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VOLUME 31—NUMBER 48
DURHAM, N. C., SATUlUpAY, NOV. 13, 1954
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MOTHER. SON ELECTMCUIQI
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Expectant Mother And Small Children Perish In Blaze
Superintendent L. Stacey Weaver of the Durham City Schools is shown above sd-
dresing the Hillside Chapter of the National Honor Society here recently. Twelve students
of Hillside were installed as full members of the Society during the program. — Photo by
Stanback.
Young Woman Loses
Life In Vain ftttempt To
Rescue Her Small Child
MT. AIRY
A heroic but futile effort to
save her young son from elec
trocution last Monday when he
threw a wire across a power
line e^ded Th death for a 24"
year-old mother here Tuesday.
The mother, Mrs. Grade
Elliott had been in a critical
condition at Kate Bitting Rey
nolds Memorial Hospital to
which she was taken following
the accident in Mt.'Alry.
Her seven-year old son,
James Elliot, was dead on arri
val at Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Elliotts' clothes were
burned completely off her body
when she grabbed a wire in an
effort to pull It away from her
son who witnesses said had
tied a small wire to a piece of
Wood and thrown it over a 2,
400 volt wire. Her hair was
burned to the scalp.
The boy was knocked to the
ground immediately. His
mother standing only a few feet
away, then grabbed the wire.
She too was knocked to the
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DR. SOMMERVILLE TO SPEAK
AT OXFORD BAPTIST CttttRCH
OXFORD
The R^v. Thomas E. Parker,
Jr., Pastor of First Baptist
Church announces that Dr. W.
C. SommervlUe, Executive Sec
retary of the Lott Carey For
eign Mission Convention will be
the guest speaker at First Bap
tist Church, Sunday, November
14, at 7:30 P.M.
The Rev. R. E. Cooper, Mis
sionary, Pastor, and school
Principal of Nassau, Bahama
Islands was receent a guest of the
Church and Pastor. He was re
ceived wholeheartedly by the
Church and surrounding Chur
ches both in Oxford, Granville
County and surrounding coun
ties, as he ably presented the
subject of missions and the ex
tensive work being done in this
field in his native Nassau.
The Mass Mission Meeting at
which Dr. Sommerville will
speak is being supported by
Granville, Vance, Person, War
ren and Franklin Counties.
Thousands Pay Final
Tribute to Durham’s
First Chief Executive
By H. ALBERT SMITH
The Governmental Machine-'
ry of “North Carolina was hush
ed in the silence of inactivity,
flags atop public buildings at
half mast fluttered gently in
the soft breezes of a beautiful
Indian Summer’s day, schools
were closed and many business
es locked their doors as the
final rites for the late Gover
nor William Bradley Umstead
were held Tuesday morning at
the Trinity Methodist Church.
From various parts of the
State and sections beyond,
thousands made theeir way to
Durham to the scene of the
funeral services and to view
tiM body oi lSIor)Jic.Caf$^a'i^
Chief Executive and ffi^’ clti-'
zen, who died last Sunday
morning at Watts Hospital from
a heart ailment aggravated by
bronchial pneumonia.
The fallen political leader
had spent only 22 months in
office as governor during which
time he had labored under a
severe physical handicap due to
a heart attack suffered three
days after his induction into the
gubernatorial Oltlce'.
Only a relative few of the
thousands who came for the
funeral services could get into
the main auditorium. Many oc
cupied seats in the basement of
the church where they heard
the tributes paid Mr.'Umstead
over loud speakers.
A crowd estimated at 3,500
unable to get into the church
lined the streets in a two block
radius in front of the church.
They too heard the service?
broadcast over loud speakers.
Many notables, state and na
tional, were present to join in
the tribute of respect paid the
fallen chieftain of a great state.
They included Representative
Carl Durham of Chapel Hill and
Dr. Frank Graham, former
United States Senator and for
mer president of the University
of North Carolina, and at pres
ent a United Nations Media-
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Miss Sarah Dotson presents a $100 check to Miss Audrey
Wilson representing Local No. 204, T. W/1. U. as she b being
crowned “Miss Trade Week” by Mrs. Call^e Daye, president
of the Durham Housewives’ League. Mrs. Magnolia Leake
who was co-chairman of the “Miss Trade Week” contest with
Miss Dotson is shown at left. Other contestants shown are:
(left to right): Misses Theodora Speight, Alice Hopkins,
Mildred Faulk, Elaine Hairston of Chapel Hill, third prize
winner, Shirley Faulkner, Sarah McNeil, Inez Riley, Annetta
Benton, Grace Rowland, second prixe winner, Vir^nia Gor
don, and Dannie Stewart.
The “Miss Trade Week” contest was sponsored by the
Durham Business and Professional Chain.
S. C. Teachers
0. K. Supreme
Court Ruling
COLUMBIA, S. C
The House of Delegates re
presenting more than 6000
teachers of the Palmetto Educa
tion Association at their annual
session Sunday, November 6,
approved for release a policy
commending rccent ruling of
the Supreme Court on segrega->
tion in the public schools.
• The. pol^ which was ap
proved read: ‘‘Hfe ct^mmendk the
Supreme Court on its recent
ruling on Segregation in the
public schools and will work
unceasingly with any group or
organization or association to
uphold this principle.”
The assembly also went on
record in behaU of the PEA
delegates to concur in a recent
resolution adopted at the annual
session of the National Educa
tion Association supporting the
Supreme Court ruling on segre
gation.
Another highlight of the ail
day session was the House of
lina College November 18 at Delegates vote to wait before
DR. MATTHEW J. WHITEBEAD
Dr. Whitehead
To Speai( At
N.C.
College
Dr. Matthew J. Whitehead,
President of Miner Teachers
College, Washington, D. C., will
address the State Resource-Use
Education Conference in B. N.
Duke Auditorium, North Caro->
Governor William B. Umstead, Durham’s first and only
citizen ever elected Chief Executive of Nortn Carolina, wuusie
fufieral was held b«ra Tuesday morning at Trinity Mcithodist
Church. Interme^kt was at Mt. Tabor Methodist Church
Cemetery near Durham. Governor Umstead succimbed to
a heart ailment last Sunday morning at Watts Hospital here.
2 p.m. He is one of the nation’s
leading educators.
Before accepting the presi^
dency of Miner Teachers Col
continuing the proposed con
struction of a $72,000 headquar
ters building in Columbia. The
vote to wait came after the
DANVIIU FIRE TAKES UFE OF
WOMAN AND IMia CHIlDtEN
lege. Dr. Whitehead served as | questioning of members of the
professor of education at Eliza-i Executive Committee of the
beth City State Teachers Col-1 Association about funds that
lege, Elizabeth City; Howard! have been earmarked for the
Univeersity of WasMngton, D. I construction of the building.
C., and chairman of the Divi-j Mrs. Madge Perry Harper,
sion of Education at Miner first woman president of the
Teachers College. Palmetto Education, made a
Other distinguished speakers special appeal for the support of
on the Eighth Annual State Re- the program of the new ad-
source-Use Education Confer- ministration which included the
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URGES LABOR UNION TO JOIN
FIGHT TO END SEGREGATION
Hot Lips Page
Dies Suddenly
NEW YORK
The sudden death of Hot Lips
Page this wMkend stunned the
music world. It especially stun
ned true jazz fans for this quiet,
unassuming man was one of the
most talented. The men who
"worked with him called him the
“greatest trumpet ever.” And
yet he never quite made the
top.
Page was more of a pioneer.
One of the first Negroes to be
regularly employed by a white
orchestra, he trailblazed before
the rest as Lionel Hampton in
the ‘30s.
He knew he had the talent.
His family however complained
he was too good hearted with
out that dash of prodding to get
to the top no matter the cost.
He was forever anxious to help
young folks and would spe^d
hours giving them advice and
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LAKE KIAMESHIA, N.Y.
"The organized labor move
ment in the North as well as in
the South has an obligation to
assist the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People in bringing about
peaceful and orderly transition
from segregation to integration,
"Herbert HiU, NAACP labor
relations assistant, told 500
delegates attending a conven-
tion of District 4 of the lUE-
CIO here last week.
Citing examples of school
segregation in Hempstead and
Freeport, L.I., and Englewood,
N. J., Mr. Hill told the electri
cal workers that "the historic
Supreme Court decision strik
ing down segregation in public
ly financed schools not only re
lates to the South, but is signifi
cant for many areas in the
North. Their union he pointed
out to the delegates to “go be
yond the hollow ritual of con
vention resolutions on civil
rights and participate in the
day-to-day struggle "of the
NAACP to eliminate the vicious
practice of segregation and dis
crimination.”
DANVILLE, VA.
A flash fire thought to have
originated in a cook stove while
meal was being prepared left
stark tragedy in its wake here
today when in the hlaiing in
ferno a two-room house was de
stroyed and four persons loat
their lives.
The unfortimate victims hav*
been dentified as Mrs. Mary
Alice Loaf, 21. an cxpcctant
mother, and three children at
i neighborhood family she was
keeping wtiile their parenu
were at work in a tobacco fac
tory.
The children listed are IsasL
Mendin^iall, 2, Rita Mending ^
hall, 4, and Maggie Mending-
hall, 8.
So quickly did the fire en-
guU_ the two-room wood itruc-
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New Bernian
Named Head
Of Home Ecs
Miss Adelaide Respass of
of West Street High School,
New Bern, was elected presi
dent of the North Carolina AS'
Association of Home Economics
at the close of the 10th annual
meeting at North Carolina Col
lege yesterday.
Other officers named for 1955
were Miss Esther Perkins oi
Charlotte, vice President; Miss
B. W. Alston, Henderson Insti
tute, Henderson, secretary; anc
Mrs. Ellen Berry, Savannai:.
School, Lenior County, treasur
er. Some 75 state economics
teachers attended the meeting
Miss Diana S. Dent, chair
man of NCC’s Home Economics
Department and her staff, were
hostesses for the meet.
“Closer Integration of Secon
dary and College Home Econo
mics Curriculum” was tha and Professional Chain float
theme of the session which was, displayed in the Trade Waek—»
held in NCC’s Duke Auditor!-1NCC Homecoming' Parade:
um. An open house followed the ^teights .Auto Service, Service
main meeting in NCC’s riew
Home Economics Building.'
A panel discussion on the
confidence theme was the high
light of the morning session.
The participants included Miss
Dent and NCC home .economist;
Miss MoUye Bradford Barber-
Scotia College, Concord; Mrs.
Harvaleigh White, Shaw Uru-
versity, Raleigh; Mrs. Bdae W
Browning,. Jordan Sellars High
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CHAIN FLOAT
CONTRIBUTORS
The following firms and per
sons made contributiona toward
the cost of the Durham Business
Printing Company, Long’s Flo
rist, Mechanics and Farmer?
Bank, Wm. L. Boykins, Tha
DoNut Shop, W. D. McNeill,
Royal Cleaners. Yarnell J.
Gribsby, E. B. Bass, Dr. Clyda
DonneU, G. W. Cox, Sr. CharlM
J. Jackson. E. R Merrick, W. J.
Kennedy, Jr., C. C. SpauMUig.
Jr., N. H. Bennett, Jr.. J. J.
Hmdersoa, A. T. SpauMiag, L.
B. Frasier, D. B. Martta, W. A.
Clement.