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PAGE TWO STATE BRIEFS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) prdin* to a statement by ft. E. bnes, sate agent for Negro ex ensien work. McNeill’s headquar trs will be at A&T College, [reensboro. He succeed# the late ffoltox) R. Zachary, who was al legedly murdered in February by falmadge Mitchell, former assist jnt farm agent of Pitt County. * A * tOAT CAPSIZES, MAN DROWNS CLINTON—William Green■ field, 26, a Clinton laborer, was drowned at 8:50 am, Sun day when a row boat capsized on a three-acre fish pond at the Wilbert Peterson farm, five miles south of her e, The man had apparently tak en his dog with him in the boat, but the animal swam to safety, Greenfield is also known as ‘Chicken Bill’. Two while men pulled the body from a 12-foot deep pond two hours later. * » * BYSTANDER IS CRASH VICTIM WASHINGTON, N. C, Law tence Langley, 8. son of Mrs. Ger ildine Walker, was killed almost distantly last week as he stood on l street corner. A car involved tt a collision careened across the jtreet and crushed him against t light pole. William Earl Benson, I, received lacerations about the houth and minor bruises; and Ltrs. Archis Leggett of Route 3, Washington, suffered lacerations Ibout the head. Young Benson yas treated at the Taylor Hospial here and later released. Mrs. Leg jet, is reported in ‘good' condition. * * » MAN HURT IN AFFRAY RALEIGH Dan Morrison, 50, of Raleigh, Rt. 2, received a gash on fc' head during an af fray at his residence about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff's department. Morrison was treated at Saint Agnes Hospital, where eight stitches were required to close the wound on the top of his head, Morrison said that he and his cousin were playing when the 50-year-old man fell against a mirror his daughter was holding. No charges have been preferred. WOUNDED IN GUNFIGHT CLINTON- John Tatum. 55, of Halls Township, was reported in fair condition after he was shot hi a gunfight with Sampson Coun ty officers Wednesday night. A fieputy went to the man’s home with a search warrant for his ar rest, sworn out by Tatum’s wife for assault. As the deputy drove Into the yard, he said the lights went out. When the deputy, ac companied by anoher man, en tered the darkened house Tatum Is said to have fired one blast from a .12 gauge shotgun, the shot hissing its mark. The officer re turned the fire and Tatum was struck in the left ride, WEBSTER CASE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 139.6001 from college funds, he was sentenced on March 1, 1955. to serve 15 to 22 years in Central Prison. He filed an appeal to the State Supreme Court and while It was pending became ill and was taken to a hospital in Goldsboro, where he died, . His widow, Mrs. Hattie Webster, is seeking to obtain the money which her husband paid out of his salary. Assistant Attorney Gen era! Harry W. McGalliard will contend that the funds were transferred to the college in par- ■ 1 if' ANCIW’FSQTTUS •j| | jfwS ' </■,#*s*&*» 4; jap® 1)11 **&&> HtilM §jufl L| K«irm -a:. .1 lijjy' I I SEAGRAM ojsTKi£D DRY 0.1 N, OISTUitD " A’ ' • ('“/ • ’ < j i : L I 1 shortage. Mrs. Webster's complaint con tends that the contributions to her husband’s retirement never became a part of his estate, UNVEIL BUST (CONTINUED FROM PAGE l) occasion. The bust, executed by Mrs. Me ta, Warrick Fuller, noted sculptor of Framingham, Mass,, was un veiled by Little Miss Barbara Gib son and Master John Roberson, grandchildren ' of Charlie Maye, who for over 30 years has been employed at Palmer. Mrs. Aggrey spoke on "Char lotte Hawkins Brown, Pioneer, Educator, Clubwoman and Inter national Citizen,’’ and John R, Larkins of Raieigh, consultant, N. C. State Department of Public Welfare, spoke on "Dr. C. H. | Brown's Contribution to Social Welfare." METHODISTS URGE 1 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1> , set ourselves firmly, now, to the j task of eliminating racial barriers. Experience in aii but - the five i ‘hard core’ southern states has shown that where positive leader ship and’ action are shown, support is forthcoming. ‘‘What is necessary is not a leap to an ideal, but much standing at the starting line. Concrete steps in the direction of the goal must be taken as rapidly as possible,” TENTSTOHOLD (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) and "has about half of the to tal membership", according to Mrs. Bullock, who is an impor tant figure in the national or ganization. The whole name of the TENTS includes the names J. R. Giddings and Jollifee Union in honor of the tw o white Congressmen who helped the women get the GU O. TENT chartered in 1867 with the late Mrs. Annetta Lane as its first president. TENT members take great pride in the promotion of their program of charitable work and encouraging “the nobility of womanhood", Mrs. Bullock states. The vanguard of TENT officials will arrive on Sunday, June 24; and prepare to do the work of ad ministering degrees and studying reports with the local program business sessions starting on Mon day, A feature of the three-day meet will be a special banquet for the Convention which is exoected to exceed 600 delegates. LAWYERS PICK (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Charlotte, Harvey Beech Kln sotn, and M. Hugh Thompson, Durham, vice-presidents: Floyd MoKissick, Durham, execu tive secretary; W, O. Warner, Rocky Mount, recording sec retary: J. L. Lassiter, Win ston-Salem, ehaplain; Milton Johnson, Durham, treasurer; and W. A. Jones, Winston- Salem, parliamentarian. Lee succeeds Herman L. Taylor of Raleigh as president of the organization. DESEGREGATION (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) ficials may appeal directly to the Supreme Court, the panel gave op posing lawyers two weeks to sub-, mit written suggestions on how the formal anti-segregation order •should be entered and whether a stay should lie granted pending * an appeal. At New 'York, Roy Wilkins, ex ecutive secretary of the NAACP, said: "We hope that this ruling foreshadows the early end of seg regation in all forms of public transportation.” Pending a formal order, the six-month-old bus boycott con tinues here, * * * LEGION BLOCKS INTEGRATION FLEA CHARLOTTE —A request from Negro members that the American Legion desegregate in North Car olina was pigeon-holed in com mittee and never had & chance to reach the floor as some 3,000 white legionnaires held their 38th annual convention here last. week. | The resolution, presented toy j Zack V Alexander, commander of; Division 6, asked that the division] be abolished and integrated into j the regular Legion. 4 * 4 'SALE OF ASHEVILLE GOLF COURSE PROTESTED j ' ASHEVILLE—A strong protest I against the proposed sale of this j | city’s municipal golf course made | here last Thursday by Ruben J. j Dailey, an attorney, who appeared j before the <?ity Council. The attorney, who said that he j represented a number of citizens,! told the council that it “cannot j run away forever” from racial j problems, “We are coming to you j begging you to do something in- j stead of closing everything down,”; he declared. Mr. Dailey urged the council to j appoint an interracial committee! to work out harmonious relation-! ships between the races. The city; has already closed the Recreation ! Park swimming pool. * * * WOULD USE HOSPITAL FUNDS FOR CLINIC STATESVILLE The question I of whether ;nme $60,000 raised I here in 1944 for a proposed Ne gro hospital can now be used to j build a health clinic hinges upon j a ruling from William B. Rodman,j Jr„ North Carolina attorney gen- j eral. Twelve years ago. the Billing- j sley Memorial Negro Hospital was incorporated to raise funds for a Negro hospital but when the Ire- j aen Memorial Hospital provided | facilities for Negroes, the project j : was dropped. A site for the proposed hospital \ had been purchased and twice! bids for the project were called! for. Expenses and refunds to don ors who had specified that their money be used within a stipulated time, whittled the net amount down to $37,816.14 which is now! available for constructing thej clinic, if the attorney general | rules that such a project can be! legally carried out. EX-BONDSMAN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE i) i her of conspiracy to subornate I perjury. J. Fred Ratledge. chief of the ABC law enforcement division, testified in the Superior Court tri al that Thomas offered SSOO to William Harvey Taylor to keep his name out of court following Tay lor's arrest on a raid on a local night spot. In Municipal-County Court, Thomas testified he was a handy man at the club but later told Ratledge that actually he was the club manager and that it was lo cated in a building owned by , Strickland, TILL JUDGE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) “Perhaps I should explain the duties of this court after an inci dent that happened some weeks ago. I received a printed letter saying ‘if you don’t get those mur | derers, your house will be burned down and you and your family will be killed.’ This brings up a point that many people don’t seem to understand. A judge carifiot in dict the men he's talking about oi 1 anyone else. A judge cannot Indict anyone.” After Bryant and Milam were freed of the “wolf whistle” murder charge, an all-white Tallahatchie grand jury declined to indict them on a charge of kidnap in the same case. The incident took place in Judge Jordan's district but the trial was held in another district because a body identified by relatives as Till's was discovered in the Talla hatchie River in Judge Curtis Swango’s district. DEFORMED BOY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) child. Welfare Department staff mem bers said Friday the woman tried for five years to have the child put in a staJje institution, but that no facilities were available. She told police she tried to drown her son when her nerves broke under the strain the child's condition No charges have been placed against her. BUSINESS GROUP | (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) j official business sessions for this \ group begin in the Education j Building at NCC at 9 a.m, June 18. The theme of the meeting is! “Signs of the Times”. A special j panel will discuss the theme at a , 10 a.m. session. Discussants are. ! the Rev. Charles M. Jones, the Rev. i Lewis H, Wade, Mrs. Marjorie I Page, and Miss Sarah Dotson. | president of the Durham house- j wives’ organization. ROBESON ” FACIN G (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) “fight for a passport is a struggle j for freedom.” Denied Passport The singer has been in a court ■ fight with the government over j denial of travel documents he had j sought for trios abroad. He told I a reporter: “There was no con- i tempt. I answered every question. I I was just standing my ground ” I His counsel, Milton H. Frtod mtm, said of the contempt action: “This is absurb; Congress won’t! vote it.” In bis prepared statement, Eo-! beson s’id: 1 “My light for a passport is aI THE CAROLINIAN I struggle for freedom—freedom to i travel,, freedom to earn a liveli-j hood, freedom to speak, freedom; to express myself artistically and j culturally. i “I have been denied these free- j doms because (Secretary of State) | Dulles, (Sen.) Eastland (D-Miss.i, Rep, Walter (D-Pa.) and their ilk oppose my views on colonial liber- • ation, my resistance to oppression | of Negro Americans, and my burn- ! ing desire for peace with ail na- i lions.” He said that he has invitations j to perform in Israel, Russia, Aus-1 tralia, Sweden, France and Eng- j land, OR.SEABROOK j (CONTINUED FROM PAGE It i stltution from a two-year normal | j school to its present status as a , 1 four-year, degree-granting college, j In his request for retirement, i ! Dr. Sea brook assured the Board j j that Vie would remain until his j successor took office, Already past: | the retirement age. President Sea- j ! brook commented humorously up- j ■on his retirement as follows: “I j have always told my students that; j I would retire when 1 could no! I longer walk across the campus as 1 ! fast as any of the boys. Recently 1 • I have found that some of them i : can walk almost as fast as I can.”] Long Active Tenure i President Seabrook has been! I connected with the College since' i 1922 when he left a teaching post! | at Johnson C, Smith University to ; accept the position as vice-prin- j | cipal and subsequently as dean! i and upon the retirement of Dr j : Ezekiel E. Smith in 1933 was ad- 1 | vanned to the presidency. | He has served .is secretary, l ] board of trustees of Johnson C.• | Smith University; member board ] ! of trustees of Colored Orphanage; I j chairman, board of directors of 1 ' Hammocks Beach Corporation, j j member, board of directors of ] I Cape Fear Valley Hospital; and i j held many other important posts,! j Os five buildings recently com- j ; Dieted on the campus at a cost of ! $865,841, the assembly hall was | designated as the J. W. Seabrook i ! Auditorium, Recently, Dr. Sea-1 | brook, was listed in Who’s Who i in America. ! j Born in Sumter, S. C., Dr, Sea- i i brook was educated at Johnson C, i : Smith University and at New ] | York. Chicago, and Columbia uni- I ! versiti.es. “The folk in Fayetteville,” he j ! said, “have been very kind to me.! i I love the town and lam staying right here,” He is constructing a residence on Fowler Street- in the New Broadell Development in Fayetteville, a city that has nam jed for him a USO building, a | street, and an auditorium. | ODDS & ENDS I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 I men, • , , , It is both stimulating and in ; spiring for those who are fighting ! for a "free" America to know that i a Southerner of the caliber of ! 1 i | AGED FOR 0 VEARS | pCKo|g( dill 1 Bib 1181017 %*BOUpOP^ B juis-mLEHa cohm*- 3” OLD 2" HICKORY I JTMIBHT BOMBOH wmskt | I.i PROOf-OLC HICKORY DISTILLING CORPOPATIOL, j PHILADELPHIA, PA. j j i Paul Green is fighting on their ; I side. Speaking before a summer | I school assembly at the University; | of N. C, this week, the noted play- j i wright. teacher and. author, de- I I plored the calling of a special | : session of the N. C. General As-1 ! serably for the expressed purpose j !of closing the public schools j iof this state rather than; I comply with the integration man-1 ! date of the U. S, Supreme Court, j In his summer school speech, Mr. ! Green called attention to the ; great loss this nation suffers by ' refusing, through discrimination | and segregation, to develop and j use the vast wealth of talent pos ! sussed by Negroes. This same loss ! was pointed up in an economic I survey recently completed by Co ' lumbia University. Another or ! ganiz,ation, the National Scholar-! ship Service and Fund for Negro j ! student (Neofenses) a. group de-; I dicated to plugging the holes In' ] this great dam of wastage, has 1 this to say about the problem:! i ‘hidden reserves of talent among ! culturally and economically de ! urived groups arc probably much j larger than had previously been ! estimated,” And it might be point | ed out that this loss has already ] been estimated to be over 2 bil-1 | lion dollars annually. * * * * Isn’t it rather strange that the 'prominent radio commentator, who 1 a few days ago was saying that I Negroes were not fit for Integra- | I lion, because some juvenilia “Van- ! I dais" had broken a few window ‘ j panes at Chavis Park has been soi j silent, about the outbreak of vio-I lienee at Pullen Park last week; j that resulted in the temporary i i closing down of the dance pavil-! ! lion there. Whenever any racist j ; attempts to justify segregation on j I the incidence of crime among Ne- ! i groes, the examples he cites are! I most apt to boomerang right I back in his face. The truth of the i matter is that crime is not, origi j na! with Negroes. All they know' i about it is what they have learn ! ed from the whites. * * * • i If you want to know the lo cal stronghold of W. E. Deb j nam’s strength in his unsuc cessful bid for Congress iti the recent Democratic primary, ! just check your election re lurns. You will find that Mr. Debnam carried only one Ra leigh precinct and that was the Blue Stocking district of | precinct number five. Figures usually make dull reading but it Is well to study them from time to time, because from, them you can often obtain much needed and revealing in formation. * • • * The effort, now being made by the city of Raleigh to obtain! ground in the eastern section of the city as a recretational site for Negroes, ha-s one big fault; it is purely unconstitutional. It is al together fitting and proper for this city to provide playgrounds, in all sections of the city. It is not only fitting, it is the city’s clear- ] cut responsibility to do this. On j HI g|gjj CHURCH ROUNDUP KUSH MEMORIAL A. M, E. By Mrs. Annie H. Thorpe Our services began as usual on Sunday morning with the Church School opening at 9:45. then at the llro'clock hour the choir began its processional with the singing of, “Am 1 a Soldier of the Cross ', kneeling at the altar always for their prayer of consecration. Hymn No. 279, "O For a Faith that Will Not Shrink," was sung. The pastor, Rev. W. H. Carson, chose for a text St, Matt., 7th Chapter, 22:23 verses: “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast! out devils; and in Thy name done many wonderful works; and then 1 profess unto them, depart from me ye that work iniquity.'' At the ".o’clock hour the pastor chose his text from the Bth Psalm, "When 1 consider the heavens the work of Thy fingers, the moon, the stars, which Thou hast or dained, What is man that Thou < art mindful of him and the son of | man that Thou visitesl him? Truthfully we can say that Rev. I Carson is a great preacher and a i man of God. k Our vacation Bible School be gan on Monday, June 11, and there were at least 50 children and the other hand, it is the duty and; the responsibility of Negro citi zens to refuse to have any more parks and play grounds set aside and tagged, “For Negroes.” A classic example of the wrongness of this type of action is afforded I by the feelings now strife in this j city because a Negro leader here l has protested the generally ac- : cepted theory that Pullen Park is j for whites only and Chavis Park is for the exclusive use of Negroes. Although Pullen Park was will ed to the city of Raleigh for the use of “All of its citizens.” Negro es here allowed themselves to be duped by flocking to Chavis Park when that facility was opened until it wasn't long before they were told that was their park and that Pullen was for whites only. The acceptance of 'a lie does not j make that lie any less a he and Negroes can still go to Pullen Park even though the good Chris tian white people are threatening to close it down should Negroes exercise their rights and go there. The point of all of this is sim ply that Negroes should now have learned their lesson and. in the light of a new day. refuse to have anything to do with anything given to them out of public funds, marked '‘Negro.” I New NORGE I m lOcu.lt. itefrigeretor S ■I - .. . i I , Tr-MMMIIWNiiiBW - - • ’ 3jßsSWse*S*ssa;*- - - r v r -% Y (u.— ..j . ' lii i n B ib 7 only 6; 11 seas I GIVES YOU MORE il®M?Rla FEATURES—MORE VALUE PER CU. FT, THAN ANY JKiWMyLa OTHER COMPARABLE t SIZE REFRIGERATOR! LOADED WITH EXTRAS I /»f # 1 m&mw § B. AT»»* 1 ■9nr.v ONE YEAR FREE SERVICE 10 DOWN 2 Yrs. To Pay j TIRE SALES & SERVICE j the j ?l.:ce I 401 Hillsboro Dial 2-7571 ■■ -■— —■ - - - ■ MWaiMM—-wn* WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JUNE 16. 1956 adults in attendance. I? you can not attend this week make it a point to attend next week. We need you and you need the Bible School. We were again happy on last Sunday to see many more new faces. We continue to invite you to come again. FAYETTEVILLE ST. BAPTIST The Sunday morning service was held at the usual time. Open ing hymre “Savior Lead Me, Lest 1 Stray”. Scripture lesson was read by Rev. J. E. Marks, taken from the 18th Chapter of Acts. Prayer by Rev, Herman Miles, with me choir chanting 'Sweet Hour of Prayer - '. The music was furnished by choir No. 2. The songs, "1 Need Thee Every Hour ", “Plenty Good Room In My Father's Kingdom’', "Hold To God's Unchanging Hands", were sung with Mrs, L. Haywood Branehe at the organ. The message was delivered by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Jones, who | used for his subject, "Filled Witn ; j The Spirit”, From this touching ' ! message two members accepted i 1 Christ, They were Mr. Charles! i Langston and Miss Mattie Li Scar- I borough. A solo was rendered by j Mr. Otha Glenn, “King Jesus Will Roll All Burdens Away". ANNIVERSARY The anniversary of Senior Choir No. 1 was held at 3 p.m. The open - j ! ing hymn was "Sweet Hour of ’ ■ Prayer”, with scripture lesson by j Rev. Booker and prayer by Dea- j con Simmons. The message was | brought by the Rev. Mr. Booker j j of Maple Temple Church. He used j | for his subject, "The Five Talents". ; j Tt was inspiring to all. ; The evening program was spon -1 sored by the all girls chorus who sang many beautiful songs. The. | address was by Mrs. J. W. Jones. | Mrs. J, W. Jones, Mrs. Louise H. j Cheatham, and Mrs. Estelle Bas- : kerville have returned from the General Assembly in Winston-Sa lem where they attended a one week interracial assembly. The district No. 1 Interdenomi national Ushers Association will convene at St. Joseph A. M. E. ! Church in Durham, Sunday even ing at, 2:30, Supervisor, Mr. Frank ! Grant, ST, MATTHEWS A.M.E. CHURCH By Mrs. Marie M. Riddick St. Matthew's Sunday Morning Worship Service began with the Sunday School, under the super vision of the superintendant, Mr. V R. Leach. The Choir was at its best as the audience joined in with them singing “There Is a Fountain brand Ntw • Giant 55 lb, Frozen Food , M»<f*iei- 4 o Storage Cross-Top Freezer Chest stores 42 lbs. of frozen foods; chill tray provides addi tional 13 pound storage eo- Filled With Blood,” afterwhieh th-• scripture was read from the 15th Chapter of St. Luke, by the pastor, Dr R, L. Upshaw. His text was chosen from the same chapter, and the 28th verse. Let us not forget that the South ern Echoes, a quartet, will render a program here at this church Sun. at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to come. We are about to enter into our next rally which will be held on the third Sun in July. Our pastor is asking that we do our best in making this effort a success. We pray for our sick and shut ins a speedy recovery, We are asking that all members attend their weekly meetings be cause it is through clubs ana boards that the church gets its support. Stste College Answers QUESTION: Who is eligible to ! vote in July 20 wheat referen | dum? | ANSWER: Tar Heel wheat farm ers who have more than 15 acres j of wheat for harvest as grain m ! 1957 are eligible to vote in the : July 20 referendum. I QUESTION: What are the ad ! vantages of staking and pruning i tomatoes? ANSWER: Some advantages in* ■ elude: less rotting of the fruit, ; especially during wet weather; the ' first fruits ripen three to five days j earlier; ripe fruits are easier to find ar.d more convenient to pick, larger fruit size; and it's easier to do a thorough job of dusting or spraying to control insects and diseases. QUESTION: What are some symptoms of fowl typhoid? ANSWER: Some of the specific characteristics which are danger signs to the poultry-man are: usual ly a large number' of the birds | become sick at about the same time; the birds are droopy and de pressed; the face becomes pale; and the affected birds are hot to the touch, often having a tempera ture of six degrees above normal The North Carolina wheat al lotment for this year has been cut by around 850 acres. pacify « New Handidor Storage is double-deep, with special stor age for fruit, jars, tall quart bottle* • Removable Butter Bank holds a fuii pound of butter # Egg Neit stores eggs in a re movable plastic cradle-carton > Giant Crisper is equipped with glass shelf cover