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Words of Wisdom The essential quality of an executive is wisdom; of an employee, accuracy. —Saunders Norvell ★ It is better to be small and shine than to be great and cast a shadow. —Trent- VOLUME 50 No. 43 Operation Breakthrough Gets O/iO Grant Hn? " |P m ' J - P^i ggf y Jfl ll Hjff IMH;. r-^%^Bl ■9 Kj V \ :^l Jfcir y/* 11 I - I^B^H SKyiMkJ ■ «gjrf PR Wk A ■L jpg "MISS USDA"— Elaine Walker selects a loaf of French sour dough bread from a table of breads from around the world 1 . The display was part of a "National Day of Bread" cere St. Mark Choir To Provide Music For Duke Divinity School Meet -mm HARRIS Durhamite Born in Slavery Dies At Age 109, Funeralized Tues. Funeral services for George Washington Harris, 109 were conducted Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church by the Rev. Z. D. Harris, pastor. He was born into slavery June 15, 1862, in Louisburg. There are no records of his parents or early family life. A retired and honorary dea con, he was associated with Oak Grove Church for more than 45 years. He was first married to the late Mrs. Anna Clay Harris. From this marriage, there were 13 children, of which two sur vive. They are a daughter, Mrs. Letha Godette Harris of the home; and a son, Lloyd Harris of Richmond, Va. Also surviving are 27 great grandchildren, and 27 great great-grandchildren. Two years ago he was named "Father of the Year," by the Oak Grove Church Family On mony held recently at the Department of Agriculture. Miss Walker, an employee of the Department of Agriculture, was the of official "Miss USDA" hostess for the event. Rev. L. A. Miller announces that St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church Choir will be featured and will provide the choral music for the 8:45 p.m. Service of Worship on Sunday, Octo ber 24, for the North Carolina Pastors' School and Divinity School Convocation in the Duke Chapel at Duke Univer sity. It is expected by this Wor ship experience, St. Mark's Church Choir will lead the Uni versity community through music to a most meaningful worship experience with God and fellowship with one another. St. Mark A.M.E. Zion church will also bring history to the Black community as being the first such choir ever to provide choral music in the Duke University Chapel during his 108 th birthday a local news paper printed a story and pic tures about his life. Pallbearers at his funeral services were members of the Oak Grove Church Deacon and Trustees Boards. Welfare Issue To Be Aired At Chapel Hill Hearing Tues. Much controversy surrounds proposals for welfare reform. This will be the matter for dis cussion at the Nov. 10 hearing sponsored by the Orange Coun ty Welfare Union, Durham United Welfare Rights Organi zation, The Women's Interna tional League for Peace and Freedom, Young World Deve lopment and The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durham and Chapel Hill. The hearing will be held at the Old Courthouse on the corner of Rosemary and Columbia (Sec WELFARE page 8A) Chr Carcfia ©rata (lIhPn»UTH UNBBigigjf? a Duke University Convoca tion. Soprano soloists for the occasion will be Mrs. Barbara Daniels, who is also Choir Director; and Mrs. Ella S. Hayes. Organist will be Miss Lana McClary. Mrs. Cora Hunter serves as Music Direc tress. The Convocation Preacher for the occasion of worship will be Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr., minister of Centenary United Methodist Church, Memphis, Tennessee. He brings to the Pastors' School a wealth of religious experiences, both at home and abroad. Scholarly contributions by him include a section in the book, Black Manifesto and United Metho dist Journal, Engage. Current ly, he serves as Chairman of Black Methodists for Church Renewal and Tennessee Human Relations Council as well as a member of United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race, Church and Society Committee of the World Coun cil of Churches. Lecturers for the Pastors' School will include Dr. Paul L. Lehmann, The James A. Gray Lecturer; Bishop Paul A. Wash burn, Bishop's Hour Lecturer; Very Rev. Edward H. Patey, The Frank S. Hickman Lec (See ST. MARK page 8A) • I atV§i M DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1971 Black, Red Voting Unity Is Stressed Two Durham Programs to Receive Funds The Office of Economic Op portunity has awarded $657, 000 to Durham's Operation Breakthrough program, offi cials announced Tuesday. The funds will be used to continue two existing pro grams according to Break through Director John Croslan. More than $500,000 of the grant will fund another year of the Neighborhood Develop ment Program, Croslan said. He said that during the coming year the program will empha size self-help projects for low income residents. The Neighborhood Develop ment Program has a staff of 48 and emphasizes solving the so cials and economic problems of low-income persons. The 1971-72 grant is about the same amount that the OEO awarded Operation Break through last year, Croslan said. He added, however, that OEO funding is still down substan tially from the mid-1960'5, when the Breakthrough pro gram got under way. (See GRANT page 8A) Homecoming at West Durham Set for Sunday Dr. Raymond Gavin of the faculty of Duke University will deliver the annual Homecom ing message at the West Dur ham Baptist Church, Sunday, October 24 at 11:00 o'clock. The church is located on the corner of Nixon and Athens Streets in the City. This has been a special occasion for West Durham Baptist Church for many years and is expected to attract many of the former members and friends. Reverend Frederick D. Terry, who is now serving as Chaplin at the Vete rans Administration Hospital, Martinsburg, West Virginia, was the former minister. The Church Homecoming celebration was first begun un der the leadership of the late Dr. T. C. Graham and is looked forward to by friends and members in and out of the city. One of the special features of the service is the special recog nition of its senior founders and senior members. Deacon Henry Gunn, Jr., Chairman of the Homecoming Committee will preside. Music for the occa (See WEST DURHAM 8A) ST. MARK A.ME ZION I HURCII CHOIR ill lii . ;*t* I IIH* v ; lllnßKi j lUIiH 11 jHH^H"2S3f ? THREE TOP RANKING BLACK MILITARY OFFICERS met with President Nixon at the White House recently to discuss with them moves by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to wipe out racial bias in the armed forces. From left are Rear Adtm. Samuel Gravely, USN; President Nixon; Secretary Laird; Brig. Mrs. Janie Marie Spaulding Rites Held At White Rock Bapt. Tves. A long time business, reli gious and civic leader, Mrs. JatiA Man© Spaulding, was funeralized on Tuesday, Octo - ber 19, 1971 at a 4:00 p.m. eulogy at White Rock Baptist Church. Rev. Lorenzo A. Lynch, pastor of White Rock Baptist Church was assisted by the Rev. L. A. Miller, pastor of St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church. The widow of the late Alon zo Gaston Spaulding was born in Clarkton, N. C., and had moved to Durham at an early age. Educated in the Durham City Schools, Mrs. Spaulding had continued her training at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia. She was a loyal and most faithful member of White Rock Baptist Church and the Hattie E. Shepard Sunday School Class. Mrs. Spaulding was one of the first clerks employed at the w*' • MRS. SPAULDING Gen. Benjamin L. Hunton, Army Reserve; and Brig. Gen. Cunningham C. Bryant, Na tional Guard. During the Nixon Administra tion, the total number of blacks promoted to the rank of General has reached six with one Admiral being named. Prior to the present Administration there were only two blacks. North Carolina Mutual Life In surance Company. For many years, she owned and operated a Real Estate Agency in Dur ham. Civic wise and mindful of the need for services for black women, Mrs. Spaulding was one of the organizers of Har riett Tubman Branch YWCA. She became one of the early life members and encouraged many others to do likewise. She was also a charter member of the Daughters of Dorcas Club, a well known civic and service group. WRAL-TV and Women-in-Action Sponsor Tele. Assistance Project Women in Action for the Prevention of Violence and its Causes, Inc., has become the volunteer agency for a new telephone referral service, Call For Action, being sponsored by WRAL-TV. Call For Action is a team of volunteers and a radio or tele vision station cooperating to establish and maintain a service which people may call to seek assistance in solving specific problems. Call For Action does not seek to supplant or undermine the many public and private agencies which Charter Commission Seeking Executive A fulltime executive is being sought by the Durham City- County Charter Commission. Members of the commission were put on the lookout for a person to fill the position when they received a letter from E. K. Powe, chairman of the Com mission, announcing the group's second meeting Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the County Office Building. "The individual should have executive and administrative abilities and should be able to get along with people," Powe said in the letter. "It would also be desirable if the indivi dual ahd a technical back ground in local government and the ability to research and ana lyze factual data pertaining to local government." Powe said the commission hopes to complete its staffing "in order to move ahead full steam the first of November." GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE "STANGERS ON A BUS" By George B. Rom DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mrs. Syminer D*y* GROOVING WITH CHUCKIE HARRIS PREGNANCY PLANNING & HEALTH By G. Rigrgsbee CHEYENNE SCOUT CORNER By E. L. Kearney TAKING A CLOSER LOOK By John Myers WRITERS FORUM By George B. ROBS Mrs. Spaulding is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Otelia S. Stewart and Mrs. Martha S. Dooms, both of Durham; four grandchildren, Mrs. Marie S. Foley of Los Angeles, Califor nia; Mrs. Janetta S. Steele, Dayton, Ohio; Lt. James A. Stewart, Fort Eustis, Virginia and Wauna L. Dooms, Jr., of Virginia Beach, Virginia; two great-grandchildren, Mark A. and Monica L. Dooms, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Surviving also are two half sisters, Mrs. Badie S. McEachin (See SPAULDING 8A) exist to serve the needs of our citizens; rather, the aim of the program is to assist communi cation between individuals and agencies. The telephone assistance program began in New York City in 1963. Now, as an in dependent affiliate of the Na tional Urban Coalition, the service is successfully operating in more than 30 cities through out the United States. WRAL-TV is the officially designated sponsor of Call For Action in the Research Tri angle area. Initially, the local service will be operating through separate offices in both Raleigh and Durham. Women-In-Action volunteers in (See TELEPHONE 8A) Mt. Gilead Bapt. to Observe Its 63rd Anniversary Sun., Oct. 24 Mount Gilead Baptist Church will observe its 63rd Anniversary, Sunday, October 24, 1971 with two morning services. The speaker for the eight o'clock service will be Randall M. Rogers, a member of the Mount Gilead Baptist Church. The guest speaker for the eleven o'clock worship service is the Reverend Marion Phillip, pastor of Church Of Reconcili ation Presbyterian, Chapel Hill, N.C. Randall M. Rogers, a native of Durham and Senior Law Student at NCCU is a graduate of Hillside High School; re ceived the B.S.C. and M.S. de grees in Business Administra tion from NCCU. During the Summer of 1970 he worked as an Interviewer with the State Employment PRICE: 20 CENTS Says Robeson Indians Held Back by Whites Efforts are under way to make the Lumbee Indians a political force in Robeson County, perhaps in coalition with blacks, and audience at Duke University was told Tues day. Prof. Adolph Dial of Pem broke State University and Tom Dial, director of the Lum bee Regional Development Association spoke during a ses sion of a "Native American Conference" sponsored by the YM-YWCA and the Major Speakers Committee at Duke. The speakers, both Lumbees, said the Indians of Robeson have been held back political, economically and educationally by the white power structure of the county. Professor Dial, who is writ ing a history of the Lumbees, said he believes, however, that the time might be near when his people can increase their political power in the county and elect officials on the local level and perhaps, to the Gen eral Assembly. "We make up 34 per cent of the population in Robeson County," he pointed out. "To (See INDIANS page 8A) MRS. LASSITER Wife of Durham Native Named Bait. School Executive Mrs. Louise E. Lassiter, wife of Durham native, Ernest L. Lassiter, has been named a junior high school adminis trator in the Baltimore City school system. Mrs. Lassiter's appointment as Head of the Department of Special Education at the 3,000 pupil Pamlico Junior High School was announced this week by Baltimore school officials. The daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Narvie H. Lassiter of Route 3, Durham, Mrs. Lassiter will plan and direct the special education curriculum and (See NAMED page 8A) Security Commission in Dur ham and 1971 served as Sum mer Legal Intern with the Durham County Solicitor. Prior to entering the School of Law he taught Business at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. and later a Senior Buyer for the Pratt and Whitney Divi sion of United Air Craft in East Hartford, Conn. Rogers is currently working as Administrative Assistant to Career Counseling and Place ment Director at NCCU. He is Vice Justice of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and a Life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Rogers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Rogers, 604 Gray Avenue, Durham and is married to the former Miaa Jean Berrien of Fayetteville, (See CHURCH pa*a BAJ
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