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' .' .' -V^ ^ Stanford L Warren Publio Library FayettevlUe St w. s. AT PRiYER take Top Honors At A All ws^ rzij‘ ^ The above photo shows part I ton, D. C. last Friday, at which I rial to pray for Clvii Bifhts. of the delegation from Durham time more than 27,000 persons Over 100 persons from Durham and vicinity that attended the I from all over the United States and vicinity were in attendance. Prayer PUgrlmafe in Washing-1 gathered at the Lincoln Memo-1 — Top Leaders United In Stand For Civil Rights WASHINGTON, D. C. Gathered in solemn concourse before the beautiful and classic Lincoln Memorial here today, Negroes of America joined unitedly in prayer and plea for racial justice in the land of their nativity. They pigged themselves not only to pray for human rights but aJ^ to work ceaselessly through the electoral process, through the courts and through an appeal to the conscience of the nation for the elimination of racial discrimination and segregation. Called to the nation’s capital by three top leaders, 27,000 citizens from 36 states assembled at noon in front of the Lin coln shrine in fi Prayer Pilgriinage for Freedom. They came here to observe the third anniversary of the United Sft^icreme Coort’s historic ruling UajLil?, 1994, racial~Begregation in public education, to call for of pending civil rights legislation, to protest against mob vi olence and terror in the South, and to pay tribute to the mem ory of the Great Emancipator in the shadow of whose chasts memorial the meeting was held. during principles of religion; Robinson Named NCM Charlotte District Manager Oi^Cdri VOLUME 33 — NUMBER 21 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 25,1957 PRICE: TEN CENTS City Attorney’s Ruling On Athletic Park Blasted By Negro Leaders Political Action. Urged to Help Solve Racial Issues The prayers of the clergy for divine guidance in the strug' gle for human rights were re inforced by the pleas of veteran civil rights advocates for action on the political front to achieve the goal of equality of rights for all American citizens. In this plea, the three co-chairmen, A. Philip Randolph, piwsident of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, AFL-CIO; Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive sec retary; and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, president of the Southern Leaders Conference, were Joined by other speakers, both clerical and lay. Affirms Negro’s Americanism This meeting, Mr. Wilkins told the assembled throng, "calls to our fellow Americans of every station, region, faith, and race to return to the belief in, and observance of, the en- truth, justice, forebearam love, brotherhood.” The NAA leader affirmed the American ism of the Negro citizens. "As loyal Americans,” he said, "we believe that when the Supreme Court rules against a segregated public school system which has cheated our children these many decades, that ruling should be obeyed." Citing the Scriptures, Mr. Wilkins declared prayer must be accompanied by action to achieve the goal of equal Jus tice. “If a civil rights bill that has some meaning is not pass ed," he asserted, voters in 1058 and 1860 will know where to place the responsibility.” Remember he warned, “A civil rights bill that contains the phony ‘Jury trial’ amend ment in contempt proceedings will not be a civil rights bill with meaning and will not pro tect the Negro’s right to vote.” (continued on page 8) Boycott Looms Landlord Refuses To Rent Pine Street {. Building To Negroes, R. Kelly Bryant, Jr., Secre- who desires to sell to a Negro tary, Durham Business and Pro- but is unable to do so because of fessional Chain, addressed Ifetter to the chairman of the Committee on Negro Affairs here last Wednesday, suggesting that Negroes of the city stage a boycott against the businewes occupying the building at 602 Piae Street near Pickett. According to Bryant’s letter, tiie owner refvises to rent any portion of the building to Ne groes, although it is located in a by members of the race. Na turally, 96 per cent or more of section occupied almost entirely the patronage of the business comes from Negroes, and it is believed that a boycott will re sult in the building eventually becoming “for rent. Xhe top floor was formerly occupied Iqr the Pine Street Dairy Bar, .which was operated by a white owner and manager the landlord’s anti Negro policy. It has been closed for the past several weeks. The basement floor is now occupied by a sub-laundry and dry cleaning establlslmient also owned and operated by a white person. The next meeting of thef Dur ham Committee on Negro Af- f^s is not scheduled until Thursday, Hay 23, but is is not known what action. If any, the body will take toward the set ting up of the boycott. It is be lieved, however, that the Com mittee will follow the advice of the secretary of the Bustneii Chain and not only boycott any businesses occupying the buil ding, but place picket lines in front of the one now occupying It R. 0. ROBINSON CHARLOTTE R. C. Robinson, former Staff Manager of the Charlotte Dis trict, was recently Installed as Manager succeeding the late E. A. Carter. Robinson was employed by North Carolina Mutual Febru' ary 9, 1931 as an Agent on the Charlotte District and was pro moted to Assistant Manager in 1933 and assigned to Asheville, where he established a very out standing record. Installation was by Associate Agency Director W. A. Clement. In addition to the district per sonnel, special guests were Mrs. R. C. Robinson; I. P. Stanback, District Manager, Spartanburg; E. C. Murray, Special Represen tative, Greenville; J. T. Cary, Staff Manager, Greenville; Mrs. N. Young, Agent, Columbia; W. M. Gilliam, Assistant to the Agency Director; Dr. Nathaniel Tross, Editor and Publisher of the Charlotte Post; Mrs. WUlie M. Porter, reporter for the Afro American; and Pinckney Robin son, son of Manager Robinson, and teacher in the Merrick- Moore School of Durham. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson plan to move to Charlotte an an early date. They are the parents of five children. Sliot, Winston Youth In Very Bad Condition WINSTON-SALEM Twenty-one year old, Charles Lee Rorie, of 1349 Diggs Boule vard, . was reported in serious condition Friday, May l7tb at Kate Sittings Reynolds Memo rial Hospital after being shot near the heart around midnight. A majority of Negro citizens questioned here this week were intensely opposed to the ruling of City Attorney C.- V. Jones which he recently made in the question of the segfegation policy now maintained at the city-owned Durham Athletic park by the Durham Sports en terprises, lessee. Reaction of the various persons questioned about the ruling ranged from sheer disappointment to dis gust. In his ruling which was re quested by the City Manager, R. W. Flack, on April 26, follow ing a letter written to nim by a group of Negro leaders April 23, Mr. Jones stated that, in his opinion, "any unlawful discrimination against any citi zen of Durham in the enjoyment of the use of the park...are not the acts of the city.” In attempting to aid the city attorney in reaching a fair and unbiased opinion in the matter, B. McKis9|ic|^^t Durham addressed a leMe^’' lta Jones on April 26, citing eigiit cases regarding the leasing and renting of city, county, state and federal facilities. In one of the oases which was. hrnnght, the court ruled that "citizens of the state have a right to use parks thereof without discrimination on ground of race; that these rights cannot be abridged by leasing parks with ownership (continued on page 8) J. S. Stewart In Easy VictoiY For Council Seat In a city election held here last Saturday, J. S. Stewart, Durham business man and chairhian of the Durham Com mittee on Negro Affairs, was elected to the city council over J. T. Taylor, N. C. College in structor. Stewart polled a total of 4,941 votes against only 2,809 for Taylor. In addition to Stewart, other successful candidates endorsed by the Committee were: Mayor E. J. Evans, Councilmen Floyd Fletcher, J. E. Strawbridge, R. W. Grabarek, Ben R. Roberts and Charles L. Steel. Taylor, perennial candidate for the Council and perennial opponent of the Durham Com mittee on Negro Affairs, waged one of the hardest campaigns of his career but was unable to overcome the smooth working machine of the Committee, who threw against his Inexperienced workers, persons, who over the years have gained the "know how*’ of getting out the vote. It will be recalled that Taylor ran unsuccessfully against Coun cilman Harris four years ago after the Committee had endor sed him. He also opposed un successfully the location of a new fire station at the corner of Pekoe and Fayetteville Streets after the Committee > had en dorsed the site. The Irony of Taylor’s efforts against the Committee ,li that he is one of Its charter members and has been active In its opera tion since It was organized over IS years ago. Stewart was sworn in bare Monday to t>egln his four-year term on the Council in the pre sence of a large representation of Durham’s leading Negro citizens. Mayor E. J. Evana (center) Is j Harris, at the left, who coniplet-j Harris’ seat, J, S. Stewart, who shown fh {lie atdve ^dio pre-jeff four yeari otnrrtee on merdefnteil Jr Tr Tujixsr foi^ senting a certificate of service I Durham City Council this week; I poeltlon In an election held here to retiring coancllman R, N. |at the right Is the successor to I Saturday, May ISth. Durham, Rdeigh Ministers Call Upon Billy Graham To Blast South’s Racism In a telegram sent to the Rev. "Billy” Gratiam, world famous evangelist, Negro ministers of Durham and Raleigh have ex pressed their concern with his failure to blast the south’s num ber one social evil-its attitude towards and' treatment of Ne groes. Said the ministers, "We are concerned that you have not seen fit to call men U) repen- tence of their social sins in the south.” The telegram, sent by the members of the Durham and Raleigh Interdenominational Ministerial Alliances, which met at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church here Monday, and en dorsed unanimously, was draf ted by a committee headed by the Rev. Douglas E. Moore, pas tor of the Asbury Temple Me thodist Church. In a series of questions to the noted evangelist, now cam paigning in New York City, the members of the two clerical bodies asked the Rev. Mr. Gra ham if he had considered that, in his own native North Caro lina, Negroes are segregated and discriminated against simply because the God and Father of the Son whose gospel he preach es "made their faces black;’’ and that even North Carolina’s re presentatives of government, state and national, have made flagrant attacks on the decisions of the Supreme C^urt against segregation and are waging all- out, uncompromising, xu>-quat«r given war upon persons and agencies that would wipe out the evils of segregation and give full equality to all citizens of this country. Indicating that the governor and other officials at this state have envinced disregard of any accountability to God and a fixed determination to maintain a segregated social set-up in the south, the Negro ministers pleaded with the nation’s fore most revialist to come back to North Carolina “to tear down, to pull, down, to root out every vestige of segregation and dis crimination born of prejudices." They, the ministers, express ed the confidence that the gos pel of Christ can change the ethical and moral attitudes in this state as well as in other places, and that if he, Billy Gra ham, should raise his voice to condemn the bombing of Negro Churches and homes, (a voice they had listened for in vain) they could believe that his "preaching is beyond regional boundaries.’’ In a closing word, the tele gram read: "In a critical hour of social revolution," we invite you to come back and "witness at home the gospel you so force fully preach around the world, and we shall assure you a pro phet is not without honor at home." Plans Complete For Baptist SS And BTl) Meet DALLAS, TEXAS Dr. W. H. Jemagln, President of the National Sunday School (contlnuad on page B; Riveras Attend V. P. Nixon's House Party WASHINGTON, D. C. Among the 70 guests attend ing the first large gathering at the home of Vice-President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, Sunday, were Mr, and Mrs. A. M. Rivura, Jr., of Durham. The Nixons entertained the newspapermen who had accom panied them on their African trip, the newsmen's wives, and members of Vice President Nix on’s staff. The housewarming for their attractive new home at 4308 Forest Lane, N.W., was schedul ed from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. in the garden, but had to l>e held indoors because of Inclement weather. Other Negro guests included Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Lautier, ANP; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. John son, Johnson Publications; Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Booker, Ebony and Jet, and Miss Ethel Payne, Chicago Defender. Vice Preslfl^nt Nixon, him self, greeted the guests at the door, while Mrs. Nixon took others on a tour-from top to bottom-of the house. She wore a dark, dark blue dress with snow white puritan collar and cuffs. On display were Julie and (continued on page 8) RALEIGH Paced by hurler Ellas Gil bert, who tied Olympic cham pion Lee Calhoun in the 120's with a 14 flat dead heat, Win ston-Salem Teachers won the Carolina AAU Outdoor Track and Field Championships at North Carolina State College Saturday night. Stars from CIAA colleges placed in ten of the 16 events. Wilbur Ross’ Ram harriers tallied 34 and one-half points to lead a 13 team field. North Carolina College and UNC were runners-up with 25 points. Gilbert won the 220 low hurd les in 23.4. Teammates Charlie Lewis was first in the 440 dash with 48.5 and Fran Washington won the 440 hurdles in 56.4. Coach L. T. Walker’s NCC mile relay team of Jim Lane, John Vasscr, Lee Calhoun, and Vance Robinson, set a new re cord in 3:16.2. The Eagles' 1956 time was 3:20.4. Dazzling Dave Sime of Duke University electrified the crown with his 9.3 run in the 100 yard dash. Three equals the approved world record in the century. Three CIAA runners challen ged the Duice star this year. They were Vance Robinson of NCC, 9.6, runner-up; Charlie Lewis of Winston-Salem, 9.9, third place; and Bob Dobbs of NCC, fourth place, 10.1. The Eagles scratched Calhoun in the 220 lows to permit him to run the third leg in the mile relay which followed immedi ately after the low stick event. Robert Johnson of Fayette ville State Teachers won the broad jump with a leap of 24' I and one-lialf inches. Team- mute Bill Betts was runner up with 23’3”. Joe Lewis of Win ston-Salem was third with 21' II and one-fourth inches. CIAA stars in other events were Charlie McCullough of NCC, Jumping unattached, 6'4" for runner-up; Brown of Wln- ston-Salem and Davis, unattach ed, tied for third place with leaps of O’. la flUF'4 yard Bobinson (21.0) NCC, fourth. (Sime won the 220 In 20.4). Washington (2S.Cf W&itoii^ Salem, was runner up in tba 220 low hurdles; Middleton (S7.B) Winston-Salem, in a three way tie for third place in the 440 yard hurdles; Brown (l.SO) and Washington (15.1) both of Winston-^Saletn, third and fourth in the 120 highs. Other teams and finishing time in the mile relay were Uni versity of North Carolina 3:19.6; Duke Athletic Association 3:- 20.6; and Winston-Salem 3:22.3. The Calhoun-Gilbert rivalry had been billed as one of tiie carnival's feature attractions. Neither lad disappointed Cal houn got a Jet start INI'a jostled hurdle slowed him to Gilbert's tempo. Torso-for torso they hit the final tape Other team hcoi-os were: Duka AA 21; Clemson College, 14; Davidson, 11; Wolfpack Club, 0 and one-half; Fayetteville State Teachers College, 8; University^ of North C^oUna Freshmen, 5 and one-third; and Camp Le- Jeune, 4 and one-third. Last Rites Held For F.V. Alii In Emporia, Va. Final rites for Ferdinand Vin cent Allison, retired North Carolina Mutual Special Ordi nary Agent, were conducted Monday, May 20, at Royal Bap tist Church, Emporia, Virginia. He died in Richmond, Virginia, May 17, . On January 1, 1918, Mr. AlH-* son was employed by North Carolina Mutual and was re tired- February 22, 1955. HU career was phenomenal. In spite of being an invalid during most of his service years, he was one of the Company’s outstanding producers—managing a large Ordinary debit from his bedside. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth T. Allison; two daugh ters, Mrs. Rosebud Caben of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Chris tine A. Roberts, Emporia, Va.; one son, F. V. AIHsoq, Jr., As sistant Secretary, Mutual Sav ings and Loan Association and five grandchildren.
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