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^rio?1cw1 -uke HhIt Library ■A I/' H.C. OmCWLS DEF NMCP Fund Drive Underway Thurgood Marshall Delivers Stirring Address At Meet Mrs. Julia Ross Passes Here DURHAM Funeral services for Mra. Julia Ijong Uotm of 622 Price Street were held here Sunday afternoon at the White Rock Baptist Church. Mrs. Ross, who who indisposed for two months due to an illness, died Thursday evening, Oct. 27. Her husband, John Ross, died twelve years ago. LM MRS. JULIA LONG ROSS Surviving her are three chil dren, John, J3onald and Peggy; two brother^ Kemp and John Long of New York and Norfolk; a sisttr, Mra. Edith Perry of New' York; an aunt, Mrs. Julia Qoldston of Umstead Street; aiid her mother, Mrs. Lucy Long of Price Street. Rov. Miles Mark Fisher of ficiated at the church and Beeehwood interment rites and Scarborough and Hargett hand led funeral arrangements. Dr A. Elder To Speak To City Teachers Dr. Alfonso Elder, president of North Carolina College will speak to the teachers of the city schools on Tuesday, November 8 at 4;0() P. M. in the Hillside Hijrh School auditorium. His subject will be “Next Ten Years In Education” in obser vance of American Education Week which is recognized in our city school during the week November 7-11. RALEIGH Approximately 300 Negro leaders, from all iections of the State, and representing a cross section of various fields of en deavor, inspite of very incle ment weather, met here last Fri day evening at the Manley Street Christian Church in a “kick-off” dinner for the North Carolina branch of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People’s cam paign to raise an equal educa tion fund of $15,000. Principal speaker for the oc casion was Attorney Thurgood Marshall of New York, special counsel of the NAACP, who was introduced by Kelly Alexander, Charlotte, president of- the North Carolina Branch of the organization. Appeal for sup port of the campaign was made by L. E. Austin, ^itor of the CAROLINA TIMES. In his stirring and challeng ing address, Attorney Marshall declared that support for the campaign must not be expected from the classes. The money to wage this struggle, as in all oth ers, will come from the masses whose children are forced to at tend inadequate schools. The classes, he said, send their chil dren out of the state to private schools, and consequently are not, as a whole, interested in providing better schools within the State. Following the plea for sup port of the campaign several thousand dollars in ca^ and pledges weie raised. Representatives from other cities and countries served no tice that efforts in support of the campaign would be launch ed in their respective communi ties immediately. Church Celebrates Anniversary By C. R. LASSITER APEX Holland Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church celebrated its eleventh anniversary, October 11 through 16, in the new church building, erected under the leadei^ip of Rev. J. A. Jones, pastor. A total amount of $190.30 was raised in the anniversary effort. The Holland Chapel Chorus celebrated its third anniversary last month and closed its drive with a sum total of $250.00. Rev. Jones has served as the pastor of Holland Chapel for 11 years and has won many souls to Christ. Taylor To Speak At Hillside Observance Beginning Monday, Novem ber 7, Hillside High School will observe American Education Week with Open House on Wed nesday at 10:20 A. M. in the high school auditorium. Introduced annually by pro- clan^ation of the President of the United States and governors of the states, American Educa tion Week is sponsored by the National^Education Association iu cooperation with the U. S. Office of Education and is being observed in all schools in the city. The Wednesday assembly will have as its main speaker Prof. J. T, Taylor of the North Caro lina College faculty who will center his address around “Edu cation for Health and Safety.” Two student speakers, one jun ior and one senior will also ap pear on the program. Parents, visitors and friends will then tour the building and grounds. Letters are being sent parents informing them of “Open House Day.’' Homeroom bulletin boards will display features appropri ate for the week’s observance. Homeroom discussions will cen ter around snch topics as Edu cational Opportnnities. Re- (Pleaae turn to Page Eight) Presbyterians Hear Dr. Elder On Anniversary Dr. Alfonso Elder, presid.ent of North Carolina spoke at the intial service celebrating the 56th Anniversary of the Coven ant Presbyterian Church, Mon day night, October 31. The program was sponsored by the Brotherhood of the Church with the Mount Gilead Male Chorus furnishing the music. The Ladies Missionary So ciety with Mrs. T. D. Parham as president, sponsored the ser vices on Wednesday night. Dr. T. R. Speigner of the North Carolina College facolty was the principal speaker. The Mount Gilead Chorus under the direc tion of Mr. John Gattis was in charge of the music. On Friday night the Annie Alston Guild presented the Rev. Charles M. Jones as its speak er. Miss Teresa Claggett, presi dent of the Guild presented the speaker. Sunday, November 6, ■will (Please turn to Page Eight) BaUnd «■ tteeoad CUm llattw at tiM Po«t Offie« %t IXuhMB, North OmoUm, under A«t of lil*r«h 8, X$79. FOR 25 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS VOLUME 27—NUMBER 44 DURHAM, N. €., SATURDAY. NOV. 5th, 1949 PRICE: TEH CENTS Dean Hancock Is Speaker At NCC Founder’s Day Rites Founder’s Day was slated to ue observed at North Caroiiiia Ooliege here Thursday witU a speecn to be delivered by Dean ururdon B. Hancock anU grave- Jiiue rites at iieecuwood, con- uucted by itev. Miles Marie Fisa- er. Dean Hancock, professor of Economics and Sociology at Vir- ijmia Union University of Vir ginia and noted columnist for ihe Associated Negro Press was slated to deliver the main ad dress at B. N. Duke Auditorium Thursday morning at 10:30. The College choir had sched uled special music ior the oc casion, itenditions ot “Hallelu jah from Mount Olives" by lieethoven; “A City Called Heaven,” arranged by Hill and ii. Nathaniel Dett’s “I’ll Never Turn Back No More” were in cluded. ' Commemoration of the late xouuaer-piesident. Dr. James Ju. onepard, will tie-m witH tne activities of the bliepord Mem- ,uriai ounilaliun, a^ orgaxma- vion, which, since last summer, lias been engaged in the raising u£ funds to establish a mem orial to iJr. Shepard. Professor J. '1'. Taylor, cam paign director of the iJ'ounda- lion, said tliat the initial giiib drive will be concluded ou luai date. He also stated that tlie nationally famous Southernaires regularly heai-d over the net works of ABC every Sunday morning, will devote the entire program Sunday to the Founder of North Carolina College and to the Foundation. Dr. Helen O. Edmonds, pro- tcssor ot Uistory at me joueg», and cliairman oi tlie it)uuaer s i-»ay aciiviues, stated tuat otner participanis in me program win inciudc Itev. dames A. (Jannon, pastor of the I'wm Memorial Church; James T. Taylor, long time friend and student of the founder; President Alfonso Elder; Charles A. Ray, professor of English and Public Itelations Director for the Foundation; J. Neal Hughley, professor of Eco nomics ; and Rev. Miles Mark Fisher, pastor of the White Rock Baptist Church of which Dr. Shepard was a member. Rev. Fisher will officiate at the graveside ceremonies Thursr day at 12:30. Hancock received his educa tion at Benedict College and at tended Colgate and Harvard Universities, winning the D. D. at Benedict in 1925. He is a member of the American Soci ology Society and Economics Association and of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Ministers Visit Fort Bragg Eleven N^ro ministers of Fayetteville, and one from Greensboro who were taken on a tour of Fort Bragg are shown with Brig. Gen. Robert A. Cannon, Assistant Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. Among those ministen in the picture are: Revs. 0. A. Chick, J. C. Covington, T. H. Dwelle, W. A. Jomey, E. J. Gregg, H. M. L. James, H. T. McLean, G. F. Newell, L. R, Pearce, A. M. Spaulding, T. H. Spruell and W. E. Turner. Others in the picture include: General Can* non, Chaplain T. Owens, 3rd Battalion, SOSth Airborne I&iantry Regiment, Chaplain Douglas Hall of the 80th Airborne Anti-aircraft Bat talion, and Major R. M. Colquitts, Jr., Com manding Officer of the SOth. State Education Officials Denied Dismissal From School Suit By Ruling DURHAM — Plaintiffs in the action chardng that Negro students in the school system of Durham are deprived of equal school facilities with white stu dents won the first round in the action brought against education officials of ttie State by a group of local Negro citizens laaA week. In their motion to diamiw the action State officials claimed that it was one agauist the State and that the State cannot be sued without its perim:MioD, and' that had not been given, itie motion alau charged that the complaint failed to state a cause of action agaanst the State and defendants. The suit was filed iu Middle District Court in Greensboro last May 1« by Negro stodents and their parents or guardians against the Durham Public School District; the school eom- mittee of the city of Durluun, also known as the Durham Board of Education; L. Stacey Weaver, superintendent of city schools; J. L. W^oodard, businefie manager of the city schools; the North Carolina Board of Bduca- ti&n and Clyde Erwin, State Superintendent of Public In struction. iue complaint cnargtid that ..Negro siuueuis arc uvuig lua- ci'iuimaieu ueie ovcauac ux uieir race tuid coior, ana arc uepnveu oi e^^uai lacuiuot, ui- aii ucuuuai p^ibuunei ana oin«r ouviiuiiigeb suieiy uy reason lu uieir cuior and race, wiucn i* m violation ot tHa consuiuuou and laws ot Norm Laroaxia anu me constitution ot tn« Lniteu otates. . , , S. R. Johnson, Jr., minister. First Calvary Baptist Chorch, Salisbury, was sworn in receat- ly as the first Colored member of th« Salisbury Housing Au thority. The Authority was ap pointed'by the Mayor and was empowered with full powers to begin a slum clearance program here. Bigot Denied Wish School Refuses White Supremacy Endowment Totaling $50,000,000 J. Stanback, Grand Master Masons, Dies CHESTER, S. C. James S. Stanback, Sr., 82, grandmaster ot Maiioiis ot £)Outu t.^aroiina, died at lus home here Monday, October iU, lollowuig an illness of only several days. ]VIr. Stanback was born in Rockingham, Noun Carolina, but had lived iu Chester for for more than 50 yeai-s. Since coming here he had distinguisli- ed himself as a religious, civic and fraternal leader. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Etta L. Stanback, the 4cceased is survived by four sons and two daughters. The soils are: James S., Jr., and John P. Stanback, of Columbia; A. L. Stanback of Hillsboro, N. C., and Chas. R. Stanback of Durham, N, C. The daughters are Mrs. Louise Woodsbury of Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. Anne Welch of Nashville, Tenn. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church of this city. NATCHEZ, MISS.—After news of the terms of the endowment had leaked out and adverse publicity given it, officials of Jefferson Military Institute here refused to accept a $50,000,000 endowment from Judge George Armstrong on the condition that the school teach white supremacy. It was reported that school officials balked under adverse publicity had b^en given the wliole affair then reiustant- ly decided to turn down the of- ler which stipulated specific conditions under which- the en dowment was to be made. Judge Armstrong, the donor, owns mineral rights on 42,000 acres in Adams, Jefferson, and Wilkinson Counties, all of which border along the Mississippi river and around Natchez. The grant represented approvimate- ly five-sixths of these holdings. He specifically stated that the terms of the endowment includ ed the teaching of the “true principles of Jeffersonian De- mocracj' of the Constitution, Christianity, and superiority of the Anglo-Saxon and Latin American races. Also demanded of the donor by this school, which is reported to be the place where Jefferson Davis, president of the Con federacy, studied, was the re duction of the number of trus tees from 12 to five and that he be given rignt to name three ot mat five, lietiring trustees would name the omer two. Armstrong named his son, A. J. Armstrong, one of the trus tees and his son immediately announced acceptance of the grant. When news of these terms leaked out, noted columnists, editors and radio commentators denounced the affair so ve hemently that officials of the College refused the offer. Wal ter WincheU, noted columnist, said of the donor, “... he wants to pass his hate on. If he really wants to establish something, he should establish a modern mental institution in which he could live until he drops dead.” Also included in Judge Arm strong’s stipulations was that the si^hool changes its charter to excluded “Communists or oth er persons with communist con nections and any person of African or Asiatic origin. in his opinion hanued down tHa(«d mat tne ac tion IS nut conciuaivciy agamsb I.UC diuie. ine aiiegaiiuns, saiu ojHdge u.ayett, auow tnat atatt: m conjunction witn lo cal omciaia are uiscruninating against me piamuna by reason ;0i tlieir race or coior m favor of wnite cniictren to tiie prej udice of colored chiidjren ox scnool age, in violation of the Constitution of North Carolina and tiie Statutes of Norm Car olina. ^f true, the oflicers then are not acting in the execution of the laws of the State, but m disregard of its laws. Said Judge Hayes further, “The Statutes dealing with the authority and power of tht State UHiciais are numerous mii from them it is clear that the local units submit the proposeu budget to the State Officials for approval, and there ia an ap parent interlocking power anu control by the State Officials over the local board units and in conjunction with the local units in all matters of school administration, except estab lishing school buildings, it is, therefore, the imperative duty of thi.s Court to overrule the motion to dismiss. Moreover, by reason of the very serious issues involved any doubts should be resolved in favor of the complainants, to the end that the issues raised may be determined on their merits, af ter proof and argument and a more deliberate consideration of the entire case.” Moron Inaugurated In Rites HAMPTON, VA. Hampton Institute inaugur ated its eighth head an^ its first alumnus-president, Alonzo G. Moron, in impressive ceremon ies, here Saturday, October 22 with promises from the new president and his board chair man that Hampton’s tradition al “Education For Life” po licy would be continued — a la 20th century. Representatives from 100 col leges, including more than a score of college presidents, were among the 250 delegates and guests for the inauguration and a preceding two-day conference of industrial, labor and educa tional leaders on "The Colleete, of these groups to bring about fuller integration of minorities into industry. Mr. Moron, a native of the Virgin Islands, is a graduate of Hampton; Brown University; the University of Pittsburgh; and the Harvard Law School. He was named. president in April, 1949 after a school year as acting president, following a term as business manager. Pre viously, he had managed and advised federal and city public housing projects in Atlanta, Ga., after a term as commission er of Public Welfare in the Vir gin Islands. In hi* charge, Dr. Tobias praised General Samuel Chap the Negro, and Industry.” The man Armstrong, founder of conference stressed cooperation [Hampton Institute, as a “real ist” iu education who believed, in the founder’s own words, that “school life should be like real life.” Thomas T, Hamilton, Di rector of the State Division of Secondary Education, represent ing Governor William M. Tuck, for the Commonwealth of Vir ginia; R. C. Haydon, Assistant State Superintendent of Piiblic Instruction, for the State Su perintendent of Public Instruc tion, for the State Department of Education; Levin D, James. Hampton City Manager, for Mayor George C. Bentley; Dr. Nelson Marshall, Dean of the 1311ison, President of Virginia Union University; Andrew Bil lingsley, student council \ice- president, for the student body; Miss Gertrude L. Perry, presi dent of the National Hampton Alumni Association, for alum ni; and Dr. Stephen J. Wright. Dean of Faculty, for the Fac ulty. The Hampton Choir, which had given an Inaugural Concert, the evening before, brought its ereetinps again in song, with Dr. H. N. Switten directing Other program participants were Dr. J. Henry Scattergood, chairman-emeritus of the Board College of William and Mary,!of Trustee*, preeidinsr; Organ rertresenting President John B. ist Emert Hav«; the Rev. J. W Pomfret as a spokesman for the Pattereon. president of the Min colleges of Virginia; John M.4 (Please t\im to Page Bight) ‘^in-Killing Lindsey” To Speak Here “Sin-Killing Lindsey” will conduct an old-fashioned re vival at the Mount Vemor Bap tist Church here beginning Nov. 6. “Sin-KUling Lindsey,” 83- year old evangelist of Biloxi, Miss., has established a nation al reputation for conducting lively meetings. Church officials stated that it is the hope that his coming to the city will be a blessing to the church and the city. They fur ther stated that a man Qf his age and experience should be inspirational to the Christian Family Churches of the city and Mrs. Logon Dies After Seige Of Illness DURHAM Mrs. Belle Logan, age approxi mately 85, died here, Tliuisday,^ October 27 at 8:00 P. M., at the home of her son, Greorge W. Logan, Sr., 601 Lawson Street, following an illness of more than six months. Mrs. Logan was bom in Scotta- burg, Virginia, where she lived up until about two years ago when she came here to live with her son. She was the widow of the late Jesse Logan who passed about 15 years ago. She was a member of the Spanish Baptist Church of Scottsburg. Funeral services were held at the Logan home here Saturday morning with the Rev. Miles Mark Fisher, pastor of White Rock Baptist Church. of ficiating. Interment was at the St. .lames Cemetery in Scotts burg. With the exception ot Mr. Ijogan there are uo omer iin- meuiate reiativeh survivLUt;. leu grandchildren aua severju great grandcniidren survive. Duncan Will Be Resource-Use Confab Speaker Dr. Samuel E. Duncan, State Supervisor of Negro High Schools, will deliver the keynote address of the annual Resource- Use Education Conference of the Piedmont Area. According to Dr. Theodore R. Speigner, Area Chairman of the Piedmont region, the resource- use conference is designed prim arily to help members of the participating schools to perfect plans for resource-use projects and to provide them with as- dstanoe for carrying these plana out so that education will be more meaningful. Invitations have been mailed to superintendents, principals, teachers, representatives of pub lic agencies, and civic minded persons in Caswell. Guiford, Nash, Alamance. Chatham. Lee, Orange, Durham, Harnett, Johnaton, Wake, Fr>»nk1in. Granville, Vance, and Warren Countie*. The general theme of the Area Conference is: “Resoorce- Uae Education Comes To The Front.” Representative* of health, welfare, «rrtcu1ture, toil eonaervation. wildlife conserva- tion. and forMtrv a^ well as civic, bnsine^. re'i»inn^ and profpssional lea'^'T^ wi'^ discnsR how eonsenn^ion and expre««d their desire to education can ^ fact that the Mount Vemon Church to evangeliat. share the noted 1 eluded in onr school nrwrram. Panel diacneaiona will daal with the followintr topiea: ''Rtmreea Music for the meetinst wi1ll«f T"^vr»«iit4»n AT«^«We be fnmishel by the combined j ISrtielpatin* SehooiX*’ and choirs of the church. (Please turn to Page Ei^ht^ /
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