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Durham Scouts who attend
ed the Nfutional Jamboree
held at Valley Forge, Pa. are
shown just after they return
ed from the eleven-day en
campment. These Scouts pre
sented a skit dramatizing the
career of C. C. Spaulding, who
spoke during the Jamboree to
the thousands of assembled
scouts from all over the coun
try and form several foreign
countries.
Shown on the above photo
are, seated, left to right,
Stephen Starks, James M.
Schooler, Jr., James Morris,
William Eaton, Jr.
Standing, left to right, James
Atwater, Erwin Pratt, Ernest
Peele and Clarke Egerton, Jr.
Not sliown on the photo are
Scout Charles Alston, who at
tended the Jamboree, and
Jamboree Scoutmaster J. W.
Carrington and Assistant
Scoutmaster A. J. Caldwell
who accompanied the Scouts
on the trip.
Faces. . .
of the
TIMES
North Carolina College pre
sented in its lyceum series on
Wednesday evening, Jyly 12
when the Intercultural Trio
presented a concert in B. N.
Duke Auditorium at 8 p. m.
Shown here is Vivian Weav
er, harpist, who is a member
of the Trio. Other members
of the trio include Oscar.
Griffin, tenor; and Elizabeth
Dunning, Contralto.
Other features in th,e sum-
series include a dance recital
by the American dadjcer,
Nancy Brock on July 19 and
a toncert by Samuel W.
tH^ill’is North Carolina Col
lege mixed chorus on July
26.
Negro leaders, including
Walter White, eXfiCUti»-|®C*-f"'
retary of the NAACP, are re
questing the Senate Judiciary
Committee to confirm the ap
pointment of Judge William
H. Hastie, above Federal Cir
cuit Court at PTiiladelphia.
Negro leaders have expressed
no little concern over the de
lay in confirming tKe former
Virgin Islands Governor as
U. S. Judge. If his con
firmation is hold up much
longer, his appointment will
automatically be rejected by
by the Senate.
IMASON-DIXON LINE MOVES UP
Maine Has “Dixiecrat”
Augusta, Me. — The Mason Dixon line was stretched all the
way up here to the country’s northernmost state in the east this
week when a “Dixiecrat” was certified for the gubernatorial
election slated for September.
A “States Right” Democrat was nominated by petition
for the election for governor to be held September 11.
The “Dixiecrat" is Leland B, Currier of Litchfield. He has
lost three times in Democratic primaries. Currier terms himself
a “Maine Dixiecrat."
Currer got 38 more signature than required to have his name
placed on the ballot in the September election. The state election
division certified 1,038 signatures which Currier filed this week.
Just so he can get into “the swing of things,” Currier stated
that he planned to visit South Curolina, bastion of the Southern
States’ Rights Movement. He intends to confer with Dixiecrat
chieftan J. Strom Thurmond, also governor of the Palmetto State.
Currier’s entry into the Maine gubernatorial race enlargens
the field to three candidates. On the September 11 ballot will be
Earl S, Grant, (D) of PortlanJH, who defeated Currier in the June
19 primary; and incumbent Governor Frederick G. Payne, (R).
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Boys Get Chance At Life
Daniels Cousins
Get New Trial
llaleigh — Two youths who
wre awaiting execution in
the death house at Central
Prison here were given a new
lease on life this week.
The Daniels. Cousins, Bennie
and LJoyd Ray, convicted of
inurdering a taxicab driver
i!i Greenville and sentenced to
the pas chamber, were freed
from the death house on a
writ of habeas corpus and
Xiven the right to a new trial.
The issuance of the habeas
corpus writ and the decision
for the new trial was made by
Federal District Judge Don
(Hlliam in n henrinfr last Fri-
jday.
Judfre Gilliam issued tlu-
writ of iiabeas cor\)ns and or-
ilered the new trial on tlii^
basis of the defense conten
tion that Ne^rro(‘s were unlaw
fully excluded from jury ser
vice in Pitt County and that
tlic confessions used in con
victing: th(e Daniels cousins
were gotten from them by
force.
In the first trial in which
tlie Daniels cousins were con
victed aiiiltl sentenced to death,
the defense pointed out, sev
oral pieces of evidence at the
scene of the crime which
tendo(^>#poiiit the finger of
guiit' away from the Daniels
were overlooked.
Handling the defense foi Jie
Daniels cousins are Attorney
Herman li. Taylor of Raleigh.
He is a.ssisted by the law firm
of Rogge, Fabricant, Qordan
and Goldman of New York.
O. John Rogge, senior mem
ber of the law firm, is former
U. S. Assistant Attomej- Gen
eral.
The State is represented-by
Assistant Attorney . General
Ralph Moody and Attorney
Brogden, counsel for the State
Highway Commission.
Ushers Meet
Concluded
Henderson—The State Bap
tist Usher’s Convention con-
chuled its annual meet here
la.st Sunday when Reverend
II. H. Hart, pastor of the
First Calvary Baptist Church
of Durham, delivered the final
message.
The three day convention
was niarkftd by business ses
sions, open forum discussions
and addresses dJelivered by
officials of the convention.
Walter Alexander delivered
the presitlent’s annual mess-
ajje at tlie 11 morning ses
sion (m Saturday, July 8.
,\ feature of the convention
was the talent hour held at
three o’clock Saturday after
noon session.
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*Con’ Racket
Still Going
Los Angeles — Classic con
fidence games, some of them
so old the whiskers are white,
are still being employed to
fleece the gullible public, po
lice reports show.
The “Pigeon drop,” “smack
racket,” and “charity bunco”
continue to find easy victims
even though they have been
used hundreds of times be
fore by unscrupulous confid
ence men, preying upon anxi
ous strangers.
Well did Bamum say,
“there is a sucker bom every
minute of the day.”
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FOR 25 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEX;R0 WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 28
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JULY 15th, 1950
PRICE: TElf CENTS
FIVE DIE IN WRECK
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Case Won^t Test Law
UNC Case
May Come
In August
The suit filed by Harold T.
Epps and seven other North
Carolina College Law School
students seeking admission to
the Law School at the Uni
versity of North Carolina will
not test the constitutionality
of a State statue, as was pre
viously planned.
Hearings in the local public
Mchoola disilrimination suit
neared an end here this week
as Federal Judge Johnson J.
Hayes and representatives of
both sides in the case were
scheduled to visit the city’s
schools.
Attorneys for the Nortli Car
olina College stuilents had
planned to file a motion in
Ffderal Court asking that
original complaint be amend
ed so as to charge tliat the law
permitting the establishment
of professional schools at X.
C. C. as the .situation war
rants is unconstitutional.
Thurgood Marshall, special
counsel for the NAACP, and
one of the attorneys for the
complainants in the litigation
told the court “we prefer to
leave the pleadings as they
are. ”
Marshall told Judge Hayes
that there is no question of
constitutionality involved in
the case since there is no Jaw
which prohibits Negroes from
attending the University Law
School.
The hearings in the case will
probably come in mid-August.
Jujdge Hayes announced, how
ever, that he would have to
release the date later.
William B. Umstead, former
U. S. Senator and one of the
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Leaders Ask
Salons To
^OK’ Hastie
New York — Alarmed by
the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee’s repeated postponements
and long delay in reporting
favorablj’ to the Senate for
confirmation of nomination
of Judge William H. Hastie
to the Circuit Court of Ap
peals, seven Negro leaders of
national civic, professional
and church groups this week
joined in sending a telegram
to Senator Pat McCarran,
committee chairman, urging
“speedy action.”
Affirming their confidence
in Jndge Hastie on the basis
of his distinguished record of
public service, signers of the
telegram offered to appear be
fore the committee to give
any additional testimony and
evidence needed.
Judge Hastie was nominated
by President Truman and giv
en a recess appointment last
October to the Third Circuit
Court of Appeals sitting in
Philadelphia. Several other
jiidges nominated at the same
time, and since, have already
been confirmed bv the Senate.
Rev. H. H. Hart, above pas
tor of the First Calvary Bap
tist Church of this city, was
honored with the degree of
Doctor of Divinity by Shaw
University at the May 29th
finals exercises. The member
ship of First Calvary honored
Rev. Hart with an apprecia
tion service held at the church
last Sunday.
Pastor Gets Degree
Honored By Church
The membei'sliip of the First
('alvary Baptist Church of
this city observed a Thanks
giving service marking its
first year of occupancy in the
the newly erected church
buildiing and honored Rev.
H. II. Hart, First Calvary’s
pastor, with a testimonial ai>
preciatiou last Sunday.
Rev. Ilart was honored with
the degree of Doctor of Divin
ity by Shaw University dur
ing the Jlay 29 finals exer
cises.
Church organizations and
members and several people
throughout the state sent mess
ages of appreciation to Rev.
Hart tor his service and con
gratulations for the honor he
received fi'om Shaw Univer
sity.
Principal speaker for the
two-Fold services was Dr. C.
(''. Spaulding, presilent of
the North Carolina Mutual
Life Insurance (’ompany. At
torney M. Hugh Thompson al
so spoke during the .services.
A cheek amoiniting to over
$700 donate^l by memlx^rs of
the church was presented to
Rev. Hart by Elvin Hawkins,
member of the First Calvary
Trustee Board.
In delivering the principal
address, Dr. Spaulding s])olce
of Rev. Hart as a preacher, a
builder and a leader, rated in
a class all by himself. He
stated ihat Rev. Hart’s work
in the SfAte bespoke of his
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Atlanta Is
Scene Of
AMEMeet
Atlanta, Georgia will play
host August 1-1 to the Mid
Century Congress of Chris
tian education sponsored by
the African Methotlist Epis
copal Church, according to an
announcement this week from
S. S Morris, general secre
tary of the A. M. E. Chris
tian education program.
The Congress sessions will
be held at Jlorris Brown Col-
lege.
Theme of the Congress, to
include all Sunday Schools of
A. il. E. connection, the Allen
Christan Endeavor Leagues,
Young People’s Departments,
Mi.ssionary Societie.s, the Rich-
artl Allen Youth Council, Boy
and Girl Scouts and the Tjay
men’s league, will be “Thv
Will Be Done.”
Seminars will be conducted
during the Congress. Among
the topics for discussion at
the seminain include “Ci\il
Rights and Human Re la
tions,” Christian Youth Pre
paring for World Order” and
Christian Youth and Inter
racial Understanding.”
A feature of the Congress
Train Plows
Into Car As
It Stalls
!)ioiii;;irk, S, ('. — An anto
niohilc ciUTNiug five people
pulit'il up tu a railroad crus'-
iiiy: here Inst Sunday, started
tiif tracks, stalled, then
—I-rash ! '
A fiist, northbound Seaboard
Airline ti-aiii plowed into the
automobile, demolishinsr it
conipleiri V.
An eyewitu'ss of the wreck
Sllid that three of the five
persons riding in the aut.i
were dead \vh ii he arrived
on the set‘u•■. iuid the uther
two (lied hefort- they n aehetl
a luispifal.
1). F. (iilliiini of Orange
burg said tliar the norfh-
houud ti'aiii slammed into the
car as it stalli'd on the tracks.
The auto eoni]jletely de
molished.
Fuel from tin- ^mashed auto
was s[irMyed against the
Diesel units, iind they caught
f(ire. Fireuian from nearby
to the sci’ue to put out the
Orangebiu’”- had to be rushed
had to be replaced before the
flamen but the locomotive
Seaboard Raih\ay Train could
continue.
Junior Washington. 20;
Stann Dowiiini:. 28; and Al
bert; Hightower. IS. were kill
ed instantly hy' fhe collision.
Sig Niraiii'ins, 4.). and his
daughter. Bertha Lou. 13,
died shortly after the crash.
The victims W' re taken to a
funeral parlor where they
were ^dentifieil.
Local Church
To Honor
Its Pastor
The membership of Saint
^lark A. M. L. Ziou Church
of this city will celebrate the
14th anuivcrsar> of Rev. S.
P. Perry 's tenure as pastor
here Sunday afternoon in ser
vices at three o'clock.
Principal speaker for the
occasion will be Rev. H. H.
Hart, pastor of the First Cal
vary Baptist Church,
Remai'ks concerning the
achievements ai.\*ouiplished by
the church during the service
of Rev. I’eny will be made
by officials of St. Mark, an
annonu(*en\eut of the services
said this w 'ok.
Special ii.nsic for the occas
ion will be rendered by First
' Calvar>^‘s Ch»ir. The an
nouncement of the anniver
sary celebration invited the
public to attend the seiAnces.
Motion To
Stop Talks
F^ils Again
"Special to th* TIMES
Winhinjytun While Ameri
can trf«i;r Net/r.'i and white,
werf* dyini; in far-off Kurea to
keep that country ^afe for de
mocracy. a mea,nre to stop eco-
omic dl«TiTnniat|>n ui thia
country was killml by a oalitioa
of Republicans and southern
Oemwrats.
The Senate killeil the Pr^si-
jlent's Fair Employment Prac
tices bill for the second time
this year refu.siiig to limit de
bate on the bill.
For the second time in two
months, a combination of Re-
pujblitam.s and Administration
Dpuioerats faileil to muster the
6-1 votes required by the Sen
ate's antifilibust^r rule to shut
off debate.
Another victory for the South
ern Demo’rats was chalked n'p
in the Senate in their never-
say-die battle to kill by fili
buster or threat of filibuster the
legislation uhii;h is the kej'stone
of President Truman’s civil
flights protrram and whacli
would provide economic equal
ity for the millions in the min
ority groups.
Thtis the last -hanee for p«ss-
atre of the bill was lost this week
Ailniiuihtration leaders in
the Senate stated that they had
no phiiis for another try this
yi'ar at pa.s,sa're of the bill to
prohibit racial and religious
cliscritiiiuaTion in employment.
Deti.ocratie "Senate leader
LiDL'as, Illinois, who
l>rou’_lit tlie motion for the vote
to limit debate, ar^uetl in vain
for pa.vsatre of the bill wui’h. he
said, would demonstrate to the
world that the United States
intends to sto[) eeononiii- dis-
eriminntion.
S.-n. Olin D .Johnson. De
mocrat of South Carolina, fresh
fron; his victory over avowed
States' Rii.>-hter -T Strom Thur
mond in tlmt State’s jirimary
for the U. S, Senate, joined the
“rebels" in voting airainst lim
iting debate.
The petition for cloture was
filetl Mon,day by Lucas along
with 16 Demo(‘r irs autl 27 Re
publicans.
will be the ” Connectional
Bieiuiial Oratorial Contest,”
winners of which will be a-
warded scholarships.
Chain To
Sponsor
Institute
A retail institute will be con
ducted here beginning Mon
day. July 24, bj the Durham
Business and Professional
Chain in cooperation with the
Distributive Education sec
tion of North Carolina Col
lege’s Commerce Department.
Prof. Charles Long, Sr.,
chairman of the department
of Bu-siness and Distributive
Education Specialist at the
Savatniah State College, Sav
annah. Greorgia, presently vis
iting professor at North Caro
lina College, will be the co
ordinator of the institute.
Theme of the institute, “Ef
fective Selling Techniques.”
will include discussions on
several phases of retailing.
The discussion schedule is as
follows:
Monday. “The Why and
Where of Training’’; Tues
day, “The Customer and the
Salesperson ’ ’: W e^nes^lay.
“Handling Objections and
Closjng the Sale”; Thursday,
“The Correct Application of
Merchandise Application,”
and “Increasing Your Sales
— Suggestion Selling”; and
Friday. “Gootlwill Throufch
Suggestion Selling” and
“Building A Follow-Up.”
All sessions of the institute
will be heKi at the Stanfpnl
Ij. Warren Library between
seven-thirty and nine-thirty
each evening
Riegi-stration for the courses
will be held Monday evening
at seven State certificates
will be awanletl those who
complete the conrw
R Kelly Br>’int, secretair
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