New Black Theology Breaking Chains Of Traditional Belief
Durham Man Crushed To Death By Own Car In Accident
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PART OF THE CROWD that at
tended the 39th annual stock
holders meeting of the Central
Carolina Farmers at the Nation
Cousin: "The Blacker You Are
More Christian
Making Christ's
Gospel Relevant
Today Important
"We need to take the mes
sage of Jesus and make it rele
vant to the day," challenged
Rev. Philip Cousin, pastor of
St. Joseph's AME Church, at a
discussion session Tuesday
night in the Education Building
of the church on Fayetteville
Street.
Occasion for the statement
was in partial answer to the
topic of discussion: "Can You
Be Black and Still Be A Chris
tian?" It was generally agreed
that both the terms "black" and
"Christian" have been distort
ed. and need redtefining.
Cousin told those attending
the seminar that in years past
theologians have attempted to
use the Bible to justify oppres
sion. This he went on, was in
disregard to the fact that Jesus
made his appeal and identified
with the oppressed.
"However." the pastor cau
tioned. "we must interpret
Christianity in the light of the
20th century. In his day, Jesus
worked with the oppression of
His day. That might have been
leprosy, blindness, or what have
you. We must then work with
the oppression of our day,
namely racism, poverty, and
other ills of our society."
This idea was elaborated and
expanded upon by Jim Shoe
maker, one of the three Duke
divinity school students attend
ee COUSIN page 2A)
NCCU Pres. Named to Board
American Council on Education
Dr Albert N. Whiting, presi
dent of North Carolina Central
University, has been named to
the Board of Directors of the
American Council on Educa
tion. He will serve a three-year
term ending October 1972.
The American Council on
Education includes 1,600 col
leges and' universities in its
membership, and is perhaps the
most important and represen
tative organization of institu
tions of higher education.
Arthur S. Flemming, presi
dent of Maclester College, St.
Paul, Minn., is chairman of the
board, which meets three times
during the year.
North Carolina Central Uni
versity is the only predominant
ly Negro institution represent
ed on the board, which includes
the presidents of such universi
ties and' colleges as Yale Uni
versity, Rutgers University, the
University of Virginia, the Uni
versiyt of Notre Dame, the Uni
Dissent, Libratypn Bapt. Agenda
WASHINGTON, DC. (ABNS) -
Problems related to freedom of
conscience and dissent In an or
dered society are top priority
Items on the agenda of the Bap
tist Joint Committee on Public
Affairs, according to action taken
at its semi-annual meeting here.
- al Guard Armory last week.
- More than 1200 persons attend
-1 ed the meeting that saw several
Mahalia Jackson to Sing at
Arlington National Cemetery
WASHINGTON, D. C. The
powerful voice of the world's
greatest gospel singer will be
heard in the Amphitheater at
Arlington National Cemetery on
Veterans Day, November 11,
when Miss Mahalia Jackson
sings the National Anthem.
Donald E. Johnson, Adminis
trator of Veterans Affairs and
chairman of • the President's
Veterans Day National Commit
tee, has announced 1 that Miss
Jackson has volunteered her
services for the Veterans Day
observance. She will fly to
Washington from Los Angeles
for the occasion.
Johnson said that Miss Jack
son has also been asked to
sing another appropriate song
of her own choosing. It Is be
lieved to be the first time in
the history of Veterans Day
observances at Arlington Ceme
tery that a soloist has perform
ed, he said.
Members of President Nixon's
Cabinet, top military leaders,
national commanders of vete
rans organizations and other
distinguished guests will be in
attendance at Arlington for the
nationally - televised November
11 ceremony.
Miss Jackson has performed
at the White House for five
presidents, and has sung before
royalty in Europe and the Far
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versity of California at Berke
ley Stanford University, Bar
nard College, Amherst College,
Southern Methodist University,
and l the John Hopkins Univer-
I sity.
Li on* action the committee
voted to "address ourselves to an
in-depth study of the freedom of
; conscience, die right to dissent
and other matters relating to the
i historic position of religious liber
|ty"
new men named to the CCF
Board of Directors.
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MISS JACKSON
Critchton Smith The Alien
East. Her radiant voice has
been heard in numerous con
certs at Carnegie Hall since her
debut there in 1950.
The Presidential Wreath Lay
ing Ceremony at the Tomb of
the Unknows will precedfe the
Arlington Cemetery Veterans
Day observance which starts at
11 a.m. the United States Navy
Band, the Sea Chanters, and
veterans organizations from
across the nation will partici
pate, Johnson said, as will rep
resentatives from six foreign
embassies.
AFSCME SAYS
THE UNION IS IN
CITY TO STAY
The Americean Federation of
State, County Municipal Em
ployees (AFSCME) union gave
notice Wednesday to North
Carolina that they are here to
stay.
Joseph E. Trotter, interna
tional representative who is as
signed to the area full-time told
newsmen at a morning press
conference that: "We are not
going to let Duke University,
UNC, any municaplity or any
other group turn us around or
run us out. We want to make
it crystal clear to friend and
foe alike that we are here to
stay."
AFSCME is an international
union organization having some
450,000 members. It has been
recently promient in Virginia,
W. Virginia, Louisiana, Char
lotte, N. C., Memphis. Tenn.,
and 1 Arkansas. The union also
orgarized workers in Jackson,
Mississippi.
According to Jim Pierce,
Southern Area representative,
the union's purpose for moving
into Durham is to activity for
the disadvantaged worker so
that they can enjoy all the ad
vantages already available to
most workers. He stressed that
North Carolina is the lowest
state on the industrial wage
scale.
North Carolina industrial
(See UNION page 2A)
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VOLUME 48 No. 44 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1969
Kitlrell College
Groundbreaking Ceremony
School Called
Leader in Field
Of Education
KlTTßELL—Speaking at the
84th Fall Convocation and Stu
dent Union building ground
breaking ceremonies at Kittrell
College October 22, Samuel C.
Jackson complimented the in
stitution for its approach to
learning that marks the college
as a leader on the frontiers of
education.
Jackson, assistant secretary
of HUD, went on to say: "By
structing the learning experi
ence to meet the needs of your
students, rather than requiring
the students to fit into the
established educational mold,
Kittrell is traveling down a new
path ... a path too long by
passed, especially for Black
students."
The government official's
statement came moments after
the college had conferred 1 on
him the honorary degree of
(See KITTRELL page 2A)
Classes In Session At City's
First Nation Building School
Hopkins Thinks
MXU Accepted
By Most Blacks
The general acceptance by
the Black community of the
Malcolm X Liberation Univer
sity has been much better than
expected after a week of opera
tion, according to Chuck Hop
kins, Information officer for
the new school.
Several busloads of students
from New Jersey, New York,
and other college campuses
around 1 the country joined the
crowd of hundreds that lined
the four hundred block of Pet
tigrew Street last Saturday
afternoon at the dedication
ceremonies.
Ending its first week of full
time operation, Malcolm X Li
beration University has an en
rollment of 50 students. Pres
ently they are receiving instruc
tion in two basic courses-
French, and Independent Afri
can Civilization. The latter
course is described as a study
of the African continent be
fore the arrival of Euroepeans.
Physical development, a sub
ject similar to Physical Educa
tion in public schools is also
being taught.
The staff of the university,
or resource people as they are
called, is made up of three co
ordinators who are in charge
of developing the classes. They
will periodically call in experts
in various aspects of their gen
eral classwork to assist in in
struction. '
Other members of the staff
include Howard Fuller, director
of the university; Faye Ed
wards Director of Curriculum:
Bertie Howard, Office Manager;
Frank Williams, Field Repre
sentative; Chuck Hopkins, In
formation Officer; and Renee
Neblitt, Special Consultant.
Many of the departments of
the institution are still in a
process of development. The
school is buying many books,
nnd donations are coming in
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PRINCIPLES TAKING PART in
groundbreaking for the new
Kittrell College Student Union
Building. Left to right: "Miss
Alumni", Mrs. Vorhees Jamison
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HOWARD FULLER and other
platform guests have pensive,
rather thoughtful expressions
as they listen to the speech by
Stockholders of Central Carolina Farmers Moet
Over 1000 stockholders of
Central Carolina Farmers at
tended the 39th Annual Meet
ing of the Cooperative recent
ly. The meeting was held in
Durham National Guard Armo
ry, with G. A. Burson as the
main speaker.
The stockholders heard
General Manager C. B. De-
Loatche report that the year
1968-69 was a record-setter
for Central Carolina Farmers.
Thanks to strong egg and
broiler prices this year, ending
June 30, 1969, CCF ex
perienced its best year. He
emphasized that although CCF
had a good year, the manage
ment and employees are not
anticipating another good year.
Burson, Vice President-Pur
chasing, of Cotton Producers
of Washington, D. C.; Mrs.- G.
W. Baber, wife of Bishop Ba
ber; "Miss Kittrell", Hazel Mar
tin of Wilmington, N. C.; Bish-
Mrs. Betty Shabazz, widow of
Malcolm X at the Saturday
afternoon dedication ceremon
ies of the Malcolm X Libera
Association in Atlanta, spoke
to the stockholders on the
topic, Think Big." He
stressed the importance of co
operatives in the trends of
Agriculture and the economy
today.
Two long time directors and
officers of Central Carolina
Farmers were honored at the
meeting upon their retirement
from the CCF Board of Direc
tors. They were H. S. Hogan,
President, of Chapel Hill and
D. E. Townsend, Vice Presi
dent, of Durham. In honoring
Hogan and Townsend, C. W.
Til son, former General Mana
ger cited their long years of
unfailing services to CCF and
the farmers of this area. Each
of them were presented a
framed resolution, adopted by
PRICE: 20 Cents
op Babe r; and Dr. Samuel A.
Jackson, Asst. Secretary of
HUD.
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tion University at the corner of
Pettigrew and Ramse) Sts.
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the stockholders, and u color
television set.
Options:
Hie two members af the
board of Directors isleeted to
replace the retiring Directors
were Shelton Ray, of Chapel
Hill, and Matt Chiindler, of
Durham County.
Presiding at the rn eeting wait
Dr. George Capel, Assistant
Director of the N. (X Agricul
tural Extension Service and
CCF Public Director.
The meeting closed with the
awarding of door pri zee and a
barbecue - brunswic k stew
lunch.
NEW YORK CITY (PUT) - The
Rev. Donald E. Trued of (Hen Rocky
N.J.. has been named assistant'
to the secretary of the Lutheran,
Church in America.
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MILLER
Paul Miller Dies
When Car Rolls
Back Over Him
The celebration of the St.
Joseph's centennial was marred
by the accidental death Sundajr
of one of its members.
Paul Reeve Miller, 81, was
crushed to death when his CM
rolled back over him as he
emptied the ash tray in his
driveway
Miller was a native of Bristol,
Virginia, the son of the late
Edward and l Rosa Miller.
He received his education in
the Bristol public schools, and
graduated from Hampton Insti
tute Miller held the Master of
Eductaion degree from the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, and had
done further graduate work at
the University of W Virginia.
At the time of his death. Mil
ler was Director of School of
Industries at Virginia State
College He has also held posts
as Director of School of Indus
tries at Bluefield State College,
and teaching posts at Fairmont,
West Virginia.
Very active socially, the de
ceased was a faithful support
er of Hampton Alumni Ass'n,
member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity ,and the Beau XX
(20) social club of Petersburg,
Virginia The World War II
veteran was also a member of
the Masons and the Shriners.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs Helen S. Miller, two sons,
two brothers, two sisters, and
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were to be
held Thursday at 4 p.m. at St.
Joseph's AME Church, and in
terment were to be followed
at Beechwood Cemetery.
Fayetteville Sf.
U. Host to N. C.
Teachers Ass'n
FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville State University
host the 33rd Annual Meeting
of the Southeastern District
of the North Carolina Teachers
Association (NCI A) Friday,
October 24, District President
L. D. Best announced today.
Registration will commence
at 8:30 a.m. and will be held
in the breezeway of Lilly
Gymnasium. Departmental
meetings are scheduled from
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Sectional
meetings are hated for 11:00 -
12:00 and wIU be held at
various places on the Fayette
ville State University campus.
NCTA Executive Secretary
E. B. Palmer is expected to
give his annual "state of
NCTA" message to the dele
gates at the luncheon meeting.
Highlights of the report is the
upcoming merger with the
North Carolina Education As
sociation.
It is also undentoon that
several resolutions have been
prepared and will be presented
to the body for approval. They
lire expected to deal with
n lerger, policy and social con
cerns.
A committee, repte—
the NCTA Credit Union, will
disc uas some of the new ser
vicer offered by the orpefa*.
tton.