THE HOUR OF DECISION !
MURDAY MAY 27
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The Carolina Times Calls You From Your Home^Your Jobs And Every
Walk Of Life, To Let Nothing Stand 4i/Your Way This
Saturday To Prevent You From Voting.
This Is Your Hour Of Decision. Your Date With Destiny Must Be Kept !
Negro Registration Over'^00,000
For United States SMOftf
Senator Frank P. Graham, Christian Gentleman, World Cit-
Humanitarian and Lover of all Mankind.
.ari
y ThE^UTHU^BRiSEIl^l
Plntered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1879.
FOR 25 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING N EGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 21
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 27th, 1950
PRICE: TEN CENTS
President NAACP
Says Drive For
Voters Just Begun
Pictured above is one of the i and the pastor, Rev. D. A.
women’s Sunday School classes i Johnston. The class was started
of St. Joseph A. M. E. Church a little over two months ago
with three members, with Mrs. ■ class now has an enrollment of
Nell Hunter as teachers, assist- 50 members. Thirty-six of that
ed by Mrs. Emma Butler. The number are in the above photo.
— Photo by Holly.
Chas. Houston Gets
Spingarn Award
New York — The posthumous
award of tlite 35th iSpingarn
Medal, for outstanding achieve
ment of a Negro American, to
the late Charles H. Houston,
announced here today by
tlie'i'Jational Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Presentation of tljg award will
be made to a member of Mr.
Houston’s family by Dean Er
win Griswold of the Harvard
Law School at the closing ses
sion of the 41st uiuiual conven
tion of the NAACP in Boston on
June 25. In consenting to make
the prpscntatiou, Dean Gris
wold said: “We are very much
, pleased to learn that the medal
will be awarded to the late
Charles H. Houston. He was one
of the distinguished graduates
of this school, and I shall be
happy to have n. small part in
your honor to him.”
The Spingarn award was
establisJied by the late Joel E.
Spingarn, one-titue president of
the Association, who set up a
trust I'liud “to pcrpcuate the
lifelong interest of my brother,
Arthur B. Spingnrn, of my wife,
Amy E. Spingarn, and of the
myself in the achievements of
the American Negro.”
Mr. Houston, chairman of thie
NAACP National Ijegal Com
mittee and one of the outstand
ing constitutional lawyers in the
country, died in Washington on
April 22 of a heart ailment. He
was fifty four y(>ars of age,
y- The only other posthumous
award made by the Spingarn
Medal Com‘mittee was presented
in 1936 to the late John Hope,
president of Atlanta University.
Among other prominent Spin
garn medalists are Dr. Ralph J.,
Bunche, Dr. Percy L. Judian,
Judge William H. Hastie, Miss
Marian Anderson, A. Philip
Randolph', the late Dr. Charles
R. Drew, the late Harry
Burleigh, Dr. W. E. B. DuBojs,
Judge A. W. Scott Speaks
To Business Institute
Wilmuigton — An occasion
that attracted state wide atten
tion and one that will long re
membered by the hundreds who
were in attendance, was that of
the sixth annual Negro Business
and Professional Day and Youth
Leadership Anniversary, recent
ly held at the Central Baptist
Church, this city, Reverend R.
Irving Boone, pastor, with spe
cial services in both the morn
ing and afternoon.
In addition to the hundreds of
Wilmingtonians who availed
themselves of the opportunity of
this great observance, there were
scores of people in attendance
from various other cities and
communities in the state.
Practically all of “official
Wilmington” shared the inspir
ing occasion and to pay tribute
to a distinguished son, Judge
Arniond W. Scott, the guest
speaker for this event.
Present were: Mayor Royce
S. McClelland, who extended
greetings on behalf of the city;
Superintendtn H. M. Roland,
who represented the schools in
appropriate greetings; former
Mayor and Councilman E. L.
White; Judge of Juvenile
Court, Hardie Ferguson; Chair
man, Board County Commission
ers, Addison Hewlitt, Sr.; Com
missioner George W. Trask; Di
rector of Public Safety, T. C.
O’Neal.
At the eleven o ’clock worship,
a vast congregation heard the
Reverend C. L. Thomas, guest'
Walter White, the late James
Weldon Johnson, Dr. Channing
H. Tobias, and Mrs. Mary Mc-‘
Tjeod Bethune.
minister, plead fervently and
eloquently for great allegiance
to the Cliristian church and for
the basic principles for which
the church stands.
The guest speaker for the aft
ernoon program was the Hon
orable Armond W. Scott, Judge
of the Municipal Court, Wash
ington, 1). C. The'Wilmington-
born, nationally famed jurist
paid tribute to the spirit of good
will and progress which prevails
in the State of North Carolina,
pointing out that the occasion
at hand, in which shared out
standing representatives of both
of both races, was a significant
case in point. He challenged his
hearers to an acceptance of the
opportunities whSch are theirs.
An outstanding feature of the
day’s program was that of the
music, furnished by the talented
Youth Choir of Central, under
the direction of Miss Mable C.
Brown, with Miss Carolyn Wil
liams, at the console. They sang
The Hallelujah Chorus” from
Handel’s “Thfe Messiah.”
Presiding over the ^services
was Rev. R. Irving Boone, pas
tor, with Miss Erma Durant,
youth leader, assisting at the
11 ;0() o’clock worship. Others
partii*%»at,ing in the exer(iises
of the day included; E. M. But
ler, chairman, Board of Dea
cons. who extended greetings on
behalf of the Church; Dr. D. C.
Roane, chairman, Board of
Christian Editcation, who pre
sented the Mayor; F. J. Rogers,
principal, Williston Industrial
school, who presented Superin
tendent Roland: Rev. J. H.
(Plea«e turn to Page Eighit) I
Mrs. L. Adams Queen Of
Mother’s Day At Union
Baptist Church
Mother’s Day ceremonies con
cluded withi the crojvning of
Mrs. Lottie Adams, (above) a
member of the Senior Choir of
Union Baptist Church. Mrs.
Adams polled a total of 1,260
votes, greatest majority ovei^
four other contestants who re
presented the various depart
ments of the Sunday School.
Mrs. IjuSybil Fuller crowned
the winning contestant.
COMMENCEMENT
DAY AT A. AND T.
Greensboro — The Fifty-sec
ond Commencement at A. and
T. College, beginning Satur
day, May 27 and ending Mon
day, will be the largest in the
history of the school. Degrees
and certificates will be award
ed to 585 regular and trade
students — 386 B. S. degrees,
187 trade certificates, and 12
graduate degrees.
STATE DEMANDS
EQUAL SCHOOLS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston, S. C. — Charging
that the Clarendon County,
South Carolijia, Board of Edu
cation diseriuiinates against Ne
gro children in the provision of
educational facilities, the
NAACP has filed a suit in the
United States 13istriet Court
here on behalf of some 50 Ne
gro children and their parents
a.'iking that the court issue an
injunction “fon,‘ver restraining
and enjoining tlic school board
fitini making a distinction on
aeeount of race and color in
maintaining public schools for
Negroe childrfn which are in
ferior to tliose maintained for
white children.”
'Ibe l^ational Association for
AdviwceiQient ot Coiorea
People's complaint, filed on
May 16 by Attorneys Harold
Boulware of Columbia and
Robert L. Carter of New York,
charges that the school boara
has “consistently pursued and
maintained the policy, custom
and usage of providing free
bus transportation for white
school ctiildren in School
District No. 22 of Clarendon
County while failing and re
fusing to provide similar free
bus transportation for Negro
pupils . . .solely on account of
their race ana color, and in
violation of rights secured
under the 14th Amendment to
the Constitution of the Unit
ed States.” ,
The couit suit, supported by
the South Cai’olma oonfereuce
ot' NA-ACP branches, was pre
ceded by the filing ot a formal
petition with the county Board
of Education in November of
1949 in which the discrimin a-
tory practices, which are the
bases of the present suit, wero
brought to the attention of the
Board, and the Board was asked
to take immediate steps to
remedy same. ,
On February 22, 1950, the
Board formally replied dis
avowing any discriminatory
practices and allegeing that
the educational opportunties
afforded to Negroes in the
county were equal if not sup
erior to those provided for
whites, whereupon the present
court action was taken.
Dudley High Announces
Commencement Plans 
Greensboro — James Bonner
MacRae, dean of students, Lin
coln University, Pennsylvania
and the Rev. J. C. Melton,
Greensboro, will be the prin
cipal speaker during the Dudley
High Shcool’s ‘Jlst Comenee-
ment exercises from May 17th
tlirough 31, announced Princi
pal J. A. Tarpley.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered Sunday, May 28, at
4:00 p. m. by Rev. Melton who
for more than 35 years has been
in active pastorate, and is now
pastor of High Street Baptist
Church, Danville, Va.
On May 31, at 8:00 p. m.,
Dean MacRae, native North
Carolinian and formerly dean at
Fayetteville State Teachers’
Ceitlege, will address the 127
seniors.
Kelly Alexander, president of
the North Carolina branch of
the National Association for the
Advanceuicnt of Colored People
stated this week that registra
tion of Negroes in North Caro
lina has reached well over the
lUOjOOU mark, and that the drive
to register 250,000 would con
tinue with the organization of
liegistration - V'ote Committees
in every county in which they
are not organized at present.
“We have just begun to
register Negroes in North
Carolina,” said Mr. Alexan
der. We intend to continue
pur ground work in every
county of the State where
there is not an active unit of
our association and where the
effort to get N«groes reg
istered lags. The goal is 250,-
000 and we will not cease our
efforts until it is realized.”
^vlr. Alexander aibo stated that
plans are now Oeiiig perlected
lo bring legal action in tiic fed
eral courts against registrars in
the State who have abused their
authority by denying qualified
Aegroes the right to register. He
elated that he hopes ail of these
persona will present thmeselves
for voting on next Saturday so
a complete case can be made
out against such registrars.
‘ ‘ When they are turned down
at the ballot box we will then
have a clear cut case and can
begin legal action.
Chairman of the Registration
Vote Committee is Lt E. Austin,
who stated Wednesday that Dur
ham leads the State with ap-
])roxiinately 9,000 Negroes reg
istered.
Other Mgh-ranking counties
are Mecklenburg, 7,000; W^ke,
6,000; Guilford, 5,900; Forsyth,
4,200; Buncombe, 3,900; Cum-
beijand, 2,800 and Wilson, 2,-
200.
Dr. Marshall Shepard
To Speak At Harnett
County Training School
Dr. Marshall Shepard, one of
the nation’s outstanaing leaders,
will deliver the annual com-
meu#«ment address at Harnett
Counti’ Training School, May
30.
A native of GrauviUe County,
Dr. Bhepard is one of the tew
persuiis whb has mixed politics
with religion and obtamed a
blend of success.
During week-days he can be
locafc»a in the Recorder of Deeds
OflioB, Washington, D. C. where
he iM chief. On week-ends he
couiMHites to Philadelphia, where
he in pastor of the Mt. Carmel
Bapilst Church.
1b addition to these two full-
timo positions, the minister
wrii«B a weekly column for the
NatJtaiial Negro Press, contri-
but«» freely to magazines and
other publications, "and travels
throoehout the world filling
spealting engageanents.
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PLEADS GUILTY! H* B«e)lMr, XackMa, foniMr paator mt IStk
Avenae PrMbyterian CSturch la Newark, N. pleaded foUty ud r»*
eeived life impriaonment last week for ie« pick ■laTiar ot 19-fmmx aM
Mxton of hit ohurch. Photo ■hom Rev. Beeclier being led to him eell
after hwariiig b« waa to ipead dia rMt el Ut jrean la JNL
N. C. Teachers MeJce
Last Payment On
Raleigh Building
GOP NAMES T. O. r
SPAULDING FOR '
CONGRESS POST
Pkiladelphia — Theodore 0.
Spaulding, an attorney and a
member of the national board
of directors of the National
AsMciation for the Advance
ment of Colored People, was
nominated for Congn^ in the
Republican primary election
here on May 16. ^
Dr. Bunche Elected
To NAACP Board
New York - Election of Dr.
Ralph J. Biuxehe, director of the
United Nations Department of
Trusteeship, to the board of di
rectors of thjb National Associa
tion for the Advancement of
Colored i’eople was aiiuouneed
today by Dr. Louis T. Wright,
ehairmaii of the board. Dr.
Biuiche will fill the vacancy
created by tin' dfath of Charles
H. Houston of iVashington.
Jlembers of the board are
elected for three-year terms by
the branches, voting annually
for one-third (Iti) of the di
rectors. Vaeancies for unexpired
terms are filled by vote of the
members of the board. The vote
on Dr. Bunche was taken at the
board’s regular monthly meet
ing on May 8.
Notified of his election, Dr.
Bunche wrote Dr. Wright: “1
am pleased to inform you that
I shall be happy to ac‘«‘pt thi.s
responsibility.”
Dr. Miles Mark Fisher
Thelogical Fraternity
Speaker At Shaw Univ.
I\aleigh — Tlie Theological
Fraternity of Shaw rniversity
held its annual bamiUft recently
at the lUoodworth Street Y. M.
C. A. Dr. .Milfs .Mark Fi.sher,
Pastor of White' Kofk Baptist*
Cjhureh, Durham, was thej.)rin-|
eipal speaker.
Faculty inenilters of the Shaw
llnivei-sity School of Religion,
who were special guests, were
introduced bv the Rev. C. R.
MeCreary. The Rev. M. N. De-
Laney was the otlieial r*>pre-
sentati^ in the absenee of Dean
W. R. Str.-issner,
Participants on tlie prt>gr!un
included, .Tonathan G. Brown,
Charles Coleman, Alfred New
kirk, and Walter Willoughby.
Wilmington — liecently tlie
North Carolina Teachers and
their frieiuls made a third pil
grimage to the Hammocks Beach
in a determined effort to raise
the balance due from county and
city units in their .$100.X)0.00
development drive.
The outitig was featured by
a roll call of local units which
netted an ;i iditioi .il $1,800 to
ward the ilevelopuient fund. i)r.
H. L. Trigg, chairman hoard of
of directors, issued Certificates
of Merit, in a ceremony that
took plaee on the Beach prop
erty, to local units having sub
scribed or oversubscribed their
quotas. Members of the board of
directors, promotion committee,
and teachers were congratulated
r.n a splendid effort put forth
by thes»* groups so far in this
drive. They were asked to con
tinue to do whatever they could
to help raise the balance due in
their respective units.
Dr. Sharpe, recovering from
a rt'eent illness, was unable to
attend. The trratefvd patrons
gave a hearty respon.se to the
appearanee ot* Mrs. Hirst, who
at her own sugvrestious helped
to make tlus property available
to the teachers.
It was the expressed idea of
followers elos.- to the drive that
the remainintr balance of less
than would be ruist'd by
the endo fthi s school term, ami
the lieL'inninir development of
this l)«autiful, spacious, ocean-
side estate would be a reality
at least by the summer of 1951.
Protest Showing Of
Birth Of A Nation
New York — Protesting the
current showing of the old
anti-Negro film, Birth of a
Nation, in a New York thea
tre, Roy Wilkins, acting secre
tary of the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of
Colored People, wired Mayer
O’Wwyer urging him “to
take effective steps to baa its
showing here.”