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254KI0 CHEER DOCTOR BROWN MAILING EDITION ‘-4 VOL. XXIII—No. 46 Durham, North Carolina, Saturday, November 20* 1943 BUY WAR 30NDS BODY YOUNG BUSINESS MAN FOUND IN LAKE NEAR WILSON Noted Minister Armistice Day Speaker | Lake Givcs Up Body Of Mitchcll Missing Since November 11 Dr. Chas, Stewart, noted A.M.E. minister, was the Armistice Day speaker iiere last Thursday evening for the Weaver-McLean Post number 17.5. The cele- liration was held in the form of a banquet in the beau tiful N.^ C. Collejje dining room and shows Dr. Stewart delivering the address. Seated in the picture is Attor ney M. IT. Thompson, post commander. —Photo by Hunter, Staff Photographer. Principal Speakers Announced For National Bar Association Meeting In Baltimore. Md., November 26-27 liAfjTlMOHF. --- T’. S. Atty.' |i'r;mcis hj. h'lycrs oh tlie *\f’w (Jon. Frniicis Biddlo (iml Mnry-' York Pity court iind W. A. C. Idiurs anvcnor O’Conor n r p Ilnshoa, Jr., jjrosidont of the listod among the pvincipal Moniimfintal City Rar nssoeia- speakers at the yabionnl l^nv! Hon. who will preside ovor (hn assoointion scheduled to nirel i me,,) Iiere November 2(!-27, aiuioiiir-] erl rhairTiinn William Tj. Fitz-| TTnfjhes, son, of the lat’ gerald of the Monnmental Citv i Hughes, will (Malliniore) Bar assfyiation. j the platform at Sharp Alty. Biddle will addi‘;-ss the! street ehiireh which was jiKUiv assoeiation on Friday; li i ft Rtieech will cetiter mainly on soiiio of fhe rilatioiis of tlu' U. S. deparlmf-nl of jii.sticf' lo 1h’ !i I'.'il profession niid tlie 'iciuv- al (Mxnmnnity. Heeansc* of tli ' rrrc'at piihlie intere.'?! in the jrovfirnor’.'? appearance, it is exi)rct('d that his addr('S.‘? will take iilaee at the pnblr* iiiee'- ing to lie held at the Sharp St. chnreh on Nov. 2fi. Also the following well known lawyers will a]>peni' on tlu* nrograin: Hoy S. Bond, Maryland, who will delivev the weloonie address; .TnlgP .Tames S. AVatsoii, of the' Ntnv York Mniiieiiial eonrt and dircetor i) the New York Munni Ifeglon No. 2 of the National B.ar assoeiation, who will spcalc at the Nov. 27 session; Judge year.s pastored by his father. Tharles Anderson of Ken- tneky, Henry J. Ifiehardson of WILSON, (Sp rial to The rAR.OLlNA TIMES) — Fun eral Services for Walter M. Mitchell, age 29, prominent young business man of Wilsoi* ’ who is alleged to have eommit- i ted snieide here Thursday night, were held at " thi> Saint .lolni AMi: Zion ('hiinh, Nov'ml>«; I'), at 4 p. m. Mr. Mitchell was a graduate of North Carolina Collegi' and at the time ^>f his de«th w.i^ I employed in the R)‘a]»EstaiC‘ I Department of the North Caro lina Mutu.nl Life Tnsurawee Company and for the past six years was stationed at Wilson, where ho hui!t i*p nn onviabr reputation as a i)ublie spirited ; citizen Jiiul business man. N i reason for his untimely death has as yet l)oen determined, but it is believed he was dei?- pondent over the faet that ho had been called into the .ser vice of the U. S. Army. Ho l(“ft his home Thursday even ing, telling his wifi* lie was going in the vicinity of Silver Lake to jiurehase some turkeys, when he failed to return the net day and his hat was found near the lake Saturday morning, re latives and friends beeanu* alarmed and the lake w a s dragged for his body which was found Saturday afternoon. The high esteem in whieb Mr. Mitehell was held was evidenced by the closing of all Negro businesses during the funeral hour and the tremend ous crowd which packed ths spacious Saint John A. M. E. Zion church to capacity. Testi mony of his loyality to hia ehurch was piade by the pastor land several other persons who Fpoke of his financial support and service to his church and community. Dr. C. C. Spauld ing, president of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insur ance Company attended the funeral and stated that it Indiana and Chester K. f}Il('s-Would be hard to replace Mr. pie of Ohio, will represent the | Mitchell as he had made a re state Irgislaturcp of Kentucky, j markable record with his com- Indiana and Ohio. These not-; pany. able guests will be introduced! c • • au j t I Surviving the deceaseo are j his wife, the former Miss Myrtle Laae^' his mother and bv Hobert P. McOuinn, of the Municipal court and diriH:tor of tion. Ninety Year Old Citizen Of Bricks Passes , At Lincoln George. BullocV, ag;> ?*-, high ly respected citi/en of lirickf*, North Carolina, died at Lin coln Hospital here Tuesday morning at 7:110, following an illness of several weeks. Mr. Bullock- was bi OUght hei e sev eral days ago to undergo an operation, but due to his ad vanced age, his phfsicjans hei.l little hope of his ability n withstand the ordeal. Mr. Bullock was born in Edgecombe County, but moved from there near Joseph K. Brick school over 40 years ago where he became a prosperous farmer. His wife the formei Miss Martha Johnson, passed several years ago. Surviving Mr. Bullock are three sons. Prof. fle^. Bullock, a member of the faculty of Louisville High School, Louis ville, Ky., Prof. Benjamin Bullack, member of the facultv of Morehouse College and D*'. Joseph Bullock, dentist of Hartford, Conn., three daugh- ers, Mrs. Lula flay, Mrs. Jessie Thornton of Talladgea College, Alabama and Mrs. Pearl Croom wife of Rev. A. S. Croom, of Durham and sev eral grandchildren. Funeral ser vices were held at Bricks, Fri day November If). Interment was at the family cem.etery near the home place. Students, Faculty, Friends Honor Dr. J. E. Shepard It was a gala day at N; C. College on November 3 when students, faculty members and friends of Dr. James E. Shepard, president of the cellege celebrated his 68th birthday. The president was showered with flowers and congratulations by the stu dents and friends both on the campus and'in the city. The above photo shows a section of the banquet table around which are gathered close friends and members of the distinguished educator’s family. Those seated in the picture, readinig from left to right are Miss Margaret Shepard, daughter; Jas. T. Taylor, former dean of men of the college; Dr. Shepard, Mrs. Mary Shepard, mother of the president and Miss Ruth G. Rush, Dean of Women. Standing behind Mrs. Shepard is Prof. W. G. Pearson and between Dr. Shepard and Dean Taylor is Dr. C. C. Spaulding, president of N. C. Mutual Life Tns. vo. Noted Woman Delivers Inspiring Address To American-Soviet League Remarkable Record I Editor Austin Guest Speaker For Rocky Mount Forum None There’s no fool like at' old fool acting like a young fool. U. S. S. Canopus ,Iswas. Defined Definition: Mosquito is an insect designed by God to make us think better of flies. —Navy Newspaper Static. father, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Mitchell of Clarkton five bro thers and one sister. Inter ment was at the cemetery in Clarkton, the birthplace of tho deceased. Oxford Girl Scouts Honor Anniversary Of National Body OXFORD,— (By Mrs. M. T. fleer) — The Oxford Girl Scouts held its regular weekly meeting Tuesday, November ?. In the celebration of National Girl Seout Week, they had as guest speaker. Dr. E. E. Toney, local physician. Dr. Toney spoke briefly on the qualifica tions of a gfood scout. He said if a scout knows how to check the flow of bloofl Trom a wound she might save a life. In th? t!due«tion of a scout, first aid is very important. About Right He left hia wife -$500 to buy a memorial stone after he died, and she thought a dia mond MTould be just about right.—Florida Timea-Union; A BIGAMIST lives three ytars in the same house with his two wives, says an ex change, and many a man can not get along peaceably for six months with one wife. NEW YORK — Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown was called on by the National Congress of the Councils of the American Soviet Friendship league to re present tne women of America regardless ' of race — on the tenth Anniversary program to which this week end meeting of the National Council a s ; | dedicated. On' this program were the Russian ^mbassado-,- Secretary Harold L. Ices, Sen ator Claude Pepper. Orson Wells and five or si.x other no- i tables with Coll is Lamont, out- i (standing Banker and Philan thropist, Chairman. Dr. Brown said that thirteen million American Negroes join rt’ith the people of the darker races of the world in prayin,;' | and hoping in the pattern of Soviet Russia for solving their problems oF racial minorities. Thunderous and lor.g applause which shook the house, follow ed her declaration that she be lieved that fighting, conquer ing Russia hag been able to> withstand the onslaught of Nazism and emerge victorious ly bccausc of the unitv of the people of all ra^es within her borders; that Rus-.iiiu nuMh r- challenge American women to train their children to valu > human personality regardless of color, race or creed. The Negro race felt the im- Please turn to Page Wve With only a small mem bership, the Rev. O. A. Ha zel, pastor Congregatfonal- Christian church, located on Beamon avenue of Durham is making a remarkable rec ord. In a little more than a year the church has been cleared of all indebtedness nnd a new lot has been pur chased and paid for itf an other section of the ciTy on which a new edifice w?ll be erected as soon as condi tions in fhe country will permit. ROt'KY MOUNT, f.'*pt*cial to the CAROLINA TIMF.S) — L. F.. Austin* E4itftp,-4»f T b- * I CAROLINA TIMES and TVesi- I dent of the North CarolinJ , Interdenomination.il T’shers As- ; sociation will deliver an ad dress t> the^'Rocky Mount Civ?' : Forum, Sunday November 2S ai I three o’cloek. j The Rocky Mount Civic Forum is a public spirited or-'[ ganization that has done mucii to foster better jobs, education ; al facilities and many other j worthwhile projects for Negro- I 08 of the eity of Roeky Mount. I On its membership roster are | all of the leading Negro eiti- rens^of the eity. Editor Austin is well know;* to the people of the Kast 'r i i j Railroad city, and was one ofj I the first persons invited to ad- : j dress the forum when it was j j first organised several years j ago under the leadi'rship >f Rev. Wendell C. Somerville, (vho was then pastor of Mount Zion Baptist church of the City. Private Alton Levy Freed Transferred To Southern Carap' NFW YORK — (Sfw'»ial to the TIMI'^'') — P'-ivate Alfo.i Lpv3% i'i>rnier organizer fur the Internatit>n«I Ladies (iarrnent Worker.s f'nion. AF of I^ Mjurt martialpd for oppo-iiis Army. Jim-crow, wa'i freed N'ovetnbe** 12th, at 10 A. M. after serving less than thret* months of hi four month sentence at harl lalwr, the Workers l^efens" j League nnnonueed. He ia *o.v ion his way to a Sontho’Ti Army ! camp. ; The fight to restore Private j I..evy to His original rank of staff sergeant will be eontin- j ned as fmrt of a campaign i- gainst Army Jim Crow, aceortl I ing to statements issued by Samuel Wolchok. President, Fni ted Retail, wholesale and De partment Store Employees, CIO, ajid by Morris Milirmm. secretary, and Nathaniel M. , Minkoff. discrimination com- I mittee chairman, ^of the Work- I ers Dt'fr’nse Le.igue. which led , the i*ati.paign to free Levy. The rel»a«e was hailed by Mr. Milirrain and Mr. MlnkofC I in behalf of the Worker» De- I fense League as “a gr,’’at vic tory for American democracy. This shows the power of the j thousands of letters . that de- I Ingf d th4> White Honse, power of the lilM*raI, labor, Negro ami religions press which champion ed his cause, the power o? truth and jnstice. The W.ir Department declar ed That Levy*-: sentence has been shortened for ffOod behavi or. Previously, Briaradier Gen eral Early K. W. Duncan of the Lincoln Army Air Base had told the press that I.evy cer- tainly would have to serve his teriu to its end. Dee. IfJth. Rev. M. M. Fisher Morning Devotion Radio Speaker The Morning Devotions of Durham were condneted Mon day. Tuesday. Wetlnesday, Thursilav, and Friday. Novem ber lV1f» from 8 A. M. to S:l-> over Station wnr>Xt’ hy Miles Mark, Fisher, p;i.stor of the \rhite Roet Baptist ekitifei; The rt'presehtative of tfc#- Ministerial Alliance for ‘Dpe«ai ber will be the Hfv. s: Perry, pastor of St. Mark Zion Church, with Dr. J. Thomas, ixftstor of Mt. VeriMMI. Btiptist ('hureh, alternate. , —. , . - Accordinjt to an money iit the p«opl^s vas-t. Her« today ma4 tomorrow.— Londoo.
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