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4 -THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT MAY 8. 1976.
11 TELL YOU WHY
by Barry C. Lillie
Two men were arrested on
charges of first degree murder for
the shooting death of a police in
vestigator. The Durham Police De
partment was shocked. Chief Jon
P. Kindice viewed the shooting as
quite unfair. Needless to say, the
loss of a life reflects an image far
beyond the realm of fairness.
Our deepest sympathies are extend
ed to the family of investigator
Larry D. Bullock, the victim of
the shooting.
Many thoughts plagued my
mind concerning the unfortunate
incident They are not concerning
the actual shooting but rather the
causes of such responses from the
accused slayer.
Upon interviewing many persons
in this city of Durham who have
been surprised by the arrival of the
Durham Vice Squad, they shared
the following experiences:
1. entered upon with immediately
trained weapons which,
2. incite tremendous fear and
terror. More than often,
3. are physically struck with force
and subjected to
4. degrading, and offensively four
remarks.
In recognition of these facts
we are still evading the primal ori
gin of the evil, wluch I believe to
be the "No-Knock" law. This law
equips the police with the perro
gative of unannounced forceful
entry. You and I have heard the
drug out antiquated debates of
this issue at great length yet the
essence remained just that
debate. How long it will be be
fore another policeman or citizen
is the victim of "No-Knock" is
yet to be seen.
Lets flip the coin to another
important perspective. "No-Knock"
is now "symbolic of all the statutes
and laws of the land. Have we as
citizens forgotten that our govern
ment is based on the theory of serv
ing the people? No? Then explain
why there are NO-KNOCKS that
repress the most fundamental of all
guaranteed human rights...the
right to pursue happiness.
How haye we let the indus
trial culture of the -country
superceed our social culture with
such a gigantic margin of crypt
dusted statutes that deny each of
us the simple pleasures of "doing
our own thing" behind our own
home's doors?
Certainly marijuana is illegal
today. This is no excuse, however,
for a police division to know where
every joint smoker hides in
and on the other hand have no idea
whatsoever as to who has committ
ed five or more of Durham's un
solved murders. Some priorities
seem a little juggled around.
Make no mistake by assuming
that the Durham police depart
ment is my target. To this do is
to ignore the remaining cities and
states of this country, that come
face to face with similar tragedies,
as officer Bullock's death, and
cannot rationalize the
why? "Why" is because the social
order of this country today manu
factures coldness and repression
and hatred in more abundance than
does the Oreo factory with cookies.
The ink of my pen is no more dark
at this moment as my heart towards
the death of Officer Bullock and
for the future of the gentlemen
accused. Yet, they are not to
blame. We are to blame unti we
base our own existence and laws on
love and God and the interest of
those to be governed.
This has been a very painful
article for me to write because of
its disillusioning effect on the
reader towards society; neverthe
less, let's accept the painful truth
and move to rectify our values,
that those involved in the tragedy
may be enshrined as heroes of our
awakening. A man did it years
ago, that we may rehabilitate our
ways.... Jesus, lest we forget.
Ebenezer Sr.
aries
Hold Meeting
The Senior Missionaries
of Ebenezer met at 5 pjn.
with a call to worship by Mrs.
Celia Upchurch, the president
After the regular opening, it
was decided that the members
visit Mrs. Louella Kelley,
whose father is very sick, in
order to carry sunshine, and
prayers instead of discussing
the regular lesson.
The visit was welcomed
by Mrs. Kelley and a donation
was given to her from the
Missionary Society. Mesdames
Emma Dudley, Marina Fischer,
Martha Stanley'; Lonnie' Jones,
Nannie Jordan, Lydia McQain,
and Lula Wilson accompanied
Mrs. Celia Upchurch.
Mrs. Louise Smith is
incapacitated at her home 312
Wayne Circle after an accident
Saturday morning. We are
praying for her recovery.
Wester Adams is a patient
at Duke Hospital.
RENDERING COMMUNITY
SERVICE
The Swing Phi Swing Social
Fellowship, Inc., Sorority, a
group of young ladies from
Durham College, accepted as
one of their community pro
jects, painting the Harriet Tub
man Y. W. C. A. Halls
Dressed in work clothes
these young ladies representing
different cities in North Car
olina came and worked cheer
fully all day, helping us to
get the space ready.
Ms. Barbara Jones is the
president of this group, and
the building and grounds
committee of the Y. W. C. A.
are grateful to this
group for their help.
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BARBARETA A. WELCH
ERIC DENSON
Five Outstanding Black Students Awarded $1000
Scholarships By Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Ebenezer Floral Club Meets
The Floral Club of Ebene
zer Baptist Church met in the
Chapel, Sunday, May 4th at 4
pjn.
Mrs, Marina Fischer led the
devotions. The meeting was
opened for business and the
planning for the 25th anniver
sary of the club was discussed,
wluch is to be held June 1 3th
at 6 p.m. The famous Chris
tians will present a musical
program, with other sing
ing groups.
Present were Mesdames
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of the National Achievement
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recognizes outstanding black
high school seniors throughout
the U. S.
Of the 55,000 candidates
who apply by taking the
National Merit Scholarship
Test each year, only 298 are
awarded National Achievement
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The 1976 winners
sponsored by Brown &
Williamson are Eric L. Denson,
of Louisville; Randall L.
Johnson of Lexington, Ky.;
Renita S.Melvin of Newport
News, Va.; Eric W. Miller of
Greensboro; and Barbareta A.
Welch of Goldsboro.
Selection is based on the
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Brown & Williamson plays no
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Denson, who attends
Ballard High School in
Louisville, plans to enroll at
the University of Missouri at
Columbia to prepare for a
career in journalism and
telecommunications. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Costel D.
Denson.
A senior at Lexington's
Bryan Station High School,
Johnson will enroll at
Dartmouth College in Hanover,
N. H., and major in political
science. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roosevelt Johnson.
Miss Melvin is a senior at
Warwick High School in
Newport News. The daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C.
Melvin, she will attend the
University of Miami in Coral
Gables, Fla., and major in
sociology.
A student at Grimslev Hieli
School in Greensboro. Miller
will study chemistry at
Harvard University. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Isaac II.
Miller.
Miss Welch attends
Goldsboro High School East,
and will enter the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
this fall. The daughter of Mr.
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Brown & Williamson, which
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