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Larkins Made No Promises To Lawyers What the next governor of North Carolina can expect from the North Carolina Asso ciation of Black Lawyers and what the group wants from the next governor was discussed Friday, October 15 at the Hilton Inn in Raleigh. The candidates did not appear but were represented by John Larkins, for candidate James Hunt, and Carlton Fellers, for candidate David Flaherty. No promises were made to the lawyers. - At the outset of the meeting of the Executive Committee, UNC Law Professor Charles Daye, President of the Associ ation, said that the purpose of the meeting was to let each of ibe candidates know the con Wrns of the Association's members. Most of the con cerns communicated to Fel lers and Larkins were related to criminal justice. Appoint ment of Black superior court judges and N.C. Court of Appeals judges when vacan -- -■ a ^ major thrust of the question ing, which at times resulted in clashes between Feelers and Larkins over the number of patronage jobs given to Blacks by previous democra tic administrations in contrast to republican administrations. Fellers said that appoint ment of appellate judges in North Carolina is strickly pa tronage, or return of political favors such as jobs for support at election time. Although sel dom mentioned at the meet ing, most were acutely aware of the only Black Superior Court Judge, Ronald Barbee, who was appointed by Gover nor James Holshouser follow ing the resignation of Judge Samuel Chess, the first Black Superior Court Judge of mo dern times in North Carolina. Chess was also appointed by Holshouser who is the first Republican governor since 1QQ7 Larkins and Fellers at times also clashed over allegations , by Fellers that the Democra tic Party had an embarrass ing record of hiring Blacks in jobs and appointing Blacks to jobs and commissions and boards. Larkins countered that the civil rights acts prohi bited discrimination by race and sex, and that the hiring that Republicans were boast ing about waS'dohe because of requirements imposed by a Democratic Congress. Fellers responded that federal funds did not come into the state beginning in 1972 and ques tioned the hiring practices as being discriminatory of pre vious Democratic administra tions. Larkins, a retired career state employee, said that while he could not commit Hunt on appointing Blacks to vacated judgeships, Hunt "would surely consider a Black for vacancy at the appellate level from the asso-" ciation just as he would from the white lawyers associa tion.” There was no need for either men to discuss the criminal jusfee stands of the candi dates. Fellers admitted that both were law and order can didates exemplified by their stand on re-enactment of the death penalty. Carlton Feelers, usually not very outspoken, attacked . the Democratic Party over and over for its lack of patron age for Blacks. “I feel person ally that the democrats in North Carolina have been the oppressors of "black folk and I feel that it is time that Black folk take a look at exactly what the Democrats represent in N.C. l--1 TO GET THE POSTJUST COMPLETE THE COUPON BELOW AND MAIL TO: CHARLOTTE POST P O BOX 97 Charlotte, N.'C. 28230 One year SO 00 . 13 weeks $3 oo Payment enclosed Six^mpnths S5 50 Two y?ar< 114.00 j Bill Me Later Name --- Addri-ss — c... State-Zip PROUD PAPA ROBERT SIMMONS SR —With son Robert Simmons Jr. Named To Who's Who American Junior Colleges r Honor Robert Simmons Jr. By James Peeler Post Staff Writer Robert Simmons Jr., 21 year-old sophomore at Central Piedmont Community College has been named in WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN JUNIOR COL LEGES for his “outstanding scholastic achievement, citi zenship, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities and general promise of future pro ductivity to both business and society.” The 1973 graduate of Wesl Charlotte High School, son ol Robert and Gertrude Sim mons of 2639 LaSalle Street is majoring in Human Ser vices and plans to be a Case RN Fellowship Program Accepting Applications KANSAS CITY, MO.-The American Nurses’ Association is announcing that applica tions for the Registered Nurse Fellowship Program for Eth nic-Racial Minorities will be accepted through December 15, 1976. This final application period will conclude with the selection of 15 new Fellows for 1977-78. Funded by the Center for Minority Group Mental Health Program off the National Insti tute of Mental Health, the ANA grant provides for pre doctoral study in psychiatric mental. health nursing and social and behaviorial scien ces for ethnic-racial minority Blind Association i Plans New Program The Mecklenburg Associa tion for khe Blind has an nounced plans for a new pro gram being offered to parents of blind or visually impaired children under ten years of age. ~~ Head the Charlotte Post each week. nurses to become menta health researchers. In addi tion to stipends, a fellowship includes tuition, fees and de pjendency allowance. Initiated in 1974, the pro gram is designed, for the pur pose of increasing the qualitj and quantity of ethnic-racia minority nurse researchers with doctorates (Ph.D.) Twenty-four fellowships have been awarded: ten for 1975-7( and fourteen for 1976-77. Persons seeking awards must be registered nurses whe have received the first post baccalaureate degree in nurs ing. Other requirements in clude U.S. citizenship or p>er maqent visas. Applicants must be enrolled or plan tc enroll full-time in an accredit ed graduate program to com plete the Ph D. requirements within the designated p>erioc of the fellowship award (not tc exceed three years). For further information con cerning the fellowships, con tact Dr. Ruth Gordon, ANA headquarters. 2420 Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108 Worker and Counselor after acquiring a Master's Degree at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Young Simmons says he "owes" the receipt of the prestigious award "All to my family and background.” Robert works in CPCC’s Work Student Center with the school’s Work Study Program and is active in a number of organizations on campus. With a Sociology minor, he is Activity Director and Vice President oCThe College Foot ball Club, Miss CPCC Pageant Coordinator, Student Govern I ment Association Legislative Council member, a member of the. Election Committee, the Activity Committee, the Pu blicity Coratmittee, and the Finance Committee. He is advisor to the college’s Cheer leaders Club and is employed as a Teacher’s Aide. He is director, president, and plays left linebacker on CPCC’s “Outlaws” football team which has a 5-1 record this year. Simmons says one of his personal goals is to build an athletic program at CPCC. He is a member of Second Calvary Baptist Church, pas tored by Rev. J.M. Kennedy, i where he serves on the Usher Board, a member of the Ju nior Missionary, President of the Baptist Training Union, and President of the Junior Usher Board. He has sung tenor on the church choir. Simmons' hobbies are watching and participating in "all types of sports and travel ing." 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This will enable the civil rights organization to appeal a $1.2 million judgment against it for boycotting white merchants in Port Gibson County, Mississippi, in 1966 Alexander reminisced that the civil rights organization has fought vicious manifesta tions of racism in Mississippi, but said, "Black people in Mississippi don't stop; they are a breed of people that don t stop " He said that they have lived "through murders and vicious lynchings down there" and are “accustomed to being captured down there." Alexander's remarks about Mississippi are very similar to comments made by the North Carolina Alliance Against Ra cist and Political Repression Ice Capades To Audition New Skaters Ice Capades scouts and coa ches are inviting loial skaters to audition at the Charlotte Coliseum on Friday, October 22 at 10 p.m. immediately following the evening perfor mance of the Ice Capades Ice Capades scouts and coa ches. who are constantly searching for new skating ta lent, only requires that pro spective skaters be 17 years of age, and must bring their own figure skates. The judging will be done by the Ice Capades coaching staff, however, those who do not pass the initial audition may try again after following prescribed skating recom mendations. Keep your out-of-town friends informed on what's happening in Charlotte by sending them a copy of the Charlotte Post each week. The cost is only $8 per year. about North Carolina The organization cites statistics of more prisoners per capita than any state in the nation, more women and youthful and minority peoples in prison per capita, and the lowest wages in the nation. However. Alex ander said that many states of the U S “have denials of basic constitutional rights which are not projected in southeastern states and I am confident that many of the things they (N.C. Alliance) talk about are going t^^^leaMjd^^jJhroug^he^ "machinery of democratic process in this country " The North Carolina Confer ence of Branches will hold a state convention on October lAUiand 16 of this year. At that time a report of all branches will be made Alex ander said that North Carolina has pledged $50,000 toward liquidation of the NAACF bond. THEY DON’T CROWN ! NUMBER TWO. 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