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state Official Criticizes Q^fianc« if 3f if )f Jf Jf if ★★★★ ★★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CASE AGAINST LAWYER KILLED lie Can 1 II’^FDiutw U»ip»iBEO"|(/ VOLUME 34—NUMBER 42 DURHAM. N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11> 1958 PRICE: 7EN Tarheel NAACP Tolks Aim At Lost Barriers To Race N. C. Convention Underway In State Capital RALEIGH The North Carolina State Con ference of Branches, ^ational^ Assoclatoin for the Advance ment of Colored People, seeking to knock down the last racial barriers left in North Carolina, Vi^ill open its 15th Annual Con vention in Raleigh, Thursday, October 0, With a Ministers meeting, which will focus atten tion on ‘‘Effective Utilization of the Moral Resources of the Com munity'in Support of the Full' Fight for Freedom”. Dr. Edward J. Odom, Jr., Na tional NAACP Church Secretaryi will give an analysis of the NAACP Church Program; Rev. John W. Fleming of Shaw Uni versity, Raleigh, will deliver the Mhiisters K«ynoie 'AddretM -•ad' Dr. Robert Shirley, Pastor, Davie Presbyterian Church, Ra leigh, will be the Ministers’ Ban quet Speaker Thursday evening. Dr. Grady Davis, Dean of the School of Religion, Shaw Uni versity is Chairman of the Church Commi^ee of the North Carolina NAACP. Raby Hurley To Deliver Convention Keynote Address Mrs. Ruby Hurley, Southeas-. tern Regional Secretary of At lanta, Georgia will deliver the keynote address, Friday evening, 8:00 P.M., at the Martin Street Baptist Church, Headquarters for the convention. Activities for Friday will be gin in the moriring with Regis tration of delegates from all over the state. Convention organiza tion will begin at 10:00 A.M, Workshops on Branch Adminis- See NAACP, page 8 AME Church officials who of finance f«r the AME ehur^; trell, was held last Wednwday took part In the Fall Convoca- tioB sicnalling the fermal open ing of Kittrell College pictured here are, left to right, Yf. L. ilw Ini*»- ttaet Kittrell executive board or trus- start of the 73rd year for Kit tees; Dr, R. W. Mance, secretary the Rt. Bev. Frank M. Retd, presiding bishop of the ehurche*c second district; and Dr. R. W« WIsner, president of the scheel: ■ ‘The - at Duke auditorium on the cel lege campus. Seventl otiier AME church dignttarlee, in 4ddl> «vip.,tioii to those pictured, —^iMveivphoto Atty. General's Speech Ctieered By Young Demos GREENSBORO A high ranking North Caro lina official attacked tl|e policy of defiance of the fedt Jnl court rulings on segregation in a speech before a major aildience here Friday. State Attorney General Mal colm Seawell, famed > for his crackdown on the Ku Klux Klan when he was a district solicitor in eastern North Carolina, told the convention of state Young Democrartic cliliis tiiat the “policies of defiance and of mas sive resistance will never result in anything but irreperable dam age to the state and to its people.” He described as “sheer folly” the massive resistance scheme of the State of Virginia and Gov. Orval Faubus’ manuevers to Cir cumvent the Supreme Court’s school desegregation ruling. Seawell’s address was the key note delivered before the YDC in their annual state convention. They gave him a prolonged standing ovation following the address. His crack at the Virginia and Arkansas policies came as he de-i fended North Carolina’s limited, integration policy. Reminding the Young Democrats that “North Carolina’s biggest busi-' ness is its schools,” he drew a sharp contrast between the opened schools in North Caro lina and the closed schools of Virginia and Arkansas. “That’s a sickening sound,” he said, “the sound of closing school doors.” He Dr. Browne To Be installed Head ^ Of Durliam Ministers On Monday Installation of the Reverend E. T. Browne as president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Durham will be held Monday night at eight at the Mt. Vernon Baiitist Church, it was revealed this week. The Rev. Browne, who is Mt. Vernon’s pastor, was elected president of the ministers’ or ganization to fulfill the unexi pired term of the Rev. D. A. Johnston, former pastor of St. Joseph’s AME Church who was transferred recently to Greens boro. The Rev. Johnston will deliver ^ the installation message. Musia will be furnished by the Mt. Vernon Male Chorus. Browne was born in Tide water, Virginia and reared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended the public school in Virginia, evening school fn, Pittsburgh, and did his college work at Virginia Theological Seminary at Lynchburg, Vir ginia; Virginia Union Univer- See DR. BROWNE, page 8 Milwaukee Braves’ star out fielder Wes Covington relaxes at his home in Milwaukee with his wife and family. A Laurin- burg native, Covington attended high school in Durham. His wife, street in Durham. The twm UtU| the former Miss Marian Evans. Covingtons pictured are fi« is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. year-old Regina and tw* yea> Charlie Evans of 1204 Drew old Aggie (o daddy’s knee>. SCHOOL FOR INDUSTRY INSURED Negro Vote Credited With Securing Center CAN BE TRIED AGAIN State Supreme Court Clears Wallter In Election Dispute 1 RALtEIGH grounds that the indictment on payment of a $50 fine and A case against attorney James R. Walker of Weldon charging him with interfering with a registrar was killed in action of the State Supreme Court Tues day. The high tribunal overruled a Northampton County C o u r tl which convicted Walker of the charges in 1096. The high court) vacated the cdRvlctlon on the drawn up against. Walker con tained too many errors. However, according to In formed sources, the court’s ac tion did not rule out the possi bility of Walker’s being brought to trial again on the same charges under newly drawn up particulars. Walker was given a four months road sentence, suspended Greensboro Youth Is Reinstated At White School After His Expulsion GREENSBORO One of the first Negroes to be admitted to a white school in North Carolina last year, Russell Herring of Greensboro, returned to the recently desegregated Gillespie Park school this week after being out for over two weeks. Herring was expelled od September 16, according to hla father, Elijah Herring of 2101 Finlay street,' after he waa chokod by a white student. A hearing in Guilford Domes tic Relations Court Wednesday revealed that the youngster had been returned to school. Domestic Court officials ( plained that a hearing has been held, closed to the public at the request of the boy’s father. The thirteen year old young ster is one of four Negro stu dents at the school, one of the first to join In the state’s token desegregation moArement last year. court costs. In an August, 1956 trial in Northampton County court. Action in the case covered a period of two years. It grew out of charges stemming from an incident in the spring of 1956 when Walker protested a decision of Mrs. Helen Taylor^ Seaboard registrar, refusing to register a Negro applicant. The young militant lawyer at one time served a 24 hour jail sti^t to get the case reopened under a P9st conviction statute. The Supreme Court action Tuesday came as the result of an appeal subsequently filed from the Northampton County Court conviction by Walker’s attorneys, Herman Taylor and Samuel l^itchell of Raleigh. In its ruling, the court said it was quashing the indictment and vacating judgement, because the indictment “fails to particularize the crime charged and' is not sufficiently explicit to protect the accused against subsequent prosecutions for the same of fense.” The indictment in the case (See Walker, page 8) BROWNE 'Professor' Gets (-10 Years Term GREENSBORO A fast talking man who claim-> ed to hold a master’s degree from Syracuse University and said he was a member of the Fayetteville State Teachers Col lege faculty was given a six to ten year prison term in Guilford Superior Court here Monday. 'The sentenced man was Abra L. Anderson, 32, charged on three counts of obtaining money under false pretense. Anderson, acting as his own lawyer and conducting lengthy* cross examinations of prosecu-i ting witnesses, took the stand in his own behalf afterhe was con victed of the first three chargee. He referred to himself in his arguments in the third person as “the defendant.” He told judge Frank Arm strong of Troy he was the victim of circumstances and had intend ed to inake good bad checksi which he has passed on three occasions in the city. However, at this point, testii mony was revealed by the prose cution showing him to be a no torious bad check passer with: a long FBI record. He was want ed in Raleigh, Fayetteville, Charlotte and Tallahasse, Fla. Anderson was charged with cashing worthless checks See ‘PROFESSOR’, page 8 warmly Caro^{i.a.’s. “tPL to the mooi’ cfel Seawall’s address Wai the j last Tuesday, first outspoken criticism Of| southern defiance of federal or-J der»"ln school desegregation tot ctwietroni a highly placed state official. Other Tar Heel officials have praised the state’s limited de- segre^tion program as afford- iwg machinery tor the state to control desegregation. None, however, have openly criticized action of sister states in defying the law. “It is folly to suppose or think for one moment that the inter pretation which the Supreme Court places upon the Constitu tion is not the law of the land. “This fact has been recognized by unanimous decision of the justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. They are, of course, steeped in the traditions of the Southland and of the Tar heel state. But beyond that, they are learned in the law and are all sworn to uphold the Constitu tion of the United States. “This law of the land may be changed by the people (through constitutional amendment) or through Interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court. But it never can be changed through force or vio lence. “It should be obvious that it is legally impossible for this state or any other state to cease being one of the United States, (See Defiance, page 8) A light but effective turn-out of Negro voters last week was credited in most quarters with insuring the location of an in-, dustrial education center in Dur-t ham. Informed sources believe that 40 to 50 percent of the votes in favor of the proposal were cast by Negroes. Durhana voters gave a bond enalUlna tjie centJr’i ^- l^^li^ftlrient a near 2-1 majority city’s vote would haye shown a provide $350,000 for the con- 54 percent majority against the I struction of a school for adults in industr>', had the support of the Durham Committee on Segr»' Affairs. proposed bond issue. A total of 2,892 votes were cast throughout the city for the bond issue by both races. Some ^ ^ Clement, chairman. 1,632 persons voted against it. dcnA’s Education Conunit- «««* much preliminary spade work in es tablishing the issues in the in- According to the actual tally from the four predominantly Negro precihctS, the bond issue carried 1,356 votes to only 45 against it. An official of the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs estimated that a total of 1,568 Negroes througTibut the C: voted for the proposal. A Dur ham daily newspaper figured that approximately 1,500 Ne groes cast ballots favoring the proposal. These figures were based on the proportion of the Negro vote for the bond issue as indi cated in the four predominantly Negro wards. The non-Negro vote in Tues day’s election indicated a defi nite anti-bond issue trend. Omit ting the Negro vote factor, the: votes, the vote tor bond issue would have virtually sealed the fate of the ^dustrial center. Negro leaders praised the ef- dflJfegro citizens in turning out to help secure the industrial ’ center. The bond issue, which will CHALMERS On C-R Body WASHINGTON, D. C. Two more appointments of state advisory conunlttees to the Civil Rights Commissioik were listed this week. Mrs. Cerelle H. Warfield, In- strut^r in Spanish and speech at Bluefield State College, was named to the West Virginia ad visory committee. Maryland LL.D, Professor of Preach Dr. Chalmers Will Speak At St. Joseph's Sun. Dr. Allan Knight Chalmers dustrial center proposal, said at tiv^:«|ect40n; “We’re happy that the electioa was a success and the bond issue was approved. We feel it will open opportunities for our people particularly. “We’ve secured a list ol cour ses to be offered and the Econo mic Committee (of the DCNA) has that information. They’re going to request industries that are already hcrg and thoae ttMt- are coming to afford job oiHXtr- tiuiities.” ElUs D. Jones, chairman of the DCNA’s Political Committee, the organization which has the prime responsibility of getting out the vote, said: “The response of the NeCro group to the leadership of tbd Durham Committee on Negro Affairs was most encouraging, and demonstrates again...the ne cessity of having an organizatio that is always willing and readjr to Wpport progressive move ments in our city. “The leadership of the Dur ham Committee is respected and appreciated by the Negro popu lation of our city.” State College president John T. Willlanis was appointed to the Maryland advisory committee. State Baptist Women's Officer To Be Heard At Morehead Service An official of the North Caro lina Baptist Convention will be the main speaker Sunday at li| special service at the Morehead Avenue Baptist Church. She is Mrs. M. W. Lassiter of Oxford, chairman of the Home and Foreign Missionary Conven-. tion% seventh district and chair man* of the convention’s Year Round Committee. A librarian in Granville Coun ty, Mrs. Lassiter will speak at the 11 O’clock morning service. Two other special services will be held Sunday, in connection with the third Women’s Day observance and the seventh anni versary of the occupancy of the Morehead Avenue Baptist build ing. See MOREHEAD, page 8 County Must Urbanize For Consolidation ‘‘Consolidation is good, {wo- viding that the Durham County System becomes Urbanized”. Lew W. Hannen, Superintendent of Schools, said at a meeting of the Parent-Teachers Associatimi of Hillside High School, on Mon day evening. Hannen in an unprepared not Church and members of the' too lengthy speech further stated ing and Applied Christianity of Boston University School of Theology, will be the Men’s Day Guest speaker at the morning and evening services at St. Joseph’s AME Church on Sun day. The Rev. M. C. Swann, pastor of the Church reported that Dr. Chalmers is due here on Satur day, and an informal meeting with the men officers of the LASSnXB Ministerial Alliance will be held in room six of the Educational Building of St. Joseph’s Church at 8 o’clock the same evening. Attorney W. G. Pearson, II, will preside over Sunday morn ing’s service. Dr. Chalmers will be introduced at this service by Dr. Clyde Donnell. For the evening service, L. W. Smith will be the presiding offi cer and Dr. W. Edward Farrison will introduce Dr. Chalmers. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Chalmers is chairman of the Committee of 100 which is com posed of prominent educators* clergymen, and people in the arts,' who raise $175,000 yecrly to support the educational and See CHALMEES, page 8 “if I tielieved for a minute tJMt we would have better irhnnt systems by Consolidation. I would be on a platform speaUnil for it now”. According to informatiofi vided by Hannen on Monday' nigbt. an un-nam«d mcmbor oC , the City School System hi going atwut the city “With Consolidatkm all lor integration would be ped”. At this meeting tha 1| PTA officers with Leroy T. Walker M dent. Other otembcra aC ' soclation are V. P. Mrs. sem-taryj and tUliion. Aam.. ■9lRj
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