TOP NEWS EVENTS OF 193 SF As the curtain roils down on , 959, the public wants to recall j lie most significant happenings i naking top news. In North Carolina, the foremost «ews story gives an account of Governor Luther Hodges laying •lit the red carpet for President ■tekou Toure of the New Republic *f Guinea. Among the highlights in the Guinea President's visit was a bi •acial dinner in his honor in Ral eigh by the governor and state dignitaries. Perhaps the most interesting part of the Toure itincry was the press conference In Chape! Hi!!. Questions ranging from whether he easae to America MAKES HISTORIC N. C. VISIT President Sekou Toure , right of the Republic of Gui nea, mode a visit to North Carolina late in 1959 and was hosted by Governor Luther H. Ilodgo. It marked the first time that a North Carolina governor had ever played host to a Negro presi f dent of any country. President Toure is shown here arriving at the Raleigh-Durham Airport and j is accompanied by an unidentified government official on the left. 'new h'Si»i USE OCR Easy Credit Plan Credit if you need it ( ash if you have it! QUALITY RECAPPING UP TO TO 6 MOS. Kip PAY L&WTIRE CO. V A 8-4102 120! S. Saunders St. —-- . . , , ----- Happy New Year To Ail Watch the Progress of the Construction 01 AN Apartment Building l or . . , Mrs. Minnie freeman 623 West Lenoir Street JOHN W. WINTERS ASSISTANCE IN FINANCING “For Homes That Art Different L<-t Mr Build For You.” Complete Drafting of Flans—Supervisor ui Construct inn DIAL TF 3-525! » 507 1 MARTIN' ST Other Home s Under Construction MTs- Blanche Jenkins tlo6 S. Haywood St. Mr. and Mrs Samuel Brower 604 Quarry St. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin BirdsaU 110-112 N. Swain St. Other Completed Hornet * Mr. and Mrs. Norma Dolby 91! Manly St, Mr. and Mrs. Rivers Crudup HI North State St. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Johnson Battery Drive Mr. and Mrs. Nutna Brooks Pettigrew & Lane Sts. Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen White ... Smithfield & Mark Sts. Mr. and Mrs. William K. Hunt 115 North State St. Mr. and Mrs. B L. Kearney 14.14 East Edeoton St. Winters Office Bldg. 507 E. Martin St. Mr. and Mrs. Aulice Evans 1109 E. Martin St. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Uppennan 1305 S. East St. Mr. and Mrs. Powell Peebles 606 Latta St Mr. and Mrs. Willie Graves Gamer. N. C. Mr, and Mrs. Perry Crutchfield , . . . 623 Quarry St. Mr and M'-s sh-rman Williams 1292 S. Blood worth St. Mr. and Mrs. John Earnest Jones ..... 903 Bragg St Mrs. Maw-alma Williams 205 Star St. Mrs. Mary Jones 2212 Bedford Ave. Mr. and Mrs. John B Blount 706 Tower St. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Jones 30! StKUbfield St Mr. end Mrs. James Green, Jr. 2® HiSl St, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Montague ...... 1300 E. Edcnion St. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Jones 917 S. State St, Mr. and Mr-:. Lefm Herndon .. ..• 1316 S. Blocdworth St. Mrs. Lara Thomas 1320 S. Blood worth St. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Minti . . . 315 E. Hoke St, .. Mr. and Mfrs. Paul Vandergriff 1106 S. Coleman St. r Mr. anti Mrs. If E Brown 833 S. State St. Mr and Mrs. John C. Washington 105 E. Edenton St. Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence demons HU E. Lane St,- Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaSister 1620 Battery Dr. for financial aid or whether he came to see the relationship that exists between the races were shot at him. The next news story that shock ed the public was the account o* the murdeh of Mrs. Helen Hair ston, instructor at the Carver Con solidated School of Winston-Salem. It is believed that she fell mor taly woulnded before she had time to lay down her books in her home. The killer blasted away, without warning, in gangland fas hion. Suspicions were pointed to her estranged husband, Ralph Hairston, who was later himself found dead in a wooded area. Probably it will never be known ! who the real murderer was. RISE IN MURDERS The third and also a shocking j narrative tells the story of an in- j creased number of murders among i the Negro population of Wake Co j in 1959 as compared with those in j 1958. According to the Records Di- j vision of the Raleigh Police De- j partment, 3 Negro males and 3 ! females were slain in 1958. The : number jumped to eight in t 959 j when seven colored men and one | Negro woman were murderead. j Ranking fourth was the story j that carried an account of the fun- ! j eral rites of one of Cumberland j ! County’s oldest and most beloved j ! citizens, Mrs. Martha Watson Gra- j ! ham, a 118-year-old mother. Mrs. Graham, who Jived to jggppsjr mm .von a partial vie lory when an indeterminate sen tence which would have kept h>n In prison for life was reduced ti 1 one year. The success of a grow in; movement for clemency, supporter editorially by the New Yorl Times, the Washington Post-Time • Herald, the St. Post Dis I patch, the New York Post and ot | her leading newspapers would s'lsc i he a viciory for integration forces The other First Amendment de 1 fondant airfcady jailed is L1 oy c Barenblatt now held in Federa Prison, Danbury, Conn., for his re fusal in 1954 to testify or inforn j before the House Committee or j Un-American Activities. None o | the 34 defendants invoked tin Fifth Amendment protections a I gainst self-incrimination but stoot j instead on the basic First. Amend' ! merit rights thereby legally chal lenging the inquisitorial practices of the various committees. In all cases the professed aim of the committees was to hunt dowr “Communists” and “subversives,’ ■ but the real purpose which hs< j emerged is to destroy persons and tticnt grounds, on his c.onsci i organizations. wi t h dissenting | views. j Greensboro College Authorizes Nearly $1 Million In Buildings GREENSBORO Pians to con- , struct buildings and other improve ments at A&T College, to cost nearly one million dollars, were authorized last week. The trustee board, meeting at the college last Wednesday, December 16, told architects to begin plans at once on projects for which $976,000 has already been authorized and allocated. The new projects include: chem istry building. $450,000; classroom building. $218,000; agricultural en gineering building, $88,000; renova tions to Dudley Hid! $100,000; field house and athletic field improve ments, $150,000 Dr. Warmoth T. Gibbs, president cf the college, told board members that the college will ask other tr.a jor permanent improvements dur | * Palsy March ” \ Os 53 Minutes j Planned Soon A new appeal for volunteer:- U take part in the ‘‘s3 Minute March on Cerebral Palsy” war- issued by Coach Frank ,! McGuire. Head Basketball Coach. University of North Carolina and State Chair man of the 1960 campaign. The campaign which will be conducted in January is in need of volunteers to take part in canvassing local communities i in operation “door-hell" as well as to assist with other necessary tasks in the U( I" of fires during the campaign. Mr- Gnire said. In issuing the call for volunteer--. ! McGuire said, “1 am mindful thru • his is the Holiday season, and ' 1 ihnt we are ail busy making prepa d '■ rations for the holidays, but in-ihe 1 i spirity of holiday giving 1 app-’-ai j, : to as many of you as can, to give part of your time - just a few .lours - to the 53 Minute March or Cerebral Palsy this coming month “When the mystery of cere lira! patsy is finally unraveled it will be accomplished through the teamwork of the men of medicine and science and the men and women volunteers of this and other communities throughout, the nation. Mc- Guire said. Final plans for a house-to-house canvass arc now being completed, according to McGuire Those wi-h --j ing to volunteer their services i should contact their local UCP chairman or call North Carolina State UCP headquarter? In Chapel j Hill direct. | ' iIsS«JMMB-iit“lk 11 ill lie Till KMIAY lor liivnilon ■\ i i j ■> FBI 111 A1 For Xnv 1 rars Slav Sliop Our Afk‘r-1 iivcn(on ; ILEAKANCG.KALE to ! i Ileginning Saturday f> AM =*S • t\ to I l !S ’ i 11 e n o I a j ; the cmovmm &ALEIGF, N. ©.. SATURRAT, JANE ART 2. DtSO ing the 1961-63 biennium These included; new building and equipment for mathematics and business, a student union building, a biology building, major additions to the physical education and gymnasium building, renovations for sev eral structures and additional equipment for ait. Board chairman Robert H. Fraz 4 * ■ calling another state ? . ' 4 , ; ' , . ' ..... &£■* TyjjP* You may not make many calls to the 19th state. Still, there's nothing like long Distance for keeping in touch with folks in oihei cities and other states. When you want u> pass on news, ask im portant questions, or just hear a voice you miss. l/>ng Distance gets you there fast —and rates ore low. (Even lower when you nil! Ya tion-to-station.) Somewhere there's someone waiting to say, "Tl's so good to hear your voice! Coll that someone today! _ s j 0 Southern Ootl py 3 1 WM— wHmmrnmmmmmtmmmmmmm mmmmmm i ■ mmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmmm ier opened the meeting with spec ial words of praise for Dr. Gibbs. He congratulated /the president for his work in securing for the col lege full membership in the South ern Association of Colleges anrj Secondary Schools, a goal which the college had worked towards for the past four years. tzp OUB ADVERTISERS 5