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Freed After Serving 5 Years For Disturbing The Peace Mi- Year-Old Negro Boy Sentenced To Die Che Ctin^g VOLUME 16 No. 21 Weldon Physicia Warrenton Separation Bill WELDON—A Negro physi cian of Weldon, Dr. Salter J. Cochran, who is also vice presi dent of the Eastern Council on Community Affairs composed of 25 counties, was the spokes man for the organization, op posing the Warrenton School Segregation Bill, at a public hearing held before the N. C Senate Education Committee last week. The Council had already opposed the Bill before the N,. C. House Education Committee at a hearing held April 17. Dr. Cochran stated to the members at the Senate Hearing that "We are here because we will not give up the fight to prevent recist Bills from beco"- ing law in our state." He staU further that the Warrenton School Bill was the "worst offender of the school separa tion Bills because it will bring into existence a school District that will have 96 per cent white students in a county black students out number the whites over three to one." The physician blasted the Legislature as a whole, before H. C. Commencement To Be Held June Women's Labor Dept. Director Finals Speaker Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, the Women's Bureau in the Depart ment of Labor, will be the speaker for North Carolina College's Commencement ser vices, Sunday, June 1. Mrs. Koontz was appointed to the post she how holds by President Nixon on February 7. She is the first Negro to head the Women's Bureau and was the first of her race to serve as president of the National Education Associa tion. She is also U. S. Delegate to the United Nations Commis sion on the Status of Women. From 1945 until she became president of NEA in 1968, Mrß. Koontz was a spe cial education teacher at Price High School, Salisbury, N. C., working with slow learners and disadvantaged children. She had taught before that In Winston-Salem, Landis, and Dunn, N. C. Mrs. Koontz is a graduate of Livingstone College, Salis bury, and holds a master's degree in elementary education from Atlanta University. Other graduate work was done at Columbia University and Indiana University. She has also done special work In the field of special education for slow learners at North Carolina College. She Is a life member of NEA and was president of the asso ciation's largest department, the Association of Classroom Teachers, in 1965. She is a member of the NEA's Council for Exceptional Children, the North Carolina Council for Retarded Children, and the DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1969 PRICE: 20 Cents the Committee, declaring that' "white racism is a widespread disease and is growing in the Legislation In apMwnfc propui tions as seen in the vote on the recent school separation Bills." He declared further, "the black people have now had an object lesson in 'white power!" As a result he stated they would seek relief in the Federal Courts. Dr. Cochran declared fur ther, the "opinion of the Coun cil and the Mack people of eas tern North Carolina carried no weight with the legislature." The opinions of the Raleigh News and Observer and the Charlotte Observer showing opposition to the School sepa ration Bills were presented to the Committee as Dr. Cochran f urged the Committee to "con sider the facts and editorial opinions and find the courage to vote against the Warrenton School Separation Bill." Attorney James R. Walker, Jr., who is president of the Eas tern Council on Community "N. **~> MRS. KOONTZ National Association for Re tarded Children, From 1965 to 1968 she was a member of the President's Advisory Council on Education of Disadvantaged Youth. In 1964, Saturday Review magazine sent Mrs. Koontz and 15 other Americans to the Soviet Union. She went to West Berlin for the NEA In 1962, observing the effects of the Berlin Wall on Education. The events of commence ment are as follows: Saturday, May 31,10:00 a.m., Cbrrmence ment Rehearsal; Alumni Asso ciation meeting; 12:00 noon Outing for Graduating Seniors; 8:00 p.m. Social Activity. Sunday, June 1, 9:00 a.m. Dean of Women's Breakfast 1:00 p.m., President's Recep tion; 2:30 p.m., Band Concert and 3:00 p.m.. Commencement Exercises. UNC Prof Appointed CHAPEL HILL - HEW Secretary Robert Finch has ap pointed Dr. Daniel A. Okun of the UNC Public Health School to the secretary's Commission on Pesticides. Dr. Okun is head of the Department of Environ mental Sciences and Engineer ing. The commission wOI study the quality of food production and environmental health pro blems as related to pesticides. DR. COCHRAN Affairs gave further assurance to the effect that Federal Court action would be filed. He stat ed he would confer with Attor ney Samuel S. Mitchell of Raleigh on May 17, after action would take place. He indicated several other Boards of Education and newly organized groups in nearby towns and counties would like wise be included. Pres. St. Aug. Alumni Blasts N. Y. Opponent New York-Hard- hityog Peter G. (Pete) Holden, Sr., who for eleven years has mas ter-minded The New York Chapter of St. Augustine's College Alumni, virtually drop ped a "time-bomb," on his opponent for President of St. Augustine's National Alumni Association. The action took place during a meeting of The New York Alumni, last Satur day evening, in the Bronx home of Louis Belcher, a 1960 graduate, who New Yorkers say, Holden is grooming as his successor. Opposing Holden for the coveted position if Robert Bridges, former President of Hie Raleigh St. Augustine's Alumni Chapter, whom Holden brands "a loner—who can count on one hand, all the things, if any, that he has done for St. Augus tine." Election will take place on the campus of St. Augus tine's on Saturday, May 24. Drawing both applause and laughter from his strictly parti san audience, composed large ly of St. Augustine's graduates since 1960, the New York Poli tical Public Relations man said he has the backing of the fol lowing alumni chapters: New York, Tide Water (Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth and Vir ginia Beach,) Washington, Phil adelphia, North Jersey, Roches ter,(N. Y.), and—said Holden , The Raleigh, Durham and other North Carolina Chapters are "overwhelmingly in favor of my candidacy." His name was entared in the race by the hus band and wife team, John and (See ALUMNI page 10A) Honors Mother Who Delayed Ed for Children GREENSBORO - A dedi cated mother who delayed her own education to send her four children to A&T State University, was honored last Sunday as the "Mother of the Year" by the University. Selected in the annual nomi nations from the student body was Mrs. Delia B. Hill of Pol locksville. She was a special guest at the University and received the traditional orchid, a certificate, and other gifts from the students. She waspresented to the student body during the Moth er's Day convocation in Moore Gym by Mrs. Lewis C. Dowdy, wife of the president of A&T. Mrs. Hill, 42, operates a beauty shop in Pollocksville, Some years ago, she decided to postpone her efforts to ob tain a high school degree in order to send her children to A&T. A son, George Hill is pre sently employed as an instruc tor of dairy manufacturing at the University. Another son Johnny Hill graduated in 1965 and teaches building con struction at a high school u Lenoir County. A third son, William Hill, majored in business administra tion at A&T and needs only a few hours to complete degree requirements. The youngest child, Bonnie Hill, graduates in June with a major in child development. (See HONORS page 10A) University of Pennsylvania to Honor the First Black Woman Admitted to the Mississippi Bar ■■■■',¥ Am NCC'S BANQUET SPEAKER— Ross Hines, principal of Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Newport News, Vir ginia, is pictured above mak ing a point at North Carolina College's all-sports banquet held recently in the school's cafeteria. Hines, former foot ball standout at NCC in the mid-50's, told the NCC athletes that the formula to success is to "prepare well, aim high and start now." '' (NCC Photo) Hangartner, who hoi* • Ph. D. from Yale University, is coordinator of teacher education at St. Louis University. I ir * Of ~*'Jr\ 21^1 COUNCILMEN TAKE OATH J. S. Stewart, only black candi date to survive the City Council Election here Saturday, May 17, out of a total of three who Special Faculty Selected For Duke, HC C Summer Dr. Rudolph Jones to Join ECSC Faculty Revealed by Dr. Thorpe ELIZABETH CITY -In a continued effort to expand its offerings, extend its services, "fid upgrade its faculty, it is being officially announced that Rudolph Jones will join the faculty at Elizabeth City State College as Professor in the Business Education Depart ment during the coming acade mic year. The decision to accept the position at Elizabeth City State College is in keeping with his hopes "of being able to return to teaching in some public insti tution in North Carolina." Or. Jones recently resigned as Presi dent of Fayetteville State Col lege after thirteen years as head of that institution. He is sche duled to leave the post on July 31. Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, Presi dent of Elizabeth City State PHILADELPHIA—The Uni versity of Pennsylvania Law School will award its 1969 Honorary Fellowship at the Law School Commencement ceremony at 12:30 p.m., Mon day (May 19), to Mrs. Marian Wright Edelman, a Vashington D. C., attorney who is a Field Foundation Fellow and direc tor of the Washington Research Project of Clark College's Center for Public Policy. Mrs. Edelman was the first black woman admitted to the State of Mississippi Bar. She also is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Presentation ceremonies will be in the courtyard of the Law School, 3400 Chestnut St. The 186-member graduating class of the Law School will receive their deplomas at the ceremony which follows the University's 213 th Commencement Exercis es to be ffcld at 10 a.m., in Convention Ilall of the Phila delphia Civic Center. The Washington Research Project is designed to estab lish a structure for representing the poor before government administrative agencies. Mrs. Edelman will be cited for her work in a situation (See LAWYER 10A) sought election to the Council, is seen being sworn in here Monday, May 19 by Superior Court Clerk Alton Knight. Others taking the oath from DR. JONES College, in releasing this infor amtion, remarked, "We are honored, fortunate, delighted, and blessed to have a man of Dr. Jones' ability, accomplish ments, intelligence, talents, and (See JONES page 10A) «iHB ; i ' *fc» .^«t f* mum ■■ i | - SgL MILKPLAMT A&P Breaks Ground For Fresh Milk Plant In Hi If. C. HIGH PqiNT-The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com pany today announced plans to build a multi-million dollar fresh milk and cottage cheese plant on interstate highway 1-85 southwest of High Point. The new facility will be the second dairy center of its kind to be owned and operated by the nation's leading food retail er. They first began operations in December of 1966 in Fort Washington, Pa. The North Carolina plant will occupy a 16 acre site. It will process and package fluid milk products, right to left are: Wade L. Cavin, Thomas Hunt, Allen Aldridge, Paul Alford and Charles L. Steele. (Photo by Purefoy) A Negro rights attorney, a Washington judge and a recent University of Chicago law graduate who pioneered in legal aid programs are included on a special faculty for minori ty students here this summer. They will participate in a legal education opportunity program for some 40 Negro youths seeking to enter law school in the fall. The four-week course is sponsored by Duke University, North Carolina College and the Council on Legal Educa tion Opportunity (CLEO). Classes begin June 6 and will be held on the Duke and NCC campuses. Charlotte attorney Julius Chamber, Judge William C. Pryor of the District of Colum bia Court of General Session, and Mrs. Roberta Cooper Ramo, who was responsible for student participation in the University of Chicago Legal Aid Program and now teaching at Shaw University will be among the instructors. Also on the faculty will be Profs. Ernest Gellhorn and Robinson Everett of the Duke Law School, Dean Daniel Sampson and Prof. LeMarquis DeJarmon of the NCC Law School, and Prof. Joseph W. (See SPECIAL 10A) and will manufacture cottage cheese and sour cream, using milk from farms surrounding High Point. The packaged products will be delivered to more than 300 A&P Food Stores throughout North Carolina and bordering states. James H. Cornelius, Vice- President and General Manager of A&P's Charlotte Division James H. Cornelius, Vice- President and General Manager of A&P's Charlotte Division, said that the decision to locate the plant in the High Point area was based on three impor tant factors: excellent highway facilities and access thereto. Robt. Lewis of Shelby Given Gas Chamber SHELBY A mild man nered 16-year-old Negro school boy, Robert Louis Roseboro, was sentenced to die in the gas chamber by an all-white jury of Cleveland County Superior Court here May 7 for murder ing a white woman. Unless decision is reversed on appeal Robert will die in the gas chamber January 10. He is the second Negro teen ager to be sentenced to death in North Carolina within the past six months. The other is Marie Hill, a 17-year-old girl who was sentenced to death by a Superior Court jury last December. Robert joins six other con demned-to-death prisoners now being held on death row at Central Prison. All are Negroes with the exception of one. Roberts teachers stated that he was never a disciplinary problem. Instead they describ ed him as almost too quiet for a youngster of his age. His English teacher, Mrs. C. M. Peeler, stated "I would have to pin him down for an answer." "He liked to give the (See SENTENCED page 10 A> Federal Judge Orders Release Miss. Prisoner NEW YORK Aaron E. Henry, president of the Mis sissippi State Conference of NAACP Branches, has been "discharged from custody as a result of his 1962 conviction and sentence" in a Mississippi county court and has been "freed from any further res traint upon his liberty." The order releasing Henry from the lower court's res traint was handed down. May 5, by William C. Keady, chief judge of the United States Dis trict Court in Greenville, Miss. The order was in response to a writ of habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Henry. It culminates a long series of legal actions to vindicate the NAACP Mississippi leader The case has been ihree times be fore the United States Supre'ne Court. The state may retry Henry within the next four mont NAACP Special Counsel Mat thew Perry said here this week. (See JUDGF page 10A) the proximity to a good source of high quality milk, and the capability of the High Point sewage disposal system to han dle the plant's waste water. Construction of the 55,000 square foot building is now under way and is expected to be completed in the fell of 1970. The plant, containing the most sanitary and effi cient pro rwring equipment available, was designed by A&P Dairy Division and corpo rate engineering departments, and Jbhnaon Associate* later (See AAP page 10A)
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