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CLYDE DONNELL, Chairman of Board
s**l96s stockholders meeting
jOTMrt ■riechanics and Fiarmers
hcre Monda y' Jan_
ItKnpfc "ft 7:30 P. M. in the lobby
WMOjtnfc with a ,ar « c number
of i«&ekj>ol3ers present including
Oram Raleigh and Char
addition to the main
of&ce located here at 116 Parrish
S) and a branch office at 815
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prth Carolina Teacher Seeks
$250,000 Damages In Lawsuit
& Rites Held for Rencher N.
Harris, Former City Councilman
4,'.'iteqnim mass was conducted
"rtiufsday at 11 a.m. for Rencher
Ni&Olas Hitrris at St. Titus Epis
ftq|il':dhurch with the Rev. David
(NH iraon, rector, officiating,
frat tlrst Negro member of the
City CbUncil and the
t)Uf,ham Board of Education, Har
rts- died at 9 p.m. Monday at
Hospital where he was
s£.(s»t&ry of the board of trustees.
had bedn declining sev
eral months, and he had been
takerl to Lincoln Hospital early
Sunday morning.
Harris was ejected to the City
Cotlhcil In 1988 and remained a
iqeipber until 1957 when he chose
not to run for reelection. In 1958
the ?otincil chose him for a posi
tion on the Board of Education
hi -whifh he served until 1962, re
signing due to illness.
' director of Mechanics and
farthers Bank, Mutual Savings and
!4lUi Association and the Scarbo
rough Foundation, Harris cafbe to
ifaraam in 1921 to be a Special
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Fayetteville Street, the bank
operates branches at 101 Beatties
Ford Road in Charlotte and at 13
E. Hargett Street, Raleigh.
A pale of sadness overshadowed
the Monday evening's meeting,
however, when the passing of R.
N. Harris, a member of the Board
of Directors and secretary of the
Bankers Fire Insurance Company,
DURHAM, N. C.—SATURDAY, JANUARY LB, 1965
HARRIS
agent for Bankers Fire and Cas
ualty Company, and progressed to
managing underwriter, assistant
secretary, secretary and vice presi-
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was announced by J. H. Vifafeeler,
president of the bank. The-. Jprfesi
dent paid a glowing
long number of years of faithful
service Mr. Harris had rendered
the bank and to his keen intelect
and fine character. At the' re
quest of the president, those pre
sent bowed their heads for a mo
ment of silent tribute to the x «£-
Howard Univ.
Professor to
Speak at NCC
Dr. Hylan G. Lewis, coordinator
and director of community re
search projects and professor ot
sociology at Howard University,
will deliver a graduate sociology
lecture at North Carolina College
Thursday, January 14.
The public is invited to attend
the occasion, which begins at 7
p.m. in the auditorium of the
college's Education BuiMing.
Dr. Lewis' topic is "Child-Rear
ing Practices of Deprived Fami
lies."
A native of Hampton, Va.,
where he completed his secondary
#ork at the Union High School,
the sociologist received the A.B.
degree from Virginia Union Uni
versity and the and Ph.D.
' degrees from the University of
) Chicago, Beginning in 1934, he
t taught at Howard University, Tal
ladega COlltfge; Hdmpton Institute,
See PROFESSOR, 4A
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■g* With «tl« axtaptlon of Mlm
Claudln* , Hodfer*, from
tha right ill H»a pletura, who «ttl*
t*d with fhi l*rvln§. "
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Mann mm Laboratories -
Chatham Rd.
Winston-Salem, ». 0, 7/20/Comp.
mory of Mr. Harris.
In his report to the stockhold
ers, Mr. Wheeler revealed that
the batik had increased its reso
urces during 1®64 from $13,112,
998 as reported as of December
31, 196?, tq $17,079,729.75 at
the close of business December
17, 1964, representing a net gain
in resources of nearly $4 million
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NEW BERN—A lawsuit of vital
iriterest to 100, WO Negro teachers
in the Soiifh will heard in U. S.
District Court" here January 11. It
could meari security againts firing
for civll.rights activity.
The suit Was filed by Mrs. Willa
C. Johnson, 36-yfcaii ofd English
Teacher at'Etafield, H: C. She was
fired lwt rfuhe She and her
husband beeafitt ttctive'in success
ful efforts io Register Negroes fc)
; vote in H*4i4m County.
She is supported in the court
faction by the ltalifax Voters Move
ment fciiti the SoutHern Conference
Educational' Fund (SCEF), New
Orleans, a civil-rlghts group which
has helped spark voter work in
Halifax County.
"This lawsuit will be taken as
far as necessary to secure a full
measure of justice," said John R.
Salter,Jrt," field organizer for
SCEF. "It will be pushed with the
greatest intensityi"
Mrs. Johnson has asked the
court to order Her back to work;
enjoin the county school board and
qther officials frftn similar firings
in the future,, and grant her
$250,000 damages.
If she wijts, Negro teachers all
over the South would be protected
against arbitrary firing for taking
in civil-rigHts activity. Most South
era states have no "fair dismissal"
laws; in fact, some states threw
them out after the 1954 U. S. Sup
reme Court decision in the School
Segregation Cases.
Hillside Band to
Perform af N. Y.
World.s Fair
The United States Commission—
New York World's Fair, The Hon
orable Norman K. Winston, Com
missioner, has invited the Hillside
High School Band to participate
in the Spcr.al Events Program at
the United States Pavilion on
Thursday, May 6, 1985.
Al«>, the New York State Com
on the World's Fair has
exterfod BO invitation to the lo
cal |Pt«ici«!u to ape par in a per
formiuee OB Friday, May 7 in the
Ntfw York St»(« Pavilion's 1965
Special Event* Program.
According to Hillside Band Di
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"This," said Wheeler, "represen
ts the highest increase in resour
ces for any 12 month period in
the history of the bank."
The president announced that
in addition to the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr. Harris that
there was one other vacancy on
the Board of Directors. The stock
holders authorized the Board of
Five Retire From
N. C. Mutual
Insurance Co.
Fi% veteran employees were re
tired from active employment
with North Carolina Mutual Life
Insurance Company on December
31 with a Special retirement pro
gram held in the Company aud
itorium: Mrs. Gazalla P. Lipscomb,
with a service record of 48 years
MPs. ' ""T6ram7" 43 "s>ears
service retord; Ronald C. Fore
man, employed 36 years; Mrs. So
phronia C. Green, with a servi.ee
recotd of 26 continuous years,
and Mrs. Eula P. Harris, holding
a service record of 29 continuous
years.
J. W. Goodloe, Executive Vice
President presented the employ
ees to A. T. Spaulding, president
of the Company, who awarded cer
tificates to the honorees, pnd spe
cial gifts from the North Caro
lina Mutual Forum were .present
ed by R. W. Daltun, president ol
the forum. Short speeches were i
Bennett College
To Get New
Dormitory
Greensboro, —Construction of a j
three-story residence hall to house j
140 Bennett College students is ex
pected to begin before the end of!
the school year, President Willa B
Player announced this week.
The $475,000 structure will be a |
"twin" to Laura Cone Hall and
will be erected between that two
story building and the David D. i
Jones Student Union. Because of |
the topography of that area it is
possible to add another floor.
"We need the new dormitory,":
Dr. Player explained, "in order
to reduce 'the number of three-j
student rooms now in use and j
because we will not be able to use ■
Kent Hall for a residence any!
more. This is the oldest building
on the campus and it will probab
ly be renovated for use as teach- J
er's offices, seminar rooms, and
possibly some administrative
offices '•
Normal enrollment of 600 is \
expected to be boosted to 625 with
occupancy of the new residence
hall. A new SIOO,OOO infirmary,
previously announced, is expected j
to be ready for use in September, j
President Player also announced '
that in addition to the annual
summer institute in science and
mathematics sponsored by the
National Science Foundation, Ben
nett is planning two nt'.v institu
tes for this summer.
"Wfe are planning a six-week
humanities institute which will
accomodate about 80 high school
students and a Scholars Institute
for a selected group of 50 high
school seniors who plan to attend
Bennett," she said.
This latter program will be
geared to enable these students tp
enroll with advanced standing in
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Directors to fill bolli vacancies
at its discretion.
In addition to the report of the
president, reports were heard
from Vice President J. E. Strick
land of the Raleigh branch; Vice
President A. E., Spears of (lie
Charlotttj branch. Win. J. Wal
ker, i the. examining com
milletj^M^Cfaarles C. Spaulding,
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EMPLOYEES RETIRE-From left: i
Mrs. GazelU P. Lipscomb, with a j
service record of 48 years; R. C.|
ajaa
made by eftch' tecipiont.
wMttves and friends of
the rctfto? wtfre present for the
progfartf attended the
tion the Company fafe
teria-'fjollovfring the program
MrV,'tys»omb is a native of
Durham, after completing her
education at National Religious
Training School now North Caro
lina College, she was employed
by North Carolina Mutual as ste
UNITED' ST ATF.S
Court To Hear Local
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School Integratio
Says Advancement of Negro In
Past Year, Greatest In 10 Years
Not since 1954 when th 6 United
States Supreme Court handed down
its historic decision banning racial
segregation iri public education has
the status of Negro American been |
so significantly advanced as in j
1964. The legislative and political!
advances of last year, like the
court ruling a decade ago, did not
just happen out of the blue. They
were, in fact the fruit of years ol
painstaking, often heartrending,
efforts on the part of the civil
rights movement, particularly of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
The gains of 1964 were not limited
to legislation and political action.
In cases filed tiy the NAACP, the
Federal court* and the National
Labor Relations Board handed
da«n important rulings re-pffirm
ing, the ' Negroes' right to equality
ill education and employment. The
HWardfrtg- 1 tf the' Nobel Peace
Luther king
focuntf Wrid-wide attention on
and the prestige of the
Negßp's* - wj|tt-violent struggle or
Sse AtWANCiMfcNt U
Jr., of the nominating committee, i
Along '.villi the general increase
in resources of. the bnnk*Vffie
report to the trust department
also reflected an increase of
from $207,515.82 in deposits as of
December HI, 1903 to $279. 124.13
at the end of 1904.
All directors were re-elected.
Those named: Dr. Clyde Donnell,
Forman employed 36 years; Mrs.
Eula P. Harris, holding a service
record of 29 continuous years
and Mrs. Flossie H. Torain, 43
nographer in the AiUliting Depart
ment on l March 3, 1916. . j
In 1920 she '.vas transferred to
the. Medical Department under
the superyisipn of Dr. Clyde Don
nell, Medical Director* For more
than fourty-four years, Mrs Lips
comb served in this area as ste
nographer, Chief Clerk. Medical
Assistant and retired as secretary
to the present Medical Director.
Dr. C. 1). Watts.
' Funeral Rites
| Held For Mrs.
G. W. Baldwin
The last rites for Mrs. Gwen
dolyn Meeks Baldwin of 2105 So.
Alston Avenue were held at the
Holy Cross Mission -Chapel at
9:30 AJW. Thursday, January 7,
with Father John Risacher offi
ciating.
Mrs. Baldwin died here sudden
ly at Lincoln Hospital. Monday.
Mrs. Baldwin, was the daughter
of the late Walker Meeks and.
Mrs. Jennie Meeks and the wife
of Chapin Baldwin. She was borii
in Ne - * York but moved tp Dur ;
ham with her parents during her
early childhood where she livefT
up to the time of her death.
In addition to her husband and!
nether, she Is, survived by two
See BALDWIN. If.
j Chairman; li. K. Merriek, J. S.
'I Stewart, J. C. Scarborough, Sr..
J. J. Sanson, Jr., C. C. Spaulding,
• i Jr., I. O. Kunderburg, T. D.-Par
ham, C. A. Haywood, A. T. Spauld
l' iiifi, J. 11. Wheeler, J. E. Strick
land, C. W. Williams and A. jpr
. Spears.
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■ years service record. Not shown
is Mrs. Sophronia* C. Grean, with
a service record of' 26 qointinuous
years. % - }
Mrs. Torain, also a native of
Durham, was educated at Nat
ional Religious Training School,
and joined the Home Office .staff
on July 26. 192 i as clerk in the
Industrial Operations, Mrs. Tor
ain was of great assistance in
departmental training.
Mr. Forman was born and ed ;
ucated in New Orleans. Louis
iana. His college training was re-
See RETIRE, 4A
The Fourth Court of- Appeals
in Richmond will hear arguments
on the Durham city schools inte
gration . suit Thursday from city
school board ailorneys ana attoi
ney s for the NAACP.
The action follows an appeal
by the NAACP of a decision by
U.S. Middle District Court Judgo
E. M. Stanley who last summer
rejected an integration plan out
lined by the school board and
ruled that students should be as
signed according to attendance
zones but given the right to
transfer to other schools on a
"first come, first served" basis.
In the appeai the NAACP found
three reasons for contention with
the judge's mandate:
—they question a "free choice"
, rrder without a directive that at-
I tendance zones be redrawn.
—they question his judgment
. in ruling on the desegregation of
teaching an& staff personnel.
feel his refusal to-order
the board to construct future fa
cilities without regard to lace will
perpetuate segregation.
Legal briefs wert; presented
last fan by both sides in
am! aF Thursday's hearing oral
"STSimVeiitN will be presented.
School board lawyers,have con
.UMciC that the tran.sf«t plan is
relief, ?t>4, in k©r
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