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WEEK ENDING SATURDAY AUG UST 3. 1352 RALEIGH FUNERAL HOME HAS ANNI VERSA R Y C. A. Haywood Led Firm To Greatness j BY JAMES A SHEPARD 'Sack in the fall of 1923, ail old * ©lmmobile hearse .driven by an alert .ambitious young man. pull ey away from 307 F, Cabarrus; SI., on its way to Louisburg, N. C ,' for what that young man felt, to; be a momentous occasion, for it vyas the first out of town funeral ; under the supervision of his new-, ly acquired title of genera! man ager of the Raleigh Undertaking I Co. This occasion was to prove much; more momentous than the soring j man dreamed of because about; half way between Raleigh and; Louisburg, the. hearse, which to tell the truth was an improvised job because second hand hearse body had been placed on an old worn out Oldsmobilo chads and this combination, held together by i belts, wire and rope, consitutedj the hearse The strain of the jour- j hey was far too much for this; contraption, so it just fell apart, right there in the highway, depos iting the body, driver and all in tjie middle of the road Very much pul out in more j ways than one, the driver hurried; to a nearby farmhouse, and -ecur- j ing the use of a horse and wagon! continued the journey to Louis-; tjurg in undignified safety, The young man, who underwent that harrowing experience Charles A. Haywood who likes to look back and reminisce over the events which have taken place; since that eventful day. and note \ the changes, progress and ini-; provements brought about during l the years between 1923 and 195?-. j He views these changes with feel ings mixed with humble pride :<nd the deepest gratitude. Grateful to God and his fed-; low man that his consecration to the duty of serving mankind had pj oven to be "bread cast upon the waters” bringing to him many ; OWE BOURBON § : v Kentucky Straight Jftk * l Bourbon Whiskey fllpl J \ $2 20 * ’ 3 ‘° gfe j * A Years Qid • 86 Proof * * THE OAWT DISTILLERY CO, * * K*ntv«lry *★**★*★****★**★*♦ i | *^J^^^THMFTY! ~ | ! , , take advantage of the summer bounty of fruits and vegetable*, and star® a plentiful supply in your frown food storage cabinet. There isn’t a more economical vay to pro-ride next winter’s food! i Furthermore . think how delightful it will be tc enjoy all ♦ hose summertime delicacies in the dead oi winter. There'll be no mere last minute rush hips to the store during bad weather . , , food, s right there in your frozen food storage cabinet. Something else . . . food's all prepared., ready to cook on a moment’s notice . . , airing you more leisure time than, you eg*t thought possible. See your electrical dealer about the frown food -v storage b»w and s«f*l * , I i ■ HILWM TO BUILD /?. *4*ll*9/2 » I j j —- ——— - —— - i | ! , , take advantage of the summer bounty of fruits and vegetable*, and star* a plentiful supply in your frown food storage cabinet. There isn’t a more economical way to provide next winter’s food! i Furthermore . think how delightful it will be tc enjoy all those summertime delicacies in the dead, oi winter. There'll be no more last minute rush hips to the store during bad weather . , , food, s right there in your frozen food storage cabinet. Something else . . . food s all prepared., ready to cook on a moment's notice . . , giving you more leisure time than, you ever thought possible. See your electrical dealer about the frown food -v storage bow and SM»»el # I V I I T« twin /J. ma/uy/; . .«\ ('cMtOUKA POWER i LICHT COMPAHt) | I 1 blessings, and humble, that he who had known want and priva tion, bad been able in turn to be c benefactor to those in need. With a singleness of purpose 1 and employing the mental re -4 sourcefuintss exemplified in the Louteburg affair. Mr. Haywood ■bn seen the usefulness of his ! enterprise grow from its humble; | beginning in a run-down wooden i shack on F, Cabarrus Street, one ; employee, and the already dr.-curb-; led single piece of rolling stock, to ;cm instituinn which by all ac- ( j counts, is recognized to be second ( Ito none in this country. The old shack has been replaced | M-ith a beautifully designed two-i story building of brick and stone,! modern and up-to-datt through- i out. The funeral home chapel oc-j j copies a portion of the downstairs j Fa-: Wine of this building. This; chapel, having seats for over 200; 1 persons, with walls decorated with; beautiful hand-painted murals, is most fittingly furnished and equip-1 pcd. Typical of the many see-j vices, Mr. Haywood is ever striv-; | inc to render, this beautiful cha-; i pel is available for use as a meet-; ! ing place for any religious, Civic i | social or fraternal organization.’ j absolutely free of charge, the only requirement for Its use is that the group desiring to inert there,; inform the management in time j to avoid any possible conflict with : others planning to meet there. An j ! ever increasing number of groups; iare availing themselves of the pri jvikge of using this conveniently ! located, • parlous meeting place.; : The reception room, offices of the j funeral home and the Raleigh Mu* j tual Burial Association. the em-j balming room, tlv- morgue and re-; frigerating plant are all located c-n the ground floor. Mr. Hay wood's large and homelike office is located on the second floor. The slumber room and the show room, are also on this floor. On display, in this show room, which is sev eral feet deep and stretches out the entire width of the building, arc caskets of all types with pri ces, plainly marked on each dis play, to suit the needs of every; ■pocketbook. This show room is very significant because it is sel. i dom you can find this feature 'in burial establishments operated 1 by our group. In most instances, like -oreaved and oftentimes, har raised, family is compelled to go; shopping, with the undertaker, In Ire showrooms of the ■’■arlous ! wholesale- casket companies. Mr. j Haywood is very happy that he ! has a place where all selections! land arrangements can be made in [one *rip, under one roof. Comfort-; able living quarters for the fuii- ! i eal staff, who work in shifts a j round the clock, prepared to ; serve any hour day and night, oc-; ; cupy the remainder of the second floor. i The rolling stock of the firm now consists of two Packard fun-; | eral coaches 0/ the latest design, ■a far cry from the makeshift Gldsreobile which could not hold i together long enough to get to | L uisburg. There are also pan eled burial trucks, a large Pack-' lerd ambulance and three seven-j j passenger Packard limousines. In j 1823. Mr, Haywod had one em ployee besides himself ancl he re ; calls that many weeks after he ; had paid this employee, he found 1 himself flat broke. There are now jtix full employees, several appron ; tlr.es and part time workers when ; ever the need for such arises. ! Yes, 4 ' says Mr. Haywood. "We. i have truly come a long ways.” But ; this congenial, modest, unassuming man. attaches no self esteem to his accomplishments. He knows they resulted from his constant endeavor to pattern his business and his life after the Golden Rule ! and treat every one as he would ; like to be treated, serving his M ; low maw and walking huirbiv : with »L God. Charles Albert Haywood was ; oorn in Raleigh on May 15, 1898 ;on F. Cabarrus St., the same street he began business on and is now doing business. Hi* parents, the late W. C. Haywood and Ida Hay wood were also born in Raleigh. Mr. Haywood says that although his family at one time possessed j a moderate income, it seemed that, just before he carne along, the • moiv v all gave out and he re ’ calls that ‘here was never a boy cn the streets of Raleigh, more j ragged and poor than he. He began his working career ! long before he was ten, selling : papers on the streets an dshining rhOcs in barber shops. At Ibc ten der age of ten, he went to work for Boylan Pearce Co. as a de livery boy after school bouts, making deliveries on a bicycle. Be- THE CAROLINIAN fore long, he was promoted to driving the horse-drawn delivery 1 wagon. He remained at Boy lan; Pe&rce until his graduation from .. giade school. In those days. No*! , i grot's had to pay to attend high | school, so young Haywood attend- • i ed Bricks Institute in Enfield, N. C. with mono he earned working j , 1 as a bell hop in the old Yarbo-; [lrough Hotel, which was at that; .: time Raleigh's finest. It was at !! Bricks that Haywood decided ha; wanted to be an undertaker. Al ii though a college education was j! not required to enter that pro-] , I session, after he had finished the | - high school course at Bricksi Hay- ] i I wod journeyed over *0 Durham; 1 lend entered North Carolina Col-j ; lego, paying his way by working' ;Ip ihe hotels aft‘>r school. World! . War I came along before he could: i finish at North Carolina College; ,; so Haywood decided to return, ; i home and complete his college I | work at Shaw University. While at 1 : Shaw, he was a member of the , j Student Army Training Corps , j Leaving Shaw, Haywood entered' 1 ! the Brown School of Embalming; [■here in Raleigh. Where he learned , the profession of his choice, cm , I balrncr and undertaker, and grad* .listed at the head of his class. ’ | After serving for one year «s ; ! manager of the Roanoke Funeral j Association in Weldon. N. C„ Hay | wood felt if he was to realize bis ■! ambition to be an undertaker in , his native city, ho ,-hould live in Raleigh. Although he did not ros ’ see sufficient m>’nns to open a 1 busings of his own, lie neverthe- 1 ' less, gave up the job in Weldon : and returned to Raleigh. He found ! a job here in the Revenue Denart * j incut as mail room clerk, working .; there two years. It was while j! working on that job that young , j Haywood decided that two could |' live as cheaply as one. so on June , ; 22 1920, he was married to Mis# ' k i Mittie Tufihc) Ray of Durliam. , I whom he. had met and courted j while they were students together, fit North Carolina College. Four * children have been born to this; ; i hapy union, three, sons and one ; 1 daughter and although Mr. Hav- ( l - oou is still a relatively young ? man. he is the proud grandfather 4 ! of two. j In October, 1924, the opportun | j tty that Haywod had been hoping . ; -nd praying for came along. He * j was called into serve as manager ] *1 of the Raleigh Undertaking Co., a ] 1 firm which had been organized 1 some years before but had never ‘! seemed able to really get going. .'The prospects were everything but pleasing, the company possessed >j neither stock nor money and what ! was even worse, it had absolutely ]no credit anywhere. Its sole pos ' | seslon was the already much-dis -4 j Cused, make shift Oldsmobile •j hearse. Despite ail of these handi -Iry e. and obstacles which would : have dismayed a less hearty soul, j Haywood saw here an opportunity Ito put into practice the theory i that has motivated his business land personal life which is simply! ! stated, treat people right and they j will treat you right. .It was not I long before his contagious zeal i began to get results. Instead of ! having to pay cash in advance for ! everything needed, because of his rapidly growing reputation for honesty and square dealing, he found himself in a position where ihe could order everything he j needed and have his orders put on ; a charge account. Within a short | time, through economy, frugality j and by paying strict attention to ; business, the way was opened for ! bun to purchase the business. \f i ter tise acquisitoin of the firm, the j name was changed to The Ra yleigh Funeral Home and it wa» l ; then that Haywood really went to | work. One idea was ever present ; with him, to give to the people j of Raleigh, his native city, a fun ; era! home and a funeral service j they could be justly proud of. : | Haywood knew then as he knows ; now that the key to succet. in : an; business is service. He know s | that persons who have suffered: I a bereavement in their grief and ; suffering look Upon the 1 meter tak- j i «*r as a friend—-a friend who by j his sympathetic understanding and , nis kindly attention can do much jto bridge over those heavy mo- ! : merits between death and burial. !He knew that the undertaker mutt. ;sc deport, himself that he might - win the trust and confidence of 1 : the general public and more par*. ; ] Ucularly those in distress and that ; ; he- must offer a sympathetic arm : ' (or all to lean upon in time of I trouble ytnri need. With the above facts in mind. Mr. Hay-wood bar- labored long and earnestly to make them sym bolic of his business. To him It has never been s matter of; how much he could get but ra- j Tlier how much could he give, ; how he could transform the dol- ] ' tars paid to him into service to; ! those paying and also into sor j vice to the community. With such j i a creed, success was inevitable j : Rah igh and the surrounding area j Was proud to give its support to : j one of its sons who was proving j himself to be worthy of their sup-! ; port And Mr. Haywood found it' i necessary to move his businea# Into large and more suitable quar- i ters on E. Davie St. Although fit the new home on ] E. Davie Street, Mr.* Haywood could offer his elastomers better 1 service, he was still determined; the help of God to fulfill what 1 he believed io be his destiny, the; erection in Raleigh of a funeral; home offering every convenience! and comfort possible, one worthy of the good people of Raleigh and ! Wake County. 'With that idea in; ] mind, the site op E, Cabarrus ] !St wag retained after the move { to E. Davie St. Not only was this: Ift more convenient location but it j 'was there that Mr Harwood first; | found success with his idea of i rivlnp; hie hard to the public. Work wag begun on the new structure in 1848 and in 1950 ;hv Raleigh Funeral Home moved in to the spacious quarters it now occupies, a structure dedicated to Service and devotion, a monument to a young man's vision and faith. While building and operatin'., a successful funeral home, Mr Hay wood, has found time to devote tun' : energy and money to many worthwhile causes. It has been truly said that “Doll'' Haywood, as nc Is affectionately known to all, has helped more people in more ways than ha- any other man in Raleigh. Deeply religious by nfiturf and training. Mr. Hay wood has been a trustee of Saint Paul AME Church here for over 25 years. He is a 32 degree Mason, and -3 Shfiner, being a. member of Wisdom Son Lodge No. 4, Free find Accepted Masons, Boyer Con sistory o (Scottish Rite Masons cihd Kabalii Temple No. 177 He was a prime mover in the sue* cw-fui <. ffort to establish a Ne gro YMC \ here and the uoeess et that effort is on- of the great est joys of his life Since iis be ginning, 1h has been a charter member '.and chairman of t Ac* board of management of the in stitution he did so much *0 estab lish. the Bloodworth St. YMC A, He is also § member of the exe cutive committee of the Wake Wsi J y \ •:'r M j H:e maker IIGERATOR nr down Y OR I HLY TERMS RAT OR MODELS TRADE-IN I I UK YUUK ULU KEFRIGERATQR Tire Sales & Service Co. 401 HILLSBORO STREET TELEPHONE 7571 , Consumers Mutual Association and : is a substantial stockholder in that ] 1 organization. Mr. Haywood is an I Elk, n member of the YWCA, a j director of Mechanics and Farm-; ers Rank and a member of Phi i Beta Sigma fraternity. Through] - these various organizations, Mr j ' Haywood is able to further serve ; tii.- community and to give to; ! them the benefit, of his useful tab] : wits and < xperienec and to fur* • ther show his love and -gratitude; for the people who h* v; done so] much to help make his business; a success. Now celebrating its 38th nnni- I versary of continuous operation,] the Raleigh Funeral Home Is not 1 : standing still, resting on it? lau-1 !1“ Is. The task which lies ahead] : 1 not one of set vice alone, but • also of sharing with the public : tin. gains made possible by its support. To this end, Mr. Hay ’wood calls special attention to; -these outstanding facts: (1) Be-; 'cause of the continued liberal sup port and patronage given to him,! :he is now able to purchase cas -1 ket- and other supplies in carload lots. Such purchases naturally re sult in sizeable savings. Operat ing on a profit sharing plan, these ravings are passed on to the cus-. turners and patrons of (lie Ra nt igh Funeral Home and the Ra leigh Mutual Burial Asosciation, i «*»• .. .. ~ 11 lll<i»ll—rt RALEIGH FUNERAL HOME BUILDING who are thereby assured that plowed back into the business in , too 1 institution.-' not only offer order that they might be in a them more value for every dollar position to better serve This vp'-nt with them than can pos- means that person.-’, needing the sibly be oUnimM elsewhere but met vie those institutions render also the benefit.- of its accunn-. ,--.n lie assured at. all times that luted years of honorable .-!> wM- p,,-- w jjj p r dealing with business forward business experience. (2) firms, which are in a position to Profits of these firms have b-on (C ontinued on page g) PAGE SEVEN
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