.WORDS OF WISDOM
V
No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning
to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich.
—Henry Ward B etcher
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be
disappointed. —Alexander Pope
VOLUME 50 No. 29
Track Meet Participants Invade Durham
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ATTEND NAACP MEET—Shown here are North Carolinians
who attended the 62nd annual convention of thfe NAACP, held
in Minneapolis, Minn., July 5-9. They represent the branches
Plea For Unity Sounded At NAACP Confab
Over 2,000 Delegate
To Coast Attend Minn. Sessions
N. C. DELEGATES
ACTIVE AT MEET
Special to the Carolina Times
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -
The more than 50 persons
from North Carolina, led by
Kelly Alexander, president,
N.C. State Conference of
Branches, were quite active at
the 62nd annual convention of
the NAACP, held here July
5-9. North Carolina is a mem
ber of the sth region, presided
over by Mis. Ruby Hurley,
Atlanta, Ga.
Alexander Barnes, presi
dent, Durham Branch, was
named to that all-important
Time 6 Place Committee and
reports that he got a new les
son in politics, after attend
ing cauces every night, some
of which lasted until the wee
hour of the morning. W.
Ma nee 6illiam, membership
chairman of the Durham
Branch, played an important
part in the deliberations. J. W.
HUI, dean, Durham Business
College, was also quite active.
NUL Awarded Contract by Dept.
Of Trans. For 10-MoiiHi Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe has announced
the award of a $53,970 con
tract to the National Urban
League to conduct a ten
month study for the Office of
Consumer Affairs of the De
partment of Transportation.
Purpose of the study, he
■aid, will be to better deter
mine the special interests and
needs of disadvantaged urban
users of transportation.
In making this determina
tion, the study will also seek
to develop recommendations
tor improving the channels of
communication between these
urban!tea and the Department
of Transportation.
'lmproved channels of
communication will enable us
to become more aware of the
requirements of groups of con
sumer," Secretary Volpe ex
plained, "and, in turn, provide
the means by which they will
become more fully informed
of information and programs
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WILKINS
"Hie N. C. State Conference
reported over SIO,OOO for the
Freedom Fund and contribut
ed a good sum to President
Mapp of the Tennesee State
Conference, who's home was
bombed while he was away.
Alfred Alexander, son of
Kelly Alexander, was elected
to the national nominating
committee. Tom Reid, the first
(See DELEGATES 8A)
designed by the Department to
help them meet their needs."
Disadvantaged urbanites in
many ways bear the brunt - or
benefit the most - from trans
portation projects, according
to the Secretary. "Therefore,
we do not only need to hear
their voice but we must be
able to respond," he added.
Secretary Volpe noted that
his Department's Office of
Consumer Affairs, headed by
former Hattford, Connecticut,
Mayor Ann Uccello, is the fo
cal point for the consumer to
communicate his views on
transportation.
"That office is the catalyst
by which the consumers' voice
will be heard by the decision
makers in the Department who
are in a position to take ac
tion," he said. "This will be
the first time such a purely
'consumer* -oriented project
aimed at determining a Depart
ment-wide approach will have
been undertaken," he added.
Whs
throughout the state. Many
national committees where
Kelly Alexander, president,
NUL Director to
Make First Natl
Speech July 28
NEW YORK - National Ur
ban League Executive Direc
tor-Designee Vernon E. Jor
dan, Jr., will outline his views
of the national civil rights
scene and possibly suggest new
directions for the agency in a
speech at the July 28th Annual
Banquet of the League's An
naul Conference being held at
Cobo Hall in Detroit, July 25-
28.
Jordan's speech will mark
his first national appearance
since being named National
Urban League Executive Direc
tor June 15th, and will be his
first major address to delegates
and constituents of the Na
tional Urban League. He will
Join (he agency in January
after completing the 1971
fund-raising campaign of the
United Negro College Fund,
which he now heads.
The thirty-five year old
(See DIRECTOR 8A)
Black Gov't Worker Sets High
Career Goal Despite Blindness
WASHINGTON - "The
whole attitude toward blind
people is wrong! It doesnt
help a blind person when you
do something for him. It
would be much better if you
showed him how to do it so
that he can do it for himself
when you are not there."
These are the feelings of
Keeneth V. Reed, 28, a clerk
typist with the Labor Depart
ment who has been blind since
birth. Because he strives hard
to do everything possible for
himself, Reed has done much
to overcome the handicap of
blindness.
Working for the Manpower
Administration's Public Ser
vice Careers program (PSC),
Reed performs the general
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1971
' of them served on regional and
policy was made and presented.
North Carolina State Conference
N. C. Central Summer Enrollment Totals 1625
North Carolina Central Uni
versity's summer Khool enroll
ment is 1,625, according to Dr.
Charles W. On, director of
summer school, and B. T. Mc-
Millon, registrar.
Included in those figures are
an undergraduate enrollment
of 1,186 and a graduate en
rollment of 439, of which 47
SI ONI MO A CONTRACT with the National
Urban League for a 10-month atudty for the
Office of Consumer Affairs of the Depart
ment of Transportation ere Harry B. Pitta,
center, Chief of DOT'S Contract Awards
Branch, and, right, Luther W. Elliott Jr., As
sistant Director of National Urban League.
clerical duties with great facili
ty. He runs a reproduction
machine, takes telephone mes
sages on a brail machine and
types about 30 words per min
ute while listening to dictation
on a tape recorder.
Reed has been working
about 3 months in the PSC
office, which attempts to get
jobs for disadvantaged and
poor people. He gets around
his office with ease and often
uses the elevator to go from
the third floor to the basement
to make or retiieve copies
from the office xerox machine.
"I hadn't worked in an of
fice before," says Reed, who
lives alone. "But I have worked
in a factory. In adjusting, I just
had to learn where I fit in an
of Branches, assured the convention that these persons would
work to implement the new proposals adopted at the con
vention. Most of the state officers attended the meet.
are in the School of Library
Science.
T>.e regular nine week ses
sion of summer school began
June 7 and a six week session
began June 18. Both sessions
eud July 31.
In addition, according to
Dr. Orr, 32 children are partici
pating in the university's ele
Witnessing the signing are, left to right, Miss
Ann Uceello, former mayor of Hertford, Con
necticut and now Director of the Office of
Consumer Affairs; Mrs. Marilee Cavender,
Consumer Affairs Specialist for Miss Uceello;
and Michael College, DOT contract specialist.
office.
"Any blind person, after be
ing in an office for a short
while can learn his way about.
I think people need to climb
out of their shells and get to
know'blind people."
The black high school drop
out landed his government job
accidentally. Several months
ago, Reed was trying to cross a
street at a busy intersection
during rush hour traffic when,
by chance, he met 'Fred Dray
ton, a supervisor in the PSC
office. Noticing that Reed was
blind, Drayton offered to help
him across the street.
In the conversation that
followed, Drayton learned that
the blind man waa unemploy
(See WORKER 8A)
Welcome
To The US.
Pan-African
Team
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Associates
mentary activities program, ten
are enrolled in classes for chil
dren with learning disabilities,
six in speech and hearing pro
grams, and 18 in a nursery
school.
The programs enrolling chil
dren provide internship ex
perience for the university's
students.
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TAKING A ME SS AGS —Kenneth V. Reed, 28,
a Labor Department clerk typist who has
been blind since birth, seta buttons on a tape
recorder as Fred) Drayton prepares to dictate
a message. Despite his blindness, Reed per
forms clerical duties in the Manpower Ad
GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE
WELCOME, AFRICA 2nd Scetkm—Pafs SB
TODAY'S SCENE AT HILLSIDE 87 M. DeJarmon
WRITERS FORUM By George B. Ram
BEING FREE By Donald Lore
GROOVING WITH CHUCKIE HARRIS
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK By John Myers
OlC's Rev. Leon H. Sullivan is
Recipient of Elks' Highest Award
Rev. Leon Sullivan has been
named as the recipient of the
Improved Benevolent Protec
tive Order of Elks of the
World's most coveted award,
the Lovejou Award for 1971,
The Honorable Hobson R.
Reynolds Grand Exalted Ruler
made the announcement from
the Philadelphia baaed Head
quarters of the national Order
of Elks.
Reynolds added that the
coveted citation would be
presented to Rev. Sullivan at
the public meeting of the
Elks Civil Liberties Depart
ment on August 23, 1971, at
2:00 p.m., during the Grand
Lodge Convention, this year
to be held in New Orleans,
Louisiana, at wh. h time Rev.
Sullivan will be present to re
ceive the Award.
Hie Lovejoy Award was
conceived in 1949 during the
Elks Grand Lodge Convention
in San Francisco, California.
It is presented each year to
that person regardless of race
or color judged most distin
guished for service rendered
humanity during the previous
year. It is estimated that
Tar Heel First Southern State to
Pass Equal Job Opportunity Law
Former Durhamite
Aids Dunlap in N.Y.
Council Campaign
GREENBURGH - Morton
Julien and Mrs. Alma Wade
have been named co-chairmen
of the primary campaign of
Richard D. Dunlap for Repub
lican nomination to a seat on
the Greenburgh Town Board.
Julien is credit sales and
sales promotion manager of
Strauss Stores Corp. and vice
president of the Greenburgh
Young Republican Club, ftnd
was president-treasurer of the
Dalewood Civic Association.
He managed the campaign
of Dr. Anthony Attalienti in
his successful bid for election
to the Qeenburgh Central 7
school board.
Julien and his wife Phyllis
1 and their two children live at -
199 Plnewood Road, Harts
dale.
(See CAMPAIGN! 8A)
ministration's Public Service Careen (PBQ
office with greet facility. He types by listen
ing to dictation on a tape recorder. Drayton,
who helped the Mind man Set bis Job |i it
supervisor in the PSC office.
PRICE: 20 CENTS
REV. SULLIVAN
25,000 Delegates and Visitors
will attend the 1971 Elks'
Convention.
Rev. Sullivan is one of the
outstanding present day
American spiritual leaden, pre
siding over one of its most in
fluential pulpits. Philadelphia's
Zion Baptist Church. His major
contribution to the national
welfare to date: the founding
and chairing of the Opportuni
ties Industrialization Centers
international self-help man
power training movement for
(See SULLIVAN 8A)
RALEIGH - North Caro
lina becomes the Qi*t South
em state to pass an Equal
Employment Opportunity
law.
Th* bill was introduced by
Rep. Joy T. Johnson of Robe
son in Jmuary but stayed in
the Committee on Manufactur
ing and Labor until July. Then
the bill came out on a Minori
ty Report and was put on the
favorable calendar bv a vo'e
105 to 5. It passed the House
on the following day 99 to 0.
In the Senate the bill
pass»d July 9 witho«t debate
The B'U 8= amended hans
discrimination in tatf> agen
cy. a>so in county and muni
cipal Government ba c ed on re
ligion, race or sex, if other
wise qualified.
"I «m wy gratified at the
nass'ge of thi« significant
Diec* of staged
Rep. Johnson, "it i« the great
eat mor»l bolster to minori
ties since the Em*ncinatk»n
(See TAR HEEL fIA)