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VOLUME 80 •— DUBHAM, N. O., SATVRDAT, MAT 81st. 1952 FBICE TEN CENTS
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NEGROES FILE $600,000 SCHOOL SUtT
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Rockefdler Praises N A AGP Program
Grandson Of Oil King Soys
Militancy Necessary In Fight
Against Discriminations
MARTIN COUNTY NEW SCBIE
OF SCHOOL JIM CROW BATTLE
RALEIGH
A school discrimination suit
for Negroes of Martin County
asking for damages, totaling
$600,000 was filed in Federal
Court at Washington, N. C., last
Friday, May 23.
Previous suits in the fight for
equalization of school facilities
of the whites and Negroes in
various citi^ and counties of the
Stat^ have asked that they be
made equal or that Negro
children be admitted to white
schools.
The new attack which names
a specific amount launches what
may turnout to be a telling
blow to discrimination in pro
viding school facilities for Negro
and White children of the State.
The suit was filed on behalf
of 19 Negro school children and
their parents against the mem
bers of the Board of Education
of Martin County and those of
the State Board of Education, in
cluding SuperintendMU of Pub
lic Instruction, Dr. Clyde A. Er
win.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs
are Herman L. Taylor, Raleigh
and Samuel S. Mitchell of
Fayetteville.
The complaint alleges gene
ral and specific acts of discrimi
nation and requests the court to
enjoin said acts permanently.
One hundred thousand dollars
is sought for compensative
damages and $500,000 punitive
damages, up^n the grounds that
the discrimination against Ne
groes over the years has been
willful, wanton and malicious.
Old North State
Medical Ass'n.
To Meet Here
The Old North State Medical
Society will meet hare for three
days at North Carolina College
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 3,4, and 5.
The meeting will mark the
society’s 65th annual session. It
is the oldest organization of Ne
gro medical men in the world.
Sessions will be held in North
Carolina College’s new million
dollar James E. Shepard Me
morial Library. The executive
board opens the conference
with a session at 5 o’clock Tues
day afternoon, June, ~3, on the
librarys^ first floor.
A business session at 8:34 on
the second floor in the Shepard
Library Tuesday night will pre
cede the society’s opening re
ception. The social event will
be held at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. D. B. Cook, Jr., 615 Law
son Street.
Dr. L. R. Swift, staff physician
at Lincoln Hospital and North
Carolina College, will preside
at the tirA scientific session at
9:45 Wednesday morning. Dr.
George H. Evans, society presi
dent, will address the group be
fore the beginning of the dls-
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FREEDOM IS BATTLE CRY
BISHOP ALLEYNE TELLS
A. M. E. ZION CONFERENCE
BROOKLYN
“The forces of might are
aligned in desperate conflict
with the forces of right”, de
clared Bishop Cameron C.
Alleyne, Philadelphia, in the
34th Quadrennial Address of
the board of bishops delivered
to the mbre than 8,000 persons
in attendance of the A. M. E.
Zion General Conference, which
closed last night at the First
A. M. E. Zion Church, Tomp
kins, Ave., and McDonough St.
The Bishop added that freedom
is the battle cry, yet men are
robbed of their liberties, and we
arm to the teeth in making ela
borate preparations for war
while we proclaim p>ace.
As he delivered the quadren
nial address for the bishops.
Bishop Alleyne urged that
Christians plead for the outlaw
ing of the atomic bomb; and to
seek a higher moral coi^ience
in the agencies of our govern
ment and throughout oup A-
merican Life.
After two weeks of delibera
tions and careful study of the
program of the church, the dele
gates that came from all parts
of the U. S., Canada, South
America, Virgin Isles, and Af
rica elected four new bishops
and several general otficers.
The new bishops are. The Rev.
Herbert B. Shaw, Wilmington,
N. C., who was secretary at the
Ministerial Pension Fund; Rev.
Stephen G. Spottswood, Pastor,
the National Church of Zion
Methodism, Washington, D. C.,
Rev. William A. Stewart, Pas
tor, Union Wesley A. M. B. Zion
Church also of Waihlngtoo, D. i
C., and Rev. Daniel C. Pope,
Secretary-Treasurer of the
Foreign Mission Department,
Washington, D. C.
One of the important pieces
of legislation was the creation
of a 8250,000 education drive,
which will conunemorate the
100th anniversary of Joseph C.
Price, founder and first Presi
dent of Livingstone College,
Salisbury, N. C. The purpose of
the drive, which will begin
February 10, 1954, is for new
buildings and endowment fund
of Livingstone College.
Among those notable receiv
ing citations, were, *Ralph J.
Bunche, director of the Division
of Trusteeship of the U. N.;
Harry Emerson Fosdiclt; Pastor
emeritus of Riverside Church;
Ford Frick; president of the
National Baseball League; John
Haynes Holmes, Minister of the
Community Church in N. Y.;
Jackie Robinson, of the Brook
lyn Dodgers; Channing H. To
bias, Phelp Stokes foundation;
William Trent, Jr., director, U-
nited Negro College Fund; Na
tional Urban League; New York
Age and Our World Magazine.
Jndge Waring Speaka
Judge Waring, retired Federal
district'Judge of South Carolina
stirred his audience as he de
clared that we are making ad
vances but w« will nev^ cure
racial pre]udlcea in America un
til we go to the source and cut
out the Infectious disease; His
message to th edelegation and
visitors of the convocation came
as a challenge to all America to
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Shaw Awards
125 Degrees
At Finals
RALEIGH
The 87th annual commence
ment exercises of Shaw Univer
sity were held - in Raleigh Me
morial Auditorium Monday
aiternoon and degrees were con
ferred upon 125 candidates in
the college of arts and sciences
and the school of religion.
The address was delivered by
Dr. Gordon B. Hancock, Minis
ter, the Moore Street Baptist
Church, Richmond, Virginia.
Dr. Hancock spoke on “In
exorable Average." He told his
audience that there is some
thing sad about looking upon
mankind in the mass. We live
in a world of wars of woes, fears
and tears, bitterness and super-
istition, a color struck world
eiWUjfh to make our hearts ^eak
More than 200 students at North Carolina College lodged a protest with administration officials
here last Friday afternoon when it was announced that Coach Johnny B. McLendon had resigned
his post as Director of Athletics and head basketball mentor.
Top photo shows four co-ed shooting their protest of McLendon’s resignation. Middle photo
shows the 200 or more students gathered on the lawn in front of the home of President Alfonso
Elder, who at the right la addressing the group. Various students carried placards expressing
their dislike for the popular coach’s resignation. Bottom photo shows a gronp of athleies who went
to the hmne of the popular coach in protest of his resignation. .In addition a committee of 100,
composed mostly of citiiens of the commnnlty, organized here Saturday to see what it can do to
help keep Coach McLendon at N. C. College. Negotiations have been going on throughout the
week the final result of which will not be known until the formulated plans are presented to Presi
dent Elder Thursday.
Earlham College And Tuskegee Institute Faculty
Members To Address N. C. College Graduates
Approximately 242 North
Carolina College students are
expected to receive degrees at
the college’s 41st commence
ment exercises which get under
way here Saturday, May 31.
Speakers for NCC’s finals, al
ready announced, are Dr. David
Trueblood and Dr. Carleton L.
Lee. Trueblood, professor of
Philosophy at Earlham College,
Richmond, Ind., is the com
mencement speaker, while Dr.
Lee, chaplain at Tuskegee In
stitute, Tuskegee, Alabama, will
deliver the bcacalaureate mess
age.
A full week-end of finals ac
tivities will busy NCC’s grad
uates, their parents and return
ing alumni. The annual alumni
meeting, set for Saturday May
31, will open the commencement
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in us about the plight of man
kind—a world of narcotics and
drink, in order to hide from the
realities of life. What is the
matter with the world anyhow,
with all of the things we have
at hand today?” he queried. The
trouble is, he said, the will of
man is in conflict with the will
of God. What are we going to
do about the condition of the
world? Bring up the average of
righteousness in the world by
raising the average of righteous
ness in each individual.
Tlic matter of salvation, he
continued, can be reduced to a
matter of average. Put the good
and bad together and_that will
give you an average which will
determine man’s destiny. The
tragedy of the earth today is the
tragedy of letting the average
get too low. “This great nation
of ours, “he declared, “has no
hope for eternal life except
through righteousness.
The speaker appealed to the
graduating class by saying,’’ I
am calling upon you to think
about raising the average of
righteousness. We have not
stressed enough the quality of
righteousness. Use the unseen
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George Isadore HUl, winner of
the $500.00 William A. Leggett
Memorial Scholarship for 1952-
53. Young Hill who was the unr
animous choice of the awarding
committee, plans to attend More
house College in Atlanta, Geor
gia. He is the third student of
Hillside High School to receive
■tire—sciiularshlp.—Otirers—wwr
Willie Torain, 1946 and Arthur
Thorpe, 1950. The award is made
each year by a secret committee.
Editor Speaker
At Highland
High khool
AKRON
In a recent speech, delivered
in Akron, Ohio, Winthrop
Rockefeller praised the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People for its
militancy^in fighting discrimina
tion.
A report on the speech, pub
lished in the Akron, Oliio
"Beacon Journal”, is as follows:
"Speaking in Akron recently,
Winthrop Rockefeller gave a
good answer to a question as to
the speed with which race re
lations can be improved.
He said that patience is
necessary because the deep-sea
ted prejudices and customs of
millions of people can't be
changed overnight.
Hower, he added, there are
times when militancy is neces-
sary-when someone must speak
out boldly and firmly against
si^ific discriminations which
are unjustifiable.
In the continuing fight to
achieve for the Negroes in the
United States the rights which
have generally been denied them
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
has bet'n a leader for many
years.
It is qliick to [Mint the finger
at injustices. It provides advice
and counsel for individuals
whose rights have been
trampled on.
The NAACP is the indispen
sable militant influence in the
long effort to improve race re
lations. In this role, it some
times finds itself associated with
unwelcome bedfellows-radical
groups which seek to exploit
GASTONIA [ any departi^re from American
The commencement address to j principles. It is to the credit of
the graduating class of Highland | the association’s leaders that
High School will be held, Mon-: they have consistently and suc-
day June 2 at 8:00 P. M. | cessfully fought off the influ-
Speaker for the occasion will. ence and subversion of groups
be L. E. Austin, editor and pub- like the Communists which are
lisher of the Carolina Times and ' more interested in creating ten-
president of the Interdenomina- ^ sions than solving them.
tional Ushers
North Carolina.
Association of
With both white and Negro
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THE NEGROES CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR
This Saturday, May 31 the voters of this
State will be called on to go to the polls anfl
vote their choice for many offices of nation
al,“dtate and county governments. This news
paper does not attempt to advise or recom
mend to Negro voters as to how they should
cast their ballots in the case of every candi
date running for office in the Democratic
Primary Saturday. Such a job would be far
too momentous for our limited facilities of
research.
However, because of the numerous in
quires that have come to this office concern
ing the office of governor we are giving otur
readers this week the benefit of our study
and observations of Hubert E. Olive and
William. B. Umstead, the two principal
candidates in the race.
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Josephine Jervay
To Be Presented
In Recital Sunday
Miss Josephine Jervay, senior
voice student from Raleigh, will
be heard in her Senior Recital
at the North Carolina College’s
B. N. Duke Auditorium, Sunday
night at 8:15.
The young soprano will ren
der a program consisting of
works from the Classical period
by Bach and Handel, works of
Mozart and Puccini, Franz Liszt;
and works of Modern Klemn,
Gilberte and Hayes.
She will be accompanied at
the piano by Hubert Walters,
freshman music student at
i North Carolina College.
A. M. E.'s ELECT THREE NEW
BISHOPSAT34thQUADRENNIUM
CHICAGO
Three bishops were retired
and three new one’s elected at
the 34th General Conference of
the A.M.E. Church as highlights
of the two weeks meeting which
came to a close here Wedn^day,
May 21.
The retiring Bishops are M. H.
Davis, W. A. Fountain, Sr., and
Reverdy C. Ransom. Bishop
Davis was given a four year’s
rest in an effort to regain his
health. ,
The three new bishops are E.
C. Hatcher, former editor of the
Southern Recorder; Rev. Frede
rick D. Jordan, pastor of Ward
A. M. E. Church, Los Angeles
and Rev. H. Thomas Primm,
former pastor of Union A. M. E.
Church, New Orleans.
All three of the new bishops
were assigned to Africa episco
pal districts. Bishop Jordan Is
|asrigrodto the 17th District,
I which Is South Africa, Bishop
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Primm to the 15th, also in South
Africa and Bishop Hatcher to
the 14th in West Africa.
General Officers elected were
A. S. Jackson, Washington, fi
nancial secretary; Dr. L. L.
Berry,' New York, secretary of
missions; Rev. Fred A. Hugites,
Philadelphia, editor Christian
Recorder and P. W. Rogers,
Washington, church extension.
Rev. S. S. Morris, Nashville,
Tenn., secretary of Christian
education. W. A. Fountain, Jr.,
Atlanta, secretary ol education;
Rev. G. A. Singleton, Philadel
phia, editor A. M. Review;
Rev. C. W. Abbingtoir, Nash
ville. Term., editor religious
■literature and Rev. J. E. Beard.
Nashville, pension department.
Dr. E. A. Adams, Columbia,
I S. C., will replacc Bishop R. C.
Ransom as church historian. Dr.
Adams had formerly served as
general secretai^ of >cduc«tkin,