6 THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1S82 C-R Exhibition Set I For NCCU August 1" ufc- Rv Donald Alderman i Throughout the I950 and 60's. many blacks, unwilling to tolerate more racism, shook the conscience . of mainsia'am America with boycotts of white businesses, marches and demonstration. Ai uie onset of this protest movement thai began in the South anc spread nationwide, whites often responded with economic reprisals, jailings and beatings. Mass media often cap tured the flavor of the Civil Rights Movement, especially in the larger cities, but media often missed the quiet but in-' tense behind-the-scenes events. In many in stances, these events and the people involved cap tured the essence of the Movement. ; Many photographers working for civil rights organizations focused on oca! events in rural areas. And about' 100 uch photographs will be featured during an ex hibition at North Carolina Central Univer sity beginning Sunday, August 1. Entitled "We'll Never Turn Back", the exhibi tion series, photographically charts the Civil Rights Move ment. It is part of a pro gram ot the wasmngton, D.C.-based Smithsonian incf itittirtn Hiiht-Wfi . ... W.., .Wr SITES Smithsonian Institution Traveling Ex hibition Service; v 0 'SITES',- according to a Smithsonian - v official, consists of 120 different exhibitions; J, l raveling t hroughout 1 he count ry and . abroad, concen trating in ' the " arts, history and science. "We'll Never Turn Back", the ol'ficjal said, will run until February, 1984. The series will be shown at three; North Carolina black colleges this summer. According to.' Ronald Smith, an official al N.C. A&T State Univer- v vi iiir i- iwwi viiiiuiiii; the activities for the state, each appearance will last five days. The other uni vei sit ics where the exhibit will be shown are A&T and Fayettcville Slate. All of the; exhibitions, according to Smith, will have the same formal: opening ceremony with it prominent speaker, two panel discussions and set hours for the public to view i the historical photos.. At NCCU, the scries will get underway at 3 p.m.. Sunday, August I, with an opening showing of the photographs and a reception to be held in the school's Museum of ' Art. Then, Julius Chambers,: one of the '.'nation's more prominent civil rights lawyers, will speak on "Civil rights legislation and the im pact of the movement on the American legal system". The address is slated at 4:30 p.m.; in the school's Music : Auditorium. -' Two panel discussions are slated for Tuesday and Thursday evenings, , August 3 and August 5. They, loo, will take place in ; , the Music Auditorium. "The Civil Rights Movement: Impact ' on the Quality' .'of I ife in Durham" will be the subject of the first panel ; dicussion to begin al 7:30 p.m. ' ' Panelists include: Mrs. Vjvian A. F.dmonds. editor and publisher of The Carolina Times; Dr. Harmon Smith,, pro fessor of moral theology : at Duke University; and John S. Stewart; former president of Mutual Sav ings and Loan Associa- " lion. ,- "The Future Of Civil Rights: , Progress or Retreat?" will be the subject of the' second . panel discussion that will ; also begin al 7:30 p.m. ! w Panelists include! Ms. , Ann At water, Durham Housing Authority member; Dr. Cecil I.. Patterson, NCCU's vice chancellor for academic affairs; Ben Ruffin, assistant to Gov. Jim , Hunt and Dr. Andrew M. Sccrcst, director of NCCU's program of niedia-journalisnl.' Dr. Percy Murray, chairman Of NCCU's hist or J. depa rl men 1 ,7wi 1 1 moderate both panel discussions. The exhibition will be open to the public without admission charge Sunday from 3 ' p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Mon day through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evening viewing is slated on Tuesday and Thurs day from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The scries will end Thursdav evening. The NCCU segment of "We'll Never 'Turn. v 9- V) -r. ( r " k Yf - I f , ' M if I fed f" I Purple Heart Embossed Envelope To Be Issued WASHINGTON . The first military decora tion established, in what was to become the United " States ' T of America, The Order fo the Purple Heart' for Military Merit, known as "the Purple Heart", will be featured on an. em bossed stamped envelope ; to be issued August 6, in Washington. ; D.C.; the regular and Number 10 sizes. The central elements of the design of the Purple Heart are in white embossed on a heart-shaped field y of purple. The Washington Coat of Arms centered above the "bust also is shown in purple. The ribbon is not shown. To the right of the design in three lines of, U.S. Postal Service has" purple type appears announced. The 20-cent envelope will be dedicated at The Pentagon. Postmaster General , . William F. , Bolger and Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, will par ticipate in the II a.m. ceremony. The award was established by then Com mander in Chief of the Continental ' Army, George Washington, on August 7, 1782, "to recognize enlisted men of the United States Army" for "singularly meritorious action". The purple heart-shaped piece Of cloth was sewn on the uniform over the heart. Official records exist for only three such awards prior to February 22, 1932, when by order of the President, the Purple Heart was revived in honor of the 200th an niversary of George Washington's birth. The design of the heart-shaped medal was revised to show a bust of George Washington against a purple enamel background surrounded by a border with the Coat of Arms of Washington centered at the top. A ribbon of pur ple bordered with nar row white stripes is at tached to the medal. Since 1932, the Purple The Pumle Heart" and directly beneath the three lines of black type ap pears "1782, 1982, USA 20t". Procedures for order-, ing first day cancella tions are as follow: Customers' may pur chase the Purple Heart envelope at the local post office and mail their order no later than September 5, addressed to: Customer.-Provided Stationary, Postmaster, Washington, D.C. 20066-9991. All covers must be addressed on the right side at least 58 of an inch from the bottom, and peelable return ad dress labels are recom mended for this purpose. A filler of postal card thickness also should be inserted in each cover. No remittance is re-. quired. Uncanceled stamps issued before August 6 may be affixed to the envelope to receive the first day cancella tion. Orders containing envelopes to which stamps issued after August 6 are affixed will be returned unserviced. Customers also may choose to have the Postal Service provide the envelope by mailing re quests to: Purple Heart Envelope, Postmaster, Washington, D.C. 20066-9992, postmarked Heart has been awarded no later than September to officers as well as 5. The price is 24 cents enlisted soldiers wound ed in action while serving v viv : v - ' v in the armed forces of .., - , - , the United States and NEW YORK-Gene UpshawJ Oakland Raiders contract talks between the National FooibXtsc fflStol liv ....-. ... p,a.T.i., , ' '.Mf,ui. auu riavrrs tsMiciaiinn. i!PiPhi association, has a few words for the press concern- Back" is sponsored bv the NCCU - Summer School. the , N.C. Humanities . Commit lee and SITF.S. , The exhibition at Fayettcville Stale ' will run July 25 through Julv 29, and the one at A&T Slate tins August 15 through August 19. One panel discussion in each location will locus on the impact of the Movement in that ci ty. Rut the second panel discussion in Fayelteville and Greensboro will focus on the subject . "From Civil Rights lo Human Rights",, NCCU'S looks at ihc progress or retreat of civil riuhls. Minority Students In Dental Research scope has been expanded to include the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. John Boyd of New York City, designed the Purple Heart envelope, which is being printed on the VH press in purple and black and white paper stock in Ihc 6 Vi m J I o ..--.f J Or ' K h Get the Most Out of Your TV With Cablevision You'll get the most comprehensive variety of television programming available today with Cablevision. Instead of boring re-runs, violent "action" shows and corny sitcoms, you can plan your television viewing time around your interests and tastes 24 hours a day. Concerned parents will want their children to watch Cablevision's award- winning children's programs. Educational and information programs will keep you appraised of what's happening in your community and around the world. Nostalgia fans will delight in classic comedy shows and vintage movies. Sports fans will thrill to f. exclusive arud varied sporting events. Movie buffs will enjoy blockbuster movies uncut and commercial-free. ... Don't let network TV give television entertainment a bad name. Get Cablevision and get the most out of your television viewing time. Cablevision of Durham is "Television Worth Watching. For more information ; Call 683-2321 CHAPF.l Hill. -Two North Carolina high school students are spending the summer working as research ap prentices at (be Universi ty of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry." , The two are Miss .. t Paula Mel, can of Rl , X Red Springs, a rising senior at the N.C. School of Science and Maihematics, and Harry Mpnds of I0()() Brandon Road, Durham, a stu dent al Charles F. Jor dan Senior High School . Through the School of Dentistry's minority high school research appren tice program, Mcl ean and Monds are working in ; laboratories al the UNC-CH Denial Research Center, In ad dition to hands-on .laboratory work with a 'faculty member, the students' are par ticipating in research center seminars within the School of Dentistry. Miss McLean is work ing : with Dr. James Bawden, Alumni . Distinguished prol'esor of pedodonlics, i on a project.""' dealing with llourides and mineraliza tions Monds is working with Dr. Duanc Drcyer. associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, on a neurophysiology project concerning . nerve transmissions. Dr. Daniel Shugars, the School of Dentistry's director of student af fairs, and Dr William Grant, an associate pro lessor at N.C. Stale University who has been' an associate of the Den tal Research Center for the past two years, are coordinating the pro gram. The dental school hopes participation in the program will en courage Ihc apprentices Id pursue careers in den l ist ry , Shiigar; said. The program is a small part of the school's efforts to increase the number of minorities studying at the dental school and practicing dentistry in North Carolina, he said. Funded by, a grant from the division - of research resources ,of the Federal Department of Health and Human Resources, the eight week program began June IX and will run through August 14. per envelope, and per sonal checks in the exact amount will be accepted for orders up to the limit of 50 envelopes. Do not , send cash.' Postage i stamps are unacceptable as payment. The 6V4 regular envelope will be supplied by the Postal Service with the first day cancellation applied unless the Number 10 envelope is specifically requested. The Purple Heart 1782 1982 USA 20c IfU Ut lOSTM KNVICI All MONTI REKRVf 0 Wachovia Promotes Tidwell To Sr. Veep Judge Thompson Hoods Alumni ' WASHINGTON -William S. Thompson, associate ; judge . of 1 the Superior Court of the District , of Columbia, has been named to a one year term as president of the Howard University Alumni Association. Judge Thompson, who was elected by members of the alumni body which has more than 50 ' geographical clubs, and professional associations, previously served as president of the Howard' - University Alumni Club of Washington. D.C. from 1975 . to ,.J978. He graduated from Howard's College of Liberal Arts in 1934 and from the former Robert ; H. Terrell Law School in . Washington, D.C. in 1939. He was admitted to the bar of Kentucky in 1943 and to the bar of the District of Columbia in 1944. He was engaged in private practice until August 1969 when he began-.serving on the WINSTON-SALFM Isaiah Tidwell has been promoted to senior vice . president - al Wachovia Bank and Trust Company in Winston-Salem. 3 Tidwell is regional loan administration manager for Wachovia's Northwest ' Region, which includes Winston Salem, Hickory, Morganton. Siatesville, Valdcsc and Taylorsville. Tidwell joined Ihc bank in 1972 as a corporate banking trainee , in Charlotte and became a corporate ; loan Ad ministration officer Nn 1974. He was named assistant vice president in 1975, and the following year, transferred to Winston-Salem in ' the bench. Judge , , Thompson received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Howard University in 1975, and he has received -numerous cita tions and . awards for outstanding service. ' r TIDWELL General Loan Ad ministration Depart ment, He was promoted and assumed his current position earlier this year. ...,.v viiai iviiv, Tidwell graduated from N.C. Central University master's degree from the ; Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest Universi ty. ,

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