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Booker T. Washington was born
Aprll-5. IRTiG. on a plantation
*'owned 'by Jama* Burroughs, near
f^nde*! Ford. Franklin County, Vlr *His
^motber'a name wan Jane.
;by-Burroughs. So he became
6|jraii>ktr.;"owned by Rurrntighs" until
foWpSGS' .When?,7bis mother married a
(yggfo^bbof slave by th ename of George
gv/?|^aflhlngtbo'jVrguson, .whose middle
P^W^We*wa8*adopted"by'Booker aud hlS
P-.At*th e nge'of fire, Booker movwl,
t his1 niother. his brother Jone.
^SWifi^flUrter "Amanjla. to Maiden; West
*^&$|fcjlnla. Here. Jn Maiden, the fourth
ffffrpchlld came'to the Ferguson-WashlngJ^^t^jf^plly"through
a strange Inrl6
^V'de^VMraT'Ferguson saw a little or'
$pbkn'-bpy In choree of an overseer.
^ g;taken No Jhe poor house, and
i^^Thejv^entie heart was deeply touche?l
waifs misfortune. AlpMNJwheSnrf
mother of three, she
the nv?r??* to iiermlt her
fgg^^thu- boy to whom she pave
df.James R Washington.
K^?.,^;Tto6?^Jappy' family thrived for two
fc^?fyem*rjMKlAr7tbe kindly guidance of
^^blhjelr n>other.;vQr>e nlpbt In Septem^^bor^"l870,
i'fter an Illness of hut 30
Four
ure
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ASHESOTON
MEMORIAL TO
IT.WASHINCTffl
Rationing of Tires'
Hits Danville
And Vicinity ;
Strikes Home In Force
In Many Cities;,
Many Inconvenienced
The tire rationing struck hom
here with force Saturday Imposln
the first of many coming lncon-en
lences due to the wur. A lot of pee
pie suddenly realized that If the;
were to have a blowout they wouli
have to put up the family car, am
others foresaw a gradual rbange ti
life due to the gradual dwindling o
motor traffic. .
C. G. Holland, president of th
Danville' Traction and T'ower coir
pnny said that he was rontemplatin
laying liefore the trftard of director
a niHterlal expansion of city bus sen
Ice feeling that more people nre gi
Ing to l?e dependent on puhlle trnni
portntlon.
Textile workers were highly spe<
ulatlve and disturlted because full
one-third of the 12.000 people eu
ployed In Dan Itlver mills live In th
country and rely upon their cars t
get to work. No special provision 1
i outlined for such ns these but the
| felt reasonably wire of prior tree
i raent because the mills' are worlcln
on urgent government orders ond t
maroon - the workers would he n
fleeted In curtailed production. '
^ Retreading firms hegan 'to ' do
land, office, business J^atiirday. 7;
* ' Hf Y CXlU ME
yfc'.tf- ; >' '
!' TTIVclu'h in "Warner
llle will.hold Jta weekly meeting |
the^hon?e.-of' Miss Nettle Itelle^I^o
Isoo ^ on" 'MhrsH? ; Moodtij\, I>
eeitiber'20. st(t n'cioQi*.-^ '
' When a brewefy vat usretflor.e-.t'/.In'
tJ^'/d^. wHter,mpfry of~Jolietll
reslijenta got Cklck, our of tnrnlha *
.their tva'ler faucets lo ffnd tier fto:
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?THE?
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.SllOttorV. C.. SATl'BDAV, JANUAII
Odell Lee Is Held
For Fatal Stabbing;
Tonkins Is Victim
, Stabbing Takes Place
Near Moonlight Bear
Garden, On'South Ashe
Odell Lee, 21 year-old negro of
1318% South Ashe street, was l?eing
hied lu city Jail Saturday nfternoon
on a murder charge for the fatal
stabbing of another. Negro. Lewis
Tonkins, 21, of 510 poak street, about
8 p. m. Thursday near Moonlight beer I
gardenr 825 South Ashe street.
' Up to mld-nfternoon Saturday this]
was the only violent death reported
for Greensboro during the Christmas
holidays, and police said that the season
had passed off very quietly for
them.
/ Officers quoted Lee as saying he
stabbed Tonkins In self-defense after
tbe latter bad allegedly attacked blm
with a knife In front of the beer parden.
Tonkins was said to have Invited
, Lee outside the place after the former
had accused him of "humping
into me all night." threatening to"pull
your damned head off."
Police, further quoted Lee as say;
ing Tonkins slashed at him twice in
front of the beer garden after allegedly
holding a knife against Lee's
, throat, and that the latter then ran
to the corner of Ashe and IdcCulloch
[ streets, opening bis knife as he ran.
When he stopped at the corner and
was allegedly rushed by Tonkins.
Lee reportedly said, he stabbed the
deceased. "
County Coroner Wallace G. Freemen
said Tonkins bled to.death aft.j
er his Jugular vein was severed, and
police said I>ee suffered a cat on the
right hand.
It was indicated that Lee, who left
the scene of the stabbing and went
to his home whflrp hi> irue nn-oofuH
will be given preliminary hearing In
p municipal-county court Monday. Fit
p bos been denied haiL
- N. F. A. Chapter of
r . Florence High Organized
3
? The N. F. A. chapter of the Klor
n ence high school was 'organized re
* cently under the leadership of Josepl
Alllngton Turner. student teacher
e The chapter today has completed tw<
of its major activities, namely, partlc
P ipated in the flreensbom fair an?
* carried out lis Thanksgiving program
' The object of the program was t<
H have the nrvious members and friend)
' of the chapter to contribute fon
products Hnd other useful articles foi
*- the needy families ami individuals,
y The chapter gave produce" lo threi
i- different families In the commit nit}'
e These families were very sunwise*
o ?nd thankful for the gifts,
la The chapter is planning to carrj
y out several programs In the common
lty such as colling chickens, pruning
g trees, Improving school ground, beau
o tlfylng borne surroundings and curry
6- Ing out a bam show.
The chapter wishes to thank Pro!
a feasor Whitley for his co-operation
plus the patrons' co-operation In caj
'_!? tying out the program.'^ '
'The officers 'of. the chapter ar
[ Wftlfim^ .Fuller, president; Calvti
p- William', ?t1<*?"" presldeht; Etnerso
|fl Brothers, secretary; Odell "Itendei
^ treasurer, kijd George Alexander, it
p- portlir/.i'. .
/ INDIES' AID HOLDS MEETING.
'? 1 '
i; /-jrhe.iuaIM" ' AW ?ptr<? ?f H
>1 [Matthews-Method!gt ohnridi held 11
biweekly nieeting at the irhur^h in th
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;Y 3. 1942
Plane Crash I
At Inlet Fatal !
To Army Flier 1
Robertson, Married
Christmas Eve, Is
Crash Victim
Second Lieutenant Hoy Holiertson,'
formerly an assistant coach at Wof
rnrd college. Spartanburg. S. C., was
fnrallv Injured and his pinner. Cor- *
poral Lewis Walker, seriously hurt
Saturday when their observation v
plane crashed on the beach near
Mnsonboro Inlet, close to Wllinlnpon.
Itoltertson. 27. died an hour :u?d 20
minutes after the accident as h^was
being ferried In a small boat to a
waiting ambulance. His Injuries were
too severe to allow his being placed
In another plane.
Walker, of Meridian," Miss..- was
brought to a Wilmington hospital,
Robertson, whose parents live in
Caroleen, Rutherford county, _jHras
married Christians eve to Miss Thesis
Fowler, of Union. S. C. A star athlete,
he was graduated from Woffonl
in 1936, after making the all-state
basketball team for two years. He
was called back. Into the service a .
year ago and took bis flffcbt training at
Randolph field.
Idle Wise Club Has '
Cocktail Party
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Jdle Wise club had a Christinas '
cocktail party December 26 at the '
home of Miss Louise Wilson, 271 McCulloch
street. The officers of tbe
club are: President, Miss Sarry Al- ;
, len; vice president. Miss Mury E.
Murphy; secretary, Mrs. Mellarce
May; assistant secretary, Mr? Elizabeth
Warren; treasurer. Miss Hazel
Goldston.
v IN CHRISTMJ
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Thin Christmas patreiint was sunR
at the First ConpreKatlnnal Church.
It Is Entitled. "The Mystery (if the
- Nativity.'* H haa' a collection ?f beau
tlful oljj carols that are not, penerall^
c heard. It staftr- qa^shovlnjc Mary
n and Joseph seeking admission XnWt^e
n Inns of Rejhlehern. Thd MOR of JlaiV
\ ftnjj Jnsepl). Is p'ltl&ii] as Utey, plead
- for a place *to^ rfcBtlrThe atAble Ta Qui
' final r^lrii?i>iac?>where^ 'KluRS^vfi^
lapvrs and shepherds allkd. coma to
worship the same Christ' *The 'ahpVl
that appeared to the Shepher^wjs
t- played-by Miss Wella- She alsojlafli
Shuhert'a "Av?^ MerlA^to',tlft^yiBff
aI Mary!; > the, . afk-phertlrsh'< jjegnfij.jfiBf
TV .
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ad The Future Outlook!
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Second Knife
Slaying Committed ',
In the City
Miss Victoria Moose
Victim of Butcher Knife;
Willie Lee Peay Held
Greensboro had Its wrand knife
nurder In less than 4$ hours Sat
irday whet) Victoria Monw, 30. of
1005 Gurrell street, died of knife
round*.- Police said they wore holdng
Willie Lee Crenig, 23, alias Wll
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VMIS^ VICTORIA MOOSE
lie Lee Peiur, of 334 Husband street,
without bond on a warrant charging
her with the woman's death.
Police said the cutting took place
at the Crealg woman's home about
4 :30 p. m. They stated Miss Victoria
Moose was stabbed in the neck,
severing, the left jugular vein, and
iu me icii Nuuuiuer, ine uiaue ?? wie
butcher knife penetrating the top of
the heart Coroner Wallace Freemnn
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IS PAGEANT
I Mr. Iieroy Lindsay, senior and Junior; .
Mr. Wllilftiu Thin. and the pastor.
Mr..- Llndsey, Jr., aanp *0 Holy
NlRht." Mr. Joseph Neal played the , t
part of Joseph, thcj father of .
|W*iwfijl and enacted his. |?m^?7'-r5.
wreir Mra. Waddell played the part of i
MMr^Shtj made a very lovely/'pie-. J.
tyre' or Mary and also sang her 'part'
vreil. The king* were" -MeM?r^l*e,"'^
Xl(l>enii and <>i aS'&'T. Cob^'<.
lege. Other people of the cMt^e?g/&'