YOUNG STEWARD DIES FROM SHOTS
ROBERT PURDY HELD FOR MURDER; CAUSE RUMORED, BUT FACTS UNKNOWN Joseph A. Stewad, 27_year old son of the late Rev. C. C. Steward, who was the pastor of Broadway Temple A. M. E. Zion Church at his death, and Mrs. Steward of 431 S. 18th St., dies at the General Hospital as a result of being shot by Robert S. Purdy, 30 of 713 S. 13th Ct., Friday afternoon, as he attempted to catch a Walnut St. bus at 18th St. Both Steward and Purdy were well known young men; both were employed in defense plants. Purdy was recognized as one of the city's outstanding organist. Just last week he resigned as organist of Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church because his regular war work conflicted with the rehearsals of the Quinn Chapel Choir. Purdy was organist at the Fifth Street Baptist Church for several years before going to Quinn.
The shooting Friday afternoon shocked the community and caused great excitement on the bus. Women screamed and might have jumped through the windows had they offered an easy way out to safety. According to witnesses, Purdy and Steward was walking on 18th toward Walnut without any sign of disagreement, but as Steward attempted to board the bus, Purdy pulled a revolver and started firing at Steward, three bullets entering his body and one going through his heart. Wounded to an extent which should have caused instant death, Steward walked Continued on page six

HOLD FUNERAL OF DR. F.M. WOOD Dr. F.M. Wood, one of the nation's outstanding educators, a native Kentuckian died at the John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday, May 8, after an illness of three weeks. Dr. wood who was born in Barren County, was for many years a leading educator in Kentucky, having served as president of the Kentucky State College and having been honored as president of the KNEA. He went to Baltimore as supervisor of the Colored Schools nineteen years ago, but after two years he was promoted as director of schools with 15 schools, 53 supervisors, and principals and 23,000 pupils under his directorship. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, where tributes were paid him by the mayor,superintendent of schools and others. Dr. Wood who was 65 years old, was the brother-in-law of Joseph R. Ray, well known Louisville real estate man. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie V. Wood, a daughter Miss Iona, three sons, John Marion, teacher in the Bal  timore schools; Albert B., a lieutenant in the army service; James, student at the University of Pennsylvania and two brothers including Rev. W. B. Wood of Somerset, Ky. Dr. Wood was laid to rest in Baltimore. POLL TAX BILL TO HOUSE FLOOR Washington, May 20-The NAACP expressed thanks this week to its 600 branches, youth councils and college chapters and to all interested organizations and persons whose efforts forced the anti-poll tax bill out of committee by petition. The NAACP urged that as soon as the anti-poll tax bill is passed by the House all supporters of this legislation to extend the franchise to 10,000,000 citizens in the South immediately demand that their respective Senators vote for the passage of this Bill. Negro voters, having in mind the 1944 election, will closely watch the voting of their senators if and when a motion for cloture is made is made on the Senate floor.

IN LOUISVILLE ON DOUBLE MISSION Bishop W. J. Walls of Chicago, Ill., accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Hattie Walls, was in Louisville last week on a double mission. He was the Mother's Day guest speaker at Broadway Temple. A. M. E. Zion Church and Mrs. Walls was the honored mother. He was also here for the testimonial sponsored by his Kentucky Conference in honor of Mrs. Emma C. Clement, widow of the late Bishop Clement on Thursday night.

FIRST CITY-WIDE TUBERCULOSIS EX-RAY PROGRAM IS LAUNCHED The first large group to take part in a city-wide tuberculosis x-ray program is made up of Beecher Terrace residents who are being visited by a special team of twenty-four volunteer workers. This team is acting under the guidance of an all Negro committee headed by Dr. C. M. Young, Director Central Louisville Health Center, and assisted by Dr. J. B. Bell, and Dr. O. L. Ballard, local tuberculosis specialists, and Earl E. Pruitt, Manager Beecher Terrace. A free x-ray at the Central Louisville Health Center is being offered Beecher Terrace residents if they make appointments between May 17 and June 13. Nurses working under Mrs. Lutie T. Reid, Superintendent of Nurses at the Health Center, will also assist in making home visits. This x-ray program is being conducted by the City-County Health Department and the Louisville Tuberculosis Association. A new 35 m. photo-fluorographic x-ray machine has been purchased by the Louisv  ille Tuberculosis Association at a cost of $6,500.00 and is being used at the Health Center for this x-ray program, which is only a screening process, for those with doubtful or suspicious findings will be referred to their private physicians or the Waverly Hills Clinic for further examination. Each person x-rayed will receive the same confidential consideration that would be given him by a private physician. A personal letter will be mailed to the home explaining the x-ray findings. "Tuberculosis always increases during wartime." declared Dr. Hugh R. Leavell, Director of Public Health, "and in this largest tuberculosis case-finding program in the history of the city we are striving to find all active cases and prevent this Continued on page 6

TWILIGHT SUMMER SCHOOL AT MUNI The Louisville Municipal College will operate an eight weeks "Twilight Session" summer school this year, beginning Monday, June 7, featuring "Gateway" courses. Gateway curses are designed both for students who have not had the advantage of previous college training and for regular college students. The "Gateway" courses are: Household Physics, Background of World War II, Hygiene, Negroes in Louisville, World Geography, Elementary Education and Bookeeping. In addition, regular courses in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, German, English, Sociology, and Psychology will be offered. In an interview with Dean Doyle, it was brought out the Administrative Committee of Continued on page 6

NEGRO AND JEW CARDS MARKED
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FILE CLERK TOLD TO GET RID OF
COlORED APPLICANTS FOR JOBS, vo1. 26 sATURDAY, MAY 22, 1943 NUMBER 26
FOR EMPLOYME T
Army fiel.l. pa:lI a surprise VIsit was
to the ,ur 1 s, Sunday and im- :'emo\' d to th ba>e hospital
mediately began his work. He where his condition was des­was
accompanied by J ohn W. cribed as "fair:'
"The officers at the field didn't ed and Immediately remm'ed to
expect to be called for question_ the Army's Percy J ones General
ing yet:' Congressman Shafer Hospital at B"tt1e Creek, Mich"
~aid. "and their 5 ori£"S C'onccrn_ for ob5cn;ation, It is rumorL'd
ing "t,nous aClh'itlL"S on the that l\teRa,e was shot b ~ause
pos t wcrL· amazinltly ditrcfcnt. he knl'\\' 00 mueh a.boUl allegl~
As a resuh. we obtained info: bribery among high army officials. It is belie"ed lhat lhe
The two ShOOti n.gs o~eurred at Colon~ l would court-~artia.
the fi Id los, than 24 hours hzed If im'cstigators d ISclosed
apart. the first being 01 a Negro ground,; on which to do it.
any
,.ign of a disagreement, but as
S, 'ward atkmpkod to board the
bus. Purdy pulled a revolver
started fi.rin g . at steward' i
threl> bullets entenng bis body
and one gOIng through his
heart. '\\'oundC"d to an pxtent
Continued on page six
Bishop W. J . Walls
of Chicago. III .. accompanied by his mother. :llrs. Ha ttie Walls.
wa.." In Louisvillc last week on a double mission HI.:' was th("'
SAYS DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA MUST HOLD FUNERAL OF BE GUARANTEED TO AVOID TH'.RD WAR was also here for the tc.timonial sponsored by his Kentucky
Conf"rcnee in honor of Mrs. Emma C. CIt'm('nt, widow o[ the
I late BIshop Clement on Thurs:lay night.
Tenn . "tay 13-"Ir u~hout th .. world" warned Dr 
a th ird \'\mrltl w~r is to be 3\"oid· Yt.'rl!an, \\ho s ned 1. )t:urs on\
cd. Am rIca. Britain Russia. that cont.ncnt as a .:lICA offict­and
China must guarantee th,'
d mocfutlc d ·n:lopmcnt of
Africa and I:S resources 1n the
DAILY NEWSPAPER SWAMPED WITH BASELESS REPORTS OF DISORDER
\\·ashingtl.n. D. c. :'oray l:i-- \"ailabl(' is hat none- of thl" ru-
Al-coriling tq the E\'cnin Star. rno is ru'l.::'
cWily nt."'-""p3p: r h reo a flul.xl (Ii The Star reports that ncw:::pa­false
rumors. apr-arently Solemnwei pcrs have he'cn swamoed with
from a mass meetmg c;ll!ed t sup- b..'Sl·Jc-s~ reports of aUt.~cd disorder
port demand$ for the hiring of Ne- and unptndinl! racial cbshes be­groes
as street car and bus em- tween N~s and white citizens.
ployes. has "had Washington by Although the mass meeting was
the ears." held without incident. here are
ys. "are pcssi'lg by- so:ne of the rumors that spread
 the cap;tal~
word of mouth tr.e mo fanta.tic All thl> banks in the city were
stories of what they 'heard' had to be robbed.
taken place here and there in the The parade preceding the mass
last few days, and people aTC ac- meetin~ W'aS to become a full­cusing
the newspapers of 'su ppres- fledged in"'ibion of the capital,
sing' the facts-when the only fact Continued on page 6

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