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■X- - ^ THE HARRIS HERALD Only Negro Newspaper in Rutherford County. .0. G VOLUME 1 — NUMBER 7 HURISHERUJ) RUTHERFORD COUNTY Population 45,577. Agricultural Manufacturing Center. Summer resorts. HARRIS, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY, 1946 SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR PUBLISHED MONTHLY SINGING CONVENTION MEETS AT HARRIS ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ^ ^ -¥^ ■¥^ -¥^ -¥^ ^ ★ ★★★★' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tuskegee Institute’s Army Air Corps Program Comes To End Gold Hill FINAL EXERCISE HELD THERE ON SATURDAY JUNE 29 School Has Graduated Total Of 992 Airmen During Its Term Of Existence Sunday School Convention Meeting In Harris NINE IN LAST CLASS Tuskeege« Army Air Field, Ala bama — A chapter in the stirring history of the Tuskeegee Army Air Field was closed here Satur day, June 29, wibhi the graduation of the field’s last class of eight former cadets and one second lieutenant who were awarded their pilot’s wings. The graduation exercises, held in the TAAF Amphitheater, were highlighted by the presence of Mr. Marcus H. Ray, civilian aid to the secretary of war, who flew down from Washington to deliv er the main address. This last group to graduate brought the total number of fliers who were trained at TAAF since it opened in October,,1941, to 992. Lieutenant deorge S. Roberts, Fairmont, West Virginia, opera tions officer at Tuskeegee, AAF, and a member of the first class o.f five pilots who received their wings at the field in March, 1942, was on hand to present the cer- tifi,cat« to Second Lieutenant Claude A. Rowe, Detroit, Michi gan, the last man to graduate from Tuskegee. In his address to the new pilots, personnel of the fieldi, and the hundreds of guests who attended the exercises, Mr. Ray said; “In order that our books might be properly closed today, we re cite a few of the fadts and fig- —Turn To Page Two NEGRO CAPTAIN COMMANDS M. P. COMPANY IN ITALY Captain Henry T. Morgan Of Pittsburgh In Charge Of 90th M. P. Co. Leghorn, Italy —^ Captain Hen ry T. Morgan, 7345 Idlewood St., Pittsburgh, Penn., has been named comimanding officer of the 90th military police company activated recently under Peninsular Base Section Command. Captain Morgan, a veteran of the Italian campaign, spent sever al days in Naples selecting per sonnel for his unit from the Na ples Air Forces General Depots 838th Engineer Aviation Batal- lion. Followtpg the assignment of troops to the new uni.t, it started on a 4 to 6 weeks training pro gram after which it wil be placed on duty in the Leghorn area. Prior to coming to the 90th Mil itary Company, Captain Mlorgan commanded the 4069th Service company. During the war he serv ed with the 758th tank battalion which distinguished itself in the capture of the town of Voltri, 16 miles North of Genoa. Nearly 6,- 000 Germans were made prisoners in the battle and the towns were occupied by Captain Morgan’s troop? for two months until the arrival of allied military govern ment officials. most recent dependents to arrive are all assigned to units under PBS Command. Recent arrivals aboard the SS Thomas H. Barry, June 3, includ- Beauty Parlor Opens Mrs. Harriett PhiJson has open ed an up-to-date beauty parlor in Forest City. The shop is modern in every respect and deseives the support and patronage of every one. Mrs. Philson is a native of Elleniboro, N. C. She was gr^du ated from Grahamtowp high school in 1943, and has studied elsewhere. She is well qualified to do the work. More will be said about this new negro busmess in our next issue- ■v7 NEGRO STRENGTH OF ARMY TOTALS 187,383 MAY 1 Of That Total 123,132 Were Regular Army Troopers In U. S. Service I Next Session Of Convention Will Be Held At Ellenboro In September On Negro WASHINGTON, D. C. M«y 1, 1946, the total strength of the army was 187,383, it has been announced by the War Department. This figure repre sented 8.64 per cent of the total strength at that time. Of the total as of May 1, 123,- 132 Negro troops were regular ar my men, 20,145 of whom -have en listed since March 1, 1946. Commissioned officers, flight officers, and warrant officers num bered 23,6626 of the total. Serv ing overseas were 68,253 troops. Also of May 1, 6,566 Negro wo men were serving in the WACS. of which, only one, a WAG officer, was serving overseas. One year on May 1, 1945, Ne gro personnel in the army num bered 700, 304, constituting at that time 8.49 per cent of the to tal army strength. Of that number serving overseas or enro-ute were 511,49-3 Negro troops. Negro WAC strength was 4,003 of which, in September of 1945, 820 were as signed overseas. A partial -breakdown of Negro strength in the army as of May 1, 1946, follows Conti- Over- World- nental seas wide Infantry Coast & Field . 7,057 2,076 9,133 Artillery 1,706 1,006 2,712 Engineers 7,429 13,450 20,879 Air Corps 31,605 Trans portation 3,401 35,006 Corps Quarter master 112,501 5,307 17,808 Corps All 19,135 24,213 43,348 Others 39,697 18,800 68,497 TOTAL 119,130 '68,253 187,383 Officers: Included in above to tals 2,626. Includitag: Dental Corps officers 29. Nurses 167. . Other Medical Corps officers' 43. Chaplains 91. Serving overseas 68,253. Including: Pacific theater 35,- 398; China and India-Burma The aters 1,392; Alaskan department I,l44; European Theater 22,461; Mediterranean Theater 2,540; Caribbean Defense Command 721. Growth Of The Harris Herald January issue, 68 February issue, 125 March issue, 175 May issue, 252 June issue, 281 July issue, 309. The Gold Hill Sunday School Convention met June 29-30 at Jerusalem Baptist Church with the president, Plato Bridges, pre siding. After some fine remarks by the president he asked for echoes from the Sunday schools. The minutes of the last session were adopted. A letter was read about the institute. S. B. McKin ney and Alfonzo Bridges made so mefine remarks and sugges tion to us. They also spoke about the work of -this convention in the Harris Herald. A motion prevailed that the editor and also conven tion reporter receive $1.00 each at conventions. Committees were appointed as follows: Enrollment, Miss Mildred (Sellers and Katie P. Laster; Fi nance, J. M. Sellers and S. B. McKinney. Alfonzo, Bridges was elected a delegate to the -annual convention. It was decided that one half of the money in the treasury will be turned over to th-e annual con vention. Letters were called for and read. New Vernon $2.00, Je rusalem $1.00, Webb’s Church $1.00. The reports were adopted with $1.00 turned back to New Vernon Church. The Sunday school officials were elected as follows: Superintendent, Clyde Camp, Secretary, Katie P. Laster, Teachers, Mildren Sellers, Alfonzo Bridges, and Mrs. Hill. Collection was $2.00. Adijourn- ment. -A fine session was held Satur day night with Mrs. Mattie Camp, Sis Hill, Mrs'. Susie Hardin, Mrs. Sellers, Clyde Camp, Alfonzo Bridges and others taking part. Several songs were sung and the meeting was one of joy and in spiration to all of us. Collection $2.15. Benediction ^by the vice president. Suuday Morniug We had a fine Sunday school, Mr. Randell was a visitor. The -collection was $3.03 Rev. Clark also visited, us and showed a mo vie “The Lord’s Acre’’ which was enjoyed by everyone. Adjourn ment for dinner. Afternoon Session The afternon session was pre sided over by the president. The minutes of the previous session were read) and adopted. Miss Mil dred Sellers and one delegate from each church were appointed a committee on time and place. Friendship came in the conven tion and paid $1.00. Remarks by Rev. Bass. The honor roll Plato Bridges 50c, J. Y. Brooks 50c, Al fonso Bridges 50c, Lillie Mae Jones 25c, S. B. McKinney 50c, Miss Arene McKinney 25c, Miss Laster 25c, Miss Annie Bell 25c, L. P. Jones 25c, collection $4.45. Enrollment was $2.95. The fi nance committee reported $18.38. Disbursements: Comm.ittee president $4.00, Secretary $4.50, corresponding secretary $1.12, vice president $1.00, treasury $3.00, section 50c, Rev. Bass $4.00, Editor $1.00, reporter $1.00, committee J. R. Sellers, Mrs. Hill and Rev. E. 0. Bass. MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY Please send me the Harris Herald one year for $1.00. Enclosed find $ Name. Address- City and State.. Send check or money order to Herald Subscription Department, Harris, N. C. VETS MAY GET FRESHMAN OFF CAMPUS CREDIT Arrangements Made To Provide College Train ing Off Campus Veterans may now receive “off campus’’ college credit at fresh man level in local communities fro,m information received by Jack C. Winchester, Assistant State Service Officer, in M-organ- ton, from WSley M. Pickens, Di rector, N. C. Veterans Commis sion, Raleigh, N. C. “The Governor’s Committee on Veterans’ Education through its steering committee, has worked out vei"y definite and compre hensive plans to set up ‘Off Cam pus Centers’ in communities ,iji the State where there is a demand for them. These centers will be run by qualified teechers at the freshman level with credit being given as if the work were done on the campus. “In order that the Committee may know where the demand is, it is requesting that all veterans who are .interested in securing a college education make applica tion at the office of the city and county superintendents of schools on July 22 and 23, 1946. The su perintendent of schools will -be fur nished forms by R. M. Gruman,” Secretary of the Steering Com mittee, Chapel Hill, -on which the veteran will make his application. “There Is certain other infor mation that is important. These off college centers will not be confined to veterans' alone, but can be used by non-veterans as well. The classes will run in late afternoon and evening. Libraries and laboratories will be those re-’ quire-d by college standards. In fact it is the plan of the commit tee through the cooperation of the colleges and high schools to bring all the facilities required to do freshman work to the commun ities where the centers are set up.” MEDFORD AHENDS TESTIMONIAL Attends Dinner Honoring Dr. Thomas A. Donahue Of New York NEW YORK, N. Y.— (Special to the Harris Herald) — Dr. H. T. Medford, Washington, D. C., Secretary-Editor, Foreign Mis sions A. M. E. Zion Church, was seen in Neiw York last week. I found that he was here by invita- tiop of the Board- of Missions and church extension of th.e Methodist Church to attend a Testimonial Dinner in honor of Dr. Thomas A. Donahue, wlho was retiring as Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Church, Wednesday, June 20th., at Christ Church, 60th Street and Park Ave nue. The brilliant occasion was fol lowed, at the same Church, by an impressive Commissioning Servi.ee for newly appointed Missionaries and Deaconesses, who are to be sent out for Foreign Service un der -the auspices of the Methodist Mission Board. Angola, India, Ma laya, China, Mexico, The Philip pines Cuba, Africa, -Brazil, Peru, and Uruguay are the Fields to which the thirty Missionaries ap pointed and commissioned are to be sent. ’Twenty colleges in var ious sections of the Country were represented in the training given and degrees carried by these young men and women M,i,ssiona- ries. Dr. Medford, who is Secretary- Treasurer of the Foreign Mis sions Department of the A. M. E. Zion Church, and Editor of the Missio-nary Seer, stated, among other things, in addressing the 125th Session of the New York Annual Conference Meeting in Brooklyn last week that Bishop and Mrs E. B. Watson, who went to the MissiiOn Field in Wa.st Af rica, December 1945, had visited and inspected evei-y part of the DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF THE REV. E. L. GOODE Has Held A Number Of Pastorates In This And Other Counties We are happy to present a brief sketch of Rev. E. L. Goode in this issue. Rev. Goode was born Rutherford County albout fifty- five years ag'o, the son of the late Sam and Mrs. Victoria Go-ode. At an early age Rev. Goode was converted and joined Doggetts Grove A. M. E. Zion church and was subsequently licensed to preach. His pastoral labors have been ais follows: Zion’s Grove, six months; Mtn. Cihapel, two years; Logan Chapel, two years; Dallas, two year-s; Bynum Chapel Station, two years; Pleasant Ridge two years; Trinity Circuit, ten years, and Neely’s Grove Circuit, six years where he is serving at present. - Rev. Goode entered Living stone College, Salisbury, N. C., November 15, 1907, while pastor- ing the Dallas charge. He spent ten years in College and was grad uated May 26, 1917, with the de gree of A. B. while serving in the ministry. He has also attended several leadership training cours- t';; and niinisteis’ institutes at Liv ingstone College. Aside from his pastoral work, Rev. Goode taught school in Ruth erford county for 18 years and one year in Cleveland county. H'e was principal everywhere he serv ed in the county except Spindale. In. all of these places he made a great contribution to the upbuild-' ing and -general welfare ,:of thp community sewed andtto the: youth -in generiil. :; ' -: : | Not only ha?'Rev. Go-ooe'itaqs'htj and pastorert. but he has also'been' interested. in' > farmmg.^,»-:navmg come home irom • school''in": r916. and saved his mother s farm irom foreclosure and havms: added some to- It. He also provided for his mother until her death in September, 1932. He has a total of 58% acres of land: today which he farms with the help of a tenant on his' place. He .always has feed and grain to sell. He was one of the few Ne groes in this county to have C.C.C. —Turn To Page Two To Use Time And Money Well B.V J. H. Simmons "Wayne, Pa. Did you know that time flies and that money is not far behind it? Past time never returns, so it pays to use time well. It is said that a man makes 18,098 steps in one day, so why not make some of them toward the church, to visit the sick, and to cheer up some lonely heart? We must learn to work and make work our partner, for ,it is our best compan ion. It will drive many worries from us. Aside from bringing a sense of security to the worker. Money and a fool- cannot agree so they part. We should save something out of every pay check, because it is going to rain and turn cold: then we will not be able to work. Young people should -buy homes and also contribute something to'ward the upbu.i,lding of cmliza-tion. We should set up a milestone so that others may become inspired to do more. I want to make this world a little better by contributing $25 to each of my boys and^ help to educate each of my grandchildren. I am starting today. First edu cate heart, head and hands. A certain sum will be set aside for each child as he or she makes progress in school and church. Parents must teach their child ren that the church andi school is the best way to begin a life on a solid foundation. The scrip- ture“Train up a child in the way it should go and when it is old it will not depart from it.” So don’t forget we can all make this world a little 'beter if we will use Local and Personal Items Of Interest Gathered In County THE HOME UNION CONVENTION MET ON JUNE 29-30 ARMY GENERAL PRAISES NEGRO COMBAT TROOPS Fort Benning Officer Tells Of Activities Of Negro Troops In World War Number Two —Turn to Pago Three [time and money well FORT BENNING, Georgia — Lieut. General Oscar - W. Gris wold, com'manding general. Sev enth Army, during his first offi cial tour of Port Benning, on June 29, was accorded an impressive andi coioi'ful review by the entire command of the 25th Combat Team and was high in his praise of the Negro unit for their “fine” appearance. Accompanied by Brigadier General Phillip E. Gallagher, for mer commandant of the U. S. Mil- 'itai'y Academy at West Point and now commanding general of the 25th Combat Team, General Gris wold arrived at Sand Hill, the area five miles, from the Fort Benning main post where the Negro com bat team is in training, and pro ceeded to the parade grounds' where the troops were already as sembled. General Gallagher introduced the .dastingiqiahed 'guest; to the of-, fleers and men. Dtp-'-ng- .Jfe.-brie-l addres?, Gen- .eral-,:J3risiw;q'ld loutilmed the. vari ous-Negro uni^s-which have serv ed- under him;both in-.peacetime and dunng World-.Y'ar-.ii. rie eu- logizedl the a-ceomp-Kshments-of the battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment which- he commanded here at Fort Benning; the out standing record of the 24th and the 25th Infantry Regiments and the 93rd Infantry Division, all of -which saw action with him diuring campaign against the enemy in the Pacific Theater. (General Griswold served three tours of duty at Fort Ben-ning prior to World War II. H'e was a -battalion comander of the old 29th Infantry Regiment in 1925 and later was assigned to the 24th Infantry. During the 'war he com manded the XIV Army Coi'ps in the Southwest Pacific. General Griswold requested that the me-n who had served in the va rious units with him raise their hands, and there was an apprecia ble response in numbers. The troops were then presented to General Griswold by Colonel Robert L. Dulaney, comanding of ficer, 25t'h Infantry Regiment, who was commander of troops. The units were inspected by Gen eral Griswold, accompa-n.i,ed‘ by General Gallagher and Colonel Dulaney. Personal Items Picked Up By Editor In Rambling Over The County Mrs. Earline Whiteside, of Bostic, has been chosen as the representative for the Herald in that section. We believe that she will be an asset to the Herald. Mrs. M. J. Staton of Monroe is the able corespondent of the He rald, She is also a school teacher. In addition to her other duties she is the state president of the Mis sionary Society of the Church of God. She held a successful meet ing at Spencer Junly 7, which was attended by people from several cities of North Carolina. The following persons visited Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Goode re cently: Mrs. Ida Byers of Cleve land, Ark., Mrs. Adeline Adams, Grover, N. C., and Mrs. Blanche Wherley, Lowell. iCharles Alexander, STM2c vis ited his parents Rev. and Mrs. Aden Alexander of Doggetts Grove recently. He also visited his -sister Mrs. T. W. McQuater of Knoxville, Tenn. He returned to camp July 2nd. It is gratifying to know that the people of Uree community art all out in their support for the Harris Herald under the fine and intelligent leadership of Mrs. Eu gene Whiteside, staff correspond^ ent. Mrs. Bernice Cannon,. churx;h (Worker apd staff member of the Herald from Forest City is de- 'pendable, and tremendously in terested in the progress from Ne gro race, an energetic worker for this newspaper and her church. A recent letter from Sgt. R. B. McEntire states that he is back in Germany and doing fine. H'e misses the Herald and' asks that we send it to him. His address is Sg-t. R. B. McEn'tire, 34460639, 6975 Infantry, Regt. Hdg. Co. Co., A-P0179, N. Y., N. Y. The Lincolnton District Chdrch School Convention met recent ly at Wiright’s Chapel A. M. E. Zion church, Lowell, N. C., Rev. E. L. Goode, pastor. Dr. I. L. Houston, presiding' elder. The meeting was largely attended. Ov er $300(00 was raised. Rev. C. H. Daniel, Wessley Wardi, and— M'cCorkle preached fine sermons. 'Persons attending from Ruth erford county were Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Goode, their guest Mrs. Ida, Byers of Cleveland, Ark., Miss Ruth Goode, delegate from Dog getts grove and Sylvester Goode, delegate from Hopewell. Mr. B. C. Horn, prominent bus iness man of Forest City has erected one of the most modern and up-to-date barber shop-s and 'beauty shops in this section of western North Carolina., and the writer wishes to cemmend him for his foresight and interest in the advancement of Negroes. Two-Day Session Enjoyed By Large Number Of Peo ple From "Wide Area * * * IMPORTANT MEET AROUND THE NATION’S CAPITOL By DR. H. T. MEDFORD Washington, D. C. If one’s usefulness to Society is to be judged by the responsi- bile posi'tions held, and an ex ceedingly busy life led in service for o-thers. Dr. H'. T. Medford, Washington, D. C., Secretary of Foreign Missions of the A. M. E. Zion Church, and Ed,i.tor of the Missionary Seer, should be rank ed among the Public Servants of his Church and Race. I have known no man or woman who lives a more busy life. During his Office Hours, much of his time is given to young min'isters and oth ers who call upon him for guid ance in the work to which they aspire, or to advise them in the solution of problems' ■which they are encountering. One goes far to find one so easy to approach, and ■with such patience and under standing as he, They call him, “Ev- erybiodly’s friend and helper.” From his Calendar of Public Du ties, I take the following: March 27-29, 1946, at the great Foreign Missions Council of North America, Buck Hill Palls, Pa.; March 30th, a meeting of the Foreign Missions Board Commit tee, Philadelphia, Pa.; April 15-21, leading a pre-Easter Meeting, Baltimore, Md.; May 3-5, attend ed, and preached to the New Jer sey Annual Conference at New ark; May 10th, attended a Special Meeting in the interest of Liberia, which was called in New York by the ex-Minister to the Republic of Liberia, West Afi-ica; deliver ed the Commencement addres? at 'Wlalters-'Southland Institute, Lex- a. Ark., Miay 22nd. May 26th, preached at Tomkins lOhapel, Chat- ——Turn to Page Two The Home Union Singing Con vention met June 29-30th at Hopewell A. M. E. Zion Church. The meeting opened Saturday night with the president, M. B. Robinson, presiding with Goler Harris, acting secretary. Aside from reports' from representatives from Zion Hill, Hopewell, and Doggetts Grove there were many important decisions made. Goler Harris gave the welcome address with a response by J. L. Ford. Amount raised over $17.00. 'Sunday morning at 10:30 a. m. found us in a union Sunday School with the superintendent, Goler Harris in charge. The entire class was taught by M. B. Robinson. Collection 65c. The morning session began with singing by Hopewell and Doggetts Grove, Hopewell, and Zion Hill. By request Mrs. Bes sie McEntire sang “Jesus Knows Ho,w Much That I Can Bear” The offering was taken by Bros. S. B. McKinney and E.' M. Miller, Amount $8.35. $6.35 was g’iven to Bz'o. E. D. Hopkins who has been sick for some time. Rev. J. D. Gladden spoke as did Bro. E. M. Miller. Fraternal Me$$enger Bro. S. B. MfcKinney, president Union Silver Ch'cle Singing* Con vention brought greetings from his convention and also from the Quarterly Sunday School Conven tion of the Gold Hill Association which was held at Jerusalem Bap tist C'hurch at the same time that our convention was held. All agreed that the Home Union Singing Convention is taking high’ g'l'ound and is destined to take its place in the musical program of this county. The convention came to a close with singing "‘God Be. Wiith You TilUWe Meet Again'** REV. M. B. ROBINSON, President, CLYDE MemTIRE, Sec'y, J. L. FORD, Treasurer. DEPENDENTS MAY JOIN SERVICEMEN Wives And Children May Be Taken To Mediterranean LEGHOiRN, Italy—S'ince the Army started” transporting deL pendents overseas last May one mother, seven wives and three children of Negro military person nel have arrived in the Mediter ranean Theatre. The number of Negi'o- troops in the theatre to'tal 2,446, according to latest figures in a troop list published, by Peninsular Base Sec tion headquarters to which all except two Negro units in the MTO are assigned or attached. The husbands and fathers of the ures. Tuskeegee has graduated a total of 983 pilots to date. With the additional nine, who sit here today with eager anticipation and a willingness to accept the respon sibilities of the traditions they in herit, the f.i,nal number then be comes 992. Of this number single engine, twin engine, liaison, and service pilots are represented. “The records state that the graduates of this installation flew their first mission June 1, 1943 at Fardgauna j,n North Africa, fol lowed by missions over the island of Panterlleria, Italian stronghold guarding the Sicilian straights. Next came the Sicilian campaigns, followed by the battles for Italy. The 99th fighter squadron had its biggest day on January 27, 1944 jji one of the fiercest air battles of the Italian campaign over the Anzio beachhead, south of Rome. Pilots in the 99th on that day scored the greatest single feat of the 332nd' fighter group was the sinking of an enemy destroyer —Turn t« Pag* Tw* "t-
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