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i Mann Film Laboratories 7^0 Chathata Rd. Winston-Salem, N, C,. i?ei;, C. R, Edwards Still In Lead In Times Holy Land Contest BOOKS ILL QPEH FOR PRIMARY SAT.INUY 2ND .awjitiia mms y T>E^riniTM~UNBRIQ|:: E Q."JJ VOLUME 41 — No. 14 DURHAM, N. C. 27702, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1961 Pictured are some of the parti cipants in the installation cere monies of Or. Grady C. Davis, as pastor of Union Bapt st Church. The program was held Sunday, April 4, in the church ff 3:00 p.m. Reading from loft to risht are: Herding Hughes, city manager; . J. W. Goodloe, executive vice president and secretary of N. Mutual Life Insurance Company; J. L. Mof- fitt, teachcr, of agriculture. Lit tle River High School; Ellis D. Jcrcs, businessman; Floyd Mr- Kissick. Att'y; E. S. Swindell, county mgr.; J. H. Wheeler, presider)t Mechanics and Farm ers Bank; I. O. Funderburg, cashier. Mechanics and Farmers Bank and Dr. Theodore Speign- er, membor Board of Education and instructor at N. C. College. RUN FOR CONGRESS IN MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY Mass Arrests Follow Negro Office Seekers Race Centinues Tight In Ministers Contest In H work that .saw two top con coiitciitiiiit.s III lliu Carolina Times Minlslors Holy Lan 1 Contei'. sec 8i.'.v back and forth irom the first po.^ition to the seco'ii olaee. tir Ilev. C. H. Edwards of Fayetteville finally ended up wi i enou gh points at the clo.se rtf the tabula tion period, Wednesday noon. I** stay in the lead for the third eon- sceutive week. Still staying clns" on the heels of Rev. Edwards how ever, was the Rev. J. H, CostCT o( Hoeky Mount who ended the week still in bieatliing distance of the top place;' >' Coming up fas* 'uuous and making spectacular i;aihs on the three top contestants ^as the rtcv. R. W. Perry Of ^nford, the riewcpmcr td'.tlie (jBndjsl who con tinucs to be ruffiorpd the dark Ijorse in the race t’v't is ceitdin be heard from before the clos ing date of the contpsi on Api 1 27.., VVith the second period elo.'iin:’ on Saturday noon, Aoril 11, after which the points for sucscriptions ■will decrease, all contestants niok ing a hid for one of the three i)ig prizes aie expected to S';l the See CONTEST 4A Local Ushers to Meet Sunday at Lincoln Mem. The regular iiiontlily pi j;;raii' of the Uurhaiii liilerd^nonuiiiiii.iii al Ushers Union will bu iicul at Lincoln Memorial Lapti.it Ciiiircii on South itoxburo Sliect. bu.iuii.,. April 12 at 3:U0 p.iu. Tin: ucv. Wdiler Vurbjrougii is pa.viur i>i the host i'iiurch. The progiuiii iiii.s niontii is spun- soreu b> liie la.sl aid iniruiici.i. of llic Union wilii tin’ woiiien u' the Union taking tiic priiiciuui parts. The (ca|Atred spcok"r for the oc casiun Is'.’ttic Kcv. Mi». Koxir Small of I’ilt.sln>ru. Mrs. Sinaii is prc-sidcnt of the First Aid Uc- partinehrof the'State U.shcrs As sociation and pcAitor of the Diack- nail AMJS Zion Church of Mon- cure. She' will be introduced by Mr.5. Vi^la Brodie. Other (nembers oil I lie program See USHERS 4A DR. WALKER Walker to Get Hamilton Watch Award for 1964 I T^r.,«i,croy T. Walker, professor j'lf p.iyrical eijcation at Fortb Car 11'ia'i Cnilof.o. has liecn 'siana'- I ■''1 Hio WCC faculty nmmber to ireccive the Jame. 15. Shepaid iHamillnn Watch Awsrd for l!)i I. A similar awnrd vmi be m.iJc I '1 .1 .student wh-.s.-' name will b I ni'himct'd later. Both 'xcsenta lions will i)c made at the coiieije's fiitrcnlh annual A vards IJav Fri day, May 8. ■ Estabiished in li)5t by the ilainlton Watch Co’^nany. the uward honors the NCC teacher ; and student who ''mflkc the most ‘ significant contribution to the school during the year of the t.urd.” By vote of memiwrs of all of the collosc’s faculties. Walker was choscn the teacher whose qualities "memorialize thp leader ship, service, and quaiitv Of Oiti jcnship exemplified by bf.'ijBmc.s E. Shepard," founder of the col lege anil its president until his death in Walker, who has earnpd an in ti'rnational reputation as a tcach c;-. lecturer, and coach, is a nativi; of Adanta, Georgia. He received the B.A. degree from Benedict College, the M.A. degreo from Co lumbia University, anfi the PH.D. See WALKER 4A Five Negroes Are Hired in St. LouisrHo. Bank ST. LOUIS, Mo.'—'"be Jefferso'? Ban!' and Trust Co hired fi»''- Vegroes i.i^rch 30. iivs cn^ne St. Louis CORE campaign mark ed by hundreds of arre.sts nf non violent de(nonslrat.)rs in.sidp and outside the bank and thp «cntenc ing of 15 of the group’s leade” from 60 days to a year in jail. The unusually long priron term‘ ’ivere for contempt of an iniucMtin issued last August bv State Cir j cuit Judge Micb'iPl Scott. The 15 'CORE leaders were in jail from : .January 15 until March when i j three judge pftnel of the U.S. C'r jcuit Coui't^^f Appeal' freed them pending appeal nf their habes corpus writ.s. Within hours, five of ■ them were back on the picket line in front of the bank. Immediately following the sen- jtcncing. over 1,000 persons march cd in protest on Ci*” Hall and *250 I iice HIREn 4A JArKSON, Missl.s.sinnl — for th*- j first fiine_this centurv, three .Ve ■.•rop." are candidates for the House f noprf^entatives^ fn>m~Whsissip ! pi. -j i They are: Mrs. Fannie Lou H:i.| mer of Rulevilie, ,vho will ^eek thp .seat held by lippresentativp •famic Whitten of Charl.tston: .las Houston, a 74-year-old| Vicksb' rn ^ man who will run asainst Renre': •sentative John Kell Williams oi Raymond; and Reverend J. Frl' Cameron, a 31-year-ol ’ Ilaltics- burg mini.ster who w.’l opoose Rcprc.sontr.live William Colnier of i Pnsci.goula. . i Mr— Hamer, who I’allfieo hef-- . March 20, is 47. rler husband |Pirry Hamer, is emoloved at s Rulevilie cotton gin. Until 1962, the Hamas lived foi j eighteen years on a plantation outside Rulevilie, but were evict -d when she tried io register to vote. . Mis. Hamer opened her cam paign the evening she qualified with a speech at a Rulevilie mas' meeting. She spoke at a Freedom Day mass meeting in Greenwoof* on Saturday, March 21. and ap peared at an Itta Ben-- ma.ss meet ing on Sunday nirht, Mafch 22, Her schedule for th.; first weri. of her campaign includes speeche;. in Charleston, Ciarksdaie and Marks, Mississippi. The 2nd Di.strict, where Mrs Hamer is campaigning, include* most of Missi.ssippi's Delta. >gn arpa of high Negro population and low Negro voter rcgistiation. Mrs. Hamer has annoiinced she will challenge Reorpsentative See CONGRESS 4A ONE OF THE HtGHLIOHTS th* 40th annual MId-yaar stsslon of tha Interdanomlnat'onal Ush- •rs Association held at tha home of the organiiation last Sunday was th* prasantation of a walnut sat of collactlon plates to th« Association. The donor was Mrs. Dllai* Chandler of Bur lington, shown in the above phofo. The presentation was Mde for Mrs. Candler by Prof. E. T. Artis. Those in the picture from lett to right are: vice presi dent J. D. Rooks, Mrs. Chand ler, Mr. Artis and .vice president J. T. O'Neal. The vice president received th* gift in behalf of the association. Hill Principal Administrative Ass’t Governor’s School Chapel Named Durham Man Is Seriously Injured In Wild Auto Race With Police Silas Green, 43 .voar old onern- tor of a .speeding .lUtomnbMe whieii skidded out of contrc) on rain soaked Fayetteville St.xct, her-- around 11:30 Tuosrfav Tiornin?. April 7 ended up'.'dth multiplr injuries as a result ol the cra.sh. The automobile rammed thrnucii a power pole, shearing it from the ground and lenvlng it dangl ing frjm attached oower lines. Tlie vehicle also ramm^d a tree breaking it off at ground level bn fore coming to rest' ftg'iin.st Bow man’s Grocery in the 2200 block. It is reported that a wild, high speed police chase began when Patrolman E. A. AI1p“ snd Lt. J. B. Samuels, observed Crecn’s car at the intersection nf F3yettcvillp and Enterprise Streets being opt- rated in a racklcss manner. “He was weaving all over the road, nnd sideswiped a fire livdrant and » couple of other polos o i the wosi side of the' itrect a* wc chased I him," Allcii stated. The automobile in ’.>'hich Green, nf .'512 Burlington Av*;. was the lone occupant, was trnvelinc ai about 75 MPH prior to thp abrup* : halt. Green vas injured ciiticailv in the smashup and hrr' to be pried from the twisted wrtckasp by members of the Durham Rcscue Squad. He was taken bv ambulsiicp I to Lincoln Hospital in an uneon icir/us state and later transferred to Duke Hospital. The 105S TUiick was declared » tf tal loss by Partolman W. J. liar li.i. damage to the power poir w:is set at $150 and loss to thf g. ocery store, owned by Raymond W'lliams was placed at 125 Damage to the propertv of Mrs j Lilian B. Edward' >f 2210 Favet tpville Street, was estimated al $200. Green according to his wile. Sec OREEN 4A Woodrow W. Edmonds. Princi pal of the Frank Porter (irahnm Elementary Scliooi in Chapel Hill has been elec.ed by the Board j( Go ornors of the Governor's Schotl of North Carolina to serv' as Administrative Assistant to thi Superintendent of the Sciiool, i was announced today by Dr Jos eph M. Jolwston, Siiperinlendcn!. In this position Mr. Edmonds 'Xili be responsible for handlinn ad ministrative matters and conduct ing the busine.ss affairs of tht scliool as these are delecated t him by the Superintendent. H. will be in residence on the campus of Salem College in Winston-Salem during the 8 weeks term of th*’ .school beginning on June 8, 19fi4 The position of Administrative As ^ sistant was created 'or this term of the Goverror s School in ordei that the many administrative anv business matters ponnected witn the opeiation of the school migh | be handled smoolhlv and expivH tiousiy. j The Governor's School of Nortn Carolina is i*n eighi week resi dential summer school for highl> j gifted and l.iicnted high scho'l juniors and seniors of North Car : olina. The program includes educa \ tional opportunities in the prin ' 1 Mother Seeks ^Seat on Union Co. Ed. Board EDMONDS cipal academic subject areas and n ti.e fine and perfornii.'g arts. ITie studit’.' offered am o'snned t" enrich and supolement tue iisiia. provisions of the local school rather than to advance the stu lent within established sul)jcpi matter sequencts. The curriculum is purniisefi.illv different, in an attempt to ore- pare more adpouatelv these oroni ising youth for personallv satisfy ng careers of iendershin and .ser vice in those walks if lite in See EDMONDS 4A —liislory was niade In Union Civint\ last w.’.'k uhen .Mr.s .Mildred (':;ner filL'd for candidacy in the . rthconiing Dpinocratic Primary nr a seat on Ihe Union County Board of Educa' on. If car ried to a successful eoneiusion. Union Couii'.y 'vill lip the firs! county in Ihe state, and perhaps the entire south, to ha\e a N'eiiro woman as a niemlier of tlie Board j of Education. Mrs. Oxner, steadfastly main taining tiuit it is liiiv for .Negro women to stand Up arid .isserl themselves as leadws and see to it that their children receive all Ihe material, spirtuai and moral benefits of a fair and ecinal educa tion. is the mother of five chii (Iren. She is an active member ol the P.'i'.A. and of tl’e Baptis' Cluirch. -Mrs. Oxner, ainons other orgnni zations. works nctiveiy with the See CANDIDATE 4A Intensive Drive To be Launched For More Votes •- Announccjiient thi-s .veek from the (ifriee of the Uurhan; County i!oard of Kh-etions 1)^- the chair i man. Sijlmund Meyer, revcalp'. ' Unit tlie registiatii.n hooks in the city and coui(l\ 'd llurham wil open .'■'ati'rday, .May 2 and remain open for '.'.vo suecessii'i’ .Saturda'c, .May !) and Iti. The' Pri nary 'vi!' lie lielil .Saturday, May 30. If fl second ininuirv i, necessary. I't will lie lield Jiine^27, Chairin.T Miyer stati'dr^ In the meantinu- se'oral source’ of leadership ainone the Negro litizens of the city md county di.sclosed that an intensive reg ister and vote campaign will he conducted with ' a goal being sought of incrcasinff the votinc strenmii of Negroes liy one-thini , at least, it was learned. .M press time. Thursday th'" (,nly .Negro candidate who ha'’, announcecl fur public office ir the priniiii'y was II. M. Michanx ,lr., wlio is seekini; .i pest in t^i" N. C. General Assembly's lower lioii.se. Riimors p.-'isist, hi.'.vever that a Negro candidate might seel, a poft as a Durham County Com niissioncr lielore tIuwR'Tidllne fo- local office liling which js .-Vpril It. The polls will h>- opened from ii in. until (i::!0 p.m. Mav "n the date of tiie l'rim",ry Election It will lie held under the si'iiie i;iiles and regulations as Ihe flr'i Primary e\cept that tiiere will h no further rejiisi ration id voters with the exception of tho.se wir, luive iieeome legaliv qualified in tlie inti rim hei'vei'ji the first and .second Primaries. Such per sons will he ri;^isl‘red on tlie d!i> of the second I’riinarv. I Tile lioaiil of Flections h is stated explicitly that iv' change'- in party affiliation will be uer milted between the first and se cond Primaries. Vi/eldon Leader Enters Race For Seat in Congress wi:i^l)().V — A urimiinent Nc gro' bu.sinc*!!Sman ano pivil-richts leader announced at a mass meet in« here earlier this inonlh tha' he will be a write .n candidate foi Congress m the Second District. A. C. Cofield, a 55-vcTr-old fun , eral director and chairman nf the llaijfax County Voters .Movement, will oppo.se l!ep. L. 11. Fountain ol IJarlMiro in the Uemorratic pri ii’iaiy elceUon May 30 I The Second Di.strict is made up of llaJifax. Edgecombe, Franklin Or?6ne, I. e n o i r. Northampton Vanee, Warren, .md VVilson cnun ties. It includes a tightly secregat ed section of North Carolina. Cofield also stated that a largH number of Negro candidates will file soon for election to oifice in Halifax County. They will be li.st- ed on the iftlot, he said. ,.\t the mass meeting, Cofiel'l declared tiiat he was "gravely dis tressed at the lack of political social, and economic froe lom f jr both -.vhite and .Negro people— not only in our section of Norih Carolina but in many arcu» thrmighout the entire nation.’’ He cited Halifax Countv as “hu‘ one example of the rigid fortres.> of ignorance, racism, segregation and poverty tor all its people." He pledged to 'fight- with vigor, determination, and couitigc for » program which will bring to ali people the American ideals ol lilx-rty, dignity, economic oppor tUnity, a full education, and ! spiritual fulfillment.” i See BUSINESSMAN 4a You Cannot Vote In The May Primary Unless You; Register "A VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEOPLE” mmm
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