TO HOLD TWO
P BLIC MEETINGS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN
PARK, UNIVERSITY AND BRANCH FUNDS
u •..
Complete Coverage
LOCAL· STAn • NATIONA~
WHY PAY MOREl
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~~u;:'~8\:,~~~i~ ;~~~~~~: I ;t~~~~ gr~';,rt' ,,~h"Ulfr::ni~~
r ecently elected president. c(lm- that have coml to thf' LoUIS­pleted
lh .. pprs(lnnel of th .. vari-/ n il Branch. Dr J . A. Gay.
ous 5ub-committ(\es of the Ex- trea.:"uccr. a.nd ··thu · far" ~3ld
ecuth'e Comrmlt ..... and It was the J ohnson , la ,·ment. ·'the
::ou::r~':\ th~!';~sPI~~~ I :~~~:n t'~":~\\,~I~~~~ asi~:I~
February 13. the place to be an- nec ar)'··. He sa id that the
nount"ed la ter. and a cIty-wide Louisville branch contributed
obse""ance of the 40th anniver - S250.00 to lhe Stale N.A.A.C.P.
sary of the founding of the Na- conference.
tional Association for the Ad- Beginning with January 18.
vancement of Colored People. J ohnson said. "persons and
Sunday. February 27. groups may give to the N.A.A.
In a release to the press thiS C.P . to support eIther or both
w .... k. 1I1r. J ohnson sa Id that the of the legal cases". to be di­report
of Attorney J . A. Crum- v ided into three funds, "the
~t:~e:et~~g t:;~~:;:' c:~~~~~ I ~~k t~n~~~:ru~;;.en~~y~?
ence has raised only S385.00 was ',-ane! he added: ''The NationaL
",:,rrect •. but he sa Id. th~ am~unt !~:: ~~:etr:e~~~~~ff~~ :~
dJd not Inelude all momes raIsed I these cases. and others. with the
to date as evidenced by the support of the public."
BIAS FALLS AT
CAPITAL HOTEL
TAMMANY HALL INAUGURAL GROUP
DEMANDS RESERVATIONS FOR NEGROES
Washington. D. C .• J an 27- in to sec the hot I manager and
The cu lor !Jne fell at the Roo,e- dtfinitely told him that If the
,·plt h" tel las t Tuesday \\ hen the c lored persons in the del ega-
Hall threat-and
b ri ng suit if colored per-I to New York.
sons in the delegation "'ere not In th(' meantime, the colored
accommodated. , (mploy€(s of the hotel went into
Arrh'i ng here for the Inaugu- a hut!d l.. and decided they
~:~;' f~~~ ~~:;:~7;ti~~c7,t. ~:~! ;~~~d ~~~,~a~~~" :i:r~~r\~a;:
ROOSe\.C.'lt h otel in bw t.'s. T hEY: manYl t L'"S were g ivcn lO\')O\$. . I
entered the hote l and were be- Th hotel managemcnt deCId­Ing
assIgned rooms. when It was ed to accommodate the colored
obsen'ed that there were "01- as weil "" the while members'
ored persons in the delegation. of tlle delegatIOn. The 18 col-
The rOOm clerk called a halt ored persons 10 the group were
and sent for the hotel manager. assigned rooms and. dUri ng thelE
In the meanllm , the d elegauon ~tay h rc. used all faciliHes of
PYTHIAN TEMPLE HOTE TO CLOSE
WOMAN EDITOR PLAYS PART I:-i :\JARRIAGE
Ba>s, O!'dttOT of the Cahfornia i'::lgle, pJayrd
no smalJ part in the r('C(lnt marna!!€: arra ngemcn s of the SO-jt."a r­.,
Id Mn;. Adriana EUl;eme lcholson. to her chauffeur. AU" , 1.0 e
Gusta rd. \Voods, t nned. a "contract" and no. a rO.c:wJDCe. In .e:
abo\·e. Wood s IS conf rrwg WIth Mrs. Bass. At left the couple
.. ased with the Editor and .Rev. M. 1". Mitchell, who performed the
cerel"lOl'\Y when otliers rdused. At rIght. the rn.itt!= is uruticg
the couple in his home.
SAID TO BE FIRE
HAZARD BY COURT
TO BE TURNED INTO OFFICE ROOMS;
BUSINESS PLACES NOT INVOLVED
By ",.k r of the Circuit J udge I beauty cullegf'. all ti BlY Scout
Lawn'" r," F. Spctkman, the offi ces.
Pythi ,. ,. Temple h"td depal't- In n statf' In('nt to The Lead r,
mel t, i> to) be d used. As agreed ~l r. Burn k :: , <11 <1. that the (ost
upon by the mana.gement of the 1" n.r r·t tit ord; I,r th (,( ·urt
Pyt hLln BUlld lflg, re presented mi~ht be- npt'ro:\l:l,:.tl'fi at ~.flme­by
S. A. Burnley. at torney a nd thing Ike 520 roOf •• nnd tbat at :\
I~ t~%:'as~~~~t~c~- ~~ W:tJ:;:~l'£l£'~~U .. : "t.)<'fcUl·JAl>;,t..h.;.e.. ....- -~ cenlly ' tu the first Roor o f the ~~:h':~~,~~str~:".',~'·~~ ~~~~
~~.(; ;~:~ s~~:~n:,:erbe7~~~~ I ~9%'- ~~ I~ Grand Ch .. r.cellor in
sent for HUl:o Rogers, Tammany the hotel, includ ing the dining KLAN KICKED ~~:~': :~~~~t:~~ of the 80- r:m'Spok man for the Tam- fREEDOM TRAil DAR INVITE I DETECTIVE nRED
Mr. Rogers and J .. ~ymond many de~egation said individu-I AI JOORIEY'S EID Of 'HING 6RUIIOY .
Jones. deputy commIssIoner " f als are olher a part of thc or- • • • I ~ .'
=;;;~:~:~~~~;"N~;" ~~:~.~~~ MORE ATTACKSI~!:~?::~~: IN TENNESSEE Of MISSISSlPPJ COIlTltlUES ONSLAUGHT daii.;a;;:;!'. 4pen fer va- ~~!rI\~U~O~~~=s ::;:,~: ' .
itors just an hour. and th 11 1t tune. S3ld on arrmng E. A. cnat~n~ga. T=n:. Jan. 27- i Ited the Philade~phia Baptist
BT O. Singleton lor the be tterment and the en- was closed by brief ceTemocies New York, Jan. 27- ayor I' I h as the Dallghhn tIJe Grundy. in CriTr.inal ''Court, The ~Ian IS not fanng so well . Church Su.nday. nJght, Jan. 2t,
Most Negroes outside of :.Ls- lightenment of the unfortunate with the marine CO",", band p2J'- W i ll . a m O'D y r. ltl liltant American Rcvolutilm still ~ Tuesday. ~We just got tired of here m . Te~n . I march 109 In WIth masks and
~::~fP~cl~~yW~:e ~~~:'.~~S::d ~bth~~:~:de~~~ :~~':;,!::; ~=ti~~ ~:y ~~.;~= ~;y~;.;';ni~~\VlI~·~~iClty;" a~d !.r~:~1 nn t!~;;;gt:':rga~:.r.. ~ ~~; ~~m Ch~:,m~;'~~",:dY~ Sc~:n~'~d c~~~r~::g~he~~:~I~ :~e ;:i~~~?~/~~;,a:d
up by newspapers. which ( 'cr he can ti nd, not inte lligent mglon sidmg to carty the pree- 'beT of Pr 'den Truma '. CIVrl .anll arllSts bec:aw;e o f n,. c""'r rm ni ter and reported as being a ton county ~and jllry to stamp the musical dir r resigne; d,ocumeIJts aboard to ... ~ RI hls CommIttee. and Chair- oi thdr k in and r.«~ bern.;;.e. persistent hustler for bondsmen out .t'tt a nh-Negro grouP. Hf' ,. from the board <'f trustees If'
mtrumlze the good. on the th - All Negro stud nll!. in the ke .. ' ng. man o r the Phelp<· k ' F und , II" s~ a ted further III a" t .. and attorneys. luis 'beeft atftSt- srud . protest agalOst th VL:p ed on other oe<:asions 11 n d ''ThJnklOg mcn of the sou th
is so depraved. in I tas " and he Impr _S With the a ll im- Wllm r.gton, Del. ....here the) co'ld':Jolr.atlOn a g a i n t e 10r Ij- Carol Br...,·s con rt warned to "keep tn. have Ided the KKK bas been LOUIS INDMCE
thought tha I relish only p"rtan Idea hat h!S edura i n rpma lO In the yards: Da ughl rs r. ( the Amerlc;m Rev- • r c,v II and human Tlgh that, The report says that Gnu,.!y taken advantage of by a lawless
that which is too .0bnUXinu.s, i~ n t for h puJi> ".f .'xcmp - Th American He Tit a g ul" ·. ,, for their ""'hi a I. ,,, is m. y pI" ~ " rye as "was ml ing from his favorite el m nt which can inll mjd ate COMPiIY Offll'.I1
ven for th buzzards. I mg hlO ",<,lf r,um .wo>rk. but bet- Foundat iOn, sponsor of the train. on ly". yey at W h· gton's &It honorary chairman of lbr I pos in the two courts. Tues-j and ~Jarm the public whIle re- ..
True. the bla k man IS In hrll ter wor k. not SImply for hln' - ha. I'x pressed the hope th4t C;"nsbtutlon Ha tI. ~n"' nn~ comml of -.1 day". and that it as found malnlOg anonymous. . --
down in I issip PI. and In I ,elf, but also lor hiS fe llow- Congr . - will create a perma - Ma, r O'D ;yer stated in a l • .... s. ""n far ~ man ana hat he had been arrested by "The organization may ha"e DetroIt, Jan. 20-0fficers of
very south rn stale and most man. . • n nt commission to operate IL .rr:munk ab n to . M" ry ( ... . t n h at Cam .(' Hall on Schult!! u ~ charges of carrying "erv a needy purpose during, the Superior LIfe Insurance
northern; bu he chIef dn'l1 l Mosl app~ lI . ng is h f", t tho _ I r L e o d Bethune, FOll .<1. 1 _ F~ r " CY 2, I 9. I a ('One<: led d('adly weapon, \'ag- and imm£'diately aIter thc Civil I company held :l m('(>ting 13>t
i~to wh ' hands the h Ipl . ~ but lew d ·,,,n th r With any DAWSON COMMITTEE ~resident of the ati nal Ct;un- .1i 'S Br dna r .---i rancy. and bN'~ch of peace. The Wo~. l:Iu~ whatever the excuse, Monday and cl 't~l. an·w pre:iI-Negro
ha~ faU" n. h . not ".' en I (Contmu 'd on page 4) MEMBERS RAMED ciI of Negro Women. wI... ~3! ""'<'S 0 the atlonal CounClI of I case was ntlnued to Febru- tor I f' I I nee then. It has out- dent . and ~I' ". several
the planter. th . w.h lskey d .. ~,1 < • reeen!1y refused th . . "f 'on-, N"~-ol \:'"men ~f~r I rnin~ ofl ary 16. lived the purpose." lothels •. includIng . Hcavyweighl
en or the unprIncIpled ""lI llc- GOVERNOR WOULD Vl~ "lnglon. D . . c .. Jan. 27- stltlollIon Hall tha ~I t I ,n "f i UkJr bel nJ; dlscnnunat ruMi The a torn y general h re has . c~amplon J oe LoU! Barrow and
His mO" dangerou.,. "11. - Con!!rt·. '."~n W,lljam A. Daw- the great inequ.ti () f (. r , b.1 11 Oau ~hters of the Arneri- HONOR REPORTER WHO been inv ligating Klan activi- h IS manag r, J r.n w, Rox -
have not n e \lb<>s, MEET RACE ISSUE 'on of Chl~go. HI.., was con- democracy tha.t organ iOlls c.m R ol.uti n. POSED AS NEGRO ties in a robed and maskedl borough.
Rankins and Fieldinl1S. who •• , 1 I ,~rr,cd chatrman of ~e Hou~ . group VI ited a Loookut Moun- The election followfod the r _
Mel as they are, are bl sm~>. . -- ommlttee. on Expend,tures m "aiMIIT OF ru'lfE6fE IlIf'nTInE C\ York •. .Tan. 27- The wrote tam !tight club last month and cent death at Chari B. Talla-
In dis is . s fit from God! Wms 0 -Salem. . C .• J an 27 the E. <'Cutlve Department Tues.. ~I _ ....,IIIUI~ report r w.~." ,,"ent South as a threat n the proprictor with, ferro, who was presill nt of the
drive the U gro away from Ml - It IS tIm for thl ' st#~t to look 1d y. IS Ul6ED TO ".1110 UP .II1D FI6HT egro I t year won a $500 "We know what you are doin COmpany for many yean.
sissiPPI. so he can u anl 'iQUardY .3 he probl m of th The comnutt .... members in- ~I" Aft pnze fur hIS ort. Ray Spngle here and "e'll be bac;k." g J h W bo I
educatl(ln f r hIS hildren. . ~ro, hmks Gov 'rnM . Kerr elude: of Plttsburgh was awarded the . . ' , . bU$in n . Rox r ugh, Detr It
But beli ve it or not, ~h • .. t~ I Ho!J/ield, calif.; Lanham, Ga.; Birmin ham, Jan. ~Dr. F. The AACP. Mr. Jackson's -~ by the Irvtng Geist. Fo~n- t.::t a d ~~te l~e Judge s at~l - H avye:::::;a~t a~h ma~::er r
dUef curs of Ih black Inan V~~ ' !> • ••• ,J . v .. .... 5 at a Hardy, Va.; Karsten. fa.; f _ D. Patterson, president of Tus- I t cr plaIDed, is "unromp, ~ab n f r tho best contrIbu~on • gr p 0 Klansmen V1S- Louis w g elected :dent. ~~
down there. IS the same as I r nt m£'Cll nll whcr h said I Cormack. Mlk.; Wagner. Ol,io; Colt y. Folsom st~dy the problem ?t t~nd_ . egr gation and racial got a h avy sv-n tan before he Becau ot the hlgh cost of nnd vi~e-preside~~ Cohen 0;,
are not for me you are agam t Im norIty race has a fal~ oppor IPS .. ; Bolton. Mr.; Bumsid. W. Jcollege Irauung (or Negroes tn dJscnmlnahon . ... The NAA P went South. to experIence the newsprint and everything con- Wlutby s rctary J L Wlutb •
me." No egr;, in Missl:,slppi t Unlty and gets the tralnlOg to Va: Bolling, Mo.; Tauri 1I0. N. Alabama, was urced "to stand believes that the e.·osting stale ituations which he recorded in nected with the publishing of a treasu"';r and w'uis F W ~.
Rems to have the I ast mchna- tl in th state's growth." he d - Y , and on vacancy. u.p ':;"d tight for DOI'J~ iscrlmlna. u,,; '~rolt' _ should be th~own R serre5 f articles na?,'ed "In newspaper, some weeks ago The for m P r 8'01IS '~ pr~u~/
tion to help another Negro. elared. tion . by Emory O. Jackson. ",x. o!",n to . egroes n .3 bas's of thc Land of JIm Crow. Lead r advanced to $3.00 a year. I gal couns I.. •
except (or monetary consldera- "I am tirmly convinced that But because th re ar m n ec.utive secretary of th BIE- scholarshIp and merIt WIth ut But up to April I. 1949 old su b-tion.
Too many egroes that we have got to go ahead and I who think they ar wise, \)ut mm hal!' NAACP branch. '" a any barri ·u h as. raCIal and "A wise man can learn more scribf>rs wiu receive the paper
tet a smattering of an educa- m t the issu of th mmorlty I do otherwise you and I have to lette.r dISpatched to the Tuske- rcllgl()Us conslderalJons. The fr m a rool than a fool from a for th same $2.00. All balance
tlon are inclined to u e It. not ra ." suffer by the tElcks they devi . g J ader this w .... k. €. m~n " subscri pt'on amounts may also
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