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Southern Governors Approve Upgrading Negro Education *L V I mm 11 ARRESTED DURING NIGHT OF VlOLENCE—(Milwaukee) Father James Groppi, (L) with two of his followers as they peer through courtroom win- Pettaway Quits Presidency National Baptist Convention 5,000 DELEGATES STUNNED AT LEADERS ACTION INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana—Dr. C D. Pettaway, president of the 3Vz million member Na tional Baptist Convention of America for the past ten years, resigned his post during the 87th annual session of the or ganization held in the Fair grounds Coliseum here Septem ber 5 through 10. The unexpected announce ment of retirement stunned the more than 5,000 delegates who had been moved by Dr. Petta way as he delivered his annual President's Address. When calm was restored Dr. Pettaway was elected President Emeritus and voted a substantial annual salary for the duration of his retirement. Dr. J. C. Sams, pastor of Second Baptist Church at Jack sonville, Fla., was elected presi dent by the body on the rec ommenedation of the retiring Dr. Pettaway. Dr. Sams had served as first vice president throughout the presidential tenure of Dr. Pettaway. Dr. B. O Byrd, Los Angeles, was in stalled as first vice president. Convention delegates reject ed the choice of Dr. Pettaway when they elected Rev. M. L. Price, Houston, Tex., to the position of second vice presi dent. The Houston minister, supported by the strong Texas delegation, defeated Rev. R. L. Wilson, Dallas, who had been close to Dr. Pettaway and the ruling council of the Baptist organization in the capacity of corresponding secretary, a posi tion he retained. White Rock to Hold Service at NCC Sunday The congregation of White Rock Baptist Church will hold services in B. N. Duke Audi torium on the campus of N. C. College, Sunday, Sept. 17 according to an announcement made by the pastor, Rev. Lo renzo A Lynch, Tuesday. The present White Rock structure erected in 1866 at 606 Fayetteville Street will be torn down to make way for the new East-West Expressway now under construction. Erection of a new White Rock edifice at 3400 Fayetteville St. is expected to get underway in the very near future, Rev. Lynch stated. White Rock has a member ship of over 1200 and is con sidered one of the leading con gregations of the state. It was formerly pastored by Dr Miles Mark Fisher from 1932 to 1963. Rev. Lynch has pastored the church since September 1,19&5. When completed the new White Rock Church edifice is expected to be one of the fin est in the state. Marriage On Rise In Peace Corps WASHINGTON, (UPI) A steady increase in married volunteers is turning the Peace Corps into a "couples corps." r.aril j?±lu; Laoorrivtorici Chatham R&. Winston-Salr-m, f!. C. 7/PO/Corap. I dows shortly before appearance in County Court ~ last week Groppi and 14 of his organiza tion were arrested during the I fifth consecutive night of vio N. C. College Law Graduate Gets Important Position With CORE NEW YORK, N. Y.—Callis N. Brown, a native of Durham, and a graduate of North Caro lina College and the NCC law school, has been named Direc tor 4j|oPCommtri)ity and Inter groyp Relations fnf the Nation al Congress of Racial Equality. The appointment was announced by Floyd B. McKissick, National Director of CORE. Brown, a 1957 graduate of Hillside High School in Dur ham, graduated from NCC with a major in biology in 1961. He is a 1963 graduate of the col lege's law school. He is a former member of the staff of the Carolina Times of Durham, and is art Episco palian, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the Prince Hall Masonic Order, and the United States Junior Chamber of Com merce. Duke University Found Guilty Violating Civil Rights Act Negro Cashier Fired in Bias Treatment Case The Equal Employment Op portunity Commission has found Duke University guilty of violating Title VTI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Miss Shirley Ramsey, a Ne gro cashier at Duke and an ac tive member of the Duke Em ployees' Local 77 was fired on May 10, 1966 by Robert Minor, the dining hall supervisor, for refusing to perorm work that white cashiers did not have to perform. The decision of the Title VII Commission reads in part: "The investigation revealed that Respondent (Duke) dis missed Charging Party (Miss Ramsey) when she refused to work in a service capacity. Charging Party refused to work in such a capacity because Re spondent never required serv ice work of the white cashiers. An employer cannot validly dis miss an employee who opposes employment practices made un lawful by Title VII, and such a reprisal is itself an unlawful employment practice under Ti tle VII " Representatives of the Duke Employees' Local 77 have call ed a Special Mass Meeting to be held, Monday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m., at the North Man gum Street "Labor Ttfrnpit. The purpose of the Special Meeting is to plan action in de fense of Miss Ramsey and oth er Duke employees who the Union has charged are being paid unfairly and gives extra heavy and unfair workloads. Peter Bradon, consultant to Local 77, stated that "many Duke employees are angry and frustated by the new work as signemnts which have increased workloads as much as 184 per cent despite the fact that many See DUKE 7A lence in the south Milwaukee areas. Groppi is the local advi sor to the NAACP i (UPI Telephoto) BROWN He has served as vice-presi dent of the Youth Division of the North Carolina State Con ference of the NAACP and as Youth Field Secretary for the National NAACP in Florida. Kff ASKS RAP BROWN RiTURN TO MARYLAND (Richmond, Va.) Maryland Atty. Gen. Francis Burch tells newsmen he believes Virginia will extradite Wilkins On Top In Times' National Leadership Contest Roy Wilkins, executive sec retary of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People topped all nominees named in the Na tional Negro Leader Contest being conducted by the Caro lina Tinve-s. As announced in the begin ning the Contest will last for 6 weeks with balloting being made each week by letter, post card or the ballot appearing at the bottom of the front page of the Times during the re maining 5 weeks of the Con test. It is hoped by the effort to at least discover the sentiment of readers of the Carolina Times with regards to which of the prominent persons so often referred to as, "Negro €h tCaroli|a Cimnß VOLUME 44 No. 35 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1967 Leaders Hail Appointment of Negro Mayor of Washington Housing Expert Tapped for New District Post WASHINGTON, D. C —Presi dent Lyndon B. Johnson was hailed by both parties this week when he announced the ap pointment of Walter E. Wash ington, 52-year-old housing ex pert, as the head of the recently reorganized city government of Washington, D. C. When confirmed by the Sen ate, Washington will become the first Nergo to serve in the capacity of of "Mayor" of a ma jor American city. President Johnson told the press in making the announce ment of Washington's appoint ment: "We have found a man who can provide the leadership, the vision, understanding and the talent to move the Capital City forward, steadily and surely— a strong authentic voice for the people of the District." President Johnson's courage ous action in naming a Negro the top commissioner of the District of Columbia brought praise from local and national leaders. Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., former Chairman of the D. C. Democratic Central Committee said: "I can die happy now. I've seen this' city go from ironclad segregation to a Negro mayor-commisioner fully quali- See MAYOR 7A black power advocate H. Rap , Brown to his state. Burch, at a hearing earlier, asked that Brown be returned to face in citement to riot charges at Leader," is preferable for such a title. Each letter, card or coupon received, with the name of the persons written thereon will ac count for 1,000 points. Our OFFICIAL BALIJOT CAROLINA TIMES NATIONAL NEGRO LEADER CONTEST I VOTE FOR This Ballot Good for 1.000 Points MAYOR AND PRESIDENT (Washington)— President John son recently announced the se lection of Walter E. Washing ton (left) to head the new Dis Southeastern Business Col. Opens Dorm For Women D. W. Stith, president of the Southeastern Business College, announced this week the open ing of a brand new women's dormitory for the institution he heads. Built at a total cost of ap proximately $175,000 the new facility at Southeastern is mod ern in every respect with See SOUTHEASTERN 7A Cambridge, Md. At left is Da vid T. Mason, chief Criminal Prosecutor for Maryland, a Ne gro. (UPI Telephoto) readers are urged to join us J in the effort so that some con ception of a choice for a Na tional Negro Leader may be had instead of the non-descript See LEADERS 7A trict of Columbia government, . He will be the first Negro Chief I Executive of a major U.S. city. Washington is leaving his post as chairman of the New York Cufhbertson Named Soufhside Chairman United Fund Drive The appointment of S .D. Cuthbertson as chairman of the Southside Group of the United Fund campaign was announced this week by Edward W. Back. Jr., coordinator of the Sm&.j Business Division. "We are expecting great things in the Southside Group this year with such a capable leader as Mr. Cuthbertson. Each division has accepted the chal lenge of a 10% increase over last year's results ,as we know we can count on Southside," said Back. "Mr. Cuthbertson is well known in the community and has enlisted a team of workers who are sincerely interested in See APPOINTED 7A Historian In 1965 NOTED PROF UPHOLDS RIOT PROTESTING NEW YORK—The Watts riots: A meaningless outburst by a "marginal" group of Negroes or an articulate expression of legitimate grievances' In an article appearing in September issue of the Politi cal Science Quarterly, Robert M. Fogelson, assistant profes sor of history at Columbia Uni versity, sharply disputes the findings of a blue 7 ribbon com mission that the 1965 Watts riots was an irrational act of violence by a fraction of un employed, ill-educated and maladjusted Negroes. Professor Fogelson contends that the conclusions reached by the panel headed by former Central Intelligence Agency Di rector John J. McCone "de meaned the rioters, belittled their grievances, misunderstood their ghetto, misconstrued the riots and thereby discouraged efforts to devise imperative and more radical reforms." Writing in the Journal which See RIOTS 2A PRICE: 20c City Housing Authority to ac cept the appointment. Wash ington, 51, is a native of Daw son, Ga. (UPI Telephoto) jK| CUTHBERTSON Blasts Findings Watts Riots Study NAACP Suit Attacks South Carolina Tuition Grant Act COLUMBIA, S. C—The Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People has inched a step closer to a Federal court showdown here in its bid to strike down South Carolina's controversial tuition grants act. During a pre-trial hearing last month, U.S. District Judge J. Robert Martin, Jr., ordered the NAACP and Justice De partment lawyers to submit briefs by Sept. 20, and the state 30 days thereafter. The NAACP repeated its con tention that the tuition grants program, adopted by the South $2,113.57 RALEIGH reported here last week that there is J2.113.57 missing at Winston - Salem State College. Bridges told Gov. Dan K. Moore and the Advisory Budget Commission "the missing funds consisted of the entire re ceipts for certain days which were not deposited." Plan Presented By UNC Head In Asheville ASHEVILLE—Despite the ob jection of Democrat Lester Mad dox of Georgia, the Southern Governors Conference approved a plan here Tuesday to up grade Negro educational oppor tunities in the south. The action followed a reporl from the Southern Regional Education Board, presented by William Friday, president ol the Consolidated University of North Carolina and Winfred L Godwin, director of the board. "The report actually is a slap at Negro colleges and could re sult in closing many of them" stated Maddox Gov. Mills Godwin of Vir ginia said "this is the best wa> presented yet to get something started in the problem area. It is a real landmark report." The three major recommen dations made in the report were: 1. That immediate steps be taken to help Negro college students overcome the handi caps of educational disadvant age and cultural deprivation. 2 That long range plans be de vised to complete the evolution of the South's dual system of higher education into a single system serving all students. 3. That all types of educa tional re f o urces, including traditionally Negro colleges and universities, should be en gaged in a massive effort to achieve equality. Gov. Dan Moore of North Carolina said he opposed any plan to do away with the pre- See GOVERNORS 7A Good Neighbor Group Expands Labor Program RALEIGH—The North Caro lina Good Neighbor Council in cooperation with the Equal Em ployment Opportunities Com mission is launching an expand ed job and training opportuni ties program for Negroes and other minorities in all job cate gories in the state's industries. According to D. S. Coltrane, Chairman of the Governor's Good Neighbor Council, an EE OC contract provides funds to the Council for an affirmative action program with the in dustrial community on a state wide basis. "Under the terms of the con tract," Coltrane stated, "the Good Neighbor Council is un dertaking a twelve-month pro gram centered around five in dustrial areas with substantial Negro population and available manpower. Contracts will be made with 100 employers to promote affirmative action, in cooperation with community organizations, public agencies, local officials, and church groups." The five industrial areas are: See COUNCIL 7A Carolina General Assembly in 1964, was established for the sole purpose of avoiding the Supreme Court's School deseg regation rulings. The tuition grants provide for tuition payments for white pupils wishing to attend pri vate schools. A suit was brought by the NAACP and payments were enjoined. A three-judge Federal court struck down recently Louisi ana's grant-in-aid to pupils at tending private schools on grounds they were created to perpetuate racial segregation.
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