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“Tell It Like It Is”
VOLUME NO. 42
WEIMSDAY, MARCH 12, 1975
15 CH/rS PER ocpy - $5.00 PER YEAR
Week’s
Capsule
by Alned Hinson
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
NATIONAL
William T. Coleman, the second black ever to serve
in the Cabinet, was recently sworn in as Secretary of
Transportation by Thurgood Marshall of the Supreme
Court.
Attending the swearing in ceremony which was held
in the East Room of The White House were: President
Ford and Robert Weaver, the first black Cabinet officer
who was sworn in during the Johnson administration.
Coleman, by profession, is a Philadelphia lawyer who
was affilliated with the prestigious law firm of Dilworth,
Paxson, Kalish, Kohn, and Dilks.
President Ford speaking at a Republican Leadership
Conference stated that the two party system must be
saved for the sake of the country. He feels that there is
no room in the system for a third party. To President
Ford, “Collapse of the GOP would deny all Americans a
free choice in politics.”
Third party threats have come mostly from
conservative Republicans who claim the GOP has
spread too far already.
U.S. District Court Judge John Sirica recently voiced
his opposition to the reproduction of the White House
tapes by ABC, CBS, NBC, the Public Broadcasting
System, and Warner Brothers. Sirica feels that it would
be difficult to choose an impartial jury if the tapes were
permitted to be aired. He further feels that the fair trial
rights of the four Watergate cover-up conspirators
might be jeopardized if public broadcasting were made
while the case is on appeal.
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Treasury Secretary William E. Simon feels that the
House is wrong in concentrating its $21.3 billion tax cut
bill on lower income families. He feels the money will
not be spent where it will do the most good to help the
economy survive. To Simon, the House should
concentrate on helping higher income families because
they are more likely to purchase major items such as
cars, houses and home appliances.
The House Bill provides for an $8.1 billion rebate of
1974 income taxes and approximately $8.1 billion in
1975 tax cuts for individuals, mostly for lower income
groups.
if. if. it.
STATE
The State Division of Motor Vehicles is still having
problems with its personnel. Last year, Nick Smith was
dismissed as head of the Division's Enforcement and
Theft Bureau because of poor judgement used in
purchasing fake wrist watches (which turned out to be
tape recorders) and for purchasing a submachine gun
which Gov. James Holshouser refers to as a “dumb
stunt”.
Smith was replaced by Roy McCampbell, an
ex-highway patrolman. While employed with the
highway patrol. Smith is alleged to have had problems
with that division. He has now submitted his letter of
resignation to Motor Vehicles Commissioner Jake
Alexander after being faced with fraud charges
resulting from giving misinformation to authorities
about items stolen from his home in Durham, N.C. It is
also alleged that McCampbell was having problems
with personnel in the Division of Motor Vehicles and
this too could have attributed to his resignation.
The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice and
Corrections has approved a bill which would lengthen
active prision terms for armed robbery. Under present
law, the penalty for armed robbery is 5 to 30 years.
Though the penalty for armed robbers is 5 to 30
years, the present parole system enables one to be
released as early as 15 months after confinement. It is
felt, however, by Senator Glenn Jernigan and others
that stiffer penalties will serve as a deterent to these
kinds of crimes. He proposes that this crime carry with
Continued on Page 7
by Albert A. Campbell
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE-
VILLE -He comes to work,
and work he will. You’ve
seen much of his work in
this as well as other Black
newspapers throughout the
state, yet he himself is
seldom seen.
Who is he?
None other than John
Baxter Henderson!
Now, do you remember
seeing his name in cutlines
under the many pictures
displayed in this paper
from Fayetteville State
University?
For many months John
has contributed much to
this, and many other
newspapers, via his cam
era. Personal contact had
not been made, with this
newspaper yet, there seem
ed to be a most congenial
relationship with Mr.
Henderson. It was like a
deserving devotion to that
which you cannot touch.
You knew that there would
be those ever flowing
photos - which are most
essential to the life of Black
newspapers and through
the facilities of FSU, John
B. Henderson contributes
graciously.
You see, as stated
before, he comes to work.
As an example, during the
week of the CIAA Tourna
ment, John B. was one of
the most active photo
graphers visiting. It was
there that I first met Mr.
Henderson.
Because we had never
met, we of course did not
recognize each other. For
some reason we were
introduced, and we both
momentarily stood spell
bound before we spoke.
.^Imost in unison, we
both, excitedly said while
pointing to each other,
“You!” It was like
discovering a long lost
brother.
It was at that time that I
got an opportunity to really
get to know John B.
Henderson. I told him then,
that I had been told lots of
goodies about him by Mrs.
Jessie Wood of Lexington.
Learning at that time of
John’s many attributes, 1
was shocked to find that he
had once worked in High
Point and Winston-Salem
in his journey to his present
location in Fayetteville.
With his concern and
vitality, John has touched
the lives - for the better - of
many of our Black citizens.
He has worked and
studied through out the
state of North Carolina, as
well as Georgia. Social
Work, Juvenile Counseling
and Public Relations are
just a few.
John is presently em
ployed at Fayetteville State
Univsrsity, Fayetteville, as
Director of Public Relations
and Publications, and
Assistant Professor of the
Department of Sociology.
He and his wife,
Gwendolyn, have one
daughter, Joyce, age eigh
teen months. They live at
607 Bessemer Circle, Fay
etteville, N.C.
Thanks, John, and keep
’em coming.
T
Hedline
Blacks Win Alabama Educational TV Challenge
"The Federal Communications Commission Is not necessarily
hospitable—but it can be pliable.” With these words, Alabama Media Project
director Steve Sultts summed up for CABLELINES the victory his gfoup had just
won in convincing ttie FCC, for the first time in its history, to vote to deny a
broadcast license renewal application on grounds of racism In programming
policy.
The 4-2 decision, released by the FCC January 8, is historic in a number of
ways. The Commission, for the first time in its 40 years of existence, found a pat
tern of discrimination In programming policy. The AETC (Alabama Educational
Television Commission) hearings, from which the ruling was derived, were the
first ever on tHie performance of a public broadcasting licensee or an intercon
nected network of stations, or on a license held by an instrumentality of govenn-
ment.
When the decision was first made known in September, a classic states
rights controversy began to develop. Memk)ers of the Alatjama congressional
delegation, the Alabama state legislature and private citizens in Alabama and
elsewhere In the south ftooded the FCC with calls protesting the action even be
fore it was officially made pubik:. As a result of the hearings, Suitts told
CABLELINES that “Alabamians may be the best-infonned citizens in the country
atx3ut the regulatory process.” And many white Alabamians felt that the FCC
action, wtetever Its merits, represented an Illegal Intrusion on the functions of
state governments.
Before the litigation, AETC systemattoaliy deleted six black NET programs,
alttwugh Alabama is 40 percent black and its commercial stations aired almost
no black-oriented programming. Black emptoyment during that period consisted
of a janitor, part-time student and semi-skilled production assistant (not simul
taneously). Now, with employment of blacks at 8 percent, four hours per
week of "Integrated” adult programming, and a black AETC Commissioner
appointed by Governor Wallace in August, AETC’s defenders claim the system
shouM tje given credit for “upgrading”.
The petitioners, however, argued that such upgrading was only token and
cosmetic, and that if AETC were permitted to win renewal based on events tak
ing place since the hearing began, every licensee in the country would know it
could perform as miserably as it liked, reasoning that if it were caught it could al
ways "upgrade” and still win renewal. The FCC agreed.
New applteants will have until April 1 to file their applications for one or more
Iteenses. Meantime, AETC will be pemiitted to operate the system on an interim
basis.
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Cell To Hold Banquet
GREENSBORO “A
Salute To Community
Support” will be the theme
for the Triad Sickle Cell
Foundation’s third annual
banquet to be held on
March 16, 1975 at 6:00
S. Cooper Smith, Foun
dation president, announc
ed that Mrs. Margaret
Falkener, a community
volunteer and a member of
the Foundation board of
directors, is chairperson of
o’clock p.m. at the Cosmos the banquet arrangements
I Restaurant. committee.
Carl Chavis
Drive Underway
Blotk Pride Cited
By Linda Florence
The first" black news
corresj)ondent to work for a
major television network,
Mai Goode spent last week
at Shaw University for a
series of workshops, semi
nars and discussions.
Goode, 67, retired as
ABC's United Nations
correspondent in 1973. He
is now a consultant to the
National Black Network.
“I don't need to go
around shouting or wearing
a sign on my back saying
I'm black and I'm proud,"
Goode said. “Acting like
I'm mad at the world won't
do anyone any good," said
the Virginia native.
"I have pride automati
cally as an American black
man," Goode said. “My
parents taught me at an
early age that I am no
better than anyone else and
no one else is any better
than me...and said go out
and prove it."
Leaning slightly forward
in his chair, Goode peered
squarely through his tinted
glasses and removed them
occasionally as he talked of
blacks moving into respon
sible jobs.
“It took a lot of pressure,
a lot of cracked head and
shedded blood before
blacks were allowed in
many of those positions,”
Goode said. “So it is up to
the people who are holding
those positions to keep the
Continued on Page 7
Seminar At WSSU
WINSTON-SALEM - An
Allied Health Careers
Seminar will be held on
Friday, March 14. 1975,
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the
Hauser Student Union at
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity.
The seminar, sponsored
by -Winston-Salem State
University and Delta Sigma
Theta, Inc., is designed to
acquaint students, counse
lors and teachers with
career opportunities in
health related fields: to
acquaint students and
counselors with appropriate
courses of study leading to
health related fields; and to
provide them with direct
contact with professionals
in these fields.
Participating agencies
Continued on Page 3
High Point- The Carl
Chavis YMCA has launced
its 31st Annual Member
ship Campaign for 1975,
which runs through March
31.
Requests are being made
for new members and
re-enrollment of expiring
memberships.
Total enrollment for 1974
was 870 members (392 boys
-478 men). There were 56
sponsors who gave from
$5.00 to $100.00 for boys
who were unable to
purchase members.
There are many boys in
our community who use the
YMCA and take part in the
program who are unable to
purchase membership.
Increased prices in all
areas of our program will
cause a curtailment in some
activities unless more
income is available.
Boys (basic) $5.00 (6 to
16 yrs.)
Boys (up to 18 yrs if still
in High School) - $5.00
Men (18 yrs. - up) $10.00
“Y” Men’s Club - Board
Members $20.00
Special Classes - Groups:
Extra fees (Karate - Teams
- Indoor Tennis - Volleyball)
Sponsor (Boy’s Member -
including summer Day
Camp activities for 2
weeks) $25.00
A sponsored member
ship will help some boy or
teenage enroll in the
YMCA program ana its
activities thereby keeping
him out of the streets and
out of trouble.
The YMCA includes
programs and activities for
the whole family for six
days per week with special
programs scheduled for
Sundays.
The Y’s Men’s Club
supports the association
through projects and mem
bership enrollment.
Continued on Page 6
Smith said a speaker of
national prominence will
deliver the keynote address
at the banquet meeting.
The Triad Sickle Cell
Foundation was recently
granted $42,977 for the
creation and operation of a
Sickle Cell Clinic in
Guilford, Alamance, Ran
dolph and Davidson coun
ties. The Clinic will operate
an outrejich and educatio
nal program in the
four-county area.
Other members of the
banquet arrangements
committee are Mrs. Katie
Dorsett, Michael B. Flem
ing, Mrs. Sarah Herbin,
Mrs. Catherine McGibbony
and David Purcell.
Tickets for the banquet
can be obtained by calling
the Sickle Cell Clinic at
274-1507. Leo Bradshaw is
serving as executive direc
tor of the Clinic.
Jackson To Speak
At A&T
Greensboro - An address "The Coalition has
by the Rev. Dr. Jesse addressed itself to the far
Jackson, A&T State Uni- reaching objectives of
versity graduate and one of raising the quality of
the nation’s foremost civil education and assuring
rights leaders, will high
light the first annual unity
banquet of the North
Carolina Alumni and
Friends at the University
March 21.
Jackson, who founded
and heads Operation
People United to Save
Humanity (PUSH), will
speak for the group’s
fundraising effort at 7:30
p.m. in the new student
dining center at A&T.
The North Carolina
Alumni and Friends group
is composed of graduates
and former students of the
state’s five predominately-
black colleges.
higher educational oppor-
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