Court Delays ^terGary- AME Zio'
ispute
PHUP FREED OF MURDER CHARGE
SISTIR OARY
Claims to Church Propeifty to
Be Aired Ih Dec. 14th &ion
RALEIGH—The trial of a church ficials
dispute involving the Rev. Mable
Gary Philpot and the A. M. E.
Zion Church i^ scheduled to take
place here on Monday, Dec. 11
The issue, which will be placed
before a Wake County Superior
Court, is who haa the rights to
the church prop^ty located at
Hill and Eden ton streets here.
Located op the property is a
Church which A. M. E. Zion
ficiato ""tflilfliMit filillM
il A. M, Zion. piunh and l)e
longing to that denomination.
The Rev. Mrs. philpot, bettei
known in reliKioug circles as
Sister Gary, and her followers
claim the propBrtyj. is ^esleyan
Church of DeUvcrtlrtCe and be
longs to theft* oon^gation.
The dispute ,^aro'»e in, early
November* Xollovring the ■ annua!
conference of the W>rtIT Carolina
A.. M. E. Zion Church during
which Sister Gary was assigned
by the conference to a church at
Fayetteville.
After the conferencs. ^ster
Gary notified church officials
that she and the Grace Memorial
conjiregation had decided lo
withdraw from the denomination
and retain posseasion of the
church property.
The. congregation (hanged the
name from Grace Memorial
A. M.' E. Zion to Wesleyan
Church of Deliverance.
On the following week A.M.E.
Zion officials reacted by seed
ing the Rev. L. P. Perry to
Raleigh to assume the pulpit of
the church in the name of the
denomination. But he was re
strained by police on orders from
Sister Gkiry from entering the
church.
A week later A. M. E. Zion of-
^ [ ■
obtainc44>|ki.#^training
order bjSFflng , Sistet Gai;y. and
some 25 others of the congrega
tion from the church property.
Two. w^eks 9g.Q, wbeji Sister
sought .to retuTfl ta the church
premises to conduct. Worship ser
vices she w»s (net by the re
straining order and prevented
from eftterinf the ci&urch. ^e
and her von^regation tvave been
holding services sinoe-at. a looal
Sister Gity *nd her bongrega-
tion are being ‘ represehted in the
action by attorney Herman
Tayloi‘,'of Raleigh. .
ATTACKED GIRL
19-Year-Old
Draws Time On
Three Counts
A 10-year-old youth this week
was given three noad terms total
ing five months after being con
victed in Recorders Court of three
charges.
Drawing a 90-day terta for as
sault on a female, 30 days for as
sault and battery on a police of
ficer and 30 days for resisting ar
rest was Gayle Ledbetter of 916
Scout Drive.
Patrolman J. C. Reese testified
he was on routine check shortly
after 10. p.m. Monday near the
corner of S. Roxboro and Cora
Streets.
“I saw Ledbetter and the girl
struggling in the alley; he was
trying to throw her to the ground,"
lleese told the court.
"I jumped out of my car and
ran toward them, at which time
be broke and ran. I caught him
and he started fighting and kick
ing me. 5,
“Alter I got him handcuffed^ we
returned where the girl was and
she told me that she did not
know Ledbetter, and that he grab
bed her' as she walked pass the
alley. He fLedbetter) had already
torn her coat off before I saw
them.”
The victim of the assault, Caro
lyn Thomas of 211 Elliott St,
signed the assault on a femtit
warrant and was In court to testify,
but was not called to the stand.
The defendant told the court
that “I did know her. I ran from
the offii
THETRUTH UNBRIDIIE
Vm^UME 37 — No. 49
DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY ‘ DECMEBER 9, 1961
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MRS. OLIVER AND WILBUR
Mother of 12
Will Sarah Stay
At Dwliam's
Will Sarah Vaughan l>e able
to stay at the Holiday Inn motel
when she comes to Durham for
a benefit concert for the NAACP
next week?
This question was posed this
week when representatives from
the organizations sponsoring her
here next week went to the
famed hostalry in downtown
Durham to confirm her reserva-i
tions.
is' Joining Redskins
RETIRES—The R«t. T. C.
Graham. promiMnt Durhira
Baptiit miniitar;. announcedr
this w«*k his retirement from
the pastorat* of CaWary
Baptist Church of Bahama. Ha
it (chaduUd to formally ttap
down after 25 yaari on Jan. 7
Sea page 6-B for dataiU.
At Dinner For
J^Wilkins
NEW YORK—Harry Golden, the
distinguished North Carolina jour
nalist, author and philosopher,
wiJI be the featured speaker at
the New Year’s Day dinner in trl
bute to NAACP Executive Sect’y
Roy Wilkins, Mrs. Jessie Vann
chairman of the dinner committee,
announced this week.
The dinner to be held at the
Hotel Roosevelt here ^ on Jan. 1
will honor Mr. Wilkins for his 30
years of service aiul leadership in
the Fight for Freedom as a top
executive of the NAACP.
A life member of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, Golden is au
thor of such bestsellers as “Only
in America,” “F6r 2c Plain” and
“Enjoy_ Enjoy.” His latest book,
■'Carl Sandburg” is an intimate
account of his good friend, the
great poet and biographer of
Abraham Lincoln.
NKW PASTOR AND FAMILY—
Alexander Meaalay family it
the naw family now occupying
th« parten^ of Hi* Mt. Gilead'
•aptift Chwrih af Durham.
Mambar* of the family are pic*
turcd litre. At left U fha lUv.
newly elected patter
'of Mt. Gilead, hi* 11 year old
dawfhter, AlexU, and hit wife,
the former Mita Eaxle CUtoi.
A special teHet of tervlce* It
currently being held at the
chwrch nightly in conncctien
; iir.' . ' . . i
with the f«HMal Inttallatlon et'
Rev. AAoaeley. The final service
in the terlet fa«tttref the Rev.
Mile* Mark PIther,. of WhifA'
Rock BaptitV Chyrch, who will
tpeak at Mt. Gilead on Sunday
■ftemeon at three p.m.
0|Vis,. Syracuse. Univer-
sl^’s ftftlOTerican Heisman Tro-
pBfy Winner fs somewhat of a con-
trovertiai^. subject' _ in sports cir-
pTpy 'in • tfe wake of the National J
PpatbeU-^l^gne’s, and the Amerli
can/ ’’_^6^ti>8li^ .League’s draft
elections:^ . .
Davis,. ,theT firsl Negro player
ever- tp.-.be awarded the keisman
Trojphx,.was drafted Jast week by
tl^ 'Wi^liVton Redskins of the
NSXr the only team jn that
liEiague without a Negro player,
and he has also been drafted by
the New York TitanS of the AFL.
Much discussion and argument
have been made as to which team
Davis shouldi sign with. Argu
ments hold that if Davis signs
with the Redskins he might not
be able to perform his best be
cause of the pressure under
which he will be playing. Others
he should sign with the ‘Skins
in^ order to break the all-white
barrier.
DUrhamltes have varied opin
ions on the subject. After sever-
al spot inquiries,. the CAROLINA
TIMES’ reporter came up with
the following sn.'^wers to the
question, “With whom do you
think Davis should sifin?”
James Bynum, NCC employee,
1714 Noble St: ‘‘BecaiUe the
BYNUM
Redskins have never had a Negro
player, I’d like to see Davis the
first. They couldn’t have pick
ed a better player.”
Claude Smithy NCC student,
517 Elmira St.; “If he goes to
the Redskins I feel he’ll be trad
ed. I’d rather see him sign with
the Titans; but if he goes with
the Skins and is as good as re
ports say he is, he should have
no trouble.”
THIS WEEK’S
BUYING GUIDE
Hunting for Chritimat bar
gain*? Try thi* li»t of CA
ROLINA TIMES advartisars.
Tha Beverly Shop
Young Mon'* Shop
Miller Hur*t, Inc.
DaApno
_ Record Shop
Icfcerd* '
Unlyer*lty Motor*, Inc.
Johncan Motor Co.
Blltmoro Grill
Mechanic* ai^ Farmer* Bank
Mwtval Saving* and Loan
Rlf*b«e Tire Sale*
KetiMi Oil
UnloM In*, and Realty
Co«a»la
N. C. Mutual
„R«ylaa*
Ki^r Store*
Joe Garner, NCC student, 302
Umstead St.: “I think Davis
should sign with the Skins, be
cause if he’s successful with them
it might spark them to get more
Negro players.”
Mrs. Cecilia Crumpler, secre
tary, 15-C Dorothy Dr. “He ought
to sign with the Redskins be.
cause the siuation should pre
sent a real challenge for him.”
. Charles Bowling, asst, band
director at NCC, 1512 and half
Fayetteville St.: “I think Davis
should go with the Skins the
NFL is an established league
and liis earninj;s should be great
er because of his affiliation with
that league.”
Jesae DuBose, 1-3 Cornwallis
St.: “I think the Titans woMid be
his best bet because there he
woudn’t be playing under so
much pressure. It’s just like
choosing between New York and
Missiitippi to live.”
Missf Leonora Jackson, asst,
mgr., 1211 Lincoln St.: “I think
Davis should sign with the team
he thinks he can do the most
. See INQUIRING, 6-A
Son Safe Again
AUhough Mrs. Geneva Oliver,
of ;118 Barnum street has. seven
other sons, 10 year old, Wilbur
is ^obably the most precious^ to
het right now.
' For lie' has tseen' retximed to
his mother’s side after an ordeal
last Saturday in Which he spent
five hours trapped in waist deep
water inside an 11 feet hole.
Young Wilbur,'like all other
adventuresome boys his age, was
exploring a wooded area near
his home last Saturday when he
slipped imto an 11 feet hole
waist deep in water.
He was finally resuced after
being discovered by a passing
postman.
‘It was just the goodness of
the Lord that my boy was
saved,” Mrs. Oliver remarked
this week.
Following his rescue last Sat
urday, Wilbur was taken to
Duke hospital where he was
treated for a few bruises, shock
and exposure.
Wilbur showed few ill effects
f"om *he ordeal by mid-week
wt> 1. the TIMES photographed
hi.ii with his mother. He smiled
broadly and appeared to enjoy
the role of celebrity in which
See SAFE page 6-A
When the Inn officials dis
covered that the reservations
for Miss Vaughan, made in her
legal name of Mrs. C. P. Atkins,
were for a Negro, they balked.!
An unidentified clerk told
John EdKvards, a memt»er of the]
Durham Business College'
NAACP unit who went to the!
hotel to check on the reserva-1
ions that the hotel had not i
customarily accepted Negro
guests.
A check with Mrs. Ora
Nichols, assistant manager of
hotel, revealed that the hotel
has so far not had any Negro
'(■ntet.but .yfae ieft tbe.^paeri-
btity open that it might do so
in the future.
“Up until this point, we have
not ijeen integrated. “Mrs.
Nichols explained, but she added
that the matter of Miss Vaug
han's reservations would be
See SARAH page 6-A
IN CONCERT—-Mis* Lonorts
Witherspoon ratuma to Dur
ham next wook whero ch*
will appoar in a coacoit Tuoa-
day night. Dac. 12 at tha St.
Mark A. M. E. Zion Church.
A Durhamita. and a fotmor
mamber of St. Mark. Miss
Withorspoon has boon • voico
student in Philadelphia.
LOU "Th« Tea* GROZA AND "BOBO* HINTON
Case Against
Durham Surgical
Dealer Dismissed
KINSTON*—WInaton Philip,
5®; 412 S. Mangum St., accused
last year with the first degree
murder of a Kinston school
teacher, was acquitted of that
charge this week before Superi
or Court Judge W. H. S. Bur-
gwyn.
The jurist ruled Tuesday th.'^t
th« State had not presented siiT-
ficient evidence to warrant a
murder conviction.
Philip, operator of the Du’--
ham Surgical Supply Co. oi
Mangum Sh, was charged in thi?
Dec. 27, 1#60 murder of Mr-.
Ruth Graham Tillery of Kin;-
ton. widow and mothor of tw >
children.
Mrs, Tillery's body was found
near an abwidoned school build-
>■« on the outskirts oi Kinstcn
sbcMtt Zi..a tt. op tte SHttr Ar-
cording to investigating officer;,
the woman's dress waa pulled
up to her neck and her under
clothes were missing. A larf;e
rock was lying near her head
Medical evidence at the tri^^
showed that the eigtUh grade
teacher at Adkin High School
died from exposure after being
knocked unconscious by a blu it
■instrument. Evidence also shoi'v-
wonnrrr liatfTiorijrrTr
sexually attacked, but had beon
pre^ant shortly before h-er
death and hftd aborted.
Philip’s arrest came aft’r
police were told that Mrs. Tillery
See PHIUP, page 6-A
l^ba Hinton
UuGroza Wooes
NCC DraRee
pQf file Browns
By Vorry R. l^anr
Charles “Bobo" Hinton, tackle,
b6(;^e yie hi«(hest draft grd
choice in the history of Nor*h
C^XbUna College when the
Glev^artd Browns plucked him
in th« second round of the Na
tional Fbotball League Draft,
Monday, in Chicago.
The 840 pound Raleiizh
rwKiwe surpassed his hometown
buddy. John Baker, who was the
fifth dnff choice of the Los
Aoiieles Ranns in 1958.
Cleveland wasted little time
in Kettin* a reoresetitative here
to try and ^et Hinton'i name on
the dotted line. Lou Groza,
fcmous plaoe-kicking special'st
with-fke Browns, soed here hv
airways to talk to Hinton. Grora
found other acouts. here as Hir»-
tfln wis' fte fourth draft choi ■«
of the Dallas Texans. Americm
FJjotbaJJ, League. A CanadLin
lM«ueiafout was abo on harcT.
Giraiai said, “we plan lo nna':e
a defensive piUiyeT out of H'i»-
tw- He has the ptgrateal cap*ci>
to -play Nj^tioMl Footb’.U
Leaxue b«U.’' “However, if 'le
doesn't work-out on defen.'«
then we can uae him on offensf ”
When asked why the Brow-is
weal so hl*h to iret Hintco,
C5ro*a said, “we have heard
nothing but nod reiMrts on tM-^
'Mlo#; Lou Michaels (Cleveland
oifeadve teckle) aeouted h m
once, uni 1 saw hin^ In pmrti i*
on one wrr—tea. We Mkad wh it
’« “X*** lac* It. Middic'. j
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