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Number XV
iDurEam, Nortli Carolina, Saturday, Nov. 23, 1940
Volume XXIX
NAVY MESS ATTENDANTS
COMPLAIN; ARE ARRESTED
AUDREY BLLIOTT oi Norfolk j 40” ds a Delta soror and will
Vs., beautiful Junaor lass of gpreet the F^>rida A and M grid-
Xavier University of Louisi&na. jders when Xavier meets them fn
Miss Elliott, “Miss Xavier of,the Turkey Day Classic.
DR. F. a CLARK
FOLLOWS BELL
AS PRESIDENT
Educators - Business
Men Join To Discuss
Mutual Problems
BY H. s. SMITH
Insurance Company Opens School For
For Training .In National Defense
BY JOHN H. JONSON
Chicajq^jj^^iPJ — A* * con-
trifcnitifm to the training df mwre
colored people for pooationfl in
Btatistieal departments of the
state and federal g’overnments
and in industries vitffl to nation
al defense^ officials of the Sup
reme Liberty Life insurance
comfpany of CbieAgo anno'unced
this week that the company had
opened a training school at ita
home oyice and would teach
courses of study in the operation
of norting, key pan'ch and ac
counting mtachin^s.
The three sets >f machines,
known' as the HoUewth Equip
ment, are used widely in the
social security department of the
giovernment and -in Jwan'y indus
tries where it is necessary to
compute and keep accurate and
deliailed records.
There are few, if any, schools
in the United States that offer
this statistical course to colored
people and there are not mor^s
than four Negro companies in
America who have these mach-
inee in operation. Therefore,
officials of Supreme (Liberty feel
that iu making these machines
available for training of mem
bers of the race, they are making
» distinct oontnibution to the
opening up of more Job oppor-
tuniticg for Negroes.
Sieveral people who received
tllieir statisl^l training and ex>
perience Supreme Liberty
have successfully passed civil
service eraminationf on auft>->
jet and are now employed by the,
state and federal govemiwenti.
Withthe recent; mandate calling
for the registration of «Hens and
the conscriptdon of 17j000,00()
young men for national defense
training, there is very indication
thrft the government will find t
necessary to employ a great m»ny
new people to help keep ^he manr
records that •wall result from
alien registration and conscrip
tion. Indications also are that
those colored i>eople who are
trained in the operation of stati»-
bical miaiehines will be given an
equitable share of this employ
ment.
The course of study being
given by Supreme Liberty requires
only three weeks. Miss Mamie C. /‘sitreamilined
Hirkterson, graduate ^in «lcount-
ing. from Northwestern unftveir-
-ity and statistician for Supreme
Liberty, is director of inatniction
for the school. She is also staitls-
tician for the National Negro In-
eurance association.
Persons wisMng mor6 ihforma-
tion abou^; the school should write
t^ Masg Myrtle K. Brown, registr
ar, ©upreme Libertf Life Ir.«ur-
ance company, 3601 S. Parkway,
Chicago.
Chciago (AHP) — To secure a
closer alliance between businesa
land education was the theme
which dominated the 18th an-
/nuai conference >f Negro Land
I. Grant College Piresidents in Chd-
cago Nov. 12-14. Bringkig toge
ther some of the outstand
ing Negaw «dw«fa>r8.
«»d
entire qu««fcion of how ednca-
^n, eapeeialljp carried on
the 17 Land Grant colleges, could
add in the economic life of the
race iby tminii^ worker^ in in
dustry and businees, increasing
the actual porcha«i$ng pow»r of
the race, and generally inter
esting the college graduate in
bufidneas as a vocation.
Among the busineas men who
presented their pzobietns to the
conference was Dr. J. Wiaikeir,
president of the National Negro
iBusiness league, who like the
message to the conference of C.
C. Spauldang, president oi North
Oairolina Mutual Life Insurance
company, stressed the wisdom of
Booker T. Washington in em
phasizing economic development
TWO KILLED IN [Five Good Reasons For Talladega'Victoi^
AFFRAY OVER
WEEK-END
for tlie race, and asked for a
adaptation of this
great leader’s advice. Jiamee A.
Please turn to page Eight
Prof. Bouleware
Addresses NAACP
Meeting Recently
A large group of
were pfeeent at
Charlotte -
local' cdtiaens
Grace AME Zion
Bunday evening a^
and mess meeting
the Charlotte Chapter
NAiACP.
Lacks.” Pointing out the need for
men of character, strength and
aibove all, of courage in Sepia
Charlotte. “It isn’t the demands
that we make of other groups but
the demands that we ^lace upon
our own group and leaders that
will determine our future statew
% a group in this country,*' the
6i>eaker eloquently iwinted. Heap
church lastldng vituperation upon the heads
the program of those in position to lea4, but
sponsored jbyjwoefttlly laoldng in miamliness
of the ^and courage, the speaker in turn
chided, and chal]eng«d Negro
.1. Obarlotte to gird itaelf witii
The progi^m, jnaugerating the
are wdil-
anniial membership campaign, fea ^
Charlotte — A^ter a period of
l>eaiceful t^nqtriUHy, characteriz
ed by « let tip In local killings the
malignant tumor, miurder, struck
egsiin', num4>ering ag its prey two
victimi^ and a numlber of injured.
Walter Steel, 1601-A Miller wt
Was shot in the left cheat and
•killed by Handey Roddey of
610-A 'Bast Third street in a
rough house brawl in the home of
Viola Paifcton, BIS E. Morrow
■treet last Saturday night. The
ghMUy murder aoene approximfa-
ed a Hollywood myot^y m«pder
set, Wit^ bfeood Bpattered over
to bite, iuid the bloody wei^na
lying as mute evidence to the
tragic fdTsdr.
The cause of the murder row
is atill a mystery. However, the
police are holding, Boddy on a
clvarge of murder and assault
with a deadly weapon.
The other victim LeRoy Blak-
eney, SH5 E. Third, waa shot and
Idlled by Richard Baekdn in front
of 607 ,. Third street early Sat-
urdiay aftemoott, according to
police files. --
Baskin, in a statement to
local police, asserted that he
shftj. Blkeney {« he waa advanc
ing upon with an ax. Hds ple«
self defense was substantiated by
neighbors, who as«erted that
Bhtkeney had raised a general
disturbarfee in the neighborhood
Saturday afternoon, running a-
imuofc with an. are, and threaten
ing numerous persons.
NAACP SENDS VIGOROUS PROTEST
TO SECRETARY FRANK' KNOX
DETROIT SOURS Says Navy “Scenw
AM Tfll? (AC Unable To Adjust
UW JUL AO Itself To The TtmsT
CAMPAIGNER
BY ROBERT A. CRUMP
New York — A vigoroiLi pro
test against ^be repfftcd deten
tion and punishmeDt of nhie Ne
gro mess attendants attached to
ithe USS Philadelphia ws sent to
Secretary of the Navy Fnaik
Knox Novewiier hey die NatieDSl
Detroit — World’g Heavyweighi
Champion Joe Louis, has been
geverly criticised here for taking
the stump for Wendell W»ne in. ,
i_ lunder vurtnal arrest with
the political campaign Just cto—'
ed. The bogs, hiese* ud criti-i . .
i„ 1 j ! t 4.U V - signing a letter to the Ktts-
cwm Twrled at Joe by tint tom« ^
Wk. 1M. » *«li n wtaH. t»«r «t
the champion’* choice of a
didate, for Louis, like any ether
citizen, is entitled to his ownj The NAACP letter declared to
political convictions—if any. And | Colonel Knox that the colored
thereby hangs a talc. Joe admits people of this country “are b^ter
that he knowg nothing of politics i^KMtt the treatment of their men
and that he never came ou* for in the armed forces of the nation
1 The mne men were reported
in tiie press to have been plaec^
• viMT
to punasking them for writiag
. lined Ae tre^aent of"N*gro'e» ia
**""*the United States Navy.
"Miss Talladega” and her at-(Sylacaugia, Ala.; Edwdna Dick'
jtendanta-wall rule over the Home son, Sparta, Geoi^ia. Seated:
a candidate before, and the j We wiA to enter a n»ost rifor-
Champ was really pathetic n his,^Ug protest against this action
feeble effort to sell Willkie to the’and to request you, as Secretary
gauthering. of the Nary, tointervene.,
_ , j , i. j **The Army has mAde som* gea
The home crowd, wmch turned ^ ■ * . i
. ^ , tore, toward improveraenit, bnt
out in in-eat droves on Sunday ^
night pr»or to the electwn to see
the ehamp more or less, knowing
coming festivities at Talladega
College on Saturday, November
23. Left to right: Lucy Dillard,
Vicksburg, Miss., Dephne Bennett
Chicago; Nettie Jane Wright,
KENTUCKY BOARD
TO HEAR PAY
PETITION
Set Dec. 3 As Date
For Hearing: In
Louisville
Louisville, Ky — A hearing on
the petition filed with the local
school board by Miss Valla Dud
ley Abbdn^A, tfeecher in the
BOYCOn PRESTO
FLOUR AFTER
INSULT IN SALE
Kansas City, Mo. — A boycott
“Miss Talladega” — Constane
Merrick, Durham, N. C. (Select-
ted as “Miss Talladega” for the
second time.) ,
ChanceUor Club’ ITo PHYSICIAN
Climax Season Witfi
Gala Charfty Ball
-5J—
Charlotte — The Chancellor
club Charlotte is nuaking rapid
progress to climax its season
with a gala Charity Ball for the
„ _ i ition believe- and urges one
tha* Joe can TK»t spe^ in Ptrb^,^^ ^
was rather disappomted at ^
onticism of Ne^o Dem^rat^ I ^
other than, s^ing that Mn Willkie: ^ protection of afl —
had promased many good things
to the Negroes.
Many people here have express
ed the belief that Joe’s popular
ity has been exploited, and Ne
gro Demtocrats have gone far!
the
people, should tear down ewry
regtrictdon against enlistment said
training wihch is based upoo
race, creed, or color, and ^lo^ld
open up enlistmentt in all branch
es of the Navy to Ameriean citi-
benefit of the less fortunate dur-
against products of the Standard jg
^ IBKtiin^^^tOmpany, a Chicago flour j to take place in the Athenium
concern which puts out the^ball roomi on Novemiber 27th
“Presto,” and "Aristos,” brands ThankJigiving eve and has great
of flour, wag launched here this
week by the local branch of the
Jaikson Junior High School, who i^Nla^jonal Association for the Ad-
seeks to have her salary nuade vaaicement of Colored People.
equal to that of white Junior
High School techers doing similar
work, has been set for Dec. 3, it
was announced today by Prentice
Thomnis, her attorney.
Mr. Thomas ig repreentiny the
Nationals Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored
promises of
the season.
being th effa*air of
The. Chancellors club waa or
ganized Noveraber 11, 19138 forj
th4 express purpose of fostering
tured an account of the hdstorical
Cause of Negro Oharlotte and
America.
development of the laseociation
presented by Dr. S. C. Pyl®. and
an dnformative and inspiring ad-] Another feature of the meet-
dress, by the speaker of the oc-dng was the presentation of the
oaeion. Dr. C. B. BouJeware, head Charter to the Chapter by Dean
of the Department of Social T. E. McKinney of J. C. Smith
Science
Barber
Concord.
The speaker
3ect “What
and Mlathamatics at
Scotia Junior Collejpe,
used as his ^ujb-
Negro Oharlotte
Undversity, and actdng president
of the Colored Chambef of
Oommerce.
Music wag" furnished foTi the
Please turn to page Eight
The action, according to Carl,^^^^
civic and social
Johnson, president of the branch On- last year the
was taken following ^he discovery OhancellO'r club made many con-
of a deliberate plan hatched ei-jtributio^ns to the community. One
ther by the Standard Milling hief funcions of the year
« 11. J. -J- • ' i 1989 was the Ibringdng of Christ-
Company or its subsidianes, to .
niaa cheer into many saddened
People exclude Negroes and foreign born
EDWABD L. EABLY
enough to say, and even publish zens without regwrd to coir.
a statement, that something like
140,000 was paid for Loais’ itin
erary. But neither Joe nor his
sponsor had anything worthwhile
to say in their ajveeehes, and as
far as can be determined, did the
Willkie cause no good. One Demo
crat said: “As a prize f%hter,
Joe Louis is still » great drawing
card. As a public speaker, well,
he is 'still a great prize fighter.”
The NAACP letter opbeld tha
acti^ of the oJne atteniats
Please turn to page Ei^t
BISHOP’S SONS
GIVEN 20^/40
YEARS’ TERM
Renders Program
At Friend
Baptist Church'
Charlotte homes.
Philadelphna, — Two sons of «
bdshop are now serving p0‘-40
, , , ^years for a series of holdups and
Physicain and surgeon who has . thievery, while their tmwi-
recently opened an office at , . . ,
ion 1 o i *1. »re bowed m sorrow. Sherrod
120 1-2 Mangum street for the j ~ t i. a . j »n
f. „ ... TV and Clarence Johnson, 18 and 20
.general practice Ot medicine. Dr. . I- ,
fitu ■ • 11 J J r 1 ■ J t c TkT u years of ago, respectively are
Their program is a well rounded Early is a graduate of Meharry L i «
and dteserves the cooperation Medical College of Nashville, TennI ^
„ ^i. _i.^.__. T^he destiny land member of the Chi Delta M«'f ^ f'
Johnson, pastor at the ApostoLe
Church of Christ Jeeua, SSnd and
Columbia Avenues.
one
of all Charlotteans
which te handling the case. Thur-^citizens ‘Mn the great Kansiaig
good Marshall, special cohnset for ,City Market,”' from the benefits
the assocdaitton, is associated with'of a saleg .Mmpaign for “Presto”
Mr. Thomas in the case. Mies flour.
Abbington seek* t) have her ye»ttrj Itii ^ letrter to the Chicago flour and activities of the Chancellor Medical society,
ly salary increased from “1^1,4190 ^concern dated Novennber 11. Mr. club are propelled by J. F. Han-
to ♦l>7gO the salary padd to whfte Johnson *id: ley, president, D. E. Moore, vice
teachers of similar clasaitfication | “It has come to the attention of president, J. H. Moreland, secre- ^he Chancellor’s i Johnson feoyg were amoi^
and experience. In hei* petition the local branch of the NAACP tary, I>r. H. M. Wyche, treasurer, 117 youth* given 110 years alto-
she declares that ahe is acting^that a large number of grocery J. E. Colston, publicity director, because surely yo“ ShexTod Johnson was call-
not only in her owai behalf Ibut merchants in this city handling ^The roster includes such dnfluen- will be there and we’ll help the ed the ‘^brains of the gang,** wd
alao in behalf of all the Negro [your products received a bulletin tial men as Attorney J. S. jess fortunate together jcharged with renting guns to
ser, (J. A. Ferguson «nd C ’
Blake.
teachers and principasl in
ipublic schools ot Louisville.
th6|dated October 28 either from the
Please turn to page Eight
jthose who used them in tiie hoW>
UPB.
Charlotte — On Sunday eveit-
ing at the Friendship Baptist
church, the Negro Chamber of
Conuneree presented an exception
ally well rounded out progxam.
Acting ag master of eere^iiQnies
for this occasion was J. Engene
Potts, who presented ^ aoieai-
ber to the audience, and also far-
Itroduced the guest speefcer J. E.
Seay, he»d of the State fiaaplofv
meat office in Charlotte.
Mr. Seay painted a viv^ fe
tors of the ibeaefitg derirai fttwi
cooperation and co-operative et»>
terpi'i—s ettsig as an eMovte
all I^egTo town, 'Boley, Otds. ani
varions -oiiier group eeeperrtWw
scattered tim^aghoat eeMtey*
Follewiap tlM
Ned Davis
t^ndidatof in tiie
drive for a' Ifigge
Mosie was fomlAed kr
of the ^arqli.