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i-UilO 'Jaw. J IBTTJk North Carolina College To Ass 46 Black Insurance Company Sales Near SIOO Million '.] \ ...SB ,mg& w~ : hh - jfl H 1 B TP BL ~ „,, TP 1 *~~— iflp _ ■ HF HI HI nv ■■ IB RECEIVE FELLOWSHIPS These eight graduating seniors at North Carolina College are among ten who have received graduate fellowships for ad State Senate Votes Durham Institution Wed. May 21 When the State Senate Wednesday approved regional university status for North Carolina College, that approval recognized, in name, what has been an established fact since 1939. North Carolina College has offered the master's degree, the highest degree regional univer sities are authorized to grant, since 1939, when the Legisla ture amended the college's charter to authorize the Board of Trustees to establish grad uate courses in the liberal arts and the organization of depart ments of law, pharmacy, and library science "as the demand may warrant" and "the funds of the State will justify." From 1952 to 1962, the college even offered the Ph. D. degree in education. When the regional university system was approved in 1967, North Carolina College was one of five state-supported col leges offering graduate level work. The other four—Appala chian State College, East Caro lina College, Western Carolina College, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Col lege—asked for regional univer sity status. North Carolina Col lege, which had just named a new president, asked to be giv en time to study regional uni versity status. By the time the State Board of Higher Education issued its comprehensive report on higher education in North Carolina, again recommending regional university status for North Carolina College, the Board of Trustees of the college felt they could approve that status. They sought the official approval of the Board of Higher Education and Durham County Legisla tors introduced bills to make North Carolina College North Carolina Central University, retaining the initials NCC. The trustees and President Alberta N. Whiting had reached the conclusion that North Carolina College might finan cially handicapped be if it remained officially a college while Institutions of similar size and offerings had unlver versity status. That conclusion was also reached, however, by trustees of at least four other institu tions. Before North Carolina College's university status was approved, one of those colleges, by-passing the Board of Higher Education, had been made a regional university and the other three had requested the change. The state legislators showed signs of rebellion against appro val of university status for all (See NCC page 2A) vanced study in geography. Shown, left to right, first row, are Herbert L. West, Samuel Jones, Margaret Stephenson, and Earl Leatherberry. On the N. C. Law School Dean fo Deliver Address at S. C. State Finals ALBANY, Ga. -Albany (Ga.) State College has tapped one of the nation's distinguished law school deans to deliver the major address for the 50th annual Commencement Convo cation here on Saturday, May 31. Daniel G. Sampson, dean of the School of Law at North Carolina College at Durham, will deliver the commencement address at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning on the college's cam pus. This year's regal affair will be held outdoors for the first time in the area across from Dennis Student Union. A native of Sumter, S. C., Sampson became dean of the NCC Law School in 1965. He has been on the College's law faculty since 1950. A More house College graduate, he earned the Bachelor of Laws and the Master of Laws degrees at Boston University after a year at Atlanta University where he was awarded the M.A. Rev. Lowry Reid Gets Doctor Of Divinity from UC College GOLDSBORO-The United Christian College of Goldsboro, in its annual Commencement Exercises awarded to Rev. L. W. Reid the Doctor of Divinity degree last week. Rev. L. W. Reid is the pas tor of the New Bethel Baptist Church of Durham and the founder and President of the Union Christian Bible Institute. As pastor, Rev. Reid is one of the more progressive in the city of Durham. While serving at his present parish he has almost doubled the member ship and erected a modern church edivice. He has made the church the center of acti vities in the Crest Street area. As founder of the Union Christian Bible Institute his influence is widening in the hearts of the students who attend and to all who have had dealings with him. When asked why did he decide to establish a Bible Institute he pointed out several reasons: First, he stated that he had overcome insurmounta ble obstacles to acquire some degree of theological training. Since he had, he envisioned many other ministers and Chris- second row, from left to right are Bobby Wilson, Perry Mas sey, Kenneth Jordan, and Al bert Barnett. (NCC Photo) jJB SAMPSON Degree. A World War II Vete ran where he served overseas in the Pacific, Sampson has also studied at Case Institute of Technology, New York Univer sity, and the University of California. He is a cooperating lawyer of the NAACP Legal Redress Com mittee and is also co-chairman of the CLEO Summer Institute, REV. REID tian workers who are faced with similar circumstances. He, therefore, decided it would be a great service to give others an opportunity for Biblical training. Secondly, he stated that many Negro ministers do not have the formal training which would enable them to be admit ted to a school of religion, he is desirous that the Institute be a bridge by which those who will may cross into an area of greater training in reli gious service. Thirdly, not only to prepare ministers but to (See REV. REID page 2A) Che Carcfaa^Ctines VOLUME 46 No. 22 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1969 U. S. Government Pushes Case Against S. C. Troopers Shooting In 3 Deaths NAACP Files Suit Against Highway Patrol FLORENCE, C.-In the trial of nine state troopera for a shooting that resulted in three deaths and at least thirty injuries at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, Febru ary, 1968, the lines have been sharply drawn between the Federal Government and attor neys for the troopers. The Federal Government, in pressing civil rights charges against the troopers, is attempt ing to show there was no pro vocation for the actions of the policemen. The troopers are basing their defense on the "highly explosive, extremely dangerous, riotous situation" which existed on the campus of the college. Meanwhile, Matthew J. Perry of Columbia, special counsel for the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People, has filed damage suits against the chief of the State Highway Patrol in behalf of the estates of the slain students and in behalf of the wounded survivors of the police assault. Before a jury which includes two Negroes, government wit nesses have testified that state troopers fired without warning and without being fired upon by students. All of the witness es appearing on both Tuesday and Wednesday of last week testified in this vein. Witnesses included Warren Koon, managing editor of the Rock Hill Evening Herald; (See PUSHES page 2A) Urban League Recruits 60 Students For Ghetto Projects Applicants for Project Chosen From Leaders BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -The National Urban League has recruited sixty black student leaders to work in special ghet to projects across the country this summer. The student activists, re cruited from fifty-one colleges, will work with local Urban League officials in fifteen cities. They will study and develop techniques for building econo mic, social and political strength in the black ghetto. Announcement of the black student leadership program was made here today (Tuesday), by Whitney M. Young, Jr., the League's executive director. The civil rights leader noted that the League was the first organization of its type to offer its resources to Negro student leaders interested in (See LEAGUE page 2A) -*r~ Jjk DR. WHEELER 3 Speakers To Be Presented At Hillside High Com Commencement exercises at Hillside High School here will begin June Ist, at 5 p.m. with the Senior Inspirational Service. Rev. Lorenzo A. Lynch, pastor of White Rock Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. A native of Oak City, N. C., Rev. Lynch marks the fourth generation of ministers in his family. Rev. Lynch received the BA and BD degrees from Shaw University and did fur ther study at the University of N. C., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest, Duke Divinity School, and Boston University. Alumni of some few years ago may recall that the Senior Inspirational Service was tradi tionally referred to as the "bac calaureate". Honorees and guests at the Twentieth Annual Awards Day exercises to be held on June 4, m Mj&T 11 li 11 l itffl PJj SIGNING OF THE LARGEST Single Government - Industry contract for the training of disadvantaged people was wit nessed in Washington, D. C., (May 14) by Hanks (standing, right). Signing the $13,795,000 contract are George P. Shultz. Secretary of Labor, v?r/ DR. LYNCH at 11 p.m., will hear an address by a former "Hornet" (Class of 1950) and Durham native in the person of Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, President of Elizabeth City State College at Elizabeth City. Dr. Thorpe is a graduate of North Carolina College here, earning both the BA and MA degrees in psychology. He is the son of the late Ulyses Thorpe and Mrs. Minnie Thorpe who resides here at 705 Linwood Ave. Senior Class Night, also on June 4th, will be held in the auditorium at 8 p.m. Commencement exercises will be conducted at the Dur ham County Memorial Stadium on June 6th at 8 p.m. John H. Wheeler, President of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank will be the speaker. Wheeler attended the public (left) and Virgil E. Boyd, Chrysler president. Looking on with Hanks is J Hillman Khan, deputy executive vice chairman of the National Alliance of Businessmen (NAB). Hanks, now a timekeeper at Chrysler's Jefferson Assembly plant in Detroit, had been out of a reg PRICE: 20 Cents i DR. THORPE schools of Atlanta, Ga. He received the AB degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, the LLB degree from North Carolina College and holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws de gree from Shaw University. Although serving many national and international agen cies, Wheeler also serves as a Board Member to many local, state, and regional organiza tions including Atlanta Univer sity, Morehouse College, and the Southern Regional Council. Wheeler, a member of Dur ham's Urban Renewal Com mission, is also on the Presi dent's Committee of Equal Employment Opportunity and the Business and Finance Exe cutive Committee of National Churches of Christ of the U. S. A. ular job since mid-1966 when he entered the corporation's pre-employment training pro gram in 1968. The new con tract. MA-4, is the fourth pre employment training contract awarded to Chryster Corpora tion since 1967. Campaign for New Business Goes Over Top CHICAGO— EarIy reports of sales during the 35th annual observance of National Insur ance Week indicate that the S9O million goal in new busi ness has been exceeded and that the 46 black owned and operated life insuracne com panies comprising the Nation al Insurance Association may top the SIOO million mark. With the dtatribution of lapel buttons and campaign -material bearing the 196 V theme, "We Always Cared," insurance personnel with home and branch offices located in Chicago launched the annual event Saturday, May 10, by attending Operation an article on black insurance companies appearing in the May issue of Ebony magazine were circulat ed. In Louisiana, Governor John McKeithen issued an offi cial proclamation declaring May 12-17 Insurance Week in Louisiana and Commissioner of Insurance Dudley A. Guglielmo sent official greetings. This type of activity is in marked contrast to the first National Insurance Week of 1935 when insurance was obtained by blacks cheifly as a death benefit, with little, if anything, left over for widows and children. That first cam paign produced $3.75 million of business. Today, black companies issue policies competitive with those issued by the giants in the industry. The savings bene fit of life insurance is strongly emphasized and policies tail ored to fit special needs are also offered. NIA companies have asset* of more than $435 million and insurance in force exceeding (See CAMPAIGN page 2A) IhNK IVpiijV MB MILTON SATTERFIILD 10-Year-Old Writes Letter To President A little boy with a big heart wrote a charming letter to somo pretty big people in Washington, D. C., recently. President and Mr. flichard M. Nixon. Milton Satterfield, age 10, a fourth grade student at Bur ton Elementary School felt the necessity of writing the presi dent and his wife at the 'Vhite House and his effort was re warded by an acknowledge- ment that his letter was warm ly received and a member of the president's staff sent some literature which Milton found to be very exciting. The following is the text of the letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Nixon: 1415 Lakeland St. A.P.T. No.A April 27,1969 Durham, N. C. 27701 (See WRITIS page 2A) t"
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