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VOLUME 31—NUMBER 32
DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, AUG. 7, 1954
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Treasurer WHFM Society AMEZ Church $18,741 Short
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FUl NEGRO DQIUTE TO UN
Woman Admits
Taking Money
Of Cliurch Group
,* LOUISVILLE, KY.
The Board of Bishops of the
A. M. £. Zion Church announced
to the Connectional Council,
Monday morning, August 2, the
result of the investigation of the
treasury of the Woman’s Home
und Foreign Missionary Society
in whiich there had been some
irregularity.
The treasurer, Mrs. Julia
Baum Shaw of Columbia, S. C.,
was found $18,741.83 short In
the funds handled by her aa
General Treasurer. “Mrs. Shaw
admitted shortage and took per
sonal responsibility for It, and
the processes that had been used
to make the shortages, and
pleaded for the merciful con
sideration,” the bishops said. The
bishops’ conclusion was an
nounce as follows:
(1) That Mra. Shaw be Im
mediately removed from of
fice as recommended by the
Board of Foreign Missions. 2)
That Mrs. Shaw Is command
ed to make restitatlon to avoid
prosecution at the end 'of
thirty days. The Bowd also
made it clear that no pt^ of
the defalcation In any way In
volved the president, Mrs.
Elsie Keys, Washington, D. 0.
or the exeoative secretary,
Mrs. Emma B. Watton, Lan-
csibter, S. C.
In. making her statement of
iippreciation to the bishops and
the Connectional Council, Mrs.
Watson declared her grateful
ness that the facts had been
‘^'..iesrly observed and stated In
their findings of the truth that
neither she nor any other officer
could be held responsible or in
volved in any way with this ir
regularity and dishonesty.
Thii statement waa made by
Bishop ^ampton T. Medford,
acting secretary and verified
by Bishop William J. Walls,
president and secretary of the
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Eight Arrested
For Threatening
Negro Worlters
RALEIGH
An investigation by the
State Highway Patrol result
ed in the arrest of eight white
men early this week who
were accused of chasing four
Negro road construction
workers away from their jobs
in Graham County last week.
The outbreak occurred
when the white men arrived
at the scene of construction
work armed with rifles and
ordered the Negroes to leave the
rtjunty immediately. The Ne
groes left the Fontana road pro
ject and returned to their homes.
They returned to work later in
the week only after the State
Jlighway Patrol had promised to
apprehend the troublemakers.
The foreman of the construc
tion work was also threatened
by the armed men, who patroled
the highway for some time to
make sure that the Negroes had
left the job. The terrorizing octet
was composed of two sets of bro
thers; three in one, two in the
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Teachers' Assn.
Gives $1,809.90
To Defense Fund
NASHVILLE
Tt was a cool, calculating
iunerican Teachers Associa
tion that met here July 25-
27, pondered aspects of the
Supreme Court’s decision,
celebrated the 50th anniver
sary of its founding in Nash
ville, and gave $1809 to the
NAACP.
The meeting held at Ten
nessee State University drew
the largest attendance of any
ATA meeting in almost two
decades. More than 500 del
egates and teacHers repre
senting 19 states considered
approaches and reactions and
proposals as to what should
be the teacher's attitude to
the Supreme Court’s decision
and suggested plans and pro
posals. Gerard A. Anderson
of South Carolina, president,
presided over the sessions.
The graphic, penetrable Dr.
Benjamin E. Mays, led the
mainspring of thought on the
convention theme, speaking
on “What Should Be the Teach
er’s Attitude Toward the Su
preme Court Pronouncement.”
In his keynote address he gave
seven attitudes he thought teach
ers should take toward the pro
nouncement.
“We shonld rejoice over the
decision,” Morehouse College’s
president emphasised, "be-
causes as I see it, it marks one
of the fundamental distinc
tions between a democratic
government and a totalitarian
government such as Bussia ...
it seems to me that It indicates
the geniua of American demo
cracy . . .”
“Our attitude must be one of
obedience to the law,” Dr.
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AT REALTISTS’ MEET—
Members of the Carolina Real
Estate and Builders Associa
tion are shown on the board
walk at Sea Breeze Beach in
Wilmington where the first
annual meeting was held re
cently. R. F. Lee, host for the
meeting, arranged boating,
fishing, and bathing activities
for those attending.
Members and officers
shown from left to right are
C. W. Robinson, chaplain, C.
C. Malone, treasurer; Mr.
Lee, 2nd vice-president; C. C.
Malone, Jr., C. M. Winches
ter, State secretary; the as
sistant state secretary who is
unidentified; Mrs. H. M.
Michaux, W. T. Garrett,
board member; H. M. Mich
aux, president, Herbert Eves,
board member; E. B. John
son, 1st vice-president; and
Mrs. Herbert Eves. Bishop
Dale ol Charlotte, 3rd vicc-
president, is not shown.
E. H. Gadsden, Durham at
torney, was, ap^inted legal
advisor for f the association.
Panel discussions on FHA
loans and other allied sub
jects were ^eld during the
confei:.ence sessions. Mem
bers of this organization are
salesmen for the Ocean City
Housing Development.
Local League Preps For
17th Annual National Meet
Durham, the convention
headquarters of North Caro
lina, will be the scene of the
MRS. CALLIE B. DAY£
17th Annual Convention of
the National Housewives Lea
gue of America, Inc., which
will meet August 16-20. More
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NAACP In Tribute
To Noted Woman
NEW YORK
The NAACP has paid tri
bute to Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell of Washington, D. C.,
a women’s leader, and Hugo
Ernst of Cincinnati, Ohio, a
labor leader, both of whom
died last week.
In a 'telegram addressed to
Mrs. Terrell’s daughter, Mrs.
Phyllis .Langston of Wash
ington, Roy Wilkins, admin
istrator of the National As
sociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People, de
clared that Mrs. Terrell, “in
her tireless crusade for equal-
ityy, justice and true demo
cracy over nearly a century
.. . gave inspiration and lead
ership not only to members
of her racial groups, but to
all Americans who love our
country and support its
ideals.”
A telegram sent to the Hotel
and Restaurant Eiuployes and
Bartenders International Un
ion, AFL, in Cincinnati, of
wliich Mr. Ernst was presi
dent, asserted that “no labor
leader in American history
ever toiled more consistently
or uncompromisingly against
racial and religious bigotry”
than did Mr. Ernst, and that
“we of NAACP particularly
have benefited Immeasorably
by his sage counsel and un
qualified support.”
The message was signed by
Dr. Channing H. Tobias, chair
man of the Board of Directors,
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President Names Mahoney
To "Ten Man” UN Team
For Ninth Assembly Session
G.O.P. Notified
Of Last Chance
ki Civil Rights
NEW YORK
Republican leaders in the
House of Representatives
have been warn^ that unless
the pending anti-Jim Crow
travel bill is passed the “two-
year legislative activity of the
£isenhower Administration
will show a complete blank
on civil rights.”
The warning was express
ed in identical telegrams sent
last week by Roy Wilkins,
NAACP administrator, to Speak
er of the House, Joseph W. Mar
tin, and the majority leader,
Charles A. Halleck. The tele-
grams urged “favorable action
by the House on H. R. 7304, a
bill to outlaw segregation of the
races in interstate travel.”
The GOP leaders were re
minded that “other agencies of
government have taken for
ward steps in the civil rights
field but the legislative branch
has no record of accomplish
ment thus far in the new ad
ministration.” Further, Mr.
Williins said that in the elec
tions in the fall civil rights
advocates will be “interested
in the legislative record
since congressmen rather than
judges or the President will
be running for office.
Previously, President Eisen
hower had been urged to issue
“a plear and certain call upon
Congress to act” on this bill. In
a telegram to the President, Dr.
Channing H. Tobias, chairman,
NAACP Board of Directors;
Walter White, executive secre
tary; and Clarence Mitchell, di
rector, Washington Bureau, ex
pressed the conviction that with
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WINS CONTEST — Miss
Velma J. Morris of Durham
was the winner of an ora-
torial contest held last week
in Raleigh Memorial Audi
torium during a special fea
ture of the All-State Baptist
Snnduy Sistaeet CsKventlon.
She won the distinction of
“number one orator” over
four other contestants.
Subject discussed by the
contestants was “Showing the
Christian Spirit In Our Daily
Relationships.” Miss Morris
spoke as a representative of
the Baptist Training Union of
White Rock Baptist Church.
Mt. Zion Rites
Held For Mrs.
Nellie D. Wells
Final rites- for Mrs. Nellie
Jones Wells of McDougald Ter
race were held Tuesday aft
ernoon at Mount Zion Baptist
Church with the Rev. William
H. Fuller, pastor, delivering the
eulogy. Mrs. Wells died Satur
day, July 31, following a brief
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NEW YORK
Charles H. Mahoney of De
troit, Mich., was named recent
ly by President Eisenhower as
a member of a "Ten Man
Team” to represent the Unit
ed States at the Ninth Session
of the United Nations General
Assembly scheduled to start
September 21. This is the first
time a Negro has been appoint
ed as a full delegated to the
the United Nations.
Mr. Mahoney is President of
the Great Lakes Insurance
Company, and a former com
missioner o£ ^he Michigan De
partment of Labor and Indus-
try.
The team consists of 'ive tuU
delegates and five alternates.
The other four full delegai.ts
are Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr ,
Senator H. Alexander Smith
of New Jersey; Senator J, W.
Fulbright of Arkansas; a)id
C. D, Jacicson. now a vice-
president of TIME, Inc.
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NEW PASTOR AND CON
GREGATION— A FeUowshlp
Day Dinner was held last
Sunday afternoon immediate
ly following the morning ser
vice at Firiu|^alvary Baptist
Church on Morehead Avenue
and- Kent Streets in honor of
the new pastor which was re
cently called to lead the con
gregation.
The new pastor of First
Calvary is Ae Rev. A. h.
Thompson of Lumberton,
N. C. Rev. and Mrs. Thomp
son are shown in the center
photo seated at the table in
the church’s dining room af
ter he preached iiis first ser
mon ^ pastor of the church.
Rev. Mr. Thompson was call
ed to pastor thie church on
July 29.
The minister and his wife
are the parents .of eight chil
dren, one of whom is a stu
dent in college. The church
has been vacant since early in
1953 when the former pas
tor, the Rev. H. H. Hart, died.
Rev. Thompson and liis fam
ily will occupy the church
parsonage on Morehead Ave
nue at the beginning of Sep
tember. He has formerly pas-
tored churches in Lumberton
and Clinton, N. C.
Members of the church
congregation and friends are
shown in the extreme left and
right photos as they joined
in the Fellowship Dinner
with their new pastor.
Thesis Demand
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M. Ed. Degree
Graduate students who are in
the teaching profession can
qualify for a master of education
degree that does not require a
thesis at North Carolina Col
lege, Durham, beginning in Sep
tember.
The NCC trustees approved
the plan to award the degree at
a meeting with President Al
fonso Elder last week.
In a statement recommending
the degree to the trustees,- Presi
dent Elder said:
“With the exception of a
limited few, the hundreds of
students who take graduate
work in elementary education
at the college are primarily
interested in improving their
professional competence as
teachers. The work leading to
the Master of Education de
gree is directed toward help
ing these students develop in
to e?Lcellent teachers rather
than research experts.’*'
A seven-point- program has
been set up for candidates for
he M. Ed.r-(l) Meet the regular
admission requirements set up
by the Graduate School and hold
North Carolina Primary or
Grammar Grade “A” Certificate;
(2) Be in residence for at lea#t
36 weeits; (3) Complete all work
credited toward the degree with
in six (6) years from the date of
admission.
Earn a minimum of fifty-five
(55) quarter hours of graduate
work according to a plan ap
proved by the Department of
Education; (S) Complete from
fifteen (15) to. twenty five (25)
hours in subject-matter cowraea
approved ^y the Department of
Education; (6) Demonstrate
competence in writing in semin
ars designed to assist the student
in collecting data, 'lookbig up
sources of information, and pre
senting a written plan tor im
proving instruction in a given
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