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I V Lesbian Said Cause Of Lover’a.Death Jealous Boyfriend Held In Winston-Salem Slaying MAB¥ BOLLBB Gibbs Formally Installed As A&T President GREENSBORO Wannoth Thomas Gibbs was formally inducted as the fourth president of A&T College in a special inaugural services held here Friday morning, Nov. 0. Delegates from nearly 200- leading colleges and universi ties, learned societies, national educational and professional or- ganizationa, participated in the colorful event, held shortly be fore noon in the Harrison Audi torium. The group included 20- odd presidents of leading insti tutions of higher learning. The investiture proceedings were conducted by Robert H. Frazier, a former mayor oil Greensboro and chairman of the personnel committee of tlie col lege’s trustee board. Along with his cliarge, Frazier hung a brass medallion which bore the offi cial seal of the college, about the shoulders of the new president. This was identified as the offi cial symbol of authority. President Gibbs was present ed to the audience by Dr. Mur ray B. Davis, High Point physi cian, also a member of the board. Prior to the induction, be was presented with a Doctor t>f iiaws degree by Wiley College of Mar shall, Texas, the college from which Dr. Gibbs first graduated, llie presentation was made by Dr. Julius S. Scott, president of the Texas institution. In his inaugural address, Dr. Gibbs told the huge gathering that there will always be a high place for service by the college. “We regard AAT as a great in vestment in education, entrusted to us by the State; in keeping with the faith, vision, devotion and sacrifices of those who liave preceeded us and in the spirit of good interracial relations which have cliaracterized the history and traditions of the col lege", he said. Emphasizing the aims of the college, under his administra tion, the new head stated that every effort will be made to safeguard and develop the insti tution wWle sending out gradu ates, In increasing numbers, with strength of moral charac ter, lUgh' ideals, technical pro ficiency, devotion to religious duty and an a^reness of civic responsibilities, who will be ready and willing to render con structive service. (Please turn to page 8) IT MAT BE TOVRS One of the license numbers which appears below may be yours. If so, stop by the TIMES office b^re noon Saturday with your registration card and two dollars will be given you. AZ-4S49—AZ-441S—AW-tOlS * SWEETHEART SAID STOLEN BY WOMAN WINSTON-SALEM The stealing of iiis sweet-i heart’s love by another woman has been tiinted as the possible reason why Parnell (alias Sam my) Smoot knifed to death his 20 year-old girl friend here last Wednesday. * Smoot was apprehended by police authorities in Danville, Va., last Saicirday night and has been arraigned on formal char ges of murder growing out of the fatal stabbing of 20 year-old Mary Edna Miller. Close friends of Smoot inti mated to the TIMES here this week that Smoot was seized with a fit of jealous rage wheq he heard reports that Miss Mil- ler, his. girl friend, was having an affair with another woman. He forced his way into the home of her white employ^' last Wednesday morning and stab bed her to death after a wild chase tiirough the house. The other woman, with whom reports linked romantically with Miss Bliller, was unidenti fied. Several reports of inci dents leading up to the fatal stabbing were In conflict. One report held that Smoot and Miss Miller had an argu ment at the home of Miss MiUei; earlier Wednesday morning. Another said that Smoot tiad threatened to kill her before. - None substantiated the re port that Miss Miller had been seeing another woman. Police report that Smoot con fessed to the slaying but de clined to state -whether he gave any reason. The wild murder scene was lentidUd last Wednesday at the retidenco of Mrs. Auby Hauaer, with whom Miss Miller was em ployed, before Mrs. Hauser and her horror-stricken children. - Christmas May Be Last One For Kinston Boy kinst6n This Christmas may be the last one for seven year old Charlie Kennedy. That is, if he lives that long. Charlie is suffering from leu kemia, a disease which medical science has so far found no cure. The little second-grader’s case was diagnosed as leukemia on Sept. 3. He was taken to the North Carolina Memorial hospi tal in Chapel Hill but was re turned home several days ago after doctors said there was little that could be done for him. Dr. Jesse H. Arnold said Charlie is growing weaker but '“posqibly co^lld live untU Christmas.” Meanwtiile, a fourth grade student at Charlie’s School has started a drive to give the af flicted youngster a Christmas party, and townspeople have sent out an appeal for donations. Charlie was a rtudent'at the Catl)plic school here. Mrs. Hauser told police that I immediately and found Smoot, MIm Miller had come to work with a long butcher kntfa early that morning while she! drawn, cliasing Miss BliUer. was still in bed. Hearing noises I Miss Miller tried desperately in the house, she said she got up | (Pleese turn to page 8) VOLUME 12 — NUMBER 45 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, IfM PRICE: TEN CENTS State’s Stand On Recent Ruling Faces Quick Test NOm FOUND NEAR DVNANIIED Kepoits Hint CHURCH IN GUIIFORD COUNTY Miu Mabel Miller, who ac cording to an announcement made by her mother, Mrs. Willi am Miller, at Salitbury, will be come the bride of Bishop Ray mond L. Jones, presiding pre late, Fourth episcopal district, AMEZ Church, December 14, at Moore’s Chapel AMEZ Church: Miss Miller is m member of the faculty of Moore Street School and an ardent church worker. She is also a graduate of Livingstone College. wfficeunE'S SAVINGS TAKEN BY 'CON' MBI FLORENCE, S. C. A 68 year old wife and her 7ft year old husband, formerly re tired cotton pickers, had their life’s savings taken from them by a couple of confidence men practicing the ancient “film flam” game. Last week, a man went to the two room tenant dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Eli James. He told them to come to town with him where he would help them file an application for an increase in their pension. The man and an accomplice picked up a paper bag at a park ing lot and told the Jameses it was full of money. They offered to share the newly found wealth with them if they could withdraw their savings from the bank and put them into the bay so that the entire loot could l>e divided. The Jameses obligingly put their nest egg of $402 in the bag. ’The fake “government agents disappeared.” Seven months ago, they had retired with a few chickens, couple of hogs and husband Eli’s (Please turn to page 8) Contest Finish May Turn Up Surprises Up until Tuesday noon. Miss Glovenuia Bass of Rougemont appeared to be running away with the Carolina Times Scho- lai'ship SulMcription Contest. However, Contest Manager Jesse Gray had alerted the of fice force of the Carolina Times for several surprises by some o4 the top-running contestants be fore the close of the contest midnight Wednesday, November 14. The standings published be low only covers reports made up to Tuesday noon, November 18. The actual standings and the winners in the contest will be announced in next weeks issue of the Carolina Times, Gray stated. PresenUtion of the prizes in, Roxboro will be made in the Person County High School Auditorium, Friday evening, November 30 at eight o’clock. The public is cordially invited. A short program is being arran ged and parents, relatives ‘andi friends of all the contestants are urged to be present. Presentation of the prizes in Chapel Hill will be made at the Lincoln High Scliool. Date and plans are to be announced later., The relative standings up to Tuesday noon, October 13 is ail follows: GLOVISNUIA BASS ALEXANDER BRANDON FRANK BRADSHER LESSIE PULLIAM ROXBORO KATHERINE VINCENT _ CHARLOTTE NORWOOD -1,410,000 . 795,000 . 057,000 . 245,000 - 18S.000 . 68,000 CHAPEL WILLIE PENDERGRAFT MARJORIE STONE WARREN JONES MARY MASON MARY BALDWIN HILL 227,800 212,000 75.000 42,800 20.000 GREENSBORO A group of crudely scrawled, almost iUegible notes was the only evidence Guilford County police authorities have been able to uncover after a week of in vestigation of the dynamiting of a small church on the outskirts of the city. The Poplar Grove AMEI church, five miles out on the old Reidsville road was wrecked last week by a dynamite charge tossed through a window. Sheriff John Walters dis closed to newsmen that a group of notes was fotmd late last week near the small church. One of the jiotes read, “yous and pet church next,” Sheriff Walters revealed. This note was discovered on a house next to the church. The Sheriff said that the reference to “pet church” was apparently intended for Pete’s Holiness Church, some two miles from dynamited Poplar Grove. The Sheriff said he had not discounted the possibility that the notes may have been left by John Neal, a resident of the mixed community of Poplar Grove, reported seeing a man ioolclng into the church Tues day night. Neal reportedly told officers he heard the man say “the time bomb did the busi ness,” and then the man drove off with several other persons. Walter said about five sticks of dynamite were used to blow (Please turn to page 8) The Reverend Warren Carr, pastor of ihe Watts street Bap tist church in Durham, will be the prtnei#al speaker at vespers services at North Carolina Col lege Sunday. The services start at 3:15 p.*m. Rev. Carr, in addition to his duties as ^pastor at Watts Street active in a number, of civic otffonizations in Durhani, among which are the Kiwanis ctub, the United Fund, the So cial Planning Council, the Fami ly Service Agency and the Merit System Council for North Caro lina. The college choir will furnish music for the services. The board of directors of North Carolina Mutual life in surance company announced this week the appointment of W. J. Kennedy, Jr., top, to the post of assistant tHce president, and R.C.W. Perry, bottom, to the position of assistant control ler. Kennedy joined the firm in 1950 as administrative assistant and has since filled the positions of assistant to the controller and other posts involviiv various phases of the department. Perry began as an agent in. the Rich mond, Va. dUtrict. He come to the home office in 1936 as cash ier and auditor. Perry has also been, chief clerk of the Group Insurance and pension depart- me%^> naffer of the tabulating depan.iMcnt and assistant to the controller. PTA Convention Underway At Oxford School OXFORD The North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers were scheduled to meet here Thurs day and Friday, Nov. 16 and 17 for its annual convention. ^ This will be the 29th in its history. Several outstanding educators, civic and professional leaders were to be on hand and address sessions of the convention. Dr. Deborah C. Partridge, professor of education at Queens College, Flushing, N. Y., was scheduled to deliver the keynote address on Friday evening at eight o’clock. One of the features of this convention was to be a citation of the work of Dr. J. W. Sea- brook, recently retired as presi dent of Fayetteville State Teach- (Please'tum to page 8) Students May Test N. C. Policy Indications that North Caro lina’s stand on the recent Su preme Court decision invalida ting segregation on buses will be tested soon. The high court left no ques tion about its position in the bus seating segregation Issue when it ruled Tuesday that the state and local laws requiring segregation on buses were un constitutional. Almost immediately, North Carolina’s attitude toward the court decree was revealed by State Attorney General George Patton and Utilities Commission Chairman, Stanley Winlionie, Both said that the North Carolina laws requiring segre gation on buses were left unaf fected by the Supreme Court ruling. They said that the case decided upon involved only Ala' bama and that state officials and state agencies had no authority to abolish North Carolina’s se gregation .laws on the strength Of imports'of the Bmyiwiie C^rt Miss Shirley Ruth Williams,! holding membership in the nc- w H German, ticmal Alpha Kappa Mu. and f ^ crouined “Miss North she is one o/fourteen senior too- Carolina College of 1956” in men counselors, highest under- from several of North Carolina' colleges plan to test the position adopted by the state when they prepare to head for home for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It is reported that they will use the main ticket windows and waiting rooms at bus stations rather than try to buck the line*- and crowds in the segregated portions of the waiting rooms. At Shaw University in Ralei^ and North Carolina College in Durham, especially, students liave reportedly complained of liaving to purchase tickets from two to three days before their trips during the holiday season because of the difficulty of get ting service during the rush season at the segregated ticket counters. 'The feeling has been express ed that they would possibly get faster service at the main ticket windows which are usually ade quately staffed. Some civic groups in the state a few months ago expressed willingness to furnish aid for any students who encotmtered difficulties when a similar plan was in the making at that time. The test of the state’s position may not come anytime soon, however, since a bus traditionally elaborate ceremo-. graduate honor for NCC coeds, nies in Duke Auditorium recent- -. She is the daughter of Mr. and ly, is beautiful and brilliant. Thoj Jfnt. Edward WilUamt, SUer comely coed is an honor student, dtn. , GREENSBORO IS SHE OF A.M.E. DISTRICT MEET THIS WEEK-END GREENSBORO Bishop Frank Madison Reid, presiding prelate of the second Episcopal District, was sche duled to open the 64th Annual Session of the Western North Carolina AME Conference on Wednesday, at Bethel AME Church here. He will be assisted by Doctors G. S. Gant, C. A. Stroud, David Williamson, J. D. Davis, Presiding Elders of St. Joseph AME Church, Durham. Holy Communion will be ad ministered and music will be by the combined choirs of Bethel under the direction of Mrs. Co- mey E^aslow, and K. W. Verble, with Mrs. Ethyl Anderson and Mrs. Margaret Young at the con sole. KEY. BIELVIN SWANN ference will begin on Thursday strike I morning after the Bible Hour which has sharply curtailed bus conducted by Dr. Walter A. Ril- travel threatens to be a long derbrand and T. P. Duhart. The (Please turn to page 8) | Missionary Sermon will be de livered at high-noon on Thun- Business session of the Con- Rev. C. W. Parker. The Education Report will be read by the Rev. C. C. Scott, Pastor of St. James AME Church, Asheville. Music for Thursiky (Please turn to page 8) NAACP Oedfts Negro Vote Shift To Resentment Over Dixiecrats NEW YORK The nationwide swing of Ne gro voters towards the Republi can party in the presidential election was attributed today by Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive secretary, to “the growing re sentment against the pernicious role of southern Democrats in hamstringing all civil rights le* gislation and especially in slow ing down school desegregation.” As long ago as last April, Wil- Idns noted, there were positive indications of a switch amontf Negro voters away from the Democratic party which they had supported consistently with majorities up to 80 per cent since the 1936 election which re turned President Roosevelt from his second term. In this year’s election. President Eisenhower received a heavier vote from predominantly Negro wards than any Republican presiden tial candidate since 1932. Southemeri Reject Dems Reports received at NAACP headquarters here indicate gains among Negro voters for Presi dent Eisenhower over the 1952 election ranged from 4 percen tage points in Chicago to 54 iit Atlanta. Four assembly districts in Harlem, which in 1952 re turned only 20.8 per cent of their votes for the Republican standard bearer, this year gave him 33.7 per cent of their total votes. ‘*-- “It is worthy,” Mr. Wil kins pointed out, “that Negro voters in the South, who in 1952 voted more strongly for Governor Adlai Stevenson than colored citizens elsewhere in the nation, this year switched more sharply to the Republicans tlian did northern Negro vo ters.” In Louisiana ana Kentucky Negro voters who helped hold these states for Gov. Stevenson in 1952, this year helped carry them into the Eisenhower col umn. The President not only increased his 'vote but succeeded in carrying predominantly Ne gro election districts in Balti more, Richmond, Norfolk, Louis ville, Niew 6rleans. Baton Rouge, Atlanta, Greeneboco, Birmingham. MobUe, Nashville, Charkoton. S. C.. Montgomery, ■■mI manjr southern cities. Negro voters in Montgomery are credited with placing that Alabama city in the GOP col umn for the first time. Dems Hold Norther* Cities The resentment against the Dixiecrats was apparently mot* keenly felt in areas wh«e they control state and local govern ments than in the North. The Democrats were still ritle to carry the Negro wards in New Yo^ Chicago. Detroit. St Louis. Kamas Ctty, Mo., Minne- kpolls, and in certain other aor- thera cttias, altfaooi^ by i»- duced pluralities. Ttore was ako, in several 1^ gro districts, a falling off of the vote seeming te indicate that (PlMie tom to •>
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