Twin City Unit Re-Eiects Putyear
Morris Prexy To Speak
On Emancipation Day
Service Set
For Forsyth
Courtliouse
WINSTON-SALEM
Dr. O. R. Ruben, president of
Morrla College in Sumt», S. C.,
will be the EUnanclpation Day
Speaker on New Year’s Day at
the County Courthouse.
This session will conclude the
annual membership drive by the
Forsyth County Emancipation
Association, who are sponsors
of this project. Rev. H. William
Phillips, chairman of the Mem
bership Committee, and cam
paign, announced that his com
mittee is now securing contes
tants for the drive.
Churches that wish to spon-'
sor contestants may contact Mr.
Phillips at his home or through
the Patterson Avenue Branch
YMCA.
The following locals are
already contestants: Mrs. Sieta
Berry, Shiloh Baptist Church;
Lois Fowler, St. Andrews Me
thodist; Elizabeth Dowa, Saints
Home Methodist; Mrs. Annie M.
Smarr, Grace Presbyterian;
Mn. Vera Humphrey, Mt. Zion
Baptist and Mrs. Rachel Thomp
son of Union Baptist.
EmlKzzler Is
Cauglit By
Cliicago Police
WINSTON-SALEM
Robah Shoaf, local bondsman
of 486 North Church Street,
signed a warrant here last
week, charging an employee,
Robert Saunders, with embez-
zlonent.
Saunders, who resides at 237
North Woodland Avenue, was
sent to the bank with |370 to
deposit Tuesday, Dec. 11,
around 8:40 a.m. Shoaf told
officers, he left and went to
court that morning, and when
he returned about 11 ajn^ he
foimd ithe office locked and
Saunders and the money gone.
Saimders was apprehended at
Chloego, lUinols, the same day
he left. Chicago Chief of Detec-'
tives, Pattrlck J. Deely, notified
police here that they were hold
ing Saunders there. He was
brought back here on Saturday,
December 15 and placed in City
Jail under bonds of $3,000. Po
lice reported that Saunders had
bought a plane ticket for Cali
fornia, and had $55 in cash
when arrested.
Shoaf told police that Saun
ders had worked for him about
five montha.
Dr. H. N. Dowdy, right, of Washington, is being congrat
ulated by Reverend Kemp Battle, left. Assistant Lecturer of
the Grand Lodge, after his election to the post of Grand
Treasurer of Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of the Juris
diction of North Carolina. Dr. Dowdy is a dentist of Wash
ington. He has served on the Finance Committee of the Grand
Lodge for the past twenty years.
Fatal Shooting Seen By 12;
None Agree On Same Story
WINSTON-SALEM
Clinton Theodore Sheff, 23 of
Rural Hall,- was pronounced
dead on arrival at the Kate Bit-
tings Reynolds Memorial Hos
pital, at 6 p.m., last Simday,
day, December 16, as the result
of a bullet wound in the center
of his heart and in a section of
his left lung. Cause of death
was made by Forsyth County
Coroner, Dr. V. M. Long.
Sheriff’s Deputies, C. M. Lan
caster and G. B. Apperson, ar
rested George Edward Shell,
38, for the shooting. Shell told
deputies he fired his .25 caliber
automatic at Sheff when Sheff
attempted to attack him. But,
Shell said, he was “only trying
to scare him."
Approximately 10 or 12 peo
ple were present at the home of
Beaton Conrad, on Pine Street
in Rural Hall, where the shoot
ing took place. Deputies report
ed that the witnesses’ stories
conflicted so, that it was diffi
cult to pin down the exact cause
of the fight. They stated, how
ever, that the witnesses did agree
that Sheff was shot in the living
room of the house.
After Sheff was shot, witnes
ses quoted him as saying, ‘iYou
have shot me.” Sheff then took
a few steps and fell, crawled
across the floor down the front
walk where he died.
Clinton T. Sheff was an
Army veteran and was a senior
at the Carver Consolidated High
School at the time of the shoot
ing. Funeral plans were incom
plete at press time.
ECKERD’S DRUG STORE
122 W, Main Street
Phone 3-9921
Newlyweds Visit
Lieutenant and Mrs. William
C. Neal, Jr., of Oakland, Cal.,
recent newlyweds, are visiting
their sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Beebee,
III, in Durliam.
Lt. Neal is a graduate of How
ard University’s School of Engi
neering. He is currently an air
craft performance engineer at
the Travis Air Force Base in
CaUfomia.
He recently completed Squad-r
ron officers school at Maxwell
Airforce Base in Montgomery,
Ala. Lt. Neal was one of seven
Negro officers selected to at
tend the special officers course.
NChrlsfnos
May the waton hold many
happy lurprltes for you,
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MRS. RIGSBEE
Funeral Rites
Conducted For
Mrs. Rigsbee
Last rites for Mrs. lAamie
Rigsbee, long time resident of
Durham, were held Tuesday,
December 18 at the Union Bap
tist church.
Mrs. Rigsbee died Friday)
evening, Dec. 14, at the home of
her son at 803 Drew Street.
Rev. Harold Roland, pastor of
Mt. Gilead Baptist church, offi
ciated at church services which
were held at two o’clock Tues
day afternoon. He was assistedi
by the Reverends A. S. Croom,
pastor of Union Baptist, and W,
H. EHiller, pastor of Mt. Zion
Baptist.
Mrs. Rigsbee was bom in the
latter part of the 10th century,
and was married in 1891 to the
late Mr. Alec Rigsbee. She came
to Durham at an early age
where she resided until her
death.
Included among her immedi
ate siirvivors are one son, Mr. E.
B. Rigsbee of Durham; three
neices, Mrs. Mamie Cameron,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Agnes
Riddick, and Mrs. Helen Glo
ver, both of New York; and two
neiphewa, Mr. Alexander and
James Young, also of New
York.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1956 — SECTION TWO
The above scene is from the wedding
ceremony performed for Bishop Raymond
L. Jones of the A. M. E. Zion Church and his
bride, the former Miss Mable Lorraine Mil
ler. The ceremony took place at the Moore’s
Chapel A. M. E. Zion ^urch in Salisbury
last Friday. See page one, first section for
details.
CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR CHILDRBI OF
FOUNDUNOHOMETHANKS TO SAID) STUDENTS
WINSTON-SALEM
The children of the Memorial
Industrial Home were the reci
pients of many gifts and toyd
here last week as a result of ef
forts of the students at Salem
CoUege.
Some 150 Salem girls began
Christmas early for the MIH
cliildr\pn when they visited
them and distributed gifts on
behalf of the entire student
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NEW METHOD LAUNDRY AND
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QUALITY SERVICE
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body. Contributions of toys are
made by every Salem student
for each member of the home,
annually, and is sponsored by
the Salem College YWCA.
This year’s party chairman
was Nell Newby of Thomasville.
Her co-workers were Mrs. Cecil
Price of Winston-Salem; Evelyn
Vincent of Danville, Va.; and
Mary Cook Kalmer of Salem,
Va.
The children were entertain-
BRUNSON’S
FIRESTONE STOIUE
900 West Main Street
ed by Nyra Boyd of Spartan
burg, S. C., Peggy Jones of
Rocky Mount, and Louise I
Adams of Jacksonville, Fla.
In addition the boys and girls
of the home entertained their
Salem guests with a special
program.
On another occasion, last
w^k, the Jaycees of Winston-
Salem provied the MIH children
with an evening of entertain
ment. Santa Claus was there to
find out what the kids wanted
on Christmas morning. Ernie
Minor and J. T. Green “clown
ed” for the children, while La-
Vern Peck furnished them with
a few magic tricks.
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SHAFS VENETIAN BUNDS
PHONE 8-2218
GVESS ROAD AT BUCHANAN BLFD.
Business Hn
ToHeadNAACP
Brandi Again
WINSTON-SALZM
Cortez M. Puryear, a local
businessman, was re-elected
president of the Winston-Salam
Branch of the National Aaaoe^
ation for the Advancement al
Colored People, on last Sunday,
December 16, at the annual
meeting of the NAACP, hdd
from the Mount Zion Baptist
Church, on East Ninth Street.
For Puryear, who is the pro
prietor of the Hub Paint Co.,
this will be his second term aa
president. Also re-elected to of-
fice was Dr. P. M. Brandon, lo
cal dentist, as first vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Sarah Marsh, second
vice-president; Mrs. Lucille
Carter, secretary; Mrs. Alice B.
Reynolds, assistant secretary
and Mrs. Annie B. Kennedy, re
elected treasurer.
Voted to the executive board
were: W. M. Nesby, P. A. Sim
mons, Dr. I. L. Johns, J. J.
Sansom Jr., Dr. J. R. High
tower, Rev. K. O. P-. Goodwia.
Rev. Jerry Drayton, E. E. Hill
and Charlie Glenn.
Puryear said a date will be
set for installation of officers, at
which time the new officers
will present their program for
1957.
At this meeting, the last of
the year for the NAACP, John
Feemster, gave the nominating
committee report, which was
am>roved. Other committee
chairmen also gave reports on
their activities of the year.
Chairman of the legal redress
committee. Attorney Oliver T.
Denning reported tiiat as a re
sult of negotiations, count agen
cies and several business firms
have dropped racial deaigna*
tions on water fountains.
A banquet is planned by the
NAACP, to be held in January,
for the recogniticKi of top work-
«ra in the association’s member
ship drive which will conclude
December 31.
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