lTUITURDAY,
IfU
VOL. 11, NO. 14
Final Rit
Of The
'We are not promised one hundred
days, nor one. We have no
assurance when we wake up in
the morning, that we will be
around when night falls. Neither
VMU iiwi luaii umnc.i uiesu
things to us. If that be so, then
it is expedient for each of us ta
make every moment count. Not
madly, nor in a silly last day of
our life, beg, but in such a way
that should you.'leave this life!
very suddenly, you will leave
pleasant memories, happy hearts
, , for having' known you, and no
regrets.
' ' So lived Mrs. Lethia "Granny"
' Morton, who was born December
22, 1836, and passed March
. 9, 1952, at the age of 115 years
while.making her home with her
> , son, Bishop M. H. Morton, of
1804 Sherwood Street. Funerall
A services were held Thursday,
'March ,13, at 2 p. m. at the InYstitutional
Baptist Church by
YDr. J. W. Turner of Charlottej
Interment was , in Maplewood!
cemetery
%'Vr-Granny Morton was thel
v^!,daughter: of, ^Emaiine and Saivd-*
.; lina, .'asj. the -?Iaye..'o?fiMr^ Mose'
i';; . Simpson.' ''Granny'moved-.;'' to;
': Guilf0id::^Coimty-.,.,arul..'lived: in,
'Greensbfero lot v'53V'.y*iip;,,' She!
4-*F?lp^ed. reminisin^^ :'.pj^t,
' "? century 'and attributed .her-''long
y.-'Jife to long dresses and attend1-,
ing to her o\yn'affairs'.
Upon . reaching >' her lQQthj
birthday; "Granny" Morton sang
' a duet with, her ao,&,- ? Bishop
x Morton, fever ' Radio ; Station
WBIG. In'; 19^8 she received a
prize for being the oldest living
mother in Guilford County.
At the age of 22, she married
the late Luke Morton and to this
union were 14 children of which
four surviye." Her. lat child was
'; born when she was 53 years old.
At her death she was survived
by 200 living descendants: one
Youths. Get Lec
On Count Of Disi
Two white' youths, who broke I
up a name-band dance for Ne- j
groes Saturday night at Dance-1
land in ORD, were given sus,
pended sentences, fines; and a
lecture in Municipal-County
Court Monday.
They are Eugene M. Creed, 27,
' of 1013 Elwell Avenue and Leer
Garner Pegg, 22, of Route 1,
' Guilford College. They were ar'
rested at midnight Saturday on
charges of affray?an arfray
which police statea DroKe up xne
dance.
Judge E. Earle Rives, presiding,
told the youths, "It's a disgracdT
' when the colored folks are having
a dance, for them to invite whitq
spectators and then, have the
spectators breaktup the dance."
The judge stated in this instance
a "group of no-good hoodlums
caused a lot of trouble" at
, /a dance which the Negro citizens
Vere runnjagx-pivaperly. ,
rfre""defendants! were each given
30 days in jai|, suspended on
I '
LL:.;
tun
i GREENSBORO, NOR'
es Hel I
Oldest /
Bj"
I MRS. LETHIA 'tGRA
daughter, Mrs. Deana Ashby of o
Pittsburgh, Pa.; three sons, Mr. r
E. G. Morton and Bishpp M. H. g
Morton of' Greensboro and Mr. g
William Morton of Brown Sum- C
mit, N. C., age 90, who is her o
\
tyre And Fine :
rupting Dance '
payment of $10 and oosts, and on '
condition of good behavior for 1
the next 12 months. "t"
* o
Red Cross Serves \
Soldiers & Veterans ; *
According to Rev. Carl Her-1 v
man,Chairman of the Home Ser- j ai
vice Committee of the local Red o
Cross Chapter, 330 servicemen, ] a
veterans and their families were tl
given services during the month L
of February and a total of 2,- n
666 durihg the first eight months t;
of the chapter's fiscal year, be- d
ginning in July. 1951. Services p
included reporting, communica- o
tions, financial assistance, and i g
counseling in personal and faml- si
ly problems. i it
Mr. Herman stated, "Red Cross j
Home Service must not be j d
measured in terms of dollars ;,i
spent and number of cases in the! a
files; it must be considered in j n(Continued
On Page Five)
t
ian T. Roberts, Douglas High
(Continued on Page 5)
?THE?
rH CAROLINA, SATURD
"or One
Aothers
.NNY" MORTON
ldest living son; 75 grandchilden;
90 great grandchildren; 26
;reat-great-grandchildren and 5
[reat-great-great-grandchildren
lontinued to generations photo
n page 5.
A. & T. Student
Teachers Return
Twenty-nine studet teachers
f the School of Agriculture at
l. & T. College are to return td
he campus today from sevensen
of the leading departments
f vocational ^agriculture in the
late according to the announcelcnt
of C. E. Dean, Teacher'rainer.
The student teacher,
avc spent eight weeks at the
ractice centers teaching all-day.
oung farmer, and adult classes
nd directing the local chapter
f the N. F. A. under the guidnce
of the local teacher of the
cpartment. Six of these men,
,onnie C'ook, John Alston, Benin
B. Riddick, Ledell S. Mcln/re,
Coleman T. Roberts and Ruolph
Artis, will appear on the
rogram for the welcome social
n March 11, at 8:00 p^ m. to
ive the agricultural staff and
tudcnts a report on how they
teasured up as student teachers.
The practice centers and stuents
were: Amos G. Richardson
ad Lonnie E. Goode, Lincoln
cademy. Kings Mountain: Cole
Read The
1 at Iff
AY, MARCH 15, 1952
Bennett College Fam
Dr. And Mrs. David
Yet another honor, this one ; was giv
from the Bennett family, canrx^, The .
to Dr. and Mrs. David D. Jones honorec
in a surprise ceremony conduct-! when t
ed during regular Vesper serv- tian Ec
ices in Annie Merner Pfeiffer for the
Chapel last Sunday. and sac
A handsomely hand-done il-, Bennetl
lustrated manuscript containing pasture
the names of the entire Bennett tiful a
family ? from the maintenance! | of all
men to students, members of the complel
faculty and staff and represen- the tan
tatives of the Board of Trustees, | membe:
1 Miss
n .-_. 11 n _ 11 - il Ya" pl
D till lib 11 UUIIti^ti nUIIIB- ? g" j g,
making Institute Closed l*"i0?]
Here March Ninth sa^;
success
The Bennett College' 26th an-' gennet
nual Homemaking Institute years.
which concluded here Sunday
was recognized as one of the recipiel
most successful in the college'^ cation
history according to President for th(
| David D. Jones. . and
Dr. Jones paid particular trib- it in tl
ute to Dr.- Harry V. Richardson the op
of the Gammon ' Theological educati
. Seminary in Atlanta, Ga., and our de
i' Djr. Myron F- Wicke, Secretary, entire
Department of Higher Education, to you
^Nashville&CegQ,;,bo1h of whom jions.
."poke Jtt'Yepex, serviccs:'"-an4-^|f?^g
?$SSg5i
?j6ussioijs. .CJ^tjughout the yyeek-, ii&cni.'f' 'long.
affair. . .t ' ?
i The Institute, centered. about .. ,
'the idea of "Re-Exarriinjng Val- V0C31
ues for Purposeful Living," gave
" students, faculty and visitors the ^g0|(
opportunity to realize the significant
fact that no values are Ther
applicable to purposeful living The'
1. ? ??.? - '
uy any group uiuess uiey ait) Dudley
first accepted by the individual. ;ng th
"Values are Human possessions," portun:
j a statement of the Workshops 21. Th
i read, "and without the individ- e(j anc
ual they do not exist. They are the N;
1 significant only to the extent the pa
that every individual is willing The
to act on them in daliy living." cai Cai
Dr. Wicke, in his address to cess."
? the Institute participants on teachei
Sunday afternoon, emphasized school
, the idea of applying what had wide, 1
been learned during the Insti- portun
, tute to everyday living. dramal
' "You must come down from educat
: the grandstand and become a prepar
| member of the team," he said. The
"You must join in' the game. Be- as foil
, come a do-er as well as a think- discuss
1 er." Tuesdt
Students: from 38 colleges Depart
throughout the South were spe- Bulleti
cial guests at Bennett College Special
for the last three days of semi- e. f.
| nars, gct-to-gethers and Work- 1 Directc
shops where the idea of values 1 day ?
I was discussed. ! the fol
? j will pi
Senior Activities
Begin At Bennett I Mcchai
| Commi
The '52 graduates of Bennett j dustric
College will receive their caps a Quiz
and gowns officially during the announ
Senior Day program to be held WGBG
in Annie Memer Chapel Friday tor.
at 4:00. The sophomores, sister The
class to the seniors, will robe hold "
the seniors who will be present- evenini
ed by Mr. Hobart S. Jarrett, 20, for
Secretary of the Committee of persons
Davidson Chairmen. Speaker for I attend
(Continued on Page 5) i day- T1
/
Future Outlook
ofe
PRICE): 6 CHINTS
ily Honors
I Jones
on to Dr. and Mrs. Jones,
rones', who were recently
1 in Washington, D. C.,
.hey received the Chrislucation
Magazine award
ir 25 years of devotion,
irifices which have raised
t College from a corn >
to one of the most beaund
thoroughly respected
Eastern colleges, were
tely taken by surprise by
gible token of esteem by *""v
rs of "their" family.
Juanita Page, Roanoke,
esident of the Student
read the citation, whichi,
3 follows: , .
President and\Mrs. David
as on their 25tiC,omtuver
Bennett College. W
leep appreciation y I *
ful administration""""1
t College for the past 25 - ,
for the distinct honor I
has come to you as the 1
it of the Christian EduMagazine
Award for 1952;
i beauty of our campus
e spiritual expression 'of
le Bennett Ideals; and for ' '
portunity to 'achieve the ,gi
:onal values inherent in '
mocrauc way 01 me;,inq v ,
Bennettt family extends
our si'Vjare congratula- \
t ''-u'I'I 'S
'-V -/ ' v^:- ^
ional Opportunity
At Dudley High
ne: "Steps to Success".
. Vocational teachers at
High School are conduct-*
e annual Vocational Op- i
ities Campaign, March 17is
campaign wa? conceivi
I has be^n sponsored by
itional Urban League for
st 20 years. }
general theme for the lo-*
mpaign is "Steps to SucIt
is' the aim of these y
rs to- acquaint the high5" ^
students with local, state
ind national vocational opities;
to emphasize and * '
tize the importance of
ion, special training, and
ation for employment.
iui uic wvcn, ia
ows: Monday?Homeroom
ions of the general theme; {
ly ' ? General Assembly, \
merit Day; Wednesday ?
n Board Contest, and
I Assembly ? Address by
Corbett, Public Relations
>r, A. .& T.,College; Thurs- ,
"Open House,", a tour of '
lowing departments which '
resent exhibits and demlions:
Art, Home Econom[ricuiture,
Trowel Trades,
ified Occupations, Auto ,
rics. Electrical Appliance,
ncial Education, and In1
Arts; Friday morning ?
; Program, J. Cirt Gill, . ,
iccr over radio station
will serve as quiz masabove
departments will
Open House" Thursday
% from 8 to 9 p. m. March '
the benefit of interested
; who may'.be unable to
the exhibit during thq
He public is invited.