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FITZGERALDS REFUSE EMMANUEL CHURCH PROPERTY
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VOLUME 50 - No. 8
Black Reporter
Claims Wilmington
Racial Reports.
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MRS. REAVES HONORED -
Valentine's Day 1971 was a
day of love and rememberance
for Mrs. Dorcas Croom Reaves
when the member* of the Hill
side High School Class of 1943
visited and honored her.
As a token of their love and
esteem the class presented Mrs.
James Brown Pays Visit To NX.
Mutual Home Office Building
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BROWN
Oak Grove F. W. Baptist Church,
Inc., Announces Independence
By DR. WILLIAM A. REE V E&
The Oak Grove Free Will
Baptist Church under the lead
ership of Reverend Z. D.
Harris announces their Inde
pendence, the Incorporation
was organized and formed
with the church in the year of
1968 i since we were having so
many unjust turmoils with a
minority group and the United
American Free Will Baptist
Church Cape Fear "B" Divi
sion Colored. We have long be
fore this time denounced our
relationship with the United
American Free WiU Baptist
Church Cape Fear "B" Divi
sion Colored and have not fel
lowshiped with them for more
than three years. During these
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1971
Reaves with a Jsouquet of red
roses, candy and jewelry. The
class also gives the Dorcas C.
Reaves English award each
year, to the senior having the
highest average in English.
Left to right, seated: Ruth
Boyd, Dorothy Judkins, Mrs.
Dorcas C. Reaves, honoree; Ed
luesday morning, at the
North Carolina Mutual Insur
ance Co., brought the usual
business personnel, a variety of
curious visitors, and Mr. James
Brown.
Wearing a mink coat with
waist belt, Brown entered the
elevator on the first floor and
thrilled secretaries on a tour
of the building. Stopping for a
conference on the eleventh
floor, the Carolina Times was
permitted an interview.
James Brown sat in the con
ference room talking to memb
ers of his business session
seated aroung a long table.
He was tired, having flown
from Augusta, Georgia that
morning, he had been up for
twenty-two hours. He was to
be in Durham only a matter
of hours before returning.
He was dressed in a double
three yean at the conference
meetings Oak Groves name
continued to be called, and at
the ktt conference meeting a
representative from our organi
zation made the statement to
the Conference Gathering in
session that the Oak Grove
Free Will Baptist Church was
no longer a member of that
Conference. The statement
was accepted and during the
Executive Board Meeting it
was named official that the
Reverend Z. D. Harris and the
Oak Grove Free WiU Baptist
Church was no longer a part of
the United American Free
WiU Baptist Church Cape
Fear "B" Division.
(See OAK GROVE 2A)
ward Allen, Grace Barnes.
Standing: Howard Hedgepeth,
Doris Riddick, Theresa Hall,
Alice Davis, Eddie Page, Emma
Coulton, Dorothy Allen, . Cath
erine Haskins, Margaret Hedge
peth, Herbert Gray.
(Photo by Purefoy)
breasted navy blue blaser with
a pale orange, french cuffed:
shirt and a gray on blue
striped tie, which hung loose
across his chest.
As I entered, he raised
briefly in his chair, extending
his hand in welcome.
I asked Brown how he
liked the N. C. area. Brown:
It's land, just like any other
strip of land across our coun
try. I don't prefer any one
particular area. If I want to
go to the beach, Igo to
(See BROWN pafe 2A)
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GETS TV APPOINTMENT—
Evelyn Payne Davis, newly
appointed vice president of the
Children's Television Work
shop, producers of "Sesame
Street."
Mrs. Davis, who has been
national director of utilization
for the Workshop will assume
the title of vice president for
PRICE 20 CENTS
On Scene For 5
Days During
Crisis Height
WILMINGTON - Reports
distributed by major news ser
vices on recent racial violence
here have not told the truth
about what took place, a black
reporter charges.
Jim Grant, who writes for
The Southern Patroit, was on
the scene for five days at the
height of the crisis.
"What happened here was
as close to an insurrection as
anything I've ever seen," Grant
said. "About 1,300 students
were involved in one way or
another. The real cause of the
trouble was a conspiracy be
tween police, school officials,
and city government—a con
spiracy to try to crush those
students."
Grant declared that the fol
lowing specific falsehoods were
generally stated as facts in
news reports sent out of Wil-
(See REPORTER page 2A)
County Ed. Board
Refuses Request of
Ministerial Alliance
WILMINGTON - in a
letter to the New Hanover
County Superintendent and by
telephone conversation the
Wilmington Ministerial Alli
ance be permitted to sit in as
silent observers during the
hearing of the students who
desire to bring grievances be
fore the Board of Education.
The request was made at the
urging of several parents, and
to involve the pulpits of Wil
mington in helping to resolve
the differences and restore
peace to the community. The
(See MINISTERS 2A)
community relations, a newly
created position. She will con
tinue to direct a nationwide
staff of full-time utiliza
tion coordinators who are
charged with expanding the au
dience and educational effect
iveness of Sesame Street in a
number of major urban areas.
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C. L. R. JAMBS
World Famous Black Scholar
Coming To N.C. Central Un/v.
World famed black scholar
C. L. R. James is coming to
North Carolina Central Univer
sity.
Now a professor with teach
ing duties at Howard Universi
ty, Federal City College and
Harvard, Professor James will
appear at NCCU February 23-
27.
He is suthor of more than
a dozen books related to in
ternational ' black artists and
intellectuals.
For the past several years
Professor James has been busi
HUD Approves sl4l Million One-
Stop Neighborhood Centers
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
The five-year old Neighbor
hood Facilities Program of tbe
U. S. Department of Housing
and Urban- Development has
approved grants totaling sl4l
million for one-step neighbor
hood centers in more than
400 low income areas to pro
vide coordinated community
service; programs.
Programs and activities in
neighborhood centers are large
ly supported by other Federal,
State, and local agencies. All
services are locally scheduled
and designed to meet the needs
of the particular neighborhood
to be served. Services usually
include health, education, em
ployment counseling, welfare,
cultural, recreation, legal aid,
(See CENTERS page SA)
Navy Names
First Ship for
Black Officer
The Navy will name a de
stroyer escort in honor of Jesse
L. Brown the first black naval
aviator, Navy Secretary John
H. Chafee announced today.
The Keel for DE-1089 is to
be laid at Avondale Shipyards,
Westwego, Louisiana, April 9,
1971.
In making the announce
ment, Secretary Chafee said,
"It is particularly fitting that
we honor the memory of this
distinguished Navyman during
Negro History Week."
Navy Ensign Jesse Leßoy
Brown was the first black
American naval officer to lose
his life In combat in the Ko
rean conflict. He was killed in
action over Korea, Decem
ber 4, 1968, and was posthu
mously awarded the Distin
guished Flying Cross, Air Me
dal and Purple Heart.
Jesse L. Brown will be a
. Knox Class destroyer escort
designed for locating and de
stroying enemy submarines.
(See NAVY page 2A)
ly engaged in lecturing, broad
casting over radio, television
and editing literary journals in
various parts of the world .
Among the countries in
which he has lectured are the
West Indies, Canada, Nigeria,
and Uganda.
NCCU's Department of
English is sponsiring Profes
sor James' visit through a Title
IQ grant.
Among Mr. James' books
are "The Life of Captain
Cipriani", The Case for West
Indian Self-Government, both
Retired N. C. Mutual President
Wins Top Place for No. Carolina
Dr. Asa T. Spaulding has
become the third man in twen
ty-two years to receive the
Free Enterprise Exemplar
Award. It was presented him
February 15 at Valley Forge,
Pa. in honor of his 40 years of
dedication to his race, his
country, and the free enter
prise system.
The plaque presented to Dr.
Spaulding as follows:
Honoring
Dr. Asa T. Spaulding
1970
For his example of an office
boy who, by diligent, con
scientious and studious labors,
became president of one of
the nation's largest insurance
companies.
For devoting more than
forty years of service to bis
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WINNING HABIT Members
of the Department of Labor's
touch football team pose with
Secretary of Labor J. D. Hodg
son after presenting him with
the trophy they won after
grabbing their second straight
city championship. The team
1933, a novel, "Minty Allen,"
1936, two Ins ties on revolu
tion, "World Revolution,
1917-1936" and "The Rise of
the Communiat International
(1937).
Other booka include "A
History of Negro Revolt 1938
and 1969, "The Bh*k Jacob
ins, (1938 and 1963) A Study
of Touaaaint L' Ouverture and
the San Domingo Revolution,"
"Mariners, Renegades and
Castaways - Herman Melville
and the World We Live In
See SCHOLAR page 2A
people, his country and the
American enterprise system.
For great respect won in
financial circles; national re
(See RETIRED page 2A)
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won 10 straight games last sea
son to stretch their victory
string to 23 consecutive. From
left are: Recreation Association
President George Reese, Billy
Chou, Harold Alston, Bernie
McQueen (behind Alston),
Coach Chuck Green, Leroy
Members of
Family Hope
For Compromise
Heirs of the late R. B.
Fitzgerald issued • statement
last week in which they ex
pressed no desire to accept the
Emmanuel AM JS. Church pro
perty. The statement was in
the form of a letter addressed
to Bishop Henry Murph, pre
siding prelate of the Second
Episcopal District, and to
Reverend D. W. Larkins, pre
siding Elder of the Durham
District which reads as fol
lows:
Dear Bishop Murph and Dr.
Larkins:
We, William R. Fitzgerald,
as a member of Emmanuel
A.M.E. Church and representa
tive of the heirs of the late
R. B. Fitzgerald; and Mrs.
Mary L. Newby, as a member
of Emmanuel A.M.E. Church
and representative of members
who desire to remain and wor
ship at the present church site,
hereby petitiou you, our Bi
shop and our Presiding Elder,
for a hearing regarding the ef
fort to move the Church from
its' present location and aban
(See PROPERTY page 2A)
Youth to Hold
Regular Service
At Northside
The Youth Department of
the Northside Baptist Church
on Berkeley Street wil have
its regular monthly "Youth
Day Service" on Sunday, Feb
ruary 21, at 11:00 ajn. the
"youth" of the church will be
in charge of the entire service
with the exception of the mes
sage which will be delivered by
the Pastor, Osofo La Fayette
H. McDonald and the music
which will be rendered by the
Durham Business College Gos
pel Choir.
Participanta In the service
will include: Claiborne Law
rence, Denise Richardson,
Casaandra Harris, Rachel Ri
chtanbon, Karen Griffin, Gayle
Pretty, Michele Whitted, Cyn
thia Thomas, JoAnn Daniel,
Barry Burnett, and the Junior
Deacons (Jesse Whack and
Thomas love). These persons
along with other members of
the Youth Church will pre
side over the service, read
scripture, pray, read the an
nouncements, extend the wel
come to visitors, and receive
the gifts of Tithes «nd Offer
ings.
Miss buise Whack, who
(See YOUTH pate 1A)
Kenney, Secretary BodfMa,
Sam Beet on, Shawn Griffin.
Russ Binion (captain), int.
Thompkins, Paul Mti«« Vincent
Miller, Arville Brock-Smith and
Rick Hill. Secretary
presented each squad member
an inscribed pen.