SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1945
THE CAROLINIAN
PAGE XaRJiJ!:
HENDERSON BRANCH
OF NAACP ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
HEDDERSON— nie local branch
"f llio NuUunal Assucialion for the
Advaiicenn ul of Colored People re-
eiuly elected its new officers for
ilif present calendar year. The of-
ticers are as follows;
Mr. Arthur Poole, president; Rev.
St. I'aul Epps, Isi vice pre.sideni;
Nlr. W, Al Henderson. 2nd vice
president; Mrs. Ccclla C. Martin, 3id
vice president; Mrs. C. U. Btckford,
sceretury; Mr Jessie Young, Asais-
i.oii Secretary; Mr G. V. Rcavis,
treasurer.
Tin- ‘ xeculive board is conipo.-ed
of the officers narred above and the
following per.sons: Prol. E. D. John
son, Ur. S M. Beckfmd. Mr. Wallei
Games and Atty C. W. Williamson.
I.egal .Advisor.
Membership Commineo ~ Mr W
M. Martin, chairman: Mi> Florence
Gregory. Mr Waltir G.irnes, Mr. 6
I. n.ilthiop. .Mr. HiCiiuTd Vaughn,
.md Ml. London Blame.
Fniatice Cumn.lltec Prof. E D
Johnson, chairman. Mr, LIovJ Peace,
Mr, G V Reavis, Rev w'illis Per-
ly and Mrs. Einm.« Tayloi"
Publicity Comniitlec— Mi2> Clara
C Barnes, chairman. Rev W B
Wistbr(x>k and Mrs R H Adams.
Program Committee — Mrs. F-llen
Jones Royster, chairman; Mrs. Kat-
tie Smart. Mrs. Ilarricft Cecil Poole.
Miss Lucy A .M. Eaton, and Mrs
C C. Stegall.
Educational Committee — Mrs. J.
D Hawkins, chairman; Mr. Fred
Reavis, Mr O T, Steeall and Mr
Otha Lewis
EntcrtalninB Committee — Mr
James Barnes, chairiman: Mrs Eli
nor Reavls, Mrs. Carrie Taylor. Mrs
Nannie Lewl.. Mr T.e.sHe Davis,
and Mrs. Maggie Harris Turner
These officers were recently in-
In The Wake
Of The News
BV ATTY. ROGER U. O'KELLY
CITES GAINS MADE IN
ILACE RFXATION
BKC.AUSE race tension still ex-
i>t> ill some places, many persons
leat-li the conclusion that little if
.1 puitues.s i.s oeing made in inter-
I.Id'll coopurulion. Dr Anson Phelps
Stokes, whose understanding of the
'■'irplex faeliiis involved in the
race piobliin is excelled by that of
f. w .Aircricaii';. thinks differently.
In an aiijcle on "American Race
Rehili.ins in War Time' m the
Chilstiaii News Letter. London, I.e
notes maiiy events and trends wtiich
point toward a Mgnificant advance
:i' Ihe st.itiis of racial minorities in
the status of raci.il minorities m
ti.is C'luntiy. .Among those he finds
impiiitaiit are the invitation by the
D.iughters of the American Revolu-
1; n tu Marian Anderson t,^ sing in
Constitution Hull. W isiiingtun. from
which the Negro Conlialto had pre-
\ iuu.ely been barred, the appoint-j
iiient of Dr Ralph Bunche to a po-'
siiion in the home office of the de- j
pnrttreiu wf State, in which no Ne
gro has served; the icorganization |
of Sydenham hospital. New York,
t'l place it on an interracial basis;
'.nd the establishment of an inter
racial church in San Francisco, with
Negro and wime ministers on the
:.tuff. He also notes that more thati
a dozen Negro corerspondents hav
been permitted to go abroad to
write reports for both Negro and
wliite papers on the work of Negro
troops overseas, the increase m tti
army of Negro commissioned offi
cers until they number about 5,000,
three limes as many as in the First
World War; Negro voting in several
Tex-.-i Counties in the Democratic
primaries for the first time in the
last election, ihe adopion of the
principle of equal pay for while and
c.ilmed teaclicis of the same grir'c
in two or thiee Southern States;
tin- lelaxatam of segregation in
in Pullman and dining cars: and
the opt-niiig of an additioal Rotnan
Catholic University to Negro stu
dents Of course Dr. Stokes poiu s
out that there is a debit side to the
ledger; which leaves little grounds
for complacency. Nevertheless, his
summary of gains which is longer
than that listed here, provides solid
ground for faith that the moral
problem of right race relation.i: i'^
capable of a moral solution
— (Christian Century. Feb 7, IMai
'I.lilt'd .it a regular meeting held at
il; ‘ United Presbyterian Church
with the Rev. Willis E Perry of
ficiating.
NEGRO FLIERS ASK GIFT BE
t'SED TO AIU GOOD-WILL
DETROIT. Feb. 10 — A War De
partment spokesman said Saturday
night that the first all-Negro fight
er squadron, now in action in Italy,
had reurned a $1,000.00 gift from a
Detroit union local with the request
that it be used to better "Iner-racial
good-will."
Truman K. Gibson, Jr., civilian
aide to Secretary of War Stimson,
said Ford Local 600. United Auto
Workers. CIO, has agreed to con
tribute the money to a national
luiid which Mil) provide an annual
award for 'the person or group con
tributing the most toward racial
good-wilL"
Mr. Gibson said MaJ. George S.
Roberts, former commander of the
Ninety-ninth Pursuit Squadron, told
him his fliers made the decision be
cause of their desire for "under
standing and advancement of the
Negro."
BOYSCOtTS ARE HERE
TO STAY
The Boy Scouts are so much a
part of the American picture that
it is hard to believe that they have
been around for hirty-five years.
They are so tangled in the vocabu
lary, humor, ideals and daily life of
the nation that one would think
that they had been around as long
as the Grange or the W. C. T. U.
Actually, the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica — from the daily good deed to
the load of hardware considered
necessary to biking — were organiz
ed in February. 1910, two years af
ter Sir Robert Baden-Powel set
them up in England.
Vmvern- Rainun Gucirera, |
Mexico's Negro President, wlio I
emancipated the Texas Slaves in
1829.
pule ill (Ik lift- «)1 ih.ir communities.
During till- war, ihey have sold
Bonus, culU'clcd sciau in.ileriab, as
sisted ration uo-uus anu other civiL
laii toaid^. in lime oi peace they
have been useful. Who cun tell bow
much the Buy Seoul n.ovement has
dune tu relieve tlie blackout of ibe
Seven Agc^ of Man — those years
when a boy m too old to have nolli-
ing useful to do and too young to
be allowed to do it?
Nor IS It uniniporlant that Itie
Boy Scouts aie an uiternatiuiial or-
ganizaiun, have coniavt with Svouts
111 other countrie.s and are rncour-
aged to develop the kind ul atti
tudes that will be necessary in tlie
cluser-knit world of the lutuie. That
alone justifies a feeling of satisfac
tion that the Boy Scouts of America
are tluriy-tiv. this w.ck and show
ing no sign of senility.
- Editorial'Saturday Evening Post
February lOlh.
BANKING
Long Green Pastures
In the Administration of Presi
dent Chester Alan Arthur, the pri
vate bank of John H. James did a
thriving busines at tlic downtown
ncr of Whitehall and Alabama
Streets, Atlanta. People used to say
"Put your money there — they pay
6 per cent." Then came the panic
884. The James bank clos^ its
doors. Its debt to its depositors, in
cluding three Negro Sunday School
societies: about $400,000.
The depositors formed a Georgia
corporation to take over the bank'?
assets. Principal item; a block in
WHITE WOMAN EX-
PRESSES HOPE FOR
RACIAL TOLERANCE
J^!nl
LOS ANGELES tC) — Indicative
of the growing feeling among the
better class of white people that our
country must be made a haven for
men of good will, regardless of race,
color or trede, is this letter from
a white woman In Syracuse. New
York, which was sent to the colored
composer, William Grant SUB. in
care of iiie Boston Symphony Or
chestra, Which had just broadcast
one of Mr. Still's compositions.
"Dear Sir," the letter began. "I
have just listened to your symphonic
tribute called "Ip Memoriam; The
Colored Soldiers Who Died for
Democracy" played by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra. I wish I
might convey to you the thrilling
gratification which I felt In the
thought that an American bad pro
duced so fine a composition. We
have looked into the past so long
for the finest and the best that It
is a startling experience to find that
the present has so much to offer.
You have presented America with a
symphonic work of which she may
well be proud.
"Your composition was dedicated
to the boys of your race who have
given their lives for their country;
the gratitude of their feUow-Amer-
icans belongs to these boys in e]ua)
measure. And I trust that those
who return may indeed find a de-
Kev. Thomas Kllgor'' ^>coat Sipeaker
Perhaps one of the largest
seinbly of Fathers and Sons wiU
lake place on Ttmrsday, Feuruary
azno. in the dining hall of Shaw
uiuvcrsily in connection with the
acuut-Father-Son Banquet m the
history of Scouting in Raleigh and
wake County. hegis'raUuns from
the units in Raleigh and Wake
County indicate that around 2U0
Scouts and Scouters will pc pres
ent. Those who have not made res
ervations and expect to be present
uie requested to contact Dean F.
P. Payne of Shaw University im
mediately. The main address will
be delivered by Rev. Thomas Kil
gore, iccently elected Executive
Secretary of the Nurlli Ca.olina
State Baptist Convention. Rev. Kil
gore was very active in Scouting
m Winston-Salem where he was a
pastor for a number of years and
where he did a grand job in pro-
niuting youth programs. The pro
gram will begin al 8:00 P.M.
J50 S)0cuter», Scoots and Parents
Attend While Rock Scout
Banquet Alonday
it was pointed out at the Third
Annual Parent's Banquet held Mon
day night at the White Rock Bap-
attendance was the best in the three
previous banquets. Scouters J. C.
Hubbard, chairman of the Troop
Committee presided. The main ad-
Mitchell, College Minister at North
Carolina College for Negroes. The
speaker called parents to give more
time with their children and point
ed with pride to the kind of exam-
pl* that his Father had given with
his three sons. He admonished
Scouters to avoid the top sergeant
Uchiiiquc ill the executive opera
tion of their troops.
A very impressive Tenderfoot
investure ceremony was conducted
by the Scouts and Scoutmaster of
Troop 55. J. M. Schooler, Cubmas-
ter of Pack 55, and Chairman of the
Durham Divisional Committee in
troduced the whole Cub Family.
The following Scouts received a Ist
aid kit for the best work in the
troop in 1944: Calvin Hubbard,
Miles Marks Fisher, Jr . R. Pullen,
Albert Burrough and Lewis Ted
der. Scoutmaster N. B White made
the declaration that the end of the
current year that he would have
at least three Eagle Scouts in Troop
55. A beautiful overnight set was
presented to Scoutmaster N. R-
White by the Troop Committee in
appreciation of his servicis. The
presentation was made by W. J.
Kennedy. Vice President and Sec
retary of the North Carolina Mu
tual Life Insurance Company. Mr.
Kennedy viewed the history of
Scouting at White Rock and stated
that Scoutmaster N. B. White is
the best that White Rock has had
in its history. He pointed to the
fine spirit of rivalry and coopera-
I'UU, TAXES
DuurUiutAnD
WASHINGION tC/ — Seven seu-
aluts ana repres.natives ironi pou
stales n ive oceii suopoeucu, ac-
wwiuiii^ to .>ios3 /i. I'luiijvvii, preoi-
awiu Ul. ule Auuuivi'u I'iewtuiai Ae-
-oinis laeague. ^uopokiias issued to
aucii men us x\ep. Aaiuvin, ioui Cun-
naiiy 01 lexus, nJrry r. cyia anu
iiieoaore isiiou can tor Uieir up-
peaiancc at uie Grate Duoge Hutut
lur me talung ul uespusiUoa. Fluu-
Keii's orgaiu^uuon is out to coiiiesi
the seals ot 09 senators and con
gressmen irom the six remammg
i>oli lax states.
fuld Executive and bcouter Rev.
Ames M. Fisher. Inc menu consist-
t’u oi itieu cnickm, creumeu puia-
lues, gieeii peas, not roils, coiiee
wun cream ana ice cream and
cookies.
iiendtrsoQ Scouters
The ilciidersun-Vanee County Di-
tisioiiai Conimillec and Court of
iiunor will b.- neid on 'iuesday,
reoruaiy 2Ulh at the Henderson in-
siiiule. W. E. Carnes is chairman
of the Divisional Committee and
Attorney C. W. Williamson is chair
man of the Court of Honor Un
Tuesday, February 13th, twenty
Cubs m Puck lUi were advanced
>o the Wolf Pack. E. U. Johnson,
principal of the Henderson Colored
Graded School is the Cubmastcr.
Keport I'riMjners miect
ocgiegauuu
ScoDimasters and Troop Committee
Chairmen In Occoneecbee Council
It might be of interest to our
many supporters of Scouting to
know some of the men who bead
our Scout Troops. We are therefore
listing the Scoutmaster and Troop
Committee Chairmen of the various
units: J. M. Perry, and Wuymoii
Morgan, Troup 50, Wendell; J. H-
Brown, Jr., and Dr. H. L. Fleming,
Troop 51. Raleigh William Bryant
and Dr. Wunberley, Troop 52, Ra
leigh; John H. B. Mayes and Rev.
S. P. Perry, Troop 53. Durham;
Henry Vickers and W E. TerrelL
Troop 54, Durham; N. B. White,
and J. C. Hubbard, 55 Durham; C
A. Harris and H. T% McFadden, 50,
Louisburg, Lewyn Hayes and Cbas.
Irving, 57, Raleigh, J. W. Baldwin
and T. R. Goins, Southern Pines,
Major B. Chavis and Rev. G. W.
Watkins, Oxford; Claude Dunn and
Frank Dunn, 100, Raleigh; St. Paul
Epps and W. B. Wes'brooks, 101,
Henderson; Nelson Dranc and E. J.
Rhue, 102, Lillington; W. T. Hor-
to nand T. J. McLeod, Sanford, S.
S Haynes, Joseph Stredwick, 1(H
Raleigh; F. C. Pemdarvis and Wal-
tci* M. Grandy. 105, Durham; T, J.
Culler and F. O. Watkins, 106, Wake
Forest; A J. Caldwell and £. E,
White, 107 Chapel Hill; Tod R. Ed-
WAKE
SALVAGE CO.
We Buy Sell ETerrihing
of Value
rUHNITUHE — STOVES
REFRIGERATORS
TOOLS RJXDIOS
337 S. Wilmington St
New York, iN. Y., Feburary i—
Acting upou icpuikS Ulat i.-rtnan
piisou^is or War iiau icruscu UJ
SCI so iiosp>umz«.u r>«.giu »w«i.ueia
u4 nraCraru ruuiy Aar ioasv, xroX'l*
u«a, oriu utdr riwspiiar aamurruoS
nau ursuburvu soAio^anou ur uie
suru.icrs ru comotrri wrur tue ue-
sucs ur Lne prrsuutns, ure Aauuu-
ar r'lvgiu Con^^css huua^ Wrurc lU
OrCi'cMuy or war Aeruy la. ouui-
soil aUU to iUs CrVrrraU AiUe IXU*
luau jv. Uruson.
ihe Uungruse appealed lor "im-
meoiate attention to unnt matter,"
uiiu requestea "mat an mvesu^a-
uua be uisuiutea ana correcuve
ceaaures uuten to reustabnaa aem*
ocratic War Ucpuruneni pmicy id
tne nospriaL"
inobna rVl. Dale, Acting Sec-
rt-tary or Uie congress cemea to
tne aticnuon or Eccreiaiy dtim-
sun tne xaci mat Army poncy nas
ueen 'luin in piuvrunig uemu*
crauc ucaEriont to nodpitanxed
i'.cgro U'oups, anu mat n ra m-
coinprenensruiu ana uiuerensioie
Ul us mat /unencan Atoiy poucy
snotua be suojcci to tne aictates
ol German lascist prejuOice."
wards and Jessie Smith, 109, Siler
City; W. J. Walker and R. C. Fore
man, 109, Durham; C. P. Graham
and Rev. T. C. Graham, 110, Dur
ham; W. P. Edwards and C. H.
Dunagin, 111, Durnani; L. W. El
lis, 112, Piltsooro; Charles Wrliianis,
Raiford WhitliLld, 113, Knighldale;
James Robinson and George Rob
erts, IH, Durnani, B. D. Morn
ing and C. N. joyner, 115, Burnam.
A. L. Sianuack, rt. w. aones, llo,
Hillsboro; D. Watson ana J. w.
Harris, 117, Duriiam; t. U. Curry
and J. H. Aiune>, xiuinam, e. r.
Peace and A. B. riawkois, neod.r-
son; Kciky Young ana Rev. S. L.
Brown, Pineliurst; Garland Farney
and P. A. Williams, 121, Apex; J.
V. Crutchin ana Rev. J. P. Man-
grum, 122, Franklinton, H. L. Bry
ant and J. R. Bennett. 123, Car
thage, E. C. Sclzer and Dr. C. fl.
Codnngton, Dunn; J. R, Snipe and
Robert Mebane, 125, Elland; M. H.
Crockett and J. G. Strickland. 126,
Raleigh.
KILLED IN ACTION
Pfc. Muck Leon Johnson, son ot
Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Johnson of
Enfield, was killed while serving
in Italy on December 28, 1944.
Pvt. Johnson entered the Army
in August, 19-11 and had been over
seas since January, 1944.
riAuiiai i'.nr.A .f'i’i
•■'Do take nolice of Our many great contribii-
. Stop, Study, be proud and be inspired."
necessary to hiking — were organiz
ed in February, 1910, two years al
ter Sir Robert Baden-Powel set
them up in England.
There have been all sorts of
mouemenl sand organizations devot
ed to training boys and giving them
something to do in their spare time,
but it would be hard to name any
thing which does the job as well as
the Boy Scout movement does it.
Probably, the secret Is that the
Scouts, instead of playing soldier or
cops-und robbers, actually partlci-
The depositors formed a Georgia
corporation to take over the bank?
assets. Principal item; a block in;
Atlanta's Whitehall Street shopping'
area. But many of them said that|
the stock certificates of the new 1
Central Bank Block Association
would be chiefly valuable as wall-1
■cans belanga to these boys in equal the best that White Rock has had
measure. And I trust that those in its history. He pointed to the
who return may indeed find a de- fine spirit of rivalry and coopers-
mocracy of tolerance and unity — tlon that exist between Raleigh and
an America, "with Ubrrty and Jus- Durham in civic promotion. Re-
tiee for all.’ Very trul> yours, .” * marks were made by O. F. Newell,.
SO WELCOME!
SO REFRESHING!
SKIRTS
and
SWEATERS
It isn’t possible for any girl to have too
many of them ! These gay skirts and
sweaters will do wonders to brighten your
mood, as well as your wardrobe. Yes !
Considering all Lh.ings . . . You would be
making a very sensible investment for
Spring. See our collection today !
paper.
As Atlanta grew, the Central Bank
Block Association prospered. In the
early days dividends were only 1
or 2 per cent annually, but in re
cent year^ the company has paid
as hii?h as 8 1-2 per cent
Last month the As.-ociation sold
its property for $548 240. Last week
the heirs of the old depositors, now
dwindled to about 50 but still in
cluding the three Sunday School
societies, were finally paid off They
got 140 cents on the dollar.
Five Negroes in
Delegation Of Students
Skirts
$X98 to $
10
^ Greensboro, N. C. — Five Na-
A groes were among the fifty del-
W ogates attending the district IV
meeting of the American Collge
4^ Publicity Asswiciation hero last
week.
The Negro publicists who part;-
♦ cipatod in the sessions hold in the
2^! alumnae House at the Woman's
CcUege, University of North Car-
«iohna included Miss Zatolla R.
ili I Turner of Virginia State College
Eltrick, Va.; Miss Lois Taylor,
Hampton Institute, Hampton. Va.;
C. A. Irvin, A. and T College,
Greensboro, N C.; A. A. Morisey,
Bennett College Greensboro; and
Chmrles A. Ray, North Carolina
College, Durham.
Out^nding speakers address
ing the group included Dr. Ben
jamin Fine, education editor of
the New York Times; Arth ir
Brandon, Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn., national presi
dent of the American College
Publicity Association; and Dr W.
C. Jackin, dean of administra
tion, 'Die Woman’s College,
Greensboro. The Negro delegates
• Coll(
95
Sizes 24 to 40
Pastels—Plaids—Solids
Sweaters
$X98 to
10
95
Sizes 34 to 40
Pastel Colors to Match or Blend with Skirts
Spoi-tswear
Second Floor
Y{udADIL‘^JUUL
"Eastern Carolina’e Largest"
:T
were guests of Bennett College
while in the city.
Another visitor on the Bennett
Campus during the meeting was
Dr. Fine who ciwiferred briefly
with President David D. Jones
and other staff members.
Everyone Must War
On job Bias
NEW YORK (C) — Malcolm Ross,
the FEPC chairman, is speaking be
fore the Forum for Democracy at
the New York Times Hatl, said that
the task of eliminating job discrim
ination is the responsibility not only
ol the government, but of all peo
ple. ‘Do not try to shift this prob
lem to our neighbors," he o/lded.
Novelists Howard Fast and Hen
rietta Buckmaster were also speak
ers as well as Representative Adam
C. Powell, Jr., who said ‘T*assage of
FEPC legislation is a win-the-war,
win-the-peace must
A waxy starch com is being
grown in Iowa to replace the sup-
plies of tapioca ttiat formerly
f»}y came from the Dutch East Indies.
4 •
hal tvoiri AmenVans' think of next!
Americans are nateral inventoTK
Bat besides inventing things, they also
invent jobs. Here are six of the many
onusaal aerricea that ingenious AmericoM
have actnally invented in recent years.
Some may be war casualties now.
Bat they'll he bade. And the natural
reaction from wartime regimentation will
ei.cour^ a lot of other individual
eoterprises. All that give good service and
meet a real need will endure and grow.
Ihe business of supplying electric
•errice b^an modestly, too. These wete
scoffers and skeptics a-plenty. But
odier men with courage and imaginatica
risked their money and went ahead.
Today, under sound bttsiness manm^
mat, America enjoys the best and the
most electric service in the world.
Ihis basic freedom of opportmu^>*
this chance to take a chance —
helps make America — Amerieo.
Hem NELSON tDDY is “THE ELECTRIC
HOUR" 1^ Robert Armbruita't OrehosSm,
Ewmy 4:i9 P.M., SIFT, CBS NeSmsHk