HOUSING PROJECT BANKERS GET THREATS
■ ‘Wi flHnnia
hhi w /islll
“WOMAN OF THF FEAR" AWARD—Mrs. Ellen S. Alston. Ra-
Iriph's “Woman of the Year’ - tor 1954. is pictured here awarding a
plaque to Mrs, Vivian Tone* Brown, v.ho received the honor this
year The presentation was made at the First Baptist Church Sun
day morning. Mrs. Inna B. Thompson, president of the \ U'giilia
Teachers Association was the featured speaker.
Award Presentation Ends
‘Finer Womanhood Week*
2 DIE IN FREAK
At'TO ACCIDENT ‘
CHAPEL HILL--Two next -door j •”
neighbor?', jb Carrboro died In an j
auto wreck near here Sunday: '
morning as their ear speared a j
bri railing and plunged into a;
creek. i
The accident, which took place;
at, the Neville's Creek bridge near j
University Lake- two miles west of i
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
What’s Happening
On Desegregation Front
Montgomery Schoo I
Case Up March 15th
GREENSBORO The guit 8-
painst the Montgomery County
school authorities seeking to end
school segregation there has been
set for March 15 in federal court
at Rockingham.
A motion to establish a three
judge tribunal to hear the case
was filed last week in TJ. S. Mid
dle district Court here. This is the
second such request, the first one
having been denied by Judge
Johnson J. Hayes when the suit
was originally filed.
Request for a three-judge court
has been made because in their
amended suit, the plaintiffs—a
group of Montgomery County par
ents—argue that the school board
HS
DEATH WAS A PASSENGER David Hunt, 30, of Greensboro, an orderly at Moses Cone Hos
pital there, whs killed instantly last week when his car, travelling without lights at an estimated 80
Utiles an hoar, rammed hearten into this tree at the South' Drive-In Theatre on the High Point Road
about .13:30 a.m, (Greensboro Record Photo).
fixe StiYittfartl TriMtiiv; C^i*
2ZO*2Z& Soutli First St,*
Louisville 2, Ky*
BALFJGH t he Otni'Ton Zeis
. bspfer of the Zeta Phi Bets
•Sorority, Inc concluded its obscr
s nee of “Finer Womanhood
.Veek” w>th a worship service at
•i* Ft; i Baptist Church, to 'tj
■•lorping and featured a
,oror, Mrs. Irma B. Thompson
"rent Newport News, Virginia, a;
>ue.-t speaker,
During Dir service, Soror
Ellen Alston, Woman of Hip.
Year 1954, presented a plaque
to Soror Vivian T. Brown,
Woman of ihr Year IOSS. Soror
Brown was cited for her out
standing work in the eorarmm-
1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
| Segregation Bad
: For. All—Rahlii
GREENSBORO Compul
sory segregation is not only
unfair but “bad for all of us,”
Rabbi Frederick S. Ryoins of
(be local Temple Emanuel, de
| dared at A&T College during
! a brotherhood service on Sun
; day.
One of the principal disad
vantages of segregation, he
pointed out is that it interferes
with vital communication be
tween groups in a comm unity.
“Many of our present confu
sions,” he declared, ‘‘are caus
ed by fear*, that come only
from misunderstandings.
The Carolinian
VOLUME FIFTEEN RALEIGH, N. C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1956 NUMBER «
‘ & V S Hlf «£%• I ■*&, " ''Y . MBf ‘ v, jXs [|p ' v l v V. V\-» ;<$ -• • ~ r ?\
pm Ip pi wm gw HR «§0 mk m 9 fs@ ® : mßm m&&- pm fit Ift Wm «ml Wr w
111 1s " if Ilf 1 11'ifS 1«111 SStli llp hß
W£mJ®m wSL ttS? iiP Ms> wR sf| s®p? ssli #ll MB {Hf ig§ Jgsfe miy flip
Fp, T - ,'." L' ‘'f. . ' * - ?' -■ ?k‘V ;«b ’£';.V' l
-. .ml.' ***9mwßl* -r.-.Mi? --araß
* •* ★ ★ ★ W '& k k W W ★ "★ W W k k ik k k k 'k k k k k k ¥ ¥i ¥. ■¥
*Die First, , Says Bus Boycott Leader
Threatened
Residents
Are Named
| RALLIC.iI i The CAROLIN
i IAN has learned that two of the
I three persons threatened by tele-1
j phone calls and letters Monday!
| because of their stands in favor!
jol a proposed 300-unit housing j
j tco.NTtNT'ED ON PAGE 2) I
!
: Catholics
\ May Oust
J. C. Scions
NEW ORLEANS Four Roman
Catholic state legislators, were
threatened last week with ex-com
munication for their efforts to
seek new state laws requiring ra
cial segregation in parochial and
private schools.
An editorial in the church’s of
ficial publication Catholic Ac
(GONITNI ED ON PAGE 2)
officials are really state officers,
makb’c an issue between state
and federal authority.
Resisl In i e g ration,
Byrd Tells South
WASHINGTON --“Massive re
sist a nee” in the South to the U
S Supreme Cc t's order for rac
ial integration in the public
schools was called for here Satur
day by Senator Byrd (D.-Va.).
Making it clear that lie Is not
advocating or condoning violence
in opposing enforcement of the
order. Byrd said that he wants
Southern states to stand together
In declaring the courts' opinion
unconstitutional.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE t)
HF
INTER NATIONAL BOND—Taking «» residence at Talladega College, following her bitter reception
al the I nhtw-.fv of Alabama, Miss Auiucrine Lucy finds scores ®f new friends and champions of her
fish! among the varied racial groups at the school. In the dining halt of Talladega, she finds lablematee
hailing u n china. <cechos lovakia, Alabama, No, Carolina, Tennessee and Massachusetts. Miss Lucy
iujowii ' > -lay at ihr college, ai the invitation of president, Dr. Arthur Gray. iNewspms Photo).
\
~ ' :
I .
■I ? ! v
£■ .
' ' . ■ t»/|
; , V. 4 %*
Av- f.
* ■t- ,
i NIC RED IN (HASH —Mrs.
K. Voung Shepard, teacher at
the Washington School, Raleigh,
who i.s recovering from injuries
suffered when a Trail*ays bus
on which she was a passenger
and an auto cr .shed head-on
near Slat ford, Va. last week.
Five persons died and 17 bus
passengers were injured. Mrs.
Shepard resides at 424 S. Blood
worth St,, Raleigh,
Panelists Air Views On
Supreme Court Edict
By CHARLES R. JONES
RALEIGH “The Supreme
Court Decision" was the subject,
of a “Town Meeting,” staged at
the Needham B. Broughton High
School Monday night, sponsored
by the United Church here as its
final session in the annual Insti
tute of Religion series.
The panel of speakers con
sisted of four white men, all
prominent in their respective
fields. Two of the speakers
favored the Supreme Court’s
decision outlawing jim crow In
education, while two thought
the Court had overstepped its
bounds in handing down such
a decision.
If You Are Not Sure
INQUIRE
\bout The
WANT ADS
(’ALL
a
TMiiwV
TODAY!
Well Die First, Says
Bus Boycott Leader
GREENSBORO Before we
are slaves, we will go to our
graves,” Dr. Solomon S. Seay, one
i' 26 ministers recently indicted
by an Alabama grand jury for in
itiating the Montgomery bus boy
cott, told an overflow audience
Educators
Accused Os
Exploiting
! RALEIGH —The CAROLINIAN
| received a letter from a Mrs. Pa~
: tricia Stedman of Robersonviile
! Tuesday in which she accused
! (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
l
George V Denny, Jr., ?, native
of Washington, N. C„ was the
moderator.
The Rev. Charles M. Jones, pas
(CONTINUED ON PAGE %)
^ 5 - > fe^v».^ : 7w ct 'y- ■ , r'> ?^'*i •'?s%
-WtwSmwaJßaE mßwk > *s®-' ■ \.'J*
*v ■ «fßßßiyap*ap!B» "4., v Jw> *•« <ffi?fv^®feiP-'l?'-' :< ’ ; '' i -‘v A' : <; - '•;., ■■ v ,^fIBSB«HSHr*l ß‘*!Sra'7iuSp j®*v2*
sis: Wm. 55jfe-|£s - .®t-''V, -,, . $
S&C0:? •■ ...” T v •' / ' *' "• ■ ■!?•*>■••■V "•'
Wtfinii'*j •%■ &zt%L£s&t Mb r *■*t.to£sw- ■i&’^&t »,\■ - ■■£?"< ■ S3s|«BsL
jWK. •' -. $ ffiip| Jlgk '^|a^.|*lji|ig^^
•?wi< ' ; **sWtSßlmm
llfar Bits BOYCOTT LEADER—Part at the audience which overflowed Bethel AME Church In Cireensher* on Sunday to hear Dr.
| Solomon S. Seay, one of the ministers under indictment in the Montgomery, Ala., hue boycott, weak on the mm* involved *» «*» «"«*
tfesre- “Before we are slave#, we wIU go to ear graves,’' he declared. (Greensboro Daily News l*noto>.
here Sunday afternoon. • ; ,
Dr., Seay a former Greensboro! '
pastor, after stating that the basic j I
issue is a detnana lor white pat- j
rons to seat from the front and j
Negroes from the rear, on a first- j ’■
come-first-served basis, said: “It:!
would be tragic to lose the struggle i c
in Montgomery because this is ai l
struggle for black people around j '
the world. !
“We have identified ourselvesj 1
with the passive resistance move- |'
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) -••
Carolinian Food Show And Home
Exposition Set For March 29-30
The managemeant of The CARO
LINIAN announced this week that
plans are well under way for the
presentation of the 4th Annual
Food Show and Homemakers Ex-
EPISCOPALIANS
HIT RACE BIAS
GREENWICH, Conn.—"Desegre
• gallon must be the goal ‘or all
church institutions and agencies,”
the National Council ot the Epis
copal Church said here Thursday
in laying down a set of guiding
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
ttfiWIWCC MICRODLMINS StFVICB
N L«w*«s H. President
Rt. 3, Box 2X2 /
numex-ymHA a, & urm
Mentally 111 Man
Slain By Officer
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
SELMA—Even though the Rev
D. P. Richardson, in his final words
about Hugie Ford, former inmate
: of the state in-
stitution for the
rn ent all y di -
seased. tried to
give the bereav
ed family and
friends the con
sol ati o n that
“though a man
dies he will live
again,” at St.
John A, M. E
Church, Thurs
day, everyone is
imm
LORD still asking wby
police officer Rogei Strickland had
to kill the man?
Mr. Ford was shot by the officer
in the railroad station after he
had beet, .summoned there to tro»!*»
the -slain man go home. Evidence
presented at the coroner’s hearing
(CONTINtTED ON PAGE 2)
JONES ESTATE
SET AT mW
GREENSBORO An estate
valued at $40,429 was left by Dr.
David D. Jones, former president
of Bennett College, according to
his will which was probated last
week in Guilford Superior Court.
Dr. Jones died on January 24.
Mrs. Susie W. Jones, his widow,
was named executrix of the estate
which consisted largely of per
sona! property.
position which will be held in the
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium,
March 29-30.
The 1956 show will have many
draw more than V TOO persons
There will be three sessions daily-
The first, show is set for 10:00 A,
M. This will feature special dem
4 - H Clubs Set All - Time
Production Record In ’55
GREENSBORO • More than j
three-million dollars worth of ]
produce was grown by the state’s
Negro 4-H Club members during
1955, according to a report re-*
The lucky ear week, was
the one bearing the tag nuta*
her *CX-4296. If owner «S
that ear took tt *o Chum* East®
Service, comer Ca harms and
Bloodworth Streets, here in fU-
Itigb, he received a free groaau
Job.
This will happen every week.
Watch for year tag nsimber. If
it follow* the asterisk, yon will
get the grease job. The num
ber will be taken from any car
hearing a N. C. license,
Thr numbers this week arc:
X-J51.7; WP-345!; WW-12S;
K-m,; R-5349; and R»3*7*.
State News
-—IN—
Brief
WINS "HOMEMAKER" AWARD
i
'
'’'dp ~v
% Wsm
MISS BARBARA JEAN HUDSON
SPRING HOPE—The Betty
Crocker Homemaker of To
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
i onstrations for Horne Economics
i classes and their teachers. Schools
j within 40 miles have been invited
I io be present
The afternoon sh o w Is
j scheduled for 2 P. ML This
i (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
j leased by W C. Cooper, 4-H Club
i specialist, at AAsT College,
j The production topped all pr#»
I (CONTINUED ON PAGE t)