Jan les Farmer Resigns As Assistant Head Of Welfare UnitWords of Wisdom

Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiringgood habits than in acquiring as few habits aspossible. ? Eric Hoffer

VOLUME 49 No. 49

?b* Caitjija CtmigDURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1970

The Golden One is ComingYOUR WAY IN 1971

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Wilkins RefutesStatement ot J.Edgar Hoover

KANSAS CITY, Mo. FBIDirector J. Edgar Hoover'scharge that the Black Panthersare the nation's most dange-rous revolutionists has beencalled "exaggerated" by RoyWilkins, executive director ofthe National Association forthe Advancement of ColoredPeople, in response to a queryby a reporter at a news con-ference here.EVERYBODY'S HAPPY? This

is a happy group of NAACPworkers. They have somethingto be happy for. They areshown at St. Joseph's A. M. E.Church, on the night of De-

cember 3rd, when the DurhamNigh t." Life membership

plaques were presented to thepersons holding them, for hav-ing paid $500.00 for life mem-bership. Front row, 1-r: J. C.

ander Barnes, president, Dur-ham Branch; E. B. Muse, na-tional chairman, Life Mem-

i bership Division. New York,

who made the presentation,and W. M. Gilliam, chairmanof the 1970-71 membership

i drive. Not shown, but report-ed as having paid the entire

s sum in less than two months,

? is Edward Armstrong, Fayet-

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Scarborough, III; J. W. Hill,who received the plaque forSt. Joseph's Church; Mrs. MaryPerry, Wendell, chairman, LifeMembership Division, N. C.Conference of Branches; M. S.Clark, selected to receive forMt. Calvary United Christian

Church and Councilman C. E.Lightner, Raleigh, who phoseto receive his plaque in Dur-

ham. On the back row is Alex-

"There are," he said, "onlyabout 1,000 Panthers in theUnited States. Mr. Hoover'sstatement that they are themost dangerous element in so-ciety is exaggerated."

The NAACP leader, here toaddress the annual FreedomFund dinner of the KansasCity NAACP, said the BlackPanthers are "following abrand of Chinese communism,"addingt that if law enforcementagencies "keep pilloring themthey will only raise sympathyother black persons and youngwhite people."

Speaking to 1,000 guests at

the dinner meeting, Mr. Wil-(See WILKINS page 12A)

TOPS WASHINGTON CLUBS

I N MEETING COMMUNITYNEEDS The Continental So-

ciety of Washington, D. C.,which has been raising anddistributing to needy childrenmore than SIO,OOO a year since1953, won out over 150 other

organiaztions recently at theCapital Press Club's "IN" BookSalute Banquet before 800guests. At left, Mrs. MaryBrame, vice president of theContinentals, and ShermanBriscoe, executive director oftth National Newspaper Pub-

Ushers Association, hold' theOrganization of the Year Tro-phy awarded to her group.

Trophy has been named forMr. Briscoe in recognition of

his origination of the "IN"Book which lists over 300Washington clubs and organiza-

tions At right, Ghana's Am-bassador E. M. Debrah andMiss Ethel L. Payne, Washing-

ton correspondent for theSengstacke newspapers, andpresident of the Press Club,

seem pleased with awards cere-monies.

Stith Gets PositionHousing and Urban Development

Educators toHold Two-DayMeet in City

500 Attend VEAConference onDrug Education

David W. Stith, Presidentof Southeastern Business Col-lege for the past 15 years, has

been appointed to the position

of Director of the office ofContract Compliance and Em-ployment Opportunity withthe Department of Housing

and Urban Development

(HUD).

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NCCU'S CenterMay Have SavedCollege Careers

More than 50 community

college presidents, deans, trus-tees, and educational develop-ment officers from three South-ern states will meet in Dur-ham Dec. 10-11 to discuss "edu-cational accountability."

The two-day meeting at theDowntowner Motor Inn is spon-sored by the Regional Educa-

tion Laboratory for the Caro-

linas and Virginia (RELCW Dr

John E Roiseche, director of

; RELCVs junior and commu-nity college division, will pre-

side at the meeting.

The participants, including

11 presidents, will represent

the 19 two-year institutions in

RELCV's community collegeconsortium.

Speakers will include Dr.Richard Wilson, associate exe-cutive director, American As-

(See EDUCATORS page 12A)

RICHMOND, Va. Whenteachers find out about a stu-dent with a drug problem, theyare usually not equipped tohandle it themselves.

Dr. Herbert A. Raskin, asso-ciate professor of psychiatry,Wayne State University, De-troit, Michigan, told VirginiaEducation members at a drugeducation conference in Wil-liamsburg that "no single per-son, group or agency can copewith a case of drug abuse." Hesuggested that it takes thecombined effort of many to

find the answers.Throughout the December 3-

5 conference, 500 teachers andadministrators from 102 of 130Virginia localities heard sug-gestions from drug abuse ex-

(See DRUG page 12A)

North Carolina Central Uni-versity's Academic Skills Cen-

ter will be three years old inFebruary?and more than 50

seniors whose college careerswere probably saved by theprogram have every reason toextend birthday greetings.

In 1968, the freshmen andsophomore who were selectedfor the program then calledthe Tutorial Center?were indanger of being forced to leaveschool, with average of D orworse.

By June, 1969, 96 of the

1967-1968 freshmen were stillin school.

The announcement was re-leased this week from the of-fice of Fred Hickling, Deputyunder secretary of HUD forEqual Opportunity. Stith willassume his duties in the

$30,000 a year post onJanuary 5, 1971.

Hickling said that Stithwould be working out of theoffice of the Assistant Secre-tary for Equal Opportunity.He will be the main Equal

Opportunity representative

with the business community

in developing and promoting

greater participation of the

business community in theproblems of equal opportuni-

ty.(See STITH, page 12A)

By June 1970, 73 of the 90students eligible to return forthe year were still in school.

Nixon AcceptsWidely Known NWASHINGTON James Far-j

mer. most widely k iown Negro

official in the administration,

resigned Monday in a manner

obviously intended to discour-age speculation that there hadbeen any break with the Presi-dent despite some past criti-cisms of Nixon policies.

The outgoing assistant secre-tary of the Department ofHeatlh, Education and Welfare,met for 26 minutes with Presi-

dent Nixon at the White House.

Presidential press secretary

Ronald L. Ziegler then madepublic an exchange of letters

and told newsmen Farmer isleaving "on a very, very good l

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basis" in his relations with thechief executive.

Farmer's letter of resignationsaid he wants to leave his post,

effective Dec. 21, because ofpersonal consideration and add-ed "I greatly appreciate theopportunity I have had duringthe past year and a half to fur-ther this administration's ef-forts on behalf of the Ameri-can people, particularly blacksand other minorities."

Nowhere in his four-para-graph letter didl Farmer indi-cate any disillusionment withNixon racial policies and, inconclusion, the founder andformer head of the Congressof Racial Equality, told the

(See FARMER page 12A)FARMER

Community Agencies Combine toProvide Holiday Youth Program

A number of CommunityAgencies are ?combining forceswith the teenage youth of Dur-ham to provide a concentratedholiday program of recreationopportunities. The YMCA, YW-CA, Salvation Army Boys'Club, John Avery Boys' Cluband the City Recreation Depart-ment are joining efforts along

with teen agers in planning anumber «f special events onDecember 28, 29 and 1 30.

The project is designed toprovide a variety of interestingactivities over the Christmasand New Year holidays for

youths between the ages of 13and 19.

The agencies cooperating inthis city-wide effort are all co-operating agencies of the Unit-(Sec COMMUNITY page 12A)

Policeman IndictedIn Fatal ShootingOf Negrro Youth

WASHINGTON?A Columbus,

Ohio, policeman was indictedlast week in the fatal shooting

of a Negro youh during a burglary invesigation.

Attorney General John N.

MitchtU said 1 an indictmentcharging Patrolman Robert A.Morgan with summary punish-ment was returned in the Unit-ed States District Court in Co-lumbus.

The indictment said Morganshot and killed Charlie J. Cook,Jr., 18, on Ntw Year's Day,1970, in violation of teenager'scivil rights. ,

Rep. Julian Bond toAddress 'Save BlackSchools' Dinner Fri.

GREENSBORO?The Honor-rable Julian Bond, Black Geor-gia state legislator, will be thefeatured speaker at a "SaveBlack Schools" benefit dinnerto be held l at North CarolinaA&T State University inGreensboro, on Friday, Decem-ber 18.

The event is being sponsoredby the Student Organization forBlack Unity (SOBU) and willalso have addresses by Rep.Henry Frye of the North Caro-lina state legislature, Pres. L.C. Dowdy of North CarolinaA&T and Nelson N. Johnson,national chairman of SOBU.

Rep. Bond was elected to tneGeorgia state house in 1965,being thrice refused his legiti-mate seat because of his oppo-

(See BOND page 12A)

launches Nationwide Attack OnCivil Rights Woes Faring NegroCOLUMBUS, Ohio NAACP

General Counsel Nathaniel R.Jones announced in a pressconference here that the Na-tional Association for the Ad-vancement of Colored Peoplewill launch a nationwide legalattack on the myriad remain-ing civil rights problems facingthe Negro.

The program will begin offi-cially with a seminar at OhioState University's "Center for

Tomorrow" December 11 and12. Invitations to participatehave been extended to all law-yers within the state.

Mr. Jones said that the NACP had picked Ohio to launchthe campaign because the statewas best by all the problemsagainst which the Associationwill fight. These include themaladministration of justice,discrimination in employment,segregated education, and un-

fair housing practices.The state also has as resi-

dents a large number of peo-ple who have been involved inpast efforts to improve thecivil rights picture, he said.The combination of these twofactors make Ohio an idealplace to begin.

The head of the NAACP'slegal staff said that, in themonths ahead, similar pro-grams will be launched

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PROJECT E. A. R. N.? l. Max-millian Martin (left), presidentof the Berean Savings andLoan Association of Philadel-phia, looks on as George V.Whitford (2nd from left), vicepresident of Reliance InsuranceCo. hands check representing$20,000 deposit to Robert Hor-

ton, executive vice president ofBerean Savings and Loan andMiss Susan Bates, teller. Thedeposit represents the RelianceInsurance Company's participa-tion in Project E. A. R. N., asocial action project for themember companies of the In-

surance Information Institute.Project E. A. R. N. (EconomicAdvancement th rough Re-

sources for Negroes) is con-cerned with providing vitaleconomic assistance to Negroesand building "green power" inthe Negro community.

Mayor Howard Lee Men's DaySpeaker at West Durham Bapt.

Mayor Howard N. Le« ofChapel Hill will be the AnnualMen's Day speaker at the WestDurham Baptist Church, Sun-

day, Dec. 13, at the 11:00 a.m.service.

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The speaker was born inLithonia, Ga. where he receiv-ed his public school training.Upon graduation, Mr. Lee at-tended Clark College with amajor in Chemistry, and latergraduated from Ft. Valley StateCollege, Ft. Valley, Ga. withhonors.

He was drafted by the U. S.Army in 1959, and served twoyears, spending more than oneyear in Korea. Following hisrelease from the military, heworked for three years as t

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the Juvenile Domestic Rela-tions Court in Savannah, Ga.

1964, Mayor Lee moved toChapel Hill to e.iter the Grad-uate School of Social Work at

thtt University of North Caro-lina, and graduated with theiMasters Degree in Social Work,11966.

MAYOR I IBHis wife is the farmer Lil-

lian Wesley of Savannah, Ga.,

They are the proud parents olthree children.

Committee for Men 'a Day: B.N. Harrington, Cb airman;Thurman Prescott, Co-Chair-man; Junious Blake , JuamPratt, Ernest Stanm , Jam*Davis, and John Robe raon, F.D. Terry, Minister,