GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE
LOVE ME, LOVE MY WIFE By George B. Russ
PREGNANCY PLANNING & HEALTH By G. Riggsbee
CHEYENNE SCOUT CORNER By E. L. Kearney
WRITERS FORUM By George B. ROB
YOUR MIND By William Thorpe
DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mrs. Syminer Daye
VOLUME 50 No. 51
To Attach Problems Of Desegregation
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North Carolina
FCD Launches
Roster of Black
Professionals
By JAMES VAUGHAN - •
The Foundation For Com
munity Development (FCD)
launched an information drive
recently to compile a Human
Resources Directory of minori
ty persons in North Carolina
who have skills and talents of
potential use to the Black
Community. The project was
began recently through FCD's
Social Research Department.
E. Joyce Grant, acting di
rector of research stated
that, "the primary purpose in
compiling this directory is to
provide minority groups in
North Carolina and the nation
with a central listing of persons
who have specialized skills and
talents."
She added that, "while we
view listings in the Directory
as enumerations of resources
rather than as solicitations for
(See ROSTER page 10A)
Baptist Group Ma
Deposit In Mechanics
Portion of $600,000
To Be Deposited In
25 Minority Hanks
The American Baptist
Home Mission Societies, Valley
Forge, Pennsylvania deposited
$20,000 in the Mechanics and
Fanners Bank, 116 West Par
rish Street, Durham, aa part
of a total of . $600,000
authorized for placement in
minority banks across the
country.
Acting for the Baptist group
the Reverend Lorenzo A.
Lynch, White Rock Baptist
Church, Durham, North Caro
lina, explained the concern of
his denomination for consist
ency of its investment policies
with the theology and program
of American Baptists.
Approximately 25 banks
will receive funds. The deposits
will be treated in the regular
fashion, earning current inter
est rates and in turn will be
made available as new loan
funds t*> the community.
The purpose of this pro-
RIV. JACKSON
EX-HEAD START
DIRECTOR ASKS
FOR HEARING
By JAMES VAUGHAN
Mrs. Ruth Johnson con
tinues her battle against
Operation Breakthrough in a
request for another hearing
before the full 36-member
board of directors. She was
dismissed from her post as 1
director of Head Start in early
November by Operation break
through Director John Cros
lan.
The second request for a
hearing follows a November
22, closed session hearing by
the administrative committee
which upheld Croslan's deci
sion of dismissal.
Mrs. Johnson's attorney,
William A. Marsh, Jr., had
(See HEARING page IDA)
gram, according to Mr. Lynch,
focuses on the Home Mission
Societies' concern for justice
(equality in life). These depo
sits will make loans available
to members of minority com
munities whose personal and
business loan applications
oftimes are rejected because
of the low priority given to
those minority races and be
cause banks who serve minori
ty communities asudlly have
insufficient loan funds.
Horace E. Gale, Treasurer
of the Home Mission Societies
has said "at a time when the
substructure of America seems
on the verge of collapse, a
national agency of the church
must re-examine its goals, ob
jectives and activities to be
sure that expenditures of
funds, energies and ideas are
on target so as to be meeting
man's most pressing needs
today." He said "the Societies'
investment portfolio is becom
ing a major resource to effect
social change and to extend
the benefits of HMS pro
grams."
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By JAMES VAUGHAN
Operation Breakthrough an
nounced recently, its plans to
attack problems arising out of
school desegregation efforts
with an approved SSO thou
sand grant from the U. S.
Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare.
John Croslan, director,
Operation Breakthrough stated
that Operation Breakthrough
hopes to launch the new pro
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Is \oir On
Golden Frinks
Begins 2 Two-
Year Sentences
By JAMES VAUGHAN
Golden Prinks, state field
secretary of the Southern
Christian Leadership Confer
ence was sentenced early this
week to two consecutive two
year prison term* in New Han
over Diitrict Court on charges
of inciting to riot and engaging
in riotous activity.
He was acquitted on other
charges, all arising out of ar
rests in an attempted protest
march from Wilmington to
Raleigh and other activities
protesting the death of a black
farm worker of the area slain
by a white state trooper.
For more than a week,
Frinks attempted to lead
groups of marchers from Pitt
County to the state capitol to
protest the failure of authori
ties to relieve Trooper Billy
Day of his duties with the
Highway Patrol. Frinks was
arrested several times along
with hundreds of others re
cently bringing the total of
arrests to more than 800 per
sons since trouble began in Pitt
County.
Blacks of Pitt County have
vowed to continue protests un
(See SENTENCE 10A)
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$20,000 DBPOSIT FOR MECHANICS AND
FARMERS BANK Rev. Lorenzo A. Lynch
(right) Pastor of White Rock Baptist Church,
present* $20,000 check to John H. Wheeler,
President of Mechanics and Farmer* Bank,
as part of a total of $600,00.00 authorized for
DURHAM, N. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1971
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH-
gram at the beginning of the
year.
"The program," explained
Croslan, "will involve com
mittees of low-income parents
and students to study pro
blems and recommend solu
tions to the school board of
the city."
He further explained that
emphasis on low-income will
be due to the fact that this
group of parents are in doubt
as to the effectiveness of Pa
Breaks With
Start New Organization
By JAMES VAUGHAN
Rev. Jesse Jackson pro
mised last week to have some
thing in mind for "a new
organization" before the end
of the year, having broke with
SCLC as national head of
Operation Breadbasket follow
ing a 60-day suspension from
duties by SCLC officials.
Rev. Jackson stated that he
had not made definite plans
yet for a new organization,
however, his resignation la due
to become effective Dec. 17.
The entire Chicago Chapter has
given notice of resignation
along with Rev. Jackson.
Officials of the Southern
Christian Leadership Confer
ence continued to meet this
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, A High
Ranking American in UN Passes
By JAMES VAUGHAN
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche,
former highest-ranking Ameri
can in the UN secretariat died,
last week following an October
1, retirement as undersecre
tary-general. His retirement
terminated 25 years of service
to the United Nations where
he earned acclaim as one of
the greatest architects of peace
throughout the world.
Dr. Bunche was the reci
pient of the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1950 for mediating a
peace in the Holy Land be
tween the Arab States and
(See BUNCHE PHI 10A)
placement in minority banks across the na
tion by the American Baptist Home Mission
Societies of Valley, Forge, Pennsylvania. The
purpose of this program, according to Rev.
Lynch, focuses on the Home Mission Soci
eties* concern for justice.
rent Teacher Associations in
dealint with problems.
"Low-income parents suffer
frustrations because generally
middle-income counterparts
dominate meetings and deci
sion makings. They seldom at
tend meetings and when they
do they seldom speak out for
just this reason," Croslan
stated.
The program will include
low-income parents of both
races. Plans are to initially be
week with Black businessmen
of Chicago and the Chicago
chapter of Operation bread
basket to clarify charges of or
ganizational policy violations
•gainst Rev. Jesse Jackson Na
tional Director of Operation
Breadbasket reported Dr. J. E.
Lowery, Chairman of the
Board, SCLC.
Rev. Jackson has been
placed on a 60-day leave status
without pay for policy viola
tions related to structure and
program of the recent Black
Expo. SCLC officials reported,
however, that "contrary to im
plications in certain news
media, this action regarding
Rev. Jackson is solely related
(See JACKSON page 10A)
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OR. BUMCHH
gan with Durham High and
Hillside High Schools. Goals
are to involve at least 25 per
cent of the low-income parent*
of the schools.
"Blacks and whites working
together on the problem of
integration should be able to
ease hoitiiities," Croslan said.
He further hopes that com
mittees will be able to recom
mend effective change for cur
riculum, discipline and student
(See BREAKTHROUGH 10A)
Downtowner
Suffers Heavy
Loss By Fire
| By JAMES VAUGHAN
Late workers scurrying to
meet the eights o'clock dead
line at the Mutual Life In
surance Company and other
companies accessible by Cha
pel Hill St., were even later
than usual Tuesday morning.
The usually bustling early
morning lead-in to and from
Five Points was blocked off
from the Chapel Hill - Petti
grew Sts., intersection to
where Duke St., crosses Chapel
Hill St.
The smell of burnt wood
and rubber and other materials
mushroomed into the early
morning air along with the
billowing smoke - the Down
towner Motor Inn was gripped
by a fire that bumed S2O(
thousand dollars worth of
damage in nearly an hour of
burning gutting a banquet
room and causing extensive
damage in the kitchen and
dining room sections.
Charles Dunlgan, a four
year utility worker with the
Downtowner was there from
the beginning. His account of
how it began was stated: "A -
little after 7:00 a.m. I was
(See DOWNTOWNER 10A)
Nat'l George Wash
Commemorative Week , Jan. 29
The President of the United
States and the Governors of
over 20 states have declared
January 2 through 9 as George
Washington Carver Week. Tliis
week has been set aside to
commemorate the life of the
famous scientists whose dis
coveries of more than 150
products that could be made
from the peanut and the sweet
potato revolutionized the eco
nomy of the South.
The National George Wash
ington Carver Commemorative
Day Committee, under the di
rection of Dr. Alma Illery, ha*
planned a week of events
which will make this, the 28th
annual observance, a means of
recognizing contributions by
men and women in various
fields who have exemplified
themselves in service to the
community.
The highlights of the week*
will be the George Washing
ton Carver Day Luncheon in
Pittsburgh, Pa. The luncheon
will be held at the Hotel
Webster Hall on January 5 and
will feature as guest speaker
(See CARVER page 10X)
Words of Wisdom
*
Make the best of everything rather than fret over
what you can't get. —Theodore X. Veil
There never waa a person who did anything worth do
ing who did not receive more than he gave.
—Henry Ward Beeeher
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ONE OF THREE SLACK MNIRALS IN THt ARMY TOOAY,
Brig. Gen. Boecoe C. Cartwright director of management, Hi
view and analysis, Office of the Comptroller of the Amy, ad
dressed an all college asembly Friday, at Hampton Institute,
on the topic of "The Bole of the Black ia the Decade of the
'7o*B: A Commitment to Personal Involvement"
Vandalism Results in $23,000 in
Damages to General Telephone
General Telephone Com
pany of the Southeast reports
vandalism and larceny were the
cause of over 400 out-of
order coin telephones for a
12-month period.
The company is appealing
to customers to report to the
phone number and location of
out-of-order and damaged coin
telephones to repair service.
According to a recent com
pany report, there were some
411 assaults - caused by bur
glaries and acts of vandalism
on coin telephones in General
of the Southeast's seven-state
service area. This represented
a loss in damaged equipment
and revenues to the company
in excess of $23,000 for the
12-month period ending June
20, 1971.
H. S. Hallett, security di-
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ville receives Thanksgiving turkey Atom AJk T student Hany
Roberson, representing the University's Af-Ed Ajaodattn.
Other students ere James Deloatch. left, ami Jacob Cttft*
dall. Mrs. Herbln has 16 children.
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rector of General Telephone,
says although he is concerned
about the damagedsto company
l property and the loss of re
venues, he is also greatly con
cerned "about the interference
of emergency telephone service
- one of the primary purposes
of outside coin telephones.
"A damaged, out-of-order
coin telephone deprives a com
munity of vital police, fire and
medical protection," Hallett
said.
The security director noted
that the telephone company
feels obligated to install pay
stations for the use of the
general public.
"We try to place coin tele
phones at stzitegic locations
throughout our service area,
and to keep them in good,
(See TELEPHONE pa£* IQA)