IN AND AROUND
TspCKY TJIOUNT
By R. D. Armstrong
ROCKY MOUNT - Rocky Mount's contribution to
Baseball Hall of Fame, Walter "Buck" Leonard, was among the
more than fifteen baseball celebrities attending the first Hot
Stove League banquet held at Atlantic Christian College in
Wilson Friday evening, January 30.
The principal speaker for the occasion were Stan ' The
Man' Musial - and Gaylord Perry. Sharing the spotlight,
however with Musial and Perry, were two great North
Carolinians, Enos Country Slaughter and Leonard.
Leonard, currently1 is' the only baseball player fromN.C.
to be enshrined in the coveted-group of baseball greats.
Slaughter, currently coaching baseball at Duke University and
a native of Roxboro, has failed to be voted into the Hall of
Fame. ' ,
In his speach at the Hot Stove League banquet, Musial
was high in his praise for his former team mate, boosted
Slaughter's candidacy for entry into the baseball shrine at
Cooperstown, N.Y.
Musial, who holds as many hitting marks as anyone who
ever played the game, noted the hitting ability of Slaughter.
He added, 'he was a great competitor, a great hustler and a
dedicated player".
Leonard, also a hitting star in the old Negro League, shared
Slaughters concern over the rift between i the current major
league players and the owners. Both men feel the problems tan
be solved among themselves thereby keeping various suits out
of court.
The Rocky Mount Hall of Famer was also present at the
26th Annual Raleigh Hot Stove League banquet Wednesday
evening, February 4. More than 800 baseball fans were on hand
for the event which was held in the auditorium of the W. Kerr
Scott Building on the State Fairgrounds.
State Representative Sam Bundy was the speaker for the
banquet.
Twenty-six young ladies from area high schools in the
Nash-Edgecombe and Halifax Counties, participated in the
annual Black Eleganza Beauty and Talent show recently. The
program was held in theOIC auditorium, the former Booker
T. Washington High School building.
The Eleganza was one of several events sponsored by the
Zeta Beta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority,
leading to the annual Debutante Ball to be staged in Rocky
Mount on Friday evening, March 1 2.
The Talent and Beauty Show here Monday night, was also a
part of the sorority's observance of Black History Week which
has been expanded to Black History Month.
The Debutante Ball was begun by the Sorority in 1948 for
the purpose of providing scholarships, encouraging the
development of artistic talents, and promoting wholesome and
educational experiences for the participants.
Since its inagural ball in 1948 more than 1,000 young ladies
have been recipients of generous scholarships. Through these
efforts the Sorority hopes to continue to implement the
National Theme:. "The Issues-Service and Progress' '.
The Welfare Rights Committee, an organization of local
women who are currently receiving aid from the Edgecombe
County Social Services, appeared before the County's Welfare
Bist.wekjdjiriiigs regular rriontlily meeting in Tarboro
TO?WW?WW;yff?Y4 matters pertaining
to the Welfare System in "the County.
One of the three member committee, Mrs. Naomi Green,
told the Board they were not there to argue nor were they
bitter, but they wanted to get some clerificaiton on
recentralings which had been passed on to them by Mrs.
Claudia Edwards, veteran head of the Edgecombe County
Welfare Program
The committee had reference to the proposed movement of
the Welfare office in Rocky Mount to Tarboro, eighteen miles
away. The committee pointed out the move would cost the
Rocky Mount recipients additional travel which was not
included in their monthly checks.
Also, they said, there had been no justifiable reasons given
for the number of people residing in their homes and being
counted as wage-earners
Finally, they called attention to the manner in which they
were treated by some of the workers in the Rocky Mount
office.
Mrs. Edward attempted to explain these problems and
promised she would call the staff in Rocky Mount together to
see what was going on.
She concluded her explanations by saying, "My hat is off to
you for the manner in which you carry on". She had reference
to the small amount of money the families were receiving from
her office.
Mrs. Daisy Foster was honored here last Sunday afternoon
by the Rocky Mount Business and Professional Womens Club,
Inc.
Mrs. Foster received the Sojourner Truth Award which
replaced the organization's honoring 'The Woman of the
Year".
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The Black Women's United wifl explain the pxlitni
Front is sponsoring a . objectives of the BWUF,"Why
Multi-National Women's (he CaD for Multt-National
Conference on March 6 ii NeV Women's Conference", and go
York City. While formed just on with speeches and workshop
over a year ago, the BWUF has dealing directly with various
worked on a number of issues aspects of women's oppression
and programs that spoke directly anJ exploitation, intemaaomj
THE FACE OF HUNGER IN INDIA ( NC News Photo)
Members of Congressional Black Caucus
Criticizes H. R. Crawford Dismissal
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Members of the
Congressional Black Caucus
said that the presidential firing
of HUD Assistant Secretary H.
R. Crawford was a deeply
disturbing action against a
respected and effective
professional in the housing
field. Caucus Members said
that the decision raises serious
questions of a double standard
in the application of rules of
conduct for black appointed
and elected officials.
Crawford had announced in
December 1975 that he
planned to resign in April
1976. He is apparently being
investigated over contacts
made with private business for
employment following his
service as HUD Assistant
Secretary for Housing
Management.
' It is a common, everyday
occurrence,'' said
Congresswoman Yvonne
Burke, .newly elected
Chairperson of the
Congressional Black Caucus,
' for federal officials to move
on to private employment in
the field of their expertise.
Rarely, if ever, are efforts
made to prosecute high federal
officials who seek to do so as
their public service comes to an
end. The sudden interest in
applying new standards of
conduct when a black official
is involved raises deep concern
and skepticism about the
action. We call on the
Administration to bring these
actions to an immediate
conclusion." H. R. Crawford,
she noted, has made enormous
contributions toward
improving housing not only for
black Americans, but for many
other persons across the
country.
Congresswoman Burke
pointed to a recent statement
by Senior House Member
Edward Boland (D-Mass.)
during hearings before House
Appropriations Committee
where he said that "in the
years I have sat here with
respect to housing
management, I think he
(Crawford) is the best man that
the Department has ever had
on board .':
Caucus Members feel that
the President's action flies in
the face of the opinion of
other Members of Congress as
well. Congressman George
Shipley (D-IU.) said of
Crawford that "i have
confidence in you being able to
do many of the things that you
have proposed. I think that
your forthright and straight
talk to the Committees has
been effective....We appreciate
your forthrightness and your
honesty in attempting to solve
some of the age-old problems
that this agency-and the
country-has had in housing. I
want to compliment you on
the excellent job that I believe
you are doing."
Congressman Louis Stokes
(D-Ohio) at the Appropriations
Hearings also praised
Crawford's work as ' HUD
Assistant Secretary: "Of
course, one is really unable to
elaborate upon the comments
mady by Mr. Boland in regard
to f your competency and
ability. I am sure you know I
share their feelings and concur
in their statements made
relative to the outstanding job
you do as administrator for
this department."
Upon hearing of the
Crawford firing, Congressman
Parren J. Mitchell (D-Md.) a
member of the House Banking,
Currency and Housing
Committee expressed shock
that the President "pulled the
trap door" on one of the few
high-ranking blacks in the
Administration under
circumstances that are at the
least suspicious.
Congressman Walter E.
Fauntroy (D-C. C.) also voiced
his concern at the action
against a devoted public
servant who first built his
reputation as a tough, but fair
manager of public housing in
the District of Columbia.
The Caucus also urged the
President to appoint to the
post of Assistant Secretary for
Housing Management a person
with the stature and ability of
H. R. Crawford to carry on the
work which he began.
to the oppression and
exploitation caused by racism,
capitalism, imperialism and
sexism. The projects, such as the
Jo Ann Little case, protests
against the budget cuts and
massive cutbacks and layoffs,
served as a method of
strengthening the organization in
political education and add new
members to the ranks. We have
learned a great deal in our
attempts to win over women lo
the struggle. We see a need to
join with other organizations
and individuals thai are moving
towards the same direction-join
together to discuss our, views and
opinions, talk about our
commonalities and differences
of interests, see where we can
work together - perhaps on the
support of the Equal Rights
Amendment, demanding paid
maternity leave at all work
places and free and low cost
child care. ' '
ThVlConference will provide
an educational forum to fully
discuss the root cause of
women's oppression, historic
struggles for our democratic
rights and current moves to
support women's emancipation.
The morning presentations
struggles and victories of women
and end with a presentation on
International Women's Day. The
workshops wiR provide a forum
for quesfjonsf,;.and thorough
discussion ancf agreements on
points of unity among the many
various Individuals and
organizational representatives
coming. A fundraiser-dance is
being scheduled for the evening.
Everyone ii being urged to
participate in the Multi-National
Women's Conference and join in
the Demonstration and March to
the UN the following day for
International Women's Day.
The need for a united
struggle, a united demand for
women's democratic rights is a
clear indication of the need for a
united organized method of
addressing the question of how
to most effectively raise the level
of political consciousness of
women, to draw them into the
struggle, and forge ahead in the
overall movement to end all
forms of oppression and
exploitation.
The Multi-National Women's
Conference will be hiM at the
Riverside Church, 490 Riverside
Drive (Riverside Drive and
122nd St. in New York City).
SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE VI1L
CLOSE SELECTIVE SERVICE
William H. McCachren, State
Director of Selective Serivcc,
announced that the Selective
Service Office located in
Raleigh, will be permanently
closed on February 28. After
that date, according to
McCachren, all persons having
business w.ith Selective Service
should contact State
Headquarters N. C. Selective
Service System, 310 New Bern
Ave., Raleigh.
. McCachren further pointed
out that registration with
Selective Service is no longer
required nor is there a
requirement any longer that
in
Selective Service registrants
carry their Selective Service
Registration Cards. Duplicate
Registration Cards will not be
issued in the future. McCachren
added, inasmuch as all records
from the local Selective Service
Office have been transferred to
the Federal Records Center
Atlanta, Georgia.
. The first Easter egg roll was
nerd April 2. 1877. at the Capitol
grounds in Washington. DC.
during the administration of
President Rutherford Hayes
President Franklin Roosevelt
discontinued the custom in 1942.
but President Eisenhower rein
stated egg-rolling in 1953.
Zambian Pres. Proclaims
State of Emergency
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LUSAKA, (Hsinhua) -Zambia
is now under a full state
of emergency, announced
President Kenneth Kaunda in a
nationwide radio and television
speech.
He said that developments on
Zambia's borders "Have been
deteriorating, and now they pose
a grave threat to the peace and
security of Zambia." He pointed
out that the enforcement of the
state of emergency is that "1
want the country to be put in a
state of full preparedness to
counter any move to destroy our
country."
President Kaunda stressed,
"In Angola, we have witnessed
AGREEMENT OF
CONFLICT IN
LEBANON SEEN
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PEKING (Hsinhua) - The
parties involved in the armed
conflict in Lebanon reacKejd
agreement on the total
settlement of conflict on the
morning of January 22 through
the mediation of Syria, reported
Radio Lebanon quoting a
communique of the Presidency
of the Republic of Lebanon.
'According to a Beirut report,
under the agreement, a
Syrian-Lebanese-Palestinian
Supreme Military Committee
The Durham Theater Guild will present East Lynne, a 19th would be set up to take
century melodrama with musical interludes, on February 27, 28, necessary measures to bring
29 and March 4, 5, 6, 7, at 8 p.m. at the Durham Arts Council about a cease-fire and to ensure
Building, 810 Proctor St.. in Durham. Reservations can be made its application and the return to
the grave phenomenon of
foreign intervention in African
affairs by foreign powers. We
have witnessed imperialism at
work in all its manifestations.''
He pointed out, "Africa has.
fought and driven out the
ravenous wolves of colonialism,
racism and Fascism from Angola
through the front door. But a
plundering tiger is now coming
in through the back door.' "A
number of foreigners and people
financed by the foreigners have
infiltrated our country," he
pointed out. "The effects of
foreign intervention are now
being felt in Zambia.' ,
President Kaunda said,
"Zambia is at peace, enemies do
not like it. Zambia is prosperous
enemies do not like it.' He
added, "We must stand and
fight, and fight we will."
He emphasized, "We will take
firm action against infiltrators,
saboteurs, subversive elements,
rumour-mongers, criminal gangs
of every type, people sowing
seeds of discord and threatening
peace.'
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normal. Several committees
under the Supreme Committee
would be set up to supervise the
implementation. of the agreement
in i U regions and positions.
ccording to Radio Lebanon,
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MINISTER NA'IM AKBAR TO SPEAK AT DUKE'S PAGE
AUDITORIUM " -!'. i
Dr. and Minister Na'im, Akbar, Special Assistant to the Chief a Si preme Military Committee
Minister of the Nation of Islam, the Honorable Wallace D. composed of six officers (two
Muhammad will speak at Page Auditorium on the Duke officers for each of the three
University West campus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13. His parties) was set up as soon as the
subject will be 4 Rediscovery of the Black Mind".
The public is cordially invited.
The Fifth Annual Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Wresding
Tournament will be held in Delaware State College Memorial Hall
February 20 through 21.
The teams competing are Delaware State College, Howard
University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A & T State
University, North Carolina Central University, South Carolina
State College, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
There will be thre sessions: FIRST ROUND, Friday,'
February 20 at 3:00 p.m.. SEMIFINALS, February 20 at 6:30
pjn., CONSOLATIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIP, Saturday,
February 21, 3 :00 p.m.
agreement was reached. The
committee decided that
cease-fire was to be enforced
throughout Lebanon at 10 p.m.
on Jan. 22 and demanded that
the parties concerned observe
and assure the implementation
of the agreement.
The agreement is a
comprehensive one, covering not
only the Lebanese political
problem but also the presence of'
Palestinians in Lebanon, the
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