MACK MGDAM IS FREED
MACK INGRAM
Impossible To
Assault At 75
Feet, Says Court
RALEIGH
The relentless effort by
freedom-loving Americans
of both races was reward
ed here Wednesday morn
ing when the North Caro
lina Supreme Court un
animously decided that
Mack Ingram, Caswell
county sharecropper, wlio
was twice convicted, was
not guilty of ‘^assault by
leering.”
The court went farther
than simply clearing In
gram of the charges, and
asserted that the trial
judge erred when he re
fused the defense motion
to dismiss the case.
The State Supreme Court ru
ling, examining the merits of
the case, said that no man could
tie found guilty of a criminal
act by thought. It held ihat no
person «ould becomc so trlg^-
ened by being looked at by an
other person to the extent that
it would constitute criminal as
sault. The fact that the com
plaining withess testified that
the riefamlant, Ingram, aftver
got closer than 75 feet of her
was considered by the court suf
ficient evidence to acquit In
gram.
First brought to light by the
TIMES story of his first convlc-
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Lafayette Miller
Saved-ForWhile-
From Execution
RALEIGH
' A new, if temporary, lease on
life was given a man on death
row in Central Prison here last
Friday as an appeal by his at
torneys to the U. S. Supreme
Court stayed his execution
which was set for Friday.
Lafayette Miller, convicted
last January for murdering a
white Chocowinlty farmer, had
been scheduled to die in the gas
chamber here last Friday. A last
minute request for cdemency
from Gov. Umstead had been
turned down.
However, Attorneys Herman
Taylor here and Franklin
Brower of Durham were success
ful Ip securing an appeal from
the U. S. Supreme Court last
Friday which stayed the exe
cution.
Five other men are waiting
here to be executed, all for el-^
ther rape or murder of white
victims. They are Bennie and
Lloyd Daniels, Clyde Brown,
Raleigh Sp^er and Ernest Ray
Simmons.
Brown and Speller were con
victed of raping white women
while the Daniel cousins and
Simmons were convicted of kill
ing white persons.
Attorney General Harry Mc-
MuUan said last week that he
had been notified that a petition
for stay of execution had been
filed in the Daniels caae addng
the Supreme Court to Kverse Ita
decision.
Earlier this month, the,Su
preme Court upheld the convic-
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VOLUME 30 — NUMBER |V- SECHON ONE
8ATUBDAT, FEB. 2S, 1»SS
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Taylor May Be New ISCC Dean
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A.&T. Fires Webster
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The scene above was taken
•t the Lincoln Day dlamer
held here last Thursday nii^t,
February 19 at the Duriiam
Armory for Repnblieans of
Durham, Orange and Wake
Counties. Shown ia the f«re-
groond. is a srowp 9f ten^e-
gro Bepubllcans of Dnrham,
first Negroes to ever attend a
Lincoln day dianer here. In
left foregronnd is Alexander
Bamea, (legs croMed) public
ity chairman for the National
Conference of Republican
leaders, next to him is Dr. S.
W. V. Cordice (in dark suit),
vice-chairman of the State Re
publican committee and also
County Goinmittefi vice-
man; J. T. Hawkina and Ben
Williamson. Seated on op
posite, sides of the table near
right foregronnd are Dr. J. N.
Mills, J. r. Williams, H. C.
Davis, Sydney James and Ed
Robbins. Other Negroes pres
ent but not shown here were
Reverend E. T. Browne and J.
T. Hawkins.
Some 1st Republicans from
thi» thr» cnnntlna nl nnrham,
Orange and Wake attended the
dinner. Herbert Seawell, Re
publican candidate for Gover
nor in the last election, was
the main speaker.
Horace Heidt Takes Slap
At Twin-Gty Prejudice
Bursar Dismissed
After 20 Years For
Irregularities
greensbor6
N. C. Wpbsrter, for the past 20
years bursar at A. and T. Col
lege here, was fired Monday be-
,cause of alleged “irregularities”
in his office.
A statement issued Monday
afternoon following a meeting of
the executive committee of the
college’s trustee board which
announced the firing of Webster
said that the 51 year old A. and
T. official was dismissed after
a preliminary report by State
Auditor iSinry L. Bridges, whfD
has condio^ed a team o)
gatbrs working at the collei
for the past three months.
L. A. Wise, manager of the
college ttoolc store, was named to
replace Webster by the commit
tee.
'There were irregularities in
handling of funds and records of
funds,” State Auditor Bridges
said. “Any figures released now
might be misleading; they have
not been verified yet. When the
report is complete, several weeks
from now, it will be released.”
Bridges said Webster was in
sured by bond for $29,000, but
Gives Negro Show
After Race Barred
From Auditorium
WINSTON-SALEM
Horace Heldt tossed his per
sonal bombshell Into the baili
wick of Southern race prejudice
here last week as he played an
unscheduled show for Negroes
because th6y were not allowed
to attend the regular show held
here.
To climax this blow at racial
prejudice, the noted bandleader
passed up white conteatanta and
selected only Negro talent to
compete in the regional show at
Raleigh Thursday
Heidt, sponsored by Luclcy
Strike Tobacco Company, is cur
rently carrying his “American
Caravan" show through the
South. He is scheduled to {day
in Durham on Saturday nlf^t in
the Durliam High school Audi
torium.
Last Sattirday In Winston-
Salem, Heldt played two per
formances, one for whit^ at the
Reynolds high school auditori
um, and another for Negroes at
the Atkins high school auditori
um. He announced that he waa
making this unprecedented ar
rangement because Negroes
were not allowed to attend the
regular show at the Reynolds
auditorium. The Negro show at
Atkins high school started at
1 :S0 p.m. Saturday }ust after he
had completed the regular show
at Reynolds auditorium.
The only contestant adected
for the coiut-to-coaat broadcast
at Raleigh Thursday night was
a Negro youth who performed
on the violin at the unscheduled
Atkins high school show. He is
Eugene Walcott, studen^ at Win
ston-Salem Teachers College
here.
The noted bandleader learned
that Negroes would not be al
lowed to attend the Re}molds
show before he arrived in Win
ston-Salem. He was informed at
Columbia, S. C. earlier In the
week where he was playing an
engagement, by a group of Win
ston-Salem Negroes who tried
to purchase tickets for the show.
Upon learning that Negroes
would be barred at the regular
show, he communicated from
Columbia, S. C., with local spon
sors of the program In an effort
to have them admit Negroes to
the show, at least on a segrega
te basis. When these eefforts
proved unavailing, he an
nounced that he would play a
show for Negroes at Winston-
Salem right after the regular
show.
It was pointed out, signifi
cantly, attempts are being made
to establish lily white policies
now where t>efore there had
been no set policy. Earlier, the
Winston-Salem school board vo
ted 4-2 against allowing Negroes
to use the Rejrnolds auditorium.
This action, to set up lily
white policies where before had
been no policy, appeared to
many to be a reaction against
the trend of less segregation all
over the country.
Heldt, wlio is a member of the
executive conmilttee of the
NAACP, said after the Negro
show last Saturday tiiat the
show is touring the country to
aid needy talented people re-
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Stroke Blamed For Murder
And Suicide At Lumberton
LUMBERTON—A 51-year-old man, whose mental con
dition was apparently weakened by a stroke he suffered some
weeks ago, killed his wife and then turned a .22 calibre rifle
on hims^ and committed suicide.
Alex Shaw amd his wife', l^rs. Annie Shaw, 45, were both
found dead here Monday morning at their home three miles
east of Saint Paqls.
Mrs. Shaw died instantly from a bullet wound in her
back. Her husband died from a wound in the mouth shortly
after his arrival here at a hospital.
vestigated the murder-suicide,
attributed the shooting to the
Law officers said that the
shooting took idace late Sunday
night at the Shaw home.
Sheriff Malcom McLeod and
Deputy Earl Hendrix, who in
fact that Shaw had suffered
sroke a few weeks ago which ob
viously upset his mental condi-
titm.
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N. C. WEBSTER
No More Trick
Questions For
Race Registrants
NEW YORK
"How many bubbles to a bar
of soap?”
"What is the due process of
law?”
These and similar questions
would ise asked of a Negro who
tried to register to vote in For
rest County, Mississippi.
But the Department of Justice
has said there will be no more
such questions asked of Ne
groes or anybody else hereafter.
Tht^t is. the Justice Depart
ment has advised the NAACP
that the election officials of Hat
tiesburg, Forrest C^nty, Mias.,
have agreed to abide by the law
of the land and not ask such
questions again.
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the important sports news of the week.
His lucid explanations and “inside
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HAVE YOU SEEN
THIS MAN?
This is the man Durham
police are still seeking in
connection with die brutal
knife-slaying of Mrs. Mag
gie Tennin at her home
two Saturday ni^its ago.
He is identified as Janes
GloTer, whose local ad
dress is listed as 500 Hus
band Street. The above
photo was taken when the
suspect was in the Armed
Senrices.
Pvt. James A. Green (left) of Taft, Texas, Wilbert L. McArther of FayettevUle. N. C.. and PKC.,
Robert Meyers (right) of New York City, are serving in Korea with the 25th Infantry Division. All
three men are assigned to Company F of the 14 th Regiment. Private Green, a rifleman in Korea
since last September, has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.
McArther, an a»lstant squad leader in the Company since his arrival in Korea last April, has
received the Combat Infantryman Badge and Parachutist Badge. Before ehtering the Army in
August 1951, he was employed by the Carolina Wholesale Grocery in Fayetteville. His mother, Mrs.
Lucille Williams, lives on Route 1, Fayetteville. Private First Class Meyers, a sniper in his anit, ar
rived in Korea 10 months ago.
DVRHAM CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE
Negroes Want No Part Of
A Jim Crow Celebration
Summer School
Director Looms
As Top Choice
Speculation making the
sounds here during the past two
weeks concerning the appoint
ment of a new dean at North
Carolina College to replace Dr.
A. E. Manley, who is resigning
to accept the presidency of Spel-
man college, lists Dr. Joseph H.
Taylor, chairman of the Social
Science department, at the head
of the list of several likely can
didates.
President Alfonso Elder, con
tacted recently concerning the
appointment, refused to make
any comment on the matter.
It is believed that the new
dean will be named at the May
ineeting of the board of tnistees
which generally takes up the
matter of faculty appointments
for the new school year. Since
dean Manley’s resignation will
not become effective until July
1, it is thought very improbable
that a new dean will be named
before then.
Dr, Taylor, considered to own
the best chance among NCC
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Committee Asks
For Integrated
Program' Here
The Executive Committee of
the Durham Committee on Ne
gro Affairs went on record of
throwing its full support behind
the Centenlal to be held here
in April provided the usual pat
tern of segregating Negroes is
not followed.
After a lengthy discussion,
following a report brought in by
J. J. Henderson, member of the
special events division of the
Centennial organizatfon, the
conmiittee passed a resolution
which stated that “It shall be the
policy of the Durham Committee
on Negro Affairs not to endorse
jthe participation of any Negroes
I in the Durham Centennial unless
[all of its activities are on a non-
I segregated basis.”
Said the chairman, J. S. Stew-
jart, “The centeitnial should de
pict the progress of Durham, and
if within the past 100 years Dur
ham has not progressed in hu
man relations to the extent that
it can present a celebration of
this magnitude without em
barrassing its fellow citizens,
then we should stop and take
Inventory of ourselves.”
I When several Negro leaders
were quesUoned on the matter
here this week it was the un
animous opinion of all of them
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Negro Enters City
Council Race
In Gastonia
GASTONIA
Nathaniel Barber, secretary-
treasurer of the Excelsior Credit
Union, has announced his can
didacy for the City CouncU in
the election to be held in Gas
tonia May 5. The primary will
be held April 27.
Barber is well-known and re
spected in the business and civic
life of the city, and his entry
into the race for the city council
was wel^ received here by many
of the city's whMe citiaaas, as
well as Negroes.
SaitMlw middle-aged business
executive; “So many of my
friends, both white and Negro,
have approachad me in the last
30 days to run for the city coun-
cU, that I have decided to make
the race despite my already
heavy schedule.
“I have given the matter
thoughtful conaidmtion. taking
into the fact that the ta^ of a
public servant is by a» maana
an easy one. My decisioB is to
accept the challenge and it thaae
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