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Wilkins Protests U, S. 1 irvirafi Tarrifr Stop In So. Africa Lbe Car|ju^CiWo VOLUME 44 No. • 1 N. C SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, I*7 PRICE: 20 C«t. NAACP State Leader Speaks To Mississippi U. Students 3-Ti r r t', fsf^T LIFE MEMBER ■ New York—Author Ann Fair bairn hands her paid-in-full life membership check to NAACP Executive Director, Roy Wilkins. Said she, "I'm de lighted that my book. 'Five Smooth Stones' is going so well last Kites are Held For Mrs. Mariorie W. Hubbard The funeral of Mrs. Marjo rie Winston Hubbard. 34, was ' held at Immanuel Temple S«v enib-D.ijr IWvMliiit. QnilirdL here, Monday, Feb. 6 at SAO p.m. Elder David M. Jones, the pastor delivered the eulogy. The scripture was read by Rev. Lorenzo A. Lynch, pastor of White Rock Baptist Church. Mrs. Hubbard was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel G. Winston, Sr. She suc cumbed Feb. 3, fillowing an illness of several years. Mrs. Hubbard attended the public schools of Durham and was a graduate of Hillside High School and Katie Bitting Rey nolds School of Nursing in Winston-Salem. Prior to be- i coming ill she was employed as a nurse at the Duke Univer sity Hospital and the Veterans ' Administration Hospital in Tus- NYU President To Speak At Morehouse Col. Centennial ATLANTA, Ga. —New York University President James M. Hester will be the principal speaker at Morehouse College Saturday, February 18, when the College presents its Cen tennial Convocation in Archer Hall at 3 p.m. A leading spokesman on the growing importance of urban higher education, Dr. Hester, at the age of 37, became president of New York Univer sity on January 1. 1062. He had been a Rhodes Scholar, an of ficer in the Marine Corps, an advertising research executive, and an educational administra tor before Joining the Univer sity in 1060 as executive dean of arts and science and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science. Before coming to New York University in 1060, Dr. Hester served at Long Island Univer sity. He became provost of that institution's Brooklyn Center in 1067 and subsequent ly was named vice president and a trustee. President Hester was born April 10, 1024, in Chester, Pa. The son of a Navy chaplain, he spent his boyhood in many places, including Hawaii and Samoa. In 1042 he was gradu ated from Woodrow Wilson High School In L Beach, Calif. He is a graduate of Prince ton University, where in IMB he received a BA, after win ning honors in the humanities that I can afford this member ship now." Mr. Wilkins is among many who -have com mented favorably on her civil rights novel. Miss Fairbain has long been an annual NAACP member. (Layne Photo) MRS. HUBBARD kegee, Ala. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are husband Dr. Cal vin E. Hubbard of Powers' See RITES page 2A ■f V- 49 DR. HBfTKR and history and election to Phi Beta Kappa. While an un dergraduate he participated in the Navy's accelerated, pre offlcer candidate training pro gram. Upon leaving Princeton, he entered active service in the Marine Corps and was chosen for training in the Japanese language. He susequently serv ed in Japan as a civil infor mation and education officer with a Military Government team. In 1047 he entered Oxford University as a Rhodes Schol ar. Returning to the United States in 1960 after earning a B.A. at Pembroke College, Ox ford, he became assistant to Dr. Frank Aydelotte, American Secretary to the Rhodes Trus tees* STATE COLLEGE, Miss. Aaron Henry, Mississippi state president of the NAACP. be came the first Negro in the 80-year history of Mississippi State University here to ad dress a student body when he appeared recently before an integrated audience of more than 700 persons. Mr. Henry told the group that he feels "the destiny of both communities, Negro and white, is wrapped together. If Mississippi is to advance, then they must work together." Moreover, he said, he feels today "a new wind Mowing— a wind that will sound fright ening to some because it will blow away their evil system. However, if we Join hands, then we can go forward." Asked to comment on his feelings on being the first Ne gro to address the student body, he commented, '1 have been on quite a few campuses all over the country, and this is one of the warmest recptions I have ever gotten." Editorializing on {he NAACP leader's appearance here, the student publication, "The Re flector" said: "Aaron Henry's appearance here Tuesday night is vivid proof of the changes—particu larly in attitude that have taken place in Mississippi since 1962 ... His apparance here was a landmark in itself, but pot only that, the sufprisingly large audiance w»i. gracious tad rtspoHiiva.f* LOCAL POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT Walter M. Barnes, 44, vete ran police officer of the city's police department, was charged with assault and battery, by an A. and T. College student- Saturday night, for what he al leged was the promiscous beat ing he received at the hand of the officer, Saturday night, in McDougald Gymflatium, on North Carolina College's cam pus. VERSE OF THE WEEK When we are in our declin ing years, it is surprising how soon time's winged chariot be comes jet-propelled. Local Church To Hold 58th Anniversary The 68th Anniversary of the Ebenezer Baptist Church will be observed here, Sunday. February 12 at 11:00 a.m. The church is presently lo cated on Gillette Street, form erly Glenn Street* The Rev. J. A. Brown is the pastor. Tbts year's anniversary of the church is significant in that it is believed it will be the last to be observed in the present edifice, which was erected in 1961. Because oI the East-West Expressway, the congregation will erect a new edifice at 2300 S. Alston Ave. The theme for Sunday will be, "We Came This Far by Faith". Followiny the observ ance program a fellowship hoar Will be held. The Food and Drug Admin istration has announced that beginning July 1, all children's aspirin bottles would contain no mora than 96 tablets each. In the effort to reduce acci dental overdoses. Noted Scientist To Speak Here February 15 RESEARCH Park | —A renowned scientist honor ed throughout the world for promoting international scien tific relations and for his high -1 level governmental service will speak here February 15 at dedi cation ceremonies, for the N. C. Science and Technology Re search Center building. He is Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, : President of the Rockefeller University in New York City since 1953- and long-time sci ence and scientific education administrator. The announcement of the speaker was made by Peter J. Chenery Director of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, which maintains the Science and Technology Re search Center in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The STRC is charged with gathering reports of valuable world-wide scientific reseach and channeling them to North Carolina industry for applica tion in further research or pro duct development. ' " Tlw MffMr bas served on See SCIENTIST page 2A / H JANUARY WINNBR The SSO cash prize offered each month by the Carolina Times to the church or church auxil iary submitting the highest amount of cash register re ceipts secured from weekly ad vertisers in the Carolina Times, Former NCC Coach Wins 500 th Basketball Game By SILL NICHOLS The first 900 basketball vic tories an the hardest. And the next 500 could bf twice as hard if this essay was about anyone but John McLen don. McLendon coached his 300 th collegiate basketball triumph last Wednesday when he guid ed Cleveland State to a *4-9S decision over Walsh College. ; And don't be surprised if you read in years to come about Mm winning his 1000 th cage eontest. The man breeds win ning and this lifetime of suc cess Is ctrtain to lift CSU to greater basketball heights than it has ever known. "Til remember my 800 th vic tory forever," McLendon said yesterday. "I teach fast break I fljMMyy itfillf*ll i ife AM 11 IN' HPS m 11IW - I I J "tdv ffl y ■ 1 SHRINERS PRESENTS CHECK TO CHEST DISEASE CENTER A check for $5,000 was present ed to the National Jewish Hos pital at Denver, free- nonsec tarian chest disease center, by the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Pres. Of U. S. Chamber Of Commerce To Speak At Shaw RALEIGH—Myron A Wright, president Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington, will appear at Shaw University Monday, Feb ruary 13, at 11:30 a.m. as the university's seventh Public Af fairs Forum speaker. The ad dress will be made in the C. C. Spaulding Gymnasium on the campus. Mr. Wright of Houston- Tex. is also chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Humble Oil and Refining Co. Before succeeding to the top position with the nation's larg est producer, refiner and mar keter of petroleum products on June 1, 1988, bright wis ex- See SPEAKER page 2A is the Daughters of Relief Club of St. Mark AME Zion Church. Shown presenting the check to the club president, Mrs. Lull McNair, is J. Elwood Carter manager of the Times' adver tising department. Others in ■ V I ■ fl McLINDON bukebUU and our team scored Just M points—it wan- unbe Shrine, at a lundheon held in Denver last month honoring the Order and its auxiliary. The money—a total of $40,000 over the eight-year period— is earmarked for tuberculosis re search. Shown above are, left ■ w B| mm- y I H mm m WRIOHT the picture from left to right are Mrs. Lugenia Tyler, Mrs. Annie Henry, Mrs. Zola Laws, Mrs. McNair, Rev. L. A. Miller, the pastor, Mrs. Oretta High, and Mrs. Nannie Reddick. (Photo by Purefoy) lievable. "1 won my first college game back in IMO at North Carolina College. It was my first game is head coach and we beat Hampton Institute. 59-40. We -soored more points in that game, 27 years ago,, than both teams did Wednesday." McLendon can only recall one other low scoring game in which his team wa*' involved. In 198# his Tennessee State club- which had a 30-1 record that year, downed Rockhurst College, 31-17. Tennessee had a 13-11 edge at halftime. McLendon has tutored others who have gone on to profess slonai eage greatess—two of who are Sam Jones of the Boston Celtics and Tex Harri son, long time Harlem Globe- See McLINDON page SA to right, Squire Bullock, Im perial Deputy of Colorado; R. C. Washington, Imperial Poten tate; Joseph H. Silversmith. Jr., president of the hospital, and Maceo Broadnax, Deputy Commander of Patrols. Sixteen Media Fellows To Study at NCC $123,000 GRANT MADE NCC BY U.S. ED. OFFICE Sixteen experienced elemen tary and secondary school teachers will wprk towurd » Master of Arts degree in Edu cational Media at North Caro lina College under a $123,200 grant made the school by the U. S. Office of Education, James E. Parker, director of the Audiovisual-Television Cen ter at NCC, said the grant was for the school year beginning in September. 1967. The Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program in Educa tional Media provides for a basic stipend of $4,000 per fellow, with a $2,500 grant to the institution for each stu dent. Supplementary grants, to be announced later, will pro vide SBOO per fellow for the summer of 1968, S6OO for each dependent during the school year, and $l2O for each de pendent during the summer. Stipends in the program, au thorized under Title V, Part C. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, are tax-free. In notifying NCC of the grant, Dr. Donald N. Bigelow, director of the Office of Edu cation's Division of Education al Personnel Training, indicat ed that approval of the pro gram was along general linea suggested by the college. Rev. S. A. Cousin Guest Speaker At Allen U. Founder's Day COLUMBIA, S. C—Rev. Syl vester A. Cousin, Sr., minister of Greater Bethel AME Church Miami- Fl«., will be the 1967 Founder's Day speaker at Al len University here, Sunday, Feb. 12, as announced by Rt. Rev. Carey A. Gibbs, Presid ing Bishop of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Church and chancellor of Al len University. Rev. Cousin is presently serving as dean of the South Florida Conference Extension School of Edward Waters Col lege. He has served the AME church in many and varied ca pacities on local, state, and na tional levels, and has taught at church schools in Ohio, Penn sylvania, and Florida. He is a director of the Great er Miami Ministerial Associa tion; Florida State. National and World Council of Church es; the National Fraternal Council of Churches of Christ In America; the various cul tural and civil rights oregul NAACP Secy Wires Rusk Of Objection NEW YORK The National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People has strongly protested the State Department's highly controver sial decision to allow a U. S. Navy aircraft carrier to make a four-day stop at Capetown, South Africa. In a telegram to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Feb. 2, NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins declared- "Our coun try should have no dealings with South Africa whatsoever," and insisted the visit of the carrier Franklin Delano Roose velt should never have been -scheduled. - Mr. Wilkins also told Secre tary Rusk that the estimated 300 Negro enlisted men among the 3,500 servicemen aboard the carrier returning from combat duty in Vift Nam would be humiliated and in- See AFRICA page 2A 'mm JkmßE&l fiHK MERRICK Last Rites to be Held for E. R. Merrick Sat. The last rites for Edward R. Merrick, retired treasurer of N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Company, will be held at St. Joseph's 's AME Church here, Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Philip R. Cousin, pas tor of St. Joseph's will deliver the eulogy. Mr. Merrick succumbed at Lincoln Hospital here Wednes day morning, Feb. 8, following an illness of several weeks. He was born in Durham, the son of the founder and presi dent of N. C. Mutual Life In surance Company, the late John Merrick and Mrs. Martha Merrick. Mr. Merrick received his edu cation in the public schools of Durham and A. and T. Col lege of Greensboro. After fin ishing school he was married to the former Miss Lyda Moore, the daughter of the late Dr. A. M. Moore, the second president of N. C. Mutual and the late Mrs. Cottie Moore. On January 13, 1964 follow ing nearly a half century of service as an employee and of- See MERRICK page 2A ations; is a member of the Dade County Community Rela tions Board; the Board of Man agers of Edward Waters Col lege; the EOPI Board; the Cu ban Refugee Commission; the Episcopal District Corporation of the Florida-Bahamas BWI Diocese; the Interdenomina tional Ministerial Alliance; and the Free and Accepted Masons Rev. Cousin is a native of Roxboro, N. C., the son of Mrs. Sadie F. D. Cousin who resides in Pennsylvania, and the late Nathaniel T. Cousin. He was reared in Pittsburgh, Pa. where he attended the public schoola. He completed his undergradu ate work at Allegheny College. Meadesville, Pa., and graduate work at the University of Penn sylvania prior to entering WO berforce U., Xenla, Ohio, where he later served on the faculty. Rev. Cousin is the father of Rev. Philip R. Cousin, Sr., pea tor of St Joseph's A. M. E. Church, Durham.