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Pauline Coffee
Actress Evangel-
ist, Has Nervous
Breakdown.

Cleveland, o., August 3 amp
Last week, enroute from Chica-
go to Dayton where she was
scheduled to conduct a revival at
Philips CME Temple church,
Pauline ]. Coffee, former stage
and screen star turned evangelist
suffered a mental breakdown and
was taken to an asylum in Rich
mond, Ind, for treatment.
As the representative of the
-Four Square gospel denomination
Miss Coffee was widely known.
Clevelanders remember her for
having conducted revivals at Geth-
semane Baptist church, of which
Rev. Glenn T. settle is pastor,
which repeatedly reused the ire of
the Baptist Minister conference
of Cleveland and led to the ex-
plustion by that body.
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vi. EDUCATION

The NAACP Gavors universal
education equality in school terms
teachers salaries, and school faci-
lities Where seperate schools are
maintained the standards should
be the same. When federal monies
shall be alloeated for education to
any state or territory, maintain
ing separate schools by law they
shall be distributed ON the basis of
the number of eligible children of
the separte groups in said state.
Where there are separate land
grant colleges maintained by a
state the monies shall be ~allocated
in the proportion which the Negro
population bears to the whole.
University of Missouri Case
We urge the continuation Of
the fight to enter the University
of Missouri in order to get the
benefit of the supreme court de-
cision on the Gaines VS.. Uniyer-
sisy of Missouri case.
VII. CIVIL SERVICE
The Association endorses the
principle Of Civil Service but con-
dennis unreservedly the discrimin-
alton against persons because of
race, creed or color, and the man.
aer in which civil service is adj
ministered in the several depart
nents in the Federal government
md in a number of the States.
The vicious system requiring
applicants photographs to be sub
mitted with applications should be
discontinued at once. All appli-
sants should be appointed accord
ing to their numerical standing on
Civil Service rolls and not as now
provided by Civil Service.
Rulo III.
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200 NEGROES AMONG THOSE
ON THEATRE PROJECT
TO GET PINK
SLIPS

New York, Aug. 8 (ANP)-
Two hundred Negro theatre work.
ers on the federal theatre project
were among those unfortunate
1900 who received pink slips of
dismissals this past week.
The Federal Arts Council
through it's Negro Arts commit
tee registered a strong protest of
discrimination, but federal Off
Gals declared there were no evil
dences of discrimination.
-oOo-
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By FLOYD j. CALVIN
LISTED by Editor & Publisher)
Briton's Senses"

Farewell Southern Workman
1t is sad, indeed to read in the
current Southern Workman that
the July number is the last. This
CT year old publication is to be
discontinued. DR.. Isaac Fisher, the
first colored editor writes his
farewell editorial in the current
number.
The Southern Workman in its
more than half century of life,
rendered fine service, filled a
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We wish to extend to the Rich
mond. Va, branch CT the NAACP
participating choirs, pastors and
officers of the Fifth Street Bap-
fist church, the Leigh Street
Me. hodist Church, and Boy Scout
Troops and Girl Scout Troops,
and the public in general the
hearty and sincere appreciation
of the delegates and friends OF
tho National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
herein assembled. We also desire
to express our profound respect
and gratitude to the daily and
weekly press for their most fair
and liberal reIt rting of events
of this conference.
We appreciate the hospitality
and conrtesies extended to us by
the governor of Virginia and by
the Mayor and the police depart
ment of Richmond.
Respec fully submitted,
Committee on Resolutions
Signed C. A. Hansberry, Chic
ago, H., Chairman
Geneva r. Woods, Baltimore
Md, Secretary.
f E Utterback, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Prince Clark, Detroit, Mich.
w. A. Traynham, New York.
A. w. Wells, Jackson, Miss.
G. w. Rice, Houston, Texas,
Mrs. Gladys Carr, Des Moines,
Iowa,
Rev. w. G. Anderson, Danville,
Va,
Jerry o. Gillian, Norfolk, Va,
II. M. Ruffin, Northumberland
County, Va,
Rev. Kelly Goodwin, Reading,
Pa,
Mrs. Mary James, Prince Geo.
rye County, Md,
J. E. Mitchell, st. Louis, Mo-,
Walter Brown Birmingham, Ala,
w. A. j. Bullock, Chickasha,
Okla,
N. w. Griffin, Jacksonville, Fla,
r. S. Grant, Rockford, FL,
D. w. Anthony, Princeton, N.
j.
G.. James Fleming, Philadelphia,
Pa.
C. |. Moat, Media, Pa,
Samuel Ridley, Newton, Kans.,
Milton Fields, Waterloo, Ia,
C. H. Williamson, Henderson,
North Carolina,
Barbee VIM. Durham, Columbus
Ohio,
w. Harold Flowers, Pine Bluff,
Ark,
Miss Marjorie Robinson, Mont
clair, N. j.,
Garrison Bowser, Brooklyn, N.
Y,
w. J. Williams, Atlanta, Ca,
Miss La Countess Blaine, Rich
mond, Va,
Charles Harris, Detroit, Mich.
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II. FILIBUSTERING AND
LYNCHING

We urge upon Americans of all
races and in all sections Of the
country Of heir congressman who
have not done so to sign the dis
charge petition and vote for the
ant 4ynching bill, in view Of the
/ c. that we ian never hope to
ces q vote en- ta. bill wi hout the
imposition of cloture. No Senator
who does not vote for cloture will
be considered a friend of anti
l%ynching legislation.
In addition, we pledge a con-
tinuous fight by the NAACP.
against lynching and for an anti
lynching bill.
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Adopted
Resolution

ness the undemocratic and IN
American action Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and
Ct the Board of Education of
Washington, D. E. in refusing
Marian Anderson, Spngafn Med
alist, a proper place to sing. We
urge that every force be u-ed to
open all halls, public end private
t. all artists regardless of race.
The association views with
alarm the decisions of the highest
courts of Michigan, Missouri,
Maryland, and New York uphold
ing the restrictive covenants in
deeds and contracts entered into
by private owners of property,
prohibiting tae conveying, devils
ing, leasing or renting of property
to any person of African descent
o. to members Of the Negro race.
Such agreements violate the prin-
ciple of contracts, m un-Ameri-
can, and are in violation of the
fundamental rights of property
md of the way of the land, an
are undorocratic in principle.
We renew our support Of the
Scottsboro Defense Committee of
which the NAACP is a member,
to the end that these boys may
be wholly freed of punishment
or blame for a crime of which
tho entire world knows them to
be wholly innocent.
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VIII. PUBLIC HEALTH AND
MEDICAL SERVICE

We condemn discrimination or
neglect of Negro citizens by COM
munity, city, county, state or fed
eral medical health agencies.
Wherever federal funds r APP
propriated for medical or health
purposes in states maintaining Sc
parate units for medical or health
service, such funds shall not be
granted until evidence is given
that the funds will be allocated
according to the needs of the
several units.
We pledge ourselves to an
active and sustained fight through
direct political action and public
opinion to make available to all
citizens the facilities of every
hospital, medical school and health
agency, to the end that identical
services and health agencies be
furnished to all citizens.
TX. SOCIAL AND INTER
NATIONAL RELATIONS
l. Anti Semitism
We extend our sympathies to
all other minority groups who at
this time are being violated ply
sically, or losing their civil rights
because of their race, color, or
creed; we condemn especially the
treatment of the Jews under Fas-
eism and Nazism and we deplore
evidence of anti-Semitism in
America.
We urge strongly that Negroes
and all libenty-loving Americans
speak out against jew batting
here and against the threatened
resurrection of the Ku Klux Khan.
2. Peace
In the midst of wars and threats
of wars and national confusions,
we counsel the Negro to exhibit
poise, and 30 support the cause
of peace and to avoid entangling
alliances, national and interna-
tional.
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Ill. GOVERNMENTAL
APPOINTMENTS


We urge n the President,
his cabinet, heads of Federal de-
partment, and the governors of
tho several states to give Negroes
opportunity to use their gifts for
the benefit of all the people
through ne greater integration
of Negroes in the personnel of
tho various governmental agen-
eies.
In addition we call the atten-
ton of the President to the pa
tent preparation that Negroes
have made to Re useful citizens
and Of their brilliant performance
whenever given opportunity. We
therefore urge the President to
consider tn appointmnt Of quail
fled Negroes to Federal Judge
ships to responsible positions in
tho reorganization of the bran
ches of the government now go
ing on and to membership on the
Federal Civil Service Commission
and to other commissions.
". DISCRIMINATION IN ARMY
NAVY
In a world in which there r
overwhelming threats of war we
call the attention of the people of
the United States the President
and the Congress to the continued
determinations against Negroes
in the Army, Navy and Air Forces
of the United States because of
their race. We strongly urge the
abolition of these color bars, in
order that Negroes who have al
ways defended their country may
not continue suffering because of
tho determinations against their
entering the various branches of
the armed forces, both military
and civil.
We urge, especially, that in all
the current plans for defense and
Tor extending aviation training,
that Negroes be Fundamentally
and specifically included, both as
a sign of the real democratic ma
ture of the United States and in
order that Negroes may I'M
flinchingly want to protect their
country again.
v. CIVIL RIGHTS
We urge state legislation with
adequate penalties to prevent dis
elimination against persons be-
cause of race creed or color, by
persons or places operated for the
public and maintained with public
as we'll as private funds.
Immediate plans should be in
agurated so as to stimulate public
interest toward creating adequate,
equal rights laws in all states.
We heartily endorse and urge
tho passage of the Kopplemann
civil rights bill, now pending in
Congress, for the District of Col
umbia.
fragrant abuse of the elemen-
tary constitutional rights of all
citizens will be zealously watched
!. and prosecuted when necessary be-
fore the highest authorities.
Wa believe the citizens of Wash
ington, d. c., should be enfran-
chised and we urge the members
throughout the country to write
their congressman and request
their support of such legislation.
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stunning gowns. Miss Cornell laws
comedy in = style that = woIly
delightful TO us"
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ASK PROMOTION
Of Navy CHIEFS

WASHIN CT o NJ President
Roosevelt late Wednesday APP
proved the report of a naval Sc
lection board, recommending pro-
motion Of II officers TO rear adj
mirals.
Those recommended for promo
ton to rear admirals were John
Henry Towers. who holds the rank
Of acting rear admiral as chief of
the bureau Of aeronautics: Ferdi-
nand Louis Reichmuth: Isaac
Campbell Kidd: Roland Munroe
Brainard; sherwoode Ayerst Taf-
finder: Alexander Sharp: Aubrey
Ray Fitch: Robert Alfred Theo-
bald. Raymond Ames Spruance:
Henry Kent Hewitt. Felix xerxes
Cygax. and Charles Alfred Dunn.
In addition to the recommended
ton Of these officers for promo
ton to rear admirals as vacancies
arise. the president approved an
other list by the board recommend
ing promotion of So commanders
as best fitted for captaincies.
Roosevelt approved also another
list Of 20 commanders as fitted to
serve as captains.
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tors criticizing the agreements be-
lieve they should be subject to
senate ratification.
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LAWRENCE STRONG
Injured Motorcycle Rider
Shows Iron Will in Fight
LAWRENCE STRONG

Six months ago Larry Strong
was brought to st. Joseph's hos
pital. the victim Of an automobile
motorcycle accident. Authorities
shook their heads. and agreed that
IL by some miracle he should live,
he would be destined to spend the
rest Of his life in bed-or at best
in a wheelchair.
Today they know definitely he Is
among the living. and any predic-
ton made is to the effect that he
WILL walk; for they have no de-
sire TO buck an iron will which
doesn't know the meaning of quit
"A most amazing case" a hos
pital attache said. "A dozen times
he would have been perfectly justi-
fled in giving up the ship. But he
won't quit. He has fighting heart
that refuses to recognize anything
but success. He says he is going
to walk and. by George, you can't
help but believe him!"
Gets His Exercise
An ingenious trapeze arrange
ment attached TO Larry's bed helps
strengthen back and arm muscles
which would otherwise suffer from
lack OF exercise. This, together
with hydro-therapy treatments in
a huge tub donated by the Motor
cycle club. OF which he 10 q men,
Der. has had much to do with his
improvement.
When asked the first thing he
would do when he got back on his
feet, Larry. who celebrated his 23d
birthday in August, grinned and
promptly replied:
Go back To work. I'll need
plenty OF dough to take care of
this"
with a $4,000 Judgment In
your favor? ?"
He shook his head and grinned
again. "The poor guy hasn't got
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TO OPPOSE
TRADE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON - Both Repub-
lican and Democratic western sen
ators predicted today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would fan IL he
seeks 10 continue the admlnistra-
tons reciprocal trade treaty.
Representatives Of Republican
Democratic coalition opposed Ia
the trade treaty program indicated
they were ready TO fight TO a finish
to kill the program the president
said he would undoubtedly seek TO
extend beyond its expiration date,
June II.
Senate Minority Leader Charles
L. McNary, r., Ore, leader OF the
senate Republican forces who have
opened their attack on the pro-
gram this fall and plan to make IL
major issue in the 1910 presi-
Dental campaign. said:
II predict the administra-
ton viii fail II action Is TAX
en-. A great many Democrats
win oppose extension OF the
agreements. and practically all
Republicans. At the present
time I think there IL a sub
stantial ma jority In the senate
against renewal of the pro-
gram"
Other western senator's who
have expressed opposition to con.
tinuing the program include Chair.
man Key Pittman, D., New, OF
the senate foreign relations com.
mittee, and Sens. Arthur II. Van.
denberg. r., Mich, William f
Borah. R., Ida, d. Worth Clark
D., Ida, James r. Murray, D.,
Mont, and Burton X. Wheeler, D..
Mont.
Borah and Pittman plan to raise
the question of constitutionality
of the program, and most sena.
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q dime"
Larry intends to fly again. As
an amateur pilot, he has over 800
hours OF flying time to his credit.
Enjoys Flight
II was up not long ago, you
know" he said. THE Doc bundled
me up and took me out to the
airport. They loaded me into a
ship and tucked me in good and
away we went. We stayed up
half-an-hour. Boy, 1t was sure a
kick"
He's going to ride motorcycle
again, too. You can't blame a
motorcycle for the breaks. A
tough break, sure, but it's apt to
happen to any one, isn't It?
Only once did he lose the cheer
full, game grin which Is character
istic Of him. That was when the
topic centered upon the benefit
dance being held for him the night
of Dec. 20 in the Century ball
room.
TITS pretty swell of the gang"
he said. land - well. tell them
thanks for me. will you?"
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MOOSE PREP ARE
YULE PROGRAM
Activities of Lodge
Include Initiation
Of IS Candidates

Activities for members of Ia
coma Nooss lodge win include
initiation Of . class Of IS candi-
dates At . meeting to be held In
lodge rooms. 7s7ss Commerce ST..
Friday night starting At Q o'clock.
Ths angual Christmas charity
hall y scheduled for Thursday,
Dec n, at Crescent ballroom,
starting 1t p. m. Bob Cramm
and Sam cssppen are In charge OF
arrangements, which win be open
70 the public.
TIE annual Christmas tree
party for members and families
VIII b held IN the lodge hall
Friday. Dec. ~ At Q p. m, with
J. Z. Mccormick In charge.
Tnhoma Legion viii convene In
session Jan. n At 2 p. m. In Moose
temple. II Wa announced by Lee
gionnAire North Moose sader.
Entertainment and lunch is
planned.
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MAIN STREET
Goinos. Comings and Doines
Of Tdcomans as the Re
porter Found Them.

Kenneth Anderson preparing to
leave with his parents on Friday
for Los Angeles where he viii Join
an older brother in attending Bible
school-John ]. HigEcn building
front porch steps-Bil Healy hur-
Tying up Broadway. ID. Fay
talking politics - Fred w. Thiel
answering telephone-ward Pierce
laughing Bin Goodwin and Hugo
Metxier, jr- enjoying crab feed
Les Lunan making preparations
for pre-Christmas gathering
7. d. Orr climbing stairs-yudge
Clarence Layton giving friend
legal advice = Paul Newman
chuckling at antics Of a friend
Art w. Paulson presiding In the
kitchen-Joe Ford DOMINIC apron
Barney Mcfarland carrying
heavy suitcase - Clarence Lake
hunting place to hang overcoat-
Bob Witter holding 1900 trump in
pinochle.
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CCC Boys Find
Some Excitement

QUINCY, Col.-Life for the IL
Gee boys of the Feather River
camp isn't the dreary thing some
might imagine. In search of a man
reported lost, they encountered q
big bear that did all of his native
tricks for them until they talked
too loudly and he disappeared.
sighted several deer. ran into a
number Of rattlesnakes and finally
discovered that the missing man
wasn't lost at all.
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Police Wake Up
When Beer Pops

CLINTON, okla--rhings were
duh around headquarters, but po-
lice snapped into action. drawing
their pistols when three loud ex-
plosions, originating In the sheriffs
office adjoining theirs. reverber-
ated through the city hall. No
body came out shooting. The sun
shine had been too much and three
bottles of oonfiscated beer had ex-
ploded.
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the stage proceeds from personal
sincerely. People are squeamish
about the big emotions today, but
her honesty carried her through
the big scenes that would be UNI
palatable IL they were artificially
acted. Her technique Is noted in
her personal attitude toward life.
81. She has not played COM
edy here for years, If ever. But
make no mistake about 1t; it is
very pleasant TO have her among
the mortals for a while. A very
winning mortal she is, too. Her
humor is an expression O. toler-
ance rather than an irradiation
Of wit. Her modesty gives the
play an engaging exterior. At
tired In some of Valentines most
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HOME PUBLIC PLACE
If WHISKY IS SOLD

REGINA, Sask. - Because his
own home was no longer a private
dwelling. Frederick Plante was
convicted in court here OF having
liquor In a place other than a
dwelling. He previously was con-
victed of keeping liquor in his
home for sale. Under the Saskat-
ehewan liquor act, any such dwell
ing Is regarded as a public place.
ONE MORE RESIDENCE
f. Larry Jardeen was granted
permit Wednesday to build a
$4,000 residence at 226 So. seth.
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Aside from marking her return
TO Broadway after an absence of
almost two years. mo Time for
Comedy was also Miss cornell's
first appearance before a New
York audience in modern
comedy.
Next morning. Brooks Atkinson
wrote in the New York Times:
after two years Of silence in New
York. which does not enjoy the
quiet, Katharine Cornell has re-
turned in all her magnificence,
playing comedy with effortless
skill and personal sincerity"
The following Sunday the dis
tinguished critic again paid tribute
to Miss Cornell and the play: IF
an actress wears the tragic mask
too constantly. the grand parts
can isolate her from audiences.
Although the grand parts may be
superhuman in scope. they begin
to seem inhumanly remote in long
succession - the passion always
sublime. the defamation always
deliberate and at top compass.
Miss Cornell takes first rank as
a dramatic actress in the illus
trious parts. She can handle them.
She can adapt the grand manner
to the brisk modern tempo because
the emotion with which she floods
tors criticizing the agreements be-
lieve they should be subject to
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n. 7. Drama Critic Praises
Katharine COrnelPs Comedy

When Katharine Cornell came to New York in mo Time
for Comedy last April 17th the occasion called forth
of the most brilliant openings Broadway has in
years After "A weeks in Manhattan and the first lap of
transcontnenta tour s. ~ Behrmans play is still draw
ing packed houses and voeys of praise The celebrated
will to the Temple theater in her latest
play for performance December 23rd.
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ENTERPRISE TO
.0vERHAULED

BREMERTON - The aircraft
carrier Enterprise, now at Pearl
Harbor. has been ordered to pro-
coed to the naval yard here for
overhaul next month. II was
learned today.
The U. s. s. Saratoga, another
plane carrier, In expected here
Jan. Q. and the U. Q. s. New
Mexico on Jan. 20.
Vessels In the yard at present
are:
U. 8. 3. Mississippi until Mar. IL.
u. s. 8. Arizona. until Dec. 10.
u. s. 8. Yorktown. until Dec. FL.
u. s. s. Brooklyn. until Jan. 3.
u. 8. s. Wilson. until Feb. 1.
u. 8. s. Idaho. until Feb. IL.
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r. you're not using It. sell II with
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Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
FOUNDERS DAY
III. OF ID. NEWARK
. Continued From Page one)

among those in the receiving line
in the evening. At the anniversary
dinner Mrs. Warner announced the
wifi of a silver flower bowl and
candlesticks from the Women's s
Committee to the Women's College
in celebration of this silver ami
versary of the institution. The
ceremonies concluded Saturday ev-
ening with the comforting of the
degree of doctor of laws on Miss
Winifred j. Robinson, dean emer-
titus, who retired in 1888 after hav-
ing served since the schools found
ing in 1914. The main address of
the day was delivered by Judge
Florence E. Allen, of the Cleveland
district of the United States Court
of Appeals Judge Allen, first wo-
man to be appointed to the coun-
try's second highest bench. referred
frequently to DR.. Robinson as one
of the country's outstanding wo-
men leaders, comparing her pion-
Smyrna times., 1939-10-19
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: Sunday next, 7.30 a. m,
celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion; 10 a. M, Church School; IL
a. M, morning prayer and sermon.
On Tuesday next the oath at $50
p. m, the Parish will give dinner
in the Parish Hall to meet and
welcome Bishop and Mrs. McKin-
stry. Following the dinner the