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VOLUME 23 NO. 3«
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33rd.
DURHAM, N. C„ SATURDAY, SEPT. l!hh, 19-12
2 PISTERS BEATEN ON TR W
k a NEGROES PUSH DEFENSE STAMP SALES
Governor Broughton;
Marion Anderson To
Appear At N. C. Coliege
JUST MARRIED AT CAMP BUTNER
Darham — The North Carolinn
College for Nejfrops will liegin its
thirty-third year on Septpnib«r 31-
Dr. R. h. Plovers, President of
Duke University and Cbairmftn of
the board of trusters of N. C.
College, and Dr. Edgar B. Knight,
professor edueaton at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, will be
|»rincipal speakerfl for the or-
^knk Dr. Knight, who also is
.jt board oft trMtoes
in tlB-
•HluMtton. Dr. Jamex E. Shepard,
President of the College, an
nounces that the Honorable J.
M^ville Brooghtee, Qovernor nf
North Carolina, will address the
faculty and students at the first
formal vesper service of the jegr
on SunTlay, Septetfrtjer 27.
The orientation program for
freshmen, under the direction of
Dean Alfonso Elder, begins with
a welcome to freeshmen on Sept.
15, Opportunities are provided
for Iwooming acquainted with the
offerings and facilities of the
College, as well as for meelin^r ad
visers and discussing problems
with them. Freshmen will visit
churches of their choice on the
morning of September 20, and
will attend special vesper services
on the catnptt.s that afternoon. Tt
is planned that orientation of
freshmen will continue throughout
the first quarter.
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MAKING GOOD
Young Tiger Nelson, Dumaui
boy who is making good in the
fight ' game. Nelson is now in
Durham to get in shape under
Tiger Nelson, Sr. for tlie Louie
Conn bout next .month. Young
Nelson will possibly fight in the
preliminaries when the champ
puts his belt on the line for the
benefit’of the aymy fund.
The Durham lad has had 40
fights to his credit winning all
of them by knock outs, it -.vas
reported here this week. He has
met some of the best fighters the
south has had to offer in his class.
CAMP BUTNER OPENS SERVICE CLUB
NcgroMtoerTo
Run For (ingress
In Mississippi
New York — The NAACP this
week endorsed the rnovemeut
lead by Edgar (1. liroMn^ direcj^
tor the National Negro ^:Quy_^
cii, to elect a Negro to the con-
pres.sional seat of Rep. John E.
Uankiii. iDem. Miss.), outstand
ing foc* >f the antf-rioH tmc n-
mendnient to the soldier’s vote
bill.
Named as candidate for tlie
office is the Rev. James Arthur
Parsons of Tupelo, pastor of 4
churolies in Rankin’s home dis
trict. That chances to defeat
Rankin are excellent was indi
cated by figures presented by
Brbwn in an address to the con
vention. Tlie 12,000 votes of Ne
groes now serving in the armed
orces would be sufficient to
accomplish his political death,
he added.
Hrown declared that of the
203,000 persons in tire district
about half are Negntes. The
votes of persons l¥ft at home
coupled with the solid soldier
vote can assure Rev. Parsons of
a congressional seat, he empha
sized.A, clause in the soldier vote
bill provides for space to “write
in” the candidate’s name. Sol
diers from Tupelo will be ur
ged to name Rev. Parsons, he
stated.
“The significance of this
move eannot be overlooked.”
said Brown. “Pastor Parson is
the first of 120 candidates we
intend to enter in as many con-
gr(’ssioiial districts in the poll
tax stares.”
Contribnlions to finance the
movement are already cornin'; in
♦o break the Leniocratic bloc in,
the southern states Brown re*
vealed. Tie indicated he wotiM
go to Mississippi to direct the
the miniiiter’s campaign.
Speaking of the amendment
killing the payment of poll tax
es Hs a vote requirement, Brown
said, “Thi*; i.', the first imnle-
mentation of +he 13th, 14th, and
l.'ith amendments to our consti
tution. guaranteeing the vote to
400.000 Negro soldiers who are
ready to lay down their lives
for this country.”
Federal Action Sought
In Case Involving
Assault On Ministers
LAST RITES
HELD FOR DR.
G.W.AVANT
Funeral service for Dr. William
CJeorge Avant, prominent clergy
man and fraternal leader of Dur
ham was hdd at the Pine Strcflt
Pres'bterian chureh here Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’cloc. The not
ed ana Ijeloved- iirinister sucpnmh^ “
ed Friday afternoon at four
o’clock as the climax of an iljne.s | gucCUmbS
that extenrded over a perioii of
several months.
W.E.‘Buck’ WaUer
Succumbs Thurs.
W. E. (Buck) Waller, well
known merchant of this city
died at his home iiere early
Thursday morninir after an
illness of several months.
afternoon 3 o’clock.
Pioneer Missionary
JIEMPIIls — Two proni-
neiit I'hurch leaders of the Nat
ional Baptist Oortvehtion astMol-
tf'd on a passenger train last
week while eiinuite here were
reported to be eonsiderinff legal
itction against their a-sKailanta.
Tlie ministers are the Rers.
A- Young (jf Washinntoa. D.
L\. aritl H»^v. J. C. JackMm. 76-
rear-old president of the Nrw
England Xejrrn Baptist i^QTra>-
Funeral service* will be
held at the home, Supd>y jii^re tacked jyJiya
Camp Butner, N. C; — Arm
in arm. First Sergeant and Mrs.
George Lindsay walk out of the
Chapel here following the fii^st
military wedding held for any
colored couple in this new com
bat training camp.
The bride is the former Miss
Ann Rutledge, 19, of Nashville
and the groom, Sergeant Lind
say, 21, is from Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Chaplain John A. Tur
ner officiated in the presence of
oficers and inen of the groom's
battalion.
Public Relations
Director Pleads
U. S. Defense
Wjlson, N. C., (Special to the
Tjwe) — In keeping with the
“SaliiTe To Our Heroes” pro
gram now going on throughout the
nation to promote the purchase of
Defense Stamps and Bonds, Ne
gro, citizens of North Cayolin^
are throwing their whole heurtol
support behind the efforts to pre
vent this state from lagging?.
The address for the occasioi
was delivered by C. A. Irvin,
Director of Public Resations of
The Cardina Times. Mr. Irvin'ar>»
pealed to his radio audienre to
rontinue.to * purrhaae defense
bond J8arfd stainps fn order that
this world may Fecom? a place
where people shall be free from
Many Negro companies have al-^ fear, and where ‘swords will be
Camp Butner, If. C., — Ser-well as general subjects, are on
vice (’lub No. 3, this camp’s new,hand.
recreational center for the use: Private First Class Henry L.
-of Negro troops stationed here, Prother, Nashville, right is
^ ioatures a well-stocked library.L^jo^vn with the librarian, Miss
ilagazines and books of the new-|R(,bbie L. Goodloe. who former-
est issues and editions covering dy a similar position at North
a wide range of educational, as Carolina College in Durham.
MRS. MAEY OAOTfOE VISITS
PARENTS A17D SISTER
Mrs. Mary E. Cannor of Con
cord, North Carolina, is spcinding
a few days in the city with her
parents and sister.
Mrs, Cannor is the daughter of
Mr. and Hrrs. Charles C. Ha^s
wood. _
ready purchased thousands of
dollars worth of bonds, as well as
individuiils, many of whom are
makin ggreat sacrifices to* )rat
part of their income into the
war against Nazism.
Last Sunday at Wilson, North
Car,olina a special eflforl on the
part of Negroes of that city was
put on to arouse further interest
in the purchase of Defense
Stamps and Bonds through the
facilities of the local broadcasting
station in cooperation with the
Darden Quarter-Hour progrsm, a
regular feature o the Darden Fiin-
eral home owned and operated by
C. L. Darden prominent under
taker and business man of thflt
city.
beaten into plowshares” and
where there will be ‘'pea^e on
earatti and good will toward all
men.”
The management of the Caro
lina' Times intends to continun its
edort to arouse interest amon» its
readers and citizens of the state
in an allout defense bond par-
chasing and salvage campaign.
Mr. Irvin' is scheduled to speak
in several other cities of the state
where Ke hoepes lo~ai3 consider
ably in^TouBing feverish interest
in both” efforts. He is appealing tt>
every lodge, club organization,
business, as well as individuals
to purchase stamps and bonds^
until it hurts and then pnrehnse
some more.
The last rites were attended by
many local and out of the city
dignataries of the Independent
Benovelent and Protective Order
of Elks and Masons, amou?
which were Dr. James E. Shepard,
Grand Master of the'Masons of
North Carolina and president of
North Carolina College; J. Finley
Wilson, Grand 'Exalted Ruler of
the Elks; Ju%e William C. Hues-
toh, Washington, D. C.; Judge
Edward W. Henry, Philadelphia;
Mrs. Lucy Dorsey, Bridgeport,
Conn., Assistant Daughter rtuler
of the Elks and many others. The
funeral ceremeny was presided
over by Dr. H C. Miller, pastor
of the Presbyterian Chureh of
Greensboro. Telegrams which same
from all over the nation were read
by J. H. Wheeler, cashier of the
Mechanics and Fanners Bank.
Dr. Avant was born in iWltnin?-
ton. North Carolina nearly 75
years ago the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. W. Avant.
The early part of his childhood
days was spent in the then smail,
but thriving seaport town. At
the age of six years, the Avant
boy was started on hTs education
al career whic hwas to take him
through the seven grades of thi*
public scholol of liisv town, two
years^ at ?>{, Augustin^ College iiT
Raleigh, the completion of a high
school course at Howard university
iind the final obtaining of an A.
B. degree from that institution.
After completing his worn at
Howard, young Avant accepted
the principalship of the grade*!
school at New Bern. He also
taught in Graham and Durhn-^i
where for \ approximately 10
vears he he Vas principal of the
Pearsontown sehool. Two years of
his teaching career were spent at
Franklinton Christian College
where he served as dean.
In addition to his work at How
ard university Rev. Avant has
studied at Hampton Institute,
Pane Divinity School at PeterS-
byrg, Va., and ' Columbia Univer
sity. Several years ago Livingstone
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Dr. Wiflliani II. Tlionia.'^ for
thirty y*ars superintendent of
the Lott Carey Sch(K)l. Brewer-
ville. Liberia. West Africa, pas
sed at LiberiiS, West Africa.
September 4. 1942.
Dr. Thomas was a graduate of
Shaw University with his wife.
Ml’S. Cora Pair Thomas, who is
the daughter of the late Rev.
Harmon Pair of Wake County.
N. C-, sailed for Liberia in 1910.
There are three sons snrvi\*in"
the father. Two sons are with
the mother in Liberia and one
is pursuing studies in the Uni
ted States. According to the
Reverend W^eudell C. Sommer-
ville. Executive Secretary the
Ex. Committee of the Lott Ca
rey Baptist Foreign Mission
Convention appointed Mr David
T.homas as assistant to his fa- ‘shouted.
white men when /♦farj'
fra (jay coach {(LA PnlU.
man car chartered by other del-
:*gates to the cimvention.
A. T. Askew, conductor for
the .Southern railrt'ad xn which
the incident occurred, iodieated
he Mould make a fall report of
the incident to executives of the
foad and give the names of the
whites guilty of the as.sault,
A statement isued by Askev
to the prt'ss with the approv^
of the ministers gives this ae-
•ount of the trouble.
Several Negro delegates lietd
seats in a Pullman ear to which
they had been asijigned at W»h>
ington for the jonrney to Mem
phis. Other delegates were lo.
cated in a day eoaeh near the
front of the train. Intervemoir
between the two ears were two
coaches occupied by whites.
The Rev. S. A. Young was
walking through one of thew
as the train approached Seotts-
boro, Ala., when a passen^^r
Go back!” BeT.
ther in June of this year. Young ignoretl the remark and
Dr. Thomas won for himself i»an struck him in the face
a remarkable record as a pio-his fist, breaking his ejre
neer missionary in West Africa. Please Turn To Page five
t)fleers Sehool. Gen Da
assigned to the Inspeetor
eral’s l>epartment. W
His son, Id^t. Cel
0. Davis Jr. » in eonuMtt#
the Negro aviation eadtt
ing unit at Tnakegee
Ala
Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Da
vis only Negro general in the U.
S. Army congratulates Lieut.
W. F. Jones (center) and Livut.
Williams H. Cullius. on their
graduation with the fiist class
of Negro officer eandidateR to
finish special training »t the
Fort Belvoir, Va., Engineer