STATE BAPTISTS OPEN 3 - DAr MEET
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REV. W. H. FULLER
Mt. Zion
REV. T. C. GRAHAM
WMt Durham
REV. M. M. FISHER
Whit* Reck
REV. J. A. BROWN
REV. A. S. CROOM
Union
REV. E. T. BROWNE
Mt. Vcrnen
REV. L. W. REID
Ntw B«th«l
REV. C. E. McLESTER
Merihead Avt.
PICTURED IN THE ABOVE PHOTOS ARE SOME OF DURHAM’S BAPTIST MINISTERS SERVING AS HOSTS TO STATE CONVENTION
N.C VISIT OF GUINEA PRESIDENT MAKES HISTORY
REV. JAMES STEWART
Whit* Oak
Pitts Seen As
Choice For New
State President
The 92nd annual meeihig of the
General Baptist Slate Convention
of North Carolina opened here
^esday morning at sleven o'dpck
a .-reetinK' of.
bonunittee of whfcK tt^/it^. ^
M. Pitts of Winston-Salem is cHair-
man.' The theme address, “Preach
ing With Power,” was delivered
by Rev. T. A. W^kins of Wilson.
The Union Baptist Church, Rev. A.
S. Croom, pastor, is host church
for the convention.
With J. T./Jlairston, chairman,
preuding, the Board of Missions
4teM- » meeting at atl«-p^m. -The
convention sermon was delivered
by Rev. James F. Wertz of Char
lotte.
Following a prayer session con
ducted by Rev. E. W. Wooten of
New Bern, a public program, with
Attorney F. B. McKissick, presid-
mg, was held at 7:30 p.m. Words
of wricome were brought by Miss
Annie Dunigan behalf of Union
Baptist Chruch; the Durham Minis
terial Alliance, Rev. E. T. Browne,
. president; Durham Business and
Professional Chain, Theodore
Speight, chairman;' City of Dur
ham, W. A. Biggs, mayor pro
Tempore; Durham City Schools,
Lew W. Hannen, superintendent;
Durham Committee on Negro Af
fairs, J. S. Stewart; NAACP, Rev.
William Fuller, president; N. C.
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
W. J. Kennedy, Jr., chairman of
the Board. Rev. A. S. Croom, host
p9$tor, gave remarks. Music was
furnished by the Union Baptist
Choir.
On Wednesday at 8:45 f.m., Rev.
J. H. Acker of Gastonia led the
devotions. The theme was ‘‘Com-
pasion, A Source of Power.” Me
morial service for the late presi
dent P. A. Bishop was conducted
,at 9:15 a. m. The president's ad
dress was delivered at 9:30 a.m.,
by Rev, W. H. Davidson who has
headed the organization since the
death of Df. P. A. Bishop. Follow
ing were reports from the Board
of Misions, Executive Seo'etary,
Statistician, Secretary of Evange
lism, Area Workers, Auxiliary
Convention and Department of In
terracial Cooperation. ^
At 11 a.m., Rev. K. O. P. Good
win of Winston-Salem delivered
a lecture on “Preaching, Prepara
tion and Delivery.” A panel dis
cussion with Rev. Nilous Avery of
Asheville as chairman, followed.
The Wednesday afternoon ses
sion was begun with devotional
services conducted by Rev. C. A.
Hart of Ahoskie. The theme was
“Discipleship—A Source of Pow
er.” Rev. Grady D. Davis followed
With a lecture oh “Preaching On
Controversial Issues.” Greetings
were .brought from the Oxford Or
phanage by Rev. T. H. Brooks,
See PITTS, page eight
BAPIISIS EDfflON
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VOLUME 35 — NUMBER 44 DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1959
PRICE: 15 CENTS
BAPTISTS OPEN—Pictured her*
it an overall vi*w of th* audi
torium at Union Baptist Church
Tuesday night as the General
State Baptist convention opened
its annual session in Durham.
Lower left inset it Attorney
Floyd B. McKittick, prominent
Durham la«vyer, who delivered
the major addrest at the openn
ing nifht't public meeting. The
convention winds up Thurtday
—Mete by Burthey.
Objected To Spouse’s Concern For Son
Wife-Beating Preacher Draws Fine
A former Durham preacher was
convicted of beating his wife in
Recorder’s Court last Thursday
and given a fine of $25.
The Rev. Boisey B. Felder, of
828 Rome street, just off Cheek
ipad was handed the sentence by
ige A. R. Wilson after he had
ieen convicted on charges of as
sault brought by his wife Mrs.
Pearlie K. Felder.
According to testimony of Mrs.
Felder at the Recorder’s trial last
Thursday, her husband became
angered when she contended that
one of their sons was being
forced by her husband to work
too many hours in a delicatessen
(the Polar Bear) on Fayeteville
street.
She said the boy had l>een work
ing the afternoons after school
hours until 41 o'clock p.m., and
added that she told her husband
that because ofhe was fail
ing in four subjecu at school.
Mrs. Felder’s testimony reveal
ed that her husband became an
gry following the dispute over
their son’s working hours and beat
her later, on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
The Rev. Felder is a former
pastor of Mt. Zoar Baptist'Church
and is currently pastoring in Vir
ginia. He is the father of four
children.
Over 500 See Opening, Dedication of New Boys
Club Building As Durtiamites Are Also Honored
A crowd of more than 500 per
sons jammed the new John Avery
Boys club building Sunday evening
at formal opctiihg and dedication
exercises of the new plant.
Several city, education and busi
ness figures were present for the
program. In addition, there wgre
close relatives of the late John
Avery Who took part in formal
opening progam.
“It’s been a long time since
March, 1955,” James S. Stewart,
chairman of the building commit
tee, tolrf the audience prior to
turning over the keys to the new
building to'Board chairman W. J.
Kennedy, 4r.
Stewart was referring to the fact
that the club began plans to erect
a new building in 1955. Work
started on the building, valued at
$150,000 last year. It was com
pleted in August.
Main speaker for the dedication
program was Frank M. Wade, of
Atlanta, director of the Southern
region of the Boys Clus of Ameri-
Wade paid tribute to the in
spired work of club director Lee
See OVER 500, page eight
To Be Guest
Of Governor,
NCC, Mutual
North Carolina College was to
confer an honorary doctor of laws
(LL.n.) degree upon President Se-
kou Toure of Guinea at 9:45 a.m.
on Thursday, October 29 in B. N.
Duke Auditorium.
Toure was scheduled to arrive
at Raleigh-Durham Airport Wed
nesday at 4:15 p.m. for a three day
stay in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel
Hill area.
The Guinea president and his
party were expected to arrive in
Durham at 9^ a.m. on Thursday
and proceed^o NCC’s Law Build
ing where official welcomes are to
be extended by college officials.
After a toief introductory ex
change between the two groups,
th^ cqmpjntr will march to the
Auditoivuiu. . . - ^ '
NC6 I^sident Alfonso Elder
was to preside at the Duke Audi
torium rites. Dean A. L. Turner
of the college’s Law School was
slated to recommend the degree
and it was to be conferred by
Dr. Elder. The college’s faculty
recommended the honor for the
37 year old “West African chief
of state last week. The recommen-
lege’s trustees.
The NCC honorary degree is the
first honor of its kind to come
to Mr. Toure. A native of Faranah,
Guinea, he attended the school of
Koranic Studies in Kankan and
later enrolled in the George Poiret
Professional School. He has done
considerable independent study
and he has traveled extensively in
France, Poland, Liberia, Belgium
and Ghana. He has been one of his
nation’s most active trade union
ists and political leaders. He has
been a member of the French
National Assembly aiid mayor of
Conakry.
NCC classes were.io be suspend
ed from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thurs
day.
Several presentations were sche
duled to be made to the Toure
party during their NCC trip. One
will go to Mrs. Toure, who is ac
companying her husband, and an
other will be sent from the stu
dents of NCC to the students of
Guinea.
V
ST. MARK'S MEN'S DAY
The Men’s Day Rally conducted
by St. Mark :VMEZ Church closed
here Sunday, October 25 with John
John H. Wheeler, president of the
Mechanics and Farmers Bank de
livering the address.
PRESIDENT SEKOU TOURE
Mrs. Eula Laney Clings to Lead
As Beauticians Contest Nean End
This is the final week in the
Carolina Times Beauticians Popu
larity Contest. The closing time is
12 o’clock midnight, October 31.
Absolutely no credits will be giv
en for reports brought or mailed
in after midnight. Those mailed
must be in time to bear a post
office mark of before or not later
than midnight of October 31.
The actual standing and winners
of the three prizes will be an
nounced in the Carolina Times
issue of Nov. 7. The prizes will be
awarded at a public gathering at
a date in November to be an
nounced as soon as a time can be
arranged best suitab’ for all
three winners. The trips will be
made on the dates selected by the
winners.
This week finds Mrs. Eula
Steele Laney of Durham still in
th* l*Mt with Mrv JoMphin*
Holman of Hillsbora and Mrs.
Calli* Day* of Duriiaa* ti*d for
second place. CIom Miind is
Mrs. Inez Minor of Chapel Hill
and Mrs. Dorothy Parlwr af
Greensboro.
In spite of the tight race be
tween the four top contestants ru
mors are still going around that a
darkhorse is sure to step in at the
closing moments of the contest
and walk off with one of the
roundtrips to Bermuda or the
roundtri:: ' j New York. One per^
S'- lO claims to know stated
t....t the darkhorse will be Blrs.
Dorothy Parker of Gretnslmo or
Mrs. Katie B. Pratt of Durham.
One thing is certain if there is a
darkhorse she has got to show up
between now and midnight Octo-
See CONTEST, page eight
The above picture was taken
during the ribbon cutting at the
dedication exercises of Hi* n*w
John Avery Boyt Club building
held latt Sunday afternoon, Octo
ber 25. Shewn, ar* tom* of the
principals whi participatod in
th* d*dication brogram. Th* club
was nam*d far th* lat* John
Momi _Av*ry,{ balovod church-
nan and public
~ Durham. Read-
ffVtVvvw Dv
m«n> butinatimai
spirited citizcmof
ing from loft to right are: A.
Eldor, pr*tidMt N. C. Col
lage; A. T. Spaulding, president
of N. C. Mutual Lif* Inturanc*
Co.; Frank M. Wad*, Southern
Regional Diraclor of the Boys
Club of America; Mr*. Vivian
Avery All*n, •( Otlcf*. 111.
young*r dau^t*r W Mr. Avory;
J. S. Stewart, chairwin of tii*
builduig committM. RubM Al^
Ian, husband af Mn, JUlai^
*1 CMca«k
a« Mr. Avwry mm