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THE CAROLINIAN
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 7, IDS#
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CRIME RESPONSIBILITY
ROCKY" MOUNT Recently we
are hearing a lot about the high
crime rate among Negroes over the
nation. Pro-segrega tionista and
pseudo-liberals are pointing the
• linger of acorn at colored leaders
and advising them to do something
about reducing crime among our
people' before demanding equality
of treatment as American citizens.
Editorials are written condemning
the Negro and spread upon the
pages of the Congressional Record
in a further attempt to defame him.
Anyone who takes the time to
look and think knows that the
basics responsibility for ail of this
crime rate lies at the door of the
white man (particularly ; n the
South, and to a lesser degree else
where! because of the original role
of slavery perpetrated upon the Ne
groes During this period Negroes
were not allowed to have any mor
el standards, even if they wanted
to. They were not allowed to be
legally nor religiously married.
They were put together like so
many cattle and forced to breed for
the profit of their owners. Stealing
was encouraged—in many Instances
teught—by their white masters due
te> little food
Following slavery, poverty, due
to inadequate profitable employ
ment caused a continuation of
these conditions on a modified ba
sis Then it was that Negro women
who previously had been subjected
to the sexual desires of white and
Negro men at will, (during slavery)
were forced to submit to obtain
food and raiment. Tins was the
easy way out for many—the a ecu re
way.
During the last thirty year*,
many Negroes, unwilling to hare
the burden of doing more work less
money then whites receive; have
rebelled and resorted to crime In
order to live. They have adopted
the Taw of the jungle"- regrettable
as it may be—and vowed,to 'live by
their wits* because they know they
are deprived of a fair chance to do
cent, gainful employment as other
races are—even immigrants.
So, until America is willing to ac
cord full citizenship and job oppor
tunities to all Americans—there is
little that can be done to remove
the blijht.
Years ago, 1 heard a psychologist.
Dr. Weaver, say that the fightings
and killings among Negroes was
due largely to a sense of lustra
tion: because he, himself was op
pressed by the white man and un
able to retaliate, he would, in turn,
‘take It out.’ on bis Negro associates
with th» least provocation. That is
r.s simple a truth as you can get.
That is why the little boy kicks the
dog or the well when he can't have
his way. All of these things are
backgrounds which stem from a de
nial of citizenship right*, including
employment and education, based
on color and not considering abili
ty to perform. Once the core of seg
regation is removed we can expect
improvement: but not. until then
NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE
ROCKY MOUNT •- Ts we would
all follow the natural pattern of go
ing out Into the countryside anrl
commune with nature more per-
KINSTON NEWS
KINSTON Rev. J A, Humph
rey, pastor of the St. James A. M.
K church on East St. was guest
speaker at the Wopdington High
School baccalaureate service on
Sunday. May IS, at 3 p. m. He used
as his subject, “The Onward Press
of Life" Scripture and invocation
were given by Rev. XT G. Moye
with *he benediction by Rev. Cfcan
csy Mainor. Music was offered by
the High School Glee Club. "War
March of The Priest" was used as
the processional and recessional.
Dr. La Fayette Parker, dean of
Fayetteville State Teachers College,
addressed the 44 members of Wood
trsgton High School's graduating
class on Tuesday night in the
school gyrriorium. “The Place of
the Negro in T ‘his Modernistic
World" was the subject of Dr Par
kers’ address.
He challenged the graduates to
go forth, striving to be assets to
th'» human race rather than men
aces. He urged the sUieUuU not to
consider themselves finished when
they received their high school di
ploma but to go onward, be self
respecting cliiczns -and give to the
world their best contributions.
The dpeaer was introduced by
Stephen Carroway. principal. John
ny Jones and Martha Mainer ware
recognized as valedictorian and sa*
lutatorisn. respectively.
Other graduates wore Wilbert
Coward, Ada J, Dove, Edna M.
Coward, Ada J. Dove. Edna M.
Dunn, Henry Edwards, 'Daisy Flow
ers, Ch ford Fordheni. Anna M.
Gooding. David Goodins, Bichard
Grady. Clara M Hall, Wilbur Hines.
Coy Jackson. Gretha Jackson, Cara
Jones, Jessie. L. Jones. Leslie L.
Johnes, Martha J. J ones. Willie Lo
cust. r., Henry Loft in. Jimmie Me-
Bynum, Bryant Lev Miller. F.lwood
Miller. James Mills, Silver Moore,
Betty Mae Moore Lonnie Nobles,
Courtrtnia Patterson, George Pay
ton. Queen Perry, Coy Phillips. Jr.,
McKay Plumber. Bessie L. Sim
mons. Walter Stewart, Jr., Frank
lin Russell Styles, Emma Thompson
Mildred Waters, Mildred White,
Pauline White, Grade Williams,
Jessie Jane Williams and Swann!?
B. William*.
Rev. H. R. Reaves, goners! mod
erator of the United Free Will
Baptist Church, was guest speaker
at the Savannah High School Bac
calaureate Service on Sunday after
noon at 3p. m. His topic was
‘f/iooße Your Peak and Clinch”.
He compared life to a mountain, of
haps we’d have much krs of the
turmoil and strife which is now
plaguing the world and about to
destroy us ali. This Is particularly
true when we go to the mountains
or other places where the majesty
of God’s handiwork predominates
over that of man.
The Bible reveals that Jesus
when he was undergoing His great
est tests or temptations would go
off into The Garden or up on a
mountain to pray to His Father for
strength.
I always get a high and lofty
feeling inside whether on 0686-foot
Mt. Mitchell, mile-high Newfound
Gap, 11,993-foot Loveland Pass in
Colorado or just 2900 high at Hick
ory Nut Gorge (Gap) above Chins
noey Rock. One thinks lofty
thoughts when high up.
This is being penned from the
modern country home of the Wil
liam M. (Claudia) Turners, stock
farmers, near Long Island in Ca
tawba County. Here the First Mate,
(wife) end I spent the night In the
refreshing air the night before Me
morial Day as we journey to Kbe*
nezer Church Cemetery in Lincoln
County, near Tucers Grove Camp
Ground to pay tribute to my mo
ther—Lula Burton Hadron—who
wag buried there December 1905;
also to my uncle, David Burton, in
terred April 1955. It 1* s fading
custom in this area to clean graves
on May 30th.
At Turner’s farm you can hear
only the roaring of the turbulent
Catawba River and it falls over the
old mill dam two miles away. This
is a nice place to commune quietly
with nature—and gain Inspiration.
Turner is a courageous NAACP
worker.
Speaking of human nature—on
our way’thru Wake County, near
Rolesville, we observed a little col
ored girl, about age ten, alight from
a school bus in front of a white
farmer’s home. Immediately, we
saw' a litle white girl, about age
five or six. run out to meet the col
ored girl with much delight just as
though she was her sister.
The white child was on the scene
even before the pupil’s own young
er colored sister could arrive from
(heir humble tenant house nearby.
This impressed us as wonderful ex
ample of how human relations
would bo if many of us older dev
ils would stop saying the races can
not get along together: and stop
putting poison in the minds of the
’litle angles’ who want to be friend
ly and play together and grow up
neighbors.
And speaking of neighbors—the
William Turners and their white
neighbors here in this Long Island
community are wonderful ex
amples of how the races can—and
should,—live by side as real neigh
bors—even if he is an NAACP men.
We observed some of that neighbor
lines? when we visited here last
August ns white residents visited in
Tunsnr’s new brick home. He says
he still enjoys the respect and ac
commodaltons of all.
Before this gets into print. Ire
dell County (Statesville) will hive
made a strong bid to elect a Ne
gro to the Boa r d of Education. T.
V" Man gum reports
BY (MISS) YETI A E DUNN
Telephone 3280
various packs, with the graduates
standing at the fast of the moun
tain of various peaks, with the
graduates standing at the foot of
the mountain hoping and preparing
to climb. He appealed to the* sen
iors that if they chose the right
direction on peak, success would
be achieved
Dr. J. C. Finney, professor of ed
ucation at North Carolina College
addressed tjr.e 49 graduating sen
iors at the Savannah High School
on Monday night. Using the class
theme of, “Pick Your Peak and
Climb.” he invited the seniors to
listen to him in the role of s guide
as together they look at the dis
tant peak from the broad plan of
life*. He urged “Confidence in You*--
self, courage ar.d endurance to be
come a first class citizen and ad
here to a good cause
Principal R. L. Flanagan. assisted
by J. A. Harper awarded diplomas
to the seniors
Members of the graduating Hass
were Katherine Dove, Pearler,e
Rouse, Margaret Mumford, Hattie
White. Evelyn Koorce. Mattie Fish
er, Winnie Bryant, Peggy Bryant,
Cassie Mtdyette, Buttle Grimes,
Rosa Murphy, Annie Coward, Lau
ra Daughety, Mary Waters, Annie
Wiggins. Elaine Smith, Henry Dixon
i George Rouse, Thurman Sanders,
Raymond Barnes. Cleudinc Jones,
Annie Barries. Rosa Jones, Many
Grady, Rose Dixon. Francis Grain
ger Shirley Washington. Robert
Moore and James Karp. Also Alice
Brock, Leroy Brown, Morris Clark.
John Cobb, Mary Dixon, Isiab
Jones, Thelma Keys, James Melvin,
Jamas Miller. Elia Morris, Roht.
Murphy, Priscilla Rouse, Janes
Russell, Theodore Smith, Charles
Whitfield and Linwood King.
At a recent meeting the J H.
Sampson PTA elected officers for
the 1958-59 school year. They are
President, Mrs. Barbara Street;
Vice President—Mrs. Dorothy Cas
sady: Secretary—Mrs. Esther Jones;
Asst. Sec. Mrs, Leona Taylor;
Trees, Mrs. Delia Lofton
The Cub Scout Executive Com
mittee met recently at the home of
Mrs. Barbara Street. 90 D Carver
Cf.tr. Plans were made for a sche
duled TV show, to be present
ed on July 9th.
Cub Scouts of Den U met at the
home of Mrs Ella Streeter on Tues,
at 4:30.
KINSTON On a recent Friday
a group of Adkin High Sehol stu
dent* motored to Williamsburg, Va.
| where they made a tour of the "Re
j stored Area’’ of Williamsburg,
i Some of the famous places vijjjd
i eri wore the House of Burgesses
j where Patrick Henry made his fare
| eus speech against the Stamp Act,
j The Governors Palace and gardens,
i the jail where Blue Beard was held
j prisoner, the Black Smith’s shop,
j the wig makers shop, the windmill
| and the maze.
I The group visited Hampton Tn
i stitute on the return trip Those
! making the trip were Jeanette As-
I Slow, Priscilla Battle, Wesley
j Brown. Lovio Burney. Marsha Ba
! kor, Doris Clark. Willie Groom, Cy
! rll Cocfield. Diane Caroway, Mil
| rtred Carney. Renee Cogdeli, Joyce
Dunn, James Davis, Velma Dove,
Secrete Dixon, James Faison,
Blanche Graham, Thelma Gray,
j Linda Grice, Dcmpey Hardy, Thel*
| nia Howard, Alton Jackson, Evelyn
l Jones, Bertha Kornegay, Charles
I Leonard, Moses I.ofton, Clifton
| Mattocks, Lillian Mumford, James
| Mfershburn. Sadie Payton, Jerry
; Idoh, Daphnne Simmons, Elizabeth
Stanley, Charlene Sanders, Charles
' fenders, 11,
The students were accompanied
by Mrs Florico Tillman Roper of
; W-ush . D C„ who was visiting here
and Misses Frances Croom end
| Velma T. Dunn, advisors.
Students of Adkin High School
! ho accomplished outstanding
; work during the 1957-53 school
j year were honored during a speci
al assembly hour on Wednesday at
i the school. Miss Eddie Jean Baker,
| student council president, presided.
The program was opened with
j the singing of "The Halls of Ad-
I kin.” Opening remarks were made
Iby C B. Stewart, principal, who
| spoke on the purpose of the
achievement program,
Marshals for the 1958-59 year
were presented yg foloiws: Doris
| Clark. Daphnne Simmons, Wesley
| Blown, Priscilla Battle Geraldine
Ingram. Mildred Nobles, Charlene
Jackson. Melvin Bell, Secrete Dix
on, Hattie Harrison, Diane Carra
vvay and Joyce Dunn.
Other recipients of awards v/ere
Civil an Citizenship Award. Roger
Stevenson: C. H. Bynum Citizen
ship Cup, Jimmy Hall; American
Legion Citizenship Cup. Lewis Ro
land: C. B. Stewart Citizenship A
ward, Otis Clark; Citizens Welfare
League Citizenship Award, James
Gray; Foxman Award for most
lady like. Eva Atkinson: Erskine
Award for most useful girl. Desret
is McAllister; Kinston Teachers U*
nit Scholarship, Eddie Jean Bober;
PTA Award for oustanding home
economics student. Miriam Mose
ley: Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship
! Miriam Moseley; Alpha Kappa Al
pha Scholarship. Eddie Jean Bak
er.
A iso Alpha Phi Alpha Scholar
ship. Johnie Smith; Dr, J. P, Har
rison Award for the highest aver
age in the Crown and Scepter
club, Eddie Jean Baker: Do J. J,
Hannibal, Science Award, Exa At
i Hinson; Readers Digest Award,
| Jean Baker. Marva Bone and Geor
i gin Dudley: Danforth Foundation,
i Otis Clark and Eddie J. Baker:
; Bricklaying. James Dunn; Music
I Chora) Club —Johnnie Smith and
! Eliazbeth Stanley. Music Band
j Priscilla wattle. Clifton Mattocks,
| Kelts Parker and Maceo Parker;
; Dramatics, Poser? Stevenson, Eva
Atkinson and Rosalind Shortt: Bus
; Driver Awards: James Mitchell and
j William Anderson; Johnson C.
! Smith University Scholarship John
• nic Smith; Sr w University
i Scholarship. Oti? Clark; Living
| -ton College Scholarship. Eddie
1 Jean Baker.
' Several other students received
| certificates of meru in various sub*
! jects.
Mrs. Lenoris King was hostess on
a recent Saturday to the Entre
Nous Club members. Her home
was attractively decorated with
gladioli and other spring flowers.
Four progressions of pinochle
were played and high scorers were
Mesdames Harvey Beech and Ed
gar Murphy. Jr. Mrs. Robert
Crews received the consolation
prize.
The business sesison preceded
the social hour and Mesdame® Elmo
' Chapman and Dnnnis Tillery were
chosen as Entre Nous representa-
Pv--i to attend the N.C. Federation
of Women’s Clubs, scheduled to be
| held in Bricks, N, C. in June
i A repast with chicken salad as
the main course was eefved
Invited, guest* were Mercians es,
S. S. Houston. Frank Moore and
Banks.
Members attending were M«*»
dame? Air ander HU, William
Lawson F>: 1 - Patterson, Jr,. Rob
ert Cre— Ji*me» Henry. Harvey
Beech. > r - Comtot.t. Joseph
Stan lev. P-I-, Tillery, Edgar
Murphv. Flwo Chapman
A menu K» -toman? who attended
the baccalaureate service and the
commence!rent exercise at Shaw
University in Raleigh on Sunday
and Mow': v. Mr. and Mrs, C.
j®. Sand - s and Mr and Mrs. Arlin
; S. Bryant. Among the Shaw gradu
ates were Misses Helen and Helene
Williams, twin daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. James Williams of near Kins
ton.
| DURHAM NEWS
By MRS. IDA LEE SCURLOt’K
2*11(1 Mulberry Street
DURHAM The public is invit
ed to attend the Youth Day prog
la n on June 11 at U n. m. during
the Sundry morning service at the
West Durham Baptist Church of
which Dr. T. C. Graham is pastor.
A meeting will be held Friday
night at Mt. Gikacl Baptist Church
in Orange County at 7:30 p. w.
Morning services will be held Sun
day at II a m. with Rev, T M
Meshy pastor. In charge. Sunday
School usually takes place at JO
a. m.
Mr, James Rogers and Mrs. Lula
Scarlett arc still on the sick list.
Funeral service was held last
Friday ofr Mr. Robert Wall, of 407
Brant Streei. who died Tuesday,
May 27. Mr, Wails ■ was stricken in
the Security Savings and Loan
| Building where he had been em
ployed thirty years. He died in
Lincoln Hospital at 4:20 a. m
The rites were held at. White
Rock Baptist Church at 3:30 p. m.
with the Rev. M. Mark Fisher, pas
tor, officiated. The honorary floral
j bearers were the members of the
| Christian Community Club, Gospel
! Choir, and the Thtdcis Sunday
i School class.
Hopping About
TARHEELIA
By Jay Bee Aytch
MINISTERS LEAD VOTING
STATESVILLE Stopping here
to chat briefly with mortician T. V,
Mangum, local NAACP proxy
(founder and former president of
N. C. NAACP Conference), we
learned that a vigorous campaign
aws underway to try to elect; the
Rev. A D. Gibson, AME Zion pas
tor, to the Iredell County Board of
Education. We could not remain
thru Saturday to get the results.
Mangum was high in his praise
of the Revs. G E. Cox, Moores*
viile; A. Kenny, Troutman; Wil
son Lee, Statesville; and Quincy
Caldwell, Mooresville. who. along
with their congregations had push
ed the registration and voting cam
paign over the county. Ward No,
2 in the city boasted 1157 eligible
voters. There, were 22 cars and 30
workers to get. out the voters on
election day (May 31), and the
campaign was carted on three ra
dio stations. The campaign for a
colored board member was report
edly endorsed by many prominent
whites.
IN GASTONIA, we found plac
arded autos with colored workers
hauling the people to the polls for
the various white candidates. Col
ored councilman Nathaniel Barber
has one more year to serve before
another race to retain a Negro on
the councihnanis board.
IN CHARLOTTE, N. C. NAACP
prexy Kelly Alexander was busy
at his desk and on the. phone with
matters pertaining to the local
school assignment procedure as he
told us’-of the oposition NAACP
CARY-ASBURY
ROUNDUP
BY MISS MAE N. HOPSON
By MISS MAE N HOPSON
CARY Sunday morning serv
ices at the Congregational Chi ist -
ian Church were enjoyed by those
attending. The pastor, Rev. J. M.
Burrell, preached a most inspiring
sermon, and the services were sup
ported by the Senior Choir. Visi
tors were: Mrs. Alim Small, Rev.
Sister Mary .Fraizer, Rev, and Mrs.
Joseph West of Henderson, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Gibbs, of Kil
riora Hoad, have returned home af
ter visiting Mr, Gibbs' parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Elijah Gibbs in Richmond
Va. They also visited Mrs, Gibbs
mother, Mrs. Thelma Meadows
Connie Reave.-, 112 East Johnson
Street, is home after visiting rela
tives and friends in Jacksonville,
Fla
VACATIONS
A. surprise birthday party was
given Friday evening for Mrs. Hat
tie Hurt, ors North Academy street
by her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Jones,
Guests present were; Madame Emi
ly Jones, Mary Moore. Ethel Young
Lillian Reeves, Effie Jones, M. and
Stella Gilmore, Dora Jones of Dur
ham, C. Hick? and Emmett McCoy
or* Asbury, Mr. and Mrs. Harris and
children of Raleigh, Mrs. Mary
Weaver, little Miss Patricia Ferrell.
Linda Jones and this reporter
CLINTON NEWS
By H M. JOHNSON
COIVIENCEMENT EXERCISES
CLINTON Commencement ex
ercises got underway at the Plea
sant Grove High School with the
eighth grade commencement Friday
night, May 23. Those graduating
were: Marie Billups, Edith Blue,
Marian Bryant Lillian' Bryant,
Samuel Blue, Annie Burgess Eva
Caldwell, Katherine Calvin, Ertha
Dawson James Dawson, Vernie
Dravhorn. Everett Dawson, Glen
da Devane. Fannie Dockery, Dons
Holmes. Johnnie Lee Holmes. Joyce
Ivey, Kfhelene Jacobs, Jimmie
Kornegay, James H. Lee, Helen
Langston.
Geraldine Lee, John W. Lee, Mor
gan Lee. Terill Lee, Rudolph Mc-
Allister, Clayton McLean, Earl Mc-
Doe. Stanley M’cKethan. Claudia
McKoy, Hilda McMillan, Ruth Mc-
Neil, Mary Lee McClain, Doris Mel
vin, Tempie Murphy, Shirley M.
Newton.
Emilie Ray. Carolyn Ray, Ethel
Ray, Klena Robinson, Larry Robin
son, Amos H. Robinson, Mary O.
Robinson, James A Royal, WHiie
H. Royal, Naomi Simmons, Rufus
L. Surl.es, Ray Steward.
Allie Mae West. Rudolph N.
West, Bulah Williams, Joann Wil
liams, Malkie H. Williams, Oleta
Williams, Wilbert Williams, Arlean
Williams. Augustine William;?, Bei
lye F. Williams, Billie E Williams,
James H, Williams, Louise Willl
«ms, Wilma Wilson and Annie Har
grove.
SENIOR SERMON
The senior class sermon was de
livered by the Rev. C. R. Coleman,
pastor A, M. E. Zion church, Fay
etteville.
The high school commencement
took place Thursday nigh! in the
high school auditorium. The speak
er for the occasion was Dr. S K,
Duncan, State Supervisor of High
School.*, Department of public in
struction Raleigh.
Candidates for diplomas were O
wen Caldwell, Obeda Gainey, Mur
ry McAllister, Denis McLean. Lon
nie Franklin Oates, Rufus Sheri!!,
Joseph Lee Warren, David Allen
West. Robert Williams, Jennie Bell
Autry, Zola Mae Brewinpton, Glo
ria Jean Daughtry, Edna Ear! Ger
ald Emma Ardenia Lee. Eva Mae
Ray. Lucy Catherine Strickland,
Shirley Marie Strickland and Alice
Faye Underwood.
Lucy C. Strickland was valedic
torian. and Shirley M. Strickland
was salutatorian. Many members of
the graduating class received aw
ards and scholarships.
The graduating class presented a
trophy case to the school.
faced from many Negroes of the
’uttelligencia' who fear that they’ll
loose prestige with the advent of
integration. (Four of Charlotte's
integrated' students weathered the
storm and came thru with flying
colors).
At ZKBULON, we observed a col
ored lad and white lassie enter a
service station together to make
purchases. The white girl (both a
bout eight years old) was not
afraid’ to talk with the colored
boy even tho many of their elders
raise their blood pressure- rt such.
IN ROCKY MOUNT, Prir cipal R
D Armstrong handed dip mas to
113 graduates of the Booker Wash
ington high school i rid night...
Dr. W. Tyeer Nelson of Maryland
State College, Princess Ann Mri.,
delivered, the commencement ad
dress
Mrs. Maggie Chase attended the
Sth Annual Session of the 7th Dis
trict Order of Eastern Star at St.
Mathews Baptist Church, Liberia
N, C., May 4th. The District. Worthy
Matron, Mrs. Vera Slade presided.
Representatives form the grand
chapter were: Mrs. Maggie Strong,
grand worthy matron, Ayden; Mrs.
A. B. Byrd, grand deputy. Rocky
Mount; Mrs. Fannie Slade, district
past worthy matron, Rich Square
Mrs Ella B Allen. Rocky Mount,
spoke on the need of teaching the
merits of the Order of Eastern
Star.
A choice hit of gossip is how one
widower came out of church re
cently only to find two of iris ladv
friends seated in his car. He sent
them home in a taxi, tis said.
and other? motored to Sanford
Sunday to attend the I.4th anniver
sary of the Silveitooe Gospel Sing
ers.
Congratulations to the Ai boys
and girls who graduated from the
Cary Elementary School last
Thursday evening. Among these
were Helen A Reaves, Sarah A
Baugh, Kennie M. Ferrell, Joseph
Dixon, and Shirley Shaw.
ASBURV
The funeral service cf Mr. Frank
Wood, '.ho died last Wednesday,
was he id Friday, May 30, at. the
Christian Church with Rev. J, M
Burrell officiating.
Regular services will be held
Sunday at Lincolnsviile AME
Church, The public is invited.
After spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. Leco Brown has
returned to his home in Newark,
Net? Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Covington
have as their guest. Mrs Edna
White. Mr. and Mrs. Robert White-,
of Brooklyn, N, Y.
Rev. and Mrs. Bigloe arid chil
dren of Apex were the dinner
guest of Mr, and Mrs. Clancy Cain
on Sunday.
A THOUGHT: ”If men are so
wicked with religion, what, would
they be without, it?"—Benjamin
Franklin.
i Officers of the Student Council
I of Pleasant Grove High School for
i next school term are; James Royal,
| president; Lula Mae Moore, vice
president; Joseph Cox, police com
mlsioner; Alice West, secretary; Lu
la Hardy, assistant secretary; and
Marble White Blue treasurer.
SAMPSON HIGH “FINALS”
Commencement exercise;.: got un
derway Wednesday night. May 28th
m, the Sampson High School. Mr.
J. C. McLaughlin. Professor of ag
ricultural economics. Agricultural
and Technical College, Greensboro,
was the commencement speaker.
The graduahrig class roster fol
lows:
Bernard Asheford. Garfield Bea
man, Johnny Bennett, Charles Best,
Edward Best, Johnny Brunson, Wil
liam Brunson. Oliver Carroll, Ray
mond Darden, William Fields, Bob
by Harris, Howard Jackson, Jevk
Johnson, Johnnie Livingston, Frank
hn Mathis., William Monroe, Willie
Newberry, Ernest; Joseph Parker,
James Parker, Lemont Parker, Ro
land Peterson, Robert Royal, Stan
ley Royal, James Henry Smith, Hil
ton Underwood, Joseph Underwood,
Robert Fulton Underwood, Milton
Wiiliam*. Eddie Worthy,
Rose Allen. Mamie Ashley, Ola
Ballard, Nancy Bennett. Mary Chris
stine Best, Hazel Bone, Baltic*
Chestnutt. Dorothy Haircloth, Gio
lia Frederick, Clarice Goodman,
Dixie T.ee Goodman, Blonnie Her
ring, TiUie Howard, Sandra Kirby,
Smell Loftin, Ella McLamb, In*
McCollum, Maggie Moore, Peggy
Odom, Julia Palmer, Katie Pope,
j Grace I. Pugh. Linda Rich, Bertha
Robinson, Mary R< unson, Brenda
Roger*, Angles Sampson, Goldie
Tatum and Mary Alice Williamson.
The folowlng graduates received
awards, prises and scholarships:
i Peggy Odom, outstanding girl; Jo
seph Parker, outstanding boy, and
Crown and Scepter sward; Hazel
Boone, Citizenship and Crown and
Scepter award; Johnny Brunson,
Mathematics arid Crown and Scep
ter award; Linda Rich, all-round
girl and Crown and Scepter award;
Franklin Mathis, all-around boy;
James Parker, athletic award; Wil
lie Newberry, service award: Willi
am Fieids. salutatorian of the class,
received the crown and scepter and
student council awards; Iris McCol
lum, student council, perfect atten
dance, Crown and Scepter awards
'and the Bettye Crockett scholar
ship: Henry Smith, citizenship and
service awards; Brenda Rogers.
Crown and Scepter Activity Award
and $25.00 scholarship from a sor
ority; Mary Alice Villiamson, .SSO
from a sonority, perfect attendance
Rambling In Chatham
GOLDSTON _ PHTSBOTO _ SILER CITY
By D. W. P. O. Bos SS Goicbion, North Carolina
GOLDSTON
GOLDSTON Bs*ecalafl3ea!e.j
i Services were held at J. 8. VVnt.a.>
' High School here on June l whn'
; Dr. James DeOtis Roberts, as«;
I date professor of Religion at
1 Shaw University Raleigh, dt>
| livening the sermon. Miss Lucy'
; Marsh, an Instructor at the
| school, led the invocation.
DR. JAMES Dc* OTIS ROBERTS'
i Music for the occasion was!
| rendered by the high, school glee i
dub, under the direction of Miss j
Edna E. Cooper and Miss Hattie j
| Fachee, accompanist.
Dr. Roberts, whose subject was!
; "Foundation" was introduced end •
| presented by W A. MeLauehlin, ;
principal of the school. This was:
one of the most enjoyable, en
couraging and uplifting sermons.!
If was witnessed by a, crowded au-:
| dience of 600 persons. TLis out-:
j standing, but young minister and:
j teacher of theology men' taped the
• fact that "too many lives arc
| building upon sinking send, but.
we should build our lives upon
I true foundation." He went on to
say, "J>-t us not forget that C--<d
and God only can give us i?m
I strength to build our lives upon j
a true foundation but we arc no:
; really dedicating, our lives on a
true foundation."
DR. Laf’AYETTt- PARKER
On Tuesday Dr. La Fayette
Parker, acting dean of Fayette
ville Shite Teachers College, Fay
etteville, was guest speaker for
the commencement exercises, at
J. S, Waters High School.
On Monday evening at 8:00 p.
m. the class held its class night
; exercises with Miss Virginia
I Chavis, valedictorian, and Mbs
i Margaret Alston as the salutaton
; an.
i all-round girl, valedictorian, English
| Science, Crown and Scepter and a
! S6O scholarship to North Carolina
' College at Durham; Robert Under-
I wood, a scholarship to’Si: Paul's,
! Crown and Scepter, a loving cun
from the class for outstanding ser
vice, Crown and Scepter awards,
and a. SIOO scholarship from the OH
! vet Institutional Baptist church,
| McKoy St.
; The outgoing class remembered
the* principal, O. A Dupree, Mrs.
Nourice Merritt and Mrs. Hazel
Ca|dwel! with tokens of their ap
| preeiati w
VISITORS IS’ THE CITY
Mrs. Fannie Saunders, Mrs. Ber
nesline Fowler Body of Brooklyn,
New York: Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Blackman, Bristol, Pa., are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Mathis of W. Lee
St. Mr. Turner Little of Baltimore.
TVTdj Mr?. Rose l,r-*> Harris, Mfs.
I Colie Grew. Miss Leola Little. Ru
! for It tie Joan end Jimmie Harris,
oil of Candor, visited M- and Mrs.
James Caldwell of Ferrell St.
Mrs. Lillian Blarney, of New York
City has returned homo niter vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mr’ D.
M. Mathis of William? S'.
KINDERGARTEN
COMMENCEMENT
The Morrison Kindergarten hold
Its “finals" on Thursday lnght in
(ho high school auditorium Denise
Adkins, Chanty Marie SJnan. Joy
cclyn Lnurastinn Johnson. Lavorne
Jones, Bbano F.zrell. Gonnsa Mae
Adkins, PHscill(a Ann Royal, Mar
garet Lee Blackman, Thomas
Dwight Sampson and Pamela Ber
ry received certificates.
The Hill Nursery and Kindergar
ten hold its closing exercises Fri
day night
RETIRES AFTER 41 YEARS
OF TEACHING
Mrs. Junita H. Hill, teacher at
the Pleasant Grove School, retired
at the end of the school term. Mrs.
Hill has taught in the public schools
41 years.
Mrs. Annie Sampson, Mr. Eugene
Adkins, Miss* Pearsal and mother
left Friday night for Florida where
they will attend the S. D. V. Insti
tute,
Keep farm machinery well oil.
ed and greased for best perform
ance.
North Carolina cotton mills use
more cotton than is produced In
the state. i
GOLDSTON Hello Folks' ,
IJWOa aoping you arc feeling line,
there comes a lime m each year
when students become sad and
some arc happy and that time is I
when school commencement ex- j
cruises become the order of the!
day. Now for the past week or few j
days many ot us have witnessed:
that experience. The three, high!
schools in Chatham County h«ci!
their annual baccalaureate serv
ices last Sunday.
At Chatham High School. Siler:
City the Rev. M. P. McCleave.j
pastor of Siler City First Baptist i
Church, delivered the annual bac
calaureate sermon to 40 gradu- 1
tttes, using for bis subject "Whitt I
Are You Asking For?” Taking his J
text from the Book of Avis and
3rd chapter, The music was fur*;
nished by the school choir. £, S. I
Ramsey of Pitts'ocro. principal oi;
Chatham High School, Siler City, j
presented the speaker. The claF
mascots were Ydonda Diane j
Johnson and Ernest Radchfi
Ramsey.
The Horton. High School serv- i
ices were also held with Mi?:? G
Horton reporting from the Pitre- 1
boro area
VISITORS IN AND OUT
Mr. and Mrs. Coley H. Marsh:
and daughter, Barbara, from New •
York motored to Goldston to vis- •
it relatives over the week -end
Mr. end Mrs. Samuel Turner
were vtsted by their daughters i
Theressa, Mabel and families of!
Washingtno, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palmer i
were visited by their daughter. I
Edna Leo of New Jersey. Mrs. Em- :
raj Bynum of Greensboro was in 1
town last Sunday. Rev. A. A. A l -:
stem, pastor of Roberts Chapel!
Baptist Church, was Sunday din-!
ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Zacl; ;
Ilea den
ITTTSBORO NOTES
B-> (luvianna Horton
PITTSBORQ Once again the 1
Chatham County schools have fin- i
tailed another term. The students |
are vr-ry happy.
Barbara P»iry lias earned the j
honor of valedictorian of the class
of 'SB at Horton School. Barbara j
»» % "B” average student and be- :
iivigfi to the following clubs: Ex- ;
cHsior, Girl Reserve, Jolly Eckert, i
Glee Chib. 4-K, Monitorian Stall ;
and tv .storekeeper of the girl"s |
basketball team,
Following close behind Barbara ;
was i’orone Toomcr. s dutatorian, j
Corone is a “B” average student
p.nd belongs to the following!
clubs: Excelsior Culb, Girl Rt- '■
Washington Junior High
School Happenings
Editor*: Joseph Gordon, Fan
nie Kami, Rudolph Taylor and
Louise Taylor
COMPLIMENTS TO FULLER.
Washington pupils wish to com
pliment. Irving Fuller for bta re
coct publication of the musical rec
ord. “Cheer Up Pretty One." Fu.il
ei is a former Washington student
and graduated from Ligon High m
'SB. He is now a music student at
North Carolina college In Durham.
Fuller was a recent visitor to Wash
ington Jr. High School.
PROMOTION EXERC ISE SET
Washington Junior High School
will hold its ninth grade promotion
exercise on Thursday, May 29th. at
1:00 p. m.
PUPILS ENJOY TURTLES
Grade 8 of room 305 had many
interesting experiences during the
school year. Pupils particularly en
joyed watching some turtles that,
wore brought in the room, Benja
min Hart, Samuel Osborne, and
Bobby Moore made a suitable home
for them with glass, adhesive tape,
a cookie sheet and some plaster of
Paris. Soil plants and a container
for Water were placed in the home
that was called a terrarium. Len
ora Brooks, Dorothy Shaw, Faye
Eaton, Shirley Taylor and Dorothy
Smith saw to it that the turtles
were fed and sunned < aeb day end
that they had clean water.
The class watched the turtle and
found out many things such as:
thpy eat in water; their eating Ha
bits are affected by changes; they
liked lettuce end tomatoes. It was
t aim'd flics and shrimp; and they
liked lettucf. and tomatoes. It was
interesting to notice how the tur
tles could keep their eyes open un
der water, how they liked green
plants around them and the way
they would dig holes and bury
themselves In the dirt.
The class found out that one of.
the turtles was lazy arid otic was
greedy.
DR. McmiJ, VISITS SPECIAL
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Dr. McGiil of the Special. Educa
tion Department of Washington
Rhamkatte
KY MRS. CLYMA MAE HILL
BHAMKATTK Pvt. William
Bryant Ashe was in the city over
(he weekend spending the holidays
with his family. Tie was accompa
nied by two of his friends, Pvt. Al
bert Adkins of West Palm Beech.
Fla and Pvt. Donnie Burns of An
napolis, Aid.
Mr. Roy H. Norwood of Apex,
Iho fiance o£ Miss Alyee F. Ashe,
left. Juno 2 for Fort Jackson, 5. C.
where he will undergo his basic
tanning in the armed forces.
“Not much to see In a small
town but what you hear
makes ud for it!”
serve. Girl Scotste. Jolly Ecker-
Glee Club, 4-H, Monitorian Staf,
md is a cheer leader.
Seniors receiving scholarship:
were: Barbara Perry, North Caro-
I lina College, Durham; Euphymm
Wilson, Shaw University, Raleigh.
: Norma Farrar, Livingstone Col
lege, Salisbury; and Sonja Alston.
! received a $25 scholarship to the
j school of her choice.
Seniors receiving awards were;
George Stone, iriuthmetics: Soma
Alston most all-round girl; Bar
i bars Perry, English; Ollie Thonias f
i Jr., most all-round boy; Eupny
jaine Wilson, citizenship, Harold
1 Richardson, leadership and sd
j ence,
Students with the highest, average
for their grades were; Ninth
marie, Phyllis Taylor. Tenth A
grade, Guytanua Horton; Eleven
th grade. Gregory Head An; and
i twelfth grade, Barbara, Perry.
Bus drivers receiving awards
were: Ollie Thom at. John Patter
son, Pea rile Alston, John H.
roomer, Levi Taylor and Robert
Leach
In sports, those receiving re
-•f-cognition were. Most outstanding
girl buakelbn.il player, Peggy Ann
Leach Most outstanding boy bas
ketball players, Ollie Thomas,
Fearrlngton.
I Willard Gotten, and Clarence Roy
Those receiving letters were
Football, John H. Alston, Wesley
Andrews, John D. Brown. Ray
mond Edwards. Lenord Horton,
Marion Horton. George Stone, and
Willie J. Stone; Basketball (Girls l
Linda Cotton, Shirley Brooks:
(boy-o j. b. Radger. baseball, Wil
liam Cotton. Clarence Fearring
ton, Ben Purefoy and Andrew
Wilson.
Shirley Brooks received a Band
certificate. Those receiving band
letters were: Linda J. Cotton, Lu
cille Degraffenreidt, Doris Jean
Green, Peggy Leach, Mazie Pow-f
ell, Lcoh Ramsey Parthenla 8ell
! ars, Eugene Taylor, Vance Medjin.
Causonda Brooks. Edward Clem
' cns. Douglas Farror. Peyton Har
j ris. Gent Hadley, Guytanna Her
' ton. Freeman Rodgers, Larry
, Thomas Gerald Alston. William
; Alston, Rufus Horton, John Ho>-
; ton. Wilbert Clemons. Evelyn
Ramsey and Carldine Leak.
Treat For The Teenagers
Irving Fuller, recording artist
. of "Cheer up Pretty'One," was a
i treat for the teenagers when iv?
i stopped ot the EO R. restaurant on
Tuesday, May 27. “Cheer Up Pit .-
ity One is highly rated by tin
’ music lovers of this vicinity.
Junior High Sch< ■ “ -cy. Pu
pils and Toache- ~■ t his com
ments and hope that he will return
again soon.
SPELLING OSCARS GIVEN >
Juanita Patterson made the high
est achievement In spelling for the
fear. William Debnam stood second
piace and Willie Elleby ranked
third place. Congratulations to
these three pupils in Mrs. V, Rog
ers sixth grade.
Joyce Glenn and Theresa Phil
lips reported die sixth grade news.
CONCORD
By MRS. MARION W. BOTH
LOGAN AWARDS DAY
CONCORD The following
scholarships and awards were pre
sented to Logan School pupils dur
ing annual Awards Day Program
last Wednesday morning at ten o'-
clock in James Auditorium. Scho
larships. Phi Delta Kappa Sorority.
Emma Howie; Omega Psi Phi,
Roscoe Johnson; to various col
leges, Emma Howie, Sherman Chil
ders, Lillian Kiser, Wililam Bell,
Peggy Freeman, Melvin Bell, and
Sadie Garvin.
Awards: Valedictory, William
Bell; Salutatory, Emma Howie;
Edward King Willis Citizenship,
William Bell; English and French
Awards, Sherman Childers; Libra
ry, Lucille Shinn: Music. Sadis
Barvirt; World Peace Speaking,
George Goodman; A Luther
Brown. Agricultural, Dewey C.
ry Spratt, and Andrew' Lowing,
Safety Essay, Annete Austin; Fred
Mobley and Theodore Weaks; Flor-
Tradea Contest, Willie Sloan. Lar
ence Hawkins Cofield Home Eco-
F Miller: Candy Project, Joyce
Witherspoon: Band Awards, John
sic Scott, James Marsh, and Wal
ter Weilig: Art, Walter Heilig: most
valuable player, Lillian Kiser: and
best all around athlete, Melvin
Bell.
Certificates were awarded to all
cheerleaders, Inters and certificates
to football, basketball, and base
ball players; to students who had
read fifteen or more books: and V
those who were neither absent nor
lardy.
Dr 1,. S Cotart, president
Berber-Scotia Colelge was Awards
Day sneaker.
RECREATION
The Lincoln Pool is now open
for the summer, The week day
hours are from 10:00 a. m to
p. m. and 6:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m.
The Sunday hours are 1:30 to 3:00
p. m. Season tickets for children
and adults may be secured at spe
cial low rates. Swimming classes
will be announced soon. The Poo!
is also available for Church groups
and clubs at special rates.
A rainy day schedule for the
Lincoln Street Recreation Center
will be announced soon. The Cen
ter Is available for special events
upon request.
The playground will open June
23rd under the direction of Ches
ter C r . Langston and Mrs Lawrence
C. Evans.
PERSONAL
Mr* Mary Moore of LiaeoliHu
Street takes this oportunity to ex ’ J
press her appreciation for the many '
lovely flowers, baskets of fruit and
cards during her recent il'nesg.