DURHAM PIONEER BUSINESSMAN SUCCUMBS AT 94HUMAN RELATIONS WEEK

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Durham Business and Professional ChainBanquet Set For February 11 at N. C.

Central's University's Cafeteria

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MISS JACKSON

Mrs Eva Clayton Named DirectorManpower Development Project

Fisher Gets PostAt Virginia State

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MRS. CLAYTON

PETERSBURG Christo-

pher T. Fisher, son of the lateRev. Dr. and Mrs. Miles M.Fisher of 413 West Clay street,Richmond, is the new assist-ant professor of continuingeducation at Virginia StateCollege

CHAPEL HILL - The Uni-versity of North Carolinaannounced Jan. 27, the ap-

pointment of Mrs. Eva Claytonof Warrenton as director of the

North Carolina Health Man-

power Development Program.

Dr. Sheps, in making theannouncement, said that a pri-mary objective of the programis to interest as many disadvan-taged people as possible in the

many professional and techni-cal fields open to them and

then to help them prepare forthe training they need to getinto these fields.

Although the University ofNorth Carolina is spearheadingthe program, a growing numberof other institutions and healthprograms in the state are join-ing the effort.

An ultimate objective of theprogram is to create effectivepathways to top responsibilityfor minority group students.

Mrs. Clayton was founderand executive director of the

Economic Development Cor-poration which operates pro-

grams in several Eastern North

Carolina counties, from which

position she resigned on Dec.15, to accept the position inChapel Hill. She is the wife of

Attorney T. T. Clayton and

th* mother of four children.Until now, there has been

very little opportunity forBlacks, Mexican Americans,

(See CLAYTON 2A)

A graduat# of Hillside HighSchool, Durham, N.C., Fisherpursued his undergraduatework at North Carolina Cen-tral University and at Vir-ginia Union University

The announcement wasmade by Dr. Cecil G. Sheps,UNC vice chancellor for healthsciences and chairman of the

consortium board that directsthe N.C. Health ManpowerDevelopment Program.

Aim of the program which

Mrs. Clayton will head is torecruit disadvantaged studentsinto scores of health careerfields.

Gospel Singer Mahalia Jock sonDies Of Heart Attack In Chicago

By JAMES VAUGHANWithin the Durham and

surrounding communities, thename Scarborough has sug-

gested a wholesome type ofprogress --one which seems to

have always been intact, mov-

ing, developing.But there was, of course, a

beginning of progress for the

Scarboroughs of Durham. Thatbeginning can be traced to

John Clarence Scarborough,Sr., well known founder andPresident of Scarborough and

Hargett Funeral Hone, Inc.

The senior Scarborough was

funeralized this week, at St.Joseph's A.M.E. Church. Hedied at the age of 94, Jan. 30,following an extended illness.

Mr. Scarborough was noted

throughout the South as oneof the pioneer business menof the Black race. In additionto founding the funeral home,following a philosophy of

"service and thriftness," his in-

fluence was felt by many other

pioneer businessmen, and hiswisdom and guidance wassought by Black and white

By JAMES VAUGHAN

"Miss Jackson does not giveconcerts; she creates an ex-

perience. She does this by ba<lancing three remarkable quali-ties. She is a beautiful woman

with wide cheekbones and awide mouth, long, restless

fingers, and a tall, majesticfigure. She has an easy, per-

(ectly controlled contralto thatcan move without a misstepfrom a fluttering falsetto to alow, embracing moan. And she

1967 edition wrote the abovestatements following a per-

formance of Miss Mahalia Jack-son at one of the city's can-cert halls. The descriptionmirrows, not only the one par-

ticular engagement, but thetotal life style of the world'sgreatest gospel singer.

expresses In bet songs andspirituals in ardor for her ma-terial - the various facets of

God -- that no saint has sur-passed."

A critic for the "NewYorker" magazine's April,

Miss Jackson died last week

of a heart seizure in the LittleCompany of Mary Hospital inChicago where she had beensuffering from intestinal ob-

struction associated with heartdisease since January 19.

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Urban League Chief Elected toBoard of Celanese Corporation

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.,executive director of the Na-tional Urban League, has been

elected a member of the Boardof Directors of Celanese Cor-poration.

She had been in ill healthsince 1964. And in 1967 shehad dropped from ysual robust

260 lbs. to 160 lbs.

Miss Jackson was born Oct.26, 1911 near the city of NewOrleans, La., on the MississippiRiver. Her mother died when

Mahalia was six. Her fatherworked on the docks as astevedore during the day, as a

(See JACKSON 2A)

served as executive director ofthe United Negro CollegeFund. Born in Atlanta, Ga,, heis a 1957 graduate of DePauwUniversity where, as a fresh-man, he was the only blackstudent in the class. Twelveyears later, the 1969 grad-uating class selected Jordan asthe recipient of the Old Gold

(See CHIEF 3A)

Jordan, who became execu-tive director of the NationalUrban League in 1971, follow-ing the death of Whitney M.Young, Jr.. had previously

Angela Davis Scheduled To MakeCourt Appearance

Angela Davis was scheduled

to appear in court in San Jose

Cal.. for arguments on four de-

fense motions attacking juryselection and asking the state

to pay defense costs and moveher murder-kidnap trial.

The 28-year-old Communist

and former UCLA philosophyinstructor was scheduled to goon trial Jan. 31 on murder,

kidnaping and conspiracycharges steaming from the

Aug. 7. 1970 shootout at the

Marin County Civic Center in

which four persons died.

penses from public funds for

Miss Davis' defense.He has contended that her

defense fund is nearly depletedand expenses are running be-

tween 55.000 and $15,000 a

month.The defense also has filed

two motions attacking selec-tion of a jury panel. Moore has

expressed concern about possi-

ble discrimination on the basisof race, financial condition, sexor ethics.

Deputy Atty. Gen. CliffordThompson, the assistant prose-cutor, said the motion to movethe trial probably would beheard last.

Chief prosecutor Albert(See DAVIS 2A)

INITIAL PAYMIMT Commerce SecretaryMaurice H. Stanj this week presented Bert-ley G. Burrell, President of the NationalBusiness League, with a check for $124,700.The check represents initial payment on ?

$1,617,000 contract under which the BusinessLeague will establish one-stop counseling of-

fices to aid minority businessmen seekingloans and management assistance. Lookingon are, on the left, Robert Brown, SpecialAssistant to President Nixon, and John L.Jenkins, Director of Commerce's Office ofMinority Business Enterprise.

But the trial has been de-

laved to hear the motions. The

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siJENKINS

be aimed at increasing the

awareness of local minorityand majority businessmen asto the kinds of minority busi-

ness development programsthat OMBE is spearheading,and the key role that the pri-vate sector business com-munity in and around Durhamcan play on foster the expan-sion of minority businessesand the creation of viable newones.

Jenkins was appointed Di-

rector of the Office of Minori-ty Business Enterprise bySecretary of L >mmerce Mau-

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Durham MinisterKeynoter At NatlBaptist Convention

Recently, at the Hot SpringsExecutive Board Meeting, Dr.W. T. Bigelow, pastor of theGreater St. Paul BaptistChurch, gave the keynote mes-sage for the annual mid-wintersession of the National BaptistConvention. Dr. Bigelow is the

co-chairman of the EvangelisticBoard of the National Conven-tion and a member of the Exe-cutive Board that shapes the

(See MINISTER 2A)

prosecution estimates argu-

ments will lake two weeks, but

the defense says they may takeup to a month.

The trial was moved to San

Jose from San Rafael sceneof the shootout. The defense

now says widespread publicityabout the cost of the trial andsecurity expenses will preventa fair trial. So, they have asked

that it be moved again.Chief defense attorney

Howard Moore Jr. said he also

has asked the court to orderpayment of "reasonable" ex-

John L. Jenkins, Director

of the Office of MinorityBusiness Enterprise (OMBE)in the Department of Com-

merce, will be the keynotespeaker at the annual banquetof the Durham Business andProfessional Chain on Friday,February 11 at 8:00 p.m. inthe North Carolina Universitycafeteria.

According to Ralph A.Hunt, Executive Director ofthe Chain, Jenkins' address will (See CHAIN 2A) DR. BIGELOW

SCAXSOftOUGH

Last Rites Held FoScarborough Sr. Joseph's

alike.He was one of the first di-

rectors of the Mechanics andFarmers Bank, and held dis-

tinction of a life-time boardmember at his death. He also

served as one of the early di-rectors of the Bankers FireInsurance Company, and as a

past president of the SouthernFidelity Mutual InsuranceCompany.

He was also founder and ad-visor of the Funeral Directorsand Morticians Association ofNorth Carolina, Inc.; one of

the organizers of the One

o'clock Luncheon Club, and acharter member of DoricLodge no. 28 of the Free andAccepted Masons.

Mr. Scarborough was born

in Kinston, June 17, 1878. He

came to Durham and estab-

lished the funeral home in

1907 a year after his gradua-tion from the Renouard

School of Embalming in NewYork City.

The funeral home estab-

lished by Mr. Scarborough has(See SCARBOROUGH 2A)

The N.C. Black RepublicanCaucus began its designed pur-

pose-to give the Party a new

image, as it relates to the

Black vote-by asking Dr. Helen

Edmonds to be the Republicancandidate for seat now held byB. Everette Jordan. This is saidto be the beginning of the

Black Republicans to placequalified Negroes. on the

ticket, Cor national, state andcounty offices.

Dr. Edmonds is no stranger

to politics and gained national

acclaim in Republican circles

OMBE Director Jenkins To Address Chain

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Angela DavisMedia« Faces Money Problems

Writes OpenLetter FromCalifornia Jail

"Many people have assum-ed that large amounts ofmoney are being contributed

to the campaign on a continual

basis. But, in fact, there hasbeen only one large contribu-

tion to either the Fund or the

Nat'l. United Committee-theSIO,OOO donated by the Coun-cil of Churches and Race of the

Presbyterian Church," report-ed Angela Davis in an open

letter from North County Jail,Palo Alto, Calif.

Miss Davis remains incarce-

rated since Oct. 13, 1970, the

time of her arrest on charges ofmurder.

Miss Davis further chargedthat the media has continouslyim pa lied that "financial prob-

(See LETTER 3A)

Black Republicans Seeking Dr.Helen Edmonds as US Candidate

when she seconded the nomi-

nation of President Eisenhowerin his second bid for the Presi-

dency. She has served as a U.S.delegate to the United Nationsand has been quite a campaign-er, on the national level, forthe Republican Party.

It is the belief of the BlackRepublican Caucus that Dr.Edmonds would give the statethe kind of stature it has not

had in the U.S. Senate for a

long time. Her knowledge ofbot*- domestic and foreign af-fairs would enable her to pro-

(See REPUBLICANS U)

New York Girl iaFeatured In Feb.Issue of Seventeen

NEW YORK -Fifteen-year-old Deborah Isaac, of NewYork City, appears in the Feb-ruary "Seventeen "s" beautyfeature, "The Girls Who HaveLearned How The Girls Who

Are Learning How," with her

short hair slicked down toshow her fin* head shape, andher eyes shadowed in pray toemphasize their almond shape.Deborah, a 10th grader at

Commercial High School, N.Y., is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Lacell Enix. She hope* to

become an actress.

Cite Carcpia CorasDURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1972

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CR Forces areVictorious InSenate Fight

By a 48-46 vote, civil-rightsforces squeaked to a victory

recently in a Senate right overenforcement of equal-employ-ment legilsation.

The outcome was just thereverse of what happened ear-lier in the House, leaving the

final verdict in doubt.The bill before the Senate,

still a long way from passage,would confer authority on theEqual Employment Opportuni-ty Commission to issue cease-and-desist orders when it de-cides there has been discrimina-

(See FORCES 2A)