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it Stanford L. Warren Public Library Fnyott-ville ‘St mm BANe from sanforits speech if if if 3f if Jf if if if if if ★ ★ ★ ★ Mrs. Ruby Devine Grabs Lead In Times' Contest VOLUME 39 — No. 40 DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, OCfoiER 6, 1962~ RETURN REQUESTED PRICE: IS Cents State Convention In Durham Thursday ph6l6 hf ... Popularity I h«r, Sessions to Be Held at St. Mark AMEZ Church The llHh annual State con- venUon of the NAACP Confer- ence will meet In Durham Octobcr 11-14 at St. Mark A. M. E. Zion Church, The Rev. R. L. Speaks is the minister Kelly Alexander, state presi dent, announced a schedule of events for the meeting; Thursday, October 11 Min isters and Church Committee j Conference; CoUlus Kilburn, Minister United Church, Raleigh speaker; J. E. Arnette, Golds boro, presiding. Banquet speak er, Father Theodore H. Gibson, president of Miami Florida Branch, NIAACP and Rector of Christ Episcopal Church Miami, if'riiay See Cols. 1-2 ?iegro Scholarships At Duke 6arham Matron Noses by Miss iDr. J. N. Mills, .^^| .the close of the tabulation Vt(i^!^sday noon Mrs. Ruby De- nosed by Miss Hattie to take the top position second week of he Car- oliiifr Times Subscription Con ti^: Mrs. Devine held third ffHeP last week and her jump to iirst place, although by a gtt^t margain, only gives evi dence that she is to be reckon-- «d,.' with as a strong contestant. 'Mrf Dickerson, of Margarettes vllle. who last week held second place, is not to be taken for gi'dntM. It is believed that she definitely has something up her sleeves and bears close watch ing by all contenders. There is strong indication that the,contest is going to be a neck »nd neck affair with each con- ail pretscnt, holdiing a position that places her or him In easy reach of one of the three big prizes. Top prize in the con- t^t is a brand new 1963 Ford Falcon; second prize is a brand tew color television set with the third prize being $300 in cash. iSventy per V Cent 'tortini««ion will be paid ill honf l>Hz4 din ners. The first two weeks’ period of the Contest will close at six o’clock Saturday, October 6. The office of the Times will re main open until that time to serve contestants who wish to make their final reports in per son before the close of the first period. Reports mailed and bear ing a post mark of Saturday, October 6 will be credited in full to a contestant the same as if brought to the office in per son. Likewise persons desiring to purchase subscriptions in be half of a contestant may do so by bringing or mailing same to the office of the Times, 436 E. Pettigrew Street, Durham, N. C. Persons mailing subscriptions in behalf of a favorite contest ant are cautioned to be sure to specify the name of the contest ant for whom credit is desired. Relative Mianding of contest ants up to Wednesday noon was as follows: Mrs.' Ruby Devine, Durham ^ 465,000 Miss Hattie White. Durham 445,000 Mrs. Maude V. Dickerson, Margarettesville 415.000 Mrs. Odester Moore, Greensboro — 290,000 Mrs. Sylvia Outlaw, Roxboro 195,000 Mrs! Mattie T. Lakiii. Gastonia 195,000 Mrs. Louise Lassiter, Rocky Mount r*- 180.000 Mrs. Inez Minor, Chapel Hill 90.000 R?v. Z. D. Harris, Durham X),000 See CONTEST, 4-A Physician,, Dies Dr. Joseph Napoleon Mills, pioneer physicaln at North Car olina College died at Lincoln Hospital at noon Wednesday. The 82 year old physician be gan practicing medicine in Dur ham in IflOS, the year after he graduated from the Leonard Medical School of Shaw Univer sity in Raleigh. Dr. Mills main tained his office until he retired in 15-81. Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at St. Joseph A. M. E. Church. Inter ment will follow in Beechwood Cemetery. Dr. Melvin C. Swann, pastor and Rev. David B. Nick- D». MILLS GREETED THE GOVERNOR IN DURHAM — Governor Sanford was graoted by scanat similar to this ona ou(«id« Scholarships For JSWy School Durham High School last waak ha itoppad in Durham to makt spaachas at local- high tchooH for his qualitf adu- cation program. Sign carried i NAACP Chaplara, called for by picketing itudenti. who are membai*» lof th« .Durham Youth and N. C. Collaga an and to sagragation. .—Pkoto-«ourtasr COM erson, rector of St. Titus Epis copal Church, will officate. The body will lie in state in the church auditorium from 6 to 8 p. m. Friday and from 8 ; See DR. MILLS, 4-A The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation has establiahed a fund in the Divinity School at Duke. -Unbmity . to provide scholarships for Negro students. Establishment of the filnd is thought to be a "first” in American education In the South. ‘ While many other southern universities accept Negro stu-j dents, Duke is believed to be the only one ait which scholarships I are provided for students of the Negro race. | Duke began to accept Negro I students only two years ago. | Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr., i 21 year old freshman in the Di vinity School, was announced as I the first recipient of the Bab cock grant this week by Divin ity School Dean Robert E. Cush man. See SCHOLARSHIPS, 4-A HIS POSITION IN “OLE MISS” CONFLICT Mereditli Tells Why trustee Board Maps Plans for NCC Presidency . The North Carolina College Board of Trustees, meeting in regular session Wednesday, September 26, devoted much ol the meeting to devising pre liminary steps for filling the of fice .of the president for the 1963-44 school year. Though other -matters were See PRESIDENCY, 4-A NAACP Branches Planninsr to Elect Officers For Year NEW YORK — Gloster B. Current, NAACP director of branches, announced this week that the Association’s 1,500 local units across the country are preparing to elect new of ficers for the upcoming two yt!ar term. Local NAACP elections will coincide with the annual meet ings of the branches, which will be held sometime between,Nov ember KO and Deremher 20. JFK Urged To Stand Firm PARIS — BfiY Wilkins, NAACjP axacutive sacratary, calbed President Keanedy from Europe tliis weak tlMt "it is unthinkable that there should be any deviation from the firm course thus far pur sued by your administration" in Ih* Mississippi crisis. Tlie Association has played a key role in the efforts of James H. Meredith to gain en try into the University of Miss issippi. Tar Heel Troops In Mississippi . Several North Carelna con tingents are among the 10,000 troops sent to restore order in Mississippi following riots on the "Ole Miss" Campus Sunday, laolnded mr» a miiitvy po- lice company and elements the S2nd Airborne Infantry oi Fort Bragg. Beth units ua haavily integrated. (This statement was written by James Meredith in New Orleans on September 26 while he waited to begin his third try to enter the Uni versity of Mississippi in Ox ford. We luve reproduced it without alteration or revision.) "In this time of crisis, I feel it apropiate for me to clarify my position as to my intention, my objectives, my hopes and my desires. "For several months I have ijeen involved in a struggle to gain my admission to the Uni versity of Mississippi. The prime objective is, of course, to receive the educational training necessa^ to enable me to be a useful citizen of my own home state of Mississippi. "ThCTe are those in my state who oppose me in my efforts to obtain an education in the schools of my state. They do this because 1 am a Negro and Ne groes are not allowed to attend Mrtain schools in my state of Mississippi. The schooU that we are forbidden to attend are the only ones in the state that of fer the training which 1 >qi de sirous of receiving. "Consequently, those who op pose me are saying to me, we have given you what wc want you to have and you carr have no more. Except, maybe, they say to me, if you want more than we have given you, then go to some other state or some other country and get your training. "Pray tell me what logic con cludes that a citizen of one state of the United State must be re quired to go another state to re ceive the educational training thjt is normally and ordinarily offered and received by other citizens of that state. Further, what justification can possibly justify one state assuming ot accepting the responsibility of educating the ciUzcnu of an other state when the training is offered to other citizens of the home state? "We have a dilemma. It is a matter of fact that the Negroes of Mississippi ai« effectively (NOT first-class citizens. I feel that every citizen should be a first-claM citizen and should be See MEREDITH, 4 A HILLSIDE STUDENT PRE SIDENT BIDS GOVERNOR FAREWELL — Walter Jack- •on, (eytiyme left prstidenl of the Hillside student body, clasps hand of Governor San ford ai North Carolina's chief executive prepares to leave the Durham High School follow ing his address there last Fri day. Otheii shown are Hill side principal J. H. Lucas (back to camera) and Graham Jones, Governor's press sec retary. —photo by Purefoy Students Picket Governor Sanford At Hillside and Durham High S':'.dents from the Durham Yonlh and Ptorth Carolina Col lege NAACP chapters picketed Governor Sanford’s appearance at two ' Durham high schools last Friday. Albout eight students carry ing signs which called for an end to segregation marched in front of Hillside and Durham High’s campus as the Gover nor’s party arrived. Sanford ignored the pickcts and greeted local school officials at t)Oth school* prior to enter- See SANFORD, 4-A Mays to Speak In Durham Oct. 15 On Sunday, October 14, the men of St. Joseph’s A. M. E. Church will celebrate their An nuel Men’s Day with Dr. Ben jamin E. Mays, President of Morehouse College, as guest speaker during the morning worship service. The entire Men’s Day Pro gram will be dedicated to the memory of the late John Moses Avery, a prominent member ot St. Joseph’s Church and citizen of Durham. Henry M. Michaux, Sr. will speak on the life of Ur. Avery during the morninv worship hour. Dr. JaniM T. Cleland, Dean of chapel, Duke University will apeak at NCC Vesper in •. N. Duke Auditorium Sunday at 3 pm. , Four Turned Away as Gov. Spoke in Iredeil STATESVILLE — riiree Ne gro ministers were barred from hearing Governor Sanford in hU address here at the all-white Statesville High School last week by city police, it waa re ported this week. Reverends W. WHson Lee, J. C. Harris and R. R. Woods said they were prevented by police last week from entering the wiiite school’a auditorium where the Goveraor made one in a series ol sUite wide addresses on hia quaUfy eUI£ation program. 'The three nrid they were threatened with arrest by po lice chief W, % Ivey when they were reluctKtf- to leave after having been onlered to. The QovoiMr stopped in Statesville isat week for ail- dreaaea in hit •ree^tiy cmdud- ed ttate wiii* "stump" for his quality education program. He made sepaiVtM^' appearascea at the (whHe) ' fllet«irtai« tlch Khool aM tM('tffegn>> Menlag side high. i. ,.;vr; He wu grtXtd- Hft*' at about -ibt WudKK :i See
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