^ TT7S^^ghtoee^'^Greecfiboro,
bus been a
our people, since
^gfe92.'-ffiheST-MO Hridges en we from
County, In 1S112. and has
'^n'!l"r"ever si?(>e- iie
an assistant plumber at
Carolina College for Worn^n&f&to*23"years.
Since this time be
bag^Worked in the city as a licensed
jjl^pmt; for 25 years.
Bridges has t>eeu very active
^T^ii.his churcli and civic organizations.
SMragprat' ooe of the first to serve on
I
teird of directors'of the L-RlchJft'^inlaoBr^eaibrlal
Hospital before 'the
was erected. Mr.' R ridges
i]' assisted j Dr. >>ebestiHn in " locating
&' tbe' ground where L. Richardson hos.
' pJtal now stands.
C/V H?e" first committee meeting was
^ V Called ity Dr. Sebestlan and Mr.
Bridges to be held at Mt. Slnlu Bap v;'
tlst"'church. which was located on
street.
v Mr. Bridges was'also n metulw?r of
the committee of management of the
^Y.M.C^Al aince it has l?een organized
"??' in 1932. He worked In securing
members In evtyy membership drive.
He nerved as a deacon in the Mt,
\^ Slnla Baptist "church five years 1**p
/ore teto church was- burned by liglitf*
.. nlng. He also.wnB chairman of the
'/ trustee , board of his church for 25
>- years. He nerved ip? a deacon in the
>r"' BanHat church aliui.
Mr. Bridges also Interceded for the
unification for the two Baptist
churches, ML Sinla and E..Market
street church, which adopted the I
? name United Institutional nuptlatj
>: church.
-* Rer. <3. C. Statin, pastor of MtJ
Sln'ia, church, Rer. Kallbain. pastor
of E. Market" street church. After the
two churches were united, the church
aeiTjk.cs were' alternated for about rf
year under the leadership of the two
. pastors,' then the two pastors were,
dismissed and the church waa left
without a pastor for about six
;?- months. ' . . ' . ?
rV* - At the end of.the six months the
ir. church succeeded In get tint a pastor
v '
I
URE
/ GREENSE
Mr. Henderson
Delivers Address
At Howard
1
Washington, D. C.?Leon' Henderson,
Administrator of the Office of
Price Administration, delivered the
principal address at the 20th annua)
Honors Day observation at Howard
University on Tuesday and outlined
the role college students will play Ir
the present war program.
One of the features of the program
was a round-table discussion
on scholarship and life by a committee
of the following, honor students:
% ' *"
Miss Elaine Frailer, president of
Kappa Mu honorary society who also
served ns mistress of ceremonies:
Misses Vivian Brlggs, Revella Clay.
Doris, Evans, Anita Ford, Mary Robinson,
Yolanda Withers and Messrs
C. Allen Johnson, Charles Powell and
Mauvice Wlnslow.
Following the annual honor roll
call, presentations were made to the
following students:
Miss Josephine Adams, the Alpha
Kappa Alpha scholarship award; Orvllle
Crutchfleld, the Omega Psl Phi
scholarship award; Mlsi Revella
Clay and Charles Powell, the Kappa
Alpha Pal cup.
Carry Your
Xmas Packages
Home With You
I Advice to Christmas snoppers from
the Office of Defense Transport ntlon:
.
Carry your packages home with
you (store delivery service lias lieen
Jcut 25 per cent under last year).
I but carry them on the busses and
street cars daring the off peak hours
'between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
A hat box", for example. In a
crowded vehicle, takes up space
equivalent to that which would accommodate
another passenger. Since
rush hour traffic in many cities already
is nearing the saturation ]*>lnt.
and the all-time record crash Is anticipated
by mid-December, there just
won't be room for war .workers and
bundl' h on the same houievvurd-bound
cars or busses during the late afternoon
peak hours. Furthermore, packages
In a congested vehicle reduce
the fluidity of movement by passer
pern, necessitating longer step*.
In cooes where the purcboae la of
such a nature that It cannot be curried.
do your buying immediately.
.Store* are not permitted to make opeclal
delivery tripe, ao your buying
should be doue. well, In advance In
order that the merchant can plan for
the delivery of your mercliniMllse on
one of hla regular tripe to your neighborhood,
r which might 1?e spaced, a
week or more apart. In thin way
you avoid the rlak of ha\lug Cbrlntmaa
morning, arrive before Junior'*
uicyJle. :
..?< ';
Ickes Calb for Further.
Reduction In Gasoline ...
- Pointing out that already curtailed
American .East Coast aflf'and gnaocatyodtfor
further Voluntary curtaHWCntjor
coatonnptlon'of both fuel .oil
?THE?
: 01
IORO, N. C-, SATURDAY. DECEMI
More Negroes Are
Being Employed
More Negroes arc? employed tndiij
hi American Industry than at an;
other time In our history. I'uul V
McNutt, clinlriuan of the war man
|tower commission, declared In i
formal statement on the progress o
the war manpower commission.
"By direct negotiations with em
players and unions." Mr. McXnt
stated, "we have greatly reduced dif
crimination against Negroes am
Car Owners Will Have
To Identify Coupons
Cor owner* and other* lioldluj
gasoline hook* under mileage ration
Inn will he required to-write Identl
fl cation on the hark of their coupon!
to Insure against theft and misuse
the office of price administration an
nounced today} .
For inost passenger cam, truck anc
motorcycle- operators this Jdentlfcn
tlqn will he the vehicle's license nhm
ber and state o|:-registration. Flee
driver*, using interchangeable coupoi
hooka. will write down the name am
address of-.the fleet owner. Son-high
waj users of gaanllne will note tb
name and address of the person t
whom the-coupona were Issued. . ....
' * . ! ~r V*
The period of fine' weather in tb
autumn; known- In -America aa -Hb
dlan summer," la called 8t- Mai
tin's summer In England.. -,": ^
IT Li
IER 5. 1942
Navy Will Enlist 500
Negroes In Marine Corps
I'Ijiiir for the Immediate enlistment
of approximately .VX) additional NV
1 groes in the United States Murine
y Corps Heservea to be trained as occupational
specialists were announced
today hy marine corps heudquurters
Although enlistment for the new
f quota for Negro marines will be foi
general duty, special consideration
" will lie given those possessing the
' qualifications of the specialists tie'
sired. The new recruits will
' trnined in .*10 different occupational
fields at the huge New ltlver Marine
corps training center or lit accredited
schools. ' ^
Civilian occupations corret<|M>iiditig ?
to speiallst vacancies under this J
" quota include, clerks, musicians,
truck drivers, mechanics, account- "
onts, telephone operntors, radio main- ?
* ten an , antl repair men, elecrrlclnns. *
" warehouae men. muhlnlsts, and cooks H
nnd I taker k. - ^
' Shoe Shine Union 8
VI
The Shoe Shine Union met Wednw**
day,- November 2T>, with 21 memltera ^
0 preaent. Mr. J. F. Johnnon dlaeiiwed "
^ the rule* 'with the hoy* after which *'
'' Mr. -S. Carter made a talk to the
boya on -why they - should keep the n
? rales he also explained problem*
a fining among the boy b. In hla ron- p
' clualon -he Invited the Shoe Shine *
Union to*' .Palace" theater Saturday e
rooralns at 30 a. 'm. -V"r0
fr :: \ i f\ ;?.?= a
Buy -BoDda^amd Stamp*. ? i
Vill Kogers diup,y4^2
ro Be Launched
The "Will Roger*," first of
rty ships to he named and chrtsteS^Aff
1 by the school children of th^hs-yrjag
on as a reword for their
le national salvage program
tunched nt the Rethlehem-Fairhel^txfc;
hipyard in Baltimore Bunday^NdS^i^
The ship has iteeo -named ,by
hildren of Oklahopi%^nd~rei?nMge^BBj
v(* from the three*jJ^ootf"Ir^heJSHjy