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Democratic Convention Shaken Issue; Compromise Made On URGES PROBE NEW "CONFEDERAn” ARMY New York, — A lull investi gation of reports of the organi zation of a group called “the American Confederate Army,’’ which threatens to bear arms to prevent enforcement of Supreme Court anti-segregation orders, was strongly urged of Attorney General James P. McGranery today by Thurgood Marshall, special counsel oi the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. In his letter to the Attorney- General, Mr. Harshall noted that Associated Press dispatches of July IS indicated that Bill Hendrix, self-styled "Florida Grand Dragon for the Southern Knights of the Klan, announced that the organization, "limited to white Christians,” will bear arms to “uphold our Constitu tional right.” Hendrix stated the group would consider Su preme Court rulings against segregation a violation of these rights. A gathering at Orlando last week-end, at which the new out fit was organized, denounced the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People and the Anti-I>elamation Lea gue as “hate groups" and said a drive would start to have all members of these organizations listed. “Hendrix was convicted in February of this year for mail ing scurrilous postcards and fined $700 and given a one-year suspended sentence,’’ Mr. Mar shall wrote the Attorney-Gener al. “He and his organization have now . . . organized for the express purpose of enforcing their im-American demands by force of arms, even where these are contray to our Constitution. Such action would certainly Tiotate. . . our laws against se dition Conspiring to do the same acts wquld clearly be in viola tion of the Smith Act.’*- “We, therefore, strongly urge that you, as Attorney-General of the United States, order a full investigation of this report and the necessary appropriate action resulting from such investiga- . lion . . . Our otdy answer is vigorous prosecution by the Federal Government." Promoted Vincent E. Blue, former North Carolina Mutual representative in Sanford and Special Ordinary representatlTe in Durham, haa been promoted to Assistant Dis trict Manager of the company’s office in Danville, Va. While working as special Ordinary representative in Durham on part-time basis, Mr. Bine attend ed North Carolina College. He was transferred to DabvlUe in January, 1952 as speeial repre sentative from which position he was elevated to Assistant Man ager. Charlotte Man Loses Life in Auto Wrecl( Charlotte — A_.#8-yoar-old- man lost his life in an automo bile wreck on the Mint Hill- Matthews Road Monday morn ing when the two-ton truck he was driving got from under con trol and ran into an embank ment. if Spence Wallace, the driver, was thrown from the vehicle and crushed to death under its rear wheel. Wallace Hv^ at’^’528 (Please turn to Page Eight) OieCan FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OVTSTANDtNG WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS Entered as Second CUut Matter at the Poet Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, iS79. VOLCMB S»— NUMBER XI DUBHAM, NORTH CAROLINA,.. SATURDAY, JULY 2«th, ItSS KUN HEAD CONFISSES TO BEATING WOMAN By Loyahy PRICE TEN CENTS ailNGTON NEARLY LOSES CAR WHEN DRIVER NABBED FOR DOi>E PEDDLING INKY. ‘ . NEW YORK Dtike Ellington’s secretary and chauffeur, Willie Manning, was sentenced in Federal Court this week for four years for violating the narcotics law. Manning bad been working for Ellington for 19 years when arrested at the wheel of his employer’s car. The con- convertible was seized when Manning admitted nsinf it to arrange drug sales but the Duke has since recovered possession. '‘According to Assistant U. 8. Attorney James S. Branigan, Jr., Manning ananged sa^s for Horace Miirphy, $1SO,OM a year leader ef the gang, which brought marijuana from Mexico to New YorkJffurphy (Please turn to Page Eight) new YORK MAYOR URGES Cim RIGHTS’ PLANK HEW YORK New ToiVs Mayor, T^oent Impelllterl, urged the Demo cratic platform drafters to write a strong idank on civil rifWs. In a wire to the convention, the Mayor said; *^e platfenn sbeaM fsliy soppM ^e pesltiMi e( Presi dent xymnan on elvll rights ky fanplementint the powers of the Federal Govermnent threagh the enaetment of laws, ralsa, regvlatleiis and. It necessary, the estakHshment of an agency to fally protect the rights gnarantaed feiy.flie Oen- stitatioB to every eltlsen, re- gardlsas of raei James T. Tayior Misses Seat On City Council James T. Taylor, professor pf psychology at North C^arolina College and a well-known poli tical and educational leader in WH1TEVILL.E A confession by Imperial Wizard Thomas L. Hamilton of the Ku Klux Klan Tuesday that he had taken part in the flog ging of a Negro woman, on the night of last January 18, brought a sudden turn of eventK in the trial of the KKK head that had been expected to be long and hard fought. Hamilton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assault and assault on Mrs. Evergreen Flowers, whom he accused of “running a- round with white men.” His confession was a direct re versal of the plea of innocence which he tendered Monday at the opening of the special term of court set to try about 100 alleged klansmen, charged with terrorizing persons in this area. The hearing is being presided over by Judge Clawson L. Wil- liftDUI. As soon as several of tlie in dicted men learned of Hamilton's confession of guilt in the flog ging of the Flowers woman, their attitude of defiance clianged from frustration to stark humility. Several testified at the afternoon session that Hamilton personally ordered the flagging of Mrs. Flowers. They said Ham ilton told them: “If you don’t do a good Job we’ll hav^'itcgo tHtdr and do it all over. Following Hamilton’s confes- sion 10 other pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assault and charges in the Flowers flog ging case. All of them confessed to being present when the plans were made and when the beat ing actually took place. Four other cases of flogging against the Imperial Wizard were nol prossed. Judge Williams then ordered presentation of evi dence in the Flowers case in or der to determine the degree of guilt against Hamilton. Originally Hamilton was charged in five cases of con spiracy to kidnap, conviction of one which would have carried a maximum sentence of life im prisonment. By pleading guilty to the lesser charge he now can (Please ttim to Page Eight) Members of the Planning Committee of Rho Chapter, Hostess Chapter for National Convention of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority which convenes in Darhaim tegpat^43-St1, 1952. Sessions will be held on the eampna ef Oie North Carolina College. Standing (left to right) Soror Helen Jones, Chairman Housing Committee, and Soror Otelia Stewart, Treasurer and Chairman of Entertainment Committee. Seated (left to rtiftt) Sorors Geneva Mebane, Chaimun, Souvenir Program Committee, Ethel Berry, President; B. A. J. Whltted, Second National Vice-President and Ruth Bolden, Journalist and Ch&lrman of Publicity Committee. Congressman W. L. Dawson, vice chairman ef the Dcinscrstit National Committee and member ef the Platform eeourittee, whe is wa^inic a terrific battle at the National Democratic Cenventtea for a strong civil rights plank. Chairman of the committee Is Repre sentative John W. McCormack of Massachnsetts. Other meeabers are: Senators John Sparkman of Alabama; Warren Magnason ef Washington, Theodore F. Green of Rhode Mand; Herbert Lekasan of New York; Blair Moody of Michigan and Spcsaard Holland e( Florida. Governors Robert F. Kennon of Louisiana and Lawrenee W. Wetherby of Kentucky. Former Senators Scott W. Lucas of Illinois; Francis J. Meyers of Pennsylvania and James M. Tnnnell of Delaware. Former Solicitor General Philip B. Perhnan, a Maryland del egate. National Committeewoman Lucia M. Cormier of Maine; BIrs. Salvina Breeding of Kansas; W. H. Lee of Illinois. President ef Chicago Federation of Labor; Bnrkett D. Murphy of Georgia, an Atlanta Attorney and Lyle E. Cook of California. SOUTHERNERS THREATEN TO BOLT CONVENTION UNLESS PLATFORM IS SOFTENED CHICAGO — Three Stul>bom | The loyalty pledge is supposed southern states: South Carolina, I to be a compromise and there is Virginia and Louisiana were | only a slight cltance of its being holding out in the National | changed or abandooed. Woman Falully Injured In Jump To Escape WrecHesi Driving Of Her Husband JAMES T. TAYLOR North Carolina, narrowly missed a seat on the Durham City Coun cil here Monday night. Taylor, recommended by the Durham Committee ort Negro Af fairs, was backed by three coun- cilmen, but tbese voters weje not enough to put him over. W. A. Biggs, white businessman and former councilman,'* was named to fill the vacancy created by the death of the colorful J. Frank Barfield, who died last week. (Please turn to Page Bight) Last Rites Held For Motiier Ex- Alumni Sec'y. Mrs. Mary Gillespie Johnson, 67, mother of M. S. “Jingle Bells” Johnson, former executive secretary of the North C^afoUna College Alumni Association, was burled here Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Johnson, widow of the late Reverted S. P. Johnson, one of the early graduates of Lin coln (Pa.) University, had been in declining health for the past several months. She died Sun day morning. Funeral services were held at White Rock Baptist Church with Dr. Miles Mark Fisher, of ficiating. Mrs. Johnaon joined the White Rock Church shortly after coming to Durham from Hamlet. She made her home in Dur ham with her son and his wife at their residence, 1011 Fayette ville Street Mrs. Johnson was a native of In a recent testimonial address honoring Ralph W. Pars«Mis. new ly elected vice-pr«rident and agency director of the United Mntnal Life Insurance Comp any, George W. Cox, vice-presi dent and agency director of Ote North Carolina Mntnal Life In surance Company, delivered one of the most thought provoking addresses on the subject of life insurance we have had the plea sure ef reading'll many years. In orders give onr readers the benefit of the vast amount of In- fomuttion contained In his speech, the CAROLINA TIMES Is printing on page three of this issue the speech In Its entirety. Goldsboro—Mrs. Collisie Hall of Dudley was fatally, injured in an automobile wreck near Dudley .Sunday when she jump ed from an automoble driven in a reckless manner by her husband, J. B. Hall. Mrs. Hall’s sister who was in the car at the time told officers that Hall had been “cutting the fool” with the car by turning sharp curves at a high rate of speed and swinging from one side of the road to the other. His wife pleaded with him to slow down or she would jump out. Hall continued to drive in the reckless manner and Mrs. Hall pushed open the door on the front seat and leaped from the car. The back of her head struck the shoulder of the road. She died of a brain concusion sev eral hours later at Wayne Hos pital. 5 Negro Doctors in Who's Wiio Daniel Speaks At lost Colony' In Manteo Democratic Convention here Wednesday against the “loyalty pledge.” All three refused to sign the new comproQiise which binds them to work to get the Democratic nominees on the bal lot in their states. As evidence that the civil The compromise only provides that state delegations are pledg ed to get the names of Demo cratic candidates on tiieir state tickets whoever they be, pro vided the pledge does not go a- gainst state laws. As further evidence that the rights win^ ol tHe party was lbs- 'oKt regime ts Isack^ In the saddle ing the early control of the con- there is a strong movement in vention which they appeared to | the air to nominate Governor have Monday, the convention Adalai Stevenson of Illinois for seated an anti-Tnunan delega- president and Senator Richard tion from Texas Wednesday and B Russell of Georgia for vlce- threw out the rival delegation president. which had previously clamored to be seated instead. Governor James F. Byrnes and Senator Harry F. Byrd, two well- known Dlxiecrats appeared to be leading the opposition of the three rel>eiling states. Whether they will be allowed to keep their seats as spectators had not Iseen clearly determined at Wed nesday noon, although Tempor ary Chairman Paul Devers rxiles that they could vote. The de cision is not final and may be changed after the permanent chairman takes over. The Russell trend will be sharply opposed by ail Negro delegates and it is thought that should Senator Russell be named as Stevenson’s running mate, that it will nnark the end of the Negroes alignment with the De mocratic Party. Hanging on with dogged de termination in the Democratic presidential nomination face. Sen. Richard Russell battled on today. The Georgia Senator said be would be in the fight until the (Please turn to Page Eight) "PLEASE DON'T SEND US ANY HORE NEGRO SOLDIERS, CRY OF GERMAN WOMEN Cheraw, South Carolina. She left her home town and n^oved with her family to Rockingham around 1004. Hie family later moved to Hamlet. Prior to associating with White Rock Church in Durham, Mrs. Jolmson had been active in the First Baptist Church of Ham let. Washington D. C.—^Five Ne gro physicians are listed in the Nuernberg, Germany — The dramatic cry, “Please don’t send us any more Negro soldi ers", was that of the chairman I DR. DANIEL of the Protestant Women’s club , of Bavaria i na speech to the Manteo, — American Negroes united States Army, here last with necessary qualifications ^ have many opportunities to l>e ' of service to the imderprivileg- ed peoples of foreign countries in the U. S. Point 4 program. This was th& theme of a mes sage delivered at the “Lost Col- current edition of “Who’s Who ony" last Friday by Dr. Robert P. Daniel, nationally known ed- Before an anti-racial discrim ination conference. Dr. Eliza- Ijetti Meyer-Sprecliels, club I leader, stated since the war i there have been 3.000 children I of Negroid decent born in West I Germany. A child with Negro blood is S. Johnson, Mr*. Johnson Is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Iioulae Benton of Hkmlet. in America, 1052-53” it is noted I In the July issue of the Journal i ucator who is president of Vir- of the National Medical Associ- j ginia State College, Petersburg.' postively that Of an American ation. They are: Dr. W. Monta- The former Shaw University , .soldier in western Germany she gue Cobb (M. D., Howard, ’29), president spoke in the famed .stated. On the basis of this she professor and Head of the De-1 outdoor theatre that is the site of partment of Anatomy, Howard the noted Paul Greene dramatiz ation of the earliest English ef forts to settle the North Ameri can continent. He was present ed to the Audience by Dr. S. D. Williams, president, Elizabeth University School of Medicine; Dr. Eugene H. Dibble (M. D. T jjiii i Howard, 19), director, John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital Tus- kegee Institute, Alabama; Dr. recommended that no more Ne groes be sent there. (Please turn to Page. Eight) (Please turn to Page Eight) The U. S. High Commission sponsored the conference with twenty-two German educators attending. Since the first Ameri- ' can fathered twbies In poat-war (Please turn to Page Eight) Primitive Baptist Meet Set For Dallas, Texas Dallas. Texas—All Primitive iBaptists of America are cnUad to meet in DalUs, Texaa, August 20-24, 1952 for the 4Sth Annual S*ssion of the NatJooal Prinl- tive Baptist Convention. . The theme of the Convention si The Role of the Church in Obtaining World Peace". Mini sters and delegates from all wear the country will give inspiring sermons and inspiratloaal ad dresses. The boat F. S. Livingston, and his St. John, have all
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