i ■: . tm THi Timj T lATUlDAY, A^tlL «, \U9 Opposes Giity Contract With Lily White Union NEW YORK — The National AiaoelatiAit for the Advan«&- BMitt of Colored People notified the Jlew York City Board of Tn ^laportation Thurad^i,y, that it will ^pear before th« board in oppoaitiofr to the Cit^^’a en tering into a closed ahop afrree- metit with aubway workers Who ■re members of the Brother hood of Locomotive Enfineem, an AP of L Unoin on the ground that this uijion has a coMtitutional provision barrl^fr Negroes from membership. Th# union, which has 1,400 menvbers (inolornien) who work on New York subways is one of two subway uniona which xe- eently won a victory, when Mayor La^x^rdia ann)Ounced| th«t he would reco.mmend to the transportation board that it as- au«n« “ iiCl terms and conditions” in contracts between the BMT and the IRT aubway systems and labor unions, when the city tak- ei over these lines May 1 under tlie unification pljah. Both the Brotherhood and the Transport ■Workers ITni6n, the latter witb a membership of 27,000, have ckwed ahop contracts wlikh do not expire until June, 1941. Prior to a conference bet ween representjiHives of the two unions and the Mayor, Laguardia had sai(f that the city would pprmit jfi openshop, no atrike operation' of the unified suibwax lines, under the jurimdiction of the city. The NAACP sent the Mayor a telegram while the Mayor^ a telegram while the conference WjB* in seBsion, urjr- intc tbe eonsideraition of discri minatory clauses in the brother hood's contract, which bars Ne- trroes from membership. Commenting on the action taken by the Association, Wal ter, executive secretary said; “This is (, fundamental issue. The NAAjCP ia strongly in favcir of IfTior unions but th« unions must:' come into court with clean hand*. Any and all unions that continue to bar Negroes from memibership, will be oppoeed by the organization to the end thp,t discrimination may be wiped out of organtzed laftor.'” ~ , ill! Oil Education of Pedestrians Will Lower Fatalities HAiLCIOH — “One of our b«st opportunities for effecting a reduction in the number of ac cident, injuries and fatalities on oui' streets (and highways is thi'ough education and regula tion of pedestrians,” says Ronald Hccutt, Director of the Highway Safety Division, Describing the pedestrit.b pro- blam as “a>n ugly blemish” on Nortti Carolina’s accident record Hccutt pointed out that 331 pedi- Mtrians were killed in the State Ibkt year and another 1,021 were inltired. In the country as a wbole last year, 1*2,470 pedes- VIAMTEO are aS much in need of educa tion and regulation as our driv ers,” declared Hocutti, “We must not only teach i>cd«sti'ii'.'(.is safe walking habits, but must also deniand of them the same strict observance of traffic iis.t.vs that we jemand of the driver. “The pedestrian lias’ been pam pered and spoiled. He receives no ticket for ‘parking' absent- mind-ed in Wie roadway. He is rot picked up fr reckless walk ing when he zig zags acrosn the streets between intersections. He I is not taxed or licensed and ii-as to meet no spccial require ments ibefore being permitted to use the streets and highways. He has been walking into trouble thtse many years, and our pro blem- is to extricate him . without the use of an ambulance if we can find the means to do so.” •‘A.ppij'^ently our pedestrians strians were reported killed and 293,81'0 were rep>rted injured. One out of every three persons killd in motcr vehicle accidents were pedestrians. NEW YORK “We^l- Your Anti Lycnhing Button Until the Bill is Passed,” will be the slo gan of tha National Aasociafion for the Advancement of Colo red People until the Federal Anti-Lynching bill passes in the Sen^ite. This was the statement issued by cffiicials of the org^l.iization as they praised the courage of young associatitin members who was recently arrested in Arkan- for selling Anti-Lynching buttons. Police officers, after beating th« youngster, confiscat ed his supply of buttons. lieterses Dealli Sentence And that'i no loolint, Mlatar. Thb a young man’s world. If you Jon’t bellcT* It, look around you and (m.You can probably count tha gray-halrad workara on your fInAara. Bat don’t lat that alarm you. You can kmp Cray balr from ahowlntf ■p your afta. Get CODEFROY’S LAMIEUSKI It’ano troubi* to apply, iuat follow db«ctl/n* for uta In tha packafte. Colon hair avaaly—al- moat Inatantly. 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White was forced to sign « "r^Hy-made” confession with his mark. On the day of the trial at Livingston, Texas, all Negroes were driven out of the commun ity and the (Attorneys for White were threatened. About 75 Tex- hs Rangers and special deputies were required to prevent a lynch ing. As Soon as White con victed an appeal waa noted and the supreme court of Texas re- vprsed the conviction granting a new trial. He was again convic ted on Augusrt 2, 19'38, and on March 22, 19>39 the conviction was /ITi’irmed by the supreme court of Texas. A petition for certiorari was filed in the U. S. supreme court, and was deni^ed on October 2'3, 1939. Immediate ly after the decision in the Flei case by Mr. justice Black on Pc^bruary 12, .1940, a motion was made to reconsider the case slid upon this motion an'3 the peti tion for certiorari tHe U. S. supreme court on March 26, 1940 reversed the decision. AS TIME Marches On WITH WiLLUM STRUDWICK LAWYER COMMITS SUICIDE OAKS OF DESPAIR W« are raving at th* moment (Ibuut the cdflSTlion depicted by a novel despairing of the Way of life in Arkansas and we art in the midst of sympathetic spieling about the condition of Fir land—of France—at cetera; but God' forbid that we ever for get this hideous, torturous peon age maze that envelopes *o muny of our people in the deep, dark •'luthland. Until one seen conditions with one’s own eyes of the piti ful, sordid’, nepHy mediaval conditions our folk, some of them live uniTer here. In some places in tha dark, we should stop raving about progress and the bounty of a land. Until you meet at first oand hundreds up- o» hundreds of ill-fed; illiterate, starving people and their child ren whose only hope and prayer is that there is a “better place up yonder or over there;” until then yon are in no position to judge the standards or progress of my people. We have come a long way, it is true—(but the oak of under- stnndnng is a - giant tree of magnanimous proportions. Hear them still rattle invisible chains and nroan in their Inner' sanctums of ill health, ill hous- irg, and ill paths of opportuni ties and know that thy people Jwre need and their cries for a Living Cod and a Living People is strong. __ ,. Truly these are times which embalm the lines of the scribe in the wine of immortality: “Lest our feet stray from the places Our God where we met Thee; Lest our hearts, drunk with the — win© Of the world, we forget thee.” AND TELL OF TIME OF THE INDUSTRIAL FLOWER O F THE SOUTH, THE «ULL CITY There are many old timers and semi-old timers who can tell of the time when if i£ rained in the, Bull City it was a slough of mud and a river of water. When to cross the streets after a heavy storm was an adventure—a n d after the clouja rolled by child ren played safely ,it seems) in the middle of all these streets. When every man was every other man’s brother and children were the comnwn concern of all —time when a real high, school was a dream and we went to school in churches, over office buildings, everywhere.— But there are many who’d say now, “turn back the pages—we have grown too fast; too strong —our phenomenal prosperity makes those who are not so big feel small in other cities simply because we spring from the city of the BulL” But I say nay— Grow strong—Jrow Stronger— Grow riJlh.—Grow richer—3row proudi—G¥ow .prouder—of all you have done for ycurself in bus n»s and education; and of the/c;ir smacked him for loop and shipping eij'^mple you have lAiown t(, men through your varied successes: that cooperation ja the only way; that in only union is there strength; that houses divided against themselves can not stand. No, no, no, a thousand times no! Turn back no pages but turn upward and outward to newer and greater harizorns an sho-w the way to grasping gap ing imitating American. Thou fair industrial civic mushroom, sj>rung and nurtured on tobacco fumes—CARRY ONf. OF YOU I cannot ftel my life secure. Until ajll paan I can endure; Until I| feel the urge of time. And niake you forever minei Until the paths alone we trod. And 1^ make you a, lasting part; Until I have felt yo[ttr-woe». Any have worn each one as time foea;, Then I small be a part of you And you’ll be i^rt of all I do. the driver kept on through “The dirty brute,” she mur mured and rushed to pick up the pup—^He was Just ordinarily ugly sort of mutt but he wi4:;g>:d hiM tail gamely-tried to licked her hand and get up. “Gosh,” she thought to her self, ‘He’s a game little fellow— I guess ilCter all I’m to blame for all this shame and ill feel- ii.g I’ve caused myself. If he can take it I rf^n." CONFUCIUS SAYs —When man see all black maybe him see life mirror. —Old man say wild oats bad cause ibe no can spread. —History speaks of grcp,t bad men no can remember half men. —^L»dy wSko speak of self quick get late ^swer. —Man who keep backgroujul bring up rear. I want you to share this dark IN THE SANCTUM veil, f Having know you I I can see you now .petite and wanted to lose you b"t f,J e de pale. , I creed otherwise. Now I have only I want you to ^nswer when I say to thank myaelf that I was wise Darling, with me is the only way. * enough to see all there w^^s to see all there was to see then— and to know of bitterness late. One is yot to be born who* does all things ..^C: the right time, ea'th time. One is yot to be born who shall see the folly that was thee ai;d me. Then we shall live as part of men. Li ving them all> with or without sin. when I know you’re here alawy— II’11 matter not from day to day. If sun may shine or winds are chill, I’ll ffiswer only to your sweet will. THESE THY PEOPLE She trudged slowly .to school iluut day even though it was ji'iiit before the Easter Holiday. There was no song on her lips, no gay smile, bec£.|hse she knew Ecster would not find her dress ed in aything of the latesi style. Poor little forlorn thing, no body cared, she thought-“no- btdy is going to give me a thing.” Then after c^feses that day she started acting in an irritable, impudent way—^something she did caused her to be punished— she h^tld to stay in at recess time without any lunch. It seemed that everybody and everything was working to make her world sad. Baliaira OstrMiaaa by OiImt Wkitaa a cf SMicitla; Former U. S. Aftoraax Waa Nephew of Tiele* Jom Tel- Joc Tolbert MOTtv* hr SMSM at to** aMav •»- a I stood and w^ ched misty shop os form before my eyes, as moon litht flowed in a silvery stream acrosis the waves to me stand ing on the shore ulid I felt a you you might sping out of the wi'ves to me. ********** THOUGHT— “All the truly great men aWe us with their simpli city; is it not strange hew intricate common place- ness is?”—W. Strudwick. OnEENVlLLE, S. C„ (ANP) —The ne white man in this area Vvho had chfiipioned tht cause of the Negro in the recent fight jRflinst Ku Klux Klan terrorism bt^ginning la.st summer, and in so doing becsame virtually ostrpjris- A by men\t>ers of his' own race, took his : wn life Friday. This man was Joseph Augiistu? Ti lbert,' 48, prominent Republi can and U. S. Attorney for the n'e.^ter district of this e, and nejihew cf the famous “Tireless Joe” Tolbert, nationally known ip GOP poiitr^S. He was found dead in his gSra^e around 7:lg A, m. with an old .38 calibre re- yJter by his side. ■ Members of his family said he spent a restless night and appear «“d worried. Instad of rising, at eustomfc-y i,our at 6 a. m., he got up at 7 o’cl. ck. drtnned his trousers but left off his shirt i;td went to the garage. Shots were heard a momenta later and Tolbert w> f. und dead. It is believed here that the attiutde of other whites toward him becaust! of his pro-Negro activity caused the despondency resulting in suicide. Racial strife began last sum nier when the N.4ACP launched a champaign to register Negro voters for the city elections. Im- niediately the Klan became fh- ) tive, raising the cry of “threats G. H. CX—I an wcrr’'!-: , , ; i # at bualneaa. She :.l I -r loi aomaooe ataa heip Til's '■r- - .Ta rr.. . .“i- neaa? Aama tom wcm l iMet wM arach aae- eaaa H jvrn let ■oiaona elra e^arato Tomt baafaMaa ier jxm. Ealat«a place TS* !■ eeeeeetrale al roar a^ II Is ■ rtalslw to iwra Me ■■■T Iraaa ia Bre al oaca. so daae ■p OM ol year pfaeaa. M. T.—ShouJd I qive ihia old man up or go ahead and marrr him'^ Aasj Ra. Hs'a oU. «r«Kky, aad paa*. ■ yoa aaal «al ■a«f»ed. rtoaaa a foaat SMB at laeat aad yoar ekaacaa iai lisppl ■ass win bs fiaatar. M. F. C—We have four chiUren and mr husband rafuaaa to pay rent, buy grocsriea and proylde icr us. What should I do? Aaa.1 Fares Ub Io eaa«k ap wA s Mis of hto donqlL He's lannlsf ireaaJ . j j j 1. ,1. X to white supremacy and a wtlve mad unfounded hope that you ... rf intimidation, beatings and g(‘neral terror was lt*.nched. Ti Ihert alone went to the de- f?nse of Negroes, repre.senting t^^m in court and fighting with all his legnl skill in their behalf. He was the first to the atten, tion of state and federal author ities to Klan vi lation.s, resulting in a probe by both the governor I /nd U. S. agencies. 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If your dealejr doesn't have Larieuse, send $1.25 (we pay postage) direct tO GODEFROY MFG. COq 3510 OLIVE ST., ST. LOUIS, MO^ _ 0«DEfB0V*i “• a^UeuAe Save Tlnie And Money By Relaxing In The B U S Going to and from Work can be a pleasure if you yjde ♦he- bus. You get home earjl er. You Ipend for transportation 4 tokens foi25«. You enjoy fortable ride. lets money a safe, com- Durham Public Service Then when school let out and she ^Ht after all other# had gone or wearily on the steps to cry, she suddenly looked up with a shout at a speeding motor car passing by-just ^ the jlr rush ed pas>t, a dirty little mongrel' man and his two sons, dog dedcided to cross also. The Cintinued on page six dONGRATULATIONS! Mr. ,;4:id Mrs. Gilbert Young announce the arrival of their boby son, Lawrence Ramesey Yi'ung. “A man’s greatness lie within the simplicity of his ^r^tkjns toward a single goal.”—Strudwick. COURAGE It happened in a Roman Colosseum over 2000 years ago. Nero had ordered several scores of christii.^.is to be fed to the lions. The first group was an dderly These baaly. 9sl yen a lawyer and aaka Mai Iska earn o iUs oblvaOMw. R. S.—Doea my husband carry insui- accs with the company that he works fat SX U that qI hi* aMnn'> Aaa.i Tbe coapaay loreaa Iheai to csfry iasonace ... II is caapalaary k>- awsace. Tbe beaeSelary kaa aal heaa rhangart. aiaca yo« beeaae his wiis . see to II durt he diaagsa II. ' C R. C.—I sold my home some mootha sqo and 1 realize now I made.a (coliah mistake. Should I buy another? Aaa.: No. Tea doa'I seed a laige bnis. Bay yaa a saull AFARTKEirT ROOK sad raai II oat . . . keep oaa apaitaeaf ior yoozaeli Tear Haia win be occapted looMag abtt tm olkat aparlSMBta aad yoa win gal eooaqh last freai tkm la» I aalB to pay yoar way. I M. W.—The boy said he would marry me sure, and I am heart broken aa wall I as scared to death. Tell ms what on j earth to dc? I Amj He's waiBnq tor wort hsfara hs Ishss yea hcie. 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