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SCORPION AFFAIR....Happiness is to be
enjoyed everyday because it will not keep,
and it cannot be accumulated or stored.
However, it would be difficult to tell the
members of the ScorpioaJTlub that. Even
though it has been 2 weeks since Valentine’s
Day. the smiles these men are brandishing
are very new looking, and why not?
The Scorpion’s wives used the confines of
the Quality Inn on South McDowell Street to
show their love and appreciation to their
husbands with a gala holiday party. The 9
with scrumptuous food, very entertaining
games, with gag gifts awarded the winners,
tastey cocktails and plenty of tunes from the
30's and 40’s that everyone could relate to.
Jim Fulson acted
as the dee-jay for the
merrymakers who in
cluded Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. William
McLurkin, Mr. and
Mrs Adam Manigo,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter
llolsey, Mr. and Mrs.
John Hood, Edgar
Goodwin, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles James.
Bob Johnson
iVir ana Mrs. William
Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Elder, Mr. and
Mrs. J.P. Barnes, and Mr. and Mrs. Zoel
Hargraves.
CIAA FUN....Happiness in this world,
when it comes, comes incidentally, and that
is how this reporter’s trip to the CIAA
Tournament happened. Nonetheless, the
incidentalness of the trip did not take away
from the enjoyment.
The 35th Annual Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (CIAA) tournament
was held last weekend, Feb. 21, 22, & 23 at
the Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.
_This basketball extravaganza was gar
ne recT5y~5ea uTI f uTwea thefTexetting-ga mes
and much red-letter day pleasure.
To many of the people the basketball
games were their primary reasons for being
in Norfolk. These avid fans experienced the
agony and the delirium of three days of
explosive round ball action, that saw
Virginia Union end up at the top of the heap
when the smoke finally cleared.
Other people were there only to enjoyably
—partake >n--the- other activities the tour
nament had to offer. Renewing old friend
ships, sightseeing, and there were plenty of
sights to see; wining and dining in a
different atmosphere or just being seen in a
laid back manner.
Johnson C. Smith lost in the quarter finals
of the tournament, but that only temporar
ily halted the fun. Danny Lowery, Clay
White and the rest of the Washington, DC
Alumni Chapter hosted a hospitality suite in
the Omni Hotel where the atmosphere was
far removed from that of a losing attitude.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bootsy Faison,
Attorney and Mrs. Nolan Best, Elbert
WJiiting, Mr. and Mrs. James Gaither,
James Hester, James “Butch” Walker,
Sam Poole and Clarence Morgan were just
a few of the many people that dropped in.
Joe Bridges from Quebec, Canada can do
more with a fork and spoon than Vincent
Van Gogh did with his paint brush. Joe
proved such last Saturday after the cham
pionship game by preparing a delicious
spaghetti dinner with only the bare neces
sities. When all of his buddies, including Joe
Dempsey, Frank Erwin, Bill Steele, Jim
Usry, Oscar Harris, Army D. Little, Frank
Fleming, Melvin Brown and Vinson Thomp
son had finished, only their full stomachs
and an occasional burp were left as
reminders of a perfect meal. The Ocean
View' Holiday Inn will never be the same.
Some of the Charlotte folk caught in the
, act of enjoying themselves at this once-a
-.year big event were Mr, and Mrs. William
McMillan,—M** ninH M-** l’lwrgr Alien
Larry Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Foster. Moses Sharpe, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Mills, Mr and Mrs. L. C. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Cox, Wayne Hinton and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Faulkner.
TERN ACTION. . .Group IV of the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity of Charlotte under the
leadership of Oren McCullough, will spon
sor a leap year disco, Friday night,
February 29, from 8-12 pm., at the
McCrorey Branch YMCA on Beatties Ford
Hoad
CASTING SHADOWS ...Happiness con
sists in the attainment of desires. For many,
their March desires will be to witness
performances by Flla Fitzgerald and
Deniece Williams.
These two dynammite performers,
though different in style and deliverance,
are linked by qualities that rate a 10 on the
professionalism chart
Happening' will mention more about
each show as the dates near
Mr and Mrs Augustus James Anderson Jr are shown
at the reception following their wedding ceremony at
1207 Log Cabin Road here recently She is the former
Miss Charlene Ingram Johnson
Victories Won; But Storm
Of Controversy Remains
cont. from Page 1 sidered the matter closed,
payers, and that the key to however, he did not retract
the city had been presented
to many people the black ^'s statement nor appolo
community didn’t approve Sized for it
Clyde Pulley Alleges
It’s More Acceptable To
Be Indian Than Black
By Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
"The present Lieut.
Governor (Jimmy Green)
and Speaker of the House
(Carl Stewart), have cre
ated seven fraudulent In
dian organizations," al
leges Clyde Pulley, a candi
date seeking the Lieut.
Governor's office.
These organizations an
nually cost us $1.5 million
from Washington and
$150,000 from Raleigh." he
proclaimed.
Pulley said during 1969
the Lumbees, who are not
-rccoffniM'ri as Indiana b>'
the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs in Washington, were
accepted by the state as
legitimate Indians.
Three groups were added
when the Commission was
established by the legisla
ture in 1971, and another
three tribes were added in
1977.
All of the fraudulent In
dian tribes are light
skinned black people at
tempting to deny their
black heritage and claim
government funding for
housing and schools, ac
cording to Pulley.
“It is more socially ac
ceptable to be Indian than
back," he said. “Indians
Clyde Pulley
Seeks public office
can assimilate better into
the white world," he added
In ins Tocoai'ch about
blacks who pass for Indians
or whites, allegedly 50,000
blacks among the seven
tribes claim to be Indians
Pulley's findings reveal
members of the Haliwa.
Coharie, Waccaman
Siouan and Guilford County
Native Americans among
others, were not recognized
by any other traditional
tribe.
These Indian groups are
located in Halifax, Warren,
Robeson, Guilford and Dal
ton counties.
He said there is no evi
dence of Indian language,
culture or an identifying
tribe.
Under the stat^ law a
person may become an
Indian if he can furnish
records proving he is one
quarter Indian.
‘•Almost anyone can de
clare himself as Indian,"
Pullev protested
He said that despite writ
ing to both Green and
Stewart several times dur
ing the last two years in
efforts to resolve the pro
blem, he was ignored
Pullev also charged state
legislators wun negligence. -
"Only two financial re
ports have been filed by the
North Carolina Commis
~sTon of Indian Affairs ter
disclose what they have
done with our money." he
said. Pulley emphasized
the State Legislature re
quires a financial report be
filed annuallv.
Hampton Alumni
The Hampton Alumni As
sociation will sponsor a
bridge, wiz and pinocle
party Saturday, March 1
from 1-4 p m at the Green
ville Neighborhood Center,
1330 Spring St.
Tickets may be obtained
at the door or by calling
Martha Riddick, 376-5732 or
S. W Webber, 392-9357
NAACP
Conference
cont. from Page 1
port of a dead man If he is
{+>continue qualifying for a
life of drudgery.
It is about protest against
a social and political
regime.
Task Force Reports from
8:30-10 a m. will begin Sat
urday activities.
Afterward, presidential
candidates or their rj^-e
sentatives will appear
Candidates will present
their views on basic issues
/\ question ana answer
period will follow.
Conveners will be Kelly
Alexander Sr., Vice Chair
man of the N.C. State Con
ference of NAACP Branch
es; Dr. William Gibson,
president of theS-C.State
Conference of the NAACP
Branches and a member of
the NAACP Board of Di
rectors in Greenville; and
Charles Cherry, president
of the Florida State Con
ference of NAACP Branch
es. Southeast Region Chair
man and member of th°
NAACP Board of Director
in Daytona, Florida
Climaxing activities, the
Executive National
NAACP director Honorable
Benjamin Hooks will be the
guest speaker at the An
nual Regional Freedom
Awards Dinner beginning
at 7:30 p.m. in the Radisson
Plaza Hotel._
oi, dui we never said
anything against it. Form
er President Richard
Nixon, a proven criminal,
got the key to the city.”
Her remarks brought a
ripple of laughter through
out the Council chamber.
Leeper accepted, and
then returned the check to
Barnett, saying there was
no need to accept the citi
zens’ money for the key.
The mayor and 1 have
talked, and as far as I’m
concerned the issue is
dead. It has been re
solved,” said Leeper.
Knox said he also con
Fra leu i ity -^Falefrt
Hunt Set For
Sunday
Of course, there is no
telling, but the talents at
the Pi Phi Chapter of Ome
ga Psi Phi Fraternities
Talent Hunt may just be
come international stars
one day. If so, you can “say
you saw them one Sunday
at a church called Memor
ial United Presbyterian
Church at 2600 Beatties
Ford Rd. The program will
be held March 2 at 7 p m.
There are two divisions,
junior and senior Veronica
Daphine Pride, Vincent
Edward Simpkins, and
Carol Amelia Currence will
participate in the junior
division, while Cynthia Lin
da Hill, Joyce Martin Bray
boy, Katrina Vantassel
Palmer, Wanda Elaine
Berry, and Paul Vincent
Hendricks will reveal their
talents in the senior
division,
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