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VOLUME 37—No. 43
DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1961
Return Pottas* GuarantMcl
Race Member Of
★ ★
Job
New
Former
Resident Di^
J. J. Henderson, senior member
of Durham’s Hoasing Authority
Vice chaitman for the past
thm years, was by-passed for the
post of- chairpian in favor of a
neMx appointed btember pf the
body'.
The Hoiiiing Authority last
Thtirsday night, aclect^ Durham's
George Watts' Hill, Jr., president
of Home Security Life Insurance
CopApaiw. i^r Its new chairman.
Hender^oif, an executive of N.
C. Mutual. Lite Insurance Com
pany,^ is the only Negro member
of it)6'five-inan Ijpard. 
• Mill was »ppoinMI last month
to by
n^nUersoln pi^uided at last
Thursday’s meetiig at which elec
tion of the new pi chairman was
mode.
was the first mating of the
'11 board since resignation of
J*^ of'' its members, Marshall
See, APPOHfTEE, page fl-A
PRICE: IS Cents
Body
n™ I Salawh? B llie lad dw to fcyler
„ For November 71k Bond Eledion
Negro Support
^.Q^*JtT-Thr#*
df Hilltida High S«hMI*i
•st eo-«di — Mitt N«m#cemin9'
and her attendants—^Wara caught
bvj^ cmnn «' Gop^liliiftt,
in thrMNMMl's hMnaeomint
, Friday. That's
iing In tho cM(ttr,.'prtt-
«bd*
Hemei
*»> iljijnrtialKfi ^
^hankad hy Janet Hill, right, and
WMMlf Alarshall, left.
Dr. Pleasant Williams, . 27, a
{diJ'^ician was fatally injured Fri-.,
Oct. 20 in &s auto accident.
Funeral services were h'eld.
Wednesday in Swannsboro, Ga„
his home. Burial was in the
Church cemetary there.
Dr. Williams, a tesident at;
Lincoln for nearly three years,
died at Dulce Hosplt^ of third
dpgree burns. His automobile
caught fire after the accident and
the 27-year-old physican was un
able to get out of the car before
sustaining the burns. The accident
occurred on Tuesday, Octqbei' 17..
Williams was a gradate of
Moharry Medical College in Nash
ville, Tenn, He had been. practing
in New Bern for a short time.
He is survived 'by bride of six,
weeks, Mrs. Pleasant Williams, of;
Winston-Salem, his father, T. N.
Williams and several brothers and
sisters.
of Mail
Bus, * ‘
RALEIGH—Five person.s were
kill(;;d and three injured last week
end as a car, apparently trying to
speed around a line of traffic,
crashed into a highway post bf-
fice bus Saturday.
Dead as a result of the accident
which completely demolished the
automobile were Cooper Heggie,
at. 1, Varina, and his two sons,
Charles William Heggie, 19, and
Redell Heggie, 21 of New Haven,
Conn.; William Jones ItlcDonald,
10, Rt. 1, yarina; and James A.
McDonald, 3B, of Rt. 2 Varina.
Three men from the mail bus
were taken to Wake County Mem
orial Hospital where one was hos
pitalized with critical injuries and
the other two were treated and re
leased. Kenneth F. Brock of War-
See WRECK, page 6-A
Michaux Announces Plans For
Housing Project Shopping Center
I ^InrowTr
y and a
IN WARRENTO
State's Firs
white Wafrenton attor ^
young North Carolina C(i^fege law
school graduate Jiave foi
what its believed to b^ theVfirst
interracial law firm in the state.
An announcement from the
fice of Attorney James D. GilltV
land here this week revealed that
he and Attorney Theoseus Clayton
have formed a law firm to be
know as Gilliland and Clayton.
The office will be located in the
Greens building on Market sireet.
Reaction by townspeople to the
merger is expected to be mixed.
Clayton said he expected some
resentment to be shown at first
on the part of some white citizens,
but added that both he and
Gilliland felt the firm would soon
be accepted as a matter of course
in a few weeks.
Warren County, whose county
seat is Warrenton, has a Pre
dominantly Negro population.
Gilliland i? a prominent War
renton attorney who fell into
political disfavor for his defense
in the trial of an acknowledged
member of the Community party.
See FIRST, page- 6-A
Law Firm is Established
WASHINGTON, „ D. C.—Post
master General J. Edward Day |
may have sounded the beginning!
of the end of the honeymoon
between Negro voters and the
Kennedy administration.
Day’s ‘iefthanded” reinstate
ment of ousted S avannah, Ga.
postman W. Wesley Laws this
week will undoubtedly raise the
ire of every Negro leader, North
and South. J
Day, although giving Law backi
the job as postman which he had
lost early in September, describ
ed him as “unsuitable” for the
job and questioned his conduct.
Law’s case was first brought to
national attention when the
NAACP went to bat for him after
he had lost his job on September
8.
Following his dismissal by the
See ISSUE, page 6-A
PMG Reluctantly
Reinstates Ga.
Mail Carrier
WASHINGTON — The National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People this Week
strongly criticized Postmaster
General J. Edward Day for . the
way in which he reinstated W,,W.
Law, a Gerogia fetter carrier and
head of. the Geosgia branch of the
NAACP,
The NAACI^. ^wpral coimsel:^
Robert L. Cart«r{ called Day's
statement “vicious, insultii^ and
misleading.” He said “it raises
grave doubt as to his suitability
for the Cabinet post he holds.”
Day announiced Tuesday that
he was reinstating Law to his
job “with great regret” and '■d(
scribed him as an “unsuitable
employee.” Day added he did ifajt
"WiHT To provide further am
munition for the determine3
publicity campaign to make 8|
martyr of Law”.
Day took note of charges by
i NAACP 'officials that Law’s
I activities as a NAACP leader had
been responsible for his dis-
miss|^.
He Saif .Id not want a
See C. filEW, page 6-A
TO ^REIGN—Pretty Mitt Aniat-
B«^ck, Merrjek-Mfere High
r»i!|Ki «f
MIts fflinecoming thit week-««Wl
at the Merrick-Moore Tigert
GILLILAND
CLAYTON
RALEUGH—'A comtnunity shop
ping center is being planned for
the Washington Terrace housing
project area, it was reVealed this
week.
H. M. Michaux, Jr.,-of Durham,
outlined plans for the shopping
facility to a Raleigh newspaper
last week.
It will be built by .Washington
!Terrace, Inc., owners of the hous-
hg project.
H. M.. Michaux, of Durham, is
president and treasurer of the
housing corporation, He is also
president of Union Insurance and
Realty Company, of- Durham.
According to young Michaux,
who is vice-president and secre
tary of Washingt^m Terracii, the
chopping center will be located
on approximately 1.7 acres of land
located on the cast side of the
housing project.
It will front 400 feet along
Tarboro street to the intersection
of Milburnie Road.
{*resent plans call for a grocery
market, a series of services shops
a launderette, dry cleaning esta
blishment, offices, for Washington
Terrace .and professional offices
for physcians' and d^tists.
Michaux said the approximate
cost of the building housing the
initial section of the shopping-
certter would amount to some
$60,000.
Currently the shopping center
planHeri are sectiring leases for
tenants who will occilpy the aniM
withio th* ceiitei:. ^
Negro’s Stake In
Freedom of Speech
Topic of Talks
CHAPEL HILL—How far is
America prepared to go in ex
tending complete freedom to the
Negro?
Why are organizations like the
House Un-American Activities
Committee a potential threat to
civil rights?
How is the > question pf civil
rights for the Negro linked to
the problem of freedom of speech
and the First Amendment?
These and similar questions will
be answered here Friday in a day
long workshop on Freedom and
the First Amendment to be held
at the Fellowship hall of the
Presbyterian Church on Header-
son street.
Old North State Physicians Vow
To Fight Medical Discrimination
The Old North State Medical I because of their race, creed, or
Society,. reportedly the nation’s' color.,,
oldest organization of Negro medi-| Dr. W. W. Hoffler of Elizabeth
cal men; Wednesday voted to 1 City, president of the ONSMS,
wage an “all out” campaign I said he understood it to be the
against segregated health and hos^
pital facilities in North Carolina.
The action followed Lincoln Hos
pital’s 16th annual Prostgraduate
Clinic.
In a report delivered by Dr.
Charles D. Watts of Durham,
president of the Lincoln Hospital
staff, it was revealed that the
State of North Carolina has a
law requiring racial segregation
in mental health facilities.
Replying to a question, Dr.
Watts said he had been in con
tact with NAACP legal' experts
on Ihe matter. Dr. Watts was in-
tiHicted by the society to con
tinue his negotiations ^iiith the
NAACP “with the view of bring
ing class action asarnst responsi
ble authwities an«l institutions
now making it lawful at the state
The workshop is being sp6nsor- {le^el to «e|re|it« agr irou^. bt
See SPEECH, page 6-A ih« state’s citizeM from {iciUUeii
“desire of the body to wage a
relentless campaign against any
and all agencies currently segre
gating against North Carolina
citizens in health and hospital
facilities.” Sustained applause fol
lowed this statement.
A spoke^an for the Judiciary
Committee, headed by Dr, Emery
Rann of Charlottee, said the com-
h4ittee hasi un ler “constant
study” the matter of som" locali
ties planning to apply for Hill-
Burton'(federal) money to operate
segregated facilities.
No repbrt Was given on th" pre
vious discussion the ONSMS has
had with the North Carolina
Medical Association regarding our
unrestricted ' membership for
Negro physicians. However, Dr.
Wiley T. Armstrong of Rocky
MouBtt .gwa'etary of the Negro
See PHYSICIANS, page 6-A
He’s No Foreigner
... He’s A Negro
eeHtorate tli« tch««l's fir'st
% M mgiiit a|k • mem-
,b«r'of Manmalrarii of
AiiMHca.
CHAPEL HILL — A Negro
student at the University of North
Carolina was recently admitted to
the Varsity Theater here, but was
ejected when it was discovered
he was not a foreign students
TTie Varsity has a policy of not
admitting Negroes to the theat
er, while the Carolina Theater:
here will admit Negro UNC i
students who can identify them- j be made wrtb thV
selves as students. 1
See MOVIE^i. page frA " '
SOPHOMORE TO REIGN AS QUEEN
Merrick-Moore Set
For 1st Hprnf^ommg
I MesrtcMioone High School will
Tts . first .football homecom
I lag rtiebrctlMi bieginning Friday
fliglM at 7 p.m! with a bonfirt-,
X^' miisic from several
;cCSISi|9(.^nds.
'Affair, the first in the.
..tiiishtol the 11-year-old schuui
' wili Katitre the bands of Central
High SMool, Roxboro. Hiltnd
Hisii. WKitted Jr High and th
CHAPELi HlU^Movie houscsi Xeffick-Moora Fiond. They will
in Charnel Hill were given nntltj Mie bonfire and dancc
after the Christmas Holidays to j F>"*day.
domplet^y integrate its facilities to 1 Highlightint tiie celebration
all perso,-is by the Chapel HIH Cont»f^iil te* the Saturday night gri ■
mittee for Opening the Mavies to! tilt at County Stadium at 8 p.m
Hove Underway
to Open
In Chapel Hill
All this w“ek. . ■
No recoui'se was proposed at the
Tuesday ni^ht mating in case the
two theaters* here did not eoirtjrty
with the groiio’s ultimatum.
^«;^we^ the Herrick-Moore "ngcr
a«d PinckM^ Hish School of C»i
thage; *fh Tigers will be out ti
maho in a row and the;-
'arvin^Vo^ mental condition after
ide will be heiil
•MING, page 6-A
HOMECOMING TALK-ltokli.g,
plant for tho w|Momiit« Mor
rlck-Mooro Hifh School H^no-
coming cflabrgMn FrWay ^
Saturday art teft to right Mka.
Yvonno RoblnMMa, MIm
coming attMMiant; Mart»|a Nuan,
starting ^«|uart*rkack for
Merrick-Mooro grW toaw; Mita
Arnotta ^w.lleck, Mita Morrtck-
Moare HoNMcoMiag; ' Kohart
Stancil, Wrst strinf Tlgte,,ful!-.
kafl;; ard. Mil* Kn'grty J|«kit**-
Min Homacoming attwidant.