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( J These photographs show some of the damage wreaked I Picture at left shows the eastern side of the home ol in Durham by a tornado which struck suddenly in the Edward Armstrong on Fayetteville Road. The six southern ouUkirts of the town Tuesday afternoon. Nroom brick structure suffered heavy damage. At cen- j Photos by RIVERA. ter is an overall view of John Burke’s restaurant, also on Fayetteville Road. Burke, shown standing amid ruins in right photo, said the structure is a total loM. BISHOP D. W. NICHOLS SUSPENDED AGAIN \ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ Allen Teachers To Stay After Twister Oiii^rs View Wind’s Fury In the clear, brilliant sunlight of a sparkling day, three Durfiam area residents Wednesday morning surveyed the shambles of their once neat homes with a kind of disbelief that the same peaceful nature could only a few hours earlier spawn a howling monster with enough force to wreck months of work and hopes. The badly damaged homes of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cross, Edward Armstrong and the completely demolished^ restaurant and damped readence of John Burke became popular gathering places Wedne;^ day for hundreds of the curious, who boldly blocked drive-ways with their cars or slowed traffic on the narrow, winding strip of Fayetteville Road and tramped about among the crazily scattered peices of debris in the yards of the three residences to view the wreckage. These three buildings were part of a toll of 19 homes, two businesses, several bamf and a garage which were damaged by a tornado that developed (Please turn to page Eight) Move Seen As ^ School's Choice To Defy S. C. * COLUMBIA, S. C. President Frank R. Veal of Allen university has completely cleared three of his leading pro lessors of all charges of being “•ubversive.” The three men, all under (harp attack by Dixiecrat Gov ernor George Bell Timmerman, ■ » Jr., are Dr. -Forrest Oran Wig gins, Dr. E^dwin D. Hoffman, and Dr.‘John Granville Rideout. The latter two are white. Veal’s clear cut vindication of the professors forms the major portion of a sort of “state of the university” articles dealing also with “Greater Emphasis on Re ligion,” • “Community Coopera tion,”/ “Academic Improve-' SjfT* rarrr^t,” and ‘ijg^latdd Activi? ties,” In the lengthy statement, dat^ *d March 4, 1958 and circulat ing privately among leading white and Negro South Carolin ians, Veal states emphatically, “It is the judgement of the Pres ident that he cannot, and does not, recommend the dismissal of tbe three gentleman whose ptes-t ence is questioned, on the basi$ of evidence and the facts dis closed.” Veal’s unequivocal stand taken in the face of severe pres sures oi‘tt/fe'segregationist gov-*' e^Mfient of So^th Carolina, ia seen by comp^ent observers here as indication that the his toric AME institution will con- t|inue to resist the Dixiecrats on- lAaught and will once again re elect Professor^'’ Wiggins, Hoff man, and Rideout at the May meeting of trustees. Such a coutse of action is ex tremely popular on the Allen campus, where integration-mind- ed students already are seeking entry into the all-white Univer sity of South Carolina, and also wtih AME churchmen and Allen (Please turn to page Eight) m jtTHFriRUTH UnbbiSer^ VOLUME *34 NUMBER 16 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 19$8 PRICE: TEN CENTS ,/ Robert M. Ratcliff, Memphis bom, managing Editor of tliei Courier, visited Tarheella last week luid was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Rivera. Rivera and Ratcliff teamed up in 1955 to do an illustrated series “Tlie South Speaks” which won for them the 'Global Syndicate ward for the reporting job for 1955. DR. EDMONDS TO SAINT JOSEPH’S Dr. Helen G. Edmonds pro fessor of histor^ at N, C. College, will be the Woman’s Day speak er at St. Joseph's A.M.E. church at the eleven a. m. and the seven p. m. services, Sunday, April 27. At the seven o’clock service, Sunday night, she will dkect her remarks toward women or ganisations. Dr. Edmonds is an author and a dynamic lecturer. Church Court Finds Cleric Ouilty; Must Face Another Charge Now By George A. Singleton PHILADELPHIA, PA. The suspended Bishop D. Ward Nichols was tried the se cond time wtihln a year by a Church Court In the, A. M. E. Church last Tuesday, 'April 15th and found 'B4d|y on all charges and specifications, and. accord ing to law was suspended until the General Conference of 1960. The charges Involved the mis appropriation of funds amount ing to around two hundred thousand dollars, maladminis- tmtlon of the law, and placing burdensome assessments upon the pastors and people for his personal gain. The testimony by the witness es for the Church was heard by hundreds of ministers and lay men who had assembled from all parts of ^e country. The' chargcs were signed by representatives of ’The First E- plscopal District, headed by Dr. J. S. Bon, and served by Presi ding Elder J. Winsmore Mason the DKtrlct.' ' ' Bishop R. R. Wright, Presi dent of the Council of Bishops, presided as Judge. Other Dish- For NBL Definite Site Convention The Durham Business andi tional Business League in it4 Professional Chain and t h el Annual Convention July 29-31. North Carolina Business Leag-| L. B. Frasier, President o!^ 'Give Them A Chance' Drive For Murder-Suicide Orphans Form An appeal for contributions to life for themselves,” a committee Frasier stated that J. J. Hen- u« WiU'serVttiASJwst to the Na-^llfcth host Organizations nmad^ • Board Member of the tS he' -W^(et been called to a meeting of tlie Board of Directors to be held ia Washington May 3 at which time plana wlU be completed for the NaUonal Meeting. Dr. F. D. Patterson, President of the National Business League who is calling the meeting ol The Board, said: “The National Housewives League has agreed to hold their Convention at the same time and place where the National Business League meets, and both Organizations have agreed that they would have Conventions only in cities where there are active locals representing bothi Organizations.” “Durham,” he said, “meets these requirements In every re-i spect, and has much to offer.” a fund for six children orphanedi by 4he murder-and suicide o£ their parents last month was made this wek by a special com mlttee formed of friends and neighbors of the family. The money, to be set up at City National Bank as the Miller Educational Fund, is to be used to provide for continued edu-. cation of the children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther Miller. Their parents died on March 7 when their father shot his wife to death then trained a shotgun on himself, taking his own life at their New Walkertown roa^ residence. “It is not necessary to state again the gruesome details of this calamity. The only remain ing facts needed is that the chil dren are desperately in need of assistance in finishing their edu- cation and making a brighter ops present included S. L. Greene, Senior Bishop, D. N. Sims, and G. W. Baber. Bishop E. C. Hatcher was Chairman of the Trial Commit tee, which was compoKd of Drs. H. I. Burden, Atlanta, Georgia; M. C. Pollock, Toledo, Ohio; Lutrella G. Long, Atlanta, and O. J. Hayman, Washington, D. C. The Attorney for the Churchi was J. Austin Norris, assisted by the Reverend Ezra M. Johnson, Hot Spring, Arkansas. Defending Bishop Nichols wasi Attorney Ernest D. Jackson o£ Jacksonville, Florida. Attorney LewlK Tanner Moore, descen dant of Bisluip Benjamin Tuck er had to -withdraw from the case because he is Roman Cath ollc, it was alleged. The same was true of Attorney James C. Lightfoot. Bishop Nichols was not pres ent in person. He will be callcd to answer another charge on May 8th, at the Ruffin Nichols A. M. B: CTinrch In Phllmielphia, fo^havlng taken the Church to Civil Court in February at New Orleans, Louisiana. spokesman said this week. “We implore the public,” his statement continued, “to give these children a ciiance. The bank will accept any donation, no matter how large or small.” City National Bank informed the committee of its consent td act as resceiving agent for the fund through a letter from its vice president C. E. Scott. Scott’s letter said, in part, “City National Bank will be happy to act as receiving agent (Please turn to page Eight) the announcement thic week. MRS. NELL HUNTEIR, former concert singer, ckoral director and music teacher, was honored at a testimonial given by St. Joseph’s A. M. E. Clmrch in Durham Sunday evening. Shown in the picture here are Natalie Elizabeth Marshall, who presented gifts from the church, Mrs. Hunter, the Rev. Melvin C. Swann, pastfMr of St. Joseph’s, and Mfs. G. A. Winslow, Minister of Music at the church. Salisbury Prelate To Lead Troupe To S. America NEW YORK A commission, representing the A.M.E. Zion Church, Head ed by Bishop R. L. Jones, left International Airport last week for South America and the Vir gin Islands, where they will in spect the work of the denomina tion. Bishop Jones will also pre side over the two conferences that embrace the work. These two conferences are part of the (Pleas^ turn to page Eight) STATE CONVENTION HELD Teacher Of 30 Years Eulogized At Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLEE The funeral 6f Rachel W. Simpson, one of the oldest grad-> uates of the Fayeteville State Teachers College, and for more than thirty years a third grade teacher in the Fayetteville City School System, died at her home at 416 Chatham Street Monday* and was funeralized from the Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church on Coolspring Street Wednesday. The pastor, the Reverend Clinton R. Coleman officiated. Born on April -23, 1876 in Cumberland County, Mrs. Simp son was married to Professor John F. K. Simpson, an instruc tor at the State Normal School for several years. She taught at the Newhold School and at the Orange St. School until her retirement sev' en years ago. Having taught many of the leading citizens of Fayetteville and environs, Mrs. Simpson was (Please turn to page iight) State Goes Alumni Prize To JVIrs. Nixon The selection of Mrs. Estella i “heart, head and hand” philo- Nixon of Durham' as, the “North Carolina Hamptonian of the Year” and an address calling for a closer scrutiny of current educational philosophies were features of the one day conven tion of the North Carolina Hampton Institute Alumni asso ciation. . The organization convened last Sunday in Durham. All ses sions were held at the Harriet Tubman YWCA. Also at the annual meeting, regional officers were elected for the year. Isaac Rogers of En field was elected to succeed Mrs. Fannie I. Newsome of Rich Square as president. Mrs. Nixon, for nearly 20 years a pioneer in better farm family living, was presented an engraved plaque by alumni trus tee J. J. Henderson at the after noon session Of the convention. An address urging a critical review of current eduqatlonal practices was delivered to as sembled delegates at the after' noon session by Mrs. Rose Ag grey, outstanding in women’s affairs in this section. Mrs. Aggrey praised the sophy of Hampton’s founder General Armstrong and asserted' that schools should devote more time to the essentials and “spend less energy on the frills.” General Armstrong’s philoso phy is still valid today, she de- dared, because the real learning process requires a completely integrated individual and not just a one sided personality. A good student learns from life, she said. He learns 70 per cent from what he sees and the other 30 from what he reads. Mrs. A'gg>ey also took a poke (Please turn to page Eight) Negroes Must Get Together, John McCray Tells Shaw Univ. Audience RALEIGH “Negroes must get together, know what they want and go after it,” said John H. McCray, editor of the South Carolina Ed-s itfon (Of the American Newspa per, to^Shaw University students and facijya^on He said that, figuratively' speaking, Negroes’ are caught in a boat on a sand bar in many respects and we don't want to rock the boat and stir thingsi up for fear of making someone, angry. “We need to hit on a unity and rock ourselves to freedom and safety,” he declared. At Montgoniery,^ Alabama Mc Cray said, we have demonstrat ed what can be done “when and where we unite and show our hand.” In Tuskegee there is the remarkable illustration of how Important Negroes are to the economy and life of a commun ity, he asserted. In less than one year, by transferring their bus iness to stores operated by them selves, Tuskegee Negroes have closed down half of the stores that were, operatedr by white people. (Please turn to page Eight) Last Chance For iWinisters Supporters for all contestants in the CAROLINA TIMES Ministers Popularity Contest are now girding for the final showdown and closing which will take place MONDAY NOON, APRIL 28, instead of Sat urday midnight as previously announced. The exten sion of the closing date and hour has been agreed on by all of the leading contestants in order not to interfere with., the Sabbath. Thisti^ been made necessary because of the large nuHlberbf ballots Aat are expected at the closing an^which, ^ft»»-*ll in dications, it will take several hours to coii^ aad tabulate. As the contest nears its closing hours the manag«nent of the TIMES is preparing for a flo^ of BONUS BALLOTS. It is predicted that when ^e actual winner is announced that it will be found that BONUS BALLOTS were the deciding factor. However the regular ballots are not to be sneezed at since enough of them could decide the winner. The contest manager advised contestants to concentrate on both regular and BONUS ^ALLOTS. The wini^er of the FREE ROUND TRIP to BERMUDA WITH HOTEL EXPENSE PAID for one week will be an* nounced in the May 3 issue of the CAROLINA TIMES. Eddie Foriest, manager of the contest, warns all contest ants to have their final report in the office of the CAROLINA TIMES, 308 North Chestnut Street, by Wednesday noon, April 23. The contest will positively close at that time and no credit for reports brought after then will be allowed. This week finds REV. J. R. BRIDGES still Hinging to the lead by an even narrower margin than last week. However, the most spectacular gain was made by BISHOP BRUM FIELD JOHNSON who came from fourth position, which ho held last week, to second position this week. Bishop Brumfield Johnson thus serves notice on all con* testants that he is still in4he nmning for the FREE VACA TION PRIZE. He took the seeeenifiwition from 9|shQpM«. W. Johnson. ^ As it now stands the prize coul^gor to any one of to^f* ten contestants. Even the last in number. Rev. iL O. P. God* win, is within striking distance and whispers about be. ing the dark horse were going the rounds. HERE IS "raE RELATIVE STANDING OF CONTEST ANTS FOR THIS WEEK: REV. J. R. BRIDGES mamm BISHOP BRUMFIELD JOHNSON BISHOP W. M. JOHNSON BISHOP S. M. CAESAR .. REV. W. L. WILSON REV. R. M. PITTS REV. D. R. HEDGLEY REV. JERRY DRAYTON REV. T. S. STATEN REV. K. O. P. GODWIN REV. J. S. BLAINE REV. L. M. THOMPSON iREV. H. W. WILEY REV. K. R. WILUAMS REV. W. M. ADAMS _ (Please turn to page Eight) 20.61S,0M
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