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' » 4 y,u>^ f f National Convention «0- » More than 300 degrees in cluding 275 bachelor of science, 65 master of science and one honorary, were awarded at the 56th anntial commencement ex ercises held at A and T College last Monday, May 31. These scenes depict some of the high lights of the three day celebra tion. In the upper left photo, Rev. William S. Ravenell, pas tor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Boston, Mass., who de livered the baccalaureate ser mon, chats with Dr. F. D. Blu- ford, right, president of the col lege as Mrs. Ravenell looks on from center.. Upper right. Dr. Ernest V. Hollis, chief of col lege administration, U. S. De partment of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D. €., delivers the finals address. Lower left, Earl H. McClenney, president of St. Paul’s Polytech- hic Institute, a 1930 graduate of A and T, was awarded the hon orary Doctor ot Laws degree by his Alma Mater. Lower right, among the guests at the reception given in honor of the alumni and graduating classes were from left to right, Bernice Lee. Lewiston, a senior, Cathryn Lee, her sister and Al- bertha Latimer, Fort Pierce, Fla., a senior and the recent “Miss A and T”. In the back ground is James E._ Matthews, Wagram, president of the stu dent body, also a senior. They sign the guest book. Threats Of Southern Demagogues Deplored By A&T ComiMoceme^ Speaker; Dr. Ernest V. Hollis GREENSBORO A native white southerner Monday, May 31, deplored “southern defiance” of the re cent s>»prpnnp Court declsion outlawing public school segre gation, in delivering the address at the 56th annual commence ment at North Carolina A and T College recently. He is Ernest V. Hollis, chief of college administration in the U. S. Department of Health, Edu cation, and Welfare. Dr. Hollis emphasized that he was speak ing as a citizen and not neces sarily voicing the views of the federal department. He said he was in Mississippi in 1896 when the now over turned “separate but equal” doctrine was enunciated by the high tribunal and by coinci dence last May 17 when tJle sweeping, unanimous desegra- tion decision was announced. “The sky did not fall either day” he asserted Successful candidates were awarded 275 Ijachelor of science degrees, 65 master of' science degrees, one honorary degree, 20 trade, certificates, 21 " com missions in the Army (Infan try) ROTC. The honorary degree of Doc tor of Laws was bestoWed on President Earl H. McClenney of St. Paul’s Polytechnic Insti tute at Lawrenceville, Va. Dr. McClenney did his undergradu ate study at A and T, receiving his degree in 1930. He became president of the Virginia college in 1950. Dr. Hollis declared that in Mississippi both white and col ored people went about their ac customed tasks without any appearance of great anxiety or deep forebodings” as a conse quence of the desegregation verdict of the court. He cautioned, however, that this calm should not be taken as an indication that the lamb and the lion are' ready to lie doVn together in Mississippi or elsewhere In the deep South.” The federal official asserted that “I must report that much additional work must be done with both races before even de segregation, to say nothing of integration, becomes a reality generally”. , In deploring the tactics of those southerners who threaten defiance of the ruling of the Supreme Court, Dr. Hollis said: “They are doing the American concept of democracy and the Chriitian concQiit of the innate worth and dignity of the indivi dual a great disservice through breathing defiance, to the Su preme Court decision. "These spoRestheTS “are than statesmen when they threaten acts of intolerance and persecution even to the point of declaring that blood will run in the streets before they will obey the mandates of the highest (Please turn to Page Eight) VOTE TO END SEGRE0ATION IN BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, MD. The Baltimore School Board voted unanimously to end racial segregation in its public schools less tdesptte the fact that^he State Board of Education had already announced that the county schools would keep segregation until the Supreme Court clari fied its ruling. The decision of the Baltiuiore (Please turn to Page Eight) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A&T Finals Speaker White Southerner Blasts Defian(e Of Supreme Court Segregation Ruling For Thirty-One Years The Outstanding Weekiy Of The Carolinas Entered u Second CiaM Matter at tke Poet Otflee at Oorham, North OuoUna, under Act of March S, ItTfl. VOLUME 31—NUMBER 24 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1954 PRICE 10c Negroes Attend Danville Democratic Dinner Meet NO SEGREGATION IS POlO AT DEMOCRATIC RALLV-DINNER In direct contrast to the Lin coln Day Republican dinner held in Durham recently, from which Alexander Barnes, a newspaperman, excused him self by walking out because he was invited^.to eat at a segrega ted table, eight Negro citizens of Danville, Va., attended p Democratic banquet ■'Thursday* Jund^ 4, with ■ vt-:ry ■ tittle cussion. Dinner plates costing $10 each were sold those attending to raise funds for the local and the National Democratic Com mittees. This complete non-se- gratlon broke • a century-old precedent ~and Happened with out any previous announce ment. Negroes were dispersed free ly at several tables among the 130 guests which included for- (Please turn to Page Eight) The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa made its debut in Durham May 29 with the charter ing of Beta Zeta Chapter. This thlrty-one-year-o Id sorority aims to foster the highest ideals ot the teaching profession. The chartering ceremonies were conducted h y the Southern Regional Director, Mrs. Addie Holt Johnson ot Atlanta, Ga. The ceremonies ended with a banquet at the Jade Boom. Seated left to right are: Sorors Bernice Johnson^ Elizabeth Jones, Marie Motfitt, Addie. Holt Johnson (Regional Director); Lola Sollce, Carlotta Holmes, and Julia Harris. Standing left to right are: Sorors Pauline Pompey, Daisey Wallace, Auldrey Hubbard, Gladys Dawkins, Martha Johnson, Leola Alston, and Ella Brown. Twenty Get Scholarships At Hillside Commencement Twenty graduating seniors of Hillside High School were awarded acifdemic scholarships at the annual commencement exercises held at the school Mon day evening of this week, by various colleges, local social and educational organizations, and memorial foundations. Students receiving the awards and their contributors are: Anna J. Newkirk, North Carolina College scholarship; Joseph B. Fogg, Baldwin-Wallace College scholarship and the William A. Leggett Manorial Scholarship; Sliirley Swindell Thorpe,, Dal^ E. Scarborough scholarship; Dor cas L. Carter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarsliip; and Eva R. Southerland, Shaw Universi ty. Also receiving college scholar ships are: Nay R. Torain, Living stone College; Omega Ann Cur tis, Virginia Union; Andrea Val eria Burnett, Virginia Union; Mannie V. Beamon, Virginia Union,' Sarah L. Daniel, Vir ginia Union; Lillian A. Midgeite, Charles E. McClain, Julia M. WhTOler, Hope G. Cooper, all for Virginia Union; and Gladys M. Fortune, Bennett Ck>Uege. The scholarship from A. and T. College went to Barbara J. Little, Virginia L. Cameron; Hampton Institute; Edith C. Williams, Winston-Salem Teach ers College; and the Alptil Alpha Fraternity scholarship of $100 went to Robert T. James. Durliv the commencement service, students who spoke on the theme, “A Look At Our School,” were: Joseph B. Fogg, Virginia L. Camer«n, James F. Morris, Jr., and Ann J. Newkirk. Diplomas were awarded by H. Spurgeon Please turn to Page Eight) 23 High School Students Attend MHA Convention Twenty-three North Carolina high school girls were chosen as delegates to the Eighth Annual National Convention of the New Homemakers of America’s meeting at Virginia State XoIt lege, Petersburg, Va., this week. NHA delegates are: Rosa Outerbrldge, Wllllamston; Ger aldine Paxton, Roper; Vivian Murfree, Warsaw; BHmarle Newton, Farmvllle; Ethel Davis, Maxton; Enid Sutton, Carthage; Peggy Leake, Carthage; Bar bara Wilson, Baihama (Durham County); Yvonne Honor, Wise; Ida Rose Bullock, Henderson; Ruth Royster, Roxboro; and Carolyn Pennlngham, Burling ton. Also Mattie Giles, Kannapo lis; Bettie J. Taylor, (Charlotte; Elmo Wylie, East Spencer; Bet ty Burton, Thomasviile; Connie Roberson, Spindaie; Annette Trusidale, Landis; Reatha Wil liams, Statesville; Carolyn Da vis, Hamlet; Jane Maske, Ham let; Jerlene Medlln, Hamlet; and a delegate from Chadbourn High School. Chadbonrn. The delegates were accompa nied by six NHA teacher ad visors: Miss Edith Spivey, Max ton; Mrs. A. B. Ford, Roxboro; Mrs. V. S. Taylor, Kajmapolls; Mrs. Ruth Gordan, East Spen cer; Mrs. A. M. Alilsori, Spin daie; Mrs. Emma Chapman, Hamlet, and the State Advisor, Mrs. Marie C. Moffitt of Dur ham. They left for the convention Sunday, June 6. The conven tion’s theme is, “Leaders Today and Tomorrow In Home and Family Living.” WALTER WHITE, Executive Secretary, NAACP Durham NAACP President Urges Maximum Attendance Of Local Members At Freedom Rally Sun. Nashville City Council Bans Airport Bias Dr. Bunche To Speak At NAACP Meet In Texas NEW YORK Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, the top ranking American in the United Nations secretariat, will share the platform with Walter White executive secretary, at the clos ing session 'of the 4Sth annual convention of. the National As- socciation for the Advancement of Colored People in Dallas, July 4. The convention will open June 29 with a keynote address M. E. Johnson, local attor ney and president of the Dur ham Branch of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, an nounced this week that its im perative that all members of the local branch be present Sunday at the mass meeting- freedom rally sponsored by the State NAACP Branches at the White Rock Baptist Church. All branches of the organi- zatloii from all cities and towns in the state are to be represent ed at the meeting Sunday aft ernoon at 4 o’clock. Therefore, the loq^l president is expecting every member in Durham to be present and to encourage others to attend. Walter White, executive sec retary of the national organi zation, will be the guest speak er for the' occasion, marking his first major appearance in the South since the recent Suprem Court decision. ^ All citizens of Durham are invited'. by Dr. Channlng H. Tobias, chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors. Additional princi pal speakers sc^ieduled to ad dress the six-day convention in clude Thurgood Marshall, NA- ACJP special counsel; and James B. Carey, secretary-treasurer. Congress of Industrial Organi- utions; and others. profram for tlM annual convention of the national b«nhip of the Jack and Jill Club at America Inc., that win Md a three day tetri on at North C^arolina CoUefe bM« Friday, Saturday, and Sifoday, June lS-20, was announced to day by Mrs. Mollle H. Lee J and J local president. Registration will be held in NCC* Law School Building Friday afternoon, June 18 from 3 to 8 p.m. A special presentation of an operetta “Hansel and Gretey’ will be given in Duke Audi torium between 8 and 9 p.m. This performance is open to the public. An informal get-to-0e- ther slated for 9:30 Friday eve ning at Mrs. W. A. Clement’s home, 206 Pekoe Avenue. Mrs. Lee will preside at Saturday’s opening in the Law School Building when greet ings will be extended by Dr. Alfonso Elder, president of NCC, and R. N. Harris, Dur ham city councilman. Saturday’s business seeaion will be held from 9:30 a a. to 12 noon In the Law Building also. One of the highlights of the Saturday program will t>e a luncheon sponsored by the North Carolinsk Mutual Life In surance Company in the firm's dining hall from 1 to 2 p.m. W. J. Kennedy, Jr., president, wiU greet the delegates. Mrs. Nellie Roulhae, President, Memphis Chapter, will respond. After the luncheon, Mrs. Mary Duke Semans, mayor pro- tem of Durham, will be among a group of panel participants in a discussion of the conference theme, “Appraising Family Life in a Changing World”, Dr. Gelo McHugh of the depart ment of psychology at Duke University will serve as chair man of the panel. Other panel members are: Dr. George Fisher, pastor of tba St. Ambrose CHiurch at Ralei^i, ‘Spiritual Values for Today’s Families”; J. M. Schooler, principal. Whitted School, Dur ham, "Cooperation Between Home and School for Effective Education”; Dr. Catherine Mid dleton. pediatrician. Raleigh, “Keeping the Child well”; Dr. McHugh, ”Building Healthy Personalities in Our Children”; R. D. Russell, counselor, KCTC, “Setting Sane Economic Pat terns” in Family Life”; and Mrs. Semans, “Putting Social Life in Its Proper Perspective”, Dr. Alberta B. Tnmer, ■lonal presiaent of Columbus, 3., will give the piesidenfs an nual .iddress during a bail^J,it session Saturday night. A will follow in NCC’s Wo:;ieri s Gymnasium. The Sunday program consists of a concluding business session and a sightseeing tour. The organization’s national officers, in addition to Dr. Tur ner, include: Mrs. Hortenae Fitzgerald, Wasiiington, D. C., 8*^-etary; Mrs. Antoinette Ro binson, St. Louis, Mo., treasur er; Mrs. Margaret M. Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., treasurer; Mrs. Nathalie C. Jolinson, South Orange, N. J., pro|(ram director; and Mrs. Ellen Perry, Norfolk, Va., editor. Final Rites Held At Mt. Zion For Mrs. M. Morgan NASHVILLE The Mayor and Council of this mid-Tennessee city are now on record as not condoning “any form of operational policy of discrimination and segregation against passengers or patrons at the Nashville Municipal Air port.” The resolution, introduced by Z. Alexander Looby, one of two Negro members of the Council, further stated that “the City of Nashville in leas ing the premises did not in tend that any form of dis crimination or segregation” be used by Sky Chef restaurant which has a concession at the airport, “Such acts are against the expressed desires, wishes and will ot the Mayor Council.” the resolution said. Sky Chef abandoned its dis criminatory policy in the opera tion of its restaurant at the Knoxville Airport alter the Council had voted against such a policy. The company is expect ed to comply with the NashviU* resolution. The funeral of Mrs. Modessia Morgan of 615 Lincoln Ayenue, who died at her home here Mon day May 31, at 3:30 P.M. was held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church here Sunday June 5 at S.M P.M. The Rev. W. K. FuUar. pastor officiated. Mrs. Morgan’! death followed an illness of six or seven weeks. Her death was attributed to a heart ailnawt. Prior to her tUn—i lln. Mur* (neaae tuzn to M|^t)