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Smyrna times., 1940-05-23
|iIyG iIyl FOLKS ASSr
,rtl Youths 7 Told the
d % a Rich Life lS
DANIEL TALKS

:. conquered his pnyslea- 81
.s.,t, y sut there is need tor
''a,-s sss more to give meaning n
! mans life, the Kev.
vstngar, 4 pastor of the =
2 !. congregational Church Of
] ID about 100 youtn IaI1x Islo of
aspding the spring gndnsvor rdtly u
= -. saturday. Speaking
',.-aI u theme Of the con
II + You Would Live" Mr.
=, t,tsd that for richness q
fsars must be love among
~,:tv in facing life's issues
lines. The way TO a
4 !. ~ hard way" Mr..
,,id and the only way Of
j u,.v If love. as eXem-
Issus." The address by
| r',,,sr opened the all-day
- of the Presbyterian
Society. representing 4o
T. meeting in the Smyrna
[,,-,5an Church Saturday.
[si.i by about 100 members Of
~ group, church school
T. and pastors, the spring
h VS. formally callea 70 oluei
4. psv Samuel ]. Thackaber-
.-ro of the host church. Wei
l b Tie delegates was given
|yIvu Eyerhart, state presl-
r4he Christian Endeavor So
4 With additional delegates
r,ury TO arrive for panel dis
rn the first three of these
h tSuics we're started early in
,AsnoOn. william Everhart
Srns lead a junior and inter-
III DISCUSSION on the subject,
Ang Christian Endeavor Grow
'a' The Rev. Dr.. Willard G..
ii d First and Central Church,
IIrg.un, led another group dis
y The topic, Meeting Lies
Es-s' Mrs. Metzgar led a
,zIm on the topic, Joy in
I -Four panel discussions were
Ii the afternoon, based on the
"a topic Making Our Life
u The Rev. L. La Verne
I'd 0iVet Presbyterian Church
was general di-
l. Leaders will be Paul Bak-
barry Algard, Dorothy Fleet
ri Mrs. Margaret Thornton.
Tng q business meeting Of
officers Of the society, attend
: STATE President Everhart,
ID Fluharty, Wilmington,
Castle County president.
lTd Oliver, Dover, Kent
y president, and the Rev.
! J. Won Hagle, Greenwood,
q County president, a report
: regional conference of the
!! he'd in Martinsburg, w.
Nay l. was given by Miss
sHls Mccall Of Wilmington.
|. Roy DeShang, Wilmington,
sls'tei delegate on the Reg
uannittee Of the Middle At
Rsglon. A conference ban
n aeld u the host church at
~ The Rev. DR.. Albert H.
|. ~ q West Presbyterian
1 1. wilmington, was speaker.
Al'sf, president Of the Kent
! Association, presided at
and afternoon sessions.
!. . isaisley Of Marshallton
NJ .aalInal Of the rally, and
vrUl T Details were planned by
''aoeth Foraker Of vii
= state recreation chair
Smyrna times., 1940-05-23
0HAPEL SERVICES

~ l,,sa ssn,.a Taylor, Pastor, an
p. asvns,sess S,'s,es' for the Week
E. csape1 pepd .I,s Taylor, pastor Of
's.s.aay si,S. week as follows:
(lses.s14 s4aay a, School on ssyolng, spnda%
s'lock; i7'oG%sd ! %a1esl. BY preaching
Il. ~sstng; 7oa ioung Peo-
. rev. Poha song and
E''ey will b. Sturgis Of
4. sslc srvico 0iidfge Of the
~, Pastor VIII = lhe absence
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
HARLEM trivia

the fun and good fellowship which
visitors to the Kitchen enjoy, and
the scripts, written by Geraldine
Garrett, Ann Honeycut and MIR.
Huey, are based almost entirely On
the things they do to have fun
The sheep represent the good,
Christian people and the goats arc.
those of us who are not quite Sc
good. not bad, but who strike (
happy unhappy medium.
Richard Wright's Native Son
remains on most of the best sell
er lists. AS Lii Abner Yokum woulu
say-"Oh, happy day..
Strange the furore a few deter
mined souls, with nothing else to
do, can stir up. for example, the
hue and cry raised over the ap-
pointment of Bertrand Russell as
philosophy professor at the College
of the City of New York, located
stones throw from Seventh ave-
nue. at 138th street. 1t would SEEM
that the eminent DR. Russell is an
advocate of ''free love . whatever
that means to the churchmen. We
have our own ideas anent that but
they have no place here Anyway,
they disregard the 80 or more
books written by Dr. Russell on
philosophy and mathematics and
fasten tenaciously on his three or
four popular treatments of cur
rent problem.
The Harlem Branch YMCA OBJ
served Holy week with afternoon
vesper services led by some of Har-
lems outstanding ministers Rev
william Lloyd lines, pastor of St.
James Presbyterian church, OPEN
ed the series. The Rose MCClen'
don players are to present what
the press agent calls colored ABE
Lincoln in Illinois, to wit: Book
er T. Washington" an original
drama on the life of the great
American Negro written bv Will
liam for Ashby. The play is to
run for three weeks, beginning
March 81 at the Rose McClendon
workshop.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
Around
Town..

Rev. A. w. T. Chism, pastor and
founder of Memorial Community
Baptist Church, was guest of the
church and his many friends from
March 4-13, of meeting. While in
the city he stopped at Hotel Hices,
535 E. JEFFERSON. St, DR. Chism is
noted pulpiteer of national
standing And is rated among our
greatest preachers having pastored
some of our great churches, and
has done special evangelistic work
for the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
from the Great lakes. to the Gulf.
Under the Home Mission Board of
the National Baptist Convention,
Inc
While in the city he was dinner
guest of Mrs. o. Brasfield and Mr..
and Mrs. Glover. He was also
honored guest to a farewell dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Waltons of 722 W. Hadley ST.,
Wednesday night where many of
his friends gathered to show their
appreciation for his presence in
the city and for his excellent serv-
ice, rendered. He left Thursday
morning for points in the middle
west where he will conduct pre-
Easter services. Rev T. T. Love
and Rev. j. W. Williams, were
among the guest who visited him
in the hotel. DR.. Chism is pastor
of the Second Baptist Church Red
lands, California, and Memorial
Community Baptist Church at I'll
Montezuma Avenue. Phoenix, and
has recently been called as pastor
of Salon Baptist Church Omaha.
Neb.
Mrs. Iva williams. clerk
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Anna White, Ex-SIave i,
115, Tells Life Story
CHARLESTON, S. C.-(SNS)- -
lInIerVietu hv Edith McXNIIlia ms

CHARLESTON, S. C.-(SNS)-
Interview by Edith McWiIliams)
Sitting very comfortably on the
bed, few quilt pieces in her hand.
a head of silFNT hair and SEEM
ingly a halo was crowning this
silver, was Anna White.
/ entered the room under a
different impression, imagine
would see woman that could
hardly move are even speak.
Mrs Clara Thomas should be
given all The credit and encourage
ment possible for her attentive
care of Anna White Mrs. Thomas
bent over into Anna Whites ear
to tell her I wished to talk to
her. Anna at first pretended not
to understand. Mrs. Thomas ex-
planned to me that Anna thought
L Was coming to take her to the
country farm, so many other per-
SONS had tried; and a pencil and
paper and to talk to her upsets
her until she really finds out what
you wanted. Mrs. Thomas proceed
ed to go and get Abraham Lin
coins picture. When Mother Anna,
that is the name everyone knows
her by, was shown Lincoln's pic
ture she began TO smile and under
stood what I wanted
The first Thing she said was:
my name is Anna White and l
was born in AShfui County Ten
neSsee June 1st lis years ago " Her
mother was half Indian and her
grandmother an Indian My faith
err" she said, was such a proud
man and not a coward as most
slaves were. His master killed him
because he would not subject
himself 10 a beating" She brought
back the memories of slavery so
clearly to me that regardless of
how we'll educated ons is, or how
well read, they will never know
exactly what slavery is until they
have really talked to someone VINO
has been through the most trying
times of any ones life.
Regardless of what condition Tile
women were in, they would dig
holes and make them lay il them,
then beat them ynmercifulIy. IF
upon not answering as readily as
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their master Or mistress thought
they should, the whipping post was
PREPARED Mother Anna has never
been married She had two chill
dren by aer master, and her moth
er a set OF twins. The children were
taken from their mothers while
they were still nursing, so they
would never know they were Ne
groes when they grew up
Every day Mother Anna picked
500 pounds of cotton. She had a
goats, COWS and other stCck. One
day the white folks, as Mother
Anna calls them, ca and gave
her four dollars, then took her
cattle away with them.
Her people finally escaped to
Baltimore. She told me how she
tried to save enough money to
join them, but never did.
They made them cut their hair,
because The masters and mistresses
didn't think Negroes should have
long hair Mother Annals back is
terribly Scared from the beatings
she has had. The white tol1i tried
to teach her to hate her own race
of people. She vividly remembers
Abraham Lincoln's speech he made
that freed the slaves. After he
had finished his speech he called
to her and asked: "Anna aren't you
going to shake my hand?" She said
"Yes." He said, Anna, you are
free now and here is five dollars
for you
Mother Anna has cut her fifth
set of teeth. Her hair is beginning
to turn dark around the edges
again. She has never worn pair
of classes in her life, can thread
a needle as well aS anyone
She tells you very thoroughly
about the Bible and explains the
meaning to you. Saturday is her
Sunday She tasted until four
o'clock. Seventeen years ago sine
was the victim OF an automobile
accident and hasn't walked since.
She sits on the porch, counts
all the Iloboes and freight trains
that pass Before l left she asked
me to listen to her sing her iav-
orite song. She begin with her
voice sounding as clearly as any
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
Claim Unit Is Used
PropeI Higher Ups"

No attempt is made to so arrange
expense liStings in the report as
to have them easily interpreted or
understood. No dates or specific
data are used In the final session
of the House of Delegates last
year I. M. A. Myers motioned that
budget committee, be appoint-
ed. 1t was carried.
COUNTIES PENALIZED
Despite the fact most teachers
do not understand the aim of the
body circumstances make it almost
mandatory that they maintain
membership. Especially is this true
in sections where higher-ups hold
prominent positions in the state
body.
Counties having 100 per cent
membership receive q SO per cent
refund of their dues; those having
less than 100 per cent get nothing
in return. When asked not because
of the refund. a teacher in the
low state whose county is in the
second class stated that while
teaching in a 100 per cent county
before her present job. she nearly
got locked out of her school when
she protested because the county
Association officials divided the re-
fund among themselves as salary.
RUMORED BURGESS
WILL QUIT
AS this is written rumors have
| it that John P Burgess. for the IL
past years executive secretary OF
the body. will in all probability.
resign this year Mr.. Burgess. who
| hes endeavore to do fine job
with available facilities, evidently
is tired of dissatisfaction that has
whitted the nerves of many men,
bers.
That the Associa ton has long
been a target for critics is no
secret. outsiders nave looked to-
ward the annual meeting as
''big time" thing for the most part
Those on the inside have made
issues Of the spent money, more
than $1,000 yearly to prosecute its
work
The predominant ambition ct
the younger members is militant
program towards longer terms,
equal paw and better working con-
ditiOns Tt is held that higher Of
ficjals and old timers do not mani
fest sufficient interest in these
issues. These things. plus politics,
have harassed the BODY and most
of it's members foG years.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
(Special Correspondent

COLUMBUS, S. c. Graft"
weapon of bigshots", "a racket"
and scores of such cousinly terms
courSed the state from corner to
corner, as person after person
issued confidential information
to this writer on the Palmetto
State Teachers Association. Some
hailed it "a political device" for
the propagation of certain persons
ambitious Of "State titles and
high Offices in the organization. At
the same time, progress akin to
the progress in Florida and few
other Southern states. has stood
at a stand still.
In light of many startling reve-
lations. it is of note that charges
against specific individuals we're
lacking. Each source contacted for
information was reticent unless it's
identity was protected. The most
direct accusations were aimed to
and. even criticism was directed
the executive committee. the most
important affiliate to the group
at its uncontrolled power
EVIDENCES OF POLITICS
A Columbia source Informed the
writer that recent published items
in the Columbia Negro weekly by
persons urging the election of J
/ E. Blanton Of Voorhees, Institute
and j P. Burgess to the presidency
were insulting to the intelligence
of the teachers and. IAN epitome of
the politics rampant" in this and
other Negro groups in the state.
"Such writings, stated the
source, indicate that the teachers
are incapable Of making their own
selections
The speaker scored, also. the
repetitions of annual sessions in
Columbia, to the exclusion of
other cities, citing that this foster
ed dis-unity, the premise being
that no other city was capable of
receiving the number. Going fur
ther it was stated. that the an
nusl Teachers Ball was money
making scheme, sponsored by
private sources sin cahoot" with
an official, high in school affairs
in Columbia. This coalition has
defeated all previous efforts, to car
ry the convention elsewhere. Tine
Richland county teachers" saic
the source, evidently smell some
thing ''fishy'' about the business;
for, the 1910 Teachers Bulletin
lists only 78 members from =
county total of 227 for the 1899
session."
CRITICISE EXECUTIVE SETUP
The Executive setu0 was thrash
ed by the source, not for itself but,
because it works almost under in
dependent power. Previous at
terlpts 10 remove some of it's power
have met defeat. The 1910 Bulletin.
page 33, reads criptlv; Mr. Harold
moved in the HOUSE Of Delegates
10 have that body rlect the exec
"tive secretary, the guiding Of
fetal along with other officers
The minutes add tarsely, Rev
Long moved that the motion be
tabled for the reason that this
position ought not be thrown open
to the public
The latest Bulletin lists "a items
reading, "RR. fare per diem and
y dinner" and IA items reading
"R. R. fare per oiem and board ,
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
i. S. Supreme Court Sets Aside
Death Penalty Of Texas Man

WASHINGTON-(SNS)-T United States Su-
preme Court Monday set aside the conviction of Bob
White of Polk County, Texas, who was under sentence
of death on a criminal attack.
The action marked the third time in less than two
months that the tribunal has overruled the state courts
to free colored Americans who appealed the ground
that they were subjected to inhuman treatment to
force confessions
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
By MARGUERITE L. MARTIN


NEW YORK - (ANP)-Jimmie
d II Is rendezvous has
supplanted the Mimo as the place
to go. It's been called everything
from the "Stork club of Harlem"
to "a bit of the Rivera" =. Every
night is celebrity night for white
and black alike. Last Friday we
saw Jules Bledsoe, who rose tc
fame with "Show Boat" Juanita
Hall director of the musical group
bearing her name; Bill Chase OF
the Amsterdam News and toe
many others.
Garland Wilson does some in
spired piano playing and Jimmie
Daniels has way of rendering
songs that is all his own. He pos
sesses, beside a nice looking face,
Just the right amount of friendl1-
ness to make his guests feel at
home-but not too mucn at home
This capturing Of the public
fancy entails a lot of work. Wit
ness Richard Huey's daily re-
hearsals for MS radio program,
The Sheep & oats Club"-Orig-
inally called the Aunt Dinah's
Kitchen Club, this name had to be
dropped because it happens to be
the same as Mr.. Huey'S place OF
business. would constitute adver"
Using. and other firms advertising
over WOR. might feel that they
too should have a radio program
free of charge.
The entire idea grew out OF a
desire to let the public share In
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
HOME OWNERS PROTEST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(ANP)
Protesting the proposal to re-
place homes they already own
with housing project to be COM
posed of rented dwellings, 800
property owners in the vicinity
of Shorter college met last week
to file a petition with city autho-
rites.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30

ones How 1 love my Saviour, ="
with smile as if she could see
Him smiling down Oh her. After
she finished she called me to her,
hugged and kissed me, and said
God bless you child.
When I left Mother Anna, | felt
as if I mad been in another world,
the world of darkness, dreaming
of a past no one knows but God
and one who has experienced it.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30
CONFESSES ASSAULT

NhSHVILLE-(A N PA G.
Mobley, 27, convicted of assaulting
a 20-year old white woman in a
parked car in 1898. was electro
cuted at The state penitettiary
early Friday morning. According to
prison officials. before he died he
confessed the crime and also
shooting and robbing the girls
escort.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30

Mrs. Iva Williams. clerk
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
State Beauticians
Hold Trade Show
Monday and Tuesday
1000 STRONG

Little Rock, Ark.-An estimate
of 1000 registered beauticians
will participate in the various ac-
t..vities during the two day First
Annual Trade Show sponsored by
the Arkansas Colored Beauticians
Association Monday, and Tuesday
Prelude to the mammoth event
is the annual day Of the beautic-
ians of Greater Little Rock set for
eleven o'clock this Sunday morn
ing at the Collins Street Baptist
Church pastored by Rve. N.
Nichols.
Originally scheduled for the Joe
T. Robinson Memorial Auditorium,
the event has been shifted to the
Dreamland Ballroom. Activities
will begin daily at $3.50 o'clock 3.
m.
A street parade Ia scheduled for
five o'clock Monday afternoon
with the floor show and dance
set for Monday night with Lloyd
Armon and his orchestra playing
the music.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
New Court Order
Issued By The Judge
In property Case"
SETTLEMENT SEEN

A court order by Hon. Elmer
D. Davis, of the United States Dis
trict Court for the Middle District
of Tennessee, Nashville DIVISION,
seeking final settlement Of the
property lawsuit" won by the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, lists the property claimed
by the Church and appoints Re-
ceiver Alfred 7. Adams Us the
Special Master to "hear such ad-
ditional proof as the parties may
desire" and report to the Court
on five points OF ownership.
A few weeks ago fighting Ira
7. Bryant lost in court his long
legal battle to retain or establish
his right of ownership Of certain
properties at Nashville, Tenn,
which the A. M. Z. Church con-
vinced the Courts belong to them
with the court saying that much
in its famous opinion that the
african Methodist Church Epis-
copal Church is the beneficial and
equitable owner Of all of the pro-
perty, funds and assets vested In
Of held by tho Sunday School Un-
ION OF African Methodist Church.
The five points to be determin-
ed arc
Title to what property held or
claimed by either party belonga
to the A. Nj. E. Church.
3. What encumbrances, II any,
Continued on Back Page)
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Plans Pushed For
National Convention
Of Beauticians

Atlantic City, NJ J. Throughout
the nation boauticians are build
ing UP interest in sending dele
gates here when the National
Beauty Culturist Convention holds
u four-day meeting here beginn-
ing July 81.
Three days before opening oi
this meeting q three day session
Of the Modern Beauticisns Asso-
ciation Of New Jersey will con
vens here, the two meetings do
vetailing and providing u whole
week Of activity.
That proper entertainment Will
not 20 lacking, three committees
General Entertainment Com
mittes, Convention Committee
and the Board Of Trades will work
to this end.
ION to Atlantis City for the
National Beauty Culturist Con-
vention" 10 being adopted IS q slo
gan In developing interest in the
meeting.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Birmingham Girl
Wins National Il
]. @. Test

Birmingham, Aa.-Miss Betty
Mae Whatley, Of Fairfield Indus
trial High School stands at the
apex OF national scholarship and
Intelligence by virtue Of winning
out in an objective nationwide
lest given to high school students
The National Phi Delta Kappa
Sorority, organization Of profss-
sional teachers, sponsored the con
test which carried q cash prize Of
u $400 scholarship.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Hero Who Saved
Life Of White -.
Boy. Honored Again

Dethan. Ala.-H.s heroic deeds
Vi saving the lite Of white boy
from the smashing wheels Of death
under u train has brought him q
second recognition.
Win Gibson, meek-manned and
sturdy porter OF the Atlantic
Coast Line railway, received from
the President Of the United States
q medal and lapel button for res
cuing Crawford Kennedy, white
age 4 from death under the pit
iless wheels Of q train Feb. ..
The first award came from local
white citizsns In the form Of .
watch, chain and medal.
To become eligible for the 2nd
award one must put at stake his
own life in saving another. The
origin Of the award 10 . 1905 Act
Of Congress 10 promote security
Of travel on railroads.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Mitchell In Memorial
Speech To DR.. Motion
In The House

Washington. D. c. - Congress
man Arthur Mitchell, former stu
dent Of Tueskeses Institute un'
der Booker T. Washington, BY a
motion had his memorial speech
to the deceased DR.. R R. Motion,
president emeritus Of Tuskegeo at
the time Of his death, entered IN
to the Congregational Record.
Liking Or. Motion to Elisha
Mitchell said "Dr. Motion knew no
color, hs had no prejudices.'
The successor Of Washington at
Tusksgss DR.. Motion retired to
his Virginia home . few years
ago, living there at the time Of
his expiration.
He was buried on the campus
Of Hampton Institute, his alma
mater, along aide four Hampton
presidents.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Negro Demos Lay
Foundation For
Big Program

eve laid q foundation that VIII
be worth something to Negro De-
mocrats in Arkansas" declared
ur. J. NJ. Robinson this week in
speaking about the meeting Of
the Midwestern Negro Democratic
Association that met last Saturday
at indianapolis, Ind.
DR.. Robinson is president Of the
Arkansas Negro Democratic As
sociation and tor years has labor
ed to obtain political considera-
tions for his people in this state
When originally selected dele
gate p. II. Jordan found that he
could not attend the meeting he
was officially replaced with Dr.
Robinson who previously had in
dicated that he could not make the
trip because of an injured foot
Dr.. Robinson had been urged ~
the Midwestern leaders to attend
the meeting in spite Of ailing foot
because his advice was needed In
the policy-forming councils.
The local medic offered q pro-
posal opposing a third term for
President Roosevelt and any form
of coalition, contending that en-
dorscment Of such would be CON
trary to the principles Of Je6er-
sonian Democracy" and our poll
tical precedent. Feeling that
Continued on Back Pags)
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Dedicates Edition OF
Paper To Southern
Recorder Editor
BY Rev. 9, \. Jones
Editor Of Shreveport World

EuttOb VI oNIuvsps VW~
This week the Editors Of the
Shreveport World are bringing TO
their readers and extraordinary
special edition Of the paper. This
number 10 dedicated to out-of-
state news and to DR.. e. G. Hatch
or new editor and manager Of the
Southern Christian Recorder.
We hope to bring to our growing
list Of readers the cream Of local
state and national neys and shall
endeavor to serve them with COM
plimentary usefulness.
Our motto 10 Lift As We Ser
ve." We shall try to do this and
ask that we have the support
Of our Increasing number Of read.
srs. \ lsNBl1