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N. C. Mutual Announces Promotion Of Eight Officers M Mgk J. J. HENDERSON V. P. and Treasurer Joseph W. Goodloc, presi dent. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, on behalf of its board of direc tors. announced the appoint ment of four new vice presi dents. an assistant vice presi dent and the promotion of three other staff members to new positions. Five of the officers have long and illustrious careers Durham Business College To Erect $550,000.00 Dorm tht CatSBU Cfagg 11 T\j|e "Hnpi itm I IliftDinrcn'll VOLUME 49 No. 4 LDF Wins High Court Order For Feb. 1 School Integration No Waiting Until September Granted Southern Schools WASHINGTON, D. C. "No waiting until next September" was the reaction of LDF at torneys to this week's Supreme Court ruling ordering public school desegregation in five core southern states. Responding to a petition by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) involving 11 school districts, the High Court reversed a de cision by the U. 5. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and ordered pupil integration by February 1, 1970 instead of the following September. Directly affected are 14 •chool districts in Alabama, Flor'da, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. LDF Associate Counsel Jas. M. Nabrit m, who supervised the staff work, said: "We understand today's Su preme Court opinion to mean that it is no longer proper to wait until next September to carry out desegregation, and school districts must act dur ing this school year to effect (See SCHOOL page 2A) f! RICBIVa CIRTIFICATIS Seven local businessmen re ceived certificates for "contri butions to the economic growth and service to the public in I L. B. FRAZIER V. P. and Agency Director with North Carolina Mutual. They are: L. B. Frasior, vice president and agency director: J. J. Henderson, vice president and treasurer; R. C. W. Perry, vice president and controller; C. H. Norris, CLU, Associate Agency Director and l R. E. Lipscomb, Agency Secretary. Three of the other appoint ees: Thad B. Gaillard, CLU, vice president and member of DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1970 Judith Grandy Listed Among '69 Young Women of America Miss Judith Clementine Gran dy of 1005 Crete St., here, has been named as one of Ameri ca's outstanding young wom en and will be listed in the 1969 edition of Outstanding Young Women of America. As an important reference, the publication appears in public and college libraries through out the nation. The publication's director, Miss Anita Capp, informed Miss Grandy through mail in December of her selection and awarded a certificate in recog nition of the honor. Her ac complishments including a bio graphical sketch will become a permanent record and will serve as an inspiration to other young women. The 1968 annual is scheduled to be published' April, 1070, and only the specific number reserved in advance will be printed. the community" at Durham Business and Professional Chain's annual banquet at N. C. Central University's Cafe teria on Monday night, January THAD B. GAILLARD Vice President the board: Harrison E. Baker, Assistant Vice President, and L. Z Craft, Assistant Agency Director, were previously offi cers of the Great Lakes Mutual Life Insiuance Company prior to the merger with North Car olina Mutual Life Insurance Company. L. B. Frasier, a native of Camden, S. C., holds a degree ' from S. C. State College and IHK me? - r MISS SHANDY VA's budget service coope rated with Treasury and Post Office Department officials re cently in speeding VA checks to beneficiaries in the Hurri can Camille disaster areas of Mississippi and Louisiana. 12. Left to right: William Fike, Fike's Service Center; Joseph Perkins and Raymond Carter, Joseph and Raymond's Men's Wear; Robert Choates, Choates IMF" 5T mL V R. C. W. PERRY V. P. and Controller has done graduate work at N. C. Central University. He was first employed l by N. C. Mu tual as an agent in 1932. His first promotion came as assist ant manager on the Memphis district. After service in a similar capacity in Spartanburg and Winston-Salem, he became regional supervisor in 1951. A year later he became agency secretary in the home office. PRICE: 20 Cents Mayor Chas. Evers To Lecture At Eliz. City State Univ. Elizabeth City State Uni versity's third Lyceum Presen tation, scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 8:00 p.m., will bring one of America's dyna mic leaders in civil rights to northeastern North Carolina. The Moore Hall Auditorium audience will see and hear in person, the Honorable Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette, Mis sissippi Evers, characterized as a "big, burley, and dynamic man whose voice and manner can slide smoothly and abruptly from wry humor to blasting condemnation," is being pre sented through the services of Harry Walker, Inc. His lecture subject, "What It Means To Care," is a compelling and unique talk that will touch the hearts of those who hear him. The ECSU Lyceum lecturer, a veteran of World War 11, is a (See EVERS page 2A) Amoco Service; Robert Fender graft, Bob's Barbecue; George Bell and Robert Bell, Bell's American. ■■■■■■■■■ ysiK ns L. Z. CRAFT Assistant Agency Director He brings a variety of work experience ranging from agen cy secretary to agency director to his new responsibility. Mr. Frasier is active in com munity affairs and was named "Man of the Year" by the Durham Business and Profes sional Chain in 1955. He is a member of the White Rock Baptist Church, chairman of the church's building fund ! ■■■■■■■l I 1 L JM ■ TO ERECT NEW DORM—Presi dent L. McCauley Harris (seat- Id, center) signs first of $550, 000 Bonds for Construction of now dormitory complex at Dur ham Business College. Present at the signing were, left to right, front row: Attorney Mar vin Lieter, Representative for Protest Meet Over Re-Naming Hawley School At Creedmoor Over 100 Join Effort to Keep Same Name CREEDMOOR - Over 100 persons in Creedmoor attended a protest meeting Sunday after noon, January 18, over the heated controversy in Gran ville County centered around the renaming of the Hawley School by the County Board of Education. Also present were representatives from the County NAACP and a citizen's group from Oxford. The meeting was chaired by Lonnie Moss who spoke brief ly of their purpose for gather ing, and gave the floor to length report about an earlier meeting held with Superinten dent L. C. Adcock concerning the controversy. Eaton said that Adcock reported that the name change was for the pur pose of achieving effective ad ministration since Creedmoor now had one school with three campuses. Eaton charged that the name change was racially motivated to prevent white children from attending a school named for a Black man. Eaton said that the name change robbs the Black people of their community heritage, source of community pride, and sense of having worked hard to accomplish a worthy goal Eaton mentioned having talked with N. E King from HEW in Charlottesville, Va., and King agreed that the name (See PROTEST page 2A) ipL Mm HARRISON E. BAKER Assistant Vice President committee, married to the for mer Elizabeth Jones and is the father of four sons. Thad B. Gaillard, CLU, Vice President and member of the board of directors, was born in Birmingham, Alabama, has his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College, has done graduate work at the Uni versity of Michigan, and re ceived his Chartered Life Un United States Life Insurance Company and Ministers Mutual Life Insurance Company, F. Blalock of Henderson, Few and Company, Atlanta, Georgia, Ga„ Bond Brokers; Mrs. Harris; Dudley Atherton, Vecter Com pany, Dormitory Developers; WALTER JACKSON NAMED STAFF WRITER FOR GULF CORPORATION PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Walter Jackson, a 24-year-old journa list from Durham, has been ap pointed a Staff Writer in the Advertising and Public Rela tions Department of the Gulf Oil Corporation, according to Paul Sheldon, Vice President. Jackson had been a news re porter and copy editor for the Durham Morning Herald. He is a graduate of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. At Gulf he will report to Roy W. Kohler, Manager of Special Projects, and Daniel G. Kean, Senior Public Relations Representative. His work will include developing and build ing reciprocal contacts between Gulf and the black community, through organizations, schools and news media. He will also participate in more generalized public relations for Gulf. NCIA Credit Union to Hold Meet at St. Augustine's Jan. 31 RALEIGH The Annual Shareholders meeting of the NCTA Credit Union will be held on Saturday, January 31, at 11:00 A.M. on the campus of Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh. At 10:00 A. M. same day, a special meeting of the Credit Union Board will be held, prior to the meeting of the share holders. Special features for the meet ing will be a review of business for 1969, and the election of officers, including a Board of m ■ IA ■ I R. E. LIPSCOMB Agency Secretary derwriter designation in 1959. . He has held a number of posi tions with several life insur ance companies. He formerly was Associate Agency Director- Training from 1962 to 1967 for 1 North Carolina Mutual. And, ; from March of 1967 until the ! recent merger, he was presi dent of Great Lakes Mutual. Mr. Gaillard l is active in ( business, civic and religious j J. H. Wheeler, President of Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Trustees; (Standing) Attorney L. DeJarmon and C. C. Malone, Jr., Counselors for DBC; J. W. Hill, Secretary-Treasurer of DBC; Attorney W. G. Pearson, Counselor for DBC. i J JACKSON Jackson will be headquarter ed in the company's Pittsburgh executive offices, but he will be called upon to travel the United States In Gulfs co (See JACKSON page 2A) Directors. A large number of shareholders are expected In attendance. A look into the future for the Credit Union will Include consideration of a Century Cer tificate proposal for the credit union as a means of stimulating greater interest in saving. As a shareholder, you simply can not afford to miss this discus sion and action, as the feature section of the meeting. The agenda dated January 24, will be used for the Annual meet ing scheduled for January 31. wl C. H. NORRIS Assoc. Agency Director affairs in Detroit, is married jto the former Ellenor A. Chaires of Atlanta Th»y have two sons and a daughter. J J Henderson, originally from Bristol, Tennessee, holds the B.S Degree in Business Administration from Hampton Institute. He started work for North Carolina Mutual as a clerk in the real estate divi (See MUTUAL 2A) Construction of New Facility To Begin Soon Final plans were made Thurs day, January 15, for the con struction of a $550,000 dormi tory complex by Durham Busi ness College of Durham. The event marks another milestone in the development of the col lege in its second dormitory building project within a three year period. The dormitory complex when finished will be valued at over $650,000 and the structure will be of brick, solite block, and concrete. The building will house male students along with upperclass women students and will be located directly across from tne college s administra tion and classroom building on Fayetteville Street Financing for the project is through the issurance of Dor mitory Revenue bonds at 9 1/4% for 20 years. The total bond issue was sold through Henderson and Few Company of Atlanta, Georgia to the United States Life Insurance Company of St. Louis, Missouri with the Mechanics and Farm ers Bank participating as Trus tee. The Vecter Company of Atlanta, Georgia, that has done excessive work in the area of college dormitory construction will develop the project. The architect is Kenneth Scott of Durham. Actual construction is sched uled to get underway the first of February with occupancy of the facility by the beginning of the fall term in September. AMEZ Leaders Plan Program For Centennial NEW YORK The General S e s q ui-Centennial Committee of the New York Annual Con ference of the AME Zion Church composed of fourteen sub-chairmen and members of the various committees met re cently in excutive session at its conference headquarters in Mother AME Zion Church- West 136 th Street, New York City to present their prelimi nary plans and proposals for the One Hundred" and Fifty year celebration of the New York Conference which will take place in New York City, Saturday of April 25th thru Friday of May Ist, 1971. This Sesqui-Centennial ob servance will be centered at Mother A. M. E. Zion Church —l4O West 137 th Street, New York City, the oldest Negro Protestant Church in the State of New York, founded in 178®. The celebration is being plum ed as a conference festival pro ject commemorating 150 year* of the annual conference con tribution toward religious, hu man and civil rights under the supervision of Ri. Rev. Herbert Bell Shaw, presiding Bishop and general chairman. Rev. Dr. V. Loma St Clair, general coordinator. The celebration will open Saturday afternoon with a (See CENTENNIAL page 2A>
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