sai^hdat, auoust aith. 1941
THE CAH. "INA TIMES
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Soldiers Help
Camp Davis
Cmop Davia — Cotored traop*
t CMikp Dktm win pUy • litrga
art tile tMining program o£
he «#Hp. linec whes it reaohet
ta autkoriied •tvengtll d
,W9i MegroM will «orapriae a
hird '^ the military population.
Of ine seven coast artillery
’nuiifitB in regular army,
hreo lure ||jii|imd«li«re, the 54tfc
eac6i>it Outfit and the ^th ^d
(KH^l anti aireraft regimen’tiy
ompoaod of more than 6,000 men
In addition to the regiments
heve are wto two . colored unit*
ooEMii Mrviee> tl^ quarterniiU'-
he d«tatehment composed of 95
Idien and the atation oomple-
ent with 109 men.
A colorcd detail ig charged
ith Hie responsibility of operat-
ng the retractable pontoon bridge
ver 'the inland waterway at
cars landing, five miles east of
he camp, where one of | t^e two
nti aircraft firing points is is
pcration. ^
One of the three fire station
n the camp is operated by color*
d firemen and soldiers of colored
rganizations run one of the four
heatres of the post. Draftees
xperienced in tLeatre work per-
orma such duties as thoite of
rojlectionists after duty hoi^rs
nd are given extra pay.
The service elub and guest
oKe will be iiA operation this
all, serving both soldiers and
eir guests. Hostesses and a
brarian have already been nam-
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The soldiers have lived up to
eir reputation as music lovers,
e 54th Coa»t Artillery having
ilganiz^d the first baud in the
mp and in addition now has an
rrfiestra and • glee elub. The
Coast Arlillery has.a band
n«J the 100th Coast Artillery aft'
ofcestra. .$.''168
All have made a number of
Mic appearances and liave bee^
idely acclaimed.
t«nded by (Mivft ehnroh, Stephen
A* (Jriffin, chairman of the dea
con and trustee# boards, said.
||r. Griffin said he did not know
wl^ether Jackson would make such
an announcement before the
National Baptist convention meet
ing in Cleveland. It is al»o not
known whether Mr. Jackson will
keej> his poat a SMOxetary of the
foreign mission board but close
friends aays ke will give the post
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The Bev. Joeei^ H. Branham,
for 33 years associate paator at
01iv«t, promised the enthusiastic
church meeting at Olivet Tues-
nlght that he would remain in
the same capacity with Dr. Jack
son if the latter desired. Other
assistants are the Rev. Cato Sims
and the Rev. C. H. Milton.
tivet Baptist
ills Doctor
H,
Chicago, (ANP) — Olivet Bap-
t church of Chicago, one of the
rgest protesiant eonvr«gations
the w^rld has elected as its
tor to succeed the late Doctor
K. Williams, the Rev. J. H
kimn, of Philadelphia. Doctor
Jaekson at present is' secre-
ry of the Foreign Mission boitrd
ihe National Baptist conven*
n and pastor of Monumental
plist church in the' Quaker
IHr. Jackson will arrive in Chi-
-0 Saturday »to preach the “en-
ance sermon” as the Olivet
ngregation returns triumphantly
ots chureh biaae in th« first
rvice to be held therc' sinee the
e which almost destroyed the
uoture last November during
e funeral of Dr. Williams.
Dr. Jackson has not announced
acceptance of invitation ex-
Nursery Launches
Drive For Funds
BY 0. A. IBVIN
Charlotte — The Cherry Day
Nursery Asaociation announced
Tuesday at a meeting held at the
Myers Park Methodist, church its
aanual campaign ^ for funds, the
foal being $2,500. The drive will
end October 1.
The organization began func
tioning March 1, last year. It is
devoted to a program of provid
ing for children between the agee
of 2 and 6 whose mothers are
employed outside of the home.
This effort is rendering a very
valuable community service.
The association maintains
quarters in the Cherry section,
which consist of 4 rooms an
batli. Th« home open each morn
ing at 7 o’clock and remains
open until the mothers of these
children come for them.
The home i» equipped to care
for 12 children, serving 3 meals
daily and providing proper rest
period for them. Each child is
examined before being admitted
to the home and a hellltb check
up is constantly given.
The children are cared for"^
a graduate nurse and a full tim^
helper, and a part time recrea-*
tional supervisor.
The managem^p^ o^ tl^/,as
sociation is composed of an In
terracial Board, of which Mrs. E.
A. Palmgren ig president and Dr.
S. C. Pyle, chairman of the
Colored division. i' ' •,
« A LL work and ao plajp makes Jack a dull boy”—co why not a Mttts
A frivolity in th* kitchen to make your day brighttr? Yon"/> find tht
making of these gay pothoMers a grand tonic for tens* aervss and
muscles, because there’s something about crocheting which brings com
plete relaxation. With six balls of mercerized knitting and crocheting
cotton in two colors, yo« can meke two each of these whinwioal Wtchen
miCMsities, callsd "Sugar and Crsam", "Petticoat Fsw^ and "Mwry-Oo-
Round.” Diractkms for crocheting these potholders may be obtah^ by
stamoed. Mlf-«ddrcsscd envelope to the NsMt«w«rk Depart*
•ending a
and improve homee. Through its
wide connections the Blake' Rea
lty and Insurance Agency can
finance any type of home build
ing or improvements. The ageney
is an acccrdited agent of the
Federal Housing Authority and
is equipped to handle all Real Es
tate transactions involving sales,
purchases, and management. The
firm also pkces any type of in
surance and is directly eonne*ted
with the home office of the
Bankers Fire Insurance Company
of Durham.
Of particular interest to pro-
pertp owners ^th#^ttueen City is
the fact tl#af ^ife ^Arlotte Home
Oueen City Realty
Firm Mov^ Into
New Quarters
Charlotte — An announcement
has been made by the Blake
Realty and Insurance agency and
the Charlotte Hom« Moderniza
tion Agency of the opening of
their new offices in the Blake
Building, Corner First and Bre
vard Streets.
W. Cottrill Blake, President of
both oi|;anizations in a state
ment to the press said, “through
the facilities of these organiza
tions opportunities will be ex
tended to all Negroes, esijecially
those of small incomes, to build
Regal Theatre
Sunday and Monday
George O’Brien in
“Cowboy Miflionaire”
Serial ■ • ■ • i “RED RIDER”
Tuesday and Wednesday
Edward G. Robinson in the
“SEA WOLF”
BARGAIN DAY- THURSDAY
5c and 10c
TWO FEATURES and SHORT
Rochelle Hudson in
“Convicted Women”
Also ’ Bahby Cl^rk in the
“SagebitsH Family- Ms West”
C - O ■ M ■ I ■ N - G
“The Son Of Monte Cristo”
Modernization Agency is prepar
ed to handle the requirements of
pmperty owners desiring to re
model, repair, or in any way
modernize their property.
The agency handles a complete
line of paints, siding, roofing,
plumbing fixtures, furnaces, stok
ers on easy terms.
Asheville property owners ma
secure the services of the Agency
p contacting Mrs. Lola McCrack
en jn that city^ M| I : i lU' ,j' ?
Mr. Blake is the son of the late
Caesar R. Blake, Jr., prominent
business leader and fraternalist.
He is a product of Johnson C.
Smith , University and Virginia
State College, and was formerly
employed in the business depart
ment of the Home office of the
Pittsburgh Courier.
His associate, Buford F. Gor
don, Jr., who is secretary of the
firm is the sou of Dr. and Mrs.
B. F. Gordon, his father being
Editor of Church Literature of
the AME Zion Church. Mr. Gor
don is a graduate of Livingstone
College and is resigning his posi
tion as teacher in the public
schools at Pineville in order to
devote his full time in the inter
est of the two institutions.
Quartermaster
Regiment Off
For “Maneuvers”
41st Engineers
To Be Stationed
At Wailesl^
Ft. Bragg, — The 41st Engin
eer Regiment, nndor ooniiaand of
Lt. Col. John E. Wood will tem
porary change *tatioB from Fort
Bragg to Wadesboro within th*
next few days, ppst authorities
announced Tuesday.
They will occupy a tent camp
site on their arrival at the Anaoa
city, and will be stationed tli«r«
throughout the entire period of
mancuvem to be held in the
Carolina this fall. They will
participate in engineer work
prior to and during the maneu
vers.
The 41st Engineers i» a gener
al service rogient of engineers
activated here in August, 1940,
and all of the personnel is colored
Their present strength is 47
officers and 1€73 enli»ted men.
The engineers are expected to
return to Ft. Bragg late in Nov.
DEFENSE BOND
QUIZ
Man Loses Life
As Car He Drives
Turns Turtle
I A two day sHittol
lie*! for fraVfn ^oonty hm» »lrjr-
th# Fonwt sriMvl
•with PufrrM, fieW r^-
'prpffcaWkiye >rf W- D. Linwy »>f
'*‘ravi»n Patrolman Lftn#
i»f P»niil*f> ronniy an>l Ld
head mrrhauie tbt* cmtMy
buy De-i EHxabeth City — Winiield ««>bobl in ehaiy^ 9i ib«
Wilson wii“ in-itantiy kiliwi Snt- road t«tg. ^
arday when the car in which be |
was ridii^ turned over on a cur- j
ve near Hertford.
Jack Qeskill of the hi)(^iway|,
patrol said Robert Lee Eggl ton
Q. Why should children Iw en- driver of the car, was heing held i
couraged to Buy U. S. Savings on charges of man ^laoghter and
Stwsps? , drunken driving.
He said the car wa;^ headed
toward Elizabeth City and that
Q. C«n my children
fense Savings Stamps?
A. Yes. Hundreds of thou-
umd of American children are
buyinir iStaipa regularly as
their share in the national sav- ]
ings profrao.
I Asheville yioma
Injured h Wreck
A. Becauae by buying Stamps
they write their names on a Roll ,i. . , . .
ii t A ,..u the wheels of the car graz. d th*>
bark about five up on
tree near the curve.
I Drivers Qualify
a beech
41st Engineer
Off On Secret
Maneuver This Week
Fort Bragg (CP) — Col. Char*
lea B. Elliott, commandcr at Ft.
Bragg, said there is “no evidenca
of race discrimination at Fort
Bragg.
Commenting on the fight
Wednesday, August 6, in a bus
bus containing Negro troops in
which two persons were killed
and five wounded, he said:
“ I do not consider it as an
indication of race discrimina
tion.’' ,
He said in any area here “so
many persons” are gathered
there will be some bad actors.
He said there has been practi
cally no trouble at Ft. Bragg
between Negro and white troops
where at present there are 46,
OOO white and G.500 Negro tioops
atl the same post.
T|»j:r^N«gro I units jongists'of
two regiments of coast guard
artillery and two engineer regi
ments in the same area and one
battalion artillery in another
area,
Fayetteville w'ill not be de
clared "off limits” for Negro
troojpe, he said, who will continue
to go their way as previously*
The Navy
Four, But Vacancies
Still Are Numerous
Fort Bragg, — The 41st En
gineer Regiment, commanded by
Lt. Col. John Wood, left last
week end for “secret maneuvers”
post headquarters revealed Mon
day.
Saturday afternoon a convoy
bearing the regiment was report
ed east bound on Highway 24
west of Clinton, giving rise to the
belief the en^neers are participa
ting in maneuvers along the
Carolioa coast.
An official news black out
concernment the movement has
ordered and no official statement
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The 4th Field Artillery l^atta-
lions, white, have been miseen
from Fort Bragg since early in
July and that still remains a my
stery. Now thtJ engineers, pride
of the whole United States Army,
are gone on secret maneuver,
“nobody” knows wheroi
New Bern — \ViUJ—fotlf^”^en
called to report to the navy re-
cuiting station here Wednesday
at 1:00 p. m. for enlistment as
mess attendants, there is still
need for colored men as well as
white, recruiting officers said
Tuesday.
The New recruits are Edward
Ray Hickman, Dover, Fred Simp
son Allen, Cove City, and Ed
ward Wesley English Jr. and
Herbert Brown. James City.
They will go immediately to
the district recruiting office in
Raleigh for final examination and
enlistment Thursday morning,
August 21.
Statesville — William- H. Wat
kins, NYA student officer was
at the office of the county super
intendent Friday, interviewing
white and colored students who
need NYA assistance to attend
school this fall.
Woman Injured
In Motor Mishap
Laurinburg, — Lt. Frederick
B. Ofjeeelfinger, member of the
Signal Corps, was arrested for
trial here Tuesday oB a charge
of wreckless driving, following
an automobile wreck Monday
night in whieh Mrs. John E. Mc
Kenzie, wife of the Rev. John
E. McKenzie, isustained a broken
arm..
The\ wreck occurred 10 miles
west o^^Jfouringburg when the
officer’s car hit the Rev. Mc
Kenzie’s car on a stretch of
straight road.
State Highway Patrolman M.
A. Coleman who investigted the
wreck immediately placed Gosse-
Ifinger under arrest and brought
him to Laurinburg about 8:00
where remained in custody
until $2( 0 bond was arranged.
Mrs. lIcKenzie was taken to a
Lauinburg hospital whete she was
reported/ not critically in^urM^‘‘*
The Officer was en rpute
from Ft, Dix, New Jersey to
Wadesboro, according to the pa
trolman, where he had been as
signed in connection with a plan
ned army maneuver. He was driv
ing his own car, accompanied by
several soldiers.
Boy Drowns -
Fayetteville — Herman Lee
Blue, 17, who lived near Hope
Mills, drowned Monday while he
was swimming in Black Ridge in
creek.
of Honor of Americans who are
doing their part to show the
dictators that united ^Vmerica
will never flinch to preserve her
sacred honor.
Q. After my child has collect-i
ed enough Stamps to exchange New Bern — Kron n «cbool
for a Bond, can ti^ Bond he btnr drirw* TpralifiFd witlnin
registered in the child’s name? ‘
A. Yes. A Qiinor may own
a Defense Savings Bond. Many
parents are rejfistering Bonds in
their children’s names to pre
pare for future educational ex
penses.
NOTE.—To Purchase Defense
Bonds and Stamps, go'to the near
est post office or bank, or write
for information to the Treasurer
of the United States, Washing-
ington, D. C.
Fifteen Men Are
Called For Service
New Bern.. — Fifteen men have
been called by the Craven county
draft board to report Friday,
August 22 at 8:00 a. m. (EST)
to be sent to Ft. Bragg for indue
tion intoo the TJaited States
army.
The men, all of Nev Bern un
less otherwise designated, are:
John Jasper Martin, Author
Styron, Altert Cleo Burnqy,
George Thomas Whitefield, AVil-
liaan Suggs, Jr., Route 2 Dover,
Elijah Harris, Rt. 1, Dover,
Mo$i;^ Dillahunt, Rt. 2. New
Bem,j ^Jaqies Andrew ^.ilixon, Rt.
4, New Bern,’ Clarenoe Godfrey
Jones, Solonon, Cohimbiid Becton,
Rt. 1, Havelock James Robert
Barfield, Vanceboro, John Henry
Hnbbard, Caesar Glodo Jones,
Lewis Morgan and Void Hender
eon. '
•V-ihc'iH(*. [I p! —Mr-. Mattie
Oummfy, 101 riin^an avenue,
W.1- injured when a car ia whidi
hp wa>> ridmir driven by
^ rummey, collided with one d> »r-
en by Mr^. Willie \f.ie Bri^nan.
at Tnmb^land avenue and West
ChMtnut street at 7:30 Sunday
I morning.
j. Mrs. Brigman failed to ^top
for a FMiiiI«‘vard and ran into th«
aidty of Crummey. '
average grade of 91 and one half
at Tnesday’s school for bus driv- Shelby, — Seventeen toy
er.s, givjn^r Craven tmnty Week
quota of «frivors for the coming^after sp^dJsa^ a^if^ jkt r4mp
school ten^. :i; ' If I
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KING’S -FOOD STORS
Groceries and Quality Meats
530 E. First SU Chariotte. N.C.
M. C. COGGINS
Quality Groceries & Market
731 E. 9th street 'Charlotte, N.C.
PHONE 9409
Winston Salem — Clifton Bai
ley, 24, R., J. Reynolds Tobacco
company e’mployee, was reported
in a critical condition Saturday
night at the hospital where be
was taken following injuries he
received early Saturday after
noon when the car he was driv
ing left the highway and hit a
tree the Yadkinville road.
FIRST STAMPS
COT TO CARTER
Yadkinville, -
ter, Yadkinville
first to receive
Yadkin county,
A. McLaughlin
He received
- Luther C. Car-
farmer was the
cotton stamps in
County Agent R.
said Wednesday,
stamps . es;chang->
able for $25 in American made
cotton. No farmer can ^laim more |
tiwn $25 in stamps unless he is
tenant or operator of more than
one farm. In that case he may
claim not more than $50 in
•tamps.
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Happy are they who own their own
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built the modem way. Coasolt witk ns
tomorrow.
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Henderson — Edward Alston
died Sunday afternoon in a
Henderson hospital as a result
of burns sustained when the hous
in which he was living burned to
the ground Saturday night.
Hickory, — X-ray pictures tak
en late Wednesday show that Mrs
Lillie Wilson who was struck at
her home Sunday night has a
fractured skull, the attending
physcian reported Thursday.
Man Huli in Wreck
Enters Hospital
Durham — Charles Ridley of
Oxford, hurt Monday night in an
automobile accident on the Wil-
ton-Franklinton road, as a car
in which ho Avas riding went
down the embankment, was re-
ix)rted “about the same” Wed
nesday at Dilke hospital where
he was admitted following the
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