MENTAL TESTS FOR THE
SLAYER OF M. EVERS
JACKSON, Min. Smiling
boadly and making wisecrack* for
re.vsmen, Byron de La Beckwith,
accused slayer of Medgar W. Ev
es. former NAACP state field sec*
retarv for Mississippi, entered the
State Mental Hospital Thursday.
The 42-year-eld fertiliser
salesman from the delta county
of Greenweed, handcuffed to a
sheriff, waa moved from the
county Jail te the hospital at
nearby Whitfield for a eourt
erdered mental examination.
Beckwith was lodged in the max
imum security section at the hospi
tal.
Handcuffed to Sheriff Bob Gilfoy
for the move, the smiling Beckwith
is said to have been a picture of
Joviality.
The sheriff and a deputy drove
Beckwith the 10 miles from the
Hinds Jail to Whitfield.
Tbs examination will deter
mine whether Beckwith Is men
tally eamnetent te stand trial
far the Brers killing. He will
remain there for at least ene
month. If declared sane, he will
he rstnmsd te Jackson te stand
trial V net, he will remain at
Whitfield.
Beckwith, married once, divorc
ed. remarried and is presently se
parated from his second wife.
The question of his sanity was
raised by District Attorney Bill
Waller after Beckwith reportedly
Democrats
Defend Act
OfLeader
Young Democrats of this state
defended the action of their presi
dent in changing the site of a Joint
State-Southern YDC Rally because
of segregation practices of the Sir
Walter Hotel last week.
Carolina Hotel played bead to
the annual seaaten, amid rumors
of opposition to the site change
and open opposition from a
a former president as the Young
Democratic* Clubs.
Approximately N Negroes
were on hand far the one-day
meeting Saturday.
Parioni attending the meet adopt
ed a resolution expressing full con
fidence in President Dave Reid of
Green vine after Reid explained
why the change of locations was
n, Reid read to Am executed eesn
mittee of the YDC * tatter which
he wrote on **r » in MW to
a scorching tatter received from
State Utilities OwwWwr
Worthington, wfto had Masted
Reid’s action ton site
legates who would attend the see-
In his answer, Reid told Worth
ington: the change in the site was
"in what I considered the best in
terest of the Democratic Party in
seeking to avoid the integrationists*
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NAACP Pres.
Sends Reply
To Critic
Editor’s Notes Following is »
letter sent to Sam Worthington,
former State YDC president,
who was critical of ths action
last week as State Tseng Dem
ocratic Party president Dam
Rati la changing ths meeting
(He from Sir Walter Hotel te
Carolina Hotel:
Honorable Sam Worthington
N. C. Utilities Commission
Raleigh. North Carolina
“Dear Mr. Worthington:
"Your failure to deny author
ship of the letter to Mr. David
Reid relative to the change of meet
ing place of the State YDC here in
Raleigh, as recently set out in the
local press, leads us to conclude
that you are admitting its author
ship. As direct targets of this sland
erous and vulgar epistle and inas
much as its author is a public offi
cial of the State of North Carolina
whose salary is paid by taxpayers,
we do not feel that we can allow
your degeneracy to pass unnoticed
We do feel, however, that comment
upon the particulars in your letter
is unworthy of and inconsistent
with the principles to which we
hold.
"In view es yeur utter disre
spect far the Negro peepte e#
this state, whe comprise a targe
portion as the total population.
It aopoars to ee that yee are
totally Incapable sad anqoall
fted to held the high petition as
Commissioner au ths Utilities
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Elks Cite
LBJ For
‘Service*
WASHINGTON. D C Vice
President Lyndon B. Johnson was
commended last week by tbs Im
proved, Benevolent. Protective Or
der of Elks of the World for his
contributions in sup*
p£tTtoThta- embodied to the
Declaration of Independence.
In a letter of commendation to
the Vico President. Hofaoon R. Rey
nolds. Grand Exalted Ruler of the
450.0®-mtmber Negro organisation
mid:
-Tour active. ataesrs and da
gave vague answers as to whether
his last marriage was happy or not.
Evers was shot in ths back as ho
arrived boms from a mam rally in
the early'tesorntog hours of Juno
IX He died almost Immediately.
A fingerprint found au the
rifle used to ahoot him, a SMt
Enfield, was found the day as
Beckwlth£* f ’ trip to Whitfield
marked the first time he had been
out of Jail tinea his arrest June 22.
hours of Juno
The Carolinian
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North Carolina*s Leading Weekly
VOL. 21, NO. 40
Nation’s Governors
Evade Rights Issue
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ATTY HERMAN L. TAYLOR „
~, given S years to pay
Taylor Gets
Time To Pay
Back Taxes
BALTIMORE, Md. Th# United
States Court of Appeals last week
set aside a lower court ruling that
sent Attorney Hermow Leroy Tay
lor of Raleigh, to Jafi. Concern •-
bout the case has been expressed
by many people across the Eastern
shore of the nation.
Taylor, a civil rights attorney,
was charged with toeeme tax
evasion after he filed a mtt to
speed school Integration to Ra
leigh, where ha reatlm at M
E. Lepolr Street.
He was sentenced to two yean
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News Photos
Ah -
LYING DOWN TO TAKE A STAND white
Snne'their*ebtor^tmTau' aTssuateutriia work at the Down
state Medical Center in Brooklyn. New York. Pußea made 49 arrests.
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IVnH ii Kr"' wt
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mr p
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Smsr tan te re low Nacre meßhUp la MMhl ttaha
unions. (ALL ABOVE ARE DPI PBOTOS).
Mystery Shrouds 3 Deaths
RALEIGH CITIZENS ASSOCIA TION
VOTES TO BOYCOTT SEARS’STORE
RALEIGH. N. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3,1963
Decision
Abolishes
Committee
WASHINGTON (ANP) The
action of Hm Nation's governors in
abolishing their resolutions com
mittee to avoid voting on the civil
rights ianie rsvetborrated back to
CapitetTßll this
iyHwrSlanßta "cfiumari t Cem
arittaa bearing foam during ths
taterragaMan as Pranklta D.
RoaaoveH, Jr., who had Just
completed tiirimaay to onpoert
of tea equal iniunitniw;
Rooaevult. ken at tea late PraaS
dent and currently acting secreta
ry of tea Deportment es Commerce
waa being grilled by Sen. Strom
Thurmond of South Carolina.
After his question. Son. Hugh
Scott, (R-Pm.) a civil rights sup
porter told the chairman ha wanted
tea committee to recall Govs. Bar
nett es Mississippi and Wallace es
Alabama “or any aid gover
nor” to ask them why they abol
ished their resolutions committee.
The Governors, umattog at
their Mth anneal conference to
Miami Beach, EU.. voted Man
day (Jaly ») to sbeUM testa
reaeietlens committee to pre
vent a imahrtien of Guvs. Nel
son Rockefeller of N. Y. and
Mark 6. Hatfield as Oregon.
ergtng a strong civfl rights ptat-
The vote was a strictly partisan
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gj
H u
OLIVER H. EDWARDS
.. former Raleigh rbaMent
Mortieians’
Ex-Prexy
Funeralized
WILSON Oliver Hasel Ed
wards, past president of the North
Carolina Punaral Directors and
Morticians Association, died hare
suddenly while preparing to attend
church services Sunday morning.
Mr. Edwards, well - known
here aa owner and aaanagar es
the Edwards Puaerpl Heme; PM
E. Nash Street, was a member
es the Wilson Hawing Authori
ty fair a number as yean.
Bant hi Wtlaeo County, he
aepent seme IT yean in Raleigh
aa a funeral director and busi
nessman. Ha lived to the 2te
black es Cam dee Street and the
(COOTHTPEP ON PAGE 1)
I State News
Brief
DUNN PICKETING HALTED
DUNN Rev. B. H. Felder, lo
cal leader, mid picketing has halt
ed to tela Harnett County town, at
toast for one week.
President of the local National
Association far the Advancement of
Colored People chapter. Rev. Feld
er said picketing was called off due
to tea formation of a bt-ractal eom
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CAROLINIAN 1
ADVERTISERS
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tarter Dadto a’BcSS Ce.
Bay”.-*’.
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fan s Esee Service
Sewer-Waders Trader Cerp.
PRICE 15c
Boycott
To Follow
Refusals
BY CHARLES B. JONES
Maas picketing and a general boy
cott of the Sean-Roqbuck Depart
ment Store, located ’’in Cameron
Village, was voted unanimously
last Thursday night by the Raleigh
Citizens Aeaociation. Ibis action
was prompted by the store’s alleged
bias in its hiring policies and other
Job opportunities denials te Negro
citixens.
The decision waa made at tea
'regular bi-monthly meeting of tee
Association, heldl at tea new Chavis
Heights Recreation Canter. Mrs.
Harveleigh R. Whits vice-president,
tad the meeting in tha absence of
afasjgmident, the Rev. Dr. Grady
Whan contacted by tela reporter
Wednesday morning. Mr. Hunter
mid ha had no comment on tbs
proposed demonstrations and buy
cott.
Ha dW say. however. “I will be
glad to meet with an Individual,
but no groups. I am Just an Individ
uall myself. There is not any dis
crimination going on out here to
my knowledge,” he concluded.
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Picketing
Spurs Move
By Mayor
Negro and white pickets protest
ing segregation policies, paraded
Thursday in front of tha Velvet
Cloak Inn-Motel, Gateway Rest
aurant and the Young Men’s Christ
ian Association Building. All three
are located on Hillsboro Street
This was the first demonstra
tion In mars than a month, fol
lowing an announcement that a
large group of local baalneaaea
wore lowering their racial bar
riers.
A white sophomore at N. C. State
Collage. William Phillip Parka, aaid
the picketing would continue until
tee three places open their doors to
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Temperatures will oversee near
normal with worm weather eon
tteutns. The normal high will he
St, normal low, n. Batnfall wfll
average aronnd one Inch with
octal ring widely scattered Grander
showers mostly afternoon and ere-
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Carolina Sufldesa, tea.
Warner Me mo rule
PWea Motor Finance
Btdgeways Opthlam, foe.
Deluxe hotel
Bare#, tee.
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Mather A Dausbter Fash leas
Mechautcs A farmer* Mat
Uustead** Grocery and Transfer
Standard Concrete Products Co.
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Caroline Power A light Ce.
PAPE Id
Firestone
Casual Pamtture A Appttance Co.
AGastesrtnu Centers
Acam Beatty Ce.
Cionaaatry Florist
Central »ar»sSere
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Uhedet Par altars
Psuetoent Finance Ce.
winter's Beauty Shoppe
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MARCH BUTTONS Miss Batty Holton, a secretary as Washington, D. C. headquarters
at the National Aeaociation lor the Advancement of Colored People, displayed, laet week, buttons
that will Ha heed by participants in the March on Washington August 28. Mors that 100,000 par
sons are expected to taka part in tha civil rights demonettkthm. (UPI PHOTO).
Three Bodies Found On N. C.
Highway; Police Are Baffled
RUTHERFORDTON Local po
lice and Mate troopers are Investi
gating tha mysterious deaths of two
Negro youths and a Negro man,
found Just before dawn Saturday
sprawled on a highway near hers.
The driver of a tractor-trailer
truck reportedly saw what ha be
lieved to be two logs in tha high
way qnd said he waa unable te
stop before hitting them. Upon in
vestigation. he found the two Ota
Jects were humans. Nearby, on tha
shoulder of the roed was a third
body, dead but apparently not a
victim of a truck or automobila.
iw»UMlu heaui Shown above pickcling in front of the YMCA on nillibire
Street are aeveral members of tha newly-formed Committee for tbo Advancement of Racial fassl-
Ky. The group also picketed the Velvet Clonk Inn-Motel and the Gateway Restaurant, siiMtg ntow
for Negro patrons. The demonstrations were still te program at CAROLINIAN pram thus Wednesday.
Above photo was taken bast Thursday night. -
Clerics Back Good Neighbor Group
BY J. R HARDEN
ROCKY MOUNT—Ia an mtpra
cedented action July 24 soma thir
ty-eight (38) clergymen of tee In
tegrated Rocky Mount Ministerial
Fellowship signed and published a
Statement of Resolution endorsing
tha action of tbs Mayor’s Good
Neighbor Committe. which set out
last week to get greater consider
ation for the City’s 12,008 people of
color in the matter of employment,
education and use of public and
privately operated facilities cater
ing to the public.
Mayor W. B. 'Billy) Harrison
and Good Neighbor Committee
Chairman Jos Brewer had facte
a larg* audience at St Jahn AME
Zion Church (D. L. Mahay, min
ister) and asked for cassation of
'all demonstrations while tha ONC
endeavors to obtain tha desegrega
tion goals of tha local colored pop
ulace being pushed by the Rocky
Mount Voters and Improvement
League (VAIL), with the aid on
a recently reactivated NAACP
Youth Council. VAIL voted si
moot unanimous approval as the
moratorium to picketing.
All warn dead before being struck
by a truck or car wheals.
A passing bus drive said ha also
saw tea Objects in the road and
allegedly verified tee story told by
the truck driver.
The dead wars Identified aa
Norris Cartla Logan. 22. Donald
Keith Hannan, IS, both of Ashe
ville; and Lawrence Edward
Lagan. 11, as Baltimore. Md.
Thar trio left Asheville Friday
night In what officers said was a
blue Ford. The missing auto was
reportedly found later, about five
rpllea from tha spot where tee bo
The statement from tee mini
sters read in part as follows: “We
the undersigned ministers of the
Christian gospel, called to serve
as pastors and religious leader*
of the Rocky Mount community,
bear • special responsibility for
th* moral and spiritual guidance
of its people. We call upon them,
end especially upon the members
of the churches, to recognize that
“Suicide” Victim Dies
WILSON Miss Dort* Jana Moore. 14-yanr-oM tocnl ratotesri.
who was straek hr a ear last Bandar night to aa apparent mtota*
attempt after she lay down la the street, died early Wednesday
mam tag in a toeel haepltal. _ . , .
Mias Mssre snffseed hand nad pelvic tajnrtoa after being dflm
hr n ear driven by CtaytmWayn# Clarkjrf
told them that she was ttrad and wanted to din befem MHiH
“^n■‘lTf ■l?!us?"! r l?.*l l H*i nTkui Sunday. Jaly M.
Shatawrrirtel hy her
£rtk»Sar C 'tri!to Dav#* Mtodk atttwZmfgfmadlEfi-
Sternal grandmother. Mrs. Mary D. Moor* si New York CHy.
idle* war* discovered. Police art
baffled ss to why the thran worn
J found to on* location and tha car
in anothar.
Officers admitted that tears is a
strong poaaibilllty of foul play as a
cause of the death.
A highway pataatasaa rap art
ed that be stopped tea terse I
•hart dtataaee from wham tea
car waa found, said they had
been drinking, but warn sat
intoxicated enough for arrest
At CAROLINIAN pram time in
vestigation was continuing.
the dignity of every man la a cen
tral teaching of our Lord and Sa
vior Jesus Christ.” The preamble
continued: “Wherever human per
sonality is injured by prejudice,
discrimination or contempt, the
spirit of Jesus is denitd . . . “Gat
ing to the point the statement said:
"We recognize that tha Qiurth
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