International Track Week Proclaimed
Words of Wisdom.
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Every man has a right to ut
ter what he thinks truth, and
every other man has the right
to knock him down for it.
—Samuel Johnson
VOLUME 50 No. 27
DBC Changes Name; 3 Quit DHA
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U. S. Has Forged Ahead Since 1966
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Durham Ministerial
Its President, Rev. f. H. Whitley
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Fred McNeill Jr.
Gets Promotion
On LINC Staff
Several staff appointments
were announced Wednesday
for the Durham-based Learn
ing Institute of North Carolina
(LINC) by Dr. Richard S. Ray,
Executive Director.
Fred McNeill, Jr. of Dur
ham, veteran staff member was
named program associate for
business and finance.
Dr. John W. Pelosi, co
director of the Child Advocacy
Center at Wright School here,
was named director of LINC
is now Child Advocacy Pro
ject.
Miss Drewry Hanes was
named program consultant for
development, and Miss Mar
garet Bourdeaux was named
program consultant for child
development.
McNeill has served as a con
sultant to LINC's Follow
Through Project in Goldsboro
and as director of the LINC
Children's Center in Greens
boro, a $250,000 annual pro
ject . For f ive years before join
ing LINC, he served as director
of field Services, the number 2
administrative post in the
$250,000 yearly operation of
the North Carolina Teachers
Association.
As chief finance officer, he
directed growth in the associa
tion's credit union funds from
$6,000 to SIOO,OOO annually.
(See McNEELL page 10A)
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DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1971 PRICE: 20 CENTS
The Interdenominational Min
isterial Alliance of Durham
and Vicinity has lost its Presi
dent, Rev. E. H. Whitley, for
mer Pastor of the Mt. Olive
AME Zion Church on Club
Blvd. Rev. Whitley had served
the Alliance as an officer for
five of his seven years in Dur
ham. He had served as the
Assistant Secretary, Secretary,
First Vice President, and as
President the last year of his
Pastorial work in Durham.
Reverend Whitley came to
Durham in 1964 from Knox
Dedication Of New
Project Center Held At RTI Park
By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
"The success or failure of
the project of the federal
government to clean America's
air will depend primarily on
the Durham environmental
plant." This statement was
made Tuesday, June 22 by
William Ruckelshaus, President
of the National Environment
Agency at a dedication of the
new Environmental Protection
Agency located in Research
Triangle Park.
Ruckelshaus said, "We have
a chance to solve one of the
greatest problems of this coun
try, air pollution."
He continued his statement
with, "The three areas ef
fective to this project are the
President, the congress, and
the support of the public. If
we can maintain concern and
support, we can show the
American people that the gov
ernment still has a place in
sociaty."
Ruckelshaus discussed im
mediate plans for the agency
with the following facts:
"Luther Hodges donated 509
acres of land to the agency.
As yet, we are not sure how
to incorporate this donation
into our agency."
As to the governing body
of the a t ncy Ruckelshaus
stated, "We have no director
as yet. We plan to announce
the regional administrators in
Jufy."
He further added, "Al
though ecology consists of
municipal, industrial, and agri
Blacks Think
ville, Tennessee to become the
Pastor of Mt. Olive AME Zion
Church. He was active in the
life of the community serving
as the chairman of the Can-
Junior High School Precient for
two years and being a dele
gate to the State Democratic
Convention in 1968. While at
Mt. Olive the Church built a
new edifice and purchased a
new parsonage.
Under Rev. Whitley's lead
ership, the IMA has continued
Many new programs and meth
(See MINISTERIAL 10A)
cultural sources of pollution,
we plan to remain primarily
in air pollution. We will deal
with all three sources of pollu
tion as they effect our air."
"Presently the agency em
ploys approximately 800 peo
ple. By December, 200 addi
tional personnel will be
offices. Our total employment
will be doubled within two
three years."
Ruckelshaus ended his ad
dress with, "Our plan is to
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NAACP RAFFLE ENDS—This picture marks
the event that closed the most successful
drive that the Durham Branch, NAACP, has
ever put on to raise money for the Freedom
Fund. The unidentified boy is shown as he
draws the name of the winner of a Sylvania
Television set, at the United Durham Store.
The lucky ticket was held by F. Barnes, 936
White Americans Feel Nation
Has Slipped Almost Full Step
WASHINGTON, D. C. The
majority of white Americans,
regardless of age, income,
education, or political persua
sion, feel that "the U. S. has
slid backward over the past
five years."
Blacks, alongwith other non
whites, don't agree. They be
lieve that "significant gains
have been made at the na
tional level."
So report Albert H. Contrill
and Charles W. Roll, two pro
fessional opinion analysts, in
a new book, "Hopes and' Fears
of the American People.
The book is based on two
national polls designed by the
authors under sponsorship of
Potomac Associations, a new
Washington-based research and
analysis organization. It will be
published this week (June 28)
by Universe Books of New
York.
The authors asked a crtss
section of Americans to list
their hopes and fears for the
nation, then asked where they
thought the U.S. stood on a 10-
step "laddter of aspiration"
compared with five i years ago.
White Americans felt the na
tion had slipped almost a full
step. In contrast, nonwhites
thought it had moved ahead
more than a half-step.
In 1959, when a similar poll
was taken, the division of opin
ion between the faces was ex
actly reversed. Then nonwhites
thought the general situation
in the country had gotten
(See FORGED 10A)
adopt a regional agency di
vided into ten regions. It will
be the strongest agency in the
federal government."
HITS 3. A. POLICY
WASHINGTON Attacking
South Africa's "vicious and in
humane" policies toward
blacks, Senator George Mc-
Govern, the only announced
candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination, call
ed on Congress to cut off that
country's sugar quota sup
ports.
Westminister Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.'
Tickets were sold all along the eastern sea
board. Others in the picture, (left to right),
are J. B. Philyaw, Life Membership Chair
man; W. M. Gilliam, Membership Chairman;
Mrs. Annie Mae Bynum, who directed the
project and raised more than $1,200.00 and
Ray Parker, manager, United Durham Store.
Action Is Delayed
On the Resignation
Of DHA Members
Durham City Council voted
to delay action on the resigna
tion of Carl R. Harris, W. E.
Seemans, Jr. and Charles A.
Roach, who submitted letters of
resignation to be effective July
15, 1971, from the Durham
Housing Authority.
E. W. Midgette and Artis
Plummer remain o n the DHA I
and dicD not participate in the
enmasse resignations from the
DHA.
It was suggested by Mayor
Hawkins that the Council ap
point at its July 8, meeting a
committee to "select replace
ments." The Housing Authority
| must continue to operate and
under the provisions of the
Charter, the Authority would
become inoperative with only
two members.
Thus, by not accepting the
[designations, the DHA will be
in a position to still carry out
its functions until successors
have been chosen.
School To Be
Known as the
Durham College
President L. McCauley
Harris announced today that
as a result of a recent Board
of Trustees meeting that effec
tive July 1, 1971, Durham
Business College will be
known thereafter as Durham
College.
The Board of Trustees in
dicated that the name change
was the results of the increas
ing diversity of the institu
tion's curriculum through
additional programs in the
technical and scientific areas.
In recent years the college has
developed and included into
its curriculum, programs in
the area of Pollution Control
Administration, Environment
(See COLLEGE 10A)
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Me University, Site Of Ist Pan
Africa-USA Track Meet July 16-17
BY JOHN MYERS
Staff Writer
At a press conference at the
office of Governor Robert Scott,
Monday, June 28, the dates of
July 11-17, were proclaimed
Pan-African-USA International
Track Week in North Carolina.
Attending proclamation ex
ercises were Dr. Leroy Wal
ker, Director of Physical Edu
cation at North Carolina Cen
tral University, and members
of the WTVD Track Meet Com
mittee.
The proclamation read as
follows:
Whereas, North Carolina is
honored to be host to the first
Pan Africa-USA International
Track Meet on July 16-17, 1971
at Duke University in Durham;
and
Whereas, North Carolina ex
tends a hearty welcome to con
testants froir the continent of
Africa, from the United States,
and from other parts of the
world, and to meet officials,
members of the Ambassador
Corps, and visitors attending
this first major international
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JOWitP FOR UNlTY— These four persons,
principals in the opening of the Durham Day
Care Center of the NAACP, are shown as
they appeared at the Morehead Avenue Bap
tist Church iot the monthly meeting of the
Durham Branch, NAACP. W. M. Gilliam,
membership chairman and director of the
Center, smile pleasingly at a highly inspected
Black Named to
School Board in
Warren County
WARRENTON—The Warren
County Board of Education, in
special session, has appointed
Ernest Turner, president of
the local chapter of the
NAACP, to fill the unexpired
term of Joe Andrews on the
board.
Turner is the first Negro to
serve on the board. His term
will run through April 1973.
The board, meeting Monday
night, voted unanimously to
appoint Turner to fill the seat
of Andrews who died several
weeks ago. Hie board has five
members.
Turner, 45, is married and
has three sons. He is owner Of
a dry cleaning firm here and
a partner in a local funeral
home. He was employed by the
(See WARREN 10A)
LEROY WALKER AND GOVERNOR SCOTT
Shaw U. Names
New V. P. For
Development
Dr. J. Archie Hargraves,
President-elect of Shaw Uni
versity, and who will resume
his duties, July 1, 1971 has
appointed Phillip H. Mason to
the position of Vice President
for Development and Univer
sity Relations. Dr. Hargraves
says that he was fortunate to
secure the services of a man
like Mason because of his
wide and varied background.
His expertise and skills will
help to strengthen Shaw.
Specifically, Mr. Mason
will be charged with coordi
nating the Division of Deve
loping and University Rela
tions and its integrated pro-
Cherokee Indians
Get EDA Grant For
Job Program
The Economic Development
Administration under the U.
S. Department of Commerce,
has given approval of a $28,080
grant to help continue a pro
gram of planning for economic
growth in the Cherokee Reser
vation in Cherokee, N. C. TTie
Eastern Band of Cherokee In
dians will provide $9,360 to
complete thj; grant, which will
be $37,440, the cost of contin
uing the program.
The goal of the program is
to create year-round jobs and
increase incomes for tribal
members. Cherokee officials
report that during the past
year, industry expansion creat
ed 75 new jobs. A civic center
has been erected and water
and sewer systems have been
enlarged. Cooperative efforts
of surrounding communities.
State and Federal agencies as
well as private enterprise are
being utilized In the project. '
(See CHEROKEE page 10A)
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gram of defining, popularizing
and securing acceptance of the
major goals and objectives of
the institution as well as head
ing publicity planning for
Shaw. |.
Mason is married and is the
father of 4 children.
citizen of the Crest Street School commu
nity and chairman of a liason committee of
area citizens, Mrs. Maggie Holm an, working
with the NAACP, Dr. L. W. Reid, pastor of
New Bethel Church, who spoke at the meet
ing, shown between the two, and Alexander
Barnes, extreme right, looking on with de
light
Negro Chemist
To Succeed Bd.
Educ. Member
CHAPEL RiLL—The Chapel
Hill-Carrbono Board of Educa
tion Tuesday named Edwin
Caldwell, Jr., a Negro chemist
for Chemstrand Research Cen
ter, to replace Paul Guthrie as
a member' of the board.
Caldwell, 36, a graduate of
Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Va., will serve a two-year term
that expires June 30, 1918.
A lifelong resident of Chapel
Hill, Caldwell has been active
in civic, political and church
affairs, and has a keen interest
in education according to Nor
man Weatherly, the school
board member who nominated
him.
Weatherty said the nominat
ing committee recogniaed "that
whoever we appoint wool
(See CHEMIST page 10A)
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