The Michigan chronicle. [volume], December 30, 1939, CITY EDITION, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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CLIMAX OF THE ANNUAL BASKET FUND
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f* j?se 4 / j
ears and on trucks donated by
TfvnM and F. and 11. breweries
for distribution to needy families.
Andy Gilmer. Altes salesman can
Last Saturday was a hi-; clay at
teen hundred nr more baskets,
valued at three dollars each, were
loaded into policemens private
SWANKY YET CHARITABLE
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Dubbing themselves the
Social and Charity club the above
group of young matrons devote
much of their time to making
others happy. Each year they
Join in the spirit of the yule sea
son by presenting baskets to the
need> > this year they gave firty
fivei and anyane can see. from
the size of them that they aren't
small fry. Left to right, in the
photo are Betty Gibson. se retarv;
Helen Ashby, treasurer; Ophelia
Rentie. social secretary: Vera
Woods, president: Ernestine Har
ris. Alberta Oliver, Willie Yost
and labsenti Lillian Wilson. The
club met Friday night ami dis
tribute «t the baskets Saturday
morning.—I'hoto by Langford P.
Clevelander Wins Fight For Needy
Children; School To Give Lunches
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. j 1
_*;< Legal barriers to provid
ing free lunches to indigent :
school children were cleared '
away Saturday when Judge j
Dana F Reynolds of Franklin Coun- i
ty Commons Pleas court held that
1
jWh.’.e ■ 1 the Cleveland City law'
n.ng the favorable decision.
Mr. White, who represented the
sch.'l board so creditably, hailed
ie ruling as "the finest Christmas..-
p re-cut 1 Co [ml get sot the poor kid-T
Judge Reynolds ruled specifically ,
m two points raised in the school 1
b Ts : ctitmn for a declaratory
ju nolding that noards may
■ ypr ividc both food and sleep-1
.:ig t r elementary pupils in;
■ ; • ait classes, conducted for
■;i i' fubjccts to tuberculosis, and
i:. : school pupils unable
He od also that by inference ;
would also permit the j
:i n pr jrajn in the elementary
re . is using foods donated by the;
Fi ’ ral Surplus Commodities Cor-;
Juoge Reynolds admitted that his ‘
,dt n fellows no legal precedent
but declared that "the old Greek
p.oilosophv of a sound mind in a
<-<iund body is a consummation de-
The case was brought up by the
Cleveland board against,
•State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson.
,v ho. acting «.n tne rulingof Thomas
J fferbert. Ohio Attorney General,
neld that the expenditure of school
Chart* II Like, superintendent
of schools, also expressed delight
at the rui.ng and congratulated Mr
HOME AGAIN
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I /: W
PROPHET o W HURLEY
Prophet George W. Hurley, the
great l’-cttragramat-m. who lett
the Universal Ha. u Spiritualist
Headquarters August 6. 1939 to
tour the Eastern States will re
turn home on the olst of this
month.
Prophet Hurley has sown many
seeds of helpfulness during his
five months stay in .tht ..East,
spreading sunshine spiritually,
physically and financially to thou
sands of people.
On December 31st at 944 Na
poleon street, beginning at 9 00
p.m.. our Prophet and l oundcr
will blew and heal tttnvmr all
evil conditions from everyone
► who will believe and bliss ni:
all for success throughout the
New Year
The public, is cord. . 11y im-ited
•The new, amazing all year round tonic recommended
for aU who suffer_from tired and run down conditions,
constipation, diuretic, RHEUMATISM, neuralgia, lum
bago, backache, painful inflammation and swelling of
sh« joints and cramping of the muscles. - - —r
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICI.E
Fund drive and Dr, Powell John
son. Others in the group are a
good representation of the strong
arm of the law.—Phito by Lang
ford P. James.
be seen in the renter of the group
in the above photo while at the
right end of the group are Roy
Lightfoot who headed the Basket
Race children in Cleveland and the
Pians are to be made soon after
the holidays for the re-establish- j
ment of the free lunch program The
school board of Cleveland appro
priated SBO,OOO this year to give in
digent pupils a mid-day meal.
Wife Of Augusta
Minister Dies
AUGUSTA. Ga., Dec. 29--Funeral'
,ntes for Mrs. Sadie Davis Divers,!
'.former Augusta woman. who died
at her home in Jackson, Miss., were
held here at Bethel A M E. church (
i Wednesday. She was the wife of;
! Rev. Frederick Divers, who is pas-!
tor of the largest Methodist church j
:n JacKson. Mrs. Divers was born
| and reared in this city and was a
' graduate ol Haines institute.
She was also a graduate ol How
ard university and had given out
standing service as teacher in the
Normal school of Elizabeth. N. C.
A New Year’s Plea
; Bring us. O New Year,
I Faith in our fellow man
! That each may daily strive
To do the best he can.
Bring us joy and happiness
That our burdens may lighter be;
That we may thank our Maker
For the blessings wc receive
That we may thank Thee
| Forgetting our aches and pains
Bring us, I beg sweet peace
Forever and ever.—Amen.
—LARRY CHISM
BLIND MAN GETS T-RM
CANTON, Ohio. Dec. 29-An un-
I usual case on criminal assignment
| was disposed of last week before
I Common Pleas Judge George N
Graham. William Woods, blind,
who was indicted on November 8
j after he had run amu"k at the
| county home and had slashed an at
| tendant with a knife, was ordered
i committed to the Lima state hospital
| for an indefinite term.
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left, was the gay young host to
$1,200 Worth Of
Baskets Given
Four hundred brim-full Christ-1
mas baskets costing over $1,299 were |
distributed -by-tha PArad.se Vatley4
Businessmen's Association led by |
Roy Lightfoot of the B and C club !
last Saturday.
Many distingui-hed-fitiaen* par.
ticipated in the campaign for funds
to purchase baskets for the needy
families. Joe Louis, John Rox- I
borough and Bill Anderson were t
the largest individual contribu-
Judge Chris Stein of the Record
er's Court donated all Neg.o fines
for three days to the fund. Super
intendent Fred Frahm of tne police
department donated cash and per
sonally delivered baskets'to three of
the largest families on the list.
Waltjpr Norwood donated the
Pltrntntion-etub tor a etrba ret--party- -
which netted $175 for the fund and
the music was given by Leroy
Smith and his orchestra. Dr. Long
of the Long's Drug store received
checks for the fund from nearly
every firm delivering commodities
Dr. Powell Johnson received do- I
nations for thefund from the War- j
field. Arcade and Willis theatres.
Sam's Cut Rate store gave ten pur- |
chase books valued at $2 50 eaclj I
'and the committee added four mofe
arid gave them to the inmates of 1
the Phyllis Wheatley Home.
The committee in charge was j
headed by Roy Lightfoot and in- j
eluded -Btll- Andersorv and Jap I
Sneed.
Continuing the annual event that
was so muc h a part of the joy in
the life of her husband, Mrs.
Pans'm. wife of the late Dr. M. G.
Ransom of 3317 W. Warren had
Housing Committee
In Informal Luncheon
new ly formed Housing com- •
Imittee will hold an informal lunch-j
eon for the purpose of completing
the plans and organizations in the
fight against bad housing Saturday,
Jam 6. 1910. at the Lucy Thurman'
branch Y.M.C.A. at 12:15.
I Speakers will include Councilman I
I John W. Smith. Dr. Henry Vaughn ;
commissioner of health; Ray Foley,
director of FHA.
| Fifty leading business and pro- j
fessional men and women and or-'
I ganization leaders have been in
vited to become members of the j
I group and”arc expcc! ccTTcT aTteftdl
i the luncheon. Senator Charles C.
I Diggs is chairman.
Detroiters At N.Y.
Frat Conference
Wesley Brirwn and Speaman
Jones will represent Nu Sigma |
chapter. Wayne university at the
28th conclave of the Omega Psi Phi
fraternity which will convene in
the great city of New York from '
December 27 to December 30. Brown i
will leave for New York on Sat
urday while Jones will depart for
the simr -destination the day after •
Christmas.
Other members who are attend
ing left Detroit after Christmas.
S discriminating people
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Mrs. CHARLES DIGGS, Lady Attendant
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 r 1939
. noon. Of course the senior mem
I her of the Smoot combine helped
AT RANSOM KIDDY PARTY
this group of youngsters over for
a Christmas party, last Sunday
afternoon. In the group can be
seen Josephine Thompson. Walter
Thompson. Louise Earl, Thelma
David. Mildred Earl. Doris Boyd.
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Lottie Bell Levine. Louise. Robert
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