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aitl SCOUT COOKIE SALE /mNeUNCB)ATKICKOFFMS[ The kickoff meeting for fhe atmiial OM Scout cookio lale was held yarterday at Camp Williamson at 1(1:00 a.m. and Camp Scarborough at 7:30 p.in. Mrs. H. M. Schiebel, Chairman of the Cookie Sale Committee, presided. I Mrs. Schiebel announced the date of the cookie sale as being from January 27 through Feb. 7. She announced a different ,type of cookie sale this year-a direct sale. Orders will not b« taken in advance, but cookies will be sold at the door by Girl Scouts. The cookies being sold this year are two kinds-a chocolate and vanilla creme-filled sand wich cookie, and a vanilla shortbread cookie. Both boxes of cookies will'sell for 40 cent each. The Girl Scout Cookie Sale is an amiual event to raise money for the camping program. The profit from the cookie sale are divided so that the troops will receive 2 cent on each box It 4kUs and the rest of the profit Is used for providing better camp ing ior more girls throu^ sup plements to the Day Camps and Established Camp, providing camperships, and promoting year-round troop camping. Four prises will be awarded. The Brownie and the Girl Scout selling the largest number of boxes of cookies will receive a two week membership an estab lished camp for the summer of 1055. The Brownie troop and Uie Girl Scout-troop selling the largest number of boxes of cookies will receive $50.00. At yesterday’s meeting kits of material were distributed to each troop cookie chairman. The cookies will be distributed to all points on Jan)iary 27th. The Cookie Sale Seal Commit tee consists of Mrs. H. M. Schie bel, Chairman and Treasurer, Miss Virginia Suiter, Staff Ad viser, Mrs. E. E. Menefee, Board Member, and Mrs. E. B. Ham- shar, Public Relations. Former Army 'Career Man' Enters Fayetteville Teachers' College FAYETTEVILLE . Arthur F. Thompklns, for over twenty-five years a sol dier and for'eightten of them a commissioned officer was re cently retired from the United States army With the rank of Captain and has matrictilated at the Fayetteville State Teach ers college, Fayetteville. He is pursuing the teacher-prepara- tion course. On November 16, 1929, Captain Tompkins began his military career as a member of the 369th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard in New York City. He has come up through the ranks and was promoted to the cap taincy in March, 1949. Fine Family Man A family man. Captain Tomp kins is married to the former SUSS Mary E. Brannon of Co-, lumbla. South Carolina. Of tl^eir five children, Arthur Jr. is a sergeant in the United States army, Wilhelmenia is a Junior at West Virginia State College, and Geraldine is a so- ' phomore at Allen University. l^hylUs is a junior and Maryetta 9 senior at the local S.E. Smith Hi|^ School. Splendid' Army Record Capta^ Tompkins has ac cumulated a colorful army re cord. He has traveled in Eng- ■ 'land, France, Germany, Ok inawa, Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii and many of the islands of the Pacific, Among his twelve citations are those of master parachutist, a holder of the Bronz Star Medal, a Korean Service Medal, an Asiatic-Pacific Medal-one Rat tle Star, and the U.N. Service Medal-three Battle Stars. Always Liked College Despite his success in the military service, Capt. Thomp- kins says that he has always liked college study, and that he relishes the opportunity that is now bis. \‘My present ambition, he insists, “is to complete my education for the thrill of do ing so, for the support of my temily, and for the service of my country.’’ The Thompklns live at 1533 Pierce Street, Fay ettevlUe. Late Minister Lauded AsStrong NAACP Booster NEW YORK The late Rev. George H. Sims was “one of the stalwarts in support of uijquaUfled freedom tor American Negroes through the medium of the NAACP from its foundingi Walter White, NAACP executive secre tary, said in a message of con dolence to the clergyman’s son, the Rev. Georgy H. Sims, Jr. Mr.'White, now on leave re cuperating from an illness, said that' the Rev. Mr. Sims, who died on Jan. 6, was associ ated with Miss Mary White Ovington and others in the early years of the NAACP and always (loyally supported the organization. “We shall miss his sage advice and warjn i>er-. sonaUty even as you will,” he -old the son. Beauticians Will Convene In Texas And Mexico City CHICAGO Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sorori ty, the Greek letter organiza tion of beauticians will convene in San Antonio, Texas and Mexico City, April 17, 18, 19, 20, Mrs. Marjorie Stewart Joy ner, national supervisor, ' an nounced that more than 200 delegates have registered for the Mexico City trip. This organization* alOng with their parent body, United Beau ty School Owners and Teachers' Association, held tne 1954 con vention in New York City, Paris, France and London, Eng land. One hundred and ninety- five delegates made the trip abroad. These Greek letter beautici ans travel and study the latest in the profession in ord^r to raise their educational stand ards. The Mary Bethtme Foim- dation is their national project. Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will be the honored guest speaker at the' 1955 convention. Praise Negro Group In M As Ambassadors "The 60 Negro members of the U.S. company of 'Porgy and Bess' here in Cairo have served as 60 ambassadors of good will, worth perhaps a million dol lars as pro-American propagan dists,” reported correspondent Frank Kearns from Egypt on CBS Radio’s “News of Ameri ca.” “They’ve captivated the Egyptians with their bubbling energy, friendliness and hones ty. To people in the streets and in the shops, to guests at parties and even to ^udents in univef- slty forums, they’ve been a revelation. They've answered -Lile Is Like That- (Continued from Fag» Two) we must make sc^und and valid Judgements to live life at its best and as God intends it to be lived. And, I believe. Jesus ^ had that in mind when he admop- ished bis disciple^ to be as “harmless as, doves and as wise as, serpents.” Capital Close-Up (Continued from P.age Two) vague, but thought it was "some club in Philadelphia.” Answer: ’The Philadelphia local of the National Council of Negro Women (one of ninety, various-sized locals of that or ganization) made an award to Mrs. Spaulding, in 1953—some three months after she entered government service at her poli tically-acquired post in Health, Education and Welfiire. Likewise: in spite of the columns and the releases, we have heard no moans. No NAACP official—except Clar ence—has come forward to say yea or naye. The NAACP Board remains silent (quite properly it would have no Interest un less race discrimination were shown.) This column’s direct information is that the lady's Mine Worker, CIO, AF of L and other labor connections are strictly local. Interest in the matter, ditto. We hope that all concerned direct questions with direct answers. They’ve talked about America as no diplomat ever could. And they have, ‘caused a revolution in music.” witt get-the Jobs th^ want. But we respectfully suggest that our time and our tax and tln-cup money be put to better use. Second President’s Committee Assistant Secretary of Labor J. Ernest Wilkins, and Archi bald J. Carey, of Chicago, Re publican factotum and' former UN delegate—both go-getters- are two of the new, flve-mem- ber President’s Committee on Government Employment Po licy. Wilkins is a government, and Carey a public member.^ The new watch-dog com mittee, authorized to make in vestigations, replaces the Fair Employment Board of the Civil Service Commission, created in 1948. The “old” committee, chaired by FDR kin Larry Houghteling, and later by Ar thur McCoy, did not initiate in vestigations. Employees, by and large, were scared to Initiate complaints. 'The new commit tee, chaired by Chicago lawyer Maxwell Abbell, will Include former chairman McCoy, and Charles Kendall, general coun sel at Defense Mobilization. Re publican Jesse Mitchell, D. C. banker, and member of the old committee, is out. Dawson Clicks Twice Congressman WiUiam L. Daw son, Chicago Democrat, now chairman of the important Government Operations Com mittee, of the House, was also pressed into service on the un honored and imsung House Dis trict Committee, which with its Senate counterpart, bosses Washington. The Dawson as signment ostensibly cancels that of integration foe John Bell Williams of Mississippi, to the “antis” led by former chair- the same committee, on which man John McMillan, of S. C., SATOKDAY. JAW. 2f. IHS tHl CAlOmtA TlMtt nan 9f Jam-A-Ditty' ★ FOUR HOURS DAILY ★ U p. M. AND lltlS P. 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Dawson-a seasoned poli tician’s politician—will operate with a minimum of noise, but will be no push-over. Transit Capitulates Credit Jacob Seldenberg, executive secretary of the Gov ernment Contracts Committee, Victor Daly, Director-of all personnel for Dee Cee’s USES, Public Utilities Chairman Ro bert McLaughlin, and PUC Member Robert Weston, in the capitulation of .Capital Transit on the hiring of Negroes as bus and street-car operators. Six began the four-week training period on January 17. It has been a long, hard struggle of many people for many years, unmarked, before, by any real show of strength from* Up Top.. In the final, lengthy govem- ment-public- -company confer ence just concluded, the hand writing was clearly on the wall. Capital Transit read, and fell In 1 ine. Lawson Leads Symphony Warner Lawson, Dean of Howard University’s School of Music, directed the National Symphony Orchestra last week from the podium of once-verbo- ten ConstitutiQix^jjall”Carrying' on in the tradition of a distin guished music^al family. In the audience were the Dean’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Augustus Lawson, of Hart ford, Connecticut. His mother, the former Ida Napier, of Nash- JSSIt IvlUe, was sopnuia toloM wttb , the famed KA JnMlce Siniei% and is the 19M redt^ent ot Hartford’s B’nai B'rtth Woaum ot tb« Year Award. The elder Lawson, weU-known coae|evt pi anist, and t«ach«r, ef Hartiitrdr is affectionately known aa Hart ford’s Dean ot Music.'’ ' Appearing with the Sym phony for the performance ot Carl Orffs “Carmina Bttrana," a folk-type secular cantata re cently introduced to American music-lovers, were the Howard University Chorus, seprano A- dele Addison, baritone Law rence Winters, and tenor Lesie Chabay. President and Mrs. Mordecai Johnson, of Howard, headed an imposing list of Howardites at tending, including the Dean of Chapel and Mrs. Hill, Treasurer of the University and Mrs. James B. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Stanton, Dr. and Mrs. Montague Cobb, Dean Ina- bel Lindsey, of the School of Social Work, Dean Yancy, Dean Rjran, Miss Marion Coombe, personnel director. Dean of the University William Stewart Nelson, and many Washington music-lovers.. .among those: Mrs. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Mrs. Louise Pack and her sister, Mrs. Juanita Thomas, Mrs. Fan nie Howard, Douglass, pianist widow of violinist Joseph Doug lass, Mrs. EUfreda Taylor, Mrs. Virginia Williams and many others. Dean Lawson was the second Synvhony ylMnelar Bewi MttefaeU Is en tpwr is Manpm. The ement also marked anodMr in AflMrkM cidhm •atm race Itaies. FarmClassHeais Hollingsworlh' At Garland GABLAJrD 59 members of the Garland Adult Farm Class met recently on their regular class night to hear Sam L. Hollingiworth ot the County P.M~A. office SS»- cuss the 1955 conservatian practices and crop aUcrtments for Sampson County. HoOincs- worth discussed cotton and Tobacco acreage at length aftaKii; which a question and Ascussioa period wu held. These type of meetings are designed to in form the farmers of the func tions and operation of the va rious farm agencies in the county and the services that they mi^t receive. At a previous class meeting Mr. Stanley Earle of the Social Security office spoke before the group on the Social Security Act atfecting formers begin ning this year. Principal W. H. HUl was present and Spoke briefly. DONT TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT! COMPARE A&P's PRICES SEE HOW MUCH LOWER THEY ARE . . . ITEM AFTER ITEM JANE PARKFR — SCOTCH MAH> POTATOES SPANISH FRENCH FRIES BAR 29c Each Cake 9-Oz. Pkgs. 29c NORTHERN JANE PARKER POTATO CHIPS 8-oz. Pkg. 29c JANE PARKER ANGEL FOOD Lb. Cake 39c TOILET TISSUE 3'b25c WISCONSIN CHEDDAR MUD CHEESE lb. 43c , WELCta FROZEN CONCENTRATE GRAPE JUICE LIBBY’S FROZEN STRAWBERRIES PACKERS LABEL RED SOUR PITT PIE CHERRIES SPRY OR CRISCO SHORTENING SUNSHINE KRISPY CRACKERS PACKERS LABEL ORANGE JUICE Can 3-Ib. Tin 1-Ib. Box 46-oz. Can 23c 25c 25c 89c 25c 21c Chuiii Salmon ‘cll'35c Iona Peaches SUced Halves 25c 8 O^clock Coffee S.* 89c GOLDEN RIPE 2 lbs. Bananas 25c Ann Page—Your Choice 2Sc CRISP Two 1-lb. Bags Carrots 19c SALE NEW RED BUSS 5 lbs. Potatoes 29c FIRM WHITE CABBAGE lb. 4c JUICY SWEET _• TE»|PLE ORANGES.. 2 lbs. 13c PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU SATURDAY JANUARY 29th Bladkbcvry Jdly 12km. Bladdxny Jam 12-om. Salad Mustai^... 24b. Salad Dressii^... Pint Peanut Butter... Blraded Syrap.. 12-os. - S TOCK UP -
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