NCC Physical Education Chairman Succumbs Suddenly ********* ********* 6 Hundred Thousand Negro Voters Tex. Goal hi | 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 1 L 5 109 I 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 I: % 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 J-Lffk, IvJV m Bk 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 ii l 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

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