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Labor and trouble one can always get through alone,but it takes two to be glad. ?lbsenHave patience. All things are difficult before they be-come easy. < ?SaadiContinual striving to improve is the only road to fullperformance. ?M. L. Wilson

VOLUME 51 No. 9

Che CanjjijflflawsDURHAM. N. C., SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1972

Weaver McLean American Legion Acquires ProperlyBelow is the new home of

The Weaver McLean Ameri-can Legion Post no. 175 and

The Ladies Auxiliary at 2110Riddle Road Durham, North

Carolina.The building is a four room

structure which provides meet-ing rooms for both, the Postand the Ladies Auxiliary with

a complete electrical furnishedkitchen. Regular meetings areheld each Second and FourthTuesdays in the month at

-7:30 P.M. The Post is com-prised of members from WorldWar I, to the present VietnamStruggle. Membership is opento all veterans. The require-ments are: To present anHonorable discharge and tosubmit the Annual Member-ship fee of $5.00.

The building provides awonderful setting for themembers of the Post, theirfamilies and friends as a placeof relaxation. The facilities

may be used by other Social,and Religious groups who wish

to use them. To the back of

the building is a huge plot ofland which may be used forpicnics, cook-outs, football, orsoft ball, horse-shoe badmint-on and other games, plus week-

end camping for Boy Scouts or

Girl Scouts.Look forward to our Big

Open House in the earlySpring. We invite all veterans tojoin in with us on or prefer-

rable before that time.Among the several tours

being planned by the Post andthe Ladies Auxiliary for theSummer is the trip to the

famous Six-Flags Over Georgia.

Many thousands of dollarsin benefits are available to theveteran and his family whoaffiliates with the AmericanLegion. You are welcome toattend our regular meetingsand learn the facts.

Our officers are Agustus K. 1Thompson-Post Commander,I. R. Holmes - Post Adjutantand Mrs. Lena Richardson -

President of the Ladies Auxi-liary.

If you wish to use our

facilities, for meetings, socials,cook-out, camping, or just re-

laxation just call one of the

following numbers, 682-4528,688-1651, 688-2052.

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Hayestown LeRecreation DepartmentImprovement ofWood Park IsAsked by Group

By JAMES VAUGHAN

The Hayestown CommunityLeague a group of black Dur-ham residents are mountingprotest action against the dtyDepartment of Recreation. Thegroup recently charged that

"there exists gross irregularitiesin the distribution of fundsfor recreation facilities in thecity causing city recreationfacilities located in black areasto be without lighting andother essential part equipment.

"In many cases, very ha-

zardous conditions exist inplaces where the young andold must go for recreation,"a spokesman for the group

' stated.One of the parks coming

under heavy criticism from the

group is the C. R. Wood Parklocated in the Hayestown sec-

(See HAYESTOWN 3A)

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Times PlanningWoman of TheYear Confesf

The Carolina Times an-nounced this week a contest

aimed at selecting a 1972Woman of the Year for theDurham metropolitan area.

The awards contest was theoutgrowth of an idea that

there are undoubtedly manywomen in the Durham areawho possess outstanding quali-ties and have made substantial

contributions to various as-pects of community life buthave not received public recog-

nition.And who is better qualified

to find this outstanding per-

son than our readers?Within this issue and the

next four issues of The Caro-

lina Times you will find de-

tailed instructions and an entry(See CONTEST 3A)

PLANNING sassiON The Advisory Com-mittee for Venture Management, ? specialUniversity of North Carolina program forsmall businessmen, announces the openingof the third annual session on March 7. Pho-tographed at a recent planning session are:(left to right, seated) Walter McDade, Efland;Thurman F. Nance, Moocure; Jesse Gibson,Economic Developer, Orange-Chatham Com-munity Action, Inc., Oarrboro; Richard I. Le-vin, UNC, Chapel Hill; Willard Cotten, Chap-

el mil.Standing: McDonald Lasslter, Chapel Hill;DeWitt C. Dearborn, Director of the UNCBureau of Business Services, Chapel Hill;Bill Davis, Chapel Hill; Robert Gallman,UNC, Chapel Hill and Bill Klutz, ChapelHill. Absent from the picture are: JunesHouser, Chapel Hill; Roy McAdoo, Efland;Mrs. Mildred Ramsey, Slier City; John G.Snipes, Slier City; and Paul G. Thompson,Hillsborough.

GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUECHEYENNE SCOUT CORNER By E. L. KearneyWHAT'S HAPPENING AT CHAPEL HILL HIGHPREGNANCY PLANNING & HEALTH By G. RiggsbeeDURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mrs. Syminer DayeWRITERS FORUM By George B. ROMHIGHLIGHTS AT DURHAM HIGH

YOUR MIND By William Thorpe

PRICE: 20 CENTS

HAS TO GET BACK ON THE BALL-

Michaux : "Durham Has BecomeStagnant And InLasf Rites Held in Boston ForFounder and Mt. Calvary Bishop

Solicitor Seeks SeatIn State House ofRepresentative Race

By JAMES VAUG HAN"Durham has become stag-

nant and has to get back on the

ball. And I feel that I can helpit to move again," commentedHenry McKinley Michaux. Jr.His comments came on the

heels of his announcement forcandidacy for the State Houseof Representatives.

Michaux currently serves asDurham County's chief assis-

tant solicitor having served inthat capacity for 14 months.Prior to that, he was in the

capacity of prosecuting attor-ney.

According to Michaux. hischances of being elected tothe House are greatly increasedthis year due to the fact that

blacks and whites have becomemore politically aware. "Citi-zens have become aware thatthere is a commonality ofproblems here. They seem tobe understanding that the issueis individual capability ratherthan race," he said.

Outlining some of the prob-lems he intends to attack once

(See SOLICITOR 3A)

By JAMES VAUGHAN

A pilgrimage departed Dur-ham recently heading for Bos-ton, Massachusetts. It was not

a traditional ritual, but rather,a once in a lifetime occasionwhich filled the hearts of thetravelers with sadness-Dr.Brumfield Johnson, founderand Senior Bishop of the Mt.Calvary Holy Church of Ameri-ca, Inc. was funeralized Febr-uary 22, 1972.

Dr. Johnson, the founderand pastor of many churchesthroughout the Eastern Sea-board including Dorchester,Mass., Winston Salem, HighPoint, and Pine Grove, NorthCarolina as well as churches inLondon, England; Monrovia,Liberia; Jamaica and Barbados,West Indies, died February 15,1972 in Buffalo, New York.

True to his life of service,Dr. Johnson, at the time of hisdeath was concluding servicesand had just finished deliver-ing a message and sat down.

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According to fellow mem-bers of his faith, "Bishop John-

son was a spiritual leader evermindful of God's little onesand he exemplified the com-mand of his Lord by attendingthe needs of the widowed and

orphans, the sick and afflictedand the poor and needy andchannelled much of his effortsthrough the following endea-

(See BISHOP 3A)

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By JAMES VAUGHANRumblings about the candi-

dacy of Chapel Hill MayorHoward Lee for the office ofU.S. Congress was perhaps the

first indications of politicalmoves by Durham and sur-rounding area blacks. Sincethen, however, a number ofblacks have entered politicalraces giving the appearance ofa test-force--an attempt to test

the black political muscles

never before witnessed since

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High SchoolSeniors OfferedScholarships

All high school motors areinvited to participate in

scholarship competition whichcould result in a $290 schol-arship from the Northgat*Merchants Council of North-gate Shopping Center, Dur-ham.

To apply for the scholar-ship, which will be payableto the college chosen by thewinning applicant, the seniormust wrtte s theme, not toexceed 800 words, on "WhatHigher Education Can Do ToProtect the Tree' Enterprise

(See SCHOLARSHIPS |A)

Grads Entering MCan Obtain Guaranteed Schooling

Young high school gradu-ates considering military ser-vice can now obtain guaranteedschooling in occupationalfields ranging from general sea-manship to nuclear propulsion.

According to a recent re-port from the Naval RecruitingCommand, the U.S. Navy willnow guarantee new enlistees abetter choice of school assign-ments. Under a program calledthe Regular Navy EnlistedOccupational Specialty SchoolGuarantee Program, qualifiedapplicants can enlist in a speci-

fic job category, with a guaran-tee of formal advanced train-ing. Those who desire advancedschooling and have the aptitudewill be given the opportunityfollowing enlistment.

Men who meet and maintainthe requirements during re-cruit training will be eligible toserve in one of 14 job cate-gories. The categories include55 job specialties such as dataprocessing technician, con-struction mechanic and dis-bursing clerk.

Applicants for these pro-

gram me d school assignmentsmust be at least 17 years of ageand possess a high school di-ploma or its equivalent. Ap-plicants with college credits orexperience in the Sea Cadet orNaval Junior Reserve OfficerTraining Corps can enter theNavy program at higher paygrades.

Detailed information aboutthese specific job trainingguarantees is available fromyour local Navy recruitingoffice.

Black WeekObservance inSession at Duke

Observance of Black Week--1972 at Duke University gotunderway on the campus here

this week with a week-longprogram aimed at an exchangeof ideas in fields of black his-tory, politics and culture.

Major speakers include

Omar Pasha Abu Ahmed,Floyd McKissick, and Dr.

Nathan Wright.Ahmed, friend of a number

of revolutionary world figuresand an intimate of the late

Malcolm X spoke in the Black(Seo WEEK 3A)

The North Carolina BlackCaucus issues a call for allBlack people living in NorthCarolina to attend a statewide

political convention on Satur-day, February 26, 1972 onthe campus of Shaw Univer-sity in Raleigh, North Carolina.The convention is scheduled tobegin at 10 a.m. in the audi-torium of the Student UnionBuilding.

Black persons eligible to

attend may be young and old,registered voters and non-re-

gistered voters, Republicans,Democrats and Independents,

and male and female.The purposes of this Con-

vention are to:Elect and select persons

comprising the North CarolinaDelegation to the NationalBlack Convention to be held inGary, Indiana \u25a0 March 10-12,1972.

Formulate proposals by the

Black People of North Carolinato be included as a part of the

National Black Agenda.Such agenda will be pub-

lished and approved by those

persons attending the NationalBlack Convention.

All Black People Urged To AttendThe North Carolina

The National Black Agendawill consist of legislative pro-

posals that the several presiden-tial candidates will be asked tosupport and hoped to be in-

cluded as part of both the

Democratic and RepublicanParty Platforms.

Such proposals will dealwith the following area* ofprimary concern to Black Poo-pie in the State of NorthCarolina as well as to thoee

living in the other forty-nine(49) states of the UnitedStates; Manpower and Employ-

(See BLACKS 3A)