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THE HARRIS HERALD Only Negro Newspaper in Rutherford County. VOLUME 1—NUMBER jS HE HUMS IRUD ri RUTHERFORD COUNTY Population 45,577. Agricultural Manufacturing Center. Summer resorts. HARRIS, N. C, MAY, 1946 SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR PUBLISHED MONTHLY AMERICAN MOTHER FOR 1040 IS CHOSEN if. if. if ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * if. if. if. if. if ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Jerusalem Baptist Church Dedicated With Day’s Program NEW CEMENT BLOCK BUILDING READY FOR SERVICE Moderator Of Gold Hill A»- Sociation Delivers After noon Dedicatory Address SUCCESSFUL RALLY ■—%Sunday, MJay 5, 1946, is a day to be long remembered by pastor, officers, members of Jerusalem Baptist church and friends from far and near. It was the occasion of the dedication of their new cement block churcih, built under the magnificent leadership of Rev. E. 0. Bass, pastor, and his loyal and cooperative members and friends. The morning service consisted mostly of songs and spirituals led by Miss Jeanette Bass', Mr. Harold Bass, M. G. Stagg, H, H. Hudson and Mrs. Forney. Appropriate re marks were made by the pastor and others from time to time. The morning offering amounted to $25.58. A delightful dinner was served by the host church, Jerusalem, and Hopewell a'nld Doggett Grove as sisting. The afternoon and final session was attended by an overflowing crowd of several hundred peo.ple. Rev. H. B. Ferguson, moderator of the Gold Hill Association, de livered' the dedicatory sermon. Text, Nehemiah. 4th chapter, 6th verse, and Psalm 27th verse, 4th chapter. Subject, “Perseverence in the ^aee of Opposition’' and “At'cached to God’s House.” “We must press forward in the midst of opposition,” said the .spe'aker. Also “we have a purpose to sei-ve in the world.” Inasmuch as we need and must have the help of God in our lives,“it is a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to talk to God.” iContinuing, the speaker said, “Every new church built is a testimony to the fact that we can pray and God will hear and answer prayer. Every new church has an alter or a table, and it is a sign of Ghrist.” Continui,ng the ■ dynamic minister declare'd, “The real church is not in brick and mortar, but it is in the heart of men a'nd women. We must serve the world. The church stands for service.” Finally id'e declared, “Christ ,is not a dead prophet, but a living prophet and dedicating oui’selves to his service is the greatest dedication that we can make.” It was a wonderful message and the large congi-ega- tion that completely fille'd the beautiful new church were loud and sincere in their praise and commendation to the minister for delivering such a wonderful and appropriate message for the oc casion. Other ministers present were Revs. W. L. Goode, J. B. Dukes, Rev. King and the editor. Visitors were present from Webb’s church, Mt. Pisgah, Dog- gett’s Grove, Henrietta, Spindale, Asheville, Hopewell, Wheats —Turn to Page Four Earned Degree LA-MAE BEAUTY COLLEGE HAS BIG PROGRAM Has Had Fine Year—Ha* Large Graduating Class NEW CHURCH DEDICATED MAY 5 Rutherfordton News MISS M. E. JOYNER M'.'ss M. E. Joyner received her ■Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Michigan in Oc tober, 1945. Miss Joyner attended the ele mentary school of Kinston, N. C., and Western Lewisville element ary school of Jacksonville, Fla. She was ai garduate of Stanton High school in Jacksoniville Fla., and studied in residence at the Florida A. and M. College two years. She returned to North Carolina and completed her college work at A. and T. College in Greensboro in 1939. Since her graduation at A. and T. College .in 1939, Miss Joyner has been em,ployed in the' element ary department of New Hope school in Rutherfordton. N. C,., During that time she studied in the 'Summer schools of the Uni versity of Michigan and Columbia Univei'sity, compleiting her Mas ter’s Degree' in three s’,x weeks sessi’ons and' three inter-sessions. .Orphaned at an' early age, Miss Joyner sought an education on her own eft’ort and ambition, spending the first three years of he* ele mentary school days with her grandmother and the remaining days through high school in the home of a wlhite minister’s family in. North Carolina and Florida. This example shows that suc cess comes to those who struggle »nd' wait. Quarter Century Of Service Alston, Winston- Winston-Salem. Beaty, Wlnston- Bassett, Winston- Friendly Aid Progressing One of the best organizatians that we have heard about ,is the Friendly Aid Union, an organtea- tion for. the protection and bene fit of its hundreidB of members located from 'Belmont, N. 'C., to Gaffney, S. 'C. Meetings are held at Mt. Olive church near King’s Mountain Sunday, April 1, ■with a large attendance. Sixteen mem bers received $108.00 each during the session. W. M. Neely is presi- ■dent; W. M.Gordon and J. Wk Dix on are leading officials. We hope to carry more news 'about this growing mutual society from time to time. This clearly shows wihat a group of determined, interested .people caai do for themselves and also for others. Hastie Is Confirmed Judge William H. Hastie, for mer Fed'eral judge ,ih the 'Virgin Islands and im'ore recently dean of Howard Umiversity Law School has beetn confirmed by the United States Senate as Governor of the Virgin Islands. He is the first ne gro to serve in that position, hav ing been appointed by President Truman. He will leave soon for his new post. iThe Herald extends its best wishes to. Mr. H. Houston, editor- owner of the Charlotte Post upon his celebration of 'his' 25th anni versary as editor aimd publisher of the “Post”, one of the' leading pa pers of this section of the country. No doubt his problems have been m'any, but with faith in God (far he ,is a devoted churchman) and a desire to serve the members of our race and help them to move forward in several avenues of life, Mr. Houston has steadily moved up the lad'der of fame with his growing paper. We hope for him many more years of health and service for .humanity. REV. E. A. LEWIS PASSES iRev. E. A. Lewis, retired mis sionary minister of this section, died Saturday, May 5, in Forest City. He was buri.ed at Henrietta Baptist church Monday, May 6 Rev. Lewis was 87 years old and at one time was a powerful preach er of the Gospel. He had a won derful personality and was well liked by all that knew him. He is survived by his gran-dson, Tom White, and other relatives a'nd friends. La-Mae Beauty College, of Winston-Salem, has just held its ninth annual commencement pro gram. Under the leadership of Mrs. 0. M. Forte, presid'ent, and her able staff, the school has had a fine year. Beauty culture holds ■great possibilities for any one wa^nti.ng to prepare for a worth while position with security. Any one wanting to contact this out standing beauty college can do so by writing to the address found elsewhere in this ■issue. Following are a complete list of graduates far 1946: Florence D. Salem. Rosa Brown Annie Mae Salem. ■Golden F. Salem. Johnie Bynum, Winston-Salem. Beftty Burton, Cornelius. lEula Mae Bullie, Fayettev-Ule. 'Sara C. Bell, Leaksville. Novella C. Bradley, Winston- Sdle.m. Hermina Barde'n', iChiquapin. Ine H. Burns, Winston-Salem. Rhamas Pearl Brown, Clem- m'ons. Pinkie E. Curry, Kings Moun tain. Parnoice Corry, Blacksburg, S. ■€. Dorothy Mae Castle, Spartan burg, S. C. Glennie Mae Cross, Albermarle. Rose E. Cropps, Bonesville. Nora Ann Conrad, Mt. Airy. Freddie Carwell, Moncui’e. Dovie D. Cooper, Bao-nvill.e. Jennie C. Clayburn, Winston- Salem. Flora Mae Cocker, Wiiwston- Salem. Martha L. Critz, Mt. Airy. Lula Mae Clingham, Winston- Salem. 'Kathleen Henry, Tomahawk. Joy M. Dalton, Mayodan. Bern.i,ce B. Davis, Lexington. Grade Mae Drayton, Orlando, Florida., Blanchie R. Dixon, Council. Janie Diggs, Norwood. Lillian Dougless, Winston-Sal- —Turn to Page Four Jewelry Store Opens Shown above is New Jerusalem BaptUt church which was dedicated Sunday, May 5th, with an all-day service. Shown above is Rev. E. O. Bass, pastor, and the officers and some of the members of Jeru salem Baptist church, Harris. Local And Personal Items Gathered In Rutherford County $>- Bridges Jewelry Store of For est City recently opened for busi ness in the building formerly oc cupied by the Bradley Jewelry Store on East Main street. Mr. Bridges, a veteran, is in charge. Aside from carrying a complete line of jewelry, Mr. Bridges also does all kinds of watdh repairing. His work is guaranteed and is al so reasonable. When you are in need of any of his services it will pay you to drop in and see him. Class Ads Are Very Popular Thirty-Seven Penny Notices have been canried in The Herald sa far thi.s year. It will pay you to run some notices in .this popular column. Jessie T. Miller ran the following notice, “Wanted to Sell —'100 bushels of well cured sweet potatoes. No. 1 grade.” Mr. Mil ler’s son told me that he 'not only sold' his potatoes, but had enough calls to have sold that many more. MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY Please send me the Harris Herald one year f>or $1.00. Enclosed find $ Name. Address.. City and State.. Send check or money order to Herald Subscription Department, Harris, N. C. Items Of Interest Picked Up Throughout The County And Elsewhere • .... —_ ■ y; • ' iMr. J. M. Robinson, an uncle of ours, and one of our subscribers “up New York way,” .is in the amusement businiess and 'does busi ness over a territory covering some 100 miles or more, we have been informed. We are glad to see an other one of our home boys making- good in his chosen field of en deavor. The subscription list of the Har ris Hei-ald continues to grow. Following are some of the recent subscribers: Mrs. Eva Camp, Em ily Mosley, S. E. Claudie, Brown Gardis, Bittie Whiteside and Miss Ethel Bradley, Rev. J. C. Mitchell, Ed'die Evans, Jr., J. T. Johnson and Elder E. Gamble, Messrs. Edgar Hoyle, Boyd Beasley, Enoch H. Moore, J. W. Dixon and Rev. George A. Thompson, Floyd John son, 'W'. M. Gorden, Elliott Moore, Rogers L. Blanton, W. H. McEn- tire. Burgee'll Ledbetter, Lemuel Edgerton, Rashelburt Logan,. Rev. Jasper Rice, of Kings Mountain, hais built a nice frame church south of the city and he has plans whereby the property will be improved and m.embership increased. At one time he lived in Doggetts Grove community. "Wle wish to welcome Mrs. Mary Bell Dixon, of Belmont, N. C., to our staff of correspondents, and 'hope that she does a fine job of creating good will for our paper in that section of the state. Do you want the Harris Herald to succeed? If so, please send in your subscription today. Don’t put it off any longer. .See a coi'- respondent in your communj.ty or send direct to the e'd'itorial office at Harris, N. iC. Several of our churches are taking advantage of our offer to build a churcih page in the Herald. Why don’t you see the correspond ent in your com'munity and send in your church news each month? Let the people know what you are having, what you have had and what you are going to have in your church and community of a religious nature. Mrs. Janette Logan is also a new member of our staff from Rutherfordton and we are happy to welcome her to this growing and progressive organization. Mrs. Mae E. Hill, correspondent of the New House com.munity, is making an alert correspondent and agent for the Herald. We are glad to have her work with us. Mr. Clyde 'Camp, of Harris, works for the success of the Her ald almost as hard as a regular staff member, and we are happy to have his cooperation. It would 'be fine if all of our subscribers would do like Mr. S. M. Goode did a few days ago. He subscribed for a friend in Penn sylvania. DENTAL CLINIC CLOSES IN COUNTY Dr. L. C. Holliday Closes A Series In Colored Schools Progressive Dr. Lyman C. Holliday, dentist from the State Board of Health, division of oral 'hygiene, who is employed here annually by the local health department, has con cluded a series of dental clinics in the colored schools of Rutherford and Polk counties. Mr. Holliday 'has been working i.n the Rutherford and Polk county districts since March 18th. Since that time .the dentist has examined 435 children in the Rutherford county schools and' 90 in the Polk county colored schools. The den tist made a total of 959 operations in the Rutherford' county, schools and 253 in the Polk county schools, treating a total of 318 in Ruthei"- ford county and 87 in Polk. He gave twelve lectures in the two counties to 595 students. The work consisted of extractions, amalgam fillings, cleanings, silver nitrate treatments, miscellaneous treatments and cement fillings. A total of 79 w'ere referred to pri vate dentists. Dr. Hollid'ay said that during the war there was a tendency on the part of parents of children throughout the .state to neglect the care of their children’s teeth and underestimate the importance of a clean mouth in', relation to the general health. He said so many extractions resulted in the failure to take early care of the teeth. Stressing the importance of cal cium and phosphorous containing foods as bone and tooth building material in his talks to the chil dren, the ‘d'entist said* too many diets contain too- much sugar and starch and not enough calcium and phosphorous. Most dental cares he said occur between the ages of six and nine teen, and if gi.ven early ti-eatmeint and care, croo'ked teeth and' mal occlusion are less likely to occur. The tooth brush, said Doctor Hol liday, is an 'indespensable agent in helping to keep physically fit. The ■dentist has covered over 55 coun ties in the past number of years he has been in the employ of the state. He said the coo.peration of the people of both counties was ex cellent and the county health of ficer was one' of the best in the state and knew public health in all of its phases. gr^hWthe HARRIS HERALD 1- January issue, 68 subscrib ers; February issue, 125 subscrib ers; March issue, 175 subscribers. ^Pril issue, 207 subscribers; May issue, 252 subscribers. Goal for fbis year, 1,000 subscribers. MRS. JANETE LOGAN (Staff Correspomient) Miss Lena Carpenter and her brother are home from Baltimore. Mid,, to see their father. Sg't. Charlie B. Lynch is hame now after serving some time over- i seas. His Yvlfe and his many friends were glad to see htm. The children of this section e-n- jioyed an egg hunt Easter Monday after 'school. They haid an en joyable time at St. John A. M. E. Zion church, Rev. A. M. Goodwin, pastor, and at the Episcopal church where they were again highly entertained. A fine sermton was delivered at Gold Hill Baptist church Easter Sunday by the pastor, Rev. H. B. Furgerson. In the afternoon the young people gave a fine progi'am. We invite any of you that can and will to vtsit our church any time that you wish to. Our preaching Sundays are first and third. Among The Sick (Mr. Marshall Carpenter, pioneer citizen of Rutherfordton, was burned very badly April 29 while burning some brush ar-ounid (his home. He is now in Rutherford hospital. It is the wish of his many friends that he will soon re cover. Miss Lucy Michaels is als6 in the hospital a very sick woman, but she seems to be improving some at this writing. There are some others in the hospital from Bostic, N. C., and' Marion, N. C. They seem to be doing fine, however. Since I am the correspondent of this community for the Hairis Herald, I want all of you to coop erate with me in g-iving me news, buying papers and also giving me your subscriptions to the paper. Let all of us work hard and help the editor and other members of the staff build a larger and better paper in this section of North Carolina. MRS. CLEMENT IS FIRST NEGRO TO BE THUS HONORED Louisville, Ky., Woman, Wife Of Bishop Of Zion Church, Given High Honor MOTHER 7 CHILDREN REV. W. L. GOODE Shown above is .Rev. W. L. ■Goode, pastor of Doggett’s Grove charge. He celebrated the can celling of the debt o^n the church with a mortgage ■burning Sunday, May 19. Kings Mountain Mt. Olive Church Observation St. Luke Holiness Church News MR^S. BER^NICE GANNON (Staff Correspondent) We .have been working hard to report in Sister’s Gharity Conven tion in Detroit, Mich., in May. The district president and also the rul ing elder held their quarters here recently. We had a fine timie and made nice reports. Now we have on -a rally for the pastor which will close soon. An all night service will be held at St. Luke Saturday night. We .had a baby contest at Hen- ri.etta church recently and raised $94.20 with four babies in the contest. The Baptist women ren dered a program for us that was enjoyed by all. Four prizes were given to the winning contestants. Our ruling elder and district pres ident were around and we made fine reports, and they left happy and contented. We are getting along nicely and you are invited to be w.i.tti us at any time for our services which, we hope that you will enjoy. Our preaching time is every Sunday at 3 o’clock, p. m. Service is iheld at Michael’s Chapel every first ■and third Sun day. All of you have a standing invitation to attend any or all of these services. Sunday, April 14, was a day to be. long remembered. Early Sunday morning, in campany with Rev. E. L. Goode, we traveled on the bus together to Kings Moun tain. He went to Neely’s Grove and the editor to Mt. Olive Bap tist church, the seat of the great North-South Carolina singing con vention, presided over ■by C. C. Miller of 'Shelby. W'e arrived in time for Sunday school, which was very good. The h'O'ur having arrived for services the pastor, Rev. J. C. Mitchell, as sisted by several ministers, co^n- ducted the devotions, after which the pastor delivered one of the finest messages that it has been my privilege to hear. Text, Matt. 28-6. Subject, “Where is Jesus?” Several sign.tficant .statements were miade by him, viz: “If we can’t feel Him we ought to search for Him.” “Somebody have buried our Jesus.” “If we want Jesus we slhould search for ffim in our youth.” “He is not always found in a crowd.” “W(e shall find Him if we seek for Him.” “Someone buried Jesus and won’t tell the woii'ld where they left Him,” and “Ask someone where is Jesus.” They say “in heaven.” “He: should be ,in our hearts.” It was a burning message and the large congrega tion that completely filled the large church was saying" “did not he pi-each this morning?” It was a fine sermon. Remarks 'by the president and others concluded the morning session. A wholesome and deliciou.s din ner was served .i,n the dining room of the high schoiol after which the afternoon and final session be gan. The following choirs sang: Mt. Olive, Jerusalem, St. John, Mt. Sinia, Rhyne Tabernacle, Gal- lion, Burke’s quartet of 'V'estiview church and Dr. H. A. Keaton. Everyone enjoyed the fine sing ing. St. Raul, Ebenezer, Good —Turn to Page Four A signal honor was recently confei’red upon Mrs. Em^ma C. Clement, of Louisville, Ky., when she was chosen the “Ideal Amer ican Mother” for 1946. Mrs. Clement is the first negro to be so honored. Mrs. David De Sola, committee chairman of the Amer ican mothers committee said: “In selecting Mrs. Clement as the American mother of 1946 the committee gives recog'nitlon no'- only to the great personal qualities of Mrs. 'Clement as a mother of seven children who are devotedly serving their country and their people; she is 71 years of age; as a partner in her husband’s minis try in 'his lifetime'; as a social and comimunity worker in her own right; but it gives recognition and also pays tribute to the great spirit of America. Our public has struggled through many plans of national i development to achieve the free-| dom, equality and brotherhoodll w,Ki,ch much remain our goal as ^ they are our slogans.” Mrs. Clement is the widow of the late bishop George C. Clement* * of the A. M. E. Zion church AIT"'" of her children hold places of im portance .an'd' responsibility. One son. Dr. Rufus E. Clement, is the president of Atlanta University; Mrs. Abbie Clement Jackson, a general officer in the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary So ciety of the A. M. E. Zion church. All of the others hold places of honor and trust. Mrs. Clement is chaii-man of the IJfe Mcm'bers Oouneil of the A. M. E. Zion connection and was an Episcopal supervisor for 'her hu.s- band, Bishop G. C. Clement, dur ing his lifetime. She is a gradu ate of Li.vingstone College, Salis bury, N. C., and a native of Provi dence, R. I. DEATHS AROUND THE NATION’S CAPITOL By DR. H. T. MEDFORD Washington, D. C. 'The Foreign Mission work of the A. M. E. Zion church began operating in a departmentized way in 1892, with Dr. J. H. Manly as the fir-st secretary. He was suc ceeded periodically by the follow ing; Drs. A. J. Warner, 1896; Jesse B. Colbert, 1900; George L. Blackwell, 1904; R. A. Morrisey, 1908; John W. Wood, 1912; W. W. Matthews, 1920-’28. Four of the above were elected to the bishopric of the church, viz.; Bishop A. J. Warner, 1908; Bishop George L. Blackwell, 1908; Bishop John W. Wood, 1920; Bishop W. W. Mat thews, 1928. Dr. H. T. Medford was elected secretary of Foreign Missions by the General Confer ence at St. Louis in 1928, and still holds the position at this writ ing, April, 1946. The following gives the chronological order in which our work beg-an on the sev eral foreign fields, and the lead- —Turn To Page Four A'' A' ' Boston 'V. McKinney, native of Doggetts Grove comimunity, and recently of Gastonia, N. C., was killed there Sund'ay, April 7. He was buried at Jerusalem Baptist church, Karris, Wednesday, April 10, with the pastor. Rev. E. O. Bass, officiati.ng, assisted by Revs'. E. L. Goode, F. T. Williamson and W. R. Bomar. A large crowd' was present, attesting to the popular ity that the young m'an enjoyed. The' floral offei'ing was large and beautiful. He is survived by his widow, Francis McKinney, of Gastonia; three childiren. Rose 'Lee, Enoch and Elliner; a father,, Boston Mc Kinney, step mother, Mrs. Ader McKinney, and thei following brothers ^and sisters: Miss Marie, of Gastonia, N. C., Mrs. Ester Harris, Gastonia, Misses Jessie Lee and Irene, at home, and Anderso'n, of Harris, and Richard, at home. • 'Yernell was a veteran of Wbrld War II and at the time of his death was employed' at a textile plant in Gastonia and also janitor of one of the white churches of the town. He had a wonderful personality ani'd readily made friends wherever he has gone. He was a member of •ferusalem Baptist church and was 26 year* of age. WITH OUR SICK ■ ■ ■ -0M DR. H. T. MEDFORD Rev. L. B. Burge, pioneer Bap tist minister of Spiijvd'ale and known as the founder of Spindale, has been ill for several weeks. His condition remains about the same. Rev. Glynn McDowell, retired A. iM. E. Zion minister, has been ill for some time. His condi.tion is a little better at this writing. He has contributed much toward the religious life of this section of the country. 'Mrs. Clement Withrow of Dog gett’s Grove, ihas 'been very sick for the past few days, 'but is much better at this writing.