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10,000 Delegates Expected At Nationol Baptist Meet
To Take Part In Convenfion's 75th
Alinual Anniversary Celebration
More than 10,000 official
delegates from 40 states will
gather in Memphis, Tenn.,
September 7-llth in the Ellis
Auditorium to attend the Dta-
mond Jubilee Session of the
National Baptist Convention,
USA, Inc.
The- five-day session will get
under way on Wednesday
morning with Dr. J. H. Jack
son, Convention president,
pr«sidlng.
Speculation is rife at the
present as to whether Dr.
Jackson will come under fire
as a result of his allegedly
making arrangements with the
Illinois Central Railroad to
have Negroes use its Jim Crow
facilities. Baptist leaders
planned to boycott completely
the Illinois Central Railroad,
currently spending thousands
of dollars in a court fight with
the NAACP over its establish
ed policy of Jim Crowing Ne
gro passengers. The plan was
for Negroes to travel to Mem
phis over the segregation-free
River Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
lines. But a last switch put
tickets on sale in hundreds of
churches in Chicago, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota for space on the “Presi
dent’s, special” train over'the
Illinois Central Railroad
route. This was apparently
done by order of convention
president. Dr. Jackson.
In connection with the af
fair, Dr. King Range said,
“We have been doubled-cross-
ed.” Dr. Range, pastor of Chi
cago’s Range Memorial Bap
tist church, opposed to the
Jim Crow assignment, also
claims that a threat had been
made on his life if his opposi
tion does not cease. He said
he was offered a bribe to
switch .sides, the mysterious
telephone caller stating
"someone would meet him if
the offer (reportedly, 10,000)
is acceptable” and that he was
speaking with authority.”
When he told the caller,
"We’r« not for sale” Dr. Range
said he was cursed and warned
to “watch your step.”
Dr. T. Emerson Brown, Pre
sident of the Illinois State
Baptist Convention, is also on
record as saying he will defy
Dr. Jackson’s last minute
edici
If the matter comes up in
the convention^ this 75th Dia
mond Anniversary Celebra
tion will produqe plenty of
fireworks.
Perhaps the outstanding
feature of this meeting will
be a report from President
Jackson- on his preaching mis
sion to Russia and visits to va
rious parts of Europe this sum
mer.
Leader of the denomina
tions will give, account of the
Baptist World Alliance held in
London in July.
A Pre-Convention Musicale
will be given on Tuesday,
evening, September 6.
OMEGAS IN ANNUAL CONOAVE
GO AIL-OUI FOR INTEGRATION
LOS ANGELES, CaUf.
The Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity, holding its 42nd annual
Grand Conrlave here, recent
ly, voted to “Dedicate all of
its resources” during the com
ing year towards implementa
tion of the U. S. Supreme
'Court decision regarding se
gregation in public schools.
The organization called up
on its nearly 18,000 members
throughout the nation to seek
out and deplore, at every op
portunity, the attitudes of
those who would disregard the
Fatherhood of God and the
Brotherhood of man.
The Fraternity accorded the
NAACP overwhelming sup
port Snd commendation. 7\.f
ready holding life memb«r-
ship, the group voted a sub-
stai)tial contribution to be
made during the next fiscal
year and set in motion plans
through which the nearly 150
graduate chapters would pro-
creed to assume life mfmber-
ships on a national basis. The
local Lambda Omicron Chap
ter, one of the host groups, led
the drive by taking the life
membership on the final day.
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of the five-day meet.
Roy W. Wilkins, national
Executive Secretary of the
NAACP and a member of the
fraternity, attended the ses
sions and participated in a
workshop on the Fraternity’s
theme for the current year, a
discussion on “Desegregation-
A Way Station; Integration-
Our Destination.”
A highlight of the meet was
the second annual Talent De
monstration which featured
young musicians who had won
out in district Talent Hunts
sponsored by the Fraternity
The above photo is Dr. Jo
seph Campbell, natit« of Wil
mington, who will reopen the
Dental Office of Dr. T. B. Bass,
who is now in the U. 8. Army.
Dr. Campbell is a graduate
the Howard Unlvendiy Dental
School, and is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Cornal
Campbell. He comes to Dur
ham directly from the Dela
ware State Public Health
Department.
PWEHAU
MASONS HOLD
ANNUAL MEET
The Annual District Meet
ing of Prince Hall Masons of
the Fourteenth District was
h£ld Sunday, August 28, in
Chapel Hill, in the Odd Fel
lows Hall at 3’oclock P. M.
Mount Olive Lodge No. 36
served as host. The District
which embraces Durham, Ala
mance and Orange Counties
consists of lodges from Dur
ham, Chapel Hill, Burlington,
Haw River, Mebane, Brass-
field and Rougemont.
Lee W. Smith, Jr., District
Deputy, presided at the meet
ing. H. S. Robinson is Wor
shipful Master of the host
Lodge.
throughout the country.
Included among the partlci-
panls were two North Caro
linians, Miss Hildred Roach,
Charlotte, and Miss Janice
Burns, North Wilkesboro.
New officers elected for the
coming year included E. F.
Corbett, Greensboro, N. C.,
Editor of the Oracle, the Fra
ternity publication.
Research Grants Totaling $26,000
Awarded Two Negro Professors
BALTIMORE, MD.
Three research grants to
taling $26,800 have been awar
ded to two Morgan State Col
lege professors recently. Presi
dent Martin D. Jenkins an
nounced today.
The grants have been awar
ded by the United States De
partment of Agriculture, the
Research Corporation and the
'National Science Foundation
to Drs. Cyril F. Atkins, pro
fessor of chemistry, and Clyde
R. Dillard, asrociate professor
Of chemistry.
Ag Grant to Dr. Atkins
The Agriculture Department
grant of $10,600 provides for a
One-year study of the “Deter
mination of Fatty Acid Con
tent of Selected Foods.” Dr.
Atkins is the principal inves
tigator and Dr. Dillard is ser
ving as associate investigator.
The study, according to the
researchers, may shed needed
information on 'the relation
ship of fatty acid content in
foods to diseases of old age,
and may, thereby, be of value
in the eventual formulation of
scientific diets.
Dr. l^llard is the recipient
of a $3,000 grant from the Re
search Corporation and a $13,
200 award from the National
Science Foundation.
The Research Corporation
award, awarded as a Frederick
Gardner Cottrell Grant, is
supporting a project the pro
fessor is conducting on “Pre
paration of Alkyl Derivatives
of the Higher Volatile Boron
Hydrides.”
The National Scienctes Foun
dation provides for a two-year
study of “Kinetics of the Ther
mal Decomposition of Stan-
nane and Homologous Com
pounds.’’
Student assistants will work
on each of the investigiations
which are currently underway
in Morgan’s
Science Hall.
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At least, Eldee “Butch” Brown, Jr.
has his goal set for a higher educa
tion. And he’s shooting for that goal
in just the right way—By maldng reg
ular savings in the Mutual Savings
and Loan Association.
Butch is just 12 years old and an
eighth grader (he’s tiie son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eldee L. Brown, 402 Lawson St.,
Durham) but he already knows some
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So it’s hardly surprising that smart
young people like Butch, with the
encouragement of his parents, are
putting more of their savings into
Mutual Savings and Loan. It can
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Durham Safety
Club Holds 7lli
Anniversary
The Durham Safety Club
held its Seventh Annual Pro
gram at the First Calvary Bap
tist Church, Sunday, August
21, at 3 p.m.
Two contributions by young
people were strongly applaud
ed by the audience. These con
tributions were the recitation
of the 5th Chapter of Reve
lation by Miss Bernice Belton
and the singing of the Lord’s
Prayer by Charles Joyner, Jr.
At this point, Richard James
presented the Reverend Mis
ter A. L. Thompson, the pas
tor. His theme was “Faithful
Stewards.”
Reverend Thompson called
attention to the many challen
ges that face all fraternal so
cieties and stressed the fol
lowing points: All Christians
should think of their faithful
ness to God; Learn to stop at
the next door and make
friends; Strive to be faithful
stewards; Live as if you are
expecting God at all times,
and be faithful in the use of
God's time.
In concluding, he stated that
“Possessions should not di
vide us from God and if the
servant has been faithful, he
will enter into all the joys of
Heaven.”
Encouraging remarks were
given by Mrs. Fannie Bames,
MKS
MISS'Cora O’NEAL
HARRIS
Two Durham Women Elected To
National Offices By Sorority
Mrs. Lucinda Harris and member of the St. Mark AME
Miss Cora O’Neal were elected
to National offices in the Tau
Gamma Delta Sorority during
its Tenth National Boule held
August 11-14, 1955 at the Ho
tel Theresa, New York City.
Mrs. Harris, President of the
Durham Business School, was
elected Southern Regional Di
rector. Her work will cover
North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi and Virginia. Mrs.
Harris is a graduate of North
Carolina College, holding
degree in commerce. She has
done further studies at North
Western University and New
York University. She is
Zion church, and works iii
both Civic and Community ac
tivities.
president of the Ladies Safety
Club, and D. C. Poole, presi
dent of the Raleigh Safety
Club. L. C. Otney, president
of the Durham Safety Club,
pointed out some of the chari
table and religious works of
the organization for 1954-55.
The total collection was
$149.20.
Miss O’Neal, a resident of
Durham, was elected National
Editor of the Sorority. She re
ceived her education in the
Public School System of this
city. Subsequently to her
graduation from Hillside High
School, she attended Durham
Business School and
Carolina College. Miss O’Neal
takes an enthusiastic part in
both civic and community ac
tivities. At the present time,
she is a member of Morehead
Avenue Baptist Church, presi
dent of the Booster’s Club and
a member of the Planning
Committee of that church. She
is also a member of the Dra
matic Interest Group of the
Harriet Tubman Branch of the
YWCA and Editor-in-Cbief of
Lambda Chapter of Tau Gam
ma Delta Sorority. She is em
ployed at North Carolina Mu
tual Life Insurance Company.
FRESHMEN
ORIENTATION
BEGINS SEPT. 13
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Freshman Orientation will
begin, on Tuesday, September 13
and extend through the week
according to a statement iMued
by Dr. J. Ward Seabrook, presi
dent of the institution.
I Some items in the rouad ot
activities scheduled for the in
coming freshmen are lectures,
stunt programs, a battery ot
standard tests, physical exam
inations, a social affair and a
vesper program.
Upper-class men and women
will te on hand to asiist in the
orientation of the fir*t-year stu
dents to their new surroundings,
according to the Dean of Wo
men, Geneva J. Holmes, in
charge of the Freshman-Week
Activities. A series of faculty
conferences will nm simul
taneously with Freshman Week.
A special feature of this yew’s
orientation activities will be the
season’s initial football game on
the campus on Saturday, Sep
tember 17, between the Fay
etteville Broncos and the foot
ballers from Hampton Insti
tute, Hampton, Virginia.
Upper classmen will register
North I Monday, Sep-
— - tember 19, and classes begin
promptly on the morning of
Tuesday, September 20.
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