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sip. opinion or sponteaity of thought witiMutdue regard tomtit
basic facts, understands* and knowledge of die premiss or sub
ject in question, are as dnnterous to a community as the man
turc youngster whose limited experience prevents a wide wad clear
horizon in the arena of some of the verifies that must be dealt
vrlth. This must be done, void of error or guessing, although the
drama, enthusiasm and oratory are very prevalent
Last Tuesday evening, at the First Baptist Church, is a case
in point Here, a demonstration of individualism shocked even
some of the most vociferous, outspoken and fearless of this dor’s
standard bearers. In fact the lack of dignity displayed, charged
the climate with such selfish personalisation, that visiting white
friends left the meeting in disgust
It must be remembered that no one has special privileges, be*
cause of his presumptuousneas as a leader, to chastise, abuse and
; insult others. These doings show great need for schooling in the
prerequisites of leadership. Not only do are need decorum, dig
nity and proper parliamentary procedure, but there is much need*
ed penetration of the correct aims and objectives in all matters,
civic and political, without regard to individuals, but certainly
with respect for the occasion as well as far those who are present,
and especially for thooe in positions of trust.
W* are all subject to error, but errors are sometimes enemies
to society. Meetings that may become charged with enthusiasm,
eagerness and even anger can amount to nothing, when permitted
to take on the many personalities of individuals instead of intel
ligent presentation of the task at hand. It is not our purpose, how
ever, to say that everyone should so temper his spirits that he
would refrain from rising and expressing himself with dignity,
forthrightness and honesty on any matter under discussion
From what we have learned in attending two special meet
ings, namely, one in which a small group of lenders asked John W.
Winters to confer with them due to tire fact that he had writ
ten his resignation, and another where Mr. Winters asked the
group to hear his, and his wife’s considered decision, it is the
opinion of this newspaper that Mr. Winters acted unequivocally
in tire best interest of the minority group when he prevailed upon
Mayor Enloe not to resign at this time.
The distorting of the whole matter, as far as the public is
concerned, stems from the council chamber, when a fellow-coun
cilman referred to Mr. Winters as “John”. Immediately, the
telephone and the grapevine squad proceeded to tear him to
pieces.
The true picture is that Mr. Winters, in this particular in
stance, made a distinct contribution to the continued progress
in inter-racial relationship here. This is witnessed by the signs
coming down at the Ambassador Theatre, through the efforts
of the Mayor, who is both the manager of the Ambassador and
the Mayor of the city. Had Mr. Enloe resigned, the possibilities
are that the whole matter could have resolved in a much more
prolonged affair and maybe in court action and the spending of
money, not to mention some impairment of whatever good re
lations now existing between Negroes and whites.
It is because Mr. Winters has been able to establish intelli
gent human relationship with his fellow coundlmen, that he was
able, in cooperation with them, to accomplish such things as
traffic light at the Ligon High School crossing; opening of the
swimming pool to all citizens; the appointment of Negro firemen
and elark-typista in both city hall and the main library; down
town lighting for the third ward area; resolving the correction of
the intersection of Tarboro Road and Oakwood Avenue the
Oberlin situation on resowing and many Others.
It is possible that Mr. Winters has made some afttakes.
but there of Represents us. Weshould
**'ths#sst four years of Mayor Enlocrs tenure, much has been ae
conrntiahtd in Raleigh. Certainly, we have not and do nbt agree
with All derisions affecting Negro citizens, made by the Mayor,
but he has. in most instances acquitted himself well. He has
msde a unique contribution to all the citizens of this city. As
an example, we well remember our difference with the Mayor re
grading the Joe Louis Park area and its lack of sanitary facilities
The Mayor did say that before he leaves office the Joe Louis area
would get the necessary conveniences. And so it has.
This newspaper can recall no incident when Mayor Enloe
evaded any meetings, Ntgro or otherwise, when his office should
be represented.
All this is byway of clarifying, in a measure, the need for
burying all selfishness, and erecting bigness and consideration for
our revered institutions, officers and organizations. It will be to
the good of all when we can measure up to the needs and demands
of our city and our fellowmen, who are trying to do their best for
our institutions, organizations and for the city in general and the
minority group in particular.
If we have been lengthy, it sms purposeful. Too much do we
deny the good deeds of some of our people, white and Negro, and
too little do we trample evil, hate and bigotry.
We believe that much haa been gained in understanding
throughout this community during the past week. Much, we hope,
has been learned. But there ia still much to be done. This can be
Made pleasant and worthwhile in joining hearts and minds in the
tasks and responsibilities that await ut in the immediate future.
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VOL. 11, HO. 25 RALEIGH, N. C„ SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1963 *RICB ISc
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RALEIGH FREEDOM MARCHERS Part e# the hundreds es Raleigh eitiaene whs mnwlisl Cas
tor Sunday, from the Raleigh Memorial Audttertaaa to the Capital fa Hare, and than to the Pint Baptist
Church aa a pretest mere. (Top) Mrs. Virginia Newell, Charles MeClain and • eindeni asm holding ban
ner*. la the background J. i. Sansem and ether marcher*. CENTER Banner inscribed with Tim dam
Per AS People” bourne by (I) John Flemming sad (r) Ralph Campbell, BOTTOM Students es Sheer
and St Augustine’s and Chao. limuwe took ea as Charles MeClain holds beams with Mrs. HarvaMgh
White and sun.
Denied Special Bus Service
GREENSBORO - Integration in
Caswell County sees bock to the
UWted States District Court last
week and Judge Edwin M. Stanley :
ruled that the If Negro children,
who are attending school, with
Zion Bishop Featured
Freedom Rally Here May sth
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white children, did not hero Re
right to mesial bua aarrtoe.
Hie ruling was seen ae victory
ter the Caswell County School
Board. An attorney tor the board
drove home the toot that any ha
The 1M Freedom Rally, which
will be held in the J. S. Dorton A
rena. May S, is expected to be well
attended for two reasons the re
awakened interest in picketing and
the appearance of Bishop Stephen
Oil! Spottswood, chairman of the
board of directors. NAACP.
Bishop Spottswood waa chosen
whan Robert Weaver was named
Housing Administrator. He has**
mad* an enviable record aa a free
dom fighter. He beaded the D. C.
chapter tor a number of years and
spearheaded many equality move
ments to the nation's capital.
Ha presides over the 4th district
of the AME Eton Church, compris
ing Indiana. Illinois. Michigan. O
bto and part of Pennsylvania. The
denomination is observing the cen
tennial es freedom with a apodal
observance and he wee chairman
es the committee that formulated
the plans.
Re is well known in the state.
having pestered (Mar Memorial
raamMßt to the M ahildsoa mm Mt
is the tact that It had net luratah
ad medal tranmartatlea to fas
(cowthtokp owe am p
AME Zion Church for a number
of yean. He also pas to red in India
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ODDS-ENDS
BT JAMES A. SHEPARD
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To Mi all knew tbs troth and
the truth shall make you free.”
THERE MUST BE AN ANSWER
During the pest few days there
ha* been a great deal of undertone
rumblings going the rounds rela
tive to the part Councilman John
W. Winters and the Rev. J. Oscar
McCloud played in the decision
mad* by Mayor W. G. Enloe not
to resign his meyoraty peat hare,
We feel there ere one or two
thing* we should say with the hope
that what we say will help clarify
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Bullet Was
Meant For
A Man
OOLDSBORO Carl Arils «X
Rt g Is said to hwra bacoma so
enraged over the atieged slapping
es his brother, by Shomas Town
send. that ha took his pistol to
church Sunday night and decided
he would avenge his brother's
slapping.
He was net able tb hit his Intend
ed victim. Instead he struck a 10-
year-eld girl Carolyn Darden, whe
was standing an tha church steps.
She was hK hi Ilia neck, by one et
the three ballets that the alleged
angry brother, toad ham e to eeli
ber pistol.
_ The iaiamg eUM aeee teban Is
Rayhs MttCltaMlamnah- where
me was treated for • flash weunA.
Artis was tahsa off te Jail «M
charged with sseaull with a deadly
weapon.
He is mid te have fired as the
congregation was going Into the
church. located on Hooka River
Road, north of the city.
Marchers
Continue
Protest
Several hundred persons march
ed from the Memorial Auditerhan
te Capitol Square Sunday after
noon as a protest measure advocat
ing ‘freedom For All People.” The
porade was quiet and ordarly. Tha
group then went to the First Bap
tist Church.
At tha church meeting Council
man John Winter* introduced
Louis Austin, editor of The Care Una
Times, Durham and aaid to tha
marcher* “today we are asaemblsd
here for the cause of human tns
dotn.“
Editor Austin told tha audience
that voting Is important not only to
tha Negro but for all es America
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WRESTLE ALABAMA STLTE Shown is a Negro wrestled to the gnuul by Birmingham BaEqk
during a rectal dcmsnalwtleu broken up by dogs. Chief of FoHee Jamie Mease (scalar with dark hatr»
aaM that the man pnHad a knife and tried to kill a police deg as ofneera dispersed the mq#M ME
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Reconsiders After
Reassurance Os
Trust»Confidence
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Leaders es the CHiaena Commit
tee and the NAACP celled a spe
cial meeting at tha Ptret Baptist
Church her* for the purpose of
ironing out dlffereneeo arising be
tween Councilman John Winters
snd the members es these organi
sations over the recant picketing
of the Ambassador Theatre, by
Shaw and St Augusttna's students
Some members of the group act
ually took MT. Winters apart on th*
around* that he acted contrary to
their wishes te asking Mayor En
loe not to resign at this time. It
appears that NT. Winters, along
with the Rev. J. Oscar McCloud had
a meeting with the Mayor at which
time they asked him to hold up his
intended resignation pending a
meeting with the leaders es th*
demonstration. According to one
observer, the meeting degenerated
Into “name calling" and abuses,
such that whit* sympathisers whs
were in attendance left in disgust.
A further development, accord
ing to the same ebeerrer, came
when Mr. Winters called a meeting
of friends at his office, to meet with
him snd his wife to discuss tha
whole situation. At this meeting
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WINSTON PKTM PHILLIPS
Phillips Held
For Illegal
Operation
DURHAM A* tot* as Wadn#*-
day morning Wtnaton Piter Phil*
Up* had not boon abla to mak*
bond, for hit relaaa# from tee Dur
ham County jail where ha ta charg
ed with allegedly performing an a
bortton on a white woman, who la
reported to have given her name
aa "Mr* Mary D. Woodard” of Rt
1, Middlesex.
The local man waa arreeted on an
order from Raleigh police officer*
after the woman waa admitted to
Wake Memorial Hoepltal, after
having been carried there, by amb
ulance, from a Raleigh drive-in,
where ah* 1* reported aa having be
come aick.
The officer* are aaid to have re
created arre*t of Phillip* after hoa
pital authorities are reported to
have announced that the woman's
illness was due to the tact that an
unsuccessful abortion having been
performend.
Mrs. Woodward la aaid to have
told hospital authorities that ahe
was sent to Phillips and that she
went to his home, unaware of the
fact that he was a Negro, and that
ha agreed to de the Job far her. She
fCONTINUtD on sags n
which took place Thursday as I .
p. m, it seems that Mr. Winters :
had already decided to reeign as .
City Councilman, and that ha had :
written tha said resignation but
bad net malted it Tha tatter eras
addies. a to Mayor Rnloa and cop
ies were made out te the ether
councilman. Excerpts teem tha
letter follows:
”, . . Dear M*yer Eafoi^,
During the early pari as the
year I stated that due te agave
Usual dtffteattlee In my beei
acm end the leek as Hsu to de
rate te ay family, tt weuM beet
serve my telereel net te after
my services t* the oemmualty
yielded te raguceto te agate af
ter my candidacy. My farmer
ceavtctteas gtas resent health
yrebleam facte am te reeansH
*r this decision and I sew with
draw my candidacy and re
quest immediate approval es
my resigns Ucn ee ceuncflmsn
fee the city. . '
The upshot of th* whole matter
was that th* persons present, re
(coKTonimiron paoi »>:
La. Namer~
Negro As
Postmaster
LOB A NOBLES PolitMttnS
have gestured with it, hopgfhts
have sought it and Chicago end
New York have discussed It. bdMtr
remained for this, “the city of :gn
gel*" to do it.
Leslie N. Shaw waa sworn lii
Monday as postmaster oP'Cc* An
geles. thus becoming the first Ne
gro to head the postal opera Mon*
of a major city.
The Rev. Archibald Carey, ard
ent Chicago Republican, waa men
tioned. during the beginning «f the
Eisenhower admintstmtfflfrxail at
one time was given the inside IrwdU
totha vast mall opaaptfl# f p#*.
«a time Re
publican meartar «f p* »M'l»
vanla leg Mature and |tow head of
the TBPOE of w. waa cpngjdered a
certainty for the poet fit the city.
of brotherly love. Philadelphia. P*„
at one time. He. too, was aide
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Wake Man
Held On
Assault
A white merchant, Vance Bay* •
born, resident of the Lirzard Lick
area in eastern -Wake County was
arrested recently charged with as
sault with intent to rape a young
colored woman. Ray bom was freed
under a $6,000 bond for his appear
ance in a Virginia Circuit on a
charge of rape.
t. M. Stay ton. common wealth
attorney of Halifax County. Va..
aaid the white man la scheduled to
be tried for the rape of pi* 34-year
old Negro farm woman. Rayborn
was arrested by Wake Sheriffs
Deputy Ed Watkina at hi* store on
Zrbulon Bypass of Highway 04
The sheriffs deputy charged Ray
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