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THE COROLINIAN
VOL. 21, NO, 3
BISHOP SCORES ACT
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Sister Gary Quits Zion Conference
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MISS PATRICIA GILL
Student At
Ligon Gets
Top Honor
An article entitled “It's Election
Time” written by Miss Patricia
GiU,. a senior at the J. W. Ligon i
High School, was published in the
K November issue Oi Student Life, a
4 magazine published by the Na
tional Association of Secondary
School Principals of the National
Education Association which has
circulation throughout the fifty
states.
The purpose of the publication
is to encourage better secondary
schools and to provide an out let
for students creative writing, are
and photography.
Miss Gill, who is the state
secretary for the North Caro
lina Student Council organi
zation, wrote the page and one
half article which includes pic
tures, describing Ligon’s pro
cedure and excitement when it
is time to elect student coun
cil officers. The election is
controlled by the student
council under the supervision
of Mrs, T. L. Daley, guidance
counselor. Special recognition
has been given the school
severs! times before because
of this annual affair.
The story submitted by her is
wily one of her many efforts in
student activities. An honor stu-
V- dent, she represented North Caro
lina at the 25th National Student
Council Convention at Northwest
. Classen High School in Oklahoma
» the p«at summer.
PABSKB~-Pml ¥. Jewell, &S,
P**C«*« .of engineering
chairman ®f the Depa-Hmesit «?
Mechanics,! Engineering at AAT
College, died lasi week following
s® illness ©f aeveral months.
RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1961
Telegram
Sent To
Prelate
LAURINBURG Bishop Ray
mond L. Jones, who presided over
the 82nd session of the Cer.trsl
North Caroiina Conferencp. AME
Zion Church, made a blistering at
tack upon Bishop Nolan B Harmon,
of the Methodist Church, for a
statement he is purported to have
made in Charlotte recently.
The prelate joined the editors
of a Methodist students’ journal
at Duke University, who regis
tered a rigid protest about the
desegregation of the poof at
Lake Junaliiska. Bishop Har
mon is alleged to have said that
he «m against desegregating
the pool and felt that it should
remain racially segregated.
Bishop Jones sent, the following
telegram:
Bishop Nolan B Harmon
First Methodist Church
Charlotte, N. C.
It is with deep regret that the
members of the Centra! North Car
olina Conference, AMK Zion
Church, in 82nd annual session, re
ceived the sad intelligence that you
are reportedly against the desegre
gation of the swimming pool at
Lake Jualuska. Let us say we de
plore your statement and are utter
ly sorry that such an eminent scho
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Warrant Is
Drawn In
Wake Death
ZEBULON—PoIice Chief W. B.
Hopkins said Monday that a war
rant had been drawn against Mas
sey Ray Boose of Route 3, Zebulon,
charging him with the shooting of
Owen Thomas High on October 28.
High was slain with a shotgun.
The victim was found shot in
the stomach around 9:30 p.m. in
the parking lot of Parrish’s Market
here. He died shortly afterwards
at Wake Memorial Hospital in Ra
leigh.
Hopkins said officers had been
searching in Nash County, where
Boose’s father lived, and In Frank
lin County, where Boose and his
wife lived, but so far had found
no trace of the wanted man.
Witnesses informed officers that
High became involved in a family
quarrel Boose was having with hi*
wife and his sister-in-law before
the slaying took place.
State News
—IN—
Brief
FIRE DAGAMES HOUSE
RALEIGH—A hotel at 217 N.
larboro Road was heavily damag
ed when a blase which started in
a downstairs closet spread to two
upper bedroms and * hall.
Mr, and Mrs. George Alston lost
nearly all their clothing and fur
nishings in the two upper rooms.
Damage estimates were not avail
able.
Firemen received the call at 10:41
a.m. and remainded at toe scene
niitil l 1 '43 a.m.
RULES DEATH "JUSTIFIABLE"
DUNN— A coroner's jury ruled
the death of Wilson McKay, 47, of
Dimn, a “justifiable homicide,'" ex
onerating Ezr.oll Smith ,83, a street
department employe, who acted as
his own attorney at. the inquest.
McKay died Oct. S 5 less than
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CHECKING PROSPECTS—North Carolina Colter’s haad
football coach, Herman H. Riddick, is shown going over the 196!
Eagle football Pressbook with Elroy “ Crazyleggs" Hirsch. Hirsch,
General Manager oi the Las Angeles Rams of the National Foot
ball League, was on the NCC campus ivory hunting for 1962 pro
grid prospects. Presently performng for the Rams is John Baker,
300 pound tackle , who did his collegiate playing for North Caro
lina College and Riddick. It's an open secret that NCC has two of
the nation's hottest pro prospects in Richard Wilkins, halfbai k
and Charles “Bobo" Hinton, tackle.
IV O Men Killed As
Automobiles Collide
WHITEVILLE - Two persons
were killed m a two-car collision
six miles north of here last week
end.
State Highway Patrolman F. D.
McLean said Clarence G. Town
send, 43, Whiteville Route 1, riding
alone, died instantly when bis 1960
Volkswagen was in collision with &
1953 Pontiac, which was driven by
John Richard Brown, 48. of Rich
mond, Va.
Also killed waa a passenger rid
ing with Brown, John W Geotge,
48, of Whiteville. Route 1.
Th® five-day weather forecast
tor Raleigh, beginning Thureday,
November 9th and eoatisninr
through Monday, November tuts, U
as follows:
Temperatures will average t to
S detree* below norma!. Normal
high and low temperatures will be
64 and 43 degrees. It will he cool
Thursday and Friday and a Site!*
warmer over the weekend. Cooler
weather will prevail Monday. Tee re
will fee little or no precipitation
except a chance of showers Sun
day night or Monday.
CAROLINIAN —-
ADVERTISERS
—— —Bin FROM THEM—
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Horten Cash Grocery
Mother It Daughter
Thomas rood Market
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Mechanic* St Farmer* Bash
Raleigh Furniture Store
Tows St Country Furniture
PAGE $
HutUon-Belk
Carsleigh Furniture Company
fi. *9. Touts SarEwara remptwy
Brook’s Appliance Co.
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Carolina Power & Light Cs,
Firestone St- res
Hums’* E*so Service
Raleigh Savings & Loan &**'«
fcalotsh Funeral Hosts*
Raleigh Seafood Company
Taylor Radio & TV Service
page t
Capital Ic* A Coal Co.. Vat,
Auta Discount Company
Weaver Brae., Kanshler
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Colonial Stores
Brown, with neck injuries,
and Mildred Banks, 25, of
Richmond, who suffered inter
nal injuries and a broken arm,
are patients at Columbus Coun
ty Hospital.
Brown’s condition was described
as satisfactory. The woman is in
Fair condition.
Coroner J. B. Long. Jr., said that
tfhe car driven by Townsend was
moving west on old Lumberton
road and that the Pontiac was
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GOVERNOR TO
SPEAK AT
N. C. COLLEGE
DURHAM Governor Terry
Sanford of North Carolina te ex
pected to stress “quality educa
tion’’ in an addrsss on November
56 mas-king hi* first appearance at
North Carolina College.
The liberal Tar Heel Gov
ernor, who ha* broken prece
dent after precedent in ap
pointing Negroea to policy
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C. Karl Uchtman
R. E. Quinn Furniture Co.
First Citiiens Ba».k & Trust Co.
Tire Distributers
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ASP Food Store*
Hunt Genera! Xtf® Company
Branch Banking & Trust Co
Smith Coal & Oi! Company
Aense Realty Company
Electrical Wholesalers, tnc.
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Pcp&l-Cola Bottling Co. of Raleigh
Watsoa’g Seafood & Poultry Co., use,
Dillon Motor Finance Co.
Seven-Cp Bottling Company
Carolina Builders Corp.
Ridge wrsy** Opticians, Inc.
Blood-worth St Tourist House
Deluxe Hotel
Warner Memorials
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Lincoln Theatre
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m*ly Wiggly
Rhode* Htmnns Company
Grace AMEZ
Church Out
Os Confab
Raleigh church circles were
shocked this week when rt was
learned that the Rev. Mabel Gary
Philpot, known as “Sister Gary",
bed been elected pastor of Wes
leyan Methodist Church of Deliv
erance, *t a meeting held Sunday
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KEY. MABEL GARY PHILPOT
Court Will
Hear Appeal
Os Davis
BALTIMORE, Md. The Fourth
Federal Ciruit Court of Appeals of
this city will hear arguments this
week in the case of Elmer Davis,
Jr., Charlotte, N. C. resident, who
is under a death sentence for the
rape and murder of an elderly
white woman.
Davis is appealing from a de
cision of Federal District Judge Al
gernon Butler, who denied his pe
tition for a writ of habeas corpus.
His conviction already has been
upheld by the State Supreme Court
and the U. S. Supreme Court re
fused to hear it.
He was convicted la the slay
ing at Mrs. Foy Bell Cooposr.
whose body w*a found In a
auuuolmnß in Charlotte’* EIm
fOONTOTCCP OK FAGS m
4 Appointed
As Trustees
Os College
1- Governor
Terry Sanford last week appoint
ed four men to eight-year terms
on the Board of Trustees of Fay
etteville State Teachers College.
Named to the board were Dr. S.
B itosetnond, Wilmington dentist.
Emil Rosenthal, Goldsboro bank
er and investment counselor; W.
R. Collins, Smithfield principal,
and K. A. McDonald, retired edu
cator of Raeford.
Collins was born July 4, 1896 in
Smithfield, and was educated at
Roanoke Academy, Rich Square,
Norfolk Mission, Shaw University
High School and Shaw University.
He holds a master's degree in edu
cation from North Carolina Col
lege a,t Durham. A veteran of
World War I, he is principal of
the Johnson County Training
Training School, Smithfield.
Dr. Roaemond was bora August
IS 1 , 1902 in Pickens County. S. €.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Rosemond. He earned his B, &. de
gree in 1825 at Claflia® College and
(CONXOniSD <W MOB S>
Claims He
Didn’t Have
A Weapon
MONROE—A jury deliberated for
IS minute* Friday and convicted a
Sfi-year-old youth of wounding a
police officer during a racial dis
turbance here in August.
Albert Rorie was sentenced
by Superior Court Judge Allen
H GyyTn to 3 to 5 years In
prison. Hl* attorney, Conrad
Lvnn of New York, gave no
tice of appeal to the State Su
preme Court and appeal bond
was set at $2.50®.
A second youth charged in tho
shooting, Jimmy Covington. 15. will
be given a hearing Friday in juve
nile court
The jury of 11 white and one
white woman consulted after hear
ing brief testimony from Rorie,
Covington and Officer J. W. Rush
ing. the victim.
Rorie denied shooting the officer
while Rushing and other officers
were trying to quell a racial dis
order near the Union County Court
house on August 27.
"I didn't even have a gun,”
the clear-cut youth said
Covington admitted he shot
once during the disturbance,
but said he shot over Rushing’s
head.
Rushing testified that, both youths
had guns and that both of them
shot at him. He said he did not
know whose bullet hit him in the
leg He was hospitalized but has
returned to duty.
Man Faces
4 Charges
In Killing
DURHAM —A six-year-old Dur
ham boy was struck down by a
truck and killed on a rural paved
road about 6 miles north of here
Sunday
The boy was identified a? Obbie
Watson of Route 2. He was walking
; with three companions along the
road when the incident happened
Investigating Highway Patrolman
William Brown said witnesses told
him the truck left the road and
struck the boy as he ran into ft
ditch to get. out of its path.
The three other children ran to
safety on the bank, Brown report
ed.
The driver of the truck. Trella
Gentry, 39, of Rougemont fled from
the scene after the accident. Brown
said. He was later apprehended
about a half mile from the scene
in some woods.
Gentry was charged with drunk
en driving, manslaughter, driving
without a license and hit-and-run
driving. He is now in (he Durham
County Jail.
PRICE 15c
ODDS-ENDS
BY ROBERT G. SHEPARD
“He that ruleth aver man
must be just”.
VERY UNFORTUNATE
It is very unfortunate that the
only corrective measure the city
manager of Raleigh knows how fco
use is reprisal. And when the re
prisal has all the earmarks of dis
crimination, it becomes more and
more unfortunate.
Because there was violence at
the city auditorium during a dance
participated in mostly by Negroes,
Mr. Carper, Raleigh’s City Man
ager, recommended to the City
Council that pay dances be ban
ned at this city owned facility.
We were net present at this
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Raiford To
Attend UN
Seminar
K. L. Raiford, YMCA general sec
retary, Raleigh has been nominated
by the YMCA National Council,
New York City and will attend a
staff seminar on the United Na
tion* Council, New York City and
will attend a staff seminar on t!w
United Nations and V’orld Affair*
Education at the United Nations
Headquarters Nov. 12-17, The nomi
nations are based upon the secre
tary’s interest in international af
‘f.'irs and his opportunities for car
rying out world affairs education
it was stated.
Items to be considered by the
Seminar include: 1. The United Na
tions Program* of technical cooper
ation: 2. Assistance to newly in
dependent states, report of the Eco
nomic and Social Council, 3. Racial
discrimination in non-self govern
ing territories: report of the Com
mittee on Information, 4 United
Nations operations ip the Congo,
cost estimates and financing, 5. Re
view of the activities and ergani
ration of the Secretariat, 6. The
urgent n**?d for s treaty to ban nu
clear weapons tests under effective
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World In Pictures I
. I ■ «HlM.|||. 11. I . -. «>»’ m«"<>'»»»■■■ ui ,J—i »• rm-
These students at AAT College, Greensboro were principals in sh»
annual observance of United Nations Day held last week They hat
from North Carolina. Georgia, Florida and Virginia.
Dr. Samuel Z. Westerfield, Jr. left takes oath as senior adsi-»r
to the director of the 11. S. Treasury Department’s office of Interna
tional Finance last week. Others in photo, front left to right av
Robert V. Roosa, John M. Leddy and George M. Willis.
Four Negro women students at the University of Texas talk in
front of the university's administration building after a rails try hie ir
urge the administration to call on the state board ot regents to into
grate campus dormitories.
In left photo, John Weasels of the Chicago Majors fouls Washing
ton Tapers’ center Leroy Wright (21) in the game held at the Coliseum
in Washington, D. C. Washington won the cage game, 65-64. In right
photo, Jim Brown is pictured as he picked up four yards plunging on
a hand-off in the third quarter of a game against, the St. Louis Cardi
nals recently. The Browns won the game, 21-10.
! j'Vxg-Vo . J»» jir±>As
University of Texas students favoring Integrated dormitories on
the campus give the “hook ’em horns" sign as they gathered around
a white girls’ dormitory last week at Austin, Texas,
Miss Alma Ptnnfe, of Retdsville, second from right, president of
Onleron Ufa Chi, home economics club at Bennett College, welcomes
three new members as Miss Grade Jones, vice president, of Lenoir,
smiles approval. Left to right. Misses Yvonne Davis, freshman, m
Washington, D. C,; Johanna Poian&n, senior, of Surinam, South Ame
rica, and IW*ry Holder, freshman of Middlesex.