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SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. I Kill n, APRIL #, |!)54
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MRS. 0. M. WHITTIER
CANDIDATE—It wai announced, tills week, that Mrs. O. M. Whit-
tier, 40, 728 Dawson street, will be a candidate for election to the board
of trustees of the San Antonio union junior college district. For the
past six years, G. J. Sutton has been n member of the board, his having
been elected In 1948. His term Is expiring, and he has declined to run
again. Election will be held May 1.
—Register photo
Boy, 4, Missing
3 Weeks, Found
Dead in Pasture
By CARTER JEWEL
For the Associated Negro Press
HAMLET, N. C.—Four-year-old
John Henry "Junebug'' Kennedy,
Who, for three weckR, bitd been the
abject of a widespread search Blnce
lie was reported missing from Ills
liome, was found, last week, dead
in a hog pasture.
The body was found at the foot of
an oak tree on the property of Lee
Ormsby, about a mile and a half
from the home of the child's mother,
Mrs. Julia Kennedy. He disappeared
on March 3.
Employees of the Ormsby farm
came upon the partially decomposed
remains as they searched for hogs
thought to have escaped into the
pasture.
"Junebug" and his dog walked
out of their home on March 3, and
aeither the dog nor the child wns
(seen nnlll a week later when the
dog returned home.
Search for the boy was organized
(See BOY, Page S.)
Local NAACP
Campaign Gets
1,612 Members
T. H. Gllmore, chairman of
the annual membership drive of
the local liramii of the Nation-
al Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People, reported
that 1,613 members had been
enrolled, with additional re-
ports to be made, although the
drive Is formally over. '
Newest businesses qualifying
for the 100 Per Cent NAACP
certificate, by enrolling all of
their personnel, have been an-
nounced as Hicks Beauty
school and Arrow cleaners.
GeorgiaEx-Slave,102
Dies in New England
By tltt- Associated Negro Press
MALDEN. Mass.—A former slave
who recalled "praying and singing"
In slave quarters In his native Geor-
gia, died here last week at the age
of 102.
He wns Adam Youngblood who
enme to Maiden In 1014. Youngblood
worked as a laborer here until his
retirement some 30 years ago.
For the last five years he had
been in poor health, being confined
to an infirmary.
Three Brakemen SueRailroad,
Union for $115,000 for Bias
By CARTER JEWEL
For the Associated Negro ficss
ROANOKE, Va.—The Norfolk and Western railroad and the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen were charged with racial
discrimination in a suit filed by three Negro brakemen last week
in the United States district court.
In addition to suing for damages totaling $116,000, the
Negroes are asking the court to stop the railroad and the union
from these alleged discriminatory practices.
The allegations made by the three
brakemen stem from a long contro-
versy between Negro brakemen and
the railroads and union in the
South in which Negroes have
charged that the union and rail-
roads have signed contracts which
prevent Negroes from enjoying the
usual seniority rights based on
length of time on the job.
The three plaintiffs are:
Sam H. Clark, Route 1, Chris-
tiansbnrg, Va., who has worked for
the Norfolk and Western since
June. 1013;
Robert Coles, who lives In Roan-
eke, has been with the railroad
■ince December, 1017, and Robert
H. Hainler, also of Roanoke, em-
ploys# by the railroad In June,
wm
The comjiany-unlon contract, they
charge, "arbitrarily" classes Negro
brakemen as "non-promotable brake-
men." Hence, they ..contend, they
cannot get on seniority lists lead-
ing to choice jobs as car retarder
oi>erators.
They claim that of 28 brakemen
on the seniority list as car retarder
operators, 27 have less seniority
than Clark on the Norfolk and West-
ern over 40 years. Twenty o{ t|be
men have less seniority than ColeS
and Hamler, the. plaintiffs aver.
foe plaintiffs also contend that
In Vlrginin, brakemen are excluded
from membership in the Brother*
hood of Railrond Trainmen which
Is the bargaining agent for the
Auto Falls Off Jack, Kills Man Underneath
Woman Candidate for College Board 5tvT01?, s.a" An,0"ia"
® Working under
Mrs. Loraine Whittier Makes
Retired Attorney,
Thought Broke,
Leaves $75,000
L. A. Lawyer, Reported
Penniless, Has Cash
In Bank, Property
By the Associated Negro Tress
LOS ANGELES—Instead of hav-
ing died ixninilcss nn had boen re-
ported, the late Atty. Charles L.
I)arden, retired for several years,
left an estate reportedly valued at
$7.r,,000.
He had sucrumbed to a heart at-
taek and ailment attendant upon
his advanced age after three days
in General hospital.
The real status of his affairs was
not known until a brother arrived
here from the family home ra North
Carolina to settle his affairs. Deeds
to ranch lands and cabin sites at
Lake Elslnore and Monrovia, and
ca tli in banks amounted to an es-
tate of over $75,000.
About 20 years ago Darden had
been one of the coast's most able and
successful attorneys.
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Tobacco Removed
From8-Month-01d
S. A. Baby's Lung
An eight-month-old baby boy had
his first experience with tobacco,
during the week-end—and it was
harrowing.
Clarence Otto Glpson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Olpson, 1522 North
Navidad, got his hands on a cig-
arette butt, Friday. Baby-like, he
put it Into his mouth and swallowed
It. Some tobacco particle* entered
his left lung, with the tot's condi-
tion becoming serious.
He was carried to Suntn Rosa hos-
pital, where, Monday afternoon, a
specialist removed ttie tobacco, and
he was placed In an oxygen tent.
Clarence Otto was released to
the care of his home Tuesday morn
ing, and is well, on the road"to com-
plete recovery.
32MauMaus
Reported Killed
In Kenya Battle
By the Associated Negro Press
NAIROBI, Kenya—The slaying of
some 32 Mau Man and the surrender
of a leader of the nationalistic so-
ciety were the latest developments
in the guerilla warfare here.
Besides those killed, five others
were captured in a two-day battle
in the Fort Hall reserve. Also
killed in the battle, which saw
about 200 Mau Mau attack a Ki-
kuyu guards post, were 10 natives.
Surrendering last week was "Gen-
eral Kaleba" a lieutenant of "Gen-
eral China," a top Mau Mau leader.
China was captured himself in Jan-
uary. Since his capture he has aid-
ed the British in an attempt to end
the 17-month-old warfare.
Kaleba gave himself up to a
truck of the King's African Rifles
near Karatina. a center of Gen.
China's activities. With his sur-
render and the death in action of
two other principal Mau Mau lieu-
tenants, most of Gen. China's aids
have been put out of action.
The battle which saw 32 Mau Mau
killed started with an attack on
a patrol of guards who were a
(See BATTLE, Page 3.)
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903 Auto Licenses
Issued at Alamo 'Y'
A total of 1)03 automobile licenses
were issued at the sub-station at
Alamo City branch YMCA, it has
been announced. Licenses were Is-
sued at the "1"" station from Wed-
nesday, March 24, through Wednes-
day, March 31. Ninety seis of plates
Race as G. J. Sutton's
Term Expires
A 40-year-old housewife, of exceptitnal personal and family
* background, is Sin Antonio'i candidate for election as a trus-
tee of the San Antonio union junior college district.
She is Mrs. Loraine 8prott Whittier, wife of Dr. O. M.
Whittier, and mother of four childrei.
A San Antonio resident for 10 years, she has, for a full
decade, been active in civic, community, church, educational,
and social welfare endeavors. I of tnulcis,
It Is already Indicated that San O. J. Button, who made history.
Antonio Negroes will unite solidly six ye»r- ago, when he was elected
behind her candidacy for a placer i
on the Junior college district board | CANDIDATE, Page 3.)
One Killed, Four
HurtatYogjktown
YORKTOWN, Texas—One woman W3I killed and four other
1 persons injured, Thursday, April When an automobile in
which they were riding ran off a JMoot high bridge. The
bridge has neither guard posts nor ralfiita,
Mrs. Esther Boss succumbed to htpdrnjuries, Friday morn-
ing, in Memorial hospital.
Arthur Medley is undergoing hospitalization for several
broken ribs and internal injuries. Ean
Mlsa M. ("Mutt") Brown, Aug- gran
usta Risher, and "Bit" Brown were JDea:
less seriously Injured
Fuqeral services for Mrs. Ross
were held Sunday.
Her* survivors Include two sons.
La Morris Deams, San Antonio, and
i
HensleySapenter
Passes Following
Week's Illness
Orleans, La ;
« Jean
Man, Working Under
Car, Injured
When Jack Slips
In the second tiiiusiial acci-
dent of its kind—and occurring
the sa'nie afternoon, Saturday—
a San Aiilonlan was Injured,
when an automobile, under
whirli lie was working, fell off
a Jark.
Fred Meadows, 1111 Montana,
was injured In the 8400 block
of Itrondway, where lie wus
working under a jacked-up car.
The jack slipped, with the car
falling on Meadow's left side.
He was car-led to Mix hospi-
tal where he was treated for
minor cuts and shock.
Machine,
Has Head Crushed
A 64-year-old San Antonio man, working under his *utomobi)eJ
was fatally injured, Saturday afternoon, April 3. when th«
vehicle fell off a jack, and crushed the man's head J
Jack Collins, 340 Dartmouth, was pronounced d-iad on anj
rival at Robert B. Oreen hospital. «
Collins had used a bumper jack to raise the car and waf
working underneath, removing a broken spring, ^
It is reported that Ills hammer
machine
(i'UHhing
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon from St. Paul
Methodist church for Henslcy Sap-
enter, 2438 Wyoming street, who
died Saturday afternoon, April 3,
at 1:27, 'at Santa Rosa hospital,
his succumbing to a serious Illness
of only a week.
The Rev. E. A. Smith officiated,
with Collins Funeral home being.ln;
charge. Interment was in East-
view.
Sapenter had lived in San An-
tonio for 32 years. He was retired
in 11)53, following 30 years service
with the Transit company.
A member of the American Feder-
ation of Labor for nearly 20 years,
he was chairman of the state con-
vention Negro division when it
met in San Antonio in 1950.
The decedent was a native of
Goliad, Texas, where he attended
public school. In 1010, he and the
««t Ross, lorktown.
Ex-Pow Who Hit
Officer, Given
40 Years in Pen
GI is Cleared of Charge
Of Murdering Fellow
War Prisoner
By the Associated Negro Press
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.—
^ former prisoner of war in Korea,
convicted of striking a superior of-
ficer and mistreating other prison*
ers, last week was sentenced to 40
years in prison.
He is Pfe. Roth well R. Floyd, 28,
who was convicted on six counts but
was fonnd Innocent of a charge
that he drowned one fellow prison-
er and tried to kill another.
A military court deliberated nine
hours in finding Floyd guilty of
hit the Jack, with the
falling and the rear axle
his skull.
A neighbor, James Lewis, 340
Dartmouth, and W. T. Raker, 805
Xcvmla. Who were nearby when the
accident occurred, supplied this In-
formation of the mishap.
Justice of the Peace M. D. (Buck)
Jones, who conducted ati inquest,
returned an accidental death ver-
dict.
Funeral, Wednesday
Funeral services for Collins were
conducted Wednesday morning from
Pleasant Union Baptist church the
Rev. C. H. Hall officiating, White
Funeral home In charge. Intermeut
was in Henderson, Texas.
Survivors include the widow. Mrs.
Luia Collins, end two sons, Hubert
and Hiriam Collins, both of Hen-
derson.
UaxiHI the at* counu.
qount charged
he hit Lt. Col. John W. Keith while
interned as prisoners by
(See ILLNKSS, Page 4.)
J. II. SAPENTER
SUCfJUMRS — J. Hcnsley Sapen
ter, a Indent of San Antonio for
32 years, died Saturday afternoon
April 3, In Santa Rosa hospital. He
had been seriously ill for only a
week, funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday morning from St.
Paul Methodist church.
Shreveport Housing Project Abandoned
Race Hate Winner
In"All American City "
By B. EVEBETT MOORE
For the Associated N< gro Frees
SHBEVEPOBT, La.—Clark terraoe, a low cost sub-division for
Negroes and the source of much controversy for the past
year, has been abandoned as a residential section for Negroes
and will now be developed for whites.
This announcement was made hart, last week, by the de-
veloper of Clark terrace, Jerry Qoodaan, who also reported
that a new location had been found, for the building of a low-
were Issued the first day, and 185 i cost housing project for Negroes in I statement that It does not endorse
were sold the final dayT The day-by- another section of the city. the new ,>project, but still supports
day sales reported—80, 02, 90, 140, Immediately the Shreveport Ne-| —' .:
146, 160, and 185. Igro chamber of commerce made the' " (See HATE, Page 3.)
other fire counts Included ■
itg* of "Wrongfully mistreating
other members of the United Na-
tion* forces held as prisoners of
war by the enemy, by committing
assaults on them and by wrongfully
tnlsapprnprtatlng food Issued for
their nse and benefit."
On the charge of striking Col.
Keith, Floyd could have been given
death. It was a violation of the 84th
article of war.
Floyd also had been accused
of murdering a fellow prisoner by
(See YEARS. Page
♦
S.)
Thefts from Bank
Bring Sentence
Of Seven Months
A 40-year-old father of three chil-
dren wns sentenced, Tuesday, by
Judge Ren H. Rice, Jr., in federal
court, to serve seven months for
I he allegedly admitted theft of
money from envelopes at Alamo Na-
tional bank where he was employed
as a porter.
Sentenced wns David Willis Daw-
son. 302 Rargas street.
The thefts were reported to have
extended over a six-month period,
with the bank suffering a loss of
$1,112.80 in cash and checks. Daw-
son is said to have stolen between
$300 nnd $4()0 in cash, with his
throwing away the checks.
He was apprehended. April 20,
when he took a "planted" envelope
containing $13.
Dawson sought a suspended sen
tence in behalf of his three chil-
dren, and the fact that he is buy-
ing a home. Judge Rice ruled, how-
ever, that he would have to serve
time.
S. A. Resident
For Nearly Half-
Century, Passes
Funeral arrangements were pend-
ing, Wednesday, for Ural White,
161, 340 Maryland, a San Antonio
I resident tor nearly a halt-century,
I who died early Tuesday morning.
I The decedent had been confined
to fhe hospital in Temple, Tfciras,
for five months prior to his death.
He was a native of Kingsbury,
Texas, and, in later years, moved to
San Antonio where he resided for
the past 48 years.
White was a veteran of World
War I, and a member of the AiHer<
lean Legion. He had been employed
at Kelly field, in the maintenance
department, for eight years. He
was a member of Hhiloh Baptist
cbnrcb.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs.
Louise White; two sons, Richard
and Ural White, Jr.; one sister,
Mrs. George Tolliver. San Antonio;
a brother, Samuel White, St. Hed-
wiir, Texas; three grandchildren,
and many other relatives.
Victoria Church
Excludes Five*
From Fellowship
Ousted Men Include FoiS
Suing Pastor, Hi~u^
School Principal
Special to San Antonio ter
VICTORIA, Texas—According
an announcement released, t
week, by the It*- 7. Broadtl
tor of Palestine Riph.«t clmrcl tl
church congregation, at its re ul
monthly business meeting, MojhI
night, "excluded five members fr<
fellowship."
Reason for the action wa
disclosed.
Excluded were J O. Mumphord^
Oscar Small, J. B Bivings, W.
Simpson, and D. M. Marshall.
The announcement said rfcut tb<
action "was taken . . . upon recor
inendntion presented to the chur
congregation by the pastor, deac
board, and trustee botfd of th<
church." tt
All of the men excluded werew
©r had been, on the deacon bonn^
©r on the trustee hoard.
MumpboTd, Statu, Bivings. nn4
Simpson are plaintiffs In a suit re-
cently filed agaitast Be*. Promina
Mod certain church officers, charg-
ing either "misappropriation or mp-
application"-of cnrircJi in the
amount of more th*n $1,000. The
group has asked that the record*
and books of the church he ins-
ri
Slashed Woman
Refuses to Idenify
Wielder of Blade
A woman who had been slashed
nnd stabbed numerous times, re-
fused. Wednesday, March 81, to
tell officers what had happened.
A man approached Officer Ros-
coe Eddings, on patrol duty, telling
him thaj a woman "was walking
around, all cut up," and pointed her
out as she walked by, in the COO
block of East Commerce.
The woman, Ida B. Wright, of 311
Burnet alley, had received several
deep wounds about the left shoul-
der and arm.
She was treated at Robert B.
Green hospital.
(See VICTORIA, Page 3.)
S. A. Women Use
Blades on Men
In Saturday Rows
No less than three San Am unto
men were knifed by women, inte
Saturday afternoon and uight, April
3.
Thomas Smith. 31, 130S Gibha
street, suffered ft long deep razor
slash on the back of Ins neck, in a
100 block North Flores street al-
tercation, in the late afternoon.
Smith said that he had been sit-
ting in a cafe, with a woman, whe'a
suddenly, she got 'i[i and started
slashing at him with a razor." An
Alamo ambulance carried him to
Robert B. Green hospital.
Millard O'Conner, 42, 1300 Xortii
Centre street, wis reported stab-
bed twice in the left arm and once
In the right chest, early Saturday
night, In the fi00 block of East Com-
merce, by his wife. Mrs. Juanita
O'Conner.
The couple, according to O Cod-
(See BLADES. Pige *?.)
Thieves Visit Cuney
Elementary School
Thieves who broke into Cuney
elementary school, during the week
end, stole two typewriters, looted
the coin box of a coke machine, and
helped themselves to ice cream.
School administrators were check-
ing, this week, to ascertain If any-
thing else had been taken.
The robbery was discovered Mon-
day morning, by a janitor. A win-
dow at the rear of the cafeteria
had been broken to gain entrance.
Sbriners and Masonic Grand
Masters to Battle in Court
By the Associated Negro Press
CHICAGO—The battle between Shrinem and fjrand master*
of Prince Hall Masons went to court here last week in ft
move which promises to pit Thurgood Marshall, famed NAACP
counsel, against William B. Ming, Jr., in a legal tiff which could
shake the foundations of masonry in this country.
A $100,000 suit was filed in federal court asking that Dr.
F. Curtis Regan, Decatur, 111,, grand master of Illinois Prince
(See BRAKEMEN, rage 6.)
Collegians Elect Negro 'Mr. Future Teacher of Texas'
171DINBURG — A Negro stu-
f j dent, Lavernis Royal, of
Del Mar college of Corpus
Christ!, was elected "Mr. Fu-
ture Teacher of Texas" at the
annual convention of the Fu-
ture Teachers of America, held
here last week end.
Miss Georgann (iilbreath of
Abilene Christian college waa
selected "Miss Future Teacher
of Texas" by the convention.
Nearly 200 delegates from
colleges throughout Texas at-
tended the two^faky session,
hosted by Pan American eollefe
of this city.
At the closing event of the
annual meeting, a formal ban-
quet, held in the Casa de I'aima*
McAllen, Miss Gll-
d Royal were prescut-
iles signifying their
I year's eonvention will
Sain Houston State
Huntsvjlle.
have been attending
us Christi college since
September of 1952. In his first
year. Royal, then 17, was elect-
ed freshman class representa-
tive to the Student council.
Presently, Miss Alice Faye
James, another Negro student
at the school, Is president of
the Del Mar college chapter of
Future Teachers of America.
Hit 11 Masons, be restrained from
enforcing nn order prohibiting all
JACKSON LOSES SOUND
CHICAGO — The grand
masters of Prince Hall Ma-
sons, Monday, April 5, won
the first round in their legal
tiff with the Shriners and
I)r. Raymond E. Jackson,
imperial potentate.
judge Walter La Buy of
the I'nited States district
court refused to grant an In-
junction restraining the
grand masters from refusing
to allow their Masons to
send money to the national
Shrine.
muster Masons from participating
iu Shrine activities except to col-
lect dues and keep up property. Tlio
suit also asks $30,000 damages esdl
from Dr. Began and the state Negri*
lodge which he heads.
Plaintiffs In tho suit are the An-
cient Egyptian An Mr Order, XO-
bles of the Mystic Shrine of NortK
and South America, its Jurisdiction.
Its imperial potentate, Raymond HL
Jackson of New York, Paul E. X.
Brown of Atlanta, the .inanima-
tion's deputy lmperin! publicist, and
a member of Arabic Temple 44 ot
Chicago.
Representing the Shriners will be
Atty. Ming of the University <A
Chicago law school. Atty. Marshall
will carry the banner of the grand
masters. Both Ming and Marsha^
have worked together In the NAi
(bee BATTLE. Page fc>
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