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Open Letter To Gastonia
ROCKY MOUNT- Gastonia citi
zens will please pardon us if they
tnink we are ‘meddling’ into their
polities. But may we remind them
that what help.-; or hurts the col
ored people the: <■ will do the same
for us all over the state, south and
nation.
Case in point is the announced
candidacy of Nathan! 1 Barber for
reelection to the City Council for
a. third term.
Was City Treasurer
Barber v. is -u etod trewsuroi
during his fir ; term; the first and
only time r. Negro has been cus
todian of the funds oi a city of
more than 30,000 people in the
South m mo- 1 li.an fifty year-:
fn 103!) Barb i hud the compe
tition of two other colored men
seeking the post which he was. re
portedly, aireadv filling exceed
ingly well. The thou.ihtful Kiks.
NAACP member.-- ano other citi
zens, including many whites
thwarted what w vuld have 1•• n i
split vote which could easily have ;
resulted in the loss of that council- j
manic post tc. the Negroes.
According to dispatches coming j
out of the textile city, the same
condition is budding again this j
election year with one of the same .
former opponents. A TvL Hasson, a
retired businessman, furnishing the
opposition as before
It is the hope of this column and
every forward-thinking colored
Tarhcolian that Mr. Hanson will
sec the wisdom of loving Nat Bar
ber, manager of the quarter-mil
.lion-dollar Ga«trm County Credit
Union, continue the fight alone for
the race so as to again gam the vote
of ALL the race citizens instead
of having them divide between
two. Why, we ark, knock the ball
out of the hands of the man who
already has it when there is no as
surance that you are a bettor
catcher than he is?
This is no tinv- to gamble on
players when you have a tight sc
ries of games to p! ty. K- op the
proven player on the team. Don't
let selfish desires fnor bribes) in
duce us as individuals or groups,
to turn traitors to the best interest
of our own people. Gastonia, don’t
lose your place in history'
Tor Sake ol the Record
February 23rd issue Journal and
Guide carried a reprint of an edi
torial from the Sanford Herald
which stated Guv Luther H. Hod
ges and Chairman Thomas J. Pear
sall of the school committee which
bore his name had both accused, j
Negroes of not cooperating to the
fullest when said Pearsall Commit
tee was having exploratory sessions
over the state.
The Herald said Mr. Poo-sail had
staled that ht “called" a mn tin;,
in his home town of Rocky Mount I
in an attempt to get the coopera
tion of the Negroes of the area on
voluntary segregation isues with
out success.
Shortly after the meeting be, an.
Pearsall is quoted os saying, he
found that the NAACP was domi
nating the meeting. The writer war
present at the meeting to which
Mr. Pearsall was invited by tin
Frontiers Club. (He did NOT call
it) The NAACP was NOT men
tioned as such during this meet
ing, we recall. But this reporter
did ask Mr. Tommy J. P if he
did not think there was much fa
vorable climate for compliance
with the 1054 U, S. Supreme Court
desegregation decision prior to his
tory-making broadcast by Mr Hod
ges which launched the Pearsall
Plan, a movement which Inter cul
minated in the passing of a consti
tutional amendment incorporating
it into law?
The fact that the questioner was
i> known NAACP man, appeared
not t,o take well with the former
State Representative, for he imme
diately proceeded to ‘lecture’ him
A few other persons joined in a
’bull session’ after formal meet
ing was over, the discussion of
Which, it was agre.-d by them and
tiie guest, would be “off the rec
ord” and the writer will not re
peat it here.
The- point, we wish to make is
that Mr Pearsall did not cal! the
meeting, but was invited to the
frontiers Club of America meet
ing to give his plan. The group
did not ‘swallow’ the ‘voluntary
segregation’ plan although Mr
f Tommy foresaw dire results If it
,v as turned down. No vote was
taken on the issue at the meeting
.But another group. meeting in s
Nashville did vote against it. sol- I
.idly. “To sot the record straight", |
ve have cited these happenings.
Stage Training Schools
The Neuse River Missionary Bap- |
tist Association and the Women's
Auxiliary by the same name have
just closed a two-weeks training
institute for the ministers and lay
men of the 20,000-member associa
tion at the St. James Baptist
Church here, where the Rev. Wm
Lockeit Mason is pastor and had
charge of the entertainment of del
egates.
Running through Feb. 11-22, the
Institute listed among its principal
instructors the Rev. H. L. James
Brooklyn. N. Y., who tdso preached
to a packed audience on Wednes
day; Rev. C. C. Staton, Weldon:
Rev. Ah-xarider D Mosely, Wash
ington, N. C„ and Prof. Wm. T.
Grimes, St James Baptist Church
music director, who spoke to the
assemblage on the proper appre
ciation of church music a"d its use.
The Rev. Terrance V. Foster,
Sr., was moderator of the Institute
and was assisted by Revs. A. C.
Matthews, Weldon; R. J. Johnson,
Halifax, G. A, Gilchrist and K. P.
Battle.
Theme of the school wav: “The
Predominating Power of the Gos
pel in a Changing World.” The in
stitute featured daytime classes and
sermons -during afternoon? and
nigh's. A fraturod speaker during
the period was Attorney James R.
Walker, Jr. of Weldon, who dis
cussed the church’s role in build
ing better citizenship. The Rev. ■
Gordon N. Calvin, Petersburg. Va„
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church
of Ahoskic, was one of the final ;
guest speakers. Total attendance ;
amounted to about sixty members
(ach week with the sermon pre
dominating.
Cons relational-Christians
The Rev. W. Judson King, presi- ’
dent of the Franklin ton Center
(formerly Bricks Rural Life ‘
.School 1 Bricks, N. C,, has announc
ed the program of the Southern '
Christian Social Action Institute ’
to be held at Bricks March 4’h and
sth. with two days packed full of
important discussion of the issues
of mart concern to the world to- '
day. The institute is sponsored
jointly by the Congregational- '
Christian Churches and the Evan
gelical and Reformed Church
Among the listed instructors will
! >e lie R Ac::": 1 C; ■ .
Jr., Banks Shepherd, who serve as
Co-Chairm-n. D. Waldo Roach
will discuss - The Bible and Chris- '
tian Responsibility on Monday af
ternoon. “The Church's Concern
for Social Welfare” will be led by '
Haber F. Kleine and Fern Bab
cock, Also Mrs. Paulino Puryear
and Miss Dorothy Hampton
On Tuesday morning Dr. Frank i .
T. Wilson and Herman F. Reissig !
will advise on Christian Respon
sibility for World Affairs.” During
the closing afternoon session “Al
cohol Education” and “Ministering
to the Whole Man" will Vie studied
with Mr. Klemrne.
All lor S 3
Mr. Judson Kmc. resident di
rector of Franklinion Center ad
vises that anyone desiring to at
tend the two-day sessions may do
so by forwarding their check for
S-* for each person desiring to en
roll to Miss Fern Babcock. Council
for Social Action, 239 Fourth Ave..
New York 10, N. Y.
The Old Eastern Baptist Train
ing Institute will meet with Green
ville's Cornerstone Baptist Church,
Rev. J. E. Tillett, pastor, March
4-8 Rev. J. A. Nimrno is modera- j
tor.
Carver Students And Faculty Star
PINETOPS The r; )r ver High
girls and boys split their Home
coming basketball tilt with the
smart quartets from the Eastman
High School of Halifax County
(near Enfield) on Feb. 14th in two
closely contested games.
Eastman girls won by a score of
j 31 to 27 and Carver boys won over
the Eastman lads (52 to 48 in a game
which was nip and tuck until the
final quarter when the Carver hoys
forged steadily ahead to win.
Coaches were: Eastman, Olemmon
Williams: and J. W Whitley for
Carver. Queen of Homecoming was
Ida Mae Farmer.
Faculty Play
Without being superstitious, thir
teen members of the Carver fa
culty entered wholeheartedly into
and presented the ’faculty play’
“Jane Eyre' in the school gym
toriuru Feb. 20th before an appre
ciative audience.
The plot of the play is set around
an aristocratic castle owner who is
secretly married to a wife who is
a 'mad woman’ living apart from
her husband, who falls in love with
another of lowly estate. Just as
they arc about to be married the
former marriage is revealed by the
wife’s brother. Then remorse comes
to all. Finally, the wife dies in a
fire she started in her madden
rage and the handsome “Mr. Roc
hester" is free to marry the girl
be loves—and who loves him de
j spite- the blindness incurred in try
ing to save the first wife from fire
which wrecked their home.
Members of the cast were: Mes
dames W. B. Evans, M H. Hooker
H f). Brown. C G. McChirkin.
D, B. Gilliam, C. G. Taylor; Misses
A. E. Nunn, M Forte and F L.
White. Men were: J. E. Evans, J
W. Whitley. J. J Harris and A. T
Newkirk, who played the leading
male role Mrs. J F. Barnette and
! Miss C Barrett were co-directors
lof the play. Samuel A Gilliam is
principal of Carver High School.
Other faculty members include:
Mesdames O. T. Austin. M. G. Bry
ant. M. W. Spence. Q L Weaver.
A, W. Vines; Misses E R. Lyons
and M. E. Battle. Also J J. Harris,
V. S Hart, Mr* J. E. Evans, T E. j
Bynum. Mrs. O. T. Austin and D
J. Williams
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Asbury Notes
BY MRS BERTHA HOCIRS
ASBURY A very spiritual
meeting was held as Lineolnvills
A. M. E. Church last Sunday with
Rev. J. D. Trend well, pastor, of
ficiating. Rev. Mis. Frazier and
Mrs. O. Williams of Method, wor
shipped in this service.
On March 3. at 11:00 o'clock com
munion service will be held. Mem
bers and friends are cordially in
vited to attend
PERSONA!, S
Mr. Lecoe Brown and Miss Dairy
Brown of Newark, wore here re
cently to visit their parents Mr.
and Mrs. Marshal! Brown.
BIRTHDAYS
Mr. Nathaniel Honker Jr. was j
recently honored at a birthday
party given by his mother, Mrs.
Della Hooker, at her home.
A lovely repast of dan lien were
served. Many friends and relatives
attended the affair. lie received
many lovely and useful gifts.
Mrs. T, L. Covington celebrated
her birthday on February 25.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rogers cele
brated their wedding anniversary
February 28.
Mrs. Thorpe, represented Rush
Memoi ia J Church on the program
by rendering a solo singing the
Lord’s Prayer.” by Mallotte.
Roxboro lews
Mr. and Mrs. James Carrington j
and family of Cluster Springs, Va.,
spent Sunday evening in Roxboro
as guests of Mr. and Mrs, John j
Johnson of Roxboro.
The Esau Blakes of Durham were j
the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. I
William Majors of Reamstown.
Mrs. Blake is the former Nancy
Majors of Roxboro who is now em
ployed as a special duty nurse at
Duke Unversify Hospital.
Mr. Robert King of Virgilina. Va:
spent a short while in Roxboro
Sunday visiting his old friend, Mr
Robert. Woody of Roxboro.
A Durham, N. C. publisher and
editor, Louis Austin spent a short
editor, Louis Alston spent a short
while in Roxboro Sunday on route
to South Boston, Va., to deliver a
address to a Civil Rights organiza
tion. ‘Boot" Hill, walking champ
ion of Person County, covered the
thirty rnile distance from Roxboro
m South Boston, Va.. in six hours
flat, on a hot that it would take
him six hours and a half to do file
job.
Dr. Otho Sherrili. executive se
cretary (d the State Baptist or
ganization of North Carolina de
livered the sermon at the First
Baptst Church here Sunday morn
ing. His lovely wife, Gladys, ac
companied him on the trip
Clarence Crutchfield, star pit
cher for the Panthers last year, en
tered Shaw Unii\ r.-nty last fall and
is now working out with the Shaw
squad under the watchful and ex
perienced eyes of Coach Jimmy
Lytle with the hope of gaining a
starting berth on the mound.
PROBATION A. I, MEMBERS OF
HONOR SOCIETY ELECTED AT
P. C. H. S.
Eght students of Person County
High School were chosen to enter
the Probotionn! Chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society They were:
Nora Lunsford, Cin rue Whitt, Phy
lhs*Vr>-stead, Ann Humphrey. Vel
ina Jeffers, Frances Gentry. Lillie
Royster, Verdenc Taylor and Ann
Clay. The induction will be March
22, 1057.
PANTHERS STAY AHEAD
The Person County Hgh School
Panthers cot off to a good start
this season winning 7 straight
i‘times then their winning streak
was snapped by Merrick-Moore
High of Durham County. Panthers
.a.ifee-d 2 defeats in ’a row and
then came back into the winning
column by defeating Chatham High
of 'Slier City where the Panthers
v. ere in a double win (Girls and
Boys).
The Panthers juniors dropped
the next contest, to Mary Potter of
Oxford. This was a game scheduled
to be played by the Panther Var
sity. however, the Varsity had two
weeks vacation for reasons not dis
closed.
The victims of the Panthers have
been Toler High, Central High,
Little River Book-'-r T. Washing
ton Reidsville South Side High
'Danville, Va., Union Pleasant
Grove, and Siler City. The Pan
thers have met and defeated Toler
twice and have played only single
games with other competitors.
The outstanding players for the
Panthers are: Brady Johnson, 6-4
center, leading scorer for the sea
son; Wharton Holloway whose
scoring is not up to par with his
last season scoring but he still does
quite well; Steve Jones who is the
Panthers playmaker. and Elbert
Jones who is a good combination
with Steve Jones.
The outstanding Panfherettes
are: Irma Poole and Shirley Feai
berston who were switched from
guards to forwards to give the Pan
therettos more scoring points and
the lasses have been shaving scor
ing honors throughout the season.
Ann Trotter has hec'n a scrappy
little forward and is expected to
improve with the season. Sylvia
Outlaw. Daisy McCain, and Vir
i inia Williams have been a great
factor in Panthers, tte progress.
Their strong defense combined
with Featherston’s and Poole’s
scoring and Outlaw’s rebounding
has made Pantheretu-s much im
proved team,
Shirley Fcniherston -Sports Editor
GIRL SCOTT NEWS
A Senior Girl Scout Troup was
recently organized at the Person
County High School consisting of
twenty-three girls. Our officers are
as follows: President -Daisy Mc-
Cain. Vice President • Phyllis Uin
st; ad. Semi ary - Mary Richard
son, Treasurer - Dorothy Taylor,
Reporter - Margaret Majors, Social
Chairman - Marcia Thomas, Pro
gram Chairman - Ruth Lispcomb.
We the girl seourts will strive to
carry out the girl scouts promise
and laws. Reporter Margaret
Majors.
The Roxboro Bros are getting
<>n the way for this season. We
are asking of all people interested
in joining the baseball team, con
tact Mr. Emanuel Wallace, Post Of
fice Box 394, Roxboro, North Caro
lina.
If there are any baseball mana
gers wno desire playing our team
contact the above address.
SELMA NOTES
SELMA—Mrs. M. L. Wilson and
Miss Emma Sanders were hostesses
to the Amies Women s Club 'Wed
nesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. Wilson.
After the business session, offi
cers for the year were elected:
president, Mrs. Lucile D. Albright,
vice president, Mrs. Nina WiWon;
secretary, Mrs. Ura F. Jones; It ea
:urer, Mrs. Mildred Wilson.
At refreshment time, guests were
invited into the dining room where
Hie Valentine theme prevailed.
The table was covered with a lace
cloth and had a center piece of red
carnations and white pompon chry
santhemums.
A delicious repast of cranberry
punch, heart Ehaped sandwiches,
potato chips, stuffed celery, ice
cream and heart-shaped cookies
were served.
Present were Mesdames: Lucile
Albright, Maggie Bryant, Ruby
Smith, Nina Wilson, Ruth Overton,
Ethel Patrick, Carolyn Everette,
Geneva Douglas. Erma Weaver
and Wilson; Misses Merlyn Weeks,
Ruth Hassell, Lois Tomlinson, El
sie Sharpe and Emma Sanders.
THE CAROLINIAN
Goldsboro This Week
BY HENRY (’. MITCHELL
GOLDSBORO— Mrs Minnie Ben
j nett. 817 W Elm Street was hon-
I ored at a birthday parly Fiiday,
Feb. 8, by her daughters, Mrs.
Willa B. Durham and Till:; Pauline
Mo ye. Guests were members of the
Loving Union Club.
A delicious repast of fried chick
en, french fried potatoes, rolls, hoi
coffee, ice cream, candy, cake and
peanuts were served
Those present vvi iv Mrs. Cora
Hatcher, Mrs Charity Hatcher,
Mrs. Cherie Art" Mrs Virginia F.
Sutton, Mrs. Lu’a Barfield, Mrs,
Lula Harris, Mrs Luvrnia Payton,
Rev and Mrs C L Move. Mrs.
Bertha Bryant. Mrs Odell Raiford,
Mrs. Annie !!. Ward. Mrs. Martha
Atkinson, Mr and Mrs Janies H.
Moya, Mr. Earnest Lncklair Mrs.
Virginia M Dawson, and Miss Hil
da Thompson.
Neil A Stitt, divertor of choral
music at. Dillard High School, serv
i ed as judge at the Omega talent
hunt at Acjkin High School in Kin
ston last tSunday
Mr and Mrs. Theodore Barnes
of Olivia Lane announce the birth
of a 7-lb, son. born Saturday at
Wayne Memorial Hospital The
Fames' have two other children.
Mrs. Barnes is the former Miss
Rosa Smith of Goldsboro.
Pvt Edgar “Pete” Hobbs, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Hobbs, Sr ,
I of Goldsboro, is currently station
ed with the U. S. Army in Los
Angeles, Calif. Pvt. Hobbs, a 1053
graduate of Dillard High School
received his basic training at Fort
Knox. Ky and expects to be sent
overseas around March 15. He will
embark from New York.
Jerry B Shaw, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Shaw, fill South
Leslie St, was a participant in a
baby contest held recently at Prink
High School in LaGrange. N. C.
The contest was held in the inter
est of the Band Fund drive Mr,
Shaw is an alumnus of Frink High
School. A silver tea was held Sun
day, Feb. 2 at the home which
netted over $25.00.
Mrs, Blanche Swiss. SOfi-B Hugh
St. left Monday evening for Man
basset. N. Y. where she wilt spend
several months.
Miss Tokie Woodard. 702 Craw
| ford St., has returned to the city
I after a 10-day stay in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Carr, CIS
E. Spruce St. are celebrating their
first wedding anniversary in Nor
folk. Va. with Mr. Carr's brother
and sister. Mrs. Carr is the former
Lillie Gregory.
Miss Gloria Jean Smith, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith
of the State Hospital Community,
celebrated her 16 birthday with a
party Saturday night.
The teenagers entertained them
selves by playing games and danc
ing aftorwhich they were treated
to refreshments of chicken salad
on lettuce leaf, ritz. sliced pickles,
sliced tomatoes, open face sand
wiches. punch, peanuts and candy.
Guests present were; Annie Ruth
and Dorothy Lynn, Debbie and
! Bettie Howell, Leslie Davis, Perry
Horn, Harold and Charles Burden,
1 Jarvis Spencer, Bobby and Hilda
Cox, Christine Davis, Marie Ren
frew, Robert Batcher, Holland and
Pauline Taylor, Cedric Braswell,
Foster Manuel, Peggie Davis, Har
vey Ayres and Clarence Jones.
Other adults on hand to assist
Mrs. Smith with the party were
Mrs. Nora Stevens. William Coley
and Frank Stevens
Miss Smith was the recipient of
many thoughtful and lovely gifts
A Martha Washington Tea was
held recently by the Senior Y's of
St James AME Zion Church.
East End School held its regular
! PTA meeting Monday night in the
' School Gymtorium. George Wilson,
president, presided.
W'. J. Smith, boy scout master of
' Troop 101, was the principal speak
-1 er. He urged the parents to sup
port the boy scout movement in
Goldsboro and told of the many
ways parents can give their sup
port. Troop 101 is sponsored by
the East End PTA.
' Mrs. R. O, Weathers gave her
1 committee's report on their meet
ing with the School Board. She
spoke at length on the three re
quests that were presented to the
board, namely side walks on Pop
lar St. from Elm Street to Olivia
> Lane, covering of ditch so as to
provide more playground space,
and a traffic officer to supervise
the children crossing Elm Street.
' Mrs. Weathers also urged the
' parents to get their names on the
city registration books so “we can
as a unit support the man who
| will do the most for us." Other
j members of the committee were;
George Wilson, William J. Smith,
Robert Swinson, William Silver
and Mrs. Thomasia Solomon
Mrs. Pearl Foster and Mrs, Va
leria Morgan’s classes tied for the
attendance banner with 20 parents
1 present each.
President George Wilson an
i nounced that only two more meet*
: ings remain. Parents were urged to
; attend the last two meetings as
. they are important. At the March
, meeting new officer for the coin
ing year will be elected.
W. A. Foster, who was heard in
some special remarks, is principal
of the school.
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul
ine Giles of Seven Springs were
held Sunday from Old Jerusalem
church hi Seven Springs
: Buriat was followed in the Jeru
. salem cemetery. Mrs. Giles is sur
vived by her husband, Mr. MeKin
; ley Giles of the home; 2 sisters:
Mrs. Army Lassitor of Kinston and
Mrs Lolia Gray of New York City;
■ 1 granddaughter, Mrs. Blanche
, Greenfield of Goldsboro arid nine
• great grandchildren.
i Funeral services for Mr. George
Boothe of 409 Denmark Street of
■ Goldsboro, were held Sunday from
St. John AME Church on Charles
, St. Burial-was followed in the Elra
, wood cemetery.
Mr. Boothe is survved by t sis
ter, Mrs. Mablo Boothe Vander
graft of New York .City; 2 broth
ers, Raymond and Jessie Boothe
of Goldsboro; 2 aunts, Mis. Irene
(’lark of New York and Mrs J. J.
Branch of Greensboro; 4 nieces;
Mrs. Louise Bryant, Mrs. Marga
ret !!. Pittman, and Barbara Jean
Boothe of Goldsboro; 6 nephews:
Edward Lewis Boothe of Nashville,
Tmn., Jessie, Jr., Charles, George
Franklin, John Lewis and Samuel
Lee, all of Goldsboro.
Funeral services for Mr. Fori
Adams of Newark, N. J. were held j
Sunday at First Baptist Church in |
Fremont. Burial was in the Daniel
cemetery.
Mr. Adams is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Itola Adams; 1 sister,
Mrs. Naomi Dickerson of Fremont:
5 brothers: Elroy, Elbert, and Al
bert Jr. ail of Fremont, Cederic
of Wilson and Alex of Newark;
step-mother. Mrs. Sallie Adams of
Wilson; 2 step-sisters, Mrs. Nellie j
Braswell of Wilson and Mrs. Pen
nie McCall of Newark; ! step
bo'rther. John Whjtiev of Fair-un.
St. James AME Zion Church's
Stewardess Board No. 2 and tuem
bers are sponsoring a popularity
contest which ends on Feb 24. th.- ;
fourth Sunday night, 7:30 pm. dur- j
ing which time there veil be an i
interesting musical program, the i
coronation and the crowning or;
"Miss St. James". The girls con ;
t Ning are: Misses Mary E Miles
Barbara Parks, Barbara Jackson.
Edna Grace Faison, Shirley Atkin
son, Adelone Crocket! Sat ah Co
ley. Jean Ed wards, Francos .Vmove
Christine Raiford, Elm a Wilbur- •
ton, Rochelle Parks, Mimic I.xier.
Gloria Tale. Geraldine Adams, Sy
bil Scott and Loren, Artis Every
one is asked to help these girls
please and be pres* nt on February
24. Rev. K. B. Lipsoy is minister.
"The Lord’s Prayer" v ill bo pan
tomimed by the Barnes Business
School's Sunday School class. Ev
eryone is cordially invited.
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl
O’Neal of Selma won held Sunday
from the First Baptist Church in
Selma. Buriat was followed in the
city cemetery. Mrs. O'Neal is sur
vived by iter husband, Mr. Whiter
O',Neal. 2 daughters: Mrs. Ethelcnc
McClain and Miss Vera O’Neal of
the home; 2 sons: Walter of Balti
more, and Thurman of Philadel
phia, i sister: Mrs. Nellie Free
man of Selma, 1 brother; Mr. Leon
ard Hasting of Richmond and five
grandchildren,
Funeral service* for Mr. Elijah
Gray Dickerson of Pikeviiie were
held Monday from Hooks Grove
Church in Pikeviiie. Burial was
followed in Hooks Grove Ceme
tery.
Mr. Dickerson is- survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mattie Dickerson of the
home; 2 daughters; Mrs Mary Hed
ge's of Washington. D. C. and Miss
Debbie Dickerson of Poughkeepsie.
N. Y.; K sons: Rand and Ennis of
the home, Buster of Goldsboro
Wilbert of Pikevile. Frank of Fre
mont, Dennis of Morristown. N. J
Lennis of Ft. Knox. Ky. and Cle
vaster of Raleigh; 2 sisters: Mrs.
Pernecie Coley of Fremont and
Mrs. Lillie Dickerson of Jersey
l City. N, J.; 3 brothers: Rev. Pres
ton Dickerson of Jersey City. John
Dickerson of Battleboro, N. C.; 3
grandchildren and 2 great grafcd
efdldrcn. .
The fifth period sociology class
of Dillard High School conducted
a program in the auditorium last
week In observance of Negro His
tory Week. ’ The theme of the
program was: “The contributions
of the Negro to American Cul
ture.”
Students participating were:
Bertha Holmes. Marian Isler, Dal
era Raynor, Clara Simmons, An
nie Lynn, and Mary Pearson. Bet
tie Howell served as mistress of
ceremonies: Mrs. Thelma John
son, advisor.
Sgt. Esseli Atkinson, son of Mrs.
Rosetta Atkinson, 505 Booker St.,
has returned to his base in New
Mexico after visiting his mother
and other relatives.
Sgt. Atkinson, a graduate of
Dillard High School, has been in
the army for 15 years.
Mr. and Mrs. John Newsome of
Goldsboro announce the marriage
of their daughter, Mary Lue New
some to David Best, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Best of Goldsboro,
Rt. 4, Saturday morning, Feb. 16,
at the home of fire officiatim
minister, Rev. J. E. Blue, CO3 Isler
St.
The Band Patrons Club of Dil
lard High School, has launched
its 1957 Membership drive. Tire
goal for this year is 150 mem
bers. A membership card for
one year cost SI.OO. The major
project for this year in the secur
ing of a uniform for the new
band master, E. E. Hughes.
George Wilson is President of the
club. Mrs. V. F. Sutton Is execu
tive secretary.
School Street School Parent
and Teachers Association held its
regular meeting Sunday in the
School’s Cafeteria. A. R. Williams,
Vice President of the group, pre
sided over the business session.
The program was presented by
the Cub Scouts of the school, di
rected by Mrs. Mattie Lincoln and
Mrs. Retha H. Williams.
The attendance banner was
won by Miss Sadie Granthams'
fourth grade class, with 17 par
ents present. Mr. Sam Dawson is
president of the group.
Kenneth Speight son of Mr
and Mrs. Roy Lincoln, 1302 N.
James Street, and a first grade
student at School Street School,
has returned tc, school after be
ing til at home for a week.
The Lincoln Home Klndergar*
den gave a variety show Wednes
day night, Feb. 13. In the East
End Gymtorium.
Featured on the program war, a
scene depicting the Old Red
Country School House complete
with song, spelling bee and dance.
A Tom Thumb Wedding featur
ing the marriage of Bottle Blue
and Tom Thumb was the high
light of the evening.
Appearing in this part of thej
program were: Sandra Pope, Bet - i
tie Blue, bride: Jerry Taylor. Tom j
Thumb, groom; Michael Ward i
best man, Gvvenn Royal, father, j
Rosa Wooten, maid of honor;
Norman McLaren, ring bearer; j ■
Dwight Raynor. Preacher; Dulhs j
Raynor and Joel Simmons. Train
carriers; Cynthia Raynor and i
Phillis Morris, Flowt.r Girls.
The School is directed by Mrs
Rut,hie B Worrells and has an
enrollment of 52 students,
East End School held its an
nual Variety Hour last Monday
night in the school’s gvmtorium
Appearing on the program were
the Exotic Dancers, Tonett hand;
and numbers from each one of j
the school’s classes .Miss Kettle '
Savage was mistress of ceremon
ies. Mrs. Rachelle R. Richardson
was program chairman. She was;
assisted bv Mrs. Z, W. Borah. Miss
jL. Johnson, Air.-, V. M. Morgan.
I Miss J. L. Johnson. W. A Foster
!is principal of the School.
Girl Scouting at Greenleaf
| School has readied a new high.!
1 Three troops have become regis-1
j tered since January. Ihe Brownie i
troop is led by Mrs, Helen Town
send with Airs. Laurie Elliott as
her assistant.. Two Intermediate
troops have registered. Miss
Swann la Mooring is leader and 1
Mrs. Lois Baldwin assistant for j
one and Mrs. Cleo Thompson L
leader of the other. All troops arc
participating in the cookie sale;
which is in progress The Neigh-j
borhood Service Team for Green-;
Ic.-.f School are. Mrs John Slval- !
ey. Neighborhood chairman: Mis:.;'
Erm-Klme Ware;, Troop Organ!/-:
jar. and Mrs. Janet. Deans. Troop j
eons ultanL Temporary plan/-, are
| being made for activities for Gir!
i Scout. Week, in March.
Principal H, V. Brown of Dil-i
idrd Huh! School celled tiic tilth j
month honor students to the ros- \
hum m the Auditorium by classes i
j yesterday afternoon. Alter pre-i
j seniijiK and congratulating the j
j honorary student by groups to the I
: assowsbly. he made an on the spot
i sampling ns to why some stu- >
dents make the honor roll, and
others don't To most of the stn-|
dents interviewed, getting the■
honor, it was just a reward for-!
honest ha»d work.
: Those on the Fifth month's list j
j were.: Verione Best, Annie Moses,i
Lorene Lewis, Joseph Gaynor. i
j William Mclntyre, Sandra Best,;
Cora Ann Hogans, Faye Robin
son. Doris Savage, Simms,
Peggy Ann Davis, Charles Rich
ardson, John Kirk. Curtia Hamm,
Ralph Howell, Bc-ttye Broad hurst,i
Vera Braswell, Sybil Scott, For:
Glenn, Margaret Williams, Mm-1
me. Stevens, Carolyn Chetman. |
Cheryle Lewis, Sheila Barue.s I
Aria Thompson. George Herring, i
Henrietta Johnson, all of the |
eighth grades,
James Faison, Tiros. Gill. Ger- j
aldine Mitchell, Carrie Lawson,!
Evelyn ' Crockett, Linda Powell, 1
BVrne Diub,. \V:i!ir w.. 11
na Williams, Thelma Coley, Dolly >
Kennon, Doris Lane, Rosa Ruffin, 1
Dorothy Woodard. John Suggs,!
Milton Durham, Lula Hargrove, j
C&liie Adams. Lizzie Philyan. j
Donald Blue, Emma Brown, An-;
lie Clark, Barbara Lewis, Doro
thy Lynn, Mamie Mer, Barbara;
Parks, Helen Peacock. Clara Sim
mons, Mattie Simmons, Gloria j
Smith, Gloria Tate, Ray Gavin,;
Peariie Heath, Laura Thomas, j
Ernestine Flowers, Barbara How-1
ell, James Barnes, Robert Best,;
James House, William Starke, Es~:
tella Coley, Mildred I; ! r. Cath- \
erinc Dent, Pauline Langston, Es-i
tella Smith, Eiasste Smith, Jacob -
Muse rave, Frank Whitfield. Shir- |
ley Jones, Beatrice Newsome. Joy-1
ce Simmons, Venella Buckrham,;
Leslie Davis, Herbert Uzzt-11. Joe |
• Frederick Bryant, Marian Lsler.:
l David Newsome. Claude Barnes.j
- Mrs. A. D. Parks of the grades ■
' and Mrs. T. I. Johnson, of the
; ' High School were awarded the at-j
>! tendance banners for having the:
• highest percentages of attendance
for the fifth school month.
The Community Christina,-. Sav-j
- inga Ciub, which sponsors!
■ the "Old Foiks Dinner” anmialy. j
• entertained its first visitors for j
'■ 1957 at their meeting Feb. loth.
■ The visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas McNeill and Mr, and Mrs.
• Elbert Robinson, both of Goids
. boro. Air. McNeill is a teacher at;
< Freemont and also a salesman for]
■ Remington Rand Typewriter;
Corporation. Mr. Robinson is a j
i scout executive of four counties. •
i The visitors were erected by
_! Mrs. Brookie Kelly and with then •
' 1 entrance tha members arose and !
t sang their theme song "Glory, i
• Glory. Halleluiah”, They were |
■ then, introduced by the president, j
,; Mr. William Johnson.
After the introduction com
-1 i ments were made by Mr McNeil!'
■j on Mr. Johnson's splendid work;
j for the community and expressed I
• j his willingness to help in any.
I way.
:! Mr. Robinson then commented i
■ion Mr. Johnnson's civic work. He!
’ j stated that Mr. Johnson po;st;,sed •
'ithc principles for which his
■ scouting work stands. He said he;
’ considered it an honor to have |
• him as a member oi the Lincoln |
/ Home Men’s Club of which its
■ himself is secretary. He further
expressed the enjoyment found in
working with him.
i Mr. McNeill and Mr. Robinson
: also praised the club highly for
, their many varied and thought
ful activities.
After the complimentary com
' ments of the visitors, corsages of
I white carnations were pinned on
Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. McNeill
by Mrs. Carrie Artist. A humor
i-ous poem was read and dedicated!
I I to the visitors by Mrs, Kadie San*
! ders,
■j Hot biscuits, turkey, candy
j varus, garden peas, spiced peach-!
i es on cranberry sauce, candy, as
j sorted cookies and Russian Tea
1 j were served to all by the food
! committee after the meeting,
Mt. Pleasant
»V MR. ROBERT DUNN
The Mount Pleasant Sunday,
School was opened at 10:30 by I
I the superintendent. After Sunday
School, the All-Male Chorus spon
sored a musical program at 2„:30. j
Wo were very glad to have the!
Harmonetts of Wake Chapel. Mr.!
I Prince Burton was our guest from!
i Hickory Grove Church. Mr. Bur-:
ton was on the panel discussion, j
! The topic was "What Makes a i
! Man Great '. Mr. Henry Rayford !
jof Wake Chape! and Mr. Ralph
j Jostle of Mount Pleasant also par
ticipated in the discussion.
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1957
Hopping About
TARHEELIA
By Jay Bee Ay ten
On To Atlanta After NAACP
RtsgMcrs
ROCKY MOUNT The North ]
Carolina NAACP Conference last I
week became one of the first state I
units of the national NAACP to j
register as a "foreign corporation”
in compliance with the demands
made s* verai rnonlhs ago by Secre
tary of Staff' Thad Fare; which
d( manris Were reportedly prompt
ed by the suggestion oi the Pa
triots and avowedly prd-segrega- !
Uur. group.
Tlio NAACP had resisted the
request t»- register and had
countered with a suit thatlong
ing the State's authority to re- ;
noire such lobbying registra
tion The ease having your to
tin State Su (~•(. me Conn
where it was remanded hack to
a lower court on tfie grounds
that the two actions tone crim
inal and one civs!) should be
tried separate! v.
N C. NAACP legal rhai rman \
Conrad O. Pearson of Durham, fit- ;
< d registration for NAACP and j
.named Kelly M. Alexander, sliatc j
i Conference president of Charlotte. •
i us 'process agent'. At the same time j
| Rentsoft asked for a non-suit in I
l the pending legal action. It was not i
i dear as to what, if any, action the j
i State would now seek in a further j
I attempt to curtail the acivities in j
; Tarheelia of NAACP.
Southeast Regional
, Led by courageous NAACP pres- j
i dent Kelly Miller Alexander, rev- j
; era! NAACP delegates from Tar- j
; heeiia headed for the Southeastern !
i NAACP Regional Conference in
; Atlanta, Ga„ February 23 through
\ March 3rd. Charles A. McLean.
I Field Secretary for Tarheelta, is
, accompanying Alexander and ‘he;
si-ate delegation to the Georgia city
Burlington Hews
BV AIRS. M. AT, BROWN
! BURLINGTON -- As the rain
; cieuds rolled into Sunshine people
I began to head toward the. First
! Baptist Church where the pastor,
j Rev. IT, J. Cobb, after the ini or
! esting preliminary opening, too!;
i for his theme, ''Our Hiding Place,”
I found in Ta.iali 32-1-2. The pro
! phots were pictured as examples,
j The music- was furnished by !
J the Junior Choir.
The Buptvt Young Peoples
: hour was held at 6:15 P. M. It
i was interesting and well attended,
j The Gospel Choir was under the
j direction of Mr. David Jones.
, Rev. Nelson, of Greensboro, N.C.
; brought the evening message.
Mrs Annie- Thompson will be
i hostess to Group 7 this Monday
i evening at 8 P. M. All members
I are expected.
j Missionary Croup 6 will be guest
] of Mr. J. H. Pittman,
j This week, at the previous meet
! ing, Mrs. Charlie McColum’s birth -
| day was observed Many beautiful
! and useful gifts were left for her.
j Mrs. Losste Reaves will be host
■ ess to Group No. 7 Tuesday even
i ing at 8:00. P. M Mrs. J. T. Moore
i is president, Soerc-tary, Mrs, Myr
i tie Reaves,
Mrs Julia Jordan was hostess
iln si week u> the Jack and Jill
j Club ->t her home on Richmond
( Avp. Program and plans tor the
i year were presented by the com
] mittee. after which Mrs. 1,. Wal’d
: Taylor, an instructor at f’nlmcr
Memorial Institute. Sedalia, dis
cussed various activities that could
be used for the entertainment of
| the children of the club
] Refreshments for children and
j parents were served. Mrs. Dow
| Spaulding of Graham is president.
The Pioneer Garden Club met
; Tuesday evening at the home of
| Mrs Lovie Graham on Ross Street
i A round-table discussion on spring
i planting was led bv Mis. Garwood
! Thompson.
The Band Promoters Club met
j Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
j Mrs. Charles Brown on Appee St.
! Plan? were made for a program in
i Ihe near future. Suggestions for in
-1 vestments by members was tabled
; tor further discussion !«t, the next
! meeting. $
! Little Miss Elis«iP Shanks wsa
! rbrnor gum f of Little Mis-s San*
; dm 1 lodges of WH Apple St., \Ved
j nesday.
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where they will asrn-i regional di
rector Mrs Ruby Hurley, Col. Aus
tin T, Walden, John C. Calhoun.
YV \\ . laws and J. M Hinton in
lift: criu.ct of inc four-day civil
seminar.
Old East Presents l>r. Check
The Rev. G A. Cheek, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, New
Bern, is listed as principal guest
minister for th'-ee nights of the
Old Eastern Missionary Baptist
Assoeation's Training Institute at
Cornerstone Baptist Church in
< it Mile March J-s Othc s on
tiie faculty are Revs. A. D. Mose
ley, C. C Staton. J. A. Nirnmn,
T V. Foster. ,1. E. James, N. K.
Dunn, J T>. Person. A. W. Lamb,
R Watson. W O Moore. ,T. H
Knox. W. S. Wilson and J. H. C&r
inv ay. Also Mrs. R. W Underwood
wito will instruct the Missionary
DepaiTm--nt: and Mrs Rachel Lu
ton Boyci- of Windsor, who will
discuss "Missions and Public Re
altimiK' 1 the theme of the insti
tute. Dr M. A. Nimmo will m'.k
on Health.
Kinston Citizens Celebrate
IN KINSTON members end
friend of the Citizens Welfare Lea
gue celebrated the 14th anniversary
of the civic group with a banquet
o»i February 20th in the Adkins
High School caf.-iei-ia Guc-st siK-ak
<-r for the occusion was Rev, K. F
Botll-r Rocky Mount, president N
C IB POE W, and a national Elks
leader. At.ty. Battle introduced th°
speaker and C. B. Stewart appeal-
D el for support to tho 1 .<>ague
Nr.-.v officers: Geo. B Lane, pres
idlont, Ed Cox, vice phexy: Mr*
Lena Daivsnn, 2nd vice president;
Mrs. LnForest Jones, recording sec*
! rotary; V, ft.. Grier, Jr.,
ftrft! U. ,G. H, fv-*’.as i;vr.
EBENEZF.R CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Roy. VC M. Lake, pastor, and
coßgrrgation opened by singing
hymn 310. Tho scripture v as taken
from Luke. 29. "Return to thin?
house and be went and told what
glee ■ 1 •’ ■ : ■ -e, e- 1 : I; ■
This wonderful sermon was de
livered by Rev. Char!??: Sam no!
one of mu young ministers and
a student of A&T College Greens
boro.
The speaker for the evening ser
vice, Rev. C. J. Carter, was ne
eompanied by his choir and
bers from Asheboro. His them*-:.
"Stay on board the ship '
The Sunday School concluded a
month of service during the even
ing at which time tho folUnviug
persons were crowned: Junior De
partment, Laura Sue Wilson and
Amos Montgomery, Jr.; Senior LV
pnrtmcnt, Mrs. Mamie Sauadf-rs
and Mfrs Cornelia Hollovva v
A Valf-ntm- tea was held in th»--
• : !
after morning service, sponsored
by senior ushers. Heart-shaped
cookies, open-faced sandwiches,
with hot Russian tea was very re
freshing. Mrs. Metis Watkins is
president,
Mrs, M M. Brown attended the
institute tor operators of boarding
homes in Raleigh Friday.
Mrs. R L. Decker, wito of a
former pastor here, spent last week
with Mrs. Annie Davis, of 80S Old
Alamance Rd. Shi- is always a wel
come visitor in Burlington.
Mr. Henry I’ennix, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Ponnix, Fisher
St., spent a few days home with
bis wife and daughter, the- former
Miss Annie Davis.
Rev. C. R. Malloy of the AME
Church spoke Sunday of the pow
er of thought' “The man—tho mind
—as a man thinkeih, so is he.”
The Stoney Creek AME Church
Missionary group held its meeting
this month with Mrs. Fannie Wad
limtton. a resident of 601 Apple St.;
their theme, prayer changes things,
was enjoyed by all. The president
us Mrs, Naur, it- Day.
Mr. n.Thn Leonard Pennix. son of
Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Pennix. 7ftft
Hatch Ft,, operator of P P, Gener
al Store on Roscwald St., is the
subject of “outstanding" perform
ance rating. He has been at. the
Pentagon in Washington sine, his
return iron- overseas duty in 1953.