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ri h\ ,Mi •.• r’ the SiivHi.um Iwy, u hie I* opera, ie* the
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»Jurnea To Death
The eharr-fgd body of Thomas
■ -r;- ; . ;■ '■ of r; ablindOTigd
f ’>e possibility of foul plav
sheriff's depuites, who have j
questioned Willie .Davis, 51,
.V-gr© night watchman at the
o?*f R.vs Pack in sr Company's
s'attgh i erhouse just bejond
the Buckeye Oil Company. !
Also cpse-si toned was Howard's
v. ife, Mrs. Lily Howard. 52.
who said that her husband of
ten stayed away from home
for long periods of time when
he was on a drinking spree.
A long crack found ;r. Howard's.'
skull might have been the result
of the heat. Coroner Marshall
Bennett pointed out but there is
a possible*.y that it wis caused
by a blow. A small room, formerly
used as a shower stall, Melded
Howard's burned remains.
Invest tea tine officers bav»
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Local NAACP Head Blasts
Desegregation Opponents
Opponent.- of desegregation re
ceived a tongue-lashing this week
from Isaac B. Horton, president of
the Raleigh branch NAACP. who
joined Kelly Alexander of Ciiaj
lotte. state president of the NAA
CP, m calling lor the repeal of ail
segregation laws in the state.
Horton, a f r.nior theological
student at Shaw University,
and the son of the Rev Avery
.Horton of 508 Patterson Lane,
was referring specifically ■to a
statement issued by the Rev.
$, R. Johnson, Salisbury min
ister. last week.
The minister, in objectir-o io Mr.
Alexander's demand for a repeal
nf all segregation lews, including
tne one against racial imermar-
MMM—~
Registration Begins Mar. 26
The registration books of the city of Raleigh will be open for
registration on March 26 and April 3. Every person whose name
is not on she books should decide that the books will not dose
Without their name being on it. This is a duty that jcu owe yonr
your family your city amt your nation—-TO REGISTER
AND VOTE
A voteless people is a defenseless people. A our vote may deride
whtihei we will have a smooth running city government or one
-hg-t win have no regard for the rights of all the people.
Elected officials ale your servants, They owe you the proper
discharge of meir office. You can only demand this when you
have exercised your right to vote.
endM lii& -sftFtj&OTi on IH?*
•Last Adv endure of a King. ’
Mr, Watkins is reported to
have died at the wheel of his
antomohile about Sun
day night, after be had taken
h friend home. The well
known Durham figure is
known to have hern In fail
ing health, hut h > death came
as a. shock to the city.
He came to Durham more than
road show and from that time on
gave up his antics with tricks
:;r. Hr *.v *he builder of the old
i ap-eah ash owner. It was under his :
• loader,-:!.? that tire Midnight.
Rambles were introduced to Dur-1
He later is believed to
have had interest in a chain
of ibi-atir* in North Carolina
and Virginia, lit* also special'
iz<?d sn show aig pictures in
the schools of North Carolina,
He would attend national e*
* ••ntx and take pictures and
show them to audiences thru
«ut the state.
During the second World War
he operated the Democratic Club
and if was there tbsi nr decid'd
to enter poll tier-. He was elected
a magistrate some years ago and
.is believed to have been holding
such an office when he died
He was a factor ir> the frj»te>Tai
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riage. wrote that -Negroes by the
thousands" resented this demand.
NOT QUALIFIED TO SPEAK
In his statement, Horton said
in part:
“The Raleigh Branch of the
NAACP does not. feel that the Rev
Mr. Johnson is qualified to speak
'he sentiments oJ thousands of
Negroes. We take the position that.
Mr. Johnson's views, whatever
they may be. are his own and
cannot be construed as the think
ing of the Negro populace.
“The Reverend Mr. Johnson
dors not officially represent any
: organization of Negroes dedicated
to complete emancipation of the
Negro.
"The Raleigh Branch of the
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ji Cify Welcomes Nation » Morticians
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CHARLOTTE A 22-year-old
unwed mother. Miss Mary Mas
'- <>o,l of Oovereo-. ’s Island. N. Y.
ss held her* on a charge c. :
truant. her oev.-born baby from
a- movin? train.
Accordin',: to P'-lmont police. •
yrhoo! children told them • ;;ai
Uie; saw the body thrown from
a train wxtwlnw The battered body
was four:-! on the tracks The
wornsn. police s&y, told them thstt
ilie k-iby .!>"’? through a rest room
if? KILLS BABY,
3 OTHERS BURNED
ROPER- -Fire, wbich started in
the kitchen of a. one-story frame!
, house, took the life of a six*
month-old bn by and caused, sen-:
ous hum- to two other children,
end a woman here Saturday after
; noon.
Dcu6. is Lind wood Earl Wilkins,!
son of Mr and Mrs, LeEoy Wil
kms and .arandson of Mrs, Fred
Simmons. M ; *s rfmrmons was bad
i iy burned Bhout t-he face and body
reacn me uriaiii and two of her
children, Ann. 9 and Sis, 13. who
were burned before being rescued.
The fire, of unknown* origin
completely destroyed the dwelling ;
but Hopei firemen kept it f?ox*i
spreading' to the woods near by.
and also saved a smoke house.
Free Prizes Galore Await
Throngs At 3rd .Food Show
The third annual Food Show
and Homemakers Exposition.:
sponsored by the CAROLINIAN .is
.vrhnduled to get underway in the
basement- and auxiliary auditor
ium of the First Baptist Church.
Wednesday si 2 P. M
The promoters of the show are
now predicting that this will be
the be: ever held and estimate
that there will be many more
NAACP joins with Mr Kelly fKel
ly Alexander*. Stare president of
the NAACP. in lus advocacy of re
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TWO POLICEMEN
NOT GUILTY IN i
ALLEGED BRIBE
Raleigh police officers Sam
Ciaikton and T. T Street were in
Wake Superior Court Tuesday
morning to testify against a de
fendant who claims the officers
tried to make him “pay off.”
Both men were ordered by
Judge Clawson Williams to
pay fines totaling S4O each
and costs Monday after they
failed to appear as witnesses
in the vase. The judge order
ed the fines void, however, af
ter the officers explained that
they had been in court but
were told that the case would
not be vailed on Monday.
James McAlister, the defendant,
who lives on Smith field Street. Is
charged with reckless driving and
attempting to bribe an officer.
The bribery charge was lev
ied against him after he com
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sewer pipe.
W. J McljCu-. G.'iioy County!
coroner, »as<l the: uuf baby a
sy-devctopp<i sever -pound bey.
had been borr aitve
When she north -bound tra in ar«
' rived here M : -os Magwobd was!
takes; off and taker, to Goor ,3a
.;narit*n Hospital. She told pUlce *
th"’ phe had not expected the 1
baby unt-U raid-April. She said;
'■hat she vent to a rest room where •
she biacked o>i : and vas not 9-
■ ware She didn’t report the inct-'
■debit, she said, because she was
too dazed
Sa? .Frank Carpeni'-T of the
Bf-lmoru police, said that Mips
Msgwood had char end with
murder. She said that .she v •» re
farr to Fart Jay at Or en-
Istend after v-sitrng relatives in
Ailtorr Alabama.
Subscription Drive
Enters Home Stretch
The interest m the statewide
contest that has been going or)
since February 30 for the more
than $5 ,000 00'worth of prizes that
will be given away by the CARO
LINIAN is really mounting.
Contestants are calling upon
their prospects will: much vigor,
in the hope that they can finish
in the top three. Mrs. Lillian Wat
persons in at tendance than previ
ous years. Demonstrations will be
given by experts of the Carolina
Power and Light Company who
will feature the latest in electric
cooking.
Electric appliance dealers, rep
resenting the latest in appliances
will display their products. There
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OFT TO tfNH 'A iV'-id.-rs I!sc African Methodist Episcopal
church are pictured at New York’s International airport, shortly
bv.ofe departing on a Pan American clipper l'cr Africa. They are
Rest to right 1: Dr. A. f bt-ster ( kirk, executive secretary-treasurer of
missions, and Mrs. K. Bailey Nicholas. First Lady of the First Episco
pal district, v. ho hid farewell So Mrs. Alma Folk. .Mrs. and Bishop H.
Thomas I'rimrn, resident bishop of the Louisiana and Mississippi
districts; mid Rev. Robert M Stevens, dean of Campbell college,
Jackson, Miss. They ded.ica.tetf the bow Monrovia college tit Africa.
(News-press i'k&U>)
RALEIGH, N. C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH
son, Smstbfierd. just can't believe
that her people will let her down.
She is banking on going down to
, tii6 wire with plenty to sp&rg.
In Durham, things arc begin
ning to happen. Mrs. Pamha Pratt'
says that she has been collecting
in installments and knows that
she will be in the run nine . C. M
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vffl be two aessions daily. The
afternoon session will, be visited
by home economic classes and
teachers from the high schools to
and around Raleigh.
Those who have notified the
' management of their intention to
be present are from Johnston
County Training School, Smith-
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CHARGES RAPE Sadie
Mae McLean, above, ciaitns
that Robert f„ Flowers. Ra -
Jeigb tire
to February. Flowers vas
bound over under a ,*CO< l
bead Monday in City Court.
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Slate Group
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| The Colored Tuurral D; .;t;o>-
I and Moif'ciurs A;m c;.:v. :oe c 3
i North Carotin?, Inc headed by
;O. H. ’-T> 1v- ].;■ . •;-, J ; . ><
.host to tiie Executive Boa’i! of
j the National Negro Fimer *! Dt
rectors A..'.socifu;oii : ’.n - here ,-r;-
day, M -r-iay end Tu- iriay.
The meeting will get mjd-jnrt*:-
at the Mac« .v ruci B&ptid
Church. Sunday, 7-.30 p.i t. with
Pur-tv j. Brown. Gree*',-. boro pen.
*i<fs.ig. Tbi* y: ! < ha a >■ .bia
stag and r: ui { run? yrt V- /rom
President Moms C. V/ L, .-.innt
gomerv, A I*., Charles Crook. Chi
cago, EL. T H Hawes C:yyy
; 111 . and TvT-v. Albert a MVFr;) ;■ .
Jiden.t. Is.dies’ Auxiliary. Detroit,
i Michigan.
j The Rev Paul TT. .fohrron v ii!
I deliver a sertnoneUe. Howard
! Durr, rhaplam, will lead the d?-
I votlons. Wilbur Sanders vnl! --mg
a f and the Martin St re. iOh y;
• will rend- r the musk:.
Registration Moo da v
Registration will iter place m
West Campus, Shew Univc-syr.
Monday morning, 5.30 ter
sion will be called to orria at, 9:30
; a .a;. by C. H. Moms, tv: ■; ;
B. Wheeler svi wpir-onv- n ■■■ «„
ora. W. j, Kennedy. No, •■?
lina Mutual, w.-i! ~■ v,\, n '
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field; Cooper Training: &< tool,
Clayton; Nash Trsicmß, Nash
ville, Spaulding High. Sr;
Hope. Perry High. Gr-thesamne
and Franklin County Training of
Franklin Cqur-y and Loth'.burg,
other school" M>-; r . -- hern
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lerSeS^
RAPING GIRL
By STAFF WRITER
In a. surprise move in City Couri
Monday morning. audit Mac.
McLean. 16 who accused Robert
L. Flowers of Raleigh of raping
her on the night of February 16
declared that she was raped only
once instead at three • rn> • . :he
previously reported in a '.‘-arrant,
Flowers, in a counter-move de
nied raping the teenager at a!;
Judge Vaughn Winbome. h<n>.
ever bound the 45-year-old tire
salesman ove.; to Wake Superior
Court and set his bond at SI,OOO.
The girl, who looks much
younger than her 16 years and
probably weighs less than 10b
pounds, was the first witness
called by solicitor R. L. M< -
Millan.
She took the witness stand
giggling and blushing, appar
ently unaware of the serious
ness of the crime with which
she had accused Flowers.
Defense Attorney Ram Morris
asked her if she had ever or gag
ed in sexual intercourse be/on the
alleged rape. She replied that she
experienced intimacy once be
fore, less than It’ months ago.
The girl, at Morris’ request, re
counted the events leading up to
the reported attack. She admitted
coming to Raleigh of her own ac
cord after being offered a job by
Flowers at the Carolina Grill, lo
cated on West South Su eel here.
Upon reach'nt* the • ••• 1 ■ said
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BISHOP SPEAKS ID hM—
Bte.fe.op Frank tfCadteon Retd of
» ,? -v**.; church, who will spink
IJ aura., Sunday at Si. Paul
t ‘iir. Church t*",. y: ~ r 'v
iwsii prelate presides ov.-r Fv>
Seventh and part of the Second
Episcopal Districts, comprising
South Carolina* North Carolina
and Virginia.
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t. ;■(: Murderers Sentmeed
■ Clark, 3,1, and big alleged i
girl fv:e;:v Ovoryia Brown, 29. re
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| Tuesday iii the second decree
; riiv:;.d.<*r of a white Kaleurh truck •
idriver last October. Clark was
’tended a 28-30 year term while 1
:Mh.:■-. Brown received 25-30 years.'
Both pleaded guilty to second de
gree murder last Halloween of
Neal Aycoth. whose nude body was
found in a cheek rr-ar the Wash
ington School lor a ted OP PuyetH’-
viile Street. He had been cut to
death. Robbery was accepted as
the motive Clark blamed Mrs.
Brown for the fatal deed and she
blamed him Avroth- who was a
nauve of Charlotte, had been in
Releinh only a short- time when
he was found.
Wake Driver Dies
ROLteYILLE Dan Scarbor
ough, 64 was killed near .here
Tuesday morning when a car
plowed into the rear of a trailer
; drawn by a farm tractor which
: Scarborough was. driving, The
! driver of the car, Lacy Christian,
24, Negro of near Roxboro. fled
into the woods following the deed,
| but was captured three hours later'
! not too far away. Bloodhounds
i were brought to the scene to track
him. Christian, unhurt in the ,
wreck, is being held in the Wakr .
. County Jail pending an inquest. A
woman, riding in the car with
Chri: 'fan is being held as a ma
terial witness She is under a
SI,OOO bond. She suffered cuts a
boui the face. The wreck occurred:
on Highway 96. about two miles:
north of RolesviUe. on a straight- ’
level stretch o Tn« f^rir 1
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SCW ES TO
KNIFE Wm
GREENSBORO Ric har d
1 Seales. 29-year-old auto mechanic
sentenced to die or; May 27 for
the knife-slajung of Mr: Bertha !
Cook last January 19 is on death j
wv at Central Prison in P,aieigh
pending action by the State Su-. j
preme Court on Ms appeal.
H? was sentenced by .Judge Su- j
sic Sharp minutes after a Superior; |
Com t of three Negroes and nine |
white men return a verdict of i
lirst-degree murder after deliber- 1
afinr. 45 minutes.
Be war not tried for the murder
of Mrs. Cook's 7-year-old daugh
ter Betty Marie who was also
kilied while attempting to aid her
mother.. Scales gave no outward
show of emotion as sentence wa
passed
WINNER
’3l'x- hu'}-:" cur liu.t week was
J ti one ni-arin;, i.i% number
| tSOS-Od'k If the owner of that
t rsi took i< to Uanif’s Kw Ssi
| vice, corner Cabarrus and
I H load worth -itrerts. here in
S Rob;..'!, at received a free
I grease job.
I'Vhi.s Y,;i! happen every
week. Wa:>b for ~.- Ur < Uh
mimhcr. If it follows tiie , )
awIrPvCE :ur vfP iv
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;«•; > North Carolina l.icrnsc.
This week’s n’—ntiers are;
75-115; 59-51,5; 5.1-858; 7t-t>.
f 20; 54 - * ."> 1 4nd 55- 9\ 1
New Court
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Segregation
of i’OfAV :v- :
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F’OVU’U-
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hi vrr::ng a dec: ,j .;OD of * )f
lcderoi dv-’.;i.ct court «»t Bait.-ms-r*
equal fmvihies the ce«r» 'her*
stressed vueh v.n ar.t*6« ?.
uncon stitu t ional
It sv, ih>: wry 'separate-hur
equa!’ theory that Ivy, k iV r»t the
public .•chool ryhern in the 6oor?-
regr; ye U-d ui’M the TI. S Supreme
Court handed down u,;. historic de
cision last May hi.
This decision, the Circuit Court
here -aid ■'swvptav iy' ,v,v. bv-'y
for ht'rpina the races
anv lotiger in public parks or play
rrounds. I cited iv.o cases in
which the Supreme Court held
that the "sey;»rate-but-ecpial" doc
tx jire adopted in "had nr
place in modern public education
No Police Power
that jTi-hV is "obvious that vac
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DEVANE mm
£OOll SEAT
A committee of 15 Ralnsh citi
zens are known to have met on
TtP’sday night to have selected.
Carl DeVane. professor of Politi
cal Science a.ud chairman. Divis
ion Social Sciences, Shaw Univer
sity. to make the race for a seat
in the city-wide May primary on
the City Council.
>lr. DeVane is reported Jo
have been receptive to the will
of (be committee and will
campaign for Ibe city post,
The committee has begun
plans for a successful cam
paign, Attorney S. S. Mitchell
was named campaign man
ager. Rev. G. A. Fisher will
serve as the. co-ordinator of
the campaign, while J, Wiley
Latham and Mrs. James P.
.Freeman have accepted the
e<> chairmanships to raise the
money for the race.
Attorney Mitchell announced
that the first work to be done by
the workers would be to get as
many names on the books as pos
sible Volunteer hwe aI
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DeVane, an instructor at Shaw
University, announced this
week that h? would tun for
a seal on the City Council
this Spring. He was nominat
ed by the Faleigb Citizen*'
Association