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''3 V-:." :' i ' ' ; ' '' -"' -s '- -. i . . '. 2-THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT FEBRUARY 17, 1979 Dlacti Proacliors Should Load, Serfs Ctiavls APEX-Black preacher! have to assume leadership roles to develop a new civil rights movement, said Rev. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., to the congregation at St. Paul AME Church in Apex Sun day. While making biblical re ference to Matthew 25:31 46, Chavis was critical of "black quast-politidans" who he claims liave sold the blaTJTcorruTiuriitY out." While not naming politicians the activist minister fingered "sinners over at the top of state . government in and asked the congregation to pray for them. Chavis is a prisoner in the custody of the N.C. Depart ment of Corrections. He made the speech as part of his studies at Duke Univer sity Divinity School where he Chavis studies during the day. He is returned to the Orange County Prison Unit in Hillsborough each afternoon. Several observers, some dose assodates to Chavis, said the minister's reference to "sinners over at the top of state government" was a poke at several officials, many of whom are black in the administration of Governor James B. Hunt. Hunt refused to pardon Chavis and nine other Wil mington .Ten defendants, who have maintained inno cence of 1972 arson and conspiracy to arson convic tions. Hunt did commute part of the defendants' sentences which allowed them early parole. Chavis is the only Wilmington Ten defendant still in prison. . Witnesses against Chavis have admitted receiving favors from prosecutor Jay Stroud. They have also ad mitted that their 1972 testi mony were lies exchanged for the favors. State Super ior Court Judge George Fountain of Tarboro ruled that the recantations were lies and that the witnesses' original testimony was the truth. ' A federal hearing on a writ of habeas corpus has been delayed for three years. Hundreds of errors in the convictions have been dted by Wilmington Ten attorneys, and attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department who have entered the case on the side of the Wilming ton Ten. Gagged for three years by prison officials, Chavis has been able to speak since he began an intern ship at Russell Memorial CME Church on Alston Avenue in Durham. At the February 5 meet ing of the Durham Inter denominational Ministers' Alliance, . Chavis spoke urg ing the group "to stop re linquishing your ministerial responsibility" to other groups in Durham. In the Apex address, Chavis said black churches are' making a mistake when they follow ' the lead of white churches in not being active in dvil rights. The minister got a lot of 'amens' when he said, "this is a Christian's responsibility." "Christians sin by sitting back and not joining pro test demonstrations," Chavis said. ' The Mississippi armed robbery conviction of 14 year old Eric May was also criticized by Chavis who asked the church to sup port May's defense. The 14 year old black youth was sentenced to 48 years in prison without possi bility of parole. "An in justice in Mississippi is a threat to justice in North fflrnlina", huairi. ' CD W P- a is tJ ihi.i pi. mi A'i4 ' n tS-.i i i ii r n mm k " WWjffr.Mi i iwhii iwrrimirnri nirniMir-rii in,,, ocrafobrj loam Sooliho Eacpocz Winners of the Pinewood Derby of Cub Scout Pack 296 were left to rijht Clarence Phillips, 3rd place Fastest, James Lawton 2nd place Fastest, Darrell Little 2nd place Most Beautiful and 1st place Fastest, Ronald Rogers, 1st place Most Beautiful, James Blue 1st place Most Original and John Rosenburg 2nd place Most Original. They will participate in the Pinewood Derby to be held Saturday, February 17 af South Square Mall. f.ls. Fox Soatod on Council; Onprossuay Doing Appoalod Entonsion Dofoaf FREEDOM DOES NOT COME CHEAP Come, take an active role and join the NAACP today. Also the NAACP urges you to take a supportive role during the crisis of The Carolina Times due to its losses by fire. You can best do this by taking out a subscription. After nearly two hours of debate Monday night, Attorney Adrienne Fox was sworn in as the City's council member for the 5th Ward. Though much contro versey still continues, her vote, cast against extending the East-West Expressway helped moved the matter on to a State rating Much of tntf controversy surrounds a decision by Superior Court Judge Ro bert L. Farmer of Raleigh, that Ms. Fox should be seated to the Ward 5 va cancy based on majority votes of 6-4 in both Octo ber and December. Judge Farmer cited that the fill ing of a vacancy was an internal matter not re quiring a majority of the full council seats but of those seats filled. Mayor Wade Cavin and others who have opposed the seating of Ms. Fox have already taken steps to appeal the deci sion. 1 In such an appeal situa tion, it is thought that they will seek to have Ms. Fox removed from the "council arid have her vote on the expressway issue nullified. Cavin has commented that to have chosen her to fill the vacancy with less than seven votes is in vio lation of the City's Charter and said that the ruling "overturns 54 years of his tory and tradition." Others in major opposition to the seating are Councilmen Penny, Pledger, Pickett, and Hudson and former Councilman Ed Pope. EXPRESSWAY ISSUE Offering what she termed an imperfect solu tion to a problem that has no perfect one, council member Mrs. Margaret Keller offered the success ful motion against the ex pressway, ending sixteen years of debate on the issue and at the same time creating more. The complex motion also have recom mendations that mass tran sit and alternatives to the expressway extension be studied, thus leaving much leeway in the State's final ruling. Because of a lack of decision by the Council, many area landlards had allowed properties to de teriorate rather than pres erved something which might later be destroyed. Councilman Wade Penny told the crowd of Mimg account tlbit could we yoe0 Eiiiuiimiy z .t u i.iimmiim M.wmmmmmmmmNmm u ' " (ijwi :::: I n t 'f i ! Central Carolina Bank's On Call Savings allows you to writeacheck tor more money 'l thanyouhaveinyourchecking 4 account.Soyoucaneet money .instantlyintimesof emergency. J When you needit most. There sr minimum deposit requiredwithOnCall Savings. Plus there are no fees until it's used. Andeven then it's cheaper than an overdraft. Tbget On Call Savings just come by any CCB office andsign up for it. All you need is a CCB Personal Savings Account and a CXIgularQheckingAcc Thenshouldyoueverneed irore money thanyouhave in your checking account,weH see that the exact amoimtisbOTrowed fromyoursavingstocoveryour 'I payment. 'i . But don't worry,you won't eatupallyoursavings.Withthe 4 -! 1 1.-.1 1 1 j singly seiect me minimum uax :j anceyouwanttomaintaininyour savings accountWell stop making payments whenever that balance is reached. : CCB's On Call Savings is emergency cash oncalLIt could not only save your checking account, it could save you, too. On Gall Savings (XBXllhdpytxinnday MenteFDIC 250 in the Council Cham bers Monday night that his vote for the expressway assumed that the residents of Crest Street, an area which would have . been destroyed by the exten sion, could and would be moved together to an al ternate site. Presumably in the same fashion as was the Hayti district moved. 1 At the conclusion of a lengthy dissertation, Ralph Hunt said that whatever his personal feelings, he would have to vote on behalf of his constituents, and cast his vote against the extension. The state government has allotted $1.5 'million to relocate or rehabilitate the Crest Street Communi ty, an area which blacks have maintained for some one hundred plus years. An opposition group of some 25 businessmen has 1 nibunted an appeal effort, which, if successful, could mean the unseating of Ma. Fox and the throwing out of Monday night's vote . against the expressway. ARIZONA - Henry L Dock has joned a recuiting team that is seeking grad uate electronic engineers for federal civil service with the U.S, Army Communica tions Command (ACC) here. ; As part of his duties on the team, Dock will assure women and minorities will be given every opp ortunity to apply for pro fessional jobs in the com mand. ' An equal opportunity officer for Fort Huachuca, Dock graduated from California State University at Los Angeles prior to earning a master's degree in psychology from the University of Portland in 1965. "Our most urgent need," Dock said, "is for engineers cmpetent in the areas of systems, transmissions, switching, data terminals, telecommunications pro cessing and systems conrols. "We are seeking botht the journeyman and the recent graduate," he said. "Journeyman will fill full . demand positions, while new graduates will undergo brief on-the-job training with on-line responsibilities commensurate with abil ity." Among the types of , telecommunications installed and operated by the worldwide command are digital secure voice and data transmission, com puter controlled switching, and such special systems as the Washington-to-Mos-cow Hot Line sattellite link. Dock said that because of the command's fixed station role and almost total use of commercial communications equipment, the type of work affords 3 i ' . ' ; !! 1SIP ) Dock employees the opportunity to stay current with industry state-of-the-art equipment, thereby pro viding for the career growth, both in and out of govern ment. "The work includes de signing and upgrading such a variety of communications systems that there is little risk of being mired in a . narrow specialty field," he added. Dock noted the bulk of the career Civil Service positions are in southern Arizona and require temporary travel to lleld locations for follow-up phases of installation, test and evaluation, and trouble shooting. Opportunities also arise for relocation to elements in Europe and the Pacific. In addition to the critical need for engineers, he said, the command is also recruiting operations research analysts and mathe maticians. Prior to joining the EEO organization here, Dock was a director with the Los Angeles Urban League. He is a former physchology instructor at the University of Portland and served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1956. II "r T, d 4 a h Prior to World War I, dinner jackets were generally regarded as informal wear to be worn only in the absence of ladies. Ms. Adrienne Fox PATTY HEARST BY DR. CHARLES E. COBB am very happy and 3 7 2 118 a A 6!v i4 --v i . m Art YOUR CITY COUNCIL The Durham City Council will hold a regular meeting Monday night at 7:30 in the City Council Chamber at City Hall. The meeting it open to the public. AMONG THE MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL WILL BE A PROPOSAL TO HAVE THE CITY ADMINISTRATION CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO REQUEST AN , INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE CITY'S HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM. City government meeting! scheduled during the next two weeks include: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 10.00 an Special Community Services Committee 7:30 pjn., City Council TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 10:00 a.m., Human Relations Community Concern 10:00 e.m., Planning and Zoning Commission 2:00 p.m., Park Dedication Subcommittee of Recreation Advisory Committee , WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 9:30 e,m., City Council's Community Services Committee THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 2:16 p.m., City Council's Finance Committee 7:30 p.m., Crest Street Task ForcePolicy Committee FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23 8:30 a.m.. Subdivision Review Boerd MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 2:16 p.m., City Council's Public Works Committee 4:30 p.m., Recreation Advisory Committee TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1 1 :00 a.m., Board of Adjustment THURSDAY, MARCH 1 ' 10:00 a.m., City Council's Commlttee-oMhe-Whole All meetings are held in the City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza, unless otherwise Indicated. Additional meetings may be scheduled after this list It submitted for publication. Free parking Is available during the Council meeting In , the Chapel Hill Street parking garage, located across Mangum Street from City Hall. The audio portion of the meeting it alto carried II ve on Cable Televition Channel 11. For furtherr information, call the City Public Information Office at 683211. pleased for Patty Hearst and her family, for to be separated from one's family for any sustained period of time is wrenching and most painful, particularly when there is doubt regarding the circumstance which forced the separation. I commend President Carter for his action in bringing about Ms. Hearst's release and subse quent reunion with her family. I am, however, pained and puzzled at his con tinued inaction and refusal to speak even one word against the continued incarceration of Ben Chavis of the Wilming ton 10. There is a moral in consistency in his silence which .. Mpj to sustain the separation of Ben Chavis and his family. The very same U.S. Justice Department that recommended . freedom for Patty Hearst is the same U.S. Justice Depart ment that filed an 89 page Amicus Curiae Brief. The Brief supports the contention of the Wilmington 10, that they did not receive a fair trial in the courts of North Carolina and that the prosecution had con spired to convict them.. We are aware- that the President cannot grant a pardon in this state matter. However, we are equally aware that, he has not only the freedom . but the obligation to speak out against this gross mis carraige of justice docu mented by the United States Justice Department.
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