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TRItG MAY BE NEXT A &T HEAD it it it it it * it it 'k it it ^ it it it it it Attack Claims Man Who Escaped Wreck Unhurt Ousied Head Of St. Augustine's iv'sChoice GREENSBORO , of Harold L. 'frlgg, forced to resign as president of St. Augustine’s College at Ra leigh last February and mem ber of the'State Board of Edu cation, was the one most men tioned in informed circles here this week as the most liltely successor to Dr. F. D. Bluford, late president of A and T Col- > I observers agreed that ''Dr. Trigg would probably be named to succeed Dr. Bluford as speculation over the late Dr. Bluford’s successor began buz zing shortly after (he announce ment of his death and mounted ■f*/*»*^dlly ■ over the Christmas ^ *ays;' »-oifly other name men- ^as that of Dt. Earl Mc- of St. Paul’s of Lwcpnceville, ia^n n nt, Dr. Trigg ii -where he has his'i resignation from Augustine's punuing further studies. Three reasons are advanced T>y most speculators as to why Dr. Trigg has the inside track on the Job. First, it Is generally " that he is very well teed by Gov. Hodges and other echelon state officials. It Is thought, is probably nost important reason. ^IVlgg Served as President Vogustine’s for a long won many. .frlShdS In |lsla>'~’o /tn'd around the ^cond, it is tl^e general be lief that plans were In the ma king to move him into the slot XCbntihued ~oh Page ElgfiD VOUflME 31—NVMMDl S2 DURHAM, N. C., SATUBDAY, DEC. 31,1955 PRICE: 10 CENTS Is us Envoy For Liberia hrauguration Funeral RHes Held For Durhamite Seized Fatally After Auto Accident Mrs. Vann Also On Delegation Asa T. Spaulding, vice presi dent of the North Carolina Mu tual' Xiife Insurance Company, was scheduled to leave this week for Washington, D. C. where he will join four other members of the United States’ delegation to the inauguration of Liberia’s president Wllliani V. S. Tutoian. Word of Spaulding’s appoint ment to the delegation was re vealed in Durham last week. The delegation is expected to leave the country on Dec. 30. jOtimr apn|ben aepatoted to, of years before his aye Mrs, Jessie [departure last winter L. t^ann, PubUsher of the Pitls- BEAUTICIANS TO MEET IN WINDY CITY bHICAGO, m. Beauticiaol' from every part are already ma- kittf plans to attend the nation al convention and'Stctnual clinic of the Alpha Chi Pi dm^a So rority and Fraternity ' (Greek Letter Beauticians) which CQn- venes April 8, 8, 10, 11, 196ti, in Hot Springs, Ark. lime. Marjorie Stewart Joy ner, national supervisor of th« organization, said this week that the group’s executive re- port inarKs the April meeting as the first mammoth international clinic for advanced study of beauty culture ever held by leading Negro beauticians in America. Fifteen top beauticiani who have studied abroad 'will head this clinic, which is utilized by the sdrority-fratpriilty to raise ^e educatljjif'^tandards of the braufScUns. The beauticians heading the clinic will especially ■ teach European and American me thods of hair styling, hair cut ting, tinting, bleaching, art of make-up, manicuring, and hair conditioning treatment. Five university professors will in struct in the methods of teach ing, psychology and businesa administration. Hie national officers of the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association (pa rent body of the sorority and fraternity) have announced that all beauticians are in^ted to this clinic, even tiioui^ they may not be members, HeadqtMrters for tbe nation al convention will be the Na tional Baptist Hotel and Bath House, 801 llalvera Ave., Hot Springs, Ariunsas. Anyone wishing to register for the clioie should contact Mme. Marjorie S. Joyner, 8607 South WabaA avc, ChiMgo, TlHpni« burgh Courier. Garfield I. Kass, realtor; former Senator Robert W. Upton of I^ew Hampshire and a top echelon military offi cial. Ranking United States repre sentative at the Inauguration will be Robert Jones, ambassa dor to Liberia. ASA T. SPAULDING Terror Hit NSW YORK The Department of Christian iSocial Relations of the Episco pal Diocese of New York at its December meeting adopted a reesolutlon deploring the pre sent reign of terror in the State of Mississippi, and calling upon the Federal Government to act promptly and effectively for the protection of life and the re establishment of law and order in that state. Death claimed Oscar D. Page, 68, of 300 Cecil Street, Durham, 1^ Sux^y aft ernoon shoi^ after &e car in which he was ridiiK was involved in a head-on coUision with another atatomobile. The Durham business man died within fifteen minutes af ter the accident. He was on his way, with W, W. Page, a cousin and business partner, to the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Chatham County, to attend th^ funeral services of a relative. W. W. Page, in aa interview with a reyreaeatative of this paper. In whldi he descrlked tile accident said that the ear driven by hia son, Qnlntiii IPage, waa about six,ndles from Chapel Hill wheat tkey *9- ^oached a loag line of cars etwuing In their direction. One of the ears suddenly left the line and, in attempting to get aronnd the lead car, crashed into their automobile sending it into a dtteh to leave it rest ing on one side. He said that after the three, Oscar Page, his son and himself, had climbed out of the wrecked car, they stood while officers checked for dcAails. Suddenly, Oscar Page qxAe saying, "Don’t let me fall.” They laid him on the ground to await the arrival of an ambulance, but he died in a few minutes. State HlglrMay Patrolman, John Philips, who arrived on the scene s««i after the ac- eident arrest^ 4esse Bethnne, local man, en a ckarge of reck- placed hiaa~. iMder l^nd of fl,MO pending a hearing. Philips listed Page’s, death as no traffic tragedy poiding the outcome of an antopsy. Sheriff E. G. Belvin said Tues day that Page’s death was due to a heart attack and not injur- TiM.'TKe finhouncemeftt was made after Coroner R. A. Horton sent in autopsy findings. M/tU XH/^3 /It'D MEW & Tbe NAACr NalMa Omrn MtTC4l tnm TaMya. Wla.. laM waek. an —Ignad Ckrtataaa aard am tha kaA «( wMek was OSCAR PAGE The Coroner’s report frees from manslanghter dargca 23-year-old Jesse Bethvne, 317 Poplar Street, driver of the antomobUe, in collMon with the Page ear. Funeral services for Page were held at the Mt. Ziaa Bap tist Church at 2:00 P. M. last Thursday. The officiating min ister was the Rev. Wm. H. Full er, the pastor. Page, who had aerved In tka Mt. Zion Chnreh as a deaan for over 3> years, was a na tive of Chatham Cmuty. Be was the son of the late KiAcn and Mrs. Alice Hooper Pag*. He was a joint-owner with W. W. Page of Page’s Andl- torlnm on Pine Street and had an interest in the Pine Street Tttxl CoMpaay headed by tte He is survived by a wife, Sirs. Fannie Page, their son, Warren Page; a son by a former mar riage, James Page, two brothers, John and Joe Page,, a sister. Miss Olivia Page, seven grand children and other relatives. Interment was in Beeehwood Cemetwy. The Chriitmat spirit camc early to Durham this year when Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Donnell presented Lincoln hospital with a of $2,000 recently. It marked the first time since the establishment of the institu tion that such a gift had been received from a» individual of the community.' In the picture above, Lincoln hospital director William Rich and superinten dent of nursing Lucille Zim merman Williams are shoton in specting a piece of furniture which the Donnells donated to the hospital. Mrs. Donnell, seat ed at right, looks on. Dr. Don nell serves as president of the hosjktal trustee board. JOB FOUND FOR RACE PLUMBER FORCED TO FLEE MISSISSIPPI Christinas Aid Sent To Victims Of Squeeze LOS ANGELES, CAL. Two hnge tmeks, loaded wtth food, olotiilag and toys were sent last week to Monnd Bayo« Mto., for dlstribntlon amoag famlllea who have lieeB penal ised by denial of Jolw and or» dlt beoanse of their advoesey of olvU rights In mlasisslppi. The gifts were collected tai a drive spearheaded by tlie Las Angeles branch of tlie Nation al Assoelatlon for the Ad- vaneement tti Celwed People. Many Indlvidnab and gronpa participated in the drive and eontrihated money or eom- modltles for the relief of needy famlUea in the Delta fcglon of Mlssias^ni. Arrangements were made tor distribution of the gifts at Monnd Bayon throai^ the Regional Connell of Negro Leaderslilp, beaded by Dr. T. R. M. Howard, and tiie Mto- Ballad Of Emmett Till Released By Record Firm LOS ANGELES “The Death of Emmett TlU,” a tragic, heart-rending folk song by Mrs. A. C. Bilbrew and rerorded by Dootone Re cording Company is being readied for nation-wide re lease next week. The narration and music is by The Ramparta. In two parts, the record cov ers the life of Till and sub sequent events leactttt up to the 14 year old youth’s brutal murder in MiJuMppi. Bilbrew Is wiiMy kMnm as a choral director, pageant producer and song writer. She Is a civic leader and an ardent worker In NAACP circles. Dootsie Williams, who heads Dootone Records, the Nation’s largest Negro owned and op erated recording firm, has offered to donate a perc^it- age of the record’s royalties to the NAACP. He and Mrs. Bilbrew are frlen^ of ma^ years stead ing, said her flnt thaoght, tha saga, WM to obtain Winiams’ coop«rattm in recording and dlstribnting it. “I feel strongly that this American folk song will Ihre on and serve a parpose,** Mn. Bilbrew declared. Dootone is making "The Death of B^nmett TUI” avidl- al>le at record stores every where. In addltkm, samide copies are being sent to the NAACP, preai, radio, and TV stations, chur^es dvic organizations. sisslppi State NAACP, of which Medgar Evws to field secretary. N. Y. WORKERS SEND TOYS TO MISSISSIPPI NEW YORK Employees and agents of the United Mutual Life Insurance here raised $100 for the pur chase of toys for children ot victims of the economic “squeese” in Mississippi The insurance men made the presentation through the Na tional Assodatimi for the Ad vancement of Colored Peojdie. Shipped to Jackson, Miss., the toys were to be distributed 4>y the MisslsBlppi State NAACP. {n previous years, the United l|utual’s enq^yees have rato- ed funds for the purchase of toys for local child waifara groups. DETBOIT, MICH. A Negro plumber who was dMiled further employment In Yasoo City, Mias., after he signed a school desegregation petition there haa secured a Job in this dty. Jamea Wright of Yaioo City is one ot 5SS Negroes who petitioned the local school board on Aug. 8 to comply with the Supreme Court’s an- ti-segregatkm adiool decree. The petitioners’ names were publldied in the local news paper In an advortisement paid fmr by the Tasoo City White Cltlsens CounclL All employed signers than were ilred frmn their jolM. Wright was warned to re move his name from petttion if he wanted plumbing contracts. He did so, but stOl was unable to get work. U. S. Funds Help States Defying Court Ruling WASmNGTCHT Unless halted by Congreas or the courts, federal naaaey will continue to be uaed in assiiting states which defy the Suprente Court anti-segregation sdwol decision, it was pointed ont here this week by Clarence Mitchell, NAACP Washington Bureau director. Mitchell referred to a policy statement ot Harold C. Hunt, under secretary of the Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare, contained in a letter to the NAACP official. Hunt said in the letter the HEW Department believes that "any decision to withhold grants because of the eontlnuatioa of some degree of segregated edu cation should necessarily be bas ed on a court determinatioa .. His str‘' nt was made in response inquiry by Mr. Mitchell cqpOKning what steps the tmw JNpni tmant is taking to tialt tlie spending of fedesal money in states “which hav.; taken stqis to defy the Sufrci...- Comifu* By continuing to give fnnds to states resisting the Court, Mit chell asserted, the HEW Depart ment shows that “Congress must act to halt the incrediide situa^ tion prevailing at present where states like Mississippi and South Carolina, by acts of their legia- latufes, defy the Court sndHSW helps to underwrite unlawfBl segregation.’' The NAACP. Mitchell natad. seeks anti-segregation amwird' ment in pending legislatiaB to provide aid to states for schoo^ construction. The HEW Depart ment and other govemmemt spokesmen, including the dent, have said the amejj^^ent is not necessary, he After making the dectolMi to relocate in Detroit fw em ployment purpoaes, Wrl|^ was aided in his Job seardi by the Detroti NAACP brand. His new positions, with an electrical eagineering concern, was secured with the help ai Mrs. Geraldine Bledaoe, a memiier of the local NAACP board and chief of minority services for the Michigan Employment Security Caua- mission. Jim Crow Ends CHESTER. PA. Racial segregatitm in low in come public hcwising projects was ended here last wc^ by action of the Chester Hmising Authority. The move afleeto four iwojects. Negro and white tenants have been segregated in local Pub lic Rousing AdministratlMi projects in Chester since tha authority’s inception in inS. Two hmwing units are all- white and two all-Negro. Figiitiag Bapfist Minister To Speak At Emandpatioii Rev. James M. Hinton, presi dent of the South Carolina NAACP and often referred to as one of the mMt ardent fighters for Negro rights in the South, will be the main speaker for Durham’s yearly observance of the axmiversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclama tion. Special services marking the observance wiU be held at the Union Baptist Church on Rox- boro street Monday, January 2, at eleven o'clock a.m. Rev. Hinton, who spearhead ed South Carolina’s fight against racial injustice, is a well known Methodist minister and is an executive of the Pilgrim Life Insurance company of Co lumbia, S. C. The event is sponsored each year by the Durham Interde nominational Ministerial Alli ance. Music for this year’s ser vices will be furnished by ttie Union Baptirf Church choir. In addition to Rev. Hinton, other speakers, repreaentinif Durltam’s professions, business, industry, education, dvic, fra ternal. labor and rdlgious or ganizations will be heard in brief remarks. Members of tiie Alliance who will actively participate in the program wifi be Rev. William Fuller, pastor of M(t. Zion Bap tist; Rev. S. P. Perry, St. Mark AMEZ; Rev. Harold Boland. Mt. GUead Baptist: and Sev. C. R. White, Russell Memorial CMS; Rev. C. E. McLeater, !»»- tor of Morehead Av»ue Bap tist church and president of the Alliance, will be in diarge of the services. The historic proclamatioo was issued by AbnliMa Tiiwiaift In imi, aattiag Nafitf tlavee in this country. Th* ob servance thto year of the edict will mark its 83rd anniversary. Mays To Speak I GRxmracMo Dr. Banjamin E. MayaC prasi- dent Morehouat rnllf At lanta, Ga.. will be tba at the Sundv ' B«uiett Collate on Ja ha PfaifCar Oiap^ Th» 1 in addition to bainc aa 1 ding aducator, to ate guished thaalwi nawapapar going to hi waa ten at tlM «ekM| «IKl gkn at Howwd WaaUa^Mk. Nacre^a OoaiT ant Hwtfcg rhrtiHi te.
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