Over 200 Students Named To NCC First Semester Honor Roll . Some 233 North CwroilM Col Um itudeott Irom ten were Bwaed Carolina College’s First Quarter honor jjrt, acoordtaf to Mrs. Frances M SJagWaoBi Thirteen of the student^ In eluding twelve North Caro ^^»una and one Virginia, made straight "A” averages. They are- Fronnle Whitehurst, Ay- den’j Bobbie J. _Mi^aa and Clara L. Wertz, Charlotte; Ed ward Sh^ton, Edenton; Her man Gatling, Garysburg; WU^ helmenia Matthews, Goldsboro; EUoise F. Gould, Hamlet; Law rence Hampton, Leaksville; Wade Komegay, Mt. Olive; Gossie Hu^n, New Bern; Floyd Hardy, Pleasant Hill; Johnnie Mae Correll, Salisbury; and Clarine Armstrong, Nor- follt, Virginia. Two hundred elovffli North Carolina students won honors Honor students from other states wefe as follows; Vir ginia, 7; New York, 4; Florida and South Carolina, 3 each; Pennsylvania, 2; and the states of Alabama, New Jersey, Indi ana, and Georgia, one each. Durham led other North Carolina cities with 41 honor students. They were: Albert E. Handy, Levem Williams, Jr., Ethel Williamson, Anna Joyce Newkidc, Annie M. Ingram, Jesse Ingram, Jr., Mary E. Kershaw, Anna Amis, Bettye Jean Brandon, Clifton Brown, Mary Bryant, Shirley Thorpe, Charles Alston, Hope Gaynelle Cooper, Mary Jane Peace, Ver- nese B. O’Neal, Gladys S. Mor gan, Gladys M. Mitchell, Mary £. Mebane, Sara L. McNeil, Barbara A. Lumpkin, Josephine , W. Long, Ralph 'P. Malwie, Jeanne D. Hefhdon, Mae Gard- ’ ner Jones, Joseph K. Bell, Marg. Oliver Barbee, Janie Mae Crawford, Charles L. Gittens, Gwendello Gilmore, William T. iletcher, Joseph E. Fleming, Florida h. Fisher, Dorothy En- ty, Catherine Sneed, Kitty Sneed, Frank Sowell, Reginald Spaulding, Aletha Rease, Er nestine Pratt, and John Peele, Jr. Iifonager ot Bankers Fire In surance Company and Serves on the Boards of Directors of the Mechanics' and Fanners Bank and Southern Fidelity Mutual Insurance Company all of Dur ham. He is also a past chair man of the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs. The Burlington Citizen’s Comnittee, recently organised proposes to meet the local prob lems of Negroes through or ganization rather than on an individual basis. Membership in the organization is voluntary and is open to all citizens. Local Man Wins Honor At LaSalle R. N. Harris Speaker At BURUNGTON R. N. Harris, first Negro to be elec^ to the Durham City Council, was the guest speaker for the Burlington Citizen’s Committee on Negro Affairs at Its regular meeting on February 17. The mating' was hrfd at ttie Negro Recreation Center on Jeffries St. and began at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Harris, a graduate of Union Univei^ty, is Secretary- JTloiiel ■^AUSDSY CLEANERS SIS WAIHDfOTON 8T. Slf F08TSB 8TBIER raONB B171 m apoa SBtSE* HE HAM MAKES H' DIFFERENT MANUFACTURED IN GAA- NER. near RALEIGH, AND SOLD AU- OVER NOBIH CAROUNA James W. HiU, 412 Cecil St., Durham, North Carolina, has ben awarded a diploma in High er Accountancy by LaSalle Ex tension University of Chicago. He completed this course of training in his spare time. HiU has b^en with the Durham Busi ness School for the past four years as instructor in Accoun ting. He is at present serving as Registrar for the school. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psl Fratsn^ty. Negro History Week Observed By Person County Training School ROXBORO Again this year the students and faculty of Pei^n County High School joined the nation in the thirtieth annual celebra tion of Negro History .Week. The theme this year was “Ne gro History a Contribution To American Intwcultural Life.” Wolter E. Batra, 812 N. Gr«' ham Avenue, has been proTTio- ted to the position of field audi tor with the Wintton Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr. Baird hag a background of fourteen years experience in the insurance business. H« started os a debit manager in the city of Asheville, and was promoted to special representa tive, the position he held until his promption as field auditor. He is a graduate of Stephens Lee High School, Asheville, After his graduation from High School he enrolled at St. Aug%is- tine College, Raleigh. Mrs. Baird is the former Miss Frances M. Hayes of Lynch burg, Virginia and is a gradu ate of Virginia State College fmd Atlanta University. She is teacher at Atkins High School, in Vfinston-Salem. Celebrates Evfelyn Goodin who was twelve years old Sunday, Feb. 6, celebrated her birthday at the home of her mother at 1009 CarroU Street. Several of EvC' lyn’s school friends were pre sent for the occasion. The group enjoyed them selves playing games and watching the television pro grams. Ice cream, “peanuts and candy SATCSDAT, FA M, Itfl THB CaMUirA Vmil because they are human beings whose dignity is their pea^Ktrt and word is their bond. As in the past attention was called to outstanding achieve ments and contributions Ne groes have made to American civilization. However, the idea of isolating the Negro’s contri bution from any other Ameri can is gradually disalipearing. The Negro has become more as another American rather than a Negro. Besides discussion in the class room, the celebration was con cluded with an enjoyable as wfU as informative chapel pro gram, presented by the “M' division of the eleventh grade. A playlet was given entitled “The Negro’s Future.” This playlet showed an African were served. Those present were: Winfred McQueen, Patrica Bowling, Barbara Bowling, Marie Brown, Claudine Day,, Carolyn Watson, Lola Brown, Donal Brown, Frank Brown, Lynda Crockerhan, Christine Crocker- han, Charles Crockerhan, Na> thaniel Fuller, Harry Harris, Margo Harris, Rosda Davis, Carolyn McGee, Marilyn Davisi Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Crockerhan and Mrs. Fuller. family being, visited by a for tune-teller. The fortune-teller predicted the foture ot the American Negro. Amon^^.^ihe great characters por^i^ed in this prediction were: Fr^erlck Douglas, Booker T. Washington, Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Mary M. Bethune, George W. Carver, Paul L. Dunbar, Roland Hayes, Dbrothy Maynor, Ruth Brown, Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, Roy Campanella, Johnnie Rhodes, and Althea Gibson. Along with the program Mfs Mials, homeroom teacher of the class, gave a brief talk on “How High School Students Can Share In the Problem of Inte gration.” She suggested five ways: namely, (1) They can set their sights and minds on the real goal of integration- that of being real men and wo men. For integration means more than moving into the same schools or jobs or houses. It means love and respect of fel- lowmen, it means an open smile and a will to friendship. They can call a halt to racial hate and name calling, and realize that aU coneemed have been sold the same bill of goods. They can develop their skills of speedh, writing, public organization and assem bly. They can be moderate and thoughtful in their be havior: stralght-fprward and truthful In their dealings, not because they are Negroes or White or even Americans, but Insurance Co. Districb In Joint Meeting FA VILTjR The Wilmington and Fayette ville Districts of the Winston Mutual Life Insurance Com pany held a joint District Meet ing in Fayetteville, February 10, at the Winslow Street U.S.O. aub. Guest speakers for the meet ing were J. L. Lassiter, and Mr. P. A. Simmons, Ag^cy Direc tor. After a very succ^sful meet ing a luncheon was served to those attending. The luncheon speaker was Rev. C. R. Ed wards, Minister of the First Baptist Church. Rev. Eklwards chose the following passage from the Bible, "seek thou a man diligent in sis business and he shall stand before kings.' "The word Kings could be paraphrased to mean success- Industriousness, Zealousnes-and persistency will gain friends and you will reach a higher standard and make Winston Mutual outstanding. We must make contact and be evangelis tic by walking through the be- bit. One must be honest, sincere and have a passion for his work. He must administer to the needs of our people and thereby bet ter their living eoodttlons. Qp- portimity ig open for tboee who work diUgently. We need pray er In business and we must rely OB it,” ^clared Rev. Edwards. Hiow «tto)(Vng the meeting were L. C. Berry, Manager, Witndagtaa District, Mrs. M.^ A. Gillis, Mrs. Q. V. Sutton, N. Miller, S. Goodwin, all al Wil- mingtoo; MtH A K LninlMrtoa; 3. h. Sctkil^ VlriS^' ville; fov, W. r. Crnim, rinbmy; C. W. Mtwm, Mam- agtT, rayettevlOe DIstfiet, C. M. SeweO, Asgistaat Mtm§ur, etteville District; Mr» Bv ran*, A. A. Davis, U. 3. tUbbmm, M, 3. Bullock and Miss L. M. VOf’ cell, an of Fayetteville. 4/9 QfT. Seagrams Sir. 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