Durham Delegates To Democratic Conyention
Despondent Youth Shoots Self
™ White Reinstated Active
Secretary Of NAACP
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Roy Wilkins
Made Head
Of New Post
Twenty-three Negro delegates
from Durham were in attendance
at the North Carolina State De
mocratic Convention held in Ra
leigh last week. There was no
evidence of discrimination and
the Negro delegates were accord
ed every courtesy shown any
other delegates. The woman in
the picture is Dr. Rose Butler
Browne, believed to be the first
of her race to ever be elected a
delegate to a Democratic Con
vention in the South.
Young Man In Fair Condition After
Attempting To Take His Own Life
Despondent over low grades
in scliool, Jack Mitclxell, Jr.,
18-ycar-old senior of liillside
High Sclubol, shot himself
through the left shoulder with
his father’s pistol here Tues
day morniug.
Immediately following the
nhooting the youth was rushed
to Lincoln Hospital wht're at
tendants report hie is in “fair
condition,”
Voung Mitchell lives with
his father at fi(M) Dunbar
^treet and his futile attempt
to eonimit suicide took place
on the back porch of the home.
Miss Glad is Mitchell, sister
of the >outh, toll! u(tic«>rs that
when she first hPiird the re
port of tlie •rmi, she thought it
was a fire -rackor, due to the
fact her brother had explod
ed one ,a short while before.
When she henrd sfmuotTP fall
a few secdUil afterward, she
rushed to the back porch
where she foutul her brother
lying on the floor with his
shoulder bleeding.
Ofticers .1. li. yaniuels and
Garsou Meljeod investigated
the shootuig and staled that
young .Mitchell would not dis
cuss it.
According to members of tliie
family the youth lid not go
to school Monday and Tues
day. His parents stated that
is of a nervous type and usual-
,Jy keejw his problems to him
self.
Attempts Suicide
Legionnaires
First Contest To
Be Held Sunday
The Seventh District ol' Divis
ion Six, Department of North
Carolina, American Legion, will
hold its first oratorical couU'stv
on Sunday afteruoon, May ‘ilst
at the W. D. Hill Keereation
Center on Fayetteville St.
The program will begin at
3:aO, with all local Legionnaires
and members of the American
ijegion Auxiliary attending.
In addition to local members
of the l^cgion and the Auxiliary,
quite a number of out of town
members of the Ijegit^i and the
Auxiliary w'ill also attend, as
well as friends of both organ
izations.
It is hoped that the entire
Seventh District will be ropre-
seuted. Posts comprising the
Seventh J)istrict are : Post Num
ber 429 of Hillsboro; Post Num
ber 211 of Siler ('ity; Post Num
ber H4() of Koxboro; Post Num
ber J7(i of ]lendersonj Post.
'Number KHi of Oxford and Post
Number 175 of Durham.
The oratorical contest is 0{)en
to Negro high .school students of
the !)th, 10th, 11th and 12th
grades. It is not restricted to
sons and daughters of Legion
naires, but is opened to all high
school students enrolled in the
current sehool year. Tor quite a
'numlM'r of years these oratorical
contests have been lield by the
White divisions of the North
Oarolina Departjaent of the
Ix>gion, but this is the first year
that the Negro division of the
Nortlii Carolina Department of
the Ix'gion has sponsored the
contests on a state-wide basis.
The winning contestant in
each district of the Six Division,
will compete in the finals, which
will be held in Olmrlotte at the
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Jack Mitchell, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Mitchell of 600
Dunbar Street who attempted
suicide here Tuesday morn
ing because of despondency
over low marks in school.
Young Mitchell is a senior at
Hillside High School.
Sweet Briar Prexy
ToCiyeN.C.C/s
Finals Address
Ailditional plans for North
Carolina College’s 39th, Com
mencement were revealed here
this week with the announce
ment of the selection of ilar-
shals for the finals exercises
to be held in the B. N. Duke
Auditorium June 4 and 6.
Dr. Harry V. Richardson,
president of the Gammon
'I'heological Seminary, At
lanta, Ga., - will deliver the
IJaccalaureate sermon on
Sunday, June 4, and Dr.
Martlwi B. Lucas, President
of Sweet Briar College of
Virginia and a special U. N.
E. 8. 0. if. r»pr«it*Tit*tiy«, will
d/*liver the Commencement
address at 10 A. M. June 6 in
the B. N. Duke Auditorium.
Chief Marshall for the finals
exercises will be Dr. W. H.
Itobinson, chairman of the
Physics Department. Assist-
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Criminal Action May
Be Brought Against
Obstinate Registrars
Acting in behalf of the Vote-
ll«'gistration Committe of North
C!arolina, Attorneys Conrad 0.
Pearson, M. p]. .lohnson, and W.
Frank Hrower announced plans
here .Monday for criminal and
civil action against registrars in
Nash, Warren and Wake Coun
ties for the alleged refusal to
register qualified Negro voters
of the AFay 27 prinmry.
Th(‘ accused registrars, F. L.
Roberson and (Maude Glovef of
.Jackson Precinct, Nash County,
and William G. Collins, chair
man of the Nash County Board
of Elections, if convicted would
be subject a fine and imprison
ment, according to .\ttorney
Brower, tnider Title 18 of the
11. S. Code, a civil rights statue.
“llt'uioval of United States
Attorney John .Manning of the
Eastern District of North Caro
lina” is also being sought. The
chiarges against Manning are an
outgrowth of alleged failure to
act following investigation of
affidavits submitted by Warreu
County Negroes two years ago
chargiug that they had been re
fused the right to register.
L. E. Austin, President of the
V^oters League, contends that
“Negfoes are determined to use
every lawful means to force
registrars to grant them their
rights as American oitizens.”
The attorneys are seeking crim
inal action through the office of
U. S, Attorney General J. How
ard McGrath.
Is has been asserted by the
attorneys that thirty-seven af
fidavits are available in the
Warren County investigation of
1948. Thirteen affldiavits have
been collected in the Nash Coun
ty Case.
National Business League
President To Speak At
Meeting In Goldsboro
Goldsboro — .\jinonncement
was made this week by J. J.
Henderson of Durhjun, presi
dent of the North Carolina
branch of the NatioiuU Negro
F?usiness fj*aguo, that Horace
Sudduth, natiojial y>resident,
will address , the meeting to
held in Goldsboro, August 23.
The annual session is sche
duled to open promptly at 9
a. m., with the entire day be
ing taken with routine busi-
nes.s of the organization. The
session will be held in Saint
Janies A. M. E. Zion Church
of which the Rev. S. B. Sim
mons is pa.stor.
The public program will be
held Tuestlay evening at eight
o’clock at wMch time the na
tional president will address
the gathering. Other persons
on the program will be Mrs.
D. A. Barnes, president of the
Goldsboro Women’s and Pro-
fe.ssional League, Mrs. J. De-
Shazor Jackson, secretary of
the State organization and S.
D .Dillard, Durham business
man.
Music wHl be furnished by
the Dillard High School Glee
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Entered as Second fTlnss Matter at the Post Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1879.
FOR 25 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 20
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 20th, 1950
PRICE: TEN CENTS
Fate Of FEPC Bill
Hangs In Balance
Washington — Fate of the
Fair Employment Practice
Commission Bill hung in the
balances here this week with
advocates of the legislation
and oppojients sparring for
advantage.
Friday is the day set to force
a showdown on the move to
bring the FEPC bill before
the Senate.
A petition* for cloture was
being circulated by Senator
Scott W. Lucas, majority lead
er here early this week. The
petition requires a minimum
of signatures. Thirty-six—12
Democrats and 24 Republicans
had signed late Tuesday and
others are expected to attach
their names to the document
before the showdown Friday.
Two-thirds of the entire 9f>
members of thjp SeTtafe, vot
ing cloture is necessary to in
voke a limit on a filibuster.
An absentee is about the same
as a vote against the measure.
The bill is being opposed by
southern members who are
claiming if the bill is passed
it will result in everything
disa.strous from bubonic pla
gue to a hydrogen bomb ex
plosion.
If the effort to get the bill
to the floor Friday fails it is
very likely that it will be
shoved aside indefinitely, or
at least tor this season of
gress.
United Mutual
Buys Stock in
Durham Co«
New York — In an effort to
strengthen Negro home-financ
ing agencies and to make avail
able additional funds for home
loans to Negroes, the United Mu
tual Life Insurance Company
of thjs city liias purchased $15,-
000 worth of investment shares
in three institutions. Dr. C. N.
Ford, president, announced this
week.
Berkley Citizens Building
and lx>an of Norfolk, Mutual
Building and Loan of Durham,
and Atlanta Mutual Building
Savings and Ijoan are the three
as.sociations in which the pur-
hases were made. All are af
filiated with the American Sav
ing and Ijoan Ijeague, carry
federal insurance up to $5,000
on each account, and pay th^ree.
per cent interest. The three tran
sactions were handled through
Ernest E. Johnson, New York
personal representative and pub
lic relations considtant.
“United Mutual recognizes
the importance of home owner
ship, the difficulty many Ne
groes experience in securing
home financing, and the efforts
being made by Negro savings
and loan institutions to meet
this situation,” Dr. Ford said.
“Having seen the desirability
of including tHese insured insti
tutions in our investment pro
gram, we were pleased to accept
the recommendations of Mr.
Johnson. We plan to do more
in this direction in the near fu
ture.”
Durham Mourns
Passing Of
J. P. McCuire
112 Years Employment
The photo above is that
of the Hte J. P McQuire,
prominent and beloved citizen of
Durham who died here sudden
ly last Saturday morning of a
heart attack at the age of 49.
At the right are four employes
of the McGuire Construction
Company who have served a
total of 112 years with the or
ganization foundted by their
friend, benefactor and employ
er, Mr. McGuire.
Reading from left to right,
standing they are: George
Powell, 23 years service; Ne-
hemiah Walston, 31 years ser
vice. Seated left to right are:
Ernest Hyman, 23 years and
James Ferrell who served 35
years with the company prior
to his retirement several years
ago. Three other Negro employes
of the firm have also served from
18 to 20 years with the com
pany. They are: W. D. Hardy,
Willie Edwards and Silas Arm
stead.
Over 500 Expected To
Attend Shriners Annual
Meeting In Raleigh
Iliileigh — All the color and
pomp that lend an air of ex-
(.■itcment to any event spon
sored by the Shriners, will be
on disi)lay here May 19th and
20th as more than 500 North
('’arolina Shriners gather here
to stage their “Second Gala
Day Ceremonial.”
Participating in tlie cere
monies will be representatives
from eleven State Temples,
while th(‘ local Kabala Tem
ple No. 177, at Cabarrus and
Blonnt Streets, will serve as
host for the event.
The meeting will be officially
opened Friday morning witli
the registratio!! of delegates,
and will closc! on Saturday
night with a banquet. During
the time between the two
events, the visitors will be
treated to a number of other
nttraetions arrang^'d by the
host Teihple.'
Higlflighting^,. thesi’ attrac
tions will be a baseball game,
a public meeting at the First
Baptist Church, aiul a public
parade. The trame will be
staged at Chavis Park on Fri
day at 3:30 P. M., and will
see St. Augustine’s College
and Shaw’ University renew
their intense and long stand
ing baseball feud.
The public, meeting at the
First Baptist Church, Wil
mington and Morgan Streets,
on Friady at 8 -OO P. M. will
be ft'atured by an official wel
come to the city extended by
City Manager Roy Braden,
aiul the appearance of the Im-
j)erial Potentate Raymond E.
Jackson.
Parade Saturday
The Parade is sclneduled to
start Saturday at 1:00 P. M.
and the colorful uniforms of
the Shriner.s, plus a number
of floats and bands, jiroraise
to create a wonderful pii;ture
as they wirid tlu*ir way
through the streets of Raleigh.
In additi(m, th« Shriners will
nre.sent the Imperial Potentate
Ball, Friday at 10:00 P. M.
at the .Mason Tc-mple and will
hold initiation ceremonies on
Saturilar.
Oflicials for thie Ceremonial
are L. W. Mgon,'‘chairman;
II. C, Perrin, general secre
tary, and Nelson L-. Perry,
general treasurer. . ,
Temples taking pairt in the
Ceremonial are Arabian Teni-
ple 42, New Bern; Ramese
Temple 55, Charlotte, Kin-
dah Temple, Fayetteville;
lOialif Temple, 144. Greens
boro; Ouda Temple 147, Max-
ton; Habib Temple 159, Wil
mington; Imran Temple 1(58.
Henderson: Sethos Temple
170, Winston-Salem; Rofelt
Pashs Temple, Rocky Blount;
Zafa Temple 17fi. Durham,
and Kabala Temple 177, Ra
leigh.
Roy Wilkins Urges
Continuance Of
Childrens' Fund
NEW YORK
Coutiuued United States
support for the United Na
tions International Children's
Emergency Fuml was urged
this week by Roy Wilkins, act
ing secretary of the National
*Lssociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
In a letter to Senator Paul
H. Douglas (I)., lll.j, a spon
sor of the bi-partisan bill
S. 3420, now introduced as
Title 5 of the Foriegn As
sistance Hill) to extend U. S.
participation in the uiterna-
tional fund through June 30,
1951, Mr. Wilkins placed the
XAACP on record iji support
of the bin.
“The types of pn>grams as
sisted by the Children’s
P^und,” Mr. Wilkins wrote,
“are important not only be
cause they help large num
bers of chiUlrt't) now but b*'-
caust* they . . ■ can b»‘ easily
unilerstootl by tlie p«>i>ples in
under-ileveloped areas. It.s
value in irivin>' thes»> {>eoples
a psychological tiplift will cer
tainly be equal to its value
in aiving tangible assistance
to their children.”
N-w York U
p-^st a-- .■■S--ellti = •
led to hit
r» Ui > of
tlie .National A vxnatiun tor
the -\dvaneement ui * idoret
Pf-ople. Walter White to«lay
il. elared that in th^’ li-.fht of
the i-ivil ris^ht.-, crisis ‘it w
impi^rativ- that all of us
buckle dc'.vn tu work" and
pled;;‘‘"d liim-ieh' to ilo 'lu.
The board of directors at it.>i
regular monthly meeting on
May a voted to bring Mr.
White back to the XAAJP as
top executive after a year's
leave of absen«;e. The boanl
ulsj named Ro> Wilkins, who
served as aeting secretary dur
ing Mr. White's leave, tu the
newly-created post of admin
istrator .\ction on both posi
tions is effective a.s of .June
1.
In order to i.-arry tut rhe pro
gram 'if the .\AAl'l*. Mr.
White said in his statement
releaseil today, 'my associates
and 1 iiet^d the snppurt of
everv man, woman and ehihl
in rhe F'nired States who be-
lif\*-> ill our prowram I am
that su[iport — not for my
self ur any otht-r individual
—but for the eause itself.”
'I'he a|)poiut:ueut3 of ilr.
White and -Mr. Wilkius. wiiicti
will i-ontinue until January
1, 19.-|1. •'the normal periotl
of appointment:.'' wert* made
under a new rdaii of or:/au-
i/.ation adopted b} the board,
designating the exeeutive sei;-
retary as the top exeinitive
with adniinisttator a seiuud
fn eonirnaud, I'Iih diitie>, an«.t
relation,Niiips of the offices
were aNo (lefim d by the plan.
Under tlu- new plan, both
the exi'futive ',*‘irHfary and
the adniinistrafor as well as
the head of the leiral depart
ment and the public relations
officer are to be appointeil by
the l)oard. Her'*tofore only the
exeentive seer^rarv has been
so appointed.
The plan was drawn up by a
special board eoinmittee un
der the chairmanship ©f
Judge William II. Hastie.
Servins^ w ith .ludge Hastie on
the committee were: Rabbi
Judali. Calm, Dr. Nathan K.
Christopher. Judge Hubert
T. Delany. Earl B. Dickerson.
Mrs. Daisy Lampkin. Mrs.
Lillie M. .Taek.son, Arthur B.
Spingarn and Dr. Louis T.
Wright.
The complete text of Mr.
White's statement follows;
“The international picture
of race and coloniali.sm and
the national civil rights situa
tion to federal legislation, ti-
nances and the overall strug-
vrle for jobs are so acute that
it is imperative for all olL us
to buckle down to work. This
I pledge myself to do. In larg«
measure, the fate of not only
15,000,tXH) .Vmerican Ne
groes but of democracy itself
depends on th>,'' effectiveness
ami integrity of the NAACF.
“There are two new and
powerful influences which
ean greatly speed up our tight
for freedom for the Negro.
One is the srrowing realization
that the United States must
clean up its own backyard so
far as ininoritii-s are coneern-
etl or continue to lose valuable
prestige aiul fr'ieiuls abroail.
“The second as.set is the tre-
meiHlous number of loyal and
intelligent white Amerieans
w ho, in enlightened self-inter
est, are eager to j*)in their Ne
gro fellow Americans in the
fight for unqualified and un
restricted opp«>rtunity. Many
of tl»'st> i>ers.>ns look to the
N*V.:\.CP to supply leadership
as the largest, oldest and moert
effective civil rights organ
ization in America. If we
supply that leadership then* is
no limit to the size *nd influ
ence for gtKkl of the A.s.s«x*i«-
tioy.
“To do this diffieult and
enormously vital job my as««>-
ciates and I’ need the support
of every man. woman and
child in the United Staten who
believes in our pni*rr«m. I aA
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