C-jR ^pdy Will Meet In Durham
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VOLUME 37-^0. 9
DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, IMl
j Rtturn PtftBtl* OusrantMd
PRlCiE: IS CEl^
NCCrDuke Faculty Action On
Student Theater Protests Seen
MiMwh, bMHt dirwtM- af H**
highly peptriar* Hilltid* MijH*
Scho#l band at dwrhim. I* tliawn
•bov* l«M, pnfMntlng «.-chNfc
' WkM '!(•» $7nw
' u|rtf»rlii drM| t» KHncl|k«l
It. M. Htftma*. !■ Its 'uMiofid,
w«tk. Mm campaign ha*' nttfad
wINmhi 0^ lM(n« •iMuffh fumd*
to tha baml WlHi 100 naw
unifermt.
MOTHER GIViS WHISKfY; TO
SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTII31
RWKINHAM—The mother of a
8i» jKar od girl who drank enough
whiskey to hospitalize her was
0ven a four months sentence here
on Tuesday on charges of contri
buting to delinquency of a minpr.
Judge Watt Lanmpley sentenced
Mrs. Bessie Crowder and her boy
friend Elijam Ewing after they
had been charged with giving
whiskey to the girl. j
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50 ARRESTED IN
DEMONSTRATION
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than
50 members of CORE and the N
AACP Youth Council were arrest
ed in demonstrations against dis
crimination in theatres and lunch
counters.
Vanload after vanload of Ne
groes and whites were hauled
away from the theatres. They sang
the “Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic” as they entered the police
vans.
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TERRELL CASE PLACED ON
WINSTON-SALEM DOCKET
WINSTON-SALEM—The case of
embezzlement against former Win
ston-Salem Teachers Cdlege busi
ness manager Andrew I. Terrell
is scheduled to. come up during
the two week term of criminal
court now getting underway here.
Terrell attempted suicide while
a state auditing team checked the
schools records last year. He was
subsequently charged with eleven
counts of embezzlement and 15
counts of forgery.
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WATCHMAN CONPESSES TO
SAFE BURGLARY
HIGH POINT —* Major Junior
Short, 22, a nightwatchman, broke
down and told police he was the
man who robbed a bowling alley
safe and a re^tf^nt cash, register
of over $500.
Short had earlier told jjolice a
tale of being threatened by two
white men who held him at gun
point while they were supposed
to have rifled the cash register
and safe at the establishments he
wcs guarding.
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UNION PUTS TWO ON ALL-CIAA
TEAM; CLEO HILL SELECTED
WINSTON-SALEM — Virginia
Union University, this year’s CIAA
champions, placed two men on the
mythical all-CIAA basketball team.
Warren Spraggins and James
Jackson sparkplugs of the Union
quint, were named to the team
along with Cleo Hill, of Winston-
Salem, Walter Ward, of Hampton,
and Lawrence Hancock, of How
ard.
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MYBOYA'S PARTY WINNING
IN KENYA LEGISLATIVE RACE
NAIROBI, Kenya—Tom Myboya’s
political party apeared headed for
a certain triumph in an election
for seats in the Kenya Legislative
Council this week.
The Kenya African National
Union, for which Myboya is spokes
man and leader, held 13 of the
53 seats in a new multi-racial coun
cil for this British Ekist African
colony.
Africans appeared certain to win
all the seats open to them, thus
assuring an African majority for
the first time.
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PREPARE FOR JOBS,|
STUDENTS TOLD
•
Get first class preparation for
first class job opportunities, Mrs.
Sarah Herbfn, associate director
of the Merit Employment program
for the American Friends Service
Committee, told an audience of
students at North Carolina College
on Monday.
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WINGS OVER JORDAN WONT
See SUMMARY, 2-A
Complaints To
Duke Saturday
GREENSBORO — Ihe fourteenth
meeting of the North Carolina
Civil Rights Advisory Committee
will be held Saturday, March 4,
1961, at 2 p.m.,. in the courtroom
at Duke University Law School,
Duke campus.
The Committee will receive re
ports of its standing subcommit
tees studying equal protection of
the law for all citizens in North
Carolina with respect to voting,
housing, education, employment,
and administration of justice.
The meeting of the North Caro
lina Committee is open to the
public. Complaints, if any, will be
received. It is requested that all
complaints be in writing. Voting
See C-R -BODY, 2-A
Petitions Make
Rounds On
Scliool Campuses
Action by members of the fac
ulty at North Carolina College and
Duke University in support of -the
current ktiidept protest against
segregation at two Durham movie
theatres is being planned, accord
ing to reliable informants.
Reports were received this ^eek
that petitions are being circubted
among faculty members on -«am-
puses of both schools 'this week.
The exact jpature of the petitions
wad riot diSli|w^,' t>uP it is be
lieved that they ^enenliy ask for
support of the student'demonstra
tion against' the thea
The p«titions we:
receiyhg substahti
botH schoolp:
There wei^ also reports that
two
stkutiooi would take an . active
part in the picketing of the two
theatres.
High school and 'IbUege stu
dents in the city have been con
ducting a daily picket of the Caro
lina and ;C^nter theatres since
early Febr'tary, A spokesman for
the students said this ^ week ihe^
C(^nsl4ft|ng_u»i^g
meUiods'ift>iiMitiot> -to the picket
ing I to dramatize the demonstra
tions.
Durham Policeman'
Recovers From
Unconsciouness
Durham Police Patrolman J. W.
Price was repotred in “good” con
dition at Lincoln hospital at mid
week where he was admitted Mon
day for treatment.
Price was found in an uncon
scious state at his home late Mon
day by police qfficers who had to
force their way into his residence
at 1904 Cecil St.
Police Chief W. W. Pleasants
said this week his whereabouts
Monday was questioned by Sher-
See PRICE, 2-A
INJURED IN DEMONSTRATION
Mm Frances Moultrie, Morris
Coll«9« laader, sips liquids
through straw in Community
Hespital in Sumter. Miss Moul
trie was Iniurerf by polic* dur
ing CORE dwiMmtraHon an Fab.
2L Sh* has boM unabl« I* rais*
har hoad alnc*. The ph*t*. waa
smuggled owl af tha haayttsl.
W.L. GREENE
N. G. Teachers
Official Dies
Court Asked To
Halt Va. Action
RICHMOND, Va.—Th« Virginia
NAACP, in the Uteat sti«a of a
running battle with the State Cor
poratioo Commisaion. has aaked a
federal conrt to clarify a aaetion
of the state law in order to pfo-
tect names of NAACP members.
The NAACP^'filed a request far
a declaratory judgement with
Judge E. W. Hening, Jr., aaking
him to rule that section 57-40 of
the state code merely requiret
disclosure or record* showing how
money was spent but no names.
Under the section, the State Cor-
GREENE
Man From Cliair
NEW DRLEANSr-'niie Universal
Am’u of Ethiopian Women, 27^
Danniell Street, New Orleans,
Loipsiana 'has ‘established a de
fense committee to* aid Joseph
J«^hs~ InTiis figiit for jfisliceT
We are making this appeal for
mercy. In behalf of Joseph O. Jen
kins domed to die in the electric
chair March 5, 1957. In New Or
leans, Louisiana, Joseph at the
time of the lunancy hearing was
determined by three psychiatrist
as a Catonic Schizaphrenia. Stil\,
the web of prejudices was woven
against Jenkins who was also a
youth of 25 years at that time.
See FIGHT, 2-A
RALEIGH — Dr. W. («. liredne,
Executive Secretary of the North
Carolina Teachers Association for
the past sixteen yearsj was funeral-
ized here Sunday, Febroaljr 26,
1961. Services were cofu^cted
from the Martin l^eet 'Aptist
Church, Rev. Paul H. Johnson',' pas
tor, officiating.
Greene died at St. Agnes hos
pital here Friday while undergo
ing surgery.
Dr. Greene, a native of' Frank
lin Cotmty, served as principal of
the Northampton County TMining
School for four years and' princi
pal of the Nash- County Training
School for fourteen He
joined the faculty of Shaw Univer
sity as instructor in mathematics
and physics and was r^ittly ap^
pointed to the Board 6f TVntteM.
In 1M4 he was elected Ewcativ^
Teachers Assaeiattbo^' pIkiMon
he held until the ' liitR ^ bis ‘
death.
Among his many> educatioiiali
civic, fraternal and reli^dS af
filiations include me^bfers^ in
the following; North Cantliitt^: So
ciety for Resarch, N.^ C. AdVlkiry
Council on Teacher Bdiica^all^ Na
tion*! IMucaUon ^ysc^i
C. ^chert Aiisociation^,.
Teachers; Associatidiii '
Sigma 'Ftr4temity,
Association, Raleigh O
Human Relatipnsk Rrieiigh. Copter
Fellowsl^ip of Southern. Church
men, Editor, North Carolina Toch
ers Record and life mmeber. ii4 the
NAACP. ■'; r' '
Surviving are his wijto^^-lirs.
Ethel Wyche Greene, Rateijgh, 3
sons: John Wesley and George B.
See LEADER. 2-A
Hillside Band Uniform Drive
Gets Off To A Good Start
In less than two weeks after
the official opening, the Hillside
High School $7100 band uniform
drive has all indications of get
ting off to a good start.
PREPARE FOR OPENING—Em
ployees o# Mw North Carolina
Mutual Life Ihsuranee Company
are pictured making last minute
prepereHon for the formal open
ing of rtia firm's newly construct^
'ed branch office building In Nor
folk, Va. Pictured from left to
right are Charles Venfble, MHk
Thelma Felton, Julius Glov4lr,
Mrs. Alice Banks, Lest*r Moore,
Mrs. Roberta Mlltttr, GiNiert
Wood and Mrs. Vivienne Bow-
mat. Conopany executives, in
cluding Preeidmt Asa T. Spaul
ding, and Norfolk Mayor W. F.
Ductcwaorth took part in the
ceremonies)
J. T. Mitchell, band director of
the local school, and chairman erf
the uniform, campaign committee,
announced earlier this week that
contributions to the drive had
thus far netted $219. “This
amount” Mitchell stated, “is
enough to purchase three uni
forms, but we still have a long
ways to go to collect enough for
the additional 97 needed outfits.”
The final goal of the campaign
is to equip the Hillside band with
100 brand new uniforms, and ap
proximately 10 majorette? suits.
Presently, the “much-in-demMd
musical aggregation is using the
seme midnight blue and white uni
forms that were purchased in
1950. Many of them, have long
since vsed up their value, but
nevertheless, are still hanging to
gether by some miracle.
Requests for contributions have
been circulated to merchants, busi
ness enterprise parents, church
groups, fraternal and sorority or
ganizations, and many other or-
ganiztaions asking for supji^ for
the drive.
For additional information con
cerning the drive, please. contact
J. T. Michell, Band Director, Hill
side High School, Concord Street,
fiurham, N. Ct
No Funeral For
Bishop Johnson
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —There
will be no funeral servicM for
Bishop Sherrod C. Johtwon,
loader of the Church of Lord
Joeus Christ of tho Apostolic
PaMi, according to church of
ficials.
The Motive North Carolinian
died on Feb. 18 in Kingston,
Jamaica where he was eonduct-
In services, church officials said
this week.
The TIMES reported crrone-
owsly last week that ho died in
his Philadelphia headquarters.
Death is beitaved to have
boon tiie rosult of a hoart at
tack.
Church officials oxplainad this
week the religious body doos
not believe in funerals and add
ed that no sorvicas were planned
for their dead leader.
' Johnson was a native of Edge
combe County, N- C. He became
head ofthe 50,000 member koii-
See JOHNSON, 2-A
poration Cotnmiaeiaa ie paraMed
to examine the books e( aagr fbai,
corporation or aasoeiatioa aotktt-
ing subscription or ceaMbiitie—
to any cause to detendae hew
the money collected i* to be di*’
bursed.
The see has asked for NAACP
kecords, including namee, hot tiM
^quests have been turned dowa.
The petition before Judge Hentag
aaki that Coaunonwealth Attorney
Gnqr Hadden be restnlnd frsai
proaitcution for alleged vtoiatieaa
of the section.
NAACP officials fear reprisals
will be brought against sone of
the orguiwtion’s members K their
names are tevealed. They contend
the see is «sing the code to get
at the menkcrship lists.
A hearinf on the petition is
slated for Marek 16.
Official to Talk
At West Durham
Dr. Olivia Pearl Stokes of Mas
sachusetts will be the guest speak
er, at’WdORffSain BapGsf Chuirch
Sunday morning, March 5th at
eleven o’clock.
Miss Stokes is a native of North
See STOKES, 2-A
TOP STUDEWT
Negro Tiying
For U. d Ya.
Footi)all Team
CHARLOTTESVILIA VlVWss-
ley L. Harris Negrs smfcnt at the
University of Virgiiiii viio b try
ing out for the football teas kcte
during spring drills, it an abo««
average student
A graduate of Richmend's Aim-
strong higli scMorf. Hanjg was a
top scholar and athlete his
high school days. He vriedie*
torian of bis class and pscaideat
of the student counciL
He entered ttie IMvernty ei
Virginia this fall on a sAolanMp,
!>nd in his first semester esraed
wqp ^ loar B’k Mvl fwnjg, ferj(».
S.27 Merage. A 4.^ aireHig» is per-
feet.
He is interested in aer——tiip
4^ hopes to become an enginewr.
Harris, a 19 year old, showed up
for spring frills Monday daag
^ with 65 other candidates. He was
welcomed by new Virgiaia
William T. Elias, wlw took
this year from Dick Voris.
' Tie ptajned three yt
sive center and defeoslva lia»
backer at Rietunond fer ;
high. Other Negro stndeats
I tried for the team in tbe m
Charlotte Physicians Oppose
Negro Nurse School at Smiih
CHARLOTTE—A proposal that
a nursing school be set up for
Negro students at J. C. Smith
University drew opposition here
this week from the Charlotte Med
ical Society.
A statements from the group,
composed of Negro physicians,
called for admission of Negro stu
dents to the all-white nursing
school at Charlotte Memorial hos
pital instead.
The counter-proposal came as
FIRST IN HIGH POINT—Ray
McAllister became'tho first Ne
gro to be hired aa a route sales
man for GuiHerd Dairy in High
Point. A native of Foyettewille,
lAcAltister U a U. S. Navy vete
ran and the father of two. The
Dairy eesploys seme 35 Negraas
in Its High Point e^etiena.
the results of a lecaduaeBditii
from Charlotte hospilil ateiafe-
trator R. Z. Theaus that Negre
nurses be used to h^ alliiwiata
the shwtage of white mrsgs at
the hoqiital, and that traiaiag
ciUties for the Negro anrses faa
set up at Smith Univwsity.
At a meeting on Taesd^ el
the Chartotte Memorial hosNtd
Commissioners, Hmmus posnteA
out that shortage of morses fv
the hospital will be felt whea
the institution opens a new SI3>
bed wing in November.
He proposed that Negro aanec
be used to h^p the iksatagii
Charlotte Metnorial ia largely
^-white. Only serioHs er conpli*
See OPPOSS. XA
Turner Named
To Baseball
CommissioR
B. C. (PofM) Tuner, was ;
ed this week to tha
Durham Baseball Ct
Turner will serva ea tka
body with threa etker BMarii^nib
whose appoiatMoali wore
public this week. Ikay an
A. R. Wilson, of CtiA
Robert Hicks, farmr
Tom Haat, BuM
Coaipaay.
CoauMatlag on' tl»
mentt, laereattan DirMlgr
Saa TUMM, M