WORDS OF WISDOM
The world hates change, yet it is the only
thing that has brought progress.
—Charles F. Kettering
A man's doubts and fears are his worst
enemies. — William Wrigley, Jr.
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Promptness is the essence of all good busi
ness. — E. C. Simmons
VOLUME 51 NUMBER 17
HELP HO USE NEEDS
HELP FOR
By JAMES VAUGHAN
They come from families
barely able to have a child in
college; but these are families
willing to make many sacrifices
to promote an almost sacred
central theme of black pro
gress: education -- all you can
get. "Education is the one
thing that the man can't take
away from you," the old folks
would say. *
Dean J. D. Lennon, Dean
of Men, North Carolina Cen
tral University, is well ac
quainted with these people,
the parents and the students.
And in a saddened and de
jected manner, he stated in an
interview recently, "They are
nodding .. too many of them
are nodding. And the real
tragedy is that when we are
able to reach them, there is
nothing we can offer in the
form of rehabilitation."
BRIEF BLACK
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BLACK ENROLLMENT UP
IN ARMY ROTC UNITS
Black enrollment in Army
ROTC now closely approxi
mates the percentage of blacks
in the total U. S. population
and substantially higher than
the percentage of blacks
among the nation's college
undergraduates.
According to the ROTC
Directorate, U. S. Continental
Army Command, 50,234 col-
lege men are enrolled in Mili
tary Science courses on cam
puses of more than 280 col
leges universities during the
current school year. Of that
total, 5,427 are black -- a
figure representing 10.8 per
cent.
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ANGELA DAVIS
SUPPORTERS ARRESTED
While Angela Davis trial
continued, 24 supporters were
arrested for demonstrating in
support of Angela and in af
firmation of their constitution
al right to peacefully assemble.
They were charged under
California Penal Code Section
169, which forbids demonstra
tions at courthouses and were
put on trial.
Despite the fact that Penal
Code 169 has been on the
books since 1970, it had not
been enforced until the de
monstration in support of
Angela Davis.
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BOULEVARD FREEDOM
TOWERS - SYMBOL OF
BLACK CAPITALISM
Rev. Charles E. Cobb Receives
Honorary Doctorate Of Divinity
Reverend Charles Earl
Cobb, native of Durham,
North Carolina, former Minist
er, Saint John's Congregation
al Church, Springfield,
Massachusetts, Executive Di
rector, Commission for Racial
Justice, United Church of
Christ, New York, New York,
has been nominated to receive
the honorary degree, Doctor of
Divinity, Houston-Tillotson
College, Auston, Texas.
This degree will be bestow
ed upon the honoree, Rever
end Charles Earl Cobb, at the
1972 Commencement of
Houston-HUptson, Monday,
May 8, 1972. This distinction
will be accorded Reverend
Cobb because of the quality
Dean Lennon was referring
to students caught in the night
mare of drug addiction. His
dejection stemmed from sever
al years of an uphill battle to
establish a re-habilitation
center for blacks in the city.
Lennon's group of 12 board
members and a handful of
volunteers have attempted to
maintain a center for addicts
Tm Woy Church
Nth SI3OO From
Fusdisg Concert
By JAMES VAUGHAN
It is an age of lean spirit- -
of waning human compassion;
but it is also an age of sur.
prises-- man continues to dis
play his seeds of the need to
give. Minister Willie G. Allen,
pastor of the True Way Church
of God In Christ Jesus, Inc.
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By MARY C. JONES
The Dr. Martin Luther
King Boulevard Freedom
Towers incorporates the en
tire "Black Capitalism" con
cept. At least a portion of its
strength will be Its tangibility.
You can't help but recognize
the existence of two ten
story buildings. The Freedbm
Towers are permanent and
will be a permanent source of
revenue ... profit ... for the
community in which they
stand.
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U. S. REPRESENTATIVE
SPEAKS OUT ON OPEN
HOUSING
"I am in favor of open
housing, fair-housing" states
Shirley Chisholm, representa
tive for the U. S.
"From the poorest accom
modations to middle-class
housing, the Negro must pay
higher rents than do whites
for equal housing accommo
dations. Only an end to hous
ing segregation will change
these inequities. I urge en
forcement of the Civil Rights
legislation by that department
of our government which con
cerns itself with maintaining
the laws of the land."
In 1970, there were 10.5
million children under 18 years
of age living in poverty -- 6.2
million white and 4.1 million
negro. This total represents
672,000 less than the 1969
figure and 6.7 million less than
the total in 1959.
of dedication and distinctive
service rendered to the United
Church of Christ and to the
cause of humanity.
Reverend Cobb received a
B. A. Degree from North Caro
lina College (now NCCU).
Other educational qualifica
tions include: B. A., Howard
University, Master of Sacred
Theology, Boston University,
and Residential Requirements
for Doctor of Theology,
Boston University, Boston,
Mass. The nominee, a former
Pastor of Saint John's Congre
gational church, is a coura
geous and articulate Civil
Rights spokesman. He was a
member of the Governor's Ad
visory Committee on Civil
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in the city.
The group has supported
the Help House project and
has been actively pushing for
a modern drug treatment
center large enough to accom
mendate resident addicts and a
full program of rehabilitation.
"Recently," according to
Lennon "the area has received
a substantial amount of funds
to combat drugs. Our concern,
however, is that usage of the
money seems directed in the
area of research."
Lennon continued, "Re
search is fine, we need it for
the long-range curtailment of
this social plague. But at the
same time we have so many
potential black achievers who
are either living from day to
day in the grips of drug ad
diction, or they are shot ful
of methadone and maintained
as vegetables unproductive for
J themselves and society."
A Duke University psychia
trist, Dr. Everett Ellingwood
and others of his team were
the recipients of grants for
the study of drug addiction.
Lennon's group has been pe
titioning the organization foi
medical and other assistance
in promoting a drug rehabili
tation program.
The CUADA has requested
that volunteer staff workers of
the Help House project be
salaried by Elllngwoods group.
In addition, they have asked
that Medical Personnel be
available to the rehabilitation
program.
"We especially would like
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WJ. KENNEDY Jr.
WU HIGHLIGHT
MT. VERHOH CH.
Mount Vernon Baptist
Church will observe Men's
Day on Sunday, April 30. The
Sunday School lesson will be
taught by W. J. Kennedy, Jr.
Rev. Charles W. Ward, Pastor
First Baptist Church, Raleigh,
North Carolina will speak at
the morning worship services.
Kennedy, internationally
known for his business activi
ties, will make his twenty
ninth appearance in this capa
city. He is a retured president
of both the North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany and the Bankers Fire
Company. He serves as Vice-
President and member of the
Board of Directors of the
Mechanics and Farmers Bank
and Mutual Savings and Loan
Association. Presently he is
President of the John Avery
Boys Club. He has a keen and
active interest in boys and his
chief concern and goal is the
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Rights and the Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimi
nation, recipient of the Man of
the Year in New England-by
Omega Pti Phi Fraternity, a
negrtiator for a SSOOO grant
for Massachusetts Council of
Churches and recipient of
numerous honors. Reverend
Cobb's wife, Mrs. Martha
Kendrick Cobb, is an instruc
tor of French and Spanish,
Howard University, Washing
ton, District of Columbia. The
Cobb Children include Charles
Jr., and Mrs. Ann Cobb Dingle,
and Adrienne.
The Durham Community,
consistent with the announce
ment of Dr. John T. King,
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DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1972
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STOP WALLACE—These are principals at a mass meeting of
the Durham Branch, NAACP, held at Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church, Durham, held in connection with the fight for freedom,
which is being staged by the national office of the NAACP, to
keep the Nixon Administration from weakening t,he power of
the U. S. Supreme Court, as it relates to full integration of the
schools. L—R. Rev. Percy L. High, pastor Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church; Alfred Baker Lewis, treasurer-emeritus of the NAACP,
who key noted the rally; Alexander Barnes, president, Durham
Chapter and candidate for the Senate of the N. C. Legislature;
Attorney H. M. Michaux, Jr., Durham County assistant prosecu
tor and candidate for the N. C. State House of Representatives
and S. F. Pompey, executive secretary of the Durham Branch,
who presided over the rally.
Klttrell, Forsyth Closed Following
SCHOOL PROTESTS
Kittrell College, in Klttrell,
and Forsyth Senior High
School in Winston-Salem were
griped this week by student
turmoil which disrupted the
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N. C. Mutual Employees Honored
Personnel from North Caro-
Carolina Mutual's two Balti
more offices joined with a large
number of local citizens today
at a luncheon held in the Holi
day Inn-Pimlico to salute twen
ty year veteran manager Frank
E. Walker, and his successor,
Jesse E. Wiggins.
Joseph W. Goodloe, presi
dent of North Carolina Mutual
and luncheon speaker, reviewed
the significance of the com
pany's "service slogan" to illus
trate his salute to these two
managers.
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SELMA, ALABAMA — Mar
chers cross the Edmund Pettus
Bridge to commemorate the
Selma struggle which won the
right to vote for black people
in 1965. Leading the march,
operation of both schools.
West Forsyth Senior High
School's trouble began last
Monday with a fight on the
grounds.
The school was closed
about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after
«large number of students re
fused to attend classes. There
has been trouble at the school
between black and white stu
dents off and on this year.
Robert Brower, school prin
cipal, said the trouble started
when a black called a white
girl a bad name Monday after
noon while she was sitting in a
car with a friend. The friend, a
white boy, got out of the car
to respond to the name calling,
Brower said, and a fight de
veloped.
Several blacks beat the girl's
friend with belt buckles. The
"As you have probably no
ticed in our advertisements in
the AFRO-AMERICAN," Goodloe
said, "we call ourselves the
'Achiever Company,' This whole
matter of achievement has con
siderable significance to us as
black people. And because of
this, we feel the designation of
North Carolina mutual as the
achiever company has a special
racial message and great mean
ing.
Goodloe pointed out his per
sonal interest in the achiever
term dates back almost twenty
left to right, are Julian Bond,
Voter Education Project
(VEP) board member; Fred
Gray, Tiiskegee attorney and
state representative; John
Lewis, VEP executive director,
HOWARD LEE SAYS
FREE PHONE
ROCKY MOUNT—Chapel
Hill Mayor Howard Lee said
here today if elected to Con
gress he will provide free long
distance telephone service for
Second district residents to call
his Washington office.
The mayor, who is attempt
ing to unseat Congressman L.
T. fountain, also said he would
establish two active offices in
the district to assist people with
problems and to help local gov
ernment officials obtain federal
grants.
Speaking to the Rocky Mount
Optimist Club, Lee said his ef
forts to meet and talk with re
sidents of the district won't
stop with the campaign.
"This campaign won't stop
Mi\ 6. 11l continue traveling
throughout the district after
elected and will have staff mem
here permanently assigned to
friend was taken to a hospital
for treatment of cuts and
bruises and released.
Other fist fights came in the
parking lot after the first.
No police were called Mon
day, but sheriff's deputies were
at the scyool at the start of the
day Tuesday. There was no
fighting Tuesday as far as
Brower knew.
Kittrell College was plague
this week by students protest
ing action by the administra
tion to make changes at the
school including placing five
teachers on leave of absence
against the wishes of the stu
dents.
"Things are at a standstill.
We have not chosen to use any
kind of force as yet. We hope
to get a dialogue started," said
College President L. G. Horton
years to the momentous Su
preme Court school decision
when the Court agreed that
"separate could never be equal."
At that time there was a flurry
of news articles and magazine
features which pointed out
there was little difference in the
initial "native intelligence" be
tween black and white children.
But because of different school
facilities, etc., there was an
ever-widening gap between the
"achievement levels" of blacks
and whites as they proceeded in
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and the Rev. L. L. Anderson,
a Selma minister. The march
climaxed a three-day VEP vot
er registration tour of Ala
bama. (Photo by Archie B.
Allen)
GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE
YOUR MIND By WflUaa Th®rp«
CHEYENNE SCOUT CORNER By B. L. I W
PREGNANCY PLANNING * HEALTH By G. m—il ■
DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mm Syarinar D«y«
WRITERS FORUM By Gwrf* B Bmm
HIGHLIGHTS AT DURHAM HIGH
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CHAPEL HILL HIGH
working on the problems of the
district," Lee said. The long
distance toll free line would
provide instant communication
between the constituents and
their congressman, according
to Lee.
"This free phone line woulti
THE MBS BUCK
DURHAM CONTEST
SCHEDULED SOON
BY JOHN MYERS
The first Miss Black Dur
ham Beauty Pageant will be
held Friday, April 28, at
the Time Square Banquet Hall
at 8:30 p.m. 0. R. Lipsoomb,
spokesman for the Pan African
Social Club emphasized the
motives for the pageant and of
the club are not racial, nor
are they intended to separate
the races. The club does feel,
Tuesday night. >
Dwight Rogers, a protest
leader, saia "things are moving
toward a better understand
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REGINALD GRAY
DBPC MAD ATTINDS
NATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Reginald Gray, President of
the Durham Business and Pro
fessional Chain, was among
those attending a workshop
for presidents of local chapters
of the National Business Lea
gue. The meeting was held
April 21-22 in Washington,
D.C. at the NBL national head
quarters.
The entire meeting was de
voted to the discussion of the
problems related to minority
business enterprise, and to the
NCCU SHARK HDBUI
GRANT WITH OTHERS
North Carolina Central Uni
versity is one of six black
colleges and universities which
will share a $225,000 federal
grant to continue training pro
grams in geography, according
to Dr. Theodore R. Speigner,
chairman of the department
of geography at NCCU.
Speigner, who is contract
director for the Commission
on Geography and Afro-
America of the Association of
American Geographers, said
the U.S. Department of
Health, Education, and Wel
fare made the grant to NCCU,
Southern University, Morgan
State College, Grambling Col
lege, Tennessee State Univer
sity, and Prairie View State
College, "for the continuation
of a program to develop the
capacity of black college* and
universities to conduct train
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permit constituents to call raw
office to express an opinion or
problem that would be guaran
teed to be brought to my at
tention.*' Lee said. "There are
sufficient funds in the Con
gressman's office budget to
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however, that an event of this
type will be in keeping with
fostering pride and awareness
of black people.
Prior to this year, anyone
who wanted could represent
Durham in the Miss Black
North Carolina Beauty Page
ant. The club has now decided
that a local contest would
make it possible for the best
suited person to represent the
community. Therefore, the
Durham Pageant WM inatl .
tuted.
Contestants for this year's
pageant are Miss Nannye Fis
her, Oxford; Miss Blanche
Gardner, Myrtle Beach, South
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Students took over the col
lege in the early hours Mon
day, seizing the administration
building, D. N. Duke Hall, and
dosing all entrances to the
college.
Some 200 of them bore
signs calling for the reinstate
ment of five teachers who had
been asked to take "leaves of
absence" to continue work to
ward masters degrees. They al
so demanded the dismissal of
Academic Dean Norman
Camp.
Blockades of construction
material, automobiles and
other articles continued to be
manned by students at the
three entrances to the Vance
County Institution
No one was allowed to enter.
ways government, private in
dustry, and local communities
can join forces in alleviating
those problems.
Chapter presidents from
throughout the nation were
addressed by Art Williams,
Assistant Director of the U.S.
Office of Minority Business
Enterprise (OMBE), Art Mc-
Zier, an administrator of the
UJS. Small Business Admini
stration and Burkely G.
Burrell, President of the Na
tional Business League.
ing programs to improve
geographical education and to
increase black participation in
the geographical profession."
The NCCU professor said,
'The major objective of the
project for 1972-1973 will be
to focus upon the deveiop
ment of a system to improve
geographic education at pre
dominantly black colleges."
He said this goal will be achi
eved through trainees hi pa for
future college teachers,
through in-service training for
ooUage faculty pembers, and
through summer workshop*
for experienced secondary
teachers.
Speigner said, "According
to a conservative estimation
there win be 28 black collage
graduates ftom southern uni
versities pursuing advanced
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