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HAPPY NEW
VOL. ao
NUMBER 82
EDITION
ftA,TUIU>AY, DEa‘ 30tk l»3t
PKICE SEVEN CENTS
BRIDE OF ONE MONTH DIES
Durham Youth Confesses
Slaying Boy Over Flower
CHRISTMAS BRIDE
fiURHiAJC — Out of th« doseti
ca«ea of Ticledca that marred
this city’a ^^od r%eord ov«r the
€hrktinaa Holiday*, the moit
talked of was the killing of 18
year old Sylvester ThontiMon of
the 500 4>lock of South Queen
Street by Herbert Hoover Davii,
19 year old propriftor of “Tho
Sweet Shop” ^ hangout for Hill-
tide Hiffh School students in the
lipo block .on Pina Street.
The younger boy ahot in
the htp with a piatol, and the
Wound which was not at first
rei^arded as serious caused him
to bleed to death less thaii fif*
t«M minutes after was ad-
miHeti to\Lincoln Hotfital. It is
..uajjl^^ood^th^ #. «fV9r«l m*in
artery waa the'leatueif of flST'
excwive bleeding that took the
boy'B life, / , , '
^cording to Police, Oavik,
the young* proprietor of the
“S*eet Shop" confessed the
kilUng, stating that it grew out
of an 'argument over a stolen
CHrsAtion, A search of the dead
youth’s effects failed tp diacover
the missing flower.
Davis is in jail without bond
on a murder chu^e, and as we
go to press the date for his pre-
limin«ry hearing has not been
set. The shooting took place
shortly after three o’clock Sun
day afternoon.
Other a,ct» and alleged acts of
^violence during the holidays in*
eluded lAiice GiU of Canal St.,
shot in the foot. Will Lee,
Matthews Street, shot in the leg.
Mystery surrounds the shooting
of the former, as she refuses to
name the shooter, but Joseph
Tim Young, who lives in the
house was charged with t h ^
shooting.
Knife victims were Johnnie
Bennett of Canal Street, cut in
the right aide and Grover
Brownof £. Proctor Street. Not
expeetcfd to lhr«--ls WiUio Mie
" Cray of Plum Street, rtiot Just
below the heart while attempt
ing to rob a fireworks stand
early Monday, was the word
from Lincoln Hospital where all
the victims were treated. Isaac
Evans, white, of Carden Street,
who shot McCray was himself
wounded in the mouth/and leg
by a shot gun. He is not con
sidered critically injured ac-
sording to word from Watts
Hospital where he is being
treated.
Other shootings, nQne of ^
serious nature were that of
^ Marjorie Whitt and Drueilla
Drum, four and sixteen respec-
tixely who were injured by the
TO ENLARGE BUSINESS
Lath Alston
tT'
MRS. C. C. POTTSR, proprie
tor of the M’Lady Dress Sbop
who is in Durham arranging for
an extensive expansion program
of her popular business es
tablishment. Mrs. Potter ia a
teacher in the city school sys
tem of Princeton, N. J. The
Durham store is managed by
C. W. Potter, husband of the
proprietor. ■ ; 'i
YULETIDE BRIDE
MiRS. GILfil£B TIfOMPSOK
the former Mias Georgia Streetfr
popular young teacher of th»
Durham city sdiool system. Mr.
Thomfkson is one of Dui4iam'*
best known beauticians and »
former nthfete at N. C. CoUege.
The couple was ,mai^ried Ctirist-
nis« day at the home of Rev:
Caldwell, Chapel Hill, N. C.
same blapt from a shotgun and
wlio were released from Iincp}n
Hospital Mter treatment.
Miss Streeter
Bride Of Gilmer
Thompson
DURHAM — The marriage of
]#ss Georgia Streeter, popular
teacher tn the Durham City
School gystem a n d Gilmer
Thompson, well ^ known; young
business man of Durham was
•nnuonced her* this week, ^
Jb# |T«ddlnf o| til* jpopnlpr
young couple took place in
Chapel Hill, Sunday, December
24 at the home of Key. Cald
well, Baptist minister pf that
dty.
Tke former Hiss Streeter is
well known in the younger social
set |n4
DURHlAJI Lath Alston
former Star AthleUc of N. C.
College, and welt known young
business man of Durham, ^ was
weddeKl to Miss Christiaeii 1^-
lor oa Ohristmaa eve,
ar.* at 704 CMeron StreiU,
The ceremony was quietly per
formed by Rev. J. W. Tabron of
the Victor Etnannuel A M £
Churchi ^ 1,
Mr. and Mrs. Alston are both
well known in the young set in
the city. ^
Relatives and friends present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Issac Alston
parents of the groom, M r i.
Effie Cotton, Mr. and Mrs John
Markham, Miss Mae Lanier, Miss
Addie Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Scarborough, Jr., E. R. Mer
rick, Miss Julia Mitchell, David
Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Avant, Miss Kthel Taylor, sister
of the bride, Billy and Pauline
Mt^ris and Miss Ro«is Brooks.
RECE|l|T bride, AND GROOM
Mil ids .
Honeymoon oi
Popular Conple
DURHAM — Mrs. Richard A,
Witherspoon, the former Miss
Nannie Green, a bride of one
month dted at Lincoln Hospital,
Wiednesday, Dec. 27, tragically
one monih from the day of her
marriage to Richard A. 'Wither
spoon of Greensboro.
'Fliis populsr North Carolina
couple w!k> were iboth formerly
students of NCC Dutjiam, were
BMrried one day before Th^[s
giving. t ^'IV|>llpli!
The following Saturday Mrs.
Witherspoon was taken to th^
haspital seriously ill. Her condi
tion grew steadily worse despite
the OfrwavcnD^ and tireless at
tention of her physicians. Two
blood transfusions were given
one donated by Mr. Witherspoon
himself to no avail.
Tlie deceased was an employee
•of the N. C. Mutual Life Insur
ance Company, where she serv
ed for four years as one^ of its
n»ost v«rsatil# and eSpcieiit ;
workers, and one of - its most
popular cterky. j
Mrs. Wttherspoon also served
for a year as secretary "at Mary
Potter School in OAord, N. C.
'’She was very aictive in both
Civic and religious organiza
tion in the city^
MRS. LATH ALSTON, who
Itffore her marriage on Christ
mas eve was the former Miss
Christine Marsh. Mrs. Alston is
secretary to Attorneys M. H.
Thompson and C. J. Gates and
is well known among the yonnif-,
er set in Durham. Mr. .Alston is
one of thet city’s young business
men.
NEW YORK — Among th«
148 Congreaamen wh^ have toltf
the National AMOciation for the
Colored People that they will be
on tha floor of the Houae when
the federal anti lynching bill
con'M up for a vote on January
8. 77 are Republt«an«, 70 De
mocrats and one a member of
the American ~ Labor Party.
iRepUes, whkh are atill com
ing ittto the NAiACP office, are
In response to letter sent by
the Association to Congressmen,
urging, th^m to appear on the
floor of the House when the
bill comes up and to vote for
the bill, . , .
lOiSf^iiais of the AiWoclHitlan
reiterated j their lor anti lyn«h'
log .petitions which have been
tigned, asking that .they be sent
to the nationaI headquarters,
60 Fifth A.venue, New York by
Jaauary It is expected that
the petitions will be taken to
Washington during the first
week in January. for presenta
tion to aponsors of the anti
lynching bill in the Hi,uae and
Senate.
MR. AND MRS. A. HARRY | Percy Wilson of Richmond. Mr.
TURNER w%o were wed on ^'Turner’s home is in Lawrence-
ChristmaS Eve «t the home^ of, ville, 'and he is employed by the
the brides parents in Richmond, | North Carolina Mutual Life In-
Va. Mrs. Turner before her surancs Company at the home
marriage was Miaa Edythe Wilson j office is Durham,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I
Southern Fidelity
$1.50 Share
DURiHIAiM — According to a Ths organisation has the dis
tinction of being the only domea-
; bonding gOMpany. white or
colored, in the state of North
'Carolina and the only bonding
company in the world operated
band who 1* an accou^lisbed
beautician is well known in
college circles, having been ou^
standing as « football player at
North ;i|rolina^ College.
Mir. and Mrs. Thotnpton are
now residing at 60S yntvood^
recent announcement v from the
office of A. Moore Shearin, se-
cr^ry-manager, the SoutBem
Fidelity Mu^al Insurance Com
pany o| ihi* «ity declared ' «
dividened for 10S9 of fl.CO a
aharii^, payable immediatel|^^
Dividends are no new things for
the Southern Fidelity, for this
organisation has paid out |17,
2^8.00 in divideneds since its
organization in 10iS6.
Mr. Shearin waa manager of
^e company when it was or
ganized and in 19S9 was made
secretary-manager, the position
he now holda. Under hla leader
ship the company haa had *^an
unnsnal aiiioiinE~of 'aiiccess.
Tlte Southeiin Fidelity writes
hoq»Hal ^naoranee, health and
accident insurance and all types
of fidelity and surety bonda in-
cladini bati
Mrs. Withierspoon’a pleasant
personality * endeared her to all
who came in contact with her.
Funeral asrvtces will be held
at Moiunt Vernon Baptist Church
an Queen Street Saturday, after
noon at' o'clock. Services will be
eorducted by Rev, J, H. Thomas.
Irterment will be at Beechwood
cemetery on Fayetteville Road.
M’Ladys Dress
Shop To Move To
DURHAM »— M’Lady’s Drees
Shop, popular women’s ready-
to wear establishment located
at 716 Fayetteville Street has
I completed plans for removal to
its new and more spacious quar- j
^ters located in the building now!
occupied by the Durham Colored!
Library at the corner., of Fayette
viUfc and Pettigrew Sts.
lAccording to C. W. Potter,
manager of the M’Lady’s Dreaa
Shop the new location will b*
renovated from top to bottom
with modern furniture and fix-
* Please turn to page 'eight
by Nsfroes.
I Othsr offlcera|t of the Ggm-
fany ars W. G. Pearson, pre^i-
den^ E. M. Merrick and J. C.
Scarborough, vice presidents and
Wm. Jay Walker, assistant se-
cetary. Members of the board
directors of the company are:
Aldins Robinson, mortician, of
Winatoo Salem; G- A. Edwarda,
edueator of Durham; R. L. Mo-
Dougald, banker of Durham; E.
IR. Merrick, Insurance exectttivs
!of Durham; J. C. Scarborough,
mortician of Durham; W, G.
Pearson, educator of Durham;
C, C.Spaulding, insurance and
banking executive of Durham; |
‘A. Moore Shearin, R. N. Harris,
fire insurance executive «f Dwr-
' ham; W. J. Kwanedy, insurance
' executive of Durham; J, W.- V.
}ozdic«, ppnyaician of DurlurtttJ
L. G. Brucs, ph]^ieian
I ham; J. B, Whsslsr, b*sk«r «f
lovrbi^n Wm. Jay Walksr.
L jy c jc Y
A group of lucky children ©f enjoyed tbemsslvss.
Charlotte who attended the
TmM party given annt^ly at
St. Michael and All Angels
Episcopal church, ^s can b#
was a very gala affair, and every
one present bad a wondeifol
titne. Tbe childma com* tfom
needy famiiie^'bat on m-
Mrs. Lottia Ss«d» a»rs«, was ia
ebar^ 9t tbt program,'