Alabama Tribune from Montgomery, Alabama • 1

Vv Alabama it: We stand with the People, by the People and for the People No one is safe until we all are saved! LIKE THE DEW CLEAN CONSTRUCTIVE CONSERVATIVE kv PRICE TEN CBm MONTGOMERY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1955 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 42 Miami Mayor Apologizes; OFs To MISSING POLICEMAN BACK HOME Hotel Official Tor Jiiai Grow Incident Ejection Of Negro Guests From Lincoln Day Dinner Hit By Party The mystery of a missing police ol fleer" has been solved, it was reported Monday by Superintendent of Patrolmen Jimmy Brown. Officer Pete Davenport, who mysteriously left his wife and three children as well as his job, walked into the office of Bupt. Brown Monday morning and re vealed that he had been to Troy, Ohio. His return came a short time after a special order stated that he had been discharged from the police force because of his continued absence. Prior to this, his status with the force had.

been MIAMI, Fla. (SNS) An attorney for the Dade County Repub Mean Executive Committee said Monday he would urge that "$250,000 to $500,000" damage suit be brought against a multi-millionaire GOP party member- and hotel executive who orderec Negroes to leave a Lincoln Day Dinner in. Miami. Meanwhile, the mayor of the big resort city, Abe Aronovitz was tendering apologies to the nation for the actions of the hotel owner who perpetrated the embarrassing conflict. A merely absent without leave.

Lincoln. SPEAKER SCATHES ACTION Mrs. Harden, In her speech, called the incident an unfortunate situation Afterwards, she scathed the actions of Claughton and Since Davenport did not carry his police badge, pistol or uniform with him when he disappeared, the department has no charge against him, Supt Brown Bald. However, the possibility of charges for non-support of his family still looms. His wife and children were oared for by her mother and step-father while the patrolman was gone.

It is not known if the police department will resoind the special erder announcing his discharge or if he will be re-hired. The disturbance leading to the proposed suit and the mayor? apology broke out at' a Lincoln-Day dinner when 24 Negro guests were ordered by Claughton and other hotel officials to leave the downtown Urmey Hotel here. Subsequent to the order, co-chairman Wesley Garrison, (white). Republican State Committeeman, led a noisy walkout of some 150 guests from the swanky dinning facility, saying the order to leave was enough to make Abraham Lincoln turn over in his grave. BASIS FOR SUIT The suit was suggested by Attorney Mark Casper at an unofficial conference of whites and Negroes that was called hurriedly to deal with the Casper said he would personally Sue the millionaire, E.

Claughton, his son and A. Corbett, secretary of the hotel for "manhandling LIFE CARRIES LAUTIER STORY IT. COL PHILIP E. JOYAL, of Nevoda City, California, greets Major Daniel "Chappie" James (left), commander of the 437th Fighter-Interceptor upon the latter's arrival at Moody AFB. The lieutenant colonel is commander of the 4756th Air Defense Squadrdn, which provides instruction in the air-to-air rocketry course being given by the Continental Air Defense Command.

This sort of thing wouldnt happen in Washington. There we have many mixed functions which whites and colored folks attend together and think nothing of it. Garrison, the leader of the walkout, said I couldnt live with myself if I stayed in this hotel after they force some other Americans to leave. The ticket? sadi All Americans were invited." E. L.

Peterson, a spokesman for the Negroes, said the incident, has been so embarrassing to my people it is painfal to talk about it." INCIDENT EXCEPTION Dave Douglas, another Negro leader, said that" although he was deeply hurt, the events that took place were the exception rather than the rule in Miami. Hedgespeth, Guild coordinator and Industrial, Secretary of the Richmond Urban League; Estelle Price D. Price, corresponding secretary; and Miss Eva Burrell, recording secretary, SHOWN AT THE RECENT installation of officers of officers of the Richmond Urban League Guild are, left to right, Mrs. J. Rupert Picott, vice-president; Mrs.

William T. Harris, president; George T. Miss Dobbs Is A Hit With Washington, D. C. Audience Atlanta Daily World Washington correspondent, Louis R.

Lautiers acceptance into the exclusive National Press Association is printed in the pages of Life Magazine for February 14, 1965. Lautier who is the only Negro to ever be accepted Into the society, is 56 md writes both for the World end the National Negro Press Association from a Washington, D. office. i BY ALICE A. DUNNldAN Casper said the suit could be filed on grounds that Claughton allegedly induced a breach of contract between the Republican Club and the restaurant in the hotel where the dinner was held.

The restaurant is leased from Claughton. Funeral Rites Held Tues. For Wife Of Thurgood he was pushed around by the trio, said young Claughton came into the hotel' Saturday night spoiling for a fight. He was wearing tight leather gloves and kept pounding one fist into the other, Casper said. WASHINGTON (ANP) An appreciative, music-loving audience sat for approximately two-hour spellbound at Listner Auditorium Satur-r day night to hear the great' performance of Mattiwilda Dobbs, internationally famous coloratura In his apology, Mayor Aronovitz termed multi-millionaire Claugh-tons refusal to allow the Negroes to attend as disgracefpl and atjd- Hia application, which was backed by correspondent Drew Pearson was approved by the board of governors, but members had to be polled after a controversy from ill-wishers arose.

The final vote was 277 to 281, In the heaviest vote in the clubs history. V-Among other personalities in Lifes Worlds Week are Queen Elizabeth and the beloved virtuoso Fritz Kreisler. ties necessary to become a great artist are voice and training. But at her cornert the following night it was obvious that the great soprano not only possessed toe voire and training, but a number of other traits which have no doubt contributed tc her success. These include culture, personality, poise, expression, modesty and beauty.

VOCAL CHARM An unusual feature about Miss Dobbs concert was her renditiqp of musjj pot heard often. J(n 'tirfrttaUun'prWernef LgKs.varia-tion on an Old Viennese Song, she turned bn the vocal charm and did it with great ease and real brilliance Some felt that her greatest sing. ed: Hundreds turned out Tuesday, in Philadelphia, ey. She and Thurgood Marshall to pay final respects to Mrs. Vivien Marshall, wife of were mam ep was still a student at Lincoln Thurgood Marshall, who passed away Friday, (Feb.

11) night at It might be recalled that Miss Dobbs had told the press on the previous that the two mam quah- her home, 409 Edgecombg Avenue after a sho.rj illness; She was' '-vv I wish to apologize to the memory of Abraham Lincoln' and I hop the xattonwill realize this attitude, (Claughtons) is not the attitude of most Miamians, Dr. Hill Gets Lecture For Skegee NAACP A THREATENS TO TURN, State Baptist Meeting Set For Macon' February 23-24 University. t. A. loyal Supporter- Of her husband -throughout the years in his constant fight against inequality, segregation and discrimination in American life, Mrs.

Marshall was active ta a number of community activities and associated with several national organizations working in tho interest of equality and full citizenship for the Negro. DIED ON BIRTHDAY She was taken ill last October and was in the 5th Avenue Flower Hospital for a few weeks. She died on her birthday. sociation for the Advancement of Colored People. MARRIED 1929 Mrs.

Marshall, affectionately' called Buster by her friends across the country, was bora Feb. 11, 1911 in Philadelphia. She was the daughter of Christopher and Maude Bur- Marshall is Head of NAACP Defense and Educational Fund which spearhaeded the school segregation cases that resulted in the May 17 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in Public and Elementary He is also special counsel for the National As OFF LIGHTS Claughton, who threatened to turn off the lights and stop serving food unless the Negroes said that he was within his rights. He said, there" are city ordinances against mixed gatherings and I own the hotel. injf came during the enccres at the close of the program when she poured every bit of the beauty of her voice linked with great feeling and expression into an old spiritual, Ive Started to Make Heaven My Home.

Prior to this closing number she had given as the first encore Summer Time. INSTITUTE, Ala. Dr. -Mozeli C. Hiii, chairman, Department of Sociology, Atlanta University, was presented as guest lecturer try the collegiate chapter oi a by the collegiate chapter of the NAACP in the Institute Chapel Sunday evening, February 6.

I State Wants Court To Affirm Judgment In Williams Case The Negroes, members of the Dade County Republican Executive Committee, werei nvited to the dinner to hear Rep. Cecil M. Harden discuss the rise of the Republican Party in the South. But Claughton, hotel president, said the Negroes must leave because this place is for whites only. "Dr.

Hill spoke from the subject: Re-Emancipation of the Ne Funeral services were held: Tuee- day at the St. Philips Episcopal Church, 215 West 133rd St. She will be buried in Philadelphia. Surviving Mrs. Marshall are her husband, her.

mother, now Mrs. Maude Jones' at Steelton, her father Mr. Christopher Burey now of Brooklyn, N. a sister Mrs. Irene Connor of Philadelphia, -and-several nieces and nephews.

Rome; M. Tate, Athens; W. M. Dansby, Lavonia; Williams, Augusta; C. B.

Johnson, Valdosta and J. M. Benton, Savannah will hold District Conferences on Thurs day morning. 'All budgets for boards and the convention will be set and the following chairmen will hold board meetings: The Education Board, N. Young, Augusta; the State Mission Board, E.

Atlanta; Georgia J. R. Lovett, Atlanta with the Editor, W. M. Jack-son, Atlanta; Ministers Relief, T.

W. Smith, Columbus; The Womans Department, Mrs. M. J. Thomas, Brunswick; the Laymen-Depart-ment, Prof.

H. S. Dixon, Bainbridge; the Sunday School and B. T. U.

Dr. O. S. Cleveland, Savan nah and Dr, J. L.

Lomax, Valdosta. All churches of the convention are urged to bring special donations for Near the end of her program in the final group, the artist sang "The Hymn to the Sun, taken from Rimsky-Korsakovs Le Coq dor, which she sang in Englisth just as she had sung it at Londons O-vent in a royal command performance. MUSIC CRITICS In the same group she presented Rachmaninoffs Vocalise and Al-labeffs The Russian Nightingale. While the music critics were not too pleased with her rendition of two excerpts from The Telephone by Gian-Carlo Menotti, the audience as a whole enjoyed the humorous end realistic way in which they were presented. OPERA iHOUSE It was in the spring of last year when S.

Hurok brought Mattiwilda Dobbs back to her native United States laden with laurels from her gro, May 17, 1954, pointing out the the significance of the Supreme $purt decision and stating, It is the most important decision of the High Court since the Dred Scott' Decision of 1857. sThe speaker deplores the widespread unconcern if minority groups in the implications of the decision and sees the time lag in its implementation as working against nonsegregation in public school education. He stated that even though legal' barriers were removed with the unanimous concurrence if the Nine. Supreme Court Justices on May 17, 1954, many states have gone forward with changes in their statues to circumvent the ruling. Dr.

Hill recognized the fact' that a -complete alteration of racial pat- Woman Found Dead In Ditch (In' capital cases, under Georgia law, the defendant is entitled to twenty preemptory challenge and the State to one half the numbei granted the defendant.) Williams reasoned that if colored persons had been permitted to serve on the jury which tried him, they might have voted to recommend mercy because of their understanding of his heredity and environment and of motivation among members of their race. Of the forty-eight' jurors impanelled to try Williams, four were colored, three of whom were excused for cause. The fourth was challenged premptorily by the State. At the suggestion of white committee members, the Negroes at first ignored Claughtons demand. A scuffle broke out in the hotel lobby between several white guests over whether the Negroes should stay, Claughton then threatened to turn out every light in the piace unless those (Negroes) get out of here.

The Negro guests told dinner officials they would leave to avoid further trouble. Some 150 of the 450 guests Joined Garrison in walking out of the meeting, filing past the speakers stand which was decorated with a large backdrop with a picture, of MACON, Ga. Great expectations are found in Macon, Georgia, among the churches of all denominations through their pastors and members as well as through the citizens general of the Central City of Georgia over the coming session of the General Missionary. Baptist Convention of Georgia which will be held at the Mount Olive Baptist Rev. E.

S. Evans, pastor. is the regular Mid-Winter session of the convention which is sometimes referred to as the' Adjourned Session of the convention and will be presided over by Dr. Leander Arbery Pinkston, Atlanta, pastor of the Travelers Rest Baptist Church and the First Vice President of the National Baptist Convention, U. S.

Inc. The special session will only last, for two days, beginning, Wednesday morning, February 23 and closing Thursday evening, February 24. The theme of the convention this year is The Worlds Need of Friendships and -not Battleships. The Inspirational Speakers are Reverends W. Owen DeVaughn.

Bainbridge; Charlie S. Hamilton, Thomasville: S. M. Bryant, sionary, Atlanta and the special sermons will be delivered by Revs. J.

H. Sanders, 'Athens; Charles W. Ward, Macon and T. H. Reeves, Buford and Atlanta.

The Twelve Missionary District Presidents, namely E. A. Capers, Savannah; F. Flamer, Brunswick; J. E.

Brown, Coleman; J. C. Cook, Columbus and Pheni-x Alabama; Hi M. Alexander, Atlanta; A. M.

Reeves, Griffin; W. H. Ferrell, A 60-year-old' woman, identified as Mrs. Mary Edmonds of Route 2, Phenix City, Alabama, dead in a ditch off Seale Road ear-' iy Saturday morning, February 12, 1955. Coroner R.

B. Thoraell reported The coroner said she had been churches and auxiliaries. Dr. L. M.

Atlanta, vice president at large will assist President Pinkston, in presiding, over the two days sessions and the moderator of associations will also assist (Continued On Page 8. (Continued on Page Eight) WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPAV The State of Georgia Monday filled, a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to affirm the Judgment of its court upholding the murder conviction and death sentence of Aubry Williams, of Atlanta. Since the Fulton County (Georgia) Superior Court at Atlanta dismissed Williams extraordinary motion foi a new trial for failure to comply with state procedure, the State contends, there has been no decision by a state court of a federal question, and the United States Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to try the issues sought to be raised.

Williams was convicted of murder in Fulton Superior Court March 10 1953, and sentenced to death. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed his conviction October 14. 1953. Nearly two months later December 1, 1953 Williams filed an extraordinary motion for a new trial. He contends that two factual circumstances operated to deny him the equal protection of the laws: 1.

Use by the Fulton County Jury commissioner of different' colored slips of papers for listing colored and white jurors, which enabled the judge and other court officials drawing the names of prospective jurors to discriminate deliberately against colored Jurors and limit the number of such jurors drawn for any such panel. 2. The limitation of colored Ju rors permitted the Solicitor to preclude, by use of peremptory challenge granted him by. Georgia law any colored from ever serving on a Jury. Map Plans To Honor Farmer Who Helped dead about 20 hours.

Coroner Thomell said the woman fell in a 12-foot ditch which she was crossing on a foot log. He said she suffered a broken neck and -cued about 15 minutes, after the accident. Seeks To Tell Negroes Of Farm Program Plan Tuskegee Gets UNCF Support WASHINGTON (A JP) The William H. Bass of the United States Department, of Agruiculture is briefing southern leaders of the advantages and opportunities offer ed by the National Farm Program. Mi WASHINGTON (A P)-Flans are being made to present a bill to congress authorizing the erection oi a monument to the late Scott Bend, one of Arkansas noted farmers.

Friends of Bond have asked Atty J. R. Booker to take necessary steps to get such a bill passed in congress in memory of the services rendered Arkansas and the cotton South by Bond. -4- And he spoke a parable unto them to end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. St.

Luke 1-1 Maria Holley. Admission Case Moves Toward Showdown Charlotte Holloman Set To Appear In Recital Vv TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, L. H. Foster announced today that Tuskegee Institute had received $77,774.25 from the United Negro College Fund. This grant included allocations to both the operating and capital improvement budgets under the program of the United Negro College Fund.

The $17,754.25 allotted by the Fund for annual operating expenses was tlie third such distribution made from the United Negro College Funds 1954 campaign. Tuskegee Institute has received $70,731.33 for this purpose out of the 1954 campaign. The grant for the capital Improvement program or $60,020 represented the sixth such allocation made since July, 1952. Since the Initiation of the United Negro College Funds building campaign in 1951, Tuskegee Institute has received $780,200 for the ereotion of needed new buildings and to refurnish its physical plant. President Foster said that the funds allocated for capital purposes had enabled the college to make the following improvements; completed first wing of proposed three wing Engineering Building; completed new residence hall for faculty women; Installed new steam lines.

The United Negro College Fund recently completed Its 11th annual campaign. In support of the annual operating budgets of its 31 member colleges. ed to the district court where various types of legal skirmishes have taken place. In opposing the to strike, Atty. Arthur D.

Shores, counsel for the two yeung women argued that the manuever was in reality a motion to dismiss which the court had previously overruled. Atty. Andrew Thomas, counsel for the University, sought to cut the heart out of the admission suit with' his motion to delete. Sheriff: To Swear In Three Deputies The nearly-two-year-old ''University Admission Case moved toward a showdown last Friday, II when U. S.

Judge H. H. Grooms overruled a defense moton tq strike" certain features of the coti-1 plaint. Meantime he deferred a ruling on motions by both sides for summary Judgments.1 1 July 3, less Miss Arthurlne J. Lucy and Miss PolUe Myers, both Miles College graduates, filed suits for, admission to the University of Alabama.

The suit-filing reportedly followed refusal by the University to enroll them after accepting their application for admission. University authorities said that the two young women had been ad-. mitted by mistake. When notified by the University that their appll- cation had been approved, the two young women went to the campus 'for enrollment. The case has gone as far as the Court Sretufn MONTGOMERY, Ala.

(SNS) Charlotte Holloman, gifted young soprano is scheduled to appear in recital in Tullibody 'Auditorium at 8:, 15 P. M. Wednesday, Feb. 16. A native of Washington, D.

C. Mrs. Hblloman holds the bachelor of music degree from Howard University and the master of arts from Teachers College of Columbia University. She has studied subsequently at the Guildhall School of Music in London, at the opera workshop of the Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, Massachusetts, and with private teachers In New York City. The artist delighted many when she toured With Todd Duncan singing excerpts from Gershwin's Por-gy and Beso.

She also has performed in "The Barrier, music-drama which starred Lawrence Tlbbett, has appeared In the. modern Broad way version of Darlln Alda, was seen in a road company of Carmen Jones, and has sung' the demanding role of Violetta. In Verdis "La Traviata. Her Town Hall debut in New York in February of last year waa an unusual event which revealed an artist of extraordinary potential, and which received the unrestrained plaudits of the critics. The Nw York TIMES of February 36, 1664 says of the artist An extraordinarily gifted young Mias Holloman demonstrated a vocal range and facility nothing abort of phenomenal She executed staggeringly difficult aria aa casually as If they were March eti vocalises.

In private life, the artist la well known as the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley, of 1 Centra) State College, Xenia, Ohio, S' ATLANTA, Georgia (SNS) Fulton County Sheriff T. Ralph Grimes in a special Interview Tuesday announced that his department will swear in Negro Deputies sometime next Sheriff Orlmies said that at present, he does not know who the newly appointed sheriffs will be. The appointments cannot be made until the Civil Service Commission approves the three to be hired.

The sheriff could not tell who none of the applicants for die position Judge Grooms tojd the defense lawyer that "there is no need to continue beating the devil around the bush and that he would give the University 30 days to get in its answer to tile admissions complaint filed by the two young women. He also gave both slde9 10 days to get In affidavits, In support of their motion for, summary Judg ment. When this is done, the case is expected to be heard on its Li MEMPHIAN MODELS Andrewnetta Hawkins (right) of Memphis poses with Birmingham designer Mr's. Fannie Johnson at close of Fashion Review presented to Talladega College by Foster Hall House Council. Miss Hawkins, a senior, won a luggage award for making the dress In which she Is photographed, 4 4i J-l V' 'ft i'.