REIDSVILLE Joins The Circilotion Family Of THE TRIBUNAL AID
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT VICTIM
Have we come to the point where
prosperity of Blaclcs is intolerable in this
country? Is the alleged charge against Dr.
Jones of Winston-Salem another farce
similar to that of Mrs. Lightner of
Raleigh? Must our Black leaders always
come under the attacks of vicious and
jealous groups?
When the news reports came in that a
number of doctors were being charged
with illegal sales of drugs, of course Dr.
Jones’ name was given immediately.
Minds began drifting back to the most
recent episode in Raleigh.
Looking at the character of this man.
Dr. Jones, who is now charged with a
criminal offense, the irony of these
charges would appear unfounded,
unreasonable and contrived. Most of us
in the community know the character, the
reputation and the being of this man.
Therefore, it is hard to believe that he
would stoop to such a low and common
act for the simple sake of gaining a dollar
bill.
It is time now when Blacks must no
longer sit back and wait for courts to
vendicate an innocent man. More must
be done on the personal level to inform
this system that we will no longer allow
our leaders to be “plucked” from the
outstanding roles they play simply
because of malicious factions that wish to
destroy the few persons in the Black
community who our young people can
admire.
If the SBI continues to investigate and
bring charges against Black people, then
maybe the SBI should be investigated. As
I look over some of the things that Dr.
Jones is involved in, I wonder why the
SBI did not get this information
themselves. He is a member of the Twin
City Medical Society. He is a member of
the Old North State Medical Society. He
is a staff member of the Forsyth
Memorial Hospital, Reynolds Memrorial
Hospital and Medical Park Hospital. His
church activities include membership at
Goler Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church
were he is the Chairman of the Trustee
Board. 1 doubt, very seriously, if he has
had even a traffic violation recently.
These are the kinds of things that tend to
add up or characterize the personality of
an individual. He is a family man to both
his immediate and parental families. He
is an outstanding physician and a pillar of
the community. Yet, someone can make
an accusation and in 24 hours, his name is
scarred, marred, dirtied and scorned.
It is the opinion of this writer, that this
man has been terribly mistreated because
it is hard for me to believe that he has
done anything wrong - especially
knowingly. It is not hard for me to believe
that he was deliberately set-up to appear
as a common criminal.
Will the Black community sit back and
allow this to happen to Dr. Jones? Will
we just read this article and say, "Things
will work out all right," No! They're not
going to work out all right! That’s the
reason for the charges - so that things
will not work out all right.
There needs to be as much expressed
disturbance about this kind of charge as
there would be if we complained about
merchants who allegedly overcharged us
for their merchandise.
We need to go after this right
now...immediately, and destroy the
worm that squirms near the pit of our
Society. The Black community can no
longer sit back and allow its leaders to be
degraded and falsely scandalized. This is
not to say that known Black criminals
must be protected by the community. By
no means should we embrace such ideas
and thoughts. But when a man is an
upstanding citizen of the community, he
should be protected by every worth of his
being... Honest, God Fearing, Law
Abiding and Black.
A TRIBUNAL AID EDITORIAL
Keidsville
V aigh Point
Lexington
Tell It Like It Is
Week s
Capsule
by Alfred Hinson
THE TRIBUNALAID
Serving Davidson, Firsytii, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham and Rowan Counties
VOLUME II, NO. 45
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1975
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NATIONAL
President Ford signed a $24.8 billion tax-cut bill that
he did not necessarily want to endorse. According to
the President the anti-recession needs of the economy
outweighed the drawbacks of the legislation. It is felt by
the President that the tax bill “fails to give adequate
relief to the millions of middle-income taxpayers who
already contribute the biggest share of federal taxes.”
Some of the features of the bill are:
A 10 per cent rebate for 1974 taxes to a maximum of
$200.
A $30 tax credit for personal tax exemptions for 1975.
A $50 one-time bonus payment for Social Security
recipients and special payments up to $400 for low
income families.
A 5 per cent tax credit for new home buyers with a
maximum of $2,000 credit.
The President stated that he will resist any attempts
by Congress to include any new spending programs
that will increase the budget deficit for fiscal year 1976.
STATE
David Jones, Correction Secretary told a group
attending a correction conference that he would not
legitimize the existence of an inmates’ union by
meeting with them. He feels that inmates have broken
the law and it is wrong to negotiate with them or
provide facilities where they can hold meetings. He
further stated “they will not dictate to us ....’’ The
North Carolina Prisoners Union is supposed to exist and
have representation at Central Prison.
Jones informed the group that he also plans to ask
the General Assembly for $I million to be used to
relieve the over-crowded conditions in medium and
maximum security facilities. These facilities are
designed for 10,000 inmates but now house 12,900
inmates.
Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt, at a recent news conference,
urged for the adoption of an ethics bill for state officials
and members of state boards and commissions. The
prospective bill will be similar to the one which now
exists for legislators.
According to Hunt, the primary sponsor of the bill
will be Sen. Glen Jernigan, D-Cumberland. A most
important feature of the prospective bill will be the
establishment of a State Ethics Commission having the
power to review financial interests of state officials,
members of state boards and commissioners, and
candidates for council of state positions. The
Commission will also be charged with enforcing the
law.
Continued on Page 3
WINSTON-SALEM - A faculty of the Winston- Chaplain until 1946 when
native of Norfolk, Virginia, Salem Teachers (then he became the James A.
Dr. Williams attended the known as Winston-Salem Gray Professor of Bible and
public schools of Winston- Teachers College) in 1936, Chaplain. The Board of
Salem, North Carolina, and with the exception of Trustees appointed him
having graduated from the two years from 1937-39, Executive Vice-President in
what was then Columbia when he taught at Palmer February of 1961, Interim
Heights High School. He Memorial Institute at President in July of 1961,
holds an A.B. Degree from Sedalia, North Carolina, and President in May of twelve years. He resigned
Morehouse College, Atlan- and three and one half 1962. He is now Chancellor from the latter in 1961.
ta, Georgia, and the M.A., years in the Army as a of Winston-Salem State, a During World War II, Dr.
S.T.B., and Ph.D. Degrees Chaplain, he has been constituent institution of Williams entered the Army
from Boston University, employed at the University, the University of North as Chaplain with the rank of
Boston, Massachusetts. He served as professor of Carolina.
Dr. Williams joined the Social Science and College Co-terminus with his
teaching at the University,
Dr. Williams served as
pastor of the First Institu
tional Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem for eleven
years and as pastor of the
West End Baptist Church,
also in Winston-Salem, for
Rowan Cooperation
Christian Ministry Pres.
SALISBURY- The Rev. RCCM now has 82 to engage in cooperative
Theodore Walker, formerly member churches from 13 religious, educational and
of High Point and past denominations and consid- charitable service, study
executive secretary of the ering the purpose for its and worship.’’
Caul Chavis Memorial organizing: To be the RCCM now has 82
YMCA, pastor of First serving arm of churches in member churches from 13
Calvery Baptist Church, meeting the needs of the denominations out of 230
Salisbury, was recently people of Rowan County, churches in Rowan County,
installed as president of the the installation of Rev. It aspires to be the serving
Rowan Cooperative Chris- Walker as president is an arm of the churches in
meeting the needs of the
people in Rowan County.
RCCM ministers
through, clothing centers,
tutoring, DIAL HELP (24
hour volunteer telephone
emergency service). Yoke
fellow Prison Ministry, and
other Special Events.
RCCM is staffed by an
Executive Director and a
Social Secretary.
first lieutenant, but with
rapid strides was promoted
to the. rank of major. He
served in the Phillipines
and New Guinea, as well as
in the United States.
He has given his services
unstintingly in the past tc
political, civic, and educa
tional affairs. Among these
have been the following;
Editorial Board, Journal Ol
Teacher Education; Asso-
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‘Count’ Basie At WSSU
Department of South Caro
lina State Carolina in 1916.
He graduated with honors
from Bates College, Lewis-
tian Ministry (RCCM) for acknowledgment of his ton, Maine and holds both
1975. personal philosophy, “To M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees
Other officers installed serve where needed, when from the University of
for the coming year needed, to whomever is in Chicago, Illinois
William “Count” Basie silent movie theatre. Soon bring the band to Chicago
was born in Red Bank, New after, he joined Walter and then to New York in
Jersey, on August 21, 1904. Page’s Blue Devils and 1936, where it was
He played the piano since later, Benny Moten, w'hose enlarged. In January, 1937,
childhood, studying first band he took over when the band made its first
with his mother. After Moten died in 1935. recordings (DECCA), and
working around New York In the summer of 1935, the following year became
with Sonny Greer and June Basie had a ten piece band internationally known.
Clark, Count went on tour which John Hammond the The qualities that esta-
with a theatre unit. When noted music critic heard on blished it were Basie's
the tour broke up in Kansas a small Kansas City radio imple, swinging, elliptical
City, he went to work in a station. Hammond helped piano style and the driving
impetus of a great rhythm
section. (From March ’37 to
the early ’40’s -- Freddie
Greene, Guitar; Joe Jones,
Drums; and Walter Page,
Bass comprised the rhythm
twenty-seven years. andtimesofDr. Mays. Itis section.) Add to this
Through his efforts More- a study which covers almost foundation the blues sing-
house was the fourth three quarters of a century
Georgia College to be of Black-White relations in
ing graduated valedictorian approved for a chapter of the United States,
from the High School Phi Beta Kappa - Delta of Dr. Mays, internationally
Georgia. Prior to that recognized as a distin-
appointment he served as guished scholar and reli-
Dean of the School of gious leader, is the
Religion, Howard Univer- recipient of more than one
sity, Washington, D.C. hundred awards and pla- * -
Under his leadership, the ques including: Christian |
School achieved Class A Culture Award, Assump
rating by the American tion University, Windsor
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays To
Speak At WSSU
A native of Epworth.
South Carolina, Dr. Mays
attended school in Orange
burg, South Carolina hav-
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include the Rev. Alan need.”
Sasser, vice president and RCCM is the Cooperative the Atlanta School Board Schools.
Mrs. Rosemary Taylor, Christian Ministry in and is President Emeritus
secretary. Mr. Dick Mess- Rowan County, whose of Morehouse College,
inger, assisted by Mrs. purpose is to, “Provide the Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Mays
Flora Miller, will continue means for the Christian served as President of
Dr. Mays is President of Association to Theological Ontario, Canada, 1961;
A well published author,
his most recent work is a
book entitled. Born to
Rebel. It is a social
Religious Leaders Award,
National Conference of
Christians and Jews, New I 1*^ Huaiies
York, 1970; National Free-
Editorials
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I Ifadies 3
INotcs & Reminders....2(1
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I IReligion.
to serve as treasurer. Churches of Rowan Countv Morehouse College for autobiography of the life
dom Day Award, Philadel- ]
phia. Pa. 1972. I I
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