"TAN TROOPS NOT VITAL TO AIRLIFT"-RAY
» Sharply -YRing wjf) dan.is o \\ It* ■ YV -d -
*Hiat “vital o! Scr.'c soVliou to < !:o is dm . ih
is brill;: ifiioved, Li Col. Ai..u i. • ba\ up- tu : '
•Negr* of i'.vtM' in (he Kurope;:ii C" • >:;n• I. icm■: 1!>
* denied that the job lioiiut done In tlo. Nck n i-
!g | v|j| |
..v " •'• ’’ •cyfiji**.
The Rev, (' , 11. Bit (lie of f rink
linton. N. I . has teen rail s! to
the pastorate of the Spring! idil
Baptist Church of Auburn \ <
which 'he late Kcv. >l. \\ Wil
liams of Raleigh pastoreri for
more than 23 years.
The Rcy. Mr. Brodie >s a grad
uate of the Albion High School
of Tranklinlon and has attended
Shew University for the past
three year' in preparation for hi
V A. B, and B. I). Degrees
During his attendance at Shaw
thf Bee’. Mr. Brodie was a mem
ber of the University Choir. He
studied music under Miss Vi B
Patterson of Washington. !> C
t ami was a member os the Shiloh
J?aptfst Church choir of that cil'
lie was also an evangelist sing
er for the Men's Cayman Religi
ous Club for two years.
The Rev. Mr Brodie is a Chris
tian ’fadev. a c »npotent organiz
er and a great, asset to his people.
HOGS EXPENSIVE
Freed In Girl’s
Death, Jailed
ror Hog I heft
-Belleville, M - .ANT; A
||Ka! court lure
NIiRTO Who hrfd Jr-.-”...-
V•• ■i o ■ -f fm ' ■
of evidence.** but a Sow inn: - * •
later sent need the som- min
3-10 years («, . tr-uhnu ho'^s
Wyman Kill.-. >f N ': >r. ! (it
said he shot and killed OhvL
Bear Iscm after :die sh- cot nod t
slash him wife a r&!nit
State’s A tty- Richard T fa’-
dismissed a murdci indictment
egainh. Jam •. -.f Un-K "f
evidence.
A ft w iri--.it - it- Ci
Judge Kdvvai -i V Bar' i m
to need EHi . > l' -- ye ' in .i-'nl
fra - stealing hogs vaiurd
NAACP SUNDAY
* SET FOR FEB, 21
NEW YORK More than 1 ..-00
religious leu-ir; s 11" -ugi , the
country will ob-wryi NA V
day on February 27. w.»:n I’
Gffutt. Jr , church - ee; ( r - i ' ■
National As "tuition f ,■ ;■
vancement of Colored People. ;• •!-
nounced this week.
NAACP Sunday. ritiated in
1947. i:, jfiovsoi ed nmn-'ly to
bring al>-ut a chuei t • h> >n
between the rehgiou. forr?', of the
country and the Association in
their common light against, bigotry,
intolerance, social injustice, racial
and relgious discrim nat 1 n and
tsegregaton.” the Rev. Mr. Offuit
said.
USE BLOODHOUND
IN CAPTURE OF
PISTOL WELDER
Goldsboro A two-hi*ui eh:.sc
' with a bloodhound rt. ultcd 1 - vne
® capture. Monday, f Leslie Davis.
25. on charges of assault with
deadly weapon v.th intent to kill.
Davis, who is oeing held in
Goldsboro City Jail without bona,
is charged with the attempted ps
tol slaying i i Miss Dorothy Bry
ant. who is reported in serious con
dition at. Goldsboro Hospital.
According to oyewi Inert us Davi ;
accosted Mis- Bryant on Ashe St
and Gcort ia Avt . and began ar
guing with her about v. here she
had teen the night before.
During the course • i Utc argu
ment the man i- s id to have
pulled a .32 calibre pistol from his
pocket and shot the woman in
Ms the stomach. He then climbed on
a bicycle and rode a short distance
away. onlv to return and fire an
-1 other ;" t into the girl's body.
* Police who were called to the
scene obtained a bloodhound which
they used to trial the woman's as
sailant cross country and into the
Little River section where he took
to the water several times.
The blood hound picked up the
trail, each time, however, an Da
vis was finally found hiding in a
culvert on the State Hospital
pnntnds.
THE CAROLINIAN
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IN RIGHTS FIGHT
Program Doomed
In Proposed Move
WASHINGTON* • Tim delaying ‘
i Sen,-to floor action on piopoird
’idl.c changes to permit th? snu--
; -y., off et riot ate by a simple m
jo- ity vote in ’ead • f the i'-f.-e -
iy rt'TUiteri two-thirds major:'.
‘; v/as butt-: ’.' as. iui.tl this week a s
•a move to block emictme: f of she
iruijor sect.<>i. President Triimnv.
. ■ i.t rights program.
, i rs the Democratic it..i
-. - -,ln - - pc ><■ - -
. i with Immediate th'bati- - •• the is
sue of cloture was denounced by
the NAAfT-’ 0 ■ -irmistakable
nti'.inp' to snare civil i.kiit: m a
P'.fe-t fdibti.-.tm - ..m...! ‘he min
,-h-iiup.' and n:o d- Ai.ind so; < arlv
, _ j -i . r . . «„J.
lion
N A ACT --t ■,*'i ?h. t » in
putting i'ff ;•( iU
1 ary 28 .< few days before intro
;ductioii of tlie new labor b ‘\ a m
eo hi i epcai of the -IPn ’ e,
Act. "dttoi* es v.o one It r n- if
for- ? divide organized iaboi -o<d
n« t:« labor supporters of the Pier
only civil rights laws and to fcioek;
MAR VA GETS CUSTODY
i.
OF LOUIS CHILDREN
MEXICO CITY (A.NP) - The second marital venture of
Joe and Marva Louis was dissolved here last week, with Marva
getting the custody of the two children- Confirmation of the
divorce, sought by Marva on ‘'incompatibility’’ charges was her
alded by Mrvico's leading newspaper Li Universale.
Mrs Lot is was represented by A tty. Alexander Lechura,
while Jo© retained Alty Aaron Payne, C> icago. foe the trial
held in the state of Marcias Mrs. Louis came here for the di
vorce because Joe Jr wa j hornr. >n Mexico anjl is subject to
■ Ihe jurisdiction of Mexican courts.
She said the divorce was sought largely because Joe -is
always traveling around and 1 can't go with h’m because of
I the children. The champion, enreute to Kingston, Jamaica via
I Miami, for an exhibition bout had no comment to make other
lhan to say he would continue ti make exhibition appearances
"as long as they are profitable " Ha was giver the right to have
the children with him during vacation periods.
Meanwhile, in Chicago. Walter L Lowe .?n official of the
cosmetic firm bearing the name of "Jce and Marva’ . intimated
that the divorc would have no effect up:n the future of the
company He said both parties still maintain a friendly business
relationship. Two are stockholders in the corporation In addition.
Mrs Louis has a quarter interest in all of ice s fight contracts-
Bill Veeck Hits Bias
_
At Urban League Meet
BY UIX OVICRBKA
CHICAGO (ANPI - Mill Veech
boosted the cause- of democracy.
. Hast week, in a sc riot's but enier
, jlaining talk at the annua) mccl
i* j ing of (he Chicago Urban league
1 1 In the Grand ballroom of the Ho
i tel Sherman in downtown Chicago,
e The fiery h- ad of the Cleveland
- • Indians ba..c sail club, the ’■.. v
1 American league team to sign a
-: Negro player. told numerous en-
I itertairsing stories to illustrate now
- he thought every American clti
»lzen should be guaranteed his civil
c ; rights
Giving his talk without script
rot notes, Veech told how he first
-; thought of signing a Nigro t«. his
I I ball club. While in the marines
11 during the recent war, Veech was
jwounded in action end sent to a
! 1 C’O.’-nt't I Dll V- it it ' OpOl'hti'.Hl :-s <; i < M f a 11! i
iiiir itripon
Co!. Tl'iv, x'-ijn is < hiof a-lvis ij - 1.0 (I <•: \< -1 aI (
(•otomitiH'linjr ta'Jiy.-f '-{‘ 1 h. - .Americftn ton.i. in Kiirop'-,
yeiacd dlU'in>.f Worid War 1! y, ith {!•<• fi v
!.;,Im- ( Act
ITI Us ( HAM is VII \t,
R- c"-i;*• /. the futility of at
tempting to force the civ.l rtgots
nwasurcs :hr .uci lb Senate with
out ( rior remove ; of the neecs? ty :
for a tvro-thtrds vote to limit d -
byte-, supporters of the rights pro- :
;g: -aii ha\ •' bcr ii exerting c\ciy
; €?f fori tv secure the rules;
change.
S f ’ c*f yn w viver. b» the
I that delay on the rules measure :
; ciatie Floor Leader Scott ! uca:> of
' I litmus that fho rules change* plan
would no ;ei H'vidc ' ?it an *' tijru ilr«l
In the tace ■? the avowed m-
Plan Day of Prayer
.nova* hospital in C ’*f rma There,;
he suid. he nu t the first Negro :
he hod ever known Intimatclv For}
, eighi months his bed was next :
|to I hoi of a Negro ho identified
jos Grtic:
Toll with Greer, about minor-;
iity r ghts bi u.j.ht to him the l
thought .v, uus.-buli. just as nth- j
or sp" t.-. .-.bc-ul-! hire player., on
their anility, not their race. With
this Incentive he said scout Billj
KJllefer of the Indians was sen l
; cut to find a good colored player 1
j This- led to the signing of Larry ,
Deny.
Veech also praised Satchel Fudge j
; and his part in the Cleveland drive '
ito the jpennant and world champ
ionship,
I He praised the Urban league's'
(Continued on page fs. this section'' :
[TO
. v,
- - i' 4
AID JHSASTUR YICIIM
American Red C’ro - vr hi nicer
workers ar i- shnvn tiivinj' (jr.si
ti({ to * shocked dis*a(er \jctim*
During thr p;r f •ar mon* tl - '•■in
; Council of No, Women hau an
nounced bund; y. March 6th. ~
Nation:,: C .unci; Sunday. She tubs
; upon nil members of the- 1 ounci.l
jto go to their place- a v rsh p to,'
i the achievement ~of C'r ;1 and
Human Right; f»r Alt."
The National Council of Neg> '■
Wi mu, has j-uned who otkei Na
tional Orgjiiizatoins in •> .;lron;i e.f
: ft*r ‘ to pr-eurc M?" jv,- •a; f -t J
: rU'J’f : IstlO*i! t h j $ .'vii!
; and has adopted as it;, slogan o r
, its c-urren l merabei sh ;• enhotment. _
. ''Cr.-ii a:id Human Rigiu f-u AH."
The text of Mrs Rr thunrV prnda
; mation is us follows;
'The National Ct>u.u'': i >
\V men thm yen; deviting .
of d ,
"Civil and Human' RL-hts tor An
The entire course of human destiny
: now hangs in the balance Only u
strong and respected Amenta can
'Continued ■ n page 8. ini.; section)
whiti ho nor Mu in
Haitian nm bi ia;
’.VASHINGTON 14 alter
White, sccrftarr <>f (h< Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Color'd People. v >
one ol six prominent men dec
orate,) with the Haitian Na
tional Order of Honor and Merit
by Ymhas a dor ,1 -:eph It.
Charles of the Republic of Haiti
a tan embassy ceremony held
here this week.
Ambassador Charles imioune
eri to Mi While that his eov
ernment was bestowing ihis
he nor on the NAACP secretary
"in witness of its high appre
ciation of yoni persona! merits,
es the magnificent work which
eu have accomplished for the
riebt;, of man. and the eminent
.services which v«i« have been
rendering ever « long period o,
years to the Haitian Republic."
Other recipients of the
award were Guillermo Belt,
retiring Ctaban Ambassador to
tii, Initcd -States; Luis Quin
tanilla. Mexican Ambassador
to the Organization of Ameri
can States; anil William Manag
er. Assistant Secretary General
of the Organization of Amer
ican States.
a,;-: a .'red- >j Thup.-i' K Gil mod a, t\ ili-t: tj aid:: iy >
(hr d y(;i - o.r \\ r :t; a! 1 .!:.<• ■>’. ;.i r'a <•'•• •!.
t -i). ii;i . • a,ss<-rtion UviJ “T.iic \<■<:*’< p,oidi<’i 's
jj-t■ lic-ij'-ptiu ! i in lhi ait - > ,tl: < is iit no •• oitso of fbt
■-•••■ r i \itni . vavconf -ined tn ;< lelti-r \vi it tan (.n Jaroos
400 «: cr.*flcatcs M ere issue;l
ij-. ttie Red Urns - l o first ,vn)
f j-i luce- A'ihi nre i.sked P> help
tti- R-el f ro- in order tfi.it fh>
Stf a ( ross m;i> h« !p you v n
disaster -1 *«»-• >
“BIASED” OFFICIAL IS
KEPT OVER PROTEST
WASHINGTON (A..N >’ -- Ch>er protests of the National
Negro council. President Truman issued an executive order
here test week waiving -a requirement that members of the Inter
i ji • Cjmmrrrr <~r.nymi .;.--r> mir.i rePre after reaching tbr eg?
t } 70. The v/Aivr.r w-is mads r»i »!*.e rase of Col t Mono? Johitmtii
vtio will he 7t on May 5. i
The objection registered by the council, through Edgar C
Brown, director, was based on the contention that Johnson 'will
do nothing to put the President's civil rights program into epe
lai’cn ' Brown expressed this view both before the senate inter
stale foreign commerce committee and in a wire to the President
He pointed out that the commission has done nothing of
ficially Jo carry out the powers of the ICC in abolishing segre
gaticn and racial discrimination on the common carriers, rail
roads. buses, restaurants and public facilities for the Negro tra
veling public
He cited as an example the rase of Mrs. Marie Powell, who
was recently taken off •: bus a few miles from Atlanta because
she refused to occupy a long hard seat t. the back of the ve
hicle while traveling from Georgia to Washington.
Earlier Brown had urged ft at !hc President name Negro
1,0 the commission as "a step toward ending travel segregation '
Urban League In First
Southern Fund Drive
The Southern Field Division of i
i the Notional Urban Leapt to tinder
| the directorship of Mr. Nelson C :
■ Jackson launched ; is first south
: ern financial drive in Allan'.a on .
; Thursday at. the Butler Street V i
i Vs. C A ;;
Mos.'-rx. W. H. "Chief’ Aiken and '
E 'Grit" DeLo.-tne arc s-rving j
'as co-chu’rmen to spearhead die;
idi.vc to raise *15.«<30 tv perpeiuate ;
j and expand < iir Nalkoal Urban j'
League's, program in Atlanta and
throeghaut the southern region I
: which falls under the jurisdiction of i
the Southern Field Division.
.Both Aiken and ■ DeL-Oimc ex
pounded on the significance of Ihe 1
I Urban League Movement in cc- 1
! me;•ting' metal relations and Intel -j
racially planning and telescoping i
j the attention of all citizens on .the j
• problems that constantly bedevil the >
MYSTERY VEILS
DEATH OF YOONS
FORI BRAGG The FBI Army
. C nnvOciT ln\lhivision • isu
a Ft. Bra.ee; GI whose nude, rnu
-Iti -,jpj '., v i -- v *-■*i l j]i I- d,'f-.reno *'-fi
T*i » ' ■) od • ■' I f i.} 1- (i (• sH (, ;
i itieill-i.taoci »)’* * i< *. iu i viOafiav
throuc h j irige; pi ere -. as ta.e ■ t
fr:m \i\s ouiiht since Fehntavy 1
without leave si ore that date
The body, bad• y mutilated and
'with all of Hr clothing removed,
v. .. found Friday on a deserted
-risk range rm a part of the <m,-cr
\ntmn which wan used during the
Negro communities and thereby j
exert an unwholesome impact, upon
total communities.
The Southern Field Div. of
the National Urban League, ha
maintained headquarters in Allan- :
t:j for the work in the South tor ;
ovi • 1”. • nty-five r-ears. Up to flu:
point, the League has never cam- ,
p.iigned m tin: South for funds t ut
has sustained itself through monies ,
that wore largely raised from
northern sources
Yet. with still a heavy Negro
population in the South— an esti
mated 63 pci cant —c: upled with
the rapid industrialization < f Us«
region, it has become more appai - !
ent than ever that the South should
assume come responsibility for her j
nationally recognized social work
agencies. Therefore, this initial j
(Continued on page 8. this section)
l'!van.«, u<i\ i>:uj 1.0 ' i■ »»r 1 )i*r■•!!-■ FoiTestal,
iM fti• v. >.<» :• mu' ■ y I i s-! • fyl < Kviiiw ■ >!•> rrninj; the
SiifK us |;ui.)li‘-uy ;.t. - itl < t'f' tf.i i 1 N*-;.’TO .soldku-s
In Id Tin.
I Cf>i!tio»-H?di t i’A ( ;r P section)
•''!* •" 'Z• -] '\ ;',> ..v ;i ■ .- J
iffik *■'■
VISITS TISKK.n Tear!
I.! lie k rlr'lingiHrliftl author who
spent many vcjts in Fiona and
hrr; UTittcn -t number of booh ,
about ilff people there, icctutlv
WOULD DENY AID
; Ask j i mcrow Ban
in I lousing Bills
W A ' : V'. : ■ in?: :,i. ! C;i; /tno subc inrmtW'o
■•fr .ii-) m : f- ■ nwd (rum t'w h«-Idlin' heo rings on housing leg.s
--■-■ - .'■ i;e -.r-O'. ' - i:i - A'/ t‘■ a;- A’)..:;, to ,dopt .'ni amendment p:>-
1 oi's' ->nr p: ' -t ;oi ti v. that in tlie select CP. 01 y.!l-
Tu' ; b TniA' Pc' i. t publ.i housing "there
NA A(V ! i ; ■; i:-<■ r in; it .aiion or :i»: -
re ■ i i.- o account of race, color,
;; i;T, ; S. 178 irti S 712. bid- to creed nr rational origin..”
ENDORSE SI.I'M CLEAR AM t
..i. ;■. o' -iMW! clearance, public Endsc-rlng a slum clem nee pro
in . . A j.. ,■ ■ - • itv da- A. o. n": represent a
er-. for hop:«•••• for moderate income -live aimed a blow at reslrkT.ve
■ iamLLu s. ; covenants on thaw cleared. aroru.
These oi.nertdmerut: t.vcrc prop---' He proposed that the Congress re*
, bv ; i ‘ y. N v-V. "■ i- , ■Mtrut cs and privat. de
;ington Btit : eau, to the Senate Bahk 'Condruod m page eight)
Memorial Rites
To Honor Bishop
Ti; ir- rr;Orv A 11-. - Rt Rev
Hi ■ Bfr-U .Deiany will by hon
ec: in a -pec Ist service at Saint
Augustine':: Cohere Soioio-.-. Feb
ru.i; > 21 At the ■ vvu-e, which
'aii! i-• geid in ti;-.- i dlegr chape!
■at the • i-puia- chape! he w. J 1:30
,A. M.. Dr. John O Plummer. Ra
leigh physician, w.ll be the pnn
cij:•! pc a her.
Bis.-op Delanv war- corn in Fior
;ida in February 1869. F r many
i year: hi- vv,as a member of the
faculty of St. Augustine’s and be
fore he was appointed archdeacon
!cf the Diocese of No-tli Carolina
Woman Named
To UNCF Board
; Mo, Cbitimeey L Waddell, of:
New York City, r.u:. been appoint- •
ltd Aui:io : e Chan-man of the Na
j ttonal C' unc:l o.i the tln Red Ncg o
| College Fund, to serve witli John
: D. R-ockcfcllcr. J: . Chau man of the'
NEGRO JUROR RAN
IS MAIN ISSUE IN
TRIAL OF NY REDS
j
\’FVV YORK. <ANP) -T.hr main
i i;rup in the conspu acy trial of the
i'll Communist leaders, which drag-j
i gees ti rough its fifth week in Fed
: era) Judge Harold ft. :Vledin.
!court here last week, seem- not to,
Ibe wbetht the defendants are gtrl
|ty of the charges brought again.'!, j
! them, bill rather Ike existence of |
I discrimination w the jury system 1
througn exclusion of Negroes, wom
en. Jews, manual workers, pour i
'g J and memb' ’; of the \inei
! can Labor and Communist parties, i
i The Ci inniuuihierarchy faces,
jcharges of organizing the present!
I Communist party m 1945 to sd- o-:
icato the forcible overthrow and de- j
! struct ion of she government,,
i The actual trial has yet to get j
underwm The delay is being or,
-uncoreo by the defense, which is;
i seeking to void the ind'etment and |
!quash the trial jurv pane’ on the;
I ground that the jury system makes j
! impossible a fair trial fcy an im» j
'partial jury.
In support of it:-: contention that ' t
! (Continued on page H, this section) '
\ sited Ttrkfgee Institute as a
curst ->f Or i It. Patterson, pre
i‘l'-»»t, she is shown above with
Alts Patterson at the Patterson
u-iitenee. discussing some of her
novr 1-. (AND
hud :-ved as • ice president, of.
■ i j-.e inr-ii’.ution, of which he was
i or.'.? of the early graduates. He
married Mirs Nai : • Logan, also
a yn.ouate of Si. AuTusliiicb and
:ived .a :ne varr.pu.- ttie renr.krdsT
i. of pis life All their ten children
• r brin Ft Augustin A
?,--d bishop f N.
C . he v a. eonri-crateci k, ih> chapel
■. \\ hich the c mmemoration ser
vicc- will be held, and in -he cor
‘ra.-’Lr: v i.irb hr- had a part,
• f d St. Augustine’:'
'as o yorrr i - n he was already a
skilled ,: :. o.s and stone n:a
Council. it was announced yester
: cia.-: by F D PatteiKon, President
of Ihe Fund.*
Mrs. Waddell, who is the daugb
: ier es the late Chief Justice Charles
: Evans Hughes, has been chairman
of ilie Fund’s Greater New York
. Woman's Division for the past, 'wo
i eonipaiens and w.ll serve in that.
: c.'i'u.: ity again live year. She is
alrr- : trustee of Sped man College,
Atlanta. Georgia, one of the 31 Ne
mo colleges aided by tlu; Fund
ti-, accepting her new post. Mrs.
( Waddell Hated. "As associate chair
yin. :, of the National Council I hope
I to help in creating nr-re interest in
~-id knowledge of the colleges
which bus Fund each year helps to
Support. ,Mcn and women through
put the country T we been eener
-1 oiis in their contributions to the
Fund but 1 feci that if more people
; really understood the specific
needs of the Negro colleges they
will wish to share more actively in
'their program
Wc must give these colleges and
!lh«ir teaching staff the financial
■suppoM they require to do their
! importer t tasks adequately. Right
mow they are performring miracle.:
| oil . shoe string.”
iN'DIA.VAI’OLIS “Y" ELECTS
| N FGRO VICE-PRESIDENT
INDIANAPOLIS f ANF- -Dr. Jo
sqrh H. Ward, former commandant.
;of the Veterans hospital a! Tus
;l;egcc: was elected recently to the
1 vice-presidency of the board of di
j rectors of the Indianapolis Metro
j politan YMCA.
This is the first, time a Negro has
'served in this position.