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THE CAROLINA TIMES I m-DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, AUOUST II, 1M2 Iro Tarheel Cities Removed From Ai)or Dept/s Depressed Areas List ; Washington, d. c —sccreiary Labor Arthur J. Goldberg an- tWUced the number of major in- ial areas having n-iativcly itantial unemployment dropped 48 in July, the l0(vest level lee July I960. There were 51 areas in June. Hie Secretary also ‘Haid that re living lu2 ot tlie cuuuliy :> lujor euipiuyiukiii cuuitis ure iSiit deiiKiidlca us i)« luw uf wtterate unemploymeni. i a i a tiHdP*i'e» wiui (M al uie uetiiiiiiuig ttau yeur ana U in Juiy i»ui. ’‘Hie July claasification rauuiia i||ilcated that tue empioymeiit jUttation in most ot the ivauun s job centers snuweu a lui- qkar slight impi'ovcineni in .re lit mourns bui mat the pace of |e advance was someWiiai mure erate tnan earlier in tne year, ever, overall empioyiueni lu- es, generally oi inuti«M pro- were reported oy more ine-tenths oi the Ibu major market areas n>guiarly sur- by the Labor Uepdriinuiu's lu of Employmom SeL- inty affiliated Siam emptoyinem rity agencies. orts from employers of the areas suggested a coutinuutioii of the moderate overall employ ment improvement to mid-Septem ber. About four-fifths of the areas expected to share in the uptrend As a result of the July iturvey, four major areas '«vere shifted to improved classification categcrlfs. These included Muskegon—Muike- Ron Heights, Mich., Utica—Rome, N. Y., and Spokane, Wash., which I moved from the "subslantill un- ' employment” group D (6.0 to 8.9 I pcrcent unemployment to the "moderate unemployment” group I C (3.0 to 5.9), and N'orfolk—Porta mouth, Va.. which shlft^ from I group C to the low unemploymen' I gioup B (1.9 to 2.9 portent). In addition lo the revisions in I major area classificstioni, five i smaller areas—Dover, Del., Ottawa —La. Salle, 111., Newton, N. J., Hendersonville and Rocky Mount, N. C.—were removed from the “substantial unemployment” list In July as local employment ooo- ditions improved. These changes, plus a number of revisio|is iq lo cal area boundaries, rcduced t^ number of "smaller areas of lu^ stantial unemployment” froiq. 196 in June *o 190. In July of lait year, 230 areas were in thil cate gory. lAACP Opens Boycott in Alaska C O N FI RINCI PRINCIPALS —AiiMfif those that atfendeii the 13th annual Principals' •Swpervlaors Conference at NorHt Carolina Colle«e ware, loft to right. Or. dooroo W. Dan- amark, doan ot the actiool of oducotion, University of WIs* cM|lh; “Harold *Wa{>b, super* visor of scloneo education, North Carolina Dopartmont of Public Instruction; Dn Joaopn H. Taylor, director of NCC awm mtr school and host,^ and Dr> Lafayette Parlctr, prealdont- elect of tlie North Carolina Toachers Association. Dr. Dana, mark as consultant of the two*, day moot, with "The Curri* eulum Challoncro of Our Times" as Nte theme. (NCC photo l>y' Leacar) anchorage, Alaska — The ^CP selective buying can*- iifn has been exteudud u> ttiia north outpost, fiuiesung dta- natory hiring prm.tice», me ciations’ Anciiurage biuiicli instituted a picKet line in |i6Bt of one of the city's lurgesi iK^rmarkets — the first sucli Amos by the branch. ‘The picketing was launched M Juir 31 after inontlis oi fttdtless negotiations with the IjWnagement of the supermarket. libBlly the owners refused tu with NAACP representa- at all and the branch voted |» {ilcket in protest against the hiring policies. Over 30 cent of the supermarket’s ra are Negro, tiong the demonstrators we two chli^en who carried stating ithat they would work when they grow up. ■ Clarence V. Coleman, presi- of the branch, said that ;W8s only after the owners to n^et with dele- representatives that the ICP voted to picket in pro* it afalnat what it considered to de an unfair and un-Americaq employment policy." Ine branch has received the support of various churches, |o- cial and civic clubs in the Ntgro community in their protest' (i«- muiutrations. iCP CATHOLIC TAKI ACTIVI ROLl IN FIliHr FOR FRRfDOM LAFAYETTE. La. _ As a member and guest speaker at the 62nd annual convention of the Catholic order, the Knights Saint Peter Claver NAAl _ Southwest Regional Secretai'y Clarence Laws callM u]^n his fellow Catholics to take a more active role in the Fight for free dom. Addressing a aesalon of tbe convention here, Aug. 6, praised the cOntribtitloQi to' the civil rights struggle made* by A. P. Tureaud, New Orl^iu NiAACP attorney, and his ai- sociates, Erneat M., Morial and A- M. Trudeaud. HoWevtr, he point ed out, there are not enough such Negro Catholics in I the movement. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON 1.80 # AME Zion Education Conference Protests Arrest of Durham Four SALISUilY-‘-Tha A. M. E./Zioni ti.i(ipn aftd r^ondliation be era- Chunch joined CORE and- the ployed in finding a solution to NAACP-in the protest of the ar- t>ij prublem. Be it further re rest of four members of the "Free I solved that ive, the members of dom -yighway” team, by Dnrham the Sccond Epincopal District, Afri offlcers,-at'the "Freedom HaUy"|c.ia Methodist Episcopil Zion held;«t St Joseph's AME Church, Church, meeting a.s a part of the Sunday, General Convention on Christiaif Educatjoft and Christian Voiith Council, Livingstone College, Saiia' bury. North Carolina, do hereby protest the action of the pol(cr department of the City of Dur ha'n. It is (jyr sincere ho^e that the offlce of Mayor will do all ‘in itjs power tb see that justice and good will prevnil. The telegram was signed by Bishop Jones and the Reverends R. L. Speaks and George Tharring- ton, pa.stors of AME Zion churches in Durham. The message wafi re^d to tl>e rally by Alexander Barnes, direct or, Public Relations, for the AME Zion Church. • Bishop R. L. ■ Jones, who pre side»rever the 2nd Episcopal Dis trict and other members of the district sent Mayor E. J. Evans a teiegnm' taking, the city officials to tayk for arresting and sentenc ing the qaartet to prison terms. “^^ereJfy.it has been, called to our attention that at least fout youn( people who participated iir the bicketing . idlemohstrations At the city of barham have been ar rested and are now .being held in prison; ^yhereas these young peo ple posyets no evil intention, but were i^rompted by the . desire to see justice and fair play prevail' Whereas the latest decisions ot the Supreme (%urt , and several lowei^ courts haye upheld similai pncflc^s’in the psitf aiid whereu serving jail -eentences for the retaining of thbM young peo-. pie does lncalc(|liible hann to the prestige. of this nation both at homie and abroad, and ^rhereas the actidn by the police force of Dur ham- constitutes a miscarriage of justice; be it therefore resolved One of the four persons' 0|>W‘ attempt to break the segregatibn barrier at (loward Jrhnson Restau rant is a ihember of the AME Zion Church, IMiss. Guy tana Horton. ^ She is also the daughter of one of the leading ministers of' the 'd nomination,'the Rev. R. V. Hor^n, fortHwith'; that melhdde .released! who-pastors Mitchell Chapel, tiear of negd-'Pi'ttsboriT^ ~ " '• Z .■ ' ''“t-'- Bn Weaver In Convention Sp^li Cl^ICAGO — “Today’s stu dents and graduates face awje aomk and perplexing. questlo; queaUons, that #r«. frlghtendi in UlMf innpkct queit^pAS n aboiif |[he' Ajlui'e oi the Ifidivld- ual 'dr-'even of a geniefatioQ, but question that concern that future of our country and the future of all mankind; quest ions that are global, even pianetary in scope. "In order to assist them in meeting this challenge, you have a responsibility to under stand clearly the problems that are agitating the minds and hearts of men and women thro ughout the world” slated^ George L. P. Weaver, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Interna tional Affairs at the 28th An nual Convention of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, a nation al collegiate sorority with more than 0,000 members meeting at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel. “I wish to conmend this or ganization on its national pro grams, and to recommend to other organizations your theme “Training Youth for Communhy Leadership.” Your success in providing organized recreation for children through the Instru ment of the Teen-Towns you have established In many parts of the country, especially in the South, has attracted mtionwide attention. “Your guidence clinic pro- grain, which has also been a great succm, gives high school students a view of available job oppOTt'unlties and widens their occu|Mrttonal horizons. This is a most exciting challenge. In helping these yountf people to answer the question of what work thejr should prepare them selves to do, which opportuni ties to seek, and what kind of. ambitioiia to satisfy,, it is heart ening to note that barriers based on race are crumbUof. ■ ^ “Today and more so tomorroVy the- most important liinltli|ti«>h on'the Negro’s ability ize his ambitions, .JUmitations of Imagination th|^ limitations he circumscribes tot himself. This, in my opinion, is the challenge to the generation of Negro students in high school, colleges, and universities, today”, declared W^ver, More than 400 delegates re presenting chapters in some 36 statles attended the 40lh Afl* niversary Boule. A highlight of the convent ion was a message of greeting from (governor Nelson A. Rocke feller of New York, who stated that “the theme for your sum mer boule exemplifies appro priately the activities of Sigma Gamma Rho in encouraging the promoting scholarship and in developing talent for leader ship.” Dr. Lorraine A. Williams, n» tional president, Sigma. Gamma Rho, expressed the view tiiat this was thc'tMMrt;iue«e(sfu| and best attended boule In the en tire 40 year history of the sor ority founded aP-Butler Uoi- ver^ty, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Annie Lee Neville, Ckair* man of the Board'df Dim^a, presided over several importiM meetings of that body durliig the convention. Delegates attended fkshlon shows, beauty clinics, and tours of the Johnson Pubiishin;^ Com pany, Bankers Life and OMu- alty Insurance Company and of the Cfiy of Chicago. Delegates to the convention from the Rocky Mount, N. C. Beta Zeta Sigma chapter of the sorority are Mrs. Mary L. Backus, Mrs. Louise Lassiter, ; Mrs. Ainnie L. Neville, Mrs. Lul^ . Reeves, Mrs. Vivian Tillman.jndJ Miss Ruth Whitworth, Methodists Name Date For Town, Country Confali SALISBURY, Md. _ The Town and Country Commission of the Delaware Conference of The Methodist Church has scheduled^'im first convocation to be held at the Wifcomigq County Civic Center here, Fri day and Saturday, ^ovemk>er 30th and December 1^ ^ The convocation is designed “to acquaint the local church membership of the conference with the available services of various Federal, State,, and gen-, eral church, agencies-14> prdvid* ving a bett^ way of life for people in .itown and country areas,” and “to help in co ordinating church and commu nity progranM.” The two-da^ convocation will be climaxed by an hour vlth “great hjrmns of the Christia^ Church,” ' featuring the ijiymns of John and. Charles W;^ey^ the Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Ridout Of Baltimore conducting. The Rev. Augustus Chancy is chairman of the contmisslon. He’ is pastor of Mt. Joy Metho dist Church, Wilmington, Del. The Rev. Edward A. Hughes of Oxford, Maryland, Is secretary- treasurer. Equal Education Given Emphasis By AMEZ Meet SALISBURY — Among the many problems gone over by the General Convention on Christian Education and Gen eral Assembly and National Christian Youth Council of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was the equality of educational opportunities. It was pointed out to the de legation that it is important to fight for economic justice. The panel chaired by Dr. L. J. Bat iste and recorded by Alexand er Barnes featured the freedom of economic opportunities and in employment John B. Duncan,, a member of the Board of Commissioners, Washington, D. C. belabored the fact that Negroes had been denied proper training for many of the jobs available in the Di strict Government and admoniiA ed the young people to bqcome prepared to meet the require ments necessary ot obtain h|gh paying jobs. W. Mance Gilliam, Administra^ tive Assistant to the North Car olina Mutual Life Insurance Company, told of the many op portunities offered by life in surance companies and urged the youth to carefully considet thi« field. Dr. J. C. Hoggard, Secretary of . Foreign Missions fully out lined the opportunities offered by not only the A. M; E. Zipn Church, but many church boards for, over ieas duty, He impored the' audience to acquire depth .in preparing for such jobs. His emphasized the fact that a mis sionary must not only be equip ped ,w^tlj "ability to pray and preach, but should 'be' able to teach recreation, * home econo mics,^ farming, and even ppliti- oal siSpnce. \ " f ., j, }, Federal Judge Orders Richmond White School to Admit 10 Negroe: f'*’. ^ >i>j i"" a 4rades A Continued from page 3-B nesday morning and closes Fri day afternoon, following the an nual business meeting of the tea cher professional group. B. H. RICHIMOND, Va. — Pupil Placement Aft of Virginia sus tained another setback when Unit ed States District Judge John D. Butzner ordered the transfer of 10 previously rejected Negro pu pils to white schools in Richmond. Judge Butzner’s decree restrain ed the Richmond school hoard and the Virginia Stste pupil place ment board from denying nine colored children admission to the Chandler Junior High School and one teenager to the John Marsh all High School. The degree was issued in re sponse to a suit filed on behalf of the Negro students by S. W. Tuck er, Virginia State NAACP counsel The complaint further asked that the school board be "enjoined from operating racially segregated schools and ... be required to submit to the Court a plan oi desegregation.” Judge Butzner found that the Pupil Placement ^t had been administered in a Way discrimina- Thornton and W. , M. Grandy, both of Durham,' N. C-, are pfesi dent and secretaty'-treasurer, re spectively, of the organization. tory to the plaintiffs in that tha were required to meet criteria fd transfers not require^/ of whM students. Part of this, he sal stemmed from the systejn of “fe* er schools” which automatical] assigned students from elemental to junior high schools aid to bl| schools on a racial basis. However, the judge ^fusad l! declare the act unconstitutional to require the submisaion of desegregation |rian. Pointing the enrollment of 127 Negro pujHl in white schools for the iwi4 school term, he concluded that school board “should be alloWi discretion to fashion 'within reasonable time the chaiiges neoti sary to eliminate the,'reihaiiUh objectionable features of the tem of ‘feeder stAooI^'’ *’ The decree was entered on Jul 25. The original comj^alnt filed on Sept. 5, 1961,',' in behi) of Negro pupils and their ents. Assisting fucker in prefii ing the argument in the' Wt) L. 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