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VOL. 19, NO. 46 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 24', I960 PRICE 5 CENTS
Negroes Participating In Important
Agricultural Vole On Sept. 30
For Mrs. Lelia M.
Winchester
Funeral services were held tor
Mrs. Lelia Minnis Winchester
at St. T^atthews Methodist
Church, Ilon'day, September 19,
' at 4:00 ]>.m. with the pastor,
Rev. Joh i O. Corry presiding.
Mrs. Winchester was born June
19, 1874 in Bedford County,
Virginia. She was the daughter
of Landon H. and Nannie Min
nis. She departed this life Satur
day, September 17,. at L. Rich
ardson Memorial Hospital. Mrs.
Winchester attended the public
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Negro farm families are ex
pected to be well represented
when North Carolinians go to
the polls in the important
"Nickles for Knowh'ow" refer
endum on Sept. 30.
The question before the voters
will be whether or not they wish
to continue this self-help pro
gram in support of increased
agricultural researah and edu
cation started in 1952.
The program has been strong
ly endorsed by Negro leaders
across the state, including the
state leader of Negro agricultur
al extension work, R. E. Jones.
He says, i "This program has
further deepened the respect of
farm people for the indispen
sable place and importance of
research and education in the
solution of problems affecting
livestock and arop enterprises,
along with the necessity of
group knowledge and action to
solve many of the problems af
fecting rural people in North
Carolina."
The September 30 referendum
will be the fourth held on this
project. The first one was in
late 1951, with others in 1954
; . and 1957. State law requires a
_ vote every three, years on pro
this .type.
^^^Bce the . program went into
St-orCjjm'a a ry 1. lOM. more
than one' million ' "dollars 'has
been collected. The assessment
is made on the basis of five
cents', on each ton . of feed and
fertilizer boueht. Mannfanturprs
idd this amount to the retail
iriccs of feed and fertilizer. The
tonev is collected bv the N. C.
jepartment of Agriculture snd
Funeral
its spending is administered by
the Agricultural Foundation at
N. C. State College.
The money has been used lor
an expanded program of agricul
tural research and education.
Through the use of these funds,
it has been possible to carry on
additional research with almost
all major arops and livestock in
the state.
Under the educational phases
of the program, both the poultry
and horticulture extension spec
ialist positions in Negro exten
sion work were created with
Nickels for Know-How funds.
In the opinion of Jones, "these
two positions have broadened
and 'deepened the technology
and economic appreciation of
the poultry and vegetable pro
duction enterprises among ex
tension personnel, both men and
women. We now have many
more agents and farm people
utilizing these enterprises on
' the farms to add to their in
come. This would not have been
possible had we not had the
source of technical help provid
ed through Nickels for Know
How." ..
When the Negro poultry
specialist was employed in 1954.
there were 15 4-H pullet chains
in the 52 counties where Negro
a.gents were employed. These 15
chains involved 15t) olub rqem-. j
bers and 9,000 birds. Today there |
are 34 such chains involving
306 members and 18.173 chicks.
Of the 66,000 Negro farm
operators in the ? state in 1954,
46,000 had 1,221,269 chickens on
their farms. In 1959 the number
had increased to 48,310 farmers
and to more than lVz million
birds.
Broiler and commercial egg
nroduotion has grown from al
most zero to impressive fieuresf
One of the greatest assets of
-ny community is its beautiful
Homes.' schools, churches and
roadsides. The new horticulture
TOpram is resulting in process
in this area. It's also resulting
in increased attention to more
home food production for the
family, a recognized weakness
in the Negro community
, All users of feed and fertilizer
are eligible to vote. This
voung folks in 4-H and N A.
?nd other members of the
family who participate in the
farming activities.
Polling places are set up at
, number of places in each
county. Countv agricultural and
home economics agents have
this information.
"Nickels for Know-How has
been the best exoression of un
fettered. and obleotive participa
tion of all farm people in the
exercise of the franchise of voter
participation, without regard to
race, creed, color or holdings
that we have observed." declares
Jones. "In no case have we ex
oerienced biases to voting in
the referendum.* that have been
i held. On the contrary, numerous
Negro farm leaders In everv
county have taken an a"Hve
part in promoting this activity, |
exploring Its mirooses and ob
iectives. and their impression of
accomplishments, and con. |
among farm people."!
Your vote will cov i Sept.
Final Rites To Be Held For
Cify School Teacher
Mrs. Carolyn Harris Humph
rey, age 50, died suddenly at 9:30
a.m. Thursday, September 22,
shortly after arriving at L.
Richardson Memoriai Hospital.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, September 25, at the St.
James Presbyterian Church at
1:30 p.m. with the pastor, Rev.
J. T. Douglas officiating.
Mrs. Humphrey resided 'at
1307 Lindsay St. and had taught
in other public schools of North
Carolina prior to her coming to
Greensboro public school system.
At the time of her death, she
was a teacher at the J. C. Price
School where she has been em
ployed during the past twenty
five years. Mrs. Humphrey re
ceived the Bachelor of Arts De
gree at Bennett College and the
Master of Science Degree at the
Agricultural and Technical Col
lege.
She was a member of the St.
James Presbyterian Church. She
was an officer of Beta Iota
Omega Chapter of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority. She held
membership in the National
Education Association and the
Greensboro as well as the State
unit of the North Carolina
Teachers Association. Among her
many affiliations were the Fair
Nine Club and the I.D.K. Club.
Surviving are her husband.
Mr. Raymond Humphrey and
the following sisters and broth
ers: Mrs. (Delivery Graves, Sister
Mary DeSailes. Mrs. Virginia
Barnett, Mrs. Gladys Anderson.
Sister Stella Maria, Mr. Wade
Harris Mr. Clyde Harris, Mr.
Claude Harris. Mr. Lorenzo
Harris, Mr. William Harris, and
? Mr. Charles Harris.
Or. Willa B. Ptover Soeaks To
Student Body At Chapel Meeting
A reminder that their pres
ence in college today represents
a "privilege that has been
bought with a price", was given
by President Willa B. Player of
Bennett College to a record
breaking student body of 528
whioh attended the first chapel
meeting of ' the year here
Wednesday morning.
Bennett's facilities, like those
of a number of other institutions
of higher learning, are bein<?
.taxed by 190 freshmen, 125
sophomores, 100 juniors and 11'.
seniors. Ground was broken th's
week for a new dormitory which
will house 106 young women.
It is expected to be ready for
occupancy in the fall of 1961.
Dr. Player also reported thai
the faculty has grown this year
to the total of 51 persons, with
four other on leave and that the
staff now numbers 41.
In speaking to the students
she said: "We come to college
at a time when there is great
tension in the world. The search
for peace and justice is on the
maroh at home and abroad. We
might, then, well ask ourselves
'What does it mean to be in
college at a time like this?'
"It means," she continued
"that sacrifices have been made
? some by you, possibly ? and
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Final Rites Held For
Mrs. Bertha Ann
Fearrington
Funeral services were held
for Mrs. Bertha Ann Fearring
ton Tuesday, September 20, at
4:00 p.m. at Trinity A. M .E.
Zion Church with the pastor, Dr.
M. P. Sawyer officiating. Mrs.
Bertha Ann Fearrington was
born July 27, 1882 to Leanna
nnd Elisha Fearrington in Chat
ham County. She finished the
Preparatory Course at the A&M
College, now the A&T College
ind taught for 13 years in Ca?
'lor and Waxhaw, N. C. In 1914,
she was united in holy matri
mony to Andrew Jackson Fear
-ington, and to this union was
born one daughter, Celeste Na
iine.
From her early childhood she
was an ardent worker in the
church. For many years she was
ohairman of the program com
mittee, served on the Greens
ooro District as district treasur
er; president of the Varick Chris
tian Endeavor; Directress of
children and Superintendent c*
the Buds of Promise. She also
served as president of the Senior
Choir, teacher of Women's Bilile
Class No. 1; active member of
the Finance Board; the parent
oody of the Missionary Boar^
and the Daughters of Confer- \
ence. She was1 a member also of .
the Eastside Community Club
and a conference worker in the
W.C.N.C. Conference. The order
of service follows: processional,
hymn, '-Tis Midnight. An^Oas
Olive's Brow; scripture; prayer;
Hymn, "This is My Father's
World". Remarks, Rev. L. W.
Ellis, Dr. S. A. Speight, Dr. C.
W. Lawrence; hymn, "Christian
Dost Thou See Them"; Acknow
ledgement of Condolences by
Mrs. Loraine Reaves; resolutions;
obituary by Mrs. Rosetta Law
son; hymn, solo by her daughter,
Celeste Fearrington, sang her
mother's favorite song which
she requested, "Going Home."
Eulogy, Dr. M. P. Sawyer, take*
from Revelations 2nd Chapter,
10 Verse, "Fear none of those
things which' thou shalt suffer:
behold, the defvil shall cast some
of you into prison, that ye may
be tired; and ye shall have tribu
lation ten days: be thou faithful
until death, ^nd I will give thee
a crown of life." Hymn, "O
Master Let Me Walk With
Thee." Burial followed in
Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Celeste Nadine, three neices,
one great neice and a host of
friends.
'Va. 500 Sweepstakes'
Sunday
Martinsville, Va., Sept. 24 ?
Virginia's biggest late model
Grand National circuit stock car
race of the season swings into
action Sunday afternoon at 1
o'clock as Race Directors Bill
France and Clay Earles present ?'
the fifth annual "Virginia 500
Sweepstakes" over the banked
half-mile asphalt Martinsville
Speedway.
Forty of NASCAR's top late
model drivers are slated to talee
part in the 250-mile event that
offers better than $15,000 in
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