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The above ^enes are those of
the formal opening of the Fay
etteville Street branch of the
MeehaBlos and Farmer* Bank,
held In Durham last Friday
eveninf. At the top left If J. H.
Wheeler, prealdent of the bank
receiving certifieate from Hon
orable W. W. Jones, Cmn-
mlMloner of Banks, frantlng
permission for the opening of
the Fayetteville Street braneh.
At top center Mr. Wheeler is
seen ohattinc with Creadinc
from left to right) B. B. Mark-
ley, architect, George Kane,
General Contractor, and Dr.
Clyde Donnell, Chairman of
the Board.
At top right, I. O. Fnnder-
burg, cashier is shown receiv
ing a deposit from Mrs. Arona
McDoagald Parker, daughter
of the late B. JL>. McDoagald
who was vice-president and
cashier of the Mechanics and
Farmers Bank nntU the time
time of his death In Oetober,
1944.
In the center, Raymond B.
Brown, teller. At the bottom
left is shown a portion of the
trmendons crwod that attend
ed the formal opening. At right
is James B. Hawkins, taxi cab
official, making the first de
posit at the drive-in window.
Thousands Attend Opening
Of Branch Of Durham Bank
The Mechanics and Farmers
Bank of Durbain, reportedly the
largest l>Bnk in the world opera
ted by Negroes, opened a new
$98,000 branch office here last
week with thousands of persons
from all walks of life of both
races in attendance.
John H. Wheeler, noted Dur
ham civil' rights lawyer who is
president of the bank, lists the
bank’s assets “in excess of $6-
million.” In addition to the new
branch in its home city, located
at the northeast comer of Elm
and Fayetteville Streets, the
firm has been operating a bran
ch in Raleigh since 1922.
Wheeler, who succeeded the
late Dr. Charles Clinton Spaul
ding as president of the bank in
August, 1952, started 'With the
organization as s^teller in 1929.
In 1944, he was named vice-pre
sident and cashier, succeeding
the late R. Ii. McDougald. He is
a graduate of Morehouse College
and holds the L13 degree from
North Carolina College.
The new two story structure
was designed by R. R. Markley,
Durham architect. It is ultra mo
dem in style and contains the
latest safety devices, highlight
ed by a built-in downstairs
vault. Two steamlined teller's
busses convey the cash from the
upstairs' receiving cages. I. O.
Funderburg, cashier, and Ray
mond K. Brown, teller, will
staff the bank.
Some 17,000 citizens in Dur
ham’s thickly peculated Haytl
section will be served by the
special teller’s window branch.
It is designed to accommodate
drlvers-in. A special metal
drawer comes out to meet de-
positers. Parking factlities are
available behind the branch of
fice.
In addition to its functional
styling, the branch utilizes some
of the latest color designs and
decor. The tellers' cages have
cork floors. The main lobby is
terrazo. Chinese red, cascade
blue and curly birch wltl) na
tural finish blend among the in
terior’s furnishings. Ledge-
stone and glass combine to com
plete the interior and exterior.
Downstairs, the employees
have a lounge, conference room,
and completely equipped mod
ern kitchen.
Dr. Clyde Donnell, chairman
of the board of directors, State
Banking Commissioner W. W.
Jones and numerous banking,
ci^, and state leaders were on
hnn.T for formal opefitng cbtf- resident of 40frJtaaoh Straet has -People
monies Friday night.
Plans Going
Forward For
New Stadium
y charlootb;
Employment of an architect to
design plans for the stadium at
the Northwest High School was
approved at a committee meet
ing held recently.
Dr. E. H. Garringer, city
school superintendent and a
member of the advlMry com
mittee, said that the committee
hopes to have the stadium com
pleted before the end of school
next !)une. ^ ^
A total of 140,000 has been
made available for the construe-
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BRIEF AND TO THE POIHT
STBASSNEB 1*0 SPEAK
CHAPEL HILL
Dr. W. R. Strassner, President
of Shaw University will deliver
the Educational Day sermon at
the First Baptist Church in Chap
el Hill Sunday, Jan. 24 at 11:00
A. M. Reverend J. R. Manley is
pastor of the church.
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT ‘
N. A. Dunn former employee
of the Thomas Book Store and
returned home after spending
three montths as a patient in the
local veteran’s hospital.
RALEIGH
“NIGH OF FANVABY
SIXTEENTH”
The Eta Sigma Chapter, Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity, will pre
sent the Shaw Players in a
tliree-act comedy, “Nigh of Jan
uary Sixteenth” in the Green-
leaf Auditorium on the Shaw
Campus, January 29 at 8:30 P.
M.
The play written by Ayn
Rand will be directed by Guil-
bert A. Daley of the Shaw fac
ulty and will present a cast of
outstanding dramatic students.
RESTAURANT BAN LIFTED
KNOXVILLE
Negro may now be served in
the restaurant of the Municipal
Airport here. The new policy
was instituted by vote of the
City Council after a delegation
composed of representatives of
tlie local i^anch of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, the
Young Men’s Civic Group and
Mutual Civic Women’s Group
appeared before the council and
asked for such a ruling.
TO VOTE ON JIM CROW
PHILADELPHIA
The Temple University chap
ter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
the university administration to
submit to a student referendum
the question as to whether or not
segregated student organizations
will be allowed to remain on the
campus. The elections will be
held during the period February
3-e.
MOVIE HOUSE JIM CROW
ENDED IN CAIRO, ILL.
CAIRO, ILL.
As a result of a campaign by
the local branch of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, this
southernmost city of Illinois has
become one of the first com
munities in the area to admit
Negroes on an unsegregated
basis to motion picture theatres
from which they were formerly
excluded.
TO ADDRESS DELTA
MEETING
OXFORD
Mrs. Pauline Weeden of
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FOR THIRTY YEARS THE OUTSTANDING WEEKLY OF THE CAROLINAS
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office mt Durham, North Carolina, under Act ef March 3, lt79.
VOLUME 30—NUMBER 51 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAT. SATURDAY, JAN. 23, 1954
PRICK It CENTS
Housing Discrimmation
Placed Before Ike
Whaley And Hedgman Among
Noted Speakers Slated For NCC
President Opposes Discrimination
In Use Of Government Funds
Six of America's outstanding
women will participate in North
Carolina College’s Fifth Annual
Week-end here on Saturday and
Sunday, February 13 and 14.
The program is being sponsor
ed by the Women’s Assembly
which will hold a job opportuni
ties clinic as part of Saturday’s
opening activities,
A second part of the annual
weekend on Sunday, February
14 will honor outstanding North
Carolina College women who
will participate on a symposium
starting at 10:45 a.m. Saturday
in Duke Auditorium are: Mrs.
Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secre
tary Board of Estimates, New
York City; Mrs. Anna Amold
Hedgman, Assistant to the May
or of New York City; Mrs. El
len Dammon, Peripnnel Direc
tor, B. Altman Company, New
York, Nj^.; Miss Dorothea Tow
les, intematidbally known nto-
del and designer; Miss Lois Tow
les the lamed concert pianist;
^tmA Miw Ethel Pajnae, Chief of
the Washington, D. C. office of
the Chicago Defender.
The symposium will disctiss
“The E^xpanding Frontiers for
Job Opportunities for Negro Wo
men Graduates of Lit)eral Arts
Colleges”.
Three social events are sche
duled' fw North Carolina Col
lege women and visiting digni
taries Saturday. A Coffee Hour
will be heard preceding the sym
posium, followed by a 1:00 pjn.
luncheon in the North Carolina
College Library’s Faculty Loun
ge, and a 5:00 p.m. reception
at the McLean Dormitory.
Saturday afternoon will be
taken up with the visiting con
sultants counseling individual
women students. The counseling
sessions will be held as part of
several workshops in the semi
nar rooms of the college’s li
brary.
Miss Gloria Foster, senior mu
sic major at Howard University,
will be guest soloist for the Coed
Weekend in the College’s Din
ning Hall Sunday night.
Planning for the overall two-
day program has been under the
general direction of Miss Kath
ryn Cladwell, Gastonia, N, C.,
senior science major, who is pi
sident of the Women’s Assembly,
and Miss Louise M. Latham,
Dean of Women at North Caro
lina College.
Durham Legionnaires Host To
Post And Unit Conference
DiniHAM
The Weaver-McLean Post T?o.
175 of the American Legion and
the American Legion Auxiliary
Unit, of Durham, will' be host to
the Annual Post and Unit Offi
cers Conference, of the Ameri
can Legion and the American
Legion Auxiliary of Division
Six and Division B, Department
of North Carolina, on Saturday
and Siuiday, January 23-24.
Division Six and Division B,
comprise the Negro divisions of
the American Legion and the
American Legion Auxiliary of
North Carolina, consisting of ap
proximately 90 Legion post and
50 Auxiliary units, throughout
the state. Representation of
these posts and units, by delega
tes, is expected at the Durham
conference meeting.
Dept. Vice Commander E. B.
McKissick, of Asheville, who is
in charge of Division Six, and
Dept. Vice President, Mrs. Rosa
Foxx, of Belmont, in charge of
Division B, wiU be the4>residlng
officers at the conference.
All of the Legion meetings
win be Held at W. TJ. Hill
Recreation Center, conference
headquarters, and the Auxiliary
meetings will be held at the
Stanford L. Warren Library,
both located on Fayetteville St.
Local Legionaires on Conference
Program
Local Legionalr^ will appear
on the Saturday conference pro
gram, which gets ynderway at
11:00 A.M. with an executive
meeting. Those of Durham ap
pearing on the program are:
Post Commander Johnson H.
Ray, Jr., who will extend wel
come to the visiting delegates,
Atty. M. Hugh Thompson, past
department vice—commander,
who will Introduce the principal
speaker, Comrade W. J. Kenne
dy, president of the North Caro
lina Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
principal speaker, at the Satur
day afternoon session.
Department Officials To Appear
On Program
At 4:15 o’clock Saturday af-
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Mrs. Marjorie S. Joyner
Wayman (Mickii) Kelly
The above are participants in
the^ Workshop of Cosmciolog:
and Tonsorlal Arts to be held
here January 24-27. At the top
is Mrs. Marjorie S. Joyner,
noted beauty culturist, who
will be the truest speaker at
the Mass Meeting to be held
here Sunday night, January
24.
At 4he bottom is Wayman
(Mickii) Kelly, of New York,
hair stylist who will give sev
eral demonstrations for the
worksfipp.
Expect Senate
Action On FEPC
Legislative Soon
NEW YORK
In response to a protest again
st postponement of the sche
duled Senate hearings on the
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WASHINGTON
Steps to halt the use of Fede
ral funds to aid in the develop
ment of racially restricted hous
ing were anticipated here today
following reiteration by Presi
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower of
his opposition to the use of
government money for the sup
port of segregation.
The President reaffirmed his
position in a conference at the
White House on January 13 with
delegation of leaders of the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People
who placed before him the dis
criminatory record of Levitt and
Sohs, builders of Levittown, Pa.;
called his attention to the con
tinuing segregation in interstate
bus and railroad travel in the
South; and invited him to ad
dress a meeting in Wasliington
to launch formally the NAACP
Fight for Freedom campaign to
complete emancipation by Jan.
1, 1963, the 100th anniversary
of Lincoln's Proclamation.
Members of the delegation
visiting the White House were
Arthur B. Spingarn, the .\ssoci-
ation’s veteran president; Dr.
Channi.’ig H. Tobias, chairman
of ,the bo.ird; Judge Theodore
ipaulding o! Philadelphia, a
member of the board; Walter
White, executive secretary; and
Clarence Mitchell, director of
;he NAACF Washington bureau.
This is the same delegation, ex
cept for Mr. Mitchell, which
visited Mr. Eisenhower in No
vember,. 1952. shortly after his
election.
To Address NAACP Meeting
The President agreed to talk
to the NAACP meeting at a time
and place to be determined la
ter. He also indicated his support
of a bill introduced by Senators
Irving Ives of New York and
John M. Butler of Maryland to
end segregation in interstate
travel. The President was in
formed that although the courts
have repeatedly banned inter
state travel segregation as un
constitutional, colored people
are still jim crowed on most Of
the interstate trains and buses
in the South.
In Bucks County, Pa., the
group told the President, “a Cri
tical housing and employment
situation has been created by the
vast new development in that
area.” The exclusion of Negroes
from new housing being, built in
that country with FHA-insured
mortgages has seriously restrict-
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The annual meeting of the Girl Soontt Connell and the
dedication of Camp Daisy E. Scarborongh was beld on last Friday
evening, Jannary 15, at the Camp off Fayetteville Road. Pictured
above, left to right are: WUlljun J. Walker who received Award
of reoogaition pin for Mrriee rendered to the bnUdlnf of the
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Camp; Mrs. E. C. Bolmeler, member of the Board of lilrectors,
who received 10-year service pin; Or. Rose Bntler Browne, mem
ber of Jnlla Warren Council, who received an Award of Thanks
Badge for service rendered In the building of Camp; Miss Virginia
Sutter, BxeentlTe Seeretary of Ofarl Seont Headqnartera and Q. W.
Cox, the dedication speaker.
Center plctnre is a scene of Mr. Cox addressing the group on
“Citiaenship.”
Pictured at right are Girl Scont Leaders who received Five-
Year pins for service rendered to the Girl Scoat program as lead
ers. news reporter and executives. Left to right. Mr*. Virgle J. Dav
is, Mrs. M. W. Amey, Mrs. E. B. Plummer, Mrs. Gladys Grady aad
Miss Wilhelminia Morrison. (Not shown are Mrs. Mary B. Grant,
Mrs. R. D. Holloway, Mrs. E. B. Menefee, Mrs. Janaee Sufeed,
Mrs. W. J. Kennedy, Jr. Receiving It-yeur plM were Mia. ■. W.
Williamson and Mrs. B. C. Bel—ler.
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