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VOL. 30, NO. 21
SCOTT COMMUTE
EVANS PRISON !
Gov. Robert Scott has commuted
the sentences of two
Greensboro men serving sixmonth
terms at McLeansville
Prison for disrupting classes at
Dudley High School two years
ago.
Nelson Napoleon Johnson, 26,
of 600 Dewitt St., and Robert
Evans, 20, of 912 Salem St., were
freed Friday, April 9, their ac
live six-months terms commuted
to six-month suspended sentences.
The suspensions last for 12
month. During that period, the
two men will be under the supervision
of a parole officer.
According to Fred Morrison,
legal assistant to the governor,
Scott commuted the sentences
"in the spirit of Good Friday"
after Rep. Henry Frye had interceded
for the pair.
Morrison said the sentences
were commuted under terms of
parole supervision. In addition,
he said, Jornson and Evans must
either be employed during the
suspension period or continuing
their education.
Charges of disrupting a public
school against the two were
made after a disturbance at
Dudley which preceded a riot on
the A&T State University campus
in 1969.
They were given eight-month
terms in N. C. District Court of
Guilford County. On an appeal
to Guilford Superior Court, they
received twelve-month terms.
On further pleas to the N. C.
Court of Appeals, the sentences
were reduced to six months.
After further fruitless attempts
to avoid the sentences |
through legal channels, Johnson
and Evans turned themselves in
to Guilford Superior Court Solicitor
Douglas Albright.
They began serving their
terms at the McLeansvilln Pri?
on Unit March 23. They also had
spent several weeks in jail at
various times during the appeals
process.
Morrison said that Frye had
contacted Scott about the sentences
with "ten or twelve let- i
ters' from prominent Greensboro
citizens, requesting the
commutation.
Among those who had written
to Frye were Dr. George C.
Simkins, president of the Greens- J
boro chapter of NAACP, Dr.!
Lewis Dowdy, president of A&T j
and Charles Davis, executive |
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GREENSBORO, 1
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SENTENCES
director of the Guilford County
Economic Opportunity Council.
Scott turned the matter over
to the State Parole Board, requesting
that it review he case
with the Department of Corrections
and draw up papers for
commutation.
Ka'aJ
T. O. Stokes
Ejected Secretary
Greensboro's T. O. Stokes, Jr.,
Illnstrlous Potentate of Khallf
Temple No. 144 rets elected to
the position of recording secretary
of the A.E.A.O.N.M.S. of
the State Desert of North Carolina
at the State Desert Conference
which was held In Winston-Salem,
N. C.
MR. ARTHUR W. STACK
Mr. Arthur Willie Stack, age
28 of 2001 Spencer St., Apt. D,
died on Monday, April 12, 1971.
Funeral services will be held
on Friday, April 16, 1971 at Hargett
Memorial Chapel at 3:00
p.m. Burial will follow in Maple- i
wood Cemetery.
Survivors are: parents, Mr.!
and Mrs. Bill Stack of the home;
one sister, Mrs. Helen Morehead
of Greensboro, N. C.; two brothers,
James Tillman of Stoney
Hill, N. C., Robert Stack of
Greensboro, N. C.; seven aunts,
three uncles, three nieces, six
nephews and a host or other relatives
and friends.
The family will meet with1
their friends Thiirc^??
f?
15, 1971 at Hargett Memorial
Chapel from 7 to 9 P.M.
Hargett Funeral Service in
charge of all arrangements. j
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Representatives of predomin
leges gathered in Durham, Not
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the National Association of Colle
trars and Admissions Officers. I
conference schedule are (left to
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Rev. Julius T. Douglas
Public Invited to Service
And Reception
An invitation is extended to
the citizens of Greensboro to attend
a Retirement Recognition
Service and Reception honoring
Rev. Julius T. Douglas, pastor
of St. James United Presbyterian
Church at 4:00 P.M. on J
Sunday, April 18, 1971.
Rev. Douglas is retiring after
serving the pastorate of St.
James for twenty-five years. Although
he is a native of Chester,
(Conunuco on Pkgc a
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MRS. J. G. MOR
CANDIDATES FOI
Councilman Vance H. Chavis
is the retired principal of Lincoln
Jr. High School and has
served the educational needs of
Greensboro for forty years.
He feels that being retired
gives him several advantages as
a councilman, and that it completely
eliminates any chance oi
i. conflict of interest. Two of the
advantages cited by Chavis are
as follows; 1. Ample time to devote
to the job; 2. A degree ol
independence which enables hinto
make decisions with all objectivity.
In announcing his cnndidacj
for re-election, Chavis indicated
that he would like to be of continuous
service to the people oi
Greensboro In helping the council
pre < to completion sevcra
of programs nlread instituted.
He is a staunch supporter o:
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ii.v. i.ci viiiunic ui occupancy anc
ti'o opt n housing resolution. H<
i also actively involved in th?
18-hele golf course developmen
at Laltc Townsend and slice
improvements, particularly aloni
r.ennett St. and Cottage Grovi
Ave.
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. Fannie Williams of Winston-8?ate
University, and Roy A. Woods
tie Collere, ontaoinr nresldent of
. Mr. Jacluon hosted the Golf OU
ption for delegates to the convenIRIS,
V. CHAVIS
* CITY COUNCIL
i This candidate says he has
, abiding faith in improved housi
ing for the poor and elderly,
1 adequate recreational facilities,
more meaningful human relaI
tions, increased job opportunities,
the improvement of environmental
quality, and the
, elimination of traffic congestion.
Thus, he favors the concept of
scattered public housing but
would have it modified so that
, fewer units would be located in
u..y one area.
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Mrs. Juanita G. Morris, 49, a
, nursing assistant at L. Richard
I son Memorial Hospital and member
of the Greensboro Human
^ Relations Commission is a candidate
for Greensboro City
I Council.
A primary to reduce the slate
.to 14 will be held April 20.
. From the number, the sevens
member council will be chosen
' in the May 4 election. The new
I council will organize May 10, at
t which time one of the seven will
be chosen mayor.
e Mrs. Morris said she is seek(Continued
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