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{pkmnjTMi*MiggprffNEW YORK - By unanl-

mous vote, the National Boardof Directors of the NatlofralAssociation for the Advance-ment of Colored People has

expressed "in the strongest

terms possible" its repudiationof the article, "Nine Men InBlack - Who Think White,"published in the New York

Times Sunday Magazine forOctober 13, 1968.

Hie article was written byLewis M. Steel, an associate

counael for the NAACP. Steelhas been relieved of his posi-

tion, effective immediately, aspart of the same vote by theBoard.

n»e article, an attack onthe "Warren Court," chargedthat the Court's rulings over anumber of years, rather than

meriting the high praise ac-

tually reflected a racist pointof view and were without

See BOARD page 2A

VOLUME 45 No. 41 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2*1968 PRICE: 20 Cmkta

NBA PRESIDENT HONORED?Mrs. Elizabeth D. Koontz,president of the 1.1-millionmember National Education As-sociation, received the Distin-guished Service Award, thehighest honor bestowed by theAssociation for Study of Negro

Life and History, during its53rd annual meeting in NewYork City on Oct. 3. The awardgiven to persons making out-standing contributions to Ne-gro life and history, is pre-sented annually in honor ofCarter G. Woodson, ASNLH's

founder.Shown here with Mrs. Koonti.

duri.i<; the awarding ceremonyin the New York Hilton Hotel,are (left) Dr. H. Wesley,ASNLH Executive Director, and(right) Dr. J. Rupert Picott,ASNLH President.

2 NCC Profs Books

To Be PublishedBy Duke U. Press

Dr. E. E. Thorpe, chairman

of the history department atNorth Carolina College, has an-

nounced that two NCC facultymembers have written books

which will be published byDuke University Press in the

near future. .

The two faculty members

and the subject matter of their

books are Dr. James Brewer,a study of the contribution of

Negro slaves in Virginia to the

j Confederate War effort and Dr.

Arnold Taylor, a study of therole of the U. S. A. in the in-

ternational control ofnarcotics.

Dr. Thorped described

Duke's publication of thebooks as "a signal honor to

the history department and

North Carolina College."

AME Bishop Heads ElectionCampaign of 5,000 ChurchesPublic MeetingOf Candidates8:00 p.m. Mon.

Members of the Durham

Junior Chamber of Commerceand the League of Women Vot-

ers of Durham are busy com-pleting arrangements for theirjointly sponsored Candidates

Meeting on Monday, October28. The 8:00 P.M. event will

be held at the Central CivicCenter on Foster Street and

will be open to the publicwithout charge.

Twenty-seven candidates in

the November 5 general elec-

tion have been invited to par-

ticipate. Included will be eightcontenders for the DurhamCounty Board of Education,ten for the Board of CountyCommissioners, six for the

State House of Representa-tives, and three for the State

U. S. NAVYSELECTS NEGRO DOCTORFOR PROMOTION TO COMMANDER

WASHINGTON, D. C. -TheNavy has picked a Negro Doc-

tor for promotion to Comman-der. He is Lieutenant Comman-der Frederick D. Lewis, anative of Washington, D. C.

Lieutenant CommanderLewis attended grammar andhigh school in Washington. He

received his B. S. from HowardUniversity in 1956 and in 1960received his M. D. from

Howard University MedicalSchool. He was appointed En-sign in the United States NavalReserve on 26 September1956. He served as AssistantMedical Officer at the Naval

Administrative Command, U.S.Naval Training Center in San

Diego from June, 1961 toJune 1963. In July, 1963, he

reported to Stanford Universi-ty where he completed a poet-

graduate course of instructiontoward a medical residency inthe field of Physical and Reha-

bilitation Medicine. He report-ed to his present assignment asChief, Physical Medicine Ser-vice at the U. 8. Naval Hospitalin Oakland, California in July

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LT. COMDR. LEWIS

1966.Commander-selectee Lewis

is married to the former Es-teriyn Thalley. They have threechildren, Deborah, Kimberlyand Frederick, Jr. The Lewiscurrently make their home at9921 Lawlor Street In Oakland.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mar

See NAVY page 2A

WASHINGTON, D. C.Plans for a massive "get outthe vote" drive among ninemillion church goers In some5,000 churches were announc-ed here by Bishop George E.Baber, senior bishop of theAfrican Methodist EpiscopalChurch, in -cooperation with

the Democratic National Com-mittee.

Bishop Baber announced de-tails of the proposal followingthe recent historic faceting of

500 black church leaders withVice-President Hubert H. Hum-phrey and key staff aides inDetroit.

The Bishop, who arrangedthe meeting, outlined a 15point ".fat out Um vote" pro-gram adopted by the minis-ters from 10 denominations,

The clergymen paid their own

Individual expenses to attendthe sessions to give the Vice-President a rousing endorse-ment and pledge their all outsupport tor his election.

"It was . the most signifi-cant gathering in the politicaland religious history of the na-tion because the blackchurches of America called ontheir white brethren to helpthem turn back the tide of

See BISHOf pa<« 1A

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Young BlackAtfy. DefendsSupremacists

NEW YORK - A youngblack lawyer will go beforethe U. S. Supreme Court todefend the rights of a group ofwhite supremacists on Monday,October 21. Eleanor HolmesNorton, Assistant Legal Direc-

tor of the American Civil Lib-

erties Uak>n, will argue for theNational States Rights Party,which has been barred from

holding public meetings inSomerset County, Maryland.

On August 6, 1966, officers

and members of the National

States Rights Parry held anoutdoor meeting in Somerset

County, at which they statedthe intent of their organizationwas to gain political powerand repeal all civil rights acta.During the meeting, blackswere consistently referred to

as "niggere" and exhorted to"start taking reservations for

Africa." However, leaden ofthe rally cautioned their lis-teners against violence andstressed the purely political na-ture of their battle. Tliere wasno violence at the meetingand no arrests were made.

On the following day thewhite supremkists were en-joined from holding anothermeeting that evening and forthe next 10 days. This waslater extended to 10 months.

The ACLU will argue thatthe petitioners were Inconatt-tutlonally deprived of theirrights of fine speech underthe First and FourteenthAmendments, and that lack-ing proff of a clear and pre-

See ATTORNEY page 1A

Fayetteville Man To Receive$350,000 Loan From The SBAFinal Rites Held at ImmanuelFor Mrs. Betty Shaw Scurry

Funeral services for Mrs.Betty Shsw Scurry were heldTuesdsy, October 22 at 4:00p.m. st Immsnuel Seventh Dsy

Adventist Church with Rev. W.

E. Daye, pastor, Ebenezer Bap-

tist Church of which Mri. Scur-ry was s member, officiating.

Born in Durham, July 23,

1935, Mrs. Scurry expired inDuke Hospital following s

lengthy illness, October 18.

Mrs. Scurry received herformal education in the publicschools of Durham, graduating

from Hillside High School inJune, 1953 and later attendedNorth Carolina College here.

She was a Licensed Practical

Nurse.

Mrs. Scurry was an activemember of her church. Shewas a member of the seniorchoir and was well known forher ability as a soloist with thisgroup. During her stay in Oki-nawa while with her soldier-husband who was stationedthere, Mrs. Scurry was a mem-ber of the choir aijd soloistat the Machinate Army Chap,el.

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Rev. Z. D. HarrisSuffers ViciousBeating by S.S. Supt.

Rev. Z. D. Harris, pastor of

the Oak Grove Freewill Bap-tist Church, who suffered avicious beating at the hands of

John Caldwell at a Board Meet-

ing, held at the church Monday

night was reported to be in

fair condition by attendants atLincoln Hospital late Wednes-day afternoon. Caldwell pre-

sently serves as Superintendentof the Sunday SchooL

FAYETTEVILLE -HowardJ. Samuels, Administrator of

the Small Business Adminis-tration, disclosed today that

a North Carolina man will re-

ceive the largest loan negoti-ated so far by the agency in

its crash program, Project Own,

to accelerate ownership of

small businesses by members

of minority jjroups.

Survivors include: her de-voted husband, Sergeant FirstClass Jamfa A. Scurry; twosons, MalcMmn C. and MarlonR.; a mother, Mrs. Estelle D.Shaw, one sister, Mrs. Margaret

S. Taylor; three brothers,.S/Sgt. James T. Shaw, FrankShaw and Rayford Shaw; threeuncles, James, Johnnie andRobert Dennis and a host ofother relatives and friends.

Samuels said the loan, for

$350,000, will go to Marion

R. Harris of Fayetteville, own-er of a laundry and cleaningbusiness, wlio faced ruin last

June when his plant and equip-ment were destroyed by fire.

Hie loan, in which three

banks are participating with anSBA guarantee, will enable

Harris to fulfill a contract esti-

mated at more than SBOO,OOOinvolving the laundry and drycleaning concession at Fort

Bragg. Harris won the contractby competitive bidding in anaward made only two days

after fire destroyed his plantlast June 29.

Samuels pointed out that

without the 'ioan, Harris, aformer army sergeant himself,

would hire been ruined finan-

cially. The loan will enable him

to rebuild the plant and installnew equipment and still carry

out the contract by Fabruary

1, 1969."Hils is a perfect example

ofwhat we are trying to do in

Project Owif, Samuels said,"In ? cooperative effort ofgovernment and private indus-try to help minority dttons

See LOAN page 2A

Rev. Hants suffered severecuts and bruises in his face and

See HARRIS page 2A

Presidential ElectionNovember

Over 8,000 Negro Agents To Visit2 Million Black Families In Nov.

To Stress EconomicPower and Security;Of Life Insurance *

CHICAGO More than 8,000 agents of Negro-owned lifeinsurance companies will talk"power" to an estimated 2,

000,000 black families in thefive weeks beginning Novem-ber 4.

They will promote the eco-

nomic power and security thatlife insurance represents duringthe National Insurance Associa-tion's observance of NationalService Month. National Ser-vice Month is the annual con-servation and policy-owner ser-vice effort jointly undertakenby 46 companies representing

! two and a quarter billion dol-lars of life insurance in force.

The promotion was launch-ed with a proclamation by

Wardell C. Croft of Detroit,

president of Nia, who pointedout that the theme "SecurityIs Power" is being used for thesecond year, and the fourthtime by the association. It has

See AGENTS page 2A

Former Durham Native to PreachAt West Durham Homecoming

The West Durham Baptist

Church, Rev. F. D. Terry, IMinister, will observe its An- Inual Homecoming, Sunday, 1 4October 27, at the 11:00 a.m. Iservice. The speaker will be Jm\the Rev. Charles E. Cobb, Exe- y't mTecutive- Coordinator of the JMCommittee for Racial Justice, vAsponsored by the UnitedChurch of Christ, New York

The Reverend Cobb a

native of Durham where he fIHreceive his public school train-

He holds the Bachelor of

Arts from North Carolina Col- pBMMiHHHMHIlege, Bachelor of Divinity, Ho- __ v CQM

See NATIVE page ZA

Austin is RallySpeaker, GetsBSC Award

Louis E. Austin, a man who

has preached human dignity

and civil charity for more than

half a century - and who hasalways practiced what hepreached, was honored Sundaynight by a new organizationof young people who have tak-en up the cause to which he

has devoted his life.

Durham's Black SolidarityCommittee paid special tribute

to Dr. Austin, publisher of the

Carolina Times, for his achieve-ments in civil rights boththrough his newspaper writing

and through his personal activi-ties.

Ben Ruffln, executive direc-tor of the United Organiza-ions for Community Improve-

ment (UOCI) and a leader of

the Black Solidarity Move-ment, presented Dr. Austinwith a plaque expressing theirappreciation and respect.

TOe surprise ceremony took

See AWARD 2A

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D«C HIA D PRESENTEDPLAQUE Mrs. Lucinda Mc-Cauley Harris, founder andpresident of Durham BusinessCollege, Is shown being pre-sented a plaque Friday, Oct.

18 by James T. Hawkins, amembers of the board of trus-tees of Durham Business Col-lege. The plaque was given toMrs. Harris by the administra-tion and faculty of the college

in appreciation of the out-standing work she has done inhelping to prepare young menand women for the field ofbusiness.

(Photo by Purefoy)

Mahalia Jackson Defends Ex-MateAgainst IVicious Column Items'

CHICAGO - Mahalia Jack-aon, considered to be the great-est gospel singer in the world,

is ordinarily a soft-spoken and

warm human being. But she

can be Irked to the point of

distraction and last week she

waftThfe gospel queen charged a

Chicago newspaper columnist

with printing lies about her

former husband, Slgmund Gal-

loway. Hie female columnist

reported that "singer MahaliaJackson is bac)[ with her hus-

band ... after many long court

battles. As a token ofher love,

she gave Sigmund a new Lin-

coln Continental..."Although she admitted that

her ex-husband has been tryingto get back with her since the

divorce, she would not com-ment on the possibility of areconciliation at this time. Ob-

servers and friends of the singerhave high hopes that the twowill remarry.

An indication of this wasseen when Miss Jackson an-nounced plans to sell her plushSouthside home to purchase

See MANALIA page 2A

Don't Be A Traitor To Your Race By Failing To

Register And Vote In All Elections4A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People 9

Registration Books OpenOct. 26