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Plans for the 100th anniver-sary of St. Joseph's AME

Church here are already la

progress, according to report

of Rev. Philip R. Cousin, the

pastor.Along with Bishop George

W. Barber, «ome of the higheA

officials of the AME Churchas well as other outstanding

personalities, are expected to

participate in the CentennialCelebration, scheduled for Oct-ober.

Both the adult member com

mittee and the committee com

posed of young people are

busy and eagerty setting in

motion, the many ideas andsuggestions necessary to insure

all of an enjoyable occasionand to make the commemo-ration a successful one.

Adult members comprisingthe committee are Rev. Cousin,

the pastor, S. D. Cuthbertson,J. E. Martin, Mrs. R. N. Harris,L. E. Austin, and Mrs. AudreyK. Edgerton. Advising the com-mittee of young people is MiaRichalean Tucker, chairman ofthe Board of Christain Ed-ucation. James R. Hill, CasirairBorwn, Harentha Robinson,and Diana Hill are Members.

St. Joseph's wsa organizedin Durham by Rev. Edianin Durham by Rev. EdianMarkham, August 20, 1869.

CINTENNIAL COMMITTEEMembers of St. Joseph's AMEChurch Centennial Celebrationcommittee as they formulateplans for the forthcoming 100th

anniversary. Standing from leftto right are: S. D. Cuthberson,J. Elwood Carter, J. J. Hender-son, Rev. Philip R. Cousin,Mrs. W. Lewis, and C. B. Nix-

on. Seated are Mrs. Ruth Bol-den, Mrs. Susie Martin, Mrs.R. N. Harris, and Mrs. AudreyK. Edgerton.

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Prospect For *960Grant To FCD Sai

Fuller To TakeTwo-Months LeaveOf Absence

Howard Fuller, whoseconnection with the Foundationfor Community Development,has drawn much criticism of a$960,000 federal grant to theorganization for a pilot pro-gram of black capitalism, hasbeen given "an indefinite leaveof absence," the FCD revealedtoday.

The announcement was madeat a press conference at FCDheadquarters from which re-porters of The Durham Sun andThe Durham Morning Heraldwere barred. Nathan Garrett,FCD director, said theorganization objected to theway in which the newspapershave been writing and playingthe news about the organiza-tion.

Fuller, with a reputation as a"black militant" here and else-where in the state, has beenserving as director of trainingfor the FCD. Garrett saidFuller now will concentrate ondeveloping "Malcolm X Libera-tion University" in Durham andthat James S. Lee, will serve asacting director of trainingduring his absence.

James Holshouser, NorthCarolina Republican chairman,recently asked the Nixonadministration to hold up theOEO grant, on account ofFuller's connection with thegroup. The OEO sent an investi-gator here to look into the

(See PULLIR pace SA)

Dr. Ronald Foreman, Jr. SlatedFor Lectures at Univ. of lowa

IOWA CITY, lOWA?Prof.Ronald C. Foreman, Jr., of theSpeech and English Depart

ment, Illinois State University,Normal, will lecture on "Afro-American Music" August 5-7,at the University of lows, lowaCity.

The institute, for college

and university teachers, is spon-sored by the Ford Foundationand the National Endowment

for the Humanities.

DBC to HostGOP Meet onNixon Here Sat.

Due to the rising resent-ment to the Nixon Adminis-tration, in the black communi-ty, particurariy as it affectsNegroes in the state, Reginald

W. Daiton, chairman, State

Caucus, National Council, Con-cerned Afro American Republi-cans, reported Monday that in-

terested party members wouldmeet at the Durham BusinessCollege, 1:00 pjn., Saturday

July 26. A press conferenceis scheduled at the ChickenBox at 12 Noon.

The theme of the meetingwill be "A Look at PresidentNixon's Domestic Program andHow It affects Btock America."Many of Nixon's aides fromWashington, will be in attend-ance. They are expected toclarify many of the cloudedissues which Negroes ay at-tend the Administration. Fore-most will be the plight anduture of the $960,000 grantto FDC, which was erroneous-ly reported by a local daily

"recently, as haivng been nixedby Nixon. A representative ofthe black group spent twodays in Washington, last week,and will report his findingsat the meeting.

Black Republicans through-out the state are also alarmedover the continued inclinationof Nixon to give the plumsto black Democrat*. Edwin W.Sexton, Jr., former state aenU-or of Kansas, named by RogersC. B. Morton, chairman. Re-publican National Committeeas a special assistant, will ad-dress the meeting and to ex-pected to give a clear cut ver-sion of the Negro's partici-pation in the Nixon Adminis-tration. Job opening «ui

be many, will beand interested persons will fedtold how they might applyfor same.

Thurman L. Dodson, satinsal chairman, NCCAR, alongwith many other national lead-ers will be in attenduee andgive the purpoes and afcne ofthe organisation. They all at-

_(See NIXOM page 1A)

Dr. Foreman is one ofseveral guest lectures invitedto appear during the six-weekInstitute. Program activities areintended to develop an inter-disciplinary approach to thehistory and culture of black

Americans.A graduate of Hillside High

School, Dr, Foeeman formerlytaught at North Carolina Col-lege. This summer, he is visit-ing Professor of English at Ten-

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nessee State University, Nash-ville.

He is the son of Mr. and

Mrs. R. C. Foreman, Sr., 2008Otis Street. His wife, Ann, is

a former teacher in tlie Dur-ham City Schools.

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THE PRINCIPALS are shownchatting following the Men'sDay program at Union BaptistChurch here Sunday. They arefrom left to right: Pratt Ed-

wards, co-chairman of the pro-gram committee; Mayor How-

ard Lee of the city of ChapelHill and guest speaker; Rev.

Grady Davis, pastor of UnionBaptist; and W. C. Young, alsoco-chairman.

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VOLUME 48 No. 30 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, JULYft 1969 PRICE: 20 Cmtm

Black RepublicansAt Pres. Nixon's

Mass Rally toBe Held at Mf.Vernon Sunday

In keeping with the an-nounced new policy of theNational Association for theAdvancement of Colored Peo-ple, reported to the recent na-tional convention, by its Exe-cutive Secretary, Roy Wilkins,the Durham Branch of the

NAACP will hold a mass rallyat Mt. Vernon Baptist Church,Sunday, July 27, at 3:30 p.m.,at which time it hopes to im-plement the more vigorouspolicy. The theme of the meet-ing is, "A look at PresidentNixon's Program and How itAffects Black America."

Arthur Fletcher, AssistantSecretary of Labor, one of thetop Negroes in the Nixon Ad-

ministration will be the princi-pal speaker. He is expected to

give the true image of Nixon,as it relates to the Negro com-munity. He will touch on theguidelines of school desegrega-tion and tell how Nixon plansto speed same.

The labor executive willalso tell of a new approach to

the appointment of Negroes to

many jobs that are available in

North Carolina. There is alsolabor unions. The minimumwage law, which covers every-thing from administrators togarbage collectors will be dis-cussed.

The facts about the grant toFCD will be gone into fully asthe NAACP had a representa-tive in Washington for twodays, who explored the entirematter, in all of its ramifica-tions. The part local Negroleaders, local Republicans, in-cluding the lone RepublicanCounty Commissioner, DarylKennedy, David Stith andothers will be brought out.

The meeting will be chairedby Dr. Howard Fitts of NorthCarolina Central University.Others who will appear will beEd Sexton, special assistant tothe Republican National Chair-man, C. B. Morton, the onlyblack Republican mayor,Robert Biackwell, HighlandPark, Mich., and Attorney T.L.Dodaon, Washington, D. C.Persons who are interested inthe implementation, plannedby the local Branch, are asked

(See REPUBLICANS 2A)

Driver WinsTime DecisionIn Sun.'s Race

Eddie Hatley, the 1969 Dur-ham Soap Box Derby winner,will be off to Akron, Ohio,for the national finals in mid-August.

Hatley, a wiry up-comingfifth-grader drove his red andwhite champion car through

a field of 23 competitors to

cinch the Class B title of theDerby. All boys in Class Bdivision are of the age 11 an<J12 years.

After waiting through theClass A (13-15 yrs) heats,Hatley came through to defeatTerry " McFarland in a timedecision. Determining a winn-

er by the fastest time postedby a driver Is not t commonpractice although all offteiiltime posted by a driver is not a

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decision to do so was reached

upon determining that therewere probably surface irregular-

ities in one of the lanes of therace-way.

Hatley's winning racer was

sponsored by Mechanics and

Farmers Bank here. The Dur-

ham race held Sunday, July 20,

marked the fifth annual eventhere aiiiee it was discontinuedprior to 1964. It 1b sponsoredjointly by Chevrolet, Herald

Sun Papers, and the DurhamJunior Chamber of Commerce.

NAACP ReceivesGrant For VoterEducation Project

NEW YORK-A Ffeld Foun-dation grant of $49,289 to theNAACP Special ContributionFund for voter education andregistration projects in fournon-soutjiern cities was an-nounced here this week byNAACP Executive DirectorRoy Wilkins.

Oakland, Calif., and St.Louis have been chosen forpilot projects covering a 12-week period this summer andfall. Two other cities will beselected later. Each of thecities has a sizeable Negro population with a large numberof unregistered poetntial voters.

Terms of the gnutt requirethat "all work [be] done on a

strictly nonpartisan basis, andthat it serve the interest of no

candidate for office."The Field Foundation grant

assists the NAACP to continuethe country's only privately-op-erated, continuous campaignin voter education anddregis-tration. In 1968, under leader-ship of John M. Brooks and W.C. PAtton.

White Rock ToCharles C.SoaiJuly

Late PresidentN. C. Mutual ToBe Honored Sunday

The Sixteenth Annual Char-les Clinton Spaulding Scholar-ship Day will be observed atthe White Rock Baptist Churchon Sunday. July 27 at theregular worship service.

Charles Clinton Spauldingbecame the third President ofNorth Carolina Mutual LifeInsurance Company on April29, 1923 and served in thatcapacity until his death onAugust 1, 1952. He served asPresident of the Mechanics andFarmers Bank and The MutualSavings and Loan Association.

He was an ardent anddevoted member of the WhiteRock Baptist Church and ser-ved as Chairman of the TrusteeBoard and a Deacon.

In 1953, the church estab-lished a Memorial ScholarshipFund, and Trustee N. A. Cheekwas named Chairman of a com-mittee to administer the Fund.Scholarships have been award-ed to students to attend ShawUniversity.

Reverend Lorenzo Lynch isPastor of White Rock BaptistChurch.

Durham Native Accepts BusinessManager Post at Texas College

Milton R. Grant, Jr., nativeof Durham, has accepted theposition as Business Managerat Paul Quinn College in Waco,Texas.

Grant is the son of Mrs.Mary C. Grant and the lateMilton Grant, Sr. of 2111 Con-cord Street.

MP

GRANTformer Miss Doris L. Wall ofDurham. They are parents ofone daughter, Melissa JulietGrant.

(See NATIVB page 2A)

He received his educationin the Durham City Schoolsand graduated from NorthCarolina College in 1967 nowNorth Carolina Central Univer-sity.

He acquired his business ex-perience from the CarolinaTimes, Weavers Cleaners, UnionInsurance and Realty Companyin Durham. Most recently hewas employed as an adminis-trative assistant at WachoviaServices, Inc. in Winston-Salem.

Grant is married to the

Hippies ChallengeN.C. Vagrancy Law

CHARLOTTE AXroup of hippies who aren'ttoo hep on North Carolina'svagrancy law have filed a fed-eral suit to test its constitu-tionality.

THE GROUP won a courtinjunction against the Char-lotte Police Department sixmonths ago which prohibitslawmen from searching theirhomes without warrants.

The hippies' petition claimsthe vagrancy law was used bypolice to harass and intimi-date them.

Over 73,000 Job OpportunitiesOffered In Jobs Training Drive

WASHINGTON - Morethan 73,000 job opportunitiesfor the disadvantaged havebeen provided under the JobOpportunities in the BusinessSector (JOBS) program, Secre-tary of Labor George P. Shultzha* announced. Nearly 1,000contracts have been signed bet-ween private employers andthe Department of Labor un-der this program.

The JOBS program is ajoint effort of the Departmentof Labor and the National Al-liance of Businessmen (NAB)

to hire and train 238,000 dis-advantaged jobless persons in125 of the Nation's largestmetropolitan areas by June,1970. The goal is 614,000 byJune, 1971.

Nearly 235,000 basic jobpledges have been announcedto date by the NAB, coveringboth Independent and Federal-ly-assisted programs, and al-raoat 178,000 disadvantagedjobless persons have been hiredOf this number, more than102,000 have remained on thejob.

Since the first signed JOBScontract was announced inMay, 1968, an additional 990contracts have been signedwith private employers offer-ing employment and trainingfor 73,104 hard-core jobless orunderemployed persons with atotal Federal Investment ofmore than $213 million.

Of all contracts signed inthe JOBS program, 85 wereconsortiums - groups of em-ployers acting as single legalentities. These 85 consortium

(See JOB page 2A)

The Delivery of a Day Pregnant With HistoryBy Asa T. Spaulding

It was 9:32 a.m., July 16,at the John F. Kennedy SpaceCenter, Florida that I saw timeGod and man meet and withinan instant, deliver a Child ofHistory. And within anothermoment, this infant was on itsjourney to the moon.

Conceived in the mind ofman; nourished by all Ameri-

cans while in gestation, ? theaffluent and the deprived andnow, in the fullness of time,there atood on launching pad39A a thirty six story Apollo11, with seven and one-halfmillion pounds of thrust. Itwas created not only out of"steel and metals dredgedfrom the heart of America

and refined by workers In hun-dreds of towns." but also re-presenting the spirit and

dreams of America.Prior to the launching, I

stood for an hour, with thou-sands of others, on that his-

toric hallowed spot anxiouslylistening tfo the count downwith admiration and awe.

(See HISTORY pagt 1A)