Supreme Court Grants Hale New trial SUPREME COURT GRANTS JOE HALE NEW TRIAL Paducah Civic League Wins Fight; N.A.A.C.P. Gives Support Paducah, Ky., April 14--A new trial has been granted Joe Hale, 21 years old, who in October 1936 was convicted in the McCracken County Circuit Court for the murder of a white man whose body was found in a parked automobile. When the conviction placed by the County Court was also upheld by the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the Paducah Civic League carried the case to the Supreme Court on the ground that Negroes had been systematically excluded from the jury. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction and a new trial will be set in the fall. The Paducah Civic League had the support of the N. A. A. C. P.
LIEUTENANT EDWARD METCALF SHOOTS MAN WITH OWN SHOTGUN Edward Metcalf, a member of the Louisville Police Department who was promoted from patrolman to lieutenant for one reason or another, and paid by a monthly salary by the taxpayers, black and white, made up his mind that the regulation pistol and other things used by members of the force, as stipulated by the heads of the department, did not offer him enough protection, so he rigged up a gun of his own, a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun, loaded with buckshot--intending perhaps to try it out on the first Negro he ran across as he cruised about the city in a police car paid for by the taxpayers, black and white. Lieutenant Metcalf got his chance last Friday when he saw Robert Gray fleeing up an alley between Broadway and Magazine with four quarts of liquor. He says he commanded Gray to halt. Anyway, he pulled his shotgun in a manner shown elsewhere on this page and shot Gray in the back a dead man. Metcalf has been charged with in voluntary manslaughter, and it is left to be seen what that will amount to. Editorially the Courier-Journal said, "Shooting to death with a sawed-off shotgun a Negro who has stolen four quarts of whiskey seems to be Lieutenant Edward Metcalf's conception of a policeman's duty."
GROCERY STORE IS PICKETTED Citizens of the west end who became indignant over the assault of a young colored girl by a grocer at Nineteenth and Walnut Streets as the sequence to an argument which was precipitated when the girl returned stale bread she had purchased from the grocer, began picketing the store immediately after the incident became known, and former customers of the store are now doing business with other stores of the neighborhood and the once busy Negro buying place is now barren of the colored trade. It is reported that Harry Goldberg the grocer who assaulted the girl Miss May A. Golson was arrested the second time, but is now out on bond. The case against the grocer was to be called Friday.
DENIES RACE POLICE ORDER The Negro policemen were not to arrest white persons except for felony was a rumor that hould be dispelled. According to a statement made by Director of Safety Sam H. McMeeken, such an order had not come from his office. Mr. McMeeken, such an order had not come from his office. Mr. McMeeken also said that he would never sanction the restriction of any officer in (Continued on page 4)
PRESENTS ESSAY CONTEST AWARD [Photo] Miss Lorraine Robbins, secretary Negro Health Education of the Louisville Tuberculosis Association, is shown presenting the first prize, $7.00, in the contest to Miss Rosie Ewing, student of Jackson Junior High School. Other winners are given elsewhere.
PRESIDES OVER K.N.E.A. SESSIONS [photo] W. H. Fouse, president of the K,N.E.A., who has presided with his usual dignity during the present session. Prof. Fouse, principal of the Dunbar High School, Lexington, has announced his retirement at the close of this term, after many years of service as an educational leader, to the regret of his friends. Many honors have been conferred on him. His address to the K.N.E.A. Wednesday night was a gem, which contained much food for thought, and will be reproduced in The Leader next week, whole or in part.
MRS. LIZZIE FOUSE IS CHARITY PITY CLUB GUEST SPEAKER The large assembly hall on the second floor of the Y. W. C. A. made a lovely setting for the celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the Charity Pity Literary Club, Mrs. Emma C. Clement, president, Thursday night. With the officers and speakers sitting on the platform, club members were distinguished by white dresses, making a pleasing contrast to the weather,--a steady down pour of rain. Mrs. Annie R. Hughes was the gracious master of ceremonies and the program centered around honor and tributes to Mrs. Clara Porter, who, because of her organizing the club, has become known far and wide as "Mother" Clara Porter. A full resume of the club's activities was given by Mrs. Penelope Adams, who told how the club had grown from a membership of 10 to at one time 100, paying glowing tributes to Mother Por- the founder and Mrs. Clement, the president for 19 nears. Mrs. Lizzie B. Fouse, prominent national club and church woman, of Lexington, Ky., was the invited guest speaker. Mrs. Fouse, a fluent speaker, in a very charming manner discussed her subject, "No Quest, No Conquest," paying high compliments to the club, it's organizer and president, and admonishing the women to hold fast to the standard ideals of morals, doing (Continued on page 4)
REV. HOARD IS LAID TO REST Rev. S. E. Hoard, whose death shocked his friends in Louisville and Kentucky, was laid to rest in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday. Until recently Rev. Hoard was pastor of the First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, and also editor of The American Baptist before he accepted the call in Dayton. His death was due to a bad case of tonsilitis which an operation did not help. He is survived by a wife and nine children. Revs. W. H. Ballew and W. M. Johnson were among the Louisville ministers who attended the funeral.
DIRECTS K. N. E. A. MUSIC [Photo] Miss R. Lillian Carpenter, the popular and capable Director of Music of the K. N. E. A., whose programs during the session have created a great deal of praise and comment. Miss Carpenter has been a Supervisor of Music in the Public Schools of Louisville for ten years. She was born in Bowling Green, Ky., is a Bachelor of Music Education, Northwestern University and is a candidate for the Master's degree from the same school. She is a member of the National Association of Negro Musicians and of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
MISS SIMMONS TAKES LEAD; MISSES LOVE, FIKE, OTHERS IN TIE The Leader's subscription campaign through which a "Miss Louisville Leader" will be crowned in the Mountain section got off to a good start this week. Reports which were unexpected at the very beginning of the campaign came from several of the popular and energetic young ladies with Miss Sweetie Simmons of Lynch, Ky., leading the way. Misses Shirley Mae Love, Barbourville and Sammie Mae Fikes, Harlan, [are?] tied for second place, with [Miss?] Emily W. Smith, London, third and Misses Nellie Jean Pursiful, Pineville; Toney Lee Hooks, Jenkins, and Mrs. A. B. Patterson, Lynch, tied for fourth place. Misses Lucille Harden and Rose Ellen Tye are tied for fifth. From the interest already manifested it may be seen that we are in for a real battle of votes, and friendly competition for the honor of being crowned "Miss Louisville Leader" and awarded $50.00 by the young ladies of the Mountain section. The votes and standing of the Candidates are given on page 8. Not only is it expected that other participants will have made a report before the next issue and completely changed the vote and standing of this week but others may be entered or nominated, as the campaign was not begun until Tuesday of this week, March 12. The complete plan of the campaign is given on page 8.
HOTEL MAID TO JUVENILE COURT The case of Dorothy May Johnson formerly attached with the Allen Hotel as maid has been transferred to the Juvenile Court. Dorothy ran afoul with the law when she allegedly stole lingerie and jewelry from Mrs. Alberta Thompson who was a guest at the hotel. Until a complete investigation on the part of the Juvenile Court authorities of the girl's record no disposition of the formal charges will be made. Dorothy gave her age to police as 18 but upon investigation it was found that she was just 15 thus taking the case out of the hands of the police. Frank Parrish whom Dorothy implicated (Continued on page 4)
KNEA Closing Interesting Session DELEGATES, VISITORS HEAR EDUCATORS AND LEADERS Rare Musical Programs Presented; Pageant At Armory Closes Session The sixty-second annual session of the Kentucky Negro Education Association which convened in Louisville at Quinn Chapel Wednesday brought to the city one of the largest number of delegates and visitors in the history of the Association. During the week the visitors and citizens are being treated to addresses and lectures by some of the ablest educators and leaders of the state and nation, supported by a rare class of musical program under the direction of Miss R. Lillian Carpenter. W. H. Fouse, principal of the Dunbar High School, Lexington, Ky., is president of the K. N. E. A. and A. S. Wilson, principal of Central High School, Louisville is secretary. The Central theme is "New Frontiers in the Training of the Negro Child." Elaborate musical programs and special conferences characterize the sixty-second annual session of the K. N. E. A. The second annual student musicale was held at Quinn Chapel at 3 p. m. Wednesday. A musicale presenting local artists was held at 7 o'clock in the evening, under Miss Carpenter. The first general session was held Wednesday at 8:15 p. m. H. E. Goodloe, vice president of the K. N. E. A. and principal of the Knob City High School, Russellville presided President W. H. Fouse delivered the annual president's address, theme "Needs in the Education of Negro Youth in Kentucky." J. I. K. Wells, Supervisor of West Virginia Colored Schools, subject "Improving the Economic (Continued on page 4)
Police Uses Shotgun THE MAN AND HIS SHOTGUN [photo] Lieutenant Edward Metcalf, who used a sawed-off shotgun loaded with buckshot, in shooting down a colored man running away from him. Metcalf, who was trying out his own gun at the expense of the police department and the taxpayers, perhaps decided to test it out on a dog, a rabbit or a Negro.