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Action Mississippi Urge Against Oppressors The Carolina Times i$ The OldeU And Widest Read Negro Newspaper in The Two CarolinaM, ^lodical D6pt Duke Uaiv Ubrary tW(0 lOc PAT NO MORE VOLUME 31 — NUMBER 5 DURHAM, N. SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 1955 PRICK ItCEim Boyer Named Acting Head St Augustine’s ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ¥ ¥ ¥ KENUESlNrhBlSQMITTEE President Given Affidavits Of Reprisals^Agoinst Race For Backing Supreme Court NEW YORK Affidavits from Mississippi leaders of the National Associa tion for tiie Advancement of Ck>lored People accusing repre sentatives of federal financing agencies of discriminatory prac tices in coUaboration with the economic pressure movement of the White Citizens Councils of Mississippi have been submitted to the White House with an ur gent request for “prompt ac tion.” Walter E. Strider and S. O’ Neal, agent of the Farmers Home Administration of the U. S. Department of Agriculture ,in Lexington, Miss., are named ' i; -fensiUL denying Negro ap^ plicants usistance to which they are entitled. “These affidavits,” Boy Wil kins, NAACP administrator, informed the White House, “seem to indicate that agencies of the federal government it self are arbitrarily denying re lief which they are empowered to give and whMt in othM yean they have given. "Wa hope that very prompt actton can be taken on this phjiie and that not only the men mentioned in the affidavits... but all officers in the state will be alerted.” Aids Membership Drive “Becau% of many activities in brifiging in about 29 mem bers in the NAACP branch,” a farmer asserts in his affidavit, “economic pressure is being ex erted on me.” Owner of 73 acres of “rich Mississippi delta soil” with a TCven-room house, a barn and a tractor, this Negro farmer says that although his tract produces as much as a bale-and-a-half of cotton per acre he is unable to get loans for operations. Became of drought and the demand for immediate pay ment of a $3,900 mortgage, he is in danger of losing his place. ^‘Any one belonging to the NAACP,” be affirms, la not deemed “worthy of financial assistance and is temed a troublemaker in the communi ty.” O’Neal, Strider Named Although "disaster loans are being made to individuals” in his drought-stricken area, an other victim affirms that he has been unable to secure such a loan "because a Mr. ,S. O'Neal of Lexington, Miss, (farm home manager) thought that 1 should not have It” A woman farm owner In the same drought-stricken area also complains that O'Neal and Stri- ^r denied her a disaster loan to operate her farm during 1899. “It is generally believed,” ■he adds, “that Mr. Strider re fuses some loans to NAACP members because of local acti vities.” Last year, a local NAACP leader swears, he secured with out difficulty an operational loan from the FHA. "But this year, I have been unsuccessful tor a loan to operate my farm,” In getting any consideration he asserts, naming O’Neal as the one who rejected his applica tion. (Ple«M turn to Pag* XHgbt) Ivory C. Brandon who was recently promoted to special representative of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Compan. Mr, Brandon, a native of Person County, is a graduate of North Carolina College with a degree ta susinesi Admints trotion. He was assigned to the home office. Dean Appointed Inteiim Prexy By Committee RALEIGH , Dean James A. Boyer, it was announced here last Tuesday, has been appointed as acting President of St. Augustines College by the • ejjecutive com mittee of the College’s Board of Trustees. This action fojlowed accep tance 6i the resignation of Dr. Harold L. Trigg, who had head ed the college for the past seven years. By action of the board. Bish op Penick was authorized to ac cept Dr. Trigg’s resignation, which he did in a commmiica- tion to the college president, dated January T. The executive committee In ' (Please turn to Page Eight) METHODIST GROUP IN CHAPEL HILL PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHAPEL HILL In a resolution which de clared “the decision of the Su preme Court—^to be a true In terpretation of our Christian faith and our American demo cracy,” a student group at the University of North Carolina recently took their place with those who have pledged them selves to support the decree out lawing segregation in the pub lic schools of America. The group known as the Wes ley Foundation, a Methodist student group on the University campus, passed the resolution by a vote of 48 to' 3, according to David L. Whitaker, chair man of the Christian Outreach Coimnission of the Foundation. "The ballot was secret,” Whitaker said, so that “no per son would feel pressured and so a true representation of the group would be made." The resolution in full fol lows: “As Christians, we con fess ourselves to be children of God and brothers of Jesus Christ, we believe racial dis crimination is a denial of bro therhood. Furthermore, we be lieve compulsory racial dis crimination is a manifestation' of this discrimination and there fore a denial of this brother hood. “Therefore, while realizing the practical difficulties of ap plying the decision of the SU- preihe Court concerning segre gation of whites and Negroes in public schools, we believe the decision to be a true inter pretation of our Christian faith and our- American democracy; and we of Wesley Foundation (Pleas* turn to Page Sight) Race Prejudice Enters London Political Scene LONDON, ENGLAND The British, who are getting more and more color prejudice as the influx of Negroes con tinues from the British West Indies, now have three white- supremacy candidates in forth coming local elections. The candidates have been put up by Britian’s facists but their very presence indicates the growing color problem. The white supremacists are' cam paigning for strict controls on imigeation, specifically aimed at Jamaicans who now enter (Please turn to Page Eight) Eisenhower Plans All-Out War On Discrimination In Federal Employment Serving aboard the escort vessel USS Hanna is Albert W.. Day, gunner’s mute second class, USN, husbond of the for mer Miss Lillie Jlf. Johnston of 616 Common St., Raleigh, N. C, The Hanna is operating in the Far East with the Pocific Fleet Blockading and Escort Force. Pfc. Nathaniel Brooks, son of Mrs. Mollie Harrington of Hills boro, who is now serving with the 7794 Army unit in France. Brooks is a graduate of Cen tral High School of Hillsboro, class of 1953. He took his basic training at Ft. Diar. R. W. Dalton, Scoutmaiter of Troop 129, sponsored by Mount Vernon Baptist Church, is the Scouter of the week featured in the column “A Word About Scouting” by District Scout Executive Henry W. Gillis, on Page 9 of this Week’s Edition. High Point To Continue Bias 0n6olfCoorse HIGH POINT The High Point Parks and Recreation Commission believes a- policy of continued segrega tion should be maintained in city recreational facilities, it was learned last week from a report which a special recrea^ tion _ commission Committee submitted to the City Council. The Committee had been ap pointed to look into recent in cidents at the municipal golf course. In its report, the committee stated that it had made a study of events at Blair Park where Negroes have taken liberty in using the golf course, without permission and in vio lation of rules and regulations governing its use. The report goes on to state; “We find that on at least two occasions Negroes have actual ly used . the facilities at Blair Park after being refused to register and play. We find that such action is in direct viola tion of the policies, rules and regulations of long standing governing segregation in the city’s recreation program.” Therefore, the report contin ued, “We...recommend that this commission reaffirm its position and belief that the recreation program for the City of High Point can best be achieved through the continuance of se gregation.” This position follows closely that recommended by the gov ernor-appointed State Advisory Commission. “We strongly...urge this com mission to request Cit)c>j^uncll (Please turn to Ei^t) V. W. HENLY PROMOe 10 USISIANI CASHIER BY BANK Directors of Mechanics and Farmers Bank held their first meeting today since the annual meeting of stockholders on Jan. 10. All officers of the bank were re-elected to serve during 1955 and the 1955 budget was approved. In addition to the re-election of encumbent officers, Vernard W. Henley of Richmond, Vir ginia was elected Assistant Cashier. Mr. Henley is a 1951 graduate of Virginia Shfte Col lege, having received the Ba chelor of Science Degree in Business Administration along with a commission as Second Lt. in the United States Army as a result of training in the Virginia State College ROTC Unit. After graduation, he worked for several moaths the Durham office of Mechanics ^nd Farmers Bank before en tering the United States Army where he served "^in the Quar termaster Corps for a period of two years, most of which was spent Jn Korea. During his period of service, he was pro moted to the rank of First Lt. and received the following ci tations; Korean Service Medal with two (2) Bronze Stars Meritorious Unit Citation United Nations Service Me dal National Defense Service Medal Bronze Star Medal for Meri- V. W. HENLY torious Service in Korea in connection with military operations against an armed enemy. After release from active du ty in March 1954, Mr. Henley was employed again by the Durham Office of the bank and since being promoted to the , po sition of Assistant Cashier, he has been assigned to the brajich of the bank located at 13 East Hargett Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The full roster of officers elected at the annual meeting is as follows: Chairman of the (Please turn to Page Eight) HERE and THERE Scromble On For Hi School Basketeer NEW YORK One hundred and twenty- three college and professional coaches recently participated in a poll conducted by Sport magazine and elected George Mikan the “greatest basketball player of all time.” And now, according to the current issue of that magazine, an IS-year-old Philadelphia schoolboy threat ens to relieve Mikan of the Utte. Wilt Chamberlain is seven feet tall, and it would seem that hla major problem right now is to kMp hit hMd from getting the size of his frame. It appears that everybody wants Cham berlain. liie boy wonder of the courts has already received of fers from the National Basket ball Association, the Harlem Globetrotters and more . than 100 big-time colleges including LaSalle, the University of In diana, Michigan State and the University of Michigan. The pros want him to join them right after high-school gradu ation without bothering about the four-year stopover at some college. One pro team owner is (PtoaM turn to Page JUgbt) Fayetteville Host To Drama Guild Friday FAYETTEVILLE The Drama Guild of Fayette ville State Teachers College will entertain the Eastern Sec tion of the North Carolina High School Drama Association In its (Pleaae turn to Page Eight) THE MAN MEANT WELL NEW YORK Tom Velocci, a 68-year-old retired Yonkers bus driver, meant well when he tried to lend a helping hand to his old firm. But his good intentions baclCfired; and, as a result, Velocci and four bus passen gers wound up in Yonkers General Hospital. Velocci was standing near by when Bay O’Keefe, 29, parked a Bemacchia Bros, bus in congested Getty Square about 6:30 P. M. O’Keefe 'stop ped in a restaurant and an other polled up behind his ve hicle. The driver honked to obtain parking room. Velocci popped into the va cant driver’s seat and started to move O’Keefe’s bus. The bus got out of control and struck a steel utility pole across the square. Velocci was pinned behind the wheel and sufiar- ed leg injuries. The passen gers suffered only minor in jury. PENITENT THUG APOLOGIZES CLEVELAND Mrs. Sandra Hanzel, 19, was returning home from her job when an assailant struck her with a blunt instrum»it and dragged her into liis car. He noticed her wedding ring as they drove along and asked her if she was married. She answered affirmatively where upon the thug said: “1 have a married sister myself and I wouldn’t like to see anything happen to her. I’ve done things like this before and I’m sor ry.” He then gave Mrs. Hanzel $16 to cover hospital tr^t- ment and drove her hom4.' HIGH COST OF SAVING A NICKEL TOWSON, BID. John Kapinos, 31, succeeded in getting 10-year-old Joim Andrews off the front bumper of his automobile, but a judg.e frowned upon his method. Kapinos had driven his car to the Andrew’s home to keep a date with yoimg John’s mother. The lad asked for a nickel. His mother said she didn’t have one. So young Jolm perched on the front bumper of Kapinos’ car. ’Three times, Kapinoo remor* ed the boy from his perch, and three times the boy ellmbod back on. In dispalr, Bfra. An drews asked her boy friend to give her stnbbom son m nleel. Disgusted and angry, Kapinoo (Please tnm to Ps«e Xight) WASHINGTON. D. C. Two Negroes, Archiijald J. Carey, Jr. of Chicago and J. Ernest WUkins, an assistant Secretary of Labor, liave been appointed to a five-man ^ com mittee established by*' ^tresi- dent Eisenhower to strengthen the Federal government’s policy of filling jobs without regard to race, creed, or color. The Committee which will carry out a non-discrimination order wUl have “increased sta ture” according to the Presi dent, over the government’s old iTair Employment Board, which died simultaneously with tha creation of the new body. The Increased statue of Qie ■nr cofnmittee will doive from Its specific authority to report directly to the Preaidait said James C. Haggerty, White House press secretaiy. The Fair Employment Board, wliich President Truman created in 1849, operated imder the Civil Service Commission. Namftrt nn;4irmaTi o£ thA committee was Attorney Max well Abbell of Chicago and as Vice Chairman, Archibald J. Carey, Chicago Alderman and an alternate delegate to the U. N. GenerU Assembly in 1953. Abbell and Carey will serve as public members. Represent ing the government will be Ar thur McCoy, who was chairman of the Fair Employment Board, for the CivU Service Commis sion; J. Ernest WUkins, an as sistant secretary of labor, and Charles H. Kendall, general couns^ of the office of Defense Mobilization. The order of the President setting up the new anti discrinunation program, declared it to t>e the policy “that equal opportunity be afforded all qualified persons consistent with the law, for employment .n the federal government.” This, the order continued, ‘necessarily excludes and pro hibits discrimination against any employe or applicant for employment in the federal government because of race color, religion or national ori gin.” Sen. McCai% Blasts Freeing Of Mrs. Moss WASHINGTON, D. C. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy who started the whole bugaboo over Mrs. Annie Moss, is great ly distressed over her Wn»l clearance by the Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson. In bet, McCarthy labeled it as a ridicu lous solution because ■>»« was restwed to a “ncm-scnsitive** position. “To say. she lm*t a good enough risk to handle material but to give li« a job where she ruha ^bowa with others who do handle clasaitied material is rather a tidleuibus position to tak%" conunentad the brwdi Saaator tram Wiicaa- (Pla«M tm Faaa Belli)
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