Mann Film Laboratories 7^0 Chatham Rd. Winston,-Salem, N. c. 7/20/Comp, 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 yTkTTteuTMlijjiRi^i^^ 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

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