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The ifusfoand did not re spond to her desir e* as she would have irked for him to and a quar rel ensued. The argument grew hotter and hotter and it dawned upon both of them to arm them selves against the wrath of the other. The wife took unto herself an ice pick and the husband <:■ ■ Franklin, Jarrett To - Address Librarians WILSON ~ IT, John Hope , Frimkbn sad jpr Hobart Jarrett will foe featured speakers at 1 the meeting of the North Caro* If tla.,-0 Li;.-: -my Assi. . When it holds its Annual Con ference in celebration of its twen tieth anniversary hi Wilson, N C„ November 4-6 The meeting Will foe held at. the El vie Street School, of which Mr. M. M. Dan iels is principal. Dr. John Hope Franklin. Pro fessor of Hirtory, Howard Univer sity, Washington, D €,, will ’peak at the Public Meeting Fri day night from the subject, • Ar»- ti-Cormi! :Srr In Amer ;ca-The Bri- i tr-.i \':< v. Dr. Franklin is an « tihor and lecturer of internat ional renown, having recently re turned rein a lecture tour at Ox ford University in England. His foouk, "From Slavery to Freedom" is one of his monumental contri- j butif"!,- to the f, of history literature. He will ». "introduced by Mr* D. Eric Murt, Dean, 1 School of Library lirk-rice, North 1 BABY CONTEST LOOMS Continued interest of the Carolinian readers in Carnation's < -First Annual Hometown "Healthy Baby Contest” is indicat ed by the volume of entries which have been received by this paper to date. Nearly 100 snapshots have been submitted by proud parents who hope to win for their babies one of the valuable cash prices being offered by the Carnation Company, producer of Carnation Evaporated Milk, Considerably more entries are expected before the close of this contest on Wed nesday, November 17, 1954. THE VOLUME' THIRTEEN Hearse. Mr. Alexander is fßond er of the Alexander* Four rat H«*me tbit is now eptmietl by his sons. The casket is a- mas sive, d ijrn if ie d. ianpretdsm incefali; symanetriral, solid copper casket. A masterpiece of cided that he w- uid get a carving From the evidence made avail Local Authorities ! Big School Factor \ i H local authorities ears make or break, the efforts of their corn muntty to conform with the Su preme Court decision banning se gregation in the schools, a.:: NAA CP official asserted recently. Gloster B. Current, national Carolina College. Durham. N C. j « CONTINUED ON FACE 13} j DR. JOHN HOPE FRANK!IN RALEiOirl™ NORTH CAROLINA (fistinelive individuality. The Friendship Baptist ( han.-.h is the scene of the Funeral in Char iolie. N C. The Key. Cole-man tv. Kerry. Jr., is the pastor. The date el the funeral aw October SSfitb 1554. squared away. Charlie began j swinging .his blade and Eiaora I her i-;v nick Elnora was cut j iCONTINUED ON PAGE 13) j t director ol branches for the -* NA.ACP. said experience since the<t Court's decision has shown "where the authorities take all positive approach to integration < and affirmatively state thcil po- |,* iic.v. integration can be success- ) i fully accomplished without too : ; much friction.-" Mr. Current praised New ■ eo schools for their successful in- ; j tepration this fall and noted that; ■'reports cum tag into the NAACJP 1 ?CONTI.NI’ED ON PAGE 13} j{ 0.0. NMOP HEAD l AT WENOELL MEET By R. H.-URKEN. Public Rela tions Chm... NA.ACP Conference WENDEU In a stirring ad-!: dress before a membership rally | meeting ot the Wendell Branch ofi, the Notional Asm,, for the Ad-;’ vancemeru of Colored People here; Sunday night. Clarence Mitchell, director of NA ACP s Washington, Bureau, told an audience it was;, no longer .a question of "if" in tegration of public schools would be accepted, but rather one of "when and how" it would be done, now that the U. S. Supreme Court j! bad ruled segregation in such;' schools unconstitutionaL CITES BALTIMORE CASE j Mitchell quoted an opinion by j Judge James K. Cullen of Baltl i CONTINUED ON PAGE 13) CRAVEN WOMAN I HNSJUGROUP DURHAM—Miss Adelaide Res- ; pass ol West Street High School.; .New Bern, was elected president f of the North Carolina Association of Home Economists at the close of the 10th annual meeting at North Carolina College, Tuesday. Oilier officers named for 1955 were Miss Esther Perkins of Char lotte. vice President, Miss B. W. sCONTINUED ON PAGE 13) 4r it ~k & tt % A * fc '|f fr- •* ’lr 4 A- 4 i jit Prominent A <& TCase Involves 23 Counts As ■«■ -.it f e e e ★ * * s r y y e * e ♦ e ★ * * ■* # * - FOR KICKING POSTMAN VIRGINIA MEDICS LOWER BARS A f ANNUAL MEET RICHMOND. V;s—To v . JtlouiCru Society in s:. '■ - sion hero Tutssdoy.. voted to sd- . nut Negro medics to membership, j breaking fluv. a hr:>'iet ’.hoi, hor existed ever since the Society whs founded. The vote on the weighty nuer tion was diS for and 101 against. 'The motion carried rvih ji. >s< ; . fact that any proposed applicant would have u> have the endorse ment of his local socn-ly, Tfn re state and ft u-«s fdi'tnd that fee of them hive siready voted on the mattes and have egreed io admit Negroes. By this action, the Vwgima sc deties ss-ern to have made a step ahead of North Carolina. It is ' to be remembered that the North ; Carolina Society argued the mat ter back and forth and linoTy agreed to leave it up to the local societies A Greensboro pb;- saffian i was tendered an appii.cai.son and ■ it was all but accepted when jt was found that they were having their annua! banquet and the question of inviting him to She (CONTENTED ON PACE I.' 8 TARHEELS JG El ED VGA TORS A T HOT SPRINGS; Ej I DORSE DECISION HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas In a significant statement calling for Immediate planning in' stood faith to implement the Supreme Court decision and offering wholehearted cooperation in the attainment of this objective, sixty Negro edu cators from fourteen southern states and the District ot. Colum bia set forth their views on this subject here last week. The two-day meeting was call ed fifteen Negro educators add • sponsored by the Phelps Stokes f'”" if ~ " : T 1 / g D'F... •; ; . f a- a Wf- |; V . .. ”WOMAN’S DAY SLATED HET?E The women of Bb. Amor-use Episcopal Church eulmu-o-g rnelr varied activities relative to s mission of the church at home and overseas this Sunday when they present Mrs. Ellen £5. Alston, executive secretary of the Wo CIO OFFICIAL VISITS CITY E, L. Jackson, national repre sentative of the CIO arrived here Wednesday. Mr. Jackson is in Ra leigh to organize Westiugfaouse Meter Plant Workers. He is also attempting to get support of the community and local workers ior i IDENTIFY CONVICT AS ROBBER NEUSE —An armed robber whe held up a young couple at the Ra leigh Speedway last Saturday has been identified as an escaped cort | vict. Deputy Sheriff Jake Turner said here Wednesday that the couple has positively identifier: the man as James Morgan, 35- year-old Negro, who has since WILSON WOMAN PISTOL VICTIM WILSON—-Miss Thelma Harris was shot here early Saturday morning and three other persons were injured in an affray. The investigating officer said in. hi.s report that the woman told him that the wound was inflicted by James Henry Melvin. The woman is .furher reported to have loti. WI. h1 > S'. 'J'i r■ sA i!m? ‘A V. NOV KMiIER 6, J 954 i m. 4 ■ i-. i ' -r %' ;| I ' ■• I T i, .. f- Ml! j, » .. i V 1 ■ r ' * ■ r";. ; ■■ j I 'IJt SA>fS' .JUlt(>K —~ ivjrs. Tv>t»el:'* WHButti of Qmlaiti, OTTv. a d:\-N —.•! nt.-;i..-r of four, i«camt the 12th juror and the first ktp p. *i of Dr Nam Sheppard, aeeiwed of murdenog b»* pr< i.:a»nt -■ T* XTr-.. VVitUacrts is one of seven women juror* in tbs «,,>■.,( v.'hl>. hi i .... stirred idenstMl interest, (tftmgreii Photo) Fund.. The statement of the educators began—“Vte we .’.re me the decis ion of the Soi-r-n- * otirt aad look upon ft a* another significant milestone hi the Nation s quest for a dememiita wa.v of life and in the Negro's struggle to be come a fim-class diten . . , This is a part of an evolutionary process which has been stung on in the Saath .. id the Nation for some time.” The educators criticized sharply man’s Home and Foreign Mission' of North Carolina, as the featured speaker at Woman’s Day services. Serving' as chairman, of the pro gram committee is Mrs. Bertha Butter, with Mrs. Annie B. Dam heading the social committee. the program of the CIO. Jackson • who now lives in Wimton-Sakm i attended an integrated CIO con ference at the Carolina Hotel here Wednesday. He has worked with the national group for the past IS years. been returned to Centra! Prison. Morgan is alb gad to have ap* j • proached the couple as they gathered moss in the woods. He : ordered the man to throw his' i billfold in His direction. When itaa was done the convict, left without saying anything. the officer- the-;, she and Melvin were playjr? around with a pis-; tol whee it cent off aceden tally.' About t! :00 P.M. Saturday police were catted. to the Silver Boot Gr.,l where three men were cut nboi'it the body. Injured were L. «?. Holmes, James Frank Lucas, and Marion Artis. “The effort on the part of some leaders and school officials to in-: timickue Negro teachers and other citizens under threat of ios- of; job if hey express approval of the] Court'.-: decision and if segregation is not maintained is shortsighted.: vindictive and contrary to the fun-; damenta-i sense of fair play of the American people.” And speaking of Negroes themselves- "Negro: educators should not and cannot! afford to be a party to any plan: . designed to nullify the Court s! : decision." j « In conclusion the Conference; I: calls upon the people of the South! 1 aod the Nation to strive with good! ; wfll and honest intent to im j pfement the Court decision. “It i s - ofr firm and unanimous belief." 'say the educators, "that the im-j piemen taLion of the Decision will strengthen the South and the Na tion morally, economically, amdj spiritually. We as Negro educators! stand ready to cooperate whole- ] haartedly in the progressive lul-i fillment of these democratic dfe-i : jeclives.** North Carolinians attending the; jtwo-day confer cabs included Dr.; ' Harold L Trigg, president of St. Augustine's College, Raleigh; Dr | William K. Strassner, president of, Shaw University. Raleigh, Dr, W. L, Greene- executive ..rnetary, N. C. Teachers Association. Raleigh: ! Dr. L. S. Cozart, president of Barber-Scotia College, Concord;j ' Dr. David D. Jones, president, • j Bennett College. Greensboro: Dr.i ■ Hardy Hasten, president. Johnson! C. Smith University, Charlotte; Dr. J. W, .Seabrook. president, (COSTSStfCED ON PAGE 13) ELKS HOLD NO WINTER CONFAB j ; By J. B. HARKEN, Chairman Public Relations Department N. C. Assn IBPOEW DURHAM-—The local Bull City Elk. Dodge No. 317 was host to the .mid-year session of the North Carolina Association of the Im proved Benevolent Protective Or der of Elks of the World .IBPOEW ■ here October 30-31 at ■ tCONTINUED ON PAGE 13) NO. XXXXVI WASHINGTON, D C.-- £or r Davidson, president of the local. JMAACP. told n<rw;:nie ;i here this 1 we»»k Hi at th» ."brush-off treat that his o!'j.;;H:izai;oa had decided to give B> ■■ r.t W. Bowleg, founder and pr s;c of the National Association for the- Advancement of White P<•<•;.• •■• had been discharged, due to the attack of lioscoe C. Cooper, ie postman, by .Bowles last week. Davidson fetid newsmen that the riel force of tier NAACP* * legal staff would b« brought out. to st-ff th.-c Bowies atoned for the beating and kicking of the post • . man, in a building that house;-. Bowies' office. Cooper told a sordid story «f how the 6 foot, MX) lb, Bowles attacked him in the hail of the building and how fee knocked him down, kick ed him and knocked hint down * second time and continued to kite, him. Cooper reported the incident to the local office and was instructed to take m»t a warrant for the man « ho has caused much trouble with his race-baiting, law less organization here and in Delaware and Baltimore. Bowies was brought to trial here Monday, for the* assault or; Cooper and related to Judge John , 3 Malloy how he assaulted ■■ Cooper. He told of accosting i Cooper lor calling Ins wife a liar. j it afspears that the trouble started when Cooper did not tCONTINUED ON PAGE IJ.i TALMAOGE ASUS GA, VOTERS FOR MORE POWER ATLANTA—Had it been left to the cities of Georgia Governor j Herman Talmadge's attempt to ; by-pass the Supreme Court tul- j mg on segregation would have failed, according to the votes cast Tuesday for a a amendment, which fee says wtU save segrega tion. When the votes were counted from the city precincts, with most i of there in, and one-third of the rural precincts, the count was 133.705 to 138,032 against the .rati fication of the amendment. The rural vote is said to have beers 5 to 3 for ratification and when they are counted it is believed ; that uw attempt to keep segrega* ; tion, awarding to Talmadge's be- ' lief, will prevail. Hhe amendment is a proposal i to prmt the granting of state fundf to individuals for educa tional purposes. This is believed i to be the paving of the way for state funds to underwrite pri vate schools. Louisiana voted on whether it should list- police power to con (CONTINUED ON I*AGI ISi .HOLIDAY DEADLINE THE CAROLINIAN is requesting its correspondent? to • send news releases, hometown news articles, pictures - j other material for publication in one day earlier during t 1 week ending November 20 m order that we may idea**, tv 1 paper prior to Thanksgiving Day.. Th< dead lint tor hometown news during that week will be Saturday Nov - v ember 20. Other articles will be accepted for publication ; - > later than Monday, November 22. Please C( ->p-.;at. •- ’ the staff and have your news and pictures; in by tire request-, dates. Worn Haty-rf: I . Seawall Eisenhower a tdegiam ;o . Thurgood Marshall to tin* . t • whether it was well meant, nr not ;; ; j well be that a rh.gro will b*. v. ■) vi u :• names of Ellis Rivet , H shut I,; P < ? B. J'trkr-on and Wbko Hast;? have n ( mentioned. MONDAY SET As TRIAL BATE F N. C. If BSTH j GRKSNKHORO ■ - N r VV. ; 23 separate counts <■ ( j me *$ t. ■ grand jury :■ May -f i? •. 1 ■ v* g o N. C. V«'U:V; T.K , €hargu*& of taking >1T6.’21.15 ■ ' I ti I CO i ii V.X P d St ’. I■l pP t v -': j S June 24, 1950. ' - F*b- •’ * i hi sums rangrsg ir- ■■ t*j j $2:5.748,57. I At the tine- (he tv-v- v ■ ' rHstve'ered V-.. w , - - j ing Jus cist t ea-: at the a j tege, j 219 Dudtov S ■ ■ During his in*’-- , i; n; it wxs brought «»t tl\a; : <>' Hotels were being : - - : l ■ snnse of We h'-.t --i ’s ';rie?.:, Bourf.es allegedly <.>;>•! I l hr was forced id ojiri.’>•• office without an adequate staff. Some of tise pt-: ,; : i who might have in row :i ■' i ; on the. site. -(ion are m>-.; I -1 Irgedly -dead or hav< t« unknown dU'ft-iri-w.is. j The speciic indierlmor'.-s were j made for alleged xhorlagi - no’ 1 j in the records of. the sen:.«*•'« «s i fcliowi: J NDI CTSmti TS LISTED j June 24. 1850-5654.7& | July 19-$5.125J0 Ju'v 25-$2.862.4 l j Novembet 30-34.821.5:* i May li. *.951- Ü B7 I June 18-55.80333 j June 22-$23.74e.87 | June 28-?3,813.47 i September 29-311,187-04 j October 28-81,073 (CONTINUED ON *>AGf IV H. 0. METHODISTS SUPPORT HIGH COURTS RUUN6 Delegates to the North Cata lina Methodist Confetv-ice raid | here last week approved the J. ; o. Supreme Court's r-ohe : n,- i segregation ruling as a "true in ! terpretation of our Amm van tv | rr.ocracy and of our Chmtieo i faith.” The awetmg, winch was f- 'd at | the Edentoi: Sti'-cet Metiwltsf j Church, opened WMik*? my '•f j last week and ended Sunday, ■ Bishop Paul N. Gurber of Rich mond, Va., presided. Conference approval of tin court decision was contained 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE . u