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roOMAS BYW nL Chaj]^ Hill Crash Victim Buried CHAPEL HlLlf—sgrv- lots for Thomas Jerrj^Ayrd, 22- yew-old resident of 2, Cha pel Hill, w?re schedi^ to be held on Thursday ifteA^n. No vember 17 at Barbee'^^apel. - The Rev. T. R. Cole to of- fKsiate. Buriai was to ^'in Bar bee Chapel cemetery. ^ Byrd le»t hit life in auiomo- llll* accident ««rly Sunl% after- noon eight mile* couth of Dur ham on the Farrington Road and about two failiet *oo h of NC 54. The aeeident took place about 1:30 p.m. According to investigating high way patrolman Charles, Phillips, the victim lost control of his car when a iire blew. The autem»bil« went off the road on the left side and ewer- turned several time|t throwing f^d out onto thif highway. . He died shortly after in W. C. Memorial hospital from severe head and chest injuries. A paSMn^r in the death car, 35-year-eld Lonnie Parrington ef Rt. 3, Chapfl Hill, was treated at Memorlel hetpilal for lacerations of the head and released. He told police that a tire blew out, but he was not c^ain how cflny times _ the car overturned Byrd is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byrd; seven brothers, Robert, Jr., Alexander, Audrey, James, Johnnie, Donald and Odell Byrd; nine aunts, six uncles and other relatives. vEXJME 36 ^ Dawson Rumored In Line For Job Of Postmsister General WASHINGTON, D. C.—Illinois Congressman William L. Dawson’s name has been meatijned promi nently in speculation thi^week as a likely choice for the Postmaster General’s office .'n President-elect John F. Kennedy’s new cabinet. Dawson was one of Senator Kennedy’s supporters in pre-con vention campaigning. lie is one of three veteran Ne gro congressmen. New Orleans Crowds Tili lip Battle Begun By Legisfairs DAWSON NEW ORLEANS. La.—r«nir rix year old Negro giriii iotegrat- ed public schools in this deep South city for the first time siace Reconstruction touched off a wave of widespread disorders which were still raging at mid-we»l(. Mobs of teen-agers and adwHs roamed the city Tuesday and Wednesday waving placards, shouting slogans against desegre* gation, eng«ging in scuffles wHti police and touching miner clashes witfc Negroes. l]^'p»'tWTwtteiBKi5eg|f DURHAM, N. SATORDAVi NOVEMBER 19, 1960 Retycn Postage Guaranteed pRicE: 15 cmrrs m TUSKEGEE, GREENSBORO CASES |/.S. Courts Peal Blows to While Supremacists The citjr's yoUec, oat m focee, naed foot ptonkagm, karae- mcB, aoUMlKlea a«d ioad^caker troekaf the vMa. Ffreawn had to tala i*es e« Ike crowd at severaftpotoia to protect police line*. rducatliw hs «N of tfee city rdieels c«l|i» !• • virtMt staml- sffU. The SMe UeglslatuTe, •• • part ef a |Sar»raiH f« pre««nt caurt-erdera#.’ IMepatlen. called . Federal courts dealt two dam- blows to proponents of white supremacy, irf separate dc- «dsior.3 this week. . )-The first or.e, »n the U. S. S«- 'ifreme Court, delivered a severe to advocafss of while su- jj^macy in parts of the South 'urith huge Negro populations. 'The other, handed down in a U.- S. Court of Appeals, deprived Jiegregationists of one -more wea pon in the'r fight to prevent de- ssgregation of public schools. In a unanimous ruling Monday, the Supreme Court decided that It is unlawful to changc a ci y's ^Iteundaries to get rid of Negro Wers. ,This detisinn came on a chal lenge by Tuskegee Negro citizens ito the city’s action in changing ^ts boundaries in 1957, a move ^^ll^ich eliminated all but^our or 'The ruling means that ^eiroies will get a ^ance to prove that :he gerryntapder was designed to prevent them from gaining poli tical control of the city by dis franchising them. Before the redrawing of the city’s boundary, Tuskegee had 5 397 Negro inhabitants and 1,310 whites. Of that number. 600 whi es were qualified voters and 400 Negroes were eligible to vote. The city haii been in the sha^ of a square, but after the ge^- manalsr, it became a 28 sided figure. If Negroes are successful in proving before the High Cowrt that the gerrymander was design ed to disfranchise them, it will set a precedent forf, other areas of the South which have majority ^N>Rro populations controlled by a white minority. The gerrymander Is one «f sev- 3ee C.7U11T8, ija«« 6 A ' Lfi- Dr. Frank P. Graham To Deliver Iddress in Durham November 27 DIAL 2-2913 or 9-1512 to ^et the CAROLINA TIMES ^rs DE0RBe-4M*' t. ifauf* l|^ ^rem'hent buflnet« txecu- receives hwMary dtgTM «V'0»ctor of kaws fram' Nii^h Carolina College president dur- in ^rmal cMufeeatlon at NCC eelefcratlng the school's 50th aniri«li%ary. Holding Doctor's hood for Spaulding i* Dr. Joseph H. Taylor (extreme left), direct or of the NCC summer school. while looking on >n bacfcgraund Is D^. WilHam BroMnv.dean of the NCC graduate mHmI. Rev. Powell Leaving Durham Churcfi Fot Army Assignment The Rev. J. T. Powell, pastor of, ell will be,held at the church, lo- Immanuel Temple Seventh Day! cat?d at Lincoln street and Massey Adventist Church for the past j avenue, on Tuesday. Nov. 22. three years, will leave his post at KENNEDY AIDi — AndrfW T. Hatcher, ef San Francisco, has been appointed by Priaidenf- •leet John F. Kennedy • asso- date i press secretary for his ad ministration. Hl|t|her is a native of Princeton, Np J. and earved at one time as of • San Pran> etsco weekly.'has been active in the past s*y#ral Democratic party campaigns, working for Congrassmi^ Dawaon in 1953 and f*r the Stevenaon-Kefauver tick et In 1952. Mi was appointed by California Oovemor fdmund Brown In 1959 Assistant Labor Commisloner, a pest he Is sched uled to resign seoiW He is $7, eiid the fdther ef seven hlidren. New Administrattidn Expected To Act On Civil Rights Problems ATLANTIC CTTY, N. J.-*Cpinion that the Wegro voter figured heav ily in the l6^ elections mounted steadily thlff«''aiieek with NAACP filtecutive Boy Wilkins declaring here this, week Jhat “the race relations question came to the (bre as never befme iq national politics.’* ’ There were indlcafions garly See ACT, ptgt frA the Durham church and return to the active duty in the Army. The Rev. Powell i^scheduled to report to Fort Bii^g on Nov, 2f where h» will be assigned to tlie Fifth Evacuation Hospital as chaplain. He will re-enter the service In the rank of captain. He will leave'^the city on Wed- neday, Nov. 23, and spend the Thanksgiving holidays in Balti- nKore with his family. His wife, Mrs. Cynthia Powell, will rejoin her husband at the 3ompletion of this year’s school ‘«rm at North Carolina College. She is expected to receive a ilor’s decree in June. The Seventh Day Adventist minister came to Durham after six years In the Aifmy as chap lain. ,He remained on reserve status during his pastorate at Inmanuel. He, his wife and their five year vear old daughter made their home it 1007 Willowdale drive. His pastorate at Immanuel wasj marked with an emphasis" on social Problems. Rev. Powell was one'of the leaders in many liberal move ments in the city. A farewell service for Rev. Pow- Equal Opportunity Day In Durham Showing of films, and a pro clamation by Mayer Evans high lighted' the annual observance In Durham of Equal Dppor unity Day. The program Is sponsdred by Durham Committee on Negro Affairs and the National Urban League. Mrs. Sara Harbin, associate director of the Friends Sarviee Employment on Merit program was to narrate' a film entitled "The New Girl" at city and coun ty high schools Friday. Msyor Evans issued a proclama tion -designa''ing Saturday, Nov. 19 as "Equal Opporunity Da." The observance is designed to highlight expanding job oppor tunities for Negroes. ■Dj'. Frank Porter Grham, United,. [ jy^'.ions official, will deliver an l£(|^es in Durhair at St. Joseph’s M. E. Church on Sunday. No- ^iftnber 27. iohmer president of the Uni versity of North Carolina and U., Senator, Dr. Graham's appear-j kce was announced this week by cBiurch officials. * He will speak at a program 'Monsored by the church Forum .|H^Vnmittc« at seven o'clock p.m. f?»Mtho»i?h he remained in the wtiate Tor only a year. Dr. Grah am has earned a wide/reputation as one of this country’s most out standing statesmen. During his brief Senate career, he was an eloquent spokesmen for liberal southerners. See GRAHAM, page 6-A DR. GRAHAM State wide Meet Of Masons Set jfof flee^nber t — ftp hoM session /of\jPrince' Hall Free and Accepted fttkson of North Carolina ivil open December 12 at tfceTPirst Baptist Church hete. Clark Brown, of Wlnsten-Sal- em, grand master ef Norllt Caro lina masons, will preside over the gathering. " The GraiJthtodge of Sorrow be held Monday night, Dec. IS with the Reverends D. J. Marrow and A. C. Cook taking leading roles. Smokers will be staged for Ma- s9ns Monday and Tuesday nights at the Masonic Temple on 7th and Chestnut streets. A banquet and a pulMIc meet ing will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Oxford Orphanage is expected to get top billing during the Ma sons’ sessions. A drive will be made to expand the Masons’ work with the orphanage. Brown is also expected to out line an extensive -civic program which will call for closer coopera- See MASON, page 6-A,. Mewrfay. „ Enraged Agr^ationiat parents of the tw« intetcrated schools. William Frantz, aad McDonough, 19, toA their cMUren out of claaaes in proteat !»■ the integra tion. Othen fearful that violence would niipt also lagk their chil dren bOOM. On Tneeday. virtually ail the schoda reported light attendance. At the two integnrted* schools, there was a total ef about two dozen pnptls. Lete Wednesday night, tliera veral > aperls ef vieience I though none ef ita was seriows. ' During ttw day M peraans were I arrested and 34 aaare iaited Wed nesday night. TMrfy-feur ef tttoee : arreetad were Wegrees. The mass disorders came at the climax of attemiMs by the state (government to o|)pase federal court orders ta iateiprate the twe schools. In an upreariews sesaiew Sun day nigi^,|h* State Leglslatwre voted !»^^e Mer tlie New Or leans sadhpelst diamiMed New Orleaw0yiperinawdsnt Dr. Jas. Re«imoni and aiftheriaed the a^ pointment ef as many legislative sergeanl-ettarwis aa necessary te prevent‘Negroes from entering the schools, en Mendaiy. But fedeeal marshals escorted the four duktren in the two schools Monday mernioig without canwd tt wfkitiM looked on dbapprb^llHK- At that point, it aiveaced as if tbc State’s efforts te block the bove would be thwarted. A few bottrs after the students had eii(*Hre4 the schools, white adottv'ilHi teen-agers took the bat* See DISORDHtS, page 6-A —^ ^,1- — PTA In Anmiai State Meetings Anntkai meetings vf two lAurch grmi|». bi North Carolina twere undeftlmy this weelt. The 81st sessioik of the Central North Carolina Confermce of the AME Zion Church opened in Fay etteville on Wednesday. It is scheduled to come to an end on Sunday. In Dunn, the Cape Fear Confer ence fd the United American Will Baptist Church w*« scheduled See TWO, page S-A Max Jjerner To Give Howa,rd Lectures WASHINGTON, D. C. — Author and, lecturer Max Lerner will de liver the annual Sidney Hillman Lecture at Howard University, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, November 29 and ,30, and Decem ber 8, Christmas Boycott Opbns In S. C. Cities COLUMBIA, S, C.I—Four addi tional NAACP units this weak launched full-scale drives against Christmas buying in pretest against netlil discrimination by retailers/ The new selective buying cam paigns ana being carried out by the Greenville, Dunbarton and Orangeburg NAACP branches as well as the Claflln College chap- See iOYCOTT, page 8-A MORROW I JFK Has Debts Will Morrow Remain linder Demo President? What will happen to am^bessador John F. Morrow’4 position as Unit ed States envoy to Guinea m the new Kennedy adminislration? This'was lust on* of many i«n- answered questions as the mass of sp>9rulation tf*«r Pres.-eleet Kennedy's chpiee ef the men who will become a part ef his ad ministration '^wINed on this week. Morrow, former professor of I French at North Carolina College, was appointed to the post by Presi-1 dent Eisenhower in the summer! of 1959. He was granted a leave of ab sence from Morehouse College,] where he was slated to go' as chiur- mao of the foreign language de- See MORROW, paM «-A ANNIVERSARY PRINCIPALS — Key figures in a formal convo cation at North . Carolina Col- ‘ l*9e's SOth anniversary eelebra- llgn aeries led .week are pic tured here on platform in Mc- Dougald gymnasium awaiting the end of the academic proces sion. Right t* lift are Dr. John Hops franklin, thairmm ef the Breeklyn College histwir dap ai l ment, why delivered ttie |—rin spMch; Dr. Williem It ■ranw, dean ef the freduete —
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