Greensboro Negro
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hallenges Candidate’s Right
To Seek ^Office
N. C. College Instructor Gets Doctorate
Charles A. Eay, (Moond from left), profesaor of English and director of the News Bnrean at
North Carolina Collefe, la shown here at the Vniveraity of Southern California In Lo« Anceles last
Saturday shortly after he received his Ph. D. decree.
Pictured with Eay are left to rifht, Dr. Louis Wann, noted authority In American Literature,
chairman of Bay’s fuldance eommlttee; Bay, Dr. Boberta F. Winkler, only other recipient of a Ph. D.
at use In Enidiah dnrinit the year; and Bay's sister, Mrs. Flora Belle Hill of Los Anceles.
Dr. Bay was formerly a student assistant In Eniriish at U. S. C. Prior to that time he tauffct in
the public schools In this State and In California. He has contributed to numerous newspapers and
mafailne articles of KMieral news Interests.
Bay’s dissertation studied a well-knowit Southern newspaperman, Joel Chandler Harris, form
er associate editor of the Atlanta Constltotton, who is best known as author of the Unde Bans
storlss In dlaleet
Negro Demoaat Charges
Candidate For Constable
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VOLUME 30 — NUMBEB 24
DUBHAM, N. C., JVNE 21, 1952
PBICE TEN CENTS
Wheeler Tells NFA
Virulent Leadership
Our Greatest Need
Not Eligible
Russell Says i Bars Candidate
Manley Lost
Cltizei^
GREENSBORO
L. R. Russell, well-known politi
cal and civic leader of this city,
challenged the right of a candi
date for constable to hold pub
lic office here Monday. Russell
who is a Democrat filed the
charges in the form of a sworn
statemeent following the candi
dates request for a run-off in
the race for constable of More-
head Township.
Russell charged that W. A.
Manley lost his citizenship when
he was convicted of a murder or
manslaughter and that he is not
eligible to hold office because he
cannot read. Manley stated he
has his citizenship papers. "I’ve
got my cUizenship papers. They
made me get them and I went
out and* got them," he sai|[^
When asked how he lost his
citizenship, Manley stated that
they got him for being In the
Winston-Salem race riot in 1918.
A hearing on the charges has
been set for June 23 at 10 A. M.
Russell’s sworn statement is as
follows;
"I hereby protest and challen
ge the right of W. A. Manley to
call for a jwcond primary in a
race for the Democratic nomina
tion for constable of Morehead
Township, for that in- fact and
in law, he is unqualified to hold
office, or to register and vote in
any primary or general election,
and in support of this challenge
I do hereby allege upon informa
tion and belief as follows:
"1. That W. A. Manley has
heretofore been convicted of the
felony of murder, or manslaugh
ter, by the reason of which he
has lost hl9 citizenship. /
“2. That W. A. Manley caitaot
read and write, ai^ consequent
ly is not qualified in law to regis
ter, vote, or be a candidate in
any primary election.”
Manley called for a second
primary for the post of More-
head constable after his oppon
ent, Thomas L. Turner, winning
2,780 votes, failed to achieve a
majority over him and a third
candidate in the May 81 pri
mary.
L. B. Bussell, Greensboro
political and civic leader, who
is challenging the eligibility of
a candidate for Constable tin
the Morehead Township. 1^ a
sworn statonent, Mr. Bussell
claims tliat W. A. Blanley,
candidate for the post who has
asked for a mn-off. lost Ills
cltlsenditp because he has
been convicted of a felony aad
he cannot read and write.
Durham Masons
To Celebrate
t. John's Day
The annual St. John’s day
will be celebrated by Masons
of Durham Sunday June 22, at
3:30 P. M., Included will be
members of Doric Lodge No.
28, William Flintall, Worshipful
Master and Dorcas Lodge, No.
460, John Morgan, Worshipful
Master.
The celebration, which will be
in the form of a program, will
be held at Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church, with the pastor. Rev. E.
T. Browne delivering the prln-
-cipal address.
Special music will be furnish
ed by the Mt. Vernon Male
Chorus.
All Master Masons, members
of the Eastern Star and Daugh
ters of Isis, are expected to take
part in the program, which-wUl
be opened to the public.
NORFOLK PUBLISHER DEFEAe
IN RAa FOR CITY COUNaL
NORFOLK, Va.
Although rolling up at total
of 5,436 votes, including a com
paratively large number from
white voters, Thomas W. Young,
lone independent candidate in a
field of five seeking four seats
on the City Council, lost out to
the "administrative ticket” in a
surprisingly lively election that
was sparked by the Daylight
Saving Time issue.
Over 13,000 Norfolkians, re
futed pre-election predictions to
cast a near record number of
ballots. They elected the four
white candidates from the ad
ministrative ticket and, by a
narrow margin approved day
light saving time went Into ef
fect Thursday midnight.
Mr. Young polled the largest
vote any colored candidate has
ever received in an election. He
received a surprisingly large vote
in several of the city’s all whit§
precinct and led the ticket in
eight precincts, most of which
GREENSBORO
More than 1,000 members of
the New Farmers of America at
tended the North Carolina 24th
annual convention held here at
A. and T. College last week.
The young delegates from 115
high schools in the state were
challenged to become l>etter
farmers by two principal speak
ers, J. Warren Smith, state di
rector of vocational education,
Raleigh and J. H. Wheeler,
cashier and vice president of
the Mechanics and Farmers
Bank at Durham.
Wheeler Speaks
Mr. Wheeler, who delivered
the principal address at the ann
ual banquet on Tuesday evening,
told the youthful farmers, "The
challenge which faces farmers,
in North Carolina today are, im
provement of crop, improve
ment of livestock and poultry,
conservation of our na^ral re
sources, increasing the farm in
come, development of sound
family and home situations, im
provement in our educational
facilities and a determination to
succeed by planning and co
operation and genuine Christain
ideals.”
Speeaking from the subject,
‘-‘Meeting the Challenger”, he in
spired the young visitors by as
suring them, “Democracy must
survive with all the advantages
which we have here in free en^
terprise, competition, ingenuity,.
initiative and scientific advances
which make ours the greatest
nation in the world”.
“Our greatest need at the mo
ment”, continued the speaker,
“is virulent leadership which is
bound to' come from young peo
ple such as you who are expect
ed to be leaders.”
Contest Winners Named
In the eliminations by dis
tricts in preparation for the fi
nals in public speaking, quartet,
officer ability and quiz contests
held also on Monday the follow
ing winners were announced:
District I: Public speaking, War
ren Montgomery, Green Bethel
School; The' Western Union
School Quartet; Pinckney High
School, Carthage in officer abil
ity and Waddle Gabriel from
Catawba, won out in the quiz
contest.
The Distilct II winners inclu
ded: James Stewart, Sedalla
High School, quiz; _ Franklin
County Training School, Louis-
burg, quartet; James Stewart,
Sadella, in public speaking and
the team from Caswell County
Training School in Yanceyville
in officer ability.
The quartet from Whitevijle
High School and Wade Durham
as a public speaker walked off
with top honors for district III.
District elimination win-
Speaker
Reverend E. T. Browne, pas
tor of Mount Vernon Baptist
Church, who will deliver the
Saint John’s Day address here
Sunday afternoon at 3:30. The
program will be held at Mt.
Vernon with members of all
masonic lodges participating.
are predominately colored.
An analysis of the results of
thi balloting will disclose thatUwrs were: Herbert Davis, Bel-
Negroes of Norfolk did more
pre-election "voting” than they
did on' the actual day of the
election. The mere fact that out
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haven |n quiz, Horace Reid, S. S
Broym High School, Wlnton, a
'quartet from the Frink High
School and a team from the
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UNCF R^rets
Resignation Of
Talladega Prexy
^•EW YORK
The executive committee of
the United Negro College Fund’s
board of directors announced
today tliat it had “learned with
regret” of the resignation of Dr.
A. D. Beittel as president of
Talladega College in Alabama.
Talladega is one of the 32 pri
vate accredited colleges and uni
versities associated in the Fund.
Meeting today in executive
session at Capahosic, Virginia,
the committee of which Dr. Beit
tel has been a member for the
past three years, said that it was
“pleased to note” that the Trus
tees of Talladega did not sustain
the student, faculty and alumni
charges against Dr. Beittel,
“thus vindicating his integrity
as an individual and his efficien
cy and ability as an administra
tor.”
In releasing a statement con
cerning the administrative chan
ges made this week at Talladega
College which resulted in the
resignation of Dr. Beittel, the
committee said: “We acknow
ledge with grateful appreciation
the excellent services Dr. Beittel
has rendered as a member of the
Fund's board of directors,.'ss a
member of the executive com
mittee, and as secretary of the
board and ej^ecutive committee
for the past three years. We ap
preciate too, the many larger
services Dr. Beittel has rendered
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Judge Waring
To Address
NAACP Meet
NEW YORK
Judge J. Waties Waring,
whose celebrated decision in the
South Carolina suffrage case of
1947 opened the way to Negro
participation In the rfemocratlc I
primaries in that state, will ad
dress the 43rd Annual Conven
tion of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored*
People, Walter White, executive
secretary, announced today.
The noted jurist’s acceptance
of the invitation to participate
in the convention, which opens I
in Oklahoma City on June 24 ^
and continues through June 29,!
completes the roster of outstan
ding speakers who will address
tTie mass meetings. Other pre- |
viously announced speakers in
clude Senator Hubert Humph
rey, Mayor Allen Street, Dr.
Louis T. Wright, Rev. James H.
Robinson, George Rucker. Wal
ter Reuther, Congressman Clif
ford Case, Mrs. Rosa T. Moore,
Rev. William J, Harvey, Roy
Wilkins and Walter White.
Participants in the various
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Honored
Wilberforce Univ. at its nine
ty-sixth commencement, Thurs
day June 12, awarded Professor
Merl R. Eppse, Head and Pro
fessor of History, Tennessee
State University, the Doctor of
Laws degree.
Professor Eppse was a student
at Wilberforce University forty
years ago. He has taught at
Tennessee A and I State Uni
versity for twenty-five years
during which lime he has writ
ten two widely used and adopt
ed text-books on the'Negro .'ind
I the guide to the study of the Ne-*
I gro in American History.
DR I. E. TURNER PASSES
FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS
Fyneral services will be held I Shaw University. Classmates
today (Friday) For Dr. Israel I still recall him as Shaw’s famous
Ezra Turner, former president of “Red Top” Turner, a pitcher
the Durham Academy of Med-1 with a burning fast-ball that
icine, and a practicing physician I that sizzled many a would-be
in this city for more than 201 batter into the dugout hitless.
years.
The funeral will be held at St.
Joseph A. M. E. Church at four
o’clock Friday. The Reverend D.
A. Johnston, pastor, will officiate
at the funeral and at graveside
rites at Beechwood Clemetery.
Dr. Turner died early Wednes
day morning following an illness
qf nearly six years. His condition
became critical last Stmday.
Dr. Turner was the husband of
Mrs. Minnie Pearson Turner, a
teacher of English at Hillside
High School here.
A native of Raleigh where he
attended Oberlin School and
Shaw University, Dr. Turner re
ceived his medical training at
Howard University.
He received his B. S. at Shaw
in 1922, and his M. D. at How-
ward in 1926.
Dr. Turner came to Durham
in 1927 an interne at Lin
coln Hospital. He is believed to
be the second interne in the hos
pital’s history.
Dr. Turner and the former
Miss Pearson^ere married here
in 1931. Three children survive
the union: Israel Ezra Turner,
Jr., a junior at North Carolina
College; Eugene Pearson Tur-
student at Whitted
and James Meredith
a student at Pearson
ner, a
School;
Turner,
School.
Other survivors include his
mother, Mrs. Jane Dickerson
Turner of Raleigh; two sisters,
Mrs. Annie Turner Toney of
Oxford, and Mrs. Margaret Tur
ner Faison of Wadesboro; and
one brother, H. Jerome, of Ra
leigh. Also five nieces, five
nephews, and one great nephew
survive.
Dr. Turner was bom in Ra
leigh on August 20, 1901, the
son of the late John Thomp
son Turner and- Mrs. Jane Dick
erson Turner.
At Howard
Turner was
University, Dr.
member of the
In his early years. Dr. Turner | medical honorary fraternity, Chi
I was a star baseball player at | Delta Mu.
GRAHAM
What many believe to be the
first time in the history of North
Carolina that a white man has
ever been indicted, tried and
convicted on any charge, for ra
ping a Negro woman, took place
in Alamance County Superior
Court here last week. The de
fendant was convicted of astsauit
with intent to commit rape. He
was sentenced from eight to 1:)
years in the penitentary at hard
labor. He gave notice of an ap
peal and bond was fixed at
$3,000.00 to which Gates and
Johnson, representing the pri
vate prosecution, objected, but
was overruled by the court.
The case came to light in
April, 1951 when Mildred Wag-
staff. who was a Shaw Univer
sity sophomore, at the time
charged that she had been crimi
nally assaulted by Eugene Reid.
Burlington textile worker, in
his home on the night of March
29. The young woman, who was
home from school during the
EUister Holidays, had gone there
to baby sit in place of her sister.
After repeated delays by
counsel for the defense, ranging
over a period of more than 12
months, a letter from the Bur
lington branch of the National
Association for the Advance
ment ipf Colored People, ad
dressed to Solicitor W. H. Mur
dock is believed to have resulted
in having the case brought to
trial.
The letter is as follows:
Mr. W. H. Murdock (Solicitor '
Durham Court House
Durham, North Carolina
Doar Sir:
It has been more than a year
since a Negro girl. Mildred Wag-
staff (Miss) was reported raped
at gun point by one- Eugene
Reid It is singularly irtrange
why a capital case should b»>
allowed to settle itself, by de
fault. We have been waiting to
see if this case would be brought
ro'trial. Now we do not expect to
wait longer, because we^Jcnow
that any Government with a
dual system of justice is headed
for anarchy; where no person is
.safe. Had the case been the other
way around; a speedy hearing
would have ensued and prompt
punishment would have been
meted out.
As we see it; no Negro woman
is safe from the predatory lust
of a white man, l^ause unscru
pulous demagogs, holding the
courts of justice, make them
selves an accessory to the crime,
by devious means of delay and
chicanery; in order to blunt the
fire of public opinion. We are
watching these people, and are
using whatever means at our
disposal to keep them out of po
sition of public triist.
We expect and demand justice
for our women in the court and
elsewhere.
We urge and demand that thi»
case be speedily brought to trial
without further delay.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Lorie Graham. Pres.
NAACP Local Branch)
(Mrs. Nellie ^Scott, Secy.
When the facts were finally
laid before an all white Grand
Jury, it returned a bill of in
dictment for rape for which the
defendant was tried by a Jury
consisting of three women and
nine men.
Presided over by Judge A. R.
Crisp of Lenoir, the hearing was
begun Tuesday morning, June 9
and lasted lintil Thursday June
12 at 11:30 p.m. Following
Judge Crisp's charges, the jury
took the case at 8:45, coYisuming
nearly three hours to reach .i
verdict.
The case was vigorously pro
secuted by W. H. Murdock, .®o-
licitor of the 10th Judicial Dis
trict, assisted by attorneys C. J.
Gates and M. E. Johnson of Dur
ham. Solicitor Murdock con
tended that the defendant should
be convicted for rape, which in’
North Carolina carries a death
penalty.
Solicitor Murdock In his re
marks to the Jury, stated that
there was a time when a Negto
woman ^ould be raped bjr a
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