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_ lrn 11>nrrl ^ WINS'. Vol. IV, ISo. 6 "More than i WSSU Cancels Teaching Major m. bj OhMmPijiiiiti p^iatiia1 HMVH gmaaggr At the recommendation number of majors shows a of WSSU administration steady decline. Most and departmental offic- biology majors do not inls, t.ho teaching degree specialize in the education program in biology will no program, since there is an longer be offered by the _ over-supply of teachers^ university siuocni Dioiog*ists 6no to At present, only two Pre^er jobs in industry students are majoring in doing research^ or in the biology-education. They health care field. Some go will be * allowed to medical school. complete the program, , , but no new majors will be . The biology department nrr.nt?j - - is alive and well, stressed The decision to elimi- fDr' P-ker The elimina=nate that major is * very tlon of the . t?acJun? minor occurrence ."says f'ogTax^ merely reflect*; WSSU's'academic dean the students trend toward : Dr. Lafayette Parker. It other uses of the major' will involve no staff changes. The biology-education The teacher education major is the only program review program periodi- that WSSU plans to cally examines all of the eliminate at this time. A university's education de- study, headed by Donald gree programs, and rates J. Stedman, of the state them according to: qual- university system also ity, productivity, and called for more majors in i need. . WSSU's piitical science The biology-education and sociology departmajor was judged unne- ments, and program cessary on the basis of improvement in art, productivity and need, ?business, and health ~~T- Since 1970~only 16 physical education. Enfield Hosts Two-Day Meet \ .m Churches Fight j By Carolina Community resolved to engage in News Service various-consciousness-raising activities intended to ~ Eight-five church lea- gain?support?for?thw ders from across the Stevens' workers. . . All eastern united states endorsed a one year old gathered for a two-day boycott of more than 100 conference outside En- products manufactured by -field at Bricks Community the Company^the nation's Center last weekend second largest manufacresolving to join the 14 turer of textiles. year-old campaign of The conference irffe workers at J.P. Stevens eluded a film "Testimoplants around the nation ny" which was presented to unionize and negotiate Friday evening. The film contracts. documented unsafe work The church leaders, conditions, unfair labor representatives?of?five practices and discriminagroups: the United tion within the plant. Church of Christ, the Severed workers were Quakers, the United interviewed who deDisciples for Christ, scribed how they had lost Catholics and Baptists fingers in unsafe ma it jj n&sffiBfl 5* ?^BBV K-MixSESi mtK*t*i^M ... 77u> Silent Minority / It's I aad world when a beautiful blpirtf~gets locked op because nobody wanta her. Thia female poodle ia In custody at the Forayth County Animal Shelter waiting to be adopted. For $15, you can take her away from all that, and get a bonua of lore and companidnahip. "Farrah" can be teen at the Animal Shelter on Fairchiki Road off liberty Street Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 5:00 and Saturdays until 1:00. She also haa frienda who need homea. *> TON-SALl 25,000 weekly readers" Sa ^^ | \ " i 111 1 1 ?*-~**y'7' \*'.' [WBI^Mr. . '^*i1 y^^f ill /SH ^ ?i-*s^M Dm| --^ ...Where Wishes Art "N The Dixie Classic Fair offers a variety of t fantasy: from the real-live pony of the would-be cowb for fanciers of Pegasus. There are ferris wheels and p devils. None of them gets you anywhere, but you'll 1 your way. The fair is a nine-day wonder* ending ( lgainst Stevens chines, had contracted first included former an L4brown lung11 disease present workers at th from cotton dust which Roanoke Rapids plant <"11 l) ! ! * fA ? * litis tne air m some plants Lanwooa ivey, an employ and the insensitivity of the ee with 17 years seniority company to these condi- told of whites hired at th< tions and their effect on plant the same time h< the workers. The film is was hired who are now ir ^being shown^-to -groups, supervisory ?positions -4. around the nation, upon vey said he remains in the request, by the Ai&alga- same position that he wai mated Clothing Textile hired for in 1960. Union. Last year, the U.S Two panel discussions District Court for the Saturday morning evoked Eastern District of Nortl much discussion among Carolina, found that racial the church-people. The See Church, Page 2 Wilmington Ten ^ - ** * / Receives Award The George W. Collins stems directly from the Award for Community legacy of the civil rights Service was conveyed to movement. Any yet, a 10 incarcerated civil rights leader in the struggle foi activists by the Congres- civil and human rights is sional Black Caucus at America languishes in a their annual fundraising North Carolina prison banquet. In the presence apparently beyond th? of President Carter who reach of tjje United States attended the dinner in government's legal and, Washington, Congress- more important, moral man Conyers introduced authority." the award explaining that the Cacus acknowledges, Although several refer 4'the historic contribution ences were made of the "Wilmington 10" to innocent victim8 through the cause of justice and ou* "even^n8? mos human rights for blacks notably the everywhere." M C- distinguished actoi He continued by draw- ?8sie Davi8' Presiden ing parallets between the Carter remained silent 01 "10" and the recently the is8ue* killed South African leader Steve Biko. "The only Ms. Imam Kazana significant difference be- National Coordinator foi tween Rev. Chavis and the Wilmington 10 De Steve Biko...i8 that Ben f?n8e Committee cites th< Chavis is still alive. Both significance of this aware werdr marked men from by explaining, "For th< the start." Criticizing the first time an impressivi Carter administration he collection of black leader continued, "The ironly of 8hip has notified Presi it all is that, as the dent Carter that th Congressional Black Cau- Wilmington 10 is c cus was informed by Vice national importance an President Mondale this concern. This high awar morning, this nation's given in Carter's presenc ^ability to exercise moral placed the contradictor authority for human rights human rights policy righ in international forums out front do all could see.' *. < _____ " " n SM CHRO turday, October 8, 1977 Winston-Sale Hunt I '*??!$' Jit"li # #5^ ^ Governor James Hunt jitt tnlH an uiu I ion><a f U /-? EVV*V* lAii ^4UV41C11V/V UV tll^ NortH Carolina released the results of a study of ? HOF8 8 8 teac^er ^uca nuii piugi tuna, tuiu rec ransportadon to fit every onynended that a number ov to the carrousel steeds of them be eliminated, arachutes for the dare- The announcement that >ctober 8th. size teaching programs, Five Amendments jj On Nov. 8 Ballot \ d The proposed amendment to let the governor seek a second term has captured' almost all the I attention, but when North Carolina's voters go to 1 ? the polls November 8 they will also find lour other? (amendments to the State Constitution on the ballot. 3 Amendments 1 and 2 deal with sex ! discrimination-one giving a new legal right to = men and the other to women. Ame"Hmftnt_3_ia_the ^ ? succession proposal which would permit the j governor and lieutenant governor to seek two terms instead of the present one. Amendment 4 would give th state's electric cities more flexibility > in owning generating facilities. Amendment 5 l would put into the Constitution the present I general statute requirement that the state operate with a balanead budget. The two propsed amendments that deal with IstJi uiacrinunauun oner a new equal ngnt to eacn sex. Amendment 1 extends to widowed men an exemption of their homestead from debts of their dead spouse. Now, only widowed women get the exemption. Amendment 2 extends to a wife the same right now granted a husband to insure his life for the > benefit of his spouse and children, free of the claims of his estate's creditors. i Amendment 5 would put into the Constitution the balanced budget principle under which the i state already operates by statute. 1 lj ' Black Woman Fights [ By Carolina Community Floyd Teague, who owns News Service an ajacent lot, claimed that Ms. Payton's prepa , In the rural Chatham ration for a garden were 5 county community of extending onto his proper" Pittsboro, Mildred Payton ty. t has been waging an In an attempt to settle 9 almost unnoticed battle the boundary dispute, Ms. r against a campaign of Payton hired a registered t harassment -which she surveyor to stake off her 1 believes is designed to land. These stakes were prevent her from occupy- removed by Mr. Teague, ing the home she who, according to Ms. . purchased more, than 18 Pavton. admitted tn f years ago. act before witnesses. Sfie Ms. Paytop, a well ^en hired a second j known civic leader who survey?r at considerable 1 has been involved in cost 10 survey the entire 9 numerous educational and ^ acre trac*? stakes b cultural activities of parti- Yere set out - cular interest to Black delineating property i- people, says that the boundaries. Mr. Teague, e trouble began when she apparently refusing to ?f returned to Chatham accePt the surveyors d County in 1974, after a 15 ^dings, barricaded Ms. d year stint in the Peace driveway pre. e Corps, to begin remode- ventin8 her en*ry onto her y ling a milking barn for her prop?1^ it own occupation on her Magistrar Earl Parker, property. pi .Pittsboro. refused to v t ?^3? - * V" -- v: i " r-~ -A * jZ'-m* i'irT7Tr?w<wiriT*IjytVit i \T v~' '" "x*-" .'."? y- ; .J : : MCLE ? * ^ m, A.C. 14 Pages 2C^ Cents denies Plot To ilnrk Srhnnls ' .""Jin surplus, led many obser- Hunt took that opportuvers to conclude that nity to appoint six new Elizabeth City State Uni- members to the State versity, primarily a tea- Advisory Committee for chers' college, was bound Racially Nondiscriminafor extinction. tory Public Postsecondarv That is not the intention Education. of the study at all, says - The new committee Dr. Lafayette Parker.lnembers, representing academic dean of Win- the six minority schools, ston-Salem State Univer- will ensure that - these . sity. WSSU has agreed to schools have their rightful cancel its teacher educa- place in the University tion major in biology, but system, said Hunt. "They Dr. Parker pointed out will have input in deciding thait UNC-Chapel?Hill, what our decisions in the UNC-Greensboro, and university system will N.C. State have also be," he went on. eliminated one teaching The minority represenmajor. "We're in good tatives are: Lawrence company," says Parker. Cooper, of the Office of Employment and TrainGovernor Hunt was the jng, representing North guest speaker at the N.C. Carolina Central UniversiAlumni and Friends ty; Mrs. Effie Miller, wife Coalition, Banquet, held Gf the president of Friday night at Benton Bennett College, repreConvention ^Center -te- ^ HuB?rP?re 2 -f ~ T"'" - -* SF^R^ __ rg^F^Wjp^^* v<U F # lHUvi | Tt ^ MK " t S James Garner receives hia Employee of the Year Award from Mayor Franklin Shirley at Tuesday's banquet for the Handicapped. Garner Is Handicapped ~ Employee Of The Year BY ROBERT ELLER civic affairs in his Staff Writer community was honored James * Garner who ^y ^e Mayor s Commitovercame the handicap of ^ee ^or The Handicapped having lost his left leg (MARCH) last Tuesday while in the. service of his nigh* as one ?f *wo country to become a Handicapped Employees Recreation Director for *he Year. Garner the city recreation depart- received his award at the ment as well as a leader in ?annual awards dinner of MARCH at Benton Con vention Center. G. Wayne , J7V)T* T rtn rl Mabe, Chairman of UK IJlllI'lJ' MARCH acted as Master^ issue a trespassing war- Ceremohie^Bridagier rant against Mr. Teague, ^enera^ Norman CT^Oadeven though Ms. Payton, d*8 was the speaker for the who is herself an attorney, occasion. Gaddis, a prisbr. cited the applicable sta- ner for six years durinS tute to him. During her Vietnam war comattempt to obtain a mend?d the handicapped warrant against Mr. *3**. '#I identify leagues' contizfoed re- th y?u after bem* 111 Ta moval ot surveyor's stakes tuuwu|'rB''1U11 cwnP* AL and the barricading of her ta^e8 a 8Teat deal of driveway, she was also coura?e to fight back yelled at by a deputy in w^en handicapped. These '"tfTe sheriff's office. She p??ple could feel sorry for obtained the warrant only themselves but they after appealing to a aon magistrate in neighboring ^ receiving the award Siler City Garner said, "This is Ms. Payton filed a civil something I have dreamed complaint against Mr. about ever since I was told Teague on July 22, 1974 1 was going to receive an because proceedings of uwar"- I thank God for the charge on which the ,makln8 jt Possible. To the warrant "was islAed re- handicapped I want to say mained unresolved. In that on'y the- str0Ln? January ofT975, she was survive. Remember this subjected to break-ins on am'never UP ^ Yau two occasions. On each ma'<e occasion books entitle ?)thers receiving aSce Black. 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