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VOLUME XXIX • NUMBER VUL
flHE^UTH UMBRIDSE P/j
DURHAM, l^RTHl^iyiOlINASATURDAY, OCTOBER 26,1940'
NEGRO DEMOCRATS RALLYING TO ROOSEVELT
CHARLOTTE MURDERS
CONTINUE TO HOLD
LEAD IN NATION
Charlotte (Special) —■ Soaring
toward an all time high, Ohar-
Iott«'s hamicide iiiark skyrocket
ed to, 40 ^ter a ihectic week,
that bore witness four slayingrs
arid wumher of cutting scrapes
that probably would have pirovod
fatal but for the skill of modem
suaigrery. i
During? the period January
1&40hNov. 1940 there h^vp oc
curred fourty slflyings a«
homicides by the local Police
department. Thirty seven of
D«p«^ment. Thirty seven 6f
thei» 'ca8«8 have tovolTed tnem-
ben oi tiie Colored raee.
The latMt, according to police
files, ■ involves the mysterioUK
slayings e^^rlyjlast week, of El
bert Torrene, 36, resident of
219 South' McDofwell, whose
death; according to police filas
and the Coroners report, was due
to a fracture at the base of his
skulli occaaio;ned by a blow from
(f blant instrument, in the hands
of unknown parties; and Jessie
Kay, resident of 700 Queens
Road, found early Monday morn-
inigr on the sidewalk at Toryence
and Baxter Streets, shot in the
left side over the heart with ei
I2i2 caliber ballet, fired by »ceorl
ing to latest reports from police
BULLETIN
Charlotte (Flash) — Henry
Poe, colored, of 612 Torrence S^.
was arrested for the murder of
Jeseie Kay, whose body ww
found early Monday mom}i)sr.
Poe's arrest came after invesrtiga-
tkm by Lieutenant Holliman,
’'^11c0 exjperC on l&alltotfca, whose
investigation showed th.-^t the
2'2 caliber bttllet> Which occasion
ed Kay’s death, was fired from a
sruin! of same caliber, owned by
the a«cussed. Poe, who ia aibo'it
sixty, didn't ’ jdffirm or deny the
charges, according to Captain
“Alex West, but Poe said, he did
not remeber since he had been
drinking. Police were tryinir to
connect the killing with the num-
trersi game, which they heard
yesterday had not paid off, al
though several players had Mt.
DIRECTS WORK
JOSIAH F. HENRY
One of the Democratic leadeia
directing the work for the Demo
cratic National committee, is
Josiah P. Henry, Jr., chairman.
The otiier members aye: Lloyd
Randolph, William •*^xon and
Dr. Robert L. Jackson. The four
are working out of Julian D.
Rainey’s headquarters in New
York.
New Slavery Ending
Staoq) Sale To Start
In New York
Washington — The post office
department through Pc^tmastt'r
General I’rank C. Walker an
nounced last week that the
World’s Fair, New York Post
office, has been selected as the
office for the firert day sale of
th« now three the constitution,
ttbolishinir slavery, w^lieh is to
be released on October, 20. This
new stamp will be placed in gen
eral sale throughout the coumtry
the following day or as soon
thereafter as distribuition wiil
permit.
This date was selected, Mr.
Walker said, by reason of the
fact that it marks the Diamond
Jubilee celebratien being held at
the World’s fair on that date in
connection with the National
Memorial to the Progress of the
Colored Race in America.
Mississippi County
To Raise $1,000 For
Red Cro^s
Greenville — Washington Co-un
ty Red Cr^aps RolJ Oall has pro
gressed mueh faster among the
whlifce, oflficials amnoumoed this
week. Plans are well under w.iy
to raise the quota of $1,000'
whiich has been assigned to Ne
groes. It i» feared th eoonditions
among the unemiployed and the
destitute will be aicute thLsi matter
winter and in ocimmiUinities like
Greenville and areas sueh as
Washington County, where re
lief measures for Ncgoes are
sporadic and ineffective*
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt To Be
Featured Speaker to Urban League
New York — Making what pro- 1 VV •
bably will be her first public jiP-
pearance in New York City aft.^r *
the national election, Mrs. Prank- 111*11 ■ fj •
lin D. Roosevelt will be the guest P|Qt KeSIg]]
of honor and featured E^ieaker a- ®
dinner given 4)y ^he National
Tuberculosis
Workers Meet
On Ocitiober 19J28 poraons from
nine state completed a week’s
Institute for Tuberculosis Work
ers, conducted by the National
Tuberculosis Assocition in co
operation with Flint Goodridge
hospital here. The institute had
three pbJetives: first, to give to
the student a modem concept of
tuberculosis as a medical and p.
modical and a social problem;
second, to present the approved
methods of controlling tubercu
losis as .they have been worked
out during 30 years of experi
ence; and third, to inspire those
who attend with the possibilities
.1
To Stage Rallies
In Principal Cities
Throughout State
Chicago Captures
1941 Session Of
The Sunday
School Congress
WINDY CITY WITH ITS FORTY
THOUSAND LOCAL BAPTISTS
WIPW OUT OVER FIVE CITIES
Ebenezer Bmptist Churck, Dr. J.
H. L. Smtth, Paator, .Extended
InvitaUon, iSnppprtett by
State CtBBTention And
Other A*soci_atioht—
Date*, June 4 to 8,
1941
Frieads for many yearg, Democratic Vice-Presidential
Notninee, Henry A. Wallace and Dr. George Washington Carver,
were photographed together as shown here during oiie of Mr.
Wallace’s frequent visits to Tuskegee to ciyifer with the noted
Kientist, whom he i» said to admire greatly. Both have a com»
men interest in farming besides their close personal friendship.
The vice-presidential nominee, who was formerly Secretary of
Agricaltarc^ is a native of Iowa, and has known Prof. Carver
the greater part of his life. Dr. Carver is an alumniu of the
Uaiverrty of loya.
New Features At
Shaw University
Raleigh — A new h«|me econo
mics director, remodeled and le-
decorated home economic labora
tories equipped with modern m-
struq,tional facilities and twenty-
eight freshmen students, the
at Siaw for a home economi'--s
major, are among significant
features revealed in the beginn
ing of the 1940-41 school year
at Shelw University.
With an expenditnire of
Chicago, (Special) — This city
captured the Sunday School Con
gress for 1941. Confirmation of
n.this came to the city not only by
'I special messago, but the person
al visit of Rev. Henry Allea
Boyd, Secretary of the Sunday
Congress, who came by CWca
on his way from the State Con
vention in Texas. The invitation
for thhe Congress to meet here in
Chicago was extended by tha
E3)enezer Baptist Church, 4501
Vincennes Avenue, Dr. J. H. j..
Smith, pastor. T^ee Sundays ago
when Dr. Smith asked the church
what they thought about inviting
the 1941 Congressi, three thou
sand members it is said, stood
up and said “Yes,” hence th
invitation was sent on to Nash
ville. The matter was then report
ed to the local organization
after which Dr. Smith sent his
[official communication signed by
ap- himself and Mrs. C. T. Maso^,
prrpdmately twenty five hundred the church*-clerk. Their endorse
dollars the Raleigh school^con- ment was followed by the Chi-
tinues to make improvements in|®a&o Baptists and Deacons’ Alli
ance, signed by Dr. j. M. Foster,
And an inportant one ia Dot*
ton Fergason (above) special
assistant, Divi»on of laforma*
lion, whose office ia the Federal
Headquarters of tbe Works
Projects Administration, handles
a constant flow of requests for
all ,kind? informaUoa from
all over the coantry. Ferguson,
one of the many Negroes hold*
ing responsible positions un
der the New Deal, has bad
lengthy experience with several
of the best known Negro new»-
papers, has handled, during a
given month, over 500 reqoesta
of all sorts and from persons
in all walks of Ufe. In addi
tion Fergnson prepares press
releases for national distribation
to some 250 Negro newspapers,
covering many subjects and
through his office stimulates
greatly the participation of
Negro communities in all gov
ernment benefits aimed at em>
ployment, city antf coantry re
habilitation atid the general se
curity of citizens which is the
principal ain of the New D:al.
The National Defense
gram is increasing bus traffic vote
th« home economics Tnd"''Rev.' Ber^"c^"p^ ‘*he history of North Oar^
The United Negr.j Democrats of
North Carolina halve been exceed
ingly active recently buiWi»g
Roosevelt clubs throughout the
state.
It was reported by the presi
dent “Jndgr” Frederick K. Wat
kins of Durham, president of the
icrganiffiition, thait eli^ ka4
been orgAiLsed wit]j large miem-
bership in Winston Salem, dau-
lotte, Greensboro, High Pokit,
Asheville, Raleigh, Wilson, Wil-
ington and Dnrbara. The orgun-
iati^ staged a ▼ery wkccesvfwl
rally in Wiaaton Salem Tfeorsday
Mgfht ttt' Hfuiaa jBatitotuuial
CME Church. The canvpaign is
sues were debated with Rev. N.
H. Humphreys of Durham pr>-
senting the den>ocrBtie side of
the case. He wab ably supported
by state president Frederick K
Watkins. The meeting was lar^-
ly attended. Judging from the re
sponse by the audience the
Roc^velt forces carried away
the honors-
j It has bcnen Enounced thit
.during the ’’closing days of the
cam.paign rallys will be staged ;n
Greensboro, High Point, Char-
■jlotte and Durham. A state meet
ing of the directors of the o**-
ganizalHon will be held in con
nection with the special rally by
!the democratic organiaatirin Oet.
,31 at the Baltimore Hotel. It is
■expected that a large number of
jthe Negro leaders of the denuj-
jcratic organization will be pre-
jsent to hear address by the Speak-
{er of the House Reprwentative
I Rayburn ©f Texas. Negroes Df
every walk of life will be recruii^
jed into the pa,rty ranks and tho
^organization heads will be a ve^y
cordial response throughout th?
state. It is predicted that the
Pro- largest number of Negroes will
the Democratic ticket No:.
Idrgest number ever tn recis^ei-^ ®^tisfy the increasmff. secretary; then by the Friend-
l^e,t eve, to -"mber l A.»cl.«on, Dr. J.
of saving lives from tuberculosis,of students who express al defin-jj^j Foster, moderator. Rev. Jama's
through trained leadership.
ite intcregt in this work.
I Larry, secretary ?
that the Durham bus passenger
traffic figures for 1940^ wiil be
greatly in excess of those fort ~
1939, which were approximately j Day*
190,000 passengers. j Ddl
A & T Freshman Class, Largest In The School’s History From Registering
Urban League in commemoraiion
of its 3'Oth anniversary. The
dinner will be held on November
8, at the Aldine Club, 200* Fifth
Nvenue, New York City, at 7 p.
m. Other outstanding speakers
on the program will be Ju4fce
Joseph N. UlmdR of the Supremo
Oourt of Baltimore, Md., Hwbeit
T. Delany, New York City Com
missioner of Texas, both members
of the Ui4>an iLeague'g KtkMonal
JSxecutlve Board and Lester B.
Granger, ateiatant exeetttiive lecre
New York — Col. B? -Oi Davis,
donnmander of the 369th Anti-
Aircraft Regiment will not tend
er his resignation to the War
depai^timient and \Mluntai}ily re
tire, he ^d here Thursday. Col.
Davis denied the rumors wh’^h
had spread aibout i nthe wak^ of
President Roosevelt’s naming 84
brigadier generals. '
—, _*
tary of ^the National Urban Lea
gue. L., Hollingsworth Wood,
jpresideirt of the League, will act
'as toastmastor.
A and T BOAiSiTS of a fresh
man class enrollment of 364 stu-r
dents, 4t was annouhced last
week. Some of tfte frerfimen are
shown above as they stand on
tiie 9teps of Dudley Administra
tion buildin. North Carolina
leads in first year enrollme t
with a to'tal of ^8 freemen
registered. Virginia is seconr
New York is third, and New Jer-
seyv fourth.
j Rutherfordton— Do t« the al-
ilegedy wholesale refusal of Si*?
coun>ty to register Negroes, a ^la-
j grant viol^ion of ConstitQtuiRsl
rights, also a blort. on the
■eheon ©f the Old North St«tc. a
; group of militant local voters
recently fonsed a te]»poi«r3r or
ganization to be known as th«
I Colored Citiienfl C^^^iaatbn.
I The purpoee of which is to t*.*t
jthe validitv of th# edttBtiM
thority in the matter of
jtioB, also to raise fand* t«
.the battle to our Kati«k'||. Sa|k>^
■reme Court, if fomd ncfiawigr,.
j This battle loon» .«■ «MT
j momentous impocta*M*>
to the colored voten «f- Bi
ford County bat t3m %
sands of poUntU rtHm
«at the CaroliuMb wktm
ravbter ha» baaa MTV
tb% hands of iMal
anpfpirty