.WORDS OF WISDOM
Some people are so afraid to die that
they never begin to live.
—Henry Van Dyke
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When a man is really at work, he
needs no title. —Henry Ford
VOLUME 50 No. 37
Twin City Man Gets Nixon Bid
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Carolina Times School Reporter Entrant
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NEW DAY FOR WOMEN—John L. Wilks (center 1 ),
director of the Office of Ffleral Contract Compli
ance, discusses with two menders of his staff a
new proposal for widening job opportunities for
Harrington Appointed Chairman Of
NCCU Endowment Fund Committee
Educators Credit Union Urges
Strengthening of Club Treasure
The North Carolina Educa
tors Credit Union, Inc., held
its organizational meeting in
Durham, N. C. at the Durham
College on July 17, 1971. Per
sons present manifested great
interest in the organization and
elected as its first president J.
W. Mask, Jr., Hamlet, N. C. The
main purpose of the Century
Club to encourage greater sav
ing efforts on the part of the
members and create interest in
obtaining a credit union head
quarters, preferebly to be lo
cated in Raleigh, N. C.
The first phase of the Cen
tury Club responsibility is to:
Create an awareness of the
importance of saving as a
Mclean, IMA CP N.C. Field Dir.
Gets White House Invitation
Charles A. McLean of Win
ston -Salem. field director of
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People in the North Caroliria
area, has accented an invitation
to attend the meeting of Presi
dent Nixon's White House Con
ference on Aging. The confer
ence is scheduled for Nov.
28 through Dec. 2 at Washing
ton Hilton in Washington, D. C.
McLean attracted interest
with his two proposals pre
sented at the Governor's Con
ference on Aging held in May
at Raleigh.
"My objective was to give
the conference some of the
vital concerns unique to the
Negro which had neither been
mentioned nor documented in
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women. They are Doris Wotten, of New York City,
acting chief of the Division that coordinated de
velopment of the proposal, and Robert Brauer, as*
sistant director of OFCC for agency operations.
means of developing a greater
desire to save regularly.
Keep attention focused on
the graduating scale of dividend
payments through 1976, when
we hope to reach a maximum
of 6%.
Develop the desire to save
first, as a means of building
financial security.
Project the services of the
credit union beyond the per
sonal loan business, to include:
Home financing
Car purchasing
Repairs and remodeling
Gradual increase in dividend
payments to reach the maxi
mum
(See CREDIT page 2A)
McLEAN
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1971
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LIGGETT & MYERS PRES. ACCEPTS
MILLION DOLLAR DRIVE POSITION
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By JOHN MYERS
At a 12 o'clock noon lunch
eon at the Blair House, Wed
nesday 8, Dr. Albert N. Whit
ing, President of North Caro
lina Central University, an
the conference summary,"
McLean said. "1 wanted these
observations presented at the
President's conference. It was
imperative to get them before
the governor's conference. My
resolutions was accepted at the
general session of the gover
nor's conference. Dr. Ellen
Winston, Chairman of the
Governor's Advisory Com
mittee for the White House
conference, requested that they
be forward to her."
The proposals: "It is urged
that the Governor's Conference
on Aging include as an issue
under the Income Task Force
that the existing minimum age
eligibility requirements for re
ceipt of Social Security be
(See McLEAN page 2A)
When adopted, the proposed rule will require Fed
eral contractors and subcontrators to develop nu
merical goals within a specified time frame "to
remedy the underutilization of women."
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nounced the appointment and
acceptance of Milton E. Har
rington as the first Chairman
of the North Carolina Central
University Endowment Fund
Campaign Committee.
William P. Malone, Director
of Development for the univer
sity, stated, "to the best of
our knowledge, this is the first
time the Chief Executive Offi
cer of a major corporation has
headed a campaign for a pre
dominantly black institution
of higher education."
The major goal of the newly
formed endowment fund com
mittee is to raise one million
dollars. The endowment fund
which now stands at 300,000,
will generate income to be used
to supplement faculty salaries
at the state-supported institu
tion. Liggett & Myers has thus
far given the fund its largest
single unqualified contribu
tion.
The enrollment of the uni
versity includes a substantial
majority of students from low
income families. More than half
the student body in recent
years has come from families
whose total income was less
(See HARRINGTON page 2A)
Pan Africa Display
To Open At NCCU
' Pan Africa an exhibit ]
of art forms from various na
tions in Africa, reopened at ;
the North Carolina Central Uni
versity Art Museum Wednesday. |
The exhibit will be open Tues- 1
day through Saturday each week |
until Sept. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m.
and from 7 to 9 p.m. Some 140 j
items are on display.
Africa-USA Track Meet Profits
Shared By Three
By JOHN MYERS
In the President's Confer
ence Room at North Carolina
Central University, where al
most a year ago, plans were
first considered for an inter
national track meet in Durham,
the story officially ended
Thursday, September 2.
Dr. Leroy Walker, Chairman
and Meet Coordinator, pre-
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Dr. Leroy Walker presents trick medal to Dr. Albert Whiting
Week-End Weather
PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday.
80 degrees during the day, 60 de
grees at night. Wind 9 to 15 miles
per hour. 30 percent chance of rain
PRICE: 20 CENTS
Miss DeJarmon
To Represent
N. C. in Bait.
Miss Michelle R. DeJarmon,
17 year old daughter of Dean
and Mrs. LeMarquis DeJarmon,
Durham, has been notified that
she has been chosen to repre
sent North Carolina in the Miss
Black Teenage America Pageant
to be held at the Baltimore,
Maryland Civic Center, Septem
ber 9, 10, 11, 1971. Head
quarters for the Pageant Finals
will be Baltimore Hilton Hotel.
Activities for the entrants Will
include poolside press confer
ences, dinner, luncheons,
sports, tours, motorcades and
of course, talent rehearsals.
Miss DeJarmon, now a fresh
man, enrolled at North Caro
lina Central University, served
the last year as Hillside High
School reporter for the Caro
lina Times, a weekly news
(See ENTRANT page 2A)
Julian Bond, Georg
To Speak At Duke Univ. Sun.
Julian Bond, the young civil
rights leader the Georgia House
of Representatives couldn't
keep out, will deliver a public
address at Duke University here
Sunday, university officials an
nounced.
Bond's 8 p.m. speech in
Baldwin Auditorium on the
East Campus will be sponsored
by the campus Association of
African Students (formerly the
Afro-American Society).
A spokesman for the group
said Bond also will appear at a
seminar at 2 p.m. in the
Chemistry Building in Room
107. Both appearances are
open to the. public.
At the age of 31, Bond is a
sented profits of the Pan
Africa-USA Track Meet in
checks of $2500 each to Mrs.
Muriel Smith, representating
UNICEF, Alex Gilleskie with
the City Recreation Depart
ment, and Lee Smith with
the John Avery Boy's Club.
Also awarded to the three re
presentatives were Pan Africa-
USA Track Meet Medals.
Mrs. Smith thanked Dr
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DRC Official Offered Position
Of Staff Director in Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL - The
Chapel Hill Redevelopment
Commission Wednesday for
mally offered the position of
staff director to James E. Kerr,
now deputy director of the
Durham Redevelopment Com
mission.
Members of the Chapel Hill
Commission said Kerr has not
given his written acceptance
and could not be reached for
comment Wednesday night.
The offer includes a salary
of SIB,OOO. He is expected to
start about Oct. 1.
This will be the first staff
position created by the com
mission. The director and staff
are needed to administer a
Neighborhood Development
veteran of the civil rights and
political struggles waged by
blacks in the South. He is one
of a very few state legislators
whose name is known through
out the country, an association
spokesman said.
Bond, a leader in 'Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Com
mittee (SNCC), was first
elected by reapportionmentof
the Georgia House in 1965, but
was prevented from taking of
fice the following January by
members of the legislature who
objected to his statements cri
ticizing the war in Vietnam.
After winning a second elec
tion in February, 1966 - to fill
(See BOND page 2A)
Walker for the 100 boys and
girts who were able to see the
track meet at no expense. She
also thanked meet officials
in behalf of the needy chil
dren of the world who
UNICEF strives to assist.
Gilleskie offered a simple
thank you for all those in
need who his organization tries
to help. Hie money going to
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Program for the Northside
Knolls area for which a $450,
(See OFFICIAL page 2A;
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Dr.R. Thompson
Honored By
Community Club
Dr. Ray Thompson of 923:
Plum Street was honored by
the Plum Street Community
Club Labor Day at the club*r
annual family and) friends pic
nic.
A Bronze Plaque was pre
sented to Dr. Thompson by-
Mrs. Virginia W. Alston oa
behalf of the organization for
his many years of service ren
dered to and for the commu
nity as a whole.
Dr. Thompson is well known,
and loved for his leadership
and interest in the civic, reli
gious and educational growth
and development of all peo
ple.
He is an Instructor in the
Education Department, NCCU.
and is a member of Covenant
United Presbyterian Church.
Panthers To Move
U.S. Headquarters
To Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA. .Ga.
Black Panthers leader Huey
Newton announced Wednesday
the black militant organization
Is movin* its
from Oakland, Calif., to At
lanta.