‘ WtEK ENPjKG JULY 28, 1351
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FAYETTEVILLE -We Late just .
returned from a call meeting; of ;
the Board of Trustees of the Old j
Howard School property. This |
was called by the chair- i
"man of the board for the purpose !
of hearing from the public as to
what disposition should be made
of the property.
After four days of advertising j
only a few persons seem to have !
had enough interest In their chii- j
dren to sacrifice a few hours to ;
Jet the Board know how they are i
thinking. j
There is a group thut has circu- >
dated a petition allegedly signed by j
'hundreds of persons in the city j
"ashing that, the city council per. j
m(t the library board to build u j
public library on a portion of the j
site. j
However in order to safe
guard the city, it must have
" a deed to the property
Another group seems to think j
that if the property (worth approx- ;
imately Sot),000 - fifty thousand i
dollars, is deeded to the city, the !
Board will have betrayed the trust i
placed In their hands.
The piece of property is rich in
(history. It. is situated three blocks
south of the old Market bouse on
Gillespie street. History tells us
that isvaap urehasod by a grobp |
of Negroes in Payer to v Me and deed- |
ed to the school children of Cross I
fCreek. Township, to be used for j
educational purposes. Perpetually.j
IVe know of no other city that the ■
school age children own a piece of J
property.
After the war between the states j
General How ard of the Freedom!) j
entered in an agreement with the !
Hoard of Trustees and the Old How.
|ard School was built and the only j
school for Negroes was held there
for a long time. However, after
the year of the agrreement had 1
expired the property and building,
was turned back to the Board of '
Trustees.
Because of no finance the
hoard appealed to the then. ;
Governor Vance of \o r th far- j
olina for ftends to operate. The ,
governor teas so interested he
made o trip to Fayetteville and
conferred m'th the Foard.
He agreed that if certain condi
tions wer» met. by placing, classes '•
of higher learning upstair and cie- j
mentary classes .down Hairs, ho 1
would recommend to the state leg
islature that funds be made avail
able for the school. This .was done I
and the names, of gome of North !
greatest Negroes .werej
listed on the school roll. This
school was the fore.runner of the
State Normal School which in turn
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FOR A GOOD S ALE EVERYTIME
COM E TO—
LAI6BOI k HRLLinS
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J. Carlie Adams and Joe W. Stephenson
OPERATORS
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A. A. AKIN 5, Auctioneer
E, H. CLARK» Bookkeeper
We will not operate the Planters Warehouse but will combine the
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Selling time at that warehouse with our time at Langdon and
Welions Warehouse* We invite o ur friends to sell with us. Our Aim
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is to satisfy our customers.
, became Fayetteville State Teach
' era College.
Over thirty years ago a
group tried to sell this prop
erly for fifteen hundred dollars, j
The citizens headed by the late
Prof. Edward Evans became so
enraged a suit, was instituted
to prevent its sale. 'The suit
i teas heard at Lumberton, N. C
| The judge then ruled that the
I deed of trust could not be
' broken.
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! A few months ago a few citizens
j started a suit in the local court
! asking that the board be forced to
j deed the property to the city for
1 the purpose of building a library.
I, The whole issue has caused one
I of the greatest upheavals the city
i has ever known.
j Tempers have risen to the boil
ing point. Neighbors have become
! suspicoug of one another, common
; reasoning has been thrown to the
| four winds. Still there is no se
' lected site for (he new library. Two
I verv good proposals have been off
j ered. But no consideration has been
: yhrown to the four winds. Still
I'there is no selected site for the
New library. Two Very good pro.
nosals have been offered. But
consideration has been given at)
present.
One was that the Bishop ,
| Hood Property on Ramsey j
j street be purchased- and the ■
library be built there. This
! would be ir, keeping with the |
| present one since it was neret
| e<f after the Late Bihop James j
i Walker Hood, and a library j
on that site would be a mem- ;
| orial to him. j
The other proposal was that j
.the Board lease the property to j
j some firm or individual the tnon- <
ey for the rent be held in trust, i
i each summer all children attend
' ir:g Sunday School be given a ten
I day stay at some work camp. This
| camp will be run on the same
i basis a the daily vacation tiible
i chool, crafts, and religious trait?*
; ing received will be its keening
j with the legal aspects of the deed,
i Th ft ir has been no formal re- ]
j quest for- the property from the j
| library board or any one else.
hi the meantime we hope
i that • the heads come up with !
some solution That is agree
\ able to the inajorty of the ci
tizens at least one that will
benefit the School children of
the city.
: j Farm output per man-hour;
reached an all-time high in 1950. :
It is now about twice what it was
40 years ago.
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M!Ss’ IUTCHER, TO TOU—Rexording favorite. Nellie Butcher,
poses prettily for the cameraman as she came in a board the Queen !
Mary last week after a heartwarming personal success in Europe.
The nightclub and theatre favorite was ihe toast of l/ondon’s musical
hall*, and has already been committed for a tour of the continent In
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Fort Bragg Pistol Team
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Closes Successful Year
! FORT BRAGG The Fort
■ Pistol Team closed out one of
! the best years in the history of
! Pistol Team Competition last
! w.-ck cud by competing in Mi*s
j Nor to Carolina State Pistol
I Championships at Asheville.
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The Braggmen took team Imn.
ors in the .38 calibre champion
ship event and came in second in
‘the ,‘.12 calibre championships
which was won by the Provest
Marshals General School Team
from Gamp Gordon. Georgia
.1 faster Sergeant Two (>.
j Fuw.ve, Headquarters Battery.
8 ibid Division Artillery cap
tured the individual state
1 ine Base pistol artist took
second place in the indii'id
i uul me.idles and captain Ben
C. Curtis, of Tort Bragg
el Devine. Cherry Point Afar.
| placed third.
Th« Bragg team captured .17
medals in the Aslmvilr event.
The North Carolina ehamp
i ion ships marked the close of a
succesful season for the local
team. Participating in If mat
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l elves, the Brag team captured 10 j
C matches In the Master Class
con.fpetition, 2 matches intbe Ex_ ,
t. pert Class, and lost 2 matches,!
5 They woo a total of 168 medals |
in their 1951 competition.
The team holds state champ- |
ion ships titles in both the .22 j
, calibre anti .7,8 calibre class for ,
i Georgia and Florida and the .38
i calibre championships for the |
State of North Carolina.
’ .Was ter Sergeant Tease
ij holds Ihe individual state
championship titles for the
States of Georgia and Forth
Carolina. Another team mem
ber. Captain Curds is the Flo
rida State Champion.
( agCbtorSi ,as2tn 1 charies dart rar
Both Captain Curtis and Sear.
geo.nt Vause have been selected as
; members of a team w hich will re
present the Department of the Ar
my in the National Matches to be
r fired <n San Francisco. California,
September 29-October 6.
The National championships
i. arc sponsored by the National Rif
-1 le Association and the National,
Board for the Promotion of Rifle j
THE CAROLINIAN
Helping Hand Club In
Regular Monthly Meet
(FAYETTEVILLE Members
of the Helping Hand Club of the i
First Baptist Church met Tues
day rilght July 17 In. the home of
Mrs. Bobble Boons for their rcg-1
ular monthly meeting.
Ttie meeting was opened by i
singing led by Mrs. Ella Bertha !
followed by prayer l>y Mrs. Eli- j
za Taylor. I
The Scripture lesson was read
In parts led b> Mrs. Fannie VVoot- !
eu. The lesson was a round table
discussion. Mrs. Boons and Mrs. j
Bell Bethune led the discussion. |
The president, Mrs. Ella Betha j
presided over the business session j
Member heard reports of various ]
eomlttees. Mrs. Bell Bethune, .Mrs.;
Bessie Pitts. Miss Dorothy Mc-j
Clawin, Miss Bertha and Lillian
Detachment 2 Mess Hall j
Again Rates As Excellent
FORT BRAGG An overall rat-:
big of excellent was given De- '
tachment No. 2 Mess Hall as re- i
suits of an inspection conducted by'
Captain George L. Walker, post
food service supervisor on Wed
| ntisday July 18.
i A breakdown of the various de- ]
r.'artments of the activity inspected;
| and tha rating received by each;
I revealed the following results:
; Condition, excellent; kitchen, ex
cellent; storage, excellent and the
overall appearance of the outside,
excellent. During the inspection
Captain Walker was accompanied
bv M-Sgt. James Id. Lesley, food
service specialist, from the Post
Food Service Section
Long regarded as one of the
i best Mess Halls on the reser
i ration the excellent rating
1 was nothing new to personnel
of the Oelalehnient. It marked
the second such rating the
I Mess has received in recent
months.
Fayetteville Personals
By Miss Maude E. Hood
FAYETTEVILLE The Beulah!
; Murcliinson is attending summer!
i school at the New York Universi
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Mrs. Ruth Nicholson OB' or and
Mrs. .Frances Nicholson Borrow*
| Practice.
Member# of the ISjc-Ji |
; Bragg team- includes Catr-
I tain Pen r. curt is and {ser
geant First t la#- j'.hnnu Hun
[ ter, both of Headquarter# and
Headaueirters Detatchment No.
1. 5420 -liST.' Master Sergeants !
Leo (i. Vo use and Herbert Ro- <
beets. Jr., both of Headyua r- j
; tern. S2nd Airborne t tie is ion j
i irtillery; and Master Ser
geant Fee Sprouse. Joint Air. j
j borne Troop Board.
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WAREHOUSE I
No. 1& 2 Fayetteville, N. C. yjjw
Ist. SALE OPENING DAY AUG. 2, 1951
0 WNERS AN OPERA TORS
P. L. “Buddy” Campbell and R. H. “Bob” Barbour
Harvey Chandler, Auctioneer 0 — C. H. Jackson
Bookk cpcr
THE LARGEST CITY IN THE BORDER BELT
The Above Houses Offer The FARMER The Best In
COURTEOUS TREATMENT, SERVICE and The HIGHEST
Prices Obtainable. BRING US Y our FIRST Load and Be CON
VINCED Os The Advantage Os SELLING Tobacco With US
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Towend were welcomed as visi
tors. 11 members were present.!
At the close of the meeting the j
Hostess served delicious refresh
ments of cookies, Jello with be
cream and Ice tea.
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,Pfc. and Mrs. Joseph Davis, Jr., j
; 309 Hillsboro St. announced the |
birth of a son. Joseph Edward, j
! Friday July 13 at Fort Bragg Hos- ]
pital No. 2 Mrs. Davis is the form- j
cr Miss Ella Mae Autln of this.!
! city.
PERSONAL
Or. and Mrs. Bobbin Ben
nett and Son of Mt. Vernon,
i y. J. mere recent week end
\ guests of Mrs. Hattie L. Itix
i on. While rust in g in Veto
York. Mrs. Dixon makes her
home with the Bennetts.
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' The continued excellent con-]
] dition of the Mess may be attribu
i ted to an efficient and well-trained ,
1 staff. In addition, the met) of the 1
unit take special pride and in- 1
terest in the maintenance and. np
: keep of the Mess.
Key personnel credited with the
; excellent condition of the Mess
j Hail include, CWO Ferry Brackens!
j mess officer; Sfc. James Carter, Jr.,
■ I mess steward; Sfc. Alexander An
derson. assistant; Sffts. Jesse- Qd
;om and Richard Mapp, and B i
Eugene McClendon first cooks;
Cpls. Jesse Conner. George Cooler
; end Pvt. Sandy Hooks, cooks; Cptl.
■ Charlie Grant, storage and Pfc:-.
Virgil Lewi,- and Robert Smith,
; dining room orderlies.
Captain Floyd ('. Hiller whose
soldierly bearing, peerless leader
ship ability and gentleman-lake
! qualities have won him the ut
most confidence and respect of Bio
I men in tho unit, is Detachment
i commander.
!of Philadelphia. Pa., are visiting
! relatives and friends,
| Mrs. Nita Jones is spending
. sometime in New York City with
her daughter Mrs. Pearl Downs,
Mr and Mrs. Edward St'irk
land of Fast Orange, N. J. were
| recent guest of their 'parents Mr.
i and Mrs. Hill.
j The frirnds of M>\s. Lucy Lewi*
are glad to sec her home.
Mrs. Alice Josey of Washington,
D. C . is visiting her mother, Mrs.
; Sarah Armstrong.
! Lt and Mrs. Charles Easley left
] for Fort Sam Marcos Texas, where
, he is to report to the Army Avia
i tion Tactical Course at the Artil-
I lery School there
i DRIVE SAFELY”
Post Swimming Meet Set
FORT BRAGG—Post Special
Set vices announced last week that,
the 1951 Fort Bragg Championship
Swimming Meet will bo conducted
on August 6,7, and 8 at the Lee
Field Houst (swimming pool).
Competition wul gel underway at
7 o’clock each night.
According to the announcement,
entries will be based on a regi
mental level, or u consolidation of
smaller units not to exceed a total
of 3000 men
Competition in the. Meet Is
open to all male officers and en-
Psted personnel stationed at
Fort Bragg. A team may enter
not more than four contstants
In any one event, while an In
dividual contestant is limited to
three events, including relays.
Each team may also enter one
relay team in any relay event.
Individuals entered in the Meet
are requested to bring their own
Physical Training School
! FORT BRAGG A four-week
I physical training instructor’s
! course designed to release to the
' field a total of 60U well-trained
: instructors by titc first of next
year has been added to the pro
-1 gram at the Army Field Forces
(Physical Training school. The an
nouncement of the added course
was made public by school offic
iias last week.
Running concurrently with
the regular seven-week course,
ihr new course began on July 9 .
w ith an enrollment of 120 stu
dents. 100 of which are enlist
ed men and 20 officers.
In addition to stressing the
Importance of physical fitness
to the army the new course
is also evident of the imme
diate need for trained person
nel in this field, school offic
ials reported. It further pur
po'ps to get men bark to their
respective units and onto the
field as soon as possible.
! Men attending this course are
from all of the six army areas,
; including personnel from ten train
ing divisions, fourteen replacement
Birthday
Breakfast
FORT BRAGG -A late mornng
•' breakfast honoring Mrs. Gladys
! Gaines on her birthday v. as given
■ by Mrs. Evelyn Phillips on Thurs
: day, July i.'i. The affair carried
l jti green and white color scheme.
(The table was beautifully decorat
■ * ri. centered with a large green
■ : bow! of fruit, surrounded by four
matching place mats.
■ The menu consisted of bacon and
' "ggs, waffles, link sausage, grape
’ fruit and coffee and individual
'; cakes for tile honorer.
i Those present Included Mrs. B
! White. Mrs. Evelyn White and hon
| ore<j guest, Mrs. Glady's Gaines and
damhter, Carolyn Sue
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bathing suits and towels.
Appropriate awards will be pre
sented to individuals (placing first,
and second in each event and to
the championship and runner-up
teams.
In order .o secure maximum
participation in the three-day a
quatie event units of regimental
size unable to enter a coiruplete
team are encourage:! to enter a
partial team.
Events listed to be conducted
the Meet arc as follows: 300 yard
medley relay, 220 yard free style,
50 yard free style. 3 meter diving
100 yard free rtlye, Ino yard back
stroke. 100 yard breast stroke, 440
yard free stive, 150 yard individual
medley and the 400 yard free stive
relay.
The Meet will be governed by
the NCAA swimming Buies for
for 1951.
training centers, four regular ar
my divisions, four separate regi
ments and three separate battal
ions throhuogt le huoenz of itenio
ions throuyout the zone of interior.
The four-week period of instruc
tion will include sixty-fitfe hours
of theory administrative and tech
nical training eighty-three hours
of physical training and athlete
' activities and twenty-eight hours
I of miscellaneous activities-
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