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Negro Sworn In Assistant Solicitor N. C. Superior Court
History Making
Appointment
GoestoJohnson
GREENSBORO, Walter T.
Johnson, Jr., a 1961 graduate
of A&T State University and
Air Force veteran, was last
week (August 15) sworn in as
assistant solicitor of the North
Carolina Superior Court, 12th
Solicitorial District here.
The swearing in ceremony
was conducted by Judge Har
vey A. Lupton, following the
appointment made by Charles
A. Klvett, solicitor ' or 'he Dis
trict, comprising Guilford and
Davie Counties.
Johnson thus became the
first of his race to hold this
post since Reconstruction.
The Greensboro native,
while at A&T was an Alumni
Scholar, became president of
the University Student Govern
ment and graduated magna
cum laude.
Commissioned as a second
lieutenant of the U. S. Air
Force, his active duty status
was delayed to accept a scho
larship to the Duke University
School of Law. He was the
first of his race to graduate
from there in 1964.
Johnson served his entire
military career at Stewart AFB,
Newburg, N. Y., as first assis
tant staff Judge advocate,
4603 rd Air Base Group, as
staff judge advocate, and later
as assistant staff judge advo
cate, Headquarters, First Air
Force.
Following his separation
v. from the service, he opened
private practice here in April
1968.
YEA Teachers
Being Assisted
By 2640 Aides
RICHMOND, Va.-Virginia
teachers last year were assisted
by 2640 teachers aides per
forming such varied duties as
monitoring students in the
cafeteria, grading test papers
and English themes and even
giving lessons to small groups
of children thereby enriching
or reinforcing the lessons of
the teacher.
The typical aide, as pic
tured by Virginia Education
Association research study re
leased today, which includes
aides employed in federal pro
grams, was a full-time employ
ee with a high school diploma
who assisted in classroom in
struction.
Very few (11 per cent) had
less than a high school educa
tion of had unknown educa
tional backgrounds and more
than one in three (38 per
cent) had some formal college
training.
Of the 2640 aides, nearly
2000 were employed full time
and about 600 worked on a
part-time basis. More than
1500 were Involved directly
in instruction and 1100 com
pleted non-instructional duties.
Instructional aides a«lMad
in planning and lmplemenMftf
lessons, collected and prepared
materials to be used by the
students and graded papers.
Non-instructional aides serv
ed a variety of record keep
ing functions and served as
aidss In study halls, libraries,
central offices, and cafeterias
and on playgrounds.
Woman 102 Can't
"Figure H Out"
STRASBURG, 111.
Listeners hoped for a pearl of
wisdom when Mrs. Sarah
Itrohl Strang, who will be 103
next Tueaday, was aaked to
what she attributed her long
llf».
"I just can't figure It out,"
aha said.
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VOLUME 45 No. 35
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GETS SOLICITORIAL AP
POINTMENT—WaIter T. John
son, Jr., left, Greensboro, is
sworn in as assistant solicitor
Sec'y Agriculture Breaks Ground
for Mew Housing In Wash . 6a.
WASHINGTON, Ga.,- Sec
retary of Agriculture Orville
L. Freeman today opened a
new era in Federal assistance
to rural America when he
broke ground for the first two
new homes to be financed with
interest-supplement loans
authorized by the Housing and
Urban Development Act of
1968.
The new legislation was
signed by President Johnson
on August 1, 1968.
"This landmark legislation
will enable the Farmers Home
Administration to increase its
rural housing program to assist
almost 50 percent more fami
lies. The annual total will be
80,000 rather than 55,000,
and lower-income families will
benefit," Freeman said.
The Secretary noted that
nearly one-third of rural
Americans have inadequate in
come, and more than 50 per
cent of these families reside
in substandard housing.
"That is an intolerable sit
uation in this age of prosperi
ty, and the new tools pro
vided by this new law, at the
See HOUSING page 12
MRS. WILLIA W. LUWII, mem
ber of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, is shown presenting a
corsage to Mrs. Hasel B. Scott
oa behalf of the Durham AJCA
Chapter. The presentation was
made at the public meeting of
the Twenty-third annual Boule
of Tsn Gamma Delta Sorority
which convened recently at the
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1968
for the North Carolina Superior
Court for the 12th Solicitorial
District comprised of Guilford'
and Davidson Counties. At right
Ushers Name New President
At 1968Ses sj on ir^reensboro
denominational Ushers Associ
ation of North Carolina con- I
eluded its 44th Annual Session
at Elliott Hall on the campus
of the University of North
Carolina here, Sunday, August I
The Association, which is
composed of church ushers of H
denominations in North Caro-
Una and parts of Virginia ex-
perienced a highly successful
session at the Greensboro site.
Hie dramatic moment of .J*
the entire meet, which began r-. -
Friday, August 23, was the |j
retirement from office of L. G. HNH H sie:"y*
See USHERS page 12 STONE
Free Masons To
Confab In Raleigh Sept. 13-15
Jack Tar Hotel. Mrs. Scott of
Winston-Salem, and a member
of AKA Sorority, waa the guest
speaker. Also shown at ex
treme left U Mrs. L. 1L Har
ris, Basileus of Lambda Chap
ter of Tau Gamma Delta Soror
ity, and extreme right is Mrs.
Llnde M. Crews who presented
the speaker.
is Charles Kivett, District Soli
citor, who made Johnson's ap
pointment.
Others appearing on the pro
gram and bringing greetings
were: Dr. C. E. Boulware, Ma
ceo Sloan, Rev. E. T. Browne,
William P. Mslone, and John
H. Wheeler.
The Twenty-fourth annual
Boule will convene in August
of next year in Indianapolis,
Indiana. (Photo by Purefoy)
PRICE: 20 Cents
John Evans to
Head Group
As Chairman
ATLANTA, GEORGIA -
Fifty concerned citizens in De-
Kalb's 76th House of Repre
sentatives District met on
Aug. 25 and began forming
a new political party.
The Party of Christian
Democracy, drafted as its first
nominee, famous Civil Rights
Leader Hosea L. Williams.
John Evans, elected as
Chairman of the new party,
stated, "We evaluated both
Party's candidates for our 76th
House District seat and found
none of them truly qualified
and experienced enough to ef
fectively represent the citizens
of the 76th District and pro
tect our homes and the fu
ture of our children. After
finding none of the Party's
candidates suitable and know
ing that both the Democratic
and Republican Parties are
sensitive to the white power
structure's demands and not
the needs of the poor and
Black people, we decided to
form our own party.
Hie Party of Christian
Democracy will open up its
Headquarters at 1965 Boule
vard Drive, S. E. for the pur
pose of acquiring the neces
sary signatures to get its first
candidate on the November
ballot running for the State's
76th House District Seat.
Sweating Through
History In N. C.
RALEIGH Those
living in North Carolina in the
summer of 1968 sweated
through history.
The U. S. Weather Bureau
reported that last week was
the hottest in the state in 14
years, and one oi the hottest
spells in August in history.
Awards Banquet
To Highlight
5-Day Session
RALEIGH—Lee F. Wooten,
Supreme Grand blaster of the
Modern Free and Accepted
Masons of the World, announc
ed last week that the organi
ation would hold a Workshop
Conference in Raleigh, Sep
tember 13th, 14th and 15th.
All sessions will be held in the
Sherton-Sir Walter Hotel.
Modem Free and Accepted
Masons of the World Scottish
Rite Affiliation was organized
November 1.1917 in Opekilka,
Alabama. The present national
headquarters is located in
Columbus, Georgia with lodges
in 24 states, Nassau, Bahamas
and the organization is in the
process of negotiating for a
charter in West Africa.
The Raleigh Woikihop Con
ference win open with a "Get
Acquainted Socall," Friday,
September 14th and business
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A CHAMP IN ACTION—John
Lucas, member of the Junior
Development Team, is a study
in concentration as he returns
Local Governing Body Takes First
Step In Creating New Facility
Last Rites Held for Mrs. Lucille
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Allen In Erwin Sunday, Sept. 1
Funeral services for Mrs.
Lucille McClain Allen were
held Sunday, September 1, at
3:00 p.m. at the. Oak Grove
AME Zion Church in Erwin.
Rev. M. D. Nathan, pastor of
the church, officiated.
Mrs. Allen, the daughter of
the late Cicero and Lugusta
McClain was born in Harnett
County, November 12, 1903.
She died Tuesday, August 27
at City Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland following a lengthy
illness.
The wife of the late James
Allen of Erwin, Mrs. Allen
joined the Oak Grove AME
Zion Church at an early age.
She later moved with her fam
ily to Durham and following
the passing of her husband she
moved to Baltimore, Md. where
she lived for 14 years prior to
her death.
Survivors include: five daugh
ters, Mrs. Lillie Morris and
Mrs. Agnes Russell of Balti
more, Maryland; Mrs. Viola
Witherspoon of Durham; Mrs.
Bessie Smith and Mrs. Lucille
Asa Spaulding Makes Speech at
T Aimed at Curbing Violence
In a stirring address here
Wednesday night at a kick off
talk to the Womanpowerln-
Action Toward Reduction of
Violence Group, Asa Spauld
ing, retired president of the
N. C. Mutual Life Insurance
Company, called upon the wo
men of the community to
formulate "an action program
to prevent, reduce and/or con
trol violence in" Durham.
Said Spaulding:
Madam Chairman and Women
of Durham:
Your presence here tonight
is an Indication of Jour interest
in mobilizing the manpower of
this community, on all levels
and from ail segments of the
population, in an action pro
gram to prevent, reduce, and/
or control violence in this city
by eliminating the causes
a shot in the City-County Ten
nis Tournament held here last
week. John won the Men's
singles. Junior Boys' singles
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MRS. ALLEN
Smith of Erwin; seven sons,
James, Claude, Lafayette, Oty,
and Lonnie Allen of Baltimore,
Md.; Willie and Joe Allen of
Durham; seven sisters; one
brother, thirty-eight gr an d
children and thirty-six great
grandchildren.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
which breed it. I extend to
you my heartiest congratula
tions and best wishes for such
a challenging, opportune, and
needed undertaking; and wish
for you unbounded success in
your efforts.
If you had been with me in
Chicago last week, there would
be no doubt in your minds
tonight about the fact that we
are passing through a period
in this country which "tries
men's souls"; and that an
"ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure." I know of
no more timely effort or noble
cause in which you might en
gage your energy and talents
than the one being set before
you tonight.
It is not going to be an
easy task, nor an undertaking
See SFAULDINO page 2
and the Intermediate Boys' sin
gles.
(Photo by Purefoy)
ORDINANCE IS
PASSED BY A
VOTE OF 11-1
Following a proposal sub
mitted to it 30 days ago the
Durham City Council approved
Tuesday night Sept. 3, the
establishment of a Human Re
lations Commission recom
mended by three-member com
mittee composed of Mrs. Dil
lard Griffin, Dr. C. E. Boule
warc and C. L. Steele, The
council also approved the com
mittee's recommendation con
cerning the membership struc
ture of the commission.
With one of the two mem
bers of the council being ab
sent the vote for approval was
11-1 in favor of the establish
ment of a Human Relations
Commission for Durham with
the objective of:
—Providing a "constructive
and creative channel of useful
communication whereby mis
understandings and wide dif
ferences leading to conflict can
be ameliorated."
—Promoting "equitable re
presentation of all racial groups
on all public boards and agen
cies of the community."
—Assuring equal protec
tion of all citizens under the
law."
Authority of the commis
sion would derive from an or
d'nance to be drawn by City
Attorney C. V. Jones and ap
proved by the city council.
See BODY page 12
Woolworth Co.
Donates Extra
Gift to UNCF
NEW YORK-For the fifth
consecutive year the F. W.
Woolworth Co. has made an
extra gift, supplementing Its
regular contribution to the
United Negro College Fund.
The company made a re
gular contribution of $5,000
and a supplemental gift of
$2,000. It was the 23rd con
secutive year Woolworth has
supported UNCF with an an-
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