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White And Black Baptist Convention Leaders In Joint Meet NAACP Units Balloting On National Board Candidates ijyuty flPßaak JBMp '• 4f ( 1 HIBR 3&£ |l^ ■ l Hi ■1 TOP TOPS Rochester's Teens On Patrol (TOP) were honored recently at a luncheon at Eastr,. man Kodak. Kodak president Dr. Louis K. Eilers (third from left) had special congratulations for four of the TOP youngsters Dr. Gardner Taylor Presides At Interracial Church Wis^ GREEN LAKE, Wis. - Leading figures of two Baptist convention, one black and the other mostly white, talked to gether here Tuesday, Oct. 22, about how they could work together to the advantage of each. The Rev. Dr. Gardner Taylor, pastor of the Concord Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. former president of the Pro gressive Baptists and American Baptists considered areas of mutual concern. "We ought to find bridges between us and common ground on which we can stand, and leave the rest to God," Dr. Taylor said. He emphasized that the meeting was not called to consider any plans for mer ger. Dr. Taylor reported that some areas of possible coopera tion the committee discussed were camping, social action, communication, joint state ments on public issues, the preparation of materials for (See DR. TAYLOR 2A) IV H JUSTICE Former Police Promoted to Parole Officer 2 By authority of The North Carolina Board of Paroles, Owen W. Justice has been pro moted to Parole Officer No. 2. The promotion became ef fective November 1. Official ceremonies of the act were held at the Central Office of the N. C. Board of Paroles 13. Justice is a former police officer, having served in that capacity with the Durham Po lice Department for fourteen years. His new duties as Parole Office No. 2 will be to analyze files of prison inmates, con duct hearings with attorneys, inmates' relatives, and other Interested citizens to obtain (See JUSTICi 2A) who saved the lives of two canoeists this summer. From .left are Chief of Police William Lombard, Fred Neely, Dr. Eil crs, Arthur Johnson, Otis Fel der, and David Finucane. TOF is a group of more than 100 Last Rites for Pfc. Wm. Miller Held at St. Mark AMEZ Church Last rites were held Wednes day, November 20, at 2:30 p.m. for Pfc. William Miller, Jr., 19, son of William and Cora Miller, who departed this life November 10, 1968 while on active duty as a Marine in Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam. He graduated from Hillside High School, class of 1967. He was an active member of Saint Mark A. M. E. Zion Church, where he served as President of the Youth Choir and Vice President of the Youth Council. He was also a member of Hillside Track Team and the Hillside Choral Club and Cub Pack No. 149. He voluntarily joined the Marine Corps in 1967, a year later because of his concern Temporary Cessation Boycott Of Four Rocky NegTo Group And White Citizens In Agreement ROCKY MOUNT - Cessa tion of a boycott of four downtown stores by Negro citizens of Rocky Mount launched here last August was announced Thursday night, fol lowing a meeting of a Liaison Committee, representing 15 Negro community organiza tions and Rocky Mount Cham ber of Commerce representa tives. The Liaison Committee is composed of 10 persons repre senting 15 Negro organizations of the community. The boycott was launched as a peaceful effort to "focus attention, to develop concern and hopefully, to prompt par ttdpation of the business com munity" in helping to solve the many problems with which the Negro community is con fronted, as outlined in a list of reforms presented to the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants As sociation, the Rocky Mount Jaycees and the City of Rocky Mount. Shortly after the boycott was begun the Chamber of Commerce and Jaycees met with the Negro Liaison Com mittee to diacuas the problems. immediately following that youngsters from inner-city areai who work with the police at parks, playgrounds and dances Kodak provides a major por tion of the funds that support the program. Si i PFC. MILLER for the world situation he re quested overseas duty and was assigned to Vietnam where he i served until the time of his | death. (See MILLER 2A) Mt. Stores Announced " Wr'jf A IS SMMSHMKWi wWB DR. ARMSTRONG f meeting the Chamber voted unanimously to study the grievances. Subsequently, H. Kel Landls, Chamber president, appointed six committees to investigate each area of pro posed reforms including educa tion, welfare, recreation, em ployment, housing, and human relations. Members of the Rocky Mount Merchants Asso ciation and the Rocky Mount Jaycees participated in the committee studies. Recommendations of two committees have already been made and approved by the Chamber's Board of Directors m a continuing part of the Chamber program of work. Landls said the meetings with the Negro committee had Che ©rats VOLUME 15 No. 45 DURHAM, N. C\, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1968 ' ~ PRICE: 20 Cents SEEKS Petition One Million Names To Abolish Electoral College Detroit Editor Issues Call For Aid of Move DETROIT - B. W. Swain, Editor and publisher of De troit's Epic News, announced today that a nationwide effort is being launched to secure the signatures of one million registered voters on a petition designed to ask the U. S. Con gress to pass new election laws that would abolish the elec toral college and henceforth have the President and Vice- President elected by popular vote as cast by the American People. Swain issued the call for support in this matter and is asking every concerned citizen and registered voter to parti cipate, a necessary responsibi lity. Petitions for circulation in your district or territory may be obtained from the of fices of Epic News, Detroit. Any person who wishes to support this campaign may write for additional informa tion at Epic News, 1470 Holden Ave., Detroit, Michi gan 48298, or call 313-873- 2110. Youthful Aid Thirty children at Rid dick Elementary School in St. Louis have donated sl,lOl to aid starving chil dren in Biafra. They collect ed the money by giving up their candy and popcorn mcney. J|H H M STOKES developed "a meaningful dia logue which should be of vital importance In helping to solve the community's racial pro blems." He praised members of the Liaison Committee "tor their open and frank expres sion and opinions which have enabled the meeting to be productive. Hiese people are sincerely seeking a constructive and peaceful solution to racial problems," he added. On October 9, the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce adopted a policy calling for a personal and business creed of non-discrimination and equal opportunity. That statement follows: "The policy of the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce (See BOYCOTT 2A) £/ AM ;■ Hi ■ I CHAIRMAN AND SPEAKER— James H. Hannaham, naval , oceanographer, left, and Dr. Theodore Speigner, right, were principals in the Resource-Use ' Fuller Calls For Boycott Support At Solidarity Mass Meeting Sun. Leader Urges Continuance of Protest in City By John B. Justice "I wish I could break all the chains holding me. I wish 1 knew how it would feel to be free." Howard Fuller used the quotation from a song by black artist Nina Simone to pose a questioif'here Sunday evening to the weekly mass meeting of an overflow crowd at Kyles Temple AME Zion Church, sponsored by the Black Solidarity Committee. Those present heard Fuller ask: "How would It feel to be free?" Isn't this the crucial ques tion for black people today? Isn't this the question that must begin to burn in all of our hearts? Bum until there can be no putting it aside, no ignoring It, no questioning it." Fuller, Director of Training for the Foundation for Com munity Development, spoke after Miss Virginia Hill gave an encouraging report on the progress of the boycott of cer tain downtown stores. Miss Hill, secretary of the local chapter of the NAACP, report ed that "national officials of several companies - Including Krees's add Coca-Cola - have been In Durham lately to see what can be done to put a halt to their sagging sales." Fuller's remarks were not confined to the boycott. He addressed himself to the great er problem of winning freedom for black people. "I believe that none of us are free until all of us are free," he said. His audience respond (See FULLER 2A) Education Conference recently I at North Carolina College. Han naham was speaker for the 1 conference. Dr. Speigner was chairman, Jfii W MBHBBB&L • • BBil mm -• k jjßMf I NfcW fcBfcNEZERCHURCH Dedication Of New Ebenezer Baptist Church To Be Held The newly erected Ebenezer Baptist Church, now located at 2200 South Alston Avenue, will hold its Dedication serv ices, Sunday, November 24, at 3:00 p.m. The edifice is of modern design, and consists of 23,400 square feet of floor space. The main sanctuary has laminated beams with a possible seating capacity of 1,000. In addition, the structue houses a complete eduaction and nursery depart ment. It also offers a large area fo rparking in the rear, and is located on an eight-tract acre, and constructed approxi mately three hundred feet from the street. Total cost of the new edifice and its facilities is marked at over $200,000. Ebenezer Baptist Church was originally located at 1324 Gil lette Street, but was relocated to make way for the new East- West Expressway, which is presently under construction Durham to Host Regional Meet Kappa A. Psi Delegates from the 21 chap ters of the Middle Eastern Region of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity will converge on Durham April 11th and 12th for their 1969 annual meeting. Headquarters and most of the activities will be at the Down towner Motor Inn. The general chairman of ar rangements is Booth Smith of the Durham Alumni Chapter, and the assistant is William Baity of the Alpha Kappa Chapter of North Carolina Col lege. Special committees and their chairman of Time and Place are J. W. Hill; Registra tion and Publicity, Bobby Law rence; Budget and Finance, Dewitt Sullivan; Official Pro- (See HOST page 2A) in the ctiy. Principals in the Dedication services are the pastor Rev. W. E. Daye, Mayor R. Wense Grabarek, J. H. Wreeler, Presi dent of Mechanics and Farm ers Bank; Attorney M. Hugh Thompson, Robert L. Downey, General Contractor; J. J. Hen derson, Vice-President-Treasu rer of North Carolina Mutual Final Rites Held Tuesday for Mrs. Mary B. Edward Greene Final rites were held Tues day, November 19, for Mrs. Mary Berta Edwards Greene at Mount Gilead Baptist Church. Mrs. Greene who died on Friday, November 15 was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Edwards, and the foster daughter of the late 20 Directors To Be Named In Election NEW YORK - Ballots for the election of candidates for the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple have been dispatched to the Assodation's 1,7000 local units throughout the country. There is a total of 23 candi dates for 20 vancancies. Six members are to be elect ed at large in a nationwide poll of NAACP branches. Units in each of the Association's seven regions will elect an adult and a youth member with the branches woting for adult can didates and the youth coun cils and college chapters ballot ing for youth candidates. The six at-large candidates are unopposed. They are Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, United Na tions Undersecretary; Dr. Ken neth Clement of Cleveland, former president, National Me dical Association; Kivie Kap lan, Boston, retired industri alist and NAACP president since 1966; James Kemp, Chi cago, labor leader; Alfred Bak er Lewis, Riverside, Conn.-, NAACP treasurer since 1958; and Mrs. Margaret Bush Wilson, St. Louis attorney. Except for Dr. Clement, all are incum bents. Youth representation on the Board was expanded from three to seven by constitu tional amendments adopted by the Board of Directors last June. Total Board membership was increased from 60 to 64 to provide for the addition of four youth members, one from each region. Adult directors are elected for ttyree-year term* and youths for one-year terms. All ballots must be returned to the NAACP National Office in New York City. They will be counted and the results (See BALLOTING, 2A) Life Insurance Company, and W. W. Barbee, Chairman of the church's building committee. The Dedication Address will be delivered by L. E. Austin, Pub lisher of The Carolina Times. Old and new friends of Ebe nezer, along with the general public are urged to attend the Dedication program Sunday, as well as other services. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Wilson. She was born in Chatham County in 1903. She received her education at Bricks Institute of Enfield and The National Training School of Durham. On April 12, 1918, she was (Sec MRS. GRIENE 2A)
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