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by Charles Jeffries
Staff Writer
"A few people have the South by the
economic bottleneck and they are
poisonous. All that comes through that
bottleneck has to become poisoned."
"The basic economic problem with the
South is that we have paid too little
attention to the basic needs of our
people."
These two statements, the former
from Rev. Jessie Jackson, ex-head of
Operation Breadbasket; the latter from
Dr. Ray Marshall, director of the Center
for Southern Resources at the University
of Texas, are just a few of the assesments
they made of the Southern economy
during the Thursday session of the
Carolina Symposium, 'The Mind of the
South."
Both Jackson and Marshall seemed to
agree the basic problem with the
Southern economy was the institutionally
racist attitude that prevails in the South.
"The plantation system in the
traditional South was the cause of the
region having a backward economy. The
characteristics of the plantation were low
productivity, low input in human
resources and the establishment of
institutional racism. Institutional racism
permeated our political system and our
economic system and made it backward."
said Marshall.
Marshall said when whites think of
racism, they tend to think in terms of
"overt" racism, but blacks think in terms
of subtle racism. He gave as an example
of this the fact that overt racism denies a
black the opportunity to apply for a job
while institutional racism causes him not
to apply.
Marshall cited lo income, poor
j ncome
discrimination a
istripuiion
Southern e,
the South's economic future.
"Racial discrimination is the cause oi
tl
varying degrees
i ncome
distribution. And lack of participation by
the Southerner m the policies that affect
income distribution are also a caue of
the economic woes of the South." sa;d
Marshall.
As for solutions to the South
economic problems. Marsha!! offered
these: the creation of more jobs, through
public assi-tance if necessary; better
e d ucation ; manpower programs:
anti-discrimination programs: and health,
welfare and income maintenance
programs.
Marshall
ended his remarks on
Southern economy by zeroing in on the
issue of welfare, an issue which he and
Jackson seemed to think was the
ir.d peop'e being on
We dont
weitare in this country as long as ;he
feel guilty about it." he concluded.
Rev. Jackson, m his d:scuss;;m on the
economy of the South, assailed just about
everything from welfare, "created bv
wnue io.k. usea r
whit;
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messed up by white folk." to N.C.
Senator Sam Emn. to whom he referred
throughout his remarks deal m 2 with the
South's political leaders and
their
contributions to the Southern economy .
"Some of the remarks made by Dr.
Marshall should he listened to, by both
black and white, and especially by Mr.
Ervin, who will be here at 4 and should
be taking notes." said Jackson.
Jackson made clear his stand on the
Southern economy and how it had failed
the Southern people was not a racist
e, vpoint.
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which
IS
"The issue is
feedmg black folk to .
It is not feedmg white folk to b!a.. folk,
because they are not appetizing.
Economics is the issue and the answer."
he commented.
Jackson spoke of other issues which he
said figure into the economic situation of
the South, including Southern politics
and the Southern educational system.
'There are slightly more than 40
million people in the UcS. who are
malnourished and 2S million of these are
white, but vou never hear a white
people; instead, they are feeding them
Jim Crow instead of steak and gra .
which is sickness, he said.
On the issue o:
ss:em. Jackson see
comments toward the ;s.sue of Mack
stud es
"You must study not oriy chit s;de of
history, but both sides, so you w :!! krcw
wrut undercut our rustorv.
J ackso
4 hi
remarss
areu.
emphasizing the racially
nature of his remarks. He said. A"h:tc
folk, listen to me. if you are civdtzed.
Black folk, listen to Dr. Marshall, if you
are civilized. Truth is truth. een if it
comes from a garbage can.
"We black folk are not racist, white
folk, you are. We black folk are jus:
chauvinistic."
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Vol. 80, No. 140
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Friday, March 31, 1972
Founded February 23, 1893
.Married,
students
oraeried
by Bob Dowries
Staff Writer
A total of 500 questionnaires will be
mailed today to a random selection of
married students currently living in
University married housing, according to
George Rutherford, director of facilities
planning.
The questionnaire is the first step
toward the planning and construction of
400 additional units of married student,
housing at an estimated cost of S7.5
million, Rutherford said.
The questionnaire will furnish planners
with valuable input to help analyze the
needs and desires of potential occupants,
said Rutherford, adding that the survey
will also provide further justification for
the additional units when the plan is
presented to the 1973 General Assembly.
The plan tentatively calls for 400
apartments consisting of 350
two-bedroom and 50 three-bedroom units
to be incorporated in buildings "with a
maximum height of three stories."
Rutherford said at the present time,
no site has been selected for the housing.
The questionnaire will deal with
preferences in married housing, including
location, distance from campus, costs,
neighborhood appearance, recreation and
other factors.
In addition, a half page of space for
comment on the importance of the
University's role in housing married
students is provided.
. Rutherford, emphasizing the
importance of the survey, said
questionnaires will be available at the
facilities planning office in Bynum Hall
and at the Odum Village housing office
for those who wish to express their
feelings.
The said study findings would
probably be available in about four
weeks.
TODAY: Cloudy and cool; rain,
possibly heavy, ending tonight;
highs in the low 50's, lows in the
30's; probability of precipitation 90
percent today, 80 percent tonight.
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by United Press International
RALEIGH The one-year residency
requirement for voting in North Carolina
was struck down Thursday by the State
federal court," but such action '"might
jeopardize the validity of the May
primary and bond election," Morgan said.
Brock's announcement was hailed by
state GOP Chairman Frank Rouse as a
Board of Elections, opening the May 6 , victory for state Republicans, who
N.C. Senator Sam Ervin makes a point as he spoke Thursday afternoon in Memorial
Hall on the issue of busing. Ervin's appearance was another in the series scheduled by
the Carolina Symposium.
(Staff photo by Scott Stewart )
Symposium Thursday
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primary to a possible 100,000 voters.
A letter to the 100 county boards of
elections declared the new rule effective
immediately.
Alex Brock, executive secretary of the
elections board, said the board issued the
ruling in light of an opinion by State
Attorney General Robert Morgan
following the "recent untimely decision"
by the U.S. Supreme Court in voiding a
similar residency requirement in
Tennessee.
Morgan said while the North Carolina
constitution carried the one-year
stipulation, state and federal courts were
likely to follow the precedent outlined by
the nation's highest court.
In view of the Supreme Court ruling,
"We feel that it not only would be a vain
and futile effort to wait action by a lower
threatened to challenge the law in court.
"This is a prime example of why a
strong two-party system in this state is in
the best interest of all citizens," said
Rouse. "Allowing a one-party
administration to make decisions that are
unquestioned and unchallenged clearly
can lead to results that do not give our
state's citizens fair treatment."
Brock told newsmen that "as a result
of these combined actions, North
Carolina is left with absolutely no
durational residency requirement as a
pre-condition to register to vote."
He said, however, the board would
continue to enforce the present 30-day
provision "which even the Supreme Court
stated was necessary to prevent fraud."
Brock said while the board is reluctant
to give an estimate of how many
disagree
on Biiism
by Jane Shermer
Staff Writer
Sen.
William
Sam J. Ervin (D-N.C.) and
van Alstvne of the Duke
University law school discussed "Busing
the Children" Thursday in Memorial Hall.
The panel discussion was part of the
1972 Carolina Symposium, "Mind of the
South."
Ervin, a North Carolina senator since
1954, opposed busing to achieve racial
integration while van Alstvne approved of
the method of desegregation.
"There are two kinds of busing," Ervin
said. "The legitimate kind, of which 1
approve, is that which transports a child
who resides far from the nearest school to
that school because it is too far away for
him to walk.
"The other kind is busing which
integrates the bodies of school children
but does not improve their minds.
"It is an insult to black children
because it implies they cannot get a good
education without white companionship.
This type of busing is wrong."
Erving said a court order to bus
thousands of children to schools in other
neighborhoods "is the worst tyranny
being inflicted by the U.S. government,"
and judges and government officials who
send their children to private schools are
practicing "hypocritical tyranny."
The senator accused the U.S. Supreme
Court of perverting the constitutional
clause on equal protection. He said busing
divides schools into two groups so half of
the children get to stay at their
neighborhood school and half get sent to
other schools.
"This is unequal treatment," Ervin
said. "It denies the children who are
bused the right to attend the
neighborhood school because of their
Opposes equality bill
JErviii condemn
army
by Jane Shermer
Staff Writer
In an interview after a panel discussion on
busing, Sen. Sam J. Ervin (D-N.C.) expressed his
views Thursday on legislation ranging in topic
from women's equality rights to the legalization of
marijuana.
The senator also expounded on his recent
senate investigations into military surveillance of
civilians involved in political activities and on
proposed campaign reform laws.
When asked about the senate investigations into
surveillance of private citizens by the military,
Sen. Ervin said he himself had turned up in a'
dossier in the Army fdes. He said there has been
unreasonable investigation of individuals who are
merely exercising their right to be politically
active.
The senator felt that public financing of
political campaigns was a better method of
obtaining funds than taking money out of the
public treasury. He said that the contributions
should not get out of hand, however.
"Contributions of up to S100 is fine for the 1972
(presidential) campaign," Ervin said. "These
private contributions would of course be tax
deductible."
When asked why he opposed the bill to make
women legally equal with men, Ervin said that the
legislation goes against the intended place of man
and woman in the world as created by God. He
surveillance
also said that the legislation is unfair to widows
and women who choose to be wives and mothers.
"Drafting women is absurd," the senator said.
"But this legislation means that men cannot be
sent into combat or drafted unless women are. It
also means that a man could sue for alimony from
his wife."
On marijuana, Ervin said that there is still too
much controversy as to the harmfulness of the
drug. He said that he is not for legalization yet.
The senator said he voted for light sentences for
those found guilty of possession and for stronger
penalties for sellers of marijuana.
Ervin hesitated to comment on the nomination
of Richard Kleindienst as attorney general because
he is on the "jury" for the case.
race. This is unconstitutional."
Ervin said he would like busing to be
outlawed by law. He said he was in favor
of a constitutional amendment "to
prevent these tyrannies from happening
again." The senator stressed taking the
money now financing busing and using it
to improve the schools or to reward
teachers who deserve better pay.
Van Alstyne, a professor of
constitutional law at Duke, was in
agreement with the Supreme Court
decisions on busing. "Neighborhood
school districts are based on racial
housing zones in many areas," he said.
"People choose their neighborhoods in
deliberate attempt to avoid desegregation.
"In some states there have been zoning
laws prohibiting blacks from living in
certain housing developments. Therefore
they are prohibited from attending the
schools in those developments. Busing
overcomes this discrimination against
blacks," he said.
The professor said parents of white
children assigned to previously black
schools would take the incentive to these
schools improved in their facilities and
methods of teaching.
He said private schools are not a threat
to the integrated public school programs,
however, because taxes would still
provide a quality educational opportunity
to public school children.
Van Alstyne closed by saying he does
not wish to see the second reconstruction
die. He read the epitaph of Thaddeus
Stevens and stressed its hope for public
acceptance of the equality of men.
potential voters would be affected by its
action. 100,000 new voters are possible
before the May primary.
Only a few days ago. Brock said North
Carolina would maintain its one-year
residency requirement regardless of the
Supreme Court ruling, but Morgan's
opinion that a court challenge could
jeopardize the election apparently caused
the board to back down from its earlier
stand.
Brock remained critical of the
Supreme Court decision when he said.
"The court proposed a procedure which,
when iewed in practical and common
sense terms, appears to be as illogical as
its ruling is untimely and severe."
He said elections officials throughout
the state were ordered to assign "top
priority" to the change "even though the
vast majority of them, like us. fail to
agree with the severity, the timing or the
extent of the decision."
In his opinion. Brock felt a 90-day
residency requirement would have been
"a fair time" to establish a bona fide
residence in order to vote in state
elections.
He said he did not anticipate any ma.ss
registration drives but a potential voting
bioc of up to 100.000 was possible. He
predicted they would be mainly
concentrated in metropolitan areas, such
as Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro.
Raleigh and Fayetteviile.
The new ruling has no effect on
residency requirements for college
students.
The order allows all persons IS or
older who have lived in a county, city,
town or village in North Carolina for 30
days to register to vote, Brock said.
He said any registered voter would be
eligible to vote on state bond questions,
all candidates in all contests in the
political party with whom the voter is
affiliated and any nonpartisan contests
and other questions on the ballot.
Any voter registered as an
Independent or "no-party" voter would
be eligible to vote only on the state bond
questions and local issues and on local or
county non-partisan contests.
Independents and no-party voters
would not be eligible to vote in any
political primary contest so long as they
remained either Independent or
non-partisan.
Brock said 17-year-o!d who turn 18
by Nov. 7 would be eligible to vote in
primaries of the political party with
which they were affiliated but would not
be eligible to vote on bond questions or
any local or county bond issues or
questions.
Today's
Symposium
8 p.m.-C. Van
Woodward
Memorial Hall