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ROCKY MOUNT'
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I N ews -and- j ' ifj
I Views
| By J. B. Harren */%
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CIVIC LEADER HONORED
ROCKY MOUNT The local
. branch of the NAACP recently
honored the man responsible for
the rebuilding of the present
branch bv placing a photograph of
him .n the meeting place.
The one so honored is Red
c'Jci; Strickland of Newport
News, Va.. former resident
here. The historical note at
tached to the photo reads as
fellow*; "Daring the winter of
.IMH4-39 Reddick Strickland en>
ployed as a porter in a Rocky
hfUvjnt, N. f • store observed,
what he termed, ’oppression
ur.c ttnfare wage and working
concisions' under which color
ed women had to tabor in
tatindrys and tobacco factories
and sought to get relief for
them thru FEPC and other
agencies,
‘•Thru contact with Joseph W.
Parker. Sr. who had previously
been active locally with the Na
tional Association for the Advance
ii'.nt'oi Colored People, Mi Strick
land was encouraged to seek the
re-organisation of NAACP which
had been dormant for years.
“£'rieklr.ne began the meetings
and received tne cooperation of
Mrs Annie Wells. Mr. Parker E.
C. Hunter, Mrs. Emma Leonard
.mb J. B Harren. Seventy-five
charter members, on October 9
1529, btgan operation of the third
NAACP Branch in the history of
Rocky Mount. Hunter served as
president for eight years. Mrs.
Leonard us treasurer 1939-1851.
Harren was executive secretary
erven years. Peak membership of
SOP was reached in 19-17 and i 948.
Btanch entertained the N. C. Con
ference of NAACP in 1946.
TARBORO GETS HORSING PRO
JECT
TARBORO. N. C. Local > i
/tns i cotr. races are elated over
the fact that definite plans have
beer, made toward the letting of a
contract for a million-collar fed
eral, low-rent housing project tx
peeled to b'gin construction here,
in July or early August
’ Id Games, executive dir, etc,-
of the Tarfcoro housing authority,
•ond that the 300-unit project would
lit divided intn fifty unit? each f, .
wt.i- and colored citizens The
it its 5 : Negroes would b> .c;-‘.
near the Prtihigh school in east
farter:.. and the white unit will !
in Ike Fail . >-.v section near th-
R R stat'f The Negro unit win
’ ' 7-2 - ■■■,-$■ end the white ee
ucet - foe r acres
a s .tor Gaines said th*» prop* -
*' hr< .to; et r e v. i Se a sire
‘ Ar; ’. ;•• grain bee: use noth::;:
1;: hi -., : • = down. Rath’-r. it k ..
low. peer.:.;:: to r» Lev
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,f '" '>' ! : sel-etc-d accordirte
*’• the ■ ■■ .-r.e .mo a- <
Hfl ' e- ,v;e - , v ,_ c :; .,, k
<l4 - - : h■ , renter'and r ‘ -
tain. ' . y
RT'CK.Y MO! VT VOTE-
- v Eastern Carolina Alumni
ter ' st. Aueusfine ('<••!-
’■?: held its teg Jar meeting
- t . a y u -|th prof, end Mrs
t- 1 ' ttr.i T arch. ■ i was anivrun
f? ti by Mr'- C. E. Rich. After
CMEpit-ticn of httsin.« a &«eL\
huttr was enjoj ed with a buf
fet fore by the hosts.
Tit Farmers Home Demer A '2-
fion r.e.r eg:.. •••• lh .: ;
far'tn to! t-’atc loans -; 1. ; ■■ - _
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“I JBf S. Cfccroh St. Phene ?-2*gk |
Va. State Prexy
N.C.C Speaker
PUSH A Tv. N C—Er T. tc-rt F.
Daniel, president cf Vv’c S’-a'e
i r] ]eg. will be t e speaker --t
North C • ’• (: - f.r.n .ift;
Awards Day etf.e:\.er.v '■ nt iv
May 25
•resident To is cxpGted tc
cpf&k at fyercses begum.ne n
Duk. A ucitcrit.m at 11 Friday
m, ruing
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Beauty Supplies, Prinfi-r.r Ac No ions
J. B. & A. HY.HARREN, Props.
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“"XOUR NAACP OFFICE”
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.. Awards t ,ay •prog: <un is an
a!l-CciT<g' that has become
t adit i at N ( C 11. go
Planning frr the program is un
der ' heat;, e by I; D
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k t re.;.*.: ;> t e College ca{>>-
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--,t r. . :.;, . . ;... e,.. : s Gymnasi
• at fc.2(> fm.
Former ¥ar ‘Vet*
Gets Commerce VIS
.. Tr, i. A Y N C -- Harold E
e; :: sc h c f ;25 G< • * n<-r Street,
r : •,; fl - ■- S J. sill rccuve the
f.rst .r.f.ste; <A sc Jnce in commerce
. . • • ever a;,,-aided by the North
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h:.- - , veteran of the par.fic
cf.mr&ic.n in ’Vorlc War II will
a.r.cne the 1951 g:actuates who will
. . : a 1 r;f.is address delivered by
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CAROLINIAN Saturday, May 19. HOI
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Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell and Ann Miller, famous stars of the
MGM Studies, lead the parade of Hollywood actresses and actors ;r, -i
the Royal Parade of Stars promotion for Royal LAsmrts Their p <* ,
turn are featured or. the back of each Roys; package am: ir. wms )
* papers and magazines across the country The campaign links the
exceptional appetite and low-cost appeal of Royal IVs&erts with the
most famous names in movies and ir. sports Miss Taylor is cam l tiy ,
King seen n 'Father's l.ittle Dividend/" Mis: Powell id ' Royal V-'td
tf.ng.” and Kiss Mtiler m "Texas Carnival, ai MGM production*.
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After ::s ■ rg. f. t.ic V
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North Ci.- ~o!U Hf w..s ac
tive m the C irae:.'...; Club tie
Fan Hf-iir. : Co. ; r.i ;. •.f the
Alpha Phi A ha fratcriiity
Johns- : r.c ;? -A is tho s-.m of
Mr. and Tvl.s. Elo'ridge John?<,n of
Fa:?' mm. He ;s mam- d to the for
me- M ss Edith A. Mali ne of Dur
ham. Mr- J-r.nson is ateacher of
•pity- ea edbf.c h n sf Lee County
T:. .: Sbihoci ,n Sanford.
NAVY SECRETARY
1, ~r (V 1 Iv. etl a ews
Aimed Foices Day is a day of
prior and failh n the A meric. "
heritage —sad
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h.'use i. - ' ' and afloat, vkt n
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wnost .Navy il n uw.u siane
..in part e.f America gyros he;
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President Ti i.it'ias . xnr- '.«es his
tuin'.-n.-tion of the efforts of 1..0ut.
.. g • Thor..as J. 1-i dsnos. , s v
(left) who risked his hfe tvy.rip
ti rts cue his shipniat. 1 nsign
Jesse Leroy Brown, first Negro
Naval aviator ir, history and first
Negro Naval officer to fit fctHcfi in
any United State 1 war.
ARMY SECRETARY
fbank Face, Jf.
Throughout it: I7F .’ears your
Army ; guarded tb • fio..tier«-.
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PP «(loin s# f re.
fe w 'months,'
jijSf M battle*'., This
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skilh. san ■ tiers. courage, determi
nation and stamina as great as any
in its long history. It has requi red
the best s.d our regular forces W
well as the best of thousands of oui
Reserves and Nat-ionai Guard The
Army is proud tc rtanc with the
other sei’i.e: as “] >ef sndei ? cd
f reedott ’ on thn second Armed
Forres Dan. ‘
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