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* I, arn. J?*LU Lubor>..toric3 " N. C. Cofialmiers ( ftmicil Incorporated For Unity In Buying LBJ* Asks Congress Make Washington Nation's 'First City' Che (fomjjja Ci»fg VOLUME 45 No. 12 Dynamite Bomb Found Near Home Of Louisburg Civil Rights Leader Four Sticks Of Explosive Tied Together LOUISBURG—Four sticks of dynamite, rigged as a bomb, were found Thursday in a pa per bag near the home of Rev. Luther Coppedge in Louisburg. Coppedge iff a noted Franklin County civil rights leader. TOe bomb was discovered by a highway maintenance em ployee who was cleaning out ditches along the road. It was found 200 feet from the Cop pedge home, and had a 12 foot fuse that had apparently been lighted but died out. Rev. Coppedge was one of the original plaintiffs in an in tegration suit that brought the first racial mixing in Louisburg schools. He has since been sub jected to harrassment, Includ ing bullets fired into his home and tacks strewn in his drive way. Attorney T. T. Clayton of Wanenton sent a telegram of protest over the bomb inci dent to Governor Dan K. Moore and expressed "deep concern over continued acts of violence which have been perpetrated against Rev. Lu ther Coppedge and his family." Hie telegram included a re quest that the Governor "give immediate attention and suffi cient protection to the life and welfare of the Coppedge fami ly," and requested a confer ence with the Governor to dis cuss the problem. An immedi ate reply was asked for. Attorney Clayton is the husband of Mrs. Eva Clayton who is contesting the 2nd Con cessional District seat of Re presentative L. H. Fountain. Corporation Expected To Aid Buying Power Of Dollar Rev. D. J. Marrow Succumbs to Stroke Suffered on March 14 Rev. Drewry Marrow, hus band of Mrs. Sudle Holloway Marrow, and resident of 510 Price Avenue, succumbed at Lincoln Hospital here Thurs day, March 21, at 5:30 a.m. following a paralytic stroke suffered Thursday, March 14. Rev. Marrow, at the time of his death, was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Gor man and the Philadelphia Bap tist Church of Vance County. Surviving, In addition to his CORRECTION Last week Hie Carolina Timet inadevertently published the picture of Mrs. Robert Claytor of Durham who is president of the National Young Women's Christian As sociation, in connection with the story of Mrs. Eva Clayton of Warrenton who i> a candi date for the 2nd Congressional District seat. We regret this error and apologise to both Mr*. Oiytor and Mrs. Clayton. DURHAM, N. C.--SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1968 HT MI ' , hB jj^Hl^^jl MICHAUX N. C. Legislature 3 More Negro Candidates Announce Entry In Primary McNeill, Michaux Scarborough To Seek Offices Fred D. McNeill, Jr., 36 year old Durham native, an nounced his candidacy today for the Durham County Board of Education subject to the May 4 Democratic primary. McNeill holds an adminis trative post with the North Carolina Teachers Association of Raleigh. He was educated in the Durham City Schools, North Carolina College, Wis consin State and North Caro lina State University at Ra leigh. He is married to the for mer Myrtle Jones and has two children. Although a political new comer, he has lived in the Dur ham community for 27 years and is a former public school teacher and football coach. Re- Continued on page 2A fl » MARROW wife, are one daughter, Mrs. Huinle M. Vincent of Refds viile; one sister, Mrs. Eloise Brame of Vance County and one brother, Sylvester Marrow of Live Oak, Florida. At an early age, Rev. Mar row Joined the Flat Creek Bap tist Church when he remained a member until his datttt. IV funeral will be held there Sat urday, March 23, at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be at BaUn Field Cemetery. MCNEILL Board of Education Captain Samuel L. Gravely Gets New Naval Assignment in D. C. Captain Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., USN, has received orders to report as Navy Satellite Communications Program Co ordinator, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Wash ington, D. C. He will report to his new assignment in July, 1968 Captain Gravely, who is the senior unrestricted line Negro officer in the Navy,' is current ly serving as Commanding Of ficer of the destroyer USS TAUSSIG. His previous com mands include the USS FAL GOUT (DER-324) and the USS, CHANDLER, where he first served as Executive Offi cer and later as Commanding Officer. Dr. Le Sourd Is President of New Organization RALEIGH—A North Caro lina Consumers' Council has been Incorporated in Raleigh as a statewide organization committed to giving the often disorganized buying public the unity to get full value for its dollar. The incorporators included Kelly Alexander of Charlotte, state president of NAACP; Mrs. Betty Faucette of Dur ham, consumer education spe cialist for Operation Break through; Mrs. Azerine John son of Durham, United Orga nizations for Community Im provement; Mrs. Dorothy Allen of Raleigh, Wake Oppor tunities Inc., and Mis. Millie Veaaey, Raleigh president of the NAACP. Other Incorporators Includ ed members of women's groups, civic organizations, an ti-poverty people, social work ers, ministers, housewives, law yers, economists and home economists. Dr. David Le Sourd of Ra leigh is president of the Con sumed 1 Council. Other offi cers an: Mrs. Don Shriver, Raleigh, first vice president; Continued on page 7A PRICE: 20 Cents SCARBOROUGH County Commissioner 1 J J/ I CAM". GRAVELY Captain Gravely is married to the former Alma Bernice CLARK, a native of Christian- Continued on page 7A • MPFI I ZBSffWKHHHMI MUM JUL f |j _ Bfciir 'yk IBL j TM F S ItaMUMNTATIVaS of small business firms in the Durham community who participated in the Project Outreach kick-off piutEiaw held here Sunday, March 17 are, left to right: Ghetto Improvement Project Program Launched Sunday The national director of Project Outreach launched a program here last Sunday, pro claiming Durham as being in the initial stages of a "tremen dous economic development of its ghetto areas." David E. Rich of Washing ton, who became national di rector of the newly organized program, last (ail, spokp at the kick-off meeting held at St. Joaeoh's A.M.E. Church. President Urges Home Rule For Capital City WASHINGTON, D. C.-Pre sident Johnson in a sweeping message to Congress Wednes day asked Congress to act on a broad range of new proposals which would make Washington the model American city and provide home rule for its citi zens. The President gave his full support to Mayor Walter Wash ington and the new city go vernment when he said "A Mayor is in City Hall, in touch wifch the people, his leadership infusing confidence. A City Council is in action, providing meaningful representation for the citizens of the community.' These are the breakthroughs and now we must consider the followthroughs." The President continued: "That is the concern of this message. It presents my pro posals to: "Revive the hopes of the people with jobs for those who need them, education for the children who must prepare for the future, decent homes for the families so long without them." "Reinforce the new strength of municipal govern ment through further reorga nization and long-over-due sa lary increases for the public servants of the Nation's Fede ral City.'.' "In touching upon the crime problem, President John son said: "As we know, crime feeds on society's oldest im perfections-poverty, ignor ance, blocked opportunities, the lack of a job and the dim ming of hope. In the District as in the Nation these are the urgent matters on our agenda for action. But the clear fact remains that progress can only be achieved in a climate of public cder." "On the question of Home Rule, the President made his position crystal clear. He said: "The citizens of the District hatie too long been denied a basic American right of repre sentative government. "They have been denied a community voice where in a democracy that voice counts most-in the halls of the Con gress. Marvin Best of Beat Drive-Inn; William Jones, owner of Quality Bakery and Wyatt Fowler of Fowler's Barber Shop. Project Outreach is a federally funded program to serve the marginal Rice said that for the first time an effort is being made to organize the small businessman in the ghetto, but that a "dras tic, dramatic overnight eco nomic change," is not ex pected. "But Project Outreach is a start in the right direction," Rice said, and the first step in a series of programs geared towards comprehensive and L a §\ y '4m l? v fl _ H K. JRS - b PARTICIPANTS at the Durham Central Carolina Farmers Mem bership Meeting held here Central Carolina Hold Parasite Survny May 27-29 NAACP President to Launch Life Membership Drive Here Sunday Dr. Kivie Kaplan, national president, NAACP," Boston, Mass., will launch the national 1968 life membership drive here Monday night, March 25 8:00 o'clock, at St. Mark AME Zion Church, S. Roxboro Street, at Philmont. The freedom fighter and na tionally known philanthropist is also chairman of the Life Membership Committee and be cause of Durham's reputation, decided to launch the campaign here. It is hoped that he will be able to get 50 persons to sub scribe for life memberships at that time. He will announce that J. H. Wheeler, president, Mechanics and Farmers Bank has started on his second life membership. Dr. Asa T. Spaulding and J. A. Carter are co-chairmen of the Life Membership Commit tee. The conditions under which a life membership can be pur chased .will be explained by them. Alexander Barnes, mem bership chairman, hopes to get the 1968 campaign off to a fly ing start when he announces the members of the commit businessman which is support ed locally by the Durtiam Busi ness and Professional Chain in cooperation with the National Business League. m progressive economic develop ment." Project Outreach Is financed by the Office of Economic Opportunity anri Economic Development Administration. The funds were given to the National Business League, which established a national office in Washington and 13 local offices across the nation. Hie Durham Business and Pro- Continued on page 2A March 14 were, left to right, Richard Wills, CCF Durham Service Store Manager; D. E. di DR. KAPLAN tee and the goal of 5,000; Dr. A. D. Moseley, local president, will present Dr. Kaplan. Dr. Kaplan is not noly the president of the freedom or ganization, but is considered one of the most liberal per sonages in the nation. This has been dedicated by his unswerv ing devotion to all liberal movements and the untiring Continued on page 7A Poverty, Discrimination Seminar Slated for Washington Mar. 24 WASHINGTON, D. C.-A Seminar on Problems In Po verty And Discrimination, sponsored by the Women's In ternational League For Peace And Freedom, will be held at the Willard Hotel in Wash ington, March 24-26. Representing the Durham- Chapel Hill Branch of the Lea gue are Mrs. J. Neal Hughley, Branch President; Mrs. Bessie McLaurin, both of Durham and Mrs. Raymond Adams of Chapel Hill. The theme of the confer ence (the 13th Annual Wash ington Conference of the WILPF) will be "Women: Re source for Change." The pro gram will include speakers and workshops geared to preparing participants to become in volved in action programs in their own communities to combat problems of poverty and discrimination. A panel on "Women Po wer" will be presented at the first session of the conference, on Sunday and will feature women from several different areas of the country who are involved in community pro- grams. Carl Ogiesby, a former lea der af SDS (Students for a De mocratic Society) now a visit- Continued an page 2A Towns end, CCF Vice President and G. B. DeLoatche, General Manager. Economic Loss To Dairymen To Be Discussed Members and patrons of Cen tral Carolina Farmers met Thursday evening, March 14, at the Agriculture Building on Foster Street. The main order of business was the election of Community Directors to three-year terms. The meeting also offered an opportunity for members of the farm cooperative to up-date themselves on CCF's services and facilities. Several key staff members of CCF were on hand to briefly discuss the company's new and improved operations. CCF Durham Store Manager Richard Wills also took part on the program, and G. B. De- Loatche presented the General Manager's Report. Membership meetings are held every three years by CCF in each of the eight communi ties thfey serve. In addition to Durham, meetings have been held during the past two weeks in Creedmoor, Oxford, Hillsbo rough and Carrboro. Similar meetings are scheduled next week for Siler City and Pitts boro. Forty-seven Community Di- Continued on page 7A H. C. Mutual Assets Increase Over $4 Million North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company's assets rose from to $94, 111,428 last year for a gain of $4,311,251. As of December 31, 1967, North Carolina Mutual's re port said, insurance-in-force rose from $445,786,185 to $469,827,515. Total benefits paid to poli cyowners amounted to $9,143, 909 with $6,159,280 of the total going to policyowners $2,016,676 classified as "death benefits to bersficiaries." Gross income for the year 1967 totalled $23,702,439 with $19,973,228 of the amount coming from insurance premiums and $3,380,068 from investments. Noting that nearly $1 mil lion was earmarked as pledged participation along with 1,500 other life companies in the Industry's $1 billion commit ment for "redevelopment in the nation's ghettoes," Joseph W. Goodloe, North Carolina Continued on page 7A
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