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UNCF SETS CAMPAIGN GOAL OF $lO MILLION FOR 1971 NEW ORLEANS - Direc tors and Members of the Unit ed Negro College Fund set a 1971 campaign goal of $lO, 000.000 and elected three new Board Members and two new Members at large in a recent annual meeting at New Or leans. joint session of the UNCF's Board of Directors and Members, its two govern ing boards, was held March 6-8 Chf CarSla VOLUME 50 No. 13 Hillsborough Stormtroopers iijli I H I HONORS PHYSICIAN —Dr. R. Watf *r Johnson, center, was hon#Ved in special ceremonies last Wednesday with honorary Lincoln University Honors Dr. R. Walter Johnson LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. Dr. R. Walter Johnson, founder of the American Tennis Association Youth De velopment Program. Wednes day was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters de gree from Lincoln University, his alma mater. Dr. Herman R. Branson, Lincoln president, conferred the degree during special cere monies in Dr. Johnson's home. The actual certificate will be presented May 23 at the uni versity's commencement exer cises in Lincoln University, Pa. One of two former class mates of Dr. Johnson who at tended the ceremony, James Mrs. Violet P. Rogers in Concert Sunday at Durham Bus. College | mf |g ~ \ ? MRS. ROGERS The Writers Forum, Inc. will present Mns. Violet P. Rogers, Mezzo-Soprano in a Pre-Eastcr Concert on Sunday, March 28, 4:00 P. M. at the Durham Business College Au ditorium. Mrs. Violet Perry Rogers, is a teacher of of mathematics at Northern High School, Durham County, was horn and educated at the Fairmont Roosevelt Ho tel in New Orleans. Elected as new directors were Richard Gerstenberg, Vice Chairman of the General Motors Corp., Detroit; Daryl Grishman, president, Parker House Sausage Co., Chicago; and Herman Russell, president, H. J. Russell Construction Co., Atlanta. Newly-elected to the body of Members were Dr. Samuel DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1971 doctorate degree from his alma mater, Lincoln University. Shown flanking Johnson are from left, James B. Macßae, B. Macßae, reviewed some of the high points in Dr. John son's life. "At 71, he can look back on a dynamic, creative life that will continue to enrich the lives of young people as long as tennis is played," said Macßae, a professor of educa tion at Lincoln. Macßae traced Dor. John son's life from his Norfolk birth to his college days at Lincoln where he acquired the nickname "Whirlwind," be cause of his "whirling dervish style of running." Dr. Johnson was named All- American in Negro Football in 1924, and later coached the sport at Virginia Seminary, in the city schools of Durham, received the B.S. degree and M.A. degrees from North Car olina Central University; is a minister of music and sings in one of the St nliir choirs of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, of which she is a member. MUSICAL EXPERIENCES Choir member of the North Carolina State and N'nt'l Bap tist Convention; has worked with Girl Scouts and fostered singing groups; member of the College Community Choral group and the Durham Civic Choral Society; appearances as soloist in Norfolk and Hamp ton, Virginia; member of the Choir Leaders Guild of the Ministers Convention in Vir ginia; former teacher of choral music; composer of the song, "The Lond' Is My Shepherd" and other short selections; ar ranger of numerous vocal se lections. The soloist is happily mar riot' t' .lothro I, Rogers ind "•auk's in Durlmn County. D. Proctor, professor of edu cation, Rutgers University; and Dr. Hollis Price, retired presi dent of Le Moyne-Owen Col lege, Memphis. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., rounding out his first year as executive director of the Fund, was re-appointed to his post. In his annual report to the Directors and Members, Jor dan said the UNCF was point- Dr. Herman R. Branson, Dr. Earl D. Winderman and Dr. Wayman Coston, all officials of Lincoln University. Sam Houston and Morris Brown for three years. Following graduation from Meharry .ledical School and while he was a resident physi cian at Prairie View Hospital in Prairie View, Tex., in 1923, Dr. Johnson became interested in tennis. The past 38 years have seen him tutoring numerous young sters in tennis, while playing a proficient game himself. He (See PHYSICIAN page 2A) m M H W * « ■ mm M wSmEk JJ jfl It Hb Hi * v » m Lm w ppn % I M jjjj ■ p' 'jj I MRS RE 10 ing "towards a decade of ex cellence" In 1970'5. He said the record of ac complishment for the first year of the decade was a "good beginning." Highlights of his report included: The greatest amount of mo ney ever raised in 1970 in the 27-year history of the Fund, $7,200,000. Increased corporate support by 4.3%. PRICE 20 CENTS 3 Charged in Slaying of Jas. L. Cafes in Nov. By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH - Ro nald Broadwell, Rufus Paul Nelson, and William Johnson went on trial Monday in Hills borough Superior Court for the November 21 slaying of James Louis Cates. Cates died from internal injuries suffered during an incident be tween blacks and a Durham motorcycle club, the Storm troopers, at 2:05 a.m. on No vember 21 on the campus of the University of North Caro 'TRIAL page 2A) Veteran Black Newswoman Gets Minority Consumer Post in D.C. WASHINGTON, D. C. - Mrs. Virginia H. Knauer, Di rector of the new Office of Consumer Affairs in the Exe cutive Offices of the President, announced today the appoint ment of Mrs. Betty Granger Reid as her Executive Assist ant for Special Concerns. "This appointment is in re sponse to President Nixon's directive, outlined in his Con sumer Message on February 24, 1971. On that occasion, President Nixon said, "While I am deeply concerned with obtaining justice for all con- Increased foundation sup port by 30.84%. Increased donations by 11, 313 gifts. Establishment of a non fund raising arm of the UNCF, the Division - of Institutional Services, to render educational assistance to the member col leges. And additions of new per sonnel to the professional staff and top-level volunteer leader- Miss. Bi-racials fo Nominate Choice for Gov. JACKSON, Miss. - On Sun day, April 18th, the men and women who comprise the bi racial Democratic Party of Mis sissippi and others will meet in convention in Jackson, Miss., to choose a candidate for Governor of Mississippi In all probability, that nomi nee will be the first Negro candidate for Governor of Mississippi. Mayor Charles Evers of Fayette - brother of the slain civil rights leader and former NAACP Field Secre tary -- is considered by many to be the leading candidate for the nomination. The convention is expected to attract several hundred dele gates from virtually every community in the state. It will be held at College Park Auditorium on Lynch Street west of Jackson State College from noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 18th. Several recent develop ments - all of them being challenged in the courts - have significantly altered the poli tical picture in Mississippi, 1) Since last summer, many of the state's 82 counties have purged the voter registration rolls and required re-registra Src NOMINATE page 2A) sumers, I have a special con cern to see justice for those who, in a sense, need it most and are least able to get it. Therefore, I am directing my Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs to focus particular at tention in the new Office of Consumer Affairs on the co ordination of Consumer pro grams aimed at assisting those with limited income, the elder ly, the disadvantaged, and mi nority group members." Mrs. Reid was Managing Editor for the "New York Amsterdam News," the largest black newspaper in the coun try. Raised and educated in New York, Mrs. Reid received her B. A. from Hunter Col lege in 1933 and did graduate work at N. Y. U's School I (See NEWSWOMAN 2A) IRS to Halter Biased Schools Tax Exemptions NEW YORK - The United States Internal Revenue Serv ice "will undertake to with draw recognition of tax exempt status where we find that a school is not in good faith pursuing a nondiscrimina tory admissions policy," Com missioner Randolph W. Thrower has informed the Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People. This commitment, received here this week, was in response to a complaint submitted to the Commissioner by NAACP Executive Director Roy Wil kins. In a letter dated Feb. 9, the NAACP leader listed 17 recently established all-white private academies in eight southern states. The list had been compiled by the Associa iScr 1)1 ASK!) l>a.i!e 2A) ship. "In a year of spiralling costs and economic uncertainly and turmoil, I think we did ex tremely well," Jordan report ed. The $10,000,000 campaign for 1971 will be lead by Cyrus R. Vance, former deputy sec retary of defense and former U. S. negotiator at the Paris peace talks. Vance, in a speech to a cor WKM ;M fe WJk. m 's%iHl J * * M I * * at; 1 i , * * Lr- » 1 1 * Kk- i #&. # * ■AttjflMki •Jj R£^ tH $kM ■L* J 7 lJhH^ 1 GETTING THE GRAND TOU* Durham Business College dedi catede the new J. W. Hill Resi dence Hall Saturday, in cere monies marking the opening of the $550,000 dormitory com plex named afte\the school's Black Women's Association SB,OOO Pledge To Public Library A memorial pledge of SB,OOO for the local History Room in the Reidsville Public Library was presented by the Black Women In Community Service. Two years ago BWICS, an organization of twelve black women presented a check to the Reidsville Library and asked that a portion of it be held in escrow for the pro posed new library. Last year these ladies began an active campaign in the community of making people aware of the fact that a fund raising drive for a new library was being organized. The group, along with several other organizations, de cided that a memorial to J. A. Mcßae would be appropriate. Mcßae was, prior to his death in 1937, Principal of (See WOMEN page 2A) Dr. Edmond's Address Highlights Founder's Day At Elizabeth City Centering her address around three major points, Dr. Helen G. Edmonds' was a fit ting climax to the recent ob servance, by Elizabeth City State University, if its Eigh tieth Anniversary. For many reasons, the widely known scholar, historian, and educa tor, made it possible to leave New York, where she is serv I! : HH wmmagm SUmffir Jfefl rl IL H •■ FOUNDERS DAY PARTICI- j PANTS —Those taking part in the Founder's Day ceremonies were (left to right(—Mrs. Lula porate luncheon audience dur ing the New Orleans meeting, challenged the South especial ly to come to the help of black higher education, much of which is located in that geo graphic area. Vance said the new politi cal awakenings in the South coupled with the presence of the sound, viable black edu cational institutions "Provide us with an excellent, unparal- secretary-treasurer a-n d busi ness manager. From left, Dur ham Mayor Pro Tem Charles L. Steel, Mrs. John Stewart, Mrs. L. McCauley Harris, president of Durham Business College, Jews Everywhere Join With Blacks in Mourning for Young NEW YORK Jews every where join with the black com munity in mourning the pass ing of Whitney M. Young, Jr., a prominent rabbi told black radio audiences. Speaking over stations across the U. S., Rabbi A. James Rudin, assistant director of the Interreligious Affairs Department of the American Jewish Committee, said of Young: "His untimely death at the age of only 49 has robbed Am .oa of one ofitsg-eat citi zens. Whitney Young cared little for flaming rhetoric and angry language. His all too brief life was devoted to de- ing as the United States Al ternate Delegate to the United Nations, to join in the Found ers Day program at ECSU. "It is in this sense (the acceptance of the challenge which the future holds) that a celebration of Founders Day becomes a rededication of students, faculty, adminis tration, alumni and friends Thorpe, President Marion D. Thorpe. Dr. Helen G Edmonds, ECSU's Founder's Day Speaker, M opportunity to mom for-" ' ward In both the governance and education of om people." The United Negro College Fund, eataUMMd in 1944, is comprlaad of 86 predominant ly blacks libarai arts institu tions. AH are prhate, four-year accredited coDegea. The UNCF haa raised *llO - in opeatlag funds for these members schools since it (See USC7 page 2A) and Hill start on a tour of tha new building following ribbon cutting ceremonies. The new building brings to six the num ber of structures on the cam pus. veloping jobs, housing and ed ucation for his black brothers and sisters. "Black people have lost a tireless and creative leader and the Jewish people have lost a man who deeply understood and championed their cause. Whitney Young combatted an ti-Semitism in the United States, supported Israel in her struggle for survival, and iden tified with the Russian Jews in their efforts to acheive libera tion. "His legacy to us ia clear lnot the word but the deed.' " Founded in 1906, the American Jewish Committee (See JEWS pafla 2A) to the educational priorities which lie ahead," Dr. Ed monds* Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina Cen tral University, asserted in her opening statements. Having done extensive studies in history in the state and nation, and post-doctoral (See ECSU page 2A) Mrs. Charlotte Sloan, wife of , ECSU Board of Trustees mem , ber, Ma too Sloan.