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CAROLINA TIMES Newsies of Durham had a^and time when they were taken on
their annual bus ride and picnic last month. Shown here are 35 of the top-ranldng hoys and
girls in the local sales force with circulation manager, J. H. Cofield and assistant circulation
manager, Wallace Pratt.
Lott Carey Presidents
Say Decision Greatest
In History Of America
PETERSBURG
Dr. P. A. BUdu^, of Rich
Square, N. C., presldont of the
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mis
sion Convention, and Mrs. W. L,
Ransome, Richmond, Va., presi
dent ol the Woman's organi
zation ot the group, praised the
United States Supreme Court’s
decision in their annual address
before the second meeting of the
group here last night In Vir
ginia Hall at Virginia State Col
lege.
^o^^kUig the question how do
C^tand on th« recent ruling
of the Snprelfte Court, Presi
dent Bishop, pointed out that
“one of the most onrrent is
sues that Is being discussed at
the present time Is the ruling
of the Supreme Court to Inte
grate Negro and white chil
dren in the public schools.” Jt
Is the greatest decision hand
ed down by the Supreme In
terpreters of onr law In the
history of America.
STEP ^OBWAAD
“It is the reversal of all pre
vious decisions, it is a step for
ward abolishing segregation
''^RRong the people of America,
it is a movement in the direc
tion of eliminating a second class
citizenship among the citizens of
this great country."
“The Christian church should
and must make its position
known In this all Important
American discussion.” Not
many Americans in the south
mean to apply democratio
principles to the raee problem
in this country. People of both
races must think prayerfully
and deliberate cautiously to
make the decision workable.
“It is deplorable to say that
quite a few Negro leaders are
not interested in the masses of
our group. The Christian church
today confronts one of Its great
est problems. i
MVST MEASUBB UP
“Our people must be taught
that In order to beeome first
class cltlsens, they must mea
sure up to the standard ef
first class cltlsenshlp. Hie
chnrch, he continued, is now
forced to put on a vigorous
program In order that the
masses' of our people mi|^t be
informed to get up, clean up,
and measure up In every res
pect with the group with
which we are struggling to
compete. We are duty bound
to help the masses qualify to
integrate themselves by the
usual process that other people
of the world have raiied their
standards. The Negro must
and wants to be somebody. He
must and wants It to the ex
tent that he will not take any
substitute and no denial of
first class cltlsendilp.
“We must let the world know
our position of this issue. It is
just as much the duty of the
Chrlrtian church to assist In
shaking off the shackles of eco
nomic slavery, segregation, and
prejudice that bind the hands
and feet of the Negro as it Is to
stt around thef communion table
with deep emotions and praise.”
TO CONTENUB
STBCOaUNG
BISHOP
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vttmir nroin tne au impvur
Assembly,” Dr. Bishop stated,
“we want everything in the
world that any other civilised
Chrtitlan citlsen may desire.
We are determined by the
help of the Almighty Ood to
continue struggling, contend
ing and fighting for the type
of cltlsenshlp that will let us
free; act free; and live free in
the land of freedom protected
by the brotherhood of man
kind.”
“We have no hate nor ill-will
toward any one. Our goal is the
same as that for which the
founders of this country fought,
and the people all over the
world are joining hand in hand
struggling for freedom.
It should be our intentions to
support the Supreme law of the
land as handed by the Supreme
Court.” The Christian church
cannot keep silent ^without
blood-staining the garment of
our crucified Lord again.
Mrs. Ransome of the Woman’s
Auxiliary with delegates here
from twenty four states and
foreign countries, in her annual
address, said, “the legal decision
handed down by the United
States Supreme Court relative
to the constitution and segrega
tion as it relates to public
schools was Divine Providence
working through Christianity
bringing men to a greater sense
of human justice.”
See LO’TT CABEY, Page 8
No Race Problem
At University
Of Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, MD.
The University of Mary
land will open its doors for
the new semester with a
maximum of six Negro stu
dents in the undergraduate
schools.
According to its new presi
dent Dr. Wilson Elkins,
three Negroes have been
admitted, one rejected and
three still pending. He also
sees “no avalanche of Ne
gro itudents this fall,
Omegas Set
Achievement
Week Program
WASHINGTON
Dr. Matthew J. Whitehead,
Director . of the National
Achievement Week Project of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
announced last week that 227
chapters of the Fraternity' are
making plans to celebrate the
National Achievement Week
Observance.
The Annual National High
wblob is
the phase of the Achievement
Week Project is again being
sponsored this year. An
nouncements have been sent to
more than 1,000 high schools.
The subject for the contest and
the National Achievements
Observance is “America’s
Challenge: To Implement
School Integration By Under
standing And Treating Pre
judice.”
Three prizes are offered.
First prize—$125.00; second
prize—$75.00; and third prize
—$50.00. The contest is ap
proved by the National Edu
cation Association. «
During the Achievement
Week the Fraternity will se
lect the outstanding citlsen of
the year and the Omega Man
of the year to whom plaques
will be presented at the Grand
Conclave in Atlanta, Georgia,
In December.
National Baptist
Convention To
Meet In St. Louis
ST. LOUIS
An estimated 15,000 del
egates are expected in Saint
Louis for the 74th annual
meeting Tuesday, Sept. 7 of
the National Baptist Conven
tion U. S. A. The world’s lar
gest Negro religious organi
zation.
The meeting will continue
through Sunday, Sept. 12.
The Rev. Joseph H. Jackson of
Chicago, who was elected to the
central oommittee of the World
Council of Chiirches, heads the
convention.
Speakers of the program In
clude Dr. J. Osacr Lee, race re
lations director for the National
Council of Churi^es; Major A.
B. Green of Mound Bayou, Miss.,
and Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, dean
of the Virginia Union School of
Religion.
Plans also ^111 be made for
the diamond jubilee convention
to be held next year at Memphhi,
Tenn.
VOLUME SI—NUMBER 40
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 1»54
PRICE 10 CENTS
Refuse Negro Catholics
At Immaculato
School
With Negroes already at
tending Catholic Schools in
Raleigh, Charlotte, Greenville
and Gaston County, the Im-
maculata School of Durham
appeared to be the only Cath
olic School in North Carolina
that has not yet complied
with the order of the bishop,
striiung down segregation in
Catholic schools and church
es.
In an interview here, late
Tuesd^ afternoon, with Fa
ther Charles J. O’Coimor
the Carolina Times learned
that although four applica
tions for Negro Catholics
have been on file at the bn-
maculata School for over a
year no Negro has as yet been
admitted to the school. Whether
it is the establishSQ policy of the
school not to accept Negro^ or
whether they are being refused
for reasons other than racial was
not satisfactorily established to
the Times representative.
Wti/en the Times representa
tives asked point blank as to
why the applications of the four
Negro cliildren had not been ac
cepted Father O’Connor replied
that he did not care to make a
statement.to th« press as to why
but that the father of the chil
dren knew why his children had
not been admitted. However, the
Negro father, who urgently re
quested that his name not be
used, informed the Times that he
does not know why his children
have not been accepted other
that they are Negroes.
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Two letters which the father
of the children wrote Bishop
Waters concerning his children
have been released to the Times.
They reveal to some extent just
what has been going on behind
the scenes for over a year around
one Negro Catholic’s efforts in
Durham to have his children en
rolled in the Immaculata School.
According to the writer he has
never received an answer to ei
ther of the letters, both of which
were addressed to Bishop Wa
ters, the same man who issued
the Pastoral Letter on segrega
tion last year on June !^, in
which he declared, “There is no
segregation of races to be toler
ated in the Diocese of Raleigh.
The pastors are charged with
the carrying out of this teach
ing and shall , tolerate nothing to
the contrary.”
The letter of AprU 19, 1953,
addressed to Bishop Waters is in
part as follows:
Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters:
Residence of the Bishop
15 North McDowell Street
Baleigh, North Carolina
Dear Bishop Waters:
In February of this year I
contacted Father O’Connor of
Immaculata Conception Cath-
oDc Church, Durham, North
Carolina, to enroll my el^dren
In Immaeulata school. I was
told by Father O’Conuor that
It was the policy of the school
to accept the children of their
Church first, then other Cath
olics and. In September, If
there was any space left, non-
CathoUca.
I have four children, two of
them of school age and two ot
klndergarden age. All four of
them were -bom in the Cath-
oUe Church and all havo been
baptised. These facts I report
ed to Father O’Connor. He In
formed me that there diould
not be any problem to get
See CATHOLICS, Page 8
HolUs F. Price, president
of LeMoyne College, Mem
phis, Tenn., has been ap
pointed director of fund
raising for the United Ne
gro College Fund, it was
announced this week by W.
J. Trent, Jr., executive di
rector of the Fund.
Dr. Price, who has been
president of LeMo»»e_.sinj:e
1943, has been granted a
leave of absence by the
trustees of the college, Mr.
Trent said. LeMoyne is one
of the 31 private colleges
and imiversities associated
in the United Negro Col
lege Fund.
New Principal •
Assumes Office
At Badin High
Glover L. Hines assumed
his new duties as Principal of
the Badin High School, on
August 26.
Mr. Hines is a native of
Georgia, but received his ele
mentary and secondary educa
tion in Chattanooga, Tenn. He
received a B. S. degree from
Morehouse College in Atlanta,
Ga.; later securing his M. A. de
gree from North Carolina Col
lege at Durham.
Prior .to cmmlng to Badin, Mr. '
Hines served as Princlp^ of
the Chapel School in Franklin.
He also worked for several
years on the faculty of the
Kingville School in Albemarle.
OPERATION 25 TO CLEAN
UP EAST HARLEM ^
NEW YORK
With “Operation 25” in
effect, September 1st mark
ed'"the"-^tiitest; least crim-
inal day in the 84 year old
history of the East Harlem
police station. The police
force has been trebled in
the area, with better pro
tection in the subway sys
tem, in an all-out effort to
clean up muggers, narcotic
fiends in Harlem.
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4iat
C. A. Rogers accepts po
sition as a medical social
worker of Norfolk Commun
ity Hospital. It is the largest
for Negroes of its kind in the
tidewater area.
Rogers will be in charge of
all admitting and discharging
of patients. He has met the
requirements and qualifica
tions of the state of Virginia
for Sociak Worker A .and B.
and will assume his duties on
Mr. Rogers is a graduate of
North Carolina College and a
former resident of Durham.
He was connected with the
Juvenile Court as probation
officer for three years until he
resigned in order to prepare
himself for other fields of so
cial work.
Race Mechanics Admitted
To Florida Wliite Union
BIRMINGHAM
Repercussions from the
political campaign leading up
to the recent primary elec-
.tion in Mississippi are being
by NAACP branches in
at state.
The Southeast Regional Of
fice here has been in receipt
of a number of reports in
dicating that efforts Have
been started to nm the
NAACP out of the state as
was promised by the winner
of the Senatorial nomination
and several of the legislators.
Mrs. Ruby Hurley, NAACP
Regional Secretary, said, “In
one county, certin law-en-
forcement officers together
with a number of other per
sons walked in on one of our
branch meetings and warned
our people to leave registra
tion and voting alone when they
learned that was the purpose of
the meeting. We have had num
erous complaints about threat
ening telephone calls and visits
by white persons, to our branch
officers in several sections of
Mississippi, but although the
Negroes are terribly annoyed
they are not frightened as they
might have been a few years
ago.” ''
The Supreme Court decision
affecting se£,’regation in public
schools and the increased inter
est among Negroes in registra
tion and voting are the under
lying Causes of the recent ac
tions against the NAACP.
“However,” Mrs. Hurley said
Mississippi is still in the Unit
ed States of America and we will
do all in our power to make the
Constitution work there as else
where.” She indicait.-
has been in constant ooff' .ca
tion with the National Associa-
tion's Office during the past two
weeks and assurance has been
given that the full resources of
the NAACP will be thrown in
to the protection of the people in
Mississippi and it is expected
that the matter will be placed
before the Department of Jus
tice.
NEW YORK
Fifteen Negro mechanics
have been accepted as mem
bers of the previously lily-
white AFL Bricklayers, Mas
ons and Plasters Union in
Dade County, Fla., it was an-
noimced here this week by
Herbert ffill, Labor Relations
Assistant for the NAACP.
Dade Coimty encompasses
Miami and Miami Beach.
Mr, Hill said the union’s
in Florida conducted by the
NAACP national office and
Miami branch.
The International Brother
hood of Bricklayers, Masons
and Plasterers, AFL, agreed
to admit Negroes to member
ship after conferences be
tween the union’s business
manager, W. T. Smith, Mr.
Hill, and representatives of
s m a 11 , all-Negro building
trades imion in Miami.
The significance of admission
of Negroes into the Dade Coun
ty imion, Mr. Hill pointed out,
hinges on the fact that member
ship in the AFL union is a con
dition of employment in the
major construction installations
in the area.
To date, Negroes have been
denied employment at the twen-
ty-three million dollar Home
stead Army Aire Force Base and
on all other construction jobs in
Dade County because of non
membership in the AFL, Mr. Hill
noted.
He observed that a rigid po
licy of segregation stUl exists in
all other AFL building and con
struction trades.unions in Dade
County and throughout Flprida,
including unions of carpenters.
See NEOBO, Page 8
Tallulali Bankhead Says Baseball
Has Helped Race Relations
NEW YORK
Tallulah Bankhead, the
fiery Southern actress, said
last week that the entrance
of Negro players into baseball
has improv^ race relations
considerably. '1
Writing in the current is
sue of Look Magazine, Miss
Bankhead says that Negro
players, with their superb
grace, speed and reflexes,
have boosted the caliber of
major league balL
"And baseball has done some
thing for the Negroes too,”
Miss Bankhead points out In
LOOK. “If nothing else, it has
nnbigoted some bigots!”
As far as Miss Bankhead, a
rabid Giant rooter, is concerned,
the amazing Willie Mays is al
ready as great as Babe Ruth.
Willie is the difference, she says,
between last year’s Giants,
which finished 35 games behind
the Dodgers, and this year’s
club, which is driving to the pen
nant.
And why-shouldin’t Willie be
great. Miss Bankhead asks In
her LOOK article? “He has a
tradition io live up to. It’s the
Alabfina tradition.
“I was brought up in Jasper,
30 miles from Birmingham. Wil
lie was bom in Fairfield, just a
little south and west of Bir
mingham.
“The stars aort fell on
Alabama when It eomes to
Negro athletes,” the famous
actress says. “The great and
ageless Satchel Paige was
' born in Mobile. Monty Irvin Is
from Columbia; Joe Louis was
from Lexington; ''^and Jesse
Owens, the great runner who
upset Hitler’s “Master Race”
theories, was from Danville.”
Last Rites For
Sister Of Local
Dentist Held
Last rites for Miss Lillie J.
Hubbard, sister of Dr. J. M.
Hubbard, Durham dentist and
secretary of North Carolina
College Trustee Board, were
held at Shiloh Baptist Church
in New York City, August 25.
The Reverend C. S. Stamp,
pastor, officiated.
Miss Hubbard was bom In
Clinton hot for the past forty
years had lived In New York.
She was the daaghter of the
late Vnus and Alice Hubbard
of Clinton.
In addition to her brother in
Durham, she is survived by
three sisters, Me^ames Mary
Wilson, New York City; An
nie Keith, New York City and
Mrs.Fannie A. Moore of Clin
ton.
Bank Entertains
City Teachers
With Banquet
Negro teachers met at Hillside
High School prior to the open
ing of school this week.
L. Stacey Weaver, superin
tendent, appeared before the
group and discussed and out
lined the roles and regula
tions for the following school
term.
Howard Alston, President of
the Durham Association of Pub
lic School Teachers presided
over the meeting and Mrs. Doro
thy Judkins rendered a piano
selection.
The teachers * were guest of
the Mechanics and Fanaers
Bank at a Innchon held in the
school cafeteria following the
meeting.
New teachers were introduced
to the group and have before
them a challenge and responsi
bility to the child and the com
munity.
The following retired teach
ers were recognized for their
many years of faithful service
rendered to the children of their
communities. They were Mrs.
Emma Butler, Mrs. Pauline F.
D^e, Mrs. Sadie C. Escoffery,
Miss Hattie M. Jenkins, Miss
Nettie Lee Johnson, Miss Aimis
Khrby, Miss Sarah J. Pratt, Miss
Lucy A. Royster, Mrs. Cora Rus-
seU, Miss Mittie E. Trice. Rev.
J. Lee White, Mrs. Martha H.
Williams, Miss Constance Yoimg
and Mrs. M. V. Amey.
Mrs. Amey was spokesman for
the retired toacbors who left us
with a challenge to “throw away
the crutch” in education.