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Over 200 Negro Democrats Expected To Be Elected Nov/ 5 jf if. jf * * * * * * * * ★ ★ ★ ★,_ * * * * * * Rape Survey Used In Defense Of Negro Death Sentence kl llir 4 W M ■ & j| PRINCIPALS WHO PARTICI PATED in the unveiling of the R. N. Harris portrait at the dedication program of the new school here Sunday, October 13, at 3:00 p.m. The invocation High Tributes Pai ß. At Dedication Rites Of School C. Hill-Durham Branch Womens League Feafures Guest Speaker The Chapel Hill-Durham Branch of the Women's Inter national League for Peace and Freedom will present Mrs. Alexander (Annalee) Stewart in a public meeting on Wednes day, October 23, at 8: p.m. in the School of Public Health Auditorium at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Stewart of Washington, D. C., Legislative and Branch Liaison for the National Or ganization is a past President of the U. S. Section and served as Legislative Secretary for fif teen years. Mrs. Stewart has traveled throughout the United States and has made 11 trips to Eu rope visiting 22 countries, at tending international confer ences and, as an ordained min ister in the Methodist Church, she has preached in Belgium, Czechislovakia, Finland and Poland. She is the only woman in the history of Congress to have served as guest Chaplain in the House of Representa- In July, 1965 she was • member of the interfaith team sent to Vietnam under the sponsorship of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The group conferred with U. S. and Viet namese government officials, Buddhist, Roman Catholic and Protestant leaders, teachen, Roy Wilkins to Address Va. NAACP Meet CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Roy Wilkins, executive direc tor of the National Association for the Advancement of Color ed people, will be the principal speaker at the closing session of the three-day 33rd annual convention of the Virginia NAACP State Conference here, Oct. 18-20. Hie opening mass meeting will be addressed by S. W. Tucker, chairman of the State Conference's legal staff. Presidential Election November 5i was by Rev. Philip R. Cousin, minister of St. Joseph's AME Church. Those in the picture with the portrait presented the school from left to right are: Misses REV. STEWART students, neutralists and the National Liberation Front, po litical arm of the Viet Cong. See SPEAKER lOA BF W ■ ■;;■ n THE DEDICATION of the new parsonage of St. Joseph's A. M. E. Church here at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 13, was a most impressive occasion with the Rt. Rev. Bishop George W. Ba ber, presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District as the guest of honor. Principals participating in the program in addition to the bishop were Rev. Philip R. Cousin, pastor of St. Joseph's and Mrs. Elvira Melia Hollar and Dana Tyler, nieces of Mr. Harris; S. A. Wynn, principal and Mrs. R. N. Harris. (Photo by Purefoy) The dedication exercises of the new R. N. Harris Elemen tary School held here last Sun day, October 13, at 3:00 p.m. will long be remembered by those who attended as one of the high moments of Durham. Named for the late Rencher Nicholos Harris, first Negro to be elected to the Durham City Council in 1953, and one of the city's most beloved, re spected and admired citizens of all times, as well as a busi nessman of high calibre and Integrity, the program recalled many high moments in the life of Harris or Rencher as he was more affectionately known by his many friends and acquaint ances. In addition, it is expect ed to furnish a lasting inspira tion for the pupils of the school who participated in the program and for those who will have the opportunity to look on the portrait of the name sake to be hung on the wall of the school. See HARRIS 10A Baber, wife of the bishop. Moving into the new parson age, located at 919 Jerome Road, was finally completed the latter part of this week. The edifice was erected at a cost in excess of $38,000 and has been adjudged one of the finest of the city. The above photo was taken just after the dedication pro gram and from left to right in cludes Rev. Cousin, Mrs. Cous. Don't Be A Traitor To Your Race By Failing To Register And Vote In All Elections 'A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People' Che Ca^W|_Eim£o VOLUME 45 No. 40 Jack And Jills To Promote UNICEF Cards Calendar Sale Local Youths to Aid Drive for Uiiforfunates UNICEF Greeting Cards and Calenders will go on sale here October 19, under the auspices of Senior Hi F1 Jack and Jill of America Inc., it was an nounced today. UNICEF Cards, which are sold for the benefit of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning United Nations Children's Fund, help provide milk, medicine and equipment for sick and hungry children all over the world. Hie designs which are do nated by leading artist from all over the world reflect the joy and cheer of the holiday season in the beauty ,of their themes. In announcing the sale, Mrs. Edward J. Halfacre, who heads up the local UNICEF Card sale indicated that UNICEF card# help provide boys apd girls in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East with the chance for a better and longer life. Hie proceeds from one box of cards priced at $1.50 will protect 50 chil dren against tuberculosis. Pro ceeds from the world sale last year netted UNICEF more that $3,000,000, nearly 10% ot its total income. The cards come ten to a box priced at $1.50. Hiey Have the "Season's Greetings" mes sage in the five official lan- See JACK & JILL 10A in, Mrs. Baber and the bishop. Dedicatory remarks were made by the bishop with a solo "Bless This House" being ren dered by Mrs. Katie Smith. Of ficials attending the program included representatives from the trustee, stewards' board and other auxiliaries of the church. (Photo by Purefoy) DURHAM, N. C—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1968 jp' ' ■g ■ EmM Egii H " * -' MH Br- UNICI* VOL UN TIERS are shown here preparing the dis play which they will use in selling greeting cards and cal endars, the funds of which will be used to provide help for unfortunate children all over the world. Black Demo Officer Holders To Exceed 700 After Nov. Election WASHINGTON, D. C. - A record-breaking total of more than 200 Negro Democratic candidates are expected to win election on November 5, swel ling the ranks of black public office holders to more than 700. * The bUck Democrats will hold new offices, ranging from constable to United States Congressman, with approxi mately 50 new candidates seeking offices in 32 states. In addition, hundreds of black appointees now hold key positions from bureau chiefs to Cabinet Secretary and U. S. Supreme Court Justice under the present Johnson-Humphrey Administration, according to Louia Martin, Deputy Chair man of the Democratic Na tional Committee. New Negro Democratic Congressmen are expected to win election from St. Louis, Cleveland and Brooklyn, along with Negroes seeking re-elec tion from Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. William Clay of St. Louis, Mre. Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn and Attorney Louis Stokes of Cleveland are the Democratic candidates favored to win election to the House of Representatives in Novem ber. Hie vast majority of Negro elected officials are Democrats, and there are more than 500 black Democratic office hold ers, Including 153 current members of 30 state legisla tures. "We expect the number of black Democratic state legisla tors to Increase this year in See RLECTION 10A Those in the picture from left to right are: Charles Ray, Albert Halfacre, Gina Ful bright, Veronica Ray, Mrs. Ed ward J. Halfacre, Chairman William Kennedy, Philip Jones. Seated, left to right are: Olga Johnson, LuAnn . Edmonds. Dr. C.V.Holland Opens Raleigh Office for Practice of Optometry RALEIGH - Dr. Charles V. Holland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Holland of 613 Hickory Street, Durham, has opened an office for the prac tice of optometry in The Ham lin Drug Company Building, 126 East Hargett Street, Suite Spin Raleigh. He will specialize in family vision care. Dr. Holand received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1967 from North Carolina Col lege at Durham, and his Doc tor of Optometry degree in 1968 from Ohio State Univer sity, College of Optometry. He holds membership in North Carolina Optometric As- DR. HOLLAND sociation, American Optome- nity, Ohio State Alumni As tric Association, Optometric sociation and Kappa Alpha Psi Extension Program, Epsilon Fraternity. He is also licensed Psi Epsilon Professional frater- See HOLLAND 10A N. C. Mutual to Observe 70th Anniversary of Company Oct. 21 Annual Founders' Day will be observed by the North Caro lina Mutual Life Insurance Company on the Seventieth Anniversary of the Company's founding on October 21. At a program in the North Carolina Mutual Auditorium at three o'clock, the Merrick- Moore-Spaulding National Achievement Award will be presented to Dr. Benjamin Eli jah Mays, President-Emeritus of Morehouse College. The award consists of a specially PRICE: 20 Cents Unicef volunteers not shown are: India Cooke, Michele De- Jarmon, Harry Edmonds, Mario Hughley, Alger Marable, Wil liam Pearson and Mrs. Stewart B. Fulbright,'Co-chairman. (Photo by Purefoy) 4v::Sb &■!'•& 4+Weakf f m figk ■k designed medallion on an en grossed citation. Dr. Mays in Internationally known for his activities in scholarship, education, religion and human relations. He earn ed three degrees and has re ceived twenty-three honorary degrees from all kinds of insti tutions of higier learning - large and small, rich and poor, public and private, Catholic Protestant, Americaiy and foreign. He is perhaps best See MUTUAL 10A Registration Oct. 19 LDF Challenges Supreme Court With U.S. Study WASHINGTON, D. C. - A comprehensive study show ing high death penalties for Negroes involved in rape of white women was presented to the U A S. Supreme Court this week. ' The study is part of the defense of a Negro man on death row. Hiis unusual challenge was made by the NAACP Legal De fense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) attorneys-who ask ed the High Court to reverse the death sentence of Arkan sas Negro inmates, William L. Maxwell. Maxwell was sentenced to the electric chair in 1962 after an all-white jury found him guilty of raping a white wo man. The study used in the case is based on the investigation of 2,500 rape cases in 225 counties of 11 southern states. Noted criminologist and statistician, Dr. Marvin E. Wolf gang of the University of Pennsylvania, who headed the study said, "On the basis of the foregoing findings, it appears that Negro defendants who rape white victims have been disproportionately sentenced to death, by reason of their race, during the years 1945-65 in the state of Arkansas." In Arkansas, 19 persons See SURVEY 10A Boycott Not To Be' Called Off Says Burt "We're not going to call the boycott off...until the spi rit of the city of Durham that is embodied in the tune, 'Dixie', is done away with... Dixie and all its -meaning must go if there's to be peace in the Valleys of this Southland." With those words at Sun day night's mass meeting of the Black Solidarity Movement in Durham, attorney Moses C. Burt endorsed the protest of black students at Durham High School against the playing of the tune "Dixie" at public functions. The crowd of boycott sup ■ porters at the meeting at New Bethel Baptist Church strongly applauded attorney Burt's sup port for the protest. Last week a group of black students at the school protest ed to the principal about the use of the tune at school func tions. The principal then "sug gested" to the band director that "Dixie" should ndt be played at last Friday night's Durham High football game. Later certain white students at the school objected to the principal's action, saying they wanted use of the tune to be continued. The Durham Morning Her ald and Hie Durham Sun both published stories giving these white students' side of the controversy, and the Morning Herald even published an edi torial supporting the use of "Dixie." Sunday night, attorney Burt and two other speakers joined the Durham High black stu dents in support of the protest against "Dixie." The crowd of boycott supporters expressed See BOYCOTT 10A
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