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LAST FEW STEPS Pictured is a portion of the academic precession which pre
tended commencement exercises at Saint Augustine’s College Monday morning,
liu: procession is shown entering Faylor Hall where 58 degrees were awarded
graduates in impressive rites.
School Discrimination Seen Costly
SEEK BIAS SUIT DAM AGES
KNOW YOUR
CANDIDATES
FEATURE
As a RriiUc vicvn t
la the voters ui the State,
the ( AHOI IMAY is this j
we. k eiT'riii, a fit!! . jjai'i- |
**t thumbnail biographical
»ke!. tie*. .iSill i.i ■ enietils i«f
principle. ,1 ttw candidates
tiii iai toil-- Unai and State
utliirs ui the Democratic
f’rililtn t Saturday, t| a y
2 1st.
It is not to he construed
Uoit Ui. ( 1 lull IN tA\ ( '.I
beta'. tin- e.tlidiciaeies ».! i
ttif pel Mm , liiltl'd in this j
feature, w liieli IS published :
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issue.
She t UlOt IVt\ stl.i- j
ply Hi;. •••- each . iigiljj,. ' .it i
«■• tu Vote tjiSt o, her jis i; |
eoO Vi,. I ious e*i Sit. at:?,.
SHAW j), AWARD
HONOR DECREES
DURIN9 FINALS
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■ t !.<• • U>: »! Dtvn'.v were cuts
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C rnjpr\vo<xi‘s cit.i^ioii
It , irtrti hi Hi AS ;t S l i». • *-t’sslul
in Uitsltr, church
M/iidtr ;»fui oj‘K':'ifiizer, inspir*
ixift' i t SiHi-'is tc;id» i , i rSJiiM'tt d
cducaU>f\ JattUi.il «>l
t misstoas ind t hris
lent education, ami dynamic
evvic Ifcadt-r.
in Strassner v\ ;»s ivfcrrcil
i«a UH an exporicitt ed ininis'it'p
oV the h oMpel |>t i rsistt‘fjt and
c >/nmiitiit v Iradrr.
(\ pr i itm fit t» «t< Itri and (lirt'l •
Un ot the roll # iniis life oi < ol
let.t youth ami an Hlioit'Ml
< tiHt i; v ;ulnsinistr*utor.
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i ONVIItITS TO CAW .UNTAN
PFC’. James L. Jones (right)
of -Salem, N. C„ receiv
es forigraJulaiiom from Coi, Wil
liam T Moore 1 ,'th Inl'a«t|-v
Keglment commander, after be
ing ar.ardtd the Bronze Star
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Y‘. >l.l M A XI KALI 1* HI, N'OKTH CAKOUNA WEEK ENDING SATERDA YAIA YM. 1952 NIAiBEK '
Legion Not Split”— Thornton
Carolinian
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141 I M
By Shirley
QI LSTION: Tlscrt have s>Pt n
numerous Negrors outstanding
n many fields. W hat name
ttjnu.s to mind uhrit s|MPakti».p
ot •‘Liral” Ncpi'ocs?
MU JOHN W KAV, Ha
• 11 1? r. *
to save iwniati .. . s "*
Ui DiViv i» a s
!•'.••. been it:v<./utl credit in the
\L hit W' i l.j iur 11s yrerit ',eui*k
He v. ;e: recognized interriationtitly
the foiv.i; ...\ aii'hocity on pce
■i vntion of blood flasma for
eiiiei-;;t-ncy nvn.ylor. H:s wo: k on
1*; 1 il l Blood bank projecl<• - vv
ect .:±> tile- :.a::e tor th* Unjo-ri
■State, and A the? duriiiu W<;rld
War 11. Hi- vv:- dire! tor Os the
.vb'diea! Oiv iyion of the Briii.di
Blood Playiiia i'run rl
*i enoJient Mirgeon he .lev.-ted
to- fjnil'i r loiial kill .nut ability
: . the t i r o| V■. !, Oi.- •.;
i'i surgeiy. lie \va> head i.: th
stifrieal .s„.ft .it Howard lliiivii'-
m ? y.
<‘ontimii d ou page ki
NHBHEftw -' ; .
i .netml tor heroism in action in
Korea. The South Carolinian
soldier, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Uljah W. Jones of 107 Brio St..
)'■ serving as a light weapons
man ill f'lnttjuny A of the I Wy,
Keginienl, :>rii infantry Divis
ion, (US AEMP PHOTO;
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ONI Y TWO IN STATE .l.
V V.ntbain. top, of Winston-
Salem. and .1. S l.atham, bot
tom. oi i harlotte. are the cole
Negro Veterans’ EiTiptoyment
Representatives in North Caro
lina. Both attended a fact-find
ing conference at Raleigh this
week. Working in cooperation
V ith the lb S. Employment Srr
vice and the State Employment
Service, they deal in placement,
referral, cowy-iling-, rehabilita
tion and other veterans’ prob
lems This week’s state confer
ence was called to bring repre
sentatives up to date on plans
tor veterans of the Korean war.
--Staffotos l!y Shirley,
600 Gs Damages Asked As
Martin Parents File Suit
WUXIAMSTON A school
discrimination suit filed In (he
United Stairs District Court
lor the Eastern district of
North Carolina last Friday.
May 2.ird, launches what may
turn out to !«■ a telling Mine
to discrimination in the provi
sion of school faeilitites for
Negro and ((date children in
'.he State us North Carolina
and may well make such dit
crimination costlier to School
»“ ,H|S ”
PRESIDENT HONORED Shaw University honored
Pres. William R. Strassner Monday by presenting him
art honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. The presenta
tion of the honor degree is pictured.
Minister,- - Called Liar
Collapses In Courtroom
PREACHER WAS
ON TRIAL FOR
EMBEZZLEMENT
GRFKNSBOHO An aged min
; i.'-U'i who in away ot speak
; ini. wa cuicld a Liar by a So*
| t-riov Court judge here Tuesday,
1 liuliaj.jsi ii during ct trial m which
Li Feed ei'iil'.e/j’lemfciit charges.
the Rev, William It. Hail,
<m trial with two othr) per
sons for embezzling more than
S! 7 ,<H)O from a iOeal theatre,
was given emergency treat
mem in the eit> jui! before
being removed to a local hos
pital following the eolllapse
reportedly resulting from a
heart attack.
The 58-'-ear-old former theatre
ticket-taker, collapsed .after Judge
J Will. Pies.- J: ordered him
from '.fie witnesses and during the
iiia) charging him with toiling
'many untruths.
Re\ Mr, flail, along with
Madams Ftorine Davis Ui.uk
man and Cornelia Mary .John
son, was living tried fin e«w
bez/.iing 5517.000 from the Na
tional Theatre where ail three
were employed over a long
period.
The three were charged with
! the end iv/iement while Rev. Half
j worked as ticket taker and the
v (.(nen served as cashiers Testi
mony ih owed that Rev. Hail
would withhold some tickets and
return them to the cashiers for
I reside The three were arrested
1 February 2
After the state rested its; eu.se,
the deft.-nsv changed its plea of
> not guilty to ho contest. Reverend
Ah Hull took the stand and, dur
ing cross evarmnation Judge Piess
j suddenly said, "I've heard all 1
: want to from this witness, Mr.
■ .
the judge said he had sel-
H oiitiftned on pare »
Authorities than heretofore
in the suit, filed on behalf
ot nineteen Negro school j
children and their parents
against the Board of Educa
tion of Martin County am! the
State Board of Education, the i
j plaintiffs, after alleging gen
eral and specific acts of dls- j
crimination and requesting the j
i Cniu-i i-o enjoin said acts per
manently, as has been the us- i
1 max procedure In such cases, ]
PICTURE ONE
AT WORK IN Tin: FAST j
A veteran of service In Korea,
< pi, Amos E. (iriffen ot High
Point. N. < ~ operates the switch
board in his unit's roimmmica
tioiis room on Okinawa. The
Rumored Legion Split Is
Local—Division Six To
State Session-Thornton
UALK.Kj li There is no vplit
in- tiir isc. i'u tank- of the Ameri
can L; ion,' Vice Commander E
A Thornton ot Division .Six. De
partment iof North Carolina, an
nounced hi re this week as he re
vealed that the Negrr.' Division ot
the (joi-ion will bo represented at,
i)u coniiji.it conVentton.
Comm.uuh-i Thornton, e«»ro>-
Inf nil rig on action taken hy
the Weaver ■ Mel.ran Tost Nix
thereupon in their request for
relief, asked the Court for one
hundred thousand dollars
($100,400) compensatory dam
ages against the defendants,
and five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,0041 punitive
damages, upon the ground that
! the discrimination against Ne
groes over the years has been
wilful, wanton arid malicious,
i This ease marks the first In
j (Continued on page <tj
SOLEMN DUTY Officials of Shaw University, its alumni association and hon
ored guests solemnly went about their duties during the 97th annual
commencement last Monday afternoon. The procession is enroute to the Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium (Sherard Photos)
North Carolina soldier, com
munications chief for the list
Chemical Smoke Generator Com
pany, served with the Lltti So
fantry Keginii-nt in Korea be
fore coming to Okinawa in j
March. IMSI. tCS ARMY I’HO’W) j
ItS at Durham which an
nounced that it would not
i serve as host i« Negro l egion
naires during the State Con
vention set June K -10, sums
that the situation which the
Durham port has initiated is
strictly locally.’
Comma! tder Thornton, who -as
! vice-commander of Division Six is
file lea dr i of Legionnrires
| throughout the state, further said j
| ifiat the Durham affair 'was!
I brought about turuu :h misamif: •
; standing with the two Posts iNo
'7. white) and the Weaver - Me-;
Lean Port No. In of Durham
| (colored.;'
TOST FACTION CITED
! Commander Thornton noted that j
I(i was solely a faction of the Dutv ;
! hain Post -which refused to host
i the convention because of what
j appeared on apathetic attitude on
- the part of Durham’s white Le
gion Pest.
The commander said "Divi
sion Six, with the coopera
tlon of a. committee composed
of members of the Wcaver-Mc-
Uean Post, will be represented
at the convention.”
THORNTON STATEMENT
In a prepared statement Com- 1
man her Thornton further said: !
"While appreciating the reasons;
(Continued on page 8)
|
Sunday Tragedy;
; Claims Life Os j
! Raleigh Mother {
MRS. MAURICE COPELAND, Axe Victim
Allied Wife-Killer Waives Hearing-
KALEUSH Exhaustive effort.-
I>v OAK< »i INI AN. ■i«f It •'L’t)’.’ 1 1' th:
v. e* k la i it*d to unuai th
'leason' w-hv n 48-yoar-Dkt Uhm?
iVKiii rti!a< kud n.'U} bl'.ui-A.*oncJ *us
atUaciive J; • yt. rir-old ’site l ■
dt.itt, w:th iLi <' \v i.V't Sund-ay
IrttprviiU' ith rHjttivfi,
and tiirmK AL
l Oppland. with
the murder «»t‘ his wile iYZrs.
M itirh (‘ t ojudand, in City
Court this iailed to rv■
seal un> semhijoue wl provo-
i m - |ir M t miui i - iMMiSiiiv i iu■■ nn i-fn-- -- ■ „ »■ ■ wiriftn*a«>wum»<ii'rii."ffi>=s»iC-Aix^a-Vi.
Tlie State-In Brief..,
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Officers Vindicated Irt Slaying
HENDERSON High-ranking local police officers
I have been cleared of all blame in the fatal shooting oi a
! Negro near here recently.
The Henderson City Council in session this week deem
ed no further Investigation necessary in the death of
Howard Cousins, who was raked with a cross-fire h\ po
lice officers when he barricaded himself irt a house sortie
few weeks ago.
The City Council group had been asked to investigate
the case in a resolution from the Vance County Minister
in I Association.
School Promotion Event Set
I RALEIGH - The Eighth Grade Promotion Exercises
at the Oberlin School were scheduled to be held at s p. rn.
| Thursday night. May 2b.
| A skit entitled "America’s Graduates of Today was
listed as a featured portion of the exercises
TARHEELS WITH FEAT ;
Two Rallcgb, N C. area airmen
get together at this combat
i bomber base as Airman Third
■ Class fJarv F. Singleton (left)
. of Ralfcgli, issues a weapon to
! Airman First Class Joe N. San
der* (right) of Clayton, as the
i isuer prepares to go on patrol of
edition lb sightly built,
greying eit> streets depart •
lent n inker might have hail
tor the ghastly de< d
Tile tragedy vame to light about
2:30 Si 1 >idtiy art a noiio \y hen, 1•
tcetives Pt-obh :■ and Privetu- of
the loeai bureau an.sw-.-'vd a call
to the Cop.-And'- 133 Fisher St
adcir* .; and found ow of the
coupled four fiiiiiua-': VV.. 'nil T'
sealed on the front-porch o!
the duplex residence sobbing that
i nnlinm-d on page
this combat bomber base These
two Tarhecl.y: worii together
with the common goal of pro
viding security for the base, Its
personnel amt the FFAF Rorob
ei Command Super! orta operat
ing from here against she Ko
rean Communists (US ARMY
I'liOTO)