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VOL. 28, NO. 8
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1968
PRICE 10 CENTS
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Coronation
Wednesday, December 25 is set aside for the celebration
of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for the
year, 1968. This day, that toe recognize as Christmas, is a day
of coronation which had its beginning at the inn where there
was no room and during a very busy season In which no one
was aware of the coming of the Christ Child. Mary was taken
to the stable where the Christ Child was born.
All of the saints and Biblical characters had arranged
themselves around the Christ Ch ild because they were told of
His coming by the prophet Isaiah some 400 years previously,
and only the saints were aware that He was the Christ Child,
since the scene of His birth was such a poor, crude setting
The Gospel of Luke gives a better picture of most of
the Christ Child's activities during the 33 years He remained
in the flesh on earth because Luke was always classified
as the "Great Doctor," which he emnhasized in most of his
writings, internal, external and spiritual. The spiritual side
of the Christ Child is where we get the name "Santa Claus"
which means "giving".
Many of the children of today deny that there is a
Santa Claus, but still they desire to accent the gift in the
spirit which we say His birth lies upon V?s. toe have many
coronations festivities with symbols rpipnino as the Christ
Child in our churches and schools. We exchange pi'ts with
one another and with many who still do not believe that the
Christ Child reiavs in the souls of hitman b efnos today.
Because of the life they live, there are still many, many
Christians who are serving Christ "over voider" and can't
see the Christ here within themselves and their surroundings.
That is to saw. "after my death. I will, wear the golden s Up
pers and walk in the streets of pearl in my long white robe
where I will be with the Christ Child who was in the flesh
on earth for 33 years."
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The Christ Child stated at his death that he toould reian
aaaiv in the living flesh for all those who h?lleved in him and
for those who have served Him, have a aiH of sacrifice to the
poor and needu friends and loved ones from their heart, be
cause those who beliewe in Him, dwells with Him and He
dwells with them.
"Yea. to him' that hast shall be given. Yea. to him that
hast not. even that which he seemeth to have, shall be taken
away and given to him that hqst."
Christmas . December 25. is celebrated on the day of the
week when we all come together and render nraise of thanks
giving in spirit in our sanctuaries. And all of our churches
should be overrun this Christmas Day. especially by those
who beliewe in the birth of the Christ Child.
How are you going to spend this day? Where are you
going to spend this day? In what name should this day be
glorified to you? Will it be fust another day? What seems to
be so pathetic to us when we speak about the exchange of
gifts in -he family is that so many mothers and fathers don t
know where their child is and seem to care less. Mothers
often make a sacrifice of a Httte token of some type and say
ing to the child, "I do this because I know your bones, flesh
and blood came from me."
I have heard many mothers say that no mother ever
gave birth to a child and forgot it, regardless of her actions.
In as much as Mary brought the Christ Child her ton. a God
in the stature of Man, therefore, I believe every parent, re
gardless of how poor or how sophisticated they may be, t hey
should think enough of their own child to remind him that
his blood, bones andl flesh came from them and that is not
enough.
Think of those whose parents have passed away and
they know not where a Christmas cheer is coming from. We
are sorry that toe do not have the space to remind our readers
of the many golden opportunities that they have in glorifying
this occasional date and sharing with others in a Christ-liJce
manner.
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"LORD, when Thou seest that my work to don?.
Let dm not linger on.
With failing powers,
Adown the weary hours,
A workl cm worker te a world of wort.
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HAROLD E. WEBB
TO HEAD A & T
ALUMNI STUDY
GROUP
Philadelphia, Pa. ? Harold E.
Webb, Raleigh, N. C., assistant
coordinator of the National De
fense Education Act, North Caro
ling Department of Public In
struction, will head the Self
Study Program for the A&T
State University Alumni Associa
tion to be conducted next year.
The appointment was an
nounced by Howard C. Barnhill,
Charlotte^ N. C., national presi
dent of the alumni group at the
winter meeting of its Executive
Committee held here at the
Sheraton Hotel last Saturday.
Webb, a 1949 graduate of the
university, serves as president of
the Raleigh Citizens Association;
President of the Raleigh Pan
Hellenic Council; Chairman of I
the Raleigh Bi-Racial Efforts I
Toward Employment; and Sec- j
retary of Greater Raleigh Op- j
portunities for Work (GROW).
Barnhill said that Webb, with
his committee, will examine ev
ery facet cf the alumni jjrogram I
at the university and make rec
ommendations to increase the
effectiveness of the Alumni As
sociation.
The Executive Committee
voted resolutions which approved
final plans for reunions of classes
with numbers ending in 9, from
1909 through 1959 next June;
congratulated alumni who had
recently earned outstanding
achievements including: Henry
E. Frye, a member of the N. C.
House of Representatives; Mrs.
Elreta M. Alexander, Judge of
Greensboro Municipal Court;
Robert J. Brown, High Pooint,
N. C., assistant to President-elect
Richard M. Nixon; David W.
Morehead who recently was giv
en the Nat Greene Award for
outstanding leadership by the
Greensboro Chamber of Com
merce; and Hornsby Howell,
head football coach at the uni
versity who has been named
"Coach of the Year" by the
NAIA, District 20.
The group also elected to hon
orary membership Mrs. Evelyn
A. Taylor, secretary in the A&T
Department of Buildings and
Grounds, since 1948 and who for
the past eight years has served
as chairman of the Department's
Fund Raising Committee for
Annual Alumni Giving.
HARVEY JEROME COBB
Harvey Jerome Cobb, infant,
of 1003 Ardmore St., died Dee.
12, IBM. Graveside services were
held Sunday, Dec. IS, at Pied
mont Memorial Park. Be Is sur
vived by his mother, Jennie
Cobb. ' v
Hargett Funeud Service tan
charge of arrangement*
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
MRS. NETTIE J. McADOO
Mrs. Nettie Jones McAdoo,
age 69, of 327 Cumberland
Street, died Friday morning,
Dec. 13 following a brief illness.
Funeral service was held
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:00 p. m., St.
James Baptist Church. Rev.
Prince Graves, pastor, offici
ated.
The family received their
friends at Brown's Funeral
Home Saturday evening from
7 to 9.
Survivors include two sons,
Harry and Leroy Jones, Greens
boro; four sisters, Mrs. Dorthy
Davis, Mrs. Thelma Haywood,
Mrs. Louise Shavers and Mrs.
Margie Ferree, all of Greens
boro; one brother, Aaron Gray,
Greensboro.
Brown's Funeral Directors in
charge of arrangements.
MR. JULIAN NEVILLE
Mr. Julian Neville, age 78,
riird Saturday morning, Dec. 14
following a brief illness. He
lived at 1116 Cottage Grove
Avenue.
Funeral service was held
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2:00 p. m.,
Brown's Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial followed in family plot,
Maplewood Cemetery.
Survivors include one bro
ther, George Neville, of the
home.
Brown's F*uneral Directors in
charge of arrangements.
MR. MARION BILLINGS
Mr. Marion (Slick) Billings, j
a?e 64. of 1015 E. Washington |
: Street, died Sunday, Dec. 15 at j
j I, Richardson Memorial Hos- j
' pital.
! Funeral services will be held !
j Thursday, Dec. 19 at Hargett !
< Memorial Chapel at 2:00 p. m.
i Burial will follow at the Pied
mont Memorial Park. Rev. C.
I W. Anderson, pastor of United
Institutional Baptist Church will
i officiate.
He is survived by: his wife,
: Mrs. Ruth Jones Billings of the
home; two daughters, Miss Lot
1 tie Billings and Mrs. Nina Mae ;
' Cobb, both of Greensboro; five
sons, Andrew and Sevelie, both
j of New York City, William. Le
roy Richard and Danny Billing!,
all of Greensboro, N. C.; two
nephews, five nieces and a host
of other relative* and friends.
The family met their friends
at Hargett Funeral Home from
7 to 9 Wednesday night.
Hargett Funeral Service In
charge of all arrangements.
MR. NATHANIEL BENNETT
Mr. Nathaniel Bennett, age 34,
of 2849 Camborne Street, died
Monday morning, Dec. 16, at L.
Richardson Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, Dec. S3 at New ZIon
Baptist Church, Peachland, N.
C. In Anson County. Burial will
fellow In fhurch cemetery.
He is survived by: his wife,
Mrs. Ada Ruth Bennett of Mc
Commickville, S. C.; two daugh
ters, Patricia Ann and Yvonne
Bennett of South Carolina; one
son, Wayne Nelson Bennett o 1
South Carolina; his mother, Mrs.
Nellie Bennett of Greensboro, N.
C.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Vir
ginia Reid and Mrs. Mabel Ruth
Wilson, both of Greensboro, and
Mrs. Shirley Ann Smith of Oak
boro, N. C.; four brothers, John
Henry Bennett, Perley Haywood
Bennett, Fletcher Martin Ben
nett and Bobby Nelson Bennett,
all of Greensboro, N. C.; a host
of other relatives and friends.
The family will meet their
friends at Hargett Funeral Home
Saturday night from 7 to 9.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of all arrangements.
MRS. LELA W. HILL.
Mrs. Lela W. Hill of 704 Penn
sylvania St., Greensboro, N. C.,
died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1968 at
L. Richardson Memorial Hos
pital. Funeral services were held
Sunday, Dec. 15 at Hargett Me
morial Chapel. Burial followed
in Piedmont Memorial Park.
Rev. S. L. Fogle officiated.
She is survived by one son,
Nathaniel Hill; two daughters-in
law, Mrs. Mary Hill and Mrs.
Annie Mae Hill; one grandson,
Willie t Douglas H>11, pTl of
Greensboro; one granddaughter,
four great-grandchildren; aunts,
uncles and cousins of Charlotte
and Lancaster, S. C.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of arrangements.
ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO
POETRY IN PREPARATION
Julian M e s s n e r announces
the preparation of an anthology
to be called Negro Voices, with
Beatrice M. Murphy, well
known Negro poet and writer,
as editor. Miss Murphy invites
Negro poets, under thirty, to
submit their poems directly to
her at 117 R Street N. E?
Washington, D. C. 20002.
It is the feeling of both the
publisher and the editor that
today's youth speaks eloquently
and passionately for the bluctc
people, and that they need only
an opportunity to be heard.
Negro Voices hopes to meet
that need.
A self-addressed, stamped en
veope for the return of unac
ceptable material must be In
cluded. Poems that have been
published, either in magazines,
newspapers or books, are eligi
ble, but the name of the publi
cation must appear on the
script. Poems should preferably
be typewritten, one to a page.
There are no restrictions as to
form, subject matter, or length.
No script will be considered
after April 1, 1969.
The American Friends Ser
vice Committee announced the
signing of an agreement with
the Zambiah govemmen
begin a self-help housing
gram in Zambia.