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Paul Robeson Bqrrcd From Frisco Operii House D. C. Dmim, acenoy direetor ud member of the Bo«rd of IMreeton rf North Carolina Matnal Life lammuice CompaBjr, la ihown here preaeBtiiiK a BUver water pltchw to vice-president and acenjr direetor. Geo. W. Cox at a testimonial (iTen the latter last Friday evenlnc at the Do>Nat Shep. The token of esteem was gtven Mr. Ooat on behalf of the offlelals and enaployes of tte eom- pany. Mrs. Cox. wife of tte heaoree Is lo^dnc on admlrlacly while her hnsband reeeires flie flft Tribute Paid G. W. Cox, Sr. For Long Years Of Service With N.C Mutual Life Ins. Over 100 N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Company representa tives gathered here last Friday evening in the Jade Room of the Do-Nut Shop and paid glowing tribute to one of its officers who has served the company for over 30 years. The affair which was given in the form of a testimonial and banquet, honoring Oeo. W. Cox, Sr., Vice President and Agency Director'of the N. C. Mutual, climaxed a first quarter of 1002 drive for new business that re sulted in nearly $2% million dollars worth of insurance be ing written with new premium collections amotmting to $45, 660.52. This record of produc tion is reported to be the best for the same amount of time in the liistory of the company and testified to the high esteem in which Mr. Cox is held by the company’s agency force as well as home office officials and em ployees. Presiding officer and toast master of the affair was Win fred Mundle, manager of the Columbia District of North Carolina Mutual and top moti vator of the drive, who had earned the coveted position ot toastmaster by heading the Dis trict which produced the most new business. Greetings were extended by W. J. Bush, Savannah, Georgia; E. R. Williams, Goldsbm, N. C.; L. G. Spellman, CLU, Rich mond, Virginia; K. M. Brown, Knoxville, Tennessee; J. D. Lewis, Pittsburgh, Pennsylva nia; I. P. Stanback, Columbia, South Carolina. Mrs. Almarine Pearson of the Columbia (South Carolina) District, presented Mrs. Cox with a beautiful bas ket of American Beauty roses. W. J. Kennedy, Jr., Vice Pres ident, traced the development of the increase in insurance in force of North Carolina Mutual during ^e' administration of Mr. Cox. Mr. Kennedy further stated that the Company is greatly in debted to Mr. Cox for this growth and development. D. C. Deans, Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, Vice President and Associate Agency Director, pre sented Mr. and Mrs. Cox a sterling silver water pitcher from the Company. Mr. Cox, in his response, expressed appre ciation for the testimonial pro gram and ^ave credit for the growth of the' Agency Depart ment to the men and women who have been colsely asso ciated with lUm over the years. Other out-of-town winners who participated are as follows: SOUTHWEST PLANNING COMMITTEE—K. M. Brown, manager, Knoxville; L. B. Green, assistant manager, Mem phis; S. W. Wilson, assistant Manager, Montgomery; C. J. Gaston, assistant maniger, Memphis; W. H. Stokely, agent Knoxville; Mabel Purnell, agent, Memphis; T. R. Hogue, agent, Nashville; Zelma Darden, agent, Birmingham and J. H. Glanton, agent, Montgomery. GEORGIA PLANNING COM MITTEE—William J. Bush, Manager, Savannah, C. M. Rey nolds, assistant manager, At lanta; C. W. Washington, assis tant manager^ Savannah; R. T. Roberts, agent, Atlanta; P. F. Blackburn, agent, Albany; M. V. Keiqp, (igent, Macon and C. G. Golden, agent. Savannah. NORTHERN PLANNING COMMITTEE-^. D, Lewis, manager, Pittsburgh; Maude Y. Hawkins, assistant manager, Pittsburgh; A. Leroy Jackson, assistant manage, Baltimore; Fred AUes, assistant manager, Mrs. MandflStlne W. Hamlett, who has rMlgs^d h«r poaltloB as casUw-elerhat the bnrham Dls^ trlet offlee of the North OaroUna Matul Life Insaraaee Oomp- aay, terqilnatlnc It yean of ser- viee. Mrs. Hamlett will Join her husband, SUaa I. Hamlett In Hempstead, New York. Ptttsburgh; J. Wellington, agent, E. Baltimore; Leroy Hayden, agent, W. Baltimore; Comus IXister, agent, Washington; R*. C. Waters, agent Philadelphia; J. T. Wright, agent, Pittsburgh; C. W. Robinson, Special Ord., (Please turn to Page Eight) UME NEGRO TO THE KC, NAACP URGES TRUMAN NIW YORK Appointment of a Negro to fill a vacancy on the 11-member In^ terstate Commerce Commisdon is urged by the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People. In a telegram to President Truman, NAACP Executive Sec retary Walter White asked that such an appointment be made to r^lace John L. Rogers, who re cently resigned after 80 years *ot service wMh t^e ICC, the gov ernment agsDcy whldi has )urls- dlctloB over interstate trans- portatloo. The ICC, Ifr. White charged, “has stubbornly refused to at tack sgeregation in transporta tion, except under court order. Repeated efforts to get positive action from this agency have been met with stony refusal to curb discrimination.” Citing the large number of Negroes who travel, the NAACP leader said “they are entitled to representation on the ICC to aid in the implementation of the recommendation of your Civil Rights Committee tm ;ellmlna- tlon of segregation from public facilities.” I FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OUTSTANDING WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS l^tered as Seeend Class Matter at tkm Pest Offlee at Dnrham. North Carellaa. uder Aet s# Marsh B, l«7t. Dim^AM, NOBTH CAJftOLlNA, VOLUME 30—NVMBBB IS SATURDAY, MAY Srd, USX mCU TEN CKMTS DURHAM TEACHER SEEKS DIVORa WHEN MAn THREATENS HER LIFE Mrs. Thompson Says Husband Slept With Open Knife In Bed A suit seeking a divorce from bed and board was filed here Tuesday by a member of the Hillside High School faculty who charged that her husband threatened to kill her and that he accused her of tj’ying to kill him. The sui^ was filed by Mrs. Mary Sharpe Thompson against Flonnie Thompson. The latter is an instructor Ih the Veterans farmer, training program at Little River High School, lo cated In the northern part of Durham County. Mrs. Thompson, the plaintiff, a sister of the Rev. R. C. Sharpe, pastor - of the Cosmopolitan Methodist Church, and Mrs. C. D. Grandy, both of 'Durham, asks the court to appoint a com missioner to sell the home place of the couple, located at 117 Nelson.Sti4et, and to give her her tehare of the proceeds. Tne plaintiff, is also seeliing $400 from her husband and all personal property which she placed in the home at her ex pense. Mrs. Thompson charged that her husl>and has accused her of indecent relations with ether men and being intimate With other women. She also charges that he has struck her and that he has threatened to kill her. She charges further that he ac cused her of attempting to sleeps with an open knife in his bed. She states that he accused her of “trying to Idll him by cutting off his blood circulation through pressure on various parts of his body." She further states that she and her husband liought the home together and that she paid $3,000 of the $3,900 down pay ment, paid the montlUy install ments on the balance, paid the premiums on two of his life in surance policies, all the pre miums on the hospital insurance for her husband and herself, (Please turn to Page Eight) RaceTrackStars May Dominate 1952 Olympics NEW YORK The likelihood of a repeat performance by America’s Ne gro track and field athletes who came through with victories in half of the 1948 Olympic pro gram—is forecast in an article in the current issue of SEE Mag- agine, released today. Young stars like Jim Golliday, Andy Stanfield, Art Bragg, and Ed Conwell, says the article, are outstanding contenders for the 100 and 200-meter sprint events. Other N^gro threats are Rafael Fortum, Pan American sprint champion, and MacDon- aW Baily of Britain. •'George Rhoden seems a cer tainty at 400 meters,” declares SE®, “with Herb McKenley a challenger. “At 800 meters, Mai Whitfield l;6uld repeat.” Other probable winners featured in the article, all Negroes—are Bill Miller, ja velin, George Brown, broad jump, and Ollie Matson, sprint. Since they made their first Olympic bid in 1032, American Negroes have always been out standing in the track and field events. Their young stars today, the SEE article concludes, have some shining examples to follow in Jesse Owens, Ralph Met calfe, Eddie Tolan, Harrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, and many other Negro greats of the past Olympic teams. Members of the Durham Academy of Medicine Aexiliary are serving in the local Cancer Detection Center, in operation at Watts Hospital every Thursday morning. This is a medical service made possible through your contributions te. the American Cancer So ciety. Appointments may be made by calling the local office of the American Cancer Society, 308 Health Building, telephone g-792 or 3-5172. A vigorous effort is being made te Inform more and more people about the Cancer Detection Center. It is for all well persons women: 35 years of age and over; men: 40 years'of age and over; and for any age where there is a cancer symptom or referral from Family Physician. BEMEMBES: CANCER IS CUB- ABLE WHEN DETECTED EARLY AND TBEATED PBOPEBLY. N. J. BAN ON m. BETHUNE PROTESe BY THE NAACP NEW YORK Action of the Englewood, N. J.. Board of Education in bar ring Mrs. Bethune from speak ing in the junior high school “amazed and distressed” the National Association for the Ad^ vancement of Colored People, Walter White, executive secre tary, today informed M. Leslie Denning, Mayor of Englewood. The famous Florida educator and New Deal office-holder was denied the right to address a meeting in the school audito rium tonight, following protest by a group which ctiarged that she had been affiliated with or ganizations on the Attorney General’s subversive list. Upon being barred from the school, the sponsoring group, known as Citizens of Englewood, moved the meeting to a church. Mrs. Bethune, the NAACP executive said in his telegram to Mayor Denning, “is a dis tinguished American who iias served her nation effectively and loyally.” The charges of Mr. White asserted, (ute “utterly absurd and unworthy of con sideration in an enlightened community such as Englewood. Barring of this eminent Negro woman from a public forum in your city aids the Communist propaganda which exploits such needless discrimination.” Noted Singer Not Remitted ToGiveConcert SAN FKANCISCO Paul Rolieson, noted singer and Negro leader of interna tional fame, wns denied per mission to give a concert in the War Memorial opera house here Monday when trustees ol the opera house voted to reject an application for its use for that purpose. 'The vote was 9-0 or unani mous against letting the place be used for the concert which is scheduled for May 22. Pro moters of Robeson’s appearance here are said to be seeking other quarters for the occasion which it is preditrted will bring out ttte VdrgeA numbe'r df persons to witness a concert of such nature in this city in many years. ■> Edward Sharkey who is man ager of the opera house stated that the denial was based on the belief that. Robeson is a com munist and admirer of Russia. Mayor Elmer Robinson stated that Robeson is a "consort of Communism. N.C. Federation Women's Club Meet May 16-17 The Forty-third annual ses sion of the North Carolina Fede ration of Negro Women's Clubs will be held at St. Joseph A.M.E. Church here Friday and Satur day, May 16, 17. The president, Miss Ruth G. Rush, announced here this week that the program of the meeting begins with a business session on Friday morning continuing through the day. The highlights of the business sessions wiU be the president’s annual address, reports from the superintendents or their repre sentatives on the status of the Negro correctional institutions and the Children’s Ward of the State Tuberculosis Sanitortum, and club reports summarizing the year’s activities. On Friday night at a public meeting, special recognition will be given Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, a former president ot the N. C. Federation, and re tiring pnncipal of Palmer Me morial Institute. The speaker for this occasion will ■ be^ Mrs.- Josephine H. Kyle, I>irector of Christian Education, Washing ton Federation of Churches, Washington, D. C. The Young- Peoples Choir of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church will provide special music. (Please turn to Page Eight) I' *• V, ** *' Mrs. Wettach To Address Catholic Meet Here May 3 Announcement was made here this week by the Catholic Convention officials, John B, Cass-ady, Mrs. Shepherd Storey and Dr. Norman Cordice that Mrs. Robert Hasiey Wettach of the University of North Carolina will participate in the forthcoming combined Catholic Convention on Saturday, May 3. Mrs. Wettach will be the prin cipal speaker at the annual rally of the North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s Association which is scheduled for the Main Ballroom of the Washington Duke Hotel, Durham. North Carolina at the 3:00 p.m. Saturday session. John B. Murphy, President of he Catholic Laymen’s Associa tion, will Introduce t^ , guest speaker from thee Greater Uni- ! versity of North Carolina. The subject of her address will be "Our Apostleship For Youth”. DIRECTOR BOYS CLUB ATTENDS MEET IN OHIO Last Rites Held For Mrs. Lizzie Rigsbee Sunday Funeral service for iSTr^ t3x> zie Rigsbee, age 78, was held Sunday Apnl 27 m. from with the pastor Rev. A. T. Smith, Mount Olive Baptist Church, officiating. Mrs. Rigsbee died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Harris on the Fishdam Road, Thursday ^pril 24, after being in declining health for some I 1 time. I Lee W. Smith, Jr., execuUve j Survivors include three ! director of the John Avery daughters, Mrs. Mildred Jones, ! Boys' Club will leave Saturday Mrs. Dollle Johnson and Mrs. May 3, 19S2 for Columbus, Ohio , Edna Harris, idl d DtirhMn, two to attend the 46th annual con- { wns, Robert and Weldon Bige- vention of Boys’ Clubs of A- i bee of Durham, three ststsfs, merica. The convention which j Mrs. Willie P. Brown of liWitse, will consist of special interest Va., Mrs. Ellen Cdwariia, Dur- When the New Farmers of America met at the Colbved Orphanage in Oxford recently It was meetings, worksitop sessions,' ham and Miss Hattie Leirls, of a ttane of great rejoicing for ita Siperlnttedent, Reverend T. H. Brooks (left) who is shown above| demonstrations and panel dls- j New York; five grendehiMran. pointing out Interesting plaees en the eampa it the instltntlen to J. L. Moffltt, instractor in Agrl- cussions has as its theme “Boil two greet grandehildrcn aad eat cnltnre at Little Elver High School and PresMent of the Agrlcaltnre teachers of Nerth Car^iaa. j ding Character for Tomorrow’* I aunt.
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