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The above photos are those
of Negro Farm and Home
Agents of North Carolina Ex
tension Service, several of
whom have had many years
service in the field of exten
sion services. The agents were
recently awarded prizes and
pins for 20 or more years ser
vice and pins for 10 or more
years service.
Top photo of 20 years or
more service, reading from
left to right are: F. D. Whar
ton, Edgccombe County; W.
B. Harrison, Mecklenburg
County; Mrs, Carrie S. Wil
son, Alamance County; J. C.
Hubbard, Durham County;
Mrs. Bertha M. Edwards,
Wake County; S. T. Brooks,
Roberson County; Miss W.
R. Laws, Southeastern Dis
trict Agent; J. W. Jeffries,
Assistant State Agent and
Mrs. Dazelle F. Lowe, West
ern District Agent.
Center photo, 10 or more
years service reading from
left to right are: J. B. Small,
Chowan County; Mrs. E. T.
Nixon, Durham County; Mrs.
Annie J. Johnson, Rowan
County; T. D. WiUiamson,
Rockingham County; C. S.
Wynn, Warren County; Mrs.
M. C. Kirk, Anson County;
D. J. Knight, Halifax Coun
ty; Leon J. McDougle, Cleve
land County; Otis Evans,
Craven County; B. A. Hall,
Guilford County; Mrs. Lucy
0. Toole, Johnston County;
C. J. Ford, Person County;
Mrs. Rosa T. T. Winchester,
Guilford County; J. R. Red
ding, Granville County; Mrs.
Annie B. Branche, Warren
County; M. C. Burt, Orange
County; Mrs. Cleopatra A.
Tyner, Martin County; Mrs.
Hazel Parker, Edgecombe
County; L. J. Boston, Har
nett County; and R. E. Jones,
State Agent, Greensboro.
Bottom photo is a group of
farm and home agenl^s recent
ly employed by the State.
Lt. Gilbert Gets 20-Years
Sentence At Hard Labor
Washington — Lt. Leon A.
Gilbert of York, Pa. didn’t pet
any one of his three wishes; to
b^ restored to duty, to be hon
orably discharged, or given an
oportunity to resifjn, but his
life was spared by President
Truman this week when he
commuted the death sentence
to 20 years at hard labor for
“misconduct in tlie face tf the
enemy” in Korea.
First Lt. Gilbert, an officer
in the 24th Infantry Regiment,
August of this year by two
was convicted and sentenced in
Army courts-martial, to death.
Dismissal from service and for
feiture of all pay and allow
ances will be suffered alonj?
with the commutetl sentence.
Beeeidfnt Truman was first
requested to review the ease by
Lt. Gilbert’s 27 j'ear old wife,
Mrs. Kay Gilbert, who return
ed to their home in York from
Tokyo after the fighting began
in Korea. She is the mother of
two children and expecting a
third soon.
The death sentence M’as ap
proved by the Cojnanding Gen
eral of the 25th Division, a part
of which was the 24th Infantry,
and was reviewed again in Oct
ober by a Board of Officers of
the Adjntant-General’s Offieo
in Washington, which sent it’s
findings to the Judge Advocate
General of the Army. Secretary
of the Army, Frank Pace, Jr.
forwarded the eonclnsions of
the review to the President who
had the alternative to uphold
the sentence, order a new trial,
or commute the sentence. He
did the latter.
Lt. Gilbert is ncensed and con
victed of hayine left his post at
the front to set un a road block
in the rear, and then having re
fused on three occasions to
obey an order to return to the
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Southern Governors
Told To Admit Negroes
To Graduate Schools
Charleston, S. C. — President
Colgate W. Darden, Jr., of the
University of Virginia and
former governor of Virginia,
told the Southern Governor’s
Conference here Tuesday that
Negroes should be admitted to
the professional and graduate
schools of Southern educational
institutions.
The former Virginia governor
stated that he favored con
tinuance of segregation in the
public school system of the
South but that it must provide
equal facilities in order to meet
the basic law of equality to
which all southern States say
the Negro is entitled.
The president of Virginia
University stated he realized
that his remarks would “arouse
aJitagonitem amon^ those t^
whom all segregation is an
athema and among those to
whom any concession to the Ne
gro race is regarded both silly
and reprehensible.”
“I would remind these indi
viduals that they are dealing
with stubborn facts, not
shadowy theories, and that a
frightful price can be paid
for intransigence,” he stated.
President Darden cited re
cent TTnited Supreme Court
rnlinsrs admitting Neerroes to
Southern universities and told
his audience that there was
strong sentiment among Negroes
for complete abolishment of
segregation in all public schools.
“Southern people are over
whelmingly opposed, in my
opinion to mixed public
schools,’ ’ said Darden.
“To undertake to .set up
mixed public sqhools in the face
of this sentiment would be to
open up a fostering wound
that would sap our strength and
destroy that unity without
which there is no hope for sub
stantial progre.ss for either race
in the South,” he maintained.
“In building n first rate pub
lic school system for both
races,” Darden advocated plac
ing its direction “in the hands
of compptent men and women
drawn from both races.
“Representatives of both
races should be placed on the
school boards charged with the
development of such n procrram.
Commissions or other official
bonrds bavin!? to do with the
construction of school fncilities
should be composed of repre-
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Eateri^ u Hecond Claii^ Matt«r st th« Poat Off're «t Durhkm, North Carolina, under Aet of March S, 1879.
FOR 28 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINA
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 48
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, DEC. 2nd, 1950 PRICE: TEN CENTS
The annual meeting of the
NAACP, scheduled for
Sunday, November 26 was
postponed until Sunday
af*^ernoon, December 3 at
4 o’cJo''k. Th’S meeting will
be held at the Aleonquin
Clubhouse on Favet*^eville
Election of officers will be
held.
Girls Escape When Fire
Guts St. Augustine^s Building
White Man
Freed Of Negro
Rape Charge
Halifax — Notorious Mali
fax (Jouuty kept the record
clean here recently when the
Urand Jury refused to find
a true bill agaiust Normau
i'ope, white man charged with
with rape of i\liss Alice Pope,
joung Negro wuuiau of the
rural section near Scotland
Neck, in keeping with North
Carolina’s record that no
white man has ever been con
victed of raping a Negro wo
man the Qraud Jury ruled
that evidence presented in
the ease was not sufficient to
indict.
In a long distance telephone
conversation with a court of
ficial, the Carolina Times was
informed that no Negroes
were on the Grand Jury
w'hich heard the evidence. G.
T. Haskins was foreman of
the Grand Jury.
It is reported that Haskins
was tried last year for beat
ing his wife, but escaped
punisliment for the offense
when Mrs. Haskins failed to
push the charges.
Last Rites
Held For
Mrs. Hogan
The funeral services of Mrs.
liethia Hogan, wife or George
Hogan, was held at the Union
Baptist Church here, Sunday,
. November 26 at 1:30 P. M,
Mra. Hogan was taken sud
denly ill, Wednesday, Nov
ember 22, and died at Lincoln
Succumbs
Hospital, Thursday afternoon
around three o’clock.
IMrs. Hogan was born in An
son County, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ed
wards, In 1924 she moved to
Durham with her parents aiul
lived here since that time.
In 1948 she was married to
George Hogan, who survives,
together "^yith three brothers
and two sisters.
iftlrs. Hogan had been a
member of the Union Baptist
Church for more than 20
years where she was a member
of the Usher Board, Dorcas
Sunday School Cla.ss, Willing
Workers Missionary Circle
and Supervisor of the Inter
mediate Department.
The sisters surviving Mrs.
Hosran are Mrs. Mary Graves
and Miss Elnora Edwards of
Durham. The brothers are
William P. Edwai-ds of Dur
ham ; Joseph Edwards of
Philadelphia, Pa., and Bennie
Edwards of Red Springs.
Students Praised
For Aid To Fireman
Ijast rites for Mrs. Lavenia
Eaton, wife of R. L. Eaton,
were held at White Rock
Baptist Church, Wednesday
afternoon, November 29th at
three o’clock. Dr. Miles Mark
Fisher, pastor, delivered the
eulogy.
Mrs. Eaton succumbed to a
heart attack Saturday morn
ing when she was stricken
while waiting for the bus at
the corner of Fayetteville and
Linwood Streets. She wa.>
rusljed to the hospital but was
pronounced dead upon ar-
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Lillian Smith
To Speak
Here Friday
Lillian Smith, noted author
of “Strange Fruit” and
“Killers of the Dream,” will
deliver two addresses hen*
Friday, December 1, it was
announced by Reverend J.
Neal Ilughley, dean of North
Carolina College Chapel this
week.
Miss Smith will speak at B.
N. Duke Auditorium at 12:30
P. M., and at eight o’clock iii
the evening she will deliver
an address at White Rock
Church on the subject,
“Whole Men In A Whole
World.”
At 6:(X) P. M. Miss Smith
will be guest at a dinner to
be held in the Jade Room in
the Do-Nut Shop.
The noted author’s appear
ance here is b(‘ing sponsored
by the Fellowship of South
ern Churchmen.
Governor Scott To
Speak At Orphanage
Oxford — An address to the
New Farmers of America and
the teachers of vocational agri
culture Avill be delivered at the
Oxford Colored Orphanage on
Friday, December 8 w'hen the
NFA makes its annual gift-
bearing visit to the orphanage.
According to Superintendent
T. A. Hamme, this is the ninth
visit of the group to the or
phanage. Governor Scott is
stdieduled to speak at 2:30 P.
JI., the time of the program.
Back in 1941 S. B. Simmons,
State Director of NFA made his
I first gift-bearing visit to the
orphanage and brought $500.
Since that time the group has
increased its gifts to the extent
that the amount now totals over
$52,000 in cash and United
States bonds, collected from Ne
gro vocational agriculture stu
dents in 110 schools of the State.
Part of the funds contributed
by the NFA group has been
used to construct a building to
be used as a place to train the
inmates of the institution in
machine shop work, etc.
Raleigh—Fire s%vept throuu'h
the third floor of a forty-year-
old women’s dormitory on thr
campus of St. Augustin‘ 's
College here last ^uiiday morn
ing about 9 o’clock. Ice coate.l
the building and icicles formed
on surrounding trees from the
water of firemen’s hoses as they
battled the flami:^, in sub-
freezing weather.
The building r^'portedl,^
houses about 70 students ordi
narily, but many of tJ:esi' aw;i_\
from th’ cam|)ns for tin' w.* !.:
end. However, the stu«lents whf-
were in the dormitory at th>
time of the fire, all escaped
without injury. Then* was n-
panic as they mad** their way
out calmly by way of firi*
escapes at each end of the build
ing.
Slate fell from the roi>f ami
rafters caved hi as blazes raced
through the top floor of th ‘
buildinyr. Firemen were forced
to enter each room %vith liose to
fight the flames. becnu=ie of the
narrow, complex construction of
the building. Each room had
dormer windows jutting out
from the roof which caused
some difliculty in eontrollin? the
blaze.
Students were highly praised
by Fire Chief Lloyd for the
splendid assistasice they render
ed the firemen. They were re
sponsible for saving a eonsitler
able amount of furniture, elotl:
ing and linens; kept the
out of the fire ho.sis and >frv“
hot coffee to the firemen, sone
of whom were drenched to tin
skin. Said he, “they h-‘lped ii.
every way they conld.” .
Dean of the eollesre. Dr, James
A. Boyer, stated that residf nr«;
of the dormitory would be hoi’.-;-
ed in other buildines on th'
campus temporarily until j>er-
manent provisions can be made.
The total amount of dama;?;'
tlone by the fire has not yt>t
been ‘determinel. It was noted,
I’.owever, that though the first
and .second floors of the build
ing were spared of the flames,
water streamed down the walls
and spread out through t’ne
rooms and halls.
Last Rites Held
For Isaac James
Hill Thursday
lisaac James Hill died at his
home, 1609 Fayetteville Street
about 2:00 p. m. Monday, Nov
ember 27. A native of Duplin
County, he was the son of the
late Isaac and Mrs. Matildia
Hill, and husband of the late
Mrs. xMice Edwards Hill. He
was a deacon of the Burning
Bush Holiness Church in Fai
son.
Funeral services were heltl
Thursday, November 30, at 3
p. m. from the Saint Titus
Episcopal Church with Father
F. J. Hunter, officiating and as
sisted by the Reverend J. A.
Cannon, pastor of the Covenant
Presbyterian Church and the
Reverend D. A. Johnston, pas
tor of Saint Joseph A. M. E.
Church. Burial was in the
Beechwood Cemetery
Surviving are three sons,
Earl F. Hill, Bruce A. Hill, and
Henry A. Hill all qf Durham.
One sister. Miss Annie Hill of
New York City.
Floral bearers were: Mrs.
Grace Ijyon, Mrs. Sadie P. Whit-
ted, Miss Flora Latta, Mrs.
Lucy Smith, Mrs. Henrietta
Lucas. 'Mrs. Mable Davis, Mrs.
Grace Love, Mrs. Arzabella
Patterson, Mrs. Eria Norris and
Mrs. E. R. Harris.
Pall bearers were; Grady
Tate, Charles Alston, Willard
Parker, J. ^I. Schooler, Theo
dore Speight and Arthur El
liott.
Scouters To Hold
Annual Banquet
The Durham Divisional Ban
quet “Boy Scouts of Amer
ica will be held Thursday,
December 7, 1950 in the Jade
Room at the Do-Nut Shop,
31-4 Petigrew Street. There
will be a brief and interesting
program and election of of
ficers fo rnext year.
All Scouters and Scout Com
mitteemen are asked to get
their tickets now from their
Scoutmaster or J. M. School
er at Whitted School or R.
Kelly Bryant, Jr. at the North
Carolina Mutual.
Your wives are invited too.
Sit In On
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made h.^rt’ T^^ vl.iy by Mt-fr';--
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E. T. Artis Accepts
New Position
Serves Dinners To
Less Fortunates
Twenty-five dinners were
served to destitute families
here Thanksgiving by Mrs,
Carrie Rurch of 1214 Merrick
Street.
Mrs, Burch, who has made
it a custom for the past 17
years to serve Thanksgiving
dinner to unfortunate persons,
was assisted bj' Mrs, Fannie
Ijewis and Mrs. Marvis Brew-
ington.
Earl T. Artis, Durham re
sident, who has rt*eently been
appohi^f-d principal of the
Roxboro Elementary School
at Roxboro. Prior to accept-
in" the positiou in Roxboro,
Mr. Artis had held the priii-
cipalship of the Si-veru Orad-
el School at Severn, N.
the Wootlland Grade*! SchiMtl
at Woodland, X, C,, the Wi!
lis Hare Hisrh School at Pen
dleton, X. C.
Mr. Artis is a graduate of
North Carolina Collet^ at
Durham and has studied at
the same school in the grad
uate department.
Judge Waring
Blasts Predi'udics
At Pilgrimage
CharL >ton, s, C. - r. S. Dis-
trii-t JudLT' J. Warir^. Warimr
who opt*iied the i.itherto wiiiti.*
South Carolina I )(■ mix* ratio
primarie> to X-ui’o s in l‘.H7
and 194', tx>k .uio?,i»-r h(*aiti;y
swing at prejuiii'“e -his week
when he pi* ■ - •.i‘'fd with a
intation bv a pii:rrima--t* of I'i-'t
persons to his ;,'i- ■
“We do not hve in darkest
Africa, we live in the darkest
South Carolina,” he lament-^
ed when he was so honored bv
the throng. And, only a few
blocks away on the sam-.
street, delegates and visitors
to the Southern Governor's
Conference were being enter
tained by the city at a recep
tion and dinner.
The citation «iis prv-t'nted I>;
a eommift. uf -'x ;it a iii- -'ii’.'
In‘ld ar th.' C.il. rcd liaP'.--i
Chureh herf*. Tll^* finniiiirt-'■ ;
elude Moilji'ska .-^inivikin^ *.r
(^'olunilia, Srat ' ’hairm.-iii i.'.‘
the Southern « onfi'ri'U'-- Iv! .■
i-ation Fund, Im-,, 'i“>u
sori*d the au.l
Aubri'y \Vilii;i'i s.
the fund. H ■ said that t:>> Wr.r-
inirs “art- si-rrin_' n;' nvw -itap 1-
urd of i-otidiii-t in r'" ■ S' nth."
“We have hard’od thin"i
too much with kid 6;loves,'
: Williams further de«!a"ed in
tribute to Jud"e Warin".
.\fter the -Iiul;" \va^ hand-‘d
ithe citation, h “Tliis dav
jwill live louiT in in>' memon
;for it wiM S(‘rvi> as an ttu-'titiv ■
ito a lar^ri' -r'ln:* de.- ut.
.\nieric;:ns I'ho l’\>> no to f’l-
idi'.-i's of tri',- \ >n i-- '
“It also wi" serve to war-,
the great number of those, I
know better than you. whos*
hatred has been aroused.”
I He f’.irth-i' d>*el-ir-'d t):;it Is '
woidd like nothinir hi tfT thmi
to be reni'-mh-^re 1 in typ«^
tributi* paiil Prestd.'nf C!ev“-
laiul about v.honi som^^'ouf* said,
“We lov- him fot- the enemie
he has nuule "
“If I have done anything in
mv s”iall wav to overpower
the feeling; of those who ars
prejudiced in t^is bitter and
cold world, then I have ac
complished it wi*h the cour
age to speak the message of
seeing the li^ht. It is with
I deep gratitude for my wife
and mjrself, that I welcome
you here today.”
President Aubrev Wll!ian»s
followed with. “We put too
much sugar eoatinir on thi* t>Mb
lems in the South. Southern ts
have sick mimls. Yon
educate the«;e thin_'x out of
pie. It is unmiti'.rat'd .>vi!
which dfestr»)y-; this«' who >v
ploit. as well as thont* b 'iu" i*\
ploited. The white churehes r*P'’
not makinir any eontr'bntioos
towanl s».>lvinjr the-*.' t)roWeni>
that are worth a suan of thf
finger. Our only pro"res« is lin
ing made in th« courts.
the evil is met h*ad oo
“Judge Waring is troe-
American. living up to th*
ideals and standards «« IwM
so high and cherish so
ly.’*