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VOLUME 21 number 24
DUUIAM, N. C. SATURDAY. JUNE lAtk 1(H0
mice FIVE CENTS
STATE DEMOCRATS TO MEET
Prominent Minister Pa^es
Rev. ta H.
HONEYMOONING
Mias JeSSBE w. LOOAN, the
channinc dant^iter of Mr. and
ITn. George W. Logan of Dur^
ham wmi recently grraduated from
the Atlanta University School of
Socitll Work at Atlanta, Ga. Misa
Logan is also a graduate of th«
North Carplina College and a
member of Signed Chapter of the
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
1700 Churches
Jq Be Represented
At Conclave
RALEJG-U — The Baptist Con-
clatve which convenes in Raleigh
August 5-9, will bring together
the liiligest organized group of
Colored people for any occasion
in the State of North C*roli»a.
combining all of the Bapti;st
forcts in one gre^i gathering.
Th« Baptist d«noai!nati.on. ia
this State wi»W* mem
bers and 1700 Baptist Churches
•re organised into 5t6 regional
Baptist Associations all of which
will be represented in this great
Conclave.
The organized work of the de
nomination is further grouped
under 4 Conventions; namely,
the Woman’s Home and Foreign
Missionary Convention, the State
Suni^al^ School Convention, The
Baptist Training Union, and the
Geneml Baptist Church Conven
tion. Four years ago, for the
f^*^j4ime an attempt wrJa made
to bring together all of these
organizations into a great Con
clave for the purpose of co-ordin-
l>iing the v,i«ried function.s of the
denomination and for the pur
pose of launching a unified
Baptist program. This was a
fine beginning, jind through the
inspiration of that meeting and
the program of, unified church
Work, which was adopted, great
sains halire been made.
Under the leadership of Rev.
W. G. Somerville, who has serv
ed for the last 6 years, as Gen
eral Secretary of the Bf^tist
Scott, Thompidns
To Appear At
Dem. Convention
Convention of North C«rolina,
and Director of the Conclave,
the plan of« unification hfA made
wonderful pfpgress and so after
four years has called together
all elements of the denontinfllion
in a meeting of the second Con
clave which will again convene,
in Raleich beginning on MonMy ^
August ^ anif continuioi; through
Friday August 9. There will be
four fuir days of training and
inspiratioi^. All meetings are to
be held iti the spacious Memorial
Auditorium 'with seating
cilpacity of ,S;000.
Four or five thousand deleg
ates and visitors are expected
from evety section of North
Carolina. Appearing on the pro
gram will be speakers of Nation
al reputation.
Rev. Somerville, in his con
tacts with all sections of the
State and with his intimate know
ledge of more B£«ptist members
and leaders than any other liv
ing man, states that this will be
the greatest gathering of any
Negro Church group in North
Carolina and he confidently
plans and hopes thait, out of this
meeting will come a greslter
unit^ of thought and action on
the part of Ihis democratic re
ligious organization.
Dies at Hospital!
MRS. GRACE TOWNSEND -
JUSTICE PASSES AT \
f.INCOLN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Gra,ce Townsend Justice
died ut Lincoln hospital Welne»-
uay morning at 9:30 after a
slioi't illnc';s. Mrs. Justice wae
admitted to the hospital Iftt Fri--
day morniiifi: where she went to
udergo an operation.
The ilocfused is the sister of
Leo. A. Townsend of Durham
and Haywood Townsend of
Atlf^fitic City. One siater also
survives Miss Birtle Townsend of
Durham. The funeral will be held
Friday afternoon at 8J80 at
V/hiite jBock Bfcptist ch«rch. In
terment will be at Beechwood
cemetery on Fayetteville RoWJ.
G«EE|NISeORO, (Special) —
The atate wide Negro Democratic
convention will be staged' iq
Gyef»«gboro-,4h June 30 4ind July
1. Frederic*. K. Watkina, state
president has organised forty
democratic chartered c 1 u b ■
throughout the atate and all of
these clubs |4re expected to send
large numbers of delegates to
the first Negro Democratic Con
vention to be held in the South.
Dr. William J. Thompkins, Re
corder of Deeds at Washington,
1>. C., will be the key note speak
er and Judge Armond W. Scott
ar.d other outatfihding men from
this and other.., states will take
part on the program. Every
Ntgro Democrat thoughout the
stite as well as professional and
b'isiness men of the atate are in
vited and urged to be present.
Howard Closes
y * .
Seventy First
Session Friday
4nd local church
are working together
All State
cffic^Is
with him to make this the most
successful Convention jfver held
in this State. >
BY DANIEL W. CHASE
WASHINGTON — Following
many activities which marked
the ctosing of Howard Univer
sity, the seventy first p#inual
commencement was held on th^
campus last Friday afternoon.
The commencemnt address was
delivered by Dr^ Buell Gordon
Gallagher, president of T^tl-
edaga, College,-who cautioned the
giadua'tes to face life’s problems
squarely, to jivoid hypocrisy in
any form, as that is the only way
fo enter the world of to-morrow.
f}e urged courage to meet the
problems of the future. ...
Honorary degrees were con
ferred by Dr. Mordecai W. John-
con, President of Howard Uni
versity, upon John W. Ddvis,
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Sanatorium Has
Open House
CLUBS DONATES RADIOS TO PATIENTS
RAI.£/IGH ^ l^iit Sunday,
June 9, from 3 to 5 p. m., was
observed as open house at the
Wajce County Sanatorium in
celebration of the installation of
K radio set equipped with 25
bead. sets for the Negnro patients.
The Negro Citizen’s committee
with the aid of 21 affiliated or
ganizations assumed the respon*
aihility of paying the $225 cost
of the ’ instfdllation and have
taken it upon themselves to
make the Radio set a gi£t from
^'JSleigh’s- Negro population. The
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is in
cbal'ge of soliciting funds.
The following organizations
are working with the citizens
committee on this project; The
Minieters Alliance, Women’s Club
ficont Council, College Women’s
Club, Raleigh Voters League,
Civic Club, Royal Twenty-'Three
Club, Progressive Club, Ameri-
i^an Legion, City Wide Parent-
Tf^hers Association, Booker T.
Washington Club, local units of
teachera, Emancipation Aavocia-
tion, NAACP, Daughter of Ober
lin. City Wide Ushers, Klk,
Evergreen Club, Travelers Aid,
an the BMLLH Council.
Menvbers of the executive
committee of the Negro Citizen’s
Committee ,!lre: J. W. Yeargin,
Rev. J. W. Smith, W. H. Peace,
L. E. Frazier, Dr. R. P. Daniel,
Dr. 0. S. Bullock, F. J. Carnage,
C A. Haywood, and Rev. E. C.
Lawrence. \ ^
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Carnival
KERNERSVILLE USHERS
SPONSOR CARNIVAL
KEBlNERSVILLE — The Usher
board of the ME church is spon-
ing a carnival afc the home of
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walls
June 21. Those wishing to enjoy
a hajrride to this gal* aQair may
attend at very small cost. Fea
tured in this carnival will be the
string band Greensboro.
Members of the committeo
are: Mrs. Annie Homford,
J. W. YBARGIN, Chairman
of the execuflve committee of
the RJIeigh Negro Citizens Com
mittee which has assumed re-
ponsibflity of paying the cost
of installing modern radio equip
nient with individual head phones
for the pi.tients of the Wake
County Sanatorium.
Chairman; Mrs. Gladys Blair,
Miss Katherine Warren, Miss
Elizabeth Taylor, ^nd Miss
Grjsley Chambers. J. H. Friend
i«i president of the organixation.
president of the West Virginia
State University, on Myles W.
Paige, magistrate of the City of
New York, and on A. Philip Ran
dolph, head of the Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters. Dr.
I)avis was cited for twenty-nine
years of service of constructive
endeavor in the educational field
with special emphasis on the de
velopment of West Virginia
State University. Dr. Johnson
referred to years of unrelenting
ende^or’ in the field of organiza
tion, in his” citation given Dr.
Randolph, and referred to his
urassuming loyalty to a cause in
spite of lethargy and opposition
The music# part of tiie program
was a feature, the numbers ren
dered being taken from Gounod’s
“Faust,” the operetta recently
played by the musical groups of
the university. —.
Joe Louis, whose sister was
g’jiduated' with honors was pre
sented by Dr. Johnson. The
champion gave his sister an
automobile and a trip to florida
as a rewJbd for her achieve
ment.
CONCLAVE DIRECTOR
REV. W. C. SUMMERVILLE,
General Secretary of the North
G.Wliha Baptist Convention ani
direc^ of the Stale Baptist
Conc^lWe which will be held in
Wilcox Dies
Tiiofsday
funeral SATURDAY AT ST
MARK'S^AME ZION CHURCH
DURfflAM — Death came to
Rev. Isaac H. Wilcox, presiding
elder of the Latorinlburg District
of the AMEZ Church at Lincoln
hospital around 6 a. m. Thursda^r
June 13. He had been ill for
more than a month and had been
a patient at Lincoln Hospital for
four days having goije there
last Sunday.
Funeral services for Rev. Wil-
Raleigh’s spacious Memorial Audi cox -have been arranged for 2:30
torium, August 5th through Fri- Saturd^ afternoon at the Saint
day, August 9th. Mark AME Zion Church. In all '
probability. Bishop L. W. Kyles
will have charge of the services. |
Rev. Wilcox was borrt in Chat- ;
hum County 49 yet^s ago and
liad been living, in Durham since
fOOO. It was in 1916 that he
nu^rried Miss Vera Horton. Ih
addition to his wife, he is surviv
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lolil Oratorical
Conlest
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CHARLOTTE — As a part of
the school closing ex«rcises at
the Second Ward high school, an
oratorical contest was held at
the school on Monday night,
June 3. This contest was an out
standing p|Jrt of the school clos
ing week since there was no
graduation this year due to the
addition of a twelfth grade to
high school. H, Floyd Horne,
prominent jeweler of the city
gave the winner of the contest,
Scotti Friday, a>*d the school
silver trophi«&.
FLASH!
OWENS AUTO MISHAP
By Wire
Du« to an automobile ac
cident JesM Gwent will be
unable to ap|>ehr in Dur
ham next Tuesday night
as was announced on our
sports page.
ilHis. E. Redd
VisilsNepliew
MRS. EDWARD WARREN
O’DANiIBL^ whose parents, Mr.
aqd Mrs. R. L. McDuugaUr an
nounced her marriage at atk in
formal reception at their Fayette
ville Street home Tuesday,
afternoon June 4. The maHriage
took place in Virginia May 31,
North Carolina Mutual Life In
surance Company and executive
secret*ry-Uedliurejr . « t.
Mechanics and Farmers
She is also the granddaughter ot
the liifte Dr. A. M. Moore, found
er and former president of the
^ North Carolina Mutual Life In-
Mrs. Essie M. Redd of New
York City was the we^k end |
guest of her nephew, N. Brad-1
shaw White of this city together (
v/ilh his brother George D.
»Vhite who is a recent graduate
of I^lmpton Institute.
Mr. White is planning to spend
some time in the city, before
going back to Hampton to attend
summer school taking special
wurk in the field of printing.
He will return to Durham in the
.full to work at the Service Print
ing Com^ny and do special
igradua|(e wo^ at North Caro
lina College for Negroes.
19-10. Immediately following the s'lrance Company,
reception, the newly-weds left 1 Mr. O’Daniel is the son of th«
jfor Brooklyn, New York, the late Edwi5td O’Daniel, profeeaor
, home of the groom. 1 ard Coach at Johnson C. Smith
I Mrs. O’Daniels, the former University and is the grandaon
I Miss Virginia Louise McDougald,' of the late John O’Daniel of thia
is the d^ ighter of R. L. Me-. city.
Dou^ald, vice-president of the | — Pkoto by Ft *^ 1 T-ititpfc
450 Enroll At
Ne C. College
Summer Session
' J
BY WILLIAM A. TUCK figure in the government.” He
DU'RHAM — With an enroll-{stressed the import^tice of the
To Conduct
Music
CHARLOTTE WOMAN TO ,
TO CONDUCT MUSIC FOR
HOUSING PROJECT OPENING
CHARLOTTE — Miss Carrie
K. Robinson, Director of Negro
Music at five recreation centers
p«isistant to L. R. Sides, Super
visor of Music in the city schools
of Charlotte, will conduct the
music for the formal opening of
Pu»irview Homes, July 1, the low
cest housing project for Negroes
in Charlotte.
Miss Robinson, was graduated
from Bennett College at Greens
boro, receiving her B. A. degree
in Music in 1998 and having done
graduate work in one of the out
standing New York Schools of
Mil sic. Traveled five yean with
the renown Bennett Singera as
•n Accotapaniat. l#ss Robinson
directed the music five yeftra
PImum ton to paft
Prominent Knoxville Senior
inent of well over 4i50 the sum- J defense program but was of the
mer school at North Carolina opinion that funds formerly
College began Monday, June 10, available for economic and aocial
vhen the students assembled inlpioblems are now being ahilted
3. N. Duke Auditorium for an to the building of ^ large de-
&idress by W. J. Trent, Jr., U. ^fense. He pointed out that gains
S. Advisor on Negro AflFairs. His * made economically and socially
address was preceded by wel- J should not be lost ’ at the ex-
ccme emarks from Dr. Alphonse pense of the defense prognuB.
Ileningiburg, director of the sum
mer school. t I
In beginning his discourse,
Mr. Trent pointed out that he
I In stressing his second point,
Mr. Trent stated th,4t every other
citizen of the United StaAaa
, , . , , . ^ should look upon a , Negro aa a
desired to leave two main . , •
part of the population and not aa
a* problem to be handled or aolnr-
I thoughts wiih the audience, t
'Namely, “Wh^t will be the effect* . .
• . , , . 1 cd. Finally the speaker advtaa4
be loyal to kia
among ' government along witk' otkar
Negro should I . . •
.. . good citizens.
coTitider himself a national
' social conditions
iV’ and “The
Ne C. Girl Wins
Howard Award
Both by achievement and family
RobertjM Claytor was one of the
most prominent seniors to receive
a diploma at Knoxville College’s
66th commencement last Tuesday
morning, June 11. Th* daughter
of Dr. ^nd Mrs. Jobs Claytor of
Roanoke Virginiil. Miss Claytor
is a third generation K. Cean.
Her mother and grandfather, W.
Woodfin of Knoxville, are Knox
ville alumni. Mrs. C^^tor is a
member of the Board of Truat-
e«». kv* -
WASKING’TON, (Speciit) —
Miss Betty DuBissette, a mem
ber of the Junior class of How
ard University and « native of
C!ayton N. C. waa recently
avvarded the Kirkland scholar
ship for the school year 1940-41.
This award is made annually to
a promising junior in the depart-
itient of Home Economica who
lualy be helped thereby to carry
forward her studies in the senior
year. • • — • •
The cAmw toHioii for
the needed points fur gtttduataoa
rot exceeding the normal UmAI.
The anoancement waa mule kf
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MRS. STEWART ENTSRTAUI
HER DAUGHTEft
Mrs. Hattie Stewart highly e»-
terUlaed her daugfatar, tUm
Sarah Rosa at her home mi Witt*
ard Streetll Satarday A
deliciooa moi** of asiads and r»>
;fNskm«nts were served lo Mpllf
•f ker trimds.