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I - JATOBDAT. MAT 7. im TBE CAMQUMA mmi AMEZ Church Deposits $10,000 To Aid MississippiniK Action Ordered By Boardof Bishops Human Unify Stressed By BaHa'iSpealcer Elsworth Blackwell of Cbi cago waa the ipeaker at the first public presentation to be made in Durham of ttie goala and prindides of the Balia'i World Faith. The meeting which was Jointly qponiored by the National Inter Racial Com mittee and the Bahai’s of Dur ham, was held Saturday after noon (April 83) in the HiU Community Center. The occasion attracted Baha'i of several states and Interested citizens of Durham. Mr. Blackwell, who is a mem ber of the National Spiritual Aasonbly “bt the Baha’is of the United States, was bom in Miss., and graduated from the Univer sity of Iowa. He pi^ved to be no stnmger to the ^rOblenu of the south. Stating that the “Oneness of Humanity” is a basic Baha’i principle, Mr. Blackwell said that the strength of America was "unity in diversity." The speaker said Baha’u'Uah, the Founder of the Balia’i^ Faith prophesied that the destiny of America was to lead all nations spiritually, llie presence of the Negro in America, according to a Baha’i teaching was due to a divine plan which called upon them to make their unique con tribution to the American Na tion. Mr. Blackwell in mentioning the persecutions Baha'is have suffered in Communist domina ted areas, said the Baha’is held as a principle of their Faith the “Spiritual solution of the economic problem” since greed, a disease of the soul, is the basis of the difficulty and can only be cured by the power of tiie love-of Qod. He said Baha’is believe that Bah'u’Uah (The Glory of God) is the promised return of Christ He pointed to the fact tliat the date of His Advent was 1844, a time when many Ciiristian aects were expecting the second coming of Christ Baha'u’llah, imprisoned by Moslem leaders for 40 years, wrote to all the xrowned heads of the world proclaiming the birth of a new imiversal cycle in human, history, in which peace would be established on the laws of God revealed for a mature humanity, and a golden age would result in wliidii hu manity, stripped of prejudiced and superstition, would develop a Gk>d-centered civilization. West Durham Gardeners Meet The West Durham Garden Blossom Club met Tuesday night, April 19, at the home of Mrs. Cora Womack on Thax ton Avenue with Mrs. Wo mack and Mrs. Carrye Cole as co-hostesses. The Garden Gate was opened by Gardener Buth Stephens, after which a brief business ses sion was conducted by the vice- president Gardener Cole. During the evening a demon stration on maldng paper ge raniums was given by Gardener Lillie Rogers, which was tho roughly enjoyed by all. A dis cussion on wiiat to plant now was also held during the even ing. A delicious menu composed of assorted sandwiches, punch, ice cream, cake, peanuts and candy was served the following members: Mesdames, Jessie Foster, Allene Brown, Margaret Allen, Percelle Markham, Mag gie Siler, Iris Lawrence, Anna Pearlie and Misses Margaret, Ruth and Mary Louise Ste- plyina Housewives League Gives TeaAtYWCA A beautiful and imique Tea was recently given by the Housewives’ League at the Har riet Tubman Branch of the Y.W.C.A. during which time two solos wer rendered by Miss Anette Benton, accompanied by Charles Harris, The table was covered with a wiiite linen table.cloth, which held a 6enter piece of yellow lighted candles. The repast was prepared by Mesdames Jean White and Clara Stroud, Co-Chairman of the Social Committee. Presiding at the Tea Table were: Mesdames J. S. Stewart, R. P. Randolph, Ethel Morrison, Azel Pajme, N. H. Bennett, M Mabry, M. Jones and Dr. R B. Browne. Receiving the Silver Offer ing at the door were Mesdames M. Pratt, J. Davidson, and B, Spencer. Part of the proceeds were given to the Y.W.C.A. Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. I.R> Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Ciiarlie Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mangum, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnes, Mesdames L. Sim- mes, E. Brunston, Dudley O. McCloud, Mary Speights, Ricks Magnolia Leak, Callie Daye, lola Goss, Misses Alice Luton, Ruppert Blanchard, V. Moore, Mary Scurdy, Elizabeth Cole, Pinlcney, Sarah C. Dotson, the little Misses Jones-and t)aye, J. H. Wheeler, N. B. White, E. B. Bass, O. Davidson and Emmett T, Browne, Jr. Lyon Park School In Motor Trip The sixth grades of Lyon Park School motored to Ra leigh Monday, April 25, on an educational tour. The two class es composed of 68 pupils^ visited the following places of interest; The HaU of History, The N. C. State Capital, The General As sembly in Session, The House of Representatives, The House of Senate, the Lucille Hunter Ele mentary School and The Ra- leigh-Durham Airport. The pupils ate lunch at Hie Lucille . Hunter Elementary School. They were accompanied oif .the trip by their tochers Miss Ruby Grissom and A. M. Croom. NEW METHOD LAUNDRY And Dry Cleaners Quality - Service 405 Roxboiro St. DIAL 6959 BANKERS' FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ★ CONSERVATIVE ^ saLm if DEPENDABLE DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA .V.VAV.V Calvert RESERVE /i AVAV//AV^VAV/AV.VAVAV.%\\VAVAVAVAVAV.U J / 1 WAV, -'^AVAVAVAVAVV.VAVAVAW.VAV.V.VAV.V.y.V.V ‘ ‘ $040 $^80 ■■ ■t/':iouAP’T Calv«rt Distillers Company NIW YORK CITY IIENOED WHISKIY 8«,«.PROOF. 65% CRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS And the Board of Pension Service NEW YORK Money talks. And the A.M.E. Zion Church has added its voice to the campaign to relieve Ne gro victlma of economic repri sal who are participants in the struggle in Mississippi for de segregation in the public school system. The quiet voice of the church is backed by a deposit of flO.OOO in the Tri-State Bank of Memphis, Tenn. This amount depoeited to. the account of the African Metho dist Episcopal Zioh Church Brotherhood f’ension Service, Inc., was authorized by the Board of Bishops and the Board of the Pension'Service., Bishop William C. Brown of Brooklyn, N. Y., chairman, and was for warded to the bank by Dr. Solo mon S. Seay of Montgomery, Ala., secretary-treasurer of the boaro. The $10,000 which, in a de- nomination operating world wide on a limited budget, re presents careful church ad ministration planning, was an other of the many deposits pouring into the Tri-State Bank from various sections of the na tion. The Board of Bishops of the A.M.E. Zion Church as early as February in the .^meeting at Sauisbury, N. C., and Washing ton, D. C., were cognizaint of the situation aqd passed the fol lowing resolutions, under titles, “Help Against Discrimination Reprisals;” “In certain commu nities of the South, reprisals are used against members of our race who stand for school integration. We advise our organization holding safe deposit funds in banks to trans fer a sizable and significant part to the Tri-State Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, which un dertakes the financing of mort gages on Negro farms and busi nesses, meeting these reprisals from those who would subvert the Supreme Court desegrega tion decision by intimidation now in the state of Mississippi, in particular, or wherever this occws in the boundaries where our people are denied this free dom right and must engage in a fight of self-protection to keep alive their free speech and fran chise in this crusade of desegre gation.” Phi Delta Kappa In Regional Meet TAMPA, FLA. Tampa, Florida was the sun ny setting for the southern re gional conference of the Na tional Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa on April 8-10, 1989. The theme of the conclave was, “Youth In a Changing Society” with Alpha Omicron Chapter of Tampa acting as host The April 8th meeting opened with greetings from Soror Ma rian H7 Bluitt Supreme basi- leus, Soror Helen B. Johns, re gional director, Mary E. Mc Cullough, baslleus. Alpha Omi cron Chapter, and an address from Dr. Gilbert L. Porter, exe cutive secretary of the Florida State Teachers • Association, Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. A. C. Mallory Davis was speaker at a banquet on April 0th. Mrs. Julius Harris, baslleus of Beta Leta Chapter of Durham, North Carolina attended the re gional and gave a detailed re port of the doings of Beta Zeta, a chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, not yet a year old in Duriuun. Many interesting sessions and social functions highlighted the phi Delta Kappa Conference in Tampa. the Durham area Friday, May 6, at 8:00 p.m. ffl the Watts Street Baptist dSurch, of which the Reverend^ Warren Carr la minister. The panel will b« mo derated by Dr. Homell Hart of Duke University and one of the participants will be Dr. Rose Butler Browne, of the Educa tion Faculty of North Carolina College. ’The Intercollegiate Fellow ship is composed of students and persons of faculty status of North Carolina Col University and tbe of North Carolina, man, a senior at NCC, li dent Following the presentatia— of the panel will be ttismilo« from the floor. The pnUic gener^ly is cordially invited to attend and participate in tb* discussions “A” CLASS THE BILTMORE HOTEL -A HOME AW AT FBOM HOME” All Outside Booms—BnniBnc Hot andl Cold Watar BOOMS WITH BATH • RATES PER DAY AND UP LATH ALSTON, Manager 323 E. PETTIGBEW ST. 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Then, that tobacco is toasted to taste better. “Ifs Toasted”—the famous Lucky Strike process— tones up Luckies’ light, mild, good-tasting tobacco to make it taste even better . . . cleaner, fi-esher, smoother. So, next time it’s light-up time, light up the better-tasting cigarette. Lucky Strike. "Its TOASTED" to taste better! LUCKIES TASTE BETTER WILLIAM T. ANDRIWS, former New York State legislator, is a Lucky smoker. “For some years now I’Ve smoked nothing but Luckies,” says Mr. Andrews. “I smoke them because th^ taste better to me.” Cleaner, Fresher, Smootherl n«>i— HMiatAnvaa* m taMMtiM
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