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Chatham Rd. ' / _ - ' • Dismissed, Re&tgne$ co Lawyers Invited NAACP Board Meet KAB AWARD Mrs. Mattie Coney (right), executive direc tor, Citizens Forum, Inc., In dianapolis, Ind. is presented a 'Women for Beautification" award by Mrs. Lyndon B. John Dr. Dowdy Becomes To Head Nat'l E A&T President To Assume Top NEA Post in 70 GREENSBORO - Five ad ministrators of A&T State Uni versity have been elected to commissions of the National Association of State Universi ties and Land-Grant Colleges. At the annual meeting in Washington, D. C., Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, president of A&T, was elected secretary of the Council of Presidents, a group composed of the chief execu tives from 99 major sfete uni versities and land-grant institu tions in the United States and Puerto Rico. Dr. Dowdy will serve one year as secretary of the group, then become the first Negro ever to serve as president of the body. Elected to the executive committee of the Council of Academic Deans was Dr. Glenn F. Rankin, dean of academic affairs at A&T. He was also named a delegate to the Senate of the National Association of State Universities and Land- Grant Colleges. Dr. Arthur F. Jackson, dean of A&T's School of Arts and Sciences, was re-elected secre tary of the Commission of Arts and Sciences and Dr. Howard Robinson, director of the Institute for Research and Human Resources, was ap pointed to the executive com mittee of the Council of Re search Administrators. New Dimension Against Poverty Opens in Philly PHILADELPHIA - A new dimension In the flght against poverty and hopelessness IIV Philadelphia's Spring Garden area was achieved today with the formal opening of a 103- room, privately-financed neigh borhood center offering resi dents health and dental care service, a swimming pool, cafeteria and budding "micro induatrial park." Hif Spring Garden Commu nity Services Center Is the first comprehensive Inner-city faci lity In the nation established without government sponsor ship. It was created by a small group of concerned business executives and professionals working hand-in-hand with In ner-city residents for almost two yean. The center, a former Dom inican Convent & Guild, now houses a family-oriented health program operated by the De- See DIMINSIOM 2A son (center) and Reuben L. Perin, chairman of the board of directors of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. The presenta tion was made at a luncheon in New York in connection with Last Rites Held for Principal Of Highland High School No v. 24 Funeral services for Harry Lee Bryant, principal of High land Junior High School, were held Sunday, November 24, at Saint Mark AME Zion Church. The eulogy was delivered by Rev. J. A. Smith, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Interment followed in Beech wood Cemetery. Bryant, 48, died November 24, at Lincoln Hospital after an extended ill ness. He was bprn In Mocksvilla. and attended the public schools of that titr further pur»u«ing his educstlon, he entered Fay etteville State Teacher* Col lege, and received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. From North Caro lina College, he obtained a bachelor of arts and a master of arts degree. Prior to serving as principal Suicide of Man and Mysterious Death Young Girl Mar Weekend Funerals For Tragic Victims Held N0v.26-27 Funeral services for Michael Gary Butler, 20, were held at St. Mark A. M. E. Zion Church here Wednesday, Nov ember 27, at 3:15 p.m. The eulogy was delivered by the pastor, Rev. L. A. Miller. According to Dr. D. R. Perry, Butler's death was by suicide. He took his own life, Saturday at his home, 127 Dunstan Street. Butler's body was found around 3:00 p.m., lying across a bed In his home, with a gun shot wound In his cliest, Satur day. A 12 gauge shotgun was found nearby and 'a suicide note, Dr. Perry stated. Mrs. Butler stated her hus band had been depressed for the past several days because of bills and losing his job. Earlier Saturday when he attempted to take his life she called In a neighbor to help her prevent him from doing so. In addition to his wife, Butler Is survived by \>ne son, Michael Gary Butlar, Jr., one brother, Thomas Butler, tour Mms. Misses JOAnne, Barbara, Brenda and Ruby Butter. One half brother, Jamas King, and one half sitter, Patricia King, also survive along with several other relatives. Last rites for Miss Lavern (Peaches) Baker, 18, whoee bo (See PUNMAIS 2A) KAB's ISth annual meeung. The award consisted of amount ed art glass (seen in picture) and a library of litter-preven tion films. Jr '■•' Km BUYANT of Highland Junior High, he had served as principal of Lakeview Elementary School, and assistant principal of Mer (See BRYANT 2A) ik. ' V i MISS BAKER A&T Dean Gets New Position As President of Lincoln Univ. JEFERSON CITY, Mo. - The director of the Division of Humanities and chairman of the English Department at A&T State University last Fri day was named . president of City, Mo. He is Dr. Walter C. Daniel, who is also a former director of the federally-sponsored 13- Collefß Curriculum Program at A&T. Dr. Daniel's appointment to the presidency of Lincoln, now half Mack and half white, was amomwsd by the Board of Cuxaton of the University. Dr. Daniel will succeed Dr. Bui E. Dawson, who is retiring next June. A native of Detroit, Mich., Dr. Daniel holds the B. A. de gree from Johnson C. Smith Che VOLUME 45 No. 46 Negro Church May Become Next Target Black Militants Author Lomax Blasts "White Only" in Bible GREENSBORO - Will the Negro church be the next tar get of the black power mili tants? Negro author Louis Lomax hinted this action in an address last Sunday at A&T State University. "I am sick and tired of seeing only pictures of persons with blonde hair and blue eyes, even in the Bible," said Lomax. Perhaps it is time for us to save the black church if they can't give us a religion we can •relate to." Lomax said he has just re turned from a trip to the Holy Land. "From what I saw there," he said, "it is not pos sible for all persons to come out with blonde hair and blue eyes." Lomax also said that white Americans must begin respond ing to non-violent protest, if violence is to end in this na tion. "America simply does not respond to the Judeo-Christian ethic," he said. Hie author of the best selling book, Hie Negro Revolt, said, "America is not ready to get down to the nitty-gritty business of overhauling the system to give freedom and justice to all." "It's a question of altering (Continued on page 2A) J* f W J?.- BUTLER University, the master of science degree from the State University of South Dakota and the doctor of philosophy degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Dr. Daniel has served in various capacities at A&T since 1964. He has also taught at St. Augustine's College, Raleigh; North Carolina Col lege; Bowling Green State Uni versity; and Mount Vemon Junior High School, Lo6 An geles. Dr. Daniel's writings have appeared in newspapers, map zines, and scholarly journals throughout the nation, Includ ing "Saturday Review," the College Language Association Journal," and the Greensboro (See LINCOLN 2A) DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1968 i - - : Ui^H'^l^kifl OMEGA'S IMC HONORIKS— Fayetteville's graduate and un dergraduate chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. named Dr. George Butler,'Geft) "Ome ga Citizen of the Year"; and Dr. Odell Uaell, (right) "Omega Hegro Doctor Performed First Successful Heart Book Brings to Light Story of Unsung Heroes NEW YORK - Daniel Hale Williams: Negro Surgeon* by Helen Buckler, to be published by Pitman on December 20th, brings to light the true story of one of the great unsung Negro heroes of American his tory. Originally published in 1964 under the title "Doctor Dan," this long out-of-print book was ignored and neg lected by the American read ing public and Dr. Williams himself never received the re cognition he deserved. Why have so few people heard of Daniel Hale Williams? In 1893 he performed the world's first successful heart operation. Why is this not a well-known fact? These are the facts and questions that stimulated Helen Buckler to spend 10 years in 14 states, with hundreds of people and government ar chives, documents, and records in order to unearth the life story of America's first Negro surgeon and the facts and cir cumstances of his history-mak ing achievement. Continued hi 2A Durham Ushers Union Celebrates 43rd Anniversary The Durham Interdenomi national Ushers Union cele brated Its 43rd Anniversary at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Sunday, September 24, at 3:00 p.m. The anniversary sermon waa preached by Dr. William H. Fuller, pastor of Mt. Zion with music being furnished by the Senior Choir. In addition to the regular program officers for 1969 were elected aa follows: Clyde Moore, Jr., president; J. H. Betts, first vice-president; Mrs. Minnie Ford, second vice-pre sident; Mrs. Mae Willie Webb, (See UStMRS 2A) Man of the Year." The action came at the fraternity's "Na tional Achievement Week" pro gram held recently. Dr. Butler was cited for his civic activities in the community and Dr. Ux- l| iuj PROMOTED 'TO STAFF SIR GEA N T MAJOR (Quarry Heights, Panama Canal Zone)— Staff Sergeant Major Sterling' Harris (center), son of Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Harris of Rouge mont, has the insignia of his rank pinned on by Colonel W. Black Parents and Students issue Statement on Walkout Former KKK Head Charged With Murder HATTEESBURG, Miss. - In the midst of a U.S. District Court trial for conspiracy In the 1966 firebomblng death of Vemon H. Dahmer, an NAACP voter registration leader Sam H. Bowers, Jr., former Ku Klux Klan leader, was arrested here on a charge of murder, Nov. 18. Bowers was arrested during a lunch break in the Federal Court hearing for 16 men ac cused of conspiracy In the civil rights leader's death. He was taken to the Forrest County jail. He waa one of 13 men in dicted on arson charged in the Dahmer murder and stood trial earlier this yss*, but a mistrial was declared when the Jury could not reach verdict. PRICE: 20 Cents tell was honored for his attain ment in the field of education. Featured speaker at the pro gram was Ellis J. Corbett na tional grand basileus of the fraternity. H. 2ice (left), Secretary of joint staff of U. S. Southern Com mand, and Staff Sergeant Jfajor ' M. A. Wolf, chief noncommif sioned officer of the Office of Secretary Joint Staff. A native of Durham, Sergeant Harris at tended North Carolina College HILLSBOROUGH - This statement is being issued by concerned Black parents and students who attend Orange County High School. It is in tended to clarify the real is sues Involved at the schooL A clear understanding of Monday morning's walk out is necessary in order to under stand the over-all situation at the high school. First of all, the walk-out by approximately sixty students was not a revolt; It was not a boycott, or any thing of that sort. The walkout has one purpose; to try to get black students together to dis cuss their common problems. TTie walk-out was necessary because the students were un able to hold a meaningful meeting within the school. School officials insisted that white students be Included In any meeting at the school; the black students felt they needed a meeting of their own in order to fully discuss their grievances and possible solutions. Night meetinp off school premises are not practical because of transportation problems. Steel, Carter Requested to Attend Session NEW YORK - In accori ance with a recommendation of the Legal Committee of the NAACP which met here all day November 18, Lewis M. Steel, dismissed fromMhe NAACP legal staff October 14, and Robert L. Carter, general counsel, who resigned October 28 in protest against the Steel dismissal, have been invited to appear before a recessed meet ing of the NAACP National Board, December 9. Matthew Perry, an attorney of Columbia, S. C., member of the National Board and vice president for legal services, will begin at once on the com mittee's recommendation with the title of Special Counsel "to supervise legal matters for which the Association is re sponsible, with authority to secure and designate such law yers as may be necessary for this purpose." * The committee recommend ed that the chairman designate a subcommittee of the legal committee to "secure the ser vices of a Genera] Counsel for the Association." The legal committee, whose chairman is William R. Ming, Chicago attorney and former faculty member at the Univer sity of Chicago law school, recommended to Bishop Ste phen G. Spottswood, Board chairman, that Robert L. Carter and Lewis Steel be in vited to that meeting of the Board as they may see fit to make." The committee's recommen dation for holding the recessed meeting of the Board, Decem ber 9, was accepted by Bishop See ATTORNEYS 2A at Durham from IMB to 1961_ He is serving as administrative supervisor with the Office of Secretary Joint Staff. His wife, Lois, and tbeir son, Kenneth, are residing at 1890 Cascade St. in Fayetteville, during his tour* in the Panama Canal Zone. If the walk-out had been meant as a "revolt," the stu dents would not have come back to classes. But in fact, the students involved held their meeting at about 8:20 a.m. and returned in time for fourth period classes, which begin at 11:20 a.m. It was then, and only then, that they were told that they were ex pelled. The grievances which the black students wanted to dis cuss all center around the ques tion of what It means to be a Mack student at Orange County High School. Hie over-all problem is a lack of faith in the school's principal and the way the school is being run. Specific grievance* are as follows: Representation on Student Council. First of all, there are about 12 black students on the 50-member Student Coun cil. Since black students make up about 42 percent of the student body, there should be greater black representation on this body. Because the black (See STATWMNT 1A)
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