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Mm ' BMHKSwB'J <v.J > |mh| JMv? ■ jc' \- -4i-Ji k flß|pi|^|:> One Survives While Five Wake C’nty Residents Perish In Watery Grave ZZBULOON A funeral is al. ways sad. tat to attend m when tores people are reoeirinf the last rites weald be bard on a seasoned mourner. They held such a mass James OBvto W&tns lay SmvP side in St. Johns HcSlnesa Church and Rev. Thomas intoned tod fun* oral words. Benjamin McArthur Ferwll was buried from New Bethel Church Tuesday at 1 F. M.. ami Lonnie Hinton had the last words said by Rev. C. E. Askew, at Wakefield Baptist Church, at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday. The quintet were victims of one of the most gruaoms accidents that this farm section has ever witnessed. It is apparent that four of the victims were riding in a car Friday night that went over the rail of Little River bridge, about three miles north of here, on route M, at a rate of speed described at various speeds by several people. The most awe stricken person in the huge crowd was 17 year old Victor Baker, brother of one of the victims, Beatrice Baker, and brother-in-law of another victim, James Davis Watkins. Victor was BOt able to tell the CAROLINIAN exactly what happened. He said that he was a passenger in the fatal car and only remembers that the ear crashed the rail. He does Tragic Moments MOURNERS Above pictare shows family of Lattie Jones at his faaeral held in Gamer Taesday. Sitting at left end of pew is Jones* rffe, Mrs. Roveila Jones. Next to nans an Jones’ two sons. He was killed by a shotgun Mast Friday. PoUee an holding Jones’ brother, Charlie, in eonnect’on with the fheoUng. ACCIDENT nCTUTS FUNERAL - Manrners end pa» hearer* leave New Bethel Chanh in Zetataa Tneaday with the body es Rm jaatin M. Ferreß. who was kilted in ateo accident Friday night. He ana ene es five kfiteti. ■ 4 WAKE TRAGEDY Above picture shews the smtehed IMS Pon tiac te which five persons wen killed hut Friday night new Zebulon. The ear ran out as control, Jumped a bridge and landed Into a river. Picture left la that as Vletor Baker es Zebalen, the only survivor as toe accident. Above left are pictures as the victims. Left to right, they are: Lonnie "Heavy” H'nton, Rswjnpln McArthur Ferrell, Milton Reid, and Mrs. Beatrice Baker. not know sribstoer ha was thraUrn > from too igßMpl* death-dsqllhg ; vehicle, or #iether he climbed out , after it wae submerged undgK. It I Lit able to say.w|ie> ‘ tow’there ww 'screaming and i groaning 'from the water-trapped victims or not. Thbmas Dickerson, who was traveling in another car i composed of other members of i the party, which according to tes timony given, were on their way to a night spot where It is said that Beatrice Baker said they were going to have a "ball”, told reporters that the car was travel ing at a rapid rate of speed and outdistanced the car in which he was riding by a long margin. Dickerson said that when his car approached the ill-fated bridge that Eugene Mitchell, white, stop ped the car and told them that the people m the front car had gone over the rail of the bridge and were at the bottom of the riv er. Some of the riders of the sec ond car dived into the river, in an effort to rescue the victims. They were not successful and even lost a member of their group to the ravages of the water. Milton Reid, said to be 14. was not seen alive after he took off some of his clothes and dashed into toe stream. It could not be ascertain ed whether he loot his fife strug gling with one of the victims or whether he struck an object Bktn divers and rescue workers tried, in vain, to rescue the vic tims and found it Mjncgt impos sible to <wcn the doors. Tty car was almbst demolished. (Bob pic ture). All of toe Tictites Itepd in or near toe Gloria community. It B believed that they attended Shepard High School, at some time or another. Lonnie Hinton, 28, was said to be a farm helper and leave* a fa (COWTPrDKD ON PAPE I) Ministers Wives To Convene Here The twenty-second annual con vention of the National Association of Ministers’ Wives, Inc., which will be held at Shaw University, June 38-29, will present many out standing features of public interest The first general session, Tues day evening. June 36 will be pre sided over by Mrs. Luella Edwards of Fayetteville. Greetings will be given by the following persons: The Honorable W. G. Enloe, May or of the City of Raleigh, on be half of the city; Rev. C. W. Ward, minister of First Baptist Church, on behalf of the ministers; J. J. Sansom of the Mechanics snd Farmers Bank, on behalf of the businessmen; and Mrs. P. H. John son of the Martin Street Baptist Church, on behalf of the ministers’ wives. Music will be furnished by the First Baptist Church choir with Mrs. Emily M Kelly, minister of music, and Alfred Newkirk, soloist, of the Martin Street Baptist Church. The main speaker for this session will be Mrs. Julia McCor mick of Wilmington. Wednesday evening’s session will (rwißwis osr pace n Moore Named To Durham School Board DURHAM The Durham City Council this week complied with a request made by a retiring Negro member of the Durham School Board, and appointed another Ne gro to fill the vacancy. Appointed to serve the unexptr ed term of R N. Harris was D. Erie Moore, dean of toe North Carolina College of Library Science. The ap pointment was made Monday night. A three-member committee of the City Council compoesd of Bos com Baynes. John S. Stewart and Vance Fisher made the selection which was unanimously approved by the Council. Harris, who hod served on toe board for more than two years, re signed toe post laat month because of illness. In announcing his resig nation. he expressed the hope that the Council would elect anotoer . Negro to fill his unexpired term ; (camdm on run o Greensboro Daily Tags Port City Outlaw Order •— THE CAROLINIAN UMMMiiaMiiaikwiite.: , BBlllilllllllllliaillllilllliiliiiliiilliifellliaiiillllßMliMHßßnHHHHßHHHHHnMHMßMaMfllßlliniMMliHl VOL. 21, NO. 33 School Trans fers Hold Little Hope Gamer Man KILLS HIS BROTHER Final Rites Held For Slain Man GARNER - Stark tragedy «i«l Ims sulked the Jones family for somtime struck again Friday night when Lattie unloaded a tint gun blast into the chest at his hrotkof Charles Allen, fatally wounding him. When visited in the Wake Coun ty jail, Wednesday morning, Lattie told The CAR OMNI AN he did not know why he mot him. He tiwwqd no remorse apd did’not seam too much disturbed that he had killed Ma brothar. Ha told that tea tws get into an 4r*ufn«rt at hii nto'b -68% heme, which is bJhdl'e, , confessed kJUer* lame. r *» The argument continued" aad whan hie brother followed him home he tiCd Urn that hie was go ing to shorn Mm if he came any closer. Lattie alleges that Charles advaheed toward him End he shot <CPFTtMPgpT|fI Mtog t) If, j LATTIE JONES Board Gets 79 Transfer Applications Raleigh dtiaens expressed little hope this week that seme 74 Negro students seeking reassignment to predominantly white schools will be transferred. The opinion came this week de spite an earlier statement by Ra leigh Meyor end school board chairmen W. G. Enloe to the effect teat any student who seek* reas signment will be transferred to the school requested. Ehloe’s comment cam* last month in an interview with The CAROLINIAN in which he said that the number of Nep-o students presently attending integrated schools is so low because Negroes have failed to make application for reassignment He said then that on ly one Negro student who has ap plied since 1984 has been denied re assignment Tan others are now at tending integrated schools. fcowTWP nm raw n , State News —tw— Briefs j CAMPING TRIP TARBORO—Edgecombe County Negro 4-H Club Members left tots moring for a week of camping at J. W. Mitchell’s Camp. Swaasboro. Hare, they win have on opportun (cosiapa cm run n ’JVf' I • . 9 REGISTRATION WORKERS Above picture shows members if tbs Student Registration Corps who will baWorking i n the Raleigh aide thtteommar la bh effort te laaraaee Negro registration. 8»a --debts represent 14 Soilages, ant com* from nil ports • tfh country. Mass Registration Drive To Commence In Raleigh Sixteen students representing as many schools and universities from New England to California have begun the Job of attempting to enroll 10,000 additional Negro voters in the Raleigh area. Directed by Miss Dorothy Dew son, a Christian Education major at Harvard University, the group had its frlst meeting with the Vot ing and Registration Committee of Mm Raleigh Citizens Association Shaw Trustees Mum On School Situation It any recommendations were made as to the future of Shaw U niversity and its administration at a meeting of a special committee composed of University Trustees Saturday, such recommendations remained tightly shielded behind closed doors as members of the committee refused to comment this wede* A special “fact-finding" commit tee, eompoeed of several members of the trustee board, chaired by Atty. J. Melville Broughton, met In a day-long session Saturday The committee was appointed nearly three weeks ago to make recommendations as to what to do about the unrest among Shaw stu dents and alumni with emphasis on recent protests against the school’s president. Dr. William R. Strassner. Though committee members kept a closed-mouth policy this week, it was learned from reliable sour ces that in an effort to get addition al information, faculty members CAROLINIAN ADVERTISERS _____ Bin FROM THEM run i Borina's Catii Star* Tows * Coaatry fststan I AM S Mechanics A Parmer* Saak Firestone Store* Capital Fuel Oil Ire A Coal Co. Untetesd Grocery A Truufer Co. central Pros Store PAM S ■adsen-Petit Kant General Tire Co Watitington Terrace Apia., tee. i lark's, Inc. Rhode* gstorndnatims Co. Southern PamHore Whole**!* Co. Branch Bonking A Tract Co. Gem Watch Shop PAM • • Raleigh Purattara Co. Scvra-Cr Settling Co. Raleigh Faint A Wallpaper Co. G. S. Tocher Bros lac. Americas Credit Co. naan’s Earn ftervtr Wheitool* Electric Supply tec. RALEIGH, N. C„ SATURDAY, JUNE 23. 1962 last Saturday (June Id) afternoon on to* campus of St Augustinafe College where the student group is housed. At this briefing meeting, J. J. Sansom, chairman es the Voting and Registration committee wel comed the young people to the city. Aims, objectives, powibilillst and probabilities of this registration ef forts were discussed by Jamas A. Shepard, Dr. John H. Tilley, Rev. were polled as te thoir opinion of th* administration, and department heads wore interviewed. Attempts te get comment* from faculty members wore also futile. Stiff members approochod by CA ROLINIAN reporter* refused to toll whether or not they bad boon interviewed by too committee. {COWTBfPgP on PAM I) YV MAT H i ; l{ Th* ftva-Say weather forecaat fer th* Raleigh ares hagteatag Thursday. J»»* *l. and Mattering through Monday, Jana IS, I* a* fellow*: Temperatara* win average t Is 1 Segree* he tew aormpL Center mender through Saturday, he renting warmer Sunday sad Mon day. The normal high anS tow temperature* will average near **- m. Rainfall will avaras* about ana Inch to mattered showers aad thunder tiiewar* mainly Thursday through Monday. PAGE ? Auto Ptscouoi Co. Weaver Pro*. Bamhlor PAOB • Colonial Store* PAGE * AAP Pood Store* Public Service Co. of W. C., Inc. Conununtty Florist PAM to Colusa Hotel ( arottma Puttiers Supply Ridgeway’* Opticians, tec. Warner Monuments rtllon Motor Finance Co. Pepct-Cota Bottling Co of Raleigh SlooSworth St Tonrisg Best* Seven-Up BeltWng Co. PAOE U Lincoln Theatre PACE I* PlSgly-Wlggly Pore* Raleigh Funeral Berne Raleigh Seafood Co. R g. Man Furniture Co. Acme Realty Co. I. M. Yeung Bardware Co. C. W. Ward, Rev. J. Oscar Mc- Cloud, Thomas Kee, Clarence Ughtner, and ethers. Rev. Ward presented the group to his congregation at the First Baptist Church Sunday morning. It is planned to have the student group to be presented to a Raleigh church audience etch Sunday morning during thetr g week stay here. Following other briefing sessions Sunday evening snd Monday morn ing, a pilot registration project was set up for Washington Terraes. For ♦he past three days, the registra tion sffort has been centered in this tree. By doing this, it is hoped that a smooth, wtll knit plan of operation can be evolved, so that when the actual block by block, door to door registration canvass ing begins next week, the work can go forwatd with a minimum of time and effort The students report that sa far as this pilot project has been quite successful. They say they have en countered a few pockets of resist ance they were not able to over come. These Instances are rcorded on their report sheets and will be the subjects of a visit from the Citizens group. The names of thorn taking part In this project, their home address and toe schools they are attending are aa follows: Robert Altoaueer. Osrleton Col lege of Dallas. Texas; Jimmy Boa (cosmwtnm ow paob s> W-S Citizens Attack Biased Drive-Ins WINSTON-SALEM—As citizen committee composed of student* and adult* staged what they call ed “drive-in" demonstrations her* this week, making two drive-in movies their prime targets. Under fire by the Forsyth Coun ty group are In Winston-Salem Drive-In and the Flamingo Drive- In theatres. They have refused to admit Negroes on toe premises Late laat week and early this week, several carloads of Negro student* sought unsuccessfully to gain entrance to both theatres. In both Instance*, carloads of Sheriff's deputies were called in to break up a traffic Jam and maintain ordsr and a flow of traf fic. No one was arrested. The drive-in movement sms dis cussed Sunday afternoon In a meeting of toe Winston-Salem branch es the National Associa tion for the Advancement oi Col (tesugroto OIT PAOB f)- Daily News Criticizes Wilmington GREENSBORO*—The Greensbo ro Daily News, influential white newapaer of this city, was highly critical in a Monday morning edi torial of the manner in which two Wilmington Negrope, suspected of crime* against white women, were declared "outlswp." Said the Nnh; “It s something again ter an individual, merely facing a charge, to be declared free, legal game by an interior court on tty superficial basis of a Solicitor’s affidavit”. Thd pop* was , wtuttßmak . , * 1 ■■ ■ * ■» '■ l .■ "■ " —■ According te information re solved by The CAROLINIAN ' as It wont to prooo. Wednesday, James Edward Nowklrk. to, assistant chief of police, Wilm ington Folic* Department, says was arrested Immmedlately af ter being declared aa eatisw, by nine police, waa scheduled to face preliminary hearing la Re corder’s Coart for first degree burglary and attempted criminal assault. The officer Is said to have not mad* It known where Newkirk had been held, ay to the ttine es the trial. Andrew Jackson McCoy, who was also declared an eatlaw, has. been the object of aa Intensified search sines Jnne 11. Ha Is charged with too brutal beating of Miss Catherine Farrow, white, 39, while he is alleged to have been In the process of rob bing a store at Fifth Avenue and Caatlo Street, where she was a clerk The editorial. In full, follows; OUTLAWRY AND DUE PROCESI 'Two men. wanted in separate (coNTomih fm mm ») Wilmington Editor Blasts Outlaw Order EDITOR? NOTE: hi M ef fort te got background materi al and both tide* of tho “Out laws” case in Wilmington. The CAROLINIAN la ropradnetag this week’s editorial as the Wilmington Journal, our stater publication. This editorial la scheduled to appear In Satur days Journal and la written hr T C. Jorvay, Journal odttor. In hta widely-read weekly rslnmn. Once-A Week. The CAROLIN IAN believe* tola editorial Is an objective one and reflects gen erally riewt of the Fort City's Negro population among whang tbo Journal la a popular and well-supported nsw^opsr. WILL WILMINGTON EVER LEARN? Wilmington seems to hava away cf its own in getting bod publicity (COWTPfCTP won PAPE D ODDS-ENDS BY ROBERT O. SHEPARD MAKING HISTORY "Love thy neighbor.’' The 16 Negro and white ooOega students representing the National Student* Association (NBA) hi a concentrated drive to ewaken ggr local people to the importance of registering are making history here in Raleigh. It Is the first time an attempt of this magnitude has been made ban and its results will he ckwehr (coirmvxD ost run a PRICE 15c
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