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as she tiled a .suit in the S’. S.
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SUSPVCCT IN SLAYING Johnnie D. Knight, 29-year-old deaf
mule. wh* has reportedly confessed the slaying of a 43-year-old house-;
wife at Bailey, in Nash County. Knight, a native of the area, was
rushed to Central Prison in Raleigh, “until feeling dies down.”
Foe Os Integration
At “Mixed Parties”
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Segregs- ;
tlonist John Kasper, of Washing- '
ton, admitted reluctantly to a Flor- i
Ida legislative committee on Mon- >
day that he bad danced with Ne
gro gst'l* and had attended mixed I
beach parties in New York. - ;
The committee, which is looking ]
into activities of the NAACF, the i .
White Ci• mens' Council and other
Wgaru rations involved in the rac
ial desegregation issue, heard Ka -
per tell how he turned from into- <
gratlonist to segregationist.
Kasner. a key figure in the Clin
ton, Term , school integration dis
orders. was questioned about his
lift! as s bookstore operator in New
York
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INTEGRATION LEADER ATTACKED White Integration leader
Lamar Weaver, left, chats with Rev. and Mrs. F, L. ShuttJesworth
in the ftirmingham. Ala,, terminal station shortly before he rvaa at
jacked by a mob of roek-throwing whites, Weaver had just left the
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VOLUME 16 RALEIGH. N. C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. MARCH lb. 1157 NUMBER 24
Mark Hawes, committer counsel
asked:
“Did you have soda! contact j
with Negroes?'
“Yes, sir,” Kasper answered. “But
t never had a Negro girl friend
as the papers say,”
“Did you ever take 3 colored
girl to a dance?” Remember, you’re
under oath.”
*T don't remember.'' Kasper said, j
"Did you ever atlend n dance |
where white men danced with col
ored girl* and colored met! with
while girls?' Hawes asked.
“Yes."
"Did you ever dance with coI
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Find Hissing
Woman Dying
By Roadside
NEW BERN—A woman who left
hot home on Sunday night with
an unidentified white man ana a
f-year-ole whir, boy ■ .'.? found
:i’ • ... ?’;.pday -a ■-. dry
road near here.
She was Miss Melissa Brown. 30,
and Craven County authorities said
that they had fcc.-n unable to de
termine the cause of death They
said that there we re no marks of
violence and that she may have
died of exposure in Sunday night’s
near-freezing temperatures.
Miss Brown, who was too weak
to talk, died almost immediately
after she was discovered by a high
way patrolman.
Lonnie Holloway. 50, with whom
she shared a home here, told au
thority a that Miss Brown had left
the house about 9 p.m. Sunday
with a white man. about 30 and
a boy he referred to as his brother.
deafmOteheid
SN BAILEY t ATH
BAlLEY—Sheriff Glenn O Wom
ble believes that he has solved the
brutal slaying of Mrs. Myra Brown
Manning 43-vear-old white house
wife. whose body was found se
verely beaten and her throat cut,
in a wooded -area, near here.
March ”, after evidence in her
home tended to show that she had
been attacked, with the arrest of
a deaf and dumb man, Johnnie D.
Knight. ,Jr,, 29.
Knight was arrested Wednesday
night and according to the sheriff
about 3 a m Thursday, after hav
ing used a large number of slips
in exchange between himself and
Knight, the whole story was re
enacted.
The sheriff reported that Knight
told him through written notes, be
went to the heme of the Mannings
with the intention of having rela
tions with her.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE ?.)
terminal where the couple, had te.sted the integration policy In the
waiting mom, when he was slugged with a. suiti”i*« and stoned,
(UNITED PRESS PHOTO).
| Inquiring Reporter
-INTERVIEWS BY CHARLES R. JONES)
QUESTION; In The CAROLINIAN'S Bonus Money Pro
motion, would you prefer one big sum of Si.oo, where only one ;
i person gets a representative amount, or several recipients with
one larger amount of SSO and s number of $5 and $lO awards?
| (This does not apply to the first month, but may be considered
for tiie second month).
i ANSWERS:
Mrs. Peebles. 1313 S. Person Street, s
jSOW- Housewife: Well, I feel it is best for The CAR- j
iff OLINIAN to offer several smaller bonuses ra
jjP|s»»< ther than a single one because it would encou-
I' ri ra^C more P eo P^ e to shop at the stores that ad
£ ve-rtise in the paper, Everyone likes to win and
JBg if there are several winners each month it would
i ~ ..W* .JB|| inspire more participation.”
Lovelace H. Burwell. 21)3 I die wild Avenue, 11
Barber: ''sloo is a lot of money, of course, but I Wmj&m-... •
don’t think it would be fair to give it all to one
person. It would be nice to offer SSO as a first
prize and a number of smaller awards.”
I CONTINUED ON PAGE t>
Here Are The Rules
Rules governing The CARO
LIINIAN’S SIOO Bonus Money
Promotion follow:
I Patronize the merchants who
use The CAROLINIAN for adver
tising purposes. Save your pur
. chase slips each week in an enve
| This Week ’s Advertisers
PAG* t
lip Top rood Store#
O K Cloihtß# Compin'
Goodman's
I . Ambassador The-iti#
; I»a,vid#rm Watch Service
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j Betts Gey
1 The Capita! Cora-Cola Botthsi Co
Good»on's Gror-rv A: Mci! Market
PAGE 5
Hud son-Bells Company
Sure fit Seat Cover Center
Wayside Furniture Company
lope and bring them to our office,
&18 E. Martin Street, properly dat
ed at. the end of the month
(March 31) with your name and
address. Please keep slips separate
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
PAGE 9
Hunt General tire Temp.! a <
Werts’i*
Edward* Sbo» »t*v*
Rhodes furr-lmr* Company
PAGE ?
i Sir Walter Chevrolet Compin'
ccmi-Gower FwntUt CompaH-
Cirolln* Bulrk Companv
PAGE 9
The B.irrUe Box
fisher Wholes*]* Company
Longview Plumbing k Heating Co.
N. C. Products
> Twin inn Oil Service
Carolina Power * Light Company
PAGE »
R. K. Quinn Furniture Companv
A A P Super Merkel*
firestone Store*
rirst-Cltirens Bank K Trust r>
Fred Mitchell {Heater Cos!)
PAGE 10
Dunn s Esse Service
Caroline Builders Corp.
Cavtness Imuranre Company
Watson's Seafood & Poultry Co lu«.
Mechanics A. farmers Bank
Umuteart's Transfer Company
Dillon Motor Finance Compan'
Ridgeway's Opticians
Bloodworm Street Tourist Home
Heater Well Company
Pepsl-Cola Bottling Co. of Raleigh
Warner Memorials
Deluxe Hotel
PAGE 11
la*wls Radto-TV Clinic
Klertrlr*!Wholesalers, Inc.
O. S. Tucker A Bros. Furniture Co.
Washington Terrace Apartments
Electrical Wlieiesalers. Inc.
Publle Service. Co. of N. C., Inc
Famous Bakery
PAGE 16
8. M Young Hardware to.
Acme Realty Company j'
The Hood System Industrial Rank
5 Joyce & Bailey Furniture Company
Gem Watch Shop
* Central Drug Store '
Poole’s Pie Shop
-.
LTJCKY AUTO OWNER
Hie lucky ear last week was
the on- bearins the Utg num
ber •All-691. If the owner of
that ear took U to Dunn s t.\so
Service, corner Cabarrus and
Bioodworth Streets in Raleigh
he received a free grease iob.
This will Happen every week.
Wa*ch for your tap number. If
it foJlows the asterisk, you will i
get the greaso job. The num
ber will be taken from any car!
bearing a N. C. lirens, .
The numbers this week are; 1
«R 21: UP-852: BR-357: P,K
--877; 1852-T; and BP-322.
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Blonde Says j
S2OO Paid For
“Operation”
I
GASTONIA Dr W Percy'
Carter, 79-year-old local physic
ian, was placed under $5,000 bond
here this week, charged with per
forming an illegal abortion upon ‘
a, 22-year-old white woman.
He was scheduled for a hoar- j
Ing in Recorders Court on Weci
nesday.
Police, who broke the case on «
"tip”, declined to identify the
woman except to say that sh was
a "beautiful and highly intelli
gent” woman. A beautician, she is
married to a foreign national but
separated from him.
Detective Ed Groves said that
he received information on the
alleged abortion and went to the
woman’s home on Sunday. He
said that she was "very coopera
tive” and gave police a statement
According to the woman, thi
alleged abortion took place in the
doctors office about 5 p.m., on
Feb. 26. She said that, the doctor
performed the operation with a
nurse assisting. She was report
(CONTINUED ON PAGE
ODDS- ENDS i
By ROBERT G. SHEPARD
PAMPERING PRISONERS
While discussing the use of state j
prisoners at bis press conference
this week, Gov. Hodges said he j
did not believe in "pampering
prisoners.” The governor e'-ident
ly meant that he believes in keep- j
'ng the unfortunate men and worn- 1
en who have broken the laws of
the state busily engaged in work
ing as part of their atonement for
their sms.
Th**re eanont he mjnr sane
person.* who will not agree that
prisoner* should not he pam
nertd but we would like to
know if there Is not an element
of pampering involved in the
practice of taking job* away
from humble law-abiding Nr !
gro citizens and giving these
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NAAOP LEADERS AND JACKIE Jackie Robinson, pioneer baseball player ( now retired t . is flank
ed by Charles McLean, of Winston-Salem, left anti Kelly Alexander, of Charlotte, following elo&in*
meeting of NAACP Southeastern Conference in Atlanta. Alexander and McLean are working on a.pro
gram to present Robinson in Rttleig In a special Mother's Day Fighting Fund for Freedom rally on
May 12.
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GHANA GET-TOGETHER Vice President Richard Nixon
beams as he hugs Paramount Chief Nana Osae Dyan during a visit
to Ahuri. village in the interior hushland of newl* crealr.l Ghana.
I Village is on She edge, of Ghana's “Rain Forest.” it.SITED PRESS
I PHOTO).
Driver, Thrown From
Wrecked Car, Drowns
BROADWAY Although im
ple funeral rites were held irorn
the Cameron Grove AMI Zion
Church, here Wednesday after
noon for Robert Cameron, Jr. no
one seems to fathom how he
managed to lore his life when his
; automobile left the highway, Sun
day night and catapulted into .
. Little River, causing his death.
The ceremonies were official' ’
ed over by Rev J. A. Jor>e- pas
tor. Townspeople the curious and
his immediate survivors were on
hand to hear the last sad rites.
He was buried in the Chun,.
cemetery. He is survived by h;
i father and mother, Robert, Sr,,
land Thelma and one 18-mcntiv
~ld son, whose mother died in
I (CONTINUED ON PAGE S) I
College, Closed By Strike,
Re-Opens With 75 Students
| Blind Woman And
Cop Deliver Baby
i BENSON—Policeman Charley
O. Woodall was railed upon y -
bout 2;3® am Sunday to de
liver a baby for an unidentified
couple of Route 3, Bpiimb, ac
cording to E Na*h. clerk of
Benson's Recorder's Court.
The officer was summoned
after an unsuccessful attempt
to reach a doctor in Dunn. Mrs.
Alma Wynn, an experienced
midwife, who recently became
blind, told the officer what to
I do and when to do it.
Mother and baby are both
reported ‘‘doing fine.’’
Stale News
—IN—
Briat
DEAN MCKINNEV TO RALEIGH
CH ARLOTTE—Dean T. E. Me
Kinney of Johnson C Smith Uni
versity, Charlotte, will address »b-'
men of the Davie Street Presby
terian Church, Raleigh, on Stew-
I CONTINUED ON PAGE V
ALCORN. Miss Alcorn Coi
dosed last w' o ck following s
student strike, reopened on Mon
day with about 75 of the original
570 students in class 0 ?, and a
| president, Dr. J. D Bovd. in
| charge,
Prof Clennon King, whose critn
1 cism of the NAACP set. of! the rr
volt was reported in Jackson
v here he conferred with Dr E J
Jobe, executive secretary of the
* ate college hoard. Said Dr. Jobe;
Prof King will hr back ts he is
! needed. However, it seems that
I most of the members of his class*
i es were among those who walked
j out.”
Most, of the student body wifch
i drew when King refused their de
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