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THE CAROLINA' TIMES SATURDAY, MARCH «1, 1956
FAM-U SORORITY GETS
NATIONAL CHARTER — Iota
Alpha Theta Service Sorority^
established at Florida A and M
University on April 27, 1953,
recently received its charter at
a national organization durinff
impressive ceremonies held in
the moot room of the college of
law building. Seated, left to
right, Rev. E. A Spearman, no
tary; Delores O. Walden, chap
ter president; Paul L. Robinson,
founder and national president;
Lillian F. Pride, sorority
mother; Attorney Charles Willi
am*, legal advisor; standing,
left to right, Elizabeth Jackson,
Mary J. Riley, Shirley Leonard,
Marian Wiggini, Mable Holl,
Willie Mai Lazier, Alfreda
Johnson, Willie Ree Tillman,
Rhoda P. Marshal I, Susie
Thompson, Lula Sohnson, Gloria
Blue, Yvonne Hayling, Naomi
Bryant, Eddiebelle C. Vereen,
Mart^E. Mourning, and Pearl W.
Gore, Jr.
(.Staff photo by H. Jones, Jr.)
UNIVERSIIY OF S. C. STUDENT LOSES JOB AS
SENATE PAGE FOR ANII-SEGIiEGATION VIEWS
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Students at the University of
South Carolina witnessed the
burial of freedom of speech here
last week when a 23-year-old
senior was fired from his job in
the State Legislature l>ecau>e of
an anti-segregation letter he
wrote to the college paper.
Raymond L. Morton, a tele
phone page in the Legislature,
lost his job because of a letter
that appeared in the Gamecoclc,
student weekly at the Univer
sity of South Carolina.
The letter is as follows: USC
Gamecock, March 9. Man’s first
passion was a grunt. With evo
lution he has molded and shap
ed his emotion.s with color and
song and speech. Sing we must,
else go mad. Speak we must,
else the throat choke and burst
with silent truth. Speak we
must before it is too late.
Listen, I am ashamed to be
called a Southerner. By biologi
cal accident I, Tike most of you,
am a native South Carolinian.
With you I am a student at the
University of South Carolina, a
rather large school, admirably
progressive in everything ex
cept the desire to forget the
past.
Throttled by this slavish and
solitary stigma, we are not at
tempting to free ourselves. Un
consciously we have been
smothered and strangled with
tradition, the so-called southern
tradition, a backward looking
and odious attitude appropri
ately attributed only to the
Uidted Daughters qf^the .Con
federacy. For several years I
have lieen a Page in the State
Legislature. They too form a
rather large school, and this is
a monumental session in 1956
Arrested by thi decision of
“nine evil old men” on the Unit
ed States Supreme Court they
are intent on circumventing
movements which would abolish
segregation of races in our state,
Southern governors and legis
lators have been the embarras
sing sound trucks for the South.
Tempered by custom, they
speak with weighty obstreper
ous and irrational voices. Never
have they spoken for me and
some of you. Never could they
speak*for those who feel as we
do. Being a southerner my de
crying segregation is worse than
damning a venerable old god,
but most gods are merciful and
understanding. Many southern
ers are not. Most gods are for
giving and broad minded, most
legislators are not.
‘ Twelve miles below Columbia
on a bluff over-looking the
Congaree Swamp I was born.
Clearly I remember racing
through the hay.stacks over the
holy pastures, green and blithe
with the confusion of youth. The
fields sang to ui and our bodies
ripened in the sun. My only
playmate was Freddie, a N,egro,
and nothing I cared about tlie
color of his skin. He was as
young and free as I, and every
moment as merry. Then one day
my'visiting auntie, an enormous
woman, who smeared lipstick
on her forehead when she
smiled, saw us drinking from
th£ .spring. With all the affected
dignity of a southern lady she
inforni^ me that Freddie was a
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nigger and should never be
caught drinking from the same
spring again. Freddie cowered
away dumbfoundedly. I was
abashed. Auntie died two years
later and both Freddie and 1
watched the funeral less than
a hundred yards from the
Spring. There I discovered sud
denly, not sorrow, but hatred.
I wanted to kick dirt in her em
balmed face, a face representa
tive of the ignorsnce'and super-
stitutions of generations past.
But Freddie and all the fears of
his young dark world cried
pity, not hatred.
Now Freddie is a part of a
Korean hillside and he died for
the grace of people like Auntie,
but Auntie’s temperament did
not die with her. Her stupidity
is reflected and echoed in every
Citizens Council today. This
America is—sing to me of the
sunlight of the human spirit
journeying through open win
dows. This the South is—slur to
me your syllables of interposi
tion. This America is; show,
don’t dream to me of human
dignity. This the South is; move
to the rear of th'3 bus.’'
’The big surprise is that Mor
ton wasn’t banifshed from the
state and his South Carolina
citizenship revoked.
CaAimON SEEKS TO UNSNARE
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Anticipating efforts to bottle
up civil rights biils in the House
Rules Committee, a bi-partisan
group of 40 liberal congressmen
have taken the initial step to
cure discharge of the Omnibus
Civil Rights bill which has been
reported out of the House Judi
ciary’ Sub-committee. Also fa-
trorably reported out is an anti-
lynching bill.
As a preliminary move to cir
culating a discharge petition ^r
the omnibus bill, a resolution
has been introduced by Reps.
James Roosevelt (D-Calif.) and
Charles B. Brown»on(R-Ind.).
If 218’signatures are secured on
the petition, the bill can bypass
further committee consideration.
Without the petition the bill
still would have to get by the
full committee and the House
Rules Committee, which in the
past has been unfriendly to such
measures.
The main provisions of the
omnibus ciyil rights Isill are as
follows:
1. Establish a Commiuion op
Civil Rights in the executiv'b
branch of the federal govern
ment to tllBke a continuing
study of civil rights and report
to the President. The Commis
sion would not have subpoena
powers.
2. Create a 'civil rights di
vision in the-Department of Jus
tice, and increase FBI person
nel trained in civil rights cases.
3. Establish a Joint Congres
sional Committee on Civil
Rights with authority to hold
hearings and subpoena witnesses
4. Amend existing civil rights
statutes to make them more en
forceable and to extend civil
rights statutes to make them
more enforceable and to extend
civil remedies.
5. Amend election laws to
give further protection to vo
ters.
6. Prohibit segregation in in
terstate travel, with criminal
and civil penalties for violation.
•The omnibus civil rights bill
and the anti-lynching bill were
introduced by Hep. Emaunel
Celler (D-NY), chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee.
Other Pending Civil Rights
Measures
Also pending in the House is
a separate bill to protect the
right to vote.
In the Senate, several civil
rights bills have been approved
by the Senate Subcommittee on
Constitutional Rights and are
before the full committee. Their
main provisions are as follows;
1. Make it federal offense
to murder or assault members
of the Armed Forces while they
are in the performance of their
duticys.
2. Make it a criminal offense,
punishable by a sentence up to
20 years, for two or more per
sons to commit violence on a
person to commit violence on
a person because of his race,
creed, color or national origin
or for ttie purpose of punishing
such person for alleged crime.
Make it a criminal offense for
any governmental officer char
ged with the custody of a pri'
soner to neglect to protect such
prisoner or to fail to apprehend
or prosecute any member of a
lynch mob.
Authorize the Attorney-Gene
ral to investigate violations of
the Act.
Provide civil remedies for the
victim or his next of Idn against
mob members and the .local
governmental body.
Voting Protection
^ 3. Amend existing law against
intimidation and coercion in
feSeroh elections to include pri
mary elections, which now are
not covered.
Make it illegal to deny the
vote to any eligible person in
any election, federal, state or lo
cal, because of race, color, re
ligion of national origin.
Provide civil remedies for
persons illegally denied the
right to vote, and authorize the
Attorney General to bring suits
for preventive or declaratory
relief in the name of persons
who are denied the right to vote.
Four Democrats are opposing
these civil rights bills in the Ju
diciary Committee. They are
Sens. James O. Eastland, Miss.,
chairman; Olin D. Johnston, S.
C.; John L. McClellan, Ark.,
and Price Daniel, Texas.
Democrats in the Judiciary
Committee supporting the bills
are Sens. Estes Kefauver, Tenn.,
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Mo.,
Matthew W. Neely, W.Va., and
Joseph C. O’Mahoney, Wyo.
Committee Republicans sup
porting the measures are Sens.
Alexander Wiley, Wise.; Willi-,
am Langer, N.D.; Everett Dirk-
sen, ni.; John Marshall Butler,
Md.; and William E. Jenner, Ind.
Two Committee Republicans
are undecided. They are Sens.
Arthur V. Watkins, Utah, and
Herman Walker, Idaho.
Dedication For
New Addition
To Scliool Held
—" ALBEMARLE
The new, quarter-million
dollar plant additions to the
Kingvjlle High School, here,
were dedicated in brilliant cere
monies held on last Sunday af
ternoon, March 18.
A crowd of nearly 1,500 pa
trons and well-wishers was on
hand for the event which for
mally opened a new classroom
building and a modern gymna
sium. The two-structures, com
pleted in December and in use
since that time, were construct
ed at a cost of $250,306.00.
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, Ra
leigh, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, delivered the
principal address. “The World”,
he said, “is looking for men and
women who have developed
their talents.'' He added, “These
fine and beautiful buildings are
secondary to the service they
will render in the development
of good and substantial citizens.
He spoke from the subject, “For
What Purpose Are These Build
ings?”
He led a delegation of promi
nent leaders in education and
government who appeared on
the program. Others included
Hugh Alexander congressman
from the Ninth North Carolina
District; R. L. Brown, chair
man, Albemarle City School
Board; D. A. Moose, mayor, city
of Albemarle and Dr. F. A.
Williams, dean, The Graduate
School, A&T College, Greens
boro, who represented the col
leges of the State.
Other speakers included; Miss
Mary Clark, president ot the
Student Council; W. H. Wall,
Kingville PTA; P. E. Wall,
Alberta Freeman, president,
Kingsville PTA: P. E. Wall,
president, Kingville Civic Lea
gue; Rev. A. W. Walls and Rev.
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introduced the speaker and E.
E. Waddell, principal of the
school, presided.
Music was furnished by the
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Elevated At
Training Post
Franfc S. Reaves, son of Mrs.
Gertrude Reaves of Bangham
St., Statesville, N. €., has been
appointed squad leader of his
recruit company at the Great
Lakes Naval Training Center.
As a recruit petty officer he
will wear a miniature rating in-
signe as a badge of authority
during the remainder of his nine
weeks of "Boot Camp."
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tion in recognition of leader
ship qualities displayed while
undergoing recruit training. He
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31.
NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
HAVING QUALIFIED as ad
ministrator of the Estate of Mrs.
Mable Christine Strudwick, de
ceased late of Durham County,
North Carolina, this is tff noti^
all persons having claims again
st the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 31st day of
March 1957, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons Indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
Dated this 23rd day of March,
1956.
Mechanics & Farmers Bank, Ad
ministrator of Estate of Mrs. Ma
ble Christine Strudwick, I)e-
ceased.
Mar. 31, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28 and
May 5
NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
In The Superior Court
NOTICE
ANN JOHNSON
vs.
Marion S. Johnson, Robert
D. HoUemiat, Trustee, and
First Federal Savings & I>oan
Association
The defendant, llaiion S.
Johnson, will take notice that a
special proceeding entitled as
above has been commenced in
the Superior Court of Durham
County, North Carolina, by the
petitioner to sell real estate
owned by the petitioner and de
fendant, Marion S. Johnson, as
tenants in common, for divi
sion.
And said defendant will
further take notice that he is re
quired to appear at the office
of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Durham County, In his
office in the Courthouse in Dur
ham, North Carolina, and
answer or demur to the petition
filed in said proceeding on or
before ten days after the 21
day of April, 1956, or plaintiff
will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in satd petition.
This the 20 day of March,
1956.
J. R. Stonfe, Assistant Clerk of
The Superior Court, Duiham
County.
March 24, 31 April 7, 14
NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
Administrator’s Notice
HAVING QUALIFIED as ad
ministrator of the Estate of
0%ar D. Page, deceased, late of
Durham County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said es
tate to exhibit them to the un
dersigned on or before the 3rd
day of March, 1957, or this no
tice wiU be pleaded In bar of
their recovery. All persons In
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment. »
Dated this 29th day of Feb.
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Administrator of Estate of Oscar
D. Page, Deceased.
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