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I.am. Labjr.--torita \y PoUwMmt Mtaeher of 10- Year-Old Girl Trustees Approve J. D. Degree NCC Law School HIT ANNUAL PKOMAM —The DeShazor Beauty College held the Thirty-first Annual program for its graduate.* at St. Joseph's A. M. E. Church here Sunday, June 23 at 11:00 a.m. Shown with members of the 1068 class are officials of Young Child Victim of Criminal Assault By Durham Teenager Sought Refuge In Home of White Family The teen-age youth respon sible for the attempted rape and of a 10-year-old girl here last week was still at large Thursday as Durham po- lice continued a relentless search for the perpetrator of the attack. The young girl was return ing home from Duke Park where she had been swimming with a group of other children when she was approached by the teen-ager. According to police reports, the young boy lured the child to a wooded section near the 800 block of West Markham Avenue where he attacked her. Detective Lt. Eric Haithcock of the Durham Police Depart ment reported the child's clothes were torn from her body and she sustained several bmises about her face in the encounter. Hie attacker is reported to iiave been of large size, riding See CHILD page 8A Negro Named Coordinator of American Training Center WASHINGTON - Fred R. Johnson, 47, formerly a public school teacher and vocational counselor has joined American Oil Company as coordinator of its new training center. Ameri can Oil, a subsidiary of Stand ard Oil Company of Indiana, has established the new facility to implement its program of equal employment opportuni ty and is in cooporation with federal emphasis through the National Alliance of Business- man. The company will hire and train persons who fail under normal requirements for em ployment; the program will provide 12 weeks of instruc tion covering basic education, self-improvement, counseling and pre-job orientation. "The new program, as well as our past effort, is in line with the belief of American Oil man agement that the foremost con tribution privatr industry can make In helping sohe urban * problems is that of offering meaningful employment and the Beauty College. Seated from left to right they are: Mr*. Bertha Armstrong, Instructor; Mrs. J. PeShazor, President; Mrs. Willie P. Hall, Instructor and Mrs. S. B. Frazier, Dean. The sermon, preached by the | ' THORPE Otis Thorpe Jr. Elected Masons Ex. High Priest At a meeting of the C. Hud son Chapter No. 63 of the Royal Arch Masons held at its convocation on June 16, Otis M. Thorpe, Jr., was duly elect ed, Excellent High Priest. Thorpe is a charter mem ber of C. Hudson Chapter and has held several offices prior to his election as High Priest of See THORPE page 8A training. Not only do such jobs provide needed In come but they also give those em ployed the self-respect that comes with gainful, productive work," said L. H. Butterworth, general manager of employee and public relations at Ameri can Oil in Chicago. Johnson, in commenting on his new po sition, said "Our objective will be to motivate applicants and upgrade their skills so they can become productive employees performing meaningful job* in American Oil's work force. There will be a staff work ing with 15 new employees in each 12 week sequence. Upon completion of the training course the trained will be plac ed in ftill-tlme positions with the company. The training center is an addition to American Oil's existing program* of coopera tion with various schools and job-finding organizations, on the-job training, employment and part-time work while em ployees attend school. patsor, Rev. Philip R. Cousin, on the subject, "Not For Sale," was listened to with great in terest by the graduates ,as well as the congregation which came near filling the sanctuary to capacity. (Photo by Purefoy) The Berean Sunday School Class of St. Joseph's A.M.E. annual Homecoming with a dinner meeting President of the class is W. G. Rhodes who stated that preparations are being made for up to 75 men, many of whom live in Durham and vi cinity but have not recently been regular in attendance at the meeting of the class Sun day mornings. He stated, "wide interest is already being mani fested by delinquent members in and out of the city as well as those of regular attendance." Teacher of the Berean Sun day School Class is F. D. Mar shall, retired principal of East End School and a member of the St. Joseph's Trustee Board. Secretary of the class is J. El wood Carter and assistant sec See BEREAN page 8A UNCF Distributes $200,000 To 33 Member Colleges NEW YORK The United Negro College Fund this week completed the zjA the _ " paign with the disDui $200,000 to 33 member col leges, announced Dr. Stephen J. Wright, the Fund's presi dent. The money, which represents the third and final distribution of the 1967 proceeds, brings the total amount received by the Fund's affiliates from the 1967 campaign up to $3,603,- 882.36. Dr. Wright pointed out that the proceeds of this year's campaign will he shared by 96 colleges and universities. He explained that three more insti tutions joined the Fund In January. They are: Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Florida Memorial College, St. Augustine, Fla. and Claflin College, Orangeburg, S. C. The Fund's 1068 campaign goal is $6.3 million, with a 3- year projected goal of S3O mil lion. The campaign contributions are used by the member col leges to help meet operating costs, bolster scholarships, ex pand curriculum and upgrade faculties and librariea. Since its founding in IM4, the Fund has raised nearly SIOO million. €ht Cartpta€imgg VOLUME 45 No. 26 Brooke Named Chairman GOP National Convention FIRST NEGRO TO HOLD SUCH HIGH POSITION SINCE RECONSTRUCTION WASHINGTON, D. C. - Massachusetts Senator, Edward W. Brooks, has recently been named by the Republican Na tional Committee to be Tem porary Chairman of the 29th national Republican Conven tion, set for Miami Beach, Au gust 5 through 10. Brooke will be the first of his race in modern times to hold such a position with ei ther of the major Parties and the second Negro since 1860 to preside over a GOP national convention. The first Negro to hold such a post was John R. Lynch, a Republican state le gislator from Mississippi, who served as Temporary Chairman ■'A 3 ■ ft wi BOYD 3 Durham Leaders To Attend Postal Forum In Washington Capitol to Host 2-Day Session July 24 and 25 Postmaster M. R. Boyd, Jr. reported today thfct three bu siness executive and other in terested persons from Durham will attend National Postal Fo- II in C. is the theme of the Forum which is scheduled for July 24 and 25. Postmaster General W. Mar vin Watson has characterized the Forum as a solid demo stration of the useful involve- ment of the nation's business executives in the decisions of their government during the Johnson-Humphrey Adminis tration. The Postmaster General, ap pointed April 26 by President Johnson, pledged a "no-holds barred" discussion on every as pect of the postal service. Seven panel topics establish ed for the two-day meeting in clude postal rate making, or pnlzation and management of the postal service, parcel post and standardization. Watson will deliver the key note address. Deputy Postmas ter General Frederick C. Belen and John W. KJuge, Chairman of the Board and President of Metromedia, Inc., will be co SM POSTAL pa go 8A DURHAM, N. C—SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1968 PRICE: 20 Cents at the Republican National Convention of 1884. As Chairman, Brooke will preside over the first two days of the convention, organizing all initial convention business and the seating of all state delegations. In addition to the Brooke appointment, National Com mittee Cahirman Ray C. Bliss also announced the selection of: Governor Danier*Evans of Washington as the convention keynote speaker; Rep. Gerald Ford of Michi(jan, House GOP leader, as the Permanent Chair man and Senator Everett M. Dirksen, Senate GOP leader as Chairman of the Temporary GOODLOE a EKflßuflK «*l &' L\ ';' 1 1 ,"j« ■ i -I WCMtMLMY imiITUTB Twenty-two member* of the rtudent body of the Microbi ology Short Course at North FBI Reports Serious Crimes on Rise in U. S. WASHINGTON According to figures made available through the FBl's Uniform Crime Reports and released by Attorney General Ramsey Clark, serious crime in the United States continued Its sharp upward trend recording a 17 percent rise nationally for the first three months of 1908 when compared to the same period in 1007. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoov er pointed out that each crime classification used In the na tional Crime Index showed sub stantial Increases. Crimea of violence as a group recorded i ■ M , v; m SEN. BROOKE Committee on Resolutions (platform committee). ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. _ W. H. Patfillo has ended his tenure of public school ser vice after having been a prin cipal for the past 41 years. . I. j |k lL C ; % COLLINS Carolina College are ahown with members of the coarse faculty and student assistants. Dr. Nell an 18 percent increase with murder up 16 percent, forcible rape 10 percent, aggravated as sault 13 percent and robbery 24 percent. Property crimes u a group climbed 16 percent with burglary up 15 percent, auto theft 17 percent and lar ceny $5O and over in value 10 percent. According to the FBI Direc tor, the large cities with over 100,000 inhabitants experienced an average increase of 17 per cent, suburban areas 16 per cent and the rural areas 10 percent. When viewed by geo graphic region, the Northeast- Negro Group to Open Plant in Rochester, N.Y. WASHINGTON - A RO chester, N. Y-. Negro organi zation, called F.1.G.H.T., Inc., will open a manufacturing plant j n R OC hester and hire at least 100 hard-core jobless persons for training with the assistance of the Labor Depart ment. Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz bas announced that the Xerox Corporation of Rochest er has agreed to support the entire venture by the Negro with technical and training as sistance and a guarantee to purchase the company's pro ducts over the next four years. Wirtz said the Manpower Administration will support the training program of the n ew company, to be called Flghton, Inc., with enough ftinds to train 100 disadvan persons. About $445,000 i" Labor Department funds will be earmarked for this pro gram. metal stampings and low-vol t'Be transformers. It will be located in the old Timely Clothes Building at 65 Sullivan Street, after extensive renova tion has been completed. Xerox has announced it will guarantee to purchase $2.6 mil lion worth of the new com pany's production over the See CROUP page 8A ® r *chberf, fourth from 1* director of the program. (NOC Photo) e™ States reported a 21 per cent n M| the North and Cen tr*l and Southern States etch registered a 13 percent i n T creaae >m ) the Western Sttfe* * n overall crime increase 18 Percent The FBI Director called P*r* ticular attention to the con tinued sharp increases in the crimes of violence. He specifl* oily commented on the sh*rP lncr eses in robbery, considered by many to be the bellwether of crime. Nationwide, according to Wr. Hoover, armed robbery where any weapon was used FBI P««e 8A Board Grants Request Made By Sampson North Carolina College's Board of Trustees Wednesday approved the awarding of the of Juris Doctor (J. D.) to all future graduates of the college's la* school who al ready hold a bachelor's degree. The change in degree grant ed was requested by Law School Dean Daniel G. Samp son, who told the trustees that 61 per cent of all American law schools have effected the change, including all other law schools in North Carolina. The change is not retro active. The trustees also approved a new statement of policy on initial appointment to rank, Promotion, and tenure. Under the new policy, per manent ranks will require a minimum of a master's degree and two years of successful teaching experience, for the 'owest permanent rank, in structor. Assistant professors will be required to possess a master's degree and 30 semes ter hours of graduate work in the area of their teaching re sponsibilities. Associate professors will hold doctor's degrees, as will Professors. Assistant, associate, and full professorships will re quire three years of teaching experience, or equivalent pro fessional experience. Professors must give concrete evidence of continued growth by scholarly contributions. Promotions will be awarded on th« ba«U of teaching effec tiveness, scholarly achievement and contributions and contri- NAACPI96B Meet to Focus On Ghetto Ills NEW YORK, N. Y.—"Build ing and Using Power in the Ghetto" is the theme of the 59th Annual Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People which opens in Atlantic City, Monday, June 24. The six-day convention continues through June 29. The NAACP last met in the resort town in 1955. At the opening mass meet ing, Monday night, Bishop Stephen G. Spottswoodfchair man of the Association's Board of Directors, _ will deliver the keynote address. His words will follow remarks of wel come from both New Jersey's Governor Richard J. Hughes and Atlantic City's Mayor Richard S. Jackson. Mrs. Irene H. Smith, president of the New Jersey State Conference of NAACP Branches, will also welcome to assembled dele gates at the convention that evening- Senator Fred J. Harris, De mocrat from Oklahoma, will deliver the key address at Tues day night's mass meeting. He and the Association's Execu tive Director, Roy Wilkins, both served on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Julian Bond, member of the Georgia House of Representa tives, wIU make the keynote address at the (Inst mass meet ing of youth on Wednesday evening- Wilkins will be the featured speaker at the Freedom Fund Awards banquet Friday even ing. His summation of the con vention highlights will be fol lowed by the Ablation's first Ml* NAACP Ball. At this event, the Youth Council mem r s«e MllT page 8A
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