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JFK ASKS LAW
ON CIVIL RIGHTS
COORDINA TING GROUP
ASKS ACTION NOW
| The Carolinian |
North Carolina *s Leading Weekly
!VOU SI. NO. S 3 RALEIGH, W. C, SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1963 , PRICE lit
Dr. W. Clark Shot;
Shoots Intruder
Condemns
Those Who
Hesitate
Persona who have watched the
actions of President John F Ken
nedy in the past two daya and who
have had an opportunity to study
the speech made on civil rights
Tuesday, say there is bo doubt that
the chief executive means to use
every avenue available to add the
douMe standard that has attended
America.
Mr. Kennedy made it clear fa) his
approach to the Alabama situation
and his address that- this was no
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Integration
Roundup
The CAROLINIAN in an attempt
ta get the reaction on the death
knell of segregation around the na
tion found that it is being marked
with Mood died, death,
manhandling and fores. Hera she
Some of the happenings.
The Mississippi field secretary of
the NAACP was shot to death out
side his home early Wed, scant
hours after a nationwide telecast
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LEADING THE iwMWitrM i *«M|il
£ »■ aTftM to *•*■. toft (Ml. aa« MBm Mr
hatt,
Both Men
Reported
Improved
pteafat
Cabarrus
UP MttchoU told a CAROUNIAN re
pranentittve that he was not say
ing anything until the end of the
week. He gave no reason, but con
tinued to say, “I will tell It all
then.” He was Interviewed from
his hospital room.
The entire matter ta hard to un
derstand. when one takes into con
sideration the events leading up to
the shooting. Aooording to Dr.
Clark, an unknown man is alleged
to have called hia house, on the
evening of June 6. and after being
told that the doctor did not see
or talk with patients on Thursday
afternoon, began.using obscene and
abusive language, over the tele
phone.
The caller Is said to have gone
into a rage and said that his wife
had died and that he wanted to go
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Protest In
Reverse
COLUMBIA. 8. C A $25 fine
was Imposed Monday on a former
Pennsylvanian who objected to ihe
Columbia Hospital's segregated fa
cilities.
Edwin Samuel Sloan, 20. a resi
dent here for nine years, took bis
13-month-old son to the Negro e
mergeney room of the hospital
Saturday night and was told to go
to the whit* unit a Mock away. .
“Black, pink, Mua or white, my
baby is sick and I want It treated ”
witnesses quoted him as aayiag.
t Ordered out, bs went to Ihe
white unit, loft the ctaJM and re
turned.
A white employe si the Negro
unit mid Sloan railed him “s big
fat slob” and threatened to strike
him.
Solicitor Pou Taylor fined Sloan
$25 for disorderly conduct.
sjpt. W. F. CLARK
, . , protects home with .28
Congressman
Powell
Dodges
Arrest
NEW YORK CITY The stormy
Representative Adam Clayton Pow
ell got some relief from a Supreme
Court Justice here recently when
lawyers for the women he is al
leged to have defamed asked that
be be arrested. Supreme Court
Justice Abraham J. Gelltnoff re
fused to sign an order presented by
the lawyers.
The order had been sought by
Raymond Rubin, lawyer for Mrs.
Esther James, a Harlem widow
who in April won a 8211.500 jury
verdict against the Congressman for
defamation of character.
Mr. Rubin told the court that
the judgment had not been paid and
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ath^^
Temps rstarei sot five Says win
avers** S to * Sesrees below
•oratal, set mack say to Say
changes. Showers HfhUy about
Saturday and will average a boot
a half tech. Slit as* tow tom
aerator** tor the Paletch area Sl
at.
ta dura along aMs the grasp. Other edshe who helped ta supervise.
the dsmsustrati*— an: Inineh J. W. fftmrir— M. W. Morgan.
K. Ones, A L Metals. Mr. sal Mrs. Herbert Newkirk. Mrs. R. O.
Was then. Mrs & Sstath, Mr. sad Mrs. Brtssew. Mrs. HetaMs. Mr.
MsWsß. Mrs. fssift. Mrs. G. B. Hsmßtas. sad Mrs. H. f. Csftatf.
Dignity Os
All Pnople
Demanded
Efforts es the part of The CABO
LOGAN to pet a Mpert from the
Bt-radM Commit*** felled W*A
morning when Chairman Vktar
9afl dMRMIdI BMV* Kft MMhfd,
gramme smr— ••
lAU ars?«Ji
Commit!** releaasd the following
statement for ft* Ceerdldktlng
Committee:
The Citizens Coordinating Com
mittee expresses grave and contin
uing concern regarding the slow
pace of efforts to eliminate segre
gate and discrimination In Raleigh
businesses liscensed to serve the
public.
We have been counselled to have
patience and to help provide a qui
et and calm atmosphere in which
the bi-raciel Committee end others
could work. We believe we hove
been patient and have exercised
due restraint In this matter. Yet,
the leadership of this community
has failed to harness and consoli
date the positive forces for good
here that have made themselves
clearly evident
The bi-racial committee has been
strongly silent since issuing Its
“famous” statement indicating that
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In Raleigh
Mystery
Raleigh 1* still trying to deter
mine the cause of death for two of
Its well known persons. Richard
Williams, 40, and Robert Lee My
att, 15. The two died about 12 hours
apart at Wake Memorial Hospital
: Sunday night and Rondsy morn
ing.
Friend* told Th# CAROUNIAN
. that the two had been assn riding
together Sunday and appeared In
th* beet of condition. Williams Is
said to have had a lingering illness
snd Myatt was said to have been
told by a doctor that bs should take
it easy.
They were raid to be friends snd
that Williams was employed by My
att at his Southside Grocery, Blood
worth snd Smith!leld Streets. They
are said to have been admitted to
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JKF MEETS WITH BUSINESSMEN ON CIVIL RIGHTS—Pres.
Kennedy meet* In the East Room of the White Home June 4 with a
Stoop of prominent Iwlmwinn to enUoi their aappart for the otvfl
Lexington Is Quiet;
Sets Up Committee
LEXINGTON Mayor C. ▼.
Sink announced Tusaday forma
tion of a bi-racial human relatlona
committee to solve problem* that
eat off a race riot her* In which
one whit* man was shot to death
and another wounded.
The' committee la composed of
five prominent white man and five
prominent Negroes. Sink said the
committee would seek to iron out
rarlal difference*.
Rioting broke out hare Thursday
night and one white man died with
a S 3 caliber bullet In the brain. A
white photographer wai ahot In the
back with a S 3 caliber bullet aa he
sought to photograph the slain
man.
Several Negroes and whites
were arrested Friday and Saturday
in connection with the riot.
At the same time he announced
the formation of the human rela
tions committee. Sink, released A
latter from twp NAACP officials,
who asked for complete daaagra
, gation In Lexington.
The demands included alimlna*
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Students Areßrrested
With Theatre Tickets
GOLDSBORO Goldsboro po
lice arrested Negro demonstrators
for the first time lost Saturday.
Thirty-three high school students
war* arrested when they refused
to leave Robinson’s Drug Store or
entered the Paramount Theater ev
en though they had tickets.
Rev. J. W. Simpson, spokesman
for th# group of student# who went
to Robinson's Drug Store, was ask
ed to leave but refused raying there
were white people being served
and why should he be charged for
trespassing when they were not
Shrouds 2 Deaths
Wake Memorial Hospital shout the
■sms time, around 8 p. m. Sunday.
They are both raid to have been
stricken after being together dur
tag th* day.
Williams, who lived with his mo
ther, Mrs. Janie P. Williams. 720 6.
Blood worth Street Is raid to have
complained of being sick snd was
pronounced deed shortly after ar
riving at tbs hospital, about 8:10
P Myatt, who Brad with hla wife,
tha former Alder* Hinton and two
daughters. Shells and Angela, 712
Bailey Drive, alao complained of
being sick and rarred to the hospi
tal about th* same time. He Is re-
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ADVERTISERS
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Mortoe'. Cub Grocery »“«*»'« Coacrett PreSocto Co.
Klee Col* Metol
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Buffets * Co.. •atMcrs. lac. CsroUna* BetlSsrs lac.
Cl volte Beset? Coitef* SUworUli
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Mocbsatrs * Parmer* Beak Sere-Pit Upholsterers
Taylor BoSlo A Electrical Co. Oeoa’t Bsso Sonic*
Sosa W. Winters * Co. National BeSfst Sendee*, lac.
UaMtoaO’s Grocery * Transfer Ca. Bams Jane's Dram Shop
PAOB S Provident Plaaac* Co.
Samos Season Tils Co. Heat General Tiro Co.
■etetgh Peasrel Mini PAGB 1*
Stephanas* Me— Co. tear Bcalty Ca.
Haas Pleas fern near PAGB U
Ptao State Creamery WMbtastoa Terraco Apto, lac.
fabasia lambs Co . Wake Aoto Sendee
--y pa— * Wallpaper Co. Price's Sbell Service
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Bawl* Motor Ca PAOB U _
WaOos A ate Sale* CarottoaPewsr A Uf* Co-
B. A m. Use* Cars PrHebarS Paint * Glass Co.
Woavsr Bras. Bambtor VAOE U
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tion of white and Negro restrooms
and drinking fountains, upgrading
of Negroes In city Jobs, equal Job
opportunities and employment In
city clerical lobe, integration of
public schools on a geographical
basis, more recreation facilities for
Negroes and appointment of Ne
groes to various city boards.
The letter was from local NAA
CP President Clarence Roberts and
R. T. Jamerson, vice president of
the local chapter.
Sink also announced the appoint
ment of B. K. Long, Jr, a Negro, to
the City Oolf Comm Baton
The mayor said he wanted to do
all in his power to improve race
relations and head est sacial dis
order. He said that While he
thought time would solve the prob
lem. the bi-racial aoanmlttse was
a step In the right direction.
He emphasized that the city has
. no ordinances pertaining to segrs
i gation and that NegroSP Interested
in clerical Jobs could apply like
> whit* persona.
Rev. Simpson and th* students re
mained ta th* drug star* until they
were arrested.
Milas Kelley, spokesman for the
second group of students, at th#
■am* time was visiting tha Para
mount Theater. He and tha student*
were arrested and charged for trea
pasatag. At the time of their arrest,
they were not questioned as to how
they got their ticket*.
All who were arrested were re
leased without bond end ordered to
appear In Mayor's Court Thursday,
Juno 12ttu
ported as having succumbed about
8:80 Monday morning.
Du* to the closeree* of the two
man end their deaths coming so
close together, an autopsy was ord
ered ter Myatt. The CAROUNIAN
eras told that the result of th* au
topsy was not svsfloble to tbo pub
lic and therefore would net bo giv
en out The Informer at Wak* Me
morial Hospital, did say that any
chemical analysis would not bo a
vailsM* ter aeuiotiiuo.
Funeral oorvlcra tor William#
were held from the Raleigh Funeral
Home. Wed. at 13:20 p. m, with
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rights program he plans to send Congress this wash, The siesuiliss.
numbering one hundred, are connected with firms operettas widely
I through the South. (UP! PHOTO).
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Magazine writer, Sylvester Leaks, tells his listeners At'ESPtfkm
rally "I do not believe In non-violence.” Leaks went on A* toil Ida
armed and wanted to vote “By God they would vote.” Pwßpra drama
tise feelings of sponsors of rally concerning treatment ofNcgry.
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Deputy Chief J. L. Kay (right) calls for paddy wagon In Jackson*
Mlh., u six more pleketc were arrested In front of a downtown dWi
' Another officer Is seen fathering placards and American flags.
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Demonstrators, Including several children, gather In the lobby
of Bishop's Reotanrsnt In downtown Oklahoma City. They WON re
fused service snd the restaurant looked aB rest room
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(Left) Blood running from his forehesd sfter being strurtt by a
policeman's club, an unidentified person watches as poUee qaeO a Hot
which started In Philadelphia at the scene of the NAACF picketing of
a school construction sit*.
(Right) Vlvlsn J. Malone. SO. of Mobile, one of throe Nagro stu
dents who are to attempt to enroll at the University dJbMHlaa
desegrrgstlon bid, It shown In Mobile June 4th. (ALL UP I PHOTON).
(Left) Cleve McDowell, tl, the second known NegMTßnMkMes
at the Univeraity #f Sthetatappi leaves the Lew School after begfn-
t
entered. (Right) A whH* man. guards the SAW Catenate ta down
tewn Chattanooga. Teu*. to prevent Negroea from obtaining aartaeo
after a group tried ta seek entrance. Vtotanee broke oat n Ami ttaM
after this picture was taken.