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With the large«t budget in it*
hl*tory, the NAACP In 1997 will
carry on its civil rights program
wttb ‘‘increased vigor” both in
the South and the North, Roy
Wlttlns, the Association’s exe
cutive secretary, announced a|
the NAACP annual -meeting
here today.
T^e year 1696 was charac
terized by the executive secret
tafy as^one of "real gains in the
race rations field," in spite of
"ugly spots.”
S^e of these gains, he said,
were "actual and concrete in the
form of changed conditions and
enlarged opportunities.” white
othe^ were "in the form of a
widmed and improved publiQ
opinion, stimulated in no small
NEW YORK measurn by the extreme, irre-
Stockholdert of ttie Mediates
and Farmers bank gathered at
the lastitation’s main offlee In
Onrluun last Mmday for their
annul me^tng, Inaet at upper
left Aows J. H. Wbeelcr, bank
president, addressing gathering.
8ei||04 are J. H. Strlokland, vice
president uid manager of the
Balelgh bnneh of Uie bank,^d
I. O. VondMrbarg, oaahler. Inaet
at nnper right shows Dr. Clyde
Donnell, chairman of tlie board
dlre^rs, speaking to sto«dc-
holders. An overall seene of the
meeting shows steekholders Us-
teniag to repwt being read by
Fnnderbnrg (back to camera).
For details, see story this page.
Man Of Year
M Picks Up
WINSTON-SALIM ,
Jhtcitement, aroused over
speculation as to who will bd
selected the “man of the year”
here, mounted this week as a
special committee on selection
went about Its woric of prepar-.
Ing in naino gjj indiyidual: for
the award.
The man of the year selection,
will be announced at a special'
program planned for Friday,
Jan. 2S.
Hie project was Instituted in
1948 by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce' to honor outstanding
individuals of the Negro com
munity. This year, however, the
Jaycee committee has merged
with another committee o£ Ne
groes to work together in mak
ing th^ selection and planning
the afJUf.
Port winners of the award
i continued on page 8)
PBICI:/fEN CENTS
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1957
VOLUMR 33 •>- NUMBER 2
ourse
CHABLOTTE
.-^Jlifir ,a,jttve
Negroes were finally
the right to play on the city’sj
golf course her^).
The Charlotte Parks Board,
by order of a state court, Mon
day approved of op^ng the
Bonnie Brae Municipal course
to Negffoes.
The board voted unantaously
to throw open the courst; imme
diately to Negroes.
Last month, Superior Court
Judge Susie Sharp granted a
group of Negroes an injunction
restraining the Paries and Re
creation Commission, the b«^
which operates the course, from
denying Negroes toe right to
play.^
Before opening the course td
Negroes, the board first had to
agree to purchase reverter
rights from Osmond L. Barrin
ger for $17,500. Barringer dona
ted years ago 40 acres of the
( continued on page S)
Resowces At 7 Million
Bank Shows Near
10 Per Cent Gaini
A gain of nearly ten peit^t
in deposits and the reaching of
an all time high of some seven
million dollars in total resour
ces were two of the highlights of
the annual report by Mechanics,
and . Farmers bank officials at
its stockholders this week.
The firm held Its annual stock
holders meeting .at its main of
fice in Durham on Monday;
night. Following the report of
bank’s cmdition, directors were
ing 1999 of 9.98 porcMit.
In his annual report to the
stockholden, bank president J.
H. Wheeler announce 1 that at
the end of the year deposits to
talled $690,413.90 more tlian the
deposits tor 19S9, wliigh repre-
soits an overall increase dur
ing 1998 of 9.S percent.
Tlie report also pointed out
that tiie bank’s largest sing^
Item of inoome during the year
was produced from its lending
operations. The bank netted
$146,3^5.90 from loans made
during the year. A jrecord total
of $1,619,711.14 was made, dur-
iig fte ymt to some 8,M5 bor-
sponsible, unieasoiiable, an>i of
ten violent pronouncement* and
tactics ui uur opponents.”
In 1996, Wilkins noted, the
NAACP tot the first time was
“directly attacked as an orga
nized body, through state legal
and legislative action.” He cited
antl-NAACP legal action taken
in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas
and Georgia, as well as anti-
NAACP legislation in Virginia.
These attacks, restricting
freedom of speech, assembly,
petition, redress of grievances
in the courte, and even freedom
of thought. Illustrate that the
attempt to enforce racial in
equality Itas entered-dangerous
ly into the area of civil liber
ties, in viotation of the Bill of
Rights," he declared.
White Moderates Intimidated
“It is aoeurate to state that
soutiiem 5vhite people of mode
rate views who do not subscribe^
to the eartreme s^regationist
position iiave be«i intimidated
and are heing denied their fun
damental Ubtrtlea af Ameri
cans,” he iKlded. ^
The meeting was attended by
some 190 otticers of state and
em^b
Directors, NAACP ofjti^iUrs
and staft
local NAACP units, men^|>ers of
the AssocUitioi;! and tbtelj^urd
Discuolng NAACP finances,
he empliasized tiiat “the prose
cution of the Association and
the defiance and evasion of the
(Supreme) Courtruling by
some south«m states stimulated
rather than diminished the fi
nancial and moral support re
ceived by the NAACP.”
ThrouiA Dec. 21, 1996, he
reported, the general operating
fund of thp Assodation received
from aUJwum anwunted td’
IMkl
( oonttlvstf M Mge •)
Eleven year-old George Ma
son Miller beams oonlidently in
Charlotte as he iwepared to com
plete the last leg o( his trium
phant ret|im to his hometown of
Mooresvlte. Young Miller had
Just rets^ed from New York
where he won a $10,000 college
seholarship on the CBS televi
sion quis program, “Giant
Steps.” The ninth grade Moores-
villo wlita kid who won the big
money by correctly identifying,
among other things, tte Islsnig
of the Japanese mainland; UsH—
10 of the nations admlMed t*
the UN sinoe Deeember, ItM;
and giving the ezaet number af
nations belonging to the UJf.
Son of B sehool prindpal and a
sekoel teaeher, George plans !•
attend Harvard\or the Univer
sity of North Carolina. "I will
study taitematlonal affairs
wherever 1 go. 1 plan to be an
1 ambassador, yon luiow.”
Blood Shed In 3
Asa T. Spanidlng, reeently re-
tumed tram India as U.S. dele
gate to the nlntt UNESCO
world conference, has been^the
recipient of many awards and
honors recently. Picture at left
shows Spaulding receiving a
life membership in the Durham
Business and Professional Chain
dent of the lorgaaisation. The
award was made in Durham last
week. At right, Spaulding is
seen receiving ‘‘Cltircn of the
Year” award for 1995 from Dr.
Mattkew J. ^itehead at^ the
Om^ga .Fsi Phi fraternity emi-
clave hela recently at Balti
more, Md. Shown seated is Mrs.
grand basih^ of tlie fraternity.
Omega spokesmen said delay in
presentation of the awaid was
due to the advance date of the
fraternity^ 1955 meeting.
from N. B. White, retiring i^esi- Herbert E. Tucker, wife of the
Spaulding And Henderson Honored
At Durham Chain's Annual Affair
m investments, the bank wk^
reported to l>e hii^Uy l&iiild. Its
seicurliy portfolio Dna shown to
consist larfciy td United StatM
( hsiHmsH •• pws i)
R. N. HARRBS, Diurham’s
flrat Negro C3|r ConncU-
man, umoaneed Tnetdar
that lie would not seek re-
electfen to that body fai the
eominc Spzlag etee-
la n statement
iMsed to aemmta, Harris
said, "Fm not going to nm
for x»^eetioB beeame 1
feel that I have a dnty to
my hosiiiees, and I find that.
win not permit me to
•enre both faitowats as eo»-
scieatioiMly as I wotM Uke
I®-”
Asa T. Spaulding and J. J.
Henderson were honored by the
Di^am Busing and Profes
sional Chain and the House
wives’ League at their “New
Year’s Festival” last Thurs
day.
The two were guests of honor
at the affair held in. Durham at
the W. D. Hill Community cen
ter.
Spaulding was presented a
life membersh^ in the Ciiain
for distingulAed public service
and Henderson selected as the
■man of the year.” He received
a handsome tropliy.
Vice-President-Actuary of the
North Carolina Mutual life hi-
syrance company, Spaulding
was cited for his “outstanding
and dici|ii)guished service to his
community snd ills country,” by
Retiring Chain president N. B.
White.
He recently returned from an
assignment in New Dslhl, India
where he served as a member of
the United States delegation to
the ninth world XJNESCO con
ference. ^
bi January, 1W9, be was
pointed by the PresideBt t^
serve m country’s
iti,v«s io tiie inaugu-
Lfiieria’s President
V. 8, Tnbman. ^
has served in a
large number of community
prDjects, and holds member
ships in numerous national or
ganizations. *
He was appointed by the go-;
vemor to the Sir Walter Ra
leigh Commission, and was cited
in 1946 by President Trumai^
for devotion, diligent work and.
Bs an example of Patriotism.
Henderson, A high level offi
cial of the North Carolina Mu-
ttul, is the founder of the North
Carolina Business* league and
the Durham Ciiain. In- addition,
he has been very active in the
national business league, hold
ing at one time the post of con
troller for the national body.
His community activities co
ver a wide ran^, including
monbership on such or^mlza-
ti(Mis as the Durham Committee
on N^ro Affairs, John Avery
Boys Club, the Durham Hous
ing Authority, snd the Durham
Business School.
In 1998, he was honored by,
the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
for 20 years of service and
uilii^anent. Beybaa also won
tiie alumnus of^'We ymr award
from the Hampton Alumni as-
sociation.
A rec^;>tlve, mixed audietyce
applauded both men as they re
ceived awards frmn tlie Oudn.
waatfawsd on page 8) '
J. J. HENDERSON
Ntaml Surprised
By Bus Ruling
By Calvins News Service
MIAMI, Fla.
The City of Miami was com
pletely surprised by Federal
Judge Emett Choate’s ruling
that its bus segregation laws and
those of the entire State were
unconstitutional. For the ruling
came during what is ordinarily
pre-hearing \ maneuvering in
such cases. J
Even the NAACP Attorney,
G. E. Graves was surprised by
the ruling. He went to court
thinking thS "Judge was going
to convene a tlwee-judge coart:
and have us go to trial.” Graves j
was bringing his case for four'
women who complained that,
their constitutional ri^ts were
violated when they were told
to move to the rear last October.
Negroes continued to ride in the
back on tlie busc«, wlule thef
white patnms sat in the front.
WINSTON-SALEM
Two persons .were slain and
another seriously wounded in
three separate Incidents of gun
play here during last week-ppd.
Killed were Otis Venson, 26,
of 701 Powell street, end Me-
OTIS VENSON
mory Love, 31. at 1S24 East
Eighth street. Richard Moore,
22, of 748 Maple irtreet, was do*
scribed as in fair condltiOB al
Kate Sittings hospital wbara ba
was taken afteriatartm a
let '.vound in his ridfc j
J
The three shooting inctdmts
all occured within the space at
six o’clock Saturday evening
and one a.m. Sunday morning.
Venson was the first shooting
victim. According to police, the
slain man told them before he
died that he was shot by Char
les Hayes as he tried to step him
from shooting his sister.
According to reports, Hi:yes
told police that he shot Venson
after the latter had shot him
first.
■ Hayes is under police guard
at Kate BittingE hosi>ilal whr->*
he is recovering from a iniUet
wound in the left ami. He hns
been formally charged with
murder.
The shooting took place in
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VA. PROBE
KICHMOND, Va.
»A ten man legislative com
mittee has been appointed to
Investigate namely tlie.NAACP-
and pther orj^nizations which
promotfb testing jim »ow law
in Vhrginia. The committee
witich will hold its first meeUng
in 10 days, was suthorized by
a special session of the Genersl
Assembly, Is composed of all
strong segregationists. It lias the
power to investigate the activi
ties of corporation*, organiza
tions, associations “which seek
to ii^uenee, encoursge or pro
mote litigation relative to racial
activities in this -State.” It is
armed with a $26,000 appropri
ation and can subpoena records
of any firm, plus witness. AUb
}neml>«s, but two, are Attor-
Bxerathrsa frem tire ef tM
leading Nsiio aewsfsfsri wet*
gassts at a laaebsea gtraa by
the Nettt CattUmB IMaai Iasi
week at its Imbm ettiee In Dur
ham. PIstared here, 1^ l« right,
ue Bevtriy Carter, exeentlve
editor sf the Pittsbargh Cea-
Her," r. B. tta
eftha Jaatwftl
I. Kwtitr.
N. C.