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VOL. XY—NO. 42
Durham, North Carolina, Saturday, November 6, 1943
BUY WAR BONDS
DURHAM NEGRO DIVISION
RAISES $11,000 IN CHEST DRIVE
Group Nearly
Doubles Quota In
War Chest Drive
BAPTISTS AND A.M.E. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES EXCHANGE VISITS
On the fourth Siindov in OcJolwr fhe men’s bible class of
the West Durham (’huroh and St. Joseph A.M.IJ.
('hiirch cut a now milestone in inter-denominational unity in
Durham. The atwve picture w as taken In front of the West
Durham lUiplist church just after the two classes had com
pleted their study of the lesson. Teacher of the Wen's class
at the West Durham Baptist Church is J. H. Markham, the
St, Joseph class is L. E. Austin, both of whom are standing
in the front-center of the group. The classes look forward
to a fuller understanding and a brighter future.
CAWAIN
General Counsel For CIO
Wants Anti-Poll Tax Bill
Reported Without Delay
l,p(> Fri'Ssmjm, ricii(>ral Coin
s*! (iT tho'CKX (('onfrroHS oT
Iiidiistrinl ()rKaiii/.jitiona) to
il,My t(»ll llio SiMinto .hulipinvyI
roiimiiltpc, hoirin" iirKuments,
oil lh(> coiistitiitioiinlity of I1H|
7. tjio hill to mhnlish tho poll|
tiiv in Fodcriil elections, that:.;
“All wp nsk is thnt the
('loch'd re|ir(‘seiitiitivps of the;
[u'ople hr "ivvn a chaucc to pass
(Ml this issue whifh the Senate,
ill (hrcp nnd fi hnlf. years, htia
iK'vcr had.”
Mr. Presainnn pointed out
Ih'Ml the House of Rreproaont.i
lives ha.s twire pasRod aiiti-
])(dl tax' Irpislation by ovfir-
whelmintr voti'S, otid urpjed thn*:
the Senate .Fiidiciary roinmittp'j
i'('|)(ii't- the measure without
f ml her delays to the floor of
the Seiiat? for a vote. Mr. Proa-J
man .Sdiil that H an irrespon.si-
hji' minority of S«ii'ators at-1
tompted n fili()iiat(>r to prevPiit ’
the Senate from votinpr on the j
1)111, it would lie “a travesty of
the dciiioernti(‘ proepss.”
Mr. 1 ‘ressiiian put nsidi* hi=?
pr:'pared lirief on' the piinsti
I Ilf ioii.'ility of IIK 7 to enc:a;^-
in roiiL'li .'iiiil liimlile leRnl de-
l»;ifc with Senator rTMnhoiiey
(I)., Wyoniinp:) who held that
oni;resa did not have fhe pow
er to restore the vole in Fedar
;il elr (ions to thf ten million
diMfiMiu'liiapd eilizeiis in the
eirht ■ iioll tax stivtes. Mr. ]’rea.
m;in iMinted out that the Seii-
;i(e h.'id alreadv indicatod its
Engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Dpvid D. Jono3
of (Jreenshoro, annouiu-ed re
cently fhe cnpra^'emt'nt of theii'
I daughter, Frances Fijtellf", to
Pfi'. ('harlea Douglass Bonner
I of N(mv Redford, Ma.ss.
I Miss Jones expets to he gr.i
' dilated from Hoston Fniversity
School of medicine in Deeem*
her iiiid has already tieen ajv
I pniiited interiK
j City Hospital, Boston, Mrtsa.
I She crrMrliiated from Hennett
I CollcjLTy’ in 19.'>n Avhf're siie wn^
Two North Carolina
College Professors
Two North Caroling pro£e»
Rors received cash awards for
hook reviews submitted to The
.lournal of Npgro Life and His
tory in Detroit last Sunday a':
the 28th annual meeting of
tlie Association for thp Study
of Negro Life and Historv.
They wore Dr, John Hope
iFi'anklin, History professor
and author of “The Free Ne-
Rio in Noi’th Carolina, 1700
1800,'’ for his appraisal of Dr.
L. P. Jackson’s “Free Negro
Lahor and Property Hohling in
Virginia,’’ and Dr. Edward
Farrison of the English facul
ty, for his evluation of Zora
Npalp Hurston’s “Dnst Tracks
on a Ro|id.’’
Vesper Speakers
Are Announced
Vespers speakers at North
Carolina College for November
were announced here Monday
hy President J. E. Shepard
follows: President Robert P.
Daniel, November 7, Shaw Uni
versity, Raleigh; Dr, Kelsey
Regan, pastor of the white
First Presbyterian Church of
Durham, November 14; th.i
Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, ex-Gover-
nor of North Carolina, Novem
ber 21; Dr. Frank Hickman,
Dean of the Duke University
Cb*»>el, November 28.
Last Rites Held For
W, L Patterson
Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for Wil
liam Luther Patterson, r),-?-
year-old citizen of 621 Price
St., were held at his luimu on
Saturday afternoon, October
30, at 3 p. m. Mr. Patten on
came to Durham in 1922. Ho
had been a member of the
Presbyterian Church for near
ly 50 years. He was a truck
driver for more than 18 years.
Interment was held at Beech-
wood Cemetery. Fie is sur
vived by his wife, th» form
er Miss Janette McMi Ilian
and six children, James, Theo
dore, George, Mrs. Eva Woo-
dv, Mrs. Maxine Bell and Captain Haskel A. Hudson,
Miss Lucille Pattersonf One Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
of his sonfc, Theodore, i.s now Hudson of Durham who is
serving overseas with the visiting relatives and friends
United States Armed Forces i Durham.
Lot Carey Confab
Approves Plan Of
Lay Organization
NOT YOU
Gunner: Do vou know, hon
ey, if I had to do all over
-gain, who I’d marry?
Wife: No, who?
Gunner: You.
Wife: Oh, no, you wouldn't.
Langston Hughes To! ■
Appear At N,C.C.N,
The Executive ('ommittee of
the Lott C^r^- Baptist Foreign
Mission Convention unanimous
ly approved the blueprint of
Captain Hudson i organization submitted at a re
cent session of the ('ommitt'"
by R. L. Holloman, member of
First Calvary Baptist (.'hurch,
Norfolk, ^'irginia.
The N'i«(rro tMvision I'f the
Durham War- and ‘ iniimunit;i
Chest went over the tup here
this week with a tot;iI ainoiin;.
of rai.-itd by the »livi-
>ion under fhe leader'ihip of
J. W'. OoodliK* .13 ehairm:»n,
William L Walker, HssWt.in'
chairman anT J. S. Stewart,
as'istaiit chairman.
Winner of the $2.> War Bond
donated hy hu.siriess interest.-!
of Durham to the individna?
raising the highest amount of
Langston Hughes, poet, nove
list and playwright, will appe^ir
in tht B. N, Duke Auditorium
of North Carolina College in
Durham^ December One of
the best known of modern Ne
gro literary men, Mr. Hiighijs
will appear as a feature attrac
tion of the college’s kvture
and concert scries.
entered the army as a pri-1 cent session of the ('ommitt.'- fclaimed ly Mrs.
vate two years ago, and has I (,y r. Holhiman, member of
advanced steadily since his | First Calvary Baptist Church, T '*■ J,’”'',
induction. He is stationed at i Norfolk. Virginia.
! Fort Davis, Mass,,, and is a te.-im headed t>y B. B. Roger*
graduate of N. C. College. | The \'irginia church mail and Mrs. Willma Milum who
I elected to this position during again tf>pped all other tivim-»
the recent session of the Lott of the (••immunity ^y raism-.r
(’arey Convention in Orange, the highest amount of money
MEETS OWN,DRUMS
Great Falls, Mont,—Lieu
tenant Godfrey Reed, of the
Marines, eyed the drummer
in an army show at a South
Pacific base with particular
interest. The drummer was
utjng the set of drums Reed
had donated two years ago
to a soldier band.
Dorothy Maynor Is
Brilliant Sensation |
At Bennett College
BY A. A. MOBISEY |
GREENSBORO — A voeabu’ I
arv packed with superlatives i- I
useful but hardly sufficient i i j
he had snbmittel which totalled *.'17l.rt0.
his plan for organizing the lay-
of tlie chni-ches into a vitil
force in promoting foreitrn
missions.
According to the Reverend
Wendell C. Somerville, Execu
tive Seeret.irv’ of the Lolt
Much impetus to the eam-
palgn was ;jiven by the Ligge.'.'
aiid Myers Tobac'co 'om|*iiny
union number H>4 and t h «■
An#ri(.*aii TiihacCo Company
Tnioti number The formi'S
is headeil by IV-njamin Morris
WAR FUND WORKERS
N.C.C. Negroes T(
Hear Noted Leader
the clnsa aalutntorian. j
Private Firnt Class Bonner
is ,‘i senior in the Boston Uni-
constitution-.versitv School of Mediciup. Ho
position on thp
ality of anti-poll tax Ipgisla-j did his undergraduiate work at
(ion when it outlawed the poU Lincoln Tiniversity in Chester
l:i\ rpf|uirpment for service men County, Pennsylvania,
in jiassin" fhe Soldier Vote Bill The wedding will take placi
I'.ist year.
Mon. Willi,im L. DawSon, D.,
Pl*ase turn to P#ff« Two
in D.''e«‘ii)bpr in
Merner Pfeiffer
Bennstt Collage.
Dr, Robert P, Daniel, presi-
at the Boato.JUniversity, will
jbe fhe vesper^speaker Sunday
(afternoon in Duke Auditorium
'a( the North Carolina College
for Negroes.
Outstanding in Negro educa
tional circles, !>•, Daniel is
well known to local audiences
for his dynamic and provocative
addresses. The Shaw’ president
visited the city recently as
guest of White Rock Baptist
Church in its 77th anniversary
celebration. Dr, Daniel will
of [speak at .1:nO o’clock at the
e*ll«g«.
the Annio
Ch.ipel
worthV movement. The K\-
eeutiye Committee of the con- Xrgro Division,
vention has appointed the Pre-i
dent Ckf the ('onventioii. Dr.
O. Bullock, the Chairman of
the E.vecutlve Board, Dr. W. L
Ransome, and the Executiv*
Secretary, Wendell C. Somer
ville, to work with Chairma i
Holloman in advancing this;
Laymen’s Movement.
BI V WAR BONDS
Ben Morris, president of local tobacco workers union
number 194 and Roy Trice, president of local number 208
whose work in helping to raise the $11,000 by the Negro Di
vision in the recent War and Community Chest campaign was
outstanding. Both Mr. Morris and Mr. Trice are influential
citizens in their respective communities, and in the city at
largo.
suggD(st the sensation created
at Bennett College last wi^ek
when the magnificent sopi'anno
Dorothy Maynor sang in Annie
Merner Pfeiffer Chapel.
From beginning to end th*'
packed house of white and Ne
gro music lovers were enrap-*
tured by the strong clearness
of the delightful voice. Their
enjoyment ran the emotional
gamut to the point a patron cri
ed “Bravo” after her rendi
tion, by request, of the aria
“Ijouise” from Depnis Ls
Jour.
Complete abandon ruled th:*
j house throughout the eveningi>
! demanding the gracious artist
at least .six encores were scatt-
j ered over the program,
j In 1)1 tribute to her forme''
j teacher at Hampton Tnstitute-
Dr. R. Nathaniel Dett. Miss
1 Maynor asked that no applause
.follow her rendition of his ar-
I rangement of “Ride On, .Tesu-!.
I The gesture was deeply ap-
I preciated hy the audience be
cause of Dr. Dett's (affiliation
I with Bennett College for fiv * * Hawkins iTTgh School of War
'years. j ronton. The theme of the se=!s-
Mi.ss Maynor’s pa trot ism j ion will lie “War-Time Service
was evidenced twice during her,of the Parent Teachers .\s-
visit here, once when she pai 1 jsociation. ,,
:i ^nrprise visit to Base Train-1 Principal address for the
iiig Center No. 1, here, and Oci'asion will be
Ciirey, Convention, the entir*'Rny TrW.
constituency of the conventio-i these men g.ue.ua-
will give united support to thi. stinti-d aid in helpi^s: to pn>-
over the top the efforts j>f the
h is interesting to note thnt
the Negio Diviiiir>n earn;- wit'.i
i?i iloublinir the quota of
.^(i.boO Si t by the War Chest
Committee. o
(Continued on page 2)
M.ANY a fanilTy fighf?» the
wolf at the door while a stork
kH|>« a bundle «lown the chim
ney.
sang for more than fiftee i
hundred Negro soldiers who li
terally mobbed her with their
DEAN JAMES T. TAYLOR IS SPEAKER
F(m PARENT-TEACHERS MEET
SATURDAY,.NOV, 6 AT^WARRENTON
The number three distriel > ham and hi'^ addre-;* i^+ F>oing
association tif the North Caro . looked forward to with great
lina Congress of Colored Pa ' e\peetatii>n. Others who wi!l
(Uits and T«>achcrs will hold a . appear on the prognnn are; J.
meeting Sunday, Novemh»“r >: E. .\lleii. snperintenlent of
at 10:;»fl A. M. in the .John R. | U'arren Comity Sf*hools,
M. Mi-Tver, supervisor of eW
mentary .«»chnnlsr Mrs. Di M,
^larnigan. state pret«i«lent Mrs. .
K. B. Che»4c, prcriideiit of ti-*-
W.'irren ('oinity unit and Mr.;.
Mary Wortham, president of
delivered by ;.Wurrefit*i*, FT A.
Dean James T. Taylor, Assisi-! Musi.- for the M«vtiiig
ant Officer of the Office of he furnished hr the
Pmce Administration, Dean |ligh Kiem«ntary rhjtkM MimhI. ^
enthusiasm and again when in j Taylor is a former member of, i^d a qosrtet frooi the Wi
opening her program she asked i the faculty of North Cardin# County Trainia|[
Pleas* turn to Page Two 1 College for Negroes al . Dai>[wise, Nortk
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