1 Keep Up With the Tu Fill J; 5 VOLUME IV, NUMBER 4 $ ' - .1 = Liquor Violators Are Sentenced In roilavsl Pmiwt IVUC1U1 UUUil Judge Johnson J. Hayes Wed nesday during the third daj of the December term of crimi nal court division of dletric ' court here meted out prison sen tences to a number of defend ants charged with violation o internal revenue laws. Case against Nathaniel His kins, who pleaded not guilty t( charge of operating a distiller: near Pleasant Garden, otcupiec most of the afternoon sessioi and was continued until 9:31 a. m., Thursday. The case wai the first to be presented thi jury for trial! Coney Jeffers, of the Pleas ant Garden section, who wai indicted in connection with th< , same distillery, appeared as i government witness, the bill hav ing been found not true by thi grand jury Monday. Other defendants Wednesda; afternoon, all of whom pleadec guilty to violating internal reve i nue laws, included: Champton Beck, Jr., 38, tern porary probation; Thomas Hold er, fine of $100 remitted^ om year and one day at federal pris on. in Atlanta, Ga.; Garlle Hue; Sparks, 32, fine of $300, com j ; mitted to jail at Petersburg, Va. for. one year and a day, execu tion of sentence suspended, t? bi placed on probation for thre< f'Sy years; J. Gorrell Parish, 43 temporary probation until nex .. . term of court. / Forest Rudd, pleading guilt; I , to charge of violating probation was sentenced to 30 days in jail During the morning Judg< Hayes sentenced R. C. Williams ^of Durham, who pleaded nolc contendere to a charge of vlo lating the selective Bervice train' ing act, to 3 years in a federa w;.' penitentiary. Howard Theodori Cohb, 29, pleading guilty to th( same charge, drew a sentence o; 3 years at Mitt Point, W. Va. Leonard Wray, 24, entering \ a plea of guilty to charge oi " / . operating a non-registered dls[./ tillery 8 niles north of Greens horo, was fined $300 and sen : tenced to one year and a daj at Chilllcothe, Ohio, execution oi |y,V,. the prison sentence suspended : the defendant ! to be placed or two years' probation on condifc./i, tion that the fine be paid in $2E - mommy installments. Mary Beach, route 2, Laurinburg, entered a plea of nolc contendere tp a charge of violating the May act and was placed on temporary probation. Cases continued Included those of Olenn Thomas Proctor, Jamee Waynlck, and George Wilson . all pleading guilty to charge ol f ' violating Internal revenue laws, '/continued until next term; Br, Wiley Ku/ston Young, charged with violating Harrison narcotic '.act, continued and transferred ' for trial to District court In <C >V . . J iv V f vies! | rURE GREEN ^ i ( I ' l Ir I l' I 3 LT. ANDREW JOHNSON, Jr. e ?has returned to Tuskegee, Ala. after spending a 10-day fur lough with his parents, Mr. and 5 Mrs. Andrew Johnson, 613 Law 3 street, and Ids aunt, Mrs. Fisher i in Washington, D. C. Lieutenant - Jolinson entered the armed ser3 vice October 27, 1043, and took his basic training at Koesler F Field, Miss., after which Jit was 1 transferred to Tuskegee, where - he completed his training, receiving his wings Nov. 20, 1944. ; Rev. Crockett : Vesper Speaker By NATALIE LYNN Rev. R. D. Crockett, instructor 3 in religion, spoke at the vesper 3 services at Bennett College Suu, day. Usnig as his text, "Be t thou faithful until death and I will give you a crown of life," r Rev. Crockett pointed out the , necessity of keeping the faith. . "God pays us for all services we 3 render Him while we are on the , earth, but to those who keep > faithful to the end. He gives - something extra, something that . is not earned ... "a crown of 1 life," he said. 3 "So many people," he stated, 3 "stop Just short of the goal t when there should be no stopping. This is applicable to every; day life as well as to our epiritt ual life. Many blessings might . have come to some of us If we . had continued just a little long. er. Therefore, let us resolve to r keep faithful io death that we : t may have the bonus of a crown ' , of life given to us." I i ' The speaker was presented by i . Dr. Ivan E. Taylor, dean of ln; struction. The choir, under the I direction of Orrln C. Suthern, < . II, aang, "Now Reat Beneath 1 i Night's Shadows." Mlaa Edith 1 . Taylor, of Staunton, Va., aang I "How Beautiful Upon the Mountains.'? ] > ] i Durham upon atatement of Unit- ' , ed States attorneys that the de- i t fendant had been arrested here, i , had voluntarily submitted him- i . self for treatment, and had been I 1 reported recovered and dtscharg- i ( ed from a corrective Institution | 1 In Kentucky where he Is on 1 l bond from federal court there. < ^ i i 7 : I ???????? fiend| JTLC SEMBKR 9, 1944 81 91 j^B I % ?THE? : 01 SBORO, N. C.t SATURDAY, DEi Hayes-Taylor Y Host To Laymen Conference The Laymen's conference of North Carolina and South Carolina met at Hayes-Taylor Y. M. C. A., Sunday, December 3, with T. E. Gilliard, president, presiding. Mr. A. W. Hardy, Personnel director of the National Y. M. C. A. Council, of New York City, gave a very strong and appealing address. He stated that "without the laymen taking an active part in the Y. M. C. A., such an association wouldn't be able to exist." Officers were elected as follows: T. E. Gillard, president, Charlotte; Jacob Smith, first vice president, Winston-Salem; Robert T. Morrison, second vice president, Charleston, S. C.; A. B. Reynolds, secretary, WinstonSalem; Lonnie Reynolds, assistant secretary, Greensboro; Dr. C. P. Atkins, Charlotte, treasurer, Charlotte; Geo. H. Bridges', chaplain, Greensboro. Meeting will be held in Charlotte in 1945. Phases brought in discussions were: 1. The setup of the Interstate committee. 2. Is is possible to have Negro representatives on the committee? 3. What does the committee do for Negro work? 5. Men's Work Young men Industrial Senior 6. Boy's Work Hl-Y uraae-Y Neighborhood clubs State Older Boys' Conference 7. Education Religion General Adult 8. Post-war Expansion Establishments of Y. M. C. A. in state New buildings Reaching larger proportions of people in community 9. Residence Program 10. Council and Rehabilitation A. W. Hardy, Personnel Director, National Council of Y. M. C. A., New York, was guest speaker, speaking on the theme of the conference. Places represented in the conference Included Ashevllle, Winston-Salem, Charlotte; Spartanburg, Charleston, Leaksvllle and High Point. t . The Mt. Zion P-T. A. held its monthly meeting Monday night, c nu-i-* L/vucuiuoi u. oui loiuioo uaiuio were sung and several poems were read. Mrs. I. B. Strickland read a Christmas story. Plans were made tor a Christmas party Cor the second Sunday afternoon. A donation of $5.00 was given to the Greensboro Day Nursery. A -war bond wsa pur;hased by the school. I Ii. R .RUSSELL Elks To Hold Annual Service The 44th annual Memorial i service of the I. B. P. O. E .of ' W. Elks and Daughters will as1 semble in joint session Sunday, 4 A n i. n ? -1 *? irr.rin tlf.l XV, H L O p .111. ,'dl 1116 , Midway Lodge of Reidsville. Various organizations will be High Point, Old North State, Greensboro, and the Midway Lodge of Reidsville. L. R. Russell ,of Greensboro, will make the principal address. Mr. Russell Is the founder and former president of the Greensboro Business league and is the only Negro to 6erve on the Mayor's War Production committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Among the Elk brothers will appear L. R. Reynolds, state president, C. J. Crump, Grand District Deputy of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, W. E, Hooper, secretary, Old North Elks Lodge, Greensboro, Alvis , Rhodes, Exalted Ruler of Old , North Elks lodge. Among the Daughters of Greensboro will be Mrs. J. J. Green, Mrs. A. D. ( Jenkins and Mrs. C. A. Corley. | A. & T. COLLEGE ! CHORAL SOCIETY TO GIVE CONCERT i -me a. & t. college Choral . Society, under direction of Prof. ( Colerdige A. Braithwaite, will be. presented in concert this Sun- , day afternoon at 3:30 at the . Municipal auditorium, Burlington, under the auspices of the j Alamance County Teachers association. , The program, conslsiting of ( sacred, secular and patriotic se- ( lections, will Include groups of pieces by the double mixed sex- , tette and male glee club. , Miss Jenaette Bass, '45, of , Spartanburg, S. C., Charles Morrison, '48, of Thomasvllle, and James D. Graham, '47, of Burl- 1 lngton, are soloists, and Miss I LaPerle Jones, '48, of Ashevllle, and Oscar Foster, '47, Greens- < boro, are accompanists for the 1 choral society. 1 I , The Future Outlook! | )0K PRICK: Go McCann Gets 30 Years For Killing In Cemetery Willie Wade McCann, 20-yeai old ex-marine, was sentenced Wednesday in Guilford Superioi court to serve 28-30 years a' hard labor in Central prison Raleigh, after pleading guilty t< a charge of second degree mur der in the slaying of his uncle John E. McCann, 59-year-old textile worker, September 27. Solicitor Norman A. Boren, ac cepting the plea, lay the fac that his conversation with of ficers and an examination o McCann's marine record, con vinced the solicitor that McCau is a moron and incapable of an swering to a capital charge. Other cases disposed of Wed nesday were as follows: Mamie Gray, 25, larceny fron person, directed verdict of no guilty: Lois Gant, same charge nol pros with leave; Geraldin' muuLgumcrjr, ~ u, atiiiit) cuaigi directed verdict ot not guilty John Henry Puller, 41, assaul with deadly weapon with inten to kill, two to three years 1' state prison; D. J. Poston, 2r> breaking and entering, two t' seven years; Julius Clifton Donnell, 16, assault with inten to commit rape, 3 to 10 years. Piedmont Teachers Net December 2 At Southern Pines The Piedmont District Teach era Association met Saturday December 2, at Southern Pino The pupils from the elemen tary schools participated in sev eral musical activities. Lola M( Adoo, Louvenia Turner, Llllia McDonald and Barbara Lenile demonstrated on the song flute betore the class room and musl teachers, with Mrs. R. G. Hoo' as director. From the sixth grade to th Washington Street grammr school a Psaltery quintet piayp "Silent Night" in two parts. I this group were Yvonne Irelanr A.nne Jackson, Ann Carol Hai ris, Harold Holt and Emory Chilis. Anne Carol Harris and Ann Jackson played Psaltery solo? Mrs. P. Byers is director. The J. C. Price school present 3d a correllation of music an art with Mrs. L. P. Dyson i iharge. Mrs. E. Logan Penn is chali man of the music section of tl< Piedmont District Teachers A; soclation. Pvt. Charles C. Pompey 1 visiting his brother, Ervia Pod pey, 1019 East Washlngto itreet. Pvt. Pompejr is statioi 3d at Camp Pickett, Va. He a? Seen in the service two and ialf years.

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