Martyr’s Wife Dies Of
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Harry T. Moore (rlcht io^)
and his wife, Blra. Harriet
Moore (left laaet) became the
first martyrs of the race as they
died because of their militant
efforts on behalf «f full eitlien-
shlp status for Negroes In Flor
ida.
Moore, president of the Flor
ida Conference of NAACP
branches, was instantly killed in
a bomb blast which wreclied his
home in Mims, Florida on
Christmas night. His wife, who
was sleeping with him, died last
Thursday from injuries recelTed
in the blast. She was a school
teacher in Lake Park In Palm
Beach County.
Center photo shows the an
guish and hollow daq^alr which
the fatel bombing of Moore left
on his 71 year-old mother, Mrs.
Rosa Moore. She was sleeping
in a room adjoining Moore’s on
the night of the fatal blast, but
was uninjured.'
Photo at bottom shows Rev. J.
W. Bruno, pastor of the Saint
James Baptist Church at which
funeral services for Moore were
conducted on January 1, com-'
mlttlng Moore’s body at Inter
ment rites at LaGrange Cem-
tery.
Memorials Held Throughout
U. S.; Action Urged Of Fla.
NAACP Asks
Drastic Move
NEW YORK, — The board of
directors of the National Assoc
iation tor l&e Adviuujemeat Of 'BCUt In Duvtuun last Suuduy ud-
Colored People today called for
drastic action 1% protest against
the inactivity of law enforce
ment officers in connection with
the bomb-killing of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry t. Moore of Mims, Flo
rida.
On recommendation of th^ As
sociation’s annual meeting,
which took place today in the
WHkle Memorial Btiilding, 20
West 40th Street, the Board
authorized a special committee
to arrange with leadSrs of the
Congress of Industrial Organi
zations, the Amurican Federation
of Labor, the United Mine Work
ers and other labor, church,
civic and fraternal organizations
for calling a nationwide work
stoppage to protest the lack of
action on the part of law en
forcement officers In the Moore
case and other recent acts of vio
lence in Florida.
The continuing terrorism in
Florida, the board resolution
said, “together With th^ failure
of local, state and federal au-
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Durham Joins
In Memorial
Over 300 persons attended
the Moore Memorial services
der the auspices of the city’s
NAACP branch.
The meeting was held at St.
Joseph A. M. E. Church and re
solutions from seveAl Durham
organizations and various civic
leaders were heard.
Durham’s memorial meeting
was held in conjunction with
similar meetings at churches
throughout the nation Sunday.
At the Mount Olivet Baptist
Church, located at 120 Street
and Lenox Avenue in the heart
of Harlem, more than 2,000
persons heard Walter White,
NAACP jexecutive secretary;
Jackie Robinson, Shad PoUer,
chairman of the executive com
mittee of the American Jewish
Congress; Charles Zimmerman
of the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union; Hulbert
Warner, National Maritime Un
ion; Reverend L. S. White of the
Institutional C. M. E. Church,
pledge the support of them
selves and their organizations to
the NAACP fight to bring to
Justice the perpetrators of the
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Dr. Bose Baflar Biownoi
fimtntr* Dwham. ohnrehwoman
a^ •ineator, will begin a series
of eolnnins In the CAROLINA
TIMBS beginning next week. Dr.
Browne, member of the grad-
oate faratly at North Carolina
College and a leading flgnre in
the youth movement at Mount
Vemtm Baptist Clmreh here. Is
well-kaowB as am oatspoken
fignr* OB many important Imea.
Attend Rites
For Mrs. Moore
NEW YORK — Boy WUklns,
administrator of the National
Asaociatlon for tiie Advance
ment of Colored People, left this
afternoon by plane to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Harry T. Moore,
who died last Thursday as a re
sult of Injuries suffered in the
Ohristmaa night bombing of her
home in Mima, Florida. The fu
neral ia scheduled for 1:30 on
Tuesday.
■ Mrs. Moore’s husband, Florida
state coordlnaitor for the Nation
al Aasoeiation for the Advance
ment of Colored" People, died on
the way to a hospital on the
same night aa the bombing and
waa burled on New Tear’s Day.
Attorney B. B. Avant, repre
senting the Durham, North Car
olina NAACP, wlU Join Wii>uto
and thooaanda of other NAACP
representattves from all over the
country in Mima for Mrs.
Moore’a fmura}.
Soutiiwide Meet
in Jacloonville
NEW YORK, — A south-wide
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People,
spurred by the Christmas night
Bomb-Killing of Harry T. Moore
in Mims, Fla., has been called
for January 20 in Jacksonville,
Florida, Gloster B. Current, di
rector of NAACP branches, an
nounced this week.
The response of southern
branches to the conference call
has been widespread and en
thusiastic. Outraged by the Flor
ida bombing, Southern NAACP
members have refused to be In
timidated by this terrorist mur
der of one of their leaders, and
throughout the South there have
been expressions of indignation
and renewed determination to
continue the tight for full equa
lity. The south-wide NAACP
conference will map out an in
tensified civil rights campaign,
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Charged With Murder Of Negro
TRY WEALTHY MAN FOR SLAYING
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S.C. BLAZE CLAIMS 7
No Negroes On
Jury To Decide
Hanes'Fate
NEW BERN — The trial of a
wealthy, gentleman farmer,
close relative of executives df a
large banking corporation and
a huge textile business, for the
murder of his Negro tenant, be
gan in Craven County court here
this week with the selection of
a jury.
Newton Hanes, 36 year-old
owner of a 500 acre river front
farm here and nephew of the
president of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company and .the
head of the Hanes textile firm,
is charged with the murder of
40 year-old Ishmael Simmons.
Charges against Hanes were
reduced, however, at the start of
the trial this week. State solici
tor W. J. Bundy announced prior
to the selection of a Jui^ Tues
day that the State would seek a
conviction on a charge of sec
ond degree murder instead of
first degree murder. Maximum
penalty for second degree mur
der is 30 years in jail.
An all white, male jury was
selected to decide Hanes’ fate
here Tuesday after a long and
tedious three hour examination
by State and defense coimsels.
No Negro was examined as a
prospective juror, although the
population of Craven county is
said to be about equally divid
ed among Negroes and whites.
It appeared at the jury selec
tion Tuesday that the defense
intends to build part of its case,
at lekst, around th^'Mgvaieut^
ttuit Simmons died because he
molested Hanes’ wife and 11
year-old son. This was the opin
ion of many observers as de
fense attorsiey John Beaman,
seemed to make a point to estab
lishing whether any of prospec
tive jurymen had ever had to
of branches of theheavs Thetf Wives &nr euiaren
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Durham Bank Doubles Stock
at home while away at work.
Hanes, released from jail after
52 days when Judge Paul Friz-
zelle allowed $25,000 bond to be
posted on the grounds that evi
dence that the slaying was pre
meditated had not been intro
duced, was indicted November
5 for the fatal shooting of Sim
mons.
The victim’s body was found
stuffed under the dashboard of
Hanes’ automobile several miles
from Banes’ farm on November
4. Two bullet wounds, which of
ficers believe were fired from a
.25 calibre pistol found under a
matress in Hanes’ home, were
discovered in Simmon’s head.
Officers also reported that
items of Sinunons’ clothing and
his wallet were found in Hanes’
station wagon, and Sheriff
Charles Berry pointed out last
month that blood stains foimd on
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More than 65 stockholders of 1 ing held in the bank lobby last I ment that the Institution had
the Mechanics and Farmers Monday night. Reports of the changed its charter so as to per-
Bank were in attendance at the I bank’s progress during the yearlmit it to doable 1^1^. b the
34ih awmaT sfocihdliiers mMt-{was featured wlth~iSe i^owce-| above i^oto, bai£ pr^dmt C.
Byrnes Goes To Bat For
School Jim Crow In S. C.
COLUMBIA, S. C. — States contrary. schools with more alarm, that
Kighter James F. Byrnes, Gov- , Governor Byrnes listed among they do the rantings of Ciov. Her-
ernor of South Carolina,’ went pressing matters before man Talmadge in the neighbor
! body the consideration of a con- —
to bat last w^k to help the
State mamtainjim crow schools. I
In his annual message to the ‘ proposed change would knock
South Carolina legislature last out a section directing the State
Friday, the former Secretary of j to provide free schools for all
State urged the law makers to children between the ages of six
give top priority to a proposed and twelve years.
measure which would retain
segregated schools for children
of public school age, eA^n in the
face of Federal orders to the
States Righter Byrnes, appar
ently girding his loins before
what he considers the coming of
a Federal ruling which would
invalidate segregated public
schools, said that the section or
dering schools for all children
“should be repealed so legisla
tors could determine by statute
the future policy of the state.”
South ' Carolina’s segregated
i school system is currently un
der fire in the Federal Court. A | Elliott, S. C
District court has ruled that, children, ranging
segregation may continue
state of Georgia.
They feel that if Gov. Byrnes’
and the South Carolina legisla
ture have found a way to cir
cumvent what many consider
the inevitable in education that
it would require more time and
legal procedures to crack the
plan.
C. Spaulding is shown reading
the report to the stoekkolders
gathered for tte niM^ng,
Cousins Die
In Fire Wiiicii
Taices Seven
Annual Report
Marks Progress
With total resources of $5,640,
302 the Mechanics and Farmers
Bank held its annual meeting in
the lobby of the bank here. 114
Parrish Street, Monday evening,
January 7.
Prior to the annual meeting
thg stockholders approved a re
commendation of the Board of
Directors that the common stock
of the bank be doubled 'from
$114,000 to S228.000. The action
of the stockholders made it nec
essary to amend the bank's char
ter to provide for issuance of a
$114,000 stock dividend to l>e
paid from_ earnings in the form
of additional stock to stockhold
ers on record as of Decembtf 31.
Dr. C. C. Spaulding, president
of the bank, who presided over
both the meetings, stated that
the payment of the dividend was
made possible by accumulation
of net earnings, in addition to
regular dividends, since 1933.
The $5,640,302 in resources
reported at the annual meeting
! Monday represents an increase
of approximately $503,000 as of
December 31. 1950.
Seven small
from eight
if months to four years old, met a
facilities are equal, but this- de-, fiery death when a modest
cision has been appealed to the | dwelling in which they were
■* U. S. Supreme Court. staying was destroyed by fire in
; ... it. 1. 1 Lee County near here last Thurs-
I The case in pomt is the school i
suit in Clarendon County in Dr. Spaulding also announcea
which the National Association! ‘he chUdren of the at the annual meeting that the
for the Advancement of Colored' family and four of the $100,000 worth of stock sold to
People is attempting, for the ■ Clarence Gamble’s seven chil-1 the Reconstruction Finance Cor-
lirsi'iime. to 9 ruling against {^^en were lost in the blaze. The*! poration m 1934 has been ro
segregated public education. i Rouses and the Gambles are tired.
... ... ... first cousins
I Speculation holds that the
South Carolina plan of provid-
The fire was discovered when
Three memben of the 4-H, vault at the inatitatlon’a annnal
Club of LIttie Blver School
whole farm demonatratton aklt
on reaiilta of variaiu ratlona for
farm animala waa preaented at
the «nnii»l itockhoidera meeting
at the Mechanlea and Farmen
Bank are ihown above viewing
stockholdera’ meeting laat Mon
day.
Showing them the vault are
bank’s prealdent, C. C. Spanld-
ing, extreme right, and J. H.
Wheeler, vlee-prealdent-oaahler,
■omo of tho Baak’a aMola In tho left. Thojr bojra aro^ left to right.
Bobby Parker, Samuel Evans,
Jr. and Linwood Parker.
Their skit was first presented
at 4-H Achievement Day and
was suggested for representa
tion at the bank meeting so that
the stocidioiaera conld get aome
idea of the kind of work 4-H
clubbers are doing.
“private ^titutions” has not
been made clear.
Opponents of segregated pub
lic education, along with the
NAACP, view Gov. Byrnes’ at
tempt to sidestep a possible Fed
eral order for unsegregated
J. H. Wheeler, vice presidem
and cashier, in making hia re
port to the stockholders stat-.>d
that the bank is doing much u>
encourage thrift among members
of the race, cqgiecially school
Said BSr. Wheeler,
“we now have approximately
6,000 savings accounta with
school children in the city and
County of Durham with a total
Only the seven chUdren. three 1 in aavlnff ov« flT,-
of Jacob Rouse,i w«re in ttio|ogo »
house at the time> Cause of the 1 ^ stated that tho bonk
blaze had not been determined tegWwred buUa^ t»ro
late this Week. t
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ing for education of its public itnidentified woman, left to
school age children outside of care of the children while
State supervision and direct ‘he ^our parents were away.
State support is to merely 9top;»i.'d’-out to get., some fire-
change the schqpls over to “pri- 'vood. When she saw the flames,
vate institutions." Just how the she attempted to get back into
State could legally appropriate 1 the house, but the intense heat
funds for the support of these I apparently prevented her from
doing so.