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i Asian Students Eyeing Southern States Defiance Of Supreme Court Segregation Ruling I . The CaroUna Times periodical Dept AndW idea Read's egri Dute toiv Library In The Two Cart.. I QttC0 , jphPOwTM RCE 10c PAY NO MORE VOLUME 31—NUMBER 42 DURHAM, N. SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1954 PRICE TO CENTS Conscience Stricken Slayer Dies After Imprisonment ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ W. VIRGINIA STUDENTS HALT PROTEST Delegate Finds Orientals Doubt U. S. Sincere About Enforcing Integration NEW YORK Thousands of university students and other young people in Asia are scrutiniz ing each move of U. S. South ern states to defy the Su preme Court decision banning segregated public schools, a H^ard Law School student just returned from a trip through five Asian nations declared this week. Walter Carrington, one of 14 American delegate to at tend the 50-nation World As sembly of Youth in Sing apore, was interviewed here as he beaded back to Cam bridge, Mass., and his law studies. In addition to Singapore, Mr. Carrington visited India, Pakistan, Thailand and Ma laya. «Young Mr. Carrington re lated that when he arrived in Cairo, £!gypt, one of the first things to catch his eye was a front-page newspaper story on Louiaiaiia!s defiance of the Supreme Court decision. Although the Judicial ban agaiiut segregated public schools helped American prestige “tre- mendoualy’’ in Asia, the law stu dent observed, Asian doubts re garding enforcement of the de cision were constantly being , "reenforced” by Southern mov es t» continue segregated public schools at any cost. So closely were those moves being watched in Asia that Mr. Carrington found Asia students with whom he talked to be more up-to-date on Southern defiance of the high court than he was. As the sole youth member of the NAACP national board of directors, Mr. Carrington can be considered to be quite up-to-date in U. S. race relations himself. U. S. UNFOPDLAK IN ASIA On the subject of American- Asian relations, Mr. Carrington painted a picture of current dis like lor the United States throughout Asia. He' attributed this present-hostile attitude to wards the U. S. to "McCarthy- ism aihd its afiUaed symptoms” and American foreign policy In regard to the Near East and the Far East. Specific U. S. foreign policy moves which have brought about highly unfavorable Asian public opinion were cited by Mr. Car- rlngton'as: —“The rigid, inflexible stand of the United States on the qnes- tion of Commnntot China,*’ when most Aslans think Com munist China shoald be admit ted to the United Nations as refresentlng the people of that continent: —^The help extended by the U. S. to the French In the Indo- Chinese war, seen In Asia as dlreet American aid to Frendi colonialism; —^The pressure exerted by Washington on Aslan natlomi to “line up militarily” In the cold war between Bast and West, when Aslan pabllo opinion fav ors the avoidance of war by re- remalnlng nvntral In this eon- fllot; —The recent Southeast Asia See AMERICAN, 8 USI RITES HOD FOR MRS. J. F. RICHMOND AT MT. VERNON MRS- i. F. MCHMOND Last rites for Mrs. Julia Fau- cett Richmond, 98, who died at her home here at 404 E. Proctor Street will be held at Mt. Ver non Baptist Church Friday aft ernoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. E. T. Browne, pastor will offi ciate. Mrs. Richmond had been a faithful member of Mt. Vernon for over 72 years. Floral bearers will be mem bers of the Deaconess Board and Pallbearers will be the deacons of Mt. Vernon. Surviving Mrs. Riciunond are two adopted daughters, Miss Irene Durham and Mrs. Bessie Barbee, both of this city. Interment will be at Beech- wood Cemetery. Death Claims Rev. G. W. Thomas; And Brother Within A Week Life Magazine Features Fomer Hillside Teacher Mrs. Margery Brown, form er art teacher at Hillside High School, has a two page spread of drawings in Life maga zine’s “Speaking of Pictures” section for the issue of Sep tember 20. The talented young artist is tiie sister of John H. Wheel er, president of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Dur ham and Raleigh. She taught at Hillside High School during 1934-1935 when the late Professor W. G. Pearson was principal. After leaving Durham, Mrs. Brown returned to her alma mater, Spelman College, At lanta, Ga., where she taught art about five years ago when she and her family moved to New ark, New Jersey. In addition to her studies at Spelman College, Mrs. Brown did graduate work at Ohio State University where she received a master’s degree In her field. The current drawings In Life, first sketches to be sold com mercially by Mrs. Brown are concerned with what she con siders “common denominators in classrooms everywhei*e . . . the same gymnasium hl-jinks, the same bewildered parental reac tions, and the same classroom exasperations.” A thorou^ mas tery of youtliful expressions and figures is apparent in all of the drawings. Six drawings are featured on Life’s current pages 16 and 17. The drawing of the “Boys’ Gym” features foitf boys of varying See LIFE, Page 8 ROXBORO Within less than one week death claimed two ministers and brothers it was learned Wednesday when the report reached here of the passing of Rev. George W. Thomas at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington, D. C. Tuesday. His brother, the Rev. Ran- some Thomas, died last Thurs day at Duke Hospital in Ehir- ham following a cerebral hemorhage. His fimeral was held at Lawson Chapel Bap tist Church last Sunday. The Rev. George Thomas, who had been ill for several weeks, was a native of Per son County and a widely known minister. For more than 25 years, he had been regularly enga^d as a pastor of churches ip the Person County area. For 21 years he served as moderator of the East Cedar Grove Baptist As sociation. Under his leadership, the Mt. Zoar Baptist Church re cently completed and moved into a new edifice located just outside the city limits of Durham. At the time of his death, he was also the pastor of Piney Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. Mr. Thomas was also active in the field of edu cation and taught school for a number of years. He served at one time as principal of the Person County Training School. The above men, all employed by Martin Willis of Sani tary and Liberty Markets, were recently taken on a 'deep sea fishing trip by their employer. They are shown above hold ing part of the 200 pounds of fish they caught. Beading from left to right are Willie Moore, clerk in the meat and produce department; Claude Dixon, a meat cutter, and William Lea thers, a meat clerk. STUDENTS' CONVENTKHKMtS FOR SCHOOi INTEGRATION AMES, lA. A resolution calling for im mediate de-segregation of the public schools was adopted by delegates to the Seventh Annual Congress of the U. S. National Student Association here. The statement, voted en thusiastically by 700 student delegates representing every major college and university in the U. S., declared in part; “Segregation in education by raceh is unethical and unwise. It is now unconstitutional. “The U. S. National Stndent Association pledged to seeking the elimination of such segrega tion, urges the swiftest possible Integration of the races at all educational levels In all parts of the country. “In the face of ethical con cepts, legal reqnirenmts, and global ramifications, there can be no justification for delay in the implementation of the Su preme Court decision.” The strongly-worded ,'i resolu tion, introduced by the chair man of the Great Southern Reg ion, caught many of the youth ful northern delegates by sur prise. ^ Up to that time most state ments on school segragation were rather weak and evasive due to an extraordinary precau tion on the part of northern del egates to avoid what they con- sideded offending the southern delegates. Liberian President To Speak Oct. 24 CHICAGO, m. The Honorable William V. S. Tubman, president of the Republic of Liberia (Africa) will be one of 30 noted speak ers to address the Chicago Sunday Evening Club duri^ its 48th season. President Tubman, an out standing Methodist layman, will address the club on Oct ober 24. A cross section of America is represented in the J,200 to 1,500 persons from all over the country attending the popular forum weekly. One Hundred Forty Freshmen At Bennett GREENSBORO One hundred forty fresh men were admitted to Ben nett College during the ad mission period, September 16-18, according to Dr. WUla B. Player, Vice President of the College and Director of Admissions. This figure repre sents an increase of about eight per cent over admissions for last year. The geographic spread, based on admissions figures completed to date, covers 18 states and the District of Col umbia, extending as far west as California. The liurgest out- of-state representations come from South Carolina, Vir ginia, Ohio, New York, and Georgia. Among the foreign coim- tries represented by the new comers are the Bahama- Is lands, Korea, Nigera, India, and Bermuda. Eighteen sisters and one set of twins are members of this year’s t>eginning class. Thje sisters in clude relationships with upper classmen at Bennett, graduates of the College, and sister sets having no previous family ties with the school. The twins come from the Bahamas and are sis ters of an upperclassman. Freshmen began their ac quaintance with the college pro gram Friday morning, Sept. 17, when they heard Dr. David Jones, President of the College, explain the “Bennett Philo sophy.” At the same session, Mrs. Minnie Smith, Director of Cam pus Services, talked with the newcomers about the co-curri- See BENNETT, Page 8 Charleston Newspaper Claim White Pupils Have Ceased Objection To Race FIRST CALVARY PASTOR TO BE INSTALLED SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 Services installing the Rev. A. L. Thompson, the newly elected pastor of the First Calvary Baptist Church, will be held during the week of September 27 to October 3. The church has formulated an interesting program and invites the public to join with the membm in these in stallation proceedings. Several of the city’s prom inent ministers will preach during this week of installa tion, their choirs and congre gation assisting them. The Rev. W.“ C. Manson, pastor of the Orange Grove Baptist Church, will preach on Monday night. The Rev. T. C. Graham, pastor of the West Durham Baptist Church, will preach on Tuesday night. The Rev. J. H. Peppers, pas tor of *the St. Paul Baptist Church, will speak on Wed nesday night. The Rev. L. M. Gooch, pastor of the St. John’s Baptist Church, will speak on Thursday night. The speaker for Friday night will be the Rev. E. T. Browne, pastor of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church. These services will end K£V. A. L. THOAICSON^ White liigh school atndeBts who earlier last week demonstration against Negro students assigned to their school in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., have withdrawn their ob jections, it was revealed this week through information re ceived at the NAACP national office here. Walter White, executive sec retary of the Association, said be had been informed of this fact by two West Virginia NAACP officials who, at the request of the national office, went to White Sulphur Springs to in vestigate ttie school situation there. They were T. G. Nutter, president ol the West Virginia State Conference of NAACP Branches and member of the As sociation’s national board of directors, and Willard Browp, president of the Charleston, W. Va., branch. Mr.'white stated that he had been informed by Mr. Nutter and Mr. Brown that a news story in yesterday’s edition of a Charleston, W. Va., daily newa- paper also announced that the whifF high schoor'siu&nfiTIKr ceased their objections to har ing Negro students attend their school. Earlier in the week the White Sulphur Springs school board reversed its decision to integrate local schools in line with the Sunday, October 3, when the the Rev. C. E. McLester will preach at 3:00 P. M. Each night service will be gin at 7:30. The Rev. A. L. Thompson, who succeeds th^ late Rev-■Supreme Court decision banning H. H. Hart, is a pleasing speaker. He comes to Dur ham with an extensive pas toral and evangelistic back ground. ' ‘ segregation in public education after white students and white parents demonstrated against the entrance of Negro pupils in to the formerly all-white high school. Heart Attack Claims Man Who Surrendered To Police After 20 Years As Fugitive From Justice Did Rudy Faucette have a premonition that the cruel hand of death was about to envelope him when he packed his bag and baggage and left Hartford, Conn., and started the long trek that landed him in the toils of the law at ihe Durham court house and eventual death from a heart attack in the State Prison Saturday night? This is the question that the people of Durham are asking. There are those who feel that the hand of fate began working on him in the early Spring and that it was not his urge to visit his boyhood haunts that brought him back to Durham on a hot July night, but his conscience worked on him to the extent that he was forewarned that he would be called before the eternal bar of justice. The believers in firm destiny are saying that when his wife broke down and cried on the witness stand of the Durham Conuty Superior Court, ex claiming that her husband was too sick to be sent to prison, and when Attorney R. P. Reade plead with Judge Paul to be lenient, due tb his health, that such a turn of affairs in the bi zarre happenings of his turbu lent life was moot evidence that the hand of Justice had to be RUBT FAUCETTE served. Rudy confessed that he killed Mrs. Patterson after a drinking party and the only reason he gave for taking the life of the woman was that he was tired of her fussing and fuming. Judge Paul pointed out, in the course of the trial, that Faucette did not show that he had repented for the crime because he had shot another human being in New York and had served eight years for this shooting. The events that attended him See HKABT ATTACK. Pag* 8 Joint Meeting Of Men's SS Classes Set For October 3 A unique and praiseworthy move to stimulate greater in terest in Sunday S^ool work and give added effectiveness to the religious life of the city is see nin plans of the Dur- h a m Interdenominational Sunday School Superinten dents Union. The body has invited all the men’s classe sof the city to take part in a city-wide Sun day School Day on Sunday, Oct ober 3. The occasion will be ob served in a meeting at the Saint Mark A. M. E. Zion Church on the comer of Pickett and Pine Stree taat 3:00 P. M. At that time, the Suplntm- tendents’ Union will preaent L. E. Ausin, Publisher of TIm Caro lina Times and teacher of the Men's Bible Class in the Saint Joseph A. M. E. Church. The invitation is sigeed hgp Guy Idtazyck, presidut at tbm Union. ’Thoma* secretary.
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