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Stevenson J?A»s GOP In California : , iAike Univ. Library .( _ Pletand ak«v* ai* the ■Ineteoi peUecwmnen »dd«d to the Darluun Pelice at«ff Ust week. The bettani piMto riMw* the eatire frwif as they were leavinf City HaS. where they received their %adtee aad iTeeifle imtmetieaa. Tat left ahewi the fiv« Negrv poIloewomeB. They are, (left t« rlfht): Mrs. Bnhy Devine, Mr*. IVIartaret Deeator, Mrs. Vlrfiiila Mom Morgan, Hra. Eliubeth Tate, and Mrs. Mable Brown. (Top right) Cliief H. H. King, left is shown pinning a badge on Mrs. Ruby Devine, as Mrs. Jewel Dagger loohsea. Washington Physician Found Guilty Of Abortion Death Of Howard Uni% Student (Calvin’s News Servlec) WASHINOTON Popular Dr. Tolley Spriggs wat declared guilty this week by a District Court jury for per forming a fatal abortion on pret ty Mary Cooper, niece of the former Liberian Ambassador to the United States. Spriggs faces a ■entence-wWch^onM- be as high as 20 years imprisonment. , Chief witness for the Govern ment was Miss Cooper’s fellow student, CHifford Andrews, 24, who admitted that he was re sponsible for the girl’s pre gnancy. He told how he watched Dr. Spriggs perform the abor tion on December 1st in his of fice. He cited too how the 19- year-old girl died in a Dunbar Hotel room on December 1S.| It was on Andrews* testimony that Dr. Spriggs was found guilty. His attorney, Charles Ford lashed out at Andrews as a “cold-blooded, calculating wit ness” and added that he thought the story was made up in a pri son cell. Even Judge James R. Kirkland bade the jury to view Andrews, testimony with “sus picion, and the great^st care and caution. As a matter of law, you must consider Andrews’ testimony in this case as that of an accomplice.” But he added that ttw. i]iry could convict on the uncorroborated word of an accomplice. Assistant U. S. Attorney Wil liam S. McKinley said the abor tion was the girl’s idea and that Andrews only went along with it even though he did the contact ing of the Doctor. According to McKinley, “Her family expect ed great things of this girl. She wasn’t going to marry until she had finished her university course. This was her ld(&.'*' »0~.. FIVE NEGRO POLICEWOMEK ADDED TO DURHAM FORCE Vt ADA HANNAH ^ About eight years ago, Dur ham installed its first policemen. October 16 marked another of Durham’s firsts, in the installa tion of 18 policewomen. Of this numoer, there are five Negroes who are working in various school districts throughout the city. The new policewomen, proud ly dressed in uniforms with grey skirts, navy blue jackets, white shirts, black ties and black ox ford pumps, assembled in City Hall last week, where Chief of Police H. H. King welcomed them and stated "this fine bunch of ladies will improve our looks, if not our efficiency.” But I am sure, “that you will also im prove our efficiency.” Following the chief’s remarics, Assistant Chief ^W. Pleasants issued instructions to the women with regard to policies and rules of the departmefnt. Said Mr. Pleasants, “Your primary pur pose is to protect the Uvm of children going to school.” Captain T. B. Seagroves, head of the Traffic Division, who will be in charge of the group, gave out the assignments. The Negro women were as signed to the following districts: Mrs. Elizabeth Tate, Whitted School; Mrs. Mabel Brown, Walltown School; Mrs. Virginia Moss Morgan and Mrs Ruby De- vine, W. G. Pearson School; and Mrs. Margaret Deeator, East End School. The policewomen assumed their duties last Thursday. They are to appear twice daily. SEGREGAe SCHOOLS HUIED IN OHIO TOWN BY THE NAACP Jaycees Oiler Aid To NAACP Progian NEW YORK An offer to cooperate with the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People in furthering its program was made this week by the newly elected president of the United States Junior Chamber of Com merce, Horace K. Henderson. In a letter to Arthur B. Spin- gam, NAACP president, Mr. (Plauc turn Pafa Ttn) OLKNDALE, OHIO Segregation in the public schools of this southern Ohio town, about fifteen miles from the Kentucky border, ended without fanfare last week when Prosecuting Attorney, C. Wataon Hover told the Glennie Board of Education that to refuse ad mission of Negro pupils to a formerly all-white school would constitute a violation of their rights under the FourteAth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The action was taken in re sponse to queations from the board as to what they should do about the request of the Cin cinnati branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that certain Negro children, previously not registered in school, be enrolled in the school nearest their homes. Citing the history of actions taken by the Ohio legislature to abolish segregation in the public schools of the state, and recount ing recent anti-aegrcgatioB d»> cisions of the United States Suprsms Court, th* •tsts's at torney told the board that the children must be admitted to schools ‘lat such places as will lae most convenient.. . and such assignments cannot be limited by considerations of race, creed or or color.” This applies, Mr. Hover said, “equally to all stu dents irrespective of previous enrollment and Irrespective of the type of schooling being re ceived.” Attorney Michel Turpeau re presented the legal redress com mittee of the Cincinnati NAACP branch in placing its case be fore the school board. Co operating with him was Theo dore M. Berry, Cincinnati coun^ cilman and a- member of the NAACP’s national legal commit tee and national board of di rectors. !1if Cars FOK THIRTY YEARS TUE OVTSTAyomC WEEKLY OF THE CAROU?IAS Entered as Second CImm Matter th» Fu$t Office ut Durham. North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1879. VOLUME SO—NUMBEB 41 DUKBAM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, ItSS PRICE TEN CENTS 1,700 EXPECTED At BAPTIST ANNUAL MEET Charlotte Host To 8Sth State Convention By Ons L. HAIRSTON RALEIGH Messengers representing 1700 Baptist Churches scattered throughout North Carolina and bordering around Virginia and South Carolina will invade Char lotte, October 28 to participate in the eighty-fifth annual session of the General Baptist State Con vention of North Carolina. The meeting will extend through Octot>er 30, and will be held with the Mount Sinai Baptist C%urch on East Seventh Street, the Rev. T. F. Fraylon, pastor. The session will formally open Tuesday evening, October 28~at 7:30 with a program of welcome under the auspices of the host church. The executive commit tee of the convention will meet Tuesday morning at 11:30 fol lowed by a session of the board of missions at 3 in the afternoon. After the opening addresses of t^elcome, the theme addresa of the convention will be given by Dr. A. B. Johnson of Raleigh. This year’s theme is “i ers With God.” lfc/5.^ paator First Baptist Chufch of Thomasville, will preach the initial sermon. The feature address of the ses sion wiU be deliyered Dii Marshall Shepard, prominent (Please turn to Page Ten) -30- Over 400 Attend Chain Reception For NCC Faculty Over 400 person gathered here at the W. D. Hill Recreation Cen ter on last Thursday evening, October 16, at a reception when »he faculty of North Carolina College was honored b y the Durham Business and Profess ional Chain. Master of ceremony for the program was^ J. H. Wheeler, President of the Me chanics and Farmers Bank and co-chairman of the committee on arrangements with I. R. Holmes, Director of the Recrea tion Center. Speakers for the occasion were: Dr. A. Elder, president of North Carolina College, L. E. Austin, President of the Chain W. J. Kennedy, Jr,. President of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mrs. Callie Daye, President of the -House wives League of the Chain, Dr. D. B. Cooke, Dr. Helen Edmonds, memijer N. C. College faculty, Theodroe Speight, Chairman of the Board, and Attorney M. E. Johnson. Mrs. Nell Hunter, Dur ham soloist rendered, a solo. Following the formal program and addresses, the gr6up was entertained by the “Flying Nes- bits” of radio and television fame of Washington, D. C., after which the guest were served a delicious repast by Mrs. Mary Sanders, Director of the North Carolina Mutual Cafeteria. The Durham Biisiness Chain was organized several years ago and its membership includes business and professional men and women of the city. Its pur pose is to encourage and im prove Negro business of all kinds. In addition, it encourages civic, political and social activi ties of the race. The affair has been acclaimed far and near as being one of the (Please turn to Pace Ten) Hie above photos are scenes of the reception held here last Thursday evening at the W. D. Hill Recreation Center for the members of the North Carolina College faculty. Thoae in the picture reading from left to right are Dr. A. Elder, presiient of North Carolina College; Mrs. Elder; the speaker. Dr. Helen G. Edmonds. At the extreme right is Mrs. Nell Hunter, Durham soloist. In the back row is Mrs. Callie Daye, president of the Housewives Division of the Chain; J. H. Wheel er, eo-chainnan of the program committee and D.'. D. B. Cooke., State NAACP Opposes N. C. College Ph.D. Degree HIGH POINT The North Carolina Confer ence of Branches of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People express ed its opposition to the new doc tor of philosophy program, now being offered at the North Caro lina College at Durham, in its ninth annual convention held here last week. The opposition came Saturday at which time the convention warned that colored students would still seek admission to the graduate and professional schools of the University of North Carolina, and if denied admission appropriate action would be taken. In opposing the program at Durham, the convention said that the facilities at Durham were not adequate or equal to other state supported schools offering this program. (Plesse turn to Page Ten) CHAIN TO SPONSOR BOYSCOUT GET OUT THE VOTE'PliOORAM The Durham Business and Professional Chain will sponsor the Boy Scouts “Get -Out The Vote” campaign for the Negro citizens of Durham, it was' an nounced here Tuesday by H. W. Gillis, scout executive. At a meeting held Tuesday at the office of the (Thain, 518 E. Pettigrew Street, the Negro sec tions of the city were put under the leadership of various per sons whose duty it will be to as sist the boys In seeing that a notice is put on every doomob in the city, to remind voters that the election will be held on Nov., 4, and urging everybody to vote. The notice, which is in the shape of a bell, reads, “Vote you think, think as you vote. Tuesday November 4. Today’s youth counts on you, use your freedonl to vote.” 't is hoped through this me thod to get out the larg^ vote in the history of the nation and the movement is being promote? on a national scale with boy scouts all over America taking pqrt in the program. Those present were: M. Hugh Thompson, H. W. Gillis, N. B. White. L. E. Austin. J. M Schooler, Dr. J. N. Mills, Y. J. Origsby and Kelly Bryant. 21JN HEAR NOMINEE AT COW PALACE WITH STEVEN80IV IN SAM FRANCISCO — In a ifcvsting speech before 21,000 esfsr sup porters from the northern CsU- 'omia area. Governor Adlai E. Stevenson ripped the Republican Party campai^ to shreds. Mon than 3,000 Negroes were esti mated in the throng at the ten- ous Cow Palace and they enjoy ed the Governor's keen satire whfn he described the Re publican Party as a “football team kient upon taking away the gains which have been made in the past twenty years.” Introducing Governor Steven son, Edmund G. Brown, Atlsr^ ney General of CalifOTnia, de scribed him as one of the nation’s giriatest champions of ctvU rights and himian dignity. On the platform at the meet ing were Cecile Poole, Assistant District Attorney; Lionel Hsmp- ton; Dr. Daniel A, C^dlins, Vice Chairman of the Stevenaon Northern California campaign; Charles Sullivan, W. Byrmi Rumford, Assemblyman; Curtis Mosby, Andrew Hatcher, Assist ant to Representative Nicholaon; Merle C. Cadies, Masonic lead er; Mrs. Irma Lewis of the Cali fornia State Central CToinmittee; and others. Outstanding stars from Holly wood furnished entertainment. During hia speech. Governor Stevenson charged that Senator Taft, whom he deacribed as ‘Honorary Candidate” of the Re publican Party, does not lieiieve that the government should tet to insure equal ri^ts for all citizens. Governor Stevenson declared that the time l>ad come for a change from Eisenhower baek to the Democratic ticket. C ovemor St'-vcn-^on visited Spokane, Washington, where lie addressed another campaign crowd. William Maxey, former boxing star onA now a ill o'acticing attorney, was a- mong the many Negroes in the audience. Washington’s 17,000 or more Negro voters appear to bo .safe for Stevenson judging ron rrmark? circulating after t.he Governor’s appearance liere At San Francisco the Gover nor’s reception was also seen a., an indication the Golden State’s Negro voters favor th*» i.r'iocratic candidate. N. C. College Set For Gala Homecoming Enthusiasm was running high here at midweek for Saturday’s 'rlomecoming celebration a t Vorth Carolina College. ’if Eajtles’ footlMll game with M.-jryland S^ate College at I . Piitu’-day afternoon in ”)u'hpm Pa:k is lay’s big rvent. A telecast featuring Coach Herman H. Riddick and Charles Ray of the NCC News Bur^-aii cicked off the first phase oi the final week’s program. Riddick and Ray appeared over Greens- bor StaUon WMFY-TV at 8:45 with Charlie Rarwll. noted CBS ^ortscaster. Arrangements for this year's celebration are being directed by. a special committee headed by N C C Athletic Director I. 3regor> Newton. A. M. Rivera, Jr., president of the Durhpm chanter of the NCC Alumni Association. H helping Newton and NCC of*» cals coordinate the many activi ties scheduled for the weekend George Nixon, NCC student in charge of homecoming plans, scheduled a pep rally foUow«l by a torchlight parade for Fri day night. Campus tours are being sch^ duled for Saturday morning. Miss Marybelle Johnson, NCC coed from Kannapolis, NC, will be crowned during halftime ae- tivites which will tie marked by high stepping majorettes sten- oing to the tune of NCC*s M piece tiand. Alumni Headquarters are be ing set up In Avery Auditorium at NCC Oct. 13-27 to accomodnte the several hundred alumni m*- pected. A barbeeiM feUiMrtag game at Alui^ Hsadquartan win climax thi da^’? eetWttlee.
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