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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
UNCOVERS "LEAD"

CNCUVEKS "IEAD
Chairman Dies (D-Tex) said
the committee investigating un-
American activities had uncover
ed a lead" on far flung Soviet
secret police operations in the
United States. He limited that
unnamed people in government
circles" were involved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

LARGE LOAN
A S1,427, 900 British French
loan to expand American powder
manufacturing facilities showed
that the Allies are looking to
this country for heavy supplies
of explosives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

Since President Lincoln signed the
Homestead act, about 275,000,O 900
acres of federal land have been
transferred to settlers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

BILL PASSED
The house passed and sent to
the senate a bill to create 10 new
federal judgeships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15

WILLING
The United States government
stated its willingness to help
establish a S10O, 900, 900 Inter.
American bank for the promotion
of trade and financial stability
in the Western Hemisphere.
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great and which has enabled it,
with an increasing measure of sue
cess, to adapt itself to changing
conditions"
Continuing Mrs. Bethune said:
christianity is the greatest rev.
olut1onary movement in history It
deals with man, not things. 1t re-
stores a new dignity to labor, a
new unity to industry, a new Sc
curity to the home, new sanctity
to maNiage. 1t makes communism
seem too conservative; it makes
socialism seem too slow, for when
it is practiced it so revolutionizes
people that they actually become
different, start living on a GIVE
rather than a GET basis, and in
themselves, demonstrate the ans
Wer to every problem whether So
cial, economic or national. InSti-
tutionalism of any kind will fail,
the proletariat-which means you
and me, will be unable to create
new world, so long as human ma
ture is unchanged. Christ, alone,
can change human nature. His
challenge, alone, is high enough to
demand the allegiance of youth
today"
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DIR Brown is at present III
charge of st. Augustine's Church'
Savannah, and is Archdeacon fc
Colored Work in the Diocese OF
Georgia.
AT Fort Valley the American
Church institute fer Negroes mas
been for years operating large
Nominal and Industrial School,
which has recently been turned
over to the Educational Depart
ment of the State. 1t will become
a college, and, be the center OF
higher education for Negro youth
of the entire State of Georgia
The Episcopal Church has re-
tanned a large tract of land ad-
Joining the campus, and has we'll
underway a chapel, rectory and
community house, which Will be
the center of religious and soc''
activities of the college, with DR..
Brown as resident rector
Assisting him will be a number
of trained Church and social
workers, graduates of the Tuttle
Memorial School at Raleigh, N.
c., the entire staff being mem
bers Of the Negro Race.
Church services will be held
regularly for Episcopal students
and others who may care to at
tend, social service work will be-
done in the community, pastoral
care will be supplied to students
and broad program of helpful
activities is planned.
DR.. Brown has conducted MS
present work in Savannah since
1919. He is also an associate edi-
tor of "The Church Record" He
was born in New Bern, N. c., in
1882 graduated from Livingstone
College in 1899, from Eastern
North Carolina Academy in 1895,
and received his degree of Doc
tor in Divinity from Morris Brown
College in 1925.
He was ordained to the minis
try in 1915 and before coming to
Savannah was at st. Nicholas,
Florida, and later was in charge
CT st. Michael's Mission and All
Angels Church, Tallahassee, at
the same time acting as overseer
of the parochial school there.
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NYA Continues
To Create Job
Opportunities
ATLANTA Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)-
The employment office which
has been created in the Employ
ment division of the division OF
Negro Affairs, National Youth Ad-
ministration of Georgia, will con-
tinue its effort to create wider
employment opportunities for
needy Negro youths in Georgia
during 1910, it was revealed this
week by William H. Shell, State
NYA Assistant on Negro Affairs.
William Earl Innan, Supervisor
of employment in the division OF
Negro Affairs, states that the de-
signed purpose of the employment
division is ito assist youths in
their problems Of finding employ
ment in their chosen fields" This
aim was labeled anything but an
easy task as a time when general
unemployment is so high and job
sources are so few.
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Man, Beating Wife,
Killed By Small
StepsOn In N. C..

RALEIGH, N. -C.-(hNP)-A To-
year-old boy last Wednesday hae
to resort to extreme measures as
he rushed to the defense of his
mother when she was being whip
ped by her husband, Silvan Brodie.
The boy, Willie Duel, fired a shot
gun load into his stepfather's side.
killing him Instantly.
The boy and his mother said
Brodie had been drinking heavily
when he arrived home and began
abusing his wife. Coroner Roy M
Banks, who took charge at the
scene of the tragedy, said Willie
told him that Brodie frequently
beat his mother and forced her
to give him the money She earned
doing houseWor in private fan1i-
lies.
Both the boy and his mother
told me that Brodie was whipping
her with a belt, using the buckle
end" said the coroner. "The boy
went into the backroom of the
house, got his stepfather's gun and
shot him."
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Race Challenged By Great
Movements Says Bethune

WASHINGTON-(ANP)- Great
movements at this time of world
crisis are challenging my race and
seeking its support. AS an Ameri-
can, I am grateful to live in
country where l may examine, dis
cuss, consider and form my own
opinion as to which of these con-
flicting ideologies is best for me,
for my race and for my country"
With this opening statement,
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune began
her address before an audience at
the Galbraith AME Zion church,
Wednesday night.
'"The long struggle Of my people
for freedom-a continuing struggle
has made me critical of any per-
son, or group of people, who seeks
to inflict by force his or their
views on others, even emotionally.
mentally or spiritually. So let me
share with you this evening, my
own views, as simply and clearly as
I can.
Democracy, government by the
consent of the governed seems to
preserve the individuals right to
do his own thinking, to reach his
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fact that we had been harassed by
ghosts what amt. For whether
IN the nursery, the guild hall, the
parliament house or the bed cham
per, the powers of darkness can
be dispelled by knowledge, light
and faith. Half our fears, whether
they be individual or corporate are
groundless. They fill our night with
Shapes and sounds and sights un-
holy. We weep and tremble and
run until exhausted from monsters
who prove to be nothing but shad-
doWs cast by our own fleeing forms.
If we could only stand still and
face the Spectres we could lay
them. The hand of a loved one in
the dark treasures the trembling
child and he is afraid no more. If
with the hand Of faith we can
touch the hand of God, in the
BLACKLIST night when the stars are
all gone OUT, we too have no need
OF fear. Criticism, loss of health,
loss of Love and affection, loss of
jobs and income, poverty and want,
war and pestilence, the future, the
consequences of contemplated
plans and actions, these are some
OF the fears that harass our indi-
vldual lives, and prevent our NOV
Ing forward free and happy toward
free and happy toward our cher
ished goals. AS long as We are in
the dark and will run from them,
these phantom fears will pursue us
Ill til breathless and exhausted
with flight, we fall beaten by the
wayside. Flood them with the light
of reason and face them with a
faith in self, in God and in man
that no circumstances, threat or
catastrophe can shake, and they
all, yea the most horrible of them,
will prove GHOSTS what amt.
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Morehouse Graduate Named
To SpeIman College Post
Fills Vacancy
Caused by Death
of p. NJ. Davis

Announcement has been made
rom the office of President Flor
nee M. Read that Vernon Cor
belius Smith, a graduate of More
house College in 1888, has been ap-
pointed to the position of superin-
endent of buildings and grounds
1t Spelman College. Mr.. Smith pe-
Ban his duties on January 1, 1910,
succeeding the late Philip M.
Davis, Morehouse IL. Another
Morehouse a1umnus to hold this
position earlier was Zachary T..
Hubert, of the class of 1901.
The appointee IS native of Lex
ngton, kentucky. He was grad
lated from the high school de-
bartment of Hampton Institute in
1929, and since his graduation from
Morehouse nearly seven years ago,
be has engaged in advanced study
bit New York University, and also
Rt Kentucky State College.
Mr.. Smith will be remembered as
bne of Warehouses; most vesaUile
football players. During his college
days he won much favor as full
back and an end, but he is par
ticularly remembered as RED"
Smith, the center who played op
posite Stevenson of Tuskegee,
Cogar of Alabama State, and
|Chambers of Clark,
Prior to joining the Morehouse
faculty in 1886 as assistant foot
ball coach and teacher of physical
education, Mr.. Smith was a teach
Ter and football coach in the Dull
bar High School in Lexington,
Kentucky, and at the Montgomery
County Training School in Mount
Sterling, Kentucky. He served fcr
one year as football coach AZ
Benedict. College in columbia,
South Carolina. At the latter i'll
sGitution, he was also employed III
the capacity of superintendent c.
buildings and grounds.
For a periSd of Two years dur
ing his employment at MorehopSe
the appointee assisted Mr.. Philip
NJ. Davis, who was also superinten-
dent of buildings and grounds al
this institution. He was released
from these duties during the pass
year and half because of his
heavy teaching schedule in the ue~
partment of physical education.
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Mrs. Mamie TimberS
Pioneer Teacher,
Taken By Death

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Mrs. Mamie B. Timbers, pioneer
school teacher Of 1884 Motley Drive
SW, passed at the residence at
1:30 O'Clock Saturday morning. Al.
though i'll for some time, her pass
ing was not expected.
Funeral services will be held Tues:
day afternoon at 1:3O o'clock from
st. Paul AME church. The Rev
H. j. Porter, assisted by the Rev
D. T. Babcock will conduct the
last rites.
She is survived by her husband
Mr.. John H. Timbers; three
daughters, Miss Nellie B. Timbers
Gray Street school teacher, Mrs
Ruby Sutton, teacher in the Adele
Georgia high school, and Mrs.
Margaret M. Bell, and two grand
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for me and as usual nothing ever
favorable happens.
Ans: Depending upon your luck
is bad business. You are capable
and able to keep regular employ
ment. You made mistake when
you sold your Barber Shop. Take
the money you have in the bank
and buy you another place and
start putting in about eight hours
of labor a day and your income
will begin increasing.
r. T.-My problem is very.
very personal one, Tell me, Mr..
Wallace, if 1 should continue with
this man that am going with OF
would it be better to call it of
now?
would suggest that you con-
tinue with him as he has prOmis-
ed you definitely that during the
month of January he will be in
a position to keep his word. He
isn't bad sort he has had
the breaks against him during this
fall. 1t is indicated to me that the
little job that he is holding now
before the holidays will turn out
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World Ideologies
Challenge Negro,
She Declares

fullest development, with the least
possible interference by the state:
aut oritarianism, by whatever other
names it may be called, seeks the
fullest development of the individ-
ual by subordinating his interests
to the state. Under one ideology,
the state is geared to the individ-
ual, under the other, the individual
is geared to the state.
81 HAVE FAITH
I have faith to believe that my
race is destined to play great part
in making this power more widely
known today" said Mrs. Bethune
in speaking of what she believed, "a
great reconciling power" between
the conflict between the two ide-
ologies she had named, For it is
this power which has made my race
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to be good permanent job for
him after the first of the year

r. CT have bought a very nice
gift for my fiance' for her Christ
mas present but she refuses to al
low me to escort her to the Christ
mas dance. Should / give her
this present or take it back?
Ans: Give it to her. The chief
reason that she refused you the
honor to escort her to the dance
was that you waited until all the
other girls lad made their dates
and she was still waiting for you
to speak up. So one young man
asked her, and she accepted. Next
time you had better act quickly
and don't depend on her going
with you without asking her first.
p. C.-For the past few weeks
l have been making ready to
take a trip to Florida I received
a rather odd letter in the mail
yesterday and 1 wish to know if /
should go or postpone this trip
altogether?
Ans: Go right ahead and make
the trip to Florida. You are ex-
pected and the people you are
visiting are making plans to show
you a nice time during your visit
The letter you received was writ
ten by very jealous young lady
who is interested in the same
young man you are. she is ter.
ribIy sorry she wrote it, and you
would be much the better off
never to mention 1t to anyone.
c. @. B.--I was laid of my Job
last week and ! do try very very
hard when 1 work. Will get some-
one else soon?
Ans: You are sure to get work
to do in a couple of weeks. The
chief reason you were laid off Is
that you weren't qualified to hold
down the job that you chose in
the first place. You actually need
to take more business training.
Get work and finish your course
at night. t.. -a. e.
r. w. C.-Mr. Wallace, please
tell me if my boy friend is guilty
of the rumors that have been cir
culating around about him? I am
in somewhat Of an embarrassing
position and I need help quickly.
G. H. C.-Please tell me if M,
M. is going through with this
marriage during this month?
Ans: She has every intention Of
doing so. She warned you and l
fear that she will keep this prom
Use knowing that it will hurt you
as well as herself.
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Name OF Edgar Brown Is
Up For Spingarn Medal

WASHINGTON, d. CLAMP
The name of Edgar Brown, preSi-
dent of the United Government
employees, was placed in nomina-
ton for the Spingarn medal here
Monday night at an Emancipation
day celebration when Mamie
Burroughs, G. N. T. Gray of the
National Alliance of Postal en-
ployes and DR.. Charles Marshall,
OF the grand lodge of the IBPOE,
before a gathering of some eight
ornine hundred persons, cited the
work which Mr.. Brown had accom-
pllshed in governmental circles
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during the past year
Awarded annually to the per-
son who IN the estimation of a
committee selected by the NAACP,
has done most for the progress of
the Negro in the United States,
the Spingarn medal is the most
highly priced award Negroes re-
ceive.
among holders are Harry T.
Burleigh, Marian Anderson, Wal
ter White, and a host of notables
whose fields have been varied but
whose successes have been un-
questioned.
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DR.. Sweeney Resigns
Post At LeMoyne

encouragement of the resignation of Dr. Frank Sweeney
from the presidency of LeAovne College successful adj
hhStraon OF that institution for IL years last weekend
s shocking surprise to the people of this city, whites well
cooed Even the faculty members of eoe College, except
Or! H. { Hamilton Dean of the institution persons closely
associated with the administrative office of what
mad transPred until appeared in Saturdays Com
merca Appeal.
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And the tragedy of the situation
is that when the light of fact and
reason dispels the night of our
devastating delusion We find that
we have been seeing and running
from Ghosts What Amt" For it
is darkness-the darkness of ig-
norance, elf-interest, incompetency
and greed-that fills the adult
world with "specters of the mind",-
as it fills the child world with
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children, Barbara Maddox ano
Jean Frances Bell.
Mrs. Tiinbers received her edu-
cation at Atlanta University. She
had been a member of st. Paul
AAlE church since early childhood
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kilograms, letters and telephone
calls by citizens all over the city,
who requested that he remain as
head of the institution. Many mes
sages were sent to Mr.. Brownlee
at his New York office.
DIR. SWEENEY RESPONDS
President Sweeney, in response to
expressions of his teachers, three
of whom had trodded with him all
the way, from the day he took over
the administrative reign when LIE
Moyne was hardly known beyond
its immediate environ to its pres
ent eminent status of a Glass "a"
college with International recogni-
ton, said that he had not fully
realized to what extent his decision
to leave LeMoyne would have until
he began receiving expressions from
others, who like himself, desired
for LeMoyne a greater future.
This meeting, and your express
sions" only serve to make me more
humble" DR.. Sweeney stated.
AS to the question why he had
decided to leave, and the president
was made cognizant Of the fact
that it was being asked all over
the city, DR.. Sweeney animated
that he did not dare to mar the
memory of the past eleven years
at LeMoyne. While the administra-
tor did not explain this observa-
ton, it carried the inference that
progress had undoubtedly been
made but further progress perhaps
rested with another leader.
Dean Hamilton in commenting
upon the resignation, made known
the fact that clippings of reports
of the presidents acceptance of the
NeWburyport position had been
taken from an eastern paper and
sent to LeMoyne College. He add
ed, however, that these accounts
were too incredible, at the time, so
silence on the matter Was main
tanned until further announcements
were made in the daily paper. The
Dean continued by stating that DR..
Sweeney's acceptance of the new
position could not have been mott
vated by financial consideration,
for the reason that his present
salary at LeMoyne exceeds that Of
fered by the Newburyport school
system. DR.. Sweeney corroborated
the Deans observation in this re-
spect. The health of his wife Is be-
lieved to have been one, if other
reasons, that influenced the edu-
! Gator to return East.
TRUSTEES MEET THIS MONTH
Members of the Trustee Board
will hold a meeting during the
week of January 18th to consider
further action and matters pre-
cipitated by the resignation of Dr..
Sweeney. This session will probably
be held in Memphis, DR.. Sweeney
stated. The hopes were expressed
by several faculty members that
the vacancy created by DR..
Sweeney's resignation, not only re-
main opened, but that the Board
of Trustees refrain from naming
new president for one year. DR..
SWeeney's present agreement with
the Newburyport school officials
takes into consideration a contract
signature not vet affixed) for on
ly one year. After the expiration
of one year, in the event the presi-
dent does not decide to rescind
his decision Immediately, it is
hoped he will return to his old post
in Memphis.
Two members of the Board OF
Trustees reside in Memphis. They
are the Rev. S A. Owen, pastor
of Metropolitan Baptist church;
and j. Arthur Bruce, prominent
lumber man of this city.
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Around this of the year when much
is being said in particular racial group about emancipation
we could offer erven prayer than that leaders might
be raised who had been completely eancpated
from the slavery of fear Individually and collectively we are
haunted by thousand phanon1s that will down. Thew
stalk us in the home in the church, the school and in the
ket place They have led the stake and to the lonesome
pine They have gagged teachers puzzled aterna shut the
mouths of potential statesmen robbed of ballot; segre
gated us bodbreakng sousearng gettoes made us
on many sad occasion swap brhright for pot
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spooks and hobgoblins. Ten or
twelve million of us wearing ''the
shadowed livery of the FURNISHED
sun" are driven Either and tfither
in this land of democracy and
freedom by thousand nameless
fears: If we could be rallied by
leaders who know not the meaning
of that word, we should awake at
the breaking of a not-too-far-dis-
tant day to a realization of the
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Episcopal Church Names Dr.. Brown
TO Head Fl. Valley Church Center
To Be Resident
Rector Of Unit

NEW YORK CITY-(SNS)-The Episcopal Church
has honored distinguished member of the Nero its
this week of the appointment of the Rev
Johnson Henry Brown d. d. of Savannah Georgia. to take
Low
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III H1s i've m1f1ute DlOgrapheS appearing as a
syndicated feature in many American newspapers
Dale Carnegie said the other day writing of the
great financier, J. Pierpont Morgan, that he was
a man utterly without fear"
He faced nadrlan once with gun drawn on
him. Though grievously wounded he continued
to advance upon his assailant, overpower him
and collapsed. A giant in size, he was like wise
Titan in the banking world. His power was SO
great that he became mythical figure about
whom crop of legends grew up even in hard
boiled Wall Street. A large part, if not ALL of
the unbelievable influence of the House of Nor
gan upon world finances can be attributed to the
fact that the heads of it, both father and son,
were utterly without fear.
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From Ny Study WindHw
By REV. JOHN CLARENCE WRIGHT
Ghosts What Amt"

read statement recently that the dangerous
on modern highways is the scared driver He is surpassed
threat to safety only by the drunk behind the wheel And scared
person dangerous person. only the traffic lanes but
wherever meet with him any of the highways of life
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S. H.-Being a constant follower
of your column / am coming to
you when I need help so badly.
Why can't have any luck? I just
sit and wait for things to break
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETS

Coincident to the call meeting
of the faculty, members of the
Alumni Association, under the di-
rection of Theodore McLeMore,
president, held a meeting on the
second floor of Brownlee Hall. The
Association was expected to go
on record to foster any means for
the retention of the present incum-
bent. Likewise there were testi-
monials relative to his splendid
work.
DR.. Sweeney, all day Saturday,
and Sunday, was sent numerous
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MY NEW 1910 ASTROLOGY
READINGS ARE READY

c. H. C..-Sometime ago I pur-
chased a piece of property and to
my surprise I find that I am hav-
ing some trouble with it. Advise
me as soon as possible what would
be the sensible thing for me to do.
Ans: The titles to this piece of
property are not clear . there
has undoubtedly been some mis-
take made. Go Immediately and
consult with some reliable at
tOrney and see if you can't get
your money back again as it is in
dicated to me that you do not own
the property.