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PAGE TWO DESEGREGATION (CONTINUED FROM FAG*; .1) lawful practice suit against Fred D. Gray, local attorney, was thrown out of Circuit Court here last week. Gray was Indicted two weeks ago after he filed suit in U. S. District Court challenging the constitutionality of the Alabama laws requiring racial segregation on buses. Meanwhile, at Tuscaloosa, bond of $5,000 each was set for two brothers indicted for beating an Alabama University student in anger over the treatment of Miss Autherine Lucy. * * » N. X Ministers Pray For Southern Brothers PRINCETON, N. J.—'Twenty one ministers here held a 15- minute prayer meeting last week to ask protection and help for t.he Montgomery, Ala., ministers arrested for leading the bus boy cott movement there. «* * * Randolph Schools Get School Allotment ASHEBORO Permission to spend the school system's entire allotment of $212,822.45 in state school bond allocations to provide needed facilities for Negro schools in the rural school unit w : as voted last week by the State Board of Education following a request by the Randolph County Board of Education. The county’s two school systems together are earmarked for $302,- 370.44 in state funds. The Ashe boro cir.y system will, receive $89,- 553.89, * • * Integration Begun At High Point Course HIGH POINT—Some 30 white and 11 Negro golfers used the municipal golf course here on Thursday, first day that the noti segregation ruling went into ef fect. There were no "incidents.” The city council voted two weeks ago to open the city-owned course to all, but retained segregation at all other city recreation facilities. # ♦ * Montgomery School Case Set March 21 GREEENSBORO —A motion in the suit brought by a group of Montgomery County Negroes seek ing to end public school segrega tion was continued until March 21. by Judge Johnson J. Hayes in Middle District Court last week. In the motion, the plaintiffs seek to have a three-judge fed f court to hear the case. De < n by such a court would have tne weight of a ruling by a fed eral circuit court and an appeal from it would go direatly to the U. S. Supreme Court for possible review, * * * Money Troubles Hit 3 State Colleges RALEIGH —Dr. Alfonso Elder, j president, and W. W. Jones, busi ness manager of North Carolina College at Durham, conferred with Assistant Budget Director D. S. Coltrane on Wednesday seeking $39,253 from the state's contin gency and emergency fund. The money sought is to make up for a big decrease in enroll ment at the school. Coltrane said that there were some items in the college's budget which if swapped around "might make it possible'’ for the Institution to get along with available funds. Teachers’ college at Elizabeth City and Fayetteville were also reported facing financial difficul ties because of decreased enroll ment. Chamber Os Comm. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) aide men arid women” believe that racial can be worked out by "responsible whites and Ne gro citizens,” but pointed out that they are “voiceless and powerless in the emotional climate which ‘PrevaiLs.’’ In suggesting a solution based on “the changing demands of our age rattier than blind, emotional at tachment to the past.” the Coun cil said that "there is a wise, EE SURE SHOP-Tip Top U. S. GOOD ROUND or SIRLOIN STEAK lb. 57c U. S. GOOD CHUCK TIP TOP SLICED ROAST lb. 33c Bacon 5 lbs. SI.OO FRESHLY GROUND BEEF 3 lbs. SI.OO LARGE OVEN READY 1 * HEHS lb. 45c LARGE GOLDEN' RIPE BANANAS lb. IQc SMALL TENDER HOME GROWN TURNIP SALAD 3 lbs. 25c 10 POUND BAG FRESH GRADE "A” SUGAR 89c EGGS doz. 49c I mm - iiMM.Wiw CANS £yll# FRANKLINTGN workable program, neither rebelli ous nor precipitate, upon which sensible local people can agree,” GATE CITY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Hospital. Miss Durham was arrested later m the evening at. a grill in the vicinity. Police say that she had gone to a beauty parlor after the shooting to have her hair done and then went to the grill for a beer U.NC. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) university officials that the 1954 decision did not apply in colleges and universities. Three youths—lx'roy B. Fra sier, Jr. Ralph K. Frasier, bro thers, and John L. Brandon, all of Durham, are presently attend ing the university at Chapel Hill. Since the ruling upheld by the high court was directed against the Consolidated Uni versity, it has effect on the policy of the university unit at Chapel Hill, State College at Raleigh and Woman’s Col lege at Greensboro. Attorney General William B. Rodman, who carried the appeal to the Supreme Court, had asked the court to reverse its own de cision of May 31,1955,which held that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. He also asked a return to the "sepa rate but equal” doctrine which had been in effect 1,000 ATTENDED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Car Porters, Congress of Racial Equality, NAPE, CME Church, Catholic Interracial Council. Na tional Baptist Convention, USA. United Auto Workers and NNPA. Charles A. Zimmerman of the International Lady Garment Workers Union, was chairman of the opening meeting with Wil kins and Clarence Mitchell, Dee Cee Bureau head assisting. Citing the need for affirmative action on the part of congress in behalf of civil rights legislation, (none of which lie stated had been pass ed in 75 years) Wilkins quoted an Alabama legislator, named Warren, as saying, "We white folks must take up our shotguns” in an effort to stop or prevent integration. Wilkins drew much applause when said: "If congress can leg islate for gas, oil, and steel; it can legislate for human rights!” Mr. Wilkins said that of the 19.000 colored citizens of Mississippi’s Talahatchie County (where Em mett Till, the 14-year-old Chica go boy was kidnapped and rrmr-, tiered/ "not a single one was a.l-i lowed to qualify to vote; thus they! had no part in their courts and government.” The NAACP secretary conclud- ] rd. “We seek action now; and nothing less than action (by con gress) will satisfy us.” Abernathy, Miss Lucy Lead A special feature of the Sun day night mass meeting which filled the Departmental Auditor ium on Constitution Avenue was a pane! of "witnesses” who were pre sented in dramatic interviews giv ing the highlights of their own personal encounters with harsh jim crowism and the White Citi zens Council of the Deep South. Easily the ‘star’ of these was the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, Baptist minister and pastor, who is the recognized leader of the: Montgomery. Ala. bus boycott j which has all but paralyzed the; city’s bus system since December sth. Abernathy said his people had no desire to stop walking four and five miles each day to work in defense of their demands for equality of treatment in trans portation. They have a car pool costing $3,000 weekly to assist all workers they can and request donations from interested persons ! to be sent to the Rev, Ralph D. Abernathy, 1327 South Hal! St., Montgomery, Ala., with all checks or money orders (do not send cash) made payable to Montgom ery Improvement Association. Abernathy said that no one should ’invite’ them from the South because they were not run ning away. "We are going to stay there and fight to bring Teedom Ito our people.” Gus Courts, the Mississippi Storekeeper and NAACP leader who was shot and seriously wounded, allegedly, because he re fused to remove his name from the roll of registered voters, said he was the only colored registrant out of the original list ol 94 who registered after 400 .had paid their poll tax seeking the franchise. In his county around Beizoni, Miss., there is a 17,000 colored population and 7,000 whites, but no colored person is allowed to vote. This is the county where the late Rev, Lee was murdered, allegedly, because he heip Ne groes to register. Just before the last 'witness’, ! Dr. Chester C. Travestead, Albu querque, New Mexico professor, related his story of having been fired from the University of South Carolina because of his statements considered to be favorable to in tegration, the audience was treat ed to a fleeting two-minute look at lovely Autherine Lucy, star- of the drama “Mob Rule Over Tus-; caloosa, Ala,” Miss Lucy was simply escorted I onto the platform and only per mitted to bow and smile as the crowd went wild in applauding her and a score of camera men | hurried about trying to get shots! of the "Pride of Alabama” who | was clad in a neat-fitting blue j i suit. ODDS & ENDS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Ligori school are not as desirable as its good thinking patrons and friends would like them to be. It | is quite possible that many of ihe j problems now plaguing that ! school are internal and require | adjustment and remedying from I the inside, But the fact remains i that teachers and students are not alone responsible for the well being of a school. Teachers have their responsibilities but those re sponsibilities aie sharply limited and can never take the place of the duties and the responsibilities of parents, supporters and friends. A well-organized, properly functioning FTA can do more toward correcting evils and strengthening the entire school operation than can ever be achieved by the faculty and students. People have a right to criticize, ; in fact, criticism can be helpful ! when it is constructive, but when | we know a thing is wrong and ! do nothing to correct it, we are guilty of perpetuating the wrong doing. We feel certain that the adminisrution at Ligon will wel come any facts or suggestions, parents and friends of the school might make to present and will j take action to correct any situa tion that is brought to its atten ion. * # * The “Town Meeting” type pan el, conducted by the Institute of R. igion on school integration last week did not settle this issue but it did prove conclusively that he people of Raleigh are in favor of abiding by the law as that law' is interpreted by the U. S. Su preme Court. The remarks of Atty. R. Mayne Albright during which he made these striking statements, . . . “We are not going to secede from the union.” We do not have to like; it. (the decision outlawing school; segregation). We do have to live! with it.” And ”... we must move,” , brought more applause from the • capacity, unsegregated audience | than from the remarks of any ofj tile other speakers. Attorney Carnage, speaking during an interview on a net work radio program last week said that before he was al lowed to begin the practice of law he was compelled to take an oath that he would I first uphold and defend the j Constitution of the United States. In view of that public state ment by Mr. Carnage one would j naturally wonder if these law- j yers in Raleigh and elsewhere in the South who are now’ openly! opposing the U. S. Constitution; were obliged •to take the same i oath. Evidently they were not be-: cause it is inconceivably that such \ a distinguished group of lawyers,! including many state officials would so openly violate such a i solomn oath. Wonder what oath j did they take? * * * As stated in this column recent- j ly there is hardly anything the : home owners living in the area j chosen by the Housing Authority; as the site for the new million-! dollar housing project, can do to j prevent this project from toeing | built there. It was also stated! that those home owners might be placed in a better bargaining position for the sale of their prop erty by organizing themselves. These property owners should be on. the alert however, against ex ploitation from any source or by anybody; * * * Why Is It that every time Ne groes protest against discrimina tion and seek federal aid, they are called agitators and accused of trying to break down "states [ rights?” Did you ever notice how | these same “state righters” are ; forever and always hanging a round national treasury in Wash ington begging for handouts to be used in these “state rights” strong holds? Last week. North Carolina j officials even accused the federal j government of discriminating a-1 gainst this state in alloting money j for hurricane disaster protection, j COP kills” (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) the part of Perry. The police officer, according to his superior, W A. Hardy, Is alleged to have stopped Char lie W. McKnight for a minor traffic violation. He Is alleged to have ordered him to accom pany him to the mayor’s office. M'Knight is said to have turn ed his car around in an effort to comply with his request. Upon arriving at the point where McKnight thought the police sta tion was, he got. out of his car and started across the street According to the killer’s version Gibson is al leged to have gotten out on the right side o? the car and to have taken something from the car seat, and put it in his pocket. Gibson further alleges that he told Ferry to ?;ik“ hfs hands out of his pock- j ets, which was refused. It wa* THE CAROLINIAN then that Gibson caught hoid of Perry's arm and a scuffle follow ed. Gibson further alleges that lie was knocked to his knees and that the object which he saw Ferry take out. of the car was a switch blade knife which Perry used to cut his (the officer’s) hand. It was then that the officer began shoot ing, according to his story. There is another version of the story as told to The CAROLINIAN. McKnu;ht and Perry were riding ir, McKnight's car and when Mc- Knight started off, his rear tires made a screeching noise. It was then that Gibson took out in pur suit. When he overtook the car, he ordered McKnight to turn around and go to the mayor’s office. Mc- Knight, with Perry in the car, comnlied with Gibson’s request. Upon arriving at where he thought the office was, he pro ceeded to get out and go a cross the street. Perry is al leged to have also gotten out and started down the street. It was tnen that the officer call ed to Perry. The slain man is said to have stopped and that Gibson came up to him and they began to grapple. Ob servers say that they thought Gibson wa s trying to place handcuffs on Perry and that Gibson hud Perry by the hand and began shooting. The investigation further reveal ed that Gibson shot more than one Fine, with one bullet going into Perry’s head, just over his right eye. There was another bulled that <? -aid to have grazed his face and still another bullet about two inch es from his navel. There was still another that went about two inch es above the heart. It is believed that either one of the bullets that went into his body could have caused his death. Gibson is alleged to have sent McKnight for a doctor. Perry was dead before the am bulance or med'ca! aid arriv ed. There are those who had misgivings about Perry hav ing cut Gibson. Chief Hardy said that a knife, the one al leged hr Gibson to have been used hv Perry, was turned over to him when he arrived on the scene. Gibson is alleged to have left his hat at the scene of the crime and to have gone to the police station and left his gun. Chief Hardy told The CAROLINIAN that Gibson suffered injuries to his back and hand, during the scuffle and that he had to be treated by a doctor and therefore was not on duty either Tuesday or Wednesday night. Arrangements were being made for an inquest, which, according to Hardy, will be held as soon as 'possible. In the meantime feeling is not too good over what many term a wanton shooting. Gibson is said to be a constable in the day and police officer at night. Franklin county police have figur ed in many unpleasant events for sometime. S. L. Bagwell, Apex of ficer, had a very unpleasant ten ure while in the county a more recent Louisburg who was known to be trigger nap py. is now serving a sentence for the killing of his mother-in-law. STATE BRIEFS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Massey on the street during a gun battle. He said he had been living with relatives in Lumberton. The ma ti waived extradition and will be picked up by officers from Baltimore. SCIENCE FAIRS UNDERWAY RALElGH—Science Fairs are oe ing held at rate schools in Wake Our Products Displayed At The Carolinian’s Food Show And Exposition Cake 3 'Bread "if If you’re looking for real honest to goodness flavor in the bread you ir ff » . ~ssVk**it** buy for your family... then next time just pick up a loaf of this new 1 %j flavor-rated dandee. Our testing method makes sure the delicious jJljt and what’s more, Dandce bread is packed with pet a loaf of our new flavor-rate*! Dandee at your grocer's today- DANDEE BAKERS, RALEIGH County between March 5 and 14 for the purpose of encouraging scientific thinking. The schedule of the fairs is as follows: March 5. Garner and Fuqua,y Springs, March J», Cary and Jeffreys; March 32. Dußois and Riley Hill; March 13, Apex, Berry O’Kelly, and Hol ly Springs; March 14, Lockhart, Shepard and Carver. Judges will select the best science projects from each school to compete with others at the Zebulon school, on March 20 and at the Apex school March 22. HODGES TO SPEAK DURHAM—Governor Luther H Hodges will address a county-wide rally so tlie pro-segregationist Durham United Political Educa tional Council here March 27, ac cording to Joe E. Spence, presi dent of the group. This will be the second such rally sponsored by the DUPEC, a political action group organized in 1955 and dedi cated to the preservation of segre gation. The first, was staged last November 12 at which time I. Bev erly Lake was the main speaker. An estimated 700 persons heard Lake, former assistant attorney general of this state, and an avow ed pro-segregationist. Hodges will sneak at B:p.m. at the Oaok Grove School. FIFTH MAN ~ (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 EDDIE McCOY, 36, of Er win, Route I, a passenger in the Avery car; McKINLEY ARNOLD, 58, of l.Hlington, Route 3, driver of the other car; JULIA ARNOLD, a passen ger, age and relationship to the driver unknown. Only survivor was Harrison Me- Neai, Jr„ 49, of Erwin, Route 1, who was brought to the Dunn Hos pital where attendants said that he was “barely breathing” and that death appeared immintnt. Skidded 114 Feet The crash was Harnett County’s worst since seven died in a wreck near Lillington in November, 1954. Investigating officers say that Av ery apparently lost control of his car, which was going at such a terrific rate of speed that it skid ded 114 feet and then hit the other car head-on, knocking it backward for a distance of 65 feet into a fill. The Avery car caught fire and burned. Two youths, who arrived at the scene found three of the victims lying on the ground dead. They pulled McNeal from the burning car. BOY SCOUTS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) lawn School, was working in the school lunchroom when he heard the frantic creis of a child from a house across tire street calling out that his home was on fire and that his parents were away. Sylvetaster fought the flames which came from the kitchen and managed to turn off the stove. He then proceeded to see that the children were safe before extin guishing the fire which ha.i spread to the ceiling and was well on the way to destroying the home. BARNES BLASTS no reason why the two much hated minorities could not set (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) together and save North Caro lina' from the enemies of the con stitution. the race-baiters and those who have sworn that there would be no democracy in North Carolina it they could help it. He told the convention that the Democrats made one mistake and h. J Mk I ; v jjj' REVIVAL SPEAKER The first Baptist Church, Wilming ton and Morgan Streets will be gin its Spring Revival Sunday and continue for two weeks ac cording to Dr. O. S. Bullock, pastor of the church. Dr. Leon C. Riddick, above, pastor of the Fountain Baptist Church, Sum mit, New Jersey, will be the guest minister for the occasion. The Reverend Mr. Riddick is a graduate of the School of Relig ion, Shaw University. He was formerly Director of Christian Education and Training for the Genera! Baptist State Conven tion of North Carolina, and now serves the General Baptist State Convention of New Jersey as Secretary of Christian Steward ship. He also serves as Dean of the Church School and Train ing Union Congress of New Jer sey, The Reverend Riddick was recently honored with the de gree, Doctor of Divinity, hv the Virgin's Seminary and College. Rev. Riddick will speak each evening at eight, Monday through Friday. that was to teach the Negro to read the bible, for when he lead that ‘‘Thou shall not kill”, he also read “That out of one blood cre ated He all men to dwell upon the face of the earth.” He fur ther said that the Democrats must not have thought about the fact that they swore to uphold the con stitution of the United States as office holders and that defying of the Supreme Court was noth ing but treason. Turning to the Republicans Barnes said, “The Republi cans in North Carolina must know that they cannot win without the Negro and that the Negro is not going to vote their ticket for nothing less than first class citizenship. We most be assured of first class citizenship within the Republican party,” he conclud ed. The interest in the Negro vote is being shown in the fact that there will be no segregation at the forthcoming state convention that will be held Saturday at the Durham Armory and when seven race delegates will join with eight other delegates to form Durham County delegation Members ol the group, along with Barnes are: Dr. j, N. Mills, Revs. E. T. Browne and S. P. Perry, L. E Austin, Miss Ruth Johnson and Atty. Earl Whitted. This group will also represent tht county at the Con- WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1956 gressional meeting scheduled for the Alamance County Courthouse, Friday at 2:30 P. M, C. M. Palm er, was named to a committee to select candidates for the forth coming election, it is the belief of many that there will be race candidates on the ticket. Dr. J. W. V. Cordice, president. State Allied Committee, announc ed this week, that the executives of his group would meet in a din ner session at the Biltmore Ho tel. Friday at 8 p.m. Attorney Sam Morris, will be the prin cipal speaker. The meeting will serve as a. fund raising affair and also one to plan campaign strat egy. FIRED AGEOT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 demonstration agent for Pitt County, said Zachary was seat ed in the office and she in the doorway when she saw Mitchell in the hall with a gun. She said she fled into a closet and Zach ary apparently jumped from the chair to close the office door. She said the office door was riddled with eight bullets and Zachary was struck in the chest. He fell with his feet in the closet. sr.. •- -• -V ' .3 % { . ;4 MODEL HAIR STYLES—T h e ladies above are showing off the latest hair styling creations from the Patterson Beauty Shop. From left to right they are: Misses Inez Smith, Viola McKay, Blonnic O’Neal, and Marie Tay lor. The shop is under the super vision of Miss O’Neal and her sister, Mrs. Lethia Patterson. if ftCLSKA JL VODKA | l|f|p $3 0 5 4-5 QUART PINT 80 Proof. Also 100 Proof. Made from SHISSasj Grain. Bottled at the Distillery by l.Relsky & Cie, Cockeysville, Md. where he, too, apparently had sought safety. Both Zachary, whose head quarters was at A&T College. Greensboro, and Mitchell had appeared earlier at a meeting of the Pitt County commis sioners. Zachary was quoted as saying to the commission ers that, "I feel that we have no other choice but to ask for Mitchells’ resignation” be cause, he said, Mitchell appar ently could not work with James Goode, the Pitt County agent. A high extension service offic ial, who declined to be quoted, said Tuesday that some time ago, Mitchell had been despondent and indicated that he wanted to “do away with himself,” and that close associates of the mail had been cautioned. Zachary, who resided at 700 Martin Street in Greensboro, is a graduate of A&T College in the class of 1939, and received the M.S. degree in Extension Educa tion from Cornell University. He served as Vocational Agriculture teacher in Winton from 1939-1945 and ns county agent in Wayne County from 1945-1948. He as sumed his last position in 1948. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Katie Sears of Winton; a daughter, Delores, 10; parents, Mr. and Mrs, Hubert Zachary of Hertford; Mrs. An geline Crowder of New York City and Mrs. Lucy .Joyner of Cape Charles, Va., sisters, and a broth er. Percy Zachary of New York City. Funeral services were held on Thursday at the Olive Hill AME Zion Church, near Hertford. VIISS LUCY'" (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) bama institution. Thurgood Marshall, NAACP at torney and his aides snui that they studying the situation, seeking some legal means to resume the battle. The Old —- —-vo Tfmejp-. —T “To get up in the morning is a matter of mind over mattress!”
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