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Resources fli&F Bankßeported '• II It 11 B' M ■._. if j I* l i S i'U'M ■ KM MM ! JfM 4K£ u .nrl f Iwjw i ! THE 60TM ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders of the Me chanics and Farmers Bank held here Jan. 7 was reported to ftave been one of the most en thusiastic in its history. With total resources nearing the S2l NAACP To Launch Expanded Local Leadership Programs i A * ~*4' V * j^Bk REV. OAYE Times Names Ebenezer Pastor 1968 "Minister of the Year" Rev. William E. Daye was named minister of the year for 1968 by the Carolina Times | this week for his leadership as pastor during the construction of the newly erected Ebenezer Baptist Church here on South Alston Avenue. The church, which was com pleted and dedicated only a few weeks ago was erected at a total cost of approximately $200,000. It has a seating capa- J city of 1,000 which can be ex tended in case of becoming overcrowded by the sliding of a partition. In addition to the main sanctuary the edifice includes ! a chapel, modem classrooms, | three kitchens and other facili- j ties to be found in any modem church structure. It is also air conditioned. Spacious parking area is provided at the rear of! the church which is located on i an eight-acre site. Dr. E. T. Browne Named Speaker For Morehead's 22 Anniversary Dr. E. T. Browne, pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, will be the principal speaker during the 22nd Anniveisary celebration of the BTU and Sunday School departments of the Morehead Avenue Baptist Church, Sunday, January 19, at 5:00 p.m. Dr. Browne is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and College from which he received the Bth degree. Since graduating he has also been awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree by his alma mater. This is the first time More head Avenue Baptist Church has planned to celebrate such an occasion. The program was planned by the Christian Edu cation Board of the church, consisting of Mrs. C. E. McLester, president of the BTU; Willie Thomas, Superin million mark those present were assured that the growth and development of the'' bank will continue throughout 1969. The above photo, reading from Rev. Daye was called to the pastorate of Ebenezer, January 28, 1968. He previously pas tored the First Baptist Church of Mebane. He is a native of Durham, where he attended Virginia Seminary and College of Lynchburg, Va. He is cur rently attending the South eastern Theological Seminary at Wake Forest from which he will graduate in May. He is married to the former Nora Mitchell, also a native of Durham. They have three daughters: Harriet, Karen and Cheryl. New York Called Noisiest City NEW YORK Where's the noisiest place to live? New York City, accord ing to a study by Owens-Corn ing Fiberglas. Decibel sound tests showed Chicago and Los Angeles next in volume of noise. fmEmm 'mm * : H|j| REV. BROWNE tendent of the Sunday School' and Rev. B. A Mack, pastor. Dr. Browne will be accom panied by the Mt. Vernon I Junior Church Choir and BTU. CV left to right, consists of J.H. Wheeler, president; Dr. Clyde Donnell, Chairman of the Board and W J Kennedy. Jr., vice president. lOft* f£Tarttiw f%*ljil y*JmV& VOLUME 46 No 2 Mayor Names 2 Negroes To Durham Housing Authority Stewart Votes "No" to Latest Council Move Mayor Wense Grabarek of Durham announced last Thurs day the naming of two Negroes to the Durham Housing Au thority at a meeting of the City Council. The action of the mayor drew commendation from all members of the Coun cil with the exception of one of its two Negro members, J.S. Stewart, who voted against the action of the mayor. Named to the five member commission are, Artis Plummer and Elwyn Midgett. Plummer , is owner and operator of the I Plummer Art Neon Sign Co., j and Midgette is principal of | Burton Elementary School. The appointments fill the i vacancies created on the resig- | Husband, Wife 0. C. In Key Post For Inauguration WASHINGTON - With a "Forward Together" theme for the 1969 Inaugural in mind, many prominent women and some husband and wife teams from the Washington area have assumed key po6ts on the Inau gural Committee. The Inaugural Committee staff includes the following well known area people: Mr. and Mis. J. Willard Marriott, Mrs. C. Wayland Brooks, Miss Louise Gore, Mrs. Leslie C. Arends, Mrs. John D. Eisen hower, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bresler, Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Fangboner, Mrs. Carl Ship ley, Mrs. Ab Hermann, Mrs. George Burkhardt, Mrs. Rich ard Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Gorman, and Mr. and Mis. Jack Packard. Mrs. J. Willard Marriott, the wife of the Chairman of the Inaugural Committee, holds the position of Vice Chairman and Special Assistant to the Chairman. A Vice Chairman of the Republican National Com mittee since June, 1965, Mis. Marriott is also Republican National Committeewoman for the District of Columbia, a (See TEAMS page 2A) " ■ jfiS TW7*~ mm ■■■■' ■ ••• ; ?Bp **'&', '■ ■ ii^H READING THE MINUTES of the previous meeting is Mrs. Virginia Patterson, who for several years has held the po sition of assistant vice presi dent and secretary. At a meet ing of the Board the following DURHAM, N. C.. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11. 1969 MIDGETTE nation of J. J. Henderson, who served 19 years on the commis sion and A. B. Stone, Jr. Henderson was its vice-chair man at the time of his resigna tion. Plummer's term of office will end in Sept. 28, 1972 and Midgett wjl serve out the regu Spaulding Named to Academy Achievement Board of Directors DALLAS, Texas - Asa T. Spaulding, retired president of North Carolina Mutual Life In surance Company, has been re elected to the board of gover nors of the American Academy of Achievement, a non-profit organization of more than 500 prominent Americans dedi cated to the inspiration of youth. Officers are Paul Thayer, president of LTV Aerospace Corporation, chairman; M. F. Mickelson, board chairman of Fabri-Tek, Inc. of Minneapolis, president; Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Wallace, co-foundeis of the Reader's Digest; Troy V. Post, Dallas investor; Harold Bray man, retired Director of Public Relations for E. I. DuPont de Nemouis & Company, vice president and Robert 0. Snel ling, Sr., president of Snelling & Snelling, Inc., treasurer. Among tlje other distin guished Americans elected to the board were astronaut day Mrs. Patterson was elected vice president and secretary. She is a graduate of North Carolina College from which she holds the degrees of B.S.C and M.S.C 5 I / .■ PUUMME* lar term of Stone which will also end Sept. 28, 1972. Stewart later explained his negative vote of the mayor's action as in no way attacking the two new appointees per sonally. Plummer and Midgett are (See HOUSING page 2A) I W w I i SPAULDING James A. Lovell, Jr., Dr. Michael E. Deßakey, Dr. Denton A. Cooley, Prof. Harold Urey, Dr. Edward Teller, Louis Nizer, Anna Chenrtault, and Allen Drury. Each board member is a past recipient of the Acade my's Golden Plate award for (See SPAULDING 2A) li u | I V|JV^ k] v j A SECTION OF THE STOCK holders gathering to whom the 1 reports of the bank were made. P. esent also were officials and I PRICE: 20 Cents Enthusiastic Report Made at Bank's Meeting The stockholders of Mecha nics and Farmers Bank held their 60th annual meeting, Monday evening, January 6, in the lobby of the main office. Reports were heard from the President, J. H. Wheeler and other officials. Election of members to the Board of Directors, followed. Wheeler, reported that total resources of the bank had passed the S2O million mark, reflecting a percentage increase of 7.16 percent. Total deposits, which constituted 92V£ percent of the resources, were divided almost equally. He also re ported that the bank had par ticipated in and/or made several SBA Equal Opportuni ty loans and had initiated the financing of two low income housing projects under the 221 (d)(3) FHA program. Wheeler pointed out that the Trust Department con tinues to grow, due in part to the increasing awareness of our citizens of the importance of estate planning. During the coming year the bank expects to add new ser vices including a new method of extending credit under the trade name of "instant Re serve." Following the president's report, the stockholders elect ed its Board of Directors, add ing one new member, J. C. Scarborough, 111, Assistant Manager of Scarborough and Hargett Funeral Home. Young Scarborough, 111, 31 years of age and grandson of J. C.- Scarborough, Sr., a native of Durham earned the B. S. Degree at North Carolina Col lege and completed the courses at the Eckels College of Mor tuary Science. He is very active in the civic and social activities of the Durham community and holds membership in the St. Joseph's AME Church and its Junior Steward Board; the Advisory Board of Operation Breakthrough, Durham Com mittee on Negro Affairs, Dur (See RESOURCES 2A) members of the bank's Raleigh form of sandwiches and »ofC and Charlotte branches At the drink* were served meeting refreshments in the * V > ' (Photos by Purefoy" Wilkins Announces Plans For Nationwide Leadership Project ffl jl ' ySn 41 HARDEN Last Rites For Gilbert Harden Held At Saint Joseph's The funeral of Gilbert E Harden, husband of Mrs Isa bella Harden, 622 Massey Ave nue was held at Saint Joseph's AME Church, Tuesday, January 7, at 4:00 p.m Harden succumbed at Duke HospHal Saturday, January 4. following a lengthy illness He was born in Staunton, Va and received his education in the public schools of that city and Hampton Institute, from which he graduated in the De partment of Tailoring After moving to Durham, he became an instructor in tailoring in the public school system. The eulogy was delivered by Rev. Philip R. Cousin, Pastor of St. Joseph's. J. W.. McClin ton rendered a solo. Resolutions and acknowledgements were by N. H. Bennett. In addition to his wife, Har den is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs Juanita Bates, of South (See HARDEN page 2A> Rev. P. R. Cousin Named Pres. Durham Ministerial Association Rev. Philip R. Cousin, pas tor of St. Joseph's A.M.E. Church, has been named presi dent of the Durham Ministerial Association. Elected along with the new president for the year 1969 were: The Rev. B. E. White, pastor of the Parkview Baptist Church, Vice president; the Rev. Edgar T. Thompson, pastor of the Community Bap tist Church, secretary; the Rev. H. H? Robinson, pastor of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, im mediate past president and the -Rev. Wade Hawkins, pastor of the Branson Memorial United Methodist Church, treasurer. TTife new officers of the Association assumed office, Tuesday, January 7, at 12 'o'clock noon it the Men's Graduate Center Dining Hail of Duke University, during a luncheon meeting, where they listened to an address by Dr. James T. Taylor, executive sec retary of the North Carolina Good Neighbor Council. NEW YORK:"* A nation wide Leadership Development Program beginning early in 1969, designed to recruit and train volunteer personnel to handle community social and economic problems, was an nounced here this week by Roy Wilkins, executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. , The program, funded by a Rockefeller Foundation grant to the NAACP Special Contri bution Fund, will vastly ex pand the Association's present adc grassroots leadership in the nation's Negro communi ties. The grant with an initial payment of approximate ly SIOO,OOO covers a four-year period. In announcing the expanded program Wilkins said it would not be limited to local NAACP branch leaders. "We will broad en the reach of training to embrace strategic non-member groups in the black community in our effort to encourage and promote the community's cap acity for identity and fulfill ment," he said. TJie enlarged program, Wilkins added, "represents the continuation of a tradition which the Association has served almost since its estab lishment, namely, the provision of constantly-renewed leader ship pools fcr the Negro com munity." A corps of staff trainers will be employed to carry out the program. Each of these will be required to undergo [special training services include, an (See LAUNCH page "1Ar UV. COUSIN Pteadbig was the new pnridrat Rev. Cousin has pastored St. Joseph's for the past three years, during which time the church has grown both spiritu ally and financially. In keeping with his usual energetic activity wherever he serves, the associa tion is ec pec ted to have a moat prosperous year. MINISTERIAL page U
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