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NOBLESVILLE HONORS N. ROBERTS 92 YEARS OLD. FIRST COLOREO BABY BORN IN THAT COUNTY
Last Tuesday. April 4. marked the date when Aunt “Nan" Roberts celebrated her 92nd birthday in Noblesville where she is the city’s first Negro baby. Widely known and beloved in the community, she was the recipient of many lovely gifts, cards, and other tokens of remembrance and appreciation.
Mrs. Nan Roberts is one of the best-known women of Noblesville and has earned a high place in the good will and friendship of all the people. The program will be of interest. some short talks, some music and a time of rejoicing over the record made by this fine lady.
ents came from Wayne county and the family ha<l never been slaves, though Nan’s grandparents were slaves.
Nan Roberts got her name ‘Nan’ from Nannie Burns and Mariah Cole, as told by Mrs. Truitt, Nannie (Burns, the daughter of the hotel keeper of that day.
FLANNER CLUBS BEGIN GARDENS
Preparation for .140 vegetable gardens of the Planner House Garden Clubs are now complete. Plowing and staking the garden in the five large plots within Indianapolis began last week. Seed is purchased in bulk and 7709 packets filled co-operatively by the members of the garden Hubs of Planner House. 802 North West street. They hope to extend this co-opieration am} its saving to the purchase of manure, fertilizer, spray and dust, and garden implements. The construction of a shelter. tool lockers and picnic tables will begin soon at the gardens. William A. Davis of the Indianapolis public schools teaches a course on gardening for members three evenings a week. The present ten lesson course on gardening will cover: hotbeds, coldframes. flats, seed testing, and crop rotation. The course will be followed by a course on canning. Club members are particularly fortunate in having the co-operation of the Indianapolis School Board in these courses. . I The three branches of the Planner House Garden club have elected new officers. The Loekefleld rluh elected Thomas Wood, presiilent; Mr. Paul Lipscomb, vicepresident, and Mrs. John Collins, secretary. The Haughville club officers now are Walter Reed, president; Mrs. Emma Porter, vice-president; Mrs. Thelma Toler .secretary, and Mrs. Emma Bell, treasurer. The Planner House Club officers are Deacon Henry Johnson, president; Charles Harry, vice president; Mrs. Gertrude Starks, secretary; E. W. Winfield, treasurer. Mrs. Thelma Sansbury is reporter for the Planner House Garden clubs.
When a young girl Nan. a favorite with all. worked in many of the fine families of Noblesville. Aunt Hannah Butler. Albert Cole, R. L. Wilson, Mrs. Julia C. Lorehr, and her fine work was always ap-
preciated^ at ^ the ^pretentious wed- R° W iY SO n. Jr.', Adele'stoTckf7ohn ‘ * XT ' v 'i'' " T • ,, ^ Raferty. Henry Perry, Maurice D.
Wilbur H. Grant Is Endorsed for State Legislative Post
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Wilbur H. Grant, attorney and a Republican member of the House of Representatives in the last General Assembly seeks nomination for State Representative by the Re? publican party. Mr. Grant has the endorsement of several civic, business and professional groups. He was recently endorsed by members of the Marion County Bar Association. The resolution, in part,
states:
He has engaged in the practice of law for a long period; has been a worker for the Republican party and possesses qualities admirably fitting him as a legislator. Copies of the resolution have been sept to newspapers, church, civic, and fraternal groups. The resolution included the names of the following attorneys: Ira Holmes, Henry
dings of Noblesville, Will Dunn and Fanny Ross. Fred E. Heylmann and Cora Ingermann, Harry L. Craig and Frank Davidson. Walter Teter and Lula Colburn. Eugene Pulliam and Myrta Smith. George Craycraft and Lucille Oursler, J. A. Beals and Had-de Christian, Lucius Wainwright and Victoria “Pet" Gray, David Porterfield and Margaret Curtis, Noel C. Neal and Mabel Dunn, Prank Campbell and Ella Wheeler. Willard Trueblood and Clara Stanley and others right on down to the days of late events in the community. Mrs. Roberts was a fine cook, had a fine style
and graced any occasion.
Pleak. John Browder. W. S. Henry, John Royce, Wilson Beene, Charles Q. Mattocks, John L. Mattocks, Florence T. Bradley, L. Rosenberg, Leo Kriner, Will H. Porter, James B. Battey. Earl C. Townsend, Jr., George Jeffery. John E. Ruckelhaus, Jessie Levey, and John K.
Ruckelhaus.
Mr. Grant is married, affiliated with church and civic groups. He served a number of months in the United States Army during the present war and was honorably discharged upon reaching the age limit. He is presently serving as referee of the Marion County Juvenile Court.
SATURDAY, APRIJ, 22, 19# !
Creates New Honor
MRS. NAN ROBERTS Mrs. Roberts is the widow of Stephen Roberts, called "Steve" by everybody who knew him years ago, his death occurring about 25 years ago. He was a stock buyer and worked much with the Wheeler brothers. Marion Aldred and Sam Craig in the old days and was held in highest eseem by all the people. He was a big man. powerful in physique, and also of fine, friendly disposition and a man among men. He was of the Roberts Settlement families, one of the fine communities of the country. His widow has been known as “Nan" to- all, but she was Nancy Elliott Roberts, and was the first colored child born in Noblesville. as told by Mrs. Arza Truitt, who wrote the fine tribute to Mrs. Roberts when Nan was 90 years of age. The Elliott home was in what was known as Calamus Swamp, in southeast Noblesville. It is recalled that Dr. Brown, father of “Pop" Brown, officiated at Nan’s birth. Her par-
Mrs. Truitt tells that the Elliott family was the first colored family
to come to Noblesville and that j T'Uf, (r FMifh 9 was before there was a church A UUi^H
here for the colored folks, and that sometimes Rev. Jabez Neal, an old-time abolitionist preacher, came by horseback from Denting, by the way of the Roberts Settlement, where he would hold meetings for those whom be had helped out of
slavery.
Mrs. Roberts is glad to see her friends and all who know her are her friends. She earned the good will of the people and through all the years has held the esteem of all.
And. her friends now, of all races. will be happy to pay honor to her on another occasion when she has reached an age which, even if there were no other reason, would entitle her to honor and distinction in her community. Pew reach ninety and Mrs. Roberts is still more than ninety, even if she is too modest to claim that great age.
“Nan" Roberts knows the history of Noblesville, she has grown up with it and appreciates the great events which have occurred here, the passing of the Civil War veterans who helped free her race and then saw the race advance as fast as a\ny other race in history.
RETURN Senator BROKEN BURR Republican, Ballot No. 29 TO THE INDIANA STATE SENATE For A Job Well Done’’-
'SENATOR ROBERT LEE BROKENBURR (At His Senate Desk) His-Record proves him to be an able law-maker for all the people, a man of honesty, integrity, and proven worth. URGE YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR HIM!
VETERAN QF WORLD WAR I,— AND, NOW ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH U. S. MARINE CORPS VOTE FOR
Former Congressman Capt. Ralph E. Updike for CONGRESS
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ness appears to have existed in many instances. Persons former-1 ly associated with the Pro-secutor’s office, veterans of the legal field of all shades of political faith and all races and creeds, with whom I have come in contact since I have been associated with the Prosecutor’s office hold these views. “Some of the most highly reputed legal minds of our community have pointed out recently that a prosecuting attorney must have the necessary legal training and natural ability to distinguish between a complaint based solely on imagination or a persecution complex and a genuine, well-founded complaint, thereby no( becoming a persecutor. Sherwood Blue has the necessary ability. He has ably and courageously prosecuted all genuine and well-founded complaints presented to the Prosecutor’s of-
fice. But he lias flatly refused to be a prosecutor, or one obsessed with a mania to hound and annoy peaceful and law-abiding citizens, or handle complaints based upon imagination or a persecution complex." Mr. Blue has done more to ad-
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ANNA BELLE GRAVES Rewards for meritorious service continue to settle themselves upon the quietly efficient Miss Anna Belle Graves, civic, social, and political worker. The latest honor to be rofnrbished by the scintillating Graves personality is the high office of vice-chairman of the Twelfth Ward Republican organization, which serves the district inhabited by many of the city’s better class citizens. Scarcely more than a month ago Miss Graves was appointed matron of the Indiana Appellate Court, the first colored to become one of the court’s attaches. The latest appointment was influenced by the ward chairman, Sam Blum. Beginning her political career about eighteen years ago. Miss Graves served ten years as poll book holder in the eighth precinct, later serving as precinct eommitteewonnan. She organized the 12th Ward Republican Committee Women’s club and is a member of the Shiloh Baptist church.
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A certain fellow in the core room has been telling all the bo vs about j ( Cont . Trom Page 1. First Sec.)
Ireparding it. 1 them. Is he ashamed of them? The boys out This way are betting their money that James Tate will win the Golden Gloves this year. James is the son of ‘‘Loud
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vauce the Negro lawyer than any other Prosecutor in the histoiy of Marion County, it was gathered from further discussion of the Prosecutor's office with Mr. Kuykendall. There are two full-time Negro deputies on Mr. Blue’s staff. One of these deputies. Henry Perry handles all complaints that pass through the Juvenile Court. Mr. Kuykendall is a full-time deputy prosecutor serving in the Marion County Criminal Court. Mr. Blue has used a Negro woman as a stenographer during his two terms of office. She serves on a fulltime job. Race, creed, or color have not played a biased part in the administration of the duties of his office as Prosecutor of Marion County. on
NEW YORK, April 21. (ANP) — Declaring that serious and racial tension and conflict have resulted from the shift of some 5.000.000 white and 600.000 Negro workers from rural and southern communi: ties to urban industrial centers, a 32-page pamphlet titled “Freedom's Seed.” a report of last year’s work of the National Urban League, stated that this geographical and occupational shift accentuated the rise of a “war-time psychology” characterized by unstable emotional relationships. The report said that the major emphasis of the league’s work last year was placed on checking the growth of racial tension, preventing the spread of racial conflict, developing harmonious teamwork between white and Negro citizens in promoting the war program and releasing the full energies of 13.000,000 Negroes to insure a victorious and democratic peace.
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jTiis we have never seen him with LTVh? „ K n 7f.- ... ..... .. Sec. Stimson said that per cent
of Negro personnel was overseas and that 32 per cent of that group was serving as combat or combat i support units. Parts of Ludlow’s
remarks are listed here.
“Mr. Speaker, racial discrim in-
hard as Daddy Tata can talk, yon a ' lo “ pub ! i ^ , s . ( ' rvic ® “ »«"> r have already won. '7 ‘"v ‘"T ,s T }" a Z T ..., T , ,, more than another where it should Little Boy George and Big Boy nut b( . toleratod , ha1 , )Uu . e is the Sam were at the ‘Set Sunday! ai . ImHl forces of our ( . oulltry in
the midst of a desperate war when
Mouth" Tate in Department 38. Well, James, if you can hit as
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nite, but the bad part about it [ never could tell which one was with the young lady, they both seemed to he doing all right for
themselves.
One of the playboys out tins way was trying to make a date with a certain chick in the show but
Negroes are freely and gallantly offering their lives to defend our precious institutions of freedom and to save civilization," Mr. Lud-
low said.
“It was my privilege some years ago to offer the amendment which was adopted to prohibit racial dis-
I don’t think that he made any
headway foi the last s l le j crimination in the administration said was “No and it he had kept | 0 f our military training programs, on asking I think the answer would : That was , Jefore We got into the
have still been “No,” and tor a j war Actively
smart fellow playboy, all show | “Ag war has progressed I girls are not easy pick ens J have heard and I am still hearing Playboy Gilmore has hnally got reports t() the effect that Negroes Ins mind off his old flame and j n f j ie m jm ary service, are being
assigned chiefly to menial duties, such as service at docks and supply dumps, and are not being given equal opportunities with other soldiers for the combat service which every true soldier covets. “I have heard that Negro units are being broken up and their component members are being scattered to perform service duties instead of being allowed to go forth
mind off his old
was at the “Set" Sunday nite with a tine queen. She must have been from out-of-town because I have
not seen her around.
. Lftt|e Dan Madden lias been talking about how good he is at basketball but he has not been in a game this year. I wonder if Capt. Travis Crowe has heard about him. The team has been doing fine this year, having won
18 he
games and lost none Maybe. as uuits to battle in unit forma . can take Reuben Mitchells . (ion, the only exceptions being the place Jbecause he just iruns u l> ■ \i nt q y . n i n ( b pursuit Squadron and and down the floor and never gets ! a f(1 . v antiaircraft ..nits a shot at the basket. j “This appears to be in contrast A queen out this way made plans with the policy of our allies, for for a trip to Dayton last Sunday i whole units of French Senegalese with a well known band leadei | and British divisions from India and they had already got the tick- j i iave peen seeing active service in ets, but she forgot all about club unbroken formations. It is also in meeting at the same time but contrast with our own policy in the later it came to her so she did First World War. when four sepnot show’ up at the station for the i ara t e colored regiments made gal-
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trip.
A fellow in the core room has been going home every night to his wife, but Friday was pay day and he was not in a hurry to get home, so I am wondering if she was there when he got home Saturday. Captain Crowe has requested that if you have nothing to do, just drop in the Northwestern Community Center. The Harvester Bowling team is still in sixth place with Captain George Whitaker having a bad night Friday if Booker Anthony,
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lant records of service. “I have felt it to he my duty to protest this discrimination and I have taken up the matter with Secretary of War Stimson in an effort to get a clear explanation of the War Department’s policy in respect to assignment of Negro soldiers."
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ply to a direct inquiry of the N. A. A. C. P. under date of March 22 as to what had become of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments. Following Secretary Stimson’s letter of February 19 to Congressman Hamilton Fish, many rumors floated about the country on the conversion of Negro combat units into service troops. The War Department was mysteriously quiet about the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments. Rumors as to the conversion of these troops became so persistent that the NAACP wrote the War Department with the result that Assistant Secretary McCloy has confirmed the rumors that the 9th and 10th are no more as fighting regiments.
than the next person must be the criteria, and every individual must have the right to a voice in his government through the ballot. Until you have these things you cannot say that this country is a democracy. Mrs. Roosevelt said. The First Lacy revealed that she did not expect those goals to lie achieved overnight but until they do happen the sacrifice of the young men in the armed forces will have been in vain, she declared. “Unless these things do happen, how are we going to face the postwar years and give them the leadership we must give them?’’ she asked. “You can't lead in freedom and democracy if you don't have freedom and democracy at home." Mrs. Roosevelt was introduced by Lester B. Granger of New York, executive secretary of the National Urban League. Granger paid tribute to her as “an associate educator to her husband in a glowing appreciation of our responsibilities of citizenship.” The Urban League official also praised the New Deal. Among the guests at the dinner were Mayor and Mrs. Vincent J. Murphy, Dr. Lloyd Foster. Irving Abramson, Commissioner John A. Brady, George Pfaus. James MeLoish. Carl Bannwart, Carl Baecare, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Vanderlopp, Walter G. Alexander. Dr. E. R. Agger, and Gilbert Hunsinger. Many labor groups and other New Jersey organizations were present. Mrs.. Sydney Lazarus, president of the board of managers of the Newark YWCA was presented with the Urban League Award for outstajiding achievement in the creation of better race relations by Mrs. Gertrude Wright, president of the Newark Teachers’ Association. Dr. L. Hamilton Gardner, who was master of ceremonies, was itttrq-
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duced by the Rev. William P. Tlayes. Dr. Gardner paid tribute to the Newark Welfare Federation. Dr. Harold A. Lett, executive secretary. along with new members of his staff were present.
JUDGE IN MOVIE FILM NEW YORK, April 21. (ANP) — Now showing in this city is the Columbia picture. “None Shall Escape,” a dramatic film which deals with war trials of German leaders for atrocities against occupied countries. The unusual angle of the picture concerns the court room, where a Negro. George Lassey. sits as trial judge. Idea is to show that the democracies of the world are as one against Naziism. While Lessey is not well known to movie fans, he is a member of the old legitimate stage. He turns in a good performance in the film, being shown whenever the courtroom scenes are shown.
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