WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, \y A Salute To Henderson & Vanee County Th« Contribution Made By The Negro Citizens Os Vance County Toward Its Progress, Has Been Outstanding. The Firms Listed Herein Are Pleased To Join The Carolinian in This Salute. '' < „ Mil • f ' ' ,' J ' ’’ .> • •*•*. V** a ■■'*■■■■”’■■*2 • ’•*. : ■<-: •- T. * •• 'jt£Z4- r ..J; ' v. v «^ ( COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL—L. B Speover is - -n at his desk in the office of Vance County’s only high ffheol. Henderson institute. The school i> located on the campus of the old Henderson Normal Institute, made famous by the Isti* Dr I ’ Colton. Henderson School Serves Entire Vance Population HENDITPSOK Her.derson In •trti.ite which began under the sponsorship of the United Presby terian Church a number •• f years ago is now the only high school Vance C-t. r.ty nr-d ha:- an en roll ment of 1,118 and a faculty of 30 The school % fjeaded by L E. ipence?, who took over in 194? end h'!> made rom»rkabls pro gress during bis tenure FAr a camber of years the School maintained a hoarding department and did not dose raise until 194';. The build ings that -were formerly used for hoarding student* are new used !*- a, Nurses’ Borne for nurse■ who are ronnw fed x* ith the Jubilee Hospital and a Tesuberase for the members of the school facußv. The school still carries the sir rs a campus life school and the fact thin most of the teachers live on the cam: u< tends to make it lyiore campus-like. T?u children from the rum! sections are brought to the school or. modern huand they arriving' at an early hour irx the m.-.rrur.g while most of them , e started homeward about 330 p M. The extra - curricula activities in clude the three mayor sports, with the band being classed as one of the best in the state It is eallc-5 upon tc serve in various parts of the state and always can be count ed on to make a fine show. The band is directed by J. B Me* LEKXAB. TANCET 7~n~rr rniftitfi bWmih ■* HnAmai, are proud of the Leiia B. Yancey School which was built hi 19‘ ria.f da-ss-'t m theory v f-t w • r arid various types of or;?.n Tassos Til* ?th Bth and 9th greles ’have g veil rounded 4-H pt.-graTO. which is vjpr:vis h d by Li. L, !'••. 'Farm Agent M”S E. B R 1 ;■ ue • the Home Asreut-. while M B ■Knight F the mi. nor The PTA give.-, the school *p’co did ?.,;;opvt. J?. bt-V.-v- ?., r •his can be traced to the fart that 43 percent of iasst yeur’s tpu dating class entered o-iiiege W. D. Payne s trie pro : rd ,v nt,. The school’s a 1 kb tic pro.- ram well rounded, J. H. Mrl> ic •■ a ,d H. L. Cus.henberry eo&ei: /•• nail and basketball. M B S'-rrh.- the ba.seball ■ ; A. Muir h tilsciics track. Mrs, N, A. Valov* tine is In charge of the girls’ ba .- • ketball team. It has a very uni-rue home eco nomics department. There are 237 students enrolled in this depart ment. with both sexes being troll ed in the department. It is headed by Mrs E. 3. Whitted and Mss. B. W. Alston tor Evans on January 17 at their ; home. Mr. Evans was happy over i the many gifts he received from : (CONTINUED ON PAGE JO) Perry Hijrh School Presents Good Show LOUISBURCr A highly edu cational picture was shown at j the Perry High School, located at ; Centerville, Tuesday night, .Tan- ! ■.. vary 18, by Dr. Thomas Martin, j j of Raleigh i The show was given for the : | benefit of the Athletic Associa tion and. was sponsored by B, J. ’ (Bun) Hayes. It shows the trove!". of Dr. Martin as he loured the I world. It also gave intern I -ng j i happenings of surgical work done by him while he was in India. The name of the picture is . ‘'Travels Through India”. Quite a few people turned out to see H The school, under the leader | ship of J. E. Wilson, is having wonderful success. It’s faculty is considered one of the best in the state. Interesting facts about, the school and the faculty will ap pear each week, in the CARO LINIAN. i ■? mm fessiSM 1 S<’ H«‘01. IIE AH—J. r. Stabler, v.hy h ;fs the public schools of Va nee County. He is believed to he ihe first saprriniradent to da * .-nclhiwg about the deplor *bio rUKttiou that existed imanr v-sro s- bouts in the eoimtv, Haring his administra riaev sehools have been eon*.o'.dated and the srhoias tsc standards h-ire been raised, ummmm rlfc iiUtlf ali-fi has mm mm syetei TTF’cruntON Perhaps the . j most , i-r.0.-.t system to bo lounn in inv ' in *.nc j ifi ' anepd th;..- school. The : c 'Uirtn who live in the corporate ’ n .. ■ ■ v.'-.iy ty the schtv.J snd ' j those >,< ao live in the county are ~ brought tv. buss. The couj.ty pays for the trans* • 1 »•••’ •■vt’-t-n of tr-.* children «••• the , strhcid and irs t spot-, si bitty ends | then; The tov. n .-,•: hool heads fur- f rush ah the: other facilities that • ; go to make i: possible for higher • : etcwr-ation in the local htgh school. ; ! Tr.c town has two elementary ; scho'.-d; The Eaton-Johnson Eie- i : memory Scr-aol is located near i . the- high school and has 22 teach- i i *rs Tv- re are 753 students cnroll : or Sanford E. Williams has head . --..e J!»50. The PTA s headed by Mr* Ar.ne B McLendon. They have taker, ns a project, beautifying ; the campus. Tim principal hit upon a novel idea of underwriting a revolving ■ fond by having the students save j by buying federal stamps. The fir:- dry. .*3O 00 worth of stamps w re bought by the children. The extra-curricula activities ! include sniping groups, composed ; j of boys and girls A good boys’ ; ■ choir has been developed there. The school authorities found ! that the F.aion-Johnson School ! had become 4 over crowded and in 1 HUT • ■ 1,1 ; Yancey Elcmen : tary School was ojn'tied with an enroltmen* of 252. and 8 teachers. ; I A A Lane is teacher-principal. ! The school is. locat«-d In South ; K-i t'v cn and has an eorctllmenl : of 272 There are 144 families rc- . pn-svnted in the student bd••«* and Ine efficiency with j i which it is conducted, is excel- , The PTA has about 84 active Icril. j families who take special pride i in the school. 11 has .ot out to ’ beaut.fy the grounds. The roads ! to the building are badly in need | i of repairs, arui even though it I should be the duty of the town j to improve them, (he PTA has | assumed this responsibility. Mrs. I Henrietta Howard is president; j j Mrs. W. M Richardson, secretary; i (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10) i J rw . . . ’ ; 'i. is-! ’ 1 ‘ -A ■ wSmm 1 . w&m « ’"*l sjhLsTSiBBPT ip f f » '* I • . ' ' '" VANCE’S BEST—Carver Flementarv School, which km drißcaled on April 11. 1954, can easily he termed the best elementary sHioej in the county. It is modern in every respect and serves a d.-nse population, which is found about four miles north of Henderson. I K. Tolbert is principal. The school prints a paper known as the C arver News which chronicle* the happenings. The paper h.vs » vvn *•£•-i --cient staff. mrf . * m - , * r. ?w ‘ ' rs ; .V' * 5 S ITT K VISOR AXf> ro.VSI IT ANT Vvs v!q.,- o \t iih.-.ms. >u pmisor ot Vanft ( ownti rh me?,.arv -«i*<>- U and teacher-; i.' -ui taot. Mr-. Killianis had ter-m- cv,t<-rienr<- in tin- i.» .d -,i education. She is a graduate of I ayettcville State Teachers s'‘al lege. rrankiinton Family Name Rings Success In County FRAKT.TNTON ~ The oU ->uc«- ’ lion ar to “What’s in a None" can best be ans'v•' ’■•.•d by the de* sciicendants of B F Person, who was a pioneer in education here In recogr.iiior? of the work that he did the local high sehoo: ;< iciir.c-d in his honor He to here for more than 53 years The . •i' -;n v. H:i;h th-■ ■ ' i cated was aisc nruved in liis i 1 ■ n i-r Kis wife, whose tiamc was Evelyn, is believed to have been a great source of inspirit •on • hire. To this union was b-.rn 14 children and five of them be came teachers. Mrs. Williams Heads Vance School System Mrs. Addle O. William*, former- j ly with the John C Winston Company, u now supervisor j:f Vance County Schools. Mrs WH liams was the first, and is '.ho only Negro ever • mployed u ; edu cational consultant with a m .lor publishing firm. As supervisor of schools -he making a studs of critical ' - needs of the children in the cour. - ty by helping to adminiU.e- the mental maturity and mb cv-.-ir.i-nl tests to all the chlldr. n in the county When the results are in she hopes to be able to plan with the principles and teachers a pro gram that will help each child to make progress toward cdurut- tv ol goals through opportunities to develop as broadly as possible in a purposeful and meaningful way. She believe* that systematic . planning is necessary and that adequate recoreds of achievement of each child should he kept. The . test results, she hopes, will serve as a guide for future classroom ; planning and selection of supple mentary books and materials to fit the needs of the children who wiil use thorn The teachers, principals, super visor, and superintendent of ; Vance County regard their work in the iigh/ of objectives to be realized, methods and procedures to be tried. They hope to engage in cooperative research on prob lrrs relating to the educational program in hope* of improving i it. f GAHOLINIAN There is still one in the com* mur.ity who is carrying <>n in th» style of his father. Melville Cor tez. He attended Albion Academy North Carolina College and Shaw. He is a teacher in the Albion Elementsrv School He has taught at. the B. F Fvison School. Vaughan. Mt. Obve and Wirier'; Seminary He is proud of the record that he made ar an athlete- and loves t.-i talk about h;* fr i- - on t : -; baseball disrrond. He won fame • CONTINUED ON RAGE lOi We Appreciate Your Business BANKING INSURANCE • TRUSTS Drive-in-Corner Citizen Bank & Trust Company HENDERSON, N. C. “The Leading Bank In This Section ” Since 1889 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, l ■ I Henderson Thriving Town With Several Industries HENDERSON Tins typical : North Carolina town, located on i the main line of the Seaboard i Airline Railroad, with a number ; of churches, seven taxicab com ] panics, one whiskey store and ten beauty parlors, comes to life ; or.iy or. Saturday. S There are many new homes popping up in every section of the* town. The most recent show place is the new home recently 1 built by Dr. Dewey Hawkins. It : is the latest in architecture and sprawls over a vast lot and could : easily be termed a mansion. Dr. J. D Hawkins’ house, with its : ant'i.vif- furniture is the. last word ■ • i ri decoration. Undertaker Jordan has just moved into a rambling rambler arid is just a .ore v throw from Dr. Hawkins. Mr Tboma* Hunt has just moved -ato his beautiful new home. Bricklayers, school principals and people from all walks of life :<:■ . -Trio::,,; - hom- * all O’.'tt ) town. E-.’-n though f-irmlng has long 1 sime cor-irr-anded much attention, • th- <•! -• gos ! ; Tungsten Mines ; and the increase in teachers’ •-...’an-, hgiven tne town a r „ v : Farmers *tii! carry the brunt •■? the loiri Merchants are i-r-a-'i : » snv. "ffi: have had two bad n years and we hope this -.• >1 - good cr-p y-jr". They finaiiv ;nd by saying, “If we ! (ic-n’l have a good year this yea r . H.vvo-1 had ; • t as well close Up Th- mines. locJted about 13 I rinT’s Irvin ihv town, do n- ’ d‘*~ ' r.oti -b a r ’ ire A \ • f. 1 these* parts ’.vill rs-v-cl a -it eof ,*:>: , tiia' looks ii - r a v u-ed cai „,? , n New York or California, r .«■-■ ivad th i»st. Thee is • f--w Cadi! uc*. Dodges ’(■> Flymouths, Pontiacs ,- :-. li-.-.-vr<>iet are not far behind. There «re sonic- Fords and Mer curvs Occasionally one will see a Packard and even a Henry J. Most of :be weii-known frater nitie* dfe found here. Th-. Ma- S ,1--. the Elk- the Eastern Star and the Daughter of I.is. Under takers arc complaining that tnc-re a (t . not many people dying. Thu speaks well fc-r the health -f th-* town. There are four such agen- cies in the town, '.-rr\ •.'r:'.v and Williams, She pa rd and ; -t 1 son. They seem to hoid th'M- c. -n and all boost fine rolling - 4 - k Th« seven cab < iimpan.e-: aln-.-.ist trip over each other for the R-' : fares that can be p.ckv-i up ; through the -ve -k, but come f - ! day night and then until -u : day night, they arc all :.y • busy. The 10 i'icauty pari.-.ys in v take care of the ladies cut ; can still see some w.'-iwr wL; ; have not found time to v.-rit s-ij i of them. - There is. nn« lawyer. Chari.- W Williamson. He has bc-corae. known as an office expert wh< . digs into every angle of ms cnr.es. !CONTINUED UN I'AGE 10) irmi—ni utiihi n mi 11—n 1 irn rrf ' I-.hp/ irA-jyi.r-i' -VJHI*; I , I .mi himihiiiihi mi mi I r-in rn r 1 ir r i ■ . v..- •• ••• ' " ■ ■ ■■ . . . ' . . ■, ~.. ... | SHOP and SAVE Complete Home Furnishing EASY TERMS | —ON— ANY PURCHASE Dial 4719 I Ciiristian-Howarc Fun. | COMPANY ' _i_iujiMjjMui.ujijMiirMMiu.ci —yiniTrmw—ftr - ■» iw*w«u(MMrva«OTx.i>-.w».wMT>»*iiß»Tir ir.^KCT.w^w.-ynam'g—wr^'i'M'^nwuime*. i MOTOR SALES CO., INC 1 I * I Pontiac ’ jj Oldsmobile j Cadillac | Sales and Service See Us For The Cleanest USED CARS IN TOWN Telephones: 6133 - 6134 HENDERSON, N. C. PAGE NINE ELEMENTARY m vsmw Persons; who hove ’.'-itched edu cation in Vance Cc l :r v r,re Quick • ito tell you that the *.y -tern ? ■ it. now exists, is a fa*, nr; from a • lew years ago. If was. rot too long a;:o whan there win no! a docent school for N-yroes in ».h-. whole county It was one of the i first counties to draw the ire of ; militant Negroes who vrantrd bet ter education f'v race children. Mrs. L. B Yancey, long time : county supervisor alonu wit h the : superinteudem and t ic- school Board, came in for much criticLm. | The situation has changed con - siderahlv and where then were a fev; years a o. a iiunver of ■ frame shacks, manned by one and two teachers, there are now large c- ii-eir inuldines. with a fine h-'ouu of well-trained teachers. There ia r-ni.v ewe sniMl .school ir. *ue county. It is known as Nut Bush No 2 end has three tefttsh ; ers. i'< wil! soon bt consolidated with another school. Mi.o-i rue ci.,-die for the chore- car be trac'C i-.-, - '. -'j see . i teacher with grades one 1 ; > (CON TINS FI) ON V