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irqinia Union’s Proctor Is A&T President Bennett Co^d, 2 A&T Men 3 STIDENTS DE IN CRASH Easter Holiday Wreck In Sumter Fatal to Three SUMTER, S. C. — Three college students from the Sumter area were killed in an auto-truck col- liiion near here last Saturday (April 16) morning. Janies H. Brown, 27, a gradu- at* ttudtnt of noarby Oswago, S. Cm and Androw D. Palmar, 21, a lunior of Sumtar, both at> tonding A*T CoMtga in Graant- bore, and Misi Lilli* Ma« Bland* Ing, Sumtar, a aanlor at Bonnatt Cellagt, Grcanibore, died fol lowing iniuriot in the crash at approxima^ly 6:30 a.m., on U. S. Highway 15, naar White's Mill, 25 miles north of Sumter. Mis; Blending and Brown died instantly and Palmer succumbed in a local hospital Saturday after noon. The three were motoring home for the Easter holidays when the tragic head-on collision occurred. Rufus Landis, 39 of Umatilla, Fk. driver of the truck, was in jured and remained in a Sumter (Continued on page 6) Jackie Robinson To Crown N. C. Mothers; 6f Year era of the Year” will be erowned here May 1 by Jackie Robinson during ^he annnal Freedom Day Coltbralion ceremonies of the N. C. Stite Conference, of NAACP branches. Some 4,000 persons are expect ed to attend the largest mem- bership solicitation ralt)f of the conferences "Menftaltiiiii March ' (Coatin«ed^#ge 6) Im- ^ Kurses Lay Plans For Convention Preliminary planning for the convention in Durham on May 25 and 26 of the Licensed Practical Nurses was made at a meeting of Durham Licensed Practical Nurses held at the Cates convales cent home on Saturday, April 9. The group discussed details for housing the delegates to the con vention. Mrs. Frank Adams presided over the meeting and read the con vention schedule. In addition to housing, social activities to- be held In conncction with the con- Continued on page two ADVERTISERS OF THE WEEK The firms listed below are your friend* and they appreciate Xeur trade: Jex*nd*r Ford Allonton Roalty and in*ur*nce AAP Mark*t* Biltmor* Hotel A Orili Boone Drug Co. Colonlel Stor** Carp«nt*r'* Inc. Coca-Col* Bottlino Company ' Durham Laundry Co, Durham Builders Supply Co. Frailer Realty C«- Hour Martlniiing Kenan Oil Co. Hunt .'Linoleum A Tile Co. Johnson Motor* Liber|iy Market Mutual Savings A Loan Ass'n MebalM Lumter Co. MkOli>e Coal Midaf Muffler Co. Mechimics A Farmers Bank New 'Method Laundi^ North Carolina Miifual Life In*. Comoany Rose^'i 5c and 10c Store Roberts Construction Co. bert Rigsltee Tire Sales ■ Jthe ^ Southern Fidelity Mutual Ins. Co Servlte Grill Speignt's Auto Service Shawi Venitian Blinds Union Electric Co. Union Insurance A Realty Co. Winn-Dixie Stores Wee Shop West Durham Lumber Co. w Young Men'i Shop r YOUNG ARTIST TO APPEAR FOR YOUTH J)on Shirley Trio to Play Concert in Durham Mon. Don Shirley trio, regarded i^e.' "long hair" exponent* of will play a concert auditorium Monday ' ‘ iilgKt, April 25. The group is officially sponsor, ed by the "Youth Wants to Know Forum" of the Merriefc> Moore Memorial Park Associa tion. This will be the *econd trip te Durham lor the young pianist. He appeared at Merth Carolina College in 1956. At that time his ensemble was a deu. Shirley was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1927 and began learn- the piano from his mother. A child prodigy; af 'nine he was invited te study with Mittolov- ski at th« Leningrad Conserva tory of Music. He later studied with organist Conrad Bernier and Dr. Thaddeus Jones, of Ca tholic University. Washington, D. C. He made his concert debut with the Boston "Pops" orches tra in June, 1945. He has to his credit four or gan symphonies, a group of small pieces for piano, two siring quarters and a piano concerto. Shirley is most famous in jan circles for his ability in crystal lizing popular music idioms by using some of the more serious techniques and forms. SHIRLEY VOLUME 36—No. 17 DIRHAM, N. SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1960 RiTURN POSTAGE GUARANTE£0 PRICE: 15 CENTS KAPPA DBLE6ATES—Dolegates last week aath*rod for this group to the 7Mvjn*UI m|Mting$6f the fti frytternilif' hero picturiL ^hoto by Stanback Kappa Aipta Mid-year Sesswn Sun., April 24 FRANKLINTON —The Interde- nommational Ushers Association of North Carolina will hold its 36th annual Mid-year Session at the Usiiers’ Home on Highway 1 near^ here Sunday, April 24. . The meeting will be presided over by L. E. Austin President of the Association. It is scheduled to get underway promptly at 12:00 noon with a thirty minutes devotion period conducted by Chaplain Thomas Broadnax of Greens^ro. Appoint ment of committes and instruc tions to officers and delegates will follow. Tiie meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled fnc> 2:00 p.m. Following the meeting of the Board reports from the various Unions of the state will be made after which reports of the Finance Committee and the treasurer wiil Continued on page two I WELCOMEI —Officials of AAT College tMelcome, Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, right center, president of Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., who last Tues day was elected new president of the college. He succeeds Dr. Warmofh T. Gibbs, left who is retiring. Others in the photo at right are: Robert H. Frazier, Greefisboro, chairfBan Umi Board of Trust*** and H. A. Scott, Haw Riv*r, iiiemh*i *f the Persomiel CoNHnitt**. NEW PRESIDENT NORFOLK NATIVE Noted Virginia Educator Is Named New Head of Greensboro School PERRY KAPPA OFFICIALS—Top rank ing officials of the Kaikpa Alpha Psi fraternity are pictured .here at a )>anquet held during the fraternity's Middle Eastern Pro vince meeting in Durham last week-end. Seated are Frank G. Burneit, of Dui^am, Polemarch. of the Middle iaatern Province, and C. Rogei' Wil*on, of Chica go, Grand Polemarch, Standing is -J, T, Hawkln*, former vice grand Polemarch. Photo by Stan- back. Burnette Re-Elected* Head of Kappa Fraternity in Three States Frank G. Burnette, principal of Lyon Park School of Durham, was renamed to the administrative post of Polemarcii at the end of the three day Middle Eastern Provin cial Meeting at North Carolina College recently, ofthe Kappa Al pha Psi Fraternity. Other officer* named were Charle* Owen*, West Virginia State College, Vice-Polemarch; J. M. Molloway, Keeper of Rec ords and Kxehe«|uer; Parnell Longus, Wett Virginia Stat* Cot lege, Strategu*; Walter Smith, Pupils Charged 'Delinquent' For Part in Sit-Down L CHANCE STATESVILLE — A Juvenile Court Friday found three students deniinquent because they had tak en part in sit-down strikes at seg regated store lunch counters here recently. The three are Phillis Sharpe, Gloria Feimster and Mary Doro thy Phiffer. All are honor stu dents at Unity high schooL Attorney R. C. Ervin, 6f Wins ton-Salem, will appeal the action to Superior Court. ■ \ Last week, the three students along with five others, were found (Continued on page 2} GREENSBORO — Ur. Samuel DeWitt Proctor, 38. president of Virginia Union I University at Rich mond, Va., since 1955, was named Tuesday as president of the Agri cultural and Technical College here, t He is to succeed Dr. Warmoth T. Gibbs, 68, who has reached the age of retirement. Dr. Gibbs was named president emeritus by the Board, and invited to re main on the staff. Robert H. Frazier, chairman pf TWIfeing a meet ing %f the hoard" h^ here at the cdllege on Tuesday afternoon, April 19. Dr. Proctor attended the meet* ing and accephed the appoint ment to becom* effective on July 1. A native of Norfolk, Va., the new president is a graduate of holds, 4lie. B.D. degree frto Cro»cr Theolo gical Semiaary# in Pelinsylvania and the.Ph. t). degree from Boston liniverslty. . He served as professor and dean at Virginia Unjon, 1949- 1953, and as vice president from 1953 until his election to the presidency there in l'9S5. ' He participated in a study of foreign missions for the American Edmonds To Address Emmanuel Service Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, North Carolina College history professor, will be the ni^ speaker for the Women’s Daylp’ogram to be held at Emmanuel AME Chufcii on Sun day, May 1. , Dr. Edmonds will speak at the regular 11 o’clock worship hour at the churcti which is located on Kent Street. Women’s Day program will based on the theme of the church’s 72nd anniversary, being celebrated all year long by the church. Wilkins Says Civil Rights aws 'Far Short' Baptist Convention in Europe, Near East. India and Burma in 1953 and toured Eastern Europe, Soviet Union and the Baltic States for tlie Baptist World Alliance in 1958. He is a member of the Com mission on Liberal Education for the Association of American Colleges, the National Committee of the President's 19A0 White House Conference on Children and Youth and the Executive '^oard of the Southern Regioi«l He*'if'married to the focmer Miss Bessie Tate of F»ederick»- (Continued on page two DAVIS Key Issues Facing AME Conference Are Budget, Nichols, Gen. Board Seating of the General Board, the Bi^op::Nioh(^ case and the tKidget '4re fexnectirf t».De anKng Area Clergymen Have Key Roles Two area clergymen are expect ed to take leading roles in the forthcopiing AME conference in Los Angeles. They are the Rev. J. D. Davis, presiding elder of the Durham district, and the Rev. Mel vin C. Swann, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church. Swann is chairman of the dele gation from the second district, wiiich includes the stales of North Carolina. Virginia, Maryland and (Continued on page 2) the major issues.coiironting gates to the general ih»6ferenee the A. M. E. ChUh;ltMiich ovens in Los Angeles on Sfnr 4.. Soin* 1.000 delegates will prob ably attend the m^t.ng, held one* every four year*. Perhaps the most passion-charged issue facing the conference is one dealing with the budget and mon ey matters. An economy move ment centered among influentiM laymen over the past three yean seeks to pare dovra the church's growing expenditures by holdins the number of active bishops to its present total of 17. This group contends that th« church’s present membership can (Continued on page 2) NEW YORK — The civil rights bill as passed by the Senate,"falls far short of meeting the needs of the people,” NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins charges in a statement this week. The bill, prevhiusly passed by the House, was adopted b/ the Sen ate on April I after almost two months of futile debate. It was passed by a vote of 71 to 18 and returned to the House of Repre- aentative* where it await* final ac tion. The NAACP leader expressed (Continued on -page 2) editorial Day of Destiny for Durham Schools Saturday, April 23 will be recorded by future generations M th* day of destiny for the city and county schools of Durham. It is BMii% unfortunate that both the city and county boards of education harc followed such a rigid pattern of segregation in administerin* th« affairs of the city and county schCpls that no self-respecting Negro caa find it possible to cast his ballot in favor of the $6 millioa acliaal bond issue. A careful review 'of the board’s action since the 1954 decision •§ the U. S. Supreme Court, on the question of segregation in the puiilkl schools, will disclose that the city and county school boards have Mk exercised one grain of “good faith” in their programs M inte^ratiogL On the other hand the lone Negro member of the city board bait baoi snubbed and ignored when he has tried to place on the agenda a cussion of this important question. It should be remembered by members of the Boards of UucatiM that since the decision, under the “separate bdlS.equal" philoeopky, Negroei no longer have any defense at law. defense whkk the courts recognize is that of integratioa. When mentbers oi tlM boards of education of both the city and county repeatedly refwaa to listen to the only representative Negroes have in the field of ertina tion it leaves the latter with nu choice but to vote agaJast a which from -all intents and purposes is designed to widen tke ential now existing between white and Negro K-hools tiwf—d lessening it. The recent investigation made of the Durhum city and mmmtf schools by Dr. T)iomas H. Henderson, an expert in tbe field el tii>n, speaks for itself and tells in no uncertain terms the conditions now existing in the Negro schools of the dty aad of Durhsm. Here is what his investigation had to say; * (Continued on pagf. 2> Buy From The CAROLINA TIMES Advertisers... They Value Your Tr
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