SIX LOSE LIVES IN H. C. FIRES 5 Children, One Adult Succumb In Flames There was a rash of fires to. the state, over the weekend that claimed the lives of five chil dren In Conetoe, one man tn Go 1 dsboro and two were pulled from a burning house in Wilson. The most exacting inf erne was Friday when live children perished to the flames of a four-room house, three miles northeast of Conetoe, The chil dren ranged in age from 1. to r ■J The children were trapped In the house, which was locked and died due to the fact no one no ticed the fire until the roof was jailing in. The children were ■Tame- Daniel, 5, Douglas Ray, 4, to •/no , 3, Linda;. Gail, 2, and Thomas, 1, children of Mr. and M: s. Joseph Wors ley. The mi other, who only works as a domestic on Friday, left the children in the care of a 14-yr.-old son, who locked the children in the house when he left for school. The lather was nine miles away, in Tarboro, at work at a service. The gripping story of the ill fated fire was told by Mrs. Ralph Bryant, who lives a mile from the U'orsle; home. She related how she was driving by and noticed the fire. She said she stopped the car and went to (he house and heard the pitying cry of he children as they were enveloped bv the flames. She told how she stood helplessly by as the five burned to death. Shilo Sherrod, passed before firemen arrived, but tie too was helpless due to the intense heat and could only witness the ra vages of the fire from afar. When firemen arrived the roof was "ailing n and the children had been consumed. In Goldsboro, Henry Marion Freeman, was caught as he at tempted to flee flames that took hi t life in a hospital Monday. It is believed that Freeman made it to !he kitchen, in at tempt to get out, bir was over come by ttie flames. He was found huddled in the kitchen with burns over most of h's body The house is located on St. James St., next to Hamil ton Funeral Home. Three other men, living in the house, escaped thru the front door and told firemen there was (Bse 1/JBE UVEH, P 2) Panty Act Motivates Disorder DURHAM - Pandemonium ranged on the campus of North Carolina College Tuesday night when upper classmen are said to have staged a demonstration over the dormitory placement of freshmen girls. Tim men are said to have become enraged and complained rhat the administration was dis criminating against senior girls when -1 designated certain dor mifo’y space to freshmen, which ‘hey said was better than that given to upper classmen. Abou* 200 students took part in the demonstration. Girls joined the movement when they began throwing pan ties out of the windows. In vestigation revealed that when the girls displayed 'hat kind of interest the male students then attempted ’o go In the girl’s dormitories. There is said to have been four arrests and one inju-y. The first sign of u.ires' was shown Friday when the contents of a letter, circulated over the campus, deploring the dormi tory conditions and the closing restrictions of the dormitories. Security officers are said to (see sismiam, r. 2> __ _ » 4 RETIRING - Three Raleigh teachers retiring this year after '0 years oi service were recognized al NCTA Classroom Teacher Banquet held April 19 -if r. J. Carnage Junior High. Shown are H. E. Brown presenting gifts to Miss Mae E. Ligon and -Miss Emma M. Kelly. J, W. Eaton presented a gift to Mrs. Marion W. Easterling. &&& fy &K> rv NCC Students In Riot THE COROLINIAN VOL. 26, NO 23 White Hood! urns Rob Church, Rape Two fy### &&&&& &&&& NEGROES URGED TO VOTE HUNG IN EFFIGY - Washington: An Effigy of Selective Service Director Lewis B, Hershe.v, hanging from a tree ai Howard University, goes up In flames during a demonstration by students April 19. The hanging and the accompanying rally were called to protest disciplinary proceedings scheduled by the University against four students allegedly among heck lers who forced Gen. Hershey to cancel a speech at Howard March 21. (UP! PHOTO). Woman Murderer Draws Ire Os Judge And Term Mrs. M,.r\ iTizabetli Hunt, 37, sentenced to a term or 7-10 years in prison, for tiv murder of H i/ris Midi, in tlr Biltmore Hotel, Durham, last September, returned to Raleigh Tuesday, after having been out on probation for live years. v l -# North Carolina i Ltoi RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY, APRIL 29. 1965 Superior Court Judge Chester R. Morris gave her a stinging aim. i nit ion before he sentenced her and had the foil owing to say, “Life is mighty cheap in North Carolina.’ He continued by saying: “It’s giving me concern what t< do with her,’ Judge Morris said, • ‘but 1 think I'll give her the keys to the penitentiary. The man she killed was not without * its fault. He brought (See MUaiTERKR, P. 2) 14~Yr Old Aids Jail Break ROX BORO - A 14-year-old girl, v;hos<- name was withheld, was -a: to Samareand Youtli Center Tu ssdat for the part she played in the escape of two prisoners from the Person Countv jail Sunday night, after a hearing before the juvenile judge. The girl is alleged to have smuggled three lmck saw blades to Ruffin Junior Springfield, Rt. L, Sornore, mid Bobby Rae Newsome, Roanoke Rapids last iding Weekly Minister Chided By Ruthless Ga. Gang GRIFFIN, Ga. - The Negro preacher/ hands clasping a Bi ble, was exhorting the congre gation to give more money When four White gunmen stormed into the little country church. The bandits, waving shotguns and shouting threats, robbed the collection plate and the 18 - member congregation of about $74 an J took two 18 year old girls as hostages. The girls, found later about a mile from the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, were raped and left tied up beside the dirt road that leads to the church. The robbers made a clean getaway from the one - room church build 65 years ago out of brick and stones from a ear by field. Spalding C cun t y Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert said four rob bers entered the Church while a fifth waited outside to a get away car. The crime shocked the com munity and the state. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was ordered to assist local po lice In catching the bandits and the editor of the Griffin Dally News said In a signed editorial it was “the most benious crime in memory. "Mj hands were on the Bi ble when they busted in,** said Rev R. W. Sutton, pastor of the little rock and brick church that was built to 1902 for rural Negroes. “I don't know what to think, I thought at first some thing had happened somewhere and they was coming to us,' As a fifth man waited to the getaway car, the gunmen or dered the congregation to lift their hands Into the air. They scooped crumpled dollar bills and small change from the col lection plate, then ordered the 18 churchgoers to throw their wallets and purses into the aisle. (See nsmss ter, r. 2> Wednesday, She is alleged to have had them concealed in her clothing: when she visited them. The two prisoners are said to have u sed the blades to free themselves and succeeded In getting the Job done Sunday night. They arc alleged to have crawled thru the window and thus to a sun porch. Both the cell, In which they were plac ed, and the sun porch are on the sth floor of the jail. Once on the porch, according to information furnished the CAROLINIAN, they went thru another door into the kitchen and on to the hall, where they descended to the ground floor, and made their exit thru a win dow, The two prisoners were reported as still at large. They were charged with armed rob bery and were awaiting trial. (SeeMII,, f». g) | From Raleigh’s Official Police Files j m atiMS butj Followed Woman Wallet Missing Mrs. Marjorie Gossßunston, 65, reported that as she went into Walgreen*s Drugstore Sat urday she noted that a man was following her. She alleges that he continued to follow her a round. She also reported that whan he stopped following her she looked and her pocket heok was open and her wallet, con taining $41.74 was gone. PRICE 15 CENTS IKS®*#/' t9RB WQf-. _ jjßjftSy-'gl jjpFvT J* > CONGRESSMAN ROBBED - Miami, Fla.: Congressman Charles C. Diggs, J r., )D- Mich.) drinks coffee at Miami International Airport as he talks to newsmen April 20 while wait ing for a flight to Bimini where he will talk to Congressman Adam Clayton Poweil. Diggs, according to police, was ai melted and robbed of $l5O cash, a diamond ring and gold wa.ch while leaving a downtown Mia mi bar. Diggs said a heavy set Negro walked tro and pu) Ms arm around his shoulders “like he was a friend," Diggs said the man then got him to an arm-lock while a second man took his wallet, watch and ring (UFI PHOTO). I •tatey's BmMm Ikpmds Ob Mb® Interested civic-minded citi zens of Raleigh are making pleas to the registered voters to not only vote to the general election Tuesday, but to see that every eligible person go to the polls and exercise the right to vote. The Raleigh Citizens Asso ciation and the camps of Cla rence Lightner and J. D. Lewis are busy lining up their forces for the Tuesday election. Every registered voter will be con tacted by that time and will be asked to support Lightner for City Council, and Lewis for . so WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE REPORT NOTE: This is the tenth of a series of weekly summaries prepared bv the legislative staft of the Institute of Government on toe work at toe North Car olina General Assembly ol 1967. It is confined to discussions of matters of general Interest and major importance. * * * 4T THE HALFWAY POINT On Tuesday of this week the General Assembly completed its 50th weekday session on toe year. This means that the As sembly should have now passed the halfway point of its labors— unless, Heaver; forbid, alllong evity records of lingering mem - ory are to be eclipsed. The midway balance sheet for ’67 shows; . . 831 bills and resolu tions introduced, including 293 local bills and 538 public bOls. Introductions continue to run w'ell ahead of the average for the past three regular sessions, by almost 9 r Also running high; is the percentage of public bills for this stage of the session.