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PAGE SIX CAROLIHA TIMSS SATURDAY, FEB. 18th, 1950 News Briefs HERE and THERE BALTIM' R. Hayes Stn.l. r five nifuibtrs ol State L'ollett* * i'n> KE MU. aiul thirty- tti!’ .Moreau It Haiul liavi- »uib«sN«il'jr; Hlld of 11 returutni tn HaiiiMinri atti'i an ti'Ur tit Ni'Ptli ami Suutii i aruliiia I'ln' ■'liUl.'. lit Itiiii'l I' i liimiiii' I ill |ila\i‘il ' I a lolitl IllllMi' !>' '1'^ III uiui|ftoii. N, 1 liarli'tt^’, N. ( t ’■ • ‘"1*^ I’aNi’ttf villf, N. i'. Iniiustnal ISohooI, St*i*iiU(i \\ HrI Si'luK)!, ^uulli rai-iilma Statt- and K'ayt-Mi*Mllt* Stiito Tea*‘lt'T> M'fvcii it- hosts to the trroup vliidi was b«stowfd with uiiliiiiilcil praisi-s all tlonp thi‘ tour nuitf # * * DETHt »1T. MU II. The AHcieiit, Ktryptiaii Arabic Order of Xt>bles nl tlu‘ Mystic Shrine it'ill award in ctlu- catioual wholarsliiji'- to tlR- wiii.- ners of tht ir animal tiatiifli-Mide Talent and Hcniity l’i%'t aiif. Tht* Shrine paK* ant i>r(>t;rain. wlH n*- bj’ Rubordinatf Slninc orfaiii/.a- tions in the lol citifs of the T nit- ed States, sponsor a local con test and send the winners to the Shrine convention city to vie for the Shrine edneational scholar- ahips. Girls who wish to enter the contest shouM ap;*ly to the Shrine • organization in their communication to Hofiker T. Alexander. Xorwood Ave.. Detroit 34, Mich. * * * C'HAKLUTTE Kabbi Fredrick liypins, a graduate of I'nion College, was the guest of Johnson C. Smith University on Fehrnary 8. He presented a scries of lectures and ■eminars which began with a seminar for theological students on “The Talmud.’’ * * * TALLAHASSEE, FI.A. William Ia‘o Hansberry, an thropologist and world traveler, was presented by the Social Science Department of Florida A. and M. College in a lecture last week, on “Some llecent Dis coveries Concerning Ancient African Civilization.” His talk covered the rise of Afriean civil ization from the ])re-liistoric uge to the present. Mr. Hansberry is a graduate of Howard University, at which he now' works, and Oxfonl Uni versity, and has tlone extensive work in the museum of Ixjndon and Paris. * * * BUFFALO, N. Y. Roy Brown knows now that the phrase “Shuffle Off- To Buffalo” is something more than the words of a hit song. He found out. to his discomfort, that it can mean a most annoy ing experience. The proof came when he had to trek nearly sev en miles on foot earl\’ last Sun day morning following a pre- dom breakdown of his car while driving here for a one night en gagement. Brown, whose forte is the singing of the blues, real ly had a chance to sing them in earnest as he took the lonk trek to town becaus' ho found all taxi service iniavailable. It be gan raining about a mile and a half from the outskirts of t';wn. That’s all brother. * * * HAMJ'TOX, VA. Ground breaking ceremonies for a chapel to be erected by Catholic Negroes in this area were held here .January 2i). The chapel will bear the name- of Blessed Martin de I’orres, saint ly Negro lay broth»*r who may soon be declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Father Jo seph C. Otterbein. a.ssistant pas tor of St. Al|)lionsus ('hurch, Newport News, is in charge of the work. * * * OKEENSBORO “The Da'rker Brother,” a play of monologues ari-diiged and per formed by ClariMice L. 'I'liomas and Roy H. Brown, directors of dramatics at A. and T. (,’ollege, opened the observance of Negro Historv Week at the school on I lejfe. Thj scxhibition is free and eunu s Iroiu tlie College Art Ser vice ot llowunl I niversity, W asiiuigton, i). C. li will last llironifhout the month ot Febr IlMI N . 1 lie pulillc Is iltVlt(j'd to see the eolleetloll. Earilerjlll tile \ear, the cHillegc hud an exhilii- tioii of I' rench I’ainters and an i xliihitioii of I’rints and Drawn- iiiLfs by Negroes * * # * (CONCOKl) Forty three students made scholastic average of “B” or atiove for the first semester ot the lfi4!l 50 school year at Bar ter S‘otia. College. Freshmen honor students are; Mildred \daiii.s, Columbia, S. C.; (Joldie Habb, Clinton, S. .; Hattie Ben nett, Lilesville;'Bleeka Oaig, .M(»nioc; ljouis»‘ J. Davis, W'il- mington; Gladys Barham, Ox- fonl; Annie I’arks, Kannapolis; Marjorie Sanders, Sharon, S C.; Eni Nelle Willis, Dalton, Ga.; and Bettv J. Wilson. Soi)homores are: Maxine Al- eii, Spray; Helen Brown, Cor- dele, Ga.; Thehua Brown, Edisto Island, S. C.; Jeanne Eaton, Ra leigh; Mary V. Jones, Keysville, Ga.; Mary J. Rainey, Concord; Annie E. Sharpe, Leaksville. .Fiiniors: Ernestine Alford, Charlotte; Bernice Carter, Gough, Ga.; Ozell Cowan, Mount rJIa; Ealine Evans, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.; Lola Mansel, Pickens, S. C.; liosenia Mc Dowell, Lumberton; Retha Par nell, Charlotfe; Mary L. Reid, t'oncord; Evelyn Ulmer, Winns- boro, S. C.; hlva Mae Wallade, Pageland, S. C.; Flossie Willis, Dalton, (Ja.; Thelma Wilson, Due West, S. C.; Lela Wright, Mattliews, G«. Seniors: Bessie Aanthony, Sumter, S. C.; Roberta D. Ay ers, Chester, S. C.; Sgdie Ben jamin, Vivian P. Cooper and Ii('becca Fortune, Mayesville, S. C.; Mary E. Crew, Washington, Ga.; Naomi Glover, Augusta Ga.; Annie McQuiller, Ijancas- ter, S. C.; Annie Norris, Greens boro; Bernice Robinson, Cheraw, S. ('.; Geneva Sinclair, Lumber ton; Janie M. Walker, New Zion, S. C.; and Aurelia L. L. Young, Morresville. * * .* GREEN&BORO Funeral services for Hansel Goldston were lield Tuesday, February 7 from Robert’s Chap el Baptist Church in Golston (ioldston was instantly killed la.st week by George Gunter fol lowing an argument between the two at Goldston’s home on South :\she Street. It was reported that the brawl started when Goldston resented Gunter’s slap ping a woman. * * * NEW YORK Broadway w’ill see its first command performance on record next month when the Ravens move into Bop ('ity on the Great White Way, for a limiteil twelve (lay engagement. Tlie singing foursome will eo-star on a spe- I'ial bill at the world's most faiii oii,s ja// iiiiisie center with clarinet whiz .\rtie Shaw and fifs new band. Shaw insisted so strongly that the “Birds” ap)M*ar on his bill that leailer Jimmy Uicks graci ously altered his tight schedule of one night and night club liookings to comply with the fam ed musician’s wishes. * * * FRANKFORT, KV. Cary B. I^ewis, Jr., Assistant 1’rofes.sor in Business Admin istration af* Kentucky Stath (/'ol- lege, became'the firjl colored man Known to have succeedt*d in C. P. A. ((,’ertified Public Ac counted) examinations admin istered within the State of Ken tucky. * ^ * * petehsbi:r({, va.‘ On Wediiestlay, February 8, a rare collection of art, and six teen rare books were pres«*nted to \'irgiiiia State College by Mr. IJohert A. .Jackson, artist and art patron of New York City. Included in the works ot art of engravings, water colors, etch ings, steel and Avood t‘ngravings, and drawings, is one very rare engraving by William Blake, on ly two of which are in existence today. * * # GREENSBORO !More than li.'jCH) v(>teraiis from (luilford County a.ssenibled last week in Harrison Auditorium of A. and T. College to hear a discus.sion of - minority group participation in Veterans Ad ministration benefits, (ieorge L. Holland, liaison representative of the VA Central Office in Washington, 1). C., led the dis cussion. The Alumni Association of North Carolina College is present ing the 60-voice choir of college in concert here February 23. The choir, under the direction of Samuel Hill, will make an extended northeastern tour which will carry it into Virginia, Washington, D. C., Philadelphia, Pa,, and Boston, Massachusetts. Members of the Alumni Association are shown above immediately after meet ing in the Donut Shop to plan for the concert series. By-Products Of The Wake Consumers Mutual Ass’n. Author Redding Back At Hampton Institute HAMPTON, VA. J. SauiuhTS R“lding, who.se novel “Strangt'r and Alone” (Harcoiirt Brace) comes off the press February 17, has resiimeil his work with the Comniiinica tions (Viiter staff of Hampton Institute after a semester as visiting professiir of English at Brown University. Mr. Redding, who,found the four months at Brown, his Alma Mater, “a very intt“restinr (*x peiience,” taught courses in creative writing, English liter ature, and the Negro in Ameri can literature, lie also contribu ted lectures to a graduate semi nar in American (’ivilization. The visiting professor was pleased with the campus envir onment he ex|)eri(*iiced as the RALEKill The Wake Consumers Mutual Association that operates a Co op Super Market, lield its An nual .Meeting at the Martin Street Waptist Church of Ral eigh on I-eiiruary 2, The Hoard of Managers made its financial report for the year ending Dec ember 31, UHf), through the Treasurer, the Rev. 1*. H. John son. This report showed that, this organization did a gross bus iness during 1049 of $174,846.til The one thousand members of this as.sociation, and we add here, that they are not all Colored; entrusted into hands of their Board of Directors, $23,852.78. This amount of money which seems insignificant in the realm of big business, to us is a striking example of what can be done by poor people through cooiieration. With this small sum the management has done busi ness enough 1o distribute tl3,- 80;l.4‘» in payment of salaries to Colored persons "who otherwise could not have employment in the City of Raleigh, nor els‘- whcre in the South in the cap acity offered in their own store. Some of the.se employed are col lege grail nates and others are ,students working their way jthroiigli s(*h()ol. In the “Co-op” ! store, they are real managers, 'clerks, cashiers, book-keepers, land helpers. Aside from the self- eniployment feature, the a.ssocia- tion has had a monthly turnover of about $1'),()()(). After paying expenses for the year finds that its assets are more than Fresh Fish'In Season Quality Sea Food Meats And Groceries Smith’s Fish Market 718 Fayetteville Street Phones L-7861—R-3491 Tuesday. The givwi. in till toriuin. * •rformance was Utiri-^fion audi- * * MIAMI. FI.A. Joe Ixiuis, retired world’s heavyweight cbam|)ion. has con tributed $'>(¥) to the NAACP's Groveland Defense Fund. Pre sentation was made here to Franklin H. Will iaiiis, assistant special counsel, who is in Florida working on the appeal J'or the three youths convicted last sum mer in a rape charge frame-up. * * * FAYETTEVILLE A colliflion of twenty four A- merican V'ri'T Colors and Si?ri- "rardis i- I intr exJiibited at Fayi-tteville ^‘i;it.> Teachers’ Col- YOUR CHECK BOOK An Aid to Business Success Your check book helps you to business success in two ways: (1) You learn to handle your financial affairs in an orderly manner; (2) Every check you write tells the people you deal with in the business world that you have a banking connec tion, which adds to your credit standing. When you also consider the time and effort saved in paying bills by check and the insurance it provides against paying bills twice, you realize that you would be handicapped without a checking account. Mechanics & Farmers Bank DURHAM AND RALEIGH, N. C. 'fiKst Negro staff member at Brown. “Education at Brown,” he remarks, “is not just a matter of teaching in the classroom; it is a matter of close and reward ing contacts with students out side the classroom . . . one senses a breath and a depth in the at mosphere.” $:{2,(K)0 including $1(),(K)0 worth of goods on the shelves as Dec ember 31, 1!'4!). A net profit not including the increase of $4,(KK) more goods on the shelves, of six percent was shown by the report. Tins was unanimously voted back into the capital by the body of stock hldcrs in session. New members addi’d to the board were — Dr. N L. Perry, Prof. A. E. Brown, N. C. Mu tual Life Insurance Company and -Mr. Emanuel Allen, nther members of the board are; Rev. G. E Cheek, I’liblic Relations Director of Shaw University, President: Attorney F. .1. Carn age, first Negro member of the City Board of Education, Chair man Ex. Committee; Rev. Paul 11 Johnson, Treasurer: Mr. E. L. Raeford, Y. M. (\ A. Secre tary; Mrs. Fallen Alston, Ex. Secretary Woman’s Convention; Dr. (). S. Bullock, Mr. C. A. Haywood, Mrs. M. P. Iane, Mr. Monroe James, Mr. Alfred Jones, Mr. Connie Cagle, Mrs. M. R. Lyons, Rev. S. F. Daly, Mr. ('. A. Parrish, .Mr. Clifton Sills, and Mr. (i. L. Laws. The Executive Committee and and the Board of Directors de- .serves much commendation for this rather rennirkable success. This project is the first of its kind to be attempted by Colored people ill this community and on so large a scale. The success at tain by the management of The Wake C’onsumers Mutual Asso ciation jiroves beyond con tradiction that Colored people are prepared to handle big busi ness on a large scale. Dr. N. L. Perry, Prof. A. E. Brown of the N. C. Mutual, and Mr. Emanuel Allen •were added to the Board of Directors. Rich people may be able to live alone but the jioor can cer tainly live better and more by pooling their funds and work ing together. born in PORTSAAOUTH, M^.I«46,THE VDUN&ESTOF 12 CHILDREN. JO«N W. CROMWELL LATER BECAA^E KNOWN AS *^HE WALKIM6 LiBRAnV*'* nS EARLY EDUCATION ym RECEIVED IN PMILA,, PA. AND THERE HE BESAN A DtSTINffUISHED TEACHING- CAREER* LATER +4E STUDIED LAW AND, WHEN tiE WAS, 30. founded A 0RCAT NE.VVSPAPER CALLED *TME PCOPLEV AOVOCATK" (T WAS A5 AN EDITOR that his ©ENIUS WAS MOST WIOCLY FELT// JOHN W. CROIAWELL School For In- Service Ministers Ends At Smith On February -3 twenty-two ministers and laymen represt'iit- tiiig five denominations, from five su’Tomiding counties, wcrii awarded certificates of achieve ment after completing the four months courses offered in the in-service training .school held at Johnson C. Smith University President Hardy Listen gave the main address. Others who ap peared on the program were “Wliat can twenty - three thousand dollars do? Ask the Wake Consumers Mutual.” Dean A. H. George of the School of Theology; Dr. J. F. Wertz pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church; and Rev. S. W. Hester, director of the school and pro* fessor of rual sociology in the School of Theology. The in-service school began in 1!>47 under the auspices of the I School of Theology of the Uni- I versity, in collaboration with the j Phelps-Stokes Fund and the Home Missions Council of North ' America. j The courses offered this year I and their leaders were “( hris- jtian Education in The Small Church” Dr. J. F. Wertz; “Life land Teachings of Jesus”, Rev. S. W. Hester; and “English Fundamentals” Miss A. B. Reid, theological librarian. 19 Complete Requirments At J.C Smith Ifiegistrar Most's S. Belton of Johnson C. Smith University has released the information lhat 19 students completed re quirements for graduation at the end of the first semester, Feb. 1. Seventeen ot those completing re quiremeiits were from the Col lege of Lilx?ral Arts and two were from the School of The ology. They were: College Of Liberal Arts Richaril R. Ames, Fredie P. Cooper, William G. Fletcher, Willie E. Golden, Carrie G. Gra ham, Howard H. Grier, Jesse J. Lawson, .Jessie L. Mcllhvain, Thomas Ma.son, Virginia D. .Morrow,, Vivian Moses, Jr. James A. Murray, Warner L. Pinchback, Wilma Ij. Ray, Odell \V, Robinson, Josephine B. Sole- nien, Evelyn M. Stinchbomb School of Theology .loscpli M. Rollins, G. H. Buck. 'I'he formal conferring of de grees upon these individuals will take place at the June, 1950 (’oinmeiicement. Area Four Of N.A. A. To Hold Annual Meeting Area Four of the National .iVll'umni iVssociatic*i wfill hold its fourth annual conference Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4 at Claf liu Coilegt;, Orange burg, S. C., according to an an- nouncemet by the secretary Clara C. Barnes Jenkins. The N. A. A. is a national organiza tion of Negro alumni asaociat- ioiis in institutions offering work above high school level. It was organized April 6, 1946, at the Winston-Salem Teachers College, Winston-Salem, N. C. when the W. S. T. C. Alumni Ai*sociation served as host to the alumni associations of the na tion. The N. A. A. serves as an as sociation for mutual improve ment of alumni relationship with colleges, for anlarging the fund of general intelligence about mt^lMxls, proijedures and ave nues whereby member institu tions may be better served by their alumni and the alumni by them, and to seek a workable solution to all problems ^ alum ni. For the purpose of regional fellowship, the N. A. A. is divid ed into eight areas and Area Four is compostKl of the alumni a.s.sociation of North Carolina and South Carolina. Phone L-6491 - Cloihe» Tailored For Yam UNION TAILORING SHOP ALTERING - TAOjORING - DRY CLEANING AND DYEING 418 Douid Street Durhmm, N. C, BANKERS' FIRE INSURANCE CO. 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