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INTRODUCES NOTED GUEST
SPEAKER President Rufus P
Perry of Johnson C. Smith Un-
iverslty, Oharlotte, N. C., is
shown (top in photo) at Fed- mi-j
crophone as he introduces
eral Judge William H. Hastle,
Son of Prominent Family
Exonerated of Murder
HfifrAGO (ANP) — A dentist j
who spent 10 years of his life as ;
a Chicago Boy Scout executive,
and for 2p,years, -jus wife, suddenly who. was found a librarian them-1 j
selv»H pbe parents of a conv.cted I
slayer.
lt was a hard cross to bear.
The reputations they had built
np over the JO years they had
lived in Chicago seemed to vanish
overnight. :
Hr stood high in his profession
Ar^S held offices in both the state
4nd national dentwl societies. In
ild^op official to if his tie scout work, to he was
an church which
they belonged.
j The wife was a conscientious I
tbUMh woman, a member of the
Leila Sigma Theta sorority and at
cute time had been president of the
Alabama State Alumni Association
here!
jGM’ning from poor Alabama
tljkgkipd f|^|V families, of home they for had their provided only
ctp^ timy*believed W’illiam would Benson, make Jr. I Billy), him
a
»4 respectable fe and useful member of
y-
2jtere were comfortable sur-
rcMgfings, e^efftragement good books and music,
and help in his
seftoo! work and loving — but not
over-indulgent — care and atten¬
tion.
Billy did not complete his high
school studies, but'at 18 enlisted
in the Army, serWpg three years
ine thb Medical Corps in Korea.
Wheti he was discharged in 1954,
he t6ok upon himself the manage¬
ment of his father's property.
Then in January, 1958, it hap¬
pened.
(A ,;65-ye.ar-old woman living in
one of the doctor’s buildings was
allegedly raped and slain. The
bojr yas arrested, tried, convicted
atM sentenced to 25 years in the
penitentiary, on a charge of mur¬
der.
That was the situation in which
Mr. and Mrs. Barnett Mark
53rd Wedding
CjpICAGO (ANP) — A
dinner at home, attended only
twwnbers of the immediate
nrarked the 53rd wedding
s*>y of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
«(Kt* residents of West
up bf Jjjhe raham They late were Rev. Lincoln Jenkin married Center, in
Jonas, noted abolitionist and
gyuihu.
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GOME 10 is
424 W. Broad Street Savannah, Ga.
principal speaker at the 92nd
Commencement program at the
famous North Carolina school. ,
Judge Haatie, shown address-1
ing the grads, is judge of the
Third District U. S. Court in
Philadelphia.-(ANP Photo)
Dr. and Mrs. William Benson, Sr.,
found themselves less than two
years ago.
j t wag hard f()r t}lenl t() believe
tha( thpir ^ comjn(f from the
back( , round that he did> cou id be
a wanton killer. And they be¬
hjm wjlh more than their
hearts when he denied the charge,
^ ny of ^ crime an( J the
murder tria ,. attracted more than
usu^l attention because of the
prominence of the boy’s parents.
The editors must have found the
situation incongruous, so followed
its every. development in detail.
Because they*had faith in their
son’s word, William and Bessie
*** Bs * m n " 1 ' let
thp nii,ttPr <lrop after the yoUn *
man had been sentenced.
They hireg anothe^ lawyer,
George Leighton of the law firm
of Moore, Ming and Leighton, and
instituted an appeal. In May of
this year, the Illinois Supreme
Court reversed the guilty finding
and ordered the young man’s im¬
mediate release.
It was a clear-cut exoneration.
The court did not order a new
trial as it might have done had
it believed there was sufficient
grounds for doubt. It said, in¬
stead, free him, there is not evi¬
dence enough to support a charge
of murder.
Dr. and Mrs. Benson, of course,
were overjoyed. The decision con¬
firmed their faith in Billy’s hon¬
esty and renewed their belief that
the job they had done as parents
had not been in vain.
There was no mention in any of
the papers that had followed the
case when it first broke, of this
latest and most significant devel¬
opment.
Hilly returned home and went
back to work for his father and
the parents go about their daily
activities with a new air of con¬
fidence.
The Barnetts have three daugh-
Mrs. Hu lotto Belle of Iowa
City; Mrs. Florence McDonald,!
formerly of Kay, Ariz., now living
with her parents in Chicago, and ;
J Mrs. Beatrice Evans of Chicago,!
and four grandchildren, Audrey
and Hey wood Belle, Iowa City, and
Lynn and Thilip Evans, Chicago.
Barnett is chief of the copy desk,
Associated Negro Press.
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Council of Nefro Women to help
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Memorial and Educational Center.
Attending the conference were
Miss Height; Lucia Kapley, rep¬
resentative for Chi Eta Phi So¬
rority, Helen Whittening, repre-
tentative of tha CME Church;
Jeanne Noble, grana president,
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Ef-
fia Stewart, representative for
Grand Temple, Daughters of Eiks;
Florence Madison Hill, president,
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority; Alma
Illery, president, rsational Achieve¬
ment Clubs; Lois Alexander, pres¬
ident, National Association of
Fashion and Accessory Designers;
Helen Maxwell, supreme basileus,
National Sorority of Phi Delta
Kappa; Lorraine A. Williams,
grand basileus, Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority; Juanita Dandridge,
representative for Supreme Grand
Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star; Louise Behlin, representa¬
tive for Women’s Auxiliary to the
National Dental Association; E.
Chester Hedgeman, president,
Women’s Auxiliary to the Nation-
nl Medical Association, and Deb-
ora h Partridge Wolfe, grand ba-
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Russwurm Scholarship Committee
Brunswick, Maine—Members
of the John Russwurn Scholar¬
ship Committee announced
Thursday that the Campaign
to raise $2,000 has achieved its
goal. Treasurer Peter Smith
of Durham, N. H., said the com¬
mittee will seek to add to the
fund, but “the pressure Is off.”
The Bowdoin College admis¬
sions office is now looking for
a qualified candidate who will
j p e awarded the scholarship for
attendance at Bowdoin next
j | lall. Recognizing that be enroll- the
] student will probably
ing as an underclassman; the
| co n e ge 'has agreed to continue
lhe scholarship from general
funds, contingent on adequate
academic performance the first
year, and continuig evidence
of need, Smith said.
Any funds remaining after the
initial grant will be turned into
a permanent scholarship in
| .^ Zeta phj Beta Sorority,
I Leaders who sent wires of sup¬
port but were unable to attend
were Marjorie Parker, supreme ba¬
sileus, Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror¬
ity, and Enid Baird, basileus,
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority.
The women leaders plan to call
for full support of the local units [
| honor of Russwurm. Interest
accruing from the fund will be
used by Bowdoin College for
genera! scholarship purposes.
The committee, in a formal
statement, said Thursday that
the fund raising “owes its suc¬
cess to the magnificant support
given it by Bowdoin College,
the Brunswick community, and
many friends throughout Maine
and other parts of New England,
The committee Is grateful to
the many generous contributors
who have helped in this cause
of human liberty.”
Originated by Bowdoin
graduates, ;the ^scholarship
intended to help a Negro
dent who has been deprived oi
an opportunity for higher edu¬
cation because of his stand on
Civil Rights.
It honors a Negro graduate
frnm Bowdoin in 1826 —From the
Portland (Me.) Press Herald.
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