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NCC Graduate to Make Debut
In Carnegie Hall Sun., Jan. 22
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Mezzo Soprano Hilda Harris,
a 1958 graduate of North Caro
lina College, will make her
debut in New York City's Car
\ negie Hall at 8:30 p.m., Sun
n day, January 22.
Miss Harris, whose sponsors
includee North Carolina Col
lege, NCC's National Alumni
Association, and others, will
sing a variety of classical and
religious works. She; will be
accompanied by Jonathan Brice
at the piano.
A native of Warrenton, Miss
Harris graduated from NCC
with a major in music and con
tinued her vocal studies in
New York City with Lola
Hayes. She also received musi
cal coaching with Jonathan
Brice and special coaching in
German Lieder and French with
Aksel Schiotz and Marcel
Chassagne.
Miss Harris' promising talent
has won for her the Young
Artists' Award and the Shull
Bequest Award of the New
York Singing Teachers' Asso
ciation.
Her experience has included
membersh'p in the chorus of
the Metropolitan Opera, reci
tals and solo appearances in
New York City and oh tour,
radio and television appear
ances, and work with the
Broadway Lyric Theatre (most
recently ('Golden Boy" and
"Mame.")
Composers whose work will
be featured in Sunday's per
formance are Handel, Mozart,
.Wolf, Robert Strauss, Berlioz,
Faure, Ned Rorem, Nickerson,
and Hall Johnson.
Former Doctor
Of Gasfonia
Dies in Wash.
By MRS. MAUDE JEFFERS
WASHINGTON—Dr. Simeon
T. Austin, resident and physi
cian. of Gastonia for a number
of years died at his home at
3612 - 28th St., Northwest,
Washington, D. C. He was a
physician in this city after
moving there and beginning his
practice as a physician and
surgeon. He died Tuesday, Jan
10.
Surviving is his wife, the
former Lavinia Mae Rollins,
daughter of the late Rev. Jos
eph Rollins of Gastonia who
served as principal of Highland
High School and pastor of 3rd
Street Presbyterian Church for
a number of years. She is sis
ter of the late A. M. Rollins,
principal of Rollins Elemen
tary School Mt. Holly for 40
years, and the Rev. Metz Rol
lins of Newport News, V».
Other survivors include a
son, Thecopre Austin and a
daughter,- /- Mrs. Iris E. Hayes,
three grandchildren, all of
Washington, D. C., a sister,
Misr Marie C. Austin and a
brother, John H. Austin of the
British Islands—native home of
the doctor.
Funeral was held in Wash
ington, D. C.
OUOTE OF THE WEEK: Cu
riosity is one of the most per- I
manent and certain character- 1
istics of a vigorous Intellect. *
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JONES
Jones Named
Financial VP by
NCC Trustees
William Jones, business man
ager at North Carolina College,
was appointed vice president
for financial affairs of the in
stitution Wednesday at the
midwirjter meeting of the col
lege's board of trustees.
A native of Wilmington, N.
C„ Jones received his elemen
tary and secondary education
in the Wilmington public
schools. In 1936 he received
the B.S. degree with a major
in business administration from
Hampton Institute. In 1940 he
was awarded the M.A. degree
in the same field by Atlanta
University.
Jones hrings to the position
26 years of service as a busi
ness manager in North Caro
lina state-supported colleges—
eight at Fayetteville State Col
lege, from IMO to ISHB. and
currently entering his 18th
year at North Carolina College,
haying joined the faculty In
IMB.
Hevis considered by State au
thorities as an expert In State
budget procedures.
Jones is a member of the
American Association of Col
lege Business Officers, which
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VOLUME 44 No. 3 DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1967
JOHNCONYERS. JR.
Cong. Urges Negroes
To Register and Vote
Lauds Sacrifce
%
Being Made in
Southern Cities
CHICAGO, Illinois "Negro
Americans must register and
vote effectively and vote In
»very election," totjay declared
Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
(T>em. -Michigan). "Only if w»
use our political rights fully
wMI we gain economic and so
cial freedom. While our broth
»rs in the South risk their livea
for the right to vote, surely w
'n the North can bestir our
selves to register and vote
when we don't have to face
those dangers. Though obstac
les are surely placed in oui
way, we cannot claim we hav«
Sheriff Jim Clarks or mobs to
face."
Conyers particularly stressed
the importance of Negroes vot
ing in local elections since
"city government directly hand
les those programs which have
snecial and immediate effect on
Negro Americans. We cannot
possibly get from our elected
officials the kinds of program
leading to better education,
housing and welfare programs
If we don't show up on elec
ti«n day - «nd vtS*> 4 or tlx** l
who support those programs
To get our civil rights we must
fulfill ->ur 'civil Iresponsibili
ties," declared Conyers in a
speech prepared for delivery
at the kick-off voter registra
tion rally at the Liberty Bap
tist Church sponsored by the
See CONYERS 2A
Globetrotters'
Goose Tatum
Passes in Texas
EL PASO, Texas Reece
(Goose) Tatum, 45, beloved and
admired member of the Har
lem Globetrotters, succumbed
to heart attack in El Paso Wed
nesday at 10:17 a.m.
The nationally known and
famous member the Globe
trotters died at\ Providence
memorial Hospital to which he
had been rushed when he fell
on a bed shortly after com
plaining of pains in his chest
after taking a bath at his home
here.
Last rites will be held Friday
at a local funeral home. As a
former member of the Air
Corps he will be interred with
See TATUM 2A
Cpl. Leonard *? Tate, •# Cl»
valand, Ohio, and other mem-
V»ri of >h« First Marina Divi
sion Hatp entertain thorn 4wr-
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BONO TAKES OATH—(Atlan
ta) Negro Julian Bond (C)
twica denied his Mat in tha
Caorgla legislature because of
hi* controversial views on Mia
Pres.-Elect Stresses Student
'lnvolvement' At N.C. College
Dr. Albert N: Whiting, presi
dent-elect of North Carolina
College, Wednesday urged stu
dents to become "involved" in
a variety of desirable under
takings. "My plea to you—my
plea to all students across the
nation" he said, "is to get in
volved—to seek true 'intellec
tual involvement.'"
In Durham to attend the mid
winter meeting of the college's
board of trustees, Whiting,
now dean of the college at Mor
gan State College, Baltimore,
Md., briefly greeted the NCC
faculty at its monthly meeting
Tuesday evening and spoke to
the student body at Wednes
day's. Forum assembly. He will
become the college's fourth
president on July 1, 1067.
Speaking on the subject,
"The College Culture and the
College Community," he dis
cussed the "college culture,"
defining it as "The way of life
in the campus community—
what must be done, ought to
be done, may be done, and
See PRESIDKNT 2A
in* a CHrM Affair* hmctimt
sponsored by Mm THi Roglmont
of th* Ist (Hv.
(U. $. Marin* Carp* PWo)
Vlat Nam war. finally take* hi* ,
oath of offica as tha 1967 ses
sion of the General Assembly
gets under way. It took a U.S.
Supreme Court ruling and
DCHR to Hold
Education Meet
January 23
"The Role of the Predomi
nantly Negro Institution in
Higher Education" will be the
topic for discussion at a meet
ing of the Durham Council on
Human Relations, Monday, Jan
uary 23. Dr. Marion Thorpe,
Assistant Director of the North
Carolina Board, of Higher Edu
cation, and Dr. James Brewer,
Professor of Hisory at North
Carolina College, will be panel
members for the discussion.
After making preliminary state
ments, Dr. Thorpe »nd Dr.
Brewer will answer question!
from the audience. .
The meeting, to be held at
8 p.m. in the auditorium of
Security Savings and Loan As
sociation in downtown Durham,
will be open to the public.
The program will be broad
cast over Radio Station WSRC
FM beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Pearl
Freeman Sun.
RALEIGH—Funeral services
*or Mrs. Pearl Schmoke Free
man, 80, vrho died in Charlotte
'ast week were held at First
Baptist Church here Sunday.
The Rev. Humphrey,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Charlotte, delivered
the eulogy.
Dr. Charles Ward, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of
Raleigh, presided at the serv
ice.
Mrs. Freeman formerly
»aught in the schools of Hali
fax, Pitt, and Wake counties.
She died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth S.
See FREEMAN pace 2A
PRICE: 20 Cent.
thraa election* for Bond to
finally make it into the legis
lature.
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PRESIDKNT ■ ELECT MEETS
TEACHERS Or. Atbart N.
Whiting, loft, praaklant-alact
of North Carolina Coll*#*, U
grootod by Thomaa F. Pin*o«v
assistant profaasor of Franch,
at rocoptlon In Durham Twaa
day. Whiting, an a twa day
visit ta tha NCC campus, spoka
ta tha faculty at Its regular
maating and addrssaad tha stu
dent body In a F*rom aaaam-
Former Resident of Clarkton
Named to Tacoma Probation Job
TACOMA, Wash—The Direc
tor of the Social Service Pro
bation Unit of Tacoma has an
nounced the recent promotion
of Queen Lawrence, formerly
of Clarkton, and a 1961 North
Carolina Collage graduate, to
Home of Negro Woman Target
Of Shotgun Blast. Harassment
NASHVILLE The FBI is
reportedly probing the shot
gun blasts into the home and
cross burning on the lawn of
a Nash County Nfgro family
here last Friday hi^ht.
According to Nash County
officers, Mrs. Samuel Johnson's
house, was fired upon with a
shotgun and a cross burn'ed in
her yard. No one was report
ed injured in the incident.
The FBI is attempting to de
termine whether there was a
violation of the 1964 Civil
Rights Act.
The four Johnson children
whose ages range from 10-15,
and Mrs. Johnson, were asleep
when the two blasts of buck
shots were fired into the home.
Her husband, who was not at
home, is a patient at a sani
torium.
Mrs. Johnson's children are
now attending the formerly all
white Cooper's School in Nash
County between Nashville and
Wilson.
In an effort to obtain the
latest information regarding
the incident, the Carolina
Times contacted the Nash
County Sheriffs office which
reported that up to Wednesday
evening, no arrests had been
made.
KC Alumni Plan
Founder's Day
In Washington
WASHINGTON, D. C. An
announcement was made here
this week that the Kittrell Col
lege Alumni Association, Lay
men's Organization, and Clergy
of the 2nd Episcopal District
of the AME Church, are formu
lating plans for an Annual
Founder's Day celebration to
be held here February 10, at
Metropolitan AME Church.
Bishop George W. Baber is
presiding prelate of the district
See KITTRELL 2A
My. New dean o4 Ml* college
at, M»rftn Stat* College, he
will IWUIIW Mi new post en
July 1.
Alto In HM receiving line
era William Jon**, chairman of
the Interim cammlttaa rvew ad
ministering the col lava, and Dr.
Helen 0. Edmonds, than of
tha Oraduate School and a
momfcot of tha lata rim com
mittee.
the position of State Probation
Officer. Having served as sec
retary to the Director of the
Social Service Unit since April,
the new assignment makes her
the first Negro female adult
See TACOMA 2A
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KELSEY
Drew U. Prof
To Feature W.
Rock Institute
Dr. George Kelsey, professor
of Christian Ethics at Drew
University, Madison, N. J. ( will
be the main consultant for
White Rock Baptist Church'a
second Human Relations Insti
tute, Feb. 10-12.
"Seeking God's Way In Hu
man Relations'' is the theme
of this year's event.
"Black Power A Christian
Evaluation" will be among sev
eral topics which this year's
participants will discuss.
Planning for the institute is
under the general direction of
a cohimittee headed by N.. B.
White, White Rock trustee and
president of Service Printing
Company.
The RRV. Lorenzo A. Lynch,
successor to Miles Mark
Fisher, as pastdr of White
Rock, inaugurated the institute
last year as part of the church's
100 th anniversary. Previously
Mr. Lynch directed similar in
stitutes at Provident Baptist
Church in Greensboro.
A preliminary announcement
of plans for next month's in
stitute also listed the follow
ing as topics for consideration
an evaluation of businesses op
erated by Negroes; an apprais
al of "backlash" as a political
force; a consideration of the
role of religion in local nous
ing; some Biblical bases for
insights into current human re
lations. problems.
Announcement is expected
*o be made later of some ssues
of particular concern t the
youth of the area.
Dr. Kelsey will speak at e
See PROFESSOR 2A
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Or Auxiliaries
For Churches
Save Purchase
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FOR YOUR CHURCH OR
CHURCH AUXILIARY
The Carolina Times will do
nate each month SSO in cash to
the Church or church auxiliary
in Durham saving from its
members and friends the high
est number in dollars and cents
of cash register receipt* or
cash purchase slips from ad
vertisers in The Carolina Time*
listed below:
Alexander Foid
Appliance & TV , ,
AtP Stores
Appel's Freezer Locker
Baldwin's
Coca-Cola Bot. Co.
Eckerd Drug Stores
Johnson Motor Company
Long's Florist
Model Laundry
Mutual Savings & Loan
Mechanics St Farmer* Bask
North Carolina Mutual Lite
Insurance Company
N9* Method Laundry
One Hour Martinizing
O'Briant's Motor
Providence Loan Co.
Rigsbee Tire Sale*
Roscoe Griffin Shoe Ce.
Sam's Pawn Show
Sanitary Laundry
Union Ins. k Realty Co.
Winn-Dixie
Weavers Cleaner*
Central Carolina Farmer*
Frailer Realty Co.
Main Uniform Canter
Johnson-Forrester