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North Carolina, Saturday, Decmbe r 2 5, 1941
MERRY CHRISTOIAS
Slavery Case Before Supreme Court
INSURANCE EMPLOYEES VOTE AGAINST LABOR MlOl
Georgia Lawyers Fight
For Riglit To Hold
Negroes In Bondage
“Miss Living stone—1941”
Washington. —(ANP)— Geor
gia peonage and injustice to Ne-
groe« tame to the attention of tht-
guprente court of the United States
Monday, the very day the entire
country waa observing the 150th
annivers^i^y of the famous bill of
rights of the constitution, whereby
every human being in this countT.v
is guaranteed the four freedoms ot
which the president has so often
'ftpflfcwi.
, the case was fl»at of Ira Taylor
vs. the state of Georgia, and two
white attorneys from Georgia «p-
l)pflred before the full court to
plead for the rights of Negroes *in
that state, who now are victimized
even more so than they were dur
ing slavery days.
Charging violations of the 13th
and 14th amendments to the con-
sitntion in that Taylor was d>
ppived of his rights, the attorneys
told the story, which they assert
is the one of many similar storios
that they know have happened i >
Georgia.
Ira Taylor contracted to work on
a house for B. L. Hardie, a white
storekeeper, it is reported, at tiie
rate of $1.25 per day. Hardie is
said to have paid Taylor in ad--
vance and wag supposed to hava
called Taylor when he needed im.
Later, Hardie charged that Taylor
lived in a house belonging to th'e
latter for three months without
paying any rent. Rent had been
charged at the rate of $4 per
month nvhen Hnrdie suddenly de-
the conviction of applicant a^ a
common cheat and swindler by tlr>
supreme court of Wilkinson coun-
Three times the ease hiTs been
before the Georgia Supreme comt
and on each occasion the vcrdi’t
of the court hag been the same.
The case was taken to that couvi
on the strength of a similar cas *
in Alabama, where the supreme
court ruled in-favor of. the defend
ant; but in Geor'^ia, tlie cMirt rufed
thafr the snprphie court in that in
stance did not apply to Georgia.
The decision was handed down 30
years ago and still stands in Ala
bama.
Atlanta City
Directory To Use
Mrs” For Negroes
should continue, both God and mnii
would justly condemn Georgi.i
more severely than man and God
have condemned Belgium and Lej-
pold for his Congo activities.”
Taylor himself denies having re
ceived anj’ money and further de
clares that he never lived in tho
house for throe months,
cided to have Taylor arrested for. Georgia law does not permit ac-
non-payment of the rent and
thrown into jail. ,
The court record says- Hardie
told the court he should have got
ten something else other than ft
warrent for Taylor. After Taylor
was jailed, he brought up the other
charge and then paid the sheriff
an additional fjs5 to release Tiylor
to work out his debt.
This came when Taylor, on trial,
was ordered to pay $35 fine in
three. days of in defnult to worit
in a public work camp for a peribd
of eibht months. It was at this
point that Hardie paid the fine
for Taylor.
When the case was brought up
before the higher courts of Geor
gia, the action of the lower courts
was sustained, although the con-
sitution of Georgia, a state found
ed by persons fleeing debtors!
prison says, it is against the state
constitution to imprison a person
for debts.
“Thit! is an appeal from the Su
preme Court of Georgia affirming ty pf Georgia,” the,brief stated.
Indignant GeorgianSj especially
Baptist convention, white, said of
the case, “There are more Negroes
held by these debt slaves than were
actually owned as slaves before
the War Between the States. Tho
method is the only thing whie?i
has changed.”
Former Gov. Hugh Dorsey askod
about the ■ dame charges when a
group of Georgians were bathercd j vice-president stated that, “The
to discuss similar eases before, j point you have taken in regard to
“We stand indicted as a peo])!e [the title ‘Mrs.’ not appearing in
before the world. I f con-1 the Atlanta City Director in thos;^
ditions indicated by these charges I listing of married women is well
Atlanta. —j[ANP)— A minor
victory in the interest of great ir
respect aeeordeA Negroes was yyon
thig week by the Atlanta tlrban
league when it was announced that
the Atlanta City Directory for
1942 will carry the title “Mrs.”
before the names of Negro married
women. The action was taken by
the directory publishers after pro
test was made by the league over
listing Negro married women by
their first names. In a letter to the
publishers, W. Y. Bell, executive
secretary, stated that it had been
brought to the league’s attention
that the dir.respetful practice was
being carried on by the company.
The reply from the company"
ton’s
Says Bishop RosseFs
Method May Split
CME Conference
RJR Tokaeeo
Retires Three
Winston-Sj»lem. —CP)— Th?
R. .1. Reynolds Tobaeeo
taken. There is no reason why this
change is made on the 15H2 edition
of the Atlanta City directory.”
AKA TO HOLD ANNUAL
The
cused persons to testify in their
own behalf, heither does it permit
SAvorn statements from such pe*- j
sons. They may make informal Omega
statements, which the courts hea.'s,
but advises the jury that it can
either consider the statement" or
throw it out.
Appearing on behelf of the de
fendant were Leonard Haas and
Thomas Taylor Purdom, two mem
bers of a white firm, serving with
out pay. Opposing tHem was C. R.
Baldwin, solicitor*geiieral for the
Okli^lgee circuit court.
Tlie case had the full attention
of the court with Associate Jus
tice Robert Jackson asking pertin
ent questions atfaeking the law
tvhra it was adjourned on Mondav.
Ojher pertinent questions had been
shot at the three l§wyers by Jus
tice Black, Byrnes, Roberts, Reo.l
Philadelphia. —(ANP)—
University of Pennsylvania cam
pus here wilt be the scene of the
24;th annual boule of Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority Dec. 27-30, it was
recently announced by Mu, Psi nd
Omega chapters. The
boule’s theme will be “All for
Defense and Defence for All,” and
will have the representatives from
the various branches of the nation
al defense program participating.
These are to include Crystal Byrd
Fouset, Jane S. Williams, Sunie
Steele, Dean William Pickens, Ra
chael Davis DuBois, Maurice B.
Fagan, George Johnson, Vivian
Carter Mason and Elizabeth John
son McDonald.
With delegates expected from
more than 150 chapters, the local
sorors have planned an extensive
program to interest all attending.
Saturday, Dec. 27, the public will
be invited to head Phillipa Schuy
ler and Camille Williams in a re-
and Frankfurther. Chief .Tustie.v. eital at the Irvine auditorium,
Stone joined .in the questioning, while on the following day in the
Only Mr. Justice Murphv asked no audUorium, Dr. Dorothy
questions on the first day. Bouldin^ Forebee, supreme basi-
leus, will speak on “Alpha Kappa
Honors
"Campus Qneen of 1941” go tb
Miss Fredericka Flack of 'De-'
troit, Michigan. Miss Flack, a
member of the senior class, is an
honor student, member of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha tiororuy
and very active in extra-cnrricn.
la activities. Included in the a-
bove is the “Queen” and her at
tendants. Reading from left to
right are Misses Sarah Bowser,
Lydia Staton, iiiae Slnot, Frefl-
ericka Flack, Neoma Harrison,
Helen Cattrell -and Lucille* Caa-
nady.
Anderson, S. C. — With fhre»- j
promini'lit ministers of the 9th
Episcopal District of the C. M. I'l.
Church having deserted th>ir de
nomination since Bishop C. L. Rn.s-
sel became' the Presiding Prelate
less than four years ago, the Dis
trict was again threatened wtih
a distinct loss last week duriii'
' the annual cout>reo«p whi.*k
held at the Carniet ehtrrrh tSr eo«p«»y
here. Highlight of the closing sm • « srevealed la»t w*
Sion last Sundav was Bishop Ru^ ' They are CUnde Forneb.
^el's rebuke to'the large delega- East Fifth street
tion representing the outstandin" Mary T. Flop, I'lflS E*»t F«ft
Ridney Park C. M. E. Chareh of th street, who have been ewj^jred
Columbia, S. C„ the Rev. Dr. J. ' 2d years, and Mr*. Fanny O. ISmy-
(^dclough. pastor. The delegati »a . berry, 1002 F.ast Fomrt^^h
were on hand with a petition n*- a h., has been empb^M It JMTft \
questing the return of their es-i Oldest of the w*t, Mr^.
teemed and beloved pastor who has Mayberry who is R2 and wfco
been the centre of controversy with employed the shortesf len^h
the Bishop for some time. Dr. Cni-1 time. Mr. FroBel>efger is -IR iad
lough, one of the oldest' nven m
the denomination and fonnerlt efl-
Winstoh Sislem Woman
Bums To Death
Winston-Salem. —(CP)— Mrt--.
Lizzie Crocket was burned to death
while she was trying to start a fire
with kerosene oil a ther East Wip-
ston home her Saturday njght.
There was no eyewitness of thi;
beginning of the blaze, but -police
decide.d she must have spilled oil
her clothes and thus Itecame
ignited wiHi the flames.
Miss Ommie Bass, neighbor of
Mrs. Crockett, told officeri that
Mrs. Crockett came running out
of the house enveloped in flames
Alpha Reconstruction "Whi^ De
fending. ”
Social activities will be Kmited
to the Inter-fraternal dance Fri
day, Dec. 26, which will welcome
Phi Beta Sigma men and Alpha
Kappa Alpha women. The AKA
dance and banquet will be closed
to honor the visiting delegates.
Honorary soror, Marian Ander
son, will be at home to her -sorors
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 28. Rev.
Marshall L. Shepard, of Mt. Olivet
Tabernacle Baptist church* will
hold worship services for the
sorors Sunday morning.
and, aided by a man who was pass
ing the house at the time, he threw
her to the ground, threw a coat
over her head and extinguished the
fire.
An ambulance was called and
she was token to Kate Bitting
Raynolds hospital where she died
about 12:30 a. m. Sunday after s!ie
was treated for horrible burns ov
er her entire body.
She told physicians who treated
her she was using kerosene oil to
start a fire, and police said they
found kerosene spilled on top of
the stove, some kindling and a
burned match. The flames did not
spread to the house.
Apparently she had gone into
the house add was starting a fire
in the stove.
Alvin C. York, War Hero:
‘‘We have been ambushed by a
Henderson. —(CP)— Each Mon
day and Thursday is Negro day
at the Vance Theatre hei^ and no
white patrons attend shows
those days.
on
Negro Civian Work
In U. S. Navy Yards
Up 100% During ’41
Negro civilian H'mployiuent in
United States Navy Yards increas
ed by more than one hundred per
cent during the year ending Sep
tember 30, 1941, Dr. Robert C.
Weaver, Chief of the Negro Em
ployment and Trainin gBranch of
the Labor Division of OPM, an
nounced th'is week.
According to the findings of n
survey made public by Dr. Weaver,
a total of 13,401 Negro technical,
skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled
workers were employed in United
States Navy Yards on September
30, 1941, as compared to 5,934 sue'i
workers on September 30, 1940.
During the same period, the per
centage of Negro workers in these
yards incfeiased from 6.03 per cent
to 8.08 per cent of the total em
ployment figures.
itor of the Christian Index
ial organ of tfie ehureh has insisT-
ed, from time to time,‘ that the
Bishop make certain chansjes in
the District especially for the ben
efit of the Presiding EWers whosr»
districts held only fiVe and six
paying appointments whtn the la^r
of the ehureh or lliscipline de
mands that a Presiding Elder
District shonld not have less than
12 paying appointments.
In rebuking Sidney, Park’s con
gregation which has a membership
comprising some of the most prom
inent citizens of the South Caro
lina capital, the Bishop who was
elevated to his exalted position at
the last quadrenninm, aroused the
ire of all persons present. Aboul
65 years ago, 700 members, which
forpied the bedrock of Sidney
Park-s present congregation saw
fit to qiiit the A. M. E. Church due
to mistreatment by the Bishop cf
the then pastor of Bethel, Dr. J,
C. Waters. As a consequence, Sid
ney Park has grown to the dis
taste of pastoral mistreatment of
their liking. The congregation bai
never taken ^ry gindl^ to the idea
of Episcopal leadership since tho«e
days, nevertheless, I^. Colclough,
an ardeiTt Christian worker, has,,
in an untiring manner, done much
in an effort to keep the situatioi
intact due to his nndyftig love, not
only for the church hut for humac-
ity.
In the City of Columbia be is
known to be quite active in civic
affairs for the race. TJ^ns, with
Bishop Russel’s attitude as exeis-
pUfied in his remarks on the clos-
Mrs. FI lip is
They were alt j»erniiitel to con
tinue their group l|fe insaraape at
the same, rate they payeil while in
the employ of the company.
ing day of the coeferededt*^
bers of Sidney Park have beflhh#
rather indi?nant. UwpiestioMihfy
a most intelligent gronp of
ionists, all persons of thia insrttt**-
tion who heard the presidiB|f
ficer personating them as baing
disloyal and disrespeetfnl ittatpJr
beeau^ they reiinested the rvtffrt
of their esteemed pastor, re«^Ied
vividly, the sting of their exiwri-
ence of Rt years ago.
And it is now popular taft fn
Columbia and elsewhere that- tli®
retuisn of Bishop Russel to Seat*
Carqlina will, destroy the vpwartl
trend an$ pireTailinir peae* of the
splendid eongregation.
Noted among tin remarte Mtle
by Bishop. Russel at the mcetin,*
last Sunday was, “I have tk« p*w-
er to make you nr kill^ and tUs I
am going to do. I am eomiiiir
to South Carolina another
years no matter what an)S*|y
says." An incident of interMt in*
his defision to selwt on* at two
nunisters to preach the 11
sermon by means of “flippuir *
coin” before the alter and
*'if the face of the woman li ar»
Dr. J. B. Boyd will pmeh It
o'clock sermon. If the fac* «t th« ^
eagle ia «p. Dr. Lathe
will preach.” The r«ralt
ganble.was in favar of Dr.
and nr. Stewart was
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