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THIS WEEK
AJC Director Blasts US Busins Plans
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.\atioirs De|)artiiienl ('hief Declares
Welfare Heads For Disaster
New Ways
Must Be
Decided
National Black Neves Service
WASIIIN(JTON ■ Admin
istration officials believe
that a "real disaster" in the
new federal welfare pro
gram that is scheduled to
go into effect on Jan. 1. is
inevitable unless hearing
examiners are appointed
immediately.
In a letter to the ( ivii .Serv ire
ComnnsMon ( aspar \V Wein
berger, secretarv ol the !)•>
partment of Health. Kduratioii
and Welfare, pleaded with the
commission to .ipprnve (he
hiring of more than 27ti
admitii.stralive law ludges that
uould handle claims appials
Thousand.s are exjx'cted under
the new program that lakes
effect for the nation’s 2
million aged, lilind and disahl-
A '-d person.s
"We are faceil with the
po.ssibiliiN ot a real program
disa'-ler." Weinberger told
chairman Hubert Manipton. in
his letter
More tlian I 1 >u sijte ye.d
iocai welt.ife priigram.s lor
person- O) and older, fihnd or
disanlt*i} will (h replaced on
Jan I w-tb guaianteed
minimum iiuiai.e oi $].gi a
month, lor iiidiv idiials and
for coupU ' wi'h U*iie,il levels
rising to SI to and vJlo in .lulv
S -e WKI f- \HK p . ' '
liliH'lt Land
(Pa npr Given
Lrfial Help
DL'HHA.M • .A North (Carolina
Central University law profes
sor. has written a manual
designed to help prevent the
loss of land by black owners.
The manual, by Harold R.
Washington, associate profes-
of law at the NUCU School
Law. is entitled "A Black
Land Manual." and is publish
ed by Black 1.,and Services.
Inc., of Frogmore. S.C , for the
use of paraprofessionals. law
students, and lawyers as.sisiing
black landowners with a var
iety of real estate problems.
The manual, subtiiled. "Got
Land Problems ", foru.ses in
particular on the legal prob
lems which have resulted in the
loss of si.K million acres of land
by black owners in the South in
the past 20 vears. according to
the Black Fcunomic Research
Center.
Much of Ihif lost land had
been held by black owners
since the Freedmeirs Bureau
granted ii to ex-slaves alter the
Civil War, Washington said.
The manual includes sec
tions on the rights ot heirs,
problems of land partition,
steps in quieting title to land,
problems of lax delinquency
sales and cor.deiimaiion pro
ceedings. procedure> for title
searches, and legal implica
tions ot mortgage.*- and court
'4|udgments
Siaiutorv reteiences, case
citations, and piocedural steps
for dealing with ihe various
problem areas are included
Included w illi the manual is a
(See LAND OW .NFR. P
ROXINIAN
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
VOl.. 33 NO 7 K.M.EIGH N.C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 22. 1973 SINGLE COPY 15c
Hi e Kids Die lu Fire-Cops Hold Alleged
Love-Crazed Man
★★★★ ★★★★
.Aft<*r Soiithside Area .Argument
Man Is Murder Victim
JhR.MAINK JACK.SON TAKES A BRIDE - Beverly Hills. CHI. - Jermaine Jackson II.) of Ihe
Jarkson k iv o slnsinR Rroup and his hride. (he former Hazel Joy Gordy. are a picture of radiance
fnll.ming their ueddlnR at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Dec. 15. .Miss Gordys father Is Ihe owner of (he
Motown Record llldustr^.
Prom inen t Mortician
Is Given Lost Rites
l..-\rHI.NBl'P.(r .\! j p m on
Thursday. Dec 2ii the last that
is mortal of Charles H "H ’
Morris, one of Scotland Coun
ty's most celebrated personal
ities. will be borne into the
auditorium of Scotland High
Scho»>l. where last rites will be
held The Rev A. R. Smith will
preside and Rev Grover D
Nelson deliver the words of
comfort.
Mr Morris died in Scotland
Memorial Hospital. Saturda-
morning, after periodic ill
nesses. He was born m
Columbia. S.C.. the son of the
late Joseph and Klla Morris.
His father was the president of
what is now .Allen L'niversitv
He dill his high school work
there and then attended Lin
coln UnivcrsilN O.viorrl I\.
He graduated lium the Ciup
ton-Jone.-v Scl.vol ot Mortuarv
Science. NashvilU*. Tenn
He began in business here a.>
a lunera) director, in 1933. He
also founded a burial insurance
business that grew to large
ixirnortions. Later, he expand
ed his business to include
Red Springs He married the
former Dorothy Dockerv of
Rockingham, who joined’him
in carr\ing on the business.
His contributions to the
l.auruiburg community was in
practically every phase of
human endeavor. He was a
member of the Brighl-Hope-
well ILiptiht Church, where he
served ini tiie trustee board. He
served on the Laurmburg
Housing Authority. He was a
member of (he Prince Hall
MjSohic Lodge. He also was a
member ot the Carpenter Con-
sistorv and Ouda Temple,
.'ice MtiRTIClAN P 2i
Tony Brown
Post
At Howard
N.«f:*'i’.j. Ibjck Newh Service
\S,\>MIM.TON Tony
blown, .'.tn has won a nation-
wifji auuiencr for his public
tclevi>ion prokiiam "Black
Journal, ha- dropped out of
Hit'.- lid I ni\»-r>it> where he
vva- 'ii-an ot communication
He rosigr.eo atti-r he tailed to
.;i t u tiiiim .tration backing for
hi- ’ -i-’)-! ve tha: all tucultv
moinf tT> vi.'.d other otiicials in
"I. I'lN^’ BROUN. P :
•SHAFT” GRANTED A
DIVORCE - Chicago • Televi-
ion and movie star Richard
<”.Shafl"i Roundtree and his
wife. Mars Jane, who have
been separated for .> vears.
have received a divorce from
(ook Countv Circuit Judge
Kenneth E. Uilson. it was
announced Dec. I.V
Appreeiuliou
(Jieeks Claimed
By Tu o ljulies
Two ladies claimed checks
lor SKI each in last week .-
CAROIJNIA.N .\ppre( idfioii
.Monev Feature A third r.anie
See APPRKC I.VTION P 2
\D I n\(.f It \ Mll.i KtS XJRF" St imfiTfl. I t.nn \ariake-
Mi- roil iH.tii' R * retired .Anorii .in < v<in.iiiii<t ( <>iiipv.fi. -«leiilist
do hi- -pekialitv urgvinit -vnlbe-i- etin < .diid .loi
It-i 1 11.. I :i) Nrfiidra .JackMiii al (hi I'li.iiji.- Itesi-viiih
l.a* -I . Mu'i dit litaii. an Vinit iiiaii iiiiiiukraot. vvim in.tdt ..
k.liiii III the -loik market aod went on lu fiiMiue tto <.ill>--<-
eriiii .tilt). - ut Jis Armenian -ludeiil- hei* wilh hi- ii.ilune o ti.
hi-.o« I •ik.x’int. I'O longei .« miilotnaire Cm l . ■ i'i in ii
a VI .1V 1 t t'
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
1*1 HH)N SI . \ \|{||,| > s i opi
't K- • tmic.Tl Tovs Gifts. Decorafums
Man, 29,
Held In
Burning
(Spetual m the CAROLINIAN
MAXTON • Since the early
teens, this little farming
town has been in nations
news. The sudden flight of
Louis West, a much-
sought-a f t e r fugitive,
charged with the death of
some Wilson policemen, in
tR early teens ended, and
he was killed here. Nut too
many years ago, a Klu Klux
Klati rally, being staged in
a field here, was stopp^ by
Indians.
An irate man. believed to
have been “ditched" by his
40-year-old girl friend, is alleg
ed to have nursed his love
flames with alcohol and pro
ceeded to quench his love
flames wilh incendiary tools •
the result; five children burned
to death, three homeless and he
is being held in the Robeson
County jail, to await a hearing
on arson charges, which are
slated for District Court. Jan.
3.
'See FIVE KIDS. P. 2)
BaliaM Body
Makes Appeal
To NAACP
Dl'RHA.M - Representatives
of the Durham Community.
Baha’i faith, led by David
Clayborne. graduate student at
Duke University and dean of its
freshman, told the monthly
meeting of the NA.-\CP last
Sunday, that racism was the
most challenging problem fac
ing America today.
The speakers admoni.shed
the members of the organiza
tion that a mere discussion of
the problem would not solve it.
Thev called for unity with
people, regardless of’ethnic
origin. The discussion bore
down on the lact that hale of
men. bas»'d on color, the world
ovei. wa- me most demoraliz
ing factor in world unilv
It was pointed out that' wars,
ficslilence, poverty and even
the energv crisis, were the
direct results of piilitical en-
slaven'.ent desired to increase
Ihe belief that the Bible was
replete with prophe-ies that
these limes would comc on the
world It respect loi the righl.s
or others did not become »he
credo oi m ill
The program ni the NAACP
wa- likened to that ot the
Baha'i However, thev warned
iha’ praver wnh deep concen-
on the lenet- ol rhe
« hn-'ian religion promulgat
'•d b'. the toiinrier ot the Bati.i i
l.nifi w.js tfie onlv -uhation
Th» iyT4 pro»>run. ot (he
\ A \( P wa- louched on u’<l
w.i! be iiirifie*’ outlined ji a
'iKjial no-vlin.: ol .be
le. e cionmiMre, M heduled to
(h tu*|ii If.I- wvfk The .South
eo-ieiRegional Convention,
•vh.iiimee'ihere Murch t4-K;
i- the agenda Replace
i:'.*'it- on the exvH’Ulive com-
nii' ee in order to promote the
' • glum m*ire intensivel;.. will
BAH.\ t HoDV. p
Destroys
Rifill Is
NEW YORK ■ Naomi
Levine, executive director
of the .-Vmerican Jewish
Congress. Friday issued the
following statement on the
House vole to bar fuel for
busing children beyond
their neighborhood schools:
"The .American Jewish Con
gress deplores the actmn of the
House of Representatives in
barring the use ol fuel to
transport pupils to schools lor
the purpose ot reducing racial
segregation.
"The need to save energv is
plan. But it would b(‘shaineiul
for us to Use the excuse of the
fuel shortage to invade the
consliiulional rights of chil
dren
"It IS not a waste' of fuel to
use it to provide a decent
education It is not vvastefur to
lake Steps that are necessary
to fultill th(‘ promise of equality
which is a basic part of our
constitutional system
"The I’niled States Congress
has for vears. sKxxl firm
against unceasing efforts to
obtain this kind of restrictive
legislation We liope it will not
now allow itself to he turned
from this just and wise course.
iH'cau.se of the country’s neces
sary concern afxiul the energy
crisi.s
"The energv cn.-is must not
bt' used as a cloak for an
assault on our liberties
H. Smith
Victim Of
.22 Rifle
.A 42-vear-old Raleigh man,
William James McKinney,
whci.se residence is 1000
Nassau Street, near the
Southside Redevelopment-
area. was jailed early last
Saturday and is now being
held without bond in the
Wake County Jail in con
nection with the rifle mur
der of Haywood Smith, ol,
709 Jamaica Drive, situ
ated in the same area,
According to iiilormaiion
received by Raleigh Iiclecfive
fHTgeani N. S. Lixkev. Mr.
Smith wes shot in the chest
with a 22 tdlibre rifle u( about
fi:3n a m Saturday.
Sergeant Loekey al.so stated
that Ihe shooting apparently
.stemmed from an argument
between the two men. which
occurred after the iwi) had
been at .Mr Smith’s house,
along with others, for most of
the night
Waki' Countv Coroner .Mar
shall W Bennett, told a
(.ARoLINI.A.N newsman early
ASednesdiiv morning, that it
vvas h'- under-t.iiiding iluu
Smith was slio! lust ona In the
‘See ( ITV .MAN, P 2i
'See EASE RACi.M. p
New Woi k
HAYWODI) SMITH
CHARGED WITH MURDERING TWO NKKillBORS Chicago -
Harrv t u^ptls (front), is brought into a Chicago police slaiiun Dec.
M». after he was arrested by police in connection with Ihe shooiiim
nenihs of two of his neighbors. Police said an apparent dispiuc
ovn thf raking of leaves louched off an argument lirjwe- n « unis
ami his neghbors. A shooting followed, altei whi.h imtis
barricaded himself in his townhuuse. but latei surremtered lo
police. iCPIi
Lose Racial Tensions.
Wilkins Gr^res A. Rea me
NEW YORK ■ Mayor-elect Abraham D. Hcdine h i.s
b^n challenged by Roy Wilkins, executive dirtvior o!
the National Association for the .Advancement of
Colored People, to "embark on a series of efforts in
programs and otber means, seeking to ease the tensions
belwwn New York citizens."
.\ildressing a luncheon-for- ences that lune pi.cgiuii
urn of the New York chapter of
the American Jewish Commit
tee al the Plaza Hotel here last
SumJay. (he NAACP leader.
p^bmf^jhe^'jpolarizing influ-
CRIME
BEAT
Frnm Kaielfh's Offlri.fcl
l*oltrr Flln
I III I UR'S NOTE, this roluimi nr (ralur^
IS iirnduird in Ihr tiublic inlerrst Miih an
aim inMdrds rlimlnaimg lU conlrnls.
Numcruus indit iduals has r rrqarsird lhal
Ihrs t>i' gisrn Ihr tonsidrralien of
iisirinnking ihrir iisl.ng on Ihr polirr
bliiiirr this uf M nuld !<kr lo do HoHrsrr,
II IS noi our iiosdiiinlo br judge or jur> Wc
iiiKil) I’Uldish Ihi Uris as ur find Ihrm
II iiiiiird h' Ihr arresting ofllrrrs. To krrp
iiui Ilf Thi ( rimr Brat C olumns, mrrriy
mians nut bring rrgisirrrd by a poBcr
ulli.ii in rr|ioriing his lindings t>hilr on
dbi -II sim|i|s Li rp olMhr "B'ailrr" u.id
viiu wiin'l br 10 The Crime Bi al
S,\VS MOTHER NOT
IWOl.VKI)
Rulax Rowe. 49. IG.34 Foun
tain Drive, called The CAKO-
I.INIA.N last weekend and said
thill a story had been miscon
strued in The c’rime Beat The
man declan-d that the other
person involved. Butch Bar-
hiini. 24. CafH? .Avenue, did not
accuse him ol making impro-
pe r advances toward his mo
ther "We were ju.st placing
around. ’ slated Mr Rowe. "I
had lu‘en sick al! day Saturday
fnun the pneumonia, which 1
already had. There was no
fight and hi> mother is now in a
nei vous stale over this news-
piipt-r article We were just
sciiiilmg. I ha*'*' known him
since he was born. He is my
nephew." ended Mr Rowe's
slatenscnl We are sorry about
ai.. embarrassment caused
.Ml Ko.ve or the mother
inviiivc-d liu* our materials
comeri rectly irom the official
iTle- ot the Raleigh Police
r>ep.irtmenl
.See CRIME BEAT. P 3)
Set For
A. Barnes
DURHAM Ii. . ,-.z u, .
desire oi Bishop .\ liiin:i' :
pre.sidmg prelate ul he 1
episcopal disiriel. A.MK
Church, composed ot .M>. ,
gan. Ohm and Cemrol N < in
involve laymen in ‘he .olmn !-
tration of Ihe dc-nniniii.i'ioii.M
program, he lappc-d Alexaiidi r
Barnes, woll-kni.wn i Imt. n
man. to fie the iav i um•ih;.!’* •
for the district
Barnes has servt-d ...
director oi public relain.r.- r..,
the denomination |i»i- r
and is believed 'o n.r.■ th.
experience to propi-rl'. piu-t-
cute his new dutn
atiendc'd all ol
conlerenec-s ol tin- ii .. .
(ion since 1928. .-xei pi >•: i . . :
has playc'd an iinpoi' .;
the policy-making •>! tli-
One of lii- fir-* o-Mcnmi-..!
IS to work lor the i* iMbiii» i:
of the church in Selin.I Bi - .
HilliardN progt am * all- loi i.
building ot t ( on.pli-^ >. i: >
*-mall town, fo no-i-i ■
religmus .md coniniui.dv
of the penpir Hi- ha- i.i ’ i.
(he pastor Rev .) • to ■
and the prcMdiiir chi' •• ki-
E H Beebe The pro - ^ . :.i.-
for Ihe -ivolvi'meii’ o; :• j i.-
senlative-of biiMV.:- m.i •
and eounty-( ii> otiu
.Such a progra r. >
on the Launnburi. D,*i .
IS loeuted betufcr, R. u-1.’.
MdXtnn. l.aurinfnirg ar..’
lord The Rev S .) f :r
See A BAHNL.. U 2
\ I ST\H; HKfN(..s HOME THE Ml TORY - MemphU. Te»B. - TItmI. but happy. North ( j.ol.-
.Mate's tri-captains Kobhv PiD, Bill Yoeat, and WUUc Burden (from lefti. carry the winning trop:
from the field, after they defeated Kaniai. 31-18. in the Llbertv Bowl Dec. 17. night. (IFD