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4 * Q^: ' * D B^ja'fr~*<UfoWP? V H - &jfc ^ ||| W 1 m U^SM m m i i Rev. Benjamin Chavis visited march on Washington, May Baptist M Pastor Of Butler received certificate and awards at the Musics , Awards and Recognitio service held at Bethesd Baptist Church in Chicagc , m - * Patron , > i jj? H Bf ^1 Br w jgT& it j|^^^trt^^jBjB||^62jBjE.'i|L *j|- Jb Rev.J. Kay Bntler "The motivating factor o growth in my church is tha I'm a close-up pastor. I seek t< know .my flock by name, th< families; I cater to them anc get them involved," says th< minister of one of the larges churches in the city. - The Dr. J., Ray Butler pastor of Shiloh Baptis Church was recently nominat ed the Pastor of the Year b; the Midwestern Missionar; Conference. Shiloh was nam ed also Church of the Year. WINS! B^Vvll'l ^^Hunl 3Pr" - ^^ ':*^k S v H** ? B B B B B, I^HS^ B r, > M m '? B B B*bPIw ^ JJl'l ~ 1*1* -here recently to rally support for 31. ? ? ,.___ inister, Is The Year ^ Illinois. In a brief interview Butler talked about the progress that has been made at Shiloh since he took over the leadership in 1970. Just to name a few, he said the church budget income went from $35,000.00 in 69 to | $206,000.00 in 1974. The church has two full time secretaries, and one partthne. In 1970, the adult department. Joint Missionary Society, Public Relations and Publicity Committee were organized. The membership increased from 778 to 1,225. Butler has been in the ministry over 26 years. 4tJ gave up my barber shop and my home, and moved my P family where I could pursue an J education," the Reverend said recently. He was 23 years old when he was called to the * J ministry which began in Virginia. For 16 years he pastored in Wilmington before coming to Winston-Salem. Butler's success may be J attributed to his willingness to help his church members and community people. He said that he seeks to find employment for everybody that is unemployed in his church and anybody else that he knows about. uWe put out ll AWC ml. li&iu^is iwi juu ujjjam luiii* n ties," he said. MWe seek to help people with jobs period." K See MINISTER Page 9 tize Equal r "ON-Si 20 cents .: ** Rev. Ben "N.C. 1 State By Gwen Dixon Staff Reporter 44North Carolina is the nio^t repressive state in the country because of its elected officials/' the Rev. Benjamin Chavis said here recently. In an effort to rally supportand a delegation to join the march on Washington May 31, .Chavis said North Carolina has more blacks in prison than any other state in the union. The march is to call national attention to the Wilmington 10 case in order that it may be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case grew out of ai> Urban Lt ?Job-Bank^ The Winston-Salem Urban League (WSUL) and the r ?i i c ; c,mpiuy mciii ocL'uruy commission (ESC) have agreed to join forces in an attempt to reduce the number of jobless citizens in the city. The ESC will utilize the services of the Urban League in referring blacks and other minorities to the job bank for job openings. The ESC Job Bank provides a daily listing of job openings. "The list shows who's hiring," said Samuel D. Harvey, Executive Director of the Urban League. "Then we can refer people to those | openings." Harvey pointed out that many times people do not go to the ESC for jobs. "They come to us," he said. "Some people who are highly skilled or professional view the ESC as a place for lower-skilled applicants/' Of course this is not true. In addition. Harvey said, "we are known for the confidentiality with which wc treat clients." He also cited the Urban League's good track Onnnrtiu r~+ J MEM iaws 1 -j* iHir" fTnirn,t ^ '--w^qyifr ? . . >* \ Host Repi In The U attempt to desegregate Wil- c mington's public Schools 4n ? 1970. Rev. Chavis was called in to lead protest marches and P demonstrations after black c a?^ ???? aium-iio were allegedly at- c lacked by vigilantes and klu C klux klansman. s Chavis claims?that?these?c groups shot into the homes a and churches in black v neighborhoods. One black t student was killed and many otherswere injured during the t violence. Chavis charges the c Wilmington police gave no S protection to the black- C community during the attack. t According to him when a white 'nightrider' was killed in iague - ESC Join F To Aid Un record of getting jobs for a minorities. The ESC and the Urban c League will work hand-inhand in locating suitable r employment for applicants. c The WSUL wi^l scan the Job s Bank Orders for job openings a for which clients may qualify. f After proper clearance the t WSUL will send the applicant y directly to the job or to the t ESC for placement. "And a we'll do a follow up on the g .^Br wm^jg^ ^ mm BBBI8^K^^6Im)8*i^B222S ^ . cjp Kf5 r ' in ^B*v ? v^l? 4 . "1 HMX^H H JpL ipr.* * ^^HI^HHHHMg^Hwt^A lUHHIl^^ TILLING THE SOIL - Mrs. Arthu prepares for bountiful crop. nify Adve\ 1 i Saturday May 31, 1975 . essive 99 nion TOS?t"irf* "thpn notirtMol . VII HIV IIUIIUIIUI ?uard was called in." After the longest trial in ^lorth Carolina's history which osted more?than* a million lollars and lasted six months. ?havis and 9 codefendents itood convicted of arson, onspiracy against the U.S. md handling of deadly veapons with intent to make >ombs. The Wilmington Ten lost heir appeal to the N.C. Court >f Appeals arid to the N.C. Supreme Court. "The North ?arolina Supreme Court took he prepared brief and threw it See N.C. Page 9 orces employed? ipplicants," Harvey said. 4 We want to make sure they Irvn not mkm ?*? ?. J ' ' iwii i gvi lilt I Ull'dlUUIlU. Prospective job applicants nay apply through the WSUL >r the ESC. Hairvey has ;uggested that young, single tpplicants be mobile. "Apply or a job wherever it is and ake it," he warned. "A lot of oung people with no ties are rying to get jobs locally and ire competing with people lee UNEMPLOY Page 7 m r Shields of Sunrise Towers rtisers ? - >
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