SAYS U. S. NEEDS
EGROTOWI WAR
Philadelphla, Pa., Dec. 27- dIe West as it would be to
"U it is tru that we cannot tlunk. of wiruung the war with·
expect to Will this war without out penDltlmg th support of
the full support of the Amm' l the 13.000,000 loyal Americaru;
can people, rertainly we ~annot who are known as Negroes.
wm without the Negro~ d "At the least, the doors of our
c\ared 1.. D. Reddlck at the 1 land. sea and :ur forces as well
m meetlng here last Sunday as our war mdustry should be
;;:tUl~f ~is ";~al th;on~!~ I ~='n::d~ :illo~oy~:e;
tlon of th Phi Beta Sigma color."
fratemjt;)' wluch held its 00Il· Furthennore, declared the
clave here December 26·30. speaker. if this is to be a war - -
The meeting "' ..... held in Tin· of Ilberatlon. it should include
dley Temple. not only the people of Czecho-
II> his address enUtled "The slova1tia, France and Greece.
"gro People end the War." bu lnd!e. C!un:l, !:'':io;>i:. :md '
Dr. ReddIck, who is the Cum· all AfriCL
tor of the Schcmburg Coller· Dr. Reddlck emphas.zed that
tion of NeiJ'O Literature of the il> the interest of national unity 1=========================================
ew LecturYeor rki n Ptuhbel icD eLpiabrrtamryen ta nodr caannd ptheoep lme,o rtahlaet oslfa nthde« Aomf ethrie· ALPHA LEADERS :.~.. ---._ -----,
liistory. College of the City of Negro which is the common
New York. pointed out that practice of certain newspapers,
this is no racial war and that radio stations, movies and I
the United States would ne('d books should be purged and HOLD MEET IN CITY to use every resour-ee. to achieve barmed by the Federal Gov·
:~~:rbe ~~s=~ th~t ~ :~~~~ a:!;'gc:,s ~~:~, ':~:~
winning the war without pe!'·1 was given a $2.500 prize, the
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mitling the support of the Mid.- i (Continu of u.e Alpha Phi I subjects: "The Negro and Na· I Sr.. militant churchman and ored at Tenth and ChestnUI
Alpha fraternily wh ich con· ~al Defense" and ''The Ne· leader, who was named as the Streets, Mr. Offutt thanked her,
vened i Louis 'ilI~. J;l!llla .• ~ thq New Wc.rld So, I leader .of ilie col ci tizens In!t ad ed t.'" they
27·3!, brought to the city , ciety." which were ably pre· I I who . ere tcjd tho visions re on wry
promment Greek letter men I sented. Welcome addr sses I were made for them to hear stay there, that a p ubbr
P hiladeJpJua, Pa., Dee. 27- ! be understood Negroes were and some of the outstand.ng were delivered by Mayor W.I· the President's speech on the placa, and that they were tax.
Becau..e he ' protested being l.1ken only as mess atten.mnts, REV. PETER G. CRAWFORD I aders llt the professional and son Wyatt and Elizabeth Bo· WALTER WILLIAMS. JR. Bill of Rights at the colored payers. Nc. To whlch, accord.
placed in the mC5Sm6ll divISion but he was assured this was Pastor of Asbury A. M. E. buslltess life of the race The Ian Ramsey for the Pan·H"I· BUSiness duector of the new I branch libranes, when they 3p- mg to the statement glVen 11-.e
of the U. S. Navy, Da vid Woo- not !rUe. Church, who announces a Sptr· more than 500 delegates and , Ienic Counc.l Res!,onse by MadISon Sq".are Roller Rmk. peared at the Central hbrary Leader. the lady m charg.,
ten. 21 , of this city. was dis· In spite of this the Phila·l.tual carnpalgn begmnmg w.th , ·.s.tors m attendance r epre· Roger F. Gordon. Eastern V,ce. well·known cItizen,. who for 19 at Fourth and York, as statertatement giv· crtmlnallOn becaus.. of rae ••
cal d partm nt was told by th. who "'',IS dissatisfied. and the' --- Charles H. Wesley. ex.presi. forln"! dance at th" Labor I --- I cn The Lead r. It IS said that crCl·d or pre\'!ous condition 01
enli~ting otT.cer that he could only th~ng he COul.d do v.o~dl BUFORD GETS dent, both .nstructors at How. T('mple Monday night BINGA DlSMOND Iw hc·n .t he coicred c.ltzens were, S(·n·.tude. • n. his B.U of Right.:.;.
get mto tiny department and be be to gwe ~Im a d.scharge. I old bv the woman In charge. addn·ss. all In a endance a!
p!,rmitted to take sixteen weeks Wooten's discharg· was hon· SEnnND CHANCE - - - ------- - DIVORCrD AGAIN at th,· lime. that th .. Iibrar~ the public bbr3:Y Joined in (
schol~c traim g. He advised orabl and was s.gned hy H. {,u MARRIAGE OF MISS LENA WEATHERS I I: \\'a" for whites. and that theYl si~ging of th" .·,.to~"-.l Anihem.
the off.cer. Wott n says. that A. McClure. I __ __ could hear the spO<'Ch at the w.thout anybcody b<>ing hurt
LOCAL TALENT FEATURED ON I\\,!h~:~~:~ o;~~]:~~~a~ AND MELVILLE WHEDBEE ANNOUNCED '~,IS~~ ~~::~t~!~:~~~~~' PRESERVATION OF
LEADERVILLE ANNUAL PROG-AM l t · n ,,·.thout represcntation," By A. Latlimore Walls Cole ,athletiC circles. He is an tn· I rumors . that he .had been di· l
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n ~u~,~"::~y ~ou:~~: c~Z":e; I pr::~i~~e w:::e:;;'onW~e s:~~ :~:': ~~c=,c;:m:!uc~;;~ \.~~~ '~:. ~t·::. CO~::iette
By Robert B. Lewis Lofton succeeded Tuesday resentation in many policy· nouncement of Mrs. F annie B. School, and is a memher of the R.chardson DlSmond and th~ NYA CCC URGED Talent il> mUSlC and culture 'rught "n g.ving the public a malung bodies, . "',,) " .. Iy . one Hamilton of the marriage 01 Omega Psi Phi Fra em.ty. doctor separ atc-d 8 months ago I
featured the "Leaderville on jubilee m son s and worship representatIve tTl the I glSla· her granddaughter, Miss Lena S~ entered su.t and the ver· ,
Exh.blt.on" programs of ne- I (Continued on page ~) ture. w~.ch ~ not n L~ rep- Mae Weathers. to Melville Fe l· d.ct was handed down In her ,
cember 15, 16 and 17, at th~ 1 ___ resentatlOn In ",:"portion to ton Whedbee o~ March 6, 1939. favor with Dr .. Dismond mak·
Chestnut tr..et C.M.E. Church. I RETIRED SCHOOL the Negro population of K n · Although friends and inti· New York. Dec. 27 - Ne· one ag ncy tha~ can. tram wo-
EspecIally were the numbers t~cky. In. the Novl'Tllb<>r elec· mates had suspected that a At the same time he an· groes will be seriously affected men and gir for industri;J'
of Monday night under the di' l tl~n of thIS year th.e Negro can· wedding would soon take place, nounced the aclio'T Dr. Dis· by the merg r of the National employmenL
rection of MISS Emma L. 1. n. TEACHER DIES d.date for ~e. legISlature from few were aware iliat the cou· mond said he expected to reo Youth Admimstration and the (Contmued on pag~ 4)
Th I rified ch · f th the 56th d.strict was defeated I pIe had already experienced marry again very soon. He did Civilian Conservahon Corps.
~.enthe g;a Adv:n~tO an~ 1 -- by a narrow .margin, and the almost three years of marriage. not rev~al the name of h i. and every .~r~ted ~dividu. MORE NEGROES IN y h ch filled I Mrs. ?lary E. Jackson, a re- hope of haVIng two Negro Mrs. Whedbee is a co-ed at the fourth wife to be. but srud she al should Write unmediately to
Zl()n Bap~t c ur. es t ired school teach r of J effer. members of the I gislature was Louisville Municipal College was a resident of CaJifornia. Senators and C<>ngJ'('SSmen. :;.e~o:.:iW:~~:~I: ~~':: ! 'T. CC";-T1ty. ~ w"n·l<".,wtl d'k d:!Shed but bt<> has ::Jven ,"p :l :ne",be~ c ! t.>, - Alph .. Kuppd (Continued on page ~) urging that the gains *""dy AIR "ORPS It'Krn
was the sin ' of 'the Park. land soc.al worker and a new· (Contlnued on page 4.) I AlPha Sorority, and a popular I' made be preserved, the AA I " ft., LU
bnd Glee '::l:gthe R. E. Jones I I . appomtro class lead r at --- young matron. Her husband IS conventlon wer~ A t~. J CP warned this week. I .--
Tern Ie choir the Mau in fam. 1 Qumn Chapel A.M.E: Church. MAX YERGAN. SAYS 3 popular young "man a bout A. DavIS. Repubhcan C.ty Com· The NAACP learned that th . ew y ork ... Dec. 27-A put>·
. p , P died at the CIty HO"Pllal about I ~TEGRO WILL GIVE ALI. town" being best known in mlltceman and pres.dent of the lstud nt work program has as. Ilc aMouneement that gro
~ q~:~~:, ;~:: and eU.e 2 o'c\ . k Christmas morning. New York. . Y .. Dec. 27-' SL Loui~ A!phas; Dr. T. Gar· s.sted 64.000 N gro youths in Americans will ~ enlisted ",
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Ca~rine Wil~S and IIlr A B. Chrtstmas Eve exerc.scs glVen lfight to d feat ur nem.es 0IlGov rnment of the United QUinn. prlnc.pal, L.'ncoln H.gh work program. w.th e mphasiS the training of all ~adets, Vo""
Dad . D d f · d ed 'b . h ' by the Sunday school. d('mocracy all OV<'l' the world, I tates of the challeng to war Sch<'ol; LoUIs Cralg .• teach r ; on d f n. training. has c.f\'cr. a.krofor by the AACP la"
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u ~ Y. h~s l Funeral serv.ce, were h eld Dr. ax Yerg"n. pr .• d nt 01 I declared by th Ax.s forees. MISS LENA MAE WEATHERS Jay 0 ard Taylor. ChIef cl rk. ' Itro vouth to get shop rain . \\ k m a let·r L ieu -' .1
~.:: ~'very~" '':garut;~g.; a Qumn Chapel last turday the atlOn I egro ongrcs.!. IWe kn w that we xpn'SS the ____ ''''h~n H.!!h School; A~Old ing and work ex peri nee "c. ("-<'n,'ral H ~ Arnold, ,,::h<' ,~
a bariton solOISt morrunc:. Rev J nkins. otTic.· declarro to a trlegram sent on l unshakcable d etermln ion O!I ST. LOUIS LEADERS B. \\ alkH. • dustnal s 1. S cording to mod rn mdustr131 r:(' ntly ad.a cd, t1-, A
Fresh from th~tr • ~'C('SSfu a i~. rs. J. kson. who madc l behalf of 11", Orga~lZ3~on to th Negro people to g.ve ev ry. AT ALPHA MEET LrUIS ::,an ~~ . ":;.danA,,:~ procrourl's. orps romm"rd
. I hl'r home w.th I rs. H"nnrtta ?r,·.IC nt Roosev It a} . thing we hav our nation to Among the. pr mlnent St E l alo e. b e Weml'n w,lt soon be us('(! to It was P<'ll.t I ~t th3t F. I In'" m tlng a the lemona . . Ex I cd h b<> or ' h h . •• .
A d t . Ch h I Pavne ·s ws: trtumph ,. r all i en mles." gat and ,·i •• tors to the Alpha thl> Al pha. he army and thP NY .s th (C(ntlllu«1 (l~ page 4)
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