WFFK ENDTNCS SATURDAY. JUNE 26. 1954
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I - f J A deputy she
) i .'• i>. >n Coun v narrowly j
' ' ■''''■ Saturday vvii, n two I
1 r - ; j .. I'Oi-.edly over- !
i • ■ i Sti and slashed him j
■ '•. hue he was trails- j
• 1o Control Prison at 1
'tllegcd slashing I
!: >• .about two miles south \
ol !• :'...v:v Springs.
•1 P. .McMillan, tiie deputy, re- j
■- " n a Ion.: sir.sir in his reck j
. id later a p'l.v.-coarn at Fuquay
J-prints reported that hu could
,■ e. toe man's jugular vein puls
:••• g v :ile he was busy sewing
aim oe T off et: was not hos
p;trlitcd, however, and his con- j
fid ion i» termed satisfactory.
Both of the prisoners were re- !
•-aptured vvith the aid of a Slate
Vivo Commission airplane
and bloodhounds secured from a j
Ha-nett Countv P**i«nn camp.
According to reports, the two
men have records of previous I
escapes. The men. Weldon G. j
Ho 23. and lames Melvin, 32, i
had previously escaped from a j
Scotland County road gang j
where they writ serving time for !
the larceny of an automobile. j
This account, of the incident i
was given by Wake County's j
Sheriff, Robert J. Pleasants:
McMillan was transporting the 1
prisoners to Central Prison at 1
.Raleigh from Lumber ton. He arid ’
a Park ton policeman had encoun- j
’prod the pair last May 27 while J
they were attempting to break-in ;
ft* Park ton. During that time, one j
of the men is reported to have
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fired at the officers and Mae slug
i> said to have gone through one
<>f the policemen’s pants leg. Al
tai they were jailed it was learn
i cd that both were escapees frofn
i a Scotland County road gang.
1 The men were tried and con
victed of breaking and enter:.!-;
and as.-fiuit with r. cioadly weapon
j end were sentenced to term.:
• ranging from 5-7 years.
j The deputy is reported to nave
loft Lumberton with Melvin and
Ross and two other prisoners at
about 8:40 a m. H- dropped ■ u
of the prisoners off at the Cum
berland Countv jai! in I-’avette
! ville.
Reports show 'hat Ro-'s was
in the back seat, of Hie car v ith
another prisoner, John Henry
Hayes. 26, up for housebreaking
i and larceny. Melvin is reported.
I to haw been riding in lire fiont
I coat of the car.
I Another car, bearing Robeson
i County officers and several more
! prisoners being taken to Central
i Prison here, followed a short
i distance behind McMillan
When the vehicles reached the
outskirts of Fuquay Springs, they
i became widely separated because
i of heavy traffic.
Ross reached over the back
»eat and clutched Deputy Mr •
Miilan about the head, Mel
vin, who also was on the
front seat, jumped to the at
tack, one of the men slashed
the officer's throat with a
razor blade he bad held - on
eealed.
One grabbed his gun. The third
Negro, apparently rv,-i a party
to the - lan winch officers be
lieved w.'.-: conceived by Ross
i and Melvin, begged the pair to
s op the assault.
After the deputy’s gun was
; wrested awaj from him the pair
told tin proosting Hayes 'we’ll
: give you the same thing.”
One of tne men further threat
ened tiie deputy with "I'll k,ll
the s-o-b."
The deputy is alleged to have
\ said then, “you've got my gun—
The two us-in hints forced the
deputy and tin.; - out of the
.ratted car and Hayes fled, run
ning to a nearby house and sum
. moning help. Uos? and Melvin
arc also alleged to have run and
m a i'< -v miui.es, a passing motor-
I ist pi- : ;cc! Drptfy McMillan. |
He was taken to ilic office of Di.
A. G, Grumpier in Fuquay
| Springs. Dr. Grumpier told police |
-•'tic. . the.’ if the wound in the
| deputy's nook hod been a fraction
deeper, try jugular vein would
! have been out .me! McMillan pro- ;
bnhiy would have b-ed tc> death. .
, '. lu'.en ccv'ilf- .c ;n ho left knee.
| flioo from the lulling
i ton prison camp were secured
i alter an immediate alarm was
reread and a hunt was inaugura-
Vu for the :r ; -.o:, ■■■ Tv WiH
| rife Comm is.-a ».m enlisted an air-
I place for the hunt.
Highway patrolmen coordina
! ted the chase .and communicated
by radio vyjfn the plane’s pilot
■ v’ho wa a walkie- :
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talkie. The posse was also supple
mented by sheriff's officers from
Wake and Harnett Counties.
Hayes, the other prisoner, v.-ho
had pegged the. men to stop their
attack on the deputy, was re'utTi
ed to custody by officers He
apparently had no hand :n the
break and is reported to la ve
c’d .vital he could to aid the
deputy.
a car was stolen by Ross and
Melvin. However, they abandon
ed ii just inside the Harnett
County line a short distance from
the site of the break- After find
ing the car, officers Immediately
sc* up a block in The ares.
r hr scent of the two men was
gained by the bloodhounds, who
soon made their way into a
I wooded area where the men were
I found hiding.
The progress of the blood
hounds was reported to officers j
who were closing in from other
: reas and dipped down when ihe
men surrendered. No resistance
''.".is offered to the officers The
men meekly gave up the pistol
that they had taken from Deputy
| McMillan.
The fugitives were brought to
Raleigh and placed in Central
Prison.
They had been recaptured a- .
bout two and one half hours ltd- ,
lowing the attended escape- The :
two have been charged with auto \
:neft and assault with a deadly -
weapon with intent to kill.
Whether the men were hand
cuffed at the time of being trans
ported -has not been ascertained
- • Sheriff Robert, J- Pleasants
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Arrested on charges of “Peep- '
ins; Tom" Monday, WfHiarn Har
ris was sentenced to twelve •
months on the roads
Han :s. 47. of Method, who also
faced charges for tre. pa ring, was
.ipparcn ly caught “redhanded” :
by C \V Norman of 3611 Hills-
Horn Sinn, according to testi
mony heard by dodge Albert
Hotin Tim Harris man claimed
that he ; s only “taking a short
cut home "
Norman testified that he
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THF CAROLINIAN
Last Rites
>e; Phelps
Stokes Sec’y
NEW V OHK —• i ANP)
Funeral services for Leo A. Roy,
former executive secretary of the
Phelps Stokes Fund, were held
here lasi week at the Thomas
C pibie Funeral home.
Roy died in Florida at the age
of 64. Some time ago he suffered
a heart attack, which forced him
to take a rest
Alter nearly 30 years of service
with the /unci, Roy resigned as
executive secretary on ' July t,
1948. Throughout that period, he
maintained a deep interest in
Lioerian affairs and in particular
the educational development of
the country.
Reside his work with the
Fund, RoV also served as as
sistant secretary-treasurer of
the hoard of trustees of Hook
er Washington Agricultural
and Industrial institute at
K a kata. Liberia,
Dr. Charming H Tobias, form
er director of the Phelps-Stokej
fund, upon learning of the death
of Roy, wrote'
-Roy was a distii;mashed per
sonality without claiming the
headlines; rather he preferred not
j to appear too much in the limc
; light, contenting himself with d<>-
■ in a full day’s work in the in ter
j est of humanity and for the
1 good of human relationships.
"His long term of service with
the fund is an inspiring chapter
of that, organization. His interest
: in Liberia and the development of
; the Booker Washington institute
i jo the trying days of that in
! stitution will ever remain a
i treasured memory with all who
were associated with it on tni*
side and the other side of the
water,”
Survivors include the widow.
Mrs. Estelle King Roy. and three
daughters, Mrs Richard Bigg*.
Carol Roy rind Mrs. James Shaw
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VISITS CHURCH Mrs W
J. Byrd. lIIU Mark Street, Ra
ieifth. visited the St. Luke Bip
tist Church at Eilerbe, North
Carolina, last Sunday. Her hus
band, Rev. YV .1. Byrd has serv
ed a* pastor of this church for
several years. Mr* Bvrd and
her husband spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Deb
bie Chandler of Norman. N. C.
where they report they were
royally entertained.
found Harris hiding behind
some .shrubbery in hi-, yard
after Normans wife had ask
ed hint to look into "some
noise" that she thought she
heard. Norman also testified
that the man had placed a
stool under one oi his win
dows. and topped a Coca-
Cola crate on the stool.
In another court case, three
men. one of them a Negro and
tivo white, were convicted on
charges involving a disorderly |
1 house.
Malcolm Herd of Greenville,
and Robert Buinpar. Negro of
Durham, were ai rested as oc
cupants of the disorderly house j
after they were round :n bed tn
-1 pother at 2:30 in the morn'ns. A
drinking party had reportedly «n
--j sued prior to the at rest.
Willard Moody, while. 32 nf
204 N. Person Street, wav ar
i<-st,ed for operating a disoiH< -ly
l house- :
Moody reported that be met
the two men in Moore Square
where they were all drinking
wine, and invited them to
come with him. He an used
Rumpass of attempting an un
natural sex art on hint.
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WALTER WHITE ADDRESS- i
KS 4-F RALLY—Waiter White, I
executive secretary of NA ACP
AME Church Bishop Dies
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. (ANP)
Bishop John H. Clay born, who
had beer, til for more than a
year, died at his home here last
week. He was 73 years old.
The bishop presided over the
j 13th district of the AME church, j
• covering Tennessee and Kentuc- I
I ky , i
i Born :n Ackadelphta. Akr., Dec. j
2, 1881, Bishop Clay born was eiec- j
; t*d prelate on the fifth ballot at !
the General Conference of his j
ttenommation at Philadelphia in I
1944 He received the largest
number of votes ever given a
Candidate for the bishopric - 962.
Prior to becoming bishop, the |
prelate had served as pastor, pre- I
riding elder, editor of the South- I
■rn Chris., -n Recorder, and col
lege president.
He earned his A.R. at Shorter {
college; B.D. at Jackson Theolo- ;
; gical seminary. D.O at, Wilber- |
| force university and an L.I.D at '
I Campbell college.
I He served as- a delegate to the
! General Conference of the church I
i in. 1916, 1924, 1928, 1932. 1940 and i
! 1944
He aiso served as trustee of j
: Shorter college for more than, 30 I
| years ;W:tber force University, 12 j
* "oars; and Payne Theological
! seminary, 12 years.
As bishop, he advocated re
forms for A M E. Church >
schools. He recommended
Role Os Negro Actors
Clarifed By Statement
! NEW YORK (ANP>
A statement designed to clarify
tiie role of the Negro in the en- ;
i ortainment world was reiased •
last v.mek by the Coordinating !
Council for Negro Performers.
Endorsed by the NAACP, the
Negro Actors Guild of America,
the Coordinating Council and
other organizations, the state
ment was drawn up sometime a- ;
go by a committee representing ,
Actors' Equity. Chorus Equity. '
. Dramatists Guild and the League j
: of New York Theatres.
The statement said in part:
“The realities of tile American j
scene today confirm the portray
al of 'he Negro as a more gener- j
a) pari of the scheme of our j
society, for example, as. postmen, j
policemen, clerks, secretaries,
government workers. doctors,
and teachers witiiout. the neccssi- -
tv of emphasis on race.
"If writers, producers, di- J
rectors and casting agents j
would consider the Negro art
ist primarily as an artist, to
be given consideration for
easting in any roles which
his ability permits, it would
t-e a vitalizing force in the
theatre.
1 Ap- i . iis'iisive of doing in- .
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130 £. Martin Si,.
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| is ihown ns be addressed t.OOP
people lo White Rock Baptist
that several of the smaller
schools be combined to
strengthen their facilities and
curriculum. Hr submitted a
plan for this to the last AMI.
General Conference. which
met in Chicago in 1953.
| A Republican. Bishop Clay born
j "'as one of two Negro ministers
| named to serve as chaplains at
j the Republican National cor „ n
! tion in 1952.
| Small of stature, Bishop Clay- ,
j born nevertheless, was most i
forceful in getting his views over.
He was seen by many as the
champion of the rank and file
I >n the AME church.
| A benevolent prelate, he gave
\ the AME connection for supo:
nuates, widows and orphan* $),-
; 110.50 He also gave in 1936 sltji -
j SO net proceeds from the South
i ern Christian Recorder to tn«
j church dependents. He bot'iht
‘ and gave an SIB,OOO priming plant
j for printing the Southern Clint -
Can Recorder
He taught for some 25 years in
the public schools of Arkarisa .
md was made president of Short -
j e; college in 1940.
Organizations in which he held
| membership included Omega Psi
Phi fraternity, Urban League, N
-1 AACP, Free and Accepted Me
sons. American Woodman and
• Fraternal Council of Negro Chut
' ehe-. in America.
justice to the Negro citizens and
| offending humanity, writers and
producers have tended to com
j pletely eliminate the Negro in
| comedy and servant roles,
j
"This policy, well-meant
though it may be is unrealistic
and ha* seriou.-iy curtailed Hie
I employment of the Negro aids.
; While caricature and sterotype
: are always to be condemned,
• there is nothing inherently
j wrong in comedy and servant
roles when they are a part of
, a living presentation However,
- when the Negro citizens are pre*
: sented exclusively in such role.,
i an imbalance results, and their
i integraion in American i>e is
| improperly set. before the world.
"We correct, this situation, not
i by eliminating the Negro artist.
; bid by enlarging his scope and
| participation in all typer of roles
i and in all forms of American
| entertainment--just a.- in Amen- j
j can life j
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aeaiuiMKifi tl
Church, Durham, on the ncti
sion ol 1 the Fighting Fund For
Freedom rally June I.S. during
which $2600 was raided for S.\-
ACP work in push integration,
On phUforrri 'Muted: lift to
right are Councilman R, V
Harris, State NA m p press
Kelly Alexander. Dr M M
Fisher, Attorney M V J.,ho
sen, Durham S YACV head and
the White Rock ehnlr n tin
background ft. Harrey
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