MISS MILLER AND.
OlH[RS ClOS[ U~ II SlAW
W!Of SUHSCRINIOI DRIV[
Great Interest Created As Hundreds I
Of New Readers Are Addfd ===========::=1:=
To List
Toe first period of The Le.""", ate.",de ub.cnpbOn
Campaign in wIlIch a ", ~,
Lou ,-iI1~ Leader" IS to be ~~:":':'''''''----';;:;;:i3
<:rowned in the Blue Grass and
'\ • esI entueky sectIOns c.- to
a dose '\ . edne>day t'\'emng. The
reports from young ladies ,,-be
are candtdates for the bonors and
th~ cash pme mad~ rec:ords which
greatly boosted the drc:u1ation 01
the paper ID all _tions of the
state. When the votes were e:aunt·
ed Wednesday night. 1 ... :\Iary
Miller of Lane:aster. Ky. was
found to be the leader to the
Blu" Grass sect.oo. M,ss Georg ..
Smith of Burpin who led se'''''''')
weeks. was ID second place and
Mis Marjorie ~0l:d. another
Lanc:aster young laay. w'" a
dose TUIU)e.T-up. thir<\. \1i ..
Georgia Riffe. Lexington. "' ...
fourth; MI'~ Eliubetb Kohrer.
Paris. fifL,. \\ Ith good reports
ceming from :,\1 ..... Julia Powell
of Cynth .. na : Antta Hayden.
Emi nee: Bem.te Gentry. Rich- I
Blond. and \I rs. \V,lld Conda.
Frankfort. I
In '\ at Kentucky. Mrs. Zd· .
rna Ro rs. Paducah . regalned
ftrst place: M~ Birdie Halloson. I
Pacluc:ah. moved back to second
pia"". MIS. Rosebud Dewey,
Henderson who led two ~
ago. 15 third. Miss Juanita Far·
ley. 1arion. fourth ; and l\1iss
Caledorua \Vdson. who led last
week, fifth. with other. dose up.
U,:~ ___ ~ID~th~c~~~~w~~~6~rn~~~ _ _
second. and third places are re­t.
ined by Misses Lillian Dono­hoo.
P.kesville: Virginia Lae:key
01 SomerscJ. and Emily W.
~mith . London. Miss Shirley
1ae Love. Barbourville. also re­tAined
fourth place. Mis< Ro­berto
Howard Kenvir moved in­to
fifth with Miss Sweetie SUn· .
mons, Lyncb. so • and othen
dose up. See ,'otes and standings
as the first period dosed \Ved·
lIesday night on page 7.
Paducah
First Period Leader in
\VesI Kentuc:lty
WOlle m~rc he gave
e:om fort to th~ hords of
haters. disfranchilers and
.. 1 er>. by tdling them
would hav" been given a
lars;er majority if so many
groes bad not voted the
l
tan tidet.
As a matter of truth.
won his primary
Thoo. S. Rhea
for rest and T~reation .
He finds his greatest ole .. ure
and comfort in the company 01
\host kind. of men who trampi.
under their brutal feet all the
sa.cred rights of egro men and
women. and who. in all their
speeches; indicate that they do
not regard egr~ as worth\." to
be considered .. members of the
human family.
It is utterly impo"ible for a
10 wbolly escape the effects
the loyalty of egro of his environment-so much a
and in the ~ral I . d k I received the la~ egro '::~~h:~,,:,,:n ~:u:h t;om:n: I
5 CENTS
ONFERENCE
1[1 lOHl ~[~A lO~, ANlI­ll~
CHl[A~[H,l[l~OI[R
Delegates From 27 States At An­nual
Meet In Columbus
---.-.
Colurnb~. 0 .. July I-Dele. / AI tho last moment. Dr. Char.
gates from tw"nt}'-seven states Ilot.e Hawkins Brown, who was
~~"~:~:r o~:;;.;. ~~~~~ I :,:,~~v~:d~7cu!e b:!::oc:r
1
the 29th annual conference of the I illness and death in the family.
'ational ASS. ociation for the Ad· L"",_!er 8. Granger wul s pea k
v.neement of Colored People herelJ""" 30 10 a mass ~ deci­.
1155 BIRDIE HALUSO Tue5aiy night, June 28. .;at':" to .. young peep eon ..
_ Pad .. .;a~ d ",e=t~~;~~S;~~' b~.:~:t~~:l;:~ su;!~.!..,,,~ ~a~~~~~::thi:J
Lnergclt:':~1 e~:~~i~'v'c an told of Ihe fight !or the passage d~legates during . th day sessions
of the Wagner.\ .n Nuy. bill ,VIII be the top.a of unemploy.
which oc:eupied th~ noar of the ment. relief. and social security.
Senate from January 6 to Feb. _peakers On these topics will i..­ll.
1938. dude Alfred E. Smith, Wash­Aubrey
W'illiams. assistant to icgioo. D. C : Lester B. Granger.
Harry L. Hopkins as admini.!ra· Chules H . Houston, of the N.
tor of the WPA. will address the A .ACP. staff; and George
lonfereDe:e Friday night. July I. Cohron. bead of the social oecun.
. Iong with Dr. Mordec:ai W. ty oflic:e in Harlem. .
president of Howard U. A N.AACP. merit medal.
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON FATALLY I
INJURED IN GRADE CROSSING CRASH, ever given a Democr!t 0 to thlOir synagogu and prayed I
nited States Consul at Puerto I for a Loui. VictOry. The" praJi- 1
Calleboco. enuuella. In 1910. ' ~rs were h~ard by th~ prern~ I
he went on lea"e and married : Btint; and were ans" red wheD
liss Gra"" ail. d ... ghter of Ihe man who repreu:nted the ;'.j15.
John B. ail. of _ Yor . . . aus. the ~n'mI _ of their pe<>-
In 1930. Mr. Johnson resign- I pie feU to dettat. _
eel from exec:utive secretary '. , The too. presented an mter·
tion of the .A .AC.P. to de· I raetal .. ht on th Street that _____ ___ _
vote more tIme 10 his literature.] ",II loog be remember~. e- Honorable Rev. Glen T . Set­In
1931. be bec:ame profesoor oi gr~ nd whhes Tod" 'n c:ars. tle. dir Or of "Wm (}yer
creatn'e literature at Fi Uni' j WIth bom! bl. 'ng. . bea~ on Jordan." am his party. Cleve­~
ty. ashville. T~~. . and the lid" of .t"" machmes WIth all I,md. will be guests of Mr. aod
smc:e 1934 bas been Ymtln pro- kinds of DOlse .-Ir.en. They pre- ::...
fftsor of the sam" subjed at seated a u.';ted front for tbe Mrs. O . P . Mack. s....; .... y.
N~ York ~. Lou;' vietol)'. July 10.
and knowing as we do tIiat a disposition 10 look with gen· I
could not be fair enough 10 erous feelings upon an oppressed
u. justice and gi,'e credit and de>pised rae:e.
due, as ~mor of the Chandler's friendship wilh e-bow
<:aD any Negro be gro haters <:an bode no gond to I
~u~:: ~ r:.:~e I:~~~; ~ ~Et~~;!1 ~ I MISSCALED? r~ WILSON IN CR IT IC AL CON 0I T ION
____ ----::-:---~I~--------- Pro,~dence John Brown. known as '"Pork I The story gee> that Rivers Iud
JAM~S A, "Bll ARO" JACKSON Crowned "M.ss Rosenwald" last I Chops". is in a e:ntic:a'1 condition extricated " P ork Cbop" from L It year and \'ery popular in the City Hospital as a result h .. krufe play. daiming that be
GfTS HONORA 01 pistol wounds he rec:eived in a c:am:ed a panic and did mue:!. .~ DI=GRl=t Of LL 0 cafe brawl after he had cut damage. lnotead of "Pork I LL . . ~St.:'~~~~ ~~~:~ ~~ ~".!~ ~=~·~e~~. 0i: .. r:~~
Dr. James Albert Jae:kson. for • unnamed vic:tim during ate .... loolignedl,y L R. Bar· ichol., venUe during the 6gbt
lore. D.O.. cl:iainnan of the . ' .. 'I and Ii.! ned to it OYer the .. .rIO.
Beard of Tn flees. 'an Prest· I had t friends that Joe
.... james H. Coudloc:k. \1L MARY D: BO w'ould do the trick ill I ... t1un
A native of Bdkfonte. Pa .. 1 :v1adisonville four rounds. If be Iud beom any
Mr. jaa- has liad a varied rIDe ~rl of 16. and ''ery much I f.,'er "" "ould ~Ye dooe it in
caner. including experience as a I liked I than.,.,., round.
derk for a ea~ and a,- . '1 "I w be would wiD. It·s
ia the old Real Estate Loan ew York. July I - A chec:k .' .irrpl grand. I f swell". she
- T_ Company In Qia· for $2500 was presented to the '--________ -_=' told ~rters who arne to ad
... bad in 1903. but jJ belt", ·.tional Assoc:iation for the Ad· • I her reactlOllS to ber famous h ....
...... for his "'en year with I vanc:nnent of Colored People bere MI BER ICE GE TRY band's vic:IOry.
doe 'Billboard, national theatrical today from - joe Louis. world Richmond 1 n.., duo. with Mr. and Mrs.
pablicaboo in N~ York. fi~ bea¥Y"~ht champion. by John Attractive. popular and uwally Julian Slad. are Kbeduled to
(Continued OD page) Rosbotouab. one of his managers. a winner (Continued CD pase 4)
schools. (Continued on page 4)
CRAI~n MAN SHOT IN CAfE