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DURHAM. N.G. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23rd, p43
BUY WAR BONDS TODAY
]\ation Declaves War On Infantile Paralysis Desease
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JUDGE HASTE QUnS WAR POST
Mutual Building And Loan In Annual Meeting
Last week at the annual
meeting of the Mutual Buildinf
and lioan Association it was
disclosed that the local organ
isation had experienced a total
r/'l- increase during the yeai
of over $60,000. Total’ assets
)f the company now amount t»
nearly $400,000. The above
photqs shows J. S. Stewait -
treasurer, making hia annual
•eport to the stockholders.
Others in the picture reading
from left to right and seated
are: Dr. Clyde Donnell, vice
president; F. L. McCoy, chair-j
man of the board and R. L.Mc
Dougald, secretary.
President C. C. Spaulding
Says Company Ha^
Biggest Year in History
In his address to the policy
holders of Nprth Carolina Mu
tual Life Insurance Company
at their 44th annual meeting.
Monday, January ilth C. C.
Spaulding, president of the in-
fititittion stated that while re
jorts for the ,j''0«r just closed
had not been complied, there
was every indication that opera-
limis during the year 1942
^yoald net the- company its larg
est increase in assets and busi-
. neas in force of any previous
year iu the company’s history.
C'oHimenting on the war and
its effect upon the company,
it was stated that answering the
eali to arnjs had made drastic
inroads in the stnff of key sales
men and the home office per
sonnel. “This condition,” it was
stated, “would not be permitter*
to demoralize the company’s op
eration or impede its progress.
Doth the management and the
home office and field personnel
recognize their obligation to the
Nation and to the policyholders
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I NAAC^ Secretaiy
Quits Council Of
Democracy Post
New York, N. Y.—Because of
the Council for Democracy’s re
fusal to accept responsibility
for the publication of an article
by Warren Hrowr. one of its
paid employees, slandering the
>»nt're Negro press, alter
White, exeieiUtve secretary of
the National Association for the
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Tusk^ee^ Fifhtr
Dreaded Crippler ‘
Building Dedicated
JUSKEOKE, Ala — In, the
heart of the South on , flip
{'roundss of the. famous educa-
tiooal institution foaflded b.\
Hooker T. Washington, tWe X.a-
tional Fonndation for Infantile
Paralysis has dedicated a l-uild
ing for the purpose of training:
>*egro doetors and .nurses in the
typ*' of warfare p#eded to fom-
bfit a foe ilibiLe insidioi\anl dr-
vaslatiDg than a l|umair'Mlt)iiy.
This foe is so nunufo thal thcf
most powerful of inierdseopes
:^annot detect it. It is no respec-
tor of position, creed,CQft^lor,
vet, the appalling rasulties it
leaves in its wake strikes terror
into the heat^ of the entiro iia
tion.
The Tuskegee Institute Infan
tile Paralysis Center, dedic.ited
January 15, 1941, is one of the
agencies that has been made
possible by the great organiza
tion that has, since 1938, foster-
fcd the concerted national cam
paign financed by the Anuual
President’s Birthday‘s Celebra
tions, Each yi^r the eoritribi»-
tions made by the Ajuerican
pnblie, in honor of- the man who
is a victim of this diseaSe, have
more than any one person focus
ed the eyes of the layman upon
the needs of hundreds of suff
erers.
Infantile Paralysis has for
many years struck with the
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War Department Post;
Lautier Asked To Stay
Wins Supreme
Court D^ision
Shown here are some of tht
recent aviation cadets who re
ceived their coirimissions and
and silver wings on Thursday
morning, January 14, in thj;
new Post Theatre at the Tus-
to Page Five; kegee Army Flyng School.
Beading from left to ,right:
Cadets, Clinton Bernard Milht,
1211 Fayetteville Street, Dur
ham, N. C.; Quintman Charles
Walker, ' 724 Church Street,
tndianola. Miss.; Andrew Ma
ples, Jr., Box 403 Church St.,
Orange, Va.; (cockppit) Char
les Riciiard Staton, 5265 NoMh
8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon;
George Thomas Mcvrumby,
806 Twombly Street, Fort
Worth, Tex.; Annoar Green
McDi>'>i$i, 804 East Church
St Va.
REAYES-CROOM
MARRIGE NOT
ON ROCKS
By L. E AustiHj
In an interview with Sergeant
William C. Reaves, and his wife
the former Miss Dorcas Croom.
highly respected teacher of Hill
side High School, a represent
ative of the Carolina Times un
covered here this week one of
the most malicious lies ever cir
culated in this lie-infested city.
The rumor now going the
rounds in Durham that the re
cent marriage of Sergeant
[Reaves and Miss Croom
had gone on the rocks
when a second wife and three or
fonr children later appared at
the home of ’the newly married
couple, was proved to be un
founded and apparently circu
lated with the malicious intent
of 4oing injury to the character
of both %t. and Mrs. Reaves.
.’he former Miss Croom is the
danghter of Rev. and Mrs A. S.
Croom, prominent citizens of
Durham. Her father is the pas-
PlMse Turn Fi?o_
ATTORNHEY M. HFGH
THOMPSON of Durham, North
Carolina, who was successful
in having his ease affirmed by
tjie Supreme Court of North
Carolina m a deeisioif file(
January 8, lr43.
Attorney Thompson repre
sented the defenaants, Mr. &
Mrs. Thomas Bailey, well known
merchants of this citl ni an ac
tion for slander, wherein 'Mrs.
Susie Mitchell was the plaintiff.
4^7,000 was sought as damages.
The ca.se grew out of an ac
tion brought by the children of
Mrs. Stisie Mitchell and.the late
'Pegram Mitchell of Rougemont.
X. C. wherein certain state
ments were used as “privileged
communication.” The case was
ordered non suited uj)on Mr.
Thomp.son’s motion when it was
heard In tn^ Sup^ToI~Court of
Durham County before the hon
orable Henry A. Grady, judge
presiding at the time. The
plaintiff, Siisis Mitchell, ap
pealed to the Supreme Court
and the case was arguetl ther?
on December loth, with Bennett
& McDonald (white) represent
ing Mrs. Mitchell, and Mr.
Thompson representing Mr. &
Mrs. Bailey.
rWO NEGROES
IN WEST P01N1
ttATESiaiSS-
WEST POINT, N. Y. (ANP >
—Before several tlioiusand, in-
•luding pn»minent civilians and
he highest ranking military of-
■‘icials, two Negro cadets re-
•elved their commissions this
.veek from the hands of See.
>f War Henry L. Stimson.
The cadets were Roljert Ber-
lard Tresville, II, who re*eived
1 second"fieuleriancy Tn the f-
lited States Air Forces, the
'ir>;t Negro, to be commissii>ned
h’oni the military acatleniy into
t, and Clarence M. Davenport,
^vho was commissioned a second
'icutenant in the regular army.
The ovations were loudest when
these two men received their
!ominission.s and became the
•‘irst to graduate from West
Point in the accelerated war-
^ilaases in-4hree—aud—
'lalf years instead of the usual
four. 5
r. «
In the past, rephriitir to in
uire>> prompteiT fey nwion anA
-ipeeulation. I have stated that,
f and when f »ho«ki leav^ the
War D»paitvie«t. the ^rvas
vonkl reerivir dirw*t aii4 antho'
mtive infomattMi. Ae«»nliii£-
y. the pms is notr adriacd. that
( have Hubmitted my mt|nnttsp
CiTilian AidP to tl»e 8per^..
ary of Wat, effeeit» at. tfce
•nd of January, W4-3.
I have asked Mr. Loots Lan-
cier. Administrative A.s»ipttant
in this office, who h*.s ‘been
lealing effectively with inattem
involving civilian to
remjiin at hk post. It is Ti^ be-
ief that he can eo/itiune td fon-
trfhnt^ snhsfantiallv to
d ready represented by. the
placement and advaneeiWfItt of
'^houaands of Negroen M^tlw
satisfactory adjustment oP^anj
“mployee grieraaces. a-
I have a^ asked
uan K. Gibson,. .1 X., Ail^nt
Civilian Aide, to remain,.^ his
mst. at least through suiiA Jbran-
iitiona) period as mar
iary to prevent any diA^ftiift- ,
jity of effort in matters i^ieh
■^fice
MONTICELLa, Vii^, (ANP)
— Thomas Jefferson’s hi^tcri*
home here, Monticello, as well
and as favorably known as ilv
history of its owner, itas de
signed by a Negro architeit.
Hiran H. Higgiua,'ihe designer,
also drew op' plans for Athens
college in Alabama, one of the
few buildings not destroyed dui'-
inj the Civil war.
I wijh to state my sinew ap-
These youths were the sixtt 1 jireciation for the mesnH rf
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riiih
Greensboro
bhe Frencli Croix
individual I
,|^ds with kiM is
Robinaon, now
the school.
The above photo shows a
.happy meeting of two veteraai.
of the first world’s war when
they met again after more
than 20 years at the Tuskeg««
Army Flying School. Sgt. 0«-
car C. Fisher (right) is from