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On Lookers Watch In Horror
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Womarij, 63^ Nearly Amputated By Car
WD^STON-SALEM
Mid-day shoppen along down
town Liberty Street watched
in frozen horror as a ruAaway
automobile pinned a 63 year"
old woman pedestrian against
the sides of building and drag
ged her some 36 feet nearly
cutting off her legs.
Described by shocked wit
nesses as the most horribla
spectacle ever seen in city traf
fic mishaps, the accident took
the Ufe of Mrs. Pattie Harris of
nearby Betiumia.
BIrs. Harris’ flesh was still
clinging to jagged edges of plate
glass store fronts along the
route she was dragged by the
car, and peices of broken bone
remained on sidewalk after am
bulance had taken her to a hos
pital.
ged Mrs. Harris to death was
Mrs. Minnie Smith Taylor of
3303 Renon Road, who was re
ported as telling investigating
police that she “blacked out”
and apparently lost control of
the car. She reportedly stated
she could not remember start
ing the car nor arriving at the
The victim died at Kate Bit- j scene of the accident,
ting Reynolds Memorial hospi-j Mrs. Taylor was admitted tO'
talabout 1:30 p.m. The accident Baptist hospital where she was
took place around 11:10 a.m. treated and discharged.
Driver of the car which drag- Four children, walking with
Mrs. Harris, narrowly escaped
injury when Mrs. Taylor’s
Chevrolet Jumped the curb
travelling south on north Liber
ty Street, and struck the victim.
The impact knocked Mrs. Har
ris into the front of a display
case glass at the Center theater
and dragged her along about
36 feet against bulldinga and
sidewalk before dumping hei*
through the plate glass window
at Rominger’s fximiture store.
The automobile then turned
back into the street and hit
parked car and a pick-up truck,
knocking the truck into another
car.
Both of Mrs. Harris' legs
were broken and she suffered
severe head injuries and inter
nal injuries of an undetermined
extent.
She is survived by one adop
ted son, George Harris; three
sisters, Mrs. Harriet Doswell of
Stanford, Conn., Mrs. Lilia
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Prelate To Appeal
Trial Decision
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
Bishop D. Ward Nichols, pre
siding prelate of the Eleventh
Episcopal District of the AME
Church was found guilty on
five of seven charges by a
church court here Saturday,
August 30, following a trial
held in Mt. Zion AME Church,
before a committee consisting of
one bishop and four elders.
The charges were preferred
by presiding Elder M. M. Lind'
sey of the Gainesville District
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The above photo b that of the Officers and Shop Committee of the Tobacco Workers
Local Union, No. 208 of Durham which celebrated its. 20th anniversary recently at the
W. D. Hill Recreation Center. From left to right, standing, they are Richmond S. Stewart,
Frederick H. Gunter, Boy Trice, Jr., members of Shop Committ^ Alphonzo Haskins,
chairman; Johnnie B. Philyaw« member, Shop Committee and Roy Trice, Sr., former pres
ident and member of Shop Committee. Seated from left to right are Guy Macydi, Lee E.
Jones, recording secretary; IVillie Bullock, financial secretary; Burch Coley, trustee and Wil
lie Teasley, sergeant-at-arms. Not shown on the picture are Walter O’Daye, vice-presi
dent; Isaac Robinson, guide; Geo. Carrington, chaplain; Fred Hines and E. J. McCoy, trus
tees.
Durham’s School Board
at Dturbaxn
tile City Council at Durham ComnUttee on Negro Affairs
tufned a deaf ear at its aeasion nnri various other Negro groups
here Monday night to the pleas of the city, but the Coimcil
of Negro citizens for repreaen- named Alston Stubbs, young
tation on the City Board of Edu- wliite attorney, instead. Also re-'
cation. elected to the board were Mrs.
Local Negro leaders present- Jolm Dailey and Herman
name of former council-' Rhiaeliart.
man R. N. Harris, who liad the The voting was 11 for Rhine-
' haH; Mrs. Dailey, nine, Stubbs,
eight and Harris five.
I J. S. Stewart, Negro member
I of the Coimcil stated immedi-
i ately after the election of
; Stubbs tliat the result was diS'
I appointing.
{ Said he:
j “Mr. Mayor and members of
I the City Council, Frankly I am
I disappointed. Negroes are being
WASHNGTON, D. C. j continuously told not to disturb
Several residents of Tuske- the friendly relationship in
gee, Ala., ciiarged here this Durham. What alternative do
week that only a sparse number Negro leaders have? We are al-i
of Negroes in rural Macon ways told to wait until next
County, Ala.—^where Tuskegee time, yet no Negro has ever
Witness Tells
Of Vote Denial
In Tuskegee
- is located—are permitted to
vote.
The spokesmen, representa
tives of the Tuskegee Civic AS'
sociation, stated ttiat in Blacon
County during tiie past two
montlis 73 Negroes tiave ap
peared at the registration site.
Only 33 of these were permitted
to make formal application to
the Board of Registrars and
only seven received certificates
of registration.
They said that the U.S. De
partment of Justice has investi
gated the Macon County voting
Situation and has found that a
number of white persons who
filled out voting questionnaires
incorrectly were permitted to
register and vote while Negroes
were not permitted to register
even though they had correciiy
completed the queseionnaire.
The Tuskegeeans spoke at a
meeting here on July 30. Tus
kegee has been in the news
lately because of enactment by
the Alabama legislature of a
law which shifts 3,000 Negroes
from the Tuskegee dty limits to
rural Macon County. The new
city Unes excluded 400 of 412
Negro voters registered in the
city.
Tuskegee is the stte of Tuske
gee Institute and a U.S. Vete-
. rans Administration hospital.
Macon County has 28,000
Negro residents and 4,671 white
residents. Pending before the
Alabama legislature is a bin
which would abolish Macon
County altogether and place
portions-of it in five other
counties. The purpose of the
measure, as stated by its spon
sors, is to reduce to a mlniminn
the possibility of a Negro ma-
Jortty at tiw polls.
been elected to the Board of
Education in the liistory of Dur
ham. How long is next time?
In order to be fair you tiave
to place yourself in the other
person’s position. Suppose the
situation were reversed in Dur^
ham’s school system-40 per cent
WlUte and 60 per cent Negro.
Would you feel that you are
entitled to representation on
the School Board?
Gentlemen, we have approxi
mately 40 per cent of the school
population and it is a reflection
on the City of Diurliam tliat we
cannot have a qualified Negro
on the School Board.”
The name of Harris was pre
sented by Dr. C. E. Bouleware,
memtter of the faculty at N. C.
College. He stated tiiaf “Harris
was being offered as one ^»Hio
can bring people together when
we need togetherness.”
Mayor Evans who voted
against Harris in referring to
the presoitation of his name
said, "I feel Mrithin the area of
conflict Soever is chosen from,
the Negro group would be the)
target of both groups, white and
Negro. However, I feel the Ne
gro group will eventually have
representation on the sdiool
board.”
The vote of councilmen waa
as follows:
Mayor Evans-Rhlnehart, Dai
ley, Stubbs; Stewart-Rhinriiart,
Dailey, Hairis; Luther Barbour-
Rhlaehart. DaUey, Harris; Ben
Roberts, Rhinehart, Dailey,
Stubbs; James 7arley-Rhine-
hart, Dailey, Stubbs; Floyd
Fletcher-Rfalnehart, Stubbs,
Harris; Waltsr Blggs-Rlntfiart,
Dailey, Stubbs; R. W. Orabarek-
Rhlnshart, Oaitoy, Stubbs; J. T.
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VOLUME 33 — NUMBER 31
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 10,1957
PRICE; TEN CENTS
Mrs. I^MHan Fisher Amis of
1112 Pine Street, Durham,
lias received a $3,000 public
health traineeship award.
She will study in the grad
uate program at North Caro
lina College where she re
ceived the B. S. degree In
1955.
Mrs. Amis has been grant
ed a leave of absence from the
Carrolton City Schools, Car-
roltoii, Ga., to do graduate
work.
She was a health coordina
tor in the Carrolton Schools,
.^ack C. Haldemaiu Medical
Director, Division of General
Health l^rvices In the U. S.
Department of Health Edu
cation and Welfare, notified
Mrs. Amis of her gi^t.
School Boards Reject Old
Fort And Raleigh Negroes
Gties Refuse To
Desegregate
School boards at Raleigh and
Old Fort this week rejected re
quests by parents of Negro
cUldren that the students be as
signed to white schools for the
coming term.
The McDowell County school
ikaspA saiMM' «8 enp
Ctte Jfttpo pi4Si* to
4he white school at Old Fort o:
a technicality. Tbiis action came
Monday night. ,
One night later, on Tuesday, j, Hpbbard, Sr. of Durham, second from left, was renamed secretary of the
Uie Raleigh school board voted integrated Trustee Board of North Carolina College at Durham, recetitly.
5-1 against the admisiioh of j ■ 0|., Hubbard is one of three Negro members on the board. Others are Ernest B. John-
Joseph Hirman Holt, Jr., to the g^n, Winston-Salem, third from left, and J. W. Black, Rocky Mount, seventh from left,
all wliite Needham Broughton — ‘ ‘ ‘ -
high school.
The 66 refused by the Mc'
Dowell school board were de
nied admission to the white
school on the grounds that the
applications tiad been drawn on
improper forms and were not
submitted to the proper offi
cials.
The applications were re
ceived by County School Su
perintendent Melvin Taylor on
July 17 in the mails. They
came from Atty. Samuel S. Mit
chell of Ralei^.
The board held Monday that
such applications for transfer
must be made to the principal
of the scliool affected. It also
said the county form, which iias
reportedly l>een in use for seve
ral years, should have been
used.
All Negro pupils in Old Fort
are forced to attend schools at
Marion, some 15 miles away.
There is no school for Negroes
in the town. The last Negro
school was closed in 1951.
Monday’s denial of admsision
to the Old Fort school of Ne
groes was the second made by
school authorities here. In 1955,
five Negro children who went
to the wtiite school on opening
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of the AME Church and W.
Stewart, former president of
Edward Waters College, who
was ousted by Bishop Nichols
several months ago.
The verdict was reached at
10:00 P.M., Saturday, follow
ing a trial that was begun at
10:00 A. M. Monday morning,
and automatically / suspends
Bishop Nichols until the Gene
ral Conference in 1060 at which
time final disposition of the
case will be made.
The charges included malad
ministration of lUs office by re-,
fusing to permit the finance
committee in the Central Flori-
da Conference, failure to send
all monies collected for. the
minimu msalary fund, as re
quired by the law of the church,
furnishing the„ Episcopal Resi
dence from college funds, em
ployment of a cook, chauffeur
and payment nf hia .lecretary by
the college, illegally raising
money for a community project
to be built on the college cam
pus, channeling of $25,000, do
nated by the City of Jackson
ville away from the college ope
rating account into an Improve
ment fund.
immediately following the
argument of lawyers on both
sides. Bishop R. R. Wright, who
presided over the trial, present
ed the case to the Jury which
aiter deliberating five and one-
half hours returned a verdict of
guilty on five counts.
A deathly silence hovered
ovur the packcd church as Bis
hop R. H. Primm, Jury foreman,,
announced the verdict to the
audience that had come from all
parts of the church. Said Bishop
Primm:
"The committee considered
the need to exercise wisdom
and vigilance and to protect the
laws of the church as well aa
safeguard Its her
oiviisiPViB Buvwfl SSVi UUUI lOlT IfF rtffltt* TT« CititST^ llcnQcr80l1J IltIO'
bard, Johnson, B. I. Satterfield, Timberlake, R. M. Gantt, Durham; NCC President Alfonso
Elder, J. W. Black, Walter Jones, Jr., Rockingham, and Bascom Baynes, Durham.
Bank'Moves Into Newly
Renovated Raleigh Office
RALEIGH
Formal opening of the new
Mechanics and Farmers bank}
building at 13 Hargett Street,
was scheduled to take place
here Thursday, according to a
recent announcement from the
bank president, J. H. Wheeler,
Operating at 133 Hargett
Street since May while work
men renovated the old building,
the bank was set to greet cus
tomers at its original site in a
building remolded into an ultra
modern structure at the open
ing of business Thursday.
An open l^use was scheduled
following the close of business
from five until nine to permit
the public to inspect the new
building and its facilities.
Opening of the new building
coincides with the celebration
of the bank’s 50th anniversary
President Wheeler said thq
new building represents a signi
ficant addition to the other mo
dem facilities maintained by
the bank.
In addition to the bank here,
Mechanics and Farmers opera-
tes two other offices. The main
banking office is located in the
heart of the uptown Durham
business district and another of
fice is situated in the growing
Southside business district.
The new bank building her^
Is a two and one-half storljeS
semi-fire proof structure of
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nounced' eevaail baheiia''
ministers were seen to shad
tears while Bishop Nichols
shouted, "the court was stack
ed, 1 was unfairly treated, I will
be vindicated by the church. I
have committed no >
Notice of an appeal to tiie Juz.
dicial Council of the church was
filed by cdunsel for Bishop
Nichols. He was represented by
Attorney Ernest Jackson of
Jacksonville and Attorney Law
son Thomas of Miami.
Bishop Nichols also chaiged
timt Bishop Wright was "out to
get me.” In reply Bishop
Wright prefaced his pronounce-.
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Three Teachers Fight Ouster By
Allen University President
COLUMBIA, S. C.
There Allen University pro-
fesors, ordered to resign by
president Frank R. Veal, re
fused to quit and indicated this
week that they will resist at
tempts to ousts them from the
Twin Citians Join In Celebrating
Insurance. Firm’s Anniversary
The Winston Mutual Life In
surance Compapy celebrated
its 51st anniversary in grand
stand style. The observance
began last Saturday night,
August 3rd with a banquet
honoring outstanding agents,
managers and other employ
ees. There were 68 persons
present to Join in the feasting.
Atty. W. Avery Jones was
toast-master and alderman
William Crawford was guest
spMker. In his speech Mr.
Crawford said, “'^e should
live objectively. A man’s
reach should exceed his grasp
in admonishing the officials
and representatives of Win
ston Mutual to tliink big and
conthiua to do big things.”
Alderman Crawford recall
ed his six years as a former
agent with Winston Mutual
and told those present that
the creation and maintenance
of good will and friendlliiess
is a good asset. He said, “Ob
jective living i»Kwn» planning,
dreaming and working today
to accomplish more with bet
ter faculties.”
At the banquet, each guest
was served a comish hen,
green beans, a pickled crsb
apple, a salad, french rolls
and iced tes. For dessert,
there were lemon tarts a’la
mode. The place mats follow
ed the color scheme of blue
for men and yellow for the
ladies. The children and
grandchildren of the officers,
assisted by Mrs. Jeanette Car
ter, served the guests.
OPEN HOUSE
Open House was held at
Wins^n Mutual for Uie pub
lic &st Sunday, August 4th
to complete the celebration of
its 51st anniversary. The com
pletely remodeled home office
with its sir conditioning was
opened to the public Simday
afternoon from 4 to S p.m.
Officials estimated that ap
proximately 2,500 persons at
tended the opening.
Guests were greeted at the
door by preddent E. E. lyu,
vice-president and atton^
W. Avery Jones and medinl
director, Dr. John R. Henry.
As visitors passed the official
greeters, they saw In the
Southeast comer of the recep
tion room,the amiable Mrs.
Mamie Crews, (rMeptionlst)
sitting between two gigantic
floral arrangements.
Guides for the opening were:
Mrs. Barbara McKnight Rose-
mond; Misses Marie Hill,
Princess Simmons; Linda Hill,
Charlotte Martin, Claudette
Corke, Barbara Murrell, Max
ine Lopg, Mildred Lucas and
Dorreen Goore.
After the guests left the re
ception room, they were
shown offices of J. L. Lassi
ter, educational officer and
director to the Ordinary Di
vision and Attorney W. Avery
Jones.
The tour then continued
tlurough the following offices:
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college staff.
Two of the teachers who have
been asked to quit are white
and the other is a Negro. They
are Dr. John G. Rideout, chair
man of the Humanities Divi
sion; Dr. Edwin Hoffman, chair
man of the Department of
Teacher Education; and Dr.
Forest O. Wiggins. Wiggins is
the only Negro.
Veal was quoted as saying
that the three were asked to re
sign because the move would
be "better for the university!
and its program.”
However, one of the teachers
asked to quit insisted that he
had been given no reason for
his requested resignation.
Wiggins, a professor of Psy
chology and Romance languages,
said President Veal mentioned
something about improvidence
in a conversation he remember
ed, but added he was given no
other reason.
Speculation arose as to whe
ther the fact that all three bad
advanced political and social
ideas had something to do with
the President’s request.
The names of Rideout and
Wiggins were reportedly on the
files of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities.
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Anniversary Of
Union Gathers
Labor Chiefs
I The 20tii anniversary ct lebra-
tion of the Tobacco Workers
Local Union No. 208 was held
I at the W. D. Hill Recreation
Center on Fayetteville Street
here Saturday, July^7 at 3:00
P.M. The program was presided
(Over by Guy Mazyck, president.
Words of welcome were extend
ed by Lee E. Jones, recording
secretary.
Greetings were brought from
various organizations of the
city, including the Dprtiam
Ministerial Alliance, represent
ed by Rev. D. A. Johnston, pre
sident and pastor of St. Joseph’s
AME Church; Public School
System by J. M. Schooler, prin
cipal, Whitted School; Durham
Committee on Negro Affairs by
J. H. Wheeler, cturirman; Inter
national Union, by Geo. Benja
min, second-vice president;
NAACP by Attorney C. O,
Pearson, chairman of the Legal
Redress Committee and the City
of Durham by Mayor E. J.
Evans,
Recognition of visiting re->
presentatives of other local
unions was by A. J. Stanley,
president of local 204.
The principal address was de
livered by J. S. Stewart, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Mutual
Savings and Loan Association
and member of the Durham
City Ck>uncil.
Music for the occasion wai
furnished by St. Mark AMS
Zion Choir No. 2. Mrs. Sum-
mega Solomon read a brief his
tory of the organization. High«
lighting the program waa the
presentation of a trophy to Roy
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