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7^0 Chatham Rd.
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Nichols Is ^G)nvicted Of Embezzlement
AME Prelate
Found Guilty on
Twelve Counts
(By Sptclal Wira)
I’lIILADELPlIIA — ULshop I)
Ward Nichol* of the A.M.E.
•Church was found guilty on 12
counts of embezzlement here to
(Uy in H trial of the nationally
Jcnown prelate that had lasted fur
(Dore than three weeks.
Sitting on the ease wa> jiidjc
Kendall K. Ehoyer who ha'i beef
iarced to resort to day and night
sessions last Tuesday in order to
prevent the trial of Nichols from
drasgins .on for another two
weeks or more.
Bishop Nichols had been tried
4W1 42 counts of embazzlemcnt o£
A.M.E. Church funds but had been
•tUc to escapc conviction on 30
uf them thru technical points of
A.M.E. Church law presented by
itis attorneys. The last few davs
of the trial however sa%v the coun
sels for the pFOSGculion pile up'
evidence on top of evidence suf-
tkicttt to convince the iury of the
bishop's guilt.
' Announcement of the conviction
the high A.M.E. prelate was re
ceived with a sigh of relief bjr
luany officials and members of
tbc church who saw, bad Nichols
not been convicted, 4renuous el-
forts on his part to be reinstated
at the next session of the Ciencrdl
Confcrcn.cc which m’cts in Cin
cinnati^ Ohio, next month. TI'C
tMO session—sttspeiKled - iNieiwls
' Sac NICHOLS, 4A
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VOLUME 41 — No. 15 DURHAM, N. C., 27702, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1964
PRICE: 15 Cents
Inaugural Ceremonies
At NCC To Begin April 23
NCC INAUGURATION PRINCI
PALS — The inauguration of
North Carolina Colleflt Praii-
dent Samual P. Maiile, sched
uled for Thursday throoah Sat
urday, April 23-25, on th* Dur
ham campus, will feature sev
eral prominent educators «i
principal speakers on various
occasions. Shown above are Dr.
Massie, who will deltVer the
inaugural address at the inau
gural program Saturday, Aprjl
25; Dr. Henry Gilman, Iowa
State College professor, who will
also speak at the Inaugural pro
gram; Howard University Presi
dent James M. Nabrit, who will
speak at the inaugural luncheon
Saturday; and Dr. G. Lamar
Harrison, Chicago Teachers Col
lege, who will speak at Friday's
faculty-staff banquet.
Rev. Edwards Continues In Lead
250 Notables
Expected at
Massie Rites
Quickenins plans for the mail
Suration of North Carolina Col
lege President Samuel P. Masaie
on Saturday, April '23, arc everv
where evident on the Durliam
campus as the date approaches.
Inaugural activities, schedi.n-d
for three days beginning Thursday
April 23. will cuhniujite with thr
inaugural pni.^ram Saturday at c
p.m.
Dr. Helen 0. Edmonds, general
rl' iirm:ir rTV; Inifu^ur.il comm
Big Registration
To Follp New
Office Seekers
ENFIELD 1- Thc.tlalifax Voter | All of the top con'.-ndcrs fnri
Movement has revCalcH IhAV eleven | the free round trip prire to the
Negro eiindidatPs fll«d ^iMnes- |Holy Land being cifercd by tl'e I
day fof^-; Halifax County poiiticai I Carolina Times in its third annual)
office in'the M(>y 30 Ucmoeratid i Ministers .Popularity Contest ap |
Primary. ^ V pearcd to be girding for the final j
Ail intensiy^ voter Wgiatpatioii
and. politicRl'9(!tlon etvtpalgn is'
ijcln^ conducted in ,thc Halifnx jpoon, April 27, approaches.
Voting Remaim Heavy
In Holy Land Contest
WINNERS OF DEBATE—E. E.
Smith High School of Fayette
ville was the first place winner
in the North Carolina High
School Debating Leaque held at
North Carolina College Friday.
From left to rigjit are H. L.
Brooks of the NCC farulty. co-
crdinator of the event; Karl Ad
kins, WJJma Baldwin, and Oliver
■Melvin, all of the Smith team,
and C. B. Stewart, who served
as chairman of the debating
committee.
Bank Hires 17 Negroes
Following Core Protest
area bj' the Halifax Voter :Move
ment, '.yhich, is stxinsarij^g tnt
eight meit thfce'wWfWri seek
infl '(Office.
'fhe popuUtjon ratio'of Halifax
County indtcatrn that Ncgtoes out
number whites 32,000 to 20,000.
The platform of the Eleven can
didates, according' to the moM
ment, is “food, freedom ^and
r-ec FILB, 4A'
With the avalanche of votes
hat came in this week from all
icctions of - the state and nation
'the conte.st manager has already
prepared for the closing of the
contest ijy adding extra help to
a.ssist in properly tabulating the
large amount of ballots cxpcctcJ
to flood the office of the Times
Jotinson Names Negro Lawyer
To White House Legal Staff
i.Oij Ion the closing date, Mon.,
See MINISTERS, 4A
WASHINGTON—President Lyn
don Johnson made history Inst
week when he announced the ap
pointment of Hobart Taylrr, ,lr.,
Detroit attorney, to the Ic'^ial stai!
of the White House. He naini'd
Taylpr Associate Special Couiisi..'
In his new post, Hobart Tayii.r
will deal with all aspects of tli’
legal vork of the WhitL’ House
I including
Restraining Order Lifted
Negroes Challenge Special Tax
Referendum in Statesville
STATES\1l,LE—Judge Wa’,tjr
E. Johnston of Winston-Salem, dis
missed a motion Wednesday which
would permanently restrain t,ie
City of Statesville from holding a
special tax rcXci'cnduni, which ‘-*
challenged by Ncgries, trirouL,^
their Attorney T. H. Wyehe ol
Charlotte.
The referendum was called
to determine if StatesVUic's recre
ation tax should be raised from 8
to 10 cent’s. Negroni argued tha'
tbe balloting amounted to noth-
ins more than a straw vote to de
termine whethiJr two eity swim
ming pools should be .opcneil oi'
an integrated basis this summer.
In describing the motion befoi'c
the Court, the Wlnston-Salein
jurist said that it whs "moot and
academic," since a temporary re
straining order issued last Mon
day had already prevented tlie
election from being held.
City officials claimed that the
referendum was necessary "be
cause of a deficit in tne opeia |
tion of the recreation department, gree, Taylor remained
together with other city depart
ments.
Judge Johnston told the city
officials Wednesday that they
See SI ATESVn I E, 4A ,
iinclutimg the draftin'; of pro,, :-
I sals for Icgi.slation and cxocutiv.
I .action.
Taylor has served as Executivr
Vice Chairman of the Pre.sident'?
Committee on Equal Ejiiploym'’nt I
Opportunity since September I
1962. Taylor became the lirst No j
gro to hold such a position in tin |
White House.
Although a native of Texas
where he received his early c(iu-
catlon, Taylor has spont practical
ly his entire adult life in .Miclii
gan. He is a graduate of Prairie
View (Texas) Stfltc College, rc
ceived an M,.\. degree from How
ard University and a degree in
law from the University of Michi
niittee which consists of sever,
subcommittees, indicated that be
tween 2500 and 3000 persons froni
the community and various pdrt:
of the state and nation are expett
ed to attend Saturday's cert
i monies on the lawn facing the cnl
j Itige's James E. Shep ird Memorial
jxemorlal atOathtct BBel-yeeb mtm
1 Library. If the '*eather is inclc
nu'nt. the program wiil be held in
the McDui>:'ald gymnasium.
Includeu^ in tbu culorful Une ol
march. Dr. Edmonds said, will b'
Mme 250 representatives of col
leges and universitie.s, learned so
cieties, foundations, and piyson-
representing national, staee, and
local governments.
North Carolina Governor Terr;,
Sanford, Mayor H. Wensell tlra
barck, and Dr. William C. Archii'.
director of the North Carolina
Board of Higher Education, wili
S. C. Lawyer is
^^ndidate for
Legislature
COLUMBIA, ii. C. — HaVoId K.
Boulware, CoUinibia Attorney, an-
nounted this week that lie rtiil
seek the Democratic nomination
for one of ten seats from Hich
land County in the House of
|{epre.sentatives.
In annonnclns Tits platform,
Boulware stated, “If f am noml
nated as a result of V'lur seloe-
(ion ami elected in the gener.il
election, I pledgr' to yon that I
will represent all of the people, no
segment, no .selelcivi- j^roiip, no
piiM-er politicians, no riiacliine. hii'
I all of the people. This, I assure
;vou, if 1 am cliiisen. I will simhi
|Vou conscientiously and dili
ently. with the .sole desire, as
BOULWARE
I BOSTON, Mass.—A laii einpio;,
I ineni campaign against tiic Kir.-I
I .'National Bank of Boston, dUiili
Uvhich national I’OHH wrote all
^t:t-AllftlSl^ehUM44^ e»wlrii,ulori urL .
'in^ Uieni to withdraw their at
,counts, ended with an agreemei'i'
witli Boston COKE.
The bank hired 17- Negroi
'rtithin a tliree-weeiv period, ae-
I'epted ji broad program for H-
lui'uitment of minority '.;roup ein
I ployees a,ud agreed to increase the
range of positions to '.je held 1^
Negroes.
' The bank is the third with wliiiii
Boston ('Of!E has ne;;otialed an
I agreemKnt,«*l»t**» than 200 Negr
I have secured hank jobs in liK
j past year as a result of liic pro-
ii'Ct.
to power politics and "ho.ss •iili-.’
He received his ed leation a
llarbi.fon Inslitnte. Johnson (,
Smith Universitv and Howard L'i.i
versity, and is married to the lorm
I'r Margaret E. Kicliardson. Thi".
ON
be .imong the dignitaries present-i above, to serve all ol i:i\
ing greetings on the program. | fellow citizens to tlie best ol nn
Principal speakers for other oe ;|(,lli(y. Any oIIkt preeedure lead-
casions are Dr. G. Lamar llani |
APO INAUGURATION, 4A
PHONE COMPANY AGREES
FAIR EMPLOYMENT
,\EWA1!K, ,\ J,—!)n the e\e
'if a direct action cami.aign. in'-
\ew Jer.sey l!ell Telephone ( o
and Newark-Esscx COHE negotiat-
are the parents of lour t'liildren. led .procedures lor emi>loymcnt o'
Boidware is licensed to practice non-whites in sever.il job cate
law in South Carolina and all tiie |-{orii s in the comi>an\ 's Es.ser 1)|
I'nited States Courts. Sec HIRED, 4A
Wiley A. Branton
To Speak at St.
Mark April 24
Following receipt of the law de
Michi-
Attorncy Wiley A. Branton, Ui
rector. Voter Education Project oi
the Southern Regional Council,
gan where he served for one y-ai , Atlanta, ■r'A'ill be the keynote
as research a.ssistant for the Mi | speaker at Saint Mark’s AME
chigan Supreme Court and t!.i n Church on April 24, at 8:00 p.m.,
became a partner in a Detroi. law i during the CORE Conference
See APPOINTS, 4A ) See BRANTON, 4A ^
» ^
'tHAHLOTTi CMA^
Tl» ^ t« fM
•f th* MMdU taitern PMvtnc4|l
«rth» K«mil Aloh* fw
l*r*t#rnltv recently at tha Qutan ,
CiMrlottt Hetal In Charletta, |
($•• Story on Pag* 3B)
Albany Negro
Seeks Congress
Seat From Ga.
ATLANTA, Georgia — Atloriiey
C. n. King of Albany, Georgia,
qualifioil Jjcrc April 4, to run fo'
the Dipmo'cratic Congressional
nomination.
He is the first Negro to run loi
Congress -in modern times fron
Georgia.
Attorney King, who has been
active in civil rights cases through
out southwest Georgia, '('ill run in
the September 9 primary from
the 2nd District. He will lace o.u
of his courtroom opponents, Ma.s
ton O’Neal, solicitor general o,
the Albany Judicial Circuit, wii'
has also filed to run for the seat
now held by incumbent Kcpre
.sentative J. L. Pilcher.
King, 40, is a graduate of Kisk
University, and was admitted to
the Ohio bar after l>cing gradual
ed from Western Reserve Univei-
sity Law School, He returned to
his hometown, Albany, and was
admitted to the Georgia bar in
195.3. He has practicjd law in Al
bany for eight and one half years,
and handled most of the cases
from the massive demonstrations
in that city two summers ago. His
brother, Slater King, Is president
of the Albany Movement, and was
a candidate for Mayor ol Albany
last fall. I
The 2nd District’s 14 counties
east a total of 18,967 votes foi ‘
representative in 1962. The Dis i
trict’s total population is 301,12J,
with 184,096 Nvhites and llfi,8J2
Negroes. Median Incomc for ad 1
families In the district is $3,114,
while Negro median income Is ?1,
,Sce SHtKS, piigr 4A.
DR. CHARLES F. CARROLL.
Slate Superintendent of Public
Instruction, is pictured above,
center foreground, as he ad
dresses approximately 150 per
sons who attended the Third
Annual Distributive Edu-'.ation
'Bosses' Banquet at Hllside High
School last Tuesday night.
Others shown, back to camera;
iM. B. Rorle, D. E. Coordinator,
West Charlotte High School;
and J. H. Lucas, Hillside Prin
cipal.
Center ' foreground, Mrs. A.
L. Bugg, member of the Dur
ham City Board of Education,
and Durham City Schools Su
perintendent L. W. Hannen,
partially hMden behind Mrs.
Bugg. ^
L. A. Merritt, Hillside D. E. Co
ordinator, is pictured partially
hidden by Hie speaker's podium.
Massive Registration
Underway In Warren
WAItllENTON
The Warren I Committee is composed of rep.t-
County Voter Registration Project
is currently conducting an exten
sive campaign to get every quali
fied citizen in Warren. Vance, and
I'ranklin Counties registered by
sentatives from the N.AACP, Mul
ti-Countj»i Civic Association, and
other civic and religious organixa
tions througliout the three coun
ties. Spencer Skipper of Norlina
Mav 30 Thp Voter Tt'"istration and Mrs Fva riavtnn of W^j-ren j
ton arc serving as co-chairmen;
Mrs. Edna Wright, secretiiry aftd
Tom Baskett, treasurer.
*rhe need fur all citizens to ex
press themselves in a '•apresen'a-
tlve government is vitpl to t'v;
.See RRGISTRATIOM, 4V