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. . THE CAROUNA T IIIS l SATURDAY. W U .
II
Mias Aurelia Williami «nUriaiued m tm o c rt oI tbe Blu*
Club W«dn*sa«y tvenin* at
iH,r horn# on Souin Urevara St.
4vtning was spent playing
ttrmgc. L «ter tnc h<.itesi scr\-eu
m, dclicioui ahrimp saiad coum-.
Mtaaam«s Mable Uui»t!li >tun
Mivh •core priie, Cora Biioioii
runner up, and M m iluUie
huaseil low score prise.
M ill Elizabeth t r a z u i w a s
Auaiea* to m e lut-»»Jay Evtninu
l»riage Liirti at her Home on
l:i6uui Catawcii 2jt. Miss Kdna
»Lvrrt» ana Mr*, w imi» rt iliiam*
* er« winners ot high score
piiaes..
Mi-«; ■
r« ry w a b
fiou«M to members of the
isiuuinieit'ers ciuo,
entertaining
uiem at ner home on Boundary
c>tr«et Tuesday evening.
ttuage and Mrs. J. H. Rainey
c i i*«uaaeJpnia passed tnrougn
UJ.C citji Wednesday .enioute to
Atlanta, Oa. Dunug^" tlieir britl
•lOp over, tUey were ententajned
at DreaKiast, a t the li'ome of
Ur and Mrs. P. W. Russell of
iteatties F o rd Road.
The Kewpie Cousins club met
witfl Mrs. V. E. Williamson on
Last First S treet Friday even­
ing. A nuorber of special guest
«%t.re invit«d.
VViliJe iianders of New York
•pent last veen m the city with
iua wu« Mia. >ida Sanaers of
v>e>t Irade Street.
Mibses Minnie Aima Blake,
C u r i e E. Kobi^nsoh, Mrs. DeiiieckiuUi,
and £>amuel
Moore mutored to Sneiby S atur­
day to a tte n d the district music
tfeivciier's com'erence.
The ladies auxiliary to t h e
Medical ii^ciety met with Mrs.
KeJlene Wyche Thursday' evenii'g a t her home on E ast 9th
s tr te t. The evening was spent
playing » “ Guess who” game.
Mrs. £ . £ . Blackmail and J.
Pethel were awarded prizes.
Members of tbe Hobby Ijobby
sewing club m et with Mrs. Pearl
Phillips on Taylor avenue Friday
afternoon.
Members of Greenville Taber­
nacle church of which Rev. W.
A Blackwell is pastor, sponsored
• n all season wedding last week
at the church. $53.60 was raised,
which will go toward the Living­
stone drive.
Mrs. j . H iinter of Pharr St.
left the city last week to visit
Jier sister in Brooklyn.
12-1 cluto m et with Mrs. L. P.
H arris on Stonewall St. in gen­
eral business meeting Friday
evening.
,
^ ^
Earl Jo^hnson of Hunter strte t
is reported Ul a t his home.
Miaa Ophelia Graham of East
First stre et is in the city a t the
the bed side her brother Harris
Graham, who is ill a t Good
'2:>amaritan hospital.
«.
Mrs. Adelaide Hawkins H unt
•spent the week end in the city
last week with, her husband Carl
H u n t a t th e ir ho.mp on West
Trade street. Mrs. H un t is a stu ­
dent a t N. C. S ta te College.
jilebuames Kosanna Love, and
ilaiUe Mae Zander were Joint
nistass to meAibers of the Ever.■iJlead Club Tuesday evening a t
•’the home of Mrs. Love on Nortli
McDowell Street.
West Charlott«e High School
Basketball team played
Plato
Price's team Feft>ruary 6 a t the
Charlotte Armory. West Char4«tte Hivh lost to Plato Price by
26 to 14.
. J j |: |
An interesting social, jflfair of
last week was the dance given
by the Shlloutttp club at the
Athenium ^nH Room on Graham
Street. A large crowd attended
the affair. Little paper hat* .and
whistles were given as souvenirs.
Jimmie Gunn and hi* Dixie
Serenaders furnished the music.
btuui'nis «nii lacuUy nieinUtfiis
ot V*e«l C n a u o u f
iilgii ’ ac«u..l
wsre nonort'd wiift 'tH»^ prcitnce
oi Lao LSiiowwy,
one -ox t u i
^ icu iesi band n-«dt‘r*. Can was
.n tne city lur a nance engayejiient at tne A r m o r y .
i*ir*. Ada i'emn'iCton of West
m il otret*i w aoit* to be t,u f again
^ i i e r titiiig 111 iu £ Ji£y-eiai weuKs.
Mrs. J. c o ls io n o t N o rth Mclioweli S tre e t
m still confined
to
ht nie.
MISS iiucy Lowry daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Lowry ef
jw&t 7th St. IS iii at Godd Samari
tan Hospital.
Mib. Lizzette
Williams, who
iias been CLnfined
to her home
lo r the last week is rfeported impKOving.
The Ned Davis Mighty Broad­
cast recently held a t Little Rock
a ME Zicrh Thurch
was a big
euccess. The Pastor Dr. H. E.
Wilson^ and E. S. Potts, Supt
thanked the many participants,
epttnsors and radio audience for
their loyal support. The proceeds
were given to Livingstone Coll­
ege, a movement to the Negro
Race. Programs of various re ­
ligious types have been planned
and will be given, so as to keep
the rich young talent in
th e
church school occupied.
T h e
Colored Mecklenburg
County Teachers Association met
at Second Ward High School
last Saturday. Mrs. Nellie B.
Dj’kes, Supervisor was in charge,
A schedule for Saturday teaching
was given the teachers so as to
make up the time lost during the
rt^'ent severe w inter weather. In
the meeting, im portant dates
pertaining to Stattj Examinations
etc. were given. TKe next Coun­
ty teachers meeting will be held
March 9 th at Second W ard High
Schooh Along with this meeting
the County PTA will also meet.
Dr. H. E. Wilson pastor otf
Little Rock AME Zion church
delivered a wonderful and very
inspiring sermon Sunday morn­
ing. Dr. Wilson’s subject was
“W here does your soul live?”
found in the F irst Chapter of
John and the 38th verse.
A
large congregation was present
and a number of visitors.
Mrs. Realo Meeks entertained
members of the Blue Ribbon
cluto Thvjrsday evening a t her
home on Ea<5t Boundary Street. '
Missionary circle No. 3 of
Little Rock church will have a
Valentine.
party
Wednesday
evening a t the home of Mrs. L.
Crciwier on E ast 7th Street.
Mrs. Marvene Alexander is r e ­
ported improving a t her home
or Alexander Street, a f te r an
illness of a week.
Mrs. Lizzette Williams, wife
of -Dr. Worth Williams was taken
•suddenly ill a t her home last
week on Montgomery St.
Howard Moreland
a teacher
at Second W ard High School was
the winner of the pape rcontest
t h a t was held a t tKe school last
week. Mr. Moreland was pre­
sented $5.00.
t
Mr. and Mrs. F rank James
motored to Winston-Salem Thurs
day to attend to funeral of thear
R.
by
j.
BOLTON
PR(»IINENT c i t i z e n
LAID TO REST
TELEPHONE 3-1B26
BY M tS . BESSIE HARDY
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ROXBORO Mebane Apex
CHARLOTTE
. Social Highlights
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Mrs. Mary E. Carver, age 70
4»ed at her home .in East RuX-boro, W/ednesday morning a t
6:30. She had been ill for over
two years. She was born in Pearat n County.' She was married to
Mr. Yancey and lived with him
ur’til his death several years ago.
She joined the
First B aptist
Church in early girl-hood where
ah? lived a whnlesofnc life until
death.
BY W. M. EVANS
Mrs. Lucile W arren h i^ re­
turned to her home a fte r spendinjf several weeks in Duke Hospi­
tal, a f te r an automobile ace*dent.
' The death of Rufus Delfo
Williams formerly o f Apex, but
for a num ber of yeara lived In
Mpntreal, Canada.
His death
came as a shock to m any friends
ai d relatives. Mr. Williams died
after a brief illness.
To E ree t S tat u e
In Memory Of
J. W. Johnson
Mrs Adloy Lattia on*> <f the
Funeral service* were
con­
best knuwn women in Mebane,
NEW YORK — A memorial ground on u pedestal of marble,
died a t her home Friday morning ducted b y Rev. Henderson, project to erect a statute to the
on one side of whith will ap­
Funeral services were held a t Monday afternoon a t 2 o'clock, I'.te Jam es Weldon J<jhnson has
pear the head of the poet in i« in the Christian Capel Church.
the Preshyteriiln chui'eh;
bicn launched by a |^miiiitte*? lief, on the other side a stanza
The PTA will hold its monthly h tre under the chaijfn^nshiip of iVoni the poem which cohjured
Mis* Lar^nzt* Fuller ha* been
iitviii^tii’j ui tue i^lue Bird CtUU
Roosevelt'.
Mayor up thu vision of the I'igures on
meeting in the school auditorium Theofioro
ill
several
weeks.
Friends
ope
,
iiiti, wiiii iviu* Aurelia VviUiauu
FiorelKi II. La Guardia honorary th«, monument obuvp.
M<nday
evening,
F
e
b
ruary
19th.
recovery
U4, ntitZ^^iiiii oil Souiii Bievuiu
L. E. Austin, editor of ^ t h e chairman, with Gene- Buck as
Joe
Evans is recuperating CaTolina Time* will be guest cliairman of (he executive com­
The committee announced th at
o u e « t Fliuay evening.
after
being
ill
for
several
days.
MIS. MiUgttte Tate Smith enspeaker. The topic for discussion mittee and treasurer. Headquar­ New Yt.rk was chosen as the
Bite of the statu e because of all
tertiuned meinbers of her Tues­
She leaves to mourn twu sons,
Banks Shoffner died Wt;dni-i- for the month is ‘‘They Learn ters of the eommittce are a t 69
day eve^ning Uriuge CiUb a t her three daughters, five sisters and day. Funeral arri.ngement have T. d ay fo r Tomorrow They Buy” Fifth
Avenue, with
W alter I'ities .New York has no statue
of Negroes,, and because
Mr.
h> nil! oil bast Vui Street. M.si five brothers and a host of rela­ not been made ut lireK-: time.
Home sets good example
of White as secretary.
The, sta tu e will be executed 6y Johnson lived here and wrote
n a tt i e Ku.'ssuil was the winner tives and friends.
Mis* Blanch Roberson spent thrifty buying. AH p a ren ts are
Richmond Rarth«, noted young once a poem, “ My City.”
of High score prize a n d ' Mrs.
William Carver of Baltimore, Saturday afternoon in Mebane. urged to be present a t 7:30.
Negro
sculpti.r, and will stand a t
attended
the
funeral
of
hi*
grand
Urace Wyfie runner «p.
Gifts to the memorial may be
The Silver Tone Q uartett df
I'.Oth street and Seventh avenue, sent to
Mtnvbers of
the
Tuesday mother, Mrs, Mary E. Car%’er.
Theojlore
Roosevelt,
East Mebane
been, irganized.
McConnell Haysel Spent Wed­ T.ie best success is desired for
facing CenH'al Park. The loca­ chairman, or to Gene Ruck,
evening, bridge club met witn
tion Is w hat is generally regard- treasurer. Gifts of all si*se, large
Miss ,Ji,liz»oeiti I'l’szier February nesday in Wilson, N. C. on busi­ them.
Members are:
Eugene
c* a* this beginning of the and small ^ r e welcome.
her home on South Cald­ ness.
Hester, Guidney Mebane, Jam es
heart- of llnrlem."
Miss Geneva Harris of Rich­ Tinnin, Hoy Bradshaw.
well Street.
Vice ehalrnian are; Sterling lA.
BY MISS MAGGIE McMOORS
The stfituie will be a b ro n z e . ijrown, H arry T. Burleigh, Elmer
Mrs. ii'rances Nash was hostess mond, Va. attended the funeral
The Chapel Hill basketball
One of the most thrUllng
of the Swastika club Wednes­ o f Mrs. Carver Sunday.
team defeated fifland in Mebane, games of the season here took group commemorating Mr. John­ A, C arter, W. C. Handy, J .
son’s famous poem, “ O, Black Rosamond Johnson, E. George
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stew art February 10 in Planters Wareday evening at her home on
place on la*t Thursday night
lU.d Unknown Hards," The group Payne, A rthu r B. Spingarn and
N drth Myers St. T|ie home was o f Baltimore, Mrs. Enmui Carver house.
between Btttis Academy of Bes­
will be raised hifh from
t h e Carl Va Vnecbten.
beautifully decorated with early o f Baltimore and Mrs. Hosey
semer City, N. C. and Friendship
spring'flow ers. Bridge was en­ Lofton of Kinston were in RobCollege,
FriendsTiip won bo^h
joyed during the evening a fter boro Sunday . to attend the fu n ­
games, 12-9 being ^hu score in
which the hostess served a dSli* eral of Mrs. Mary Carver.
Iho boys game while th e girls
cious repast.
*
score was 14-12.
MISS NANNIE ALLEN WEDS
Mrs. Edmoiiia Saunders
of
SAMUEL BRADSHER
Friends of Rev.' and Mr«. F.
The founera] of M^ss
Annla
N orth Myters Street is still on
Mrs. Nannie ■ Pettiford Allen H. y . Edwards will be glad to
Small was held on last Monday,
th<» sick list.
announces the marriage of her know they are improving ‘ a fter
The ministers wives alliance
conducted by Rev, W. C. Meek*,
daughter Nannie Helen to S a m -' rtce n t illness,
held their meeting Friday even­
ard e n ^ r m e n t was In Rock HiU
uel Bradsher on Satui*iiay, Feb. ( Mr. and Mrs. B. T. MeGhee
ing at the home of Mrs. H. M.
ctm etery.
3 a t Halifax, Va.
BY GENEVIEVE SMITH
and family visited friends and
ths tru e yuide fo r personal con­
Moore on East Second Street.
Romie Bolton, spent W ednes­ relative* in Boxhoro
Sunday.
DURHAM — Eight students duct
The students and faculty of
under
allclrcumstances.
Officer* fo r the ensuing year
day, in Durham on business.
Mis* A. W. Hamine a student at Friendship College are grateful represening the YWCAt and They seek fu rth e r to demonstr­
Were installed by D. H. Sanson.
North Carolina College visited to Attorney J . S. "Bowser of YMCA of the North Carolina ate this in ^n effort to overcoms
Officers are, Mesdames Bluford
her sister Mrs. Catherine Mc- Charlotte for bringing Doctor College F or Negroes attended the evils of society by effecting
Gordon, President, L. A. Norris,
Powell to the school. Dr. Powell t i e S tudent Christian Movement a force to transform society into
Clbee.
f irst vice president, A, L. Dou­
which convened a t the Christian a creative fellowship.
Prof. Johnson and Mrs. L. B. made a wonderful spfech,
glas 2nd vice president, W, Achurch In Raleigh, N. C. Sunday.
Yaneey of Henderson
visiled
NOTICE
OF
APPLICATION
Blackwell, Jr, Secretary, A. H.
Following the address of Mr.
Mary Potter High School
and
FOR A PAROLE
Price assistalit secretary^ W, HThe aim o f the organization is Mackie, delegates spoke on the
the
Angler
B.
Duke
Memorial
ALL PERSONS WILL TAKE
pavidson oorrespo|nding sacrjeto achieve the end of Christian­ subject, “ The World Mission of
tary, .D, H. Sansan treasurer, NOTICE, That Jim Tucker, who School,
ity, dispelling antagonisms, and Christianity As It Applies To
Friends
of
Joe
Maton
wilj
fcte
and W, A. Blackwe'l Sr, chaplin. was convicted . u i non-tax paid
reconciling people despite all Us, in open forum .”
t h e c a 8 e o f glad to know that he is much
Reonarks wtre offered by Dr. H. l|qu»r in
differences, in a friendly society.
(Continued
from
last
issue)
better,
liepresentives met a.t the close
M. Moor^, p astor o? Ebenzer Superior Court of Durham Coun­
It is the belief of the majority
Mrs. Sophia Puryear, one of
Today in America, to a great­
of the sessions tu partake of a
ty , for a term of ten months,
B aptist church,
'
4.
th at love, exemplified bf
the
and assigned to work the public Oxford’s oldest citizens died a t er degree than at any time in teaching of. Jesus, must serve as bui;et repast.
roads under the supervision of her home n Raleigh Street. Sat- tbe nation’s history, the rank
Saturday February 10. and file is becoming more cogni.the State Highway ^nd Public i
wilj
' She was well knwn and one of *ant of extending civil rights o
I Work* Comnv*®®*®"’ will apply
YOUR HOME
INSURKD - /E S . BUT IS THISVi
! to the Governor of the State the beloved citizens of Gran­ all peoples, regardless o f their
artificial status.
o f North Carolina f t r a parol^i ville ounty.
The Angler B. Duke Memorial
All persons opposing, parole in
POSITION OF WHITES
th e case are requested to notify School, under the leadership of
AND BLACKS
it^
principal
Mrs.
L.
H.
Smith
E<?win Gill,
Ctmmissioner of
ENVIABLE
commemorated
the
birthdays
of
Paroles, Raleigh, North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE—
the following outstanding men
The position of whites and
This 14th day of Feb., 1940
The New Hope Baptist church
born during the month of Feb. blacks today is most enviable.
JIM TUCKER
ill the Greenville section, under
during t h t w#lk of F tb ruary B: If this generation does its duty,
the leadership of i^s pastor. Rev.
Abraham Linboln, by Mrs. G. E. »the cause
of
constitutic^al
ADMINIliiTKATORS NOTICE
M, McMoore, is sportsoring a
Alston; Horace, Greeley, by M. freedom is safe, If we fail, not
(NORTH
CAROtlNA)
Mammoth Baby
Contest, which
C. Lennon,! Thomaa A. Edison only do we defraud our children
1DURHAM COUNTY)
will culminate in an i||aborate
inheritance which we
HAVING QUALIFIED as ^ e by Mrs. R. Cousin; George Wash­ of the
program at the church on Sun­
( administrators c f the estate of ington, by Mrs. H. P. Cheatam; have received from our fathers,
day night, February 215th. Prizes
Dr. S. L- W arren late of Durham Charles A. Linburgh, by Mrs. L. l)ut' we blast the hopes of the
have Been secured fo r
t * ■
true friends of liberty through­
County, North Carolina this js to H Smith.
winners and contestants.
out the country,
n otify all persons having claims
, Ten babies from nearly as against the estate of the deceasWORLD SEEKS
^
fA e C o c a .1 ^ f g e n i o £ •
m any sections of the city have ' ed to present them to the under­
ANSWER FROM
entered the contest, namely: signed a t 114 West Parrish St.
AMERICA
George T urner Smith, N. John- j on or before the
tenth day o ^
It is not too fmuch to say that
DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA
soh
S tre e t;
Margie Colter, F ebruary 1941 or ■ this nqjice
there are, at this very moment,
c o n s »;r ^^a t i v e ~ s o v j ^
d e p e n d a ble
F arr
Street; Billie Hampton, will be pleaded in bar of their
j noble spirits in the elder world,
Ross Row; Burline Hunter, Ross recovery. All persons- indebted
who are anxiouHy watching tfie
ACME REALTY COMPANY
Row; Robert L. Johnson, Spring to said estate will please make
practical operation of our (nRALEIGH. NORTH CAROUNA
S treet, Albert Streeter,
12th immediate ^payment. ,
^ stitutions, to learn whether liUNION INSURANCE AND REALTY COMP AMY
S treet;
“ Trudi-Prue” McNeil,
This 10 day of Feb. 1940.
tberty is a mockery, a pretense,,
DURHAM. NORTH CAIIOI4MA
L uther Street; Murdlee Miller, MECHAI^ICS AND
FARMERiS
a' curse— or a blessing.
Ross Row; Verdell Sanders, Kind BANK AND J. H. WHEBLEB,
reck Street and Loretta Cooper,
Admfnistratorg
Lidell Street.
Fob. 10-17-24
March 2nd
grandmother.
H arris Graham of E«»t First
s tre e t was rushed to Good
Sam aritan bifpital Friday, after
siiffering a heart attack.
Hock Hill, S. C.
O x fo rd
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