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VOLUME 59 NUMBER 21
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1981
TELEPHONE (919) 882-2913
Kally: Protests ;Visii Of Solti African Official To U.
Termed
'International Ku
Klux Klan Meet
by Felecia M. Cassets
WASHINGTON, DC
A rally protesting a
visit by a South African
, official took place Thurs
day, May 14 across the
street from the White
House.
Some 600 people mar
ched in front of the White
House and then gathered
in Lafayette Park to pro
test the visit of- South
African Foreign Minister
.jRoerpf'Pik" Botha to
'tMtfr.S. .
Damu Smith, Associate
Director of the American
Friends Service Commit
tee emceed the rally and .
urged the participants to ;
withdraw their money
from Riggs National
Bank, an investor in South
Africa and Chile. Ms.
Carolyn Long of D. C.
National Bank noted that
Riggs contributes to the
most strategic South
African industries enabl
ing them to withstand
economic sanctions.
The main speaker at the
rally was Rev. Benjamin
Chavis Jr., leader of the
Wilmington Ten, often
referred to as political
prisoners. Chavis said
Botha's visit with Reagan
and Haig was an
"international Ku klux
Klan meeting." Chavis
said if Reagan and Haig1
were serious about StopP-. ,; CIA operation WtAnftolar
ink itiiun.-nu, "uuivi ana IUC reurgcuiv Ul HIB
"lock up Botha and then Ku Klux Klan in America,
themselves." - The rally was sponsored
Chavis, representing the by the Coalition to Stop
National Black Indepen- U.S.-South African Col
dent Political Party, urged laboration' and endorsed
the group to organize and Hty 25 organization in
sunport blacks in South eluding the National Con
Africa any way possible. ferencc of Black Lawyers
He dedicated his remarks and the Peoples' Anti
to South African civil War Mobilization.
rights leader Nelson
Mahdella who has been
imprisoned there for 20
years.
Other speakers were
Rep. William ' Gray
(D.-Pa.), Randall Robin
son, executive director of
Trans-Africa and Jean
Sindab from the
Washington Office on
Africa.
Gray announced that
the Congressional Black
Caucus has introduced
legislation calling for the
"banning of all South
African investments."
They have also called for a
normalization of
diplomatic relations with
Angola, he said.
Robinson and Sindab
both stated that despite
the Botha visit, ultimately
"South Africa will be
free."
Ms. Sandra Hill of the
South African Support
Project said in an inter
view that it is important
that people make a con
crete commitment " to
organize and protest since
"a collective struggle will
be successful." She said
citizens should write or
call the media every time
they do something "racist
or backwards."
Other speakers at 'the
rally condemned U.S, in
tervention m bi Salvador,
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Waste Disposal
Called "Raping
Mother Nature"
Family Adds
Third M.D.
Russell Harrell, M.D., (in robe) became the third child of John D. Harrell, Sr., (left) to
graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill on May 17.
Ms. Cynthia Harrell, M.D.., (right) completed her training at UNC in 1979. She is currently
working in Augusta, Georgia. Sampson E. Harrell, M.D., graduated in 1972 and is in private
practice in Durham. Like his brother, Dr. Russell Harrell (back),' he plans to practice family
medicine. He is married to the former Miss Cynthia Bennet of Lilesville, N.C. They have one
daughter. '
900 Degrees Conferred At N.C. Central University
by Trellie L. Jeffers .
Approximately 900
degrees in Arts and
Sciences, Business,
Library Science, Educa
tion and Law were confer
red upon graduates at
North Carolina Central
University in a succinct
commencement exercise,
Sunday morning, May 17,
in the sunny, breezy
climate at O'Kelly
Stadium.
The exercises also in
cluded the awarding of
two honorary Doctor of
Laws degrees to William
A. Clement, Chairman of
the NCCU Board of
Trustees and retired ex
ecutive of North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance
Company and to Francis
A. Kornegay, a 1935
North Carolina College
graduate and retired chief
executive of the Detroit
Urban League. ,Both jnen
were lauded for
distinguished, service to
their communities.
The commencfiirnent ex
ercises perhaps set a prece
dent of not including a
commencement speaker.
Instead, Clement
presented a statement to
the graduatint class.
He charged the
graduates "to dream and
hope," but stated that
these would be useless
unless they carefully plan
ned in order to realize
their dreams. To reach
their desired goals, Cle
ment advised them that
"one must knock on the
door of opportunity long
enough for it to open.";
"The door of oppor
tunity must be pursued,
found and utilized to the
best advantage or it must
be created," said Cle
ment. Dr. Albert N. Whiting,
Chancellor of the universi
ty, told the graduates,
"Too often those we look
to for leadership afe
morally immobolized and
lacking in cultural and
spiritual breath. I hope
that you will respect your
cultural heritage and that
you will carry an objective
analysis of social mat
ters." The commencement ex
ercises also featured music
by returning members of
past NCCU choirs, con
ducted by Director
Emeritus, Sam Hill.
Ms. Connie Prince, a
member of the graduating
class and the NCCU choir,
brought the students to
their feet in cheers as she
led the choir in the
spiritual,, "Rock My
Soul," arranged by Dr.
Charles Gilchrist, director
of the university's choir.
More than 100 students
were inducted into na
tional honor societies for
outstanding scholarship,
and tjhe 1981 class
presented the school with
an Eagle mascot uniform.
Rep. George Miller of
Durham was among the
platform guests who at
tended the exercises.
RALEIGH On
Wednesday, May 20,
members of the North
Carolina General
Assembly held a public
hearing on a Hazardous
Waste Management Act
(H.B. 826) proposed by
Governor James Hunt.
Pat Bryant, a Durham
based journalist, was the
only black to testify, as
more than fifteen speakers
all voiced opposition to
the legislation.
Bryant's statement
follows in full:
"I am deeply disturbed
about escalating violence
directed not only towards
the slain and missing
children in Atlanta, the
children of poverty
stricken families in North
Carolina, the over
crowding of the
unemployed (mostly Afro
Americans) into our
prisons, but also the rap
ing of Mother Nature.
"Today my concern is
focused specifically on the
violence which Governor
Hunt's Hazardous Waste
Bill (H.B. 826) predictably
would have upon the
resources of our state.
I "First, the power to
override local governing
bodies and establish
chemical waste durops a
power beyond the review
of ouir courts. Would give"
one person unreasonable
dictatorial powers at the
expense of human life. In
the case of the spillage of -PCB's
along the state's
roadways1, these chemicals
could have been stored in
any of our counties in one
or more landfills and now
seeping into the streams
and rivers had Governor
Hunt the dictatorial
powers he desires.
"Second, the people of
North Carolina spoke
then (concerning PCB's)
along with scientists who
made clear that storage
and disposal of chemicals
and radioactive wastes
within the ground is not
only ineffective, but
paientfy dangerous. I
hope' that you legislators
would not be party to giv
ing the governor a weapon
which we can predict
would club many com
munities thereby inflicting
serious environmental
.harm.
"Third, the proposed
bill doesn't give the
citizens of the state say-so
in deciding where radioac
tive wastes will be kept
and how. Unless such
safeguards are placed
within this bill, I could
foresee white governors .
placing these scourges
within the poor and black
communities with impuni-'
ty-
"Considered along with
, Governor Hunt's lust for
the microelectronics in
dustry and his desire to en
tourage them to. our state
with inducements of more
than $24 million, this bill
could do added assault to
our rivers, streams, forest,
wildlife, and '"com
munities. The microelec
tronics industry has prov
. ed that its disposal of
chemicals in the San Fer
nando Valley California
area is deadly. Governor
Hunt's lack of planning
for the study of effective
ways to deal with the
microelectronic wastes
before these, companies
are , lured :; to North
Carolina is an example of
problems enforceroejii
this bill will encounter.
"It would be criminal
for me to take these
moments before you
without commending you
for your extending to the
public an opportunity to
speak to our perceptions,
pro or con, on this pro
posed legislation. There
are many within this body
and in the Governor's of
fice who obviously do not
think that the develop
ment of microelectronics
within our state should be.
afforded the practice of
simple democracy that
is, a hearing before the
people. Can it be thai this
industry which is concen
trated with hazardous
waste will be exempted
from the processes
generally afforded by ibis
body?"
Early Parole At
Durham
County Prison Slated
ll Trellie I . Jeffers
Chapel Hill Parents Protest Principal Transfer
CHAPEL HILL -Bet-,
ween 400 and 500 parents
crowded into the board
room and hallway of the
Lincoln Center for the
regular Chapel Hill
Carrboro School Board
meeting, Monday night,'
May 18, to protest a
recommendation by Dr.
Pamela Mayer, the
systcm-'s new superinten
dent, to reassign three
principals.
As they jammed in
already crowded spaces,,
parents fought to stifle
Amotions; late comers
stumbled over those who
had sprawled exhaustedly
on the floor; sweat poured
from brows; even though
the room was air
conditioned; ar some
scrambled, in t onfu
sion, to sign r of the
three petitions t..at cir
culated through the !
building before it reached '
the school board. This was !
the scene at Lincoln ,
Center on Merritt Mill
Road.
Dr. Mayer had an-.
noun '9 last week that she
would recommend to the
school board that Mrs.
Virginia "Jenny" Kitz
miller, principal of Glen
wood Elementary,- be
reassigned to Frank Porter
Graham; that W.W. Ed
monds, principal of
Culbreth Junior High
School, be reassigned to'
Carrboro Elementary;
and, that Dr. Randy Mar
shall, principal of Carr
boro Elementary School,
be reassigned to Ephesus
Road Elementary School.
. Prior to the board
meeting, about . 200
parents of the Carrboro
Elementary community
met with Dr. Mayer, who
appeared composed in
spite of, the several
meetings with parents
since her last week's an
nouncement. In about an
hour of questions and
answers, Dr. Mayer gave
two reasons for her deci
sion: that . Edmonds,
whom she said "was the
best administrator- in the
system," would be able to
raise the test scores of the
Carrboro Elementary
School," and 4hat,Mari '
shalPs "experience , made t
him suitable" for the cur
riculum structure at
Ephesus School.
What many of the
parents attempted to con
vey to Dr. Mayer and the
school board, Monday
night, was that these were
not principals in the
pedagogic sense of the
Black Child Development
Institute Gets Charter
By Donald Alderman
Amid cheers from well
wishers ; and encourage
ment from the national ex
ecutive director, the Black
Child Development " In
stitute of Durham became
the twenty-first National
Black Child Development
Institute affiliate Thurs
day night.
The group can now put
in full-motion - the
'wheels-of-progress', as
full affiliate rights were
received at its chartering
ceremony held at White
. Rock Baptist Church.
Under the motto
, "Children Are Our:
Future," Mrs. Evelyn
Moore, NBCDI executive
director presented Dr.
Valora Washington,
BCDI-D president, the
. group charter and called
their efforts "absolutely
fantastic."
Dr. Washington, while
. accepting the charter, said
' the group will immediately
began arresting the many
problems facing -black ,
children. She said the
group has enjoyed broad
, community support as
most citizens appreciate
their intentions. '
The BCDI-D has 44
charter members, while a
; membership drive is yet to
get underway.
Durham Mayor Harry ;
Rodenhizer said the
chapter is needed and .of-1
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word: these were pillars of
their communities. Thus,
parents used words such
as "friends,"
''sensitivity,''
"compassionate,"
"caring,"
"understanding," and
"part of the community"
to describe to Dr. Mayer
what their children and
their communities would
lose if these principals
were transferred.
Although Dr. Mayer
had high praise for the
jobs that each of the prin
cipals affected by the
transfer had done, she
said that the school board
had given her the authori
ty to make changes when
she felt that the" system
could be better served.
She described each j)f
the new assignments as "a
challenge" and that the
uniqueness of the ad
ministrators would enable
them to improve on the
jobs done by the former
principals:
Glenwood parents mjet
simultaneously in a
separate room to develop
strategies for their protest
before the school board.
Thirty-two parents lined
up for the 7:45 board
meeting most of them
to ask that Dr. Mayer
; reconsider her recornmen
' dation or that the- school
board set it aside.
Thunderous applause
followed each of the 32
speakers who spoke
against the recommenda
tion, though two persons
spoke in favor of it. A
standing ovation followed
the husband of Mrs. Jen
ny Kitzmiller saying
"Jenny is married to that,
school. 1 feel strongly that
her rights are being
violated." What he im
plied was that nothing had
superseded Mrs. Kitz
miller's dedication to her ;
work as principal, and it
had now come to this.
Parents warned that the
transfers would create
disharmony, disruption of ;
staff and pupils; that they
were insensitive and a .
violation of the principals'
rights. (Dr. Mayer had ad
mitted that she had not
discussed her decision
before acting on it.) It was
not, as parents fnoted
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by Donald Marable
"Certain inmates are
eligible here for the Early
Parole program, but I will
not be sure until the last of
this month," said Gary
Newkirk, Warden of
Durham County Prison.
"The program is a state
program and all prisons
fall under that plan,"
Newkirk said. All
sentences are eligible for
early parole, felonies and
misdemeanors are both "
considered only if they are
within 60 to 90 days of
their originally set release
date. The criteria for ear
ly parole is based on
emergency good time,
emergency game time, and
reduced sentences.
Emergency good time is
based on good behavior.
Should an inmate conduct
himself according to
prison rules, merits are
established based on that
conduct toward early
parole. Emergency game
time is based on work
behavior.. "Not all in
mates work at the
prison," said Newkirk.
"However, those inmates
that do work - build up
merits toward early t
parole." For example
should an inmate work 3
days a week for a com
plete month, up to 5 to 7:
days can ".be accrued
toward early parole.
Should that same inmate
work weekends
throughout a period Of a
month, up to 9 days that
month can be accrued.
Newkirk commented on
the idea of the program.
"I don't think it's a real
serious threat or un
necessary risk, being that
the men would be getting
out within 60 to 90 days
anyway." Newkirk said it
was a good program,
because during the period'
"before release the inmates
,are placed on work
release. And, therefore,
when they are released in
to civilian life, the adjust-
mem is hopefully a
smooth one. "We cannot
give a parole candidate
money, but we can set
them with a job. provide
them with a meal, and
perhaps housing nd
Counseling."
The youngest inmate at
the Durham County
Prison is nineteen. The
; average age is 50.
. Newkirk lastly said,
! .There is overcrowding in,
the Prison V sys'em
everywhere, f but our
population h of a geriatric
nature andat present we
do not have any over
crowding..