Evening star., 1961-02-09

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integratton campaigns with
varying degrees Of success
against department stores and
Governme e n t-owned places
which maintain eating places
Results In most cases have
been inteSration or o shutting.
down Of the eating area. .
But Negroes in Atlanta in.
the last two days have moved
against private restaurants
establishments which serve only
white persons and have moth.
Ing to lose economically by
having the crusaders arrested
on charges Of trespassing. 7
win Stay In Jan I
A leader Of the Atlanta sit
in movement, Lonnie, King, said
20 Negroes arrested yesterday
for trying to get service in .
white restaurant were, prepared
to stay In jail %, . moral
protest.
Mr.. King, chairman Of the
Committee on Appeal for HUI
man Rights. said the 20 Ne.
groes went to Jail with the idea
that they would refuse bond II
offered 1t.
At the same time II Atlanta
Negro college students arrested
Tuesday said they would stay
In jail as Q moral convictionP
All the Negroes-the 20 ar
rested Wednesday and the II
held in Tuesdays action-were
being held on bonds Of 500
each for Criminal Court. They
were charged under Georgiass
anti-trespass law.
In Rock Hill, 8. c., $50 Ne
groes and q white man staged
a mass protest against segrega-
ton. The demonstration fol-
lowed o call by the Student
Nonviolent Co-ordinating COM
mittee, headquartered in At
lanta, to make Rock Hin q focal
point In its desegregation cam
paign.
There were no arrests yester-
day, but Is Of IA Negroes Gr-
rested in Rock Hill within the
last week have refused to post
bond or pay fines. All are In
custody.
Kings Appeals Sentence
The Rev. Martin Luther
King. jr., carried his fight
against o four-month prison
sentence on q traffic violation
to the Georgia Court Of Ap-
peals In Atlanta. Dr.. Kings
attorney argued that the SEN
tence. handed down by q De-
kalb County Judge, was Illegal
and that DR.. Kings arrest in
an Atlanta lunch counter sit-tn
10 few days earlier violated the
United States Constitution.
The attorney also said he In
tended to carry the case TO
the United States Supreme
Court in the event the Georgia
court diSagrees with him.
| 1ntegrationists received what
could be interpreted as a moral
boost from President Kennedy.
While refusing to commit him
Eself to any specific action, the
President told o news confer
ence yesterday he win assume Q
role In school integration dis
putes "at such time IS I think
it is most useful and most ef-
fective."
Mr.. Kennedy pledged to ''use
the moral authority or influ-
ence Of the Presidency In New
Orleans and other places.
Segregation leaders In New
Orleans were quick to reply.
State Representative John
Garrett said in effect that the
President should take care Of
Washington affairs and LouiSi-
ana would handle It's problems.
In Miami. Fla, police ar
rested two Negro women who
refused to move out Of q movie
house line. although the
cashier refused to sell them
tickets.
n NeW Y0rK. maS1SCTGC0 re-
served until tomorrow O de-
cision on whether Q Negro
minister who jumped $1,000 bail
in South Carolina can obtain
an assault warrant against the
white man who posted the bond.
The Rev. Walter M. Cavers. 81,
formerly Of Charlotte, 9. G.,
contends Harvey w. Maners, 20,
Rock Hill, 8. c., automobile
dealer, assaulted him In Queens
In an effort to take him back
to South Carolina. Mr.. Maners
denies it. =