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Negi uei» Again Protest School Site Here
Objection Of
City Board Is Cold To
Lawyers To Unpaved Location Area
In a meeting of the Biard of
Education held in the Fuller
School here Monday night, Ne
gro citizens of Durham again
presented a strong protest to the
Pine Street site selected by the
Board for the location of a pro
posed elementary school.
Although spokesmen for the
delegation consisted for the most
part of the four attorneys in the
school suit brought here against
the Board in 1940, for equaliza
tion of white and Negro schools,
they Wfere backed by repre
sentatives of religious, educa
tional, business, civic and social
groups of the City. The attorneys
representing the delegation were
J. H. Wheeler, M. H. Thompson,
both of Durham; Martin A. Mar
tin and Oliver Hill of Richmond,
Virginia. Others in the delega
tion were J. S. Stewart, C. E.
Boulware, J. C. Scarborough,
Sr., Jas T. Taylor, A. M. Rivera
and L. E. Austin.
Main objections to the site
were, lack of paved streets in
the vicinity, the typography and
its location away from the cen
ter of the population it would
serve.
Same Old Traditioiu
The meeting was prraided
over by Spurgeon Boyce, chair
man of the Board, with Stacey
Weaver, Superintendent of City
Schools, assisting him in answer
ing the objections. Long before
the end of the meeting it was
plainly evident that although the
Board has several new members,
who are apparently not fully test were made by Wheeler who
aware of its shenanigans, it is
stUl carrying on in the same old
‘Basil Watkins’ tradition, and is
dominated by the old members
who sneeringly lauglied at the
1949 protest of Negroes with the
remark “they weren’t going to
do anything.”
Boyce told the delegation that
the School Board has no author
ity in designating the paving of
streets. He said that they have
been assured by engineers that
the site can be made a satisfac
tory one. He also stated although
the site is not in the center of
the school district east by west,
it is in the center north by
south.
Wheeler First Speaker-
Opening remarks of the pro-
Arrest Of Leaders Spurs
Hght On III. School Jimcro
CAIRO, 111. — Outraged by
the sudden arrest of nine of the
leaders of the fight to end segre
gation in the j>ublic schools here,
Negroes of this city rallied to
the support of the local branch
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People in its drive for an inte
grated school system.
On complaint of a local white
restaurant owner and father of
school children, Cairo police
picked up without prior notice
Dr. W. A. FJngal,^ prMldent of
the branch; Mrs. Rosetta Walk
er, mother of two children who
have been transferred to a
“white” school; Dr. J. C. WaV
lace, a leader of the branch,
whose home was the target of a
shotgim blast on the night of
January 28; Rev. Arthur Jelks;
C. P. Williams; David V. Lans-
den, white attorney for the local
group; Dr. W. S. Madison; and
Lester Bailey and June Shagal-
off, NAAC3> field secretaries.
Charge: “Eadangerlng Lives”
All were released within four
hours after posting bail bond of
$1,000 each. Hearings on the
charges were set for Thursday,
February 14. Warrants were is
sued for the arrests on the charge
of conspiring to “endanger the
life and health of certain chil
dren” of Cairo for inaisting up
on their transfer from outmoded
Jim Crow schools to the schools
nearest to their homes.
A warrant was also issued for
the arrest of Mrs. Carrie Wat
kins, mother of a child who had
been transferred. She was not
held, hofvever, becaiue of
pregnancy.
Upon being informed of the
Funeral Rites
Conducted For
Mr. Strayiiorne
Final rites for William Thomas
Strayhome were held at White
Rock Baptist Church here, Sun
day, Febniary 10 at 8:00 p. m.
The Reverend Miles Mark Fish
er ,pastor, delivered the eulogy.
The scripture was read by the
Reverend D. A. Johnston, pastor
of Saint Joseph A. M. E. Church,
prayer was offered by Reverend
H. Albert Smith, paitor of the
First Baptist Church of Apex
and the Obituary was by H. C.
Davis. Remarks were made by
Mrs. Essie Trice, Missionary
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arrest, Thurgood Marshall,
NAACP special counsel, left New
York immediately to consult
with Illinois lawyers on prepara
tion of the defense.
Meanwhile Walter White,
NAACP executive secretary,
gave assurances that “this at
tempt to intimidate the leaders
of our Cairo branch for demand
ing their constitutional rights
Man Wounded
By Sheriff
Gets Retrial
OCALA, FLA.—The retrial of
Walter Irvin, critically wounded
when a sheriff killed his fel
low prisoner while the two men
were handcuffed together, got
underway here erfrly this week
Meanwhile, at Tallahassee,
the grand dragon of the State’s
Ku Klux Klan, a man who was
quoted last Saturday at a Klan
meeting at Orlando that Florida
“needs a few hangings” to in
sure 100 per cent segregation,
was arrested. But it took a
Federal rap to nab Bill Hendrix,
admitted leader of the Florida
Klan. He is charged with using
the mails to disseminate “de
famatory materials.”
The fate of Irvin, last sur
viving member of the famed
“Groveland Three”, rests again
with an all-wliite, male jury.
Seven Negroes were eliniinated
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Expansion Of
Escheats^
Is Requested
A proposal that the Escheats
funds of the State be used by
all of the state supported col
leges instead of just the Greater
University of North Carolina
was made here last week by J.
T. Taylor, president of the
North Carolina College general
alumni association and member
of the sctiool’s faculty.
The proposal received very
little comment from leaders in
the State Legislature, most of
whom asserted that they needed
more informaion about the pro
posal and the entire workings
of the Escheats fimd. ^
Escheats are all unclaimed
funds and properties which re
vert to the State. Most are left
by deceased persons who have
no relatives or wills.
Under the State’s current
policy, this fund is applied- to
the units of the Greater Univer
sity of North Carolina, at Chapel
Hill, State College at Raleigh,
and the Women’s College at
Greensboro.
It is thought that Prof. Tay
lor’s proposal would require a
constitutional change, since
the State constitution requires
that Escheats go to the Greater
University. A two-thirds vote
of the general assembly would
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wiU not deter the NAACP from
continuing its fight against all
forms of racial discrimination
and segregation.”
Before leaving New York, Mr.
Marshall sent a telegram to At
torney-General J. Howard Mc
Grath protesting the arrests and
requesting “immediate investiga
tions” by the Justice Depart
ment. '
standing New England sopra
no, will be one of the featured
artists at the fourth obser
vance of “Co-Ed Night” at
North Carolina College Sun
day evening. Mrs. Kocker,
daughter of NCC house direc
tress, Mrs. Easel McCree, has
song with the Boston “Fops”
Orchestra. She is a regular
soloist for the Belmont Con
gregational Church at Boston.
Dr. W. J. Trent, above, presi
dent of Livingstone College,
was honored last Tuesday by
officials of the A. M. E. Zion
Church, supporter of the
school. The occasion also hon
ored the school’s founder. Dr.
Joseph Charles Price. Min-
Isters, laymen and officers of
the church were present at the
day long celebration honoring
Dr. Tirent'on his 27 yeus sw-
to the school at Salisbury.
$7,158.S8 was reported to the
school by the several A. M. 1|.
Zion districts.
A. &T. College
Professor Dies
GREENSBORO — Richard A.
Thornhill, assistant professor of
Biological Sciences at A. and T.
College died last Tuesday at the
Veterans’ Administration Hos
pital at Tuskegee, Alabama after
a brief illness.
told the Board that judging from
past experience in the paving
of streets in the vicinity of Ne
gro schools of the City that it
would probably be more than
25 years before the streets a-
round the new site would be
paved. He pointed out tiiat Lyon
Park School, built in 1S28,
Hickstown School, built in 1922
and Burton School, built in
1939 were still located on im'
paved streets. He stated that in
rainy weather it is even dlfCicult
for automobiles to get to the
Hickstown School. At the Bur
ton School the roads are so bad
local dairies refuse to deliver
milk there on rainy days, he
said.
Selection Of Better Site
Up To Board
When asked if they liad any
suggestion to make as to a site,
Wheeler told the Board, “we
would like very much to suggest
a more desirable site could have
that’s our duty. We saw a num
ber of places where the school
might be put in that area.'
Boyce then asked him if he
knew of a site. "We do not know
of a site,” answered Wheeler.
“Acquisition of land sometimes
deals in personalities, especially
in condemnation. We feel there
are adequate places all ttirough
this area.” Wheeler, Thompson
and Hill all called attention to
the many sites on paved streets
on which sub-standard houses
were located that might be se*
cured in' that same area.
It is reported that at one time
a most desirable site could have
been secured for much less than
wliat it is gohig to take to bring
the one already secured -up to
the standard of those on wUch
white schools are located.
^ N« Imi^T««ea^
Since Suit
Martin and Hill told the Board
that it had done “absolutely
nothing” to equalize facilities in
Negro and white schools since
the suit was brought back in
1949. He pointed out that the
Board had spent considerable
money in landscaping, terracing
and purchasing a steel fence to
protect the chUdren the Hollo
way Street School (wbiite) while
the grounds at Burton, Lyon
Park and Hickstown Schools
have no fences and tliat at the
Lyon Park School children are
forced to cross the street to get
to playgrounds.
No Money Available
In reply to the accusation of
Martin and Hill, Weaver stated
that the Board has acquired land
at several Negro schools, draw
ings of plans for construction
work at others and that it has
requested of the County Com
missioners a bond issue of $1,-
800,000 — $1,200,000 of which
will be spent on Negro schools.
He stated further that until the
money is made available by a
bond issue that it will be im
possible to make any major im
provement on them.
One Negro Gymnasium
The attorneys also called at*
tentioh to the charge recently
published in a local daily news
paper that they were “inaccur
ate” in their statement that there
were nine gymnasiums in the
white city schools and only one
iq the Negro schools. They pre
sented the Board a tear sheet
taken from the November 24th,
1951 issue of the CAROLINA
TIMES in which photographs of
the nine gymnasiimis and the one
in I^iegro schools were puWished.
Weaver called attention to the
fact that one of the two gym
nasiums at the Durham High
High School was now being
used for other purposes and con
sequently the white schools now
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FOR THIRTY Yl^S THE OUSTANDING WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Durham, North Carellaa, mler Act e# March S, ll7t.
VOLUaiifc 80 — NUMBEK 1
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, FEB. ISth, 1952
PKICI TEN CENTS
Some of the ministers who at
tended the annual meeting of the
Evangelistic Board of the North
Carolina State Baptist Conven
tion are shown above. ’The one
day meeting was held at First
Calvary Baptist Church here.
Rev. H. H. Hart, pastor of the
First Calvary and who served as
host, is chairman of the Board.
Shown above are, front row.
left to right. Rev. Hart; Rev. O.
L. Sherrill, executive secretary
of the State Baptist Convention,
Raleigh; Reverend J. R. Manley,
secretary of the Board, Chapel
Hill; Rev. W. L. Mason, pro
motional secretary. Rocky
Mount; Rev. Wm. Fuller, Dur
ham; and Rev. O. B. Burson,
Henderson. Back row, left to
right, are Rev. J.. H. Clanton,
Raleigh; Rev. H. A. Dawson;
Rev. L. W. Reid, Durham; Rev.
W. M. Morgan, Goldsboro; and
and Rev P. G. Davis.
—STANBACK Photo
South Carolina Would
'Disown' Public Schools
CpUJMBIA, S. C.—Governor
i^tryhes^. State moved on«t step
nearer its plan for “disowning”
its public schools so that it wiU
not be forced to comply with a
possible Federal Court order for
integration.
States lighter” James F.
Brynes, anticipating that a Fed
eral Court will issue a non-segre
gation order in the now famous
Clarendon County school case,
apaarheaded a move to get the
State Legislature to pass a re
solution calling for a state-wide
referendum on an amendment to
its constitution which would re
move the public schools of
South Carolina from state sup
port.
In what Gov. Brynes and hi^
fellow states rightcrs hope is an
effort to keep education segre
gated on the public school level,
the House of Representatives
speedily okayed the proposal for
constitutional amendment
which would relieve the State
of any responsibility for the pub
lic schools.
The measure has already re
ceived approval from the Sen
ate, and only a routine third
reading of it to the House is
necessary to make a state wide
referendum on the proposal cer
tain.
The proposal would take out
of the Constitution. the present
requirement for the mainten-
ence of a public school systen).
The move was inspired by ac
tion of the NAACP4n seeking
abolition of segregation in Clar
endon County schools. The
State’s traditional jwlicy of seg
regation was uphel4, by a lower
Federal court, sent to the Sup
reme Court which vacated the
ruling and ordered it returned to
the original lower eourt.
If the state-wide referendum
is approved, just how education
for South Carolina children of
public school age Will be fi
nanced is not yet clear.
Citizens Of Lee County Renew
Complaints On School Board
SANFORD Negro citizens school.
Lee County, represented by j The following statement was
the Lee County Coordinating made this week by D. H. Gil-
CommUtee, expressed anew this imore, chairman of the com-
week their disapproval of action mittee:
of the Lee County school board “I wonder why it has never
been told oi;^ made public that
Dedication Of New Men's Hall
At NCC Non.; Chidley Speaker
Formal dedication of North
Carolina College’s new $750,000
Howard J; Chidley Dormitory
for Men will take place here on
Monday^ February 18.
Dr. Chidley, New England
philanthropist who has been as
sociated with NCC for the past
37 years, will come here from
Winchester, Mass. to participate
in the program.
The dedication will follow Dr,
Chidley’s annual message to the
NCC community. He will be the
principal speaker at the Monday
forum series at 12:30 February
18. His talk is expected to follow
the forum series’ theme for the
term, “Implementing Human
Relations for a Better Social
Order.”
Dr. Alfonso Elder, pruident
of NCC; J. Rasnnond Oliver,
president of the Chidle:!^ Hall
Dormitory Council; Miss Ruth
G. Rush, professor of education
and former dean of women, and
John L. Stewart, dean of men,
are expected to be among the
principals in the dedication.
Over a period of years, Dr.
maintained at
the college now in the minister's
name. -j
A Canadian by birth, Dr.
Chidley became a naturalized
American citizen in 1917. He is
a graduate ' of Dartmouth Col
lege, and he has done graduate
work at Union Theological Sem
inary, Columbia University, and
Chidley and the members of his I Oxford University, England. He
congregatipn gave substantially, was given the D. D. by NCC in
to the students and staff of NCC. 1917.
NCC Set To Donate Blood;
A. and T. Gives 500 Pints
concerning their greviances over
several school matters.
The committee has requested.
‘Blood for American fighting
men” is the rallying cry at
North Carolina College this
week where Durham citizens
are invited to join North Caro
lina College students and
faculty in , donating blood to the
Bloodmobile of the Red Cross.
An intensive series of rallies
at NCC this week netted a rep
resentative number of donors
but local citizens who have not
yet donated blood still have an
opportunity.
The NCC community must
obtain 400 pints of blood.
The Bloodmobile is accepting
donors 'at the rate of one a
minute through 4 o’clock Fri
day afternoon. Headquarters for
the rally is the NCC Gym
nasium.
Information about the drive
or appointments for donating
blood can be obtained at the
tive officers including Dr. Al-
fon.So Elder, president of NCC,
were among the first donors
listed for Thursday.
Twenty student organizations
met with NCC student govern-
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ment president Calvin Norman,
in the early stages of the cam
paign to plan rallies. The drive
has the endorsemerit of all NCC
student groups as well as the
Durham Committee on Negro
Affairs and the Durham Busi
ness and Professional Chain.
the .first project of the Lee
County Coordinating Committee
among several other things, .was to oppose the site of the
that the Negro schools be equal- proposed NegM ConsoUdated, NCC News Bureau, Telephone-
ized and opposed the consoU- .Elementary school? Did the Lee i0364.
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Presbyterian
Leader Talks
Here Sunday
The Second Annual meeting
of the Catawba Synodical Coun
cil of men will be held at tlie
Covenant Presbyterian Church,
here Sunday. February 17th,
beginning at 11 a. m.
The opening services will be
presided over by Reverend
James A. Cannon, pastor of the
local church. Reverend James
E. McMillan, Stated Clerk of
the Presbytery of Yadkin and
Pastor of the Blandonia Presby
terian Church will deliver the
morning messagel
The afternoon wUl be taken
up by panel discussions of sub
jects affecting the growth and
effectiveness of the Christian
Chiurch in America. At five a
fellowship dinner will be held
at the Jade Room of the Do-Nut
Shoppe on Pettigrew Street at
which time- reports of various
conunittes wUl be given.
At 6:30 the principal address^;/^
will be given Thomas E. Whit
man, newly elected President of
the National Council of Presby
terian Men. Following his ad
dress there will be worship and
closing meditation period jinder
the leadership of Reverend
Charles M. Jones, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Chap
el Hill.
This meeting gathers together
men who represent the leader-
4fhip in the Presbjrterian Church
throughout North Carolina and
Virginia.
All men’s groups in the city
are invited to attend the eve
ning meeting at the local Pres
byterian Church.
GREENSBORO — A. and T.
College students gave nearly 500
pints of blood in tiie Armed
Forces Blood Donor Campaign
conducted at the TOllege last
Monday and Tuesday.
According to officials of the
Charlotte Red Cross Blood Cen
ter all of their previous records
were broken for • jingle day’s
operation when about 230 don-
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Urban League
Seeks Halt Of
Defense Bias
NEW YORK — In an effort
to forestall the establishment of
employment pattern that
would keep Negroes in low job
classifications in the develop!]^
defense mobilization program,
the Urban League iias under
taken a nation-wide survey of
conditions and will submit a
complete report of its findings
to the President’s Committee on
Government Contract Compli
ance.
This Committee, recently nam
ed by President Truman, is
charged with the responsibility
of policing the non-discrimina-
tory clause in all Government
contracts.
Julius A. Thomas, director.
Department of Industrial Rela
tions of the National Urban Lea-'
gue, at a press conference in the
League headquarters Monday
said that vigorous efforts will be
made by the national office and
the 59 local affiliates to end the
discrimination now being prac
ticed against Negro job seekers.
He said that additional field
staff has already been assigned
to work directly with manage-
pient and labor leadership in
defense production centers.
Iiester B. Granger. Executive
Director Of the National Urban
League, in a statement opening
the conference said;' “Unless
drastic steps are taken to cur
tail discriminatory employment
practices in a majority of the na
tion’s industries having defense
contracts, there will be very few
Negro workers in the manpower
mobilization program.
Granger said his conclusioB
was based on a study of reports
from SO key industrial citie* and
reviews of field reports of Its na
tional staff membnrs who cov
ered over 30 cities 'In the last
six months.
The pneent picture. Granger
said, is very similar t» that
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