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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE
I LOOKED AND I SAW By Rev. C. L. Stow
THROUGH BLACK EYES By Rhett Tanner
DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mr. S. Daye
ROM BLACK By John Hudgln
WRITERS PORUM.- By George B. Rust
WORDS OF WISDOM
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thing he likes. lewis I. lows
I am convinced that one of the biggest factor
in success ... is the courage to undertake some
thing. James A. Wor$ham
DURHAM, N. G, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1Q74
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CERAMIC GUILD PRESENTS GAVEL TO NEW PRESIDENT "A
Mrs. Maggie D. Henry, well known Ceramics artist, was installed as the new president of the Durham Ceramic Guild In
ceremonies recently , at Erwin Auditorium. Mrs. Shirley Martin, outgoing president of the Durham Ceramic Guild, presents
the gavel to her successor, Mrs. Maggie Henry while Mrs. Bruce Mims, Vice President and Mrs. Lynda Carpenter Secretary,
looks on. Mrs. Henry started her work in Ceramics in 1963 and joined in Durham Ceramic Guild in 1964. She has won
many ribbons for outstanding displays, during the booth exhibitions.
Mrs. Henry has a Ceramics shop at her home on Linwood Ave. and conducts free classes on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings.
BoOTtfoun Elevifeortoiii loan Fuoad
Legislation Would Cut Number
Of Jurors to Six in Some Cases
WASHINGTON-The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People strongly opposed
proposed Congressional legislation that would cut
the number of jurors required for certain cases to
six ; and eliminate three-judge Federal courts in
other actions.
Speaking against' the bills before a House
Judiciary Subcommittee on Januray 23, NAACP
General Counsel Nathaniel R. Jones stated that the
two proposed changes in the judicial process would
be most harmful to black people.
in two ways because first, it
represents the interest and:
initiative of the downtown!
banks toward revitalization !
and second, their willingness;
to make interest rates;
attractive so that one may!
(See DOWNTOWN Page 6 A)
The cooperative efforts of eight Durham Banks T
has set up the opportunity for those downtown
merchants and landowners interested in improving
their building appearance by the use of a loan pool
for $100,000, or $12,500 coming from each bank
The eight banks include
Central Carolina Bank,
Wachovia Bank, North
Carolina National Bank, First
Union National Bank,
Liberty Bank, Mechanics and
Farmers Bank, The
Northwestern Bank and the
Guaranty State Bank.
Each bank contributed to
the Fund which is controlled
by the Loan Fund
Committee. This Committee
is composed of four banks
whose members rotate every
three months to allow each
bank to serve on the
committee. An Agent Bank
is selected to serve for one
year and its function is to
review and process loan
applications and recommend
loans to the Committee.
Three -it of four
Committee members must
ovte Approval before a loan
will be accepted.
The program is significant
WIAPV Reports
Highlights And
Elects Officers
Highlights and
accomplishments of the
Women In Action For the
Prevention of Violence and
its causes as well as the '
election and installation of
new officers for the group
were features of the regular
meeting held at the Central
Y.W.C.A. on January 14.
(See WIAPV Page 6A)
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Construction Of $2.4 Million
Addition to Shepard Library Set
Construction of a $2.4
million addition to North
Carolina Central University's
James E. Shepard Memorial
Library will begin within the
next' few weeks, according
to , George T. Thome, vice
chancellor for financial
affairs at the university.
The library additon,
designed by Carr, Harrison,
Pruden and DePasquale
Associated Architects, will
provide approximately
60,000 more square feet of
space. It will connect with
the existing building, a
campus landmark since its
construction in 1950, at the
front of the building.
The general contractor for
the project is C.T. Wilson
Construction Co.
In a memorandum to
students, faculty, and staff,
Thorne reported this week
that construction of the
building will require the
closing of walkways in front
of the building.
The addition will occupy
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much of a grass-covered
amphitheater-shaped lawn in
front of the porticoed
library. This area, until now
the largest open area in the
central campus, was once
used for commencements
and other campus functions.
(See LIBRARY Page 6A)
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Businessmen Sef
A three-day marketing
education conference for
minority businessmen and
women in Durham and
surrounding areas will be
held on February 5, 6, and
7 in the Durham Hotel
Washington Duke Ballroom
on Corcoran Street. The
meetings will be held each
evening beginning with
dinner promptly at 5:30
p.m. The sessions will end
each evening at 10:00 p.m.
The conference is being
conducted by the Durham
Business and Professional
Chain, Inc. in alliance with
B&C Assoicates, Inc. of High
Point and the North
Carolina State Board of
Education.
There is no charge for
dinner and no other fees are
required for attending the
conference. All interested
persons are invited to attend
any one or all of the
.sessions.
Consultants from
educational institutions,
major businesses and
government agencies in the
area will be present to give
information on marketing,
public relations and other
areas of business
management.
(See MARKETING Page 6A)
The proposed changes in
the Federal Judiciary system,
Mr. Jones said, "would be a
tragedy." This Senate bill,
entitled S. 271, would
eliminate three-judge Federal
courts in civil rights and
other cases.
This change was proposed
by Chief Justice Warren
Burger last August as a
means of lessening the
number of cases reaching the
Supreme Court. But civil
rights cases, which command
much of the time of Federal
district, courts, concern vital
human rights issues that
should not be left to the
consideration of a single
judge, as Mr. Burger
proposed, Mr. Jones said.
Mr. Jones declared that,
"Forcing ell avll -rights cases
before single judges, and
then up to courts of appeals
may so frustrate Negro
litigants that they might well
consider abandoning the
judicial process as a means
of obtaining redress of
wrongs."
Clarence Mitchell, NAACP
Washington Bureau director,
told the Subcommittee on
Courts, Civil Liberties and
the Administration of Justice
that his organization is
opposed to seemingly
Cousin Goes
To West Indies
On Study Tour
Rev. Philip R. Cousin,
pastor of Saint Joseph's
AME Church, will participate
in a religious study tour of
the West Indies. He and
other Fellows of the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Program of
Black Church Studies at the
Colgate-Rochester Divinity
School will journey throught
Jamaica and Haiti January
23-31. The tour will be
Cousin's second religious
study tour as a Martin
Luther King Fellow; he
spent the summer of 1972
studying black religion in
West Africa.
The Fellows, with their
faculty consultants, will
investigate the origins of
West African religion as
transplanted in the
Caribbean, as well as observe -the
impact of Christianity
on West Indian culture.
While in Haiti, they wiU
study voodoo religion,
recognizing it as a legitimate
form of religion, they hope
to clarify some
misconceptions about
voodoo.
Cousin, a candidate for
the Doctor of Ministry in
Black Church Studies at
Colgate-Rochester, is
currently a lecturer at Duke
University Divinity School in
Church and Society and
Black Church Studies.
Involved in many civic and
political activities, he Is on
the Durham County Board
of Education ' and Chairman
of the Polltlclil
Subcommittee of the
(See COUSIN Page 6 A)
innocuous judicial reform
proposals that threaten the
(See OPPOSES Page 6A)
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Sirs. Constance
Robinson Named
RTI Reseach Asst.
RESEARCH
TRIANGLE PARK Ms.
Constance Roberson, a
Durham native, is a new
research assistant with
the Center for
Development and
Resource Planning at the
Research Triangle
Institute.
A 1966 graduate of
Hillside High School; Ms.
Roberson was formerly a
(See ROBINSON Page 6A)
CoUEiV COGuiEiBDSSiOGI Sectf Is
Sough? y Drs. Spaulding
A seat on the County Commissioners Board of
Durham County is being sought by Mrs. Elna B.
Spaulding, who announed her intention to run for
the position in the May 7, 1974 primary, January
The founder Chairman of
the Board, and immediate
past president of the
Women-In-Action for the
Prevention of Violence and
Its Cau8es,s.say8 that ...."her
experiences over the past
five years in such role, has
made me deeply aware of
the many problems of our
community having a very
adverse effect upon various
aspects of the life of all
segments of our population
and their aspirations, and
the consequences of their
un-resolved frustrations," - - ,
The close-up contacts and
Involvements in efforts to
bring about positive
attitudinal changes in the
community which would
improve intolerable
conditions and create a more
wholesome environment and
better climate of respect for
the dignity of all citizens
has had a very motivating
effect on Mrs. Spaulding's
desire to render greater
service to all Durham's
citizenry.
. Mrs. Spaulding also
believes that the women of
the community should have
a voice in the decision
making processes of all
(Sea SPAULDING Page 6A)
Shell Christian Seminar Series
Sponsored By UCC Ministry
On February 5th, the United Campus Christian
Ministry serving North Carolina Central University
will sponsor a series of seminars on "Christian
Education and the Church in Social Change."
Another part of this semester's special program that
will be held on NCCU
campus is seminars for
persons interested in pursing
seminary education. The
program has several
objectives: (1) to introduce
the most contemporary
Christian educational
materials relating and
relevant to Black Youth, (2)
to introduce ideas for
Church programs for young
people, (3) to suggest ways
in which the church,
especially the young adult
church, can be involved in'
soical change, (4) to assist
persons interested in
seminary training by
exposing them to the many
possibilities in this area.
Included in this series of
seminars will be some very
exciting speakers who will
be . able to relate to the
issues facing the Black
Church. During Black
History Week Dr. Charles
Boddie, President of the
American Baptist Theological
Seminary and author of
God's Bad Boys will be on
campus lecturing to several
classes and preaching at a
special service. His presence
here will also be in
conjunction with the Black
History Week Program
sponsored by the Caulbert
Jones History Club. Later on
during the semester the
Reverend John Bryant,
pastor of St. Paul's A.M.E.
Church, Cambridge, Mass.
will be here to speak about
Christian involvement in the
world today and the program
possibilities of the
contemporary Black Church.
Rev. Bryant will be
preaching at a special service
(See SEMINAR Page 6A)
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MEMORIAL PROGRAM Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan (far feft) joins hands after
addressing memorial program on the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.. with (from left)
Harold Simmons, Employment Standards Administration, Mrs. Velma Strode, director, Equal
Employment Opportunity Office, Arthur L. (Abe) Johnson of San Jose, Calif., who read the
Emancipation Prolamation, and Rusa Binlon, president of Local 12, American Federation of
Government Employees. The memorial program was presented In cooperation with the Labor
Department EEO office and Local 12.
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