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SEX SLAYER STILL AT LARGE IN N. C. Lt. Davis Wrote 'Thank You’ Note For Christmas Package: Parents Re* etve Lettes* From Son :t Days Alter Ills Dentil ML THE COROLINIAN VOL. 25, NO. 5 METHODIST MERGER SET Wilkins Tells State Masons Os Klan Chief Os NAACP In ‘Bull City’ DURHAM - Roy Wilkins, ex ecutive director, NAACP, told the Prince Hail Masons of North Carolina, in a keynote address at the Civic Center, Tuesday night, Dec. 4, that the Ku Klux Klan was againt Negroes, Cath olics and Jews and it was time for people who believed in rig' f and justice to realize that lact. He was alarmed over the fact that some of the white people thought the Negroes were ask ing too much and there were too many Negroes who felt that everything had been achieved. “Don't be lulled into believing that you hace first-class citi zenship. We must fight until we have the education, the hous ing, the jobs and the opportuni ty to live like any other ci tizen,’ he said. He warned the white people that Negroes were not going to settle for anything less noi anything more. He also ad monished the Negro to re (See WELKINS TELLS, P. 2) Tutors From Seven States Here Friday WASHINGTON, D. C. - Major national problems in teacher education including the reasons good teachers get away or go away, will come under scru tiny Dec, 17-13, in Raleigh, at a conference sponsored by one of the National Education Association’s major Commis sion, “Remaking the World of the Career Teacher’’ is the theme of the meeting to be held by the NEA’s National Commis sion on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (NCT EPS). Second in a series of eight regional conferences, the Raleigh meeting will open at the Sir Walter Hotel on Fri day, Dec. 17, with Hollis A, iwm tosom mm&, v. a> BKAVE CSHtt. 8&KX)B WO TSAM « Miaati, Fl*,,? ah» spspmro to tm frowning, this mlmaim*# yogas gM fe©W* caste her peppy sifter she and her mother, right, were Injured In a two-car collision her® late last Monday, Dade County police administered first aid to the in jured, but, the extent of their wounds were riot immediately determined. (UFI PHOTO), lg|& «• 8 dftk .fa Through Advertising Newspapers, Radio and T¥ are ry, JH H 8 ® ... lltt AM 1H A S IMS W *»ade possible to yoa. THE along with \/J Jf§| idfl VWtflkWfrE ®S w elf ©ffiii© nil o) $ mmmwm North Carolina ’$ Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1965 BRANCH RICKEY GIVEN LAST RITES - St. Loci*, MO.J Branch Rickey, former general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was eulogized, Monday at the Grace Methodist Church here, Rickey was widely hailed among Negroes, for it was he, in 1947, who brought Jackie Robinson to the team. Robin son thus became the first Negro ever to play major league baseball, thanks to the late Branch Rickey. (UPI PHOTO). Kelly M. Alexander Urges Mm Bombing Protests WILMINGTON - Kelly M. Alexander, president of the North Carolina State Confer ence of the NAACP, speaking at a Civil Rights Meeting spon sored by the Wilmington Branch of the NAACP on Sunday, Dec, 12, requested that Negroes and other citizens display their con cern as to the bombing in Char lotte which is now in progress in North Carolina. Alexand er said that there is no better way to show those who are re sponsible for such vicious and brutal acts your feelings about the bombings than to act now to increase Membership and Fi nancial support of the NAACP, The 50-50 Campaign is a project launched by the State NAACP to protest the dastard ly bombings of Kelly Alexand er's home and other Civil Rights leaders in Charlotte, by se curing 50,000 members and raising $50,000 to continue the fight against prejudice and ra cism which caused these bomb ings, Alexander informed the Wil mington audience that vigorous efforts should bemad® by Negro responsible leadership to com bat discrimination in the body politics of North Carolina com munities by increasing the vot ing strength of Negroes and successfully electing qualified Negroes to public office. He stated many employment opportunities are open to Ne groes in the State but there are not enough qualified Negroes applying for these jobs. In in dustry, business and govern ment Negroes should take ad vantage of these jobs opportuni ties now available, (See ALEXANDER. V. 8) Temperatures for the next five day*, Thursday through Monday, will average six to twelve degrees above normal. High and low temperatures for the Raleigh area will be 52 and 31 degrees. Mild weather is expected to prevail through out th® period with above normal temperatures. Stain fall Is expected to total up to one-lialf of an Inch, with lo cally heavier amounts, occur ring at the beginning of tit* mi® ogam tnnl ttw «HI of PRICE 15 CENTS Interviews SBI Agent In Harnett BY STAFF WRITER In an exclusive interview with S. B, I. Agent W. V. O’Daniel, of Dunn, early Wednesday, it was learned that the alleged sex pervert who killed and mu tilated a Negro woman (yet unidentified) sometime over the weekend, is still being sought, O’Daniel did say, however, “We have a few ideas, but no one has been charged as yet. There is no question about the similarity of the two deaths.” The last statement was in answ er to a question of the ueaV' of Miss Lula Ryals, of HoJ' Springs, In April of 1964, The latest victim was found naked in a shallow stream, a bout. one mile west of Kipling in northwest Harnett County, The body had been disembowel ed, stabbed in the jugular vien, chest, abdomen and legs. The woman’s body was found by a farmer, who saw blood stains on the pavement of the highway and bridge railing at the (See SEX SLAYER, P. 2) Urge Ban On White Pupil Transfer CHARLOTTE - Attorneys of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund have asked the U. S. District Court here to block the parents of Ter rence H, McClain In their ef forts to remove their son from an integrated school. The white parents have asked the Charlotte - Mecklenburg Board of Education for a tui tion grant, payable from North Carolina’s state t reasury which would allow Terrence to leave his present school. The parents base their action on a North Carolina statute passed In 1956. That statute also states that local school districts and the (See ASK BAN, P. 2) From Raleigh s Official Police Files. THE CHIME BEAT BY CHARLES R. TONES Hurls Brick At Husband# Runs Mrs. Virginia Louise Green, 30, of 717 S. East Street, in formed Officers Otis L, Hinton and Eckerd C. Winston at 9:17 a. m. Sunday, that her husband, John Edmond Greer., 48, came home “fussing with me in the morning," and while arguing, he began to chase her and tried to strike her with his hands and fists, Mrs, Green declared that to protect herself, she grabbed an iorn poker, and “after he kept on chasing me, 1 hit him,*’ on the left side of Ms head. The blow caused a two-inch cut, which required six stitches to close at Wake Memorial Hos pital. The children of the couple backed.nn their mother’s state "He Never Wrote Os Viet War,” Dad Soys In life, William Edward (June) Davis, Jr., was courteous, auiet and exhibited leadership qualities. In death, Second Lieutenant W. E. Davis, Jr., 24 years old, will soon come home to a hero’s funeral as the first Raleigh native to fall under enemv fire in the Viet Nam War. Ironically, the soldier, who was killed in action last Fri day, had written his parents a letter, thanking them for a Christmas package which he had received since it was mailed around December 2. The letter arrived at the home of Mi. and Mrs. W. E. Davis, Sr., 2127 Dandridge Drive (Biltrnore Hills) on Monday, December 13, three days after Lt. Davis’ death. Young Davis arrived in Viet Nam on November 13, after fly ing from his base at Fort Ord, California. He was.in Raleigh on leave around the’first part of November. Following his stay here, he went to Washing ton, D. C., and spent his final three days with Ills only sis ter, Miss Anne Davis, Davis, who was commission ed a Second Lieutenant at A&T College, Greensboro, was a product of the Crosby-Garfield Elementary, Washington Junior High, and the J. W. Ligon High Schools, where he graduated In the class of 1960, He entered A&T in the fall of 1960, major ed in sociology, and received an A. B. degree in June of 1964. Following graduation, he worked in Washington, and as a youth counselor in Maryland. At the time of his induction in the Army, he was employed as a counselor at Cherry Youth Center, Goldsboro. His basic training was com pleted at Fort Benning, Ga. In the letter received by his parents Monday, Davis did not speak of the fierce battles rag ing around him, nor did he speak of the fighting in any of his Confer In Atlanta On Merger ATLANTA, GA. - Members of the three Methodist bodies, AME, AMEZ and CME con verged on the city Monday night for a two-day session to go Into the details attendant to unification to meet the target date of 1972. Led by their senior bishops, S. L. Greene, W. J. Walls and B. O. Doyle the three commissions set up a blue print. The three bodies settled on the doctrine and this is believ ed to be accepted by the mem bership. It is also reported that a name has been chosen. The union will be called the United Methodist Church and is expected to have a member ship of more than 3,000,000. The details that have to do with the transfer of property to the new communion is ex pected to cause some concern. There are those who feel that some die hard members in each organization willbereluc (See METHODIST, P. 2) ment. No action was taken. Mom Uses Iron Poker On Dad Roy Lee Downs, of 106Stron ach Alley, told Officers J. B, Hester and W r . E. Weathersbee at 4 p. m. Sunday, that his wife, Mrs. Louise Downs, and Rob ert Perry, a roomer, left the house at 7;30 a. m. He further said Mrs, Downs returned to the residence alone, about 3 p, m., knocked on the door, and when he opened the door, she allegedly hurled a brick at him, striking him in the forehead. He said his wife then “went on down the street.** Mr. Downs suffered a one inch laceration on his head, and v/as treated at Wake Memorial Hospital. (Sea CWM* BEAT, 9. $} BY CHARLES R. JONES several letters home. He simp ly thanked his folks for the Yuletide package and said he ended up sharing it with mem bers of his platoon and other buddies. His only comments about his surroundings, accord ing to his father and sister, wpre that he was in the woods and that the weather was mis erably hot. The telegram concerning Lt. Davis’ death arrived at the (See LT. DAVIS, V. 2) 3 Jailed fit Fight Over Beam, C lmk A fight which started over whiskey and what time to set the alarm clock to ring, has resulted in the arrest of three local persons on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. Mrs. Bernice Jones Ander son, 41, Thomas Earl Thomp son, 18, and Crown Leach, 35, all of 568 New Bern Avenue, admitted to Officers J, M, Biss ette and J, L, Dennis at 3:07 a. m. Saturday that they had been fighting over the above-men tioned objects, and said a rifle butt was brought into play to inflict injuries on all three. During the fracas, Mrs. An derson was hit with the gun by one of the two men, then Thompson struck Leach with it, Thompson was finally sub dued by Leach with a stun ning blow to the left arm. Leach suffered a laceration In the center of his back, and Mrs, Anderson had lacerations on her forehead. The cops were unable to find the weapon used, but arrested the participants. Eligibility For NCTA Is Outlined The question of "Who is eligi ble for membership in the North Carolina Teachers Associa tion?,” was answered last week when the board of directors met at headquarters and adopted the following standards: Active membership, teachers (public, private and higher education institutions), principals, super visors, helping teachers (4 year college graduates), teacher aids, substitute teachers(4 year college graduates), kindergart en and nursery school teachers (4 year college graduates). All must be properly certified. Also agriculture and home extension agents, retired teachers, edu cational secretaries, food serv ice personnel (college gradu ates and proper certified). Associate Memberships: Helping teachers, teacher aids, kindergarten and nursery school teachers, educational secretaries, food service per sonnel (non college graduates with non standard certificates; and students). E. B, Palmer, executive sec retary of the North Carolina Teachers Association made the report in the absence of Dr. N. H. Harris, chairman of the Special Committee on Mem bership, The Eighty-fifth NCTA An nual Convention will be held March 21, and April 1, 1966 at the Raleigh Memorial Audi torium, The theme is "Frew to Teach.” The first Open Hear ing will begin on Thursday, March 31, at 12:00 noon. A de tailed program of events will be announced at a later date. LIEUTENANT FIRST FROM CITY TO DIE IN VIET NAM • Above is a photo of the late Second Lieutenant William Ed ward Davis, Jr., 24, who died In the Viet Nam War last Fri day. In this photo, Lt. Davis is shown in basic training at Fort Bonning, Ga. (See story). Spring Hope Native Is Adult Education Head CHARLOTTESVILLE, Vi r - gfnia—James W. Warren, Jr. Ins assumed his duties as Field Representative. Division of JAMES W. WARREN, JR. Adult and Vocational Education, Office of Education, with the Region 111 headquarters of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in Charlottesville, Va. The appointment was an nounced Monday by Edmund Baxter, Regional Director of Negro Heads Religion, Race Body NEW YORK, N. Y. - The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has teen named executive director of the National Council of Church es’ Commission on Religion and Race, it was announced jointly here last Thursday by (B®* NEOSO HK&SB, V. S) CRMhnw> toon,». m otaw dwartiiblt oSS ur a ttie warren, 15-year-old gtudestt <rf Phillips @ißh Schools Battleboro, Is shown reading a citation she recelvst from the State Department 'of Home Economics here, last wee*. The work was deemed an ‘‘outstanding accomplishment by the state and has been forwarded to Washington, D, C.a U, S. Office of Education. Her Instructor, Mrs, Ida. W. Knight, look’s on proudly at right, (See story), _ HEW. Mr. Warren will be concern ed primarily with the socio economic aspects of education in order to provide vocational education for people who are underprivileged or handicap ped academically, socially, or economically. In this capacity, he will be responsible for consultation with State Departments of Edu cation, educational leaders, and organizations interested in de veloping programs in such vo cational fields as agriculture, business and office training, trade and Industrial research, and manpower. He will t>e as sociated with Dr. Carl Seifert, Regional Representative of the Office of Education and Mr. (See SPRING HOPE, P. 2) Girl’s Work Is Cited By State Dept. The home experience, ‘‘Get ting My Twin Brothers Ready for School,” carried out by Miss Hattie Warren, of Phillips High School, Battleboro, under the supervision of Mr. Ida W. Knight, Home Econorpicsteach er, has been accepted by the State Department of Home Ec om mics, Raleigh, as an out standing accomplishment. The announcement was made by Dr. Catherine T. Dennis, State Supervisor of Home Ec onomics, who stated that the experience was submitted to the U, S. office of Education, Wash ington, D. C. as a part of the state’s annual report, due to the Interesting topic find evaluation, Hattie Is the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Iven Warren, of Whitakers, and is In the 10th grade. She plans to
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