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Mr. Carolina T. Is Looking For You - Witli Cash ^ ^ ^ Jf ¥ ¥ 4 ★★★★ ★★★★★★ » AU SHARE BLAME FOR MONROE J. Wesley Dotibs Dies at 79 In Atlanta Hospital yThi^THtfeiwiBei^ VOLUME 37—No. 35 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2« IMl Rtfhirn Pestafl* GuaranUad PRICE t IS C«ato PICKED FOB AUJEN JOB Wiright Is 4th School From W.C. College To Staff DOns' ■ATLANTA, Ga. — John Wesley Pbbbs, patriarch' of a ^ famoiii (|[mily and a prominent citicen ^ Southeast, died in a hi^pital^ tvisM early Wednesday evening. ' ' 'Death came at 6 p.m. to Dobbs fn Hugh Spaulding PavlHon,' wlieK he had been a piatieitt for ifbout two weeks. Dobbs'suffer^ a cerebral hem: btiiiage. He was 70. ', ^Funeral servicei have been Rheduled for Saturday at noon~at 6ig Bethel AME Church, where dife Dobbs family have b^n mem- Bisrg for sevetal years. ’ , *. .The R^v: W^lltam Holmes. Bw- 4^4, qf Wheat'^ Street Bap^ tist Church„ is expeded to 'harden, pastor of Btg . Bethel XME Church, will preside. ' ' 'i'he Dobbs name was Widely tiMwn throughout the Southeasf. had been grand inaster of Afa- ^s of Georgia lor several yean, a^d was active in countless bivi'ci' Migious and educational movie- liftnts. ^He was tB# of jpix da«^ tMrt, most of Whom hiave carwA (Mitstanding Careers in variQiis' eh- 4eavors. The most famous-of' tK^ ib Mattiwildii Dobbs Janseiu soprano. Who has b^n heard ^st of the major opera hbiifieiiiii ^)herican and Europe, ihcludliil me Metropolitan in New ’ VdiItT and La Scala in Milan. "She makes her home in Switzer- bnd during the off season. His other daughters are Mrs. Josephine A. Clement, of Durham, See DOBBS, S-A Times Readers Can Win $$$ Starting Today Ring the bells, sound the sireu and put out the red carpet! Some thing new hast come to Durham. . It’s a contests a big contest where everybody wins. Pretty soon a mi^> will drive through the streets Durham with pockets full of money to give away. His name is MR. CAROLINA T. Remember it, tor maybe he Jusi might stop at your door with some of that ^old hard cash. MR. CAROUNA T. is a p4rt of the LUCKY SIGN CONT^T spon sored by the CAROLINA TIMES. Each week he will canvass differ ent neighborhoods in the city seeking someone who wants son)e free money. The first time a contest of thjs nature has hit the city of Durham, the TIMES will supply the give awpy money for MR. CAROLINA T- Here's how the contest works; This week in the TIMES, appears a large ad announcing the arrival of MR. CAROUNA T. In the cen ter of the ad is the LUCKY SIGN with the name of the paper print ed in large letters. '.Cut out the LUCKY SIGN and place it in your window or jome other place visible to MR. CARp- See Wins, 8 a TOf ■RAI^iJ^aphirMl ky the FheleerlilHer'ilvi'lirffl mm of Hit Mm N. C, VsK#^ C«nMrtli«n -tn- FaywHt* Iteft M Aiihl' art 111 I, AmsHh, >y>»i«int»; A. D. Cltrk*;CKaiMl Hilt«^*innan of tht bta'rd of dirtctors; J. D. Rooks, of Kiniton, viet-prtti^ dtnt; J. T. O'Ntfl, of Raltigh, vict 'prt*id«nf;'Mrs, Marian Saw* ttt' ttio B(arl Mrs. E. K. of Fayett*- vilit, Ainiiter. On tht atc^nd row art Burch Colty (kttw4tn Clark and Rookt), of Durham, trtasurtr; and Mrs. S. D. ,Ciat*s fnnMU—'rryrt^' Mr*. K»wy»r 'Wskirt of &ractti'(; md Hw*ht>), riiftotor of tht i«mm dtparlmtnt. ’ For $20,000 to Erase Interde- noUnilionar. VsKtrs ^Association of . North Carolina itt- its annual convention'h^re lai( Wtek, launch ed .a dHve to-raise $20,000 during the coming year to pay off the debt on the iJshera Home in FrankUnton. Mtmbers were urged by State president L. E. Austin to secure a thousand members to contri bute at least $20 each to the drive. Austin asserted that half of the contribution may be made at the annual mid-year session in' April, and the other half at the 1962 annual session. - Another highlight of the con vention held at the Second Bap tist Church -wat the election of J. Fred Williams of Kinston to head the newly created Extension De partment. This department was activated for the purpose of or ganizing new Ushers Unions and encouraging larger enrollments in the lictlve unions. The Ushers also voted to in crease the number of districts by making each county a district. Previously,' a single- district in>- cluded several counties. The Rev. Charles E. Perry, host pastor delivered the annual 'ser mon. It was Acclaimed the belt in the history of the association. In the annual oratorical bontest, Durham’s Cynthia Mebane of 704 Pfckett St., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Willie Mebane, took third place. First spot went to a youth from Fayetteville asd second to a yodhgsters from Greensboro. Cynthia, an eighth grader at Whitted Jr. High School, spoke from the topic, “Charity Begins at Home and Spreads Abroad.” t>r. Rose Butler Browne, chair man of the Dfepartment of Educa tion at North Carolina College, headlined the Friday evening ses sion as keynote speaker. the body voted unanimously at the Saturday meeting to reelect all officers. They were: L. E. Aus tin, president;’ J. T. O’Neal and J. D. Rooks, vice presidents; Mrs. Se« USHERS, (S^A Slale NAACP Presiilal Omb Monroe's Brandi Nw haditt CHARLOTTE—“The blame for rights. the current situation is not solely because of Williams, but the blame falls equally on both parties. 'It is my observation that the elected officials (uf Monroe) should realize that social ills in this town points to the fact that there should be some constructive program be gun to correct them.” Kelly Alexander, president of the North Carolina NAACP, in an interview with the TIMES, made this statement late this week in an attempt to analyze the cau.ses of race violence in Monroe. Ike figM* M to scvtral anwla, maay of wbom amtoag tkt pickcts. HtpaeU kcid tlMt Uw picket leader farmer prtsidcBt at (be Monroe NAACP. Bobeit Wil liams, rtMrtc4 to haidtag am dd- erly white conplc hMtnge aatU city authorittn relww tlv pick- eti. Local police «mI sUte troopcn were called t» the mcm. and laic Tuesday s Uaiati Camty Grasid Jury issued » kidaa* taActiMBt against Wiltiam. bi tkc wake af the kidnap ledltieeHt. WSfians chaotic i Ixnily M9«rted t» WRIGHT The selection of Dr. Howard Wright tt become president of Allen University last week brought to four the number of former faculty members at North Carolina College wko have exchanged the professor’s lectern for the ccJ- lege president’s desk. Announcement of Dr. Wright’s election was made from the Co lumbia, S. C. school last week. Bishop Samuel R. Higgins, chair man of the Allen trustees, said the choice of Wright was unanimous. Chairman of the NCC Depart ment of Psychology, Wright re places Dr. Frank Veal, who re signed last year to enter the ministry. A survey conducted by the TIMES this week revealed thati , . , js what fl former teacher at Wright will be fourth NCC pro-j Pearson school in Durham said he fessor to join the ranks of col-1 paid for a soft drink in a fabulous lege presidents., Hawaiian ni^t spot. Read the Alexander blamed the situation of the small town oeai^Sf^ state, iMiriaK tte Charlotte on “lack of communica-1 tions between solid (Negro) citi- j *" home, zens and the power structure.” William*, who tag beta “That’s a town that needs a con-1 *" advoeate at liohm r, laat structive program in race rela-1 jniifmdnf aa pnaideot tions. Residents of this community^ of the local NAAiCP chapter ia need to develop some type ofj Monroe. Hefwerer, kc waa reelect- workable program in that direc-i **** chapler after kit soapea tion,” he said. Violence erupted in this town' ^ Winiam** tke Meom of 10,000 late last week after sev-j B^anch’t sfatiH W tka NAACP. Alexandtr tttd: *fFUliams » sot Coke For 80 Cents eral squirmishes between whites! president oi tke Monroe NAACP. and an int»rracial group who were!_ . picketing in the interest of civil '“ “T T I dormant becanae they failed to maintain tke repaired 9B membera. “The statiM of the branch will be taken ap at the aational board meeting in September,” said Alex ander. BEST SPEAKERS—Picturtd htrt art tht Mcond and third plact winntrt in the tfatt-widt ora torical contttt spontortid by tht Ushtrt AMOciatlon. Finals wtrt htid at tht organiution's con* vtntion in Fayottvillt la«t wttk. At Itft is Yvonnt Elll*, of Grttntboro, Mcond plact wiimtr, and right it Cynthia Mtbtnt, of Durham. Larry Danltls, of Fay- ttttvlllt, not picturtd, finithtd first. NEWS IN BRIEF Youngsters Death Sentence Probed SENTENCE CHECKED of a l^year-oId boy for alleged ATLANTA — The NAACP has murder of a white man. launched an investigation of the He faces a death sentence, conviction by au all-whit* jury Se« BRIEFS, 6X The others are Dr. Alfonso Eld er, who was. jlievated from a facul- fo ncq Dr. Stephen' J. Wright, a former faculty member who became presi dent of Bluefield then accepted % similar post at Fisk University; and Dr. Albert E. Manley, former dean, who became president of Spelman College. A native of^ Philadelphia, Dr. Wright hail be^n a ra^Aber «f the NCC facubyj) far 10 , years. He is active In Ai^€^Wch, which supports .j^L^en,,!^ is.^ member of St. Joseph’s 01 i)urham. The new Allen president was trained ip the Atlantic City N. J. public schools, Linfoln University and earned the master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio University. His wife is a member of the Pearson school faculty. They have two children, Beverly, a 1050 graduate of NCC who is on the Detroit Urban League staff, and Howard, Jr., a Hillside student. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and Elks and Ma sons lodges. His family’s Durham residence is at 909 Dupree St. second a# Clffirlie Roach’s inter esting, l^twst describing his voy- ^e.tOuQKtowa,.i{i, tl^ week’s. Times. Page frB. • • • A. AND r. AND NCC RATED FAVORITES IN THE CIAA RACE THIS YEAR. Read details, page 2-a f integrjCVe twenty-six IN CHAkLOrTE SCHOOLS CHARLOTTE — Ssaae » Nesro pupils entti>^ thrae-white schooia here this week. The number rcpeemted a dras tic increase over' the only two 'tttendint tm iw. A total three smooIb are af fected by this year’s admisatons. including the. first school located in the county. The three Negro pupils attend ing Ryder aehoel at# believed the first in North Canliaa ta he ad mitted to a white eoaiity achaeL P^ULtJN’T RISK DAMAGE M fir National Recognition Triggers Move To Integrate Durham Young Democrats Club The yen for national recognition is Ijelieved to be one of the fac tors which caused the Durham County Yodng Democratic Club to do an about face on its member ship policy and admit several Ne groes for the first time. The Durham YDC last week ac cepted the memberships of nine Negroes last week after a stormy session which saw one YDC mem- meeilwrs «&o supported NCC Expects 700 Frosh To Begin 51st Year With a record enrollment anti cipated, North Carolina College at Durham is scheduled to begin its second half century when classes begin Monday, September 25, President Alfonso Elder announced this week. The Durham institution, the first predominantly Negro state supported liberal arts colleeg in the Unied States, celebrated its Golden Anniversary last year. It was founded in 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard. Activities for the 1961-62 school year offitially begin with the first faculty meeting on Monday, Sep tember 11 at 7:00 o’clock in the evening. President Alfonso Elder will preside. He and Deans G. T. Kyle of the undergraduate school and William H. Brown of the grad uate school will introduce new faculty members. Approximately 700 freshmen and new students, the largest in the history of the school, are expected to report for orientation on Wed nesday, September 13. They will lie greeted by James H. Knight, Set NCC, 6-A her lead a walk-out. i Accepted were Attorneys F, McKissick, L. C. Berry, and W. A; Marsh, Jr., N. B. White, printing firm executive; Ellis D. Jones. Jr., funeral director; F. V. Allison, assistant secretary of Mutual Sav ings and Loan Association: L O. Funderburg, cashier of Mechanics! and Farmers Bank, and Reuben Weston, North Carolina College professor. McKissick had led a movement to open memberships in the YDC to Negroes. His request for mem- f to play hoat to the state bership at an open meeting oft tion in November, aad one at Ha the organization two weeks ago members has aspiratieoa for a led to a disruption of the meet- national YDC office, ing a nd sparked a walkout, led by The coastitatiaa at the natioaal the Rev. Arthur Thomas. I YD chifaB lUtes that ao members Thomas was one of the YDcl See VOC. -A HOttskk was told at that Ing that the membership drive had cloted and could aiot be reopaaad. However, when he sent hia ra> quest in a registered letter a few days laW,, it was accepted. The ctuick change of heart kgr (he YDC waa attributed to seraal factors by the daily press tUa weeki Most important of these Mcra the facts that the local club hopaa Durham Civil Rights Figlrter Sued By City of R. Laudenfalk Fla. DELIVERS ANNUAL SERMON Rev. Charles E. Perry, poster of Feyetttvillo's Second Baptist Church, is shown delivering tht innual sermon hMore the Ushers Association ctnvention. A Durham youth who was in the vanguard of recent anti-segre gation movements in the city has just returned from a special one month assignment for the NAACP in Florida, where, among othef things, he succeeded in getting his name added to a suit brought by Ft. Lauderdale against the NAACP. He is Callis N. Brown, rising junior law student at North Caro lina College. Brown was named as one of the defendants in a suit brought b) the city of Ft. Lauderdale as th« outgrowth of a series of wade-ins staged by Negroes at the city beach. The suit says the NAACP or ganized the wade-ins and asks the court to halt the organiiatioB from such activities. Brown, who was wnrking on the special NAA17 wMitaawat ia tto Ft Lauderdale area stece tiM wade-ina. waa oae. of aawatai NAACP officUs aaiaed ia lha suit. others m KUJak Jahaao^ ■ml* dent tlia FL I aadTiUln NAJkCP branch; Dr. Vaa D. IBaril. a minent Necra phyafctoa wha Iw been actiw ia UAACF week; m| Robert Saaadty Thava. « regiooal wpmiaHtfn at Ik* NAACP. Browa Mhwii ta Sunday month wwMat of Ftortd)i 4k « mpMM riim resentattvak He CFs delpU* N«
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