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VOLUME 22 —NUMBER 34
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1941
EIGHT PAGES, Sc
Governor Investigating Roxboro Riot
9y
Grace Followers Ready For Convocation
★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ir it
Ushers To Hear Dr. Vernon Johns At State Conventicm
Dr^. J. Bustie Davis Is Blamed For
Uotifflely Death Of Two-Year-Old
Boy; Sued for $15,000 By Mother
Founder Of House of Prayer For All People
I>. Jl B. Dflvis, Nesrro phjF*
sicjan, of this city, wm nam^
d^enda'nt in a $15,000 suit in
which Lie9ter Loreiuo Cofield,-
adtninistrator, allesres the doc
tor was responsible for the
death of the two-year Heffro son
of Grace Burnett- The suit
was filed in Wake Cpunty Su
perior Court Friday. The plidn*
tiff is represented L. Bruce
Gunter. Fuqua^ and
BUteigt} ktton^:
Th« ptaintiff, compUiniriK of
the «|efendant alleges:
“1, That plairitfff th^ duly
app^nted, qualified unit acting
adn^inistrator of Wilber|t Bur
net^, deeeai^, as will api^ar
of record ;^n of
ments .at pftge , ni the of-
flfce of the clerk' of the superior
court of,Wake County," North;
Carolina.'
"2. That the defendant, J. B.
Davis, as plaintiff is. informed
and ^lieves, is; a practicing
phjQ^ician, licensed byilhe state
of North Carolina, whose resi-
dei\ce ap^ office fire located at
Fuquay Springs, Wake County,
North Carolina, where he holds
(^l«aat tnrii to Pag« fillet)
Rites Held For
Regal Theatre
Operator Wednesdy
Durham — Funeral services for
Oeorge T. Perry, employee at the
R^l Theater, were held Ixom
thife Whlto-'lfark Pisher, Jwstor,
offisiating. He soccumbed at Puke
H^>ital August 18 after a brief
illnAia.
Floral bearers were Misses
Christine Robinson, Bertha Ti-uitt,
Irene \Midgette, ■; Bertjia’ Btirden,
Dallas NCrawfoVdi Cailie Midgette,
Juvclar Crawford .■ and’ ,Arlei>
Cheek.: ' ' ' ‘,
Pallbeareis were Ervin Truitt,
John Leo, |]ugene, Carter, Buddy
Farrington and Walctr Tutt.
Mrj Perry was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nonnie Perry of I'liOO
South Street and he is also sur
vived by sisters and one
brother.
Int^rtoeBt, Beeehwood ceme
tery.
COLE HAS FOUR-
FOR IMPROVING
W. H, Cole, Jr. who trains ai^
directs the band at Hillsida iPark
High School has announced a
four point program of improve
ment which he intends to Xarry
out for the band during the next
few, weeks. In a recent interview
he pointed out to the CAROLINA
TniES the great need for funds
at the school in order to incfMse
the number of instruments and
securing new uniforms.
The following are the four
points for his fanancial drive:
1 UBifoitu tor CUrls
8 Mor« Uniforms Cor boys
8 Mora ImtnuBvntt
4 Repair of OU lMtnune*ts.
The first dress parade appear
an«e of the band this yeai’, a*
last year, will ^e the annual
Duke University H.oraeeoming
Parade. However, this «teat has
been moved up from November
to October 4 and in orer for Mr.
Cole to carry out hig desire to
make an even better showing than,
was made in the band’a firat ap
pearance in this event laat year
the four points of his vill
need to be carried otiV
Mr. Cole who baa b«eq doing
playground work in the eity ^ia
summer ia contacting members of
the Hillside Alumni and friends
for personal contributions in or
der'that the pn>gram may be put
over. Donatiooa hmj be tent to
POINTPROGRAM
HILLSIDE BAND
For Better Band
Marva and Joe
Kiss; ,Make Up
“No Divorce”
Chicaco. 111.' — After « tear
ing before Master-in-Chancery
Dwifht S. Bobb, Mr. and Mrs,
Joe Louis decided that they would
call the fight off and live aS man
and wife again. They were aJiaw-
ed to c6tafer privately for 45
minutes and later they were
joined by LoiJs’ managers who
came out with the announcement
that all wat well again. 1lici‘c
'▼ill be no divorce.
it-
-Ftfst In History-
CCC Camp Boys May Be Proved
Innocent of Part In Mob Violence
As Governor Sends Investigator
Boy lilled Wha7“
Ri^ng Bicycle
On The Highway
J. M.
“Daddy Grace,” founder of the House of Prayer for all people, is shown in th« recent
photograph above, taken in his Charlotte temple being surrounded by some of the younger
members of his organization.
Bishop “Daddy” Grace’ Followers Make
Plai^ For Annual Convocation to ^
Held In Charlotte; Huge Parade on Tap
W. fi. ogle, Jr. director of
the Hillside Pu± High School
band, has intensified his drive
(or » better Hillside band. His
drive for financial ccaitribntions
will hel^ materialise his plans
for more instruments, girls' uni
forms, nore uniforms for boys
and instnment repairs.
Hillside Park High School or to
W. H. COLE, Jr. at 1508 Fayette
ville Street in Durham.
Special to the TIMES
Charlotte — The House of
Prayer for All People under the
leadership of its founder Bishop
C. M. (Daddy) Grace will hold
its 15th Annual Convocation at
324 South Long street, beginning
Sunday August 31, and going
through Sunday September 7th.
The introductory sermon will be
preached by Elder Melvin Adams.
There will be a Grand and Glori
ous picnic on Saturday Sept. 6
given at Canan Land. The public
is invited.
Sunday morning Septemlwr 7
the House of Prayer will have
their regular 11 o’clock services,
followed by the Baptising in the
Houic of Prayer Blessed Pool.
At 3:00 p. m. there will be the
greatest Peace parade in the
streets of Charlotte. This parade
attraets thousands of people troiu
all parts of the State who spend
thousands of people from all
parts of the State who sj>eHd
thousands of dollars in prepara
tion for this great event. The
route of the parade is as follows:
'*’Vom the House of Prayci* to
3rd Street, thrqiiph 3rd to ;ily-
ers street, down Myers to Second
through Second to Brevard, on
Brevard to Liberrty, on Liberty
to Caldwell, on Caldwell* to
Boundary on Boiindai'y to Mc
Dowell, on Dowell to 3rd, down
3rd tp Long and on to the House
..(Pleaie turn to Page Bight)
PAOE
Deputy Sheriff
Kills Man In
Goldsboro Friday
Goldsboro — Walter Daw-oii,
deputy sheriff of Euroke, shot
anti killed Chester Revis who he
said was “threatening him with
a “break” near a local church
Suiiduy attern'oon.
T. K. HoJjiuson. eoroner siiid
Sunday nig'ht lie had not decided
whether an intiuest would be held.
l)awM»n said he had been cjdled
to the church where two men
were figfhting. With one of the
men already arre.sted in his car,
he said he drove down tl»f road
in the direction the other man
had gone. When he approachcd
and spoke to Revis, thg latter is
alleged to have picked up a
brick and started toward the
car. Dawson fired on lievis, the
bullet entering his hip and pass
ing though the abdomen.
New Bern (H'l — William
Citwiti Uifti Frida.' aftcrnoo'i
thi« , Wilmington highway us a I
rvi'Tf.^ - i»£ »»■ “nnfa» t>rabk‘ JK-tfiik- i
:» eoroai'm’ jury Sat-j
iirci:iy morning.
W iss Kathe^ne Hateni, told |
tile .i"»y .'he ^wHwnt the boy to j
the ultirv for t-howing gum |
and that he was riding a bit>'tle|
o'?rSA h..]^n»yarf to Miss til'dtf
Nassef, who was visiting .Mm
Hateni. Th»* Ivoy worki'ii fur Mik
Untcni's father./^
Moore and C. B. Canton, wei;e
leaving New ]{Tn on highway
17, driving “not HW'r** thaai 1>
iiiiles an tiour,” aeeonling to
testin:ony: when they fir«t i^aw
4he youth, then 20 i'eet in front
of the car. Moorc sonndi'd the
horn, he said, and the youth «(>-
parently tnmed to sw the. ear
behind iiini, ''at the same time
throwing the bicycle in the way
of the ear.
ivmrr-
tiuMt 1
It Pays to Advertise (iwe tan to
I Raieijrh — Ooveraoir
Bnnighton has began aH
gation whih he says will rCMft
in the arrest and proereutkHS rf
1 the niolitkters. who attempted t*
the nnvbuters who attep«ted to
stonn the Person County Cottrt
.house- 1*^*1 Friiluy night in am
I effort to lynch Cy Wmaten* *e-
' cu.'jed of rajhu^ a #hit« g»L Tie
governor state*l that ‘,hi» e»vnfef^
eures with PHston C*inty
e*alK liave m«b w«h a
ward arnMtio|c awl trying
who(^ identity ean be detei
ed.
laeutenant Clovernor R. L. imr
ri« of RoxIhm-q was not in towB A
the time of the disorder hat
eonling to the gowmor he
pre^^-ied the opim»»n ihf tiMlgw
should be investigated and tfcay
r«‘!"|Min»ible punished.”
Polie* ofl’ieers of Dorham,
boro and Person Cmmty ai«)ed
members of the state, highwgs
patrtd drove .the mob j>way f*'^
the courthouse several times
tear gas bowbe and m«M|ee# %
bring the aecosed man to Ceaiiiil
Prison in Raleigh.
Qovemor Broof^toa has
sent J. HeEntee. head of the
to Roxboro to invrntigate .1
^ KM
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BISHOP R. R. WpiGHT, Jr.,
Ph.D, acting president of Wilber-
fprce University, Qhio.
The long, much strained situa
tion at Wilberforce university
was relieved by the selection of
Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. ac act
ing president. For the first time
iii Wilberforce history both the
state department and the church
department united in the naming
of the president.
PARADE AND BANQUET WILL
FEATURE MAMMOTH USHERS
DR. VERNON JOHNS WILL
SI
Wimston Salem, (Special to the
TIMES) — The Seventeenth An
nual session of the North Caro
lina Interdenominational Ushers
The motion to Association will open here Thnrs-
Instructor in the History De
partment of Hillsid* park liigh
school, returned to the city this
week after motoring through the
mid western notion of the ooun-
try. He stopped in Akroo, Ohio
list Sunday to witness the na
tional Soap Box Derby joining
several other Durhamites.
Shelby — Adolphmj Thomason,
24, died Friday at the Gaffney
ho8])itai following injuries recciv
ed in truck crash in Number One
township early ' Friday moiliiug.
Colored Citizen
Contributes $85
11 Sclkfol Kis
C^rci'iuiboro — Plans to laise
tht> f.liK) quota of funds fixed for
the Ncgi’oes of Greensboro which
will be used to purchase an am
bulance aeroplane for England
wor«. made at a meeting here
Thursday night.
The meeting was called by
Mrs. N. G. Bynum, President F.
D. Bluford of A and T college
delivering the principal address.
elect Bishop Wri#^t was made
by Rev. Charles T. IsOdi, Bapt.
minister and state trustee, se-
conled by Bishop D. Sums,
vice president of the University
board.
Bishop Wright was president of
Wilberforce from 19^ to 1U36,
during which time the university
made gyeat progress toward uni
fication. He was elected nnaai-
imoi>sly. He will serve one year
while the board continues to look
for a permanent president.
“I was not a eandiate” said
Bishop Wright, “and do not lee
how I can continue as premdent,
|but I trust to be able to smooth
out the kinks and set the st*^
on a unified basis for the next
man.” The r^strar^ of Wilber
force announces ihat stndeni ap
plications are coining in rapidly
and he expects an increase ia
enrollment when school ooM*
September 15.—(Associated Negro
PresB*. .aI
day evening at eight o’ek>ek at
St. Paul Methodist E^M8C(4>aI
Church when a meeting of the
officers will be held in preparation
for the convention proper which
will get nnder way promptly at
10 o’clock Friday moining. The
meeting will extend through San-
lay afternoon when it'will be
concluded with a parade headed:
by the Durham Usherg Union
Band, and an address by Dr. Ver
non Johns, noted minister of
Farm ville, Va. as the highlight
of te coyention.
Aecording to advance reiiorts,
more than 2,000 ushers and visi
tors representing ehorehes of aH
denomioatioas are expeeted he(*
fot the four-day etay of the eoa-
vention. This number will eeKpw
by several hundred- the trewit^i
oas gathering whine aotet at
leinh laat ye«r when aa eatow
crowd of OMNre thaa ISOO i
ed the Smday getheruig
The fWday
will be consumed aiainlj. witih
registratioi^ of dekgatea wl,
pointment and instraetiaae
committees. Oo Friday ■
at two o’eloek rapoi^
agents and the Junior
asent nnder the direetias of.
L. A. Foater, will be held,
dark, and C. C. Cnig, betli
mineBt nalMrs ef Orange’
will - leatf
preeidet C. ■ A."
pre^e over tte-!
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