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Spring, 1959 THE FEDERATION JOURNAL Page 3 Larkins Named NP's Man-of-Year Wilmington, N. C.—Dr. R. Irving Boone, editor-publisher of the quarterly magazine, “Negro Prog ress,” announces in the current issue the selection of Dr. John Rodman Larkins of Raleigh as NP’s “Man of the Year.” A native of Wilmington, Dr. Lar kins currently serves in Raleigh as consultant in the work among Ne groes for the State Department of Public Welfare. The Business and Professional Men’s Club of Wilmington awarded Dr. Larkins a certificate of merit for public service in January, 1957. He received the A.B. degree at Shaw University, the M.S.W. from Atlanta University School of Social Work, and the honorary doctor of laws from North Carolina Agricul tural and Technical College of Greensboro. Dr. Larkins, who has written six important publications about the socio-economic life among North Carolina Negroes, has done ad vanced study at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration (1947-48) and at the New York School of Social Work, Columbia University (1953-54), where he matriculated for the doc torate degree. Dr. Larkins, who is in frequent demand as speaker and lecturer, serves on four state and regional committees which affect a wide cross section of the people in the Southern region. North Carolina newspapers have enthusiastically praised Dr. Lar- kins’s publications. Among these are: The Negro Population of North Carolina, Social and Economic (1944), The Adjustment of Negro Boys Discharged from Morrison Training School (1947), The Em ployment of Negroes in Public Wel fare in Eleven Southern States (1951), The Contributions of Soci ology to Social Work (1951), A Study of Negro Parolees (1954), and The Negro in North Carolina (1945 to 1955). Dr. Larkins’s study at the Uni versity of Chicago was sponsored by the General Education Board. At the New York School of Social Work, he studied under a grant from the National Mental Health Fellowship Act. He is secretary of the Advisory Board of the North Carolina Board of Correction and Training, vice president of the North Carolina Council on Human Relations, a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Regional Council, and a member of the Advisory Committee of Thirty of the North Carolina Recreation Commission. Dr. Larkins, who serves inter mittently as lecturer in sociology at Shaw University, holds member ship in these organizations: South ern Sociological Society, American Public Welfare Association, North Carolina Conference of Social Serv ice, American Association of Social Workers, American Sociological So ciety, Alpha Kappa Delta—Honor ary Sociological Fraternity, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Statesville Woman In Council Race A Negro woman, Mrs. M. H. Hor- rington, this morning became the first of her race ever to announce for a seat on Stateville’s city council. She filed with elections officials at midmorning for the Democratic primary scheduled here March 28. A statement issued soon after her announcement was directed particularly to the Negro vote in a race that will pit her against incumbent A. L. Mills, Jr., from Ward Three. “With more than 10,000 Negroes in the city and county we should have some representation,” said Mrs. Horrington, who lives at 651 West Sharpe Street. “But I am interested in serving all the people,” she added. The announcement by Mrs. Hor rington brought to 10 the number of persons—including incumbents— who have said they will seek nomi nations in the upcoming primary. Incumbents include councilman Mills, Glenn Watts, J. C. McNeely, Clarence Steele, P. W. Shell and Paul Lingle. Mayor J. Garner Bag- nal, with support pledged to his entire council, is also seeking re- election. Two other council aspirants — James E. Creedmorc and Roy D. Cashion — announced against in cumbents Steele and McNeely last Wednesday. Mrs. Horrington, latest addition to the political scene here, is a housewife and former teacher at Negro schools in this area. She has been retired from teaching for 28 years. Active in Negro women’s work cross the state, she has been pres ident of the Negro Women’s Fed eration, a service organization, and is now state secretary of the Amer ican Legion’s Negro Auxiliary. She is a member and past pres ident of American Legion Auxili ary 217 of Statesville. She also has been active in A.M.E. Zion Church here. Although others have publicly announced their candidacy for the primary, Mrs. Horrington thus far is the only council aspirant to file with election officials. The deadline for filing is March 14 and the primary will be held two weeks later. Mrs. Pridgen Assembly Speaker FAYETTEVILLE — Mrs. Annie Wynn Pridgen, vice president of the General Alumni Association of Fayetteville State Teachers College was assembly speaker Monday, January 5. Mrs. Pridgen gave an account of her recent trip to 8 countries of Europe, and graphically describ ed the interesting sights and cus toms observed on the trip. She also listed many of the spectacular ex hibits of the Brussels World Fair which she also visited. Mrs. Pridgen is a life member of the National Education Associa tion, and Corresponding Secretary of the Southeastern District of the North Carolina Teachers Asocia- tion. Prior to assuming the supervisor- Miss Holmes Given Plaque Miss Mae D. Holmes, superin tendent of State Training School for Negro Girls is vice president of the National Association for Training Schools and Juvenile Agencies. This is a national organization for training schools and related activi ties and they meet annually with the National Welfare Forum. The president of the association in the Chicago meeting of last year pre sented Miss Holmes with a beauti ful plaque in recognition of out standing services rendered in of fice. This year the meeting will convene in San Francisco, Cali fornia, in late May. On January 18, 1959, the Rocky Mount Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta surprised Miss Holmes with a beautiful plaque for “outstanding work in the rehabili tation of youth.” The Journal offers congratula tions on both counts. Our wishes for her are, “may she live long to servo this country. Larkins Receives Honor Citation “ John Rodman Larkins, Con sultant, Work Among Negroes, North Carolina State Department of Public Welfare, Native of Wil mington, N. C., where early in life he caught the broad vision of the open sea, graduate of Shaw University and of Atlanta Univer sity School of Social Work, with advanced study at Chicago and Columbia University.” “In recognition and appreciation of the distinguished service you arc thus rendering to the State and all of its people, I am happy to admit you to the HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS in this college, and confer upon you all rights and privileges belonging thereto. In token whereof, I hand you this Diploma bearing the Seal of the College and the inscriptions of its proper officers.” (Citation read by Dr. W. T. Gibbs, President, Agricultural and Tech nical College, June 2, 1958.) Religious Emphasis What Is True Religion? In the home it is kindness. In business it is honesty. In society it is courtesy. In work it is thoroughness. In play it is fairness. Toward the fortunate it is congrat ulations. Toward the weak it is help. Toward wickedness it is resistance. Toward the penitent it is forgive ness. Toward God it is reverence, love, obedience. —Anonymous ship of Hoke County 16 years ago, she taught in Wayne, Duplin and Columbus counties. She received her education at Fayetteville State Teachers College, and the master of arts degree from New York Uni versity. MONEY WILL BUY A bed but not sleep. Books but not brains. Food but not appetite. Finery but not beauty. A house but not a home. Medicine but not health. Luxuries but not culture. Amusements but not happiness. A crucifix but not a Saviour. A church but not a haven. But what you cannot buy you can receive as a gift. “For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23
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