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' Charlotte Rebuilding Bombed Homes, But MASS PROTEST PLANNED FOR NC’S 'BLACK MON.’ Body Repo i-l s To LBJ ' VOL. 25, NO. 2 VICTIM TELLS OF RAPE HERE Rights Commissioner Visits City Prominent Attorney Meets Press BY CHARLES R. JONES We had an opportunity to in terview a United States Com missioner on Civil Rights last Saturday morning. The fact that she happens to be the only female member, and the only Negro on the six-person Com mission, seemed to add to her varm personality, quick wit and distinct sense of humor. ,• ~ , 1.-ie M' ,e Freeman, prominent St. Louis, Missouri attorney, was in Raleigh last weekend to visit her only sister, Mrs. Millard R. Peebles, of 721 Calloway Drive, Rochester Heights, and her family, Mrs. Peebles is a teacher at the new Carnage Junior High School. Commissioner Freeman, who was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in March of 1964, was later approved by the U. S. Senate’s Judiciary Com mittee, headed by Mississippi’s Sen. John O. Eastland, She had a private session with the Pres ident at a St. Louis hotel to dis cuss her nomination at that time. A native of Danville, Va., Mrs. Freeman attended the Dub lic schools of that city, Hamp ton Institute, and holds a law (LI. B.) degree from Howard University. The U. S. Commission on Ci vil Rights, which meets at least monthly, is an independent Fed <S»e COMMISSIONER, P. 3) NC s Drama Clinic To FSC Dec. 4 FAYETTEVILLE - Fayette ville State College, in collab oration with the North Caroli na High School Drama Asso ciation, is sponsoring the Twen tieth Annua] Drama Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Drama Clinic this year revolves around the theme “Theatre: The Melting Pot of Creativity.” The one-day work shop will be conducted in three sessions- in the morning, lec tures and demonstrations; in the afternoon, the Ligon Junior- Senior High School, of Raleigh, will present a one-act play for analysis by the critic teacher; and, in the evening, a full length play will be given by a college or high school group. This year, (See WRAMA CLINIC, P, 2) Reversal Os Rape Charge Asked In Go. " WASHINGTON, D, c. - The NAACP Legal Defense and Ed ucational Fund has asked the U. S. Supreme Court to review the case of a Negro who, two years ago, came within 17hours of being electrocuted for the rape of a white woman. Isaac Sims, Jr„ 29 years old, is under a death sentence for allegedly raping a white woman in Charlton County, Ga., in April, 1933. The Legal Defense Fund, in papers filed with the high court today, challenges the convic tion and sentence on these grounds: A “confession, •*’ taken bypo tSc« HIGH COURT. P. 8) North Carolina’s Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N. C SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1965 CAROLINIAN SCRIBE INTERVIEWS U. S. CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONER - Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman, prominent St. Louis, Mo., attorney and the lone female member of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, Is shown in the offices of The CAROLINIAN last Saturday morning being interviewed by Charles R. Jones, managing editor of the newspaper. Com missioner Freeman had Just reached the city from Washing ton, where she attended the White House Conference: “To Fulfill These Rights.” Let us THANK MV | for all our Many Blessings! A&Ts Dowdy Named To National Position GREENSBORO -Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, president of A&T Col lege* was last week elected a member of the Executive Com mittee of the Association of State Universities and Land- Grant Colleges at its annual convention held at Minneapolis THANKSGIVING SPIRIT - Misses Brenda Woolfolk. left. Bowling Green, Va, 4 and Valerie Johnson, Littleton, both juniors at A&T College, have fun with a prize winning turkey as they made a recent visit to the A&T College Farm. The turkey ■was part of a flock of more than 7,000 pounds produced on the farm and processed last week in preparation for holiday dinners for Thanksgiving and Christmas. T‘ c- ;t nriarc urintin? Cd« ',:C nr at *t« lo •„*. i s 111 e, Ky. O o;.r Minn. The committee, composed of 19 members, is the highest policy making group in the As sociation which has in its mem bership 97 colleges and univer sities in 50 states of the union, (See DR. DOWDS', P. 2) PRICE 15 CENTS Says Boy Held Knife At Throat BY STAFF WRITER Bond for 19-year-old Robert Lee Wilson, of 662 Coleman St., charged with raping 49- year-old Mrs. Geneva Brown, 622 Rock Quarry Road, about 3:50 p. m. Sunday, has been changed from SSOO to no bond at all, according to a spokes man for the Jailer’s Office at the Wake County Jail. Mrs. Brown Informed two detectives, J. P. Broadwell and R. L. Ennis, at 8:15 p, m. Sun day, that she was at home around 2:30 that afternoon when young Wilson came to the front door and asked if her niece, Miss Betty Christian, was at home. When she informed him that the girl was not there, Mrs. Brown said, “I walked back to my bed and laid down.” She added, Wilson soon came into the room and jumped into bed with her and told her “he wanted what she had,” accord ing to testimony. The youth is then said to have pulled a knife out and placed it at her throat and allegedly told her that if she screamed or made any noise, he would kill her. Mrs. Brown said Wilson beat her in the face, punched her in the stomach and ribs, then scratched her throat with the knife. Following the rape, he got up and left, she said. Mrs. (See VICTIM TELLS, X». 2) SCLC Sets Big Attack On Alabama ATLANTA, Ga. - Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the South are beginning a com prehensive campaign to focus the spotlight of public outrage on what they call “Segregated Justice.” Dr. Martin Luther King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference Is spearheading the initial attack on the system in Alabama. John Lewis of the Student (See SCLC BEGINS, P. 2) From Raleigh s Official Police Files. THE CRIME BEAT BY CHARLES R. TONES Girl Choked By Mystery Man Miss Betty Carolyn George, 19, of 558 E. Davie St 0> re ported to "the law" at 2;31 a. m, Sunday, that she had just left the Club 54, corner of S. Bloodworth and E, Davie Sts,, and was walking east on Davie when she was attacked. The complalanat stated that as she reached the Intersec tion of Patterson Alley arid E. Davie Street, on the north side, a man Jumped out and started to choke her, She further stat ed that he ran south on Pat terson after she began scream ing. Miss George was not able to identify her assailant, but did say he was about 5 feet, 7 Inches tall, and wore an all weather coat and dark trousers. Newsman At Scene Os lists BY ALEXANDER BARNES CHARLOTTE - Led by Mayor Stan R. Brookshire, local ci tizens of both races will con verge on St. Paul Baptist Church Sunday afternoon and attempt to prove to the world that all Charlotte people are not like the -wanton criminals who spent their venom upon the homes of four civil rights lead ers, as they slept in the wee hours of a day that has been styled as Charlotte’s “Black Monday,” about 2;30a. m.Mon day, The irony of the dastardly acts reverberated throughout the world as Texans were about to assemble to commemorate the fatal “Black Day” in Dal las, Texas, when the late Pres ident John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. The bomb specialists left the homes of Fred and Kelly Alexander, Dr, R. A. Hawkins and Attorney Julius Chambers damaged and tholr families suffering from fear and laboring under much strain as to whether they would be revisited. Even though it was a dread ful act, said to have been done by persons well-versed in bombing tactics, in that the three bombings all occurred in less, than one half hour, and is believed to be the worst display of racial hate that the city has ever witnessed, the citizens of Charlotte rallied to the incident in no small degree. The Charlotte Observer im - mediately set up a fund, known as the Anti-Terroism Fund, which by Tuesday night had (See MASS PROTEST, P. 2) To Mill Rights’ Body Sets Report WASHINGTON - President Lyndon B. Johnson will receive a detailed report summarizing the principal ideas and pro posals 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. Rarnhard, Executive Director, for the Planning Ses sion held November 17-18 at the Washington Hilton Hotel said these reports would Include dis senting views as well as those on which there appeared to be a consensus, and that those for Immediate application would be noted for special considera tion. More than 200 persons, rep resenting a broad cross sec tion of civil rights, labor, re (See LBJ WILL, P. 2) W HATH K H ' Ai- ; y v -Tv * v i # Temperatures for th® next five daj'*, ETmrsday through Monday, will average three to eight degree* above normal, with only minor day-to-day changes, until it turn* colder about the end of the period. Normal high and low tem perature* for the Raleigh area will he 88 and U degree*. Rainfall la expected to be lost than one-fourth of an Inch, occurring «« scattered * Lowers on Thursday. Otherwise, lit tle, If any, precipitation Is expected during the ported. Uses Stick To Beat 'Friend* Mrs. lona Evans Smith, 42, of 809 Cannister St., told Of ficers Otis L. Hinton and Ec kerd C, Winston, at 11:30 p. m, Monday, that her boyfriend, James Earl Price, 30, of 325 Jamaica Drive, came to her house and started a "fuss," During the argurnent, stated the woman, Price grabbed a stick and "hit me across the back with it," She exhibited a slight bruise. Mr. Price was "hauled off" to W'ake County Jail on a charge of assault with a deadly wea pon after Mrs, Smith signed a warrant. Efforts to find out the rea son for the attack on the com plainant were all In vain. ■:.! ,-e UUMS HEAT, I*. ( :!l.utu rnii IKSOLNE;- V BiSgSMSßraßraF r ■ ;.' ' */zS3sg'~' KELLY MILLER ALEXANDER, SR., (pointing), State president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Is shown (top picture) in Charlotte early Monday morn ing, talking with Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Charlotte dentist and the area’s most outspoken civil right leader. Theii' homes, along wdth the homes of two other race leaders in that city were bombed. Photo, second from top, shows the front of Mr. Alexander's home. The pre-dawn explosion ripped off the front door, tore the rafters and shattered glass. The next picture shows the Inside of Alexander’s living room on the morning after the blast, which threw bits of glass and small pieces of the double front doors across the room. His two sons were in a bedroom, just off the front porch, tvhere the explosion originated, but were not injured. A neighbor Inspects the damage done to the home of Fred L. Alexander, brother of Kelly, (bottom photo) and the only Negro on the City Council in Charlotte. This picture was made in front of Fred Alexander’s home. (UPI PHOTOS). Local, State Citizens Condemn Bombings EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow ing statement came from the local alliance Tuesday. "The Raleigh Ministerial Al liance bows its head in shame and pity over the violence of the night bombing in Charlotte, In the early hours of Nov. 22. We submit that this sort of terrorism could occur any where in the State, and there fore, Immediate steps should be taken to form an active Good Neighbor Council in Raleigh. This council could help to create an overall atmosphere of good will in our community where such acts of violence would be Impossible. "The bombing of the four Ne gro homes in Charlotte further lengthens the long list of vio lence on the aide of those who oppose the brotherhood of all men. In the face of violence in the form of threats, burn ing of crosses, dynamite and gun blasts, unwarranted searches and murder, there has been almost total silence on the part of law enforcement officers, churches, and indivi dual citizens. The silent people of good will and those who are in positions of leadership should do everything within their power to support the Negro in his struggle t.o gain "Intact" equal opportunity in education, em ployment, housing, business, and In "human dignity.’’ "The Raleigh Ministerial Al liance wonders 11 the sick per sons who are responsible for these recent bombings are ap prehended will they "...be seethed to the fullest extent of the law," as Governor Moore has said; or will they merely receive suspended sentences gs in the case of the three con victed bombers in New Bern some months ago? We would like to hope that they will re ceive maximum punishment." ANSWER BOMBINGS WITH BALLOTS BY J. B. BARREN (CAROLINIAN EXCLUSIVE) ROCKY MOUNT - With the announcement early Monday morning of the dastardly bomb ing of the homes of four pro minent Negro Civil Rights lead ers in Charlotte - Tarheelia’s so-called "Queen City" - the shock must needs reverberate throughout our State and the Nation, and bring every decent citizen of the Old North State to speak out against such deeds. <se* QBoupn commm, p. a»
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