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Dvrham’i Beta Theta Lambda, here next wvekend: Members ofitoards. L. B. Frotier. President,
Chapter' o/ Alpha Phi Alpha th Steering Committee plan-1 H. Bennett, Steering Com'
Fraternity te tnisy maMng plans ning the affair are thown above,'I mittee Chairman, J. M, Murjret,
for th» Southern Regional Con- they are, left to right, W. J. I W. A. Clement, and H. G. Dttw-
ference tOhich will take place | Walkex, B. F. HwUon, H. R. Ed-1 ton.
at, :
DuriMiii To RoN Ottf ttiBt
Of Welcome To Visiting
Fraternity Next Vteek—
Dr. Luther King First Of 90
To Foce^nspiracy Charges
In Montgomery Case
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
The testimony of the Rev.
Martin Luther King highlighted
the second day of the trial of
90 Montgomery Negroes held on
boycotting charges. King was
the first of the group to go on
triaL
The state attempted to show
that organized Negroes spent
$30,000 for private transporta
tion, which has just about
wrecked the segregated btu
system of the city.
Should such a charge be pro
ved, to be a ieliberate scheme,
.the state hopes to convict the
flr«t.^1>0'Negro (m, tria!
charge with conspiracy, under
an old Alaliama law, to inter
fere with a business operation.
The 27-year-old Kev. King is
president of the ^piprovement
Association. The state is seeking
to Unk him to a “conspiracy" to
hinder the operation of the raci
ally segregated Montgomery
City Lines,Tnc., a privately ope-
(Continued on P(ige Eight)
Durham is bi^ly making
ready for the influx of Alpha
men and their wives expected to
attend the Alpha Phi Alpha
Southern Regional Convention
here next weekend. Delegates
will come from the Carollnas,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, and Tennessee.
Widely known as the “Capi
tol of Negro Business in Ameri
ca,” Durtiam has hosted many
regional and national meetings |
but the Alphas have never b^
fore come to the North Carolina
city. They are making up foe the
“■light” however, by kicking off
celebration of their mid-century
birthday in the Durham meet
ing. Some 800 delegates and
their wives are expected.
In honor of the occasion, Al
pha General President Frank
Stanley Sr^ publisher of the
Louisville Defender, will be on
hand to ditliver the keynote ad-
dress. And all general .officers,
including General Secretary
James E. Huger of Chicago, will
participate-on the two-day pro
gram.
. Also schedvled for a promi
nent role is Tennessee newt-
paper publisher l^wis - O.
Swingler, Southern Regional
Preaident and ~a likely candi
date to succeed himself in that
office.
The Election of officers at an
open session ’ Saturday after-
noixi (March 31) will be one of
the conventibn highlights. Also
slated for a spot on the program
is Clarence Branch Jr., an un
dergraduate at Tennessee State
AbT University, who is also am
assistant vice-president.
“New Challenges in Educa-
tibn for Citizenship,” reflecting
Alpha’s concern for the current
crisis in education, particularly
in the South, has been chosen
as the Convention theme. This
will serve as the basis for Presi
dent Stanley’s address and for
dlTCUSsion by several panels of
experts in the field of education.
North Carolina College Soci
ology Professor Dr. Joseph S.
Himes if coordinating the panels
in cooperation with L. B. Fra^
sier, Program chairman and
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JAMES WH.LIE BARNES
Final Rites Held
Last Thursday
For J. W. Barnes
Funeral services for James
Willis Barnes, 44-year old mor
tician who died last Sunday
night at Lincoln *Hospital fol
lowing a brief illness, were held
Thur^ay, March 22, at the
Ebenezer Baptist Church on
Glenn Street.
The officiating ministW was
the pastor, the Rev. James A.
Brown.
Barnes, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vassie Barnes, was lK>rn on
June 14, 1012 in Joiinson Coun
ty. He came to Durham in 1930
and Joined the White Rock Bap
tist Church. Later he joined the
Ebenezer Baptist Church.
He was president of the usher
bpard and a member of the male
chorus and.Floral Club of the
Church.
Survivors are his. parents, his
wife, Mrs. Juanita Bantes;.
son, Roy L. Buie; two brothers,
'Joseph of Durham and Clifton
of Wilmihgton, Delaware.
Interment was in Beechwood
Cemetery.
Picture Week Mag^
Rumor Can Be Most Damaging
Says Famous Picture We^ Mag
Rumor can l)e one of the most
damaging of all human fallings.
It can ruin reputations, cause
panic, and even start riots. I’ve
just finished reading a very dis
turbing article in the current
issue of PICTURE WEEK Maga
zine, which showed how a terri
ble race riot was touched Off by
rumor.
It began as a traffic jam on a
Detroit bridge, when two cars
locked buinbers. One contained
a white couple, the other a Ne
gro couple Mid their baby. All
four passengers got out to argue
and the people in other cars
craned their qecks to*^ee what
was going on. But because it
was a bright glarey day, the dri
vers of autos facing one direc
tion saw a different scene ^han
those facing the other' way.
From one line of cars, according
to PICTURE WEEK, it looked
like a Negro facing a white man
and woman. From the second
line, it appeared as if ii white
man was arguing with a Negro
attacking the white man’s wife.
Some said the man was armed
with a taiife and, a little later,
people were saying that there
was a wave of tuiife-wielding
Negroes attacking whites. From
the other direction, the rumors
involved the wUte man and the
Negro baby. Some passed the
word that he had thrown the
child off the bridge and that po
lice had arrived and “were siding
with the white man. By the time
the rumor had reached the Ne
gro section of town, it included
an alleged reign of terror on
the Negro population. A ' riot
was under way, and when it waa
over, 34 were dead and hund
reds more Injured.
This is a most striking ex
ample of the evil power of ru
mor. And I’m sure that whra
you read this unusual article in
PICTURE WEEK, You’ll agree
with me to think twice before
believing any word-of-mouth
stories.
The much touted Army Re
serve program is “fighting a
losing battle” according to the
current issue of' PICTURE
wiSEK Magazine. The program,
designed to provide young men
with an attractive alternative to
the draft, “has been a dismal
failure’’, the magazine reports.
The program permits a high
school graduate to spend *slx
months on active duty with the
Army or Marine Corps. Instead
of a two year dtaft. That service
would be followed by seven and
a lialf years in the Ready Re
serve. The six month reserve
program was implemented
last fall. So far, about 12,300
young men liavfe volunteered.
But only 5,500 of these have ac
tually begun their initial train
ing.
By June 30, 1956, the Army
had hoped to have at least 90,
OOO volunteers. It is apparent
now, that they will not reach
that goal. PICTURE WEEK
says that reasoni for the failure
are mai^y: Since the reserve
program ia a completely volun
tary one, many young men have
pr^erred to take their chances
with the draft. Many have taken
this' “calculatd risk”, having
heard _atK>ut the cases of men
passing the draft age without
serving. ‘ •
A second factor affecting this
program luu been the rate of
pay. Until now, trainees under ^
this act have been getting «xaot-
ly $50.00 a montli. The raw re
cruit drafted under the Selec
tive Service system receives
178.00 a month.
L. SHEPARD
Noted Minister
To Speak At
Shaw Univ.
RALEIGH
Dr. Marshall L. Shepard, pas
tor of Mt. Olivet Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Philadelphia,'
Pa., will be principal speal^er
for the sixteenth annual obser
vance of Shaw University Theo
logical Alumni Days, April 3-4.
The Rev. ‘ Mr. Shepard will
preach during a public meeting
at 11 a.m., April 4th, in the
University Church, and will
give a lecture to a special ses
sion of miqister.s at 2:30 p.m.
A native of Oxford, Dr. Shep
ard serves in addition to pastor-
ing, as councilman-at-large of
Philadelphia, and is chairman of
the Foreign Mission Board of
the National Baptist Conven
tion, U.S.A.
Beforie assuming the pastorate
In Philadelphia in 1926, he ser
ved as assistant pastor of the
Abyssinia Baptist Church, New
York City.
In 1947, Dr. Shepard was
among the speakers addressing
the World Baptist Alliance at
Copenhagen, Derrfnark.
Clothing And
Food Sent To
S. C. Victims
NEW YORK
A six-car “mercy caravan'
carrying thousands of garments
and shoes for men, women and
children and a heavy load of
canned foods gathered by the
Kfational Cmpoittet,. tor Rural
'Schools iati,"Sty,
Friday, Maibh ]6,^or Columbia,
S. C. Volunteer drivers expect
to push the express run through
In J8 hours of steady driving.
The entire shipment will 'b*
immediately distributed to
needy families in Ellery, Or-
angeberg and Clarendon Coun
ties, S. C., whert* much of the
Negro farming population is
destitute in the face of under
ground reprisals’tiiat took place
when they practically unini-
mously signed petitions for the
integration of their ^hools. The
NCRS sent cash contributions
last week fos the purchase of
seeds and farming implements.
Rendevous point for the cara
van, consisting of 5 sedans and
a station wagon, will be Public
School No. 2, 1365 Fulton Ave
nue at 169th Street, the Bronx
at 2 P.M. Co-leaders are Rich
ard Parris, New York City
School teacher and NCRS tx>ard
member, and Richard Gangel,
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Attorney C. O. Peorson who
wa» cited by th« Durham Alum
ni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha
Psi fraternity o>i March 13 for
his leadership in ciwil riflhts
movement* and other commu-
■uit» activities. Pearson receiucd
from the local chapter the E. E.
Toney Awa'Hi fur outstanding
achievement in theMrea of pub
lie srrvire, Ot^.Rrieigh Morgan
made ^tfie pres«
NAACPNeettig
Set For Sunday
March 2Mi
The Rer. W. H. Fuller .sn-
nounces tke expectation ot »
large crowd next Sunday, 1H».
25, at 4:00 p.m., when the local
Branch the NAA(7 hold* H*
regularly scheduled . Monthly
meeting at the Kbenexer Baiitist
Church on Olenn Street.
The pMtor of the Ebeneirr
Church, the Rev. J. A. Brown,
will conduct the devotion*.
restnijition.
Lumberton Man
Charged With
ttigh^Mh
LUMBERTON
A Negro school teacher was
ordered held by a coroner’s
jury last Monday night on a
charge of involuntary man
slaughter. The teacher, James
S. Singleton, Jr., wa» involved
in the death of William Fentress
Walters of this city last Oct. 19
in a highway accident.
Testimony given at the in
quest indicated Singleton was
approaching a private drive in
tending a left turn off Highway
74, aliout six miles west of Liun-
berton, when his car was in a
(Continued on Page Eight)
Delivering the main
will be Or. Helen
NCC i^feanr at dilatory. Tte
Rev. W. H. Fuller, jniliit.
will preient the progrm aad
introduce the s]>e«ker.
V
Other persona who will ap
pear on the inrogram are Atty.
F. B. McKissick, reporting oa
membership; ]jSr». A. Spaara.
awarding trophy; Atty. C. O.
Pearson, giving report at com
mittee on special program:
HThomas Bailey, Jr., making the
treasurer’s report and the Rev.
P. A. Thorpe who will give the
benediction.
Music will be furnished by
the Ebenezer Charch dioir and
the Oak Grove Male Chorus.
Calling attention to the mu
tual need of Negroes and the
NAACP as the agency fighyng
most effectively for Negro
rights in this country. Rev.
Fuller stated that the local
branch is continuing its mem
bership drive without let-up
The Mount Vernon ar.pt
Church will be the site of Ih-
next meeting, to be held Su
day, April 22.
A cordial invitation to attead
these meetings is extended to
the public.
Over $3,000 Raised For
Montgomery Protest When
One Jailed IWinistefs Speaks
Dr. Raleigh Morgan, former
NCC French DejMrtment Chair
man who left ter a speaking
tow of Nicarauoa and Haiti,
Thursday, March 15. Or. Mor
gan resigned his t>ost at the lo
cal college recently to accept a
position toith -the United States
State Departmeii:.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
“Perhaps you’ve heard that
Negroes will not stick together.
'Weil, if you hear it again re
member Montgomery, Ala
bama.”
This was the admonition given
here last week by one of the
24 ministers indicted in Mont-
goihery in February for their
participation, in a mass .Negro
protest against discrimination
in Montgomery city buses.
Addressing a crowd of 2,100
persons at a prayer-protest ral
ly. sponsored by the Cleveland
NAACP, the Rey. L. Roy Ben
nett recounted that “we decided
to go to jail together inrtead
of one by one.”
A total of $3,'301.64 was do
nated by the audience to aid the
Montgomery group.
Mr. Bennett, a Methodist,
minister in Montgomery, re
lated:
“Our story started in April,
*55, when a young girl who re
fused- to give up her seat on a
bus, thereby yiolating cify and
state law, was jailed and fined.
(Continued on Page Eight)
'Family Night' Set For Covenant
Presbyterian Church Friday
Covenant Presbyterians will
observe “Family Night,” Fri
day, March 23, at the Covenant
Presbyterian Church, when no
tables will discuss the” topic,
“The Role .of the Family in the
Life of the Church.”
Participating in a Round
Table discussion for the adult
section of the Family Night
meeting will be Dr. Alvin Rose,
Professor of Sociology at NCC,
w^o will be moderator,'and as
sociated professor with him will
be Rev. Ray Short, minister and
advanced doctoral student at
Duke Universit.v, Bdrs. Joseph
H. Taylor, holder of the Master’s
degree in Religious Educatioi^
•nd a home-maker. Dr. Ray
Thompson, Professor of gui
dance at N(X, and Dr. Joseph
S. Himes, Professor of Seciology
at NCC.
This program will be under
the sponsorship of the Women's
Association of the Church of
which Mrs. Annie W. Uayer
Is President. The evening’s pn^
gram will begin with a devo
tional period led by Mrs. Ariana
B. Boulware and Mrs. Bdlth S.
Pltfham, members oi the pro
gram committee ot the Woman’s
Association.
The yoMtt section of tk*
family night tHrognm will iMCte
with a devotional fMriod M bj
Miss Vclda White .and Ite
Benn;e Booker, toUoirii^ wUtk
a movie will be pcMsatad
ing with Christian growth in Mm
lives of diUdren and youth.
At the end ot the dlMiHtai
periods, all.memlMn frltfc.ftirir.
famiUaa «cUl be iNniMlMl HMl
reCreshmeats wih te StMM^