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N. C. Highway Patrol Seeking Applicants
Job Now Open
To Negroes
Says Official
The North Carolina High
way Patrol is currently re
cruiting applicants to fill
existing vacancies in the
ranks of the "elite" law
enforcement agency.
According to realiable
sources, the State Patrol
has approximately eighteen
vacancies, and a concerted
effort is underway to re
cruit qualified persons to
fill the open slots.
In a telephone conversa
tion wtth an official of th*
State Highway Patrol the Car
olina Tim** wai advised thi*
waalc that Na«ro applicants
for employment as highway
partolmen ara now accept
able and will ba processed
or screened the same as oth
ers.
A special mobile unit,
designed to offer visual in
formational ?.i(le to in
terested citizens, and espe
cially designed to imple
ment the recruitment project
is currently on tour in
various sections of the
State in an effort to secure
Patrol candidates.
The mobile unit was
scheduled to be in Roanoke
Rapids on April 3 and 4,
and was slated for appear
ance in Greenville on April
5 and 6.
The remaining iteniary
for the mobile recruiting
unit and Patrol recruiters
include: Fayett eville,
April 12 and 13; Wilming-
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DR. WILEY
Emory Univ.
Historian to
Speak at NCC
Dr. Bell I. Wiley, eminent
historian of Emory Univer
sity, Atlanta, Georgia will
deliver the Annual Spring
History Lecture at North
Carolina College At Dur
ham, Friday, April 14, 8:00
p.m., in the Auditorium of
the Education Building.
HUs subject will be "The
T*ommon Soldiers of the
Civil War".
Dr. Wiley received the
doctorate degree from Yale
University 1933. His doc
toral d issertation, Southern
Negroe* 1861-1865, was
published i"n 1938 by Yale
University Press. Some of
his other books are: The
Life of Johnny Reb (1943),
The Plain People of the
Confederacy (1943), The
Life of Billy Yank (1952),
and the Road to Appomattox
(1956).
Dr. Wiley has taught at .
Peabody College, Louisiana
State University, University
of Colorado and University
of Alaska. During the
academic year 1965-66 he
was Harmsworth Professor
of American History,
•Queen's college, Oxford
University. He has been a
professor at Emory Univer
sity since 1949. In May,
1960 he was appointed
Charles Howard Candler
Professor at Emory. He
also has held Julius Rosen
wald, Rockefeller, and
Fellowships.
He*, is the recipient of hono
rary doctorate degrees from
Anbury College, Lincoln
College, Jacksonville Uni
versity and Tulane Univer
• sity.
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FOR FIRST WEEK'S TABULATION
Mrs. Carter Leads In
Subscription Contest
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HOLDER OP THE LUCKY
TICKET for the brand new
Westinghouse Frigidaire, given
as a door prize, Sunday, April
2 at the 43rd annual Mid-year
Session of the Interdenomina
tional Ushers Association of
A&f College To Observe
75th Anniversary Apr. 24-29
Greensboro,—AftT College
will observe its 75th
Diamond Anniversary during
the week beginning on Mon
day, April 24, and culminat
ing with a Convocation on
Saturday afternoon, April
29, at 2:30 p.m.
The Convocation to fea
ture the dedication and
naming of three new build
ings, will draw a long list
of prominent le&ders in ed
ucation, business and the
State and Federal Govern
ments.
The three-structures, re
cently completed at a total
cost in excess of $3,500,
000, include; The Student
Union, The Biology Build
ing and a dormitory for wo
men.
A highlight in the obser
vance is the appearance of
Miss Margaret Tynes, noted
opera soprano, alumna 6f
the College and Greensboro
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Mm IHt
OR. WATSON
Hampton Alumni
The 27th annual conference
of the North Carolina Region of
the Hampton Alumni Associa
tion will convent here Satur
day, April 8, it was announced
Tuesday. The Statler-Hllton
Inn, located at 2424 Ervin kopd
will be the seat of the meet
ing which will get underway at
10 a.m. when a chapter presi
dents' round table will be held
Vice President Chadrich Haith-
North Carolina was W. R. Gil
christ of Durham Gilchrist is
shown with his tofe being pre
sented the bill oFsale for the
prize by S. C. Rigsbee, presi
dent of the Rigsbee Tire Sales,
Inc. The local company is the
NCC Professor to Deliver Two
Addresses at Cornell Univ.
DR. NEWKIRK
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OR. HOLLAND
Albert Webb, presiding. A
luncheon meeting, N. B. White
presiding, will be held from
12:00 o'clock noon until 1:30
p.m. Speaker for the luncheon
meeting will be Dr. i. H.
Wheeler, preaident of the Me
chanics and Farmers Bank.
The afternoon session will
consist of a Centennial Work
shop with Dr. Willim Watson,
national alumni preaident, pre
Durham representatives of the
Westinghouse line of appli
ances. See other pictures of the
Mid-year session in section A,
page 8. All photos by Purefoy,
Times Staff Photographer.
Dr. Gwendolyn Newkirk,
chairman of the Department of
Home Economics at North Car
olina College, will deliver two
addresses at Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York, Friday and
Saturday, April 7 and 8.
Friday she will be the key
note speaker at an international
seminar with an audience com
prising persons concerned with
problems in international edu
cation. Her topic will be, "The
Educated Woman: Her Status
and Role in the Developing
Countries in Africa."
Saturday she will deliver the
principal address at the Cor
nell University College of
Home Economics' annual Hon-
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OIL FREEMAN
In Meet
siding Dr. W. Adrian Freeman,
O. G. Taylor and Henry Gold
man will preside.
Following the round table
the first business session will
be held with Vice President
stein will serve as consultants.
The annual banquet of the
conference will be from 7:30 to
0:00 in the evening. Greetings
will be brought by Dr. W.
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Mrs. A. Baldwin
Of Chapel Hill
In 2nd Place
The first week's tabulation of
reports of active contestants in
the Carolina Times Big Sub
scription Contest which began
Monday, April 3, revealed that
Mrs. J. A. Carter of Durham
was in the lead by a fairly safe
margin. Mrs. Carter had regis
tered a total of 255,000 points
at the close of this week's tabu
lation at Wednesday noon.
Running close behind Mrs.
Carter for second place was
Mrs. Aline Baldwin of Chapel
Hill with points totaling 225,-
000. Standing third in the race
was Mrs. Oneida McGhee o#
Durham with points totaling
210,000.
The contest manager wishes
to impress upon those sending
in subscriptions to be credited
to their friends working in the
Contest, that subscription
points, whether for one or
more years, cannot be divided
or credited to more than one
contestant. He would also like
to advise all contestants to
mail or bring their reports by
Monday noon of each week in
order that they may be tubu
lated by press time Wednesday.
Reports and subscriptions ar
riving after the Wednesday
noon deadline will be credited
to the contestant in the fol
lowing week's tabuations.
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Touring NCC
College's Choir
VIENNA - An
American student choir sang
spirituals in a Baroque
church here Friday.
The Greensboro, N.C. Col
lege Glee Club is on an Euro
pean singing tour
Civil Rights Workshop Set
For Rocky Mount April 15
Last Rites Held Wed. at Saint
Mark For Thomas J. Atwater
Thomas J. Atwater, well
known churchman and com
munity worker was funcralized
here Wednesday, April 3, at
St. Mark AME Zion Church.
Rev. L. A. Miller, the pastor,
delivered the eulogy.
Mr. Atwater, who was 80
years of age, was employed by
the Liggett and Myers Tobacco
Company until his retirement
several years ago. During his
employment he pioneered in
organizing the first l«bor union
for Negroes at Liggett and
Myers.
For more than 00 years Mr.
Atwater was an active member
of St. Mark AME Zion Church.
He worked zealously in the
Sunday School.
As a token of appreciation
and esteem a Sunday School
Class was named for him and
is presently know as the At
water Bible Class.
He also served as Trustee,
Church Clerk, Sunday School
Teacher and Class Leader at
various times over the years.
Mr. Atwater is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Mattie B. At-
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FREEDOM AWARD PRESEN
TATION Secretary of State
Dean Rusk presents 1967 Free
dom Award to Roy Wilkins, ex
ecutive director of the National
Association for the Advance
NAACP Executive Dir.
is Given 1967 Award
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EXHIBITS AWARD —Dr. Leroy
T. Walker, who was elected
president of the Central Inter
collegiate Athletic Association
at the conference's recent meet
ing, exhibits a plaque awarded
him by the conference's foot
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MR. ATWATER
water; one niece, Mrs. Addie
McCormick; three nephews,
James Atwater, Paul Atwater
and Clyde Atwater; and many
other relatives.
Interment was at Beechwood
Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were
by Scarborough and Hargett.
ment of Colored People, at Ho
tel Waldorf Astoria dinner at
tended by 1,200. Former Sen.
Paul H. Douglas, chairman o!
Freedom House, is at left.
President Johnson, last year'a
ball coaches. The NCC track
coach was recognized by the
football coaches as an outstand
ing educator, scholar, author,
and coach.
(NCC News Bureau Photo)
RALEIGH —A large-scale
civil rights workshop con
ference, geared to civil
rights and anti-poverty
efforts and designed pri
marily for Eastern North
Carolina, will take place
on Saturday, April 15, in
Rocky Mount.
The affair will be held at
the Mount Zion First Bap
tist Church-one of the
largest churches in Rocky
Blount, The' Reverend
George Dudley is pastor.
John R. Salter, Jr., of
Raleigh, who has done con
siderable civil rights work
in various sections of the
South, is organizing the
conference. He said that it
would begin at 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 15, and
would last for about twelve
hours. Widely advertised not
only in North Carolina but
also in sections of Southern
Virginia, it is open to the
public and-» no admission
will be charged.
The purpose of the work -
shop conference, Salter ex
plained, "is to strengthen
existent civil rights move
ment and related endeavors
and to stimulate the growth
of new movements where
none now exist." He said
that the conference would
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Freedom Award recipient, sent
a special message hailing the
civil rights leader as "one of
the true leaders, not only of
our time, but of all time."
Pres. Johnson
Sends Message
To CR Leader
NEW YORK-Roy Wilkins,
executive director of the
National Association for
Advancement of Colored
People, received the 1967
Freedom Award Wednesday
March 29, at a Hotel Wal
dorf Astoria dinner attended
by 1,200 distinguished
Americans.
Mr. Wilkins, who became
executive director of the
NAACP tm 1965 upon the
death of Walter White, re
ceived the award for "cou
rageous and responsible
leadership." He is the first
civil rights leader to receive
the award, one of the
nation's top honors.
President Johnson, last
year's recipient, sent the
following message of ac
claim to the civil rights
leader:
"Since 1943, the Freedom
Award has honored cham
pions in the struggle for
human rights at home and in
the support of free societies
and institutions abroad.
, "This year's recipient is
a unique American whose
contributions transcend the
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Housing Official
Warns Pickets
Face Arrest
Carvie Oldham, Executive
Director of the Housing Author
ity of the City of Durham,
threatened housing residents,
applicants and supporters with
arrest last Friday if they re
fused to move their picket line
from the Housing Authority
property at Few Gardens.
Mrs. Yvonne Harris an appli
cant for public housing and
spokesman for a group seeking
ouster of Mrs. Helen Goodwin,
Tenant Selector, stated that
while she and about twenty-five
(25) others were picketing with
signs, Oldham threatened them
with arrest and called the po
lice.
Mrs. Harris stated that Old
ham took names of several of
the pickets. He also asked it
they were now living in public
housing. Mrs. Harris stated that
a n unidentified cameraman
took pictures of the group and
was overheard to ask James
Bennett, Assistant Director of
the Authority, "What the hell
are those niggers doing
bunched up over there walking
up and down the sidewalk?"
Mrs. Harris stated that her
group seeks the ouster of Mrs.
Goodwn because of her "nasty"
treatment of applicants and
tensnts.