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Dave Maintains Automobile Contest Lead
Artis Continues in Second Spot
As Contest Enters 2nd Period
DR. FISHER
Noted Clergyman
tdAnongTopp^
in America
The Reverend Miles Mark
Fisher, scholarly pastor of White
Rock Baptist Church of Dur
ham for the past 31 years ard
t^aerally regarded one-«
the ten most outstanding Negro
ministers in the United States,
will retire in January 1965, it
was revealed this week.
Fisher, son of a pioneer Ne
gro minister and distinguished
scholar, announced his intentions
to retire to officers of the church
recently. A public announcement
it expected soon.
The prominent BapWst itnlnister
began his career as a minister
in 1920 as pastor of a church
in Racine, Wisconsin. He came
to Durham as pastor of White
ROclc in 1933 where he has re
mained since.
Rev. Fishef’s prominence as a
minister U equalled by his work
as an educator and author. He
has been a professor at Vir
ginia Union University, of Rich
mond, Va., and is currently pro
fessor of Reiliglous History at
Shaw University, of Rayleigh.
He Is frwst well known in
intellectual circles for his scholar
ly studies of the mtnd and mood
of Negroes. His most recent
work, “Negro Slave Songs,” a
work which interprets the mean-
inig of Negro spirituals, is credit
ed with opening a new avenue
of research into the genius of
the Negro race.
■ The opening of the second pe-
I riod of the CaroUna Times big
subscription contest saw all of
the top-ranking contestants turn
ing on the heat this week and get
ting set for the second period first
reports that are to be made Mon
day, at noon Oclboer 14. All in
dications are that the race is go
ing to be a hot one from now un
til the closing date of the con
test which is November 4.
Wednesday noon found Mrs
Syminer Daye who has led sines
the opening date .still holding to
the top position with several other
leading contestants hot in pur
suit. Although several of the top-
ranking contestants appeared to
be turning on more heat, Mrs.
Daye continued to stay tar enough
in front to not become frightened.
Running well this week and a’,
most making it a three-way tie
for .second place arc Prof. E T
Artis. Mrs. E.sther Riley, who has
taken over the third position by
a small margin, and Mrs. Esther
Rland. Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Bland
now being referred to as the
Esthers;—
Holding their own, however,
are Miss Martha Bowiana, Mrs.
Ethel Lawson aiul Mrs. Carilia
Long. Mrs. tiawson advanced from
eighth place la«t week to sixth
place this week.
See CONTEST, 6-A
VOLUME 40 — No. 41
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1%3
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Durham Governing Units Talce
Stands Against Racial Bias
NAAC1> Mes
Stand Against
Proposed Action
NEW YORK — Replying to a
proposal that the NAACP en
dorse a nationwide Christmas
buying strike, NAACP Execu
tive Secretary Roy Wilkins said
thpt “each person should decide
how best he can react effective
ly” to the Birmingham bombing
that Itll’ed four Negro girls, but
added “that orgairiiationally we
cannot sponsor a nation-wide
Christmas boycott.”
Wiikinrs stated the NAACP
position In a letter, Oct. 1. to
Louis E. Lomax who, on behalf |
of Writers and Artists for Just- j
ice, had sent a telegram asking :
NAACP endorsement of the
boycott proposal which Mr. Lo
max, James Baldwin and other
writers had advariced as a pra
test against the Birmingham hor-
'i^a meeting of the leadership
of M)e March on Washington,
“careful thought” was given to
; "the problems of such a consun»-
I See STAND, 6-A
RETIRED LABOR LEADER |
GETS HONOR — William H.l
Bullock (tacond from laft), rt-
iirvd Durham labor union lead-|
•r, accvpti plaque from Johnnlej
Phllyaw, official of Durham lo-j
cal 208 of th« Tot>acco Workarij
Infarnational Union in a ccre-1
mony Itenoiing th« r«tit*d union a financial Mcralary of lha union
leader at Shxaift's Country Inn for many yean. Sevaral mem-
in Durham recently. Looking on | ber* of the union and other citi-
are Guy Maxyck (leftj, 208 offi- sens of the community look part
cer. Mn, Bullock and Mrs. Phil- in the proyram at Schrafft's hon-
ycw. Bullock, a retldant of 16071 oring Bullock.
Lincoln St., was a charter mem-1 Phole by 'Surthey
ber of Local 208 and had served {
Several Important Issues Await Opening of NAACP
Annual State Convention in Charlotte on Thursday
CHARLOTTE — The North
Carolina NAACP will go into
Its annual state convention here
next week with several unspok
en but serious issues facing it.
Chief among these will be the
question of what to do about
a proposed “march” on Raleigh
protesting discrimination.
Some of the other tough is
sues expected to be tackled by
delegates include the upcoming
gubernatorial elections and re
actions in various parts of thr
state to anti-segregation drives
CHAPIL HILL NOMICOMINa
QUEENS — Uaceln hlfli MhoelV
h*m«cemttig qwf«n aitd. attend
•ntt smll* prettilir Miawing thalr
caranaiiMi during halftlma car*
manlM tha Llncaln high scliaal
iMmaeeminfl gaina In |iap«l H.ll
FrMtoy nl|^. RaiiniHf ^ttaan h 17
year sanlar Ma« Prancm R«-
bankt (eaataf). H«r attaarfants ar*
Laura •wrnatt I4> a |unt«f
in4 Rwky Parriiifllati (rifht). 17
iraar aM |uBi«t. Tha thraa levaliat
had an axtra rasMn fox thair hap
py wnilat which thay flashed at
halfttma; ttiatr team, Lincoln, haid
a 32-0 lead over its homacomint
apponant, Graham- Tha Tigai>
want on to win, 404.
Photo by Pur^oy
Usually reliable sources saifi
this week that they felt the state
organization would takg an in
creasingly militant position on
most issues it considers at the
convention.
The convention, which opens
on Thursday, is expected to at
tract one of the largest delega
tions ever. Observers attribute
the anticipated crowd to the
growing interest in civil rights
movements by Negroes in the
state ^°ct that the NA-
ACP is now drawing mor^ and
mfjre youngst^ers into the or
ganization. The convention will
close on Sunday, Oct. 13.
Thp key to the position the
NAACP is expected to take on
most of the big issues facing
it will probably come in thp ad
dress to be delivered by its pre
sident, Kelly M. Aexlander, to
delegates on Friday mornir'i!.
A tip-off to the mood of the
NAACP is believed to be found
I in the theme of its final public
meeting on Sunday afternoon at
Charlotte Park Center. The meet
in^ii billed as a "Freedom Now”
mass meeting.
In addition the NAACP has of
ficialy described thg. current
anti-segregation drive as a civil
rights revolution.
Some clue as to the question
of how_ the NAACP will read
on th^ '^oposed “march’^ on
Raleigh is also expected to com*
in Alexander’s address on Fri
day. The State NAACP prosidenl
has renvained non-committal
about the proposal as far, which
was advanced last month by an
Kdenton • ^ivil rights laader
Golden Frinks.
Also facing the NAACP Is the
probilNn of a counter civil rlghtr
drive now underway in the
state by several segegationist
IfrOiipi. Thera hav* bt-er.
ing instances in. recent weeks of
efforts of segregationist activity
In Statesville, voters ousted
the City Council for approving
integration of the 'city’s swim
ming pool. In Durham, segrega
tionist groups protested the
option of a resolution by the
country and city governing
bodies declaring that racial dis'
crimination to be alien to the
policies of the governments.
Best guesses were that the NA-
ACP would publicly make only
passing notice of thesg actions,
probably In the form of resolu
tions deplo|-ing them. The real
answer of the organization tc
the reaction is expected to come
in increased concentration on
drives to secure more Negro
voters.
Voting Is expected to be a par
ticularly Important issue for the
convention this year in the face
of the fact that the state will
elect a new governor next
spring. Although the NAACP
had remained non-partisan and
probably will not endorse any
candidate, it is expected to place
heavy emphasis on voting.-
John Edwards, of Durham, vo
ter registration field secretary
for the NAACP and Charles Me
Leon North Carolina field Sec
retary, will lead one of the work
shops at the convention devoted
to registration.
Miss Ruby Hurley, SdOtheast
regional director, wtll address
the convention's opening mass
meeting on Friday evening.
Charlotte Mayor Stanley Brook
shire is also expected to appear
a^ this program.
The ' other mass meeting,
scheduled for Sunday afternoon
at Charlotte Park Civic Cen
ter, wiD l>e addressed by Giost-
er Current, director of Branches
S«s CCHV5?T!0N, 5 A
Segregationist
Group Opposed
To Resolution
The governing bodies of the
city and county of Durham, in
separate actions coming a few
hours apart, adopted resolutions
opposing racial ^iscriminatioti
Monday.
The action was strongly criti
cized by representatives of the
■Durham County Citizens .Coun
cil, a segregationist group, which
appesTred before th* City Coun
cil to protest the resolution.
It was greeted with quiet ap
proval by Negro citizens, most
of whom agreed it was a good
“first step.” ,
Adoption of the resoiutiqi^ fol
lowed a recommendatlon'Tjy the
Jntdrim Committee, appoint
ed by Mayor Grabarek last
spring to settle issues raised by
anti-segregation demonstrations
in Durban).
I'h^ resolution by the City, and
c6unty governnnents^ agiin^t tft-
cial dlscrimiilaUon was. one
several recommendations made
by the Committed, which was
composed of the citj^'s top Ne
gro and white leaders.
The resolutions were adopted
unanimously Monday by both
the County Commissioners and
the City Council. The County
beat the City in its action by a
few hours. Commissioners voted
on the resolution at their Mon
day morning meeting while the
Council passed thg document at
their regularly scheduled meet-
ipig Monday night.
Observers expect segregation
ists groups to make an i^ue out
of the resolutions and other ac
tion by the Mayor’s Committee
against segregation^
Louis Gill, vice president of
the segregationist CitizCTis Coun
cil, said after the City Council
See SEGREGATIONIST 6-A
MRS. MARTIN LUTHER KING
will be the main speaker for a |
women's day program to be held
Sunday, Oct. 20 at. the First Bap.;
tist Church of Raleigh. Mrs. King ’
will address the II o'clock wor-'
ship service. A native of At
lanta, Mrs. King is a concert |
singer who has been forced tc
curtail her singing career in ^
order to fill the numlier of speak
ing engagements she has receiv.
ed since her husband, the Rev.
Martin Luther King, became na-
tionaliy famous in the Alabama
integration struggle. She will bg
introduced at the First Baptiil
program b y Miss T. Lorraini
Gumbo, chairman of the women'i
day program.
Four-Day Session of Holiness
Church Set For October 17-20
A four day convention of the
Southern Diocese of Church of
God in Christ Je^us, New Deal,
Inc., will get underway in Dur
ham on ThSrsday, Oct. 17. It
HEW Secretary
To Address Meet
In Greenville
GREENVILLE — Anthony X
Celebrezze, Secretary of the De
partment of Health, Education,
and Welfare will be the princi
pal speaker at the Third Ain-
niversary Celebration of tl»,
North Carolina Joint Council or
Health and Citisanship set foi
November 10.
Dr. Andrew A. Best Coun
cil President, said Celebrezze’s
speech will climax a three-day
celebration planned for Novem
ber 8, 9, and 10. The Sunday
pubKc meeting is scheduled to
take place in East Carolina Col
legia’s Fickkleni Memorial Sta
dium at 3:30 p. m.
Following the theme “Continu
ing a Crusade for Competence."
the mass meeting is designed to
show to a large segment of the
population the rol^ which a vo-
See HEW, 5-A
BISHOP AMOS
will continue through Sunday,
Oct. 20.
A special feature of the con
vention will be a fast, to t>e
participated in by various mem
bers of the Church. It will be
gin with the opening session of
the convention on Thursday,
evening at 6 p. m. and conclude
on Friday evening at 6 p. m.
Thursday’s evening’s opening
session of the convention will
be devoted to a welcome pro
gram. Elder Robert Jones will
See SESSION, 5 A
AT BEAU-nCIANS CLINIC —
Tha womMi who darota tham-
mItoo to making oUmts baauti-
ful in tha hair draaaiBg and hair
styling profoaaioB ara not tham*
lalvM without thair ahara of pul-
atn^Jdal a* haa plduxn nkMi
I Mrs.
durino a pauaa at a clinic for
baauticiana in Durham la*t waak
will Indlcata, Tha four charmars
shown hara anjoyiag ceffaa dur
ing one of tha informal momnHi j boro,
of the clinic are, Isft to risht. 1
SalHa Hardy. Ahoakiai
Mkm Katlla Por«ar,l Rocky
Mount: Mra. Louisa Cox. Addort
and Mrs. Ruth Branch. Mittfraes
—Photo br PuzUoy