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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE
DAILY LIVING By William Thorp
I LOOKED AND I SAW By Rev. C. L. Ston
THROUGH BLACK EYES By Rhett Tanner
DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mrs. S. Day
ROM BLACK By John Hudgtai
WRITERS FORUM. By George B. Rusa
WORDS
OF
WISDOM
It it a good rule to face difficulties of the rime
they oris and not ollow them to increase un
acknowledged. Edward Z'tger
A politician is a person with whose politics you
don't agree; if you agree with him, he is a states
man. David Lloyd George
VOLUME 51 No. 2
DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1974
PRICE 20 CENTS
Law School Alumni Establish $10,000 Scholarship Fund
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Assets of Mutual Savings and.
Loan Association at the year
end 1 97 3 stood at
$14,433,753.00, a 8.50 per
cent increase over a year ago, it
was reported by John S.
Stewart, President at the
Annual Shareholders Meeting
of the Association.
During the past year Mutual
Savings and Loan Association
paid $550,502.00 in interest to
its savings depositors and
added $118,057.00 to its
reserves, making total reserves
$1,114,727.00.
Mr. Stewart reported that
1973 was a year of progress for
Mutual Savings and Loan
Association despite a
continuation of serious
inflation and the emergency of
the energy crisis.
Mr. Stewart said that the
most important development
of 1973 was a new policy of
monetary stringency adopted
in early July. He said that this
produced an immediate and
general in interest rates, a
decline In savings deposits and
another "tight money" period
for the mortgage market.
"The prospects for 1974 are
somewhat cloudy at this
moment, Mr. Stewart said.
Much depends on the type of
progress the nation is able to
make in its fight against
inflation, the energy crisis and
the other problems facing us."
During 1973 Mutual Savings
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Aftys Frank W. Ballance, Jr. and
John H. Harmon Donate Chedi
Justice Harold A. Stevens
ft. V. Gov. Ipponfs Firs? Bfacfi
State Court of Appeals Justice
New York Governor Wilson
has appointed Harold A.
Stevens and Samuel Rabin who
are the presiding Justices of the
Appellate Division of the State
Surpeme Court,--as Associate
Judges of the Court of
Appeals. It is the highest Court
of New York.
Justi ce Stevens thus'
becomes the first black man to
serve on the state of New
York's highest court and along
with Justice Rabin, also newly
appointed, assumed these:
duties on January 7 when the
court convened in Albany.
Justice Stevens is a Democrat
and Justice. Rabin is a
Republican. Both are from
New York City.
Justices Stevens and Justice
Rabin have been appointed to
terrtnricilrrind December
31, 1974 and elections will be
held in November to fill the
posts for the full 14 years
terms. New York has a
mandatory retirement age of
70 and if elected, neither man
would be serving the full
tenure since Justice Stevens is
66 and Justice Rabin is 68.
These positions pay $49,665 a
year plus $6,000 in lieu of
expenses.
Speaking on the auality of
services to be rendered by
Justices Stevens and Rabin,
Governor Wilson said, "both
were widely respected 'as
distinguished jurists,
abundantly qualified by
competence and temperament
to serve on the Court of
Appeals. "They will measure
up, in every aspect of judicial
criteria, to the traditions and
standards that have won nation
respect for the New York State
Court of Appeals, as second
only to the United State
Supreme Court in the
(See JUSTICE Page 4A)
U.S. Court Rules Women detail
Supervisors Must Get Equal Pay
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Is lflon?a's Firs? BIWi Mayor
Maynard Holbrook Jackson
was inaugurated on Monday,
January 7, as the first black
mayor of Atlanta, . usually
spoken of as the Deep South's
friendliest city, the 35 year old
Jackson became the city's first
black mayor andjjts youngest
chief executivjeofficer in its
history.
Opera Star Mattiwilda
Dobbs, aunt of Jackson, sang
"He's Got The Whole World In
His Hands" to a most delighted
crowd just before Jackson was
sworn in as chief executive.
Reports say the inauguration
was unprecedented in its
splendor and pageantry as this
was what Jackson wanted. He
JACKSON
said his administration marked
a new beginning for Atlanta. In
addition to Miss Dobbs, the
fashionably dressed audience
was entertained by the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra and
combined choral groups.
Spectators within the
audience included many
notable persons such as Mrs.
Corretta Scott King, widow of
the salin non-violent leader, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.; Gov.
and Mrs. Jimmy Carter; Rep.
Julian Bond and outgoing
Mayor Sam Massell and his
wife, along with many other
distinguished guests.
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RELAXED AND CONFIDENT MAN LOS ANGELES: Mayor Thomas Bradley whaU with Mrs.
Ann McClanahan, 94, In his office where once a month he meets with the people of the city for a
five-minute session to discuss the problems of Los Angeles. One or two persons at a time file into his
office from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tom Bradley, on the half-year anniversary of taking office last July 6,
appears a relaxed and confident man.
Two North Carolina Central
University Law School honor
graduates have established a
$10,000 scholarship fund for
the school's students.
Frank W. Ballance, Jr. and
John H. Harmon, both
praticlng North Carolina
attorneys, today donated the
check that establishes a
Deserving Student Scholarship
Fund.
The donation comes at a
time when the North Carolina
Central University Law School
is experiencing financial
difficulty.
Attorney Ballance said, "We
hope that this gift will serve
the dual purpose of helping
worthy law students through
difficult periods and also
function as an incentive to
other alunml to support the
school during its time of
need." .
Attorneys Ballance and
Harmon, both native of
Windsor, N.C. were born five
days apart, attended high
school together at Etherldge
High Schopl in Windsor and
then entered North Carolina
Central University. The two
young men attended North
Carolina Central University
Law School, where they
graduated with honors in 1965.
During their period of
enrollment at the Law School,
both young men participated
in the nationwide Moot Court
competition, winning
honorable mention standing in
the regional finals in Virginia.
Following graduation, both
Ballance and Harmon were
admitted to the North Carolina
Bar in 1965. Mr. Ballance then
went to serve as Librarian at
the South Carolina State
College Law School before
returning to North Carolina to
enter private practice with
Attorney T. T. Clayton in
Warrenton, N.C. In 1966.
Attorneys Ballance and
Harmon have represented
several civil rights activists
through the state. Messrs.
L Jtoliande and Harmon served as
co-eouasel in the trials- of
Reverend Ben Chavis. Mr.
Harmon also served as defense
counsel for Dr. James Grant in
(See SCHOLARSHIP Page 6A)
DEFIES COURT ORDER CHICAGO: Policeman, Sam McBride, who owns the first gasoline
station to be closed down for energy-crisis price violations, talks to reporters. IRS agents claimed
McBride was selling gas for the equivalent of two dollars per gal. Customers were first sold a legal
form and a rabbit's foot for ten dollars, then given five gallons of gas free. McBride said he will dery
court orders to remin closed because, "He (The President) didn't give up the tapes, I'm not going to
close my station."
Of.M Director fo Address DBPC
Annual BaRqaef in hbruary
NEW ORLEANS-A federal
appeals court has dealt a
sweeping blow to sex
discrimination in the retail
industry by affirming that the
J.M. Fields retail chain Illegally
paid women department
supervisors less than men for
substantially equal work.
Upholding the U.S.
Department of Labor in a suit
under the Federal Equal Pay
Act, the ruling by the U.S.
Court of Appeals in New
Orleans already means eight
years' worth of back pay, plus
wage Increases, for women
supervisors of some
departments In the 66 J.M.
Fields stores.
It could later result In equal
pay for all of the company's
supervisors by reversing a lower
court decision that handling of
retail "hardline" goods requires
greater' skill than handling of
"softline" merchandise.
The Labor Department had
charged that supervisors of
clothing and other softline
departments generally were
women who are paid less than
appliance and other hardline
supervisors because of sex,
rather than differences in their
jobs.
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Bernard E. DeLury, head of
the department's Employment
Standards Administration, said
the decision will have a
"positive impact" on his
agency's enforcements of the
Equal Pay Act.
"Because softline
departments are most often
headed by women, the decision
may result in higher wages for
additional female managers
throughout the retail
industry," he said.
The Labor Department filed
suit against Fields in 1968,
alleging willful equal pay
violations (n at least three
Fields stores in Eau Gallie,
Merritts Island, and
Tallahassee, Fla.
At trial In 1971, the U.S.
District Court for the Middle
District of Florida agreed that
wages paid within softline and
(See WOMEN Page 6A)
Alex Armendaris, Director
of the Office of Minority
Business Enterprise will deliver
the main address at the
Durham Business and
Professional Chain's Annual
Banquet. The affair scheduled
for Friday, February 15, 1974
in the North Carolina Central
University Cafeteria.
Armendaris was appointed
Director of the Office of
Minority Business Enterprise
(OMBE) by Secretary of
Commerce Frederick B. Dent
in April, 1973.
Prior to his appointment,
Armendaris served as a
consultant for the Office of
Economic Opportunity, and as
a consultant to the President's
Advisory Council on Minority
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ARMENDARIS
Enterprise. He held executive
marketing and management
positions with several
corporations, including
Remington Rand and
Wheelabrator Corporation.
A native of Chicago, Illinois,
he is" a resident orSouth Ben,
Indiana. Armendaris received
his education at the Chicago
Technical College and the
Bryant Stratton Business
School. He is married and the
father of nine children. The
Durham Business and
Professional Chain is a 35 year
old Business Devleopment
Organization under contract
with the Office of Minority
Business Eneterprise and the
U.S. Department of Commerce
to provide management
training and .technical services
toward the development of
minority business enterprise.
Nat'l Black Salute Being Planned
To Honor Senator Hugh Scott
A gala national black
salute-believed to be the first
of its type, ever held-is
being planned to honor U.S.
Senator Hugh Scott of
Pennsylvania, Senate Minority
Leader.
Burrell L. Haselrlg of
Johnstown, a black
Pennsylvania businessman who
formulated plans for the
national salute, said, "The
purpose of the Salute to Scott
Is to honor a man who has
worked for three decades in
the field of civil rights. It is our
way of paying a sincere tribute
to someome who helped us
back when it wasn't popular to
be for civil rights."
The salute will be in the
form of a dinner January 26 at
the Washington Hilton Hotel,
with Clarence Mitchell, the
Washington Director of the
NAACP, as the main speaker.
U.Sh Senator Edward W.
Brooke is serving as National
Honorary Chairman.
The proceeds from the $100
a plate dinner will be used to
establish a Hugh Scott
Foundation, with proceeds
going for scholarships for black
students who are interested in
government.
The main ballroom at the
Washington Hilton has been
reserved and it is expected that
more than 2,000 persons will
attend. Haselrig said the affair
is bipartisan and he announced
that a host of black and white
citizens will serve on the
(see SCOTT page 5A)
Union Dopfis? I7ins UDf Church Cortes?
Members of Union Baptist
Church again walked away
with the honors following the
UDI Supermarket second
citywide church contest. The
Durham Ministerial Alliance
planned the project along with
UDI to gain community
support of and patronage for
the supermarket. The contest
ran from December 1st thru
December 24, 1973 and
Diane Wins Against the Odds;
Gets $2,000 Loan Scholarship
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF.
Diane Marie H1U, who fought
for her life five years ago, will
be awarded a $2,000 loan
scholarship, from the benefits
of the Bing Crosby National
Pro-Am golf tournament here,
January 3-6, 1974.
The 19-year ofld co-ed, now
attending Saint Paul's College,
in Virginia, qualified for the
scholarshop through her
outstanding academic
achievement and need for
college financial assistance.
Critically injured in 1968;
from a blow on the head,
Diane was left with a rare form
of epilepsy and a scar on the
brain. Although she is still
dependent upon medication,
she Is determined to get a
college degree.
"Many people thought that I
wouldn't li ve, after the.
accident," said Diane. "But I
was determined to make it,
regardless of the odds, and get
a college education."
Diane's loan scholarship will
be co-sponsored by the Crosby
'(See DIANE Page 6A)
consisted of members of each
participating church shopping
with UDI during the contest
period was declared the
winner. Union Baptist edged
out Greater St. Paul Baptist
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Left To Right: Dr. Grady Davis, James Fowler, Manager
U. D. I. Supermarket; Benjamin S. Ruffln
Church for the $100.00 prize.
In accepting the prize
money, Dr. Grady Davis,
Pastor of Union Baptist said,
"UDI was built by the people
with the idea of putting money
back into the community. This
contest is as good example of
the concept in action... No
other supermarket in Durham
offers this Kindof a program."
W. Pratt Edwards, Deacon of
Union Baptist stated Jthat even
though the church had won the
contest there were still not
enough people from the church
shopping with UDI and he
urged the congregation of
approximately 800 to continue
to support the supermarket.
Union Baptist Church is a
shareholder in UDI. Mr. Pratt
has been nominated to serve on
its board of directors and has
pledged his efforts toward
o"bfainlhg midfe partronagefor
the UDI Supermarket.
UDI Vice President. Ben
Ruffln and Supermarket
Manager, James Fowler
presented the $100 cash prize
to Dr. Davis In a special
ceremony at the church
December 30, 1973.