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-THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1071
i NEMOSIAM
OF
MR. J. D. ROSS
BY: *
MRS. MARTHA ROSS;
Wife of Mr. Jake Ross.
Three Years have passed.
But still it seems,
It was only Yesterday;
That you closed your eyes,
Forever
And from me went away.
How sad it was for me that
day;
And sadder even now;
Yet I hold on to life and try
To do my best some how.
I always knew one day; some
time
That we would have to part,
But some how now I still
remain
With a very empty heart.
But soon I know;
That you will wait, some
where
Some place for me.
And happiness will be for me
When you again I see.
Rest now in Peace;
My Dearest one,
The Father knows whats best.
For some day soon with ou
I will be;
In that eternal Rest
local Church Events
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FRANKLIN A. SHAW
Funera! Rites
For Frankin
Shaw Held
Funeral services were held
Sunday, May 9, 1:00 p.m. at
the Ebenezer Baptist Church
for Franklin Alexander Shaw
with the Reverend W. E.
Daye, Pastor, officiating.
Burial was in the Glennview
Park Cemetery.
Franklin Alexander Shaw,
son of Mrs. Estelle Dennis
Shaw Royster, and the late
James A. Shaw was . horn
January 17, 1933 in. Durham,
and departed this life Thurs
day, May 6, 1971.
He received bis education
in the public schools ol
North Carolina. Mr. Shaw was
married to Miss lugenia Cates
and to this union they had
one son, Franklin Anthony
Shaw.
He was a member of the
Ebenezer Baptist Church until
the time of his death. Survi
vor* are his wife, Mrs.
Lugenia C. Shaw; one son,
Franklin A. Shaw; one grand
daughter; a mother, Mrs. Es
telle Shaw Royster, a step
father, Mr. James Royster, of
the home; one sister, Mrs.
Margaret S. Taylor; two bro
Rev. James Stewart to Celebrate
85th Birthday Saturday, May 29
Rev. James A. Stewart, a
good solid citizen of Dur
ham; a resident of Lawson
Street; a good neighbor and
friend to all the people, will
celebrate his 85th birthday,
Saturday, May 29th, 1971, at
7 o'clock, on the lawn of
Writers Forum Headquarters,
401 Brant Street.
While most folk are losing
count of their birthdays, this
grand old gentleman reminis
cences with * radiant smile
as he looks back on a life
time well spent. Most of us
have to say in many words
how well we love everybody,
that, there is nothing like hate
around our hearts for any
body. Sometimes, we are
partially convincing; more
than half the time, we aren't
able to convince even our
selves. The twinkle in the
brown eyes, the spontaneous
smile, and the genuine "how
are you, brother," gives you
full proof that the Reverend
Stewart doesn't share a "hang
nail" with you.
The Reverend Mr. Stewart
allows no grass to grow
under his feet nor among the
shrubs and plants growing
around his Lawson Street
residence. Up with the sun, he
is occupied with doing some
thing constructive the live
long day - usually for some
one else.
A casual observer would
not suspect this personage of
being so well along in years.
Supple as a cat, jolly as Santa
Claus -- always a Christian
gentleman - however you
never gather the .sion,
from him, that, unly fools
feed on foolishness." He en-
By MABLE SHAW
"Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred
minds is like to that above."
"Before our Father's throne
we pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims
Our comfort and our cares."
Often times we hear these
words but refuse to under
stand the fellowship that
these words can offer us.
Fellowship is something
more than "being a fellow or
an associate." It also is a
"community of interest, ac
tivity, being, and the like"
and it is a company of
equals or friends in friendli
ness and comradeship. Chris
tian Fellowship is something
more.
For one thing our Christian
Fellowship unites us by faith
in God through Jesus Christ.
One of the unique qualities
of the Christian fellowship is
this faith which gives it
meaning. Coming together in
the fellowship or worship, the
fellowship of study serves as
a bolstering factor in our
own personal faith. We find
our faith strengthened be
cause we are part of the
fellowship.
At Union Baptist Church
the members are strengthen
ing their fellowship by com
ing together in their fellow
ship of worship and study in
the church. They are united
in a fellowship by reason of
common faith. They also feel
that if one is united by faith
in God through Jesus Christ
then his fellowship is already
strengthened.
thers, Rayford L. Shaw, Dur
ham; and James Shaw, sta
tioned in Viet Nam, a grand
mother, Mrs. Nannie Dennis;
one aunt, Miss Annie Dennis;
two uncles, Johnnie Dennis
and Robert Dennie, nieces
and nephews and a host of
other relatives and friends.
joys a good joke, never dozes
on company; gives advice only
when it is requested; com
mands without demanding;
respects all men; listens well
but never gossips.
Reverend Stewart pastored
the White Oak Church for
nearly half century before re
tiring on the Ist Sunday in
May, 1968.
He was also pastor of
several other churches
throughout the states during
his fifty years of "clock
punching" as pastor.
In addition to pastoring
the Apex Church, this gentle
man of the cloth, served 12
years as Moderator of the
New Hope Association; 17
years as president of the New
Hope Sunday School Con
ference, and 17 years as in
structor of the Bible for the
Union Meeting of the New
Hope Association.
The retirement yhars of
this august Religious leader
continues to be one of useful
ness to God serving in the
vineyard of kingdom building,
personal evangelism keeps this
God's servant up to par
morally, mentally, spiritually,
and socially. Too, Mr. Ste
wart serves as chaplain if the
Carolina Times and Writers
Forum.
Neighbors, friends, and
fellow churchmen are ex
pected to stop by on May
29th to join in the ringing
of happy birthday to this far
vent servant of God and man.
Morehouse
Bldg. Burns
During Row
ATLANTA , Fire
which flared up duritfg a rock
throwing disturbance at More
house College destroyed a
security guard building early
Thursday.
Police Lt. C. E. Wright said
about 150-200 persona were
milling about the campus,
tossing missiles at policemen
and firemen, but no one was
injured. ,
Fisher Memorial
Observes Foreign
Mission Day Sunday
Fisher Memorial will ob
serve "Foreign Mission Day"
Sunday May 30, at 3:00
o'clock in the afternoon serv
ice. Rev. Mrs. Annie McCoy,
Durham Field Worker for
Western North Carolina Dis
trict will be the guest speaker.
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! Sunday evening May 30,
at 7:00 pjn. the students of
Mrs. Hallie L. Reeves will
be presented in a piano re
cital. ________
Tallahassee, Fla. —The
State Pollution Control Depart
ment said State and Federal
authorities have decided not
to pursue claims that an old
sunken German U-boat poses
a pollution threat to coastal
waters. There was an earlier
claim of a mercury contamina
tion possibility.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late
Franklin A. Shaw, who passed
May 9, 1971, wishes to thank
all friends and neighbors, for
the messages of love and
words of sympathy in the loss
of our dear one. We acknow
ledge all cards, food, tele
grams cars for transportation
and the many beautiful offer
ings we received, your loving
kindness will never be for
gotten.
Special thanks to the
Pastor and members of Ebe
nezer, and to each of you
who came to share. May God
bless and keep all of you.
Mrs. Esteile Shaw Royster
And Family
local Girl Gets New On
By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
It was 11:35 a.m. the day
after Christmas, 1970. Three
year old Nina Michelle Parker
lay asleep in her room. Her
mother, Mrs. Parker has just
checked on her and was in the
kitchen preparing lunch.
Nina never heard the explo
sion of the portable oil stove,
which normally protected her
from December winds, threat
ening to take her life. Phyllis
did. She screamed for Sylvest
er, her husband.
Sylvester was a strong
man. He worked hard hours
to provide his family with
what they had. He was used
to set backs but, he was not
prepared for what awaited
him in Nina's room.
The small stove had
painted the walls and ceiling
in flame. The smoke make his
finding Nina's bed almost im
possible. Sylvester reached in
to the burning crib, picked
up his daughter, and ran.
By the time he and Nina
reached the front yard, Syl
vester's father-in-law had
arrived. He was to cany
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ADJUSTING BANDAGES —Sara Lee Perry, physical thera
pist, adjust Nina's bandages at the hispital whefe she is re
covering from her accident.
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White Rock Baptist Church
Lorenzo A. Lynch, Minister
Worshipping at B. N. Duke Auditorium
North Carolina Central University
Sunday, May 30, 1971
9:30 A.M. CHURCH SCHOOL
10:53 A.M. WORSHIP
SERMON The Pastor
SERMON Robert E. Page, Sr.
(Genesis 50:20)
Senior Choir leading the Singing
J. H. Gattis, Director
8:00 P.M. Church Music Conference
St Joseph's AME Church
Gospel Choir Leading the Singing
"Serving A World Parish With Christ Since 1869"
St. Joseph's AME Church
PHILIP R. COUSIN, Minister
FAYETTEVILLE STREET DURHAM, N. C.
Sunday, May 30, 1971
8:00 A.M EARLY MORNING WORSHIP
SERMON The Pastor
MUSIC by the Gospel Choir
Fred Mason at the Console
Eugene Plummer, Director
9:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL
Miss Marie Faulk, Superintendent
11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
SERMON The Pastor
MUSIC The Senior Choir"
I Fred Mason at the Console
Joseph T. Mitchell, Director
Nina to Watts Hospital. He
was to drive, for Sylvester's
hands were burned to he was
to be absent from work for
the next month. As the car
started for Watts, Sylvester
looked back at his house on
1009 Lancaster Street then
down at his daughter. The
house was dying. So was Nina.
Nina was to fight for her
life in the intensive care unit
at Watts for three days be
fore, upon her doctorb re
quest, she would board ai. air-
Force Medical Evacuation Jet
for the Shritiers Hospital for
Crippled Children-Burns In
stitute in Cincinnatti, Ohio.
Thanks to the efforts of
Fourth District Congressman,
Nick Galifinanakis, in securing
the aircraft, Nina would arrive
in Ohio 43 minutes after her
departure from Durham. She
would not see her mohter
again for over five months.
Phyllis' emotional condition
would not permit the ordeal
of the Burn Center.
When Nina Michelle
reached the Shriners Bum In
stitute she was alive. That was
the best to be said for her
condition. During her fight for
life this three year old girl was
to receive forty pints of
blood to prevent the tissues
of her body from dying of
dehydration; She was to enter
battle with an infection called
Pseudomona Septicemia (a
type of blood poisoning),
which she almost lost; And
she was to loose all the
fingers of both hands with
the exception of her thumbs.
In the weeks and mouths
to follow, Nina would undergo
skin grafts to try to rebuild
her hands, feet, and scalp.
She suffered severe burns of
45% of her entire body, with
the worst damage to hands
and feet. When the wounds
became ready, she received
grafts to her head, face, trunk,
arms, legs, her lungs, feared
badly damaged from smoke
inhalation, cleared adequately
in four or five days.
Nina Michelle is alive and
recovering. She will have
many adjustments to make
and possible more surgery in
the future to remove scar
tissue. She now feels good
and is happy. She is able to
get around the Institute and
play with the other children
and the numerous toys avail
able.
The only thing delaying
Nina's discharge is contrac
tions of her feet resulting
from muscle damage in the
fire. Nina Michelle must learn
to walk. She will now be able
to.
Sunday, May 23 was Nina
Michelle Parker's birthday.
She was four, ft was possibly
the happiest birthday of her
life for she came so close to
miasingj it.
This little girl is alive be
cause people with concern
equipment, and training, were
present when needed. The
forty pints of blood Nina re
ceived is under obligation for
replacement by the Durham
Shriners.
According to Dr. John P.
Gore, coordinator of the
blood program, Durham citi
zens have replaced 24 pint?,
leaving sixteen yet to be
donated.
Any citizen wishing to do
nate for Nina may do so
Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fri-
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To All of Those Citizens Who Took Time to Vote on Sat
urday, May 15, and Especially to Those Who Voted for Me or
in Any Manner Supported My Re-election to the City Coun
cil, I .Wish to Express My Sincere Appreciation.
Dr. C. E. Boulware
MICHELLE AND NURSE PLAY—Jeannette rtoward. Director
of Social Services at the Shriners Burns Institute in Ohio,
plays a game with N'ina as her condition improves.
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ONE OF FORTY PINTS—A nurse adtninisters one of the
forty pints of blood Nina received at the Burn Institute.
days at the Durham Chapter
of the American Red Cross I
i Q/hmtfwee
is always uppermost in our minds. We
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understand the grief of losing a
loved one and respect that grief
by conducting every detail of our
services with appropriate dignity.
SCARBOROUGH & HARGETT, INC
FUNERAL DIREOTORB
Phones 6821171 or 682-1172
•10 Payetteville St. Durham, If.A
24 HOURS AMBULANCE SERVICE M
and ask that credit be given
| to Nina Michelle Parker.