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I SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1937 7" A PifliiBfjA Courier PAGE THIRTEEN WOWNSKIN MODELS" GOTO TOWN IN ARIZ. BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST EMPLOYES OQ STRIKE Woirik (IDdi Long' Hsflanal HICKSVILLE, June 10. (ANP In vlllagaa. 1800, Johan DlxJa carried slaves from tha Long It This shortage of labor caused farmers to band land plantations where they had worked for him together and declds they must go South to get South to be aold la tha alar, markets. Today workara to harvest thla year's truck crop Tha their descendants ara coming back by tha truck laborers will ba brought from North Carolina.

Vlr load to work on these aama fa rma because the gin la. Georgia. Florida and Alabama by truck and WPA has put all tha farm hands to work build ara to ba shipped back to Dixie when tha seasoi Ing sidewalks and doing other odd Job In tha la over. Many Colored Clerk Involved In Chicago Action For Higher Wage. 1 1 ezL 1 1 111 nan rvr ft v.

rimrinPS in the Cast Of Irvin C. MHWa' rtmL iM i j. ru "i "iDuu iB who recenuy cieanea up wnen tnev entered a bathinff beauty contest in Phoenix, home town of the light heavy weight champion. John Henry Lewis. John Henry awarded the prizes himself.

fa) ro) WIT nin. atmil.lr to thai i 1 Tj.nr i mnndamtia agatnt 1 1 it of Missouri to con the i i i nit to accept him sa (I'p. nrhool of law was by a. A. C.

P. before th flirt Cf Missouri' May 'ni i is expected in DOCTORS I fj sr. Louis IN AUGUST 't'n ire 1 a. "nn ir, I V'A June 10. Th Association is at 1 uniovc the lestiictions pioft'sr ioiial men in ovi rnnicnt financed eliminate venereal di i he medical profes large numbers 'ipl'oit to the Association Only one Negro doc Hppoimcd to take the viif ical disease control i i nnient is financing, irvords show.

Hie Association are fintion to be held M. from August IS HhiX' U'Jrirr ,0 Vour Whlt nil CAUSE OF JJ Liz3 L1L OF SCHOLARSHIP LAW DELAY YORK, 10. The N. A. A.

C. P. announced hst Friday that, in view of the' fact that the state of Ten newee has enacted a scholarship law providing for the graduate and professional education of would tit pppi tna wiiiiam tt. jwfl tond rsp, hut Mould wait to sp thiher the scholarship law ia falr admin iat red. RHmond Hied suit In 19.11? to rsipel 'h niverslty of Tennea to (I'vept, his application for tfii irhivil of pharmacy after the eifu ui of ti university had re Jt(1 hl npplicallon solely on the (reund a Negro.

Tha suit tried before tha Chancery (dint Memphis 'In March 1037, mil (tecismn sustaining fha of university handed Mwn April by tha Chancellor. Tb Aksiuiation noted an appeal, k'rt the Tnncsea lslslatuie rush S) llirniich scholarship bill which ill signr "by I he tiovct nor Nlny "Ih A. A. r. r.

slntrmont thui i)u Ai 4niMAl Ion lo nut lirspi, lt hnlniahip Si't. fl Die certst i i ion il nijiivnlent of the nd nf a Negro Into IV uiin ci i' and will continue frtnifiiti for the admission of p.ihlirly supported hool5 funil are so lim a pinotical natter it fchm ('i hr intr tests of the irM'i! iMinlipr of rsro stuilents il th South 'will be sieved by Pfnilin; the money which would tet pout in the Tennpsscf ii the which now do ocrhin; for th graduate and pnfsionl rducatioii of (ta Nejjro O'irfn'. Th Aii Mtinn' further an Ufaninl tint i Hid not. consider lt rru TfiinffSff. completed, (hs? it was notifying the Tcn BKr.

u.iiMit who had writtrn ih' As i ntiMn bfore the schol ns passed that If the moiipy was exhausted 'I a onniified Negro student i.r, ror the Associntlon 1, 1. him every assistance tt fci hp Mte to provide him Hfn' i c.fcssional or graduate A 124 Receive Sheepskins At Va. State rfiTEnsRuno. Va Jun 10 fANIM Ninety six candidates In tha five divisions of the collage. 2.

in the two year normal school and four Mho finished tha two year secretarial course, received degrees and diplomas from Virginia State College Monday at tha 19.17 commencement. Dr. Sidney slate superintendent of public, instruction, de liverrd lha addiess and President John M. Handy piesented tha Insignia of graduation. tt tmumn 1 rl Km Roy Parkers Discover They Have Plenty of Support In Fight to Retain Hamilton Terrace Home.

NEW YORK, June 10. (ANP) A meeting to protest against the defacement of the three story home of Mr. and Mrs. Poy Parker ar.d attempts to drive them out of fash door, i I "'V i 4 i 1 TW0 SOUTH AFRICANS CONVICTED OF THRASHING NATIVE WHO WOULDN'T SALUTE HIS MASTER Crr. TOWN, South AfrtcH, lO (AM') Two uhlte farmers of the IfHpmekoAr district.

J. K. J. Oarnm and N. G.

van der Skyff were recently found guilty of assaulting an unfanm natle and fined or swen daV Lniprlsonmcnt at hard labor. Tha trial judge was V. van Her Plank, Magistrate of llelpmekaar. Kvidence at the trial showed that the umfiuin natie waa milking a row early In the morning and when Dames and van der Rkff cams up, the native continued milking without looking up. Knraged, I)me struck hint In the face, a king him why be did not greet his master.

Th native waa then mde to 1Ip prostrate and wj) Ihraahed by tha men with a double, whip. Tha umfaan complained to authorities who pl.icid the two "Simon Legrees" under arreat. Labor Party Protests Attempt To Force Negroes Oat Of Residence FINAL RITES HELD JOR JANE ROBERTS MUSKOGEE, June 10 Funeral aervices were held Sunday at tha Black Jack Church for the lata Jana Roberts, wife of John Hoberts "Uncle John Catt." one of ionablc Washington Heipnts was announced by the American r'U'homL Labor party through Tittleiv temporary chairman, and HcUy Hapkin, tempoiary sen clary, both white. The Parlicts moved to Hamilton formerly an exclusivo Washington Heights residential district and in Iho vicinity of City colloge, five weeks ago. Four weeks ago a.

group of whites gathered around' the house at 11 p. threw stones which chipped the 71) yrs. Two daughters survive llk sibslnnce down the drain pipes, her. Mrs. Delia Bushy of Depew them, and down the front Mrs.

Mattle Myrrs of this city. of the stona house, smudging It. Th vaniala escsped without arrest, A resolution adopted by theIjbor party denounced, tha Incident as "an act of un American hooligan Ism" designed to stir tha name of front, rate hatred, and demanded adi broke three expensive piste Ujuate police protection for tha resi glsss windows, then poured a tar deiils. 300 Patients Transferred To New St. Louis Hospital ST.

LOUIS, June 30. (ANP) With tha seriously ill carried in ambulances and the convalescent in busea, 300 patients who crowded City Hospital No. were removed Wednesday to the new $3,000,000 Homer G. Phillips Hofpital for Colored, recently completed with a city bond isauo and PWA funds. Although there were no ceremonies, aomc formality waa lent by the removal program which called for the presence of Mayor Dick mr.nn.

Director of Public Welfart Dar.it and Hospital Commissioner Ralph Thompson, About 30 pa tient at People'a Hospital. Ton whom thera was no room at the old hospital, were also removed. The Phillips Hospital, with a capacity of 669 beds, will be staffed by six resident physician, six 30 inteinea and 70 nurses, all colored. The old hos pi'al iill probably he used as a nation for emergency treatment. Kducate White People! Send Vour L'd Cofti fc Your While N'rtgkborti .1 Morehouse Graduates Large Class ATLANTA.

June lft (ANP) With Atty. William H. Haynes, ef Chicascs as comnicnoement speaker, Morehouse College graduated one of the largest clashes in its Bistory lucsaay as ine 70in an niversary of the institution was eel ebrated. Mr. Ha nes.

who was graduated from Morehouse in 1915 and from tha University of Chicago 1916, taught history and economics for three years here before returning to Chicago to study law. Since then he has been assistant state's attorney of Cook County, 111., special assistant attciney general, special state's attorney aud member of the Chicago Crime commission. He is regarded as one of Morehouse's most dlitlnguished grad uate CHICAGO," June 10. (AND A city wide strike of 2,000 Walgreen employees many oT'whom on the Routhiudc nre colored, started Friday morning hnrUy after tha stores opened. Most of the employes are mrmhri of Locals 1066 and 310 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes International Alliance and the Bartender International League of America.

Wage Increase, demands Include counter men and cashiers, from SIS to $25; from $35 to apprentices $30 and wall I esse from 30 rents an hour to 40 cents. Five, Soulhsida stores In the colored district are affected, but at all store It Is reported the workers are being replaced as fast as they strike. Miru IsML UuvJ "Kv, LtiilsitiJl! "i 0 ft mm rr 'Father Time' Decimates Ranks Of Civil War Vets; Only Four Colored Left CHICAGO. June 10. (AMD Memorial Day this jear again demonstrated how Father Time Is decimating the ranks of the Civil War veterans, with tha number participating In the annual parade and exercises gradually diminishing almost to the vanishing point.

Seventy two years' ago, according to officials of tha Veterans' Administration, tha Union Army number i WW 1 1 WK I V3" hi, 4.j 4. i ed J.213,365. Today there ara only 7.424 veterans drawing penIons. Officials estimate that tha Union survivors of the Civil War.are now dwindling at tha rata of 224 a month. There ara 99 veterans hos pltallr.ed In various government ln etitutlonr.

Throughout Cook county there are only 40 names left on the roll and of this number only nr nn 1 VI 1 I JL tf MILDRED DAVENPORT PUPILS IN RECITAL BOSTON. June in dted Davenport, who presented her dance pupils annual recital a week ago, waa praised highly by mem dltorlum of the Repertory Thrater, Miss Davenport. 1a one of the mora widely known dancing teachera. four are colored veterans, all whom live In Chicago. They are: James Bron.

105 years old, an ex slave of Maryland, served in 2'Hh U. S. Infantry, served in 3rd U. S. Cavalry; Ralph Rice, 92, served In 78th Tnftntry, Company and William Scott, 92, served In 12Mh V.

S. Infantry. Company D. NOTABLES GATHER AT W. VA.

STATE COLLEGE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO DR. GEORGE W. CARVER 4 v. if 4 I 'V. JyS 'A! 1 Left, Dr.

George Washington Carver, eminent scientist of Tuskegee Institute, standing near his exhibit table just after he had finished delivering inspiring address before capacity audience at West Virginia State Col Ice" Austin W. Curtis, stands with Dr. Carver. Upper right, piatform guests and industrial captains of the Kanawha Vallev Left to right, standing: The Rev. Vernon Johns, Dr.

LJ C. McDaniel, E. L. Powell, Roy Reger, Dr Younrr Dr HousemaJin, T. G.

Nutter, Paul Moore, J. C. Evans, David A. Lane Austin Curtis Jr. Seated: President John W.

Davis, Austin W. Curtis J. V. Ankeney, Dr. V.

Cavins, Mr. Tickering and Dr. Carver. Lower right, a portion of the mixed audience. U9 ear Old Woman Survived By Forty Seven Grandchildren MllsKOOKK.

June 10 Funeral scrtlcra were held last Friday afternoon at the Second Christian Church for the lute Mrs. Km ma Ilobert aon, who according to rebv tlvea waa oer 119 jra.K. Mrs. ltolxTtsou died at the home of her granddaughter, Mr. Stella r.Iiim4er, 602 Inapah street on dune1 1.

She was born about 1, 181a, In oluiiibus. f.a, JelT OftleliJ, lUlng west of Oklahoma City and Lucy CVosby, 90, of Cleburne, survive her along with 14 grandchildren, 3.1 great grandchildren and ten great Music students in Police Admit Law Violated, But Prisoner Stays In Jail FOUR DEAD IfJ ELM IRA AUTO CRASH ELM IRA, N. June 10 (ANP) Elmiia, tha queen city of New York's "Southern Tier," contrib A WWII A I HINT RFfTT AT luted its quota to tha genaral holi nimwnuu ardent total. Monday when INDI ANAPOLIS June 10 1 three women and on. m.n w.r.

Th. choirs of Mt. Paran Baptist killed as a result of a collision of Cfcurch, 12th and Missouri streets, two cars at a street intersection I unaer me aireciion oi piu j)f re som il. liooerts. wnn Ann Majccy and Miss Minnie L.

King oreanlsu and tha Rev. Charles A Bell, pastor presented students of the Cosmopolitan School of Mumc ad Fine Arts. of which Mrs. Lillian M. LeMon is president and founder, in their tenth annual Juno recital, Konday, at 8 p.

mr 1, Two of the women. Mrs. William Washington and Mrs. Leon Richardson, also th. man, Elwood Branson, died Instantly.

The fourth victim. Mrs. Helen Biggs, died several hours later In a local hospital. Two of the dead women mere slater, and dotsbk funi Man Surrenders Himself to Memphis Police Has Been In Jail For a Week No Charge Against Him. MEMPHIS, June 10 (ANP) Although police admitted they weije violating the law against holding a person without charge for more than the usual 24 hours, James" Moore, 36, had been in jail a week Saturday and will be held there even longer.

Moor, surrendered voluntarily when It was learned h. was wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting of a white' man. J. E. Wat tarn.

62, In an attempted hold up May 15. But Chief of Police La. say a th. violation; of the law ia really doing Moore favor. "If win docketed, he would probably b.

indicted and we wax held here Wednesday. All were resident, of Elmiia. The dead man lived in Ithaca. N. while the driver of the car, Jeff Rivers, 33, lived In Rochester.

Rivera was unhurt. None of the occupants of the second car, all of whom were whiU, w.r. fatally Injured, might convict an innocent he declared. "Although Ave rf sons have positively Identified him a. th.

Negro who shot Watt am, w. ar. not positive he la th. man. A.

yet we have been unable to find the pistol." Nobody has filed for a writ of habeas corpus, and Chief Lea said Moore seems perfectly satisfied la jail as h. gets his meals free and is keeping out of trouble. Moore ha. denied, implication in the shooting, saying he was Aoclng rot ton at th. time, and th victim, who i.

at a local hospital cannot Identify the Vlsoner as hie aes.n ant,.

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