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MThe condition of Black
Americans verges on the
brink of disaster-1979
promises to be a year of
crisis for American Black
people, said Vernon
Jordan in his address on
"The State of Black
People. '
A conference on "To
day's Crisis and Black
Survival" is scheduled to
be held at St. .Joseph's
African Methodist Epis
copal Church in Durham
on March 29 and 30. The
conference will attract key
black church persons from
the Southeast Region
(Virginia, Tennesee, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and
Florida), and will focus on
the needs of black America
and on strategies to address
those needs through a co
ordinated black church
effort, Rev.W.WjEasley.Jr,
pastor of St. Joseph's, is
chairman of the confer
ence. ;
o Registration will begin
at 10 ajmM at St. Joseph's
on Thursday, March 29.
Rev. John Gillison, co-chairman
of the conference will
preside at the opening
session at 11 ajn. Bishop
Frank Madison Reid, Jr
will offer the Conference
Challenge during this
session. '
(THE CAROLINA
TIMES will carry the full
Conference Program in next
week's issue.) 1
Among the notables ex
pected to participate are:,
Dr. William Holmes Borden,
US. ! Attorney H.M;
Michaux, Jr 'the Honora
ble Louis Stokes, UJS.
Representative, Ohio;
Mayor Maynard Jackson,
Bishop Philip R. Cousin and
Dr. Helen G. Edmonds.
The rationale for the
conference is that "the
cities of this nation where
the majority of the black
population are fast be
coming populated by a per
manent underclass depen
dent upon a variety of
government welfare pro
grams and politically apa
thetic, the most stable
institution in the inner
cities of this nation is the
"Black Church. If any
change is to take place, it
is evident that the people
of the cities must be in
volved. The insiiiuion mosi
likely to be able to organize
the people is the Black
Church. . Jt may in fact be
the only social institution
where there is significant
interaction between the
poor and the non-poor."
The conference is ex
pected to draw capacity
attendance from the Dur
ham area, as well as the
southeast region of the
nation, of persons all
across the social and
economic spectrum.
Pat Rogers
ttichaux
Continued From Front
reeuteredanti if he mitment to
Hunt)
(Governor James
knew you were all going to
the polls and were not going
to vote for him, he would
act differently too." '
Durham Housing Auth
ority Director James Ken
echoed Gray's comments
observing that signficant
thrusts by tenants can
be made "at the voting
booth. He went further
to say ther is "a need to
change the complexion
in the state legislature to
change the rental system".
J J.' Henderson, Chair
man of the Durham Hous
ing Authority added that
he hoped Pat Rogers was
getting "adequate follow
ship" from the national
level on down. "Group
action, he said, would do
wonders to solve the ten
ants problems. ' Noting
some differencies with the
past, Henderson said "in:
the end we have always
been together." ' Let's
combine our efforts and do
it together." '
Pat Rogers was one of
the first tenant leaders in
the "south" to align
with Gray's National Ten
ants Organization(NTO)
when it was founded eleven
years ago. After winning
significant rights to public
housing residents across
the nation during the organ
ization's history, Gray said
the organization is now in
the process of focusing on
passing a "national ten
ants bill of rights" in
the UJS.' Congress. That
legislation would balance
tenant andlandlord obli
gations and responsibilities.
Tenant's obligation to pay
rent would be based upon
the landlord's providing
contracted services. A sim
ilar bill proposed by NTO
in Congress was gutted by
the North Carolina legis
lature and passed in a
feverish condition by
the 1977 General Assemb
ly. '
Several people who had
been adversaries and co
workers with Mrs. Rogers
recalled many of the
struggles of the 60s and
70's. UJS.' Attorney HJM."
Michaux, Jr. recalled that
Tat Rogers walked and
marched and kicked meto
move to do the job" as he
reminded s some that he
was attorney for the
tenants group during a
rent strike in the
60s, and cosponsored
landlord-tenant
legislation in the 1973 75,
and 79 General Assemblies.
Michaux said condiitons are
better because of the work
of Mrs. Rogers and other
tenants. '
Charles Finch, represent
ing the Durham Coalition
for Quality Education, re
called how since meeting
Pat Rogers in 1971
while they were co-workers
. at Operation Breakthrough
"she "was never to busy
to fight for the
people" noting that "many
leaders have sold out
tenants saying things are
better." ' Her assistance in
efforts to stop creek
drownings, and fight
against the competency
s tests were noted. '
I Attorney Karen
(Galloway, counsel for the
Durham Tenant Steering
.'Committee,' urged the
judience to "make a com-
In 17th cntury Holland, tt
pmioa for tulips ww so great
single root of on plant sold
for th axrurvatarrt of about
continue to
struggle" declaring "no
matter how you get in the
world, or how many degrees
you get, you are still a
nigger." 1 Backbone, the
attorney said, she got from
Pat Rogers. !
Mrs. Mary Martin,
a childhood friend who
worked with Mrs. Rogers in
the sixties, noted Pat's work
with parentless children,
including introducing Mrs.
Martin to her child. Mrs
Marin is currently em
ployed by the State Office
of Economic Opportunity.
Frank Culberton, repre
senting Worker's Viewpoint
Organization, said Mrs.
Rogers worked in the com
munity when she is sick and
even when she has lost
family members. Culberton
noted a "leadership crisis"
due to few leaders like Pat
Rogers. ' Tragedy has
stricken Mrs. Rogers' family
several times during the
last several years. "The
tributes were paid to Mrs.
Rogers on the twentieth
anniversary of her
deceased daughter Panda
Rogers, who along with
Mrs. ! Rogers' finance,
were killed in an automoble
accident a couple of
years ago. '
Throughout the award
ceremony, several speakers
accused without naming
some of the people who
were active in the sixties of
selling out. Mrs. Josephine
Turner said "I am glad
to see that Pat has
not sold herself out for a
few dollars." '
Mrs. CaUna Smith, an of
ficial of the Community
Service Administration's
Human Rights Office,
recalled working alongside
Pat Rogers "in a struggle
that put some people in the
governor's office."
Very critical of an article
published recently by a
Durham daily newspaper,
lauding the achievements
in the 1960s of Ben Ruffin,
Assistant to Governor Jim
Hunt, Mrs. Smith called
on the newspaper to
correct the exclusion of the
contributions of Pat
Rogers to those struggles.
Also critical of Ben Ruffin
saying "unless we can
remember where we came
from, we cannot remember
where we are going". She
said after the meeting that
Ruffin should have
projected Mrs. Rogers in
the article. '
Overwhelmed by hun
dreds of dollars in gifts,
dedication of poems and
music, flowers, and other
expressions of affection,
Mrs. Rogers broke into
tears. 1
"First, I give honor
to Christ because he is
first in my life" she said.
Then. I give honor to my
parents' because I can truly
say I have parents" I
don't know what to say
about the tenants, the
.housing movement period.
God has smiled on me,J'
If I were tp die tonight.
I would . be so happy,
Pat Rogers concluded. !
Contacted after the
appreciation ceremony, Ben
Ruffin said that he had
mentioned a tot of stuff
that they didn't print" in
cluding .material about Pat
Robers contribution to the
1960V'
Uoydf little, author of
the feature article, confirm
ed Ruffin's account, saying
many of the people men
tioned by Ruffin, including
Pat Rogers, had been left
out because of space limi
tations. '
Continued
UJS.' Attorney's office in
Greensboro, the Washing
ton Post reported last week.
The Post also reported
that UJS. Attorney H. M.
Michaux related that Lem
ley was offered a job, pur
portedly with the RJ. 'Rey
nolds Company.
UjS.: Attorney HM: Mi
chaux denied both allega
tions to The Greensboro
Daily News last week.
The Post also reported
that a spokesman for Rey
nolds last week said they
had no knowledge 'of such
an offer, which Michaux is
reported by the Post as
saying came through Winston-Salem
Attorney Ralph
Stockton. The spokesman
said Stockton was not
authorized to make any
such offer. The Post re
ported that Michaux told
Lemley of the alleged offer
and she rejected it laughing-
Stockton s firm, accord
ing to law directories, repre
sents the Washington Group
the Bagley company that ft
the center of the indict
ments and Northwestern
Bank of which Bagley is a
member. : Michaux was
quoted by the Post as not
knowing whether impropri
eties had been made in the
alleged offer, later saying he
wasn't sure if Stockton had
mentioned the Reynolds
company. '
Michaux was auoted in
From Front
The Greensboro Daily News
last week as labeling the
Post account as misleading
and irresponsible. On that
matter, THE CAROLINA
TIMES has been unable to
reach Attorney Michaux, '
The Greensboro Daily
News account related fur
ther that Michaux said his
conversation with Stockton
was about eight months ago.
The following is a quote
from Michaux which ap
peared in the March 9
edition of the Greensboro
paper:
"He (Stockton) called
me on another matter. .i-.".'
along toward the end of the
conversation, Ralph said,
'By the way, you've got a
real . sharp girl over there.'
He said something to the
effect that if she ever decid
ed to leave to have her sort
of look me (Stockton) up,
we may have something for
her.
"It's been so long ago
and didn't have anything to
do with this investigation at
all. It was on an entirely
different matter that he had
called. T can't even remem
ber the situation," Michaux
was quoted. :
Questioned last Sunday
by THE CAROLINA
TIMES Michaux said that
the investigation and recent
interactions between the
media, and political heads
that he had thought of re
signing more than once,
but didn't.
Rov. King
Continued
president have hampered
Carter from executing pro
mises and programs, Rev.
King said. "Now he is try
ing to work out of that,
and if anybody ought to
have another term, .''.'.'he
ought to have another term
. . '. '.he' ought to have that
right to defend what he
stands for. He knows the
road now. He knows what's
there now. He knows how
to handle it." '
Rev. King spoke on the
topic "Misplaced Values"
urging students not to over
emphasize grades but rather
building character.
"Be able to defend that
which you know is right.
One who doesn't is blocking
traffic," King said, giving an
example of Pontius Pilot
who judged Jesus Christ
guilty of crimes that he
knew Jesus to have been
innocent. 1
The words "human
rights" shouldn't be in the
language, said King. "If we
had gone on just being
American people, going on
loving everybody, carrying
no hate in our hearts against
anybody, we would have no
reason for human rights, the
rights of people being
abridged. 1
"But in this world in
which you and I live today
you have got to be a person
who objects to what you
find," King said, adding that
blacks have made so much
cain about civil rights,
that whites are now saying
their civil rights have been
violated.
Segregation that once
was practiced throughout
the land is gone said Rev.
King, who noted blacks
ride anywhere in street
cars, and reside in hotels.
wAlhrt no , more segrega
tion except in some,
people'i hearts," the elder
King went on. '
Warning the students
about being selfish, King
said, "it bothers me to see
people get the highest
degrees and get chesty".
Questioned about the
denial of tenure to three
black professors and the
From Front
current HEW-UNC dis
pute, Rev. King said it was
difficult for him to believe
that Chancellor William
Friday would make dif
ferences in black and white
faculty holding PlUXs. But
if the conditions described
by the students were true,
King said, he would advise
the students to petition the
Chancellor and if the pro
fessors are put off the cam
pus, they should resist. 1
It was not clear whether
King knew that petitions are
currently being circulated
for black faculty members.
Dr. Sonja Stone, Dr. William
Anderson, and Dr. Beshetta
D.Williams.
Black Press
Cont'd From Page 12
major corporations, a
spokesman from the Na
tional Conference of Black
Lawyers who fought
. against the Bakke decision,
and key figures in the black
publishing industry will
gather in discussion groups,
panels and small work
shops to pinpoint issues and
solutions.
Included among these
will be Professor Bjalph
Smith of theUniversity of
Pennsylvania Law School
and guest speaker Robert
Williams, former editor of
the Crusader, who spent
over 10 years in China after
advocating self-defense in
the black community. '
Gpts Grant
The Pew Memorial Trust
has made a grant of
$300,00 to the Atlanta
University Center Library
Campaign. ' This award
brings the drive's total gifts
and pledges record to
approximately
The Philadelphia-based
foundation's contribution is
the largest recorded from
a non-Atlanta source. One
of the biggest foundations
in the country, the Pew
Memorial Trust was
created- in memory of
their father and mother
by the children.
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MISSHfcSFER
MISS BLACKMON
MISS ROYAL
MISS STOREY
MISS WICKER
These young musicians,
all students of serious
music, performed on Satur
day, March 10 in the
Raleigh District of the
North Carolina Music
Teachers Association Piano
Contest-Festival at Meredith
College, Raleigh, Each play
ed one composition selected
from the periods of Western
Music: Classical, Romantic
and Modern. ''
Selections were made
from the compositions:
Minuet in C Major,
Mozart; Musette (Gavotte
II) in G Major, Bach; Sona
tina in C Major, First Move
ment, Haydn; Rondo in A
Major, JC.: Bach and Ricci;
Little Prelude No. 4' in D
Major, Bach ;
Cuckoo in Hiding, Schu
mann; In The Gondola,
Schumann; Curious Story,
Opus 138, No. 9, Heller;
Pieces No. 2 and No. 3' in
CALENDAR
THE LAMPADOS CLUB of Omega Pi Chapter of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity will sponsor a fund-raising car wash.
Saturday, March 17. at Burton's Exxon on South Alston
Avenue, beginning at 8 ajn,
LOCAL 77, AFSCME will sponsor a rummage sale 6n
Saturday. March 17 from 9 a..m. to 4 p.mj, al Union Baptist
Church. 904 North Roxboro Street,.
THE DURHAM PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
will have a display concerned with good health at Northgate
Mall. Saturday. March 17.
ADOPT-APET - The Durham Animal Protection
Society will have the Adopt-A-Pet van in the Northgate
Mall Saturday, March 17, from 10 a,m, to 5 pjn., to find
homes for stray dogs and cats. s
HILLSIDE CLASS OF 1932-The Hillside Park High
School Class of 1 932 will hold its monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Alberta Harris. Saturday, March 1 7, at 1626
South Ateton Avenue, at 7 pjn. All class members are
urged to attend this meeting. Plans for a reunion will be
discussed..
THAT GREAT AMERICAN GOSPEL SOUND -
Tennessee Ernie Ford hosts this jamboree of American
Gospel music. Guests include Delia Reese. The Jordan
aires. The Happy Goodman Family, Micki Fuhrman and the
Fisk Jubilee Singers. Sunday, March 1 8, 4:30 p..mj, UNO
TV. Channel 4.
ALI, THE MAN - What is Muhammad Ali like out of
the ring and away from the press? This intimate portrait
looks at the heavyweight champion's life as a teacher, poet
and folk hero. Sunday, March 1 8, 7 pjnj, WUNC-TV,
Channel 4.
TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL - "Big Black Boom On
The Great White Way". Sunday. March 1 8, ll:30 ajn.
WTVD-TV, Channel 11.
HILLSIDE BAND PARENTS meeting will be held on
Monday, March 19 at 7:30 pjn, in the band room. Final
plans for the Florida Trip will be made PLEASE BE ON
TIME!!!!!
WELFARE RIGHTS STEERING COMMITTEE will
meet at the Liberty Street Community Center. March 20,
7:30 pjn.
FREE ENERGY WORKSHOP - A class in "How to
Make Drafstoppers" will be held March 20 at Hillside High
School from 7-9 p.mj
LIFE ENRICHMENT TRAINING - "Making The Most
Of Living Alone" will be the topic of a Seminar to be held
Wednesday. March 21. 6:30 10:30 pjn.1. at the YWCA'
Call Mrs. Marie Torian at 688-4396 for further information.
MANGROVE, the San Francisco based contact im-'
provisation company, will be in residence at Duke Univer
sity, March 21 23, They will teach classes, including a
special open-to-the-public workshop on Wednesday, March
2 1 at 8 pjn.', in the Ark on the East Campus of Duke. '
PARENT EDUCATION AWARENESS - On March 21,
two in-depth awareness sessions regarding the Parent
Readiness Education Project (PREP) from Detroit and the
Parent Education Resource Center (PERC) from Richmond
will be held at the Rodeway Inn, 1-40 at GuilfordJames
twon Road (just west of Greensboro) from 8:30 ajnj
3 pjn.: Participants may attend both sessions or either
session. Registration will be handled through the school
system. :
JOG-A-THON FOR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA will be
held on March 31 beginning at 10 a.m o"n NCCU's Athletic
Track Field All interested joggers and participants should
contact Mrs. Mildred Trent, 683-6325 for more information
SIGN UP NOW for YWCA classes to begin in April -Yoga,
Adult Dance, Slimnastics, and BeUy Dance. Call the
Y for,further information, 688-4396. '
SIXTY OR OVER? - Did you spend today alone -watching
tv? The Retired Senioj Volunteer Program
(RSVP) can change; your lonely days into friend-filled
days. Volunteers are needed in forty Durham agencies such
as Head Start, Durham Rehabilitation, John Umstead
Hospital, Meals on Wheels and the public schools. Hours
' can be arranged for your convenience and we will help
you find a place in which you will enjoy contributing to
the Durham community. We can arrange transportation.
Pick up your phone today and call Ms. Mary Ingram or
Ms. Helen Pressley at 596-9311. '
Feeling a little lonely, or overwhelmed by things hap
pening in your life? Beginning in mid-March the Y.W.CAs
women's center is planning informal groups, so you can
meet and talk with other women in similar situations.
Topics can range from the lonliness of being divorced, or
widowed, or the burden of career decisions, or the re--sponsibility
of motherhood, to whatever your interests
are. For more ' information call the Y.WXJ. Womens
Center at 6884396.
F Sharp 'Major, Liszt; Blu
ette, Opus 7, No. 5, Mac
Do well;
The Moth, Maykapar;
Parade of the Grasshoppers,
Opus 65, No. 7, Proko
fieff; Sonatina (1959),
Second Movement, Khat
chaturian; and Sicillienne
(No. VI), Poulenc. !
Miss Rita Hester, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin
Hester, 2508 North Duke
Street, student at Durham
High, and Miss Lila Renee
Page, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. R. E'Page, 125 Mason
dale Avenue, student at
Hillside High, are taught by
Mrs. M. S. Shearin, Cham
berlin Studio.- !
Miss Leslie Blackmon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Blackmon,' 136
Oakmont Circle, student at
Lowes Grove; Miss Bliss
Royal, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Royal, 2217
Apex Highway, Hillside '
High; Miss Karen L. Jor
dan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Royal, 2217
Apex Highway, Hillside
High; and Miss Christina
Storey, daughter of Mr. arid
Mrs. Henry Storey, 1147
Raynor Street, a student at
Hillside High, are taught by
Mrs. 'Gloria Timberlake.
Karen and Christina per
formed in the Senior
Division". '"
Miss Ingrid Wicker, the
eleven year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wicker,
623 Orindo Drive, is the
pupil of Mrs. Madge Harry.
Ingrid played in the Senior
Division. ' She attends
Pearsontown School.
LEGAL
NOTICES
NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
NOTICE OF SALE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE
of the Order of the Superior
Court of Durham County,
made in the special proceeding
entitled "Mechanics and
Farmers Bank, Administrator of
the Estate of Annie S.Williams,
deceased versus Clara Manners,
only' heir at law of Annie S.
Williams, deceased", being No.
79 Sp. 117 in the Office of the
Clerk of Superior Court of
Durham County, the under
signed Commissioner will on
the 17th day of April, 1979, at
Twelve o'clock, NOON, at the
door of the DURHAM COUN
TY JUDICIAL BUILDING,
Durham, North Carolina, offer
for sale to the highest bidder,
for cash, that certain tract of
land lying and being in City
Township, Durham County,
Durham, North Carolina, and
more particularly described as
follows:
BEING ALL of LOT NO. 50
of PINE ACRES, as per plat and
survey thereof now on file in
the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Durham County as per
Plat Book 9, at Page 1 2.
This vacant lot is identified
by City Enumeration as No.
2008 Apex Highway (No. 55),
Durham, North Carolina.
A ten per cent (10) cash
deposit will be required of the
highest bidder at the sale.
This the 14th day of March,
1979.
WILLIAM A. MARSH, Jr.
COMMISSIONER
203 East Chapel Hill Street
Post Office Box 125
Durham, North Carolina 27702
Telephone: 919688-2374
THE CAROLINA TIMES
Publication Dates
March 17, 24, 31' and April 7,
1979.
f' Wife
W ""A
MISS JORDAN
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, MISS PAGE
APMOREP VEHICLES WEIGH
OVER 0O TONS AHP CAH
TRAVEt AT SPeEPS OF UP
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE
of the power contained in a
certain Deed of Trust executed
BY John H. Gil more and wife,
Mary C. Gilmore, and recorded
in Mortgage Book 931 at Page
177, in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Durham
County, North Carolina, which
property is now owned by
Standard Construction
Company as per Deed Book
' 988, at Page 889 in Durham
' County Register of Deeds, and
pursuant to findings of the
Clerk of Superior Court of
Durham County, on Motion and
Notice for institution of
foreclosure proceedings dated
the 24th day of January, 1979,
in 79-SP-62, default having been
made in the payment of the in
debtedness thereby secured and
said Deed of Trust being by the
terms thereof subject to
foreclosure, the undersigned will
offer for sale at Public Auction
to the highest bidder for cash at
the Courthouse door in Durham
County, North Carolina at
12:00 Noon on the 28th day of
March, 1979, the property
conveyed in said Deed of Trust,
the same lying and being in the
County of Durham and State of
North Carolina, in City
Township , and more
particularly described as
follows:
BEING all of Lot. No, 11,
Block "F" 'Section IX, as
shown ' Qh: Prat of Miles Mark
Fisher. Heights, Property of
Durham Homes, Inc City
Township, as per plat and sur
vey thereof by George C. Love,
Registered Surveyor, dated May
31, 1974, and now on file in
the Durham County Registry in
Plat Book 82, at Page 13, to
which reference is hereby made
for a mora particular descrip
tion of same,
J.J. HendarsorvTrustae
By: Henry D. Gambia,
Attorney for Trustee
Publication Dates
CAROLINA TIMES: March 3rd,
10th, 17th, and 24th, 1979
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE
of the power contained in a
certain Deed of Trust executed
by Bruce T. Cuthbert and wife,
Lina B. Cuthbert, and recorded
in Mortgage Book 887 at Page
216, in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Durham
County, North Carolina, which
property is now owned by
Standard Construction
Company as per Deed Book
958, at Page 119 in Durham
County Register of Deeds, and
pursuant to findings of the
Clerk of Superior Court of
Durham County, on Motion and
Notice for institution of
foreclosure proceedings dated
the 24th day of January, 1979,
in 79-SP-60, default having been
made in the payment of the in
debtedness thereby secured and
said Deed of Trust being by the
terms thereof subject to
foreclosure, the Undersigned will
offer for sale at Public Auction
to the highest bidder for cash at
the Courthouse door in Durham
County, North Carolina at
12:00 Noon on the 28th day of
March, 1979, the property
conveyed in said Deed of Trust
the same lying and being in the'
County of Durham and State of
North Carolina, in City
Township and more
particularly described as
follows:
ALL of Lots 5 and 6 in
Block C of Nothern Heights
as shown on map
thereof now of record in the
Durham
County Registry in Plat
Book 28 at Page 6, to which
map reference is hereby made
for a more particular
description.
This property will be sold
subject to all prior
encumbrances and taxes and all
1978 and valorem taxes and
assessments.
This sale will remain open
for 10 (10) days to receive
increased bids as required bv
law.
This the 22nd day of
February, 1979.
JJ. Henderson, Trustee
Pv: Hfnry p Gambia.
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