VRGMIA DEMANDS ★ ★ ★ ★ Trustee Denies Hodgin, Gibbs Chairman Says Neither A&T Officer to Quit GUEKXSBOKO — Robert Fraizer, ch;iirm;in of A&T CoUefjc Tnistpe Roanl. made a fltit denial this Aveck of the statement contained in a story apiiearinpf in the CAROLINA TIMES last week tp the effect that tlie scliool’s husiness inan- asrer liad resigned and its jtresi- dMit would retire at the close of school in June, 1%0. It was Fraeier who attacked the charges brought by the CAROLINA TIMES in an editorial of Septem ber- 26t to the etfcct that E. R. Hodgin, A&T business manager, had a s rangle-hold on the sehool’g president which prevented him from exercising the full authority of his office. His reply to the TIMES charges stated that “Ray Hodgin has been one of the most able servants to North Carolina. He has done the State of North Carolina an inesti mable scrvicc; and its a shame to ofsparage him at this time.” However, the TIMES disclosure of Hodgin’s questionable manipu lations as A&T’s business mana ger took on added significance when the director of the North Carolina department of adminis tration, Paul M. Johnson, stated in the GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS during the week of October 19, after making an inspection of the school that “it appears as if the school is maintaining a highly .in- effieient operation.” It was diselcped furtl»er that President Warmot^ T. Gibbs and Hodgin were «t dfcagreement as to who was rcsMDsib^ fqrjthe dis- grnntW th»*r6 Retiremeiitfc* Orders Names RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED ttiJiilMS VOLUME 35—No. 51 jyTHETffUTM UNBRIOHEI^' DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER n, 1359 PRICE: 15 CENTS TROPHY PRESENTATION—Hill- tid* football coach RusmII Blunt prescnti • a i) • r n eonftranet trophy to Hiiltidc principal Har old Holme* during a binquat at school Monday night honor ing thfe high school foot bat. taam. T h • trophy symbolize: Hitliidc's capture of the easterr division state foo'ball champion ship this year.—Pho o bv S.ar back. New President McKissick Mai(es Pledge to Help Chain Growth. A pledge to make the Durham Business and Professional Chain a significant organization for Dur ham citistens was made by newly elected president Floyd B. McKis sick Tuesdjy at an informal luDch- McKissic^ made the remarks shorUy after he was introduced to the ^ncckon guests, whioti includ- STANLEY LOStS BY SINGLE VOTt Tucker Is New Union Head James A. Tucker, veteran labor committceman. won the presidency )f Tobacco Workers Union local :04 over incumbent Arthur Stan- ey by the s'im mar^'in of one ole in the Knion’s ann"il elcj- ion last week. I’iicker l S an'cy. who •IS hf>lrl Ihe olTico inl^'riniiently for the past 13 y’ears, bv a count of 210-209. The elosf'ni s.s of tl f , tial race was typical of the elec tion for the Union’s top officers. Elmo Manguin and I’rtwlim • K'l- .vards wound up in a tie for the ice-presidenl s ni st, an-1 a run- )ff election was slaled for Thurs day. Aaron Sniilh dcCeatc-l William ilcnroom for the posili»n of re corrting scretar:-. The remainder of th» Union’s See UNION, aapp 6 feiSfiSlty members alf aKIT. There were further indications that the president and the school’s business Sec A4T, page 6 president Dr. Frederick Pat'crson. McKls.sick was elected at tl'. Chajn’s gnnual meeting Sund; ■afternoon. He sutcceJs rciiriJ: presiclent L; B. Frasier. A full slate of other Chain off cors WHS also elcctod a*. Sunfla.' meeting. MnKissiek has boon a mombc J>i:J_hc Chain for a juimh''r _(_ years and has ser'/ed in many o' I'icial capacities. He is co-chairman of the Eci' nomic Committee of the Durhaii Comnuttee on Negro Affairs, presi dent of the Durham chanter ol the NAACP, and is a member, ol Jnion Baptist Church and Alpit. Phi Alpha fraternity. McKissick is senior partner o' he McKissick and Berry law firm. Other officers elected at the neeting wfere as follows: first vice president, J. W. Hill; econd vice president, Mrs. Mag nolia Leake; secretary, R. K. Bry- See CHAIN, page 6 burham Boys Club Director Gets New Status in National Movement Lee W. Smith, executive tor of the John Avery Boys> of Dufham w.">s notified this of h’s certification as a Boys worker by the National Boys organization. Notice of certiHcation came from Edward W. Paksf*, secretary of the Boys Clubs of America Na tional Certification Board. The program of certifying pro fessional workers in. the National Boys Club movement is a new pro cedure inaugurated this year. It was instituted to insure the main tenance of high professional levels of performance by Boys Club Seawell Raps Fair Trade, Crime Rise RALEIGH — Attorney Genera Malcolm Seawell rapped the Fair Trade Act Friday in a speech to students and factnty members of Shaw University, The speaicei referred to the in crease io crime and said that more thoughtful attention should br given to the criminal laws of our iitate. Hr istafetl that the incr'ease in population is partly responsible for the increase which we see ip v,ioiations of lUe criminal laws. workers. Pastore's letter explaned that •‘certification is recognition that an ,individual has met the nation ally established standards of a pro fessional worker. These standards as accepted by the National Coun cil, include a high level of char acter, personality, training and demonstrated competence in-work ing with boys.” Standards of cei^tification are set by National Committed of the Boys Club movement. Requirements for certification include six areas, as follows: The six requirements for certi- fictaion are as follows: 1—Evidence of good character, maturity, self control, good judge ment, display of genuine interest in boys and a desire to. make a career of Boys club work; having an understanding of boy nature and problems of boys; having a clear understanding of Boys Club philosophy, techniques and n)eth- ods; - • 2—A degree from an accredited college and attendance of a two or four week Boys Club course; 3—At least two years full time, paid experience in a Bws Club; 4—Acceptable record of compe tence duifng full-time employment SMITH, page 6 McKISSICK Jon’t UndercsL'mate lussians -- Hodges RALEIGH—Af the iiiviataHon •jf the Forum Committee, Gav- —-rrior—Luthtr '.yith the s udcnts cf St. Augus Mne's C>llcg9, for a short while -bout his trip to the Soviet Jnion along with 'nine other governors last June and July. dovirnor f'!odg’'s was speaker a sp?cial convocation which was held in Taylor Hall at 11:30 a.m. The .key Vopical observation.'!, according to the Governor, were that the Russians are a highly intellectual, healthy, educational and cheerful pcopio; and that there is no Immediate sign that ‘he Soviets will revolt for the people have so much more noW than they had under the Czars. ."We will make a serious er ror If we underestimate the So viets," said the Governor. New FHA Policy Is Welcomed NEW YORK—A new policy di rective sent to all field offices of the Federal Housing Ailininistra tion banning discrimination in the resale of properties acquired by the FHA “reflects ^ a positive step taken by this agency in response to NAACP demands.” Jack E. Wood, NAACP special assistant for, housing, raid here last Thurs day. The directive, released m Wash ington on Nov. 30, is the first of its kind to be issued by the FHA in thfc area of intergroup relations. Wood pointed out. “It re affirms the agency policy of non-di.scrimi- nation and re-assi-rts the right of access by all eligible families to foreclosed prooerties.” Further, th? Washington memo randum, sent out over ‘he name of C. B. Sweet, deputy commission er, calls upon every field office director to “maise available all facilities of his office and staff for the direct reception, coh.side- ratioir and 'proeessing -of offer-s without distinc'.ion as to race, creed or color whenever, in the See FHA/page 6 COLLEGE FUND IN'/E$t'S IN Loan Association to Association i DURHAM FtRM—Dr. Frederick secretary J.’ S. Ste'^vart. Oihers j D.. P«tt«rson, chairman of the who todk part in the ccremony Board of Directors of the United at the firm’s offices Monday aKt Ntpro Collegif Fund, {left} pre- i. 0. Funderburg, cashier if | JtJO,COO jind,. Farmfs bink, V's“td In ^tuVi^^avings' antf r ahd lor' the''D-J1'ha:n* ( UNCF drivs; and L. B. Frasier, president of the Durham Busi- n««s and Professional Chain. This year's campaign goal set by tht Fund is two million dollars. Pho.^j by Jordan. Beetle end Wheeler Appointed bj e CofiEsb IiAI.E’GII — Nine N'o"rncs. ie''n nppoinle l by Go^'crnor Hiwl- es to the North Carolina df'lc"a inn for the 19f50 White House :o'it(>renre on youth, it ,was re- ■ealcd here this week. The Give, nor appointed some >7 persons to the state fleie^atinn ifter their ngmes had been recom- nended by a commiltee ot liicl Vof h Carolina While House Con-T n- '10 r I h Car'lina F^-ler'iton of VV'im-'n’B Cliiiis. jy;. onr-Mnato.^ of Nc;ro a'.tiviiies for he N. C. Prisons system: and W '>VriP,ht, Agricultural P>xtension a'xnt for Nash County. The committee which suhmi.tod ihc names to Governor Ho'i^es for confirmation said “evory effort Mas made to have the stain dele- /afions representative of the broad interest ot chihlrt'n and CHAMPION COACHES—Russell Bluirt, Hillside football coach, addresses banquet at which his team was honored by school of ficials and Durham citizens Mon day night at the high school cafeteria. Seated in foreground is Carl Easterling, assistant foot ball coach. Both Blunt and East erling j^clared the past season produced more satisfaction for them than any other. Hillside finished the season with its best racord in over a decade—Photo by Stanback. John H. Wheeler, president of Mechanics and Farmers Bank, and ■foseph^ Beebcp. executive director of the Community Planning Coun cil, wore among those appointed from Durham. Wheeler served oh last year’s North Carolina White House Con ference delegation. The other seven Negroes named to the delegation, are Howard Barnhill, health educator for Meck lenburg Coynty, Mrs. Leona Dan iel, presideijit of the North Caro lina Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers, Joe L. Gibbs, stu- dcflt at Ligon high school of Ral eigh, Mrs. Hazel Parker. Edge combe County Home Economics Agent, Mrs. Edna Taylor, of South ern Pines, senior member of the youth throughout the strle.” So;n» 5,000 lay and professio.nal See APPOINTED; pa';e 6 ccaE Southeastern Lawyers H«ar Shaw Dean, NCC Prof in Annual Meet RALEIGH — Some fifty lawyerr from three State.s met in quarterly sessions at the Bioodworth S.rce YMCA Dec. 11 and 12. Members of the Southeasteri Lawyers Association from Vir ginia, Noith Carolina, and South Carolina were on hand tor the weekend of busmess and sociai activities. The group met in general busi HORNET SENIORS—This group of Hillside foo^balI team seniors were presented i n d i y *1 ■wards during the ,.ba'Aquet Mon day night at which they were honor guests. Left to right above ^are Bobby Blue, Charles Stan back, 4*'%^!bttjssDayei Leroy Walker,^ Jr., J Harris, James^ Barnes, (^^^Wr(ght, Al bert Johnson, Joik GarnlEr, Jehn- ny Mitetj,e|l and George«Prince. Seniors -missing from photo graph are Wilbert Nunn, Harris on Lyon and James Holloway.— Pho;;o by Stanback. ness session at 11 a.m. Saturday ■iresided over by its president, Greensboro Attorney Major S. ligh. Doctor Svbii M. Jones, professor of law at The North Carolina Col lege School of Law, and Attorney Alien W. Brown, Secretary of the North Carolina Industrial Com mission, highlighted the Saturday afternoon session on "Continuing Legal Education”. LcMafques De- farmon, profe.ssor of law at the .Vortli Carolina College School of Law, was in charge i>f the session. Doctor Jones reviewed her article,, "Criminal Sanctions for The En-j forcement of Support Decrees”, which is sciieduleil to appear in a ortticoming issue ol the North Carolina Law Review, Attorney Brown spoke in "Practice ind Pro- c^ure Before the Industrial Com mission.” . Mayor W. G. Enlue of the City, of itaieich welcome the lawyers to the city during the SatulWay after noon session. Dr. Grady D. Davis, Dean of the School of Religion at Shaw Uni- vers. ty addressed the gr^lP at a fianquet held at the Homemakers Hotel Saturday night “A Layman Looks at the Lawyer and the Legal BlCllXOND, V«. — The Vir- iiinia branch of the National Aa- Mciation for tlMt AdvaoeeiMnt of Colored Peofie was orderad Tues day to discio.4e the nam^ of all Its members and eoHtributon. 'The order was iaaued by the Stole Cor poration Commisaion in the (ace of the fact that federal coart or der prohibits such. rh« see composed of three membcn. uncovered a 35-year^d Virginia law wider which it or dered the NAACP to make avail able iu nwtcr of members The law passed in 1024 has never b»en used befoie to force an orgamz*. iion to divulge its mertnbership. Several moaUis ago the slate told a federal court and (he N.VACP that it would not demand disclosure of the names of NAACP members under a state b-w un'Jl the courts had decided whether the same was iincoBstitutMnal w not. Ttie see claims that it made no such promise as regards tiie statute pa.~>sed in 1924. Attorney Oliver W. Hill, chief oounseloi' for the NAACP in Vir- j >;inta, stated that the Virsinia la-.v IS unconsti^uMooal and Umt dis closure of the name of Virginia NAACP members would result ia economic and other reprisals be ing inflicted oa tlieni. Mall stated that the Vir^nia NAACP would be glad to dis close its complete ftnaneial rec- >rJs for inspection and teil how uvery penny wa» spent Ralph T. Catterall, SCC commis sioner, ahOf back that. “No inter pretaiian tit the stalua wiU alter See NAMtS, |m«f • Mass Testimony Dixie Vote Denial Planned SKW ORLE.\.N'S, TA _ A ma- T projijct to stimniate oasja’e f civil ri:;hts If^-^islation is plann- i in Wa8hin~tr»n, t>. C.. o*i Sun- ay af emoon. January 31st. bv at -rot four of tJsr Ibb'Tht >m sp^oi^ in the SniOh. They •ffl prcsiSt testimony bv Ne-roes eprived of the right to r»?sister nd vote. Sponsors include the Tiisket?e Uvic Association, headed by Pr. 'harles G. Gomillion; the South- -•m Christian Leadership Tonfpr- eifte. of which Dr Martin L. King. Jr., is president: the lini ert Chris tian Movement of notthrm Louisi ana, beaded by Dr. C. O. Simkins; and the Southem CO^erenc* Edu cational fund, of which Adferey Williams is president. It is pos sible that some oatioflal church group will join is sponsorship. These organiiationa will bring to Washington a number of Negroes barred from voiinx U> Deep South states. These people wiU include several from Louisiusa who were even deprived of lli» right to tell their story to th# U. C. commission on Civil Rights last suramer. At that time, a federal district , judge blocked a’C. ft. C. hewinj " in Shreveport at which Negroe* were to testify. H» aaid the liecr- ing would violate tb« rights of re gistrars because the latter would not be allowed to cnHsexamiM their accusers. On December Tlh the V. S. Supreme Coort agreed t« review this ruUnc. ArguMtoK^ Imvc been set for Monday. Jaaawjr IMh. be fore the Supreme Court in W««h- ingtoa. At the simulaUi itewing mi January 31st. there «r»il be people from Alabuoa. Wnlerippt, Ceorg- ta, Fl«ri«U. and |—jhly TeuMW- see in additlen to from Lou isiana. They wilt tllfeir aturks to a panel of aix tttmtmm eM- aens from thiaugimm the rwtij These aix citiwli wilt c^vUiAe the V(duaie«r CM| l^is Ctoi- missioa, tekfait tig pim» ot the regular CwMiliwi» hacauaa H to .^rred haUiMt on voting reetrkttaHL tMt meat wA g W the votekee NagMw M tgft i^eir I Profession” was his subject. CUn-|st«ies to GM0MI Ml lilt iw( of ton A; 'I irney M,)tchell Gadsden I (he H fitt aot ! was toastmaster for the occasion, he During the Saturday moraing > neetteg ^ ipHl to tte Vtib- I See LAWYERS, past 8 iUe.

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