North Carolina Newspapers

£. HA7.CET / ) Vast Plea Made For Racial Toleranc o LEADERS REPORT ON SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE Interest Lags in CouncilRace By SUff Writer DURHAM—L. E. Austin, Durham editor ind Slate Interdenomina tional U her Association president, who seeks to be the first Negro member of Durham's City Council, said horo this week. “I sincerely hope that if my candidacy serves' no other purpose, that Negroes will | awaken to the necessity of partict-1 paling in their government.” ! Austin told THE CAROLINIAN: that "Victory is po.ssible for me! only if Negroes bestir themselves"' There were few indications in Dur ham late this week that either Ne groes or whites were ' bcsiirring" themselves about the election to be held Tue.«di»y, May 8. C. Sewell, Austin's opponent SAYS GETTING RID OF POLL TAX WOMAN’S JOB The Carolinian VOLl’MK XXV, XUMBHH 17 IlALKKllI, NORTH CAROLINA WKKK KNDINC, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1915 PRICF FIVE CENTS WASHINGTON, D. t — The lady from California, pretty Helen Gahagiin Douglas, has just written it pamphlet soon to be distributed expressing the view that getting rid "f the pull tax is a woman's job. One of the 9 women to the 79th' from the local Third Ward is said i Congress and wife of Major Melvin to be a foreman in a local tobacco! Douglas, former film star, Mrs. factory. If he or his friends have | Douglas writes: "No woman can be launched a sweeping campaign, the an isolationist today. Every woman CAROLINIAN has not discovered has menfolks somewhere on the any traces to date. 1 world baltlefronts." Boldly she says One Durham Negro source told,that woman's part in the National the CAROLINIAN that the only government is to restore democra-' marked interest he had discerned cy at the polls to those southern in the city council race had been a frequent repetition of the word "Negro" in local papers' identifica tion of Austin as one of the Third Ward's councilmanic candidates. The same source pointed out that since the recent organization in Durham of a Mayor's Committee on Interracial Affairs, the Durham race relations picture has improved notably. Another Negro source, one of the city's pioneer settlers, said there was considerable "undercover and unorganized opposition to Austin's candidacy in both the Negro and white groups." A white citizen told this writer that he doubted seriously whether Austin or any other Negro would be elected to the city council "at this time.” Tlie citizen said, how ever, "The time is coming when Ne groes will be elected to the city council and when they will hold other appointive and elective po- sitions." This citizen, who is in dose con tact with the pulse of the Durham white public, indicated that he did not feel that the Negro had yet shown "sufficient interest and in itiative in the problems of govern ment to qualify unreservedly for the responsibilities of citizenship.” There was also similar doubt of Negroes’ interest in .some Negro states where a dollar sign still hides the ballot box ■‘Here is a job that will not wait" — she cites in ‘A Woman's Fair Question. " the title of her brochure, "to insure democracy for all Amer ican when they lay off their uni-, forms, in order that they may use democratic procc.'^scs to fashion the post war world want and rightly de serve." DoughsProve Worthin Fighting West of Rhine PAUL ROBESON 1945SPINGARN MEDAL WINNER I With the 78th Infantry Diw. I East of the Rhine in Germany — jThc- volunteer Negro Infanlrj'mcn twho joined the 78th ''Lightning’’ : Division on March 14. crossed the 'Rhino that day and entered the hot battle then in progress, have 'established themselves as fighting men no less courageous or aggres sive than their white comrades. I The •'Tan” Doughs welcomed Itht opportunity to hght alongside , [their white buddies of the 78th. UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTAT’N AT PEACE MEET NEW YORK — Paul Robeson, 'he outfit that gained no small, Wring SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. (NNPA) (SPECIAL! — The precedent shat- John H. Wheeler, cashier. Mechanics and Farmer.-; Bank of Rnleigh and D'j.'ham. shown at the starting lever of t.he m-wly installed 8-page Duplex m.-wspapi r press from which The Carolinian and other papers arc printed weekly. The cooperation of .Mi-, Wheeler's banking facilities was a factor in North Carolina's first .such press in the plant of a Negro newspaper. 2,000 PSYCHOLO GISTS PLEAD FOR TOLERANCE IN PEACE PUN • Two thousand of America's most distinguished psychologists recently went on record in favor of peace plans unfettered by petty and uo- scientifical race prejudices. Formulated in a ten point pro gram called "Human Nature and the Peace", the statement of the country’s leading psychologists has been sent to al' U. S. Senators and mc.nters of the House of Repre sentatives. Dr. Gordon W. Allport, chairman of the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and Dr. Gardner Murphy, chairman of the department of psychology of the College of the City of New York, both past presidents of the Ameri can Psychological Association, were joint chairmen of the 13-member committee drafting the statement. "No race, nation, or social group is inevitably war-like,” the state ment avers. "Racial, national and group ha treds can. to a considerable degree, be controlled. Through education and experience people can learn that their ptf'judiced ideas about the English, the Russians, the Jap- , ancse. Catholics, Jews. Negroes, are ; misleading or altogether false. They can learn that members of recall, national or cultural Bayonets Herd Seabees To Overseas Ships, NAACP Tells Navy Officials COUNCILMANIC NEW YORK — Relying upon re ports from its observers on ttic Pa cific Coast, the NAACP chargf*d April 27 ill a wire to Secretary ol the Navy James V. F'-rre-stal, that the 34th C.’on.slruction Battalion ■ Scabocs!. who went on a hunger strike March 2-3 in protest against discriminatory conditions. were herded on to their ship bound fur the Pacific by an "armed guard :wiih drosvn bayonets." NEW YORK — The Southern The 24th Battalion is a veteran Railway company has m.adc a sub-.outfit having already .served 21 of Judg. stantial cash settlement in the suit months m the South Pacific. Up-r ton’s R( brought by Miss Edith Johnson of ,hcir return to the United States of the MANHANDLED ON TRAIN GETS CASH SETTLEMENT . - „ ... , World Security Con- internationally farrou-. actor, con-; share of fame by smashing all the ferenre opened in 5»an Fran- cerl artist, and alhlet*-, has been [ wa.v through the Siegfried Lino cisco Wednesday aflernorm. with ..warded the :«)(h Spingarii .Medal to capture Schmidt and the delegate.^ from Haiti. Ethiopia. Li- ■it was announced Apiil 2C by Dr. Schwammenauel Dam. It was the beria and India participating. Also, .John Haynes Holme.s. chairman of jTKth which on February 28 leap- signific.int was the large represen-j one [the award committee. |ed from the Roer to the Rhine bition from Latin-American coun-lgrnup are basically similar to those I Mr. Rnbcs.m received the award, where the First Battalion of the tries who. in working for world j of other groups, and have similar I for his ouLstanding achievements jJ'Olb Regfiment crossed the Lud-' peace, hope to le.ssen the influence i problems, hopes, aspirations, and in the theatre, on the concert stag'*, ;f‘ndorf Bridge the night of March of race in the settlement of world i needs. and in the general field of racial enlarge the trar problems. “Prejudice is a matter of attl- ; welfare. The I:itc>t triumph in his McLeod Bethune Pres-itudes. and attitudes are lo a con- long public carer is his appearance !. several o if r idem of the National Council of N«- sidcrable extent a matter of train- ifi Margaret Webster's production divisions on the Western gro Women, has been appointed by'ing and information." jof "Othello." f ront, recenliy reeuwed three State Department of the United, "nie psychologists' statement Is ! Mr. Robc.son has appeared inof Negro Dfiughboys. States as a consultant to the Confer- prefaced by a brief introduction; numerous legitimate plays ilnclud- ‘••'n^ Ptatoon was assigned to each ence. She is working with Dr. W. E. "Humanity’s demand for la.sUng ; B, DuBois and Walter White in ths peace leads us as students of hu- presentation of the Negro's view man nature to assert ten pertinent CANDIDATE “NOT GUILTY” WILMINGTON, N. C.— "Not Guilty" wis the v.-rain Robosun r.ider.s Court in iht- case ing "Emperor Jones," “All God": ChiUun.” "PorKy," "Black Boy." "The Hairy Ape." and "Stevedore." In the films he has appeared in "Emperor Jones," "Showboat." "Sanders of the River," King Solo- . I mon’s Mines.” "Jericho.” and other*. gave hif first concert perfor- jt.'.imce a. a .singer in 192.5. and made •his first concert tour of America in j 1929. His concert tours of Europe I occurred in 1926-28. 1931 and 1938. [with a memorable tour of Russia in A » rairt is a graduate of nd Columbia Uni- .• Stall versus Ben .McGhee. Rpta'^anoo He' Brooklyn, who charged that she had m the latter part of 1914. ihey flood- dockcUd April 27. Mr. .McGhee man at ^riTPr« : 311th. I presentation of the Negro's view man nature to assert ten pertinent conference. In addition and basic principles which should •• * nai east oi t n e : these reoresentatives, various be considered in planning the pecae. ofr-n manh-infllrd on New York- erf the N.wy dopartmeiil. lh(.i wii.s chargi'd with a.v.sault fif u fe- 309th R^ment The platoon assigned to F Com pany of this regiment did “a . . swell job” in the capture of Hon- member of Phi |ncf. on the west and south banks was a four-letter ,ni the Sieg Hivor, drop in th'“ man at PulRprs and v,.os all-Amen- Rcrnagen bridgehead. Walter Camp's te.arr in I They folowed tanks info tVw oilu ^ — V . ■ ■■ ■ i lo inese reorescnia eame frnm groups have uQ-, Neglect of them may breed new fu ’Ct ot KT,k SuctiSS; _ 'Continued on back page) ed our polille.1 leader, may be.- in grade to beetwne fighting pri- ^ ^ ^ Following is an account by reg- ! BIRM’GHAM TEACHERS iments of the activities of these | platoons: WIN EQUAL SALARIES 2 SENTENCED ON BIRMINGHAM. Ala. — Salaries I of Birmingham Negro school teach ers will be equalized ‘with those of 'whites beginning September. 1945. rw ever. "The time is coming when Ne groes will he elected to the city council and when they will hold other appointive and elective po sitions." This citizen, who is in close con tact with the pulse of the Durham white public, indicated that he did not feel that the Negro had yet shown "sufficient interest and in itiative in the problems of govern ment to qualify unreservedly for the responsibilities of citizenship.” There was also similar doubt of Negroes' interest in some Negro quarters. With the mayor and several of the councilman unopposed, the elec tion appeared to be headed for a listless Tuesday run-off. An unofficial last-minute poll of Austin’s supporters revealed an most solid block of Negro labor votes, substantial, but by no means unanimous church support, and a considerable amount cf vocal sup port from various elements of Dur ham's race conscious population. Unless the Negro vote solidifies behind Austin indications arc that he will fall far short of Sewell, who while neither well known nor pro minent will be elected, as arc all Durham councHmen. because of the Durham system of city-wide bal loting. The entire Durham votes on each date. MANHANULbUUN TRAIN GETS CASH SETTLEMENT NEW YORK — The Southern Railway company has made a sub stantial cash settlement in the suit brought by Miss Edith Johnson of Brooklyn, who chargcrl that she had boon manhandled on a New York- Atlanta train when she refused to give up her res''rveri scat and go into a "jim crow” car. The suit has boon in court about a year and a „» half Oliver D. Williams handled the al- ■ case at the request of the NAACP. Miss Jobn.son. a senior student at Spclman Collecc. had alleged in a complaint filed on her behalf by the NAACP that although she held UUUllbILIVIHIIKi CANDIDATE “NOT GUILTY” "Sanders of the River," King Solo- monls Mines," "Jericho,” and others. '4^ gave his first concert perfor- r.’iance as a siriger in 1925. and made his first concert tour of America in 1929. His concert tours of Europe occurred in 1926-28. 1931 and 1938, with a memorable tour of Russia in 1936. Mr. Robeson is a graduate official observers on hand. (Continued on back page) 'wars, no matter how well-intention ed our political leaders may be." cific Coast, the NAACP cUurged April 27 in a wire to Secretary ol the Navy James V. Forrestal, that the 34th Construction Battalion iSeabecs). who went on a hunger strike March 2-3 in protest against discriminatory conditions, were herded on to their ship bound for the Pacific by an "armed guard with drawn bayonets." The 24th Battalion is a veteran outfit having already .served 21 months in the South Pacific, Up-m their return to the United States in the latter part of 1944. they flood ed the Navy department, their friends. Negro organizations and the Ncgrn press with protests over the treatment they had been accord ed by Commander J. P. MacBcan of Hatlie.sburg. Miss., and his exe cutive officer. Lt. Com. C. D. White. Norman Houston of the Los An- gelsc branch of the NAACp con ducted an investigation at the Cal ifornia post where the battalion was stationed on February 27 and rcc- Coin- .. "through" re.scrvation from New York to Atlanta, she was ordered on'mrndi'd the removal of to change to a Jim Crow car when maiidvr MacBcan. she reached l.ynchbnrg. Va.. and As a result of the pressure fmm that when she refused to do so. she all sides the Navy department re- was forcibly ejected from a deluxe moved MacBcan. but apparently in coach of the "Southerner." on which retaliation for the just complaints .she had reservations, and thrown tlic men. the battalion is being bodily into a jim crow car by a rc-shipped overseas w-as humiliated conductor and several police of- j,y being handled like prisoners or | citizenry ficers who were summoned upon criminals. In the vviro to Secretary i ^unciimanic candi- her refusal to remove herself volun- Forrestal the NAACP. through: tarily. Roy Wilkins, assistant secretary.! - - - - Piiid: ! "Tho National Association for the Advancement "f Colored People is advi.'^cd from West Coast that .31.h ; Construction Battalion embarked I under armed guard with drawn ; I bayonets as though men were crim- : ' inals or were reluctant lo serve j * 'heir country. This battalion has 21 ■ „vcrscas service and has WASHINGTON. D. C. — A new f„re ay case is presented to a gen- proved beyond doubt its ability petition asking for the immediate oral court-martial it is subjected to md loyalty We are also advised release of Frank Fisher and Ed- pre-trial investigation If mvestiga- that last minute transfers out of ward R. Leury. Negro soldiers sen- tion indicate.* that such action is battalion over and above usual ro- tenced to life imprisonment by warranted and the Commanding placements have left .mit merely a Court-martial in New Caledonia in General approves it is brought to shell of o.ie which made excellent 1943. was filed with the War De- trial. . ." record in South Pacific, parlmcnt this week by Judge Wil- Counsel for prisoners point nut ■Feeling “n West Cna«-t is liam H. Hastic. chairman of the that in the Fisher-Loury case "the iContinuod on back page) NAACP national legal committee reemmendation of the investigating V and Congressman Vito Marcantonir. nfficcr who thoroughly examined /\ l (ALP. NY). President of th6 inter- nii witnes.ses was that the facts did j* (.OUft (IrOOrS national Labor Defense The sol- not warrant prosecution for rape" WILMINGTON. N. C.— "Not Guilty” was the verdict „ , - of Judge W. Smith, of Wilming- Rutgers college and Columbia Uni- lon’.s Recorders Court tp^^casc ^ jj. ., mpnibcr of Phi OI the State versus Ben McGhee, j^appa. He was a four-letter docketed April 27. Mr. McGhee Rutgers and was all-Ameri was charged with a.ssault of u ic- — . _ . . male and disorderly cnnd'jct. This particular ease created much interest in Wilmington be cause Mr. McGhee was the first colored candidate to announce his candidacy for the City Council. The primary was held April 23. Mr. McGhee was unsuccessful in his political quest. When he was arrested on the charges of assault- ir.f. a female and disorderly con duct there was much color given to his political aspirations in this city. File New Appeal In Army Scottsboro Case i end on Walter Camp’s team in 1918- He is married and has a son who is now a sophomore at Cornell. The Spingarn Medal was institut ed by the Uite J. E. Spingarn, for many years president of the NAACP. to go to the "man or woman of Afri can descent and American citizen ship. who shall have made the high est achievement during the preced ing year or years in any honorable field of human endeavor.” The award is customarily presented at the annual conference of the N. A. Sincr Ihc ohaicr.. .nc,-iin,.l him : A. C. P , iml on nccciiiiil of wnrlimo in the case bringing him into the h'vstnctions the conference has bwn limelight after the primary olec-' canceled ‘his year. In view of this lion did not hold up in court Mr. circumstance the medal will be for- McGhee feels that hb? prestige hasitnally pre.scnted al a date and place not been affected. I to be announced later. ^ ^ Bomber Group Moved From Freeman Field As 101 Officers Are Released BIRMTGHAM TEACHERS WIN EQUAL SALARIES came from Quartermaster, Engin eer, and Transportation Corps un-' its. Most of them took reductions in grade to ibec»ne fighting pri vates in foxholes. Following is an account by reg iments of the activities of these platoons; 309th R^ment The platoon assigned to F Com pany of this regiment did "a swell job” in the capture of Hon- nef, on the west and south banks of the Sieg Hiver, deep in the Rcrnagen bridgehead. They folowecl tanks into the city and wasted no time in cleaning their assigned objectives. Lieutenant John M. Green, their platoon leader from 1725 12th Av- as; RALEIGH - Sentences of three sorted. They are aggressive and | yga,, each in the Federal Prison eager, and when they see a Jerry , „ere impose don two persons this they want to go after hirm I m ..eck in Federal Court for Selective well pleased with their perform- service violations. Jinro -inHor Tir» ” ' 2 SENTENCED ON DRAFT VIOLATION CINCINNATI. Ohio — Twenty- G''‘h:igan Douglas of California. Rep four hours after 101 Negro flying Douglas wired Secretary Stimson officers were ordered released from u*'Kirig immediate rekase of the confinement at Godman Field. Kv., the 477th B-inibardmem group, a The mass release leaves only three Ntgro medium bomber ..utfit. had men still under arrest. Lieutenants been ouleied away from Freedman Shirley B. Clinton. Roger C. Ter- a: SeYrnfiiir. Indiana, it was an- *■>’• imd Marsden A. Thomason. The ,h,f nounced this week by Theod.irc M, NAACP, through its Wa.shington Berr y-.f ihc rinemnati NAACP. Bureau, its Cincinnati and Indian- DrmixTals To Rc"islcr ja('kson\i lie M ail J'ldiic diers were convicted of raping a na- -His recommendation.” the pel live French woman. The sentence of tion continued, "was ignored and Fisher was reduced to 10 years and the evidence which supported it w is that of Loury lo 8. after Hastic and withheld from the Court-martial Marcantonio. serving as their coun- This alone is adequa'e ground for sel on appeal, made ora! arguments releasing the petitioner* now" and submitted briefs on their be- The opinion also held that th.* c„urt hero handed d”wn an opini-tn half In 1944. The new plea is made prisoners h.nd been "vigorously and ^pnl )(> urdering FK-min.; B under the rules of the War Depart- j,hly defended" by lawvers app'iint- l>em'*cralic Registration Sup menl providing for the review of the Army Tbk proposition convictions once a year. was likewise rebutted by the peti- Citing the fact that the woman tion Fi*her and I-ourv “have filed accepted three dollars from the sol- affidavits the Htto''ncys stated diers immediately after having had "charginc that they first saw ap- relations with them. Hnstie and Mar- pointed counsel les* than 24 hours before their trials •'Whatever the vigor "f counsel lav have been we deny their abili ty to defend adeouatelv u''der the-e ■ibmitted tha* authori'v ear reason- *ablv sav that !‘;e pititioner>- had the ■) .substantive proterte r which P'e cantonio reiterated th-? position they look last year. At that time they , exprcs.sed grave doubt "that there is 'a> case in Anglo-American jur- Isprudence in which a conviction rircumstanees of rape has been permited when ] payment had been offered and ac cepted on the spot." It JACKSONVILLE. DeWitl T Gray ir\l^e^. to register Dali.i- J Gra ham. Jacksonville undertaker The case was pressed by the Jack sonville hranen of the NAACP of which Thcido-e Redding i* preMi. ent. Graham brought action f>ol Bowden o rezis'rr hitr member f t '•lub 1 I'd the W..: a wire from polis branches and its national headquarters in New Yofk. is presf- inc for the release of the three men ho and indicated that if tliey arc re- brought lo trial legal counsel will be supplied by the Association. Judge William K Hastie will be h.id flood- chief counsel for tlie men and Theo- Depaiiment. including dore Berry of the Cincinnati N. A. Coiigrc'-woman Helen A C. P will be associated counsel. The de«tin,iii m of the bombard ment group Ik unknown The order took effect at noon .-Ypiil 26. Release of the lOj officers were be.ng hold bee^use they fused to sign a ''aterrenl segregat ing them in .i jim crow officers’ FIVE ESCAPES TAKEN IN WISE VIRGINIA I c"fr- lai A'.e C- reny and icceiv- lo run consecu- nrd-i fie he Democratic P.irty , f h-s "pinioti. J.id_e ra\ staled I'.it the United St.'*'* ■nkitunor gave 'he S’-gr-' 'he ght to t>el' i;g V' f fol.ii' .il p.*rt r his cho re. ,ind i--..ied ..lat Grah.im tx' allo'Aed to legi pointed out that the acceptance of rich' to counsel and the right to -furthwoh " Th- city att-rney money was but one of many affir-icall and examine witneo-c- are in- j„,-tedly e .n*ider i the pr.ict matlvc indications of the fact Ih-' tended to .ifford Ha**''' and Ma.- n,)ity f .ippi al' ’ t' e S the woman consented cantonio roneluded Stipr"me Court The now petition took sharp is.sue V ‘ ^ with the War Department’s opinion) State Supreme Court '' '"Id ere.t- of March 31. 1944. is.sued ov^r the When someone's barn burns. U change future political afi.iir'^ m signature of the Under Secretary there's .always the expression “Th* J.arksorville Based on ihe^ 1940 of War reducing the sentences but i work of years gone up m smoke" census, u estimated that Negr' upholdi.ig the finding of guilt The The same thing happens when the emprise better th..n Zft per cent Dt'parlmenl opinion eoiUiiiued. ’ ra'- farm wixMlland bums the eity's p-ipulatioii •irr for gree, J-im W;liiarn .f wars f ^lut No w'-o e.krap««d from the i storebreaking, ii\ p!,o.n C; p onjing. the sentence •IC ree.iptur*-d tw- d. vs I tivcly. f. V.i by V'trginia and According to Penal Director H. H. i.m offic'r- They were Honyccutt. the men overpowered he W.-e j.hl. awaiting the guard, hold him up with his 1 -ta'e j r-w n weapon.* and used a State •1\ 1 .11 Ihc bre.ik were' Hfghway pick truck to escape lo 22veir-old beautv TcnnesMC whei they abandoned it .1 of Riileiyh. "ving a for a P!; mouth, which they took gl.uy in the 'ccond from '...irr shod. This car waif.and that Arm.s'rong 31. 3-5 u.v»d to take 'hem across the Vie-Mcslred by public official.* involved, highw.iv :..bb.ry. Jo.*«.'ph gii..a St.ite line where they left it The resuP of these arrests is to for larceny f It i- likely. Hone'eutt said, 'h.it force i itrus workers to labor against ibile and bre.ikmg and the gr«»up will face v.iarges of .u- their will, fearing arrest. While ..nd 18 month* for larceny, lating the U- S, Criminal Code bylthey would work willingly if they -lire to run coi.secutive’y: driving st-len cars across State lines.' received extra pay for Saturday Cicero -MfQucen. 27, 25-30 and possible charges of larceny for work, many Negro workers now r secon ddegree burglary; stealing a Slate Highway pickup work Saturdays only under threat 1\ Kelly. 2.5, 2-5 years fur inick. i of imjirisonmont. ance -joder fire.” Private William Blackwell, platoon runner from 42 Debbs Fe rry Road. Fairview, White P'ains. New York, shot a running (Continued on page throe) HINES REFUSES TO DROP RACE QUERY WASHINGTON (C) — Veteran Administrator Hines has very blunt ly said “NO" to the request that he clim.inate qustinns of race on the application form for G1 business and housing loans. Sometime ago Hines protested that the VA would have “freedom from discrimination and freedom from obstacles and prejudices" for the one million Negroes in the war. Now he says ‘The leader requires idequate information for his pur poses in addition to that which would be necesary for government purpo.ses only. Of course, you real ize that few if any persons would lend money without being fully in formed of all the facts which the lender considers relevant." PEONAC^Wm- SPREAD IN FUORIDA, MILGRAM REPORTS NEW YORK CITY (WDL> — “In voluntary servitude is common place in Florida," reported Morris .Milgram, Workers Defense League national secretary, after a month's work there on cases of peonage and involuntary servitude, w. ich the League has brought to the attention nf the Department of Justice for prosecution. In central Florida, Milgram re ported, Negro citrus workers em ployed regularly five days a week have been arrested for "vagrancy” because they refuse to work Satur days. These cases never come to trial, the WDL leader declared, for the workers pay $25 bond in order to be released. It is commonly »jn- derstood that the bond is the fine. appearance for trial is Hubert White, 24. of Ralogih pleaded guilty to a charge nf fail ure to notify his draft board of charges bf addrc.ss and of failure to report for induction into the armed forces. White, registered with Draft Board No. 2. testified that his broth er was asked to notify him in case the board called him while he was absent from the city. Miriam Frye, clerk at Board No. 2. reported that White had enlist ed in the Navy, but was discharged (Continued on back page) BIRMINGHAM. Ala. — Salaries of Birmingham Negro_ school teach ers will be equalized 'with those of whites beginning September, 1945. A decree signed here April 27 by the judge of the Federal district court reads that the "defendants, the School Board of Jefferson County, Alabama, and J. E. Bryan, Super intendent of Schools of Jefferson County, Alabama, and the agents of the said defendants and each of them do not and are hereby prepetuaUy enjoined and restrained from dis crimination in the payment of sal aries against the plaintiff and any other Negro teachers and principals in the public school system of Jef ferson County Alabama, on accout of race or color. "The operative effect of this de cree is postponed until the school term beginning September. 1945." The case was brought by William J. Beldcn and was filed March 27, 1942. Attorneys for Belden were Arthur D. Shores of this city and Thurgood Marshall, NAACP special .sounsel of New York. Quits St. Louis U. When Couples Barred From Prom ST. LOUIS, Mo. (CNS) — Liber-1 al, Rev. Claude H. Heithaus, who more than any man here at St Louis University has been responsi ble for the banishment of racial bar riers in enrolling students, has re signed from the faclutly when the College barred some Negro stu dents from a college prom. Rev. Heithaus was In open defi ance to University Pre.sident Rev Patrick J. Halloran. S. J.. when he decided to prevent from 80 to 100 race students from attending the dance at the swank Hotel Jeffer son. Four Negro couples were al- (Continued on back pagci Sha%v U. Announces School Closing Speakers RALEIGH — Dr. Ambrose Call- ver. senior specialist in the United States Office of Education, Wash ington, D. C., and Dr. D. W. Hog- gard, pa.stor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Pa., v'ill be the principal speakers for ihe 79th Commencement exercises at Shaw May 27-28. is was announc ed this week by President Robert P. Daniel. Mr. Caliver will give the com mencement address Monday. May 28, and the Rev. Mr. Hoggard will preach the Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday. The Senior-Alumni Dinner Meet ing will be held May 26. and the Annual Alumni meeting May 28 al Andrews and Commissioners PowcU 10 a. m. The annual reception, spon- and Barrow will be sworn In on sored by President and Mrs. Daniel I July 1. Smith’s term of office will ia>4ionor of the graduating class, has' run for four years, and those of ttio been announced for Sunday eve- Mayor and Commissioners will b« ning. May 27. ' for two years each. PAUL F. SMITH WINS OVER JUDGE WEST RALEIGH — Voting returns on Monday revealed that Paul F. Smith, veteran Raleigh lawyer and brand new in politics triumphed over his opponent, Paul C. West, for the office of Municipal Court Judge of Raiitgh. West has held the office for six years. He lost to Smith by approximately 995 votes and the primary nomination. The total vote in the primary was 5,529 The vote was — Smith 3.262; West, 2,267. The only other contested race In the primary saw Robert C. Powell win the nomination for a fourth* two-year term of office by a major ity of 1,736 votes over his three op ponents — Leslie G. Bullard, Burly Evans and S. P. Bryant. Monday’s voting sealed the list nf nominees for all four City offices and the general election on May will entail little ceremony. Mayor Graham H. Andrews, seek ing a fourth term, and Public Works Commissioner W. B. Borrows. Jr, In quest of his first full term, wera without opposition. Judge-Nominate Smith. Mayor