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VOLUME 4, NUMBER 144
Doctor, Seeing Parole After Nine Years, Faces New Charge
White Macon Editor
Named as Parole
Officer by Gov.
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LIKED IN PRISON
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Macon, Ga., D:}N 25.—When
Mrs. Lucla: Mitchell, wife of
Dr. M. C. MitcheM physician
who was granted & parole after
serving nine years of a 10 year
sentence for murder, appeared
at the state prisom 'farm Tues
day night to get her husband,
Sheriff Jolley of Macon county
told Superintendent B. H. Dun
away the doctor could not be
released but must serve time
on agother charge.
(S. N. 8. News Service)
MACQN, Ga. Def., 25— Just as
a Christmas gift of fredom came
Tthursday to or. Nk Clarence wiit
chell, Macon physician and sur
geon, after he had served nine
years of a life sentence at the state
prison firm near Milledgeville for
the killing of his nephew for in
urance premiums, news also
ame of an unserved sentence of 12
nonths and a fine of $1,000 on a
charge of forgery.
Learning of the governor’s grant
of freedom to Dr. Mitchell, Solicit
or Charles H, Garrett of the Macon
circuit, told of the other charge
against the doctor that had necver
been satisfied.
Included Both?
It remains to be seen whether
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the ~go ¢ ed both of
fenses. Until this gan be deter
mined, Judge B. H. Dunaway,
superintendent o fthe prison, said,
that ne would be forced to hold
the physician.
Local legal authorities here, how
ever, contend that since there is no
mention to t h e contrary, the
parole signed Wednesday by Gov
ernor R. B. Russell, Jr., included
freedom of both charge. W. T.
Anderson, editor and publisher of
the Macon Telegraph, was named
as parole officer in the Mitchell
case.
Tried Six Years
Governor Russell’'s order ends an
effort of six years on the part of
Macon attorneys and friends to
obtain Mitchell's release on parole.
Mrs. Viola Napier, attorney, now
city clerk, has been one of the
most active in his behalf.
Since his confinement in the
stace peniteniary, Dr. Mitchell has
made himself one ' of the most
popular prisoners in the institution
officers there said. Because of his
knowledge of medicine, he im
mediately was assighed to the pri
son hospital sfaff. In the years
which have intervened, prison
officials said, he #@s won the
reputation of being , one of the
leading médical men thrc and be
cause of his knfiwledge and his
general conduct the prison has
won the admiration of officials and
prisoners.
Sunday School Superintendent
He has organized and is now
superintendent of a Sunday school
in the Negrd divisioh of the Ppri
son.
Condemned prisoners of both
races, who have gone to institution
to forfeit their lives to the stote,
have seen Dr. Mitchell during
their last ents. t has assisted
Rev. A C *tklns. PPison chaplain,
in the conduct of religiods cere
monies just prior to the #ime of
elctrocution. 4
he Georgia prison commission
first recomended parole on Feb.
5, 1926, but the recommendation
was declined by Governor Clifford
Walker, after considerable study of
the case. "When he retired from
office, white friends carried the
reccomendation of the prison com
mission to Governor 1. G. Hard
man. He, too, declined to act
favorably, and it was put aside un
til the Russell administration.
Solicitor Gartett said yesterday
afternoon that he had never recco
mended parole in the case and
consistently fought to have the
sentence served.
The
- Weather
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FAIR and somewhat colder Fri
dny with Saturday fair. Highest
temperature, past 24 hours, 70; low
est, 58, mean 64.
C. F. van Herrmann
Metieorologist, Weather Bureau
ROBBERS SHOOT M.B.U. EX-GRID STAR
Joe Greene Gets Big
- Hand From Local
Fans; Smiles
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RAEVES OKAY!
| BY “MELANCHOLY” JONES
! Game time! And Clark is a thin
ifavorite of most of the dopesters
and so-called experts. Betting odds
lon the teams found Clark about a
lfive to four choice. Point betting
|found a few of the
‘zz'nnbla-rs taking Clark § : :
|imd sacrificing s i X B
iptnnt\; whnile the maj- o
ority betted even .
' Joe Greene and the RN
yrest of the South Car- S « o
l,\olm;n State entouragel 'j-'fg’f;
Marrived here on yester-§ .
I% a y afternoon. Joc§ £
| Greene was accordec SR TS
| a big hand by local
# grid fans. He accepted Simon
this cordiality with a biovad, grate
ful smile. Atlantans want their
'home eleven to win, but they'd
4really like to see Joe play a great
anmc They're pulling for him.
| Last minute reports have it that
'Donuld Reeves,' Clark’s All-South
lern and Chicago’s choice for All
| American flankman, will be able
lto play today after 21:. It is said
ithat all differences between him
and his possibility of playing have
|been ironed out. If he does play
land it looks as if he will now, the
1('hnn('(‘s of the local eleven will be
|greatly enhanced
| State Has Double Threat
State. with two backfields, of al
'most equal strength, and a corking
;gfmrl line, promises to be a foe for
;(len‘k throughout. No one will be
loverly surprised at a State win
'But most fans look for the chi
‘canery of the Panthers to pull the
‘game out of anything resembling
fire.
Starting performers for State,
according to Coaches Brooks and
“gin. Opotton. are . Dawkins and
Webber, ends; Person and Hender
son, tackles; Franks and Mauck,
puards; Evans. center; Joe Greene,
Cain, Taylor, and Captain Gregg,
backs. Coaches Aiken, Bacharach
Smith, and Archer will favor Carl
Ray and Captain Pinkney for the
flanks; Simen and Puckett in the
tackles; Vaughn and E. Staple
foote for the guards; Hog Maw
Robinson, at center; and McPher
son. Elmer Baker. Bell, and Arn
ette in the backfield.
CAUGHT ROBBING CHURCH
New York, Dec. 2 -(By The As
cociated Negro Press)—After the
priest of St. Peter Claver Roman
Catholic church had complained ol
petty thieveries within the buildin«
two policemen were set to watch
for the thief. Their vigil was re
warded Monfday when they ob
served Sidney Miller, 19, of 76 S.
2nd st.. Brooklyn. open one of thc
windows, climb through it and be
gin to rob the poor boxes in the
church. The policemen {urned cn
the lights and ogpturca him,
Though only 19, Miller is said 2
have been convicted twice before
of a similar offense.
Women Fight as They Move
Into Apartment; 1 Stabbed
Only the timely intervention of
a neighbor, Robert Shepherd, pro
bably saved the life of Marictta
Jones, 23 of rear 388 Buchanan
Way, who was stabbed scven times
in the abdomen by a woman whom
she knew only as “Leona.”
Miss Jones admitted that both
she and Leona had been drinking
heavily. She said the fight was the
result of an argument as to how
the furniture was to be placed in
the apartment which the two
women had just rented together.
Shepherd, who lives at 279 Curry
street, was visiting at the home of
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Two groups of children, one
white and the cther colored. sang
' Christmas carols to the sick kid
‘dies in ward 8 of Grady hospital
Wednesday.
I The white group, which came
from the Sunday school depart
ment of the Associated Reform
' Presbyterian church, located on
' Hudson drive and Highland ave
nue, was under the supervision of
'Mrs. Ada Miller, and consisted of
ten children.
. Miss William Birney. a teacher
latt he David T. Howard school,
}cnnductod a group of 18 children
'representing the David T. Howard,
‘and the Booker T Washington
'schools in singing carols Wednes
iday afternoon in the same ward.
| The sick children were also re
cipients of many Christmas pre
gsents from friends all over the
'state. According to Miss Florence
iStickney, nurse in the ward. |
l TWO MEN GIVEN DEATH }
1 SENTENCE K
t Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 22- (By
The Associated Negro P’ress)- Only |
lf()rty minutes deliberation was re- |
quired by a jury in Guilford Sup- |
lerior court Monday afternoon m}
bring in a verdict of first degree
murder against Leroy Lee and
'Nord Donnell, charged with the
slaying of Robert B. Andrew, mer
chant and postmaster of Sedalia,
on the night before Thanksgiving
Each man is alleged to have ad
mitted being in the companionshin
of the other on the night of the
crime and at the scene of it. but
each accused the other of firing
the fatal shot.
his friend, James Harris, who lives
across the hall from the women's
apartment, when he said he heard
the screams of the women.
He forced his way into the room
and found Leona, whom he de
scribed as being about 33 years of
age and weighing around 275
pounds, on top of Miss Jones, who
is a small woman. He said the
large woman had a large paif of
scissors in her right hand and was
stabbing the little woman in the
back.
~ Seizing the woman's hand. Shep'
herd said, he gave it a twist and
the heavy woman dropped the
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Christmas is a jolly season, the holly season—the green and
red and snowy season —when hearths are glowing, hearts are flow
ing with merry, merry cheer. It’s a time of joyous greeting hap
piness and of friendly meeting-—-the ending and beginning o ¢
year.
With our most elated manner- in our gay and happy way
We Wish you a Happy New Year,and a Merry Christmas Day.
Injures Leg; Her Boss
Puts Her Out Friendless
. A tale of faithful service and
| ingratitude in return was told at
'Grady hospital Wednesday after
inoon by Miss Cola Martin, former
[Iy of 1670 North Decatur road. but
‘whn now has no home. Miss Mar
[tin was found to be suffering with
Ia fractured left leg.
{ The injurea woman said that in
lher haste to get to work Tuesday
!night her foot slipped while board
ging a Highland-Lanier street car
{at Houston and Fort streetsi At
‘1hat time, she said, she experienced
{a sharp pain in her leg, but did
Enot think that it was seriously in
jjured. However, when she attempt
ied to get off the car. Miss Martin
'told doctors, she found that she
[found that she could not move her
left leg.
! A man employed as a chauffeur
adjacent to the place where she
fworkod took her home. But find
;ing that she was no longer able to
work, she said, the people she
worked for, George Moore, who is
owner of a large ice cream cor
poration in Atlanta, tod her that
'she would have to move.
’ “They wouldn't even bring me
'to the hospital and told me that 1
‘would have to move out of the
‘room I had on the lot as a new
imaid was coming. All they said
'was that they weren't able to do
anything and that I needed to be
when I could get some attention.”
iche said. ‘“But I don’t have any
place to go, as I don't have any
| folks here in town.” |
| Ordinarily, officials at Grady
‘hospital stated, the woman would
‘be admitted, but due to overcrowd
'ed conditions there were no beds
weapon.
About twenty minutes before the
fight, James Harris, told World re
porters, a bullet apparently fired
from the women's apartment
whizzed through his room barely
missing the head of his three-year
old brother, Junior Harris. The
slug lodged in the window sill. He
said that he had heard to two
‘arguing shortly before the gun was
fired. , g
' The life of the Jones woman was
hanging in balance Wednesday
‘night as the stab wound in the ab
domen was found by doctors to he
of a serious nature
10 accomodate persons with simple
fractures.
An effort is being made to inter
iest charity organizations in the
‘woman’s case, it is said
Carol Concert of
~ Morris Brown
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| Pleasing
| Despite the heavy rain, a crowd
ied audience witnessed the pre
sentation of a Christmas pageant
Idepicting the birth of Christ by
the Morris Brown student body
and glee club at the University
ichapel. The pageant presented un
|der the direction of Frederick Hall
{assisted by Mr. Starling and his
| Wolverine orchestra was one of
ithe most classical affairs present
led in the city recently.
| THe orogram began a t 800
oclock and as the lights were
dimmed, a hushing silence gripped
ithe audience as the impressive
iscenes were portrayed. The aud
ience was also thrilled by the
{beantiful and unique stage settings.
particularly the scenes of the holy
city, Jerusalem, the three kings,
land the guiding star.
| The high light of the evening.
‘however, was the splendid singing
'of the Christmas carols. Among
other things that were decidedly
striking was the cast of the shep
herds, the angels, and Mary and
Joseph. ,
Jazzin' The
News
FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
M. B. men held up by three;
ex-quarterback is shot;
Parole no good to jailed doctor;
to stay in jail his lot;
Two dames stage a bloody bout;
they'r moved into new home
Numbers king gets nine month
term; :
No more Harlem he’ll roam.
City waits for game today;
sweet charity will gain
“St. Loos” Demos open fight;
for congressman they aim
Injured woman fired by boss;
now has ne place to stay
World hopes all have had good
cheer
this Merry Xmas day.
A quarrel over a five-cent debt
almost ended fatally for Will
Nellams, 31, of 814 Primrose ave
nue, Thursday night when he was
struck a stunning blow with an
axe in the hands of Fate Hubbard
Nellams it is said, turned his
head just in time to prevent the
blade of the weapon from striking
him in the neck and was hit with
the handle.
In a dazed condition when he
reached Grady hospital. doctors
there think the man maybe suffer
ing from a fractured vertebra. He
‘was admitted to the hospital |
| Ltk
| Fanny Mae James of 1 T.owe's
allev, suffered a deep cut in her
forehead Thursday night when a
piece of wood hurked by Cornelius
Dray struck her on the head
According to Miss James, Dray
was cutting wood in the yard,
when a piece flew-up hitting her
just as she was coming out of the
door. After being treated in the
emergency clinic of Grady hos
pital, she was permitted to go
home.
. SKIN FLATTENS BULLET ;
Danville, Va, Dec. 22— (By The
Associated Negro Press)—A bullet
fired at William Harris by George
Johnson, his rival for the affections
of Miss Josephine Darden, is re
ported to have been f{lattened after
it had pentrated Harris suf
and struck his skin. Harris suf
fered only a light bruise. Police
Mica Were Not Still This Xmas
ANOTHER BIG TALE FROM MISSISSIPPI
GOOLA GOOLA., Miss, Dec 25.-—-Thursday evening may have
been “the night before Christmas” but all through the houses in the
vicimsby of Chitlin Switch the mice were far from still. They have
been that way all year. Although the community is bountifully supph
ed with cats, these animals just give one glance at a mouse and then
lose interest.
There was a time when the cats here chased every mouse they saw.
Then last year a very progressive sort of mouse got mixed up with an
extremely backward kind with the result that the young offspring had
their heads where their tails ought to be and their tails on the head
end.
Consequently, when a cat saw a mouse he thought the pest was
coming his way and sat down to wait for it. But the mouse was going
instead of coming and would get away before the cat knew what was
up.
Hanley Gi
anley Gives Away
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1,000 Christmas
Baskets Today
askets loday
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Thousandg of hearts will throb
with real Christmas joy as the Han
ley company distributes over 1000
baskets among the poor, infirm
and otherwise unforunate persons
in Atlanta and vicinity.
In spite of the deprossion, the
Hanley organization is sparing
neither time nor money in spread
ing joy and happiness. [Kacn bas
ket contains a goodly portion of
flour, bacon, rice, lard, sugar, col
fee, oranges, apples and nu::z and
tied on each is a card »f Christ
mas greetings. In addition to the
baskets the company is providing
over 8 cords of wood to be deliver
¢d to those who do not have fuel
to cook the food.
During 1931 the Hanley company
has given in cash to various church
¢s in Atlanta and vincinity oyer
$1800 as well as spending among
' the city's poor nearly $1500 thru
| out the year. These amounts do
| not include several funerals hand
| led without charge. |
\ It should not be assumed by any
| means Hanley's is a one man esta
! blishent. This fact can be more
| clearly seen when one realizes
that over $400 is given to regu
i lar force of 37 persons as a Xmas
| token of appreciation.
The company is incidentally, not
assisted by any other organization
in its philanthropic endeavors.
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J. B. Blayton, secretary of Atlanta
Mutual Building, Loan and Savings.
| Alanta’s only business of this type
operated and owned exclusively
| by Negroes, advises that the associ
ation at a recent meeting of its
board of directors declared its regu
lar dividend and that checks for
came will be mailed during the holi- |
days. This association has been
in existence for about five years|
and has never failed to earn and
pay dividends on a basis of 7 per
cent annually to all classes of its
members. The assoclation now has
plans on foot for a vigorous cam
paign for new membhers earlv in
* NN NA Af* w An AlvantAay £ ¢
Atlanta Mutunl receives nne dime
for his services. The officers and
directors give their time free of
rharge in order that the associat
ion mav grow to take its place a
long side the largest associations
of its kind in the na‘ion ‘
Dr. Charles H. Johnson is presi
dent of the association and 8. 8.
Abrams. manager of the North
Carolina Mutual Insurance com
pany, is its treasurer. Among its
directors are to be found some of
the leading business and profess
ional men of the city and the At
lanta public generally is proud of
the record this association is mak
ing in simplifying home owner
ship for the common people and
its vigorous campaigns for thrift
which it recognizes as tne only
road to economic security for the
underprivileged people who make
up the race which it represents.
Questions B oy In
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Theft of Diamond Pin
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Dec 25—
O. D. Hill, a small Negro youth,
is being questioned b y police
authorities in connection with the!
theft of a diamond pin from the
home of a white woman, Mrs. Wal
ter Jones, 255 South Watkins, |
Make $4.000 A Week |
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SHOT IN THIGH
Whether impelled by that fight
ing spirit that cut short his football
career, or whether the desire .to
keep an engagement caused the
little Iron Man of Morris Brown
and former quarterback for the
Purple, Charles Scruggs, 550 John
son avenue. to strike a hold bandit,
Thursday night is not known, and
was wounded.
The ex-quarter had a very presss
ing engagement and as he and
Professor E. B. Sarreals, Social
Science head it the Boule
vard university, were walking
‘down Boulevard thcy were stop=
ped by three bandits. They were
commanded to ‘“stick ‘em up.”
{Both men obeyed. :
Scruggs was relieved of $5.75, all
‘the money he had on him. Prof.
Sarreals was robbed of 65 cents.
Upoh observing that the man who
‘was rifling his pockets had no gua,%
Scruggs said that he struck the
robber .a mmm
on the ground. One of the 5
fired, striking Scruggs at the lower
part of his hip, the bullet coming
out a few inches in the thigh. =
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The bandits as well as Sarreals
and Scruggs fled. The two victims
ran into Dean E. C. Mitchell’'s
home on Boulevard. Biuth men
were reputed fast runners, the
professor allegedly having a stight
edge, it was said in an interview.
Dean Mitchell brought Scruggs
to the office of Dr. J. W. E. Linder,
where he was given first aid by
Doctors G. A. Howell and R, B.
Jackson. He s sent to the hos
pital to have au X-rav mode
1 ‘ nation,
: . s the
builet had pasicd thioush laflings
ing only a flesh wound
Arthur Burton, 5t Maple Street,
northeast, was admitted to Grady
hospital after an x.ray revealed
that besides numerous bruiseS® a=
bout his body. he -us suffering
from a broken nose ?
According to police, Burton, whe
was intoxicated at the time, AWal.
struck by an automohile drivem
by Clem Madison, who gave his
address as B. R. 5 Summer Hilk
and who is employed at the Coed
hen street garage
Madison claims that Burton sieps
ped into the path of his machine
and was struck before the ear.
could be stopped. The man was
charged with reckless driving at:
police headquarters, S
CHICAGO—(ANP) - According
to Evans E. Plummer, radjo editor
of the Herald and FExaminer, the
Four Mills Brothers. who colleet=
ively took $40 a week from radio
station WLW in Cincinm,, :
after they had left Piqua, )] o.;;
now receive $2,000 a week
the New York Paramount re
and a like amount from tholrw
sor over the Columbia M
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DEACON JONES
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Deacon Jones says he wi
crybody .a Merry Christmias sl
Happy New Yc:fl‘JM«M; ,"‘f‘
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