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'-15 :1'I37/1 tJ North Carolina State Library Raleigh ,-.. " • FOUNDED 1883 - - - - - INCORPORATED 1887 Report Of Superintendent The Colored Orphanage OF North Carolina February I, 1937 -TO-June 30, 1940 T. K. BORDERS, Supt. N. C. Doc. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from State Library of North Carolina http://www.archive.org/details/reportofsuperint193740 FOUNDED 1883 - - - - - INCORPORATED 1887 Report Of Superintendent Colored Orphanage of North Carolina February 1, 1937 -TO-June 30, 1940 T. K. BORDERS, Supt. T . K BORDER ,'lIperilltl'lId lit Jr)J7-1940 FOREWORD While this report was at pr ess, the writer , T. K. Bor der s, died on October 15, 1940. Mr . Borders was away f rom the Institut ion at t hat time on leaye of absence gr anted by the Board of Directors on July 15, 1940. He had hoped to be able to r eturn to his duties in J anuary. Following is a report of his act ivities as the Superintendent of the Colored Orphanage of Nor th Carolina f r om February 1, 1937, to June 30, 1940. THECOLOREDORPHA AGEOF NORTH CAROLINA Board of Direct01'S E. E. TONEY, Chai1·man __________________ _____ Oxford N. C. DA IEL _____ _____ _________________ _____ Oxford F. W. HA COCK, JR. __ ________________________ Oxford B. K. LASSITER ____________________ __ ___ _____ Oxford ALEX PEACE _________________ ______________ __ Oxford C. C. SPAULDI G ______________________ _ ___ __ Durham DAVID D. Jo ES __________________________ Green boro B. ". PARHAM _________________________ _____ Oxford JAME E. SHEPARD __________________ ___ _____ Durham J. W. MEDFORD ______ ___ _____________________ Oxford N. A. CHEEK ________________ _________ __ __ __ Elberon E xecutil;e Comm,ittee E. E. To EY, Chail-man ______________ _______ __ Oxford N. C. DANIEL ________________________________ Oxford B. W. P.-\RHA1L _____________________________ Oxford Physician W. N. THO fA ______________________________ Oxford Treasurer J . W. l\IEDFORD _______________________ ____ ___ Oxford Budget Officer and Bookkeepe1' T. C. HARRIS ________________________________ Oxford Superintendent T. K. BORDERS ______ ________________________ Oxford A PARTIAL REPORT February I, 1937- December 31, 1937 Gentlemen of the Board of Di?'ectors of the ColO?'ed 0 1'phanage of North Carolina: In submitting t his r eport, may I first take this opportunity to thank you collectively fo r having faith and confidence in me to elect me Superintendent of this institution. I shall at alJ time keep the interest of the children and the institution in the foreground and make these interests the motivating power of all institutional activity. Having come to the Orphanage at the time that I did, it will be impossible to make the type of report that would be most desirable, nevertheless, Gentlemen, it gives me pl easure to r eport the fo llowing: 1. In the beginning, as now, we were beset with many problems pertaining to child care, but to my thinking, the most imminent problems were food, child handling, living conditions, and the lack of adequate f inance. These problems have been given most attention for the past eleven months. A. FOOD Since we had a shortage of funds and did have land, the larger par t of the year ha been pent in rai ing and preserving foods. Ga?'derzs-May 1, 1937, we tarted using cabbage from our garden where we had planted three and one-half acres of cabbage. Shortly after the cabbage, we started having garden peas, onions, and other vegetables. In this way, we have been able to have a diet sufficient in bulk, calories, vitamins, and balance between the food types. This has made the children more satisfied, healthier, and happier, and we t hink they have gained weight on the average in a very satisfactory manner. Our gardens have produced a total of vegetables eaten, namely : Lima Beans ______________________ 1156 pounds String Beans _____________________ 6243 pounds Cabbage _________________ . ________ 5 50 pounds Corn _____________________________ 300 dozen Garden Peas _____________ . ________ 893 quarts (7) 8 R EPORT OF SUPERINTE DENT Okra _____________________________ 1432 pounds Rape _____________________________ 492 pounds Squa h __________ __ __________ _____ 4260 pounds Shelled Peas ______________________ 223 quarts Toma toes ______________ ___________ 8952 pounds Beets _____________ ___ ____________ 1600 pounds Carrots __________________________ .nO pounds Swiss Chard ___________ ___ __ ____ __ 105 pounds Onions ___________________ _____ ___ 2675 pounds White Potatoes __ ___ __ ____________ 2000 pounds Sw et Potatoes ___________________ l 000 bushels Watermelons_______________ _______ 4 acres ollards______ ____________________ 2 acres Turnips_ ___ ____ ________ __________ 1 acre Turnip Greens___ _________________ 1 acre This garden produce eaten had a market value of $3,491.11 . In addition to garden produce eaten, the fo llowing was canned : Lima Beans ______________ ________ 10 quarts String Beans _____________ ______ __ 1119 quarts BeetR ____ ________________ __ ___ ___ 142 quart Blackberrie. ______________________ quarts Corn _________________________ ____ 5 1 quarts .Jam_____________________ ________ 0 quarts Okra_____________________________ 5 quarts Soup ::\Iixture ______ ______ ________ 70 quar ts Squash___________________________ 1~ quarts Tomatoes _________________ ________ 1610 qua rt,: Chow how______________ ________ 72 quart Sauerkraut ___________________ ____ 150 gallons \ 'inegar______________ __ __________ 40 quarts Which has a yalue of $1,126.90. !\Iol as~es _____________________ ____ 119 gallon. In addition to this we bought yery cheaply and canned : 132:- quarts Apple ;390 quarts Apple Butter 1129 qu:uts Peaches (with a value of $646. 0) Thi' makes our total canned food yalue 81.775.70. In addition to food eaten and canned, \"e have measured into the cribs. 420 bu hels of yello\\' co rn, 1,000 bu-hel of white com, and in the fields we ha\-e an e' timate of 200 additional bushels of white corn. This makes a total of 1.620 bushel.; of cribbed corn, \"ith a \-alue of $972. The foclcler, 13hucks. tops. and hay are estimated at fo rtyfour ton::; \"ith a \"al uf' of .:' 39.0 . Peanut (30 bu hels) are \'alued at $60. R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 9 Peas, soy beans, and velvet beans were planted in most of the corn. The value of the land is inestimable, but we gathered about 80 bushels of peas valued a t $160. We have killed 19 hogs which weighed 5,074 Ibs. when dr essed. They are valued at $1,014.80. In addit ion to t hose hogs, we will have 21 more to kill later in the year . This additional kill will make our meat valu e a round $2,000 fo r the yea r . On April 1, 1937, we bought 300 baby chicks ant icipating the meeting of the need of eggs in the diet. ow we have 146 hens and 10 roosters. At present, we a re getting 9 dozen eggs a day. So fa r , these chickens have produced 210 dozen eggs valued at $63 and 620 Ibs. of meat valued at $187.80. Our cows gave us great concern and still do. So far this year , they have prod uced 8,450 gallons of mi lk with a valu e of $3,380. The average has been about 35 gallons a day. This enables a ll t he children to have three glasses of milk each day. In addition to milk, we have killed 12 calves a t a value of $84. ow, we a re buying less food with t he hope of being able to make t he farm and garden feed us in the futu re. The value of a ll farm and garden produce this year has been $14,025.49. B. H ANDLI IG The li tt le boys' matron had resigned before my a r r ival, which r esignation was to take effect February 15, 1937. However, she was pr evailed upon to s tay unti l Ma r ch 1, 1937, at which t ime, Mrs. Lennon, a kin dly young women with years of teaching experience, took over this posit ion. The little boys' sit uation, I think, is very sati sfactory. The la rger boys' building is matroned by Miss Wynn, an old worker in the cause. In her building live Mr. Alston, his wife, and Mr. Gidney. All of these people have concerned t hemselves with t he larger boys and they are r esponding nicely. The girls, who a re matr oned by Mr s. Biggers, of Gastonia, an old teacher. a re not responding a3 one would wish . They a re sti ll f ussy and seem not to have caught the vision . 10 R EPORT OF UPERINTE DE T In general, mo t of the childr en have r esponded ni cely to kind treatment, but it i hoped that much improvement might yet be made in thi direction . Now, we have only one boy working off the g rounds. He ,,,orks at a nearby neighbor' house before and after chool. 0 children haye been allowed to go out and work for people except in groups under the supervi ion of one of our men. The e children haye been carried to and from work in our " ehicles, eaten all meals at home, and have been home at nightfal l. _ Text year, " 'e hope that our added farm and home acti \'ities will take all of the children's time and that no outside work will be attempted . All of the time i not u ed in work. A certain time i set a ide each day for play. This has benefitted the mor a le greatly. The number of chi ldren has been kept con-tant at the, ugge tion of the State Welfa re Depa r tment. We have enough beds for one hundred fifty -four children to sleep. epar ately. Due to certain factors of beha"ior, we feel that no additional children hould be r eceived until we ha\'e more bed and matrons, or as we demiss children that others be taken in their place. We also ob erve that as li"'ing conditions a re made better. as food is made better and more plentiful, problem of discipline dimini h. C. LIVI 'G CONDITIONS The Ji\'ing conditi rll1s are gradually being improved. In the boys' building, there is sti ll a great need of heat, but it i:-; hoped that ",hen we ha\'c the heating plant, a gift of Dr. Shepard's ~c hool. this condition \\'ill be alleviated . In this building, more beds, a gift of Mr. Proctor, of the Oxford Ophanage, no\\' make it possible fo r all boy to ha\'e separate beds. Purchase of additional bedding makes these beds comfortable and warm. The walls need painting, the roof needs attention, and all toilet facilities shou ld be of a type with working parts less accessable to boys. We haw started to close end openings so as to consen'e heat and make the buildings more comfortable. The gi rls' building is in need of much work. We ha\'e just in:-;talled a furnace, the gift of 1\11'. Beiman, of Bei man and Rowell. cf Raleigh. This furnace "'i ll put heat all O\'er the building and \\'ill r elie\'e much suffering on the part of ou r girls. \\'e a re also indebted to Go\'ernor Hoey and ::\11'. Rothgeb of the Budget Bureau \\'ho used REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 11 their influence in securing this boiler. In this building, we have done some painting and much work on the plumbing. There is much more work to be done in this building. It has never been completed or paint ed inside, and the porches and eaves need attention. New f loo-rs are badly needed on the first floor and before hot weather comes again, the whole building should be screened. Mr. Pickens, while on his most r ecent visit, asked when this would be done. In the little boys' dormi tor y, wat er seeps in at the fl oor and all of the walls are in gr eat need of painting. This building, however, is in best r epair of any of the dormitor ies and will be very comfor table when the sewage connections a re made in the near f uture. OtheT Buildings. All of the other buildings are in great need of repairing and r ebuilding. The old granary is beyond r epair. We have no place for storage of seeds, f ertilizers, t ools, et c. We hope to make brick f or such a building next summer. The Cow Ba1'n. There i no cow barn. The cows are housed in a lot under a shed which is just a li ttle better than no protection . We ha"e about 50,000 brick which we hope to use in building such a barn, as it could be built next summer at little cost, using Mr. Dixon and some of the la rger boys who know omething of brick laying and who are anxious to learn more. Our cows can never produce as they should with the present inadequate shelter. The School Building. This building, a gift of Mr s. Duke in honor of her son, Mr. Angier B. Duke, has deteriorated very rapidly. The roof we have repaired time and time again, but before very long a new roof will have to be had and much plastering, painting, and repairing will have to be done if the memorial and our school is to be kept usable. The Supe1'intendent' Home. This building has served well its purpose for these thi r ty-five years. ow it needs r e-building. It cannot be heated; it is poorly arranged; and it is going to pieces very rapidly. My furn iture, my wife, and I have suffered much ther e. D. THE S TAFF It has been a great pleasure to work with our present staff. All worker have at all times worked har d, coop- 12 REPORT OF SUPERI TENDENT era ted to the limit in all things. Those who felt that they could not cooperate re igned and went elsewhere. Mr. Alston has exhibited every cooperat ion, despite the fact that hi alary \Va cut $20 a month in an effort to economize. 1\1r. Gidney r eplaced 1\11'. Short as head farmer at $10 less alary a month. He has proyed his worth, as is exhibited by the value of farm crops produced thi yea r. All workers have caught the vi ion and have not only cooperated with me, but with one another in all way po sible. In addition to our regular staff, the Board of Education has made it pos ible for u to have the sen'ices of l\Ir. Lennon by gi\'ing him \york in the school as a r egular teacher. for whi ch se n 'ice he draw hi s salary. For his lodging and meal . he t rain ' our singing group and is at present t raining a banel. During the summer , he di r ect the boys' play acti\' ities . He ha al so been valuable to us as an agent in carrying our cause to the people and he has br ought in a goodly source of money with his inging and pr ogram gr oups. ?Ill' . AI ton has been added to our school fac ul ty through the courtesy of ~\Ir. Credle. Superintendent of Cit\' Schools. and the Board of Education of \\'ruch Dr. W. · _ ' . Thoma: is ch airman. Mrs. Alston i. a fu ll-t ime teacher of Home Economic" in the. cho I. She is t eaching some of the older. more r etarded g irL to be good domestics in fu ll-time Vocationa l Home E con om i c<; Clas es. Ther e ar e also r egul ar Home E conomics Classes fo r girl enrolled in the r egu lar academic clas.'es. She aid the girls ' matron in keepi ng. f itting and making clothing, for her board and r oom. This year, most of the \yorkers ha \'e not only done their jobs here on he grou nds. but ha\'e aided by r epresenting the institu t ion at public gatheri ngs and by raising fund s. E. C HILDREN'S H EALTH Health conditions haye been a.~ good a<; cou ld be expec ted. Dr. Thomas has spa red no pai ns in caring fo r the health of the children. Ho\\·e\'er. I am glad to r eport that we ha\'e had no major illne:ses and \'er ~' fe\\' d a~' s haye been spent by th e children in bed, Coughs and colds. clue to in adequate building heat. ha\'e ca used 1110 t of the little REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 13 illness which we have had. The gain in weight has been most satisfactory as in shown below : LaTge1" Boys: Gain in pounds-612 Average- 8 Gi1"ls : Gain in pounds-481 Average- l0 Little Boys: Gain in pounds-209 Average- 7 F. SEWER The City of Oxford, Mr. Keller, Mr. Steagall, and Mr. Jennett, have been most cooperative and helpful in the construction of the sewer. All expenses have been kept at a minimum. Mr. Dixon and the boys made the brick and have put in the manholes. This project is now almost completed. It will have a far-reaching effect upon the health improvement. G. SUPPORT OF THE WORK The support which we have received from the public is most gratifying. In addition to the appropriations coming from the State and the Duke Foundation, churches, schools, and individuals have made contribu tions in goods and money to the extent to date of $2,389.04 in goods and $3,164.53 in money, which makes a total of $5,553.57. This amount includes $480.00 from the sale of the Barringer property and $195.00 r ent. In addition to these items given to which we have attached monetary value, a very much needed and appreciated support comes in a loan of 11 band instruments by the Rotary Club of Oxford. At present we have on a state-wide drive which has already brought in over $600 and which, I think, will give us many more dollars before all places have reported. This drive has been initiated for the most part in each county by the County Superintendent of Public Welfare. These ladies and gentlemen, along with Mrs. Bost, Miss Mitchell, and Miss Shuford, have been most helpful in this and other r espects. We owe them many thanks for their aid and encouragement. 14 REPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT H. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Since the Superintendent's home is not livable, is too large, and is 0 run-down, I wish to ask that we be given immediate permis ion to rebuild or remodel it, even though the nece ary money be borrowed. 2. Our experience on the farm this summer showed that we need one more man to work from March 1 until August 1, whose duty would be to manage the boys who have to cut weeds, hoe, set out plant, etc. 3. That the pay of matrons be raised to a figure that would attact and hold capable people, and that Mr. Alston be given back his cut of $20 per month and that Mr. Gidney be given a rai e. 4. That as we ca n, with our labor or a our funds permit, bui lt a suitable gran ary and cow barn. 5. Our laundry work i a cause for action. In the laundry, there is inadequate material to work with and an inadequate force of workers to do the work. At present, each matron, with the aid of children, does the laund ry for her building. The children lose too much time out of school and it makes t he matron' load too heavy. I therefore recommend that a special laundry matron be employed and that at the earliest possible moment, we install a power washer, water extractor, and dryer. 6. I r ea lize that you gentlemen are busy with your individual affairs, however, as I see our opportunity, it should not be cu rtailment, but expansion. To adequately care for the children, keep the plant in good repair and creditable to all, we need an additional $10,000 per year. Will you please help by tapping income not now available to the in titution? 1. Co CLUSION In conclusion, I wish to thank you, t he members of the Board of Directors, for the aid and encouragement that you ha'·e gi,·en me and the institution. I am sure that with your conti nued aid and encouragement the Orphanage shall continue to go forward and shall increase in its usefulness to the dependent children of our State. Respectfully submitted, T. K. BORDERS, Supe1·intendent. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS JANUARY 1 , 1937-DECEMBER 30, 1937 DONATED COMMODITIES FEBRUARY 15 4. Mrs. Laura Cheatham-One cow ________________ $ 60.00 15. Mr. Ed. Parham-Fifteen thousand cabbage plants_ 13.50 MARCH 3. Mrs. Laura J. Cheatham-7% dozen eggs________ 2.50 12. Mr. William Dean-One load straw______________ 2.00 26. Missionary Circle of First Baptist Church-Four-teen dozen eggs________________________________ 3.50 26. Oxford Orphanage-One box coats________ ___ _____ 20.00 APRIL 24. Mrs. B. H. Rogers-One radio set for Dining Room_ 24. Oxford Orphanage-Thirty gallons mixed pickles __ JUNE 17. Mr. John Sprunt Hill-One Guernsey BuIL ____ _ JULY 10. Oxford Orphanage-Clothing ___________________ _ 10. Williams-Breedlove-Hats ______________________ _ 28. Mrs. Ransom-Oil Cloth _______________________ _ AUGUST 1. Sherrif Blevins and Durham County Conunissioners- Donations of one ten horse power boiler, fif-teen dozen fruit jars, and one pump _____________ _ 23. Mr. Webb-One steam pipe ___________ __ _____ __ _ SEPTEMBER 3. Oxford Orphanage-Clothing ___________________ _ 25. fOuxrnfoirtud reO r_p_h_a_n_a_g_e_-_B__e_d_s_,_ _m__a_t_t_re_s_s_e_s_, __a_n_d_ __o_t_h_e _r 25. Mrs. Mary Haywood, Raleigh, N. C.-Clothing ___ _ OCTOBER 24'. Mr. Benjamin Cone, Greensboro, N. C.-2,550'!2 yards of cloth for g irls' dresses _________________ _ 30. Mount Airy Knitting Company, Mount Airy, N. C. -5 dozen suits of underweaL ________________ _ NOVEMBER 14. Manager Rose's 5 & 10 cent Store ____________ _ _ 14. Mr. J . M. Dean-Merchandise ______ __ ___________ _ 22. Mr. Hill Hunter-Cloth _________________________ _ 23. Mr. Beiman, Raleigh, N. C.-Boiler _____________ _ DECEMBER 40.00 30.00 60.00 50.00 4.00 3.00 235.00 8.00 20.00 200.00 5.00 310.10 20.00 3.34 .50 400.00 300.00 4. Oxford Orphanage-One box coats_______________ 20.00 4'. Rev. H. S. Davis, Mary Potter School, Oxford, N. C. -One large iron pot and stove__________________ __ 5.00 16 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 4. T. . Brooks & Co., Oxford, .-Glass __________ S 18. Mrs. Lydia Galbraith, Cleveland County, Shelby, N. C.-Thread a nd Socks __________________ ____ _ 25. CCC Camp, by Captai n Kirkley-Coats, j ackets, blankets, etc __ ____ _____ ____ ________________ ___ _ 25. 1\1r. R. 1\1. Rothgeb, Budget Bureau, Raleigh, N. C. -One case oranges _____________________ __ ____ _ 25. Mr. B. W. Parham, Oxford, . C.-One case oranges 25. Coble Printing Co.-Two bags oranges _______ ____ _ 25. I\l r. Ernest Jones-One bushel apples _________ ___ _ 25. Oxford Orphanage _______________________ ____ __ _ 25. Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Thomas-Gifts for ch ildren ___ _ 25. Hall Drug Co.-Three boxes dolls __________ ___ __ _ 7.00 15.00 300. 00 2.50 2.50 2.30 .90 25.00 15.40 3.00 Total Donated Commodities __________ ___ ______ $ 2,389.04 CASH CO, TRIBUTIO S JANUARY 6. 6. 16. ,-)v" . 30. 30. 30. P enn A\'enue Baptist Church, Oxford, K. C. ___ ___ $ Dr. . H. Cannady-for wood ______________ _____ _ Security 1\'ational Bank, Raleigh, N. C. - I nter est on Handy Wilder Fund _________ __ ____________ _ P. C. Brooks. Oxford, N. C. ____________________ _ 1\1r. E. C. Clement -Cemetery f ees _____________ _ 1\lr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery fees ________ _____ _ East Cedar Grove Mini ter & Deacons Union ___ _ FEBRUARY 5.50 7.00 36.59 8.00 1.00 2.50 5.00 10. Dr. E . E. Toney-Donation______________ _____ ___ 4.00 11. 1\1r. J. 'Y. Medford-Donation___________________ 4.00 MARCH 2. Mr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery fees______ ________ 5.00 2. Sears, Roebuck & Company______________ ________ 2.30 4. Refund on FreighL______________________ ___ ____ .69 20. South Gran\'ille nion__________________________ 5.00 20. 1\11'. W. T. i\Iontague________ ______ _______ _______ 1;'.00 27. Refund Cyclone Manufacturing Company__________ 10.40 2,. Grall\'ille County Sunday School COIl\'ention District ~o. 2___________________________________ 5.00 27. Gladys G. Reid-Room Rent (As of March 1, 1937) 5.00 27. Phillip S. Kearney- ale of br icL_____________ 2.00 27. Gladys Reid Lawrence-Room RenL______________ 5.00 APRIL 6. Branch Experiment Station ________________ _____ _ 11. Wa rren County Sunday School Convention __ __ ___ _ 17. 1\1r. E. C. Clements-Cemetery Fees _____________ _ 19. Refund T. K. Border, ___________________________ _ 25. Granville County Sunday School Association _______ _ 30. SEestttaletem e_n_t _o_f_ _O_r_p_h__a_n_ag_e_'_s_ _S_h_a_r_e_ i_n_ _B_a_r_r_i_n_g_e_r_ ___ _ _ MAY 30.68 5.10 2.00 ~.05 3.51 407. 5 0. Gladys Reid Lawrence-Room RenL_ ____________ 5.00 8. ,YiL on Welfare DepartmenL_____________________ 80.00 R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 12. Guilford County Welfa re Department ____ ____ ____ $ 15. Mr. E . C. Clements-Cemetery Fees _____________ _ 29. Franklin County Sunday School and B. Y. P . u. __ 29. Granville County Mini sters and Deacons Union ___ _ JUNE 1. Greensboro Welfare Department _________________ _ 4. Rags sold by Miss Wynn _______________________ _ 5. Mrs. Biggers-Contribution from Gastonia _______ _ 12. Women's Missionary Union ___________ __ ________ _ 12. Treasurer of U. S. Soil Conservation ____________ _ _ 12. Mr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery Fees _________ ____ _ 19. Creedmoor Ministers and Deacons Union _________ _ 26. ECaosntv eCnetdioanr G_r_o_v_e_ _S_. _S_._ a_n__d_ B__. _Y_. _P__. _U_._ _G_e_n_e_r_a_l_ _ __ _ JULY 1. Sale of r ags __________________________________ _ 3. Ilong Baptist Church of Fairport, N. C. ______ ___ _ 6. Refund C. A. Al ston __ __ _______________________ _ 9. Greensboro Welfare Department ______________ _ _ 10. Wilson Welfare Department ____________________ _ 11. Missionary Society Fi r st Baptist Church _________ _ 14. Income from Wallace Trust No. 11L ____________ _ 18. Sanctified Church, Oxford, N. C. _______________ _ 18. Mt. Vernon Bapt ist Church ____ _____________ __ ___ _ 25. East Cedar Grove Associa tion __________________ _ 25. Fran klinton Ba ptist Church ____________________ _ 28. Juvenile Commission of Greensboro ___________ __ _ 28. Miss Wynn-Solicitations _______________________ _ 28. Mr. Gidney-Sale of old iron ___ _____ ___ ____ _____ _ 28. Sale of tags by boys on Anniversary Day _________ _ 28. Collection on An niver sary Day _________________ _ 28. Mrs. Ranson's Collection ______________________ _ 28. Rent of grounds on Anniversary Day _____________ _ 28. Refund Mr. Alston ___ __ _______________________ _ 29. New Hope Sunday School Convention ___________ _ AUGUST 1. County Line Baptist Association ________________ _ 1. Mannassas Chapel, Franklinton , . C. ___________ _ 8. Shiloh Baptist Church __________________________ _ 8. M. E. Church, Oxford, N. C. ___________________ _ 8. Olive Grove Baptist Chu rch ___________________ __ _ 9. Mrs. Rogers-Report of tag money _______________ _ 12. Dividend on Trusteed Assets, First National Bank of Granville ______________ _____________________ _ 15. Oak Grove Baptist Church, Oxford, . C. _________ _ 15. White Rock Baptist Church, Durham, N. C. _____ _ 15. Wilson Welfare Association ________________ __ ___ _ 16. Mr. Hammie __________________________________ _ 19. Mr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery F ees ______________ _ 22. J onathan Cr eek Baptist Church ______ ___________ _ 22. Huntsville Sunday School _____________________ _ 22. New Light Church _____________________________ _ 17 6.00 20.00 7.58 20.75 6.00 .50 2.10 2.16 22.28 5.00 5.00 10.00 3.00 5.14 .45 6.00 40.00 7.83 38.94 5.55 3.00 10.00 10.12 6.00 2.11 6.27 10.10 19.28 24.00 200.00 5.20 5.05 5.00 10.50 5.00 3.50 4.00 .60 3.34 7.19 20.00 40.00 .50 15.00 4.00 1.52 2.68 18 REPORT OF SUPERINTE DENT 23. Negro Child Welfa re Confer ence, State ?\formal School, Elizabeth City, . C. ____________________ $ 29. l\Ii nis t ers and Deacons Union of Ea t Cedar Grove Association __ ____________ ___ __________________ _ 29. E a~t Union of the vrigi na l Shiloh Association _____ _ 29. ) Iinders a nd Deacons Union of the Middle Baptist Association ______ __ ____ __ ___ _____ -- ___________ _ 29. Shiloh Bal)tist :\linister and Deacon Union _____ _ 29. Allowance' on in\'oice from Salig Company _______ _ 29. Charles i' raz.~r-lJonation las of ,-\ug. 26) _____ _ 31. Green~bcJro J U\'eni,e Cou rt _____ __ ______________ _ SEPTEUBER 4. ;lIi nisters and Deacons Gnion of Shi loh Mission-ary B. Y. P. U. __________ _____ ___________ _____ _ 5. Senaca Grove Church _____ _____________________ _ 11. ;Ill'. E. C. l'lement~-Cemete ry Fees _______ ______ _ 11. Congregational hurch, Ra leigh, X. C. _____ ____ _ 11. :\1 1'. T, C. Llaliicl-Donation __________ ____ _______ _ 11. Refund :\lrs. C. L. Lennon ____ _____ ___ ______ _____ _ 11. Refund ;II I'. Short-Telephone CalL ______________ _ 11. Dr. Cotte n, Henderson, ~. C. __ _____________ ____ _ 12. Roanoke Rapids Sunday School. :\Ir. J. W. Wil kins, Superintendent ____ __ ____________________ ______ _ 12. Pine Grove Church. Re\'erend Thoma , Pa tOL ___ _ 19. St. :\larks E. Zion Church. Durham, ~. c. _________ _ 1 ~). Concord Bapti~, Chut"ch. 'a"talia, -:.:. C. _________ _ 26. First Di~tr'd 'unda" SeLool Convention of East Cedar Gro':L Associa't'on Greenfield Sunday School. :\Irs. Rogers. PlesidenL ________ __________ _ 21,. Orang-e County Training School, Cha pel Hill, 1 . C. (as of Sept. 24. ) __________________ ______ ______ _ 26. Colored Hig-h School. Hillsboro, ~ . C. __ __ _________ _ 26. :\ll". Otho A. Daniel-Suckering Tobacco _______ _ 26. :,~il1eola :\Ianufacturing Co., Gi bsol1\' iIle, . C. ___ _ OCTOBER 1. Conrel t at Raleigh SchooL ________ __ _____ ____ ___ _ 2. Old Eastern :\Iissionary Baptist A><soc iation _______ _ 3. E ast Cedar Grove Women's Union ___ ____________ _ 3. ?\e\\" Liberty Baptist Church __ ____________ _____ _ 3. ;Ill". Cotten. Stem. Xorth Carolina ______________ _ 3. ?\euse lli\'er Bnpt:st Association __ ______ ________ _ 6. :\Iiddle ,.I,.ssociation at Red Bud Bapti t SchooL ____ _ 8. Wilton Colore,i SchooL ___ ____________ __________ _ 8. Second Di\'ision L <!st Cedar Grove Association Sun-day School ____ ___ ___________ __________ ________ _ 8. ~·Ir. L. F . Cotten. Stem, ~ . C. __ ______ ___ _________ _ 8. :\11' .. -\ le'o: Peace--RenL _______ _____ __ __________ _ 10. ?\elson Ciulpel Baptist Church ______ _____ _______ _ 10. :\Iain Street Bapti"t Church _______ _____ ________ _ _ 14. Ori.g-il,al Shiloh Baptist Assoc ia t ion __ ___________ _ _ 15. Henderson Institute. Henderson . -:.: . C. ___________ _ 15. Central Graded School. Hend r on , N. C. _________ _ 17. Warrenton City High School. Wa rrenton. N. C. ___ _ 17. \Yarrenton Bapt ist Chur ch, \Y a rrenton, K. C. _____ _ 25.00 5.00 8.00 5.70 17.00 3.3 5.00 6.00 1.50 2.70 23.00 10.54 1.00 .94 .64 1.00 1.27 5.06 12.01 6.66 10.06 7.65 7.00 15.00 50.00 5.18 8.50 7.20 10.10 12.93 9.00 9.00 4.01 10.00 4.43 100.00 11.12 6.51 45.56 11. 7.79 6.90 6.02 R EPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT 17. New Cor inth Sunday School, Roxboro, N. C. __ ____ $ 17. Grassy Creek Ba ptist Church __________ __________ _ 17. Blue Wing Baptist Church ________ _______ ___ ___ _ 17. District No. 4 East Cedar Grove Association Sun-day Schocl Convention __ __________ ____ ______ ____ _ 18. Wilson Welfare Association __ ____ ______ __ _____ __ _ 18. Central Graded School, Henderson, N. C. _____ __ _ 20. Sandy F ork Baptist Church ________ _______ __ ____ _ 21. Raleigh Church _D__i_s_tr_i_c_t_ _C_o_n__fe_r_e_n_c_e_ _o_f_ __th_e_ __A_._ _M__. _ _E_._ _Z _ 23. Hill Grove School, Durham, N. C. _______________ _ 24. Avery Memorial Church __________ ________ ____ _ _ 24. Old Liber ty Church ___________________________ __ _ 24. Youngsville Sunday SchooL _____________________ _ 24. Rev. A. H. Powell, Wake F orest, N. C. _______ __ _ 24. Mrs. McGhee a nd Mrs. Smith's Solicitations ____ _ _ 25. SHcohmooe l E_c_o_n_o_m__ic_s_ _D_e_p_a_r_t_m__e_n_t _o__f _L__i t_t_le_ _R__iv_e_r_ _H__i_g h_ 28. Mrs. Lizzie McKinnon _______________________ ___ _ 31. Missionary Baptist Association with New Grassy Creek Baptist Association ____________________ __ _ _ 31. Professor J . B. Lee, Pittsboro, N. C. _____ ______ _ 31. East Cedar Grove Ministers and Deacons Union ___ _ 31. East Union of Origi nal Shiloh Assoc iation _________ _ 31. Sunday School Convention at Pilot Baptist Church, F r anklin County ______________________________ _ 31. Shiloh Ministers and Deacons Union _____________ _ NOVEMBER 1. Mrs. McGhee-Solicitations for Home Ec. Class room 5. Mrs. A. B. Johnson ____________________________ _ 5. General Baptist State Convention ______________ _ 6. Mrs. Alston-Sale of contributed tobacco _________ _ 7. Mt. Moriah Methodist Ch urch _________ __ ____ ____ _ 7. St. James Baptist Church ________________ ______ _ 7. New Hope Baptist Church ______________________ _ 7. Collection at Vesper Exercises _________________ _ 7. Shiloh Baptist Church _________________________ _ 7. Mrs. McGhee a nd Mrs. Smith-Solicitations for Home Economics Department ___________________ _ 8. J uvenile Commission at Greensboro _____ ________ _ 9. The Woman U. M. B. Association ____________ ___ _ 9. Presi dent J. W. Seabrook _______________________ _ 9. For Concer t at Creedmoor High SchooL _____ _____ _ 14. Perry's Church ______________ __ _____ __ ___ ___ ___ _ 14. Roles Chapel Christian Church _________ _________ _ 14. Mrs. Mamie Patterson __________________________ _ 14. Antioch Baptist Church ____________________ ____ _ 14. Hardie Grove Church __________________________ _ 16. Dr. J. A. Hawkins _________________________ ____ _ 21. Hawkins Chapel Church ________________________ _ 20. A. M. E . Zion Conference _________________ ______ _ 23. Dr. A. C. Yow _______________________________ __ _ 24. Mr. Hill HunteL _________ ___ __ _____ __ ___ __ __ __ _ 28. Rev. N. F. Brooks ________ ______ ___ ______ __ ___ __ _ 19 5.00 4.00 6.91 13.00 40.00 4.33 10.15 1.65 10.60 7.63 11.00 2.05 5.95 33.25 5.00 1.00 3.00 2.15 10.00 10.00 15.17 10.00 23.50 10.00 6.39 26.70 1.85 2.70 3.45 6.06 10.05 3.80 12.00 5.50 10.00 1.75 5.28 2.00 18.00 5.20 8.00 50.00 1.00 25.32 5.00 25.00 12.00 20 REPORT OF SUPERINTE DENT 28. Youngsville Baptist Church ______________________ $ 5.13 2. Katesville Ch urch__ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.05 28. Refund for Check of November 22 _________ ___ ____ 2.00 DECEMBER 1. Wilson Welfare Association _____________________ _ 1. Woman S. Auxilary Progre sive B. Conventi on, I\Irs. Belle Garnes, To rlina, N. C. _______________ _ 4. Refund by T. K. Borders ________________________ _ 11. I\Ir -. Les ie AI. Davi , Henderson, K C. ___________ _ 11. Mr. J. B. Jordan, orlina, T. C. ______ _________ _ 11. I\Ir. J . R. Edelin, Wilkesboro, N. C. _____________ _ 11. :'IIr. Willard J . l'I"1cLea n, Selma, ~. C. __ __ _______ _ 11 . Mr. \Y. H. Green, Cherryville, N. C. _____________ _ 11. Mr. J . E. Bryan, Lumberton, N. C. _____ __________ _ 11. Mr. D. Spauling, Graham, N. . ______ ____ _____ ___ _ 11. Mr. D. P. Lewis, Roanoke Rapids, N. C. _________ _ 11. I\Ir. H. C. Gore, Albemarl ,:-J. . ___ ______________ _ 11. AIr. S. G. Calvert, Carthage, N. C. _______________ _ 11. Mr. W. S. Etheridge, Windso r, 1 . C. _____________ _ 11. Mr. Hugh V. Brown. Goldsboro _________________ _ 11. 11'. Dempsey P ettway, Alebane, :-J. C. __________ _ _ 11. ;\Ir. J. P. La w, Al erry Hill, N. C. _____________ __ _ 13. Mr. \Y. H. Da\'enport, Greenville, :-J. C. ___________ _ 16. I\I r. S. 1. Saulter, Green\·ille •.. C. _______________ _ 16. AIr. J. P. Law. :'II erry Hi.!l, t-\. C. _______________ _ 16. Ir. C. AI. Eppe , GreenvIlle. ~. C. __ ______ ______ _ 16. l\lr. Broome. Newton. ~. C. ______________________ _ Hi. Mr. A. 'i\'. Booker, Hickory, ~. C. _______________ _ 16. 1\1r. T. C. Harris, Oxford, 1 . C. ___ ____ __________ _ 16. 1\1r. J. S. Spivey, Lill ington, 1 • C. __ __ _________ _ 16. I\Ir. \\" illiam R. Parker, Rocky :'IIount, N. C. _____ _ 16. J one Hill School, :'IIr . Addie B. Perry, P ri n., Spring Hope. N. C. ____________________________ _ 1 . Ii s Lyda Galbraith, Shelby, N. C. _______________ _ 1 . Re\·. W. C. L. Scarborough, Gastonia, :-J. C. _______ _ 18. HPaasutloery 's_ _C_h_a_p_e_l_, _F__r_a_n_k_li_n_ _C__o_u_n_t_y_, _R__ev_._ _D__a_v_is_,_ __ _ 1 P itt County Teachers .-\ soc iation, Green\'ille, N. C. by ;\I rs. J. N. DonneIL _________________ ____ _____ _ 1 fr. D. F. 'i\'alker, Edenton, N. C. _______________ _ 1 I\Ir. L. E. Borden. AIebane, 1. C. _________________ _ 1 . Mr.;\1. R. Herring-Rent Sampson County Farm __ 21. ;\Ir. J. F. Gunn. Burlington, N. C. _______________ _ 21. ;\Ir. James .-\. Clark. Elizabeth City, N. C. _______ _ 21. ;\Ir. C. 1\1. Eppes. Greel1\·ille. N. C. _______________ _ 21. AIr. A. B. Bingham, Lexington, N. C. __________ _ _ 2:3. ;\I r .:'II. 1. Claiborne. :'Il a rsh\·ille, X C. ___________ _ 23. :'IIr. ;\fack G. Dawkin. Bre\'ard, N. C. _____________ _ 23. Re\·. W. T. Johnson. 'i\'adesboro, N. C .. __________ _ 2:3. Dr. R. A. Bryce. Roxboro, N. C. _________________ _ 24. Second Wa rd High School, AIr. J. E. Grigsby, Prin., Charlotte, N. C. _______________________________ _ 24. Re\·. R. D. Horton. Elk Park. N. C. _____________ _ 24. ;\Il's. Clara B. Hicks. Whiteville. N. C. ___________ _ 25. ;\I l's. L. S. Doulin, Alocksville, N. C .. ____________ _ 40.00 5.00 5.00 1.50 10.03 7.00 5.25 2.50 1.55 2.47 1.40 4.00 2.11 2.00 10.00 3.00 17.00 1.00 19.39 7.00 2.00 3.55 5.00 2.50 2.10 1.00 6.00 75.00 41.00 2.33 3.50 7.00 2.10 95.00 5.54 40.00 2.00 26.00 2.48 2.50 4.00 175.75 6.75 5.25 8.11 12.75 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 21 25. Mr. F. M. Beaver, Marion, . C. ____________ ______ $ 2.13 25. Mr. K. A. Williams, Winfall, N. C._______ _________ 8.6E 25. Mr. W. A. Pattillo, T<lrboro, N. C.___________ ______ 5.0C 25. Rev. J ohn H. Davis, Sylva, N. C.______ ___________ 4.00 25. Ridgeway Bap. Church, Rev. Burwell, P astor, Ridge-way, N. C._____________________________________ 15.01 25. Warrenton Baptist Church, Rev. McGrier, Pastor, Warrenton, N. C. ____ _______________ ___________ 6.01 25. St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, N. C.________ ____ 5.00 25. Elijah Clements __________________________ ______ 1.00 25. Mr. T . P ettiford ___________________________ _____ 1.00 25. Mr. E. G. Moss-For cotton picking_____ _______ 23.32 25. Greensboro Welfare DepartmenL_________________ 3.00 2. Mr. H. L. Mitchell, Gatesville, N. C.____ __________ 12.51 25. Rev. Thomas, Roxboro, N. C.__ _______________ ___ 7.10 29. Mr. C. C. Dovane, Kerr, N. C.____________________ 7.50 31. Mr. W. P. Rector, Rutherfordton, N. C.__ ________ 49.35 31. Miss Lyda Galbraith, Shelby, N. C.________________ 9.30 Total Cash Contributions ____________ $ 3,164.53 Total Contribu tions ______________ $ 5,553.57 22 R EPORT OF SUPERI NTE DENT BUDGET OFFICER'S REPORT The CIa sified statement of Receipts and Di bursements for the fiscal year, compiled and prepared by the Budget Officer of the institution, and audited and approved by the Board of Audit, is ubmitted below as follows: RECEIPTS Balance July 1, 1936 _______________________________ $ Temporary Loan _________________________________ _ Hire of Boys _____________________________________ _ ReI igious Orga nization ___________ ________________ _ Investments ______________________________________ _ Productive Enterprise ___________ __________________ _ State Appropriation _______________________________ _ The Duke Endowment _____________________________ _ l\Ii sceJlaneou ontributions ________________________ _ T. K. Borders. uperintendent _____________________ _ Dona ted Commoditie _____________________________ _ Rents ____________________________________ ____ __ __ _ 156.59 15,500.00 101.18 456.88 4 2.34 1,148.33 21,500.00 3,471.46 215.02 4,405.36 756.15 5.00 Tota l Receipts _______ _______________ $ 4 ,19 .31 DISBt;RSE~IEXTS MisceJlaneous Care of Children ----------------------$ 100.00 Telephone and Telegraph___________________________ 276.69 Clothing __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ ___ _ ___ _____ __ _ ___ ___ ___ 2.071.25 Temporary Loans_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ ____ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _____ _ _ 13,100.00 Insurance ________________________________________ _ 674.03 Conference Expense___ _______________________ ______ 132.00 Transportation __________________________________ __ 1,61 .75 ;\IisceJlaneous, Health __ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ __ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 372.02 Replacement of Live Stock__________________________ 205.67 Fuel, Light and P ower____________________ _________ 2,135.62 In terest _____ ______________ ______ _______ ___________ 20.32 T. K. Borders, SuperintendenL_____________________ 4,360.00 Food _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.206.57 Salaries ___________________________________________ ,296.18 Supplies __________________________________________ 3. 13.36 Repairs and ReplacemenL_ _________________________ 1, 73. 6 Add itional Li"e StocL______________________________ 160.00 New Land and Improvements__ _________ ____________ 1,132.50 New EquipmenL _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 370.83 Balance July 1. 1937________________ _______________ 1,47 .66 Total Disbursements ________________________ S 4 .19 .31 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 23 REPORT FOR YEAR January 1, 1938-December 31, 1938 Gentlemen of the Boa?'d of DiTectO?'s of the Col01'ed Orphanage of North Cm'olina: In submitting this report. may I fir st thank all of you for the time, thought, and advice that you have given me during the year in carrying on the work here at the Orphanage, and in getting the publ ic r e-interested and re-educated about the work and functi ons of the Orphanage. Jo greater work for human uplift can be done than the rearing, educating, and t r aining of dependent chi ldren. Our work here might well be classified under the following headings : 1. Care A. Dormitory B. Health C. Feeding D. Play E. Discipline 2. Training A. Health B. Work (kinds of work don e) C. Citizenship D. Spiritual E. School (academic) 3. Maintenance A. Buildings B. Grounds C. Equipment D. F ood and Farm 4. Publicity and Support CARE A. D ORMITORY The living quarters of the children, as well as the workers, are the three dormitories. The small boys (ages 24 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT f rom five to twelve) live in the newe t dormitory under the motherly matronship of 11'. Claire Lennon. These smaller boys have shown wonderful progress in all respects. They haye learned to be kind, polite, and to as-ume r esponsib ility. F or a time they had large girls to clean, wa h, make beds, mend, sew on buttons, and other details about their building. They asked that the girls be mo\"ed and that they be allowed to do their own hOllsekeeping. Thi reque. t \\"a granted them, and now they do all their own house-keeping, and take great pride in haying a mo t orderly and well-run dormitory. They like to keep themselyes neat and perha!ls no more bathing than any other gr oup. A ni ghtly bath is to th em a nece s ity. They fou nd t ha t t o take a bath in summer \ya as ea y and more fun than j ust \ya hing feet, so they ha \'e kept the pr acti ce up and now it is quite a habit wi th them. The g irls were our g r eate t \\"orry a year ago. Now, afte r getting a new ma t ron, Miss Lovej oy, now Irs. Gi dney, the gi rL ha \'e taken on n w life and have changed fo r the better. The girls' building is t ill the lea t in\'iting, phys ically, and in the greatest need of repair. The wa ll and fl oor of this huil di ng ha\"e ne\"er been f ini shed. The f urn iture is meager. A parlor , howe\"er, is in this building and adds much to the dormitory, making it more li\"able. This parlor was fu rni shed by Ea t Cedar Gro\"e As ociation. The fu rni shings bought by thi Association a r e a floo r lamp, cu r tains, a li\'ing room suite of three pieces, mirror s, tables, and 20 occasional chairs in bright color s . Too much pr aise can not be gi\"en these worthy people fo r t he insp iration and comfort that they ha\"e gi\'en the gi rls. Formerly, cloth ing was owned collecti\"ely, but now, each girl has her indi\'idual cl othing and they a re showing much pr ide in caring fo r their clothing and themselns. Through the courtes~" of l\I1'. Benjamin Cone and M1'. Hill Hunte r, enough clot h was given 0 that plenty of plain d r e ~ se .' may be pr o\'ided. Girl s a r e gr eat imi t ator s a nd from t heir ne,,' matron they seem to ha \'e caught a new \'is ion and the out look for U1em eems much more r romising than thi' time last year. The la rge bOY3' building is in better shape t hi s year. The larger boys a re under the tutelage of l\Iiss Wynn, Mr. Als ton, and Mr, Dixon and eem to be gaining in REPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT 25 self confidence and the feeling that this is their home. They have not made the outward progress that the other twO' groups have, but perhaps 76 boys are too many for one matron to properly look after and inspire. This year, we have tried to provide them with more clothing and have allowed them, with permission, to go off the grounds to church and to visit f riends with good results. It is hoped that suits and adequate clothing might be provided for them on these occasions so that they may not develop inferiority complexes from looking odd among their friends and at church. The heating plant ha not yet been installed in t his building. This is the only dormitory without steam heat, and the building is not as comfortable nor as pleasant as we would like for it to be. These boys are supposed to have individual clothing, but steel lockers will be necessary before much progress can be made along this line. Each boy does keep up with such individual po - sessions as a comb, a tooth brush, wash cloths, towels, etc. B. HEALTH Visitors often exclaim, "How do you keep them well," or "How many die out of this large number each year?" We are happy to report that due to the entrance of healthy children, the inces ant care and attention of Dr. Thomas, and the matrons, that we have had no seriou illness thi year. One boy was confi ned to the hospital for a time due to a burn. This healthful condition I am sure is due partially to a healthful diet including, milk, egg, vegetables and fruits, three regular meals at regular times daily, sanitary living conditions. and play. P erhaps t he next greatest asset to health is that all sewage is now processed by the city sewage pl ant s ince the completion of our sewer line, which reaches from the Little Folks Building to the di posal plant one and one-half miles away. There are sti ll several health measures needed. All children who enter hould be required to have Tuberculin Tests and chest X-Rays. In the kitchen, a steam dish washer should be installed which would insu re safe and sanitary washing of a ll dishes, glasses, and silverware. 26 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT C. FEEDI G Much progres eems to have been made along this line becau e of the gai ns in weight, the health of the children and their general demeanor. They start each day with some warm cer eal and milk, along with some other whole orne food served in generous portions. In summer when there is work to be done, the heavy meal fo llows at noon time. U ually two f resh \'egetables, milk, cornbread, and dessert three time each week are served. The childr en are very fond of ice cr eam and since we ha\"e plenty of milk and eggs, ice cream i one of the cheapest, yet mo. t wholesome des ert that we can have. This is usually the Sunday dessert; either f ruit or berry pie is the week-day desser t. Due to our farmi ng and canning acti\'ities, there i not much difference in the winter and summer diet. In summer the lIght meal is a rou nd 5 :30 p. m. This u. ua lly consists of soup or Yegetables. bread and milk. We try to ha\'e fresh meat at least twice each week. All of our cull calves. h am~. rooster s. and old hens go this way. This is not enough for the \\'hole year, however, and from time to time we buy fresh meat and fi h. If you look at our children . I believe you will agree with me that they look well -fed. D. PLAY "All work and no play makes J ack a dull boy," is an old adage. The time at noon . after upper, and Saturday afternoons is pJa~' time. It is amusing to see the number of things our chi ldren can do to p l a~' . I think they CO\'er the li"t from marble shooting to s\\'immi ng. They like baseball, and la :.::.t summer during play time you could count half a dozen ball games at any time. Mr. McGhee. a nei ghbor, has a nice swimming hole in a creek t hat run through his farm. During summer, he permitted the chi ldren to swim. Diffe rent gr oups kept the place occupied at a ll times. Last summer .iust befor e and after Joe Loui was to fight. the boys were gi\'en boxing gloves and I am sure J oe himself would ha\'e beamed with delight to have 'Seen the different interpreters of "Joe Loui s' Style." Fights would start at noon on Satu rday and go until da rk. Fighti ng even ~;uppl a nte d baseball for a while. Mr. Lennon and Mr. Alston spent much of their leisure time REPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT 27 teaching the children new games and supervising the ones they already knew, much to the delight and amusement of the children. E. D ISCIPLINE Discipline varies with the personality, the offender, and the nature of the case. It might be the going to bed for an afternoon, the missing of de sert, extra duties, staying on the campus for varying periods, r elinqui hing certain privileges, a "talking to", as the children put it, or corporal punishment in rare or extreme cases. It matters not what the discipline may be, the offender or offenders are always talked to and made to understand that what is happening is for the offender's own good. I am happy to report, however, that the neces ity for punishment is on the decline and the children are rapidly approaching the pO'int where they see this phase of care more objectively. TRAINING A. Health Healthy bodies are necessary to the proper development of our children. Each worker has health training as a major objective in dealing with the children. Each child is taught to use his or her individual wash cloth, towel, tooth br ush, and to eat only clean, wholesome food . They are taught that food handlers are to handle food only with clean hands and cooking utensils. Those who work at the dairy are taught that clean cows, clean dairy su r roundings and clean handling are indicative of clean mi lk. They are taught to keep their bodies clean by freq uent bathing and changing of clothing. They are also taught that their rooms and buildings are more pleasant and healthfu l if clean. From time to time, systematic health talks are given larger boys and girls. P eriodically, phy ical examinations are given and advice given by Dr. Thomas on a basis of findings. Due to the small amount of illness we feel that the health training is making atisfactory progres . This fa ll, Dr. Barnhill, of the State Dental Depar tment, pent two weeks here examini ng and fi lling teeth, at the same time teaching the care of the teeth and oral hygiene. 28 R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT B. WORK Each child has a job. The proper performance of this ta k is pa ramou nt . E " eryth ing possib le is done to teach t he children that a job well done i a work of a rt; that no job i menia l, but t hat each ta k i to be done with di - patch and to the best of the abili ty of the doer . An effort is being made to have wo r ke r~ take the atti tude that they a r e t he leaders in t he work about t he place and not t ask master ' . Boys and girl do not like to be told, "You work a nd I'll bos' ." They work much mor e willingly if the worker leads the ,yay. F rom time to t ime child ren'. tasks a re changed so that their work li fe might cover a wide r a nge of work exper iences. We have few lazy chi ldren. They have learned tha t work is a producti"e enterp ri ze and that the bett er they work the more they will ha,'e t o enjoy. 931"'j- of our ch ildren on lea,-ing the Institu tion will u e their hands to ea rn a li,·ing. It is reg retta ble that we have so little trades trai ni ng. If we mer el.,· feed t he children and allow them t o gr ow uP. we are nnt taking advantage of our larger oppcrtunity. E,'e ry effort :::.hould be put to the de" eloping of a tra des traini ng program, so that each boy and gir l might go out into the world with specif ic , kill and t]" ~i n i n g- in ."ome trade. Thi year we have made a :::.mall begi nni ng in thL dir ection by in tituting barber tra in ing. and by the pur cha e a:1d operation of a modern electric . hoe, hop. In this shop se" era l boys are learn ing to repa ir shoes as i:::. done in any up-to-date hoe shop. with the hope t ha t they may . ecu re employment as cobblers on being di scharged from the Orpha nage. In our :::.chool, \\'e ha" e secured t he sen 'ices of a Home E conomics teacher who teaches the girl with the idea of :::.eCLll' ing c10mest ic e m p l o ~' m e n t on leaying the In:::.titu ti 0n. We feel that this traini ng to girls of t he elementary school le\"el is il1\'a luab e. a:::. these girls will perhaps ha\"e to en ter t hi :-; fie ld of labor. It i:::. hoped that in the near future we shall be f ina ncia lly able to bui ld. eq uip and m ~ n an Industria l School that will eq uip Ollr child ren to earn a li"ing in t he trades II !Ion lea \'ing the Institution. C. C IT IZENSHIP I n a democr acy. the tra in ing fo r citi ze nship is most e:::.sent ial and no part of the popu lace may be neglected R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 29 if the democracy is to survive .and f unction efficiently. The children have the char acteristics of good citizens held constantly before them. Every effort to teach the characteristics of good citizens in a practical manner is made. They are taught how to get along together and how to respect rules and regulations, not only because they are laws, but also because the ob ervance of these laws produce for them more freedom, more happiness, and a chance to serve better their community and themselves. Mrs. Neikirk, Superintendent of Public Welfare of Charlotte, says that children who are r eared in orphanages do not appreciate the value of money or property because there has always been more of what they need where the last came from. We are endeavoring to teach our children that all properties, waste, and belongings cost money; that there is only so much money for all purposes; and that the better care they give their personal and Orphanage belongings, the more money there will be for impro\"ements and additional per onal belongings. D. SPIRITUAL Since the Institution is non-denominational, no training to directed along denominational lines, but a deep religious atmosphere is nourished and every effort in religious training is made and prevails upon the campus. In Sunday School the children are kept in the lead. They are given r esponsibility and places of leadership. Each Third Sunday is given over to a student program where the children do practically all of the program. The First Sunday of each month is turned over to some minister who is invited to speak, with the rest of the services in charge of the children. No child would think of going to bed or eating without prayer or a blessing asked upon the food. Then, too, a very definite effort is made to teach them that prayers and blessings are not something merely to be said or sung, but must be lived. On Christmas we were pleasantly and most agreeably surprised when the various Missionary Societies of Oxford , at the suggestion of Mrs. Annie Rogers, gave 52 Bibles and Testaments to be used in Sunday School and other devot ional services. E. ACADEMIC T RAINING Our school work on the grounds is progressing rather nicely under the principalship of Mrs. Smith and her 30 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT eight capable assistants. Thi year we are happy to rePOl't that we have t hree girls and twenty-one boy attending l\Iary Potter High School. Rev. Davis, Principal, gives us many good and encou raging report of the progress of these children. This year, we wi ll have one high school graduate, William Perkins, a fine, well manner ed boy who manage to stay on the Honor Roll despite the fact that he travel with our Band and qua rtette. All of these children are taking ad\'antage of the vocational courses given at l\Iary Potter. Band-Last year . the Rotary Club, of Oxford, gave the Orphanag ele\'en in tru!11ents. To th i number, we ha\'e added nine additional instruments. Those of you who ha\'e heard the Band will agree \'lith me that these boys, under the tute lage of :\ladison . Lennon, a teacher in our school, ha\'e made wonderful progres . The Band made its initial appearance on Anniversary Day here. ince then. they ha\'e played for orth Carolina College for. 'egroes < t th ir Home Coming Game. The Band has gi\'en concert.' in the schools and churches at near-by places. \\'e are expecting much in the way of revenue to come from the Band as .'oon as it hqs better tra\'eling facilities. Then. too. <e\'eral of the most outstanding band leaders in this country ha\'e come out of Orphanage B:lJ1ds and we expect this training to ha\'e \'ocational possibilities for our boys, as \Yell as the giving of happiness and pleasure to them. MAl NTENANCE A. B ILDINGS This year we have been able to improve the physical plant some\\'hat. as these needs were gr eat. Through the courtesy of Dr. R. L. Flowers, 1\Irs. l\Iary Duke Biddle was kind enough to gi\'e S500 so that a new roof was put on the Angier B. Duke l\Iemorial School Building. This r oof was badl" needed. as each time it rained it was necessary to mo\'e cia ses and continuously mop up the water \\'hi ch came in through the old roof. This old roof had been patched and repaired again and again until further repair was impossible. During the summer. the boys painted all of the outside woodwork on thi building. ew window frames were put in where old ones had rotted and new doors were hung. Now. the school building is in a good state of repair on the outside, but sever al hundred REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 31 dollars could be well spent on the inside of the building to repair the damages done by a leaky roof over a period of year s. The outside wood work in the boys building has also been painted this past summer by the boys. The openings in the stairs at each end of the building have been closed and doors have been put up. This was done anticipating a more comfortable building when the heating plant is installed, which we hope will be done soon . With the aid of the churches in Louisburg, at the suggestions and endeavors of Rev. Lewis and Rev. Pollard, a parlor in this building (Boys) has been partially furn ished with radio and parlor furniture. These improvements, we are sure, will tend to' make the large boys more comfortable in their home, and more pleasant sUl'l'oundings will add to their cultural outlook on life. Most of the wood-work in the dining room and chapel has also been painted by the boys during the past summer. In the kitchen a new f loor has been laid . The old one had reached the place where sanitation was very difficult. The back porch of the kitchen was closed in and the whole building was re-screened. In addition to the improve~ nents on the building, a new kitchen range was purchased to replace the old one that had r eached a point that cooking for our large family was made impossible. In the girls' building, some work has been done on the roof. The material for a coat of roof coating is on the grounds. During the early fall the boys painted most of the outside wood work and several rooms inside. The larger room which was painted inside is now used by the girls, as a parlor and a living room. The other large room on the first floor has been painted, too, and is used for a play room and study hall. Much work needs to be done in this building. The sleeping quarters need plaster and paint. The f loors on the first story need to be relaid, as years of wear have reduced them to shreds and splinter s. This building needs much furniture, etc. It is so drab that it does not well lend itself to the inspirational development of the girls. The wood work outside of the smaller boys' building has been painted. The toi let facilities of this building have been made available by the completion of the sewer li ne. A bath room for the convenience of the matron has been installed. Minor repairs to the wood work have been made. In this building, however, we have one major tro u- 32 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT ble-water eeps in th rough the ba ement during periods of protracted ra in', It i our intention to dig the dirt away f r om the f ront of the building and try to make it water-proof by u ing ta r, cement, and f illing in with pebbles so as t o allow dra inage, If the weather permit, this ummel' we hope to make a kiln of brick to be u 'ed in a modern cow barn and granary, Our cow cannot produce milk as they should when they do not ha\"e a warm dry place in which they may be housed, From time to time, we are purcha ing new farm mach inery, We ha\'e no place to keep this machinery, seeds, nor fe rtili zer s, a the old gr anary and sheds a re beyond r epair, B, GROUNDS Thi:-. summer our lawns and hedge were kept neat and t rim. but anti cipated g rounds improvements had to be postponed due to ext ra time that had to be g iven to the farm because of la rger acreage and al so beca use of inclement \\'eather. This year. we hope to gi\"e more time to the de\'elopment of ground that will be inspirational and beautiful. C, EQ IPMENT ome necessar y impro\'ements ha\'e been made in our equipment. A ne \\' Farmall "20" Tractor , a Tractor Di k. a Grain Dr ill. an 8 f t. Lime Spreader, an a ll teel Wagon, and a T\\'o Disk Tractor Plow ha\'e been added to the farm equipment. • 'ext spring a Grain Ha n 'este r will ha\'e to be purchased. as this year \\'e will ha\'e about --10 acres of small gra in to han est. Last ~'ea r, we u ed cradles fo r th is work. but thi year the gr ain crop is too la rge to rely on this slow, hand method, It is hoped in the \'el'y near f uture that orne laundry equ ipment may be purchased , as the laundry. de pite the fact that \\'e ha\'e an effic ient and hard working matron, is one of the sorest spot and causes the la rger girls to lose too much time out of school. In the kitchen a modern bake o\'el1 i a necessity, " 'hen one con-ider the pos~ ibi l itie s of the sp read of disea -e. remembering that chi ldren are washing the dishes for so la rge a family, a di h \\'asher. too. becomes a \'ery des irable piece of equipment, if not a necessity, R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 33 D. FOOD AND FARM The farm as you will see by the following list of prod uced foods is producing a large profit, food and general farm experience for the boys despite a bad farm year. This year, due to the fact that we were working 50 more acres (making a total of 1 0 acres under cu ltivat ion) we have been so busy that the boys have had no free time to work for neighboring farmers. It is also hoped that the efficiency and productivity of the soil will be impr oved, as the Department of Soil Conservation has mapped out for us a five year improyement program which includes terracing, building of water ways, woods improvement, and crop rotation for e\"ery foot of our land . This program is well underway and despite the fact that it will cost about $400 each year, we think it a wise plan to fo llow. Mr. McClellan and his trai ned staff have been most enthusiastic and helpfu l and have come to us with aid and advice upon call. The following is a list of product produced on the farm with the values attached according to local wholesale market values : FARM PRODUCTS (Eaten al'r! no\\' in Field) "R ilpe - - 3 a ~ r es ______ _________ $ Watermelons, Canta l oupe ~ 3 I ~ acres ______________ _ T urnips . Lima Beans - String Beans a rden Peas - Q):ra - Tomatoes - Beets - Coll ards - 1 , .~ :l{'l'e~ __________ ____ _ - 1940 pounds _____________ _ - 7381 pounds _____________ _ - 1521 quarts _____________ _ 483 pounds ____________ _ _ - 4386 pounds _____________ _ 3:3 bushels ____________ _ 2 ac res _____ _____ __ __ _ Wi nter Cabbage (heading) I acre _______________ _ Field Peas Cabbage (summer) Roasting Ears Onions Sweet Potatoes White Potatoes Wheat - - Oats - orn (cribbed) Peanuts - Tobacco 10 bu hels _________ ___ _ - 6062 pounds _________ ____ _ 400 dozen ___________ __ _ _ 40 bushels ______ __ ___ _ _ - 1126 bushels ____________ _ 320 bushels _______ _____ _ 114 bu hels ______ ____ __ _ III bushels ____________ _ - 1240 bushels ____________ _ 10 bushels ____________ _ 150.00 10.00 106.00 194.00 553.00 152.00 20.00 273.00 33.00 150.00 75.00 10.00 222.00 80.00 60.00 1,126.00 400.00 79.00 77.00 930.00 15.00 302.60 34 Apples Apple Butter - Apple J elJy Blackberries - Blackberry Jam String Bean Beets - - Corn - Cho,y Chow Peaches Pears - - Tomatoes - Sausage - auerkraut Clo\'er Ha\' Oats and Vetch Soy Beans - - Pea Hay - Lespedeza - - Fodder - -Tops - Corn (cut) Meado\\' G ra"s Shucks REPORT OF S PERINTE DE T CANNED GOODS 1466 quar~ ______________ $ 400 qua r ts _____________ _ 50 quarts _____________ _ 1000 quarts _____________ _ 15 quarts _____________ _ 991 quarts _____________ _ 412 qualis _____________ _ 35 quarts _____________ _ 140 quarts _____________ _ 1127 Lua rts _____________ _ 72 ~uar ts _____________ _ 425 quart _____________ _ 62 quar~ _______ ______ _ 3 5 gallons ____________ _ HAY A;-';D F ORAGE C HOPS 3 tons __________ ------$ 12 tons _______________ _ .,I tons ____________ ___ _ 412 ton _______________ _ 10 ton _______________ _ 3 ton: _________ ______ _ 6 tons _______________ _ ton' _______________ _ 11 2 tons _________ ______ _ 3 ton _______________ _ HOGS 293.20 100.00 17.50 250.00 5.70 198.20 41.20 7.00 111.00 225.40 21 .00 106.00 24. 0 '77 .00 54.00 144.00 56.00 63.00 150.00 24.0(' 4 .00 0.00 10.00 24.00 Hogs killed (to date) Hogs a ll\'e 9609 pounds ______________ $ 1,743.00 1 . . ~I) Small Pigs - - oJ :") Big Pi g;: (to kill) 3. 4 Large Hog (to kill) Beef Cah'es Killed Cah'es COWS 132 pounds _____________ $ 72 pounds _____________ _ being rai ed :\Iilk f or milk I cah-es ______________ _ Eggs Chickens Eaten - - Hens Raised 22,775 gallons _____________ _ CHICKE:-;'S 2.312 dozen ________________ $ 4 0 pounds _____________ _ 200 hens _______________ _ 2 0.00 234. 00 104.00 192.00 94.00 70.00 9,110.00 763.00 120.00 150.00 $20,505 .60 PUBLICITY AND SUPPORT This year the Superintendent, 1\11'. Alston, Miss Wynn, and l\Ir. Lennon ha\'e traveled around .,15 thousand miles in Korth Carolina \\'ith the children's groups in an en- REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 35 deavor to have North Carolina become "Orphanage conscious." In addition to this travel, thousands of letters, newspaper articles, folders and other publicity material have been distributed. In 70 counties, Orphanage Aid Committees have been organized and a State-wide drive is now in the process of conclusion. The crowning factor in the publicity of this year was a series of four radio broadcasts which were made possible through the courtesy of the officials of R'adio Station WPTF, Raleigh, North Carolina. On Monday, Nov. 7, 1938, Dr. E. E. Toney, Chairman of the Board, made a masterful introductory address. He was followed on Monday, November 14, 1938, by Attorney Parham who made a wonderful appeal to the State in behalf of the Orphanage. On November 21, 1938, Mr. Medford ably addressed the radio audience in behalf of the Institution. On November 28 Dr. C. C. Spaulding made the final address with a special plea to the Negro citizens of the State to make the Orphanage an object of their support. Part of the time at each broadcast was taken by the choral group under the direction of Mr. Lennon, our Music Instructor. You will notice by the list of contributions that our contribution are coming from all over North Carolina. We cannot expect large amounts from my people, but we hope as time goes on that larger numbers of people will contribute. White friends throughout the State are contributing, too, in large numbers and in larger amounts. This, too, should encourage my people to increase not only the number of their contributions, but to also increase them in proportion to their ability. We hope also that all people in large numbers will learn to remember the Orphanage in their Wills. It is most gratifying to note that this year's contributions total larger than last year. 36 FEBRUARY R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT CO TRIBUTIO S January 1, 1938-Decernber 31, 193 D01\'ATED COMMODITIES 24. Commodity Di tribution, Commodity 'Warehouse, ,Vinston-Salem, :\. C.-Apple and Oranges _______ $ 110.00 MARCH 5. Commodity Warehouse. Winston-Salem, ~. C.-Ap-ples a nd Orang-e~ ______________________________ _ 121.00 8. Holy Temple Church, by Mrs. Claretta B. Haynes, Wilmington .• ' . .-Clothing for Girl ___________ _ 4.02 19. Dr. J. E. hepanJ. :-':orth Carolina College for :\e-groes, Durham. :-.:. C.-Piano ___________________ _ 50.00 29. Company 429 C C amp, Yanceyville, . C.-Over-coats and Jackets ______________________________ _ 276.00 2. l\Irs. Mary Duke Biddle-Roof for Angier B. Duke :'>Iemorial School ____________ _________ ____ _____ _ 500.00 APRIL 4. Boiler, Pipe. and Radiators-Gi\'en by Dr. J . E. Shepard,1\'. C. College for Negroes, Durham _____ _ 600.00 2. Cloth from Proximity l\I ill Donation by ;\1rs. P . B. Bynum's chool, Greensboro, :-.:. C. ______________ _ 125.00 MAY 27. Friends-900 Pounds ;\1eaL _____________________ _ 135.00 JUNE 5. Friend 3-Clothing for Boy and Girl _____ _______ 32.50 AUGUST 29. 1 Dresser, 1 Sto\'e-Given by Dr. E. E. Toney, Oxford NOVEMBER 19. Mineola :'IIanufacturing Co., Gibsondlle, i\-. C., by Mr. D. l\1. Davidson-One Bundle Outing ________ _ 23. :'Ill'. Hill Hunter, Proximity Manufacturing Co.- 1325 Yards Overall and Outing Cloth ___________ _ 24. Durham Ice Cream Company-Ice Cream _________ _ 29. Friend -Clothing _____________________________ _ DEC&,1BER 21. Clothing for Boys-Dr. E . E. Toney, Oxford, T. C._ 22. Dinrg. fLo.r PB. oyAsr _m__s_tr_o_n_g_,_ _R__o_c_k_y_ _l_\I_o_u_n_t,_ _N__. _C__._-_C_ l_o_t_h _- 22. Fruit Trees, given by !\II'. and :'I1 r s. John Roger, Oxford , :-.:. C. __________________________________ _ 22. Clothing for Boys-Dr. Dunston, Raleigh, '. C. ___ _ 24. 1 Bushel Apples-Mr. Ernest Jones, Oxford, N. C._ 24. P [,(:~l'!1ts fer all Children, by Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Thomas, Oxford, :-.:. C. ______ __ _________________ _ 27. Dr. J. ~. :Ilills. Durham-Clothing for Boys _____ _ 15.00 20.00 204.75 5.80 20.00 3.50 3.50 37.50 2.00 1.00 15.00 3.50 JANUARY REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT CASH CONTRIBUTIONS January 1, 1938- December 31, 1938 2. Mi nisters Association of Vance County __________ $ 2. Mr. A. H. PoweIL __________________________ __ _ 2. Gra nville Insurance Agency ________ ____________ _ 2. Thomas Callowa y, Chicago, Illinois ______________ _ 2. Mr. S. B. Eaton, Cana, North Carolina __ _________ _ 2. Refun d, Mr. Alston __ ___ _______ __ __ ___ __ __ _____ _ 8. Mary Pot ter SchooL ____ ______ ___ ___ ___________ _ 12. Mr. W. V. Ormond, Will iamston, North Carolina __ 13. Welfa re Department of Stokes County _________ _ 13. Mrs. Minnie J ohnson ____ __ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ ___ _ 15. P rof. J ames Plumme r, Manson, North Carolina ___ _ 21. P rice High School, Salisbury, North Carolina ___ _ 22. Miss An nie Chresf ield , Monroe, Nor th Carolina __ _ _ 23. Mrs. C. McGhee (Mr. Upchurch $5; Mr. Gidney $1) 24. Rev. N. F. Brooks, Bea ufor t, North Carolina _____ _ 24. Mitchell Cha pel Sunday School of Vance County ___ _ 22. Secu rity National Bank __ __ ___________ _________ _ 26. Wilson Welfare Association ___ _____ __________ ___ _ 30. Ministers and Deacons Union, Henderson, N. C. ___ _ 30. Miss C. L. J ones, Owens Color ed School, Norlina __ 30. Mr. T. C. BlackweIL _____________________ _____ _ 30. Ministers a nd Dea con Union, Wake F orest, N. C. __ 31. Min is t ers and Deacons Union, Mr. George Hester , P resident ________ __ _____ ___ ___ ____ _____ ______ _ FEBRUARY 2. Mr . E. D. Sincla ir, Montgomery Coun ty, Troy, N. C._ 2. Timothy Da rling P r esbyterian Mis sionary Society __ 2. Mr. P . S. J ones, Washington, North Carolina ___ _ 2. Mr . J . J. Clemmons, Roper , orth Carolina ______ _ _ 8. Mrs. Burn nie Howell , for RenL ___ ___ __ __ ________ _ 9. Dr. E. E . Toney, Refund as per di em Board Meet. __ 10. Mr. J. W. Medford, Refund as per diem Board Meet. 14. M. C. Lennon, Refund to Bea ufort ____ ____ __e_x_p_e_n_s_e_ _m_o_n__e_y _f_o_r_ _b_o_y_s_' _t_r_ip _ 15. Mi nis t er s a nd Deacons Union of E a s t Cedar Grove Associa ti on, by Mr. H. M. Bullock, Creedmoor , N. C. 15. Colored High School, Mr. E. J . Hayes, Principal, Willi amston, N. C. ____ ___ __ __ __ ____ ___________ _ _ 16. Colored High School, Red Springs __ ___ _____ ___ _ 17. H. M. Turner 's Marke t, fo r Sale of MeaL __ ____ _ 20. Rev. S. G. Duns ton, Littleton , N. C. (concer t) __ _ _ 20. Rev. Hurley Jones, Norlina, North CarolinL ____ _ 20. Mr. George Dawson, J acksonville, North Carolina_ 21. Middle Ba pti st Associa tion _________ _____ _____ __ _ 21. County-Wide P . T. A., Mrs. Rose D. Aggrey, Sa lis-bury, N o~· t h Carolina ________ ______ ______ ______ _ 28. Mr. C. C. Smith, Ma id en, North Ca rolina ____ ___ _ 29. Mrs. Floss ie J. Parker , Ta rboro, North Ca rolin a __ 37 21.06 5.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 11.75 4.00 5.00 8.92 8.00 5.00 6.00 54.00 1.00 34.80 40.00 1.60 6.28 2.30 8.00 8.61 7.13 5.24 8.48 1.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 8.63 5.00 6.60 4.40 2.55 6.01 .75 2.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 12.50 38 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT MARCH 5. Mrs. Burnnie Howell, for Room RenL ___________ $ 8. 1\1rs. Mary Morrison, State ville, N. C. ___________ _ 11. Concert at New Bern, sponsored by Mrs. C. Mann __ 13. Zeta Alpha Chapter of Omega P i Phi Fraternity __ 20. William Ridlr:y ___________________________ _____ _ 20. Rev. l cGrier, Wa r renton, N. C. _______________ _ 26. Colored High School, Kinston, N. C. ___________ _ 26. LaGrange High School, Mr. E. B. Frink, PrincipaL 26. Refund, 1\1r. Lennon, expense to Kinston and LaGrange ____________ - __ - - - - - - - - __ - - __ - - ___ - -- 27. Rcoenfucnerdt, _1_\[_1_'. __L__en__n_o_n_, __e_x_p_e_n_s_e_ __t_o_ _ V__i_rg__in_i_a_ __f_o _r 27. Granville County \Yoman's Home 1\1i ion Union __ 27. ;lliss Martha \\'ynn _____________ _______________ _ 27. Budd Piper Roofing Company-For % cord wood __ APRIL 2. Elijah Clement -For Cemetery Plots _____ ______ _ 3. Sunday School District No. ~ of Ea t Cedar Grove Associa tion ________________________ ___________ _ :2. ale of Calf Skin ____________________ _________ _ 2. ;\Irs. Burnnie Howell, for Room RenL __________ _ 2. Re\·. \V. H. Owcn . Columbia, ~. C. _____________ _ 4. ::'Ilr ~. ;lI. Fitzgerald, On Radio AccounL __________ _ 12. Wil on Welfare .\s.ociation. for Bowden Children_ 14. Coley prings SchooL _________________________ _ 14. Wilson \ 'elfare A s~ociation _____________________ _ 16. Prof. T. . Cooper. Gates County Training chooL_ 17. v\Yenatriroenn _C_o_u_n__ty_ _B__a_p_ti_s_t_ _S_. _S_._ _a_n_ _I _B_._ _Y_._ _P_._ _ _._ _C_o_n _- I e. ;Il l'S. Blanche Harris, Albemarle, ~. C. _________ _ :2:2. F irst Ba ptist Church. Raleigh. N. C. (Concert) ___ _ 24. Re\·. S. D. Dunston, Littleton . ' . . _____________ _ 24 . Sunday School COl1\'ention of District o. 4. ;\li s Ethel ·Tuck. Secretary _________________________ _ :24. Sunda~' School Con\'ention of District No. 1 of the Ea~t Cedar Gro\'e Assoclation _________________ _ 24. Rev. J. W. Burwell, Henderson ... C. ___________ _ 24 . ;\ll'. H. Robinson, Pres ident Rowan County P. T. A. 24. Agricultural Conservation DrpartmenL _________ _ 2c . Guilford County Drive. Re\·. P. B. Bynum. Chair-man, Greensboro, 1 . C. ________________________ _ MAY 3. T. F. Blair ____________________________________ _ 3. Lutheran College _______________________ _______ _ •. ::'III'S. Burnnie HoweIL __________________________ _ 8. Sunday Sen-ice Collection (on campus) _________ _ P ine~' Grove Baptist Church. Re\·. Thomas . Pastor, Roxboro, :-J. C. ________________________________ _ 9. Wilson Welfare Association ____ ____________ ___ _ _ 9. l\orth Carolina 1'\egro Teachers Association _____ _ 12. Dr. S. H. Cannady ____________________________ _ 16. For Calf Skin _______________________ __________ _ 5.00 .50 23.11 50.00 .50 1.00 2.00 6.66 1.25 5.00 3.50 .50 3.00 20.00 20.00 .25 5.00 6.50 5.00 20.00 .15 40.00 1.00 16.25 6.22 4. 5 4.62 5.00 5.50 1.00 9.00 23.39 23 .72 2.00 5.35 5.00 1.13 4.00 20.00 50.00 4.00 .30 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 19. IGnuanil f_o_rd_ __C_o_u_n_t_y_ _D_ _ri_v_e_, __R_e_v_._ _P_._ _B_. _ _B_y_n_u_m__,_ _C_h_a_i_r_- $ 22. Rev. J. J . Freeland, Roxboro, N. C. _______________ _ 26. mGaunil fo_r_d_ _C_o__u_n_ty_ _D_ _r_iv_e_,_ _R_e_v_._ _P_._ _B_. __B_y_n_u__m_,_ _C_h_a__ir _- 29. Woman's Union of Sweet Gum Church, Mrs. M. E . Thaxton, President, Wilton, N. C. _______________ _ 29. Cedar Grove Union, Rev. W. M. Warner, Modera-tor, Danville, Virginia ___ _____ _____________ __ __ _ 29. Calf Skin _______ ____ _______________ __________ _ 29. CDhisutrrcich t _N__o_. __4_ _W__o_m__a_n_'s_ __U_n_i_o_n_ _o__f __th__e __C_h__ri_s_t_ia_n _ 29. Deacons and Trustees Union, Louisburg, N. C. 29. Shiloh Ministers a nd Deacons Union ______ _____ _ 29. Franklin County B. Y. P. U. ________ ______ _____ _ 29. Franklin County Sunday School Convention __ __ _ _ JUNE 1. Mt. Zion Elementary School, Greensboro, N. C. ___ _ 5. East Cedar Grove S. S. Convention _____________ _ 6. Refund Mrs. Biggers ____ ~ ______ ___________ ____ _ 13. MAisnsiosct.e r_s _a_n_d__ _D_e_a_c_o_n_s_ _U_n_i_o_n_ _o_f_ _E__a_s_t _C__e_d_a_r _G__r_o_v e_ 11. Wilson Welfare Association ___________________ _ 15. Mrs. Blanche Harris, Albemarle, N. C. _________ _ 24. Refund, Mr. Lennon _____________ _____________ _ 24. C. T. Daniel, Telephone Call to Creedmoor, N. C. __ 26. Greensboro Welfare Association __ _________ ___ _ _ 26. New Light Baptist Church ___________ __________ _ 26. General Sunday School Convention of the East Ce-dar Grove Association, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 26. Rev. Earl Williams, Fairfield, Maryla nd _________ _ 27. Refund, Miss Wynn _________________________ ___ _ 27. Concert at orth Carolina College for Negroes ___ _ JULY 3. 8. 8. 8. 8. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 12. 14. 15. 17. 17. 17. Woman's E ast Cedar Grove Union __ _____________ _ Mrs. Burnnie Howell. Room Rent _______________ _ W. T. Lomax, Greensboro, N. C. _________________ _ Misses Dora and Laura Sandling, and Mr. J ohn Sandling, Franklinton, N. C. ____________________ _ Mrs. Zilphia Gatlin" C~icod, N. C. __ __________ ___ _ Rev. Gonoway, Leal<SVllle, N. C. _______ __________ _ Rev. P. 1. Wells, Reidsvi lle, N. C. _______________ _ Rev. W. L. Mason, Reid sv ill e, N. C. _____________ _ Rev. Bass, First Baptist Church , Reidsvi lle, N. C. __ NM.t . CB. et_h_e_l _C__h_u_r_c_h_ _(_W__o_m_a__n_'s_ C__o_n_v_e_n_t_i_on_)_,_ _R_o_x_b_o_r_o _, Wilson Welfa re Association ___________________ _ Concert at Raleigh, N. C., sponsored by Mrs. M. Rawlins ____________________________ __________ _ Dr. C. G. O'Kelly, Durham, N. C. _______________ _ Security National Bank, Wi lder Trust Fund Income A. M. E. Z. Church, Rev. Tonstill, Pa tor, La urinburg Southern Pines Baptist Church, Rev. J. F. Wertz __ County Line Association by Rev. D. P . Lewis _____ _ 39 15.00 5.69 15.00 11.02 9.05 .18 1.65 5.00 20.10 5.00 18.08 2.15 10.00 31.50 5.00 80.00 1.50 2.64 .15 6.45 4.05 10.10 1.38 4.46 25.80 5.00 5.00 4.00 17.00 2.00 5.05 7.08 5.50 5.00 7.41 20.00 18.51 1.00 10.72 5.15 3.18 5.00 40 2-1. 24. 24. 24. 27. 27. :27. :27. 27 . :2 . 3L 3L :31. :~L 3L :U. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 1\1 r. T. B. Jordan, Xorlina, ~ . C. ______ ___________ $ v\Yeanktieo nC o_u_n_ty_ ___u_n_d_a_y_ _S_c_h_o_o_l_ _a_n_d_ _B_._ _Y_._ _P_. __U_._ _C_o_n _- nion Baptist District Sunday chool and B. Y. P. U. Convention, Fayetteville, N. C. ________ ______ _ _ F irst Baptist Church, Rev. T. H. Dwelle, Pa tor, Fayetteville, N. C. _____________________ ___ ___ _ Di trict Ko. 13, F. & A. A. 1\1., by !\Ir. W. RoysteL Concert, First Baptist Church , Raleigh, . C. ___ _ :'III'S. Owens, Raleigh, K. C. _____________ _____ _ _ :'Ill'S. E. L. Ransom, olicitations _______________ _ Chapel Collection at Anni\'e rsary Celebration _____ _ :'111':'. fl. :'II. Brooks. Oxford, .'. C. _______________ _ :'lIt. Ollie lJnion. by J . S. Sills. Louisburg, K. C. __ First Baptist Church, Louisburg, K. C. __ _______ _ . hiloh :'IIinister,; and !l~acons Union ___________ _ Re\,. :'II. T. PIUl:lmer. Louisburg', N. C. ___ ______ _ Christian Warren :'IIis"ionary Union, by :'III'S. Sarah Eppes, :\liddleburg.:--:. . _____________ __________ _ Rent of Grounds Annin?nary Day ________ ____ _ _ AUGUST 5. 5. S. 10. 10. 13. 1 :3. 13. 13. 1:1. 13. 1:1. 1-1. 1-1. l--!. :28. ,) :!0. Refund, :'IIadison Lennon-Expense to Reids\'ille __ Concut ,1t Reids\'ille :--:. C., :'III'. Bruce Roberts, Le:1k~\'ille, X. C. ______________________ ___ _____ _ Refund on :'Ilotor Fuel used for TractoL __ ___ ___ _ 1\1rs. Burnnie Howel!. Room RenL ______________ _ \yiJ,'on \\ elfare _·hsociation _____________________ _ Grt'en~b, 1'0 '''dfure AS~OCI ,Lon, for PearsalI boys :'III'S. Burnnie H o~·ell. Room RenL _________ __ ___ _ Re\·. \Y illiam \Yarner. IJal1\·ille. \,ir~inia _______ _ TIe\·. J. \Y. \ri ley . :'Ilebane. ~. C. _________ _______ _ :'111'';. George Bullock. \Yashington, D. C. _______ _ Refund. ;\11'. AI,ton _____________________ ______ _ _ Concert at Columhia. X. C .. by ;\11'''' L. B. J ones __ Refun!. :'IIa(I'~on C. Lell1'OIL ____________________ _ Rev. ;\105e5 Bullock. ;\liddleburg, ~. C. ___________ _ He\· .. jim lbnrro\'('. Hender"on. X. C. ___________ _ :\Iini"t('r~ and Deacon" Lnion of the :'IIiddle Bapti-t As;;ociation, by Re\·. J. \Y. Burwell. Henderson ___ _ Ruin Creek Baptist Church. H~nderson. X. C. ___ _ Rp\·. G 'or2l' ('re\\·s. Hl·"ter. :--:. C. _______________ _ C"nl'~rt at Sprin~ Hop~, :--:. c. _________________ _ n ·fun '. :\1,'. :\ladi''''l 1.l 11011 _________________ _ :\11'. Bruce Roberts. Leaks\-ille. ~. C. (concert) ___ _ Rl'\·. Ll'l' J hn;;on. Pastel' Haywood hape!. Oxford_ nc··. J, . I'~l Bro\\·n. Pa:;(-)r. A. :\1. E. Z. Church , H~nd{'r"on. :--:. 1. ________________________ ______ _ Seaboard Bapt.st Church. R .\'. C. C. taton, Pasto r, '\. ('Idon . . '. C _________________________________ _ Roanoke Salem Church. Re\,. C. C. Staton, Pastor, Weldon. X. c. _______________________________ __ _ sCoorn c_er_t_ _a_t_ _D__u_r_h_a_m_._ _::_-<_. _(_' _.• __:\_11_'<_;._ _L_._ _A__b_t_o_n_, _S__p_o_n _- Concert at ~ash\'ille, ~. C. _______________ ______ _ 9.34 10.25 5.52 8.72 5.75 22.92 1.50 1 .00 19.26 6.77 -1 .11 4.00 12.31 6.65 5.02 236.2 2.00 2.00 1 .05 5.00 20.00 10. 7 5.00 10.55 5.95 6.:31 2.9-1 14.5 6.00 1.00 6.50 3.50 :2.:20 -1.52 2.-15 3.10 1:!.55 :2.65 -1 .13 10.00 1-1.00 :3.:35 . 4 R EPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT SEPTEMBER 3. Dorothea Venable, for Cemetery PloL ___ _________ $ 4. Mrs. Burnnie Howell, Room Rent for AugusL __ __ _ 7. Rev. C. M. Perry, Char lotte, N. C. ______ ___ ______ _ 7. Rev. P . M. Mayfield, Cha r lotte, N. C., From St. Pa ul Bapt ist Church _______ ___ _____ _________ ___ _ 7. Price High School, Charlotte, N. C. __________ __ _ _ 7. Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Charlotte, N. C. ___ __ _ 7. Mrs. Sadie Scott, Concord, N. C. (concert) _____ _ _ 8. Rev. Walter. A. Tutt, Salisbury, N. C. __________ _ 9. Wil on Welfare Association ________ __ ________ ___ _ 11. Mt. Zio n Baptist Church, Enfield, N. C., Rev. F . Bullock, Pastor ____ ____ ________________________ _ 11. Concert, Sever n, N. C., Mrs. Cherr y Clark, SponSOL 11. P rof. J . . Gill, Colored High School, Seaboard, N. C. (concert) _________ _______________________ _ 11. WjJ n Welfare Association ___________________ _ 14. Woman's Union of M. B. Association ________ ___ _ 15. Green boro Welfare Association ________ _________ _ 17. Unknown Donor ________ _______ ____ _________ ___ _ 25. Miss Myrtle Mangum. Creedmoor, N. C. _________ _ 29. Neuse River Association, by Rev. F. L. Bull ocL_ 30. Concert, Person County Traini ng School, :.\11'. L. W. Brooks, Sponsor _______________________________ _ 27. Original Shiloh Baptist Association, Rev. T. A. Cheek, Moderator, Elberon, N. C. _____ _____ _____ _ OCTOBER 2. Horace E. Wyche, Henderson, N. C. ___________ __ _ 2. East Cedar Grove S. S. Convention, Mr. H. AI. Bullock, President, Creedmoor, N. C. ___________ __ _ 2. Baptist Chur ch of Franklinton, N. C. _____________ _ 3. Mrs. Burnnie Howell, Room RenL ______________ _ 6. Woman's State Convention ______________________ _ 9. Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. linton, PaStOL ____ _ 9. Di trict No. 4 Sunday School Convention of East Cedar Grove Association, Mr. H. L. Lunsford, Pres._ 9. Iiddle Baptist Association ______________________ _ 1 1. Wilson Welfare Association _______ _____________ _ 12. Concert at Person County High School, Mr. L. W. Brooks, Sponsor, Roxboro, . C. ____ _______ ____ _ 14. First Baptist Church (white), Oxford, N. C. _____ _ 15. Woman's East Cedar Grove Union at Zora Baptist Church, Mrs. Lucindia Parri h, PresidenL ______ _ 15. Franklin County Baptist Woman's Association ___ _ 18. Unused portion of money furnished for ewer line construction from the Town of Oxford ___________ _ 12. Sale of Tobacco _________________________ ____ ___ _ 20. Sale of Tobacco ________________________________ _ 30. Sale of Tobacco _____________________ __________ _ _ 30. Franklin County Sunday School Convention _____ _ 30. B. Y. P. U. of Frankl in County _________________ _ 30. Mr s. Mamie L. Turner, Warsaw, N. C. ________ _ _ 30 . Cou nty Line S. S. Convention, Oxford, N. C. ___ _ 30. Mini sters and Deacons Union, by Rev. G. HesteL __ 41 15.00 5.00 3.68 5.19 7.00 5.00 5.50 5.00 20.00 10.03 10.85 10.29 40.00 2.75 15.00 1.00 2.00 6.20 3.80 66.38 4. 12 15.00 5.16 5.00 11.38 5.25 1.00 ~.10 20.00 18.83 10.09 4.00 6.60 68.33 108.00 140.60 5-!.00 5.55 2.00 15.63 10.00 13.25 42 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT NOVEMBER 6. Frank Gardner, Rockford, Michigan _______________ $ 5. Wilson Welfare Association ___________________ __ _ 5. Mr.;\1. R. Herring, Rent on Samp on County FarnL 11. Wilson Welfare As' ociation _____________________ _ 11. Concert. Waters Training School, Winton, N. C. __ II. Refund, :'IIadi on Lennon _______________________ _ 13. 13. 13. 13. 13. Eli jah Clements, For Cemetery Plot for Holman __ Second Baptist Church , Raleigh, •. . _________ _ Congregational Church, Ral e igh,~. . ___ __ ____ _ \\" oman's ;\Ii ~ ionary 1.J nion of Franklin County __ Nelson Chapel, Rev. Burchett. Franklinton, N. C. __ Salem Baptist Church, Yashll1gton, D. C. _______ _ 13. Third Baptist Church, Washing-ton, D. C. _________ _ 11 . Prof. D. P. Lewis, 'olored High School, Roanoke Rapids. ~. C. __________________________________ _ 11. ?-.r. E. ;\1. Lowe, ClulIrma:1 Orphanage Aid Com-mittee. Reidsville, , '. C. _______________________ _ 14. Elijah lements, Payment in Full for Cemetery 20. 20. 17. 17. 1:-. 1 . 20. 23. Plots. h~' Charhe Ridl y ___ ____________________ _ A. :\1. E. Zion Con ference ___________________ __ _ Re\·. George C. Pollard, Box ~14. Louisburg, t\ . C. __ J. R. Hawkins High Schocl, Warrenton, N. C. ___ _ Re\·. and :'11 1'';;. A. H. George, Charlotte, ~. C. _____ _ R \'. II. G. Thompson. Zion Baptist Church, Reid - \·ille. X. C .. by ;\Ir. E. ;\1. Lo\\'e _________________ _ The .-\merica:1 LegiOl;. by ;\Ir. \Y ill Harris, Oxford __ Dr. J. A. Tinsley. Weldon, N. C. _______________ _ Dr. A. C, Yow, Henderson . ' . C.-Thanksgiving Donation _____________________________ ________ _ 23. ;\11'. Hill Hunter. Greensboro, 1 . C. _____________ _ 2:3. 2t-. .) 28. 2 . Lincoln Acariemy. Kings :'Ilountain, ~. C. _______ _ Colored High School. BrHard .• '. C. _______ ____ _ _ Colored Hi~h Schoel, ;\Iocksville. X. C. _____ __ __ _ Colc·red High School, Kannapolis. ~. c, _________ _ JO~1n Ch<1vis School, Cherryville, N. c. __________ _ 2~. Plea~[l~1 t Grove School. :\1 bane, 1'\. C. _________ _ 2. East Durham Colored School, Durham, •. C. _____ _ 2~. ToL' \\'oman', Auxillary Progressi\'e Ba ptist Con- \'ention, :11.-" Belle Gan es. ecretary ___________ _ ~;3. Concert. Colored High School. Roanoke Rapids. N. C. 2. :lIiss :lIaude G. Foster. for Cleveland High School, Shelhy. .'. C. _________________________________ _ 20. N. F .. -\. Chapter, by ;\Ir. 1. H. Smith. Laurinburg __ ~8. :nlIart.i oTn. C_. __H_a_r_r_is_,_ _O_x_f_o_r_d_._ _~_._ _C_._-_T_h_a_n_k_s_g_i_\_·_in_g__ _D_o _- 30. Greer"horo Welfare As"C'ciation _________________ _ :1 0. :'Ill'. T. H. Br00me. Central High School. Xe\\·ton, ~. C. _________________________________________ _ DEC ElIIB ER 2. :III'. I). Rnbin"c'n. Hl'nderson Im titute, Hendel' on . ~. C. (concert) ___________________________ ____ _ 2. :lIr. E . . 10hnson. Principal Graded School. Hender-son . X. C. (concert) __ _________________________ _ 5.00 40.00 75.00 20.00 13.60 2.60 5.00 11.05 11.5 7.60 4.40 3.60 10.71 2.00 10.40 15.00 10.00 1 .50 9.52 1.00 5.00 4.34 5.00 5.00 25.00 4.59 5.00 1.00 3.19 5.00 5.00 10.00 3.00 8.04 2.00 5.00 3.00 11.00 2.00 10.n ] 0.40 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 6. Sale of Collards _________________________________ $ 6. Refund, Mr. Alston ___________________________ _ 6. Townsville High School, Mr. W. Williams, Prin., Townsville, N. C. _____________ __ _______ ________ _ 7. Kittrell Graded School, Kittrell, N. C. ___________ _ 8. Ministers Alliance, by Rev. 1. H. Alston, Fay-ettevill e, N. C. ________________________ ________ _ 8. President J. W. Seabrook, Fayetteville, N. C., by Rev. I. H. Alston, Fayetteville, N. C. ___________ _ 8. Prof. Arthur B. Bingham, Cha irman Orphanage Aid Drive, Lexington. N. C. _______________________ _ 8. Prof. C. A. McDougal, New Hope School, Ruth-erfordton, N. C. ________________________ _______ _ 8. Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C. _______________ _ 8. Mt. Pleasant School, Mr. A. A. Lane, Princi pal, Mt. Pleasa nt, N. C. ___________________________ _ 12. Wilson Welfare Association _____________________ _ 12. Mrs. Burnnie Howell, For Room RenL ____ ______ _ 12. Mrs. Willie M. Hardie, sponsor of concert at Manly Street Christian Church, Raleigh , N. C. _______ _ 12. Mnart.i oEn . _L_._ _R_i_n_e_h_a_r_d_t_, __R_o_c_k_y_ _M__o_u_n_t_, _C__h_r_is_t_m__a_s __D_o _- 13. Mrs. ellie L. Corpening, on Drive for Catawba County. Hickory, N. C. _________________________ _ 13. North Carolina Cor:gress of Colored Parents and Teachers, by Dean S. D. Williams, Eli zabeth City, orth Carolina ________________________________ _ 14. gTahnet oSne, niNo. r CC. _la_s_s_ _o_f_ _O_l_i_v_e __H_i_ll_ _H__i_g_h_ _S_c_h_o_o_l_, _M__o_r _- 13. Prof. C. M. Eppes, Greenville, N. C. (on Dr ive) __ 13. Rev. J. H. Hayswood. for P anthersford Presbyterian Church of Buie, N. C. __ ______ __________________ _ 18. First Baptist Church, Oxford, N. C. ____________ _ _ 18. 1ary Potter School and Timothy Da rling Chur-ch, by Rev. H. S. Davis, Oxford . . C. _______________ _ 19. Mr. E. M. Lowe, Ch airman Orphanage Aid Commit-tee, Rocki ngham Cou nty. Reidsvill e, N. C. _______ _ 20. Prof. J. R. E deli n, Chairman Orphanage Aid Com-mittee, Wilkes County, Wilkesboro, . C. ________ _ 20. Prof. O. R. Pope, Rocky Mount Gr a ded School, Rocky Mount, N. C. ____________________________ _ 21. Mrs. Phyllis O'Kelley-fr om First Baptist Church, and the Colored P . T. A. of Anson County, Wades-boro. N. C. ____________________________________ _ 21. P rof. J ohn H. Davis, Chairman Orphanage Aid Dr i\-e, J ackson Cou nty, Sylva, N. C. _____________ _ 21. Dr. R. A. Bryce, from the People of Pe rson County, for Orphanage Aid Drive _____ ____ _________ _____ _ 22. Miss lone Ya ncey, Oxford, . C.- Donation __ ___ _ 22. Mrs. Lydia Galbrai th , Chairman of Orphanage Aid Drive of Cleveland County, Shelby, N. C .. (This includes $7.50 given by Western North Carolina and Northern South Carolina Mission ary Educational Union, Rev. Burke, Moderator, Gastonia, -. C. __ _ 43 .25 2.12 10.55 8.45 20.07 8.00 40.00 6.68 5.00 7.00 20.00 5.00 5.35 1.00 16.22 25.00 5.00 22.50 4.00 13.04 13.00 5.02 25.45 12.52 25.45 6.00 131.43 1.00 67.50 44 REPORT OF SUPERINTE DENT 22. Prof. James A. Clark, Chairman Orphanage Aid ommittee of P asquotank County, Elizabeth City, i\' or th Carolina __________________ ___ ________ ____ $ 38.09 19. Sa le of Pig_____________________________________ 6.50 19. For Stock Service, by Mr. Dixon______________ ____ 4.00 2·1. Refund on Oranges________________________ _____ .30 27. Colored High School, Norwood. . C., Prof. S . S. Carpenter. PrincipaL_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ 3.21 27. Prof. J. F. Gunn, for Alamance County Drive in part, Burlington, ~. C.__________________________ 11.10 27. :'>Iecklenburg County Contribution, Mrs. G. F. Wood-son, Charlotte, i\'. ._ ________________________ ___ 92.13 27. :\In. Clara B. Hick, for Columbus County Dri\'e, Whiteville, :.:. C.____________________________ ____ 4.00 28. P itt County Teache r Assoc iation, by Mrs. J. 1. Donnell, Greem ' ill e, :.:. C._______________________ 12.00 29. Dr. J. W. Black, Chairman Orphanage Aid Committee of ROcky :\Iount, :.:. C.-Donation from :\It. Zi on Baptist Church ___________________________ _____ 6.45 Total Donated Commodities _____________ _________ S 2,2 5.07 T otal Cash Contributions__________________ ______ 3,869.47 Total Contributions _____________________________ $ 6,154.54 The public support ancl the upport produced by the farm and other enterp ri ses on the grounds ha\-e been mentioned and from the growth showll in the last b\'o year indications are that;,\,e might e.:pect it to contin~le to grow each year as \'e are better quipped for fa rming and as the public becomes m l'e "Orphanage conscious." This means of support. ho\\,e\'er, i the smaller and Ie' stable of our a\'enues of sUPPoli. As you know, fo r the past biennium the State of Korth Carolina has made an annual gl'ant of $26,500. " 'hen the AC!\'isory Budget Commit ee met, a committee from the Orphanage composed of Attorney B. \Y. Parham, :'>11'. T. C. Ranis. Dr. E. E. Toney, and the Superintend nt appeared before the Budget Committee and asked that in \'i e'" of the fact that the income of the Orphanage \\'as inadequate to meet all needs and that since it \\'as necessan' to bOlTo\\' from time to time to meet these needs, and that about 813,000 \\'as owed on land and bank notes \\'hich amount could only be paid from money gi\'en by friends. that the State for the next bien nium grant the Orphanage S30,000 each year to coyer the total cost of maint nance. ,,-hich \\'ould make it po sible for the funds coming f rom the public and the Duke Foundation to be used to clear up all outstanding indebted- REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 45 ness. This request was made, too, in view of the fact that though we are a private non-profit corporation all of our children are wards of the State of North Carolina, coming to us through the various County Welfare Departments and leaving us only with the approval of these same Departments. Then, too, if we are given $30,000 it will enable us to take more children, as at all times we are forced to deny children admittance. The State Welfare Department asks that we not take more than 150 children until we have more fund so as to more adequately care for the needs of the children. Each year The Duke Endowment, another source of income, makes a much n ee ded and much appreciated grant which varies from year to year depending upon the number of days of care and the earnings of certain securities. This year, it is hoped that a large part of this appropriati on may be used to reduce ou r $13,000 debt. CONCL 810 In general we feel that the Lord has blessed our efforts this year by allowing u to care for our children with no major mishaps or catastrophes. We look forward to 1939 with great hope and anticipation of ability to do a better job fo r these entrusted to ou r care. We would like to ask each of you in the ew Year, despite the fact that you are busy men, to take every opportunity with the State Legislature, the Governor, and other State officials to advance the cause of the Orphanage. Jot only with this group do we ask you to advance the cause, but with all people and groups of people in our fair State and Nation. Respectfully submitted, T. K. BORDERS, SupeTintendent. 46 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT REPORT FOR HALF YEAR January 1, 1939- Ju ne 30, 1939 Gentlemen of the Board of Directors of the Colo?'ed 01'phanage of North Carolina: Thi six month which ha elap ed ince your meeting in December has gone by seemingly so rapidly that we have not done all of the thing~ that we set out to do this year, but we are till making progres along financiallines and with the care of the children . We can as ure you that we ha\'e a healthy, happy, atisfied g roup of boys and girls in our care. Mr. Harri in hi fin a ncial r eport \vill tell you more of the progres that has been made towards putting the institution on a ca h ba is. I shall confine my report to child progres and the state of the plant, including a few of the many needed item which I wish you to con ider. As you know I have been incapacitated for a while due to an illness which ha kept me in bed for part of t he time. In making this report I am pa ing on to you the state of co nditi ons as i seen through the eyes of the indi\' idual worker. I ha \'e asked each worker to make a report of hi s or her department and I shall r ead to you excerpt from these repor t : GIRLS BUILDIl\G MRS. LE:\'ORE GID~EY, ,lJatl'on Very little impro\'ement ha been made on the Girls' Building since J anuary 1, 1939, Hence, this r eport will be ome,,'hat s imil ar to pr e\'iou r eport. Howe\'e r , quite a bit of work has been done in the girls' lavatory and bath room. \Vi th what facilitie we ha \'e her e, we are able to get a long . but impronment here would be in order. Our sleeping quarter are not ufficient in that we ha\'e fo r ty-two gi rl s sleeping in 33 beds, The e condition cause quite a bit of confu ion. The completion of the third floor would r elieve the sleeping situation enti r ely. If the third fl oor is fini hed and equ ipped. accommodations can be gi \'en to f ifty gi rls \\,ith only one in each bed. A you know this bui lding i one of the oldest on the campus and was ne\'er completely finished inside, Much improvement, in the \yay of painting, plaster ing, new floors. etc" is need- REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 47 ed. However, we have t ri ed to make the building as homelike and comfortable as possible by putting into each r oom beautiful rugs, though cheap, which were made by the WP A, table scarfs, bath mats, etc. Every room now has one picture and a mirror, which were given to encourage orderliness and cleanliness in the room. In spite of the fact that the girls' bedrooms have unpainted brick walls and rough floor s, they have taken great pride in keeping their r ooms spot less. The girls do their own mending, sewing, laundering, hair dressing, and cleaning. Some of the girl are n eces~ sarily more dependable than others and we think that these gir ls have been a great influence on the others in helping them learn to be more careful and to take more pride in their per sonal affairs. Illnesses so far have been minor ones. The general state of health for this six months has been very good, with no serious illness of any kind. We sincerely hope that at an early date our building will be r emodeled and made beauti fu l, for we feel that as these dark drab conditions are covered with lightness and beauty, so will our minds and hearts be cleaned and cleared of malice and blackness that might be there. Then the girls' building will be a more pleasant and likeable place in which to live. We hope that by another year our building will be properly screened and thus guar d the children against diseases carri ed by fli es, mosqu itoes, and so forth. LITTLE BOYS BUILDING MRS. CLAIRE LENNON, Matron At the present time we have forty-two boys in our building. These boys range in age from six to fourteen with one exception. We have one boy, Thomas McDaniels, who is a junior in high school, who assists in our building and lives in the building in the capacity of head worker. Every boy has a separate bed, individual clothing, tooth brush, towel, etc. The boys are learning to take great pride in their possessions and seem to be improving constantly in their respect for property. Since J anuary 1st a ll of the downstairs wood work has been painted. WIater was seeping in the basement, but work has been started to water-proof the walls of the 48 REPORT OF SUPERINTE DENT basement and we hope that next winter our basement will be in better condition so that it can be u ed a a play room and study room, ince January we ha\'e added some cots, por ch furnitu r e, curtain fo r the econd floor windows, and rag rugs which were made by the WP A, These rugs, though in expensive, are beautifully designed and add much to the genera l appearance of our bui lding, We feel that the improvements ha \'e been a good inve tment, lJecau e a' \\'e are able to make impro\'ements we notice a decided reaction in the boys toward an appreciation of that which is beautiful and a desire on their part to help keep it beautiful. We ha\'e had no major illnes es, only common illnesses , uch as toothache, colic. colds. etc, The weight gained pel' child has been , atisfactory, We do notice, ho\\'e\'er, that there a re ,e\'eral boys \\'i th bad ton ils, We hope that these tonsil will be remo\'ed in the early fa ll. Besides clothing and shoes for winter , our major needs a re some equipment for play room fo r use on cold and ra iny days, In this play room \\'e would like to ha\'e seats iJuilt along the \\'a lls with hinged tops, so that the boy might h:l\'e a place to keep their ".iunk·', whi ch includes marbles and other toys and little keepsakes, There would also be a black hoard in this room that they might be able to draw 01' write. and white paint fo r marking hop-scotch squares and marble rings on the cement floor. In addition to thi - play room we \\'ould like to fix a r eadi ng room, There are ten boys who a re fifth graders and abo\'e. and it is necessa l'\' that they do some home work and out ide reading, Thel:e is al 0 a great need fo r some small chai rs for the bed r oom, Each boy h ou ld ha\'e a chair so that he might sit and place his clothes on this chair when he goes to bed, BOYS BUILDI:-\C :'I118S :'I1ARTHA WY:\K • .lJail'On At the prese nt time th ere are 70 boy living in the Boys Building-the larger boys of the in titution, They are healthy, r obu t, and a re beginning to take the attitude that they are the young men of the campus, Each boy has hi own clothes and is supposed to look after minor r epairs to t hem, Some of the boys who attend high school needed suits of clothing to wear to the acti\'ities that they attended, We are \'ery grateful to se\'eral REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 49 friends who gave us su its of clothes that we have altered to fit the boys. There have been only two major illnesses this yearone case of appendicitis and another boy was severely burned. Each per son has a job and is, held responsible fo r it. When tasks are completed each one is free to play. During the winter months the boys enjoyed listening to the radio and played. On Sunday those boys whO' have kept a clean record during the week are given the privilege of taking walks. Many of them have joined churches in the community and include church attendance in their walks. We try to provide a home-like atmosphere and to do this there are several major repairs that should be made. The building need repainting and re-roofing and we need screens in all of the windows. These repai rs would make the boys building a healthier and more sanitary place for the boys. LAUNDRY MRS. A VRIE TAYLOR, MatTon The girls do t he washing and ironing under the supervision of the laundry matron. The different groups send their clothes on a special day of the week. The greatest problem is, getting the clothes washed during the school session without handicapping the girls by keeping them out of school. All of the washing is done by hand, which makes the progress very low. The laundry is equipped with nine tubs, two electric irons, 17 flat irons, a heater and a hot water boiler. With the addition of modern laundry equipment the work could be carried on without keeping the children out of school and everyone could have clean clothes regularly. DINING ROOM A D KITCHEN MRS. HATTIE: SYLVERS, Kitchen Matron MISS ALMA HOLLOWAY, Dining Room Matl'on Our meals depend very much upon the farm because about three-fourths of our food comes from the farm. There are very few food items that are bought, except such items that the farm and dairy and poultry yard cannot produce. We try to plan the meals in such a way that each day each child gets at least three glasses of milk and 50 R EPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT an adequate por tion of a ll five of t he basic feod subst ances daily. In the winter t ime and off season when f r esh vegetables a re low. we have an adequate suppl y of canned f ru it and vegetables that have been ca nned here in our canne r y. Three meals a re sel'\'ed each day. In the summer time t he hea \'iest meal is sen 'ed at noon and in the winter it is served at ;) :30. The food seems adequate and sati sfy ing as the children a re a ll healt hy and seem to be growing and gaining weight at the proper rate. The dini ng reom and kitch n sen e not only a a place in which food is prepa red and sen 'ed. but al 0 as a tra ining c nter. Groups of bOY~l and g ir ls are taught how to cook and to sen 'e food pr operly. All of t he matrons come to the dining room at m al time to assist. Dur ing t his t ime pr oper hab;ts of ating are taught. We fee l, howe\' er, that if cur table' were reconditioned. t hat our dining room would be perhaps a litt le more pleasant. Since the f ir ,t of January t he di ning r oom and kitchen ha\"e been painted throughout and a new f loor ha been put in the kitchel1. Our greatest need is a refr iger ati ng plant. because we are getting mor e mil k and other perishable proeluct~~ from the fa rm and garden, a nd if \\'e had a large refrigerating plant, these food could be more adequately cal'e el for. FAR:\I :\:\D GARDE~ :\IR. G;L~llY GW"EY, Head FOrltlel' At the pre,'cnt time ou r farm pr ospects look good, Last year our total fa rm products aggregated a value of about $20,000. We fee l that t his year ou r r et urns will be la rger than last year. The head fa rmer is assisted on t he fa rm by t\\'o men and in time of emer gency a ll men and boys stop othcr \\'ork and turn t heir a ttention towa rds the farm . We are beginning to ha\"e a r at her ni ce lot of farm mach inery, which was purchased in the last two years. incl uding a Farmall "20" tractor , a t ractor di c. a tractor disc plow. a lime, preader. a ne\\' all steel two horse \\·agon. a grain han'ester, a mo\Ying machine and a two hor 'e molasses making mach ine. All of t hese item ha\'e been costly, but we feel that they a re adequately paying for themsel\"es in two ways : Fi rst, thi modern machinen' enables us to do our wor k much more th oroughly and quick ly and enables us to cu lti\'ate more la nd, Our land in cu lti \'atio n has j u. t about doubled in t he past two REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 51 years. Seco'nd, we feel that this machinery is valuable because many of our boys are going to be farmers, and that they should not leave the Institution without knowing how to operate modern farm machinery. Our greatest farm need is that of stock replacement and an additional team of plow mules. At present we have five work animals, but three of them are old and need to be replaced with the addition of a new heavy team of young mules. This year we are working 68 acres of corn, 20 acres of wheat, 3 acres of oats, 4 acres of cane, 3 acres of peanu ts, 7 acres of soy beans, 4 acres of oats and clover, 10 acres of oats and vetch, 2 acres of alfa lfa, 5 acres of tobacco, 22 acres of lespedeza, 3 acres of string bean , 2 acres of peas, 3 acres of tomatoes, % acre of onions, onetenth acre of okra, 10 acres of sweet potatoes, 3 acres of Irish potatoes, 14 acre of squash, 3 acres of watermelon, % acre of beets, 112 acre of carrots, 2 acres of collards and turnip gr eens, 4 acres cabbage, one-tenth acre cucumbers, and peas have been sown in a large portion of the corn. DAIRY, HOGS, AND BRICKMAKING MR. J . S. DIXON During January we killed six hogs, the last of the fifty-one that were to be killed fo'r this year's meat. Our prospects for meat next winter are good. We will have 38 heads including two brooder sows and one male, one litter of seven pigs about two months old. They have been fed soy beans as a part of their daily diet together with hog ration and vegetables. There are twenty old cows in the herd and we are milking sixteen of them. We expect to begin milking four of the old ones and two young cows in a short while. There are also three fine heifer yearlings about one and a half years old and five large calves about f ive months old. Four of these large calves are bulls and will be used for meat. Fifteen calves were born this year. One died and two were butchered. We also have a Guernsey bull about three years old. Gallons of milk r eceived each month: January ________ 1196 gallons April __________ 1247 gallons February _______ 1068 gallons May ___________ 1360 gallons March __________ 1288 gallons June ___________ 1201 gallons Total: 7360 gallons. 52 R EPORT OF SUPERINTE DE T Number of cows and calves __ ____ _____ _____ 36 Number hog and pigs _________ __ ___________ 55 Tota l \i\'estock ____ ____ __________ __ ________ ____ 91 head During t he time when be have not been helping with the f a rm, fixing fences, etc., we ha ve been making pr eparation for making bri ck. " e expect to have at lea t 125,000 brick made with whi ch to build a dai r y barn and other bu ildings, by the time t hat chool open. SHOE REPAIR C. A. ALSTON Cl'YS Super visor and Assistant Superintendent In a dditi on to ou r regula r work. upervisi ng the boys, and keeping the buil di ng , plumbing, et c. , in repai r , we have r un our ne\\' depar tment of shoe repairing each school day afternoon fo r two or t hree hour. ince January 1, ,,;e ha \'e put on 120 pair of heels and half -soled 190 pail" of shoe. Part of the e ha lf oles wer e ewed on and a nother port ion were nail ed on. In the hoe repairing depa rtment we haw a regular gr oup of boys \\'ho do t his wor k and we feel that t hi depa r tment has not only sa\'ed t he Orphanage con ider able money in r epairing and ha lf oli ng shoe, but that it adds another avenue of voca ti onal t ra ining which we t hink is \'ery valuable to the boy pa rticipating. CA INC Up to the f irst of July we had canned 236 gallons tring bea ns, ;) gallons blac k berrie, 12 gallons squa h, and ha\'e made 302 gall on of kraut. CHICKEN Since J anua n 1st \\'e have rai ed two bat che of chickens. There were' 6-1 0 in the f irst batch, which wa a gift of the Raleigh Hatchery. and there wer e 300 white leghorns in t he econd batch. ince J an uary 1 t we ha\'e ki lled for food 69 hens and 120 f ri el'S. in addition to the chicken ki ll ed. \\'e ha\'e used 1,4 19 dozen eggs. All of the build ings need pain ting outside. The school building needs painting in. ide. Some repair work needs to be done to t he top of the gi rl ' bui lding and the boys' building. The girls' bui lding needs pa inting al o. All of the windo,," in all the bui ldings \\'ith the exception of the REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 53 dining room and kitchen need to be screened before next summer. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. That Charles Alston, Assistant Superintendent and Boys' Supervisor, have restored to his salary $10.00 per month, a cut which he received two years ago. 2. The laundry is one of our weakest spots. The larger girls who have to do the washing miss so much time out of school that they cannot make normal progress and become discouraged and hard to manage. The executive committee has under consideration a plan to equip the laundry with modern laundry equipment and we trust that this matter may have your cooperation and approval. 3. We have absolutely no place to store our farm produce such as wheat, oats, etc., plows, fertilizers , etc. A granary is a necessity. I ask that you give this matter some attention. I think with the purchase of some lumber , the granary could be rebuilt. 4. Our cows are still not properly housed. By fall we will have enough brick to build a barn if some method of financing the building can be devised. 5. Madison Lennon, a teacher in our school, trains our band and music groups. These groups bring to the Institution considerable money and much publicity. His compensation during the winter is his board and room. This summer he was to get 10% of his collections-which would include street playing, which was tabooed by the State Welfare Department. Since he could not play on the streets his commission has not paid him for his time, but he has gone ahead just the same. We only have one car and he is taking groups about in his car, which he cannot afford. I would like to have you say what he should be paid, what mileage he should be given, and who should be responsible in case of an accident. 54 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT CONTRIBUTIONS January 1, 1939-June 31, 1939 JANUARY 2. Prof. Hicks, Contrib ution ________________________ $ 2. Dr. J . W. Black, Chairman, Orphanage Aid Committee Rocky ~lount ______________________________ ___ _ 2. Mrs. Jennie H. Butler for Prof. James A. Clark, Drive in P asquotank County ___________________ _ 3. Rev. C. E. Griffin , Co-Chairman Alamance County, Graham, ~ . C. ____________________ ___ _________ _ 6. :Ill'. E. ;\1. Lowe, hairman Rockingham County Drive, Reid sville. NOI1;h arolina _________ __ __________ _ 9. 1\11'. E. ~I. L0we for Mr. A. R. Will iams, Route 2, Ruffin, for Rockingham County Drive ___________ _ 14. For Stock Service ___________ ______ ____________ _ 14. Mr. Frank K. Da\' is, Chairman, Macon County Com. (Put in cash to supplement money in stamps ) ___ _ 14. InCOlll<' from Wilder Fund _________________ ____ _ 16. WK.i nAfa. llW _il_l_ia_m__s_, _P_e_r_q_u_i_m__a_n_ __T_r_a_i_n_in_g__ _S_c_h_o_o_l,_ ____ _ 17. Wilson IYe lfarc Assoc iation for Bowden Children __ 24. Dr. E. E. Toney, Refund as per diem Board Meeting 24. Dr. J. E. Shepard, Refu nd, fee for Board Meeting __ 24. MI'. J . W. Medford , Refund a per diem Board Meet. 29. Prof. C. S. W~' nn, East nion of Original Shiloh Assn. held with Dickey's Grove Baptist Church ___ _ 29. Ministers and Deacons Union of Original Shiloh Association. Re\,. George Heste r. Pres. Oxford ___ _ 29. Lee County Orphanage Aid Committee, Sanford, . C. Re\·. i'oJ. F. Brook. Chai rman _____________ ______ _ FEBRUARY 4. For hauling freighL __________________________ _ 5. ;\1. E . Church, Oxford, Rev. Hall, P astor ________ _ 2. ~lr . H. C. Gore, Stanly County, Albemarle, . C. ___ _ 9. Refund on Gasoline from Motor Vehicle Bureau, Raleig h. , orth Carolina _______________________ _ 11. Elijah Clements for cemetery plot purchased by ;\Irs. orq Locklea r ___________________________ _ 11. C. i'oJ. Boggan. Drive in Southern Pines _________ _ 11. Mcishsn oJl oc_k_e_b_e_d_ _C_h__ri_s_t_m_a_s_ _f_o_r_ _E_a_s_t_ _D_u_r_h_a_m__ _C_o_l_o_r e_d 21. ;\ll'. C. J. B. Rei d, Belmont, N. C. ___ ____________ _ 22. CMoru. nCtyl a_re_n_c_e_ _W__i_n_c_h_e_s_t_e_r _f_o_r_ _t_e_a_c_h_e_rs_ _o_f_ _G_u__il_f_o_r_d _ :?4. :'Ilini stcr~ and Deacons Union of Ea t Cedar Grove Association by Mr. H. 1\1. Bullock, reed moor, N. C._ 24. :Ill'. E. :II. Lo\\'e, Rockingham County, Reid ville, !\' orth Ca 1'01 i na _________________ ______________ _ 27. ]\11'5. h ate L. Jenkins _____________________ ______ _ MARCH 1. Colored Orphanage Building Fund, Certificate No. 1.00 6.45 5.36 14.03 6.00 3.03 2.00 1.55 34. 0 5.00 40.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 15.00 50.31 .64 5.06 12. 19.25 15.00 15.00 5.00 3. 15 51.32 5.00 7.32 5.00 23('i<. T\\'elyc checks ____________________________ 4.32 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 1. Mrs. Burnice Howell, Room Rent December 8, 1938, J anuary 8, 1939 _____________ __ _________ ____ _____ $ 1. Mrs. Maude Mitch ell J effer s , Gaston County, Women's Auxiliary, First Baptist Church, Mrs. Katie L. J enkins, Secr etary ______________ _ _ 2. Mr. Juni us Allen, Payment on Pigs __ __ ____ _____ _ 2. Collection in Chapel __ ___ ____ _______ ______ _____ _ 6. Hester Crews Post No. 166, American Legion, Mr . H. Arms tead, Comma nder _________________ _ 9. Greensboro Welfare Association f or P earsall boys __ 9. Gaston County Drive, Mrs. Maude Mitch ell J eff ers, Chairman, 318 Cedar Street, Belmon t, N. C. ___ __ _ 14. Cabarrus County Orphanage Aid Committee, Rev. H. Wilson, Cha irman ______________ _______ ________ _ 14. Troy P a r ent-Teacher Associa ti on , by E. L. Gillespie 15. Gates County Orphanage Aid Committee, H. L. Mit-chell , Chairman __ __ ___________ __ - ___ - --- __ ----- 16. Timothy Bowden, Aid for children ____ __ _____ ___ _ 28. Christ's Disciples Church, Reid s ville, by J . W. Mullins ( E . M. Lowe, Chairman) ___ __ ____ _ 28. J ones Chapel Church, Reidsville, by J . L. Cody, E. M. Lowe, Ch airman ____ ______ ____ ___________ _ APRIL 2. East Cedar Grove Sunday School Association District No.2 _______ ______________ _________ __ _ 2. Mrs. Bernice Howell for Rent ________ ________ __ _ 3. Avrie Taylor , P ayment on P ig _________________ _ 5. Orphanage Aid Comm.ittee, T ryon , orth Carolina_ 5. Phillipi Baptist Sunday Sch ool, Rev. E . H. Harris 11. Booker T. Washington Club, Raleigh, N. C. _______ _ 12. American Can Company-Refund ____ ___ ________ _ 13. Missionary Circle, Mrs. Ransom _________________ _ 14. Mecklenburg School, Clarksvi lle, Virginia ___ __ ____ _ 14. Edenton Colored School __ ___ __ __ _______________ _ 17. Cabarrus County Orphanage Aid Committee _____ _ 22. Cash Refund, Cr edit Cabarrus County Orphanage Aid Comlnittee ________________________________ _ 24. Rev. A. H. Geor ge, Ch a rlotte, North Carolina _____ _ 24. Duplin County Parent Teachers Association _____ _ 30. Minis ters and Deacons Union of Original Sh iloh Association ____ _____ __________ ___________ _____ _ 3~. Franklin County Min isters' and Deacons' Union ___ _ 30. Franklin County Ba ptist S. S. Convention _______ _ MAY 2. Orphanage Aid Committee, Rowan County, Salisbury Prof. A. C. Grant, Chairman _________ __________ _ 5. Mrs. Avrie Taylor, Paymen t on balance on P ig __ _ _ 6. Mrs. Burnice 1939 ________H__o_w_e_ll_,_ _R_e_n_t_ _F_e_b_r_u_a_r_y_ _8_ _to_ _M__a_r_c_h_ _8 _, 6. F ranklin County Minister s' and Deacons ' Union by Rev. J . A. Watson _____ ____ ____________________ _ 7. Edgecombe County PTA by Mr. Wade All en and Delega tion. ______________________________ _____ _ 55 5.00 5.00 4.00 1.35 4.60 12:00 60.76 37.11 1.00 14.40 40.00 6.00 5.00 15.00 5.00 5.00 23.06 10. 4 5.00 3.89 1.00 6. 15 8.06 37.10 1.00 1.00 35.00 17.05 5.00 9.71 133.98 2.50 5.00 1.00 15.00 56 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 8. Brooklyn Presbyterian Church by Mrs. Frances Woodson, Charlotte, )..'orth Carolina ________ __ ____ $ 8. City of Greensboro Juvenile Commis ion for Pearsall boys ________________________ ____ __ ___ _ 12. 'orth Carolina Teachers' Association, G. E. Davis, Executi\'e Secretary, J. A. Cotton, TreasureL ____ _ 16. Treasurer of United States, Conservation Check __ 17. State Treas. of North Carolina, Road Tax Refund 1. fi ss Dora Sandling, F r anklinton, N. C. _________ _ 1. I1Iiss Laura Sandling, Franklinton, N. C. _______ _ 19. Sampson County Teachers' A sociation by Mrs. Ada G. Battle, Clinton, orth Carolina _____ ___ ____ ___ _ 19. Band Concert in Goldsboro, . C. by Mr. Lennon __ 20. Refund-lUr. Alston on trip to Goldsboro _______ _ 25. Negro Civic League, ;\Ionroe, North Car oli na, by I rs. E. M. Carter, ecretary _______ ____ ________ _ 26. :'>Ir. E. 1\1. Lowe, Chairman, Orphanage Aid Com. Rockingham Coun ty. Elm Grove Baptist Church , Reids\·ille-$6.00. St. John's III. E. Church, Leaksville-S6.27 _______________ _______________ _ 30. Kiwanis Club, Oxford, M. K. P innix, Treasurer, JUNE 2. 4. 7. 9. 9. 1l. 13. 13. 13. 15. 17. 1 . 17. 25. 30. For band concert ________________ __ __ _________ _ :\lr. Junius Allen-payment on Pigs ____ _________ _ Davie Street Presbyterian Church, Raleigh ______ _ Bernice Howell. Rent ___________________ ___ ____ _ City of Greensboro for Pearsall boys _______ ______ _ Band Concert, Clayton. K. C. ____________ __ _____ _ District :\0 . .j East Cedar Grove Association _____ _ Dr. R. A. Bryce, Chairman Orphanage Aid Com. Person County, Roxboro, North Carolina ______ ___ _ Prof. Edwin D. Jehn on. Graded School, Henderson !\Ir. E. 1\1. Lowe, Chairman Orphanage Aid Com. Rockingham County, Reids\'ille, N. C. __________ _ _ Grady Gidney, Work off Campus _______________ _ Band Concert, Chase City __________________ ___ _ Band Concert. Garner _________________ __ _____ _ _ Wil son Welfare A ociation for Bowden children __ E ast Cedar Grove Sunday School Association ___ _ Band Concert, Reidsville ________________ ____ ___ _ 2.50 6.00 50.00 6 . 1 10.75 .25 l.00 15.00 l.80 8.14 5.00 25.00 9.81 4.00 3.25 4.50 12.00 9.20 7.00 1 0 . ~5 3.00 5.00 2.50 2.5 3.60 40.00 5.00 19.40 Total Cash Contribution _______ _______________ __ $ 1,239.71 Donated Commodities : Raleigh Hatchery-600 chicks valued at S per Hundred _______________________ ____________ 48.00 Total Contributions ______________ __ ____ ___ ___ __ $ 1,287.71 FINANCIAL REPORT As Made By MR. T. C. HARRIS, Budget Officer, July 1, 1939 RECEIPTS June 1, 1939-Balance ______________ $ Investments ____________ ______ _____ _ Religious Organizations _____________ _ Productive Enterprise _____________ _ State of ! orth Caroli na ___ _________ _ Miscellaneous Contributions _________ _ Petty Cash __ ____ __________________ _ 811.61 4.50 39.94 12.18 2,208.3.1 131.81 257.41 ---- $ 3,465.29 DISBURSEMENTS Telephone and Telegraph ____________ $ 12.85 110.70 750.00 81.14 2.35 125.00 90.63 74.41 684.46 Food _______________________ _______ _ Temp. Loan ______________________ _ Transportation ___________ __________ _ Clothing ___________________________ _ Petty Cash _________ ____ ___ ___ ____ _ Supplies __________________________ _ Repai rs and Replacement __________ _ Sa laries ____ __ ___________________ __ _ July 1, 1939-Bala nce _____________ _ _ 1,533.75 $ 3,465.29 RECEIPTS July 1, 1939-Balance __________ ____ __ $ 1,550.30 Petty Cash _________________________ 4,091.93 Investments ____________ ___ __ ___ ____ _ 2,908.58 State of North Carolina ____________ 26,500.00 Miscellaneous Contributions _____ _____ 2,500.55 Temp. Loans ______________ __ _______ 16,750.00 Religious Organizations ______________ 667.27 P roductive Enter prise ______ _________ 596.04 Donated Commodities ________________ 86.00 $55,650.67 DISB RSEMENTS Conference __ ____________ ____ ___ ____ $ 32.00 Insurance __________________________ 1,091.94 Telephone and Telegraph ________ ___ _ 216.94 Petty Cash _____ ___ _________________ 4,115.00 New Equipment ____________ ________ 216.86 Food __ __ _________ __ ___________ _____ 5,091.68 Temp. Loan ________________________ 18,500.00 Trans portation __________________ ___ 2,481.65 Fuel, Li ght, Power __________________ 2,826.22 Clothing _____________________ ______ 2,109.12 I nter est ___________ ___ ___ ___________ 740.14 Sala ries ____________________________ 8,750. 52 Repairs and Replacement ____________ 1,641.87 Supplies ____________________________ 6, 143.13 Replacemen t-Live Stock ______________ 168.50 July 1, 1939-Ba lance _______ ___ _____ 11,533.75 $55,650.67 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT - TO - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Colored Orphanage Of North Carolina July 1, 1939- June 30, 1940 ORG A N IZATION THE COLORED ORPHANAGE OF ORTH CAROLI TA BOARD OF DIRECTORS E . E. T ONEY ________________________________ Oxfor d X. C. DA IEL _______________________________ Oxford F . W. H ANCOCK, JR. _________________________ Oxford B. K. L ASS lTER _____________________________ Oxford ALEX P EACE _________________________________ Oxford C. C. S PAULDl TG ___________________________ Du rh am DAVID D . J o ES _________________________ Gr een bo r o B. w. PARHAM _______________________ __ ____ __ Oxford JA lES E. S HEPARD _______________ ____ ___ __ __ Durham ~\ I. CURRI __________________________ _____ Oxford ~. A . CHEEK _______________________________ Elber on EXECUTIYE COl\1 l\l ITTEE E. E. T o EY. Chair1I1an _______________________ Oxford .'. C. DA IEL _______________________________ Oxfor d B. W. P ARHA L _____________________________ Ox ford PHY ICIAl IV. N. T HOMAS _______________________ _ ______ Oxford TREAS RER ~I . CURRIN __________________________ _ _ ___ Oxford B DGET OFFICER AND BOOKKEEPER T . C. HARRIS _________________________ _______ Oxford STAFF OF WORKERS ADMINISTRATION T. K. BORDERS ____ _________ __ _________ ____ ____ ___ Superintendent M. S., University of Michigan MRS. JAUNCEY HAYWOOD MCDOUGLE __ Secretary to Superintendent B. S .. Hampton Institute INSTITUTIONAL CARE OF CHILDRE MRS. CLAIRE M. LEN 0 ______________ Matron, Little Folks Bldg. Five Summers--Georgia State T each ers College C. A. ALSTON _______ (Assistant Superintendent) Boys' Supervisor B. S .. N. c. College for Negroes One Summer Columbia Uuiversity MRS. LENORE GIDNEY ____________ ______ ______ Matron, Gi
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Title | Report of superintendent, Colored Orphanage of North Carolina |
Creator |
Central Orphanage of North Carolina (Oxford, N.C.) |
Date | 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940 |
Subjects |
Colored Orphan Asylum (Oxford, N.C.)--History Orphanages--North Carolina--Oxford African American children--Institutional care--North Carolina--Periodicals |
Description | Description based on: Feb. 1 1937 to June 30, 1940. |
Publisher | [Oxford, N.C.]: Colored Orphanage of North Carolina,-1940. |
Agency-Current | North Carolina Division of Social Services, Department of Health and Human Services |
Rights | State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754 |
Physical Characteristics | v.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
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North Carolina State Documents Collection. State Library of North Carolina |
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Language | English |
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Title Replaced By | Colored Orphanage of North Carolina (Oxford, N.C.).**Report to the Board of Directors** |
Title Replaces | Colored Orphanage of North Carolina (Oxford, N.C.).**Annual reports of the Colored Orphanage, Oxford, N.C.** |
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FOUNDED 1883 - - - - - INCORPORATED 1887
Report Of Superintendent
The Colored Orphanage OF
North Carolina
February I, 1937
-TO-June
30, 1940
T. K. BORDERS, Supt.
N. C.
Doc.
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2010 with funding from
State Library of North Carolina
http://www.archive.org/details/reportofsuperint193740
FOUNDED 1883 - - - - - INCORPORATED 1887
Report Of Superintendent
Colored Orphanage of
North Carolina
February 1, 1937
-TO-June
30, 1940
T. K. BORDERS, Supt.
T . K BORDER
,'lIperilltl'lId lit Jr)J7-1940
FOREWORD
While this report was at pr ess, the writer , T.
K. Bor der s, died on October 15, 1940. Mr . Borders
was away f rom the Institut ion at t hat time on
leaye of absence gr anted by the Board of Directors
on July 15, 1940. He had hoped to be able to r eturn
to his duties in J anuary. Following is a report
of his act ivities as the Superintendent of the
Colored Orphanage of Nor th Carolina f r om February
1, 1937, to June 30, 1940.
THECOLOREDORPHA AGEOF
NORTH CAROLINA
Board of Direct01'S
E. E. TONEY, Chai1·man __________________ _____ Oxford
N. C. DA IEL _____ _____ _________________ _____ Oxford
F. W. HA COCK, JR. __ ________________________ Oxford
B. K. LASSITER ____________________ __ ___ _____ Oxford
ALEX PEACE _________________ ______________ __ Oxford
C. C. SPAULDI G ______________________ _ ___ __ Durham
DAVID D. Jo ES __________________________ Green boro
B. ". PARHAM _________________________ _____ Oxford
JAME E. SHEPARD __________________ ___ _____ Durham
J. W. MEDFORD ______ ___ _____________________ Oxford
N. A. CHEEK ________________ _________ __ __ __ Elberon
E xecutil;e Comm,ittee
E. E. To EY, Chail-man ______________ _______ __ Oxford
N. C. DANIEL ________________________________ Oxford
B. W. P.-\RHA1L _____________________________ Oxford
Physician
W. N. THO fA ______________________________ Oxford
Treasurer
J . W. l\IEDFORD _______________________ ____ ___ Oxford
Budget Officer and Bookkeepe1'
T. C. HARRIS ________________________________ Oxford
Superintendent
T. K. BORDERS ______ ________________________ Oxford
A PARTIAL REPORT
February I, 1937- December 31, 1937
Gentlemen of the Board of Di?'ectors of the ColO?'ed 0 1'phanage
of North Carolina:
In submitting t his r eport, may I first take this opportunity
to thank you collectively fo r having faith and confidence
in me to elect me Superintendent of this institution.
I shall at alJ time keep the interest of the children
and the institution in the foreground and make these interests
the motivating power of all institutional activity.
Having come to the Orphanage at the time that I did,
it will be impossible to make the type of report that would
be most desirable, nevertheless, Gentlemen, it gives me
pl easure to r eport the fo llowing:
1. In the beginning, as now, we were beset with many
problems pertaining to child care, but to my thinking,
the most imminent problems were food, child handling,
living conditions, and the lack of adequate f inance. These
problems have been given most attention for the past
eleven months.
A. FOOD
Since we had a shortage of funds and did have land,
the larger par t of the year ha been pent in rai ing and
preserving foods.
Ga?'derzs-May 1, 1937, we tarted using cabbage
from our garden where we had planted three and one-half
acres of cabbage. Shortly after the cabbage, we started
having garden peas, onions, and other vegetables. In this
way, we have been able to have a diet sufficient in bulk,
calories, vitamins, and balance between the food types.
This has made the children more satisfied, healthier, and
happier, and we t hink they have gained weight on the average
in a very satisfactory manner. Our gardens have
produced a total of vegetables eaten, namely :
Lima Beans ______________________ 1156 pounds
String Beans _____________________ 6243 pounds
Cabbage _________________ . ________ 5 50 pounds
Corn _____________________________ 300 dozen
Garden Peas _____________ . ________ 893 quarts
(7)
8 R EPORT OF SUPERINTE DENT
Okra _____________________________ 1432 pounds
Rape _____________________________ 492 pounds
Squa h __________ __ __________ _____ 4260 pounds
Shelled Peas ______________________ 223 quarts
Toma toes ______________ ___________ 8952 pounds
Beets _____________ ___ ____________ 1600 pounds
Carrots __________________________ .nO pounds
Swiss Chard ___________ ___ __ ____ __ 105 pounds
Onions ___________________ _____ ___ 2675 pounds
White Potatoes __ ___ __ ____________ 2000 pounds
Sw et Potatoes ___________________ l 000 bushels
Watermelons_______________ _______ 4 acres
ollards______ ____________________ 2 acres
Turnips_ ___ ____ ________ __________ 1 acre
Turnip Greens___ _________________ 1 acre
This garden produce eaten had a market value of
$3,491.11 . In addition to garden produce eaten, the fo llowing
was canned :
Lima Beans ______________ ________ 10 quarts
String Beans _____________ ______ __ 1119 quarts
BeetR ____ ________________ __ ___ ___ 142 quart
Blackberrie. ______________________ quarts
Corn _________________________ ____ 5 1 quarts
.Jam_____________________ ________ 0 quarts
Okra_____________________________ 5 quarts
Soup ::\Iixture ______ ______ ________ 70 quar ts
Squash___________________________ 1~ quarts
Tomatoes _________________ ________ 1610 qua rt,:
Chow how______________ ________ 72 quart
Sauerkraut ___________________ ____ 150 gallons
\ 'inegar______________ __ __________ 40 quarts
Which has a yalue of $1,126.90.
!\Iol as~es _____________________ ____ 119 gallon.
In addition to this we bought yery cheaply and canned :
132:- quarts Apple
;390 quarts Apple Butter
1129 qu:uts Peaches (with a value of $646. 0)
Thi' makes our total canned food yalue 81.775.70.
In addition to food eaten and canned, \"e have measured
into the cribs. 420 bu hels of yello\\' co rn, 1,000 bu-hel
of white com, and in the fields we ha\-e an e' timate
of 200 additional bushels of white corn. This makes a
total of 1.620 bushel.; of cribbed corn, \"ith a \-alue of $972.
The foclcler, 13hucks. tops. and hay are estimated at fo rtyfour
ton::; \"ith a \"al uf' of .:' 39.0 . Peanut (30 bu hels)
are \'alued at $60.
R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 9
Peas, soy beans, and velvet beans were planted in
most of the corn. The value of the land is inestimable,
but we gathered about 80 bushels of peas valued a t $160.
We have killed 19 hogs which weighed 5,074 Ibs. when
dr essed. They are valued at $1,014.80. In addit ion to t hose
hogs, we will have 21 more to kill later in the year . This
additional kill will make our meat valu e a round $2,000
fo r the yea r .
On April 1, 1937, we bought 300 baby chicks ant icipating
the meeting of the need of eggs in the diet. ow
we have 146 hens and 10 roosters. At present, we a re
getting 9 dozen eggs a day. So fa r , these chickens have
produced 210 dozen eggs valued at $63 and 620 Ibs. of
meat valued at $187.80.
Our cows gave us great concern and still do. So far
this year , they have prod uced 8,450 gallons of mi lk with a
valu e of $3,380. The average has been about 35 gallons
a day. This enables a ll t he children to have three glasses
of milk each day. In addition to milk, we have killed 12
calves a t a value of $84.
ow, we a re buying less food with t he hope of being
able to make t he farm and garden feed us in the futu re.
The value of a ll farm and garden produce this year has
been $14,025.49.
B. H ANDLI IG
The li tt le boys' matron had resigned before my a r r
ival, which r esignation was to take effect February 15,
1937. However, she was pr evailed upon to s tay unti l
Ma r ch 1, 1937, at which t ime, Mrs. Lennon, a kin dly
young women with years of teaching experience, took
over this posit ion. The little boys' sit uation, I think, is
very sati sfactory.
The la rger boys' building is matroned by Miss Wynn,
an old worker in the cause. In her building live Mr.
Alston, his wife, and Mr. Gidney. All of these people have
concerned t hemselves with t he larger boys and they are
r esponding nicely.
The girls, who a re matr oned by Mr s. Biggers, of Gastonia,
an old teacher. a re not responding a3 one would
wish . They a re sti ll f ussy and seem not to have caught
the vision .
10 R EPORT OF UPERINTE DE T
In general, mo t of the childr en have r esponded ni cely
to kind treatment, but it i hoped that much improvement
might yet be made in thi direction .
Now, we have only one boy working off the g rounds.
He ,,,orks at a nearby neighbor' house before and after
chool. 0 children haye been allowed to go out and work
for people except in groups under the supervi ion of one
of our men. The e children haye been carried to and from
work in our " ehicles, eaten all meals at home, and have
been home at nightfal l. _ Text year, " 'e hope that our added
farm and home acti \'ities will take all of the children's
time and that no outside work will be attempted .
All of the time i not u ed in work. A certain time
i set a ide each day for play. This has benefitted the mor
a le greatly. The number of chi ldren has been kept con-tant
at the, ugge tion of the State Welfa re Depa r tment.
We have enough beds for one hundred fifty -four children
to sleep. epar ately. Due to certain factors of beha"ior,
we feel that no additional children hould be r eceived until
we ha\'e more bed and matrons, or as we demiss children
that others be taken in their place. We also ob erve
that as li"'ing conditions a re made better. as food is made
better and more plentiful, problem of discipline dimini
h.
C. LIVI 'G CONDITIONS
The Ji\'ing conditi rll1s are gradually being improved.
In the boys' building, there is sti ll a great need of heat,
but it i:-; hoped that ",hen we ha\'c the heating plant, a gift
of Dr. Shepard's ~c hool. this condition \\'ill be alleviated .
In this building, more beds, a gift of Mr. Proctor, of the
Oxford Ophanage, no\\' make it possible fo r all boy to
ha\'e separate beds. Purchase of additional bedding
makes these beds comfortable and warm. The walls need
painting, the roof needs attention, and all toilet facilities
shou ld be of a type with working parts less accessable to
boys. We haw started to close end openings so as to consen'e
heat and make the buildings more comfortable.
The gi rls' building is in need of much work. We ha\'e
just in:-;talled a furnace, the gift of 1\11'. Beiman, of Bei man
and Rowell. cf Raleigh. This furnace "'i ll put heat
all O\'er the building and \\'ill r elie\'e much suffering on
the part of ou r girls. \\'e a re also indebted to Go\'ernor
Hoey and ::\11'. Rothgeb of the Budget Bureau \\'ho used
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 11
their influence in securing this boiler. In this building,
we have done some painting and much work on the plumbing.
There is much more work to be done in this building.
It has never been completed or paint ed inside, and the
porches and eaves need attention. New f loo-rs are badly
needed on the first floor and before hot weather comes
again, the whole building should be screened. Mr. Pickens,
while on his most r ecent visit, asked when this
would be done.
In the little boys' dormi tor y, wat er seeps in at the
fl oor and all of the walls are in gr eat need of painting.
This building, however, is in best r epair of any of the
dormitor ies and will be very comfor table when the sewage
connections a re made in the near f uture.
OtheT Buildings. All of the other buildings are in
great need of repairing and r ebuilding. The old granary
is beyond r epair. We have no place for storage of seeds,
f ertilizers, t ools, et c. We hope to make brick f or such a
building next summer.
The Cow Ba1'n. There i no cow barn. The cows are
housed in a lot under a shed which is just a li ttle better
than no protection . We ha"e about 50,000 brick which we
hope to use in building such a barn, as it could be built
next summer at little cost, using Mr. Dixon and some of
the la rger boys who know omething of brick laying and
who are anxious to learn more. Our cows can never produce
as they should with the present inadequate shelter.
The School Building. This building, a gift of Mr s. Duke
in honor of her son, Mr. Angier B. Duke, has deteriorated
very rapidly. The roof we have repaired time and time
again, but before very long a new roof will have to be had
and much plastering, painting, and repairing will have to
be done if the memorial and our school is to be kept
usable.
The Supe1'intendent' Home. This building has served
well its purpose for these thi r ty-five years. ow it needs
r e-building. It cannot be heated; it is poorly arranged;
and it is going to pieces very rapidly. My furn iture, my
wife, and I have suffered much ther e.
D. THE S TAFF
It has been a great pleasure to work with our present
staff. All worker have at all times worked har d, coop-
12 REPORT OF SUPERI TENDENT
era ted to the limit in all things. Those who felt that they
could not cooperate re igned and went elsewhere. Mr. Alston
has exhibited every cooperat ion, despite the fact that
hi alary \Va cut $20 a month in an effort to economize.
1\1r. Gidney r eplaced 1\11'. Short as head farmer at $10
less alary a month. He has proyed his worth, as is exhibited
by the value of farm crops produced thi yea r. All
workers have caught the vi ion and have not only cooperated
with me, but with one another in all way po sible.
In addition to our regular staff, the Board of Education
has made it pos ible for u to have the sen'ices of
l\Ir. Lennon by gi\'ing him \york in the school as a r egular
teacher. for whi ch se n 'ice he draw hi s salary. For his
lodging and meal . he t rain ' our singing group and is
at present t raining a banel. During the summer , he di r
ect the boys' play acti\' ities . He ha al so been valuable
to us as an agent in carrying our cause to the people and
he has br ought in a goodly source of money with his inging
and pr ogram gr oups.
?Ill' . AI ton has been added to our school fac ul ty
through the courtesy of ~\Ir. Credle. Superintendent of
Cit\' Schools. and the Board of Education of \\'ruch Dr.
W. · _ ' . Thoma: is ch airman. Mrs. Alston i. a fu ll-t ime
teacher of Home Economic" in the. cho I. She is t eaching
some of the older. more r etarded g irL to be good domestics
in fu ll-time Vocationa l Home E con om i c<; Clas es.
Ther e ar e also r egul ar Home E conomics Classes fo r girl
enrolled in the r egu lar academic clas.'es. She aid the
girls ' matron in keepi ng. f itting and making clothing, for
her board and r oom.
This year, most of the \yorkers ha \'e not only done
their jobs here on he grou nds. but ha\'e aided by r epresenting
the institu t ion at public gatheri ngs and by raising
fund s.
E. C HILDREN'S H EALTH
Health conditions haye been a.~ good a<; cou ld be expec
ted. Dr. Thomas has spa red no pai ns in caring fo r the
health of the children. Ho\\·e\'er. I am glad to r eport that
we ha\'e had no major illne:ses and \'er ~' fe\\' d a~' s haye
been spent by th e children in bed, Coughs and colds. clue
to in adequate building heat. ha\'e ca used 1110 t of the little
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 13
illness which we have had. The gain in weight has been
most satisfactory as in shown below :
LaTge1" Boys:
Gain in pounds-612 Average- 8
Gi1"ls :
Gain in pounds-481 Average- l0
Little Boys:
Gain in pounds-209 Average- 7
F. SEWER
The City of Oxford, Mr. Keller, Mr. Steagall, and Mr.
Jennett, have been most cooperative and helpful in the
construction of the sewer. All expenses have been kept
at a minimum. Mr. Dixon and the boys made the brick
and have put in the manholes. This project is now almost
completed. It will have a far-reaching effect upon the
health improvement.
G. SUPPORT OF THE WORK
The support which we have received from the public
is most gratifying. In addition to the appropriations coming
from the State and the Duke Foundation, churches,
schools, and individuals have made contribu tions in goods
and money to the extent to date of $2,389.04 in goods and
$3,164.53 in money, which makes a total of $5,553.57.
This amount includes $480.00 from the sale of the Barringer
property and $195.00 r ent.
In addition to these items given to which we have attached
monetary value, a very much needed and appreciated
support comes in a loan of 11 band instruments
by the Rotary Club of Oxford.
At present we have on a state-wide drive which has
already brought in over $600 and which, I think, will give
us many more dollars before all places have reported. This
drive has been initiated for the most part in each county
by the County Superintendent of Public Welfare. These
ladies and gentlemen, along with Mrs. Bost, Miss Mitchell,
and Miss Shuford, have been most helpful in this and
other r espects. We owe them many thanks for their aid
and encouragement.
14 REPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT
H. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Since the Superintendent's home is not livable, is
too large, and is 0 run-down, I wish to ask that we be given
immediate permis ion to rebuild or remodel it, even
though the nece ary money be borrowed.
2. Our experience on the farm this summer showed
that we need one more man to work from March 1 until
August 1, whose duty would be to manage the boys who
have to cut weeds, hoe, set out plant, etc.
3. That the pay of matrons be raised to a figure that
would attact and hold capable people, and that Mr. Alston
be given back his cut of $20 per month and that Mr. Gidney
be given a rai e.
4. That as we ca n, with our labor or a our funds permit,
bui lt a suitable gran ary and cow barn.
5. Our laundry work i a cause for action. In the laundry,
there is inadequate material to work with and an inadequate
force of workers to do the work. At present,
each matron, with the aid of children, does the laund ry
for her building. The children lose too much time out of
school and it makes t he matron' load too heavy. I therefore
recommend that a special laundry matron be employed
and that at the earliest possible moment, we install
a power washer, water extractor, and dryer.
6. I r ea lize that you gentlemen are busy with your individual
affairs, however, as I see our opportunity, it
should not be cu rtailment, but expansion. To adequately
care for the children, keep the plant in good repair and
creditable to all, we need an additional $10,000 per year.
Will you please help by tapping income not now available
to the in titution?
1. Co CLUSION
In conclusion, I wish to thank you, t he members of
the Board of Directors, for the aid and encouragement
that you ha'·e gi,·en me and the institution. I am sure that
with your conti nued aid and encouragement the Orphanage
shall continue to go forward and shall increase in its
usefulness to the dependent children of our State.
Respectfully submitted,
T. K. BORDERS, Supe1·intendent.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
CONTRIBUTIONS
JANUARY 1 , 1937-DECEMBER 30, 1937
DONATED COMMODITIES
FEBRUARY
15
4. Mrs. Laura Cheatham-One cow ________________ $ 60.00
15. Mr. Ed. Parham-Fifteen thousand cabbage plants_ 13.50
MARCH
3. Mrs. Laura J. Cheatham-7% dozen eggs________ 2.50
12. Mr. William Dean-One load straw______________ 2.00
26. Missionary Circle of First Baptist Church-Four-teen
dozen eggs________________________________ 3.50
26. Oxford Orphanage-One box coats________ ___ _____ 20.00
APRIL
24. Mrs. B. H. Rogers-One radio set for Dining Room_
24. Oxford Orphanage-Thirty gallons mixed pickles __
JUNE
17. Mr. John Sprunt Hill-One Guernsey BuIL ____ _
JULY
10. Oxford Orphanage-Clothing ___________________ _
10. Williams-Breedlove-Hats ______________________ _
28. Mrs. Ransom-Oil Cloth _______________________ _
AUGUST
1. Sherrif Blevins and Durham County Conunissioners-
Donations of one ten horse power boiler, fif-teen
dozen fruit jars, and one pump _____________ _
23. Mr. Webb-One steam pipe ___________ __ _____ __ _
SEPTEMBER
3. Oxford Orphanage-Clothing ___________________ _
25. fOuxrnfoirtud reO r_p_h_a_n_a_g_e_-_B__e_d_s_,_ _m__a_t_t_re_s_s_e_s_, __a_n_d_ __o_t_h_e _r
25. Mrs. Mary Haywood, Raleigh, N. C.-Clothing ___ _
OCTOBER
24'. Mr. Benjamin Cone, Greensboro, N. C.-2,550'!2
yards of cloth for g irls' dresses _________________ _
30. Mount Airy Knitting Company, Mount Airy, N. C.
-5 dozen suits of underweaL ________________ _
NOVEMBER
14. Manager Rose's 5 & 10 cent Store ____________ _ _
14. Mr. J . M. Dean-Merchandise ______ __ ___________ _
22. Mr. Hill Hunter-Cloth _________________________ _
23. Mr. Beiman, Raleigh, N. C.-Boiler _____________ _
DECEMBER
40.00
30.00
60.00
50.00
4.00
3.00
235.00
8.00
20.00
200.00
5.00
310.10
20.00
3.34
.50
400.00
300.00
4. Oxford Orphanage-One box coats_______________ 20.00
4'. Rev. H. S. Davis, Mary Potter School, Oxford, N. C.
-One large iron pot and stove__________________ __ 5.00
16 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
4. T. . Brooks & Co., Oxford, .-Glass __________ S
18. Mrs. Lydia Galbraith, Cleveland County, Shelby,
N. C.-Thread a nd Socks __________________ ____ _
25. CCC Camp, by Captai n Kirkley-Coats, j ackets,
blankets, etc __ ____ _____ ____ ________________ ___ _
25. 1\1r. R. 1\1. Rothgeb, Budget Bureau, Raleigh, N. C.
-One case oranges _____________________ __ ____ _
25. Mr. B. W. Parham, Oxford, . C.-One case oranges
25. Coble Printing Co.-Two bags oranges _______ ____ _
25. I\l r. Ernest Jones-One bushel apples _________ ___ _
25. Oxford Orphanage _______________________ ____ __ _
25. Dr. and Mrs. W. N. Thomas-Gifts for ch ildren ___ _
25. Hall Drug Co.-Three boxes dolls __________ ___ __ _
7.00
15.00
300. 00
2.50
2.50
2.30
.90
25.00
15.40
3.00
Total Donated Commodities __________ ___ ______ $ 2,389.04
CASH CO, TRIBUTIO S
JANUARY
6.
6.
16.
,-)v" .
30.
30.
30.
P enn A\'enue Baptist Church, Oxford, K. C. ___ ___ $
Dr. . H. Cannady-for wood ______________ _____ _
Security 1\'ational Bank, Raleigh, N. C. - I nter est
on Handy Wilder Fund _________ __ ____________ _
P. C. Brooks. Oxford, N. C. ____________________ _
1\1r. E. C. Clement -Cemetery f ees _____________ _
1\lr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery fees ________ _____ _
East Cedar Grove Mini ter & Deacons Union ___ _
FEBRUARY
5.50
7.00
36.59
8.00
1.00
2.50
5.00
10. Dr. E . E. Toney-Donation______________ _____ ___ 4.00
11. 1\1r. J. 'Y. Medford-Donation___________________ 4.00
MARCH
2. Mr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery fees______ ________ 5.00
2. Sears, Roebuck & Company______________ ________ 2.30
4. Refund on FreighL______________________ ___ ____ .69
20. South Gran\'ille nion__________________________ 5.00
20. 1\11'. W. T. i\Iontague________ ______ _______ _______ 1;'.00
27. Refund Cyclone Manufacturing Company__________ 10.40
2,. Grall\'ille County Sunday School COIl\'ention
District ~o. 2___________________________________ 5.00
27. Gladys G. Reid-Room Rent (As of March 1, 1937) 5.00
27. Phillip S. Kearney- ale of br icL_____________ 2.00
27. Gladys Reid Lawrence-Room RenL______________ 5.00
APRIL
6. Branch Experiment Station ________________ _____ _
11. Wa rren County Sunday School Convention __ __ ___ _
17. 1\1r. E. C. Clements-Cemetery Fees _____________ _
19. Refund T. K. Border, ___________________________ _
25. Granville County Sunday School Association _______ _
30. SEestttaletem e_n_t _o_f_ _O_r_p_h__a_n_ag_e_'_s_ _S_h_a_r_e_ i_n_ _B_a_r_r_i_n_g_e_r_ ___ _ _
MAY
30.68
5.10
2.00
~.05
3.51
407. 5
0. Gladys Reid Lawrence-Room RenL_ ____________ 5.00
8. ,YiL on Welfare DepartmenL_____________________ 80.00
R EPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
12. Guilford County Welfa re Department ____ ____ ____ $
15. Mr. E . C. Clements-Cemetery Fees _____________ _
29. Franklin County Sunday School and B. Y. P . u. __
29. Granville County Mini sters and Deacons Union ___ _
JUNE
1. Greensboro Welfare Department _________________ _
4. Rags sold by Miss Wynn _______________________ _
5. Mrs. Biggers-Contribution from Gastonia _______ _
12. Women's Missionary Union ___________ __ ________ _
12. Treasurer of U. S. Soil Conservation ____________ _ _
12. Mr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery Fees _________ ____ _
19. Creedmoor Ministers and Deacons Union _________ _
26. ECaosntv eCnetdioanr G_r_o_v_e_ _S_. _S_._ a_n__d_ B__. _Y_. _P__. _U_._ _G_e_n_e_r_a_l_ _ __ _
JULY
1. Sale of r ags __________________________________ _
3. Ilong Baptist Church of Fairport, N. C. ______ ___ _
6. Refund C. A. Al ston __ __ _______________________ _
9. Greensboro Welfare Department ______________ _ _
10. Wilson Welfare Department ____________________ _
11. Missionary Society Fi r st Baptist Church _________ _
14. Income from Wallace Trust No. 11L ____________ _
18. Sanctified Church, Oxford, N. C. _______________ _
18. Mt. Vernon Bapt ist Church ____ _____________ __ ___ _
25. East Cedar Grove Associa tion __________________ _
25. Fran klinton Ba ptist Church ____________________ _
28. Juvenile Commission of Greensboro ___________ __ _
28. Miss Wynn-Solicitations _______________________ _
28. Mr. Gidney-Sale of old iron ___ _____ ___ ____ _____ _
28. Sale of tags by boys on Anniversary Day _________ _
28. Collection on An niver sary Day _________________ _
28. Mrs. Ranson's Collection ______________________ _
28. Rent of grounds on Anniversary Day _____________ _
28. Refund Mr. Alston ___ __ _______________________ _
29. New Hope Sunday School Convention ___________ _
AUGUST
1. County Line Baptist Association ________________ _
1. Mannassas Chapel, Franklinton , . C. ___________ _
8. Shiloh Baptist Church __________________________ _
8. M. E. Church, Oxford, N. C. ___________________ _
8. Olive Grove Baptist Chu rch ___________________ __ _
9. Mrs. Rogers-Report of tag money _______________ _
12. Dividend on Trusteed Assets, First National Bank
of Granville ______________ _____________________ _
15. Oak Grove Baptist Church, Oxford, . C. _________ _
15. White Rock Baptist Church, Durham, N. C. _____ _
15. Wilson Welfare Association ________________ __ ___ _
16. Mr. Hammie __________________________________ _
19. Mr. E. C. Clements-Cemetery F ees ______________ _
22. J onathan Cr eek Baptist Church ______ ___________ _
22. Huntsville Sunday School _____________________ _
22. New Light Church _____________________________ _
17
6.00
20.00
7.58
20.75
6.00
.50
2.10
2.16
22.28
5.00
5.00
10.00
3.00
5.14
.45
6.00
40.00
7.83
38.94
5.55
3.00
10.00
10.12
6.00
2.11
6.27
10.10
19.28
24.00
200.00
5.20
5.05
5.00
10.50
5.00
3.50
4.00
.60
3.34
7.19
20.00
40.00
.50
15.00
4.00
1.52
2.68
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23. Negro Child Welfa re Confer ence, State ?\formal
School, Elizabeth City, . C. ____________________ $
29. l\Ii nis t ers and Deacons Union of Ea t Cedar Grove
Association __ ____________ ___ __________________ _
29. E a~t Union of the vrigi na l Shiloh Association _____ _
29. ) Iinders a nd Deacons Union of the Middle Baptist
Association ______ __ ____ __ ___ _____ -- ___________ _
29. Shiloh Bal)tist :\linister and Deacon Union _____ _
29. Allowance' on in\'oice from Salig Company _______ _
29. Charles i' raz.~r-lJonation las of ,-\ug. 26) _____ _
31. Green~bcJro J U\'eni,e Cou rt _____ __ ______________ _
SEPTEUBER
4. ;lIi nisters and Deacons Gnion of Shi loh Mission-ary
B. Y. P. U. __________ _____ ___________ _____ _
5. Senaca Grove Church _____ _____________________ _
11. ;Ill'. E. C. l'lement~-Cemete ry Fees _______ ______ _
11. Congregational hurch, Ra leigh, X. C. _____ ____ _
11. :\1 1'. T, C. Llaliicl-Donation __________ ____ _______ _
11. Refund :\lrs. C. L. Lennon ____ _____ ___ ______ _____ _
11. Refund ;II I'. Short-Telephone CalL ______________ _
11. Dr. Cotte n, Henderson, ~. C. __ _____________ ____ _
12. Roanoke Rapids Sunday School. :\Ir. J. W. Wil kins,
Superintendent ____ __ ____________________ ______ _
12. Pine Grove Church. Re\'erend Thoma , Pa tOL ___ _
19. St. :\larks E. Zion Church. Durham, ~. c. _________ _
1 ~). Concord Bapti~, Chut"ch. 'a"talia, -:.:. C. _________ _
26. First Di~tr'd 'unda" SeLool Convention of East
Cedar Gro':L Associa't'on Greenfield Sunday
School. :\Irs. Rogers. PlesidenL ________ __________ _
21,. Orang-e County Training School, Cha pel Hill, 1 . C.
(as of Sept. 24. ) __________________ ______ ______ _
26. Colored Hig-h School. Hillsboro, ~ . C. __ __ _________ _
26. :\ll". Otho A. Daniel-Suckering Tobacco _______ _
26. :,~il1eola :\Ianufacturing Co., Gi bsol1\' iIle, . C. ___ _
OCTOBER
1. Conrel t at Raleigh SchooL ________ __ _____ ____ ___ _
2. Old Eastern :\Iissionary Baptist A> |
OCLC Number-Original | (OCoLC)ocm52123386 |