THEY WERE THERE I Caroiiniai) reporters were on the scene at two I record-n'laktr!;,' events this past week. J. B. Barren * was on hand at the 44th annual sessions of the NLA, I A.C.P. at. St. Louis and Charles R. Jones was in Green- 1 viile to cover the annual meeting- of’ the North Caro- I lina Business League. Read their stories this issue. 5 VOL XII RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 4„ 1953 NO. 3.i Search For Minister's Daughter Ends When BODY IS FOUND IN WELL The New Ambassador? j mF ik • JB M Safilk «*<*“• M V ,.‘ .■EL/ «/ fc ; 1 m Wk i& BgB w£||k|l mmm. lllllifli |j lIIIf 1 I ,'/*,-/ SIP -; ••• AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA ? Or. J&seph Sirnonwm, * Latter- | ais Church 'jffiekl, will soon b* nominated by President. Elsenhower »s ambassador to Ethiopia. Dr, Simonson, executive secretory of W»« oublU- relations division of the National Lutheran Council fti New Yorlt, ws*> - recommended lor the high post by Sere Edward j d hye , Hep’ } us Minneapolis. iNcwaprea* Photo.) In St. Louis, Missouri CAROLINIANS ATTEND i NAACP YEARLY MEET HY J. B HARREN FOR THE CAROLINIAN ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The 44th an- 1 rniat convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Pimple got underway here on Tuesday, June 23rd at this citys famed Kiel Auditorium with approximately 700 delegates an dobservers in attendance. Some 250 or more of the delegates were ■ said to be representing the big southern Region No, 5, compet'd of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Ala bama and Tennessee. National Lawyers Meet On Monday proceeding the form al opening of the convention ms- ! day nite, the National Legal Cutn- CAROU.VIAN REPORTER’S _ ~ Sidelites On | Jfj||y ' N A ACP Sessions |Jfln| _—- —-— ST. LOUIS, Mo. The final enrol bn. en tof delegates to the 44tii annual 'NAACP sessions here in Kiel Auditorium. June 23-28 was reported to be over 800 with seve ral hundred unofficial observers also. TOBIAS KEYNOTES CONVENTION In .us keynote itjffdiess to the convention on Tuesday night, na tional Lotnd chairman, Channing H, * '»bii»* tier 1 that HA AC? will continue to '‘give whole-hearted support to hte U» nice a Nations in ne> oauiti to lue death against totalitarianism wh? ?s m 1 II -v y« |i/' Z/ L V £ .* >-cr > H jQr^wJfflfflgSm ■" ■ n. touoM B«rM« !f* ,u ft r;.t • ssuoH N», trltovmen <>f *.i,e jUrk-tM '"' Uold Coast, fcroujht back more 'WmmSM&tMlt nmn * CUMjkenspiei t rum their „ <-«nt nip w, the eor»n»don, They t , ,Sk< *® *-»- **p»-nelve Unioa a bte : 4 , : t paKsJtwted BrUifth capital. | the annual membership campaign being conducted by the local |JBloodworth Street YMCA July l i i through loth. 1 j Dr, N. H. Harris, head of the de- j ■ parturient. of education. Shaw Uni* j j versify, itaa been named general i J chairman of the campaign. The ; associate chairman is C Marri- j jott, principal of the Garner Public ! School. J. 1. Stredwick, manager of i j Harris Barber College serves as j | campaign director with C. N. Co-1 | Me, local grocery proprietor as as-1 Isocate E, L. ftaiford, is the execu-j five secretary, for the drive, j The Kick-off meeting was at the j"Y” Tuesday at 8:00 p. m. At this j time the campaign organization ,of approximately 100 men were given i j instruction and materials were is- j .sued. j A feature- of the Tuesday night j i meeting was a talk by Lt. Charles j jG. Irving recently returned vete ! ran of 3 months in Korea and j | Japan who also showed motion j | pictures of life in those two coun- i i tries. J The campaign organization i£ composed of an executive sponsor | Ing committee of leading business j Continued cm Page 6 !r MATE In BRIEF! r . ,~ r - , ———l «■■—l I '.mi I.HI mm mitm.nr-i- -nm r-irn'-ir ui FARM AGENT GOES ! TO SUMMER STINT | I NASHVILLE W F. Wright.; | Negro Farm Agent, will attend; | the regional Extension Service j Summer Softool to be held at Cor ine)! University, July 6 through the 124, according to an announcement J Horn the Extension office at Nash* i villa. The local Farm Agent plans ! to. enroll in two courses, ‘‘Exteii | ‘■-ion Evaluation” and ‘•Program j Building in Extension Education," | SATURDAY FIGHT CAUSES INJURIES i RALEIGH ~ A fight which took i place iate Saturday resulted in m ! juries to three persons and charg jes against them for engaging in an affray- with deadly weapons. The participants and their inju ries were listed as. George Tyson, j 34, 819 Fayetteville Street, guts ion the left arm and head; Miss j Laura Chavis, 28. Bi 9 Fayetteville ] Street, cuts on upper left arm; and Georgs Melvin. 3 8, 819 Fay- Shaw Given $83,000 By College Fund RALEIGH Shaw University received $83,100 Wednesday from the United Negro College Fund’s ! $35,000,000 five-year building cam paign known as the National Mo bilization of Resources for the United Negro Colleges. Announcement was made by Dr. W. R. Strassner, president of the University, who stated that the July 1 grant brought the total received by his college to $260,- 380 since the inception of the Funds National Mobilization pro gram two years ago. President Strassnes evpiaia i ed that the money his col lege had received was being spent to make major repairs to buildings badly in nerd of renovations and was also be ing applied to the purchase of equipment for the institution's educational program. Stressing the work that Shaw University has done over the years, Dr. Strassner said that the college is located in an area serv ing 1,000,000 Negroes, In the past ten years the College has gradu ated 1,436 students who are serving today in every part of the United States, many as teachers and nurs es. social service workers,, and doctors, lawyers and ministers. Resident Strassner said that the Fund’s National Mobilization Pro gram is headed by Dr. F. D. Pat terson, president of the United Ne gro College Fund, and a seven man board including such Well- Continued ou Page S ietteville Street, head wounds caus jed by a bottle, j Police officers Joe Winters and Johii Duke! said dial Melvin was 'struck with a bottle by the woman j and he used a razor to cut her and Tyson. The fight took place Lite Saturday at the Fayetteville Street address. The three involved were treated at Saint Agnes Hos pital. FORGERY SUSPECTS 'HELD AT RALEIGH RALEIGH Two men are be ing held litre on charges of lar ceny and forgery. Alton Laws, 41. of 214 Cabarrus Street; and James J. McLeod, 24, of 220 E Cabarrus j Street are being held in lieu of SI OOO bonds each. According to law officers, the two men stole a couple of payroll checks from James R. Benefield of Four Oaks, contractor on a job, and then forged his name to them. The checks had been filled out in the amount of S2O each. The cheeks were cashed it was stated at the Hudson-BelJk Store Continued on Page & I ME IBIS WEEK • If it happened in North Carolina, read about it) i in The Carolinian. Suggested reading in this issue is ‘ “$3 Million Distributed Among Colleges", page 9, and other stories of state and national interest. Also in side is a full page of news pictures, plus hometown news from all over the state, Jfe3ggM!BsffiiaM»gßgßgßSßßßaMßa3gßgßaßMigaißMßfiß^ WINN TAKES TITLE IN ! I NET MEET ’vHHHhMB ’ • - f'JIIW* - K’mjsS: 1 MISS ALTHEA GIBSON . . , played exhibitions Althea Is On Hand; ; Deadlocks Set More i Plav For July 4th ; GREENSBORO -- Miss Althea Gibson, hivheEt-ranking Negro wo man tennis player and one of the nation's top ranking women rac queteers was on hand for exhibi tion play at the Southeastern Open Tennis championship matches here last weekend as William Winn fought to the title in singles play. Winn experienced difficulty in the first and third sets in finals • Sunday before he won ;i straight , set victory over Nathaniel Jackson for the mens title. Jackson forced the first set to 10 games before losing 6-4. The sec ond was 6-2 but Jackson came back strong in the third to force Winn into a *7-5 set for the title. In men’s doubles the team of Herbin and Simkins battled to a deadlock with Eaton and Jackson. The match was called with the score tied at two sets each and it will be completed July 4. Cook and Weepier came through Continued on Page 8 Body Found In A Well i HENDERSON A sallow well; became a grave for an 18-year-old j ?ir! here this week and two men j are being held for questioning bv i local police In connection with her ; Jeatfi. Local police officer* had .test [ begrsm to launch an areawlde sseraeh for Mias Mary Lea Thomas, daughter of a Raleigh mlnllHer, when discovery «*f the body of a young girl w%m made in a well on the outskirts of the city. Putting the proverbial “two and two” together, officers In formed Mr*, Martha Corwins. Miss Thomas’ grandmother of the discovery, and the Ms wsa identified as that of the taladag girl. Within a short time, police of ficers had arrested Sammy Twoens a 40-year-old bagging plant worker and John I). EPS*, who also works at a local mill, for questioning in the cas». Why these two were considered connected with the death of the girl was not revealed. When discovered, the body ©f the young girl indicated Shat she had been thru#! Into th« well headfirst. The head wae | Continued es Page 8 Durhamite ; Accused Os Abortion 40-Y ear-Old Woman Admits Aborting 20* Year-0 Id Git) DURHAM A local woman. 40- y ear-qld Mrs Lillie Susan Ed wards has been art rated here ana charged with criminal abomon Tne woman, whose resident is | listed as Ur7 West Cobb Street, h%s | been released under siuoo bond ! pending trial. j Mrs. Edwapds was accused by | local police officers of pcnorrmifß the abortion on Miss Annie B Al | lordk a 20-year-old resident of i Drew Street. The operation took ! place early in June at the Cobb ’ Street residence according io th* police department. WOMAN CONFESSES* Mrs. Edwards first denied per forming the abortion, but. when confronted with the girl, hesftat linglv admitted having done it VICTIM NEARLY KILLED j Local Negro detectives Ftank jMcCrea and C. L. Cox reported {that attaches at Lincoln Hospital here told them that they had brought the girl u, the hospital •Must in time” when she became tli shortly after the abortion. Hospital attaches relate having given the young woman two blood transfusions when site was admit ted to the hospital and say that she was compelled to return tor J further treatment GIRL WAS “SCARED'’ , Continued on Page 8 CKjjBSiSIaSSgOT! t v. V r .' f s -Jsm migl A J* TURN Eli * , . New League 3 St? ad | Raleigh Man Is Bussiness {Group Head I -- | A. J. Turner Named |To Head N(1 Business ! League; Meet Ends By CHARLES R. JUNES. Staff Writer GREENVILLE A, J Turn er, Raleigh businessman, was unanimously elected president of the North Carolina Negro Stwtes League at its annual i' ■oteettnr held at GreenVitift, | June 2® and ’iO. i From Mr. Turner, this writer ! learned that one of his first official moves will be to re activate the Raleigh Business League which lias been inae- ■ five for several years. He lu also making: plans tor the con vention next year which will Continued on Page 8