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VOL. 6, No. 43_ All 1 DOS j>ra| Newspaper September 4, 1953
NAACP Asks Railroad o
Policy Toward Negroes
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (ANP) —
As a result of the experience of
an Air Force Sergeant, the Phila
delphia branch NAACP has asked
the Pennsylvania railroad for a
clear-cut statement on its policy
of pullman accommodations for
Negroes.
The soldier, Sgt. George W.
Baker, of the 575th Air Police
squadron, Selfridge Air Force
Base, Michigan, charged that he
was denied a lower berth to De
troit, when it was discovered he
was a Negro, after the reserva-,
tions had been confirmed by tele
phone.
Baker, enroute to his base after
delivering a prisoner to Camp Kil
mer, N. J., said when he appeared
at North Philadelphia station, as
advised, to pick up the ticket, thej
clerk offered him an upper berth
instead. When he refused to ac-j
cept the upper and insisted thati
the original commitment be ful-l
filled, military police were called
and he was arrested.
In registering a complaint with
W. P. Fogle, the railroad’s pas
senger agent, Charles A. Shorter,
executive secretary of the Phila
delphia NAACP, called attention
to the fact that there has been a
Humber of similar instances re
ported by Negroes who made res
ervations by telephone.
The sergeant was released by
the Military Police Monday after
preferring charges against an MP
he said struck him in the face
while he was being held at MP
headquarters.
Court Upholds Action
Opening Old Folks
Home to Negroes
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ANP)
—The Warren Fiscal court last
week killed an attempt to change
its own ruling which opened the
county’s Home for the Aged to
Negroes. The original court action
was taken Aug. 8.
Magistrate W. P. Anderson,
WILLIAM KENNEDY
Kennedy Succeedsj
C. C. Spaulding As
Ins. Co. President
William Jesse Kennedy Jr., 63,
is the new president of North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Co., succeeding the late C. C.
Spaulding who died recently at
the age of 78.
Kennedy formerly served the
company as vice president, secre
tary and member of the board of
directors, and district manager. He
has been with the company for
some 36 years. A native of
1 Georgia, Kennedy promises tc
carry out policies of the late Mr.
Spaulding.—(ANP)
seeking to delay admission of Ne
groes, proposed a committee to
study the possibility of building a
jimcrow home for Negroes. The
court voted 3-2 against such a
group.
In the Aug. 8 action, the court
declared that the county’s policy
is to admit all eligible persons to
the home regardless of race, creed
6r color.
CARVER FOUNDATION RECEIVES $8,800 FOR
CANCER FIGHT—The Carver Foundation of
Tuskegee Institute received a boost when Robert
Christenberiy, chairman of the New York State
Athletic Commission, presented a check for $8,800
to Dr. C. B. Powell, editor and co-publisher of
the Amsterdam News. The check came from the
Damon Runyon fund and will help the foundation
carry on its fight against the dreaded cancer. In
dividuals and organizations from all over the
country contribute to the Runyon Fund which has
helped research in medical institutions without
regard to race, creed or color. Dr. Powell is a
physician and also a member of the boxing com
mission.—(ANP)
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Abolishes J.C.
In Schools
ALAMOGORDO, N. M. —
(ANP)—In a recent move, the lo
cal school board abolished segre
gation in the schools here and
placed a Negro teacher, who had
been teaching in the segregated
schools, on the regular faculty.
According to the statutes of
New Mexico, local school boards
may “in the best interest of the
school, segregate for the purpose
of instruction, children of Afri
can descent.” It bas been reliably
reported that a number of New
Mexico cities have used this law
for the establishment of segre
gated schools.
Lawrence Pigford, the newly
appointed faculty member, hold
ing a bachelor of arts and master’s
degree in mathematics from Colo
rado State college, Greeley, Colo.,
has been assigned classes in
mathematics, nop and drawing.
Pigford is the first Negro
teacher ever to receive a regular
appointment in the school system
[of New Mexico.
According to Supt. of schools
Barney Caton, Negro pupils will
be assigned to the regular grade
school classes when they return
to school in September.
To Play With
Husker Squad
Charles Bryant, a guard from
South Omaha, high school, is one
of 64 players Coach Bill Glass
ford has invited back to take par
in the fall drills, which start Aug
30, at the University of Nebraska
Bryant, a sophomore, played with
the Freshman squad last year.
The only Negro member of the
training squad, Bryant is 19 years
of age, stands 5-10 and weighs
180. Bryant was an All-State
guard in his senior year at South
Omaha high.
The University of Nebraska
football teams have not had a'
Negro letter winner in more than1
30 years.
Johnson Elected
Grand Elk Ruler
N.C. College
Aivard Ph.D.
Degree
DURHAM, N. C. — (ANP)— ,
North Carolina College, which for (
14 years had offered courses
leading to the master’s degree,
will inaugurate a uorgram Sept.
17 with courses leading to the
doctor of philosophy degree.
The graduate work at the col
lege has the endorsement and
support of the state board of edu
cation of North Carolina, the Uni
versity of North Carolina and
white educators generally in the
state and South.
The board hopes the move will
block the current program of the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People to
have segregation in education in
the South abolished.
Dr. William Watley Pearson,!
deal of the University of North
Carolina’s graduate division, has
pledged the full resources of the
university to help NCC get its
new program started.
It was also announced that the
| University of North Carolina has
I granted a leave of absence to Dr.
; Arnold Kimsey King, professor oi
education at the university and
associate dean of its graduate
school, so that he may spend full
time at NCC to supervise what
it called the department in ad
vanced studies in education at
| the Durham college.
Dr. Pearson and Dr. King will
be assisted by 12 other educa
tional authorities in Chapel Hill
where the University of North
Carolina is located in addition to
several other educators already
employed for graduate work at
NCC.
Dr. Carson Ryan, former head ,
of the department of education (
at the University of North Caro- ]
lina, is scheduled to divide his
time between NCC and the uni- .
versity during the winter and ^
spring quarter, it was announced }
last week. ^
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (ANP)
—Two of the quintuplets born re
cently to a poor laborer and his
wife died last week in the Ma
ternity hospital here.
Death of the infant daughters
came as a surprise to most people
who had been told by hospital
doctors that all members of the
quintuplets were doing well. The
five had been described as physic
ally perfect, showing “good vi
tality” and with good chances of
survival.
A purse at the hospital said
Maria Angela began losing weight
and showed indications of becom
ing ill about 18 hours after birth.
Staff doctors worked all night try
ing to save the infant, she said.
At the time of their birth, the
girls were hailed as the third
quintuplets to survive birth. The
other two are the Diones and the
Diligents, both white.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. —
(ANP)—In a hotly contested bat
tle Robert Johnson of Philadel
phia last week was elected by
acclamation as grand exalted ruler
of more than 500,000 Elks of the
world. Johnson had served as
temporary ruler since the death
of the late J. Finley Wilson last
Februory 19.
Johnson won the election after
a heated floor fight which saw
Herber Jones, a leading con
tender, withdraw from the race.
Mrs. Nettie Carter Jackson of
New York was elected grand
daughter ruler. She was unop
posed.
The campaign to fill the highest
joffice in Elkdom was without
a doubt the top business which
faced the 53rd annual convention
of the organization here. Other
highlights of the meeting were the
mile long parade andthe grand
ball.
Jones had many supporters, but
as time went along it became ap
I parent that his forces were not
-strong enough to defeat Johnson,
i Immediately after Jones’ with
drawal and the election of John
. son, the two were soon on frienly
j terms. It appears certain that
. Jones will retain his position as
f national grand organizer.
lj This years' colorful parade at
- tracted more than 200,000 specta
I tors who lined the streets here to
: witness the long line of march
which boasted sparkling uniforms
I and nearly 50 bands. Practically
every state was represented in
the parade which lasted some four
hours. The traditional parade was
held on Tuesday. Jersey Joe
Walcott and one of his sons were
among distinguished reviewers
during the parade.
This year’s recipient of the
Elijah P. Lovejoy Gold Medal
was Branch Rickey, the man ac
credited with breaking the color
line in major league baseball.
Rickey accepted the award dur
ing, an address att he convention
Monday night. In a fiery speech
he called on the U.S. congress to
take a stand against prejudices
practiced against minority groups
in this country.
Mrs. Robert L. Vann, publisher
of a weekly newspaper, addressed
a joint session of the Elks Sun
day afternoon. At that time, she
suggested that a monument be
erected to the late J. Finley Wil
son, who reigned over Elkdom for
some 25 years.
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of my wife, Mrs.
Brevy Miller, who left me one
year ago September 9th, 1951. As
I loved her so I miss her. In my
memory she is forever near,
Loved, remembered, thought of
always, Sadly missed by,
Husband, John Miller
CARD OF THANKS
Rev. W. I. Monroe wishes to
thank the members of his congre
gation and the many friends who
visited him, sent cards and for the
many other kindnesses during his
recent illness.
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