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EDITION
VOLUME 19 NUMBER 7
FIGHTS FOK HlCina EOUCATIOP
DUKHAM, north CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MARCH Id, 1»3»
. PRICE FIVE CENTS
Bankers Fire Directors In^ Annual Meet
Harris Preside
Over 19th Meet
Of Company
s
The directors and stockhclders
of fciarriiers’ p'ire Insurance Cora-
p«uy met at the office of th«
contptiny on March 8th and 9,
1939 in th« company^’ii. nin«»tM»«
th annual sessiofl. ' At thes«
meetings there were 11 diiectorj
present and 13,042 sharss were
represented b y uresenco or
proxy. "
Customary reports of olficers
and committees were rendered
and as a resume uf the of th«
company’s history, R. N. Harris,
b'icretary, who has been in th*
employ of the conapany sincc
1921, says “This is our «.tory”;
‘‘Our company has been
called 'nhiq¥e’^ and contem
porary underwriting groups
have- paid us- sundry comr
plimentp, based, we pre
sume, on tho fact thbt we
constitute the only gro p
Negroes engaged in the
field of fire insurance un
derwriting gnd happil hm e
been aJble to maintiiin ex
cellent iosa-fstios imJ km
paying recordi.”
TrutWully, We regret our
‘uniquenes?’ and wQuld really
welcome the organization of
other "fire insurance jcompanie»
to operate in territory' whore we
are established as well rh in
those states^ where we are not
licenFcd. Such organizdtlona
woul(] provide a broadened »cope
and by inter-office counani rind
treaty agreements, would con
tribute much to ,the g^rowth of
«B all; , . y .• ,J ft /,
As to our record, we lalicye
"ojjraelve? pardonably proi d of
the fact that entering a new
field nineteen years ago w*-* have,
Seen able to learn something
about the ibuginess; to pay our
stockholders cash dit^idends
amounting to $66,12'2.00; to ay
losses aggregating '$461,100.53
and to shov/ at the close of last
year a surplus of $54,0!)i.68 n
addition to our $200,000.00 cap
ital. We co^d not 'have
-V
this, liowever, had it not te«n
for tba support of a cli«nt«l«
which has paid fhrough t .h •
years premiums aggrtgatisg
11,1-38, 43^41. W«. ar* thank- t
ful for this patronage and »hall
continuously strive to y^nrrant
it by rendering a service com*
parable with th* best.
Oiif coi^pany hi fortunate in
it.» dir^toMte, which w« baliavt,
is among America’s bavt. Dirac- '
tors are: W. G. Pearson, pregi- I
dent; E. R. Merrick, Cbarla* i
C. Spaulding, W. D. Hill, K, L, '
McDougald, A, Goina, W, J, |
Kennedy, Jr. \ officers r£ th# ’
North Carolina ^utual Life In- |
surance Compan^^ Ira T. Bry«nt, I
Secretary AM£ ^nday School ^
Union, Nashville, ,T«nn.; G, A,
Ewa^, Educator;'J, T, Carter,
President, Southern Aid S 'Ciety
Richmon^y V*.; J. tH. i Rtdley
President, Crown Savings Banl^'
t^w.pbrt News, V».^ T. Ma
son, Itivito/ a n (i In.'inranee
Agent, NorJbik, Va; W. 11
W. M, Slehardlon, ' Superthten-
tendent of Lincoln Hospital ^ J
C. Scanborough, Mortician; 1
H. iSmith, Realtop>ani Insurance,
New >B«rn, N. C.; A More Shear-
in. Secretary, ..Southern^ Fidelity
Mutoal Infurance Company; %
A. Tinsley, Physician, Weldon,
N. C.; J, S, Thompson, Physician
R. N, Harris, Secretary, Bank
ers' Fire Insurance Oonii>any.
And flnafly, our comany is
particularly fortunat* in its ros
ter of agents, ei^h) tf whom is
Youthf^roup
Hits Race Bias
Crusader New* Agency
SAN FRANCISCO—Making
democracy work « in .California
' and rst^ting out racial discriinina
tion was the main probrdn poseB^ bill, the anti discrimination bill-
adopted were:
Cooperation with th^ Cali
fornia Youth M(^del Legislature
and support of the Youth Gom-
niissiun bill, the wages an.j hourti
R. N. HARRIS
of the progressive Bankers
Fire Insurance Company, the
only >^gro fire insurance
eismpany in the nation. •
interested in the' progress of
the company, and, at the eame
time, determined to represent
tiie best interest of patrons in
their reepective communities.
These agents ar#;
In the District of Columbia:
Daniel G. Monroe; In Virginia:
S. A, Tucker, Jr. Alexandria;
W, H, Brown, Bfristol; O. L
Jackson, Charlottesville; J. Co.v-
ington; L,'E, Piriee, Danville;
F, V, Allison, Norfh Emporia;
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SFMI Holds 13th
Annuai Sessioh
Of Stockholders^
ing of policyholders and ."tock-
holders of the Southern Fidelity
Mutual Insurance Company was
held Thursday and the Ihanage-
ment presented a very pleading
review of the past year’s acivity
an,i an encouraging ^outlopk foj-
the future. > 41
Chartered in 1926 as the only
Negro casualty company in the
world, it has filled the need for
all kind® of bonds and insurance,
inpluding hospitalization which it
is n-ow mnjoring in. ...
Tho officiu! rojiort ^ows that
tho companv hn« more than one
till inoDinu iu exce*9 of
no
'rhe'~ioft'ic(#i - nre:
W. T¥arH(,u. presrdefet- ’
R, Mtrrick '} ’1
ChMrli- 'Pfluliling
.1. t, S. ^Tbor- h, Sr,.
J. H, Wheeler, vice prendent
A. M. Sheatin Sec’y^Prea^
Wm. Jay Wadcer, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary
Dr. Lso G. Bruce, Medical
AdviMr. J, ^
DUCTS MEETING
Edwards And
. Burned Tie
In Contest
As the Princiiials popularity
contest draws nearer its peak,
the race becomes hotter and
hotter. At present Prof. G. A,
£dwards and Prof. Frank Bur
nett have tied for first place
But with all that, the contest
IS far from being a nip and tuck
affair with the two top nitn a
certainty to win. Right now
Profs. N. A, Cheek anj E, D,
Mickle are tailing about close
a secofid and third respectively
that could be maintained with
out taking the lead.
The balloting this weeic was
the most voluminous thus far in
the campaign with as high as
fifty^ coupons being ca?; at
once. Yet next week’s ballot
ing promises to even surpass
thi.« week’s tabulations^ Remem^
ber to have your vote in n,^ later
t'faaii. ‘six o’clock Wednetday
evehing. ■ . ^ '
This week's relative standing,
of contestant? is as follow^sT
Prof. G. A. Edwards '
Whitted School
Prof. Frank Biurnett
East Durham School
Prof. N. A. Cheek
Lyon Park School
Prof. E. D. Mickle
Pearson School
Prof. W. G. Pearson
Hillside High S^ool
Pruf; F, D, Marlnall
before the California Young
Communist League when d,eleg-
ates from all over the state con
vened here thii* week ei^ for
their second annual star* . con
vention. • ’ .
The convention itself wa^
picture of 'd^Wocracy, 'Nl'
youth, white youth, Chinese,
Irish, Jewifh, Mexic«t Fili
pino, Italian youth, ^tipg side
by sid'e, demonstpy^ing yduth
unity and all fighti>ig}j Xyi- the
same thing'—deniociily, ' jobs
and peace. , .
BACK ANTI-BIAS BILL
Dick Criley, reelected
executive secretary, deliv
ered the keynote sneech
aife put fiprward the main
topics foEjsdiscussion. The
main poftits of the program —.
and four other bills now before
the California Legislature.
Promotion 'of unity of v«ung
pe«le of all rac«? in neighbor-
I’i^^th-jand small communities.
fHimotiw of youth unity in
thorougthly with one delegate
of youth on the value of trade
unions. Support of main pointe
of the Young Democrat*’ legisla
tive program. ^ ^
I The question „of Negi>o dis
crimination was diricussed
I thoroughly with on delegate
hitting the highlight of dii>cuss-
‘ ion with the statement: .
“The Negroes in the T(CL
must, become the Frederick
Douglasses to today but the
white memberj must Carry
the banner of equality in
the spirit of John Bro.i^n.”
Habert ‘Jock’
Bnmpass Dies
Hubert 'BunipasS'-was 'tricken-
ed' with a heart attack early
Monday afternoon on Fayette
ville street and died bef'>re 'help *
could be summoned. |
Mr. Bumpas.», wboni all ‘ re
ferred to. as “Jock,” W4S well
known here and was employed I
by a local firm. ,
His funeral was held at the
home, 108 Web«ter street,, Thurs
day afternoon at three o-’ciock.
Interment at Viola Park.
Immediate survivors are: his
fath'er and mother, and >jne bro
ther, Julius. Mr. Bumpass wa»
years of age.
MRS. CHARLOTTEE
WEAVER DIES
Death came Mrs. Charlotte
Weaver, 56, of 107 Dowd sUeet,
Monday, March ^3 after a long
illne«s.
. I ' ..... I .. »
MRS. MiTTlE JOHNSON
LAID TO REST
&S1
life
Mrs. Mittie Johnson, 63,
Elliot street, departed thi«
Tuesday. Surviving her are a
son and daughter. Interment at
Roguemont.
31o,000
315.000
290.000
28 b,000
:»o,ooo
East End School
Mrs, I, H, Russell
Walltown School"*'
Rev, J. Lee White
Hickstown School
•245,000
- 235,000
230,000
Many Fiee
CHICAGO—JBishop S. Q.
Hamilton, United Chur-h of
God in Christ, one commen
dation of parishoners and
public this week when it was
MOORB aSSARIN
Secretary »&d treasurer oi the
Southern Fidelity Mutual wtakh
h«ld ~‘ta stockholder! nnd policy-
holdant r^nUy,
practice of marryinir free
of charge coupes whQ have
obt^'ied licnsea but .liaye no
money for ministera’s ' fee>.
GEORGE LOWE PASSES
George Lowe, S'S, died
Rougemont Monday and was
buried’ at Gib^onvllle. He was a
brother of Irylng Lowe of DUr-
hum. A mother and tbres other
brothvrk eunriirt, , ,'
Allen tl.
Prcxy
Passes
COLUliEIA, S. C. (Special)^
Doctor Eugene D. McGill, F esi-
dent of Allen university here
died early Monday morniilg at
h e John Hopkins hospital.
Baltimore, after an opetiation to
remove a brain disturbance.
Noted for his artoneal ability^
Doctor. MeGill has been a nuni-
,ter in the AM£ church for years,
at one time pastoring at Aahe-
ville. Ha also had pastored
Emanuel in Charleston, S. C.
He wa4 called to the presidency
of the univenKty three years
ago and einetf that time, the in
stitution lias moved Ftea.li]y to
ward the goal of greatnes*.
Under his administration, the
Gymnasium was completed and
a new library was begun. Only
several RioirtK4 a|^, the white
theatre here gave the institution
a $2S,000 electric organ in ap>-
preciation of Dr. itcGill’s ef-
ferts an^ pfogr^Se.
The ftineral ^s held in the
.•pacioiis ^chapel ^ Alien univ r-
sity iW%feirtari«i h i h
ehurchmen nom all over the
eountry atttended. lElshop Flipp
er, who is over Ike South Care-
lina dioeeee, pEeaotied.
DR. m. NATHANnX D^TT
IXreetor of Music
Benactt Cri]ege
Showed keen interest 19
higher education for Negro
es during the recent contro
versy, haying made many
spe^chee tf>_t.at
eluding the key
Ihe Forum here.
effect
aikires'
in-
at
Religious Group
Feted By Local
Citizens
HOST
many
his wife t
In addition to his
friends and relativesi,
surviTW.
The institution will continue
under its~ present adminstration
until the tmiitees meet during
the commencement, at which
time a new president will be
elected.
REV. MILES MARK FISHER
Whose churcn and congrega
tion played ho«t j to the
^ 'L'aptist, Religious tourists.
I Thursday March 16 Durham
was itoat to the Natonai Eaptist
Convention GPod-Will Tonv Jead
*d by Doctoi^ L.- K. Williams «f
Chicago, Pre.'ident of tBe con
vention. „ . , ■
The group which includes other
leaders the four million Negr»
Baptist in the United State-s will
end its tour in Pensacola, \ Fla.
wiere a 'regional meeting of the
organization will be held.
- In addition to making Durham
one of it* stoi>«r the Gotd Will
Tour will visit Cincinnati, Char
lotte, Columbia, Richmond, Sav
annah and Jacksonville.
While in Durham fthe enter
tainment of 1%e'Visiting leader*
of the Baptist denomination was
in charge of the local Negro
ministers. A dinner was served
the group Thursday afternoon in
the auditorium of the North
Carolina Mutuai Life Insurance
Company at w.hich time short
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3RD YOUTH Urban League
MEETINAIA.
APRIL 28TII
V-BIHIIINC-HAM, Ala.—1 h e
second most significant meeting
to select iLMrmingham as its ga
thering place in the history of
the South will Open April 28-80
when the delegate* representing
youth organizations of all de
scriptions convene for the
THIRD ALL I^OUTHERJ^ NiE-
GRO YOUTH CONIHERENCE.
TH& ORCrANfZATTONT ns 0 w
two years old, wa? sorted in
>outh
Campaign Tft Be
Held March 19th
HocHmond, Va. when 5S4
organisations were represented
and several hundred observers
' were pre!>entc It met in Chat-
tanooga la. 1938^ — -i
More than one hundred out
standing local citizens reire-
^ senting, schools, churches, labor,
■ • medicine, law, .*oelet^r' and busi
ness have-formed an ARJIANGE-
NEW YORK CITY-tT h e
Seventh Annual Vocational Op
portunity Campaign of the Na
tional Urban League, to be h«hl
during the week of March 19 to
26, ^will probably be by fai the
j most tucceesful held to date,
I according to present indications.
I Nearly 600 schools an 1 coll-
i ege; will Join with Unbtn, Lea-
i gu>p branches in 44 eitiea—a.ji__d.
! similar social agencies in 30
{ other cities—to . cagiy—on • the
cai;py—oit
drive defigned to obtain better
jobs for colored workers.
The program of the" Vocation-
Opportunity Campaign 5 con
cerned first of all with making
Negro youth conscious of t h e
handicap; that will face them a.'
^hey go Qut into the occupatioi,
al worl l; secondly with urging
their cljse a4>piication to t h e
eonference principles of ti-ain.ng,
G uidance, and placement; and
Ad-
the
states the N'ational Yt*uth
miniftration is joining in
campaign by planning special
programs «n vocational guiii-'
ance.
Harold ' T.^tt, Executive Se
cretary p' as New Jersey I'r-
ban League, will make an ex
tensive tour of the South in
connexion with the campaiirn,
Caro-'
zbacBiar:
visiting points in North
lina. wfagre nrnyraiWir hir
arranged. Ot'er Urban Le!*iri »
.~ (Please tt; fn to eigt t ♦ ..
MENT COMMITTEE to prepare .
a program for the eon|!frsn£e ~ prmcip es
ind word hai been recedv*^ from . . .
more than «;». hundred impor-«dvo« m every
tant leaders all over tha . ation -iy po.jtble a Witter an,l^%
assuring sponsorship of th. range of opportunity
neeting.
Mra H C, Rrvnt. tifnt Ne
f jr all ^Jegro workers. This pro-
■ !-an\ is being carried on ii-
CHARLOTTE H) 1
Head and founder of P^|mer
Inftitute who addrss^a^
State 'Beauticians Associa
tion Tuesday night at Whit*
Rock Cburfh.
grq resident 'o'f the South to' be-
come national board member of
the YWCA is serving as c^sair-
inan of the Program Committee.
3h« announces that some ot the
most promnent persons in t h e
South and the nation i«rili lead
the. panel diFCussion#.
Mr. Edward £. Strong Bxeeu-
fWer-Secretary, Southern Negro
Youth Congress is in the city
helping local citiaens for the
conferance, ^ WlIliaiA Bichardson,
Ifc* INYCJi
'?hoois, chnrche; in YliCA* and
WCA’s and in eomm uiity
T’oupa of eVery type. In many
?ected .“oon.
, ^nouneementa of the moat
ing are being sent to ten thou
sand organizations individual?
tn the South and!'a delegation
of more tban one thousand if
expected. H«adquarten: Colored
Masonic Temple Biiilding, Koom
4$$ 4th Avenue and 17th St.
North to Birminfbam. *
FSCDEI^eK S.
Editor in Cbief of
offtcial orpsB of tfaa
Phi F^alermity. . .