BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH ffl
—
services Sunday were very
attended. Rev. Goodlett
spoke from the subject: “The
Change and the Changeless One.”
There seems to have ben a very
high spirit manifested in the ser
vice. Several visitors were pres
ent.
Sunday, January 6, 1936, Rev.
Goodlett will deliver his farewell
message. At 3:00 p. m. there will
be a special service at which time
Rev. M. K. Curry will deliver the
message. Music will be rendered
by Zion’s choir. There will be an
address by Rev. M. B. Bilbrew,
pastor of Salem Baptist church.
Subject: “The Ministers Task.”
Ministers and friends of other
churches are invited to be with us
at this special service. The 8
o’clock service will consist of mu
sic and remarks by the heads of
the various departments of the
church.
Monday, January 6, 1936, the
“City Symphony Orchestra” will
render a special program, at 8:00
p. m. Immediately after the pro
gram there will be a banquet hon
oring Rev. F. S. Goodlett. We are
asking our many friends to help
us make these programs success
ful. |
Ethiopian Riflemen
Shoot Down
Italian Plane
Narar, Ethiopia, Jan. 4, (CNA
Special Dispatch)—An Italian
plane was hot down by Ethiopian
forces at Daggah Bur last Thurs
day, December 26th.
Two ocupants of the plane are
reported to have escaped while a
third was captured.
The plane was one of two fly
ing over Daggah Bur seeking out
the Ethiopian defense positions.
Seeing nothing the plane flew
low, when a group of cleverly j
concealed Ethiopian sharpshooters |
rushed from hiding and opened
fire.
Two other planes came later
looking for the plane that had
crashed, but they found nothing.
Greek Seamen Tie
Up War Shipments
Portland, Me., Jan. 4.—Refus
ing to sail on a ship carrying war
material to Italy to be used
against Ethiopia, the entire crew,
including the technical engineers,
of the Greek freighter Ithakos de
serted. So strong is the anti-war
and anti-fascist sentiment here
among the bailors and workers
that the ship has been tied up for
two weeks past its sailing date j
while the captain is desperately
and vainly trying to round up a j
crew and a radio man.
Borah Questioned
On Anti-Lynching:
New York, Jan. 4.—K. N. Llew
ellyn, member of the faculty of
the law school of Columbia uni
versity, and of the legal commit
tees of the American Civil Liber
ties Union and the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People, has wrtten Sena
tor William E. Borah concerning
the constitutionality of the Costi
gan-Wagner anti-lynching bill.
Mr. Ilewellyn’s letter poses the
question as to whether the su
preme court ought not be allowed
to pass upon the constitutionality
of measures when there is on both
sides in the legislating chamber
a question as to its constitutional
ity. The letter:
“Like many of your fellow citi
zens, I have followed your work
for decades with gratitude that
we have such legislators.
“There is, however, one point on
which I hope you will find time to
enlighten me. It has to do with a
lawyer - legislator’s responsibility
on points of constitutionality.
"I assume, as of course, that no
responsible legislator will delib
erately vote for measures which
he knows the courts will later
throw out. This I understand to
be your position, often made
clear.
“My doubt begins when doubt
begins. If a legislator himself
firmly believes a given measure
to be unconstitutional, and yet
able and disinterested lawyers
hold the contrary view, is the leg
islator entitled to substitute his
personal view for that of a Su
preme Court which has not
spoken? Especially in view of the
fact that until a bill is passed, the
Supreme Court will not speak.
“The problem becomes pressing
to me, Sir, because of your defin
ite views on the Wagner-Costigan
Anti-Lynching bill. I feel that a
fairly persuasive case can be made
for the constitutionality of that
bill. You are convinced to the
contrary, and feel it your duty to
oppose its passage. I honor the
conviction. But I am worried
about the premise. If lawyers as
honest and able as Wagner and
Costigan feel the bill to be sound
not only on policy but on consti
tutionality, should the discussion
not proceed on the basis of t h e
policy considerations involved,
leaving the admitted doubt on
constitutionality to be settled by
the constitutional arbiter, the Su
preme Court?”
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Chicago Branch
Wins A Victory
Chicago, 111., Jan. 4.—After a
three-year struggle the Chicago
Branch of the NAACP last week
won a signal victory over the at
tempted persecution of three Ne
groes by prejudiced officials
when the Illinois Supreme Court
reversed the convictions of John
Thompson, Levi Minter and Vil
etta Lowe, colored, in the notori
ous Vivian Ranz (white) alleged
rape case. The supposed rape was
charged as having occurred Nov
ember 9, 1931, in Viletta Lowe's
apartment in Chicago. The de
fendants were convicted in 1932
after a bitterly fought trial, and
Thompson sentenced to 20 years
imprisonment, Minter to 10 years,
and Lowe to 30 years.
The brief and abstract for the
defendants showed that one De
Vol, a white businessman in Ev
anston, {Illinois, brought the Ranz
girl, then 17 years of age, to the
Lowe apartment. DeVol had been
a frequent vsitor at the Lowe
apartment, and was the sweet
heart of the Ranz girl’s sister. The
Ranz girl had been married but
was separated from her husband.
She feared she was pregnant, and
agreed to a plan of DeVol that
she have intercourse with another
man in the hope of inducing an
abortion. DeVol carried her to the
Lowe apartment, where as part of
the plan she voluntarily submitted
herself to intercourse with DeVol
and Thompson. DeVol paid
Thompson $5.00 for Thompson’s
participation.
DeVol was indicted with
Thompson, Minter and Lowe, but
skipped ball. It was brought out
that he had made a settlement of
$500 on the Ran* pirl in an effort
to absolve himself.
At the trial the assistant state’s
attorneys in charpe of the nrose
cution played up the fact that the
defendants were Neproes and the
alleped victim a white pirl, and
injected considerable racial ani
mosity into the case.
Immediately after the convic
tions several apencies went to
work to aid the prisoners. The
Chieapo Branch of the NAACP
throuph ts lepal redress chair
man. Earl B. Dickerson, took
charpe of the case, and after
numerous setbacks due chiefly to
lack of funds the case finally
reached the State supreme court.
Assistinp Mr. Dickerson in vari
ous stapes of the procedinps on
appeal were Attorneys Euclid L.
Taylor, Joseph E. Clayton, Robert
Minp and Nelson M. Willis.
In the unusual opinion which it
handed down the State supreme
court failed to comment on the
evidence at all, merely statinp
that the testimony was so revolt
inp that the public would have no
interest in its discussion. The
court set aside the convictions
without remandlnp the case for a
new trial. As soon as the time
has expired within which the
state’s attorneys may petition a
rehearinp and the mandate of the
supreme court poes down to the
trial court the three defendants
will be set free.
Car Aids White
Worker Trapped
Bv Terrorists
Montgomery, Ala.,—(CNA)
■ A blow-out in a car driven
by a group of Negroes foiled
the kidnap plot of a band of
terrorists trying to trap a white
man suspeced of labor activity.
The town of Montgomery is
ridden by terror and suspicion
smee the recent cotton, pickers
strike. The Post Office Depart
ment has five special detectives
who trail anyone who buys a
large amount of stamps. The
Department also opens all
mail coming from Northern
States.
Eludes Detestive
A few days ago a white work
er entered the post office to get
a large envelope for an import
ant letter. He left without mail
ing the letter. When he stop
ped to talk to a friend, he not
iced that he was being follow
ed. He managed to elude the
shadow after a chase all about
town.
Miss Lucille Breedlove, of St.
Rita Academy, is horrve visiting
her mother, Mrs. Lillian Breed
love, and her godmother, Mrs.
Mabel Fields, for the holidays.
State’s First Lady Plays Godmother
Mrs. Roy L. Cochran at Boys Town
Wife of Governor Pays Visit to Father Flanigan Home and
Compliments Institution
Boys Town, Neb.—Last names
have no place in this story so we
will just call him “Little Leo” be
cause his first name is Leo and
he is little and eight years old.
Little Leo is the youngest of
three brothers who came to Fath
er Flanagan’s Boys’ Home here
from an orphanage. The other
two are John, 14 and Anthony, 12.
Their father is suffering from a
permanent total disability and
their mother is unable to care for
them.
The trio of brothers came to the
Boys Town home Inst September,
forlorn and lonesome. At that
time Little Leo had no idea he ev
er would meet the first lady of
Nebraska. But the other day
Governor Cochran came to visit
Father E. J. Flanagan, head of
the home, and the more than 200
boys. And with him was Mrs.
Cochran. United States Senator
Burke and Bishop James Hugh
Ryan of the Omaha diocese of
the Catholic church also were
present.
Mrs. Cohran talked with many
of the boys who gathered in the
auditorium to greet them. She
picked out Little Leo when the
photographers came around for
pictures.
And that’s why he is breaking
into print.
Not only Mrs. Cochran but tho
governor himself gave high praise
to the work being done at the
home in the rehabilitation of home
less boys, from which more than
3,500 have been sent out into the
world equipped to make good and
useful citizens of themselves. The
homo is supported solely by pub
lic contributions, receiving no fi
nancial assistance of any kind
from church, state, county, gov
ernment of community chest.
Publishes Photo
Of Lynching
New York, Jan. 4.—What has
been described my a number of in
dividuals as being “one of the
most effective propaganda pam
phlets ever published” is now be
ing distributed by the NAACP. 1
The leaflet contains a photograph
of the lynched body of Rubin
Stacy, Negro sharecropper killed
by a mob at Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, on July 19, 1935. Around
the tree stand a group of white
people, among them seven neatly
dressed young white children, up
on whoso faces as they gaze at the
gruesome figure are mirrored ex
pressions of horror, gloating, and
excitement.
Through the generosity of a
friend who desires to remain
ananymous, the NAACP has been
able to print 100,000 copies of this
striking leaflet. Copies are being
sold at 25 cents a hundred, to per
mit maximum circulation. NAACP .
branches, phurches, women’s |
clubs, and other organizations in- j
terested in helping in the fight ,
against lynching are urged to
purchase copies of this leaflet and
give it the widest possible circu- i
lation. Orders accompanied by
remittance should be sent to the
NAACP at 69 Fifth Avenue, New
York City.
Harlem Greets
Ethiopian Secretary
New York, Jan. 4.—Liz Tasfae
Zaphiro, first secretary to the1
Ethiopian Legation in London,
was greeted with a roaring wel
come by more than 3,000 Negro
and white supporters of Ethiopia
at a mighty protest meeting
against Mussolini’s attack, at the
Abyssinian Baptist church i n
Harlem.
Harlem Thanked For Support.
The representative from Ethi
opia, introduced by the Rev. A.
Clayton Powell, pastor of the
church, expressed the gratifica
tion of his government and people
for the moral support and finan
cial support offered by people of
this and other countries to Ethi
opia in its fight against Italian
fascism. He appealed for coor
dination of all agencies raising
funds for the shipment of medi
cal supplies to Ethiopia.
A collection at the close of the
meeting netted $303, which will be
used to send medical supplies to
the Ethiopian soldiers.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the United Commit
tees for the Defense of Ethiopia.
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! Southern Hijrfi
Schools Below
Par Says Harvey
Atlanta, Jan. 4—(ANP)—
The primary need of the South
according to Professor B. T.
Ilarvcy of Morehouse College,
is two or three private acad
emies for boys, that will fit
them for college. This was the
statment made by the Prfessor
and former coach to the As
sociated Negro Press here
Thursday.
Professor Harvey, noted as
one of the mast, prominent de
velopers of athletes in the
South during his days as n
coach at Morehouse and now
one of the leading officials in
football, stated that “what we
need is the establishment of tw-o
or more private academies for
boys for the purpose of devel
oping freshmen college mater
ial of sound ment al and physic
al powers. Our public high
schools, now- or in the near fut
ure will not propcrl yand ef
ficiently educate the lads for
college.’’
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Floridans Pay Tri
bute To Minister
.Jacksonville, Jan. 4—(ANP)
—Floridans of all denomina
tions joined with the member*
of the Bethel Baptist Institu
tional church here Sunday to
pay tribute to the work that
has been carried on and ac
complished by he Rev. John R.
Ford, who has pastored the
church for the past decade or
more.
Rev. Ford has been outstand
ing as a citizen here, taking
part in every movement that
has meant for the advancement
of bis people. As a minister, ac
cording to those eulogizing
him, be has been a leader, as
civic leader he has been among
the outstanding, and as a soeial
worker through his effort*
thousands have been benefitted.
In other words, according to
the statements made at the ser
vices Sunday, Rev. Ford has
been everything hat a minister
is supposed to be.
Among those who participat
ed in the program which prov
ed to be a tremendous surprise
to the pastor, were Deacon
Samuel Smith, h. M.Ar grott,
Mrs. Julia James, L. G. Ervin,
Mrs. M. Ij. Paynther, Mrs. N.
U. Patterson, Mrs. Mamie F.
Stewart, Keith Hines, Robert
Rl Thomas, Mrs. Henrietta An
drews, Robert F. Stewart and
S. A. Sustin.
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