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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
"SOUTH OF SUEZ'' Is
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

FEA1OhED AL
Exciting drama, mystery and
adventure are in store for Carolina
theatre patrons when they see the
new Warner Bros film, South
Of Suez". The action takes place
in the adventure-laden atmosphere
of a South African diamond mine.
George Brent plays the role Of
a soldier-of-fortune mine foreman
who meets his share of murder,
theft and intrigue at the hands of
a ruthless mine owner plc eyed by
George Tobias. He is framed with
the murder of a rival mine opera
tor and clears himself after many
a narrowing escape. Charming
Brenda Marshal supplies the ro-
mantle interest when she allies
herself with Brent in an effort to
prove his innocence. Lee Patrick,
in the role of Tobias embittered
wife, gives the story a novel twist
that will surprise the most sophis-
ticated m%oviegoer.
Screen favorites James Stephen
son and Eric Blore lend their
talent to the supporting roles. Ad-
venture film director, Lewis Seller,
has added another to his list of
exciting pictures with South of
SueZ." 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

killed, was in a critical condition
at a Savannah hospital.
Also injured were Victor Gala.
nan, husband of the dead woman:
tnree year old Norman Callahan.
the couples son; and Will Holland,
4. Their condition was reported
fair.
Inc Hollands and the West
rooks were en- route from Flori.
"a TO spend the Christmas HOLIDAYS
WIN their parents and grandpar.
ents here, Mr.. and Mrs. W. q
WestDrook and Mr.. and Mrs,
Jasper Holland,
The Galatians were en- ro,,te
south.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Two Persons Killed
In Automobile Crash

HAMLET, Dec. 26.- up Tom
Driggers and his 10-year-old adopt
ed son of near Hamlet were killed
and Julius Quinn, Driggers' COM
panion, was hurt early today in a
crash of two automobiles near here.
City Patrolman E. E. King said
the automobile and one occupied
by six negroes collided.
Driggers, a World War veteran,
was a merchant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
MovieRevues
'"THE BORDER LEGION,
is OFFERED AT BIJOU

Roy Rogers, who never fails to
please his ardent fans, returns to
the Bijou screen in a new Republic
release, 1.-The Border LEGION"
which opens today for a two day
run.
Rogers portrays young Steve
Kells, a fugitive from tkal east who
had fled to the Idaho territory
after having taken the blame for
a crime committed by the brother
OF Alice, the girl he loves. Alice
(played by Carol HI 1es W h o
scored opposite Rogers in his in
troductory Republic picture, TN
der Western Stars'') follows him
to the west and is shot by a group
of rufians known as The Border
Legion" Steve extracts the bullet
and nurses her back to ealth, thus
establishing himself as a skilled
surgeon and winning the respect
of all the important townspeople,
including Hurricane Hattie" Nc
CURE, proprietress of the local
saloon.
Young Steve Kell's efforts, from
this point, all point toward clean.
ing up the Border Legion and es.
tablishing law and order in the
Idaho territory, and the film foot.
age is filled to capacity with thrills
and tense moments.
This program is completed with
THE green Hornet Strikes Again.
and a comedy PLEASED to Nit
YOU featuring the Glove Sling.
ers. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

will end its engagement today at
the new Bailey theatre.
Tomorrow, Monday and Tues.
day, the Bailey will present the
fun feud all America has anxiously
awaited, Jack Benny and Fred Al
len in Love Thy Neighbour, with
Mary Martin and the inimitable
Rochester" Others in the cast
include Veree Teasdale, Tn
Merry Macs and Virginia Dale.
On the same program with
Love Thy Neighbor' Bailey audi
ences will see the newest MGM
miniature, "Rodeo Dough-, a
Merrie Melody cartoon and a
special subject in Technicolor en-
titled Flag of Humanity" 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Ship CONSTRUCTION
PROPOSAL SLATED
F. R. To Propose That U. S.
Push Work To Offset Brl-
tain's Large Losses
By MAX BOYD

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 () -
President Roosevelt will propose
shortly, an authoritative source
said tonight, that the United States
construct a great number of mer.
chant ships at high speed to off
set the heavy inroads made by
Nazi planes and submarines on
Britain's "life-line."
The program, reminiscent of the
n under which ships were built
in record time during the World
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27

Honey's color depends on the
flowers from which it is made. It
may be yellow, white, brown, green,
red, or even black.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-27
Entries Are Made
In Yule Light Contest

Flfteen persons and firms have
entered the annual Christmas light
contest, j. E. L. Wade, city com.
missioner Of public works, announced
yesterday.
Judging Of the entries in the con.
test is in progress and the winners
Will be announced at the Community
tree Jan. 1 at 9 o'clock.
The Wilmington Better Business
club is in charge of judging the
business house entrants and the
Cape Fear Garden club is judging
the residential entries.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
USE OF RACE ISSUE FAILS TO
SAVE LONG MACHINE

New Orleans, Feb. 26--(CNA)-
The Huey Long political dynasty,
born of IL years of demagogy and
dictatorial violence, went down to
defeat this week despite attempts
by it's partisans to use the race is
sue to bring about the defeat of
Sam H. Jones, opponent of Goven-
nor Earl Long in the Democratic
primary for Governor.
The race issue was raised by
several Long lieutenants, including
Senator Allen j. Ellender, bitter
opponent of federal anti-lynching
legislation. Answering a warning
by Jones that the federal govern
ment was on the lookout for elect
ion Irregularities, Ellender declar-
ed:
eff Sam Jones should succeed in
getting elected Governor after the
Federal Government had stepped
in, it would establish a percedent
and would pave the way for polit.
ical equality for colored people,"
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
WHITE TEXAS LAWYER WHO
VOTED FOR CONNALLY
SUPPORTS ANTI-LYNCH
BILL

New York,-Not all of Senator
Tom C~onnally's white constituents
in Texas agree with his reactionary
tactics in trying to kill the Federal
Anti-lynching bill, and James Dav-
is, a prominent white attorney, of
Dallas, who has always voted for
Connally, is n of them.
Davis sent Connally a long let
ter recently pointing out to the
Texas lenator that the old argu-
ments against a Federal Anti-lyn-
ching bill can no longer hold weight
because economic conditions
the changes in transportation and
communications, or the processes
thereof, taking place within recent
years, have removed all the sup
ports and argument that / and
mine have been clinging to for more
than a century, and we find that
the United States of America,
whether we wish it and will it or
not, is one community, governed by
the laws enacted by the national
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
White Walters
Back Fight On
bidS-Pay

Minneapolis, Feb, 26 Especial to
CNA)-"f the Negro walters lose,
we will lose also"
This is the feeling that permeat-
es the ranks of white hotel and res
taurant workers in Minneapolis as
the Negro walters, Local GID, serv-
ed notice upon the management of
the Curtis Hotel that either the
same wage be paid to Negro wait
r as white workers receive-3O
cents an hour-or a strike will be
called at the hotel. Negro walters
are now receiving IS cents an hour.
The management of the Curtis,
the n hotel in town that employees
Negro walters exclusively, has for
some time been paying less than
the scale and as the men have a
separate local and are a minority
they have not felt strong enough
to challenge the management. How
ever, the militant Miscellaneous
Workers Union" Local 665, is now
backing them in the fight. Help
has also been pledged by all A. F.
of L. locals having workers in the
building.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
OMAHA SAFETY COUNCIL
PLANS EDUCATIONAL
CAMPAIGN

Because pedestrians were to
blame for a large share Of the 27C
accidents reported by the 65 car
and truck fleets in the Fleet Safe
ty Contest conducted by the ON
aha Safety Council, July l to Dec
ember 81, last year, an intensified
educational program for pedes-
trians is to be carried on this year,
the Governing Board of the Coun-
ell decided Wednesday at it's reg
ular meeting.
George H. Nielsen, Chairman of
the Fleet Safety Contest Commit
tee, in reporting that IA fleets with
1922 cars and trucks are entered
in the 1910 contest as compared
with 65 fleets and 1912 vehicles
last year, recommend that pedes-
TRANS should be enlisted to aid in
reducing deaths, injuries and pro-
perty damage from traffic accid-
ents.
"The record of 2.3 accidents per
100000 miles made by the 65 fleets
in last years contest is commend
able, but it can be materially low
cred if pedestrians will do their
part" Mr.. Nielsen said" Too many
pedestrians recklessly jaywalk, fail
to walk with the traffic lights, and
take chances with the attitude that
traffic safety rules were made for
the other fellow, and it can't hap
pen to me- attitude. Yet our &C
cident records show that a large
portion of our accidents were the
fault of pedestrians rather than
drivers"
The educational campaign for
pedestrians will be conducted by
the Safety Education Committee
of the Omaha Safety Council of
which Leon o. Smith is chairman.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02

Senator Van Mugs set the date
after a conversation with Senator
Tom Connally, of Texas, ach foe of
Federal Anti-Lynching legislation,
had requested that he be given a
weeks notice as to the time when
final hearings would be held in or
der to permit him in introduce tes-
timony from Texas witnesses, a
gainst the bill. Connally is still
in a hospital, said to be suffering
from a heart ailment. In a state
ment on the closing of the hear
ing Senator Van Mugs said:
"These will be absolutely the fl
nal hearings on the bill. When
Senator Connally's witnesses have
finished on the fifth or sixth of
March the subcommittee will
make a full report to the full Sem
ate Judiciary Committee. This
should be accomplished no later
than March 7 or g."
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
RANDOLPH IN WASHINGTON DIRECTING
PLANS FOR THIRD NATL NEGRO CONGRESS

Washington, d. C. February 261
A Phillip Randolph, President of
the ational Negro Congress was in
Washington this week making
plans for the forthcoming Third
National Negro Congress to be
held here April 1928.
While in the city President Ran
dolph conferred with John P. Davis
national secretary of the Congress;
u. Simpson Tate, national treas
urer; and, with Rev. Arthur d.
Gray, who is President of the Wash
ington Council of the National Ne
gro Congress, which will act as
host to the convention.
Plans for the Forthcoming Con-
gress include a monster lobby of
thousands of Negro delegates in
Washington to visit members of
the United States Senate and
House of Representatives in the in
terest of passage of the anti-lynch-
ing bill and other vital legislation
affecting the welfare of the Ne
gro People. 1t is planned to bring
to Washington delegates from Ne
gro communities throughout the
nation who will present to federal
government authorities the case of
the Negro on the vital issues of
health, housing, jobs and educa-
ton.
Other national officers of the
Congress who have been to Wash
ington recently to take part in ar
rangements for the Congress in
clude: Edward E. Strong, national
youth chairman of Birmingham
and DR.. Max Yergan, a member of
the national executive board of the
congress.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02

William s. Jackson, recent grad
uate of the Atlanta University
School of Social Work, is enthus-
iastically interested in all phases
of his work as South Side Commun-
ity Secretary of the Spring Street
Branch YMCA, Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Jackson, who was formerly
employed as Boys Worker with the
Southeast Community House, Wash
ington, d. c., is also a graduate of
West Virginia State College, ms
titute, and holds a Certificate of
Scoutmastership awarded by the
10th District Atlanta (Ga.) Area:
Boy Scouts of America. He is a
member of the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, a native of Boston,
Mass.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
FIRST LADY A AT
BETHUNE-COOkMAN
COLLEGE

Daytona Beach, Fla, March l.
(ANP)-It took a ninety mile ride
in a police patrol car from Jackson
vile to Daytona Beach for Mrs.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt to keep her
speaking schedule at Bethune-
Goodman college here Monday, but
5000 persons stood in the rain to
greet her as she arrived.
Rain was falling as Mrs. Roose-
welt began speaking to the outdoor
audience and the downpour forced
moving the meeting into the college
auditorium.
1t. was the thirty-fifth annivers-
airy of Bethune-C Goodman college,
and Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune,
founder and president, said she was
duly proud of the honor paid it by
the First lady. Mrs. Roosevelt did
not disappoint her audience in her
speech when she explained the true
meaning of democracy.
Democracy does not mean hav-
ing the same religion or color"
she said. at means more citizens
who can share better things all the
time. Every step forward toward
giving o people a better exist
enc is a step toward a more per-
feet democracy"
After her talk, Mrs. Roosevelt
left for a months rest in Miami
Beach.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02

: Speaking on, 1.-THE Negro
Test of Democracy, Mr.. Foster as
serted that America should MOI
criticize the treatment of minorc
tiles in Europe by Dictatorship
without first changing its attitude
toward Negroes in America. Quot9
ing from an editorial which appears
ed in Opportunity magazine lass
year, Foster said 1.-The most severe
test of American Democracy is thC
American Negro. As long as he
suffers from racial oppression III:
the form of legal inequalities, eco5|
nomic discrimination and political
Acknowledgement, no religious, racl
ial or national minority is secure /
1t Is no isloated phenomenon in A.
merican life that the great waves|
of intolerance which have occas.I
ionally swept over the nation havt|
engulfed the Catholic and the jew
with the Negro.
The auditorium was filled to ca
pacity with an unusual attendance
of white people. The relationship
Of the races in Minneapolis is much
better than in many cities and
much progress has been made dur
ing the past few years due to thd
cooperation of many organizations
interested in improved race reiat
ions, The Minneapolis Urban L'g4
of which Charles w. Washington
is executive Secretary, is the ac1
cepted leader in the movement fol-
better relationships. Other organ
izations active in the promotion Of
year round programs as well ad
the Interracial Week are: Minne
apolis Church federation, BordeiI
ME. Church, Bethesda Baptist
Church, Zion Church, st. Peter A
Me. church, Beacon Light church,
YWCA., st. Thomas Episcopal
church, Woman's international l'gd
for Peace and Freedom, Minneap1
oils Branch of the NAACP., Pacif1
ist Action fellowship and Mime
apolis Sunday forum.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
NORTH CAROLINA MOB
THREATENS NEW LYNCHING

Dunn, N. C. Feb. 26 (CNA)-For
several days now, Negroes in this
town have been forced to remain
in their homes as a result of a re-
ign of terror instituted against
them following the death of a
white policeman in a lawless raid
on a Negro cafe.
Officer Martin Underwood was
alIegedly struck by a thrown brick
when he raided the safe. He died.
Seventy-five Negroes we're illeg-
ally rounded up and arrested and
three held on murder charges. Ex-
ira policemen patrolled the Negro
section in an effort to intimidate
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
Will Big Three
Control G.O.P.
Campaign This
Year?

Washington, March l (by Albert Anderson for
ANP)-Just how will the Republican party conduct
its national campaign among Negroes this year? Will
it renounce past practices and the leadership that has
brought the condemnation of many workers seriously
interested in the welfare of the party? Or will the Ne
gro campaign be in the hands of the old triumvirate
rather than risk their enmity by turning affairs over
to more progressive leaders?
These are questions which must be answered
within the next few months by Chairman John Hamil-
ton and the powers that be. If, meanwhile, Mr.. Ham
ilton and his associates are puzzled over which path
to follow, it is not strange. They have received all
kinds of sound advice" from every conceivable
course, with much of it entirely contradictory.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
Ted MaIone'S NBC PILGRIMAGE of POETRY" "".
PAYS TRIBUTE TO PAUL
LAURENCE DUNBAR


Ted Malone's Pilgrimage of Po-
etry which is taking radio listeners
into the actual homes of the thir-
ty-two poets chosen by the univer-
sity and college English depart
ments as Americas most outstand-
ing, starts west this Sunday, March
Bird at 100 p. m. EST. with a ma
tionwide broadcast from the home
of Paul Laurence Dunbar "Poet
laureate" of the Negro race, at
219 North Summit Street in Day
ton, Ohio.
Dunbar, son of a one-time slave
mother, fought poverty and illness
to write his poetry and battle for
Negro rights. He wrote his first
poem at the age of seven and his
first job as an elevator boy earned
him only four dollars a week. But
with the publication of his second
book, "Majors and Minors" in 1896
he achieved wide recognition and
before he died his Lyrics of the
Lowly Life, Lyrics of the Hearth
side", and Lyrics of Love and
Laughter genuinely expressing
the spirit Of his race won him an
unquestioned place in the literary
world. He numbered among his
friends Theodore Roosevelt, Will
lam Dean Howells, William Nc
Kinley, Robert G. Ingersoll and
many other outstanding figures of
the day. A position in the Library
of Congress which eased the finan-
cial strain and marriage to his boy
hood sweetheart, Alice Ruth Moore
should have meant a life of hap
piness, but overwork in behalf of
his race wrecked Dunbar's health
and his efforts to recover were fut-
lie. He died on February 8, 1906
in the modest two-story house on
Summit Street which Ted Malone
will visit this Sunday on his Pill
grimage to one of the few shrines
in America devoted to the colored
race.
Governor Martin L. Dayey, of O.
hio authorized the purchase of the
Dunbar home as a shrine in July
1886, and the property was purch-
ased in 1887 by the Ohio State Ar
Genealogical and Historical Society
for the preservation of Dunbar's
manuscripts and other personal
mementos of the poet. When Ted
Malone takes the NBC microphone
there he will endeavor by word pic
lures to bring the radio audience
into the actual rooms where the
poet lived, showing them his type
writer, his desk, his library, his
basket of pipes, and the bicycle he
rode down the streets of Dayton.
This is the 21st in the series of
80 programs from the homes of
the poets. Ted Malone, who orig
mated and conducts the series, also
has a daily program called Between
the Bookends heard over the Blue
Network of NBC at 3:45 EST.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
ILLINOIS CENTRAL OFFERS
PRIZES FOR TIME TABLE
PHOTOS

Chicago, Illinois, (CC)-The H.
linois Central System has renewed
its invitation to amateur photogra-
piers to submit photographs for its
timetable covers. For those chos-
en-, awards of ten dollars will be
paid. The subjects can deal with
rail operations or scenic points a
long the railroad. Pictures should
be addressed to j. V. Lanigan, Pas
senger Traffic Manager, Chicago,
Illinois.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
100000 NEGROES TANNED IN
TO SEVEN MILE AREA CHI
CAGO SURVEY REVEALS

Chicago, Mar. l (ANP) THAT
100000 Negroes live in a restricted
area seven miles long, and from one
half to a mile and one-half in wild
tn, is n of the startling facts re-
vealed in the first of a series of
monographs on the study of the
Negro community in Chicago. re-
leased last week after an announce
ment by Horace R. Clayton, n of
the directors of the survey.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
MID-WESTERN NEGRO
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. % =
The temporary Western Ne
gro Democratic Association which
was created at a conference of Ne
gro Democrats, Friday October 6,
1889, at Hannibal, Missouri, will
meet in Springfield, Illinois, Satur-
day, March 2, 1910 to complete its
organization, elect officers, write
it's constitution and bylaws and
plan for the First MiSWester
Democratic Convention, which will
be held sometime this summer.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
n ti-Lynehing Bill Hearing
Set For MAR. 5
Senate Hearing Will Then Close and Report by Jud
iciary Committee to Full Senate Will Follow

Washington, D. C.-Following a conference
with Walter White, executive secretary of the Ma
tional Association for the Advancement of Colored
People here Thursday February 22 Senator Frederick
Van Mugs of Indiana, chairman of the Senate Judic-
larry Committees subcommittee holding hearings on
the Wagner-Van Mugs -Capper Federal Anti-lynch-
ing bill announced that final hearings on the bill will
be held March 5.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02

For several campaigns there has
been growing dissatisfaction with
the management of the colored div
ision. Except in 1928, when Her.
bert Hoover was elected president,
a group known as the "Old Guard"
has actually controlled this divis-
ion, no matter who was the nomin-
al figurehead. But most of this
time the Negro voted Republican
anyway. In 1892 and 1896 the race
gave the majority of its votes to
the Democrats. According to the
Gallup poll, there is a drift back to
the COP. Whether this can be
made to progress at a rate large
enough to place the pivotal states
such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Him
ois, Indiana, etc., on the Republic
an side of the ledger depends in a
large measure on how the coming
campaign is conducted.
The triumvirate, called the Old
Guard, which generally controls
campaigns consists of Robert R.
("Bob") Church of Memphis, who
has long had the reputation of be-
ing an astute politician and until
recent years was reported a liber-
al contributor to the campaign
fund; Perry w. Howard, national
committeeman from Mississippi,
and Roscoe Conkling Simmons of
Chicago, noted orator.
These three reputedly knew more
practical politics than all the 9TH
ers combined. Active in ~fraternal
realms, they could summon, for
example, support of the Elks from
j. Finley Wilson and Judge Billy
nOdSLOn on uOWn.
Their tactics seldom varied. AT
ter the candidate was selected at
the national convention, an appro-
pirate slogan was found. Col.
Simmons then started his orator.
ical tours, dragging out the ghosts
of reconstruction; Mr.. Church and
Atty. Howard soon had a full staff
and headquarters gave the impress
sion of great activity. Col. Simm-
ons also served as secretary, as
signed speakers, and operated with
a technique all his own.
For the past two years, DR.. L. K.
Williams, president of the Nation
al Baptist convention, Inc, was
head of the Negro division. AL
though thoroughly wise and exper-
fenced in church politics, it is un-
derstood the distinguished church.
man on both occasions was no
match for the triumvirate. Three
weeks after the campaign started
they were in the drivers seat
which they did not relinquish until
the firing was over in November.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
the Negro people.

the Negro people.
Mayor Herbert B. Taylor admit
ted that a mob of hoodlums" from
R~oseboro, Underwood's home town
have threatened to "get"the man
who allegedly killed the officer.
Negro citizens have been subject
ed to molestation for a week here.
Bud Daddy, Dave Lilly and Buster
Hargrove, chraged with the slay-
ing, were taken to the Ellington
Jail, II miles from here.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
Says Negro Tests
u. S. Democracy

Minneapolis, March l (ANP)-The 18th ann.
ual observance of Interracial week ended with a mon
ster public mass meeting, Sunday night at the YWCA
with A. L. Foster, executive secretary of the Chicago
Urban League, principal speaker.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02
ELLINGTON RHYTHM? YFSi

Lafayette, Indiana, Co Duke
Ellington and His Famous Orches-
ira will appear here ut Purdue I'm
iversi.y on Saturday, March l.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02

Mrs. Muriel E. Johnson has rec
emily been appointed case worker
with the Friends Association For
Colored Children, Richmond, Vir.
GINA. She is a former student OF
the Atlanta University of Social
Work, and a graduate of Virginia
Union University. Richmond. She
is a member of the Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority.
The Omaha guide., 1940-03-02

congress, even to the smallest de-
tail in many avenues of life"