N, Y. City Nantes Its First Regular
N.C. Masons Present State NAACP With Check Over $4,000
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VOI.I'MK |> No 12
Fuller Announces Opening
Date For Malcolm X Univ.
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AT A PUSS CONPBRINCI
held 1 on Pettigrew Street here
last Thursday Howard Fuller,
founder and president cf Mal
colm X University set forth
the objectives and plans of the
institution which he stated will
Warning About
Eastland Bill
Made by SCEF
V'AS.'IIXOTON, n. C. -
The Southern Conference Edu
cational Fund has joined other
organizations in warning
against U. S. Senate Bill 12,
fathered by Sen. James East
land of Mississippi.
SCKF quotes Thomas I.
Emerson, professor of law at
v ale University as saying that
the bill "could even make it a
crime £> support civil rights,
'legro, o; peace groups within
the I 'nited States."
Senate Bill 12 is in a posi
tion to be sent to the floor
of the Senate at any time by
the Judiciary Committee. It
has already been approved by
the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee (KISS). Both
the committee and the sub
committee are headed by
'"astland.
'"astlanH says that his 100-
page bill will "stren.H'cn the
internal security of the "nited
States." Seven other Southern
senators and 10 conservative
from outside the South hav;-
joined in sponsoring the mea
sure.
I'rofessor Kmcrson says that
if it is passed the bill "would
lay the legal foundation for a
police state, Jt is designed to
overrule or circumvent virtual
ly every liberal decision of the
Supreme Court in the area
of internal security over the
last 15 years.
"as such it is clearly incon
sistent with the fundamental
principles of a democratic
society as those principles have
been interpreted and applied
by our highest court.
"The bill as a whole is com
pletely unnecessary to protect
our internal security. In its
individual provisions and taken
as a whole, it constitutes an
obvious attempt to return to
'See WARNING 2A)
IM'KHAM, N. C.. SATI'imAV. OCTOBER 18. 19«9
open October 27. Seated at Ful
ler's right is Charles (Chuck)
Hopkins, public relations di
rector of the Fuller outfit.
Fuller stated that the Mal
colm X institution's dedication
will bring to Durham such na
IL
JOINS THE CLEAN-UP Lit
tle Miss Crystal Sawyer, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Saw
yer joins the clean-up after the
N. C. Mutual Pres. Appointed
To Nixon's Advisory Commission
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GOODLOE
'A ASH FN"f! TON* Judge
Clf nfnl t". Haynsworth
spenkin? on the possibility
of n fifth* over his confir
mation as a justice of the
TJ. S. Supreme Court:
tionally known personalities u
J. O. Killens, Rap Brown, and
Cleveland Sellars. He also an
nounced that Mrs. Betty Sha
bazz, widow of Malcolm X is
expected to be present.
(Photo by Purefoy)
recent fire at NCCU. Note bot
tom of window above her head.
Sawyer is a second year law
student.
President Richard Nixon
named North Carolina Mutual
President Joseph W. Goodloe
to a 63-member Advisory
Commission and set the initial
meeting for October 13. 1969
at the White House. Headed by
foundation head Sam E. Wyly
of Dallas, Texas, the advisory
council will hold an all-day
meeting to launch the Adminis
tration's most controversial but
likely to succeed program.
In a statement, President
Nixon, acknowledged "en-
couraging increased minority
group business activity is one
of the priority aims of this
administration. I have often
made the point that to foster
the economic status and the
pride of members on minority
groups we must seek to involve
them more fully in our private
enterprise system. Blacks,
Mexican-Americans, Puerto
(Sci- APPOINTED 2A>
PRICE: 20 Cents
School To Be
Dedicated on
October 27
Malcom X Liberation Uni
versity will open here October
27th, according to a statement
released by Howard Fuller at
a sidewalk press conference
held Thursday, October 9th.
Mrs. Betty Shabazz, the widow
of the assassinated black leader
in whose honor the university
is named, will deliver the dedi
catory address at ceremonies
on October 25.
From a prepared statement
which Fuller read, the purpose
of the University is "to pro
vide a framework within which
Black Education can become
relevant to the needs of the
black community and the
struggle for Black Liberation."
Specifically, the university will
have a two year program, the
first year to be concentrated
on the areas of independent
African civilization, slavery,
colonialism, neo-colonialism,
and independent African
world. Students will be ex
posed to the languages Swahill
and French in addition to
courses in physical develop
ment. During the second year,
the curriculum will consist of
various areas taught by experts,
who will make necessary pro
visions for implimenting full
interaction of students' techni
cal training with the communi
ty-
An intense schedule of 20' A
hours per n-eek will be the
average time students will be
required to spend in the class
room. Research projects along
with community participation
will supplement the classroom
work. The students may range
in age from 15 to 40, and ac
cording to Fuller's description
of the average student, "He's
black -- and he wants to learn." '
The thirty faculty members
secured for the first term do
(See FULLER 2A)
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BLACKS ARE NOT evident in I Duke University early Wednes i the initial observance of tho
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NAACP GETS CHECK Clark ,
Brown, North Carolina Grand
Master of Masons is shown pre
senting a check for $4,162.06 to
Kelly Alexander, president of
the N. C. Branch of the Nation
Mrs. Bertha C. Gor
Head Gotham City
Ex-Teacher Is
Appointed Under
New Regulations
NEW YORK New York
City's public school system has
its first regularly licensed and
appointed Negro high school
principal.
Acting Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Nathan Brown
announces the appointment of
Mrs. Bertha C. Gordon as prin
cipal of Morris High School,
166 Street and Boston Road,
the Bronx.
. Gordon is Chairman of
the Department of Home
Nursing at Eli Whitney Voca
tional High School, 257 North
Sixth Street, Brooklyn. She is
also Director of Whitney's
School of Practical Nursing,
which she helped plan and
open this fall.
Mrs. Gordon is completing a
high school principals' intern
ship training program by serv
ing with Principal Oscar Dom
brow of James Monroe High
School, 1300 Boynton Avenue,
the Bronx. She was licensed by
the Hoard of Examiners after a
searching examination, and is
being appointed under new re
gulations which involve consul
tation with the Parents Associ
ation of Morris High School.
Mrs. Gordon was born in
Akron, Ohio, and was gradu
ated from the Bowen Elemen
tary School and the Central
High School there. She took
her BS in education at New
York University, and in 1955
(See TEACHER 2A)
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People at the
annual session of the associa
tion which met in Durham Oc
tober 9-11. At Grand Master
Clement Named Program Chmn.
Of Fiftieth NIA Celebration
William A. Clement, CLU
agency vice president of Norfh
Caorlina Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of Durham, has been named
program chairman of the 50th
Anniversary Celebration of the
National Insurance Association,
by Jesse Hill, Jr., NIA presi
dent.
Clement, past president and
past secretary of the associa
tion, will be in charge of spe
cial events at NlA's annual
convention in Richmond, Va.
in July, 1970 when It observes
a half century of service to
black citizens across the nation.
The anniversary meeting will
memorialize the role of black
insurance companies as the out
standing example of black en
treprenueurship in America,
and 1 dramatize their credo, "We
Always Cared," having provided
three generations with protec
tion from the economic dstress
of illness, disability and death.
The NIA was organized in
1921 and held its first conven
tion that same year in Dur
ham. Sixty representatives from
13 black insurance companies
met on that occasion to provide
mutual assistance in raising
standards and improving prac
tices among its members. At
that time, their companies were
excluded from life insurance
trade associations, and black
persons were almost universal
ly denied coverage by the ma
jor insurance companies.
Clement is a graduate of
Talladega College in Alabama.
He became affiliated with N.
Brown's left is B. J. Battle,
treasurer. Looking on at the
extreme right is Chas. McLean,
Field Representative of the
NAACP.
(Photo by Purefoy)
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CLEMENT
C. Mutual in 1934 and advanced
through various field positions
until his appointment as agency
director in 1961. In 1962, he
was elected vice president and
assumed his present position in
1967.
Clement earned his chartered
life underwriter designation in
1953. He is a member of the
Combination Companies Execu
tive Committee of the Life In
surance Agency Management
Association and! a trustee of the
Life Underwriter Training
Council.
In addition, he is president
dent of Durham's United Fund,
a member of the executive
committee of the Durham
(See CLEMENT 2A)
Brother of Local Photographer
Elected to SCS Board of Trustees
L. P. Stanback, brother to
C. R. Stanback Sr.. local
photographer, has been elected
chairman of the South Carolina
State College Board of
Trustees. He becomes the first
Negro to hold this post in the
73-year history of the institu
tion.
The announcement was
made Thursday by Dr. .' .
Maceo Nance Jr., president of
the predominately Negro Col
lege. Dr. Nance said Stanback
was elected chairman last week
during a meeting of the board
in Columbia.
Stanback succeeds James A.
Rogers, a Florence newspaper
executive. A twenty-year em
ployee of N. C. Mutual In
surance Co., and presently
manager of their South Caro
lina office, Stanback was
named to the board in 1966
along with three other Negroes.
Me is a member of the State
Agriculture Stablization Board,
city election commission, and
served on the nfayor's inter
racial committee. He is Deputy
Group Endorses
Assn's Program
With Donation
The recent Slate NAACT*
convention concluded with the
presentation of a cheek fm over
four thousand dollars by the
Prince Hall Grand Ijxi'4e F&A
Masons of North Carolina.
Presenting the check on be
half of the Masons was Clark
S Brown. Most Worshipfut
Grand Master, and was accepted
for the N'AACP by Kelly Alex
ander. State President, and
Charles A McLean. Field Di
rector.
The check represents an en
dorsement of planned N'AACP
programs for the coming year
as outlined' at the three-day
convention.
Alexander expressed a hope
that other civic, religious, and
business groups would follow
the fine example set by the
Masons. There has been dis
cussion of forming a statewide
drive to solicit aid from sue!*
groups.
NCCU Observes
Moratorium With
Two Seminars
North Carolina Central Uni
versity kicked off its observa
tion of the nationwide Viet
Nam moratorium with two
afternoon seminars sponsored
by the Student Body Associa
tion.
The first seminar featured
five speakers who discussed
subjects ranging from a history
of U. S. involvement in the
Viet Nam struggle to a ten
year projection based upon
Viet Nam experience.
Dr. J. N. Hughley told the
assembly that the war is the
direcr antithesis of a Christain
concept. Despite the fact, he
noted, that historically, reli
gion has condoned, even in
stigated war; war is neverthe
less not compatible with re
ligious thought.
The opinion of rial Lieber
man was that during the his
tory of the •var certain ironies
have become evident. He
stressed the fact that though
Viet Nam is basically a colonial
war, the largest number of
fatalities and wounded have
been members of minority
groups, particularly Black
Americans.
The economic background
of all American wars, especial
ly the present conflict in Asia,
was pointed out by Herman
Manning, instructor of history
at the university.
"In the history of this
country at war, the policy has
moved from old imperialism
which was the idea of moving
(See SEMINARS 2A)
M H
STANtACK
grand master of the Masonic
Lodge of the State and a mem
ber of Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity.
Stanback is married to the
former Miss Ada Leathers.
There are M Chinese-lang
uage and four English-lang
uage daily newspapers in Hon*
Kong