Negroes Seek Equality in Perquimans School Suit
In Raleigh on September 14 a federal suit filed in Elizabeth City accuses the Perquimans county board of education and state officials of racial discrimination in school facilities. Twenty-five Negro parents seek equal educational opportunities and call for an injunction against a new Negro school. Attorneys from Raleigh Richmond and Durham represent the plaintiffs against defendants including J. T. Biggers Clyde Erwin and state education officials.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Board of Education
Perquimans
Herman L. Taylor
Roland D. Easley
Richmond
G. J. Gates
Durham
Elizabeth City
U.S. District Court
Perquimans County
Officer Cleared in Prisoner Killing Verdict
Cayce Police Officer Clyde A. Rish was acquitted of murder in the January 23 fatal shooting of a prisoner being taken to jail. The general sessions court jury found him not guilty after deliberating over nine hours, citing self defense. Worrell, arrested with reports of drunkenness and disorder, allegedly brandished a pistol.
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Lexington
S. C
Cayce
Clyde ‘A. Rish
Rish
Worrell
Hile Worrell
H. R. Southerland
Koonts Named To Board Of Trustees Of Presbyterian Home
Mrs Henry V Koonts was recommended as a trustee of the Presbyterian Home for the Aged Inc during the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina meeting in Charlotte. Financing the home was discussed, including property purchased on the Greensboro road from High Point College last year. Repair work has continued on the former student dormitory since summer.
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Henry V. Koonts
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