Saturday, March 15, 1969
Eight Pages Second Section l
YOUR PICTURE-NEWS WEEKLY
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MAKING FINAL PLANS FOR
ANNUAL BANQUET Mem
bers of the Banquet Committee
shown discussing final plans
for the Durham Business and
Professional Chain and House
wives League's annual banquet
to be held March 18, at the
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VIETNAM HERO OITS MEDAL
Bronze Star Awarded Captain
Reginald Winstead for Heroism
U. S. FORCES, Pleiku, Viet
nam (Special) The Bronze
Star Medal for Valor was
awarded to Army Captain Reg
inald C. Winstead for heroism
in Vietnam.
Captain Winstead is the hus
band of Mrs. Doris Winstead
of Louisville, Ky. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Win
stead, reside in Durham.
The citation accompanying
the award read in part "Cap
lain Winstead distinguished
tiimself by heroic action on 23
August 1968 while serving as
an Advisor to Troop 1 (Tank),
3rd Armored Calvary, Army of
the Republic of Vietnam. On
that date the troop was re
sponsible for the security of
part of Highway 14 between
Pleiku and Kontum. While a
United States convoy was pass
ing his location on the west
side of the highway, a reinforce
Voting Begins This Week for
Annual Tastemakers Award
NEW YORK —Food editors
cookbook authors, cookbook
editors and publishers this
week are voting for the out
standing cookbook writers of
1968 in the third annual Taste
maker Award competition.
Sponsored by The R. T.
French Company of Rochester
N. Y., the program offers five
awards, for the writer of the
best Basic or General Cook
book, Foreign or Regional,
Specialty or Novelty, Original
Paperback, and the "Best of
Show."
Some of the most cherished
volumes in America's home
libraries are cookbooks. Not
only do they encourage self
expression, they widen our
taste horizons," stated 0. Ce
dric Rowntree, president of
The R. T. French Company.
"We are proud to honor their
writers and editors."
The Tastemaker Award was
established in 1967. Last year,
a special Tastemaker seal was
produced for use on the win
ning books. Winners are elect
ed by majority vote. The 1968
North Carolina College cafete
ria are: (1 to r), seated, Mrs.
Mary T. Horton, president of
Housewives League; J. Elwood
Carter, chairman, Banquet
Committee and F. V. Allison,
president, Durham Business
North Vietnamese Company at
tacked the troop and convoy
from both sides of the high
way. The command armored
personnel carrier with Captain
Winstead went immediately to
the center of contact. There,
he fearlessly exposed himself
to the enemy fire on the enemy
assault on his position, Captain
Winstead manned a machine
gun and placed accurate fire
on the enemy."
Captain Winstead attended
Person County High School in
Roxboro and is a 1962 gradu
ate of North Carolina A&T Uni
versity in Greensboro. He en
tered the army in 1962 dur
ing this time he served with
the United States Forces in
Korea, with his brother Cor
poral Harold Winstead. He was
stationed at Fort Ord before
coming to Vietnam in May '6B.
ballot lists 126 books, seven
more than last year. Voters are
asked to vote for the one book
in each category which, in their
opinion, set the highest stand
ards for quality of text and
recipes and suitability of pre
sentation.
Nominations committee in
cluded: Miss Charlotte Adams,
Cookbook Author; Miss Clara
Claasen, Doubleday And Com
pany, Inc.; Paul Fargis, Haw
thorne Books; Miss Rita Du
bois, The R. T. French Com
pany; Mrs. Diane Harris, Mac-
Millian Company; Miss Bea
Moore, Easandess Special Edi
tions division of Simon And
Schuster; Donald Schrader,
Bartholomew House- Macfad
den-Bartell Corporation; and
Miss Helen Stark, Better
Homes and Gardens.
The Tastemaker Awards for
1968 will be presented April
2 in New York City.
Without incessant gabble,
babble, and vociferation, some
office help would count the
day lost.
Cke Cafffet
and Professional Chain. Stand
ing, left to right: R. Kelly
Bryant, Chain Secretary, and
N. B. White. Not shown are
Charlie Jackson, Chain Treas
urer, and Mrs. Viola Fuller.
(Photo by Purefoy)
Former Durham
Resident Succumbs
In New York City
NEW YORK, N. Y. - Fune
ral services for Mrs. Jennie
Carter Maeßern, former resi
dent of Durham, were held
Thursday, February 20 at the
Virgil Smith, Jr. Funtral Horn*.
New York City. Rev. John
Harris, St. Matthew Episcopal
Church officiated.
Mrs. Maeßern died Monday,
Feb. 17 at the YWCA Annex,
137 th Street, New York City
where she made her home. The
daughter of the late Rev. Wil
liam H. Carter and Jennie
Nance Carter, she was born in
Chapel Hill, February 14,1918.
Surviving are: Thomas Mar
shell Maeßern, husband, New
York City; William N. Garter,
Greenwich, Conn., Bennie C.
Carter, New York City, broth
ers; three nieces and one nep
hew.
Interment was in Lodi
Cemetery, Lodi, New Jersey.
Colonial Stores
Names Real
Estate Manager
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BANKS
The appointment of Thomas B
Banks as Real Estate Manager
of the Raleigh Division of
Colonial Stores was announced
today by R. L. Belvin, Vice-
President.
Banks comes to Collonial
from the Mobil Oil Company
where he was the Real Estate
representative. Prior to this he
owned his won real estate Arm.
Banks, 34, is married to
the former Sara Woo lard of
Garner. They have two child
ren, a boy 12 and a girl 11.
They reside at 501 Northwood
Circle in Garner.
Banks is a native of Wake
County and holds a Bachelor
of Science degree from the
University of North Carolina.
With headquarters in Raleigh,
he will be responsible for Real
Estate development in North
Carolina and southside Virginia.
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Bennett Coll. Students Collect
Food for Hungry in S. Carolina
GREENSBORO On Monday
morning, March 3, despite the
snow and uncertainty of pend
ing weather with its forecast of
more snow, a station wagon
pulled out of Bennett College
bound for Beaufort, S. C. more
than seven hours away. It car
ried a cargo of four students,
including the student body
president, the college's devel
opment officer, and more than
20 cases of foodstuff.
The food, collected by the
student body of the all*girl
school, was earmarked to be
distributed by the Beaufort
branch of the NAACP to help
relieve the hunger in Beaufort
and Jasper Counties brought to
light recently by a Senate com
mittee investigating hunger in
America. Doris Scott, president
of the student body of the 680
student school is hoping tint
other colleges in the area will
follow suit and has called on
them to lend their support to
similar projects at their
schools.
In addition, she has written
letters of thanks to Sen. George
McGovern of South Dakota,
chairman of the Senate com
mittee on nutrition and human
needs, and Ernest Hollings of
South Carolina, a committee
member "for the concern you
have shown for people suffer
ing from malnutrition and
hunger."
Bennett students, tradition
ally active in community af
fairs, conceived of the idea
Annual Woman's Week Held
At Winston-Salem Last Week
WINSTON SALEM - Be
cause of her unique position,
the Black woman has a special
responsibility to institute
change in a white society that
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PROGRESS PLAZA in Phila
delphia is the nation's first
Negro-owned shopping center.
Wilford Smith, who manages
the A & P supermarket there,
says "it's beautiful!"
Last Rites Held
For A. O. Pamplin
At Mount Vernon
Last rites for Alpha Omega
Pamplin 69, were held at Mt.
Vernon Baptist Church Sun
day, March 2, at 1:00 p.m.
The eulogy was delivered by
the pastor, Rev. E. T. Browne.
Pamplin, the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
was born in Halifax County,
Virginia where he remained un
til he moved to Durham a long
number of years ago, after
which he joined Mt. Vernon
where he was a faithful mem
ber up to the time of his Illness
and death.
In 1952 he was married to
Mrs. Mary Hughes High, who
survives him. For 26 years he
was employed at N. C. College,
retiring July 1,1965.
In addition to his wife, he
is survived by five sisters: Mrs."
Ruth Cameron, South Boston,
Virginia; Mrs. Ada Johnson
and Mrs. Naomi Thorpe,
Lynchburg, Va.; Mias Fannie
Pamplin and Mrs. George
McKenney, New York, N. Y.;
one granddaughter, Mrs. Morion
Yvette Gray of Durham and
many other relatives.
Active pallbearers were:
Wade Canrington, Joseph Lang
ley, Eddie Page, Chester Spells,
Ray Von Smith, Jesse Hayes,
Marvin Roberts and Claude
Henry.
from television and newspaper
reports of the widespread pov
erty and hunger that exists in
many counties throughout the
South. Particularly touching
was the picture of an 82-year
o1 d Beaufort County woman
pumping water outside her
shack, and underneath the
caption . . . 'And Sometimes I
Just Eat Dry Grits.'
Dr. Isaac H. Miller, Bennett
president, heartily endorsed
the undertaking and pitched in
with items of his own. Devel
opment officer Theodore Car
tre and Miss Scott coordinated
the effort.
The project took approxi
mately one week and conclud
ed Feb. 28. The shipment in
cluded all types of canned
meats, vegetables, fruit, and
milk, plus dry cereals and pow
dered milk. Many of the girls
used all of their money in the
drive except that needed for
essentials.
Receptacles were placed in
the student union to hold the
goods and signs were promi
nently displayed concerning
the action in all areas of the
campus.
With students all over the
country presenting demands for
change these days, the action
of the Bennett girls shows
what can be done when young
people's energy is channeled
in the right direction. Officials,
rightfully, are hopeful that this
type of involvement is the an
swer.
has given blacks the short end
of the stick.
So said Mrs. Robert Cum
mings last week to students at
Winston-Salem State College,
Wkwton-Salem, during a pro
gram marking the college's an
nual women's week celebration.
Mrs. Cummings, who with
her husband will study in Afri
ca this summer, is an English
instructor at Winston-Salem
State.
"Traditionally women have
been very dominant features
in the black families," Mrs.
Cummings said.
She said that when black
people were brought to Ame
rica they were put into a com
pletely new culture and that
whites did not try to learn nor
understand the African's way
of life. Whites tried to make
the blacks change by ridiculing
their culture, she said.
"But in the white's attempt
to destroy the culture, they
practically destroyed the black
male," Mrs. Cummings said.
After slavery was ended, she
said, black women could And
work, but black men had only
limited employment opportu
nities, which further weakened
his position in the family.
"If there were a man around
the house, families were denied
welfare," she said. "For these
reasons men left home in order
that their families might be
provided for. The black wom
an then had to become both
mother and father."
Because women have deve
loped this special position in
the black culture, she said, "we
are extremely necessary to the
movement toward black pow
er."
She cited Mrs. Shirley Chi
solm, the new congresswoman
from New York, and Mrs. Rosa
Parks, who helped start dese
gregation of transportation fa
cilities in the South, as exam
ples of black women who have
already done a great deal.
"Black women in influential,
powerful positions have, can
and must continue to help
other blacks change the discri
minations practiced in indus
try, government and life," Mrs.
Cummings said.
"When this is%)ne, women
will have helped greatly in de
molishing the existing white
society, and it will all be ac-
complished because you will
have dared to expend your
energies in the black commu
nities."
Interment was at Beech wood
Cemetery.
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BROTHERHOOD AWARDS
O. K. Beatty, second from
right, head of the biology
department at Livingstone
College and a member of the
Salisbury City Council, was
one of three persons to re
ceive the top brotherhood
Sammy Davis Jr. to Receive Spingarn Award
NEW YORK—The Spingarn
Medal, awarded annually to a
Negro American for distin
guished achievement, will be
presented to Sammy Davis, Jr.,
at a luncheon here March 30,
Roy Wilkins, executive direc
tor the Advancement of
Colored People, announced this
week.
Presentation of the 53rd
medal will be made at the
Hotel Plaza by Senator Edward
With North Carolinians in the Service
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WEATHERSPOON
Airman John C. Weather
spoon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John J. Weatherspoon of 1306
Holloway St., Durham, has
completed basic training at ,
Lackland AFB. Tex. He lias i
been assigned to Lowry AFB. j
Colo., for training in the J
munitions and weapons main
tenance field. Airman Weath i
erspoon is a 196!5 graduate of ;
Durham High School.
WATFORD
Airman Jay B. Watford, j
nephew of Mrs. Lottie W.
Dickerson, Rt. 1, Colerain,
has completed basic training
at Lackland AFB, Tex. He j
has been assigned to Lowry j
AFB Colo., for training in j
the field of photography. Air- j
man Watford is a graduate of
Bertie High School, Windsor.
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Master Sergeant Darrell D.
Yates, son of Mrs. Annie L.
Yates, 32-C Holman St.. Dur
ham, has received his second j
award of the U. S. Air Force :
Commendation Medal at i
Hickam AFB. Hawaii.
Sergeant Yates was deco- '
rated for meritorious service j
as an supervi- j
sor at Hickam. He was cited j
for his outstanding profes- |
sional skill, knowledge and j
leadership.
The sergeant is a 1950 grad- |
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Local, State and National
Newt of SportaWoHd
award given annually by the
Salisbury-Rowan chapter of
the National Conference of
Christians and Jews. Also re
ceiving the top award last
week were Jesse Carson, ex
treme right, superintendent of
Rowan County schools, and
Brooke, 111. (R., Mass.) who
was the recipient of the covet
ed award in 1967. The award
was instituted in 1914 by the
late J. E. Spingarn, then chair
man of the NAACP Board of
Directors, to recognize distin
guished merit and achievement
and to inspire young Negroes.
In announcing the scheduled
presentation to Davis, whom
he called "a performer without
a peer," Wilkins noted that
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DILLARD
James E. Dillard. son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Dillard,
Rt. 3, Durham, has been pro
moted to staff sergeant in
i the US. Air Force.
Sergeant Dillard is a fuels I
i specialist at Clark AB. Phi- >
j lippines, in a unit of the Pa- j
, cif-c Air Forces
The scrgeunt is a graduate ■
Jof Merrsck-M ooro High
i School and has attended [
North Carolina College.
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BURNS
Airman Donald B. Burns,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude
L Burns. 700 E. Club Blvd..
i Durham, has completed basic
I training at Lackland AFB,
j Tex. He has been assigned to
i Chanute AFB. 111., for trail
ing in aircraft maintenance.
| Airman Burns is. a graduate
j of Durham High School
; nate of Washington Public
I High School, Washington, D.
|C. His wife, Mary, is the
daughter of Mrs Mary L.
Daces, 1100 N. Guthrie Ave.,
[ Durham.
Sergeant Yates' father, Jen
[ nings R. Yates, resides on
| Driver Ave., Durham.
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Staff Sergeant James B.
I Overton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roland B. Overton of 807
! Birch Ave., Durham, is on
Print 20e
Mrs. Rose Post education aiicff
feature writer for The Salis
bury Post. Congratulating the
trio is Dr. David Mace, one
of the world's renowned ex
perts on marriage and the
family, who was guest speak
er for the awards banquet.
the singer and actor "has given
unstintingly of his time and
great talent to civil rights
groups, civic and philanthropic
causes."
Some men think they need
more capital, when all they
really need is more ingenuity.
Everybody forgets his lucky
breaks or credits them to his
intelligence.
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PAYNE
Airman Thomas E. Payne,
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert L. Johnson, Gastonia,
has completed basic training
|at Lackland AFB. Tex. He
j has been assigned to Keesler
! AFB, Miss., for training in
| the administrative field. Air
| may Payne, a graduate of F.
L. Ashley High School at
j tended Central Piedmont Col
lege. Charlotte.
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BOWENS
Airman William T. Bowcns,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George
W Bowens, 317 Elm St., Bel
mont, has completd basic
training at Lackland AFB,
Tex. He has been assigned to
Sheppard AFB, Tex., for
training in the aircraft equip
ment maintenance field. Air
man Bowens, a graduate of
Reid High School, attended
the A&T University of North
! Carolina.
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duty at Qui Nhon, Vietnam.
Sergeant Overton, a com
munications equipment tech
nician, was assigned to Rob
ins AFB, Ga.. before his ar
rival in Southeast Asia.
The sergeant is a graduate
of Hope Valley High School
and is a veteran of the Ko
rean War.
His wife, Roae, is th*
daughter of Mrs. Marie Blcata
of Nashua, N.H.