12 - THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT.. MAY 29. 1976
! IN AND AROUND
HOOKY MOUNT
, By R. IK, Armstrong
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Jack & Jills Prep for Carnival At Sliopard
The fust 'phase of a five year redevelopment program for
the Red Row area of Rocky Mount has gotten underway. Five
dwellings on the south side of Dunn Street and two on South
Street adjacent to the Norfolk spur of the Seaboard Coast line
Railroad tracks are geing demolished in preparation for the
fene million dollar project. , ;
t According to Miss Angela Reid, placement officer for the
Community Development Department for the City of Rocky
Mount, six of ten tenants have been relocated during the first
jhase of the redevelopment program. Only one tenant remains
in the first phase area, Miss Reid has reported.
If everything goes well, Miss Reid, added, the department
hopes to have the entire area moved out by June 30.
: Both Miss Reid and Jim Norton, planner in the depart
ment, agree that it will take five y'ar prepare the area for
the resale of lots in the community. " 'n
"We want to have the entire "area cleared out before we
jKart improving the streets inside the area before we get to the
sale of property", Miss Reid pointed out.
; The Red Row neighborhood, a long sore eye for the
city, is located in the South Rocky Mount area. Its bound
aries lie along the main line tracks of the Seaboard Coast Line
find South Washington Street including a portion of Dunn
Street and a row of houses jutting off Dunn Street which gave
he area its name, "Red Row".
i Approximately one hundred people will be involved in
the redevelopment project. Broken down, Miss Reid said,
this includes sixty-four families or individuals. Three of those
already relocated, site said, are homeowners, one was a tenant
and two were roomers.
The Red Row project is one of a two-part program that
is being conducted in Rocky Mount through which the city
has received federal grants for upgrading residential communit
ies. The two programs are Entitlement and Discretionary.
5; About two years ago, a similar project, the first of its
jfcind in Rocky Mount, was completed in the Coket Road
Community under the Entitlement funds, and reports from the
community indicate the residents there are happy over the
results.
Upgrading houses in the Hillsdale neighborhood under
khe Distretionary portion of the total program have been
tmderway for almost a year and applications for the program
m the Little Raleigh community are currently being made.
In another community move last week, homes in a
portion of the Harper Street neighborhood in Hillsdale, were
being moved in preparation for the new U. S. 64 by - pass
around Rocky Mount connecting the main throughfare be
tween Tarboro and the west side of the city.
The homes are being relocated in the community and will
not affect the residents too much. The by - pass is expected to
be corrvpleted in 1979.
The annual Freedom Rally sponsored by the Rocky
Mount Branch of the National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People (NAACP) was held here recently at
Speaker for the occasion was Kanawha Chavis, a Nash
County native and former principal of a County School and
currently associated with the Leadership Development Con
ference in Atlanta, Ga.
Chavis addressed his speech to the history of the NAACP
and its record in civil rights since its beginning in 1909. He
pointed out : that between 1889 and 1918 more than 2,318
blacks were lynched. In 1950, Chavis, said, there were only
five. V;,, '., '. .
In referring to this record, the Nash County native said,
'The NAACP has meant much to many people who have yet
to see what the organization has to offer." . .
He admonished the audience to support the organization
because it has withstood criticism and financial problems and
continues to be a moving factor in the community and the
nation.
The speaker was introduced by Harvey Wiggins, who later,
along with Fred Belfield, president of the local branch,
appealed for funds to conclude the rally.
The Rev. W. F. Battle is pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church which was host for the annual rally. The church's
choir furnished the music.
Dr. Harold Carter To
Preach At White Rocfr
I The Rev. Dr. Harold A
Carter, Pastor, New Shiloh
Baptist Church, Baltimore,
Maryland, will preach at
White Rock Baptist Church at
the 10:55 A;.M. worship and
participate at a 7:30 P.M.
Session, Sunday, May 30.
! He is the son of the Rev.
arid Mrs. N. M. Carter of
Sclma, Alabama. He received
the BA degree from Alabama
Slate Teachers College; B. D.,
Crozer Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., St. Mary's Catholic
University (1975); Doctor of
Ministry, Colgate Rochester
Seminary (1975); and studied
at Hebrew University in Jeru
salem. V'r Y
' He founded and pastored
the First Community Chris
tian Church for Migrant
Workers in Genesee County,
ISlew York and pastored
Court Street Baptist Church "
bi Lynchburg, Virginia.
A His radio ministry consist
of Sunday broadcasts on
WCAO, 7 a m. The Bread of
Life and WBAL, 9:05 pjn.,
The Shiloh Worship ; Hour.
' Travel has included , the
Holy Land, Rome, Europe,
Western Africa, and the Carri
bean Islands. His leadership
Includes instituting a full Sat'
urday Church School Pro-
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Pictured , top photo, front row, Itft to right, are Ricky Burthey, Nathan Garratt, Ricky
Thornton; standing form left to right, Charles Blackman, Vincent Allison, Clif Morris, and Robby
Burthey.
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Bottom photo, front row, left to right, Jackie Perkins, Jewel Marsh, Anita Merritt, Claire
Sanders; standing left to right, Cynthia Campbell, Valarie Kennedy, Kathy Thome and Terri
Morris.
(Photos by Robby Burthey)
DR. H. A. CARTER
:( gram replacing the traditional
one hour Sunday Schodl,
writing his own Bible lessons,
and renovating the church
building ; . " .
He is married to the
former Weptanomah Bermu
da Washington and is the
father of a boy and girl.
Dr. Carter will also par
ticipate along with Rev. Dr.
Nelson E. Smith, President of
the Progressive National Bap
tist Convention in an infor
mal discussion with Durham
area ministers, members of
White Rock Baptist and Mt.
Vernon Baptist Churches, and
other interested persons on
Saturday, May 29, 6:00 pirn,
at White Rock.
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The Junior and Senior
Hi-Fi Groups of the Durham
Chapter of Jack and Jill of'
America, Incorporated paused
to pose for a picture as they
prepare for the Carnival they
are sponsoring on the James
E. Shepard Junior High School
grounds, Saturday, May ( 29,
from 12:30 to 6:30 pjn.
Featured at the Carnival
will be a wide variety of
games, prizes, rides, foods,
craft sales and exhibits, a
genuine palmist, a flea market,
a bake sale, and structured
activities for all ages.
Funds from the Carnival
support charitable activities.
MEMORIAL DAY
MOTORISTS ARE
CAUTIONED
RALEIGH - Edward L.
Powell, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, reminded
Tarheel motorists that the four
day Memorial Day weekend
.will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday,
May 28 and end midnight
Monday, May 31. Last year
during the four day period,
13 persons lost their lives
and 658 persons were injured
on North Carolina highways.
During the Memorial Day
weekend last year there were
1,127 traffic accidents in the
State with 985 violations of
the Motor Vehicles Laws. The
leading causes
of these accidents were failing
to see safe movement and
speeding.
Commissioner
Powell stated, "With schools
closing and vacation periods
beginning, we enter a time
of extensive highway travel.
This long holiday weekend
and the enjoyable summer
months ahead are very mean
ingful to all our citizens. If
we commit ourselves to a
safe driver attitude before
we leave our homes, our
travels can be both safe and
enjoyable."
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I Ever so oftf think it's wise to take a fresh look at some .
of the values, some of the areas we all have to (deal with
today. If. we alNeally have our eye on tomorrow,
So. irifchjs" column today. I'd like to restate some of the
eomrrierit, sftme of the concepts I keep weaving into
the fabric of all the By The Ways.
Some thihgs that have to do with the overall idea that'
' Black is beautiful.
And how beauty can fade to ugly.
Simple things, for ihstance, like our Black neighbor
hoods and communities. Black isn't beautiful when our
home grounds get all junked up with trash, bottles, and
empty beer cans: That's an ugliness we, too often, do to
ouVselves.' And. as"they say when it happens. "There
goeithe neighborhood."
More irnportahfrrieVe. goes a sense of pride. And if
rwefTds tMt. we' v "lost it a 1 1 .
.Anothet4b.LngJJ4y.on a lot is education. Good, com
plete education. The kind that helps prepare our young
people to 4ake4 better :place in the work world. And a
stronger position in the Black community.
If we flunk out on'education opportunities that are
vastly morejayajlable today, then we flunk out on tomor
row's opportunities for all of us.
Then there's the insidiousness of Black-o.n-Black
crime. Blacks ripping off other Blacks. Because of envy.
Apathy.-Arjd fajse.values if any that too often stem
from a cancerous lack of caring.
If this' kind of crime continues to destroy our faith and
trust in ourselves, then what are we?
Last. but. not least, is the strength of the home unit.
The responsibility of both Mother and Father to work
..together, one as the other, to provide the best starting
ground for our children as possible.
If1 home isn't where the heart is. then we're raising
future generations with no heart.
Of course maby of our problems still stem from dis
crimination. I dJn't deny that. But we're all going to be
hard put to handle that problem if we don't take care of
a few of our own first.
If we all believe that Black is beautiful, how can any
one of us-. help make it ugly?
I doh't believe we have the right.
Jee'Etck
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