THE TRIBUNAL AID
VOLUME 1, NO. 23 w.nNESDAY,. OCTOBER 31, 1973
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HIGH POItiT
THOMASVILLE
WINSTON-SALEM
MONEY ALWAYS BRINGS OUT THE CULPRITS
by Albert A. Campbell
HIGH POINT — This election year in High
Point again brings out the culprits of the Black
community, as has always happened in the
past. Only this time a new attraction has
been added: an out-of-towner who plans to
distribute a slate telling High Pointers who to
vote for while in the meantime he will return
to his neighboring town, in Forsyth County
and watch us split our political strength. His
concern is not the welfare of the citizens of
High Point, but the same old story, MONEY.
Aware of the coming election, I began
looking at the various candidates and potential
candidates early in the year. I listened while
they talked and tried to determine who would
best serve unselfishly the citizens of this
community. Certainly mistakes can and will
be made, and I do not in any way place myself
above erroring. However, I do feel that I have
some degree of insight of the persons running
for office. Additionally, some of the
candidates contacted persons in the Black
community and sought support. Consequently
a number of meetings were held with the
candidates and persons of the Black
community to determine who would best
represent the concerns of all of High Point’s
citizens. Some were assured the support of the
persons attending the meetings while others
were refused. The number gaining the
support of the group attending the meetings
has been narrowed to the required eight. This
then set a slate of candidates for the council
and mayor races coming next Tuesday.
Because of the deep concern of the men of
the Black community attending the meetings,
that slate will not be passed out in the Black
Wage Increase Announceil
communities as has been the custom in the
past. They will be named in this paper on page
4: The Pointer. In the past, this small Black
voting community of High Point has been
flooded with many slates causing more
confusion than harmony. One faction in the
community usually wanted a particular
candidate for unity reason, while on the other
hand, another faction wanted another
candidate for personal reasons...most of the
time, MONEY. The concern of the Black
community was never considered, therefore
the political “Uncle Toms” would emerge
near election time and create more disruption
and confusion than the voters - could
understand. The same culprits accomplished
their assigned missions, received their pay,
and again disappeared leaving the Black
community without representation.
This of course, convinced Blacks that their
vote really didn’t count, and any hope that
was once there was again lost for another two
years.
The then elected council men went about
their business with no regard for the Black
community. They, themselves would
sometimes point to us and say that we really
don’t know what they want. They would even
say that we were never together, not even on
the last vote. Well, they were right, but only
because of the help of the MONEY hungry
culprits. And now at this election time, the
culprits are again surfacing to create
confusion and split the Black vote.
You might at this point be wondering how I
know about these persons. Well, they
themselves told me their plans, and added.
“We’ll put out a slate with or without your
endorsement!
In attempting to unite the Black community
in this coming election and thereby having
only one political slate passed out, I
telephoned many persons whom I have known
in the past to become active only during
election seasons. I asked for their support as
well as their recommendation of candidates.
We held meegings and discussed the issues
facing High Pointers. Afterwards we
concluded, based on the answers given by th
candidates, who we thought would be the
most representative of all High Point. For the
first time I was beginning to believe that High
Point would at least have a united effort. This
however was not to be.
The following morning, my telephone
began ringing before daybreak. Almost every
candidate running for office had been told
about the meeting and who would have the
support of the men attending the meeting. In
addition, one of the men who had given his
endorsement of the selected candidates had
now changed his mind and was now going
about the city verbally destroying that which
we had attempted to accomplished the night
before. He even had one of his followers to
phone me. That follower (who does not live in
High Point) wanted to know, “Why in the hell
I would help make up a slate without including
J.P.” He then told me that he was going to
produce a slate for High Pointers that would
include J.P. I wondered then if he would
actually do what he had just said. Now I know
that he will. His livelihood depends on it. I
latf»r that his favorite candidate
Mr. Apparel, Inc., locat
ed in High Point, a division
of U.S. Industries, Inc.,
announced a raise in pay
for its employees effective
November 5, 1973. This
raise amounts to , a
significant increase in
wages for employees ac
cording to Dale C. Ramey,
Director of Industrial Rela
tions.
To compliment the wage
increase, Mr. Ramey fur
ther announced that the
minimum wage will be
increased to $2.00 an hour
and the Company is
extremely pleased to offer
employees an additional
paid holiday.
Further improvements
were made in the benefit
program so that all eligible
employees will receive
overtime pay for hours
worked over 32 during the
week in which the holiday
falls. Employees required
to serve jury duty will be
guaranteed their normal
weekly pay.
In addition, many exist
ing benefits were broaden
ed to include coverage for
more employees. Eligible
employees will receive
company paid benefits
which include a Pension
Plan, Term Life Insurance,
and Long Term Disability
Insurance.
Mr. Ramey stated that
the ability to provide a
wage increase and increas
ed benefits is a tribute to
the support and coopera
tion of the many fine
employees of the company.
We feel that the total
employee benefit program
is one of the best any
company can offer and it
expresses Mr. Apparel’s
confidence in its employ
ees, management, and the
future.
was also a working colleague.
Because of the actions just explained, the
group holding the meeting decided not to pass
out a slate for this election. It would only
confuse the voters even more, because the
other group plans to pass out their own hand
picked slate. Individuals in that same group
have been known to get paid by other
candidates to get out the vote. For years they
have been receiving money to do what other
concerned citizens were doing for the
betterment of the community. These men
cannot chance not putting out a slate, because
of their promises and compensations to
produce votes. For that reason, the group of
civic leaders and ministers of which I have
worked with will not pass out a slate either at
your house the day before election nor at the
polls on the day of the election. We wish not to
confuse you.
If you are given a slate concerning the
election Tuesday, check it to see who signed
it. If no one signed it, then why should you
trust it? Also, if their are signatures
aceompaning the slate, check them out and
see if any real community leaders signed.
After you have made your own check, then
decide if you want to follow those
recommendations.
High Point no longer needs the
“behind-the-door-operators.” High Point no
longer needs the paid political workers.
Likewise, High Point does not need an
outsider coming into this city and telling the
voters how and who to vote for.
Let’s see if High Point Blacks can vote in
this election without the help of the
unknowns.
Surprised With^This Is Your Life
Teachers Honored
HIGH POINT - Two
teachers at Christ the King
Catholic Church were
honored for 25 years of
service last Sunday at a
buffet dinner held at
Holiday Inn South.
The honored teachers
were Sister Mary Immacu-
lata Allen and Sister Mary
Celine Graham. Guests
invited to the celebration
included sisters', relatives,
the clergy and members of
the community.
Sister Allen, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Allen, is a native of St.
Louis, Mo. She attended
Mary. She later studied at
Manhattan College and
Fordham University.
Her teaching experience
includes St. Benedict Day
Nursery, St. Aloysisus
Elementary School in New
York City and St. Thomas
School in Wilmington.
Mt. Mercy College, Pitts-
m
Sister Celine
burgh. Pa., and Manhattan
College and Fordham
University. Prior to coming
to Christ the King she
taught at St. Benedict Day
Nursery in New York City
and St. Cyprian School,
George, S.C.
Sister Graham, a Florida
NAVY OffiUK OF INFORMATION, ATLANTA—October is officially
"ilegal Check-up Month" in the Navy and the Navy's most
senior uniformed lawyer Rear Admiral Merlin H. Staring
(second from left) checks the legal temperature and pulse
of the Atlanta Naval Air Station's most junior enlisted
man. Seaman Apprentice Dale S. Olds (left), while the
Naval Reserve's only lawyer of flag rank Rear Admiral
Hugh H. Howell, Jr. (right) assists Navy Recruiting Chief
Jeff B. Hutchinson with a check-up of his legal affairs.
RADM Howell is an Atlanta attorney and RADM Staring, the
Navy's Judge Advocate General, was in Atlanta to partici
pate in a meeting of the Ame.rican Bar Association's stand
ing co:imittee on lawyers in the armed services.
(u. S. ;:avy photo by lt. cmdr. r. a. bennett)
Human
Resources
RALEIGH - Nineteen
deaf and hard-of-hearing
children aged five and
under are currently taking
part ir. a new preschool
satellite program sponsor
ed by the Central N.C.
School for the Deaf in
Raleigh. The satellite
programs, which are being
sponsored for the first time
this fall throughout the
state by the three residen
tial schools for the deaf,
were made possibly by an
appropriation of $522,000
by the last General
Assembly.
Two centra! N.C. com
munities - Greensboro and
Winston-Salem -- have
been designated as sites for
Continued on Page 3
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
Mrs. Eula King Vereen, the
founder of Guys and Dolls,
a national family organiza
tion, was the recipient of a
surprise “This is Your
Life” presentation last
Sunday during the annual
Founder’s Day observance
of the organization’s Alpha
Chapter of Greensboro.
The observance was held
at the St. James United
Presbyterian Church, of
which Mrs. Vereen is a
member. General theme oi
the celebration was “An
Evening With Friends ol
Guys and Dolls.’’
In the program honoring
Mrs. Vereen, relatives,
close friends, professional
associates and others
traced her life from
childhood in her native
Waycross, Ga. until the
present. She is an home
economics teacher at A&T
State University.
Narrated by Mrs. Rogei
McKee, the program in
cluded recollections bj
Mrs. Nora Singleton, Mrs
Vereen’s sister, Brooklyn
N.Y.; Raymond King
brother, Greensboro and
taped recordings by her
mother, Mrs. Emma King,
Waycross, a brother, Wil
liam King of Detroit and
brother, Jerry King of
Waycross.
Speaking for her sorority.
Delta Sigma Theta, was
Mrs. Carl Manuel. Former
associates included Mrs.
Thelma Watkins of Wash
ington D.C.
Others who spoke in
cluded, Cary Root, politics;
Ms. Aurelia Wiggins,
fashion designer; Mrs. Ann
Fulford, national president
of Guys and Dolls; Mrs.
Esther Page Hill, past
president; Mrs. Dewey
Pearson president of Alpha
Chapter; Mrs. Lilian Snipes
charter member of the
organization and Judge
Sister Imaculata
native, is daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Graham. Following gradu
ation from high school in
Detroit, Mich., she studied
at Wayne University prior
to entering the novitiate of
the Francisan Handmaids
of the Most Pure Heart of
Elreta Alexander, honorary
member; Mrs. J. Nici
Armstrong, church; ajii'
David Morehead, YMCA.
Mrs. Vereen was pre
sented a special certificate
and other presentations.
The Founder’s Day
committee included Mrs.
Pearl E. Durham, chair
man; Mrs. Florentine
Sowell, co-chairman; Mrs.
Golden Lee. Mrs. Odessa
Patrick, Mrs. Phillip Boone
and Mrs. George Murray.
Mrs. Willie Buie was in
charge of the receiving lino.
Awarded
$21,076.72
A 55-year-old farm e-
quipment mechanic illegal
ly fired from his job
because of age will receive
$21, 076. 72 in back wages,
the U.S. Department of
Labor said.
The back wage payment
has been ordered by the
U.S. District Court in
Miami, Fla., as the result of
a suit filed by the U.S.
Department of Labor a-
gainst the Sugar Cane
Growers Cooperative of
Florida, Belle Glade, under
the Federal Age Discrimi
nation in Employment Act.
At a hearing last April,
the court foynd the
cooperative guilty of firing
the mechanic, Buford Yon,
Continued on Page 7
MISS F3U CROWNED—Dr. Charles "A" Lyons, Jr., Chancellor
of Fay':;tteville State University, (center) crowns Angela
C'llowdy Mis.'! 'Fayetteville State University in Coronation
Ceremo.iies recently held on the campus. The wife of the
Chancellor, Mrs. Rosa Lyons, watches approvingly.
(FSU Photo by John B. Henderson)
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