THUGS SHOOT BOY’S HEART OUT ♦ + + Coining To Raleigh: 3 9 000 To Hear Mrs. Evers Sun. The Carolinian VOL ts, NO. 16 RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY. MAY 2. 1964 PRICE 15c By State’s Cosmetologists: Mrs. Helen Starks Honored Founded Body 25 Yrs. Ago North Carolina's beauticians, rep resented by 900 delegatee, meeting in Raleigh. April 20-20 of this week, paid singular honor to Mrs. Helen Starks, who founded the organiza tion in this city 25 years ago. Mm Starks, who also found ed and operated Starks’ Beaaty College, formerly located on 8. Person Street, was the recipient of a “This Is Yenr life- tribute on Tuesday, during one of the Mrs. Elizabeth Cofield, instructor at Shaw University, was the speak er fee the opening day services, held at the Find papttsh ChWrit kt 3:00 p.m. Sunday. The graduates of Starks' Beauty College presented Mrs. Starks with a magnificent silver service, also. Mrs. Virginia K. Newell was the featared speaker Tuesday night at Raleigh Memorial Au dltoriam during a formal ban quet and dance, attended by hundreds. The activities ended Wednes day with the election of new officers and a picnic at Hob arts’ Center. Names of the officers will be an nounced in next week's CAROLIN IAN. Candidate Slain In Statesville STATESVILLE An agent for North Carolina Mutual Life In surance Company here, who filed 10 days ago for a seat on the Irdell County Board of Commissioners, was found shot here Thursday. Benjamin Sanford Carlton. 47. was found in a wooded area near the city limits. A pool of blood was found In his car a though be was shot only once with a .414 mage shotgun, found in his car. parked 37 feet from where his body was discovered. Carlton, who was making his first try for political office, was blasted in the chest. Sheriff's deputies refused to speculate on the slaying, but (CONTINUiED ON PAGE *> From Raleigh’s Police Files: THE CHIME BEAT BY CHARLES R. JONES SLAPS KIDS. CHASES WIFE WITH BLADE Mr*. Mary M. Brow n, of *?4 Oak wood Avenue Informed Of ficer* O. C. Pr»it and R. N. Car mil at 4:24 f.m. Saturday. that her husband. John E. Brown.!7. of the sane address, came home and slapped their children, then took a knife and chased her ant of the house. Mr*. Brown said she wii not cut or hit. but she felt he would have cut her if she had not run. stie went to the station and tim ed a warrant. charging assrult with a deadly weapon and B v own was jaiied under a S2OO bond BEAT MAN WHO HELPED THEM Raymond Howell, of 144 Me in Street, told Officers Winters and Deadline For HeyMiration ittßMay 0. Gel Your Same On The Dooks Sow! North Carolina s Leading Wei Jy MRS. HELEN STARKS Mrs. Marchena Heads Veters’ Council Here Members of the Raleigh Women Voter's Council were successful last Saturday night in securing tihe vice-chairmanship in all of the pre- The precinctsemUtc dominately Negro precincts. The precincts and the new veep* »re: Precincts numbers: 36. Mrs. Augusts Turner: 35, Mrs. Margaret Hinton: 36, Miss Maye E. Ligan; 34, Mrs. Mary Poele; and 35. Mrs. Catherine Robinson. The coup speaks well for the de (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) MRS. JANET MARCHENA . . . new Council President Mack in Street told Officers Win ters and Street at 1:53 a m. Tuesday, that while he was eating at Edna's (All Night Case. W. South Street, a ’ man and woman came up and ask ed him to drive them to 1705 E. Eaenton Street, which he did. However, when the trio arrived, the man and woman dragged How ell out of his car and proceeded to beat him. stomp and kick him. Then they took two wallets from his packets and ran south, toward New "Hern Avenue, he stated. Howell said he only knew the couple by sight and did not know treir names or addresses The wal- J lets contained $lB Taken to the hospital by the of ficers. Howell was treated for ; bruise* about the head and body and a dislocated soulder (CONTINUED ON PAGE J) MRS. MYRTLE EVERS Boy Drowns Rather Than Give Self Up NEW BERN—A 17-year-old Gris. ton youth, Jack Fisher, drowned in the Neuse River rather than give himself up to police officers on a suspected charge of driving a stolen automobile last week. Fisher and Herbert Lee Stroud, 21, of Kinston, eluded local police after a wild chase through the city and Jumped from the ear when they reach ed the end at Pollock Street. The car ran into the water at this time. Young Fisher proceeded down the shoreline for about 100 yards be fore leaping overboard. A New (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) SPECTATORS IGNORE PICKETS Worlds Fair, N. Y Spectator* (hacktround) ignore demonstrator s from Boston. Mass, chapter of CORE a* the picket s march in the shadow of the Un isphere—the Fair’s symbol—here April 22nd. Hundred • of civil rights demonstrators fathered m and around the Fair and scores were arrested in picketing. traffic M stall-ins’ ’ and subway bances. (UPI PHOTO). Freedom Rally Is Planned. BY 1. B. HARKEN Sunday afternoon. May 3rd is a red letter day in the minds and hearts of thousands of Tarheelians who have been working hard since the first of the year to make the 1964 NAACP Freedom Fund and Mothers March for Freedom the best attended and most productive of any yet promoted by the North State NAACP Conference. Charles McLean and Kelly Alex ander Sr„ have worked long and 3rd in arranging tar outstanding takers—persons fbrectly or\ the batllefront—to be presented Krom over Tarheelia and the Deep South, including "Old ’Sippi". Te greet the score or more NAACP mothers who are ex pected to vie for the two top mother'e honors by raising the highest amount of cash for the Freedom Fight, will be Mrs. Myrtle Evers, widow of (lain NAACP secretary. Medgar Ev vers of Mississippi. Also Charles Evers, brother of martyed Med gar Even, whose unquenchable desire for full freedom for all mankind cost him hla life In bit native State. Years before Medgar Evers was ruthlessly shot down by a cowardly (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) DR. MASSIE INSTALLED AT NCC New President Lauded By His Former Teacher DURHAM— Dr. Henry Gilman, speaking Saturday at inauguration ceremonies for Dr. Samuel P. Mas sie as president of North Carolina College, said. "President Massie Is one whose background and training has been in science, particularly chemistry. In the modest lifetime of North Carolina College, this is a noteworthy event: a scientist president In a liberal arts college." Dr. Gltlman. who was Presi dent Massle's major professor while Massie pursued his Ph.D. In organic chemistry at lowa Stale University, was guest speaker on the Inaugural Pro gram. Although he delivered remarks of tribute to Dr. Massie at the out door ceremony, sensitivity to the bright daylight following a recent eye operation prevented his read ing his prepared speech This was read for him by Dr. Helen G. Ed monds. professor of history and chairman of the Department of History and Social Science. "However." the paper continued, “in this age of science' this is not Newsboy Slain By Hoodlums PHILADELPHIA’— (ANP»-Po lice last week were continuing their investigation of the gangland-stvle slaying of an 18-year-old newsbov, here whose heart was shot out of him by a shotgun blast from two young thugs. The victim of the brutal shooting was Asbury Newton, a senior at Edison High School, described by hla mother, Mrs. Rrberra Newton, as a good bey who had never been In trouble. Young Nrwton had Just enlist ed in the Marine Corps. Police rounded up three suspects, who appeared in County Court and {CONTINUED ON PAG* I) an uncommon oocuraneo. and the number of college and university presidents who have been or are scientists has grown." Developing the theme, "Liberal Art* and the Scientist" Dr. Gil man's paper stated: "The leader of scholarship must be a scholar, aa the leader of an army must be a soldier, first, last, and always. Dr. Massie fulfills this requirement. He obtained his masters of arts degree in chemistry at Fisk Univer sity. During World War II he did splendid research in the area of antimalanals. a very pressing seg ment of research for new and ef fective anlimalarlal drugs when so many of our soldiers, sailors and marines moved into malaria-infest ed regions in the South Pacific. He was searching for an improved sub stitute for quinine to releave suf fering." Dr. Mamie's life, the speaker said, "provides a picture of a young man who has achieved a measure of distinction aa a teacher and administrator, In and out of acedamk circles. It reflects a man of groat energy, varied Interests, and high en thusiasms. 'To produce the cultivated man. or the broadly educated man, has long been supposed to be one of the fundamental objects of syste matic and thorough education." Dr Edmonds added. "It matters little whether an * educational leader Is trained in the avenues of science 01- in liberal arts, so long at the re sult 1* cultivated man. By ttiis I mean 'cultivated man' in the highest sense, a man of quick peiceptions. broad sympathise, and wide interests; responsive, but In dependent; self-reliant, but defer ential; loving truth and candor, but also moderation and proportion; courageous, but gentile; possessing common sense to loeep In tune with the common man; not finished, but perfecting.'' 5 Precinct Committees Are Named Five ot tha six Raleigh precinct*, voted In predominantly by Negroes, have turned In the name* of their committees to Robert Cotton, Fu qtiay attorney and chiarman of the Wake County Board of Election*. Piecinct No. 25, whose chairman is Joseph Whitaker, has not report ed Other precinct* lilted are: No 20. Lucille Hunter School. John W. Winters, chairman. Mrs. Augusta B Turner, vice-chairman. Members are: Mrs Bertha Edwards, Aaron W Solomon, and the Rev Dr P H Jonnson. No 22, Fire Station. 109 S Street, L. W. Purdy, chairman; Miss Ethel Haynes, vice-chairman. Mem bers Chester R Boyd. Mrs. Lilli* B Judd, and Mrs Ruby L. Jones. No 26, Ligon High School gym nasium: The Rev. T H. Harris, chsirman. Misa Maye E Ligon, vice chairman Members: Mr* Almeta Latta, Joseph B Christmas, and Mrs. Dorothy N. Allen. (CONTINUED ON PAO* t) Gastonia To Host NC Elks On May 3 GASTONIA The Annual Civil Liberties Program, sponsored by •he North Carolina State Associa tion of Improved, Benevolent. Pro tective Order of Elks of U e World will be htid her* fiunday, accord ing to Alexander Barnes, director The session will be ncld at Moloch Lodge. No. 463. beginning it « pm The program will be dedi cated to all people who contend for and defend the principle* of liberty. Jusliee an