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Durham County Democrats Back $960,000 Grant To FCD DeJarmon Named New Head N. C: College Law School IT i I *"r 'MK J Jlnf; m.. .4 JH m / HE A/I L Grand Opening H Broad Street Cxtented June 30 By Ed Stewart Quality Bakery, the only such business operated by Ne groes of Durham, went Into its fifth year of operation last week, by conducting a grand opening at Its new location, 1115 Broad St., June 21, which has been continued through the end of the month. Hie aroma of freshly cooked doughnuts, beauty of a colorful array of cookies, the five layer wedding cake, all were evident of the ability as William Jones, owner of the bakery, busied himself greeting customers and handing out tasty jelly-filled doughnuts as they passed thru the tgle and span show-room peering at the goodies. Quality Bakery became a reality because Jones, who has been cooking since he was twehe years old, believed he had the talent to successfully com pete in a field crowded with Blacks in the rear of the build ing but none in the front. He took over the operation of a bakery on Petti grew Street in 1964. Then, because of Urban Renewal, he was forced to move. He applied for and received a SBA Loan services through Me chanics and Farmers Bank and used part of it to buy the baking equipment where he is now lo cated. See BAKERY 2A) Fayetteville State Approved For Uni tus FAYETTEVILLE - When the State Houae of Represen tative* approved regionally university status for Fayette ville State College, that ap proval permitted the local Institution to join the state's new network of public-sup ported unhmritles. When the regional univer sity system was approved in 1967, four former colleges asked for and received uni versity status. They included North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, West ern Carolina College, Appala chian State College and East Carolina College. By the time the State Board of Higher Education issued its comprehensive re port on higher education in North Carolina, it recom mended that only one addi tional state-supported college be given regional university status. However, when one Insti tution bypassed the Board of Higher Education and gained university status, the trustees and President Rudolph Jones had reached the concluMop that Fayetteville State Col- (See APPROVED 2A) WILLIAM JONES Dr. Marion Thorpe Selected Chrm. College Relations Meet ELIZABETH CITY - In an effort to increase college business, and industrial rela tions at the predominantly Negro senior colleges and universal* in the United States, Plans For Progress an nounced the selection of Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, President of Elizabeth City State Col lage, as chairman of the Fifth Nafttanal .-Collage Relation's Conference, scheduled for November 12-14, in Washing ton, O. C. Upon accepting the chair manship, Dr. Thorpe revealed his plans to attend the Col lege-Industry Cluster Plan ing Committee meeting, in Washington, D. C., on July 10, in order to continue plan ning- for the November ses sion. His selection came dur ing the committee's meeting which was held earlier this month. There are presently 45 minority colleges and over 200 companies participating in the program. Dr. Thorpe, one of the nation's youngest college ad ministrators, continues to be Last Rites Held for Sylvester Bass at Milgrove Bapt. Church The funeral of Sylvester Bass, 75, was held at the Milgrove Baptist Church Sunday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m. The eulogy was delivered by the Rev. A. L. Cooper, pastor. Baas succumbed at the Vete rans Hospital, June 19, follow ing an illness of five weeks. He wu born and reared in Rougemont, the aon of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alonza Baas. About thirteen year* ago, he moved to Durham with his fami ly where he lived until his death, June 19 at the Veterans Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mandle Hawley Bass, and five children. They are: Thomas, Durham; James, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Lillian Hawley, Rougemont; Mrs. Lula Cousin, Rougemont and Mrs. Esther Parker of Dur ham. Interment was at the family cemetery in Rougemont. The Spanish Protestant ver sion of the Bible, printed at Basle in ISM, i* called the "Bear Bible" because the wood cut device on the title page is a bear. ■ M DR. THORPS called upon for service out side of his office at Elizabeth City State College. Among the several appointments which he has already accept ed this year are: member of the Martin Luther King Fel lowship Selecting Committee of the Wbodrow Wihoo Foundation; the National (HEW) Advisory Committee Studying Dyslexia and Re lated Reading Disorders; and the Association of Eastern North Carolina Colleges. I Wj i jC HF ■ BASS For the surf and san] set, fashions for men this summer tarn to bright and bold themes. . Prints used in both swim (trunks and slacks are large, flamboyant, colorful. The jeans look also is strong with the boys. Now, they won't, have to chop off their blue or, wheat jeans to convert them to surfers and swimmers. Some manufacturers are mak ing them in the popular chop* ped-off look. Hit Caipllft Cimrs VOLUME 46 No. 26 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1969 Churches Charged With Law Breakdown At GREENSBORO - Present day churches are to a large degree respondble for the breakdown of law and order in society, according to Dis trict Court Judge Ebeta Ale xander. Speaking to a session of the 17th annual Ministers Institute at A&T State Uni versity last Wednesday night, Judge Alexander said: "The Christian church Is responsible for the character of our present civilization be cause of a lack of involve ment in temporal life." Judge Alexander said the churches must begin provid ing answers to some of the basic questions of life. "It is true that Jesus heal ed, cured, fed, calmed seas and performed other mira cles," she added, "but he also used power to overcome economic and physical ills." Calling for a re-evaluation of the mission of the Church, Judge Alexander said that mission should be to "de clare and explain the moral law and to apply It to all situations." "If you lived in * ghetto," she asked. "What is it that you would want others to (See CHURCMS page 2A) Democratic Chairman Issues Statement in Favor of OEO The Durham County Demo- era tic Party, through its chair man, Dr. Eugene Greuling, re leased the following statement of position on the controversy concerning the granting of the $920,000 balance of the OEO grant to Durham's Foundation for Community Development. "At a recent meeting of the elected officers of the Durham County Democratic Executive Committee, we unanimously agreed to issue this public state ment, thereby breaking our pre vious silence maintained during the past two months while the federal grant to FCD was being attacked daily on the front pages of our area newspapers. What we Democrats have been doing was best, expressed in May by our Congressman, Nick Gallflanalds, '. . . let all this political byplay run its course, let the acrimony and emotion die down, then perhaps a solu tion can be found.' "We believe a workable solu tion to one of Durham's most critical problems - how to break the cycle of poverty, and how to make it possible for many more of the poor to get into the mainstream of the Ameri can economy - has been offered to the people of Durham by the OEO grant to FCD. The Dur ham community should grasp now the opportunity offered It to start the job of self-rehabili tation of the poor. We should recall what President Nixon, during his campaign last fell, stated: \ . . we cannot truly help the poor until we start grtting them off the welfare rolls and onto the payrolls.' The President has more recently said, . . welfere tends to (See 080 page 2A) ; * 'lk _i£* -J j >^| fj|7 I J J {- | m THE NATIONAL CONCLAVI i A theatre party »t the Vil-1 ed at the Sir Walter and the OF MOLES met in Raleigh, last weekend (June 20-22) to celebrate its twenty-sixth an niversary. The Moles is a so cial organization with civic implications. There were mem bers attending from 22 states and the District of Columbia. The session drew more than 390 members into the Raleigh- Durham area. Edmonds Named Principal New Chapel Hill Elementary School CHAPEL HILL - At a special meeting of the school board last week W. W. Edmonds, principal of the Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, was named principal of the new Grey Cul breth Middle School, now under construction. Edmonds will be gin his duties as principal of the school at once. It is located south of Chapel Hill. Since 1962 Edmonds has served as principal of the Prank Porter Graham School. He was born and reared in Tarboro. His professional career begin in the Elizabeth City schools where he served as a school science teacher and l|t|||etic coach. From 1956 to 1961 he was a principal in the Elizabeth City school system. He joined the fac ulty of North Carolina College as a supervisor of student teach ers In 1961. Since 1964 he has served each summer as administrative assistant to the superintendent of the Governor's School in Winston-Salem. He holds B.S. and M. S. de grees from North Carolina Col lege and has taken graduate studies at NCC, Ohio State Uni versity and UNC. He holds the advanced principal's certificate. Mrs. Edmonds is a guidance counselor at Chapel Hill Senior H#i School. They have one son, Kaaneth. lage Dinner Theatre kicked off the three-day meeting with the entire convention being treated to dinner and the show by the host chapter of Raleigh. After the performance of the "Odd Couple," John Gattis of Dur ham, played for the after the atre cocktail hour. The convention was quarter- wm i i .M i | EDMOND Sunday, June 15 Is High Day In Franklin County FRANKLINTON - Sunday, June 15, was a high day in Franklin County when a branch of the Interdenominational Ush ers Association was organised at the First Baptist Church in Franklin ton. Hie Rev. J. D. Lockley of Raleigh is pastor. The new union was made possible by the fine work of Mrs. Louise Harvey and the Dur- Ushers Union. Mrs. Hanyy la chairman of the Expansion Committee of the State Ushers Association and President Clif ton Stone stated that he is of her achievement in Fiaafclln County and trust other members (See HIGH DAY page 2A) PRICE: 20 C«U Statler Hilton Hotels, where several cocktail parties and the annual banquet were held. Pictured are the chairman of the theatre party on the right, Mrs. Ruby Stroud, of Raleigh. In the center, Mrs. Chtristine Tool, President, and on the left, Mrs. Toni Williams, co-chair man of the social committee. 6 Negro Colleges Get Cooperative Library Center ATLANTA, Ga. - The United Board for College De velopment has received a grant of $233,000 from the Carnegie Foundation to es tablish the Cooperative Libra ry Center in Atlanta for six Negro colleges, according to Dr. Charles C. Turner, Direc tor of the United Board for College Development an agency of the National Coun cil of Churches. Participating in the Co operative Library Center are Miles College, Oakwood Col lege, Stillman College, Talla dega College, Tuakegee Insti tute - all in Alabama - and Tougaioo College in Missis sippi. Through the Center these six colleges will be able to improve the number and quality of their library holdings through the savings from cooperative buying. The books will also be processed and cataloged at the Center. They will be ready for im mediate shelving when they arrive at each Institution. It is expected that the number of participating colleges will rise to an eventual maximum of about 30 additional col leges. An initial grant was made by the Jearie Smith Noyes Foundation of New York for a workshop on cooperative library planning involving the six college librarians. Mrs. Henry Collins of Moatfomsry, Alabama provided the funds (See COLLIOBS SA) ATTY. MARMON } Dean Sampson To Be Replaced By Noted AHy. The Board of Trustees of North Carolina College at Dur ham has announced its approval of the appointment of LeMar qufc DeJarmon to be the Dean of the Law School of North Carolina Central University, ef fective September 1. DeJarmon will fill the vacan cy created by the elevation of Dean D. G. Sampaon to the post of Special Assistant to the Presi dent in charge of Lepl Affairs. DeJarmon joined the Law School faculty in 1955 as an Associate Professor Law. He holds the A. B. Degree from Howard University, J. D. Degree from Western Reserve University and the L.L. M. Degree from New York University. He has pursued additional studies at the Indiana University, School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana and the Parker School of Compara tive Law at Columbia Univer sity. He is the author of several Law Review articles. His mo6t recent publication, "The Cap, The Gown, and The Robe. (See SAMPSON 2A) jMf Hi, M iGg■ A REV. WILLIAMS Pub. House for Negro Authors In Greensboro GREENSBORO—A publishing house for Negro authors—one of the few in America has been launched in Greensboro. The firm will be called Unity Press and the first booy to be published by it will be titled 'Tve Come This Far" written by Rev. Frank William# of Greensboro. Principals in the new pob lishing venture which upwU to bring out other volumes by Negro writers, include Carroll G. Ogle, of Piedmont Triad Tel evision, managing television station WTJBC-TV and radio station WEAL hen; Keith Stuart, head of Stuart StuBo, a Greensboro commercial and advertising art establishment; Jerry Beeco, a Greensboro pub lic relations man; and Ronald Charity, in the advertising and market research field at Dan vine, Va. DeWltt Carroll, for merly of Greensboro, now of Charlotte, wO! serve as senior editor of the firm. Books to follow wm all be by blade authors and will In clude the work of college pro* feasors, ministers, and Negro leaders generally No publish ing firm has previously existed (See AUTHORS 1A)