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I if' 0 J w W A i President James E. Shephard Will Remain Principal, of Normal School Under State "Negro School Has Done Bemarkable Work Under Handicaps Here- TRAINING LE A D EES President Shepherd Ten dered Institution to North Carolina Last Year. Accepting the offer made last year, the State of North Carolina has taken over the .National Religious Training school here, as the institution enters upon the fourteenth year of active existence, doing a work vital in the evolution ' of the colored race in North Carolina and in America. In taking over the school for a state normal colored school, the state retains as principal, the man who has for 13 years held the institution together, guiding its course along the unmistakable path of prog ress, lifting it through periods of adversity and waging vigor ous campaigns to- strengthen anil perpetuate it. That man, a leader of the colored race, and one of the several out standing figures the colored citizenship of , Durham has produced within the last quar ter century is President James E. Shepard, first and only pres ident oi me scnooi. . in seeing its acceptance by the state, Dr. Shepard has accomplished his purpose, for the future being and development of the insti tution under the state is as sured. As a state Institution, it 3 felt by leaders wtlh white and colored here, the school should rapidly grow Into one c( the most Important centers of colored education in the nation. The school Is alreaay nationally known , and re;ognteed, largely through the efforts of Dr. Shepard. It was an In stitution supported by the benevo lences of leaders of both races.. A glance over the board of trustees oaj it was composed in 1921 gives anj idea of the type of men who were backing the institution. There were: Dr. Howard J. Chidley, pastor of the First Congregationallst church. Win chester, Mass.; Judge Jeter C. Pritch ard, United States circuit Judge. . Asheville, N. C, now deceased; General Julian 8. Carr. Durham; James B. ' Mason, cashier Citizen's National Bank, Durham; Frederick J. West, New York; J. M, Avery, col ored ( and W. G. Pearson, colored, both of Durham, and others. When It- became an acknowledged fact among those who understood the sit uation, that the leaders of the col ored race, must be developed within that race, and that these leaders must be trained in southern institu tions wtih the best equipment and Qualified teachers, the National Train ing School was born. With the ideal and purpose of the school set at training negro leaders, the Institution accomplished Its purpose. Young; men and young women of the colored race were given and are getting solid preparation In a tech nical way for their chosen life work. The school Is non-sectarian, but its students are given .the background of religious principles and Inculcated with the spirit of service. The ma jority of the board of trustees under the old charter was white and the teaching staff of the school was drawn from the best colleges in the country. In 1921, the lates available figures, eleven ministers had "been given to three states, 114 teachers were teach ing i i Ave states, some of them in structors! in domestic art, domestic icnce ana muster commercuu-i workers had graduated, two bank . cashiers sent out and three settle ment workers prepared for their work. In addition many were given "to industry and agriculture. Financial problems were, always attendant upon the conduct Of the institution. 'No endowment sufficiently large had been received by the school and periodical attempts to keep fi nancial life in the institution created an unremitting struggle for the presi dent in addition to his other duties, but he discharged his work with- the co-operation of Durham and her cltl eens and bullded for the school a reputation which has reached across the country and placed the Durham school teside the other great negro institutions. With a view to gaining for his in stitution the strongest friends he brought national figures to Durham for his commencement exercises and upon other occasions and gathered funds from the north as well as the south. Under the state and his con tinued leadership, the school is ex pected to go forward in its work anions the colored race, with the backing of the state and the frlend- Baptist Secretary . Will Preach Today West Durham Church Rev 3. A. Standistreet, general secretary of the First Baptist church, Will preach at the Wes't Durham Bap tist church this morning at the 11 o'clock hour. Mr. Standistreet, wha la from Cumberland, Mr.., is widely known as a preacher ""and general church worker, and is somewhat of a literary turn of rnond it is said. He has been actively engaged in work among the young people of the First Baptist church, and Is reported as having made some notable achieve ments along this line. PAPERS FILED YESTERDAY BY LOCAL COM New Firm Ford, Bellen tine, Inc., Founded With $50,000 Capital Stock. Incorporation papers for Ford. FBallentine, Inc a new Durham firm. were filed with the Clerk of the Su perior Court yesterday. The firm will be in the wholesale and retail furniture business, with main offices at 1 69 Prrish Street this city. ' The total authorized capital stock Is $50,000 divided into 500 shares of par value of- f 10b each. Business can begin, according to the incorporation papers, when 300 shares of the capi tal stock are sold. The incorporators are W. S. Ford, C. M Ballentine. and A. P. Dollar. The period of existence of the cor poration is limited to (0 years., the Incorporating papers declares. SPANISH VETS TO HAVE BIG REIM0NS0ON Several (Durham Veterans Will Probably Attend Chattanooga Gathering. At a meeting of the Joe Armfleld Camp, Spanish War Veterans, which has been called to take place at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning at Cam a Rota-Ki-Y, representatives of the local" camo to the annual national reunion of the veterans, to be held at Chattanooga, Tenn., September 16- 20, will probably be selected. -, - A batbecue, watermelon feed, and numerous - other kinds of foods will be served, with the usual stories and 'bull sessions" indulged 'in by vets as an added attraction. . Elaborate preparations are being made by civic organizations of Chat tanooga for the holding of the con vention, and a number of local vet erans ara looking forward to the event with much pleasure. The reunion will mark the silver anniversary of the Spanish War, and thousands of veterans from all ovpi the nation will attend. LIONS HAVE NEW ELECTION PLAN Members Will Be Elected at Large and" Committee Is Abandoned. Durham Lions have adopted a new plan of electlofrj,, whereby the offi cers are to be elected through popu lar, ballot from a list ot the entire membership, Instead of through nom inating committee.' The club wlU meet next Wednesday to hear the plan of the directors aryl pass upon it. The matter of paying up the dues will also form the subject of somo briaf remarks.' W.FOREST MAN AT FIRST BAPTIST Dr. J. B. Gorrell Is Head of ModeraLanguage-Departr ment at Wake Forest. - Dr. J. H. Gorrell, of Wake Forest college, will hold the services at the First Baptist church Sunday - morn ing at the regular 11 o'clock servlca hour. The subject upon which he will speak will be "More Than Con querors." Dr. Gorrell is well-known throughout the Btate, and is consid ered one ot the foremost speakers of the Baptist church. , Efird's Sales Force ' Treated to Picnic The sales force of Efird's Depart ment Store was treated to anexcel lent picnic and swimming party lat3 Friday evening, Mr. and, Mrs. H. L. Hollowell acting as hosts. Mr. Hol low'ell is manager of the store. Sup per consisting of fried chicken, sliced tomatoes, mixed pickles, Smithfleld ham, cheese sandwiches, lemonade, ice c "earn, and cake was served. T. W. Choplin; assisted by J. W. Castl. served the supper. Preceeding tho meal, swimming' etunts constituted part of the afteroon's fun. Southern Collegiate Sports Due to Make . . Bow to South at Once Southern Collegiate Sports, a new southern periodical, being published by the son of W. H. Young, clerk of the superior court, and others, is due to make its bow to the south during the coming week. The initial number is said to be a good issue, with all the dope on Southern foot ball prospects. ' ; Verses of poetry aro oftjen in scribed on modern i.iantcure sets, to piake them more attrtefve. "" 1 Rain Is seldom setn on the shores at the southern end of Ceoros Island. Carr Was Busily Preparing For Opening County Schools Teachers Held Meeting Here The offices of County Superintend ent of Schools J. W. Carr, Jr, were crowded and busy yesterday, in pre paration for the opening of a large majority of the schools in the county system tomorrow morning at S.JO o'clock. During the morning a general get-to-gether meeting of the white teach ers was held. Many points relative to teaching and problems confronted in the pursuit of pedagogy were thrash ed out,' with plenty, of good fellow ship thrown in for good measure. The colored teachers of the coun ty held a meeting yesterday after noon. The matters transacted con sisted principally of the Mm" items as those disposed ' by their white teaching brethren. At the opening of the schools to-morrow new pupils will be enrolled, while books wlU also bo distributed. Superintenlent Carr, is expecting a record attendance. The action of the city school board, taken last spring, when It was decided to charge out- Seventeen Year Old Girl Denied Many Opportunities, Has Been Entered at Lowe's Grove School Denied many opportunities, and yet aa ambitious, capable girl, who merely was unfortunate enous to choose financially poor parents at her birth, the seventeen year old girl who W. E. Stanley has taken an ,der his protective wing, has at last been assured of aa equal ' chance with other young, women. Recov ering from a recent operation, she rare expression to a piteous desire to gain an education Superintend ent Stanley, who was caring for the )girl was touched by her appeal and determined she i.-ould at least be given the - benefit of a high school ducation. He l as entered her at Lowe's Grove school and the young girl will attend the regular terms fer the next three years, completing her FAMOUS BISHOP SPEAKS TODAY Bishop Denny to Hold De dication Service rietcners Chapel M. E. Church. Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond Va., will preach at Flecher's Chapel Methodist Church, six miles east Of Durham, today, at eleven o'clock. The new church building a ver handsome structure1, complete in every detail was just completed a few months ago. It is to be form ally dedicated at the service today, when the Bishop will hold the exer cises dedicating the ehurch to- sac ted worship. Special music of appropriate hymns will constitute a part of the worship. Arrangements for thi 'music have been carried out and U is counted upon as being one of, the features of the dedication ' cere monies. Bishop Denny Is an able pulpit orator, and 's at present the presiding bishop in the North Caro Una conference. .His presence at Flecher's Chapel will doubtless prove a big drawing card, and many visi tors are expected at the preaching services. After the : ervices, lunch will be served on the church grounds Alt th3 ' congregation la invited to take part. In the afternoon, from t to S o'clock, the Epworth League ot the church' will give a pageant, "The Prodigal," which will deal wth re llglous l'fe of the present day. OFFICERS HERE TO TAKE TWO -HEN FOR Gates and Scruggs Will be Taken to Washington, D. C, for Trial. F. M. Allgood, officer on the Wash ington, D. C, force, arrived yester day to take Russell Gates and Char les Scruggs to 'Washington to face trial for stealing" a truck, after the expiration ot their ninety day sent ences here. Allgood will remain In Durham' a day or two, visiting his sister, Mrs. J. H. Farrow of the east ern section of the, city. RED MEN WILL : GATHER HERE District Meeting Will Be Held at Hall of West Durham Lodge. Red Men of this district, will gath er In regular . district session here tomorrow as guests of the Casco tribe of West Durham, i Fred Moore of West Durham is sachem of the local lodge, E. W. Cates, C. of R. and G. W. Gra Is K. of W. Hospital Staff Will Meet Monday Night Staff of Watts Hospital will meet in regular session Monday night Just what the medicos and sawbones will .undertake at that time is not yet an nounced, but routine business and the discussion of conditions at the lo cal ho8pitalwill probably come up. of-town pupils tuition, will, it is be lieved, raise the enrollment of the county schools. Since the close of the last school term great progress has been made in consolidation efforts. By means of a bond election, the West Durham and Shambley schools are expected to be combined, though this may not be done until nextrJyear. Three schools will be combined Into the new cen tral Holt high school building, which was recently completed. Lowe's Grove Farm Life School wUl also open In a new building. A site for the new Mangum township high school will soon be selected, combin ing high school divisions of four smaller schools. With the exception of Rougemosi, Tilley. Bahama, Mangum. Fowler, and three -schools affected by the Holt school consolidation, all of the schools are expected to open tomor row. ' They will open September IT. as will the Barbee's Chapel colored school. schooling. To date no arrangement has been made to defray the expen ses ot the education and to maintain the girl while she is going to school but until such a Urns as the funds are forthcomng Supt. 8tanley has underwritten her career. . The situation was presented to the Durham Kiwanis Club and will prob ably be definitely decided at the next meeting of the club, September 13th, when a collection will be taken from the members ot the Organisa tion. Other methods ot augmenting the fund will be taken up after the Kiwanis meeting and the circumstan ces ot the case may be laid before other dvlc organizations here. In the 'meantime the education ot the young lady wUl go on. TIME TO CLEAN UP FLUES FOR WINTER FIRES Double Inspection of Busi ness District Undertaken In August. lexts week the firemen of the city and the building Inspectors depart ment will begin the annual campaign to persuade householders to clean out their standing stove pipes and chimneys and flues in preparation fcr the early fall fires and the hot flses of winter. Chimneys and pipes laden with last year's oot are a menace to the house which has a shingle roof, or even the house with a fireproof roof, for often the pipes have rusted during the months ot disuse and the sparks drop Into crev ices or corners where a fire . may start. Householders are urged to oe care before making the first fires. Double inspection of the business district was undertaken by the fire department durng the month past A number of notices of fire hazards were sent out to property owners, but for the most part the city Is in good condition, it Is stated, and care ful attitude on the part of the peo ple Is believed in a measure respon sible for the fact that Durham nas been on the state honor r611 for the past two months. CITY COUNCIL GETS TOGETHER MONDAY NIGHT Regular Session, But Water and Ice Reports will Not Be Beadj. Regular sesson of tht C?ty Council will be held Monday night, but r.o report will be presented either one ice Investigation or the water, om- movements. The matter or remoa- eling the Morris Street building will probably come up. The building i . . . uni.inA lot nnn commmee wiu.reyui v 16 . tract for the plans to the architect and arrangements of the offices to be Include; in the new building .vlll ba taken up.. Other reports concerning streei developments may come up aiong with the general run of smaller ou siness. Injuries to Little Roy Mims not serious Little Roy Mlms. young son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mims, suirereu pain ful injuries when he was run over by an automobile. driven by Ivan Browning, last Friday at about 6:40 o'clock. The lad was rushed to Watts hospital. According to reports last night, he is resting well, and it is stated his injuries are not serious. Witnesses say that the accident was unavoidable. The boy is thought to have run in front of the car and was knocked down before the driver could stop. Immediately after the accident, which took place on East Slain street, near tho Norfolk and Western crossing, Mr. Browning stop ped his car and offered all the as sistance possible. Ho Is not consid ered responsible for the accident. A butterfly's eye has been adapted as a photographic lens by an Aus trian scientist. Ground beetles ate destroyers oi Insect pests, .snails and centopedea" Several Durham People Will Attend Dedication of Cannon Memorial at Tuesday, September the eleventh, will see the formal dedication of the James-William Cannon memorial building at" the Stonewall Jackson Manuel Training and Industrial School, at Concord, N. C, and a large number of Durham people are ex pected to go to Concord at the time to witness the ceremonies and In spect the new structure. SupL W. E. Stanley ot the welfare department and Superior-' Court Clerk W. H. Young, officers of the Durham County juvenile court, la whose hands rests the assignment of Durham County boys to he Concord state Institution, will attend the cer emonies. If other engagements do not prevent. Miss Margaret Clark, assist ant to Supt. Stanley la also expected to attend. R. O. Everett, of Durham, 'is a trustee and is planning to be present and several city and county officials will probably go. The formal opening and dedicatory exercises will be held at three o'clock on the afternoon ot the eleventh. The campus will 'be poened at 1 o'clock. to give visitors an opportunity to In MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE Branson Church Revival Ac complishes Good; Bishop Denny To Preach. The revival meeting that has bean la progress at Branson Memorial church, for th past ten days has aocompllehed a great deal of good. and will be continued through next week. The pastor Rev. H. C Ewlng was very fortunate In securing Bishop Denny to preach at this evening" service Bishop Denny la la. the city. and will preach at the evening hour, and a very large crowd Is being pro vided for. The large auditorium of the new Branson church with the use of chairs, will accommodate about 8 Oil people, and every effort will be mad3 to give everybody a comfortable seat seat. i Dr. Wilcox will resume his evening services with a special service for the Sunday School on Monday night And on Tuesday night he will hold a spec ial service for the parents and teach ers, and the congregation is looking forward with a great deal ot interest to these two services. A Iargs number has been blessed. during the revival meeting, and the church has been greatly strengthens! by a deeper work ot grace In the hearts of its members. No special ef fort has been made to get people to jotn the church in these services, as the first, and most important work is to get them saved, after which It Is an easy matter for them to decide upon church membership. Services will be held every evening up until Friday night at 7:30 and a very cordial invitation is extended to all. RIDE BICYCLE TO SCHOOL BICYCLES FOR SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS The High School h good ways out from most of the homes For comfort, conveni ence, and health ' . BUY THE BOY and GIRL X BICYCLE We Have America's Best Makes R ambler, Pierce Arrow and Others SEE OUR SPECIAL SHELBY DROP - FRAME BICYCLE A REAL BARGAIN . See Us Before B uying Luggage BICYCLES AND ROLLER SKATES B. C. WOODALL rMain St. Trai School ininz spect the grounds and the new buil ding. The program for the day fol lows: Gloria Patria Jackson Training School boys. Invocation Rev. W. A. Jenkins. Hymn "Come, Thou Almighty King" J. T. a boys. Presentation ot Memorial Hon. David H. Blair. Acceptance Gift Mr. James P. Cook. Dedicatory Prayer Rev. J. C. Rowan. . Song "Old North State" J. T. S. boys. Address Gov. Cameron Morrl son. Song "America, the Beautiful" J. T. S. boys. Doxology The Audience. Benediction Rev. T. W. Smith. NOTE: The campus, will be open to visitors at 2 P. M.; and all are cordially welcomed to the privilege of a: Intimate inspection of th. Me morial and its appointments and the plant in general until the hour for the programme ot the day. ' REMAINS OF MAN KILLED IN FALL REACHED GITY Funeral Today at Residence Of Sister In East Durham. The remains of Raymond Y. Leigh ton, Durham man. who was killed In Hagerstown; Md4 recently, when he fell 40 feet from a rope, arrived at in Durham yesterday morning at J:59 o'clock, and were taken to the resi dence of his sister, Mrs. E. J. Brown, of Guthrie avenue, Eaat Dm tarn. The funeral will be held from tho home tt Mrs. Brown this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. H. F. Brlnson, East Durham Baptist church, assisted by Rev. C. S. Norvllle, of Edgemont Baptist church, will officiate. Pall bearers are F. F. Crutchfleld. E. C. Stone, L. L. Gardner, Raymond Hall, Clyde Steel, and W. C. Olive. Fol lowing the funeral, interment will be at Maplewood. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. R. Y. Leigh ton, of Mary land; fath-r, H.. P. Leighton,, of Dur ham; t- brothers, W. D. Leighton, Durham. Henry, Fort . Bragg, and Jeptha. Thomasville. N. C; four Bis ters, Cornelia, Mrs. F. C. Goodwin, and Mrs. E. J. Brown, all of Durham, and Leila, Thomasville, N.- C. Music broadcast by wireless from Glasgow was heard by, miners 330 feet below ground at a distance of IS miles from the city iFrst letter ev typed was writ ten in 18J0. Cherries derive their color from heat and not lig! - LUGGAGE FOR THE STUDENT GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL - A complete line of Boy's Suit Cases, etc. THE FAMOUS RQUNDTftEE LUGGAGE , RECEIVES LIAIIY: CALLS FOR AD Supt. Stanley Gives Report On Work During llonth of August. In the report of the Board of Char ities and Public Welfare, for tha month"of August, superintendent W. U. S:anly states that there has been an unusually large number of peopls requesting attention and aid from the county. Over ISO families havt asked !or help, and nearly lit cases have received help in the form oi 'ood, clothir.g. medicaf attention, etc. The August report shews Ahat th Welfare Board has been unusually active during the past month, ar. li evidenced by the large number ot cases listed. In the Juvenile Court, there have been IS complaints made by whit boys, and 4 by white girls; 14 com plaints from colored boys and J by colored girls. Two boys, and seven girls were placed in orphanages; one child was placed in a foster home; one white boy was placed In train ing school; one colored boy m-as placed in a similar institution, three colored girls were sent to training1 schools: and two colored boys wer placed on probation. Children ploced in foster homes ar visited regularly, so as to make cer tain that they are getting prosr traetment and that their foster par ents are capable of raising them properly. Fifteen school children war nr.vi.liil with clothine. and jobs were secured for seven applicants. Twenty-seven white people requesting transportation at the expense of tha county were given attention; ( col ored people were also given transpor tation. Statisticalf ' data concerning th3 work is as follows: 14S .calls were made investigating requests tor iiciji; isi nrawct re: questei help; 14S families received Phone calls regarding relief: In; letters written. 156; number calls mad j investigating, 48; number phone calls made with ro'card to delin quents, 42. Ten white boys who are on pro bation called at the offlce to consult with Mr. Stanley, and three colored ones.Applkations for age certificates were examined, numbering 3S. Twsfc ty-elght w e Issued. Meetiyg Tuesday Morning on big A meeting will be held Tuesday morning, it is stated, of thes ign com mittees, if the clfor and county board appoint their ' member of the advis ory committee Monday. The county board is expected to take action Mon day and the city Monday night ac cetlng the report ot their commit tee giving S7S0 annually apiece, as soon as this has been done the forces will be assembled and Durham's signs speedily plastered over th landscape from Sanford north to th 1 Phoas 1155. i
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