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Three Hurt In Local Collision w JV J*r • * . - , * v * i..~ - . V lews Differ Here As 2 Colleges Hold Convocations THE CAROLINIAN VOL. 28. NO. 51 local Mm 'Fingered’ By Vktim After jjjjgP if gs% ajifaffi* ilk. . dt%- si* II ,.ig Iftf I IT! I |TI %i 11 i $ 111 §Nf I I % # 1 i 111 111 %11 '4- If Hi m Jk * %$? 11111 #IS I f Hllf. §v| m1 I 1 fI E I < V f IF 111 ILKii-H Ml Bka&M ■ <^<^<{^<^ North Carolina’s NAACP Wants Youth Chapters Mi leet In Durham DURHAM - “Up, up and to arms” seemed to have motivated the more than 250 persons who attended the 26th N. C. State Conference of Branches, NAACP, held in Durham, October 9- 41, to move into the 70s. From the time Rev. J. T, McMillan opened the Minis ters and Church Work Com mittee on the 9th, until Rev, L. A. Miller delivered the benediction at the banquet on the night of the 11th, there was one accord-that the or ganization must become more viable, more vocal and above all create an image that will attract young people. The clarion call was sound ed on Thursday night when Rev. ifeiiius Caesar Hope, Brunswick, 5a., set up a formula for pas (See STATE NAACP, P 2) Mutual’s ’Clements Gets Post CHICAGO, 111. - William A. Clement, CLU, agency vice president of North Carolina Mu tual Life Insurance Co. of Dur ham, has been named program chairman of the 50th Anniver sary Celebration of the National Insurance Association, by Jes se Hill, Jr., NIA president. Clement, past president and past secretary of the associa tion, will be charge of spe cial events at lA’s annual con vention in Richmond, Va. in July, 1970 when it observes a .half century of service to black ’citizens across the nation. \ The anniversary meeting will memorialize the role of black insurance companies as the out standing example of black en trepreneurship in America, and dramatize their credo, “We Always Cared, ’ having provid er ed three generations with pro tection from the economic dis tress of illness, disability and m* W. CLEMENT. P 2) VIOLENCE IN CHIC AGO "Chicago: PoHc« arrest demon strators in Haymarksi Square as fighting broke out at the start c? a march planned ~>y the SDS October 11, The Illinois National guard was called to the streets when radical. pro ' testers mar died through the Loop breaking windows. (UPI), North Carolina s Leading WeeUy RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1969 MASONS GIVE STATE NAACP OVER $4,000-Clark S. Brown, Grand Master, Prince Kali Masons, Jurisdiction of North Carolina, left, is shown as he presents a check to officials of the N. C. State Conference of Branches, NAACP, at a banquet held in the ballroom of the Durham Hotel and Motel, Saturday night, October 11. The check was for $4,187.60. This is an annual gift by the Masons to the NAACP. Others shown in the picture are B. J. Battle, treasurer; Kel ly Alexander, president, and Charles A. McLean, field director. "America Faces Six Major Evils/’ Or. Kilgore Warns NC’s Masons CHARLOTTE - Dr. Thomas Kilgore, president of the pre dominantly white American Baptist Convention, USA, chal lenged the Masons of North Carolina, at their annual ban quet, held in the Convention US Home Passes Bill Byßep.Diggs WASHINGTON, D. C.- Con gressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr„ (D’-Michigan) made the fol lowing statement on the floor of the House hi support of his bill; “Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup port of H. R. 5968, introduced by myself, and eight compan ion bills by Representatives Chisholm (H„ R. 9359 and H. R. 11928), Dulskl (H. R. 12- <See DIGGS' BIT,?. P. 2) Hall of Holiday Inn last Tues day night, to adopt an abiding faith in America and face the 70s with a program of meet ing new frontiers. The renowned Baptist minis ter of Los Angeles, California told the diners that there were six major evils that America must face-war, racism, com placency, irrevelant churches, and poverty. And unless this nation found real solutions to these evils, he shutters for its future. He told the Masons and their guests that they had a place in making America better and causing its influence to spread throughout the world. “Yours Is a great responsibility and you must face it.’’ He pictured this nation as sitting as lepers at a gate where it is pondering three vital questions; whether to go back to the past infested with greed, pestilence, crime and despair; whether to sit at the gate and die of in action or to get up from their seat of misgivings, incredibili ! - SWEEPSTAKES ! 1 1877 .■ 2755 2500 j S2O $lO $lO 1 Anyone having current PINK ticket*, dated OCT. 11. 13«8, with proper numbers, present same to The CAROLINIAN office incl :£ receive amounts listed above from the SWEEPSTAKES Feature, ,'v N o Winners in Sweepstakes There were no winners in The CAROLINIAN’S Sweep stakes Promotion last week, thus the amounts are being doubled this week. To be valid this " - eek, tickets must be pink In color and dated October 11, 1989, Lucky ticket numbers are: 1877, first prize, worth S2O; 2785, second, $10; and 2500, third, will bring its holder $lO, also, Patronize businesses which SINGLE COPY 15c ty and false pride and journey into new ventures that offer greater opportunity of useful ness to all men, whether black, white, brown or red. He continued by saying that (See DR. KILGORE, P. 2) More Album Winners Are Announced Ten more readers of The CAROLINIAN have joined the ranks of RCA album winners with the publication of this week’s CAROLINIAN. The mail for the first part of next week will carry RCA albums to the lucky participants. Winners can select from a wide variety of RCA recording stars. This records are heard and played everywhere. Head <Bee RCA ALBUMS. P. 2) advertise In The CAROLINIAN, They welcome and appreciate your calling on them. Kindly inform them that you saw' their ad in this newspaper. Sweepstakes advertisers may be found on page 10 of this edlton. Look them over, then visit these merchants as well as other CAROLINIAN adver tisers, and be sure to inform them that you saw their ads in this newspaper. Rain Was Factor In Accident Three persons re ceived minor injuries and were taken to Wake Memorial Hospital after a three-car collision at South Bloodworth andE. Martin Streets last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Barbara B. Cor bett, 713 Darby Street, Raleigh, was traveling east on E. Mar tin St , when a car driven by Miss Doris D, Black of Rt. 2 Box 309, Lillington, ran a stop sign and rammed into the front end of the Corbett car. Miss Black received cuts a bout the face and body while Mrs. Corbett suffered slight bruises. Miss Lertha Wilson, New Women’s Dorm, Shaw University, Raleigh, was shak en up a bit. She was a passen ger in the Black-driven automo bile. Patrolman J. L. Arrington noted in his accident report that it was “raining and the road was wet.” Visibility was termed rather poor. Miss Black stated that she “did not see the stop sign.” A car parked on the corner was struck in the rear during the collision. The Corbett car (See THREE HURT, P. 2) Police Seeking Shooter A 45-year-old woman was listed in “fair” condition at Wake Me morial Hospital Wed nesday morning of this week after being shot in. the face by a man whom she identified. However, it has not been proven that, he is the guiltvpar ty. Mrs. Cornelia Parrish, 310 Idlewtld Avenue, was the victim. Police were called at 2:18 a. m, Saturday by Robert Tucker, 310 Gray Street, Durham, who is believed to have been visiting the victim at the time of the shooting Mrs. Parrish told Officer R. B. Tant that she had been receiving threatening tele phone calls from a man whom she identified as Sam Austin, (Sets WOMAN SHOT P. 2) Presidents Os Colleges Keynoters “We will continue our unorthodox method of educating our students, the Establishment be damned,” said Dr. King V. Cheek, Jr.,president of Shaw University, Dr. Cheek made this state ment during his speech to an assemblage of faculty, staff, students and friends attending the 105th Convocation at Shaw. The convocation was held Octo ber 10, in Shaw’s Spaulding Gymnasium at 11:30 a.m. During a recent telephone interview with the youthful President, Dr. Cheek told The CAROLINIAN in reference to his statement (“The Establish ment be damned’’) that “We will not be dictated to by al lien powers whose thinking is not in accord with our own.” (See CONVOCATION, P, 2) Powell To AdmssJmk, Jill Confab LONG ISLAND, N. Y. - Har lem’s dynamic U. S. Congress- • man Adam Clayton Powell will deliver the principal address at the Mother’s Eastern Reg ional Conference of Jack & Jtll of America, Inc. during the group's Saturday (October 18) banquet at the Garden City Ho tel in Long Island, N. Y. The Democratic Congress man’s appearance will highlight the weekend meeting which kicks off Friday evening (Oct. 17) and concludes Sunday (Oct. 19), Mrs. Vivian D. Hewitt, of Manhattan, Is director of Jack & Jill’s Eastern Region, which embraces some 30 local chap (Sce REP POWELL P„ .) ONLOOKERS VIEW WRECK DaMAGE-Ccrbett-driven automobile plunged into the front en trance of the Raleigh Billiard Supply Company, 400 block of E. Martin Street, after being struck at tne intei section of E. Martin and S. Bloodworth. Streets. The car overran the sign on the corner and brought $250 damage to the store front. Three persons were injured in the wreck’ The three-car accident daused property damages in excess of $2,000. (See ston). National Episcopal Church Gives $45,000 To Malcolm X U Diversity «/■ DURHAM-October 27th will mark the opening of Malcolm X Libera tion University in Durham. The Episcopal Church has donated $45,000 for its operations. The university has been outlined to train Negro stu dents in community unity DURHAM-October 27th will mark the opening of Malcom X Liberation University in Dur ham. The Episcopal Church has donated $45,000 for its opera tions. The university has been outlined to train Negro students in community unity. Designer of the school, How ard Fuller, noted “The basic concept of the university is geared toward nation-build ing." He stated that the school would function to provide black professors in the areas of food science, tailoring, architec ture, planning and organization, art, medicine, communication networks, physical development and linguistics. Enrollment for the university Is predicted near 35 to 40 stu dents, Classes will be held in a two story renovated ware house in the middle of the black community. Fuller, head of the school, Says Son Struck By Cop Here The mother of a Raleigh youth arrested last Friday night charged Monday that police used brutal and unmerited force in arresting her son. Mrs. Nichols said that her son, John Henry Nichols, 914 Oakwood Avenue, was innocent bystander follow ing a melee after the Enloe High School football game. However, she stated that a po lice officer struck her son in the face and falsely charged him with disorderly conduct. Nichols was released without bond, his mother stated. The incident occurred near the end of the football game when another youth allegedly threw a liquid substance on one (See SAYS SON. P. 2) i iff? VI flifv JO? *£&. ft Sp ■£ § -J From Raleigh's Official I Police Files STRUCK WITH WOOD Mrs.- Mary Lee Stewart*, 41, 209 E. Cabarrus Street, told Officer Rudolph F, Perry at 4:02 p.rn. Friday, that she and Miss Catherine Hedgepeth., 31, 307 S. Bloodworth Street, were arguing and Miss Hedgepeth struck her over the head with a pi&ce of wood. Miss Hedge peth was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weap on. Mrs. Stewart suffered lac eration on both the right and left sides of her head. The in cident occurred at Miss Hedge peth’s house. * * * WOMAN ATTACKS MAN James William Love, 714 Manly Street, informed Officer K. J, Johnson at 5:24 p.m. Monday, that he returned home, where he rooms, and found Mls-s Shirley Jear. Addison, 35, who also rooms there, drunk and disorderly. He said that she picked up a wine bottle and hit him with it. In the process, she broke the bottle on the bed post and cut her face. She then went to the kitchen, he said, and gat a knife and swung at Love with tt. At this point, he the tiouse and called police. Miss Addison also left the house and was 'found on Railroad Street, were she was arrested. Love suffered a small cut on the left arm. She was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon (See CRIMP Hi;AT, P. 3) said that “we view Malcolm X Liberation University as an integral part of the black com munity. Therefore, we will be •Involved in any activity affect ing the black community.” Ln accord with tilts basic theory, the university has announced * that students will participate in a two-year program. The first year will feature concen tration on black ideology while the second year will concern itself with technical training. This type of program, explain ed Fuller, would “develop pro ficiency as well as provide for the needs of the community,’’ The school is operatedun dei a $45,000 grant from' the naiional Episcopal Church. A SCiC Backs Peace Vigils, Rev. Abernathy Declares ATLANTA, Ga'-Rev. Ralph David \bernatliy, President of the Southern Christian Leader ship Conference (SCLC), Mon day announced that he and the entire organization are sup porting and participating in na tionwide actions, beginning this week, to demand an immediate end to the war in Vietnam. “The American people have waited in vain for the Nixon Ad ministration to recognize the tragic mistakes of the past and extricate the United States from Vietnam," Abernathy said, “We must now rebuild the powerful peace coalition which my pre decessor, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and SCLC helped cre ate in 1967. My position is that we must demand immediate withdrawal of all our troops in Vietnam. The only points to talk about in the Paris negotiations are safe passage for our troops and political amnesty or asy- Heritage Groups Set Conference Washington - The first Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Conference to be field since the Heritage Groups Division be came a permanent part of the Republican National Committee begins October 29th at the Statler Hilton Hotel in W ashing ton, D. C. Republican state nationality chairmen, and ieaders of the various heritage groups will meet with Members of Con (Stt HERITAGE J>, 2) •MM* «,, Attorney Arthur Shores October 14 was elect,edtothe Birming ham City Council, the first Negro to be elected to a city govern ing body in municipal history. He had been appointed to the council last November Others re-elected were (L-R; Nina Mtglionico, Lister Corcoran, Shores, and E. C. Overton.(UPl;. local Church spokesmen stat ed, “One of the goals of our national church’s Urban Crisis Program is to help the poor and and disenfranchised gain social, political and economic power in order to have an effective force in decisions which af fect their own liVes.” The Mal colm X Liberation University’s program met with their objec tives set forth in the Espis copal’s Urban Crisis Program, Students in attendance at the university will pay tuition fees of S3OO for the year in ad dition to room and board charges. Financial aid will be provided for those students needing assistance in this area. lum for those South Vietnamese people who desire it.’’ The new peace offensive be gan this Wednesday, October 15, in college, high schools and communities across the nation. Students and citizens against (Sfe ABERNATHY P. 2) Mrs. 6. Mays Succumbs In Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA, Ga. - Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie G, Mays, wife of Morehouse Col lege's president-emeritus, Dr. Benjamin Elbah Mays, were held at 3p.m. Wednesday, Octo ber 15, in A. cl Hall on the Morehouse College campus. Word reached The CARO LINIAN of Mrs. Mays’ death early this week. It could not be ascertained whether she had been ill or was suddenly strick en. Her husband Is a world-re nowned theologian and educator. Dr. Mays is to be remembered as the minister who preached the funeral of Dr. Martin Luth er King, Jr., on the Morehouse campus. The two ministers had made a pact that the longest liver would deliver last rites for the survivor. Mays holds honorary doctor ate degrees from a large num ber of colleges and universi ties, including Shaw Universi ty, Raleigh, N. C„ where he was awarded the honorary de gree of doctor of Humane Let ters (Fh.D.) on Friday, Novem ber 18. 3368
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