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N. C. Editor Hits Langston Hughes After Visit There
NORDIC HIMI
lIP OVER POET;
RAPS WBK IS
’CDNTEIWPC'
RALEIGH. N I't ]■ (By
VNP) — It' Langston iluul.i- our
celebrated poet tho t that he
<vas coming down h.t i; - Tar
Heel state a.id g iv.ay with
someth'ng new, in i form of li
beralization of treatment, he now
has. as the saying co. , another
thought coming to him.
Fpr the hound dogs of southern
prejudice have been unleashed
against him- The indirect object
of their ; nitial attack is a publi
cation with headquarters at Cha
pel Hill, which is the seat of the
University of North Carolina. The
name of the magazine which is
under fire is Contempo. The edi
tors of Contempo were hospitable
to hanghes when he v'sited in
Chapel Hill and published a poem
from h's pen ami a short article
based upon the Scottsboro affair.
Greater Comment
The issue of Contempo in which
Hughes’ material was published
was so fair in many respects (or
radical, as white folk would say)
that Negro leaders in th : s city and
other sections of the state were
unable to believe what they saw
and many wondered if the univer
sity was responsible for such a
progressive publication Thev were
not to be keep in suspen e long,
however
From away down at Anderson,
South Carol na. Wilton E. Hall,
white newspaper publisher, ad
dre sed a protest to Governor
Ajax Gardner against Contempo
b. cau e ol tl.e matter in it written
by Hughes. His first attack wa
made on the following poem by
Hughes, entitled "Christ m Ala
bama’' :
Christ is a Nigger.
Beati n and black
(l. bare your back.
Mary i: JU oMtliei
Mummy of the South,
Silence your mouth.
God': His Father
V, -lite Uaster abovi .
'il .mt u ■ \ our love.
Mo. t h«>lv bastard
ej' the bleeding mouth:
N ggcr C hrist
On the cross of the South.
Blasphemy
The Ander on puhli-M r ala d
Go\ Gard; er if h- < onld .amtio.i
i>i i. pb.cn.y, im. on whil" le\tno
women w< ikt r and a reference to
D.x;e just.ce a., blind and diseased
w.t.iout cab i.g for expulsion of
‘student editor.'.
In h ~rli I. Hughe referred
Io .'. . .. w am . on the train
w.tti 11: . ot ..oi . vw: m as "t wo
w.. e pro. ■ 1 . • mi a hi. ed the
.., do\ ■ i io Lu: . 11 »la. to
lay' t .e v. n. it wages
".o they v io. t i.'iu to I. pro ti
tu' s"
n ugh> io n uded 1 a"ti Ic in
li e tidlowinp ; ।
"If th. ,■ ■ v i'o at II on \. gro
Xin r : d ■' I . . n . a I:ow I
that i । d 0.., oi L pr . ~;i
shah" untd the '.i g । onio
out (and 1 don t . i .i.i a polite
howl. e;t Hr i. t!ii; nt 11 ■,. jus
tice <ld ind a: a ■ ’ • as t ma .
be) tik ■ out e. , .it a
bam::' - on • : . •no I emu
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re li ow .. , - . ; i .de । ..nt.i.-
u to p..y v. .en . too : . -
'I ■ to Him to .. .. i the pi ,i
of a > ram 1 I;. ' । > alt u.. oga
. Hear Lor i I .. . k;. u::-
' I now i la' w- ' > : . 11 ; .am
color a outie r. • ■ ii ti..
vel ml a f. ■■ go', tra ■ y og,
vo id'.’ . and who ■ r ..■ am o!
rap ng a pi -.stitut . "
Q ’ ick : i Den ii l
The un.. -it\ nuth " ' v.- have
I eon quick to cel ; I In,:
futior han ai yth . g t . ।•■ ,:i
Conti mpo. It . pul m ed bv two
■ rnclie : ;t:. iem. of • e -hoo!
Milton Abernethy ■ ; \nthony .1.
Butta’t' ?. •r-i-•' hy i f. m
Hickory, Nort 1 (a> ol na and But
tat' is from Mo : ■•. L
The u'.: .in p i•; oi l.- d that
Abernittiy had '■ ■■■ a -'.mm en
te at the s.-hm. for three years
•.“rmu ।i. rg' Lo;ng made
ag ।a t hrn but thi one wh:. h
'-a w.: o to .t । k was that of
mord inif tne-.-.
"M < ■ ".Bod I '•.ire tl; s<. U!! ent
■ n"m I f r ' a' A b.-rnm -y was
defended by li tr id (' Taylor
de'i" ■: H o graduate • hool ; • the
etdje n. ■ ■ in mt < ."iding 1 h"ra'.
LL "Li' d .'J>er; । ' hv’. d L-nsr
‘ ivC tin <s. f ul] v on the
rgh* of freedom of .
G'owe-or. i; t f .Juho. |>r Taylor
wGr di mi sed from the ichmd for
rea-nns of “economy "
V in'ore t i; gi veii to the
•d'.-ml <m Mr. Hughe hy flu- fai t
F■ 1 North Carol na and thi ctv
on-t-cularly. i the home of hi
family.
NE G R
'.I |> I . ihi-c-, c ■li'ijifrs*
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■ Siit,on I. New .York
(The GRE AT7tOIW®"W
DREAM book) wanted I
SlJMlr, 200 W IJJrdSt Nnv Vnrk
Young Men And Women 01 The Future
Competing For Prizes In Birmingham
W orld Christinas Baby ( o n test
BIRMINGHAM Ala . b"e. HI
Round eyed with wonder and
with a smiling ch"erfnl disimsition
little Leroy And: e. thirteen
months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Andrews. ‘>32o Avenue B. S .
mp.'inied his mother to the
Bi' i' .• mham World office Monday
afternoon to make his entry into
the Birmingham World's Christmas
Baby contest The hefty youngster
i:::'t able to talk but his chatter
■em. I to s.iy M inima and 1 are
out to win!"
YouTl get a chance to see ail of
the entrants in this contest as ad :
of the babies will appear in the.
gravure or brown section in the
near future
Mr Cleveland T. Jones, contest
manager, after checking over the ■
entries to date, is scratching his
head and wondering just what lie
can do to give everyone entered:
in their applications nefore it is
too late. The deadline has been set
for Friday and he believes that the.
twenty fifth contestant will have.
been entered by that time. Get your
i Jffl DECIDES ID
' DISMSEE HBOUT
PETERSON FATE
BIRMINGHAM Ala-, bee. 1G—
History was written at the new
Jefferson county cdprthouse. just |
occupici ': fall, all during the!
wee’: of By ember 7. as twelve |
white men. after listening to the j
rrea’i' part "I the time to testi-|
i::.>ny tenibin.' to clear Willie Peter- !
on r.i e n> m of 'ml! of the min- i
dcr of Mi Augusta Williams. I
rlaiighfor of a prominent white Bir- ।
mirigham family in face of the post- j
live identification by her sister. I
Mi ■ N' il Williams, spent forty- 1
1 four h"'.ir.; in deliberation only to
Iwim: in a verdi t of mistrial and
i: tc'itv to iwe.- agree at twelve
; lb: tv Saturday afternoon.
Jo 1::. J Rus: oil McElroy, who
I :e .did over < ne of the most sen
-ational and fairly conducted trials
t ■ o’- heal in the Southland, re
ipie twl the inrors not to discuss
•he '"h anyone and to
i s' p th< i.i"dui'’. in the balloting
■ .' । 1 ■ ■■ ■ 'd make Hie next
friai J'ulge Me Elroy passed
the ri. ■ until the next criminal
com i, layi'M w eek of w hich starts I
Jaim-y I N<> member of the
| f. ■ !■ wa p:e '-nt as the verdict
v:■ ' ' > d and the tenseness
.f t . ": ' । a < >uld ho felt al-
tho igti ':h wa ■ no demonstra
tion. A 'M l .-..i1l "f deputies pro
tected the ■ • er from the spec-
tators ; ■ tb.c '.j 'ling was made
known
W! a i: ■ ‘ ■ it is over." At-
■ .’ . ■ energetic
e-u' 'J f •. ii-:. ire. who as
. .■ I >l. 'li .1 T. R"w h ex-judge.
;• J . u ri über of the Birm-
■i l>:i . <lefcnd"d the war vetc
;-i wi.i. his been ill for nearly
t- o y ' • ded Saturday night
Th' ' o v, :1: be no longer any argu
i . ■ :ii'v doubts as ta whether
or :i t : client i. innocent. No
l’ >i "• w ill ii.- be ai y mystery as
to Iriw "i why Hie girls met their
। oil Tii " mv.itery will be solved."
A numbe; of ela-hes marked the
t ial which commenced Monday.
?ftew:o;>n and ended late Thursday |
. -’le । | v c.i efully charged the;
my and : d a number of slips;
o ipa I'd by the defense lawvers I
• I! . i r ■ ,n m: : 'ne their '
a . n I’ .th . admitted that i
'■ere v,;i' no ".a'l'e ground anol
the judge msti i: "ed the men that ;
a ve-diet if imi’de’- m the first de-:
c. , e x -y c pp er rs,. imprisonment |
■ tb.i t-ic chair or acquittab
’ •da Oe i'll- on’y a: C'.-p' ible ver
’lints
A"• : i.i ■ J 1' J nil's 'll and h: ■
■a Roach, asked the pro-|
i ■ t in to p:. ■. e a statement that
"■emher-' of the communistic group
■ ■■■ Ti-i-ing th-.' case thereby
l i:!".'; . divito: -: w.i '.draw that in
i' ei T'e defense also demand-:
■d Hi..' tl. state explain what it
mi ant by they" are having Peter-.
■n carried about the courtroom
The prosecution also dropped those
charg.'.: S > 'ar. all that the dc
f ■ e ..tturi. 'y have received for
" ■ - trouble is twenty-nine dollars
riven them by Mrs. Peterson and
m e of her neighbors. Peterson
f rnerly worked for the Johnsons
A fa'mer a stopper make a
i tw < eductors, a Loil- er
। c p-'reliant two boi.kkeepe'- a
■ >• an a p inter and d“C'aator.
h a switchman were on the jury
' had th" I'.fficult ‘ask of /.''"ui'.'
a d the sworn statement of a'
p: ->niwnt young white woman and’
: ' opt:'' : M-at f an emaciated race
ran and h s flock of Mibi witnes-
. lut -f> of whom were of
the darlrt"- i;roup.
Ais ' •! how the three. Miss Au-j
-■ '.' i -im ;. Miss Jennie Woods
• d bi rdf went to the top of the ■
■ o l' '■ n to look at the sunset that
'■ . ' if'e'-oon. was depicted by
Williams, ole survivor
■ .J-d how a ; thrv were a-
1 " ' ' , mturp Rome at five-thaty
1 - '' ~r l hour before sundown.
■ . " .1-,' !o-ip<d upon the run
; i - ■ I of their rmited h:m
-m '■ • r< yr n n l directing them
t< -ii e. delivered a lend'!'.
: •Hm way that the wh '<
url <w blacks ending by st .p
pirn the ' i- and taking the rear
M out '. 'mg that if one of th. -m
wmuld . woh him that he would
moli | t! lr . others. Despite 'he
*'t: f f! had alreadv wven
m ihotr t onev .he refused to
1 "■ tn H. nleas telling th-m
'hat tiie |,a ,t w hi(e woman whom
he had let live had placed th-.
■ 'ihoiinds ( . n his trail.
Bkindmg all that they could. Miss
favorite b .by in and in a hurr.'
( ' ill 3 Ha 23 for details.
Babies entered to date miludel
Flnora ('v.: nine months daughter.
' of Mr. and Mis Walter Giers. HUal
: Aupalachi'e il 'i't. Mag’ie Mash-;
! mg'.on. one daughter of Mrs. Loa
: Wa.'him'.t' ii. 31 Short 24th street
’south; Ocoeletta Evans. 17 months.!
। daughter of Mrs Edna Mae Evans.
t 13(5 Mamie avenue. Pratt City; Bob-;
Iby Orse. 1« ’months, son of Mrs. j
’ Ernc.-une Orse. 202 Bth avenue. N : j
-Georgia Mae Nelson, five months.'
dam-hter of Mrs. Alberta Nelson.!
"08 Avenue D. west: Ernie Mae {
''' oma 3 months, daughter of Mrs. I
Wdlie I. Thomas. 1712 9th alley:
Z< Tine Stoudmire. 18 months.!
daughter of Mrs. Pauline Stoude- j
mire. 1521 7th avenue, north; Mar-i
chcl J. R. Rucker. 17 months, son
•>f Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Rucker, of
Irondale, route 1: Eugene Conner.;
eleven months, son of Mr. and Mrs :
Monroe Conner. 922 48th street.!
Wylam: and Sammie Russell. Jr., j
8 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
mie Russell. 409 Delta street.
Williams described how she and
her sister jumped upon the armed
man as he jerked open the front
door to force his intentions upon
them. He shot her sister in the ab
domen. Miss Woods in the spine
and wounded the survivor in her
right arm as she pretended death
lying on the ground. The capture
of the suspect on the streets of
Birmingham. September 24 as she.
her mother and a male companion
were going to visit her sister's,
grave ended a search that became,
statewide and nationwide in its
scope, a week being spent in at-j
tempting to extradite a suspect i
from Chicago The young woman
who had pointedly refused to iden-1
tify a single man from hundreds I
of suspects rounded up. emphatic;'!- !
ly declared that Peterson wis the,
guilty man and identified a hat j
f ound in bis house as that worn by j
their attacker (
"Did you take the gun into the,
prison with which Peterson was I
shot.?'' and “Did you shoot Peter-j
son?" were two questions fired at I
(ho young woman by Defense At
torney Johnson She replied in the]
negative Dent Williams, her broth- :
er and a young attorney, is free on!
bonds of $l,OOO charged with ns-l
sault with intent to murder fol
lowing the shooting of Peterson at!
the Jefferson county jail October!
9. as members of the families. so-|
licitoi's i ffiv' and Hie city and)
county officers were holding a con-j
ference in Peterson's cell followingi
the postponment of his preliminary )
hearing. Sherrif James Hawkins isj
the defendant in a $20,000 civil suit!
filed against him by Attorneysl
Roarh and Johnson on behalf ot I
their client Negligence is charged|
although all of the men in thc(
group were said to have been!
searched before being permitted to|
enter the jail.
Said to be tubercular. Peterson,
was at death's door under a heavy’
guard at the hospital for several
weeks During that time at least
two doctors were in constant at- :
tendance .The man had been slip
ped back into town the night of his
capture for the hearing as he hail
been rushed to the state prison for
safekeeping the night of his cap-:
lure. No one was aware of his re
turn until the shooting came 1"
light.
Few witnesses were used by ti
prosecution and the defense v'’
tered its activities around the de
velopment of an alibi and the coi.
tention that the man whose des
cription was broadcast at first was
SACKEQ COAL
2 Big Sacks
Delivered
In order to enable those who, because of
unemployment or for other reasons, are
unable to buy coal in quantities to secure
fuel at a fair price, we offer to deliver
two big sacks of high grade coal to any
address for $l.OO.
This, we believe, is as low a price as
high grade coal has ever been offered in
small quantities, and we hope that it will
enable every Atlanta family to enjoy a
warm home.
ATLANTIC ICE & COAL CO.
MAin 1900
Wake Up Your Liver Bile
—Without Calomel
And Youll Jump Out of Bed
in the Morning Rarin’ to Go
Il you fed sour and sunk and the
world looks punk, don’t swallow a lot
of salts, mineral water, oil, laxative
candy or chewing gum and expect
them to make you suddenly sweet
and buoyant and full of sunshine.
For they can't do it. They only
move the bowels and a men* move
ment doesn’t get at the cause. The
reason for your down-and-out h < Ir g
is your liver. It should pour out two
pounds of liquid bile into your bowels
daily.
SIXTEENTH ST.
BAPTISE CfflClf
ELECTS PASTOR
BIRMINGHAM Ala . Dec. 1G—
One of the leading Baptist pas
tors of the country will soon till the
pulpit of the 16th Street Baptist
church which has been vacant for
practically a year as word come:
that Rev. S. A Owen. D D, pastor
of the Metropolitan Baptist church.
Memphis. Teun., has accepted the
call to the pastorate of the large
Magic City church Rev. Owens has
stated that he will pay his first
visit to the church Sunday, Decem
ber 27.
Rev. Owen is endorsed by a num
ber of the more prominent leaders
of his denomination including such
men as Dr. John Hope, president
of Atlanta University. Atlanta: Dean
Pollard. Selma University. Selma.
Ala.; A. M. Townsend, secretary of
the Sunday School Publishing
Board. Nashville. Tenn.: Rev. R. N.
Hall, editor of the Baptist Leader,
official organ of the Alabama Bap-
not that of Peterson. A white wo
man. Mrs. W. R.Satterfield, seller
of cosmetics who makes regular
trips to Peterson’s neighborhood
every Tuesday, testified that she
saw Peterson on the afternoon ot
the tragedy while a flock of neigh
bors presented facts stating his
whereabouts the afternoon and eve
; ning of the commission of the
i crime. Mr. Wood, father of one ot
j 'he slain girls, was placed on the
। stand by the defendant but a rul
। 'n>’ accepted in every state except
I Louisiana and North Carolina, pre
! vented him from going her dying
j statement.
The varying descript ions and th -
failure of the man to tally vdh
lib' original de. "iption given I '•
! Miss Williams were stated bv ('om,
''v Marshall W. W. Kilpatrick and,
I Chief of Police McDuff of Birm j
i ingham. Officer C. A Nohicr mem- i
| ber of the exclusive suburban dis-!
! trict Mountain Brooks estates po
! lice, who was first to answer the!
"all of the wound 'd girl who drovt j
। for help with one arm. stated she
' had told him that the man had long I
bushy hair and was hatless while!
an ambulance attendant testified i
that he believed that she said that
ho had no hat. Peterson haa short.]
kinky hair. A number of white I
character witnesses also came to|
. Peterson's aid. His physical con
dition and inability to conamit tne
I crime was also stressed.
Assistant Solicitor James M iiong
aided by Solicitor George Lewis
Bailes and Assistant Solicitor Jack
Stuart, based their arguments on
Miss Williams positive identilica
tion and the fact that little or no
strength was necessary to fire a
pistol. Peterson, often told at the
hospital that ne would die. con
tinued to steadfastly deny his guilt
when placed on the stand Mis.
Peterson was a constant and inter
estqd spectator. She was out of town
the afternoon of the tragedy The
state ended its direct testimony
early Tuesday morning while the
defense ended its cork procession
of witnesses late Wednesday eve
ning. The case went to the jury]
about four-thirty Thursday atter-;
noon after four hours alloted to,
each side had been spent m argu
ments.
Care is being taken that nep;:',
happens between now and the tine
of the trial and several deputies
are constantly on guard at the
county jail.
If this bile is not flowing freely, your f 'I
doesn't digest. It just decays in the bow U.
Gas bloats up your stomach. You b»v< a
thick, bad t-aste and your breath is foul, sk i
often breaks out in blemishes. > ir 1 1
aches and you feel down and out. Y our wh ! o
system is poisoned.
It takes those good old CARTE R'S 1 I TTI !'
LIVER PILLS to get these two pounds. f , „
flowing freely and make you feel “up end
They contain wonderful, harm'.-so i- ,
vegetable extracts, amazing when it n. ■ ,
making the bile flow fr-a ly.
Butdon'taskfortiverpiH". Akf r' ■ u
Little Liver Pills- Look for the n *m- <
Little Liver Pills >n the red label. li. ,
substitute l’scat all stores. ©l'll, C.M a.
THE ATI,ANTA WORLD, ATLANTA, GA.
Tuskegee Bride Is
Given Shower By
Georgia (luh
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala..
Dec. 16. A social even! of much
interest a! Tuskegee Institute dur
ing the past week was a miscel
laneous surprise shower given at
the home of Mrs. Matthew Woods
by the member, of the Georgia Art
club in honor of one of their mem
bers. Miss Bernice Gainer, whose
approaching marriage takes place
tliis month.
The entire front of the house was
turned into an autumn w ■odland.
through which, here and Uiere, col
; bred lights peeped In the reception
hall, garlanded with autumn leaves
and chiysantheniums. was the name
of the bride-to-be emblezoned in
letters formed by electric lights
which reached from the floor to
the ceiling. Tea was poured from
cilver services by Miss Sarah How
ell and Mrs. J. E. Whitfield. Mrs.
T M Campbell read a very charm
ing poem, giving advice on mar
riage. and Mrs. Hary Simms. Mrs.
Jennie Wright and Mrs. Nellie
Cooper Frazier furnished a musical
program. Miss Letitia Woods played i
soft music throughout the evening. ]
About 9:00 o'clock Miss Garner
was enticed to Mrs. Woods' home:
through me strategy of her fiance.
Mr. Matthews. That it was a real
surprise washown by the fact that]
Miss Garner appeared absolutely!
unpretentious. She wore a pretty
little house dress. Upon her arrival
the lights in which her name was
emblazoned were turned on and’
she was led by live little dancing:
fairies, the lit Hes Misses Jean Tur-!
nor. Volindavor Foster. Frankie
Manly. Martha Driver, and Laura
Campfield, to her throne in the]
center of the forest.
The fairies brought the gifts, that
had been concealed to the throne
I’id they were opened by the pros- :
pi ti\ e Pride Tlwy were many. \ i
od and beautiful. Among them'
w: a pair of woolen blankets, the!
rift of ’lie members of the club.
The membeis ot tb.e Georgia Art
club iiiv Mrs. Arthur P ?,laek. Miss,:
e W Parkhurst. Mrs Evadne
1 Fears. Mrs. J. E. Whitfield. Mrs. :
Matthew Woods. Miss Sarah How--'
ell. Me, Annie Dixo-i Mrs Juani
ta Conyers Dobbs and Mrs, Annie
M. Garner.
me of ran
FINDS L. POST
STILL ACTIVE
Many Projects Are
Charitable in Nature
CAR CONTEST
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 16 -
The active Autress Russell Post
No. 27 of the American Legion will
: begin a membership campaign this
I week. Plans for the campaign are
to bo worked out at the regular
meeting whi"h will be held tonight
it the Church Pirk Auditorium.
Dr. R. Q. Vcnson. chairman of
tb.e executive committee of the
post, said that there are about 8 000
ex-service men in the Memphis
area. Last, year the post represent
ed a membership strength of 1,400
men Slightly less than this num
ber is affiliated with the legion or
ganization at present Many of. the
members are in the arrear with
their financial obligations.
The post is sponsoring a contest
at the end of which a new model
Chevrolet Sedan will be given to
the holder of the lucky ticket. All
ex-service men who pay up their
back dues during the membership
campaign will be given a ticket
free of charge. Dr. Vcnson said.
The purpose of the contest is to
raise money to help the disabled
veterans now in confinement at
the U. S. Veteran Hospital. Some
of the business places have little
boxes in which small monetary
gift:; may be given for the disabled
: veterans.
Dr Ven - n fated that ‘ho public
has the impression Hiat all of the
patients - nt the U S Veteran Hos-
I pital are the recipients of compon
[Otions from the go'/e-nment This
false impression h a s prevented
I njany people from giving aid. The
federal governmont onlv compon
■ i'cs those men who arc totall'
disabled the chairman explained
It is true that all the patients are
given medical aid. food, and lodg
ing at Hi" hospital free of chart!”.
' nt mmv of these patients don't
”vcn have clothes t > wear when
'hey arc discharged from the hos-
I’ital, The legion post has been tle
nended upon t > assist such men in
this respect Those who live in
other towns must also look to the
iosi for traveling exnrnscs. The!
Travels Aid has helped Negro ex- ।
sorvice mon also hut not enough
' ’ I ike care of all their essential !
needs',
1 ej week Autress Russell Post I
insisted Rust College through a |
b"nofif. game plavod between Rust]
College football team and Arkan- !
cis State. A benefit dance was 1
1 v< n afterwards. So charitable lias
'!>■ post been tmvard the poor and |
need of the city, towards edu- I
tional institutions and other
■ or'hv concerns, that it is highly I
"garded as one of the reallv I
■hwhil" organizations of Mom
his. 1
OIPHmEBU LIFF
TOLLS; THULE
ARE NECHOES
2 Years of Intensive
C ampaigning Saves
Race Youths
B Y VACCINATION
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Doc. 16
As the result of an intensive
campaign against the dreaded
child disease. Diptheria, among
6000 or more Negroes during the
past two years members of the
race have been able to tide the
alarming Diptheria epidemic
which has swept the city with 60)
cases and 25 deaths this year. Of
the twenty-five who died with the
disease, only three were colored.
Sixteen were white Memphians
and the rest of the casualties were
out of town children.
The significant phase of this lat
est epidemic is the fact that for the
first time in history the number
of deaths among white children
i xceed that of Negroes. Two year;
ago twenty died as the restdt of
Diptheria, and, of this number,
only Hiroe were white. T.ast year
only twelve died with the disease.
S'?: of this number were white.
Th-? other six were colored child
ren. Phis year the death rate rose
cL*ar out of proportion to past re
cords. Dr. Graves, city physician,
explained this present epidemic as
follows; "Diptheria comes in ir
icgular cycles all over the coimtiw
Th. years <>f unusual diptheria in
’'■lemph's h.>ve been 1923. 1924. '29
• 'id 1931. An increase in this dis
'a'" has been general over the
e-umtry begining late in October.
, I 'j'" '‘'■•is ago most of the
<'O:dhs from dipthmia in Memphis
oecurred among Negroes, but two
The Only llologi’avnr’e
Section in the World
No Negro paper anywhere, unless it is
published by the Southern Newspaper Syndi
cate, gives its readers a rotogravure section.
Your World today stands aloi c in giving its
public this exclusive feature.
Once every week your World appears
with a “brown sheet” filled with pictures of
Negroes and their activities gathered from
here and every part of the world. We do not
publish pictures of Negroes to the exclusion
of everything else, for the interest of the race
is often focused upon happenings of other
peoples read about in the daily press, in or
der to show unusual events in graphic style,
The World’s rotogravure section often car
ries photographs of these and other highly
interesting and entertaining subjects.
When you look at the pictures in The
World’s rotogravure section, you see the
photographer’s art reproduced on the highest
nlane a n d ?n the most advanced manner yet
deviled hv the most modern newsnapers.
Thr World’s rotogravure section is one of
big and exclusive features of papers that
as leaders and pioneers in Negro jour
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Spencer High Defeats
< i H.UM BUS. Ga . I)< c 1 6
Under a beautiful Deceinbei sun
whese lays filled the Memoru’l
,t idiuni last Friday afternoon mak
ing it very comfortable for the
Imge number of enthusiastic spec
i.'tors that attended the game, the
grevrf and gold football team of the
William H. Spencer High school
years of intensive campaigning ft r
toxin-anti toxin innoculations
against the disease hrs reduced
the number of deaths. While th"
number of toxin-anti toxin treat
ments for white children has t.-
mained about the same as bet r?
the Negro campaign wa, starh d.
of the 9 000 innoculated last year.
6 000 were Negroes, and the t ■
duced death rate for Neeroes is al
ready showing the good results ’’
“Diptheria is most apt to be fatal
to children not old enough to go
to school. For this reason we now
use our iccords of birth certificates
to send a card to the parents of ev
ery baby six months after it is
born, reminding them that the
baby is six months old and shoul I
be taken to the family physician
for the toxin-anti toxin treatments
Vaccination of children with the
toxin-anti-toxin serum has con
sumed a good portion of the clin
ical work at the Colored Comm
unity House since last summer. Dr
G A. Davis, physician in charge,
.‘-aid. More than fifty youngsters
have been vaccinated during the
l>.ist two months. Dr. Davis is be
ing assisted with his work bv
nursi's of the city health depart
ment.
These nurses have also helped to
disseminate information among the
Negro masses bv going to various
homes and lolling mothers of the
value <>f toxin-anti-toxin treat
ments in preventing th<*ir children
from being infected with diptheria,
Negro students of the city are con
stantly being urged to give par
ents the benefit of the knowledge
thev have of diptheria a n ri
methods of prevcntUm. This itden
live campaigning has resulted in
the lowest diptheria death rate
among Negroes than has ever been
recorded.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1931
cenlmiK'd its inarch on to victory
hv di leatimt the ; Irong football
eleven of the East Depot Street
school of LaGrange, Ga., by the
scoi'e of 12 to 0.
.Mthou "h the LaGrange team was
no e.i: y marl, for the Spencerians
the local lad: clearly showed their
superiority over their opponents.
Several fans from LaGrange ac
companied their team here.
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