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VOL. 27, NO. 9
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1967
PRICE 10 CENTS
To Head Heart Fund Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mc
Lendon, 2318 Kirkpatrick Place,
will spearhead the 1968 Heart
Fund campaign.
"We are happy to do this for
our community, for heart di
sease is not only a family affair,
as a businessman I know what
Its doing to top ranking person
nel in industry," said Mr. Mc
Lendon.
jj^ "Nationally," said Mr. Mc
Wj Lendon, "the overall ecosoiplc
coat of heart disease has been
placed at $4 billion yearly, or
about $21 per person. If that
average can properly be applied
to our own county population,
you can readily see what an im
portant task we have ahead."
The Heart Fund will be held
during the entire month of Feb
ruary, culminating with Heart
Sunday on the 25th. Mr. McLen
don said an important way
through which the individual
can act to reduce the toll in
death, disability, suffering and
economic cost, is by contributing
to your Heart Association for its
programs of Research, education
and community service.
Mr. McLendon is a leading
businessman of Greensboro. He
is Vice-President-Personnel of
Burlington Industries, Inc., the
world's leading and most diver
sified textile company. Mrs. Mc
Lendon is active in civic affairs,
being member of Junior Great
Books, Board of Girl Scouts.
Both are members of Holy Trin
ity Church, where Mrs. McLen
don sings in the choir.
Charles A. McLendon is Vice
President-Personnel of Burling
ton Industries, Inc., the world's
leading and most diversified tex
tile company.
$1,184.01 Raised At Oak
Ridge First Baptist Rally
The Oak Ridge First Baptist
Church held its Annual Birthday
Club Rally with Mr*. Leon Jes
sup, chairman, and Rev. W. L.
Gladney, pastor. The rally was
held on Sunday, December 17,
1967. During the climaxing of
the rally a Fellowship dinner
and talent program were held.
The money reported from the
rally for the Building Fund was
$1,164.01.
Mr. McLendon joined Burling
ton in 1948 and was assigned to J
the hosiery division. He was
named assistant to the Com
pany's General Manager in 1951
and three years later was pro
moted to Personnel Director. He
later served as a merchandising
executive in the Company's New
York offices and in 1956 was
named Executive Assistant to the
President and Chairman of the
Board. He was elected a Vice
President in 1958 and in 1962
was named Vice President-Per
sonnel.
Mr. McLendon is a member
of the New York Personnel
Managers Association, the
Greensboro Board of Directors
of First Union National Bank,
Holy Trinity Church and for two
years was a member and chair
man of the Greensboro Human
Relations Council. He is also a
trustee of Moses Cone Memorial
Hospital in Greensboro, a direc
tor of the Friends of the Library
Committee at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro,
and is Chairman of the Alumni
Giving Fund of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A native of Greensboro, Mr.
McLendon is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina
and has studied at the School of
Textiles at North Carolina State
College.
Warren-Mt. Carmel
Methodist Church
December 17 climaxed a Fund
Raising Campaign sponsored by
the WSCS of the Warren - Mt.
Carmel Methodist Church enti
tled "The Fruits Around The
World", Chairman Mrs. Loftin.
Co-Chairman, Mrs. Stepps. The
amount raised was $1,007.23,
proceeds to go towards the
Building Fund. The Senior Choir
held its Christmas Cantata De
cember 17 at 6:00 p. m. Both
affairs were well attended.
Publicity Chairman, Virginia
W. Brown.
DEATHS
MR. ALEXANDER
PARKER
Mr. Alexander Parker, Sr.,
age 74, World War I veteran,
lied at Veterans Hospital, Dur
ham, N. C., Thursday, December
14 following several months ill
ness. He lived at Route 1, Brown
Summit, N. C.
Funeral service was held Sun
day, December 17, 1:00 p. m.,
Chapel Hill Methodist Church.
Rev. S. G. Griffies, pastor, offi
ciated. Burial followed in church
cemetery. The body remained at
Brown's Funeral Home until the
hour of service.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Addie Parker of the home;
two sons, Alexander Parker, Jr.,
and Frank L. Parker, both of
Brown Summit, N. C.; one
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie P. Slade,
Brown Summit; one step-son,
Jerry Parker, Worcester, Mass.;
one step-daughter, Mrs. Joyce
Whitt, Haw River, N. C.; one
brother, Henry Parker, Balti
more, Md.; two sisters, Mrs.
Flossie Neal, Summerfield, N. C.
and Mrs. Josephine Morehead,
Greensboro, N. C.
BROWN'S FUNERAL, DI
RECTORS IN CHARGE OF
ARRANGEMENTS.
JOSEPH "SHORTY"
STUDIVENT
Mr. Joseph "Shorty" Studi
vent, 46, died December 18. Fu
neral services will be Saturday,
December 23, at 2 p. m. from the
Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
Rev. Prince E. Graves, pastor of
St. James Baptist Church, will
officiate. Military rites will be
held at the Raleigh Cross Road
Cemetery, Guilford, N. C.
He is survived by a wife, Mrs.
Lonie Studivent; mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Studivent, 512 Norwalk Street;
one sister, Miss Lillian Studivent
of the home; one apophe brother,
Mr. Dawson Dee, of Madison,
Wise.; a host of nieces and
nephews.
The family will meet their
friends Friday night from 7:00
to 9:00 p. m. at the Hargett Me
morial Chapel.
HARGETT'S FUNERAL SER
VICE IN CHARGE OF AR
RANGEMENTS.
MRS. LINDA BARNES
JOHNSON
Mrs. Linda Barnes Johnson,
19, formerly of 1628 Alice Ave.,
iied December 18 In Okinawa
Hospital, 585th Maintenance Co.,
A.PO San Francisco 96248, Box
130. Funeral arrangements are
incompleted. She is survived by
her husband, Taylor Johnson;
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
George Barnes of the home; one
lister, Mrs. Jahette Phlfer of
Greensboro; five brothers, Sam
uel, Norman, Jessie, George Jr.,
all of Greensboro, and James
Robert Barnes, Washington, D.
C.
HARGETT'S FUNERAL SER
VICE IN CHARGE OF AR
RANGEMENTS.
Gate City Alumni Chapter
Honors Member For Service
Marvin B. Graeber, superin
tendent of buildings and grounds
at A&T State University, has
been named winner of the first
Service Award presented by the
University's Gate City Alumni
Chapter here.
Graeber received his award at
the Chapter's annual Alumni
Awards Dinner in the Red Car
pet Room last week. Making the
presentation was C. G. Draughn.
Graeber, a graduate of A&T,
has been active in the Chapter's
fund-raising activities. He is
currently on the committee
spearheading a campaign to
MR. MACK BRIDE
THOMPSON, SR.
Mr. Mack Bride Thompson,
Sr., of 1523 Maple Avenue, Bur
lington, departed this life on
Monday, December XI, at 1:15
p. m., at his residence following
2Vz months of declining health
and three weeks of critical ill
ness. i
A native of Burlington, he was !
the son of the late Mrs. Cora
Pennix Thompson and of the
late Jerry M. Thompson.
He was a pioneer ctvic lender
and businessman of Burlington
whose activities were curtailed!
by his recent illness.
He was a member of Bbenezer
United Church of Christ where
the funeral service was held on
Thursday, December 14, at 3:30
p. m. The Reverend W. M. Lake
and the Reverend Nathaniel
Gaylord officiated, burial fol
lowing in Burlington City Ceme
tery.
Mr. Thompson is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Delacy Isley
Thonjpson .of the home; four
daughters, Mrs. Geralde Davis
of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Gwynn
Alexander of Jamaica, Long
Island, N. Y., Mrs. Ida T. Willis
of Washington, D. C., and Miss
Cora Lee Thompson of the
home; two sons, Mack Bride
Thompson, Jr. and Lacy Mat
thew Thompson, both of Bur
lington; 18 grandchildren; 9
great-grandchildren^ six sisters
Mrs, Zonnie Holt, Mrs. Lovelia
Cobb, Mrs. Madeline Jackson
?Mrs. Doretha Badahur and Mrs
Codell Clayton, all of New York
City, and Mrs. Marcree Sum
mers of Burlington; 4 brothers,
William Kirk Thompson and
Leon Thompson of Burlintrton,
Clifton Thompson of Englewood
N. J., and Norman Thompson of
New York City.
The body remained at Hargett
nnd Bryant Funeral Horne until
taken to the home at 1523 Maple
Ave., on Wednesday at 4:00 p
m., where it remained until
placed in state at the church on
Thursday for an hour prior to
\- t
funeral services. Visitation be
gan at the home on Wednesday
at 4:Q() p. m.
Arrangements for Mr. Mack
Bride Thompson, Sr. by Hargett
and Bryant Funeral Home.
.aise $15,000 for scholarships.
Guest speaker for the affair
a Dr. W. A. Blount, assistant
president for research and de
velopment at Winston -Salem
State College.
Dr. Blount said the duty of
good alumni is to become con
cerned, informed, involved, and
committed in society. "To be
come concerned is to become dis
satisfied with one's environ
ment," he added.
Other awards presented in
cluded the "Miss Gate City"
award to Mrs. Agnes H. Green,
the annual scholarship award to
Miss Virginia Brown and the
"Miss Buildings and Grounds"
award to Mrs. Ernestine Chis
holm.
Others taking part in the pro
gram included Mrs. Doris Can
ada, Chapter president; Dr. A.
P. Bell, the Rev. Sampson Buie
and Dr. L. C. Dowdy, president
of A&T.
MR. FELIX FESTER LOVE,
JR.
Funeral services were con
tucted for Mr. Felix Fester
Love, Jr. on Sunday, December
17, 1967 at 2:00 p. m. at Hargett
Memorial Chapel, Greensboro,
N. C. The Rev. Prince Graves
officiated and The Rev. Miller
Johnson assisted.
Mr. Love, son of the late Rev.
Felix F. Love, Sr. and Martha
Love, was born in Caswell Coun
ty, June 7, 1921. He departed
this life Wednesday, December
13, 1967, following a heart at
tack.
Felix was a well known and
?.veil liked citizen of this city.
He was employed by the Lam
leth-Troxler Funeral Home. He
was a veteran of World War II,
a member of St. John's Masonic
I.odge No. 12, Prince Hall affili
ation and Khalif of Temple No.
144 of the Shrine.
He leaves to mourn Iheir
loss, four sisters, Mrs. Viola
Richmond of Cediar Grave, N. C.,
Mrs. Alvergia Marshall and Miss
Rebecca Love, both oif Greens
boro, N. C. and Mrs. fcfar&a
Poteat, Efland, N. C.; thi'ee
brothers, Rev. Nathaniel Love,
Baltimore, Md., Luell Janjes
Love and William M. Love, bqth
of Greensboro; aunts, uncle? and
a host of relative* and frlendp.
HARGETT'S FUNERAL SER
VICE IN CHARGE OF AR
RANGEMENTS.