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16 Negroes Winners In Miss. Primary **★★*★*★**** * * ***★*★★ ★ Shriners Hold 74th Annual Meet In Cleveland, Ohio CONTEST WINNER AWARD ED MINK STOLE Mrs. Aline j Baldwin of Chapel Hill, third j place winner in the Carolina j Times subscription contest held ! recently is shown wearing the mink stole which had just been | NBL Signs $500,000 Contract To Aid Small Businessmen Project to Go To Twelve Pilot Gties WASHINGTON, D. C. The National Business League con cluded an agreement with the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Economic Development Administration providing $413,- 000 in federal funds for a train ing and business development program in twelve pilot cities. EDA provides $93,859 and is matched with $319,532 from OEO. NBL contributes an addi tional $70,000 Berkeley G. Bur rell, President of the 67 year old predominately Negro busi ness organization, stated that a final determination has not been made as to the cities that will be included in the project. With chapters in more than 40 cities, the NBL Executive Committee is now considering those cities that of fer the greatest potential for the successful erecution of the See NBL SIGNS page 6A I " N |d| I '& II "-IflT ■ I rfffl ifl Bfl B , ir tfl I FIRST NEGRO STEWARDESS SUPERVISOR—NashviIIe, Ten- j nessee)—Miss Sylvia E. Banks, (seated) a 1964 graduate of Fisk University, has been named the first Negro steward "We Don't Burn, We Build" Is Negro Enlisted Men's Theme PORT HUENEME, Calif. "We don't burn, we build," is the theme of a festive event being planned here on Sunday, August 27, by hundreds of Ne gro enlisted men of the famed Navy Construction Battalions. Petty Officer Barry Wright of Chicago, spokesman for the group sponsoring the event, ex plained, "We want to show our fellow Americans that the riot ers and the looters and the snipers don't speak for us. We are Seabees we believ in building, not burning." The August 27 program, with outstanding Negro entertainers presented her during award j ceremonies at the Second Bap j tist Church in Chapel Hill last j Sunday. Ceremony participants shown I I above, left to right, Rev. C. R. | I Bellamy, pastor of the church, [ N. C. STATE USHERS ASS'N TO HOLD \NNUAL MEET IN WILMINGTON WILMINGTON St Luke AMEZ Chtirch, Rev. A. J. Blake, pastor, will host the 43rd An nual Session of the Interdenom inational Ushers Association of North Carolina, as its leaders and members convene here Au gust 24-27. Beginning at noon, Thursday, Aug. 24, L. E. Austin, president of the association, will official ly open the first session fol lowing the devotional services led by T. J Broadnax. Instruc tions to delegttei and commit tee appointments conclude the activities of noon meeting. J. T. O'Neal, vice president, will be in charge of the after noon meeting beginning at 2:30 p.m. The districts of Hanover, Len'or, and Mecklenburg coun see USHERS page 6A LB J Appoints Gardner To Bench As Associate Judge ess supervisor by United Air j Lines, a major air passenger carrier in this country. Miss j Banks, a physical education I major at Fisk, finished United j Stewards' training in October, j taking part, will raise funds to expand the Scabees' Museum on this Pacific Home Base of are Seabee —we believe in remembrance of our service to our country and to house the things we are brining back from Viet Nam." He said the idea was a spon taneous response by Negro Sea bees to show their shipmates "we are the same guys we were when we worked side by side in Viet Nam. We haven't changed, and we hope they feel the same way as we do." "We shared the same fox holes, we shared death and Mrs. Susie Weaver, Chapel Hill business woman, Grady Bald win, husband of recipient, Mrs. Baldwin and Samuel Briggs, Managing Editor of Carolina Times. —Photo by Purefoy REV. BLAKE 1964. Since then she has flown with United out of Los Angeles. Miss Banks is shown here giv ing pre-flight instructions to two of several United Steward esses under her supervision. danger, and we are dedicated to build, not burn, this coun try of ours," Wright said. Although Base records do not reveal the race of Seabed officers and men, Base officials estimate that at least eight per cent of the thousands of Sea bees in training here, or wait ing for overseas deployment, are Negro. The afternoon festivities are to include a fashion show, en tertainment by noted Negro celebrities, and a dance. All of the proceeds are to go for the Museum building project. Cte Canfet Cimfs jVnirlyinnn Irfflnrfrmfl VOLUME 44—No. 32 DURHAM, N. C - SATURDAY, AUGUST If, I*7 NAACP Proposals Win South Carolina Governor's Favor Bi-Racial Group To Study State's Riot Problem COLUMBIA, S. C.—A propo sal by the South Carolina State NAACP for the creation of a volunteer bi-racial commission for a study of the state's ra cial situation and the develop ment of effective programs to avert riots has won the back ing of Gov. Robert E. McNair. Announcement of the plan was made here, Aug. 8, by the Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman, NAACP state field director, after a conference with the Governor during which a series of 26 proposals were submitted by a seven-member NAACP delegation. The proposals were devel oped and submitted to the Gov ernor in response to urgent ap peals from NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins to Asso ciation units throughout the country to initiate riot-preven tion activity. The South Carolina NAACP is seeking the cooperation of other groups in working out de tails of organization in setting up a broad-based commission with representatives from reli- See GOVERNOR 6A Eighth Negro Lawyer Named By President WASHINGTON, D. C —Presi dent Lyndon B. Johnson an nounced recenty the nomina tion of Wm. C. Gardner, emi nent Washington lawyer, as as sociate judge of the D. C. Court of General Sessions. This appointment marks the eighth Negro lawyer appointed by the President to a judge ship in the District of Colum bia. President Johnson also re appointed two other Negroes serving in the Court of General Sessions. William Courtleigh Gardner, 49, is a graduate of Howard University and the Harvard Law School. A native of Spring field, Ohio, he first worked in Washington as a messenger and a clerk with Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Following his graduation from Harvard, he joined the firm of Houston and Waddy and distinguished himself in all phases of legal practice. A Democrat active in civic work, Gardner serves on the board of directors of the Neigh borhood Legal Services Project, the Special Police Trial Board and the D. C. Hacking Ap peals Board. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the District and American Bar Associations. Other distinguished Negro lawyers appointed by President Johnson to serve in the Dis trict of Columbia include: Judges Spottswood Robinson, William Benson Bryant, Au brey Robinson, Joseph Waddy, Harry Alexander, Richard At kinson and John Fauntleroy. Mrs. Marjorie Lawson, who was appointed to the Juvenile Court, reaigned last year. " -j^"^' B ' ,i " toM NM^JI TOP POSTAL PLANNER—Post master General Lawrence F. O'Brien Oeft) is shown discuss Register And Vote Drive Pays Off In Deep South Election of Negroes In Mississippi May Total 37 In Run-off JACKSON, Miss. The | NAACP's concentration on vo ter registration in Mississippi paid off handsomely in the Demoratic primaries which re sulted in the election of at least 16 Negro candidates to county offices throughout the state and assured an addition al 21 an opportunity to win in run-off elections. Sustained efforts of the NA ACP, under leadership of Aaron Henry, state president, and Charles Evers, state field direc tor, contributed substantially to a ten-fold expansion of the Mis sissippi Negro vote from 20,000 in 1063 to some 200,000 this year The return of the Negro to an effective electoral role in the state overshadow the guberna torial and other statewide con tests. In the elections, Aug. 8, former Governor Ross R. Bar nett was swamped in his at temped comeback. Barnett had the endorsement of James Meredith whom he had sought to keep out of the University of Mississippi in 1962. Byron de la Beckwith, under indict ment for the 1963 murder of Medgar Evers, was eliminated as a candidate for lieutenant governor. See PRIMARY 6A Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church To Hold Memorial Day Annual Memorial Day Serv ices will be held at Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church Sun day, August 20, at 3:00 p.m. The services will be in honor of the founders, Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Cox. Guests for the oc casion will be the Rev. L. O. Saunders and congregation from the Emmanuel AME Church. Following the afternoon pro gram, graveside services will be held at Beechwood Ceme tery. Floral designs will be placed on the graves by Deacon and Mother Preston Quick. ing plans for further mail serv ice improvements with Ronald B. Lee, Director. Office of Geo. Harris Named President NIA at Meet in New Orleans HARRIS VERSE OF THE WEEK Every husband admits) his wife showed sound judgment when she picked him out. Omegas Secretary Blasts Black Power Movement WASHINGTON, D. C. H. Carl Moultrie, Esq., National Executive Secretary of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.. told the Supreme Council of the Fraternity this week that—"if burning and looting; if the ! destroying of homes and busi nesses are the earmarks of mili tancy, then I don't want to be militant. If bringing pain and suffering to innocent people; if watching earthly possessions destroyed by fire; if causing thousands of Negroes to be homeless and penniless and begging for food is Black Pow er, then I don't want any part of Black Power. The basic causes for unrest and disturbances must be cor rected. Congress must legislate. PRICE: 2tc Planning and Systems Analysis of the Post Office Department in Washington, D. C. i NEW ORLEANS George S. I i Harris, president of Chicago-j ! Metropolitan Mutual Assurance j Co. was elected president of I i the National Insurance Associ jj ation at the organization's 47th j : Annual Contention in New Or j leans. H. H. Southall, president of J Southern Aid Life in Richmond, ■ Va., became charman of the I board. The contention attracted 416 delegates from 46 Negro man aged companies and was one of the largest in the group's history. Over 1,000 persons heard Senator Edward Brooke of Massashusetts address the convention banquet. Senator Brooke urged Ameri cans to keep faith with the poor and the under privileged by providing them with oppor tunities to work and improve. He also strongly endorsed gov- See INSURANCE 6A It must not only legislate for catties, highways, automobile safety and anti-riots. It must also legislate for more jobs, better education and decent housing. It is ironical that in the most powerful Nation of the world thousands of Negroes are the victims of years of discrimina tion, segregation and economic cut-offs. It is not enough to put down the disturbances. The basic causes must be eliminat ed NOW Watts. Newark and Detroit must never happen again in the history of America and in order for it not to happen, the social ills which caused it to happen must no longer be permitted Daughters to Join Nobles In Session CLEVELAND—The Imperiaf Council of The Ancient Egyp tian Arabic Order Nobles of The Mystl" Shrine will hold its 74th Annual Imperial Council Session here, during the week of August 20. The city will host 20,000 Nobles, Daughters and friends; the Daughters of Isi3r» an auxiliary of Prince Hall Shrinedom, will hold their 56th Annual Imperial Court Session The leaders and members of these two national orders, com prise the largest Negro fratern al organization in America and are seeking means to make na tional contributions to aid and assist in solving many problems which face our society Roscoe C. Washington, Im peral Potentate of the AEAON MS. and resident of Los Ange les, can be credited with lay ing the ground work for much of the progress made by race members in the Los Angeles area, having been the "first" to be advanced to a supervisory rank in various occupational, civic and social positions. Aside from the many duties involving 172 Shrine Temples and their 17,000 members, Washington is presently vice chairman of the California State Personnel Board, acting as chairman of Qualification Appraisal Panels for state em ployment. Washington and his wife Ha zel take exceptional pride in their nephew Kenny Washing ton, of UCLA and L. A. Rams football fame. Grand nephew Keriny, Jr., is presently train ing and looking ahead to be coming a full fledged member of the L. A. Dodgers. Under his leadership, recent contributions by the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine include $5,- 000 to Loma Linda Medical Col lege and Center in Loma Lin da, Cal. and $5,000 to the Na tional Jewish Hospital in Den ver. The latter donation marked the sixth consecutive year that the allocation has been made MRS. KNIGHT NCC FACULTY MEMBER WINS DOCTORATE Mrs. Octavia Bowers Knight, assistant professor of educa tion at North Carolina College, has completed requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy de gree, to be awarded at the Au gust commencement exerciser at the University of North Car See DOCTORATE 6A to exist." (Moultrie is also the President of Washington, D. C. Branch of the NAACP). The Omega Psi Phi Frater nity is celebrating its 51st Grand Conclave in Boston at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. More than 1,500 Delegates, representing 30,000 families throughout America, are pres ent fo the occasion. The Fraternity was founded in 1911 at Howard University and has recently completed the building of a National Head quarters, at a cost of more than a quarter million dollars, only a block from where it was founded. It is comprised of 203 chapters on college campuses and cities throughout the coun try.
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