Community Problems A ired
Block Officials Seek HUD Aid
Political
Pressure
Promised
The main reason for
holding the Black E
lected Officials Con
ference in Raleigh this
past weekend was to
familiarize those at
tending with funds and
* opportunities available
th rough the Depa rt -
ment of Housing and
li4ban Development
(HUD) said John W. Ed
wards, director of the
N. C. Voter Education
Project.
Edwards said that the pm
pose of the conference was I
deal with the many problems <
towns and cities and how tin
state’s Black elected officials
can make their positions more
meaningful to the communities
that they serve.
Representative Henry Frye,
acting chairman of the North
Carolina Black Elected Officials
Association, presided over the
Conference.. Howard Lee, Ma
yor of Chapel Hill, introduced
Samuel C. Jackson.
Mr. Jackson, the highest
ranking official appointed by
President Nixon, characterized
the participants at the Confer
ence as "the people in the fir
ing line,” saying that they face
increased responsibilities and
opportunities for meeting to
day’s problems because "never
before has there (wen such a
concentrated effort to give back
to the people and those account
able to them the power to make
their own choices.’’
He emphasized that the elect
ed officials must challenge the
cynicism they may encounter
not only with words “but with
*l. iccord of accomplishment.”
If they fail to develop a rec
ord of accomplishment, the peo
ple who put them in office will
(See PHCMISE, ?. t)
90-Year Old
Intered
It has long been an accepted
fact that the days of a man are
J three score and ten and if by
reason of strength if might be
four score, Mr. Lonnie Revis
beat that by ten years. He lived
i to be 90.
* He was born in Wake County
May 18*1881 and died July 17,
1971. Funeral services were held
at the Lightner Funeral Home
Tuesday, 3 p.m. with Rev. M. T.
Booker officiating.
Survivors are his wife, Ade
laide Revis, one daughter, Mrs.
Mozell Stanton of Washington,
D. C.; three sisters, Mrs.
Christine Scott of Camden, N.
J., Mrs. Emmer Alexander oi
Washington, D. C., and Mrs.
Ella Hinton of Raleigh and one
brother, Rev. Robert Revis of
Wilson, three grandchildren,
three great grandchildren and a
host of other relatives.
HACK IN COURT .- San Ralaei, caiif.: Angela Davis crushes
back some of her hair In court July 20. The kidnap-murder
conspiracy cases of Miss Davis and Ruchell Magee ware form
ally severed July 19 by Superior Court Judge Richard E, A ma
son. Miss Davis trial, stalled six months by Magee’s legal
maneuvering?, resumed as court reconvened Wednesday, July
SI. (VPP.
Decision Studied
Gtizens Plead For Lagon
TOfi Caroline an
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
VOL 30. NO. 38 RALEIGH, N. C., WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JULY 24. TSTT SINGLE COPY7
Two Officials
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ill til DY nltlJu UllUUl
NAACP Pians Drive
Salvation
Os Group
In Youth
CHARLOTTE - Ac
cording to youth lead
ers of the N. C. State
Conference of Branch
es NAACP, a concerted
drive will be made
throughout the state to
enroll young people in
the organization.
This was decided after the an
nual meeting held in Minneapo
lis, Minn., where much stress
was put on corraling the youth.
The leaders a. e calling upon the
adults to become concerned in
view of the fact that many of
them have not realized that free
dom is still a far cry off for
the Black man in America and
that the job must be done by
the youth.
Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. is the
coordinator of the youth and
college programs. W. Ronald
Cunningham is president of the
North Carolina Conference on
(See P. 2)
N.C. House
Honors Austin
Earlier this week the N. C.
General Assembly passed a res
olution honoring Mr. Louis Aus
tin, editor and publisher of the
Carolina Times in Durham, for
(Sec A-VIUS, P. i)
ifplii
fflHB BHP ' w ’ US
FRYE LEADS BLACK DELEGATES - Senator Hargrove
“Skipper” Bowles (r, D-Guilford) talks with Rep. Henry Frye
on the floor of the House. Senator Bowles issued a cry of foul
play and revived his bill introduced on the first day of the
session which would scrap the retirement plan altogether
Frye conducted the recent N. C. Black delegation conference
which met in Raleigh last weekend. (UPI).
Malcolm X Unit.
Thrives In G’boro
About two years ago, wnen Howard Fuller an
nounced the establishment of Malcolm X Libera
tion University (MXLU) in Durham, he gave his
title as “H. N. I. C.” The assembled white
newsmen, familiar with many acronyms but not
that one, asked w’hat it meant. With a small
smile, Fuller replied: “It means Head Niggerln
Charge.”
WS?
r J „.( ,
nnws NOTE: Thl# column
or feature is unlaced In the pub
lic Interest with an aim towards
eliminating Sts contents. Numer
ous Individuals have requested
that they he given the considera
tion of overlookin* their listing
on the police blotter. This we
would like to do. However, it Is
not our position to be Judge or Ju
ry. We merely publish the facts
as we find them reported by the
arresting officers. To keep out of
The Crime Beat Columns, merely
means not being registered toy a
police officer in reporting hi*
findings while on duty. So sim
ply keep off the "Blotter” and
you won't be In The Crime Beat.
ASSAULTED BY THREE
Fred Wilson, 827 1/2 Fayet
teville St. told Officer D.‘ W.
Martin that at 9:30 p.m, Sat
urday he was walking under the
South Wilmington St. bridge neai
Walnut Terrace, and carrying
three cans of beer. The report
indicates he stated that three
young Negro males assaulted
him with an unknown object,
took his beer, arid ran towards
Walnut Terrace. Wilson al
legedly didn’t know any of the
subjects. He came to Wake Me
morial Emergency Room the
morning of July 18 when. he
woke up and discovered that his
left side was bothering him, ac
cording to official police re
ports. Investigation notes in
dicate that due to the past
history and condition of the sub
ject in the emergency room,
Wilson was alleged to probably
be intoxicated at the time of the
assault,
fs«* mmu beat, w. %)
The story tells someuung.
though not nearly everytnnig,
about Fuller and MXLU, one of
the most ambitious of the
“Black universities.” For one
thing, It shows how deedy im
bued with anti -traditionalism
and unconcern with the opinions
of white people, MXLU is.
MXLU was started by Ful
ler and Rlack students from
Duse university iv yiuviae
“Black education.” This year,
the first students to complete
a two year course oistuueis de
signed to arm them with a Pan-
African outlook and “nation
building" skins are out in me
world. What they accomplish ir
the years to come will deter
mine whether MXLU has been
a success.
If the graduates have the same
impact as has Fuller, no one will
be able to easily brush aside the
school's accomplishments. A
tall, bearded, thirtyish man,
Fuller is virtually a legend in
North Carolina. He came there
several years ago, after work
ing in the Chicago Urban Lea
gue, Ultimately he became the
SIB,OOO a year director oi
tSee ft.Xx.lJ, l*. sin
In The Sweepstakes
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
piGoiY wmut
“Best Buys At Low Price*”
One Bishop,
Treasurer
Dismissed
In one of the most
oi esided verdicts ever
a v rived at by the Gen
s ' Board of the AME
ifc.urch was reached
here Tuesday in the
t much-traveled case of
general treasurer, A.
G. Gaston, Birming
ham, Alabama tycoon
and Bishop W. F. Ball
chairman of the Gen
eral Board who pre
siders over the S. C.
Area of the denomina
tion.
The two were charged with
gross mtss-applicatlon of the
general funds of the largest
black Methodist body In the
world. The board voted 36-10,
with two abstaining against Gas
ton and 35-11 against Bishop
(See bichop. p. 2)
Fire Guts
Woods Store
All was quiet in Raleigh’s
downtown area around7:3op.m.
yesterday until a fire was dis
covered at the W'oods’ 5&10?
Store, 117 E. Martin Street.
After firemen answered the
two alarm fire, several thou
sand spectators gathered to view
the massive blaze. What were
only a few minutes earlier de
serted streets became bur
dened by bumper to bumper traf
fic created by Wake County mo
torist. who could see the smoke
high ir the sky several miles
away.
The Woods Store, a favorite
shopping facility in the heart of
the Black community, was al
most totally destroyed bv fire
and water. No estimate of dam
age has been given by the store’s
manager, Jay Brigman of Cary.
Two firemen suffered minor
injuries when they fell through
all aluminum marquee.
The fire started on the second
and third floors and at its height
appeared to be a threat to the
adjacent Raleigh Office Supply
building. Smoke and water dam
age resulted in the supply store
as owners tried to remove as
much equipment from the prem
ises. The fire became so hot
that they soon abandoned their
attempts.
Air conditioning units at
other downtown build Ines wer
«Bea frltvfck V. 21
BdKfQRw in ——i
WOODS DESTROYED - Flames and water destroyed the Woods Five and Ten Cent Store at
117 E. Martin Street yesterday. (Above) A crowd gathers to watch the scene.
All Raleigh
Must Unite
For School
(Editor’s Note; Due to the re
cent concern over the future
of Ligor. High School this com
ing school year, The CAROLIN
IAN has received two letters
from prominen’ Raleigh citizens
which warrant attention. The
first is by William R. Knigh%
Raleigh Community Relations
Committee member and the sec
ond by Edward Carson, presi
dent of the Raleigh Citizens
Association).
IDEALOGY IS CAUSE
It is apparent to this writer
as he views the Raleigh school
situation, that both the lulck
%nd white leaders have a major
problem on their hands. The
problem is holding Raleigh to
gether.
Raleigh, for the most part, has
suppressed or controlled Black
awareness in the past. The rea
lization of being Black has ma
terialized recently through the
School Board's alternate plan
which converts I.igoni High
School into a junior high. You
will be amazed at the amount of
work that is being physically
done to Ligon. Stop in and see!
A greater realization of being
Black is that this alternate plan
guarantees that a large major
ity of Black children will attend
schools in the white areas of the
city; at least 75 per .cent during
their primary and secondary
(See UNITE, P. 2)
C. M. Walker
Buried Tues.
Last rites for Charles Mason
Walker, 62, well known Raleigh
figure, were' held Tuesday at
3 p.m. with Father Arthur J.
Calloway presiding. Interment
was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Walker was born and
reared in Raleign and spent most
of his life here. He was the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Walker. He received his ele
mentary and high school educa
tion in his native city and con
tinued at' North Carolina Col
lege.
He married the former Ruth
Boyer in 1942, who still sur
vives. He is also mourn d b
one daughter, Mrs. Edna Rich,
Acton, Mass, and one grand
daughter, Rhonda Monique Rich.
He began his career at St.
Agnes Hospital. He took a post
tion at Community Hospital,
Wilmington, where he served for
sometime. Upon coming back
to Raleigh he was employed
at St. Augustine’s College. He
decided to go into the funeral
business and became associated
with the Capitol Funeral Home.
He later organized Walker Fun
eral Horne, which he operated
until Ms death. Julv 16,
Wallace Wade Stadium following the Pan-African, USA Track Meet to ho*t their scoreboard pro
claiming Africa the winner In the Friday and Sat-Hay competition lasi week. By combining con
tinental Africa’s score with the points earned by Black Americans. th« group posted. Africa -
188, whites, 83,
INQUIRING REPORTER
THEY SAY
BY C. WARREN MASSFNRTTRG
. jjyß
WINTFRS I-EWLS COFIELD LIGHTNER
With the alarm over drugs in the Black com
munity increasing, the Inquiring Reporterput this
question to notable 3 around town this w'eek. Many
people have said that marijuana is no more
detrimental to the body than alcohol. If this is
true, should marijuana be legalized?
John Winters, Rear Estate Agent
Well, to lie perfectly honest, I really can’t take an intelligent
stand either way. I don’t drink and I certainly don’t smoke
marijuana. 1 don’t have anything against the people that drink
or the ones that smoke. I have a lot of friends that drink and I’m
sure I have some that smoke.
J. D. Lewis, Director of GROW, Inc.
I really don’t have any hang-ups concerning marijuana al
though I still cannot endorse it until more research is done. We
don’t know enough about the drug. More research is needed to
determine the long range effects as well as the immediate
effects of the drug. I do think, however, we should treat mari
juana users in different manner than cocaine or heroin users.
Clarence Lightner, Mayor Pro Tem of Raleigh
I ixdieve that someone a little more qualified in that area
should be allowed to answer the question because I really
don’t know that much about It. 1 do know that more research
should be done before tt is legalized so we will at least know
if there are any harmful effects.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cofield, Raleigh School Board Member
My immediate response is that not enough information has
been secured arui validated on this drug. Most people do not
agrei on w nat *n any m enect abusers will suffer. Although
much speculation is still flying around alxiut the drug, most
people tend to say that it’s almost harmful.
We must take into consideration the physical as well as the
(.see mi 2-. i SAY. P. 2)
V eteran Kicks Drugs
After Long T urmoil
BY C. WARDEN MASSENBURG
"It all stance ' ack in i T7
when I rot out of the Army. I
w.-.s all confused and 1 wanted
to ."ind inyse” o I turned to
drugs.” And so B oes the story
d Robert M ran>l, a former drug
addict and presently the mana
g'd of Raleigh’.s l ast Stop Su
pei Market.
Manuel told oi his mother’s
death while he was only 13-years
old and how he then sought the
determination he so despera
tcl need* i to climb to the top.
Manuel said, “My drug habit
general)', ran about CO to 7C
dollars a day when 1 was on the
hard stuff - heroin. I started out
on marijuana,"*’ Manuel contin
ued, “and then J went on to
cocaine and ev< ntually into
heroin.*’
Manuel Went on to sav “a
uiufe not winy nurts Him
self but also hurts rneniUus
< Sec UKiluS, r. 2)
ROBERT MANUEJ