tenn Film Laboratories 7^0 CKatham Rd. - Winston-Salem, N. C. 7/20/Comp. ri~ fiN.C. Colleges To Play State's First Inferracial basketball Game bak End ToSchool-Restaurant Bias In Craven Co. *Kil|^IHe»>-Wli)fiity M. Y*utt«, /r., (llr«cl«r «f Hi* tl^al IMtin Lnffv*, grMts Prtfi- UyAdon J«^wn m 1m tr- jtlvaj.- T* addrvM th« G*ii*r»l A*- ItHiMy Stttion «f th* MUL't ftrit CilriiifuDlty Action Alkkmkly. M6re tft«n ^O'rl0ht« 4*ad«^ ]|««r4,thi ftnhltnft MWrtM conelwd- Ml - wWi * »l£mM trilHitk t* th« LtkyvVt ^cllr*t»r. . ; i (iakiu^n 'Mid,.'"Than ,a(f«T .ificn ar» ^yfnt tonlshf tJ prMtrv* tbt fnaadoni of ut all,* and tha l*tat you can do, until you ara callad upon to 'give your lifa. Is to glv« your support, f.’ve your talent and giva your htart to orgaiiizatlons IHta this, and Icadar- •hip of man IHca Whitnay Young." loard Of Iducation Turns •s; ' ' ■ , •i^n Teachei: Iritegration Release of 19 MisSv^Kiyers- Shocks Nation Legal Fight For Racial Equality Receives Boost CHARLOTTE — The legal fight for racial equality in North Caro lina received another boost week as NAACP T.egal Defense Fund lawyers brouKht actions to (lesesregate the jichmjl system of Craven County and to compel a I,illin(;ton restaurateur to open his facilities to all. Acting on behalf of 91 Craven County youngsters, the Legal De fense Fund asked the Federal Dis trict Court in New Bern to order school desegregation. According to Director - Counsel Jgck Greenberg of the Legal De fense Fund, 91 1^ an unusually high number of plaintiffs in a school integration suit. Following two unsuccessful at- temps by Negro parent* In Craven County to secure the . school board’s voluntary compliaiice #l».h the 1954 Supreme Court Decisioti. legal assistance was requested. Craven County thus becomes th» 19th North Carolina community la which the Legal' Defense Fund seeks equal educational opportuni ties for Negroes, The Legal Defense Fund com plaint asks the court to end dual ■irhnni zones, pupil assignments TTn5ii>T(^E VOLUIV^E 41 — No. 50 DURHAM, N. C.—27702 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1964 RETURN REQUESTED PRICE: 15 Cent. Supreme Courl Upholds Puhlm Accommodoiions Civil R, Law Thc^ Du^hara Board 6f Educ«tlon (londay turned d6\»n requests ^at the s^dint teaching program (n local s^ho^s be integi-ated. A North' Carolina ColWge student fad . >rtHd,Cnt, phw td begin, i^ae-. |ic« tcachihgi niXt a^mester stib- tnltted retiitelU tpr isslgnrrient tiv Durham High School tnd Hillside High School respectively. , pr. John Gla$iot}, t board mem-. i>cr,“ made a motion that the fe-.. qupsts be denief^' the^m^ition .'.vas paswd with a 4-2 vote. Along With GJassOJi, "also vfftitig for- tht* mo tion were Mrs. Annie L. Bugg, Gfdrgc Pvk^, and board chair- hiahn' Hei-man Rhineiharf. VI Ds, Theodorie Speigner, tlip only N,(iflro board .member, and Cariie Sessonis voted in favor ot the re- quests.' (I Afltr ii' suggestion from Parks liikt' action on the teacher requ^ts be' withheld pending decisions of the Fourth Circuit U. S. Court of 'Apepals on the Durham integra tion'suit, and cMtsideration by the board’s Study CommitteiB on Inte gration of Professional Personnel, Speigner said, “I don’t think we need any one judge or any three judges to make us do what we know is right; or just. ... To post pone this operation is going to make the cage worse ... 1 think ■we ought to faci Up to this now and tell the judtfe what we're go ing to do.” . Questioning Speigner, Parks said, “What are the educational advan tages in the predominantly Whitt school—if any?” S|>eigikr answered, "The mere opportunity to drink out of the same fountain of liffe.” “Is that in educational advan tage?" fdA trtUiEti bt based on race, teacher hiring and assignments based on race, and further construction designed to perpetuate a segregated educatioft- al system. In a suit to enforce the Public Accommodations section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Legal D* fense lawyers asktd the Federal Court in Raleigh to order the opening of Wade's Restaurant in Lillington to Negr6es. The refUu- raBt is jitut^ oil IntersJjte way 401. In their complaint, the Rights attorneys charged that on Novem ber 9, Rev. B. B. Felder, Corne lius Ledk, and Sarah M. McLean were denied service in the main portion of the restaurant. They were told they could only he [pressed shock at the release byl,p,.yej jn the back section of the U, S., Commissioner Esther Carter) p^3blishment, rescrevd for Ne. of 19 men arrested by the FBI on | groes. : charges connected with the mur-l , na^cP U»1 ptftnSe *uiid it- der of -three civil rights worlcflrstjjjir’ne^s ‘jhe two suittare Green ! ifi.Missi-ssippi |aat summer. The; Derrick Bell, and Michaen preliminary hearing '.vas being Meltsner of New York; Conrad 0, held in Meridian. j pgg^son and W. G. Pearson II of Dlirham; Reginald L, Frazier of I Nt'v Bern; and J. LeVonne Cham- berii of Charlotte. NEW YORK—Roy Wilkins, exe cutive director of the National As- sOciation for the Advancement of Colored People, Thurs., Dec 10, “We are deeply shocked," See SHOCK, 2A “Yes,” saW logii;airy, fir^i^y “D» yoo“!^ any t instrvnfA^ asked Parks, In inswf) See ligner, “psycho- #>« lhat there ar* . advantages?” l^eigner said, ON, 2A A testlmonal service honoring the Rev. James A. Ste'^art on his 42nd anniversary as pastor ol White Oak Baptist Church will be held at the church Sunday, De cember 20, at 7:30 p.m. The sermon for the occasion will be presented by Rey. Leon White, pastor of the Christian Chapel Church. His chQir and con. gregation will accompany him to White Oak for the occasion. Other churches that will parti cipate in Rev. Stewart's anniver sary celebration are Mt. Zion Bap tlst Church of Wake County and New Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Stewart is t>ne of Durham’s most beloved and highly. respect ed ministers. During the week he has received congratulations from his many friends and admirers for his long years of service at White Oak. ' isis^ipi^i Bonds, NAACP eihtidnt Houses, Banks NEW YOBK-j-The National As sociation fen* ^tm Advancement of ! Colored Peoplct 'haA called -upon investment houses, baniclng iii^i-^ tuiions, pompabifes and pension' fuildtr (*w decline to pdr- ticipate” in bidding on thri^ Mis- sippl bond issuea tdtaling $82,690,• 000. i' ,i‘ I 'f '** In a metvOfindUni dlspttcHed Friday, Dec-. 11, td 00 l^adUig fltt- ancial instftliili^ In New Yt>rk; City, NAAC!? _ BxttUtlvt Mtector Rdy Wilkins a^d ‘.^Itbhbidhig of bliU (rQitt foUbWiii^ issues:' Pearl River Water' Supply Dis trict, $24,650,000 revenue refund ing bond^ for bidding, Dec. 15: and two school bond issues, gen eral Obligations of the state, total ing $8,000,000 for bidding, Dec. 16. .. lieake And .,&!ott counties,, two of the five in tbe Pearl River Vai- Wy district, border NHhoba Coun ty .whfre three civil rights woric- trs were lynched Ittt June near Phiiadelphiai 'the evuaty lett. • !. “Tbe brutal diac|r)»^«tlpn•vilttt. Set PQHP9. ilk. Exercisinf Right of a Free Press W'l' hiivf reci'iitly received throujrh tnc I’ost Office two li'tti''r,s jiiidie.sst'd to the editor of the Carolina Times for whicii we liavc iiuthinj; hut the hif{hcst contempt. One of the li'ttiT.s suppO.si'd to have come from a mcinhep of the facidtv of .\. C'. College, one 'i'iionias .Mason, alteijipt- cd to defend the present administration I'f N’Ct. l^jiun invi'stif^ation, however, we fiinl that there is Jio [>etson on the XCC faculiv iiy such a name. 'I'o ald iuMill t(j injury, tlu' culprit wl'.o wrote the letter attempted to hide iill trace of his or her identity by {johix a/il tiie way ti> HillslM)ft» It* mail it. We would like f(ir it to be understood liere ami now tliat l)elicvinf>: in and e.xe^cisiiifr the rijjht of a free press for ourselves, we heartily e.\tenl that same rifjht to the lumihlest fellow citizen. These columns stand, therefore, eternally !ivailal)le and ready for any and all persons to use as tluy see fit. so li>ti|; as it is tlone objectively and without tnalice. even tliouHih the same might be used fi‘>4' or a.i;ainst a nicnil)er of onr own staff or against a iH’r- son or persons outside of our staff. Tile second letter, received this week, was wVittcd and mailed in Kaieigli in the form of an attack on the presi dent of Siiaw L'niversity. To add insult to injury in this particular case, the same was not cvcti sifftted. N'ecd- less to say, ix)ih of the al)ovc .mentioned letters were consifi^ned to the wastebasket. ]‘'inally, we would like to add that the Cal’olina limes is not interested in, tnijai^ed in or partakers of personal animosity or malice against the pri-sileiU of N. C. Col lege, .‘ihaw L'niveristy or any other institution, educa tional ol' (itherwise. 'I'he sacred and high calling of a true journalist transcends -suh a coprsc and any one wlio answers such a calling should Hot be inti'Vest-el n sland er or malicious attacks, fcsjx‘ciallj' when they are originat- inoral cpurage as to |» jiMfeotpi* sutjijt 4i-t>r one using a ficti- "A* IN APPRECIATION—I. O. Funder- of Durham's leading merchants is beard members for their long bur®, president of the Durham I now confined to his home on ac-1 years of service. Those in the pie- Buslnasi and Professional Chain | of illness. Tha pres^entatlon was ture from left to rifiit are: J. C. and Cashier of the Mechanics and | made during the annual banquet Farmers Bank, is shown present- | of the Chain held here recently at Ing a certificate of appreciation 1 the W. D. Hi.I Recreation Center, to Mrs. Charlie Jackson for her ! The bottom photo shows certifi- sutband's Ion', years of scrvice as ' cites of apprtciation being pxe- chairman of the Chain's Bar.quet sented Committee. Jackson who is one to the Chain's original j Kell^ Bryant. N. c. colle(;e and High Point College WINSTON-SAI.EM—North Caro lina College and Ili!;li l’oint«Col- lege of High Point will niret in ba.sketball game in the N. C. Clas sic Tournament Friday, Dec. ^8 In Winston-Salem Coliseum, hark ing the fir.st time a predominant ly Negro and a predominantly j, white school have been cage op-^ Carolina Col- ponents in the state's history. suffered a mild heart at- Winston-Salem State Collcue will {gp|; gunday and is- presently con- face Rockhurst College, champion team of the NAIA, on I'riday. On Saturday North Carolina College ■jvill meet Winston Salem, and High Point and Hockhur.st will also be opponents on that night. Both Winston-SalcMi and High Point are undefeated with 4-0 records. The Winston-Salem Hams hivie just successfully defended their Georgia Invitational Crown by defeating on successive nights Jackson State College, .laekson, Miss., the 1964 Southwestern Ath- Itlc Conference Champions: and the tenth ranked A. I'nd T. Ag- jies, last year's CIAA ch.impions. NCC now has a 3-3 record. It’s See TOURNAMENT, 2A fined to Durham’s Lincoln Hospi tal. His condition is said to be "improving." Riddick, often referred to as the ■'Dean or CIAA Coaches, ’ was named “Coach of the Year” by the Norfolk Journal and Guide in 1945 and was voted the CIAA “Coach of the 'Year” in 10R3, Earl ier in his career, he served as head football coach at Durham’s Hillside High School and from l!)35,to 1^45 the Hillside Hornets amassed a phenomenal won-lost record of 82-53. ' During his ’f,vchty years at The helm- at North Carolina College, beginning in 1945, Riddick’s teams ' . Sti RIDDICK, 2A . w.\s)ii.N(U'o\ . I '.u' ('(;urt, in a Mnriki> ri:';nv nnanimoLisI.v ll!,' > lui:. of the public ai'i-ni.iM" , tion of the Civil Hi '• i i"' ' went into elfeit l.rt ,,’ul , Tlu> public aci'iiihn; :,l!i I'.- lion, till' mo.-it ccii>fcr. i a! i- hr.v's pi Dvisioii.-.. 1 restaurants.- ni(il;d'-, ■! facilities v.'liiiM foKl ni»\e in inti'v.1 .'.tc all I'accs \vi»h()iit hia-. In a divided di'ci.-i^'i' " ' ju-.lices Inr aiul lour .i*_'aii eoui't al.'U ih-Jari'ii Dial '■ he rctri^ii'liM'. fliii^ reijuiri dismissal of charges :.nif re f'nie M ,IM -f Scarborough, III, who stood in; for his father, J. C. Scarborough, | Jr.; David Gilmroe, M. H. Thomp | sen. Rev. Miles M. Fisher, J. M. Schcolcr, Dr. W. A. Cleland and NCC Grid I'lentor, Herpn Riddjck Suffers lieart Attack Sunday ilDOICK of convictions ai;a!M''l c: ji deinoiistI'ators''niadi- h'".i:rc t." the hill hecanie law. Sniiie o.Ol'O cases will he anc(,'t'(l. Tft^eiuni earlier HiiluOd a dis- 'tricf court's jii(k’mrnt a.i^ain.sl Ihc Heart of Atlanta .M'Hcirs.c-halli'n:','’ of the anti'discrimiiiartiry parts i«f the law. Morton ItolU'ston. .Ir.. an .MlaiK ta attorney and ottit'ial cl tlr.? motel wlwi arvicd lii-^ case lier'j Oct. 5. contended: ■'I'll'' fact that .i''r in- Kiln'd in lliis i.ssik' IS pii.'cl.v i 1- cidert.d Tlie rnii(lanienlal is,,Tic is wluther Con^n'c-s has t'le ri"ht to take a'.vay fnmi a privfitc liiisi- ncss concern tiu' o«iU‘i's clioiio of niiiniii'.; I»s rinii as lu' wislie.i and 'cho)sinn his l ustDtiier.v" On behalf ol the cuiir!. Jus! lie 'rmii Clark, who un.li' the court's ojiiiiioM said i'l di.sagn'cm' tit: '■'riie power id' i'iiii'.:ress to pi'oinote iHtcr.state comir.orci' .i' i includes the power to re”i.i .ti' the'local iiuvidents thereof.' iticiml- ing local activities in liotli I'h'' ' state of ori.Lihi and di'stiiiatiu:i. which iniglit have a suhsl.ait'al ;gul liarniful clfect upon t^al conimercc. “One need only examine the Sec COURT, i;.\ High Court Ends Interracial Sex Ban In Florida WASIIINGTO.N' — The T ^ iiu- preme Court said tliis week Ih-it Florida caiinot i|KiWe it a ci: '-!' for .Negroes and wlutes who are tiof' iiKti'i'ii’d to occupy the same room at night. This riding came si.\ vveeU.i ,4'tw atlor«e.vs -of t-Lu;-Jsl^A.L;i.’..J-t..-. gal ni'fense Kiind ar'jiicd Iv lorf the high court in hehalt ol a .Mi ii”.i Ikiich couple—Mi.ss t'onnie 1,'nlf. man. white and Dewiy NULuu.^jIi- lin. \egro. The couple Were arrested ai:d ci.nvioled under a Florida law tlial made it a eiiime for a “Negro man and while woman . . . '.vho are not married to each other ttoi . . . hahititiially live in and occupy in the night time the same room." We find notiling,' wrote Jiis- lice jjyron l>. White in the Court’s unanimous decision, “v^hich make;; it es.sential to punish promi.scuity by one racial group and not that of another. "There is no s'jg'jestion that a white person anl a Negro arc an\ more likely habitually to occupy the same room together than t!ie white or the Negro couple or li etij^age in illicit intercourse il they do,'’ he said. Jack Greenberg, director cmm scl of the NAACP Legal Dcfcny Fund commented that the s6 resolution adopted hy 2,8(l() dWe- ga4es to the Aiwociation's anmjal convention in Washington, D. C„ last June. The resolution ur,"ed action by the Association, its S;t 5CX BAND, 2A

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