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FOR 28 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 39
DURHAM, W. C., SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1950
PRICE: TEN CENTS
Death Penalty For
Twice-Wounded Gl
York, Pa. — “1 had the shakes tiud 1 begged the officers to
relieve me i'rom duty." ‘‘1 uever refused to light. At no time
did 1 say 1 would not fight. 1 told the otUeers it was suicidal
to uudertake the mistuou aud told them repeatedly that 1 was
ill,” These are words written by a Negro soldier, doomed to
execution for allegedly refusing to obey orders under fire. These
are words written to Father Leon A. Uilbert, ISr., of York, i’a.
Lieut. Leon A. Gilbert, Jr.,
SOFTBALL WINNERS HONORED
Flint Green, senior tackle on the Pitt University eleven will
in all probability see action here Saturday when the Pitt Panthers
meet the Duke Blue Devils. Green will be playing his third year
for the Panthers, and has won two letters up to this time. He has
had to buck tough competition in eahiing a berth on the starting
team, his rival being Nick Bolkovac, 235 poung speedster who has
played brilliantly for two seasons and is bidding for All-American
recognition at the moment.
Green is not big as college tackles go, weighing 195 pounds
and standing only 5-10, but he is very quick on defense. He had
his best day in the upset win over Northw^tern last Fall, playing
fifty minutes in the 16-7 win over the Wildcats.
Negro To Play With
Pitt Eleven Against
Duke Here Saturday
in reply to an inquiry as to
whether Flint Ureen, senior
tackle on the Pitt University
eleven would be permitted to
play against the Duke Blue De
vils here Saturday, an official
of the department of public re
lations at Duke told a repre
sentative of the CAROLiMA
TlMliy here Wednesday, “We
and player they trot out on the
team and we are playing against
anyplaye r they trot out on the
gridiron, lie will be treated as
any other player.”
If and when Green does play
against the Blue Devils it will
mark the first time that a Ne
gro has played against Duke on
the local girdiron.
.lUthough Green weighs only
i;i5 pounds, which is light for a
college tackle, he is a member
of the Panthers starting eleven
and is one of the fastest men on
the squad. His competitor is
Nick Bolkovac, 235 pounder who
is making a strong bid for All-
' American.
Local Negro football fans
were highly pleased with the
announcement that Green would
play here Saturday and it is be
lieved that his presence on the
squad will attract many Negro
"spectators to Duke Stadium who
have had little or no interest in
football at the Duke Stadium.
Church Leader
Succumbs To
Heart Attack
NORFOLK DOCTOR
CAUGHT FOR INCOME
TAX EVASION
Norfolk, Va.—For five years
Dr. Charles E. Sunmer of
Berkley, Va., had filed iin-
j)roper tax returns. He was or
dered last week by United States
District Court Judge Albert W.
Br.yan to pay the Government
$144,339 in back taxes, penalties,
and fines by November 1 or
serve a jail sentence of three
years for evasion of income tax
payments from 1943 through
1947.
Only the excellent character
of Dr. Sumner saved him from
being sentenced to the peniten
tiary.
Last rites for John Henry
Pierce. 69, were held at the
Union Baptist Church here
Wednesday, September 27th at
2:30 P. M. The Rev. A. S.
Croom, pastor of the church,
assiste dby the Rev. W. M. Full
er, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist
f'luireh, offici.nted.
Mr. Pierce who at the time
of his death had been a deacon
of his church for 30 years and
a member since 1908 was also
president of the Senior Choir
for 27 years.
Although he had been in de-
cliniuj' health for several
months, Mr. Pierce w'as not
considered seriously ill, and his
death which came suddenly at
his home last Monday at 6:30
P. M., as the result of a heart
attack, was a distinct shock to
his many friends and acquaint
ances.
Mr. Pierce was bom in Per
son County, but had lived in
Durham since 1903. For 45
years he had worked at the
Liggett and Myers Tobacco
Company, but had been retired
since 1945.
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32-year-old Twenty-Fourth in
fantry liegiment combat officer,
was sentenced September 6, by
a Court Martial Boaid at Ham-
an. The board charged that
Lieutenant Gilbert, refused to
obey an order to reasssemble his
company and occupy a position
on a hill in Sangju sometime a-
round July 30.
Gilbert’s wife, Alxs. Kay Gil
bert, flew from Japan to Wasli
ington to make a personal ap
peal to President Truman lor
the life of her husband, who
holds an excellent army record.
This father of two small chil
dren, Leon, ill, 18 mouths aud
Tondalayo, 3, has served his
country voluntarily since Aug.
13,1940, wheu he o^d his youn^f-
er brother, Carl, enlisted as
privates lU the U. S. Army. He
was honorably discharged in
February, 194(J and re-enlisted
one year later in February,
1947, to make a career of the
Army. He joined the 3(i5th In
fantry Regiment as a staff-ser-
geant. He was recommissioned
in 1948 and assigned to the 24th
Infantry Itegiment in Japan,
where he was joined a year later
by his wife and daughter.
Many details of the incident
remain unknown, but it is in
dicated that it occured during
the time American troops were
forced back by superior equip
ped Communist fighters. At
that time, the 24th Infantry
was fighting* in Yongdong sec
tor of Korea.
Unaccustomed to the public
ity that this matter has created,
Lt. Gilbert’s family, including
his father, Leon A. Gilbert, Sr.;
mother, Mrs. Helen Mary Gil
bert; sister, Nancy and her sou,
wearily exist aud are but hope
ful. When asked his feeling,
Father Gilbert explained that
‘ ‘ certainly we are tired of photo
graphers and reporters, but we
have no right to be weary when
the boy’s life hangs in the bal
ance. There’ll be time for rest
when this is over.”
Lt. Gilbert, in the solitary con
fines of an Army stockade, some
where near Tokyo, is unaware
of the prayers and efforts being
made in his behalf. The Amvets
and other veteran and civic
groups, local radio stations, the
press, and the man in the street,
have taken up the cause of this
young soldier who refused to
commit to death, the lives of
the men in his command.
JUDGE HAYES TO
HAND DOWN
DECISIONS THIS WEEK
Judge Johnson J. Hayes of
Middle District Federal Court
is expected to hand down de
cisions in the two recent civil
rights trials this week.
He received the records last
Friday of the trial in the case
of four Negro law students seek
ing admission to the University
of North Carolina liaw School.
Judge Hayes stated that he
would file decisions on both the
Law School case and the case
of Durham Negro students, who *
have charged racial discrimina
tion ill the provision of city
school facilities by local and
State .st-hool oflicials, in Greotns-
boro.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs
in the Durham City Schools
case had asked for an additional
ten days in which to file their
brief.
The above scene was taken last Sunday morning when trophies
were presented winners in the local Softball League. The 1950
pennant is being presented James Danzler, captain of the East
End team, winners of the 1950 championship. Reading from left
to right are Samuel O’Neal, J. C. Clement, James Danzler and
H. H. Riddick.
McCrae, Parker Reported
Improving From Gunshot
Wounds; Assailant Surrenders
Two Negro policemen of Dur
ham who were seriously wound-
eil last Saturday evening when
they are reported to have gone
to 711 Willard Street to in-
\estigate a shooting, were re
ported to be improving by Lin
coln Hospital attendants Wed
nesday.
Officers Otis Parker aud
Prank McCrae were badly
w'ounded when several blasts
from a repeating shotgun al
legedly in the hands of Hayes
Burnett, were pumped into the
patrol car in which they were
riding w'hen they went to the
scene of the shooting. McCrae
received wounds in the head and
face fi^om the blasts while Of
ficer Parker was more badly
wounded in the shoulder and
chhi.
So until Wednesday Park
er’s condition was considered
serious. However, his physician,
Dr. Chas. D. Watts, stated Wed
nesday afternoon that his condi
tion is improving and provid
ing no further complications he
should recover. Although Of
ficer McCrae is uj^ and walking
about in his room, hospital at
tendants feel it is best that Im
be retained at the institution
for several days to guard against
unfavorable developments.
According to a statement giv
en the CAROLINA TIMES by
McCrae, Saturday night the
two officers were called to the
scene of the shooting in response
to a radio call from police head
quarters. When they drove up
McCrae-started to get out wheu
he saw a sliotgun aimed at him
and Parker. He ducked below
the car window and hollered to
Parker to duck. However, before
the men could do so the blast
from the gun struck them.
Drove In Semi-Conscience
Condition
Finding they Men- both
wounded the officers in a semi
conscience condition left the
scene for the hospital. Although
the police car was driven b\
Parker at a high rate of speed
w'ith the siren open, McCrae is
reported to have stated that
neither one of them knows when
they arrived at the hospital.
Assailant Gives Up
It is estimated that arountl
40 officers rushed to the scene
immediately after the shooting
and that an all night search was
made for him. Burnett who sur-
rended to the police station,
Smiday afternoon is reporteil
to have stated that he left his
home immediately after the
shooting and was up and down
the street all night while the
search for him was going on.
Noted UN Official
First Of Race To
Get Peace Award
Lake Success, N. Y — Dr. lialph J, liunche, note*l Unite«l
S'ations official and world renown ncir'itiator in the i.OOO-year *>;d
Arab-Jewish dispute, became the first mt-mber of his race ever to
received the Nobel Peace Prize this w»*r-k
The prize which i-s worth $31,700 is given annually by the
S’orwegian Parliament to the persm >fr urganization making the
greatest contribution toward the cause of wt>rld peace.
There were 'If* pers>ns of tlis-
WINS $200 ON
RADIO-TV SHOW
IN NEW YORK
New York — Miss Aurelia
Porter of Richardson, Va., was
the wishbowl winner on the
NBC television show, ‘‘Break
The Bank,” emceed by Bert
Parks, recently. She won $200
on a category called ‘‘Rain or
Slwijie. ” Mias JPorter, along
with a friend, Mrs. Ann Brown,
had an all-expense paid trip to
New York and stayed at the
Statler Hotel.
Sixty NFA’s
To Attend
Atlanta Meet
(>reeusboro—The North Caro
lina Delegation to the National
Convention of the New Farm
ers of America, the National
Organization of Negro farm
boys studying \'oi*ational Agri-
ctdture in the Public High
School.-- of the Seventeen South
ern States, left (ireensboro, Sun
day morning, October 1, for At
lanta. (it'orgia, where they will
attend the National ('onveiitiou,
Oetolx'r 2-5.
The Delegation of farm boy»
from North Carolina is headed
by State Pn'sideiit t'alviu
IjaineN of the Davie County
Training Si.-hool at .Moeksville
aud past president, W. P. House
of Cartilage. The group will be
supervi.s«‘(l by W. J. Fisher.,
Executive Secretary of the
North Carolina As.sociatioii of
New Farmers of America.
In his last assignment before
the National Convention, Presi
dent Ijames aiipointed Nathan
iel (junn of the Shawtown X.
F. A. Chapter of Lillington to
serve as,North Carolina’s repre-
sentati\T; on the National Board
of Tru.stees. President Ijames
stated that tUinn is scheduled
to arrive in Atlanta, Thursday,
September 28th.
The delegation to the Nation
al Convention will include the
State and Sectional Winners in
the various X. F. A. Contests
as well as the State Winners tif
the Future Farmers of Amer
ica Foiuidation Awards.
The boys who are to appear
for National Honors are: Spur
geon Fitts of the Warren Coun
ty Training School at Wise, who
won the State and Sectional
Public Speaking Contest, The
X. F. Quartet, composed of
Da iie! Oll'-“r, fiisi Ituor, V, in-
slow Williams, second tenor,
Grover Stewart, baritone, ami
Alphonsa Williams, bass of the
the Sampson County Training
School at Clinton.
John R. Martin of the Wash
ington High School of Reids
ville. State Winner in the Dairy
Farming Contest, Wallace James
of the R. L. Vann High School
at Ahoskie, 'State ^^^nner in
the Farm Mechanic Contest,
Calvin Ijames, State president;
from Moeksville. .State W’inner
in the Farm and Home Im
provement Contest. Marshall
Burgess of the Melver High
School at Littleton State Wiii-
ner in the Rural Electrification
Contest, Thomas Harris of the
Ansonville High School. State
Winner in the Soil, and Water
Management Contest.
Finley Smith Pettiford of the
Spaulding High School at
Spring Hope, State W’inner of
the H. O. Sargent Award, and
Matthew H. Draughan of Bat-
tleboro and A. and T. College
State Winner of the Superior
Farmer Award. This group will
be augmented by outstanding
farm boys from each of the
twelve federations in the State
of X'orth Carolina.
The N". F. A. .Judging team
from the Catawba High School
will leave Sniulay inorninr by
car.
(Pleas*' turn to Pag(> Eight .
tinction and iix organization-
nominated for the award, but
; Dr. Bunche received the high
est number of votes. Amou»f
those nomnated were Preiilent
Truman. Prime .Minister Nehru
of India. Winston C'hurchill.
Dr Robert M. Hutchins. Chan-
•ellor of the University of Chi
ca»ro and Gen. G*o. C. Marshall.
Dr, Bunch** took over the ta.sk
of mefliator In the Palestine dis
pute when Count Folke Bern
adotte of Sweden was slain in
irt4S whil*’ attemptinif to negoti
ate peace between the Jews and
DR. RALPH BUNCHE
Arabs ui the Holy Land. Prior
to that time lie was secretary to
Count Bernadotte.
Wiieu told ttiat he ha»l been
named as the recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Buncne
stated that he could not believe
it. Only after an official cable
came from (>slo, Norway where
the committee met (•onfirming
the statement was he sure that
it was true.
Bunche saitl he could not for
get tliat Count Be'rnadotte and
10 others gave their lives in the
etfort to restore peaci* to Pale
stine.
Ihe apparent unanimous
sentiment ot statesmen and lead
ers in ail walks of life is tbat
the committee made a wise selec
tion in ciiosing Dr. Bunche for
the lUoO award.
fhe Nobel Peace prize was
established in 1!>U1 by Alfred
Nobel, inventor of dynamite.
A. And T. Begins New
School Year With
Record Enrollment
Greensboro — A. and T. Col
lege got underway for the sec
ond quarter of its .>!>th s«-holas-
tic year with the beginning of
regular ela.s.ses Tueslay. More
than -;tiulenr.s have jdreadv
registered, and several hundrt'd
more are expected to register
before the books are closevl.
Appro.\imately BMX) fresh
men and new stuilents took part
in the orientation activities last
week. These included physical
examinations, placement tests,
and general advising and brief
ing on the history and purp>.s»*
of the school.
Graduate students began re«
isterinsr Satunlay. but the bulk
of them are expected to register
next Saturday A new course in
visual aids has been added to
the graduate eurriculum. pri
marily for the benefit of teach
ers in the city school system
The course, as well as other s|»t
cial courst's for graduates piid
in-service teachers will U* tauirbt
on Saturdays, accordiuy: to l>r
F. A. Williams, ilean of the
graduate ilivision.
Pictured above are participants in the trophy presentation
program of the Community Softball League, held last Sunday at
White Rock Baptist Church of which the Rev. Miles Mark Fisher
is pastor. Rev. Fish«r is also head of the league. In the above
photo are officials of the league, winners of trophies and local
athletic coaches.
REV. MILES MARK FISHER TO PREACH
ON “THE OLD TDIE REIJCION" SLTSDAY
A cordial invitation is extended to the public to
worship at White Rock Baptist Church on Sunday,
October 1, at 11:00 a. m., to hear the third in a series
of sermons on “The Old Time Religion” to be
preached by Rev. Miles Mark Fisher, pastor.
The sermon is being preached in connection with
the Shepard Memorial Fund and the eighty-fourtk
anniversary of White Rock Baptist Church.