Mystery Shrouds Laurinburg Arrests i
BARNETT TRIALiSET
Meredith
Said To
Be Tiring
NEW ORLEANS, La. Another
chapter in the James Meredith
fight was written here Saturday
when a federal appeals court ord
ered Gov. Roes R. Barnett and Lt.
Gov. Paul B. Johnson, Jr., to be
here on Ffefe. 8 to show cause why
they should not be held in criminal
contempt for blocking Meredith’s
entry into the University of Missis
sippi.
Six of the nine Judges of the Sth
tJ. S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
signed an order saying the two
Mtaissippians would have the op
portunity of being tried at a later
date if they plead innocent or
showed other cause on the Febru
ary date.
The order shewed that Barnett
was being charged with willfully
preventing Meredith from entering
the office es the State College
Board St Jackson, on September 25.
It also charged that on September
M. Johnson, acting under orders
from Barnett willfully prevented
Meredith from entering the col
lege’s campus. There was also the
charge of both Barnett and Johnson
failing to take the necessary mea
sures as were necessary to main
tain an order upon the campus. And
that they did direct and encourage
various state officials to prevent
and obstruct Meredith’s entry.
While over in Oxford Meredith
Is said to have decided that vrlesa
a better atmosphere is creetet. for
him at the university that he Will
not register for the second semest
er. Be is said to have reasoned that
the harassment that has attended
him since being there has mads It
difficult far him.
Us are engaged in a war. a bit
ter war far the equality of oppor
tunity for our citizens," Meredith
said. “The enemy is determined,
resourceful and unprincipled."
The harassment foal has made
life l 4 one
nr Vm upyoar-oWLlCosci .dm, Whs
native was snrphasidad Sunday
night when erpdety printed hand
(icwrouiM on men s>
36 Indians
Sue To
Integrate
FAYETTEVILLE lntegration
haunted the Sampson County Board
of Education again this week when
a suit was filed in U. S. District
Court in behalf of 36 Indian chil
dren against the board.
The suit charges that the East
Carolina Indian School, located
near Clinton, is “inferior in auali
ty” to the white schools of the
county. The complaint asked that
these children be transferred to so
called white schools in Sampson.
The condition of the school came
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ODDS-ENDS
ST JAMES A. SHEPARD
-Rape deferred rnaketb the
heart ifrh "
TWO TEARS OF "PROGRESS*
Reporting on his two years as
governor of this state. Gov. Sanford
said he felt that North Carolina has
made significant gains during the
past two years. He modestly dis
claimed personal credit for the pro
gress he felt has been made, in
stead. he attributed it to the will
inmess of the people in North Ca
rolina to make the sacrifices ne
cessary to meet the ends of pro
gress. t
The governor cited Industrial
gains, bu-iness earns and other
fields be felt have shown imorove
rrent. He i-vtbuted however that hr
frit tha* a'l the advances this state
b-s mode during the oast bienimum
were based upon the upsurge in
th* edurs ,, on e-*ohasis he has con
ri'*“n«lv stressed.
We have no reason to dispute Mr.
Sanford’s aou-aisal. Facts and fig
ure* can be taken at their face val
ue. R »« ro’ewortbv however to
observe that the governor foiled to
mention any advancement in this
state's miserable per capita income
rs*ing. He said time after time that
North Carolina could not achieve
its riehtfol position unless and ur
fil tt had brought about a substan
tial advance in its economy. He has
mid that this state's poor economic
showing was due entirely to the
entirely to the lack of emolcrment
opportunities offered its Negro ci
tUKIU.
We have said several time* that
we believe Gov. Sanford » vitally
interested in helping North Caro
lina reach its potential leadership
However, we do not believe that
he is wilting to do what is needed
to be dene to get this state rolling
in that direction.
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SPEAKERS POINt TO
FUTURE “FREEDOM”
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REV. J. OSCAR MeCLOUD
GEORGE F.vtfBWELL
DR. C. E. ASKbW
Surprise Protestors
Eight Arrested In Durham
DURHAM Protestor* came
back Tuesday night to haunt the
Howard Johnson Restaurant, SAW
Cafeteria, the Oriental Restaurant,
the Palms Restaurant. Blue Light
Restaurant. Ballentine's Restaurant
Holiday Inn and Northgate The
atre.
A number of Negro and whit*
persons, one said to be a juvenile,
swooped down, without notice.
Eight were arrested, five were
served and seven other places re
fused service.
The eight, including four whites
and four Negroes, were arrested
shortly after * p. m. Tuesday when
they entered the Tap Room at the
Appoints
Evaluation
Committee
The State Board of Education
Tuesday appointed a 34-member
committee to evaluate teacher edu
cation programs.
The committee will evaluate in
formation collected from colleges
drawing up teacher-training pro
crams to meet the new standards
ret by the board three months ago
According to information received,
the standards demand tougher stu
dy program* which will require
prospective teachers to take more
training their field of speciality.
Implementation of this new high
er standards is expected to begin
going into effect next foil, and all
graduates of the M3-P7 school
year must have met the require
ments. A IM4 deadline tad been
set earlier for putting foe program
into effect This would have meant
that current frmhmin and.aopho
mores would have bad to meet the
highep standard*.
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PRINCIPALS Tha persons
whs delta toed the speeches at
tha 1M Centennial Emancipa
tion Celebration held at the
Pint Baptist Church Sunday.
Shown at top left is Rev. J. Os
car McCloud. Top right is Rev.
Dr. C. W. Ward. Middle left to
George P. Newell and middle
right Dr. Marguerite Adaaas to
shown and Dr. C. E. Askew to
at the bottom. Them speakers
lost no time In telling the aadi
enee that the race could not rest
on the program made in the
first 1M years of freedom, but
shouM prepare itself to gain full
freedom. In every aspect of ha
man endeavor.
<Sty deliveresr’u
Howard Johnson’s Restaurant on
the Chapel Hill Boulevard just out
side Durham city limits.
The group of five, also interracial
reported it was served at a local
dairy bar without question or in
cident.
Deputy Sheriff* L. R. Watson
and R. H. O'Briant answered the
eail to Howard Johnson's and ar
rested the eight Students there.
C. H. Grant, assistant manager
at Howard Johnson's said he asked
the group not to enter when they
reached the door. He mid he later
asked th eg roup to lave the Tap
Room or be arrested. He said they
refused to leave and they were ar
rested.
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A goodly number of Negroes ga
thered at Raleigh's First Baptlß
Church last Bunday afternoon ter
the 100th anniversur celebration es
the Emancipation jPraelamation.
The program, ■pailliml to last
100 minutes excesmd the limit btd
the audience, with a low axcapttani
enjoyed it sufficiently to remote
until it dosed.
Highlights of tho occasion was
talks made by Dr. C. B. Askew, the
03 year old former pastor of the
First Baptist Church; George ltaw
ell a teacher at the Ltgon school
here; the Rev. J. Oscar McCtoud,
the youthful and dynamic panto,
of Davie Street Presbyterian
Church; lid Dudbrguerite Adpgs
/testructogte) Jtertf University.
The. audience •wax aavUvmßUri
the remarks of Dr. Askew. Who
Showed qmt despite his Sears, ha
was still youthful in spirit. Bom
Just 7 years after the sighing of
the Emancipation Proclamation,
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Judge Stanley Rules:
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Greensboro Hospitals
Don’t Have To “Mix"
ORENSBORO A group of nine
Negro doctors and dentists Friday
appealed a landmark hospital in
tegration suit to the U. S. Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeals at Rich
Waiter Riley, president of the
Durham Youth Chapter of NAACP,
which organised the wave of dem
onstrations, issued the following
statement late Tuesday:
“In protesting segregated facili
ties today, the Durham chapter of
NAACP and other interested par
sons staged ’hit-and-runs' over tho
city of Durham.
“Tha purpose of the demonstra
tions waa to mike known our dis
satisfaction with the undemocratic
practices of a part of Durham's bu
siness community.
“We intend to combat the evil of
segregation until complete eman
cipation is achieved.”
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DR. DELANEY
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Shaw Univ.
Religious
Head Dies
, Dr. Moses N. DeLsney, age 48.
Chela-nan, Ttopartmantaafißjllgian
and Philosophy at Shaw University
died Saturday Sight. January 4 >1
his heme 508 IJtoby Circle.
Dr. DeLangy Joined the Shaw
University faculty ih IMS. He was
tcewteltlpi OP PAOR 8)
mond, Va.
Tha suit was filed in Federal
District Court hero last Feb. 15. An
adverse ruling waa handed down
a month ago. Judge Edwin Stanley
held that Mosea Cone and Wesley
Long hospitals do not have to inte
grate their facilities merely because
they received federal funds under
the Hill-Burton Act.
At the mma time Stanley declin
ed to rule on the key portion of
the suit - the constitutionality of
tha “aeparate-but-squal" clausa of
the Hospital Construction Act. It
provides for distribution of federal
funds to segregated foctlltes in are
as where hospitals of “Ilka quality"
exist.
Tho Negro plelnMfb, backed by
the Department of Justice, asked
that the clause be declared uncon
stitutional. The suit and appeal
were sponsored by the National
Association for tha Advancement
a 4 Colored People.
A spokesman mid the NAACP
regarded the suit as a test cam of
national importance which could
result In opening up of hospitals
to Negro patients and doctors a
cross tha United State*.
Pupils To Be
Assigned
In Caswell
GREENSBORO Judgments
signed and filed by Chief Judge
Edwin M. Stanley of U. S. Middle
District Court will end segregation
in Caswell County school system
and will also bring more Integra
tion to th# city schools of Durham.
The rulings were made In re
aponee to appeals filed by Negroes
to Durham and Caswell County
who bed brought suit to integrate
the two systems.
Previous rulings on these case,
weald have resulted in only a few
Negrs pupil* *or whom, the suite
wees brought being admitted to
toe schools of their choice.
Moaner, toe Circuit Court held
tost the board of education in each
system had employed race as a
factor in assigning pupils or in de
eping them requests for transfer,.
The Judgement in the Caswell
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Sisters Claim Frame-Up
In93o.oooAlleged Steal
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LAURINGBURG—There are many strange twists in the report
ed $90,000 robbery by two Laurinburg sisters from the Morris Fun
eral Home, over a period of time, which has this farming section
asking many questions.
When the CAROLINIAN called the funeral home, Mrs. Morris
said that many of the things that had been carried by the press
were not exactly true and that she had no statement to make what
ever.
There are those who have to stretch their imagination to determine why such a huge sum
of money wac kept in the house at anytime. There are others who feel that the owners of the weetaa
ful funeral business have never been known to act as • depository for anyone.
Another conjecture in the re
ported robbery is the fact that Mr.
Morris Is reported as having said
that the combination to the safe
waa written down and left in a
ckwet so that in ease he and Mrs.
Morria happened to be killed in a
wreck the children would know
where to find it
The explanation of the setting
up of the trap, in which Mlu
Truemiller Polston. trusted maid
of about S yean, is alleged to have
been caught, has come in for
much discussion. There were those
who asked why the polioeman wss
not in the closet, instead of Mr.
Morria. It waa also discussed ss to
why be dM not stay in the closet
long enough to see whether she
was going to take anything out
of the safe.
‘'The pussle. according to some
quarters, seems to tighten when
Mr. Morris’ story of missing mon
ey from the safe from time to
time and not even telling his wife
about lt He is alleged to have re
ported that there was a possibil
ity that he might have been sus
pected by his wife and that she
might have been teuspectad by
him.
The fact that the two women
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Alleged Rapist Is Aid
Court-Appointed Given
WINSTON - SALEM Judge
John R. McLaughlin, sensing tha
gravity of a charge against Marvin
F. Crawford, 3k for an alleged
ragMtorfig of g Mptor-oM «MV
atoftjhfc* Hoses V. Price to daf
fend him to the Forayth SupeifM
Court Tuesday.
Crawford waa brought Into court
to answer the charge and was found
t<r be without the aid of a lawyer.
Mr. Price is considered one of the
state’s outstanding lawyer*. Judge
McLaughlin Instructed the attorney
to prepare a defense. He also mid
a continuance would be granted, if
needed.
Crawford, a South Carolina na
tive, allegedly raped and murdered
Medics In
Duel Over
Baby Birth
PLYMOUTH The charges
made by the husband of Mrs. Bea
dle Shelton Spencer. 25, that she
was denied admittance to Columbia
Hospital on the night of December
10. by a Tyrrell County physician,
will be aired by the Pamllco-AI
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MAKER APPEAL Mrs. Mary B. Thames, hence*. 8. C., Grand
Worthy Matron. Order of Eaatern Star of South Carolina, givee tar
pomnal and official support to the Uth Anniveraery March of Dimes
deetorteg "II is my happr fortune and heavy roapeualbUMy to nrve ,
to nsltlaua of leadership In reHgtous. health, fratornal and eivle or- ,
ganliatlans In every area of activity I am erring fell snppert of (he
IMS March of Dime*—net only *te save (he life of a child’, but also
to promote life. braHb and hamenity
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MISS T. POLSTON MIIS P. POLSTON
Sandra Martoall Negro of ISOS
Free Street last Nov. 18, and buried
her body to a eamotery.
Police mid he bad beau Using
here aineolart July unitor tha name
of Willie GHtahriat R* had samps*
I that month son • South Carolina
prison oomfo
Charlotte Mayor:
Says Opportnnity
To Work Essential
CHARLOTTE ln an interview
by Dr. James F. Wertz, minister
and president of th* Opportunity
Foundation, Mayor Stan R. Brook
shire called on Charlotte business
men Sunday, to help Negroes help
themselves by providing Job oppor
tunities in area* now reserved for
whites.
The mayor told Rav. Wertz that
the entire city of Charlotte te auff
erlng because of the Negroes’ low
economic status. He also mid: “Sec
ond class citizens are a liability and
a drain upon the resources of th*
community. Because of them, out
per capita Income te low and our
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returned true bills of indtohnont
against Crawford Monday Mr nun
££tU? U «rt£s y*if,*
governmental and welfare coat! art
high."
Continuing, the mayor Mid. “that
citizen! of Charlotte can hardly ex
pect any underprivileged and lew
income group of our community
to improve living atandarda and
become lelf • respecting citizen!
without Incentive and opportunity
to earn decent and livable wager*
The Opportunity Foundation la
dedicated to improving race rela
tion! and the Negro'! economic
itatus.
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Briefs
ICIER DEATH AS ACCtDBNT
Ada Lee Kelley. 22-year-old '.re
man wn killed when she wai hH
hy a tractor-trailer truck. Decem
ber 2d. on South Street. Her death
waa ruled an accident, a Wake Ce
roner'i Jury ruled Thursday.
Miaa Kellev waa atruek b» a truck
driven bv H. E. Newton. 23. of 2T
"S Layden Street, about 4:41 a. m.
The coroner"! Jury ruled that the
driver of the truck wai not at fault
In the fatal accident.
CHARLOTTE MOVING
TO »«n rr NEGRO VOTE
CHARLOTTE - A Negro leader
here raid yeaterday a move to ipllt
up two prectncta In the «>unty If
deaigned to apllt the Negro vote.
The Mecklenburg E'ections Hoard
haa aaked the county eommis«ioner*
to appronriate fund< ao that It
could eplit up Prectncta 25 and !S.
More than 3.000 Negroea are regiat
ered In theae precincta.
But Dr. R A Hawkina. preaident
of the Mecklenburg Organization
for Political Affaire, called on the
eommiation to deny the reoueet
“There arc at work within our
community certain political ele
ment! that are determined to de
atroy the political togethemeaa that
ex lata between our Negro voter*.*
Hawkina said in a prepared *tala
ment “Every atraUgem available
haa been uaed to discourage Negro
registration and to split the Negro
vote here in Charlotte.”
WHITE MAN RGBS NRORO
Walter Laaaiter. 612 8. Haywood
St. told police that bo waa rohhai
of three doliara by a white baigft.
who held him up at the petal ad
tcoannn on mm u.
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