U.S. Court Orders N.C. Dental Society Admit Negro Dentist
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N.C.C. Interim Committee Assumes Duties
Over 4 Million
Received By
UNCF in 1965
NEW YORK, N. Y. The
United Negro College Fund
this week announced that it re
ceived the record sum of $4,-
210,000 during 1965.
William T.. Gossett, chair
man of the Fund's Board of
Directors, reported that total
income obtained during the
campaign year, which closed
January 20, represented a gain
of $1,048,000 over the preced
ing year—and the largest an
nual increase in the Fund's 22-
year history.
He attributed the sharp rise
in contributor support to un
precented rcublic interest in
the Fund's 33 colleges and uni
versities and their efforts to
meet the educational needs of
disadvantaged youth.
"More .people gave more
money to United Negro
College Fund in 1965," he said,
"because they wanted to assure
equality of educational oppor
tuntiy to thousands of deprived
students attending school.'
In outlining details of the
over-all campaign results. Gos
sett noted that contributions
came directly from 57,000 in
dividuals and organiatizons. Of
the total received, $609,000
came from legacies and special
puroose gifts, and $58,000 came
from the organization's contin-
) gency reserve earnings.
' One of the most significant
aspects of the campaign, Gos
sett observed, was the support
derived from the 33 college
communities. More than $350,-
000 was contributed to these
local appeals, and much of this
money came, from economically
deprived students and relative
ly low paid faculty members,
he said.
Among t hose communities
See UNCF 3A
Dr. S.P Massie Named to
U.S. Naval Academy Faculty
ANNAPOLIS, Md. Presi
dent Samuel P. Massie of North
Carolina College will become
Professor of Chemistry at the
United States Naval Academy
in Annapolis on February 1,
1966. Massie will be the first
Negro Professor at the 121
yeari Old Academy. „
Dr." Massie resigned as Presi
dent of North Carolina College,
effective June 30, and was
granted a leave, effective Feb.
1. Dr. Massie's family will
remain in Durham until June
30, 1966, and he will return to
Durham on week ends.
Massie, who came to the
North Carolina College from
the National Science Founda
tion, and who was selected as
one of the six top College
Chemistry teachers in the na
tion in 1961, and who was
awarded an lowa State Alumni
Merit Award in 1964 for out
standing services to education,
thus returns to teaching and
research.
With regard to his neuj posi
tion, Massie stated:
Dr. Hawkins Winner In Suit
Against Bias Professionals
NEW YORK Jack Green
berg, director-counsel of the
NAACP Legal Defense and Ed
ucational Fund, Inc., this week
called for the withholding of
Federal funds from national,
state and local medical and
dental organizations because of
racial discrimination in south
ern medical and dental soci
eties.
In a telegram to John W.
Gardner, secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare, Green
berg charged that hundreds of
medical and dental societies
throughout the South exclude
Negroes.
HEW has the authority under
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 to withhold funds from
acencies practicing discrimina
tion.
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VOLUME 13 No. 6 DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1966 , PRICE: 15c
AME Bishops' Council
To Convene In S.C.
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RETURNS TO ALMA MATER
—Lt. Joseph McNeill, center, a
1963 graduate of A&T College,
combat crewman and navigator
with the Strategic Air Com
mand of the U.S. Air Force,
returned to the college last
week for a visit.
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DR. MASSIE
"I look forward to the new
opportunity of working with
some more of the outstanding
young minds of our nation,
helping to shape and mold
some of its future leaders. I
especially look forward to con
tinuing my research on anti
radiation drugs and tranquili-
See MASSIE 2A
The telegram followed a
Fourth Circuit Court of Ap
peals ruling Thursday order
ing the admission of a Negro
dentist to the North Carolina
Dental Society^
The dentist, Dr. Reginald C.
Hawkins of Charlotte, through
the Legal Defense Fund, began
court action to gain admission
to the society in 1960. The case
had been pending in the appel
late court for more than 14
months prior to Thursday's de
cision.
The same appellate court in
1963 gave the Legal Defense
Fund its first victory over hos
pital segregation when it ruled
that hospitals receiving Fed
eral funds under the Hill-Bur
ton Act could not discriminate.
See DENTAL 3A
| He talks with Major Richard
I D. Santure, a left, professor of j
I aerospace studies, in charge of j
■ the Air Force ROTC Detach
! ment, and Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy,
I right, President, both of the j
j college faculty.
Last Rites Held
Raines Davis at
The funeral ofUrs. Bertha
Raines Davis, 72/ was held at
White Rock Baptist Church,
Wednesday, January 26, at 3:30
P.M. The Rev.*' Lorenzo A.
Lynch, pastor, delivered the
eulogy.
Mrs. Davis was. born in Apex,
September 7, 1894 She suc
cumbed January 22, following
a long illness. She attended the
public schools of Apex and
Shaw, University. Her husband,
Stephen Napoleon Davis, died
about one year ago.
Early in life Mrs. be
came a member of Zion
Baptist Church of Friendship.
After moving, to Durham she
joined White Rock where she
remained until her death.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Ernestine D. Jones of
Yonkers, N. Y., a son Roger,
succumbed several years ago.
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DR. HAWKINS
Lt. McNeill, formerly of Wil
-1 mington, one the four fresh
j men at A&f College who, on
j February 1, 1960, initiated the
I now famed student, sit-in move
ment, is now stationecf'at Ells
worth AFB, South Dakota.
For Mrs. B.
I White Rock
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MRS. DAVIS
I Two sisters, Mrs. Alice Rowe
of Paulsboro, New Jersey and
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Hammocks
Beach Support
On Increase
RALEIGH—Support for the
Hammocks Expansion is in
creasing, W. R. Collins, Ham
mocks Epansioti Director, an
nounced this week. Early in
the drive for expansion funds
by the N. C. Teachers Associa
tion for the Hammocks devel
opment, the Craven * County
Unit, NCTA led the state by
pledging $45 per teacher for
See BEACH 6A
State Capital
To Be Host to
Winter Session
COLUMBIANS. C.—The Win
ter Session of the Bishops'
Council along with the Con
nectional Council of the Afri
can Methodist Episcopal Church
will convene in the Capital
City of South Carolina—Colum
bia—a twice "All America
City," at Bethel A M E. j
Church February 22-24. 1966; ]
Dr J. Arthur Holmes, host
pastor; Dr B. C. Cunningham, j
host Presiding Elder: Bishop |
C A Gibbs, host Bishop.
The A M. E. Bishops' Coun
cil represents the first denomi
nation to be organized by Ne
groes in the United States, the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church which was founded dur
ing American slavery by for
mer slave, Richard Allen, in
I the vear 1787 in Philadelphia,
!Pa The Church became fully
' organized in 1816. Since that
| time it has elected 84 Bishops,
I beginning with Richard Allen
in 1816. Currently it has 19
Bishops and over 1 million
members .representing various
countries of the world. The
A.M.E. Church from its begin
ning has been a symbol of re
ligious protest against Racial
Segregation.
South Carolina, as host to
the Bishops' Council, comprises
the 7th Episcopal District un
der the leadership of Bishop
C. A. Gibbs.
Bishop Gibbs, the host pas
tor, and others are making pre
paration to give the visitors
one of the best entertainments
it has ever had.
In recognition of the 150 th
Anniversary of the A. M. E.
Church, plans have been made
for a Sesquicentennial celebra
tion in the Chappelle Audito
rium at Allen U. on Feb. { 22
at 8:00 p.m., featuring choirs
from Morris Brown College, At
lanta, Ga.; Edward Waters Col
lege, Jacksonville, Fla : and
Allen University, Columbia, S.
C. The Sesquicentennial ad
dress will be delivered by Dr.
Archibald J. Carey of Chicago,
Illinois.
3 HHS Health
Club Members
Attend Meet
Three members of the Health
Careers Club of Hillside High
School will attend the state-
Aide Health Careers Congress
in Raleigh on Friday and Satur
day.
Ada Fisher, Eva McKoy and
Alice Sharpe will accompany
Mrs. N. H. Cordice, v chaperone
for the club.
Bringing together high school
students from clubs throughout
the state, the Congress features
a program of information on
health professions. The stu
dents will have an ..opportunity
to consult with leading persons
in the fields of their inter
ests.
Sponsors for the Congress is
Health Careers for North Caro
lina, and service program pro
moted by the N. C. Hospital As
sociation and financed by hos
pitals, foundations and health
related groups.
A tea by Mrs. Dan K. Moore
at the Governor's Mansion and
a tour of the State Legislative
Building will conclude the twa
day Congress.
NCC'S INTERIM COMMITTEE
—North Carolina College's In
terim Committee is shown
drafting a policy statement as
it prepares to assume the ad
ministrative leadership of the
college in the absence of a
Faculty Meet Dominated By
Cooperation, Group Unity
Watts St., White Rock Church
Ministers to Exchange Pulpits
What is probably a new de
parture from the established
custom which prevails between
the white and "Pfegrc churches
of Durham will move off in a
new direction here Sunday,
February 20 when the Rev.
Robert McClernon, pastor of
the Watts St. Ba'ptist Church,
• \ill exchange pulpits with the
Rev.cLorenzo A. Lynch, pastor
of the White Rock Baptist
Ch u rch.
Rev. Lynch will preach at
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a. m. Rev.
McClernon will preach at
White Rock at 11:00 a.m. and
7:30 p.m.
Both ministers are consider
ed among the best prepared of
the city and a large and en
thusiastic congregation is e*
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ADOPT VIET NAM AIR GROUP
—The Elmore M. Kennedy
Angel Flight, • sponsor group
for the A&T College Air Force
ROTC Detachment, has adopted
the 19th Air Commando Squad
ron, now in action in Viet Nam,
The girls read a letter from
Over 15 Church Leaders Prepare For Human
Relations Institute Beginning Feb. 11 thru 13
More than 15 church leaders
representing, virtually every re
ligious denomination in the
Durham area will participate in
White Rock Baptist Church's
opening day's Human Relations
Institute Feb. 11.
"Local Congregations Seeking
God's Way in Race Relations" is
the theme of the institute that
meets here Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, Feb. 11-13.
A ministers' session starting
at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 will
discuss "The Role and Resourc
es for Pastors, Priests and Rab
bis in Leading Local Congrega
tions in God's Way in Race Re
lations."
Rabbi E. M. Rosenzweig of
j president. Named by the col
lege's board of trustees to per-
From left: Dr. William H.
dency following the Jan. 19
j resignation of President Sam
uel P. Massie, the committee
became active Feb. 1.
pected to be on hand at each
service.
REV. LYNCH
Lt. Col. John D. Pace, com
mander of the unit, an expres
sion of appreciation for the In
terest they have taken in hia
outfit.
The girls are from left to
right: Phyllis Smith, Farmville;
Anna Steele, Windsor; Jeralerie
the Judea Reform Congrega
tion of Durham and Chapel
Hill will lead the worship serv
ice at 2:30 Friday (Feb. 11).
Greetings will be extended by
the Rev. L. P. Perry, president
of the Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance; the Rev.
Ned Matthews, pastor of Fel
lowship Baptist Church; the
Rev. C. Waite Maclin, rector of
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church;
the Rev. J. W. Smith, Jr., pastor
of the Covenant Presbyterian
Church; and Dr. W. M. How
ard, Jr., pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Church.
Dr. Franklin H. Littell, pro
fessor, Chicago Theological
Seminary, will speak and lead
I Fro mleft: Dr. William H.
Brown, professor of education
i and former dean of the Gradu
-1 ate School; William Jones, NCC
business manager chairman;
and Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, dean
of the Graduate School.
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North Carolina College's In
terim Committee outlined its
plans for administering the col
lege in the immediate future at
the February meeting of the
faculty and staff, enlisting the
co-operation of all employees
and stating frankly,that prob
lems will arise as the institu
tion moves through the months
ahead without a president.
The dominant tone of the
committee's presentation was
reflected requests for co
operation and sroup unity and
in assurances that the best in
terests of the colleges will mo
tive the committee's actions.
The Committee, which as
sumed its duties Feb. 1. was
appointed hv the college's
board of trustees to perform
the functions of the presidency
following the resignation of
Dr. Samuel P. Massie as presi
dent. Its members are William
Jones, NCC business manager,
chairman; Dr.- Helen G. Ed
monds, dean of the Graduate
See INTERIM 3A
Abrams, Forast City; Carolyn
Hedgep«th, Halifax; Carrla
Robarts, Bartow, Florida; Vir
ginia Rogers, Columbus. Ga.;
Eilacn Little Thomasvilla; and
Marolyn Johnson, Portsmouth,
Virginia.
a panel discussion on the in
stitute's first day's theme at
2:45 (Feb. 11). He will be in
troduced by the Rev. Richard
L. Jackson, president of the
Durham Ministerial Association
and pastof of Durham's United
Church of Christ.
Panelists questioning Dr. Lit
tell after his speech will be
the Rev. Lawrence E. Hunt,
pastor of the Abiding Saviour
Lutheran Church; Dr. Emmett
T. Browne, pastor of Mt. Ver
non Baptist Church; Father
James Kyriahakia of the St.
Barbara Greek Orthodox
Church; the Rev. Lawrence A.
M.E.Z. Church; and Father Eu-
See LEADERS 2A