Charlotte Hosts 45th Annual Session N.C.
Period Of "Black For Black's Sake" Foreseen By Duke Prof.
Says Negroes
Main Need is
Self-Discovery
A visiting assistant profes
sor at Duke Divinity School
says America may have to go
through a period of "black for
black's sake" before it can
achieve real cultural integra
tion.
Dr. Charles Lynvel Rice, act
ing director of student life and
visiting assistant professor of
American Christianity at the
Duke University Divinity
School, reflects on recent
trends in black-white relation
ships on Duke's campus in an
article recently published in
"Christian Century."
The black man's immediate
need is for self-discovery, Rice
believes. Hils may mean being
able to say "black is beautiful"
and mean it. In learning who he
is, the black man will take
pride in bis history and so
come to his cultural heritage.
Dr .Rice points oat that self-
Identification may make some
cultural integration possible.
This coald bring about harmo
nization of two cultures rather
than the destruction of one
way of life by another.
The black is discovering the
improtance of community it
self, Rice believes. Cut off from
the white community he has
been forced back to his own
people for support. Recently he
has become conscious of his
own history and the value of
his sense of community which
gives meaning to the term
"Soul Brother."
Rice says the black student
may be demanding separate
dormitories and tailored study
programs because be sees some
thing in his own community
which should be valued and
preserved. This turning back to
Ms own culture may eventually
lead Mm to give bade to Ameri
ca something we all need, a
sense of community, Rice con
tinues.
Dr. Rice ,a native of Chand
ler, Okla., received the B.A.
degree from Baylor University
In 1959. He later earned the
B.D. degree at Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Ky., and the master
of sacred theology degree at
Union Theological School in
New York. In f967 he earned
his Ph.D. degree in religion at
Duke.
After spending a year at Sa
lem College in Winston-Salem,
where he became associated
(See PROF page 2A)
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BONNETTE
Carolina Times
Business Mgr.
On Leave
Clarence Bonnette, business
manager of The Carolina Times,
has been given a leave of ab
sence to return to his native
Orangeburg, S. C. and enter
Benedict College at Columbia
this fall, where he will pursue
a degree in accounting.
A graduate of Orangeburg
High School, Bonnette later at
tended Durham Business Col
lege of which he is a recent
graduate.
Bonnette will return periodi
cally to his post to assist where
needed. When asked about his
future plans, Bonnette stated
that upon completion of work
at Benedict, he would return
to his position with The Times.
Bonnette is the son of Rev.
and Mrs. H. 0. Harvey of
Orangeburg.
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VOLUME 48 No. 34
89th Annua] Session National
Baptist In K.C. Sept. 19-24
BEGINS TRANSITION Shaw
Shaw University's new Presi
dent, Dr. King V. Cheek, Jr.,
begins transition in earnest
with the first meeting with four
of his top administrative staff
members. From left: Attorney
Romallus O. Murphy, Special
IDF Hits Hew York City Bank
System Behalf Black
Wm. W. McGee Named Asst.
Director of Winston-Salem UL
Samuel D. Harvey, Executive
Director, Winston-Salem Urban
League announced that William
W. McGee has been employed
as Assistant Director of the
League. McGee's appointment
was confirmed at the Board of
Directors meeting August 15.
McGee is a life long resident
of Winston-Salem and is a grad
uate of A&T State University
with a major in Sociology and
has done graduate work at A.
and T. State University. He is
a former teacher in the Forsyth
County School System and has
also taught jt Charlotte.
He is a member of Saints
Home Methodist Church and is
Secretary of the N. C. Economic
Development Corporation, YM
CA and a District Committee
Member of Boy Scouts, Old
Hickory Council. Married to
former Delores Bullock. They
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TALENT HUNT STAFF—Mem
bers of the staff of Saint Au
gustine's College who will di
rect the Talent Hunt Program
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1969
Assistant to the President for
Legal Affairs and Director of
Federal Relations; Dr. Joseph
Battle, Special Assistant to the
President for Institutional Re
search; Dr. Cheek; Thomas E.
Kee, Vice President for Stu
dent Affairs; and J. V. Parham,
■' 'Mk.
McGEE
have three children and re
side at 2132 Gerald Street. Mc-
Gee is 30 years old.
from their Rocky Mount office,
left to right; are Lattle Baker,
Jr., director; Tommy Foust, of
Vice President-Treasurer.
Dr. Cheek assumed his new
duties on July 1, 1969 replacing
his brother, Dr. James Cheek.
Dr. King Cheek was previous
ly Vice-President for Academic
Affairs.
NEW YORK—New York at
torneys, backed by the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, Inc. (LDF), are awaiting
ruling on their challenge of this
city's bail system in behalf of
14 Black Panther Party mem
bers.
The LDF filed a "friend of
the court" brief arguing that
New York State Officials "have
employed the bail determina
tion as a means to detain, to
punish and to prejudice the
fairness of trial."
U. S. District Court Judge
Edmund L. Palmieri allowed
the LDF to argue its amicus
brief wMch asked that the Pan
thers be released if New York
State "does not reset bail to
amounts which are within peti
tioners' means" to pay.
The LDF, represented by As
sistant-Counsel Elizabeth Du-
Bois, challenged New York
City's operation of the bail
system on the following
grounds:
The Eighth Amendment to
the United States Constitution
embodies a right to pre-trial
(See SYSTEM page 2A)
Rocky Mount, area coordinator; ;
Mrs. Millie Dunn Veasey, fin
ancial information and college
PRICE: 20 Cents
Membership
Represented by
6.3 Million
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Th e
89th National Baptist Conven
tion U.S.A., Inc. will be held
here September 9 through 14
at the Municipal Auditorium, it
was announced this week by
Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, Chicago,
president of the group.
The Convention, which an
nually draws 15 to 20 thous
and delegates from throughout
the United States, is a strong
sounding board for the nation's
largest organized body of
American Negroes. Dr. Jackson
said the event would make
major contributions to under
standing the totality of black
community as well as the white
community.
(See BAPTIST page 2A)
Former HHS Grad
Passes N. C. State
Dental Board
FAYETTEVTLLE Dr. Leor
Fowler, a native of Fayetteville
has received his degree of den
tistry at Howard University.
Washington, D. C.
A 1961 graduate of Hillside
High School, Fowler attended
Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Hampton, Va. and received the
B.S. degree in chemistry there
DR. FOWLER
in 1965.
Dr. Fowler recently passed
the N. C. Board of Dentistry
and will do practice in Wins
ton-Salem.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leon J. Fowler of Fayetteville,
and is married to the former
Miss Kay Scott of Philadelphia,
Pa. They have one son, Rode
ric Lloyd Fowler and present
ly live in Washington, D. C.
placement coordinator; and
Mrs. Bernice E. Riley, of Rocky
Mount, secretary.
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PERFORMING IN ITAL Y
Giorgio Ciompi, Artistic Direc
tor of "School of the Arts Sum
mer Session in Siena," is shown
welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son Moorman as they arrive to
take part in the performances
Railroad's Policy
Blacks as Porters longed
WASHINGTON —The rail
roads' historic policy of hiring
only blacks as train porters and
whites as brakemen, even
though they perform virtually
the same function, can be chal
lenged under the federal un
lawful discriminatory employ
ment practices law, a federal
court has held.
Judge Gibson, speaking for
the United States Court of Ap
peals for the Bth Circuit In
Norman v. Missouri Pacific
Railroad, 60 LC 9282 (C. A. 8,
1069), said a group of black
train porters could sue a rail
road under Title VII of the
1964 Civil Rights Act despite
previous court decisions giving
jurisdiction over craft classifi
cation suits to the National
Mediation Board, which was set
up under the Railway Labor
Act. A United States District
Court had earlier barred the
suit, saying that only the Board
had jurisdiction over the mat
ter.
The plaintiffs in the suit
charge that the railroad has
violated Title VH by classify
ing them as train porters on
the basis of their race. They
allege that because of such
classification they are denied
equal employment opportuni
ties, compensation, and ad
(See PORTERS page 2A)
University Park
To Be Site Of IUA Convocation
CHARLOTTE—The forty-fifth
annual session of the Interde
nominational Ushers Associa
tion of North Carolina opens
here Friday, August 22 through
Sunday, August 24, at Univer
sity Park Baptist Church, Rev.
T. A. Watkins, pastor.
Friday morning and after
noon sessions, presided over by
Clifton Stone, President and J.
T. O'Neal, Vice president, re
spectively, includes a business
session, first-aid class, discus
sions of programs expansion,
and arts and crafts for the Jun
ior Department. The evening
program of official welcoming
activities, features remarks by
John M. Belks, Mayor, city of
Charlotte, Rev. Watkins. host
nastor, and Mrs. Sallie White,
host ushers union.
Kelly Alexander, state presi
dent of NAACP, will discuss
the North Carolina conferences
of the organization. Remarks
concerning city government
will be the topic of City Coun
cilman, F. D. Alexander.
Meetings on Saturday morn
ing are devoted to arts and
crafts, work the Junior De
partment, an etiquette insti
tute, and an usher's institute.
The afternoon business session
will feature reports of all com
mittees and also the election
of officers. L. E. Austin. Presi
dent Emeritus of the Associa
tion will give remarks.
The annual oratorial contest
whose topic is "The Negro's
Future," will be held on Satur
day evening and will present
the finalists and the awarding
of prizes. Following adjourn
ment, a social hour will be
held.
The Orange and Durham Dis
(See USHERS page 2A)
by the North Carolina youthful
artists on tour in Italy. Moor
man is a percussionist and his
wife is a singing student from
Julliard School of Music in New
York. This is the third year
Elder Robt. Jones to be Installed
At St. Luke Church Sunday
Installation services for Elder
Robert 1.. Jones as the new pas
tor of the St. Luke Apostle
Church of God, 914 South St.,
will be held Sunday, August
24, at 3:30 p.m. The principal
speaker for the occasion will
be Bishop Jerome Browne,
pastor of Emanuel Tabernacle
Church.
Before coming to St. Luke,
Elder Jones served as assistant
pastor of the Church of God in
Christ, pastor of Little Oak
Church, Robblns. He *1 so
served as assistant pastor of
the Church of God in Christ
under the late Bishop Faison.
He was a long time employee of
The Carolina Times.
Jones is a native of Durham
and has been in the ministry
for 15 yearS, being ordained in
1959. He is a graduate of Hill
side High School and attended
North Carolina Central Univer
sity. The reputation of Jones
has been Mghly rated among
the friends of Durham and
throughout North Carolina. He
is married to the former Miss
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PRIDE OF ALABAMA Miss
Audrey Ford, Talladega Col
lege coed and native of Macon,
Georgia, represents Alabama
in the National Beauty and Tal
ent contest of the Elks in
that tl ie orchestra from th*
North Carolina School of the
Arts at Winston-Salem has p«r
formed in Italy supported tn
part, bjr the Italian Govern
ment.
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ELDER JONES
Mae Brooks of Tlfton, Get >rgU.
The service will also include
recitations, solos and rem arks
by Elder John Russell, 1 lev.
Reuben Parker and others.
The program is under the
direction of D eae on Willie G.
Allen. The pu'olic is invited t *
attend.
Washington, E>. C., Aujiust M.
Miss Ford won tlx» Alabama
contest and rtspreaen ts the Col
lege City Lodge N« J. 11T1 at
Elks (IBPOE), which la l&ata*
at Talladega, Alaban «.