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Death Claims Convicted Perlodcal Dept Dvike Univ. Library Wj Ite Pietoed above ia Dr. W. tt. Bom, Sonthera Piiiea, and Dr. K. S. DawMB, of Dailiaiii. la* set ia Mra. Roaa. Tke photo waa taken ia front of the 4rfflao of the j^jraloiaa who died from a heart aUment at Oentral priaoa laat week, flfteea vtea after he waa takea thwe after helof convicted of par- fonniag aa illegal operation oa a wliite womaa. The j^oto waa takea aoTeral montha Iw- fore Dr. Boaa became III. J. H. Wheeler Named Head Durham Bank; Funderbui'g Cashier John H. Wheeler, 44, vice prealdent and cashier of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, has been elected president of the firm, succeeding the late Dr. C. C. Spaulding. Wheeler has been associated with tiie bank since 1929 and vice president- flashier since 1944. Other chang es announced by the board of directors at their meeting here last week included the election of lion Owen Funderburg, as cashier; Dr. Clyde Donnell, chairman of the board; R. N Harris, replacing Dr. Spaulding on the executive committee; and the election of Dr. ^Spaulding's son, Charles Clinton Spaulding, Jr., to the board of directors. At the time of his death on August 1, Dr. Spaulding had headed the bank more than 30 years. It is the second largest bank in the United States owned and operated by Negroes. It was founded in 19A8, the same year in which Wheeler, the new pres ident was bom. Wheeler is a native of Kittrell College (NC) where his father formerly served as president of the Methodist inatitution. He was educated in the Atlanta (Oa.) public schools and at Morehouse College there. Wheeler, who has won considerable recognition as a lawyer received his legal ed ucation at the North Carolina College Law School in Durham. Among the organizations with which Wheeler is affiliated are the following; Membership on the boards of trustees of Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Stanford L. Warren Public Li brary; St. Joseph A. M. E. Church and Lincoln Hospital. He also holds offices in other orgaOizations including the 4-H Club Foundation of North Caro lina, preaident; treaaurer. Ham mock’s Beach Corjwration; and the following additional trustee board memberships: Mutual Building and Loan Aaaoclatlon, the Bankers’ Fire Insurance Co.; ant the Southern Fidelty Mutual Insurance Co. He is a member of Doric Lodge No. 28 F. and A- Masons and the Zafa Temple No. 176 of the Shrinera. Wheeler la a former baailmia o the Bata Phi Chapter of the Omega M Phi Fraternity. Whaeler la nMa> rled to the former Mias Selena Warren. They have two children, Julia M., 15 and- Warren, 8. Funderborg, 28,' is a native of Monticello, Oa. He ia a graduate of Morehhouse College and he studied business administration for one year at the University of Michigan. He started with the bank as a teller in 1948 and waa promoted to assistant cashier last January. I Funderburg ia a veteran of 'world War II and commander of the Weaver McLean Post No. 179 of the American Legion. He has been active in Mveral city- wide fund drives, having aorved during the past year as co-treas urer of the Cancer Drive. He is married to the forxner Miss Rosemary Fltta of WHaoa. Spaulding, the new board member, la oounael tor the (PtaMa tarn to ra«a Btfi*) Joba H. Wheelw, Tlee-preBi- dent and caAier of ^ M»- chaaica aad FanMea* Bank siaee 1944, baa beea aamed preaidMit to aaeeeed the late ^r. O. C. Spaaldlag wha died in.Darbam oa Aagait 1. The bank ia the aeeea* largeat operated by Negraea la tihe Caited Stataa. Wheeler ia ttie bob at Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Wbealar, MS Joiiasea Aveaae, N. I., At lanta, Qa. He baa baaa aetire* ly aaaooiated witb the Dar- ham baakiag firm aiaee 1M9. Iloa Own Funderborg, M- year-old native of Moatieella, Oeergia baa been naased eaab- Fanaera’ Baak of jDariuua. He aaoeeeeda Jelm' H. Wbaal- er, 44-year-old lawyer, toraa- er vice-preaideat aad caahiac, who haa l>aea aamed to aae- oeed the late Dr. Obarlea Ciia- toa Spaaldlag. l^aaderbarg la the aon of Dr. aad Mra. ftad D. Fnaderbarg of MoatleeUa. He ia married to the fanaer Mias Boaoaary Fltto of Wllaoau The aew cashier ia a gradaate of Morehouse College, Atlaa* ta, aad haa apent one year studying buaiaeaa adminiatra- tion at the Vaiveralty of Michgaa. POLICEMEN INDICTED FOR ASSAULT ON NEGROES Wake Forest—^Two local po licemen, C. A. Balt and W. O. Knuckles, will go mi trial here September 6th for the alleged assaulting of a group of Ne* groea recently that resulted in one officera being cut and an other participant lo^g a leg. The officers were indicted as the result of evidence brought out at the trial of the Negroea. Ball ia said to have aaaaulted Johnnie Hayes and to have knocked likiss Loreen Mitchell to the ground and to have used his feet as a weapon of ■attack, after she had been knocked to'the ground. Knuckles is also said to have used his hands in heavyweight fashion upon the person of Ar lene Lucas. He also found it Convenient to use his feet, on her, according to witnesses. The whole affair is said to have started when the officers pasaed the two women sitting outside the Young Men’s Club. The evidence of the officers showed that tiiey called Miss Lucas to come over to them. 3be aroae and went to the car whereupon riie was told to get in because she was drunk. The officers never did explain how they wera aUa to detect Oat aba waa drunk wbUa alttinc down oor wtar ttMf did not fa to her to place her under ar rest, it was said. Miss Lucas resented being ar rested,4iccording to the officers^ and once in the car refused to remove her foot so the door could be closed. At this point the officer admitted using his foot. He alleges that he put hia foot under her foot, in an effort to dislodge it so the door could be closed. The two feet brought more foot play. Loreen, the com panion of Arlene told the of ficers not to kick Arlene any more. At this stage of the. tuMle, Johpnie Hayes' Suddenly be- canie chivalrous and came out of the club and decided to defend womanhood frmn the ravages at infuriated officers, accordinf^ to evidence. BalPflaims tliat he was hand led pretty roughly by the Hayea man the the Mitchell Woman Hayes held him aroimd the waist while the Mitchell woman put a strangle hold on his neck, ac cording to hia version. The two accused denied this charge and said that it was only after they had been struck by the officer thast tRey reaorted to istic ma- neuvers and wrestling tactics In an effort to defend themaelves. John Mitchell, brother of Mlaa (Please turn to Pafa Xigfat) ,=jcian ★( OUlflJBnT / ★ ★ Usihers March On (Karlotte ★ ★ ★ ★ FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OVTSTANDING WEEKLY OF THE CAROUNAS Entered as Second CUua Matter at the Post Office at Durham, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, IK9. VOLUMB SO — NUMBBB SS DUBHAM, N. C., SATCBDAT, AUGUST 23, 1952 PBICB n CENTS IOTAS IN DURHAM FOR 23rd SESSION Mrs. Ethel Berry, president of Rho Chapter, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, announced here Wed nesday afternoon that every thing was in readiness for en tertainment of the 23rd annual session of the organization’s Na tional Convention, which will meet here August 23-27. The local chapter has worked untiringly for the past several months in preparation for the meeting and it is hoped tliat the 1952 convention will be one of the best in the history of the organization. Scheduled to address the con vention on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock is Mrs. Hklith Sampson, former alternate del egate to the United Nation’s General Assembly. Her addreaa, which will be opened to the public will be in B. N. Duke Auditorium at N. C. College National president of the Iotas is Mrs. Jeanne Scott, who will [preside over most of the . sessions all of which will be.hold* in the auditorium of the admin- stration building at the college. In addition to a tour of the Chesterfield cigarette factory and the N. C. Mutual Life In surance Company by the entire delegation, a dance will be given Monday night, at which tlmp delegates and visitors will have an opportunity to meet many of Durham’s younger social set. The Durham chapter of the sorority is composed of many of the leading business and pro fessional women of the city, most of whom are'active in its religious, social and civic life. (Please turn to Page Sight) Principals In Ushers 28th Annual Session Noted Minister In Revival At Ebenezer Church Reverend J. A. Brown, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Chiirch, lo cated on Glenn Street, announc ed here Tuesday that, the Rev.' A. B. Bingham, pastor of First Baptist Church of Portsmouth, Virginia, will hold a week’s re vival at his church, August 25- 29. Rev. Bingham is reputed to be one of the most forceful speak ers in the itate of Virginia and Rev. Brown extends a special invitation to the people of Dur ham to cHue to Ebenezer next week and mjoy a spiritual feast. dDr. Ross Succumbs To Heart Ailment 15 Minutes After Entering Central Prison BULLETIN I E. R. Merrick Heads Building And Loan ' Association Here E. R. Merrick, treasurer of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and son of its founder, the late John Merrick, was elected president of the Mutual Savings and Loan Association here Thursday, August 14, according to an announc«nent made by J. S. Stewart, seoretary-treas- luer. Mr. Meirick’s election fills the position made va cant by the death of the former president, the late Dr. C. C. Spaulding. L. B. Austin, President of the InterdspiMnlnational Ushers Asaaelal^Mt of North CaroUaa and Editor of the CABOL.INA TIMIS, n^o will preside over the 28th aaaual seaslon to Jbe held in Charlotte, Aagnst 21- 24. The seat of the eonveation will be Saint Paal Baptist Cbareh. Dr. Marshall Shepard, pasfor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church, former Recorder of Deeds of Washington, D. C. and at preaeat Becorder of Deeds for the city of Philadel phia, who will deliver the an nual Consecration sermon Fri day evening, August 22nd. Dr. Shepard is a native of Oxford, North Carolina. Reverend James F. Wertx, pastor of Saint Paul Baptist Church, who will deliver the annual sermon Saaday morn ing at 11 o'eieek. Beverend Werts Is one tbe oatstaad- Ing young ministers ia'*North Carolina. The sermon' Saaday morning is expected to be one of the hirhllghts of tbe eoa- vention. Southern* Pines — The in nocence or guilt of Dr. W. H. Ross is not the concern of the people of this community, whom he served for a number of years, but who was responsible for his death, which occurred ftft4en minutes after he rolled through the gates of the Central Prison on Saturday morning, August 16 to serve a three to five year sen tence for an abortion on a young white woman. The last chapter of his life was written by the courts of Moore County, the white lawyer who defended him and a white physician. In May 1951 he began the trial down the slow road of despair, despondency and death. He was tried for the death oi Mrs. Ruth McCrimmon. He was found not guilty on this count and Walked out of the court a (Please turn to Page Eight) LOn CAREY CONVENTION IN PinSBURGH SEPTEMBER 2-5 Dr. N. Shepard Addresses N. C. Ushers Confab 1 Charlotte—When the 1952 an nual session of ttic Interdenomi national Uihers Association of North Carolina convenes at tlie St. Paul Baptist C!hurch here, Thursday Augxist 21, over 500 delegates and visitors are ex pected to put in their appear ance. The organization is the largest interdenominational group in ttie state and during the 28 years of its existence tias contributed thousands of dollars to aid tile colored orphanage at Oxford and the college educa tion of worthy Negro students Last year the ajisociation‘Award ed over 16 schoiarsiUps to stu dents in various colleges in and dut^f the state. During the past eight years, the orginazation has contributed in schorlarships and donations to the orphanage in Oxford over $30,000. Being an interdenomi national group, its membership is composed of persons of all churches except Catholic. No church of any religious faith is barred. On Friday night, August 22 at 8:00 P. M., Dr. Marstiall Shepard, pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Pa., and former Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D. C., and at present Recorder of Deeds for the city of Philadelpitia, will deliver the annual Consecration sermon. ^ Saturday night the annual Oratorical contest will be held with three scholarship prizes at stake. First prize will be a scho larship of $100, second prize, $75, and third pri» $50. Tbe subject for boya ,is "Frederick Douglass” and for girls, “Harriet Tubman,” both of thM' noted Negro historical chancters did much to arouse sympathy for the freedom of the Negroes prior to tiie Civil War and it is expected that various orations that will be delivered on them -wtii be hlgiUy inspirational as well as informative. On Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, the Rev. James F. Wertz pastor of St. Paul Baptist CThurch which is host to tlie con vention, will deliver tiie annual sermon, at which time over 500 delegates and visitors to tiie an nual session are expected to be present. Following the sermon a check {or the annual donation to the Oxford Orphange and scholar ship awards will be made. Washington, D. C.—Dr. Wen dell C. Somerville, Executive Secretary, Lott Carey Bap\ist Foreign Mission Convention, an- nonuced here this week that plans are complete for the SSth annual session that will be held at Sixth Moimt Zion Baptist Church, Lincoln and Shetland Avenues, Pittsburg, Pa., Rev. J. C. Hariston, pastor, September 2-5. V According to advance infor mation this will be the largest crowd of Baptist people ever as sembled. Housing of the large delegation will be well taken care of, but the fact that so many last minute reservations are coming is giving the commit tee quite a bit of concern. “The Global Task of Christian Mission,"* is the theme' of the meet with the program going in to every phase of life from that of saving the soul to filling the hungry stomach of some person in the mission field. The convention will get under way on Labor Day, 8:00 P. M. when a preconvention musical program will be held, at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, under tbe direction of Prof. W. E. Patter son, Norfolk, Va. The Tuesday (Please turn to Page Eight) Pletnred here are same of tbe 275 North CaroUaa prineipals and inpervisors wfao were in- vitad to attend tba tbird aa- aaal eeafsraao* oa "Bdaea-, timial Lsaienblp” q^aaored by the North Oaroltas Oollege Sununer School and tbe Pria- clpals’ Section of the North Caro8)ia Teachers’ Associa tion. Oatstaadlag Tarbaal sdasa- tors from North CaroUaa 0*1> lege, the rnlvewtty of North CaroUaa, Cbapel Hill, aad the State DepartBMBt af Pabik InstraetieB. Balalgb. addressed the gr^ap, wbidi partielpaalB tarmet tta mesi saeeesilal el tba tttae yaar^svtis. Chain Launches '9 Membership Campaign Hue Freeman Smith, IMS Chair man of the Membership Drive of the Durham Business and Pro fessional Chain and the House wives League, stated here Tues day Diat the drive is now in full swing and he ia urging every person in business and proiaa^ Sion to take a membership when members of the committee call on them. ' The chairman is endeavoring - improve the lot of the Negro businessmen in Durham, espe cially the mercitants, which in turn will improve the economic level of the entire race. The membership fee tor a business ia $25.00 and individuals $5.00 and may be paid la in stallments, Mr. Smith said. Recently the. Chain baid' a businesa inatitute, at whidi USM valuable information was pro vided for the merchaats and pro- fesaional people of Diatesa. The inatitute was declssad kgr maay to be one o tbe best awar bald by the local nrgswiss^inn Be bnaeficial war* ttia ssnin* Hiat plans are alrasfty balaf marts for another to ba ImU sMMttsaa during tba lata ffbH. V
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