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“MOTHER OF YEAR" HONORED—Mrs. C. C, Aldridge
“Mother of the Y -ah' et A&T College. Greensboro has orchid
btth Hi!i “Miss A&T” of Columbia, N. C., following special T
college cn Sunday.
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By -J. B HABRIJN
Final preparations have b*e« •
completed fur the enter*ainment
cf 10.000 Elks and Droiijiiter
Ellis who open the 35th arxualj
convention of their state assoeio--1
tfoii here cn Sunday, j
through Thursday
d 'c. nd vice president, Julius B ;
Hayvvoud. oi the association and;
Robert H. Johnson, grand exalted !
ruler of the order have both co-j
operated with the laical Fidelity';
Lodge ia planning; for the horde j
of Bills which will begun to tie-,
geend upon the city this weekend.!
Battle Ana Smith Lead
The Bov. Kemp P. Battle. Bap-1
list minister of Rocks Mount, wno!
has been president of the assocla- j
lion for eight years, 'vii.l be lead-j
lag his sixty-odd lodges rod turn-;
pies with the able assistsr. e of!
State Daughter President Mis. Le-<
titia Smith of Hickory and her
corps of officer;;
Among other key officers taking :
p. t will be Jack IV. Faison, first■
vice prexy, S. T. Enlne. L_E. Roy- j
Holds, S. T. Hooker, W. E. Da. is,
George Mooro, me Rev. A. D.,
T' ■■ / arid Re". J. A. *3*bane.
A.. ; sting Dt. Smith will be Dts.;
N'/a E .Bailey and Sadie Artist j
v-e presidents. Leaora Baird.j
secretary, Evelyn Adams, direct-;
r-..:» 01 pubiic relations, Mattie!
Collins Fhoewen Brora and Lueyj
Parade Higliiile
Says Elk Head. Sent ! !
Mail Back Unopened
WASHINGTON, D. C.—News
man Trezzvant W. Anderson this
vi pk charged that Elks Grand
Exalted Ruler Robert H. Johnson
had refused to accept a registered
letter containing fraud charges
against Grand Secretary William
C. Heuston and the late J. Finley
Wilson.
In charging that Johnson, a
Philadelphian, had declined to
accept his registered letter. An
derson said the letter containing
the ¥21.000 fraud charge against
Heuston. and the late Mr. Wilson
was returned to him unopened by
Mixed Fraternity Hears;
Talk By NCC Man
Dr. Alvin Walcott Rose, a pro
f<. •:•<.•!• in the graduate department
of North C& Mina College at Dur
ham, was the featured speaker at
N. C. State Cohere here last
Thursday night as Alpha Kappa
Delta, interrraciat honorary socio
logical fraternity, held a regular
meeting m the Student Union
Building.
Dr. Rose, who has served as a
consultant to many top govern
ment officials on the problems of
integration, spoke on ''Desegrega
tion ”
The speaker said that “Logical
ly. one would suggest that with
in an adjustments! period of ap
proximately five ycais, this na
tion through ns Ejlqjprfaneat of
Health, Education and Welfare
and spearheaded by Southern
white and Negro educational re
ligion* leadership could boldly
ICONDNUED ON PAGE 11)
From the standpoint of the pub
lic interest, the chief attraction
oi an Elks convention is always
the spectacular end colorful pa
made which is usually staged on
: Wednesday afternoon of craivea- • ;
Ren week, TIPs includes Elkt
ti urching units drum and bugle
corps and hiph school bonds rep
resenting various jodees. augment
ed by gayly decorated floats and
prancing majorettes rrlore. Sun
day afternoon, the DacsMsT-Fiks'
will present a pageant following;
the ittemoiral service
■rONTIMttEr. #\ PAG*. IS;
GIBSONVILLE C;sytf>r. Mih- !
er. 4£-yea--old janitor a*, the ’.oc.il
school, is being held in the Guii
; ford County jail at Greensboro or,
a charge of murder in connection! i
; with the fatal shooting ot Gler.!
, Bobbins, Jr., 2S here Friday night. 1
; Robbins, who was killed instant--j
! 'iy. was shot in the ciu ~t and Her-:
I bfcrt. Robbins, 21. his brother, v/at!
: shot in the right leg by a bullet.
; allegedly fired by Miller following
lan argument at a dance hall j
j which he operates on Mineola
j (CONTINUE© ON PAGE 11 >
the Post Office Department and 1
; marked “refused.”
“Why Brother Johnson refuses
to accept legitimate mail from a I
, brother Elk whose dues, taxes and j
;I all assessments are paid up for:
the year, I cannot fathom.’ An- j
derson said, “unless he is afraid
to stand up for a showdown onj
the truth or falsity of my char
ges."
“The U. S. District. Court dls-l
missed my suit against Hueston!
and the late Mr. Wiison because
I had not-—-recording to the court
f CONTLN XiEXt ON PAGE 11)
DEL ALVIN W. lIOSE •
of LaGrange. chosen as the
:1 pinned on her by Miss Eliza-
Mother’S Day services at the
farm Lady
A & TMother
GREENSBORO- A&T College
MUdents paid honor to their par
, ents in the annual Mother’s Day
observance here Sunday, as more
than 700 parents were guests oi
their sons Mid daughters
Mrs. C. T. Aldridge, 2 Lenoir
County farm woman, was guest
of turner, having been seleated as
the A&T College ‘‘Mother of the
Year.’’ The mother oi 11 children,
.0 of whom have attended college
or art currently enrolled. She
sewed as representative oi all of
trie mothers of the students Fh*<.
of her children have attended the
college and two daughters, Thel
ma. a senior and Kermena, a
freshman, are currently enrolled.
She was recipient, of several so
cial courk-wes during the day. The
Aldridges operate a 72-acre gen
eral farm near LaGranat Tin
!CONTINUED ON PACE II!
LUCKY AUTO OWNER
| The lucky car last week was j
; she one bearing the tag mun- ;
| her Z 94867. It the owner of •
• that car icok it to Dumb s J ->o i
S Service, corner Cabarrus and 1
j Bloodworth Streets, here in Ra- |
i ieigh, be received a free grease j
I job.
• Ibis will happen every week, j
! Watch for your tag number. If j
it follows the asterisk, you will •
get the grease job. The mim- |
her will be taken from any car j
bearing a N. C. license ;
The numbers this week are; .
940-866; X 72851; X 57148; • X 6- !
Hit; X 6953 5; R 79595.
DSFDSDF
DOLLARS FOR FREEDOM—This mass of people is shown
| at the Memorial Auditorium here Sunday as they exhibit
i their dollars which they contributed to the NAACP FREE-
THE
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VOLUME 14 RALEIGH, NC. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY :i, ;955 NUMBErIT
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Wake County Woman
life J?! Jli Hi S
IS' 8m 9S» m|-. 0s Nsg£
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I Vs last call tor the Carnation |
. Hometown Healthy Baby Contest?:
i Ye.y. its* now or never, for all you;
parents who want to enter your I
baby’s snapshot in the big 1955!
• competition to find the cutest. •
health test-looking baby to win iiiei
S3OO 00 Firs'. Prize, awarded by.
Carnation Evaporated Milk. Nine-!
teen other “championship ' babies,;
■ will also share in the big Cama- i
tion prise money.
For parents who may have i
been out of town when the |
contest started, here is s. last
minute summary of the ruler .
> ’■' you fist is send * recent
snapshot of your baby, along
with the official Healthy Ba
by Content entry blank to
P. O. Bor; 134, Raleigh. Only
babies three, years of age or
younger are eligible. Babies j
entered in the 1954 Contest
iast year may be entered
again, provided they arc still
within the age limit of the ;
Contest and did not win a
? cash prize before. Parents
who ha%e mure than one in
i.uit within the age classifi
cation may enter them, too,
Ui,it!g separate snapshots arsd
I entry blanks for each child.
Official entry blanks can be
(CONTtNUEO ON RAGE JJ?
Wi l kins Says NA A CP No t
| For Any Delayed Action
Roy Wilkins. Executive Secre
tary, National Association for the
j Advancement of Colorec People.
brought the fight foi “equality”
| directly to North Carolina Sun
J. "”"' - ”"’ 1
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OTIS McCOY
BY CfftRT.FF K JONES
’Thai s my brother." exciainod
Over, McCoy a~ v e r ade his ■.'.••• •-
to the front <A an erwrrr-'-'iv
crowd viewing the remains rs
Otis Nathaniel McCoy, 22, of 1206
Walnut Street, early Wednesday
i morning. Otis had apparently
< been the victim of a crack p-v
senger train as it neared the
Manlj - Street Tressle.
.CONTINITEI> ON PAGE W
| day afternoon, when he told a
! near -capacity audience, i re
. Memorial Auditorium that 'we
j will win this fight for we are
j cm God's side.”
DOM RALLY. The smiles on the faces clearly show that
they were not only glad to contribute to the worthy cause,
but seemingly proud.
• uOIsIIV
‘Disgrace 1 o
ii.c, it rt Kvf a t.’uriy x.i i. ; j.i. ,
: finally caught up .v ; i; - CAR.
OL-TNIA.N’. me r ;j i, . < .
!a-. : < -:vr- : nd t r
i voy nn hc-j,p3tnl con.!" *.::r
St. Agne.- Ro'-pixal , , r •..•.•are
i to hum*:-, o’j.iaitv
; The CAROLJK.'.AK -. f;ru ..
| istmg et-rdUions .? .iv.ritu
ti-'n " and h•- V- -.he fore
Ito .’••'t •• ■■rr?e*h;c.g it.
The t"u of f>:. !• cut ( •me
, n i r ts - • hi -r .
tflrk ,;t? the "V.’.-p’.t live .--
; port '•taif.d that Kalf'-'b v
j not only dire.lect in
t« a I r■■;• n;;, .ri
sens r < tiv ?'
were tukinc .Mfyont:;ge. • ; »
deplorable GiuMkri r <)..■.
ing its s-turiii. d: .
ibe ije'yjHd.-.',- <t !
out any s-uinpen
ever
il scored U; -.'rty :. ‘ ...;.
tU.it the '‘.e.e j>f*
i’rat should h • i i. >.,•
pie The re;;. . • F : . ;: j„ ; , v .
that the aty v.by e
(CONTINtEfJ ON PAGE 31i
Mr Wilkin, gav-- .uar'-s
: 1 ir; peer sting toe blue print by
: j which he felt equalisation could
• :be forthcoming. He called upon
I (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11)
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MRS. FI.OVNIE THOMAS
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N. C- Prtodua! Dies i
ROC r CINGf JAM —J. M. Hodge, ;
pi'ii’cu'js; nt ;be local high .school:
since 1939. died Wednesday morn-'
tug iu \ Ciiapel HiJi hospital. He
v/as considered an educator of i
slahi'codi note. Mr. Hodge rocciv- 1
cd birr B A at Shaw University, |
Raleigh, and the M A degree at;
: the University of lowa Funeral.
. services v,-<-.re held in the high
' school auditorium Sunday at 3
• p.m He is survived by iris wife,
; who ) caches tit, first grad- and a
< dauirhtei, sxged 12. The Jinai rites'
I were attended by fh< school board
i and city officials.
Prisoner Shot
\ Warren fount? prison
catoi' fugitive. shot while at
tempting to evade recapture, ;
war under treatment Monday |
ai the Central Prison Hospital
here. VYi'b.e Simmons, the
wounded man, of Winnsboro,
S, t broke away from a. War
ren ( »unty road gang last
Friday with Charles B. Wil
kins of Harrisvlllc. The camp
superintendent and a guard
raffle upon the pair last Sat
urday. As the officers closed
in, Simmons ran. The offi- ‘
; e.ers allegedly fired twice, a aid
j Simmons was struck in the
j legs. Prison doctors told Pris
ons Director William Bailey 1
| Monday that Simmons was
not seriously hurt. The pris
oner was sentenced from
i Mecklenburg County last
March to 15-20 years for ar
son and 30 days for assault
lon a f etna l? His prison record
shows that he is wanted in
South Carolina.
1.000 At Band Festival
j GREENSBORO —■ Nearly 1.000
| young musicians from throughout
j North Carolina, participated in the
i North Carolina School Band Fes
j tival here last Friday. Thirty-four. :
| bands from 32 institutions which 1
; had received high ratings m dly- j'
i trict eliminations held earlier this ;
(CONTINUED ON PAGE ID
1500 Schools Mixed
: Since Court Ruling
| NEW YORK fANP) Despite
| the efforts of racists and agitators
: who are trying to sabotage the
U. S, Supreme court decision ban
i ring segregation in education, sn
l tegration of the nation’s schools
Us quietly succeeding,
j This progress was confirmed by
i results of a. study by the NAACP
! which showed that in the 12
| months following the historic
: court decision, nearly 250,000 Ne
| gro and white children are at
i tending classes peaceably fcogeth
:er in 500 public elementary and
secondary schools which, until
last year, had been fqr the exclu
sive use of boys and girls of one
race or tire other,
i Further confirmation of the
gains, made in desegregation came 1
Charge IiSW
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
NEW HILL—Mrs. F'..,r: Wsi*
j den Thomas esru* horr..: tc 2v r
! rolativeS and friends Tuesday ;>f
j ternocu broken >■.
seemingiy grief-."'"’H-rn ;■ tier
j having been hTd f->.> th-- ss<;t
• jc-y tor the ki';:r.g i i her r,. s
; band, I.Hti'’ Thoms-', ne.-r Turn
■ stairs Store, on > yisaU cur in
| leads off of Highway Ne. I Mon
. day right
S':e vas s; .(j 'eb ‘V , 7vtr ■. -y
night and natti m rh«s V/.d,e
Coirhty jail until late: Tuesdiy fii
i.'. >•>», ,'.d, .1 pr,ii;,, h’e c-tprc
Was found, ahd was ;>rdere * be si
for the grand jury but was re
leased under $2,000.00 bo d.
The writer was suit an! - to
interview Mrs. Thoms s Vi hew
be arrived at the hue.'" «u on r
parents • i ni,i ■ >■ s fe'v
'CONTTNUIiI) ON PAOb ID
A. T. Will ! f SR.
METHOD Funeral services
were conducted Thursday after
noon, May 12, at -1 o’clock for Al
gernon Thomas White, Sr., who
died Tuesday at 5.40 p m. at h:s
home following an illness of some
several weeks duration.
Mr. White was a native of Ra
lejgh and since !910 had been a
leading merchant in Method.
He held the distinction of br
ing the first, and only Negro to
serve on the Board of Trustees
of Saint Agues Hospital. He serv
ed as Method's postmaster for
several years.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 11*
’ recently from Charles A Me
; Knight, former editor of the Char-.
’ loite iN.C.) News, and now, direc
•, tor of the Southern Education Re
■: porting Service,
“Quiet Progress”
Addressing the American So
r ciety of Newspapers McKmght re
ported “quiet, constructive and
!; unspectacular” progress in school
•: segregation. However, ne also
, | criticised the press for doing a
■ | sloppy job of reporting the prog
ress. He charged the press with
: giving “minimum of coverage” to
desegregation gains, while play
ing up news of racial incidents.
The “quiet . . . ’ progress of
which McKmght spoke was evi
denced in the NAACP’s study,
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 11)