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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
POPULATION DATA
(193O Census)
OF WINTER

December 21st., St. Thomas!
day in the church calendar, is the
shortest day in the year. 1t is thu
day of the Winter Solstice, the sur
stands still in the South before be.
ginning its northward swing. 1t i
midsummer now in Australia
South America and Africa; mid
winter for us in the northern hemi.
sphere. From now on the sun will
rise a little earlier, set a little later
each successive day for the mex,
sir months, when the Summer Sol,
stice will start the southwark
swing Of the seasons again.
"When the days begin to leng-
Then the cold begins % strength
, en-"
That is an old English folk-rhy-
me which has as its basis the ex-
perience and observation Of count
less generations Of jewellers in the
northen countries. just why the
onset of cold weather should COIN
eide with the beginning of the
suns return toward the North has
never been satisfactorily explained.
One would think, if experience had
not proved the contrary, that St.
Thomas's day should mark the eli
max of winter. But just as the
warmest summer weather comes in
late July and August, one to two
months after the Midsummer Day,
so the severest cold, in the ATTITUDES
in which the United States lies,
comes usually in January and Feb
ruary.
The most fortunate people of our
country at this season are those
who live down South, where a
winter temperature of so degrees is
regarded as ~shiveringly cold. Next
to them, the most fortunate are the
northern folk who are able to spare
the time and money to go south
for the winter.
This year, present signs indicate
there are more of these fortunate
ones than ever. The winter trek te
Florida has already begun. Railroad
trains, steamship and bus lines re-
PORT a record breaking rush. Or
every northern highway leading
South the procession of motor trail
ers gives proof that it is not thu
rich alone who seek the comfortablf
warmth of the Sunny South.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

Even the Sunday School teacher is
not forgotten. Greetings ITO a
Good Little Girl" or "A Regular
Boy" are carried by cuddlesome
little maids and sturdy lads. Some
of the figures are practically paper
dolls, with movable arms or legs.
Santa moves his head and rolls his
ewes, and the wheels of the Toy
town Express turn merrily. Juve-
nile favorites like Mickey Mouse
and Pop Eye voice gay good wish
es, and the Three Little Bears of
story fame engage in any number
of antics. Particularly novel are the
game" cards to keep the children
entertained. A booklet, for example
borne by a plump Teddy, opens to
several pages of dots numbered in
order. Connected by pencil mark
ing, they reveal Santa Claus and
other seasonal figures. Another Or
iginal booklet of some fifteen
sheets rapidly turned, gives a movie
like impression of Santa Claus
bowling. Other booklets tell Yule-
time stories.
The first Christmas card is
credited to Sir Henry Cole, who
nearly a hundred years ago, in
1864, suggested to ]. C. Horsley,
R. A., that he design a special form
of greeting to send to friends at
Christmas, but it was not until
1862 hat cards began to have a
general use. Drawings costing well
into hundreds of pounds were first
used as cards and then sold to mag
azines and picture houses. Christ
mas cards were first made in
America in 1874 by Louis Prang.
In the time of Louis XIV, poe
ket handkerchiefs were all shapes
and sizes. His was a neat and tidy
soul and such irregularity annoyed
him, so with one decree he ORDER
ed that all pocket handkerchief
be as long as they are broad. Thus
we have squares today.Some smaller
some larger, but handkerchief
have never ceased to be square,
due to his royal command. The
larger sizes, IS inch squares, are
becoming more and more popular
with smart women. !
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
Lady Took Cardui
When Weak, Nervous

II can't say enough for Oardu Il
{ talked all day." enthusiastically
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
NANCY HARRIS HOME NEWS

Meeting the newest principles
of child-training, not to mention
pleasing the youngsters no end,
the children of the family can send
and receive their own Christmas
cards this year. There is a wide va
riety Of designs to convey appro-
pirate greetings to Mother, Father,
5ra@d2a-en1s, Auats, and U-c'ce
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
EDWARD VIII

In the abdication of King Ed
ward VIII the world has a fresh
demonstration that the British En-
pire is actually a democracy. Its
King has no authority. He cam act
only on the advise of his Cabinet,
chosen from the majority in Parlia-
ment. If he refuses to take their
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

wise doctor sent me to a wise den
fist, whose X-ray camera made
picture which showed a huge de
post of pus at the root Of a tooth
He pulled the tooth, drained thu
pus out, and my 'heart trouble
ceased.
At a big steel mill a while ago
saw a workman examining steel rails
with the X-ray, detecting flaws
might never have been revealed
until a defective rail broke ane
wrecked a train.
TUBE -. CAM explain
When I was a small boy the tele.
phone was just coming into use
Most people thought the telephone
wires were hollow, a sort of speak
ing tube. Most of us don't under.
stand very clearly yet how voice
vibrations are converted into cleo
trical waves, and reconverted into
sound at the other end of the wire
Now the telephone people have
found that a tube is better than a
wire, though it doesn't operate or
the speaking tube principle. The
new "co-axial" just laid between
New York and Philadelphia is q
copper tube with 4 wire through it:
center. The wire is kept in place
by disks of insulating material
so it can't touch the walls.
The merit of this new device i:
that with it it is possible o trans.
nit an almost infinite number Of
messages at once, in both directions
Don't ask me how that is possible
The best explanation l could ge'
from DR.. Frank Jewett, engineering
vice-president of the A. T. & T., i
that electrical impulses travel along
the lining of the tube.
RUBBER -. from oil
A friend dropped in to see mi
the other day, to tell me about
new invention. He and some asso.
GATES had found out how to maxi
artificial rubber as good as natura
er fishy eye On him, for I've heare
rubber and cheaper. I turned a rath'
that story before. I've seen speci
mems of artificial rubber many
J times in the last twenty-five years
Some of it seemed as good as ma.
tural rubber, or better, but it al
cost too much to be commercially
valuable.
My friend however, insisted h
had something new. He made rub
Der out of crude oil. When I still
seemed skeptical he showed me :
contract with one of the bigges,
oil companies, which has taken hi
invention seriously enough to agree
to buy it if it proves up in thei1
own laboratory.
Maybe I got a peep at the be-
ginning of another modern mir.
acle.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

advice either he Or they must step
down and out. 1t is difficult to
imagine an American President
with SO little power as has the
King of England. A President with
a safe majority of his own party in
Congress occupies the most power
full position Of any head of a gov
eminent in the world, because his
power comes direct from the peo-
pie.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
Bruce Barton Saws

old heart and kidneys for quite a
while. And SO, I trust, will you.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

The "Rhumba Dress" which
has silk fringe covering the waist
and making a shallow edge at the
hemline of its short, swing skirt,
is a popular afternoon fashion. I,
is usually Of Shiny black satin or
silk crepe, and is worn with tall
conical crowned hats.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

WE ARE not going to name the
STREET ON which this little in
CIDENT HAPPENED, nor are
WE GOING to give the phone
NUMBER. BUT it happened right
HERE IN town. The negro cook
IN THIS home answered the tele-
PHONE ONE morning and a
CHEERFUL VOICE inquired,
WHAT NUMBER is this?" Mary
WAS IN no mood for trifling, ano
. = .
REPLIED WITH some asperity.
|"YOU-ALL ought to know. You
CALLED it."
| A YOU.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
N AND YEARNING

docs young Bilkins nave much
earning capacity?"
"Consideragle; but it doesn't be-
gin to keep up with his wife's
yearning capacity"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

writes Mrs. l.. H. Cald- 49,
well, Of Statesv1lle. N. G. h.
VI have used Cardut at 2
intervals for twenty-five
years." she adds. my
trouble in the beginning Z
was weakness and ner- -
vousness. I read Of Car :
dui in a newspaper and L
decided right then to try it. It
before I had taken half a b<
Cardui I was stronger and W,
LID and around"
Thousands 81 u.1nar testify Card
s.ted them. Il II Dies not beueI
'"r sat II r'lrs:rian.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
MIRACLE

ooAASA1SS
l heard the young man who was
for 347 days, King-Emperor of tn
greatest nation of the world, say
farewell to his subjects as he re.
signed the throne of the British
Empire. So did the whole world. 1,
was a touching climax to a world.
stirring episode. In the life of nc
one now living has such a dramatic
and history-making event ever oc'
CURED as the abdication of Edward
VIII.
The miracle, to me, was not tina,
the greatest King in the worle
should give up his throne for thu
love of a mowan. Men of all rank.
have sacrificed power and glory fol
the love of women, since the worlc
began. The miracle was that we
everybody in the world with access
to a radio receiver, actually heare
his words of leave-taking, though
we were half a world away. No his.
torian of the future will be able tt
get away with a garbled report o.
what was, to me, as pathetic an in.
| cident as | have ever known in rea
life. The whole world heard him
Only the middle-aged and elderly
can quite realize what a miracle tn
radio is.
HANDWRITING -. by wire
A few days ago I was in the Of
flee of the President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. MI
White showed me the latest miracl
of the wires. 1t is not yet in gen.
eral use, but soon will be. 1t is al
Invention by which a telegram Cal
be sent in the sender's own hand
writing. l wrote a message to
friend, whirh was transmitted be
tween Buffalo and New York.
The old joke about the woman
who got her first telegram from
her son rather loses its point. Sh
was sure he didn't send it becaus
it wasn't in his handwriting.
There are limitless possibilities il
this method of telegraphy. 1t in
sure against errors in transmission
for one thing. Eventually sigma
torres to legal documents may b.
accepted as valid even when tn
signer is 5000 miles away.
TEETH =. the X-ray
Good dentists these days dom,
pull teeth until they have had a;
X-ray photograph made of the root.
of the suspected teeth. The X-ray
is such a commonplace to most Of
us that we seldom think of it a:
another modern miracle.
I had reason to bless the X-ray {
few years ago. Doctors had beer
~-"~~ ~ ~Ie~n wos something
VIC. s with my hart. At last :
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
ALLEN NOW BORED BY LIND
BERCH CASE

Trenton, N j., April 3-(C,-As
the day Of execution for Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann, convicted Lindbergh
baby slayer, drew near the past
week, William Allen, forgotten man"
in the internationally famous muir
der drama and finder Of the slain
baby, was somewhat bored by the
whole proceedings.
Having refused since shortly after
the Pennington, N. J. trial to have
anything to say on the case, Allen
did break his silence briefly to ex-
press his disgust with the entire case
He is still bitter over treatment &C.
corded him by Lindberghs, neither OF
whom ever thanked him for finding
their murdered child.
To all questions If he thought the
body he found was that Of the Lind.
bergh baby, Allen has always ans.
wered: "How do / know? I never saw
the Lindbergh baby except in pic
lures"
II there Il any doubt in his MIND
he has never voiced it.
Allen lost his State job some
months ago and has since, returned
to the trucking job he held when hi
walked into the woods near Hopewel
and found the dead child. Loss of hi.
job was laid to continual annoyance
Of him by reporters, police and curl
osity seekers who insisted on talking
about the famous case. Telephone
lines in the building where he WORKED
were kept busy by calls for Aller
who, after all, held a job as q house
man and gardner.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
Bishsp ia. Gregg
To Speak On Africa
Here April 10
BISHOP J. A. GREGG TO
SPEAK ON SOUTH AFRICA

Bishop ]. A. Gregg, presiding BIZ
shop of the 9Th Episcopal District Of
the A. M. E. Church, and recently
elected successor to Bishop H. B.
Parks Of the 4th District will give
an illustrated lecture on "What !
Found in Africa" Bishop Gregg
spent several years in active mission
airy work in. Africa, both as a young
missionary preacher and late as Pre-
siding Bishop. He has travelled thous-
ands of miles, into the dense jungles,
several times miraculously escaping
death. He has a fascinating story to
tell, which is made even more realist-
ic by actual photographs taken by
him Of villages and chieftans never
visited bv a white man. He will IL
lustrate his talk with life size projec-
tons on the screen.
Bishop Gregg is being brought to
Minneapolis by the ABG Society Of
st. Peters Church. The public is cor
daily invited.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04

Progressive young pastor Of Eman-
mel A. NJ. E. Church, 81 West 10th
Street, New York City, who will be
host to the General Conference Of
the A. N. E. Church from May 6 to
25th, in New York. Attending the
conference will be IA bishops, 1000
delegates and many college presi-
dents. Emanuel Church will be con-
ference headquarters, but sessions
will be held at Rockland Palace, 155
street and Eighth avenue. Rev. Nj
chols was educated in the public
schools Of Charleston, s. c., received
the A. B. degree from Howard, A.
NJ. and B. D. from Drew, and an
honorary D. d. from Wilberforce and
Allen. He started Emanuel Church
eleven years ago in a store front in
SIND street with less than 100 MEM
bers, and the church now has 1,400,
and is housed in an edifice costing
SOL 900. The church has been rem
ovated completely for the coming
conference.-calvin Services.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
Negro Survey
CetsUnderw,yHe Here

A survey Of the Negro in Mime
apolis, a WPA project, got under way
in the Twin Cities Thursday with
Earl A. Shamwell as State Director
and Paul Boswell of st. Paul as Sup
ervisor, enumerators and statistical
clerks being taken from the relief
rolls of the cities. The project calls
for staff of eight persons. The sur
vey will include information con-
corning the Negroes occupation, pro
fessional, birthplace, number in fam
lily. It is expected that they will CO.
operate with the staff in giving full
information as this data is treated
confidentially and compiled for the
purpose of ascertaining the economic
status of the Negro.
A similar survey has been author
lied by the WPA in 81 other states.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
"BLACK SOULS" BANISHED
FROM WPA LIST

New York.-(C)-Although much
has been written about the suspen-
sion of several WPA Theatre project
plays because their theme was pois-
on to political interests of because
there was too much Communism in
their dieloore, MT word has been
said about the sudden and unexplai7-
ed scrapping of "Black Souls. a play
of Negro life rehearsed for early
presentation by the NEGRO Youth
Theatre Project of which Mrs. Van
celia N. Jones is director.
"Black Souls" was written by a
white woman, Mrs. Anne Nathan
Meyer. one of the founders of Bar
nard College. It is the story of white
domination Of Negroes in Mississip-
pi. The play was practically ready
for presentation when it was banned.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
Sunday Forum
MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY FORUM

The Minneapolis Sunday Forum
will meet Sunday, April 9Th at the
Phyllis Wheatley House at p. m.
The Beason LIGHT Jubilee Choir
will present cantata, "The Seven
Last Words of Christ by Du Bots.
Elder A. Gaynes Thompson, pastor
of the Beacon Light Mission will di-
rect the choir and it will be assisted
by other talent. Rev. D. P. Young.
pastor of Border M. E. Church will
give the narration. Those singing solo
parts will be Mr.. R. E. Bolton, Mr..
A. Swazey. Mrs. Grace Wilson. Miss
June Hawkins and Mr. William Smith
Miss Marienne E. Jeffrey is the &C
companist.
Observation-Disclosures Sunday
Forum-Phyllis Wheatley.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04

T. Harrison Allison, evangelist
from Saint Louis, Missouri, will visit
the Twin Cities during the week Of
April 6-12. He will speak for the
Beacon Light s. D. A. Congregation
which is meeting at Border M. E.
Church Saturday morning. April 4
at II o'clock.
He will also speak at Border
Church for the Beacon Light people
Sunday evening ut o'clock. The
Beacon Light Congregation is using
the Border Church during the re-
building of the Beacon Light church.
Elder Allison has visited the Twin
Cities BEFORE and each time has
brought messages interesting in ma
ture.
Every nipht next week he will
speak at Berean Mission in Saint
Paul. Berean Mission Is located at
319 Rondo Street at the corner Of
harrington. The speaker will discuss
such subjects as:
"God's Social Security Program. F"
"Whv Nations Disregard Treaty
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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
Wilson Jury
Debates Il Hours

The District court jury Of 10 men
and two women trying Ben Wilson,
on a charge of operating a house Of
ill fame at the Apex Night Club, 635
9Th avenue north, has been deliberat-
ing since 4:40 p. m. Thursday. They
came in Friday morning for further
instructions, and as we 60 to press
(2:30 p. n.y. no indication Of arriv-
ing ct verdict had been received.
Trial Judge Levi M. Hall, in giving
the case to the jurors, confined his
charge to an Interpretation Of the
law and refrained from reviewing
the voluminous and conflicting testi-
moy bought out during the two
weeks Of trial.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
RUMoR DIVINE To TAEE OVEp
l25th ST. BUILDING

New York. April 1-fC)-The ru-
NOR flew through 125th street last
week that Father Divine will take
over the entire Leslie Office build
inc. 19e-1A9 w. 12sth street. for his
activities. The building is three stor-
les. with two large assembly rooms.
on the second ard third floors. The
building is at present mainly occu-
pied by white tenants.
The rumor was started with del
egation of Divinities, including COL
ored and white men and women, in
spected carefully every room and Of
flee in the building, both occupied
and 1noccupied.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
CONSUL SHAW WARNS AGAINST
SELFISH ETHIOPIAN AID
GROUPS

New York, April s-(C) - In his
first interview with the press last
Tuesday Consul General John 81.
Shaw, "a Water street, Eahiopia's
only official representative in Amer
lea, sounded a warning against all
so-called Ethiopian aid groups whose
real purposes are purely selfish.
Mr.. Shaw said unless such organ
izations receive his official approval
they are counting trouble. He said
the onlv ORGANIZATION he had arrrnv-
ed was the American Aid to Ethiopia
group at 2 West as Street, composed
Of distinguished white and colored
men.
His ultimatum to other groups
was based on the fact that thousands
Of dollars are being collected esrec-
tally in Harlem bv small transient
organizations calling themselves by
various names that invariably IN
clude the word Ethiopia. These or
CARNATIONS generally see to it that
expenses equal their income and
have never turned any money over
for forwarding to the Ethiopian ma
ton, It is claimed.
Mr.. Shaw's statement was made
incident to a far flung controversy
here among Ethiopian groups follow
ing the mysterious recall Of Liz Tas-
faye Zaphiro, so-called Ethiopian
Envoy, to London last week.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
LETTIE HILL

Departed this life Friday, March
27. 1896 at Bethesda Hospital. De-
voted wife of Mr.. Edmond Hill, 1873
University avenue, st. Paul, MINI.
Funeral services were held Monday,
2:30 p. m, from Pilgrim Baptist
church. Rev. L. w. Harris officiating.
Remains were shirped to St. Louis,
Mo-, for burial. Neal Funeral Home,
Inc, in charge.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
3 ASSAULT SUSPECTS
RESCUED FROM MOB

Huntsville, Ala.-(ANS)-Three
suspects in the midnight attack and
fatal injury Of Miss Vivian Wood
ard, 10 year-old-girl, were taken
from a mob by officers last Sunday
night and placed in the county jail
under heavy guard. One of the men
had piece of wire about his neck
when Deputies fought their way to
him. Miss Woodland was attacked Sat-
urday night as she walked home alone
from a movie.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
CALVIN SERVICE OPENS OFFICE
IN 125th. STREET

New York, April 3-(C)-Calvin's
service. launched several
ago by Floyd J. Calvin, ma
tionallv known newspaper man, has
onened offices at 1870 West 125th
street. Room 9. and added q staff of
Louise Bevans is pic
ture editor. Elise G. Conick, sports
writer. Ted Yates theatrical writer.
r. Josephine Wooten, educational
news writer, and Josephine Schuyler,
special commentator.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
BURY RACE MAN FROM
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE

ST. Louis, Mo-, April 2-fANP)--
The funeral services of William Hen
ry Bib, custodian and affiliated
communicate of Temple Israel Syna-
gogue, one of the most fashionable
religious organizations in this city,
were held from the Temple last Fri
day at / p. M, with Rabbi Ferdinand
Isserman officiating.
Bibb, 70 years old, died of heart
attack last Tuesday, after an illness
of several months.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
NECRO'S DESIGN BOUGHT
BY MRS. ROOSEVELT

Washington,-A spring chiffon
gown made of a printed designed by
Hilda Jones, 18-year-old New York
high school girl, was worn by Mrs,
Franklin d. Roosevelt at = White
House luncheon Wednesday, March
Is.
She chose the print, with its gay
background and green and purplish
figures, from q group Of prints made
by high school students. Miss Jones
prize-winning design was her favor
tie.
Miss Jones said that she designed
the print from an idea suggested by
green's that her mother cooked. She
lives in Brooklyn and attends the
Girls Commercial high school.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
Fisk Singers In
International
Broadcast

Nashville, -Tenn.-on Easter Sum
day at 1915 p. m, the Fisk Uniyer-
sity choir, the Fisk Jubilee Singers,
and DR.. James Weldon Johnson, fam
GUS Negro poet and author, will be
heard in joint broadcast to LON
don. This event will. mark the climax
Of the SPRING Festival period Begin
Ming April 10.
The. kirship which, Fisk University
tGeatinued san page twe)
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-04-04
LIitchell Inciu 'es
Five Whites In List
ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN NAMES
IL FOR u. S. NAVAL AND
MILITARY ACADEMIES

Washington.-(ANS)- Congress
man Arthur w. Mitchell, Democrat
from the first district of Illinois and
the only Negro in the United States
congress, has named six Negroes and
FIVE white youths to the United States
service schools-the United States
Military Academy at West Point, N.
Y, and the United States Military
academy at Annapolis, Md.