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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17
72nd ANNUAL CONVENTION
Continued from Page u

in the Parish House at 1 o'clock and
at 6 P. M, the Convention Dinner
was held in Hotel Cambridge. The
speaker on this occasion was Mr.. John
Dickinson, formerly assistant attor-
ney general of the United States. At
8 P. M. there was a service in the
church at which the sermon was
preached by the Rev. G. w. Hobbs,
of New York.
The convention will meet in Cen
treville, Queen Anne's County, next
year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

Luther Greenawalt, Mrs. George
Green, Mrs. Lloyd Hindman.
End altos: Mrs. Donald Richards,
Mrs. Joseph Davis and Mrs. Harry
Appleton.
The admission price is 35c for
adults and 10c for children under IL
years of age. Ticekts may be obtain
ed now from any member of the East
ern Star.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

provements have been made in the
machinery and equipment of the plant
itself and of the distribution system
in general.
On May 18th an announcement will
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

be made of reduction in electric light
rates, which is the first reduction the
customers of Stockton and vicinity
have ever had in rates since the plant
was in existence.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Discrimination
Charges Are Filed
Against Coach
Horning Accused
OF Firing Two
Colored Players

Charges Of racial discrimination
against Clarence Steamerl Horn
ing. football coach Al Highland
Park high school were presented
10 the Highland Park Board OF
Education recently by a commit
tee " three men following an in
vestigation OF accusations which
have been SURFING tho Highland
Park residents since last fall
The committee composed OF r
c Watkins. Charles Randall and
Attorney Alfred Casey following
thorough probe OF the accusa-
lions. presented the evidence 10 the
hoard ~ education The charges.
incorporated in letter were sent
TO Coach Horning
iorring. according 10 the letter
is charged with advising Teleford
Watkins fo 20 out FOR the half
hack position on tho team he
cause he was qlick and fast
Waiklns had Wen regular poei-
tion a. guard and was reluctant 10
leave although he was finally
hv ne advice OF Horn
ing and his assistants
The committee eharger Horning
and his staff o. assistants rcfus-
"a 70 give watkins any instructions
about playing a haifback position.
Instead yogr STAFF deliberately
subjected him 70 course ~ mis-
treatment discrimination and
neglect
The committee charges Horning
permitted Watkins 70 sit on the
bench as part OF tho team
during 'he seasons play" bur
when the eleven hit the spotlight
pa no eemi-hna. he was fred
and iold 20 turn IN your suit 3"
BENJAMIN SCOTT was also ehred
The committee. IN It's letter. also
accuses Horning OF refusing -
answer The charges. although they
have hcen presented 70 him bv the
superintendent oi the Highland
Park Board of Education
Hornlng graduate OF Colgate
College has been coach al High
land Park Tor more than 10 wears
lie vac An All-American selection
n 1915, and PLAYED against Fritz
Pollard when the great Brown
university star was running wild
on Eastern gridirons.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Funeral Rites Held
For Mrs. l.. Black
At New Bethel Bapt-

Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie
Black were held last Tuesday az
ternoon from New BETHEL Baptist
church. willis and Hastings. Mrs.
Black died April IL
A musical program consisting OF
the favorite musical numbers Of
Mrs. Black. vice-president OF the
New Bethel chorus. featured the
services. including the dramatic
'InflammatuS" by Rossini which
Was sung by A. voices with Mrs.
Nellc y. Plantc. soloist. Miss
Celeste Cole sang Hall Johnsons
"City Called Heaven" The Ford
Dixie Eight. under the direction
Of George Branham, sang There
Is No Death" and younger
group. Travelling Stars, sang lis
Your All on The Altar under the
direction OF Mrs Florence Light
sey.
Miss c Mae Friewon. director
pianist OF the Cabin Choir, assist
cd Robert l.. Nolan nephew OF the
deceased who planned and PLAYED
the program with incidental piano
music after singing. Cassell DOM
Cox did most OF the solo parts in
the epirituals sung by the chorus.
Mrs. Black. member OF the Nur.
ses guild, is survived by her hus.
band, Thomas Black. two broth.
ers. four nieces. and two nephews
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27

Eddie Mathews. Miller high
school. Thomas Bridges. Northern
high school. and Paul Tucker. Riv-
or Rouge high school, were named
ACHE, emert winners al the sew
enieenih annual Guide Right pro-
gram sponsored by Kappa Alpha
Psi fraternity.
The announcements OF the win
ners was made by Leonard Trout
man polemarch OF Alphaa Beta
chapter at the stag banquet held
Saturday night Talks were also
made ny Herman Hudson. captain
" Northwestern debating team, and
Freddy Bradley Miller honor stu
dent ard essay contest winner
More than 400 boys and girls
from - OF the metropolitan high
in the city were guests Of
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Rights Must
Be Protected,
Says Speaker
European War
Denounced By
! Simmons

Violations OF civil rights IN
north must be watched and M
must he a constant vipllenee
guarantee the rights OF men J
protect law and order. declared J
torney Loring b. Moore assl
ant attorney general OF Illinois
a large audience Sunday aiiernd
In Second Baptist church.
Attorney Moore was tho I'D
speaker at an anti-lynchinr !
peace rally sponsored nv the
troit branch OF the National Ad
citation for the Advancement,
Colored People. the Rev chad
Hill. pastor OF Hartford AyeI
Baptist church. presided.
While the rights of Tho Ne,
are assured under the Conv,ui
II Is only through constant \
militant demands that these r 4
are upheld. the speaker doclar
The poll taxes. an ahomina
evil in the south. was denounced
the speaker as a cancer Amor
can not permit to remain
Attorney c. LeRron S.mmc
said the Negro has nothing n 4
in the present European War
There are too many probe
at home to he solved. Nr 81
mons said. I'VE have ploniy VI
with relief. civil rights. roll tax
and the anti-lynching bill"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Eddie Matthews, Thomas Bridges,
Paul Tucker Are Named At
Annual Stag Banquet

Kappa Alpha rei fraternity Friday
in the social room " 81. Matthews
Episcopal church Al the opening
ceremonies the q, ide Right pro-
gram
A youih rally attracting more
than POO students, was held In the
gymnasium of ST, Antoine fMCA
Sunday afternoon A panel consist
ing Of Charles r. Smith. Miller
chairman Herman Hudson. North
western; Samuel Ross. Northwest
ern. Juanita Green. Northwestern;
Catherine Strickland. Miller, and
Charles G. Diggs. Ir.. Miller dis
cusscd the problems OF high school
ycs'h.
Tbs panel suggested the follow
Ing solutions to some of the prob
LEM intcrracial clubs in schools
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Sponsors Breakfast

Plans were completed this week
FOR the annual May breakfast
sponsored by the Board OF the
Council OF Church Women for the
women OF the city, regardless OF
race, color or creed. The break
fast will he held at Woodward
Avenue Baptist church, Winder
and woodward. May 3 at 1890.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Three Students Named As Achievement Winners
B Kappa Alpha Psi G. G Right Committee

education OF Negro youth to his
rich heritage as means 10 eradi-
cation OF inferiority completes, and
Negro history interviewer with his
tory as It is taught at the present
time.
The Guide Right committee Is
making plans 10 hold three or four
OF these high school conferences
during the coming year 10 help
high school youth in their efforts to
solve the many problems they are
facing.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Detroit Woodmen
VIII Hold Banquet
On 39th Birthday

Tho American woodmen 81
.his ci'r vi. celebrate their
hir'Nrlnfh anr sersar, han.
qucr A. R.'he AME charca
FfedegiCk and 81 Antoine Tues
day 40 ~
An interesting program has
heer arransed Among the ou'-
Standing participants VII he
a''o'nor " " Graves Mrs T
= Matthews and others
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28

Grizzly bears are able to attain
b speed of IS miles an hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28

perversions of the truth from be-
ginning to end"
The French said the documents
he produced were curious, to say
the least and that the whole thing
vas much ado about nothing"
An authorized British statement
reiterated firmly: There is no doubt
that the extension of the war to
Scandinavia is due to the deliberate
action of the German government"
The British war office issued a
denial that any brigadier or his staff
have been captured at any time
in the course of operations in Nor
way in spite of Ribhentrop's state
ment on his speech this afternoon"
Won Ribbentrop said some Of the
British documents were taken when
the British brigade staff" was cap
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
DENIES
GERMAN CHARGES
Continued From Page One)

point continued, however, linked
with air assaults on the long Allied
communication lines.
There was silence from British
forces above the Arctic ore port of
NarVik and a heavy snoWstorm
seemed to still be hampering opera.
tons.
"Cnanimity"
The Allied supreme wal council
held its ninth meeting today in Lon
don and announced "unanimity'
concerning war problems.
THE council considered various
situations that might arise in the
near future and took note of meas
ures planned to meet those situa-
TONS" a communicate said.
Prime Minister Chamberlain. Pre-
mier Reynaud, the commanders of
the French and British armies. ma
vies and air defense ministers of
both nations attended, in addition
to representatives of the Norwegian
and Polish governments.
LCIIO"llllS lIIe 4tdQ OIL lle FTelCn
in dispatching their crack Chasseurs
Alpines to the rugged Norwegian
battlefields, the British were report.
ed making the fullest use of the
mountain experience of Indian Of
ficers.
The French Alpine troops, it was
revealed, landed in Norway eight
days ago. Photographs of them, in
their unmistakable jaunty blue be-
refs, appeared in French papers to-
day. They had been scheduled to
go to Finland just as Finland made
peace with Russia last month";; they
quickly were reorganized for the
Norwegian campaign, and took
equipment with them for a year
round stay; reversible tents, for in
stance, white on one side for The
winters SHOWS and khaki on the
other for the summer.
The Norwegian army units in the
field, meanwhile, are reported here
to be organizing a delaying action
on the railway 100 miles east of
Bergen to give the Allies a chance
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
BRITISH RETREAT
In 0MBAS AREA
Continued From Page One)

of Trondheim, and only a score of
miles from the Swedish border and
that there had been no organized
Norwegian opposition to the occu-
patton.
The German advance up the Os-
terdalen eastern valley) which
roughly parallels the G~udbrands-
dalen on the east, was reported con-
%tinuing towards Storen, a British
concentration point 80 miles south
of Trondheim.
British forces were not entirely
successful in efforts to construct
floating air bases in some Norweg-
ian fjords because of their narrow
ness.
Meanwhile, the war continues to
develop its tales of individual dar-
ing adventures.
I talked to some Swedish volun-
teers who told how, under the lead
ership of a young Swedish count
they passed directly through Ger
man lines east of Lillehammer in
search of weapons.
Later they said they Joined a
small Norwegian contingent and all
were surrounded by. Germans. Dis.
covering an abandoned bus, how
ever, they mounted their confiscated
machine gun on the roof and shot
their way clear in a wild ride to
the safety of the Swedish frontier.
This community of Grong is about
80 miles east Of Namsos, British
landing point, and 45 miles west
Of the Swedish border.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28

to bring heavier forces to bear in
this section.
Traditionally 1.-THE silent SERVICE"
the navy is presumed to be bend
ing it's principal efforts now to get
ting adequate troops and heavy guns
to Norway and to aiding the Royal
Air force in establishing fighter
plane bases on the jutting' coast.
The Allies shrugged off German
Foreign Minister Won Ribbentrop's
accusations of war guilt in Norway
as "~patently untrue"
"Perversfons'
The British, who long since have
dropped the won from the Nazi's
name and call him merely, "Ribben-
trop,' the Cockneys say ribbon
Drops',) declared his statement to-
day lis characterized by deliberate
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
JAYCEE AIR SHOW.
SCHEDULED TODAY
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will be available for passenger
flights over the city.
Golden Gate Stars
Goodwin and his troupe appeared
during the past year at the San
Francisco Golden Gate exposition,
and at the Miami and Cleveland
air maneuvers, two of the out.
standing air shows in the nation.
He has also appeared in several
movies as a double for actors in
aviation scenes.
Parking space will be available
OIL the airfield, but none will be
allowed on the roads or vacant lots
in the vicinity of the field.
The Jaycee committee last night
expressed thanks to the young
ladies who assisted in the sale of
tickets in the downtown section
yesterday afternoon. They were:
Julia Siegler, Pearl Gillette, Betty
Lytton, Jane Carter, Catherine
Bounds, and Aldyth Carroll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
HANCOCK TO BACK
DRAFT F. R. DRIVE
Continued From Page One)

That's right. But we never had all
the banks closed before. We never
had such a challenge to democracy
before. We never faced such a dan
gerous and destructive World war
before. And we never had a Frank
lin Roosevelt for President before
Hancock's speech was one of a
series of addresses made in North
Carolina by third-termers. The
speeches apparently 7 timed to
3synchronize with a North Caro-
lima for Roosevelt" movement.
launched two weeks ago by a group
of democratic leaders.
The former congressman said the
republican convention woul6 be Sin.
significant" and that the presiden.
tial campaign would be ''won or lost
according to what we (democra+s)
DO in Chicago"
Besides being best fitted to handle
domestic problems, Hancock con.
tinued, Mr.. Roosevelt is the most
capable man to deal with foreign ar.
fairs in the critical wartime period.
Our people know the dangers of
this war situation,' he said. "Thev
know that Roosevelt is the only
man they can be sure will carry
this country safely through the next
four years. They know that only
ignorance of the true situation
would prompt a belief that one
man can keep u out of war as
well as another.
Our people want Roosevelt be-
cause for them the real issue Of
l940-the issued of security, of Jobs.
or profits, of peace-is expressed IN
him."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28

taken for him at our state CONVEX
ton. I think the action of the COM
mittee will insure an harmonious
state convention"
The developments on the presiden-
tial front overshadowed the guber-
cratic candidates for governor all
YER busy campaigning.
Two Wilmingtonians, Emmett H.
Bellamy and John Marshall, are
members of the state executive com
mittee of the North Carolina for
Roosevelt committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
HOEY REVERSES
STAND ON F. R.
CONTINUED From Page One)

ne still believes MI. Roosevelt will
not be a candidate for reelection.
He said he had had a conference
today with John Folger of Mount
Airy, chairman of the movement,
and had been assured that the or
g~aniZation would not attempt either
to draft Roosevelt" or to place the
state party on record as favoring a
third term.
The North Carolina for Roose-
welt" organization will offer the fol-
lowing resolution at every county
convention:
1T being the desire Of the demo-
Gratis of North Carolina to express
their loyalty to their national chief,
the great President of the United
States, Franklin DeIano Roosevelt,
and to show their willingness to
support his denomination if and
when his name is presented to the
national convention, be it resolved
by the democratic party of North
Carolina in convention assembled,
that:
Are Instructed"
The delegates from this state to
the national convention are instruct
ed to cast their votes for Franklin
Delano Roosevelt on every presiden-
tial ballot wher his name is pre-
scented, until he is nominated or IN
til his name is withdrawn from the
balloting."
Governor Hoey said:
The resolution adopted by the
North Carolina for Roosevelt com.
mittee meets my approval and I will
support its adoption in the conven-
ton.
In my original statement I indi.
Gated my belief that if the President
permitted his name to be presented
TO the convention at Chicago he
would be nominated on the first
ballot. For that reason, I insisted
my name not be presented be-
cause I was entirely willing for
North Carolina to cast its votes for
the President if he was a candidate
for the nomination.
: Original plans Of the movement
were to have the states first votes
cast, as a matter of courtesy, for
Hoey. and all subsequent
for Mr.. Roosevelt. The Gov
errors first statement said he did
not want such a vote for himself.)
Il indicated that I did not be-
lieve Mr.. Roosevelt would be a can
didate, and I am still of that opin-
ion.
u think this resolution is one
upon which we can all agree for the
reason that it does not attempt to
draft the President nor to force the
party to declare in favor Of the prin-
ciple Of the third term.
"In Harmony"
THE statement of Secretary Hull
Ito the effect that he was not a can.
didate) was. in harmony with my
statement, for it will be -ecalled that
I indicated that Mr.. Hull would not
permit his name to be presented in
any state primary or convention, and
that no action was expected to be
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
CUPID PLAYS TAG

ROANOKE, Va. -LP-A young
man had two city tags for the same
car and wanted a refund on one
of them. He had told his girl he
didn't have money to buy his auto
tag. The young lady, cognizart of
his approach ing birthday, bought
the tag as a present. In the mean
time the young man had raised the
money and bought one. The coun-
ell voted to refund the money
to the young lady.
There are more than eight mil.
lion dogs in the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
OF MOUSE AND MINISTER

REDDING, Calif.-R-It took a
full measure of piety for the Rev.
Wallace Buckingham to remain
calm and finish his prayer at the
Baptist church. While he was lead
ing %devotions, a mouse ran up his
trouser leg and remained there un.
til the prayer was ended. Then it
scampered away.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28

tured in the Lillehammer s%ector,)
Britain's air minister, Sir Samuel
Hoare, replied in a radio address to
the Won Ribbentrop charges with the
declaration that cit is a despicable
lie to say that we ever have plotted
against any neutral country
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
HARE RAISING Sprint.

ABILENE, Kans. -n.
hlDler teaches wild Nsn~.- +,..
rabbits to run for their Ill.,. ''-A-
jackrabbt are trained J., Inc
to act as quarry for aonn4s in ~,
National Coursing Wig
races held each spring. Tn,o,
KILLER drives the wild " Gay
through the racing course t....
ing them to run from chute, ,8. 4,
rectly to the escapes at tho fsr o,
81 the park and to slip un5or =, !
Rabbits cost from q cents
each and each one til fails
elude the hounds goes ,own 10
loss column Of the .sso.i,, We
books. UNA
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, April 81. l) -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending S
p. m, in the principal cotton-growing
areas and elsewhere:
StatinD JJ;rb Tow Drao
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-23
Air Siege Of Bri-
tain Intensified
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ers had been shot down this morn
ing.
-Four separate times waves Of Ger
nam planes Surged across the British
coast as nazi fighters again intensi-
tied the battle Ui Britain after 4 lulI
N daylight raids
British fighter patrol; Whiting fol
them were reported by British Sour-
ces to have broken UP the German
SquadronS and sent them back IL
disorder across the channel.
4 nazj plane was described as a
new gigantic four-engined bomber
which crossed thu Kent coast.
y police officer told Exchange
Telegraph British news agency that
he spotted the plane through bino-
culars and was aStonished by the
huge size of its wing Span.'
Accompanying Mes serschmitts
were dots by comparison" he said
Attention was attracted to the
giant raider by smoke trails from
twin engine ports,' 4 correspondent
reported.
The monster raider was followed
by three formations, each OF nine
bomberS,' he reported, all flying at
terrific heights"
Coastal anti-aircraft batteries
opened fire, but their shells did not
reach the planes. The formation,
however, was scattered by British
Spitfires and Hurricanes and when
last seen, it was said, the great
bomber was speeding toward the
channel with Spitfires in pursuit.
Apparently expecting the air siege
of London to last through the VIM
ter, the government announced plans
to build l,O00,OO0 double and triple
deck hunks in present air raid shell
ters and speed UP construction of
new ones.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-23
Many Plants Cause Skin
Irritations, Surrey tSE1o.e>

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. 70.
Poison ivy and poison oal K are not
the only plant offenders that SET SE ;IL
10 burning and itching, DR.. q; w.
wells. head Of the State College
Botany Department, said today ,
A recent survey Of the poison plant
field uncovered a list Of nearly 100
species potent enough to cause skin
inflammation Of some kind For.
tnnately, Dr.. Wells said, most Of
these produce but mild and tenn
nornrv Invitations with the severity
VARYING with the susceptibility OF M
diVdUalS. ~
A plant like the common garden
primrose with its coat OF glandtiaf
hairs. which carry toxic principle,
NAV cause an intense reddenIns and
itching in a small percentage OF pe0-
Gle. A majority, though: may handle
this plant with no i'll effects.
On the other hand, DR.. Wells sad
no one can grasp the singing neltIe
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-23
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