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PAGE SIX THE CAROLIWA TIMES SATURDAY. JULY 22nd, 10»0 Mrs. M. H. Lee Only Negro Elected On Library Council Itiiloij'ti ;>ln M.lli. 1 • iisi Librarian fit tin iii. lii r. nn'; TrHTn5w'rmmr~tit^^ .. this t'ifx .'iiiil Su|i i \ -111' '• Xortli • aruliiia Ni iir i Libraries bitil tli- ilr l iik M' li ' U‘iii;.r till "Illy N-irr. . '■ - .1 ti the AnuTiiMii l.’tr.dv A tioii ('omifil for (! ti-rill "i4 Sill' « ;is llif iihmhUm> ii! ilif Lilimry A-Hin i.it m.i- Mif Uc liHv loiitr li-' ii I-'11 tiiii' "t 'hi I'UHn-: I- Ml 1h>‘ (U’V(‘](ipiiii'Mt o! Liliifiry sit vice f«'r \"L'n>i » s||. ■(x.-c- tin first NfLTK l.ilnMriMii ;i' Sluiu riiivcrsily. tli' I'ir^t Nt’-rn St-iuml l.i(iriir\ Sn[Hr\i> r iii 7?alei:’li, alul !l;f \.-M-.i State Public l.ibr.'iry Sk|),t\ m in thiM'oiiiitry. sin- uri'nni/i‘il the first \V>;rii liil»r:iry A'-MH-.inlmui uuti was if V fiikt (tri'sidciit. She was the iiKiviiivr s|iirit in the (l‘vcl(>|niiciit (if thr Piiliiii' Library '^t’rvn-i- lor Nff'riM-s iti Raleif/ii Thri>nirh her in^^‘nuity, the Librar> iiioveil from a Miiai! store n»om to a building wliieb is one of the most uttractivi* libraries in the countrx. Mrs. Tjee is a jiraiUiate of f’ol- \imbia I'niversity ScIkkjI of li brary serviee. IL r traininir was made available by scholarships iff' f Mrs. Mollie Houston Lee from that university. I versity, her contributions to pro She lias tuufrht library science fessional niaj^azines have been ut Atlanta University, North many. She is member of Delta (’arolina Collejre and Shaw rni-|Sitrma Theta Sorority. Urban League Official Wed To While Society Heiress Bridgehampton, l>onp Ifclaml (CXS) — P'rank C. Montero, -W) year old handsome, yuuthlul- iooking director of the Ui*ban League Fui%.l and Anne Mather, 30 year old pretty blonde heiress of Boston’s Beacon Hill society, were married hen* on a Long Is land estate with .Jud>re Hubert T, Delany as best man and iliss Mather’s parents’ full ap proval. The marriage, though shock ing Boston, Long Island and other society circles, was no sur prise to close friends of tlie couple who say they have been romancing for “some time” ever since meetinj,' while working at the League. The former Mi.ss Mather is a Phi Beta Kappa, a graduate of Smith College, ’42 and lias a long recoivl of faithful service to the Urban !>>ague in an un paid capacity since ’4.‘1 T^ter she became director of an inter racial committee proposed to see that New York’s Anti-Dis crimination Law was well en forced. Living in tlrei nwicii N'illagc since last year, she was. until her marriage a graduate stiulent of economics at (,'olumbia t'ni- versity. This is her first mar riage happily with full consent of her parents, Mr. an,tt Mrs. Piiilip R. Mather of 172 Beacon Street in Boston—whio are listed in the Social Register, Mr. Mather hol^s extensive steel and real estate interests, though retired as of last March. He and his wife came to town for the wedding. Married by Rev. James H. Robinson, a Negro fighter, the bride wore a white satin dress worked with lace, worn by her mother and her sisters when they were married. Only a few friends, together with the fam ily, were present. The couple jibin an extensive lioneymoon following a short stay at a summer (“ottage in Long Island. They’ll go to France and other jiarts of Eu rope but plans to live in New York. State Director L. J. Chapple- man ef the Farmers Home Ad ministration, Dallas, Texas is shown > presenting a check for $11,900 to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer 0. Porter, outstanding farm family of the Pelham commun ity, Navarro County, at loan closing ceremonies held last Wednesday at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church as hundreds of business, professional and agricultural leaders of both races i looked on. This farm housing loan which runs for 20 years will be used to build a new home for the Porters on their 1,400 acre i.ir:n. It will have three I- s, bath, living roon;, k-'A-li. n, dic ing room, breezeway with garge attached, rural electricity, run ning water, telephone, and the grounds will be landscaped. Mr. Porter is one of the largest cot ton and cattle raisers in Central Texas. Shown seated at the right is E. B. Whitaker, National Fiell Representative, Washington, D. C., who brought greetings from Administrator Dillard B. Las- ter. Conference Educational Fund, Inc. released a letter this week aiiking that l^'tters or telegram* be sent (lov. PVUling Wright of •Mississippi rejuesting eiecutiTe clemency in McGee’s case. . James A. Dombrowski, includ ed in the letter, a group of facts which he claims substan tiate the contention that McGee is the victim of a frame- up. ' Dombrowski listed these facts; “A white vvouian of Laac^l, Miss, testified that she was rap ed around four a. m. Noveoiber 3, 10+5 while her sick daughter was sleeping with her, and her hu.sbunil and two other children were in an aiijoining room. She testified that she could not iileiitily the man, but stated* tlwt he had kinky hair and wore a T-shirt “.Me(!ee was arrested, held for 3'1 days withoiit being able to consult a lawyer, tried, cou- victi‘d and .sentenced three time* in a lynch atmosphere. “.Me(iee told of beatings and toi ttirings until he signed a con fession. He was unable to speak I eoherently in court. ‘‘The court-appoi^iteil de fense called no witnesses of its own and did not cross examine I the rape victim. The all-white I jury deliheratckl 2 1-2 minutes, *and twice the State Supreme Court set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial.” The CRC is making au na tion-wide appeal for letters and wires to be sent to Gov. Wright asiking him to commute McG«e’s death sentence. Save McGee Delegation Slated For Miss. As CRC Pushes Fight re- Program For Aids Confab Released Durliani — James E. Parker, lessor of education, N. C. C’ol- direetor of the Audio-Visual Aifls eenter at North Carolina College, this week announced the program for the Audio Visual Aids conference to be held here Thursday anil Friday, July 20 and 21. Consultants for the two day meeting are Phillip W. Maniiino. Chief Technician, Audio Visual Aids Department at Pennsyl vania State College; Charles F. Milner, communications center. University of North Carolina; Dr. llos(' Butler Browne, profes Mr. Montero, who iio.sse.sses an j sor of elementary education, athletic, fun loving personality j education, graluate school, N. C wooed and won his second bride College;,Dr. J. A. Pittman, pro- BOWSING WITH BROWER (Continued from Page Two) the genius, is working at Bop-City, and will leave the states soon for Paris for study in art under the G. I. Bill. Mr, T. B. Davis of Zebulon writes that it seems that both primaries should be taken into account in declaring a nominee of a party, or a plurality be the basis of a nomina tion. What do you think Cousin Frank—Logan Building 5-7751. YOUK FUTURE OUTLOOK Bull Citv Barber College PREPARE FOR YDUR FUTURE NOW Approved by the North Carolina Board of Barber Examiners and the Veteian’s Administra*ion A. C, ARTIS and G. P. HOLLOWAY, Directors Write Today For Full Information 408 E. PETTIGREW ST — DURHAM N C lege; and Emma Ciinningluiiii visiting professor of education from ('larke Colleg's Atlanta. Ga. The confer(*nce will open Thursday morning in tin* .Miisii- Assembly with a panel disiiis sion of “Teachers, Their TooK and Hesponsibilities. ” A gen eral meeting for laymen will be held Friday evening at eight o'clock p. m. INIannino will give au illustrated lecture. Two series of elinies will In- held from 2-4 o'clock eaeh aft ernoon. New Vork—The Civil Rights, said tliat the organi/.ation, Conirress stei>ped up its efforts | presenting seventy million youth to save Willie McGee, condemn ed .\lissi.ssi|tpi Negro, as it an nounced the eondenination of the .schedided execution by the World Federation of Democratic Youth and a “Save McGee” delegation which will journey to Jackson, Mi.ss. in an effort to gain a re prieve of tlie death sentence. ]\Iie(!‘’C‘ was convicted t^ir.ce lines of rai>e on a middle-aged white woiiiiiu and sentenced to die .July 2/'. The (-'ivil Rights Congress ilaiiiis that MeQee is a victim of “ iyiieh .justice.” The CRC said that at each trial a lynch ino() surrounded the court house. 'I'Ue Conirrcss, in announcing the sujiport of the World Fed eration of Democratic Youth, in (4 eoiintries, has condemned “the sidieduled electrocution of Willie McGee and and Martins ville, Virginia Seven, innocent Negroes whose deaths on un proven charges of rape are ^•chedlded to begin in two weeks. Stating tliat protests are be ing received on the McGee and Martinsville Seven cases by American officials abroad and by officials in Washington and that the eases are getting wide publicity in Europe and Ijatiu America, the Congress added that the National Bureau of The People’s Youth of Belgium has wired that it “had learned with deep iiulignafion of the immin- (‘iit execution.” The World Federation of De mocratic Youth wired President Truman, according to the CRC, BARGAINS and SAVINGS “A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE” ' STOCK YOUR COAL BINS NOW WHILE OURS ARE WELL STOCKED. ALL TYPES AVAILABLE AT OUR SPECIAL SUMMER REDUCED PRICES. S. H.Hopson Wood and Coal Co. DIAL L-4841 405 RAMSEY STREET Famcee Instructors Enrolled In Several Lhiiversities For Study Tallahas.see, Fla. — In a con tinued effort to keep thein.selves abreast with pedagogical times, many Florida A. and M. Collevre instructors have taken leaves for summer study. 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DAVIS 527 ELM STREET DIAL: J-3331 that the “frume-ups urc one more manifestation of V. S. rul ing circles’ racial hatred" and askekl for commutation of sen tences and retrials. In announcing the national delegation to Jackson. Miss., the i Congress said that the “Save McGee” delegates will come from ten different states throughout the country. The CRC said that they will include ministers, artists, writei-s, trade union leaders and others. These delegates will seek audi ences with Mississippi church leaders, State officials and pro minent citizens in an effort to win executive clemency for Mc Gee. The Congress reported that a group of Los Anegles tlelegates had already started from Cali fornia by ear. The Director of the Southern NCC Summer School Students Present Anniud Church Program Durham — Summer Schoo'. students at North Cavolina Col lege in the Department of Mu sic and the Reacling Clinic last Sunday night presented their annual program of music and recitation at White Rock Bap tist Church at 7:30 o’clock. Samuel W. Hill, director of the N. Ci^t^ege chbir, opened the progr{^i^^i a series of or gan select ionf,. You Wouldn’t Believe It! The Story of the 0unpsfmHm f this poor home ownet. He let his house fall apart for ladc of timely repairs. If he had come to us, we ^ would have beea glad to arrange a Federal Housing Loan. Easy Terms. Low Interest Rates. Don't let your { home collapse. Arrange a Federal ^ Housing Loan at our bank at one* ^ ! Mechanics & Farmers Bank DURHAM AHD RALEIGH, R. 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