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Remember! A VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEOPLE Register and Vote VOLI'ME 19 No. 20 NCCU President Condemns Student Killings In Georgia M. M. W V w _i_ _» * * v. O Pres. M&F Bank To Be Awarded Honorary Degree __ jMHr #A ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WIN NERS The Gamma Gamma Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta So rority at North Carolina Cen tral University is the recipient of the North Carolina Central University Scholastic Achieve ment Award for 1969-70. This award is given annually to the sorority or fraternity with the highest scholastic av erage for two years. last Rites For Prof. W.C. Chance Held In Parmele May 15, In The Community Church By J. B. HARREN PARMELE Funeral rites were held here Friday at 4 p.m., in the Community Church for Prof. William Claude Chance, Sr., age 90, one of the last of the pioneer Negro educators of Eastern North Carolina. ' Chance's death occurred in Lynchburg, Va., where he had been living,, following two re cent strokes, which greatly reduced his speech. Mrs. Chance, who has been in declining health for several months, has been confined to a nursing home in the Southside Virginia area of her nativity. The eulogy was delivered by Rev. Lorenzo A. Lynch, pastor of White Rock Baptist Church SCEF Calls For Immediate Withdrawal Troops S. Asia SINCLAIR Kenneth C. Sinclair Named Circulation Manager of Times The management of The Carolina Times announces this week the promotion of Ken neth C. Sinclair (above) to the position of Circulation Man ager. Sinclair has been working in the circulation department of the Times for the past six months during which time he has made a remarkable record (See SINCLAIR page 2A) This is the third year the award has been given and the second 1 time this sorority has received it. Officers are (seated, 1. to r.) Delnora Wilson, Grammateus; Scarlet Harvey, First-Anti- Ba sileus; Linda Caldwell, Brenda McLeod, Basileus; Patricia Ste wart, Linda Worrell, Tamcas and Emma Smith. of Durham. Prof. Chance will be re membered as an educator, I churchman and civil rights | ■ I PROF. CHANCE Lincoln Memorial Bapf. Church To Celebrate 14th Anniversary The Lincoln Memorial Bap tist Church on Roxboro Street will observe its Fourteenth An niversary Sunday, May 17, dur ing the 11:00 a.m. and at 7:30 p.m. services, according to the pastor, Rev. N. B. Brodie. The church was organized in 1956 and held its first service the Second Sunday in May of that year. Rev. James E. Mc- Coy served as its first minister for a short time. In 1957, Rev. Eli B. Thomp son was called as pastor. He was a great leader and will be remembered by his admonition: "Do and I do, follow me as I follow Christ." He served until he was forced to resign on ac count of poor health. Rev. Walter Yarborough ac cepted the pastorate in 1961. Under his pastorate a new sanc tuary wai erected. He served until 1967. In 1968 Rev. N. P. Brodie was called as pastor and its Cfee CanjigaCtotgg Standing, left to right: Annie Williams, Shirley Harper, Nan cy . Brown, Patricia Johnson, Hilda Wooten, Madeline Hunt, Carolyn King, and Rhond'a Martin. Not shown are Carolyn McLean, corresponding secre tary; Christine Williams, Ovela Jones, Jones, Brazzilia Nowlin, Elsie Cheatham and Mrs. Eve lyn Pope, advisors. fighter, who also participated in Republican politics. Aside from building a private church sponsored high school for de prived Negro children of the Martin-Pitt-Halifax countries area, which he served from about 1914 until his retirement when the W. C. Chance school (named in his honor) was dis continued and a new school was built in Robersonville. It was W. C. Chance, Sr., who permitted himself to be arrested on a train at Emporia, Va., when blacks were not allowed to ride in the same car with whites. The resulting ver dict of the court, aided by the NAACP, was the beginning of the end of legal train segrega tion in the South. JjmL M fl| REV. BRODIE members express themselves as being grateful for such a God sent young man. The church is spiritually and financially. The spiritually and financially. The membership has almost doubl ed. He places much emphasis on education and mission and (Sec LINCOLN page 2A) DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 1(5. 1970" Whiting Urges Leadership To End Abuse Of Police Power Carolina Times Honored By NCC Churches GREENSBORO - The Richard Shelton Award for dis tinguished church news publici ty was awarded The Carolina Times by the North Carolina Council of Churches at its re cent annual meeting in Greens boro. The award was presented to L. E. Austin, publisher and editor of the newspaper, Tues day, April 28, at a luncheon meeting of the Council of Churches held at the St. James United Presbyterian Church. The award is given each year to the weekly newspaper which, in the opinion of the award committee, has done the best job during the year of re porting news of religious in terest to the citizens of North Carolina. It is given in memory of the late Richard Shelton who was editor of the Shelby Daily Star and served as a dea con in the Shelby Presbyterian Church. The award is sponsor ed jointly by the North Caro lina Council of Churches and the Shelby Presbyterian Church. A letter from Dr. Samuel S. Wiley of the North Carolina Council of Churches to Mr. Austin informing him of his nomination for the award read in part: "As I indicated to you on the phone your paper was nominated by the Rev. Loren zo A. Lynch. We have heard finf things about your personal contribution to the church life (See TIMES page 2A) ATLANTA, Ga. - The Southern Conference Educa tional Fund (SCEF) lias called for immediate withdrawal of all U. S. forces from South east Asia. The civil-rights orga nization urged that money be ing spent on the war be used to end poverty, racial injustice and hunger in the IK S. A. " Ye are aopalled at Presi dent Nixon's widening of the Indoc'ii.ia Var into Ca n b.>''i»," T : ;e SCEF board of di rect >rs declared at t:eir soring 'net ting here. "Nixon fools nobody wit' ti«e excuses he gives for slaugh ters ig more of our men and more Southeast Asia.is. T'O real reason is t .at t';e ,n!o jlc who run this country face a crus! ing defeai in Soutlieast Asia. "Up till now, our govern ment has justified sending troops into other countries by saying that their presence had been requested. Today the American people must face the fact that our government has invaded another country with out any pretense of such justi fication. (See TROOPS page 2A) North Carolina Central Uni versity President Albert N. Whiting issued a statement here Tuesday, May 12, in which he referred to the action of police and military authori ties in the killing of six Ne groes in Augusta, Georgia as a "shocking occurrence." The statement of Dr. Whit ing, reads as follows: "The North Carolina Cen tral University Community is appalled and deeply saddened by the shocking occurrence in Augusta, Georgia on Monday, May 11, 1970, particularly on the heels of the Kent State University tragedy. We are con vinced that the time has come when the Federal Government and the State Government must take every ste t i possible to protect the lives and rights of demonstrating citizens. We acknowledge the obligation of police and military authorities to keep the peace, but we fear that over-reaction, counter vio lence, and resort to fire power the pattern all too often. We urge an immedi ate assembly of national leader- ship for the purpose of termi T _ , A__— H >*>;■ V 4 S\u HUMV A ■;^^s»§&, > T HAMBW jKmJ/ HmmSh b Funeral For Miss Theresa Claggett Heldj At Covenant Presbyterian Church lues. Funeral services for Miss Hayes Claggett, of 1509 S. Alston Ave., retired music and voice teacher in the Durham City Schools, was held at Covenant Presbyterian Church here Monday, May 11.. Rev. J. W. Smith, pastor of Covenant, delivered the eulogy and was assisted by Rev. J. H. Cofield. Daughter of the late Doug las and Harriett Claggett, the deceased was born April 7, 1899, in Geneva, New York, and received her early educa tion in the public .schools there. Miss Claggett later stu- died at Cornell University, Ithica Conservatory of Music, Atlanta University, Columbia University, and the University of North Carolina. She came to Durham in the mid 1920s and for more than 40 years was instructor of voice and piano at Hillside Park High School. She was credited with bringing classical music into the city schools and also founded and DR. WHITINO nating further uncivilized uses and abuses of the police power. In the meantime, w.e urge National and State Officials to direct police and military au thorities to refrain from the use of loaded weapons unless and until their lives are clearly jeopardized." •WASHINGTON Forcing older people into re tirement while they are still willing arid able to work is a short-sighted policy that is having very serious social and economic effects. MECHANICS & FARMERS BANK ***' MISS CLAGGETT organized the North Carolina State Music Teachers Associa tion. This organization honored her in 1969 and awarded her a trophy for her many in valuable contributions toward the development music appre ciation among the youth. Miss Claggett joined Coven ant United Presbyterian Church (then known as Fine St. Presbyterian Church) Words of Wisdom ★ To judge of the real importance of the in dividual, we should think of the effect his death would produce. — Anonymous Protests Denial Of Visa To Mrs. W. E. B. Dußois NE'V YORK - Roy Wilkins, Executive director of the Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People, has strongly protested the Jus tice Department's barring of Mrs. W. E. B. Du Bois from entry into this country. The •protest was in the form of a telegram directed to U. S. At torney General John N. Mit chell. "We find it inconceivable," Mr. Wilkins said, "that the pre sence in this country of ' JS. Shirley Graham Du Bois, widow of the late W. E. B. Du Bois, can be regarded by sane men as a menace to the national security." The civil rights leader term Ed the Justice Department ac- > tior a "monstrous error" j which "can still be rectified," i (See PROTESTS page 2A) shortly after her arrival in Durham. She served as orga nist, choir director, Church School worker, r~d in numer- ous women's or nizations. Prior to hr short illness and since her retirement, Miss Claggett has served as Resident Director of the Harriett Tub man Branch of the YWCA. She departed this life May 8, at Watts Hospital, Surviving are Fred Claggett, a brother; Mrs. Janet Claggett Judd, a niece; four grand nephews and one grand niece, all of Durham. Interment was at Beech wood Cemetery. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Mrs. Coretta King accept ing the United Auto Workers "Social Justice Award" for her husband, slain civil rights leader, the Rev. Mar tin Luther King Jr. "Blacks are not looking for advancement at the ex pense o{ other working peo ple. Industry and govern ment have enough control of wealth to provide employ ment for every man, black and white." PRICE: 20 Onto Local Banker Among Five to Be Awarded Wte WHEELER Five persons, who have played major roles in widely varying endeavors, have been chosen to receive honorary de grees from Duke University at its annual Commencement Ex ercises this year. President Terry Sanford announced their selection this week. The five are Dr. Justus Bier, director of the North Carolina Museum of Art; Mrs. Margaret Baggett Dolan, head of the De partment of Public Health Nursing at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill: Dr. John H. Gibbon, Jr., chair man emeritus of the Depart ment of Surgery at the Jeffer son Medical College, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Calvin Bryce Hoover, professor emeri tus of economics at Duke; and John Hervey Wheeler, presi dent of Mechanics and Farmers Bank headquartered in Dur ham. The baccaulaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr. Waldo Beach, professor of Christian ethics of Duke, Sunday. May 31, at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Harold Parker, professor of history of the university will deliver the commencement address, June 1 at 10 a.m, M&F Bank to Open 2d Branch In Charlotte CHARLOTTE - On Friday May 15, the Mechanics and Farmers Bank will open its second office in Charlotte. - The University Park Branch. The new facility is located at the corner of Beatties Ford Road and LaSalle Street where a brief ribbon-cutting cere mony at 10:00 a.m. will mark the occasion. John H. Wheeler, President of the 62-year old banking institution, reveals that the new facility represents an in vestment of more than $175,000 in the predominate ly black community of West Charlotte. Mrs. Mildred S. Harvey, former Head Teller in the Main Charlotte Office, at 101 Beat (See BRANCH 2A) RALLY AND PICNIC TO II NILD MAY 17 This Sunday, May 17, an Anti-War rally and picnic will be held in Duke Park at the corner of Knox and Acadia Streets. AU working people of Durham are invited to attend, hear speakers, talk to students and express their views on th« war.
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