Mann Film Laboratories Chatham Rd. Winston-Salem, N, c. 7/20/Comp. Last Rites Held For Young M J★ ★ ★ ★ YOUNG BOY DROWNS IN WATER HOLE 11-Year Old Couldn't Swim Loses Life In Try An 11-year-old boy drowned in 10 feet of water Monday morning after he Jumped into a raln-r#ollen pll of Borden Brick and Tile Co., on Hoover Road to cool off. Durham County Coroner Dr. D. R. Perry, stated the youth, Donald Ray Gulley, of 2408 Kate Street, was dead when he was pulled from the watei shortly after 11 a. m. Gully had gone with three other youths to pick dewber ries and after they had finish ed and were returning home they pa«s*d the water hole. One of the youths, Melvin Coun cil, 14, of 621 Xing St., said as they reached the pit Gully, un dressed and jumped in. Council told authorities he attempted to save Gully but hia efforts were fruitless. Two members of the Durham Rescue Squad, Ronald Rigs bee and Norman Leathers, who are scuba di vers >s '**ll * s men, recovered the body after probing the 6-bylOO-foot water hole. "It was a rather treach erous place," Rigsbee said, "with its rookey bottom and numerous dropoffs." Raymond, Gulley, father of the victim, was present when the body was brought to the surface. He revealed that his son could not swim. A Borden foreman, Earl Trav is, was quoted by Sheriff's Dep uty T. C. Leary as stating the hole used as a catch basin, was posted, and that youths seek ing a swimming place are of ten chased away. The Deputy said he .vaa told the hole was usually kept pump ed out but the vandals had broken one pump and another was in the process of being In stalled when the drowniaC oc curred. Massie Speaks To Summer r School Group Dr. Samuel P. Massie, presi dent of North Carolina College, discussed the obligations of citizens and institutions in the Great Society as he delivered the principal address at the college's summer session as sembly Wednesday June 16. The assembly, held in the B. N. Duke Auditorium, is the only one scheduled for the summer. Speaking on the obligations for education in the Great So ciety, Massie said that Individ uals must Inquire. "For value received —that is, for the choice of a good lif-e—what do we promise to pay?' 1 First ,he said, there is the obligation of the individual, who should make extra effort* toward personal and intellect ual development A special obligation ii also placed upon thcee who teach, he continued. "You have a spe cial opportunity and responsi bility, for the students of this generation—the students whom you teach—havo the greatest opportunity for service that any generation of Negro youth has ever had " A third group facing special obligations, he stated, consists of schools and colleges, and a fourth comprises the state .and the nation. "The passage of the greatest appropriation for edu cation by the federal govern ment In the history of our na tion, the large appropriation by the General Assembly—all tes tify to the awarenesa of the great needs of education. "But, there U an increasing awareness of the value of edu cation, and we must property utilise these opportunities, or the Great Society will be mean- Ingles* and just a beautiful phnat," he added. II^^H Mary Ann, Mary Lavlae, Mary Catherine, Miry Alice Fultz Quads Now Co-eds At Bethune-Cookman College DATONA BEACH—Bethune •Cookman College has a quad ruple treat In its freshman class—the attractive and talent ed Fultz Quadruplest from Mil ton, N. C. - The four girls, just past their 19th birthday, registered Tues day for B-CC's summer term They were graduated two '*eeks ago from Caswell County High School, Yanceyville, N. C. Music is the Fultz' talent and they have their own string quartet. Mary Louis and Mary Catherine play the violin, Mary Ann, the viola, and Mary Alice the chello All of the girls plan to be music majors and to be come imtructors. - Thej have given several concerts in Virginia and North Carolina. Although some parents might shudder at the thought of hav ing four daughters of the same age, their adopted mother, Mrs. Charles A. Saylor who with her husband accompanied the girls to Daytona Beach, says she has enjoyed bringing up her four girls. The only problem she said, was that all growing pains •jvtre multiplied four times. The Saylors adopted the quads in 1956 when the girls' parents were no longer able to care for them. Another problem has been protecting the quads from pub licity so they could have a nor. mal childhood, she added. The eirls have been sponsored from birth by a milk company and See QUADS Page 2A «* 'H ■ ' s?" Hi > ■L ri .Vg» m v SCIENTIST! AT NCC—This ■rcup of "students" and teach ers all holder* of doctoral do- Vreee, examine laboratory equipment used In mleroWology for growing bacteria with and without air aa an activity of, North Carolina Collets Na flonal ki«M« PoMAdatloK In Ask to End Exclusion of Poor From Jury Duty WASHINGTON—Th e U. S. Supreme Court wis asked today to end exclusion of the poor from the nation's Jury rolls by ■ttorneyi of the NAACP Le Funeral for Shotgun Victim Held At First Calvary Bapt. Church Funeral services for Frank Draper Brown 11, 21, who was killed by a shot-gun blast Fri day, were held Tuesday at the First Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. A. L. Thompson delivering the eulogy. William Charles Hogan was being held by police in con nection with the death. Accord ing to ; .lice officers, Brown •;as sitting on a trunk at Ho gau'ft home, 1207 Morehead Ave., when he was shot with a 12 gauge shot-gun about 8 p. m. Friday. The victim, who had been visiting the home, was pronounced de ad on ar rival at Duke Hospital. The 29-year-old suspect was detained without priviledge of bond. He was quoted by offi cer R. G. Sullivan as saying the shot gun accidently fired as he picked it up after it had been dropped to the floor. An alleged witness to the incident was still being sougflt by the rolice at press time. Opera Singer Awarded NAACP Spingarn Medal stitute In microbiology for col lage teachers. Amcng the 33 teachers en rolled In the Institute eight hold earned doctorUl degrees. Left to right: Dr. Nell Hlrsch berg, NCC Professor of Bio logy end director of the Insti tute; Dr. - Arm* B. Fisher, gal Defense Fund. "Exclusion of poor persons ss a class, because of their in ability to serve without pey on state criminal Juries, is a vio BROWN Brown, the son of Mrs. Ruby Lee Hughes of JOIO Proctor St., and the late Frank Bro*wn Jr., was a graduate of Hillside High See BROWN Page 2A Northwestern State College (Oklahoma); Dr. John Shlbley, La Grange College (Georgle); Dr. Paul R. Shilling, Hartwlck Cc liege (New Ycrk); NCC President, Samuel P. Massey and Sister Merle B, Wltte, Marian College (Indiana). lation of the 14th Amendment," Fund sttorneys asserted. The Supreme Court wss ask ed to review this issue in con- See COURT Pa«e 2A Cht CiiMg \ . a _____ VOLUME 42 - No. 24 DURHAM, H. C—SATURDAY, JUNE 26, IMS PRICE 15 Centa Massive Voter Registration Drive Launched By SCLC Dr. King Heads Ga. Campaign ATLANTA—The most com prehensive voter registration project "*as launched here this by the SCLC headed by Dr. Mar. tin Luther King Jr. The project was officially opened with the arrivlal here last Sunday of university In structors and students from campuses throughout the na tion. The academic volunteer! were here for six-days of in tensive orientation for SCLC's Summer Community Organiza tion and Political Education Project, called (SCOPE). SCOPE is under the direction of Hosea L. Williams, a key aide to SCLC President Dr. M. L. King. Williams a veteran of many voter registration cam paigns in the south, also di rected the triumphant Selma to Montgomery March. The six-day orientation ses sion in which some of the na tiooa prominent scholars, labor leaders and government offi cials were involved, was headed by Bayard Rustin, executive di rector of the A. Phillip Ran dolph Institute in Ney York. Associate director to Rustin •was Norman Hill, former pro gram director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and now with the Industrial Uuion Department, AFL-CIO, Wash., D. C. Mofris Brown College served as headquarters for the orienta tion sessions. However, other See DRIVE Page 2A LEONTYNE PRICE RECIPIENT OF ANNUAL PRIZE NEW YORK— (By special wire to Carolina Times) Leon tyne Price, celebrated opera singer, has been chosen the SOth Spingarn Medalist, NAACP executive director Roy Wilkins announced this week. Because Miss Price will be unable to attend the NAACP annual convention in Denver, Jue 28-3; presentation of the medal will be n ade at a later time, probably this fall. The Spingarn Medal was in stituted in 1914 by the late J. E. Spingarn to be awarded an nually to Ne?ro Americans 'or distinguished achievement. Among previous winners of the coveted gold medal are Roy Wilkins, Ralph J. Bunche, Mar tin Luther King, Carl Murphy, Marian Anderson, Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson. Mrs. Daisy Bates and the "Little Rock Nine," Langston Hughes, Robert C. Weav-»- and Duke El lington. Miss Price has won world wide acclaim lor hrr perform ances in leading opera houses of Europe and America. MIXT WIIK A Colorful 13-page Magazine Section "National Scene" will be Included In our July 8 laaue If SB Ll im ■ % -WHH HH j ■§ SSriCTg W6 */* Isr is j- l K^-W| It b*c*m* a family affair as David S. Colay, right manager of. the Oreansboro District of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, was last week honored as "Managar CIVIL RIGHTS AND Poverty To Feature NAAGP Convention Operation Breakthrough Otfices Move to Scarborough Building The neighborhood center of Operation Breakthrough's "Target Area A" has been moved fn>rr SlB Kamseur St. to the former quarters of the Southeastern Business College over the Scarborough and Har gett Funeral Home on Petti grew Street, according to Howard Fuller, chief coordina tor for that area. The new three-floor location, Fuller said, provide! enough space not only for his staff'! offices, but also for various classes, community meetings and perhaps even some game activities. "We feel fortunate to hive location it can easily reached by those we 'A'ant to serve," Fuller said, "We hope the people in our target area will feel the center is theirs, for it ii; and our success is going to depend heavily upon their taking part. It also has not come to 'give away' any thing, but only to help those willing to help themselves to have a better life." Fuller further revealed that he hopes to hire next fall about 20 people who live in the tar get area. These people would work out of the Pettigrew St. office as home makers, health »idw, director* of tutorial cen ters, teacher's aides and .re cruiters for adult education and job placements. "Target Area A" covers an area containing about 10,000 residents, and includes the Hayti, Hil'rld# Park, lt&Dou gald Terrace and Morehud Avenue Negro communities. of the Tear/' in me annual completion among the com pany's 33 district offices. At left are W. A. Clement, Durham, vice-president and MRS. HUSBAND Mrs. Husband's Funeral To Be Held Jun. 25 The funeral of Mr*. Laura Husband, 70, wiie of J. M. Husband, 620 Dunbar St. will be held -at the Cove nant Presbyterian Church, Friday, June 28, at 4:00 p. m. The Rev. J. W. Smith, pa* tor, will officiate Mrs. Husband succumbed at Lincoln Hoapital, Monday, June 21 at 830 p. m., follow ,ing .an 1 lines* of several Mr MBS, HUSBAND on 2A agency director, who preianted the plaque and delivered the dinner addreu, and Mrs. Clement and at right center li Mr*. Cole/. 55th Annual Session To Convene In Denver, Colorado NEW YORK—Major empha sis of the 56th annual conven tion of th e National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People, to be held in Denver, Col., June* 28-July 3, •will be placed on implementa tion of civil rights and anti poverty legislation. The convention, which is ex pected to draw approximately 1,900 delegates, will also focus on the challenge presented by President Johnson In his ad dress at Howard University, "To Fulfill These Rights," school desegregation, political action, employment and hous ing Several major addresses are scheduled for the six-day con vention which will meet at the Denver Hilton Hotel. The key note address on Monday night, June 28, will be delivered by NAACP Executive Director Roy Wllklns. Other speakers will Include Wiley A. Branton, executive secretary of the President's Council on Equal Opportunity; Bishop Stephen 0. Spottswood, chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors; Mrs. (Pat) Rob erts Harris, U. S. Ambassador to Luxembourg; Mai Goode, ABC-TV n«r»s correspondent; and Dr Buell Gallhagher, presi dent of the College of New York and a member of the NAACP Board of Directors. New features of this year's convention will Include a branch problem clink to be held dally for delegates with special organisational problems a Leadership Development In 9n PQVXRTY Fid IA

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