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DURHAM, N. C., SATU^IDAY, JULY Ctk. 1*40
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NE6R0 DEMOCRATS ENDORSE FDR
Killed By
WUle Walking
^VitBAlf — Judce A. Bo»
4Mi of th« locsl ' Bccorder’i
Mart frc^ Ifilford Fri-
d«r vfternoom June 28,n0ter
kf hikl b««B held on m chftrye of
•MWelBughter. Tha was in
•coaiMetioii with kd accident in
^iMch tlM ear wfeicit Cmna was
Arivinff on the nicbt of Jane 12
4Mi dbwn and MUed two jouac
»oyla, WUli^ Garrott Bvr-
nMta,'91, of Da^m, and Mtaa
puai» Mac McDagie, 2«, of
IMbHa ^" in Durfaaia. Tlic ae-
fidMH decared on the olcl Ealeigh
vo*4 iMar Batfaeada. Jmiga
Vbriibd found ^not probable
Th» recorder's decision follow
•d tha ^ taatinony of H!||iwaf
flatrofauMi W. W. Sheffield who
i^ted tha* ha. did Brot uadenta^
kow ander^ |he rirr-iaatsnaaa
^ aeetdent co«ld teaa
avoided, and also that die two
were walking on the wroas'aide
of the road when the fafad
cidenl happened. , . Ac^ofdinir
information gathered from per
sons who were w4%ingr near the
spot where the doohle death took
place, the couple was walbanc
alone -a playfal mood\«
locked arms. The yoviy l>dy.^ is
aafd to have been widuas Iwc^
ward.
It waa afaoat • o’clocfc oa that
fatal night, that Evans was drlv
inc his toward Balei^ and
coold not sea the peiaoM walking
«a the edge of tiia highway be
cause of being bUadetf by the
lifhta -of an at^roaching car.
He had til* anAaUbce called to
carry the vieiiaM to Uncoln
taotifHal and waa at the scene
lof the aeeidaat when ilM patrol
caaM.
NatiotiTal Ins*
Confab Closes
In Baltimore
BAtLTIllOIUS, Md. — tba
ISMitieth Aaaaal Convention, of
tha Natioaal Negra laauimMa
Aai^flation closed the
Boeeassful four day session, ia
tta ^iatory at Baltimoie, on 4«um
M. Hici« were 360 offic^ dele
and over 200 visitors'who
lirMed the Monamental City on
Jaoe 24 as guests of tba UfMler-
wrttsra' AaM>eiatioB of Mary-
lam, fiouthera Life Inaonlnce
Ctnapany, Mutnal Benefit Soc
iety, and the Maryland Branches
«f the Nopth Carolii^ Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Su^
raate Liberty Life InsurMce
Company, the Afro-Amerkan
Poblishing Coaq^ny, coopetmt-
ine with the host* were the
Aasociation for Pro*
naiioa of Business, Inc., a Citi-
cena Committee, Morgan State
CoHega, Masonic Temple Associa
tioOi and the Ministers of BalU-
laor*. ^ I
Goveraor aad Greet
Delagatas
flia Exeellency, fieifcent K.
O'Conor, Governor of Maryland,
pmoaally greeted the Convene
tion in a well received addreaa.
Hif honor, Howard W. J^kson
asteaded the hospitalitir of ibe
City to the delegates. Oihecs
who welcomed the ituarance
«M» w*Mt Dr. O. O. Holivex,
Ptisldeni of Morgan Stata CoU-
Sjp; State Insuanoe Comadsa-
ifpw, John B. Gonirum, Dr. P.
F. Crausot, President of the
Afepac^ion rv^oaded to the
warm greeiinga of Battimoreaaa.
Dr. C. C. Spauldiag Prasideat
of tha North Carolina Motoal
Ufa Urarance Comp^by* deliver*
ad « forceful addreaa at tiia
ptifclie meeting on Tueaday even
Jiis oa 4m subject: “Will N^o
Bwinc's Meet tha Challenge of
fi Ch«2:ging World/’ Dr. Spfiald>
v>a* af tha taahdm ot tka
' traaad tim gww*
laaorMies awgaaiaa aai
^t^ned hia tm/itemm -Mi th* ^
por am t of
tn Rvia^ iB imaimm S»
- -icia^
that the goUea mle remaias coa>
aaot alwHya regardleaa of the
everchaagiag world."
WiHard W. Alien, President
of Southern Life Insurance
Company, and diairmaa of the
local entertaining conuaititee,
praaided at ihe public mecAiag.
FoMdew had Pas* Presideeits
Heoered
On Wednea^l|f a luncheon
waa held ia honor of the found
ers and past presidents of the
Association. M. S. Stuart, ^Vice-
l^sident of Uaiyersal Life In
surance Oom^iiBy, delivered the
main ^dresa. He was introduced
by the present Secretary, C. L.
Townes. The strui^es of the
early dajn were conlruted with
obvioua succeases of today. The
vision and courage at the found
ers were lauded.
m>e first committee* on or-
K^iaixation waa composed of ttie
H. S. Stuart, Chairman; Charlea
A. Shaw, Secretary; T. K Gib-
a«^ i. H. Oaod(^ R sW Chamblee,
J L Wheeler, Allen and I^. C.
Spaulding. ^
FDR Signs
N^w Tax
WASOQIGTON, — 'Preridenit
Sooaevelt haa aigned the cmer-
geaey reveaao kill wh^ impoaes
$1,1150,000,000 in new taxes to
ha collected ayinly from lower
iacoma groiq^ ^ -
TIm aew law lowars peiaoaal
lacoaM tftx «xempt&oaa £rom
from f2,f00, to |2,00. for asairi-
ad persoaa aad from! $1,000 to
$800 for aiai^ paraoaa.
Treaausar official* eatimated
^t $1,000,000 p«raopa in the
lower ifCoBM gronpa will he sff-
fectad th« law, aad that a»-
other wagm emmm
will be laiecaA to file retm^ia bat
aot b» , MMatbaJd t» taaua
«f ^■i^Miaa ai|4 da>
-
Will Attend Dental Convention
Watkins Named
State President
Of Democrats
This photo show a group of the 29h Annu^ Convention of i and giieals-from 48 atat«i «nd i tion of the only ^p^nisation of
tiM nation’s prominent dentiate I he National Dental Association in I iSorelign teiritoriw will b#J ’»* -
mad their wives wM wiH attend |flt Louis August 1S^«. Metnbei* I brought togatiier br thia conv»n>]ifii kind. (ANP Photiio)
Call Drivers
In Up^r
CHtCAGO, (ANP) —After a
near rioi and considerable
trooble between southside taxi
cab drivers this week, more Uian
50 percent of the 600 drivers,
who on Monday'voted to join up
with the Packinghouse Workers’
Oganixiag committee, an affUi*
ate of the CIO, let that union
to attempt to obtain a new char-
Coirtinued on Page Eight
Wig Prizes Id
BrdadeaiStiig
Slati«iC(ii((%l
^JEW YOEK (ANP)—Rog^^.
W. Flood, - mdnager of Harlem
Beaux Axta institute des^s firrt
a draftsnuin for the New York
City hospitals, won second and
third prizes respectively in the
osnnalh tpijrit Csecon wso ddah
Beaux Arts insti^e design’s first
competition for pl|his for an
ideal building in which to house
radio traasnutter and equip
ment
First prise of $260 went to
Lanis Shulman, white architect.
Flood and Hill won prisea tti
$100 and $50 e^h. The com
petition attracted 91 entries
Iron 103 individuals represents
ing 19 leading schools and uni-
veiatiles. It was sponsored by
the Western Electric company.
Flood is a naftive of Roanoke,
Va, and studied architecture at
New York university. He also
studied art at the Rhode Island
School of Design.
fiill is a native New Yorkar
and is 27 years old. He is work-,
ing as a draftaman with the de
partment of hospitals whOe at-
tcndiag evcBtng school New
Tork U- Ha ftirmerly was a drafte
aaa oa Coauaittee os City
naUfag #1^ foar yaan.
WILL fT|i>Y EIGHT WEEtS
A. B. MAJKHET, (left) and
l^rman H. Riddi^, inatructots
at the Hillside Park High School
retimed to the University of
Michigan at Ann Harbor Wed
nesday, June 19, to resume ad
vanced work in their respective
fidds, Ohomktry ^Ind Biology.
They plan to study for eight
weeks. Mr. Rid^ck is well known
in this section as football coach
of t^e championahip Hillside
Park high school Hornets.
Mrs. Piiebie
Webb Dies
DURHAM — Ifrs Phebie Webb,
age 42 died here Monday even
ing at 6?30 at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Nora Allen 1014
fCenit Street, after an illness of
nearly two yeam.
The deceased was bom in
CjMham county, but had lived n
Durham for the greater part of
her life. iShe was a menA>er of
the Second Baptist Church f
Continued on Page Eight
GREJiNSBORO, — At their
first convention session here
bunday, June 30, the United Ne
gro Democrats of North Caro-
‘ animous in the en
dorsement of Franklin D. Rooae-
velt to succeed himself in the
next presidency and had unanimr
ous pr^se for “the whole new
deal administration.” Frederick
K. Watkins of Durham was naas-
ed first statewide president.
Sessions held Monday ^ter
noon and night at the Trinity
AiMiE Zion church, attended by
more than 700 loyal Negro De
mocrats, climaxed the twe day
convention which W|^ the first
of its magnitude in the entire
south! The activities of the con
vention were climaxed Monday
night with a l^nquet and canvaa
tion 'baR at Friendly l^Bce follow
ing a final public session at
which Rev, Miles Mark Fisher of
Durhap^ and Jud^ William
York of Greensboro . wera tha
oKlin speaker*.
OUier officers chosen by tka
United Democrsia include Rev. S.
C. Sharps, Greenabofo, tiMmt
vice preaideat; Hosea V. PriM,
Winaton Salem, second viea-
preaident; W. H. Parker, Ttav*
boro, itbird vice president; Dr.
0. M. Fiahar, Reidaville, foassft
vice preaideat; Rev. J. T. Haic^
ton, Greansboro, treaswer; Cd>
wa»l S^jndoa, Dukaa^ aaera
tary; E. K. Hightower, Giaaaa
boro, geaaral roBwael aad^ B.
Brown, Winaton Salem, dudaMft
of the execntive committaa.
Afw NsflBiliii
F. K. WAkins waa na^bd Mr
tiooal committaoaaaa, aad tk»
foHowiag wara aamed dslegataa
to tka MMMmBT itigio'
tic convaaUian ia Chicaga, Juii
19-16: Sav. E. C. SbXkpe. Hallia
Emeaaon, £ Karmitt Higktowe*.
Contaaaad oa Page Ogfct
Now IsTheTime
To Win Rights
Says NAAGP
Would Settle
With Davis
Out OfiCourt
fl'BNDIEIRS(XN, — The court
action brought ag^nat Bi^op
M. H. Davis presidii^ head of
the Second Episcopal district
and the Trustees of Kittrell
College to force them to pro
duce an accounting of the $14,
000 which the Biihop claims the
school owes him ^!Uk1 $12,000
owed the late John R. {lawkina
was dismissed here last Friday.
Hie hearing was presided over
by Judge Lao A. Carr who ruled
that the >btion should have been
brought throu|^ the office of
the Attorney General of
through the superior court.
The legal technicality whreh
caused the auit to 4>e dismissed
waa argued by Attorneys Perry
and Kittrell of Henderson.
Counsels for .the pl^lintiffs wara
Attorneys M. H. Thompson of
Durham aad Chariea WiUiamsoa
of Bcodenov. 
Attorney Williamson announc
ed that the matter will be taken
before the Attorney GenenaJ’a at
which time he hopes the Hishop
aad the trus|ees of the school
n|ll be forced to give a Retailed
accounting of the amounts cbim-
ed %y Bishop Davis and ^e John
R. Hawkins estate. ■ *
.%:fforts were being this
we^ by L. E. Austin editdf of
the CABOlilNA TIMES *t> have
tha matter settled out of eottrt.
Mr. Austin telegraphed-.'B&Kop
Davis, requesting that he agree
for a meeting of both sides |k a
place tfi be named tby the-BiiAiop
wbe^e • an amicable diaooaaion
and settle^ant of the entire
maitter My be ^dd.
A copy of the telegram dia>
patched to Bishop Davis Wednes
day is aa follow*:
BWiop M. H. Davto
Cooti^ued on Paga Pgbt
talaiid
law Hold
Agyltersary
CliBViELAND, 0., (ANP) —
Elaborate ceermonies and rituals
last Saturday a»d Sunday, attend
ed by hundreds of visitors and
townspeople, marked the 75th
fdkiniversary of the founding of
Excelsior Lodge No. 11, F and
A M (Prince Hall) which was
warranted on June 20, 1865, and
has been continuously active
since. Grand BljsJ^ter A. C. Al
ford sent- greetings and the speak
era included James B. Ruhl, past
grand master of Ohio won de-
-l^vered the annivenary ^dress
Harry E. Davis, former W. M.
Frank S. Heffren and Dr. Jean
B. Goggins, his successor.
In commemoration of its 75th
lurthday Excelsior Lodge issued
H' souvenir program which con
tained an abridged sketch of
Prince Hall Masonry, the hiatory
of Excelsior Lodge, the two day
anniversary program, the first
regn^ions of African^ Lodge
dated June 14, 1779, the Msoaic
lineage of Ohio from March 6,
1775, a list of the Masters of the
lodge from 1806 to date, and a
194Q roster of officers and mem
bers^ •. • •
A proffnat waa pra*entad each
PrisM ^11 niaion in (^mland.
PmLADELPHIA, (CNA), —
Now, in the present war crisis,
is the time for Negro t>Americana
lo fight h.tirdest for the ballot
and or other lull citixenship
nghts. .
This was the overwhelming
concensus of the National As
sociation for the Advancement
of Colored People, which closed
here ithis week. —
The conference reflected the
militant determination of the
Negro people to press now for
their riglUs, and even though in
confused form, the deleg^es
minored the pe^le’B stroi^ anti
war sentiments.
Unanimous support was ex
pressed for passage of the Geyer
anti poll tax bill, for enactment
of the Federal anti lynching bill
fcr an end to discrimination in
WPA, relief and private employ
ment, for enforcement of civil
liberties and the BUI of Righta.
Great solidarity was .expreas-
ed with the more brutally op-
First Grad
In 7 Years
pressed acetion of the rdtoa la
(the Sotttk. The driegatea horn
Northern canters
times that “na pasty
North will gat oar vote ualaas
pledgee the vota for the Nagra
in tha Soath.”
Tko coafaaaacc waa ovaiwal
mingly pro li^r expressed ia «ka
ovation for Joka L. Lewia, aad
expraasad acain ia tto fact tkafc
MAAiQP official gave sgaaiil
praM to tha CIO iat ita racial
e^tt^dity poUciea.
Tke yovtk aeetioB, wfci^ laak-
ed adaairiaiiy upoa tha Sa«tk-
em Negro Yoatk Congreaa aad
the AssariqAi TaaUi Coagrai
waa far above tke adult seatiaa
is un&rataadiag tke daaffar ad
danger of the Roosevelt war
prognte and ita gaiae of **da-
fenae.”
f
Wkea, however, WilB#B
eaa ntada a war saoagariav at
tack oa tha Youtk Sactiaa fv
pasaiBf anti craaariptioa ia>
solution, ha wac bitterly aaaaiM-
by bott adalt aad ywtk
gatea. Pickaaa laced iato tha
yoBlk, iasplyiac tikat tkay acia||
undar **a«taida iaflaaaca** a«a
intiaiaUB« 0»t tkay wm *mtk
EVANSTON, 111., (ANP) —
Among the 52 atudenta tflio re
ceived diplmas at the North
University Law school convoca
tion l^t Saturday was one' color
ed student, Jesse B. Mann of
Chicago, who waa awarded a
J. D. degree. He is tha first
colored student to gradaate from
the school in the last sevea
ye^fcs.
Mann, who donng hia asaior
year was employad in tha law
office of AW. Enri B. Dtckeraaa,
is a graduate of Howard uni*
varsity where ka ncaivad att A.
B. degree. He p)aa» to eoatinaa
on In the law odNaa of AldaoMOi
Dickaraon aftur taldac tta IQ.
Bar eeaminatieee ia JkagmL
la «ka apirit af Dr. OdHII^ .
yaaea affa, IMakaaa eaBWi'
on tka Negro to far
griavaaeaa aad i^aaa
his appMBMn aad ke mUr
make aacnffeaa.’*
wwaiiBc Pickens’ attath
tha ya^ aaatlaa. tta B
Jaaiaa Maklaaaa, aetiac
of tka yaatk aactioKk
tkik ikm pBMtk 'ki
MM
aetiac
atie rlifcUi^ aad 4tat to
tt«a b *na dan^ tMI