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Durham, North Carolina
Saturday, June 14, 1941
Number Twenty - FivtfS
Teachers Salary Fight Waxing
II
DEFEND DEMOCRACY” NAACP
Mount Vernon Dedicates New Structure
Battle For Equality In
Salaries Raging In
TIree Southern States
The sixty third
of Payette ville
'Htnr York — Action waa token
this 'ireek on the three tiewest
teac4ittti’ salary eases being
handled by the NAAOP.
In Bsoambia County, Pla.,
'^rhere Vernon McDaniel iiM ffled
an injunction against the local
a^ool b(^d, the case was argued
btt a njottoB to dVmuai bi-ftiflre
tlie
In a^awHHe, lWiil» % IHm-
day, Umy % » .♦ ^
On fgesday, 'Jmie 10, the
rchool board ci New Orleans. La
met io hear the petition to equa-
liee teachers salaries thers. A
oonipllaint ha» been drawn .'arid i£
the board refuB«B| to equMkUEe the
salaries, a case will be fjl-^d ip
th» United States District Court
of New OriMns on June 11. There
is a reported differential of $S75,
QOP a yefar in the salaries of
white teaehens over those of Ne> jtthp fund will he available to
worthy students by the ojMining
of the next term of school.
The clods formed H part of the
proces«^n on Wednesday. Tlie
rnembers attired in caps and
ffowns. marfehed .Iwliind the fac
ulty into the gyranosinm where
the commencpment ejercisps were
held. State Senator 'H. E Rtacy
flolivpred the principal addrefs.
He plead with the graduates to
assume the responsibility that
were theiir i^nd go forth into tha
world wifh the one purpose to
serve. '
groes fn N«w Orleans schools*
Arrangements irere mad« for
tfjo filing of « complaint against
the school board in Atiianta, Ga.
at. a meeting held there Sunday,
Jane 8. '
Thusgood MarshaH, special
• 'for NAACP, left New
Yofk to cooperate with local at
torneys in handling each of the
three cases. i
Reunion of Class of
’21 Marks 63d Finals
Fay. State Teachers
Fayetteville
o^mmencefuent
twenty year old class befrnn as-
sembliiig at the school, Sunday,
June 1st.
Members of the class were
cue its of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Sea
brooks at the reception to Sen
iors on Monday. Tuesday tliey
joined wfth the Alumni in a very
(Bupcesaful meeting. A new con-
Btittion wa,* adopted and an
Alumni Scholarship fund started
It is- the hope of the Alumni that
Awarded Degree
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National Or^nization
Intervenes In Case Of
Accused Iredell Man
East End Faculty
Entertained
Durham .. Mias Charlotte
Roberts, Mrs. Otio Merritt aq,d
Mrs. Daitean Strudwick delight
fully aurprinwd the faculty of
East Snd Elementary School this
week at the school with * delici
ous three coui«e luncheon.
'Wie luncheon was given in aj>-'
preciatioiN* for the excellent
service rendered by the pa^ncipal
and faculty for the prfWt year
to the East End community.
Piot Marshall, pi-incipal madie
app'Topriate remarks at the con
clusion of the afftiir, thanking
the ladies for the delicious re-
ast and pledging a continuance
of the wholeeftwie oooununity
apirit wl}i«iL exists between the
patrons wad the facutly of the
East End School.
Alexanlp:f Bnfnes, u.-ihiniorton,
president of the- clnss of '21,
brouglit words of precting t i the
class and awk tJipm to ,ioi(i the
thousands of, s^'ndn/itps and form
er students of Faycttevillfi T«>neh
efs and aid in the great task of
making the world better. Tie
oloRpd by askincr them to accept
responsibilitio^i with the
Pictured above i«i Ealph Enier-
.=Ton Barnett, %ead of the science
department at Kittrell college
since 1&37 who in recognition of
his work in bnikling up the de
partment, was awarded the de
gree of Doctor of Sciencfe at iin-
presgive services at the Qollege
cominencement Thursday morn
ing. '
A native of IndianapoIis»' In
diana, Mr. Barnett received his
Bachelor of Science degree in
chemistry at Butler University
in 1923 and a Master of Science
degree in physics and mathema
tics et Columbia university in
1930. Before coming to Kittrell
college he held imiwrtant teach
ing jKKsts at North Carolina
College, Durham; fjouifiville Mun
icipal collegp, Kentucky and
Elizabeth City State s college,
—(Crusader PBotb by James H.
Boykin). , ‘
Raleigh — Set for ta*ial in the
Augast term of the District
court of Iredell ^ounty. North
(^rolina is the caSe of Maison
Wellman, extradicted from Wash
ington; to North Carolina on
chaise of rape alleged to have
been committed in Statesville,
February 11, 1941.
New York Elmer A. Carterj
member of the appeals board of
Students Return
Home
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Studentai Who haive refeiuiviied
to the city after studying out of
town, Mi'ii Joli* Edm«»d8on,
Hampton Instita^, Willie Bau-
com, West Vii^nia State, Miss
Charlotte Kennedy, SitomonB
Colley, Boston, Miss Edith Soar
bonoi%h, Sedalia sod William
Keiuttdy, Yir^nii State.
faith of Dr. Pj. E. Smith and the
conragp of Dr. J. W. Seabrook
and not be led to their faitn but
mnrrh to their destiny.
Others 'who appeared' on f*ie
colnmenfenient program were Dr.-
Seabrook, Attorney John (’’ook,
Dr. J. S. Braithwaite, Captain
Finn and Dr. Tavlor onlv i'^‘gro
member of the Board of Trust
ees.
Payne-Whiffed
Nuptials
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In- a rjmpl® yet beautiful
ceremony at the hwie of Prof.
W. Q. Peiirson, Miss Portia
Whitted, local socialite and in-
etruc^r at Hillside Park High
School was married ■ to William
Payr^e, scion of one of €3iicago'F,
first families. Mr. Payne is a
wcent graduate of North Caro
lina College for Negroes.
Sears Roebuck & Co.
Offers Scholarships
To Southerners
Sootlamlville, La. .. President
Felton G. Clark announuced the
receipt of a letter from the.
Southern Regional Director of
Public Relations of Sears Roe
buck and Company, granting
Southern univerfdty eight $100
scholarships for next year stu
dents of agriculture.
Several years ago, thia com
pany initiated tlie, program of
providing similar scholarships to
white students in th> field
but made no provision for Ne
groes. President W. M. Bell of
Alcorn began a two year inquiry
as to why tihe Negroesi were left
out; and af^ -a re.siilt* of his tire
less effprts Southerp univp'i'dty
will share in the program of the
vast company.
North Carolina S^ate prisofit
At the extradition hearing
held in the District Court for
the District of Colun^ia May 23
and 27, Wellman was represent
ed by Edward Berger whoi. pco-
duced evidence to show that at
the time of the alleged Mtsult
W^ellman was employed and on
the job at Port Belvoir, Virginia
Prior to this the^ complaiBlog
witness had been unable to iden
tity Wellman in a police linvup,
»nd descriptions of the assail-,
ant varied. » '
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A writ of habeasi corpus was
secured and served on the Sheriff
of J^orth Carolina whiie he was
in the District of Coliimbia. The
fehcrirf, however, returned to
North Carolina with the prison
er. On Jiine 3, .Tudgre Morris of
tife U. S. District Court in Wash
ington granted a ten day continu
ance in the habeas corpu?( ease at
the request of the attorney gen
eral of North CaroJina.
Attorney Curtiss Todd, legal
representative of iithe Natkmal
Association for the Advancement
of Colored Peopie has entwed
his appearance for Wellmaptin
order to protect the prisoner’s
rights in Nortih Carolina. Hnur-
good Marsl^ll, special couhciel
for NAACP and W. Robert Ming
membei^ ot the/ national 1^1
staff are oooiiierating with jfr.
Berger who is Welliftan's attor
ney in the li«beas corpus pro
ceedings in WftElhingtoo. '
Carter To Present
Spingam Medal To
“Native Son” Author
New Edifice
To Be Dedicated
By Local Baptists
Engagement Announced
’s Blind '
Students Complete
Dramatic Course
Seotlandville, La, . . Five mem
bera of till? facplty of the Sdlool
for Blind Negroee and two-stu
dents of Southern univeinsSty #e-
cently completed a courso in
dramatic arts under thfe direc
tion of Ttlis^ Grace Halsey Mills
■ot the American Federation for
the Blind.
The State School for Blind Ne
groes’^^s the first Negro iwhocl
to receive thi* service from the
The Bethlehem ^eel Com
pany and the Todd Shipbuilding
Company have volunteered to
return to the Navy profits in
excess of "fair business stand-fo“«datloB arid daring the fnnn
ards” on the conversion of six-ing of the course, two plays were
teen commercial, vessels intopr^e^ttted which receiviBd over-
naval craft of Vairious types. wlielmihg comment. - , '
ment
Opportunity mftgazine, will pre
sent the 26th Spingam medal to
Richard Wright, author of “Na
tive Son,” at the annual confer-
ference of the NAACP in Hous
ton, Friday night, June 27.
Mr. Cartfer, a speaker of many
years of experience, who has
traveled from coast to coa?4, w«s
at one time a member of the
faculty of Prairie View state
college in Texas. He is a vetena^
of the first world war and has
achieved nation wide attention
as editor of Opportunity, crgan
of the National Urban League.
Mr. Carter is one of the three
members of the appeals board of
the unemployment fund in New
York Sitate and hears all matters
relating to wages and hours and
unemployment insurance. He
wrote one of the most noted of
the opinions of his board in con
nection with the appeal in the
case of the employes of the em
ployes of the Metropolitan 0|>era
Asi'ociation in New York City.
Other headline speakers for the
NAACP conference will be Mr.
Wright, who will respond to the
presentation of the medal; Hu
bert Agar, editor of the Louis
ville Courier Journal, who will
speak the opening night, June
24, on the Negro and the fran
chise; Editor Roscoe Dunjee, of
Oklahoma City, who will deliver
the keynote address the first
night; A. Philip Randolph, presi
dent of the Brotherhool of Sleep
ing Car Porters; W. Robert
Ming, member of the NAACP
national legal committee and of
the faculty of the Howard iini-
versity law school; President
Buell Onllagher, of Talladega
collrge; Madison Jones, Jr. direc
t»r of youth work for the NAACP
and Walter White secretary.
Impressive Ceremon
ies to Mark Opening:
One of the outstanding events
events in the religious history
of the city will be celebrated
Sunday when the congregation
of The Mount Vernon Baptist
Church moves into its new home
on Pine St.
. ^'he structure, erected at a
4»oat of Aiqupximateljr' ISO.tJOO, ;
is one of the most moderniitic
church edifices in the city, and
was planned to take care of the
growing needs of this, one of
the largest congregations in the
city of Durham.
The history of Mount Vernon
Baptist Church is, and has been
one of growth and expansion,
not only from a physical stand
point, but from a religious
viewpoint also. To the many
Durhamites, wlljo have come un
der the influences of this great
religious institution, the dedi
cation of the new edifice will
not only mark the realization of
a fond hope, but will stand in
mute testimony as a tribute to
the men, whose lives have been
inseparably intertwined with
the founding and growth of
this vital instittation.
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Negro Chemist Not
Wanted In Ddense
Gradnatios Oaests
Mr. and Mrs. George Carter
of Philadelphia, were the house
gu^ts qf Mr. and Mnsl J. L.
Holloway last week when they
were in this section to attend
the commencement eiteroisies at
St. Augustine’s College in Ra
leigh. Their dau^ter, Miss
Muriel Carter, wag a member of
tEe, St., Augustine’s graduating
class.
New York — “We’re good for
dying—but htfw de we live,” asks
Fitzeigald Bramwell, a Negro
chemical engineer, in FRIDAY’S
current issue. Bramwell is a gra
duate of Cooper Union. He is
highly trained in a profession
now vitally needed in defense.
’  ugh he has tried at the
many plants where chemical en
gineers are in great demand, he
is not wanted.
In his article in FRIDAY
Magazine Bramwell, who is 32-
year old, physically and mentally
fit for the practice of his pro-
fes."ion, points out that ha has
trudged 'from plant to plant
where in print and over the
radio the executives have plead
ed for trained help^ Bramwell
dwells on the ironic fact that the
‘democracy’ of the executives
who are busily issuii^ state
ments about the ‘sacrifices' ne
cessary for democracy is eurioos
ly “color botmd." It draws the
color line when it comes to hiring
competent Negroes for any jobs
outside the most menial. '
He names the Sperry Oyros«9e
Company as one which bais Ne
groes. Among the airplane com
panies he mentions Wiright/ Aer
onautical. Yultee Ainnpaft and
Brewster Aircraft as
MISS MARGARET CATHERINE KENNEDY of Durl
North Carolina, whose marriage to Lewis Marshall Goodwia ^
New York CSty will take place June IWl.
Miss Kennedy, a Talladega graduate and a memfaef of
Delta Siem& Theta sorority, is the daughter of W. J. Kent
Jr. J , vice pce^ident and secretary of North Carolina Mutual
Insurance Company, and Mrs. Kennedy. She was Xrray
ciah at the Community Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, until
recent resignation. Mr. Goodw*in is also a gr^uate of Ts
dega College, having been a classmate of Miss Kenneily.
is an Omega, and is a Governnoent employe in the Customs
partment, Washington, D. C.
“Defend Democracy At Home”
Of Annual N.AAC.P. Conference
Houston, Tex.; 0J*3l’s Weaver On
Houston — The slogan, “De-
fepd Democracy at Hcmie” will
be bonded thro^ihoat the en
tire session ^f the 32^ annual
-oonfereoce of the Natimial As
sociation for the Advancement of
Cciored People to be held here
.fuse 24-29 inclusive.
iHrst hand reports on the
tre«tm«Dt of the Negro in the na
tional defense program in vir
tually every loeatity 'will be
brought to the ee^erenee b?
delegatca firam more tl«Kn tMrty
states, «treteiu4g &om Mass. to
California. Already, to Jane 1,
d«lfphtes from tir^ty six stft««.
had registered fca;i»4y for ,tW,
ftoafcrtnec.
!Bie Califoniia delagat^p wttf
tell of the sitaii^iHi ia li
iatioB jbiaiiirjiF .|al
Calift^raia,
the planes in the United
are maaafMtiired. The
delegatea will tell of
the fight to‘ get
Olenn Maxtin plan* phw|
ootude iiiat city. From
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