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HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE IN ARMS OF LOVER ir.oioN ok the uw-w. in Pamnunjom . «■ jg »,«jjowsi*w»>SW* - •■’ '■« * 't*! **r®i'ii wMannwg V <*»'- *&■ '&’■ *Scribblings * I BY DWIGHT HUT.IS WILSON , A f 1 -e»- -®- I CORRECTION In giving the names of Welsh Village:, a few columns ago, I now .find that a couple or errors were j included. One village should be ,pt Ysbyty rather than “Yst-; p,::> Ystwith"; and Liantairpwll-j gwyngllgogerchwymdrobwUtysiliogo K'.goch reduces to moronic fibber-! ish the fair name of Llaufairpwll- i gwyngllgoo.“T ir.vyrr:’i.\)’cl!Uandysi- ! liogogogoch. Tl:e fault is wholly rtune lor not cheeking more close ly, However, I trust that my friend tiie linotyper won't muff the cor rection ai d get ray readers con fused. ** - • JOINER J?j addition to my other affilia tions, i am thinking about joining MR. nil SON the Washington chapter of the recent!* o rganiz cd Nat sons i As sociation for the Advancement of White People. Its aims uro, as nearly as 1 can gather, to protect the rights of. white people to: cat alone, live a*: lone, and be on- ! tertained alone. If that meant that these bTJstarcis (riot what you are thinking) would stay at home, I am ail for it. * * *■ * SUSPENSE My finger-nails have been chewed down to the u list while 1 await news of what the Ra leigh Housing Authority said in answer to the letter from tlie Raleigh Citizen's Association. Did the Association send the letter? Did the Housing Authori ty promise to take the letter "un der advisement ? Did they prom- i ise to appoint a Negro in 1915? ! Did they answer the letter- Did they tell the citizens to go yon derly? Pray Heaven the news j comes soon so 1 can sleep again. *■ * * HAVE VO l NOTICED That each issue of the CARO- Continued on Page 8 President Eisenhower To Appear With Bunche NEW YORK - Dr Ralph ,T ; mancipation Proclamation by 1983” Bunche of United aNtions fame will join President Eisenhower on the platform at the one-day Free dom Fulfillment Conference which the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is 10. sponsoring in Washington on March In letters to NAACP units throughout the country. Dr. C'han ning H. Tobias, chairman, of the board of directors, and Waiter White, executive secretary, call for representative attendance at the conference which "will be devoted to spotlighting national attention on steps needed to fulfill the E N. C. News In Brief j BODY S OUND FAYETTEVILLE The body! of a 25 year old Cumberland Coun- j ty resident was found lying m a creek, on Underwood Road, three j miles east of Fayetteville, early j Monday morning. Sheriff L. L. j Guy said a 19 year old brother-1 in-law of the dead man is being i held for questioning in conr.ec-! tion with the death. Officers said j the dead man was identified as j Robert Smith of the Eastover sec- j tion of Cumberland County. According to the coroner. Smith's! body was found lying in about one foot of waver about 7:30 a. m. Monday. The body was dis-j covered by Wendell Underwood,' Eastover. The cause of death has] not been determined. I Jealous Hubby Ravsrses Story In Shooting Wife i OXr ORi/ i .e: having time to : . tlunk about what really happened, : i by languishing in jail, without the I privilege of i-ortd. Tames Rice 20, i ! reversed bis field and told officers i that he shot his wife in a fit of j jealousy. When arrested, Rice is said to have told Sheriff Roy D. Jones. that he shot his wife, E. zabeth. ac cidentally. The <.ffiv«- s seemed i not to believe this story and con-j [ turned to investigate. It is apparent that Ri.ce left j ! home to visit a neighbor after! 'having some misgiving about the way that GUI and wifey were done-, ■ in?,. It might have been alright for | them to have been jitterbuggmg,, . but when they slow dragged, with emphasis on the slow, it was more than Jame« could take. He 'eft. however, aid pondered the dancing j in his heart. He visited the neigh bor. but the thing kept eating on . j him. He related that when he re t; turned he found things Unbearable, i ' The dancing had stopped and when he walked into the room. NAACP Has Rival ] In New Arc'i Group j BY ALEXANDER BARNES i i ! WASHINGTON. D, C. —• Going’ . tne rounds of news circles, here, : j in the arsenal of democracy is the: i rcvalation that a rival organiza j tion, the National Association for j the Advancement of White Peo j pie, has been granted a charter 1 ! in the state of Delaware, to the INAAWP, and for ail intents and i purpose will try to undo many ot j the things that the militant orga ; nization, for (he rights of minori- I ties, has done since its existence j j The movement has been in the j air for a long time, hut. was not i considered seriously, either by the ! officials of the NAACP, or syrn- : j pathizers of the association, until! | Bryant W Bowles, white, 30 year; , old former marine, began soliciting' | members by mail, recently. Bowles appeared here sometime! : ago and indicated that he did not -eel that the NAACP was lair to I Each of the Association's 1300 j branches is urged to send at least ! one representative to the confer- I I ence. Sessions wili be held in the ln j terdepartmenial Auditorium where ! local and state leaders of the NA ;! ACP will work out with board ■ ■ arid staff members further plans I j for the Fight for Freedom and; •• for raising $1,000,000 annually. This! I I sum is needed to carry out, the ’ ■j program to achieve complete email- j 11 a pat ion by the 100th anniversary! ii of Lincoln's proclamation on Jan | vary 1, 19(53. KILLERS FILE APPEAL LILLINGTON Three young men who drew long prison terms for a Harnett County murder, laid appeals before the State Supreme Court Monday. Bobby Spencer, John Spencer and Lacy Murchi son, all of whom drew 25-30 year I prison terms for the slaying of | Thurman McNeill in a Liiington ] Juke Joint on January 8, 1953, are | the defendants. DESIGNER VISITS SHAW RALEIGH Harold J. Brennan, noted designer and craftsman, vi sited Shaw University Thursday■ and Friday. An exhibit indicating i the character of contemporary pro-1 Continued ci» Page 8 ' lucre ho found his much-loved' 1 w ife and Gill lying across the bed, J its the embraces of Gill's arm. He j 1 and Elizabeth was tucked away | : did not say whether he heard any! 1 endearing words or whether the . da,- of love making had reached: ; the crucial point. He did state that; < ■k.' could not stand it any longer. ! Rice brought his pistol into play , < iiid won the words, "I am going • j H< kill you' resounding throughout, s the room, he pulled the trigger.; Toe bullet found its mark pass- j j ••<! through the woman's breast,' j ; ncturod her lung and lodged in > her kidney. Rice did not state why. • he only took a shot at hts wife •oui siighted Gill. Gill could not;, be reached for comment. Ovi.-r in Durham, at Duke Hos-! 1 pltal at tending physicians say that; Elimheth is stil! in a critical con-! ".m. GUI staved at the scene j long enough to tell Rice to say | oat the shooting was accidental j . , , , l’.io meantime, Rice is being I v. Id m the local lock-up to await; : :di. wife's condition. the 'white people and that he! b, set up to counter the rights' thought a rival organization should . group. Very few people paid any mind to n and it was not until; he alleged that there were 3.000 niembets in the national organiza tion that the proposed clan got any j notice. Musi members arc garnered; through mail, according to Bowles, j Prospective members must sign a: loyalty oath, in which they state that they will vote as they please; and forever be against segrega- j tion. The oath also sets out that they will sponsor equal facilities: for people of any color, indicating s that, they must be separate. Bowies is lid to have spent sev- ' on and one half years in the Ma rine:;, seeing service in World War 1 11. He plans to set up offices in ; all the state capitals. National j headquarters are listed as 1007 Du- j non Circle Building. THIS IS BOY SCOUT WEEK j All Cub Scouts .parents and Pace | lenders in the Wake Division are j invited to attend a "Blue and Gold" birthday party at the First; Baptist Church on Wilmington St., ; Thursday, February 11, 7:30 p. m. i N. C. NAACP MAPS 1954 PRO GRAM This Urge and enthusi astic group of North Carolinians met in Charlotte January 23rd to receive and endorse the year* The Carolinian 10c VOLUME THIRTEEN Large Numbers Worshipping At 81-RACIAL CHURCH IN PE AG! ★★*★At★★.**AA * ★ * * ★ k k k A A A Term. Riders Burn Two Houses NEWTON mil ACCEPTS EDICT BY ALEXANDER BARNES ' NEWTON GROVE— Tiv pi 'turc has changed from i • white Catholics, defying the fatherhood of God and the brotneib cu of man, last year, to a pt act fui wars ship, in the faith, by a largo cum-. ber of both races, worshiping tut- ‘ der the same vine and fig tied, almost unnoticed. The trouble started here when an edict was handed dvini by church officials that there would be no reverence between the con secrated walls that g.-nelt vs ..■.■gr - 1 gallon or touched on di . i .m,na tion, as to color and c»v. d. This touched off a sj ark ; many thought might cud in vmlvttee. For' a time, quite a few • i tio white worshippers remained sway from the church. A few e; - u - . Negro worshippers came i ther reluctantly and perhaps lent;.’. in reverence to God. with a f> rveni. prayer, for their lit es and , n interest in what cooui > r <■.. while kneeling. There was a time vi> -n \ko-. Continued on Page $ Dead Man Leaves $7,800 Finail To Underwear , j BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT NEWTON GROVE Tim C'nt*w iic tlare-up and the m cut t.v.n took a back scat hmc be l when the body of U-. cr.v Rt.-tm Cole, 86, wealthy refu '. \va found on a woodpile o n Ue home and a search revealed that there were $7,(500 dollars cold; cash pinned to his underwear, directly over his chest, The money was in an old sack and included a SSOO bill, f:U> s'o» bills, eighteen SSO bills, a ntimbe" ;,{ smaller bills and some change. Among them was arelic, a large dollar bill, which wont out of circulation, sometime ago The estate of the Johnston Coun-1 ty man is expected to reach the SIOO,OOO mark when it is put to gether from all holdings, real and personal pvoperth s. Cole died from natural caus es and is believed to have liv ed almost by himself, with little contact with the outside world, except for his business contacts and casual \ (sits to Washington, D. ( . where lx spent much time reading-. He never married and was con sidered to be a well educated man. Me was the only educated program for the N. NAAf P Conference of Branched. Siate ■ Conference and Branch Officials comprise the group. Seated (left ! rear and partly obscured) is K.ci- j mnn -T-f-.-aaaaa-iiianM.aM.iiin-. 1 irT--ira-inii i »a» iwmtiirnniTniiiMiiiiMiiinniiiwimw iiMifiriDiiiiammnini wimmiini »il_h mi.nin \”j T —7 RALEIGH’ NORTH CAROLINA ll h » : i ; IINKRAI .PYRE Mrs. lso- Perkins Price stand in front -.if tiie. charred ruins of the 14 loom two-story farm home which her father, Harvey Per- child in a brood of six, He i was a graduate of Fayetteville State Normal, but completed j liis education by reading exten- I sively, He was buried In a metal ceiled casket after funeral rites at the | rm-.h-pubHciaod Catholic Church, i {••ere. The church was seated, to! capacity, with both races vie- j in for seats to witness the cere- ; atony, which was conducted by j Father O'Shea. He leaves one bro ther. William Cole, 88, who re .irtes in nearby Harnett County. He is known to have one sister ,v.d a nost of neices and nephews. N.. will has been found and there i is much speculation as to who will j or appointed administrator. The j extent of his riches is supposed j o reach as far as Washington, D.! C where he has an interest in an i : apartment house and is behoved! 1 to Stave invested in a loan com ! patty. A ■ ift'tv deposit box located in • j a Srnithfield bank, yeilded more; than $6,000 when opened on Tues-. day. He is known to have had! ! extensive checking accounts ini < ; other banks it was not determin- i . | id whether he had safety deposits I - I in other banks nr not. Tibs in-j j formation will also have to await . !y Alexander. State prexy serv- j I ii'K Isis sixth year. Towering j over him (with bow tie and j j glasses) is Rev. L. W. W*it», 1 • chairman ai Church Work Cam- j WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1951 j kins. Robe.rsonville businessman ; ' and farmer of note had pur chased for $20,000 oulr a few weeks prior to his being found , 1 totally eoosumed in the ashes | the appointment of an administra tor. The retired teacher-farmer is known to have had farms in John-, Ston, Harnett and Sampson coun ties. He also was a merchant and is known to have been very suc cessful at this venture. He lived alone in a hou.se, in which las! father lived, having moved theu from a small fiame house across! the road. The house, was one of i the show places oi the com muni- j t.y, 40 years ago. It is now in bad condition, with the roof leaking and other badly needed repairs evident. Because of his high intelligence and fine reputation, he was often called upon to make decisions and to give advice. He lived in vir- [ tual seclusion for the past, decade, I except for the callers who came to request loans He kept a diary, in which, it >s believed a true! record of such business was kept. The diary was turned over to the clerk of court. He served on the jury during many terms of the j Johnston County Superior Court. j The fast such mission was the, Jenuarv term of court. mittee. Standing (center r«’ar) an: Rev. L. W. Wooten imi Prof. W. C. Chance, Sr., who waged a sSwievsiuj suit against Jim Crow Nttt«Hl travel. Many of these of the unoccupied building fol low nig an early morning fire of undetermined origin, January 22nd. Manv reports are rife re garding the first. J. B. HAR KEN PHOTO. | Johnston Educator Buried In Selma SELAM Impressive and solemn rites were held for Mrs. Selina I Morgan Smith at the First Bap tist Church here, Sunday, with the ; Rev. J. W. Jonc-s. ofifeiating. Mrs Smith, who was co-super , visor of the county schools, died at her home here, Tuesday. She - was born in Selma, the daughter of the late Shade and Mrs. Me linda Morgan and spent ail of her life here She finished the ! elementary schools of Selman and graduated from Fayetteville State j Normal. She also took graduate work at Columbia University and Shaw University. She joined the faculty of the county upon graduation from Fay etteville-. She has served as super visor for a number of years and : when the work became too volu minous she was given an aid arid has served in the capacity of co supervisor for about 10 years. She died after an extended ill-1 ness. The esteem in which she was held was exemplified by the largo number of friends and ac quaintances who came to pay their; respect. The funeral was one of; the lamest ever held in this small | agricultural town. She has been! ; member of the First Baptist Church ! s'uce childhood and played a big part in its growth and develop ment. Even though she was a coun | workers will attend tile South east Regional Conference in Sa vannah, Ga. February I*6-38. —PHOTO JSV J. B. HARKEN 10c NUMBER 9 NIBHT RIDERS FIRE MIES CHATTANOOGA, Term. - The ; days of the black shirts, the KKK j and even the carpet beggers were I brought back to east Tc-nm see I this week when two small unoe i cupicd houses, located across the | tracks, in the Negro section, were | burned by unknown persons, ac i cording to officials, who left crude j race baiting signs. The signs were con idered the ; work of ignorant people, due to i the fact there were mispellcd words land silly mocungs. They attempt ed to snread evi! rumors that Ne gro men v.etc seeking to start a war by “praying on white women, Police a said to have Hated about 15 care, <>f rv»n mtion and attempted :gg on white women, !in recent wo-, ks Most of the wo* j men are believed to have named 1 race men as their molesters and would-be rapists. The rude sings threatened to 1 j flare the matte: up to where it r j could cause serious trouble be . | tween the races unit .• strict • j caution is used. The perpetrators Continued on Page 8 ; ; ty official, she had an abiding i. j interest in the Richard B. Har •' Ison High School and was very i j much respon - >le for the big day, ] each year, of the school, “H< ! coming Day”. | ___ " MRS. SMITH lri 1942 she married Almond F, Smith. To this union was born two sons, Floyd and Frederick. Floyd preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband, one son, one grand daughter, one aunt and oth er relatives and friends. Clergyman Succumbs WILSON Funeral services for the Rev. Russell Buxton Taylor, 73, minister who died at his Wil son home ii!:.i Friday were con ducted from the St. John AMEZ Church Friday afternoon. Final riles were conducted by Bishop Wiiliam Jacob Walls, Chicago, iMMewimiiiw ii iiii ii ri i»i rmi Ti i — imnwr LIKE A WEEKLY LETTER from HOME fHEN You're too busy to write a letter to a lov ed one away from home, why not give a year's Sub scription to THE CARO LINIAN? fit MAIL YOUR SUBSCRIP TION TO: —-THE Carolinian 518 E. Martin St. lALBIGH, N, C.
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