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The Garland' High School o/
Garland, N. C., announces its
iinal speakers; the Rev. E. T.
Broum, lejt, pastor of Mount
Vernon Baptist Church, Dur
ham, and Dr, Helen G. Ed
monds, center, professor of gra-1 baccalaureate sermon Sunday,
May 23 at 3:30 p.m., and Dr
Edmonds will deliver the com
mencement address at noon
Tuesday, May 25. W. H. Hill i*
the school principal.
College. Mr. Hill, right, will be
at home to members of the
senior class Sunday afternoon.
May 23 at 5:30.
Rev. Browne will deliver the
Howard University To Confer Honorary Degrees;
Four Staff Meml)ers To Retire At End Of Term
WASHINGTON, D. C.
The Board of -Trustees at
Howard University has voted to
confer honorary degrees upon
Amba^dor Chester Bowles,
Attorney Thiirgood Marshall,
and Virgin Islands Official Roy
W. Bomn. The degrees will be
conferred, at the University’s
86th Commencement Exercises
Friday, June 4, beginning at
5:30 p.m.
Other action taken by the
Board at its recent meeting in
cluded (1) the election of eight
Board n)embers to three-year
torms, ending June 30, 1957;
and (2) the retirement of foiu:
members of the University staff
effective June 30, 1954.
The Honorable Chester Bow
les, Ambassador to India, is a
native of Springfield) Mass. and
holds the Bachelor of Science
degree from' Tale ^ptHversityr
Prior to his appointment as am
bassador ^ November,* 1951,
Mr. Bowles had held the follow
ing positions: general Manager,
O.P.A. price administrator, di
rector of economic stabilization,
delegate to UNESCO, and Go
vernor of the State of Conneti-
cut (1949).
Mr. Marshall, who is legal
counsel for the NAACP, 'is a
native of Baltimore and cur
rently resides tn New Yoric
City. He is a graduate of Lin
coln University (Pa.) and the
School of Law at Howard. He
will receive he Doctor of Laws
degree.
Mr. Bornn, a native of St.
Thomas, V. I., is Commissioner
of Social Welfare for the Virgin
Islands. He was educated in the
public schools on the Islands,
and later attended the New
York School of Social Work
and Columbia University.
Programs instituted since
Bomn’s appointmeilt nearly 20
years ago include establishment
of a community chest, a visiting
nurse program, school lunch
program, nursery school pro
gram, cancer treatment servi
ces, orthopedic care for cripp
led children, and housekeeping
care for the indigent and inca
pacitated age. Bornn will re
ceive the Doctor of Humane
Letters degree.
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With Ned Ddvis
Sunday, May 2 at Clinton Me
tropolitan First AME Zion
Church was a great day; there
were eight new members added
to the church, they were: Mrs.
Emma Allen, Mrs. Maggie Lee
Ouren, L. J. Moore, LeRoy Buf-
fort, Carole Lois Montgomery,
Booker T. ■ Weldon Jr., Ethel
Hart, CaldWell and Annette
Lewis.
Sunday School was opened
at 9:45 a.m. with several new
scouters present. After the
morning service, diimer was
served in the dinning room of
the church. This writer was re-
quested to appear at the First
Christian Baptist Church to par
ticipate in an installation ser
vice.
The following persons were
installed as prophets, spiritual
advisors and senior bishops: Dr.
Joseph Fraylon, junior bishop.
Rev. S. McCurry, U.S.A nation
al evangelist; Rev. Hudson,
state overseer. Rev. A. F. Jing
les, pastor in charge: Deacons:
Bros. Lenon, Bros. Guy, and
Bros. Harris; Missionaries, Sis
ter Hudson, Beatrice Sims, and
A. M. Woods.
Visitors for the occasion -from
out-of-town were: Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Ingram, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Wiseman. Music was render
ed by the Inspirational Singers
of the church, they were: Mary
Fraylon, Mrs. A. Fraylon, Doro
thy Fraylon, and Vivian Moolre.
The sermon was delivered by
the National Evangelist, Rev.
McCurry. The program was di
rected by Rev. Rayeford
Thompson, pastor of Big Pine-
ville and St. Mary AME Zion
Churches in Pineville, N. C.
Bishop Matthews Brown, of Je
rusalem Church of God.
Other churches should take
a tip from the First Christian
Baptist Church, that began
handling the Carolina Times in
the interest of the Missionary
Dept. Bishop M. B. F. Moore,
said that he would be responsi
ble for 50 copies a week. Dur
ing the week the Carolina Times
can be purchased at the prophet
office, 1205 Burton St., from the
«hurch around the comer on
Oaklawn Ave.
The weekly news will be re
ported from the church by
Miss Vivian Moore, We are
asking that the members of the
church report such news as; ac
tivities, club meetings, mission
ary meetings, programs, visi
tors and the sermon to Miss
Moore not later than Saturday
noon of each week.
The executive board of the
Clinton Metropolitan First
AME Zion Church held its mon
thly meeting recently in the
Sunday School auditorium of
the > church. Mrs. Maggie
Thompson presided as modera-
tot. Through the clubs and
boards, more than $100 was
raised.
At the close of the business
session a picture was shown,
“Are You Popular?” by James
Walls after which the members
and visitors were invited in the
dining room and served chick-
Senior class members of Gar
land High School, Garland, N.
C„ ars shown above. The com
mencement exercises for the
school will begin Sunday,. May
23 with the beccalaureate ser
mon being delivered by the
Rev. E. T. Browne of Durham
A reception will be given the
same afternoon at Principal
William H. Hill’s home for all
seniors. The class will hold its
Class Night program at the
school Monday night, May 24,
at 8 o’clodk.
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en salad, punch and l(/e cream
The hostess for the occasion
was Stewardess Board No. four,
Mrs. Janie Johnson president
More than 48 guests were pre
sent.
May 5 marked our first an
niversary at the Huntersville
prison camp. Rev. F. R. Blakey
brought the anniversary mes
sage from Psalm 27. Over 15
inmates confesised Christ. The
program guests were James M,
Ballenger and Robert E. Su-
ther.
Mr. Ballenger offered the
opeping prayer preceeded by
timely comments to Rev. J. K.
Booker, Rev. F. R. Blakey and
your reporter, for what he call
ed a very successful program
and a remarkable year’s work.
Mr. Suther closed the program
with prayer. The inmates,
guards and the superintendent
enjoyed the program.
May 6, Field Scout Executive
B. T. Warren, met with a group
officers and boys to organize
a Boy Scout troop in the church.
James Nesmith was selected as
Scoutmaster.
The Jennetts Songsters will
appear at Clinton Metropolitan
First AME Zion Church on May
16, in the interest of the Brook-
hill and Southside Missionaries,
s{>onsored by Rev. Mrs. M W.
Clarke.
National Day ^
Observed By
Local Hospital
When National Hospital Day
was observed Wednesday at
Lincoln Hospital, several open
house observances ior depart
ments at the hospital and a
homecoming for babies bom
there during the past three
years were among the features.
Open house was held between 9
a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday.
William M. Rich, director of
Lincoln Hospital announced
previously that the public was
invited to the abservance.-v. Op
portunities were extended for
guests to see the modem plant
and to go through the different
departments. The various de
partments displayed exhibits
for the viewing session.
A special prize was given to
the mother who drew the win
ning ticket for her baby.
National Hospital Day was
established in 1924 as a means
of commemorating the work of
Flore.nce Nightingale, founder
of the nursing profession, and as
a further means of paying tri
bute to the humane work of
the nation’s hospitals.
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Special Service
Set For Mount
Gilead Church
DURHAM
A special “Thanksgiving" Ser
vice will be conducted by the
Daughters of Isis of Zafa Court
41 here Sunday afternoon at
three o’clock at the Mt, Gilead
Baptist Church.
Announcement of this religi
ous celebration, an annual fea
ture of the organization’s activi
ties, came early this week from
the Illustrioiis Commandress of
Zafa Court 41, Mrs. Edna White
who urges all members of
Daughters of Isis and of the lo
cal Shrine to attend the service.
Mrs. E. H. Thomas, speech
therapist for the Durham City
Schools, wiU be the principal
speaker for the service, and F.
G. Burnette, Potentate of Zafa
Temple 176, will be heard in a
brief address. Rev. Harold Ro
land, pastor of the Mount Gilead
Baptist Church, will take part
in the devotionals.
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Allison, Delois McCall, Clara
Perkins. Helen McBade,_Eleaa^
or Lloyd and Mabel Powell.
Andrews, Sarah Nelson, Minnie
Atwater, Effie Weaver, Lillie
Williams, Ollie Price, Miss Mar
garet Geer, Haskell Andrews,
Grover Fowler, A. E. Mclean.
Mrs. Grace Arrington of
Baltimore, Md. motored here
Miss Margaret White enter
tained members of the Friendly
Workers Sick Club at herhome
on Mobile Ave., May 1. The
devotion was. conducted by Miss
Margaret Geer. The president,
Mrs. Ella M. Andrews presided
over the business session. A so
cial hour followed.
Members present were Mes-
d«mes Cecelia Evans, Ella M.
Tor "RtotHeTs Day~^ere she «
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Arrington is a former Dur-
hamite.
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Charlotte News
LOCAL BAND DRAWS
RATINGS
Charlotte’s Second Ward High
School Band has b een given a
Superior rating based on its
participation in the State Music
Festival held in Greensboro at
A. and T. College recently.
The rating was based on the
band’s playing of Sousa’s "Lib
erty Bell,” the first movement
from Borodin’s Second Sym
phony and Tschaikowsky’s “1812
Overture.”
Superior ratings also were giv
en to the band’s saxophone quar
tet composed of Kenneth Dia
mond, Jr., L. Augustus Paige,
Jr., Willis Trusdale and James
Davis; and to Early Major for
his baritone hom solo.
A Superior minus was given
Rich Maxwell, clarinet soloibt,
and an excellent plus went to
the band’s mixed wood and wind
ensemble. L. Augustus Paige,
Jr. received an excellent rating
for his rendition of “Flight of
the Bumblebee.”
PLEASANT HILL BAP'nST
CHURCH
Rev. J. E. Fiddmont, Jr., Pastor
Sunday morniiig at Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church, Rev. J. E.
Fiddmont, Jr., pastor delivered
.the morning message. Music was
rendered by the choir.
At 3 p. m. Sunday afternoon
the contest that has been going
on between Second Calvary Bap
tist Church and Pleasant Hill
closed with the pastor of Second
Calvary, Rev. J. M. Kennedy
delivering the message, using as
his theme, “A BolO Christian.”
Music for the program was fur
nished hy the choirs from Sec
ond Calvary, Total money raised
from the contest was $3,794.94
which will go towards the
church’s buUding fund.
The pastor and choirs of ”t!ie
church rendered service at An
tioch Baptist Church in ot)ser-
vance of the anniversary of the
pastor. Rev. D. F. Moore.
The Rev. H.. L. Counts, pro
fessor of Christian Theology,
School of Religion, Johnson C.
Smith University, delivered the
address at the spring annual in
duction services of the Second
Ward High Chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society recently in
the school gymnasium.
Speaking from “Lift As You
Climb and Climb As You Lift”
the speaker stated that service
to other is “a basic philosophy
of a successful life,” well spent
in the service of mankind.
Professor Covmts stressed the
importance of choosing a unique
life’s purpose, meeting the needs
type of professional and moral
efficiency.
He challenged the members of
the local honor society to set
high goals and devote them
selves to the task of achieving
them through scholarship, char
acter, service and leadership.
- Youth, should he rharacterized
bjr ambition, stated the speaker
In closing he urged the students
to strive to suceed in spite of
handicaps.
Twenty members inducted
were: Shirley Ashcraft, Bessie
Babcock, Gladys Cannon, Bar
bara Cureton, Betty Davis, Rob
ert Flowe. Hiawatha Foster,
Marjorie Funderburk, Martha
Houston, Charles Irby, Doris
James, Mary Elizabeth Johnson,
Queen Johnson , Elnora Kems,
Annie Leake, Jean McGill, Wil
liam McMillan, Willie Oliphant,
Langston Wertz, and Marie C.
Williams.
The honor pledge was admin
istered by Addle Watson, presi
dent of the Second Ward Honor
Society.
Visitors included hon6r mem
bers of Harding and Myers Park
High Schools, parents and form
er students in the local chapter.
The boys glee club and the
school band furnished music. J.
E. Grisby is principal of the
school.
BILLINGSVILLE P. T. A.
OFFICERS SELECTED
The Billingsville School. P. T.
A. elected Van Jacicson as presi
dent for the coming school year
at a P. T. A. meeting held re
cently at the school. Others nam
ed to offices were Mrs. Arthur
Grier, Sr., vice-president; Mrs.
E. H. Hill, secretary; Mrs. Dore-
tha Brown, assistant secretary;
David Boulware, treasurer; and
Miss J. M. Chisholm, reporter.
C. E. Moreland is principal.
“Uncle Sam’s Visit,” was pre
sented recently by the pupils of
Morgan Elementary School in
the school cafeteria. The operetta
was attended by a large audi
ence. O. N. Freeman is principal
of the school.
New officers of the Fairview
P. T. A. were elected at the
group’s final meeting of the
year. They will assume office
this fall.
They are: Mrs. Dorothy
Spratt, president; Mrs. Mattie
Green, vice-president; Mrs^ R.
E. Stevens, secretary and Wil
liam Simmons, treasurer.
Krs. Z^l Witherr,
president served for two y««n.
W. G. Bfm is prinelpa] of tlw
school.
WEST CHABLOTT* BAM9
WINS FESTITAL HONOM
The West Charlotte High
School band under the direction
of John ,L. Ifolloway, won a
rating of superior at the state
music festival held at A. and T.
College in Greensboro recently.
The rating was based on the
band’s superb performance of—
First Movement from Borodin’s
Second Sympathy and Serenata
by .Lieroy Anderson.
Eugene Alexander and Nor
man White, inembers of the
band, also .received superior rat
ing in the instnunental solo
division. Alexander, saxophonist,
played the Andante and Finale
from Rhaspody in Blue and Nor
man White, Tuba soloist play
ed Billy Blow Hard. Over 70
members of the band performed.
The next performance will be
at Johnson C. Smith University
on May 19 at 10 a. m.
NEGRO JUNIOR HIGH PtTPDLS
HOLD BRANCH T WORKSHOP
More than 100 students of the
Negro Junior high school parti
cipated in a workshop recently
held at the McCrorey Branch
YMCA.
Schools represented were Sec
ond Ward, West Charlotte, Alex
ander Street and Myers Street.
Topic was “Teen-age Prob-
lem^'in the Home,” The work
shop was opened by Dr. George
A. Douglas, executive secretary
of the Ciiarlotte Family Life
Council, which sponsors students
and parent fotums.
The students met in nine
separate discussion groups, led
by teacher? from the schools.
Reporters were elected to bring
the topics back to the conclud
ing panel.
Their reports covered tliree
major areas of relations between
parents and the child: The
division of household chores,
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