CRAZED GUNMAN SLAYS BLIND HlfNISTER
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Chapel Hill Ministers Protest Segregated Cemetery
The Carolina Time* la The Olden
And Widett Read Negro Newspaper
In The Ttoo Carolimu.
DUKE
UNIVERSITY
UBf?ARY
VOLUME 30—NUMBER 43
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Pictured above is the home of Rev. J. Lee White on Fayetteville Roeid where the well-
known minister was killed near here Monday morning by Caldwell Baldwin, who went
on a shooting spree. Although police claim that Baldwin was not drinking at the time
several persons who saw him Sunday prior to the slaying are reported to have stated that
he had been drinking heavily during th^ afternoon. Rev. White ivho was a retired minister
of the Presbyterian Church, was shot once in the right thigh near the groin and through
the heart.
Irate Citizens Aid In
Capture Of Killer Of
Reverend J. Lee White
A posse, composed of police
oiiicers, sheriffs, citizens, as
sisted by blood hounds, was
successful in apprehending a
40-year-old farm hand near
here Monday afternoon, want
ed for the brutal slaying of a
70-year-old nearly bind min
ister of the southern part of
' the county. In the posse were
also women and cliildren,
armed as were the men and
the law enforcement officers.
Caldwell ^ Baldwin, - farm
employee, who had come to
Durham from New York on
ly a few months ago, was cap
tured late Monday^^temoon,
when members of the posse
began beating a thickly wood
ed section just off Fayette
ville Road, near where blood
hounds gave evidence of a
hot trail. Baldwin offered no
resistance when the dog
chased him into the arms of
members of the posse.
According to police officers,
Baldwin admitted shooting
at Rev. J. Lee White at his home.
-Bev. White although nearly
6Und attempted to light back
and ia reported to have gone in
to hJfi house, after being lired
on by Baldwin, for his gun. He
succeeded, in getting the weapon
and is thought to have fired at
his assailant, even after being
struck in tthe right thigh near
the groin. A second and fatal
shot found its mark near the
heart.
Representatives of the Caro
lina Times who interviewed oc
cupants of the home, a short time
after the slaying, were informed
that Baldwin had cut James
Holland, a fellow tenant farm
er, employed on the White farm
on the arm Sunday. A warrant
was taken out for the man by
Holland, but according to Sheriff
Belvin he was not notified of
the warrant until Monday. The
Times representative was told
that Baldwin accused Holland of
going with his wife and that the
following morning a few min
utes before he shot and fatally
wounded Rev. White he went to
Holland’s home and ordered him
to come out. When Holland re
fused Baldwin is reported to
have started shooting at his dogs
and at the house.
A few moments later he teft
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4
The above photo is that of
Mrs. Bessie Lennon who
was a member of the posse
that succeeded in capturing
Baldwin a fev hours after
. fataUjr wowntUng the jnin*
ister. Mrs. Lennon lives in
the vicinity of the White
tome.
16 Clergymen Charge
Buying Ground Unchristian
row
Sixteen ministers ol this
university conununity lodged
a vigorus protest here this
week against the decision of
city officials to adopt a jim
crow burial policy in the pro
posed new cemetery of Chap
el Hill.
In a letter to the Board of
Aldermen the ministers ex-
{ffessed regrets based on re
ligious convictions and urged
the aldermen at a meeting
Tuesday night to set aside at
least one section of the cemetery
for persons desiring to be buried
in a non-segregated cemetery.
Responding to the suggestion
Chairman Bennett said today he
thought the idea was a good one
and that it should settle the
problem lor a long time to come.
He also suuggested that non
segregated area be set up in the
new Negro cemetery located be
yond Carboro.
A unimous vote by the alder
men to refer the ministers’ pro
posal to the Cititens Advisory
nett’s cemetery group, the au-
Committee, which includes Ben-
thors of the segregated policy,
approved by the aldermen, drew
fire from the ministers.
The Rev. John D. Riebel, the
only signer present at the meet
ing, statd: “This request repre-
snts a compromise with us, and
pointed out that the chiu'ch men
favored complete non-segrega
tion although they realize this
the South and this is 1954.”
New Hope Baptist Assodation
To Hold Annual Meeting Oct. (-7
The 84th annual session of
the New Hope Missionary Bap
tist Association and the 20th
annual session of the .Women’s
Auxiliary will be held on Oct.,
8-7 at the Mount Sinai Baptist
Church,
"The Work of the Church in
Making Adjustment for Integra
tion” will be the theme of this
joint session.
At this meeting, the Rev.
James Stewart, the Moderator
of the Association tmd pastor Of
the Mount Sinai Church, will
preside.
Some of the topics to be dis-'
cussed are: “The Place of
Christ in a United Society”,
“Thankfulness and Prepared
ness in All Things”, God No
Respect of Persons”, “Man
Made of One Blood to Live”,
"Patience Makes for Perfect
Work”, and “The Christian in
the Midst of Social Changes”.
For the benefit of persons not
knowing the location of the Mt.
Sinai Church the following di
rections are given:
Approach from Durham by
way of the Veteran’s Hospital,
cross Highway 751 and watch
for signs which will be posted.
Persons coming from other
points are advised to be on the
lookout for these signs.
The above is a group of citizens of Edgecombe County that met in Tarboro last week
to protest the action of the Grand Jury in failing to find a true bill against Johnny Clyde
Moore, 27-year-old white man who is alleg ed to have shot and killed Richard Collins of
the same age. Moore «-lann» he shot Collins when he found the latter trespassing on
the premises of a neighbor. Seated on the front row of the group and reading from left to
right are Attorneys E. H. Gadsden, C. O. Pearson, of Durham; Mrs. B. G. Burnett of Tsa-
bozo, an unidentified and Attorney Will iam A. Marsh of Durham.
Lumberton Host
To Annual State
NAACP Meet
By J. B. BARREN, Chairman
N. C. Conference of NAACP
Public Relations
ROCKY MOUNT
The Robeson County NAACP
chapter, headed by O. C. Jones,
president, is making extensive
preparations for the entertain
ment of an anticipated record
attendance at the 11th North
Carolina Conference of the Na
tional Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People
in Lumberton. October 15-17.
State president, Kelly M.
Alexander of Charlotte, who is
now serving his sixth .term as
head of the state conference, an
nounced last we^ that he was
trying to get the services of
Thurgood Marshall, ace NAACP
attorney and chief counsel for
the conference. This week,
Charles A. McLean, assistant
field secretary for North Caro
lina NAACP, said Alexander’s
plans had materialized and Mr.
Marshall would be the key-
'hoite ■«|Make» «n Fr4«tejF.,.ni#bi,
October 15th, at the First Bap
tist Church of which Rev. E. B.
Turner is pastor. _
The host branch is coopera
ting with the State Conference
in an effort to get 2 000 people
into Lumberton to hear Mar
shall who has been on a speak
ing tour all summer. The trip
netted several thousand dollars
for the NAACP, contributed by
various racial, religious, civic
and fraternal groups.
Marshall’s appearance on the
first day of the convention is
necessitated because of a sche
duled appearance before the
South Carolina State Confer
ence. Southeastern North Caro
lina is expected to turn out
enmasse to see America’s lead
ing civil rights lawyer.
W. W. Law of Savannah, Ga.
a national NAACP board mem
ber, sends word that along with
Mr. Alexander, he ^xpects to
visit the TarHeel conference
during the three day session.
Rumors are going the rounds
that a disgruntled faction has
circulated an unsigned letter
calling for a revamping of the
entire state staff of NAACP
officers at this convention.
Nothing definite as to the iden-
See LUMBERTON, Page 8
Walter White
Scheduled For
Person To Person
NEW YORK
Walter White, executive sec
retary oi the National Associa
tion^ for the Advancement of
Colored People, will be visited
in his home here by Edward R.
Murrow on the popular televi
sion program"Person to Person”
on Friday, October 1.
The program 'originates in
New York City over CBS tele
vision.
The TV cameras will be fo
cused upon Ml*. White and mem
bers of his family in their New
York home from 10:30 to 11:00
p.m.. Eastern Standard Time, a^
Mr. Murrow interviews them.
Comedian Sid Caesar also
will be interviewed in his home
during the Friday night pro-
I gram.
Georgia Governor Wants
Tubman To Visit State
On Trip To United States
DR. W. H. BROWN
DR. CHARLES A. RAY
BROWN AND UY SLATED TO
PAimaPATE IN MttSIDE HIGH
P.U INSIALUIION SEmCE
DURHAM
Dr. W. H. Brown, director of
the Bureau oi Educational Re
search, and Dr. Charles A. Ray,
director of the News Bureau,
at North Carolina College, will
participate in the installation
services of Hillside’s Parent-
Teacher’s Association, Monday
night, October 4, 7:30 p.m.
The program will be held in
the Hillside auditorium.
Dr. Brown will deliver the
night's main address. “Desegre
gation A Challenge to Parents
and l^achers”.
Other participants on the
program include the Rev. L. W.
Reed, pastor of the New Bethel
Baptist Church; John A. ■Gattis,
music teacher at Hillside who
will give organ selections; Mrs.
Margarer Goodwwin, solo.
H. M. Holmes; principal of
Hillside, will present Dr.
Brown.
“Dr. Brown is a graduate of
Atlanta University and received
the Ph.D. degree at Ohio Uni
versity. He has written more
than 40 articles of “Human Re
lations and Group Cooperation'
for outstanding educational
journals.’”
Officers are: D. F. Reed,
president; Mrs. Henreritta Fau-
cette, 1st vice-president; Willi
am P. Flintall, 2nd vice-presi
dent; Miss Lucille Banies, sec
retary; and Mrs. Otelia Stew
art, treasurer.
Governor Talmadge of Ga.,
has extended an invitation to
President Tubman of Liberia, to
visit his state. The Georgia
governor, exponent of white
supremacy (and bitter foe - of
school integration, was on of
seven governors from whom the
Negro Chief lixecutive received
such an invitation.
The Georgia governor wrote;
“The state of Georgia and the
Republic of Liberia, share a
common heritage to the extent
that a shipload of Georgians
wore among the first settlers of
Liberia arid assisted in estab
lishing a new home in that
country in the early nineteenth
century. It is also significant
that your mother (of President
Tubman) and members of your
family were bom and reared in
this state. During your tour of
the United States, we would be
happy to have you visit Georgia,
and observe first hand the pro
gress and advancements whl^
the Negro citizens have
luring recent years..."
The governor at .
-tate which is also a hot bed ai
white supremacy and opposition
to integration, issued a mmilar
invHation to the Negro presi
dent.
In his accepting the invitation
of Talmadge. President Tubman
wrote: “I am mindful of the cor
dial ties of mutual fnendship
which have long existed be
tween your country and mine.
I indulge the full hone that my
visit to your state will yield
lasting, fruitful results of equal
^rfliSfaction to your people and
mine....
Due to have arrived in San
Francisco Sept 22nd aboard the
transport General A. W. Brew~
ster, is Marine Cpl. Haywood N
Stevenson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Will Stevenson 6^;ll9 Hill St.,
Charlotte, N. Ct~
He is a graduate of Second
Ward High School. Before leav
ing the Far East Sept 9th. he
completed a tour of duty with
the First Marine Aircraft Wing.
DR. BUNCHE TO BE HONORS)
AT FREEDOM HOUSE DINNER
NEW YORK
Dr. Ralph J Bunche and Ed
ward R. Murrow. CBS news
man, will be the principal
guests of honor at the 13th an
nual Freedom House dinner at
the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New
York on Sunday, Oct. 3.
Dr. Bunche, a Vice President
of Freedom House, will be pre
sent to officiate at the unveiU
mg of a bronze tablet comme
morating the historic decision of
the U. S. Supreme Court on the
desegregation of public schools.
Mr. Murrow will attend as the
recipient of the organiiation’s
annual Freedom Award.
Participating in the entertain
ment program will be soprano
Dorothy Maynor and Shirley
Booth of stage and movie fame.
The plaque symbolizing the
award to Mr. Murrow, designed
by Leslie Nobbs will bear the
inscription: “Free men were
heartened by his courage in ex
posing those who would divide
us by exploiting our fears.”
The tablet commemorating
the Supreme Court decision wlU
be permanently placed in the
lobby of Freedom House head
quarters, the Wilkie Memorial
Building, 20 West 40th Street,
New York. The buUdlng also
houses the national headquar
ters of the NAACP.
Episcopalians
Blast Church
Segregation
NEW YORK
In a strong editorial calling
for the immediate end of segre
gation in chiurches. the Episco
pal Churchnews charged today
that segregation is a “glaring
denial of Christianity”.
Segregation has the effect of
saying that Jesus Christ died
primarily for sonie and only ta-
cidentally fOr others.” the
church magaz^e declared.
Answering those who claim
a theological basis for segrega
tion, the Eoiscopal magazine
said: "Every effort to put se
gregation in Christian dresa
must come to grief on the hard
farts of Christian doctrine.”
Those favoring segregation
claim Christian baptism “is q1
less importance than is pigmen
tation of skin- that an unrt-
generate or even a degenerate
white man hat more in common
with • Chrittian white man
than has a Christian Negro;
that the Christian f»ith and
ethic must be subordinated to
heartless and faith-denying doc
trines about race,” the editorial
says.
The magazine, put^Uabed by
Maurice E. Bennett. insUrta that
no true Christian can afford tiM»
cost of segregation, and added:
“This coat la much hitter than
the mere separation of brethren
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