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THIRD INTEGRATION ACTION IN N. C.
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To Carry Posters
Mail Trucks Fight Bias
WASHINGTON, D. C.
A three-color poster which
dramatize* and rapport* the
Equal Job Opportunity policy ot
the Federal Qovemment will be
carried on the aldea of the U.S.
mall truck* throughout the
country from December 16 un
til January 1, 1957, the Pred-
dent'i Committee on Govem-
9tent Contracts announced to
day.
Post Offtee Department offi
cials say that never before has
^e subject of race relations,
and specifically the right of ml-
noilty groups to economio
equality, been advanced throu^
this public owned media. Use ot
the space is granted only to
programs which the Post Office
Department believes to be li^
the general public lotwrest. Kach;
of the mor« than 25,900 Go
vernment-owned trucks carries
posters.
Hie poster was designed as a
public service by Moe ti«ff of
New York City, who creates the
“Joe Palooka" newspaper car-
toon strip.
The lS-m«mber President’s
Committee, under the chair
manship of Vice President
Richard Nixon, is responsible
for enforcement of the National
Policy that there shall be no
discrimination because of imce,
religion, color Qr national origin
id work done under Govern
ment contract
Secretary of liabor James P.
Mitchell is vice chairman ot the
Committee and other membent
represent the public and Gov
ernment agencies.
The posters carries the mes-
sags:
“Joe Palooka says: Our’ way
of life means Equal Job Oppotr-
tunlty for everyone, regardless
of race, religion, color or na-
tioxud origin.”
Christmas Musk
To Be Song By
NCC Choir Sun.
•| North Carolipa College's IS
voice mixed choir will featura
the contemporary American
composer Peter Mennin’s “The
Christmas Story” in its annual
concert on December 16.
The concert will be given in
Duke Auditorium at 4:15 pjn.
“The Christmas Story” is a
cantata for mixed voices. It has
been acclaimed by music critlM
as one ot the outstanding works
of our time. ,
The choir will also sing ex
cerpt's ot Handel’s 'Sttsslah's,"
Bach’s “Christnias Sequence”
and carols from several coun
tries.
Among the soloists tor the oc
casion are Gwendolyn Mangum,
soprano, Robert Howie, tenor,
Lenoris Witherspoon, soprano,
Hilda Harris, soprano, and
William Kston, tenor.
Samuel W. Hill is directw ct
the NCC choir. Accompanists
are Ruth H. Gillum and
Benjamin Gray.^
JOE PALOOKA
Our Way of Life Meant
EQUAL JOB OPPORTUNITY for E*
Regardless of Race, Religion^
G)(or or Nationd Origin
Caswell County
Scene Of SuH
ORKENSBOBO
■Rie third court action attack
ing segregation in the public
sdiools ot North Carolina was
filed this week In U.S. Middte
District Court. It is betng;
brought by a group of Negroes
in Caswell County, scene of the
famous Mack Ingram trials.
0|6®B4-Oil.
and William A. Miursh, ok Dur
ham, focmally sntw^ suit in
federal court here ICosday.
Tbe suit requests t three
Judge court to enter a tempo
rary injunction enjoining^ offi
cials of Caswell County and
North Carolina and school
boards of both units from enfor
cing segregation laws.
The action Ja the third attack
ing the state’s segregation in
laws In public education in
North Carolina. Previously,
similar actions had been filed
for plaintiffs in IScDowell and
Montgomery Counties.
In addition to attacking the
North Carolina segregation
practices, the suit also attacks
the recoitly enacted PMrsall
plan and I^pll Assignment act:
The plaintiffs asks the fede
ral court to issue interlocutory
and permanent injunctions or
dering the defendants to
promptly present a plan of de-*
segregation to the court “which
will expeditiously desegregate
the schools ot Caswell County
and forever restraining and en
joining the defendants from
thereafter requiring these plain-
tifts and all other Negroes ot
public school age to attend pub
lic schools in CSswell County
and the state ot North Carolina
on a segregated basis.”
Tlxe suit was filed in the
names of a number of minor
Negro cltizsns of the “statutcnry
age Umlt of eligibility to attend
public schools” and who possess
all the qualifications and satisfy
all requirements of admission.”
*n>e complaint brought out
the fact that a petition to
vibollsh segregation was pi^
sented to the Caswell Couaty
School board on August 8, iwt
that the board refused to di-
segregate. The complaint fur
ther stated that the local scbpel
board’s decision was appealed
the State School Board on Sept.
10, but that it, too, failed
Just a* , hi the lllontgome^
County s^ool case, this suit
also aattdis recently enacted
state measures designed by
their proponents to preserve
segregation. These measures are
commonly known as the Pear-
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LifeSentence
Handed Man In
Knife Slaying
2*amell (Sanrnty) Smoot, 30
of 1025 Dunlieth Avenue, waa
sentenced here in Forsyth Su
perior Court, last Monday, Dec.
10 for the November 7 knlfa
slaying ot Mary Edna Miller, 20,
of the same address, to serve
out his "natural life”, in state
prison.
Smjoot, a itinerant laborer,
did not testify at the' trial, but
had previously pleaded guilty to
first degree mur&er in the fatal
stabbing of the young girl with
whom he had lived.
Judge Frank M. Armstrong,
of Troy ^ve his approval of
Solicitor Harvey’s acceptance ot
the pies, and gave Smoot the
mandatory life sentence.
According to City detectives,
Smoot went to the home of Mrs.
Ruby Hauser of 2319 North Li
berty Street, where Mary Edna
worked as a maid. It was there
he stabbed her through the
heart with a hunting knife, af-
t«* she tried to call police.
Now W9 Up, Wow It isn*t
Marquee Losing Battle
By Dorothy Robison
WINSTONrSALXM
A recently added marquee
at the Atlsntlc building Is
fighting what seems to be a
losing battle for its continued
existence. The fates se«n to
‘ have vsnted all the fury ot
their wrath against the Inno
cent structure In Its short llts.
It all started a year . ago
when the owners of the buil
ding, located at Churdi and
Third streets here,- decided
they could show their cour
tesy and appreciation to cus-
^mers and at the same ttme
beautify their structure by
adding a marquee.
'Only a tew days had lapsed
after this ma:^ee made its
inanipicimts dibut an Am
neighborhood scene «^en
tractor trailer beared off bne
of Its comers
Doctors J. D. Quick, J. C.
Jordsn, Jr. and Clark Brown,
Qfwners of the .building, pati
ently had the structure mend
ed. But, during the repair
process, the whole thing teU
to ttie ground, bringing with
it .oite of the repairmen.
Luckily, the only serious pi-
Jury he suffered was to his
vanity.
Last Friday, Dec. 7, It hap
pened again. Another tractor-
txaller made contact with the
marquee, ripping away part
ot it and bending it several
ieat along the front entrance
ot the building.
This time a local printer,
William Andrews, collected
a bet he had made with Dr.
Quick. He bet that the struc
ture would not last a month
after It had been repaired be
fore it was damaged agam.
And to further confound the
owner* of the building, ths
legal involvement which re-i
suited from the first collision
has yet to be untangled.
Each time a truck rotmds
the comer ot Third and
Church, people along the
street hold their breath wtl
walt^for the impact. SighMv>
relief can be heard in unlsHlh
when one passes clear ot the
plctu^e8q^e structure. We
ha^ our Ongers crossed that
It won’t -fcappen agaln...at
Isast, not soon.
VOLUME 32 —NUMBEE SO DURHAM, N. C., SATUBDAT, DECEMBER 15,195C PRICE: TEN CENTS
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36 Arrested In
Whiskey Raids
WINSTON-SALSM
Tlilrty-six persons were ar
rested here recently, for viola
ting the prohibition law. And
according to Chief M. B. Byrd,
of the enforcement staff of the
ABC Board, several more war
rants will be served as officers
locate the accused liquor dela
tors.
Raleigh Honors
Baptist Pastor
On 35th Year
RALfiiGH
Prominent citizens from
many phases of activity gather
ed at the First Baptist Church
here last Sunday to pay tribute
tp the “long and distinguidied
services” of the.church’s pastor.
Dr. Oscar S. Bullock.
Rev. Bulloclc, guest at a tes^
timonlal reception at-his church
at four o’clock, has served as its
pastor for 35 years.
Offlcials-«f the State Baptist
Association, clylc, and educa
tional leaders of the dty parti
cipated in a brief program of
remarks on the many phases ot
the minister’s life in Raleigh.
A rdiort musical program,
consisting of a vocal raidition
by Mrs. Jto Fleming accomiw
nied by Miss Ada Jamigan, was
also presented.
St. Ambrose Episcopal ChOr-
ch’s rector, Rev. G. A. Fisher,
conceived the idea for the testi
monial some months ago and
served as chairman of the com-
mlttM plannli^t the affair.
Rev. Fisher said,
“Because of the long and dis
tinguished services, both in the
church and community, a group
of Raleigh citizens deemed it
wise and proper to honor the
Rev. Dr. Bullock on the SSth
anniversary of his residence in
Raleigh and as pastor ot the
First Baptist chu«*.”
Speaking on the various pha
ses of Rev. Bullock’s many-
sided activities were Atty. F. J.
Carnage, Raleigh school board
member; Mrs. MoUle H. Lee#
city Ubrarian; Dr. W. R. Strass-i
ner, Shaw University President;
J. W. Yeargin, chairman of the
First Baptist Church trustee
board; Dr. J. T. Hamlin, First
Baptist church deacon and Rev.
O. L. Hairston, ofticiaK of the
State Baptist Convmtion.
A bound volume ot letters
congratulating the minister on.
his SSth anniversary and a sil
ver bowl was presented to Rev.
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Winston-Salem Defendants Get
$1,(00 Fines, 63 Month Sentences
Tltlrteen of the 36 men and
woonenVho were on trial Mon
day, December 3rd, in Munici
pal Court drew fines totaling
$1,S00 and 63 months in suspen
ded sentences. One was sent to
tbs roads after a suspended
term of six months was ordered
in affect against' him.
Ibe other cases were con-
timted until- December 24.
Three of the defendants were
given hearings and bound over
to the May term of Federal
Coart.
The arrests were made Friday
oii^t, November 30 and early
Satvrday morning, December
1. This came after months of
cateful undercover work by,
ABC agents, who made
of. whiskey in varj^-
quantities
Chief Byrd stated, "Some of
the purchase made by ABC
agents were of sealed whiskey
that had been bought in liquor
stores and was being sold with
a substantial pn^it.”
It is Just as Illegal for some
one to sell that, as it is white
whiskey,” he said.
Percy Lawrence Washington,
Leora Witherspoon, 25, of ,963
Short Cleveland; Junior Wal
lace, 33, of 1401 E. 8th Street;
Florence Singletary, 48, of 1407
E. 8th Street; Beatrice Richard-i
son, 38, of 705 North Claremont;
Jot ifenry Penn, 25, of 814 E.
14th Street, and Marguerite R.
Blackmon, 24, of 814 Bast 14th
Street.
28, of 1208 North Cleveland
Avoiue, was sent to the roads
for six mon^, after placing in
effect a six^ month suspend^
term which had been given liim
earlier this year for possession,
of 18 gallons ot white whiskey.
He was also fined $200 and the)
costs and given 12 month su
spended term in the more re
cent case.
Daisy Bell ThomjMon, 32, of
1303 North Cleveland Avenue,
and David Witherspoon, 46, of
963 Short Cleveland were each
fined $200 and the cost and
given six month suspended
terms. Witherspoon has been ii^
court eight times previously,
for violating the prohibition,
law, dating back to 1938. His
last conviction was in 1950. He
served three months for one of
fense and has drawn fines and
suspended terms in eight cases.
Rebecca Emma Bowens, alias
G^y, 29, of 819 Ridge Avenue,
and Addle D. Saunders, 28, of
1202 North Cleveland were each
fined flOO and costs and given
six months suspended senten-
ded sentences. Fined $100 and
costs and given three months
suspended terms were Plumle
H. Witherspoon, 45’ and Ruth
India's Premier
Presented jKft
By Spauldiiig
NEW DELHir j»IA
' Asa T. Spaulding; a-
of the United States delegatioQ
to UNESCO, and his wife visi
ted Prime Minister Nehru Wed.,
November 28 and gave him^
two-volume Art oi Indian Atia
by Heinrich Zimmer. The booka
were published in the (Jnited
States.
Spaulding made the presenta
tion on behalf of the U. S. dele
gation.
The Prime Minister told
Spaulding that he regretted he
would not have enough timet
during his visit to the United
States next month to travel
about the country. Nehru will
be In the United States for talks
with President Eisenhower.
He told Spaulding that tie
would like to visit his home city
of Durham, North Carolina.
Sm^MIng is Vice-President and
Mutual Life Insurance Com-
actusry of the North Carolina
pany there. He is the former
President of the National Negro
Life Insurance Association.
Spaulding described his visit
with Mr. Nehru as “very plea
sant” and the Prime Minister as
“most gracious and cordial.’
At a reception given by the i right, president of the itudent
jaculty and student* of Johnson body and a senior from New-
C. Smith C/nitjersify in honor of I port Sews, -Virginia, welcome*
its new acting president. Dr. J.lthe new eiecutice.
Word Seabrook, Eddie S. Moore,]
Cdlhoun Held Up
By Family Death
County Student
Council Unit
Is Organized
Some 55 student council mem
bers from Little River and Mer-
rick-Moore high schools gather
ed at Little River High School
last Tuesday, Dec. II, and form
ed the Durham County Studait
Council.
Hosts to the meeting was the
Little River high Stud«it Coun
cil.
A half day program was on|
tap as the two schools represen
tatives got together Tuesday.
Participants on the program
were Rev. Harold Roland, Mt.
Gilead Baptist Church pastor,
C. B. Nixon, Little River prin
cipal, Leonard King, president
of Little River’s student council
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The sudden death of Lee Cal
houn’s grandmother forced a
postponement of the city’s
planned welcome for its two
Olympic stars, Calhoun and
Joel Shankle.
Aeflording to Joseph Brehpp,
a member of a special commit
tee in charge of planning’ the
welcome reception, it will be
delayed untU Monday.
CaUtoun was scheduled to ar
rive in Durham early this week
but the young hurdler changed
his plans to attend the funeral
of his grandmother in Laurel,
Miss.
Plans for a similar celebra
tion in his hon^etown, Gary,
Ind. for last Monday were also
upset by his grandmother’s
death.
According to Calhoun's coach,
L. T. Walker, the Olympic
champion was “very close to
his grandmother,” who reared
him until he entered school.
Beebee said* that the welcome
reception will be staged in D..r-
ham on Monday afternoon. A
motorcade of Duke University,
Durliam Business and Pro
fessional Chain, Durham Cham
ber of Commerce and North
ramlina College officials will
meet the two atUetes at the
Durham-Raleigh airport at 1:19
p.m.
, The motorcade will return to
the city and join a parade whi^
is expected to be made up ot
bands from local high schools
and colleges and other march
ing units, llie parade is expect
ed to form in the vicinity ot
Sears Roebuck and end at tha
city hall where the key to tho
city will l>e presented to the two
athletes by Mayor Evans.
Calhoun, North Carolina Col
lege Junior won a gold med.'^
for first place in the 110 meters
hurdles and~ Sliankle, Ditke
University graduate student,
won a bronze medal for third
place in the same event.
Rliodes Heads Chain,
Other Officers Named
W. G. Rhodes, for several
years a high ranidng officer of
the Diurham Business and Pro
fessional Chain, was elected
president of tliat Ijody last Sun
day.
Rhodes was elected along
with a full slate of eleven other
executive officers and seven,
board memliers as the organiza
tion held its election during!
Sunday’s meeting.
A long time member of the 18
year-old organization) Rhodes
has served the body three times
as vice-president and an equal
number of times as a member ot
the board of directors. He has
taken a leading role in most of
the Chain's major projects.
Abodes succeeds N. B. White,
president of the Chain since
1954. He Is a native of Wilmlng'
ton, but cams to Durham' seve-^
ral years ago.
Other officers elected during
Suncksy’s meeting are E. C. Tur
ner, first vice-president: Miss S.
^atson, second vice-presi
dent; R. Kelly Bryant, Jr., sec
retary; Miss Hazel V. Clsrke,
assistant secretary; J. J. Hen
detsoQ, treasurer; Charles A.
^Ray, publicity director; C. M.
Stmday’s meeting, are Rev. W.
H. Fuller, F. B. McKissick, N.
B. White, Ernest York, L. B.
Frasier and Mrs. Magnolia
Leake.
Frasier will serve for two
years and Mrs. Leake for one
year. The othtis will serve
three years.
T. R. Speigiit is chairman of
the board ot directors, and
other members are G. D. Whiter
Jr., Charlie Jackson, H. W.
GUlis, J H. Wheeler, Mrs. Cal-
lie Daye, I. R. Holmes, K. B.
Bass, and J. C. Hubbard.
Ross, assistant to publicity di
rector; Joseph A. Beebee, pro
gram director; D. F. Reed, as
sistant to program director; L,
J. Harrison, editor of the Chain
bulletin; and H. M. Mlchaux, as-
^stant editor.
Bryant, Miss Clarke. Hender
son, Ray, Ross and Harrison
were re-elected.
New members ot the board of
directors, also elected during
Promises Aid
NSW YORK
From New Delhi, India, Sena
tor-elect Jacob Javlls, bow on s
world tour, l»s cabled NAACF
Executive Secretary Roy Wil
kins that he **will Join ths fl^t
against the filibuster when
stttator." The New York Rapvb-
Ucan's message, received bSfe
today, was in response to a ca
ble Wilkins had sent urging hla
to "be present” and Join the W-
partinn "opening day attach
I on the fUlbustar rule.”