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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-10
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of the power and authority
contained in decree of sale made in
a certain action pending in the Superior
Court of New Hanover County, wherein
the County of New Hanover, ct al is
the plaintiff, and T. H. Moses and wife
-Moses. and any and all possible
heirs and or devisees of said T. H
are defendants. the undersigned will,
on Monday, December 18th, 1914, at
twelve o'clock Noon, at the Court House
door of New Hanover County. sell at
public auction for cash. to the highest
bidder, all that certain tract or parcel
of land situate lying and being in
Harnett Township, County of New Han
over and State of North Carolina. bound
ed and described as follows. to-wit:
Adjoining the lands formerly owned
by Keystone Land & Lumber Company
and others, located about one mile west
of SCOTS Hill r. r. depot:
FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at a
stake in the western edge of an old
road. Joe Winnett's eastern corner, and
running thence in a southeast direction
100 yards with the western edge of said
old road to a stake, thence in a south
west direction at right angles with said
first line $50 yards to the center of the
run of Wanneys Branch, thence down
the center of the run of Wanney IS
Branch to Joe Winnett's southern cor
ner. thence in a northeast direction with
Joe Winnett's eastern line to the point
of beginning, containing by esima-
ton acres. more or less.
SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at a
stake in the southern edge of the road
leading to H. w. Tompkins' residence,
at a point in a pine thicket, corner
between H. W. Tompkins and the land
formerly owned by Keystone Land &
Lumber Co., and running thence in a
southeasterly direction along the south
ern edge of said road 100 yards to a
stake, thence at right angles with said
first course in straight line $50 yards
to the, run of Wanny's Branch, hence
in a Straight line to the point of be-
ginning. containing 4 acres. more or less
This 18th day of November 1914.
G. c. MCINTYRE. Commissioner
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-10
SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of the power and authority
contained in a certain Judgment entered
in a proceeding pending in the Superior
Court of New Hanover County, wherein
City of Wilmington. North Carolina, New
Hanover County and c. R. Morse. CITY,
County Tax Collector are Plaintiffs, and
Alberta Gaylord Reynolds. ct al are
Defendants, the undersigned Commission
err. appointed in and by said Judgment.
will on Thursday. January 18th, l945. at
twelve O'Clock M. at the Court House
door of the County of New Hanover,
North Carolina, sell, at public auction,
for cash. to the highest bidder. all that
certain piece or parcel of land, lying,
being and situate in the City of Will
mington, North Carolina, and bounded
and described as follows:
All of Lot 4. in Block 1856. according
to the official plan of the City of Will
mington. N. C.
This the 9th day of December 1914.
MARSDEN BELLAMY, Commissioner
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of the power and authority
contained in decree of sale made in
certain action pending in the Superior
Court of New Hanover County. wherein
the County of New Hanover ct al, are
plaintiffs and James Davis and wife,
Teena Davis. and any and all possible
heirs and or devisees of James Davis
and Teena Davis, ct al are the defend
ants. the undersigned will. on Monday.
December 18th, 1914. at twelve o'clock
Noon, at the Court House door of New
Hanover County. sell at public auction
for cash, to the highest bidder. all
that certain lot or parcel of land situate
lying and being in the Harnett Town
ship, County of New Hanover and State
of North Carolina, bounded and describ-
ed as follows, to-wit
BEGINNING at stake on New
County road F. st. Georges corner.
thence with her line 14o yards to a
stake. thence East IT IL yards to a
stake. thence North 40 yards to a
stake in said New County Road. thence
with said County Road II IL yards to
the beginning, containing one-half acres.
This 18th day of November, 1914
G. C. MCINTYRE. Commissioner
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

off the merciless rubbing OF the
gang who constantly tainted him
for playing the organ at what they
called the Subway Baptis {
Church." an humble store-front on
l34th street near Fifth avenue. They
used 10 kid him about getting
happy" in church and falling off
the bench at the organ. The truth
was his legs were too short to reach
the pedals and his top-heavy frame
gave able assistance at topping him
off the seat as he stretched for the
pedals.
However. the Subway Baptist
Church" organ paved the way for
his first billing as a feature at
traction at the New Lincoln Thea
ire, where he was engaged 70 play
the new pipe organ. Fats" was in
seventh heaven. Little did he know
that some day his humble Subway
Baptist Church" organ training
would earn for him one OF the
greatest musical distinctions Of his
life. One of the happiest moments
Of his life, which by his own design
was one Of high and joyous living
came during a visit 10 Paris, when
he was invited TO play the great
organ at the Cathedral OF Notrt
Dame-the only jazz pianist ever
IN he en- hoDored
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
THE WATCHTOWER B, ROY WILKINS

lem? Shall we use Negroes mainly as service
troops We need doctors and nurses, but we
afford to take Negroes? What about educated Ne
gro specialists?
Somebody in the War department has spent a
when he could have been thinking about how to
win the war. All because of segregation.
But, as il this were not enough, along come the
Nazi prisoners. They are Nazs and they are the
enemy. but they white. What rule shall dictate
of course So. we have the fantastic and humiliat-
being guarded by loyal black American soldiers,
with the Nazis drinking out Of . fountain labeled
white" and the Negro soldiers forced to drink
from fountain marked "colored"
Worse still IS the story of Negro corporal who
with eight other sick Negro soldiers was being
transferred from one army hospital to another. At
a layover point in Texas they sought food but were
told at the station lunch room that they would
have to eat in the kitchen. A few minutes later
they saw "a Naz war prisoners enter the lunch
room, sit down, be served, and enjoy smoke after
their meal.
To match this is the story of Negro soldiers who
sought food in a dining down South, but were
told they would have to wait until group of
German prisoners had finished eating. No wonder
the Germans were heard to say that they did not
understand why America was fighting Germany
because they both agreed on the master race
theory!
This state Of affairs is not only humliatng Il is
intolerable. But il is just more result Of the
morally untenable policy Of segregation in our
armed forces.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

1t has stood by that policy. Within the past month
John j. McCloy, assistant secretary of war; has
reafirmed it, Only the Lord knows how many
men have sat up how many nights puzzling over
how TO handle the Negro in the army on segre-
gated basis and still make the most effective use
OF the total manpower.
What about al-Negro regiments with Negro
colonies? Where can Negro units be sent so that
they will come into least contact with white
civilian populations, meaning. OF course white
women? Shall we send them TO the Pacific and
trust them TO fight the Japs? What shall we do
with Negro aviators? How about Negro officers?
How far can they be promoted before they be-
come an embarrassing social and military prob
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Southern Perspective
BY VlRCINIUS DABNEY
RICHMOND. Va. April Q

RICHMOND. Va, April %.
The Nominations from GER
tain South Carolina polite
ians apropos Of the recent SUI
preme Court ruling on white
primaries, should De KEEP. in proper
perspective Although the fac. was
widely publicized that the South
Carolina House adopted resolution
upholding white supremacy" and
demanding that damned agitators
from the North" keep out, scarcely
any publicity was given the fact
that this same resolution died in a
Senate committee. Furthermore. q
group Of twenty well-known white
South Carol.nians issued reason
able and lll-tempered statemen; al
about the same time deploring in
fismna.ory and hysterical consider
alton Of the race problem. and ask
ing greater opportunities for Ne
groes.
Education Is one field in which
these opportunities are being de-
veloped Recently the Virginia
Leg stature arran ged 10 allot $4,000
year 20 Meharry Medical College
for Negroes at Nashville. Tenn, for
the education OF twenty-five Negroe:
in medicine and dentistry. Last week
the General Education Board an.
nounced $4,000, 900 gift TO the same
institution.
These may be the first steps ir
setting up Meharry as the South.
center fox the medical education o,
Negroes from every Southern state.
The New York Times
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

3. Regular regional meetings in different neigh
borhoods of the city At such meetings people
would have the opportunity for airing their prob
lens, facts would be presented by experts, and
constructive democratic methods of remedial
ton decided upon. Such meetings, like the othee
two points Of the plan, would first be put into
effect in the most dsadvantaged areas of Detroit
Later, with the cooperation of more people and
more organizations, the plan could cover the en-
tire city.
Such an ambitious project naturally would re-
qure the cooperation of all of nom political
organizations. II would require over 900 active
sincere, and intelligent workers. A central COM
mittee to plan and coordinate the program would
be needed Members of this group would have
to contact and educate at least two responsible
persons in each block of the city-who in turn
would work with all persons in their own blocks
Not only would the recognized leaders of
churches and organizations be needed Equally
necessary to the success of such program would
be tavern-keepers AFRAID wardens, poo-room
operators, insurance and policy" representatives
factory workers, store clerks. housewives. teach
ers, BARRIERS, recreation leaders. boys and girls,
leaders OF boys groups. university students, and
countless others, including the so-called hood
lums." The latter young men know how to talk
to their fellows.
Now how does all this sound to your Is it a
worthless plan to be thrown in the wasebasket?
IT, on the other hand you and lot of others favor
some plan of this kind. how would you change or
improve it? Would you come to meeting to lay
plans for acton2 Would you give your advice'
Could you help to carry out the actual work GER
tain hours each week? Or could you help to line
up others to work? How about your organization?
Or your gang?
1t will be worthwhile to know IL you agree with
those persons who feel some organization ought
to devote itself exclusively to putting this plan
into action quickly possible Some of
these people. you recall have already attempted
tla hol,ox nf ,la IN
their own organizations. Other aspects Of this
plan have been recommended by authoritative
writer's In other words. there's nothing original
about the ideas The only thing new would be
an active organization to put this across.
Please call me any time after Tuesday and
let me know what you think. The phone number
Of the Council is Cadillac 1867. The address is
900 Transportation Building.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

It's easy to laugh at what you see Harlem side
walks Easter Sunday It's quite proper the part OF
those who always hunting something to look at
and laugh, especially if they're looking at their own
people-and incidentally directly at themselves But the
laughs sometimes hollow, insncere if the amused
person tries to look behind that startling red hat with
the yellow flowers, the purple topcoat purple shoes
purple purse and green gloves and realize what's gone
into the getting of such outfit. Sure. it's funny as
hell to Negroes CARRIED in such outlandish attire
wearing such violently clashing colors, strutting like
peacocks along the main avenues where white folks
atop buses and laugh them. Sure. That
youngser mincing along 125th street with his turned
toed shoes his baggy pegtop pants preachers frock
coat OF sky blue his peanut-brown hat swooping
about his like some huge bird covering its ragged
nest-he is happy you are in your conservative
get-up and is for a matter Of fact, right you
will be because he's wearing what he wants to
wear and not what somebody else says he should.
Yep, it's something to think about-how annually
since there's been Harlem, ever since Negroes
knew what Easter meant-how they spring up like
flowers from barren soil gay, respondent in colors
than nature has devised at least for prosac
old place Gotham. See the kids? Tiny tots in full
colorful array? That takes courage, old man. Real
The courage to hope the courage to brave the
constant and derision of the hostile world they
live in. Mothers and fathers in Harlem don't have much
usually hole in the wall 10 sleep ia crust Of bread
to share with their families, and the indomabe will
10 live Yet they express their hope for better day.
the New World Coming by seeing to ii that their
kids those sometimes urid Easter outfits Like
a flower garden. Harlem blooms at Easter. You won't
find it so in Yorkville Neither will you find it the
Lower East Side. That philosophy OF life, strong str
dent. yes, triumphant, isn't present in New Yorks
Italian Irish. Chinese Polish sections 1t belongs
Harlem and TO Harlem alone. Yes. old man.
laugh want 10. Smoker and derde but the little
people doing what they want; wearing what they
sraghten out every bit OF this damned we're too
scared 10 tackle from the right angle. and hope you
dig me there.
Dan Burley in New York Amsterdam News
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Respected Classics -
Did Not Swing Them

Contrary 10 the consensus OF con-
temporary historians, Fats did NOT
swing the classics. II must be re-
membered that his audience was
composed chiefly OF the S9'ers who
had been unsteady enriched by his
interpretations Of the classics az
public school. Despite the fact that
they flocked TO the Lincoln 10 hear
him rag" the organ. his classical
touch and refinement, always pres
ent in his right hand, was not lost
on his listeners. Their acceptance
Of his classical renditions were seri-
Gus and sppreciative.
Attention was focused on his
ability as composer when he SCI
70 music a bawdy folk-ditty. The
Boy in the Boat" which electrified
the community and gained popular
ity among piano players equal L
that sterling evergreen Of James p
Johnson Carolina Shout" Later
Fats cut this tune for QRS musi'
rolls under the title OF "Squeez
Me-"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

to the American people. themselves
Financing their own production.
they made ready for an opening at
the summer theatre in Cambridge,
Mass. in August, 1912.
Advance notices OF Paul Robe
sons appearance as Othello brought
an overflow audience Of students
and summer theatre enthusiasts.
Ruefully, ] confessed 10 Miss Web
ster that | recalled the event only
too well,-from the outside! l re-
lated 10 her how chagrined I had
been TO find myself in my home
town, unable 10 get a ticket at any
cost.
Glowing press notices brought
New York managers 10 their knees,
the day after Othello' opened" this
far-sighted producer Of Counter
attack" Macbeth" and Hamlet.
confded. We were beseiged with
requests for a Broadway showing.
1T was certainly healthy and
encouraging reaction" admitted the
actress producer. Il am not so sure
that il could have happened five
years ago Somehow today seems
70 be the psychological moment
War conditions have weakened
color prejudices. don't you think?
There certainly is more awareness
OF he problem and much Of the
apathy and blindness that are the
basis for prejudice are gone.
No Jim Crow for Robson
"Oh, 'Othello' would still have
had success FIVE years ago: Shake
speare Is even more exciting wher
II has Its values set straight! As
matter Of fact, we're taking II OF
the road next fall. Well reall!
have some problems then. YoI
know what Paul Robson Is like
He absolutely refuses To put th'
play on I'm Jim Crow theatres o.
any place where there Is discrim
ination or segregation. Paul !
right" Miss Webster pointed out
ironically enough that means "
won't be able TO appear In Wash
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

that the real cause for bad behavior is ghetto
housing, lack of equal opportunity for employ
ment, education, recreation, etc Others challenged
me TO organize an effective program under the
auspices of the Metropolitan Detroit Council on
Fair Employment Practice
AS consequence of talking with these and
other persons tentative three point program for
action has been drawn up as a starting point.
Either you will turn thumbs down on this and
will forget all about it,--or else you will
give it the Green light calling for immediate
start. The proposed program with its three divi-
sions is as follows:
l. Teaching of constructive public conduct TO
every man. woman, and child white or colored,
who needs it. This would remove one cause of
discrimination against Negroes. 1t would not, OBJ
vously by itself get at the real causes of bad be-
havior of certain of our dsadvantaged citizens.
However, these would be deferred from the type
Of public conduct which leads to incidents which
cause riots.
2 Setting up of system whereby any undesr-
able incidents between whites and colored or
between members Of any other group. can be re-
ported 10 a central committee, still to be organ
lied. Such reporting would, like the first part of
the program, require an active representative OF
the committee in each block of the city. This
would provide up 10 the minute thermometer
OF racial heat in all areas of human activity. Pre-
yentiye action could be called for before human
life is lost
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
MIXED Marriage In S. C.
Ruled Adultery In n. C..

RALEIGH y. C-The State Supreme Court on April
Il upheld the Catawba County Superior Court decision
convicng Sam Miller of fornication and adultry for
"co-habtng" with white woman he had married in
South Carolina.
Superior Court Judge j. A. Rousseau sentenced Miller
to eighteen months suspended for years certain
conditions. The Superior Court found the woman, who
had been sentenced with Miller in Recorders Court
guilty.
The Supreme Court opinion. written by Associate
Justice +. u. Denny, pointed out that the marriage is
null and void according to North Carolina statutes
which prohibit marriage between the races "Compe
tent" evidence by States witnesses proved" his race
Baltimore Afro-American
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

ton and final use Of Negro
troops. In between are the
manifold questions of the
status and treatment of Negro
troops. All these matters have
proved one continuous head
ache for the War department
and II finds itself in a constant
stew about them
But the department made its
bed and now IL must lie and
squirm upon II. II started out
with a announcement issued
October 9. 1910. through the
White House that its basic
policy would be the segrega-
ton of Negro and white troops.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06

member OF It's cast. she saw the
triumphant elimination Of years OF
effort. Not only did her production
prove that Shakespeare can sun
make money. but that "Othelio"
was an CSen better bet with the
part cast properlyzwith a Negro
playing the lead.
Il really think 'Othello' had the
most exciting opening OF any play
in any theatre in the world! she
conhded. Paul Robson and had
talked OF doing this play as far
back as 1897. but there were too
many difficulties at that time
\ Twelve years ago. Paul played
\O;hello in England and had wanted
10 do il In his own country. But he
MAS scared that his stage experience
had been too limited 10 try 1t at
that time.
No Producer Wanted 1t
I'VE agreed completely" Miss
Webster continued. that the color
OF the person who PLAYED the part
Of Othello was OF great importance
I don't mean, and don't mink
Shakespeare did. that the main
question was the degree OF color,
whether he be a Moor, or an Egyp--
tan or an African Negro. The cher
issue was a social one. and Robson
and I both felt that having Negro
do the lead would give the play a
different set OF values and a differ
ent social point OF view.
But that was just why no pro-
ducer would touch IT," said Miss
webster. smiling ruefuily.' AT first
we even had difficulty getting lead
inv members of the cast. Broadway
was convinced that, the play would
he a flop and that Audiences would
never come 10 see . Negro Otheiio
on the American stage.
Financed Their Production
Finally. in the spring OF 1912
Margaret Webster and Paul Robson
nut their heads together and de-
cided the time had come 10 crack
Brosdway's toughest barrier. Wise
Is, they turned their baeke to Broad
way, and took the question straight
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
White VS. Lady Astor


The perfect squelch was pulled
out Of the hat by Walter White. exc
cutive secretary Of the NAACP. on
his recent trip overseas. Walter. who
Is the Nordic type. was invited by
Lady Aston. who had never seen
him in person, to be a dinner guest
at her country home just outside
London. Because Lady Astor u a
member Of the Ciiveden set. White
was hesitant but after some urging
by Herbert Agar Of Friendship
House. who was also In London.
Walter accepted the invitation -
more out Of curiosity than hospital
ity. When he arrived. Lady AStor,
who was formerly one Of the famous
Langhorne beauties Of Virginia,