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Nearly 5,000 Durhamites Must Register Again
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE—
Br«wni«t and Girl Scoutt of Bur
ton School «re among the 2,374
Scouts in the Bright Leaf Girl
Scout Council helping to sell 50,-
000 boxes of cookies for camping.
Above shows E. W. Midgett, prin
cipal of Burton School purchasing
the first box of cookies in the
neighborhood.
From left to right are Alexixs,
Span, Theresa Dixon, Mrs. Rosa
mond Wagstaff, Burton Neighbor
hood Chairman, Carolyn Martin,
Jacqueline Snipes and Mr. E. W.
Midgett, principal ot Burton
School.
Eisenhower Asked To Intervene In
Jailing Of Man Who Tried To
Birmingham's
Placard
in.—T1i»; iuu-rvfn-
tion of I’rosident DwikIiI I). Kison-
Imwi-r in tlic chso of a NoKro civic
and union loader now serving ii
six nionlli conviction on an Ala-
l)aaia cliain nanK for tmiwint; a
poster porlrayinK a Ncirro pray
ing lo God for help to win uqual
riKhts, was demanded liero' by
civic, union and religious lead
ers.
The chain-Kancin;; of A.sbury
Howard, President of the l?cs.se-
mer Voters’ League and Interna
tional Vice l’re.sidcnt of the Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers came
promptly after his appeal for a
new trial was turned down by Jef
ferson County, Superior Court.
Ill a telcKram lo the President.
Kaymund Dennis, expc'utiye board
member of the union 'declared
tliat “each day we allow Asburj-
Howard to remain chained on the
streets of Alabama for tiie. ‘crime'
of havinK a poster painted w^ich
Doftny/ed his faith In God's fair
ffc.ss *ti> all'inVfi makes our proc
lamations for freedom and democ
racy abroad a sham in the eyes of
other nations. To stand" idly by in
face of such a shocking violatioo
of civil liberties is to endanRcr
the freedom of us all.”
Dennis said that the President's
“intervention in securing ju.stice
for the Southern Negro leader w^
“as important to the welfare and
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plan.
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will Rive to the individual or
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largest number of purchase slips
from merchants who are current
ly advertising in the TIMKS f50
cash.
Tliu slips must be dated in
March and mu.st conic from mer
chants who are currently advertis
ing in the TIMES.
The winner of the t'ebruary
bonus will l>c announced in next
The bonus is made possible
week’s issue.
through the cooperation of the
TIMES and its advertisers, some
of whom are listed here below:
Winn-Dixie Super Mancet
N. C.. Mutual Life Ins. Co.
East End Grocery
Regal Theater
Davis Baking Co,
Mechanics and Farmers Bank
Kroger Stores
Kenan Oil Co.
Keeler's Super Market
Alexander Motor Co.
Burthey Funeral Home
Rigsbee Tire Saler
A.and P Super Markets
Sanitary Laundry
Mutual Savings and Loan Assn
Montgomery and Aldridge
Hunt Linoleum and Tile Co.
M. H. Head and Sons Coal Co.
New Method Laundry
Hudson Well Co.
Southern Fidelity Ins. C^
Durham Builders Supply
Amey Funeral Heme
One Hour Martinizing
Durham Builders Supply
Pepsl-Cola Bottling Co.
H. A O, Concrete Block A Pipe
Co.
Scott Coal Company
M^ HSnhirtrt
Speight's Auto Service
Cut-Rate Super Market
status of our nation as your inter
vention to uphoH the rights of
Negro children lo attend school in
I.itlle Kock, Arkansas on a non-
Kcgrcgated basis."
The now famous “(>faycr poster"
cane wliich .saw the 52yiR»r-old
IHwar^l Mwt ■his -svi' 'hritalty- beat
en inside the Kes.semer f^ourt
Hou.se by an anti-Negro mob while
city policemen looked on, was re
garded here by civic leaders as a
desperate attempt by poll-tax lead
ers of the .South to defeat the
growing voting strength of Negro
citizens and to head olT demands
for Negro representation.
Changes In
Precincts Make
Move Necessary
An estimated 5,000 voters in the
southern section of the city will
be faced with the necessity of reg-
i.stering again by virtue of a
change in the boundary lines of
election precincts.
Some 15 of the city’s 22 pre-
ciscts had their boundaries al
tered and the designations of ill
of the precincts were chan{ed in
a reccnt action of the CouiUy
Board of Elections. The names of
all precincts were changed to
numbers, ranging from one
through 22. '
Elections board chairniaii Sig
mund Meyer said that new regis
tration would be necc.ssary in i
three of the precincts.
I Of the three, two are located m
the soutlicrn section of the cj^y
and will involve some 5,000 vot^i
I who are locatel within the pW’
cinct boundaries.
The old Whitted and Pearjpn
School precincts each had a
of tlieir territory chopped
to form precinct number 11, a
new precinct. Precinct ten will
al.so take in recently annexed por
tions of the city.
Whitted atid Pearson lial a com
bined estimated registration of
They will become precincts
10 and 12, respectively.
All of Pearson's registrants as
well as those in the boundaries of
the newly formed precinct 11 will
have to regi.ster again before they
arc eligible for an election.
The biennial primary election is
scheduled to bo held on May 2,
and several important offices in
the city will be fiflled, including
the post of mayor.
General election date is May 16.
Ucgi.slratlon books will be open
Ofi Ap'ri! 4. in iJim W.
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VOLUME 35 —NUMBER 9 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, l§5» PRICE: 15 CENT5
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Three Get Total Of 39 Years
For $43 Gas Station Holdup
N. Y. Authorities Also Want Men
In The Robbery Of Long Island Bar
liowanir long regarded as i!es
seracr’s most outstanding Negro
civic leader, was vice president of
Bessenier’s National A.ssociation
for the Advancement of Colored
People until that organization was
forced to ceasc operations.
He had been under inten.se Ku-
Klux Klan attack for several years
because of his leadership in the
campaign to increase the number
of eligible Negro voters in Bes
semer.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Afro-
American Heritage Association
joined with the American Civil
Liberties Union in demanding
ard’s attack and conviction,
full-scale federal probe of How-
Leo 1'". Sparks, President of the
Association, reported that a na
tional campaign had been launch
ed l)y that organization to reverse
Howard’s conviction and declared
that the freeing of the Southern
leader was one of “the most sig
nificant struggles for the achieve
ment of demwracy and the estab
lishment of civil lil)crtics in the
nation.”
"The winning of freedom for
Howard is essential to reestablish
IteconstriR’tion Democracy in the
.South. It'is essential in breaking
llie undue inriiiencc of Southern
congressmen and senators on pub
lie policy in this nation and i"
opening a new vista of freedom
for every citizen in this land,”
Miss Sparks stated.
Charged with violating a Kes
semer city ordinance against “ol)
scene, lewd, nude, scurrilous, H
belous” publication, both Howard
and the white artist had been sen
tenced by Judge James Hammond
to $105 fine and six months in
jail pending appeal lo the Jeffer
son County Supreme Court.
Among those Southern l«;adcrs
and organizations protesting the
jailing of Howard were t,he Uev.
Dr. Martin Luther King, of Mont
gomery, Ala., the Rev. K. L. Shut-
tlesworth of Birmingham, Ala.,
leader of that city’s fight for civil
rights along with Jhe Bessemer
^iiifsterial Alli^ce'and "tKe*"BafT
tist Ministers Alliance in Bes
semer.
Durham Church
To Note 17
Years Service
In Williamsburg, Va. this week, restoration of the l*th century
Community Baptist Church will
mark its 17th year in a series of
■services during March, It was
stated this week.
General thcrae of the anniver
sary observance is “Ketaining
Spiritual Values in an Atomic
Age.”
The special services will be held
on each of the four Sundays in
March and will feature prominent
Durham ministers in addresses
around the anniversary theme.
A highlight of the series will
be “.school day,” to be held on the
third Sunday. The Uev. Ray Mor
ris of Snow Hill will deliver the
message arid members of the coun
ty schools staff and faculties will
be guests of the church.
The Rev. J. A. Brown, pastor of
Epenezcr Baptist (;hurch, will
open the .series with a special
me.s.sage on Sunday, March 1 at
3 p.m.
He will be followed on Sunday,
March 8 al.so at three by the Rev.
J. A. Stewart, pastor of White Oak
Baptist Church and moderator of
the New Hope Baptist Mi.ssionary
(Continued on Page ()
Bomb Hoaxes
Plague Schools
CiRKENSBORO—The bomb hoax
continued to plague (Ireensboro
schools this week as a junior high
school evacuated its classes after
a call stating that a bomb had
been planted in the school was
received.
Lincoln junior high pupils
stood patiently outside the build
ing and watched police here Mon
day after they had been led out of
the school following the call.
The call was received around
8:45. The caller's voice, which was
not described, said a bomb had
been planted in the school and
would go off at noon.
Police could uncover nothing in
their search of the school and its
premises.
^Slmn’ar calls had 'fieen received
last week at Dud]ey and Lincoln.
All turned out to be hoaxes.
tetnagtrs frem 46 American states
and 34 foreign countries met to
discuss "Individual freedom: a
challenge to all nations" during a
three-day conference, the second
successive year by Colonial Will-
orpanizatlon carrying forward the
capital city of Virginia. Shown
here, with the reconstructed colon'
iai c>pi^ol in the background, are
(left to right) James Russin of
Laramia, Wyo., William Haywood
of Raleigh, N. C. and Hasan Guc-
JMTTSBOKO—I'vr three trnvel
ing bandits, the night of January
2 proved to In* an unprofitable
one in many ways.
In the first place, they took on
ly $43 for their trouble in break
ing into a service station near
hero.
Secondly, tliry were caught, and
their arrests led to prisons sen
tences totalling some 39 years for
the $43 theft.
To make matters worse. New
York authorities learned of their
capture and promptly served no
tice to North Carolina law en
forcement officers that the trio
was wanted in that State foir a
$300 robl)ery of a bar in Ilenp
stead, Long Island.
The three are Louis yuiller, 40,
who.se address was listed as Char
lotte; William Singleton. 27, of
Mollins, S. Or-fHMi Knmk T. Me-
Fadden, -25, Chester, S. C.
Quiller, who was described as
the ringleader of the bandits and
the “hatchet-man” received a sen
tence of 12-15 years from Chatham
Superior Court Judge W. Reid
Thomp.son.
Singleton and Mullins each were
given 9-12 years.
ception for McFadden, who was
ordered to undergo a mental
physical examination before^
classification at prison.
Singleton, driver of the EPt
away car, pleaded not guilty. The
other two entered pleas of guilty.
Chatham Sheriff John Emerson
said in court he bad warrants
from New York for the three in
the Hempstead bar robbery, and
indicate*) he would probably serve
them after the trial.
W. J. TRENT, JR.
Tarheel Native UNCF
Chief Is Honored
Negroes Denied
Facility Again
JACKSON — The Northam ptot»
Board of County Commissioners
refused again to grant pvrnii^lun
to a Negro civic onafiization ti>
am tltft c^nty courtitotise f'nr »
meeting.
The board voted imamniously tr>
reject a request from attorney
lames R. Walker Jr., Weldon at
torney, who asked for use of the
courthouse so that the group
could discuss split school terms.
Northamvhen and other eastern
North Carolina counties have
Tjpcn«t"WBgnr schools tate tff tfi*
summer and closed them duhng
harvest season so that school chil
dren could be used in the harvest.
The board had previously re
jected a bid by the civic organiza
tion. the Pn^ressive Civic Union,
to use the courthouse for a meet
ing.
NEW YORK—William J. Trent,
Jr., now in his 15th year as execu
tive director, last week was hon
ored by testimonials from workers,
volunteers and friends of the
United Negro College Fund at a
surprise parly at Fund heaehiuart-
ers.
Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of
Phelps-Stokcs Fund and founder
of UNCF, spoke of the growth of
the College Fund during Trent’s
years of service. Dr. Patterson
told of his joining the organiza
tion during its formative period in
February, 1944 and of the key
role played by Mr. Trent in its
development.
In 1944 only 27 colleges joined
the Fund. During that first year,
UNCF raised $765,000. In 1958 it
raised $1,843,033. In >5 years the
organization has raised more than
$37,000,000 in support of its mem
ber colleges. Thirty-three private,
accredited colleges and universi
ties located, with one exception,
in the South are now members.
The presidents of these 33 col
leges presented Trent with an in-
•scribcd sterling silver tray in
recognition of his outstanding ser
vice.
Thomas A Morgan, former chair
man of the board, Sperry Corpora
tion and chairman of the board of
UNCF; Samuel D. Leidesdorf, pres
ident, S. D. Leidesdorf & Co. and
chairman, UNCF foundations com
mittee; and Roy Wilkins, execu
tive secretary. National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Col
ored PeoplCj_ were_among those
sending congratulations.
Trent is a native of Salisbury,
N. C.
Gravedigger Sends Man To Death;
On Trial For Second Degree Murder
RALEKHI—A 34yearold grave
digger was on trial this week for
the knife slaying of another man.
Eddie Lancf, Jr. of 1431 Sawyer
Street was being tried in Super
ior Court here early this week
on a charge of ifccond degree
murder in the death of Pete Mc
Neill, of 321 North Fisher Street.
lie is accused of the pocket
knife slaying of Fisher.
Student Strike
At Hollister
HOLLISTER — A student strike
at the Hollister Elementary School
for Negroes went through the sec
ond day, Wednesday, February 26.
Parents want a definite date for
the beginning of construction of a
new school.
The Halifax County school su
perintendent's office in Halifax
said only one of the 337 pupils at
tended yesterday, and only five
Wednesday.
Horace Greeley was one of the
signers of the bond used as bail
to secure Jefferson Davis' release
from Fortress Monro*.
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CAROLINA TIMES
According to testimony drawn
out in the early stages of the
trial this week, the slaying grew
out of an argument between Mc
Neil and the defendant's sister,
Ruth Roberson of 321 North Fish
er Street.
l,anc testified Monday that Mc
Neil was beating his sister and
his sister's baby and that when
he .said something to McNeil,
the latter threatened to kill him
for interfering, went to the kit
chen and returned with a butcher
knife.
Lane said as McNeil raised the
knife in a stabbing threat, he
caught McNeil)ii arm with his
left hand and began cutting him
with his right hand. Afterwards,
he walked out, he said, and sur
rendered about two days later
to a Knightdale constable.
City police officer O. L. Wilkqr-
son testifed that the butcher
knife in question was discovered
in the kitchen sink submerged
under two inches of water.
The defense put on witnesses
whose testimony tended to show
that the knife had been placed
in the sink after the slaying.
Lane’s pocket knife was not re
covered, only the blade which
had broken off io McNeil's chest
Lane said he threw the remaio-
der of ifjrwijr ifllef tiie' s^iym^
The jury was expected to get
the case at mid>WM^
TRENT
Man Sentenced ^
In Wife's Death
FFTTSBORO—A Chatham Coun
ty laborer received a 12-15 yeers^
sentence here Monday after plead
ing guilty on a charge ol man
slaughter in Uw dMth o£ his wife.
Bud Rigsbee, a resident of
Chapel Uillt confoMed that he
kaU^ hi5 wife in a fl^t ttwy
had after he had been driokiM,.
The incident occurred but Dix. t.
Kigsbe* laid diirinf the fickt>
which took ptece i& a WBWted
tion near ho
Mrs. Myrtle
track, a.i
lure. 'iw .
wife