WORDS OF WISDOM
A Sure way to go broke is to sit around wait
ing for the breaks. — Anonymous
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Only an optimist can win in playing the
game of business. — J.P.Morgan
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When a few men carry the entire load the
business suffers. — John H. Patterson
VOLUME 51 NUMBER 17
NAACP INCREASES AID TO S. AFRICAN NON-WHITES
NEW YORK-A program of
action designed to step up N A A
CP aid to the non-white peoples
of South Africa in their strug
gle for freedom has been an
nounced by Bishop Stephen 0.
Spottswood, chairman of the
Board of Directors of (he Na
tional Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People.
The program involves exer
tion of organized pressure upon
American firms doing business
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SAMUEL J. SIMMONS, ASSISTANT SECRE
TARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, U. S.
Department of Housing and Urban Develop
ment. meets with winners of the first annual
"Fair Housing Essay and Poster Contest" spon
sored by the HUD Denver Regional Office and
t,he Colorado State Board of Education. The
winners, seated clockwise, are Wendy Bryce,
Law Day Activities Scheduled At
N.C Central Universi
A two-day observance of
Law Day, centered around the
theme, "Law: A Technique for
Survival," begins today (April
21) at North Carolina Central
University.
The first program of the
observance by the NCCU Law
School is a speech at 10 a.m.
this morning in B. N. Duke
Auditorium by W. Haywood
Burns, director of the National
Conference of Black Lawyers.
Bums, who also teaches law
at New York University, is an
honor graduate of Harvard Uni
versity, has studied at Cam
bridge University, and holds
the LL.B. degree from the Yale
University Law School.
He is a former law clerk
to U. S. District Judge Con
stance Baker Motley.
From 2 to 5 p.m., Durham
community leaders will meet
with, three lawyers who work
with indigent clinets in the
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H.H. HOLLOW AY
NAMED CHIEF
Hiliary H. Holloway, a na
tive of Durham and an
alumnus of North Carolina
Central University, has been
named chief legal officer of
Philadelphia.
Holloway was appointed
General Counsel of the Reserve
Bank to replac? James V.
Vergari, Senior Vice President
and General Counsel, who is
retiring. Holloway has been
Assistant Counsel since 1968.
The new chief legal officer
is a graduate of Merrick-Moore
High School in Durham
County and received his B. S.C.
degree in Business Admini-
in southern Africa and upon the
American Government. Also,
participation in demonstrations
against firms importing Rho
desian chrome.
Adoption of the program by
the Board at its quarterly meet
ing, here, April 10, followed
presentation of a detailed re
|H»rt bv Executive Director Roy
Wilkins on his recent tour of
South Africa. "Their living con
ditions are miserable. Schools
13; John Wisotke, 14; Carol Cook, 12; Deanhe
Kay Sauceda, 13; and Amy Guy, J3. The win
ners received an all-expense paid trip to Wash.,
D. C„ which included meetings with HUD
officials, a tour of the White House, and
other Washington landmarks. There were
also meetings with Colorado members of the
Congress.
"Community Pow Wow." The
attorneys are Jerry Paul of
Durham, James Norris of Balti
more, and Thomas Wyche of
Charlotte.
Saturday's activities include
a live radio talk by Burns and
other principals in the Law
Day observance at 10 a.m.,
Dr. Hargra
Speaks At
Local Benefit
Dr. J. Archie Hargraves,
president of Shaw University,
will speak at a Benefit Dinner
for Shaw University here April
27, 1972 at 7:30 p.m. The
event is being sponsored by
the H. H. Hart Chapter of the
Shaw University Alumni
Association and will be held
in the Cafeteria of NCCU.
Dr. Hargraves was born in
Greensboro, North Carolina
and received the Bachelor of
Science Degree (Magna Cum
Laude) from A&T State Uni
versity, Greensboro, North
I ofßfvßliy
Theological Seminary in New
York City in 1948, The Doc
torate of Religion Degree from
Chicago Theological Seminary,
Chicago, Illinois in 1968.
His career in the fields of
education and religion is im
pressive. He has served as
Director of Public Relations
and Assistant Professor of the
Social Sciences at A&T State
University as well as pastor
of churches in New York and
Chicago, lecturer at colleges
kiiMuon from N. C. Central
in 1949, graduating with
honors. He holds the master's
degree from Temple Uni
versity.
From June, 1949, to
September, 1950, he was
manager of Union Electric
Company in Durham. From
1950 to 1953, he was business
manager of Raleigh's St.
Augustine's College. From
1953 to 1965, he was national
executive secretary of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, with
headquarters in Philadelphia.
He joined the Philadelphia
law firm of Hazell and Bowser
in 1965 and was associated
with that firm until he joined
the Federal Reserve Bank.
Chf
arc unequal. Transportation is
bad. The people are voteless
and have no control over where
they will live or work. They are
segregated and denied access to
public accommodations," the
NAACP leader said.
In recommending that the
NAACP take more affirmative
action to aid the black people
in southern Africa, Mr. Wilkins
noted that American Negroes
are the only people of African
an alumni hour at 11 a.m.,
and a fashion show at J p.m.
Awards will be presented
to two students, three faculty
members, and a community
leader at a banquet at 7 p.m.
Saturday in the university
cafeteria.
Miss Sadie Smith, chairman
of the Law Day committee,
said awards will be presented
to students Emest Fullwood
and Bill Parks, to faculty
members LeMarquis DeJar
mon, Milton Johnson, and
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in Missouri, Colorado,
Minnesota, and New York.
Prior to coming to Shaw he
was an Associate Professor of
Urban Mission and Director
of Kenwood Project, Chicago
Theological Seminary, Chi
*t°, Illinois.
Persons interested hi attend
ing the dinner should contact
N. A. Cheek at 682-2672 for
reservations ana details.
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Dr. J. ARCHIE HARGRAVES
Poverty, Crime, Drug Abuse
BLACK SCHOOL PROBLEM
One of the architect* of
North Carolina's higher edu
cation reorganization, Superior
Court Judge Sammle Chess Jr.,
■aid recently that black schools
should play an innovative role
in the study of human pro
blems.
Chess, who was a black
member of the Warren Study
Commission which studied
higher education restructuring,
told his audience at North
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1972
descent in a position to exert
any influence upon the policies
of any world power. "We must
use our political and economic
power to aid our black brothers
in southern Africa," he said.
After hearing Mr. Wilkins,
School Desegregation Causes
BLACK SUFFERING
Incompatibilities in school
attitudes between white and
black students involved in a de
segregated system may threaten
the effectiveness of the pro
gram, according to a study of a
Cincinnati educational experi
ment by Dr. I. Leon Smith, co
ordinator of research at Yeshiva
University's Curriculum Re
search and Development Center
in Mental Retardation.
W.BELL SEEKING
LOCAL TASK FORCE
William Bell, a candidate
for Durham County Commis
sioner, has requested an audi
ence with the County Com
mission to request that plans
be made for a Citizen's Task
Force to review a proposed
take-over of the County Social
Services (Welfare) Department
by the State.
Bell has called for a Citi
zen's Task Force small enough
to be functional, but large
enough to include a cross
section of Durham County
citizens as well as public serv
ice officials to be established
within the next three months.
"The purpose," according
to Bell, "Is to insure public
Involvement in County ded
H. Williamson
To Be Honored
AtWTVDMeeI
By JOHN MYERS
Harry Williamson, High
Point, native and graduate of
the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill the state'*
first Olympic runner, will be
honored at the 6th annual
WTVD Intercollegiate Track
& Field Championships of
North Carolina, April 28th
and 29th, by having the 880
yard run named after him.
Williamson was one of the
greatest track men ever pro
duced by UNC. He consistent
ly broke records during his
undergraduate days at Chapel
Hill from 1931-1936.Jta 1935
he was awarded the Patterson
Medal, presented annually to
the most outstanding athlete
of the year at the University
of North Carolina.
Williamson, now a textile
executive in New York City
will try to be present when he
joins other greats from North
Carolina who have been honor
ed by WTVD for their out-
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Carolina Central University's
Awards Day, "I've always felt
that If black institutions are
ever going to find their own
place in the sun, they have got
to do their own thing. Black
schools have seldom tried to be
anything more than 'poor
carbon copies of others.' "
The two-time NCCU alum
nus said, "Major institutions
of higher education have al
ways had one strength for
the Board adopted, without dis
sent, the following resolution:
1. That our members and
branches exert every possible
pressure upon A lerican busi
nesses operating in South Africa
to equalize wages and better
The report, coauthored with
Joseph Gastright of the Bureau
of Research of Cincinnati's
Board of Education, was pre
sented last week at the armual
convention of the American
Educational Research Associa
tion in Chicago.
According to Dr. Smith, the
results show that transferred
black students had a significant
ly lower attitude toward school
don-making. Now is the tfme
~ with the issue of State take
over of Welfare - to make
sure the public is involved in
whatever is dediced."
Bell charged recently, that,
"there has been a consistent
pattern of unilateral decision
making by County Officials
such aa in the decisions in
volving the County Hospital
Board representation, and
many other recent issues in
which the public had little or
no 'say so' or Input."
Bell continued, "Now is
the time to break this cycle
and create a mechanism where
by the public can gain facts on
pending issues, ask questions,
and return input in the deci-
I MRS. VIRGINIA ALSTON
True Way Church Of
Christ Presents Concert
The True Way Church of
God in Christ Jesus, Inc.
403V4 South Roxboro Streei
is scheduled to hold one of its
major functions of the year.
Putor Willie G. Allen, along
with members of the congre
gation have constructed an
afternoon of concerts featuring
such noted vocalists and in
strumentalists as: Mrs. Virginia
Alston, pianist, soloist; Mrs.
Violet P, Rogers, mezzo so
which they were noted. I'd
rather be an Institution with
one ace than hold*a handful
of deuces.
We're peculiarly suited to
deal with the major problems
of our times. Those major
problems are human problems.
Poverty, crime, drug abuse -
these are some of the crimes
that threaten every one of us
today.
No institutions are better
conditions for the non-white
workers there.
2. That we urge American
corporations with installations
in South Africa to establish a
scholarship fund for South Afri
can students to study here and
and compared "school this
year" unfavorably with last
year. A strong relationship
exists between attitude toward
school and the number of white
friends reported by the trans
ferred students. "For trans
ferred blacks," Dr. Smith said
"positive feelings about school
and learning are generally a
functions of their expectations
concerning social relationships
Bell explained further that
this type of board should have
been established long ago.
"Actually, a Task Force
should have been out already
soliciting the questions and
responses of County residents
and doing the necessary home
work to inform the public as
to what is going on."
"Truthfully," continued
Bell, "I have quite a few ques
tions of my own: 1. Does this
now mean that under state
control persons receiving aid
will move from a more per
sonal role to that of a mere
statistic?
2. By relieving the county
of welfare responsibility does
this imply that tax deductions
can be expected or will these
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prano, soloist; Mr. William A.
Reeves, baritone, soloist; and
other performances.
According to Minister
Allen, "The concert has a dual
function. The congregation has
made a conscientious effort
to provide quality, spiritual
entertainment for the com
munity; and to expand the
churches building fund.
"In merely a four month
period efforts of the congre
equipped to deal with poverty
than black Institutions." He
said he referred to academic
approaches to poverty. "If I
were going to study marine
science, I would choose Wil
mington over Ashvilie. And we
want to study poverty In its
habitat also. w
I submit that NCCU is a
better place to study poverty
than Rutgers, Yale, or UNC.
GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE
YOUR MIND By WOka Thorp*
CHEYENNE SCOUT CORNER By R. L Mmrmtf
PREGNANCY PLANNING * HEALTH By G. M***
DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mm Ojwhiir
WRITERS FORUM By Gm*f B. Ra
HIGHLIGHTS AT DURHAM HIGH
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CHAPEL HILL HIGH
elsewhere abroad and that the
NAACP itself explore the set
ting up of a scholarship aid
program.
3. That the NAACP increase
its invitations to anti-apartheid
South African speakers to ad
and social acceptabiliby, not
academic considerations. '
The study, begun in 1970,
involved a school integration
program in the 7th through 9th
grades for two neighboring
school systems in suburban Cin
cinnati. Research—an on-going
project conducted through the
cooperation of the Princeton
School System and the Univer
sity of Cincinnati Institute for
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WILLIAM BELL
funds be committed to other
priorities?
3. Who Is the actual moving
force behind the proposed
State take over of Welfare, is it
the state, local governments or
are we attempting to abdicate
our responsibility to our
community citizens?
"These questions and many
others should be answered.
And it's time we had a body
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WILLIAM A. REEVES
gation have been astounding.
I feel certain that its due to
the vision and burning desire
of the members to erect our
projected Temple of worship
on North Street, South Dur
ham."
Because of the success of
the concert and the high level
of enthusiasm, True Way hope*
to build in the near future.
The concert will be held at
the W. G. Pearson School on
Umstead Street in Durham,
Retiring N.CLU fatally
Members To Be Honored
Five members of the North
Carolina Central Univcnity
faculty and staff will be
honored on the occasion of
their retirement and seven
more will be recognized for
25 years of service to the in
stitution Sunday, April 23.
A reception for the 12
honorees will be held at 5 p.m.
Sunday in the W. G. Pearson
Dining H*ll at N. C. Central.
Retirees who will be re
cognized include Mrs. Marianne
Manasse, Mrs. Jennie D.
PRICE: 20 CENTS
dress local meeting* and state,
regional and national conven
tions.
4. That we decry and con
demn action by Congress pass
ing bills permitting American
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Metropolitan Studies— seeks to
provide an in-depth analysis of
the complexities involved in the
large scale merger of students
from highly diverse socioecono
mic and racial backgrounds.
Among the areas analyzed were
student academic performance
and general school behavior, stu
dent motivation and attitudes:
and teacher and administrator
motivation and attitudes. Data
was derived from school records
and questionnaires completed
by students, teachers, and ad
ministrators.
Dr. P. Skinner
Keynoter At
EPDA Co
Dr. Elliot P. Skinner, Boas
Professor of Anthropology at
Columbia University and form
er U. S'. Ambassador to Upper
Volta, will deliver the keynote
address at a conference for prin
cipals under the auspices of the
EPDA Teacher Training Pro
gram in Black Studies at South
ern University Friday at 7 ; 30
p.m. in W. W. Stewart Hall
Auditorium.
He will also address the Grad
uate School faculty at 2 p.m.
Friday in Stewart Hall Audi
torium.
Dr. Henry E. Cobb, Director
of the Black Studies Program
at Southern said that the pro
gram focuses on learning for
school desegregation and that
the conference for the princi
pals allow them an opportunity
to give input to the program in
the direction of curriculum and
attitudinal changes in multi
racial school systems.
He said that during the two
dav conference, the principals
will explore the possible uses
to be made of the Black Studies
Program materials with such
decisions to be made along
with teachers who are presently
studying the program.
, Dr. Skinner formerly worked
in Ethnic Relations in British
Guiana, he conducted a study
of the Effects of European Con
tact on the Mossi People of
French West Africa and in "Ur
banization in Ouagdougou
Upper Volta.
He studied in Switzerland
under the auspices of the U. S.
Army, earned the B.A. degree
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at three o'clock p.m. April
23, 1972.
The entire community is
invited to attend this affair
free of charge.
pome and see George
Washington, baritone soloist
as sn added attraction of the
concert.
Taylor, Dr. Ray Thompson,
Mrs. Vera Owens, and Dir. Neil
Nlrschberg.
Mrs. Manassa, an instructor
in German since 1948, has the
longest term of service of any
of the retiring personnel. She
is the wife of Dr. Ernest M.
Manasse, chairman of the de
part menu of Latin and philo
sophy.
Mrs. Taylor, a veteran pub
lic health worker la North
Carolina, has been an Inatrue-
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