Two Black Mayors To Speak In Durham September 19 Words of Wisdom * I have never known a man who died from over work, but many who died from doubt. Mayo, M.D. VOLUME 49 No. 36 Community Corp. Faces Operational Struggles To Survive ki W W W —A_ A A A a k a a A Tenant Steering Committee Supports Propose Change Housing Auth. Personnel ■ .. /- **.- - : -M' J : . Mii- *>« k zi~ , '■:*?'•:■ -- - ■&*&", ■■■ ;. .:" "»i :*-■■. • •■- . / :'v i -i .■ -Ivvv-. . v m ■lr■- ,-M \"/ 0 Mm IWwW*? I, a MP JjHf 1 B _ V ' - SI ■III 'SttSttfeS ># I dll ' ' / « ■ " ■ iM I* MEMBERS OF THI CORPORA TION look on as lifeguard vacuums swimming pool. Left UOCI Comes To Aid Of Tenants Of Damar Court Residents of the Morreene Road Community are completing their third year of operating the swimming pool at the housing pro ject This self-help project began in October, 1967, when the Durham Housing Authority announced plans to convert the swimming pool into a spray pool. Initially, Damar residents were sparked by the announcement to get together and make plans for keeping the swimming pool in operation under the direction of residents. A major reason for the resi dents' eagerness to keep the pool in operation is the isolation of the | 50TM DTI NURSING CLASS— Seventeen women completed the one- year practical nurse education program offered by Durham Technical Institute in late August, thus becoming the 90th class to graduate from the program since it was found ed in 1048. All of the women took their clinical training at Duke Medical Center, and all ' to right are: Mrs. Catherine Brown, Mrs. Patricia Stover, Miss Gennie Mangum and Ger Durham community, Damar resi dent! felt a real need for recreation facilities for all members of their community. The Durham Recreation Depart ment turned down a request from Damar Council members to run the pool; recreation officials said the particular kind of pool at Da mar did meet the Department's specifications. During the summer of 1968, the pool operated by a committee made up of Damar residents and members of the over-all Durham community. The summer was a suc cessful one, and profits from the pool were used to pay for legal but one havt joined the Duke staff since graduation. Comple tion of the D.T.I, course en ables the students to take the state examinaion leading to the desigantion "licensed practical nurse." Shown after graduation ceremonies are, left to right, first row: Miss Pat Smith, in structor at DTI, Mra. Mary C. Adams, presidtont of the N. C. €bt CarSSpi Clm& ald Garner. Not present are William Foy, Betty Foy and l Joyce Carrington. work involved in getting a charter for a new corporation. Assisted by the Durham Legal Aid Clinic, the Da mar group soon obtained a char ter for a corporation which was to be called the Damar Community Recreation and Improvement Cor poration. The Corporation is made up of residents from Damar Court and formerly the Duke Married Student Housing Complex. Incorporation meant that the tenants were able to operate the swimming pool. They also were en abled to operate a laundromat, which had been part of the deal whereby the Housing Authority ao (See COMMUNITY page 10X) Licensed Practical Nurse Or ganization, Miss Yvonne Landis of Creedmoor, Mrs. Maxine Owens of Durham, Mrs. Sandra Upchurch of Durham, Miss Beverly Beatty of Durham, Mrs. Shirley Ford of Roxboro, Miss Marilyn Blake of Durham, Mrs. Eva Farrar of Chapel Hill, Mras. Doris P. Crowder, execu tive Secretary of the NCLPN DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1970 Favors Hiring of Black Deputy Director and Executive Director The Tenant Steering Com mittee supports the proposed changes of the Durham Hous ing Authorities Personnel Poli cies as presented by the two Black Commissioners, E. W. Midgette and Artis Plummer. We agree that the plan propos ed by the Durham Housing Au thority is another case of mal practice and discrimination against Black people. Our committee also sup ports Charles Tillman in the position he has taken in our in terest, We believe that Tillman is deliberately under fire from Mrs. Asa T. Spaulding Chosen To Receive '7O Carolinas Award It was announced here this; week by Milton Harrington, president of Liggett and My ers, Inc. that Mrs. Asa T. Spaul ding has been chosen to re ceive the 1970 Carolinas region citation award presented by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Harring p / v| '' ■ ■■■■:■* . ? v •• ■,* ' - | •• . :.J ? sd M MRS. SPAULDJNG organization, and Mrs. Louise J. Gooche, instructor at DTI. Second row: Miss Gloria Webb of Durtiam, Miss Agnes Mc- Neill of Erwin, Miss Cynthia Atkins of Durham, Mrs. Antoi nette Dorsey of Durham, Miss Veronica Mason of Rougemont, Mrs. Lola Farrow of Chapel Hill, Mrs. Queen Mcßae of Durham, Miss Brenda K. Por the Administration and the chairman of the Commis sioners. This action is mainly due to this interests been un justifiably mistreated had it not been for Tillman's efforts. The tenants at Damar Court are ap preciative of his support in the development of the first Tenant Neighborhood Corpo ration in the country. The reason the Tenant Stewing Committee has not met with Oldham is due to his negative attitude and his un willingness to honestly arrange (See HOUSING page 10A) i; ~ n will serve as chairman of *i presentation dinner to be held in her honor October 6 at which time Brooks Hayes, chairman of the Governor's Good Neighbor Council will be guest speaker. Dr. David Hyatt of Now (See AWARD page 10A) HARRINGTON ter of Murfreesboro, Mrs. An nie Bell Howard of Durham, Mrs. Lois Boone of Durham, Mrs. Georgia Jones, chairman of practical nursing education at DTI, and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, past president of the Duke LPN organization and a member of the first DTI nurs ing class. MM - *• v I y ,v: -. , E* P BL Ink Rfc JC j3 f «| ■p ' k KFJ ■ mjP / .fl ' T /3 ■ H ] I ;« ">■ A. RECIPIENTS OF STANDING OVATIONS The Supremes sing "Someday We'll Be To gether" as a part of their act; however, they have already come together in the opinion Hatcher And Lee To Be Main Keynoters At Lea Mayor Richard Hatcher of Gary Indiana and Mayor Howard Lee of Chapel Hill, North Caro lina, will be the principal speakers at the North Carolina Voter Edu cation Project's Fourth Annual Leadership Training Conference in Durham, September 19th. Mayor Lee will deliver the keynote address at 9:30 ajn. at the Durham Hotel. Mayor Hatcher will address the closing session at 5 p.m. in the B. N. Duke Auditorium on the cam pus of North Carolina Central Uni versity. John W. Edwards, Director of- North Carolina Voter Education Project, said the purpose of the one day conference, "is to bring together Black leaders from across the state to discuss ways on how they can participate more effec tively in the political system". Edwards stated that invitations have been extended to both poli tical parties to send Black repre sentatives. In addition to the speaches by (See MAYORS 10A) BAHA'I WORLD PEACE DAY TO BE OBSERVED On September 20, members of the Baha'i Faith in more than 500 American communi ties will sponsor and observe World Peace Day to spread the recognition of America's spiri tual destiny to raise the stan dard of peace in the world. A series of public meetings sponsored by the Durham Baha'i Community will be held Sept 16 thru 20. On Sunday, Sept. 20 a symposium will be held at which Howard Lee, Mayor of Chapel Hill, Rever end Grady Davis, Pastor of Union Baptist Church, and Mrs. Tereh Cowart Smith, an International Baha'i lecturer will speak on "Avenues to World Peace." This meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the YMCA Trinity and N. Duke Streets. A program of the arts, (See BAHA'I page 10A) ATTENTION ALL SUBSCRIBERS Effective August 1, 1970: New Rates For The Carolina Times United States and Canada 1 Year 96.00 United States and Canada 2 Yean $ll.OO Foreign Countries 1 Year |7.50 Single Copy 20 Centa of everyone on hand for tneir breaking engagements around jammed packed opening at thethe country since Jean Terrell Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.joined the legendary group; It's no secret that the girls but now, they've gotten their have been getting their thing act together and nothing can together for several weeks ofstop them now. Gossie Harold Hudson Receives Ph.D. in American History Field Gossie Harold Hudson is the recipient of the Ph. D. Degree in the field of Amierican History at the Ohio State University, Co lumbus, Ohio, September 4, 1970. His Masters Thesis, "Ne gro Historians View the Causes of the Civil War", was received at North Carolina Central Univer sity. While matriculating at the University of Ohio, he worked as a Teaching As sociate for two years. And continued his affiliation with Phi Alpha Theta and Pi Gamma Mu, Honor So cieties. He has accepted a posi tion as assistant professor in the history department at Southern Illinois Uni versity, Carbondale, Illi Ronald Barbee Passes North Carolina Bar Exam; Joins Firm Ronald Barbee, a recent 1970 honor graduate of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, passed the North Carolina Bar Examina tion which was given on Au gust 4, 5 and 6 of this year. Mr. Barbee will be practicing law in Greensboro, where he is now an associate of the law firm or Frye and Johnson. While at North Carolina Central University School of Law, Mr. Barbee was editor-in chief of the North Carolina Central Law Journal. He also received the annual award for the student graduating with the highest scholastic average in his class. Mr. Barbee, a native of Dur ham, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Barbee, Sr., of 207 West Geer Street. He is married PRICE: 20 Cents !fj B Br HUOSON no is. He is married to the for mer Florence Oelories Mc- Call. They are the parents of two children, Gossie Harold and Florence Eliza beth. i i *;s to ike Murray of Savannah. Georgi*

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