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PAGE EIGHT THE CAROLINA TIMES SATUBDAY. FEB. K, 1>8T Mrs. Alma C. Hawkins of Washington, D. C., the Regional Syntaktes of the Sigtna Gamma Bho Sorority and Mrs, McNair, were the week-end guests of the Beta Pi Sigtnn Chapter of the^Sigma Gamma Eho Sorority at the home of Mrs. Harden on Massey Avenue. They were here to help milke plans for the North Eastern 'Regional meeting in Durham, April 12-13. Members of the plan^g committee seat ed from left to right: Sorors, Mable Watson, Isabelle Harden, Viola Pin^e, Willie Brad- sher, Naomi Morgan, Alma Hawkins, Geor gia Whitted and Helen Morrison. -Ministers- , (Continued from page One) cation and recreation. By this prosresslve step, yon would enable oUisens In ywoDi to come to look back npea your actions with pride, needom Involves blcMlngs wblota are t4N> broad lor any one race or groap to bave and bold for Itaell wUboat sbarliif It with others. Those who have been nnwUling to share free dom have ultimately loat It themselves. As mcmbecs of the Inter- denomloatloaal Ministers Al liance representtng Ne- fToes, we urge you to calmly and earnestly consider this re quest In the light of Christian prlnclplea and to act accord ingly. Whether North Carolina will follow the crowd of narrow minded segregationists or set a positive Intelllgeat etample for other states to follow Is a momentoos decision which Is yours to make. -fann Agents- (Continued from page One) Willie P. Lewis, assistant agent, tendsMd her resignation at the requ^ of Mr. Jones, who told a representative of the Carolina' Times that his action was taken alter it was discovered during an investigatton of Bfrs. Powell’s work that previous charges brought against hca: by Mrs. Lew- ' lB~were unjustified and that ef forts to establish a better rela- tioosliip between the two were of no avail Mrs. Lewis bad^been employed as an assistant for two years. In his statement to the Times, Wednesday, Jones stated that he told/the Granville County Com missioners on January 22nd, fol lowing the investigation of Mrs, Powell’s work that: “Our dieck of reports and travel aeoounto of the agent for a period o two (t) years en January Sth and Mh did not substantiate theae charge*. We are giving you this statement based on oar findings In the event the matter Is called to tbe atteatlen of the Beard.” "Wa appredat* the support and anderstandhig the Board « of County Commissioners has glvssi Negro extension work In GranTlUe Ceonty over a pe riod of years. We feel that this Inveatment tat the agriculture, program with the Negro farm people Is sound snd safe." Mrs. Lewis is the wife of R. A. Lewis, teacl>er at the Mary Pot ter School in Oxford. They have two children. Mrs. Powell is the wile U> C. C. Powell, who also Is employed as a teai^er at the same schooL- She and her hus band have beoi sqMurated about two years. Williams and Reginald Mit- chum. Other participants in Uie pro gram included Boy Scouts Kyle Schooler, Nathaniel Wlxite, Jr., and William Forte, Jr. They were heard in instrumental solos. Adults appearing on the ban quet program were Mrs. Ctiar- lotte Sloan, den mother ol Cub Pack OS; Troop S5 com mitteeman J. C. Hubbard, Hen ry W. Gillis, division execu tive, and Rev. M. M. Fisher, White Rock pastor. -Court- (continued on page 8) defendants at a one day hearing on the Newport News school situation. Apparently referring to the State’s declared policy ol no de segregation in any instance, thq Judge said he realized Newport News officials had been caught in a vise” between state and federal laws, but added he might have been more lenient if they had tried to take steps toward integration. On the following day, Judge Hoffman ordered schools la Norfolk desegregated, also by August 15. He invited Norfolk school officials to present a plan of compliance with the federal court rulings In school segrega' tion. Norfolk is Virginia’s lar gest city. State officials, however, ser ved notice earlier this week that they do not plan to give up their no desegregation policy rig^t away. Aftbi^ey General J. Lind sey Almond this week served notice of appral from the Char lottesville and Arlington de segregation orders to the U. S. Supreme Court. Accordtog to published re ports, Almond's appeal ques tions the authority ol a Federal court to enioin a local school board Irom carrying out state policy when the state has not given its consent; the presence) ol elements in the Arlin^; Charlottesville cases ol issues over which lederal courts have jurisdiction; and whether Ne gro plaintiHs, who brought the original actions in Charlottes ville and Arlington belore lede-^ ral court, had exhausted state administrative remedies. (^harlotteviUe schools were ordered desegregated by last September by district Judge John Paul; and lederal Judge Albert Bryan ordered Arling ton elementary schools desegre gate by Jan. 31, and the high schools by next September. -Shawtown- (Continued Irom page One) pistol. Clegg was taken into custody as he walked along highway 15-A, a lew miles from Liiling- ton, Sunday afternoon by three Harnett rural policemen. Already under probation lor larceny, Clegg told arresting po lice he was mtoxicated at the tune ol his light with Melvin and didn’t Icnow wtiat he was doing. A Shawtown iiigh teacher told the TlMli£ this week tiiat the news ol Melvin’s death shocked the school community. He descril>ed Melvin as “one ol our most well rounded and best liked students.” Melvin was to iiave graduated with ttus year’s class at the school. He was an honor stu dent, a member ol Crown and Scepter, the school’s honor so ciety, a member ol the baseball team and active in numerous student organizations. He missed only live out ol 2.0tt4 days in his school career. He had hopes ol playing proles- sional baseball when his school days were over. Nearly lull ol the school’s population ol 1,000 requested permission to attmd ids funeral, hald at the LUlington Star Bap., tist church, just 400 yards froiq the school. Rev. A. W. Minter, pastor ‘of the church, conducted' the obituary rites. Melvin lived in the Bunn Le vel community with ids parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Melvin, Sr. Ante-Bellum S. C To Be Aired The Stanford L. Warren Public Library i« observing the 31st anniiWl celebration ca Negro Histerv Week, this weeli. The celeoration is in the form of a display and a public forum. The display, “First Generor tion Of Freedom, 1865-1900," gives a history in photostats of the effort of the Negro people of South to win freedom alter the Civil War. The dlspli^ was pre pared by Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. By th^. photostated pages from old newspapers, the ex hibitors propose to sliow how much the South Carolina Negro has been a lighter and promoter lor equality, Ireedom and oppor tunity in the very* first genera tion ol freedom. The display is exhibited in the auditorium of th^ library and is open daily to the public. The celebration will be brought to a close, Friday eve ning, February 15, at eight p. m., in tiie auditorium of the library, with the presentation of the sec ond in the current series of pub lic forums. Dr. Edwin D. Holl' man, prolessor in the Division ol Teacher i^ucation ol Allen Uni versity, Columbia, Sou^ Caro lina, will be the speaker.. Dr. HoUman will interpret tiie dis play, “First Generation Ol Free dom, 1865-18I0." The lorum is planned and qponsored lor adults in the community. The public is cordially invited to view the display and to attend the lorum. -fire- was hampered by the narrow ness ol the road leading to* it. Late Wednesday altemoon liremen had recovered two ol the bodies but only ashes wd charred remains ol the o^er two left any evidence ol the stark tragedy. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon. Interment will be at the family cemetery near the home. 10th, was Club Itolds Meeting At Mrs. Ferrell's On Sunday Febniary Mrs. Novella Crawlord hostess to the West Durham Community Club at her home on Ferrell Street. The meeting was presided over by the Presi dent, Mrs. Cecelia Evans. After a brief business session a very inspiring program was present ed. The program was composed ol a solo by Mrs. Aliens Brown, accompanied by her daughter. Miss Sandra Brown. Mrs. Pearl Bennett led a discussion. -Pioneer- (continued irom page 1) fact that they were not at home at the time. They are Linda l^lae Owens, 6; Jimmie Lee Owens, 8; children ol Bertha Lee and Alice Mae, 11, daughter ol Elizabeth. The grandmother, Mrs. Bessie Owens stated that she lelt the ciiildren lor a short while to go alter some coUards for dinner. While she was on the way back she stated she saw the fire break out tlirough the roof and im- mediately started running but by the time she reacb^ the building it was too far gone to rescue any of the children. Mrs. Owens stated that ^lere was only a little lire id' heater when she left but there was a can containing some kero sene nearby. She believes that either one of the children tried to douse some kerosene on the lire or got too close to it with the can. , Attempte by city and coimty liremen to reach the structure -Teacher- (continued Irom page 1) miscarriage to occtur and call ed an Edenton physician. This move led to the arrest ol Dr. Hightower. She said she de cided to have an abortion al ter sb* and her boyfriend, she said lived in Durham, broke up. Dr. Hi^tower will have to report to probation officer Charles Clodletter' once each month lor live yean. Miss Perry did not appear in court alter the day ol the trial. ^niversary- (continued Irom page 1) Mrho advanced in rank, were, presented the Mrs. W. J. Ken nedy, Jr., prizes during the banquet. N. B. White, scout master, presented prizes to William A. Clement, Jr., James VoBi, Jr., Raymond Joluwon, JHuriPUaipi. Jr., DayF. Reed, Cbarles StanbaclE, Jr., Welbotn (continued Irom page 1) cases in which the Howard Uni versity Professor has participat ed liave been the District ol Co lumbia Scliool Case (Bolling V. Sharpe), the Oklahoma Re-i gistration Case (Lane v. Wil son), and the Jaybird Primary Case (Terry v. Adams). All were argued belore the United States Supreme Court. As a pioneer in civil rights courses, Dr. Nabrit has been in lluential in directing the legal allairs ol the NAACP. He is d member ol the NAACP National Legal Committee and he also serves on the National Legal Advisory Committee ol the Na tional Society lor Medical Re search. The civil rights expert’s pro lessional career began at Leland College in Baker, La., where he taught lor two years. He later moved to Arkansas State Col- For Bogus “Free” Prizes That Really Hike Prices. Everyone Benefits By The Lower Priceis We Oiter. Shop and Save! Club or T- Bone STEAK 39c Tender Sliced Beef liver 23c Freth Beef . KIDNEYS 12c 4 lb. Tray Pure LARD 59c Compare The Price-We Guarantee The Quality VABIETT OF CANNED GOODS Green Peas, Buck reppei^ Spaghetti, Batter Beans, Black-Eyed Peas, Sardes, Great Northern Beans ... Any Item — — lOc SACS MINUTE NARKfT IIS K. THDtD street WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. lege lor Negroes at Pine Blull where he served lor two years as dean. In 1936 Prolessor Nabrit join-i cd the Howard University Law School, laculty where he served lor two years as dean. Prior to assuming his present position as secretary and dlrec' tor ol public relations. Dr. Na brit was assistant to the presi dent ol Howard. -Economy- (Continued Irom page One) proposals reported by the Dur ham dally newspaper which he assnmed came from tlie Ad visory Budget Commission. He did not comment mi details ol therepwt. However, be went on to point out that the school has sullered a loss in enrollment In recent years, largely Irom out ol state students. Bay 'printed ont tluU Oie esi- roUment Iw the 19S4-SS year was approximately l,S8t as compared with an estimated 1,440 fMT the 1955-56 year. Ray said the college leels that the decline is due to decrease in the number 61 outKil-state students. He revealed that toitfam costs for oat of state stndeida bave been hiked almost percent in recent yeans. It has besn raleed liem f IM to |BN siBoe If 48, be said. ' During the same period ol time, Ray indicated, tbe enroll ment of out ol state students de creased from nearly 300 to 183. The tnltioB rate at North Carolina College Iw oat ol state stndeata avwages |l8t bidia’ than at comparable schools in Tennessee, Georgia and Florida, Oie News Bnreaa chleisald. Ray also asserted that state budget oHicials leel that the per capita cost lor educating students at North Carolina College is higher ttian at the University ol North C^arollna. He pointed ont that the rea son lor this situation is tte fact that North Carolina College’s prolessloaal schools, whose student population Is large in Hostesses to the National As sociation of College Women Conference scheduled for Dur ham are seen In this picture. In the above picture are mem bers of the Durtuun unit of the NACW, whose Southeastern Sectional Oonferenee wlU be held at North Carolina Col lege. STANDING, from left are: Mrs. Mabel Davis, Lonlsborg; Miss Diana Dent, Bfrs. Grace Harris, Mrs. niomas Malone, Miss Emma Grissom, Mrs. Benjamin Hudson, Mrs. CecU Spellman, Mrs. Alvin Bose, Mrs. Harold Holmes, Mrs. Charles Bay, Mrs. E. T. Browne, Mrs. B. B. Spaulding, Correspondbig Secretary, Miss Hattie Jenkins, BIrs. Bfaurice Glenn, Mrs. George Thome, Mrs. Jean McNeill, Miss Lontae Latham, Mrs. Janie Wheeler. SITTING, from left: Mrs. J. L. Molfltt, Treasurer, Mrs. L. B. Swift, Miss nelma Den son, Mrs. J. N. MUto, Mrs. J. S. Hbnea, Mrs. Carlotta Hobnes, Mrs. C. Bam Edwards, Miss Helen MorrisoB, Becording Secretary, Miss Pauline New ton, BIrs. C. Bi. Thomas, Presi dent, Bin. Walter Brown, Bliss Settle Foster, Mrs. C. E. Mc- Lester, Bliss Snow Bailey, Mrs. Helen Morse, Bfrs. Charles Alston, Mrs. James Carrington, BIrs. F. M. Eagleeon. Sessions will be held in the Education Building m the campus of North Carolina Col lege. A record attendance Is expeeted. Outstanding speak- en have been scheduled. A qpeelal feature o( the after noon session will bo a Cinema Travelogue by Mr. and Bfrs. A. T. Spudding. The theme of the Conference Is: “Our Job, Examining the NACW Potcsitlsl.’’ proportion to the overall en rollment, cost considerably more than the undergraduate sebooL This, in addition to the biu'den the college has to operate the out ol state aid program lor its graduates, causes its per capita cost to seem disporportionately high. ’The Durham newspaper re port also indicated that A and T College would gain 11 and Fayetteyille State two new teachers under the budget pro posals. Nortb Carolina College’s la culty numbered 135 last year. -Hodges (Continued Irom page One) , his Monday nli^t address te ; legWature, then has been no ' oineial eonuaent from Us office on the matter. Many Negro leaders have long since expressed the opinion that the State’s original intent in pressing the issue ol registra tion of the NAACP was design ed to hamper and curtail the or ganization’s effectiveness. Opijiibh generally held that the strategy for the move against the NAACP was plan ned at high levels in State go vernment. The NAACP is the only so- called propaganda group which has consistently been criticized from state officials and is the only one believed to under pres sure Irom the .state on the regis tration issue. Last year, in relerrlng to the Patriots ol N. C., an organiza- HALF A CENTURY OF FAMILY PROTECTION New Unit Formed By Ushers Body .On Simday, Feb. 3rd, Miss Annie Bell Massenburg, Presi dent ol the Arts and Cralt De partment ol the Ushers ol Dur- tion which opposes NAACP policies, the Governor was quotx ed as declaring that there are many line pe^e in that organi zation. State NAACP ollicials could not be. reached by Wednesday this week for reaction to the Governor’s reference to propa-t ganda grou]^ in his Monday night speech. ham took two ol her members, Mrs. Cecelia Evans and W. M. Mitchell to Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Orange County where they organized an Arts and Crafts group. The following officers were. elected: Mrs. Clara Trice, Presi dent; Mrs. Arlene Couch, Vice- President, and Mrs. Castonla Patterson, Secretary. Other members present were: Mes- dames Ida Hall, Helen Lynn, Ella Trice, Lula Couch, Fay Lynn, and Misses Marine Lyim, X^arolyn. Horton and Lerosee Horton. This year Durham Life Insurance Company begins a second lialf- century of service, offering life insurance protection to families of the South. For 50 years Dur ham Life has helped provide financial indepradence for hun dreds of thousands of policy^ owners. More than thirty-six million dollars iiave been paid to living policyowners or tlieir beneficiaries during'this time. 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