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" T, e . DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY NEWSPAPER DEPARTMENT DURHAM C 27706 . - - WE'RE RELOCATING BEGINNING MONDAY, JANUARY 29. YOU WILL FIND THE CAROLINA TIMES OPERATING AT 919 OLD FAYETTEVILLE -STREET. IN THE BUILDING FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. Words of Wisdom A ship in harbor b safer, but that it not wturt riiipt ara buit for. . VOLUME. 67 - NUMBER 1ft PAGES. DURHAM, N. C -SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1979 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: 20 CENTS IMAM W.D. MUHAMMAD CHIDES CHRISTIANS "Christians in the United States do not know their religion and are not taught -by their ministers as Jesus taught his followers," said the head of the 200,000 membership Community of Al Islam in the West to a gathering of about 1,000 at NCClTs McDougald Gymnasium Sunday. The World Community of Al Islam in the West, a predominantly black orga nization, was formerly called the Nation of Islam, when it was a black separa tist organization. Imam Wallace Deen Muhammad told the basic ally non-student audience that he visited many Chris tian churches before he became the organization's head. Members of those churches were discouraged from questioning their re ligious beliefs, and were led by emotionalism, he said. Absent were the emo tionally charged statements which characterized many of his father's speeches, and former representatives of the organization. Gone, too, was the charismatic appeal characterized by Abdhul' Louis Farrakan, and the de ceased Malcolm .. X, both former spokesmen of the organization." Inviting Christians and whites to accept Islam, Mu hammad urged questionings the principles and practice of Islam. Islam recognizes the teachings of Jesus Christ Moses, and Abraham, found in the Bible as prophets in a procession of which the last was Muhammad, the Imam explained. Unlike his predecessors, Wallace Muhammad refused to accept remarks that exaulted him to a god like status, responding, "I am just an ordinary human being." Muhammad's speech was filled with symbolism which compared parts of the feet to the masses of people in society which he said uphold the land. Critical of Christianity as an imperfect form of Judaism, Muhammad said RALEIGH MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT MUHAMMAD W. A. CLEMENT NAMED TO AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO OUR MANY SUPPORTERS, We had no idea how many supporters we have until you all began responding to the disaster we suffered earlier this month. We are humbled and strengthened by your genuine concern and participation in our recovery. Vile are grateful beyond expression! Watch for a VERY SPECIAL page next week The Carolina Times' Staff BY JOYCE RHYAN .' RALEIGH-Carlton Don nell Montague, 20, of Raleigh, was given two life Imprisonment sentences thiji week by Wake County Superior Court Judge Maurice Braswell. A jury of ten whites and two blacks found Mon tague guilty of the second degree murder of two in coming Shaw University freshmen at 1:00 a.m., on August 25, 1978. According to testimony during the four day trial, Montague shot and killed Farley Delano Chesley, 20, of. Orange, N.J., and Geof frey Michael McArthur, 18, of East Orange, N.J., at the corner of Bloodworth and Smithfield streets in. Raleigh. The victims and two other Shaw students, Greg Haley of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Derrick Owens of Montclair, N.J., had walked to Verdie's Cash Grocery to buy snacks. Joseph Norris, Elvin Poole and Carlton Montague were standing on the corner as the four students passed. "Geoffrey spoke to the dudes on the corner", Haley said, mistaking them for men they had spoken with earlier. Norris was reported to have given a harsh, snapping reply. On the way back to the campus, the four students testified that said, "Later, And someone "I am not your walked in pairs past the three men. Owens McArthur brother." responded, brother. Norris, who was recently released from prison, ad mitted he had been cele brating all day, drinking vodka and wine and was ready for a fist fight. Montague said, "I walked into the street to get out of the crowd where the fight was going to be." Although no words had been spoken to Montague by the students, he said, "I was nervous and scared." He admitted to having smoked several marijuana cigarettes with Poole that night. MI heard footsteps run ning behind me, high heel shoes. I turned around, and I shot the gun into the street, into the pavement," said Montague. Haley said no threatening gestures were made to Montague. Chesley and Geoffrey were both hit in the chest area by bullets from a 32 caliber semi-automatic pistol. None of the students had a weapon at the time of the confrontation. According to Montague, he did not intend to kill the students, but only wanted to scare them. MASS RALLY MONDAY A recent beating of a black man by K-Mart employees, the arson of THE CAROLINA TIMES and two other remaining business in Durham's Hayti section, and allegations of discrimination against black contractors are the focus of a 7 p.m. mass meeting at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church on South Roxboro St., Monday, January 29. The mass meeting is being convened by the William A. Clement, re tired North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company vice - president Jias been ; sworn m as the first black representative j, to A the Raleigh.Durharjk Airport ; Authprityi sJJe jeplacetfDr, Kenneth Podger as one of two Durham representatives . Dr. Podger had asked not to be reappointed. Clement and Dillard Teer, chairman of ,the authority, will serve as representatives of the City of Durham. Teer and Dur ham County representatives Coolidge Elkins and R. D. Adams were all reappointed. Councilman Dr. C. E. . Boulware said the appoint' ment, of Clement will help Durham's delegates better reflect the community. composed of only one facial group, although the com rtiunity is bi-racial." Clement is active in the religious, civic and business affairs of the Durham com munity. He is also chairman of the board of trustees of North Carolina Central University. GIFTS TO BLACK COLLEGES SHOW INCREASE OVER DECADE Authorities in the field of education are currently predicting the closing of many small private col leges within the next few years due to the ravages of inflation and decreas ed enrollment.. One' area, of stability in this glommy picture turns out to be the private, predominatly black, four-year 1 .v. college. A stable financial future for these schools is fore cast in a report on-recent trends in voluntary giving to black colleges, issued this week by the United Negro College Fund. - According to the UNCF.S "Research Report on Vol untary S untary Support to Private Black Colleges, 1969-1970 and 1976-77," written by Alan Kirschner, UNCF Director of Research, "prte black colleges received a larger percent age increase in voluntary support than did higher education generally or private coed colleges nationally," during However, the report cautioned, the trend must continue in order for the schools to "keep pace with rising costs, new program development and the vigorous and costly pursuit of , academic ex- cellance.' Private predominatly black colleges and univer sities experienced a 64.4, increase in philanthropic' support between the academic years of 1969 70 and ,1976-77; institu tions of. higher education nationally gained only. 50.5 k voluntary gifts and 53.1 at private coed colleges nationally. . 'We are confident that black colleges can continue to generate enthusiastic support from private donors through the 1980s," commented Christopher F. Edley, Executive Director of the UNCF, "Alumni, religious groups and black organizations have already made clear their commit ments to the future of black colleges by signifi cantly increasing their fin ancial support. . m &v " 7&f 7 . a i J i r , , . ..: : i Vr , ' t , ' - i " - ; ; ,;rz '' '"IHJ; , .-V', rapt Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance in cooperation with the North Carolina Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Rev. Z.D. Harris, pastor of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church issued the call, for the mass meeting as "an important gathering for all people who are con cerned with justice and equality." The meeting will have a state and local focus with former state legislator Dr. Joy J. Johnsonactivist civil rights attorney Herman Taylor, and Dr. LH. Whel- , chel of Durham as the main behind a bag he was carrying in his hand. Judge W.G. Pearson II convicted Sims of shoplifting indicating that North Carolina makes it a crime to con ceal merchandise in a store. SCLC, the ministers, and officals in the Durham Chapter of the NAACP indicated in separate in terviews this week that each organization would seek a change in the shop lifting law from this term of the state legislature. THE CAROLINA and E.N. Toole and Sons Electrical Company had their offices destroyed Jan- T weaken Miisflf U provided bv several local police have officially 4 and area choin. Bobby Sims, a young black man beaten by K-Mart employees, was found to have been assaulted by K-Mart employees in the store by Dirstrict Court Judge two weeks ago, but the employees were not on trial, rather it was Sims who was convicted o of shoplifting. Sims, who had recently moved to North Carolina from Geor gia, testified that he had placed a $5 bracelet stated the building was intentionally set. SCLCs Golden Frinks, told reporters in a recent visit to Durham that he suspected one of the bus iness concerns. Another community problem to be addressed at the mass meeting is th allegation of black con tractors that they have been discriminated against by exclusion from contract awards. Their complaints are pending investigation by city and HUD officials. NCCU TURNOUT FOR W D. MUHAI3SIAD POLICE CRIMES SUBJECT OF UNREST Gon. Motors Pledges $150,000 fo Howard BY PAT BRYANT Police crimes against Durham's black citizens continue to be the sub jects of black unrest, with little end to police floggins in sight, according to several Durhamites and government officials. The City Council has been faced with the grow ing concern about police abuse ofv power for several months, with a long awaited City Council com mittee pow-wow scheduled with community leaders. Councilman Wade ST. AUGUSTINE'S TO CELEBRATE U2TH FOUNDER'S DAY The One Hundredth Twelfth Founder's Day Celebration at Saint Augustine's College has been set with the schedule of events as follows: Febru ary 6, Founder's Day Assembly, 10 a.m. in Emery Hall. The speaker for the occasion will be the honor able Leslie 0. Harriman. and Representative to the U.N.; 7, Miss Pageant, 8 The banquet February Raleigh 6 p.m. Founder's Day will be held on 10, at the Civic Center, The speaker, for Ambassador Permanent of Nigeria February Homecoming pjn., Emery Hall; February 9, Homecoming Game (Civic Center), 6 p.m.; Saint Augustine's vs. Shaw; February 10, Alumni Executive Committee meeting, Library Confer ence. Room, 10 ajn., Groundbreaking for a new gJealth Clind), 12 noon; offee Hour.-rPresident'a. Home, 24 p.m. the occasion will be Ossie Davis, actor, play wright and author. The Alumni Dance is scheduled for February 10, at 9 :30 p.m. in the Hilton Inn, Worship Service on February 11, in the College Chapel at 1 1 :30 a jn will conlude the Founder's Day activities. The speaker for this occasion is the Reverend . Ronald Fox, class of '66, Rector, J . l - i n St. Timothy's Episcoal Church, Daytona Beach, Florida. DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY sponsors "Legal Concerns for Teens - You and Law" Saturday, January 27 1 1 A.M.-2 P.M. 1905 Chapel Street Across from Lakewood Shopping Center Penny's Public Safety Com mittee was set to meet at Stanford Warren Library Wednesday night to dis cuss almost twenty inci dents of police 'crimes which include primarily beating of blacks. Also to be discussed are proposals to set up a citizens board to review police. Community advocates Mrs. Josephine Turner and Mrs. Rosalyn Pelles, in recent interview, guardedly declined to express opti mism over the meeting which had been promised since August by city offi cials. A U.S. Justice Depart ment official, in Durham this week investigating complaints of police brutality and other abuses of police power, said in an interview that he saw no benefits that could accrue to the community through meetings with Penny's committee, which is charged with investigating the com plaints. "The Council Commit tee is just a farce", said Robert Ensley, a concilia tion specialist with the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "The Council, has no privilege to look into per sonnel fields of the police officers to determine what happened," he "That corn only going to hopes, in the continued, mittee is raise raise community. Subpoena of records was a matter discussed by the Council when the matter was referred to the com mittee last August. City Attorney W. I. Thornton concluded at that time that the committee could review personnel files. Sources say that Ensley met with several city officials Tuesday and Wednesday, . including Councilmen Ralph Hunt, Wade Penny and Public Safety Director Barry Del Castilho. Del Castilho said that he had met with Ensley but declined to say what dis cussions had taken place. Sources said that discus sions had occurred about the need for an update of police operating procedures. Del Castilho said that the operating procedures manual was under review, but did not know when it would be completed. Ensley, who does not favor a citizen review of police advocated by community leaders - said in . an earlier interview, that he favors police reviewing the actions of policemen, which has been sanctioned by Del Castilho and City Manager Dean Hunter. Motors pledged to Howard for its New Fund, the $100 million development The General Corporations has $150,000 University Direction university's long-range program. The unrestricted gift will be payable in equal annual installments over a five year period. It will bring to $400,000 the amount the General Motors Corporation and General Motors Foundation will have awarded the univer sity in grant and scholar ship assistance since the fund was launched in 1977. In announcing the gift, Richard L Terrell, who recently retired as vice chairman of the board of General Motors, cited "the valuable contribution Ho ward University is making to the nation through its educational leadership and high quality academic program." Before his retirement, Terrell served as chairman of the International Sponsors' Council, a volunteer group which oversees the New Direction Fund. The fund, which aims to achieve its $100 million goal by 1982, was conceived as a vehicle to assure the future academic excellence of the university. As of December 1, 1978, it had raised almost $34 million. Sen. Whichard Hood Chairman of SGPD Doard State Senator Willis Whichard has been named chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board Legislative Council. The Council consists of 26 state legislators from 12 southern states who serve on ' the Southern Growth Policies Board of Directors. The Council has become an important factor in regional relations with the U.S. Congress and the Administration. Senator Whichard had served ' as vice chairman of SGPB since 1975. He resigned this position in November of 1978 when Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. became chairman of the Board. Representative Continued On Page 7
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