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Shaw Announces s222Million Expansion RALElGH— President James E. Cheek of Shaw University revealed on Thursday plans of the trustee board to launch a nationwide program in Nov ember of this year to raise $222 million during the decade 1970-79 for Shaw's total rede velopment program, to be call- HI m^k itf 11 ■■ I mW H w n 7" ftfc ' J A S& ' " i MEMBERS OP THE WEST ner of Nixon and NoMe St. DURHAM BAPTIST CHURCH From left to right: W. E. who participated in the Ground Thompson, oldest male mem- Breaking Ceremonies for the her of the church; Rev. Samuel new church edifice held here Webb, Associate Minister; J. Sunday, April 13, at the H. Markham, chairman of Dea- Church's new site on the cor- | Mrs. Elizabeth Ko NCC Commencement Address Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan Koontz, Director of the Women's Bureau in the Depart ment of Labor, will be the speaker for North Carolina College's commencement ser vices, Sunday, June 1, it was announced today. Mrs. Koontz was appointed to the post she now holds by President Nixon on February 7. She is the first Negro to head the Women's Bureau and was the first of her race to serve as president of the National Education Associa tion. She is also U. S. Delegate to the United Nations Commis sion on the Status of Women. From 1945 until she became president of NEA in 1968, Mrs. Koontz was a special edu cation teacher at Price High Dept. of Labor WASHINGTON, D. C. - The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) today filed suit in federal dis trict court here charging the Departments of Defense and Labor with "knowingly per mitting and condoning racial discrimination in employment by government contractors." Our suit lists three major textile manufacturers: Dan River Mills, Inc.; J. P. Stevens and Company, Inc.; and Bur lington Industries. All told, these three com panies have been awarded $75, King's Death a Warning Says Dr. Franklin W ASHING TON—Martin Luther King, Jr. was the world's "most eloquent voice to speak for all mankind" for nearly 15 years, historian John Hope Franklin said today. "And he worked as hard as he spoke," said Dr. Franklin, head of the University of Chi cago's history department, at a Labor Department obser vance honoring the martyred civil rights leader. He worked "for an end to suffering in Nigeria, for the eradication of slums in urban America, for equal justlc* under law, for equality In employment, housing, and edu cational opportunities, for (See KING page 2A) Ed the '7O Decade Program was approved by the trustee board during Its annual meeting on the Raleigh campus April 14. Shaw's development pro gram, which has been in the fhimlng stages for the past four yam, will seek funds totaling the amount for three fa. J * Wf--i J > % MRS. KOONTZ School, Salisbury, N. C., work ing with slow learners and dis advantaged children. She had taught before that in Winston- Sued For Condoning Job Bias 000,000.00 (seven-five mil- lion dollars) during the past year--which more than covers the period during which their employment policies have been in dispute. Named as defendants in the LDF action are ' George P. Shultz, secretary of Labor; Melvin R. Laird, secretary of Defense; David Packard, depu ty secretary of Defense; and Ward McCreedy, acting director Office of Federal Contract Com pllance. The LDF is representing 20 Negroes from four southern hi iiiun li if m be Nil 1 kII 111 1 an Bn I H ■LOQUßNT VOICI—Dr. John Franklin, one of the Nation's most eminent historians, eulo gizes the Rev. Martin Luther King as the "most eloquent specific operations. (1) The {continued development of the campus, located in downtown Raleigh, which will be the cen ter of programs in urban scien ces and professional teacher education. (2) The creation of s second campus in the Raleigh mm to provide facilities for con Board; Rev. F. D. Terry, Pastor; W. H. Fuller, trustee; Mrs. Leslie Cole, oldest female member; Matthew Brown, trus tee and W. H. McAuley, Chair man of the Building Fund. (Photo by Purefoy) Salem, Landis, and Dunn, N. C. Mrs. Koontz is a graduate of Livingstone College, Salisbury, and holds a master's degree in elementary education from Atlanta University. Other grad uate work was done at Colum bia University and Indiana Uni versity. She has also done spe cial work in the field of special education for slow learners at North Carolina College. She is a life member of NEA, and was president of the association's largest depart ment, the Association of Class room Teachers, in 1965. She is a member of the NEA's Council for Exceptional Child ren, the North Carolina Coun cil for Retarded Children, and (See KOONTZ page 2A) states* "and on behalf of all black employees at Dan River, Burlington and Stevens." Our suit also asks the court to declare illegal the issuing of federal contracts to the three companies during the period of time during which they refused to sign written promises of fair employment practices under Executive Order 11246. We are also seeking "a per manent injunction prohibiting the defendants from awarding any further government con tracts to J. P. Stevens. Burling- (See LABOR page 2A) voice" to speak for mankind in the past decade and a half. At right is Labor Secretary George P. Shultz. Dr. Franklin address- th> university's programs in gefcsral studies, communtea tioW the humanities and arts. ■(3) llie creation of metropoli tan colleges In six metropolitan areas. President Cheek said that during the past four years, the Shaw trustees, administration Che Can&la VOLUME 46 No. 16 UOCI Stages $ For Durham Office 100 Captains To Participate In Campaign UOCI, the strongest organi zation of low-income Black people in North Carolina, is going to the Durham Communi ty for funds to stay alive. UOCI, which stands tot United Organizations for Com nity Improvement, is going into the second week of a drive to raise $50,000 in individual contributions. Benjamin Ruffin, UOCI executive direc tor, reports good progress thus far in the drive which began April 4, at a Memorial Service for the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "The people of Durham have always responded well to worthwhile purposes," said Ruffin. "I hope that all seg ments of Durham will realize the importance of our raising this money. "We at UOCI think we have demonstrated our concern for the community by three years of working with poor Black people in the problems," Ruffin Said. "We hope that now, as we go back to the community for help, that we will find that this work hasn't gone unnoticed." One hundred captains -men and women of all occupations, economic levels and including White and Black persons -are busily spreading information about UOCI's drive. The UOCI financial situa tion is this: The group has enough money on hand to operate through June 30, 1969. This money comes from two sour ces: Durham's Foundation for Community Development and the General Convention Spe cial Program of the Episcopal Church. The Foundation grant will run out this month. The Episcopal grant is paid in quar terly installments, so UOCI has only one-fourth of the $25,100 (See DRIVE page 2A) Ed employees of the Labor De partment at commemorative ceremonies on the anniversary of Dr. King's death. and fliculty engaged in compre hensive studies relating to the educational needs of the nation to which Shaw should and could be responsive. Results of these studies have led to the decision that in the vearar ahead, the resources of Smw should be devoted to: (1) the DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1969 ! .11l i MIMMRS OP TMi AMOS SPICIAL CHOIR which will hold its first anniversary be ginning Friday, April 18 thru 20 «re: Sisters Jean Parker, Judy Kee, Morzilla Gulley, Two Incumbents Re-election To Two additional candidates for the office of City Council man gave official notice here this week, that they would be candidates in the election to be held here May 17. The candidates are J. S. Stewart, Third Ward City Councilman and Paul Alford, City Councilman at large. In his announcement state ment, Stewart said, "After careful deliberation with a large number of my friends, associates and supporters, I have decided to seek re-elec tion to the City Council repre senting the Third Ward. This decision was made due to the great number of challenging developments facing our city at this time. Because of my deep concern and past experi ences, I feel that I can be of great assistance in helping Dur ham meet the challenges of the future." NCTA Deplores Taken By education Boards The North Carolina Teach er* Association recently unani mously endorsed the following resolution presented by its Division of Administrators and Supervisors in session at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium: We the members of the Divi sion of Administrators and Supervisors of the North Caro lina Teachers Association deplore the actions being taken by many boards of education, wherein most cases involving the desegregation of schools, Negro administrators and Supervisors are being dismissed, demoted, and/or "promoted" without recognition of prepara tion, ability, or term of service. We know that there are many extension of educational opera tions to new and larger student populations; (2) the develop ment of new knowledge, social technologies and strategies in an effort to contribute toward reeohring the "urban crises;" (3) creating a network of edu Lola Shine, Sarah Williams, con L. Hester, Brothers Earl Gladys Kelly, Betty Williams, Brown, E. L. Williams, Preston Ecola Williams, Dorothy Ann Kee, Shelia Parker, Valerie Dorsey, Nellie Dorsey, Evan- Hester and Sister Ethel Leach, geline Mangum, Eller Craw? See story page SA. ford, Mother Mary Hester, De«- (Photo by Purefoy) .. '-»s STIWART Alford said, "I feel that I have been in a good position to represent the average man in my work on the City Council, and I believe that I have had the privilege to be of some help in the progress that our Negroes who are better quali fied for administrative posi tions, such as superintendent ships, assistant superintendents, supervisorships, and principal ships than many of their white counterparts being arbitrarit placed above them. It appears to be a continuation of "the system" to which Negroes have been subjected for the past two hundred years. In our opinion the present plan of replacing Negroes with whites is completely undemocratic, unpatriotic and unacceptable. It is therefore out intention to actively resist these forcer. We feel compelled to call the following concerns to the atten tion of the Public: cational resources directed toward acceisrating the achieve ment of full equality for all Americans but especially Black Americans. The two rampnans in the Raleigh area are expected to hsve approximately 8,000 stu- PRICE: 20 Cents H r mL ** | VJf UM ALPORD city is making. I fed that I can continue to contribute to the growth and progress of our city and its citizens, and for this reason I have decided to file for re-election to the City Council for one of the Council at large seats. ' 1. Hie strategy and psycho logy of "brainwashing" the general public into believing that all Negro instructional pro grams, administrators, supervi sors, and teachers are inferior and incompetent. 2. The misuse of test results and or information to aasees people of diverse and varying cultural bacgtounds as having inferior intelligence ability - to wit: usage of tests bawd on middle • class background to measure ability or L Q. of deprived children. 3. The pkcement of ill-pre pared white teachers in former ly all Negro schools whose understanding and attitudes toward Negro children serve as (See IDUCATION page 2A) dents and Dr. Cheek explained that while the number of stu dents such colleges will isrve outside Raleigh is yet to be determined, it is expected to approximately 12,000 total far all dx colleges. (See CHECK page 2A) MV. WILLIAMS Rev. Williams Named Church Union Sed'y PRINCETON, N. J. -The Rev. W. Clyde Williams has been appointed associate gene ral secretary of the Consulta tion on Church Union (COCU), a nine-denomination group that is working toward possible church union in the 1970'5. Williams, currently registrar and director of admissions at Interdenominational Theologi cal Center, Atlanta, Ga., is a minister of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion. Williams will take up his new COCU post this summer. His office will be at COCU headquarters in Princeton,N.J. He will work closely with COCU's general secretary, the Rev. Paul A. Crow, Jr., in both interpretation and administra tion of the Consultation. Williams was introduced, and his appointment an nounced by United Methodist Bishop James K. Mathews of Boston, presiding chairman of COCU for 1968-1970, at the Consultation recently in Atlan ta, Ga. Williams is also currently first vice-president of the Georgia Council of Churches (See NAMED page 2A) Resignation of EEOC Chairman Laid Racial Bias NEW YORK-The target of the Republican attack upon Clifford Alexander, chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was primarily "government action to curb racial discrimination in employment," Roy Wilkins, executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, charged in a statement released here, Apeil 10. Negro citizens, Wilkins said, will remember Senator Everett M. Dirkson's berating of Mr. Alexander in a Senate commit tee hearing and the White House announcement the next day that the EEOC chairman would be replaced. The complete text of Mr. Wilkins* statement follows: A case of anti-Negro racial policy with a minimum amount of fuzziness has arisen in the Nixon Administration with the resignation of Clifford L Alexander, Jr., as chairman of the Equal Employment Oppor tunity Commission. No matter how much gloss is applied, Negro citizens and their allies will remember that Republican Senate leader Everett M. Dfckson of Illinois publicly rebuked Alexander for allegedly "harassing" business men to secure conformity with the 1964 Act outlawing dis crimination in employment (See HOC page