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A and T College ^Continued from paye one) | President Dudley: "I congrat North C»rolina. They will study follows: been in session two da^ and I hostiltiea, A. and T. was trans fer one, am unwilling to hold formed into a military camp, over another, day to await the Student girls were sent home decision of the candidate whom and only men students remain- dvnt and the graduates is as we have aisked to be president.” ed. To the number remaining, were added conscripts from all At this point, Colonel Keogh, parts of the country. A. and the educators and wise gjl of you and hope that prominent Carolina business T, trained more soldiers during ^ very successful in man and leader, addressed the this period than any other Ne- and fMhion for themselvM hap- work. Your gradu- chair and said: gro land-grant college. *ucc«8*ful livea. ation will serve as an incentive I Dr. Dudley died in 1925 and The pageant much of those students who are here “Gentlemen, I don’t know as his successor. Dean P. D. the fact that only 37 students those yet to come. Good what you may think about it, Bluford was selected to carry were registered durmg the first »» but j reason why we on his great work, year. Their dress ^uld have president Dudley to Curtis: should wait longer to discharge No better selection could amusra the Esquirishly dress- ^re you going to do Cur- our duty. I 'believe we have have been made, for President a collegian of the present day. right here among our associates Bluford was instrumental in se- he script calls ffer students ,rointr to trv to presidential timber in the curing for the college an ac- with high collars, padded shoul- • ^ somewhere and if I Pe™o*> »f secretary. Pro* credited rating from the stand- Hpra. anH noir-lRcrored nants. school again. One Dudley, the principal of ard accrediting agencies. Still learn too much, you 'P®®-hody school in Wilm- under his guidatnce, the col- know.” ' Ington. What do you say?” lege ranks as the third larg- , est Negro land-grant college in After this suggestion, Trus- the nation, the largest institu- tee Lane moved that the board tion for Negroes in the state, I ders, and peg-legged pants. Most of the students were I from Guilford county, North * Carolina. However, p few were from the rural areai of nearby President Dudley: ‘And study counties. All were fired with ttiore about flowers?” the, single anibition to get ' elect from its own midst Pro- and easily one of the best education m this, the first land 8 u y r owers. fessor James B. Dudley as presi- The pageant is concluded grant college for Negroes in Since his day of graduation, dent of the Agricultural and with continuity relating to North Carolina. It was the Curtis has studied more about Mechanical college, at Greens- present day activities at the first school in the state where flowers until he is now one of boro. (The name was later college, they could obtain instruction in the recognized authorities in changed to Agricultural and practical agriculture and the this country in the field of->flor- Technical College), mechanic arts not excluding ac- iculture. As dean of the agricul |ademic Subjects. tural school at West Instruction in these . . For 29 years, President Dud- Q. , , , Virginia j guided and aided the devel- I K f- if f ® opment of A. and T. college, years was by four teachers the phshed the even more import- ^ ^ valuation number later increased to ant service of being a source of , leieht. There were but two . bui£T He left it with N. C. Mutual lynching an.1 him to pr.-V'nt H. Th»t , in (\ T!|f* rint F!ll ■ fTnrt r.f -i? » n i- .>n*» of -n, Trith Pin: h.i !■- on .''hv hoiild b’’ to cniir^i* in all Jt'M fimny hot whtm ytiii)!# have 90 few idea* thrt wh«t itg’Hts in th^r be*ils they in^int upon shooting frraa th* houmetofm aboot it> th- I:. , .• • • . It might be a good id«* prove tQ Japttn that all U. w^irfhipa are not lik® the Pan- ay. *.lk^ to & If the English-speaking peo pled ever fall for the disarm- • ... ... iot;>- U-* pi-tc —*•’ _ —- ament phobia again, they will it hiM to do ia to be afraid If the United 3tat« wants to lot;-- it-4 "place in the son,” all ^ W A ^ A l.-serve to- jb«ave .wme other r~:o- oceans of the world. em world ve .wme otner r~:o- •. pie take over the control of the of it» responaibility in tho aaod TYP NEWS SYNDICATE Silly *}i4itchfell, popular Negro artist, as he appears with Dfennis O'Keefe in Republic's new mystery thriller, "Mr. District AttorneyThe picture, suggested by the popular radio serial ol the same name, features such outstanding irierio!nnf>r* as Florence Rice, Peter Lorre and Stanley Ridges 'taxpayers’ ^^."AMEYS~- Scarboreugh & Hargett FUNERAL DIRECTOBS AMBULANCE SERVICE Phones: Day J-.3721, Night J-3722 522 E. Pettigrew St. (Continued from page one) in ... , . One of the main 'assrts of a cr and with only two in«,anee compafay ie a weU th 18 buildings on 14 acres of land inspiration and, ,^idance to buildings and a plant valued at thoroughly stoned ar jvalued at $50,000. There were hundreds of farm boys to fol- ^ygj. «j qqo OOO He also made '^orkinp ,personnel. In this ree- Pi footsteps thereby • » • . - many wise changes in the cur- ■the 792 full time repre company, 192 service rerords best of its type in the country, of from ten to fortv The work of the immortal ^ Richard B. Harrison as draipat- jearnl The loyalty and effleiency 1C ehinga in In l‘>40, there years Prboards of educ* a toltal of ovelr ^',5221 «evic\ ^.ic i WPA, the NYA, and withmit " Ihemselvfe*. The without arts instructor at the local these individuals are highly gojremment has appropriated i|li in reh no roads and the land was cov- low in his ered with trees and high grass, begetting a more beautiful rur- "ir^Yum'with'^thT^result ’ that ^entfltiv^s of the A well Ber^ed as the source^ al community in all sections of the "LoT Lamehave continuous water, but knowledge was be- the country, ing obtained and' the students Dr. Crosby did not long re- erached a high degree of profi- main as president of A. and T. ciency in a number of trades, college. In 1896, Eh-. James B. w.“^/rre‘”th; i. also portr.yed in the anj incimS traderwrz W.lmmgton wm ehosen m h« page,„t continuity. For ,e«r., been incipai traaes taugnt. successor. Details of the man- the silver - haired and ebuil- j j j- u- The scene shifts to the year ner in which the trustee board jgnt - toneued patriarch who ® dLstmetion o w 1^. In that year the ambi- settled upon the fortunate later achieved universal acclaim ® ^ be skilled workers tion of three students were re- choice of Mr. Dudley as A. and as “De Lawd” in Marc Connel- Thus, a selected, tramed wdj ! ^ ahzed as they were informed T.'s second president are told iy»g “Green Pastures”, worked eipCTienced per^^nnel is daity | possible to that they had completed the in the pageant. here with only the service mo- r^^nderin^ the I prldu^ trained worL^ ft the course of study, becoming the The trustee board had been in tive in mind, none of his stu- holders Md the public ^ lor uie first graduates of A. and T. session two days awaiting an an- dents and associates ever dream- ahle service in the selection andjJ®^ ^ y college. One of the three was gwer relative to the filling of ing that in their midst walked acquisition of inmrance protect- ^«FKers are available. Austin W. Curtis, Sr., at pres- the vacant post from a nation- tniio-ht a o-pnina lion best suited to the individual ent dean of the school of agri- ally prominent educator. One t-^to'need. culture at West Virginia State of the members of the board Pageant scene shifts to ^ PoUcyfcolderB Benefit college. said: 1917, on occa^on of Americas 1940 $1,110, A conversation carried on in entrance into World War No. 1. policyholder the pageant between the presi- Gentlemen, we have already Upon immediate initiation of beneficariee, including $181^ 4.31.37 paid to living- policyhol*!!- era in matured endowients. Since ^jfrom page one) (Continued from page one) tiie rank dis-' Commission, Mrs. Ames left Tex- against Negroes in as and made her headquatci's in [^fidcjifeinse program. We Atlanta. ' $ the fight for em-i t mon u u' * i •ill. defense industries.” first took ^ tlH> • most, important “P the dejfense program the mi|lion;|,of dollars for this de fense training an we iiutend to that our boys and girl re ceive instructions which will fit unskilled PRPVIPINO TtlRPUCH LIFE INSURANCE... r ABSTRACTS FROM 42d ANNUAL STATEMENT as of December 31, 1940 ASSETS Cash $ 240,984.62 Bonds and Stock 1,382,672.87 Loans on Policies to our Policy holders 821,784.28 Mortgage Loans i 2,392,545.8^ Collateral Loans 21,108,86 Real Estate 1,212,224.07 Interest and Rents Due and Ac crued t. 52,817.84 New Due & Deferred Premiums 180,729.81 Cash Value Corporation Life Policies on Officers 110,917.60 TOTAL ASSETS $6,415,785,77 LIABILITIES Statutory Policy Reserves $5,615,192.32 - Other Policy Reserves — Reserve for Claims Unreported and Outstanding Interest and Premiums Paid in Advance Employees Retirement Fund Reserved for Taxes and all other Liabilities Reserve for Contingencies General Voluntary Reserve and 375,394.13 TOTAL LIABILITIES $6,415,785.77 INSURANCE IN FORCE $51,228,190.00 organieation over $19,400,000 has been paid to beneficiaries and over $15,000. 000 has been loaned to the com pany’s policyholders on theifr homes, business houses, and policies. Thus, the servioe render ed by the company has not been Southern States, were five, only Mrs. Amen I could {?o three a single lynching in the South, I would be ready to quit and go home to Texs.'^. ” She has often said: “If lynch ing is necessary for the protect- tion of Southern women, we should support it. If it is not, we should do everything in our power to destroy that belief.” Mrs. Ames said she discover ed that some lynchings for a^ sault and attempt to assault were on trumped up charges by which white men who had fleeced Ne groes in money transactions dis- the Negroes if they HOUSES for RENT No. sole beneficiaries. "^e officers of the institution aret C. Spaulding, President; posed of W.’^J. Kennedy, Jr. Vice Presid- sought to complain, ent and Secretary, E. E. Merrick genuine cases, she said it is Vicp Preident and Treasurer, R. more important than ever that L. MeDougald, Vice President, the Negro not be lynched, but Clyde Donnell, M. D. Vic# trl^ “becau.se they can’t be sure V V Medical Direetoi^, W.' D". he is the right man” without a policyholders and ;gjjj Assistant Secretary and trial. Comptroller, M. A Goins, As sistant Secretary, G. W Cox, The association she heads cov- Vice president and Agency Dir- e^s the entire 13 Southern Stat- ector, D. C. Deans, Jr A^istant es. When a lynching threatens Director of Agents, J. L. ^Vheeler Mrs. Ames usually is notified by Assistant ^Director of Agents-, A. a member of her organization by limited to the payment of policy x. Sapulding, Afjsistant Secretary long distance telephone. The As- daimrt, but ha« supported and .and Actuw-y, A. J. Clement 8r, . ,, . . - * made r-ossible the desire for Director, Bessie A. ,J. Whitted! tries quickly to better living. Cashier; J. S. Hughson, Assist- With refeence to the company ant lo Treasurer; C. C. Spaiild citizens, hurry them to the she 19,864.26 89,000.77 52,384.82 77,236,57 97,308.84 89,404.06 and the progrew? it i« making. President Spaulding has this to Fliy: “As the institution passes its 42nd milestone, it is most en- cour^ing to note that satisfac tory nrogress is being made in all phase® of operation. Thus in every particular, the manaare^ mlent is placed inj better position than' ever before to serve the company’s 300,000 Txtlicyholdersi. North Carolina Mutual closed the year 1940 with $.ol,22S.190. 00 ins^irance in force and assetp of 415,786.77. In presenting the company’s financial if^tatiementi (President Soaulding emphasizes the fact that North Carolina Mutual is a Purely mutual organizjaition, and that all assets, surplus, and re- reserves are the ftole property of the policyholders. Thus, i(he pro" erresft made during the past forty two years ' is reflected in thfe benefits flccuring to the policy- iiolders who oonisititute the com- 1 : ’ * ing Jr., AhSlistant to Treasurer... riff, let him know they want no rfom HOME IS INSURED -YES, BUT NORTH C C. C. SPAUL0IN6, PRESIDE PRESIDENT nJuAa^ice MUTUAL DURHAM, CAROLINA IS THIS m ROOMS ADDRESS WEEKLY RATE 3 408 St. Joseph •Street 3.50 2 6 Adams Court 1 2.5* 2 8 Adams Ct. 2.50 509 Dowd Street (Store Bldgr.) 2 1010 Fayetteville Street (SptJ 15.00 3 1204 Hanover Street 3.00 2 1209 Merrick Street 2.00 2 1213 Merrick Street 2.00 3 511 Mobile Avenue 3.00 5 605 Mobile Avenue 6.00 2 108 Piedmont Avenue 2.25 5 418 Piedmont Avenue 5.30 4 514 Proctor Street 5.00 2 517 Proctor Street 2.50 3 521 Proctor Street 3.50 3 514 Ramsey Street 3.75 2 606 Ramsey Street 2.50 2 612 Ramsey Street 2.50 2 408 Roney Street 2.00 3 410 Roney Street 3.00 3 416 Roney Street 3.00 4 303^ Sowell Avenue . 4.00 5 821 Third Street 4.00 3 714 Whitted Street 3.50 3 724 Whitted Street 3.50 Union Insurance and Realty Company REAL ESTATE—RENTING—INSURANCE REPAIRS AND BUILDING SUPPLIES PHONE J-6521 DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA r jbocai ^greri'i HMKERS'FIRE INSURA^E bURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA ^ CONSEfi\^mME - • HEPENDABU ACME REALTY COMPANY RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA UNION INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA Wh^ b» NEW YORK Forth* Day. TiMWeekwMl «r FMnamitly Th9 HOTEL THERESA 7tliAra.ttl2$tbSt FOR gXQUMITB LIVINQ JJ^btinetlre tocatiaa... AU oottide rooax; laxurioiw luitM. Rettaurant and Bar. Bvary confbrt and tecUHy. Lmt4» r*OOT» with ptivt* bath ^ *2,00 mi-*2M0 D#li «x IT *t«90 BmM mt « Sp»cUiW*»Ur9>MmtAhBs*M WALTSK W. •COTT, Mtnmit Hotol THERESA 7tt Av*.at U9tk tUflMrYoifc City niMiai mommmm a*i700 ANNOUNONG The Opening Of DESHAZOR’S Beauty & Barber Supply Co. Durham, ^ Fayetteville St. A Let Us Needs N. C. Phone F-6971 II Jy Supply Your Beauty or Barber ^op From A Fall lane of Supplies and E!quipment. Owned and Operated Exclusively By Negroes , . . SEND FOR PRICE LIST NOW A. A. HANCOCK, Representative State license No. 81300 H' Save Time and Money By Relaxing in the BUS GOING TO AND FROM work can a ^kaswe if jvn ride the bus. You get home earlier. Durham Puliiic Service Co. MsiiiBiaaMavMa
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