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VOLUME 49 No. 32
Challenges Nixon On Black Appointments
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LITTLE STEPS lt is often
said that "One picture is worth
ten thousand words." This lit
tle toddler caught our eye and
Black Power Conference Set
For Atlanta, Ga• Sept . 3-7
MISS MANGUM
Durham Native
Rochester T
Health Director
Miss Pearl L. Mangum,
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation Director at the Ro-j
Chester Young Women's Chris
tian Association (YWCA;.
Miss Mangum earned her I
physical education and 1 health
degree from North Carolina
Central University. She has
done graduate work at the Uni
versity of Massachusetts, Am
herst, Boston University and
Assumpton College, Worcester,
Mass. Before coming to Ro
chester she was employed by
the YWCA in Worcester, Mass.
Pearl enjoys entertaining,
dancing, decorating, sailing,
tennis, skiing, music traveling,
reading, collecting driftwood,
horseback riding, people, bar
gain hunting and, last, but by
no means least, keeping men
tally and physically fit. "It
makes you feel good and look
great."
She belongs to several na
tional and local organizations
related to her career and spe
cial interests, mainly the
American Association of
Health Physical Recreation and
Education.
At vacation time she seeks
(See MANGUM page 2A)
we just couldn't resist running
his picture as he is dressed in
a one piece romper suit in
olive green. Two happy puppies
ATLANTA, Ga. - On be
half of the National Coordi
nating Committee of the Con
gress of African People and
the Atlanta Host Committee,
we would like to inform you
of the convening of the Con
gress of African People in At
lanta, September 3rd-7th,
1970, (Labor Day Weekend)
The Congress, itself, is the
result of a decision to join
the National and International
Black PoWer Conference into
a single instrument. This de
cision grew out of the aware
ness by Black people that
wherever we Africans are, i.e.
Africa, the Islands, South
America, and the U.S.A.; we
are oppressed by the same
forces of domination and con
(See POWER page 2A)
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TENNIAL The New Hope
Missionary Baptist Association
celebrated one hundred years
of continuous Christian organi
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adorn his pockets adding more
gleam to those bright eyes and
winsome smile.
(Gladys Steiner)
India Cooke is Commencement
Speaker at Fisher Memorial
Miss India Cooke, daughter
of Dr. & Mrs. D. B. Cooke,
Jr., 615 Lawson Street, Dur
ham, was the Commencement
Speaker at the Fisher Memorial
Church Headstart Center on
Saturday, August 1. 1970. Miss
Cooke spoke to the 16 grad
uates on "Behavior, Safety and
Friendship." She developed the
three areas of importance to
the children in preparation for
Public School. The children
were enthusiastic and partici
pated in the discussion.
(See COOKE page 2A)
zation in July at the New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church.
Shah. the glory and high
lighting the week's program
were the presidents of the
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1970
STATE BAPTIST SCHOOL, TRAINING
UNION IN SESSION AT CENTRAL U.
Four Prominent Black Leaders
Flay Racism in Church, Politics
Four prominent black Bap
tist leaders flayed racism in
religion and politics at Tues
day's opening sessions of the
97th annual session of the
State Baptist School and Bap
tist Training Union Congresses.
The four were among the
speakers addressing an esti
mated 300 delegates at North
Carolina Central University.
They were Dr. J. R. Manley,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Chapel Hill; E. M.
Butler of Wilmington, presi
dent of the Sunday School
group and Dr. R. Irving
Boone of Elizabeth City, col
lege minister at Elizabeth City
HEW Awards $3 Million to
Combat Nation's Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As
port of the Nixon Administra
tion's expanded effort to com
bat drug abuse among the
Nation's youth, HEWs Office
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General Baptist Convention of
North Carolina, Dr. John W.
White and Mrs. Vera M. Slade
representing the Woman's Con
vention of N. C.
State University.
Warning that black racial
and political racists "are as
bad as racists from any other
group," Dr. Manley said if
black Baptists "aren't certain
whore we stand with our reli
gious traditions, we'll surely
fall."
Butler told the group "a
lack of knowledge of coven
ant-type knowledge is one of
the reasons for dissension in
many Baptist Churches. The
word of Christ fits in any age
and is no respecter of persons.
Boone denounced black mi
litants who advocate a "Black
(See BAPTIST page 2A)
of Education today announced
award of $3 million in grants
to train teachers and other
school and community person
nel in drug education.
All 50 States will receive
.•funds designed to help them
I strengthen their drug educa
tion programs in accordance
with specific State and local
needs. Grants also have been
awarded to Puerto Rico, the
District of Columbia, the Vir
gin Islands, Guam, and Ameri
can Samoa.
The State grants, awarded
under the Education Profes
sions Development Act, range
from $38,360 to $180,140, de
pending upon the number of
children aged 5-17 in each
State.
More than 40 States are
using portions of their grants
to send teams of teachers and
other school community per
sonnel, including students, to
one of four national training
centers on drug education
being conducted this summer
as part of the Officfc of Educa
tion's new drug education
training program. These cen
ters are at four universities-
Adelphi (New York), Wiscon
sin, Texas, and San Francisco
(See DRUGS page 2A)
The picture, taken at the
close of the Pageant, shows
among the many personages—
seven pastors. Also shown is
the oldest minister, active, the
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HAPPY WINNER Robert
Leach, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Leach of 102% East
Hillside Avenue is all smiles,
and he has a right to be be
cause for the past several
weeks Robert has soldi more
Pioneer Civil Rig
Caswell Jerry G
Final rites were held here
Monday, August 3, for attor
ney Caswell Jerry Gates, pio
neer civil rights lawyer at St.
Joseph's A.M.E. Church with
the Rev. Philip R. Cousin
pastor delivering the eulogy.
Attorney Gates died Thurs
day, July 30, at Duke Universi
ty Medical Center. The well
known attorney was the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah
Gates. "Judge" Gates as he
was often referred to by his
many friends was born in
Tampa, Florida, June 12,
1895.
He received his early train
ing at Shaw University in
Raleigh, North Carolina and
(See GATES page 2A)
Says TV Instills in Black School
Children Sense of Inferiority
Rev. J. B. Mason, who ig 96
years old and the youngest
minister, the Rev. David Mas
sey, twelve years old.
Words of Wisdom
The able «x«cutiv« is the man who can troin as
sistants mora capable than himself.
—Andrew Carnegre
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The great man is the man who does a thing for
the first time. —A/exander Smith
than 8 hundred copies of the
Carolina Times which enabled
him to end up winner of the
Columbia five speed bicycle.
Clarence Bonnette, Business
Manager of the Carolina Times
(left) and Little Miss Jacqueline
More Than 10,000 Delegates Expected at
77th Annual Meet of Shriners in Boston
ATTY. GATES
WASHINGTON, D. C. - A
prominent black educator told
a Senate Committee today that
television is guilty of instilling
in black school children a
sense of inferiority and that
their race has no special con
tribution to make to society.
Scoring both the education
al system and the television
networks for offending blacks
in subtle ways, Dr. Chester
Pierce, Professor of Education
and Psychiatry in the Faculty
of Medicine and at the Grad
Says Comparisons Not Way to
Improve Basic Positions of Blacks
WASHINGTON, D. C.-
August I—Clifford L. Alex
ander Jr., former chairman of
the Equal Employment Op
portunity Commission, today
attacked claims by Nixon ad
ministration spokesmen that
more blacks have been ap
pointed to significant federal
positions than In the Kennedy
and Johnson administrations.
Alexander, a member of
the Democratic National Com
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winner proudly sits with Rob
ert on his new possession, and
wishes him many happy "turn"
of the wheels.
(Photo by Purefoy)
BOSTON, MASS, - More
than 10,000 delegates and a
like number of visitors are
expected to attend the 77th
Annual Convention of the An
cient Egyptian Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
when it convenes here Au
gust 16-21 at the Statler Hilton
Hotel.
Charles A. Dargan of New
York City, a retired New York
Central Railroad supervisor.
Imperial Potentate, will preside
over the sessions, that will
preceded by meetings of the
(See SHRINERS page ZA)
uate School of Education at
Harvard University, said:
"It is my opinion that close
j scrutiny must be given to the
psychological effects of theie
| two institutions, as they rein
i force one another, if we wish
' to eradicate racism in this
' country."
To emphasize his point he
cited the time that he and a
group of black psychiatrists
has objected to TV executives
about a segment of a story
(See CHILDREN page 2A)
mittee, Alexander contended
that the administration's
boasts in this field are funda
mentally in error In two re
gards. 'The first, and most
important," he said, "ia that
comparisons are not the way
to improve the baalc positions
of blacks in this nation...The
second reason the Nixon peo
ple should quit saying they
have out-performed Johnson
and Kennedy la that they are
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