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To All Members, Durham Branch,' NAACP ' .
. In' compliance with the constitution and due to the fact
that there H no contest In this year's election for Branch
officers, the election will be held on Sunday, December
14, at the NAWP Office, 301? Fayerteville Street.
:; The polls will be i open from :i'p.m."antil 6 p.m.'' ;
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Words of Wisdom
The chains of habit are generally too small to be
felt antil they are too strong to be broken.
Samoci Johnson
Flattering introductions are like smoking
they don't hart yon if yon don't inhale.
. VOLUME 58 NUMBER 49
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1980
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The Warren County
Political Action Council
met on Monday,
November 24, and voted
unanimously to boycott
all non-black merchants in
the county and all Roses
Stores. The decision came .
in the wake of a crises in .
the community which j
developed' after the local;
Board of Education hired j
Benjamin Terrell of
Scotland Neck as the prin-'
cipal of the new con-j
solidated high school.
About 100 citizens from
the' black community ap-j
p'eared before the Board!
of Education at its
meeting on November 10
at the fact that it had hired j
Terrell, a white, instead of
James Wilkerson, a black,
as principal of the new
school. Student popula
tion at the school will be at ;
Now Principal 'Totally
Unaccepted' to Blacks
least eighty per cent non
white. "The real issue here is
not that Terrell is a white
man," said a spokesman
for the group. "The board '
established a policy of hir
ing from within the system
when the superintendant,
Michael Williams, was
hired. Even though there
were black candidates for
the position who had
superior credentials, the
Board gave as its reason
for hiring Williams, a
desire to promote from
within the Warren County
system. We just feel like
they changed the rules in '
the middle of the game
because Wilkerson, a
black, was the next man in
line for the job."
The Political Action
Council had given the
Board fifteen days to res
pond to the charge that
Terrell was "totally unac
cepted" to the black com
munity and must,
therefore, be replaced. As
of the time of themeeting,
no response had been
received from the Board,
although several Jnembers
indicated that l ime had
been drafted.
Over fifty members of
the group were Jjreseiht at
the Monday meeting. The
general feeling was that
the merchants in Warren
County supported the ac
tions of the Board and
that the members of the
black community had no
other choice than to showj
their displeasure with the
unfair hiring policies of
the board. '
Forty Million Dollar Lavsuit
To Go To Trial March 16
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Hooks to Seek Meeting
With President-Elect
. NEW YORK The
socialist Workers Party
charged recently that the
government is secretly car-
Durham Native Participates In
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pootirnranfluaoMioanno
rying out an investigation,
of the party despite
assurances by the At
torney General that the in
vestigation had been call
ed off. Andrew Pulley, the
SWP's presidential can
didate in November elec
tions asserted that his par-
Miss Just Us"
Benjamin L. Hooks, ex
ecutive director of the Na
tional Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People at a weekend
meeting of more than 200
of his officials from
around the nation said
he was "tremendously
pleased and gratified over
the huge turnout of state,
conference presidents,
major branch leaders,
field staff and board
members." The con
ference, he said,
' "generally expressed an
overwhelming concern
and anxiety over the
frightening economic con
ditions that minorities and
the poor are experiencing
in this country."
Hooks noted that in ad
dition to inflation and
unemployment being of
major concern in the black
community, "other fac
tors contributing to the
heightening anxiety were
the defeat of several
liberal senators whom
Garn and Orrin Hatch of
Utah and Jesse Helms of
North Carolina."
"The NAACP wiil
resist with every ounce of
its ability any attempt to
turn the clock and the
calendar back," Hooks
said. "We will insist that
progress continue, and
that blacks and other
minorities get their fair
share."
The national leader said
the NAACP would con
tinue to avail itself of the
strategies it has used in the
past, to assure that the
new Congress preserves
and enhances the gains
that blacks have made
over the last twenty years.
Speaking about the new
President-elect and the in
coming administration.
Hooks said, "Mr. Reagan
campaigned on the pro
mise to restore the na
tion's economy to full
strength and to reduce
unemployment and infla
tion. We pledge our sup-
Confab
RALEIGH-Ms. Barbara J. Davis, a sophomore, business
management major of Niagra Falls, New York, reigns as
"Miss Just Us" lor 1980-81. Ms. Davis, business manager
' for the organization, enjoys hobbies such as modeling, sing
ing, traveling and meeting new people.
just us rasnion Modeling production was establishes on
blacks had come to rely on "port and hope that he suc-
over the years; a sugges- ceeds, because as black
tion by South Carolina Americans we will all
Senator Strom Thurmond benefit. His administra
tis the 1965 Voting tior should and will be
Rights Act be repealed; given a chance, but we
and the recent attacks on have to remind him that
ROCKVILLE; MD. . Among the distinguish-
Dr. Elizabeth (Betty) Bell ed award recipients were
Young, Congressional Pennsylvania Senator, the :
Staff Aid, U.S. House of Honorable Richard
Representatives-Office of
Congressman Walter E.
Fauntroy, recently par
ticipated in the annual Na
tional Convention of the
American Speech
Language Hearing
Association held in
Detroit. The Durham
(NC) native was one of 58
members of the organiza
tion recognized as Fellows
by the Association during
the Detroit meeting.
According to the Com
mittee on Honors, a
Fellow "shall be active in
the Association and shall
have a reocrd of sustained
achievement in one or
more of the following
areas: original contribu
tions to the advancement
of knowledge; distinguish
ed educational, profes
sional or administrative
activity; and outstanding
service to the associa
tion." Participants at the four
day meeting heard reports
on the latest developments
in research oh disorders of
human speech, language
and hearing. , More than
800 papers and porposals
were presented at the Con
vention on topics such as
voice restoration by the
use of windpipe
"puncture"; the current
treatment of stuttering; ef
fects of drugs on the
sound of voice; com
munication of the aging;
grammatic structure of
black child language; and
the use of hearing aids and
other services for the deaf
and hard of hearing.
The Convention's lun-,
cheon address was !
delivered by educator and
entertaniner, Susan Long,
Ph.D., best known world
wide as "Susan," a prin
cipal character and host
on the Children's Televi
sion WorkshoD orocram.
"Sesame Street." She
discussed the effects of
television on the learning ;
functions of children. Ms.
Long, a graduate of The
University of ,
Massachusetts School of
Education, was a
classroom teacher in .
Detroit and New York Ci-1
ty.
Schweiker, John E.D.
Ball, president of the Na
tional Captioning Institute
which promoted closed '
television captioning for.
the deaf; and Ms. Patria
Forsyth, staff director of
the Senate Subcommittee
on the Handicapped,
Committee on Labor
Relations of the Senate of
the United States. Their
Hi
strong advocacy and con
cern for the handicapped
was warmly supported by
the more than 9,000
ASHA delegates to the
Convention. ASHA is the
national scientific and
professional organization
of speech-language
pathologists, audiologists
and speech and hearing
scientists with more than
35,000 members across the
nation. Members are con
cerned with the systems,
structures and functions
of human comunication.
Socks Nominations for Awards fo Women
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operation in which SWP
, members are subject to
warrentless wire-tapping,
burglaries, and electronic
surveillance.
"In the upcoming trial
of our $40 million lawsuit
against government
harassment we are asking
the Court to order the FBI
to halt this illegal in
vestigation," Pulley said,
the trial is scheduled to
begin March 16 in New
York.
In papers filed recently
in the socialists' lawsuit
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Often women play the
supportive roles in their ,
careers and social . and
home lives; not assuming
any "limelight" for their
outstanding achievements.
This has gone on far too
long.
Annually, the National
Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored
People recognizes these
"Unsung Heroines" by
giving tribute with the
"NAACP Women's
Award."
Thirty-three extraor
dinary women were
recognized in 1980 at the
first NAACP Women's
Conference, held in New
York. Women like Minnie
Johnson, retired educator
of South Carolina, past
vice president of the
NAACP and involved in
numerous other civic
organizations; Laura
Banks, active community
leader from Tucson,
Arizona; and the
Honorable Wynona M.
Lipman, the highest
elected black official in
New Jersey and the only
woman and the only black
serving in the New Jersey
Senate were honored with
this award.
Perhaps you know of an
"Unsung Heroine." If so,
submit nominations of
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kyoMces Dioiorifty IFellous
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CHICAGO New
fellowships will be
available for minority
students undertaking
graduate studies next year
at the University of
Chicago.
Under the terms of a
Danforth Foundation
grant which could total
$300,000, the University
will provide financial
assistance to "outstanding
black, Mexican-American,
Native American,
and Puerto Rican students
who are committed to
careers in college and
university teaching."
From the initial grant of
$150,000, Dorothy Dan
forth Compton
Fellowships will provide
recipients with full tuition
and fees, plus $5,000 a
year for living expenses,
for up to three years. As a
supplement, the Danforth
Foundation will set aside
an additional $30,000 an
nually to fund activities
enhancing the academic
life of the fellows.
Such activities might in
clude: seminars and
workshops on campus
designed around the par
ticular interests of the
fellows,
counseling of fellows
by distinguished minority
scholars on campus, and
meeting with similarly
funded fellows at other
universities.
The University is one of
ten institutions of higher
learning, and the only one
from the Midwest,
designated by the founda
tion to participate in the
fellowship program.
The Zt. Louis-based
foundation will award
another $150,000 to ex
tend the grant three addi
tional years, through
1986, to institutions who
are making satisfactory
progress "toward achiev
ing the purposes of the
grant."
Applicants may apply
to any one of the Universi
ty's four graduate divi
sions: biological sciences,
humanities, physical
sciences and social
sciences. The University
will waive, upon request,
the usual $20 application
fee to encourage applica
tions from outstanding
minority students.
The deadline for admis-.
sion and financial aid,
January 15, 1981, will be
extended for the late ap
plicants to the Danforth
Compton fellowship pro
gram "if all their creden
tials have been received by
February 15," reports
300 High School Students Take Part In
Minority Visitation Day at NCSU
Gold Bowl
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More than 300 high
school students from
across the state par
ticipated in a Minority
Visitation day at North
Carolina State University
Saturday (November 22).
The all-day orientation
sponsored by NCSU's Of
fice of Admissions was
headed by Ms. Jill Jones,
an assistant director of ad
missions, and Reginald
Fennell, an admissions
and fianancial aid
counselor.
According to Jones, the
program is part of an on
going introduction of the
state's black high school
students to the outstan
ding facilities and
.academic opportunities
available at North
Carolina State..
"Our hopes are that the
students who visited our
campus today will attend
NCSU next fall," Jones
said. "The aim is to have
fine students like this
group enroll at NCSU,
graduate, then join the,
ranks of our successful
alumni."
The morning session of
fered information on
NCSU opportunities in
academics, student life
and financial aid. .
Ronald C. Butler,1
NCSU's associate dean of
student affairs, welcomed
the students by describing,
the day of visitation as one
that should make them
feel at home at N.C. State.
"We believe, NCSU is
one of the finest univer
sities in the country. We;
will be showing you things
today that will be quite
impressive but there won't '
be any pressure applied," :
he said. "Your educatm'
and your future will re
quire some important
decisions, ones that we
won't try to make for
you."
Mrs. Anna P. Keller,
director of admissions at
NCSU, spoke to the
visitors about minority ap
plications and University
life.
"We have received over
400 minority applications
and are running well
ahead of the same time
last year," Mrs. Keller
said. "We hope you'll;
want to come to NCSU,'
.too. If you do, you'll find
it to be a warm place, not
nearly. as frightening as
you thought." , ,
Following the formal!
introduction to University!
life, the students talked j
with professors and
students from the NCSU
undergraduate schools'
and various activity'
groups.
The afternoon session
included a minority facul
ty and staff presentation,,
a campus tour, an enter-!
tainment from the black
NCSU choral group, the
New Horizon.
A student mixer in the
University Student Center!
ended the day of orienta
tion. "We had an outstan
ding turnout today, good
students representing all
areas of North Carolina," .
Ms. Jones said. "We are
encouraged by their en
thusiams and look for
ward to having them join
the NCSU community
next fall."
Charles D. O'Conneff,'
vice president and Dean of
Students at the University.
The Danforth Founda
tion, established in 1927,
is a national, educational,
philanthropic organiza
tion, dedicated to enhanc
ing the humane dimen
sions of life. Its activities
traditionally have em
phasized the theme pf im-1
proving the Quality of
. teaching and learning.
Today, the foundation
serves the following areas:
higher education primarily
through sponsorship of
programs administered by
the staff, precollegiate
education through grant
making and program ac
tivities, and urban educa-'
tion in metropolitan St.
Louis through grant-
making and program ac
tivities. Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Danforth, who
established the founda
tion, along with their
daughter and son,
Dorothy Danforth Comp
ton and Donald Danforth,
maintained active leader-,
ship roles in the affairs of
the foundation
throughout their lifetimes.
Family members continue
to be involved in founda
tion activities through par
ticipation on the founda
tion's board of trustees.
John O. Hodges, Assis
tant Dean of University
Students, will coordinate
the Danforth-Compton
Fellowship program at the
University.
women who have been
outstanding forces in any
of these categories: Arts
and Sciences, Education,
Government,
Homemaker, Law Labor
Unions, Community and
Civic Volunteer, Interna
tional Affairs, Business
Education, Engineering,
Health Services,
Household Technician
and Religion.
' Nominations must be
submitted in the form of a
double-spaced, typewrit
ten explanation of 200
words or less and sent to:
NAACP Sustainer Pro
gram, 131 N. Ludlow
Street, Suite 260 Talbott
Tower, Dayton, Ohio
45402. Photos, news clip
pings, citations or other
documents will not be ac
cepted. All entries must be
postmarked by February
20, 1981.
Nominees for these
awards must plan to at
tend the 1981 NAACP
Women's Conference in
Cincinnati, May l-2 1981
where the awards will be
conferred.
Recognitions must be
given to those who deserve
itt
For more information
contact: Lynnette M.
Heard, Public Relations
Coordinator, Talbott
Tower, Suite 260; 131 N.
Ludlow Street, Dayton,
Ohio 45402; (513)
222-9852 or -9857.
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