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SNCC To filefraud Charges In Ala. Elections * * * * * * ★ * * * • * ******** (B DHOtS ftlil (MOTH BMHB 3 Queen City CR Leaders' Homes Blasted CHARLOTTE—Hunt for the pearly Monday "morning bombers' of the homes of four promi nent Negro families and civil rights workers of Charlotte continued unabated here this week as the Federal Bureau of Investigation entered the case. In addition to the several FBI men now working on the case are twenty-eight city detect ives, the State Bureau of In vestigation and the State High way Patrol. The blasts, which did con siderable damage to the four modern homes, including that of homes of Kelly Alexander, state president of the NAACP; Fred Alexander,, newly elected city councilman and brother of Kelly; Dr. Reginald Hawkins, a acntist and Julius Chambers an attorney and U.S. Commis sioner, -was labeled the work of experts and organized by Kelly Alexander. Said th e NAACP president: "Anytime four blasts happen like this it's organized. I don't know who organized it, "but it was an organized force whose efforts were to kill us." He also stated that it was the first time th?t an actual attack on his life has been made during the en tire 28 years he has been con nected with the NAACP. Kelly's sons Kelly Jr., 17 and Alfred, 13 were asleep when the blast went off and shatter ed the windows in their bed room and other parts of the house. Mrs. Alexander stated she heard her sons call to her, "Mother, Mother, what is it?" She stated that her first thought was to get her chil dren out of the room. She also slated that she did not hear anv cars drive off or anyone otherwise leaving the place. Sec BLAST 2A Dr. L. C. Dowdy Named to Ass'n Grant Colleges GREENSBORO Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, president of A. and T. College, was last week elect ed a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of State Universities and Land- Grant Colleges at its annual convention held at Minneapo lis, Minn. The Committee, composed of 19 members, is the highest policy making group in the Association which has in its membership 97 colleges and universities in 50 states of the Union. The convention drew more than 1,800 delegates. Dr. David D. Henry, presi dent of the University of Illi nois, president-elect of the or*' ganization is chairman of the Committee. Dr. Dowdy who joined the A&T faculty in 1951, served as professor of education, dean of the School of Education and General Studies, dean of in struction, and acting president, prior to his election as presi dent in April of 1964. 01TS NATIONAL POST Dr. Mi C. Dowdy, president of AftT Collage at Greensboro, was last week elected a mem ber of the Executive Commit tee of the Association of State Universities and Land-G*nt Colleges at its 79th annual convention held at Minneapolis, Minn. Che Caralifta Cinws |pWr»rWTii UNBJHOEEO^ VOLUME 42 No. 44 DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1965 PRICE: 15c Woman Enters Commission Race In Klan-Active Town Kg CITED—MiIt Dorothy I. Height, President of the National Coun cil of Negro Women.. Inc., was cited during their Thirtieth An nual Convention for being one of the outstanding women of our time and for her leader ship and dedicated service. The presentation was made by Mrs. Inez Kaiser, J. Walter Thomp son Company Special Maricet Consultant. St. Louis, Mo. It FRAZKR Former Raleigh Resident Pens New Book NEW YORK ln WHITE MAN-BLACK MAN, published today by Exposition Press, Charles Rivers Frazer, Sr. brings a mature and experienc ed mind to bear on a non-ex tremist aspect of race problems and tensions. This highly perceptive author examjnes the issues in the cur rent'racial problem and sees a paramount need for a wide spread philosophy of tolerance and nonviolence based on sci entific and religious principles. He deplores the actions of ex tremists, both white and Ne gro, charging that they inten sify an already grave situation. He seriously questions the ef ficacy of Supreme Court deci sions and civil right programs, for he sees them as stirring antagonisms and violence rath er than creating a harmonious atmosphere. America, he points out, is in a dangerous position, both at home and abroad, when it is not unified. He maintains that this lack of unity springs from artificial sources, created by ignorant and little minds. Frazer emphasizes ones of man kind and of all things in the plan of life—one world, one See BOOK 2A was presented during the LENA Luncheon at the Shera ton Park Hotel In Washington, D. C., where Miss Lena Home was giuest of honor, launched the life membership campaign for the organisation, and intro duced her new book off the press, entitled Lena, to more than 200 outstanding women from all over the United States. LBJ to Receive Reports From Rights Panels WASHINGTON President Lyndon B. Johnson will re ceive a detailed report sum marizing the principal ideas and proposals developed by eight panels during the two day Planning Session for the White House Conference "To Fulfill These Rights," within the next ten days. Berl I. Bernhard. Executive Director, for the Planning Ses sion held November 17-18 at the Washington Hilton Hotel said these reports would in clude dissenting views as well as those on which there ap peared to be a consensus, and that those for immediate appli cation would be noted for spe cial consideration. I More than 200 persons, repre senting a broad cross section of civil rights, labor, religious, business and civil leaders, de veloped a wide-ranging series of major proposals aimed at bring ing the American Negro more fully into the American main stream as part of the first phase of what President John son r calls "the next and more profound stage of the battle for civil rights." The session was a preliminary for the full conference which will be held next spring. Such well-known civil rights leaders as Roy Wilkins. Execu tive Director of the NAACP; Floyd McKissick and Dr. Geo. Wiley. Congress on Racial Equality; Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr.", andißev. Ralph Aber nathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; John Lewis and Jame« Bevel, of the Student Non-Vi/>lent Coordinat ing Committer Whitney M. Young, Jr. Executive Director of the National Urban League, and many others participated in the discussions. The sessions en gaged in intense study of a broad spectrum of topics after hearing President Johnson ad dress them at a White House See PANELS 2A Operator of Funeral Business First To Seek Public Office WILDWOOD, F)a. —(NFTV— The first member of her race to seek public office in Sum ter county since it became a political subdivision of the state in 1853, Mrs. Armanela Hence, 52, has qualified as a candidate for the city commis sion in this Central Florida community, where the Ku Klux Klan calls itself the Wildwood Sportsmen's club. Mrs. Hence, who operates a funeral home, is one of five candidates for two commission seats to be decided in the Dec. 7 municipal election. The two candidates polling the highest number of votes will be de clared elected. The city has 789 registered voters ,649 of whom are white. Officials expect the Negro reg istration of 140 to be expand ed before registration books are closed Nov. 22. The Wildwood Sportsmen's club was identified as an active '4, f )S( s —" ~" ' '* WE A/?E GRATEFUL TO YOU COMMUNITY, FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATRONAGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES HAVE BEEN BLESSED THAT THIS HOLIDAY WILL BE A DAY OF TRUE THANKSGIVING FOR YOU. Ku Klux Klan group during the recent congressional hear ings on the segregationist-ter rorist organization. NAACP PLANS MAMMOTH POLL TAX CAMPAIGN BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —ln an intensive effort to qualify ad ditional thousands of voters, the NAACP plans a mammoth poll tax campaign in Alabama, Mississippi and Texas during the months of December and January. Announcement of the drive was made here this week by W. C. Patton, field director for voter registration. In Texas, the goal is 600,000 qualified Negro voters. To ac complish this end, the NAACP will establish ten centers in strategic spots throughout the See POLL TAX 2A w. '- yir^^ PEACE CORPS AT NCC A group of Peace Corps represen tatives held recruiting sessions at North Carolina College at Durham last week. Shown in CLAUDE A. HARNETT Suffers Slight Heart Attack; Hospitalized CHICAGO— (NPI) —Claude A. Barnett, 76-year-old veteran journalist and well-known au thority on Africa, suffered a mild cardiac accident (slight stroke) last Friday morning in his office. Taken immediately to Mi the photography are Doris Mc Gruder, recruiting, officer; Samuel Frink, of LaGrange and Annie Wilson, of Burling chael Reese hospital, he is re ported to be on the road to covery. According to his wife, Mrs Etta Moten Barnett, well known figure in theatrical, television, radio and concert circles, he never lost consci ton, both NCC students; and Avatus Stone, director of small college recruiting for the Peace Corps. ousnp.sk following the attack, \y'hich affected hiif left side. /) He will be'hospitalized for ;m indefinite period, while ex haustive examinations and tests are made, followed by a period of rehabilitation and therapy Since his retirement last year, ending 44 years as head of the Associated Negro Press, Harnett has been devoting him self to compiling a book of 125-Year-Old Woman Has Birthday Party COTTONWOOD, Ala. —(NPI) A woman believed to be one of the oldest persons in the world celebrated her 125 th birthday recently, and a grand son was on hand for the family reunion wbich marked Ihe event. The woman, Mrs. Mariah Ha mons .observed the birthday at ther small home in Cotton wood, with members of her family present, including a grandson, Edgar Wiggins, Tam pa, Fla. Reportedly still spry and in good health, Mrs. Hamons is still self-sufficient. She can still thread her own needles. See BIRTHDAY 2A Evidence of Irregularities Clearly Shown F SELMA, Alabama—The Stu dent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee intends to file charges of fraud in connection with the Agricultural Stabili zation and Conservation Serv ice (ASCS) elections which tcok place on November 15. The greatest evidence of fraud occurred in Wilcox County (where Negroes are 78% of the population). Here, in 3 communities, ballots show that the 120 voters voted only for the same 3 white men, out of 5 white and 2 Negro nomi nees. There were no votes registered for the other 2 white men or for the Negro nomi nees. Since many Negroes act ive in the Movement in Wilcox are known to have voted in the election, it is clear that irregularities did occur. A total of 10 Negroes were elected to community boards in the other 2 communities: 4 delegates to the county convention and 6 alternates. In Lowndes County, a total See FRAUD 2A
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