North Carolina Newspapers

i ^ ^ Negro Troops Han Cpmmunist Attacks Appeal For March of Dimes Support Left to rlfht: Dr. M. L. Walton, Thomuvllle, Ga., President National Dental Auociatlen; Mra. Laura Lovelace. Cincinnati, Ohio. National Fresident Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Dr. H. H. Walk er, Nashville, Tenn., President National Medical Aaaociation; Dr. Nancy B. Woolridfe, Hampton Htitute, Va., National PrMident Zeta Phi Beta Itorority; Mr. J. R. Booicer, Little Rock, Ark., Presi* dent National Bar Association. Join the March of Dimes with dollars January lS-31. 4kxfym President Of Shaw University To Deliver Emancipation Address 10 Per Copy UTM Ut4BniOtE BDt«red m Seoond ObiM Matter at the Post Qfttee at Darhaa, North Oarolina, aader Aat of March 1, 1879. FOR 28 YEARS THE OUTSTANDING NEGRO WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS VOLUME 28—NUMBER 52 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, DEC. 30th, 1950 PRICE: TEN ^ENT3 ASK McArthur Lift Ban On a“V The celebratiou of the Emancipatiou of Negroes will be ouserved here at the White Itodt iiaptlBt Church, Monday, Jan uary 1 at 11 ;00 A. M., it waa an nounced Tuesday by lieverend \\ iliiam U. Fuller, president of tite Durham Ministerial Al liance, under wiiose auswces the celebration is cont*acted here each year. The JJcverend Miles .tlark Fisher is pastor of the host church. % Cooperating iu the celebration w ill be 30 churches of Durham and vicinity, with music for the occasion being furnished by the Xwmber Two choir of Saint Mat thew C. M. E. Church. r The address for the occasion will bv-dfeiivered by Dean Wil liam Rusell Strassner, acting president of Shaw University. The program will begin with It he National Negro Anthem. Scripture will be read by K«v. 13. T. Browne, pastor of Mount A'^ernon Baptist Church with in vocation by Kfiv. Harold Roland, ' pastor of Mt. Gilead Baptist — *■ ' Cl^rch. The '^Baancipation Proclania- tion will be read by Miss Olaxa VVeatherspoon. The offering will be taken by a special com mittee, consisting of W. J. Ken- Didy, Jr., 0. C. Harris, J. H. Williams, T. M. Atwater, J. C. 1 L Scarborough, Wm. Eberts, W. T. White, Felix Walker, John Holloway, Burch Coley, Earnest Farrow and Rev. D. f A. Johnston, I Ministers and churches co- * operating are Bishop F. Yelver- ton, Mt. Calvary Holiness; A. W. Lawson, Qospel Tabernacle; a. ’s Weil; J. Z. Oliver A. M. E. Zion; St. Mark 4 M. B. ioa; D. A. Johnston, St. Joseph A. M. £.; W. A. McEwan, St. Matthew C. M. E.; J, A. Can non, Covenant Presbyterian; P. Hunter, St. Titus Protestant Episcopal; R. C. Sharpe, Cos- * mopolitan Methodist; W. F. I Cox, Oak Grove Free Will; E. I T. Browne, Mt. Vernon Baptist; L Harold Roland, Mt. Gilead Baptist; J. H. Peppers, Saint 111^ ,P.aul Baptist. L. M, Gooch, St. John; A. S. Croom, Union Baptist; H. H. Hart, First Calvary Baptist; C. E. McLester, Morehead Ave nue Baptist; T, C. Graham, ^ West Durham Baptist; Wm. Fuller, Mt. Zion Baptist; M. M. ► ■> Fisher, White Rock Baptist; L. > I Reid, New Bethel Baptist; N. 1^ A. Trice, Gethesamne Baptist; snd O. A. Hazel, United Con gregational. To Speak Here Dean William Russell Stras- sner, acting president of Shaw University, Raleigh, will be the speaker at the Emancipation celebration to be held in Dur ham, Monday, January 1. The program will b« giren under the auspices of the Durham Min- iit»rlal AUUnce. Former Hillside Student Rnishes Training Course I'on Dix, New Jersey — Ser geant Jasper N. Davis, sou of iUr. and Mrs. Charlie Jackson, West Enterprise Street, Durham, North Carolina has successfully completed Leader’s Coux’sc training with the 2tith Field Artillery Battalion, a unit of the famous 9th Infantry Di vision, Fort Dix, New Jersey. • During the eight weeks’ course, the men are taught the qualities of leadership which will enable them to competently instruct trainees who are arriv ing at the large training centers todayrv A graJlhiate of the .Hillside High School, Durham, Sgt. Dav is attended the Howard Uiii- versity at Wasiiington, D. C. for one year. Prior to entering the serviced, he was employed by Home Modernization and Sup ply Coflxpany of Durham, N. C. V CRC Head Faces Contempt Hearing In Washington, D. New York — William L. I’ui- terson, veteran oi scores of courtroom battles, is siutcd to go on trial for his own freeduui January lU. The proniineut Negro attui’U«)y who is national executive twcre- tary of the Civil, ‘Juii- ' contempt of Con- gx-eas” charge in Federal Dis trict Ckurt m Waahiugtou, D. C. on tl#t date. The indictment, to whicil the defendant pleaded "not guilty” on Dec. 1, grew out of the hearing before the House Committee on Lobbying Activities last August. It was at this stormy session that Patterson was threatened with physical violence and call ed a “Q^—d— black son of a b — 1” by Phi Bita Kappa, Har vard educated iiep. Henderson Lovelace L«nham (D., Ga.). the vile racial epithet was hurled at the witness when the Djxiecrat blew up at Patterson’s refuaal to “uncle Tom.” Democrats ‘Absent’ Immediately after guards re strained the congressman from slugging the civil rights law yer,who calmly kept his seat throughout the flurry, the hear ing was adjourned. Two Dixie- crats and one Republican sat in on the hearing, during which l>efense Of Negro Gl’$ General Bars NAACP SUPPLY COMPANY FETES EMPLOYES Counsel From Entering Japan; Office Advised NAACP Opposes Caldwell As Civil Defense Head W ashington — Describing former Governor Millard F. Caldwell as the “chief arch itect of a program of segrega tion in higher education which was designed to circumvent court decisions which gave to colored people the riglit to ob tain higher education within the borders of their home states,” the National Associa tion for the Advancements of Colored People this week ask ed for an opportunity to op pose his confirmation of head- of the Cuvilian Defense pro gram. IClarence Mitchell, Director of thp NAAPP Wn.shinetoTi Bnreaii, advised Senator Estes Kefauver, chairman of the subcommittee which consid ered the Federal Defense Act, that the Association presum ed that GJovernor Caldwell would be considered for the post which the proposed law establishes and which he now holds under etecutive order. In making his request, Mr. Mitchell said, ‘-‘We feel that in a time of cinsis. Governor Caldwell, if he follows his past record, would put his be lief in- white snpremAcy and racial segregation abdve the safety an dwelfare of the cit- thaf the Defense Offiee is established to protect. acting committee chairman ham demanded that Patter turn over the recor^i CRC. Patterson’s f, to do so angered ti Tli^Jormal ckat'gt^^^jauist Ill the I oM^inpt in dictment is ihai refused to hand over the nameii of the con tributors to the Ch-jl Rights Congress. Mr. Pattei’son i^i'used, he told reporters later, because he himself would not be a party to lynching, asking w'hat would | happen to a Georgia Negro if it became known that he had con tributed money ^ to tlie Civil, Rights Congress in its fight for the lives of Willie McGee, or other Negroes now, being held on charges of rape. At the time, observers familiar w'ith the capitol scene pointed out that while many white ,wit- nesses have taken a similar stand on 'their constitutional rights, they have never been threaten ed with bodily assault by con gressional probers. It was also noted that Lanham’s* conduct was directed at the central fig ure in the winning of a last min-. ute stay of execution, for Wil lis- McGee in "Mississippi, and spearhead of the legal defense of the Trenton Six and the Martinsville Seven. Cite GI Trials. Commenting -on the “con tempt” indictment, Patterson stated this week, “Lanham stands in contempt of 17 million Negro Americails. The commit tee’s real chairman' ^aciously stepped aside to let Lanham, an exi>ert on lynching, conduct his terroristic attack on a Negro witness.” As the trial date approached, support frorii, all sections of the country rallied ]t)ehind Patter son arid the crack team of Ne- pro and white lawyers who will defend him. The “distnrbinp” similarity between Patterson’s indictment and the mounting number of courts marital of Negro GI’s in Korea was "Yioted by many who pledged ■ their^ backing. They* labeled it part of the “nation wide consftiracy” asfainst-rnili tant I^egroes. New York — Plans to send Thurgood Marshall, special coun sel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to Tokyo for an in vestigation of the circumstances surrounding courts-uianial oL ;i4th Intifutrymen, were ai u temporary standstill today as V\ altjir w hite, N.tLiVLi' execu tive secretary, cabled Ueiieral oi of the Army Douglass MacAr- thur, urging, reconsideration of the ban against Mr. Marshall's entry into Japan. Word oi General Mac Ar thur b relusai to allow me NA ALl’ counsel to enter Japan was received tins week st tiio Asso ciation s -national ofiice. Mr. Marshall had planned to leave for Tokyo to defend accused Uls on the scen«» and to make investigations as soon as i'inal .clearance on his entry permit and passport were received. ' ' The entire- Negro 'population and millions of others,” Mr. hite cabled Gen. MacArtliur, are deeply disturbed by re ports of mass convictions of Ne gro infantrymen in Korea, lix- amiuation of courts martial rec-' ords vjdicates many were cpn- victed under ojccumstances mak ing impartial justice inprobable. We are certain you would 'iWit to see that they receive justice not only because they de serve it but also to counter in evitable communist propaganda throughout Asia.” Twenty-three convicted of- Halifax Man Victim Of Gun Play ficers and men have already WTitten the NAACP, asking the Association’s lawyers to handle their defenae. Halifax — .lames Mit^'hell, tenant farmer i.s dead anti Alonza Harvey another tenant farmer is in jail without bond on a charge of murder. Another, Roger Lynch is being held, charged with being an accessory before and after the fact of first degree murder. Sheriff H. A. House of Hali fax County said Harvey was arrested near Weldon after he had -fled the scene of the killing which was at Daniels Chapel about halfway between Halifax and Enfield. Sheriff House stated that Mitchell and the other two men engaged in an argument and a fight after which Harvey and Lynch left the scene and went to the homes where they obtain ed guns and went t9^the home of Winfield Mitchell, the father of James Mitchell. As soon as they arrived at the home Harvey’s wife called out to young Mitchell, stating that ^fjshe wanted to talk to him. WfftU Harvey came out of the house'al.d got within 10 feet c/ the thi-p'?, ilarv'ey fired frjrtm the shotgun, killing iii^cheL/ on the spot. The trio then fled tin* scene. Lynch vvas arrested later f'hrist- nias night. Preliminary hearing will be lield in Halifax County Record er’s Court Tuesday, January 2. Pictured above are Negro era-1 in^ ployes of the Durham Builders Reading from left to right they Supply Company who were fet- are: Eddie Barnett, Walter Lit- ed by the company in the Jade tie, Dolan Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Room of the Do-Nut Shop dur-jWm. Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Christmas holidays. Young, Jr., Mr. and Mr*. Sam Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cut- tino, Mr. and Mrs. Furman Douglas, Harold Douglas, Wi. lie Davis and Jos. Allen. Durham Business Winners In Xmas Lt. Sutton And Men Cited For Spectacular Stand Against Chinese Reds Korea — They came from the right, left and straight ahead, and kept coming for nearly 48 hours. A gall^t Negro infantry platoon, lead‘ by Lt. Harry E. Sutton of the Bronx, New' York, fought off the most threatening approach'yet to a C.ommunist breakthrough into the Hungnam- beachhead. Fighting savagely arid fran tically, the North Koreans at tacked before dawn last Mon day morning on “Sutton’s Rid*ge” and the American coun terattack ended nbonf-noon on Tuesday. A famous Third Division regiment was holding part of the hilly eastern flank of the beachhead and Sutton’s platoon was allotted a long,- three-hump ed ridge. Sutton,' an old hand jt soldiering, spotted his men in strong points .on the three ridge crests and along the World War I-like trenches that had been gouged in the frozen earth by civilian workers. Reorganized,' reequipped and fifie were tTiose/RefT. K’or?'nn= . ,:7i. were ferocious and would not stop even when wounded. A small bottle of what was analy zed to be morphine was taken off the boily of one dead Com munist soldier. ■ Moving in and* oiif of their old-fashioned trenches, the A- merican soldiers picked off ap proaching Reds. Master Ser geant Tyler Collins of Malone, Fla., stood hold upright and picked off seven. A bai^ooka man killed 10 with a single shell. But they kept on coming for more than 11 hours. Finally at 7 p. m. there was a break. The Americans jubilantly told each other that “we have licked them.” but' two hours later came again the snarl of small arms front the opposite side. There was no assault this time, just the continual batk of snipers’ rifles through the loflg and frigid night. . At six o’clock on Tuesday morning, two hours before the late' Korean dawn, the frenzied Reds assaulted^ Sritton’s Ridge. T^e enemy 6flf!eerfe had whipped ^Please turn to Page Eight' NAACP Asks El Of Negro To California Industnal Commission San Fraufcisco — Ai)p.oint- citizens \yho felt that the com ment of a qualified Negro trade mission had not been properly unionist to the State Industrial Accident Comnussiou wjis re quested this week of Governor Earl Warren by P>anklui H. Williams, West Coast Uegional Director of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People. Mr. Williams informed Gov ernor Warren that his office had received complaints from Negro concerned with their welfare. Appointment oC an active Ne gro leader iu the trade union movement to fill a eurient va cancy on the commission would be helpful to this large group of citizens who are affected by the commission’s policies and ac tions. the, NAACP executive said. NAACP TO HONOR DR. BUNCHE ON RETURN FROM NOBEL TRIP NEW YORK Judge Rob ert P. Patterson will serve as thairinan of a group of distin guished citizens -sponsoring a testimonial dinner in honor of Ralph J. Bundle on Wednesday evening,, January 24, at the Ho tel C)mmodore, it w’as announc ed today by Walter White, ex ecutive secretary of the Nation al Association for the Advanee- ment of Colored People. The dinner, marking the fii^t public appearance of Dr. Ralph Bunche since his return from Oslo where he was awarded the 1950 Nobel Peac^ Prize, will be addressed by Secretary of the liiterior Oscar L. Chapman and other distinguished American and foreign spokesmen who will join in paying tribute to tjje noted'peace maker. In announcing the dinner to honor Dr. Bunche, Mr. White expressed the hope that in ad dition to paying “a deservfd tribute to a great American and a great citizen of the world,” the affair will “demonstrate to the colored feoples of Asia, Aft rica and Tjatin America that the Soviet pronncTiTJ'In tb»»t fhp hand of eyprv white .\m»ricfln M is against .Vmerioan NVirroes is a lie.’’ Mr. White expressed the hope not only by New' *Yorkers but that the dinner will be attended also by ailmirers of Dr. B\inehe in cities throughou tthe country. He sugegsted the organization of delegations from such centei->; as Chicago, Detroit, Philadel phia, and Washington be oji hand to help honor tins crreat American peace maker. Houie Decoration eoutcsr which it recently sponsored great success with trants and the very keeueii com petition exhibited by u; st of was maiiv en them. ( NAACP Annual Meeting Set For |anuary2nd New York—The annual aieet- inr of tlie National Associatioy, for the .Vdvancement Af Cok>4etl People will l)e' held on Tueslay, January 2. 1951, at 20 West !Oth Street, New York IS. New York. Walter^ White, NAACP notinced-that all NAACP mem executive secretary, has an bers are welcome to attend the meeting, which begin* at 11 A. All of the persons cuterJig the contest were highly cam mended by the judges t' T tastes in making the d- so much in keepini: uu the Christmas spirit. A picture of the first place winner will be published m th'j- CAROLINA TI.’IES nox: wcek^ president J^heodore Spei^t^jn ‘ nounced. All persons who took part in the contest will be awarded a prize at the annual Christmas partj' to be held at the W. D Hill Recreation Center, Jan uary ] The program will begin at eight o’clock and all of the contestants are urged to be present and on time The ratings of the contestants are as follows: Pri > will be awarded to each pej-M.n who jentered the contest .tud tlwy are as follows as de-iiled bv th iudges: Mr. and V..1 Kr,.7ier, .2111 Dini#an Strf-i.f, *rst pla^'e; Mrs, iD. -At. Ni.rris, ' •^•‘eond; Mn. L. S. Jaek- :»>n • il ' Massey Avenue, third; Mr»| Kthel Perry, 702 Linwood Avenue, fourth: .Mrs Effie Cott^u. 70S Carroll St., fifth. Mj-s, Addie Powell, 1013 See . ond/i^treet. sixth; Sirs. R. W DiiMt 1210 Hanover St.. sen»n th/ Mrs. AnnieH^erry. 1015 S«?c on^i Street, eighth; Mrs. A. 1„ Pilmore. 1303 South' Alston A.venue, ninth; Mrs. Ada Leach, 2212 Fayetteville Street, tenth Mrs. Callie Daye, 1017 Street, eleventh; Mrs. Marv Green, 320 I>o^d St, twelfth and Mrs. Tessie Carrington. 1116 Hyde Parke ,\ve.. thir ir- Mt. first; ond mentions. The Baptist Church.