U.S. Court Orders 17 Dismissed Negro Teachers Re-hired
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Piedmont Airlines Hires First Negro As Pilot
GIFTS FOR THE PRINCIPAI
F. D, Marshall, retiring princi
pal of East End School, re
ceives a custom-made suit from
former students, parents and
John W. Davidson, seated be
hind sign, was recently honor
ed with a "This is Your Life"
program in connection with his
retirement as principal of Pear
sontown Elementary School.
Shbwn from left to right on
400 ExpectedAt ATA Annual
Convention In Miami Beach
Public Relations Official Is
Named to Outward Bound Board
HIGH POINT Robert J
Brown, a public relations ex
ecutive of High Point was re
cently appointed to the Nation
al Board of Trustees of Out
ward Bound. Inc. at a trustee
board meeting held at Phillips
Academy in Andover, Mass.
Outward Bound is a concept
that experience in encounter
ing physical and intellectual
danger lead to a self-compre
hension which enables one to
preservere when confronted
with challenge. Outward Bound
schools were established to
help young men discover and
develop their own abilities by
confronting them "with the de
mands of a seemingly unfriend
ly environment. Mrs. John J.
McCloy of N. Y. City is chair
man of the board.
Brown, president of B&C As
sociates, serves as consultant
U. S. Ambassador Nahrit Calls
For Rejection Black Nationalism
WASHINGTON, D. C—One
of the nation's leading Negro
citizens has called upon mem
bers of his race to reject the
increasing appeals for "black
nationalism," declaring that
hatred and racism have no
place in the Negro's struggle
for equality. The advice came
from Dr. James M. Nabrit, Jr.,
U.S. Permanent Deputy Repre
sentative to the United Na
tions, during a commencement
address at Howard Univerity,
where he is on leave as presi
dent. last Friday (June 3).
Speaking to an audience of
some 9,500 persons, including
1.041 graduates. Dr. Nabrit said
that now is not the time for
the Negro to turn his back on
friends presented by a parent,
Mrs. M. L. McClain. On the
left is Miss Mary L. Morrison,
who presented a gift from the
the front row are Mrs. Walter
Wheeler, sister-in-law of the
honoree; Mrs. Cecelia Davidson,
daughter; Mrs. John W. David
son; Mr. Davidson; and Mrs.
Booker Davidson, sister-in-law.
On the back row are Dr. J. S.
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BROWN
to several corporate clients
across the country in the area
See BROWN 2A
America "at the very moment
when integration begins to ap
pear on the horizon." The for
mer civil rights lawyer said
that he could understand why
many Negroes are embittered
by slow progress toward equal
ity. "But to understand this is
not to agree with it. Frustrat
ed and bitter, disillusioned
and skeptical meg do foolish
and violent things," he added.
Ambassador Nabrit made no
effort to apologize for the black
nationalists.
"If the white man who is
richer, better educated with
«re political power—who en
s to the limits all of his
constitutional rights—can pro-
See AMBASSADOR 2A
teachers' aides; and second
from left is Mrs. W. B. Brad
sher, who presented a gift from
the faculty.
Smith, fraternity brother of
Mr. Davidson; Walter Wheeler,
brother-in-law; E. B. Palmer,
narrator of the program; Thos.
Hocutt and Mrs. Hocutt, friends
of the honoree; and Booker
Davidson the honoree's brother.
MIAMI BEACH —Four hun
dred teachers and visitors will
be in attendance at the 63rd
annual convention of the
American Teachers Association
at Hotel Carillon on Miami
Beach on June 24-25, according
to announcements from Dr. J.
T. Brooks, executive secretary
of the 41,000-member profes
sional group organized in 1904
by the late Dr. J. R. E. Lee,
then director of Tuskegee In
stitute's Academic Department
and later president of the Flori
da A. and M. University.
Theme for the two-day con
fab is A UNIFIED PROFES
SION. Slated to
addresses are Richard
dor, president of the National
Education Association, Dr. Wal
ter N. Ridley, president 'of Eli
zabeth City (N.C.) State Teach
ers College; and Dr. Benjamin
J. Glover, president of Allen
University, Columbia, S. C.
Dr. J. Rupert Picott, execu
tive Secretary of the Virginia
Teachers Association, will mod
erate a panel to discuss "Some
Problems Incident to Merger
of Local and State Associations;
and Samuel B. Ethridge, asso
ciate secretary for human
rights of educators, Commis
sion on Professional Rights and
Responsibilities of the NEA, is
listed to moderate a panel dis
cussing "Teacher Welfare and
Security."
REV. L. A. LYNCH
SPEAKER AT
LJTTLE RIVER
Reverend Lorenzo A. Lynch,
pastor of White Rock Baptist
Church, will serve as pastor at
the Senior Vespu services at
Little River School. The serv
ices will be held in the school
auditorium at 3:00 p.m. Sunday,
June 12.
Reverend Lynch is a graduate
of Shaw University, College of
Liberal Arts and holds the
Bachelor of Divinity Degree
from the School of Religion of
Shaw University.
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VOLUME 43 No. 24
Durham To Host Old North
State Medics Convention
79th Session Of
Meeting Here
June 14, 15 and IB
The 79th annual session of
the Old North State Medical
Society convenes in Durham,
June 14-15-16, with one of the
most outstanding clinical pro
grams and guest speakers in its
long history Keynoting the
convention program will be the
eminent Dr. Edward W. Brice,
Assistant Secretary for Educa
tion, in the United States De
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare.
Prior to this appointment
Dr. Brice was Director of the
Adult Education Branch, Bu
reau of Adult and Vocational
Education, of the U. S Depart
ment of Education He was on
foreign assignments for the
United States Department for
eight years.
Dr. Brice is a graduate of
Tuskegee Institute and holds
the M.A. and Ph D. Degrees
from the University of Penn
sylvania He is one of the most
decorated U.S. Civil Servants
having received 14 a'A'ards and
citations from foreign govern
ments, colleges and universi-
See MEDICS 2A
Mrs. Margaret Minor Elected
New President of Beauticians
CHARLOTTE—Mrs. Margaret
Minor of Durham was elected
president of the North Carolina
Beauticians and Cosmetologists
Association at its recent an
nual convention at the Queen
Charlotte Hotel.
Mrs. Minor, who had served
as financial secretary of the
organization, was chosen by
the more than 800 delegates
at the convention to succeed
Mrs. Vivian Massey of Wins
ton-Salem who chose not to
run this yeai p -after serving six
years as president. Mrs. Minor
will serve a two-year term.
Chosen top hair stylist at a
University was Mrs. Myrtle
hair style and wig fashion
show held at Johnson C Smith
Grier, of Winston-Salem, who
arranged the hair of Mrs. Max
ine Simmons, also of Winston-
Salem.
Other newly named officers
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JAMES MEREDITH SHOT, AS
SAILANT NABBED Jamaa
Howard Meredith, the firat
known Negro to graduate from
the Unlvertity of Mi»*l»»lppl,
exprataei signs of pain In top
photo a> ha trlai to pull hlm
talf acrott Highway 51 after
ha wat (hot during hit march
to Jacfcton. Mlas. Monday, Juna
DURHAM. N. C SATURDAY, JUNE 11. 1%«
Enfield Teacher is Awarded
Damages in Dismissal Case
RICHMOND, Va —Mrs Willa
Johnson of Enfield, a teacher
who charged she was not re
hired for the 1964-65 school
year because she had been ac
tive in the civil rights move
ment. was one of 17 Negro
teachers ordered reinstated to
their jobs Monday by the 4th
U. S Circuit Court of Appeals
The other 16 teachers, of
Hendersonville. were not re
hired for the 1965-66 school
year during which the number
of Negro teachers in the city
was redqeed from 24 to eight
and during which schools were
integrated.
National Education Associa
tion attorney Hichard Morgan
stated that the court "reversed
and remanded to the District
Court (the Johnson case) with
instructions to enter an order
directing the school board to
renew her contract for the next
school year, and to determine
her damages." It was indicated
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MRS. MINOR
of the association are Mrs
Margaret Kelsey of Albemarle
outgoing secretary, first vice
See BEAUTICIANS 2A
6. In tha bottom photo, Jamaa
Norval (In tun gla«je») i> u»h
--• rad into a police car after ha
waa arretted only a few min
utes aftar tha ahootlnti of Mere
dith. Norvell wa» charged with
attault and battery with tha
Intent to kill and murder fol
lowing tha incident and It b«-
Ing held under e $25,000 bond.
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MRS. JOHNSON
that Mrs. Johnson will seek
damages' amounting to $250,•
The lower court had ruled
See TEACHERS 2A
OVER 1,600 ARE
EXPECTED AT
BAPTIST MEET
LOUISVILLE, Ky—Some 1,-
600 ministers, laymen and
Christian educators are expect
ed to converge on Ix>uisville,
Kentucky during the week of
June 20-26. for the 4th Annual
session of the National Pro
gressive Baptist Congress of
Christian Education.
The headquarters for the
conclave will be the eommo
dious and historic West Chest
nut Street Baptist Church, pas
tored by the Congress Presi
dent, Dr. Garland K. Qffutt.
Events highlighting the meet
ing includes the Pre-Congress
Musical on Monday, June 20, at
the Memorial Auditorium; the
Testimonial Banquet honoring
President Offutt on Tuesday,
June 21, p.m. at the
Zion Baptist Church; and Bap
tist Youth Night, Friday, June
25 at the Central High School
Auditorium.
Many noteworthy features
will be shared in this meeting
Of very special interest is the
Baptist Youth Night under the
direction of the National Youth
Leader, Dr. E. L. McCall of
Louisville Featured will be a
choir of 240 voices, a dramatic
worship, "He Came Seeing,"
and an address by Leonard
Lyles, star defensive halfback
of the Baltimore Colts Football
team.
The Local Entertaining Com
mittee under the direction of
Dr. J. V. Bottoms declares that
the finest that Louisville can
offer in hospitality awaits those
who come for this meeting
3 LOCAL HIGH
SCHOOLS TO
GRADUATE 461
A total of 463 students will
graduate from Hillside, Mer
rick-Moore. Twenty-six seniors
commencement exercises Fri
day and Monday nights. Grad
uation will be held at Hillside
and Merrick-Moore Friday
night at 8 pm. while Little
River will close out Monday
night at 8:15 p.m.
The largest class in the his
tory of the school will finish
Hillside A total of 323 seniors
will receive diplomas. Eric
Moore and Linda McClinton are
valedictorian and salutatoriun
respectively of the class.
104 students will finish
will finish Little River.
Dr. Charles Walter
Orr will deliver the commence
ment address.
PRICE 15r
86 PUPILS TO
GRAIHATK AT
SCARBOROUGH
Eighty-six pupils will grad
uate from the Scarborough
Nursery School in a commence
nient program Thursday night.
June 16 at 7:30 in the W (V
I'earson School auditorium
A variety program will bo
presented consisting of songs
dances of the various countries,
and musical plays including
"Chicken Licken." the Ginger
Bread Boy." and "Olc King
Cole " The main characters in
"Chicken Licken" arc Narru
tor. Jerre Taylor; Chicken
Licken. Mary Mary Johnson;
Licken. Mary Johnson; the
Glynis Bell: Cocky Locky, l,eon
Verecne: Ducky Lucky. Vanja
Lawrence; Goosey Loosoy. Mary
Jones; TurkeyJ.urkcy. Charles
Leathers; Foxy Loxy, Angela
Smith The "Ginger Bread Boy"
characters are: Narrator. Or
lando* Fenner; Ginger Bread
Boy, George Brown: the old
lady, Sherron Both; Waddley
Duke. Wayne Charles; The
Three Cornered Pig. Vincent
Key; the Cat, Anthony Timber
lake; the Blue Bird. Loretta
Suitt The characters of "Olc
King Cole'' are: King, Anthony
Timberlake; Pages, Kenneth
James and Antonio Vinson;
Fiddlers, Wayne Charles, Len
nie Curington and George
Evans.
FIRST GRADE ENTRANTS
Those graduating from the
nursery who will enter the
first grade in the fall incluje
Glynis Bell. Sherron Booth,
See PUPILS 2A
FRAZIER
Frazier Named
Principal Adkin
High School
SNOW HILL—G. S Frazier,
former Durham teacher and
principal of South Greene High
School in Snow Hill, received
appointment last week of the
Kinston City Board of Educa
tion as principal of Adkin High
School in Kinston.
Frazier, a native of Raleigh,
and a former Durhamite, suc
ceeds C. B. Stewart who is re
tiring at the end of the cur
rent school year While in
Durham Frazier taught at Hill
side High and Whitted Junior
High for 16 years.
He received the BS. and
M.A. degrees and the Sixth
Year Certificate from Hamp
ton Institute, A. and T Col
lege, and North Carolina Col
lege respectively. His under
graduate work and master's de
gree are in the areas of in
dustrial education and mathe
matics. His studies leading to
and beyond the Sixth Year
Certificate are in educational
administration, sociology, psy
chology and vocational guid
ance. He was named to the
Greene County principalship in
1964.
22-Year-Old
Durham Man
First in State
Warren Wheeler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J H Wheeler of
Durham, has been hired as
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WHEELER
Piedmont Airlines' first Negro
pilot
The 22 year-old Durham na
tive and graduate of Hillside
High School, is now one of the
few Negro pilots of commercial
aircraft in the linited States
He was hired as a full-time co
pilot about three months ago
according to Thomas II Davis,
president of Piedmont,
Wheeler, who attended a fly
ing school in Oklahoma and
gained further flight experi
ence with a charter flight com
pany in the Halcigh Durham
area, has been flying about
seven years, lie has also stud
ied at A and T. College and
Morehouse College.
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Wheeler said he had flown pri
vatc flights for former C.ov
Terry Sanford while employed
with Raleigh-Durham Aviation.
Inc
Davis said the hiring of
Wheeler indicated no specific
changes in Piedmont's hiring
policies and added that none of
the previous Negro applicants
had the qualifications desired
by the company.
The pilot's father is president
of Mechanics and Farmers
Hank
Defense System
Conference Set
For Charlotte
CHARLOTTE Between 750
and 1000 businessmen form
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia ,who hold or ex
pect to receive defense eon
tracts, will participate in a.
Defense Materials System and.
Priorities Conference in Char
lotte, Wednesday, June 22, ac
cording to an announcement
made by Joel B. New, Director
of Greensboro Field Office, U
S. Department of Commerce
Washington representatives
of the Department's Business
and Defense Services Adminis
tration (BDSA), the Department
of Defense, and the Atomic
Energy Commission will ex
plain the operation of the De
fense Materials System and Pri
orities which regulate the flow
of materials and products to
military, atomic energy and
space programs. They also will
answer questions on problems
created by an increase in mili
tary procurement.
The conference will be held
at the Heart of Charlotte Mo
tel, North Tryon Street, Char
lotte, starting at 9:30 a m The
meeting will adjourn at 12:30
p.m.
The discussions wiU center
largely on the use of rated or
ders which give contractors,
their subcontractors and sup
pliers priority in obtaining sup
plies for Government programs.
The Charlotte workshop will
be one of a series of such meet
ings that are being held
throughout the country. Sched
uled in response to hundreds
of requests by businessmen for
detailed answers to problems
created in their business by in
creased military procurement.
VERSES OF THE WEEK
Certain women seem to hoard
their sex appeal for a sDecial
occasion, which I believe is a
mistake.
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Even if our life, didn't turn
out as '.veil as we wish it had.
most of-us are well pleased that
we were born.