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Rev. Brown Tells Council of Bla Rev. J. A. Brown, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church here and former head of the local branch of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored Peopled, spoke to a special session of the Durham City Council here Wednesday morning, July 26. In an effort to give further Duke U. Offers Housing Authority 224-Unit Apartment ■' I ■ _■ ■ I • 4 ■HVI vJH LBJ APPEALS TO AMERICAN YOUTH (Washington) President Johnson last week made a grave appeal to Ameri can youths to respect the law Race Leaders Urge End Riots Throughout The Nation Now News Bureau Secretary Dies At Duke Following Short Illness Mrs. Hazel Borden Plummer, 33, secretary to three directors of the New» Buteau at North Carolina College since 1959, died at 5:26 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, at Duke University Hospital. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at West Dur ham Baptist Church. The Rev. F. D. Terry, pastor, will offi ciate. be at Beech wood Cemetery. Floral tributes should be sent to Amey's Funeral Home, Durham. Mrs. Plummer, known as "Hazel" to news media per sonnel throughout the country, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Borden, 305 Dunstan Street, Durham. She was the wife of John Plummer of Durham, whom she married in 1957. They were the parents of one daughter, Gayle Yvette, five years old. Survivors include her hus- Congress Asked To Provide Better Housing For Poor NAACP Official Offers Plea for Needed Funds WASHINGTON A strong plea to provide better housing for the poor through revival of the Rent Supplement pro gram and expansion of the Model Cities program has been made by Clarence Mitchell, di rector of the Washington Bu reau of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People. Testifying here, July 24, be fore the subcommittee on hous ing and urban affairs of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, Mr. Mitchell repre sented both the NAACP and the Leaershlp Conference on Civil Rights which he serves as legislative chairman. He also called for inclusion of the fair housing bill of 1907 in the final bill to be reported out of the committee. The refusal of the House to appropriate funds for continu ance of the Rent Supplement program "is a shocking find unfair action," Mr. Mitchell said. This program, he continued, See CONOMSS, page 2A clarification of the present civil strife now engulfing the city, Rev. Brown centered his address around the slogans, "Black Power and White Pow er," emphasizing and defining their similarities and inequali ties. Before giving detailed des criptions of either slogan, Rev. as he spoke in the White House Rose Garden to nearly 100 young delegates to Boys government sponsored by the Nation, an annual exercise in MRS. PLUMMER band, her daughter, her par ents, two brothers, William Borden of Durham and Staff Sergeant Edwin Borden, United States Army, Peru, Indiana, See PLUMMER page 2A BBr ' /I \\ 1 / i¥Mc. w - A *w*fr* ' j| J| A I /^ J •?'''■ wmft ®ff% W?~* |AH4 • *#fft ' ' MP*- . * »*> MM ■ MR* •■■ JiH THOUGHTFUL MOOD (At lanta)— His head bowed here in thoughtful mood. Dr. Martin Luther King told a news con ference here recently that he supported President Johnson's Brown stated emphatically that "Black Power" and "White Power" are wrong. The inten tions of those representing both groups are the same. Both are in serious disagreement with the contstitution of this coun try. He stated that the Consti tution of the United States is color blind. American Legion. At left is j Alan Keyes, 16, of San Antonio, i Texas who was elected presi dent of Boys Nation. (UPI Photo) King, Randolph, Wilkins, Young Issue Appeal NEW YORK Pointing out that Negroes are "the pri mary victims of riots," four of the nation's top civil rghts lead ers have issued a strong call for an end to the ghetto vio lence which has erupted in cities throughout the country. The statement, issued on Wednesday, July 26, was a joint appeal by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., presi dent, Southern Christian Lead ership Conference; A. Philip Randolph, president, A. Philip Randolph Institute; Roy Wil kins. executive director. Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People; and Whitney M. Young, Jr., National League. The text of the statement on violence in the cities follows: Developments in Newark, De troit and other strife-torn cities make it crystal cjear that the primary victims of the riots are the Negro citizens. That See RIOTS page 2A use of federal troops in dealing with the Detroit riots. Dr. King said also that, "Revolts come out of revolting conditions." (UPI Telephoto) Rev. Brown further implied that the white mans apparent fears of "black power" are the results of their awakening views concerning the blighted and woeful conditions wrought by "White Power" upon their fellow Negro citizens of this country. Defining White Power, Rev. Breakthrough Seen In Damar Court Project " Duke University President Douglas M. Knight disclosed Thursday a proposal designed to provide a major breakthrough in Durham's public housing problems. Knight announced that he has received authority from the Executive Committee of Duke's Board of Trustees to take the following actions: 1. To withdraw Duke's offer to acquire the 102-unit Court Apartments. 2. To contract to sell, one year from now, the 224-unit Duke married student housing apartments to the Durham Housing Authority. 3. To contract to sell the Housing Authority an addition al 25 acres of land adjacent to the married students apart ments for recreational purposes or for additional housing. The Duke student apartments are located on Morreene Road, across the street from the Da mar Court. In making the announcement, Knight challenged "every man and woman of Durham, white and Negro, to work together toward a lasting solution to what has become a critical community problem." He pointed out that the Duke proposals in conjunction with the 200-unit turnkey project on Bacon Street in Southeast Dur ham would make available within one year 526 apartment units to meet Durham's crucial need for public housing. The Bacon Street project, proposed by the Housing Au thority, has drawn strong op position from Negro leaders who maintain that it would per petuate a "ghetto" pattern of Negro and public housing be cause of its location. But Knight noted that a go ahead on the Bacon Street pro ject together with the Duke proposals "would demonstrate once and for all the intent of the leadership in the Durham community to end the pattern of concentrating public housing in run-down areas." "The age of the ghetto is past," Knight said. "While we at Duke feel that the Damar Court Apartments would be a valuable addition to our facili ties, we also feel that it is with in our power to help meet Dur ham's crucial public housing needs and to assist city officials in breaking the ghetto pattern of public housing." Wilmington to Host N C Ushers Annual Meet WILMINGTON The largest delegation in the history of the International Ushers Associa tion is expected here August 24-27 when the 43rd Annual Session of the organization will hold its 1967 convention at St. Luke A. M. E. Zion Church, corner of Third and Seventh Streets. The opening public program of the annual meeting is ex pected to take place Thursday, August 24, at 8:00 p.m., when the official welcome address of the city will be delivered by the Honorable O. O. Allhbrook, Mayor of Wilmingtos. OttrtT ■pronvinen-t persons of religious and civic organiza tions will also bring words of welcome to the annual session. Response on behalf of the As sociation will be delivered by Clifton Stone, administrative assistant to the president, L. E. Austin. Music for the opening pub lic program will be furnished by the St. Luke Choir. Welbon Cox, president of the Wilming ton Ushers Union will preside at the opening program. Brown said: "Look around you and it can be seen any and ev erywhere." Pointing out fur ther, the evidences of "White Power" he stated that the governor, all the judges of the State Supreme Court, all dis trict judges, all members of the State highway patrol, and all state high salaried jobs, are Clue CarSSja ffijjws VOLUME 44 No. 30 DURHAM, N. C. AUGUST 5, 1967 PRICE: 20c NAACP Sends Assistance To Starving Miss. Delta Negroes 4\ IxJb-. ; Jfe a ft 1 • h inMlHfl h iißflliAi ■Sgi /| />jj •t- H "^H||^^E||^Li&& H mr I I gTßaagg MORTOAOe | ft MORTGAGE BURNING The pastor, officers and members of St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church were participants in a most de lightful occasion here Sunday, July 30, at 3:00 p.m. when the $66,000 mortgage against the church was burned. In addition to the St. Mark family, the event was witnessed by several Newly Formed Nat'l Urban Coalition Issues Riot Report SAYS CONGRESS MUST MOVE WITHOUT DELAY The conference of leaders of business, labor, religion, edu cation, civil rights, and city government has formed an Ur ban Coalition which will bring about a sense of immediate ur gency in the need for positive and progressive action for our cities. Lawlessness and all its ingre dients cannot be tolerated. Looting, burning, and bottle throwing are criminal acts and must be dealt with as such. But let not a reaction to cri minal acts, committed by a small fraction of the population of the country's ghettos, blind us to the absolute necessity of moving dramatically and imme diately to correct the desperate condition of our urban cen ters. We call upon the Nation and the Congress to reorder our national priorities, with a com- I mitment of national resources equal to the dimensions of the problems we face. The crisis requires a full new dimension in both the public and private sectors, working together for jobs, housing, education and the other needs of our cities. This Coalition believes the Congress must mae without de lay on urban programs. The country can wait no longer for model cities, anti poverty, hous ing, educatiton, and job train ing legislation, and a host of other matters that have been too long denied the cities. We call upon the Federal government to develop an Emergency Work and Recon struction Program to provide new training programs and jobs with career potential to the unemployed. occupied by all white person nel. Continuing, he stated that a high percentage of the total state payroll goes to all white office workers, that the tax revenue comes from Negro tax dollars as well as white, with whites heading every depart ment in the state. Describing the local situa of Durham's prominent busi nessmen. Those in the above picture from left to right are: F. V. Allison, Vice-President, Mutual Savings and Loan As sociation; Asa T. Spaulding, President, North Carolina Mu tual Life Insurance Company; Wallace R. Royal, Chairman, Board of Trustees; Rev. J. W. llr" EMERGENCY FOOD—(Detroit) People line up to receive food from an emergency center last Bahama Cabinet Ministerto Address Beauticians Meet NASSAU, Bahamas The Hon. Clarence A. Bain, minister Without Portfolio in the Cabi net of Premier the Hon. Lyn den O. Pindling, leaves Nassau Monday (July 31) for Atlanta, Ga., where he will attend the Beauty Culturist League Con vention. Accompanying Mr. Bain to the four-day convention will be Miss Dorothy Cooper, "Miss Jaycee Bahamas", Wilbur Moss of Happy Tours, and A. L. (Ding) Cambridge of the Ba- tion, Rev. Brown reminded the Council that the mayor of the city ir white, the city manager is white, all the judges in the | city court are white, and con cluded his description by stat ing, "and even this Council it self is too white." "That is White Power," sai d Rev. Brown. Hayes, Pastor, St. Luke A. M. E. Zion Church, Birmingham, Ala.; Rev. L. A. Miller, burning church mortgage; Bisbop W. A. Stewart, John H. Wheeler, President, Mechanics and Far mers Bank; Alexander Barnes, Director, Public Relations, A. M. E. Zion Church. (Photo by Purefoy) week as many stores were closed throughout the city. An outward calm prevailed in the Hamas News Bureau. On a tourist promotion trip, the Bahamas delegation will display promotional material, including straw work, sponge, turtle shell jewelry, a polished turle shell, conch shells, and Bahamian pottery in a hospi tality suite at the Regency Hyatt House, convention head quarters. Hon. Bain will address beau ticians from throughout the United States on Thursday. Some 20,000 members of the In comparison to "White Power' which is wrong, Rev. Brown presented the body with a barrage of thought provoking question. "Now suppose when you awake in the morning there was a Negro governor ol the state, an all black State Supreme Court, all black dis- Sec BROWN page 2A Money Will Buy Federal Food Stamps NEW YORK —The National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People this week sent funds to help pro vide food for starving Negroes in the Mississippi Delta region. The money will enable them to buy Federal food stamps. In announcing the contribu tion, NAACP Executive Direc tor Roy Wilkins said the dis patch of the check to Charles Evere, the Association's field director for Mississippi, was an initial step implementing an emergency resoluton adopted I at the NAACP's 58th annual convention held recently in Boston. Mr. Evers will direct the distribution of the funds to the needy. Meanwhile the Association is organizing a committee to so licit funds from the member ship and the public to provide food relief and medical aid for needy families in Mississippi pending effective Federal and state action to alleviate an acute situation. The convention resolution calling for initiation of a crash relief program was adopted after the delegates heard a re port on poverty in Mississippi made by a two-man team of See MISS, page 2A afternoon after two day? of rioting. (UPI Telephoto) league are expected to attend the Atlanta meeting. Three members of the Na tional Association of Bahamian Cosmetologists left Nassau Tuesday to attend this conven tion. Dr. Willa Mae Saunders, Past President of the association and President of the Executive Board; Mrs. Gloria Brajhwaite, President; and Mrs. Barbara Stirrup, Financial Secretary, will return to the Colony in two weeks.