Hiifli's fiiMiHB Priest
Profile Of New
Father Gibson Has Beeti Fighting
^Ihe Race's Battles for 15 Years
DBtoWlliiiles BoBW
Negro Leadc^r
Father Theodore Gibson’s stead-
refusal to divulge names of
^iami NAACP members to a Flor-
Xiourt has become a symbol of
■ the growing determination Of Ne
groes throughout the South to
the efforts o( white supre-
’®^Ttrtcists trying desperately' to re-
^air the chinlgs in the outmode
"* cast of segregation.
What kind of man is Father
' 1 Sibsan? What is there in his past
u that would motivate him to take
such risks? ^’ollowing is a' bio-
— 'graphical sketch of the Florida
li seiergyman which sheds some
UsMght on this new type of southern
>c>!qNegro which i.i rising to assume
is (the leadership of hiu people in
iiitithese ^mcs.
Father Gibson was born In Mi-
—ami, Florida, on April 24, 1815.
He attended St. Augustine College
RaWgh, and Bishop Payne Di-
jjtaity School, now part of, the
! ^rginia Theological Seminary,
j * His first charge was in the
^ faster Carolinas covering the
towns of Washington, Bellhaven,
. Sedesville, Aurora. The 2nd was in
Hampton, Va. Miami was his third
Charge. He has served there for
the past 15 years. Under his^lead-
ership the Christ Episcopal Church
has grown from a mission church
to a regular congregation of' 800.
■ Father Gibson led a major'slum
dearance program 13 years ago.
As a result the Coconut Grove
community received sewerage dis-
jfosal, running water and removal
of old houses. Father Gibson was
instrumental in the passing of a
city ordiiiaQce requiring running
water /or all citizens. He was
also instrumental in the estab
lishment of the Richmond Heights
iiomm'inlty. Twelve y^ars later, it
pow has 2,500 families. It was
brought into being due to the
poor and limited housing facili
ties available to Miami’s Negro
populace. At the time, the FHA
was not giving commitments to
Negroes. Richmond Heights is the
city’s most desirable Negro seC'
tion.
Along with NAACP Attorney G.
E. Graves,^ he was the first to
have a l^tiite Citizens Council, of
ficial arrested. It too|^ plape when
LeGree, a Negro, ihoved into the
Orchard Villa section (all white).
Fred B. Hockeet of the Seaboard
Citizens Council threw a line of
demonstrators around the house.
This was in the,spring of 1956.
:The Miami NAACP gave a tea at
LeGree’s house. Messrs. Gibson
■and Graves left the crowd and
■went to the municipal building
and asked for the arrest of the
pickets. The pidcets were arrest
ed. They were taken to court and
convicted. The judge suspended
sentence but threatened to impose
it of the see participated in any
more racial activities 'Ihis broke
the back oi the organization.
Father Gibson led the city’s
bus integration fight in 1956. This
Involved the Maggie Garmon V.
Miami case. The Association won
the suit ih the District Court and
the buses Were inte.prated.
The Dade Ccunty NAACP has
FINE
FOOD
... is our stock in trade. From Fresh, tasty
sandwiches to full course meals, you’ll
find our food the best.
BILTMORE GRUL & HOTEL
WE CATER TO PARTIES, CLUB MEETINGS,
BANQUETS
E. Pettigrew St. TdL S-2071
hnsh-
iii>.
lul
D
1
FUEL OIL-KERpSENE
Metered
Delivery
Telephone
M217
KENAN OIL COMPANY
J11LLSB(5RG road
DURHAM, N. C
my kS
TAXES A,
PROBIEIH?
Some people use this solution i thfey
depbSiit one twelfth of their annual,
taxes monthly in a,special Savings
Accoimt in this bank. Then they’re
ready at tax time. Maybe this plan
would work well for you. Try it.
O'
Mechanics & Farmers Bank
, Parrish St. • Dur^^am, N. C.
GIBSON
filed 40 student assignment cases
in the last three years. These in
clude Gibson v. Board of Public
Construction of Dade County;
Homestead Air Force in Home
stead; Orchard Villa Elementary
School; Fullford Elementary
School ; and North Miami Betph
Junior High School.
Father Gibson fought against
the establishment of an all-Ne-
gro junior college in Miami. He
was successful in that no Negro
has accepted appointment on the
advisory committee.
In the field of recereation he
led the fight for desegregation of
Miami Springs Country Club golf
course (city owned). This was th«
case of Ward v. Miami.
He secured temporary (dne day)
desegregation of all parks and
swimming pools in the city by ad
ministrative action. However, this
was reversed by the city council.
As a result the local branch filed
suit. The ease is still pending.
Father Gibson led the success
ful fight to desegregate all county-
owned beacfccs, parks, hospitals
in Dade County. Hiere is a small
btory to this.
He met with the crunty mai)a-
ger ip November, 1959, and asked
that be issue aq order calling for
desegregation action. The county
manager said no. Father Gibson
said; It you don’t, I will” whereup
on Messrs. Gibson and Graves
went back to the NAACP office
where people were waiting and
proceeded to integrate the beaches
and parks ' ' "
Father Gibson W4S instrumental.
In setting up a siyn protest co
ordinating Comnutt!^ between the|
Association and 'c^^lE and a local
ministers allianc?i)(ifhey conferred
with city officiaat^r And, on Au
gust i; 19&), \)^lgreen. Wool-
worth, Kress Mj^j^ry and W. T.
Grant integrated >t^ir lunch coun
ters as did RicHirds and Sears de
partment stores.’ ‘'M took place
without incident,'?,,;
J^unds raised in the New March of Dimes arc used to provide schot-
arshipi for the education of skilled professional workers. Left to
right above: Dorothy Robinson, Houston, Texas, is studying physical
therapy at Northwestern University; Louis Ivey, Washington, D.C,
was medical student research award winner at Howard University
Medical School, and Reatha Clarke, Moultrie, Ga., predoctoral Fd-^
low at University of Chicago. Your contribution to the New March
of Dimes will support The National Foundation’s unique program
of professional education. •
threatened on
ofp^sions. In No-
Methodist Bishop Makes Appeal
for Aid to Tenn. Voters Evicted
His life has
ten different
vember of IQSfti^e received
phone call warning'that he would
be tarred and .frathered. Local,
Negroes immedi^f;|y set up a bar
rier around hisotortie complete ^
with 24-hour guai'dii' White friends,
forced the sherl^'.’to give police
pptection. ' * j
Father Gibson is married to the
former Lula Lofton of Kinston,]
N. C., whom he met at St. Augus-
^ tine. Their son Theodore, Jr., is
16. Father Gibson’s hobbies are
preaching and civil rights. He h^s^
been president of the Miami NA|
ACP branch for the last five
years.
Sweet Chocolate Ice Box Cake
Adds Glamour to Party Meals
By BETTY COOK for ANP
Ever since the new-famous re
cipe for Sweet Chocolate Cake
swept the country two or three
year^ ago^ there has been an in
creased demand for new recipes
using sweet cooking chocolate.
Here, then, is a noteworthy con
tribution to the fast-growing col
lection of delicious desserts made
with this light, yet richly flavor
ed chocolate.
This is an icebox cake—a per
fect dessert for those festive oc
casions when only the, very best
wilt do. But, handsome -wid Titter"
ly delicious as it is, this Sweet
Chocolate Icebox Cake has a prac
tical virtue, too. It is prepared
at least 12 hours ahead of meal
time (24 hours is even better,)
leaves the busy hostess free to go
about other preparations with the
comfortable knowledge that the
grand finale of her dinner is ready
and waiting.
Just before the guests are due
to arrive the dessert, in all its
elegant perfection, is unmolded,
garnished with whipped cream
and chocolate curls or nuts, and
put back into the refrigerator for
an hour or so before it is served
to the satisfaction of all partakers.
CHOCOLATE REFRIGERATOR
CAKE
2 packages (1/4 pound each)
sweet cooking chocolate
3 tablespoons water
2 egge yolks', unbeaten
2 tablespoons^ confectioners’
sugar
2 cups whipped cream ov pre
pared dessert topping mix
2 egg whites, stiffly ^beaten
36 ladyfinger halves
Melt chocolate over hot water.'
Add 3 tablespoons water and stir,
until blended. Remove from heat,
add egg yolks, and beal vigorous-^
ly udtil smooth^ Add sugar and
mix well. Fold whipped creiitfl
into the chocolate mixture. Thw
fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Litie the sides of a 9-inch
spring-form pan with 2Q of (fie
ladHinger halves. Arrange lady
finger halves across bottom qf
pan. Pour half of the chwtilate
mixture into pan. Arrange I'lttf-’
finger halves on top; pour in re
maining chocolate. Chill 12 to 24
Eoffrs. Unmoia: Top wiffi ad«^
tiopal whipped cream and garnish
with shaved chocolate or choco
late curjs. Makes 10 servings.
BALTIMORE, Md.—Bishop Ed
gar A. Loye, head of the Balti
more Area of The Methodist
Church, has appealed to President
Eisenhower in behalf of the dis
possessed Negro sharecroppers of
Payette and Haywood Counties,
Tiennessee.
The bishop was joined by Bish
op John Wesley Lord of the Wash
ington Area of the Methodist
Church; Bishop George W. Baber
of tl^ T^tst Episcopal District,
the. AME fchurch, and Bishop
Charles Ewbank Tucker of the
AME Zion Church, Louisville, Ky.,
in the following teleeram:
“It has come to our attention
that many Negro people in Fayette
and Haywood Counties, Tennes
see, who registered to vote in the
recent election, have been evicted,
or are in process of being evicted
froin thpir homes.
“Orders have been issued for
the eviction of 300 families in
Haywood County, and 400 fami
lies in Fayette County. At least
forty (40) people are already
evicted in Fayette County and
are living in tents without floors
in sub-freezing weather. These
families cannot buy food or fuel
in the county in which they live,
but must drive fifty miles to
Memphis.
“We also understand that a
Ee4eral District Court turned
down an application of the De
partment of Justice for a restrain
ing order preventing these evic
tions.
“Certainly, Mr. President, this
in our judgment shoi^ be investi
gated by the FederStI Government,
and some relief given to these
people. Perhaps the Army should
go in with medical and foo| sup
plies, and with tents for tempo
rary housing.
CAM01IM4
''nm TRUTH UWWUPtSir—FAW MfAT.
PaiMer Sopporters Raise
During Sdioioi's Antwal R tali
Knoxville Prof.
Gets Ph.D.
IWOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rose
mary Frayser Adams, associate
professor of music at KnoKville
College since 1956, recently re
ceived the Doctor of Education
Degree in Music Education with
specialization in higher education.
F’rior to coming to Knoxville
College, Dr. Adams taught at A
and T College (Greensboro), Texas
Southern University (Houston)
and Lincoln University (Mo.). She
is active in civic and religious
community life. The American As
sociation of University Professors,
Music Educators National Con
gress and Alpha Kappa Alpha so
rority are among the many pro
fessional* and social organizations
in which she holds membership.
The daughter of Mrs. Rose Fray-
ser and the late Dr. William Neal
Frayser of Macon, Ga., she is
married to Eugene F. Adams,
Knoxville contractor and interior
Dr. Adams received the Bache
lor of Arts degree from Fisk Uni
versity and the Masters of Arts
degree from Columbia "University.
SEDAUA — AmidiA cheers,
wngB and pott-hoilday mirth, an
nual Roll Call Day was held at Pal- j
mer Memorial Institute, Stdalia,!
January 3. !
Alumni, friendf. facutty, per-:
ionnel and studenti raised some
^,100 for the general expenses
of the school. , ,
Dr. Charlotte .Hawkins Brwn,'
Founder, President-Emerita, in-1
ctiated the day 18 ypars ago to;
help meet the school’s needs.
The Roll Call goal is generally
«et at $8,000 or more to equal the
contribution of our largest Indlvi-;
dual doner, Robert G. Stone, Pal-^
mer Trustee and Philanthropist of,
Boston, Massachusetts. |
The drive is largely supported
and encouraged by the facilty and‘
personnel. The classes compete,
with one another tii raise and con-;
tribute the most money. Thi. year'
the banner goes to the Senior
class.
In addition to fund raising, the
Palmer student body was increas
ed by two: Susan G^il Avant. Pat
terson, N. J. and R^as Bennett,
Augusta Gy. Susan was accompani
ed by her mother, Mrs. Wilhel-
minia Avent, who greeted the Pal
mer family.
OtJ;'drt vUUing and greeting
the Palmer family were Mingo
ijlawkins, brother of Dr. Charlotte
Hawkins Brown; Miss Addie Wil
lis, sister of Dr. Brown, both of
West Medford, Mass.; Mrs. Lucy
Coles Williams, Hampton, Va.,
Ufe-long friend of Cr. Ippni. and
Mr Fred Holt, Um ff Y.
whose SOB ts pratMjr sttendint
Palmer.
Miss Wilhclmina M. Craas—.
Presidi*nt expressed the h»re that
the school would contir^ie lo carry
on the traditions of the tmmdtr.
Pilgrimage
Continued ifom 4-B
of the Virginia ChrisUaa Lead-
ership Conference said in tlM
statement of purpose: **lke
eral Government with its'seat at
authority less than ISO^miles froqp
heze, has not made a single step
to grant relief to the p^ple of
Prince Edward.
"We Imp* Mr. Kmmmif will
hoar afceut PHnee E«twar4 Catm-
ty bacatfsa Mr. EisanlMwar doaa
■Mt know it exists."
Another purpose o/ pilgrim-
?~e was to aid the Priocc Edward
County Christian Association in
perpetuatir." the work «f their
educational ceotcrs that are pro-
viding classes for the 1900 Negro
children who arc presently o«t
of school.
Noted leader! of many groups
in Virginia brought wtxds oi
greeting. Among those present
was a former Virginian. Wyatt
Tee Walker, now executive direct
or of SCLC ia Atlanta, Ga. Blr.
Walker, founded of the Pilgrim
age idea, introduced Mr. Aber
nathy.
Overton’s Pressed Face Powder ...
is a new and smoother com
pact powder that will give
complexion a soft natural
look . . . it’s the powder
you’ve been searching for.
It is blended with a creamy
foundation that will not
streak . . . jitays on longer
than most loose powder . . .
and the no-spill compact
keeps your purse neat!
Only 59c (plus tax)
Mirrer-Campact—11.10
(plus tax)^
Overton Hygienic Manufacturing Ok
CHICAGO fl. ILL.
BIRTHS
The following births, ^^sre^ re
ported to the Durham Coui
Health Departiaa^ during tl
week of January f^rough 7,
E^ard and tfarlara Hinas,
Birl. ft \
Oliver and ThllU Brown, boy.
Albert and Nallm Burroughs,
boy. 1
Thomas and Slmath Burket.V
boy.
Georg* and E^y^ Tata, boy.
Brook and E|i|a^,]^ashinglon,
CiRnly and Bwniif^, P|att, boy.
PjimI and Laurag^j^^war, boy,
Paul and Carle^f^.freeman, girl
J^as and Anni||j^Taylor, gtrl.
vifllllam and b/«^!* Burnatta,
girl.
James and BeiiUih Hill, gtrl.
William and Lula,(Jenkins, boy
MAKES^SKINBi£ACH&
OLD mmm
• lightens dark
a par fact powder
base
litouLtliners el-SwfW^
NEWSBOYS
WANTED
50 Newsboys Needed To Sell
t'.
...A.
MUST BE 40 YEARS OR (H.KR
APPLY IN PERSON AT TH5CAW)LINA TIBpp _
436 E. PETTIGREW ST. ^HlAM,N.a