NAACP Blasts Meany For Attacking
New Housing Not To Be Restricted By Race
BACK TMESA&T STAND
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Durham Beautician In 1st Place
Mrs. Minor and
Mrs. Daye Tie
For Second
GREETINGS)—Dr. W«rn«»h T.
Pr*sid«nt *i, AAT €•(•
l«f«, grMta Eva Mat MOrdock,
Washington, D. C., on* of Hi*
n««r $tud»n:s, tt Hi* PrMidont'a
Rocaptiop Jor {riAMnan atud^nto
h«M last Sundi^ aftomoon. AP'
i'ially h I d d • n is Th«odor«
Bwncb, Willlatntton, N. C., >ieo
pmidtnt of Stujtent
cil.
MANY SUPPORT PAPER ‘ ,
Greensboro Office Swamped By Callers After
Editorial Criticizing Sdtool Adniinistration
More than 300 telephone calls
flooded the Greensboro office of
the Carolina Times last week in
the wake of an editorial which
criticized the school’s administra
tion for A and T’s failure to gain
recognition by the Southern Asso
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools.
For the most part, the callers
were students. However, several
faculty members who asked that
their names be withheld revealed
that they were in agreement with
the editorial's position.
^ (The editorial took to task A
and T College busines manager
E. R. Hodgin for what it termed
his usurpation of President Gibbs’
authority in running the school.)
Frank Henderson, owener of the
state’s only Negro-owned and lic
ensed employment agency and a
former A and T instructor, was
among those who agreed with the
TIMES editorial.
He blasted a condition at the
school whi(^ he described as “fav
oritism.”
Henderson declared that both
Hodgin and Oibbs were to blame
for the situation.
An alumnus who chose to re
main unidentified called to sug
gest picketing of the school.
Another pointed out that the
ichool was short on the number
of professors holding doctor’s de
grees.
Several others voiced their gen-
early agreement with the TIMES
editorial.
There was no official comment
from school officials.
Visits Livingstone
SALISBURY—The Honorable J.
Benibengor Blay, member of the
Ghana Parliament and a partici
pant in the Foreign Leader Ex
change Program of ^he Interna
tional Educational Exchange Ser
vice of the U. S. State Depart
ment, Washington, D. C., will be a
vi.silor in Salisbury Ocl. 6-8, as
I'.uo.sl of Livingstone College.
Holy Church
Restates Anti-
Dancing Policy
The Southern ^ District of the
United Holy Church of America,
Inc., broadened its church stand i leter to the world press, protested
opposing dancing and popular mu- (q George Meary, President of the
sic in a resolution passed at the, afL-CIO today against his at-
annual convocation held in Dur- tack, Tuesday, September 22,—
ham last week. Emancipation Proclamation Day—
Heritage Group
Attacks Meany
On Bias Issue
CHICAGO — The Afro-Amtrican
Heritage Association, in an open
The resolution said that “Pas-'
tors having members who operate
public places of amusement see to
it that they (the members) avoid
using Juke Boxes and having
dances.”
A spokesman for tiie District
Convocation said that the churches
traditionaly opposed dancing and
popular music, but pointed out
that this was the first instance in
which actipn was taken to bring
members’ business affairs in line
with the general church position
on the question.
Submitted from the floor dur
ing the week-long convention, i(
was passed unanimously by the
delegates.
Approximately 5 00 delegates
and churchmen from the three
states of Virginia and North and
South Carolina attended the con
vention at Fisher Memorial Taber
nacle on Piedmont avenue.
It opened on Sunday, Septem
ber 20, and closed la^ Sunday
evening.
Highlights of the week-long
meeting Included addresses by
five bishops of the church, youth
programs, panel discussions and
an address by an outstanding tar-
heel hi.storian.
High-ranking church officers at
the convocation were the Rt. Rev.
E. B. Lyon, of Philadelphia, senior
bishop of ihe.church, the Bt. Rev.
W,jlliam Clements, of Richmond,
Va., president of the convocation
and prcsidinj; bishop for the south-
See DANCING, page 8)
on A. Philip Randolph, noted
trade union leader at the AFL-CIO
Convention in San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
The association sent telegrams
to leading Negroes and organi
zations, urging that they make
similar protests.
Tho Aiteciatlen's protest as
sured Maany that all Nogre
workort i supported Randolph's
actions; that tvory docent
American worker supporod this
this action; and that all Amori-
' cans of African docont and all
Africans — except the South
African govornmont — Was be
hind Randolph.
In.. addition, fie Association’s
letter warned Meany and the top
officialdon of the AFL-CIO that
African ,Asia and Latin America
will be weary of “free trade
unionism” espoused by the AFL-
CIO in those countries; that the
anti-Negro racist racket is bigger
than all the - labor rackets which
the AFL-CIO is supposed to be
against.
The Association's letter also de-
cribed the role of the AFL-CIO to
bring the Southern Dlxlccrats in
to power over the American na
tion, and in helping to maintain
82 years of, betr^l of Recon
struction Democra?pl^the South
and the frustration of the -ahns-
of the Civil War and tho Emanci
pation Proclamation.'
The second week of voting in
the Cai*jlina Times Beauticians
Popularity Contest found the top
position taken over by Mrs. Eula
Steele Laney of Durham. Mrs.
Laney was in second place last
week and nosed by Mrs. Inez
Minor of Chapel Hill and Mrs.
Callie Daye of Durham who are
now in a tie for second position.
Mrs. Minor, a newcomer in the
contest, made u strong bid as a
rontsst,ant because she concen
trated on bonus votes as well as
regular votes. The bonus votes
were also the cause of Mrs. Daye’s
spectacular advancement from
thirteenth place to second, as well
as another newcomer who made a
spectacuar gain, Mrs. Hattie Mul
lins of Greensboro who took over
the third position in her first
week’s efforts. Rumor has it that
Mrs. Mullins is a dark horse threat
and will be heard from beforj
the contest Is over.
Even with only one bonii
to her credit, Mrs. Dorothy Park
er of Greensboi'o also made a good
run this week In that she had
more regular votes than any other
eonteetant. Frtends Of Mrs. Pi
«l» b^’gbtnf (0; be h*rd
beat ;^t for the top prize which
is an airplane round trip to Ber
muda With hotel expenses .i>ald
Tor one week.
Several contestants went ttf’ex
tra expense last week lo send in
votes in separate letters. Hie con
test manager wishes to advise that
ballots may be wrapped together
ind sent In Ita one package to cut
lown on postage.
Contestants desiring extra bonus
ballot receipt b()ok8 for them
selves or their friends may get
same without cost. by merely
ordering them by letter or tele
phone, from the Carolina Times,
Durham, N. C.
Next week will see the open
ing of the second period of the
contest, when each one-years sub
scription will count for 12,900
bonus points. The contest mana
ger, Albert E. Hart, urges all con
testants to concentrate on bonus
votes as well as regular votes. The
winners of the three free air
plane round trips to Bermuda and
New York will be decided by the
contestants who concentrate on
bonus ballots, said Hart.
This week all contestants with
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SALUTE TO FRESHMEN—
add new studen!‘s at three of the
city's educational institutions
aro pictured here in auditorium
of St. Joseph's Church as Rev.
Melvin C. Swann, church pas
tor, delivers feature address at
"A Salute to Freshmen" pro
gram sponsored at the church
last week. Program was part of
lorienVation activities for incom
ing students at Durham Business
CoMcge, Southeastern BusifMsa
College and DeShaxor'a B—uty
College.
OPENS IN ASHEVH.LE
Negro Vote in N. C. to Receive
Attention at NAACP State Meet
EATON
Funeral Rites
Hetdforitder
Baptist Cleric
CREEDMOOR — The Reverend
Hugh Dee Eaton, one of the area’s
most venerated Baptist ministers,
was buried here Tuesday after
noon while a throng of mourners
watched successfully.
Eaton, who died suddently at
his home last Friday (Sept. 25)
had ministered to the spiritual
needs of the Creedmoor-Oxford
i community and Granville county
for nearly a score of years.
Prominent Baptist Ministers of
the section, high-ranking officers
of the East Cedar Grove Associa
tion, outstanding laymen and
crowds of friends and neighbors
braved inclement weather to at
tend the services at Pine Grove
Baptist Church.
The Rev. Louis H. Wade, pastor
of Pine Grove Baptist Church,
conducted the service and deliver
ed the eulogy. He was assisted by
the Reverends T. H. Brooks, di
rector of Oxford Orphanage; L.
M. Gooch, pastor of St. John’s Bap
tist, of Durham; C. C. Hawley,
principal of Hawley high school;
T. C. 'Graham, pastor of West Dur
ham Baptist, and chairman of the
East Cedar Grove Association;
Alex Peace, and officials of the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina
Masons.
Masonic rites were conducted at
the graveside by members of the
Masonic and Eastern Star.
Born on March 17, 1879 in
Granville County son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Plummer Eaton, the
Rev. Eaton earned a bachelor of
theology degree from Shaw Uni
versity in lftl4 and began his long
career as a teacher and minister
shortly afterwards.
He held numerous pastorates
during his nearly 50 years of min
istry. At his death, he was actively
pastoring the Blue Wing Baptist
Church, of Virglllna, Va., and Penn
federal government is providing I Avenue Baptist, of Oxford.'
forrthe- new- -hotwing - -and-Ij}^ Jig was mar-
that federal policy dcM's not per- ried to the former Miss Flossie
See HOUSING, page 8 See FUNERAL, page 8
Housing Head
Says Need to
Decide Issue
The director of Durham’s
Housing .Authority denied this
week that 50. units of low cost
housing plaAned for the city
will be restricted to the white
racie.
A Durham Morning Herald
article for September 24 de
clared that Carvie Oldham, di
rector of the .Authority, stated
that the proposed new units
would be for white families
only.
’liie Herald went on to say that
Oldham explained that since there
were more of the kind of units
proposed already in McDougald
Terrace than at Few Gardens,
white families would be housed in
the new ones.
However, Oldham told the
TIMES Wednesday that he had
been misunderstood by the
Herald.
He went''on to explain that the
ASHEVILLE—The 16th annual
convention of the North Carolina
NAACP, to be held here beginning
Thursday, will focus attention on
Negro voting in the state, accord
ing to a pre-convention statement
from state president Kelly M.
this. week.
Alexander said the convention
would launch a state-wide voter
registration campaign' to extend
the organization’s activities in the
field of political action and in
crease voter registration of Ne
groes in the state. Convention
headquarters will be Hill Street
Baptist Church.
The convention activities will
get under way on Thursday with
the state conference annual minis
ters conference.
Dr. Grady D. Davis, Chairman
of the NAACP Church Committee
wil preside over the sessions and
Rev. Frank R. Brown, Dean of
Hood Theological Seminary, Salis
bury, Livingstone College will de
liver the keynote address xor the
ministers. Rev. Edward J. Odom,
Jr., National NAACP Church Sec
retary will be.the Ministers Ban
quet Speaker on Thursday eve
ning. Rev. D. L. T. Robinson,
President, Connectional Council
AME Church, Chaplain Veterans
Hospital, Oteen, and Father Jos
eph Green, Episcopalian Director
of Religious Life, St. Augustine
College, Raleigh, will also appear
on the program. Sessions of the
Ministers Conference will be held
at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Mrs. Constance Baker Motley
£ee VOTE, page 8
Randolph Has
Race's Trust,
Wilkins States
— The Xatioii-
American to.
Give College
Scholarships
NEW YORK — Approximately
three children of American To
bacco Company employees will re
ceive four year college scholar
ships each year, according to air
announcement last week of the
firm’s plan to award merit schol
arships to employees children.
The plan was announced by Paul
M. Hahn, president of American
Tobacco Company. The first schol-
ashrips will take effect at Jhe
beginning of the fall semester in
1960. ^
Selection of scholarship winners
will be made by the National
Merit Scholarship Corporation on
the basis of the annual qualifying
tests administered by that body.
Each scholarship winner will re
ceive a student’s stipend up to
$1500 per year, depending on fin
ancial need.
In addition, the college In which
the student enrolls will receive a
"cost-of-education” grant up to
$500 per year, depending on the
individual college’s tuition level.
liu.£umm£ntiing on the Cpm
panj'^s new scholarship program,
Air. Hahn said:
a! .\ssociatioii for the Advan
cement of Colored People in
formed .\FL-C10 President
George Meany that it “Fully”
supports the demand of A.
Philip Randolph for positive
action by the AFL-CIO
against racial discriniation
within its ranks as elsewhere
in America life."
Tn a telegram to the labor
leader, Dr. Channing H. To
bias, chairman of the NAACP
Board of Directors, charged
that failure of the .APL-CIO
convention to take effective
action to end the abuse of ex
clusion and segregation
some of its affiliates reveal an
unwillingness on the part of the
federation “to implement its own
democratic professions.”
At tho closing session of tho
third bionnial AFL-CIO convon-
tion in San Francisco on Sopt.
23, Moany attackod Randolph
who vainly sought to havo tho
convention oxpol two railway
unions which continuo to ox-
cludo Nogro worfcors and t» or
der th« dissolution of Jim Crow
locals. Tho Randolph rosolution
would havo givon tho offending
unions six months te got rid of
their lily-whito policy.
Irritated by the proposals, the
AFL-CIO president, launched
bitter attack upon Randolph who
is president of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters and the only
Negro vice president and member
of the execatlve council of the
AFL-CIO.
Meany defended the Jim Crow
locals on the grounds that some
Negro workers wanted them. He
asserted that the railway unions
needed more time to comply with
the federation requirement to ad
mit Negro workers.
Dr. Tobias' telegram to Moony
cited tlie expulsion of unions lor
communism and corruption and
said that an organisation with
such power "oNe Hos power t*
enforce its won conefltwlieiSff
See RANDOLPH, page 8
ODUM
Church Ban on
J-C is Urgd
MEMPHIS — Citing the Prince
Edward County, Va. school crisis,
a national NAACP official this
week called upon national cborch
bolies to “condemn the us« of
church facilities” tor private
schools designed to foster segre
gation.
Rev. Edward J. Odom, Jr., NAA
CP church secretary said tKtft con
structive community forces, such
as organized church groups,
should not concede defeat to the
perpetrators of hate by default.
He addressed the closing session
of the Tennessee State Conference
of NAACP branches, which launclr-
ed its fall membership renewgl
campaign for 10,000 members.
Re«. Odom urged Negro chtircl*
leaders to "help moWliM tho mor
See BAN, page S
Padlocking of
School Flayed
MONTEAGLE, Tenn.—Tbe Mont
gomery Improvement AMociatioa
declared that efforts to padlock
Highlander Folk School aoor bn«
are a threat to every IndividiMl
and organisation workiat for inte
gration in the SoMth.
The Rev.’' S. S. Seay, Sr.. Mont
gomery. Ala., exectttivo sccwtwy
of M. L A., isstted a statement con
demning the attack on Highlandv
on the same day that iistlinsltlM
padlocked the adnunislratlesi
building at the integralgd school.
Dr. Seay specificoUr amilod MM
arrwt and harasnaont of Mn.
Septima P. Clark, ediitoHoa
tor at Highlander and an
ing Negro leader in
Mrs. Clark was arraatad ani
after a raid on tho school hr l(al»
■authiiriries llurtng a -
July 3L