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Orders Masons To Answer Shrine Charges In Two Days
SPODTSBEAT
BY L. T. WALKER
There is a move on in Har
lem to boycott the Yankee Sta
dium this baseball season lor
the “shameful way” the Yan
kee organization handled Vic
Power and Elston Howard. Pow
er was traded to Philadelphia
and Howard was sent back to
the Minors. The Howard case
has been a hot one. Sam Lacy ot
the Afro-American was tongue
lashed by the Yankee Organiza
tion and by Howard lEor his re
port of “unfair treatment” to
Howard. Joe Bostic of the Am
sterdam News of New York has
called those who fail to con
demn the Yankee Management a
“bunch of handkerchief heads”.
There is practically no dis
agreement with the claim that
Power should have been given
a chance to show his ability in
a Yankee uniform. But to argue
that Casey Stengel should sta
tion Howard behind the plate-
the most responsible position
on the field-and bench Yogi
Berra to do it seems to be
clothed with a bit of emotional
ism. Of course, there could be
some question about shifting
Howard in the first place. If he
had remained an outfielder,
then he would have been trying
to displace Woodling, Mantle,
Baur, and Cerv. Not an easy
task either. Whether or no^ it
was a wise decision is not the
discussion here, but since it
was made it is hardly reasonable
to expect Stengel to bench the
number one catcher in the A-
merican league. No less an au
thority than Roy Campanella
just last week stated that How
ard had a great deal to learn
about the complex job of catch
ing. Campy said that the many
details can be learned only by
working behind the plate. How
ard could not get the experience
sitting around waiting for Berra
to take a rest.
If my memory serves me cor
rectly, Berra came up to the-.
Yankees as an outfielder with
promise. His job? Win a berth
from Henrich, Dimaggio, Keller,
and utility man Mapes. Since
Dickey was retiring, catching
looked like an easier task.
Berra was converted, but had a
chance to learn the trade as he
went along. Howard was not
that fortunate. He is 23 and
can’t afford to wait. He needs
action. I agree with Campanella
that he can't get the experience
just sitting around being a Yan
kee. Howard is on 24 hour call.
That means something. O. K.
Mr. Bostic, pass me my ban
danna.
Here and There
Have you asked yourself the
question: If Gavilan’s hand was
not injured, what made him
think that J>e could defeat Ol
son with one hand? (his left at
that) Although it was a pity
that Jimmy Powers could not
hide his prejudice in his com
ments, The “Keed” was cleanly
beaten. The fight was scored on
points. The round score was
quite as close. Even Judge Hintz
who Cane'S it a 144 point draw
scored the rounds 11-4 in favor
of OlSon. The referee and other
judge called it 12-3. Did not
seem that the'margin was that
but it was clear cut. No need for
the N.A.A.C.P.
Manager Charley Grimm
said that if the season were to
open tomorrow the sensational
Hank Aaron (up from Jackson
ville) would open in left field...
Metropolitan New Yorkers will
get a "pcevue of the 1954 world
Series” when the Yankees and
Dodgers play in the intra-city
clABsic this weekend...With New-
combe working hitless innings
against the Yankees a week ago
and then coming back to hold
the Braves to 3 in seven on
April 2, Alston is all smiles.
Now if Black, Erskine, Ldibine,
LfVwes, and Roe, could you
know what.
The College All-Americans
have pulled even with the Trot
ters at four all at this writing.
This finally justified my pre
diction that tills tour would see
the Trotters having the tough
est t^e of the series Jf they
won at all. “Tex Harrison made
his debut in the Garden as the
first Tan player to play in the
series with a six minute effort.
He made two assists, made one
free throw and committed a
personal foul.
Henry Authur Kean of Ten
nessee State was the first men
tor from one of the Negro Ath
letic Conferences to lecture in
the N.A.I.A. Clinic. Kean over
whelmed the big audience at
Kansas City with his exceUent
lecture on the philisophy of foot
ball then thrilled the entire
group with- his talk on the for
ward pass. To support his talk
Kean used a series of films. The
subjects? His own team in prac
tice and game situations in slow
motion demonstrating his points.
The lUchmond Y.M.C.A. won
the National “Y” Basketball
Championship Tournament. The
Richmond team was an all-tan
entry. Among the persoimel is
Pony Wilson who starred for
Union last year. Ross, formerly
of Union, J. D. Williams, for
merly of Va. State also played
with the Richmond entry in the
70-69 thrilling win. This tour
ney was played in High Point,
N. C. last year without incident
and there were Negro players
there. ■ Now maybe the Eagles
could...?
Officials at NCC have order
ed immediate preparation of the
Eagles' outdoor track for the
Carolina Relays which will be
held in Durham Saturday, May
Durham Rams
Cop Opener;
Home Tilt Set
Opening the season with an
exhibition game against the
Hillsboro nine last Sunday, the
Durham Rams baseball club
put its best foot forward by
bringing home a 15-10 victory.
Lamb Barbee, team manager,
sparked the batting department
with 2 home-runs and a double.
Pitchers were Pete Payton,
James Day, Bobby Lockley, and
James Walker.
The Rams will play their first
home game Sunday afternoon at
Durham Athletic Park in a con
test with the Charlotte Red Sox.
Both teams are members of the
Negro National Association lea
gue whose regular season opens
on May 2.
Members of the league are
teams from,Greensboro, States
ville, Whitesville, Winston-Sa
lem, High Point, Danville, Va.,
Charlotte, and Durham.
The local diamondmen have
high expectations of a good sea
son backed by the fact that
“Lefty” Jenkins will b« joining
them in a few weeks to boost
the pitching roster.
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A group of Carolina Times
'newties' are shown in front of
the Times office following a par
ty held recently for them. The
youngsters were served ice
cream and other refreshments.
At the extreme right rear is
J. H. Cofield, Times circulation
manager. John Lyons, assistant
circulation manager, is at the
extreme left.
1. Some of the outstanding track
stars in the east are expected to
participate.
As workmen began readying
the track, the Eagles' harriers
continued workouts for the
Winston Relays on April 10,
and, possibly, the Penn Relays at
Philadelphia on April 24.
The Eagles and the Virginia
State Trojans wiU be out to
smash a 66 game winning ram
page over against a four-game
loss which the A and T Aggies
boasted at the beglnnii)g of this
week. Virginia State will meet
the Aggies Saturday, April 10 in
Greensboro.
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Charges by the Shrinen that
the Illinois Grand Lodge of
Prince Hall Masons and their
^land Masters, Dr. F. Curtis
liogan of Decatur, lUinoii, are
.iiegally and maliciously inter-
.ui'ing in the fraternal and phi-
.anthropic activities of the
jhrine, were ordered answered
within two days by Federal.
Judge Walter J. LaBuy on Mon-
Jay, April S, 1954. Despite the
siiurts of the defendant Masons
lO secure more time. Judge La
Buy set the matter for hearing
on Tuesday, April 13, l9S4.
Xhe Sbrkiers’ ehargcs were
presented in a complaint filed
on their behalf by William R.
Ming, Jr., of Moore, Ming and
L.eighton and Levi H. Morris,
.imperial Legal Advisor, all of
Chicago, Illinois, Counsel for
me Shriners urged the court to
enter a temporary restraining
order against the defendants
iorthwith. Counsel for the de-
i'cndants, including Thurgood
Marshall of New York, Amos T.
Hall, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
Benjamin C. Clanton, James A
Green and George S. Bames all
of Chicago, Illinois, informed
the court that they intended to
contest the charges. After hear
ing a brief argument on the mat
ter the court ordered the defen
dants' answer to be filed within
two days and set the hearing for
Tuesday, April 13, 1954, on
hearing the charge by counsel
for the plaintitti that the un
lawful conduct of the defendants
was threatening irreparable
harm and damage to the Shrin
ers.
The Shriners, their Imperial
Potentate, Dr. Raymond £.
Jackson of Buffalo, New York,
and a member of the Shrine liv
ing in Atlanta, Georgia, Paul E.
X. Brown, instituted suit against
the Illinois Grand Lodge and its
Grand Master, Dr. Rogan, on
March 25, in the United States
District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois sitting in Chi
cago. Their complaint specifical
ly charged the defendants with
willfully and maliciously inter
fering with the fraternal and
charitable activities of the
Shrine by issuing an edict on
December 23, 1953, forbidding
Illinois Shriners from participa
ting in Shrine Activities other
than paying local dues, imtil
further orders of the Grand
Master. The Shriners' complaint
seeks an injunction against
Illinois Grand Lodge and
Grand Master, a declaratory
judgement that their conduct is
illegal, and damages in the
amount of $50,000.00.
This suit is the most recent
development in the efforts of a
group of Masonic Grand Masters
to compel the Shrine and its of
ficers to concede the authority
and dominance of these grand
masters in the affairs and activi
ties of the Shrine. Present in
court for the hearing on April 5,
Dr. Jackson stated: “The Im
perial Divan is determined to
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Above are seen some of the
newly formed National Associa
tion of Market Developers, the
national professional organiza
tion of sales, advertising and
public relations people, which
was launched at Tennessee A.
and J. State University, in Nash
ville, last week.
Seen standing, left to right,
are Wendell Alston, Esso Stan
dard Oil Company, first vice
president, Moss H. Kendrix, The
Moss H. Kendrix Organization,
president, Philip Jenkins, B. G.
Phillips Company, member of
the board of directors, William
F. Nabors, Coca-Cola Bottling
Company of Memphis, assistant
treasurer, and Samuel White
man, R. Mars, The Contract
Company, second vice president.
Seated are Mrs. Mary Fuller
Smith, Fuller Products Cotut
pany, assistant secretary, and
Ramon Scruggs, Michigan Bell
Telephone Company, treasurer.
Charleston YMCA Little League
Plans Improved Baseball Season
CHARLESTON, S. C.
The Little League Baseball
team of the Charleston YMCA
t>egan spring training recently
with renewed determination to
improve their competition for
all comers. The little league
started last season and closed
with a championship play-off
b>eing won by the'Dodgers' man
aged by Walter Buike, police
officer. Other teams competing
were the ‘Giants’ and the
Braves’.
This season, the league is
securing a participating charter
in order that they may compete
in the Little League World
Series play-off. The group is
sponsored by: Harleston’s Fune
ral Home, Charleston Police De
partment, Fielding Funeral
Home, and the Pan-Hellenic
Fraternal Group. In addition,
the Charleston Bears' Athletic
Club donated a sum of money
to help buy equipment and of
fered its services on the field.
New officers of the league
are: Jolm F. Long, president;
Lee Bennett, vice-president;
Allen Tibbs, secretary; and Ro
bert Morrison, treasurer.
UNCF Launches
1954 Campaign
NEW YORK
The United Negro College
Fimd set its 1954 financial goal
at 11,750,000, during the cam
paign opening held Tuesday,
April 5, at a meeting in the Ter
race Room of the Hotel Plaza.
This figure represents 10 per
cent of the combined operating
budgets of the 31 member Col
leges. John W. Haynes is the
national campaign chairman.
protect and maintain the au
tonomy, sovereignty and inde
pendence of The Shrine, its local
temples and individual mem
bers, from interference by any
persons or group.”
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GRAND OPENING
TUESDAY, APRIL 1}
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— Also Barber Work By Appointment —
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O. G. HARRIS
College Barber
Shop Plans
Grand Opening
Under the management of O.
G. Harris, formerly of Wilson,
the College Barber Shop opened
here this week at 1224 Fayette
ville Street. According to Mr.
Harris, the shop will employ
only experienced barbers and
will have only modem and sani
tary equipment for the benefit
and protection of its customers.
Mr. Harris comes to Durham
after serving 12 years as a bar
ber in Wilson, Raleigh, and
Rocky Motmt where he served
some of the most discriminating
customers in those three cities.
Located in the vicinity of
Lincoln Hospital end N. C. Col
lege, the College Barber Shop
is expected to fill a long need
in the southern part of the city
WOMAN OF DISTINCTION—Mrs. Qlidy* Emanuel, etialrman of tlMi
national icholarthlp fund of the Butlnett Women of Philadelphia, hM I
been cKed for her fine work In raising funds to help needy atudents. I
She it shown receiving from Mr. Henry Waugh, representative of Cal>
vert DIstlllert Corp., the ‘Woman of Olstlnotlon’ plaque. Looking on
from L. to R. are Mr*. Bunloe L. Burch and Miss Arleathia Overton.
that has heretofore been with
out a barber shop.
As a special feature for the
Grand Opening which will take
place Tuesday, April 13, the new
establishment is giving away
from Monday through Thursday,
a free tonic with each haircut.
To accommodate busy busi
ness and professional men, as
well as working people who do
not have time to spend from one
to two hours waiting in a bar
ber shop, customers of the Col
lege Barber Shop may secure
appointments by phoning the
management. This also is ex
pected to fill a long felt need for
those who do not have time to
spend waiting long hours.
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