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VOLUME 43 No. 44 DURHAM. N. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 196« PRICE: 15c
Negro Church Leaders Issue
"Message To The Nation"
Determination to Exact Full
Manhood Rights Is Slated
NEW YORK—Negro Church
leaders from all parts of
America held an assembly of
historic proportions at the
Statue of Liberty Thursday,
November 3, to denouce racism
in American society and to
call upon voters across the na
tion to repudiate "backlash"
candidates.
The assembly was convened
by the National Committee of
Negro Churchmen whose mem
bership includes Negro bishops
and leaders of nearly all de
nominations. Coordinator and
principal spokesman of the as
sembly was the Rev. Dr. Ben
jamin F. Payton, executive di
rector, Commission on Religion
and Race of the National Coun.
cil of Churches.
The "message to the nation,"
read by Dr. Payton a po
dium at the base of the Statue
of Liberty said in part: "Our
purpose here is neither to beg
nor to botrow, but to state the
determination of black men in
America to exact from this na
tion not ope whit less than
our full manhood rights. We
will not be cowed nor intimi
dated in the land of our birth.
We intend that the truth of
this country, as experienced
by black men, will be heard.
We shall state this truth from
the perspective of the Chris
tian faith and in the light of
our experience with the Lord
of us all in the bleakness of
this racially idoltrous land."
Important Measures Face The
Progressives In State of Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The
Southern Regional Convention
is one of the major units of
the Progressive National Bap
tist Convention, >e., and it
meets Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, No* 29-Dec. 1, at
First Baptist uraymont, 100-
9th Crt. W. Birmingham, Ala.,
pastored by the Rev. R. M.
Joseph. Representatives from
all over the Southern Region
and visitors from across the
nation will attend.
Dr. O. H. Stinson, President
of the Southern Region will
rally the meeting around the
theme, "The Hour Has Come."
Sermons will be delivered by
Rev. J. H. Lockett, of Georgia
and Rev. W. L. Hobbs of Ala
bama. The theme will feature
outstanding discussants: Revs.
H. C. Cherry, Miss., M. L.
King, Sr., Ga. and L. S. Stell,
Ga. Panelists discussing "Cur
rent Problems of the Local
Church," will include Rev. R.
M. Lee, Fla., R. W. Norswor
thy, Tenn., and Paul Johnson,
N. C.
The Convention will have as
its closing speaker on Thurs
day evening, Dr. Gardner C.
Taylor, President of the Pro
gressive National Baptist Con
vention, Inc. The "Progres
sives" of the South will ,wel
come most of the 169 new-
Churches which joined the
Convention at its September
Annual Session in Memphis at
this meeting. It is expected
that there will be several ad
dition* at the Birmingham ses
don.
The meeting in Birmingham
is a prelude to the nation-wide
Extra Session which will be
held in St. Louis, Mo, at Christ
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church,
See PROORIMIVI 2A
Bishop Wilkes
Backs Church
Leaders Stand
CLEVELAND Bishop Wil
liam R. Wilkes of the Third
Episcopal District of the Afri
can Meth. Episcopal Church,
in suport of the Call to the
Nation for moral integrity on
racial issue in the November
elections, today issued the fol
lowing statement:
As an integral part of the
Negro church the Third Epis
copal District of the A. M. E.
Church asserts that it is a fun
damental concept that the Ne
gro of this county is seeking
equality of citizenship and op
portunity within the framework
of the American system of
law and order under a govern
ment of the people, for the
people, and by the people.
It holds that the vast ma
jority of the Negro people do
not condone the actions of
those who espouse the use of
methods inconsistent with dem
ocratic processes.
It insists that the Negro peo
ple of this country be not pen
alized by reason of the acts of
a minute minority which has
See WILKES page 2
Met. Opera Star
In Recital at
NCC Nov. 6
George Shirley, Metropolitan
Opera Association tenor, will
appear in recital at North Car
olina College Wednesday, No
vember 16, in the college's B.
N. Duke Auditorium.
The recital, sponsored by the
institution's Lyceum Commit
tee, will begin at 8:15 p.m. and
is open to the public.
Shirley, one of the few
American-born and entirely
American trained artists to rise
to stellar ranks at the Metro
politan Opera, has moved in
five years, since he won the
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
in 1961, from relative obscurity
tq become the first Negro ten
or ever to assume a number
of niajor roles on different
operatic stages.
In addition to his Metropoli
tan performances in New York
and on tour, he recently made
an outstanding debut at the
Glyndebourne Festival in Eng
land as Tamino in Mozart's
"The Magic Flute." He also
appeared on CBS-TV in this
part and at the Berkshire Fes
tival with the Boston Sym
phony under Eric Leinsdorf.
During the forthcoming Metro
politan Opera season he will
sing this role, as well as many
others, at the "New Metropoli
tan" in Lincoln Center.
Of Special interest in the
NCC recital will be Shirley's
See TENOR page 2A
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GETS SILVER STAR (Valley
Forge, Pa.) S/Sgt. Oscar M.
Harvey, 36, receives an admir
ing glance from his wife, Helen,
after being presented with The
Silver Star for gallantry in Viet
Nam. On May 18, S/Sgt.
Harvey, although badly wound
ed in the left arm, continued
to lead his rifle squad in de
fense of their position against
SHEPARD FAMILY AT CERE
MONIES Members of the
family of the late Dr. Jame*
E. Shepard and other special
guests are shown during the re
rent 19th annual Founder's Day
Convocation at North Carolina
College honoring Dr. Shepard.
75 Top Executives Negro Life
Ins. Companies Meet In Ala.
ATLANTA 75 top execu
tives of Negro owned life in
surance companies began 3
days of workshops here Wed
nesday, around the new busi
ness concept of "Management
by Objectives." They were
welcomed to Atlanta by Mayor
Ivan Allen, James L. Bentley,
Jr., Georgia Insurance Com
missioner, and E. M. Martin,
first vice president-secretary of
Atlanta Life Insurance Co. and
a founder of the National In
surance Association.
Wardell C. Croft, president
of Wright Mutual Insurance
Co., Detroit, chairman of the
conference said, the discus
sions will help decision mak
ers maximize the management
a numerically superior force.
He received another wound In
the same arm, but refused medi
cal evacuation until the assault
had been defeated. The award
was made at the Valley Forge
Military Hospital where Har
vey, of Republic, Pa., is recov
ering from his wounds.
(UPI Telephoto)
who founded Hte college In
1910 end was its president un
til his death in 1947.
Front row, from left: Mrs.
Alfonso Elder, wife of the col
lege's president-emeritus; Mrs.
Bascom Baynes, wife ef the
chairman of the NCC board of
function. The concept which
is sweeping the business world
includes using primary and de
rived data to establish objec
tives, department by depart
ment, unit by unit within com
panies. The process permits
pinpointing responsibility and
ready review of performances.
Croft and L. R. Taylor, actu
ary, Mammoth Life and Acci
dent Iniurance Co., Louisville,
collaborated on the program.
A panel headed by Dr. Har
ding B. Young, chairman of
the Business Department, At
lanta University, opened the
session Wednesday. Dr. Ken
neth Black, chairman. Insur
ance Department, Georgia State
U. S. Appelate
Court Reverses
Lower Tribunal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. The
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
attorneys won a landmark de
cision when a three-judge fed
eral court ordered indefinite
postponement of the November
8 elections for the offices of
Sheriff and Tax Assessor in
Greene County. Alabama.
Mr. Gilmore and Mr. MsShan
subsequently declared them
selves candidates for the two
offices in the Greene County
Democratic primary held on
May 3, 1966 but failed to win.
LDF attorneys contested the
primary results (in which at
least 1789 white persons voted)
on —the grounds that there are
fewer than 1500 qualified white
voters in Greene County. There-
fore, the attorneys concluded
that "at least 289 white per
sons participated in the May 3
primary illegally."
Mr. Gilmore and Mr. McShan
stand a good chance of winning
the election because of the
heavy concentration of Negro
voters in Greene County.
According to the 1960 cen
sus, the total population of
Greene County was 13,600 Of
this number, 11,054, or 81%,
were Negroes, and 2.546, or
19%, were white persons.
In November 1965, the At
torney General of the United
States designated Greene Coun
ty for the oppointment of fed
eral registrars after determing
that the Negro residents were
"intentionally and systematical
ly" denied the right to vote on
account of their color.
With the help of the regis
trars, approximately 3200 Ne
groes were registered between
November 1965 and May 3,
1966, bringing the total Negro
registration in Greene County
to approximately 3821. Most of
the Negro registrants are .illi
terate.
| NAVY PLAN SHIP
WASHINGTON A new
amphibious assault ship is
I planned by the Navy. The new
I craft is designed to carry trans
port helicopters and hundreds
I of troops for ground and air
• assault missions
trustees; end members of Dr.
Shepard's family—Mrs. Carolyn
Green, a granddaughter; Mrs.
Annie Day Smith, a daughter;
Mrs. Lillian Boulware, a sister;
and Miss Marjorie Shepard, a
daughter.
College; Dr. Michael H. Mes
con, chairman, department of
Management, Georgia State
College, Robert Thompson, Of
fice of the Regional Adminis
tration, U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment and Murray J. Marvin,
planning director, North Caro
lina Mutual Life Insurance Co.
discussed communications and
motivation in management and
presented a review and fore
cast for Negro owned insur
ance companies. The meeting
was scheduled to continue
through Friday, with work
shops on computer operations,
claims administration, annua]
reports and taxation.
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NCC FOUNDER S DAY GROUP
Dignitaries and platform |
guests participating in North
Carolina College's 19th annual
Founder's Day convocation are
shown in a procession to the |
college's B. N. Duke Audito- 1
rium Thursday. The occasion j
honored the memory of the late j
Dr. James E. Shepard. who j
CLARK PRESIDENT
Urges Negro Institutions
To Meet Responsibilities
Textile Union
V. P. to Speak
Mefh. Center
Paul Swaity, Vice-President
and Southern Regional Direc
tor of the Textile Workers
Union of America, AFL-CIO,
will speak on "Why Unions are
Needed in the South" on Fri
day, November 11, at 8 p.m.,
in the Methodist Student Cen
ter at Oregon Street and Cam
pus Drive. Swaity's is the first
in a series of talks on labor
problems in the South.
Sponsors for the event in
elude the Methodist Student
Center, i/ocal 77 of the Ameri
can Federation of State, Coun
ty and Municipal Employees,
the Durham Human Relations
Council, Duke University
YWCA and YMCA, the Liberal
Action Committee of Duke
University, and the North Car
olina Chapter of the League
for Industrial Democracy.
Paul Swaity is a Canadian by
birth. He came to the United
States in 1947 at the age of
twenty-six. In 1952 he married
a southern college teacher from
Chattanooga, Tennessee. They
now reside in Charlotte.
Swaity has a background in
the Labor Movement in the
United States and Canada. In
his teens he played a major
roll in organizing the Manito
ba Steel and Rolling Mills in
Selkirk, Manitoba, where he
and his father were employed.
He returned to high school at
the age of twenty-one and then
went on to graduate from the
University of Manitoba with a
degree in Labor Economics and
Politcal Science in 1947.
Manifesto Hits
Violence But
OKs CR Effort
CHICAGO Negro religious
leaders representing some 10
million American Negroes
across the United States this
week adopted a manifesto con
demning the term "black pow
er" and calling for a more ac
tive participation by Negro
church leaders in the struggle
for civil rights.
Attending a Summit Confer
ence of Negro Religious Lead
ers on the Present Crisis in the
Civil Rights Struggle, in Chi-
See BLACK POWER 2A
founded the college in 1910
and was its president until his
death in 1947.
Leading the group is Dr.
Charles Orr, NCC faculty mar
: shal. Others are, from left:
Robert Brown, a member of the
; NCC trustee board; Dr. Vivian
Henderson, president of Clark
York) John R. Strachan.
(shown in his office Nov. 3),
was sworn in as ttie new Act
ing Postmaster of New York
on Nov. 4. Strachan, the first
Negro to head the largest pos
tal installation in the country,
is a career employee with 25
years service, a native New
Yorker, and an alumnus of New
York University.
(UPI Photo)
74th Annual Meet
Western AME
Conference Set
RALEIGH—The 74th annual
session of the Western North
Carolina Conference of the A.
M. E. Church, will convene at
St. Paul, Raleigh, Nov. 16-20.
Bishop George W. Baber of the
Second Episcopal District will
be presiding.
As a part of the session, the
Missionary Women of the con
ference will celebrate their an
nual 'Missionary Night,' Thurs.
day, Nov. 17, 8 P.M., with a
candlelight and commitment
service. The theme of the pro
gram will be "The Task of the
Church Helping People to
Help Themselves."
Guest speaker for the occa
sion will be Dr. Rose Browne
of Durham. A native of Boston,
Dr. Brown received her educa
tion from the University of
Rhode Island, Harvard, and the
Rhole Island College of Educa
tion.
Among her many and varied
affiliations with social and
educational institutions, the
latter included Professor of
Education and retired chair
man of that department at
North Carolina College.
Dr. Brown, who is the wife
of Rev. E. T. Browne of Mt.
Vernon Baptist Church, Dur
ham, is presently serving as
counselor to Youth and lead
ers of Troop 23, Girl Scouts of
America, both of Mt. Vernon;
♦he Bright Leaf Council Mem-
See SESSION 2A
College and principal speaker
for the occasion; Dr. J. Neal
Hiughley, college minister;
Clyde Shreve, a member of fh*
NCC trustee board; William
Jones, chairman of the college's
Interim Committee; and Dr.
Alfonso Elder, president-emeri
tus of NCC.
Predominantly Negro col
leges will play an essential
role on the "new frontiers" of
the civil rights struggle. Dr
Vivian W Henderson told a
Founder's Day audience at N
C. College Thursday.
The president of Atlanta's
i ■Clark College called for the
j predominantly Negro institu-
I tions to meet responsibilities
I to the majority of Negroes who
never attend college as well as
to their students.
Dr. Henderson, an economist
who has served as consultant
to a number of federal agen
cies involved in the field of
race relations and i. 'omic
opportunity, said the Negro
colleges are the focal point of
efforts to eradicate the handi
caps imposed on Negro youth
by unjust privation.
"The Negro's economic plight
lies at the root of his restless
See CLARK PREXY 2A
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