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S A T U R D A Y , JA N U A R Y 3, 1931
SECTION ONE
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AFRICA HELD LOGICAL HABITAT FOR NEGROES
25 CITIZENS LYNCHED IN UNITED STATES 1930
Tuskegee Observes Its H a lf C e n tu ry BETHEL KNIGHTS
s in
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PAUL ROBESON
S A PEACE
IN WHO'S WHO'
Jn
N w i f par
New York.— Paul Robeson, whine
acting in the pari <•( Othello in Shake
speare's play of llut name created a
furore in I.oudoii, it included in a new
Hrttiah edition of "W h o'» W ho."
Among the other Americana ao hat
ed are Char lea Lindbergh, Helen Will»,
the trnuia champion. Senator William
F. Ilorali, J Pirrinont Morgan, Thom
• During the W orld War 2.000.000 aa A. Fdison. Amluaaador Charle* G.
Negroes of the world died to make the D ane, and Mary Garden.
worhl eafe for democracy/* »aid Judge
— - O’ - 1 ■
Klrm while »peaktna «<n the future of
HOUSTON. T.KX . Dec 2 9 -A t a
the Negro race. “ What the Near»» call mrelinu of Ttie Ham* County
needs is not a government within a Democratic Kxecutivc Committee la*t
government, hut a country he can call Wednraday in the 1. I. A. Hall plana
hta own
were laid for an rxlrnaivr campaiuu
"Y ou must have le»» religion and urging all tnenihrra of the rare in the
more action until you create a Negro county to-pay their Poll Tax. A »pe
republic in Africa, your mother con dal committer was formed for the pur-
tinent." Judge Klein added.
poar of attain securing the aervicea of
The annual election of officers of
Strut. Joseph White la m p No 28
S A. War Veterans » a , held in the
Veteran hall in the Court House Dee
l.t, I WO. resulting a* loto»»
Marvin McGinnis, commander; O w
en Glover, senior vice-commander;
Shrlhy Golden. junior vire-comman-
drr; Kohert Umher, O. 1) ; John D.
Davi», O. t. ; A J Franklin, iru.ter,
one year; Shelby Golden, tru»tre, two
year».
Appointed Thoma» Campbell, adju
tant; A J. Franklin, <|uartcruia»ter ;
Study l’ ickett, chaplain; Joseph White,
■urior color sergeant; Henry Mylra,
chief trumpeter.
With thia announcement Sgt Joarph
White Camp No. 28 U. S. W. V.,
Dept, of Ore., take» plraaurr in cx-
lendinu to all veteran organizations,
their auxiliaries, The Advocate Pub
lishing < ••.and the community <H m
heat wishes (or u Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Wm. Gilmor,
A. J Franklin,
Marvin McGinnia,
Thoma* Camphell.
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE
DF.S M OIN ES, la.. Jan. 2— Because
lie thought his wife was giving her
pet dog too much attention and neg
lecting him, Tom Grave» look the dog
out and allot it. But he lost his wife
altogether then.
When she found out what he had
done she walked out of his house and
is siting him for a divorce. 1‘erhaps
the grounds will lie cruelty to animals.
a .Virgin deputy Poll Tax collector and
the thorough ranvaa of the city in the
interrat uf rrgiatration.
Other action* of the committee rou-
• >ati-d in the' adoption of a rootutmn
commending The Houatoli Informer
lor it» riforta to arcurc the franchiae
ior city Negro voter» through the fil-j
ing rernrtly of a caar again»! T h e 1
Democratic Primary and pledging Ihc
lull aupport of the committee to Ihc i
effort, and the appointment of a com-1
inittre to draw up and to prraent a !
prition to the city council and to The
Rev and Mrs. E. J Magrudcr have
H a m . County Democratic Committee I issued invitations to the wedding of
aakmg that atep. hr taken to include | their daughter, Anna Fredonia to Mr.
Negro voter» iu all city election.
Ware Bernard Raquie. The ceremony
will be held on Wednesday evening.
January 21, at th* First A M. E. Zion
church, San Francisco.
10 I D SOON
RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXHIBIT
Master Jack Reynolds, 13, pupil at
Highland school, is receiving congratu
lations on the splendid work exhibited
recently at the auditorium from the
manual training department of the pub
lie sc hoot system. Jack's work, a wall
calumi, was chosen from the work of
five boys—all his class mates Jack is
in the 7A grade, and is a fine student.
WHADJA' KNOW BOUT MOTT
John Mott, popular bachelor and
mystery man about town, was the first
person to come in Th* Advocate office
in the New Year and pay his subscrip
tion. Mr. Mott left the office hearing
a beautiful ladies' purse valued at $25.
When asked what he was going to do
with it, tic answered "It's for the otic
I love and the next Mrs. John Mott."
Mr and Mrs. William A. Taylor arc
the proud parents of a baity boy which
the stork brought to them on Christ
mas rvc. Mrs. Taylor and son are
getting along finely in St. Paul and Mr.
Taylor, an employe on the Portland
Rose, will leave shortly to see their
first born.
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1930 RATE MORE
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IVE
BIRTHDAY OF BOOKER
Tuskegee Institute, Ala., Dec.— Dr
Roliert R. Moton, principal of the Tus
kegee Normal and Industrial Institute,
announced Tuesday of last week that
elaborate plant are firing made for the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the invtitution. which will be held
in connection with the annual observ
ance of Founder’s Day on April 5th.
In commenting on the selection of
the date. Dr. Moton declared: “ It was
the opinion of the board of trustees
and other officials of the Institute, that
it would be most fitting and appro
priate to celebra!’, its fiftieth birthday
on the birthday of the man who was
the founder and whose life is so close
ly woven into the very fabric of the
School."
W A S H IN G T O N , Jan. — (C N S )—
Sarah Edna Carter, 16-year-old Arm
strong High School girl, residing at
44 Fenton street, northeast, was held
at the house of detention Saturday on
a charge of murder, following the fatal
stabbing of James Statesman, 42, dur
ing a row at 45 O street late Friday
night. The girl stated she did not
know the man was stabbed and that
she was merely trying to obtain the
knife at the time the wound was in
flicted. and alsd to get him away from
another girl. The knife blade passed
The Rev. J. L. Caston. Negro pastor between two ribs, penetrating the heart.
of Mount Olivet Baptist church, ap
Statesman was dead when he reached
peared as his own attorney Tuesday in Freedman’s Hospital.
defense of a claim filed against him by
the National Credit Bureau, Inc., as
signees of M. McGinnis, Negro owner
The Advocate is on sale each week at
of the New Auto Beauty Shop. The the Elks' new hall. E. Richardson’s in
case was tried in District Judge Mcars' the Hotel Medley, the Friendship Pool
court. The credit bureau asked $34.10 Hall, west side, on 6th St. Holliday &
for repairs to the minister’s automobile. Holliday's Barber Shop and at Foster's
The Rev. Mr Caston argued that the Cafe, cor Williams and Weidler Sts.
car still knocked and had not been
properly repaired. Judge Mears found
for the plaintiff, holding that by his
The Dixie Strollers orchestra has
own testimony, the Rev. Mr. Caston accepted an offer to play every night at
proved that work had been done on the Jungle Inn, Broadway and Wash
the car and he could produce no con ington streets. Donald Anderson will
tract to show that any particular re serve as pianist for the orchestra in
pair was to be done.— Portland Jour stead of Mrs. Turner, who will accept
nal, Dec. 24, 1930.
another position at the popular resort.
PROMINENT PASTOR
ACTS AS OWN
AUSPLUND DRUG
STORE
8IXTH à O LIB AH S T R U T S
PORTLAND. O U
MARTIN’ S BEAUTY SHOP
3 4 6 William* Ave.
HoHKNA MARTIN IN CHARGE
S H A M P O O IN G
PRES SING
M AR CH I. M N O G
COURTEOUS
K Y E H R O W AR CHI NG
SCALP TREATMENT
MANICURING
AND
PROMPT fltCRVICE
AMONG PENDLETON'S
LEADING CITIZENS
HIGH SCHOOL GIRI
HELD ON
Bradford
Clothes $25.00 to
Shop
$45.00
Among Pendleton's roost substan
tial citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W .
Allen, occupy a very unique place. For
27 years they have lived there, saved
and invested their money so that today
they arc the proud owners of a beau
tiful home, several pieces o f choice
residential property which they rent
to prominent members of the other
race, and a beautiful new Cadillac
sedan.
The editor, Mrs. Cannady and Mr.
Franklin, the assistant manager, spent
Sunday afternoon as the guests o f Mr.
and Mrs. Allen in their beautiful home
where they enjoyed a delicious dinner
and the warm hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Allen, besides being a lovely
cook, is a collector of rare china and
canvas paintings, does a great deal of
beautiful embroidery and drawn work.
She also is an expert at canning fruits
and vegetables which is evidenced by
the hundreds of cans of O regon’s most
choice that fill her cellar.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen subscribed for
The Advocate and the latter will serve
as its representative in Pendleton
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P. H. B O D D IE .
1811 S street, N. W , Washington,
D. C.
"The Loyal Knights of Bethel,"
Men’s Club of Bethel A. M. E. church,
has presented the church with a newly
renovated church and parsonage as a
New Year’s gift. The work was done
almost entirely by volunteer labor. AH
materials were bought by the club and
the men gave their services to the
church. The entire job, which is valued
at fifteen hundred dollars, was done by
Negro labor. This is truly an unusual
accomplishment. Scaffolding for the
main auditorium was erected by S.
Golden, contractor and builder. Tint
ing of the ceiling was done by Newby,
Gillard and Alexander, expert mechan
ics. Kalsomining painting, varnishing
and cleaning was done by Roy and
Will Gragg, Smith, Grayson, Brown,
Ewing, Dawson. Jones, E. L Jame
son, Holliday, Hansel), Baker, Gross,
W. H. Rutherford. Keene, Randolph
and Floydd. Electrical work was done
by Donald Rutherford. Christmas
decorations to go in the newly finish
ed churc h w .r t made and w -» «»S W
Charles Janieison. interior decorator.
Some o f the good women of the
church furnished meals for the men
while they worked afternoon and
nights.
The work of these men is beautiful
to behold. Bethel is "dressed up" as
never before. The work of these
Negro carpenters, plasterers, painters
— Please turn to page 2—
MAN MARRIED 1 TIMES
HAS 40 CHILDREN
R E ID S V IL L E , N. C-. Dec. 24— (C.
S'. S.)— I sham Gwyn of Caswell coun
ty «'as 101 years old in August. He
has been married seven times and is the
proud father of 40 children, the young
est o f which is 14 years old. His sev
enth and last wife is 40 years old and
in the best of health. This year I sham
cultivated a crop of tobacco, cured it
and brought a load to the Reidsville
market two weeks ago.
Some time ago a family reunion was
held at the home of the aged Negro,
for which a good sized beef, a hog and
a score of chickens w ere butchered, and
when the dining was over not a pound
of meat was left and the bread made
from three barrels of flour had like
wise disappeared with pies, cakes and
other accessories.
GEORGA LEADS M IN G S
WITH 7 VICTIMS OF MOBS
New York, Jan. 2— There have been
.’ 5 recorded and authenticated lynch-
ings in 1930, as against 12 during 192V,
according to a summary for the year
issued today from the offices of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, 69 Fifth
avenue.
O f the victims 24 were Negroes and
one a white man.
Georgia heads the list o f lynching
.tatrs for the year with 7 mob victims,
Alabama and Texas had four each,
Mississippi 3, Indiana and Sooth Caro
lina and Oklahoma had one each.
The offenses which brought about
the lynching* include not stopping an
automobile when ordered, being active
politics, testifying against a white
man in c ; art, quarreling with a white
ni, murder, assault am t attrmpraa
assault, robbery and. in one case, of
fense unknown.
One o f the mob victims, George
Hughes, was burned alive in the jail
at Sherman, Texas, and the body of
George Johnson was publicly burned
at Honey Grove, also in Texas.
15 G R A N T G R ID M E N
AW ARD ED LETTERS
Only 15 football players at Grant
will wear 1930 football letters— or
rather, only 15 girl friends. That Grant
lettermen are more exclusive than any
other gTid players was demonstrated
Tuesday, when Watt Long awarded
Christmas presents in form o f letters
to the following youths:
Captain Norman Daniels, Hugh Me-
Credie. Herbert Armentrout, George
Cannady. Kenneth Sherwood, Bud
Jones, Frank Barlow, Elroy Briggs,
Ford Winters, Holland Dungan, Lind
say Titus, George Dowling, T om Ben-
nison, Dick Bcnnison and Jerry Fergu
son.
George Cannady, Negro halfback,
received the cup awarded by Coach
Long to the player maintaining the
highest scholastic average, his being
9554.
Grant players must see 84 minutes
under fire in order to win a letter.—
Portland News, Dec. 24, 1930.
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A Trimuph for N egro Labor
W e are entering upon a new year
which will witness momentous m ove
ment. throughout the world. There
he much opprrsaion and depression.
Perhaps the greatest of these will be
the economic depression, ft behooves
the Negro in America, Ihc man farthest
down, to interrat himself in these vital
miration*. He must become more and
more a part of the great cosmic whole
and not isolate himself into small
group action only. He must become
interested in all the big questions that
engage other races and classes, taking
part in the various reformations that
will come and in so doing, his own sal
vation will gradually be worked out.
The Advocate has tryed all along to
interest itself and its readers in the
lugger thing, of fife; it ha* tried hard
to keep abreast of the time* and to
keep its patrons informed upon the is
sues that are nation and world-wide.
In the New Year, we hereby resolve
1 » dedicate ourselves anew to the serv
ice of our fcllowinen in a much biggar
and betlcr way than ever before.
X K W OKI I ANS. Jan 2
The
\rttro proMrin is I hr most danicrrouft
problem f hr American people con
front/* ».ml JtnlRr NiehoD» Klein of
( tncinnali, ( ) . ailtlreeptnu an aittlience
of 500 at a meeting »»< the New O f lea it h
division of the Onivertal Negro I tit
provrment \»%«»cution
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