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intents Blame 'Fence Disdplkie’ For Th^ Wave At NCC r * 'k * ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ it it it ★ ★ ♦ tOMB BOYCOn LEIKRS HOK MOVINO D^TT Tke Cm» C*ia trmdlBf mwM«> tai tte Vppv Maihrttin Mttwl cmtor tai N«w Tvrtc, l> tmtmw- ed u Dr. Rlduurtf S. Canjr, far richt, medleml ftdminlstA- tor.jiad Dr. jjUttiir L«cui> a>- admlnletrater, kMk ««.y Hie uMhlae wu «rd«red oat followlnr reports dut a Cooa CoU dJatrlbntor Id SeaOi Caroltatt to spearheadbiff the White dttaens Coaaeil boj- eott ot Negro eltiseas slfited llitftioBV adUnf loM school boards to deaefrecate the sdiool*. PreTiooaly, %e Coca (MUt machine in the national otfiee of the NAACP had been order ed oat by Boy Wllklna, execn- tive secretary. Stheme Of Dixie Governors To Be Challenged By NAACP NEW Y»K The anti-sehool integration plans formulated by four Dixie governors meeting in Richmond, Va., this we^ will be resisted by the National Association for the Advance- m«it of Colored People, Roy Wilkins, executive secretary, said here last Thursday to each of the governors. ' '^.Jn their Richmond meet ing, Governors J. P. Coleman of Mississippi; Marvin Giif- fin of GeOTgia, Thomas B. Stanley of Virglxiia and Oeorge Bell Timmerman of Iteuth Caro lina agreed to recolbmend to their respective legislatures: (1) Adoption of a resolution of inter position; (2) a request that Con gress be called upon “to protect the states and their peopla against present and future en croachment by the Central Gov ernment”; and (3) enactsnent of laws to protect the state’s “sov ereignty and the- rights of its people.*’ Ceatsrlng Us attaek apoa Oie states’ rights priH^osal, WUklns (Please turn to Page Bight) Thousands Pass Bier As Last Rites For Dr. David D. Jones Are Held GREENSBORO ' | membership for many years. Last rites for Dr. David Dal- j Dr. W. C. Jackson, chairman of las Jones, president-emeritus of, the board and president-emerl- Bennett College, were held at tus of Woman's College, read 10:30 aon. Friday in Annie from the Old Testament and Memer Pfeiffer Chapel on the college campus. More than 1,000 mourners, many of them standing through out the 58-minute service, tax ed the edifice to capacity. Bishop Kdgar A. Love, head of the Baltimore Area of the Methodist Church and vlc^ chairman of the college trustee board, officiated and read the opening sentences. \Invocation was delivered by the Rev. J, E. Brower, pastor of St. Matthews Methodist Church, in whose original edifice Ben nett College had its beginning and in which Dr. Jones held Dr. Frank Atkins, presidrat of Winston-Salem State Teachers’ College gave the New Testa ment reading The Rev.,G. M. Phelps, su- perintmdent of the Greensboro district of the Motliodist Chur ch, led the congregation in the Lord's Prayer and Dr. Benja min E. Mays, president of More house College, Atlanta, Ga., of fered the principal prayer. In this prayer, which took the place of the accustomed eu logy, Dr. Mays said: “David D. Jones inspired and set a good example before (Please turn to Page Eight) Conrad O. Pearson and Ellis D. Jones were unanimously elected to the post of chairman and vice-chairman of the politi cal committee of the Durham nxis IT. JONES Committee on Negro Affairs at a meeting of the organization’s political committee last Tues day. Attorney Pearson edged Jones, well known businessman and community _ leader, in a close 27-25 vote for the post of chairman. However, on a mo tion made following the vote, the two were unanimously elec ted to Ute top two positions of the comnUttee. The election was held to fill the position of chairman left vacant by the death of the late Davis B. Martin. Pearson, noted civil rights lawyer and cliairman of the North Caroliiu NAACP - Legal Redress conuiiiitee, had been carrying out some of the duties of the chairman of the politi cal committee during the illneM of Martin. He has been active for a number of years in local an state pdUtlcal action and has served on a number of com mittees for the Durham Com mittee on Negro Affairs. Jones, also active in the com- (Continued on Page Eight) "Pussyfooted Enough" With Negroes-Mayor Special To The TIMES MONTGOMERY, ALA. The bombing of the home of the spokesman for the boy cott, continued extra legal pressure to force Negroes to ride the city buses and a fed eral suit filed by the boycott organization were new devel opments this week in the eight week-old boycott of Montgomery btls lines by Ne gro patrons. Unknown ^ties exploded a bomb Monday night on the porch of the home of Rev. M. L. King, one of ther leaders and spokesman for the boy cotting organization. Rev. King’s wife, his seven weeks- old baby and a friend of the family escaped unhurt as the bomb did minor damage to the structure. No arrests had been made at press time in connection with the bombing. Attorney Fred Gray, legal. connsel for the boycotting group, toM the TIMES Wed nesday that a salt was fU^ earlier la the day In the F^- eral Cirenlt Conrt at New pt- leans, seeking to Mijola the city officials from enforcing oity and state laws oa the bassa aad seeking to enjoin city police officials fr«»t at tacking Oie car pool. Meanwhile, it was revealed that a police-spearheaded drive has apparently been launched aimed at wrecking the car pool and forcing boycotting Negroes to rid the buses. Spokesmen for the organization said tha^ num erous arrests have been aade of car pool drivers on gss -iiUbop violations. Rev. King was fined for “speeding," after he was ar rested by two motorcycle patrol- me nwho trailed him some 12 men who trailed liim some 12 In the face of the Monday . night bombing and the nam--'^ eroos arrests, the boycott cea- tlnned here unabated Wednes day. Attorney Gray said that the bombing had civeB tfee ar- ganlsatloa more entkaalasm (Please turn to Page Eight) Pearson And Jones Named To Fill Posts On Durham Negro Affairs Committee Vacated By Martin's Death ATTY. C. O. PEABSON All Squeeze Victims In S. C. Have Been Aided COLUMBIA, S. C. Every Negro in two South Carolina counties who recently suffered economic reprisals be cause of signing a school de segregation petition has re ceived material aid freon a special NAACP fund, the Rev. James M. Hinton, president ot the South Carolina NAACP, re ported to Roy WiUcins, NAACP executive secretary, this week. Hinton stressed ' tiiat each hardship case was investigated and “considered on its merit.” The^ total expenditure to dale, he noted, amounts to 12,331.63. Some of the families, he ex plained, received funds as a loan while others were made a gift of the money, 'depending on th^ individual, situation. Families in distrera have been relocated, Hinton con tinued, and “we have repaired several homes to make them liveable." “We tuve paid rent for four persons,” he said. “We have bought Seed and fertilizer for most of these persons." The economic victims are residents of Orangeburg and Clarendon counties. In the tor- mer the persons live in and around the small town of Ello- ree. Supervising the relief work in Elloree is L. A. Blackman. The Rev. E. E. Richburg is ope rating in a similar capacity in Clarendon county. Money for the project to re lieve economic hardsUp due to civil rights activities Is bei^ collected iiy the NAACP as a special "South Carolina Fund” Hinton is responsible ior ad ministering thf fund. Hinton also reported the dis tribution of dioes and clothing. VOLUME 32—NUMBER 5 DURHAM, N. €., SATURDAY, FEB. 4, IfM PBics It cnrrs Hve Dead In N. C Weekend CLUfrON McINTOSH ... Iteld for mu^e»,... Tax|xperts ToCmduct Chain Institute. Two of the area’s most in formed men on taxes and ac counting will be on hand to conduct sessions of the Dur ham Business and Professionr al business institute, it was stated this week. Dr. Lincoln J. Harrison, chairman, and Edward Stray- home, instructor in the com merce department at North Carctina College, will serve as consultants in the Tax workshops, which will be a part of the institute. The business institate will feature, in addition to the workshop on taxes, workshops on retailing, store sales, retail promotion, salesmanship and merchandising. The Tax institute will begin on Feb. 6 and run through Feb. 14. All sessions of the workshop will be held at the district office of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. They (Please turn to Page Eight) Five persons were dead in North Carolina as a result of a week-end of shootings a- round the state. In Durham on Friday night, a young operator of a night club was shot to death by one of his apparently enraged cus tomers. On Saturday night at Fay etteville, a man was shot down by a middle-aged wo man store owner following an argument. Also on Saturday night, a young woman was killed by her jealous suitor with i small pistol at Edenton. A distranght wife blasted her husband to death in Charlotte early Sunday morning. In Greenville, S. C., a father was instantly killed Sunday when his son accidentally dis charged a shotgun. On Monday In Winston-Sa lem, a drinking mate was ae- cidentally diot by his parts«r as ihe two enjoyed a sip of spirits. Durham police were holding Clinton McIntosh, Jr., M-year- old resident of 110 Orlando Street in connection with the fatal shooting Friday night of Asaria K. Carrington, 20-year- old operator of the Forest Club. According to reports, Car rington had ordered a group out of the club and was stand ing in the doorway when two shots were fired. He tootled over backwards, was rushed to Duke Hospital where he died from bullet wounds over the heart. McIntosh drove Carrington to the hospital, denied to police that he did the shooting, but .32 calibre pistol was found un der the seat of his car. Raymond Davis, a 20-year- old Cumberland County man, was shot and kiUed Saturday at a small store la the 71st Township following an argu ment between him and the store’s owner, Mrs. Willie Moaroe. Police have t>ooked Mrs. Mon roe for the shooting. According to reports, Davis (Continued on Page Eight) ASARIA K. CARRINGTPN . . . the victim . . . ' Man Wills Life's Savings To NAACP Fund NEW YORK Last Tuesday, Wallace Mc- Nab, 42, of 92 Atlantic Ave., Brooidyn, an unemployed elevator operator, walked in- into the Harlem o^ice of Atty. Cora T. Walker, of the law firm of Doles, Sandlfer and Walker. He told her he want ed to join the NAACP, will his life savings and insurance policy to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Ftmd. Inc., and make a $20.00 contribution to it. “1 read aa article la a news paper where Thnrgood Mar shall said there is no point in ns getting mad at tte white dtiieos' eeoBeils far what they’re doing to oar folks In the South If we diml put np money to pay the bills for in- t^rration aad fall citisenship,” McNab told Atty. Walker. He said he wants to do what he can to help the NAACP (Please tiun to Page Eight) DR. A. S. HUNTBK, Durham dentist who served as secre tary ot Lineoln - Hospital’s Board ^ Direstors for some 2( years, is shown here re- celTtaig a plaque of appreela- tion from Dr. Clyde Doaaell, president of the Durham hea- pltal. Dr. Hunter retired trem active serviee wiUi the board as secretary bat will eontinue his interest. B. N. Harris has been named to succeed Dr. Haater. Fayetteville Widow Passes FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Eulalia Hill Stevens, of 408 Gillespie Street, widow of Marion Stevens, died Saturday at 10 a.m. Funeral services were held at Haymount Presby-i terian Church on Tuesday, January 31, with the Reverend E. J. Gregg officiating. Burial was in the Cross Creek Ceme tery. She is survived by a brother, the Reverend W. O. Hill of Yonkers, N. Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Fijd Fleming of Fayette ville and Mrs. Della Buntrock ot Port Huron, Michigan; a son, W. M. Stevens oi New York; two dau^ters, Mrs. A. J. Hen derson and Mrs. W. C. Don nell of Fayetteville; seven grandchildren, two great grand children and a number of nieces, nephews and friends. Active pallbearers woe Sam Drake. Willie Byrd, Calvin La- Huffman, Sr., Sdward MacRae, Clyde Brown, and denry Jen kins. The honwrary pallbsaren were Dr. M. L. Perry, Dr. 3. W. Seabrook, Jcdin Austin Willi ams, Samuel Thaggard. Joim W. Parker, and Charlea Htdl- day. $ STUDY HALL SAID UNDER LOCK AND KEY Increasing thefts at Ncnih Carolina (College were cri ticized this week by student leaders and faculty members who blame “crowed fenc* discipline” and no discipline. These charges were brou^t to the TIMES following the thefts of several overcoats at a dance at the college 'gym nasium last Friday nighVT A typewriter th^t ring was smash^ following the Christ mas holidays when a quartet of students confessed steal ing and disposing of the state property, "niey are awaiting the action of the Durham County Grand Jury. The latest ease of pUfertag st ihe eellege was repwted James Faisoa, Jr., 2500 Otis Street. Faison told pellee Ont his eeat was takes dntag ■ dance fat the gymaslam FH- day Bight He said that he cheeked his coat with aa at tendant aad when be went te pick It he was teld that It The attendant told hfan that she had left her statien for a few minutes and when she re- tfmed,'to|^ coat and several olh ers were missing. No arrests had been made by p'ess A stadeai leader cemf»~^ ' reports that adadalstrathre officials at the college sa'eca*- ed to them to ralae fends for the defease and bon'^ ef t' ' eenfesaed ttieves of the type writers. The stadeat who aA- ed that his name be wMiheU “it might not loek right far the seheol to ge Che beada ef the aeeosed stadeats.’* It waa leanMd that faads have feeea made avallabte fraai tike ala- dent loaa faad, m taad tsr “worthy aad aeedy” stadents, to defead the iypewiMes ttell riag. Two days prior to the thefts of the overcoats, a student n-- ported that liis overcoat and a sports Jacket had been taken. A teacher is said to have told his class, “tf you miss anjrthli^ re port it to the police because the school isn’t going to do any thing about it.” Thla attltade Is sappsttsd by a series of evsats whlsh eev- w several years. Stadeats elalaa that watshsa aai oMmt perseaai Itoas have beea stolen and pawned bat ttat the standard dlsclpliae is te make the thieves nissai urtleles aad retara tiMaa te the owaeis. (Please turn to Page Eight) David L. Stephens, frsahasea Law stadeat tress Meheae, has hssa slsstsd te the Uatv- ersity of North CareUaa law a a a »- »_ a _ _ raa ia a fMd ef IS ( voted ea by IM staisais Thm law sdMel lagtslalaea, ter eas yea welfate el the law gtaghsaa la Om aea et Wm. aMMn. W. r. Isjiisi. ether Necfee slaiMli hi
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