To Hawaii Awaits 1960 Beautician Queen
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PRINCIPAL’S JOB
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DURHAM. N. C, SATURDAY, AUGU$T 13; IMO
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OVER 400 GRANVILLE RESIDENTS
VOICE APPROVAL OF G. C. HAWLEY
OXFORDS. C. Hawley’s Job
as princiapl of |(ie high school af
CreedmoAr which hears bis iiaine|
appeared assured for an indefinite,
period this week in the wake of
a rally held for ■him at the ««urt
house last week.
An 4M or ^ p*r-
•oni iamm«4 Hm ceurthom* to
h«af tan sp*ak«rt praise Haw
ley's adminiatratien of the
school. Two of the ton wtro
whilt.
Applauae greeted almost every
speech.
A statement in support of the
principal, bearing 6S0 names, was
See HAWLEY, page 6-A
WJ^HINGTON, B C.—Variety
■ton ^unch counters (n 69 south
ern Communities have dropped
racial'segregation, it was revealed
here t|iis week.
The changes have tfeen made
wlihoqt any reports of violence In
the pa^t six weeks.
Atternay General Wiillem Ret*
Jin Crow Sta]^
IntlewBem
^ger Cl^
mvt BERN — Questioned this
week i^oncerning 'the early over
throw ] of the sdgregated,; }Wh
cyuote# situation, A. U. Hi^hey, a
lotel nianager of tKe Kress yiriety
$t«hs,'iai^i, “We are
tain a^e ‘StatSs " *
The j' Sta'us Quo” is, that both ^
Kegroes and white people are pri-
vUeged to “rub elbow* logekher”
M the Stand-Up Bar, but Kegroes
are absolutely prohibited from sit*
ting down and being served at still
counter wtiere hot-plate
lunches are prepared.
It iti>aid that 'tiiwe lunches com-
pi^i&v^aljly any that are
served at the Kgulated estab-1
Uahm^ts here. 
Follpwing the conversation he-
tween.the manager and the editor,
a strong statement came from two
top leaders of the Youth Council.
Conferring in the New Bern
office of the Times, Revs. G. J.
Hill, and A. Hillary Fisher hadj'
this to say; \
’ **Tllo Sit-in demonstraliens
and plcketina In the city of
New have been a lent and
hard struggle eh the part of the
yevth^ Seme of the young iwople
are ifss than 17 years of age,
and yet they have shown great
aewrage In the program of inte-
gratien which has been Initiated,
And there will be 'na, let up er
break- down in the m^us aper-
and!,'* they declared.
The two leaders are calling upon
all adults and youth to continue
the plan of “Selective Buying,"
and to stay out of Kress’ and
Clark’f.
“Both the managers and people
of the^New Bern community know
See STAYS, page 6-A
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THE WEEK
Tlie firma listed below are
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youn trade:
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CoMilal Stores.
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Yeurig Men's Shop ■ »' i
ers disclosed this weeic that he
hid called In rapreeentalives of
F. W. Woolworth, $. K. Kress
and W. T. Grant on June I and
told them that the Imago vt
racial discrimination at the hmch
counters was hurting this court*
try abroad.
Rogers inferred the changes were |
the result of tl^e conference.
However, the Southern Region
al Council, in a report issued ear
lier this week, said the changes
Were also, due to the sit-in demon
strations and the “selective buy-’
iAg" technique sponsored by' the
NAACP and several allied organi
sations.
"Contrary to the OKpectaHons
af mmt, student "pretests and
’ See eoUNTIRS, page 6-A
PRINCII»ALS irr BROWNING—
William Weto f|eieend from left)
Inklstr.d thet Hitk picture be
Manj^red
bi Driving
made shewing him with Gunard
Hill (sitting next to him) as he
and his family spiked stories
accusing Hill of contributing to
death of his son. At extreme
right is t*n. Hill.
'*■ "i "' !■ , ■
NEW BERN-^unard Hill, well
known ybuitg. r^idcnt' of 'Ais dty,
has been euihitiarily hbstilved of
guilt In tiie recent drowning of
Billy Webb, also a popular New
Bern resident. '■
Trips to Haitir Berpda, Cash are
Priz^ ifi Poiifla^
Nominations, in the Carolina of Hillsboro, all of whom have
Times Third Annual Beauticians
Popularity Contest will open Fri
day, August 12, with free air
plane roundtrips to- Hawaii, Haiti
and Burmuda as the top prizes.
Announcement of the opening of
I of the contest is nrtade in this
- .issua jit^-Carolitta Tlroeff
W#!>^i'Pit^saiU ^^b-,dl|| w#, «n#ucti^s'and ithfr knf(j»-
i\ot rise t^; Jhe surface after .mation appeaiHng on pa^e 5-B. t
plunging from, t«^ rear of a. boat | All licensed bea*iticians in North
in which ke, and three others vrere Carolina are eligible for the con-
riding atida'iyn on. that fateful test. *
Sunday. : ’ ‘ ‘ ■ The nomination period will end
Since the d|^)iarning, rumors have officially September 13 although
persisted that Webb was the vie- late entrants may enter if they
tim of foul plaif.
The County eoroner declined to
hold an luswet because he had
ruled out any possibility of “foul
play” in connection with the man’s
death.
Palmer Becomes
Youngs! School
Head In Durham
Elliott B. Palmer has been ap
pointed acting principal of the
new Lakeview school on Fence
Row road.
His appointment was announced
this week by County Superintend
ent Charles Chewning’s office.
Palmer replaces D. M. McCas-
kill who was named principal of
Merrick-Moore earlier this sum
mer. McCaskMl replaces E. P. Rob
inson, former principal of the
school who resigned to take a
fedei'al position in Washington,
D. C.
At 27, Palmer is the youngest
principal in the County.
' The new school administrator
was bom in Durham on March 7,
1933 and graduated from North
Carolina College in 19S5. He has
taught in the elementary depart
ment of Little River since his
graduation.
This summer, Palmer studied
biology under the National Science
Foundation program.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. thfey entered a small boat moored
The TIMES also learned from
the sheriff, the mortician and
the family af the drowning vie*
tim that Hill was held blame-
leas in the yaung-man's dealh.
The tragedy occurred at Shady
View Beach iq North Harlowe. The
summer resort is owned and oper
ated by Willie Dove, a widely
known sportsman in this area.
Webb’s body was lifted from the
waters by the Coast Guard, sum
moned lo the scene. Coast Guards
men said they found no evidence
of irregularity (n the van chauf
feur’s death ahd left final dispo
sition of the case to Deputy Tay
lor who has since declared Webb’s
death accidental. |
A friend of the deceased told
this writer that'Webb could not
swim and that he had beM cau
tion^ at other time* not to
venture toe far aut in any deo|i
body , of water.
Gunard Hill, his wife, Mrs. Ethel
Mae Roberts and Webb decided
late Saturday on the night before
the fatal mishap to go on a beach
outing. At an early hour, shortly
i after they arrlveil at the beach,
recently returned from enjoyable
trips.
Mrs. Laney and Mrs. Daye, first
and second round trip ^ize win
ners, visited Burmuda and Mrs.,'
Holman received a prize of a round
trip to New York. '
I ‘The pri^s will go id the beau-
^iaps riceiviag^ the three high
est humber of votes during the!
six weeks of the contest which
will run from September 19 thru
October 31.
This year's contest is expected
to draw the largest aumiier of
contestants ever to participate in
the CaroRna Times - Beauticians
See PRIZES, page 6-A
so desire until October 1.
All this is necessary to nomi
nate a beautician is for her, a
customer or friend to fill in the
blank at the bottom of the an
nouncement with her name and
-address and mail Or bring it to Matthew Dean Williams, of 1603
the office of the Carolina Times, Fayetteville street, died at his
Friday Funeral
Set For Student
Killed in Fall
Funeral services for Ulysses
Martin, Jr., 20 year old resident
of 30-D Ridgeway avenue, will be
held at Whitt Rock Baptis^ Church
on Friday fftemoon at four
o’clock.
The Rev. Miles Mark Fisher,
pastor, will pfflciate. Burial is
scheduled for Beechwood ceme
tery.
'Martin was kilWd Monday when
h«f fell six stories from a building
ill Arlington, Va.
The youngt^er ^d ^e fa work
in. W^slHiiKton at the aiase of
schaoK
Cafritz constnictioff i*bmp«
Martin waf wofklng six rtories
up 01) the Rirerhaase building on
Joyce street ^ Ariingtan when he
fell Monday.
A gradual of HHk|de high
school in 1008, he was a rising
junior at North Carolina College.
He lived wtthhisjwrMts, Mr.
and Mn. oh^Hidge-
way aven.ite. '
Other stirvivqrs ar^ two sisters,
Mary and Carolyn; one brother,
William Martin; his grand par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w’e'slejr Chamb
ers; his great grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Janes Martin.
Burthay ia handling angmge-
ments.
MARTIN
Last Rites For Matthew Williams
C. M. Palmer^ of 1009 Whitted
street.
As an undergraduate. Palmer
was active in campus affairs. He
was first junior to serve as presi
dent of the student government.
He is a member of Pi Gamma
See PALMIR, page 6-A
nearby.”
Survivors of the ill-fated boat
ride said that after gliding a short
distance from the beach, Webb
dived ia against their' strong op
position. When he failed to come
to the surface the three'remain-
See CLBAiRID, page 6-A
436 East Pettigrew Street, Dur
ham, N. C.
Last year's trips to Bermuda
and New York were won by Mrs.
Eula Steele Laney, Mrs. Callie
Daye and Mrs. Josephine Holman
home early Monday, Aug 8. Fun
eral services will be held Satur
day, Aug 13 at the White Rock
Baptist Church at 11 o'clock. The
Rev. Miles M. Fisher, pastor, will
officiate. Burial Will be in Beech-
wood cematery.
Williams had been in declining
health for some time.
His survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Addie Williams;* two sons;
Leon P., of Durham, and Captain
Harvey Williams, stationed in
See FUNSRAI., page 6-A
LUNCH COUNTfR SESSION —
The Rev. 6. J. Hill one of the -
adult advisors jn t|;e New Bern
lunch countor pfotest, i« shewn
leadlnging a discuMlon with
youngsters who are spearhead
ing the mavement. Seated is Dr,'
A. HllliaiV Flaker (back to ca
era) alf* an advisor fo I
youfigstcra.
GASTONIA YOUTH
IS KILLED PY .
□PCTJilCTlfBOfcr
0j^6HIA-«laspn BurriSL 11
year old youth, was killed in
stantly hero Tuesday aftem(ton
by a lightning boil.
Young Burris was standing
under a tree in a downtown park
when he was (truck.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at the hospital.
CHARLH LINDSEY
Statesville Cops
Threaten Boirs
For Looking
STATESVnXB!—Another case af
'‘eyeballing” that at one time had
Che promise of outdoing that of
Caswell County was usKOvered
here last week when two brothen,
Charles and Joseph Lindser. alfes
19 and 14. respective^, and sona
of a local minister, were threat
ened with arrest for- allege^
looking at a carload of white
women.
It will be recalled that in tha
Casewll County case Jfack Ineram
was arrested aatf 'Coevlcted for aa-
saulting a wtiite woman even
though he never got closer to her
than 75 feet. He waa given two
years on a. charge tt “eyeballing
and only eseapad froaa having to
serve the senteMB.|)l|kn the ease
I was "^p^afeJT to tt>e ' tlaaaiW
County Superior Court, where he
was finally freed.
According to information ob
tained from ejr.ewitne^KS, inchid-
ing the two Lindser faratbera. th«
two young boys had aUHyetl at a
used car lot where tBof wen look
ing -«)ver cars on sale when an
automobile with seveaal young
harseshoas with a companion
wlien se^ral bolts hit the Gas-
ij^nia area. One of them peeled
the bark off the tree and killod
Burris.
BurrTs Hatf b*ait pttcWn«“ white -vroraeir in it-d^nre by an*
hollered at them sayiiii that thay
didn't need to ear staAp af^ werda
to that affect A patto^aaii wko
was parked across the reet im-
See LOOKING, page 8-A
Elderly Arthritic Victim Takes His
Life With Pistol Shot in Chest
WELDON — Robert Whitehead,1 health for some time, sufferinC
well known elderly resident of this] from arthritis.
area was dead Tuesday night', a
suicide victim.
Police said the 77 year old
man shot himself in the chest
wi^h a .38 oalibre pistol.
Death was believed to be almost
instantaneous.
His poor health condition was
blamed for the suicide. He had
been in declining health for some
Candidates Invited
To Address Students
ATLANTA, Ga.—Candidates, of
both major parties have been in
vited to address some 300 southern
students organized as an out
growth of the sit-in demonstrations
in a meeting here in October.
Telegrams have been sent to
Vice Prudent Richard Nixon and
Senator John Kennedy inviting
them to take part in a two day
conference- scheduled for Oct. 7
through Oct. 0 here.
Similar mes^ges were also sent
to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and
U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot
Lodge, vice presidential candidates
fur the two parties.
.It is not known'if an answer
has been received from any of the
candidates.
Ton years age, SO per cant
of the Notion's hogs wora vaa-
cinaM.
Police ttiooriaed th^ Hm
pointed the pistol at his
and squeeaed the tfiflger. Tha
bullet entered near tile heart.
Whitehead told hia wife Mob-
day he was going to pay all his
bills because he would not gat
another chance. Mrs. Whitdwti
said she paid little attaotio* to hii
remark.
But when she saw Mm gat up
and leave the bouea aarly Tuaa-
day with a gun, ska «wnt gal
help.
She told police she heard 1ki|
shot before she returned to tkt
liuuse.
AMEZ Clerg3nnui
Backs Nixon
WASHINGTON, Dl C->n9.!
Rev. Hampton T.
tired, A. M. 1. Zlan
haiM the taoM at
Lod^ aa tha
and predicted that Ihav
win in Nowaoabar. JIa ia
Th* pealaH woa firai
stand and taHod ««an
la not aniy vata lar
hwt t* wark far H
'Tiia Homo tika* art
not only in America*
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