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20,000 Masons Ready For Houston * HOUSTON, Texas - Two color ful parades, tours of historic sites, the Oil City Area, an E- tea, a grand pall, a bridge and whist tournament^a bowling and golf tournament, a scholarship banquet and a salute to Black heroes of the past, in cluding a local Houston citizen, are some of the events that have been scheduled when the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North and South America and Its Juris diction, Inc. co.ivem s here Au gust 15-20. The Shamrock Hilton is the of ficial convention headquarters where all business and cere monial sessions will be conduct ed. The fraternal and charitable organization, who memlxuship complement is composed of Prince Hall Masons, will at tract more than 20,000 persons to Houston, including members, their guests, and Daughters of Isis, the Prince Hall Shriners' 4, (as they desire to be known and not as Black Shriners) women’s auxiliary. To accommodate the invading hofd, more than 5,000 housing reservations have been made with the Houston vicinity and ex tensive plans have Iwen made to welcome them. I. 11. Clayborn of Dallas, Tex., Grand Mastei of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, as associate convention coor dinator, has announced that “my Brother Price Hall Shriners will want for nothing while our guests in ‘he Lone Star State. With us, - each Prince HallShrlrer is a vi siting ‘Potentate.’ He will be treated as one and.tewill con duct himself as one.” Charles A. I at gan of New York Citv is Imperial Potentate of the Order, and Booker T. Alexand er of Detroit, Mich., a past im perial potentate, is Imperial Re corder. William Howe of Phila delphia, Pa., is Deputy Imperial Potentate, and should establish . ed practices prevail, he will be ' the number one Shriner when the Imperial Council closes. Prince Pali Shriners have con tributed more than half-million jkollurs to various hospitals, u nlversities, and medical re search to combat tuberculosis and cancer. An additional 5200,000 in scholarship grants have lx?en distributed to qualify - ing young boys and girls. A more recent in ovation where scholarships arc concerned are the Prince Hall Shriners - Coo \- Cola U, S. A. program. The, Scholarship programs are de veloped by Coca-Cola U. S A. in cooperation with the ALA ON MS to assist the organi zation in providing financial help to young Black students who are in‘erested in furthering their edicatinn with special emphasis on those who could not otherwise afford to attend college. THE CITY HAS COME A EONC, WAY- These were the sentiments from three leaders of the Roeky Mount Chamber of Commerce as they explained the past, present and future of the city to Ihe CAROLINIAN reporters. Pictured above are (left to right) Tom Young, vice -president of the human resource's division of the Chamber; Clarence Wiggins, manager of the human resources division; and Neil Chafin, vice-president of the Chamber. TWO NNPA LEADERS MEET WITH BLACK CAUCUS - Th3 new president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Garth C. Reeves, right, Miami Times, and board member, ■ John H. Murphy, 111, left, Afro-American News papers, met recently in Washington with three l members of the Congressional Black Cau cus. They are Congressmen Louis Stokes, 2nd from left; Augustus F. Hankins, center; and Wil liam Clay, 2nd from right. The publishers and the Caucus discussed ways by which the two bodies may work closely together to help im prove the lot of black Americans. Announcement of the scholar ship A’.lnner will be a highlight of the Imperial Council Session. This urogram is under the direction of Carl W ilson of Day ton, Ohio, Imperial Director of Student Aid. Wilson is Imperial Captain of the Guard and a past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Events of Public Interest - The Twilight Parade on Monday and the Mid—Day Street Parade on Wednesday; the Talent-Scholar ship Competition; the Music Festival; the Drill Contest; the Scholarship Banquet; Sunday's Memorial Service a.id Public Meeting, and the Imperial Po tentate's Ball on Friday night. Tech Students Qualify For Licensing On July 27 several mem bers of the radio and tele vision servicing class at Hold ing Technical Institute were in Norfolk, Va. for the purpose of takine examinations pursuant to becoming eligible for either the 2nd class or 3rd class FCC Radio-telephone license. The school has been notified that the following students successfully completed the examinations: Seconc class radiotelephone - Bernard F. (Sandy)Sanford, Jr., Raleigh. Third class radiotelephone with broadcast endorsement - J. Martin White, Youngsville and Samuel I). Owens, Fayette ville. Third class radiotelephone- Josse if. Austin, Raleigh, Cor tez Harris, Fuquay Varina, Thomas P. Hayes, Nelson, Ya., Joseph P. McKoy, Raleigh, Phillip D. Starling, Clayton, and James G. (Red) Williams, Raleigh. Also making the trip with the Holding Tech students was S. Sgt. Robert B. Carter, HI, of the 74th TAC Sq. at Pope AFB, Ft. Bragg, N. C., who quali fied for the 3rd class radio telephone with broadcast en dorsement. MAKES NEtt EYEBALL Moscow—The Soviet news agency Tass has reported a Russian eye surgeon has re stored sight in the right eye of a man blinded by a corrosive chemical. He is reported to have made a new eye out of the undamaged back halves of the man’s eyeballs. A minia ture artificial lens was built in before the grafting. ** * * No person of moderate greatness pretends to be great. HENDERSON-OXFORD Spjjr MV* || “f V s , 4 * m:■ t MMig . r *, - ’ /’; y T'>y _ v i - CONNECTED WITH COUP ATTEMPT? -Khar toum. Sudan: Shafei Ahmed El-Sheikh, the head' of the Communist-dominated Sudanese Workers’ Union and the man identified as the second man in the local communist hierarchy, is HENDERSON BY L. B. RUSSELL HENDERSON- Mrs. Mary E. Harris and Mr. Elmus Hender ison of New Jersey, Mrs. Cle mentine Fowles of New Y'ork and Mrs. Luna Henderson of Baltimore, Md. spent the week end visiting their mother and father, Mr. William Henderson of Route 1, Box 128, Manson. Mrs. Luna Henderson is an ag ed product of Vance County and 'has been living in Balti-' more for a number of years. She also is the sister of Mrs. Emma Henderson and sister in-law of Mr. William Hender son. Mrs. Henderson stated to this reporter that she will re main in the county with friends and relatives until the revival ends at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, of which she is a mem ber. DEBN AM’S GULF Cm, Oil, Mimr Repairs Coldest Beer in Town 5 Miles South of Kittrell—TED DEBNAM, Owner FRANKLINTON, N. C. William’s Funeral Home Sympathy and Service When Y ou Need It Phone: 492-1160 104 South Chestnut St. Henderson, N. C. Mcco rs Sport Shop Good, Clean, Fun I Food and Beverages! OXFORD, N. c. The Spring Street Bapt Ist Church had as its guest speaker last Sunday, the Rev. Dr. O. L. Sherrill, the executive secre tary of the North Carolina State Baptist Convention. According to reports, the eleven o’clock services were well attended and the Rev. Sherrill brought a very inspiring and helpful message. All who heard him were very well pleased, it was stated to this reporter. According to an announce ment by Miss Mary C. Wil liams, the St. James Baptist Church had its homecoming last Sunday following the Sunday School hour. At eleven o’clock, the devotional period was con ducted by the various mis sionary groups. The morning services began at 11:30 with the pastor, Rev. T. J. Crudup, bringing the message. After the dinner, the people returned for the afternoon services. Mrs. guarded as he is question about his position in the short lived coup attempt. Many of those involved in the coup have been shot or senten ed to death but it is not yet known what El- Sheikh’s fate will lie (UPI). Bessie Debnam of the St. James Church, Mrs. Nettie Cooper, of Red Bud Church, Mrs. Evelyn Debnam of the Welcome Chapel Baptist Church and Mrs. Mattie Rice of the Big Ruin Creek Church led the devotlonals. The evening message was delivered by the Rev. C. L. Dunston of Louisburg. This reporter worshipped last Compliments of GAINES FUNERAL HOME • DIAL 438-8148 HENDERSON Oxford Amusement Parlor Billiards For The Serious Player Air Conditioned OXFORD, N. C. OK BARBER SHOP Hair cuts, shaves, trims Everything hr your hair OXFORD, N. C. Sunday morning at the Mt. Plea sant Baptist church of which he was formerly a member and where he grew up as a young man. He met with many of his old acquaintances and the greet ings made us think ,we were children again. Rev. Kermit Richardson brought a very in spiring message and it laid the foundation for the conversion THE CAROLINIAN RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY. AUGUST 7, 1971 Ms and Bond Make Voting Rights Tour The Voter Education Project, Inc. (VEP), announces a barn storm tour of Louisiana on Au gust 2-5, 1971, in a concentrated effort to stimulate the political participation of approximately 70,000 unregistered black peo ple in 15 parishes. The Louisiana Voting Rights Tour will be concentrated in nine “Black Belt” parishes where black constitute a major ity of the total population and In six other parishes with black political potential. John Lewis, VEP Executive Director, and Georgia State Re presentative Julian Bond, a VEP Board member, will make 33 public speaking appearances on the four-day tour, delivering their non-partisan appeal in schools, churches, clubs, on college campuses, and other public arenas. Traveling in a motorcade, Lewis and Bond will make fre quent stops to engage In person to - person canvassing efforts. Their personal appearances will include coffee clatches and door-to-door visits in many communities. As a part of a massive south wide minority registration ef of five young people, who united with the church. The afternoon message was delivered by Rev. Foster from Portsmouth, Va. Revival meetings began Tues day and continue through Fri day. Services began at7;3op.m. each evening, the Rev. Mr. Bul lock from Rocky Mount is in charge of the revival. GABLE ESSES SERVia •TIRES • BATTERIES • ACCESSORIES | Specializing in | | Volkswagens and | | Foriegn Cars I Presly Williams. Owner PHONE 438-5562 930 S. GARNETT ST, HENDERSON LARNIE G. HORTON, President Undecided About College? It's Time to make a Decision To Develop Your Mind And Cultivate Your inner Being Apply to ADMISSIONS OFFICE KHfrel! College "fie Cofffft fte Onus" KITTRELL, NORTH CAROLINA 27544 (919) 492-2131 You’ll Be Glad You Did! fort recently announced by the Voter Education Project, the Louisiana tour is part of a con tinuing effort to stimulate and motivate black communities throughout the region. A recent tour in Mississippi was highly successful in reaching large numbers of unregistered black voters and dramatizing the po tential of the black vote. Addi tional VEP tours are currently being planned for Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Civic Awards To Be Given The Raleigh Community Re lations Committee will sponsor a “Good Citizenship Award” for students in the Junior and senior public schools , in Ra leigh, Two awards, one for a black and one for a white, will go to each Os the junior and senior high schools. The students receiving these awards will be chosen by their classmates as ones who have contributed the most to good citizenship and community re lations during the school year. A part of the award, which will be presented during a special assembly, will be a savings bond or scholarship underwritten by local businesses and citizens. Persons interested in contri buting towards these awards are asked to call the RCRC offices, 755-Rl2B 19
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