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J BAPTIST LEADER BACKS Sif ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First Negro Student Admitted To Louisiana Coiiege PLAN CONVENTION—From left to right, seated are Mrs. Artelia T. Bryant, Miss Sarah Dotson, Mrs. Callie B. Daye, Miss Snow Bailey, Mrs. MagnoUa Leake, and Mrs. J. DeShaior. Standing are W. A. Clement, J. J. Henderson, T. R. Speight, J. M. Schooler, N. B. White, G. W. Cox, L B. Holmes, J. H» Wheeler, and F. B. McKissick. ' These persons are members of Ae planning committee for the Durham Chapter of the Housewives League of America which will hold its National Convention in Durham August 16-20. The Housewives League of Durham is being assisted in the planning by the Durham Business and Professional Chain. Mrs. Callie Daye is president of the local League. The five-day convention will be held at North Carolina College with many national members participating. Over 250 delegates are expected to attend this meeting of house- wives which has as its aim tO promote better Negro business through directed spending. . I^TiiitegTiafeipigEo:^ For Thirty-One Years The Outtttmding Weekly Of The Cta-olbuu Bntteed as Second CiaM Matter at tte Pwt Offlee at D orium. Nwtli OwoUm, uder A«t at HarA S, lt7t. VOLUME 31 —• NUMBER 31 DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1954 PRICE 19 CENTS Lester Granger Quits As Naval Consultant President State Baptists Says Pro-Segregtionists Worse Tiian Communists RALEIGH gashing out at the southern demogogues on the ending ol racial segregation, Dr. P. A. Bishop, president the Lott Carey Baptist Missionary Con vention, said this week that “we want everything in this world that every other civilized Christian may desire.” Dr. Bishop was speaking WASHINGTON, D. C. Charles Vernon Bush, 14- Tueaday-at JhS- General Baptist ypnr qM son of Mr. and Mrs. Convention held at Shaw Uni versity’s Chapel. More than 1700 delegates from various sections of the state were in at tendance. Also meeting with the North Carolina Baptist General Assembly are all auxiliary conventions of the state. In commenting on the Su preme Court’s decision further, and its opposers, Dr. Bishop said, “we are law abiding citl- zens..we still believe that any* one who advocates the over throw of the supreme law of the land when it is giving its citi zens the same equal opportuni ty, is giving dangerous advicef and rendering a disservice to this country. To refuse to obey the law and to teach others to dO' likewise is a greater threat to (Please turn to Page Klght) 14-Year-Old First Negro Appointed Pageiwy In U. S. Supreme Court Anti-Race Group Holds Meet In Florence, S. C. FLORENCE, S. C. We have the CIO, the AF of L, the NEA, the NAACP, and many other organizations which are known all over the nation by their abbreviated initials. Now there is another organiza tion in existence which uses the initials NAPWP. This organization, which is now in its infancy, is called the National Association for the Protection of White People. Its prime purpose is to continue se gregation in education and'poli tics. At a meeting last week in Florence, the local chapter president, G. L. Ivey told more than 100 white men and over a dozen white women that the present aim of the organization is to increase its membership and by so doing, the group can easily' circumvent the decision of the Supreme Court. South Carolina now has three active chapters of the NAPWP and it was disclosed at the Florence meeting that an extensive drive is on to set up one chapter in each eounty In the state. Charles H. Bush of Howard University, has been appointed to serve as pageboy to the U. S. Supreme Court. He will assume his new duties and attend the Capitol Page School in Sept. The appointment of Bush, the first Ne^ro youth to hold such a position, was announced by T. Pepry Lippitt, Supreme Court Marshall, yesterday. The action was approved by Chief Justice Earl Warren earlier. «. A June graduate of Washing ton’s Banneker High School, Bush was selected from some 400 youngsters recommended for the position by Dr. Harold A. Haynes, assistant superln- tendant of public schools in the District of Columbia. Bom In Tallahassee, Fla., Bush came to Washington in 1943 when his father was ap pointed instructor of physical education at Howard. The elder Bush, who is now educational director of Clarke Hall at the lege In Atlanta. Mrs! BusE,” native Floridian, is a graduate of Florida A and M College. While attending Banneker, young Bush was a member of the National Honor Society, School Library and Cafeteria Committees, class basketball team, and captain of his class debating team. He was also class treasurer, stage director and co-star of a school play, and on the staff of the school news paper. I The 5-foot-3, 125-p o u n d youngster was a member of the spelling team, received a certi ficate of three years perfect at tendance, won honorable men tion at the annual science fair, participated in the Negro His tory Week radio program and the educational TV program for public schools, and was selected by the PTA to attend the YMCA summer camp. Bush’s ambition is to become an engineer. University, is a graduate of Armstrong High School in Washington and Morehouse Col- Integration Too Slow For Noted Race Leader WASHINGTON, D. C. Public announcement has been made of the resignation of Lester P. Granger as special consultant to the Navy on ra cial problems whidh was ten dered June 25. Mr. Granger, who is executive director of the National Urban League, said that his reason for resigning the position is that the direct steps taken by the Navy on eliminating segregation ar “not sufficiently encouragir. or direct to demand the servicv of a speciail consultant,’’ al though maiked improvements have been kiade. Mr. Grander said in his letter of resignstl( in that he has given the Navy two memoranda since last September covering FOiiNER PASTOR GUEST SI>EAKER AT WHITE ROCK'S C C SPAULDING SCHOLARSHIP DAY had discuMed in conferences with form»r Navy Secretary Roliert B. Anderson and Vice Admiral Jaines L. Holloway, Jr. chief on aa iral personnel. “Some consideration” has been given to the ‘Broader as signment o Negro commission ed officers,” Granger said as one of the improvements in the de-segregation program. He said further that, “However, I am obliged now to state that there appears to be no serious recognition of urgency in this matter on the part of the key officials responsibile for evalu ating and expediting any recom mendations that I may make.” The Urban League executive topk an advisory post under the late former Navy Secretary James Forrestal, who took the first steps to eliminate racial segregation in the armed servi ces early in 1046. He became consultant to the Navy last September when Mr. Anderson, (Please turn to Page Eight) REV. W. L. RANSOME office. 4ng-4KUl-be-held-Sunday pvpn- infnrinpi^ nf programs iii_ thiaX i^nsJuding Jhe_proj^^ will tie the prayer of. dedication and benediction by the pastor, the Hev. Miles M. Fisher. Af White Rock Baptist Church Sunday, August 1, C. C. Spaulding Scholarship Day will be observed with the Rev. W. L. Ransome of Richmond, Va., as guest speaker. Rev. Mr. Ran some, who is a former pastor of White Rock, will deliver the sermons for the morning and evening services. He is now pas- toring the First Baptist Church in South Richmond. The Scholarship Day obser vance will commemorate the Dr. C. C. Spaulding, who S serving as chairman of Ttrurch trustee board, estab lished a fund to provide scho larships to Shaw University for members of the church. A scho larship was given last year to a member for matriculating at the university. Dedication of the Church Of fice in the annex build ing. A bronz plaque to be placed on the door of the church office' and dedicated to Dr. Spaulding, will be unveiled dur ing the services.*! Attorney C. C. Spaulding, Jr. will read the litany of dedica tion in lieu of his eight year-old son, Charles Clinton, III. Pas sages of the litany read: To the glory of God, Our Father, and to the Giver of Every Good and Perfect Gift; that this church may recognize the source of its strength; that records of our stewardship be kept; that we may show our cheerful and voluntary support of the ministry, the expensed of the church, t^e- relief of the poor, and the spread of the gos pel through all nations; that our program for the complete man may be known through our weekly bulletin; That every ap peal of religion may be fully known not only to our church members; that anyone may be community, and that jobs may be provided and goods distribu ted, We dedicate this church LAFAYimPE, LA. Southwestern Louisiana In stitute broke^the barriers of' segregation In higher institu tions of learning for the state by admitting a Negro last week. Little repercussion was evi denced as John H. Taylor of Amaudville, La., stood in line with the other: registranta, paid his tuition, and received the routine instructions given all freshmen entering the state sup ported institution. A three-judge decision made in the Federal District Court in Shreveport early last week was the actual door-opener for Tay lor. The judges ruled that Southwestern Institute l>e per manently restrained from re fusing admittance to Negro stu dents. White Man Charged With Rape Of Negro Giri; Falier Seeks Aid 01 NAACP h Proseculioii 6 PROPOSED FOR GOVERNOR UHSTEAD'S 'ADmr GROUP In response to several of its editorials in which it suggested that Governor Umstead appoint a commltte of 200 Negroes to work with 200 white persons of the state on the mattci" of im plementing the recent Supreme Court ruling, abolishing the legality of segregation in public schools, the Carolina Times be- , PARTICIPANTS IN NET TOURNEY—The more iban 40 young tennis players shown entered the Junior South eastern Tennis Tournament early last week and the air was filled with the whine of nylon meeting the hot serves and cuts on the balls by these youngsters as they vied for a win ning position in the largest toumment ever held for juniors In Durham. Players from as far south *88 Texas and as far west as California entered the five-day meet which attracted a large number of Durham fans dailyq. Shown at the extreme 1^ second row ia Dr. R. Walter,CWItirlwind) Johnson of Lynch burg, Va., who brought several entries to the tournament. The toumment was sponsored by the Merrick Memorial Association (the Algonquin Club) with Mrs. B. A. J. Whitted, shown on the first row, extreme right, serving as chairman of the tournament conmiittee. The out-of-town players were housed at North Carolina College during the week. On Friday evening, a social was given for all entries at the Algonquin Club House. The local and visiting tennis players lended their assistance unselfishly in calling matches, ser^g as ball runners, and wherever needed to make their tournament« stellar success. gan compiling a list of Negro leaders in all walks of life this week.* Many of the names already suggested were phoned in by long distant calls, letters and telegrams. Already a total of 43 persons have been offered and the Carolina Times is ur ging persons in all sections of the state to send in nominations by Tuesday noon of next week. The list of names ii) turn will be submitted to Governor Um stead, urging him to use it as .a source from which to select Ne gro members of the committee as proposed by the Carolina Times. A total of 200 names is desired. . Those already named are as follows: N. L. Gregg, Greens boro; Rev. L. W. Wertz, Hamlet; N. R. Saxon, Asheville; Mrs. Ruth Morgan, Wendell; Mrs. Beatrice Burnett, Tarboro; ^has. McLean, Winston Salem; P. B. Price, Laurinburg; W. C. Chance, Parmele; Atty. C. O. Pearson, Durham; Rev. W. A. Wilkins, Charlotte; Atty. Her man Taylor, Raleigh; J. H. Wheelet, Durham; J. D. Willi ams, Spring Hope; Tom Jervay, Wilmington; Rev. W. .Elliott, High Point; Dr. Cli*(Jej Mc- Knight, Winston-Salem; Dr. David D. Jones, Greensboro; Kelly Alexander, Charlotte; and Jerry Hollingsworth, Fayettte- ville. Others are: G. W. Logan, Dui^am; Lucio Hall, Salisbury; Atty. Chas. Bell, Charlotte; Guy Mazyck. Durham; Dr. S. K. Butterfield, Wilson; Leroy (Continued from Page Eight) CHARLOTTE The Carolina Times learned from a reliable source here this week that a Negro farmer, Ver non Kernes, has requested aid of the Mecklenburg County branch of tfie NAACP in the prosecution of a white man for raping his teen-age daughter. The girl’s name, for obvious reasons is being withheld for the time being. According' to Mr. Kernes, William G. Howell posing as James Smith visited what is known as the pixie section of the County on July 23, under the pretense of looking for a Negro girl to do some work. It was reported that he in quired at several Negro homes ending up at the home of the young girl involved in the case, talked to her mother and stated that lie desired to have her daughter work for his employ er. He further stated that his employer had sent him to find a young girl to work for her. and that the salary wouW ^ $30 per week. The mother called in her daughter and asked her would she like to take the job. After questioning Howell further, the daughter decided to take the job and the mother gave her consent. He promised that he would bring the daughter home after the work was completed. After getting into the Ford truck driven by Howell, he proceeded to. take her to what she thought was the place of employment. Enroute he dis cussed the job with the girl. His first stop was on F*rovidence Road near a whiskey store. He stated before leaving the truck, “I am going right here to the store.” Upon return to the truck he said, “I l>ought this gin for Mrs. Barker, my employer.” After driving approximately 18 miles, he pulled off the road into a side path. The girl asked (Continued from Page Xl^t) Say Intimidation Causes Building Cut At Coiiege Several Negro leaders ex pressed the belief here this week that North Carolina College is being penalized for an address made by the college head recently in South Carolina. The question of what some referr^ to as downright reprisals, intimidar tion, and an attempt at thought control came up when bids for the construc tion of a $600,000 biology building '^as suddenly post poned indefinitely here this week. Bids on Ae building were scheduled for July 21 but were suddenly call^ in by George Watts Carr, "circhi- tect, when he was advised by the Engineering Division to do so. The biology building v^as one of three penr.anent edi fices authorized by the IS53 legislature and approved in a state-wide bond issbe. Flati-’ nd specifications had bepn dra-.vn and arrangements were being made to receive bids on them on July 21. The other two build ings for commerce and .educa- - new under construction. At a meeting of the Trustee Board here Tuesday, C. A. Dandlelake, N. C. College Board chairman and businessman was authorized to appear before the ^ Budget Commission to deter mine just why erection of the building has been postponed. In his address in June made before the American Teachers Association Region III meeting in Columbia, S. C., Dr. Elder urged its members to “move en thusiastically l>ehind the U. S. Supreme Court’s ban against segregated schools and work lor the principle of non-segregation in all areas of living.” The speech at the time was hailed by Negro leaders as.most courageous and in keeping with what any' loyal, law abiding citi zen of the United States would say. Hate mongers in the state, however, seized upon it as a means of criticizing Dr. Elder and several have lambasted him through the public press*. (Please turn to Page Eight) 18 Diplomas Awarded At High School Receiving their well-earned diplomas at the Summer Com mencement Exercises at Hill side Friday evening, July 23, were 18 seniors, graduates of the sununer session. Stacy Weaver, superintendent of City Schools, p^^ntcid the diplomas to the graduates. Principal speaker for the evening was Dr. C. E. Boul- ware, instructor at North Caro^ Una College and a former presi dent of the Hillside Parent- Teacher Association. Receiving diplomas were Benjamin Carrington, Lula Da vis, Alma Fogg, Remonla Har graves, Ervin Hester, FratkUe Johnson. Jr., George Johnson, Jr., Hubert Jahnson, WlUle Johnson, Margaret McLaughlin. Emma Manuel, Thomas Newby, Jr., John Pigrum, France* Smith, Karl Thompaon, Ran dolph Walker, Dorothy Wataon, and Don Williams.