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Sammy Davis Jr. Awarded 53rd Spingarn Medal By Wilkins
Che Cai&iks
VOLUME 46 No. 15
Phila. Church Group Honors
Retired Rocky Mt. Principal
O. R. Pope, Sr. To
Be Saluted By Pa.
Ushers Association
PHILADELPHIA - O. R.
Pope, Sr., blind author of a
best-selling novel and former
superintendent of Negro
schools in Rocky Mount, N. C.,
will be honored at the Marriott
Motel on April 18 by the
Elijah Hamilton Committee of
the Interdenominational Church
Ushers Association of Pennsyl
vania.
Pope, after thirty-seven
years in the Rocky Mount
School System, retired in 1949
and came to Philadelphia to
begin a new career in teaching
and writing. His novel, "Chalk
Dust" has created a creditable
stir among educators because
of the way the author handled
school and student relations
in his book. "Chalk Dust" also
stressed extensive community
school relations.
The ninety-two year old
author lost his sight gradually
after coming to Philadelphia,
yet he continued speaking
engagements, article writing
and Sunday School teaching.
He never missed a Sunday
teaching his class at Camphor
Memorial Methodist Church in
West Philadelphia.
Approximately 800 people
are expected to attend the
testimonial for Pope. Many for
mer students will be coming
from Rocky Mount, Washing
(See HONORS page 2A)
WILKINS
Wilkins Pays
High Tribute
To Eisenhower
NEW YORK-Dwight David
Elsenhower's action as Presi
dent in sending troops to Lit
tle Rock to enforce court
decreed school desegregation
established him as "one of the
saviors of our country,"
NAACP Executive Director
Roy Wilkins said here follow
ing the death of the nation's
34th president, March 28.
The late President's "ser
vices to his country as military
commander will be noted by
every school child in genera
tions to come," Mr. Wilkins
statement said.
"What must not be forgot
ten," it continued, "is that in
1957, as President of the
United States, he called upon
the American Army to enforce
a decree issued by a United
States court.
"If the court order had been
successfully defied by a state,
we would have ceased to ba a
nation and would have become
a group of independent fief
doma.
"In a very real sense, Dwight
D. Eisenhower was one of the
aaviois of this country."
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1969
Harris C. Johnson Files For
Seal on Durham City Council
Harris' C. Johnson, 41, an
nounced last week that he k a
candidate for an at-iarge seat
on the Durham City Council
Johnson's announcement,
released last Saturday, calls for
"new leadership on the Coun
cil, leadership with positive
progress to solve many of Dur
ham's long standing problems."
he stated.
Johnson is a graduate of
N. C. College and done
work toward an advanced de
gree. He is presently employed
at the Memorial Hospital In
Chapel Hill in the occupational
therapy department. He is alio
a member of St. Joseph's AMB
Church and is a past membor
of the Junior Stewarts Board.
Specific proposals made by
Johnson in his bid for the
council were:
"Clear personnel policies"
for city employees including
"a standardized, blanket poli
cy for promotion, Improved
recreational facilities for annex
ed areas, Repeal of the recently
passed Five Points Park ordi-
Durham To Host
And Cosmetologists
The North Carolina State
Beauticians' and Cosmetolo
gists' Association, Inc., will
hold its Annua] Convention
1969 at the Durham Hotel,
April 28 - 30.
Initiating the convention's
activities will be the worship
service at St. Joseph's AME
Church on Fayetteville Street
here Sunday, April 27, at 3:30
p.m. Rev. Philip R. Cousin,
pastor of St. Joseph's will be
the speaker. Music will 4>e fur
nished by the church's Senior
Choir.
Rev. Cousin is widely re
cognized as a dynamic minis tec,
leader, and citizen. He haa
served as President of the Dur
ham Ministerial Association, is
currently serving as vice-chair
man of the Human Relations
Commission of the city of
Durham, and also as chairman
of the Political Committee of
the Durham Committee on
Negro Affairs.
The. theme "Looking Up
ward" will highlight the con
ventions activities, and its
motto, "External look, Inter
nal Be Beautiful" will domi
nate the workshops and classes
for the delegate-participants.
The 30th President's Ban
quet will be held at the Civic
Center on Monday, April 28,
at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker
at the banquet will be Mrs.
Laura Mack Sims of Charleston,
South Carolina. Mrs. Sims, a
teacher in the Charleston
school system for 34 years is
founder and owner of the
Ebony Beauty College, and is
'listed in Who's Who in America.
A special feature of the
convention will be the "Moon
Show" which will launch the
Annual Fashion Fair snd Coif
fure Competitive Showliy on
Tuesday, April 29, at 8 p.m.
Miss Perita Bates, guest artist,
will reveal an array of creations
called Symphony in Color, all
of which takes place at the
Civic Center.
JOHNSON
nance, "Firm regulations...deal
ing with sub-standard housing
and violations of the housing
codes," Three new city swim
ming pools, new playground
areas and "a year-around pro
gram in little league baseball
and football, especially in
(See FILES page 2A)
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REPORTS MADI ON CONTRI
BUTIONS TO AfcT FOUNDA
TION—Heads of student organi
zations at A&T State Universi
ty last weekturne d in first re
ports and contributions to the
Home Security Li
Gains At Stockholders Meeting
At its annual stockholder's
meeting here Tuesday (April 1)
Home Security Life Insurance
Company reported new highs
for 1968 in liaes, insurance In
force, assets and income.
Total life insurance sales
reached (190.6 million com
pared with $178.7 million in
1967 and $183.8 million in
1966. Direct sales contributed
$165 million to total sales
while new reinsuraoM from
federal government Insurance
programs amounted to $25.6
million. Board Chairman Watts
Hill, Jr. called particular atten
tion to the 19.8% increase In
ordinary life Insurance sales.
The company'* insurance In
PRICE: 20 Cuts
Problems of Strife
In Community Will
Top NCC Seminars
During the week of April
18-17, the Cultural* Reading
Program Committee of 'North
Carolina College will apofinr
a series of seminars focusing
attention on the many prob
lems facing Durham and other
communities. The theme for
the week will be "Durham-Its
Policies and Administration."
This discussion should be of
interest to the entire communi
ty. Hopefully, meaningful
insight will be gained into
many of the problems from
viewpoints of both the black
and white segments of the
community.
The week of activities will
begin on Sunday, April 13 with
an address by Mrs. Fanny Lou
Hamer of Ruleville, Mississippi
Mrs. Hamer is a leader in the
Mississippi Freedom Movement
and was an organizer of the
rival faction which challenged
the seating of the regular
Democratic delegation at the
Democratic National Conven
tion in Chicago last year. Mrs.
Hamer will speak at 4 p.m.
(See SEMINARS page 2A)
A&.T University Foundation to
be used as scholarships for high
ability students.
Those turning in checks to
Ellis F. Corbett center, associ
ate director of Planning and
force climbed to 710 million,
an increase of more than $76.7
million over the previous year
end total Assets increased 6%
to 69.4 million and Quijtal
and surplus rose 8.3% to $10.6
million. The net gain from
operations was $914,884 in
1968 compared with the
record $1,044,949 in 1967.
Total income from pre
miums and investments rose
$1.5 million to $17.2 million.
?ramium income Increased
9.7% to $14.4 million while
net Investment income in
creased 8.3% to $2.8 million
The net yield on the total
Investment portfolio roes to
4.42% compared with 4.33%
NAACP Official
Substitutes for
Senator Brooke
NEW YORK—Sammy Davis,
Jr., the film, stage and televi
sion atar, put his humanist
creed on record in quietly elo
quent remarks accepting the
53rd Singaro Medal before
600 guests attending a Palm
Sunday luncheon in the Grand
Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel
here, March 30,
The covets med»J, award
ed annually to aTJegro Ameri
can for distlofuished achieve
ment, was presented to Mr.
Davis by an earlier winner of
the honor, Roy WMkins, exe
cutive director of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored Pepgew Mr.
Wllkins substituted for Senator
Edward W. Brooke (R., Mass.)
who was unable to remain for
the luncheon because of rites
in Washington for the late
Ptestoent Dwight D Elsenhower.
Mr. Davis was cited for "his
superb and many-faceted talent
...his commitment to the endur
ing values of the Judeo-Chris
tian tradition - - justice, free
dom, equality and the brother
hood of all mankind, and...the
tireless sacrifices he has made
in the furtherance of these
great goals through his gene
rous and meaningful participa
tion in the civil rights move
ment."
Of that participation, Mr.
Davis said he was proud but,
*t the same time, "a little
ashamed of the fact that I
haven't contributed more."
Among his contributions to the
cause has been his service as
chairman of the NAACP's Life
Membership Committee since
1966, for which NAACP
President Kivie Kaplan praised
him in opening remarks.
(See AWARD page 2A)
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Development are Harold Glov
er, Richard Newkirk, Miss
Charley Flint, Willie Boykin,
Herman Newborn, and Scott
Toweh, Liberia, West Africa,
International Students Ass'n.
the previous year and new
Investments were made at an
average yield of 6.40% in 1968
compared with 6.08% in 1967.
During the year Home*
Security Life policyholders and
beneficiaries received over $6.8
million in benefit payments.
Re-elected to the Board of
Directors were Dr. CA. Adams,
Baacom Baynes, Arthur W.
Clark, D. St. Pierre Dubose,
Mrs. Herbert J. Fox, B. W.
Harris, Jr., George Watts Hill,
Watts Hill, Jr. Dr. R. A. Ross
and Walter Sledge.
Following the stockholders'
meeting, the Board of Directors
re-elected all company officers
(See REPORTS 2A)
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DEDICATION OP NEW PAR
SONAGE of Mount Olive AME
Zion Church, will be held Sun
day, April 20, at 11:00 a.m.
The dedication sermon will be
preached by the Rt. Rev. Wil
liam A. Stewart, Bishop of the
Fourth District of the African
IV. Durham Baptist, Mt. Olive
AMEZ To Erect Mew Edifices
Two additional Durham
churches announced this week
ground breaking ceremonies
for the edifices as the result of
the new east west expressway
now under construction in the
city.
Rev. F. D. Terry, pastor of
the West Durham Baptist
Church, stated here Monday
that the building and site now
being used on Thaxton Avenue
have been sold to the state
Highway Commission and that
the congregation has until
March 1970 before moving.
The new location of the
church will be at the corner
of Nixon and Nole Streets in
the South Alston Avenue area.
The site is composed of four
acres which will provide ample
space for parking.
In keeping with the church
building relocations that have
hit the city, R. E. H. Whitley
pastor of the Mt. Olive AME
Church, presently located at
123 Powe Street in the wes
tern section of the city, reveal
ed that the present structure
of his church will be domolish
Teacher Rights
Legal Fields Announces
Jabberwock
For 1969 Held
At Hillside
The Durham Alumnae Chap
ter of Delta Sigma Theta Soro
rity presented its Annual Jab
berwock Friday March 28 in
the Hillside High School Audi
torium.
The presentation titled "It
Was A Very Good Year" con
cerned the stages of life from
infancy to oid age and featured
the dance group from Whitted
Jr. High School along with the
Sorority members and their
children. Five door prizes of
SIO.OO each were awarded
to lucky ticket holders in the
audience.
Close to ninety tenth grade
girls from seven area high
schools competed for a period
of approximately eight weeks
of competition culminated Fri
day night with the crowning of
Miss Carolyn Lewis, a Hillside
student, as the 1969_ Queen.
As a prize for her efforts, along
with the title, Mias Lewis
received a stereo high fidelity
phonograph. The three top
runners-up were Mias Pamela
Hardge from Durham High
who received a three-piece set
of luggage; Miss Tonia Butler
(See JABBERWOCK 2A)
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Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church. Hie pastor, Rev. EL H.
Whitley, extends a special in
vitation to the general public
of Durham to join the congre
gation in the historical occa
sion. The parsonage is located
at 2929 Driftwood. Insets are
REV. TERRY
ed and that a new edifice
will be erected at 1515 Club
Boulevard in the western sec
tion of the city on a site s
also will provide ample space
for parking.
The ground breaking cere
mony will be held Saturday,
April 19 at 5:00 p.m. preced
ing the dedication of the par
sonage Sunday, April 20, at
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SPEAKER Alfred Lile, As
sistant United Campus Chris
tian Minister at North Caro
lina College, will address the
Evening Worship Services ol
District No. 14 of White Rock
Baptist Church, Sunday, April
13 at 6:00 pjn. The services
will be held at St. Joseph's
AME Church.
Music for the occasion will
be furnished by a choral group
of North Carolina College.
Judge Named
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Criminal Court Judge Arthur C.
Faquin Jr. was named Thurs
day to succeed the late Judge
W. Preston Battle as the presid
ing judge in the James Earl
Ray case. The announcement
was made following a meeting
of the four remaining Criminal
Court judges.
Bishop Stewart, at left; Dr. CL
E. Boulware, center, who wCD
deliver the ground breaking
address for the new tbut
edifice to be erected rt IHI
Club Boulevard and Bar. Whit
ley at right.
(Photo by Purefoy>
which time the Right Rev.
William Andrew Stewart, Ma
hop of the 4th Episcopal Dla
trict of the AME Zion Church
will deliver the dedication mes
sage.
Speaker for the ground
breaking ceremony is Dr. C. E.
Bouleware, member of the Dur
ham City Council and profes
sor of mathematics at N. C.
College.
N. C. Watershed
Projects OK'd
WASHINGTON ~ , - Two
watershed projects that affect
North Carolina are among the
•% for which President Nixon
has approved financing.
The projects bad been delayed
since 196fi because former Pres
ident Johnson felt the allocation
of funds by Congress would have
infringed upon executive author
ity.
President Nixon sent Secreta
ry of the Agriculture Clifford M.
Hardin a memo dated March 27
which said he had "decided that
this administration will inter
pose no objection" to implement
ing the projects.
Cases Reflect
Changing Times
In Rights Area
WASHINGTON - Teacher
rights and professional negotia
tion between teachers and
school boards are currently
among the most dynamic and
active legal fields, both judi
cially and legislatively, accord
ing to officials of the National
Education Association.
"As teacher militancy and
participation in racial and
political issues and profearional
negotiation have increased, so
have unfair reprisals rnirwl
tating legal remedies,"
Mary Ann Scott, director of
the NEA DuShane Emergency
Fund.
The number, type, and
amount of cases handled by the
DuShane Fund over the yean,
to ensure fair treatment of
educators whose righta have
bee*» violated, reflect the
changing times in the teacher
rights area.
During the fkat eight years
of tta operation, the fund hand
led only nine caeaa and dis
bursed $6,000. In fiscal year
1965-66, It handled 32 cmbs
and disbursed $17,737. Durfcg
the 1968 calendar year (the
1.9&8-69, fiscal yew b not
(See TIACHIRS 2A)