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Christmas: Contrasting Moods, White To Black by Clay Rom CHRISTMAS: the waking of light-hearted, round-cheeked children from warm beds to stare and gape at the bright, shiny toys... toys of their year-long dreams; the waking of feeling-numbed, half-starved, senile appearing waifs and urchins from crowded, smelly tenements, out of gutters to stare and gape at the never-ceasing procession of vice, depravity and immorality practiced by their elders. CHRISTMAS: the gathering of the family group around the traditional Christmas tree, glittering with tinsel, nonsense kick-nacks and laden with gifts, wrapped excitingly; the splitting up and hieing off of each individual member of the family group to his own shady pursuits, not paasing to tender a cordial greeting or a simple “good morning.” CHRISTMAS: the bride and bridegroom anxiously await the appointed hour on which they will walk down the aisle of the church, crowded with friends, relatives and well-wishers, leaving the happily sobbing mother and proud father at the door as tiiey depart, united in marital bliss; the condemned killer and an l^bandoned prostitute await thefir deadly f^te . .. the killer, taking long draws off a last cigar- etter before being ushered down the narrow, darkened hallway between two armed guards and into a somber room in the center of which squats and odd-looking seat, with straps and at tached wires; the prostitute, alone and unloved, diseased, hungry and cold. No warm hands of a hospital nurse nor soothing, courage-imparting words of a loving mate as she awaits the dreaded final hour of her lost life. CHRISTMAS: a group of youths gather in the eariy morning hours to form into a choral group to wander about the neighborhood, sing ing carols to gently awaken the slumbering bur gers; a group of youths gather behind an aband oned warehouse near the fog-hidden waterfront to plot robbery, gang wars and to smoke “reefers.” CHRISTMAS: a group of portly, mild elder ly men and women briskly trod the beaten path to the village church where they will join in the early morning worship, celebrating the birth of their blessed Savior; a group of gaunt-faced, ragged, and bent men and women scrapple about the once peaceful, but now war-beaten heath, competing with the village whelps in search of food to fill their long-empty stomachs and fuel to warm their chilled bones. CHRISTMAS: big-jowled m^n, with rotund bellies, lined with holiday Turkey, fume ‘ and scowl at the efforts of the descendants of Slaves of their grandfathers to gain the respectable place the law of the land so et|>flrrci> jfiovitieii them; a group of lean, haggard mSi, vmh strong, brown, sinewy arms, ponder the nexSiftep in their relentless drive toward equality. # CHRISTMAS: a nation of pea;^-loviBg pie of all descents, races victions, scan the headlines ten to the newscasts on in ignorance of the people of their rival nation; a similar nation of people, ordinarily peace-lov ing, hear and read only that which is intended for truth-starved ears and lie-weary eyes and thus remain in the darkness also. CHRISTMAS: an uneasy world, divided in to tw'o camps armed to the hilt, suffering from the wounds of two conflicts, awaits the future I.. an unsettled and most shaky future. UCTIMS SUE FOR 2 MILLION Bnt«red «a He«ond lf«tUr t'a« Poit Offiee «t Durham, North OmtoUii*, ander Act of Mareh 3, \87B. FOR 25 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS VOLUME 27—NUMBER 51 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, DEC. 24th, 1949 PRICE: TEN CENTS NAACP Hails Voiding Of Birmingiiam City Zones Jackie Gets Award Federal Judge Voids Racial Zoning Ordinances; Marshall Greets Action NEW YORK The ilecision haiMlel «lt>wn tliis week by Federal .Iiidge Clarence Mullins invalidating racial zon ing ordiuHiioes in the City of Binninffliani, Ala., was hailed by Thnr"M)d Marshall, special counsel for the National Asso ciation for the Advaneement of Colored People, as a “forthright, decisive action M'hich gives to all who are interestel in good governinit'iit renewed faith in onr democratic processes” Mar shall and Attorney Arthur D. Shores of Birmingham argued the case for the NAACP. Judge Mullins declared the zoning ordinances iniconstitu- tioiuil and void in accordance with a 1917 United States Su preme Court decision outlawing zoning ordinances based on race or color. He issued a permanent injunction enjoining the City of Birmingham forthwith from en forcing the ordinances, and re- fu.sed to grant a supersedeas bond which would have held the ruling in abeyance until further court action is taken. Marshall cliarged that Safety Commissioner Kugene (Bull) Connor “tleliberately made in flammatory statements” to in cite white citizens to the vio lence which resulted in bombings of Negro property, “for the purpose of being able to argue later that segregation ordinances were neccssary for peace.” Mar shall also pointed out that noth ing in the re((uested ruling com- ])els anyone to live anywhere, and that Negroes cannot live in so-called “white neigh bo rhot>ds” unless they find willing sellers and Kave money enough to pur- ciuise the i)roperty in question. In resi)onse to an asserti(Mi by Ildrace Wilkinsodi, the city’s attorney, that Negroes “de preciate” property and that whites do not want Negro “shacks” near their homes, Marshall pointed out that pro posed homes in the neighbor hoods in fjuestion range in price from $11,()0() to $16,000 and couJd haiidly be described as “shacks.'* Shores firmly stated after the Mrs. Meadows Wins Refrigerator Given By Firm There was great excitement in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bea mon Meadows when Fred Wil liamson, representative of the Bull City Electric and Appli ance Company, informed them that Mrs. Eunice Meadows’ en try had been chosen by the judges as most representative of the standards set up by the Crosley Company in its recent million dollar give-away contest. Mrs. Meadows was so over whelmed by the good news that she could hardly speak. All of the little Meadows children crowded around their mother as Williamson attempted to make the mother realize that she was not dreaming and that her good fortune was a reality and not a dream. WheJi Mrs. Meadows regain ed her composure, she told the the representative of the local electric appliance company that she hjul worked where there were many different makes of refrigerators and of all of them, Crosley had proved most satis factory in every way. Always she had dreamed of the time when she might own some kind of ice box, but never in her wild est dreams had slie hoped to own a beautiful, gleaming white Crosley, with its generous stor age space, and frozen food com partment. Williamson told the other members of the Meadows family that Bull City looked upon all of them as prospective Crosley owners, and that he counted on the sale of twelve more Crosleys as each Meadows child sets up his own home aJid family. decision that despite threats of violence made by Mayor Cooper Oreen, Mrs. Mary Monk and other parties to the suit would demand that building permits be issued and would proceed to build their homes immediately. Speaker Dr. M. C. Allen, president of the Virginia Theological Semin ary and College of Lynchburg will deliver the principal ad dress at the Emancipation cele bration to be held at the First Calvary Baptist Church, Mon day, January 2. A large crowd is expected to attend. Rev. Cheek is Speaker At Union Meet Warren County citizens hon ored the Reverend G. E. Cheek, Director of Public Relations of Sliaw University, and former citizen of the county, in a Ban quet held at the Community Center recently. The audience listed w'ith un usual attention aK the Rev. Cheek gave a challenging address on the existing opportunities for Negroes to project themselves into the manufacturing and dis tribution us well as in the pro duction side of America’s eco nomy. The following ministers were in attendance: The ReverenS Misters L. .1. Alexander, J. M. Burchett, W. N. Hawkins, J. S. Spruill, E. b. Broadie, S. E. Dunston, S. L. Suitt, P. O. Dav is, J. S. Davis, II. P. Williams, Jerry Jones, Willis Perry, B. R. Cheek, II, H. Alston, J. II. Clan ton, J. E. McQrier, J. G. Strick land and Reverend Marable. Negro Marshall - For Harvard GREENSBORO Frank S. Jones, son of Dr. and Mrs. David D. Jones here, i^eived top honors on the Har vard University campus, Sat urday, December 17, when he was elected second marshal of the Senior Class. Jones will lead the class at commencement and at alumni reunions in future years. Each year the Senior Class elects three persons, who are the outstanding and most re spected members of the class, as marshals. This year a record number of 69 Seniors was nom inated for the marshalship. Out of a class of 1,600 eligible to vote 851 ballots were cast. The marshals were chosen on the basis of receiving the greatest number of votes. Jones, a resident at Lowell House, was the first Negro man ager of the Harvard football team. He is majoring in Social Relations and upon graduation in June plans to return to the South to teach. Peekskill Victims |Ask For Judgement Against N. Y. State Jackie Robinson, ^^eft), sec- onji baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, receives the Benny Leonard Good Sportsmanship Trophy from D. Beryl Mani- schewitz. The Trophy, which is sponsored by the United States Maccabi Association and the ManiSiOhewitz Founddtibn, is a- warded to an outstanding figure in the world of sports not pure ly for technical skill, but for courage, fair play, and interest in humanity. Alphas Present "Stars Of Tomorrow'^ RALEIGH Raleigh graduate and under graduate chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. present ed musicians of five North Car olina Colleges in concert on their first annual “Stars of Tomor row” program Friday night at Crosby-Garfield Auditorium. A large and appreciative audi ence enjoyed the brief but varied program which included several numbers by each of the parti cipants. The five students were presented by the fraternity as outstanding collegeiate musical talent, for whom in each case a concert career is predicted. FIRST MRS. ROBINSON BOSTON—-The seVlfih for the first wife of Bill Robinson has been, ended here in Boston. At 64 years age, and now Mrs. Lena Chase Cambridge. Quarles Gets Scouting Honor RALEIGH was elected president of the Lay- Walker Henry Quarles, Jr., men’s Ijeagne of the state. Secretary of Shaw University, became the recipient of one of scouting's highest honors, the Silver Beaver Award, at the an nual divisional meeting of the Occoneechee Council held Wed nesday night at the W. D. Hill Recreation Center in Durham. Quarles, w’ho is *also Admin istrative Assistant to the Presi dent of Shaw, was characterized in the citation to the honor as a “devoted scouter for eighteen years, and sacrificing servant in positions of trust and responsi bility, and an unselfish com munity worker.” In addition to the 13 years in scout work since he had been in Raleigh, Quarles has a record of five years of active service to scouting as a Scoutmaster in Richmond, Va., his home. Up on coming to Raleigh in 1936, he was one of the persons who helped organize the first division committee for the Negro work of the Occoneechee Council. He also served for a time as Chair man of the Raleigh District Connnittee and lias since been chairman of the Court of Honor for Boy Scouts in Raleigh. Also active in commvuiity work, he has served as chairman of the board of ushers of the First liaptist Church, Raleigh, and is president of the Ushers Union in this city. He is a mem ber of the educational committee of t h e Interdenominational Ushers Association of the State of North Carolina. Recently he NEW YORK Paul Robeson, Howard Fast, the Civil Rights Congress and twenty-fiv*^ victims of the mob violence at the Peekskill concerts have filed federal suits asking a total of $2,020,000 for personal injuries, property damage an,d deprivation of civil rights, the Civil Rights Congress announced today. Named as defendants in the complaints were New York State, "Westchester County and Peekskill officials, as well as the veteran organization leaders who planned the demonstrations which led to the attacks on the concert-goers. In announcing the suits, Wil liam L. Patterson, National Ex ecutive Secretary of the Civil Rights Congre&s, declared, “in this historic federal action, which is led by the great Negro poeple.’s leader, Paul Robeson, we aim not only to secure relief for injuries suffered and rights deprived, but to unmask an of ficial government policy which exists ever.vwhere in the United States — North and South, East and W^st — under which officers of government join with hood lums and Ku Klux Klan ele ments to deprive the people of their constitutional rights.” “In addition,” he continued, (Please turn to Page Eight) Reverses Salary Case Decision JACK5«0N. MISS. After hearing testimony here for three days this week. Fed eral District .ludee Sidney C. Mize reversed decision in a suit filed by the NAACP to secure- for Negroes teachers salaries equal to those paid to white teachers of similar training and responsibiliti*^.s. The State of MisssLssippi, the legislature of which had made a special appropriation to fight the ease, admitted that lower salaries were paid to Negro tPSL'hers whose training equalled ' that of white teachers However, the state maintained, white teachers possessed certain in tangible cultural qualities su perior to those of Negro teach ers and, accordingly, were en titled to greater pay. Moreover, the defense contended, the state has a right to set salaries as it sees fit. Robert L. Carter and ilrs. Con-stiUiee Baker ^lotley, repre sented the NAACP, introduced evidence showing that 50 of the 53 white high school teachers re ceive higher salaries than all but but one of the Negro teachers. Tosses CRC^ttomeys Out Of “Trenton Six” Case NEW YORK With Civil Rights Congress attorneys in the Trenton Six case on the verge of producing new witnesses and evidence which would have left “nothing but the crude frame-up,” Judge Charles P. Hutchinson today threw three of the four CRC lawyers out of the case and simultaneously set January 9, 1950 as the date for th& re-trial. Collis English, spokesman for three of the framed Trenton Six, was quoted by George Marshall, National Chairman of CRC, who visited the men in prison a few hours later, as saying, “We do not trust a state-appointed law yer. We want our CRC law yers.” Judge Hutchinson’s original conduct of the trial was called “tainted with error” by the New Jersey State Supreme Court when it threw out the first con viction and ordered a re-trial. The six, all Negroes, had orginal- ly been sentenced to death in the electric chair, following a defense by court^appointed law- O. John Rogge, former Ass’t. Attorney Geenral of the United States and one of the three CRC lawyers, declared: ‘Were w'e touching'a nerve in asking for the dissenting police report and other documents and pr^f of the innocence of the Trenton Six? “W’e were on the verge to.lay of uncovering in open court so much of the crude frame-up that there would have been noth ing left of the case. Is that why the court brushetl aside our mo tion, refused to hear our wit nesses ? “Is that why on this day Judge Hutchinson retaliated by throwing us out of the case, thus depriving the men of their ’hosen counsel and simultaneous ly setting a trial date for three weeks hencef “W'e intend to continued the fight until the innocent Trenton Six have been freed.” William L. Patterson, Na tional Executive Secretary of the Civil Rights Congress, which has been conducting a world wide campaign on behalf of the Trenton Six, and also an at torney in the case, declared: “1 charge that this attempt to throw us out of the ease was made at this time not only be cause we have so vigorously de fended our clients, but also be cause we have exposed a vicious frame-up which is a symbol of the State of New Jersey’s policy of enforcing .Jim crow and seg regation by terror against the Negro people even in the courts. “We will not be intimidated. We will continue to carry the case of the Trenton Six to the Bar of public opinion. As coun sel in this ciise, we owe it to our lients and to the American peo ple to put up a vigorous defense and to tell the story this at tempted lynching nothem style. Judge Hutchinson’s action followed denial of a motion for bail and a series of motions ask ing for the ilis.st‘nting police re port and the right to cross-ex amine Prosecutor Mario Volpe, Director of Public Safety An- (PIeast“ turn to Page Eight)
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