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VOLUME 5, NUMBER 3
Haugabrooks
Auto Almost Burned
Completely Up
on Street
RUNS INTO POST
Engulfed in flames that leaped
upward from the rear of the gas
tank, the beautifull tinted rose
and blue ambulance of the Hauga
brooks Funeral home was almost
completely demolished b y fire
early Tuesday morning as it travel
led out Central avenue near Wood
ward.
According to police records, the
ambulance struck a telephone pole
causing the gasoline tank on the
ambulance to burst and catch fire
The driver, J C. Speer, escaped
injury
Mrs. Haughabrooks Makes
Statement
Mrs. Haughabrooks, when inte:
viewed made the following state
ment: 1 know nothing of the
ambulance having a wreck neither
do I know of their answering an
emergency call. The ambulance
just caught fire with Mr. Speur
driving it. Their was no speeding
as the Journal said neither was
there a wreck.”
Pilot Describes Accident
J. C. Spear, 91 Fitzgerald street
declared that he had been on duty
and had received a call to 1039
Windsor street, where it was re
ported that a man was found dead.
“The call was not an emergency
call and there was no rush. When
I knew anything I had a blow out.
I got outand discovered that iny
rear end was on fire.”
This completed the pilot's state
ment until he was further ques
tioned by the reporter. “Yes I hit
tane post but it was not from faulty
driyving. You see my right rear tire
blew out and the car swerved into
the telephone post hitting the right
rear fender and breaking off the
spout off the gas tank causing it to
leak just under the right rear fend
er and over the exhaust. This
caused a small flame and as the
drops became larger it agitated the
flames more, I called a fire depart
ment fearing to attempt to extin
guish the fire myself because of
explosion. When I returned to the
car police had arrived and were
getting the data from bystanders
who knew nothing of the accident.
When they inquired of the driver
I spoke up but declined to muke
any statement.”
Man Brought to Hospital Alive
The man, who according to Spear
was supposedly dead, was found in
truth not dead, according to hos
pital reports. The man was an 18
year old youth, Mercer Menter,
1039 Windsor street, who was my
steriously shot in the left side and
later died at the hospital, attaches
said,
MOTHER JAILED FOR
K'LLING BABY
JONESBORO., Ark.. Jan. 6—
(By The ANP)<—After her baby
was only a month old. Mrs. Min
nie McSwain. 18, grew tired of it.
according to her story told the po
lice. and thru it ‘nto a pile of un
derbrush. The infant was found
frozen to death. The mother
was arrested, held without. bond.
and will be tried on a charge of
first degree murder.
WHITES PLAY SANTA
NEW ORLEANS, la. Jan 6—
(By The ANP)—The Lvons Lum
ber company and the entire white
community of Garyviie, La., nlay
ed Santa Claus to the bh00 colored
children of that town - Christmas
Eve and dictvibuted toys and candy
to the children.
The
Weather
RAIN Wednesday, Thursday fair
and co'der. Highest temperature
48; lowest temperature 42; mean
temperature 45.
C. F. von HERRMAN
Meteorologist
Weather Bureau
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Unconscious 150
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After lying at Grady hospital
“I uan unconscious l‘(fll‘]l‘l()“ l.()l'
more than 150 hours. a man who
was identified as John Jackson,
of an unknown address, died
Saturday night.
Doctors at Grady hospital
were mystified as to the disease
with which the man, who an
peared to be about 70 years of
age, was suffering. The man
was discovered lying in the street
near Kive points, and rushed to
hospital ten days ago.
Mystery Shrouds His
Shooting; Another
-Shot by Bandits
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BOTH YOUTHS 18
Mystery surrounds the fatel
hooting of Mercer Menter, 18 year
ld youth who was found on the
Southern railway near jArthur |
street, by policemen around nine
thirty. He was rushed to the
hospital in the Hill brothers am
bulance.
Accordings to police records. th
boy had been dead several hours
‘A nurse Miss Ruth Moore at Gra
idy. however claimed the youth was
not dead upon arrival at the cli
‘pic and furnished hospital records
ty corroborate her statement. She
‘claimed the youth said, ‘I have
'heen shot.”! and with remark he
straightened out the table and died.
Menter was wounded in the left
side and the bullet is said to have
traveled left through his entir bo
dy-
{ "Another vouth who was also
{ hot but probablly not fatally was
'T. J. Simmons, 443 Old Wheat
lstreet, who was shot bv two un
lknown bandits who attempted to
hold him up Monday night near
Bell and Old Wheat streets. The
{wounded Simons. who is also a
lvouth of 18. said that he carried
‘lwo suit boxes of chothes. MHe
| hrew them down when bandits ap
{proached him and attemypted to
! un He wis shot in the arm and
Still Try to Move
Site of Orphan
Jones Trial
| BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 6 (AN
'P)—In a decision handed down last
}wovk the Maryland court of ap
[ peals confessed a lack of power to
‘move the trial of Orphan Jones,
Jalias Yuel Lee, from Dorchester
'county to Baltimore, but included
lin its statement the opinion that it
‘did not believe that Jones could
obtain a fair trial in Dorchester
jcounty.
! As a result of this &pinion, an
%effort is now to be made before
{the circuit court of Dorchester
]county to move the trial site to
}Baltimore The crime for which
Jones is accused was committed in
‘Worcester county, but the Circuit
"court of that county agreed to have
‘the trial transferred to Dorchester
"county which adjoins, after Jones'
lluwyer. Bernard Ades, and an in
,vestigutm‘, had been assaulted by a
mob in Snow Hill, seaf of Wor
‘l(-(.-ster country.
{ FIVE MEN SUCEED IN
. JAIL BREAK
| GREENVILLE, N. C. Jan6—
(By The ANP)—Five men escaped
from the Pitt county jail here
| Wednesday by us‘ng an angle bar
torn from the ceiling of their cell.
The fugitives are Fred Pugh,
’I.enscy Woodward, Willie Hardi
lson. John Phillips. and Amos
Brooks. Twelve other men in the
‘cell at the time refused to flee.
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Ambulance Catches Afire Making Call
ARMY OFFICER THOUGHT WHITE
PROVEN NEGRO AFTER SUICIDE
[ONGAT 13
PIONEET
IPENING
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FROM 5 UNTIL 9
By A Staff Writer
The long felt need of inter-racial
co-operation in business has at last
been realized with the opening of
the doors tonight from 5 until 9
o'clock of the Pioneer Savings as
sociation at 180 Aubnurn avenue.
New history has been written up
on the pages of time. With the sup
port which the Quaker Savings as
sociation is giving, not only in
teaching o ur people industrial
banking but also guaranteeing the
savings and - superwising. loans, it
gives new hope for a more per
'manent and profitable future to
‘our race.
|
| The members of the board of the
{Pmmwr are as follows; Dr. M. 5.
| Davage, President of Clark univer
|sity; Jesse O. Thomas, Field Secre
‘tary of the National Urban league;
Dr Thomas H. Slater, one of At
lanta's prominent physicians; Jesse
'H. Hanley, one of the leading un
idertakers. and T J [Ferpuson,
{have a complete working arrange
!ment with the Quaker Savings
1Association and the latter's expert
and successful knowledge of in
'dustrial banking is at the new as-
I sociation’s command at all times.
| Inquiries have been coming into
the officials of the Pioneer from
?:nll over the country wanting in
| formation about the inter-racial
| movement. So we in Atlanta can be
[happy in thought to know that aft
jer all the Pioneer will no doubt
isolve numerous problems that have
%been confronting us.
l Every Atlantan who is interested
{in the welfare of his and her race
ishould pay the Pioneer a visit of
| inspection tonight.
ALLEGED BURGLAA
CHOT IN' BACK
Surprised by Patrolman H. A.
Hardy, just as he was attempting to
burglarize the Capital City Grocery
store at 147, Decatur street, a man
who gave his name as James Smith,
178 Hilliard street, was shot in the
back by the policeman, who said
Smith had threatened him with a
crowbar.
If one of the slugs. which per
forated Smith's back had gone
one fourth of an inch further. doc
tors at the hospital say. the alleged
burglar would have been a dead
man. The trouble making slug, an
xr-ay revealed, was lying just
that distance from his backbone.
Records at the hospital revealed
that Smith had been a patient
there just thirty days before from
a gun shot wound said to have
been inflicted by a jealousy-crazed
woman. The attempted robbery oc
curred early Sunday morning.
B. L. Parks who police say was
accompanying Smith in his at
tempt to rob the Decaurt street
store, is being held at the city jail
for investigation.
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seated in his plane. The aviator will give an
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3 Alfro Hardv an armless man
| who gave his address as Jonesboro,
| Ga., was brought to Grady haospital
iSuuday night with a fractured
iskull, received when he was struck |
iby an automobile driven by Dr. E.
{W. Boyd, white physician, who
lives at 32812 Pryor street, south- |
west. |
i Hardy, who has been in an un-1
!con.sciuus condition for three days |
{ was unable to explain just how he
1was hit Witnesses however say
jthat Hardy was crossing the street
]at Piedmont avenue near Gilmore,
iwhen Dr. Boyd, who is a guest
‘physician in the Gray clinic at
| Grady hospital, struck him before
he was able to bring his car to a
halt.
{ The injured man was thrown, his
i’heud striking the curbstone.
{ YOUNG AFRICAN PHYSICIAN
MARRIES
1 JOHANNESBURG. South Afri
ica, Jan. 6—(By the ANP)—AnN
jnouncements are out telling of the
imarriagu of Miss Amanda Priscilla
| Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
iJohnson Mason of Sophiatown to
Dr. Alfred Bitini Xuma of the
‘s;mw eity. Dr. Xuma will be 1¢-
!{membered as the brilllant young
{ African student who coming to A-
I merica, graduated at Tuskegee
!institutn. Marqueite university,
ll\'orthwestern university, all with
| honors, and then took post gradu
late work in Berl'n and Vienna be
| fore entertaining his practice in
Jazzin' The
News
FRANK MAR;‘I::ALL DAVIS
i Army man takes his own life; re
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{ veals he isn't white
lAssociation gives report; progress
| in Negro's fight;
| Ambulance on fire in streets; it
. was out on a call
Another woman badly burned;
[ third one in fire to fall
. Preacher sues for heavy cash: he
‘ says his deacon “talked”
Afric, U. S. Negro traits by scientist
' are chalked;
|Flyer to thrill thousands here;
! he'll take you up for ride
(Let ads in Atlanta World be cach
reader's buving guide!
exhibition here this coming Saturday after
noon to which a large erowd is expected.
_ —International Photo
By Howell A. Murphy
After having negotiated for sev
eral weeks with various organiza
tions to assist in the arrangements
of the widely discussed flying ex
hibition which has been hanging
in the air, literally, since early
December recent information re
veals that details are now complete
for this thrilling attraction, which
means that every man, woman and
child will have the opportunity of
witnessing Charles E. James, Negro
pilot, in one of the greatest hair
raising Sky performances ever pre.
sented in this city. Sponsored by
Holmes Industrial Institute, this uni
que event promises to draw a capa
city attendance from both races.
who will hie out to Candler Field
on Saturday, January 9, to see two
daring Negro airmen execute their
many flying tricks, something which
has never before been attempted
by Negroes in the history of Atlan
ta.
A Natural Flyer
James has been flying about
three years. He received his pilot’s
license in 1929, at Roosevelt Field,
since that time he has garnered 110
flying hours to his credit. He was
the first Negro to fly a plane from
New York into Canada and vice
versa. Last summer Roosevelt Field
‘was the scene of a mammoth aerial
circus, of which James was one of
‘the many participants; and his abi
ity and adroitness in handling his
'plane proved conclusively before
the 5,000 or more persons who wit
nessed the event that he is without
a doubt a natural born aviator.
Promises A Thrill Per Minute
There will be two exhibitions
given Saturday; the first is schedul
ed for 2:00 P. M,, the latter at 4:30.
During the intervening hours pas
sengers of both races will be privi
leged to fly with the skilled Negro
pilot, whose cocl-headedness has
won for him the profound admira
tion of all New York.
The Candler Field exhibition pro
mises a thrill per minute. Aside
from the flying antics performed
by James, including swooping
“loop-the-loops,” sensational ‘*‘tail
spins” and other hair-raising stunts,
there will also be a breath-taking
performance by Alexander Nelson,
young Negro parachute jumper, who
is considered by many to be one of
the most daring in the country.
(Nelson will make two jumps; he
will also perform atop the wing of
James's plane. And last but not
by any means least, the daring par
achute jumper will attempt one of
the most difficult feats known in a
viation; that of scaling a rope ladd
er which is suspended from the
plane while said plane is traveling
at a fast rate of speed The latter
stunt, “incidentally, is the most
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WING §8 WHILF
GIMBLING SHOT
| Because he left the poker game
, fter winning $85 is thought by
| 'larence Thomas. 265 Rock street
, 0 be the reason for his being shot
hrough the left chest Sunday
. Thomas is now at Grady hospi
al ina critical condtion. The in
. ured man said that he had left the
| ome of Stafford Jones, where the
| ame had been held enroute home
iwhen after going a short distance
a man whom he knew only as
[“Jonesyv” and who was heavy lo
‘ er in the game attempted to hold
| im up. Thomas said he broke in
2 run back to Jones’ home. when
'his assailant drew a gun and shot
thim the slug entering his left chest.
The shooting occured at about
30 a m. Thomas said Police
Tuesday night had not arrested
!he gunman.
| HOLIDAY DRINKING LEADS
I TO FIERY DEATH
JONESBORO. Ark. Jan6-—
(By The ANP)—Fletcher Block,
a tormer railroad fireman was
{burned to a crisp when his home
tcaught fire here last Thursday
i\*\‘unim:. Block returned home
ifilled with Christmas cheer. His
{wife put him to bed and left to go
‘m the laundry nearby. It s as
[sunmed that intoxicated. Block over
{turned an oil lamp which set fire
lto the house and that he was un
able to leave the burning building.
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I WEST POINE Ga Jan, 06—
Suffering a heart attack while sit
ing before the fire place in her
l ome on Jackson Hill, Mrs. Tabi
' ha Wilkerson, 80 year old wo
man, Saturday fell in the flames
1 nd was burned to death.
The aged woman had been con
{ ned to her bed for more than a
[ wonth and was permitted to get
1p Saturday. When her grand
| aughter happened to go out of
he house for a minute, the woman
{ s thought to have become faint
' nd fell into the open grate.
When the grandaughter return
¢ she found her grandmother lay
ng in front of the firenlace. a por
t'on of her clothes still in flame
She was dead before the fire could
be extinguished.
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Third Severe Burn
A !
Case Brought to
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Grady Hospital
The third s:;';;eflburn case to
appear at Grady hospital within
three days, little hope is held for
the life of Mrs. Ella Labon, 634
Crew street, who is suffering from
a painful burn on her left side and
Mrs. l.abon w a s unconscious
when she reached the hospital. She
was burned, witnesses say, when
she reached in a firegrate to poke
the fire, the flames setting her
garment ablaze.
The first burn case of 1932, that
of Mrs. Bessie Harden, of 610 Spen
cer street, an expectant mother,
ended fatally for the woman who
died Saturday night. An attempt
‘made by physicians at the hospital |
to save the unborn infant, when all |
hope had been given up for the
mother, proved a failure.
Mrs. Delphry Rivers, an 80-year
old woman, who lives at 537 Irene |
street, who was hte second case to
appear at the Butler street institu
tion during the new year, also died
Saturday night from severe burns
on the back and thighs. Both wom
. en had caught afire from open
' grates.
B e e - Sl T 2 gl g L
H ’ e
arlem Thief Gets
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- Away With Six
Gem Trays
- NEW YORK, Jan. 6— (By The
- ANP)—Pandemonium reigned at
the corner of 138th Street and Le
nox Avenue Saturday night around
nine thirty after an unknown col
ored robber smashed the huge
plate glass window of a pawn shop
on this corner and snatched six
trays of d'amond rings. the value
of which is not given by the owner
of the store,
Using a brick wrapped in paper
to deaden the no'se, the bandit
picked the right moment—when
the cop on the beat was down in
front of the Harlem hospital and
proceeded to smash the window.
With‘n a few minutes, a crowd
had collected necessitating the cal
ling of the riot squad to spread
them. The burglar according to
evew'tnesses fled down [1388h
street toward Fifth avenue. but!
but disappeared before he got to
the corner. going into either an
apartment house or an alleyway
nearby. *
. No correct direction of the man
'was given. ,
WOMAN anOT BY
NRUNK NEIGHBOR
Georgia corn whiskey was held re-!
isponsible for a shooting Sunday,
'night which will probably end fa-l
tally for Mrs. Annie Lee Jones, of |
1256 Fairfax street, who was shoti
through the abdomen by Reese!
Crenshaw, of 250 Fairfax street.|
when she attempted to separate}
her husband. John and the gun-|
willder, both of whon intoxicat-|
ed. from fighting. ‘
| Doctors at Grady hospital where
the wounded woman was rushed
immediately after the shooting hold
little hope for her
| Witnesses say that both (‘r('n-{
shaw and Jones. who are next-i
door neighbors. had been drink-|
ng heavily. and had cuddenly en
tered into a heated argument u-;
. out a small debate, which Jones is
| aid to have owed Crenshaw. Both
were in Crenshaw’s house at the
| ime the argument started. but as
i t progressed. thev moved out into
| he open. where Mrs. Jones’ open-|
| -~ her door heard the quarrel and |
Mucht to separate them, |
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L.OS ANGLES, Cal. Jan. 6—(ANP)
—According to stories appearing in:
the local white dailies. a seven"
days’ sensation has been cerated
by the discovery in death that Lt.:
William J. French, found dead near;
Gilroy Saturday morning, was not
a white man after ail, but a Negro
who had been masquerading as
white with a brilliant career in the
United States army for 20 years.
~ Lt. French was stationed at Camp
Devens, Massachusetts, but had
come to California on leave for
ithe holidays and had been visiting
‘with his mother at Pasadena. -
He was a great favorite among
‘his fellow officers and had been
royally entertained by friends here
in San Francisco when he reported
at the Presidio.
Left Town With Woman
A white woman, Mrs. Gertrude
McEnroe, was the only person able
to throw any light on the strange
circumstances of Lt Franch's
death. She stated that she and the
army officer had left’ SaiT *dnscis
co together in his car at five o'-
clock Saturday morning to come to
his city. She claimed that he be
gan acting queerly and that she
suggested that they stop at San
Jose. French, however, drove a
round San Jose and when they
were near Gilroy, according to Mrs.
McEnroe, he struck her across the
head. He then drove the car aoff
the road, through a fence and
straight into a tree. She jumped out
of the automobile and fled. A pass.
ing truck picked her up and took
her to Gilroy. :
Police officers later went ‘Yo
search for the car. They found
French's dead body lying beside
the machine with a bullet hole in
}he head. A pistol with one cham
oer empty lay on the running
board of the car.
According to the stories in the
dailies here, Mrs. McEnroe must
have know that French, whom she
came here from Kansas City to
meet at his invitation. was colored.
She is quoted as expressing the be- -
lief that fear of the exposure of his ;
racial identity probably led to a
state of temporary insanity that
caused him to take his life. It g: =
conjectured that his position in the
army, especially the command of
white troops, and the social 'gl- 3
tacts with whites which he had
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DEACON JONES 5
By L P. Reynolds
The Pastor ;a‘id prayer would get
you OUT of any trouble so Brothe
er Bell tried prayer on the remt
man and got put OUT of doors.
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