The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-17
NEGRO MAY YET
GET AUTOMOBILE
Harvey Jones Goes Fish
ing Without knowledge
OF Mounting Concern

AHOSkIE, July 16 - ~ Har-
vey Jones, ,23-year-old Negro vet
eran of 10 months of Navy service
in World War II, went fishing in
a nearby stream today, and did
not know that mounting concern
would assure him of an automobile
similar to the n he won in the
local Kikanis clubs festival-ad-
vance only to be denied it because
of his race.
He was told the news by Jack
Rider, Associated Press CORES
pondent and reporter for the semi
weekly Hartford County Herald IF
Ahoskie.
The red-haired Negro, who is
a graduate of nearby c. S. Brown
high school Of Winton, took the
news calmly, and said, II am
sure glad they decided to give
me something."
Jones lives with his wife and in.
FAINT On his fathers farm, seven
miles north of Ahoskie. The house
adjoins a rough, narrow lane
which is about one-quarter of a
mile from the Ahoskie-W in,on
highway. It is a typical lone.
horse" farm of between IS and Is
acres.
Asked how he hoped to mani
pulate the lane with a fouc-dooc
green and tan Cadillac sedan,
Jones quickly admitted, "a Cad
lilac is too big for the lane" and
added, lit could moi be driven
up here"
Neither he o. his family owns
an automobile. After he was de-
MED winning the big sedan, DR..
Charles TONNES, retired Waverly
(Va.) physician won the car in a
drawing. The doctor owned one
car before the draw - which was
a Chevrolet. Now he has two, a
Cadillac and a Chevrolet.
Queried on whether he would
rather have the Cadillac or the
cash, Jones promptly said, "I'u
take the cash if possible"
He then posed by himself and
then with members G. his family
for photographers, and answered
questions by correspondents for
wire services, newspapers, and
magazins. Several reporters rep
resented Negro publications.
He told Of buying q one-dollar
lottery ticket from a coffee
salesman at a nearby filling sta
ton. He said he did not know the
man, but added the salesman sold
tickets to three Negroes.
Rupert Massey, president Of the
local Kiwanis club, today said the
coffee salesman was not a mem
Der of the club, but refused to
identify him. He said a club men,
Der gave the salesman tickets
to sell.
Massey said all members prior
to the festival were instructed not
to sell Negroes any lottery tickets.
He said he did not think the sales
man knew Of his orders. However,
three weeks prior to the festival,
it was rported at a meeting of the
club that some Negroes had been
sold tickets. Members were told
to check their stubs for address
es, and make refunds. Apparent
ly none followed instructions.
After the festival, the club ran
adds in two newspapers urging
other Negroes who held lottery
tickets to contact Kiwanis club
members and obtain refunds.
Sheriff Charlie Parker of Hert.
ford county on the night of the
drawing realized that Jones was
a Negro, and went to Jones'
house where he told him that no
Negro could win the automobile
since the festivaldance barred
the presence of Negroes. However,
lottery tickets bore this note:
"You do not have to be present to
win"
Jones' winning the lottery actu-
ally was one chance in 5000, &C
cOrdino to local KiwanianS