The Michigan chronicle. [volume], January 27, 1940, CITY EDITION, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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In Third Attempt To Enlarge Overcrowded School
MARCH 4, DATE
SET FOR VOTE
ON THE ISSUE
Students Are On Half-Day
Schedules Due To I
Overcrowding
Another effort to alleviate the
crowded conditions existent at tne
Grant school is being planned and;
Will provide for the issuance March 1
4 of ballots bearing the prop-»sal of!
bond issuance and tax increase of
13 mills in the present rate to assure
the payment of the bonds, which
Will be spread over a period of five
years.
La«t year when a *24.000 bond
Issue was approved for the school
Improvements, providing an addi-’
tional *20,000 grant came from the
WPA, the plan fell through because
the governments grant was with
held.
To Add Six Booms to
Overcrowded School
The plan of the Board of Educa
tion is to add six rooms to the now
*cur-room structure. At present
more than 240 children are ''ramped
Into this inadequate number of
rooms and most of them are at
tending school only one-naif day
because of overcrowded conditions.
The district is rapidly gp-wing.
adequate school facilities must be
provided, these are two man, factors
which must be coped with in the
present set-up. It is expected that
the addition of six rooms will cost
approximately 544.000 and will en
able many children now on .'ne-half
day schedules to attend a full day as
well as bring some students now at
t lading school out of their districts,
back within the district.
Requirements For
Voting on Issue
To vote in the election which
will be held March 4. you must be
registered at the Board of Education
To vote on the tax rate increase you
must be 21 years old and a citiien
of the United States, registered at
the Board of Education.
To vote on the bond issue you
must be a property owner, or the
husband or wife of a property own
er .registered at the Board of Edu
cation. A majority of votes will)
decide the bond issue, but two-thirds j
majority la needed to approve ||«j
tax rate increase.
You can register now . Students at I
the Grant school are 97 percent Ne
gro.
h laying to a record audience for
an entire week, at the Colonial
theatre. Thomaa "Fat*” Waller
and his orchestra accompanied by
a fast and furious show closed
Saturday night and entrained for
Baptist Training School Offers New Courses
Winter Term Begins January 29 In Three
Sections Of Detroit
The winter term of the Baptist
Training school will begin on Jan
uary 29 and will extend through
April 5. Classes will be held in
three sections of Detroit. North side
classes will be held in the Peace
Baptist church. Goddard near Davi
son. on Monday nights from 7:30
to 9:40 pm., from January 29 to
April 1. East side classes will be
held in the Baptist Christian Cen
ter. Jos Campau and Arndt. Tues
day nights from 7:30 to 9:40 from
January 30 to April 2. West side
classes will be held in the Taber
nacle Baptist church, Beechwood
near Milford, on Thursday nights
from 7:30 to 9:40, from February 1
to April 4.
rs Three new 'courses are being of
i sered this term for the first time. (
. j according to Rev. A. F. Fisher.
[ dean. The new courses are as fol
i lows: The Negro in American His
tory. Rev. John Miles, instructor.
(Tuesday night. 7:30 to 8:20 in the
! Baptist Christian Center; The Use
lof Musie in Christian Education.
Joseph Cole." instructor—Section A.
I Monday nights 7:30 to 8:20 in the
Peace Baptist church: Section B.
Tuesday nights. 7:30 to 8:20 in the
Baptist Christian Center; Section C.
Thursday nights, 7:30 to 8:20 in the
! Tabernacle Baptist church. This is !
| a special course designed to help
leaders in making music contribute I
ftp Christian gfOwMfa
j It will consider principles for the
selection and use of vocal and in
| :trumeutal music, the adaptation
j of it to different types of groups,
j and the necessary qualifications of
I ieadit g choral singing. This is also
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FATS HITS AT LOCAL SHOWPLACE—GIVEN A BODYGUARD
.wilwankee where they will ap
stand. A threatening telephone
bodyguard to be detailed to pro
tect tbe noted piano-vocal Jive
I c special course designed to aid
development in the use of the voice,
• he appreciation of harmony and
the interpretation of the great music
j <■ f the ages. The results accomplished
‘ :n this course will be demonstrated
j in a city-wide concert—instructor,
| J"sc. h Cole. Section A. Monday
j night, 8:50 to 9:40 in the Peace Bap
tist church: Section B, Tuesday
j nights. 8:50 to 9:40 in the Baptist
■ r 'hristian Center; Section C. Thurs
day nights. 8:50 to 9:40 in the Taber
racle Baptist church.
Other Courses
Other courses offered during the
winter term are as follows: The
Church Through the Centuries, Sec
tion A. Rev. B. H, Wright, instruc-
I tor, Monday nights. 7:30 to 8:20 in
the Peace Baptist church: Section
B. Jlev. R. T. Brown, instructor,
Tuesday nights, 8:50 to 9:40 in the
Baptist Christian Center. Section B
:s for ministers only.
Administering the Sunday Church
School. Rev. A. F Fisher, instruc
tor. Monday nights. 8:50 to 9:40 in
,he Peace Baptist church. The Book
of Genesis. Rev. A. F. Fisher, in
structor. Section A, Tuesday nights.
'l5O to 9:40 in the Baptist Christian
Cer ter; Section B. Thursday nights,
7:30 to 8:20 in the Tabernacle Bap
tist church.
Building a Total Youth Program,
Mrs. Biidie Wilson, instructor,
Thursday nights. 8:50 to 9:40 in the
Tabernacle Baptist church.
The Minister and His Preaching
'homiletics). Rev. A. F. Fisher, in
structor. Tuesday nights, 7.30 to 8:20
in the Baptist Christian Center.
Pastoral Counseling, Rev. A. F
Fisher, instructor. Fridays at 12
roon in the Baptist Christian Center.
Registration
( Students may register at any dis
j irict school, or at the office of the I
! dean, Rev. A. F Fisher. Registra
| lion for credit in each district closes |
ion the third w-ek. All business
| transactions must be completed by j
hat time.
Fee, one dollar. This may be pro- I
vided by the student, his church. !
"r the organization in the church j
which he represents.
The Baptist Training school is the
only accredited stardard leadershiD
training school in the state of Mich- !
igan where the problems of the
Negro church receive special con-
Its aim is to cooperate with the
local churches and d nominations!
geneies in an effort to develop and
: maintain a high standard of Chris-
Lan education and aggressive evan
i '.’elism in the work, of the church.
| by providing training for ministers,
hurch officers, teachers, parents.
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I song swingsters In the persons ot
Clara (left) and Callle (right) wly>
form the team known as the Rod-
I gers Sisters. (3) Millie and Billie
Hitt, the swingingest dance and
I Jive team to ever hit the Motor
arltst. (I) Detective Sgt. George
Rutherford converses with Mrs.
Waller while Rutherford's daugh
ter. Lillian and his partner, Sgt.
Robert Mitchell, stand by. (2) The
Waller personality between two
TODD S ADVANCE ‘SPRING STYLES
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Mr. Todd Is very happy to an
nounce that James Johnson has
been in the employment of Todd's
Clothing store for the past six
months, and has made a good
record for himself as a salesman.
‘'Jimmie,’’ as he is known to his
friends, will be happy to show to
his many friends and customers
the new styles coming in daily.
Mr. Todd Is pointing out the feat
ures of the “New Miami Model.”
missionary workers and prospective
Christian leaders.
The Baptist Training school is
operated under the joint auspices
of the Wolverine Missionary Baptist
convention, the Detroit Baptist
Missionary Society and the Ameri
j can Baptist Home Mission Society.
Since the formal opening in
J October, 1937. over 400 students
| have enrolled for courses,
i The following men are now serv-
I ing as trustees: Rev. L. T. Clay,
j Rev. H. H. Coleman, Rev. S. J.
| Glover, D. L. Perkins. Rev. E. L.
I Todd, Rev. Wavland Zwayer. Rev.
! A C. Keith. Rev. H. G. Weston
' Smith. Rev. W. H. Thompson. Rev.
C H. Walker. Rev. J. S. Williams.
Magnus Burgess. Rev O W. Hen
derson, Rev. E. M. Kaigler, Rev.
R. H. Pittman. Rev. S. D. Ross, and
Rev. F. A. Williams.
For further information consult
the office of the dean. Rev. A. F.
Fisher, 2931 Jos Campau avenue,
phone FI 5160; office open daily
except Saturday, fiom 10 am. to
I pm.
Police Brutality
Upsets Indiana
EVANSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 26
Citizens here are upset over the
brutality exhibited by an officer of
the law in evicting a small group of
men, patrons of the Lincoln tap
room, from the premises, at which
time Clifford Hooper, newspaper
man, was beaten.
It is alleged that Mr. Hooper, a
former CCC sergeant, and several
cf his former colleagues were
occupying a corner of the tavern,
owned by Melvin Schlensker. white,
when the officer, white approached
and asked them to leave.
As the group began to break, it is
stated that Hoooer, being farthest
in the corner was slow in moving
nut. The officer, it is said, growing
impatient, seized the newsman by
the coat lapels and hit him
head, knocking him unconscious.
When a small crowd assembled,
the officer brandished his revolver,
and threatened to shoot.
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(back) Billie Hitt and Esella Por
ter. Classic and Esella were the
charm duo of the Jitterbug quar
tette.—Photos by Langford P.
City were » part of the stage offer
ing after a long successful series
of engagements in New York City.
Caught as they entered the stage
door are: front, left to right,
Classle Heard and Millie Hitt.
closes. F. A. Smith will do the pig
akin work which means they will
be out to win at all times ...Jim
Oakley wig-waggs us that New
Orleans is plenty tough we know
that Jimmy... .and it will get worse
as the meeting nears the deadline...
it belongs to the leaky roof circuit,
you kn0w.,..8e Blue was disquali
fied for crowding at the Florida
Rail Bird
Chatter
By RAZZ BROWN
The good old hoss Seabiscuit is
training like a two-year-old out
ild California way. Now the ques
tion arises whether his partner.
Kayak 11, can possibly be shipped
to Florida to challenge the Brann
racer, Challedon... .now wouldn't
that be sensational for the C. S.
Howard stable to have a hoss to rue
at both leading tracks, let alone
saying they both have a chance to
win the feature races of the country
at this time of the year.
Foxy Guy Bedwell has his hosses
In the best shape at Santa Anita
and it will ,seem profitable to follow
this gent from Colorado, as he
knows what it la all about. He ts
leveling from taw with all hla
steeds... .Johnnie J., the star juve
nile of last year has reached the
Oaklawn Park course at Hot
Springs... .so watch this speed mar
vel sizzle pretty soon down Hot
Springs way.
Sun Lover, the colt that made
some finishes like his father used
to make is training in the best of
form, so I guess Tony Pellettri will
lay him down to die very soon. His
sire was the great Sun Beau. The
Le Marr stable In Florida Is clicking
with regularity.. M. R. Shappoff
is their trainer and he is no green
hand with a hoss. . .so string along.
. . .Montell Stewart, we are waiting
for Briery to win we need some
cash.
There is a young Jockey riding
at Santa Anita course and his name
i? Dodson boys, this apprentice
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HOME BURNS;
FAMILY OF SIX
DIES IN BLAZE
Son Escapes The Disaster;
Spends Night With
Grandmother
AMELIA, Va., Jan. 26—A
disastrous fire snuffed out the
lives of six persons here last
week as they lay asleep in
their beds. The blaze gutted
the two-story home during the early
morning, trapping the entire family
on the second floor. The fatner of
the family. Charles O. Jeffries Sr,
lived through the fire, but died later
in the SL Phillip hospital of Rtch-
Mr. Jeffries, a county farm agent,
discovered the fire about 2:30 a. m.
He tried to reach the second floor
and rescue his wife and children,
but it collapsed as be attempted to
mount the stairs.
Regaining consciousness after be
ing struck by a beam, Mr. Jeffries,
despite severe burns walked through
the snow a quarter of a mile seek
ing aid. He collapsed at a nearby
home.
The only member of the family to
escape the flames was a son, Charles
O. Jeffries Jr., who spent the night
away from home visiting his grand
mother.
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