POLITICAL LEADERS NAMED THOMAS IS PRESIDENT OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS Wilson Heads Democratic Organization; Gets State Charter As the Leader announced two weeks ago, the local political pot is boiling. Republicans and Democrats are not letting the economic crisis, the bank situation, or anything else stop them from carrying on in early preparation for the forth coming mayoralty battle. Negro Republican and Democratic organizations were perfected by well-known citizens as the Leader went to press last week. The announcement of the officers of the so-called Louisville and Jefferson County Civic League brings to a climax the much talked about Republican clubs and an organized group of citizens merged into a political [organization?] with J. A. Thomas, secretary of [the Louisville?] Urban League, as leader. [The officers?] as announced follow: J. [illegible] Thomas, president; Ollie Ware, [first?] vice president; Matt Lewis, [second?] vice president; W. C. Buford, [Secretary?]; J. L. Leake, treasurer, and an executive committee composed of Earl Brown, C. H. Parrish, Jr, Everett Harris and C. W. Anderson. It is announced that a number of leading pastors are connected with the organization in an executive way, but the Leader has not been able to ascertain just who the ministers are. Democrats Get Charter After the Leader had gone to press last week it was also reported that the Secretary of State had issued a charter to the Third District Colored Democratic Organization of Louisville, which is composed of several well-known citizens, a non-stock corporation. The officers are: W. W. Wilson, president; Len Haley, vice president; A. L. Garvin, secretary; W. E. Johnson, treasurer. Other charter members are Rev. J. B. Colbert, Drs. Wilson Ballard, M. A. Blackburn and Horace Morris, Attorney E. E. Pruitt, Clark Jefferson, E. A. Grundy, John Walker, Chester Ware, Chrles Moore, Lawrence Hobby, Robert Marshall, Rice Mason, Charles Harris and Hal Moore.
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COLORED MAN EXPLORER OF MAMMOTH CAVE In her lecture on Forestry and Conservation at the Booker Washington Center the other night Miss Helen Randolf brought out the fact that Stephen Bishop, an intrepid colored man, explored the Mammoth Cave in the early days of the Nineteenth Century.
OFFICER BROWN CALLED TO PREACH; LOOK OUT, SINNERS! As the Leader goes to press news comes that Officer John Brown, one of our uniform policemen, a winner of the third prize in the Leader's recent officers popularity contest, states that he has been called to preach. The Leader has not been able to locate Officer Brown but friends say that he claims that he knows that God has called him, that he has been trying to keep from answering it, but can't stand the punishment any longer. It is said that Officer Brown is to preach his trial sermon at the Emanuel Baptist Church March 15. As a policeman, Officer Brown can knock them cold when he is aroused, and as a preacher-policeman the sinners may get what's coming to them.
WELL KNOWN JANITORS PASS AWAY The Y. W. C. A. announces the passing of Edward Woods, former janitor, and a man who was loved by all who knew him. Ben F. Smith, janitor of the R. E. Jones Temple and also loved by those who knew him, died suddenly Thursday morning.
ATWOOD WILSON RECEIVES BOY SCOUT SILVER BEAVER AWARD School Principal Is Third Colored Man To Get Rare Honor By Clyde Liggin No man in the history and field of scouting was ever more worthy of an award for meritorious service to boyhood over a long period of time than was Prof. A. S. Wilson when he became the third colored man in the United States to receive the Silver Beaver award recently at a meeting of outstanding civic leaders of both races. It was indeed touching and thrilling as Scout Executive Thornton Wilcox of the Louisville Council with most appropriate and fitting remarks presented Mr. Wilson the most coveted honor in scouting--the Silver Beaver. This is an honor which is given only for most significant and outstanding service for the elevation and edification of boyhood and the Louisville Council of Boy Scouts of America certainly made no mistake when they decided that one of the two Silver Beaver awards allotted to this district embracing not only Louisville, but the entire state, should go to Atwood S. Wilson. Mr. Wilson is more than qualified for this national recognition, first, because of his spotless character; second, he is the oldest scoutmaster, black or white, from the point of service in the city, with a record of fifteen years continuous, efficient service; third, Mr. Wilson just finished his ninth year as Camp Executive this past summer of the oldest Boy Scout Camp for Negro boys in America, Camp Dan Beard; fourth, he is a Division Commissioner; fifth, he is treasurer of the Scoutmasters Council and a member of its constitutional [committee?]. Scout Executive R. M. Wheat, of the colored division who presided at this most auspicious and brilliant occasion, seemed almost as elated as the recipient himself. Other distinguished visitors present were Mr. W. K. Belknap, executive of Belknap Hardware Company and President Stein of the Belknap Hardware Company and Mrs. Stein, and Mr. Gatchel, outstanding veteran business man and many other officials of the Louisville Boy Scout Council. Besides being a prominent Scout leader, Prof. Wilson is principal of Madison Junior High School, instructor in Municipal College Evening School, Superintendent of the Plymouth Congregational Sunday School, church official, was for years Keeper of Exchequer of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, and is secretary of the K. N. E. A. Clyde Liggin, President Scoutmaster's Council, Louisville, Ky.
Brown Dropped From Municipal College Faculty Earl Brown, teacher of economics and business manager at Louisville Municipal College, was asked to resign by President Raymond A. Kent of the University of Louisville last Saturday. The request, which came through Dean Rufus E. Clement of Municipal College, called for Mr. Brown's resignation to take effect at once. Mr. Brown had been a teacher at the college since it was opened as the colored adjunct to the University of Louisville a little more than a year ago. Mr. Brown, who was a frequent contributor to the daily and weekly newspapers, was recently elected president of the N. A. A. C. P., and had become somewhat interested in politics. It is the general opinion that several things contributed to his being dropped from the college faculty.
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HONORED [Photo] A. S. WILSON Principal of the Madison Street Junior High School, who has been honored with the Boy Scout Silver Beaver.
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Barking Dog Saves Laine Clinic
LAINE CLINIC SAVED FROM COMPLETE DESTRUCTION BY BARKING DOG By Wm. H. Ferris Historians state that the cackling of geese saved Rome in the days of the Republic when a Teutonic tribe was about to crush through the walls in the early hours of the morning. The barking of "Mac," a German police dog, aroused Floyd Wilkerson and Jesse Prentice at 1:37 a. m. Wednesday morning and caused them to turn in the fire alarm that saved the building which houses Cabell's Drug Store and the offices of Drs. J. F. Laine, C. M. Young, Jno. R. Nurse and Robt. E. Smith at 1120 W. Walnut Street, from complete destruction by fire. The colored fire department was quick to arrive upon the scene and get to work. The fire started in the X-Ray room of the Laine Clinic. It was probably caused by defective wiring, as the rear of the clinic was built several years ago while the front was built a few years ago. The fire destroyed the X-Ray laboratory of Laine Clinic and had begun to attack the doors when the fire department arrived. The fact that the doors were closed prevented the flames from spreading. Dr. Laine's first thought, when answering the phone call telling him of the fire, was to warn the firemen against the danger of poisonous gas from the burning X-Ray films that caused the death of firemen and on-lookers at the George C. Crile Hospital fire in Cleveland several years ago. The loss of $5,500 to the Laine Clinic from fire and the $500 damages to Cabell's Drug Store from water are covered by insurance. "Mac," whose barking first sounded the warning, is a popular dog right now and is being royally fed.
First Period Of Thrift Contest Closes Wednesday The bank [situation?] perhaps stopped some of the boys and girls represented in the Leader's Thrift contest from reporting this week, but several of them managed to come through. They perhaps thought about the closing of the first period next Wednesday night, after which time the value of the subscriptions will be decreased, and rolling up their sleeves they wnt after their friends and results were gotten in spite of things. McKinley Crawford, thrifty Cynthi- (Continued on page 4)
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