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FINAL EDITION IT Keaclifs Tk ilas Of todfr? ■ saTuIu>ji1’'N»v^ aa^ Jtf3? m^E rivc ciiTTS HOLD MASS MEET M. & F. BANK TO PAY OVER $40,600 IN CHRISTMAS SAVINGS DECEMBER 1 Local Race_Bank Has Served City Over 30 Years It migfit b« of iuUMKt to our rMdcn and m well «s thooMn^ depositor* and custornrr* ol tfav M*ch«tiics and Fftrtnen Btnk to reviow it brief hiirtory «f the State*! only owned and contrnU- Ml Kecro femk which ®rgan- istd thru the eooperativt efforts •f K. B. Fitsgerald, Dr. A M. Ifoere, Attorney E. A. J«hnacn Dr. M. T. Pope, ^ John iim clck. Dr. a. Li Wari^, W : O: IVswr- a«B ii A: Dodsoif, Dr. ir & Shepard, C. C. Spauldingr, Jno. jH; Ha:«4i.int, & W. Stivtft^ and cial eibiUtion. Darinf thMe yearr. «f »cUvity, another stock campalpi wm» put on 4e inerease tto cai^al stock, common, to fWO^OOO. It Is sign> ificant to note that 4rith!n two weekr time they ha4 aold atock that would raise tlte eamial stock to |U4,0a0. The Mechanics and Fanners Bank ia Uw only bank operated by Keiproisa in Se Stife;* It has «locate Balifgh, K. C. The eervice the Medians and Farmers (Gfank has rendered in Durham and B*Iei|rh can not PROCLAnMS WILSON MINISTER HOLDING SERVICES AT LOCAL Elder C. U Faison of 7(K> Greea. Street, Wilson who is con- dacting a we A of services »t the chiiych of God in Christ >Jefnw. The services began Tues'fay nigrht, November 16 and will con, tinne until Sunday, November 23. Elder Faison, is a native of Detroit, Hichiffan. He ha^ been pastor of the Wili'on Church of Crod In Christ Jesus for one year.-l>ifa’ioffr^at time |ie has, wi^ tite^helf of hia faithtui fol- Central Life In«ar- towers^ land and hullt a of Tai^ipa. FU.. j ohurch on Stainburg in "VTtt- G. D. ItOGERS ’ Pr«»idenl of the N«ti«p»l N«* - -4iiw^keuuv ^Association, i&nfll president of Company others. The fk«t official nwtcting _ i . 4)t the incorporator; an^ atock- k»« expreaaed in dNla»a'and cents) r®?eBily ^ , holders was held irt t^e North Anyone visitins: Durham',. Na*»ai»»tl> •• ifiitiiAt T.ifa ikaurahce ero netehborhood could iminedi-J Month of the msur-j "fetoilding, andX 29tS | Wy apt»reaate tht Wlttft Of iKvJ huaiaaai. Th* church will be among the proefaimeil * the Mn, His followers believe *^bat in another year, under th*j l^J^al ^aidance of £lder Faison, that day of July, 1907 at 12 o’clock [in? a bank operated by membem I at which time the Mechanics and.,of his own race who are familiar [ with the needs and credits of its I ««•» wa* requested to the fint celltic* Farmers Bank was. duly organiz ed. with R. B. Fitsgerald, PVesi- (font, Jo1»n Merifiek, Vice Pre:ir dant and W. G. Pearson, cashier The duties of Williaitt _G. Pearson became so pressing that iw resigned the position ai cash ier In 1910 and Dr. Ariam.*^ was aUcted to succeed him as cashier, and (CS) own people. The Mechanics FAtmert Bank has A>ecomc the' hu6 arodnd which all Negro !n>-1IRMA NEAL HENRY duhtries revolve and to show the* GETS PUBLIC WORKS AD confidence in which this* bank is held, in 1934 the Federal Depo sitors Insurance Corporation pur- cha f'd and paid |100,0t)0 worth MINISTRATION POSITION which position he held until his (of prefer-ed stock in this beiric. *death in 19l«, Upon the death I It immediately placed under of Dr. Adami, C. 0. Spaulding the supervision of the Federal was elected cashier. { Depositors Insurance Corporation Mr. Fitxgerald held tJie 1 Insures each de}>oslt tloD of '.President until .his death «*P to ^S,ooo. In 1910. at which time, Mr. Pear- was elected President. After a few yeaiti, John Merrick Vag elected president and served un* til 19 W. trpon his death, Dr. S. Ij. Warren was elected Presi dent. The other directors wei*e J, Dodson, James Shepard. Chas. Clinton Spaulding. G. W. Stev ens, with a paid-in capital stock »lil0.i000. The bank was dfnclsfty-rp^*-^^^^ 5" ed and began operating in Aug., JW)8. It i? intereftting to net« ’ After 30 years of service in this community, the officials of the thank feel that they deawvo unstinted cooperation of its sens. Durham is an Industrial city and this bank offers a splen> did opportunity for small wage earner I to build a substantial savintrs account. The Ume has passed when p^ple arei afraid of that in August 190d, the bank declared a dividend of 4 per cent of the end of ita first year’s operation. Us capital itock was raised to $16,000 and in Pp'bru- ary. 1920, $27,3'^ worth of slock was offered to the public, an amount sufficient to raise the by the Federal Govenment, ^ The present active fleers of thejbank are: C. C. ‘Spaulding‘ R. L. McEtougald. Cashier and J. H* Wheeler, A«st. Cashier. 4; Raleigh Branch Perf'onne*: •%. W. HoIm,e^, Acting Vice Presi dent, J. Strldkland, Asst cas- jhiflr} G. Edwards Chief Teller; eapital stock to $50,'0i00. Thig Misa Thelma Beil and Mrs. Mar- stock was sold withit» one week | gar^ Hamon^^ and |iK>,000 worth of it was paid Home IBank. Personnel: Don In cash. This waf» a splendid tes j Davis, Chief Bookkeeper; John timonial of the confidence of th« Payne. First Teller; Hra O. J. Na^roes In Durham in thi^ insti'| Stewart; Ted Stroud; Miss M. tution, and also of their finaa'- Young; Mrs. iL B. Pem/b^rton. T - - - ■ - . . . , ... - » - Rosenwald Fiinii Spei)4s K^LiEBGH, N. C.—Of ' great Interest to the citizens qf |;i^is State.was the announcement of Geot^ W. •Coan, Jr., Workd Pro- gi'ess Administrator of North Ca rolina, this week of the ap^int- ment of Mrs. Itma Neal Henry, prominent social and civic load er of WfuitonrSaLim, N. .fw* a Staff Member of the State Eim- pk>yment Division. Mr. Coan said that in making the selection he considered very carefully the ed ucational qualifications of Mrs. Henry as well as her experience and general adaptability, to thi l type of work having for soito- time served as a wovker'in tie Public Works Administratwn ^ setup in the State. most outs^dinj ctnirches , uf God in Christ Jesua In the ntate. The program being conducte-l at the Durham Church of God in Christ Je^. JSOf/i Hf|nt Street is as follows: - Tuseday Night Nov. li*. ?;3'0 P. M.—Service conducted b./ Sis ter Carrie Jeffreys and Mamie Wadell. £lder Faison will preach from the Subject, “The Official Busi- mm ^ Chiist.’’ Wednesday Nov. 17, 7:8« P. M. —Services conductwIjVy Sistar peiie iEfclding and (Sister Elvia McNear. ' Thursday Nov. 18. 7:30 P. M. —Services conducted by Sister Hallie M. Mitchell and Sister Eli- «beth Mitchell. Sarvice «on3S^e3F^y ^ W6^#r Herman McNear and Brother Willie Jecreys. Sunday Nov. 24.—Will be high day in the Lord, ib^i^iag at llT OO o'clock A* M. Sermon by Elder H. Cottoa of Wilson, N. C. Hear him. Dinner Strvad On Qiuu«d - I - ..I m I — ' ..11—IN- III- — ii 9 Union Members To Gather At Courthouse 3;0i0 o’clock service conducted by Sister C. L. Faison anl other Missionaries. The Topic “Our Part In This Minister.” Sunday at 7:30 P. M.-^There will be a ipecial progiUni given by YPWW. Sister Mildr-ed Cold- Sistpiv ing, Misti'ess of ‘ Ceremonies. El der C. L. Faison will deliver Ihc CONDUCTS SERVICES ELDER C. A mass meeting of all of the that the organization which he ftobacco workers of JDurham wili head.~j is growing by leaipa a»d I be held at the Durham County | bounds and that in a few we^ka t^orthouae. Friday^ ayening^ txpf^ts to have ■ majoritjP'cf 18 o'clock accor4ing. to atl iBWioun* cement made Tier* this w«ek 4»y C. V. Parrish, pre (ident of the Independent Tobacco Workers of .\merica. * Several well know speakers have been invited to deliver ad dresses at the gatlieriag a^ a large crowd Is expected? to be on hand to hear theni. Among tho. r? invited to 'Speak are Rev, I. H. Wilcox, Presideing £3der of the AME Zion, church A'ttoraey C. O* Pearson, Attorney C. and L. E. AuSltn. the .^pbaceo workers in Durhaiar listde as nteabers. For several weeks his assistanti have beaa working zealously to arouse ia> Iterest in the new organiiatioB I which was bom out of a dislike for the Inteniational Tobacco ■ Workers Union headed by Mr. Evans as Pre ident, seeretaij and treasurer. Many claim, that the fact Mr. Evana ia president, secretary and t «a.urer of the organization is e^denSe of his highhanded methods. The bead- J Gate? quarters of t)}^ Evans organiza tion is located in Louisville. Ken- FAISON closing •a4dress. Come One, Come All and see our $200.00 rally. Elder C. L. Faison, Pustor ,„,.,.§jster Elizabeth Mitch3ll, Sec. Race Vi' Oman Pays Local Man $73 For Of Parrish stated this week tucky. WhitelVlisslssippi Student Kicks At Race Equality Objects To Whites Waitiuf' On Negro At TVUe Whether Negro is Ph. D. Or Field Hand * J, C. Strlclcland, fotmer ero- It was ^alio brought out at the ^ CAROLINA TIMES TO SPON- caust their deposlfa are —Mi»_Hfinry_^ a giWuat^ .oS the Win iton Salem Teach^3~CTrt^ lege with the B. S. Degre3 and has earned a Moster's Degree from Columbia University. New York City and has done addition al work towarf TieF Doctbiate Degieo. Mrs'""Henry ha^'nlready entered upon her duties, being temporarily engaged in th? Ral« ceryman of ' Enterprise may be indicted under nal warrant for cha^-ging over six per-cent interest on a mort- gafe~T6f^wmsehQld and kitchcn furniture it was learned here to day. Strickland was tried and malicious prosecution. Street trial tha,t; Strickland had claim a crimi- and delivery papers issued again^ st the woman on two occarjons and that she was forced to pay a total of $8 court cost In these. To clap the clima'x the'~-def«nd* ant Strickland forced the woman sign a check for $6. aftei? ’iie hid adviccd that she had no Ti wa f brought out at wial thr.t Strickland had loaned Mts. [money in the bank. When she Wade $22 and. collected a to til Of 175 in interest from the wo- eigh and Durham area. The ap- man. A chatti^l mortgage against , pointee i » the Secretary if the her household and kitchen fprni- | North Carolina Committee On j'ture. was held by Strickland as j Neg 0 Affairs, a member of the seCurily. The records f/how?d that I AKA Sorority, President of the' at the time^'the chattel n)orts:age ( Winston 'Salem Art Forum and was made that Strickland made , has for a number of years ,«hnwii I a profound interest i|j «H mat- j tera effecting 4he i Negroe' everywhere. welfare of *«nly $1% CHlCAaSO, Nov. t7— (AHP) —During the past year the Julius Rosenwald fund spent $691,7S3 on rural education and the Sontitem ^ies. ‘‘During the first two deeadaa of it^ life.” Mr. JEnrf>ree oaid, “the fund con- centoated on the buUdlhg of fund’s chief efforts tbdiay are the building up of a few South ern teachers' college's tha fund jis^ iwtere-^d not only in produc- (ing i>etter teachers for rAal schools but also in Improvij^ county supervision of __wVools, the p*oduction of bette^ tai^ j and other mattriala of instruction and incr^slng the salary ac^le o* a loan to the Woman for $ 18. She received from him howpvor IPrefwr the annual report issued by Ed win R^ Emlbt^, president of the fund. Th« moat active program dar ing tha year was the improvp- ment of rurij education for both •adiito_ «nd colored children in ped to build 6,S57 schools, in 883 | co»Bii«8 of 1£ &ovtiiem states In addition to ' program, the fund' last year con- tributed $2i05,000 t ohealth faelli- at a total cost of $»8.408,52D of'Uies for Negro? - and $73,00 tj which the fund contributed «4,- Uh, development of three impar- 366. C19. Now the fund lia^ turp- j t«nt Neipo uimversitiea—Fisk iiT ed ita attantlon to \ii*at on j Nashville, Dillard In New Orleans Inside these schoolhousea The [and Atlanta. Last year the fund A second loan mad^ to th« wo man was for the amount of $16. On this occasion the woman got only which '“means that Strickland actually charged Mvri t Wade -a total bontls of $12 for" making two loans amountinir to $22. The $12 which the defefldi aj[)t charged was in addition to the |7'B which he cpllected k.s in terest over a period of r>everal fTntattftgr-:—, — failed to make the check-good ho swo’ e out a criminal warran^^ for her and had her arrested. e The trial which took place ir the Superior'^ourt, of this coun ty brought much unfavorable t comment towards Strickland, and the jury acquitted Mrs. Wade of the charge^ brought againtt her by the groceryman. SOR MINISTER’S PCWPULA RITY CONTEST j Attorneys for the woman woie ij. Grover Lea and Malcolm } Young, both of whom h^ve re- j ceived no pay for their sevvices in Jhe case. Strickland was re- p,^ented by Attorney Mel Thom- pRon. . ^ Not only did the Jury acquit Mrs. ■ Wade of the cforge*", against her, btrt a- waraded her twice the amount which had been taken from her The first annual larity and Christmas*-,Gitft Con test of the Ca olina Time^ will get underway hero thifi wiak with the nomination of tha vari ous minister candidates of the several churches o| Durham uiil vicinity. More. than $I00 in priz«s have been donated by the mer chants of Durham and the Mini ster voted the most popular Svill be awarded the prizes on Doe >m- ber 30. From all indications the con test will '’atti act the interst of a, ; large number of per ons who are interested in helping their- choice win the $100 in prizes. Durham boasts cf one clie finest group of mini >ters to be be found anywhere in the state and even though sev^eial of them have large church m*mber- 8*«rted a, slrioM of 50 I ready . been filed againsi ihe annual groceryman, and. It was learned feUowships of approKmately H,- today that unless the amount I ^*»tipn ia remen»ber^ beeauae ofl^lue Ridge e»?h 5(^3 eacl), to, most promising Ne- .'today that unle''j(! hte amount ia SSo schola>4 and to most Ji-ttln- j paid the woman that a criminal gnished white students an J' Itad- j action will 4> estarted against the ys in the South. defendant. (Continued on eight CLOSE CHICAGO'S HAMILTON CLUB CKICAXIO, Nov. 17— lAXP) The Hamilton Club, famous t.r- UNIVERSITY, Mis .,‘Nov. i7. —-'ANP>—Attacking what h« considers “the preaching of raeiai ocjuality at the Blue Ridg? ‘Y’ Graduate School, tElue Ridge, N. C,, Dave Hamilton, iriaduate stu dent at the University of Miss, in Saturday’s issue of the student newspaper said he considers K ’•eplusive to wait on the table of •» Negro, “whether the Negro be ■\ Ph. D. or a field han4," In his lette-, Hamilton ^.saiU, “A V a student of the university and as a native—born Mississi- .pian I feei I sbould_c|dl_to the .ttcntion of the student/i ihem- jelves certain facts connected vith our institution. "It has been brougrht to my **tention of late that the Blue BH'-' liidge school has been ad vocating. if not practicing, the •Tiost dangerous doctrine of rac ial equality. Dr. W. D Weather ford, head of,the £lue Ridg.> Foundation, has entertained Ne> 'Troes in the Robert E. Lee hall and, according to the liest ve-, oorts ol the htudentt tHemsetVteS nresepted the ‘Y’ program, as Ehr. Weath“r- ford is head of the ‘Y’ graduate school and is al^ connected with Negro Fisk university ia Nasn- ville. Along with the racial rd»E Blue Ridge encourages an cx- treme type of pacifism that in of war would be “It doe » not seem best that our ‘Y’ officers should be so traiaed, or su'byected to the insult of h?- ing presented to a black as ^*n equal, not to be placed iu the ervant position for him. I f*vor iny m^'thod or program that may '>etter the conditions of o’jr large Negro populationr but this met hod, I beleive, will do more harm than good.” KLAN PARADES IN ATLANTA NEGRO SECTION: ONLOOK ERS TAKES KLANSMMtM^S HOOD AND WEARS IT iSr OOTirS' ijveif iiffkulties this v^eek. The organ- he I ban against; Negroes been encouraged to^ attend sumn».-jr. A niiGstl^^wlth ridintfl many have, r r'..T ■ ATLANTA. No. 18—(AMPir^ Led by a poiic* escort on motor cycles, ntore than 50 cars con taining" an estimated 250 Ka Klux Klansmen paraded through both Auburb avenue and Decatur rtre-'t, leading Negro thorough fares, early Tuesday night. E'ut this demoastmtion by th* hooded bortherhood did not strike •^error into the heart* oif the co lored observers who lined. f‘ds^ •valks. hones and bu*iii(!rj Sousa watching th« parade .iers3. One onlooker, knawn os Auhttm as a *‘bW maa.” stepped fram the sidewaflt when tha car^ waia halted b^aas^ of iMavy traf^ia and snatched the hood from th* head of a KJaasman. these blacks to the white students* and workers tfirre a^ equals.^ "A.t the same hotel Ole Miss students, of both sexes w^re em ployed a t atteadan^ and wait ers. For an Ole Miss man or wo man to wait on the* tabl^i of a Negro se“ms most replusivj to me, whether the Negro be a Ph Dl or “For the pa t few years al most all the Students, taking im-» The white man .aid resraiii- the chamctcr pla^d the Imo4 mim* his own aa# ■pliiilg[>| attracted years ago. attention some live I 'The racial [ '»eewis definitaly equality conavcted %ith ita
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