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50(Mk ( ROES TO VOTE MAY 31 i eto« m VOL. 21 Rollman TelM In Novel (ampa| Heinz Rollman spent about 10 cents for each person in the' 12fh Congressional District in .getting his platfortn before them, accord ing to the certified statement mailed to Thad Eure, Secretary of State, as prescribed by law. Mr. Rollman said in an inter view today: “The IjTorth Carolina Election Laws, which I have stud ied carefully for many years, can certainly be classified as the fin est in the country. These election laws require candidates who are in the Primary races to publish an exact accounting of all monies received, of all monies, spent, and how and for what purpose these monies were spent’’. All candidates are required by the North Carolina Election Laws to file this statement on or before May 21 with Thad Eure, Secre tary of State for North Carolina. The return has to be filed under oath by the candidates. Mr. Rollman went on to say: “I greatly welcome the oppor tunity to publish all figures relat ing to my campaign. “I announced for the first time my candidacy October 1, 1957, and between October • and De cember, I received many, many hundreds of one-dollar bills in the mail from people who just put in a little slip of paper wishing me the best of luck. Most of them did not mention their names.” These are the expenditures, as compiled by the auditor and filed by Heinz Rolltnan: Newspaper Advertising $ 8,360.35 Payments to Co-Ordin- ators in all 10 coun ties (12 Co-ordin- ators 6,950.00 Little gimmicks, such as buttons, pencils, matches, etc. 3,361.06 Rental of campaign headquarters 1,377.95 Telephone . 798.12 Stationery & Printing 3,026.76 Entertainment 678.06 Travel Expense 1,610.14 Television Advertising , 5,150.32 Radio Advertising 1,132.40 Salaries 930.17 Postage 4,742.03 Miscellaneous 2,433.65 TOTAL $41,051.01 Two New Heroes To Rest With Unknown_Soldier “Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.” These simple, impressive words, inscribed on the tomb of the unknown soldier, in Arling ton National Cemetery, will have a greater significance for us af ter today, Memorial Day, for to day two unidentified battle he roes, one of whom fell in the Second World War and the other in the Korean Conflict, will be laid to rest beside World War One soldier who was buried in the hallowed shrine in 1921. On this past Wednesday and Thursday, the bodies of the Sec ond World War and the Korean Conflict War Unknowns lay in state in the rotunda of the Capi tal, so that people from all walks of life could have the chance of paying their respects to them. On this Memorial Day after noon, the flag-draped coffins will be taken in solemn proces sion from the capital through streets lined with an honor guard from all branches of the armed forces, across the Potomac River into Arlington Cemetery. President Eisenhower will place the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military deco- Banjo, Joyner And Jones To Be In Doubleheader Attraction ASHEVILLE Banjo Mat thews, the lead-footed pilot of Eddie Joyner and Toy Jones’ famed Mr. X will be seeking vic tories No. 4 and 5 in a row Sat urday night at McCormick Field Speedway in a doubleheader sportsman attraction. Winner of the last three races on this quarter-mile track, Ban jo has rolled up 194 sportsman points, moving out of striking distance of all but three drivers an the race for the track champ ionship. Getting 50 points for each vic tory (then the points graduate by two through the order of finish), Banjo can be overtaken by se cond-place Harold Moore who has 180, third-place Ralph Earnhardt who has 170, or fourth-place Grady Cox who has 148. Two other Asheville drivers, Cecil Biddix and Ed Cox, Grady’s brother, are doing themselves justice in the point race. Biddix ■n,051 HEINZ W. ROULMAN™ ration of the United States, on a pillow at the head of each coffin. He will speak briefly. Then with full military honors, amid the booming of guns, the remains will be placed in two crypts at one side of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On the granite slab that seals the tomb of World War II hero will be the simple inscription “1941- 1945”, and the crypt of the Ko rean War here will read “1950- 1953.” Like the first unknown soldier buried at Arlington Cemetery, the identities of the two new unknowns will always remain a secret. They were chosen from all the unidentified dead who were killed in the European and Pacific campaigns of World War II and in Korea. They could be soldiers, sailors, marines, pilots or coastguardsmen. No one will ’ ever know, but this does not mat ter, for Americans will regard the tomb of the Unknown soldier with deeper emotions than ever before after this Memorial Day of 1958, for there is hardly a family that did not have some loved one, relative or friend, in one of these wars. Clarence Mitchell Cited For .Parts In Civil Rights Baltimore, May 22 ln recog nition of his “outstanding leader ship in the field of civil rights,” Clarence Mitchell, director of the NAACP Washington bureau, has been honored by the Maryland State Conference of NAACP branches. Presentation of a plaque hail ing Mr. Mitchell’s service was made by Carl Murphy, publisher of the Afro-American Newspa pers, at a luncheon here on May 17 in observance of the fourth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision ban ning segregation in -public edu cation. Also cited for consistent sup port of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 were four Maryland mem bers of Congress who had voted for the bill and against all crip pling amendments. The awards were made to Senator J. Glenn Beall, Republican; an dto Repre sentatives George H. Fallon, Ed ward A. Garmatz and Samuel N. Friedel, all Democrats. BANJO WILL ENTER A-W RACE SUNDAY Banjo Matthews, winner of three features at McCormick Field this year, will compete with some of the finest modified stands fifth with 142 points and Ed Cox is a close sixth with 138. The amateur scramble, a con stantly changing picture due to the size of the field—they num ber close to 50 each week—is a close one. Jay Burleson of Marion, who drives the fast No. 66, has mov ed into first place with 132 points by virtue of his two straight wins. However, Forrest Fox, who has yet to win but who has been high in the order of finish in each race, rests only two points behind Burleson. Grouped closely behind Fox are Dewey Mclntosh (120), Bill Bart lett (116), Charles Silver (114), and Jim Hoots and Bob Webb (each 102). In addition to the two 30-lap features, two 10-lap heats and 15-lap consolation for sportsmen Saturday night, almateurs will drive a 30-lap feature and three 10-lap heats. News From Bennelt College GREENSBOR, N. C.—A last of 83 prospective candidates for graduation at Bennett College on Monday, une 2, was released this week by Miss Mary Mayfield, registrar. Speaker ‘for the baccalaureate service on Sunday, June 1, was Dr. George D. Kelsey, of Drew University. The commencement address on Monday was deliver ed by r. Alvin C. Eurich, of New York City, vice-president of the Fund for the Advancement of Ed ucation. The list of candidates for grad uation follows: NORTH CAROLINA A. B. Grace E. Atkinson, Four Oaks; Eleanor G. Bell, Wilmington; Co zette Mae Berger, Reidsville; Em ma Jean Blackstone, Leaksville; Anne Lee Bolden, Reidsville; Betty S. Bragg, Greensboro; Peg gy A. Coefield, Kinston; Robbie G. Dolphus, Greensboro; Eva L. Evans, Trinity; Nancy C. Haith, Leaksville; Barbara A. Hammond, Winston-Salem; Ruby B. Harris, Greensboro; Margaret L. Hayes, Burlington; W. Delories Jackson, Red Springs; Edith P. Kernodle, Elon College; Betty M. Long, Taylorsville; Lola A. McAdoo, Greensboro; A Ruthello McCoy, Greensboro; Bettye J. McLean, Greensboro; Constance R. Oden, Bath; Shirley J. Philson, Char lotte; Loretta Richmond, Greens boro; Betty S. Robinson, Greens boro; Elizabeth A. Saunders, Gas tonia; Gertrude Smith, Greens boro; Martel E. Smith, Summer field; Yvonne A. Thomas, Greens boro; Deloris Tonkins, Greens boro; Carole S. Wade, Graham; .Mabie S. Waters, Dudley; Flora E. Wilkins, Winston-Salem; Shir ley M. Woods, Graham. B. S. Gieneva Baldwin, Pittsboro; Lois R. Belo, High Point; Joan Cooley, Hendersonville; Gladys Fortune, Durham; Annie Pi Jes sitp, GreenSWro: Betty J. McCau ley, Thomasville; Addie E. Wat son, Charlotte. SOUTH CAROLINA A. B. Carolyn J. Anderson, Green ville; Cynthia E. Eaddy, Flor ence; Jimmie E. English, Cam den; Fredrica M. Washington, Beaufort. B. S. Ruth W. McAlister, Kingstree; Malmie G. McLurkin, Chester; Betty M. Middleton, Burton; Rosemary D. Wright, Camden. VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND A. B. LaVerne E. Gee, Norfolk; Fran ces C. Patterson, Roanoke; Ver onica A. Shipley, Baltimore, Md.; Evelyn M. Webb, Norfolk; Do lores Wiggins, Petersburg. B. S. Marlene I. Beavers, Danville; Nancy I Hudson, Roseland, Va. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY A. B. Bettye A. Alexander, New York, N. Y.; Geneva E. Everette, Buf falo, N. Y.; Fannie L. Miles, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Shirley Mae Mbore, Camden, N. J.; Vinia Spivey, Bronx, N. Y.; Yvonne A. Wynne, Jamaica, N. Y. nTENNESSEE, OHIO AND ILLINOIS A. B. Carolyn R. Brown, Johnson City, Tenn.; Barbara J. Hickman, Freeport, Ill.; Charlotte O. Jack son, Lima, Ohio; Sonia L. Lou den, Cincinnati, Ohio; Bertha E. Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio; Sonja E. Weldon, Chicago, 111., and Peggy A. White, Memphis, Tenn. GEORGIA, FLORIDA. MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS A. B. Rhinelander L. Blackburn, Greenwood, Miss.; Janet Dailey, Houston, Tex.; Beulah M. De tmons, Thomson, Ga.; Anna E. Ferguson, Savannah, Ga.; Kath ryn Y. Foster, Jacksonville, Fla.; Patricia A. Hopkins, Miami, Fla.; Mattie J. Horton, Albany, Ga.; Lucy E. Taylor, Marietta, Ga.; Frances P. Thurston, Miami, Fla. B. S. Dolores R. Casimere, Galves ton, Tex., and Gloria Smith, Miami, Fla. FOREIGN COUNTRIES A. B. Winfred M. Darrell, Flatts, Ber muda; Oyeyemi A. Salako, Ni geria, W. Africa; Onuma A. Uko, drivers in the country in the 100-lap feature on the one-half mile course at the Asheville- Weaverville Speedway, Sunday, June 1. Time trials are set for 1 p.m. and the feature will begin at 2:30. The race is expected to draw more than two dozen of the sec tion’s finest drivers. And com peting with Matthews will be top-notch drivers like Ned Jar rett, Mutt Simpson, Dick and Bill Widenhouse, Burt Noland, Earl Moss, Glenn Wood, Harold Moore. Ralph Earnhardt and Pee Wee Jones, and a number of lo cal drivers. In addition to the 50-mile fea ture, promoter Gene Sluder will offer two 10-lap heats and time trials to WINC racing fans. ASHEVILLE, N. C., MAY 30, 1958 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF N. C. METHODIST CONFERENCE SLATED - r W|| > COKE CANDLER Candidate for CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Nigeria, W. Africa. B. S. Lillian Walker, Nassau, Baha mas; Linelle Walker, Nassau, Ba hamas. GREENSBOR, N. C. —The a ward of fellowships for graduate study to three Bennett College seniors was announced at the an nual Honors Day program Friday morning in Pfeiffer Chapel. Misses Dolores Casimere, of Galveston, Texas, will study for the master’s degree in chemistry at Marquette University. Milwau kee, Wisconsin; Ayo Salako, of Nigeria, West Africa, will work for her master’s degree in history specializing in African studies at Northwestern University, F-v<-ns ton„ Ill.; and Veic.'/ca Shiplsy. of Baltimore, Md., has accepted a fellowship for graduate study in English at Howard University, in Washington, D. C. The $250 faculty scholarship a ward for 1958-59 went to Miss Ruby Starks of Troutman, N. C. Miss Starks, a rising senior, ma joring in home economics, plans a career as a hohte demonstration agent. Award of the $75 Belle Tobias (Scholarship, given annually to the freshman considered to have (made the most outstanding im provement during the year, was made to Miss Jean Hayes, of Win ston-Salem. Miss Hayes, the daughter of Le roy and tht late Mrs. Vanzella Hayes, is a graduate of Atkins High School and is majoring in foreign languages. The David D. Jones Leadership award of $25 to the junior or sen ior exhibiting the most outstand ing qualities of leadership in the activities of the David D. Jones Student Union during the year wen to Miss Rosemary Wright, a senior, of Camden, S. C., who Served as president of the Union this year. Miss Mary Janes Williams, a rising senior of Winston-Salem, received the Florence Reeves A ward (20) given annually to the student who achieves most suc cessfully in the area of race re lations. The Endowment Cup given each year to the class raising the larg est amount in the annual endow ment drive went to the freshman class and was accepted by its president, Miss Margaret Bailey, of Fruitland, Md. Other prizes were awarded as follows: The Goode prize for home econ omics (525), Miss Anece Faison, of Dudley, N. C. The Omicron Eta Chi award (5), Miss Edwina Price, of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. litna Graham prize (S 10 Miss Josephine Raiford, of Greensboro. The Lula Donnell prize ($10), Miss Warner McCain, Greens boro. ' Class of 1921 prize (5), Miss Eleanor Fields, Richmond, Va. GREENSBORO. N. C. Offi cers of student organizations for the 1958-59 school year at Ben nett College were challenged to carry out their responsibilities ef ficiently and selflessly by the Rev. J. Clinton Hoggard, who is secretary-treasurer of the Depart ment of Foreign Missions of the A. M. E .Zion Church, reminded the students that the greatness of Jesus came as much from His exemplary life as from His teachings. “What rewards do you seek for leadership?” he said. “Is ma terial acquisition your chief drive? To be true leaders, you must possess honor, loyalty and self-effacement. “The reward of eevry man’s goo dlabor is that he has done a job pleasing in the sight of his Creator and that he enjoys the approbation of his fellow men.” Miss Jimmie English, president of the Student Senate for the GREENSBORO, N. C. The Centennial Celebration of the North Carolina Annual Confer ence (Central Jurisdiction) of the Methodist Church, will be held at Bennett College, June 10- 15. One of the oldest conferences of the denomination, the North Carolina Conference in its 100th session, will take time out to pay tribute to those stalwarts of Methodism who have contributed to its illustrious history over the years. Bishop Edgar A. Love, resident bishop of the .Baltimore area, will preside. The Rev. W. T. Brown, suprintendent of the Greensboro District, will have as host pastors the Revs. J. E. Brower, G. M. Phelps, F. D. Cald well, Liston Sellers, Clinton C. Armstrong, and J. W. Shuford. The conference opens officially on Tuesday, June 10, at 7:15 p.m. in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel. Following words of wel come from the college and other local groups, the Rev. J. W. Fer ree will preach the annual ser mon. Music will be provided by the Bennett College choir. On Wednesday morning follow ing a devotional period, Bishop Love will administer holy com munion. Immediately following the organization of the confer ence, there will be a memorial service, at which time the Rev. W. R. Crawford, of Winston-Sa lem, will deliver the memorial message. Business sessions will be held in the afternoon. On Wednesday night the con ference will hear an address by Dr. L. Scott Allen, of New Or leans, La., editor of the Central Christian Advocate. Music will be provided by the combined chorus es of local churches. A feature of the Thursday morning session will be the pres entation of a conference citation to Ben L. Smith, retiring super intendent of Greensboro public schools, for his leadership in opening the way for the first in tegration in the local schools. The presentation will be made by A. H. Peeler, principal of the J. C. Price School. The Thursday afternoon business session will include reports from the execu tive secretary of the conference, the Rev. Douglass Moore, and of the town and country radio com missions. Highlight of the Friday session will be the conference banquet, at which time Bishop Willis J. King, resident Bishop of the New Orleans area, will give the Cen tennial address. Two other pre lates, Bishop R. E. Jones of Waveland, Miss., first Negro bish op elected from the conference, and Bishop Love will also speak. Other participants on the ban quet program will be Mrs. Lu cile Burton of the Allen high school faculty, Asheville, N. C.; Dr. Willa M. Player, president of Bennett College; Mrs. David D. Jones; Mrs. S. A. Peeler, and Mrs. W. S. McLeod, president of the Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service. The Rev. G. M. Phelps will preside. Business sessions will be re sumed on Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon, the Wo man’s Society of Christian Serv ice will observe its annual anni versary and Mrs. Edgar A. Love will be honored at a tea given by Sunday morning in Pfeiffer the ministers’ wives. Worship services will be held Chapel, with the Rev. J. E. Brow er. presiding, and with Bishop Love delivering the message. Ap pointments will be read at this service, following which the con ference will come to an official close. Conference Seeks To End Bias In Technical Jobs Pittsburgh, May 24 An ur gent need today “is to make possible the full realization of the individual Negro’s talents and abilities in terms of indus trial and engineering skills,” Her bert Hill, NAACP labor secre tary, asserts in an address pre pared for delivery here today at an NAACP-sponsored conference at the University of Pittsburgh. current school year, delivered the charge to next year’s officers and Miss Jamesena Chalmers, her successor for next year, gave the response. GREENSBORO. N. C. The last of this year’s recitals by mu sic majors at Bennett College was given Sunday night when Miss Yvonne Wynne, of Jamai ca, N. Y., was heard in a piano recital. EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IS URGED TO CAST THEIR VOTE -S' W. K. McLEAN Candidate for JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT 28th JUDICIAL DISTRICT NAACP Units Observe May 17 Anniversary NEW YORK, May 22 The fourth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s historic banning of segregation in public education was observed in a se ries of rallies and meetings a cross the country under aus pices of more than 300 state nd local units of the National As sociaton for the Advancement of Colored People. Among major cities in which NAACP units celebrated the de cision, handed down on May 17, 1954, were New York, Philadel phia, Memphis, Baltimore, Bos ton, Detroit, Louisville, Milwau kee. Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, San Francisco and Los Angeles ,as well as Ra leigh, N. C.; Lansing, Mich.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Hartford, Conn.; Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio; Evanston and East St. Louis, Ill.: Indianapolis and Evansville, Ind.; Charleston and Huntington, W. Va.; Savan nah, Ga.; Little Rock. Ark.; Jackson, Miss.; Houston and Dal las, Texas; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; Kansas City, Kans.; Denver, Colo.; St. Paul and Min neapolis, Minn.; Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Seattle. Wash.; Tampa, Fla.; Portland. Oreg.; Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News, Va. Four-Day Observance The Philadelphia NAACP held a four-day celebration be ginning on May 15 and highlight ed by an open-air rally in In dependence Square on May 17. NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins told the rally that the Association intends to continue unabated its fight for school de segregation and other civil rights utilizing every legal means at its command. Other speakers includ ed Judge William H. Hastie, Ray mond Pace Alexander, Bishop Edgar A. Love, Rev. Leon Sulli van and Lenerte Roberts. The four-day program also in cluded a music spectacular, under the direction of Dr. Eugene Way man Jones, featuring Miss Ca milla Williams of the Vienna State Opera and Earl Hyman of the American Shakespeare Festi val. Largest and most publicized of the celebrations was the outdoor rally in New York City which attracted 5,000 persons who heard addresses by Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.; Man hattan Borough President Hulan Jack; Russell Crawford, presi dent of the New York City NAA CP branch; Dr. John A. Davis, member, New York State Com mission Against Discrimination; and Jawn Sandifer, chairman, le gal redress committee of the New York State Conference of NAA CP branches. Mrs. Bates in North Carolina Representative James Roose velt (D., Calif.) was the princi pal speaker at the Tampa meet ing. Addressing the Raleigh r?J ly were Mrs. L. C. Bates of Lit tle Rock and Kelly Alexander, president of the North Carolina NAACP. Speakers at other meet ings included Mrs. Ruby Hur ley, NAACP southeast regional secretary, Chattanooga; Mrs. Con stance B. Motley, assistant spec ial counsel, NAACP Legal De fense and Educational Fund, Memphis; Medgar Evers, NAACP field secretary for Mississippi, Milwaukee; Madison S. Jones, NAACP special assistant for housing, Lansing. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NUMBER 23 Tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, is Primary election day in Ashe ville and Buncombe County. Persons will have the oppor tunity to go to the polls and vote for their candidates for va rious offices that include city, county, state and U. S. Represen tatives from this district. This is a sacred duty as well as a privi lege. and it is urged that every one go out and vote for candi dates of his (or her) choice. This is democracy at work, and in order to keep this land of ours the home of free self-governed people, who should have no gov ernment whatsoever that does not rest upon the consent of the governed, we must all exercise this privilege (or we may lose it. Others have.) by casting our ballots as our conscience dic tates. Clyde W. Bradley, chairman of the County Board of Elections, has reported that a total of 82,- 718 persons have registered and are eligible to vote in Buncombe County Elections. Os this total, 68,941 are regist ered as Democrats; 13,117 as Re publicans; 1,025 as Independents; and 988 as having no party affi liation. (From the total of these fig ures must be subtracted 1.353, total number of transfers who have changed their place of vot ing. but are still reflected twice in the break-down of registra tion figures.) The total registration is up 2,- 457 over 1956, and 9,909 over 1954 when the registration to taled 72,809. 5,804 Negroes are registered, and of the total 5,364 are regist ered as Democrats; 431 as Re publicans; 5 as Independents; and 4 as having no party affi liation. WHO Meets In Milwaukee Minneapolis, Minn. The United States was represented here last week at the tenth com memorative session of the World Health Organization by Dr. Al bert W. Dent, president of Dillard University, New Orleans. Delegates from 88 nations met here for a two-day celebration of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations’ worldwide health agency. This is the first time that the World Health Organiza tion has met in the United States since its organization meeting at New York in 1948. Dr. Dent was a delegate to the first WHO assembly in Gene va, Switzerland, in 1948 and to the eighth session in Mexico City in 1956. WORLD OUTDOORS s / z ßy mike bennett!\ 'T'HE doctors of our country would not be so overworked if more people would take up somt form of activity in the world out doors. This is not to say that fresh air will cure disease or that a walk in the woodlands will chase away rheumatism. It’s not that simple. The facts are that our way of life, while it is a good one, also has its drawbacks. To begin with, the leisure time that is a part of our modern civilization . is both a blessing and a danger x in disguise. Many use their leisure time well, devoting it to hobbies or sports activities which offer both exercise and a needed change of pace for the mind and body. Others occupy this time by simply doing nothing, with the result that the body does not get the exercise it needs to keep it perking ef ficiently. Some experts contend that we are becoming a nation of "over weights” because of the soft life that we lead. We’re slow to push ourselves away from the table and often not inclined to get the exercise we need to keep down the avoirdupois. All of this, of course, refers to the “white collar” set. A few peo ple in this economy of ours still have jobs that call for physical exertion. For these, leisure time is a needed time for relaxation. But the world outdoors has some thing to give to everyone. It offers no panacea, only strong medicine for the mind and body. In this season, the game may be golf, or the more strenuous tennis; the sports of fishing, boating, or water skiing; hiking, tennis, an after noon walk In the sun, and even, bird watching.