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of the Cherry Blossom night club in Kansas City, Mo., to head its big
new floor show. Miss I.ee has appeared in many of the deluxe clubs of
the Eaat.
GOVERNOR
TO PUSH
PROBE
pOLUMBUS, S. C.— (ANP)
^ With unprecedented fair-
ness Governor Blackwood has
been relentless in his probe
into the slaying of Morris
Dendy on July 5. The gover-
nor, with characteristic fer-
vor, stated Wednesday to officer!
conducting the investigation, "It
ia not a matter of how long it
takes. It it my purpose to persevere
in the prosecution of this case as
long aa I am governor or until the
guilty parties are tried."
Dendy on July 4 was arrested
for striking a white man in a row.
The next day four men seized him
from the jail, flogged, bound and
killed him. His body was found in
a churchyard seven miles from
Clinton. At that time Governor
Blackwood described the lynching
as murder.
"I have enlisted the services of
two of the best state detectives
and the matter is being thorough-
ly investigated," said the gover-
nor.
National Medical
Association to
Hold Clinics
State Indicts 17
For Lynching
Louisville, Was.—(ANP) —With
the indictment Monday of 17 white
men for the lynching of a 65-year-
old colored man lact April, a mild
sensation was created. The case
is attracting statewide interest be-
cause all of the indicted whites are
prominent and widely known thru-
out the state.
Reuben Micou was their victim.
It is alleged that Micou had a fight
with Lou McDowell of Choctaw
county April 1.. The next day he i
was taken from, his home by the
mob. His whipped and bullet-
riddled body was found sevpral
miles away.
The Winston county grand jury
Is conducting the investigation
which started Monday. According
to county officers five of the men
have confessed to their part in the
lynching. Fifteen of the indicted
men are of Choctaw county.
False Alarm Chases
Preacher From Pulpit
Raleigh. N. C. — (ANP) —
Thinking the Rev. "Red" Jones,
a visiting minister, was a wolf
in sheep's clothing. Mary and
Henry Young, with a view to-
ward protecting the chastity of
their daughter, chased the
preacher from his pulpi,t Sun-
day and broke up the meeting.
The parenta were fined Monday
when it was revealed that Jones
had married the girl.
BUSINESS MAN
SWINDLED BY
BY 'CON' MAN
An Argo avenue resident whose
•ffice is loeated nt Fenncr and
Benti company situated on No. St.
Mary's street, complained to de-
tectives that a neatly dressed Ne-
gro came into his office and said
that a friend of the business man
ent him to get $7.60 wlvch he
wanted to get some baggage out of
the Btation with. The Negro told
him that he was a pullman porter.
The man gave the self-acknowledg-
ed porter the money, but the so-
called friend never received it, ipr
did the porter ever show up. A
complete description of the swin-
dler was given the officers.
ROCK THROWER SENTENCED.
Raleigh, N. C.—(ANP)—George
Rivers, 70, was sentenced to 90
days in jail Monday lor throwing
rocks into a group of people Sun
Rumford Salesmen
Reach 'Windy City'
Chicago.—(ANP)— Randall Ty-
ua and JUtnon Scruggs. N««rro na-
tional saltsrepresentatives of the
Rumford Baking Powder company
arrived in Chicago Monday, July
10, after a most successful period
of worh in St. Louis, Mo.
During the nine months that
these t.wo young men, graduates of
Fisk university, have been em-
ployed by this "far-seeing" nation-
al advertiser they have clearly
demonstrated that the alert, well
| educated Negro trained in the art
of salesmanship can very effective-
ly supplement the efforts of the
white sales organization in getting
the manufacturer's goods on the
shelves of the grocer and into the
kitchens of the homes of the large
Negro population of our cities.
Those two young men, pioneers
in this significant work, will be in
Chicago for some time bringing the
merits of the high grade baking
powder ihey represent to the at-
tention of Chicagoans and the thou-
sands of world's fair visitors. They
are located at the Hotel Grand on
South Parkway.
University To Qet New
Buildings Under NIRA
INSURANCE
RACKET
BARED
Chicago.—(ANP)— The local
committee of the National Medical
Association is completing plans
for the coming Medical Convention
to be held in Chicago beginning
August 15. This gathering ot med-
leal mentors, practitioners and spe-
cialists promises to Mt a high mi rk
in scientific sessions and advanced
achievements of the healing art.
Delegates and visitors to the con-
vention will be housed in Chicago's
most exclusive and elaborate homes
and hostelrics. Special attention
has been given this "bug-bear" of
convention conveniences and the
housing committee which is busily
engaged making assignments
agreements agreeable to their nu
mereus guests. The Frances Wil-
lard school is being prepared for
the group session of the body and
an exhibit of pathological speci-
mens together with tablo clinics,
dry clinics, lectures and demonstra-
tions promises a round of scientific
information surpassing the usually
available postgraduate course.
History will be made when the
convention opens its doors in Au-
gust 15, 16, 17 and 18.
Wiley Teacher
Weds Ohio Jr.
High Principal
Chicago.—(ANP)—One of the
most beautiful weddings of the
season took place Sunday noon,
July 9, when Miss Thelma E. Mit-
chell of Austin, Texas, became the
bride of Mr. Marcus M. Rambo of
Cincinnati, Ohio. The scene of the
marriage was the apartment of the
bride's sister and brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert C. Turner, 650 East
Fifty-first street, Chicago . The
bride was given in marriage by
her brother, Dr. Lewis M. Mitchell
of San Antonio, Texas, and was
attended by her sister, Mrs. Ruth
E. Turner. Dr. Paul Mathis of
Chicago, an old friend of the
groom, served as best man. The
bride wore an ensemble of Sap-
phire blue chiffon with accessories
matching with a corsage of orchids
and lillies of the valley, while Mrs.
Turner wore an ensemble of dark
blue chiffon with accessories to
match, wearing white gardenias.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Wm. Smith, dean of
Theology of Bishop college, Mar-
shall, Tex. The couple will reside
in Cincinnati where Mr. Rhambo
is the prinefpal of the Junior High
school.
The bride is the daughter of the
late L. M. Mitchell, put grand
chancellor of the K. of P.'a of Tax-
as of Austin and Mrs. U H. Mit-
chell, who was present at the cere
mony.
CUTS MADE BY SENATE LAST
SESSION TO COME THROUGH
FUNDS OF PUBLIC WORKS
Heat, Light and Power Plant, $400,000 Chemistry Building
and Other Improvements to Be Started in Near Future
at Nation's Largest University for Exclusive Use /
of Negroes
WASHINGTON, D. C.— (ANP)—Howard university will
get the new buildings which were cut out of its appro-
priation by the senate last session. The money is to be ad-
vanced through the funds made possible by the Public Works
administration under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
The District of Columbia was allotted certain sums and How-
ard university's windfall came in this allottment.
The total sum allotted for the District of Columbia in this j
the $948,811 for Howard university
provide for heat, light and power
plant. $460,000; chemistry build-
ing, $390,000; reconditioning build-
ings. $98,811.
The items for the construction
projects at Howard university were K(w York.—(ANP)— "Lucky" |
appropriated by tht Federal Con- RobertJ) f,med pi,niat tnd enter.
grtsi, but were held under Presi-
dent Roosevelt's order stopping all
government construction except
that under contract, and impound-
ing all unexpended balances. The
allocations now made permit How-
ard university to go forward with
the heating plant so greatly need-
ed, and the chemistry building,
which will be a modem structure
fully equipped to afford students
of the university every opportunity
-.for pur«uln« their iouihi in rh.m-
-Tfirtry under greatly Improved con
' ditions.
Has Decree
Finishes Jr. Hi
at Eleven Years
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(ANP)
The grand jury in session
here returned indictments
Saturday against 20 people in
11 connection with an "insurance
racket." One of the indicted
men was white. Two were
prominent colored doctors awl
several undertakers of the race.
The names of all persons concerned
were withheld by authorities. Thef
are alleged to have swindled in«
surance companies of Birminge
ham out of $50,000.
The racket vas operated by sub-
stituting the names of policy hold-
ers for those of dead persons and
collecting the insurance. Insuranca
money, .'t is claimed, had been re-
ceived by this ring from $500 t«
$2000 each on more than a score
of colored people who are alive.
No arrests have been made ai
yet. It is for this reason that the
names of the indicted persons are
withheld from the public.
SILK THIEF SENTENCED.
Greensboro, N. C.—(ANP)—
Sam Sutton was sentenced to 18
months on the public roads Wed-
nesday for stealing a bale of silk
from a store.
Shortening the Term for Negro
Schools Is a Real Tragedy
WASHINGTON, D. C.—(By Dr. Ambrose Caliver for the
Associated Negro Press).—Already the average term in
schools for Negroes is only four-fifths as long as that for
whites. Negro children with all their social and economic
handicaps, are expected to accomplish the same tasks in 80
per cent of the time required for white children. As Booker
Washington once said, this is paying a high compliment to
the native intelligence of he Negro. The shortness of the
school term is partially reflected in the excessive retardation
first announcement is $2,545,211. The items to be covered by
cording to the 1929-30 report of a
state superintendent, for that year
the sum of $1,063,649 was spent
for the transportation of white
pupils, while for the transportation
of colored pupils $200 was spent.
In 1930 according to the state
reports there were 230 counties in
15 Bouthern states having a Negro
population constituting one-eighth
or more of the total population,
which had no high-school facilities
at all for Negroes. There were
159,000 Negro children of high
school age in these counties. An ad-
ditional 195 counties with the
same proportion of Negroes had no
four-year high schools for colored
children. There were 197,000 Ne-
gro children of high-school age in
these counties.
When abandonment of schools
for Negroes is contemplated it
should be remembered that already
more than one million (or one-
third) of the Negro boys and girls
of school age are out of school.
of Negro children. A recent study
of Negro children in rural com-
munities showed that two-thirds
were retarded.
In 1929-30 the class siie in
Negro schools was on the average
50 per cent greater than that for
the white schools in the saihe
states.
Abandoning of Schools.
Because of the scarcity of schools
and the lack of transportation fa-
cilities Negro elementary pupils
are already greatly handicapped.
Of 44,000 Negro children studied in
1930, 17 per cent lived three miles
or more from their cshools. A sim-
ilar study of white children show-
ed only four per cent living three
miles ore more from their schools.
Thirty-nine per cent of the Negro
elementary school childen lived
two miles or more from the schools
they attended. Only one per cent
of the 44,000 pupils studied were
| transported at public expert*, Ac-
Chicago-Texas
Club Arranges
Philadelphia Daily Paper Takes Negro
Reporter on Regular Editorial Staff
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—(ANP)—Harry T. Saylor, manag-
ing editor of the Philadelphia Record, one of the largest
metropolitan newspapers in the country, announced Saturday
that Joseph H. Rainey, of this city, had been added to the
regular staff of the Record.
Mr. Rainey, who is a veteran newspaperman despite the
fact that he is but 32 years old, started performing his duties
at his new post Monday, July 17.
For the past seven years Rainey
has been an employe of the Phil-
adelphia Tribune. When he re-
signed last week he had been city
editor for two years. During the
last nine years he has been doing
special work for the Record.
Rainey, a former track star when
he was at Philadelphia Central
high school, ii said to be the only
Negro working on a white daily at
present as a salaried staff mem-
ber. Lester Walton, of New York,
for yeara worked as a staff mem-
ber of the New York World until
that paper closed shop.
tainer for the bon-tons, has beeen
bubbling over this week with joy
over the unusual accomplishments
of his granddaughter, B. Jacque-
line Willis, 400 W. 150th street.
Little Jacqueline finished Edward
Stilt Junior High school last week
at the age of 11 years. Born in New-
York, March 15, 1922, she has been
clicking off grades with great ra-
| pidity since she entered school. Ten
;Nn old when she entered junior
VilRti, la September, IWt, she
vanced from R A to R B class in
February, then finished 8A and 8B
in one year. She is the daughter
of Ur. and Mrs. Leroy Willis.
Asked by her fond grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, what she
would enjoy as a gift for the super
intelligence which she had display-
ed, Jacqueline puckered up her
brow and said she'd "like a trust
fund as she might need it when
she got to college and tried for a
degree." "She wasn't particular
about a party now," said "Lucky."
"Can you imagine that?"
MISS JESSIE M. JIMMKRSON
Former teacher st the Wendell
Phillips school of Kansas City. Mo,
who received her Bachelor of Arts
degree from th University of Sou-
thrn California at the 1933 com-
mencement. Mils Jimmerson has
completed some graduate work to-
ward her master's degree.
DRUNKEN FEM
CURSES BOY
WHO SAVES HER
KILLS SELF
Columbia, S. C.—(ANP)— John
Kinston, N. C.—(ANP) —Waltef
William*, 12, bravely Raved the Ufa
nf a 20-year old woman, Wednes-
day when she floundered in deep
water. She cursed the lad for hit
Gibbes, farmer, accidentally shot, ettoTX and re-entered the water de-
and killed himself Wednesday while , ,pite his protest and was drowned,
loading his shotgun. 1 She was identified aa UlUa Mae
\ William*, no relation to young
I Wiiitams here. Waiter and several
I boys insisted that she refrain from
bathing in her intoxicated condi-
I tion. When she went down, the
Williams boy swam out to her and /
dragged her to the shore. She
pushed the boys aside and r turned
to the water.
'Wonderful Meet,
Wonderful Time'
Says Mrs. Brewer
Victimized By
Purse Snatchers
Lillie Simmons of 226 Swiss St.
reported that her purse, which
contained <5.75 in cash, was
snatched by two men at the corner
of Houston and St. Mary's streets
last Thursday. These two men,
whom the victim gave an accurate
description to officers, tried the
pigeon dropping gag and when she
failed to fall for it they snatched
her purse.
Funeral Disturbers
Fined by Judge
a |ri • | Raleigh, N. C.—(ANP)—Her-
Plan tor Visitors l*rt Jemigan. white, given
a atiff fine Monday because he
Chicago, 111., July 17, 1953.—
The Texas club has arranged for
the following social functions dur-
ing the summer for the entertain-
ment of Texans visiting Chicago.
July 29: Beach party at the
Jackson park beach, 58th street and
the lake, 6 p. m. to 11 p. m. Music
and refreshments.
August 11: Gala road house
cabaret party at the beautiful Vil-
la De Luxe road house, four miles
south of Chicago, Cicero avenue
near 79th street.
August 17: Dancing, cards, re-
freshments at the club headquart-
ers, 4720- South Parkway, 9 p. m. to
1 a. m.
August 26: Lawn party, danc-
ing, cards, refreshments at beau-
tiful Fort Dearborn Elk's lodge,
3920 South Parkway, excellent
grill; splendid food; beautiful
rooms. Dancing by moonlight on
tarpaulin on the Elk's beautiful
lawn in the center of things.
September 4: (Labor Day)
breakfast dance at the Grand cafe,
Slat and South Parkway, 10 a. m.
to 2 p. m.; excellent music; excel-
lent
iad attempted to show his skill
by speeding through a funeral
train of colored citizens Sun-
day.
It was great sport to the
white driver to see the fright-
ened people scatter out of his
way aa he directed his heavy
ear in and out among them.
He waa arrested by a motorcycle
cop after a chase. His laughter
of the day before turned to grief
aa the judge levied a $50 fine
upon him for driving while in-
toxicated. His driving license
was revoked.
Many Victims Lose
Valuables in S. A.
CFFIE NORTHCUTT, Port-
*-J land Cement Co. at Long-
horn, reported that her room
at 424 Live Oak street was
prowled and her purse con-
taining a watch and other val-
uables was stolen last Sunday.
The ball game proved costly
to James Johnson of 840 Nevada
St. Thursday as he complained to [
officers that his car, which was,
parked on No. Flores street by
the park was stripped of a front
seat cushion and a small tire cover.
Mrs. M. J. Brewer, local secretary
of the N. A. A. C. P. has .recently
returned from Chicago, III., where
she was this city's accredited repre-
sentative at the National asso-
ciation meet. Mrs. Brewer was
programmed to speak at the meet-
ing July 3. at which time she did
credit to herself ar,d those whom
she represented.
She reports a very enjoyable
stay visiting the Fair and in com-
pany with Mrs. Frank E. Lewis
and Mrs. Alberta Duncan, San An-
tonians, now living in Chicago.
Many clubs were visited.
Mrs. Ellis, who accompanied
Mrs. Brewer and the latter, were
the guests of Mesdames Lewis and
Duncan at a lovely breakfast at
the Poro Tea room.
A full report of the national
meeting will be made at the next
regular meeting of the local N. A.
A. C. P.
FATHER LOSES
DUEL WITH
HIS SON
Goldsboro, N. C.—(ANP) —A
l father and a son fought a duel
| Monday in which the fath.r was
probably fatally wounded. I'romiM
White, 44, New Hope Township
farmer, had the lower part of the
| right side of his face blow n away
when the sought to chastise his 17-
year-old son, David. The boy was
wounded in the leg, but escaped.
PLACED IN DEATH CELL
Columbia, S. C.—(ANP)—Earni,
Smith, 28, was moved into the death
house Monday to await execution
July 21. He was condemned to di«
for an alleged assault upon a whit#
woman last March.
Jose Ynostraca, who lives at 206
Montezuma, reported to officers
that his car was stolen from the
corner of Laredo and W. Commerce
streets. The car was later recov-
ered by Brackens and Bumbrey.
Peterson Refuses
Communist Aid
Birmingham Ala.—(ANP)—Wil-
lie Peterson, convicted of the mur-
der of Augusta Savage and Jennie
Wood, two white girls, is reported
to have refused to accept the legal
and propaganda aid offered to him
by the International Labor Defense,
which is defending the Scottsboro
boys. His attorneys are Walter
S. Smith and John Altaian.
Mrs. E. J. Franklin, whose ad-
dress is listed as 512 Live Oak St.,
reported last Tuesday that her res-
idence was burglarized by break-
ing the front door lock and a ring,
pearl necklace and other valuables
were stolen. She named a suspect
to officers.
Arthur Wilson, 421 Menchaca St.
reported to officers Monday that
a man and two women came out to
where he works at 34th and Mon-
terey St. to see his boss; and when
they left it is alleged, they took
his watch, which was hanging on
the wall.
Retrenchment Hits Chicago School
1 eachers With Cuts and Discharges
from the offices
schools, more than
1400 persons or 10 per cent of the Chicago teaching staff,
will lose their positions through the sweeping reductions or-
dered this week by the school rustees. This will be resorted
to in order to comply with the $5,000,000 economy program
adopted by the school board last Wednesday.
This method ofeliminating instructors in the departments
of household arts, manual training, physical education, kin-
/"'HICAGO.—(ANP)—According to reports
^ of William J. Bogan, superintendent of scl
Bottle Blow Sends
Victim to Hospital
Wm. Holt, who resides at 605
Barrera street, was complainant in
a charge of assault by Buddy Wil-
son, whom he reported to officers
as the one who hit him on the face
with a bottle as he was on the cor-
ner of Runge and Victoria streets.
He was taken to the R. B. Green
hospital by a friend.
derkarten, band leaders and a list
of others that number to sixteen,
will affect a great number of col-
ored teachers.
Caught in this slashing wave
was the entire Junior high school
system which was abolished entire-
ly, and Crane Junior college, Chi-
cago's municipal institution of
higher learning operating on funds
from the school board. In abondon-
ing completely the junior high
school type of instruction, pupils
in the seventh and eighth grades
will be returned to their elementary
schools to fill hundreds of vacant
rooms, while those of ninth grade
status will enter senior high.
The quota of grammer school
principals will be greatly reduced
with half going back to teaching
and the remaining 50 per cent be-
ing in charge of two or more
schools. The facts as to Mrs. Maud-
elle Bousficld's position is uncer
tain at present. Sh* it the only
colored principal in Chicago.
In the slashing in half of the
physical education d e p a rtment
probably two colored instructor,
will be included. Walter Dyett,
band leader at Phillips Senior
high school is certain of losing hi,
job.
Whsn asked what effect th,
drastic cut would have on his po-
sition, Benjamine H. Moaby, ath-
letic director at Phillips, said that
since he was mainly in the social
science department and that coach-
ing was in addition, he would just
be relieved of extra curricula ac-
tivities.
Being the only Negro coach in
the Chicago high school sy.item,
he has become increasingly popu-
lar with school beard officials. Re-
cently, he was Appointed chairman
of the Board of Control, the body
that makes out the schedule chart,
of all athletics for th, Chicrgo
school*.
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