THE HARRIS HERALD
Only Negro Newspaper in
Rutherford County.
RRIS HERALD
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Population 45,577.
Agricultural Manufacturing
Center.
Summer resorts.
VOLUME 1—NUMBER 3
HARRIS, N. C., MARCH, 1946
SUBSCRIPTION ?1.00 PER YEAR
PUBLISHED MONTHLY
PLAN NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEEK
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Mrs. Edna Garrett, Well-Known Harris Lady, Passes On
FUNERAL HELD AT
DOCGEH GROVE
FOR AGED WOMAN
Presiding Elder Delivers A
Touching Eulogy—Floral
Offering Beautiful
Mtrs. Edna Garrett, for many
years a resident of Harris, died
early Saturday morning after an
illness of 14 months. She was for
many years a faithful member of
Doggett Grove church where she
was laid to rest Sunday. An un
usually large crowd was present.
The floral offering was large and
beautiful.
Dr. I. L. Houston, P. E., Lin-
colnton district, by request of the
deceased, delivered the eulogy,
text, 30th Psalm, 5t)h verse. Sub
ject, “Sorrow and Joy.” Among
the many vivid .sayings of the
speaker, one was, “We care not
how dark the night, we look to the
coming of the morning.” Continu
ing he said, “Dying will not be
hard if living is good.” Also, “Life
would not be balanced if all was
sorrow and no joys.” The mes
sage was well received.
Rev. W. L. Goode was master of
ceremonies. By special request
Mrs. Bessie McEntire sang “Just
a Closer Walk With Thee.” Russels
Tabernacle sang, “I W)ill Fly
Away.” Rev. Glynn MJcDowell
made a short talk.
Mrs. Garrett was the widow of
the late James Garrett. She is
survived by one son, Homer, of
Charlotte; three brothers, John, of
New Jei'sey; Solomen, of Ruther-
fordton; Will, and a host of rela-
,lives and friends. She was faith
fully cai-ed for,by Miss Juanita
Harris.
iMrs'. Garrett has been for many
years a faithful and valued em
ployee of the Stewart family of
Harris. So well did she serve them
until a nice, comfortable house was
built for and given to her during
her lifetime. The Stewart family
also saw to it that she received
the 'best of care and attention be
fore and during her long illness.
The Foster funeral home of
Gaffney was in charge of the body
and did an excellent job.
UVING A
BALANCED LIFE
LEHERS FROM
HERALD REARDERS
Penn. Man Subscribe!
Dear Mr. Robinson: Congratu
lations on establishing a newspa
per in Harris. Enclosed is my sub
scription, ?1.00. I am going to try
hard to get you some more sub
scriptions.
As ever your friend,
J. H. SIMMON^,
Wayne, Penna.
Charlotte Lady Expresses Thanks
and Subscribes
Dear Mr. Robinson: I received
your copy of the Harris Herald
and 1 was glad to hear from home.
Yes, Il^am mailing you one dollar
for my subscription. Please accept
my sincere thanks for sending me
the pape^
' .Very truly yours,
MIPS. KATIE WILLIS,
1404 Reed St.
Charlotte, N. C.
Washington Lady Likes Paper
Dear Mr. Robinson: I received
your paper and was very glad to
get it. I like the paper very much
and am sending one dollar for my
subscription. I enjoy reading the
paper and hope you will continue
it.
Very truly yours,
MISS MAMIE HART,
322 Elm St., N. W.
Washington, D. C.
By Jes.sie T. Miller, Staff
Correspondent Harris
Herald
If a man loves God with all his
heart, soul, mind and strength and
his neighbor as himself, I believe
he lives a balanced life. I mean
putting to test every force, every
energy, every nerve and in fact
everything within his powers to
keep those two great command
ments.
There lived a man in my section
that could not walk, and he was
dependent upon other people in
getting to and from place to place.
However, he could be placed in his
buggy and his old faithful mule
would carry him to town, a dist
ance of three miles. He said, “I
hate to travel alone. I am afraid,
because when I meet a high pow
ered car coming down the highway
the chances are I may not get out
of the road at all and if I do get
out I pull out too far, so my pre
dicament makes my life full of
extremes.”
How many men and women liv
ing today that have full use of
their limbs, are active, can go
places, and still don’t think about
living a balanced life? Anything
that is not properly balanced will
ruin its usefulness. May I Illus
trate? Take a love affair, if it is
not properly 'balanced the chances
are it will work 'hardships on one
or the other. So it behooves every
body to live a balanced life.
'Men that go through life mak
ing plenty of mone>/ acting the
part of a spendthrift and a prodi
gal and never give anything to
church and religious causes soon
come to want, and it is all because
he is not living a balanced life.
The ifhilosophy of life is 'hard to
understand as we meet it every
day. We may be fault finders.
We may be grumblers, it may seem
that which is lovely and sweet
turns its back on us and travels in
aq opposite direction and leaves
us in despair.
The only safe way back to life
and happiness is to live a 'balanced
life. Living a balancedilife is not
a complicated matter to do when
you are obedient to God’s law.
May I ask this question? How
much have you gained by being
disobedient? How far have you
gone in life? My answer is no
where. On up the road in life disap
pointments will come. Men and
women in all 'walks of life 'have
become cynical. The college de
gree, my 'high school diploma does
not mean anything. I can boa.st
of my wealth and property and
standing in life, but it will change
hands. So my advice to you is
stay in line and live a balanced
life.
1 walked out this morning, Feb
ruary 22, and' the beautiful rays of
the sun shined so brightly until it
made me believe that spring is just
around the corner. I did not get
too much overbalanced, because I
realized that “old man winter” is
still here. After this long and
cold winter that has been unusual,
mos,t of us will, I presume, be glad
to see the beauty of spring come
in. Trees will begin putting forth
their leaves. The chattering jay
and the whistling quails will be
singing such songs that will be
worthy to listen to. The brilliant
winged, sparrow will be flying from
tree to .tree top in the orchard.
The plaintive whipperwill will have
his say at night and early in the
morning and mortal man will be
looking for companionship, and
when all this beauty comes to join
yoi live a balanced life.
PRESIDENT RECEIVES BRITISH LOAN RESOLUTION
"'rminzM
AT A CEREMONY IN THE OFFICE OF RECONVERSION, President Truman is shown with Recon-
version Director John W. Snyder (left) and O. Max Gardner (right), head of the Reconversion Advis
ory Board, as he was given a resolution heartily endorsing the financial agreement with Britain
whereby that country gets a $3,700,000,000 loan from the U. S. The President then made a state
ment in which he commended the proposed loan as ‘*good business*” for the nation and ^‘a cornerstone
in world structure for peace.** (International)
HARRIS HERALD’S
MONTHLY SERMON
By Rev. J. T. Laster, Widely
Known Minister Of
The Gospel
Oui* Supreme Mission
il made up my mind to be left
behind at Athens all alone.—I
Thessalonians 3 :1.
The Place
Greece is no larger than the
state of Massachusetts, yet how
interesting and won'derful has
been its natural history. The
chief city of Greece is Athens.
Rome was a pup.iI at her feet, and
thus Athens 'became the teacher of
the world. This beautiful city was
the center of art, culture and
philosophy. In the courts of the
academy Plato taught. Here lived
Personal and Local
Items Gathered From
; Rutherford County
Employment Service
Manager Reports On
Veteran Facilities
Many Veterans Qualified To
Meet Requirements Of
Employers In County
Henrietta News
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Growth Of The
Harris Herald
January issue, 68 subscribers;
February issue, 125 subscribers;
Miarch issue, 175 subscribers. Goal
for this year, 1,000 subscribers.
REV. J. T. LASTER
Socrates, and here he died. Here
Artistotle studied, and taught.
These great men ha'd looked upon
the matchless Acropolis, the Par
thenon in its glory, the statue of
Athena, unmarred by time, the
splendid Temple of Jove, and min
gled with the people of the Forum.
Sculpture, paintings, and fine ar
chitecture were to be seen every
where.
Athens was the leading univers-
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Mrs. Eugene Whiteside, of Uree,
is noit only one of our best corre
spondents, but she is also a good
agent—selling papers and getting
subscilptions also.
Rev. E. L. Goode, Doggette
Grove, is not only a fine minister,
but he is industrious also and
works hard for the improvement
of his home, his large farm and
for his community in general.
Isaiah Mayze and Asa Watkins
did a swell job building a cement
block house for R. B. McEntire at
Harris.
Miss Alice Lorene Goode, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Goode,
of Doggett Grove, is spending her
senior year at Teachers College,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Sgt. ,T. S. G'OO'de has received an
honorable discharge from the army
after serving for a long time, sev
eral months overseas.
MHss Mamie Sue Ford, staff cor
respondent for Doggett Grove, 'is
a very fine writer and works for
Uhe success of the Herald.
Be sure to read “A Well Bal
anced Life” in this issue, by our
o'wn Jessie T. Miller, staff corre
spondent of the Hei-ald.
Rev. W. L. Goode, Lowell, N. C.,
will give the Easter message.
All of our churches should elect
reporters and send- in their church
news for each issue.
Miss Hazel Phillips, staff corre
spondent of the Harris Herald for
Henrietta, has shown fine ability
as a writer and representative in
that section of the county.
Negro Division Of
Red Cross Drive
Well Under Way
Where To Get
Your Herald
Aside from having newsboys in
several sections of the county, the
Herald can also be bought in For
est City at Miss Lynch’s cafe and
at the Herald office.
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Harris, N. C.
PLAN OBSERVANCE
CHURCH FOUNDING
A. M. E. Zion Church To Ob
serve Its 150th Annivers
ary This Year
The negro lenders for the Red
Cross drive have begun their work
again this year in an all out effort
to reach their goal in the 1946
campaign. The force is 'headed by
J. 0. Gibbs, chairman. Other
workers and their sections are as
follows: Mrs. H. I. Twitty, Wells
Springs; George Earnest, St. Paul;
Rev. W. R. Bomar and West Jack-
son, New Bethel; Prof. 0. B. Pratt
and S. L. Goode, Doggetts Grove
and Harris; W. T. Thompson, Oak
Grove; Will Bristol, New Zion;
Mjrs. Plato Bridges, Ellenboro;
Mrs. Lauruna Wilkins, Avondale
and Henrietta. The allotted goal
is $275. However, the workers
are confident that this amount will
be oversubscribed.
The Whitmore quartet, heard
over WSPA every Sunday morn
ing at 10:15, will be at Zion Hill
Methodist church, Henrietta, N. C.,
Sunday, March 17, at 2:00 p. m.,
sponsoi'ed by Mrs. Lee Wilkins.
Admission, 35 and 50 cents.
Whereas, the A. M. E. Zion
church was founded in New York
City, 1796, and whereas, this was
the first negro organization ,i,n
New York and in the United States
save one other attempt, and
whereas this organization has
spread throughout America to
Africa, South America and the
Southern Islands and is now ap
proaching its 150th anniversary in
1946 and whereas this great
church has been a blessing to hun
dreds of thousands of race people
in creating living, soul saving and
practical race work such as edu
cation, home building and general
social uplift and political and
business leadership, and whereas,
it has led' the race in establish
ing character, erecting churches
and Institutions, and making op
portunity for the better life, and
whereas, this is a day of recon
struction and looking forward to
ward the expansion of freedom
under its new interpretation and
Christian evolution, the issue
from the bloodiest war of history,
and whereas, the needs of our
church are growing increasingly
great for the manning of these
institutions to meet the expanding
demands and competition of our
time upon the helpful influence of
this most useful negro Christian
organization. Be it resolved, that
we celebrate the 150th anniversary
Including a period of two years ap
proaching thereto in crusading
em]fhasis of evangelism, religious
education, missions and social serv
ice enterprise. Be it further re
solved that, we make an attem'pt to
increase through saving souls and
accessions to a number equalling
as many or more as the present
membership of the churches of
this great negro autonomous race
church. Resolved, finally, that we
set our goal 1, to raise two million
dollars for local church improve
ments, mortgage debt-paying and
pay every church out of debt. 2
that we raise a minimum of one
half million dollars, from members
by devices of various kinds, includ
ing $150 a year each two years and
$300 and use our own resources
and reach other philanthropic per
sons and. institutions who may be
moved to help the educational and
mission causes which we foster, to
aid the common work of Christian
ity and citizenship throughout the
world and especially people whose
lives and environment lOur Imme-
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Mr. Earle W. Justice, manager
of the United States Employment
Service in Rutherfordton, in a re
cent interview, stated that Mr.
Clyde C. Taylor has been appoint
ed as Veterans Employment repre
sentative in the Employment Serv
ice office. Mi’. Taylor’s particular
duties will be to render such as
sistance to veterans and employ
ers as would best serve the inter
est of the veterans and of the
public. It is hoped that all em
ployers In need of workers of any
type will contact the Employment
Service office andi give their or
ders for their workers, as the sup
ply of unemployed workers is
steadily increasing with the cor
responding decrease of job oppor
tunities.
Many of lOur veterans are quali
fied to meet the requirements of
our employers and the cooperation
on the part of the employers will
enable the Employment Service to
channel many of these unemployed
workers into suitable employment.
Mr. Justice states that the facili
ties of the Employment Service
office are available to ^oth white
and'colored, and tnat'he is par
ticularly concerned and interested
in assisting thase of the colored
race in every way possible. Mr.
Justice wants them to feel free to
call at the Employment Service
office at anytime, and they will be
given every attention and courtesy.
We hape that our readers, both
workers and employers, as well as
the general public, will cooperate
with Mr. Justice and his office in
every wa.y they can in order that
we may solve this ever increasing
problem of employment in this
area.
Rutherfordton
News Items
Mrs. Janette Logan is now hav
ing an enjoyable tinre with her
three sons. They are home from
the Pacific where they have been
serving from eighteen months to
two years. The names of the boys
are Cpl. James E. Logan, marine;
Cpl. Julis M. Logan, aimiy; Pfc.
John T. Logan, army.
Mr. Joe Barnes is very ill at his
home here. We wish for him a
speedy recovery.
Mr. Wade McDowell is in the
Good Samaritan hospital ,i.n Char
lotte where he is very sick. Sev
eral boys from here have given
'.him blood. We wish for him a
speedy recovery.
Cpl. Julius M. Logan reenlisted
in the army for three more years.
He leaves April 7. Our prayers
go with him.
New Hope school is progressing
nicely under the leadership of Mr.
McDougal, principal. He is ably
assisted by a fine group of teach
ers'. They are well liked by the
community at large.
HAZEL PHILLIPS
(Staff Correspondent)
Quarterly conference was 'held
at the A. M. E. Zion church Feb
ruary 3. Amount raised included
presiding elder’s salary, $41.00.
New Zion Baptist church Mis
sionary Circle met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Camp Feb
ruary 3.
Those on the sick list are Mrs.
Belle Harris, Mrs. Sarah Bristol,
Mary Lou Petty, Mr. Sam Friday
and Mr. Will Bomer.
Robert Hamilton and Jack Dew
berry have recently been dis
charged from the army.
Pfc. Virgel Petty is home on a
furlougih.
ANNUAL EVENT TO
BE OBSERVED IN
UNITED STATES
President Truman Writes
Letter Commending Ne
gro Papers Of Nation
The annual observanca of the
national negro newspaper week
calls' to all of our attention the
important part the negro news
paper has played in the develop
ment of our great nation and also
the progress of the negro race.
President Truman’s letter to
Frank L. Stanley, president of the
National Negi'o Newspaper Pub
lishers association says, “I am glad
that the national negro newspaper
week will again be ceJebrated,”
and continuing he said, “We have
recently brought to a successful
eonclusion a war wihich called' forth
the united efforts of all citizens' in
rallying negro Americans to that
united effort, the negro press per
formed a signlficent war service.”
The negro press has played an
important part during the war
effort, but the great task that lies
Fletciher Phillips spent the night
with Mrs. Corine Sims February I ahead of us is even more important
during this post-war period and
the negro press will play its part
as it always has. There are more
than 200 negro newspapers in this
nation and all of them deserve
your unstinted support.
The Harris Herald', though a
young member in the journalistic
field, gladly salutes its co-workers
and solemnly and earnestly pletlges
cooperation toward one common
objective, that of building a heftei'
America and a greater negro race.
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Rev. and Mrs. . M. Li.psey, Mfs.
Ada Hart, Mrs. Larunia 'Wilkirfs,
Hazel Philips, and Elizabeth Ha.i’-
rill attended the mass meeting in
Kings Mountain February 22.
Rev. G. M. Lipsey preached the'
sermon.
Ne'w Zion Baptist Missionary
met at the home of Mrs. M'innie
Petty February 17.
M.Ildred Bristol gave a party
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Records Show Ninety-
Eight Top Awards
To Negro Troops
Washington, D. C.—As of Janu
ary 31, 1946, an incompleted
record of awards and decorations
made to army personnel during
World War II showed that 69 ne
gro officers and enlisted men have
been awarded the Silver Star while
34 have received the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the War Department
announced to-day.
WhUe up to now no negro who
fought in Wtorld War II has re
ceived the Medal of Honor, the
highest and most rarely awarded
decoration, five have received the
Distinguisheci Service Cross, sec
ond highest award, made for ex
traordinary heroism in connection
with military operations against an
armed enemy.
The Silver Star is the fifth high
est award granted to persons serv
ing in any capacity with the army
;and cited for gallentry In action
which does not warrant the award
of a. Medal of Honor or a Distin-
guislhed Service Cross.
T'he Distinguished Plying Cross
is awarded to any person who,
while serving in any capacity with
the air forces of the army distin
guished himself by heroism or ex
traordinary achievement while
participating in an aerial flight.
It is the army’s sixth highest
award..
Awards of t'he DSC, SS and
DFC made to negro personnel of
the navy an-di marine corps are not
included. — Courtesy Carolina
Times.
New House News
By MRS. MAE ETHEL HILL
Mr. Will Linder, who has been
ill for some time, still remains
about the same.
Mr. Rufus Jones, of New House,
who served for two years and t»n
months, is now discharged fi'om
the army 'and is now making 'his
home in Shelby.
Mr. and Mrs. Addie Gantt en
tertained Pfc. Clinton S. Hoyle
with a party while he was home
on furlough. He will return to
camp soon.
Arthur Jr. Mintz, who has' been
very sick, has now recovered. He
is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Roosevelt Hill.
Lola Mae Morris spent the week
end with Willie Pearl Jo.hnson.
Mrs. Mary S. Gardner, of Ellen
boro, and Mrs. Lottie L. Daniel,
of Shelby, spent the night with
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Hill.
Uree News
AROUND THE NATION’S CAPITOL
By DR. H. T. MEDFORD
Washington, D. C.
Judge William H. Hastie, dean
of the law school, Howard Uni
versity, was nominated by Presi
dent Truman recently for gover
nor of the Virgin Islands. Judge
Hastie served as federal judge in
these islands a few years ago. He
was appointed to that position by
the late President Roosevelt, and
now President Truman nominates
him to return to the islands' as
their governor. In both these po
sitions Judge Hastie was and will
be the first negro to serve.
Mr. Editor: Allow me in this
way to express imy appreciation
for the honor you do me in caiTy-
ing my cut in your paper in con
nection with the monthly column I
propose to write for your paper.
With more than thirty-five years’
absence from most of that com
munity, likely I have been forgot
ten by many, therefore to any such
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DR. H. T. MEDFORD
MRS. EUGENE WHITESIBG
(Staff Corroepondent)
Speaking for the Uree commun
ity, we are proud to know that we
have some one to act as pioneer
for our race and begin a negro
paper In our county. I am hoping
that the people of this commiunity
will do all that is possible toward
the upbuilding of the paper. It is
important that we cooperate with
the editor and coiTespondents in
every possible way to lielp our
paper to grow and become more
interesting from time to time.
Many thanks to pur editor-found
er, Mr. M. B. Rohi.nson.
Pfc. Leroy Whiteside, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Boyce Whiteside, is hap
py to have received an honorable
discharge February 10, after
spending three years in the army.
The service days for M-t. Nebo
church has been changed from
second and fourth Sundays to first
and third. Sunday school at 10:00
and preaching at 11:00. Come
one and all.
FRATERNAL C®UNCIL OF NE
GRO CHURCHES PUBLISHES
DIRECTORY
'Bishop A. P. Shaw, president 'of
the Fraternal Council of Negro
Churches in America, has planned
to publish a directory of negro de
nominations and officials.
Life memberships are $50.00
National convention memberships
are $7.00. The council is anxious
to have at least 500 leading peo
ple to take out life memberships.
Every church should enroll its pas
tor and one layman as representa
tive. Full information may be ob
tained by writing to Bishop R. R. ■
Wright, executive secretary, P. 0.
Box 5, Wiibefforce, Ohio.