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Separate But Equal Sjjpept Away The Carolina Times la The Olde$t And Widett Read Negro Newspaper In The Two Carolinas. m(€s PRICE 10c PAY NO MORE DURHAM, NOttTH CAROLINA, SATltPAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1955 VOLUME 31 — NUMBER 46 PRICK TEN CSNTB West Virginia Proves integration Does Work ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Baptists Reject Voluntary Segregation Proposal Respect The Law Urged At Confab WINSTON-SALEM More than 800 Baptists, re- prenntlng a church member ship Qt over 300,000 meeting in Winston—Sa^m unanimously went on recorfl Thursday ms op- , posed to any plan of Voluntary Segregation, and expressed the hope that officials of North Carolina would respect the law of the land and proceed to dese gregate its public schools. The eighty-eighth annual session of the body wai held November 1-3 with the Shiloh Baptist Church as host. In giving the principal ser mon, Dr. J. H. Jackson, Chica go, 111., president of the Nation al ^aptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. declared that “the battle over Communism will be won or lost in the southern states of the union." He challenged the great evangelist-the Rev. Bil ly Graham, who he says has at tracted large audiences in Eu rope, "to retiun tO his own na tion and state and help us save, Ameridl." ,v ■ .» (Continned on Page J. R. Larkin*, Consultant, North Carolina State Depart me^t of Public Welfare, and Vice-Chairman, North Carolina Council on Human Relations, ha* bean elected to the Board, bf the Southern Regional Coun cil with ^eadctuarter* in At- umi, aS tr^. Whites Number One-Third At W. Virginia State College CHARLESTON, W. Va A quick trip to West Virginia, will convince the most hide bound skeptic thaf Integration in public schools will work from the kindergarten through graduate schools if given an opportunity. Contrary to the obvious fear of many white southerners, stu dents have Aossed the color lines in both directions imd no big dark cloud of Negroes has descended upon a white achooL Ironically, tbe biggest shift in school population was the en rollment of several Htindred white ftudents at West Virginia State College. As early as September 19S4 it was clearly indicated that West Virgil^ State College would beco^ predominantly white within'three year*. This paper was told then by Dan Lincoln, registrar and William Wallace, president, that iate- ^ (Cbntinua^^ - Scaihorough Nursery, A United Fund Agency, Serves Durham 30 Years Open House week at Scar borough Nursery School, 525 Proctor Street, highlighted the activities of one of the United Fund agencies which has been serving the community for more than 30 years. Started originally as a phil anthropic activity by J. C. Scarborough, Sr., prominent lo cal business man, the nursery school has developed to a point that it is today an Integral part of community life. Some 70 studen{s are enroll ed from a wide cross section of families throughout the Dur ham area. Tuition is based, pri marily on the ability of fami lies to pay. In a city like Durham where theife are more worldng mo thers tiian in many cities, the pursery serves as a virtual se cond home for scores of child ren. Its hours usually are from around 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 pjn. Mrs. Clydle F. Scarborongh, director,' is the guiding force behind tbe school’s develop ment to the point where both the Community Chest and later the United Fund deemed the school worthy of community wide support. The nursery school’s pro- W. A. Marsh, Sr. Buried Here William A. Marsh, Sr., for mer local resident who died in Philadelphia recently, was buried from Burthey’s Funeral Home here last week. He was the son of the late Andrew and Frances Marsh. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Pauline Caffey; one son, William A. Marsh, Jr.; two (Continued on Page Ei^t) Story UlUng time at Scar borough Nursery School aisur- M rapt attention of tiny stu dents. In the above photo, one of the tehool’i teaehm is illtu- tratlng her $tory with some sketches which fascinate the little wide-eyed listeners. Pro gram in arts and craft*, super vised play, music, and formal inetruction are part of routine available to children in the community who find in the nur sery school a "home away from home" from around 6:30 a.m. through 8:30 p.m. REV. CHARLES JONES REV. J. W. SMITH Covenant To Observe Anniversary "CITY TO BE FAIR," SAYS SCARBORO Dewey Scarboro, chairman of the City Recreation Advisory Committee, told the llMlCS this week that the commission would try to be “fair with all elements In the community” as we study the matter of public parks. Scarboro declined to talk about the effect of the Supi'cmc Court’s ruling . that separate park facilities for whites and Negroes are no longer lawful. He said his cimmlssion had been concerned primarily with helping some Walltown citizens with their desire to obtain a Community Center. Walltown Bronze Mayor, Frizzelle Day and two other citizens recently appeared before Scarboro’s commission to ask for a center. “We’re interested in keeping harmony with all elements in the community”, Scarboro said. However, he declined com ment on the rights of some Ne groes to use a previously (CoKtinued on Supreme Court Says Parks Open To AU The Covenant Presbyterian Church will begin celebrating its sixty-second anniversary this coming Sunday morning, November 13th, with Home coming service which will lead into a week of activities that will culminate with a Fellow ship Banquet Monday night, Novembei' 21, at 7:00 p.m. ' Sunday morning, Reverend J. W. Smith, Jr., the minister of Covenant will conduct the Homecoming service. ' There will be a special ser vice that day at 4:30 p.m. con ducted by the ladies of the church with Mrs. Badie S. WJiite, president of the Glean ers Circle presiding. ’The mes sage at that time will be de livered by The Reverend C. M. Jones, pastor of the Community Church at Chapel Hill. He is well known in this paA of the country and throughout the state. Rev. Jones will be introduced by Mrs. Almeda Spears, presi dent of the Annie Alston Circle. The public is invited. FUNERURnES HELD FOR J.F. WILiUMSAIWHITEROCKNOV.S J. H. Wheeler, PreMdmt of The Mechanic* and Farmers Bank will be the main tpeaker at the yearly Birthnight Sup per, to be held in the basement of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, reviously “all Saturdojk ot 8 o'clock p.m., on a»o- gi#>».4-yoiMi)wni3t —... WASHINGTON. D. C. (Special) Two gaping holes were ripped through tbe crumb ling wall of Segregation lierc this week as the Supreme Court affirmed a decision by the U. S. Court of Appeals in Rich mond. Va. holding segregation in public parks and playgrounds to be illegal. The historic 11 word pro nouncement said: "The motioa to affizxn is granted and judge- ment is affirmed.” At tbe same sitting the Court took only 58 words to reverse decisions by two lower courts upholding segregation in city- operated golf courses in Atlan ta, Ga. The two decisions iiave tlie effect of soimding tba death knell for racial segregation in all p|Mes supported by public funds. Southerners reacted almost wittaMit ezceptton violently and deflantily. A lone excepOaa was the attorney (cneral jof (C*ntliyued on Page Eight)' Dr. S. J. Wright’s Address Highlights N. C. College Founder’s Day, Nov. 3 John Frye (Jeff) WiUiams, 68, well known local citizen and a tailor for many years, was buried here at Beechwood Cemetery last Saturday. He died at Lincoln Hospital Thursday morning. Mr. Willi ams ha(l been intermittently ill for the past several months. At the time of his death, he was associated with the An drews Tailoring firm on Man- gum Street. Funeral services were held at White Rock Baptist Church with Dr. Miles Mark Fisher, pastor, officiating. He was as sisted by the Rev. Father Fred Hunter, rector of St. Titus-Epis-i copal Church. A graduate of Hampton In stitute, Mr. Williams came to Durham more than 30 years ago and established one of the first tailoring establishments in the city. In addition to his business interests, he was active in many phases of community work. At various times he participated as adviser in several political campaigns. He also engaged at various intervals in the real estate business. A iong-time member of White Rock Baptist Church, he also served as superintendent pf the Sunday School for some 13 years. He was a faithful mem ber of the Sunday School’s or chestra. , Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Isadora Jacobs Williams bf the home. One daughter, Mrs. Margaret Williams Duay of New York City; two bro thers, James I. Williams, Sene ca, S. S., and the Rev. J. B. Williams, Tallahassee, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Margie F. Lake, Silverstreet, S. C., and Mrs. Annie K. Singleton, Cleveland, Ohio. Methodist Membership Gains In Battimore Area Exceed Other Areas BALTIMORE Baltimore Area Methodists led all of the Methodist Areas in tlu! percentage of new mem bers gained in the last three years, according to reports re leased to' the Coimcil on World Service and Finance. These Methodist Churches, under the leadership of Bishop ■dgar A. Love ot Baltimore, in- creaaed ‘14 percent to bring the total membership to 115,940. Second and third high Areas rttQMcttvelr were the Jacksmi- ville, Florida Area with 13.3 percent and the Oklahoma New Mexico Area with 10.2 percent increase. Figures for the other Areas of the Central Jurisdiction were Saint Louis Area, 9.1 percent gain for a total of e4,M6; At lantic Coast Area, 2.3 percent for a total of 92,840 and New Orleans Area, 3.7 percent loss for a total of 89,008. Hie total monbership in the Central Jurisdiction is now at 383,342- a S.S pwcent gain. The late Dr. James E. Shep ard’s “ability to meet the chal lenge of change” was cited here Nov. 3 as one of the quaii- ,tias which he possessed in com mon with other “great foun ders” who have achieved dis tinction. Dr. Stephen J. Wright, presi dent of Biuefieiri State Teach ers College, Bluefield, W. Va., described North Carolina Col lege’s late founder and first president as “a great man who fought the good fight, who kept the faith and who made a sig nificant and ermanent contri bution to posterity.” The speech was part of NCC’s eighth annual Founder‘’s obser vance. Dr. Shepard’s deeds and ideals should inspire today’s student generation, for many people of the past generation knew Dr. Shepard personally,” Dr. Wright said. He added:"... How could we forget him. We saw him take a small, strug gling private institution which he built almost literally stone by stone and by the most astute political statesmanship, conver ted Into a state supported col lege; we saw him develop this college into the only state sup ported liberal arts college for Negroes at a time when the popular emphasis ,in education of Negroes was on the agricul tural and mechanical arts and when funds for any other type of education were extremely difficult to secure; we saw him make educational bricks with out straw with pitiably inade quate budgets; we saw him build a strong academically sound faculty at a time when little emphasis in state-eoUeges for Negroes was being placed on this foundation stone of all higher aducatlon; we saw him Integrate the faculty ot this col lege wittiout regard for race or religion when integration was but ■ dreun in state colleges for Negroes; we saw iiim take quick advantage of CWA, PWA and WPA to get urgently need ed buildings and landscapings; we saw him establish graduate and professional schools by tak ing quick advantage of the Su preme Court’s decision in the Gaines case—one of the first real beach heads in the vicious system of segregation and a major, legal step toward the in tegration we ai'e privileged to am today.” Summing up the quaUtiaa which he said Dr. Siepard poa- •eaaed In conunon with some of the other *‘g?«at foundus of historyDr Wri^t said; “A- bllity to see opportunity for aervice in the aolution of hu man problems; the willingness to generate a response equal to the challenge; vision to see things In terms of what they may become; ability to im^dre (Continued on Page Eight) Miss Sarah Dotson, crowns Bliss Audrey WHtoa ot Lsnl M4 VRHT H Trade Weeli.” Miss Wllsoe ww contest sponsored hj Dvkna WwriaiM Cliain. 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