J. J. Henderson k Honored By Members
Of Local Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
J. J. “Babe” Hendersoo, As
sistant Treasurer of the North
Carolina Mutual, was honored
by the Kappa Alpha Psi Frater
nity at a banquet in the Jade
Room of the Do-Nut Shoppe,
T.tursday, April 9. The Durham
insurance executive was honor,
ed lor his twenty-one years of
service to the fraternity as
Keeper of Records of the Dur
ham Alumni Chapter and the
honor followed upon his recent
electio'n to the Grand Board of
Directors of the fraternity and
his promotion to Assistant
Treastffer of the local insurance
company.
The menu was followed by a
series ' of testimonials, with
James T. Hawkins, past national
officer of the fraternity, offici
ating as master of ceremonies.
Dr. A. S. Hunter praised Hen
derson for his active support
of the church as a choir member
and trustee of the St. Joseph
A.M.E. Church. D. B. Martin em
phasized his leadership in the
conununity as a member of the
Durham Housing Authority and
as secretary and member of the
finance committee of the Dur
ham Committee on Negro Af
fairs.
F. G. Burnett underscored
his professional capabilities de
monstrated by his rise through
the ranks from clerk io Assis
tant Treasurer of the Mutual.
Subsequent testimonials by J. T.
Hawkins and Dr. J. M. ilubbard,
Sr., told of. Henderson’s out
standing record as an officer of
the' local and national organi
zations of the fraternity and of
his efforts in organizing the
Durham Biuiness and Pro.
fessional Chain.
J. T. Hawkins, master of cere
monies, presented Mrs. Julia
Henderson with a corsage of
orchids and J. L. Stewart, Dur-
educator and Polemarch of the
Chapter, presented Henderson
an engraved Hamilton watch.
The honoree acknowledged the
recognition given with a speech
in which he emphasized the im
portance of unselfish service to
the community.
Guests at the banquet includ
ed Howard Alston, Joseph Al
ston, Miss Addie Bailey, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank G. Burnett,
John W. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart Fulbright, Mrs. Cle-
ora Handy, Dr. Lincoln Jay
Harrison, James T. Hawkins, Mr.
and sirs. J. J. Henderson, Mr.
and Mrs, Hilary Holloway, Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin Holmes,. Qr. J.
M. Hubliard, Sr., Dr. and Mrs.
A. S. Hunter, William Jones,
Miss Evelyn Lapsley, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard C. McAllister, D.
B. Martin, Dr. Raleigh Morgan,
Mrs. C. H. Shepard, C. C. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stewart, Ed
ward Strayhome, Theodore
Stroud, Miss Vivian Tapp, Dr.
and Mrs. Ellis E. Toney, and
William Whife.
Raleigh Group To Sponsor
"Bigger, Better Business" Week
RALEIGH
The Eta Sigma Chapter, Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity, com
posed of busiaess and pro
fessional men of Raleigh and
vicinity wiU sponsor a “Bigger
and Better Business Week” Ob
servance. April 26-May 2, it has
been announced.
W. J. Kennedy, Jr. of Dur
ham, president of the N. C. Mu
tual Life Insurance Company
has been named keynote speaker
i»T the opening public meeting
to be held on Simday evening,
April 26, 8:00 P.M. at the Man
ly Street Christian Chufefa. His
subject is "Improving *n>e Eco
nomic Life of The Community”,
and he will be introduced by
A. E. Brown, district manager
of the N. C. Mutual Life Insur
ance Company. C. R. Frazer,
president of the fraternity will
will preside. The Rev. T. C.
Hamans, minister of the church
will give the welcoming address.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by the church senior
choir.
A “Bigger and Better Busi
ness” Clinic will be conducted
at the Bloodworth Street YMCA
Tuesday, AprU 28, 7:30 P. M.
Th&,theme tor the clinic Is
“The Present Status of Our
Business Operatioaa and How
They May Be Improved In Ap
pearance, Service and Quality of
Merchandise.”
During the entire week
business men and citizens will
observe “Trade Week” under the
slogan “Visit and Trade With
Your N«ighboniood Busing
Man.” Special sales, decorations,
receptions and Inspection of
business places will be arranged.
Members of the fraternity
are: C> R. Frazer, President; J.
E. Lytle, vice-president, O. L.
Hairston, secretary; Att’y F. J.
Carnage, treasurer; the Rev.
Grady D. Davis, the Rev. O. L.
Sherrill, A. J. Turner, Wm. M.
McElrath, A. B. Williams, W.
L. Greene, The Rev. T. H.
B^oks, Arthur Dees, Harold
Holmes, S. D. Harris, W. E.
Lawrence, John D. Harris, Dr.
L. E. McCauley, Dr. N. L. Ferry,
J. E. Wilson, the Rev. J W.
WUey, Dr. R. M. BeU, R. L.
Shepard, Dr. Max C. King, Alon
zo Bingham, Att’y C. Jerry
Gates, C. A. Haywood, Sr., Dr.
James A. Boyer, G. C. Hawley,
Dr. C. W. Furlonge, Dr. L.
Thomas Hamlin, and C. A.
Harris.
College Deans
Meet In Va.
PETERSBllRG
More than 60 personnel deans
attended the annual meeting of
The Asaociation of Deans of
Women and Advisers to Girls
in Negro Schools and the Na
tional Association of Personnel
Deans and Advisers to Men in
Negro Educational Institutions
held at Virginia State OollBge in
Petersburg, Virginia from April
1-3.
The first general session con
vent at 9:00 A.M. on April 2
with Dr. Sadie Yancey at How.
ard University presiding. De
votions, conducted by Dr.
Samuel L. Gandy, Director of
Religious Activities at Virginia
State College, included several
musical numbers by Virginia
State students: Marcia Johnson,
George Chaney, Evelyn Cop-
pock. Garland Butts, Ann Jor
dan and Samuel Cox.
Dr. Ann Arnold Hedgeman of
the Federal Security Agency de
livered the main address, stres
sing importance (. -of the con
ference theme, **New Horizons
in Effective Living.”
Boys' Club In
Celebration
The John Avery Boys’ Club
along with some three hundred
and fifty other Boys’ Clubs
throughout the United States
and Canada will observe Na.
tional Boys’* Club Week April
13 through 19th.
The Club in the midst of its
thirteenth year of operation, has
planned the following program
for the week: Monday—^Friend
ship Day; Tuesday—^Family
Day; Wednesday--Alumni Day;
Thiursday—Jubilee Day; Friday
—Know Your America Day;
Saturday—Community Service
Day and Sunday—Church and
Home Day.
The Board at Directors of the
Club extends a cordial invita
tion to the general public of
Durham to visit the Club and
inspect its facilities.
The theme for tliis year's ob
servance is Building the Citi
zens of Tomorrow.
Ga. Girl Gets
Farm Award
SAVANNAH, Ga.
Dr. William K. Payne, presi
dent of Savannah State College,
presented the Durr-Schaffner
Hatcheries of Atlanta, Georgia',
award to Miss Nadine Cooper
for her outstanding work in
poultry production.
In 1952, there, were 10,640
4-H Club members enrolled
with poultry projects. Out of
this number, 8,520 completed
their projects. As a result of
district and state eliminations,
there were four girls who were
outstanding in their poultry
work.
In checking the records it
was found that Miss Cooper, of
Sumter County’s 4-H Club
membership for the last six
years, rated above the other
three. Miss Cooper did her work
in potUtry with a small flock
She has been instrumental in
building a small poultry house
which is far above the average
on farms today. Her hens led
the community in egg produc
tion.
A Freshman at Savannah
State College, she made the
honor roll during her first
DR. RUTH N. HORRY
NCC Professor
Gets Grant To
Study Abroad
Professor Ruth N. Horry of
the French and Spanish de
partments at North Carolina
College, Durham, has received
a Ford Foundation feXlov/h.hip to
study in France during 1954.
Dr. Horry thus becomes the
fourth NCC professor to receive
a Ford grant. Three other NCC
professors are currently in
Europe studying under the same
grant. They are Drs. Marjorie
Brown, mathematics; Ernest M,
Manassee, German and philoso.
phy; and Alvin W. Rose, soci
ology.
Miss Horry, who received her
doctor of philosophy degree at
New York University in 1948,
has been at NCC since 1949.
She received her undergraduate
training at Talladega College
and she later did graduate work
at Howard University.
Dr. Horry's doctoral thesis
was entitled, "The Humanitari-
anism of Francis Coppe.”
The Ford grant to the NCC
savant has been made for her to
complete a project designated as
“Religious Symbolism in the
Theatre of Paul' Claudel."
Dr. Horry is a member of the
American Association of Uni.
versity Professors, the Ameri
can Association of Teachers of
French, and numerous other pro
fessional ond learned organiza
tions.
In addition to her proposed
study at the Sorbonne in Paris,
Dr. Horry will also study at the
University of Chicogo.
quarter at the college. She is
helping to pay her college ex
penses by working in the col
lege’s laundry.
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Drive Pushed
For Uniforms
For PCHS Band
ROXBORO
The Person County High
School Band Mothers Club push
ed its uniform drive off to a
good start by reporting a total
plans originally called for pur
chase of the uniforms in April,
but the actual purchase of the
uniforms will probably be de
layed.
The club issued thanks to all
the citizens who supported the
campaign so far. Among the
donations received by mail re
cently include John Clay, $5.00;
Lee Jeffers School, $5.00; Lee
Jeffers P.T.A., $10.00; George
Baird, $1.00; and Gladys Pointer,
$5.00.
Headed by Mrs. Delma Harris,
the Band Mothers club also re
quested this week that all
mothers of the band students
take an active part in welfare
of the band. A meeting of the
club was scheduled for April 14.
Motto of the club is “A Uniform
for Every Band Student.”
Club officers Include Mrs.
Harris, president; Isabel Majors,
vice-president; Mrs. Addie Plen
ty, treasurer; Mrs. Viola Burton,
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secretary; and Mrs. A. M. JooM,
reporter.
Members are Mrs. Rosa Ltms-
ford, Mrs. Lucy Talley, Mrs.
Bernice Booker, Mrs. Cleo Um-
stead, Bflrs. Blaiy Barnett, Mrs.
E. M. Harper, Mrs. Lizzie Hol
loway, Btrs. Marion hetter, Mrs.
Minnie Winstead; Mrs. Wilma
Brooks, Mrs. Fannie SnUth, Mrs.
Odell Bates, lyirs. Pearl Parrish,
Mrs. Lam^r Outlaw and Mrs.
Mary Bradjsher.
-Deep South-
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selling the white world on
wanting to help itself by« re
moving its own walls of dis
crimination based on race to the
end that Americans may de
velop spiritual unity and con
quer the last frontier. That last
frontier, of course, is economic
slavery which is around the
necks of so many.
Well I guess Dr. Brakefield
would say: “That’s a selling job
for all of us.” And I would agree.
-Letter-
(Continued from Page 2)
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decay of our democracy.
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NCC Players
Set 4 Dramas
Miss Mary L. Bohanon, direc
tor of the Thespians, , drama
group at North Carolina dollege,
announced four plays for April
and May scheduled for North
Carolina cities.
Fresh from a five day stay
at the National Association of
Dramatics at Florida A and M
College, Tallahassee, Fla., the
NCC players present their
highly acclaimed “Antigone" at
Fayetteville on April 24.
0» May t. tb» NCC 4mm-
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Raleigh, and » May 15, the
players give "Houae Without
Windows,” in one of their spe
cial Durham performances.
The five NCC players seen In
Florida included | Jacqueline
Barnes, Ivan Dixon, Robert
Holland, and Alice Jamison.
On April 10, the Thcs{>ians
presented their modem rmtoa
of “Othello," the Shakespeareaii
tragedy, at Reidsville.
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