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PAGE SIX 2,300 Attend Teachers Association; Stephen-Lee Glee Club Entertain On April 11, U 50, at 8:00 p. m. the Teachers met at the auditor ium here in Asheville, X. C. About 2,300 teachers from 42 states were represented at this convention. The Stephen High School Glee Club rendered four selections and were enthusiastically applauded for a bout five minutes. The address by Leora Baum gater on “A Good Life for Chil dren." Mrs. Baumgarter urged that the time for a mobilization of ef fort and knowledge to cut to a minimum of the dropping by the wayside of children who could be come useful citizens. I am sure you are a thoughtful group of peo ple and want to utilize the re sources we have. Within the past fifteen ‘-.years great changes have have come to our daily lives. Large responsibilities have been placed upon us as teachers and as parents one must prepare the children to live in the hydrogen and atomic age. and to live as useful citizens. It is an impossibility for one to measure the effect of the constant changes upon children. One thing to be sure of is change. Mrs. Baumgarter aldre-ssed some ques tions directly to the audience: How long has it been since you read a good book on child life and de velopment? Do you try to under stand every child as an individual? I realize this is a hard job when you have thirty-five squirming children to teach each day, but have you ever thought that maybe ihey would not squirm so if they F & G MOTORS 170 Coxe Avenue Phone 2-2488 Asheville, N. C. ED STREET Used Cars 132 Coxe Avenue Dial 3-4776 Asheville, N. C. (. MARSDEN SMITH UNITED TIRE SERVICE Recappinff Is Our Business 35 Biltmore Ave. Phone 3-9561 Asheville, N. C. Ace Refrigeration Service If We Can’t Fix It— Throw It Away H. R. BALL 3 Aston St. Asheville, N. C. Dial 8720 Morrison Grocery Store 78 Black St. FROZEN FOODS Fruits Vegetables Fish Meats TELEPHONE (2-3828 were better understood as indiv iduals? Do you single out one day to day that you had a good day? Mrs. Baumgarter closed by giv ing these facts and with the re minder that the teacher has a lot of influence not only over the children, but also on the parents thereby she is able to contribute considerably to awaken the peo ple in her community, and see that her children get the maxi mum benefits from the city and state health clinics. Did you know that one half of the children live in one-sixth of the families that make $3,000 or less? That is a figure to show the tremendous job ahead ol us. So redouble your ef forts to help every child have a good life. The address was followed by a program of ballads, song and folk stories. Many delegates have vis ited Biltmore Estate: a few dele gates have visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ROBINSON WINS SPORTSMANSHIP LEONARD TROPHY Jckie Robinson, first Negro to play in .Baseball’s Major Leagues and the .National League’s most valuable player for 1949, was named Tuesday as the Fourth re cipient of the Benny Leonard good sportsmanship trophy, awarded an nually by the U. s. Maccabi Asso ciation for outstanding examples of sportsmanship. Previous win ners were baseball’s Branch Rick ey. boxing's Barney Ross, and brother Bonaventure Thomas, president of Manhattan college. In this signed article, second baseman Robinson tells of his pride in receiving the trophy, and what it means to him in terms of his future. By JACKIE ROBINSON NEW YORK—(INS) They've given me a trophy for good sports manship. And besides what It means to me now, I can't help thinking what it is going to mean in the future. I’ve been asked as to my plans once my baseball playing days are through—whether I’d like to be come a manager, or a coach, or what. The fact is that I haven't fig ured on doing any managing. Up to this time, my plans are that I'll be working with boys, and when my playing days are over I doubt if I’ll have time outside of my youth work. This good sportsmanship award I received today will go to the top of my trophy case— but I think the fans throughout the Na tional League deserved it more than I. It was the fans who gave me the courage to achieve the ac complishments I have had on the bail field. Not only the people in the North, but the people in the South as well. You remember when the Ku Klux Klan threatened a boycott on the Atlanta ball park if I play- 1 ed in an exhibition game with the Dodgers there. and when the leader of the Ku Klux Klan prom ised a protest parede of 10,000 people outside the park. What happened the first time I stepped to the plate that day. 1 will never forget. You know' the segregation law's in the South— the colored people sit in the out field stands, and the white peo ple behind home plate. The stands gave me one of the biggest ovations I have ever had that day, and the biggest roar of all came from the stands behind home plate. Compare 1949 and 1946 and you can see the progress being made in that direction. I want to keep doing whatever I can to keep it moving that way. BREVARD NEWS M. E. Sharp, Reporter Thanksgiving Day was quietly observed in Brevard due to the inclement w'eather. Service was held at the Bethel Baptist Chcrch in the morning and special din ners at various homes were in joyed. Misses Josephine and Beatrice Smith w'ho are attending school in Knoxville, Tenn., were home for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Mattie Wheaton of Jack sonville, Fla., has returned home after spending Thanksgiving here with friends. Rev. Thomas Kilgore, who is pastoring in New York City, was principle speaker at the Bethel A Baptist Church Sunday, December 4 at the visitors hour. Youth Dies Suddenly Funeral services for Robert Henry Ferguson. 13, - vho passed away at his home after a brief illness Tuesday, December 6, were held Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at the Bethel A. Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. L. C. Ivey, officiated assisted by Reverends J. F. W- Mills. F. H. Dougherty, J. H. Nor man. Jr., and A. D. Duncan, Jr., each giving brief remarks. Members of the 7th grade class of which Robert was a member served as flower girls Lula Bell Smith. Marva Robinson, Gladys Kilgore, Gladys Benjamin, Virgin ia Ballard, Thelma Norman and Shirley Robinson. Pallbearers were members of the Boy Scout Troop 10 Hugh Wain Whitmire. Buster Glaze, George Edward Hutchinson, Char- -* 11 f c aS jig. ■ 'Hfe. sis JK j 9 SS JSj KI LK.IOI s EMPHASIS WEEK AT SHAW—Dr. Charles E. Boddie of Rochester, N. Y., pastor of Mt. Olhe Baptist Church, directed Religious Emphasis Week services recently at Shaw University. He is shown above with several Shaw students in-one of the informal conversations which helped make the Religious Emphasis series a highly effective one. From left to right are: Charles Coleman. Clairton, Pa.; Mrs. Hazel H. Worley* of Nashville, a cousin of the dynamic minister; Dr. Boddie; Mrs. Katie L. Harding, New York, N. Y.; and Johnathan G. Brown, Brooklyn. N. Y. Walker H. Quarles, Jr. Recipient 01 The Silver Beaver Award Walker Henry Quarles, Jr., Secretary of Shaw University, be came the recipient of one of scout ing’s highest honors, the Silver Beaver Award, at the annual di visional meeting of the Oeconee chee Council held Wednesday night at the W. D. Hill Recrea tion Center in Durham. Mr. Quarles, who is also Ad ministrative Assistant to the Pres ident of Shaw, was characterized in the citation to the honor as a "devoted scouter for eighteen years, an efficient and sacrificing servant in positions of trust and responsibility, and an unselfish community worker." In addition to the 13 years in scout work since he has been in Raleigh, Mr. Quarles has a record of five years of active service to scouting as a Scoutmaster in Richmond. Va., his home. Upon coming to Raleigh in 1936, he was one of the persons who helped organize the first division com mittee for the Negro work of the Occoneechee Council. He also served for a time as Chairman of the Raleigh District Committee and has since been chairman of the Court of Honor for Boy Scouts in Raleigh. Also active in community work. NEWS FROM BENNETT COLLEGE Bennett College Receives 53,709 From the North Carolina Conference Greensboro, N. G. —The annual j Bennett College Rally of the | North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, meeting in ses sion in the college Little Theatre last week, presented to the Col lege a total of $3,709. Leading the districts with an offering of $1,214 was the Greens boro district of which the Rev. J. E. Bower is district superin tendent. The rally brought together a representative number of laymen ministers from the four districts of the Conference. The reports from the districts slightly exceed ed those of last year. The runner-up in giving was the Winston district, of which Rev. W. S. McLeod is district su perintendent, with an offering of $1,146. The Western District, Rev.. W. J. Cameron, district superin tendent, reported $749 and the Laurinburg district, Rev. F. D. | Caldwell. district superintendent,, contributed S6OO. I Thanking the Conference for | the contributions, President David j D. Jones expressed appreciation on behalf of the trustee, faculty and students, saying, “Three thousand seven hundred and nine dollars really means sacrificial giving on behalf of our churches. A number of young women who have been promised scholarships will now receive them from this fund. This is our effort to equalize education al opportunities for young women whose only shortages are eial." The Conference members re mained for dinner as guests of the college, at which time Fresi dcnt Jones announced that a room will be set aside in the Student Union building for the exclusive use of the Conference so that their records might be ke.pt in a permanent place Learn More About the Carribbean, lie Whitmire, Jr., James Norman and Jerry Glaze. ' Obituary and sympathy cards were read by Mamie Davidson. So | 10, Mrs. Johnilee S. Mills, i He is survived by his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferguson, three j brothers, George, Brownlne and I Tommie, maternal and paternal | grandparents, nine aunts, two un ' cles and a host of relatives and friends. I Pilgrims Funeral Horne had , charge of arrangements. Burial I was in Cooper Cemetery. The out of town relatives who attended the funeral of Robert H. Ferguson were: Mr. and Mrs. Brv ant Burton, Greenville, S. C.: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferguson, New York City; Mrs. Emma .Downs and Mrs. ■Elizabeth Sligh, Washingto, D. C.; THE SOUTHLAND ADVOCATE he has served as chairman of the board of ushers of the First Bap tist Church, Raleigh, and is pres ident o.f the Ushers Union in this city. He is a member of the edu cational committee of the Inter denominational Ushers Association of the State at North Carolina Recently he was elected president of the Laymen’s League of the state. In Raleigh each year Mr. Quarles heads a unit in the Com munity Chest Campaign and has also been effective in the annual campaigns of the Red Cross, In fantile Paralysis, and YMCA. He has been cited for outstanding service as a member of the Em blem Club of the Bloodworth Street Branch YMCA. Mr. Quarles is a member of Al pha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and for the past two years has served as recording secretary at General Conventions of the organ ization. He Is also a former secre tary of the board of the Inde pendent Ordetj of St. Luke’s. Held in high at Shaw University, he is chairman of the Student Welfare Fundg-oW the institution and chairman fit the Faculty Ben evolent Fund. | Bennett Speaker Implores Stressing the need for greater concern on the part of America, and especially those of the Negro race, as to the problems confront ing the people of the West Indies Caribbean area, Oliver W. Harper told Bennett College students. “There exists a sort of iron-cur tain between the United States and the Caribbean as to the cul ture, ambitions, hopes and aspir ations of these people.” "The area has a population in the vicinity of three million,” he continued, “and the background of its inhabitants is closely connected with the background and heritage of your people." The speaker, a native of George town, British Guiana, South A merica, is an instructor in Eng lish at the college. Depicting the and other areas technically con sidered a part of the Caribbean, he emphasized the fact that “this history has been chiefly one of struggle between European powers for control of these stra tegic areas. “The British Caribbean area,” he stated, “has felt the impact, through the years, of Spanish, French, Dutch, and British colon ialism. At one time the Spanish j firmly controlled the area, but the combined efforts of the Dutch, | French and English broke this rule. Today, the greater portion [ lies in the hands of the British." i Calling attention to the “terri fic impact” of World War II on economic trends in the British West Indies, Harper asserted, “For the first time in his life the working man has seen the worth of his labor. Many work men dis covered by working on the Amer ican basis that they could earn as much in one hour as they form , ery did in an entire day.” "There now exists," he said, “a state of restlessness and dissatis- I faction among the people. They ! want better educational opportun ' ities, more self-government, and better economic conditions.” Mrs. Marie Brown, Mamie Brown and Don Jean Brown, Mrs. Hattie I Bowens and Francis Bowens, all of New York City. GUEST IN CITY Mrs. Robert Earl, Supervisor of Halifax County, North Carolina, was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles U. James, 92 Cling man Ave., the past week-end. . Miss Eunice Neal of Wilming ton, N. C., was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. c. Robinson. I A BOY’S HERITAGE gas £■“ J* The revered' Abraham Lincoln rs pictured with his son Tad in this drawing by Bruno Figalio. It de picts the love and companionship which should be- the heritage ol’ every child. These, combined with the thrift habits of our forebears, spelled comfort and security, a wonderful background for a child. What the artist also conveys through this drawing is that every parent desires the best for his chil dren, a niee home, a good educa tion. Both can be attained through a regular and automatic investmer in U. S. Savings Bonds. U. S. Treasury Columbus, Ohio, Will Be Host To I. C. R. E. An authentic statement was handed out here last week to the effect that the International Coun cil of Religious Education will convene in Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 12th to the ISth, 1950'. This organ ization represents forty-two differ ent denominations in the United States and Canada. Meeing as a part of this organization will be the Pastor's Section, made up of active pastors of the various de nominations ; the Editors' Section, composed of editors of religious journals, .periodicals of Denomina tional Publishing Houses; the Committee that prepares the series and produces the literature with their own denominational Exposi tion, the Children’s Work Depart ment, the Adult Department, the Denominational Executives De partment, the Publishers' Advisory Section, the Audio Visual Com mission, in fact, a large number too numerous to mention, will at tend this meeting. The General Secretary, Dr. Roy G. Ross, with his associate. Dr. Forrest L. Knapp and Dr. Philip Landers, along with their regular staff, are making all necessary ar rangements, sending out regular letters and notices, and are seeing to it that these messages are given every consideration. Columbus, Ohio has been select ed to be host to the I. C. R. E. be cause of the many advantages the city itself offers. One of the big things to be considered in the Columbus meeting this February will be the completing of the plans as nearly as possible for the presentation of the completed vol ume of the Revised Bible that has been in the hands of the printer, and who promises to have it ready during thh early part of 1950. This work, declares the I. C. R. E. staff has been the chal lenges of the committee headed by Dean A. Weigle of Yale University, and each denomination is being called upon to furnish a list of speakers in their local committees who can work up a large local program in this central point dur ing the day of this Revised Bible presentation; then the annual draft that was completed for the Lessons for 1954 will be passed upon by the Educational Commis sion. These are some o.f the heavy' matters to come before this great gathering from Feb. 12-18 in the Ohio capital city. Advertise Today! 1949 Boy Scouts Record For Past Eleven Months Office of the President Daniel Boone Council December 14, 1949 Dear Scouter: Here is our record for the past eleven months of the year 1949: Districts Jan. 1. Dec. 1 Rhododendron <'74 901 Land-O-Sky 282 283 Pigeon River 333 391 Nantahala 163 134 Smoky Mountain 317 297 Toe River 224 196 Transylvania 168 162 Madison 68 68 2329 2432 Although there are some dartc spots in the record, looking at it from a County-wide basis, we feel that it is good. It appears now that there will be a sufficient increase for December, so that for this year we will have a net gain in Boy membership of over 200. I trust that every adult Scouter will get a vision of what Scouting means to the boys in each local community, and during 1950, every one of us will give a reasonable amount of time and energy to the cause of Scouting. The boys of Western North Carolina need our program, and the only way that they are to get it is through the efforts of volunteer Adult leadership. If you are a member of some committee in the Scout ing program, I earnestly request that you see to it that your com mittee does the things it is sup posed to do in 1950. If you don’t know what to do, just write the Scout Office in Asheville, and you will be told what to do. As your President, I want to ex press to each and every one of you my personal appreciation for| the co-operation you have given during 1949. It has been a pleas ure to work with you in this great undertaking, and I believe that we can all feel that our efforts nave been worthw'hile, and that we have rendered a great service to the boys in our Council area. I don’t know who our President j for the next year will be, but whoever he is, I respectfully re quest that you give to him your very best effort. Scouting must go forward, and the only way this is to be accomplished is for all of us to accept our part of the responsibility in carrying on the program. May I take this opportunity to wish you and the members of your family a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and pros perous New Year. Cordially your, Hugh Monteith, Pres. Advertise Today! COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS GOOD, FAST RADIATOR SERVICE ON ANY MAKE AUTO OR TRUCK Sales Service REPAIRS AND RECORDS Discount To Garages and Service Stations THOMAS BUICK, INC. “BUICK SERVICE IS ALWAYS BEST’ 84 Coxe Ave. Dial 5321 EAGLE THEATRE 51 EAGLE STREET Always A Good Show ASHEVILLE’S ONLY THEATRE FOR COLORED PEOPLE SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1950 Effective Ban On Jim Crow HousingJtsked New York. —Immediate clarifi cation of the recently-announced amendment to the regulations of the Federal Housing Administra tion is demanded in a resolution passed by the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. While expressing gratification for Solicitor General Philip B. Periman’s announcement of Ahe new policy and confidence in President Truman’s civil rights program, the resolution, adopted on December 12, cites the con flicting interpretations made of Mr. Perlman’s announcement. "We insist that the intent and purpose of such .pronouncement cannot be carried into effect un less the new regulations arising therefrom provide that no loans guaranteed by FHA shall be granted any person, corporation, syndicate or other entity w'ithout a written guarantee that in the use, ownership or occupancy of the property there shall be no dis crimination based on race, creed or national origin,” the resolution asserts.” The resolution further calls up on the FHA to so modify its rules “as to do away with all regula tions, usages and practices that have heretofore promoted and en couraged restrictions in the use, ownership or occupancy- of gov ernmentally-aided housing on the basis of race, creed, color or na tional origin,” MERCHANTS^irnr WISE Advertise! A Roy's Paint & Wallpaper Store Complete Line of PERFECTION PAINTS SOUTHERN WASHABLE WALL PAPER 22 Biltmore Ave. Dial 7306
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