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4 ! • « •» A • ©maha (Guide's PICTURE-PAGE -Nat’I & Local . * I * «i _— • • - ... " - ^ —■ ■ ..r •" .Tn ~ - (i Saturdriy, September 9, 1939 Page 5 t _ National Negro Business League Meets In Oklahoma City '• p SCENES SHOWING ACTIVI-' TIES OF THE NATIONAL NE GRO BUSINESS LEAGUE CONVENTION IN OK LAHOMA CITY LAST WEEK Top row left: R. E. Clay of Nashville. Jesse O. Thomas, Urban League Executive, A. L. Lewis, Florida Insurance Executive and George W. Cox of the North Caro lina Mutual. Top center: Two scenes from the Parade *>n Wednesday morn ing. Top row right: Dr. J. B. Mar tin, Memphis druggist, who flew down from Chicago. Upper center: A group of Bus iness League officials, reading left to right—George W. Cox. Durham, vice president; C. A. Bar nett. Chicago, publicity director; T. H. Hayes, Memphis, former member executive committee; A. L. Holsey, Tuskegee, secretary; A. L. Lewis, Jacksonville, treasurer; J. R. E. Lee, Jr., Tallahassee, re gistrar; Dr. J. E. Walker, Mem phis, newly elected president; B. G. Olive, Jr., Memphis member steering commitee; Joseph P Goddes, New Orleans, regional vice president; Don Davis, Hamp ton, chairman, executive commit tee; Maeeo Smith. Dallas, region al vice president; J. B. Blayton, Atlanta, vice president and comp troller; G. D. Rogers, Tampa, member executive committee; C. C. Spaulding, Durham, president emeritus; J. 0 .Thomas, New York transportation commissioner; Ros coe Dunjeo, Oklahoma City, mem ber executive committee; Dr. F. D. Patterson. Tuskegee, chair man steering committee; James Rouce, Hitchcock, Okla., member executive committee; W. M. Coop er, Hampton, -member executive committee; R. E. Clay. Nashville general organizer; Carlton Gaines Detroit, member steering commit tee; L. C. Blount, Detroit, region al vice president. Second row: left and right— more scenes from the parade. Third row left: “Miss Musko gee” with Dr. F. D. Patterson in the background. Lower left: President Spaulding and Dr. F. D .Patterson register ing on arrival at Convention Hall. Center left: Officials of Okla homa Business League discussing plans for the convention. Seated left to right, George R. Ragland, Dr. A. P. Bethel, W. J. Edwards, Pres., and Atty. H. McKay Row an, secretary. Standing left to right—W. W. Adams, A. 0. Ten nyson, Jimmy Stewart and J. M. Collins. Center right: Jo.-eph Goddes and Roscoe Dunjeo enjoying one of Secretary Holaey’s stories. Third column, right: Executive Committee, Housewives League of Oklahoma City. Reading left to right: Mrs. Anne G. Williams, Mrs. B. J. Ashley, Mrs. A. P. Tannyhill, Mrs. Grace Hill, Mrs. A. E. Harris, Mrs. Zelda Booth, Mrs. Frances ^dwards, Pres. Lower right: Dr. Patterson crowns “Miss Oklahoma” while vice president Blayton looks on. Lower center: Gov. Phillips of Oklahoma addressing assembly in Municipal auditorium with Presi dent Spauding in the background. --0O0 Mr. John Henry Lewis John Henry Lewis, former light-heavyweight champion of the world, who fought Joe Louis for the heavyweight title early this year, has become associated with the sales department of Cal vert Distillers Corporation as a special representative to promote Old Drum Blended Whiskey, ac cording to an announcement by the company. \ I<ewis, who is 25 years old, has devoted most of his life to the art of pugilism. His father, who for a number of years was con nected with the University of California as head trainer, taught John Henry and his older brother Christy the rudiments of boxing at the age of four years old. As youngsters the brothers put on boxing exhibitions together tour ing through Arizona and became popularly known as tbe Lewis Twins. During his fighting career, Lewis engaged in 101 fights and lost only seven, of these one was J. Braddock. Lewis comes from a family with a fighting tradition. His great-uncle, Tom Monheux, was the first American fighter to contend for the heavyweight title, and his fight with Tom Crib is among the never-td^be-$)rgotten bouts. I<ewis fought his first profes sional fight at the age of four teen, which he lost and won the middleweight championship of Arizona at seven. In 1932 he fought and won his first ten-round fight against Yale Okum and lat e/ entered the ring against such well-known fighters as James Braddock, Maxie Rosenbloom, Fred Lcnnheart and Louis Scroz za. He was generally proclaimed as the uncrowned light-heavyweight champion, a title he officially won in 1935 in his match with Bob Olin. After successfully defending his light-heavyweight title, Lewis obtained a match with Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship. Speaking of that event in a re flective mood, Lewis said, “Seems like the stars of heaven fell that night. I remember jumping back to avoid a blow—I don’t rentember anything else. They said I kept jumping, not back and forth, but up and down. Well, it all leads back to the same thing, if only I had not forgotten to duck. I should have remembered what my father always said, ‘Hold your head up, keep throwing your Circus Man Vernon Wright, talented colored lad of Watertown, N. Y., posseses one of the most unique hobbies it the country, according to Davt Eiman, conductor of “Hobby Lol» Cjon whose Wednesday night NFC program young W'right wi’l appear on Sept. 12. The boy has constructed a miniature circus containing 65 wagons, a number of in.t.s, including sideshow can vas as well as a “big top.” and animals to go in them. All are built according to scale. (ANP) gloves and keep off the canvas.’ I think that’s good advice to follow even in busiivss, and I’ll try and remember it in my work for Calvert.” The selection of Ix'wis as a Calvert representative is in line with the company’s policy of choosing men who have shown un usual ability in different lines of endeavor. Lewis will join forces with Kncil F. S'mpson, who has been associated with Calvert as an Old Drum representative for some time past. -0O0 — - 1*0UTICAL RESEARCH DR. RALPH BUNCHF, who heads the Uolitical Science department at Howard university has been selected by the Republi can Program committee to make an expert study of America’s na tional policies to the problems of the Negro. Dr. Runche, a gradu ate *f the university affairs. He recently has returned from Afri ca where he made an exhaustive .itudy of colonial administration. Last week he received the $500 Anisfield award toward publish ing a book on race relations. Experts associated with the Program committee are studying every phase of American life with a view to developing an effective program to be presented to the Republican party. -0O0 To Get Medal Dr. M. D. Wiseman, Washing ton, member of the executive board and chairman of the Na tional Program committee, will be presented with a medal for meritorious service to organized dentistry by the National Dental Association during the conven tion held in New York City, Aug. 14-18. Dr. Charles S. Fairclough of the North Harlem society will make the award on behalf of the association in the “Garden of Se curity” on the Field of Special Events at the New York World’s fairgrounds during the celebration of National Dental As ociation day Thursday. Dr. Wiseman has been an active national officer since the early 20’s having serv«d as national president in 1933-34, subsequently being placed on the board. His position as national program, chairman is the hub around which, the convention plans are formed and carried out, therefore his* duties are continuous with the clearing up of one meeting and preparing for the next year’s gathering. At the clo-e of the convention, he and his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Wiseman, will embark on a month’s tour of the Bermuda Is. lands returning to his practice around Sept. 20. (ANP) -0O0— Negro Law Professor Attorney Scovel Richardson, of Chicago, was named last week ft* associate professor of the new law school of Lincoln university, Mol, which will be opened for the first time this month, with Dr. Wil liam E. Taylor as dean. The law school resulted from the weU known Gaines case. Attorney Richardson is aa hon or graduate of the Howard uni versity law school, where be wan a scholarship student; he also holds bachelor and master of arts degrees in political science front the University of Illinois. Sinew passing the Illinois bar two year* ago, he has been practicing with Attorney George W. Lawrence, Chicago, and has been active in civic organizations and in Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in whieh fce has held both local and national offiees. The law school will be located at the Poro building, St. Louie. CONFERS ON WAGE HOUR LAW Chicago, Sept. 14 (CNA)—Na gro leaders met with Chicago Wage-Hour Director Arthur Carr stens this week in the Merchan dise Mart to discuss violations of the Wage-Hour Act. Cars ten pointed out that th». city's Negro workers were espec ially affected by the provisions of tho act, since many were forced, to work below the legal dards. LITTLE DINER Quality Plus Service Hot Corn Bread or Biscuit* with Your Orders without Extra Charge 24th St. At Willis Avenue Beautiful and Cool BLUE ROOM Wishes to Announce the Inauguration of First Class Floor Show Such talent as: Velma Morris, Song Bird; Harold Smith, Hoofer Deluxe; Georgia Redd, Song and Dance Superb. 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