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It takes lest time to do a thing right than to ex
plain why you did it wrong.
—Henry Wadsworih Longfellow
VOLUME 49 No. 15
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Dr. Asa T. Spaulding Calls For Black Board Members
County Commissioner Sees Urgent ;Need For
"Bank" of Qualified Blacks to Fill Vacant Slots
Am T. Spaulding, retired
president of the North Caro
lina Mutual Life Insurance
Company and 8 director of the
W. T. Grant Company, a bank,
and a savings and loan as
sociation, and a Trustee of two
Universities and a Technical
Institute, is pushing for more
black representation on the
Boards of Directors of the na
tion's leading business and in
dustrial corporations.
In a letter to the heads
of the Boards of 109 of the
nation's leading and most re
spected corporations, Spauld
ing said:
"I can think of nothing
which I believe would be a
more convincing proof of your
total commitment in the area
of equal opportunity employ
ment and increase minority
and public confidence in your
determination to provide for
ward looking leadership all the
way, than for your company
to put a competent and respon
sible Negro on its Board of
Directors."
Spaulding went on to say
that he felt sich action would
place the responsive company
in the vanguard of major cor
porations on the "wave" Of
the future. He also noted that
a Negro, iiaving the mentioned
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OLD CHURCH BUILDING—The
West Durham Baptist Church
will be moving from the above
Wesf Durham Baptist Church Moves To
New Nixon-Athens Street Location Sun.
The West Durham Baptist
Church will hold its opening
service at its new location on
Nixon and Athens Streets Sun
day, April 19, at 11 a.m. The
congregation will gather at
9:30 a.m. at the old church
at 1001 Thaxton Avenue and
will form a procession at
10 a.m. arriving at the new site
by 10:45 a.m. The morning
message will be delivered by
the pastor, Rev. F. D. Terry
and W. L. McAuley will be
presiding. Music will be fur
nished by the Senior Choir
directed by Mrs. Thurman Pres
cott with Leon Cole as or
ganist. At 4 p.m. the Ebenezer
Baptist Church will be guest
with other participants.
The Church's Dedicatorial
Services will be extended over
a year's period emphasizing
different areas of involvement
as community, education, and
religious affiliations. Outstand
(See CHURCH page 10A)
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SPAULDING
qualifications could bring to
the company a view and inter
pretation which might not
otherwise be adequately under
stood and considered in proper
perspective.
"Good racial attitudes and
relations may well be one of
the essential keys to the stabili
ty of our form of government
and to the economic progress
of the country in the years
ahead, "Spaulding wrote.
Spaulding has received re
plies from sixth of the com
panies written. The fifst two
replies came with a week, ac
cording to the County Com
missioner and read in Dart as
old location to a new church
building on Nixon and Athens
Street Sunday, April 19. A pro*
Shaw University Gets New Vice
President of Academic Affairs
RALEIGH, - Dr. King V.
Cheek, Jr., president of Shaw
University, recently announced
that Cleon F. Thompson,
newly appointed Vice Presi
dent for Academic Affairs at
Shaw, received a fellowship
from the American Council on
Education to study as an in
tern in the area of academic ad
ministration.
Among thirty-six ACE Fel
lows, Thompson will be assign
ed to one or more top adminfc
trative officers both to observe
and to participate appropriate
ly in policy in decision mak
ing activities. Each fellow will
attend fall and spring seminars
in Chicago and Washington on
Che £arosli|,a Cinws
follows:
•No. 1
j | "I suspect that every mem
jjber of our Board would agree
■ with the sentiment expressed
in your letter of February 4.
Would, you be good enough
to suggest six or more able and
responsible Negroes whom I
might bring to the attention of
the board?"
No. 2
"If you have in mind any
Negroes who you think are
worthy of consideration, I
would be delighted to have
their names."
As a result of the favorable
responses, Spaulding feels there
is the need for developing a
kind of "bank" of qualified
blacks and other minorities
for corporate directorships and
other top level positions, from
which business and industry
might draw. This is now under
consideration, he also says.
Stressing the importance of
qualified candidates, Spaulding
observed that an unqualified
person would not only be a dis
service to the company in
volved, but would also defeat
the objective and purposes in
tended.
"On the other hand,"
(See COMMISSIONER 10A)
cession will leave this building
and proceed to the new church
for worship services.
THOMPSON
the problems of academic ad
ministration, undertake certain
assigned readings in academic
administration and produce an
(See SHAW page 10A)
DURHAM, N. C. f SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1970
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MAKES DONATION Gilbert
Sims Derr (left) and Mrs. Vir
ginia Goult (right), director of
libraries at DePaul University,
discuss the selection of books
for the new Black history col
lection at DePaul. The collec
tion and a Black study center
Motown and Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Entertainment Giants, Merae
DETROIT ln a Landmark
record company and music
publishing development, Ber:>
Gordy, Jr., president of Mo
town Record Corporation, one
of the largest independent en
terprises of its kind in the
world, and Sammy Davis, Jr.,
considered by most to be the
greatest entertainer of all
times, have creared a new
music industry complex.
Gordy, in announcing the
far-reaching association today,
outlined the initial steps in the
multi-million dollar alignment:
They include formation of
Ecology Records, a new com
pany, and the development of
two new music publishing com
panies, Ecology Music Com
pany, a BMI affiliate, and Sy
nergy Music Company, an AS
CAP affiliate.
Withe the first phase of the
two music industry giants com
pleted, discussions are expect
ed to get under way to further
combine their resources to-
W. A. Marsh Warns
Voters To Register
For Primary by Sat.
Attorney William A. Marsh,
Jr., chairman of the Durham
County Board of Elections an
nounces that April 18, this
Saturday, is the last registra
tion day for those who wish
to vote in the May 2 primary.
Marsh says he has noticed
that there are at least two
categories of persons, possibly
qualified voters, who are not
registered to vote in the up
coming primaries. They are
anyone who did not register
during the general registration
drive in 1968, or for the tax
referendum in 1969. Another
group who might, according to
the chairman, be under the as
sumption that they are duly
registered are those persons
who registered for the 1968
presidential elections under
special conditions.
"These persons at that time
had not fulfilled the require
ments for state of local regis
tration and registered in 1968
(See MARSH page 10A)
will soon be established with
money donated by Derr from
his DePaul salary checks. Derr
is an education lecturer at De-
Paul and the human relations
coordinator for District 11 of
the Chicago public schools.
wards rounding out a new ap
proach to wide-scale entertain
ment, leisure-time program
ming, involving motion picture
(See MERGE page 10A)
INTERCOLIEGIATE MUSIC
CONFERENCE Several of
the principals in the meeting
just concluded at Livingstone
College of the Intercollegiate
Music Association chat follow
ing one of the strenuous ses
sions. From left, are: Frank T.
Landmark Equal Pay Court
Decision Hailed By Official
Dr. James Edward Cheek to Be Inaugurated as
15th Howard Uni. President Saturday, April 25
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
The inauguration of Dr. James
Edward Cheek as fifteenth
President of Howard Universi
ty will be held at the Universi
ty on Saturday, April 25th at a
convocation beginning at 10:30
a.m., it was announced today
by G. Frederick Stanton, Vice
President for Special Projects
and Secretary of the Universi
ty.
Stanton is chairman of the
Inauguration Steering Com
mittee. University-wide effort,
through lectures, workshops,
Frank B. Weaver, Native of Tarboro to Assume
New Position in July on Approval of Ed. Board
Dr. Frank B. Weaver, a na
tive of Tarboro, has recently
become the first Negro Assist
ant Superintendent of Durham
City Schools. His official title
is Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction. He will assume the
new position July 1.
Weaver's approval by the
Durham Board of Education
came Monday night April 6,
following a recommendation of
L, W. Hannen, Superintendent
of Schools.
The 43 year old Weaver is
a graduate of Patilio High
School in Tarboro, and holds
the B.S. degree from Fayette
ville state Teachers College
(now Fayetteville State Uni
versity). He received his Mas
ters from Columbia University
Teachers College, and his Doc
tor of Education degree from
Pennsylvania State University
He has also done graduate stu
dy in United States History at
North Carolina College (now
North Carolina Central Uni
versity).
Beginning his teaching ex
Greer, conductor of the famous
Tennessee State University
Maching Band; Mrs. Eloise M.
Simpson head of the Living
stone music department which
hosted the conference; Miss
Evelyn Johnson, middle area
chairman of Elizabeth City
seminars, discussion groups,
etc., on the theme: "To Seek
a New Direction: Howard in
the Decade of the Seventies."
Plans for the inaugural ob
servance include bringing to
gether the University's trus
tees, administration, faculty,
students and alumni to exa
mine the current strengths and
weaknesses of the University
and to ponder its mission,
role and purpose during the
next ten years.
Born in Roanoke Rapids,
the 37-year-old University pre
(See CHEEK page 10A^
Facts on the Weather
FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
Friday: Chance of showers and thunder
showers mainly east portion. Turning cod
er, west portion. Highs in the low sixties,
east portion low forties in the mountain,
fifties elsewhere. Saturday and Sunday in
I he sixties.
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WEAVER
perience in 1948, Dr. Weaver
has served in many capacities
in the field of education in
North Carolina. He taught two
years at the John R. Hawkins
High School in Warrenton,
served as teacher-principal of
Providence School, Edgecombe
County. In 1951 he organized
the Roberson Elementary
school in Edgecombe and serv
ed as principal there until *56.
He also helped organize Willow
Grove Elementary School in
State University; Dr. A. W.
Graver, secretary-treasurer of
IMA from St. Augustine's Col
lege; and Mrs. Evelyn White,
professor of music at Howard
University. Greer was guest
band conductor while Mrs.
White was guest choir conduct-
OR. CHEEK
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the same county. This school
became the first state accredit
ed Negro elementary school in
Edgecombe County.
Weaver moved to the state
level of education administra
tion in 1962, serving as Super
visor of Elementary Schools,
North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction. Five years
later he became an Educa
tional Consultant on Adult Ed
ucation in the Department of
Community Colleges, State
Board of Education. And in
1969 Weaver was promoted to
Assistant Educational Director
of the Division of Adult Educa
tion.
The erudite educator is
widely in demand as a guest
speaker. Aside from the nu
merous speaking engagements
in which he serves as consul
tant to professional and com
munity groups, he speaks for
numerous high school and col
lege commencement exercises.
In addition to his many other
duties, he was selected by the
(See POSITION page 10A)
or for the public concerts ghr
een during the conference. Dr.
F. Nathaniel Gatlin of Virginia
State College, Petersburg, is
president of IMA and had to
leave before the conventloa
closed.
(Livingstone Photo)
WASHINGTON - The se
cond major equal pay court
victory in three months has
been achieved by a unanimous
decision of the U. S. Court of
Appeals, Bth Circuit, according
to Federal Wage and Hour Ad
ministrator Robert D. Moran.
The court decided in a case
involving the American On
Company, Dixie Products Divi
sion. Fort Smith, Arkansas,
that women performing the
same general work as "»n
should receive the same pay.
Moran said the decision
could result in payment of
more than SIOO,OOO In back
wages to 60 women employees
as well as raise their pay 20
(See LANDMARK page IQA)