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VEEK ENDING SATURDAY.. MAY 25, 1957 Report He Wants A White Envoy WASHINGTON (ANP> - Prime Minister Nkrnmah of Ghana, last veek refuted reports that his gov ernment has askud the United states to send a white Ambassador c that country. The protest was made through 5 K. Anthony, Charge d’ Affaires, it the Embassy of Ghana in Wash ington. Anthony said he had been instructed by his government to an *ounce that the Prime Minister has it no time asked President Eisen- j lower to name a white man In- j head of a Negro a? American Am- | nassador. Mr. N'kruniali has not said : he wanted a "topflight diplo mat sent to Ghana because of the belief that a white Ambas bassador's reeo in m n dation sador’s recommendations would Litigation In Cole Case Ends; Will Agreed Upon By All Parties CHICAGO (ANF) Litigation I pver the two wills left by the late Robert a Cole, founder and fi- ; fancier of the- Chicago Metropoli- i tan Mutual Assurance Company | came to an end last week in (Judge William J, Touhy's circuit court, when all parties involved! ggreed to accept the will dated (January 15, 1953 as the one to: be probated. Calypso Music Seen Responsible For Boom Os Business In Trinidad . PORT-AU-SPAIN, TRINIDAD - <ANP> Calypso music has led directly to a boom in the tourist ■trade for Trinidad with consequent economic benefits for the island populace. The verve of these na tive songs has attracted popular ac claim all over the world which has focused new attention on the tropical island. Result: New hotels are being planned, special travel services are employing more peo ple, more money is flowing in from record sales, etc. Os course, benefitting in par ticular are the prominent sin ger-composers like The Iron Duke and The Lord I lea, both lhll members like many ca'.yp- 1957 Poll Ok Disc Jockeys Finds Bel&fonte Top Record Personality CHICAGO (ANP) —Heading the list for top recording per sonality of the last year according to the 1557 Disc Jockey poll pub lished in Down Beat magazine is the ininutable calypso disciple and folk song vocalist, Harry Rela iontc. The poll, conducted by more than 3,000 disc jockeys throughout the country catapulted Belafonte into the top banana spot, ahead of h rank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Mho capttured second and third ranking positions respectively m feipatra was voted top recording the survey. SMITH I FURNITURE COMPANY Incorp o r a t e d —FOR— I Fine Furniture J Wake Forest NO It T H CAR O LI N A | HOLLOWELL’S . CASH FOOD STORK "Good Things to Eat” 205 ROOSEVELT AVENUE Wake Forest N O B T II C A ROM N A Announcing*. ~ THE OPENING OF DICK FRYES SHOE SERVICE “We Fix ’em night” Cor. White St. Roosevelt Ave. Wake Forest, N. C. BOX 432 i irmim—iiwum T. E. HOLDI NG & COMPANY Druggists Sines 1888 WE CAN SUPPLY ALL YOUR DRUG NEEDS Visit Our Comer Book Shop Complete Book Store Dial I X 5-3752 I. M. HOLDING Box 648 WAKE FOREST, N. C, have more weight than those i of an American Negro politi cian.” Pointing out that such rumors would have “serious repercussion”, the Prime Minister has given “no proferer.ee to the appointment of the Charge d’Affaires declared that' any particular class of American citizen to the post of Ambassador of Ghana." Anthony concluded his blistering j denial with the fact that his gov | c-rnment is aware that the initiative i for making appointments to top j diplomatic posts rests with the I sending government and it has no j wish to depart from this practice. The denial was inspired by a statement appearing in the pro?-, that African countries i Mrs. Mary Colt , widow of the kite insurance tycoon, her two j ; children Robert, dr., and Roberta ; h net two company trustees, Theo | dore Hajfcs and Atty. Edward j roles, were involved in the final j | settlement. Mrs. Cole will immediately re-; j ceives $24,700. representing money! i due her from the estate dating I i from the time of Cole's death on! so songwriters. Some of their new-found wealth is going for items as exotic as their calyp so nicknames hut. more reads tiealiy, they are fulfilling long cherisheil dreams for the new homes, college educations for t; ir youngsters and business investments. According to Lord Melody, com poser of the fast rising favorite “Mama Look A Booboo”, the calyp so came originally from the “pi cons” shows held during carnival rime in Trinidad. Here, face to face, rival folk singers improvised tunes and lyrics commenting sa iircally on politics, love and life in 1 general. in the same poil Duke El- Jirig’s “Newport” UP cut by Columbia records was named the top jazz album of the year ! fallowed by Louis Armstrong’s “Ambassador Satch” and Erroi Garner’s “Concert By the Sea” respectively. An UP featuring Elia Fitzgerald and Armstrong together called “Ella ami Louis” received fourth place, plaudits. Top honors for the best instru mental oi the year went to Morris Steloff's recording cf “Moonglow” , and “Picnic”, followed by Eddie I Hey wood and Hugo Winterhalter’s j “Canadian Sunset”. Bill Doggett’s | ‘ Horiky Tonk” ranked third in the j DJ survey for instrumentals. | The Cade is version of “Stranded m the Jungle", placed in the top ter best novelty numbers of last i Summer Session Underway June 10 At Livingstone SALISBURY Summer School rd Livingstone College will begin Monday, June in, and end Friday, August 2, according to an announ foment made fcy Professor I. H. j Miller, director Registration is to ! bi held Saturday, June 3. The summer session is operated ; i°r rhe benefit of regular students j cempi- ting mjuirejaents for the j r.Khf ir-'s degree or making up de defidencios of teachers and ! persons wishing to pursue academic j work for their own personal ad j vancement. ! The normal academic load for the ! summer session is nine semester j hours. However, students, whose j records so warrant, may pursue a j maximum of twelve semester • hours. Standard credit, will bo gi ! 1 vt;r! for all courses successfully 1 1 completed. The equivalent of a nine-week | have resented lhe United States sending diplomats to ! their country front that seg ment of the population which the ?. niied States itself consid ers second-class citizens. This conclusion came to light out of resentment in soma areas of President Eisenhower appointing what appears to be a non-sympa thetic North Carolinian to the Am bassadorship of Ghana. In questioning the President's motive in making this appointment, some columnists claim that they were informed by State Depart ment officials that the govern ments of the independent Repub lic of Africa had requested that a white Ambassador be assigned to ! their countries. July 27, 1956 and other sums Under the 1953 will, the estate consists of the funeral home and | the garage for which Mrs. j | Cole, Hawes and Tales are named i jas trustees and executors. Mrs j I Cole is to receive $250 per week! i and maintenance and education j | expenses for the two children, be divided equally among Mrs. j i Cole and the children. m m VV* The more biting the com ment, the greater the approval of the sophisticated native au dience. As the pace grew hot ter, the competing singers launched attacks on each other to the delight of the crowd which often stayed far into the morning hours. This lively spirit of the earn! t val as expressed in song is now j proving to be Trinidad's most fa- j mous, export. The rhythmic form j has become distinct, and no long- \ er strictly tied to the holidays. In j fact., professional songwriters of i other countries have become fas- i; cinated with calypso and are busily j : engaged in turning out creditable i I conditions oi their own. : year, along with Stan Freberg’s "Roek Island Line”, “Heartbreak Motel”, and “Day-O”. Bing Crosby and Grace Kel ly captured honors for tije best vocal single of last year with their Capitol recording of “True Love”. Gogi Grant's “Wayward Wind” and Pat Boone’s “Friendly Persuasion” followed in second and third place spots. The best new male singer of last year was Andy Williams. Johnny Mathis and Tab Hunter followed, j Best new female honors for lasi year went to Eydie Gorroo, Nat Cole, Fats Domino, Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Re- j sie and Perry Como figured in the- i top 10 recording personalities of i last year behind Belafonte Nelson Riddle was voted best ; conductor of a studio orchestra. session will be offered in an eight week period with classes meeting six days per week for five weeks . and five times per week during the i remaining three weeks. All facia- i < ties of the college will be avail- j able for extra-curricular activities, i including Lyceum features, drama- ■; tics, music, athletics and social e- ! vents. Instructors with class offerings fire as follow*; Prof I. H. Miller: Educational j 1 Psycology, Child Psychology, Prin- | ciples and Problems of Secondary j Education and Principles of High i School Teaching. Prof. Miller is | chairman of the division of edu- j cation. Mrs. Mary A. Hoskins: Fresh- j man English and Advanced Com- i position. Mrs. Hoskins is from the department of English Prof. E. L Harris: American Go vernment and American History Prof. Harris ii chairman of the division of social sciences. Miss: Louise M. Rountree: Or ganization and Administration of Library and Reference and Book Selection. Miss Rountree is assist ant librarian. Mrs. K. Eloise Simpson: Fun damentals of Music, Elementary Music Methods & Secondary Music Methods. Mrs. Simpson is chair- of the department of music. Additional courses may be of fered at the time of registration, ing the summer session, one may contact the Registrar or Director ' of Summer School at Livingstone i College. 1 1 Poultry is second only to to- \ bacco as a farm income producer ] in North Carolina. A recent survey shows that boll ' weevil population on North Caro- 1 lina cotton farms this summer is v apt to be heavy. ~ About 90 per cent of all com- [ j mexcial farms in North Carolina I are still family-operated, (, DODGER STAR (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) As an example, Robinson spoke of a Japanese baseball tour dur ing which the teams played only five innings of a game and quit due to the heavy rain. But altlio the officials “called the game” the 40,000 fans would not leave their seats. ‘‘Altho they did not throw stones and bottles, nor boo as Americans frequently do", Jackie stated, “they sat silently In then sc-ats in protest of the decision until the umpires were convinced that the game must continue, or the "fans would sit there in sil ence until morning.” Tiiusiy, the original Negro big league player said Negroes must be determined in their fight for freedom and first-class citizenship. Jackie, whose batting average was .309 per cent over a ten-year period, said he “quit bascbail tor security” realizing that lus good years were nearing an end (he is 39 1 ana the position with the Chock - Full-O-Nuts restaurant chain “was just what I had been looking for.” He also stated that he had aligned himself on the side, oi NAACF in accepting the chairmanship of it.s freedom fight this year because "I realized that, during m,y early years in baseball. NAAcP members had helped open doors for me.” Saying he had been told the Negroes of Tarheelia “were afraid to come out” to an NAACP rally; Robinson viewed the large crowd avid said: “1 only wish the people of the north and west had the enihusiam you have*.” Taking a slap at tiie ‘intel lectuals’ who feel they have ‘arrived’ arid now shun the NAACP, Robinson reminded them that they “seem to for get that had it riot been for the efforts of the NAACP they would not. now be enjoying the many improvements in American life they do.” As to his chances of reaching the baseball Hall Os Fame — highest aeolade of a player— Jackie said he would “cast his lot with the NAACP and its fight for freedom” if he had his choice. Robinson added that as soon as 16 million Negroes learn the art of cooperation and the value of unity of purpose and action we’ll achieve success in our freedom fight. “J think its a disgrace that to have only 359,000 Negroes in the NAACP as much as it has done for us”, Georgia born Jackie said, adding: "1 don’t know your governor nor your senator (Sam Ervin), but they have certainly done a good job of tearing down the prestige of the United States abroad.” Scores Revelry Chiding Negroes who spend more in one evening of revelry than they do in a. year or even lifetime for civil rights, Jackie said, “I think if we would forget to attend a party or to go by the liquor store one afternoon, we could, use that money to further the cause of freedom.” Godwin Prayed The Rev. Kelly O. P. Godwin, pastor. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, gave the ’Prayer for Freedom’ (in the spirit of the Dee Cee Prayer Pilgrimage of May 17) in which he declared: “ . . . We are thankful—but not satisfi ed .. . men put us in front of tanks and on tire backs of buses. Lord, take our bodies and make them humble servants of demo cracy and brotherhood.” Mrs. Graham; ‘Mother-Of-Year’ Among the 17 women from over the state competing for the honor of “N, A. A. C. P. MOTHER - OE-THE-YEAR” honors, Mrs. Lelia L. Graham, emerged the winner with a report of $654 raised. She re ceived the crown and a kiss from Jackie Robinson. (The complete list of mothers will appear later). The St. James Baptist Church Choir of Rocky Mount, directed by Wm. T, Grimes, furnished music for the oc casion and did a special NA ACP number as a tribute to Jackie. Mrs. Annie Rose Jordan, a so loist, from Charlotte's St Paul Baptist, Church, was featured with two spirituals. State president Kelly M Alex ander, Charlotte, presided over the program and Mrs. Ruby Hur ley. Southeast Regional Director of NAACP, with offices in Atlan ta. made, the appeal for the public offering. A photographer from a national publication was on hand and took pictures of the entire proceedings. A story is to appear soon on NAACP activities in Tar hcelia. Dr, It. K. Edmonds. Sociology professor,. Benn e 11 College-. Greensboro, delivered a forceful response to Mr. Robinson’s ad dress. Mrs. Ruth Morgan. Vice Presi dent, N. C. NAACP, extended the welcome to audience. PILGRIMAGE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Long before the noon hour, according to a park police- j man- more than 40,000 deter mined souls had made their way to this famed point and | made themselves acceptable to the most fiery tirade of injustice ever presented by such a iile speakers. They had come by bus, cars, planes, trains and there were those who trudged along the high ways for hours, just to be here to witness this mammoth demonstration against such evils as race hate, bigotry, discrimination, disfranchise ment, social ostracism and downright dema.faguery. A. Phillip Randolph struck the note at exactly 12 o’clock and for j three hours and a half songs of j penitence for the enemies of right, I prayers of forgiveness for warped minds and speeches of militancy to relieve the suffering poured forth. The outstanding feature was the fact that every speaker made it clear that the NAACP was the one organization through which the Negro expected to make his case and to eventually enjoy first class citizenship, Miss Rosa Battle English ledl the National Anthem; Bishop S„ 1 THE CAROLINIAN L. Greene, AME Church, Atlanta, Ga., gave the opening prayer. The I Battle Hymn of the Republic v/as led by a chorus, directed by War- 1 ner Lawson, James and Theresa I Gordon laid a wreath at the foot 1 of the great Emancipator. Bishop 1 H. T. Medford, AME Zion Church, read the first scripture from the Old Testament and Bishop Wil liam Y. Bell, CME Church, read 1 from the New Testament. The : Rev. Roy A. Weston, Unitarian j Church, Alexandria, Va.. offered 1 ■ j another prayer. j Miss Mahalia Jackson, who thrilled the Democratic National Convention last year, sang' a fa -1 vorite spiritual which seemed to light the fire of emotion, which ■ j never died until Rev. T. M, Cham bers, Zion Hill Baptist Church delivered the benediction. Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines. Chicago, 111,, president, Na tional Association of Colored Women, told how the work of the NAACP ami Martin Lu ther King had inspired every ■ j woman to be up and doling for the cause of citizenship. Mrs. William T. Mason, Norfolk, Ya„ president, National. Coun cil of Negro Women, joined her in words of sincerity and a call to action. The Rev. Thomas X, Kilgore, Jr., New York, read Ihe litany. He dis played the same fight and de termination that he exempli fied when he headed the State liapt ist Convention. Dr. Mordecai Johnson lost no words, gestures or poise as he called upon the crowd to back the NAACP. He implored God to ' give the crowd the strength to fight for its rightful place and made it clear that the Negro was on the march and invited all free dom-loving Americans to join the fight against southern intolerance and northern pussy-footing. ‘'We I want America and the world to know that we will fight for the | NAACP and are ready to die to | obtain our freedom,” said the ed ucator. He warned the huge ’ crowd to approach the whole piat .; ter with praying hearts and hum : ble attitudes and above all to love everybody and hate no one. Dr. William 11. Borders, At lanta, Ga., told of the resur gence that has taken place in Georgia and called upon the government to come to Ihe res cue of the thousands of de j senseless people of color in his state and the sympathizing whites who have shown eon ! cern over the whole matter. Rev. C. K. Steele, Tallahassee. I Florida, painted a dark picture of ; the happenings in his state, but ;he felt that there were enough | Christians and liberal-minded | people to put down any upsurge of violence, through prayer and | diligence. The. Rev. A, L. Davis, New or ! leans, La., was much concerned and called for concerted effort and fervent prayer. Dr. Norrnan : Gerstenfieid, Washington Hebrew ; | Congregation delivered a heart- > : rendering prayer, in. which he 1 asked God to have mercy upon I the wicked and protect the weak. Roy W ilkins, NAACP exec utive secretary, was overcome with emotion when he arose to speak, due to what he termed such an outpour of spirit and being able to see the fruits of the labor of his organiza tion. He lashed out at those who would withhold any priv ilege from any group of Am ericans. Dr. XV. H. Jernigam National Baptist head, read a suitable scripture. Bishop R. C. Lawson. New Fork, also asked the blessing of the Al mighty on the efforts of the NAACP and those who are in the forefront for right and justice. Senator Paul Douglas. Illinois, I told the crowd that its hope were in the ballot arid urged them to register and vote, every possible person. The senator indicated that politics was the key to freedom. Congressman Adam Clayton Pow ell began by saying, “We axe get ting more cooperation out of a dead Republican (Lincoln) than we are out of live Democrats, or live Republicans, by meeting here today.” He called for a third j force, led by the Negro clergymen ! that would muster enough votes to turn the tide. He let everyone know that the NAACP was going to be supported if the money had to be tunneled through the under ! ground. , A mixed racial chorus, ' marie up of voices from the Philadel phia Fellowship House Choir and local singers rendered the last i song. Dr. Martin Luther King was a fitting climax to the event. He began by saying that he had ; enough faith in God and enough hope in his fellowman to believe that freedom would come. He said that he was not undaunted in Ills efforts and was more determined, due to this vast expression of loy alty, to continue hio fight, than ! ever before. The most, pathetic sight, of the | meeting was the dimunttive fig- I ure of the Rev. Milton Perry, Jer i sev City, N. J„ who made the 230- miie trip on foot. He told the crowd that he made the sacrifice for God and his peo ; pie. He was brought to the speak i ers stand by a cordon of police and was so overcome with Joy un til he had to be given first aid after the presentation. The 21- year-old pastor of the Deliverance Temple Church moved thp crowd with his appeal for Christian liv ing. Congressman Charles Diggs was as defiant as ever arid vowed to use ah of his power and influ ence to keep the fires of militancy burning until every vesttve of sec ond-class citizenship'was removed. The CAROLINIAN talked with quite a few people. The meeting was summed up as the greatest i demonstration of a fight for hu man rights that ever took place in America. Everyone thought : that the two avenues of relief i j were God and the ballot, - i The number of North Cere-line farmers who have expanded t.hair i opera talons by renting additional { land has steadily increased. stoca ihe end of World War 11. About half the people bo #>.* - j United States 13 years of age or - ! older drink milk on an average , ; day. report marketing specialist* , ' the U. S. Department of 1 AgxjoukuiM. j i South Still Censoring Movies Favorable To Race Mingling NEW YORK (ANP) —Edward < VIES FAVORABLE TO NEGROES j Ct. Stellings, president of the Thea 1' ter Owners of America, was quoted in Variety as stating that Southern exhibitors regularly cut out. films scenes showing Negro actors. However, the editors of Variety indicated that Hollywood produc ers are currently preferring to risk the Joss of the South’s 20 percent of the domestic .movie market in order to produce pictures which will make money abroad and in the North. For example, it is revealed, in A 'BRAIN’S* BRAlN —"Mechanical brains” are useless without a first-class human mind to figure what Information to feed them. Specialist Third Class William D. Meliln of Gardner. Mass., does this work for the Army, which uses several types of electronic computers in supporting headquarters and combat unit activities. Field Foundation Donates 10G’s To Urban League CHICAGO The Field Foun dation, Inc., of New York City : i has authorized a grant of SIO,OOO | to the Chicago Urban League for j the purpose of conducting a two year apprenticeship training pro gram in race relations. Announcement of the grant was made by Maxwell Halm, Executive Vice President of the Foundation in a letter to Director of the League. Ac companying the letter was the Foundation’s check for 35,000. The second 55.000 installment is to be forwarded to the Chi cago Urban League on May I 1, 1958. The Foundation’s action follow- | ed by just one month Mr. Berry’s I written request for the SIO,OOO j grant j. “We are profoundly grateful to {I the Foundation”, stated Berry ‘‘for making it possible for us to I partially alleviate a critical con- ; dition which has existed for some I time among all intergroup rela- j tions agencies. “Faced with constantly grow- j in* staff needs, these agencies I have been faced with dire situ a- i tions emanating from the dearth j of trained people, and. like the j Chicago Urban League, have j found themselves financially in able to recruit and train people \ who have the aptitude and desire | to enter our work, but who lack ; the experience.” Under the terms of the grant. : the Chicago Urgan League will act j as a training ground for young: men and women interested in i pursuing a career in 'the vastly Interesting and vital area of race relations. Screened candidates for one full year of ‘‘on the job” training, will be recruited. During this period the candi ! date would be exposed to the workings, methodology a.nd con tent of each of the Urban League departments: research, employ ment and guidance, community services, and pubic education, and would also receive training in staffing lay committees, pro gram planning and inter-agc-ncy cooperation. ‘‘While we naturally expect the apprentice, to become in creasingly productive during the one-year period,” stated Berry, "the Urban League would regard this program as an internship with primary emphasis placed on the learn ing experience for the trainee. The trainee would also partici pate in the annual conference of the National Urban League and also attend one other important ? is ministers Earn Diplomas At Fla. Normal ST. AUGUSTINE ~ Nine in service ministers will receive di plomas during the 65th Com mencement Exercises at Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College after having completed courses in Extension Classes con ducted by the college. Dr. C V. Troup, president of Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Georgia, will deliver the commencement address at the ex ercises to be held May 20th at 10:00 &.m. in tha College Gymrui toeium. Europe, Asia, and Africa Negro actors and themes often result in box office kits. Movie producers arc reported to be favorably impressed that in the United States itscii the Negro audience, more import ant now than In the past to a picture’s success, has shown it welcomes films with racial themes and mixed easts, white remaining Indifferent to all- Negro productions. Mr. Stellings cited the example of Lena Horne to show how Negro movie stars are usually cut out of national training institute; pos sibly the conference now being planned KEITH’S SUPER j MARKET Fresh Meats. Fancy Groceries Sea Foods A Specialty « PHONES 2691 - 2661 WAKE FOREST, \ C MASSENBURG GROCERY Everything Good To Eat j * 605 j JUNIPER ST. WAKE FOREST, V C, tiITURY n WATIONAL OJSTiLUSi PRODUCTS CORPORA'HON. N, Y. •#6 PROQf | PAGE SEVENTEEN films before the films are shown in the South, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer has been unable to book “Edge of the City” starring Sidney Poitier throughout ! the South because it portrays the developing friendship between a Negro and white dockworker. White Citizens Council recently began a campaign to ban the show ing of “Island in the Sun” in which Harry Belafonte and Joan Fon taine are starred, the locale being the West Indies, Indicative of the movie indus try’s effort to offset the loss of the Southern market is the forthcom ing film, ' Mark of the Hawk” in which Eartha Kitt and Sidney Poitier will co-star. The story will expose the cruelty of an European bigot in Africa, with Poitier cast ns the African leader working for ihe equality of his people. Trm film will be aimed at the Northern. European, African and Asian mar kets. 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