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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
LASER DenOunceS
Southern Wage
Diferentials

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug
(CNA)-Southern wage differen-
tials "stemmed from the fact that
employers had divided Negro
against white and thus kept wages
down." Henry Mayfield, Negro coal
miner and vice president of
United Mine Workers local, told a
meeting of $500 Negro and white
workers here this week.
David LASER, national president
of the Workers Alliance, and prin-
cipal speaker at the meeting, also
assailed Southern wage differen-
tials. He exposed the fallacy of
the reactionary defense wage diff
ferentials that cost of living is low
er in the South. With government
figures he showed that cost of iv-
ing in Birmingham was only two
per cent lower than in Indianapolis,
where WPA workers receive so per
cent more than they do in Birming-
ham. His talk was a ringing de-
nunciation of the wage differen-
tials, both in industry and on WPA,
and he was enthusiastically ap-
plauded when he called for its
elimination.
The mass meeting followed a
halliday wage conference held dur
ing the AFTERNOON under the aus
spices of the Workers Alliance.
Delegates attended from Mobile,
Gadsden, Huntsville, Tallapoosa
County, Bibb County, and commu-
mites in Jefferson county, many of
them representing independent I'M
employed organizations. The
Farmers Union and several trade
unions were represented.
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W.PA. WORKER KILLED IN MIN EAPOL IS
Negro Fireman
Promoted in n. Y.

- NEW YORK, Aug. - (CNA)-
Fire Captain Wesley Williams, the
only Negro officer in the New
York Fire Department, was pro-
NOTED this week to the rank of
battalion chief.
Williams joined the department
on January 10, 1919, and became
a lieutenant in 1927. On June 1,
1884, he became a captain, COM
handing Engine Company 55, at
1853 Broome Street, where he had
begun as a rookie. He is now 40
years old and lives at 255 West
138th Street. Before joining the
Fire Department he was a letter
carrier.
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WOmen's Day at
St. Peter Church
Sunday, Aug. Z
LOUISE BROMLEY OSWELL
SPEAKER AT MORNING
SERVICE

The women of St. Peter A. M. E.
Church, Minneapolis, are deter
mined to show their superiority of
the men and the young people of
the congregation when Sunday
they present their annual Women's
Day program.
Of course they expect the CO.
operation of all-men, women and
children-to put over their annual
day of Christian fellowship.
At the morning service Mrs,
Louise Bromley Oswell, head resi-
dent of Phyllis Wheatley House,
will deliver the morning message.
With Mrs. Anne Smith as mistress
of ceremony others who will ap-
pear on the morning program will
be Mrs. Mary Louise Cannon, Mrs.
Belle Glover, Mrs. Mary Collins,
Miss Sara Murdoch, Miss Mar
rianne PEBBLES, Mrs. Margaret
Collins, Mrs. Ida Mae Green, Mrs.
Sallie Thomas, Mrs. Susan Gay
lord, Mrs. Bessie Lewis, Mrs.
Frances PEBBLES, Mrs. Malvina
Glenn and Mrs. Alice Brown who is
general chairman of the days &C
tivities.
At the evening service Mrs.
Martha Lee will bring the message.
Others listed to appear are Mrs.
Anna Nelson, Mrs. Esther Stovall,
Mrs. Lorraine Chivers, Mrs. J. D.
Smith and others.
A special augmented choir of
women will sing at both services.
The women have gone to great eff
fort to give to the church and the
general public, which is cordially
invited to attend a spiritual feast.
Services in the morning will be-
gin at 10:45 and evening program
will open at 8 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Twilight Musical

st. Philips Episcopal Church is
giving a Twilight Musical, Sun
day, August z, at 6 p. M, at the
church, Aurora and Mackubin. Fea-
tured artists will be Nancy Hol-
man, soprano; Bessie Maybe and
Doris Edwards, pianists. Miss
Holman and Miss Edwards are
graduates of the New England
Conservatory of Music and Miss
Maybe is an M. A. from Boston
"U." 49,. ....-
Readings will be given by Fa-
Their Victor Holly, rector, and sew
eral selections by a quartet from
Christ's M. and l. College, Jackson,
Mississippi.
The public is invited.-Advt.
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ard the best al-round golfer of this
area which is backed up by the
figures as they show he has fin
ished one, two, three, seven years
in a row.
Competition Getting Keener
The competition has been getting
keener each year. Last year on
the final round with only two holes
to be played, Howard, Williams
and Shepard were all tied with
Jack Howard only one stroke be-
hind. Williams and Shepard tied
the event with Shepard winning
the play-off. With new blood COM
ing on, especially from st. Louis
and Kansas City, this years tour
nament should produce even great
er competition.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Chas. Collier, Veteran
Retired Railroad Man,
Kills Self in jump

Collier veteran, pensioned railroad jumped
Hospital last Saturday. fatally nurng him
self Crispus Attacks Aged for three
hospital
Thursday.
held Wednesday, August at 230
Home Rondo Street. with Rev. G. L.
Hayden pastor St. A. Church, officiating He
member of Pioneer
Lodge of fol thirty-fve years.
n Elmhurst Cemetery
employed sleeping employee by the
Great Northern R.. R. and later by the Pullman Company
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compete in the associations eight
year history. The tourney is a
one-day 36-hole medal play affair.
Sam Shepard, 1887 champion, of
st. Louis, will be on hand to head
the star studded entry list. Ex-
champs Charles P. Howard, of Des
Moines, and Richard Young, of st.
Louis, will also be on hand. Shep-
ard has two legs on the associa-
tons beautiful championship
trophy while Young has one leg,
coping the title in 1896.
Howard Champ Four Years
Howard was champion during
the first four years of Central
States existence. However, since
his defeat in the 1885 event at st.
Louis by Shepard he has not been
able to win. Many consider How
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

Four years Of careful coverage
of the community's news events,
critical appraisal of community
programs, constant support of
community projects have built this
newspaper, your newspaper, into a
strong medium dedicated to public
service.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE
FOLKS?

who glibly tells the papers agents
81 just buy the paper to help it
out" If you are honest, examine
your copy and see if you can't find
five cents worth of news, editorial
comment and feature material in it
which you can't get in any other
Twin City medium. If you do not
find your moneys worth you should
stop buying this paper. We don't
want your sympathy but sincerely
appreciate your cooperation and
patronage on a business basis. We
try to give you your moneys worth
weekly.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Blind Wife Sues
Ralph Cooper

NEW YORK, Aug. - (CNA)-
A summons for Ralph Cooper,
star of several all-Negro movies,
was obtained in Family Court this
week by his wife, Jennie Salmon,
who charged failure to support
their ten-year old daughter.
Mrs. Cooper, who sang and
danced in "Show Boat" Running
Wild" and other Broadway revues
until she went blind several years
ago, said Cooper had contributed
nothing to the child's support al
though he was in the Hollywood
chips.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Silver Shirts
Hold Meetings
In Minneapolis

The Silver Shirts, national or
ganization anti-Semitic and anti
Negro in principle, have been hold
ing meetings in Minneapolis.
The most recent meeting was
held Tuesday night at the Royal
Arcanum Hall. Local leaders of
the organization are T. ]. Wooster
and Florence SERVER.
Roy Zachory of Asheville, N. c.,
national organizer, is in the Twin
Cities.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

Grand Polemarch of the Kappa
Alpha Psi fraternity, who is busy
far ahead of the "Grand Conclave"
in Detroit next December, getting
things lined up so the twenty
eighth ANIMAL meeting will go off &C
cording . to schedule. Attorney
Mann is lawyer for the U. S. De-
partment of the Interior, stationed
in Chicago. The busy lawyer fire.
quently travels by air to squeeze
in time for promoting Kappa af-
fairs.-(Calvin Service.)
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ARE YOU AMONG THOSE?

who subscribing pay for your paper
promptly? Let's hope you are not
one of those who have to be hound
ed down by our collectors or one of
those who glibly tell our newsies
to come back US blocks some
times) to get their money for the
paper. 1t costs money to give you
this paper each week. The least
the subscriber can do is pay for it
promptly.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Central States Golf
Tourney to Be Held
in Mill City Aug. Il

The Golf Association will hold Eighth
Tournament here Sunday August 81 the tricky Hawaha
The Twin City Golf Club of ST. Paul and Minneapolis will be host
the association for the second consecutive the 1887
contested the beautiful Keller ST. Paul. The association
Topeka Kansas Omaha Nebraska;
Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis Missouri and the club
John Williams Minneapolis president of the organization
Largest Entry Expected
being entertain list
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Shoe Mart
Offers Great
Money Savings

The greatest shoe buys in the
Twin Cities are offered by the shoe
store everybody's talking about,
'The Shoe Mart" 400 Jackson St.,
st. Paul. For real savings in good
shoes consult the Shoe Mart adj
vertisement in this issue of this
paper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Father of 5 MOtherless
Children Dies in WPA
Project Accident

Death instantly Monday workman employed WPA
project Minneapolis digging machine broke
striking the with full force of its so pound weight
Alexander SnallwOod, No.,
Minneapolis the widower father of five children.
Funeral services for the held Wednesday the
chapel D. Young officiating.
nement Crystal Lake cemetery Surviving the unfortunate
three children and older children
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05
Stay OF this date, August rs,
Brotherhood Sleeping Car Porters'
annual Picnic.-Adv.

Take a tip from those who know.
You'll find better service, better
products, more courteous treatment
when you spend your money with
advertisers in this newspaper
Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

Every minute so persons are dis
abled by injury or accident. TheO-
dOre Allen, 996 Iglehart Avenue.
Dale 1865. Representing North
American Life and Casualty Co..
Advt.
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New Lynching
Bill Sought By
Indiana NJ. C.

Washington, D. CA new
anti-lynching bill was proposed
by Congressman Louis Ludlow,
Democrat of Indiana. Ludlow
sent his bill to Attorney General
w. S. Erwin for study.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

It's no accident that three out
of five of the people in the Negro
community read this paper weekly.
Advertisers with worth while mer-
chandise to sell will find a recep-
tive audience through this medium.
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Order Your Space Now
for Anniversary Number

Fourth Anniversary edition of this will appear
Advertisers and citizens who birthday
do very small Call advertising
Bridgeport 1896 Minneapolis Tower 1856, st.
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FLASH!
WESLEY HAYNES DIES

Wesley Haynes, 1913 Fourth Ave.
&c., died Wednesday at $50 p. m.
at General Hospital.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

He who is most slow in
making a promise is the most
faithful in the performance
of it.-ROusSeau.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

Negro newspapers ought to
be more than mere limitations
of white" newspapers.
j. w. Johnson.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-08-05

TO Mr. RUPERT, OLD GOLD CIGARETTES AND CITI
DAYTON OHIO -es1--.-@ .---..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
BAPTIST REVIVAL
IS BEGUN SUNDAY
Rev. j. D. Fluff Doing
Preaching; Singer To Be
Here by This Evening

A revival meeting to last through
next Sunday was started at the First
Baptist church here yesterday, with
the revival preacher, DR.. John A.
Huff, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Chattanooga, Tenn, doing
the preaching. He preached at both
services Sunday, when there were five
additions to the church membership.
E. E. Rutledge, director of music
in the First Baptist church in Char
lotte arrived in the city today and
took charge of the music for the re-
vival, starting tonight.
Two services are held daily, at a
M. and 8 o. m. The morning service
is held in connection with the daily
vacation Bible school for young peo-
ple. which was started today, with
large enrolment. The Bible school
group joins with the regular congre-
cation in 45 minutes of devotional
services at 9 a. m.
At Sunday nights service IN the re-
vival, there were number present
from several other churches of the
civ. ait least two of which had called
in their night services.
Rev. A. S. Hale, pastor or the
church. said today the general public
was invited to all of the services, to-
eether with the church membership.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
CITY PAYS. S1O,52O
UPON DEBT June |
$4,000 of Amount Is Princi-
pal and Remainder Is
Interest Items

Funds are available to the city for
paying off debt service obligations Of
$1O,520 due in New York on June 1
it was stated today by S. B. Burwell
city clerk. The money is in the bank
here ready for transmission, and will
be forwarded in time to meet the ma
turity of principal and interest items.
The largest single item is $4,000 in
principal and $3,645 in interest on
IL per cent water bonds of 1926. One
other item is a $1,000 serial bond Of
the five percent issue of 1928 for
funds to construct the municipal
building. Interest on that bond issue
is also due in the sum of $575. An
underpass bond of $1,000 issued in
1886 at three percent interest, is also
due, with $120 on other issues of that
same block. Interest in the sum of
$3.50 is also due on underpass bonds
of 1896 at the rate of four percent.
The city has for several years been
meeting all of it's bonded obligations
on time, and is prepared to continue
this policy, barring some unforeseen
emergency
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
e r. BECKHAM GETS
RECOGNITION ALSO

C. B. Beckham, one of Vance coun-
tvs Oldest Democrats, was given re-
cognition at the Democratic county
convention in the court mouse iast
Saturday. D. p. McDuffee, presiding,
announced that all Democrats present
at the democratic convention in the
county So years ago were asked to
,.;sa and re recognized. Mr.. Beckham
rnse To his feet and was given rousing
. nr1ause bv the delegates to the meet
;rg In that convention he took the
democratic side against his father
who supported the Republican ticket.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
JAMES A. BOBB|TT
DIES IN FRANKLIN
Sudden Illness Fatal Satur-
day Afternoon; Funeral
Held Sunday

James AlHheus Bobbitt, 81. who
died suddenly at his home in Hayes
vile township, Franklin county, at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon, was
buried in the cemetery of Corinth
Baptist church, in Franklin county.
following funeral services in that
church at $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
noon. He had been a member Of
Corinth church about Is years. He
was born in Warren county February
1, 1857.
Mr.. Bobbitt, whose address was
Route one, Henderson, is survived by
his widow Mrs. Liza Perry Bobbitt,
and the following children Bonnie
Ferry Bobbitt James Harold Bobbitt.
of Texas; Raymond Bobbitt, Norfolk,
Va; Herman Perry, Winston-Salem;
Garland Bob'hitt, of Raleigh, and
Charles Bobbitt, of Franklin county,
bitt, of Winston-Salem.
Funeral services Sunday at the
church were in charge of Rev. Mr..
Barnett.
Mr. Bobbitt had resided at his last
address the last eleven years.
Pallbearers for the funeral were an
nounced as follows:
Active, T. F., w. S., and Frank
Ayscue, John Wilson, John Finch and
H. A. Falkner; honorary, r. G.. Winn,
ST., J. z. Terrell, W. G. Roberts, Wal
ter Debnam, w. p. Wilson, W. p.
VIM, N. A. Pernell, r. G. Winn, Jr.,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
WORK IS STARTED
ON SCHOOL ANNEX
Contractors Begin Addition
at Middleburg; Will Be
Speeded Up

Work has been started on the new
addition to Middleburg high school,
and the contractors agreed, when they
were awarded the work several weeks
ago, to have the job completed in 90
working days. School officials hope
the new structure will be ready for
use by the time Of the start of the fall
term in September.
Foundations are being dug and first
concrete is being poured. The new
work is to cost $4,000, including fur
nshings and other costs, though the
contract, including the plumbing
heating and wiring was a trifle over
$4,000.
Provision will be made for four new
class rooms, a library, an office for
the principal and increasing the size
OF the auditorium. The new structure
will be built onto the front of the
present building.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
MRS. HOLLOWAY, Of
M|DDLEBURG, DIES
Passes After Long Illness;
Prominently Connected;
Funeral Today

After an illness of several months,
Mrs. Margaret Smith Holloway, wife
OF Clifton w. Holloway, of near Mid
dleburg, died at 11:3O a. m. Sunday
at Maria Parham hospital She was n
native of Henderson and was 80 years
old, having been born in this city
November 10, 1898.
Her illness was recognized from the
beginning as serious. Except for a
week of special treatment at Duke
hospital, Durham, Mrs. Holloway had
been a patient at Maria Farham hos
pital here since March 5 until her
death.
She had lived all her life in Hen
derson until her marriage ten years
ago, and since that time near Middle
1urg. She was educated in the Hen
derson public schools and also at Elon
College, where she studied music. She
was a member of the First Methodist
church in Henderson for 16 years I'M
til her marriage, when she removed
her utilization to the Middlebury
Methodist church, in which she took
an active part. She was also active
in community affairs there.
Mrs. Holloway is survived by her
husband, and by four children, Lucy
Ann, John w., Clifton w., Jr., and
Mamie Elizabeth Holloway, all of near
Middleburg; five brothers, G. j. Smith,
Danville. Va; j. c., A. L., K. D., and
David p, Smith, all of Washington,
d. c.; and two sisters, Mrs. D. n.
Hocutt and Miss Fannie M. Smith,
both of Henderson,; also her mother
Mrs. G. ]. Smith, also of Henderson.
Her father died twenty years ago,
after a long career as a tobacconist.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon at o'clock at the Middleburg
Methodist church, in charge of the
pastor, Rev. D. A. Petty, assisted by
Rev. r. f. Brown, pastor of First
Methodist Episcopal church of Hen
derson. Interment was in the family
plot at Middleburg.
The brothers, most of them with
their wives, were here at the time OF
Mrs. Eolloway's death, together with
other relatives, including Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Rawls, of Rocky Mount; Mrs.
W. p. Rideout, Charlotte; Mrs. E. L..
Pitts and Miss Alice Pitts, Mr.. and
Mrs E. w. Amos and Mr.. and Mrs.
Len Tucker, all of Richmond, Va.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
HENDERSON T.P.A,
MEN ARE HONDRED
Given High Recognition and
Responsibility at Hick-
DRY Convention

All three members of Post I, Hen
derson, who attended the annual con-
vehtion of the Travellers Protective
Association of North Carolina in
Hickory last Friday and SATURDAY.
were honored. and one other besides
was given high position in the order.
Elliott G. Shaw, who has served the
past year as State president of the or
ganization presided at the convention
and was elected as a delegate from
North Carolina, with all expenses paid
to the national T. p. A. convention
In Omaha, Neb next month.
j. M. Baity, who has been secretary
or Post | for number of years, was
elected second vice7president of the
State organization, and A. P. Barnes
was made membership chairman for
Eastern North Carolina. Rev. I. w.
Hughes, rector of Holy Innocents
Episcopal church here, was reelected
State chaplain, an office he has held
for nearly a quarter of a century. He
was unable to attend the Hickory
convention, however
Post I, of Henderson, has approx
mately 300 members, one of the lar
gest posts in the State, with a roster
nearly one-tenth the amount of the
entire State membership of around
$500.
The convention voted to hold it's
1889 convention in Fayetteville next
May, and elected r. B. Davis, of Pilot
Mountain, as president for 1889.
Mrs. Baity accompanied her hus-
band to the convention, the other de-
legates being unaccompanied
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
POLITICAL RALLIES
START TOMORROW
First of Series To Be At
Monk Hughes Store At
North Henderson

A series of political rallies similar
to those that have preceded the juno
Democratic primaries in recent wears
will be staged again this year, and
will get under way this week, ac-
cording, to announcement this week.
The rallies are not held officially I'M
der auspices of the Democratic COM
mittee of the county, but are arranged
by those interested in having the
meetings.
The first two rallies of the cam
paign are set for this week, and the
first of these will be tomorrow night
at s o'clock at Monk Hughes store
at North Henderson. On Friday night
the second will be held at Norwood
store at Dabney. Another that had
been announced for o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon at Roberson's store in
South Henderson has been postponed
until next week, it was announced,
and will be held Wednesday night.
All candidates for county office will
be invited and expected to attend and
state their views and platforms.
Two years ago rallies of this kind
were held in nearly all townships of
the county, two or more gatherings
being held in some sections.
Up to the present time, the political
campaign has not shown much out
ward activity, although candidates
have been doing a lot of personal
work, as have their friends. But the
campaign will break into the open
with the night rallies this week. The
meetings have always drawn large
crowds, and this year is expected to
be no exception.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16
COUNCIL PINNELL
MARS HILL DECLAMER

Mars Hill, May 14-(SpeciaD
Council Pinnell, of Henderson, was
among the six society representatives
to compete in the annual inter-society
defamation contest at Mars Hill Col.
lege May IA. Mr.. Pinnell is a mem
Der of the Eutthalian Literary society
and won second in their defamation
contest as well as first place in the
temperance reading contest.
Among other honors the Henderson
lad has achieved are: society presi-
dent, honor club president, Sunday
school officer, and a member of the
Eastern Carolina regional club. He is
a senior at Mars Hill and will receive
his diploma with the graduating class
of $50 at the commencement final
May 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-16

the Henderson office. It contains q
immature map showing highway
routes out OF Henderson, and bears
tne legend: Henderson, N. C. on
north-south highway, Gateway to the
Carohnas and the Bright Leaf To-
pacco Belt. Your Town and Ours Ma
tlonal Air Mail Week, May 1921
1888"
Mr.. league, who is district chair
man for this section in the observance
OF National Air Mail Week, anti
clptes a considerable increase in the
use of air mail out of this office.
James H. Mckenzie, Salisbury post
master, is chairman for North Caro-
lima, and Paul r. Younts, Charlotte
postmaster, is National Air Mail Week
chairman.