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VOLUME 3S—NUMBER 32. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1959
WAVE OF TRANSFER REQUESTS SEEN
Durham School Board
‘Afraid' Of Neighbors
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R. N. Harris, lone member of
the Durham board of education,
said this weeJt that other mem
bers of the board are “unduly
afraid of their fellow white
citizens.!’
He made this statement
■* Wednesday following the board’s
refusal Tuesday night to go on
record against racial prejudice in
reasssignment of pupils.
iiarris asked that an amend
ment that reassignment “be con
sidered without regard for race”
be added to the resolution the
board adopted on pupils assign
ment for the (toming year.
His motion was followed by
silence, then lost for a second.
“Members of the school board
are unduly afraid of censure
from their fellow citizens,” Har
ris said in reply to the TIMES
Wednesday.
He had been -asked for his re
actions to the board’s rejection
of his motion.
Harris said he r^arded his
proposal as “extremely conser
vative,” and one that represent
ed the “minimum.
He described it as very “mo
derate measure,” and said he had
no apologies “to either race for
his moderation in this instance.”
The sum of the board’s re
jection of Harris’ amendment was
te 4eftve polioy toward racial
assignments unchanged for the
^j^ity schools.
Although Greensboro, Char
lotte and Winston-Salem have ac
cepted token integration of
schools, there has been no in
tegration in Durham since thef
Court decision of 1954.
Durham school officials are
currently faced with a suit from
parents of two girls who were re
fused assignment to white schools
in 1957. The actions were
brought in federal court in be
half- of Elaine Richardson and
Joycelyn McKissick.
* tlo*riiilng in the case had been
made.
In the meanwhile, it i* expect-
^ that a wave of applications
for reassignment of Negro pupils
to white schools will be made
this year.
According to state law, enact
ed following Court decision of
1954 and 1955, applications for
transfer of pupils must be made
to local school authorities with-
(See AFRAID, Page 8)
MRS. WHIT .'ED
"MISS BESS" BORNE AWAY—
Pallbearers for th* funeral of
Mrs. B. A. J. Whiffed art pic
tured her* leaving Sf. Joseph's
A. M. E. Church following Men-
day's service there at which the
prominent Durham women was
eulogized.
Mrs. Whitted Laid To Rest Amnf
rributes from Business World
Little Rock Board Advances Date
Of Opening To Thwart Gov. Faubus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—In an ap
parent effort to evade the inter
ference of Gov. Orval E. Faubus,
the Little Rock School Board an
nounced here Tuesday night that
It would reopen the four high
schools of the city on an integrat
ed basis on Aug. 12.
' Closed since last September by
Advertisers
.Digest
BY ALBERT E. HART
Editor's Note: Advertising it the
lifeblood of any newspaper. This
column it dedicated fe tnote fine
Individuals who thow appreciation
for Negro trade by tpending part
of their advertising dollar in the
CAROLINA TIMES. Pleate patro-
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TIMES
ON AIR CONDITIONINO
The very fine LEB AIR CONDI
TIOnING COMPANY over on
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(^ee DIGEST, Page 8)
Faubus to ward off integration,
the schools were scheduled to
open on Sept 12.
Six Negro pupils have been as
signed to the previously all-white
schools.
Motion to open schools was
made by Ted Lamb, who, iVith two
other board members, bitterly op
posed Gov. Faubus’s closing of the
schools.
Faubus, who was out of the city
at the time of the board's action,
has strongly opposed the assign-
jnent of Negroes to the schools.
Negro s Refusal
Shakes Board
CHAPEL HILL —The rejection
of a Negro student's request to at
tend a white school here has
thrown this town’s school board
into a state of confusion.
Chairman of the board Dr,^ J.
Kempton Jones said this week
the school board appeared to be
over ,t|se r^signaUoo. of bo^rd,
member Harry Brandis, dean of
the University of North Carolina
Law School.
Leaders of the business world
gathered in Durham this week to
pay final respects to Mrs. Bessie
Alberta Johnson Whitted, who
was buried on Monday.
Mrs. Whitted, who rose from the
ranks to become one of the coun
try's most important women in
business, died at Lincoln hospit
al early Saturday after a lingering
illness, She was 70.
She started in the insurance
field in 1906 and held the position
of Assistant Treasurer for North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company at her retirement in
1957,
Some 500 persons, including
prominent citizens from through
out the area, attended her funeral
in St. Joseph's A. M. E. Church
Monday morning ai, 11 o’clock.
Ail but two of the firm's board
of directors as well as executives
from top Negro businesses in the
area were in attendance.
Born April 15, 1889 in Charlotte,
daughter of the late Allen and
Adelaide Johnson, Mrs. Whitted
attended Myers Street School and
graduated for Barber Scotia Col
lege in 1905, then Barber-Scotia
Seminary for Women.
She was married to the late
Orin W;ntted in February 24,
1917.
Mrs. Whitted began her career
with the People's Benevolent and
Relief A.ssociation of Charlotte. In
1906, she joined the North Caro
lina Mutual staff and worked for
the Company until her retirment.
In November, 1916, Mrs. Whit
ted was promoted to the position
of cashier and bookeeper, and in
March, 1949 became Assistant
Treasurer and’ Cashier.
Mrs. Whitted devoted much of
her time to work with youngsters.
“Miss.Bess” as s^ was called by
generations of Durham^ children
was the mainstay, in' tHe'^Algon'-"
quin Club's youth program.
It was ironical that her death 1
came in the midst of play in tfte
American Tennis Association’s Aia-
tional junior championships in
Durham, an event with which she
was associated for marty years.
She had intended to help the
Junior Mothers’ Club with affairs
connected with tiie tournament.
, She had sponsored several ten
nis tournaments for children at
the Algonquin club in previous
(See MRS. WHITTED. Page 8)
Commission
Report Shows
Vote Denials
WASHINGTON —The Commiss-
icn on Civil Rights Thursday re
leased the transcript of its hear
ings into voting rights held last
December and January in Mont
gomery, Ala.
The transcript includes testi
mony taken in executive session as
provided by the law creating the
Commission, and released now for
the first time.
Gordon M. Tiffany, tfaff dirtcfor
of the Commliiion, tfatod that
the fetfimony shows "a contltfent
pattern of denial of equal pro
tection of the laws at regardt vot
ing In tlx Alabama counties."
The counties to which he re
ferred were Macon, Barbour, Bul
lock, Dallas, Lowndes and Wilcox.
In the executive session, held
on January 9, the Commission
heard testimony from four mem
bers of its staff who had examined
voting records in the counties in
volved. The staff members testi
fied that a double standard was
used by some Alabama registrars
wTjerf^coSrfSering'''white"a'nd Nfe-
gro applicants' for voter registra
tion.
SLAYER GIVES UP
Last Rites Are Held
For Murder Victim
Funeral rerviccs f6r J. I). C'arrin|fton 22 year-old father,
were heiti at the Silong Haptist Church in Person County ^
Tuesday afternoon. Carriiifjton died at Lincoln hospital early
Saturday from a “.small caiil>re" l)ullet wound.
Carrinfjton was fataliy shot at a l-KXi Fay Street address by A2
year-old Harold Peaks.
Peaks, who fled the scene sliurtly after the shooting, turned
himself in to police about one o’clock Satjirtlay.
He was booked on a formal charge of nmrdcr.
According to police, Carrington was shot by Peak,s after an ar
gument at the Fay street address.f ■—t—^
. Patrolmen William M. Barnes
and Henry Cameron, who investi
gated, said they were told by
Doshia McNeill, residen'. of 1401
fay street, that tiie two men be
came involved in an argument
near her house.
Reports form the incident say
that when Peaks discovered Car
rington at the Fay street address
he left returned with a pistol, an
argument ensued and the fatal
shot was fireu.
These reports have not, how
ever, been conformed.
The bullet wound was located
by hospital authorities near Car
rington's heart. He died about
2:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Rev. J. A. Thorpe conduct
ed the funeral services Tuesday
for the slain man.
Teachers Reported Incensed At
Administration faculty Policy
GKEEXSBORO—A groundswell of resentment toward -V
and T College’s administration because of what ha,- been di-
scril>ed as an “incous.istent*' faculty policy was rc(>orted here
this week.
The unrest appeared to center among members of the fac-
ilty, according to the TIMES in
Ike, GOP "Ran
Out" On C-R,
W^ffls Charges
YORK, Presicfent
Eisenhower and the Republi
can party were this week
charged with, running out on
the civil rights issue.” by
K.-\.\CI’ Executive Secretary
Roy Wilkins.
Wilkins referred to the IS-
13 vote of the House Judiciary
SIN0Lt1^0t«
Cohiniittee ou Jlily JS to kill
language of the civil bill au
thorizing. "the .\ttorney Gen
eral to act in all types ol denial
of civil rights.
At present, the Attorney Gen
eral’s office is empowered only to
act in situations where citizens are
deprived of their voting rights.
Elaborating on the stricken por
tion of the bill, Wilkins said that,
“the Republicans supported this
language in the 1956 and 1957
bills and the party leadership made
it a part of the 1956 campaign
platform.
"Under prettur* of their ultra-
contervatlvo wing," Wilkins con
tinued, "th« Republican hav* thus
repudiated their ttand of 1956
and have gono backwards on civil
rlghtt to 1955.
“Southern Democrats have only
nine members on the committee.
By themselves \hey could never
have struck out the language,
which means they received help
from the Republicans,” Wilkins
asserted. ,
"We kneiiv that only two Re
publicans vetod for the language,
leaving nine to fbln th* Dixie-
crati and t« make up the 18-13
vote.
AME Author One
Of Dignitaries
AtKittrelf Event
'Worshippers
Beat Man Info
Unconsciousness
WiAston^lem, — FoUowing
the stabbing to deatb of hie
estranged wife while the wa* at
tending service at the ^ptift
.Mission located on Dixie Broad
way here Sunday, a 38-year-oid
man was lodged in jail where he
is being held without bond on a
charge of murder.
According to eye-witnesae*.
•\mos Crouch suddenly entered the
church and detnanded that hi*
wife, Mrs. Nannie Crouch go home
with him. When she attempted to
run away, Croucli followed and
stabbed her with a butcher knife.
She was dead upon arrival at
Kate Bittings Hospital. A second
butcher knife was discovered on
the man after the fatal stabbing.
Crouch who was later hospitaliz
ed with a brain concussion which
lie sustained when he was attacked
by members of the church, includ
ing the pab'or Rev. Manning Sing
leton, said that he had been drink
ing at the time of the fatal attack
on his wife. He is reported to
have said 'i am sorry I killed her.
Members of the faculty accuse 'J wanted her to cone back home.”
CARRINGTON
ormant who
monymous.
chose to remain
he administration, according to
he TIMES source of information,
if following an arbitrary promo-
ion and salary schedule.
Chief target of their ire is A
and T College president Dr.
Warmoth T. Gibbs.
Dr. Gibbs was renamed presi-
lent of the institution at a July
Rev. Mr. Singleton sustained
minor wounds in the melee and
was also treated at Kate Bittinga
Hospital and later released.
Sgt. Odell Childress, of the de
tective force, stated, that Crouch
and his wife had been separated
off and on for the past several
years and that he has a lengthy
.6 meeting of an A and T trustees court record which includes sev-
•ommittee. eral assaults. Crouch previously
It is reported that he has passed served 18 months for stabbing his
he age of retirement. > wife in the stomach about eight
The specific charge made by years ago.
'.isgruntled faculty members Hfg Crouch is reported to
igainst the A and T presi^nt,, have l>een living at home ef
^ccontifig W the nMES tnforp»“ j the' pastirf and bti wife at the
mt, is tha^ he refused to allow! ti„,e the faU! stabbing. Ap-
»lary imjpases in keeping with there had been no objec
hose provided by previou»* qjj gf husband
recent sessions of the State legis- of her attending the mission,
lature. i
In a special report to the Board,
President Gibbs, is reported to
'lave said that he was pleased to
state that the legislaure had ap
propriated $117,000 more than the,
school had anticipated.
This, he said, would provide a
new salary schedule at A & T
KITTRELL — Dr. George A. j with “a minimum of $7,554 for
Singlton Editor of the A. Si. E. Re- professors; $6,226 for associate
view, author of '‘»lomance of Af
rican Methodism," of Philadelphia,
and Dr. Robert Weston Mance of
Washington, D. C., Financial Sec
retary of the A.M;E. Church, will
be the special guest speakers when
the Second Episcopal District of
the A.M.E. Church, comprising
churches of Virginia, Maryland,
District of Columbia, and North
Carolina, assemble young people,
pastors, laymen and Missionary
Workers in their Annual Retreat
on the campus of Kjttrell College,
Tuesday, August 18 through Fri
day, August 21,
Bishop Frank Madison. Reid, the
presiding prelate of the Assembly,
has announced that the Keynote
message will be delivered by Dr.
Singleton Wednesday, high noon,
August 19, while Dr. Mance is to
deliver the special address from
and for laymen, Thursday, August
20 at noon at a session presided
over by the District leader of
laymen. Professor Vernon Cowan
of Asheville, North Carolina.
Bishop Nichols Surrenders To
Face Embezzlement of $200,000
Dash. The document was signed
by Judge Joseph Sloane who set
a hearing for Sept^moer 18.
Forty-two indictments charging
the suspended bishop with embez
zlement and fraudulent conversion
of funds were originally obtained
against him.
After filing a petition to quash
the indictments n Dash withdrew it
last January 16 after Victor H.
Blane, district attorney agreed to
a preliminary hearing.
The hearing was' held July 1,
1958 but Nichols, who was living
in New York at the lime, failed I correction shoi
Phildelphia Bishop D. Ward
Nichols, suspended prelate of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, surrendered here Wednes
day, July 20 to answer embezzle
ment charges totaling $207,950 in
church funds.
Nichols, who had apparently
evaded crossing the state line into
Pennsylvania for the past several
months to escape arrest, appeared
at the county detectives office in
City Hall during the morning.
He was released immediately
when a writ of habeas corpus was
pfocfuc^ by hTs attbrneyT SamuelTto'jtKow up; His attoroey argued i in that pubi
professors; $5,155 for assistant
professors and $4,280 for instruc
tors.”
Under the announced schedule
the combined average salary of
all ranks would be $5,721. Last
year it was $5,173. The increase
is expected to aid the college in
meeting the requirments for ad-’
mission to the Southern Associa-
the college accrediting
agency.
Salary Increases Withheld
In spite of the increased appro
priation supposedly allotted A &
T by the legislature The Carolina
Times learned this week from re
liable sources that many of the
contracts issued to faculty mem
bers for the ensuing year do not
even reach the minimum salary
schedule as reportedly quoted by
Dr. Gibbs in his report to the
trustees, say nothing of the in
crease provided.
However, Dr. Gibbs disputed
this report in a wire to the
TIMES Wednesday.
He said the salary information
reported in the Greensboro Daily
News for July 17 was incorrect
and that the salaries quoted "rep
resented the average of various
rank.”
McKISSICK
Durham Lawyer
To Speak for
Ushers Program
FAYETTEVILLE — The featnr-
ed guest speaker at the Ushers
Day to be held bm Sunday, Au
gust 16, will be F. B. McKissick.
well-known attorney, civic and
business leader of Durham.
The program which will be hM
at the First Baptist Church, cor
ner of Franklin and Maxwell
streets, is scheduled to begin at
3:30 P.M. and is being 'given in in-
According to Dr. Gibbs’ state- i terest of the Ush«rs Bome at
ment Wednesday, “the minimum' Franklinton. Special music for
salaries for each of the ranks foe. the occasion will be furnished by
A and T College, according to in
formation from the State Depart
ment of Administration, are as
follows:
Professors: $6,500; Associate
Professors, $5,500; Instructors, $4,-
500.
Gibbs said there were no teach-
various singing groups and indi
viduals.
The FayettevUle Ushers UaiOB
is one of the leading organizatiea
of the Interdenominationai Ushen
Association of North Carolina and
in addition to the large nuiaber
of members who are expected to
ers at A and T paid below each attend the gathering will be other
of these ranks. i citizens and interestvd penons.
The TIMES source said prior to’ The Ushers Home at Ftnnklte-
Dr. Gibbs’ statement that if the ton is owned by the State Associa-
Daily News story on A and- T tion and win be evmtiiaUT ileval-
faculty salaries were incorrect, a' oped into an InMitutioo for uawtd
have followed' mothers^ aged ushers and mini*-
in immediatelx. j tera.' ISvt
iho^d
rl^r
that it is unconstitutional to pro-' The informant went on to ac 'located on ovek flS acres that
ceed with indictments in absentia. i (See A AND T, Page I) 'j front one niile on Hi^jhwajr uoe^