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Five Durham County Teachers Are Discharged
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VOLUME 49 No. 23 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1970
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IMPORTANT AGRIIMKNT
Secretary of Labor George P.
Shultz signs memorandum of
understanding between Labor
Department and Equal Employ
ment Opportunity Commission
as Chairman William H. Brown
Ex-Fordham U.
President on
Smith Faculty
CHARLOTTE Johnson C.
Smith University President Dr.
Lionel Newsom today an
nounced the appointment of
former Fordham University
President Rev. Leo McLaugh
lin, S. J., to the newly created
position of Director of Fresh
man Studies at the 103-year
old Charlotte institution.
The prominent Jesuit will
leave his current assignment as
Chancellor of Fordham and
join the traditionally Black
college faculty in July. His
primary objective at the univer
sity will be to reshape the
freshman curriculum to meet
the changing needs of its stu
dents.
In announcing the appoint
ment, Dr. Newsom stated "We
are extremely happy to have a
man of Father McLaughlin's
experience and insights join us
in this experimental venture in
devising a new curriculum for
our freshmen students."
As president of Fordham
University from 1965 to 1969,
Father McLaughlin oversaw an
ambitious expansion program
designed to make the Univer
sity, which now has more than
11,000 students, one of the
prominent institutions of learn
ing in the country.
Prior to his October 1965
election to the Fordham presi
dency, Father McLaughlin
served as Dean of both Ford
ham and St. Peter's College in
Jersey City, N. J. At St.
Peter's he twice served as act
ing president - from January,
to June 1963 and from Feb
ruary to April 1965 - before
being named president in May
15(65.
About W per cent of Nebras
ka's land area, or 48 million
acres, it devoted to fanning
or ranching.
111 of EEOC (second from right)
and Director John L. Wilks of
OFCC (right) wait their turns.
Arthur A. Fletcher, Assistant
Secretary for Wage and Labor
Standards, is at left. The agree-
NCEA Blocks Union
By Refusing Inclusion Of 2/3 Vote
(By Ei B> PALMER)
RALEIGH The recent ne
gotiations for merger between
the North Carolina Teachers
Association and the North
Carolina Education Associa
tion came to an impasse' when
the NCEA refused to agree to
the inclusion of a 2/3 majority
vote as a procedure to be used
by the Board of Directors and
A GIFT FOR THE HONORII—
Elaine Artis presents a gift to
Mrs. Margaret Shearin Feted By Piano Pupils
At the conclusion of the An
nual Spring Recital presented
by the Chamberlin Studio of
Music on Sunday, May 24 Mrs,
Margaret S. Shearin was honor
ed! by her senior piano pupils
at a surprise reception.
The five young women who
planned the reception were
Elaine Artis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Drake; Naomi
Byrd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Byrd; Vanda Davis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim
othy Davis; Carletta Jemison,
ment aims at reducing duplica
tion of compliance efforts and
facilitating exchange of infor
mation between EEOC and
OFCC in the equal job oppor
tunity field'.
Representative Assembly in the
new association. Many critics
have suggested, that a break
down in the merger on such an
item is an indication of mis
trust or bad faith. The truth of
the matter is, past and recent
practices of the white commu
nity have established basis for
mistrust and apprehensions.
The recent announcement of
Mrs. Shearin from her senior
piano pupils. Looking on are
daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. C. E.
Jemison; and Regina Robinson,
daughter of Mr. and Julius
Robinson. All five will graduate
from Hillside High School on
June 9.
Assisting the seniors with
their plans were Pamela Stan
back, her mother, Mrs. Cath
erine Stanback, and Mrs. J. F.
Drake.
The young women, represen
tative of the hundreds of
young people whom Mrs.
Shearin has taught since she
PRICE: 20 Cents
Program to be
Conducted For
2-Year Period
NEW YORK—The National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People this
week endorsed President Nix
on's proposal for a Federal
fund of $1.5 billion to aid
school desegregation over a
two-year period. Roy Wilklns,
NAACP executive director, said
in a statement issued here that
the Association is calling upon
all its local units to urge their
Congressmen to vote for the
necessary legislation.
The President's request to
Congress, May 21, came eight
days after his conference with
Mr. Wilkins in the White
House. The proposal was
among issues the President and
the NAACP leader discussed at
that conference on May 13.
The text of Mr. Wilkins'
follows:
President Nixon's request for
$1.5 billion over a two-year
period to help underwrite
(See NIXON page 2A)
NCEA's opposition to the
NEA's intervention in the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg suit was
just one experience which caus
ed black educators to become
aware of their apparent need to
have more of a voice in the
merged association than the
suppressed 4-1 white over
black simple majority role.
(See TEACHERS page 2A)
Carletta Jemison (left) and
Regina Robinson (right).
founded' the Chamberlin Studio
forty-five years ago, planned
the reception as an expression
of their appreciation for the
quality of the instruction and
the appreciation for good mu
sic which they have received
from Mrs. Shearin.
More than one hundred per
sons passed through the re
ceiving line to congratulate
Mrs. Shearin, to urge her to
continue her efforts in behalf
of their children, and' to wish
her continued success.
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GU6ST OF HONOR—Charlotte
Attorney Julius L. Chambers
(r.) greets former Chief Jus
tice Earl Warren, guest of hon
or, at the 1970 Institute of the
NAACP Legal Defense and Ed
A&T Univ. Alumni
Several Million Endowment
Ellis Corbet!
Gives Details
Of the Program
GREENSBORO - A new
program, aimed at securing
several million dollars for an
endowment fund contribution,
was announced Sunday by the
A&T State University Alumni
Association.
"This is just to initiate the
second phase of meaningful
support by our alumni and
friends," said Ellis F. Corbett
associate director of planning
and development and alumni
secretary.
He said the new program,
basically an insurance plan,
will seek to attrack increasing
A. T. Spaulding
Speaker For
DTI Closing
Six candidates, comprising
the first graduating class in
Police Science Technology, will
be among seventy-eight candi
dates participating in gradu
ation exercises to be held by
Durham Technical Institute at
8 p.m. Friday evening in Bald
win Auditorium, East Campus,
Duke University.
Asa T. Spaulding, Past Presi
dent of The North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany and a member, of the
Board of Trustees for both
Howard and Shaw Universities,
will address the graduating
class.
The confirmation of degrees
and diplomas will be made by
H. K. Collins, President of
Durham Technical Institute
and Edward L. Phillips, Vice
Chairman of the Board' of
Trustees for the Institute.
A total of thirteen special
awards will be presented by
various officials of the Insti
tute at the ceremonies. They
are: eleven presentations foi
"Who's Who Among Students
in American Junior Colleges"
awarded for scholarship, citi
zenship, participation and
leadership in academic and ex
tra curricular activities to be
presented by Kyle S. Jones,
Director of Student Services.
Two scholastic awards, one to
be awarded to the graduate
having the highest grade point
average in the Associate De
gree Program and one to the
graduate having the highest
academic average in the one
(See GRADUATES 2A)
ucational Fund, Inc. (IJ>F) in
New York City. Mr. Chambers,
who directs much of LDF's liti
gation in North Carolina, ad
dressed a gathering on the
southern school crisis, one of
numbers of modest donors
who would agree to invest in
life insurance policies with
benefits payable to the endow
ment fund.
"The requirement and need
for big gifts sometimes elimi
nates donors of modest
means," said Corbett, "but we
believe that this program will
challenge many of these per
sons to think about making
gifts, which could turn out to
be much larger than what they
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EMPLOYEES OBT AWARD—
John S. Stewart, president of
Mutual Savings and Loan As
sociation, is shown presenting
Graduate Diplomas and
Achievement Awards to em
ployees earned through the
American Savings and Loan In
stitute. At left is Miss Annie
County Democratk Chairman Issues
Information Of New Party Rules
The Chairman of the Dur
ham County Democratic Party
Executive Committee, Dr.
Eugene Greuling, mailed to all
precinct committees, last week
a suggested "order of Busi
ness" for the forthcoming
Democratic Party precinct
meetings to be held at Dur
ham's voting places at 1:00
p.m. on June 6.
He said that the purpose of
the communication is to in
form Durham Democrats of
the effect on the June 6 pre
cinct meetings and the June 20
County convention of the
several significant revisions in
the Democratic Party's Plan of
six roundtaMe discussions at
the May 15 events, which was
attended by more than 2500.
LDF President Judge Francis
E. Rivers looks on. (NVT Photo)
could give their lifetime."
Corbett said that from
1,000 to 3,000 donors will be
sought in the first year of the
program. He emphasized that
the new program will not re
place the alumni association's
Annual Giving Program, which
has grown from $7,000 a year
to more than $58,000 in less
than 10 years. The goal of the
campaign this year is $75,000
"Modest support from
alumni in the Annual Giving
M. Aiderson and at right cen
ter is Mrs. Josephine Stray
home, recipients of Graduate
Diplomas. At the right is Mrs.
Carrie A. Vereen, recipient of
an Achievement Award.
Mutual Savings and Loan is
a member of the Triangle
Organization.
The new Party rule that at
all V elvel» of organization the
composition of precinct com
mittees, and county, district,
and State delegations to con
ventions shall bear a reasonable
relationship to the make-up of
the Democrats of the precinct
and county as to sex, age,
ethnic background, and where
practical, geography, was im
plemented by supplying tabu
lated registration data for each
precinct. Registration data pre
sented shows that minority
percentages in half of Durham's
thirty-eight precincts range
from seven to forty-five per-
Racial Leaders
Alarmed Over
Recent Action
Five black teachers received
notices this week from the
Durham County School Board
that they would not be em
ployed in the County School
system next school term. In
short the five teachers, one of
whom has taught in the Coun
ty Schools fro 15 years, were
discharged with their employ
ment ending at the closing of
the schools Thursday, June 4,
1970.
Listed among the five
teachers receiving official no
tices of their dismissal are:
Mrs. Agnes Pinchback, Mrs.
Maria Gerald, John Brown,
Miss Margaret Rein hart, and
Joseph Williams.
The notices, it was learned
this week, all came from the
office of the superintendent of
(See DISCHARGED 2A)
Program and gifts from corpo
rations, foundations, and
friends, have not only helped
us to realize some of our
dreams," said Corbett, "but
have reduced the impact of
those problems, which only a
few years ago appeared all but
overwhelming."
» .Corbett said the Association
hoped to attract at least 100
graduates each year into the
insurance program.
Chapter of the Institute com'
posed of Savings and Loan As
sociations in Durham, nearby
cities and! towns.
The graduation ceremony
was held at Angus Barn on th«
Raleigh Highway, Wednesday,
May 27.
cent.
In recognition of the in
creasing frustrations of. our
young people with the estab
lished political parties, the new
Party plan has been designed to
encourage increased direct
participation by young Demo
crats. Of the ten committee
men to be elected at etch pre
cinct meeting, at least one
must be between the age* of 18
and 21, who are not yet legally
of voting age, are welcomed to
active participation In the De
mocratic Party al all levels, in
cluding serving in party elective
posts, by declaring to the*
county or precinct chairman
(See DEMOCRATS lAi