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DAWSON TURNS DOWN JOB AS POSTMASTER GENERAL Chapel Hill Clergyinen Say "liRiair 2 ^ Thciese Woriiingtao, iDiinar MJtt Paga.Oae, Mlh Attention t» tha New March of Dtaet. Tb^ caiD||tlgti.i;rtfyidM fundi IttiTba'Vm*, tional Foundation's prognwvfbr til^ defeci,.artlirttU P^, jpatknU; aids thciaiining.ot.piBfaiwioBiliWilMifrMMi^tippo^ ilificjc9«nidi. - TIMES On Slchool Issue Chapel Hilliaiis Answer Chaiiiei L«tt«r* from Mi* lUvtrMfd* J. R. Manl*y and W. R. Pov*hM of Chapol HHI limiiworlns M MHtor- Tal of th* Carolina Timm lait 'wMk N«in dn this pafla .under Mm hMKUnsa " 'MaJicieitt .Lia/ Says Manloy/' and "Poi^haa S«iN^ TIMieS 'Unfair.' " Tliay m Mn- tiniM on pago Mo trf'ttiw soi- tlon.^ Th« lattors ara -priiiMd bi MANLEY R«v. Mtnlay dascribod a ment charging him with .voting for oraction of two sagi agalad schools as a "malicious lia." Rov. Fovshao said tha TIMES com* mants wore "disappointing* and "unfair." The TIMES story and editorial last weeic and tht statements from Rev. Manley and Foushee resulted this week from a controversy that is currently brewing over the pro posed new school construction. The Chapel Hill school board vSee MINISTERS, 6-A Foushee Asserts TIMES "Unfair" yn«^Tw“iim«ge^ VOLUME 36—No. SI bURHAM. N.% Si^tURpAY, DECpififiR 17, ISM t.« Return. Postage Guarantaod . Illinois To Remaifi lUiQOii WASWNQtON, n. C, ^ngrw Wttliam^ !• Iwnii dowif . tMs wen! .-fi,. - ■* ' It was ■ learned fro* Inforii^ sonrces that the vettsran la^»lw‘ had been ofFsred the post by iPrasl* dent-elect John Kefinady late th^ weelc. In turning domm the P^> Dawson said ha prfforrad to 't*- main in Congress whan ha felf^ he could be of more service,' He is the first Negro in JDOd^a history to be offered a cabinet- level job in the U, S. goverhmcflit. Speculation had become in creasingly intense in the past few weeks that the IlUnoia Congress' man ^('ould be offered tl\e,jpi>.. ’ >, It is felt that Senator Kehnifdy is aware that he, received heaV*y support from Negroes In the etet- tion. . . Dawson’s rejection of the Of|e^ came as no stu^rise to sour^ clese to the veteran legislator. FM some weeks, since his name wa# first mentioned for the post, re- parts havp circulated that he might not accept if the job were offered. Chief reasons given were his, gcBeral physictil' cooditioa. It was felt that Dawson thought the job might be too strenuous, for him. A r(4} v«feran jin professional p^ti(^, .ba|li^n rpte throMgli the I cago ft.iiik uhiaehe9-1o f and 1 ;polMl» '9» jjfUrti^ a4 .a] ,ffiaebteelan^iiiM 5wt^iedt','o*«:peh ^'.New DiiAlj/nitte tlhil^ 'MKyb^' ’ ' ''■ ■ NO FREE SPEECH FOR HIM —Medgar EVars, NAACF fKId secretary for Mississippi, has been sontencod to 90 days hi l^ll at«d fined $tOO for callirig the unwarranted eonviation of a; fita* gro farmer a 'mockery of hidl- cial lustice." NAACP EyaieuH.Va Secretiry Roy wllklns' vowod, this we^ that tli* iis^latlpn will fight fhis case to ast court, if nacMsary^ te mh that justice i» d4nt." / won five, terms on the Chi' City CouncU between 1933 1M3 aad wetit to i^on^n ia vhereytw has b^n returned linitan of Aim Hdme Conv on Government Operations. REV. RO BfST SINOERir-The "Capital City Five," vocal. ensetnMe of Ga^r won lF|rst place In the first aifi|tu4|l Choir Pektivtl of foAgs at RalaliHi's Memorial au- dltvrlum last wee^. th^ wei« Voted the bfst of nfore Man |S- (chofars, 'and ensemblM appear^ liig eii the festival. A cash prise of (1M was (Presented them. The Amoy 9wbilM finggrs, of Dur ham, second (See picture, 4-A)« The fastlvai was sponsored W the North Car^ina Interde- nominetional Ushers Association. N. C. Masons Re-elect Brown WINSTON-SALEM -r Clvk S. Bcowa^ pron^iqent funeral dirMtor of, this city, was renelected to a second term as grand master of Prince Hall Fre£ and Accepted Mi^Ons of North Carolina Wednes day. His election capped a three day meeting staged by the organization here this week. , , The . Orand Lodge also ap- , grgirMi an eight point program effa«yd by Brown In his annual address Tuesday night. Some 713 delegates from thrbi^h- out the state. were in attendance at the meeting^, held at Firpt ^ap- ^st ChMrch here. Rideigh W9S se^cted as the site of next* year’s, tiM 91st .'Grand XAxige m^ing. ^ . J.. C. Hubbard, prominent bur- liaWte, lost in his' bid for the of fice, of Grand Secretary * Hubbud, wlie jj diairaiafi of the ttate iia- .•i ance committee, opposed Fred Alexander, of Charlotte, who was re-electe|. ' dtherf MMlpcted included Bishop tierbert B, Shaw, of Wil mington, deputy griuid master; 1^. H. N. Dei^, of Washington; grand treasvMn W. L. Bynuhi, of Kinston, ^and senior wardeni and James P,i^ch, Jr., of Lum- berton, grand iunlor warden. A sum of nearly $1,000 was raised by the organization for charities, inpl'uding Oxford Or phanage. In a departure from past cus tom, the Grand Lodge welcomed for the fint time members of the Order of Easteiii Star for one of its sessioBB. .Mn;. Maggie Stro^, of Ahoskle, qiost worthy grand matron of the Intern Star, spoke briefly and pres,id.ed. OtHers frojn-the Order taking See MASONS, frA* Two p-ominent Chapel Hiil min- i^rs issued statements this week challenging a TIMES editorial Iasi week charging Negro ministers PRICE !'Hr favoring segregation in pro posed new school consrtuction foi the diy. The Reverends J. B. Mahley and ''W. R. Foushee in letters to the TIMES this week said in effect that the TIMES news story and ef^itorial last week misrepresented % posUton of ministers in the is and'pointed out . what they de scribed as several misstatements >of. fact. I Malicious ye/' Roland Darham niie Rev. Harold Roland, for the (iBst 12 .years -pMtor of the Mt. ^leadi Baptist Church, of Oui^mi aniwunced his resignation i^om the church pastorate last Sunday. A letter of resignation, dated December 10, was read to the as sembled membership at a special meeting called immediately follow ing Sunday mining’s service. It was greeted by a momentary period of stunned silence. The resignation was finally ac cepted with an exprwaion of “re gret.” A motion authorizing mem hers of the church official baard See ROLAND, 6-A —t- y v Editor t ^ f ',4t is a strange i|estlfkv that sees t^fp freedom'‘^igbters at odds with each other to the extend that one feels the need t()f blast the other in such a way , as to iM,ke the fighi for freedom less etf^tive. May I publicly thank you fdr the ti«;ie you took to chat With me about this matter in ray office. ■ It is understood that in this (Continued on page 2-A) Editor The Carolina Times In your Editorial of December 10, 1960 entitled: “The Struggle For Integration in Chapel Hill,” you stated: “The most pitiable lot is that of several Negro minis ters of the community who are trying to do a circus act by rid ing two different horses at the same time—the conservative and the progressive. They know that there is absolutely no possible way for Negroes to ever' obtain equal educational opportunities with the whites, but. apparently for the lack of vision and down right moral courage, they will not take a definite stand in the matter.” i “Because in the past Negroes of ChaMl Hill and Onfnge Caqnty «QUrtigeous leMuniiip, wbiofa in the present crWb has totally failed ttem, they aie now pfMti- cally like a herd af sheep with out a shepherd. Oitf honest opin ion is that the Negroes of Chap el Hill are entire^ wifoout lead ership.” Having iieen bom and -reared in the vteinity- of €hape^ with family ties that spread into almost every church .in the area, (Continued on page 2-A) CHRISTMAS CHEMISTRY—Class in first year chemistry at AAT College had the holidays in mind when they construct^ last week this Christmas tree from equip ment in the laboratory. The main structure of the tree Is the common ring stand and regular clamps hold round bottom flasks. containing serve tiio purp— ^ dbtoi attse balls. ClaM menAers, Caraldim Sm> soms, Mt, Palrasent; ami Dwrfo Goins, ftMr'a*. Vo.; Mm popular graitliig, *1Naiiy ClirM- m«*." symbols. Sudden Death Strikes 2 Men Two Durham men mnapwirt and died suddently this waifc. Tbejf were HesEjr Wittlains. Jt, SI. 806 Sooth Abtaa avon*. ami nd £. Tborpe, M, W Qnnf •*»> nne. Wflllants «M dhwwfi#|N»- when fbwidi He « latf eartf itmmSmi, tie* believia be mWered • si laws Fayetteville's: Ba^ in Sanl(^d Inauguration ^ FAYETTEVILLE—“At the re quest of the Governor’s Inaugural Committee, th6 Fayetteville State Teachers College band, under the direction for the third yeac of ThcMnas Bacote, will be one oi the groups to participate in the Gover nor's Inaugural Parade on Thurs day, January 5, “Dr. Rii^lph Jones, President of the College, said today, i The band of fifty pieces wai re cently equipped with new uiUferms and has been active both on - and off the campus throughout th$ fall and winter session. O VSG Band To Sho^ At Pro Game Sunflay PETERBURG, Vh. — '111# IM piece Virginia State College )|arch ing Band will pr^nt a h^Ume show at Yankee Stadiuiv in New York City on Sunday, Deceynber 18. the band..j«riH appear at the See 6-A Monday momlng. Funeral services forjhini will b« ’ held on Saturday, De|L 17 irt the ' Mt 'Vernon Baptist CSiirch at two o’ctock pjn. The Her; C. T, Bnmne,, Mt^ Vemoa past(tf..^wiiLjgibciateH.^ and burial will follow io Becch^' wood cemetery. Williams is survived by his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry WilliaiBsJr of South Alston avenue, one sis^ ter., Mrs. Mary Williams; two thers. Eddie, of the U. S. Arsajr, and Joe WlUiams, of Durham. Thoryw died on his w«y •• work eoriy Tuesday morning. Mo waa f«und on tho sidewaBt •• North Regibero strWt at See SUDDEN, 6^A VISITOR FROM CONGO—Henri TiJkisalar, left center, president of the National Union of Congo- taf* Students, now on a tour of th*’ , United States paid a visit to AAT College last weok. With him are Walter T. Johnson, Jr., at left, president of the AAT Student Covemment and at right. Juanita Tatum, "Miss A & T,** and Don Smith, Houston, Texas, vice president of the National Student Association. Durhamite to Lead Fraternity in National Conclave NiWTON Dr. i. Gregory Newton, North Caroling College political scientist, will head a delegation of some 4,- OOO Omegas at the fraternity’s 47th annual Gsand Conclave at San An tonie, T-eX'., Dec. 27-30. Newton is serving his second term as Grand Basileus. H..Carl Moultrie, I, Washington lawyer and national Execuuve Sec retary, wilt share presiding honors with Newton at the fii^ plenary session Teurday, Dec. 27. Registration begins at St Phillips’ College, Dec, 26. Theme fcff this year’s conclave is, “Youth of the Wwrld: Areela- rators of Progress and Change." . Business meetings will be held at Vil}ita Assembly Building. Co^ Ber Presa and Villita Streets, S#n Antonie. Reports from national and re gional offices highlight the busi ness parts of the program On the social side, a busy round •d. parties and receptions tr be capped off with a ple»s".re flight Dec. 29 tq Mexico City wiii be of fer^ the visiting Greeks from throughout the U. S., Europe, and Central America. ST. AUGUSTINE’S GETS 9SI;Mt GRANT ' RALEIGH—Dr. James A Boyer, President ,of Saint Augustin«>’s Cel-’ lege announced that the Natiei^ Science Foundation has swarded Saint Augustine’s CoU»ge a grant Continued on 4-A Methodists Give $10,006 To Bennett GREENSBOP.O —Qpsb gifto t* Bennett College in cxceaa af $10, 000 wen linn r imrn if dirlMj iba aa nual caU** at tt* lina l^ethodi^ Coneteaea MIT the coHe^ Tuesdi^. ' Bidiop Edgar K Uwe, Kend af the deneminaMan. gitaakbMi ndlr ttie session wMeb iMt haM ba Pfemer CImmI wbiifc traded ovar Nit aiikWagtal «mI lay delegatea. The s«nn $8,S^4B wa* lapaal «d by the four tWafrift, tnjarilanii deats of the this was $179B.A 'tt|Mt«i % Washington eonl^rtiiii aatf 1^ by the Driaw«e - ciBiifaMag»-«Mg( See MRTMoqtrre,, 18 Adults ISdiicatkkii Eigbtaaa recipi«|it» of by the fhirtiaia tlon Center pleting aa eight Basic Salesauashlp tba Diatributive HMit at HHIaide Ltodsey A ef Distributiva side, tervad aa course the ai ucattoa
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