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THE CAROLINA TIMES EDITORIALS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED FAR AND NEAR AS Tia MOST FOBCEFUL OF ANY WEEKLY NEWS PAPER IN THE TWO CAROLINAS. PRICE 10c TAl NO MORE VOLUME 31 — NUMBER 47 DURHAM, N. C, SATUiOAT, MAY 21, 1955 nucK If cam FIVE REFUSED UMSSnN TO UK ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ it it ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Trigg Being Mentioned For Principal Of Ligon High Regional ATAMeet Set For St. Paul Institute June 19 The Annual Convention of Region III of the American Teachers Association will be held at St. Paul’s Polytechnic Institute, Lawrenceville, Vir ginia, June 19-20, according to an announcement made here re cently by Dr. Theodore R. Speigner, Vice-President of Re gion m. Sessions on the theme: “Pro blems Affecting American Edu cation In The Present Crisis, ’ will be the featured attractions lor delegates from the Caroiuias and Virginia. Dr. Alonzo G. Mo ron, President, Hampton Insti tute, Virginia, will deliver the ' kpynote address Sunday even ing, June 19th. He will address the delegates from the theme of the convention. Dr. Walter N. Ridley, Head of the Depart ment of Psychology, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va., will be the luncheon speaker Monday altemooa, June 20th> Welcome addresses will be given Sunday evening at the second general session. Dr. Earl H. McClenney, President of St. Paul's Polytwhnic Institute, will speak in behalf of the insti tute; Mayor Thomas B. Warri- ner, Jr., for the City of Law renceville; Mrs. Annie Rivers, Suoervlsor. Brunswick County Teachers, for the teachers of that county, and Mrs. Irma B. Thompson, President of the Va. ^ State Teachers Association, lor the teachers ol Virginia. Dr. Odell R. Reuben, Presi dent, Morris College, Sumter, ^uth Carolina, will deliver the (Pleaae tum to Fage Ten) MORSE New Councilman Southern Pines Feted By Group SOUTHERN PINES Jubilant celebrants gathered at the First Baptist Church of West Southern Pines on Mon day night> May 16, to take part in a “victory celebration” mar king the recent election ol T. T. Morse to the town council. The affair, sponsored by the West Southern Pines Civic Club, featured among the speakers for^ the occasion the new councilman, who is the first (Please tum to Fage Ten) " 4nT0GET DEGREES AT A&Tf INALS • ) GREENBSORO More than 450 students will graduate at the 57th annual commencement exercises to be held at A&T College May 27-30. Hie tentative list releaaed this week by C. R. A. Cnn- ntngham, registrar, showi a noticeable Increaae over the prevlons year when the col lege graduated a few less than 400. Both of the main programs ol the four-day celebration, the baccalaureate services and the finals will be conducted out-of- doors on the College Quadran gle. - The baccalaureate servicM, sehedaled lor Sunday morn ing, May 29 at 11:00 will Ifa- ture Dr. Gardner C. ^Tayliif, pastor ol the promlnen| Brook lyn, New York, ConctM Bap tist Church. Dr. Taylor, a native o^JBat^ Rouge, La., received his^CnUik- ing at Leltmd College and' the Oberlin Graduate School ol Theology. He has served pasto rates in Elyria, O., New Orleans, La., and at Baton Rouge prior to assuming his present charge ta IWT. In addition to ministering to his chnreh membership of more than 8,000 ,Dr. Taylor la a member ol the Brooklyn Urban League, member. Board ol DicMtors, Great New York Urban League and past preal- Proteatant CounclL Dr. John A. Redhead, religious author and pastor ol the Greens boro First Presbyterian Church, will deliver the commencement address at the finals program to held on Monday, May SO at 4:00 P. M. A grduate ol South western College, Memphis, Ten- (Please tum to Page Ten) RALPH K. FBASIEB LEROY B. FRASIER JOHN L. BRANDON Applications Youths And Of 4 Durham One Unknown Turned Down By State Univ. Present Head Denies Any Plans To Quit Position At Raleigh School Five Negro students have been relused admission to the undergraduate school at' the University ol North Carolina it was learned here this week by the Carolina Tinus. The stu- Ants, three of #hbm in kn6wn to be top-ranking students at HUlside High School and an other top ranking student at Mt. Herman School in Mt. Her man Massachusetts, are all na tives of Durham and have pa rents living here. The forth stu dent is believed to have applied' at the‘University and to have been refused &dmissioh but the Times informer was unable to secure his name. It was leam however that he is a native ol North Carolina. The students whose names the Carolina Times was able to (Please tum to Page Ten) s. C NegroK Threaten Court Action Against "Separate But Equal” Park COULMBIA, 8. C. An action to gain admission to Edteto Beach State Park was threatened here this week by a group ol Cliarleston Negroes tm- less the all-white park Is opened to members ol their race. The 'demand ot the Negroes follows a refusal ol state officials to pro vide park facilties lor Negroes since the matter was first under discussion durtog the 105-SS pe riod. Intention ol the Negroes to bring action il the park Is not opened to them was disclosed in a letter addressed to State For estry Commission under whose auspices state parks operate in South Carolina. The letter was signed by Attorney John H. Wrighten and stated that the "separte but equal” doctrine ol racial accoimnodations was no longer applicable. The letter said in part: “TUa comes to Inlorm yen that the oolore^oitlaens ot Ckarleston and Charleston Edlsto State Park Beaeh this " County »re dedrow ol using year, as prevlons years they were prohibited from nsing the same beeauae ol segrega tion nnder the ‘separate but equal* doctrine, that was blrtb- s4Bne St TMia ago.** “Under Flessy versua For-, gersen, 1 wn sure yon *re lamllUtf with the said eaae, said Doctrine. I am mre that yon know that this *separate bnt eQnal’ doctrine is no long er appUeable in ednMtlon or (PlMUW turn to Pafo Tan) It’s commencement time again at Garland High School, Garland, North Candlna. Pictured above from left to right are the Reverend U. S. Johnson, pastor of the St. Luke A. M. E. Zion Church of Wihnington, who will deliver the graduation sermon, Sunday, May 22 at 3:30 P. M., Dr. J. H. Taylor, chairman of the department of Social Sciences at Nor^ Carolina CoUege, who will deliver the commencement address, Tuesday, May 24, at high noon, and W. H. Hill, Principal of the school. n ENia CARNATION HEALIHV BABY CONTEST “The contest where everyone wins and no one loses,” is the way we taeard on local mother recently describe the current Second Annual Healthy Batty Contest, sponsored by the Car nation Company ol Los Ang^' les. “Only 20 cute, healtliy-look- ing babies can win the 20 cash prizes ollered by C!amation . . . but every day can win a.healthy start in lile with a Carnation formula," she explained. Competing lor the ISM.N first prise are hundreds of our oommmunlty’s proud j^- ents with babiea three yeara ot age or under ... eaeh par ent certain that their baby is the ontest, healtliiest one of alL Whose baby will win? Whleh luck baby will be ae- leeted by the Judges as the prise “hometown** baby ot the year? Only tfane will tell. Ev ery baby In our eommnnlty deserved to be entered. This newspaper has always stood lor coriimunity liealth, es pecially among our youngest generation. We unite with local doctors, nurses and hospitals in campaifpilng lor the best Inlant care nutritional science can pro vide. We sinoerely believe ilM Carnation Coi^pany is doing a fine Job In helping us promote inlant wellare In'onr elty. The first lew lonnatlvo years are the most important In (Please tum to Page Ten) Anna A. Hedgeman Women's Day Speaker At Saint Joseph Sunday One of the biggest Women’s Day celebrations is expected to taice place at St. Joseph’s AME Church here Sunday, May 22 when the women of the church will present Mrs. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, assistant to the Ma yor of New Y»k City, as guest- speaker at the morning and evening worship hours at eleven and seven o’clock respectively. According to Mrs. B.A.J. Wiiitted, chairman of the Wo men’s Day celebration, special music will be furnished by the Women’s Chorus. The morning program will be presided over by Mrs. Josepliine Strayhorne and prayer will be offered by Mrs. Theodosia Robinson. Mrs. Hedgeman will be introduced by Mrs. Omedia Livinstone. A^ presentation will be by Dr.' Ruth Flowers. The evening service will be presided over by Mrs. Minnie P. Turner with a meditation period being conducted by Mrs. S. 'V. Austin. In addition to Mrs. Hedgeman's address in the evening Miss Carolyn Martin will read a paper on “The WO' man of Tomorrow.” Mrs. Hedgeman will be presented by Miss C^neva Mel>ane. Mrs. Hedgeman is widely Icnowp throughout America as a woman of distinction and achi evement. During World War H, she was regional representative lor Civilian Defense. She has also held such positions as Exe cutive Director of the National CouncU for Fair Employment which initiated the national legislative and educational pro gram. In 1953 Mrs. Hedgeman re turned from India where she had spent tiiree montiis as ex change leader for the Depart ment ol State at the request of Chester Bowles. At the close of both services remarlu will be by the pastor, the Rev. D. A. Joiinston. ANNA HEDGEMAN RALEIGH A dark and foreboding slia- dow hung heavily over Raleigh tills week when rumors were persistent that Dr. Harold L. Trigg, former president of St. Augustine College, was beinB mentioned as principal of Ligon High School of this city. The rumor gained momentum when It was learned tiiat Dr. W. H. Watson, present principal of the school would leave the city at the close of sciiool to do further study. In a telephone conversation with a representa tive of the Carolina Times, Dr. Watson stated that he had heard the rumor but knew notiilng of his decision to terminate his po sition as principal of the school. He stated emphatically tiiat he expected to return to iiis same position at the opening of school in September. Although the Times attached little significance to the rumor that Dr. Trigg was actually be ing considered for the position, it did learn that it is the belief of many responsible persons in Raleigh that Dr. Trigg could have the principaiship of Ligon High School if he desired it. 1 Dr. Trigg is weU-known in educationetl circles in North Carolina where up until last 'anuary he was president of St. Augustine’s CoUege and a member of the State Board ol Education. His resignation from St. Augustine's in the middle of the school term is reported to have laeen the result of a mis understanding between him and the- Trustee Board of the school. Dr. Mary McLcod Bcthone, 79, noted educator and lead er of the race died at home, Daytona Beach, Florida, Wed nesday evening of a heart at tack. Dr. Bethune, referred to by many as the queen of her race was the founder of Be- thune-Cookman College and was its president from 1904 to 1942. HCE URGED TO APPOINT RACE TO EMBASStES WASHINCTON Making tiie most d his recent visit to Bandung where he was an unofficial observer. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell called on President Eisenhower to meet with tl>e heads of state of the Far East “as soon as CContinued on’ Page Ten) NAACP ENTERS CASE OF MAN CHARGED WITH SLAYING WOMAN Dr. J. E. Brown Slated For Shaw Alumni Prexy yiBGINIA TEACHEBS GBOUP TO ADMIT NEOBOES ARLINGTON, VA. , The Arlington Education As sociation whleh Is a teachers’ group—^voted to eliminate the race barrier in a close meet ing of 'see ot Its members. The group voted to 6raae the word "white” from the re quirements for membership by more than two-thirds neces sary. This will permit more than 7S Negro teaehm in the elty to Join Oe organisation. B. A. J. WHITTED Kittrell College Commencement Program Set KTTTRELL The Sixty-Ninth Commence ment Exercise of the Kittrell Junior College will feature ad dresses by Dr. W. L. Hiider- brant, pastor of the Emanuel AME Church in Porthmouth, 'Virginia, and Dr. H. J. Bryant, pastor of the Mother Bethel AME Church of Baltimore, Md., according to announcement by Dr. R. W. Wisner, president of the CoUege. Commencement activities are to begin Sunday, May 29, at 2:30 p.m. when Dr. Hilderbrant RALEIGH Dr. Joseph E. Brown, a grad uate of Sliaw University in the class of 1913, and one of the top athletes of that day, is the choice for President of the Shaw University National Aliimni As sociation, by tile committee on nomination of offices. Dr. Brown is a native of Rahway, New Jer sey, and is now a successful phy sician and surgeon of Cleveland, Ohio. During his medical career he practiced in West Virginia tor thirty-two years and was the first Negro to be appointed County Health Officer and Coroner of McDowell County, West Virginia. For twenty- five years he was City Phy sician at Keystone, West, Vir ginia and was the first Negro to be appointed as eompany physician tor a coal eompany in that state. He lias done post graduate study at Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago Post Graduate School of Surgical Teohnique and New York University School of Med icine. -Dr. Brown was co-found er of the Keystone, West Vir ginia Chapter of the NAACP. He was a member ot the City CouncU of Keystone, West Vir ginia tor four years. He has traveled In Bennnda, the Carrlbean, Seutt lea, Eurq^ and tte bias. He hold memberships in the Forest City Medical Association, will deUver the baccalaureate I Cleveland, Ohio; National Med- (Please tum to Page Ten) I (Ptoase turn to Pace Tan) SALlSBintY A ride he liitch-hiked from Concord to Winston Salem may be a determing factor in saving Charles F. Brooks of Reading, Pennsylvania from death in the gas chamber at Raleigh when he is brought to trial here for the murder of Mrs. John C. Bames of Landis on Jan. 18. The 21-year old Negro soidier told Chas. V. Bell, Charlotte at torney, tiired by the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, and KeUy Alexander, state presi dent of NAACP, in an inter view Tuesday night that he caught a ride out of Concord the morning of January 18 and that he did not stop at l.andis or anywhere else untU he reach- Winston-Salem. BeU and Alexander were the first persons outside of po lice officers that liad talked with BroolLs since his arrest in Frederick,' Maryland on May 7. Heretofore Brooks has prac- ticaUy refused to talk to any one. County officers liad previ ously stated tiiat he would nei ther admit nor deny that he liad slain the woman. According to Bell, Brooks was in pretty good spirit and stated he had been treated fine by officers ot the law. Attorney BeU also stated that the preliminary iwaring wiU tie delayed until be can complete the investigation now in process. Assisting Bell will be C. O. Pearson, Durham attor ney who heads the legal com mittee of the NAACP in North Carolina. Mrs. Bames was slashed and lieaten to death Jan. 18 at her rural hoftie near Landis. Her body was diacovwed that after noon by her eight-year-old sod. Johnny. The family car was missing and later found in last ^ancer.
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