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ICC BINS JIM CROW TRim Pictured above are Biahop William A. Stewart of the Sixth EpUcopal Dittrict of thie AMtZ Church, who atiisted Biahop R. L. Jonei in pretiding over the 76th annual session of the Cen tral North Carolina Conference held here last week. Biahop R. L. Jonea {center) waa absent the first two days of the Con ference on account of the death of his wife, Mrs. Carrie L. Jonea. Biahop Jonea is the pre aiding prelate of the Seventh District. At the right is Dr. J. Vf. Eichelberger, Director of Chriatian Education, Chicago, Illinois. Zions End Successful 76th Annual Session At St Mark Sunday When Bishop Raymond L. Jonea, presiding prelate, Cen tral North Carolina Conference, AI4E Zion Church, read the ap pointments at the end of the 76th annual session of the meet, records for continuous service of ministers of the Durham Dis trict are Ijelieved to have reach ed a new high, when Rev. W. W. Lbng was assigned to lead the district for the 31st time, , Dr. S. P. Perry was returned, to St. Hark for his 20th year and th4 Rev. J. Z. Siler was tent b«ck to Mt,i.OMye «»- IMt 15th year. Aside from '’reporting the, spiritual activities for the yeflr and the general growth of the year, the conference devoted much attention' to temporal matters. It weW on"'record as being against any form of dis crimination, Mgrega^n^ or in convenience that denied any segment of this nation first- class citizensliip. Bishop A. Stewart, Wash ington, D. C., opened the con ference'on such a note on Wednesday when he admonish ed the delegates that they must be ready for integration and not only strive for first-class citizenship, but should be ready to assume responsibility of a first class citizen. Bishop Stew art who presided over Uie first two days of the session, due to the death and funeral of Bis hop Jone’s wife, told the con ference that we as a group must begin to save. He warned that the only insurance against de pendency, privation, and eyen starvation in old age was se curity. Dr. J. W. Eichelberger, Chi cago, Director of Christian Edu cation, made a stem plea for Christian leadership in Ameri ca’s fight to become the arsenal of democracy. He pointed out that God is opening doort to our people through which we (Please turn to Page Eight) FUNffiAlHaD FOR BISHOP R.L JONES' WIFE IN SAUSBURY VOLUME 31—NUMBEE 49 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 1955 PRICE 10 CENTS Threats Against Catholic Priest May Close Church SAJLISBURY Mrs. Carrie L. Jones, wife of Bishop Rayhiond L. Jones, pre siding prelate. Seventh Episco pal District, AME Zion Church, was bvried here Thaniugiving, from A^>ore’s £hapel Church. Mrs. Jones, who was super-1 ot, Jfisaionuy the areas presided ov« by ' her husbai^, died in a local hospital Monday after an ex tended illness. Bishop W. J. Walls,' senior Bi shop of the denomination, was in charge of the funeral. Others who took part ii^jithe ceremony, were Bishopy^ Stephen Gill Spottswood and W. A. Stewart, Revs. W. W. Long, J. E. McCall, and L. L. Boyd. Mrs. Abbie , (Pleaa« turn to Page Eight) ERTHA, La. A hot dispute that has raged for seven weeks in Our Lady of Lourdes Church (Roman Catholic), may result in the closing of the church. Such an action was threatened by the most Rev. Jules B. Jeanmard last Wednesday following the excommunication of two wo men who beat a teacher of a mixed religious class. The bis hop issued the warning to 2,500 members of the church and pro mised that in case of any fur ther instance of violence he would close the church. The bishop also threatened that any others threatening vio lence, or spreading malicious gossip "to interfere with the ministry of the priest in charge of Our Lady of Lourdes Chur ch, or with the teaching of the catechism to children of this parish, as ordered by us, will be automatically excommuni cated from the church without further notice.” Threats against the priest of the church. Father A. M. Labbfr, have caused him to obtain the IS tt l!SIiege ifudent as bodyguard. MRS. CARRIE L. JONES THURGOOD MARSHALL SEES END OF THE SOLID SOUTH COLUMBIA, S. C. There is no longer any Solid South in regard to Negro rights, Thurgood Marshall, special counsels of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People, declared in an address scheduled for delivery here this afternoon (Sunday) at the closing session of the three-day 15th annual conven tion of the South Carolina Con ference of NAACP branches. Moreover, the NAACP chief counsel declared, "There is no longer the possibility of re establishing the once Solid South.” On the issue of public school segregation, he pointed out, "we have states that are determined, intelligently and as rapidly as possilsle, to bring about conformity with the Con stitution of the United States." On the other hand, he asserted there are "southern stated that seem determined not to budge an inch.” Reviewing progress made in desegregation ,of scl^ools in compliance with the United States Supreme Court rulings, Marshall noted that the District of Columbia and eight of the 17 southern and border states which formerly required racial segregation are desegregating their elementary and high schools. Only nine states have failed to integrate any of their public elementary and secon- (Please turn to Page Eight) The priest said that informa tion that he was in danger was relayed to him by friends. He had received no letters or threatening calls. The priest also said that he had been followed by various groups when he went out, but found out some of them were seeking his protection. About 650 whites and 75 Ne groes had been receiving in struction with “no trouble” un til Nov. 14, when the priest was forced to suspend the Inte grated class. He'Said that be ginning with Dec. 5, the class would be conducted as before. Erath, located in Louisiana, Cajun County, is an area in which there has been less ra cial trouble than anywhere else in the state. But a recent pro nouncement that parochial schools in the state would be desegregated when the time is more suited for a total break with community tradition cre ated a tense situation. Reporting on the beating of the teacher, Father Labbe said Mrs. Lula V. Ortman was beat en last week in part of the chur ch as she was going to say the Rosary. Three women were present, but only two assaulted her. TRAMS JUn BUSES MUST END BUS WASHINGTOW, D. C. In two history making d»- stathm designated for the ex- merce^^ommission, laat Friday, orderem an end to the tion of whi^ and Negro on inteijrt^ trains, buM and in all pimic waiting rootM. The d^isions ended a prob lem that has confronted the ICC for 68 years, and followed a course already established by the U. S. Supreme Court in several cases of segre^tion. al though it has never ordered a discontinuance of segregatiofi in interstate travel. Prior to Friday’s deci^oo, the ICC iiad approved the "separate but equal” theory in providiiis transportation for the races la administering the Interstate Commerce act. Plaintiffs in the action wave the National Association Cor tka Advancement of Colored ple and others with TfaurgBod Marshall and Robert L. Carter as complainants and interren- ers. Representing the defendants were: John W. Foster, Charles Cook Howell, Wirt P. Marks, Jr., Charles P. Reynolds, Sid ney S. Alderman, A. J. Bau man, Jos. R. Brown, Wm. E. Davis, Arthur X Dixon, Roland Lehman, Prime F. Osbom, III., Starr Thomas, Chaiies F. Turner, John W. Weldon, Tom L. Farmer, J. T. Suggs, Robert Thompson, Wm. G. Duncan, W. C. Dowdy, Jr., Wm. R. Mc Dowell, James B. McDonou^, Jr., Charles T. Abeles and Wal ter G. Treanor, Herbert Brown ell, Jr., Stanley N. Barnes, C. H. Western and Lawrence Gochberg for the United States of America as amicus curiae. (Please turn to P:ige Eight) Five of the contestants in the Annual Queen Conteat, spon sored by The: American Vete rans of World War II and the Kor^ean War, the AMVETS, are ahown in the above photo. I and Mra. Carolyn McGhee. Bot- Upper row, lieft to right: Miss tom roto, left to right: Mrs. Mary Lipacomb, George T. Evelyn Armstrong, Mra. Eather Mayo, Commander of AMVETS,\ Bland and Miaa Shirley laler. AMVETS Annual Popularity Contest Gets Underway The "American Veterans of World ' War II and Korea”, popularly known as the AM VETS commenced their Annual Queen Contest Friday, Nov. 25. Each year this contest is spon sored for the purpose of rais ing funds to buy Christmas Food Baskets for the needy families of Durham County. Last year the AMVETS fed more than sixty five families during the holiday season, in cooperation with the Durham County Welfare Department. Because of the large number of families on the list in Wel fare Department who do not have food the AMVETS along with other Civic groups have atteippted yearly to provide food for this ever growing list (Please turn to Page Eight) Bishop Reid Closes South Carolina Conference With Forceful Message GREENVILLE, S. C. Sessions of the Piedmont Annual Conference of African Methodist Episcopal Church were concluded here Sunday afternoon with the reading of appointments by Presiding Bi shop Frank Madison Reid. A forceful message from the subject “The Three Prodigals” was delivered by the Rev. Frank Madison Reid, Jr., son of Bishop Reid and pastor of St. John’s AME Church, Chicago, at the concluding Sunday ser vice. A capacity audience was spiritually stirred by the chal lenge of the message following which more than $300 was giv en for needy preachers. Other high churchmen and visitors at the five-day sessions included Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., Philadelphia; Dr. L. T. Thonihill, Santa Monica, Calif., a prominent candidate for bis hop; Dr. D. A. Russell, Jaclcson- ville, Fla., a candidate for Sec retary of Church Extension; (Please turn to Page Eight) PRESIDENT OF MUCPSUOT MISSISSIPPI BSLZONi. m:ss. It’s the same setting as it - ■ last May 7th when the Rev. George Wesiey Lee; a mam who dared speak out and fight for desegregation, was mysterious ly killed after his automobile crashed into a home. This time it’s the president of Bdzoni chapter of the NAACP who was shot Saturday night by gunmen who fired through his store windo%. At Mound Bayou Hospital, Gus Courts, 65, civil rights lea der, told how a car containing three or four men drove up to his store as he stood near the cash register and opened fire through a window. Courts was struck three times. Just last Spring, Courts war forced to move his store for getting Ne groes to register and vote. At the shmifTs c^ce, the report was that it was tnveatl- gating “the dwoting at a Wtgrn Saturday night." From the governor of Miss., Hu^ White, came a denuuad on Monday for a thorough local- level Investigatioo of the shoot ing of Courts to avoid “serious trouble” with the federal gov- (Please turn to Page El^t) Some Of The Leaders Who Attended The 76th Annual AMEZ Conference The above photo shows some of the leading figures who attended the 76th session of the Central North Carolina Con ference of the A. M. E. Zion Church held here at Saint Mark last -week. ^ the photo at the left are Rev. W. W. Long of Durham, Elder of the Durham District; Rev. T. J. Young, Presiding Elder of the Laurinhurg District; Rev. G. F. Wat^s^ Residing Nder, Ae Me^h I^Mct and Rev. Dur- 'hnrch, Philadelphia; Mrs. Emia B. Watson, Executive Secretary, WHFM Society, Lancaster, S. C.; R«v. E. Franklin Jackson, John Wesley Church, Washington, D. C. and Rev. Frank Thomas Roberts. Photo at right; Rev. F. R. ^rown, Dean, Hood Theo logical Seminary; Rev. E. A. Armstrong, pastor. Second Fair Promise A. M. E. Zion Church, Sanford; Dr. Victor J. Tulane, General Secretary, Board of Lay Acti^ties, Washington, D. C.; Rev. E. V. Mclver, Director ef Yevtk. SmM; 1 J. W. Harrison, Gene^ Director, ChiietiaeBieeat: tral North Carolina; Mrs. BL J. Q«Mk, Directec «f Aialt I catien, Sanford District; Miss Lina L. CvBia||dt, Cmtrnnmm Director of Youth and Guy Maxyck, Ceeimiiee Dtraatw «l Adults.
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