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POWER STRUGGLE BEHIND RACE WOE
VOLUME 2 — NUMBER 23
DURHAM N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1957
PRICE: TEN CENTS
High ttepping maiorette here
i* UiM$ Betty Hunter, tenior
from Mt. Olive at Winston-Salem
Teachers College, Mist Hunter ia
getting readu for Saturday’s
homecoming at Winston-Salem.
Anyone care to help?
Trade Week,
Homecoming
Climax Saturday
The North Carolina College
Shaw football game on the
»* 0'K«Uy Field at 2 p. m.
tte wpected to ^tnes*
Uie festivltiei.
At NCC and throughout Dur
ham this week, the autumn air
has been surcharged with talk
of football. Homecoming, Trade
Week, and the 11th State Busin
ess League meeting.
A United States Congressman,
Charles rtlggs (D., Hl.)i opened
IVade week with a talk at Hill
side High School Tuesday night.
That was the Idckoff for the
19th Trade Week activities.
« The Business League held a
day-long session at NCC Tues
day.
It reelected Lee Frasier of
Durham president and set up
plans to extend the organiza
tion’s Influence next year.
At NCC, elaborate plans have
been made to welcome an un-
exi>ected overflow crowd ot
alumni, former students, and
visitors.
Alimmi headquarters are in
the Men’s Gymnasium.
The classes of 1942 and 1947
will stage special reunions.
On the glamour side, the NCC
Student Government and the
DBF Chain plan a mile-long pa
rade to start promptly at 11 a. m.
'Saturday from Durham Athletic
Park.
This will be the parade’9
route: South on Morris to Main;;
East on Main to Roxboro; South
on Boxboro to Pettigrew; East
on Pettigrew to Fayetteville;
South on Fayette^^iUe to Lawson;
East on Lawson to O’Kelly Field.
Parents and Iriends visiting
Please Turn To Page Eight
DIGGS SEES EARLY INTEGRATION
Vote Power Termed
Race’s Best Weapon
“Despite all the smoke spread
by hatemongers, this generation
will see mixed schools at every
level in this state and all other
states.”
This prediction - came last
Monday night from Congress
man Charles C. Diggs, Jr., who
spoke in Durham at the opening
program in the Durham Business
and Prolessional Chain’s Trade
Week series.
'The youthful'Democrat from
Michigan based his optimistic
forecast on a combination of fac
tors which he declared are mak
ing for a hopeful picture of the
American racial troubles.
Among the factors worthing to
ward, erasing what he termed the
evils of racial discrimination he
listed the ascendance of attitudes
for racial justice in this country,
the pressure of foreign policy
considerations and the patience
of the Negro.
But he cautioned that Negroes
must be aware of their responsi
bility in helping to bring about
a solution to race problems.
.^“Tlte lack of political action
^ the principle source of our
trouble. The number one target
in this and all other state* is
to excercdse the right to vote,” be
U
r-wi* lideediieed ligf 
Durha& Committee 'On Mej(ro
Attain and a leading Ciiala
member. W. J. Kennedy, Jr.,
president of North Carolina
Mutual, presided over the pro
gram. He was assisted by J. S.
Stewart, city councilman.
Other participants on the pro
gram included W. G. Rhodes,
presidisnt of the Chain, and Mrs.
L. M. Harris and H. £. Goldston,
chairman of the Trade Week
committee.
A member of the Michigan
delegation in the United States
House of Representatives, Diggs
described the Negro’s attitude ia
the segregation struggle as one
of patience and pointed out that
although this patience has in the
past gone unrewarded, there are
definite signs of a shift of senti
ment In this country toward
granting racial justice.
Despite all the discriminato
ry inventory, there is evidence
of a groundswell of church orga
nizations who are going on rec
ord against the evils of discrim
ination. 'This should transform
your despair into hope and
should lead you to see that ma
jorities do not ^e America or
the world—thoi^t nilet.”
Of the effect of U. S. race
troubles on the country’s foreign
relations, Diggs, who was a
member of the U. S. delegation
to the celebration of the inde
pendence of Ghana last Spring,
said “the State department can
testify that prestige of this
country lias been sorely affect
ed by the Little Rock and similar
incidents of that nature.”
He said that the United States Africans, whd~ constitute two
could not afford to withold the thirds of the world’s population,
practice of democracy from a “As the world shrinks, the
segement of the population and struggles between two ideologies
protect its national security at for dominance comes into sharp
the same’time. focus. Isolation and hatesman-
“America cannot afford . . . ship can result in the destruction
to let hoodlums and race baiters of the free world and all the
crawl out from under rocks and things we believe in.”
defy the law of the land. Ameri- In addition to the obligation
ca cannot afford to have her to vote, Diggs declared that Ne-
prestige in the free world dimi- gro«{9 have other responsibilities
nihed in the eyes of Asians or| Please Turn To Page Eight
Durham Area
Deaths May
Have Set Record
Re^rta of some 26 deaths oc-
curiog in the Durham area dur
ing ti^ past two weeks were re
ceive^ this week by the TIMES.
Ratords were not immediately
available at the County Health
Department to determine if the
number of reported deaths set
a ne# record high for a two
weekj period, but an official said
that tn “unsually large number”
of burial permits had been issued |
rec«xUy, I
Futaeral services were con-'
ductfid for the following Durham |
area ’residents in the past two
weeka: I
Ro^rt Hyman, 910 Colfax St.,|
who died at his home Oct. 19
Services at St. Joseph A. M. E.
Chureh, Oct. 2S.
Sandy Guy, 120 Cora St., who
died at Lincoln Hospital Oct.
20 Services at Scarborough
Chapti Oct. 25.
Mrs. Cora Holland, 87, Mor-
risviUe, who died Oct. 21. Ser
vices at Shiloh Baptist Church
of Wake County.
Tommy Williams, 1127 Second
St., who died Oct. 21 Services
at St. John Baptist Chiurch.
Mr*. Olivia McGhee, 67, of
2922 Pine St. Road, who died at
Lincoln Hospital Oct. 22 Ser
vices at Palmer Memorial Holi-
nasa Church. Oct. 26.
* Louie Howard, 29, of 913 Cecil
St., who died at his home Oct. 23
S«i;ylceB kt Mt. Zion Baptist
Prominent in the new leader
ship in Jtfonroe is the above trio,
left to right, John McDow, Rob
ert Williams and Dr. Albert
Perry. Dr. Perry i* facing trial
on charges of performing an
abortion on a white woman. Wil-.meeting where they reportedly
liams is president of the Mon-1 concurred in a statement clear-
roe NAACP and McDow i«,in0 Monroe police of charges of
treasurer. They are displaying | sympathizing with the Ku Klux
pictures showing some Negroes Klan.
who were Invited to a city hall
Correspondent Says Division In Ranlts Of Leaders
Provides Background For Violence, Race Troubles
Indications that a power
struggle between two factions of
Negro leadership in Monroe pro
vided the background for recent
KKK activity and resultant rac
ial troubles came this week from
on the spot reports of a special
correspondent.
The latest developments In the
Monroe situation this week saw
Cong^sman Charles C. Diggs-,
Democrat from Michigan, is
shown with H. S. Goldston prior
to Ms address in Durham Mon
day night at Hillside High
LISBON BERRY, JR.
W. G. PEARSON, II
Two New Attorneys Sworn
in Before Durham Court
Two new fttomeyq joined the
ranks of Durham’s legal profes
sion last week. They were Lis
bon C. Berry, Jr., and William
G. Pearson, II, who were offici
ally sworn in by resident Judge
W. C. HaU.
Berry was introduced to the
brought against him constituted
an attempt by segregationists to
penalize him for leading the
leading the movement for inte
gration in Monroe, told the
TIMES reporter "I’m willing to
put all I have in this situation,
because it is not me tlwt ia on
trial blit the whole colored race.
I believe there is something per*
sonal in this sKuation. You can’t
say where it is.”
Commenting on support re
ceived from local citizens who
have contributed to his defense,
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Xd Tobe, 1604 Gleen St. ex
tension who died at his home
Oct. 25. Services at Chestnut
Grove Baptist Church in Wake
Couhty Oct. 27.
Mrs. Laura Stiaw, who died]
at Gibson’s Convalescent Homej
Oct. 25. Services at White Rock
BiptlsTChurcBT'DcTTB 7
THOMAd J. MOORE
War Veteran
Returned Home
North Carolina College’s
Homecoming Queen and her at
tendants, who will reign over
the cMege’s annual homecom
ing foMvMes Saturday, manag
ed these smiles for the photogra
pher during a break in their
campus activities. Left tg right
are Barbara Overton, Edenton
sophomore, who was selected
"Miss Hotnecoming,” Zenobia
Newton, junior from Wilmington
and Ruth Pierson, Philadelphia
senior, who are attendants to
the Queen.
court by Attorney Floyd C. Mc-
Kissick and Pearson by Attorney
C. O. Pearson.
Berry will enter partnership
with Attorney McKlssick. Pear
son also plans to open practice
in Durham.
A native of Wilmington, Berry
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lis
bon C. Berry. He graduated from
North Carolina College and re
ceived the law degree from Ho
ward University.
As an undergraduate at N. C.
College, he was active in student
affairs, holding at one time the
post of Student Government
president. He is a member of Be
ta Delta Mu Fraternity.
Pearson ia the son of the late
J. L. and Mrs. Mary Pearson of
Durham. He, too received an
undergraduate degree from N.
C. College and was graduated
from the NCC law school. He!
completed one year’s study in
Law at New York University be
fore enrolling at the Durham in
stitution.
Pearson ia active in many
business and civic M>terests in
the city, where he holds mem-
berslilp on the board ot diractors
of Bankers Fire Insurance Com
pany and Southern Fidelity In
surance Company. He is a mason
is past Basileus of the Beta
Phi Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
chapter %tMl is a member of St.
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James H. Evans, 2330 Church
Road, who died at Lincoln Hos
pital Oct. 20. Services at Hickory
Grove Baptist Oct. 23.
John Stewart. 61, of 610 Mc-
Mannen St., wh6 die^ at VA hos
pital Oct. 20. Services at Mt.
Taborn Methodist Church at
Lancaster, S. C.
William White, 2211 W. Petti
grew St., who died at Lyons
Convalescent Home Oct. 19. Ser
vices on Oct. 21.
Hayes Rich, 53, of 2708 Hay
St., who died at hi home Oct.22.
Services at Holloway Funeral
Home Oct. 25.
Harry Harris, 43, of Creed-
moor, who died at Duke Hospital
Oct. 14. Services Oct. 20 at his
home.
Lonnie Mercer, 56, of 509
Matthews St., who died Oct. 18.
Services at Ellis D. Jones Chapel
Oct. 19.
Mrs. Lula Hinton, 72, of 1011
Fourth St., who died at Lincoln
Hospital Oct. 18. Services at
Ellis D. JonM Chapel Oct. 23.
Mrs. Mattie Jeffreys, 66, of
1310 Hyde Park Avenue, who
died at her home Oct. 19. Ser
vices at St. Paul Baptist Oct. 23.
WilUe R. McNeiU, 16, who
died at Duke Hospital Oct. 19.
Services at his home Oct. 22.
Mrs. HatUe CurtU, 65, of Rt.
2, who died at Lincoln Hospital
Oct. 24. Services at Senuiny
Grove Baptist in Creedmoor Oct.
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For Funeral
Funeral services for Thomas
J. Moore, known widely by his
popular nickname "Applejack,”
were held at White Rock Baptist
Church last Wednesday at 3:30.
Moore a World War II combat
veteran, died in Kingsbridge VA
hospital in New York last Sat
urday. He was 35.
Foster son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Brodie Wilson, Moore was
born in Goldsboro and moved to
Wilson at nine where he attended
public schools. ’
He served four years in the
Army during which time he saw
combat service in the South Pa
cific. He was awarded .the Pacific
Theater Campaign medal with
four service* stars, the Distingui-
hed Unit Badge and Liberation
Ribbon with one star.
Moore came to Durham fol
lowing his release from the ser
vice and worked as an interior
decorater. In 1950, he married
Miss Alma Hart of Durham.
He earned the "Applejack”
nickname becaul of a comic
routine 'he and another friend
performed.
Moore move4 to New York
last March where he worked un
til two months before his death.
Surviving are his foster pa
rents, his wife, a daughter Linda
Marie, and his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Cora Sneed.
the opening of a trial of Dr. Al
bert Perry, a leader in the inte
gration movement, for criminal
abortion.
Attorney Samuel S. Mitchell
of Raleigh, handling the defense
for the accused physician, won
a change of venue from Union
County to Anson County on
grounds that the Doctor ' could
not receive a fair trial in tension
charged Union County.
Mitchell’s earlier attempt to
have the Indictment against
Perry quashed on grounds that
he was indicted by an all white
jury failed.
Dr. Perry, who became the
centier of a controversy between
NAACP leaders and Monroe po-
Ice as the result of charges that
police failed to halt Klansmen
from firing on his home, was
charged with performing an
abortion on Mrs. Lille Mae Rape,
a white woman, at his office on
Oet. 4.
MUot said Mrs. Rape signed
amitlng the physi'
fhtsnilM firem a eorrakpoh-
ding reportiing from Monro^, a
rift creatad between two factions
of Negro leadership paved the
way for the outbreak of racial
troubles.
Rev. C. C. Johnson, pastor of
the Baptist Church in Monroe
and other leaders including Drs,
J. A. Alsttmr N. H. Creftr
Atty. B. N. Nivens, and Rev. S.
S. Riggs told the TIMES re
porter that the only obstacle in
the path of a return to peace and
harmony in the town was the
lack of understanding between
the "new group which now seeks
to take over Monroe.”
Johnson, Alston, Bivens and
Riggs are generally regarded as
representing the established “old
guard” Negro leadership. Their
reference to the "new group”
include Dr. Perry and the pres
ent NAACP President Robert
Williams, who have become
leaders of the newly risen lead
ership faction.
The new NAACP leaders were
accused by spokesmen for the
old guard” of operating the
NAACP In a dictatorial fashion,
failing to call regular meetings
and denying membership to
persons with opposing points of
view.
Rev. Johnson told the TIMES
reporter that, he feels he has not I
been fairly represented. { Funeral services for Mrs.
Rev. Johnson was charged Leona Humphery Tilley, were
with pursuing "Uncle Tom” | held in Durham Thursday at St.
policies after he and several Joseph A. M. E. Church.
Mrs. Alice H. Jones, 65 year
old Wilson school teacher, was
kttteit Tueaday ntght when the
auto in which she was riding
with her son and daughter plung
ed down a 50 foot embankment.
The accident occured at the
Wake Forest road overpass at
highway 70 jutt outside of Dur
ham. Hospitalized as a result of
the crash were Mrs. Alice Lo
gan of Durham, daughter of Mrs.
Jones, and James Robert Jones,
who was driving the accident
car. Jones was released after a
short time. He reportedly fell
asleep while driving.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Jones have been scheduled for
Monday at Wilson.
Last Rites Held
For Mother Of
Of Durham Man
ocher Negroes were Invited to a
city hall meeting with Monroe
officials where they reportedly
gave their endorsement to a
statement clearing Monroe po
lice of charges of being in sjrm-
pathy with the Ku Klux Klan.
Dr. Perry, who has maintain
ed the charges of abortion
This scene was taken from the
luncheon at the one day cot»-
vention of the North Carolina
Business League held Tuesday i
.at North Carolina College. R.j
Kelly Bryant, Jr., (extreme l«/t)|
reglttratlon official for the con
vention is shown introducing
luncheon guests.
Mrs. Tilley died at Lincoln
Hospital Tuesday, Oct. 29 fol
lowing illness of several years.
She was 65.
Rev. D. A. Johnston, pastor
of St. Joseph conducted the ser
vices. He was assisted by N. H.
Bennett.
Mrs. 'niley had lived in Dur
ham for the past several years
with her son, Fordyce Jeffers on
Dunbar Street.
Daughter of the late Mrs. Sal'
lie Humphrey, Mrs. Tilley was
bom in Roxboro on July 22, 1892
where she lived until she came
to Durham several years ago.
She was married first to the
late George Jeffers then later,
following his death, to the late
Otho TlUey.
Mrs. Tilley was a member of
the Lawson Chapel Baptirt
Church for many years before
coming to Durham where she
joined St. Joeeph A. M. E.
Her siurvivora hiclude two
sons, Fordyce and Thebaud Jef
fers, both by her first marriage;
three brother^ Eugene, Charles
and Rev. Nathaniel Humphry;
two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Nelson ot
Baltimore and Mrs. Ixie McIn
tosh of Wahington, D. C.