Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 June 1948 — Page 3
The Indianapolis Recorder, June 12,1948—3
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A powerful blow was struck at the deep roots of intolerance in Indianapolis last Saturday, when two performances of “Deep An 1 the Roots” were given at Crispus At^utks auditorium under sponsorship of the local branch NAACP. The play by Arnaud d’Usseau and James (low is a dramatic atombomb, Whose effects, we predict, will be felt far from the scene and for months to come. The Van guard Theater players from down Dayton way gave it ap interpreta tion that was worthy of Broadway, in the opinion of ^his ersatz drama critic. Indeed, the play packed a more solid punch than any of the so rial dramas s«en by this scribe during the ’30s jn New York. This, we believe, was because of its fi ilelity to life and at the same Ume its full development of the eoi flirts which are present in American race relations.
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the manner in which it is played In other words, last week’s per farmance dug up some deep truths from the American scene, and held them forth so vjvidly that it was almost painful to wateh. Such a play, approaching the strength of ‘‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” does not come twice in a decade—at least the kind of decades we have been having lately. ' Shows True South In the face of all this, we can’t get very excited over such triiies as the absence of Southern accent. What was important was that there was Southern life—which is not so greatly different from North era life, if the unpleasant truih be told. If you missed the play with r good excuse, we might say tha* it concerns the return of Ldeut Brett Charles, Negro war hero and holder of the Distinguished Service Cross, to a small town in the Sonth He is closely involved with ^he family of Pen. Ellsworth Langdon n retired Dixie demagogue, J 1 whose home his mother is house keeper. Tim Senator has twr daughters, Alice, the liberal wh holds a paternalistic attitud Brett; and Ceneva, his childhood playmate who has grown into- r straMit-thirking young woman. The basic conflict is betweet the drive for first-class eitizenshir of Brett (and C.eneva) and th f savage reaction of the Senator The movement is fast and tight as the conflict works out along political, sonial, human and romantic lines. The characters shift change and reverse themselves like real people, but always pro grossing toward the inevitable con elusion. Has “Haopy” Ending And best of all, there is for oncf in a serious play a “happy” endine as Brett extends his hand with changed Alice with the words; "We’re on the same side after
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Paul V. McNutt, former governor >f Ind'ana. as the Democratic nominee for President was ur^ed here last week by Dr. L. W. Harrison Tr. of Washington,' D. C.; an official of the Nation .1 Council of Negro Democrats. ' Dr. Harrison said the council opposes nomination of ' President Truman and favors MeNu't, who was War Manpower Commiss’oner and ambassador to the Philipp’nes after his term as Hoos er chie’’
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A 1 rge percentage of Negro voters f vor Henry A. Wallace's third party movement, Dr. Harr snn ob served. He sa ! d he believer "Wallace can be eliminated if Truman will w : thdraw.“ Dr. Harrison is chairman of the driance committee of the National Council of Negro Democrats.
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J. L. King, of the J. L. King Realty Co., recently announced his linn has sold a Westside tract of land to the National Hosiery Mills. Inc. The firm plans to build a new plant upon the tract land, a sewing department employing colored girls. The site is located at the south east corner of Senate avenue and St. Clair street, where the Pil grim Baptist Church now stands. Mr. King said the firm is now holding classes in the basement of the church building and instruct ing girls in operation of power sewing machines. They are he big paid union wages while learnih 0 '. There are only 12 girls in the idass now taking instruction but at least 200 will be employed when the church vacates the building or the new plant of the hosiery firm is erected. Mr. King also sold a site for •he new church to the congregation of the Pilgrim Church, at 19th street and Boulevard Place. The congregation plans to build a church on the new site followng a building rand campaign.
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South Bend NAACP Ends Record Making Membership Drive
SOUTH BEND—A total of 971 members were recruited by tin Touth Rend branch NAACP, 1' was announced Monday at the fi aal meeting of the membership Irive in Hering House. Mrs. Mable (Robinson, drivf •hairman, said it was hoped enough additional memberships would come in to bring the total to 1,000 which was the goal. Last year’s membership was 674. Mrs. Marceline Thompson won first prize for individual workers by enlisting 52 memb p rs, while Grady Thompson was second with *?5, and Eugene Butler third with 29. Team pribes went to Mrs. Annie Oakley’s team with 259 and Mrs Blanche Webb’s with 249.
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Good F.hepherd of the sheep, t< lead, protect and save them, ic be lights of the world, salt of the earth and cities on the hill, tha” cannot be hid, therefore we must let our light shine in this dark world.” ’ : v The statement was signed George Jennings, chairman, trus tee board; Russell Phillips, chair man, deacon board; H. G. Howard treasurer; Charlotte Powell, 'cleric and Rev. J. I. Saunders, pastor.
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Local Keglers Team, Social Leanue Wins A National Award
By GEORGE WHITAKER
The Victory Mutual bowling team of the Social League, playing at the Pun Bowl in North West street, received a national bowling award in Detroit last week. The Victory Mutual team scored the third highest single game count, during the 1947-48 season among Negro howlers of the naticn. Champions of the Social League the team scored 1072 in the heated competition of the last week of the past season. This score was the highest single game score tallied at the Pun Bowl during the season. The medals were awarded to Captain Pari Turner of the team at Detroit, when he attended the recent National Bowling Association convention in the city of Detroit.
Record-Breaking Circuit Clout Hit By Clowns 9 Player
COLUMBIDS. Q. Ted’Strong, infielder of the Indianapolis Clowns baseball team, playing here Wednesday, June 2. drove the ball over the centerfield fence, a distance of mofe than 425 feet. It was one of the longest heme-runsi ever hit in
the Redbird' stadium.
The Clowns defeated the Kansas City Monarchs 12 to 7 in this game. Sam Hairston laid down a circuit clout for the downs. Both homeruns were hit with one on. Johnny Williams pitched for the Clowns and Milton Smith, JehnsOn, and Colline were batteries for the Monarchs.
THE WAY I CAME' By Wm/Henry Huff for ANP 1 burned the Ynidnight light wood knots While other lads around me slept And often dreamed aloud and ' 1 snored. • f scraped the big house pans and pots As T around the kitchen crept, ff in them bits of foods were stored. ^ The way I came was more than hard. In each step was a piercing stone. But none of these things could retard The one whose urge was to go on.
for Miss Hilda Reeder as they have for the past career-span ;o‘ almost forty years. Miss Reeder who has givei guidance and instruction to i steady stream of young childre - for that many years, has. resignec 1 as public school teacher. Pc-r tic past 38 years she has taught a F.-hool 23 at 13th and Missour streets and has numbered arnom her pupils, the children of childrer she taught years back. Many-of her pupils of vears ag return for a visit as highly re s Tweeted and active members o' this and other communities. He oart in helping implant th° Hire' R’s seems to have been accom' lished with the soundness and ef fectiveness necessary for tlm fur ther pursuit of higher education As a teacher of the first grade Hie only one she has taught, Mir Reeder obviously played an im oortant part in the scholastic car eer of the youngsters enterinj public schools for the first time Conscious of the great opportun ity afforded a teacher of th< voung, Miss Reeder, as all goo< teachers do. sought diligently t< indoctrinate the principles of mor 'Hity and ethics side by side b the minds of her charges. “Not only in the matter of aca dmnic instruction but in al phases of life. I always endeavor ed to get my pupils to accept a r working principles in life the practice of honesty and the ideal o doing anything' worthwhile wit! the best of the individuals ability.’ she declared as she looked back upon the long years of meritoriom service given with tireless effor in the interest of the people <, this community. Born here. Miss Reeder attend ed public schools No. 36. 43. Man ual Training.and Shortridge higl schools. She holds a B. A. and : M. A. decree 'from Butler univer «ity where she won' membership it the Phi Kappa Phi honor society | Members of the teaching staf j of School 23 where she taught sc j long heard with regret of her re | tirement announcement, and in j appreciation tendered her a sump j *ous dinner last Thursday. Mrs J Rose Thompson, the school prin ! cipal presented for the teacher t ' eantiful traveling bag. ‘•1 have personally known Mist ! Reeder for many years and con I sider h°r one of the finest, mr.s successful and eanal'V- teacher f have ever known.” Mrs. Thump
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Miss Reeder is a devout Chris Han and has been a very ac-tiv member of Christ Temp’e church for many years, having served fo' a long period as secretary and teacher of th‘ v Sunday School# She | was for many years until she re signed last year, secretary trea■urer of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Members of the School 23 PTA which she served as treasurer Hnce 1939 presented as a token
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