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Vokime XXI — Number 52
dirham, North Carolina, Saturday, December 28th., 1940
HAPPY XE\V YKAR
500 JEWISH RELIGIOUS LEADERS BACK
N.A.A.C.P FIGHT ON JIM CROW JOBS
300 Jewish Religious Leaders Back
N.A. A.C.P. Fight Against Jim Crow
Tactics In The National Defense
New York ■— Three hundred
Jewish religious leaders, members
of the Rahbinical Assembly of
America, in a forthri}?ht declara
tion, have advised the Naitional
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People that “we wish
to associate ourselves with you in
your protest against the se^ega-
tion of Negroes in the newly con
scripted army.”
Speaking through the Assem
bly's social justice committee, they
made the statement in a letter to
statement in a letter to the than 12,000 poets living in
eociation signed by Dr. BobeH Pfti^t of th« United States
Oordis, chairman of tli« eom-
mittee, and mi^ pa'Wie by the^ important vcItohij only a
NAACP to4*y- The complete
text of the letter, which also ex
presses the organization’s fuM
support behind the fight to pass
the anti lynching bill, follows;
“On behalf of the Social
Justice Committee of the Rabbini
cal Assembly of America which
represents over three hundred
Jewish spiritual leaders in Amer
ica, we wish to associate oursel
ves with you in your* protest
against the segr^ation of Negro
es in the newly conscripted House, 1107
army. We regard this as a gratu-
tic® insult to loyal American
citizens and a step that is fraught
with peril for the maintenance of
democratic instittions.” '
Local Poet Wins
Place In
Important Volume
Durham — Miss Mary L. Full
er, 408 Erie St., East Durham, is
on the authors whose poems are
included in Poeto qf America,
1940, Detneeraey Spea^js, a 700-
page volume recently published.
small perceifta^e '6f fUfe^ 'wero
found to write poetry of sufficient
merit to be accorded a place in the
book. The volume contains the
work of little-known authors aft
well as that of writers have
been publishea in many maga
zines and books. A similar volume
is now being compiled and poets
who are interested in having
their work considered for the
Durham Public Service Employees Feted At Hotel Biltmore Christmas Eve
Guest Speaker
The above photo shows employes of the Durham Public Service Company in their annual banquet held at the Biltmore
Hotel on Christmas Ev^ 1940. Nihis Thompson is standing ne ar the guest speaker of the occasion, Vice-President R. L. Lind
sey, beloved public service official, just after he had introduced him to the gathering. Mr. Lindsey is one of Durham’s most
new book should write to '^he 1 outstanding citizens and is loved by members of both racesr The banquet will be long remembered as one of the most pleasant
publishers for information: Avon
Broadway, New
Thousands Of Needy
Citizens Receive
-V*-
Christmas Cheer
Charlotte — With the Salva
tion Army, th^ YMCA’s and var-
NAACP IS
SPEARHEAD OF
NEGRO PROTEST
gatherings in the annals of Public Service's, relations with their colored folks;
towards making “Service” the most notable part of Durham Public Service!
and all who present pledged their best efforts
May there be many more such occasion.
Many See Santa
Claus First Time
Seeks $1000 Defense Virginia Education
Fund To Free
Joseph Spell
Charlotte — In a setting no
doubt more colorful than had been
'^their pleasure to be a part of the
New York - Characterizing Fair^Jew Homes, who
Walter White as the-"sparhead
of the organized- and unorganized entertamed with a Christmas _
Negro protest against injustice, J sponsore y e ree wo- because
and demand for justice in this ocate in e pro j^ggpjj gpe.n is innocent, but
country, Gloria Goddard, great- ® rnagni icen y know that winning
iou; othe;'charitable organizations ..f irt^gtvl le'^mXr a'n" ^-"‘^th th'"
community contributing, i^th President of the Jmted ^ strengthening the security of
thousands of Negro domestics,
chauffeurs, maids and butlers
in the community contributing, President — fathers
Charlotte’s needy were brought a S^^^tes, and her husband Clement
measure of Xmas cheer unsur- Wood, noted
New York — “The National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People intends to
fight this case to the limit not
are convnced
passed in the city’s history.
For the children, tv'o theatre
auhor, praised the >ng ha^d iay, worked mcessant-
secretary of the National As- Pf
soclation for the Advancement of «ucc^ which it was. This party
Colored People for his “restrained «>e^fi«ant in ■ maaiy respecte,
parties -were arranged at the two *~Tf i*" marks perhaps, the
local cinemas, the Lincoln and first time that some of these mo-
Grand, by the Salvation Army, iS^e of Santa Clause
after which Xmas bags were December 1 ssue o significant, ... ... , ,
presented to each child on Xmas.^he Saturday Evenmg Pos „Cthat it marks the awakening of issued today
In the article, an indictment oi • j* - i i * xu ^7 the association to citizens
States Government’s ^dividual, to the
throughout the country, whose
jobs are Jeopardized because of
this case.”
This was the statement made
today by Thurgood Marshall,
special NAACP counsel, in con-
Eve. At 11 p. m. more than 15001
to help
underprivileged kiddies received United — - +hpir is still a Santa "“*”“8“'^“''
toys at the Salvation Army head- ,P°^i®y discrimination against raise $2000 for the defense of
association
Santa the country
quarters on North Popular St.
,the Negro in every phase of na- “““ t*" the
tional defense, Mr. White declar- that is symbohc ot fellow-
Queen City Man
Found Dead In Bed
ed that ‘'National Negro organiza kindness, good cheer,
tions have accumulated files full
of case records and put the pro
blem in No. 1 position on their
fighting agenda.”
Mr. and -Mrs. Wood offered
their “100 per cent congratula
tion,” in a letter to th NAACP
secretary -whi^h was made public
here today. “The two of us desire
to put ourselves on record,” they
^said, ‘,on pdlioies which should
Mr. Harris was a prominent be universal among citiisens of the
members of the Col. Chas. E, :United States, who speak loudly
Charlotte — George Harris, a
resident of 522 S. Caldwell street
and very well known aitizen of
Chairlotte was found de^f^ in bed
last Monday a. m. by members of
the household.
To Fairviews mothers club,
Sewing clubs and Literary clubs
gees this columnist heart felt ap-
precation for their successful
efforts.
YMCA Host At
Gala Xmas Party
Charlotte — The Second Street
YMCA played host to a lai^
Young Post 169 of the American jenough of liberty and democracy; i number of boys, representatives of
Legion, and waa well liked by all as \*ell as among Christians to the various Gra-Y, High c, and
with whom he came in contact, jwhom the brotherhood of man isip^y^ clubs at a monster Xmas
The coroner’s report stated that more than a window dressing'party last Friday night at Se-
Mr. Harris died of natural slogan, ue state that these poli-jcond Ward School,
causes. Surviving the deceasedjcies of our government, and every The boys were participants in a
are: a wife, two children, and a|br«nd and representative of it; well planned program, which in-
hoet of relatives and friends. J Continued on page Six [ Ccmtinued one page Eight
Greenwich, ' Conn., Negro
chauffeur who is assued by his
wealthy white employer, Mrs. J.
K. Strubing of criminally as-
suiting her four times before
throwing her from her car into
the Kenisco reservoir, near
Armonk, New York, early on the
morning, of December 11.
Spell is now confined to the
Bridgeport, Conn., county Jail.
After t»vo postponements of this
case, he is scheduled to ftppear
in the police court of Greenwich,
December 24 for a preliminary
hearing of the charges.
Emphasizing the fact that Spell
as at no time admitted the rape
charge advanced by Mrs. Strub-
Board Votes To
Equalize Salaries
Hold National
Conference Of
Colored Firemen
Leesburg, Va. Equalization of
Negro and white teachers’ salar-
New York — Reports from Colo
red Firemen on railroads in the
ies in Loudoun County, Virginia,' southeast and southwest reveal an
by 1943, was voted by the county alarming and serious state of af-
board of education at a meeting fairs with respect to the continu-
here December 11. The board anee of the Colored Firemen in
voted to wipe out the differential, the engine cabin,
after it had received petition I Many are losing their right of
from a local Negro teacher group, seniority and are being bumped
Filing of the petitioji was the and displaced by White Firemen
outgrowth of a state wide confer despite the fact that Colored Fire-
ence called at Richmond, -Novem- men may have 10 or 20 years of
ber 21, by the Virginia State
Teachers Association. At this
meeting, which was attended by
NAACP attorneys including Thur
good Marshall, special counsel of
the association, the teachers voted
to file petitions in every county
in the state for equalization of
salaries. Petitions are now on file
before education boards in Rich
mond, Newport News and Dan
ville Vii^inia.
Continued one page Eight
3,400 To Enter
Ft. Bragg
By Jan. 29th
Negro, Black Man.
Please Explain
By Crusader Press
President Frank P. Graham of
the University of North Carolina
last week received a letter re
questing the university to “please
explain” why the university is
seeking: to teach race reations to
students of Latin America instead
of those in this country where
such teaching is needed oost.
mg, Marshall and Samuel Fried-jThe letter reads in part:
man Bridgeport attorney sum- wjf are true, a bund,
marized the result of thei.” in- j-gj South American students will
vesigation. The probe revealfl g^udy race relations fronn January
Conthiued on page Six | Continued on page Six
Fort Bragg, — With as many
as 250 men arriving in one day,
3,424 draftees are expected at
the Recruit Reception Center by
y 29 from induction sta-
ti^j^ here and at Ft. Jackson,
Somh Carolina, army headquar-
ters\^id Friday,
Colored men ^ill arrive Jann-
ay 28, 182 on that day and 214
on Januray 29. A total of 398
Negroes and 3,026 white men arej
expected. j
On Jnuary 6, 120 w^hite men will.
be received and after that day, 200
a day until January 16. From
January 16 and including Janu
ary 23, white draftees will ar
rive 250 a day.
An announcement said 130 Ne
groes and 395 white persons wer®
inducted into the-the army at-Ft.
Bragg during thwweek and a half
period which ended December 13.
R. L. Lindsey, beloved citizen of Durham and Vice-President
of the Durham Public Service Company, above, delivered a
most inspiring Cljristmas atldress to the colored employes at
the annual banquet given at the Biltmore hotel. Mr. Lindsfy’s
address consisted of the story of the birth of Christ and the
evnts leading up to it.
DURHAM PUBLIC SERVICE iiOST TO
ITS COLORED FOLKS AND WIVES
TUESDAY AT THE HOTEL BILTMORE
Durham — The annual banquet
given for colored employes of
the Durham Public Ser\ice Com
pany was held Tuesday evening in
the lobby of the .3ilt»tore hotel
at eig^t o’clock. Approximately
30 per-'ons were present, ineluding
most of the wives of the men
'employed by the local eompany.
I The lobby o^ the hotel w a s
■ beaiitifuly decorated for the oc-
'casion. The tables were arreiiurtHl
■id the form of the letter “T”
Turkey was served '"•ith all of the
trimmings that go with it.
The en)wiiiiig event of the ban
quet was an address deliveri d by
I Vice President R. L» Lindsey of
the Durham l’ubltt_‘ Servioe Tom-
pauy. In keeping with the Ynh*-
tide seat;on SJr. LituJsey ti>kl in a
beautiful manner the sti>fy of th^v
birth of Christ rfml the events
leadina; up ttriti of the
■press of niany duties* ilr. Liitd-
’sey took tirrte ouftto be pr«»«nt
at the banquet and topetb*r witll
his £^>eeeh. wish all preawttt a
Merry Chri:»tmtts, He was * intro-
du(*ed by N'ilas Thompwa wll»
ha^ bt!«a in liL* e>iiplaywiailt ;
apjiroximately '2Xt , yton ‘
i-hauU'eur «nd bandy nwL 4
bo.t uf ei|>ard wsa
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