DURHAM OFFICER
Here Is the 19>pound baby born a week ago to Mrs. Richard
Hecgiiis of near China Grove, only a few miles from Salisbury.
His name is Bicky He(gins and he has set the medical world talk'
ing:, especially England where doctors boasted that the British
bles held the world’s record on big baby birth with a 17-pounder
liaving been born to an Irish mother. Ricky’s sister who weighed
21 ponn^B'and three quarters when she was bom to Mrs. Heggins
about two years ago kppcani to be worried about her brother being
so tiny. —Photo Courtesy NEWS AND OBSERVER. #
TOO MANY MEDIOCRE LEADBiS
SAYS DR. ROSE B. BROWNE
Salisbury—^Too many medio
cre leaders (In government) en
danger democracy, a noted ed
ucator told a student and teach
er assembly at Livingstone Col
lege last week.
Dr. Rose Butler Brown, pro
fessor of education at North
Carolina College, pointed out to
the summer school audience that
mediocre office holders tend to
drag their friends into office,
thus making for corrupt gov
ernment.
Appearing here as consultant
for general workshop for teach
ers, the reading specialist noted
that democracy as a way of life
cannot be realized unless people
learn to live together and plan
cooperatively.
While asserting that world
peace will come only if it be
gins in the home and in the
hearts of the people, she re
minded teachers, here from the
earolinas and Virginia that it is
time f6r them to ■"wake up” and
do a “little re-thinking” on tWer
values.
' “You must teach people how
to live and.get along together,’’
she said, and added: “But first
you must leam to get along to
gether yourselves.”
Dr. Brown was the third con
sultant to appear here since the
workshop tiegan June 9, It is to
run for six weeks.
Other consultants were Mrs.
Addie O. Williams, only colored
educational specialist with the
John C. Winston Publishing
Company, and S. G. Carter, rep
resentative of Scott, Foreman
and Company.
Miss Cora Bomar, librarian
of the North Carolina Pepart-
ment of Public Instruction, and
Miss Daisy Walker, state super
visor of instnJrtTon, have since
appeared.
The workshop is directed by
Mrs. Nell B. Baldwin, supervisor
of Wayne County Schools. It is
designed to wrestle with prob
lems confronted by teachers in
each of eight study areas in ele
mentary and secondary schools.
Various methods of approach
have been used. The teachers
early last week made and ex
tended field trip to Winston-
Salem, visiting the ultra-mod
em Carver Consolidated School
Carver Crest Primary School,
the Jounral and Sentinel news
paper plant and the R. J. Ren-
nolds Tobacco Company.
GOP SENATOR SAYS HIS PARTY
CAUSE OF FEPC BILL FAILURE
Last Rites Held
For "Squash"
Simmons June 18
New York—(CNS) — PhUip
Willkie, son of one of the most
liberal Republicans, tl^ late
Wendell Willkie, and himself a
Republican, came right out in
disagreeing with General Eisen
hower in his stand on FEPC. In
a New York radio interview,
the young Rushville, Cndiana
lawyer ,stated that “passage of
a Federal FEPC now^ would do
more than any other act to go
against Conmiunist Totalitarian
ism.”
Young Willkie said that he
admired the General but that
he thought the General and the
Republicans were making a
great mistake in their attitude
towards FEPC. “I’m worried
about the Republicans o n
FEPC,” he laid ilowly. Though
only a member of the legislat
ure of Ktate of Indiana,
■young Willkie, who is regarded
as the “new blbod” in the Re
publican Party, has worked im-
ceasingly for job equality for
Negroes on a state and national
basis.
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FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OVTSTANDiNG WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1879.
VOLUME SO—NUMBER 25
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA,^SATCKDAY, JUNE 28, 1952
PRICE TEN OENTS
19-Pound Baby Born In
Rowaii; 23-Ounce In Guilford
SALISBURY
What is believed to be an
other world’s record was set
in this county by Mrs. Rich
ard Heggins here a week ago
when she gave birth to
bouncing baby, boy, Ricky
Heggins, who weighs over 19
pounds one week after his
birth.
In August, 1950 Mrs. Heggins
gave birth to a 21 and tluree-
quarters pound girl. This was
supposed to liave set a world’s
record.
Although Ricky is smaller
tiian his sister at the time of her
birth his weight was two pounds
heavier tlian the top contender,
a 17-pound Irish baby.
Both births have set medical
circles all over the world talk
ing, especially in London where
the Irish birth at the time was
considered phenomenaL
GREENSBORO
Not to be entirely outdone
by Rowan County that floor
ed the world with a knock-out
19-pound baby boy, bom to
Mrs. Richard Heggins, near
China Grove two weeks ago,
Guilford County got up off
the floor last week and an
nounced that a 23-ounce baby
girl, bom to Mr. and Mrs.
John Alston of Guilford was
still alive and had ji good
chance of surviving.
Aided by intense interest «nd
attention of every nurse in L.
Richardson Memorial Hospital,
tiny Sarah LeVonne keeps them
on the jump with her feeding
that must be done every two
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Last rites for Simon “Squash”
Simmons were held at Oak
Grove Free Will Baptist Church,
Wednesday June 18 at 3:30 P.
M. The Rev. W. F. Cox, pastor
officiated, assisted by Rev. E.
T. Browne, pastor of Mt. Ver
non Baptist Church and Rev.
Miles Mark Fisher, pastor of
White Rock Baptist Church. ”1116
eulo^ was delivered by the
pastor.
Mr. Simmons, was was affect
ionately known by his many
friends and acquaiqtances as
“Squash” had been employed at
the American Tobacco Company
for forty years.
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UNCF Appoints
Assistant To
W.J. Trent
New York—^The appointment
of Calvin H. Raullerson, New
York, as assistant to W. J. Trent,
Jr., Executive Director of the
United Negro College Fund, was
announced today at Fund head
quarters, 22 East 54th Street.
Pervious to his association
with the Fund in February, 1952
Mr. Raullerson served as Associ
ate Editor and Project Director
of “Who’s Who In the United
Nations,” published in 1951 and
as Instructor of Political Science
at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn,
N. Y. He is a graduate of Lin
coln University, Pennsylvania,
one of the member institutions
of the Fund,
In announcing Mr. Raulier-
son’s appointment Mr. Trent
said that the Fund’s program
which has recently been ex
panded to include a five-year
capital funds building campaign,
in addition to its regular annual
Appeals in support of the yearly
operating budgets of its mem
ber institutions, necessitated the
addition to the national head
quarter’s staffi Th« two fund
raising campaigns will be co
ordinated by Mr. Trent, who has
served as Executive Director of
the Fund since it was established
in 1944.
Mr. Raullerson, who graduat
ed cum laude from Lincoln Uni
versity, Pennsylvania, in 1943,
did graduate study in Interna
tional Law and Relations at
Harvard University and in Pub
lic Administration at New York
University. He served as Re
search Analyst in the Division
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GRAND JURY RUIES SIAYINC
BY OFFICER 0. C JOHNSON
JUSTIFIABLE HOMIODE HERE
The Durham County Grand Jury exonerated Policeman
O. C. Johnson here Wednesday of any blame in the slaying
of Robert C. Harris of 613 Fayetteville Street which took
place early Saturday morning, June 21st.
According to report of the Grand Jury it made m thor
ough investigation of the shooting and found it was justifi
able.
It was recommended thdt no action be taken against the
officer.
In addition to its report on the shooting the Grand Jury
also recommended that the Ritz Apartment, 408^ East Petti
grew Street be padlocked. Harris was shot in front of the
Ritz when he is reported to have interferred with officers in
arresting Mrs. Lessie Holloway, wife of the proprietor, Carl
Holloway, for illegal possession of non-taxpaid whisey.
Johnson said that after he ar-
Several ontstanding citizens of Fayetteville, N orth Carolina are shown as they gathered at Fort
Bragg Military reservation to honor Chaplain Douglass Hall of the famous 82nd Airborne Division,
who departs with in a few weeks for an assignment in the Far East Command.
Upper left: President i. W. Seabrook, Fayetteville State Teachers’ College, pays tribute to
the chaplain for his work In the college community.
Dr. W. R. Monroe, pastor of the Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Fayetteville, presents an en
graved, electric pot to Chaplain Douglass EEall, on behalf of the church for the services that the
chaplain has rendered.
Dr. W. P. Devane, member of the City Council, Fayetteville, and president of the Citliens Club,
presents a leather brief case to Chaplain Hall for “outstanding services to the people of Fayette'
vllle and Cnmberland County.”
Rev. L. C. Shipman, Vice-President of the Ministerian Alliance, presents the Ministerlan Al
liance Trophy "for outstanding services to the religious and social welfare” of citiaens.
President J. W. Seabrook, Fayetteville State Teachers’ College, pays tribute to the Chaplain for
his work in the conminnity.
Hearing Continued In
Cose Guilford Constable
Greensboro — The Guilford
County Board of Elections in
vestigation into the qualifica
tions of W. A. Manley as a voter
and public official, as well as
his right to call a second pri
mary for Constable in the More-
head Township, was continued
here Monday until June 30 at
2 P. M.
The charges of Manley's in-
elligibility were brought by L.
R. Russel, Negro leader of this
city who stated in an affidavit
that the cafididate who ran se
cond to Thomas L. Turner in
the May 31 primary had been
convicted of manslaughter or
murder and that he cpuid
neither read nor write. The time
of the killing is reported to have
been during the Winston-Salem
race riot in 1918.
According to George C. Ham
pton, chairman of the board,
the investigation will not affect
the second primary Saturday.
If Manley’s elligibility is upheld
the official canvass of the second
primary ballots will l>e made the
Tuesday following. If Russell’s
challenge is upheld, the canvass
will not be held and Turner will
be declared elected.
Yesterday’s Continuance was
CpI. George Vereene, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Slmmle V^hne
of 318 Gray Street Is serving
In Korea with the 60th En
gineering Depot Company. He
graduated from Hillside High
School in 1947 and has served
Fgnr years In the Army. He
has been In Korea since Jan
uary of this year.
the result of a motion by John
W. Langford of High Point, at-
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Lincoln Hospital
Nursing School
Rated High
The Lincoip Hospital School
of Nursing was again accredited
this year, following the annual
inspection made by the Joint
Committee on Standardization
for Schools of Professional
Nursing and the North Carolina
Board of Nurse Examiners. The
accreditation of ail Schools of
Nursing is made on a 12 montiis
basis and will extend from
July 1, to June 30 of each year.
The School of Nursing affili
ates 84 days for Pediatric Nurs
ing at Meharry Medical College,
Nashville Tennessee, and 84
days for Psychiatric Nursing at
Crownsville State Hospital,
Crownsville, Maryland.
The Administration hopes
that the completion of the phyai-
cal facilities now under con
struction at the hospital and with
additional instructional staff,
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Althea Gibson
To Play Here
In Tournament
Playing of the Annual South
eastern Open Tennis Champion
ships at the Algonquin Club
courts on Fayetteville Street
will bring many of the nation's
outstanding Negro players to
Durham this weekend.
Althea Gibson, 11th ranking
Ameiican woman player, ac
cording to United States Lawn
Tennis Association ratings, will
head the list of topnotch per
formers in her field. Miss Gibson
was the first Negro player to
perform on the famous courts at
VVimbleton, England, having ap
peared last year on the center
court in front of the Queen's
3ox.
Otlier outstanding players will
be Hubert A. Eaton and Nathan
iel A, Jackson of Wilmington,
North Carolina; Dr. E. D. Down
ing of Roanoke, Virginia; Ho
ward" Mennis, Baton Rouge
Louisiana; W. E. Jones, Balti
more, Maryland; Dr. R. Walter
Johnson, Lynchburg, Virginia;
Maurice Jackson, Washington.
D. C., W. L. Cook, Durham, and
Edward Pauley, Ranoke, Vir
ginia, all of whom are now or
havo been ranked among the
firiit 10 Negro players by tht
American Tennis Association.
Play will get under way
Friday at noon, and the finaU
will be played Sunday after
noon at 2 o’clock. Miss Gibson
will appear in exhibition match
es Saturday afternoon and Sun
day afternoon.
rested Mrs. Holloway, Harris
started cursing and using ob-
sence language after which he
was placed under arrest and a
scuffle took place when he re
sisted being placed in the patrol
car. He stated that Harris was
advancing on him with a knife
when he shot him.
Full statment of the X^and
Jury relative to the case is as
follows: J
The Grand Jury has thor
oughly investigated the shoot
ing of Robert C. Harris, Ne
gro, by Officer O. C. Johnson.
After interrogating numerous
witnesses, it is the opinion of
the Grand Jury that Officer
O. C. Johnson was acting in
the line of duty, and that this
shooting, which resulted in the
death of Robert C. Harris was
justifiable homicide.
We, therefore, recommend
that no action be taken against
Officer O. C. Jotmson as a re
sult of this shooting.
Testimony brought out during
the investigation of Officer O.
C. Johnson prompts the Grand
Jury to recommend that the
pro{>erty known as the Ritz
Apartments, 408 H East Petti
grew Street, be padlocked.
Testimony of several witnesses
stated Uiat the property has
bomc a bad name for many
years. That the premises have
oeen searched on numerous oc
casions and pistols, knives, and
whiskey have been confiscated,
also that prostitutes operated on
the premises and on more than
one occasion young girls of 12
to 14 years of age were found
frequenting the premises.
CHAPIAIN OF FAMOUS OUTFIT
TO PREACH AT SAINT JOSEPH
A. M. E. CHURCH JUNE Hlli
By REGINALD SPAULDING
Chaplain Douglass Hall of the
famous 82nd Airborne *Divisiom
Fort Bragg, will preach he^
Sunday morning, 11 o'clock,/at
the Saint Joseph AME Chu^h,
Rev. D. A. Johnston, pastoi'.
Chaplain Hall is well known
in this section because of liis
pastoral work with troops and
civilian population. He has per
formed marriages, conducted
funerals, and attended many
social and civic functions. This
is the first time that a Duriiam
audience has had an opportuni
ty to hear him speak in a full-
length service.
A writer of wide reputation,
the chaplain is also considered
one of the most forceful speak
ers in the pulpit today.. His
speaking tours have carried him
throughout this country, Eng
land, Germany and Italy.
To many persons who have
read his by-lined stories for
mctnj^ years, it will be an ocas-
sion to see him in person and
hear him speak. The Times con
tacted Chaplain Hall and re-
qiiestfed his theme for Sunday.
The minister replied “I can give
you one or several, but there is
no assurance that I will use any
of them. If it were a lecture, yes,
I could be definite. But not a
sermon. God will have to give
me the subject.”
Chaplain Hall, who is the
only colored Chaplain in the
U. S. Army who is on jump sta
tus as a Paratrooper, is actually
enroute to the Far East Com-
I mand and possibly Korea. He is
now on a preacliing tour tliat
will carry him from Jackson
ville, Fla, to New York and fi
nally to San Francisco, Calif.
He is in Asheville Friday
evening and will arrive here
Sunday morning..
After his sermon, he will pro
ceed to Fayetteville where he
will preach at the St. Luke A.
M. E. Church. Rev. and Mrs. I.
W. Miller will have “operk house”
for the minister and family prior
to the services.
A native of South Carolina,
Chaplain now makes his home in
Roosevelt, New York. Hj^
schools are Paine College, Au
gusta, Ga., Howard University,
and Harvard University, Cam
bridge, Mass.
He is married and thas two
children. They will be with him
Sunday,
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. L Shaw
Funeral services for Mrs. Liz
zie Durham Shaw, who died at
her home 908 Gurley Street.
Thursday, June 19, were helcjlat
White Rock Baptist Church,
Monday, June 23 at 3:30 P. M.
The Reverend Miles Mark Fish
er, officiated.
Mrs. Shaw was bom in Dur
ham County, the daughter of
Mrs. Jane Morehead Shepard.
She wi|s the wife of Dock Shaw.
For a long number of years she
was a practical nurse in the
citjr and was well-known and
highly respected.
Interment was in Beechwood
Cemetery.
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