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Lril.-.'llls 'y.
POLICE KILLS ANOTHER NEGRO VICTIM
ATLANTA (ASP)—The 2”>id Ni*ki'o viuleneo .slayiiiK
ill Atlanla was :{‘t-year-til(l Levi (laiit, victim of police hul-
h*ts.
tlaiit, father' of f«>ur chiUlien. was slain Ijy l^atrolinaii
\V. 1). Nash, who reportedly has several notches on his jfun
for Negro victims in hi.' long years of service on the Atlanta
police force.
Nash told a familiar, yet stt'aiige story about the sia\-
iiig. The police report wa^ that information h. d reached
them that (lanl had non-laxed whiskey in his Decatur St.
room and that they went there to investigate. Gant report*
(f‘oulinued on the liack page)
Mother’s Day Has New Meaning
PALKUiH—bcciiu.se of Ihr .-.rlt ctioii ot Mi.s, Einina Clarissa
Ch'ineiit III Lciuisvillf, Ky,, as tin- nfticial inothfr of thi.s y**;o,
.'.loUifi - Day will havi* a new siKnii'icantf. the RaKigh Tinii-s. In-
•.:! .ifti-iiioon iliiilv. said in an cdimnal last Friday.
-SiiK'.- till- ilawn ot ciiatioii.'' tin* cditurial reads in part,
.dnllf ; •• nave attained reciignilion us priiinoter.'-' and stabili/iTs ol
.iiniati ainliitions headed tnwaid w,,Mny achievement.
"Wr'ln n a large pail ol tm- ui ;ld honor.s its mothers on M:i>
i2 till- liisl Itch annual « •.'i-nt '.'.n.cli ha. c.mie alter s«*ven yea. •
ol gioUal I'onllal l.el.Neeii then ..on.-', tliere doiiPtle.ss conies a t.e
ler ja I app>eciatioii toi Mother.'- ill! lands, ot aP laces."
VOI.rMK Ml. NO. OM
liAl.KICH, NOirni CAROLINA SATI KDAV. MAY H. l‘Mi
PHK K oc
HASm RECEIVES PRAISE FOR POST
^ ^ ir it it -k
VETS PICKET CCNCER T A1 T.C.
SEATING MARS
“SUGAR CHILE"
PROGRAM
.'\bovf ale sli' wn pickets in
frunt ul the Conrert feiilurtnc
I rank "SuKar ('hlie" Ituhinson at
tile audlturinm of the Win.ston-
Salein TeaeherN rollegr t»«t week
Itei’aiise the |iroinnters of Ihr ron*
rrrt had lakrn all the front mid-
dlr-alsle seats for whites. Many
of the t>lrkets were veteraas of
World War II. The cenoert Itself
was a treat disappointment ae-
i«>rdine to those who saw It. be-
u nr
cause ■’^asar \ only appear
ed for a total of ten minutes at
the end of the coocc/t.
DR, H. J. BRYANT
UnOT TO HRtr
Above aic sle wn pickets In
front of the f'oncrrt fealurlne
Ifjiik "Sugar Chile" Kohlnson at
the judltorhun of the Winston-
Salem Teachers College last week
liecause the jiroinolers of the con
cert h.id l.ikcn all the front mid-
dle-alsIe seats for whites. Many
ol the pickets were veteraas of
World War II. The rcncerl Itself
was a great disappointment ae-
cording to those who saw It. he-
Rankin Called House Of
Renresentatives’ Boss
NFW VOHK '.-V.N’I*' -John V-.l ua> to win ‘-iilticient supi>oii
l.iiil;iii le.Muled 111 lUiiny circles i,,, rne.iMir*’ m- h,.' lavi*i»'l
as Oil ...noils (..j, ..Ilf and j,e h.i'
...-n^
la.'i wi.k b\ H-|» Aitiim Clayton I’owell' chaiKe.'
l‘..'.k«-ll .lr diiiiiii; .1 -■•'.'i-ii; I'l fie -. -inular I'h.H'ui- made t>.v l lU le)-
llilh 1,0 1.III.il coiiv*iiiioii I On- e ■■'ii.lines .iDoiit a \tar ag.. that
New Yi.il Sill, h'l ilri.iiioM ..f I'i'iti- the house of lepn- nlativi's was
id. I- . h......i.i M.n.m-- .d the luu-e
, - v-i i-u-ii n, l.’;> I'-ho •ile'illy ••ndoiv' lacisiii and
Pov.elV O.i Tl- ' o..' ■■ ■" I -n
..1 1 . e,.. ol upon lie .Ml' i.'-Tppiai. .o
h., M.oo.e tiro h'O.'t- 1 h.i. N.-wsmen hav.- ..Iso icpoii-
,epi..tii 11 ■ lie p.i'-ed hi' .(I H.i;;l{in a^ one ■ t !). • moat |...p.-
.'harae.-- on U.nikni' ucces. since . n.be' -I 'In- bouM;.
J2mies Holmes Tenders
Resignation Under Fire
WII.MINCTftN Mi.eh si«-.i- *i.n.- tutu o b,- • at H*'
l.-iiioii wa.- jiul lo ic't tici. T. ■ -"t !■ Ul in. I n-.ii *. '' "
.lay iiioiniiir when .\c!n,g f.' ■ ‘Hui.-: i-:■' ll•“'l‘'
*l.inaj,ei Hellion luhl .. leiJie'ent..- .. inri. i '-h-.' l:a-i ■-••••i diii.n-,
live of tin .lUt’U.N'.M. .I.m'.i
lloliiM.'. |)iub..lioii ollieer had U-n- T'c -x p - : ' ■ iloei t-n i-• ' •
ileieil hi' l.•Mlill•.tlon, .-tte..live .'May t.oi, M ,i. l.“ol "ul ;• •
lU.
cause 'i’dgir sT-Tti- t.nly appear-
ed for a tnlai of ten minute* at
the end of the concert.
DR, H. J. BRYANT
HOST TO AME
CONFERENCE
PAITIMOHH. Md - In obser.
.,ii;o- ol th«- one liundred twenty
ninih ',--sinn of the Baltimore An-
mi.d Conlereiice. Dr. llaiTlson J
Hiyant, host past-u of the magnifi-
conl St John’s AME Church last
w.. k elabor.ilely cr.lerlained tlie
I're'idui. lie hop Monore H Davis
.hhi i,,.'loi.' d. h j'at.'.-., conf.'i
eiue w rkeis .Kul friend' of the hii-
loiic Baltiniou .•Viiiiuat Confereiu
I) Bivant. liie prn.'H'-'ive inini'ter
will- It, tli- inidsi of wur re-bniH
Si .fohn's which was destroyed by
file riciived prai'c from Ihe thou
sands pif soiu who rejoiced in his
i-.M.didaey for the Bisn.d>ric whic.1
they ii rinetl a fiUmg r»-wai-d for nis
in.my sacrifices in behalf of African
.! tnodl.sm.
With die r .rinal oiicning lust
Ml hop U,
-al
ih.illcugi-
, WlNSTON-SAl.EM Fiank "Sn-
I gar Chile" Hubiiijoii. dimunltivc
Iseven year ..ld child bciogie wougie
I piano player, wa.' the unwitting
I cause of considerable friction lute
I last week when he appeared ut Win-
jston-Salem Teachers College Audi-
^tnrium here, despite the fact that
u picket line of veteran students oi
World War II was about the box
office.
' The prouram was sponsuriKl by
I one J A Helpriii, who rented the
jaudiluriuin from the college. Crux
of the matter wu.s that all the front
center seats were reserved for
j whites, the section from A lo P.
I counting alphab- caliy, and Negro
i citigen.s, whutev price they p\d.
must be seated on th’.} sides or be*
' hind the '‘P'* section.
A representatives of T H E PF J-
PLE’S SPOKF.SMAN who
to buy tickets in the reserved area
was told that it was impo&xible. The
strange thing about the whole mat
ter, and the thing that more than
anything else prompted the picket
ing wa.s the fact htat no tickets were
on sale ut the regular places that
sell tickets lu Negroes on such oc
casions. An attemot bv this news-
counting aipnaoeiicaiiy, anu negro
eitlzens, whatever price they pSgd.
must be seated on the sides or be
hind the "P" section.
A representatives of T R E PF J-
PLE'S SPOKESMAN who souiJ, •
to buy tickets in the reserved area |
was told that it was impossible. The'
strange thing about the whole mnt-,
Ut, and the thing that more than I
anything el.se prompted the picket
ing was the fact htat no tickets were '
on sale ul the rcgula,- plac*es that |
sell tickets to Negroes on .such oc-j
easioiis. An attempt by this news- •
paper lo find out why this diserim-i
inalory attitude was liken was nietj
with naught when the lady in charge (
of sales nf all tickets at Bobbit's |
Pharmacy, while, .stilted that she wa.s ;
only working under instruction*
from Mr. Helprin.
At the fust concert which was
scheduled for seven-thirty on the
'Continued on buck pagci
Secretary of War Links
Hastie^s Appointment as
Symbol of Great Progress
GRAND JURY
REST ON TENNi
RIOT CASE
New York (ANPj — The ap- ( ur arnuTl uu'ces, mostly in ser-
pi'intmeiit of Judge William H. \ ice biillahons. Betore the end of
liiiStie as governor of the Virgin tht war, were KdiJO Negro
islands was hailed here :\Ionday officer.s and HdO.OOU Negro soi-
a.5 a symbol of progress toward a
fuller hare of democracy for Ne-
NASHVIIM.K .ANPi A lec.-.'
ill Ihe Columbia, 'i'enn ,'i«t inse.sii-
gutioo was calied here .Monday by
the federal grand jury until May
27. Federal Judge Elnur Davies
readily granted the juiy's request
for a reees.". saying:
“Neither this court nor th Unr-
td States Attorney general nor the
u'sVicl utiOMiey geiivi'ul nor any
oher piTson ha.s the right to tell you
what to do in regard to returning
indictments ur reports in this mat
er."
He expressed d'slike "to post
pone this mailer furlher.' but re
marked. "I have lri(.d to giv«‘ you .i
fi'e hand. You will ree.ill lliat i >
mv L-liarae t., vou I asked a full.
zi, r'txierai juage Miner uavies
readily granted the jury's request
for a reces.«. saying:
“Neither this court nor the Uni -
♦•d States Attorney general nor the
jbtrlct utlorney general nor any
oher person has the right to tell you
what to do in regard lo returning
indictments or reports in this ma'-
er."
Hi- expressed dislilu- "to post
pone this matter furthei." Imt le-
inarkL-d. ‘I liave Irii-ti lo give you a
fre hand You will recall that i i
my charge to you I asked a full,
fair and impartial iiuestigatiun.
•*lt IS well to consider carefully
so that an official eii I can be put
to this matter. I'm going to .stand
behind you lOO per cent ”
Davies callwi the jury’s atten
tion to an article on Hie riot pub
lished under the name of the South
ern Conference for Human welfare
• Continued on back page)
in America during a lunch
I i; in his honor at the Hot-.-i
j.oosevell.
More than 4U0 prominent Ni-w
Yi'rker.s. mostly Iawyer.s, lieard
K( bei't P. Patterson, secretary of
war. link Hastie’s appointnunt to
an ever - increasing role Negroes
will play in American life. The
war st'cTetarv recalled Hasti.’.«
.SCIvice witlt the war department (
as civilian aide and noted tha* ip
1940 there were five Negro oftic-
er.s and .‘>,000 Negro soldiers in
ATTACK ON
POLL-TAX ISSUE
GETS PRAISES
Us civilian aide and noted that in
1940 there were five Negro offic-
ert> and 5,000 Negro soldiers in
ATTACK ON
POLL-TAX ISSUE
GETS PRAISES
oranch of the sc-i
vice. Patterson said,
Util'zalion of Negro manpower
in the army was eredited to Has
Wallace, Ickcs Endorse
College Fund Progreun
al ,\.l Im
whieh
'I'lif ie'i|'ii;,tinii ol H Imes. wh >
IjeCJIlle 1I oli.illini olticei t.«-le l.i *
yeai, e.iiiie umlei l,n .'ince it v'-'
alleg'il llial ii- wa.' mvolvcil ui a-;
aevi(l>-iii ot, tin- I'.-iioli .1 Bi-.ii-'i lit.
oil Mini'll 111 lillldel.llilKl W'" -
f.im-l
■ .lit .
members of I! •
1(1 cominui- the 'plendid
!, „ v.t,..|.- -I.owed
• -- lu Ike com '• of the
a-h la'ted five days a
t'ok place in-
miisse.- by outstundi.ic
II. I -e-idilion.' o>
Ml il 1.1 I |is anil grietmg'
-i.d on pa,!c eight)
NEW YORK — Commerce Seen-'
tury Henry A Wallace, Labor .icc-'
retary Lewis U. Schwelleiibuch. and
Harold L Icks. former Interior Sec-
retaiy in the Truman Administra
tion. have endorsed the third un-
o" ■' d Negro
' i-ioiii wt ich ''•eks to raise
$1.21)0,i),H> to meet current operat
ing L-xcpeiises of sa Negro private
ei lieges. Frank M. Tolton, national
campaign chainnan. announced
Thursday
"The objective of the campaign,
and the means usc-d to attain it, are
lean in spirit,' wiote Ntr.
licnbach ’Ttidu.v. the
in whicli he live.s, depend ut>iin hi.'
opportunity to devek p .md pr.ic-
tice his Gixi-giving ability
Secretary Wallace said that "Iher'-
ure few thing.s more import.nit to
the welfare of American Negix -i
than the opportunity to .secure
good education Th- benclils to
the nation that will lesult from con-
tnbiitiun.s made to this fund wiil
far oiit-weigh the fiinncial oulliiy. ”
CHAni.DTTE lANP) - M-.'e
than 7(Ml Negro students of John
son C Smilli University cheered
IJenpamiii J Davis. Jr.. N«-w York
City Couiieilman and widely known
Coninumist leader, heie last week
when tie addressed them on the st.b-
jwl. "A Voteless People is A Hope
less People "
Marknig the first time a Commuii-
i.l leader has addressed a Negro
(a)llege group, Davis' appearance
liore was .sponsored by the Alpha
Omega chapter of the .Alpha Phi
-•\lpri.i frali-rnity He was |)rc entd
lo the students if the University
in connicti' II with National Citzen-
■hip wt ek .Hid was cui'graiukiled by
the president of the school at the
conciuMun of his spee.-h as an uut-
$tanling represenlativc of the Ne
gro people
Davis also spoke at the nvcomi
ward high school and i church here
where his rr.ilitaiicy was cheeru-d
lepealedly. A police escort and
u-ptalediy A police escort and a
large crowd were on hand to wel-
cone hmi when he arrived.
Jl'OftK li.ASTIE
tl«'s wolk, not as a Negro, but a.s
a patriotic American. Ihi wa.
.secrclui'.v uniaiked. He told
.ibuu* tile special army board he
; ppomted la.st fall to curusider fur
ii.ei the position ot the Negro in
;lie armed forces and how the re
port criticized tlu' army for m-ver
leeching full utili/iilion of Negro
manpower.
Hccoininendatiuns of that spe-
cia' board will b, earned out, he
prtdieled, -md the Negro'.* role in
the anmtl l .res will .steadily in:
prove along w itlt hi.s position m
.American lile in general. Tic-
light to impi(i\' the Negro’s po.si
tion was compared lo a fight on
tlu batt!eline, in which the move-
mint would be generally forward,
though thi'ie might he .setbaclcs
Waltei White. ex«cutive secre
tary of the NAACP, said Hastiu'.:
work was 'O valuable that some-
timt-s hi' hoped the opposition t.'
iContinned on back pugei
Schw
dom and happiness of the individ
ual. and till- welfare of the .society
.tbuUl
i ll.i ! . ■
ifk pugi
Register and Vote
With registralion light and only two more days in which lo
regiBtcr, local citizens are urged to call at their polling plac«s
and gel their names on the books.
The books were opened at the polling places Saturday. April
27. and have been available at the homes ol Ihe registrars during
the past two weeks. Names of all persons who registered and
voted in the 1944 election are on the books, but persons who are
not sure their names are on Iht books should check with thei.*
registrars.
Ralegih residents who have moved from one precinct to an
other since 1944 must obtain certificate oi transfer to becume
ligible for voting. In order to register and vole in a new precinct
tour months residence is required. Otherwise a person who has
recently moved into a precinct must register and vole >n his old
precinct.
Polling places and registrars for precincts in which large
numbers of Negro citizens live are as follows:
District No. 10—Lucille Hunter School. Mrs, Roberta Mit
chelL 110 N. Tarboro Rd.. Registrar.
District No. IS—Old Rex Hospital Building. Mrs. G. M. Green.
15 West Lenoir Street, Registrar.
Fire Station, City Auditorium. Mrs. Louise McClennan. 101
n. South Street. Registrar.
The books will be open al ihe home ol the registrars from
9:00 a. m. lo 5:00 p. ni. Friday and from 9:0U a. in. tu sutisei at
ihe polling places Saturday.
White Sorority
Bars Negroes
t:\\ YOKK 'ANl'i Ihe 't-
t ,M':i I, wt .-Mpli., Xi Dell.., i. i-
.. > !!'i'- .Mimrit.. whieh pl.ie-
:i> L'liiver'ity ul Vern.unt ehup-
■ ' the
bei-
. .. i)!ubaiiun
' ■ •• -i Cr.-'Uil .Maluii.v
N,g:i iw-ed wii the eanipus, is
>r’\ mg pi I'lilexiiig lu members ul
i •eil liiiiiter C.iilli ge chap-
■ '.vtiu .III vvotideniiK il a biased
•ji-K-'. urg.iiii/a'.iu; lias any place a'
v.'k.c't: fi.rbiii: ib'erimiiiJ-
Tile lu -al gioup has made nu
DURHAM BANK
STILL CLIMBING
I he
bwdy
.'uid
.iml Hii-ielure
nfliet with the uy-luws:
d uf tiigh)-i eduealiun. I
III bi
tiwii;, bi'dy fwi- ;lie four city
I w!l« f New York
A I'taiise Ul the i,y-l.iws slates
th.ii "in, gr up with .■ piogram
ag.iiii.'t religion in gener.il ui ag.iin.l
- h-a.-n Ilf .1 p.iitieuiar group of
any race shall be permitted to or-
•aiD/e on the city colleBi* canipusoj.
Wtien thi' wa.s brooiight tn the at-
'•'tiii n uf Hunter and board uffi-
lalr-'. a MHikesiiiaii fur the board
>bserved 'Frankly, 1 don’t know
wlial liie next sU-p is. Nulluiig Utvv I
DUKHAM 'ANP' - The Mechan
ics .iiid Farmers banx uf Durham
has pas.sea the five million .iullar
mark in resources. A nit-mber of tho
Fediral Depusll Insurance corpor
ation, Its dejiosils ali ne equal $4.-
H4U.7ai 00. II has S36.58.064.50 in-
vO'ted in government bonds.
A parliculary liquid iruititution.
It IS proving of great service in
financing sound bu.sincsai ventures
and home buyers uf the area. Of
ficers include C. C. Spaulding, pre.*-
ident; J. H Wheeler, vice presi
dent and cashier. Edward R. Mer
rick. Clyde Di-nnell, G. W. Cox.
vice president: L E. McCauley. J.
E. Strickland, vice president, Ra
leigh branch. J. J Sanson, Jr.. D. Marching in the traditional aca-
H Keck, assistant cashers; 1. D. ^ ^
Pa,hum, tru«. oltic.r, J O Seal- P"*"'' »* T-'l"','--
borough, Jr. assistant trust officeri tule during Founder's day In hon-
anU J. S. liughson, auditor. 1 or of Booker T. Waiblnglon are
shown, left to right. Itr. Wm. Jay |
!>emiieiin. retiring cnairman ot
the trustee hoard: Basie O'Conner, j
the uew ebuirman, abo cbairmiui ]
American Ked Cross; Secretary of
Commerce Henry A. Wallace aisj
President F. li. Patterson.
(ANP Photo)
Rev. Frederick It. Jor Ian, pro-
grevtlve voung pastor of the First
.\ME Church of Los .Angeles has
been Kiveii the distinction of «erv-
Inx as liust-pastor to Ihe quadren
nial conference of the entire de-
noiiiination when it meets next.
Plans are already under way for
(he greatest gatherinc in the his
tory of the ebureh. lANP Photoi
BUST OF FAMED
EDUCATOR TO •
BE UNVEILED
NEW A JRK 'ANP) The chan-
I ccllor. council and senate of New
York University and the director
of the Hall of Fame announced
Tuesday the program for the cere-
I many of the unveiling of the bust
I and tablet of Booker T. Washing
ton .May 23 at three o’clock.
' Participants un the program will
nclude Dr. Jackson Davis, asso
ciate dirtetur, Gener.ii Education
B' urd; Ralph P Bridgman, preu-
dent, Hampton Institute: Ur. Fred
erick U. PatlerKon, presldeiil, Ti.s-
kegee Iiustitule and Gloria Davidson
Wushiiiglun, graiiduaughter uf Book
er T. Wa.'hiiiglon. the dauglher. of
Davidson Washington, his second
son.
Music for the occasion will b
rendered by Mis Dorothy Maynor.
n graduate Of H: mu and by the
Tuskegee choir, ti luUtr under the
baton of William ,1. Dawson. The
Hampton iiietitute Creetive Dance
group will conch jc the pri'griun.
GEN. SADLEY
i\m^ nnwN
Music for the occasion will b
rendered by Miss Dorothy Maynor,
a graduate Of Hampton and by the
Tuskegsv uhoir. ih« iatltr under the
baton of William .L. Dawson, The
Hampton institute Creative Dance
group will conclude the program.
GEN. BTADLEY
TURNS DOWN
NAACP REQUEST
NEW YORK — In response to
reeummendations made by the
NAACP through its Executive Sec-
I clary, Walter White, in which il
was pointed out thiU a qualified
Ncgi-rt sh' uld be appointed to the
Veterans' Administration in an ad-
ministratiVL-. pulicy-maknig capacity.
GeiKral Omar Bradley. Veterans'
Administration chief, refused to
take such action on the grounds
that "such action in it.self would
be discriminatory and detrimental
tu the interests of other ininorMy
;:'oups."
The NAACP has 'ttempted t6
inlert-sl Kovernmeni officials in the
ecommendations fur -some time af
ter repeated C'.mplainls of segre
gation and discrimination policies
being practiced against Negro vets
III must Southern communities. The
As.suciatinn pointed out the £a't
that the thirteen brunch offices of
the VA ure more or less autone-
mous, and it would be exceedingly
unlikely that branches located in
the South would disco* ‘inue the
Ihraditional Jim-crow pulieiej of
that si*c*ion.
J. C. 0”UTLAWED
BY JEWI^ GROUP
NEW YORK cANP) — On amend
ment to the tenement rehabilitation
bill which would forbid racial or
religious discrimination by u land
lord receiving tax-exempHon for
his remodeled dwelling was urged
Monday by the Commission on Law
and Social action of tiie American
Jewish congress at a public hear
ing before the city council housing
committee on the bill to .stimulate
the repair of vacant hou-ses.
The American Jev)ish congress
favured the efforts lu relieve the
housing shortage by st'mulating thii
renovation uf unoccupied dwelling*
provided two inclusions were made;
1. Recipients of t-ix-cxemption
will not discriminate agoinst pros
pective tenants becuu.se of race,
creed, color, or ancestry.
2. Due care is tak'.-n (o confine
the benefits of the law to dwellings
having u reasonable amount of
light and air and not situated tn
areas wh'ch should be slated for
early clearance and rebuilding.
WASHINGTON ANP) — A re
cord number of Red Cross National
Aquatic schools will be conducted
this summer, marking the 25th year
uf their existence.
Conveniently located at camp
and resort sites throughout the na
tion. the schools offer thorough in
structor-training in first aid. wafer
safety, and accident prevention.