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| *• ProfTMi Without ftni(gb
"If there is no itraggle, there to
BO progreM. Those who profeea to
favor freedom, and yet depreciate
agitation, are men who want crop*
without ploughing up the ground.
.,, Power concede* nothing without
a demand. It never did and never
will."
•—Frederick Douglaaa
San Ajvtotvio Register
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Six Tots Die
In Fire as Baby
Sitter Visits
Sitter, Mother of Two
Victims, Across Street
When Fire Starts
By the Annotated Negro Preaa
BIIADKNTON, Fla. — Hit miuill
children, the oldest Oll| four. war*
burned to death IiihI wwk iu on* of
Brsdenton's worst tragedies while the
baby-sitter, mother «»f two of the tola,
h uh across the at reel.
Fire nidi hud to "knock down the
fire" for 10 minutes before they could
get inside the htirnliiR frame dwelling.
When they finally gained entrance,
five charred bodies were fouud hud-
dled in a bedroom. Two of the young*
atem mere hiding from the flame* gli-
der n couch. A sixth child was lying
vn the couch iu another room.
Tlie victims were: Willie .laineN
Pawes, 4, son of Mrs. Harah Dawes;
Hheila I>. (lilbert, 2, daughter «»f Mra.
I'.urhara ۥ illM-rt ;
l.arry Jo Ibiwcs, 3, and (Jlorin
Pawc*. 1 month, children of Mr*,
linth Dawea;
l^ewis Day, ii, and Johnnie I>ay,
Jr.. 'J, aoua of Mr*. Ruby Lumsden.
The baby-sitter, Mrs. Lumsden, 30,
across the street when the fire
broke out. She suffered second degree
burn* ou her face end hand* when
she »n* the bouse burning ard tried
to enter it.
The children were trapped in the
bonne where they were supposedly
being watched by Mr*. Lumsden while
tbe other parents were at work.
She win reported in satisfactory
Condition at Veterans Memorial *h««s-
pital Monday night, and under heavy
tedation.
Tbe fire was noticed by Police
Chief Hnrry Wilkinson who waa pa-
trolling the area, lie radioed the fire
atation. The fire atation. however, al-
ready had received a call and equip-
ment waa on the way.
Firs Chief Caaa l'eurifoy said no
•tie ia aure how the house caught fire.
lie theorized, however, that one of
the children bumped a kerosene atove
lever or unwittingly turned it Up.
"The*# type hentera. when hot all
day, will flare up or shoot flame* up
if the fuel ia turned way up sudden-
ly," the chief said.
The heater, he aaid. appeared to be
aituated about a foot from tbe nail
In the living room.
*> The youngatera were so badly burn-
ad that peraona seeking to identify
them were ahown the clothc* the la»ya
and girla had been wearing, which
oddly enough were recognisable, and
tried to determine who*e children they
were by what they were wearing.
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tiiomas i„ mlunr
■ONOMD lt\ Fit ATKRNITY-
A widely kuowu San Antoninn,
Thoiuaa L. llolley, was |»reaented the
laureate citation of H(»silon Pi Tail,
international honorary professional
fraternity in industrial arts and in-
duatrial-vocational educaticn, when n
rhnpter of the organisation wu* in-
Mailed iir I'ruirie View A. and M.
college, Saturday. The chapter at
I'rnlrie View i* the firat to be in-
stalled at a predominantly Negro
college.
Hazel Scott's
Marriage Costs
Her Citizenship
By the Associated Negro Presa
N WW YOKK—A previou*ly unno-
ticed angle iu piani»t Hasel Scott's
marriage to a Swiss entertsiner hit
the headline* when it was made
kuowu that ahe lost her Cnited States
citisenahip a« a result of the union.
The former wife of Rep. Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr. (D., N. V.), will
not only face Income tax evasion
chargea but will be confronted with
immigration difficulties when and if
ahe should decide to return to the
Vuited States.
The immigration problems came to
light after it waa revealed in West-
cheater county that the federal gov-
ernment had placed a $44.10H income
tax lien agninat Miss Scott claim-
ing *he owes the amount on her in-
come for the year* 194II-10M, with
the exception of lDfil, the year over
which her husband. Hep. Adam Pow-
ell. waa tried in 1000.
Mias Scott, who ended her 15-year
marriage to Powell via the Mexican
route in 1000 and ha* since married
Hwlas entertainer Joel Bedln. ia pres-
ently. in France where ahe lived for
aeveral years during the later years of
h*r marriage to Powell.
Source* disclosed la*t week that
aa a. regi^lt of her divorce from Powell,
mid her s u bsequ«m i*T?iiiu TTtuJflK'ilP &.<
Hwiaa national. Miss Scott, n native
vf Trinidad, had. loat ber United
Honor Society
Installed at P. V.,
Honors S. A. Man
Saturday, March 24, when an inter-
national honorary profe*Hional fra-
ternity waa fortiiully installed at
Prairie View A. and M. college, a
San Antoninn wan one of two per-
aona signally honored.
The San Antonian ia Thomas L.
llolley, citcd for hia diatinguiahed
service and achievements in Industrial
arta and induatrial-vocational edu-
cation.
The occasion marked the setting
up of Beta Iota chapter of Kpai-
lon Pi Tail, incorporated, the in-
ternational honorary professional
fraternity in indu»trial arta and in-
dustrial-vocational education.
This (he firat time ia tbe .14-
year history of the organization tbnt
a chapter has been installed on the
campus of s predominantly Negro
college.
Kpeilon Pi Tan was founded at
Ohio State university in 1928. It is
an honorary, prestige, leadership and
professional fraternity for peraona in
the field of indiiNtrial arta and in-
duat rial-vocational eduegtiou.
Memiiersliip is open to uhdergrad-
uate students in the top 10 per cent
of the junior and senior classes.
Alumni and industrial executives
are elected to membership on the
basin of leadership, outstanding pro-
fessional contributions and achieve-
ment.
The fraternity's laureate citation
waa presented to llolley for "a nota-
ble career aa craftsman, teacher, nu-
pervisor; for developing an exemplary
program involving the training of
skilled workera during World War
II; for significantly increasing the
nrmber of trade and Industrial edu-
cation programa in the state of Texas,
and for outatanding service aa a su-
pervisor and teacher-trainer of trade
and industrial education programs
it
Mrs. L. B. Smith of Fort Worth
waa also presented a citation, and an
honorary citation went to Dr. E.
B. Kvans. president of Prairie View.
Dr. William E. Warner, founder of
the fraternity, presided over the in-
(See HONOR, Page «.)
Given life at 15, Man Wins Appeal Bid
Probe Clears
Wisconsin Man
In Wife's Death
Man Had Applied to
Wed Negro Week
Before Wife Died
By the Associated Negro Preas
▲PPLETON, Will l'.ccr truck
driver Frank (>*key and his Negri
bride, the former Mra. Ann Scurry of
Milwaukee, can now try to live to-
gether in peace and happiness though
a Mm §i ths pa* wfll always
haunt them.
Last week officials here admitted
they could find no reason to arrest
Oskey lifter a complete investigation
of the circumstances surrounding the
death of hia first wife, Mary, 42.
County Coroner Bernard Kemps de-
clared that Mary died of double pneu-
monia "apparently due to drug intoxi-
cation.'* lie *aid there was insuffi-
cient evidence of law violation to
warrant issuing a warrant for her
husband's arrest.
The probe of Mrs. Oskey's death
Jan. 22. developed after it was dis-
closed that her husband bud applied
for a licen*e to marry Mr*. Scurry, a
atyli*h, youthful b*»klng Negro wom-
an. aeven dnya before his wife's death.
This fact, which thdcey still has
not explained, together with the race
of t lie- Mi Mfl O-key. ,s IsdleM-d
to hnve been largely reoponsibls for
the investigation.
Appleton has an all-white imputa-
tion even though the HMD census re-
|»orf includes one male Negro among
the 4*,411 residents.
The shadow on the happiness of
the couple springs from Coroner
Kemp's statement that the whole case
can be reo|»ened "if and when more
information should become available."
To many thia meant that the investi-
gation will atill go on. Itist. Atty.
Nick Shaefer confirmed the coroner'a
statement.
Another matter left unsolved ia a
warrant issued in Milwaukee charg-
ing <ftak#jr with false awe*Hog. Thin
was precipitated by his declaration
that he waa a divorced man at the
time he firat applied to marry Mra.
Scurry. Ilia wife did not die uutil sev-
en dnya later.
Tbe charge carriea a maximum pen-
(See MARKIAGF, Page • >
Yorktown Gun
Victim Dies in
Galveston Hospital
(Special to San Antonio Register)
GALVESTON—Mra. Boyce (J en try,
shot Thursday, March 22. in York-
town, .i^ John
Scaly hospital, there.
She was u former resident of Cue-
ISm lit X. I'MiTT
'Sippi, Reshuffling Dls'fs,
Can't Escape Negro Voters
Bv the Aaaoia'.ed «vwo rress
JACKSON, Miss.—Sometimes the job of keeping the "nigra in
his place" presents seemingly insurmountable problems for
those gwern to uphold the "sacred" cause of whits supremacy.
For example, Mississippi legislators last week turned to the
complex task of reshuffling the state's congressional districts
after being warned that it couldn't be done without leaving
one district vulnerable to a heavy Negro vote.
Mississippi must reduce the num
ber of its districts from six to five
Itceflt!*** of the ICOO census.
Cl'iLfJtti. I >Hjtonofi» reen-
wmsl criticised one plan which would?
split Hep. Frank Smith's district iu
the Delta area. He said it would
leave 274,000 Negroea and 104,000
whites in one of the new districts.
"There Is simply no way to divide
*b«» state of Mississippi into five
districts that would not leave one of
these districts with a predominant
colored population," Dnlton said.
Thin could lead to the election of
• Negro to congress.
It It known that some state lead-
ers ure out to get Smith because of
his support of Prcaident Kennedy in
1!HK> when Mississippi voted iu favor
of itiipieagwi eicvtwrji
'Hie ll(»use*"'cei«iia" amPapiwrTioiP*
ir.ent committee and the Senate rules
committee were slatefl to discus* the
ticklish issue. The legislature, now l.'»
weeks old, wus expected to receive a
bill on the subject lust week.
There are several proposals, and
most would pit Smith of the third
district against Kep. Jamie Whit-
ten of the second district. The main
argument appears to be over what
eountica will b« put la what district.
(See PROBE. Page S.)
Negro College
Choirs to be
On Air Here
For the first time, beginning Sun-
day. April 1, tbe "Negro College
Choirs" program will be broadcast
in San Antonio, when radio station
KAPE becomes affiliated with the
AHC radio network. KAPE is 1480
ou the radio dial.
The program will be heard from
0:30 to W :56, each Sunday morn-
ing. KAPE has announced that the
aeries will be carried indefinitely if
listening response is good.
This weekly network series features
the member colleges of the I'nited
Negro College fund, and has, for
several years. !>een carried by ABC
affiliated stations throughout the
country. This marks the first time,
however, the series has been aired
in the San Antonio area.
Featured on Sunday's program
will be Paine college of Augusta, (la.
The broadcast will also mark the
official opening of the 10th annual
nation-wide Vnited Negro College
fund campaign.
W. J. Trent, executive director of
the fund, will be the upenker on the
April 1 program.
Windows of Two
Autos Shattered
is, Ballets
At least two automobiles were the
target* of vandals, last week, one
having its windows shattered by
stones, another, by bullets.
Lorenzo ltumhrey, 5N, 1MQ East
Houston street, complained that, Wed-
nesday morning. March 21. while his
car was parked in the 1800 block of
Egst Houston, the rear windows and
windshield were shattered, with total
damage being estimated at $1"0.
Airman (first class) Ellis Austin.
Jr.. 2tt. stationed at Randolph Air
Force base, told police that, Friday-
night, a* he was driving through the
intersection of Hedges und South'
Walters street, a fusillade of bullets
was directed at the automobile, with
the windshield and the side windows
o;i the right side being shattered To-
tal damage was estimated at $115.
Lovesick White Ex-Con
Kills Three, Kidaaps Girl
By th* AsaocUteri Negro Pi >■
MAKION, Ind—The uncontrollable infatuation of a 24 year-
old white ex convict for a beautiful 10 year old Negro girl
was given by police last week aa tbe nason why he murdered
three persons and kidnaped her.
Karen Harris, the kidnap victim, was on her way home
frdin Nevada, last week, and authorities planned to question
her before geing West to bring homeJDavid B. Niccum, on a
yiurde&jrhiirge.
Niccum, a former mental inmate of
nwnrtiySftuii charged in a firat-
dggyeq, murdtj* affidavit with killing
Mis* Harris' parents mid an elderly
14*4 9iH their rural home near
Minion. The girl told police Niccum
forced her to accompany him after
the triple-
Karen was described by police aa
"an attractive, llght-akinued, well-
developed Kejfm girl, 5 feet, 1 Inch
tan, wefch .g 1 Lit pounds, with dark
brown hnir worn in ii i>ony tail."
Dead are (ieorge W. Harris, R0;
Mra. Del" -s Harris, 40, and Mis*
Naomi ®obm-on. si. Prosecutor Rob-
ert F«h»»i aid the grand jury prob-
ably witt be called t!d* week and hf
will ask for murder indictment*
against Jiiccum in the death*.
Niccum and Mi*s Harris, described
(See THREE. Page A.)
MISS WILLIE MAE WATSON
(oarswoman in KtiifBiA
A prominent woman educator active
in the Norfolk area for over 20 yeara
is uow serving frith the Peace corps
in Nigeria.
With the knowledge and ex per-
iwnea ♦wmirod. in tight yeara aa a
tcgcher, four years as an elementary
school supervisor, and ten years as a
principal, she has gone to help the
people of a country which is emerg-
ing from centuries of isolation to par-
ticipation in the modern world.
Wiltia Mae Walton, 51, of 2633
liar re street, Norfolk, is teaching at
Women'a Training college at Kano,
in the Northern region of Nigeria.
tths teaches social studies, world
history, Nigerian history, geography,
Eng!flh*HterstW- wral English and
"•'"TElion ijHTllfi in theory, principles,
practices, and child development. She
also Hits leilgioss instruction and
on. of ,07
corps reliinlsef — w teaching at the
high school college level in various
parts of Niger!k1.'
The FedenUimi of Nigeria, located
on the west cosat of Africa, became
independent from Great Britain in
1000. About thro times tbe aixe of
Italy, Nigeria ranka first in popula
tion among African countries, and
FashionableWoman's
College Elects Negro
Student Body Prexy
By the Associated Negro Press
NORTON, Mass—\ coed from
NOff oik, Va.. ha* l»een elected
!• htaA the student body at fash-
Whratim college here,
ia Mias Patricia King,
of Addis4»n King and
Mrs. (trace King of the Virginia
P«t Hly.
Mias King was elected preal-
AMI of the College (.ovemment
MSWriaHou. the organization
vMHi citoperates with the e«l-
lags sdministration in matters
Msag to the students and the
laMtiitton as a whole.
Vt is generally ronceded here
thlt this marks tbe first time In
thl rift-year history of Wheat on
esftsgr that a Negro student has
|Ma post. Mtaa King, who
' w duties at "
MRS. STELLA MAE MOLLIS
SCORES FIRST — On March 15,
Mrs, 8tella Mas Hollia, 20, «:« Iowa
street, was employed by the city wel«
fare department a* u social case
worker. A |>roduct of the local schoola.
and a graduate of Texas Southern |
Trial, 24 Years Ago,
Whea Boy Convicted,
Called Illegal
4 TRIAL, in Bastrop county, 24 years ago, in which a 15-
-» year-old Negro boy was sentenced to life imprisonment fo»
the rape of a white girl, was called illegal, Wednesday, at 4
hearing in 175th District court.
Now 39, the convicted defendant in the case, Fleming Nol-
den, Jr., by Wednesday's action, won the right to have his ca»«
carried to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The hearing was held here on a j ■
writ of hubene corpue filed by Robert # __
Harden, local lawyer, to ascertain | L ia«^ft \p(TV*||
whether or not the facta of the case : * II OI. 1 it.l 1/
warranted .1 rsrisw by ths appeals , . - ,,
•ourt, with the records thus being se» | ^ '||*0 ^ '1^0
university, *he ia the first Negro to
be employed by the department as a
ca*e worker.
Burglaries, Car
Prowling Continue
To Plague S. A.
San Antonio continues to be
la oas «f (he
fife colored student* now en-
alsd here.
Wheatihi college, with some
M students and to-plus faculty
Is among ths oldest
est fashionable women's
in the nation, and was
In 1MM.
A 20-year-old Corliss street woman
suffered two blackened eyes. Friday
morning, in a family altercation. She
said that an argument developed when
her 22-year-old husband accused her
of being out with another man, with
bis fftibscipiently hitting ber "sev-
eral times'' with hia fista.
(See COBP8WOMAN. Page t.)
Minister Sees
Wife, Son Shot
In Tavern Brawl
By the Associated Negro Preas
TAMPA. Fla A Sulphur Springs
minister last week saw his wife and
lh-yeur-old son shot down In a dimly-
lit tavern by an enrnged gunman
whose weslerti'-st; le, rapid fire also
wounded . three c#»er persons.
The Rev. A. L. Bailey, associate
Vastoy.of thf,ftjjji11* Hill Missionary
Baptist church,1*tulied tbe experience
a "nightmare."
.... n j j. ;.>sr rr-*3T.
ininistefa witr. and the mm, Ar'hur
Lee Bailey, were wounded in a free-
fnr-nll fight Involving the Bailey
yilfith nri|l Joseph l'iggott, 25.
Mr*. Bailey was shot in the left
(See MINISTER. Page 3.)
Girl? 7% Gets
Heail Injury
As Cars Collide
A seven-year-old girl suffered head
injuries, Friday, when the enr in
which she was a passenger was 141
collision .with a 21-year-old machine
at Blanco mad and West Mandalay.
Th*1- injured girl. Sbeliah Wilson,
CuMu. with a V-nwp nn her hen'*,
'was carrie«i 10
'+her inqHyrr. My. Estellu Ann WU-
jfiusband Blacks Foth
Of His Wife's Eyes Tson. 27, who was driver of one of ths
Sccia&nPWu's, f 11)54 Oldsmobile.
ri ssiUiiri ut the other vehicle was
i^tcd as Mrs.""Mary Margaret Moran,
."y. 1S20 North Pine.
Police reports indicated that Mrs.
Mornn, driviug a 1U41 Dodge, failed
to yield the • tyht of way, and kept
improper lookout. Mra. Wilson's oper-
ator's ^ptuse had aspired.
Chest X-Raying
Schedule Set
For April
The Be*ar County Tuberculosis
association 'iss releaaed the April
schedule for tbe association's mobile
X-ray unir. The unit, throughout
every month, is located at central
and convenient sites and community
centera, making it easy for all citliens
to have periodic chest X-ray examina-
tions. Tki» vice is provided by the
TB association in its continuing
campaign for the early detection, and
mibAcqoeiit early treatment, of tuber-
culoeis. Hates snd locations of the
unit ase listed below.
April 2—City jail, Market st St.
Msry'ot H in tbe morning to 1 In the
aftsmooii
April 3— St. Augusta clinic, 47(M
Puena Tista street, 0 in tbe morning
to 3 In the afternoon.
April I- V. Losano grocery, 701
North San Jacinto, 1 in tbe after-
noon to in the evening.
April d Juvenile Manufacturing
company. J27 North Klores. 0 in the
morning t<» 1 in the afternoon.
April ft—Juvenile warehouse. 6S00
South Zurtnmorn, 2 to 4 :.'K) in the
afternoot:
April <_Sf. Agnes church. Sl.'l
Ruiz, 7 in the morning to 1 in tbe
jgfafVMOII.
April i», Fum-'hi) )n*nii». '
2()0 XAon:i. H in the morning to (» i
1
April H K«iuiu ToUivv Aerial | --p?
vey, 114 (.'amp, 1 to 4 Iu the after-
noon.
April 12. 1'^ Jalis o bakery, Mar-
tin at ( dorado. 10 in the morning
to 4 in (he afternoon.
April 1P> Hurbank high school,
10(12 Edwards, 12 noon, to 7 in the
evening.
April 1" National theatre. MIK
West ftoranu'ree, 11 in the morning to
0 in tlo evening
April 1!' Empire theatre, 22(»
North > Mary s, 11 in the morning
to 4 in <• afternoon.
April 'JI KCOlt radio station, .lit
Martinez 11 In the morning to 0 iu
[See APRIL, Page 3.)
——t •
IH S. A. Man, 76,
Found Dud in Bed
n
. fuiiml iu Ix'il. <<irly
nlslii 1 f<* hn<l 1"tii ill fur
ic tin'.'. About « t rfo, bv »uf-
fc Irrart :itt.(.k.
Frldut nt*ht. his wm in-luw mil
ihuiirhter. .ImnM ""'i Mm. l.i>uriill
Tlbb*. uotiowl that bf diii not «ii-
to t.c brpathlug. An ambulnnc.
cmrriwl liiin to Rolwrt B. Orwn hos-
pital. will re h, *a» pronounced dead |
•" VlillJ —
and thefts, with the ea*t side being
especially hard hit by tbe thieves dur-
ing the past week.
Rudolph Polk. !V1. 21» Ferguson,
AiMtrtmeMt 2, com(daineil that bis
apartment was burglarizeil, Wednes-
day, March 21, with property taken
bfing vbIuhI at m<»re than $'J(JO. The
place was ransacked with a portable
radio valued at 940; watch, valued at
$06; a $15 hat, and $50 in cash be-
ing taken.
Wefdon R. Hill. 522 f?ul/. told ikv
Ilce that while his car was parked in
the 500 block of North Centre street,
less than an hour, Wednesday nigbt,
as he attended church, the automo-
bile waa broken into, and a $20 jack-
et, and five dollars worth of grocer-
ies removed.
Thursday, the spare tire was stolen
f»-om the machine of Mr*. Mat tie N ol-
den, 2C, 030 North Onslow, while it
was parked In her driveway.
Mra. Selma Adama. .'■(>, lis Eddie
Wealey aUey, complained, Friday,
that a table model radio, valued at
$00, was stolen from her home.
Caught In Act
Police reported that a 20-year-old
man waa caught in the act of burglar-
ising tbe Manhattan House cafe, 111
North tlierry, Saturday morning. A
screen had been torn from a window,
and the window pried open to gain en-
trance. Colline Be«a. 54. manager of
the cafe, and Buster Shaekleforth. 40,
115 North Cherry, surprised the bur-
glar. and held him until police ar-
rived.
Arrested and booked for burglary in
tbe case was Letter Mooney, 20, ad-
dress listed as 824 Nolan street.
The hubcaps were stolen from tlje
automobile of John L. Br<k»ks, 722
South Cherry street. Saturday, while
it was parked at the Cherry street
address.
Over $800 Stolen
More than $800 in cash, s $(V5
man's watch, and an $80 .45 calibre
automatic were stoleu from the home
of Mrs. Julia Kitchen, Hit. S16 I>rei*s.
Sunday. Mra. Kitchen told inveetign-
tora that ahe left the house about 10
o'clock. Sunday morning. When she
returned, shortly before 10:JM). that
night, she found that the entire bouse
(See BI RGLARIKS, Page .1.)
"v-
forth iu u district court.
Judge Jidiu Onion, in approving
tbe writ of hnbeaa corpus, certified u
record of testimony iu the Baxtrop
county trial, held almoat a quarter of
a century ugi»—Feb. 17, 19il8.
Itardeu's contention was that Nol-
deu bad been tried and convicted ill
an adult court, although he waa only
15.
At the time of the trial, the law
was that juveuilea could not l»e tried
iu an adult i-ourt. if the defendant's
age was made known to the court.
Early Morning "Csofsaaisa"
Nolden was arrested Nov. 11.
1!''l7, in Siuithville. and charged with
raj ing a six-year-old white girl. He
was carried to Ba*trop, and there, in
the early morning of Nov. 12, the
boy allegedly signed a "confession."
He was then carried to the Austin,
j Trav is county, jail, where his ag»* wa
1 given as 15. lie remained in jai
there from Nov. 12 to I n*\ lit.
Father Not Told
[hiring thia time, Nolden's father,
Fleming Nolden, Sr.. sought to ascer-
tain his aon'a whereabouta from the
Bastrop county sheriff. E. I>. Cart-
wright, now dead. Cartwright refused
to tell Nolden where the boy waa
being held.
Tbe te«*u-ager was returned to Bas-
trop about I>ec. lit, where be re-
mained until Feb. lit.
The senior Noideu testified, Wed-
nesday. that, daring this time, he re-
quested that he be permitted to aee
his son. Tbe request was refused.
On Feb. 17, Nolden was tried and
convicted in Bastrop county district
court, and sentenced to life imprison-
ment. He was represented by the
county judge, R. B. Alexander, now
dcceiu*ed.
l/0*t week's testimony conflicted as
to the time and date when defense
counsel was appointed. The convicted
man testified that hie counsel was
appointed on the date of tbe trial,
Feb. 17, «1038.
Both Nolden and hia father testi-
fied at the hearing that they told
defense counsel that the defendant
was 15 yeara old.
Age Discussed *Tnoffirfally '*
The district attorney <»f Bastrop
county, at that time, who is now
district judge, I^slie William*, testi-
fied here, last Wednesday, that, "un-
officially." the question of age was
discussed, hut officially there waa no
investigation on the age score.
William* also teatified that If lie
had known of the age. he would have
taken "other step*," according to ju-
venile law.
"CONFESSION" BY FORCE
Nolden. on the stand. Wednes-
day. denied that he raped the
girl, and said that the confession
was beaten out of him by a sher-
iffs deputy and a district attor-
ney.
Nolden testified that as be tarred
a roof, the girl persisted in coming
into the yard, although he repeatedly
told her the tar might get on her.
Finally, exasperated, and as a last
resort to keep her out of the yard,
Nolden said that he slapped the child.
From that developed the rape story.
Williams, who prosecuted Nolden.
<-nid that the six-year-old girl took
: the stand, and said that she had been
, raped.
i A doctor, now dead, la reported to
have exAumtcvi list: giri and iudiitt-lcsl
Worker Employed
Mrs. Stella Hollis
Is Hired as Social
Case Worker by City
San Antonio recorded another sif
nificant "first"' aud uuotber i'i«ak»
through, for Negroev in emplo ment
opportunitlea here. when, on Maicfe
li). a young woman was employed ia
the city welfare department as a so-
cial cuse worker.
Mrs. Stella Mae Holli*. 20. *31
Iowa, daughter of Mrs. Ruby <>ar£
ner. 7oo South Hackberry, began proa
hationary training aud orientation if
the welfare department, to becomf
the first Negro to be «m» employed.
She had applied in April, lis's» Fob
lowing a personal interview in Jar.u*
ary, she was notified on March 7 eft
rejM»rt for duty on March 15.
Mr*. HollK mother of three boy*
Milton Charles. 7; Nathan 1-ee.
and Mark Edwii 4—is a nntiv< Sad
Antoniau, bom Sept. 'JO. 1032.
She attended local public school!
and graduated from PhilU* Wheatlef
high in 1950. She graduated fiom
Philip's ctdlege in 10-VJ. and from T«SS
aa Sour hern unJrerait/ in 1054. wit£
a bachelor of aclrnce degree ia health
and physical educariou.
She was named "Mi*a Sr. Philip's?*
in 1052. She was a number of th^
Camp Founder* Girls organisatiomt
and ser ed as councilor st the CP^f ^
camp nt Boerne for several season*. *
At Texas Southern she was iui
a ted into Sigma (>amma Rlio eororii
and nerved as vice president of tht
chapter. At TST" she was a member
the women's basketball and baseba!
teams, was president of tbe Wome
Athletic a*s«»ciafion. and vice j.
dent of the San Antonio Hornet
club.
She married In 1054. and, frod
1954 to 1059, lived Iu (>alve*toii. witl
her returning to San Antonio in 1OA0
Mrs. Hollis is a memlter of Moiin]
Zion Fir*t Baptist church. - -
A
%
222 Enrolled
In First Week
Of NAACP Drive
Khk
no
ticj
Ih|
(»f Colored People
tal of 222 persons eifl
$5S3.50 in membership
leadi
rvstt .»>)«
The fir*t report. la*t Sunday nigh
i>f ctunpaign worker* in the anuu
membership drive of the local bram
•f the National Association for <b|
Advancement
showed a total
rolled, and
fees collected.
Hnrry V. Burns, perennial
enrolling menils-rs. and ]>re*idenl
of the local chapter, had the top firi
report titfals. with i»6 memlteis,
U. J. Andrew a reported 42
ber*. $!»K
R. C. Vates bad it7 members, $'
A key field worker in this \en
first rei»ort. aa she was when sh'
jinnwl the campaign in its late stngeA
last year, was Mrs. Marjorle llaukiu%
who is responsible for 2(* member,
Workers fepTr.'iKg at I t*: foti^
*i4e
men?
\
4
. iTiiice .t-v-
MSA Reaffirms Non-Race
Policy ia Pickiag Astros
Ry the Associated Negro Tress
W ASHINGTON—What are the chances for Negroes be ng se-
" lected to serve as astronauts in the nation's space program?
This questicn has been kicked around a lot lately. Negro
leaders have expre:sed concern over the matter and the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space administration has reiterated it*
announced policy barring racial criteria in selecting astronauts.
The NASA last week said that astronauts hr.ve bee:1, and
MKV. (IIRSTGK I. MARCV'i
MISSIONARY DlKKI'TOi:
will continue to be, chosen without
regard to race, religion or political
affiliation.
James K. Webb. NASA adminis-
ftiny
ii: v. \ iVi-'Mi-V 1.. Miircus of CI. vc!:iv !. J trator. gave this n>surnnce in a letter!
'i VlnVC witraiwMnie' tffmToistliji"in Hu«v, •• "Uv-r: i-i iu\vJ
African missionary program * f the
Cnite<l Church of Christ, beginning
April 1.
A native of Mississippi, Rev. Mar-
cus is the first of bis rai-e to direct
this program, which is the oldest in
Africa, having been launched in 1S10.
The church is a union of the Evan-
gelcal and Reformed church, and the
CsAfrtffttiwl Christian churches*
of the Montgomery. Ala., Amelioration
and Restoration society.
The Montgomery Negro leader
wrote Webb two weeks ago that while
American Negroes were very proud
of Lt. Col, John H. Glenn and the
other six astronauts, they believed a
Negro should be in the next group to
be selected.
In Us reply, Webb ssid NASA
has stressed its policy of iion-discrim*
ii.ation from the very beginning oC
the manned space flight program.
Webb said that every man selected
ha* had to meet the strictest pliyst*
ctil •»trt.tvM-fl .
and that none of these reipiircinent#
can be waived under any considers*
tion.
He added specifically that no con*
siderntion of race was involved.
The astronauts themselves hayt
said they believe that for some tin
to come, only exi»erienced test piloq
iaTl
tinji
Lk>a
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