THE HARRIS HERALD
Only Negro Newspaper in
Rutherford County.
HE HARMS HERUD
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Population 45,577.
Agricultural Manufacturing
Center.
Summer resorts.
VOLUME 1—NUMBER 4
HARRIS, N. C„ APRIL, 1946
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Widely-Known Resident Of The Zions Grove Community ^ad
JESSIE T. MILLER,
ZION GROVE
RESIDENT, PASSES
Funeral Held At Zions Grove
For Popular Man—Flor
al Offering Beautiful
Mr. Jessie T. Miller, for many
years a resident of Zions Grove
community, died Monday morn
ing, March 18, after a brief ill
ness. He was for many years a
faithful member of Zions Grove
A. M. E. Zion church where he was
laid to re.st Thursday, March 21.
Rev. G. H. Vaughn delivered the
eulogy from the 23rd Psalm 4th
verse. Several significant state
ments were ma'de hy the .speaker,
“No Room in His Heart for Fear.”
Another was, “He Was an Ex
ample,”“We Will he Safe to Emu
late Bro Miller’s Life,’! “And a
Man That Puts His Trust in God
can Finish His Work Here.” He
delivered a vefy touching ehlogy.
Several miniisters spoke, viz., A. M.
Goodwin, Fel,i.x Gray and M. B.
Robinson. Rev. Mi-s. Katie Vaughn
.sang very feelingly, “I Know my
Jesus Cares.”
Mr. Miller is survived, by his
widow and four sons and five
daughters' and a host of relatives
and friends.
He had been for many years a
resident of Zions Grove section
and was looked upon as an intelli
gent man, progress/ive farmer,
civic leader and an all round
Christian gentleman and citizen.
He was one of the fir.st opes in this
county to drive a school bus He
was one of the leading members
and officials of the one time Ruth
erford county negro fair. He also
joined with a few other persons a
year or so ago in seeking hiis just
rights to vote. All in all, he was
an outstanding person and this
section of the country and this
county will be much poorer be
cause of his pas.sing.
Finally, Mr. Miller was an able
member of our correspondents
staff of The Harris Herald and di'd
a good jdb. Had he regained his
strength he would have been plac
ed on the editoifial staff of the
Herald, because he understood hu
manity and wrote accordingly.
The entire staff of the Harris Her
ald joins the hosts of others in
this section in mourning because
of the death of one of our out
standing citizens.
Discharged
DEFENSE PLANS
DRAWN FOR RIOT
VICTIMS IN TENN.
Mrs. Roosevelt And Dr. To
bias To Raise Funds And
Publicize Case
RIDING-NOT WALKING-THIS TIME
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sassfiggSMEESSs
FIRST SGT. DAN SPIKES
Shown above is First Sgt. Dan
Spikes, of Ellenboro, son of Mrs.
Cleo and the late Mr Clovis
Spikes of Ellenlboro. Dian served
in the army for three and one-
half years. He received his .basic
training at Camp Claiborne, Ala.,
and other camps jji this country.
He served overseas for fifteen
months in Germany and France.
He is at home now with his moth
er, taking a well eai'ned rest after
receiving an honorable discharge.
First Sgt. Spikes will probably re
turn to his old job as red cap in
Union station, Washington, D. C.
LEnERS FROM
HERALD READERS
Dear Editor: I am enclosing
money order of one dollar for one
years’ suibscription to the Harris
Herald. Yours truly, Mr. S. T
McClure, R-9, Box 506 Baltimore,
26, Md.
Dear Mr. Robinson: Congratu-
ing you $1.00 for one years sub
scription to tlhe Harris Herald,
think it Is a fine paper and I bid
you Goi^s speed. I enjoy reading
a good pliper like this. Very truly
yours, Mr. J. W. Twitty, Bostic,
N. C.
UNION SINGING
CONVENTION IS
RE-ORGANIZED
Oldest Convention In Section
Has New Officers,—Out
look Very Bright
The Home Union singing con
vention was org'anlzed April Vth.
It not only is the oldest conven
tion in this section, but it also ha.s
done some of the finest work of
any convention or musical group
in fihis section of the state, and it
is the aim of the officers and lead
ers to build it to its former
strength and usefulness.
The following persons were
elected officers for this year: M.
B. Robinson, president; W. W.
Abrams, vice president; Clyde Mc-
Entire, secretary; J. L. Ford,
treasurer.
Our constitutioin and by-laws
and other executive officers will
be chosen at our regular meeting
the fifth Saturday night in June.
On the fifth Sunday in June we
will have our regular singing at
Hopewell church, Harris, N. C.
There are three, choirs in this
convention, Doggetts Grove, Hope-
well and Zion Hill. It is the de
cision of the officers and all in
terested persons that the Outlook
for th's convention is very bright.
We not only ask for the prayers
of lall interested persons, but we
also want and need the active as
sistance of all choirs and others
that want to see the old home
union singing convention reach its
former glory. Watch this paper
for further announcements re
garding this convention.
New Yorkers Like Paper
Dear Mr. Robinson: Congratu
lations and the best of luck to you.
I was so thrilled when I received
your copy of the Harris Herald
that I could not believe my own
eyes. Really I was tickled to
death. I am sending a subscrip
tion of $1.00 for the paper. Keep
up the good work. Mrs. Vico Ab
rams, 873 E. lG7th St., 17, Bronx
59, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Robinson; I am glad
to know that you are doing some
thing for our own home town. I
wish you much luck in your new
business. I am enclosing a money
order for $1.00 for Harris Herald
for one year. Mrs. Emory De-
Loach, 386 W. 125th St., Apt.
4-W, New York 27, N. Y.
AMONG THE SICK
Miss Jessie Lee McKinney, of
Doggetts Grove, community, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boston
McKinney, has undergone an oper
ation at the Rutherford hos
pital. She is resting fine accord
ing to latest reports.
Nashville, Tenn.—Plans for the
legal defense of 100 negroes ar
rested and charged w.'.th offences
in connection with the Colum'“;~. I
Tenn., riot of February 20-J'
were being perfected last week by j
attorneys of the NAAOP, headed
by Z. Alexander of this'city
Maurice Weaver of Chattanooga.
Meanwhile, the NAACP office
I New York moved to mobilize na-
' tion-wide support of the riot ■v
tims through the formation of a
national comimittee of colored and
white citizens which will publicize
the ease, raise money for the • -
pensive fight and press for the
punishment of officials responsii)le
for the shooting and vandalism
and violation of civil rights in Co
lumbia.
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads Committee
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr.
Channing Tobias will serve as co-
chairmen of a liational committee,
it was announced by Whiter White
who is in personal charge of the
case for the NAACiP. Mrs. Roose
velt telegraphed her consent from
Tucson, Ariz.
“There lare two aspects to this
ease,” White said. “Both are of
the greatest importance. One is the
adequate legal defense of those
who have been arrested and
charged with crime. This is the
first consideration. These innocent
people,' terrcrize.iiL''h'3,‘-a :ii«b
the threat of a lynching, merely
retired to their section of Colum
bia to avoid troulble. Their dis
trict was Invaded, their homes
and businesses were ransacked
and wrecked and scores of them
were threatened and beaten at the
point of machine gun at the hands
of, raiding state troopers.
“It is of the very first import
ance that these innocent people be
freed and nothing take precedence
over securing their liberty on these
fantiastic charges.
The second important feature
of this case is the arousing of pub
lic opinion through mass meeting
and leaflets and protests to bring
the guilty parties* to justice ami
to prevent the recurrence at Co
lumbia from becoming the pat
tern to be used by others through
out the nation. We expect,
through the national committee
now .being formed, through the
1,200 branches of the NAACP,
and through cooperation with
other organizations, to carry out
this imprtant task, but without
forgetting that the main issue of
the colored people of Columbia is
that those who have been arrested
shall be free.”
Mass Meetings Arranged
White said that a series of
meetings is being arranged in 15
key cities, wath smaller gather
ings scattered in a score of others
where the case will be publicized
by the speakers from the NAACP
national office and others. White
spoke March 21 to an overflow
mass meeting at E'benezer A. M.
E. church in Detroit. Thurgood
Marshall, chief counsel for the
NAACP, who will supervise the
entire legal defense, spoke on the
Columbia case at a mass meeting
in Cleveland, Ohio. The case was
also spread ‘before the delegates
to a five-state regional conference
in Tulsa, Okla., IVCanch 23 by Miss
Ella J. Baker, director of branch
es, Miss Lucille Black, of New
York office of the association.—
Star of Zion.
P
m
Personal And Local
Items Gathered From
Rutherford County
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RIDING ABOUT NEW YORK has become the diversion of Andrei Gromyko,
Soviet delegate to the U. N. Security Council, since he made his dra
matic exit from the sessions in Hunter College. Above, as he reaches
out to shut the door of his car, Mrs. Gromyko seems quite amused by a
lensman’s efforts to get a picture. (International Exclusive)
Dr. Washburn Points
Out Importance Of
Rabies Prevention
iCounty Board Of Health An
nounces Appointment Of
Rabies Inspectors
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Dear Editor: Enclosed you will
find $1.00 for my subscription to
■the Harris Herald. I enjoy read
ing it very much. It is almost
like being home reading your
paper. I do trust that your paper
will be a success. Thanks a mil
lion for sending me the paper.
Yours truly, Mrs. Rosetta Mosley,
Hampton, Va.
MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY
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The State Board of Health has
chlled attention to the import
ance of rabies prevention. Rabies
is a fatal disease in dogs which
can ibe transmitted to man, and
unless preventive treatment is
taken, hydrophobia may develop.
This is one of our most dreaded
diseases, since 100 per cent of
persons devetoping it always die.
The vaccination of dogs against
rabies is the best method, of pre
venting hydrophobia, and a state
law requires that all dogs be vac
cinated each year before the first
of 4u'y.
In order to cooperate with the
health department in preventing-
rabies, our county commissioner.s
at their last meeting appointed the
following rabies imspectors for
the different townships:
Rom Ensley for I.ogan’s store
aji'd Golden Valley; C. W'. May-
field for Cool Springs, Rutherford
and Union; R. R. Ledbetter for
High Shoals, Sulphur .Springs and
Duncan Creek; Delfo W'alker for
Colfax, Green Hill and Chimney
Rock; George F. Crews for Gamp
Creek, Gilkey and M-oi-gan.
Attention is called to the fol
lowing items in tlhe Rabies Pre
ventive Law:
1. All dogs must be vaccinated
by a duly appointed rabies in
spector, or by a registered veter-
narian. It is not legal for a per
son to vaccinate his own dog.
2. Dogs not vaccinated by July
first are to be reported to the
sheriff for legal action to be taken
against the owner or the house
holder where the dogs are kept.
Following this, if the dogs are not
then vaccinated within three days
they may be killed.
3. When a dog is vaccinated by
a rabies inspector, the owner ,is
given a receipt and a tag. The
tag is to be placed on the dog’s
collar. The receipt should -he kept
to be presented to the superin
tendent of schools who will then
issue an order for a refund of
fifty cents of vaccinated fee of
each dog, which amount will be
credited on payment for county
taxes.
As already stated, hydrophobia
is a fatal disease. If you will call
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The Union, Silver
Circle Singing
Convention Meets
Jerusalem Baptist ' church of
Harris is built of cement blocks
and is very beautiful. Mr. T. L.
Davis did the cement block work
and did it well. He is also build
ing a nice house in Spindale. Any
one wanting the services of Mr.
Davis can contact him at the ad
dress given in his “ad” elsewhere
in this issue.
According to reports, Mr.
Tennessee Mosley, of Baltimore,
Md., but formerly of this place,
has bought himself a house. Con
gratulations.
iMrs. Jimmie Eelfer, also of Bal
timore, has mailed some subscrip
tions to the Hurris Herald. It is
hoped that others will do like
wise.
Following are just a few recent
subscribers to the Harris Hei-ald
in this and other sections: Mrs.
Georgander Hunt, Mr. Joe Bridg’-
es, Mr.s. Plato Bridges, Mrs. Pearl
Dawkins, Mrs. Bertha Spikes, Mrs.
Oddesya Littlejohn, Mrs. Willie
Frederick, Mrs., Amanda King,
Mrs. Cleo Spikes, Mrs. Nora Walk
er, Mrs. Ethel Gardner, Mrs. Fan
nie Petty, Mr. Willie Durham,
Louis Johnson, Andrew Boyce,
Willie Weaver, C. C. Mller, J. R.
Roberts, I,ee Toms, Rev. M. C. A.
Walton, Prof. Alfonso Webster,
and Mrs. M. J. Stanton.
In addition to the able .staff of
Oil'i I'l HeiMid.,;we
are glad f'p welcome the following
persons to our staff: Mrs. Mae
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Dairy Payments
Now Available
Discharged
HOUSE TO HOUSE
CANVASS WILL BE
MADE IN COUNTY
Correspondents Will Aid In
Campaign To Secure Nec
essary 1,000 Subscriptions
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T/SGT. RICHARD FOSTER
Sgt. Foster has been in serv
ice for two years and six months.
He served in New Guinea, Phil
ippine Islands and other places.
He has been given his discharge
and is now at his home. He is
the son of Mrs, Carrie Foster
of Cliffside.
The Union Silver Gircle singing’
convention met with Dog-gett
Grove A. IVT. E. Zion church March
23-24, \uth Bro. ,S. B. McKinney
presiding. ’
This convention is one o-f the
largest conventions in this section
and is always well attended.
The Saturday night session was
very interesting . Aside from the
usual order of business tramsact-
ed there were other features wor
thy of note. Every Church re
ported its full apportionment ex
cept one. The reports were of a
high order and it seemed more'
like a large church school con
vention or some big meeting of
note than just a singing conven
tion.
The topic, “Am I Responsiible
for my Brother’s Conduct?” This
topic was discussed by several of
the brethren. However, it should
be noted here that if we will ibe
responsible for and care for our
own conduct we will do a big job.
The Sunday sessions began with
a union Sunday school, which was-
very intei'esting, after which sing
ing began by the choirs. The
afternoon session was also well
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Zion Grove News
AMONG THE
SERVICE MEN
T''’S lis to advise all producers
selling whole sweet milk, butter-
fat, and cream that payments will
be made during April and May for
the period covering the months of
January, February and March.
In order to be eligible for pay
ment. under thi.s program, produc
ers are to furnish the county com
mittee in the AAA office, at Ruth-
erfordton a daily sales record,
which means that the amount of
milk, butter, or cream sold should
be listed daily. Any record other
than a daily record cannot be ap
proved.
The county office is mailing each
farmer who is selling milk and
butter a blank which should be
signe'd and returned with the sales
report.
Due to the shortage of labor and
tremendous afnount of work to be
done in .the county office during
this pay period, we are asking that
these reports be mailed and not
brought iin person. In past months
we have been working out the pay
ments while the producers waited,
but we will not have time to -do
this this month.
All reports which are received
will be given prompt attention, and
the drafts mailed in two or three
days.
The price for this pay period is
!90 cents for whole sweet mlilk and
17 cents for butterfat.
City and State.—
Send check or money order to Herald Subscription Department,
Harris, N. C.
GROWTH OF THE
HARRIS HERALD
January issue, 68 subscribers;
February issue, 125 subscribers;
March issue, 175 subscribers;
April issue, 207. Goal for this
year 1,000 subscribers.
Pvt. Mack Wilkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Echos Wilkins, of Sandy
Mush, was home a few days ago
on furlough. Mack entered serv
ice December 3 at Fort Bragg.
He went from there to New Or
leans, after which he was given a
fifteen day furlough home. He
has reported to a camp in Colum
bia, S. C., from whence it is prob
able he will go ovei'seas.
The following two men left
Ruthei-fordton local board No. 1
for final examination April 2,
1946. These two men passed for
limited • service several months
ago. They were Charles William
Twitty and Cecil Truman Wilker-
son.
The following registrants left
Rutherfordton on April 1, 1946,
for Fort Bragg for pre-induction
physical examination. If they pass
this examination they will be sent
for final induction soon after their
21 days leave is up. Their names
are John Henry Howell, Samuel
Socrates Harris, Sylvanus Log-an,
Jr., Charles Junior Hamilton, and
Benjamin Dodd. L. C. McKinney
was among those to leave from
Forest City on the same date.
JESSIE LEE MILLER
(Staff Correspondent)
Miss Nora Wilkins, of Wash
ington, D C., was the week-end
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ella Mil
ler, of Rutherfordton.
Pfc. Willie Lee Miller, sOn of
Mr. and Mrs Amos Millei^, of
Polk county, h'as returned home
with hiis discharge from overseas.
Miss Lillie Bright, of Ruther
fordton, has retui-ned home after
visiting lin New York.
Miss Ollie Thompson, of Salis
bury, was the guest of Miss Bessie
Miller.
Miss Bessie Miller and Miss Ar-
nolia Wilkins have returned to
school a.£ter attending the funeral.
They are co-eds of Livilngstone
College of Salisbury.
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Reeves
have retui-ne'd to Charlotte after
attending the funeral.
IService was conducted at Zions
Grove church March 24 with Rev.
Brice of Gastonia doing the
preaching. Text, Luke 21:25v.
Subject, “A Sign.” A large crowd
was present. Collection $10.60.
The Junior Pour quartet of
Forest City will give a program
here April 28 at 2:30 p. ni.
Everyone has an invitation to at
tend.
Mrs. Belle Twitty, of near
Rutherfordton, died March 11
She leaves to mourn her loss, a
husband, two daughters and three
sons, some grandchildren and a
host of relatives and friends. A
large crowd attended the funeral.
As is generally known, the goal
of the Herald this year is 1,000
subscribers. We are confident
that this figure will be passed,
however we wiish for more of our
people here in this county to sub
scribe to The Herald. Why wait?
Hence, a house-to-house canvass
will be made. When the editor
or one of the many able corre
spondents ask you to subscribe for
$1.00 per year, subscribe. That
is a small sum to spend in propor
tion to what the paper will be
worth to you.
Ths paper has been established
here for the benefit of all of us
and not as a money making ven
ture, and it is the duty of all of
us to cooperate in every possible
way to help make this an out
standing paper. Anything is just
what you make it, hence let all of
us work and work hard for the
success of this paper.
Many of us delight in talking,
about the accomplishments of peo
ple in diiferent sections of the
country. Why not we do as well
here as they? We can, we will
and eventually we must. Our eiti-
zents here of both races are lib
eral, progressive, industrious and
as determined to be progressive
as people to be found most any
where, therefore let us accept tlM
cbjiillen.'^o W'lu'ii V.t' is ...jl'Ieu
work eS'.rnestly Lo bu’ld a largi r
subscription list and also a better
and larger paper ihere at home.
You can help us, first by sub
scribing and also by speaking a
good word about our paper and
pas-sing your copy on to some
friend with the suggestion that
he subscribe also.
Finally, the campaign is on.
Many of you have stated that you
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here. Prove it. Subscribe with
out even being asked to. Send in
the coupon or see an agent today.
In that way you prove that you
want and deserve a greater paper
here in your midst.
Obituary Of Jessie
Thomas Miller
AROUND THE NATION’S CAPITOL
By DR. H. T. MEDFORD
Washington, D. C,
Bro. Jessie Thomas Miller was
born March 9, 1888, in Ruther
ford county anid departed this life
March 18, 1946, at 3:06 a. m.
age 58 years, one week and one
day old.
He was the' son of the late Prof-
fessor and Mrs. David Miller of
this county.
He married Mrs'. Ella Wilkins
of Polk county January 10, 1910.
To this union was born four sons
and five daughters and three
grand-cihildren.
Bro. Miller became a member
of Zions Grove church at an early
age an'di remained a faithful mem
ber until death.
Bro. Miller was choister of the
choir for 32 years. He also served
as superintendent of the Sunday
school, class leader and served in
many placets for a numiber of
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DEATHS
Rev. Booker T. Medford, presi
dent of Clinton- College, Rock
Hill, S. C , and eldest son of Dr.
and Mrs. H. T. Medford, has suc
ceeded in getting a group of sing
ers of the college on for a weekly
broadcast on a radio station of
the city. Rev. Meldford has a lim
ited space for a speechette in the
same period. It’s a new accom
plishment . for a negi'O school
thereabouts; and the president
says he hopes they can get on a
national hook-up later through the
same station. ■ He believes it will
be granted. Much favorable com
ment is being received.
There are many living in and
around the capitol who know Rev.
Thomas Diggs when he pastored in
Edenton, N. C., and Berkeley, Va.
He is now chaplain in the U S.
Army, and has been fo'r the past
four years. Chaplain Diggs re
cently returneid. from the Pacific,
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DR. H. T. MEDFORD
iLynwood Clayton McDowell, in
fant son of Mr. and Mlrs. Charlie
McDowell, of Doggetts Grove, died
Wednesday, April 3. He was
burled at Doggetts Grove church
Thursday. He is survived by his
parents and two brothers and sis
ters.
William Goode, a lifelong resi
dent of Doggetts Grove commun
ity, died Friday, April 5, after
an illness of some four or five
months. He was buried at Dog
getts Grove church Sunday, April
7, with a large crowd attending.
Rev. W. L. Goode, pastor, deliver
ed the eulogy.
William was 46 years of age.
He had been for a long time an
employee of the C. C. and 0. Rail
way. He has also worked for
other agencies in this county and
always kno^yn to be a good
worker.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Evelener Goode, eight chil
dren, one gi’andcihild, one sister,
two brothers and a host of rela
tives and friends.