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THREE MEN DIE IN AITTO £ PI2ICE Announce Troth Of Miss Merrick a Qium i TtlElNBRtBE D>^ Volume XXIII-No. 7 Durham, North Carolina. Saturday, February 14, 1942 Kemember Pearl Harbor Waller Case To Be Appealed To U. S. Supreme Speedtng Car. Causes Three To Lose Lives Durham, Feb. 10. •— An auto mobile wreck that cost the lives of three persons and iiijvred two oth ers oeeurred here Saturday after noon around 4:30 o’clock on Gleen street when a jjassenfer car crash ed into n gas truck. All those losing their livfs were riding in the passenger car, as the driver of the truck Robert Lm ea- eap«)l uninjured. The dead are Alr taa HoIlO'waVf age 25, of Dui^UUQ, who wna the drjver of the car, Arthur Ridley, age 38, also of Dur- bAm, -a»d H«etor Gross, age 48, of Oak Grove oommnnity. Safety Director Roy P. Bishop said that Lee would be charged with manslaughter, but hfi was not taken into custody. He is to re port to police headquarters today an dmake arrangements to post bond, which probably wiU be set at 1500, officers said. The investigating officers, Pa trolmen J. H. Whitfield and J. A. Bulloek, reported that tefe was driving within the speed limit just pfior to the accident and had al most ‘ome to a'stop at 4he moment of collision. Holloway, however, Mrs. Nellie O’Daniel Passes At Her Home Friday, February 6 —V—‘ It Mrs. Nellie 0*Daniel, wife of the late John W. O’Daniel, dieJ nt.her W^'f.3 here. 1005 Faxettevillo •tawrt* JViday, FeliniSiT' « at P. M-, after an illness of approxi* mately two weeks. Mrs. O’Daniel war 92 yi?a?B of age.nt tlir^ttnio of hef! death, and prior to her last illness was in practieiMy good health for one of her age. . Thcj deceased was bom in Dur ham County where she had lived all ,of her life. For more than GO years she was an outstanding mem ber of St, Joseph A. M. E. church where she labored as a member ,of the- Stewardess Board for more thfln .50 years. In addition M’.s. O’Daniel was a member of the MoxahaU Class, the Krnest Work ers Glub of the churoh and varioin othej women auxiliaries of the «h»rch. . • Surviving Mrs. O’Daniel are two sons, Julian O’Djmiel of Rox- Landlords Slayer Gets Appeal To Highest Court After Sentence Of Death Take Murder Case Of Sharecropper Before was traveling at about 60 iniles an hour, they stated in their offielil report. The MCident took place William O’Daniel of Durham a curv^ on «!ff ‘ daughter., ■ Mrs. Nannie mtosec^on with Saunders Street. Mr?. Ruth Mickle The officers estimatetl the dam- ’ age to the two vehicles aat "approx imately $1,200. The automobile, vaVied at $200, was a total wreck, while the oil truck, owned by M. M. Fowler, was damaged to the pxtAnt of about $1,000. they said.^ While investigating this acci dent Patrolman BuUook arrested Clnrenee White, 24, Negro, of 1108 Cole Street, on a charge of drunk- on driving as he droVe up to the Fppne of the wreck. CIO To Stick By Negro Worker, SaysgJ’f James B. (key —V— Washington, D. C. — The offi cinl position of the Congresg of Industrial -Organizations against discrimination will not be changed in any future consideration of com bining the CIO and the American Federation of Labor, according to a statement made by james B. Car ey, CIO secretary, to the NAAf'P last week. The NAACP had urged, when a of Durham. Eight grandchildren sur vive. ' FuneraVservices wore held at St. Joseph A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon at one o’clock. Dr. J. A. Valentine pastor of the chprf)i wan in charge of the ceremony. Inter ment was at the Beechwopd cen'v- tery on Fayetteville Road.. Scar- borrough and Harget, funeral, di rectors. NX.^Gra^te Clul) Hears the sharecroppdT for a’ writ of | habeas corpus,/n a decision with^ i out an opinion. The petition, ac- j cortling to Atty. Finci’ty, was based ! jon sworn stateuipnts f^howing that | AlinrPltlP fniirt'nonpayers of poll taxes'. are sys-! • kJUj/IvlfiV vUlIl I tematieally-barred from grand and; —V— j petit jury service in Pittslyvania New York. —(ANP)— Attorney /county, Va., and proliably through- Jobn F. Finerty, of the Workers , out the state, and‘were ,so barred Defense league aniKHMMMtd iin WalW.s case.. It also stated ^*fiIo»44iy tll»t «n sppteftl t«* rtliat Waller btni»«*U' Iras un»Wp-t^» United States Supreme court in p^y poll taxes. In seeking to get I the cas^ of Odell Waller, Gretna, justice, Waller will exercise his Nellie 0®e»iel, age 82,- Va., shaLrecropper sentenced to be jryhl^ to ask for a writ of certior- executed March 20 for the skying j ari from tTie federal supreme of his white landlord, Oscar Davis, I court of Virginia. In the mean- would be made. The appeal is to Jiuie, a further stay of execution be made on the strength that the |Us to he sought frort newly elected barring of non-payers of poll tax- igovernor, CoVptate W. Darden. es from jurv service in Virginia it . * * i- _ • J ITT t • T i 1. J ii According to testimony given at made Waller s indictment and con- n . • i .i i c i ^ i i ... . ... ii *• . . 1 liWaHer s trial, the defendant shot vietion unconstitutional Under fed-II . „ i n ■ j • i * i(his tanner landlord m sfcli-deteuse !in dispute over crop shares. The A. Philip Randolph Gets 27th Spingam Medal For Service Mrs well - know/n Dutham citizen whose funeral was hld Sunday at St. Joseph A.M.E. church. At the time of her death Mrs. O’Daniel had been a member of St» Joseph for over 60 years. 'ft'ofes.sor H. A. Hill of the Lycn P^k Schoo'. last night delivered an\addro!^s at a meeting of th-j Graduate Club of the. North Caro- lin^College for Negroes. The meet ing yas of the seminar type and was ^eld in the Science Building of thi local college. t-* . Protessor Hil>, gave some results, from as thesis for the Master of Arts ^^ee, which wijl be award ed, to im next commencement, at N. C. QN. The subject was: De merger of the two movements' termiMton of the Relationships seemed imminent, that Ihe CIO. Between School Achievement of remain firm in its stand for fair and e^ual treatment '.of colored, workers, and not sacrifice thjif principle to facilitate the merger. . V IT. S. Marines wear a red etrine down th« side of their dree* Muj trousers in memory Jf Leat^ier- necks killed in the Mexican war of 1847. Certain vNegro Grammar Grade Pupils iifielation to Their Intel ligence, School Attendance and flome Eiferonment.” The thSs has been approviftd hy the Gradi»e Council of the North CaroVna bllege for Negroes 'by the commie composed Of Dr. James E. fcepard. Dr. Calvin B. Hoover of Duke University; aud [Hickory Divisioa. tynchii^ Bruigs Up Slogan: “Reounber Heston, Mo.!” 4 -~v— St. Louis, Mo. — While the na tion awaits the action of state au thorities in bringing leaders of the mob who lynched Cleo Wright tu Sikeston to justice, a new national slpgan has been suggested. It “Remember Pearl Harboor — anil Sikeston ,Missouri!” The NAACP said this week that the southeast section of Mis^oui i where Sikeston is situated is the least mechanized stection of the state agriculturally, which ineaiiw that the area is relatively poor and backward. Sikeston and near by Carruthersville have some smull industries. Vio.V'ncc is not new to the peo ple of the region, as indicated hy two atJaekF on members' or ih« Southern Tenant Farmei’s Union whick occurred in January, the NAACP stated. On January 16 ;l meeting of the union, which in- chules Negro and white iiiember.s, I was broken up and union orgahi",- ers driven out of town. Governor Forrest C. Donnell was called upo.T to protest the organizers. On January 24 a second mectin-j; was held and this likewise was in terfered with, but through the in tercession of the governoj. the or- ganizers were protected by loc«l police and safe'.y conducted from town. Subsequently, Negro union members were assaulted and nn- other undentified Negro was slmt at. . SOLDIEBS PBOMOTED —V— ’ ' Several soldiers of th« 30th Di vision, were rewarded with promo tions during the past week in epc- ognition of their profTn?B^ in soldiering—an ability that stamps them as worthy successors to the^r fighting fore-fathers of the Old era! and state .laws. The supreme court of appea’.s If of VirginisT denied th? petition ofj) (Contianefl on Page eight) Mrs. Jas. Thomas Caldwell. Recent Bride New York. — A Philij) Kaii- dolph, internatiouuii president wt the Brotherhuoil w# Slc'cpiiig Csr PorteiH and head of the ilaich on Washington Movement, is to be the tweutj’-seventh recipient of the Spingftrn MedaVAK^’ded aiiima)ly to the Xegro wh» has periornu'd the most distinguished service for his race during the year. The Spiugarn Medal Awarl Committee of the NAACP ,ma«ie its decision Saturday, January ;il. It was stated that the medal is- to be i presentel to Mr. Randolph in re.;-1 ognition of the dramatic culniinn- “ tion of his years of leadership in the field of labor organization aiul national affairs in the mobilizatui'r of Negro mass opinion in 1941 in a March on Washington, to exerci.'>' the constitutional right of citizens of a democracy to petition th*>ir government peacably tor t’he re dress of grievances —■ this boiiiL; done when aU other methods fail- fed. The CominTttee sSgr TBat Mr- Randolph’s leadership was iiist "i- niental in the issuance of Execu tive Or«ler 8802 and the establish ment of the Committee on .Fan- Employment Practice both of which profoundly affect the economic status of the Negro and other minority groups. Stating that Mr. Randolph is a- mong the distinguished leaders >f this generation, the Committee con cluded by saj’ing: “In all that Mr. Randolph has done, not ynly fo: tli?> Negro, but for America, he has acted without thought of self.’ ’ BSr. and Mrs. Edward Bictaard er of North Caroliaa Motiul Life Merrick of Zhurham, North Caro- IsBursnce ComSsar aud 'ttB sccatnl lixia, announce the e^agement of president. Throimh ker father, sto their daughter, Miss Vivian Me- is the graoddaacbter the late Cotta Merrick, to James Joseph John Merrick, founder and first Smsom, Jr., son of BIr.'and Mrs. preEident of North Carolina M»* I James Joseph Sansom of Atlanta, tual Life Insurance ConiFaay. [ Georgia. ^ Mr. Sanson waa graduate from I Miss Merrick, who is now dixec- MorehocM CoUege in Atlanta, Ga., stress of edacation »t the jumI did BO«t craduate work at AA^ ; Ifortlf Carclina CoUcfc for Ve- lasta Universitj. H# is new aad*i^ Igroes, was graduated from Talla- ant cashier of MMhaniea aatf dega College and from Boston X7ni- Farmm Bank. Dnrkam, Vortk ▼ersity. She is a- member of the Carolina, and a membtr of the P«4ta, aigma. That*. , Alplu l^hLAlplu FratirsitV- Ou her maternal side Her- | Tlie wedding wUl tidta plaec d«% rick is descended from the late Dr. j lag the Caster maaofo. Aaron McDuffie Moore, co-found- * Mrs, Louvenia Hicks Succumbs After A Short Illness _ _ r* Gov. Broughton Telb State Farmers To Exhibit Courage Greenville. — Governor Broughton, sjM'aking at the ('rup Improvement ■ Association Setd Show, told farmers to “show,eoiir- age, faith and thrift in meeting tin; responsibilities of war-” M rs. Ltmvejua Hi»*k-4. widow of the Vue Bennie Hick.s diwi at Lincoln -hospital at ll:.Vi. Thut^ (lay nisrht after undentoing an op eration Momlay. Mrs. Hicks death came as a distinct sh(H*k to her ^friyftd.-* itt Durham, Dxfonl. and other wties North Carolina ■f. M. where she I; well-known t'oiu{.lete funeral arrangements had not been made at “the time of : going to press. The le«^easel was born in Oxford. North Carolina, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Caniiady of the same eity. 20 years ago she was aiar He said that war production feed the United Nations during the .onnict, and the entire world atVr:;i^,, l. Hieks, after the war, “o fers farmers ^n? j-he moved to Ih>rham where. Teachers Of, New Orleans Win First Equal Pay Skirmish ‘jrreatest opportunity in the history (if the country.’’ * (lovernbr Broughton endorse'^ the price fixing bill and said that ^he had lived at -KiS Dunbar St. For a long number of ye^r^ Mrs. Hicks had been employ«l as As* sistant Librarian of the DurhaiB ••I think the bill assurin- ftVrmersLibrary, now the Stan£«c4 fair prices for products is a go^«l Warren library. She was a l.iece oof legislation.” ^ .member of St. .Joseph A. M. E. , I know, ’ he went on, ('hureh, and was popular aa»OB(f jprs will never lay down on the job various social groups of ti# j in these perilous times, as some w.»rkers who are making many SmYWiag Mrs. Hicks are tW I times as jnueh as our soldiers are sisters and four brothers. The sii>« i are Mis.s Ors Cantiady of Bmk ' The Lincoln County team, coach- Mass.; Miss Helen VaMadt ed by J, W. Wester, assistant farm of Wilmington and Miw New Orleans, La. — Teachers of agent, won the 4^]Bl championship Cannadv of Dsrium. IW Mrs. James ThoWs Caldwell, prior to her recent marriage was Miss Cleomis Clydo Clay, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobert Olay, prominent citizens of Dur ham. Mrs. Caldwell is a member of the Highland Bigh School fac- nl^ of Gaatonia, K. C-, and a grad- oftt* Of til* Koxtb iDuoiUuk Col lege, Dtbrham, and a popular m«m- ber of the yoonger set. Iffr. Caldwell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwell of Landis, K. C. Ba'ia a graduate of LiTiag- stone College, a membehr of tiie Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; aad is liked by. a wide circle of friends.* ManhalW NAACP special counseU this city won the first victory in their court action to equalize their .salaries with those of whites when Judge Borah of the Federal dis trict court overruled the potion of the Orleans Parish schoof board to dismiss the case, the NAACP announced this week. The decis ion was handed down January 30. The schoo*. board had filed a motion to dismiss the case on grounds of lack of jurisdiction. The decision which threw out this mo tion means that the case will now be tried on its merits. A. P. Ture- aud is local counsel for the teach- He is assisted hy Thurgood and the Pittsboro teS^, coachfd Edward Cannadv. by H. G. .Tohnspn, vocational, teach-1 j_ q Cannadv, Boston,‘itoa.; er. won the Future Farmers of.p, c. CannaiW. Toledo. 0W» .\mmca Championship, in cr >p Hp„rv Cannadv of Rabif^ judging contests. .Tiuncs Ifeep and Blane Parker •>f the Liimoln team were first an second, respectively, in individila scoring. The lOtKer member of Lincoln teem w«$;J. R Brad^ha|r Bynum Ckf^ of Pittsboro wa first in individcMd ¥f*A ,iu with lanard of (Jrove second. meoiherit the Pittshftro Hare James Boone and Bmy MIM; L. H. MeK«y ^ BederwiTihe was eleetei For manv vearii bo>i il ^et^ttrnrnHhm tu:
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