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VOLUME 50 -No. 19 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1971

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Former N. C. Mutual Pre-sident, Asa T. Spaulding, thefirst Negro elected to the Dur-ham County Commission,topped' a three-way mayoralrace here Saturday in theDurham City primary elec-tioflpaulding polled 4,057votes to eke past realtor JamesR. Hawkins by 26 votes. Thetwo were well ahead of the

third candidate, Lloyd Jacobs,

who has run unsuccessfully inthe past three mayoral races,tallying only 250 votes.

Hawkins and Spaulding will

pair off in the May 15 generalmunicipal election which willalso include races for threecity council ward seats andthree at large council posi-tions.

ample evidence that there arenumerous pools of goodwill in

this community anxious to bejoined together to form onegreat lake of goodwill, whichcould be more beneficial andrefreshing to the total com-munity. I believe Durhamreally wants more unity inthe community. I would like

to be an instrument for theaccomplishment of this as thenext mayor."

Although only some 22 percent of the total number ofcity registered voters went to

the polls Saturday, heaviestturnouts were recorded in pre-dominantly black precincts.

Spaulding ran on a "unity"platform. He is a native ofColumbus County, and grad-uated from New Yor, Univer-sity School of Commerce andreceived a master's degreefrom the University of Michi-gan. He serves on the CityBoard of Adjustment and theMayor's Human RelationsCommittee. He is married and

has four children.In the council race Mrs.(See ELECTION paga 9A)

HELPING MINORITY BUSINKSSIS?As partof a nationwide program in which AtlanticRichfield Company is depositing $1 millionin minority owned or managed commercialor savings banks throughout the nation, acheck for $50,000 is presented to J. H. Wheel-

er, (left) president. Mechanics and FarmersBank, by R. R Goudey, (center) Atlantic Rich-field's Charlotte district marketing manager.Jesse B. Anglin, Jr., Comptroller is on theright. The presentation was made at thebank's headquarters at 116 West Parrish St.

Spauiding said followingthe election, "I think theresults of this primary gave

Richfield Firm to Deposit SIMillion In Minority Banks

Black PoliticalIncreases SeenIn Nat'l Survey

NEW YORK - AtlanticRichfield Company will de-

posit $1,000,000 in minority-owned or managed commercialor savings banks in cities fromcoast-to-coast to help providefunding for minority busi-nesses in those areas, Robert0. Anderson, chairman, an-

nounced here today.Approximately $600,000

of the total already has been

committed in certificates of

deposit or time deposits inid institutions in 12 areas

where the company has opera-tions or interests, and the re-

mainder will be deposited in

the near future, according to

Anderson.Anderson said funds were

deposited in amounts rangingfrom SIO,OOO to sloo,oooinminority-owned or managedinstitutions in these cities:

Chicago; Compton, Calif.;Danville, Va.; Durham; Hous-ton; Los Angeles; Memphis;

New York; Portland, Ore.;

Seattle; Springfield, 111.; andWashington, D. C.

(In Durham, a check for$50,000 was deposited in theMechanics & Farmers Bank.)

The Atlantic Richfield exe-

cutive commented:"By this action, we hope to

tangibly encourage new busi-ness enterprise by minorityresidents in each of theseareas. We feel that the depositswill have a substantial multi-plier effect, helping to fostereconomic growth in both busi-nesses and the communitiesinvolved."

Anderson said that AtlanticRichfield has deposited smalleramounts in a few minoritybanks in the past, but never inthe range or numbers of insti-tutions announced today.

"It is important, we feel,that major companies helpfinance minority self-relianceand economic advancementthrough some deposits

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WASHINGTON, D. C. -

A recent nationwide survey

by the Joint Center for Politi-cal Studies (JCPS) indicatescontinued increase in Blackselected to public office in theUnited States.

Areas in which Blacks made

significant gains during thepast year were in the topmunicipal positions - mayor,vice mayor, councilman, and/or alderman.

A previous study, made bythe Metropolitan Applied Re-search Center (MARC) in

February, 1970, listed a totalof 1,469 Blacks holding elec-tive office in the UnitedStates.

According to the JCPSsurvey, there are presently1,860 Black Elected Officials,

(See INCREASES page 9A)

JHlrs. Virginia Collins, Mother OfDraft Resist er SpJOHN MYERS, Staff Writer

Miss Virginia Collins,mother of Walter Collins,famous black draft resister

who is serving five years inprison in Texarkana, Texas,and Carl Braden, InformationDirector and an organizer forthe Southern Conference Edu-cational Fund (SCEF) spoke atDuke University Tuesday,May 4 on the theme: Protestthe Jailing of Walter Collinsand the Situation of Black

Draft Resisters.Braden and Mrs. Collins

pointed specifically to thefollowing points in Collins*arrest:

The arrest came just 11days after the U. S. SupremeCourt and refused to hear an

appeal of his sentence - even

though his lawyers were pre-

paring a petition for re-

consideration by the highcourt, which they had 25 daysto file. Federal marshals cameto Collins' home in New Or-

(See RESISTER page 9A)

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\u25a0 \u25a0INAUGURATION Bishop William J. Wallaof Yonkers, N. Y., chairman of the Living-stone College Board of Trustees, places thesymbol of office around the neck of Dr. F.George Shipman on the impressive occasion

of Dr. Shlpman s inauguration as sixtb presi-dent of the college on April 30. Looking onin left background is Dr. Albert W. Dent,former president of Dillard University of NewOrleans, La., the inaugural speaker.

Lyon Park School PTA Honors 3 Retiring TeachersThe final meeting of the

Lyon Park School PTA was

held in the school auditorium,Monday, April 26, 1971 at

7:30 p.m.Hie program featured Mrs.

Theima Lennon, Director ofPublic Instruction who spokeon making education relevantto meet the individual needsof the children. She empha-

sized the importance of theparents and society in provid-

ing a favorable background forthe first five years of lifepriorto beginning formal education.

Dr. Frank B. Weaver, Assis-

tant Superintendent of In-

struction, Durham City

Schools recognized the follow-ing honored guests who were

former teachers at Lyon ParkSchool: Mrs. Rosa D. Artis,Miss A. Marie Faulk and MissRuby B.Grissom. In introduc-ing each teacher, he read a

short biographical profile.Mrs. Virginia Rogers pre-

sented white corsages to thehonorees on behalf of theLyon Park community per-

sonnel. Mr. L. M. Goode, Prin-cipal of Lyon Park School,presented the honorees pla

ques from the PTA. Mrs. EletaJean Harris Murray, Chicago,niinois, former student of thehonorees presented gifts ofappreciation from the Lyon

Park School faculty andfriends to the honorees fortheir long years of service to

the field of education whichtotaled over 100 years. Thesethree teachers served a total of132 years in the Durham City

Schools, one-hundred andtwenty-nine (129) at Lyon

Park.Music for the occasion was

rendered by Mrs. LatelleVaughan, Member of Club

Boulevard School Facultywho sang, "Thank God For AGarden" by Teresa Del Riega.

Mrs. Sarah 0. Barden, MusicTeacher at Lyon Park School,served as the accompanist.

The program was climaxedwith announcements and re-

marks by L M. Goode.Refreshments were served

and parents viewed the ArtExhibit.

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Annual Law Day Celebrated atAt North Carolina Central Univ.

JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer

The annual Law Day cele-brations for North CarolinaCentral University waslaunched Friday, April 30 at

Duke Auditorium on theNCCU campus. This year'stheme was "Channel ChangeThrough Law and Reason."

The guest speaker for themorning activities was Attor-ney Allie Latimer Weeden,Chief Counsel, Office ofChief Counsel, Office ofGeneral Counsel, General Services Administration, Washing-ton, D. C. and NationalSecretary of National Bar As-sociation.

Mrs. Weeden's address wason sexual discrimination. Shecited the national wage scalefrom highest to lowest as:white men, black men, white

women, and black women. Shestated the public accomoda-tions section o fthe CivilRights Act as being complete-ly void of concern for women.

Some of the discriminationpractices she noted were dif-ferent sentences for the same

crime according to sex, dif-ferent salaries for the samejob, restrictions on jobs, andthe afct that a man's incomeis considered the main source,

while a woman's is looked onas substidation. Prior to theCivil Rights Act of 1964 sex

was completely left out ofthe terms race, creed, andcolor.

At a luncheon at the Down-towner at 1:30 p.m. Friday,Miss Sheliah Parrish, Chair-

(See LAW DAY page 9A)

VAACPLegal Defense Fund DinnerHeld At DurhamJOHN MYERS, Staff Writer

Thursday, April 29, at

7 p.m. marked the SecondAnnual North Carolina Dinner

for the NAACP Legal De-fense & Educational Fund at

the Durham Hotel.

Henry Lee Marsh, HI, Vice-Mayor and LDF CooperatingAttorney of Richmond, Vir-ginia delivered the address andintroduction of the Guest of

Honor, Juliue LeVonne Cham-bers, Chambers, Stein,Lanning, and Ferguson Lawfirm, Charlotte, N. C. Marshnoted many of Chambers' ac-

complishments, but stressed

these as not being the majorimportance of Chambers'position. "Julius Chambershas given hope to blacks of ablack man fighting within thesystem and winning. He hasgiven the black man a symbolof victory. We are lucky to

have him."Marsh ended his drama-

tic address with the very ap-propriate words of PatrickHenry, "Give me liberty, orgive me death."

In Chambers' presentation,he gave a brief account ofthe caseload his firm hadbeen, and is, involved with.

To date, Chambers' firm hasbeen envolved in 45 desegre-gation cases. They are current-ly working on 23 .

Chambers noted that theCharlotte School desegrega-tion case has already cost$85,000. He stated, in Char-lotte, to date, 4400 students

have been suspended fromschool. Over 90% were black.In Greensboro, 65% of blackstudents still attend all blackschools. Winston-Salem spent$30,000 for an evaluationcommittee for desegregation.The committee recommended

(See LEGAL FUND fIX)

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RETIRING TEACHERS HONORED Thoseparticipating in the recent program honor-ing retiring Lyon Park teachers along withhonorees are (from left to right): L. M.Goode, Principal; Mrs. Virginia Rogers; Hon-

orees: Mrs. ROM D. Artis, Miai A. MarieFaulk, Miss Rubye B. Griwom; Mrs. KleUj«an Harris Murray. Dr. Frank B. Weaver,Assistant Superintendent o1 Instruction, Dur-ham City Schools.

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The men chosen to run a business or* not thestars who sparkle from time t0 time but tho day-in-and-day-out producers. -?J. C. Asp/ey

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Former DurhamMinister Dies inBaltimore, Md.

BALTIMORE, Md.?Dr. JohnL. Tilley, formerly of Oeed-moor and Durham, N. C. diedhere Wednesday.

The deceased was born inCreedmoor. He was a graduateof Shaw University and re-ceived his master's and docto-ral degrees from the Universityof Chicago and the degree ofDoctor of Divinity from ShawUniversity.

He taught at Shaw Universityfor 17 years and was also Dean

of the School of Religion at

Shaw. He also taught at How-ard University and was presi-dent of Forida N & I College.

He pastored at Mt. GileadBaptist Church in Durham, MtVernon Baptist Church inCreedmoor, First BaptistChurch in Apex and the NewMetropolitan Baptist Church inBaltimore, Md. He was a pastmoderator of the East CedarGrove Missionary Baptist A*

sociation and a member of TheMasonic Lodge No. 94 in Creed-moor.

BLACK MAYOR,50-YEAR CLASSFSU FEATURE

FAYETTEVILLE - In aneffort to contrast Negro edu-cation, 50 years ago with thatof modem times, the alumniof Fayetteville State Univer-sity will present 11 membersof the Class of '2l and themayor of Lawnside N. J., asspecial features of "Alumni

May 15.Tete surviving members

of the original 16 and one" member who started with theclass, but finished in '22, willbegin returning here on May14 and begin a round of ac-

tivities scheduled to be themain feature of the occasion.They will be joined by someof the members who droppedout, during the four yearsand many others who weremembers of the student body

(See ALUMNI page 0A)