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S -jfrM^^THOUSE aadT INFORM! <- 2,000 AME Li :.~A'1TEND COU ' ' ***** ' . - ' ' Charleston Will Be S Bishops' Gathering Ii Charleston ? Two thousandj he - African Methodist Episacopal r_\ Church leaders \yill attend the j U. Bishop's Council and the Con-j Ai nectipnal meetings to be held in vvi South Carolina next month, ac-"' Ft cording to the Rt. Rev. Frank S. Madison Reid. bishop. - Co The important session^ ox both ye ~ , councic<>u noils will be guests of c South Carolina A.M.E. Church rej at Emmanuel Church. Charles- vc ton, Dr. Frank R. Veal, host pas- c^i tor.^ Sessions will be held Feb- bli t ruary 20 through the 22. 1 Eighteen b ops from all sec- ar lions of the nation, South and tht West Africa. South America and ! a the islands {)f the .<?a, compose th tho Bishops Council. Thfc Rt. an Tnit n A rtrnrfrt V?? t-VtI ... . . . ?. UIOUf|J. { ' Florida, is president of. the Cuiuu xin oil and the Rt. Rev. Sherman L. wi Green is secretary. 19; .General officers, minister* an ge laymen concerned -with discus*- tia ions on proposed legislation and tin roatt-ers ofwell-being and wel- : fare of the denomination com- ag s posed the Connec\ional Council, j of Dr. Archibald J. Carey. past<>r ' of historic Quinn Chapel, Chica-J wl go, is president of the Connce- lia tional Council. ***", . J ^ The eighteen bishpps and th^1 m rit ^ ! JL ,^Bfc I ji lMH2!^ii' i -T-'^^B iH^H CLUB mewai;c sponsired in MARCH of DIME 1513 Harden Street T~~ ~^6715.90 IN DIME H i i * ' . At Kabat-Kaiser Institute, 8a tolnette Robinson has received $(!7 chapter assistance. She will contln * CT ?f Dimes fundi until* s1>c nv>kes tin for iter. January U\.f -^r< HOLLEY FUNE This message sponsireri in k. MARCH of DIME 2469 Senate Street r :? aKL-i:. I ftkirr^ ^ Si#*.*' x ' * i SR, COLUMBIA, S. C.Satu ADERSTO NC1L MEET cene Of i Feb. st of church leader-* will repent . 1,000,000 members in th-s S,A. and islands of the >ea, i additional 100,000 members 11 be represented by the Rl. v. T. H. B?bher, Cape Town, Africa, who reports- to the until for tiie fir^t tinv in four ars- aruT th-e Rt. Rev. C. A. bbs. Monrovia. Liberia, who >>rts for the lirst time in two nrs. The sessions of the two moils ware hold in South Carna, at Columbia."In 1047." Reports made by dcpartmcnthcads and general ofTicers to f Council ( f Bi-hops, will play great part in the framing of 3 Bj shop's episcopal message cl recpmnianda'tion- t(> be proofed to tee General Confer, v,. cf the A-M.E. Church, whieh 11 be held at Chicago in May 52, wherc all the legislation verning the great donominam and the futur, activities of c.'ureh will bo programmed. 5am? <>f tho highlights on th? ?nda of t ~e coming meetings tho two councils include: Council worship service, a1 rich th? Rt Rev. Nca'- W. Wil. ims of St. Louis,, will deliver t: O'uncil iprnvin. Thursday orning, February 21; a state wr ! r ~ W 'cv; i V, * '. ^ V 3'if'. '* %f: \< . ' \ [ I I ^ O 17 interest of the local SS drive hv: I'hone 929(> S HELPED HER? - ' , . j ^ ? 1 nn ftf' * ~ nta Monica, California, An* 15.90 in National Foundation wo to, receive chapter March 5 maxim am recovery possible U of Dlmrs month. RAL HOME interest of the loraV <* S drive by: I'hone 2-1939 . ?i? * rday, January 19, 1952 j Institution Rites ! For Rev. Simpkins (Are Conducted Charleston?Members from almost every congregation in the .city were present at th>? . St. Mark's Episcopal Church Jan 7? at 8:00 p. m.- for t>o institution service of Rev. St. J. A. Simp' kins. Tils Rev. A.. W,. Robert*, r<.ct.%r of tKiy Redeemer, Pineville,j opened the service. The lesson) was road by The Rev. DeWolfj Perry, rector 'of St. Michael's j C'.urch, Charleston. The ApostlfS Creed and Prayers were by i The Rev. S. B. Mackc^, rector i i of Calvary Church, Chariest 'n. |oThe Rev. B. I>. Lewis, br<>ught -{?greetings?fV'n?Prp?Int. rdenomi inational Ministerial Union. The Rt. Rev. Tlv mas N. Car| ruthtrs, Bish p of South Caro' lina, instituted The Rev. St. J. i . A. Simpkins Tee U?.;>'? to the church were prjscntfcd to the 1 new rector by A/_W. Hnursey, and. A. Harrison, wardens, tmd the sermon was given by The , j Rev. St. Julian A. Simpkins, Jr.. lector <f Emanuel Episcopal j Church, Memphis, Term. and S(in (f the R "V St .1 A S'.mn k ITS. t; Tlie Rev. Paul Washington 1 from Liberia, Africa and the R, v. . ' emission of Savannah. Ga. were . c als > present. , i Rev. J. W. Taylor, Rev. J. Sedt. 1 Rev. P. Metz. Rev. P. L. Mingo. | R.v. Abraham Gadsden, Rev. E. J A.'L. Lnmpkim were ministers 1 present. " A reception was held at the ! Parish House following the .service. - 1 Tuske^ee To r ' i Honor Campbell , i- . * j TusWegi-e, Ala. ? It was an. J r.ounced Monday that a special program would be held here i Sunday January 20th honoring ?Pr^"f. Thomas M>nroo Camp be I h ; the first member of his?race to I be appointed to the position of farm demonstration agent in the United States Department of Agriculture. Many 'people from various sections I cf the country are expoct?.d attend. ^ wide welcome program, Wednesday night; and the dramatization of "The Servant of* the House" by u Charleston, S. C. cast, Thursday night at tn? Connf.. U'jH ? . tiaii auuil^I iUlll. Closed sesion- of the Bishops Council will be held at the Keid House Christian Service, the _ 1 I A.M.E. Center on St. Phillips | Street, which was recently built and equipped at a cost of $100,j 000. ~ j Tlik* worship Service of the : Connecti. pa! Council will b< j held Th ur*,!ay, February 21, at j Emanuel Church. LEARNING TO j ^ WALK AGAIN Stricken by polio soon after learning to walk, little Kermitt Vann, Pensacola, Florida, Is confined to the Convalescent Home for walking exercises. He wears two long braces and plastic girdle. Has received physical therapy daily for nine months. March of Dimes funds pay all Costs of carft and treatment of polio patients needing financial assistance. Join the March^of Dimes, January 2-31/ Lot's all help in this finht too! 1 Dixie 5-10-25c Store l.r?17 Harden Street 2'D>2 (iervafs Street 1 YOU HELPEI BBBBPWI x vi-? ^ 'jk*- ;V%i3 r ;/ < .'.' ASK^pH _ ^ Left to riKT?t: Miss Annie I C, Warren Smith, Virgin Islands ar Washington, D. C., won scholarships sitles. Their scholarships were mad Pipits, held this year January 2-31. CRC BLASTS REPORT ON L ? Bisiw-N-umhcrs Of Vi Held Black Spots For New York. N. Y.-Tio annual dr Tuskegoe Institute report which'ho! asserted that "only '>nc lynching" ' ' took place in the United States m; during 11)51 was challenged this tit week hy the national heaquar- ,t'> iters of the cvivil Kight- Congress; b> j as "totally nxis-representing be, <-i; ! cause ?poiirc killing- and c >urt-' | r'?'m legal Jynchings of Negroes',,^ | arc now the rule in many- cases j when- racist nv. b violence is jj. ! made impossible by Nc&ro mili- Q jtancy, Negro-white unity or world. ? loinion." . flR "In Birmingham, Alabama J alone;" the CRC' said. "20 Ne- jyj( i groe- were victims of police I killings ?r shootng? in 1951 by ;JJ1 1 Dixieerat Police Commi.s.-ioncr jr, "Bull" Conn<>r's KJanr-infcst)?\ 1 be l police force." j u Trie CRC -aid that "the Virv.i_.er j fact that the recent F! 'rida kill- s j ihgs of 'Samuel Shepherd, one oj . of th6 i n n <<e e n t (.ri'ovclnnd f,, frame-up. Victim--.- -luui- -LIaia:y_.T,_ MIoorc. Florida NAACP leader. ... i 'S I \\r. rn ''Xrludod hrttPr I than anything else the ridiculous iv, i nature "f tht! Tu-vkeg-e report." jji 1 Disagreeing with Tuskegec's i definition of a lynching only a- (t j death suffered at the hands of a p ! mob, the Civil Right' C'ngp'-s s ' listed four "major methods of i lynching" of Negroe.< m 1551 Cl and asserted that hundred^ of ^ Negr?>es?."the exact number is1 c> almost imposible to dctermir ? were lynched in 1951. i The four groupings were: ' 1. iVgnl Uynching ? Commit-' I ted through a joint conspiracy, i of all branches of the federal I goverrwrient.. state government-' and the lower court's. I Unaer this category, th, CRC ,Ja lifted the execution of Willie. j>; Me Geo, the Martinsville Seven. . c I -? ' i * j Edward Honeycutt and many, t:, ! other unknown case-; of innocent | Negroes who wei\- frame-up' and I electrocuted by government au- / thoritv on 'rape' or other charsn go- f?>r w'ieh li > wlvite man t h i vir gets the ueath pf nails , i P* . ltie.se lvnching-. the C'RC eoni' th ' minted. difTt red fr in m l) , . , th [ lynchings only m fnert-th y u. to i given a ,ven. er of 'legality'.'' I 2 Police L\ehi.ng C mj mittod by officers of gnvernhu nt | in every section of tin e-mntry j Willi <-Aimri.dinn In ti.i.'ii I'l.il. state and federal olTUial- always 'l I assure*!. . Th* CIU' li-tivt the poji. r and 1 sheriff killing.-, "f J<< 1) ri iek y' i and IlVnrv Fields in Vom- York | John iLester Mitchell in L'lii -i 'l 1 i ana; Samuel SLehper 1 one <>i 'the Grovel and frame up viTTitris" I J _ in Fh-rkla; Jos: ph Au.--.ti:i (' 11 1L i way in Philadelphia: Wiljiam -ti i Washam in Maehijtan; An'dr- A *q , Johnson in Chicago; Bobby Lee hi: 1 Joynor in Groun-bovo. N -rth t ' Carolina;* two Nof?ro soldiers m nr j lthxykiasyille, Georgia; C/utha v, , Johivon in Cheraw. S. C. am nc ]f ! many others. a 1?-if?Qttfet?1 .ynrh:nrT'r?"?t'n-p a? | mitted by small terrorist mob.- p,: and poller- officer.-., espeeiaik :n th0 South, in "whira Negro vi pp tins arc found dead or di-- l(li 'appear." ' ,.r As one example, the Civil Rights O.-ngrovs related <?w th V)! dies of C>ur N gr'?t>> slain u:v t]t -r unknown vita ami taru'es were Pound in Eclffwombo and Nash 4 M Counties ul N~'rth Carolina early in. the year. The lwady of G. W. RafPheler. 80," was found in a corn < rib. Tin \\ txxly ?f the one-year . Id -on f Tom George Battle was fund m: bed and Rattle himself was J. t v? in the arm. * Anoth r example, the CR( ??aid, was the burning t<. dertth I of Rev. J'^rph Mann. Negri > f-'u minister, in Norfolk. Virginia ' -v. A May 28t . Rev. Miann had deliv *<e ered a sermon against sogregn- St tion-'. 'of N-egrOos.' His assassin V 9 THEM I ?J . tu tu rris, McLeansvHIe, NX).; Dr. t)i id Mrs. Myrtles T. F. Boea, *n i to study at leading univere possible by the March of ^ " v.t TUSKEGEE ' .YNCHINGS c i iolences rr 1951 p ni lu;i his d.tin's in gasoline if: f??rc, igniting. *h? ni. . ti 1. MfcusL-Lynch Attacks-?ComitU'dit ajgain-t Negro o'imnmnL ^ s or against Negroes seekiffc' 1,; move "ut of r**-gr<> ghettoes racist mobs and pdice ofli- ^ lis. ; m Under this Rn-.upinj?, the CKC pc ted the "four-dav pogrom in ccn>, 111. against Mr. and Mrs. irvey Clark" and the midnight ? gy of violence by the Colum13. Georgia, Police I>apartmer.,r :ainst the Negro community' ere as examples. On,- hundred; pixies were injured in Colum-i . is after being piste' whipped id elubbvd t> une<>n~eiousnesSc' t p undreds of other Negroes wore atcn mercilessly that night. "Even a ronscrvativ South 11 white . organ i-nation, -the- . uthern Regional Council, has ?. 1 iposed' the Tuskigtv approach lynching." CRC continued. _ 'AVfrat "is* hnppvnmg -t-r N >gr?-' " in t United States." CRC, id. is n thing more or less an. genocide, a defined by the * nited Nations. Only the United ? itions eonrept <f gc-nocide n overing tie killing' of mem-, n 40?^?a .group.?cau-ing?them ri_LLi b diIv ur mental harm, ai I flirting conditions of life cal-. tl rlat/.d to bring about ' group'sj a '..^truction in whole or in part) si rplains the reality of th0 lives tl Vllen University A Meeting; Hears Hi The Allen University Alumni r; ^ elation hu' Saturday, Jan- t? iry 12th to plan the Founders' A :iv Drive, with a larg number tj Allen graduates from all -ec>ns i f the state present. rr J. T. W. Mini-, President, pre- A ! tl. In his remark.-*, Mr. Mini* A at <1 he was delighted to see h many pre.* nt and sai l h fcdt n at all Allr'i!t"s, s t ing *ht. ex J *i .nsi n pi: gam are realizing! st tr. :rd nd,-u- c st.yf operating! T < . . dut.on. .would respnd d *hu :a-tit-ally lit Iping t > T d. tin K- tin K-r's Day prn-1 ; am. a sr.at sucvrs.s. | '1 Mr. Mens present 1 President] - n.,1 1 H wh ? s??kfj ? jjt tip. F'ouuiliHils Day drTvc, j. i * i- antjua! bwdpet ?>f nearly^ * half mi!! >n J Mars, die also1.1 . k a!) u' the I? <>?> . rt We -1 n j? nn? T :'r )v. rs' Residence Hall.J.p .! L.iburat vy S-h -d which is( ^ v '!>< imz i' mploted. p i. IJ presented; f> ; ; I' : M.m: m '!(< : i -,v1', ,\. rr.t I t!m' audi. nee with his el | ]] uene . Dish p K id stated int j: - own way tli "d nan an li eme f the dl'iv . "Allen U~. ^1 y r it v, .? s'ar d >me of aehi'V-j ^ na-nt for .\f:iean M t!i disin." y] sai t that A!! n University i: J? -.va.ii' 1 . f Mu" spirit o' R .chard y\ *rv.?1!". that A!!?; ? y ' t p i q tua'.e t' r ideals as I ' tw ii hv Richard Alien. j> .!, u R id - p-.inted nUf the y\ ir|w?-> and * ''f the Found y\ D.i> drive. \ Tiv> purpos of th dnv\ is 'o, ^ vm)-,' th-> ni '.vk' pvr?et"d hoik! t Ai it at ,, ( J,t "f Slfv.OOd; rcn1-' V H HmI: rnto j-\ an Mtorium rind t > h'lp bal-jlV i ,(n cur orit budget. j \ T: A'limnj A<siH?iatioji and. \ ? <d P dg t-? i nis $25,000 on A i iriv". T "re wi'.l 111- a b -ok of achip * v ;4 pi ; i i. Tin* a pwns' : >.<iii "nt; <r raising ? $100 nr .. . A '| !>. l in Tbp Bo. k ? Vli a \'"'nr n( as Stars of Vhe ; :1 mint .1 T!t Alumni 1* sci.<'' n and -olv>. 1 arr at noting tn g 50 por-ons t.> bv r t p : - f ?1ld v A liicvonif-nt; ^">o p r?'>n? to larvard Professor 'astes Russians n N. C. Speech Greensboro N. C.?Dr. Cranvit cinton, professor of History at1 i arvard University, noted lcc-! I ircr and author spoke at A & 1 College last Tuesday as a fra-| i ro of the college lyccum series.! > Taking a* his subject. "Is The 1 usdan Revolution Over?". Dr. <1 nnton compared tho_ present ? us-stan revolution with that of \ v ' Trench and others in,~hTsi ry. "All revolutions have been i c. dreams of leaders to found a f \nven on earth, a 9ort of eu- 1 ipia. All have started in the ( :im,' of democracy and -ended ( dictatorships and they all f ivc included attacks on the hristian church. The revolu>ns that we know have a set < attorn," stated the speaker. l Dr. Crane continued by relat- ( ig that in view of the fact that ic whole Russian plan had not! pen fully realized, we mud as- , une that this revolution has n?t| . en completed. In attacking the ussian revolution he assured ie audience that while it set out I , its objective t(> accomplish. < onomic, social ?nd political; j quality for the people, n?no of lese have been realized. In-' : 1 end, according to the bert intimation from behind the ir"n'j jrtain there is just as much dif-j re nee in the economic oppor-1 initios '?[_ a ballet dancer and a! root cleaner in Russia as there! between those similarly situ-i ed in America. The political . nwers and high govenment of-| finl- in the Soviet still are givi free country estates. "So long the great tensions of the Hus-i an underprlviledg'ed exist "the* tuation there will remain un-J able." concluded the speaker. f.NVgroas in the U. S in 1951."' '.'By blinding its eyes to all but ~-s rvf n Mnffrvt in 10f^1 in.- . V ? WJ w. * ?"C>' * -f - - ' . u>kegea?is injuring the cause' f the Negro people who are de-', landing and end to all forms of: lurdor, insult and degradation.) "Once and for all, Tnskegee'a nnual statement should be iroyn into the wastebasket as1 id and comfort only to the white jpremacists inside and outside ie U. S. Government. lumni Body In ggjins and Reid usc t'r contribute $50 or more > be stars in the Firmament of .chiev*.nient of Allen Universi-I ' Bishop Reid concluded hi?* re-j larks by saying that "Richard, vllen lives today. The spirit of; llcn must continue to live?but >w? Through you and throucrh' i . Through the thousands of wee-sful graduates and former uderits of Allen Unvorsitv. hrough the- many friends of all rn -minnt ns of the nation. rough loyal AMK's through-d it th world. who are proud of v.' heritage of Richard Allen." I Ulen University's founder's Pledges~~TTfo^ following persons lodge to contribute or raisei lie following amounts: lishop F. M. Iteid $200.00, res. S. K. Higgins 100.00! Ir. J. 1 ,\\ . .Minis? lOO.no. >r._R. W. .Manee - 10.000 r. Frank Veal 100.00 Ir. Fee Y. Vance 100.00 Ir. K.\V. fromartie 50.00 > r%? \ ^ T * ii. .\. i?i. .MKicrsnn muni Irs. K. 11. Ruff 50.001 r<?f. f>. A. Gary 100.00, lr. Maeeo Christie 100.00 Iiss J.'mlr It. -South 1 OlT.PlV fr. H. H. Howard 50.00 rnf. WAV Gallishaw 50.00 liss M. ('unninyham 50.00 Irs. Judith Franklin 100.00. Irs. N'.G. Rlassmitfame 50.00 liss Lucille Waters. ? 50.00 Irs. Maud F. Koju 100.00; 'rof. Jos. Freeman 100.00 Irs. F. Vv'.i v. 50,00 Irs. W.P Mv Kissic-k?^ 50 00 rr. TiavM so.ooIrs. 7. F. VdjjtiSaS& 50.00; I i ?s AlariciES^f 50.00! II .\v>ffliy'r iwfrvfrt ~n nn i Vss^^^'truoso 100 00' 1** aSP^ Hutl^r 100.00j ' iJrF.Knyd 50.(101 [; s *M. IU 1 ,ewis 50.00 r? f T. A. Thrown ?0.00 uMished bv? 1 Allen University \ ocjooio^iOtn * 'Mixed' Delegatioi Governor To Halt Tq-'si"". Florida Twir>ny Ncgo and w' ate leaders, rep escnting the Civil Congress, tin Progressive Party^ the Americar ^b<>r Party of New York, laboJ anions, Negro and Jewish organizations met with Governoi Puller Warren in th0 State Capi tol on Wednesday, January 9 ind demanded action to enc :h.e wave of anti-Negro, antiminority terror in the state. : Spokesmen for the variou groups demanded imm-ediate ac lion to outlaw the Ku Klux.Klar onvene a public hearing on th< Christinas night killing of<Har y T. Moore, "Florida " ITAACF eader. as well a- the recenl lynatnitings?of?Negru housing projects, Jewish synagogues atic Catholic Churches. G"v. Warren told the Negr< and white leaders that he woul< 'prr?bably call the public hear ng soon." But while claimirlf his opposition to the -KKK, hi fell hack on so-called "lack o constitutional powers" to orde its abolition. Delegation spokesmen, afte caving the conference, express cd dis-satisfacti<>n with "War ren's and President Truman's in "Bogie?bearing 2 elevation 5?? estimated speed 3 dosing?fire whei In a matter of seconds th flashed into action! Loca and ready to fire on any < I their fast moving U. S. Iv Precision teamwork like t the mightiest in the worl 24 hours a day, ready to I - n i ; ' - ?* join rerriFmoer, defense is the best ways to do your j Bonds regularly! For b? maintain the economic str our a rmeTh forces. You're for peace. And you're als< sonal investment in the Bonds are. as safe as Ame MO The U. S. Defense I you personal final Remember that when yoi you're building cash saving buy you a house or educate; when you retire. Re mem be i regularly, you generally doi: company's pay officer?nowBomls through the Payroll Don't forget that bonds are Because now every Series E goes on earning interest foi chase instead of 10 as befor you bought for $18.75 can Ivmmt L Art*-* **?> ? ? ' nut nn muni as A bo on. For your security, a U. S. Defense Bonds rtowl *U. S. Savings Bond: Buy them t ?The U. S. Government The Treasury l>epnrtmen\ the CATE Mcl 1720 Taylor Street HENRY M. MARt Colombia T#wi i Tells Florida's Racial Terrorism ... nrtivitv nnri failure to And *nA - pun; ; the white-supremacy j' murders of Harry Moore and the i dynamiters in MiamL" They call! ed on the American people to "intensify their protests to Pitt r ident Truman and Governor Ful ler Warren for. the apprehension | , and punishment of aLl antiNegro i terrorists and murders." The delegates, who refused to permit any segregation of their s ranks during their two-day stay . in Florida, had been part of a , group of over forty Nfegro ;i white mourners from eight .! southern, northern western ,1 states wh? ' d attended Mrs. .... ^ Harriett Mioore's funeral in I Mims the daybefor e. Most* of the women .delegates I at the funeral, some of whom had flown * all the way from -3 r California, carried flowers to the i hear>e when the casket was car ried from St. James Missionary ' ? ! Baptist Church. o. el At the. oonfehgnce with* tt4e f, Governor the next day, which r lasted more than three hours, < the Negro - whitie delegation shattered a 100-year old precer. dent when the lunched to~i gether in the Governor's man" sion as "official guests -of the -j State of Florida." ^ 85?- : \ ' ^Sj wn ready!" - - - . . ..v. j I 0 :]i ,r B is alert, crack gun crew has 1 ting, identifying, tracking, memy plane that threatens avy Carrier. ' -B his makes your U. S. Navy d. And keeps it on the job B defend America?and you! i your job, too! And one of I ob is to buy U. S. Defense* r buying bonds you help , fl ength which stands behind making America a power I ) making the soundest perwnrlfl ir\A^\r T ^ 'r - ~ rica! 1 * Bonds you buy glv? I ncial independence a're buying Defense Bond* s. Money that will some day your children, or support you .. : r, too, that if you don't save -fl 1't save at all. So go to your ?and sign up to b?y B Savings Plan now a better buy than ever. Bond you own automatically fl r 20 years from, date of pur- m e! This means that the bond fl| return you not just $25? 17.60 bond pays $66.66. And nd yOur country's, too, buy j_ C firp npfonco Rnnilc r ? v l^wvuyv regularly! I dog* not pay for thU advertising. r thanks, for their patriotic dtitcdkmt rtwng Councii and .AURIN 0. I Phone 3-7075 HtS PROMOTIONS I ishtp Auditorium I I 4. JH