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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19

across the street in front Of a beer
garden, rushed over to investigate
the alleged attack on Mrs. jenkins.
In short time more than fifty per-
sons had eengregated to comment
on the case. The Turner's locked
their apartment doors to avoid what
seemed to be the rising Of a mob
reaction to his abuse OF the Race
woman.
Police were called to disperse the
crowd and were reported to have in
formed Mrs. Jenkins that she should
swear out a warrant for the all
legged assault They could do moth
ing about it, the police told the
crowd. You'd better do something
about it, or we will% someone in
the crowd yelled. Three scout cars
Of police were sent to the scene
to quell and appease the gathering
crowd.
Lawrence Turner, wife and chill
dren were taken to the McGraw
street station to avoid further dis
turbance. Early the next morning
Recorders Judge Maher signed
warrant for Mrs. Jenkins charging
Turner with assault and battery.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19

James Reese, Severe Robertson
and Booker Willis were found guilty
of armed robbery in Recorders
Court before Judge George Murphy
on Monday morning. They were
charged with holding up the Peo-
pies State Loan office at l09l9
Grand River and escaping with ap-
proximately 1865 on June 12.
A stenographic report Of questions
and answers taken in by the prose-
cutor'S office disclosed that James
Reese, 90, Of 1923 Beaubien street.
admitted possessing the gun used
in the holdup. Reese is charged with
Communicating several customers,
the office manager, two clerks with
his gun. making them face a wall
while he looted the place Of re-
ported $685.
Edward Smith. the loan office
manager, stated Reese was the thug
with the gun and that he and the
others in the office were locked in
a rest room and that he broke the
door down just in time to go out
side and see Booker Willis irive
away from the crime scene. In the
report, Reese implicated Booker
willis, 49, and Severe Robertson. 10.
in the holdup.
Booker willis stated that he got
SIS on the night Of the alleged crime
But that he demanded more money
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
5, 900 Citizens Cheer
Jeffries At Rally

n ice of the recorders court hiS
father was also present and smoke
in behaIf NJ HE son
c-....z;-z A.. a.. .. 81, 81.
OOi''e''U'i's mat '"e use "a '-
ballot was the only weapon win
which the Negro could effectively
combat police brutality and othe:
-o.;., an. -,.h;,L H.. H. A.u
80 Us 80 - - ~
fiarolu T. bIeosoe' VINO Inquired re-
Gently in the case Of Jasper Choice.
victim of police cruelty Rev. W M
Grain. Rev, Horace A. White. Atty
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
White Man Strikes Race
Mother, "a; Riot Averted

Last Wednesday afternoon police
we're called to quelI what might
have resulted in race riot when
It was alleged Lawrence Turner,
white, slapped and tore the clothing
Of Mrs. Ella Mae Jenkins, a 24-year-
old matron, living at 5ll2 Vinewood
avenue.
It seems Mrs. jenkins 4-year-old
son. Clarence. ran into the house
claiming that he had been struck
by a white man. Dolly Lipscomb OF
1882 Biddle street and Charlotte
Smith Of 5235 Roosevelt street ac-
compsnied Mrs. jenkins to the Tur-
ner residence to demand an ex-
PLANTATION Of the alleged assault to
the four-year-old boy.
Turner admitted striking Clar-
ence, the mother disclosed and
threatened to hit her. Then said,
You niggers are trying to run the
west side" Then cursing and
swearing. Mrs. Jenkins charges, the
white man grabbed her by the arm.
her face, then tore her
dress.
A group Of Negroes standing
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
T I M T.
Marches On
The NetVs of The World
In Pitby Paragraphs
WHITES RAID NEGROES
CABIN IN JERSEY

TRENTON, N. IAN incident
reminiscent of southern practices
took place in New Jersey last week
when IL white men forced their
vav into a cabin on the outskirts Of
Cranbury and elected the seven
Negro occupants, migrant potato
U;ckers. The seven Negroes, one o..
whom was a woman, were forced
% remove their clothing. After the
hands Of five of the men were tied
they were told to run and shots
were fired over their heads. The
woman and her husband were
daubed with white paint and told
&c get back down South whera
you belong" {
According to the report the II
men drove up in four cars after
midnight and forced their way
into the cabin after breaking the
windows. Eleven Of the men were
masked and two carried shotgun
and rifle. The Negroes could not
recognize any OF the men. The pres
,nce of an unusually large number
Of southern Negroes in the potato
eelt is believed to be one OF the
-aasons for the attack.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
VICTIM WAS
FOUND LYING
ACROSS BED
Elizabeth Booker Held
For Investigation

A 32-year-old white woman was
found stabbed to death lying scross
the bed of roomer in her home at
1923 Hastings street, apartment l,
last Saturday by her Negro com.
mon-law husband.
June Brown was reported dead
by hospital attaches. A deep stab
wound to the left chest, two lacera-
tons of the abdomen and a
lacerated forearm, with the loss OF
much blood resulted in her death,
it was reported.
James Sails, 36-year-old commons
law husband of the deceased woman
stated to police that he had left
mis- home about noon of the day
in question and that at that time
June Brown and Elizabeth Booker.
%, a roomer, were arguing over
some money. When he returned
about $50 that evening he found his
wife unconscious and bleeding pro-
fusely from deep knife wounds to
her body, She was lying across the
bed in Elizabeth Booker's room.
Detectives investigating the casg
found a broken butcher knife ap-
parently used in the Staying in the
kitchen sink. 1t had been washed
free of all traces OF human blood.
Detectives Branton and Wurm OF
the homicide squad were assigned
to investigate the case. Detective
Sergeant George Branton stated on
last Tuesday that no warrant had
been asked charging Elizabeth
Booker with murder because tho
investigation was incomplete. Evi-
dence gathered 10 date does not
implicate the common-law husband,
James Sails, with the murder. An
argument over So alleged to have
been given Elizabeth Booker By
June Brown for safekeeping has
been advanced as possible motive
for the Staying, according to police.
It was further disclosed that thu
'wo women had been out drinking
early last Saturday morning at
several beergardens. And that the
argument began sometime later-en
morning. James Sails dis
closed that he had left the women
arguing at uoou- ahd-fetHFHed- sew
eral hours later to find his wife
and dying from fatal
s.abbings of butcher knife.
At approximately $3.50 am, Sum
cay, Elizabeth Booker was arrested
and held by police pending a COM
plete investigation into the murder
n June Brown. -..
When interviewed by Michigan
Chronicle reporter James Sails
stated that he worked for the
Construction COM
pany for the past Is years. And
that he was trying 20 locate the
relatives OF his deceased wife who
live at Wexford, Pa, He stated that
~ See WIFE SLAIN, PAGE 2
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
HARLEM REPORTS ATTACKS
ON NEGROES

NEW YORK CITY-Three stu
dents from a southern college seek
Ing work in New York were the
victims on July Is Of the third
recent attack on Negroes by whites
IN this city. Edward Meggs. Harry
Smith, and Marvin Jackson were
surrounded on Amsterdam avenue
a.d beaten severely. Meggs SUI
f,red a conclusion OF the brain and
was taken to Harlem hospital The
other boys we're treated for bruises
This incident followed by few
cavs the attack upon another south.
Ell student, Alex Miller. who was
beaten in a playground at 1870
street and Riverside Drive AMI
THROWN into the river He was res
cued by a white oassefby The third
brutal incident occurred in the sane
-Heek when Verne Walker a rail.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
WOMAN PUSHED THROUGH
WINDOW

May Miller, 80, Of Also Brush
street. apartment l04, was treated
at Receiving hospital last Monday
for a lacerated scalp after being
taken to get aid from 5546 Beau
bien street
Some misunderstanding between
May Miller and an unnamed wait
ress at this address ended when
May was pushed through the glass
window, police records disclosed.
Her condition when treated at the
hospital was reported as temporar-
ily serious by hospital attaches.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
Brewster Stores May Be Lost To Race Merchants
WOMAN, CHILD
LOSE LIVES IN
FLAMING AUTO
Car Overturns and Hits
Gas Tank

FLINT, Mich, Aug 18-TragedY
truly stalked the highway last Mon
day when a woman and child lost
their lives in an automobile crack
Up in which a car driven by one
Anthony Pump OF Detroit, Mich,
crashed into the vehicle being
driven by Milton Clemens, 40. of
2021 Stanford avenue, Flint, Mich,
-oYerturning and sending it crashing
into a gas tank at bort Highway
rear Lippincott boulevard, where it
burst into flames.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19

DIR. c. G.. CONSTABLE
OF 453 East Adams street. left
Wednesday for New York City
from whence he will sail on Sat-
urday on the Queen of Bermuda
for the famed vacation spot,
Bermuda. From that island he
will sail by way Of the Bahama
Islands for Jamaica, British West
Indies where he will spend a
month visiting relatives and
friends. While in Jamaica DR..
Constable plans TO make Obserpa-
ton tours Of the various hospitals
and clinics Of the island. He will
return by way Of Montreal, Can
ada. During the few days in New
York prior TO setting sail for the
Indies, DR.. Constable will attend
the sessions of the National Med
icaI association and visit the
Worlds fair.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19


Wilma Mae Clemens, 10, occupy
ing the back seat OF the car, died Of
burns received and Mrs. Vera
Clemens, 20, succumbed to injuries
Monday evening at a Flint hospita:
OF the six occupants OF the car
TWO others, Milton Clemens, A. and
Helen Clemens, 10, also suffered
serious injuries
Police state that the car which
Pump was driving hit the Clemens
vehicle causing the tragedy. Pump.
it has been reported, was so badly
Injured that an amputation of one
of his hands may be necessary.
Authorities are conducting an in
Vestfgation.
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80 See TIME. Page 2
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~ See WIFE SLAIN, Page 2
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14

If II Duce's plans regarding Yugo-
slavia and Albania go through, the
Adriatic Sea will be reduced to the
status of an Italian fishpond.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
Sanders To
Direct CMTC
Recruiting

j. w. Sanders, Vance county farm
agent, has been designated as chair
man and director for the enrolment
of boys for the Citizens Military
Training Camps for the coming sum-
mer, it was learned today, and Q
quota Of six has been allotted to the
county this summer.
Boys who enroll from this county
will train at Fort Bragg, near Fay
etteville, it was announced, and the
time is from June Is to July IA, or a
full month.
1t was also stated that four scholar
ships to colleges have been offered
men training at Fort Bragg this sum-
mer. Furman University is offer
ing two scholarships worth $75 each,
and Newberry College is offering two
valued at $10Os each. Both institu-
tions are in South Carolina.
The purpose Of these camps is to
bring together under health sur
rOundingS Onla common basis OF
equality, young men from all walks
of life, and by supervised athletics,
military drill and instruction in cit
izenship to develop them mentally,
lIlOl ally dllu plySlCdlly, pIOIlOIG
wholesome respect for American
ideals, teach the value of teamwork,
fit them for leadership, and impress
upon them the obligations and re-
sponsibilities of true American cit
izenship."
1t is stated that young men at
tending these camps are no more
likely to be called to the colors in
time of war than other men. How
ever, if in a national emergency they
volunteer or are selected for service,
they are likely to secure more rapid
advancement it is stated.
Young men interested in enroll
ing for the summer course at Fort
Bragg are asked to contact Mr.. San
derS at once.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
Old Frame Structure On
Church Street Damaged
Some Estimate Loss at $4,000; Teachers
Heavy Losers In Personal Belongings; High
School Closed by Absence of Teachers

Nineteen teachers in the Hender-
son city schools escaped unhurt from
a fire that did an estimated $4,000
damage to the city teacherage on
Church street shortly after 7 o'clock
this morning Many Of the young
women lost much of their personal
belongings, however, and the large
frame structure was gutted by the
flames.
The blaze is believed to have ORR
ginated from a defective flue, work.
ing it's way up through the roof,
and having considerable headway be-
fore being discovered. Firemen re-
sponded quickly and worked heroi-
cally to save as much as possible.
The building is only block from the
fire station, and is just off Garnett
street, the city's main thoroughfare,
and adjoins the First Methodist par
sonage and First Methodist church.
Neither the parsonage, next to the
teacherage, nor the church itself, ad-
joining the parsonage, was damaged.
A colored man went to the front
door of the teacherage, and knocked,
and informed Miss Mary Ramseur,
who answered the call, that the roof
was ablaze. She Immediately called
the fire department to give the alarm
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
Retail
Men In City
Mutual Understand
ing in Marketing of
Products and Other
Goals Sought; Henry
Mangum President

Some 25 or more retail gasoline
and oil dealers Of this city and vi
cinity held a dinner meeting in the
Vance hotel Thursday evening and
organized the Vance County Re-
tail Oil Dealers Association, with
Henry Mangum as the president. The
purpose of the group is to effect mu-
tual understanding in the marketing
of their products.
Other officers besides Mr. Man.
gum were elected as follows: G.. M.
O'Neil, vice president; A. H. Harris,
secretary treasurer, and directors
are the officers and the following:
w. K Phillips, C. P. Sellars, Tobias
Kearney, S. B. Brummitt, Talmadge
Hoyle, Frank Fuller and George
O'Lary.
1t was stated to be the purpose of
the rganization, after preliminary
details have been arranged, to at
tempt to sign up every retail gaso-
line and oil dealer in the county,
and those interested who were not
present last night were urged to ad-
wise Mr.. Mangum at once
The program Thursday evening
Was III CIldISG VI L CIGU NN. kAl1GIl, Jr.,
secretary of the Henderson Chamber
Of Commerce, who explained the pur
pose of such an organization, why it
is needed, and how it car improve
conditions among retail oil dealers
throughout the county. He outlined
the specific aims as follows:
l. Better mutual understanding
and relationship between dealers; 2,
to keep posted and advised of retail
marketing conditions; 3, to improve
and standardize sanitary conditions;
4, to uniform and coordinate service
rendered to the travelling public; 5,
put the retail marketing of petro-
leum products on a respected and
respectable basis comparable with
other retail business; 6, encourage
the maintenance of a reasonable
margin of profit to the dealer and
consumer
All dealers present, it was said,
expressed themselves as very much
in favor of such an organization.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
Winners For
Best Windows
Are Named

Announcement was made today of
the winners in the window decora-
tions contest conducted in connec-
ton with the Greater Henderson
Trade Week last week, as sponsor
ed by the Henderson Chamber of
Commerce. There were several class
ifications, and the winners were the
following:
First prize for department store
window, Leggett's Department Store,
won by Brooks Ayscue, who was re-
sponsible for the decoration; first
prize for furniture store window,
Henderson Furniture Company, prize
to J. H. Bryan, Jr., responsible for
that window; first prize to any store
not falling in the other classifica-
tions, Webb's Henderson Shoe Store,
prize to Albert Mitchell.
Fred Allen, secretary of the cham
Der, said that organization was CRATE
full to every merchant who cooperat-
ed during the week, and particularly
in the window contest He also ex-
pressed appreciation to those who
closely cooperated in the combined
citywide dollar day, which was held
on Wednesday of last week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14

Because so many of the teachers
were members of its faculty and
were unable to attend their classes,
the Henderson high school suspend
ed for the day. Three grades at
Junior high were also without teach
ers, who roomed in the building, but,
by doubling up and with the aid of
substitutes, that school continued to
operate. Some of the teachers who
work in the other schools were also
unable to attend their classes, but no
others were forced to suspend for the
day.
Fire Chief Cooper Ellis said the
old structure burned almost like tin
der, and that many of its timbers ap-
peared to be almost solid lightWood.
Nearly the entire second story and
roof were burned away, and the first
floor was badly damaged by water
and smoke, and slightly by fire
While the building was not a total
loss, many who viewed the ruins to-
day wondered if it were worth the
extensive and costly repairs that
would be necessary to restore it.
Superintendent E. M. Rollins, of
the city-county school system, said
the loss was at least partially in
sured, but he did not know imme-
diately the exact amount of protec-
ton carried.
The fire appeared to start in a rear
bathroom, where stove was burn
ing. The entire structure was heat
ed with stoves, as it did not have a
heating plant.
The building had some Is to 18
rooms, and was the home of the 10
teachers who lived there. They had
rooms and also were furnished board
at the teacherage.
Some twenty years ago the city
school board purchased the property
from private interests for some So
600. Nearly that much more was
spent on the large frame building
to condition it for the accommoda-
ton OF the teachers in the city
schools, though by no means all of
them had rooms there.
Many Of the teachers were forced
to flee the burning structure in scant
clothing. Some were seen walking
about the place after the fire was
brought under control clad only in
their night apparel and coats, and
wearing bedroom shoes. They had
lost part or nearly all of their per-
sonal belongings.
Numerous citizens came to their
aid and took them to their homes for
temporary quarters until more de-
finite arrangements can be made.
The fire started just before the break
fast bell, and none of the teachers
had had their breakfast when they
were ousted from their quarters by
the flames.
The city schools have only little
more than month yet to run of the
present school year, and it is expect
ed that more definite arrangements
can be made by the start of the new
school term in the fall.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
CORONER EXHUMES
BODY OF NEGRESS
Inquest This Afternoon at
Graveside In Death of
Mary Lou Jones

Coroner A. P. Pascha1l, with a
coroner's jury and DR.. Charles D
Rollins left here this afternoon at
o'clock for Jordan's Chapel cemetery
in Franklin county to exhume the
body of Mary Lou Jones, 23-year-
old Negro woman, who died Easter
Monday Afternoon mysteriously, aft
er being struck on the neck a terri
fic blow by Malvin Basket, 26-year-
old Negro, who is being held in jail
here on an open charge of investi-
cation, pending the completion of
the coroner's inquest.
Chief of Police J. H. Langston and
Assistant Chief j. E. Parks were in
strumental in bringing about the ar
rest of Basket, after they had learn
ed the Jones woman died short
while after being struck on the neck
by Basket.
The woman was buried Wednes-
day afternoon, and Basket was taken
into custody Thursday morning by
the officers
Coroner Paschall has contacted
Solicitor E. R. Tyler, of the Third
Judicial district, and officers said
today the state prosecutor would be
IN Henderson tomorrow
The coroner interrogated several
witnesses yesterday, and deemed he
had enough evidence of foul play to
exhume the body
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
MISS LUCY DAVIS
PASSES IN MARION
Funeral to Be Held Saturday
at 2 p. M. From First
Methodist Church

Miss Lucy Davis, aged 68, sister
Of Charlie and Henry Davis, of this
city, died of a heart ailment at her
home in Marion this morning, after
an illness of about a month. For
the past few days she had been in
a critical condition, and, death was
not unexpected.
A daughter of the late j. R. and
Jennie V. Davis, Miss Davis spent
all her early life here, and moved
to- Marion about twenty years ago.
She was member of the Methodist
church here all her life
Besides her two brothers here,
she is survived by another brother,
Robert Davis, and two sisters, Miss
Jennie Davis and Mrs. r. E. Bur-
nett, all of Marion
Relatives are expected to arrive
tonight with her body, which will
be taken to the home of Charlie
Davis until time for the funeral, to
be conducted at two o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, from the First Meth
odist church. Rev. R. E. Brown
will officiate, and interment will be
i'll Elmwood cemetery. Pa1lbearers
have not been announced.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14

lraq now has ruler who is only
three years old. Some other coun-
tries we know of have rulers who act
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
Grand Ball Tonight At
Henderson's Exposition
Brilliant Affair Arranged for Evening; Fid-
dlers Convention Is Feature Thursday Night;
Saturday Night Sees Closing

day night, with new numbers offered
throughout. There will also be chan
ges tonight, it was stated.
It was estimated that the attend
ance Thursday night was the largest
Of the week, and the amusements
arena was filled for the program
An outstanding feature Thursday
night was the old fiddlers convention
with ten entries. The first prize went
to the Warren County Ramblers, the
second to Norman Bell, lefthand
violinist, and the third went to AL
fred Plummer and C. R. Sturges, in
a violin and banjo number.
Others who had numbers were:
Henderson high school Hill Billies,
in charge of Eat" Adcock; Radio
Hot SHOTS, Oscar Fall<ner, Mandolin;
Berlin Myrick, songs and yodeling,
accompanied by Radio Hot Shots;
Jesse, Reid, violin; Lewis Medlin,
guitar solo; Lewis Medlin and Lewis
Rocker.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14

1935-Stresa Conference reaffirms
he i-ocarno Pact
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14

The exposition grand ball was the
outstanding feature arranged for to-
nights visitors to the Greater Hen
derson Exposition at the High Price
Warehouse, sponsored by the Hen
derson Lions club for the benefit OF
their blind fund I The big show has
been under way since and including
last Monday night and comes to an
end tomorrow evening.
w. C. Royster is in charge of the
ball, and has made elaborate prepar-
atiOns for the event Jimmy Cannon
and His Orchestra is to furnish the
music, and a large number of cou-
pies are expected to be in attendance.
The ball will follow the usual per-
formance by Polly and Her Polly
AIMS, the amusement organization
that has furnished entertainment for
the crowds all week.
The Polly Ann organization had
an entire change of program Thurs
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-14
MORTON GOES
TO FATHERS BURIAL

the local corps of The Salvation
Army, went today to Wade, in Mont
govery county to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Mortons father, a Mr..
Johnson, who died Thursday after
noon at his home there after a short
illness. He was a native of that Sec
ton and had lived there most of
his life. He was 73 years old and
operated shoe business before his
retirement.
Funeral services were set for 2:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon from a
church in Wade, the denomination
OF which was not learned here