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KMSKWNUCPSECIIEItinf ★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★ if it if jf jf }f jf jf 600 Expected At N. C Ushers Meeting In Chapel Hill The CarcUna TUm» la The Olde$t And Widest Read Negro Newspaper in The Two CaroUnm. drc^iils PRICE 10c PAl NO MORE Hw-k' - ■ ' *'i I VOLUME 30—NUMBER 33 MURDER DUBHAM, N. SATI^Ay, APBIL 16,1955 PSICE It CEBITS Administrator Of NAACP Named Executive Secretary At Board Of Directors Meet D SUICIDE ROCK DURHAM Children Sleep While Father Slays Mother Then Takes Own Life NEW YORK Roy Wilkins, administrator of the National Association lor the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, was unanimously appointed Eixecutive Secretary of the As sociation by the Board of Di rectors at a meeting held here today, it was announced hero Monday by Arthur B. Spingarn, president of NAACP. The post was formerly held by the late Walter White who was elected to that position in 1931. In appointing Mr. Wilkins to the posiUon of Executive Sec retary, the Board of Directors abolished that of Administrator and combined the duties of Ad ministrator ^and Executive Sec retary. Under Mr. Wilkin* leader ship the work of NAACP Is ex pected to go forward with the same vigor and efficiency as was maintained under the ad ministration of Mr. White. Be cause of his close association with Mr. White, UtUe change in policy is anticipated by the memb^hip stnmg from one side of the nation to the other. Appointment of Mr. Wilkins as successor to the late secre tary is belleved.to have met the approval of the rank and file of the membership that had al ready learned to regard the for mer as the proper person to succeed Mr White in event of his death or retirement. The telegram received from the New York office by the Carolina Times was as follows; Roy Wilkins appointed suc cessor to Walter White to^y by unanimous vote of NAAC^ Board of directors. Announce ment made by Arthur B, Spln- gsm, NAACP ' president, V St. NAACP headquarters New York. WUkln's_former post ^ administra^y^as been abollfC^ ed by tiie board's action. Duties of administor will be combined with those of executive secre tary. "^thern Gentlemen” Group To Fight For Segregation In Louisiana tL^TONBOUGK, LA. — — Law School To HoldlnstituteOn Legal Problems The Law Scfaool at North Carolina College is holding an Institute April 23. The theme of this Institute la “Legal Prob lems Involved in Financing the Farmer.” Careful planning has been carried out by the Institute Com* mlttee and a select group of per- sona^fiivtted for that puxpodK In setting forth the importn, ance of this Institute, a spokes man for Law School paid: “We believe that the great and vari ed Wnnnrfal problems of the individual'* farmer, along with the tremtodous increase in the amount of business done in this state by cooperatives warrants serious consideration by every cltixen in this state, inasmuch as our economy here Is so closely connected with the financial welfare of the faimv.*' The morning session, part one, with Dr. A. L. Turner, Dean of the Law School, presiding, will held from 10:00 a. m. to 10:28 a. m. featuring words of welcome by Dr. A. Elder, North r^mHna College President Part two, 10:35 to 11:00 will feature an address by Judge Lyman S. Hulbert, Legal Con- In cieiense vm -uu« v.*-— sultant for the American In- Negro organization that would of Cooperation, Washlng- keep Negroes bound with the _jn letters of second-claM citixen- Determined to circuxnTent ttae desegregation verdict of the United States Supreme (Jourt o^ last May 17th and to keep seg regation, a secret group laying Malm to the title the “Southern Gentlemen’s Organization" is at tempting to rally Louisiana white people to embrace its ob jective. - So says James McLean in an arUcle entitled ‘‘Southern Gen- tlmen Attempting* to Bally Wlkites for Segregation." And be goes on to explain that the group is little knowwn through out the state because of the cen tering of organizing efforts in the area of the capital city. “The Southern Gentlwnen" says, “are affiliated with the more widely known Citizen’s CouncU in Mississippi, and are t^Mng advice from the Mississippians.” Key in the new organi zation is CJhalrman J. B. Easter ly who Is hopeful of state-wide expansion and saysf “feelers are out in New Orleans, Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe and Lake Charlea." i Easterly disclaims any con nection with the dUcremted Ku Kin« and avows that bis group are not Ku Kluxers or in any way similar." “We don’t be lieve in rough stuff,” be says. And, of course, his group, if not tenderly affectloned toward the Negro, at least are not en emies or hostile to his welfare, ■ays this “courtly” spokesman in of this evident anti men are not against the Negro But Easterly is plainly an ad vocate of white suremacy and ton, D. C. He will discuss “The Nature, Organisation, and Legal xeixci* ox ■ewuv'wwmr ——— Mamref ■iiip, “The Southern CSentlemeri Asects of Farmer Cooperatives With Tftfnphnria on North (Caro lina Law.” At liao. Attorney Robert V0C«v9 O* -V Afc indirectly'says so. “We are, ne Hope, Assistant to the Cfeneral ■Utes, “d^^ted to the present Southern way of living and be lieve the segregation issue is the (Pl9Mt turn to Poflo Mlgbt) oimsel of the Farm Credit Dis trict of Columbia (The Third District) will lecture using the (PlMM turn to Page Slgtat) Suit FHed To End Segregation In Texas Univ. EL PASO, Tex. Race segregation throughout the University of Texas system has been challenged i na suit filed in the U. S. District Court here last week by NAACP at torneys. The specific uestion raised is whether Texas Western Col lege, a part of the yniyersdt;^ of Texas, has the right to bar a would-be student because she is a Negro. Named as defendents in the suit are the board of regents of the University of Texas and the administrative officers of Texas Western College. The legal'action charges that the policy of the defendents has deprived the plaintiff, Miss (Please turn to Page Eight) BEV. O. A. HESTER Minister Accepts In Clinton Rev. O. A. Hester of Durhami has been called to the pastorate of the Lisbon Street Baptist Chiurch of Clinton, which is a full time charge. Rev. Hester succeeds the Rev. H. H. Bobbitt, who resigned to accept a position in Portsmouth, Virginia. Rev. Hester is resigning the following churches: Crystal Hill Baptist Church, Crystal Hill, Virginia; New Hope Gran ville Baptist Church, Berea; Olive Grove Baptist Church, Oxford; Shady Hill Baptist of Roxboro; and Tally Ho Baptist of Stem. Rev. Hester received his edu cation at the Roxboro High School, Roxboro; Paine College, Augusta, Ga.; and Shaw Uni versity, Raleigh. He holds offices in the East Cedar Grove Association, the East Cedar Grove Ministers and Deacons Union, and the Dur ham Interdenominatipnal Min isterial Alliance. He is expected to assume his new duties on June 10. ...JThe is a McClain and Leroy Pitts, tims of a murder-suicide tro- gedy v)kich occurred here Sun day evening when Pitts blasted the woman with a single barrel shotgun while she was sitting on the porch of their home at 1117% Jackson Street. After shooting the woman, reported ter wife, Pil^ then reloaded the gun and turned it on himself. While the murder and suicide were taking place two small children of the woman were asleep in the house. The above picture- was taken several years ago during balmier days of the couple. ¥Dr.J.B.RIiineTo To Speai( At NCC Friday Evening Dr. J. B. Rhine, head of the Parapsychology Department at Duke University, will speak on “Who Has Extra-Sensory Per ception” to a public meeting of the Inter-CoUegiate Fellowsliip at North Carolina CkiUege this Friday night, April 15, at 7:30 o’clock. The meeting will be in the third-floor music room of the Administration Building. ^ mucin stnii^i^after speaker. Dr. Rhine has opened a whole new field of experimentation ttirough his work with the so- called “sixth sense,’’ which deals with one’s capacity for feeling and perceiving. TUs is his first talk to the (Please turn to Page Eight) Largest Intefdenominational Group To Hold 3m Annual Mid-Yeor Session>unday CHAPEL HILL Over 600 persons, including delegates and visitors, are ex pected here Sunday when the 31st Annual Mid-Year Session of the Interdenominational Ushers Association of North Carolina convenes at the First Baptist Church oh Roberson St. The Rev. J. R. Manley, promi nent minister of Chapel Hill, is pastor of the host church- The Association, known far and wide for its work in aiding the Oxford Colored Orphanage tional help for worthy students, is holding its annual Mid-Year Session in Chapel Hill for the first time' in its history. The session will be presided over by L. £. Austin, of Durham, presi dent, assisted by C. A. Lang ston of Raleigh, vice president. The Convention will open promptiy at 1:00 P.M. when short welcome, talks will be ex tended the delegates and visi tors by the pastor and A. D. Clark, chairman of the Board, who resides in Chapel Hill. Fol lowing the words of welcome appointment of committees will be made by the president. Din ner will be served the conven tion in the basement dining room of the church. The convention will re-con- vene at 2:00. P.M., at which time reports for the Oxord Orphanage and Education Fund and the per capita tax will be received. At the conclusion of the business session the annual sermon will be delivered by the Rev. J, A. Brown, pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Durham. Music for the occasion will be furnished by a 25-voice chorus from the Oxford Orphanage and the Male Chorus of the church. HERE and THERE mOHEB ^UCAXION , Cliicago, 111. One of the nation’s most un usual institutions is featured in the May issue of EBONY. It is “Professor” Mike Kanter’s school for crap shooters in Las Vegas. In most cities such a set could so in Las Vegas. There, gambling is legal and students attending the “Professor’s” classes pay $20 weekly tuition to leam to toss and spot crooked dice and cut the game. At the end of 12 weeks they get a crap dealers’ certificate. Most of the Negroes attending the school told EBOIihr that they hope to land a job at the Moulin Rouge Casino when it opens where “graduates” will mnkA up to $90 a day. “ VENGEANCE Fort Worth, Texas An unknown book nalpumfln in this area belives in exacting his own vengeance as can be at tested to by 22-year old Mrs. Marian Cooper. Two years ago, shW interrupted his sales fa»Jir and drove him away by hitting, him iJn the head with a rolling pin. A few days ago, the fellow came back and announced: “Well, Tve come back.” Then, ha hit Mrs. Cooper on the bead with the same rolling pin. SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR Phoenix, Arizona Nobody will criticize the po- ilce who arrested Jimmy Ver- dugo too banihly, i| at all, and charged him with drunkeness. The cops found Jimmy sitting in a tree and when they asked him, “How come?” he gave ttiis tiiree- told exlanation: First, lie was looking for cigarette butts; second he was waiting for a bus; and, third, he was NOT HENBY FORD Long Beach, Calif. A few hours after arresting 1. W. Harper for dnmkenness, police arrested motorist Henry Ford for driving without a li cense. DIDN’T KNOW WHEN TO STOP . London England Maybe Heavyweight boxer, Fred Powell, would have left weU enough alone if he had known what was going to hap- p^ to him. Powell had been outpointed by Eddie Heam in eight rounds. He complain ed bitterly to the referee that he had signed to fight a ten round bout, nie referee allow ed the fight to continue and Po well was knocked out in the ten th round. GETTING EVEN WIl'U GOD * Milwaukee An eight-year-old Milwaukee boy wlU in the course of time leam that no one can get even with or spite God. The boy “mad” with God because of un answered prayer set a church on fire causing $200 damage. When Fire Marshall William (Please tom to Pafe Xlgtat> 0^’ The Rei/!*X. A. Srowsn, pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Durham, will deliver the ser mon for the Interdenomina tional Ushers Association of North Carolina. The Association toill hold it* Thirty-first An nual Mid-year session Sunday at Chapel Hill. Blanks For Baby Contest Pouring IntoTimesOffice With entry blanks pouring in to this newspaper from all over our city and our suburbs, Car nation’s Second Annual Healthy Baby Contest is off to another successful start in its very first week. A Contest advertisement with a free entry blank appears elsewhere in this paper. Extra entry blanks are available at our editorial offices. All babies in this area, three years of age or younger, are eligible. They will be judged on healthy appearance, as weU as cute, appealing personality. The Healthy Baby Contest is limited to readers of this newspaper who live in tliis city and its ^burbs. The Carnation pany stresses that “tiiis is a lo cal Contest, not''a nationwide one.” Twenty healthy babies and their parents in tliis area must win the twenty cash prizes. As one proud mother told us just today, “yes indeed. I’m go ing to enter my baby. My little girl deserves^ a chance to win that $300.00* cash prize ‘nest egg’ toward her college educa tion!" Local doctors and hospitals join us in hailing this unusual Healthy Baby Contest. Along with every public-spirited citi zen, this newspaper has always supported every program that would constanUy improve the health of our babies. For years, the Carnation Company has worked constantly to improve America’s infant feeding formu las. At the famous Carnation Farms near SeatUe, Washing ton, is the world’s most famous herd of “contented cows”—600 championship Holsteiiu, whose blood lines have produced neer^ ly half of the greatest butteilat and milk-producing cows of all time. Only the water is 'removed from country-fresh whole nilk I (Please turn to Page U|^) What police termed as one of the most gruesome mOrder-sui- cide tragedies ever to occur here took place on the porch of a home at 1117 Jackson Str^t last Sunday evening around 8:30. As a result of the double slay ing, committed witn a blast from a single Ijarrel shotgun, Helen McClain and Leroy Pitts, reported to have been living as conunon -law man and wife, are dead. According to police, Pitts, 32, killed the McClain woman about 30, and then turned the weapon upon himself. The woman was shot while sitting in a chair on i^e porch of the home. Fitts was lying in the yard with his feet on the porcli. The man and the woman v/ere shot tlirdtigh ttie head. Wliile the blooitiy \.-s being committed tne wujo.*.. j two small children, agej ia j and two, were asleep in a bed-| room in the rear of the house without knowing what was hap pening, stated an officer. Funeral for the woman was held at a local undertaking es- tablisiiment Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. The body of tbe man is still being held for burial awaiting the arrival of a sister ’.vho lives in Baltimore, Md. When officers arrived at tbe scene of the shooting tb^ found the yard fairly littered with brains and blqpd of the couple as a result of the blast both of which were in the head of the woman and man. Efforts of the Carolina Times representatives to ascertain why Pitts decided to take the life of his mate and tliat of tu3 own were of no avail Neigh bors stated that as far as they Imew the couple had no quarrel during the day. Founder's Day At Fayetteville State. irfoTRiday FAYETTEVILLE The Founder’s Day exerciaai will go forward in the college auditorium at the Fayetteville State Teachers College,. Fay etteville, on Saturday, April 16 begming at 2:30 P.M. The guest speaker will be L. E. Austin, editor and publisher of the “Carolina Times” and an out standing civic and religions leader. Currently, he is a mam- ber of the Board of Trustees of the Oxford Orphanage and president of the Interdenomina tional Ushers Union fd North Carolina. The class whose year of gra duation ends in tbe fives (1D05. 1915, 1925, 193S, and 1045) that registers the largest number ai members will be awarded a stt- yer loving cup, and tbe nlilast member from any class to 1905 win be given a Following tbe loiauiL pro gram, the group will mnk» itt’ anpual pi Igr image to i ment of Dr. E, S. located on t|« The alumni lyiaeftMp io duled for 9:Sa PUft ia- formal social ak ^|||t 1m the
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