Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 July 1937 — Page 2

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Saturday, July 10, 1937

MISS IRENE HARRIS CONDUCTS JOHN T. WARD,

LABORATORY AT YWCA CONFAB

Prominent in the A. M. E. Southern district conference held here Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of thU week, was the group above. LH^.to right are Rev/At H. Davis, pastor, of the Beulah A, M.

E. church of this city; Charles G. Harmon, Washington, in charge of local arrangements; Rev. N. R. Nixon, Jr., Evansville; Rev. Edward Wittenburg, Terre Haute; Mrs. Nixon; Mrs. J. E. Bradford; I

Rev. R. F. Boyd, Terre Haute; Rev. J. E. Bradford, Terre Haute, presiding elder, and Rev. W. E. Mayfield of Franklin. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool

JONES LEAVES COMMERCE DEPT.

WASHINGTON, Ind., July !>.— Meeting here, the District Conference, Sunday school and A. C. K. League of the Southern District of Indiana, was held June 20, 30 and and July 1. Dr. J. Bradford served as chairman and the opening Sermon was preached by Rev. J. H. French, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church, Bloomington, Ind. Rev. Walter Chenault, pastor of Bethel A.M.E. church, Princeton. Indiana, was elected i&cretary. t Conference speakers were: Rev. E. Whittenl>erg, “Is it profitable to have a junior church?”; Rev. F. K. Boyd, “The church and Modern Amusements.”; Rev. J. H. French, “Has the Church anything to offer a distressed World?”; Rev. J. Lr Tolbert. “Is a Revival out of the question In (»u r Modern Church?”. High lights of the conference Included st piny. '*Flying Sparks” by the delegates.; Aq nddresf by Rev. H. H. Black. Indianapolis, pastor.

of Allen ChaiH>l A.M.E. church sind sm oratoricsil contest. Among those sittending conference were. Revs. S. D. Hardriek. Indianapolis; Franklin Jones, Frankfort. Ind.; J. S. A. Mitcham. Indianapolis; Drs. .1. I*. <,». Wallace. W. I». Shannon. Richmond. Ind.: J. Ed. Muin. Washington, Indiana. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool TEACHER FILES DIVORCE SUIT Ann Johnson. 6."»3 N. West street, filed suit against her husband, \\’il liam Johnson for divorce July 6. She says that the couple were married September 5, and sepa rated In OctrVber, 1!>35, Henry R. Wilson, Jr., is the attorney.

WASHINGTON, D. C. July 9 — (CNA» — Secretary Rop°r announced today that he had accepted the resignation of Eugene Kinckle Jones. Adviser on Negro Affairs in the Bureau of Foreign and Doe stic Commerce, Depart'uiont of Commerce, ^effective June 30. 1937. Charles E. Hall. Speciali t, Negro Statistics, Bureau of the Census, has been designated to sup< rvise the work which Jones has directed since October 1, 1933. In his letter of resignation, Jones • xphyned that he wished to give more time to his duties as execu-' five secretary of the National Urban League. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool Large presses, so heavy they arc set on coin rete foundations 10'J feet deep, farm and draw 3,000,000 pounds of sheet steel each day in the Pressed Steel building at the Ford Rouge Plant, where fenders, body panels, and. other body parts are produced. •

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T LEGION POST NO. 107 ELECTS

Y.M.C.A. Post No. 107 of the American legion held its regular meeting at the Y.M.C.A. July 2nd. The following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: C«»m mander. Dr. J. H. Ward, 1st Vice Commander, Coleman Hawkins. 2nd Vice Commander. Robert O. John sou, Adjutant, E. W. Diggs, Fi nance Officer. George E. White, Service Officer, Edward S. Gail lard. Chaplain. James A. Bryant. Historian, William D. Brooks, Child Welfare Officer. John L. Byers, Athletic Officer, R. K. Smith. Assistant Athletic Officer, Dr. H. II. Murray. The post, devotes all its energies to the welfare of ex-service men and their wives and children. It is now arranging to bring the children from tin* State Home at Knightstown to Indianapolis for their annual vacaton. These children will in* entertained here by the posf for one week. John L. Byers Is in charge of this work. There is room at Knightstown for other colored children and the |H»st urges all veterans needing a home for their children to get ,in touch with Mr. Byers at once. Funds are being raised to help construct tin* Big Boy Scout Stadium now l>cing erected by Legionnaires in Marion ( ounty. Dr. J. H. Ward and Marimon Hanslierry an* members of r: special committee that is co-operat :ng with Marcus Stewart of The Indianapolis Recorder in this cam paign. The following contributions to the stadium fund have lK>en made by members of the Post: Dr. J. H. Ward. $10.00; R. K. Smith, $7.rs>; E. W. Diggs, $5.00; Marimon Han,sherry, $5.00 ; Edward S. Gaillard. $5.00; Robert O. Johnson. $5.00: George E. White, $2.00. William Howard. $2.00: R. R. Gardner, $2.00; Dr, II. H. Murray, 2.00: Coleman Hawkins, $2.00: John L. Byers, $2.00: Dave Hart. 2.00: J. R. Watt, $1.00; Hershel Starks, $1.00. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool Approve Funds For Junior High A supplemental appropriation of $10,000 for construction of the jun ior high school addition to school number Twenty-six, 1301 East Sixteenth street, whs approved by the State board of tax commissioners Wednesday. The board order approved a transfer of the funds from the original George Washington high school building appropriation. The new addition is intended to relieve overcrowded conditions at Crispus Attacks high school.‘ Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool

Local Delegates Reports on Youth Congress Aims Representatives heartily endorsed the program of the American Youth Congress which held its meeting in Milwaukee, July 2 through July 5th. The purpose of the organization is to have representation for Ne groes and other minority groups in government, social, labor, educational. agricultural and civil affairs. Discrimination against Negroes were urged to organize and co-operate with other minority groups effecting changes in civil liberty thereby. Acute problems confronting tin* Negro were named as lynching, religious tolerance, prejudice, unemployment. slums, crime and delinquency. No rei>orts of discrimination in housing, restaurants and other public buildings and affairs were made. Much interest was shown by the public in having thes<> changes made. Maynard Gill. Indianapolis Youth Movement mernIm*i\ was the only colored delegate at the conference. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool DR. R. YOUNG TO OPEN OFFICE

WILBERFORCE, O., July 9.— (AND—One hundred and fifty delegates from fifty-one cities of tfWenty-six states, from points as instant as Colorado and Texas. Florida and New York, met this week at the National Y. W. O. A. Branch Conference for Negro leadership. For the second time Wilberforce University has been host to this Conference, which is under the aide administration of Mrs. Cordelia Winn, assisted by Miss Frances Williams and Miss Marion Cuthbert, all of the National staff of the Y.W.C.A. These three National staff members compose a unique and dynamic trio—Marion Cuthbert who has the responsibility for program planning ; Mrs. Winn, the able administrator, who throws into action the machinery necessary for correlating plans and details into the cohesive, purposeful whole that is the conference; and the vital Fran<<*s Williams, teaching, and bringing life and color to complete it. Y. W. STUDYING ITSELF The Branch Conference is directed toward building a program for more effective and far reaching work in the Negro Community and the stimulate completor participation on the part of the Negro con stituency in the Association. The Y.W.C.A. is experiencing a period of self searching and self study. And so a program of greater integration of all the work presupposes acquaintance, familiarity and a feeling of “at home-ness” with all of the various objectives and techniques which the Association brings to play in it's program of achieving a “Fellowship of women and girls devoted to realizing in their common lives ideals of personal and social living to which they are committed by their faith as Christians.” Dr. Gertrude Wilson, Field In structor in Group Work at Western Reserve University, opened the Conference with an address oh “Group Work Today.” Dr. Wilson traced the development of group work from the first leader—controlled program to the present development of group work from the first leader—controlled programs to the present development of social work techniques based on scientific knowledge of groups and individuals. Miss Frances Williams, with inimitable humour coupled with very real earnestness directed the laboratory period devoted to actual program making. She urged a “more sophisticated Negro child,” defining sophistication as that sense of confidence and self respect that comes with racial appreciation. a knowledge of the worth of Negroes, familiarity with Negro achievement and contemporary personalities of distinction. ^ BRING RACIAL GROUP

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"This attitude is necessary,” Miss Williams pointed out in her seminar. “To shorten the social distance between the Negro and the other racial groups in the Community, and this distance must l>e shortened as much and as rapidly as I>ossibIe if the Negro is to survive. The present isolation is unhealthy, for isolation breeds disintegration, mental, moral and spiritual.” Associated with Miss Williams in the laboratory period were Mrs.

en and girls, a most vital subject and tTbly handled by Miss G. Bobbie Baker of the Conclnnati As sociation, and the exceptional music periods under the direction of Mrs. Sarah Hill Long of the Witchitii Association. Assisting Mrs. Winn in the management of the Conference were Miss Virginia K. Jones, Cincinnati Association, Registrar; Mrs. Alice Warner Parhan, Youngstown Association, hostess; and Mrs. Jannie L. Maxwell, Winston Salem Association, in the bookstore. Because of the range of personalities and occupations of the dele gates and leadership of this con ference it represents one of tin* most important and distinquished of recent, gathering# pjf Negro women. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool NAAGP FIGHTS MACEO HILL ASSAULT CASE

The Columbus, Ohio, branch of the N.A.A.C.P. have entered the asassault case of Maceo Hill, former Indianapolis youth, versus Joe Alaskus, court attendant, of the Ohio State* university tennis courts. Hill who is a summer graduate student at the university engaged in a tennis match with a friend. Miss May Belle I^ewis, when he was accosted by the attendant, Joe Alaskus, and reprimanded for moving tennis nets. Hill explained that he had not moved the nets. Alaskus became enraged and demanded that Hill remain until he returned. Hill paid no more*, attention to the incident and engaged in a match with a white player while Miss Lewis re turned to the car. Wirthwine, the tennis coach, was on the court but

left.

Later, Alaskus reappeared in changed clothes and told Hill that he was not playing cm the court any more. He ordered Hill off the* court. Hill and his white* tennis opponent asked why. Alaskus merely answered that Hill was not playing and invited Hill to follow him bae-k of a shed, strongly suggesting that he meant to fight. Hill declined to follow. Words followed and a blow was passes!. Hill l>eat a retreat and was fallen with ;i flying tac kle on the part of Alaskus. Alaskus slammed Hill against an iron pieee and began to l>e:it him in the face. Hill was mercilessly I mated and lay helpless for a time. Alaskus picked him up, threw him over his shoulder and took him to a shower. The white friend of Hill had remostrated but with.little ef-

fect.

Hill was taken to the University Hospital for treatment. He suffered a broken nose in addition to facial lacerations and an obstructed vision, the ex-ray pbrevealed. It is said tiiat this incident has created as much comment as tilt* murder case which happened sevi eral years ago. * Hill is a teacher of sp«*ech at

OLD WEST SIDE CITIZEN, DIES

Last rites for John ThomaWard, age lib, 141H Kappes Street, were held at the First Baptist Church West Indianapolis, Wednesday at 2 p. m. Mr. Ward who had resided in Wc»8t Indianapolis for more than 45 years was born in Rome, Tennessee, and reared in Lebanon. Tennessee. Although only permitted to remain in school to the* third grade, Mr. Ward was conversant on many interesting subjects and often stated that he laid received his education by reading the* nc'wspajiers. He commenced his career as a hoot black V .: - ’• ’ •-.»

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Dr. Young is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Young in Northwestern avenue. He was graduated* with honors from Shortridge high school in 192(1. He thf*n entered Lincoln university in Pennsylvania where he received his A.B. degree. Cum Lnude in 1930. After leaving Lincoln university. Dr. Young entered the medical school of the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. His junior and senior years were spent on Indiana university school of medicine. In June 1934 he received Ids M.D. degree in the latter institution. Hi* served a oneyear rotating internship at Provident hospital, Baltimore, following which he was appointed house physlcian and medical resident serving in this capacity for fourteen additional months. In November 1937. Dr. Young resigned to accept a* position with the U. S. government as physiHafi and health officer of the Resettle ment Administration, Nashville. Indiana, where he supervised the health activities of two hundred

York Association, Miss Margaret Williamson of the National Board Y.W.C.A. staff, and Miss Irene Harris of tl** Indianapolis Association. As part of the program building Iieriod Miss Viola T. Lewis of the Dayton Asscm iation discussed' the subject of Record Keeping. Particularly valuable contribubutions to the conference sessions have lieen made by other members of the National staff. Miss Ethel Cutler, a scholar of ancient and contemporary religions, Miss Mildred Corbett, National Service Division, Miss Ann Elizabeth Neely, executive of the Leadership Division of the National Staff. In her address on Thursday evening Miss Neely stressed the role that the Y.W.C.A. must accept in strengthening and preserving Democracy both in its own structure and in the broader scope of national ik>litical life. On Friday evening, Mrs. John W Evans, District Superintendent of the Provident Association of St. Louis and Thyra Edwards, social worker of Chicago and foreign cor respondent of The Woman Today magazine, were guest speakers. SOCIAL WORKER RESPONSIBILITY Miss bid wards talk<*d on Soeial Responsibility emphasizing the re sponsibility of sooiyl workers to become a functioning part of Community life and of public affairs, and the necessity of cutting across group and professional lines to make an integrated community life and ultimately an integrated, democratically functioning national

life.

Mrs. Esther Popel Shaw, author and teacher of Washington, D. C., presented in a beautiful and most understanding fashion the possi hilities for young Negroes in the field of the arts. Mrs. Sarah Moore Pride of Philadelphia made the presentation of vocational guidance. Other features of the Conference were a seminar on the health and recreation problems of Negro Wom-

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Dr. Young is opening offices for the general practice of medicine at 605 1-2 North West street. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool EIGHT CONVICTS ESCAPE BURGAW, N. C., July 9.—(AN P )—Eight colored convicts escaped from the state prison camp here Tuesday through a hole they made in the flooring, and sixty-six other

The accident toll of local Fourth of July funsters show a decided decrease over last year’s toll. No serious cases of injury due to tire works were re|>orted. Including the few unfortunates who experienced mishaps with firecrackers were: Charles Taylor, 7, 522 West Michigan street, burned about right hand; Virgil Eubanks, 1(», 1229 North West street, forefinger on left hand burned, and Carmen Miller, k, 523 Hudson street, was burned on right side of face. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool JAMES PRIMUS Funeral services fur James Primus, so. 33S Missouri stm*l. were held at Jones Tabernacle church last Wednesday. Mr. Prim us died Sunday. He was a member of Montgomery Lodge number (». Knights of Pythias. He was ehau eellor commander of uniform rank-< of company 3. Surviving is tin* widow, Mrs. Sarah Primus, a son. William R. and relatives and friends. Burial was in Crown Hill | cemetery. The O. H. Morgan full eral home had charge of directions. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool ; BEAT WITH CRUTCHES BY CRIPPLED ASSAILANT Declaring he didn’t know how he came by a severe I tenting which he received about the face and head. Tom Clark, 58, 1400 Brooker street, was sent to City hospital and ordered held charged With vagrancy. Miss Mable Phillips, 43. 1416 Brooker street, said that man known to her only as Walter accosted Clark, took away his crutch es and beat hint with them. 'Hie man was described as 35, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds, with his left arm in n cast. He is sought by police for assault and battery with intent to

kill.

Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool MAK, 90, IN SHOTGUN SCRAPE The discharge of a shot gnu resulted in three charges being levied against William Crowder, 90, 3123 East Minnesota street. Crowder complained to police that Miss Lil lian Hinton. 29, 3127 East Minne sota street, had stolen his gun. Investigation revealed that Crowder nad fired at Miss Hinton and when he threatened to fire again she took the gun from him. Ctowder was arrested charged with drunkenoss.

at the age of 12 years under the handicap of having lost bis arm when a boy of nine years. Tie worked for ;i time at the Old Bates House now the Ulaypool Hotel in the barber shop then operated by the late George Knox and later at the Central Y.M.C.A. barber shop. Mr. Ward was active in the civic, political and religious life of his community and was one of ihe outstanding leaders in Republican activities having l>een employed in the State Legislature during six consecutive terms. He op< rated a shining parlor of his own during the last. 21 years of his life at the Union Stock Yards but had been compelled to remain inactive during the past 4 1-2 years owing to his illness. He was an enthusiastic base ball fan arid knew from memory all of the stars of the past half century. In his library were to be found many law iK)oks which he enjoyed reading during his spare time. He is survived by the widow. Mrs. Eliza Ward, two sisters, and a brother. Mrs. Hattie Ford. Mrs. Carrie Weir ami Ef Ward of Lebanon, Tenues see; another brother, Mr. Edward Ward of this city: a daughter. Mrs. Anna Milliner and a son. Edward, both of Indianapolis; 7 grand children and numerous other rela lives ami friends. Rev. Marks, pas tor of the First Baptist Uhurch of Uushville, Indiana, officiated. Burial was in Floral Park Uemetery with the Ware & Harrison General Home in charge. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool YM VACATION SCHOOL GROWS The Y.M.U.A. Summer Vacation School, now in its fourth week, daily at 8:15 a. in. and reports an increasing enrollment. The entire s< hoof will visit the James Whitcomb Riley Home in Lockerbie Street at an early date where they will see some of the Riley relics. Prior to this visit the school will present a program c on sisting of the literary works of Riley most widely known by school children. Also songs using the Riley texts will be sung. Other trips planned are to the American Ulay Company. The Cen j tral and State libraries. ,aml to the Polar lee company. The works of these places will be explained 1m* fore the visits are made. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool Dust precipitation equipment in tin* stacks of the Ford Rouge Plant cement plant collects about 50 tons 1 of fine particles each day. Re pro cessed in the plant, these tons of waste particles arc* made* into << ment. the salvaging process netting about 252 barrels daily.

FLANNER HOUSE COUNTRY FAIR DATES GIVEN

IMans have been completed for the second annual Planner House Country Fair, to l>e held July 27 to 31 inclusive at 21st and Northwestern avenue on the Flanner House playground. There has been a complete change of program this year in order to assure the public five nights of high class entertainment. The fea tures are a variety show and ama teur show, under the direction of David Mitcham, a ladies' minstrel and choir contest, under the direction of Mrs. Lucretia Lawson Love, a big cooking school and food show, sponsored by the Flanner House home economics department and the Citizens Gas company. Rehearsals are now under way and interest is running high among the competing groups. Neighbor hood stores and business firms are contributing prizes to be given away each night. Among them are the capital prize of a gas stove and cash prizes to Ice awarded. Other prizes to lie given away will la* announced later. The amateurs will be eligible to comicete in the amateurs' show at the State Fair. There will i*e plenty of rides and amusements on the Ferris Wheel, merry-go-round, roller coster for tin* enjoyment of the young folk. Everybody is looking forward to five* big nights of fun. The Flanner House Country Fair

RARER TELLS WHAT TENANTS SHOULD DO

ATLANTA. July 9.—Dr. Arthur Raper, research worker of the Interracial Commission, in a speech ibetore the Atlanta University Summer School Forum, said the 1,800,000 landless tenants of the South, a third of whom are colored, should organize to escape < conomic disaster. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool ITALY’S ETHIOPIAN MARRIAGE BAN GOES INTO EFFECT

ROME. Italy. July 10.—(ANP)— Maintaining the Italian policy of keeping races in its new empire socially segregated, the recently promulgated law against colonizers in East Africa and Ethiopia marrying native women, has become effective. The law provides prison terms of from one to five years for any citizen convicted of “maintaining conjugal relations relations with any subject of Italian East Africa,” or with any foreign woman whose customs and traditions are “analogous’’ to those of an East African. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fool

is a non profit making enterprise Proceeds go to the support of playgrounds and area projects which are sponsored in communities for under-privileged children. The whole-hearted support of all its friends in making this affair successful is solicited. All amateurs who think they have talent are invited to make applications at Flanner House or at th« Fayette Community Center, 9th and Fayette. All applications must be in before Saturdav, July 24. Drive Carefully: You May Meet A Fr>o|

Bits O’ Wit with Diogenes Diggs

A few lines, my dear readers (if any)on that age-old custom of kissing and its various forms. There are m^ny styles, modes, and kinds of kisses which arc used for a wide variety of purposes and the mode of kissing differs widely in different countries. So. if any of youse guys and gals think that the well-known “lip-pucker’’ method is the only one you are wrong. Some places the people rub noses, some rub cheeks, and some even kiss their own hands and then touch the other person’s hand. Now, this last method may be the most sanitary, but there are times when sanitation isn’t the major idea (so I've been told.) Rubbing noses is a little better providing neither of the parties has a cold. In such cases the disadvantages are only too obvious. Cheekfriction is—well not so bad. but you seem to rather miss that certain something that—well—you get what I mean, don't you?—(or don’t you.) Best known in this country, of course, is the lip method. In this method a kiss is like gossip—it goes from mouth to mouth, and man how they both to go. A kiss is in reality the LIP-SERVICE of love and stuff. Of course, all kisses do not mean love—not by a long way. Some kisses are the Judas variety—beware of these. As to teachnique—well, you cot something: there. The measure of a kiss can not ‘be explained 'in terms of angles, pressure, duration, etc., except in movies, but in common usage the best way to guage a kiss is by its efficacy and results. Now, if you would care to go further in the study of the kiss as a social gesture, or as an art endeavor, | would advise you to go out and “shop around.” Of course, you may or may not learn much but it’s loads of fun—(I’ve heard). (But beware of too much of this because you mouth might grow permanently into PICCOLO FORMATION—and that’s bad.

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