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VOLUME 50 - No. 19
SpauUliny Tops Mayoral
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HELPING MINORITY BUSINKSSIS—As part
of a nationwide program in which Atlantic
Richfield Company is depositing $1 million
in minority owned or managed commercial
or savings banks throughout the nation, a
check for $50,000 is presented to J. H. Wheel
Richfield Firm to Deposit SI
Million In Minority Banks
NEW YORK - Atlantic
Richfield Company will de
posit $1,000,000 in minority
owned or managed commercial
or savings banks in cities from
coast-to-coast to help provide
funding for minority busi
nesses in those areas, Robert
0. Anderson, chairman, an
nounced here today.
Approximately $600,000
of the total already has been
committed in certificates of
JHlrs. Virginia Collins, Mother Of
Draft Resist er Sp
JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
Miss Virginia Collins,
mother of Walter Collins,
famous black draft resister
who is serving five years in
prison in Texarkana, Texas,
and Carl Braden, Information
Director and an organizer for
the Southern Conference Edu
cational Fund (SCEF) spoke at
Duke University Tuesday,
May 4 on the theme: Protest
the Jailing of Walter Collins
and the Situation of Black
Draft Resisters.
Braden and Mrs. Collins
pointed specifically to the
following points in Collins*
arrest:
The arrest came just 11
days after the U. S. Supreme
Court and refused to hear an
appeal of his sentence - even
though his lawyers were pre
paring a petition for re
consideration by the high
court, which they had 25 days
to file. Federal marshals came
to Collins' home in New Or
(See RESISTER page 9A)
Lyon Park School PTA Honors 3 Retiring Teachers
The final meeting of the
Lyon Park School PTA was
held in the school auditorium,
Monday, April 26, 1971 at
7:30 p.m.
Hie program featured Mrs.
Theima Lennon, Director of
Public Instruction who spoke
on making education relevant
to meet the individual needs
of the children. She empha
sized the importance of the
parents and society in provid
er, (left) president. Mechanics and Farmers
Bank, by R. R Goudey, (center) Atlantic Rich
field's Charlotte district marketing manager.
Jesse B. Anglin, Jr., Comptroller is on the
right. The presentation was made at the
bank's headquarters at 116 West Parrish St.
deposit or time deposits in
id institutions in 12 areas
where the company has opera
tions or interests, and the re
mainder will be deposited in
the near future, according to
Anderson.
Anderson said funds were
deposited in amounts ranging
from SIO,OOO to sloo,oooin
minority-owned or managed
institutions in these cities:
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INAUGURATION Bishop William J. Walla
of Yonkers, N. Y., chairman of the Living
stone College Board of Trustees, places the
symbol of office around the neck of Dr. F.
George Shipman on the impressive occasion
ing a favorable background for
the first five years of life prior
to beginning formal education.
Dr. Frank B. Weaver, Assis
tant Superintendent of In
struction, Durham City
Schools recognized the follow
ing honored guests who were
former teachers at Lyon Park
School: Mrs. Rosa D. Artis,
Miss A. Marie Faulk and Miss
Ruby B.Grissom. In introduc
ing each teacher, he read a
irihE^nwTw
Chicago; Compton, Calif.;
Danville, Va.; Durham; Hous
ton; Los Angeles; Memphis;
New York; Portland, Ore.;
Seattle; Springfield, 111.; and
Washington, D. C.
(In Durham, a check for
$50,000 was deposited in the
Mechanics & Farmers Bank.)
The Atlantic Richfield exe
cutive commented:
"By this action, we hope to
of Dr. Shlpman s inauguration as sixtb presi
dent of the college on April 30. Looking on
in left background is Dr. Albert W. Dent,
former president of Dillard University of New
Orleans, La., the inaugural speaker.
short biographical profile.
Mrs. Virginia Rogers pre
sented white corsages to the
honorees on behalf of the
Lyon Park community per
sonnel. Mr. L. M. Goode, Prin
cipal of Lyon Park School,
presented the honorees pla
ques from the PTA. Mrs. Eleta
Jean Harris Murray, Chicago,
niinois, former student of the
honorees presented gifts of
appreciation from the Lyon
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1971
Mrs. Griffin and Dr. Boulware
Poll Highest in Council Race
Former N. C. Mutual Pre
sident, Asa T. Spaulding, the
first Negro elected to the Dur
ham County Commission,
topped' a three-way mayoral
race here Saturday in the
Durham City primary elec
tioflpaulding polled 4,057
votes to eke past realtor James
R. Hawkins by 26 votes. The
two were well ahead of the
third candidate, Lloyd Jacobs,
who has run unsuccessfully in
the past three mayoral races,
tallying only 250 votes.
Hawkins and Spaulding will
pair off in the May 15 general
municipal election which will
also include races for three
city council ward seats and
three at large council posi
tions.
Spauiding said following
the election, "I think the
results of this primary gave
tangibly encourage new busi
ness enterprise by minority
residents in each of these
areas. We feel that the deposits
will have a substantial multi
plier effect, helping to foster
economic growth in both busi
nesses and the communities
involved."
Anderson said that Atlantic
Richfield has deposited smaller
amounts in a few minority
banks in the past, but never in
the range or numbers of insti
tutions announced today.
"It is important, we feel,
that major companies help
finance minority self-reliance
and economic advancement
through some deposits
Park School faculty and
friends to the honorees for
their long years of service to
the field of education which
totaled over 100 years. These
three teachers served a total of
132 years in the Durham City
Schools, one-hundred and
twenty-nine (129) at Lyon
Park.
Music for the occasion was
rendered by Mrs. Latelle
Vaughan, Member of Club
ample evidence that there are
numerous pools of goodwill in
this community anxious to be
joined together to form one
great lake of goodwill, which
could be more beneficial and
refreshing to the total com
munity. I believe Durham
really wants more unity in
the community. I would like
to be an instrument for the
accomplishment of this as the
next mayor."
Although only some 22 per
cent of the total number of
city registered voters went to
the polls Saturday, heaviest
turnouts were recorded in pre
dominantly black precincts.
Spaulding ran on a "unity"
platform. He is a native of
Columbus County, and grad
uated from New Yor, Univer
sity School of Commerce and
received a master's degree
from the University of Michi
gan. He serves on the City
Board of Adjustment and the
Mayor's Human Relations
Committee. He is married and
has four children.
In the council race Mrs.
(See ELECTION paga 9A)
Black Political
Increases Seen
In Nat'l Survey
RHVSS
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
A recent nationwide survey
by the Joint Center for Politi
cal Studies (JCPS) indicates
continued increase in Blacks
elected to public office in the
United States.
Areas in which Blacks made
significant gains during the
past year were in the top
municipal positions - mayor,
vice mayor, councilman, and/
or alderman.
A previous study, made by
the Metropolitan Applied Re
search Center (MARC) in
February, 1970, listed a total
of 1,469 Blacks holding elec
tive office in the United
States.
According to the JCPS
survey, there are presently
1,860 Black Elected Officials,
(See INCREASES page 9A)
Boulevard School Faculty
who sang, "Thank God For A
Garden" by Teresa Del Riega.
Mrs. Sarah 0. Barden, Music
Teacher at Lyon Park School,
served as the accompanist.
The program was climaxed
with announcements and re
marks by L M. Goode.
Refreshments were served
and parents viewed the Art
Exhibit.
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Annual Law Day Celebrated at
At North Carolina Central Univ.
JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
The annual Law Day cele
brations for North Carolina
Central University was
launched Friday, April 30 at
Duke Auditorium on the
NCCU campus. This year's
theme was "Channel Change
Through Law and Reason."
The guest speaker for the
morning activities was Attor
ney Allie Latimer Weeden,
Chief Counsel, Office of
Chief Counsel, Office of
General Counsel, General Serv
ices Administration, Washing
ton, D. C. and National
Secretary of National Bar As
sociation.
Mrs. Weeden's address was
on sexual discrimination. She
cited the national wage scale
from highest to lowest as:
white men, black men, white
V AACP Legal Defense Fund Dinner
Held At Durham
JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
Thursday, April 29, at
7 p.m. marked the Second
Annual North Carolina Dinner
for the NAACP Legal De
fense & Educational Fund at
the Durham Hotel.
Henry Lee Marsh, HI, Vice-
Mayor and LDF Cooperating
Attorney of Richmond, Vir
ginia delivered the address and
introduction of the Guest of
Honor, Juliue LeVonne Cham
bers, Chambers, Stein,
Lanning, and Ferguson Law
firm, Charlotte, N. C. Marsh
noted many of Chambers' ac
complishments, but stressed
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RETIRING TEACHERS HONORED Those
participating in the recent program honor
ing retiring Lyon Park teachers along with
honorees are (from left to right): L. M.
Goode, Principal; Mrs. Virginia Rogers; Hon
Words of Wisdom
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The men chosen to run a business or* not the
stars who sparkle from time t0 time but tho day
in-and-day-out producers. -—J. C. Asp/ey
SPAULDING
BOULWARE
women, and black women. She
stated the public accomoda
tions section o fthe Civil
Rights Act as being complete
ly void of concern for women.
Some of the discrimination
practices she noted were dif
ferent sentences for the same
crime according to sex, dif
ferent salaries for the same
job, restrictions on jobs, and
the afct that a man's income
is considered the main source,
while a woman's is looked on
as substidation. Prior to the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 sex
was completely left out of
the terms race, creed, and
color.
At a luncheon at the Down
towner at 1:30 p.m. Friday,
Miss Sheliah Parrish, Chair
(See LAW DAY page 9A)
these as not being the major
importance of Chambers'
position. "Julius Chambers
has given hope to blacks of a
black man fighting within the
system and winning. He has
given the black man a symbol
of victory. We are lucky to
have him."
Marsh ended his drama
tic address with the very ap
propriate words of Patrick
Henry, "Give me liberty, or
give me death."
In Chambers' presentation,
he gave a brief account of
the caseload his firm had
been, and is, involved with.
orees: Mrs. ROM D. Artis, Miai A. Marie
Faulk, Miss Rubye B. Griwom; Mrs. KleU
j«an Harris Murray. Dr. Frank B. Weaver,
Assistant Superintendent o 1 Instruction, Dur
ham City Schools.
PRICE 20 CENTS
Former Durham
Minister Dies in
Baltimore, Md.
BALTIMORE, Md.—Dr. John
L. Tilley, formerly of Oeed
moor and Durham, N. C. died
here Wednesday.
The deceased was born in
Creedmoor. He was a graduate
of Shaw University and re
ceived his master's and docto
ral degrees from the University
of Chicago and the degree of
Doctor of Divinity from Shaw
University.
He taught at Shaw University
for 17 years and was also Dean
of the School of Religion at
Shaw. He also taught at How
ard University and was presi
dent of Forida N & I College.
He pastored at Mt. Gilead
Baptist Church in Durham, Mt
Vernon Baptist Church in
Creedmoor, First Baptist
Church in Apex and the New
Metropolitan Baptist Church in
Baltimore, Md. He was a past
moderator of the East Cedar
Grove Missionary Baptist A*
sociation and a member of The
Masonic Lodge No. 94 in Creed
moor.
BLACK MAYOR,
50-YEAR CLASS
FSU FEATURE
FAYETTEVILLE - In an
effort to contrast Negro edu
cation, 50 years ago with that
of modem times, the alumni
of Fayetteville State Univer
sity will present 11 members
of the Class of '2l and the
mayor of Lawnside N. J., as
special features of "Alumni
May 15.
Tete surviving members
of the original 16 and one
" member who started with the
class, but finished in '22, will
begin returning here on May
14 and begin a round of ac
tivities scheduled to be the
main feature of the occasion.
They will be joined by some
of the members who dropped
out, during the four years
and many others who were
members of the student body
(See ALUMNI page 0A)
To date, Chambers' firm has
been envolved in 45 desegre
gation cases. They are current
ly working on 23 .
Chambers noted that the
Charlotte School desegrega
tion case has already cost
$85,000. He stated, in Char
lotte, to date, 4400 students
have been suspended from
school. Over 90% were black.
In Greensboro, 65% of black
students still attend all black
schools. Winston-Salem spent
$30,000 for an evaluation
committee for desegregation.
The committee recommended
(See LEGAL FUND fIX)