THE HARRIS HERALD
Only Negro Newspaper in
RRIS HERALD
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Population 45,577.
Agricultural Manufacturing
Center.
Summer resorts.
VOLUME I—NUMBER 2
HARRIS, N. C., FEBRUARY, 1946
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Union Silver Circle Singing Convention Held In Cliffside
HAYNES GROVE
CHURCH HOST TO
EVENT JAN. 26-27
Seven Choir;. Participate In
Big Convention Held
In Cli side
GREAT PROGRESS
The XTnion Silver Circle Singing
Convention convened at Haynes
■Grove Baptist church at Cliffside
on January 26-27.
We were informed that the con
vention was moving along fine
under the supervision of conven-
^tion officials.
Dinner was served, after which
the afternoon session began. The
seven choirs that made up the con
vention were enjoyed. The choii-s
were: the Jerusalem, Russell Tab
ernacle, Zion Hill, Doggett Grove,
Jr., and Haynes Gi’ove. Illness
prevented Hopewell and Mt. Pis-
gah from singing.
The offering amounted to a
grand total of .$^57.05.
Inspiring talks were made by
the Revs. G. M. Lipsey, W.. L.
Goode, Tom Gaston, R. B. McEn-
t.i.re and Osie Ford and Corelius
Miller of Shelby.
Editor Robinson made a short
talk.
We chatted with the following
officials of the Convention: Bros.
S. B. McKinney, president; S. M.
Goode, vice president; G. W. Lily,
secretary; Clyde Camp, assistant
secretary; D. L. Miller, treasurer;
H. H. Hudson, supervisor.
DR.EICHELBERGER
IN HNE ADDRESS
‘The Negro Must Solve His
Own Problems, But He
Must Pay The Brice”
Dr. J. W. Eichelberger, secre
tary of Christian Education of A.
M. E. Zion church, in an emanci
pation celebration address in De
troit, Mich., on January 1, made
some timely remarks' that we
would like to pass on to our read
ers.
Among other things he. said
“The Jews were emancipated from
the Egyptian bondage 40 centuries
ago and the Jews will lay aside
everything in order to celebrate
that glorious event.”
Continuing, the speaker said
“Th^ negro must solve his own
problems, but ihe must pay the
price. Re must build himself an
economic security. He must es
tablish credit, for without credit
he cannot expect to keep pace
with the business world. He must
meet his obligations, and if .he
cannot on the specified day, make
your appearance ahead 'of time
and state the reason why and ask
for more grace. He must own
homes and real estate, and create
business enterprises through co
operation.”
Issue Proclamation
i - Centennial
Of A. M. E. Zion Church
Sesqui
HEALTH OFFICE
HAS BUSY MONTH
Clo.fing Of Schools Eases
Burden Of Health
Department
A. M. E. Zion Church To Ob
serve Its 150th Annivers
ary This Year
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Editor
Whereas, the A. M. E. Zion
church was founded in New York
City, 1796, and whereas, this was
the first negro organization in New
York and in the United States save
one other attempt, and whereas
this organization has spread
throughout America to Africa,
South America and the Southern
Islands and is now approaching its
150th anniversary in 1946 and
whereas this great church has
been a blessing to hundreds of
thousands of race people in creat
ing living, soul saving- and practi
cal race work such as education,
home building and general social
uplift and political and business
leadership, and whereas, it has led
the race in establishing character,
erecting churches and institutions,
and making opportunity for the
better life, and whereas, this is a
day of reconstruction and looking-
forward toward' the expansion of
freedom under its new interpreta
tion and Christian evolution, the
issue from the bloodiest war of
history, and whereas, the needs of
our church are growing- inci-eas-
in^-ly great foi- the manning of,
these institutions to meet the ex
panding demands and competition
of our time upon the helpful influ
ence of this most useful negro
Christian organization. Be it re
solved, that we celebrate the 150th
anniversary including- a period of
two years approaching- thereto in
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In Manila
Shown above is M. D. Robinson,
editor-founder of the Harris Her
ald, and crusader for human rights
and privileges.
News Items
, From Henrietta
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Harris News
EVELYN ROBINSON
(Staff Correspondent)
Woi-k has started on the Jerusa
lem Baptist Church. The church
wiM be built of cement blocks, cost
ing approximately $3,000. Rev.
E. 0. Bass is pastor. J. H. Camp
and Boston McKinney are promi
nent officials.
As we go to press Golar Harris
has improved and is now able to do
some work.
'Mrs. Carrie Harris, who under
went an loperation at the Ruther
ford hospital a few days ago, has
returned home and is doing nice
ly-
Mrs. Emma Garrett’s condition
is about the same.
Ceif McDowell has moved into
his new cement block bouse here.
We welcome them to our commun
ity.
Mr. McCoy has moved into the
house formerly occupied by George
Rogers. A welcome is extended to
him.
R. B. McEntire is building a
new home out of cement blocks.
He hopes to complete it within a
few weeks.
Rev. W. L. Goode filled his
regular appointment at Hopewell
Sunday.
Othernell Harris has received a
discharge from the navy and is
now at home with his parents,
a
SGT. VERNON J. WILKINS
Sgt. Vernon J. Wilkins, son of
Mr. and Mjrs. Lee Wilkins, of Av
ondale, entered the army March 1,
1946, at Fort Bragg. From there
he went to Fort Benning, Ga., and
was then transferred to Fort Mc
Clellan, Ala., and from there to
Camp Claiborne, La. He landed in
Marseille, France, October 24,
1945. He is now sei-ving in Ma
nila.
Sgt. Watkins is a former stu
dent of Grahamtown hig-h school
and at the time of his induction
was employed in Portsmouth, Va.,
as a first class welder, where he
had been for four years. Hiis ad
dress is: 440778395, New York,
N. Y.
kAZEL PHILLIPS
(Staff Correspondent)
A. M. E. Zion church reorgan
ized for-the new year January 13.
All officers remained the same.
Some new members that joined
the church were given offices.
Mrs. G. M. Lipsey, president of
the party body (missionary) or
ganized today, January 27. They
are planning to do great work.
Hazel Phillips, Mrs. Mary Proc
tor, Miiss Vivian Hart and Miss
Ada Gordon organized clubs on
January 27.
The choir, the pastor and some
members of the church attended
the singing- convention at Haynes
Grove on January 27.
Mr. and Mrs. John Staley, of
Spindale, visited Mrs. Dovie Wil
kins on Sunday evening, January
13.
Miss Jessie Jeffries has returned
to Wa.shington after visiting her
brother, .Tohnn.ie Jefferies.
Mr.s. Ruth McDowell, of New
York, was recently married to
Hiasket Brown of Gaffney, S. C.
They will make their home in
Washington.
Rev. and Mrs. Lassiter, of New
Zion Bajitist church, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Smilie Wilkins on Janu
ary 27.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. McDowell,
Mrs. Mary Wilkins, Mrs. Inez Wil
kins, Hazel and Fletcher Phillips
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Wilkins on January 13.
John William Bristol has been
discharged from the army.
Miss Addie Sue Logan spent the
week-end with Mass Leala Burton
of Asheville on January 5 and 6.
Mrs. Belle Harris has been ill
for several days.
Mr. and Mli-s. Joseph Bristol and
children, of Caroleen, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Dav.i.d Bristol and Mrs.
Wilkins on January 27.
Pfc. Gentle N. Dewberry is
back in the U. S.
Pfc. Robert Jr. Hami-ick has re
turned home from overseas and
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There vaere reported to the
health department (luring Janu
ary one case of typhus fever, one
of scarlet fever, and one of septic
sore throat, all the patients being
white children, says Dr. B, E.
Washburn, county health officer.
The case of typhus is the first to be
reported from this county, al
though a number of cases have oc
curred in an adjo.i.ning- county.
This disease is spread through rat
fleas.
■ Only one school was visited (lur
ing January, due to weather con
ditions. At this school, Golden
Valley, 21 pupils were seen and
six of these were referred to the
eye clinic and four for tonsil oper
ations. Two children were vacci
nated for smallpox, 30 were given
diphtheria toxoid, and 33 complet
ed whooping- cough vaeination
(luring- the month. At two tonsil
clinics held at the Rutlierford hos
pital, 16 children had operations.
The health department was visited
by Mr. J. T. Barnes, of the divis
ion of vocational rehabilitation,
and arrangements were made to
hold an orthopedic clinic ,ln Ruth-
erfordton on the first Friday of
each month. The first clinic is be
ing planned for Miarch.
There were 18 new cases of ve
nereal disease treated during-
January; 14 of -these were for
gonorrhea, nine hei'ig..,twhif(>.
live colored. The four View cases
of syphilis were eolox-ed. An un
usually large number of speci
mens were taken for’- blood tests
on returning- veterans in order to
check the results of treatments
they received while in service.
There were 25 markets which
attained Grade B, between 80 and
90 per cent, which is satisfactory
as regards sanitary conditions,
while 11 markets scored Grade C,
or between 70 and 80 per cent. It
is pleasing to report that the aver
age score of the markets of the
county continues to improve, be-
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Allen Choir To Sing At Forest City Sunday Afternoon
The Allen School choir, Asheville, will present a program of music at the First Methodist
church, Forest City, next Sunday afternoon at 5:00 o^clock. This program will be in observance of
Race Relations Day in the Methodist church. The Allen, choir is directed by Miss Isabelle Jones and
is composed of 30 voices. The choir has sung over the radio, and in most of the leading churches in
and near Asheville, and for a number of clubs.
RECEPTION WAS
GREATER THAN
WE ANTICIPATED
Scores Of People Over State
And Nation Have Expres.s-
ed Felicitations
SUB. LIST GROWING
Personal And Local
Items Of Interest
Gathered In County
ANNIVERSARIES
AND YOUTH
By J. O. GIBBS
Negx-o History Week is observed
along with National Boy Scout
Wieek, both of which are celebrat
ed during the second week of
Feliruary. Hundreds of chui-che.s,
schools and civic ong-'anizations
celebrate these anniversar.le.s in
various ways. Negro Histoi’yWeek
for example, may be 'observed by
giving programs in which biogra
phies of famous negroes e.lther
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the past or present generation are
■presented. It may be observed
by dramatizations of the negro in
works of art, science, ni,usic, relig
ion lor any other field .In which the
negro has achieved’ any degree of
success. It may be 'observed by
the display of exhibits, or by the
making of field trips, pilgrimages
or shrines. Churches may observe
the anniversary by rendering spec
ial services desig-ned for the oc
casion.
Boy Scout week may be observ
ed tki’ough various types of pro
grams in which the value of
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Mrs. Rosa Mae Stevenson, of
Washington, D. C., spent the week
end with her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Junnie Web
ster.
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Vei-lii,e Dover, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hayden Dover, went to
Winston-Salem on January 22 to
take an examination in nurse
training.
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Booker T. Humphries has been'
discharged from service and was
the week-end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Conrad Littlejohn and Mr.
and Mirs. Junnie Webster.
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J. C. Webster is home after
spendiug five months in Provi
dence, R. I.
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Pvt. and Mrs. Rice are parents
of a daug-hter.
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Have you subscribed for the
Hai-i-is Herald yet? The following-
mailed the coupon recently: Miss
Mae Willie Camp, Shelby, N. C.
Can we at home afford to do less
than subscribe?
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Earl Justice, manager U. S; Em
ployment Service office, Ruther-
fordton, is offering some fine ad
vice to our readers in a series' of
articles. Read them.
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Odell Haaurick, of Cliffside, is
not only a successful building con
tractor but an outstanding church
worker also.
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Rev. W. L. Goode, pastor of
Hog'gett Grove Circuit, is a very
successful minister and is greatly
loved in that community.
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Robex-t Lee Webster, of Cliff
side, is not only a useful member
of Haynes' Grove church, but is
also interested in the civic welfare
iof the people.
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Bub Davis, Forest City, pi-oprie-
tor of Midway barber shop, is one
of the busiest men I’ve seen. He
■i.s interested in any worthwhile
ixiovement for the advancement of
his race.
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Jessie T. Miller, staff corre
spondent of the Herald of, the
Zions Grove community, has* al
ready shown marked ability as a
writer and paragraphei'.
Miss Marion Brooks, staff cor
respondent of the Hollis commun
ity, is wide awake an.d is interest
ed in the success of the Herald.
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Rev. A. M. Goodwin, pastor of
St. John church, Rutherfordton,
is a new resident of this county
and is 'One of the finest ministei-s
we know.
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Marine
-V.
CLYDE McDowell, jr.
Shown above is Clyde McDo
well, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde McDowell, of Henrietta.
Clyde entered the Marine Corps
at Camp Lejune, N. C., March 6,
1944. He served there on the M.
P. force for seven months. In
April, 1946, he went overseas and
at present is in the Johnson Is
lands. He is a graduate of Gra
hamtown high school and is mak
ing good in tihe service. His ad
dress is: 44 Sep., care Fleet P. 0.,
San Francisco, California.
Zion Grove
Community News
JESSE T. MILLER
(Staff Cox-respondent)
“Civilization Begins and Ends
With the Plow!” It will alw"-\'be
remembered, being spoken
States, George Washirrgi:?*"- iC
was fiist in war, first in peili(?y,?nd
first in the hearts of his country
men. He was' also a farmer.
I don’t believe any sane man or
woraan will refute this fact: if the
American farmer cannot get suf
ficient labor and farm equipment
and the proper legislation at
Raleigh and Washington whereby
to till the soil and get a reasonable
profit for the sale of farm com
modities, we will soon, and very
soon, have no civilization.
It is an established and undis-
putable fact that practically
everything we use comes from the
soil directly or indirectly, and cer
tainly George Wfashington was
right when he said “Civilization
Begins and Ends With the Plow.”
1 sit and listen to the radio and
i-ead the newspapers and learn
that the head authorities are call
ing- strikes in many of the North-
ei-n manufacturing- centers and the
entire United States. Many of
these strikex-s have large families.
The war is over, and it seems to
me if many of those strikers would
get out of tho.se large congested
places and go back to the farm and
exei-cise a little more of that old
time willingness to work and make
.something to eat, then they would
think less about sti'ikes.
There ax-e today moi-e eonsuixx-
ers of pi-oduce than there are pro
ducers. The farmer has never
been known to strike when .things
were against him. Even when
Uncle Sam was taking their last
boy to help win the war, the farm
er carried on. This American way
of life is fine, as relates to agri-
cultui-e. But I’ve been told that
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The Harris Herald was preseut-
ed to the public Saturday, Janu
ary 12. The public’s geuei-al re
sponse and reception of tlie paper
was even gi-eater than anticipat- '
ed. It i.s heai-tening to note tlm
attitude of our citizens lof both
races toward our county’s newest
and only negro newspaper. All of
us realize the tremendous x-es])on-
sibility that is ours and see in the
Herald great possibilities for help
ing- solve our probleiULS.
Scores of people, whom we do
not know personally, aftei- reading
tho Herald, expressed their inter
est in the paper and stated that
they would work for the paper’s
success.
Our subsci-iption list is continu
ally growing, indicating that our
friends not only wish to buy one
copy but numbers of them ai-e suli-
sci-ibing- in 'Order that they miglit
help a worthwhile movement to
g'l’ow and also that they may con
tinue to get the News pertaining
to tiheir race and community. Our
agents and correspondents in sev
eral sections of tht) county are
wide-awake and energetic. Many
,of them are serving as correspond-
■.llb.ga "o-l;--tire'-'Int-p-ei'
anl getting subscriptions. They
de.serve .and should receive your
support.
The outlook for the growth and
future development of the Har
ris Herald is very brig-ht. On all
sides interested persons gladly of
fer suggestions, give advice, prom
ise aid and in general offer to help
in any po.ssible way.
AROUND THE NATION’S CAPITAL
By DR. H. T. MEDFORD
Washington, D. C.
Editor Robinson: I herewith
submit the first installment of i-ny
impression of happenings around
the nation’s capitol, which I hope
to continue for each issue of Har
ris Herald in the future. I con
gratulate you upon launching a
new paper in that community. I
am sure such a publication will
mean a great deal for all of ,i,ts
readers’ in .the western section of
the “Old North State.” We wish
you much success in this valuable
venture.
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■Things are a bit exciting at this
time (Jan. 20-28) in the United
States congress ihere. The Fair
Practice Employment bill is be
fore that body, and infamous fili
buster ,is on. Easland, of Miss.,
Johnson, of South Carolina, aidecl
by some other Southern and West
ern senators. As is generally
known, the bill proposes to make it
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DR. H. T. MEDFORD
AMONG OUR
CHURCHES
NEW BETHEL CHURCH
We, the members of the New
Bethel A. M. E. ZioH church of
Forest City, under the lea^iershi])
of our new pastoi-. Rev. Bomar,
are planning to make this year a
success. We are glad to welcome
the pastor’s fansily.
A large numl)er attemlod a quar
tet singling which featured the
Golden Bell Singei's of Charlotte
Friday night) Jan. 1 8.
The Golden Bell quartet has
been asked to retui-n here .soon and
bring with them the junior Golden
Bell singex-s. Be sure and hear
them.
The junior choir .sponsored, an
entei-tainment on Januai'y 22.
ST. LUKE CHURCH NEWS
By Mrs. Bernice Cannon
Our pa.stor. Rev. G. Gray, i.s with
us another yeai’, and we are pro
gressing nicely. Services every
•Sunday at 3:00 p. m. an.d preach
ing- every second and foui-th Sun
days. An all-night meeting was
held recently.
The next meeting will be in
Shelby at Mt. Sinai church, Rev.
G. F. B'oyd, pastor, on Feb. 2.
We have another chux-ch in Hen
rietta, Mannings Chapel. The
pastor is Rev. N. L. Cannon.
A new church has been built'in
Ruthei-fordton, Michael’ Chapel,
with Rev. E. S. Cannon as patstor.
Service men visiting us recent
ly were Sgt. James H. Simmons
and Cpl. Leonai-d Simmons, and
Pfc. Lemuel Elliott.
“Shed Off”
Text: “Behold I send you forth
as sheep in the midst of wolves;
be ye therefore Wiise as a sex-pent
and harmless as doves.” St. Mat
thew, 10th chapter, 16th vei-se.
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Bits Of Negro History
1. Who was Richard Allen?
B. Who was James Varick?
3. Two negx-oes were once Unit
ed States senatoi’s from Mississip
pi. Who were they?
4. Of what state was Fredei-jck
Douglass a native?
(Answers' on page four.)