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R. J. REYNOLDS STRIKERS REFUSED JOBS HUNDREDS OF WORKERS STILL IDLE FROM JOB WASHINGTON ' NNPA) Al - though the strike i>t the H. J Rey nolds Tobacco Contptmy in Win ston-Salem, North Carolina, has bon, settled, the company is refus ing to return several hundred col ored workers to their jobs, Robert Latham, of Winston-Salem, an em ploye!- of the compare- and inter national vice president of the Food. Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union of America (CIO), stated here last Thursday. Testifying before the Senate La bor and Public Welfare Commit lit on tf.fi Ive.s-Chavc-z r ' - pro hibit race or religious di’scririno.i 4-',-.. ... -L-,-- ■- T --t- • - t.Gij til t. IIIV. iil. Ull , Jjft -'Aid/I ». «■ young colored worker, cited the strike at the Reynold plant t•> show that colored and white work ers can work together and that the outlawing of discriinin.it.ion in em ployment is practical. He said; “The recently settled strike of 10.000 white and Negro .corker:- at (Continued on back page’ f ' 1 MT" S|h| -HMT #* v $ N ~ yffSllgJfo tfeTV f ■:■ , Piirt J9ns|i^ Larkins Lets Chi eago Seh<» l a rsh i p Raleigh John R. Larkins, consultant on Negro work for the State Board of Public Wolfs' has boon awarded a fellowship at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Admit: iteration for the 1947-48 school turn, it. has been announced. The award came from the Gen oral Education Board and too giant is to permit work on a pi o jeet concerning institutional fa cilities for Negroes in the South. Larkins will fro given a leave of absence from his official duties to begin study in September. Railroad Blamed In Southern Suit Washington, D. C. I NNPA) An examiner for the Inter-State f ommerce Commission last Mon - day in a backhanded decision, recommended that the Commis sion find that it is discriminatory for the Southern Railway Com pany to set apart separate ac commodations for the exclusive occupancy of colored and white passengers unless it publishes its rules regarding race segregation. The recommendation was made by Charles W. Berry in the case.; of Mrs. Vashti Brown, Mrs, Lil lian Falls and Mrs. Muriel Hoi Race Equality Congress Would Act Against Bias Chicago ‘NNPA) Delegates from the Ik affiliated groups -,o the fifth national convention d the Congress of Racial Equality held on the campus of the Uni varsity of Chicago June 13 15 unanimously recommended that direct action of an interracial, non -violent nature bo applied against Jin Crow restrictive covenants and other discrimina lory devices in interstate trails porta lion, housing and employ ment. Four other resolutions w t ; «» passed One congratulated Ford Flick, president of the National Baseball League, ‘on his courage o resistance 'hot Jackie Robin son be given lull cooperation by all members of the National League-. A second resolution condemned universal military training in principle *pkl as an attempt io ______ • - • ;■■■■: -A',;:-’: AAr<- rI"1 _ ki-~Ow-, i T-, ,0. -_- -f- -r -ir A \T The Carolinian ~ V01..1 'MK XXVi, NO. 51 Rape Case Trial Opens * # * ★ ★★★★♦ 'fr'A'A' tfc- *★★★★★ * # ★ ★ Convention Ends At Wilmington Last rites of Samuel Harris Raleigh's retied barber, l> seen leaving the First Baptist Church on Sunday, June 32nd. Mr Harris n ay the owner of the Barber ( < !- Final Rites Held For Noted Raleigh Barber RALEIGH - Final rites for Sam ue, Harris, prominent local barbe and owner of the Harris .Barbe College and Harris Barber Sho; who died here Wednesday, wer conducted from the Firs' Baptis combe, who were compelled to move from a "white coach" to t i o.’orcd coach" on the all conch streamlined '‘Southerner" aft* i tin.' train had crossed the P< Lima River, going South. His recommendation is contrary to the decision in the case of Ralph Matthews, William Sec 4 and the Rev. William H. Jerna fun against the Southern Rail way, in which the United State Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that the prin tuple laid down in Morgan Commonwealth of Virginia was continue the Jim Crow policies practiced by the United Slates armed forces. A third recommended ttuh members and friends oi COLL flood the offices of the National Ti nil ways and the Greyhound bus lines and affiliates with or quests to acquaint their drivers with the Irene Morgan occisi of the United States Suprem Court holding that race segrega Lon in interstate travel i. an un due burden on interstate com merce and therefore unconstitu ricnai, A fourth puts the group on record as approving special ef forts to gain the cooperation of trade unions of the industry in question in drives to utilize the kb capabilities of colored work I or? for the purpose of educating Inc- workers and applying num ?rt •. * Tte n<! is RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JI : NE 28, 1917 :<-Ri in Ralcirh and also two bar ber - !mi>- iit. was, *> leading mem ber of the Fayetteville Street Baptist < hurch. -'Church here Sunday afternoon with the Rev. Alexander Terrell, acting pastor of the Fayetteville > St red Baptist Church officiating. i.-c sermon was delivered by the * <Continued on page B> 1/ r.tcvMa’c travel in in tin Morgan case the United Supreme Gcurt ruled that '.'tie statutes' ron airing race sog gation of passengers traveling do estate in -uses were illegal The three complainants were uvolinj* fruni New York to Al ois on Jauna-'v 7-8, 1945, ac mpa.xy ing the body of their ■ ether u> .Atlanta for burial. Thcv tried unsuccessfully to urchast: a drawing room or berths in a Pullman car from (Continued or: back page) Queen Os Air Show Gloria Jones, young singing student who war. named Queen of sh» first all Negro Air Show sld in Charlotte recently. CHERRY AND BOONE 00 ON TRIAL MONDAY JACKSON - Willie Cherry, 24- y ~-r-oid Rich Square youth. Mon fay. heard the Norte art puy/.' Cour,- ty Superior Court indict kin. . a two charges of fi-rt-degr--' e trur g’ary. convict ion cn either of whi-cb could mean death in Ih. Gas Chamber at Cup irb Prism.-. in indictments which resulted ft >,m an alleged criminal attack on Mrs G. Tarrant. Rich Square wh "• woman, on the night of April T- In one of the bills Chur?- .• charged with entering the Tar. an la.ine in the night and perpetrating a rubbery and in the other ho r charged with entering the Tarrant horn-': m night and criminal Iv as • t.lting Mr:- Tarrant. On trial with Cherry is James “Dick" Boone, 21. also of Rich Square who > charged with being the alleged accomplice of Cherry The grand jury was excused Mon day until Thursday morning when Solicitor E. R. Tyler planned h request an indictment aaair.s- Boone whom he also intends charge with first dear--: burglary, but Boom, and Cherry are being - 1 ■:-rf spparatclv :- - that the crate iContinueci on oiick page! Domestic Bill Would Aid Negro Labor Washington, D. C. (NNPA) - Representative Helen Gahagan Dr.-uglas, Democrat, of California, last MuntJay offered a bill i- dt jce’ the Secretary us La bo: to initiate a program January 1, next, that will give the same ser k-efc and facilities to domestic: irrm labor as are provided for farm laborers imported from the British Wes 4 ..riche- and Mexico under the emergency farm labor i. pp’iy program. The chief beneficiaries of the legislation would be migrant work". '. -. tero- p c cent of whom are colored. Mrs. Douglas’ hill would author the Sc-weAry of Labor 1-■ on tc: into cooperative agreements with employers of farm labor, i.i it.-.- which puii dc i. entporta : M.«n would be Juvnish* ;1 to as sure a flow of labor to places where it is m-ecfed. Tax-support ,‘d medical services also would be furnished migrant workers. In return, the employer would be required to pay ’he prevailing vj.ge for the crop, area or region, provide decent housing. t.<r : guarantee employment for 75- per cent of the work days of the period of cmplpySH-nt covered bv the agreement. Mis. Douglas’ bill has the sup port of the National Association shown as she sload in front of ; cne of ih e pratiy planes in | 1 which she rode white she ' . • .v.;:-;;. '-«ap '<#f . NX l’ : \ riiKXV Thomas XV. toui'n, '!*'(• president ami trvus nrer n< iht Jourai and Guide, above, was elected president o! the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association at the Association’s eighth annual convention in De troit Friday. Sir. Toting' is a journalist and lan graduate of Ohio State ini vyr.dty and has served as assis >MU business manage: , manager. nri treasurer of to r Guide Pub lishing Compam and as war eonespondent with the Army Air : orees and the Naval forces in World War 11. for the Advancement of Colored Pen ole. the National Farm Labor lotion ' AFD and other nrganiza- arneci Physician doves in Home KNOXVILLE. Ten®. iANP) - Lut-y c’.o.-ses and mimeographed n 'k-r- sigiii-d KKK" «ere report ’ st en throughout the city when Dr E. F Leinmn end his family a (wed into ::. cr new borne on Dandridge Pike in a predominant ly white neighborhood here lasi V : f'k. ..'■■ few weeks ago. while the Len -11 ns were making some repairs to t’ new horn.-, they received notes warning !h> m not to attempt to t mipy 'ln- .house. A burning cross ‘.-'.i* planted on the lawn of the bouse, and eharye of dynamite . -.'plotted nearby Last v/ect.. burruiig crosses wen reported in four scattered points, one of which was new. a while Bi.-ptist Chinch where a few Ne ar us live. Mimeographed loiters wood "KKK’ and left at 18th St. and West Cumberland Avenue, stat ed certain view:-: of Kkinsmen and a iso .-ought now members for the ! oo'ietl order. reigned as Queen. Miss Jones’ ! attendants were Thelma Green fine! Je: ...:? . . ~s, i PRICE li THOMPSON HEADS LEOIONNAfRES Wilmington .Division “B” of the American Legion ended its 'OiT-doj convention here Taes day, with Attorney Hugh Thomp son Durham, being elected vi.:e commander. At the same time, -.rite legionnaires, meeting at Carolina Beach, elected Hay Gal lo, 1 , ay, Wilmington, as state com ! rounder. No site for the 1948 meet has ; hem chosen. Registration took the better p. !t of Saturday, while Saturday rivbt an address to persons at ti.n.iinr: the Go Getters Banquet, lh Id at the Elks Temple, was de livered by Dr. Harold Trigg, president -t-leet of Si. Augustine's CVjlefe., Raleigh. J. E Evans. <d ■ ;i<tant, T J Bullock Post, host i post, war in charge. Legionnaires and members of h e auxiliary spent Sunday at Si.;:breeze Beach, where most es ‘Continued on back page) CHARLOTTEANS LEAD IN STATE NAAOPPOSTS CHARLOTTE Jesse S. Bowser i'* "«s renamed Legal Advisor of the | Slate Chapter NAACP. Kelly M. Alexander, was named vice presi 'fiu of the .‘sate NAACP. and C. T. i Perkins Editor of the Charlotte Cagle was named. Director of Pub ' li. 1 Relations of the State Chapter, "hey were named at the meeting id in Greensboro last week. Mr. Bowser, who is one of iht j .I. ,'ding, civil rights lawyers in the S mil will be assisted in his work ‘Continued on page 8) a S. Probes 5. C. Lynch Case For Civil Rights Act SWEEOS TELL U, S. 18 KEEP RACE PERSECUTION AT ROME Washington (ANP> ace re " iations American style got some *,i,o publicity ir: the Swedish : pres:-, last week after a repott ' n L light between U. S. white and Negro .sailors at a dance halt during a visit to the Swedish nnst ”o r Mateo. The Swedish newspaper sa i d Americans ‘'should confine then persecution u: Negroes to American soil.” The incident caused so much : publicity that U. S. Minister 1 ' i liis G. Dreyfus said he would report the matter to officials ' here, in an effort to save Uncle Sam's face. Dreyfus issued a statement to the Swedish press •a winch he said he “deplored manifestations of racial discrim nation” which the incident re vealed anti added: *1 am reporting the entire mat 1 tei to Washington for such action us may be possible following the j return of the individuals involved to American jurisdiction." The Swedish press said blunt.- h that "Americans most ket-p the persecution of Negroes with j in their own borders,” adding: ‘•'American crews should bt ; told that the Swedish people do i-.-.i dDw '■■'mate a-v-omst human l (W- ... aw i ■ j * ! RUES HELD FOR IRS, HOOVER KA LEIGH Final ritse for Mrs. Loui-e M. Hunvf r of 101 East South Sure l who died at her home early Wednesday afternoon were can ducted from the St. Ambrose Epis copal Church Friday afternoon and .VI lowed by interment in Mount Hope Cemetery She was 82. VVue of the lfste Charles Wesley Hoover, former Wilmington Street merchant, and member of the old Raleigh Board of Aldermen who nerved two terms as a member of tne North Caruima Spite Legisla ture. Mrs. Hoot er was born in Alamance County, but had been living in Raleigh since she was 12 years old. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs Louise H. McClennan of Raleigh, me taster, Mrs Frank Beard. Nor ioik, Va : one grandson Ridley V. CJcnnan; and one great grand daughter. Mrs. Hoover had been confined to her home for several years be cause of illness, but in her earlier years had beer one of the most ac tive members of Si. Ambrose Epis copal Church where she eras one of the oldest members. WASHINGTON <ANP> A thorough investigation into the pos siblities of civil rights violations ri the recent acquittal ol 26 self confessed Smith Car -Hna lynchers is beina conducted by the depart ment of justice. Officials of the department of justice hinted last, week that mem bers of the mob that lynched 22- year-old Willie Earle last February, ‘ 2n d who were exonerated by a Greenvill..* S- C! jury, face feder al prosecutor.. Earle was removed from the Greenville jail by the 26 white men and lynched on the be lief that he stabbed T. W. Rr >wi . Citizens Sue For Equality In War Memorial Newport News. Va. ! ANP) - Incensed at the temerity of the | council authorizing the con strueWon of a World War II Mem or.a! Recreation building tor use | for whites only. Negro citizens • t trough the local branch oi the NAACP have entered a suit m the U. S. District court at Nor fotk requesting an injunction re■ emu mg equal facilities tor Ne groes. The suit names this city coup oil me; libers and City Manager j C. Riggins as defendants and • Bernard T Watkins and James 1 Hill as plaintiff;;. Colored .citizens first sought an , opportunity to have use of i.tv ! mvealional building construct ..l ’“TJ . v ... - «i <• j - - v*- - <j DEFENDANTS LEAVE TRIAL— -Iwo Northampton County dr - fondants. James Boone, left, and Willie Cherry above, right, are shown as they were taken from ( rntral Prison here Monday to be carried to Jackson to go on trial. Cherry is charged with bur glary and rape and Boone is charged with being an accessory to burglary and rape in indict ments growing out of an alleged criminal attack on Mrs !. G. Tar rant Rich Square white woman, on the night of April 25. Defend ants were brought back to Cen tral Prison at Raleigh each nlgbt during the trial. The escorting Patrol men are. O. W. Dean and W. V. O’Daniel. NATIONAL MISSION'S S.S.CLOSES CHARLOTTE With seventy tvi'ci persons from the thirteen southern stars in attendance the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church USA. held its National Missions Summer School ai Johnson C- Smith University. The conference concluded Friday 7,-ilh !■ 'triers expressing jubilation Continued on page eight i vvhitc lav: driver to death on February IS. 14th amendment of the eon stitution as well as sections 51 and -p; n f tin- United Stales code are the basis tor studying the lynch cake f., r j-ivil rights violations, officials ( ,f the departitent said. The 14th .m. ndment slates that no state shall make or enforce any law V hid: shrill abridge the privileges oi immunities of citizens oi the Unite-? States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty property without due process of 1.-rw. mov deny to any person with ;t;. jurisdiction the equal pro tec non of laws. ~.ltK-ial of the NAACP branch. Afterwards legal action a r; tanned and the court suit was decided on as a means of forcing equal recognition for sacrifices and services made in the war by Neg o civilians and military units during the war. s Thi’ injunction plea states that the city council of Newport News amended in February. 1915. the .•refinance providing for construc tion of the War Memorial Stipu lating that its equipment and the building “shall -be for the use nf white citizens residing within •he City of Newport News.” Representing the plaintiffs at? counsel are W. Hale Thompson. Hampton, Va.. R. Wendell Walk ; er, Newport News .arid Lena A. 1 F.anpbTh, WtjshJpaion..
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