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FAMILY AFFAlß—Leavie Davis, Jr., Pantego, included his in
fant daughter in the happy excitement as he received his B.A.
degree in Political Science during commencement activities.
Ibe little lady appears more interested in the sand man than
daddy.
Commencement Highlights
At N.C. Central Univ.
Dr. Martin D. Jenkins,
President Emeritus of Morgan
State College, and now, direc
tor of the Office of Urban
Affairs of the American
Council on Education chal
lenged the nearly 700 graduat
ing seniors about the role they
will be expected to play in
the solution of the many
urban problems. He empha
sized that such solutions will
require the application of edu
cated intelligence.
Hie graduates were also
reminded that cities through
out the world shared similar
HEW Approves Grant Totaling
$285,000 for Geography Ass'n
Dr. T. R. Speigner, chair
man of the department of
geography at North Carolina
Central University and project
director for the Commission
on Geography ant Afro-
American of the Association
of American Geographers, has
announced that a $285,000
grant to the association from
the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare has
been approved.
The grant will.'-support the
Commission's programs dur
ing 1971-72.
The specific objectives of
Black Caucus Dinner Receives
Support From Noted Persons
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
The Congressional Black Cau
cus Dinner, scheduled for
June 18 at the Sheraton Park
Hotel here in Washington, is
continuing to receive the kind
of response from persons of
diversified backgrounds and
economic levels that the
Caucus anticipated when the
dinner was planned.
Recently, a SI,OOO contri
bution was made to the
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NNPA CONVENTION SPEAKERS —Among Chora
who will address the 31st Annual Convention of
the National Newspaper Publishers Association,
June 16-19 in Atlanta are: Roy Wilkins, Executive
Director of the NAACP; Arthur A. Fletcher, As
sistant Secretary of Labor; Herbert G. Klein, White
urban problems of such public
services as welfare, education,
health services, housing and
law enforcement. However,
in the U. S. the urban crisis is
not only occasioned by depri
vation and poverty, but is
accentuated by racism. Dr.
Jenkins cautioned them not to
be too pessimistic about urban
improvements, but urged
them to play the game of
power in rejuvenating cities.
This means being involved
blacks to share in the respon
sibility, the decision making
and the power.
the project are:
To continue to expand
the development of the inserv
ice training network and to
embrace a wider number of
predominantly black institu
tion .'by conducting experi
mental programs for experi
ences and prospective
teachers as well as college
faculty.
To continue tdi expand
a full time academic year
training project for prospec
tive and experienced teachers
in graduate schools.
(See GEOGRAPHY 10A
Caucus by the National Alli
ance of Postal and Federal
Employees. The president of
the Alliance also pledged the
support of his 45,000 mem
bers and volunteered to lend
the Caucus its "fifty-three
years experience in the field
of federal employee legisla
tion, equal opportunity in
federal , service and postal
and federaf employee griev
ances."
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House Director of Communications; and Congress
man Ralph H. Metcalfe (Illionois); and Charles C.
Diggs, Jr., (Michigan) Chairman of the Black Cau
cus. Others not shown are: Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Koontz, Director of the Women's Bureau; John D.
Harper, Chairman of the National Alliance of
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VOLUME 50 No. 23
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END REIGN OF TERROR IN MISS.
18-Yr-Old High
School Grad
Shot to Death
NEW YORK - The Na
tional Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People has called upon the
Department of Justice to "re
main actively on the scene in
Drew, Miss.," where Joetha
Collier, 18-year-old Negro
high school graduate, was shot
down in cold blood within
hours after commencement,
on May 25. Three white men
have been arrested and
charged with the murder.
In a telegram to Attorney
General John N. Mitchell,
NAACP Executive Director
Roy Wilkins cited two other
recent killings of black citi
zens by white men in that sec
tion of Mississippi and warned
that "There is no predicting
what will happen if the Negro
population regards itself as
abandoned with only its own
resources for protection from
unrestrained murderous as
sault."
Meanwhile, Aaron Henry,
president of the Mississippi
State NAACP, sent telegrams
to President Nixon and to the
Attorney General urging them
to use their influence "to
halt this reign of terror before
the black community feels
compelled to retaliate against
the whites who commit these
crimes." Mr. Henry named as
the two male victims Edgar
Higganbottom of Ecru and
Eddie McClinton of Sumner.
The full text of Mr. WU
kins' telegram follows:
"National Association for
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Other SI,OOO contributions
for tables for the Congres
sional Dinner have come
from: Motown Records, the
St. Louis Cardinals, the Na
tional Education Association,
Jim Brown (a former foot
ball star and current president
of the Black Economic
Union), Brady Keys (presi
dent of All-Pro Chicken),
Jackie Robinson, the Ameri
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CLOCK PRESENTEO BY NCCU LAW WIVES
lira. Joseph lacovittl, outgoing President and
a Charter member of the NCCU Law Wives
Association presents a beautiful clock to
Dean LeMarquis DeJarmon for the Student
Lounge. During the years, this dynamic and
community oriented group have rendered
Prominent Americans Support
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MUSS MEBANE
MISS MARY E.
MEBANE GUEST
ON TODAY SHOW
Miss Mary E. Mebane will
be a guest of Hugh Downs
on the Today show in New
York June 7, 1971.
Her appearance is due to
three of her articles published
In the New York Times News
paper. Her first publication,
"Black and White Bus Lines/'
appeared January 2 followed
by "Daddy Wasn't A Numbers
Runner," Feb. 8, and "How
To Live Non-Jim Crow" on
April 26.
The Today show televises
Monday-Friday from 7-9 a.m.
on channel WTVD-11.
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Businessmen; Mayor Cart B. Stokes of Cleveland;
Harold R. Sims, Acting Executive Director of the
National Urban League; and Admiral reimn r,
Zumwalt, Jr., Chief of Naval Operations.
services to Include coffee hours for their
husbands during Examination breaks, making
of beautiful decoupages, drapes for the
Lounge, tapestries and other items as well as
forums on drugs and drug abuse, tutorial
programs services for Edgemont Community
Center end many other activities.
NEW YORK - Sixty
three prominent Americans,
headed by Mrs. Medgar Evers
and Mrs. Martin Luther King,
Jr., have formed a national
committee to aid Charles
Evers in his unprecedented
bid to become Governor of
Mississippi, it was announced
today by the Committee's
National Coordinator, Gilbert
Jonas.
Known as the National
Committee to Elect Charles
Evers Governor of Mississippi,
the ad hoc group's Co-Chair
men are Senator Hubert
Humphrey of Minnesota,
NAACP to Hold 62nd Annual
Convention in Minneapolis Jul. 5
NEW YORK - The NAACP
holds its 62nd Annual Conven
tion In Minneapolis, Minnesota,
this year between July sth and
July 9th. The plenary sessions
are set for Minneapolis Audi
torium and Convention Center,
while most of the workshops,
clinics and institutes will be held
at the Leamington Hotel, the
official convention hotel.
Keynote speaker is Bishop
Stephen Gill Spottswood, Board
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Senator Edward Kennedy of
Massachusetts and Bishop
Stephen Gill Spottswood,
Board Chairman of the
NAACP and a leader of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church.
The Committee has head
quarters at 125 West 43rd
Street, New York City
(phone: (212) PL 7-7980).
"We hope, with this group,
to recruit skilled volunteers,
funds and lawyera for the
state-wide campaign in
Mississippi this fall," Mr.
Jonas said, in making the
(See EVERS page IOA
Chairman of the NAACP, whose
address is scheduled for the
opening night, Monday, July
sth. Among the other promi
nent speakers scheduled for the
convention are NAACP Execu
tive Director Roy Wilkins; Fe
deral Reserve Board Governor
Andrew Brimmer; Rev. Leon
Sullivan (1971 Spingam Award
Recipient); Dr. Wilson Riles,
California's Superintendent of
Education; Chief Judge William
H. Hastie of U. S. Court of
Appeals; and Leonard Wood
cock, President of the United
Auto Workers.
More than 2,000 delegate!
are expected to attend the con
vention. For the aecond year, a
major commerce and Industry
exhibition is scheduled to run
concurrently with the conven
tion. Industrial, commercial
and governmental exhibitors an
participating.
One additional feature angle
which you may wish to consi
der Is that on August 30th, the
Association's Executive Direc
tor, Roy Wllkins, will celebrate
his 70th birthday.
Press regfctratlon and facili
ties have been arranged, begin
ning on Sunday afternoon,
July 4th-
Words of Wiidom ,
Life Is to be fortified by many
friendship!. To low and bo
loved U the greatest happiness
of ..existence.
—Sydney Smith
PRICE 20 CENTS
ID Cards to Be
Available Sun.
At New Store
The United Durham super
market will emphasize serv
ices for the low-income com
munity In its Grand Opening
ceremonies Monday, June 7,
at 6:30 pjn.
(The store was scheduled
to open May 31, but a broken
waterline forced a week's de
lay.)
Members of the low-in
come community win be fea
tured speakea at the cere
monies at 602 Notth Man gum
St. Their brief remarks will be
followed by a new way of
officially opening a business.
Instead of the usual ribbon
cutting, UDI will open Its
supermarket with a chain
breaking, a symbol of UDl's
mission of building a stronger
community.
Shopping will begin at
7:15 p sa. At that time, UDl's
Class A shareholders (low-in
come) will begin getting the
discount to which they are
entitled.
It worioL this way: Hie
cashier totals purchases by
the Class LshtisheUer.
After the shareholder shows
his ID card, the cashier
punches a special discount
button on the register and
2% is subtracted from the
customer's bill.
Low-income persons „ at
tending the Grand Opening
will get a chance to win free
Class A shares that have been
donated by Private indivi
duals. Names will be placed in
a box at the Grand Opening.
After checking the names for
income eligibility, UDI will
place the remaining names in
the box and draw the winners
on Wednesday, June 9.
The UDI supermarket is
not a poor people's • only
store. Other than the dis
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H*L BBHtND TMI SCINC—Vert J. Lincoln reviews a letter
with Assistant Secretary of Labor Arthur A. Fletcher. Mia.
Lincoln is the Administrative Assistant to the sub-cabinet
member wbo heads the Employment Standards AdmhtMrm
tion. Ibis job Involves ber in every facet of tbe afancy
which safeguards the status of working woman, enforces
Federal legislation which affects conditions of employment,
and insures equal employment opportunity among employer*
who contract with the Federal Government.
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OR. HORRY
U. N. C. Press
Publishes Book
For NCCU Prof
Dr. Ruth N. Horry, pro fee
tor of French at North Caroline
Central University, is the author
of "Paul Claudel and Saint-John
Pene," published in April by
the University of North Caro
lina Press, Chapel Hill.
The hard-bound book Is a
comparative study of the poetic
and philosophic idea* of the
two 20th century French poets.
Dr. Horry's new book is an
expansion of independent re
search conducted in 1964-65
as a Humanities Fellow in the
Ford Foundation.
She is currently president of
the College Language Associa
tion, and is a member of the
Teachers of French, the South
Atlantic Modem Language As
sociation, and the Modem Lan
guage Association of America.
She holds the A. B. degree
from Talladega College, the
M. A. from Howard University,
and the Ph.D. degree from New
York University. She studied as
(See BOOK page 10 A
S. C. State and
Clemson Enter
Co-op Program
ORANGEBURG, S. C. - The
old saying about crowing the
bridge when you get there ha
taken on new meaning for agri
culture-minded ctu dents at
South Carolina State College at
Orangeburg.
To them, it means the un
usual "educational bridge"
which their institution and
Clemson University have built
between them to insure the best
possible preparation for S. C.
State College students pursuing
vocations in agriculture*.
The bridge is actually a co
operative program which allows
State's agriculture students to
take their first two years of col
lege in pre-agriculture courses
on their campus and then trans
fer to Clemson for the final two
years.
The Clemson • S. C. State
program was established two
yean ago after it was decided
(See CO-OP pice 10 A