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Bids To Be Let $2 Million Housing Project CONSIKUCnON TO BEGM IN IHIRTY DAYS Bids for the constniction work on McDougald Terrace, Dur ham’s Negro loW-income hous ing project in College View will be opened at 2 o’clock Thurs day afternoon In the council chamber of the City Hall. Bids were invited from three classes of pirime contractors—general, plumbing and electrical. The local housing authority will fur nish the individual space heaters and no heating contracts were solicited. L. H. Addington, executive director of the authority said the project would contain 247 family dwelling units, varying In size from one to four bed rooms. Each unit will be equipp ed with heater, range, refrigera tor and hot water heater. In addition to the dwelling units there will be a community center where tenant functions and activities may be held. This building will also bouse the management offices and the maintenance shop. Some thirty contractors are expected to have bids in on the job and representatives from the Public Housing Administration will be here to assist in hand ling th^ details connected with the bid openings and awarding of contracts. Construction work on the job should get under way within thirty days after t)ie bids are opened, Addington said. Few Gardens, the white pro ject in East Durham, has been under construction since the first of AprU and some units are expected tq 'be ready for occu pancy by fall, tvith a portion of McDougald Terrace being ready shortly thereafter. ■ Addington reported the Au thority was not ready to tak« formal applications from fami lies desiring Units, but that a letter addressed to the local office would be filed and the ap plicant notified when the Inter viewing machinery was set up. Letters should be addressed to the Housing Authority of the City of Durham, P.O. Box 1720, Durham, N. C. t)«P Dolte utvi- FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OVTSTAHDING WEEKLY OF THE CAROUNAS Entered as Second CloM Matter at the Port Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1879. VOLUME 30—NVMBEB tS DCKHAM, NORTH CABOLINA, JVNE 14, IMS PRICE TEN CENTS AIWA DROPS BAR ON NEGRO PHYSICIANS DR. C. L BOULWABE NAHED TO IMPOtTANI POSITION BY PDESBYTERIAN GEN. ASSB4BIY Elected by Recent General Assembly Meeting in. New York Local Professor and Church man to serve on Social, Christian Action Committee Dr. C. Elwood .' Boulware, Professor of Mathematics at North Carolina College and well known Church leader was elec ted at the recent General Assem bly. of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. to the Counseling Com mittee of the Division of Social Education and Action of that Church. Dr. Boulware will serve, along with a score of other persons throughout the nation, to quicken the progress of the Church in matters per taining to the Christian position on human relations, and social righteousness. Among the pronouaoements which the General AsaemUy of the Presbyterian Church, .U. S. A. made during its most re cent meeting In May are; “that this Church take its stand for a non-segregated Church and a Dft. O. I. BOULWARE non-aegregated society. We call upon the congress of the U. S. to ellminste segregation within our nation’s capital. We urge church members to preas con gressmen and Senators to sup port civil rights legislation which will help eliminate from (Pleoae turn to Pag* Bight) White Church Leader In S.C Segregation COLUMBIA, S. C. A whi^ Baptist xninister and pastor lashed out here Sunday night against Gover nor Janies F. Bjrmes’ proposal to turn the public schools over to the churches to enforce segregation if the United States Supreme Court should rule separate schools uncon- stitional in the Clarendon County case now before it. Politicians who make such a proposal are barking up the wrong tree, he said. Although he did not men tion' Governor Byrnes name, it was appar«:it he was referring to the recent statement of the Chief Executive that South Caro lina would abolish the public school system and turn them over to the churches to operate as private schools if the Federal Courts ruled against separate schools for the races. Rev. F. Clyde Helms, pastor of the Shandon Baptist Church and president of the Christian Action Council, -a state-wide organi zation of all denominations said the churches could not asaume the responsibility of operating the public schools in order to enforce segregation. He stated farther, "At Pen- teeost there was ao segre gation IB the Chrlstiaa diiirehea, oae of the preaehen was a Negro. ** Contlniiliig, he said, “some poUtlelsiis have prepo—d tarnliig the state pabllo sehoels ever to the ehnrehea to operate la order that segregatloa might be ea- foroed. I tUak ftey are hark- iag np the wrong tree,” ha stated farflMT. Rev. Helms said that the Bap tist denomination, numbering some 390,000 members In South Carolina, could not afford to participate in such a Ingram because of Its strong support of separation of church and state which it has upb^ sinoa its ba> ginning. (Flaasa turn to Pam agbt) DANE'S DEFENSE COtMinS ousts NEW YORK AHORNEY NEW YORK The Daniels Defense Commit tee announces the dismissal of O. John Rogge as attorney in the three-year-long legal battle to save the lives of two Greenville, N. C., Negro cousins, Bennie and Lloyd Ray Daniels, whose death sentence in a Pitt County coiui has just been reviewed by the United States Supreme Court. Announcement of the court’s de cision is expected by this fall. Mr. Rogge, a former assistant United States Attorney General, is being dismissed because his recent actions, particularly as a' government witnesa against the famous Negro leader, Dr. W. B. B. DuBois, have done serious harm to the cause of civil rights for all people. His continued con nection with the Daniels case has been the^use of widespread and justiable criticism. Dr. DuBols’ long lifetime of scholarly achievement, integrity and devotion to the welfare of the Negro people is well-known throughout the world. The ap pearance of Rogge last Novem ber as the chief prosecution wit ness in an unsuccessful attempt to JaU Dr. DuBois for "failure to register as a foreign agent” has made it no longer possible to accept Rogge as a champion of civil rights for the Negro peo ple. Rogge gathered a reputation as a civil rights attorney after being dismissed by the Truman administration as an assistant U. 8. Attorney General In 1046 when he publicized tte-ups ^be tween U. S. corporations and the Nads. However, his betray^ o the cause of civil rights In the case of Dr. DuBois Is clearly llntead with the posttton lie has Intiriaslnitr taken In support «l the corporations he formerly ex posed. Although he had taken a part in various world peace activities, Rogge became in Jan uary, 1950, an agent for the Tito government in Yugoslavia — an avowed enemy of the World Peace Congress of which Rogge was then an officer. Rogge's subsequent reversal of his stand in the world peace movement led to his involve ment in the attack upon Dr. Du Bois, who has been an outstand ing figure in international peace efforts. Dr. DuBoia was cleared of the "foreign agent” charge In court, despite the present na tional atmosphere and the pres sure of powerful anti-civil rights interests. Such attacks upon a man of Dr. DuBois’ Stature as a (Please turn to Page Eight) Editor Austin To Deliver Father's Day Address L. E. Austin, Editor of the Carolina Times and Local Churchman and civic leader, will deliver the Father's Day address at the Covenant t*resby- terlan Church Sunday, June IS at 6 p.m! The Program is under the sponsorship of the -Men’s Council of the local Chwch. Mr. Austin will be presented by Dr. Benjamin F. Smith, Presid«fnt of the pouncil. The Covenant Father of the year selected by the men of tiie Church will be honored at that thme. Appropriate music for tha occasion will be presented. CHICAGO The policy of the American Medical Association to have its constituent softies desist from any practices barring qualified physicians from membership because of race or color was hailea here today (June 9) by a Negro medical leader as a “priceless gift of hope.” Dr. Joseph G. Gathings of Waritington, president of the na tional Medical Association, Inc., an organization of 4,000 Negro physicians, was an invited guest at the opening of the lOlst annual meeting of the American Medical Association in the Palmer Houise. Dr. Gathings was introduced to the A.M.A. House of Dele gates by Dr. Ernest E. Irons of Chirago, a past president. The convention, which will continue through Friday, will be attended by atK)ut 14,000 physicians from all parts of the country, Thj complete text of Dr. Gathings remarks follows: 1 come to you today bearing greetings from an organization identical in ideals, traditions and alms to yours. The begin ning and the history of our oi:- ganization may be summarized in the words of one of our founders, Dr. C. V. Roman: ‘"The National Medical Associa- tim was conceived in no spirit of racial exclusiveness, foster ing no ethnic antagonism, but bor]|i^0f thf exigencies t>f the A- meorican SnvMUtnent; It 1ms bw its object the banding together for mutual cooperation and helpfulness the men and women of African descent who are le gally and honorably engaged in the practice of cognate profes sions of medicine, surgery, pharmacy and dentistry. "* We have members of many races in various parts of the country, even including Texas and the ■Distfiot of^ €rittmbta, a»weU'as foreign lands. (* Pharmacists and dentists some years «|(o withdrew and formed their own organi zations.) To a great degree we have been the living embodiment of (Please ttim to Page Eight) 1l.m NURSES lOCONVBIfIN ATLAHIICCnY NEW YORK Ten thousand graduate nurses, Negro and white, are expected to attend the Seventeenth Bien nial Convention of the three largest nursing organizations in the country at Conventi» Hall in Atlantic City from June 16 through June 20, it was an nounced this week by the Con vention Conunlttee, 2 Park Ave. Former members of the Na- .tional Assoelstlon. of Colored Graduate Nurses, who disban ded their organization in the stunmer of 1949 to complete in tegration of Negro nurses into the American Nurses’ Associa tion, will be represented as full fledged members of the AMA. Mrs. Estelle Massey Osborne of New York City is a member of the board of directors. Among the topics to be dis cussed are Integration of Negro nurses into full professional sta tus, wages, working hours and conditions, psychiatric nursing service, and creation of new oc cupational sections within the organization. The convention will probably be the last joint session held by (Please turn to P^ge Eight) SCENES OF FIRST GRADUATION OF NEGRO FROM UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA I , Tov photo shows relatives of Harvey Becch of Kinston, first Negro to ever graduate frssa ttc University of North Carolina. From left to right they are: Mrs. Lilliaii Beech, stster-iA-law, Mrs. Mary J. Rnffin, aunt; Mrs. Mamie Crowder, mother-in-law and Mrs. Eloiae Beech, wife of Mr. In the bottom photo Harvey Beech Is fourth from left. Taxi Driver Heid As Suspect In Burglary DR. HAROLD L 1RIGG ON ANOTHER RAMPAGE IN STATE RALEIGH Dr. Harold L. Trigg, presi dent of St. Augustine’s Col lege, . has been on a rampage again it was disclosed here this week. This timo the tricky Dr. Trigg was reported to have made another deter mined stab at the W. C. Chance High School, located at Par- mele, in an effort to destroy the school or crush its found er and present head. Professor W. C. Chance. Operating with the craftiness of a member of the Pender- graph gang of Missouri, Dr. Trigg is reported, this time, to have recommended to the State Board of Education, of which tie is a member, to the grief and woe of every re spectable Negro in North Carolina, that the W. C. Chance High School with a- around 250 pupils t>e split in half between Parmele and Oak City. With the natural dropping off of students that will take place under such a disturbing shake-up, it is estimated that both schools will thoa hay enrollment of around 100 pupils. Authorities say that a high school should have at lease 300 students to operate to the best advantage. , Just how Dr. Trigg is ablie to find so much to spend in try ing to tear down a hi^ school (Please turn to Page Eight) ONE'FOND BUT SAD LAST LOOK AT tftE HOUSE HE BUILT It was sad farewell amidst the grim silence and emptiness of the United States. A few miaates after this iiktare was takaa the aew million dollar and yat nnnsed gynuiaslam at North Caro- McLendon left for Morgan where he will teaeh physiaal edaealti«a Una College last week. Here Coach Johnny B. MeLendon is seen taking a last iaak at the aadltorlam which ha dreamed and sketch ed aa a papar to glva the architaet soma Idaa of what ha wanted far North CaroUnir Collage. With a snathig eapaelty of 4,MO tha gym- ■aalaa is the largest to ha faaad oa a Nagre eaaivas aay wlists tai A Durham taxi driver was ar rested here Tuesday, June 3 and is being held in jail on suspicion of burgalry or rape, it was learned here early tliis week. Tlte cabman, Otha Catlett, is well-known in Duriuun, iiaviag l)een employed by the McLean Taxi and otiier affiliates of the Associate Cab Company for six or seven years. Catlett has been accused by .i white woman, one Mrs. McKin ley of 119 Lyon Street, of having entered the bed room of her home around 4:30 on the morn ing of June 1. Representatives of me Times in 8ft effort to obtain « true ac count of the incident, was told ttut Mrs. McKinley stated she was awakened when Catlett, af ter entering lier home, pulled the sheet from over her iiead. When she gave the alarm tlie cab driver escaped through the seme window which he had en tered the home, she said. Investigation among the taxi drivers and other sources who know Catlett is to the effect that he is of a good reputation. Jlecords at the courthouse dis- ’lose that he h;is been arrested >ne time and tha# was for gamb- i'.g. for uhich he paid a fine. Members of the Associa.ted Cabs have organized a fund for the defense of Catlett who will (Please turn to Page Eight) dnrlng the Sommer School b^ore going to Hampton lastttata ta take np permanent work. MeLendon waMforced to rosiga from North CaroHaa CoUaga whaa tka Wlsarda^ Os at tha lastttatiaa aataaglad his athlatic pragraia la toa awsk rad lava. First Negro In Nortli Carolina Baseball Hired NEW BERN The first Negro ball player ever to be hind by a wfatte league in North Carolina don ned the uniform for New Bern of' the Costal Plain Class D League here Monday nl^t against Tarboro and drew a .'ound of applause when hr stepped up to the bat. Although the game was call ed in the fifth inning on ac count of rain, there was enough time to see Charlie Roach, 22-year-old left field er, formerly of the Durham Eagles .bring in the tying run amidst cheers from the tans. The score at the time was >-2. Roach,, who is from Lcaks- vllle, said he is gratef(|l to the owners of the New Bern Club for giving him the opfwrtahhy to play. “I aaa partkwlarty gratatai far tho way tha faaa rasalvad Roach 1yd two cfaanras a> bat - Tta* flrst'ttea ha ctsMMM ««t then scored on a single In tiw fifth huitag.
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