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Stanford L './arrsn Public Library Fayottevllle St PRINCIPAL INDICTED FOR SHORTAGE OF 2 G ★ * ★ ¥ S£E CCKLUBOI 8 Fire Takes Third Mem(>er Of Mangum Family m VOLUME 3 — No. 5 DWRHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1962 RETURN REQUESTED PRICE: IS CmU Carolina- Theater Segregation Issue To Face Council Monday ASKED TO BECOME GENERAL MGR. , McLendon May Get Top Job The question of ttae segregated Carolioa Theater will again fa^ tlie City Council Monday night at its regular meeting as .btit of the Durham Yonh' Ch^;iters of the NAACP will appear to ask that the segre gated policy of the theater be dropped. The youths had earlier asked Unong other things in a peUtion to the City Council, that the management o{ the theater be itcnxied to discontinue the se gregated policy in view of the fict that the theater is looated In city-owned property. i i j The situation was referred tjiy Mayor E. J. Evans to the May4)’’S ppmn^ttee on Human RelatipiWi wiw reportedly last week, ask(e'4 the City Attorney for a ruling as to where the city legally tta^ids on the matter. However, City Attorney Claude V. Jones said Wednesday See CAaqaJNA, 8-A %. V ^ I; rr ^m'Ds oppoBTymTY — Mr*. H«l*n Hall daught- •r" 6f Mr. asd l«pc: T**"" Hall, of .1210 pW*i> St., h^. is typUal of flitf handrads of young I^aj^OM'^Ho are fac ing giTMi new •mploymant 9pp0rtuniiiei on various levels of the federal govamttent. Named "Most Influential ■ ‘ WllSHINGTt)H,y "D. Wf“ l^ersWretaHy llalph BuAche Wait picked ks the iriost Influential Ne- gh> in Amerlcii by 500 top Wash- ih^on correspondents, virtually ah o( thism white, accordirt'g to an article in the February EBOIY itagasine. In a poll taken by the maga zine's Washington Editor Simeon looker, Bunche polled the highest ,(23%) followed by the Rev-. Mar tin Luther King, Jr. (19%), Thur- good Marshall (17%) and Robert C. Weaver C5%). Bunche ran No. 1 even though -.many correspondents refused to consider him as a Negro leader. Said one correspondent: “I think of Dr. Bunche as an American leader who happens to be a Ne gro.” ' Other names listed included D. C. CMnmissioner John B. Duncan, Housing aide Walter Washington, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carl Rowan and NAACr Head Rpy WilUas. CORE leader, •James Farmer received no votes.hy"® the annual Although well known to Washing- ' Officials and Youth Council and College Chapter Leaders held jiusre Siaturday. Vbrtudpatiiig also in the an nual meet were Jack Greenberg, NAACP chief legal counsel, Mrs. Jblie Wright, southeast re gional youth secretary, Kelly Alexander, president of ttie North CaroUna NAACP, and Charrles A. McLean, North Caro lina field secretary. Current, in his address to the OHAHLOTTE The NorlhiJ?''®“P’ NAACP Carolina State Conference ofT'“*^® decided that we are going the NAACP at. Its annual ijieetr to fight everything that is dis ing of state and branch o«ficials *criminatory.” He urged that and youth council and coUegetNAACP branches “get the facts, chapter leadarri, appropriatedJP^®^ the attack and go into $500 to be matched by the .ia-l“®tion” in an all-out effort to tional o«ice for the creation ofl*®* "'o™ «*»ol integration in a youth field secretary in NorthP^«^ Carolina where only Carolina. Mleven of 173 school districts The state executive committee,have even token integration. In a dosed session, agreed to | “The Negro in America has ttie request by the youth con- too long where his fprence and appropriated $500 i 'are concerned,” Current to be used on a trial basis. “You must get j»ut and praise hell everyday in an ef- Hie field secretary, accrodingl*ort to get your rii^ts. We to Edward Opton Jr., pre»identl«^n* Negroes working every- ei the youth group, will b«"'vhere we are spending money,” Sea MONEY, 6-A “RAISE HELL”, 6-A Mrs. Hall, a format sacratary at Southaastarn Business Col- "iB' enrrrotty m eom- muniations dark for iha Stale Dapartmant in Washington. The driva to slap up integra tion of Nagroas in govarn- mant Jobs is considered by mosl observers a part of lha Kennedy administration^ ap> proach to lha r4ca relations issue. A reef ulier' for ^ tile State Department spent this week In Durham trying to .interests clerks an4 steno graphers in job opportiinities with that agency. Sea story, pags 5-A. "Raise Hell" To Get Your Rights, NAACP Leader Tells Youth at State-wide Gathering in Charlotte Negro Named Vice President Of Pepsi-Cola CHARLOTTE — Gloster B Current, 4irector of branches for the NAACP, and Herbert Hill, NAAjOP labor secretary, last week urged some 135 adults and youth council aind college chapter member of the NAACP to use the selective buy ing campaign and “raise hell everyday in an effort to get your rights.” Current and Hill' along with other NAACP national officials. See BUNCHE, page 6-A f— " r—— Money Granted For Paid Youth Secretary in N.C RUSSELL Georgia School. To Readmit Suspended 40 ALBANY, Ga.—After the Stu dent Nonviolent Cqprdinating Com mittee callcd his suspension of 40 students “arbitrary, unjustifiable, and a violation civil liberties,” Ali>any State President W. H. Dennis sent letters to the students telling them that they- may be re admitted. Charles McDew, SNCC Chair man, said that the suspension of the students after they partiripsi- ed in antisegrpgation demonstra- See tiUiiPENDED, d-A . NEW YORK—Harvey C. Hussell, 43, has been el.ctcd a vice presi dent of Pepsi-Cula Company, in ;>charge of sepcial markets, it was nnounced Monday by Herbert L. [Barnet, president. The vice-presidency is a new post. Russell was promoted from director of special markets, which oordinates its activities with Pep si bottlers throughout the United States. In his twelve year carenr with Pepsi-Cola Company, Russell has successfully completed several Icey assignments in the domestic and international fields. He is the son of the late Harvey C. Russe.ll, Sr., a well known edu cator in the state ot Kentucky. In 1061, the city of Louisvillt; form ally dedicated Harvey C. Russell Junior High School in impressive ceremonies honoring the late edu cator with Mr. Russell and his mother, Mrs. Julia McClain in at tendance. Mrs> McClain, currently a teacher at Lounivillc Central High School, resides at 2345 West Chestnut Street in I..ouisville. Other members of the Russell family a sister. Dr. Randa Russell, Professor of Physical Education at North Carolina A. and T.. Greens- See PEPJSCOLA, 6-A CLEVELAND — John B. Mc Lendon, who resigned this week as coat’h of the Cleveland Pipers may step upstairs to a higher job in the Piper organization. McLendon, at odds with Cleve land owner George Steinbrenner for more than a season, finally re signed as coach of the team. He has been replaced by Bill Sharman, former Boston Celtic who coached the Los Angeles Jets before that team folded. In a telephone interview with the TIMES Wednesday, the former North Carolina College coach said that he has been offered the job as Vice President and General Manager of the Pipers. His duties would l>e to help promote interest in the sport in Cleveland and have charge of player personnel. “It sounds interesting. I don't know yet what the details are. I'm to get a look at the contract to morrow (Thursday). tf|;Lendon said he expected to make a decision soon after he sees the cntract. He indicated that he would have to decide quickly because of other offers. This turn in events for the first Negro to coach in the profession al ranks came on the heels of news which a]n>eared to cast Me Lendon the losing end of a ■ i ''" ie 49tiiabi'0ii^*^iubll^ an nounced his dissatisfaction with McLendon and hinted that he wanted to fire him. He blamed McLendon for not running away with the first half championship in the eastern divi sion of the young American Bas- fcetbaii league. Reports were that a growing rift between Steinbrenner and Mc Lendon had made things even rougher for the former college basketball coiach. However, the Pipers did win the half championship two weeks ago. But McLendon, apparently feel ing that he could no longer coach under Steinbrenner, turned in his resignation early this week. He told the TIMES Wednesday that he was asked to reconsider twice, but that he resigned again finally Tuesday. He then revealed that "new in terests” have purchased controll ing stock in the basketball team and that he has been asked to stay on as General Manager with the option of returning next year as coach. McLendon declined to identify the “new interests” but he did infer that Steinbrenner would b? replaced as owner and fclegated to and “advisory” capacity. He emphasized the fact thnt he could not indicate how he would react to the offer as General Man ager until he actually saw the con tract. But he did indicate an in terest in the psrtion of the new proposal which would permit him to return to coaching the team next year. “1 prefer to coach," he said, ^e McLEPIDON, 6-A HE FOUND KIDD BREWER Oscar L. Bridges, d4>year-old gas malar raadar, discovarad lha blaadiag body of Kidd Brawar, who allamplad lo com mit suicida laal waak. aflar baing involvad in an invasli- gallon inle Highway Daparl- manl sign procuramaal act- ivllias. Bridgas, who raads lha malar al Brawar's homa in Ralaigh, Joinad a saarch for him and was lha firsl le dis- covar him in an abandoned barn naai Brawar's homa. NEWS IN BRIEF High Point's Rev. Cox Draws Jail Sentence in La. Conviction BATON ROUGE, LA.—The Rev. Elton B. Cox of High Point, N. C., field secretary for the Congress of Racial Equality this week was sentenced to a une-year jail term after being convicted in a Baton Rouge Cuurt of three misdemeanors. The cases were a result of the minister’s leadership in protest movements in Louisiana. PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE Faculty Members Support CORE Members Ousted at Southern II. BATON ROUGE, U.—140 facul ty members at Southern Univer sity, the nation's largest, express ed support for CORE demonstra tors expelled from the Univer sity. The University has a faculty of approximately 300. The faculty group said they con sidered it their “professional re- sponsiility” to speak out in sup port of the students. Meanwhile, CORE field secretary Jerome Smith, himself a former Southern. University student, re ported that approximately half the student body was boycotting classes. The faculty resolution address ed to University president Felton G. Clark said: “Wc are opposed to racial seg regation and discrimination. We regret the action whlcb hu be«D taken against Southern University students for their demonstrations and feel here is a need for a con structive reappraisal of the pres ent policy regarding stuJent par ticipation in such protest. Wc af firm the sacred right of every American citizen to hold and ex press opinions m public iuues.” Or. Clark hss expelled seven CORK members and denied re- admission for the second se mester to some 40 ethers. He denies that the CORK demon strations are Ihe c*«i«e of the eipvlslon. la suspending seven, the univer sity said, it acted on a state regulation that says students who have been arrested for miscon duct and whose cases have not yet been resolved cannot attend state colleges. PUBLISHER IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NEGRO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIA'nOir WASHINGTON—E. Washing ton Rhodes, president of the Piiiladelphia Tribune, was elect ed president of the National Ne gro Publishers Association here last week-end as the organiza tion conducted its annual mid winter meeting, Rhodes, succeeds John H. Sengstacke as president of the Publishers group. Sengstacke, veteran newspaperman, resigned because of Increased rosponsi- billties of his business. BRADEN AND WILKINSOIT RELEASED FRQM PRISON ALLENWOOD, PA. — Carl Braden and Frank Wilkinson were released today from the Federal Prison Camp here, after serving nine months of one-year sentences for contempt of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Braden is field secretary for the Southern (Conference Edu cational Fund and a leader in the Southern integration move ment. Wilkinson is field secre tary for the National Conunittee to Abolish the Un-American Activities Conunittee. ALBANY NEGROES ADDED TO BOYCOTT CITY BUSINESSES ALBANY, GA.—NegroM in this South G«forgia dty SM NXWb BRlXf'S, «-A Father Succumbs ^ To Injuries From Mangum as he appeared as a serviceman in 1955. Tragic Blaze ( A fire which wiped out half of a Durham family three weeks ago claimed the third member of ihe family thia week. Edward Mangum, 27, died in the Veterans Administration hospital Tuesday, Jan. 30. He was the .father of the family. Now the mf^er, Idrs. Hazel Mangum, is the lone survivor of a disastrous fire which destroy ed the Mangum family home at 205 West Enterprise St., in^ pre (iawn hours of Jan. 13. * suffered severe bi and ouiir InJurtA * made a vain attempt to r I his two infant sons, trapped i' their l>ed8 by the roaring flames. The fire started from an oil circulator whloh had been used to heat the Mangum home in See BLAZE, 6-A Hardin to Face Rap for Shortage Of $2,000.00 SHELBY-A Cleveland County principal this week was indicted by the grand Jury on a charge of embenling money from tU ^ school’s lunchroom funds. (barged by the Cla«Uad Coug ty grand 4ury UO , - Wsco. _ ^ The grand Jury retur:; true UU Tuesday to Court Judge George PattSh; Vriu' Ordered Hardin to face trial at the next term of court in April. Ha was placed under $7S0 bond. in the. funds during an .investiga tion launched by'the county Ixiard of education. Hailiin has denied taking the money. It was reported that the audit ciwered a period of the past seven years. Hardin has been principal of the school for the past three, yeara. A A. p. Chippey Dies Suddenly ORANGEBURG, S. Cy,- ^ Arthur P. Chippey, vMwan •cience teacher and sports pat* died suddenly at his home here Monday morning. Funeral services were to be held Thursday here, and his body was to be shipped to Wil mington, Delaware for inter ment. Chippey was a membec of the faculty at South Carolina State College. Before coming fb S. C. State, he had taught for a numt>er of See CHIPPEY, &A GOT MOHIY to BURf4T i Thn yew don't need vs. But if you ne«4 a little extra cash and to sell, try out 'dtulfM. ^ clessHied section llwws roewNs. Call ws first if y«H need a help ad er a fce«se te sell or rant or if you fce^ any aarriee ta offer. POK CLAMI^ID SIRVICS X ■
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