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Bariodie«JL Dept Dote OoiT Library "Separate But Equal” No More; Total Integration Now I ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MRS. MAE COLLIES FULLER, a widow of six ywn and a mother ot six ciilldren. fradnated from A. and T. CoIIefe at tlie recent commencemeni. Her story of sacrifice and inconvenience and little income reveals that she fot her decree the "iiard way.” Shown with Mrs. Fuller (in cap and gown) are five of her children, from left to rifht, front row, seated: Ophelia, 9 and Helen, 8. Those on the back row are; Albert, 14, who finished ele mentary school this year; Orady, Jr., 18, a ralsinc sophomore at A. and T. College and Greta, 20, who has completed the sophomore year. Not shown is Jewel, 19, who completed her training as a (radnate nurse at the Kate Bittinf-Reynolds Hospital In Winston-Salem, also this June. More Firings For Race From Government Jobs WASHINGTON The jobs of more Negroes employed by the Federal gov ernment were placed in jeo pardy this week with the ait nouncement this week that the Eisenhower administra tion plans to strip civil ser vice protection from an esti mated 8,000 jobs. Phillip Young, chairman of the Civu Service CommiBsioii told a White House news con ference early this week that President Eisenhower will sign an executive order in a few days to put the plan into effect. Necro government workers know well the meaning of this, for none of them have forfot- ten that black Friday on May 29 when thousands were cut loose from thetr fovernment (Please turn to Page Eight) 4 Race Students At Metliodist Meet In N. C. ORANGEBTJRO, S.C. Two Claflin University stu dents were in attendance at the Student Regional Leadership! Conference at I«ke Jimaluska, North Carolina, having been selected by the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, South eastern Jurisdiction, along with a student from Hampton Insti tute, and one from the Agricul tural and Technical College of Greensboro. They were the first students from Negro colleges ever to be invited to participate in this stu dent movement, which is r*^ lated to the World’s Student Christian Federation. Particii>ating for th” fiiSt time are: Miss Thomasina Mill er, Camden, S. C., ClatUni Uni versity; Miss Vemell Hayes, Paterson, N. J., Claflin Univer sity; Mr. Gilbert H. Caldwell, Jr., Orangeburg, S. C., A. and T. College; and Miss Geneva Smi ley, Orangeburg, S. C., Hampton Institute. The conference, which con vened from June B-10, was pre sided over by Dr. Harvey C. Brown, educational Director, in collaboration with Dr. ^rl Michalson of Drew University, who served in the capacity of consultant. Reverend Chancey R. Ed wards, standing at left, was formally installed as minister of the First Baptist Church in Fayetteville last Sunday. Dr. P.^ A. Bishop of Rich Square, and President of the General Baptist Convention of North Carolina, standing at right, cave the charge to Reverend Edwards and delivered the in stallation . sermon. Reverend Edwards, native of the Tar Heel State and son of a Bap tist minister, received his traininc at the Union Theo logical Seminary and Shaw University. He formerly pas- tored the Spring Garden Church at Wilmincton. He Is currently moderator of the Tar River Association and president of the United East ern Baptist District Conven tion. Members of Reverend Edwards’ family shown in the photo are his wife, seated, Mrs. Luella D. Edwards, and their dauchter, Jewl Anita. MURPHY REPUCES MAKHN15 NNPA HEAD; JERVAY NIMB) BALTIMORE Carl Murphy, president of the Afro-American newspa pers, was elected president of the National Negro Publish ers Association Convention hwe last week. Murphy succeeds retiring President Louii^ Martin, pul> Usher of the Michigan Chron icle. Thomas C. Jersey, publish er of the Wilmington Journ al was named to the associa tion’s executive board. The fourteenth convention of the pubUshm association was hichlichted bgr a battery of na tionally known speakers, tn- clifllinc Maryland’s Governor nieodore McAeldln. Others heard during the three day convention were Federal Judge Irvin C. MoUison of Chi cago, Mrs. Jane M. Spaulding, assistant to secretary Oveta Culp Hobby of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare; Morgan State president Martin Jenkins; Morgan president-emer itus, Dwight O. W. Holmes, Louis Lautier, chief of the NNPA news service in Washington, and James L. Hicks, special NNPA correspondent for the two re cent atom bomb tests in Nevada. Retiring President Martin took cocnisanoe of the indes- pensable services that Negro newspapers have rendered to American life, but warned, "It is folly to hope to ran our bnslnesses on retnms of crati- tude. If we do not meet the needs of our time, rendw (Please turn to Page Eight) BAN ON SEGREGATION ACCEPTED QUIETLY IN N. C Cattioik Priest iMwoBnr Issues Decree For Integration In N. C. Diocese An order banning segregation in Catholic churches in North Carolina went into effect Sun day without any apparent dis sension, as reports from the scores of churches in the dioMse holding services Sunday indica ted no friction or "incidents” resulting from the order. The order was issued in the form of a letter to the Dlocesal of Raleigh, written by the most Reverehd Bisiiop Vincent S. Waters, It was read in every church of the diocese 'Sunday. The Diocese of Raldi^ in' eludes all of North Carolina, except Gaston county. At Newton Grove, scene of. a near riot three weeics ago over Bishop Waters’ order calling for the naerger of the white and Negro churches there, Sunday’^ scene was in marlud contrast. Some 84 persons attended three masses, indicating that the “stay away” campaign, instituted by some disgruntled wUte perwns of the area, was fading. The at tendance figuR of 84 repre sented an increase of 23 over the previous Sunday's atten dance. Exactly half of these at Sunday's services were Negro worshippers. Tlie Newton Grove furore re portedly prompted Bishq;> Was ters’ latest order banning segre gation in any of their churches of the diocese. His 8,(KI0 word letter was printed last Friday in the North Carolina Catholic, (Please turn to Page Eight) "Bojangles" Owed 60 G's At His Death NKW YORK A final accounting this week revealed that Bill **Boi)angles” Robinson, who porbaUy made between $3,000,000 and $5,000, 000 in his lifetflne, owed more than $60,000 wbtm he died November 20, 1040. Tlie accounting was filed la Surrogate’s Court Henry H. Sternberg, attorney for Bojan- gles’. widow—Elaine Robinson, who has recently remarried. The bulk of the indebtedness was imt taxes. He owed the Federal Government $51,133.84 for the years of 1046, ‘47 and *48. Cali fornia claimed $5,427 in unpaid State income taxes. To private individuals Robin son owed approximately $4,000 and they read like a who's who among Broadway people. To Winthrop Rockefeller was noted an unpaid loan of $800. The rest of liis creditors were as fol' lows: Ciene Buck, the song writer, $750; Toots Shor, restau- ranteur, $450; Leon Leonidoff, Radio City director, $250; Lou Siegel, restauranteur, $1,700; columnist B!d Sullivail $800; Frank Schiffman, owner of tlie Apollo Theater, $250. As to Robinson’s funeral ex penses of $3,292, friends ad vanced this sum but his young widow has assumed responsibili ty for repaying this sum. She has been working quite a while as a dancer. Cluirch Confab The general Sunday School Convention of the East Cedar^ Grove fiaptist Association will meet at the Durham County Old Folks Rest Home Saturday and Sunday. Highlights of the two day day meeting will be addresses by Reverend E. T. Browne, pcMtor of Mount Vernon Bap tist Church of Durham, and J. T. Taylor, professor of Psy- cology at North Carolina Col lege. Reverend Browne will be heard Saturday afternoon while Taylor speaks on Simday. FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OVTSTANDING WEEKLY OF THE CAROLIISAS Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1879. VOLUME 30—NUMBER 24 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JUNE 2» 1953 PRICE 10 CENTS Twin-City Fair Officials At Odds Over Missing $$$ Emi)ezzling Visitors to the new addition to North Caroling Mutuars home office plant in Durham, were fascinated by the "al most human” machines now in use at the company. Shown watdiing North Carolina Mu- tual employee Miss Virginia Southerland demonstrate one of the new machines are, left to right. Mrs. Eveivn Rogers. Miss Evelyn B. Lapsley, and Mr. and Mrs. John Bram. COPS LOSE WATCH, CONSCIOUSNESS Cop Assauhing Mom-Son Duo Puts Up Tough Battle THOMASVILLE A mother and son, charged with assaulting police at a baseball game here, gave law enforcement officers a tough time of it before they were family apprehended. One policemen who attempt ed to make an arrest received $20.00 worth of damage to his wrist watch while another one was knocked unconscious when he tried to make an ar rest at the home of the viola tors. Mrs. Annie Glenn and her son, Modell Ray Glenn, were given 18 and 12 months prison terms on charges of interfering with an officer. Both have ap pealed the sentences. According to reports, when special officer Eldon Siers at tempted to arrest an unidenti fied woman for allegedly sell ing whiskey at the game, Mrs. Glenn and her son cursed and use abusive language at him. During the disturbance, the woman he had attempted to arrest at first escaped into the crowd. He then turned his attention to Mrs. Glenn and son and attempted to arrest them for interfering with an officer. A souffle ensued, during wiiich time Mrs. Glenn was reported to have taken off the officer’s wrist watch and stamped on it, doing $20.00 worth of dam age. Unable to qulter the distur bance, officM' Siers and a fel low officer returned to police headquarters for warrants and ‘assistance. When Patrolman Morrison (Please turn to Page Eight) GASTONIA MAN NAMED PREXY AS UNDERTAKERS END MEET ASHEVILLE The 26th Convention of the Colored Funeral Directors and Morticians of North Caro lina concluded its meeting in Asheville last Thursday with C, W, Costner of Gastonia be- Costner succeeds B. S. Rivera ing installed as president, of New Bern. Other officers named were: Vice-President, C. H. Morris of Laurinburg and Secretary- Treasurer, P. L. Rivera of Winston-^lem. Mrs. A. S. Grier of Char lotte was elected President of the Ladies Auxiliary succeed ing Mrs. G. L. Hargett of Greensboro. Some 125 Funeral Directors, members of their families and friends participated in the two- day meeting which convened in Asheville with the local Ashe- ville-Hendersonville Funeral Di rectors Association as host group. The City Auditorium served as'headquarters for the convention. . Highlighting the convention program was the public meeting held Wednesday night at the Berry Temple M. E. Church at which Taylo rD. Hayes, Funeral Director of Memphis, Tenn. de livered the principal address. Mr. Hayes is past president of the National Negro Funeral Di rectors Association as well as an outstanding civic leader in Memphis. North Carolina’s Burial Com mission, Thomas Creekmore of Raleigh was the main speaker at the Thursday afternoon session. On the social side, the con vention program included a cocktail party, an acquaintance tea, barbecue and a motorcade to Craggy Garden in the Blue (Continued from Page One) Charge Made WINSTON-SALEM Officials of a fair operated in the western part of North Carolina where at odds over the status of $2,285 this week and both parties planned to settle their differences in Forsyth’s Superior Court. Mrs. Sayannaii Jones Med ford, who represents herself as president and majority, stockholder of the Western Carolina Fair and WHO is accused of embezzUzig some $2,285 of the AmocStr tion’s funds, filed an action in Superior Court this week seeking to obtain custody of the books and records of the association, ‘'for accounting.” Mrs. Medford is accused by W, Avery Jones, secretary of the association, and Graham M. Cathey, treasurer, of embezzling funds from the group. Th^., have previously sworn out two (Please turn to Page Eight) JiLl^ NAACP NEW GOALS Special To The TIMES ST. LOUIS, MO. The National Association for the Advancement of Col ored People got around to of ficially and pubUcly dropping its old objective of “separate but equal.” In its stead, the new goal of total integration was announced. Walter White, executive secretary of the organization, told newsmen prior to the initial meeting of the group’s annual convention here, but the NAACP is seeking total integration in its fight to abolish discrimination. Although the announce ment seemed to make news to some, close observers of the or ganization has noticed for some time that the group has taken (Please turn to Page Eight) St. John's Day Members of Durham's Masonic Orders and the Eastern Star will mark an annual celebration of St. John’s Day Sunday with a special service at the West Dur ham Baptist Church on Thaxton Avenue at 2:30 in the afternoon. According to W. H. Coles, principal speaker for the occas ion is Rev. W. A. McEwan, pas tor of the Russell Memorial C. M. E. Church of Durham. Music for the program will be furnished by the West Dur ham Male Chorus. Other j#o- gram participants inolude Rev. J. H. Peppers, Rev W. F. Cox, and Rev. T. C. Graham, all Dur ham ministers. Participating lodges are the Doric, Dorcas, Drucilla and Prospect Lodges. The local Or der ot the Eastern Star will also take part. Attorney Fl«yd MeKlsslck. above, represented the Dur ham braack uS tiM Natloaal AssoclatloB far the Advaaee- ment ot Colored PMple at Ik* orgaaiiatiea’s aaauai cMvea- tloa at Salat Lauls. Me. tUs weak. Attarsey MeKlsslek ser^ ed as alteraate la Allaraey G. O Pearsoa of Darhasa »ka alsa atleadad.
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