK Kinchionv well known ca»«
worker for the city welfare de-
partment> was atruck with a
chair by a» enraged relief client
after she had rafua^ him aid.
SamM Welcome, 44, eon
tends him ito atrikf Mias Kin-
chion waa her allegedly vayinir,
“Don’t talk back to me,” follow
ing hif pleading for food tor
his hungry family. |
Mi# Kinochion received mtdi-
e»l itftmMt,
DURHtAiM —- As a reward Icir
finishing the 193® .football sea
son undefeated and for the ex
cellent sportsmanlike spirits
showfr tl^poughtout, the entire
squad of Hillside Parle. high
acht)4 was honored in a testi-
mon^i^ banquet Thursday night,:
Jahaary 4, at the Algonqjuin
Tennis Club on Fayetteville St.
Prank Buirnette, ’ Principal (T
Burton School and former coaCh
of IHllaida as was master of
teremonies and introduced se
veral leading business and pro-,
geaalonal *men of the city as
gueat speakers. After the dinner
and speechmaiking were over and
co^aptains were selected f o i:
n«rt season,, dancing became the
f^fcture cf the evening.
Heading thr, list of speakers
who brought worda of commen
dation to Coaches H. H. Riddick
and W. H. Cole as well as to
the players was P. N. Harris,
President of the Bankers Fire
Insurance Company. Taking
“Against the Tide” as his theme,
Mr. Harris advised ^he boys that
in life as on the gridiron, al-
thcugh figjiting against tides
they should “never get panicky:
avoid direct action, ^nd foiga
ahead.^’ - '
Dr. C. C. Spaulding, Presid-
•t of the North Carolina Mutual
Life Insurance Company urged
the men to let their training in
football create in them the
ability to cooperate in all things,
and to take advant8|e of th«
k
numerwua cpportuVi/ie* which
',wer^ non existent in his day.
I Other speakers were Dean
James T. Taylor who brouJeht
I greetings from North Carolina
College; F. D. Mi^shall, E. R.
j Merrick, H. M. Michaux, Dr.
Swift oi Lincoln Hospital, Edi
tor L. E- Austin of the Carolina
Timesr J- M. Scho»ler; aasi-stant
V. incipal of Hillside achool, and
W. D; Hill,, chairman of the
•Tobacco Bowl'
committee
which sponsored the NeW Years
day game , here. Responses came
from Coaches Cole and Riddick
who complimented tdie boys
11'.tain for the excellent spirit
."hown and the eaj»e with which
they worked togetber. Coach
piddfck «Ud': “We have no re
greta, we didn’t lose.” The play
ers gave a rousing yell for their
beloved coaches.
The Hillside squad elected
William Pike and Blount Co-
Captains for the 1940 season,
and Russell Durtah was un
animously acclaimed the most
valuable playet.' Durrah played
at his center position for the
full 60 minutes of almost every
game played and kept his team
mates in the fighting spirit
when the going was tough.
by a passerby.
The Bronx Gardens scction of
New York--^as bosy with la t
minute shoppers at the peak of
the Saturday night’s rush, a s
Greenfield trundled his grue
some load past crowded stores,
illuminated Christmas trees, and
radios from which came strains
of Christmas carols. Greenfield
wheeled the body for more than
five blocks, but the body was so
folded up and covered with
blankets that no pedestralan
could possibly tell what the
caiu^iage contained.
On reaching the viuant lot.
Moderaizatioa and Supply Com
pany as sales representative.
Mr. Moses aince becoming c«n-
nected wHh the organiaatioR haa
had an unusual amount of
success. His addition ta tii*
Home Mt>derai*atiwn staff ia in
keeping with tha usual caateaa
of securing the best men avail
able for tha organisation.
OKLA AGGIES SAYS
DOLLY KING
BEST PLAYER .. •
' ra
Dies In Fla.
CHARLOTTE — Rufus Re.ru
of Popular' Street died recently
in- St. Petersburgh Florida. Ttje
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WASHINGTON; (A N P> —
Gretnfield dumped ^e body and ' Qssketbatt higbHRfeJKL “X fk-«
then hid the carriage in another Oklahoma Aggiea «w lotai of
lot nearby. Detectives recovered' (;ood baakcttMd ya their
the carriage later. f Eastern «wia& iNl^
The Janitor stated in his eon* Kiag. UU Sa
feaaion that a colored whom he' Bill Whlta ot J
knew only as Annabelle, and ‘ ted-J&^^.ia
whose «ddress he did n.t know, EtWe Bi
visited
him Sytui'day ipnae
Caagctv-with whom he wa^^j^L
acquainted, dropped tn on Chr^as ^
Plaaa* iiira to etfhl i
.Him: infLi