NCC Physical Education Chairman Succumbs Suddenly
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6 Hundred Thousand Negro Voters Tex. Goal
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LIVING MADONNAS—"Adora
retion of the Shepherds," one
ef elgtit art masterpiece* re
created by Bennett College stu
dents Sunday night at the an
Durham Housing Authority
Institutes Changes In Policy
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ACCIPTS PURPfI HIART—
L». CoL Harqjd L. Lanier,
right, profe*Wr of military
NiMct at AAT College, pin*
the purple Heart on Mr*. John
H. Slight, Greenaboro, awarded
poathumewsly to her *•"»
Alvln C Slight, who died from
Seaboard Airline Railroad Fires
Employe Of Quarter Century
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ATTINDS MOIONAL Mrs.
Earlie GrandyY who recently
of Alpha Chi PI Omega Soror
ity and Fraternity, held In
Richmond, Va. Mrs. Orandy Is
Bscend Antl-Bastteus of the
organisation end Director of
the Southwestern Regional of
Durham.
i.aiih i-'iluj Lw.ijji , aturi.3
Chatham Rd.
Winston -flal. m, M. C. 7/20/Comp.
nual "Living Madonnas" pre
sentation. Madonna is Sandra
Holly, of Jackson, Mis*.; Joseph
Is Edwina Wright, of Halifax,
wound* received In ecHon In
Viet Nam on November 6. At
her aide is her hutband.
The medal waa presented
last week at a formal military
review conducted by the Army
ROTC Detachment at the col
lege.
Ray Johnson, 26 year* serv
ice employee of the Seaboard
Airline Railroad Company, waa
dismissed from service Decem
ber 10, because he protested
the Inhumane working condi
tions meted out by the com
pany to Negro workers, it was
revealed this week.
Lack of union representa
tion, improper classification
and unequal wages were among
the complaints registered by
Johnson. For nearly 10 yean,
Negro porters of Seaboard Air
line Railroad have been re
quired to work seven days a
week, while white workers
have lay-over days. Pay to
white workers on the same
job is higher than Negro work
ers. Fringed benefits are also
denied Negro workers, such as
no pay when freight (such as
piggy backs) is hauled on rear
of paaaenger trains.
Johiwon wrote letters of pro
test about the discrimination
to the Fresident'sCommlttee on
Equal Employment, the Na
tional Railroad Adjustment
See IMFLOYI 8A
Va., and tfie shepherds are
Shirley V. Poole of Durham
and Cynthia Hampton, of
Greeniboro. ,
All Tenants to
Major *L[icy changes were
outlined yfersday by the Dur
ham Housing Authority in re
sponse to complaints register
ed by tenants of McDougald
Terrace.
The complaints, filed by
James P. Rogers, president of
the McDougald Terrace Ten
ants Council, were aired at a
special meeting with the Hous
ing Authority at McDougald
Terrace, on Tuesday, Novem
ber 9, 1965.
The New policy measures
were outlined by Housing Au
thority Chairman, H. E. Gwin
to M. C. Burt, Jr., attorney
representing the McDougald
Terrace Tenants Council, Mi
chael Prank, special assistant,
and Operation Breakthrough
representatives, Charsie Hedge
peth and Benjamin Ruffin.
A new lease which will be
signed by all Housing Author
ity tenants after January 1,
1968, provides that a tenant
shall be given the reason for
his eviction, and that he may
have a hearing upon request.
Earlier attempt to secure a
hearing for a tenant being
evicted had failed. Hie autho
rity had also refused to give
a reason for the eviction.
Other changes are as followa:
Rent adjustments will be per-
See HOUSING 7A
DURHAM'S FIRST
NEGRO TAX
LISTER HIRED
Mrs. N. Shearin, of 209 Law
son Street, Durham, will be
among the County's Staff of
Tax Listers on December 29
when it meets with S. Bruce
Mangum, Durham County Tax
Supervisor.
Mrs. Shearin, retired man
ager of the Industrial Depart
ment at the home office of the
North Carolina Mutual Life In
surance Company, was among
the part-time tax listers ap
proved by the Durham County
Commissioners on Monday. She
will list for Durham Tbwnsnlp.
Mrs. Shearin becomes the first
Negro tax lister In Durham
County in recent history.
tax Lilting will begin at
8:80 a.m., Tuesday, January 4,
1908 in the basement of the
Courthouse for residents of
Durham and Durham Township
outside the city Umits.
Che Carcfea_ ©uws
VOLUME 42 No. 51 DURHAM, N. C SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, IMS PRICE: lSe
3 Methodist
Plan Union
Bishops Ordain
11 Young Men
As Elders
SALISBURY Ecumenical
Day was observed at Hood
Theological Seminary recently
with Bishops R L. Jonoi, G.
W. Baber and H. C. Bunton
taking part. The highlight of
the day was the ordination of
elevevn young men as eldera.
The observance was another
symbol of the fact that the
UJUM Methodist Uodiwi AX a
making rapid progress tcnrard
uniting in 1972.
The ordination services was
presided over by the Rev. C.
The Rev. E. N. French read
the scripture and the Rev. G.
N. Spells gave the prayer. The
ordination was unique in that
the three prelates laid their
hands on the heads of the can
didates at one time Bishop Ba
ber delivered the sermon.
He admonished the candi
dates that pressure has
wrought many wonders and he
was mindful that Christian Fel
lowship carried the responsi
bility of discipleship. Dr. S. E.
Duncan welcomed the visitors
to the campus. Bishop Jones in
troduced the speaker. Music
See METHODIST 8A
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SINIOIT CITIZINS IN MMT—
>Mtid left to rlftit art MM
damea Addi* Williams, Charity
Rivera, Julia Wheeler. Marga
Senior Citizens
A double celebration was
the order of the day for the
December 18 meeting of the
Senior Citizens at St. Titus'
Church: Christmas and birth
days. Birthdays honorees were
Mrs. Mary Newby and Mrs. Sal
lie Harris. Lace tablecloths,
Christmas candles, vases of
poinsettias and sprigs of holly
created the Christmas atmos
phere—all of which Mrs. New
by was responsible for. A two
MV. HOWZI
LOCAL PASTOR
GETS CALL
TO ASHEVILLE
The Rev. Joseph Lawson
Howie, pastor of St. Teresa o?
Avila Catholic Church, has
been appointed pastor of St.
Anthony's Catholic Church, 56
Walton Street, Asheville. Fath
er Howze's appointment be
comes effective Tuesday, De
cember 28. Father Joseph
Woods Mill succeed him as
pastor of St. Teresa's.
Father Howie, who was ap
pointed by the Most Rev. Vin-
See HOWZE 8A
rat Wheeler, Oertrude Wtaa
law, Oanara Burke, Mary Na**
by, Annla Lyons. Bffla Cotton,
Annia Lattar, Flannla Ooed'
In Double Celebration for December Meeting
tiered birthday cake with white
icing and pink candles aglow
was contributed by Mr*.' New
by, and, in keeping with the
Christinas spirit, a fruit cake
was contributed by Mrs. Sallie
Harris. With the cakes, hot
splcad apple cider was served.
Potato chips, peanuts, and can
dles filled out the table.
Happily mingled were the
club gifts and individual gifts
for the honorees, and other
Churches
In 1972
Dr. A. E. Weatherford Suffers
Fatal Attack In College Gp
Dr. Allen Ericson Weather
ford, 11, chairman of the De
partment of Physical Educa
tion and Recreation at North
Carolina College, died unex
pectedly of a heart attack In
the college's McDougaldnGym
nasium around 2 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 20. He was 58. Funeral
plans are incomplete. The NCC
prof was a nationlly known
leader In recreation. He served
on. the Conk
mission from 1006 to 1900.
A native of Charlottesville,
Va., Dr. Weatherford was grad
uated 'with the B.S. degree
from Hampton Institute in
1934. He received the M.Ed,
degree from Springfield Col
lege in 1936 and the M.P.E.
degree there in 1943. He earn
ed the Ph.D. degree in Health,
Education, Physical Education,
and Recreation from the Penn
sylvania State University in
1,000 Expected At Omegas
Annual Session In Detroit
loa, Lillta ThawpiiH, Mary
Lowa, and Mamla Dewsen.
Standing I aft to right ara
Maidamaa Allca Brame, Ada
■ * • ty.
greetings and gifts among the
members. As Mrs. Sallie Harris
could not be present because
of a family bereavement, her
her gifts and greetings were
sent to her.
Christmas carols, sung by
the group, with Mrs. Winslcrw
at the piano, and the beautiful
and appropriate readings by
Mesdames Addle Williams,
Margaret Wheeler, Alice
Brame, Mamie Dawson and
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DR. WEATHERFORD
1948. He also did postdoctoral
work in special education and
See WEATHERFORD, 8A
Alihn, Julia Harris, Lillian
Buchanan, Rabacca Good In and
Bawl* Doby.
Gertrude Wlnslow kept the
Christmas spirit alive.
A sum collected to purchase
an appreciation gift for the
Priest was, at his request, to
be used instead to bring a bit
of Christmas to some of the
non-academic school employees
who are now jobless, because
of their recent protest.
The group will resume the
weekly meetings on Jan. 5.
Intensive Drive
Launched By
NAACP Dec. 5
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—An in
tensive NAACP poll tax cam
paign during December and
January in Texas seeks to
qualify 600.000 Negro voters,
according to W. C. Patton,
NAACP field director for voter
registration.
The campaign, which ' was
launched Dec. 5, involves the
establishment of 10 centers in
strategic spots throughout the
state. A coordinator has been
designated for each of the
centers.
The White House has ex
pressed interest in the cam
paign. In a telegram to Patton,
Lee C. White, special counsel
to the President, not that "the
strength of a democracy de
pends upon the widest possible
participation in the voting pro
cess."
In addition, Patton stated
that the NAACP has had con
ferences with labor loaders in
the state who have promised
their support in the campaign.
Texas is one of the four
states that still require the
poll tax in state and local
elections. In order to vote In
the primaries and state elec
tions next year, the tax must
.be t>aid by. Ja.n, .31,
Out of a total of 700,900
potential Negro voters, an esti
mated 375,000 were registered
to vote in the 1964 Presiden
tial election.
WILKINS GETS YR. TERM
BIRMIINGHAM, Ala.— Collie
Leroy Wilkins, Jr., a young Ku
Klux Klansman charged in the
murder of Mrs. Viola Liuxzo,
goes to prison Jan. 4 to serve
a year's sentence.
50TH ANNUAL
CONCLAVE SET
FOR DEC. 26
NEW YORK CITY —Led by
George E. Mears, Grand Basi
leus, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
1000 delegates are expeted to
attend the 50th annual Con
clave, which will open at the
Sheraton - Cadillac Hotel, De
troit, Midh., December 26.
Mears, a local official of the
Kings County Court, who lives
at 156 Willoughby, Brooklyn,
announced that " the 25,000-
member organization was go
ing to Detroit to take a closer
look at its responsibility for
thedevelopment of human tal
ent The organisation is com
poaed of graduates of predoml-
Negro colleges and un
rgrads coming from the same
schools. It has long since seen
the '.need of broadening its
scop* and membership Is ex
tended to men of many racial
group who meet the scholastic
requirements.
The high light of the meet
will be a talent hunt which
will be held in the ball room
of the hotel December 27, 7 p.
m. This presentation by The
Talent Hunt Committee, head
ed by Zoel S. Hargraves, Char
lotte, N.. C., "will feature some
of the best artists in the na
tion.
Geore L. P. Weaver, Assist
ant Secretary of Labor, and
also a member will give the
keynote speech on December
28.
Otners scheduled to appear
are William P. Young Secre
tary of Labor, State of Penn
sylvania and Dorsey C. Miller.
"Employment Opportunities" is
expected to get quite some con-
See OMEOAS 8A