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IWDERTftKERS HOLD ANNUAL SE BOMBS GODOY v;.T " joe LOUIS JOC LOmS, who in hit brutal ^ Curnera and Tony Gaknto. Th« t*ehUical knockout of Arturo Bcheduled 15 round bout was $od^y at N«w York’s Yank«e merciful stopped aflter ^ minute (itadhim Thursday night remind- •i fani of th« “old” Louia that ••ni Schmelinfl' to the TTospital, •Bd«d the career of Jim Brtll- do«k and mowed down PrimP and 24 seconds of the eicrhth round. Louis will prolixly “take it easy” for a few months now until some other hopeful can be built up to meeting him. Bomber Scores Technical Kayo In Eighth Round TANKED STADIUM, New Yot*. (By Wire to the TIMES) —Arturo Godoy, -the arragant boaatful Chilean whose unor thodox crouching tactics once allowed him to remain I'S rounds in tke same ring with heavy weight cMmpion Joe Louis, be came iust another technical K. O. victim here Thursday ni;ht at Joe Louis stepped again into the role of the “killer” and hand •d him the mo4»t brutal belting of oither of their cheers. A crovd of more than 30,000 saw the real “Brown Bomber” ■accatsfully defend his heavy weight erown for the eleventh time in three years and erase all ideas concerning Godoy’s chances of becoming, the next cly.lnp. Referee Q.illy Cavanagh called Itho fight off after the Chilean I irtad hit the canvass for the se- I cond time at the end of minute and 24 seconds of the eighth irouad. He was down once in the I Mvonth. ...... Louia, who was in the best ||>hyiical condition of his career. began working for a knockout from- the. begianing and Godoy showed almost superhun^ln stamina and resistance in wea thering Uiis inceasant shower of whistling rights and lefts from .the hands of W9 pound “Bom ber.” Several times the cl\ellen- ger showed that he wanted to go back into his oldt crouching style tbut Louis kept him almost erect with rights to the chin. These short rights opened a cut cn Godoy’s left eye- early in the first round and at the end of the fight blood from this cut had go back into his old crouching Louis and the referee. Everything in this fjght was entirely different from the first meeting of these two men. Louis was never near to becoming “be fuddled” he timed and placed every single punch like the champion that he is and will be until he himself decides other wise. This was hia 39th knockout. Louis sh^e of the gate was 40 per cent while Godoy received 17 1-2 per cent. False Rumors iReported About Housing Units . diAALATTIE — Many falfee ■rumors are being circulated a- Inong the Negro people of Char- Jlotte concerning conditions and Ipblieies which exist and may be szpccted to exist with regjstd %o \Wfiryie^ Homes, Negro low rent Ag project of the Charlotte |Housing Authority, according to n«nk Hanley, Housing Mana- rw. . &une of thp rumora which reached Mr. Hanley thron^'h ndirect cfuinnels are that no ekUdren will allowed to live |in the project that lights must be led off every jiight at 10 B'eloek, that policemen will be on ttie grounds to regulate lia coming and going of the ten- linta and to keep order, ttytt Mtors will be prohibited, that furniture and furnishing b« required for admittat^re, Kt tha windows -will be barred nd the grounds fenced, that no imilies with “in-laws” will be ed and t^at radios will be bitcd. "That soma of th««e rumors are ridiculous is obvious, ’ Mr. HiiUiley said, "All of them |ire false. In many cases the housing authority has adopted policies wiiich are the direct opposites of those stated in these nv>^icious lumors.” . “One of this latter category is tliat children will not be allow- MAILING EDITION WILL HANDLE C(MiCU» FINANCE VOLUME 21 NUMBER 2S DURHAM, N. C.,SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1940 PRICE five cents TAYLOR DENIES FIGHT ON TEACHERS PAY SUIT Housiiigllnils Ready For Inspection — CHARLOTTE—Several unit* of the Fairview Homes Negro low rent housing project of the Charlotte Housing Authority will bo open for inspection Sunday (June 23) on the occasion of the observance by all Negro Churches of the City of Housing Day, J. Prank Hanky Housing manager announced. The F^rview Homes project which is locatad on 42 acras of rolling, partially wooded, land on pjUland Avenue, will provide modern homes for 462 local Ne gro families who now are living in substandard h»Jses. Formal opening of the project cviginally scheduled for July 1, has ibeen postponed until later, Mr. ^dtnley said, until officials from the United States Housing Authority in Washington oaoi be present. However, several build- ii.gs will be opened for tenancy cn or about July 1, Tenants selection office has been set up on the site and is under the direction of Mrs. J. H. Frye. .. . Visitors to the project Sund^^ will find it nearing completion. The exteriors of the buildings have been finished a»d work on interiors is well on its toward completion. E>]uipment will be in stalled in some units by the end of this week, * The housing project will con tain dwelling units of three diff erent sizes. The smallest unit will consist of three rooms. _It will include a living room, bed room, kitchcn and bafthroom. The living room will be equipped with a wood coal burning circu lating heater. Xhe kitchen will h.ive a ^wood coal burning range which will be equipped with li combination sink and laundry tub and built in cabinets. The bath room will have a tub, a Lt/atory, q toilet and medi cine cabinet. Larger unita of four and one h^lf and five and cr.e half rooms will have addi tional bedrooms and a dinning room attached to the kitchen. The fireproof buildings are of brick and concrete construction DIRECTS AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION Says Article That Appeared In Sun Was Unlrne MATTHEW BURGESS, Chicago, Treasurer of National Sundajr School and BYPU Coogreaa and Vice President of Ultnoia suM* Sunday School Association who will make financial report aod direct drive on a Special Coi^ gre£s Funil^ Columbia, Ohio, Juao 17 to 23. TRUMAN K. GmSON JR. brilli ant young Chiqa(go attorney, who is executive director of the mammoth American Negro E!x- positian opening at the Chicago Coliseum on July 4 to'run fo> 60 days through ept. 2. De^itte his youth, Mr. Gi^bson has al ready att&Ened an enviable re putation as a competent execu tive which influenced the tllinois State Commission for the ex-' position, headed by Gov. Henry Honner, to select him as head of the coming nationwide celebrpj- tion. Durham Host To MorticlaBS Of North Carolina DURHAM — Prof. James T. Taylor, dean of men at North Carolina College stated this week ttiat i.li article appearing in tin Dur^m Sun ^ last week under the caption “Dean Taylor Rapn Suit'’ was' untrue, misleading and not according to facts. Thr article referred to was written by Henry Averill, Raleigh cor respondent for the Sun and quoted Dean Taylor as being one of those opposing court action to equalize white and Negro tedchers salaries in North Caro- h>*. In an interview. with a repre sentative of the CAROLINA TIMES this week Prof. Taylor stated that he has had made no or^ statement to Mr. Averill, nor has he written a letter to him concerning the fight now being waged in the United StaU>i« Circuit Court of Appeals on tho teacher salary question. I do not know the source from which Mr. Averill obtained his information concerning my dttitude on tho n.-atter unles^ he is quoting ft'oni my remarks made before the State School Commission last June when I stated that we here in North Carolina should attempt to settle of equalization of teach ers salaries without a resort to courts.” .. ^. In a letter to Mr. Averill ^ relationships and the fine spirit Dean Taylor hopes to set a rest | of cooperation wh^h has charac- the misunderstanding which has terized inter cit.'ial relationships obtained from the sk'ticle written I in this state for more than thirty by the Sun’s columnist. The years. My position in 1940 is In your column of the Durham S^n, Friday, June 14, 1940 the frilowing statement' appears in headline: "Oe^n Taylor of local CoHege Haps Suit.” In the article itself I vm quoting as saying; “There never was a .court de- c-sion that can’t be gotten ^ round.” From the headline and the quotation in the article, the impression is given that eiiher tiirough interview or a written statement 1 have recently given niy opinion reg^kding the^ suit for equaliaa.ion of Negrfi teach ers salary which was beguii in Virginia and more recently ar- (;ued in the Federal Coun in I Asheville, North ( aliiia. I uni ' certain that you did not wish to * give this tiiipiessioii tu yuur | readers as yuu ha\e had no > statement Iruiii me on this ^ matter. . ^ Last June whin the coi.ima ..ee from the Xegto State Tc;.ihei-3 Association appoartd boture thu State School Commission at Raleigh, I did take the position which I now hold—that we here in North Caroliivi should at tempt to settle the matter of equalization of teachers salary without a resort to the courts. As you recall on that occasion, I voiced the opinion that such a fiuit might disrupt the friendly rd. It is the explicit policy of ,t>n! are built for a maximum of authority to give preference*to safety and a minimum of upkeep, families with children under six! The grounds will be landscap- teen years of Mge. families of more than In fact. ed with lawn and trees and two per- ! shrubery. On the ground there sons with no children will not be * will be play ^reas for children, admitted. We wish to educate | Garden* plots will be made avail the young to want good housing “There is no provision about in-jaws nt all in our eligibility requirements. Of court it is true that we will favor familias in which there are children, and that families including in-lti\ys v/ill have a large proportion of adults, but there is no prohibi tion against in-Uilws. "It is ridiculous to say that lights must be turned out at any hour. Thero will be no ragulation Continued on Pafo Gight able to those families who want tiem. Paved streets and w^kways will be provided for the entire site. All streets and walkways will be electrically lighted at night .. Occupancy in the project will be limited to natural fdknilies of cohesive family groups, who must have lived in the City of Char lotte or at least three months prior to the time of making ap plication. ... DUBJIAM — The undertakers of Durham were hosts to the thirteenth annual convention of the Colored Funeral Directors ond Morticians Association i North C||jlrolina Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20. Morn ing, afternoon and night sessions) were held at the Hillside Park High School and at the Pine St Presbyterian Church. The first business session was under way W«dn«fiday mornin^f at 10 o’clock beginning with the Executive Board Meeting ami the registration of members. A welcome to the members in be half of the morticians of the city was extended by Ellis D. Joneu and a response^ came from B. S. Rivers of New Hern, who is vic>» president of the orgjiihizatio?). The morning sossion ended a round 1:30 i>. m. after the ap pointment of Committees. The main feature of the after noon session wa.s the annual ad dress by President W. H. Palrk- er. Beginning at 8 p. m at the Pine Street Presbyterian church, the first public meeting was held and it was devoted mainly tp words of welcome from Mayoi* W. P. Carr in behalf of the City »>nd Dr. C. C. Spaulding in be half of the Negro Citizenry. George H. DuBose of Rocky Mount responded for the Mor ticians aTfld Norfleet Whitted, the only Negro member of the Durham Radio Corporation (WDNC) staff, gave a reading. VocfU solos were rendered by Mrs. Margaret Morgan, Prof. Isiudore Oglesby, and Mrs. Ella Harris. A smoker at the Algonquin Tennis Clum immediately follow ed this program, DISCUSSIONS AT HILLSIDE THURSDAY The business program of Thursday morning began at the Hillside Park High school at 9:30 a. m. At 10:30 the Ladies Auxiliary began ^ highly inter esting and informative panel discussion on the subject: “How Clin we as ladies of this organiza lion help to maintain and im prove the standard of service rendered by the funeral direc tors?” To begin the discussion Mrs. Mary Pullen discussed “The iJersonality and Dresi of the Lady Assistant;” “The Duties of the Lady A«s:«i'a“‘ i.efore the Fuiierfil or in Making Prepara tions for the Funeral’’ was the subject of 4UM1* Ihargett’s discourse. Mrs. E. W. Wilson talked on “The Duties of the Lady Assistant During the Fun eral”; Mrs. J. C. Scarborough, Jr. discussed “The Wife’s Inter- Gontinuad on page Sight Utter is as follows: June 17, 1940 Mr. Henry Averill Sun Capital Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, North Carolina Dear. Mr. Averill: the same. .. As far as I have been able to ascertain the sentiment of the North Carolina teachers, they I are unanimous in fueling that the state should pay equal salar- Continued on Page E^ght Smith Holds 72nd Annual Graduaiiott ■CHARIjUTTE — Johnson C. Siuith Ual;cr=ity htJd ita Itad annual commenc«.ment on riCKday, Junp 12. One men and women received baelM- lor’s degrees from the colleg* at liber.^1 arts. Five men received the degree of bachelor -of divin ity from the theological seminary and an alrnnnu.", tlie Rev. Jamca E. McMillan, of Sanford, N. C., was .Iwarded the degree of doc tor of “dfvihity. ' - Dr. C. Ralston Siftith, pastor of Pine street Presbyterian chunch, Harrisburg, Pa., delivered tha ccmniencement addre^. His sub ject was “What Price Life,” at>d the qualities emphasized by him a“ essential for success wera ccurage, vision, and faith.” ::Vi»- ion,” he said, “is the S^ey tl^ unlocks the possibilities that ar« V fipped up in you.” ■ .. The cias^ of 1940, nutnbarinc »00 members, was the: largeat ria.ss yet graduated from tha college of liber^ll arts and tu^ (,'LSts the rapid growth o^ college in recent years. One unique feature of tha commencement exercises was tha Continued on Pag« Eight F L A S H! TO ALL NEGRO VOTERS The Committee on Negro Affairs urge.'i all registered voters to vote in the run-off primjj y Saturday. Do this without fail. Support the ticket adopted at the general mass meeting held on last May l'2th and do not be per suaded to do otherwise. Hail marked committee car for free transportation to your voting place Saturday. In union there is strength. R. N. HARRIS, Chairman Political Divistdn Church Has 5Qth Birthday CHARLOTTE— The Friendship Bi^itist church corner of First and Brevard Sts. will observe its 50th Anniversary Sunday June 23, at S;30 o’clock. The church wa« organised with 40 memfcers under the pastorate cf Rev. ^llen Lewis four of whom are stp living. Sitters L. L. Walker, Connie Grier, Rosa Wat son and Bella Shephard. The pas(»rs dixring thf history of the h«v« b««A r«T««nda J. O. Crosley, James Carey, Hood, C. H . Williamson, P. Mallory, G. O. Bullock, G. Watkins, C. C. Ada^, Mason and J. L. Powell. it FST College Suiyuer Teri FAYETTE VILIJS — Regiatr*. tion for the first half the auM- ti.er qiL.4i.-ter at the Fayettcvill* State Teachers Colieg^ got vadar way on Monday,^ June 10. At the close of the registratioa M J'‘i.e 13, 695 stQdenta had rciled for the first six weeka. A few uf the regular seaaioti tt»- dkfts have returned to n^ike ap dt-ficiencies or to secure advaae ed credits. The bulks of tha at»- dents, however, are teachera ia pablic elementary schools of North Carolia. Some of that* tejL-hers are working toward the bachelor’s degree and tlM higher certjfifiatcs. Many of them are already holdiag tha highest st^i.e teachers* e«rtif|r- ates. but they have come to nun mer school to refresh tlMir kaaar ledge and information xtid to i»- v(.ftigate newer methoda aad t«.t.hhiques of teaching. i B. iK The earullnent figures fro at other institutions are not aTait> able .H’ yet, but for tha laat tkraa The first organitt was the kf.e * summers, the FayetteviUa Stata The program ■ Tvacher* Collejfe has had tk» l-i'ges: riirollment of any af tlM Negro ii>lki;e3 iii tho CarpHaaa ai:«i Virginia. The preaaat ■Mali ment ext^^s tha aaaifctr «f Dr. |N. B. Houser, for the weeks services is as follows: Thursday June 20, R«v. J. H. Moore, Choir ^d congrega tion of the Firat Baptist ehnrch will conduct tha tarrica. last aamotar. . J.
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