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Saturday, December 2, 1967 Section B 8 Pages ■ SP ■ * M 'IF TOP RHYTHM & BLUES SINO ER—Radio audiences can now hear the nation's top rhythm and blues singer, Aretha Frank lin, singing the famous jingle for Coca-Cola. Aretha is the lat est addition to a special group I Dr. Samuel Proctor Founder's Day Speaker a! Shaw University RALEIGH "Oil the big ssuea. our goals are the I he same, although the gen ration gap is a great gulf vhen it comes to techniques nd methods," Dr Samuel D. 'roctor, Jr., told an audience if 2,000 gathered in Memorial ~rium last Friday (No vember 17) for Shaw Univer sity's 102rld Founder's Day Convocation address v* Introduced by President J. K, Cheek. Dr. Proctor address ed himself to the subject, "Can You Trust Anyone Over 30?" The present Director of Serv ices to Education, Inc., Wash ington. D. C.. asserted, "The first halt of the twentieth cen tury has seen a variety of ef forts accelerated, but perhaps the most successful has been the emancipation of the young • Hardly anyone would agree that any of these accelerations have been complete, but some have: the emancipation of women, of labor, the gaining of independence of the new states of Africa. Asia and the Carri bean And. of course, in the past two decades, the American Negro has shown more impat ience than before with the slow pace of change." A former president of A&T State University, Greensboro, and Virginia Union University, Richmond, Proctor insisted, As a group, the young have it made They have cut those umbilical cords that bound them to paternal authority, to ancestor worship and to docile acceptance of creeds and mo res passed down from one gen eration to another." The speaker declared, "Youth has always known its distinc tiveness from its surrounding adult mass, but it has never M iiiiiiin IT S A HOWL OF A PARTY at the Masquerade Ball held I recently at DBC. Shown above are sonie of the weird costumes which included The Masked ol entertainers who sing, "Things Go Better With Coke," in their own distinctive style. The commercials for Coke by by Aretha vary in length from 60 to 90 seconds and may be heard on radio stations across been so privileged to vocalize, to atriculati., to do anything about this awareness until now. No longer is it necessary for the old to teach the young the meaning of life, whether individual or collective." ' Mi DR. PROCTOR Four Tar Heels Die in Vietnam WASHINGTON - The D.fen.->e Department released ;tie names Monday of 115 men killed in action "in Vietnam. Among them were: Killed as a result of ho-tile action. Marine Corps Pfc. Willie L. Broadnax, son of Mrs. Verlene Lewis, Jackson, N. C. Missing to dead hostile, Army Spec. 4 James W. Flynt 111, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Flynt Jr., Pittsboro, N. C. Pfc. Prelow Grissette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grissette, Rt. 1, Shallotte, N. C.; Pfc. Richard F. Mason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Mason. Erwin, N. C Marvel shown in center. Mrs. i L. Billups. in stripes, prepare to present prizes to the win nine co tiimc*. Winners who arc nut •l.own arc. Thoma* £h* Carqlila Cimig | the nation. Aretha's recordings are con- I tinuousl.v at the top of record j poll listings. Only recently, | Aretha set an all-time attend ance mark at the Regal Theatre I in Chicago. Turks Study Greek Move Over Cyprus ANKARA, Turkey , -The Turkish cabinet met in emer gency session Monday night amid optimistic p.edictions it would decide on peace instead of war over Cyprus. The cabinet met to discuss the Greek reply to Turkish demands that the Athens government remove its troops and make other concessions over Cyprus. U.S. presidential envoy Cyrus Vance brought the reply from Athens after long discussions with Greek officials. Informed sources said the Greeks accepted the basic Turkish demands but added some conditions which could be solved by negotiation. Sources close to the Turkish government said the reply opened the road to a solution through diplomacy. On Alert Turkish land, sea and air forces remained on the alert on the Turkish-Greek border and in ports along the south coast from which they could invade Cyprus, only 40 miles away. On Cyprus itself. President Makarios told United Nations representative Jose Rolz-Bennet he agreed to the full withdrawal of all Greek and Turkish forces from the island. "I don't think there will be a war," Makarios said. In Athens, a government o'ficial said: "As long as we keep talking, there is no fear of war. If the talks fail, then we shall see." Ttie sources in Ankara were supported by reliable infor mants in Athens who said Greece has agreed to take its. 0,000 regular troops off Cyprus and has gone some way toward meeting Turkish demands that the withdrawal start immediate ly. The Turkish sources said one of the conditions Greece asked was a guarantee the Turks would not land major forces on the island as soon as the Greeks left. Slew art. of V'aison; Rauzeltc S';Ui of CuH'sville. Virginia; and Juiljic Monk, Jacksonville. No' n Ci.rulina KAACP Halts Construction on Interstate Hwy. NASHVILLE Construction of an Interstate highway that could have brought "destruc tion and irreparable damage to Negro-owned businesses, col leges, universities, schools, churches, and residential areas" in this city was halted this week by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). LDF attorneys won a tempo rary restraining order in the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Jack Greenberg, LDF direc tor-counsel, said that "this marks the first time that high way construction has been halt ed via litigation based on racial claims." LDF attorneys will appear in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on December 8 to ! present oral argument to sus tain their temporary victory. The LDF complaint named Governor Buford Ellington, Highways Commissioner Chas. j W. Spright, and Nashville May- ( or Beverly Briley. It said the officials erred on the following grounds: • no public hearing was held to discuss construction plans prior to their approval \ and implementation • the highway was arbitra rily routed through the Negro district • the routing was not co ordinated with any compre hensive plan of land use. LDF attorneys are represent ing the Nashville 1-40 Steer ing Committee, an unincorpo rated group of Negro and white citizens formed to pro tect the North Nashville sec tion of the city. Among the institutions rep resented on the Committee are Fisk and Vanderbilt Universi ties, Scarritt, George Peabody, and Meharry Medical Colleges, and St. Vincent dePaul Parish and School. Others include the Metro ! politan Human Relations Com i mittee, Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, the Baptist Sunday School Publish ing Board, and numerous local church groups. LDF attorney Avon Williams is th e local counsel. He is joined by LDF Director-Coun sel Greenberg, James M Na brit 111, Charles H. Jones, Jr., and Michael Davidsor. all of New York City. General Angers Marines WASHINGTON - Gen. William C. Westmoreland of the Army was reported by Marine Corps sources Monday to have recommended in writing that IX. Gen. Lewis W. Walt, the former commander of the Marine force in Vietnam, be named the new commandant of the corps. By this intervention in the in tense political struggle within the corps over the selection of the next commandant, General Westmoreland, commander of the United States military forces in Vietnam, has outraged the cliquish Marine corps hierachy. It was not immediately clear to whom Westmoreland had ad dressed his recommendation whether to the White House, the Defense Department of Marine Corps headquarters. In any event, his recommendation land ed on the desk of Gen. Wallace M. Greene Jr.. the out&&i«j commandant, and set off rambles of indignation in the corridors of Marine Corps head quaters. Jealous Preserve Under ordinary circumstances, the Westmoreland recommenda tions might be interpreted as a rwrtine tribute to a former subordinate and comrade-in arms. The difficulty was, however, that Westmoreland, an Army man, was treading into a preserve that the Marine generals tend to guard jealous- I>'- 1 >'- For an Army general to in tervene thus in Marine Corps affairs is widely regarded by seniors officers of the Corps as not only a breach of military etiquette but also as the grossest impertinence. . I • Ol w p^r J -y I AID MISSISSIPPI FAMILIES— Mrs. Margaret L. Belcher, cen ter, of Columbus. Ga., presi dent of the National Associa tion of Negro Business & Pro Hi "Mm * I h II i ■ "Willi I mI .n cot \i/i 11 form an THE THINGMAKER with Fun | Flowers (from Mattel Toys) can | provide for young America a i glorious garden of artificial | flowers of myriad shapes and | colors, to use in bouquets. I With Our Men in the Service W LOWE Airman Goil Lowe Jr., son of i Mr. and Mrs. Goil Lowe of 148 j South Bridge, Leaksville, has completed basic training at I Lackland AFB, Tex. He is now assigned as an administrative specialist with a unit of the j Air Defense Command at Kin-1 cheloe AFB, Mich. Airman I Lowe is a 1966 graduate of | Douglass High School. 1 -FV- * ' Warn ■ J' m m . BALDWIN Airman Robert H. Baldwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe H Baldwin of 608 Meares St., Wilmington, has completed ba sic- training at Lackland AFB., j Tex. He is now assigned as a j security policeman with a unit i of the Air Force Systems Com mand at Edwards AFB, Calif. Airman Baldwin is a 1967 grad- j uate of Williston Senior High j School fcssional Women's Clubs, Inc., presents check for SI,OOO to Mrs. Thelma Sanders, presi dent of the Jackson, Miss. BPW Club for aid to families flowers arrangements, or in personalized decoration of such household articles as lamp shades, wastebaskets, or cigar cases In photo above, 9-year old Antonia Houston, left, O'NEILL Airman Michael L. O'Neill, I son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. O'Neill of 1802 Hillcrest Drive, Durham, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. ■He is remaining at the Air I Force Technical Training Cen i ter for specialized schooling as I a security policeman. Airman I O'Neill is a 1965 graduate of Asheville Catholic High School . WppMl M I MT Mk BRACY Technical Sergeant Frod L. Bracy. whose mother is Mrs. Sarah Williamson of 417 Wil son Ave.. Wilmington, has re , ceivcd the U.S. Air Force Coni : mendatioii Medal at Lowrv \ ABF, Coin. Serjeant Bracy, a telephone equipment technician, was dec- I orated for meritorious achieve j ment at Can Tho AB. Vietnam He is nownat Lowrv as a mein- News of Sports World State, National And Local in Mississippi The check rep resents personal donations by members attending the recent convention, plus matched funds given by the National Associa shows twin Annette how color ful liquid Plastigoop may be heated in the safe Thingmak er molds, resulting in the fan ciful flower creations being shaped by Annette. Molds in- Red Toll Up At Dak To SAIGON - The Com munist death toll in the battle of Dak To rose even higher Monday with discovery of 224 more North Vietnamese bodies by U. S. troops probing the hills near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. The U. S. Command report ed the Red toll stands now at 1.641 men killed; the number nf wounded is unknown. U. S. forces lost 287 men killed and 1,000 others wounded in the three-week battle, bloodiest of the war. U. S. Conmanders at Dak To expressed belief the North Vietnamese have had enough and are pulling out toward Cambodia to the southwest. American and South Viet namese troops searched for their trails, hoping to inflict still higher casualties on them. Saigon headquarters said that of the 1,641 enemy dead, U. S. forces killed 1,208 and the South Vietnamese 433. The South Vietnamese described their casualties in the battle as light; they do not disclose them numerically. Airman Joseph J Fennell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fennell of 5 Custer Circle, Dur ham, has completed basic train ing at Lackland AFB, Tex. He is now assigned as an adminis trative specialist with a unit of the Strateci'- Air Cn ,,, iiand at Clinton-Sherman AFB. Okla Airman Fennell, a 1966 gradu ate of Jordan High School, at tended Lonishurg Junior Col lege Scamon Recruit Joe A Tay lor. USN. 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Taylor of Bt. 5. Cheek P.oad, Durham, has been graduated from nine weeks of Navy basic training at the Naxal Training Center here tier of the Air Force Communi cations Service. The sergeant is a graduate of Williston High School. 1 lion. Dr J Ida Jiggets of Mt. | Vernon, N. Y., national chair man of the Mississippi project, is at left. cluded in the set will form an intriguing variety of 35 blos soms, leaves, funny face cen ters, stems, butterfly, ladvbug. pinholder and flower base. Christmas Seal Chairman Ellis Rallies Forces WILMINGTON-The 1967 Christ : mas Seal Chairman for North Caro lina, Rear Admiral R. B. Ellis (USN Ret.) of Wilmington, rallied his forces this week as he prepared to move the current campaign into high gear. In a statement issued from his office at the Battleship North Caro lina, Ellis said, "Tar Heels are a spirited lot. We've never fr&ked away from a fight, just as the Battleship North Carolina never turned from the enemy during World War 11. I'm confident we'll show this same spirit in the struggle against respiratory diseases." The 1967 campaign is now en tiring its third week and indications are that this year's drive will be one of the most successful in history. The Campaign Chairman, in his annual message concerning the drive, said that with a determined effort the menace of respiratory diseases can be defeated in the Tar Heel State. "The magnitude of this struggle is startling," he said. "Over 28 mil lion Americans suffer from tubercu losis, hay fever, asthma, and chronic bronchitis or sinustitis. If we add j figures from the other 13 respiratory diseases, it's easy to understand that Americans lose 300 million working days yearly because of these disor der." "But we're fast gaining on tuber- I culosis in North Carolina," he added. However, Admiral Ellis cautioned against apathy where tuberculosis and respiratory diseases are con cerned. "Many a battle has been lost by easing off too quickly on the pressure," he said. "Even as we close in on tuberculosis, the enemy is opening up now fronts under the code name of emphysema and air pollution. We need a sustained, all out assault."