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"W" MM t 9 1 HI JMoston-Salcra, N, C*p ■ T/dQ/Con®. » *■ *mmt'- ~r* jas. Meredith not I o Oppose rowell Times Subscription Battle Gains Momentum Rights Leader Quits as GOP. N.Y. Candidate NEW YORK —On Monday, March 13, James Meredith denied that he withdrew as the Republican candidate against Adam Clayton Po well for Congressman from Harlem because of pres sures brought against him by Negro leaders. At a news conference, Meredith declined to state explicitly his reasons for quitting the race in the 18th Congressional District. The 33-year-old Columbia University law student and one of the heroes of the c j. vil rights movement stated: "I made my choice and I'll stick with it. Perhaps we will never fully know. After thorough consideration and conferring with people close to me, and respecting the wishes of my wife, I with drew." Meredith, who calls him self an Independent Demo crat, would not say whether he would support .Powell or the Republican nominee if and when one is selected by GOP county leaders. Meredith accepted the New York County GOP Commit tee's invitation to run against Powell in the spe cial 18th District (Harlem) election April 11 because he was promised a con sensus backing of the party and adequate -financial and organizational support. Powell said at his Bimini Island retreat that Mere dith probably withdrew be cause he didn't want to be "a puppet of the white man." ,On Palm Sunday Powell has promised to walk from 110 th St to 145 th St. in Harlem to greet his con -BH4qyw» 4aapic--»nhreqt" of arrest for being in con tempt of court in New York. NCM President Attends 150 th Douglass Event Asa T. Spaulding, presi dent, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company is in Rochester, New York this week attending the Frederick Douglass Sesquincentennial, at the University of Roches ter, in honor of the 150 th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass. The Commemoration, con sisting of a series of public lectures related to Douglass' interest in Negro advance - ment, is being held in Hoyt Hall on the University's River Campus. It began Feb ruary 16, and will continue through the spring. The major theme being explpred in the Douglass series is "the problem of getting the the most out otopportunities that really exist, rather than the equally important problem so much in the pub lic eye today of expanding opportunities. Speakers have been asked to talk in an autobiographical vein about the obstacles encountered in their own careers, and to discuss the general problem of utilizing effectively such opportunities as there are for overcoming such obsta cles." Mr. Spaulding, who is the winner of the 1963 Frederick A. Douglass Achievement Award of the Indiana Divi sion, American Negro Cen tennial Authority, will speak tonight at 8:00 p.m. His talk will center around his career development and the current opportunities for and obstacles to success in in surance. Other speakers, leading Negroes in education, science, business, journ alism, law, human relations, and other fiefils, include; Benjamin Queries, author of the definitive edition of Douglass' works and chair man of the history depart ment at Morgan State Col lege; John Hope Franklin of the University of Chicago, one of the country's leading See SPAULDINO 2A €J uCarSila VOLUME 44 No. 10 DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, IH7 PRICE: 2«c Ask U.S.Court Reverse King Contempt Charge M m Uji^ JAMES H. MEREDITH, Republi can candidate against Adam Clayton Powell for Congress Mustang, Colo* 1)1, Mink Stole Await Contest Winners Interest in the Carolina Times fourth annual big Sub scpription Contest was gaining momentum here this week as numerous inquiries began com ing ino the office of the Times by letter, telephone and per sonal contact. With three big top prizes being offered, including a brand new Mustang as the first prize; a brand new Westing house Color Television set as the second prize and a brand new mink stole as the third prize, the contest is expected to continue to gain in local, state and national interest up to the time it officially opens on April 3. Non-prize winners will receive 20 per cent com mission for all subscriptions secured during the contest. With the nomination period opening this week, as indi cated in the Official Nomina tion Blank in the advertise ment appearing on page 6A, Persons interested in entering the contest personally or nomi nating a friend may do so by simply writing in his or her name and address on the Nomination Blank and mailing or bringing it to the Carolina Times, 436 E. Pettigrew St., Durham, N. C. Upon receipt of the nomi nation blank rules of the Con test and receipt books will be mailed or given each nomi nee. The Contest will run for six weeks, from date of its official opening, April 3 and closing May 13 at 8 p.m. U. S. Supreme Court to Hear Eviction Case The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the appeal of Mrs. Joyce Thorpe of Durham on Monday, March 20. Mrs. Thorpe, 38-G Ridgew** Avenue, McDougald Terrace, was served with a notice of eviction in August, 1985 by the Housing Authority of toe City of Durham. Shi was not in formed of the reason for the eviction, nor was she granted See COURT 2A man from Harlem, declined to I give explicit reasons for quit ting! the race in the 18th Con FOR FINI SERVICES REN DERED Sunday afternoon, March 12, was a high day for the Durham Committee on Ne gro Affairs. Following the an nual report by Dr. J. H. Wheel er, chairman, and other routine business, the Committee pre Prince Hall Masons Build $1.9 Million Housing Project New Orleans —The United Supreme Council, 33 degree Ancient and Accepted Scot tish Rits of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction, this week, initiated the construct i tn of a $1.9 million dollar rental housing development in the City of Dallas. The apartment project will be constructed with the assis tance of FHA insurance pursuant to Section 221(d) (3) of the National Housing Act .- J no. G. Sovereign Grand CommanSer of the Or ganization, adyises that the complex will be completed by December of this year. Mr. Lewis further states thai this project is the first of several •ff ponsored by his Organization throughout the South to assist low to mo- See MASONS 2A. i gressional District at a news conference on Monday, March ■ 13, in New York, N. Y. sented a plaque to Ellis D. Jones, former chairman of the political division of the Com mittee for the fine service ren dered during his term of of fice. Jones resigned the posi tion several months ago after serving for several years. The Kittrell College Receives Grant Of SBO,OOO From U. S. Gov't WASHINGTON, D. C.—Bish op George W. Baber, presiding prelate of the Second Episco pal District of the A. M. E. Church, announced here Tues day that Kittrell College is the recipient of a grant of SBO,OOO from the federal government. The money will be used said Bishop Baber to continue the renovating, and redecorating ofthe entire plant of the col; lege. Likewise the plans call for the addition of several classrooms to the library build ing. Just recently a fund raising campaign was held in Wash ington, IT C., at which time Says Alabama Parade Law Is Not Valid NEW YORK - NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) attorneys will ask for reversal of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that held that Dr. Martin Luther King and his asso ciates might be punished for allegedly disobeying an in junction issued to prohibit demonstration marches. The marches were held in April 1963 and led to Congressional passage of the Rights Act. The attorneys attack the convictions on numerous grounds: They argue that there was no violation of the court order against "unlawful demon strations" because the de monstrations violated no valid laws., also contend that.Pn mingham's parade permit law is unconstitutional, that Ala bama's Court of Appeals has See KING 2A presentation was made by At tprney W. G. Pearson, n on behalf of the Committee. Seat ed in 'the background immedi ately behind Pearson is Dr. Wheeler. , (Photo by Purefoy) approximately $30,000 was add ed to the recently established Kittrell College Foundation which now totals over $90,000. It is believed that the Kittrefe College Foundation effort had much to do with influencing government officials to accord Kittrell College the SBO,OOO grant t It is also felt that the grant made the school by the fed eral government will do much to enciurage the laymen of the church to rally to the cause whereby the original plan of an annual donation of a the cause whereby the original Sec KITTRELL 2A & vl fffi GETS CONGRESSIONAL MED AL OF HONOR— (Washington) In a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on March 9, President Johnson presented the Congressional War Hero Honored In Gala Program At Fayetteville Noted Ky. Minister to Conduct Revival at Mount Vernon Bapt. At 8 p.m. Monday, March 20, Spring Revival Services will be gin at the Mount Vernon Bap tist Church on Roxboro St. The services will 1 a st through Thursday evening, March 24. Rev. K. L. Moore of Frank font, Kentucky will be guest speaker and music will be fur nished by auxiliaries of the cburchi"-" - >.r - E. T. Browne, Pastor, in vites the public to attend the services. Elliott B. Palmer, of Dur ham, Executive Secretary of NCTA stated that the major issue before the convention is the merging of NCTA with NCEA. Names 9-Member Band To Washington Tech. Institute Kansas City Minister In Holy Week Service at St. Joseph's Traditional Palm Sunday Services will be conducted at St. Joseph's A.M.E. Church, Sunday, March 19 at 11:00 a.m. The Reverend Philip R. Cousin, Minister will deliver the sermon. Music by the Senior Choir, Joseph T. Mitchell, conduct ing and Mrs. Minnie W. Gilmer at the organ. HOLY WEEK SERVICES will begin Monday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. The guest speak er will be The Reverend Cecil L. Murray, Minister of Trinity A.M.E. Church, Kan sas City, Kansas. Born in Lakeland, Florida, Rev. Murray was reared in West Palm Beach and graduated from Industrial High School of that city; attended Flo rida A.&M. University from which he received an A.B. degree. He served in the U.S. Air Force for ten years where he was Kadar Observer and Navigator: entered School of Theology of Clare mont, California' from which he graduated with the degree of Doctor of Religion. For three years he served as minister of Primm Taber nacle A.M.E. Church, Po mona, California. „He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and was "Alpha Man of the Year" in undergraduate school. He is married to the former Miss Lois B. Cousin. They have one son, Drew David. At the Evening Worship hour, 6:30 the Senior Choir will present its annual Re eital. Medal of Honor to Army Spec. t 6 Lawrence Joel, of Winston- Salem, N. C. Joel is the first [ medical corpsman to receive the decoration in the Vietnam j REV. MOORE Ik TP® Jf ' JH A M ■ REV. MURRAY Bonnie Logan Honored By '43 Hornets Miss Bonnie Logan was paid a deserving honor Tues day night "in the North Ca rolina College cafeteria at a testimonial dinner spon sored by the 43 Hornet Club. The nearly 200 interested citizens from the Durham and its surrounding area„on hand for the occasion, rose to their feet and gave Miss Logan a standing round of applaud when she tflok the rostrum to make her speech in acceptance of a permanent See LOGAN 2A War. He distinguished himself November 8, 1965 when he treated a number of wounded soldiers after he himself was shot. Tuesday, March 14, it was "Lawrence Joel Day" in Fayetteville, proclaimed by Mayor Monpoe Evans. As Fayetteville paid him honor the Congressional Medal of Honor winner. Spec. 6 Law rence Joel, of Winston-Salem declared that if and when his nation calls upon him again for coftibat duty, he will be more than ready to give'his services. It was on November 8, 1965, that Joel, wounded in both legs and surrounded by enemy fire, hobbled frcm injured buddy to buddy, 13 of them, administering first aid,"'He was credited with saving all. of their lives- Joel, 39, is a 21-year ve teran of the Army and is stationed at Fort Bragg. He has been bestowed many honors for valor. On March 9 in Washington, President Johnson placed around bee HERO 2A WASHINGTON.D.C.-Presi dent Johnson announced last week the appointment of the nine-member Board of Vocat ional Education to the Wash ington Technical Institute. The Washington Technical Institute was created by the D.C. Higher Education Bill passed in the Second Ses sion of the 89th Congress. The Technical Institute is to provide vocational and technical education designed to fit individuals for useful employment in recognized occupations; as well as vo cational and technical courses on an individual non-credit basis. The nine members named by the President are charged with developing plans ior and the establishment of the Technical Institute, includ ing the establishment of all policies, standards and re quirements governing admis sions, programs, graduation and general administration of the Institute. The Technical Institute will fundamentally be responsive to the needs of the working community, affording vocat ional, technical pccupational and special programs not a vailable elsewhere. will teach courses designed to produce in its students skills that are immediately employ able, The membership named by the President follows: From Industry Emanuel Piore—Vice Pre sident and Chief Scientist, International Business Ma chines Corporation, Pough keepsie, New York. Mr. Piore has extensive ex perience in television, elec tronics and computer tech nology and serves as a con sultant to the President's Science Advisory Committee See BAND 2A
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