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WORDS OF WISDOM One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire. —John Foster You can't be alseep in business—at the ends of the arms of Morpheus are the hands of the receiver. —Frank Romer VOLUME 50 No. 31 FISHER MEMORIAL HOSTS 2nd ANNUAL CONVOCATION NAACP Urges HEW Halt Funds For Biased Schools Black Principals And Several Black Teachers Refused Employment BISHOP LAW SOW United Holy Church of America Meet Scheduled to Begin Sunday Bishop A. W. Lawson, District President and Host Pastor, announces that the Se cond Annual Convocation of the United Holy Church of America, Inc. Western North BISHOP TBAMIR Senator Edmund Young Att'y To WASHINGTON, D. C. - In this nation's capital where laws are made that affect the lives of every American, it's seldom that one hears about the men behind the spotlight who play in integral role in shaping up the legislation. Black attorney Tyrone Brown, only 28, has the dis tinction of being one of the few members of his race who've ever directed a major U.S. Senate Committee, hav ing been appointed as Staff Director of the Intergovern mental Relations Subcommit tee by Senator Edmund S. Muskie. A former East Orange, N.J., track star who graduated from Cornell University Law School with honors, Brown is rated by his associates as "having a cool and calculating mind", a trait that the job demands. Currently handling Senate business on the Revenue Shar ing proposals which is before the body, BroWn realizes that his input can drastically affect minorities in the nation's lar gest cities. If passed by the 100-member Senate, the final bill can result in the poor, both white and black, in the innercities getting a bigger share of the action that can better their lifestyle. One of the key bills before the Sub- BISHOP MIDGETTB Carolina District will be held August 1-8, 1971 at the Fisher's Memorial United Holy Church. Western North Carolina em braces Sanford, Central and Western Districts. The program for the week will include early Sunrise services, Workshops, Bible Lectures, Panel Discus sions, and Sermons. Several outstanding speakers will ad dress the convocation on cur rent philosophies. Various themes have been projected and will include a different one for each day. The Formal opening night will be August 2, 1971 at 7:00 p.m. Greetings from business, vari ous enterprises of the city, ed ucational and religious leaders (See FISHER page 2A) committee is one introduced' by Senator Muskie. The mild-mannered, bespec tacled attorney came to the job with impressive credentials. Starting off as a volunteer in Rural Development, American Friends Service Committee (See ATTORNEY page ZA) ■KIM AIDING U. S. SENATORS—Attorney Tyrone Brown, the only Black staff Director of a United States Senate Committee, discusses pending legislation with U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie, who appointed him to the post. As director of the Intergovernmental Rela NEW YORK - The Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People has called upon the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare to cease sending Federal funds, under provisions of the Ele mentary and Secondary Educa tion Act, to the Bullock County, Ala., school system until that system stops dis criminating against Negro tea chers and administrators in its summer school program. An NAACP complaint filed with HEW Secretary Elliot Richardson charges that the Bullock County Board of Edu (See SCHOOLS page •11 A) Drug Rap-Session to Be Held At Hillside Park Sat, July 31 By JOHN MYERS UDI and Sou*hside Neigh borhood Council, in conjunc tion with Help House, Opera tion Breakthrough, UOCI, and the Black Youth Forum, will hbld a drug rap-6ession in Hill side Park, Saturday 31, 10:30 p.m. Ben Ruffin, with UDI, Eugene Turner, with Opera tion Breakthrough, Kenneth Beckford, with Help House, will be the guest speakers. Audience participation with questions, discussions, and solutions, will follow. Ervin Hester, with WTVD, will be on hand with reoorvds for a dance from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Admission is free and there will be free refreshments. Mrs. Pemberton Dies Mrs. Elna B. Pemberton of 105 East Umstead Street, died Monday morning in Long Beach, Calif. The body is be ing returned to the Scarborough and Hargett Funeral Home for completion of funeral arrange ments, to be announced later. tions Subcommittee, headed by Muskie, Brown is playing an important role in shaping up proposals on Revenue Sharing Act which, 11 passed, will get more action to the minorities in the nation's largest cities in which they are rapidly becoming a majority. DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1971 UOCI New Project - Breakfast For Hungry Children of Durham ' fl 9 - >? REV. NELSON Last Rites Held For Rev. Wm. Tycer Nelson The Reverend William Tycer Nelson, son of the late Dr. Warren J. and Maggie Grant Nelson was funeralized on Monday, July 26, 1971 at the Covenant United Presby terian Church at 3:00 p.m. His educational training includ ed attendance at Johnson C. Smith University, Western Theological Seminary, and Pennsylvania State University of Colorado. The Reverend Nelson has pastored churches in South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio, New York and Virginia. He was the sociology professor and college minister at the Uni versity of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Mary land. For six years, he served as counselor for the Southern Education Foundation, Wash ington, D. C. He was a mem ber of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Council of Churches, a World University Fellow, and former teacher at Lincoln University. He traveled in Africa as a representative of the United States in the Ghana. The Reverend Nelson was selected College Minister of the Year by Les Africans in 1965. He is survived by his wife, (See NELSON page 2A) By JOHN.MYERS, Staff Writer Even in Durham, hunger exist. In the Fayetteville Street Project and in the Hayti area, there are hungry children. Now, there is something being done about it. UOCI, under the direction of Charles Till man, Hatti Farrar, Pearlie Bledsoe, Mary Walker, Rodney O'Neil, Vivian Gunn, and Del phine Campbell, 20-70 chil dren, who otherwise might spend their mornings hungry, have a bacon and egg break fast. From 10-12 a.m., five days a week, in the old Malcom X University building on E. Petti grew Street, these children are fed bacon, eggs, hread, and milk. They may experience hunger during the latter por tion of the day, but they do not begin the morning with it. Miss Hattie Farrar, spokes man for UOCI Breakfast Pro gram, told me the funds for the breakfasts come from do nations and their funds are "limited. She asked that any " one wishing to help finance this program, send their dona tions to UOCI Breakfast Pro gram, E. Pettigrew Street, Durham. Miss Farrar said the program began June 23 and will continue until August 31, when the children return to school. After that date, she is not sure how it will be carried out, if at all. (See UOCI page 2A) 2000 Dentists And Wives to Converge on DC WASHINGTON, D. C. - More than 2000 dentists their wives and guest will converge on Washington, D. C. to attend the 58th annual session of the National Dental Association. The predominantly black orga nization is meeting August 1-5 at the Washington Hilton Ho tel. Theme of the convention is "Unification of Black Den tists for Progress." Presiding over the five day session will be the President, Dr. Clyde R. Broadus from Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Broa dus is active both on the civic level and within the dental pro fession. I The NDA session will have as the host grottp, the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society, which is the oldest organiza tion of Black Dentist in the world, and perhaps the strong est constitutent member in the national organization. It has approximately 175 members in the District of Columbia area and of this number 105 are financially active. Among the planned affairs is the Premiere Showing of the National Dental Association's recruitment film entitled, "What about Tomorrow." This film dramatizes the search of a black youth for Identity and a life goal. Dentistry as a career is used to provide stimulation, motivation and fulfillment. It emphasizes also the dental (See DENTISTS page 2A) aiv (1 Hi Lstjfl I a IKF&i&' ' *JI K BH w -^f' I ■ ■ .JL ■ ■ n* 4 * * ■HV s ■■ ■Bflr-r ■h/' w • Iffv^B K GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY— A portion of the crowd that gathered at the Southwest Corner of Pettigrew and Grant Streets to wit ness and participate in the Groundbreaking Ceremony held Sunday, July 25 at 4:30 p.m. for the new home of John Avery Boys' Club. $6,068.96 Now N Cost Of New Boys' Impressive groundbreaking ceremonies were held Sunday July 25, 1971 for the new John Avery Boys' Club build ing site. It will be located at the southwest corner of Petti grew and Grant Streets. W. J. Kennedy, Jr. Presi dent of the John Avery Boy's Club, Inc. stated: "Your pre sence here today is positive proof of your desire to share the joy of the citizens of the Durham Community in the re building of the home of the John Avery Boy's Club. "Sixteen years ago, March 17, 1955 to be exact, twelve noon, we met at 506 Branch Place and broke ground for a new building designed to serve 1000 boys. That building was completed and occupied until June, 1967 when the Urban Renewal and East-Way Ex pressway projects acquired the property in that area. Since then we have operated in tem- 1 porary quarters at 2515 Fayetteville Street and in the old Goodwill Club Building on Hope Street. (See BOYS' CLUB SA) 3 NCCU Faculty Members Get New Titles, Duties HHiii HKC DR. OR* Hiree North Carolina Cen tral University faculty mem bers have been appointed by President Albert N. Whiting to new administrative posts at the university. Dr.. Charles W. Orr, current- GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE 7 MISSISSIPPI AS I SEE IT By Donald Lov« TAKING A CLOSER LOOK By John Mytrm TRAVELING SHOES By George B. ROM DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mrs. Syminer Day# JOHN AVERY BOYS' CLUB BUILDING Editorial SOS CHARRETTE WAS A GOOD FORUM Editorial Shown shoveling the first spade of dirt an: (left to right) Durham Mayor Pro-tern Joha S. Stewart, Building Committee Chainnaa; John Avery Boys' Club President W. J. Ken nedy, Jr.; Club Director, Lee. W Smith, Jr. Civil Rights Leader Conducting Brotherhood Tour in Africa IVORY COAST - Hosea L. Williams, National Program Di rector of SCLC, and President Felix Houphouet-Boigny met in closed session for more than an hour discussing ways and means of unifying the efforts of Black Americans and Afri cans in, what Williams calls "making Dr. King's dream come true." This was the third African nation visited by the civil rights leader who is con ducting an SCLC Goodwill Brotherhood Tour in more than eleven African countries. A spokesman for SCLC says, "Hopefully, Mr. Williams' trip will result in Black Ameri cans becoming as concerned and committed about their Black brothers in Africa (and vice versa) at least to the de gree that American Jbws are committed to their brothers in Israel." President Houphouet-Boig- 1 1 & : -£t Jl ■ : I PARKKft iy director of the summer school, will have the title of Director of Summer Sessions and Continuing Education. James E. Parker, director of the audio-visual television cen ter, will become Coordinator PRICE: 20 CENTS jm fl I r M i WtLUAMS Ny is proported to be Africa's foremost proponent of peace. He has gone as far as advising other African leaders to open (See TOUR page 2A) HP i I wmmm I SIMMONS of Learning Resource*, with the academic rank of assistant professor. Dallas S. Simmons, instruc tor in business and economics, will become Administrative (See FACULTY page 2A)
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