1! i" m. > . C.
National Association
Files Suit In U.S. Court Against Raleigh YMCA
CHARTING THE FUTURE
Dean Daniel G. Sampson, left,
of tho North Carolina College
School of Law., is shown ad
vising four senior students en
rolled at the NCC law school
Negro Baptist Official Is
Guest Of Pope At Mass
NEW YORK—The Reverend
Gardner Taylor, Vice-President
At-Large of the Progressive
National Baptist Convention,
attended the Papal Mass at
Yankee Stadium as an invited
guest of the Pope and the
Roman Catholic Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine. Follow
ing the Mass, Reverend Taylor
exchanged greetings as repre
sentative of Negro Baptists'
along with leaders of other
Protestant denominations. Fol
lowing the Mass, The Reverend
Taylor commented, "I have
high regard for Pope Paul's
forthright position on Civil
Rights. I respect his way of
worship as I am sure he re
spects mine."
The Progressive Baptist Con
vention's Executive Secretary,
Dr. L. Venchael Booth, an
nounced at the same time gifts
from the denomination to
Benedict College and Morris
College in South Carolina and
to Owens College in Memphis
and Selema University in Ala
bama.
Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Pastor
of Second Baptist Church, Los
Angles and Dr. I. L. Kearse,
Pastor of'the Cornerstone Bap
tist Church, Baltimore, have
been named as the representa
tives of the Progressive Bap-
THOMAS
New Jersey
Han Gets
Esso Position
NEWARK, N. J.—Charles A.
Thomas has been promoted
from oil-heat salesman to serv
ice-station dealer salesman by
the Eastern Esso Region of
Humble Oil and Refining Com
pany. He begins his new as
signment immediately in the
company's Newark District.
A native of Jersey City,
Thomas has been assigned to
the heavily populated residen
tial and industrial area north
of that city. Included are com
munities adjacent to both the
Holland and Lincoln Tunnels.
As part of his new duties, he
will have the primary respon
sibility for contacts by Hum
ble's marketing management
See PROMOTED, 2A
2 More Saturdays To Register For B&idlssue Election Nov. 2
In Durham. The students are: i
Norman Hendrickson- second
from left; William H. Klutts,
and Rogers Davis, president of
the Student Bar Association.
"Paul
tist Convention on the Board :
of Trustees of the Union Train
ing Center for Christian Mis
sion in Chicago.
NCC Law School Dean Cites
Causes Law Interest Upsurge
Plight of Poor
Given as Main
Reason by Prof
The quest for civil liberties
and stepped-jjp concern for
the plighj, of P oor people were
given recently by the dean of
the North Carolina College
School of Law as two of the
reasons for the apparent "sig
nificant surge of interest
among persons of minority
groups in law careers."
Noting that the NCC law
school has the largest fresh
man class in its recent history
—lB students —and that-enroll
ments at other such schools
are also increasing, Daniel G.
Sampson says: "This interest,
no doubt, stems from the cur
rent popular interest in the
rights of poor and underpri
vileged people as well as a
greater concern generally be
ing manifested in criminal
procedures. Gains in civil
rights," he continues, "may
also account in no small mea
sure for this increased inter
est."
Of the 18 freshmen, half are
North Carolinians; others are
from Indiana, New York, West
Virginia, and the District of
Columbia.
Sampson, beginning his first
year as dean after 14- years on
the law school faculty, de
clares NCC is making efforts
to see that this heightened in
terest is sustained. "We are
also attempting," he indicates,
"to show that there are ca
reer opportunities in law for
women the same as for men."
He reveals that the school has
one junior and two freshman
female students and states that
a long range student recruit
ment program is beginning.
See LAW SCHOOL 2A
Sampson has launched a
long-range plan aimed at sus
taining the current "surge of
interest" amonci persons of
minority groups in law careers.
209 Dropouts
Back In School
Seventy-seven of the 209
high school dropouts who were
enrolled in the Neighborhood
Youth Corps this summer ncrw
are back in school, it was re
ported this week by NYC of
f;cials!
This number greater than
even the officials, themselves,
expected amounts to more
than a third (38 per cent) of
those youngsters in the school
dropout category who are brav
ing a return.
W. R. Pursell, chief coordi
nator of the NYC program, and
his associate coordinator, Jim
Wiggins, both agreed that the
unexpectedly high number
See DROPOUTS, 2A
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REMINISCING ABOUT NEWS
—Mr». Haul Plummer, »«t«d,
who hag b«*n secretary in the
North Carolina College Newt
Bureau for tan years pauses In
her work as two former direc
tors and the current director
of the bureau gather
her desk.
The occasion was a visit to
Funeral Held For John (Doc) Dickerson In la.
DAVENPORT, lowa The
funeral of John G. (Doc) Dick
erson, former resident of Dur
ham, North Carolina and son
of Mrs. Lillie Dickerson of
that city was held here Tues
day, October 12.
Mr. Dickerson was born and
reared in Durham -where he
he attended the public schools
and the National Training
School, now North Carolina
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Che CaroMa CMMS
VOLUME 42 No. 37 DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1965 PRICE: 15c
AME'S Launch sl/2 Million
Drive For Kittrell College
KITTRELL—The Fall Con
vocation of the Second Episco
pal District of the A. M. E.
Church and the formal opening
of Kittrell College were held
in the college auditorium,
Wednesday, October 13, at IX
a.m. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the colege
choir under the direction of
Mrs. Julia Boone.
The devotions were conduct
ed by the Dr. H. Clarence
Walker and Dr. C. L. Steph
The Convocation address was
delivered by L. E. Austin, Pub
lisher of the Carolina Times.
Austin was introduced by the
Rev. Melvin Chester Swann,
former pastor of St. Joseph's
A.M.E. Church of Durham and
now pastor of the Waters
A.M.E. Church of Baltimore.'
Md.
The main feature of the 1965
Fall Convocation was the
launching of the half million
dollar drive for Kittrell Col
lege. In his address, Austin
urged all those present to get
behind the effort and help
make it a success.
The campaign is being con
ducted under the auspices of
the newly orgartized Kittrell
Foundation with Bishop Geo.
W. Baber, the presiding pre
late of the District as chair
man and I. O. Funderburg,
cashier of the Mechanics and
Farmers' Bank of Durham,
treasurer.
Following the main address,
remarks were given by Bishop
Baber. Rev. B. S. Foust. presi
dent of the college; Mrs. Vor-
See KITTRELL, 2A
the office last week by Dr.
Horace G. Dawson, center, for
mer director who is now cul
tural attache of the American
Embassy, Lagoes, Nlc«ria. In
the United States on a three
month leave before returning
to his Lagos post, Dawson will
4 visit a number of places, in
cluding his home in Augusta.
College. Several years ago he
moved to Davenport and had
lived here up to the time of
his death last Friday, October
8, as the result of a paralytic
stroke which he suffered sev
eral weeks ago.
Surviving Mr. Dickerson are
his mother three sisters, Mrs.
Mildred Young and Mrs. Lillie
Starnes, both of Durham and
Mrs. Lucy Johnson of Wash
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WEAVER
Asst. Secretary
Labor to Speak
Here Sunday
The annual Men's Day of
St. Joseph's A. M. E. Church
will be observed here Sunday,
October 17, according to an
announcement made this week
by Dr. Phillip Cousin, the
minister.
Speaker for the occasion
will be George Leon-Paul
Weaver, Assistant Secretary
of Labor, who will deliver the
address at 11:00 a.m. Music
■vill be furnished by the St.
Joseph's Men's Chorus, under
the direction of Prof. Everett
L. Goldston, with Fred Mason
at the organ.
Weaver was born in Pitts
burgh, Pa. He received his ele
mentary and secondary educa
tion in Dayton, Ohio, and later
attended the YMCA School
WEAVER, 2A
Or., and hi« wife's home in
Jonesboro, La.
Left it Dr. Charles A. Ray,
longtime bureau chief who Is
now chairmen of the college's
Department of English. Right:
Harold W. Alexander, who suc
ceeded Dawson as director in
1962.
ington, D. C.; two brothers,
Landon, of Durham and Jack
of Greensboro.
DODGERS WIN
The excellent pitching of
Sandy Koufax and the 2-run
homer of Lou Johnson resulted
in the Los Angeles Dodgers
becoming the world champions
by shutting out the Minnesota
Twins for the third time.
Shelby Minister to Deliver
Illustrated Sermon Here Sun.
The Rev. S. A Raper, pastor
of First Baptist Church of
Shelby, will present an illus
trated sermon entitled "Whose
Is The Tenth" at Mount Vern
on Baptist Church Sunday, Ot
tober 17, at 11 a.m. it was an
nounced here this week by
the pastor, Rev. E. T. Browne.
The Rev. Raper has made a
speciality of stewardship in
Christian living and is most
effective in his presentation.
Music will be furnished by
the Mt. Vernon Male Chorus
under the direction of Mrs. E.
H. Fogle.
Rev. Raper attended John
son C. Smith University in
Charlotte and did further study
at Shaw University in Raleigh.
He served as pastor of the Cle
veland Baptist Church in
Spartanburg. S.C. and Kairview
Durham Matron Returns From
Tour of 10 European Countries
Mrs. Ludmila Van Sombeek.
of 1903 Essex Road, has re
turned from a five month trip
jto 10 European countries in
I efforts to "build bridges of
I understanding between the
hearts and minds of various
people."
The trip was under the di
rection of the International
Baha'i Center in accord with
principles proclaimed in the
middle of the last century by
founder of the Baha'i Faith.
Among these principles are the
need for collective security and
the establishment of universal
peace—goals toward which all
Baha'is have been working
Mrs. Van Sombeek's first
stop was in the Holy Land. She
spent nine days in Haifa, Israel
on Mt. Carmel with friends
from many parts of the •Aorld.
representing a 1 1 religious,
races and nations, in consults
tion on world affairs and in
meditation for guidance. She !
also met with the Universal 1
House of Justice, the supreme :
governing body of all Baha'is
in the world.
"Here one found," she said,
"that the reality of religion is |
not only idealistic, but realis- ,
Major H. D. Williams Awarded
Medal for Service In Korea
The Army Commendation
Medal '.vas recently awarded to
Major Harvey D. Williams by
direction of the Secretary of
the Army for meritorious serv
ice while assigned as Logistics
Officer of the 52nd Artillery
Brigade (Air Defense), Fort
Hancock, New Jersey. The
medal with accompanying ci
tation was presented to major
Williams upon his arrival in
Korea, where he is serving a
second tour.
During his first tour jh that
country (1953-1954), was
awarded the Bronze Star Medal
for meritorious service as the
Commanding Officer of a Field
Artillery Battery during com
bat operations. Among his oth
er assignments, he has served
as a member of the military
staff and faculty of Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York
(1957-1959), and as an Opera
tions Officer of Artillery in
Germany during a European
tour (19591962).
Major Williams, son of Mrs.
Addie M. Williams, 1603 Fay-
REV' PAPER
in Ches'.vell, N.C. be
fore he assumed the pastorat
of the First Baptist Church
I
MRS. SOMBEEK
tic. Material civilization alone
is not sufficient for man's
needs.' she added." and will
not prove beneficial until the
technically minded West
achieves harmony with the
spiritual civilization of the
East When the Two come to
gether. extraordinary progress
will he made."
SnC PT ports. "Tire proof was
there in the various countries
where, in every small and
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WILLIAMS
ctteville St., and the late Mat
thew D. Williams, is an alum
nus of Hillside High School
('46) and West Virginia State
College ('SO). His wife, the
former Miss Mary E. Glenn of
Rougemont and their children
presently reside in New Jer
sey.
Action Seeks
To End Bias
Policy of T
RALEIGH NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund
lawyers filed suit in federal
district court here last week
seeking to end racial segrega
tion at the Raleigh Branch of
the Young Men's Christian As
sociation.
The suit alleges that segre
gation is a violation of the
Public Accommodations Sec
tion of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964.
Defendants in the action are
the YMCA of Raleigh, Inc. and
C. Lynn Brown, president of
the corporation's executive
committee.
The Negro plaintiff, Samuel
E. NeSmith, alleges he - ,vas de
nied services and accommoda
tions at the YMCA in August.
A separate YMCA branch is
maintained in Raleigh for Ne
groes.
The suit asks the court to
permanently enjoin the YMCA
from 'maintaining a policy of
racial segregation.
The Legal Defense Fund
launched a campaign against
segregated YMCA's in Febru
ary Suits were filed against
YMCA's in Charlotte, and Nor
folk. Va., and both branches
desegregated before the cases
came to trial.
At that time.' a survey by
the YWCA National Council
ndicated that 180 of the 1,-
8(10 branches in the Ignited
States practiced total or par
tial segregation.
A similar survey last month
rs remain segregated, includ
indicated that over 60 branch
ing nine each in North Caro
lina. South Carolina and Geor
gia: seven each in Alabama,
1 ouisiana and Mississippi: six
in Florida; two each in Vir
r.inia, Arkansas and Texas;
and one in Tennessee.
Legal defense Fund attor
neys involved in the suit are
Conrad O. Pearson of Durham,
Samuel Mitchell and Romallus
O. Murphy of Raleigh; J. Le-
Vonne Chambers of Charlotte,
Jack Greenberg. Fund director
counsel. and Michael Meltsner
of the Fund's New York staff.
Walker Heard
At NCTA Meet
Held in Apex
APEX "lf Freedom to
Teach" is to be meaningful to
us. we should have unrestrict
ed. uncontrolled rights and
privileges to impart know
ledge." said Dr. Leroy T. Walk
er. professor of education, N.
C. College, Durham The occa
sion was the sixth annual
meeting -of— thei—East. Piedmont
District of the North Carolina
Teachers Association, held Oc
tober 8, at the Apex Consoli
dated School. "Free to Teach"
was the general theme of the
conference. Dr. Walker stated
that facets of the theme ex
plored involve many dimen
sions implicit and explicit,
which have to do with day-to
day personal liberties in rela
tion to teaching, and the pro
cess of education. The speaker
stated that the school's objec
tive should be to challenge the
child to learn, think, relate
and do.
Dr. Walker also stated that
in many cases the best teachers
get the pupils who need the
least help, and the poorest
teacher gets the pupil who
needs most help.
Mrs. Margaret W. Wilson,
president, North Carolina As
sociation of Classroom Teach
ers spoke at the division meet
ing of teachers. Her subject
was "Opportunities and De
mands of a Changing Profes
sion—Our Responsibility.
Dr. R. Frederick West, Dean,
Shaw University was the
speaker for the Administrators
and supervisors' division. His
subject was "The Administra
tor's Responsibility in Imple
menting Modern Changes in
the New Approach."
George Foxwell, president,
East Eiedmont District presid
ed over the General Sessions.