Durham Sets Pians For C&D Board Meet
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CHICKING OUT STOCK MARKET —Dr. Leon
Sullivan (center), president of Opportunities
Industrialization Centers, recently took SO of
his business interns and graduates to Wall
Street to see and learn the operations of the
New York Stock Exchange. Here Dr. Sulli
van is on the floor of the stock exchange
Durham Chamber Commerce
Is Host For First
DAVIS
Leo W. Davis
Dies at Hospital
In Brooklyn, NY
Leo Warren Davis, formerly
of Durham died at the Wycliff
Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Sunday, April 11, 1971 after
a long illness.
He was born in Sumter,
S. C. the son of Warren and
Sarah Davis.
Mrs. Davis was once a mem
ber of the White Rock Bap
tist Church and served on the
Deacon Board. After coming
to Brooklyn, N. Y. he joined
the Concord Baptist Church.
Mr. Davis is survived by a
wife Mrs. Ada E. Davis, two
sons Harrison W. Davis of the
(SM DAVIS page 10A)
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■XC HANOI VI «WS—Charlotte) Dr. Charles Wesley (left) and
Lionel Newsom exchange views following Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity's 104 th Founders'' Day Program. Dr. Wesley, executive
director of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and His
tory, was the main speaker for the occasion. Dr. Newsom
serves as the institution's ninth chief administrator. (See story)
with John Gallagher (left), vice president
and head floor broker for Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and Ed Cran
dell, the specialist for General Motor's
stock. Dr. Sullivan is GM'g first Black board
member.
By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
At a press conference in the
Pine Room of the Down
towner Motor Inn, 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 8, members of
the Durham Chamber of Com
merce announced the annual
meeting of the Board of Con
servation and Development to
be held here April 15-17.
This is the first time in
Durham's history that it will
be host to the C&D Board.
The Board affects more peo
ple than any other state agen
cy due to the wide number of
programs it sponsors.
Thursday 15, will be regis
tration at the Downtowner
Large Cardinal Room follow*
ed by a social hour from
W. Durham Baptist
Church Holding
Dedicatory Services
West Durham Baptist
Church has been emphasizing
for the past year the role of
the church. Speakers from the
city and state have played with
the venture. The week of April
12-18 will climax their effort.
The services started on Mon
day, April 12, and will run
through Sunday, April 18. The
speaker for Monday night will
be Virgil Wittnerberg, Minister
of Abiding Savior Lutheran
Church; Tuesday night, The
Rev. Lorenzo Lynch, White
Rock Baptist Church; Wednes
day night, T. R. Trotten, Ra
leigh; Thursday night, Rev. L.
H. McDonald, Northside Bap
tist Church and Friday night,
(See CHURCH page 10A)
6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Friday 16, the Board's day
will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a
breakfast buffett in the
Downtowner. Following will
be the opening business ses
sion at 9:30 a.m. The session
will be presided by Gilliam K.
Horton, Chairman of the
Board of C&D.
At 10:00 a.m., a public
hearing will be held for any
one wishing to be hears on
any matter by the Board.
10:30 a.m. will be allotted
for the division head reports
followed at 12:00 noon by the
lunch break.
At 1:30 p.m. business pro
gresses with the committee
(See C&D MEET 10A)
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TO REPRKSBNT RID CROSS IN AFRICA—
Prior to his departure to Accra, Ghana,
Steve Bullock (right) who will represent the
American Red Cross in a League of Red Cross
Societies training institute (or West Africans,
Steve Bullock Represents A. Red
Cross In West African Conference
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
Steve D. Bullock, American
Red Cross national staff mem
ber, is representing the ARC
in the League of Red Cross
Societies' regional training in
stitute in Accra, Ghana, April
7 - 29.
Mr. Bullock, who is assist
ant to the manager of ARC's
Southeastern Area in Atlanta,
Ga., will participate in the
institute which is designed to
strengthen overall competence
in leadership of West African
Red Cross societies and to
formulate ideas of how the
Red Cross can better respond
to social problems in this part
of the world.
As the only American dele
gate, Mr. Bullock will be
interested in learning how
these developing nations feel
the Red Cross can assist them
and their societies. "We want
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VOLUME 50 No. 16
JOB PROGRAM IS INITIATED HERE
FOR DISADVANTAGED PERSONS
Establishes $308,000 Training
Program for the Unemployed
Mayor Howard Lee
Files For Office
For Second Term
By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
CHAPEL HILL ln a press
conference in his office at 10:
00 a.m. Wednesday, April 7,
Mayor Howard Lee filed for a
second term as Mayor of Cha
pel Hill.
Mayor Lee said "My first
term has been one of learning.
If elected, the second term will
have to be more progressive. It
will mean a lot more work for
everyone."
Some of the policies Mayor
Lee wishes to pursue with a se
cond term involve the bus sys
tem, utilities, recreation de
partment development, and
the housing situation.
He said "During my first
term, I lacked the political
sophistication and seasoning
needed by a politician. I'm not
sure this is bad. I do not want
to gain an amount of seasoning
that will not permit me to
speak openly and shoot
straight from the hip."
When Mayor Lee was asked
(See MAYOR page 10A)
about the conference with (tax** M-
Elsey, ARC president Mr. Bullock, assistant
to the manager of ARCs Southeastern AIM
In Atlanta, Ga., will spend three weeks at
the institute.
Black Historian
JCS Founder's
Day Keynoter
CHARLOTTE - America's
most outstanding Black his
torian delivered the 104 th
Founders' Day Address at
Johnson C. Smith University
Thursday and emphasized the
return to spiritual values
rather than materialistic ac
complishments.
Dr. Charles H. Wesley, now
executive director of the As
sociation for the Study of Ne
gro Life and History, made his
remarks before a captive
audience of 500 in the Univer
sity church.
(See HISTORIAN 10A)
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1971
By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
Howard Schultz, Director
of JOBS Program announced
Tuesday 13 at the Durham
Chamber of Commerce, the es
tablishment of a $308,000
training program for the un
employed in Durham.
He said the program will
have two directives: 1. help
disadvantaged persons to qua
lify for and find gainful em
ployment and 2. help Durham
area employers obtain the en
try-level workers and skills
they need to conduct a profi
table business.
The JOBS Program will en
able the Chamber, through its
subcontractor, the National
Federation of Electronics As
sociation, Inc., to recruit,
train, and place in jobs 114
persons from the disadvantag
ed segment of the local com
munity.
Local firms participating in
the JOBS consortium are as
follows: Black Industries (te
lephone linemen), North Caro
lina Blue Cross and Blue
Shield (clerk typists), Duke
Knitting Mills (link knitting
operators), United Durham,
, (See ESTABLISHES 10A)
to find out how the League
can participate to give these
people better service and how
the American Red Cross can
better participate in interna
tional Red Cross efforts of all
types," he said.
Delegates at the institute
will be predominantly from
English-speaking West African
Red Cross societies. A few,
like Mr. Bullock, are from
non-African socieites.
Mr. Buliock has had
extensive experience in Red
Cross work, serving tours for
the ARC in Vietnam, France,
Germany and the U.S. He was
a member of the six-man team
of Red Cross workers that
accompanied H. Ross Perot
on his around-the-world
mission on behalf of American
prisoners of war held in North
Vietnam.
A native of Enfield, N. C
he is a graduate of Union
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MEMBERS OP ADVISORY BOARD OP BLACK
ENTERPRISE They represent a broad
cross section of black Americana of proven
abilities. Seated left to right are: The Hon
orable Edward Brooke, Senator from Humn
dhusetts; The Honorable Shirley Chisholm,
Representative from New York; The Honor
able Chas. Even, Mayor, Fayette, Mississippi.
Standing: Earl G. Graves, Publisher and
President of Earl G. Graves Associates, Con
Women In Action Sponsoring 4
Statewide Workshop April 16-17
Women in Action for the
Prevention of Violence and its
Causes (WIAPV) are sponsor
ing a Statewide Workshop
April 16 and 17 at Durham
Hotel and Motel. The purpose
of the workshop will be to
deal with major problems
causing trouble in North Caro
lina Communities and to share
with the participants the ex
perience, know-how, and tech
niques developed by the Dur
ham group with the aim that
similar organizations might be
formed in their communities
to effectively deal with their
problems.
Opening Highlights on Fri
day evening will include greet
ings by the Hon. Robert W.
Scott, Governor of North
Carolina. Mrs. Margaret Post,
Coordinator of the Indianapo
lis Anti-Crime Crusade, will
address the Banquet Session.
Satruday's session will in
clude criteria and discussion
on How to Organize a Chapter
of WIAPV by Mrs. A. T.
Spaulding, President of Dur
ham WIAPV. Other Study Ses
(See WOMEN page 10A)
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BUSINISS LKAOUI SIMJNAft PRINCIPALS
Fayetteville Business League's one-day
Business Seminar held Friday at the Utopia
Lounge, attracted more than 175-participants.
The highlight of the session was a luncheon
speech by Attorney Floyd McKissick (second
from left). With Attorney McKissick are other
sultants; John Lewis, Former National Chair
man of SNCC. National Director of Voter Edu
cation Project, Atlanta, Ga.; William Hud
gins, President, Freedom National Bank, New
York City; The Honorable Julian Bond, Mem
ber of the Georgia House of Representa
tives; Thomas A. Johnson, Award-winning
staff-writer of the New York Timet; Henry
Parks, Chairman of the Board, H. G. Parks,
Inc. (Parks Sausages).
Tragedy Averted by Courageous
Action of Sgf. Melvin Thaxton
By SP 4 MICHAEL BROUWER
3D BCT BRIGADE -
Tragedy was recently averted
through the spontaneous cou
rage demonstrated by a 3d
Basic Combat Training Brigade
soldier while serving as a safe
ty noncommissioned officer
(NCO) at training area 10, the
live fire phase of grenade
training.
As field cadreman with D
-1-3, Sergeant Melvin R. Thax
ton had been assigned to aid
and supervise the trainees who
passed through bay nurrter 4,
his point of responsibility. Ac
cording to SGT Thaxton and
eyewitnesses, a b-3-2 trainee,
after having pulled the pin of
the first of the two grenades
he was required to throw,
froze and dropped the weapon
at his feet. SGT Thaxton.
principals la the seminar, kit to right:
Thomas Bacote, FBL President; David Rica,
Chapter Director. National Business League,
Washington, D. C.; and William Bowaer, Ex
ecutive Director, Cumberland County Com
munity Action Program.
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reached immediately by
sweeping the bewildered train
ee over the safety wall, and
pinning the individual to the
ground as the grenade ex
(See THAXTON pe«e 10A)