fury bating Justifiable:
LOCAL OFFICER CLEARED
N. Artis
Released
By Jury
It is an old adage that there is
nothing more tender than a baby's
love and from the evidence pre
sented at the Coroner's inquest,
held in the Wake County Commis
sioner's Room, Tuesday afternoon,
in the fatal killing of George Ru
dolph Owens, by officer Norman
Artis, it was aparent that had it not
been for the baby's iove, the mot li
ar, Mrs. Julia Mae Owens, might
have been the victim of her hus
band’s fury.
The evidence was unfolded to
a jury composed of one woman
and five men. It was one time
that a defendant was tried by
four of his peers, all being race
persons. Dr. Wilma Carter,
Shaw University professor: lit
gene Dunn, Service Station
owner; J. D. Lewis, radio and
television personality; Clarence
Davidson, Jeweler, Father A. C.
Calloway, local minister and
Dr. P. R. Robinson, St. Augus
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Color Guard
Denied Food
In Guilford
GREENSBORO—It is recorded in
the Bible that one can chaste a
thousand, but it is hard to believe
in these modern days that one Ne
gro paratrooper, in company with
a number of his white comrades
can chase a room full of white peo
ple from their seats, in a be r • gar
den."
From evidence, furnished by
Guilford County Sheriff John
E. Wallers such was the case at
Jack Weaver's Place, •located
about 12 miles from the city.
Saturdav night, when a num
ber of paratroopers stopped
there for food and beer Noth
ing was said -when two or three
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Local Omegas Honor Two
Men During Observance
Local member* of the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, in observance
nf •'National Achievement Week"
honored two of its members at
unique services held in the Uni
versity Church, Shaw University
Sunday afternoon.
John W. Winters, building con
tractor and real estate developer.
a ~ ;;
OMEGAS HONOR TWO LOCAL CITIZENS “National
Achievement Week'' was observed by the Omega Psi Phi Fratern
ity last week and on Sunday, Novrnbr 12, two local residents we r t
honored. Mrs. John W Winters is shown receiving plaque for h.r
husband as “ Citizen of the Year" from W. W. Hurdle, basilem of
the fraternity. Thomas E. Kee is seen in bottom y>hoto receiving
a plaque as “ Qmegs Man of the Year" from Hurdle William A.
Darity, main speaker, is shown in inset
Baptists Face ‘Mixing 9
Dr. Pitts
Addresses
Baptists
GREENSBORO History was
made here Tuesday by the North
Carolina Baptists, who are in an
nual session when Dr. R. M. Pitts,
president of General Baptist Con
vention, Inc., spoke to the body and
the Christian Life Committee made
its report on the abolishing of seg
regation.
Dr. Pitts brought greetings
for the members of his asso
ciation and told the audience
that he was happy to be the
first to appar before that great
body of Baptists. He challenged
p
’
DR K. M. PITTS
flicm to rise to the occasion and
let the world know that if it is
to have peace it must he based
upon the principles laid down
by the Prince of Peace
He told them that the church
was rather late in taking its place
in the quest for peace, throughout
the world, but he felt that the m
station to this convention to bring
greetings was a step in toe right
direction This was an exchange hi
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 21
was riven the “Citizen’s Award nf
the Year”, It is one of the projects
of the fraternity and is observed
throughout the nation. It. is given
as an acknowledgement of service
i cindered the community by a mem
ber of the fraternity and outstand
ing achievements. Mr. Winters was
[ (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
THE COROLINIAN
VOL. 21. NO. 4
Ray Charles Arrested
Singer is
Booked On
Dope Rap
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind—The Rock
N Roll World received a severe
blow here Tuesday when Ray Char
les. celebrated recording artist, was
arrested for the possession of dope,
in a local hotel.
Arresting officers say that they
had been tipped off that. Charles
had a simply of dope that he
brought back after an appearance
in Anderson. Ind. and they had
reason to believe that it was in his
hotel room. Upon searching his
room it is said that They found a
cold cream jar filled with "weed”
and 10 empty gelatin capsules and
a "hvno" needle.
The officers further are alleg
ed to have been informed that
the famed singer had been fit
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State News
Brie! _
GIRL 5, BURNED TO DEATH
DUNN —Novena Woodard, a five
year-old girl, was burned to death
Friday night when an oil stove ex
plosion burned the home of Clar
ence and Rowena Woodard.
Thirteen other children es
caped the fire without injury.
Harnett County Coroner R. L.
ißohi Tate said the Woodard
parents were awakened about
? am. hv the explosition in
their home on the f laude Pope
farm three miles east of here.
The Woodard children and sev
eral other visiting the home were
all sleeping in the room where the
explosion and fire occurred.
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illegitimacy
Flayed By
Gov. Sanford
GREENVILLE —Governor Terry
Sanford told an audience as the C.
M. Eppses High School here Sunday
that he was gratified at the prog
ress made by the people of that sec
tion in combatting illegitimacy and
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GDDS-ENDS
BY ROBEAT G. SHEPARD
"By their fruits ve shall know
them ’
FRUfTS OF HER LABOR
We do not propose to know any
thing about the organizational
structure of the AMEZ Church. We
| would believe that there are rules
I and ; regulations whereby this body
| is governed and that, in ? large
measure, certain jurisdiction can
be, and is exercised over the per
sons and properties making up the
organization. There is nothing
wrong with any of this.
Ait organisation without au
thority to control the actions
and procedures of ns members
could not last very long. De
spite all of this it would seem
that tr. the exercising «sf duly
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North Carolina s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH. N C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1961
PRINCIPALS AT INQUEST IN SHOO TING Shown above are the persons who appear
ed at the Wake County Courthouse Tuesday to testify in the shooting of George Rudolph Owens,
527 £. Martin Street, last week by Police Officer Norman Artis. In top left photo is shown Police
Chief Tom Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Artis. In right picture is Mrs. Julia Mae Owens, wife of the vic
tim. The coroner's jury is seen in bottom photo. Left to right are : The Rev. Arthur Calloway, Dr.
Wilmoth Carter, Clarence Davidson, Eugene Durm, J. D. Lewis and Dr. P. R Robinson.
“Mum” Is The Word In Local Fight
Between Sister Gary, Zion Church
Two religious ideologies clashed
here Sunday when representative
of the newly.formed Wesleyan
Methodist Church of Deliverance
(which broke with the AME Zion
Conference lasi week) and offic
ials of the Central North Carolina
Conference, along with the newly
appointed pastor, Rev, L I. Perm’
to Grace AME Zion Church, met
heas-on in the disputed-church
building.
According to reports given
the CAROLINIAN, from relia
ble sources, the representative*
Mixed Group
Fights Bias
At Theatre
CHAJFEL HILL This college
town, the scene of many bi~racial
episodes, is still m the midst of
a fight to bring real democracy
here This is due to the fact that s
mixed group of persons began pic
keting the Varsity Theatre, due to
it? to NcffrT* l ?? ot*
equal basis with white patrons
An employee of the threat* 1 *
told the CAROLINIAN Tuesday
night that the pickets were,
inarching in front of the the
atre and that there hid been no
violence The eyes of the nation
were drawn to this university
town when the Rev. Charles
Jones decided that the town
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NC Student
Councils To
Convene
Tim Eleventh Annual Conven
tion of the North Carolina Asocia
t.ien of Student Councils will be
held at Darden High .School, WtI
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
attempted t® open the services,
hut stopped by police officers,
who were In attendance They,
however, also restrained Mrs.
Mabel Gary Phi!pot, known as
iiirl Leaves
White Institution
GREENSBORO—A source, close
to Mats Hill College, the first whit*
Baptist college in the state to admit
Negroes to undergraduate work,
said here Tuesday night that Miss
Orslene Grave* dropped out of
school due to the pressure brought
on her by too much publicity.
A continuous barrage of new* re
porters, magazine writers and rep
resentatives of other publications is
believed to have bothered her so
much until she became disturbed,
unperturbed end just plain sick. It
became necessary for her to have
medical treatment and it was on
the advice of the doctor that she
dropped out after a month at the
Baptist college.
The source also said th.it she
was not unhappy at the college
“ “CAROLINIAN
ADVERTISERS
— —Bin FROM THEM.
PAGE *
Horton Cash Grocery
Capital Ice A Coal Co- Sue.
Brook’s Appliance Co.
PAGE 3
Tire Saisi & Service
Pul hr Service Company of N. C tec
Smith Coal * Oil Company
Central Prug Store
Thomas Food Market
PAGE 5
S. M. Yoons Bard were Company
Hufison-Belk
Baleigh Saving* & Loan. A«'»
PAGE S
Carolina Power * Ur hi Co.
Mechanics is Farmers Bank
Lightner Fumeral Home
Town & Country Furniture
CsßstwMS Transfer <ft Grocery
PAGE 1
Auto Discount Company
.Johnson-Uonhc Company
Sanders Motor Company W sod C*rs>
PAGE *
Colonial Store*
Ere Dislriteters
Sister Gary, from conducting
service* without the proper au
thorization from the presiding
bishop.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE Z)
and encountered no difficulty
a* the first Negro to enroll at
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
Ti l* five -day weather forecast
for Raleigh, beginning Thursday.
November IS. and ennrinrfing
through Monday, November Z, Is
as follows
Temperatures will average ? to
7 degrees below normal Normal
high and low' temperatures will be
7<Tand ,Vt degrees It will be cooler
Thursday and Friday, turning
warmer over the weekend. Coni
weather will prevail Mondav. V-rv
little precipitation is expected.
There is a chance of light showers
Thursday and Friday.
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
R E. Quinn Furniture Co.
C Karl Ltchtman
PAGE »
A&P Pood Stores
Branch Bankine * Trust Co
Firestone Sttres
Community Florist,
PAGE i." „ . „ , .
fV-psi-Cola flotliln* i of tetgn
Watson’s Seafood <C Poultry Co- Inc,
Dillon Motor Finance Co.
Seven-Up Bottling Company
Carolina Builders Corn
Ridgeway’s Opticians. Inc.
Blood-worth S‘, Tourist. Hem*
Deluxe Hotel
Warner Memorials
PAGE 13
Lincoln Theatre
Piggly Wiggly
ftateigh Funeral Home
Raleigh Seafood Compass’
Bust General Tire Company
Dima'S Ksso Service
Acme Realty Company
Taylor Radio * TV Service
World In I p ir<sires
Sammy Davis, Jr„ left, talks with Britain’s Queen Mother EPz
abeth last week at a theatre in London. Members of the royal family
met a number of stars backstage.
Following a performance at a London theatre last week, members
of the British royal family visited backstage. Left to right are: en
tertainers Shirley Basscy, Jack Benny, George Burns, chatting with
the Duchess of Kent.
Oliver W. Hill, center, in left photo was one ni the principal ....j -
ticipants at the Housing and Development Clinie held at A&T C'oilf'4''-
Greensboro, recently. Hill is assistant to Federal Housing Adminis
trator Robert Weaver. Others in proto are: Edgar Mclntosh, left. an»<
J. Kenneth I.ec. In right photo Miss Chrystal Smith seems tired from
filling orders for the NAACP Substitute Christmas Card Plan.
The principals in the Founders Day ceremonies at AAT College
Greensboro, last week are shown above. I-est to right are: Dr. Lewis
R. Pino. Joseph (’. llorl ontl Hr. Samuel D. Proctor.
" £ *.
Former Zula Chief Albert Luthuli, winner of the 1960 Nobel Pears
Prize, is shown with his daughter Albertine in Durban. South Africa
last week in left photo. Right photo shows Jim “Mudcat" Grant,
Cleveland Indians pitcher, who was recalled by the Army reeenU*-
Richard Cardinal Cushing renter, one of the five Roman CalhoHe
| Cardinals in the country, presents his chock for SftOO as ? life member
of the NAACP. Others in photo are Kenneth Gascon left, and George
, A. Hinton. ■vm&ummm
wrote Davis, left, of Philadelphia follows through with a left cross
| against Ohdoiie Nones of Puerto Rico during their lft-round boat m
i New York last week, Nunes won the fight.
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