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LCK i c - me, ny, eon?;i ‘Freedom Train 9 To Converge On DC CZF 4* 4. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4* 4 4 4 4* New City Council Sworn In; First Meeting Held CITY COVNCTLMEN TAKE OATHS Shown ar the swearing in ceremonies for the rtevt F.afoigh City Council Monday ere The seven meo who will make the dice policies for the next two year* Left to right are Councilman Paul Hoc *r John W Winter* lam** W Reid W G Er in* Traci* Tomlinson. W L McLaurm and John Coffev. J. W. Winters, Others Take Office During Rites Here Three r. £ *tonerE. including toe first Negro is Rsleigh 5 history ’-ere s~ om is a? city oousciimen here Mosda? along with four in cumbents. The sen council mem bers are John W. Winters. Negro real estate broker W L McLaur -In. owner of a parking soi busi ness; and Travis Tomlinson, ope rator of a convalescent home or re The incumbents are William G Goldsboro Pupil Seeks Transfer GOLDSBORO An application bar been filed with tfc* Goldsboro beard of Education for a Negro girl to enter all-white Golds boro Junior High School in SeptetsbM The Board last week receiv ed the application for Mirs Shirley Ann Crafi, tiled by he? father, Lemuel 21 Craft. Action has been deterred uni 1 the next meeting of the Board The 14-year-old ninth grade student been assigned to Dil lard High School for the comm* •'ear. She attended W Elm Street School 'elementary ■ last year Transfer to Goldsboro Junior High would mean that Miss Craft would pass Dillard and travel a cross town to school Her father gave ran reasons so: the transfer request: Opposition to initial assignment being made on the basis of race and 1 want my child to attend an exclusive fC'OVTtKT’ED ON CAGE T) Pr * , ■ §3 TRAGEDY A heart-broken father. Walter Buckner, holh the head-of fm litth boy , Aron. 7. in the street, after the youngb'm was struck by an automobile. The automobile was- driven by Al bert Serine?; bf Brighton. Staten f*£axs3* ■Y- The boy was taken to St, Vincents Hospital where he died khorth- afterwam LUFi PHOTO). who unanimously r**- elected to an unprecedented third term as mayor. James - Jim* Reid who led the ticket in earlier vot ing. and who was re-elected may or pro- ’em. John Coffey and Paul Hoover. Justice F Hun! Parker of the North Carolina Supreme Court administered the oath of office to the ceunclitnen and to City Court Judge Sam uel Pretfes Winborne. Councilman Coffev nominated Mayor Enloe to serve as the city • fujt thr-#=p-fprni mayor th? fvz -roiin-c]] 1 ocm of £t©v6itj rrtp-rst <7h 3131 OX *h/? C-T ITK' IJ fOO-lYi Tt'FTF * . Ijpfj ff?’ tkX ~ oocsijon 3nd spectators Trip mot ice wa?- z&oop. fay Councilman Paul Hoover and the r- r o ■ 7 5 nanitn<nis Mayor oro-tem James Herd •* 55 | ODDS ENDS BT ROBFVI Cm SHEPARD j pr rtserc iftjl Fine o Lord ' FREEDOM BELLA C'._. . h b:.;: rang m E* nsh n r July 4’.h com.im atmg the "aign itjg of The immortal Derlarsi ;on oi Independence They were freedom bells, procifeirnng that this is the jand of freecc-'r,. equality and ju*- tree; not for any particular race oj clasr.. but for all men fi -j a* on July L 1~76 that this botd and far reaching d<v wment was signed Durinr the 585 years v.bkh have interven ed, the I’nited States of Amer (COVmTBB nv PSGI nominated bv ne~- Councilman w L McLaurm and seconded by Cof fey Reid has led the balloting n Raleigh elections 3 straight times and Mayor Enloe ran second in 1959 and again this year. The new county! began jts du ties Monday with a regularly scheduled sermon Jim Grow Absent At Bspt. Meet MIAMI BEACH Me The Baptist World Congress clos’d here las*. Thursday after a six-day convention No racial discrimina tion w&- practiced against the del egates from "5 countries of the world. The arrangements committe had been reminded earlier by official.- here that ‘here would be no dis ■ crimination. Many Negroes were in at tendance at the sessions which began with reports from de partments and sub-commit- Sees for the executive commit tee. The Congress mm last summer in Rig de Janerio. Brazil It meet.- rvery five years. The last fusion in this country war held in Cleve land. Ohio in 2950. This is believed to be the first time it has convened m the deep south The meetings attracted over IP* Baptist. s from 3 0 countries. KEA Supports Ruling Os The Supreme Court ATLANTIC CTTV N J - The National Education Association ad-opted the strongest stand it has ev»r resen in support of integrat ed schools here Friday. After more than two hours of debate the representative assemb ly pledced continued support of the D. S- Supmere Court decision cm school desegregation. This act marked the first tem* that the NEA. in its. annual policy statement? has even mentioned the historic Supreme Court, decis ion of 3954 Bert tehee, * high school teacher f mm Fayetteville. N, C. put the cast for the south ern minority opposing the resolution before the group Hr said "We are® more time. When desegregation comes, by the will of the local people it if good. When i » forced on the community by outside pressure, it is bad’ He was supported by only s "handful' of the 6.000 convention delegates. 'When the vote way call ed for. the southern white affili ates of the NEA were virtually JCXMfIfWtWh < K PACE Ti II e its t* *f« be ret! Mi» Cecilia Phillip* es 53# «i East Street v a»: namers t* s bec eijcctarj last meek when the SgSIPTf estate cf Benjamin Us ual rs Whittier. visit*., vise died Istirf 38. was filed WlMer was a professor at K. C. Staie C«3- \*ze here atwi Miss Pfeihip* ts&rf hem is hk rsetsjtJtn. tor a number of year*. Miss P!u!ii| at » set h-u are of the amount of the es tate that v. jl! rome to her., Other beEefkrfarm. v.<w* bis wife. a sot* *srs 2 dasgffctsrs J •• VOL X>. NO » Maps* Attempt Aha harffoil: Youth Faces Maiming Rap Will Press For Rights Enforcement Bv The Astofiaied Negro Fresy Groundwork for two moves of significance ;n the f . redo:: 4 . R.~* [Campaign against segregated Trav el facilities throughout the south were laid la-: v,eel. the it tilt of which probably will see no- stra tegy being devised on ooih rtde* over The .: ie of .v y ' :r. genera;, and blanket civil right* legislation in particular By the overland route the N A ACT hay artnonneed th'l 1 AGO white and Negro per-»•••'• will join » 'Freedom Train" in A* ashington. to preit for congressional «opj»ii of e?v*l rights legislation Tb» train wisi o» leaving Philadelphts * ie of the N A ACT annua? eon vent ion os July II Two days before the trendy train departs from Philade :n. . * three-.nidge federal court may have handed down a decision on whether M:..vshs;ppi courts can enforce segregation upon Negroes The test cat* war filed in behalf of Miss Elizabeth Porto: Wyckoff 45-'.car-old white -rider" from New York who is presently serv ing fg days ir. jail for refusing to pay 8 8200 fine The suit contends That Missis (f O\T»TED ON p,%c.f 2) SJevedorr Kitlrd In 4 i<>‘ WILMINGTON A hee’-v pul ley wheel and cable from a block and tackle fell aboard a vessel at ihe State For’,.- Authority docr- Morda’- and killed Wilson Bur ses?.. 43 a stevedore Another wss injured Coroner Gordon W. Doran said Burgess diet of brain in’ lines suf fcr&o %'her i hz hezyy struck, him in the back of the head. Th*> other Mevedore John MrKcy, Z%. was struck by a <-abk anJ his legs were rut as he was knocked down, the coroner said. McKcn- was treated foi contus ion and possible internal injuries Deputy Mike McDonald said the two roen were winch ib c a rigging a boom in preparation for unload • ms the ship A heavy chain at tached to the cable running fCWTTVt TO AS PAGf 30 School Board Elects High Point Medic HIGH POINT < ANP ■ The High Foist City CouncL last vpcjc unanimoufily approved the naming of Dr. Perry little, dentist to one oi the three open seats- c*s the lo cal school boar.'. Dr Little tin - became the first Negro member oi the body His name, aftera® with those -oi industrialist John Clinard and an incumbent, Mrs. John W-mnack. was offered the council by Mayor Carson Stout. Council approved the full slate. Dr. little, «!s# will serve a fhx-year term o» the school board, is consMsmi sroonr leaders oi the focal colored community. He was an tms*w reesfvl rapd date for the CHy Counrii m the Democratic pri mary earlier rear. He t»a* aJee taken active lead in artir tt«s leading to HmegmseOam erf Iscsi ®cfe@e«!s.. Warning of Dr. Little and Ch nard to the board and retention of Mrs. Wamucfc who had served s year, was m Ikscg&ag with « lejj*- iatjw act. inereasias School Board ' msmbertlajp Jrrur £Ns to aestai. M 4 SS BAPTISM The s-h-cii e p -o to&*anh -how* ih* *r*n* wher* mot* “bh /eb--.. a : - Witnesre* were baptized :r- the water* oi th * Lonf- !*land Sound, New York C'>\ la*t week The haptnrn* wet* ad mm :-**• *d Jn tr.tqt immersion The 14'->*■>«*»»«. were bnldnt 'heir annual nafior a! com ant ion {VPI PHOTO ) Mars Hill College Accepts Ist Tan Student In Historic Move MARS HILL Mi&s Ora lens Graves i:. 3 Negro will become the first of her race u> attend Mars K:.’l College h- c .*■ * Bapt:*’ co-educational :r;st.Tui:on, accord mg to news rdea.scd Tuesday College trustees' meeting Jun 27. reportedly agreed to admit Miss Graves whose descendants played s g-reat per’ th* early ft:‘■tory of the mountain area col lege. Th» *ive-d> , » esther ?.o-erasv fm Sal' isb. beginem: Thiir«d«’ ■July * *nd r«ntuiuing (hrotagfc Jujv 3(j. it *.» fsjllont; Ttn'peratore* will iwjfr nnr *« jv.o decrees beiflv normal Nor mal tue.li and low Wmperztum nr* • xpe<-ieo to hr BS* and 6S degree-. Rainfall honlo average three ttmrthv i« one inch acrS thould <>' - <wr in ibe term o) alferaeron »i«! eventßS fhundershrm-en each da-- her omrni mete numeral)* iunnt the v.eeistnd. Warmer sveatlj-r is prevail ted lor kfluts? PRESENTS FLAG TO PRESIDENT—WiIIiam R. Tolbert, vice-president of Liberie. rioit, h shown preeentini President /. F Kennedy with a colorful tapestry which featured several when he visited the President at the White Howe fast week Many events surrounded the visit &t the Liberian official (UP! TELE PHOTO) KALETGM N C SATUDRAY. JULY 8. t«A! Officiate at the ro Stege de clined comment. I>r. Hnvt Blackwell, college president, said "I don’t believe we’ll have tuivthin* to say until af ter Sept Hi ' It would be th* first action *v-»* taken to integrate a church-,'im ported college in North Carol-r. on an undercraduate ?c-.-p: Reporter Visits Wayne C’nty Jail, Interviews Inmates BV ALEXANDER BARNES Jr. n r Qrr r/r lee- abreast with ‘.•at is .happening in the penal in ■ 'g’jc-ns of the state. A CAH-O --’ INIAN" nc-Asr an made a via3l to Inf: ;’e, r >f Wayne COUTtV - &?: " v.-eek An mterview with some of •re ir.maicss 'disclosed that thing? :ave charged The '. :p revealed that most of Duke University Durham non Wake Forest College . r.i v.-r - Salem, will admit Negroes or. - graduate level this fall Mass Grave? •;. a.‘ ar rnr-.oi -t j dent 3* Stephens-lee Huy - School in -NsheviUc She is expected live with relative* at Mart H.. arc a"’*ryf c!%v~** a* a day *•.. •- i prisoners are 9,. r .<wp tc "•>ar r thru & long half., directly >s> it or of mdi’-'idual ceh? Thev err..':* ihe-p .be. i*- sy playing card? most cf the tune It was learr-nd that money ss soireume the object of th* players along wiifc whiling a v.ay Ibe time The most intereMifif pari the trip *»• the facl iiat th* jailer railed for f reeman t« ronduct ibe tour thru the jail and it wa* believed that an a» etetani would be th* per*«n but i« turned out that Freem*" »»• a trusty, who had beep sentenced Ut davs for beint drunk Th* jailer told Freeman that a r»*"K'*p.apen»an from Ks leijrh «»nted to talk with one of (he prfsonert and for him to teji ibe other* not to bane * round to hear what was Bern* *jmiF y.-'-ie-d j - ftiis aii'nrity F,-**- nuts! b»iß»p the tour Once or- to* second f-v’;- he r> eel to 4 hf c -r. Gr*eT to be interviewed and told the (cwfrmeee ok page n , CAROLINIAN j i advertisers! 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