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Thursday, November—28, 15>46 HARRIS, N. C. M. B. Robinson, Editor-Founder Stalf columnists: Prof. J. O. Gibbs, Dr. H. T. Medford. Subscription Rates: One year $1.00. Six months 50c Per copy 10c All articles for publication, also all communications of a business nature should be sent to the Editor, Harris Herald, Harris, N. C. In change of address please notify the Editor. Advertising rates furnished on request. Entered Mtirch 25, 194G, at the nostoffice at Harris, North Carolina, as second-cla.ss matter under Act of Congress of M.irch 3, 1879. THAT A. M. E. CHURCH FIGHT and above board in matters of money and bury their greed and selfish ambitions ratJier than injure the /Church of their fathers and shake the confidence of the public in Negro Church leadership. Who can be surprised at the growing trend of intel ligent young Negroes to ward Churches, the heads of which are of another race? While we know our own Church is far from being without “spot or wrinkle”, but based on published and undenied reports, it’s hard to disagree with the editor ial in the New York Age, October 5th, which closes saying, “If the Bishops of the African Methodist Epis copal Church are incapable of setting things straight without the bitter invectives, the juicy gossip, the riots, fights and police, then every la.st one of them ought to be asked to quit.” — Missionary Seer w .t To start with, it’s none of our business; but the press of the Country has given so much space in re cent weeks to the spectacu lar fight among certain Bisliops and their cohorts of the African Methodist Church, that for a periodi cal ; even of a sister church might be considered asleep if it did not at least notice the melee. It seems that question able handling of finances in “high places” .started the trouble. Reports of mis handling of other people’s money always starts trou- )le. It should always start a move that will result in I'emoving the proven guilty party whether he be at top or bottom of the Church. Men ordained, set apart and vowed to “Deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world’^, ought to refrain from handling other people’s “filthy lucre” and by all means mishandl ing it. The leaders of early Church found the cause being criticized because they were dabbling in ma terial matters of the Church. Those heads had the sense and unselfishness enough to get out of it and appoint and trust some other men to handle the material part of the organization and the Apo.stles give theii full time to the souls of men and women, — the work for which Jesus had called and sent them forth. Much of the leadership of Negro Methodism could get a help ful lesson here. It would seem a pity to wreck an otherwise great Church or ganization that could be saved if the constituency would rise up and demand the early Church spirit and management of the mater ial to be inaugurated. There is always danger of leaders becoming “drunk with power”, and the hand ling of other people’s money often adds to that drunk enness. * Such falling out, 1 a w suits and near riots led by top men of a Negro Church, not only hurts the standing of those leaders and that (Juirch, but mo)-e or less gives a black eye to all Ne gro Church leadership. The general public pays but little or;no attention to the “Z” or the “C” that makes the difference in the three Negro Melihodist bodies. After returning from the great A. M. E. Zion Sesqui- centennial iit New York. September 8-22, the writer was accosted oh the street by a layman that would or- dinarly be considered intel ligent. who said, “Say, what was the matter with your Bishops up there in New York; getting drunk and doing all that fighting?” We replied, “Nothing like that happened”, to which the party retorted, “I read it in the paper,” Of course, we told him that the report was not about Zion Bishops, and the party, said: “Well, I didn’t know the differ ence.” There are thousands and thousands who don’t take time to “know the dif ference”, when these scur- rious reports are published to the four corners of the earth. It would seem that men holding the position of top Chrisitan leaders in a Church would hold their tempers, be straight, fair BENJAMIN BAHNEKER'- MATHEMATICIAN ^ STATESMAN ENOUGH CANNOT BE SAID IN PRAISE OF THIS GREAT MAN WHO, AT 22. AtADE ONE OF AMERICA'S FIRST CtOCKS* IN 1731 BANNEKER WAS BORN (A FREE CITIZEN) AT ELLICOTT MILLS,MD. WITH LITTLE MORE THAN AVERAGE SCHOOLING HE BEGAN WORK ON AN ALMANAC' THE FIRST WAS PUBLISHED IN 1792 • BANNEKER ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WHICH PLANNED THE LAY OUT FDR THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.DC.// , BANNEKER'S NOBLE USE OF HIS OWN FREEDOM IN HIS FIGHT ASAINST SLAVERY AS WELL AS HiS PROPOSAL FDR THE establishment OF THE FEDERAL OFFICE OFSECRETARy OF PEACE MARK HIM AS ONE OF OUR GREAT STATESMEN/ WILL BILBO BE SEATED? Will Theodore Bilbo, U. S. Senator from Miss., and former governor of that state be seated when con gress meets in January? That is a question being asked by thousands of per sons, clubs and organiza tions in the United States. The question is, not only will he be seated, but should he be seated. It is said that his election was corrupt, il legal and contrary to Dem ocratic principles and prac tices. Bilbo should have been dealt with a long time ago. His actions as a mem ber of the world’s largest and most influencial legis lative body has been a dis grace. After all of his work again.sf and public .state ments against and about mi nority groups it 'seems that like Napoleon Bonaparte, he has now come to his Wa terloo. We hope so. With the convening of a Republican Congress in Jan uary we Amei’icans expect and will receive many changes in our system of government, along with some changes, none will be more welcome, needed and accepted generally than for the senate to deny Bilbo a .senate seat. Another Mi.ssis.sippian, John Rankin, congressman has also been under fire for some time and there is some talk of putting him in his place. He, like Bilbo is a disgrace to not only the South, but the nation as well. The time has come when our public leadei's must more faithfully aiul* truthfully represent Demo cratic ideals rather than certain group,s. When any individual fails to do his duty, or fights minority groups, he should be put down regardless of the sec tion of the country in which he lives. The ((uestion i-emains, will Bilbo be .seated ? If the Re publicans expect to hold the much needed Negro vote in 19-18 and afterward they must meet the issue face to face. What will the answer be? Staff ~ Followinj:: is a list of the staff of the Harris Herald: M. It. Robinson, Editor-Pub lisher Dr. H. T. Medford, Prof. ,J. 0. Gi-bbs, Staff columnists. .less'e Lee Millei', Dist. Circu lation Mgr. Correspondents Mi.s.-, Marion Brooks, Hollis. Miss Kvelyn Robinson, Harris. Mr.s. Bernice Cannon, Forest City. Miss Hazel Philips, Henrietta. Mrs. Eugene Whiteside, Uree. Mrs. Earline Whiteside, Bostic. Mrs. .Janette Logan, Ruther- fordtoii. Mrs. Etta Mae Hill, New House. Lero.v Il'olbert, Greens Creek. Mrs. Maebell Dixon, Belmont. Dr. H. T. Medford, Wa.shing- lon, D. C. Jessie L. Miller. Zions Grove. Special Releases From Rutherford County A. A. A. Bureau Public Relations, War Department. Rutherford County Health De partment. And other informative sources. WASHINGTO ■* ★ NEWS LETTER -k * THE NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS PAUL MALLON Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find $1.00 for one years subscrip tion to the Harris Herald. I en joy reading the copies I bought vei'y much. Much success to you. SADIE B. McENTYRE R. F. D. 1, Tryon, N. C. M. B. Robinson, Editor, Harris Herald, Harris, N. C.: ■ Congratulations to The Harris H'erald on its first anniversary. The Herald is doing a good job in promoting better race rela tions and in giving the colored peo))le of Rutherfoi'd county a good newspaper. Congratulations to Editor M. B. Robinson. R. £. Price, Editor-Publisher, The Rutherford Co. News. O’Conner’s Grove A. M. E. Zion church have on a drive and hope to build a new church soon. « Mr. Elmer Cook and Miss Gen eva Young were happily married recently. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Boyd were baptized recently at Mt. Zion church. Rev. Lindsay, pastor. Mrs. Hattie Rankins is sick at this writing and in the Good Sa maritan Hospital in Charlotte. Zions Grove News Jessie L. Miller (Staff Coi'respondent) Ellenboro News Of Late Interest Eunice Tuggle (Staff Correspondent) Washington — The headlines said: “CIO Rejects Communist Interrference ” at the opening of its Atlantic City convention—but it did and didn’t. What happened was thi.s: Hardpressed President Phil Murray got the Communists In on a statement denouncing them selves. He induced three of his unionists whom he would call rightwingers to work on a policy statement: Reuther of the Auto Workers who is reputed a So cialist, Rieve -of the Textile Woi'k- ers and Murray of the New.spaper Guild. But he also caused to work with them three, whom he would call leftwingers: Gold of the Fur Worker.-:, an acknowledged Com munist, Flaxer of the questionable Public Workers and Quill of the doubtful Transport Workers. The difference between a Com munist and a Communist ^mpa- thizer is purely technical. As far as wo'-ld foreign and domestic economic policy is concerned (and nothing else is) a sympathizer is more dangerous than a Commu nist party member because he can wield more influence while claim ing the right of immunity.- It was this kind of CIO com mittee which wrote a policy and secured its adoption by the execu tive board of fifty-one members, saying, in effect: “We resent and reject’’—“We will not tolerate such interference,” but not pro posing to do anything about it. This kind of political flagella tion or self-denunciation wa.s pro moted to prevent something wor.se, for instance, a purge at tempt by CIO of its Communist leaders. Advance word was pri vately passed around within the organization that “a sweeping clean-up of Communists” would follow the statement but it is clear the Commie sympathi.zers do not think so or they would not have joined in. Indeed no one thinks so, for the truth is simply this: The CIO is so deeply entangled with the Communists it cannot get rid of them. It is afraid of a .showdown. Its leaders would rather gloss over its predicament with such statem'bnts of policy as it produced to stop criticism—and wait. The Commie symathizers have seized control of local unions. They have infiltered into .secretarial and treasury po.sitions in other unions, contrived eco nomic and political policy and will even deny they are Commies if the party line calls for it, for un- principied Communism calls for even violation of oaths on a wit ness stand. But next time they have an opportunity to sabotage Amei'ican foreign policy or hinder domestic production, they will be in the right position to bring their influence to bear. The problem of the CIO then i.s how to get rid of Communists in a democracy. Indeed the prob lem of the whole Democratic world similarly inquires how to handle Communism in a free bal lot permitting representation for all parties. There is a way—the establish ment of reciprocal rights. It could be done by law and pressure. Some authorities wi.sh to extra dite all members of the Commu nist party, and this could also be done under existing law in accord ance with the J. Edgar Hoover re port to the justice department. Ever, the Democrats could thus rid themselves of the Communist party influence which is trying to establish a balance of power over them—but only that portion of the movement. Such a law could not ri.d the country of the influ ence of the American ,Labor par ty, which both unionist and lib eral leaders have said is domi nated by the secretly working Communists in New York City. But if a law were passed, giv ing the advocates of Communism no more rights than a Democrat enjoys in Rus.sia, the infiltration movement might be headed off We do this in trade. Under the reciprocal trade agreements, we give trade concesitions only to (ijvtse ^’oreign natio)is Which give us concessions. Why not do this in polities? Why not give Com munists and their sympathizers only such rights as they give us in Russia—meaning none? This would be a truly Demo cratic and Christian approach to a solution—not punitive, not bait ing. Instead of leaving democ racy a weak catch-all in which even Gommies and their sympa thizers can participate for the sole purpose of destroying it, de mocracy could become as ex clusive as Communism. Members of the Communist party would thu.s be excluded en tirely from participation in elec tions and would thus lose their influence. While their sympathiz ers could continue current agi tations, a clause in the law should reqire them to remove themselves from suspicion, and the pre.=sur,e of a foreign power in domestic unioni.sm as well as politics would be removed. • CIO might clean itself under , such a law. Indeed Russia might be induced to give the Democratic party the right to vote in Rus- .sian elections someday, abandon ing its iron curtain isolationism, and then, of course, her Conimu- ni.=:ts would have a reciprocal right to vote here. In case Russian unions acquired the right to vote against their government, they would be restored rights here. That would make it fair and even. This is only a* personal idea, to which anyone has the right to add —or subtract. Everyone here is busy picking cotton and sowing grain. The Flat Rock choir sang at Mt. View church Nov. 10 during the 3rd anniversary celebration of the pastor, Rev. F. T. William son. Mr. Roy Thomas was burned very badly recently. IDs brother from Washington, D. C., visited him here. Rev. James and wife from At lanta, Ga., visited relatives here including Mr. and Mrs. Lemon Tuggle. Mr. James Blount is very ill at, this writing’. Several of his sons from Washington, D. C., vis ited him. We really appreciate the kindness shown to us during the sickness of our father. The fam ily. Mrs. Fannie Dixion, Cleveland, Ohio, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Tuggle. M'r. Lucious Coleman was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tuggle, Mr. and Mrs. King and Mrs. Pearl Dawkins. Mr. Hersher Long .has been sick, hut has recovered. Miss Lynch is back as the teach er of Webbs school, Mrs. M. S. Gardner is back at Brooks Chapel school. They are both good teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Laster moved near Webbs school. Maiwie Laster is hack in school in Charlotte. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Laster. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roberts and ) daughter Miss Leatrice visited The rally for Z,i.on.s Grove church Oct. 27th was a success. Rev. S. W. Brice, pastor preached a fine sermon and the offering for the day was $50.00. Several visitors were present. Rev. Brice preached his farewell sermon Nov. 3. Dr. W. D. Carson, P. E. West ern 'N. C. conference spent a few days ’with his brother, Robert, of Nev,' Prospect, S. C. He is looking forward to his annual conference that meets in Salis bury, N. C., Nov. 19th. Recent visitors to Zions Grove church include Mr. and Mrs Walter L. Thompson, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. James Carson, Montreat; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Briscoe, Tryon; Mr. and Mrs. John I'vIcEntire and daughter, Greens Creek Baptist church; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilkins, Mon- Ireat) N. C. Mr. W. F. Gray has been on the sick list, but is much im proved at this writing. Mr. John Miller, Washington, D. C., spent a few days with his home folks. He has returned to Washington. The weather has been very favorable and farmers have been busy harvesting their crops and planting grain. Our sympathy is also extended to the family of Mr. Joshua Ed- gerton, who recently passed at the age of 96 years. He is sur vived by three daughters, one son, eighteen grand children, and a host of relatives and friends. He was buried at Mt. Nebo church with Rev. H. B. Fergu son conducting the funeral. ' Naval Reserves To Be Called For Duty (all categories), specialist (fire- fighterV, and the commissary and steward branches. The duration of this recruiting duty will be until at least July 1, 1947, providing services are sat- isfactoi'y. Charleston, S. C.—Officers and men are needed for active duty until July 1947 in connection with naval reserve enlistments. The bureau of naval personnel desires to recall for active duty reserve officers of the rank of lieutenant commander and below, including warrant officers; and enlisted personnel of all ratings of pay grade (1 to 3 inclusive) and yeomen and pharmacist mates of pay grades (1 to 4 in clusive), except ships service man UNION TRUST A Complete Bank ing Service RUTHERFORDTON, N. C. Mrs. Willie L. Fredrick is do ing fine at her home The following persons visited Mr. and Mrs. Lemon Tuggle, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sober, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dillingham, Mr. Jake Tuggle, Fallston, N. C. and Mr. Alton Glover, Washington, D. C. News In And Around Belmont Uree News Mrs. Eugene Whiteside (Staff Correspondent) The farmer of this section are happy to have had such fine weather in which to gather their crops, of which there i.s an abun dance of fqod and feed made. Miss Mae Freeman, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freeman was married to Mr. Ed ward Montgomery, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. James Montgo mery are proud to have their son Pvt. Samuel home on furlough. He expects a discharge soon. Mrs. Gevena Allen is happy to „ , ^ .have,, her husband, Cpl. Bobby ^r,, and Mrs. John, W. Bl-ou^\.Ai4#,/..liome bn furlough and to alho Mrs. Mae S. Gardner. gge their son. Our sympathy to' Deacon and Mrs. Frank L. Logan, of Mt. Nebo church on the death of his sister, Mrs. Elvina Logan Sim mons, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Sim mons is survived by her husband, Rev. E. L. Simmons, two child ren, four sisters, four brothers, and a host of relatives and Mrs. Maebell Dixon (Staff Correspondent) We had a fine session of the Friendly Aid Union in its recent session at Ellis Chapel church near Shelby, N. C. We were the house guests of Mr. and Mi-s. Accor. Over $1300 was raised with each person receiving $112.50. The next session will meet with the Salem Society, I Sharon, S. C. Home coming was at Henry’s Chapel Oct. 20th. Rev. W. S. Nor wood preached a fine sermon in the morning and Rev. D. L. Blakey preached in the afternoon in the place of Rev. I. L. Hous ton, who was unable to attend on account of flu. $536.25 w'as raised in the rally for our new church. Home coming was at Mt. Pleasant church Oct. 27. The ser mon wa.s by Rev. Reeter of Char lotte. The members and officials of THE FAMILY SHOE STORE Forest City, N, C. Shoes For The Entire Family W. L. Smith, Prop. CITY RADIO & JEWELRY COMPANY Please remember us when you are in need of radio and watch repairs. We have 2 radio repairmen and 2 watch makers and can give prompt service at a reasonable price. We have a good line of watches, dia monds, wedding bands and other jewel ry. Also Motorola and other good brands of i’adios and record players. We have phonograph records, batteries, ra dios, parts and other items. Next Door to Jones Meat Market EASY TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED Dial ^201 Forest City, N. C. AVhy do the Russians broadcast lies about us? Well, it’s a cheap way to gain power and prestige at our expense, and they know we won’t do anything. 'The car business may never be the same again. Too many liave learned that a car built to run 100,000 miles isn’t vvorn out after going 10,000. It’s our own fault. Eveiy de- sertioi' of principle, and every act that shamed us before the world, was an effort to please some group here at home. We must stop lynching, and we can’t until th^> law applies to all lynchiiigs, in all sections, regard less of race. MIDWAY BARBER SHOP BUB DAVIS, Prop. Established in 1929, and the only con cern of its kind. A place to find many hard to get items. We have especially (for men) Loves Hair Cream. Nothing like it on the market. No •water or stock ing cap needed. For ladies Loves Hair Silk also Dress Growing Pomade, Dand ruff Remover, and all kinds of Perfume, Powder and Lipstick. MADE-TO-MEASURE CLOTHES May he available in August. Located In (The Bus Station Building N. Cherry Mountain Street Forest City, N. C. BUY YOUR FALL MERCHANDISE AT BELK’S AND SAVE BELK’S DEPT. STORE Rutherfordton, N. C. REDDY FOR BETTER lIGHT There are a few simple things you can do to help Reddy furnish the extra light needed for study, reading, evening work, and cheerier interiors as fall advances. Use bulbs that are large enough for com fortable reading and eye safety. . Place lights wisely, to eliminate shadow., areas and resultant eye strain. Clean globes and reflectors occasionally. (Dust can cut down amount of light by one third, or even morel. And, of course, make sure that all sockets are filled. It’s Simple—BUY BULBS BY THE CARTON. [DUKE-)' POWER COMPANY
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