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Protests Raleigh Ghetto ■< Survives 6-Story Fall The Carolinian * ■ •".•-•-• •■- ■ .. : -^ k - ■*— VOL. 27, NO~2 :; iig Battles Move South To Border States Maryland And W.Va. Involved CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Bat tles for open-housing iaws— usually associated with the North are being waged In West Virginia and Maryland. The two Border states are between the old Confederacy and Northern states which fought It out during the Civil War. An open-occupancy ordinance was being sought in this state capital, while efforts were be- Xing made to strengthen Mary land’s almost non-existent fair housing law. Charleston’s militant Negro leaders were breathing fire ov er failure of the West Virgin , ia legislature to include fair p housing in a civil-rights pack age it passed. When the Charleston council also failed to act, the leaders really became angry, threaten ing violence unless a housing ordinance is passed. For the last two months, the militants have intensified their pressure on behalf of a local open-occupancy measure. Urging passage of a'blll which would exempt only four-unit homes occupied by the owner, they were opposing another bill that would exempt all four-unit houses from coverage -about 60 per cent of the available homes. This state capital has seldom been associated with black mili tancy in the past. The city has but 85,000 population, and it'VNegro community is less that- 10 per cent of the total. But the picture is changing, ( See INVOLVED, *», 8) At 47th Grand '-Masons To Hear Scott FAYETTEVILLE - Lieuten ant Governor Robert Scott, has not announced that lie will be a candidate for the highest office in the state, next year, but he happily accepted an invita tion to be the banquet speaker Tuesday night, for the 97th Grand Communication of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the N. C. Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Masons. It was not determined wheth er his appearance had any poli tical overtones or not. It is to be remembered that the Grand Master, Clark S. Brown, is very close to Bert Bennett, once a big factor in the Sanford side of the Democratic party. The banquet is the top social event of the three-day session td is expected to attract more in 1,000 Masons and their guests. Dr. G, Wesley Allen, co-chairman of the committee on arrangements, will serve as toastmaster. D. S. Coltrane, \ who heads the Good Neighbor Council, will receive a plaque, for the job as he has done in human relations. The session, commemorating 100 years of Free Masonry In Fayetteville, will get underway Monday night. Eureka Lodge’, headed by Paul Jones, will host the Lodge of Sorrow, which be gins at 7 p. m., at the First Baptist Church. Floyd E, Spell man, Grand Lecturer, will be In charge. Lott Carey Sec’y To India WASHINGTON According to announcements issued by the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, Washington, D. C., Dr. Wendell C, Somerville, Executive Secretary-Treasu rer, will leave the United States by Pan American Airways on Tuesday, Dec. 12 for India. The purpose of Dr. Somerville’s visit is to deliver the ad dress on the occasion of the dedication service of the Lott Carey Clinic, Delhi; and, to visit the various Lott Carey- Mission stations in India, This significant service will culminate a special project which has been directed by Dr, Abner Nelson, Superintendent of Indian Missions of the Lott Carey Convention, The Lott Carey Convention has§ carried on a continuous missionary educational program in India for the past fifteen years. Conferences have been arranged for Dr, Sommerville to confer with His Excellency, President Zakir Husain, Her Ex cellency, Mrs. Indira Gandhi and other officials in the nations capitol. Dr. Somerville will return to the states the early part of the year. North Carolina's Leading Weekly RALEIGH, N. C„ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1967 sfrll*& --aHR v -V GETS NEWS OF ATROCITIES - Cleveland: Mrs. John Tuck and her sor. Reggie, 9, look at a letter from David Tuck, 26, a Vietnam veteran who testified about U. S. atrocities he witnessed. David testified at a Denmark "war crimes tribunal” that he shot a Vietnamese woman on orders from his infantry commander. (UPI PHOTO). Commission Hears Pleas The two-and-a-half hour has sle over where the 709 Raleigh families will be housed, when they are taken out of the South side ghetto, failed to reveal where they would go, and the Thursday meeting of the State Utilities Commission did not get very far. It was definitely set out by spokesmen, for interested Ne groes, that there was a need The highlight of the event is a salute to the late Bishop J. W. Hood, who was the first Grand Master of the N. C. Jurisdiction, and brought Free Masonry to the state. Bishop H. B. Shaw, Deputy Grand Mas ter and prelate of the 3rd epis copal district AME Zion Church, will deliver the ad dress. This service is sche duled to begin at 8 p. m. Two of Bishop Hood's grand chil dren, Mrs. Gertrude Smith and Mrs. Jamesena Walker, New York City, will be guest of Eu reka Lodge, There is also expected a large delegation from the AME Zion Church, led by Dr. G. W, McMurray, pastor, of Mother AME Zion Church, New York City. A smoker, for Masons, will fol low. In order that the Grand Mas ter might have an opportunity to get first hand Information on what is going on in the Juris diction, the committee on ar rangements planned an active Worshipful Master’s breakfast, which will be held at the Down towner, 8 a. m. Tuesday. Im mediately following the break fast a pilgrimage will be made to Bishop Hood’s grave, in Brookside Cemetery, i brief memorial meditation will be delivered by Dr. R. Irving Boone and a wreath placed on the grave. Grand Master Brown is ex (ttee MASONS. V. 2) for a low-income housing pro ject, but it must not follow the pattern that has been used in the past. The Rev. Tim Kimrey, assistant pastor, Davie Street Presbyterian Church, lost no time in telling the Com mission on that he was against the whole plan and felt that the housing authority should not be permitted to proceed any furth er. The young minister dropped a few pertinent questions that brought the entire matter out into the open. He directed some questions to Robert Broughton, chairman of the housing autho rity that tended to corner him. He wanted to know if the authority had worked close ly with anyone who was a po tential tenant. Broughton told him that his group was avail able to anyone who wanted to consult with them. Kimrey was specific about whether the project would take the pattern of Halifax Court, Walnut Terrace and Chavis Heights. He documented his presentation when he evicted the remark from Tom Eller, a member of the Commission, when he (Eller) said “I don’t want a segregation-integration argument here, Mr. Kimrey.” This seemed to be the sig nal that Kimrey had been wait ing for and he proceeded to tear into the Commission. Kimrey charged that the housing authority doesn't de serve the power to condemn land for the project because it does not "serve the public purpose,” has picked past lo cations to '‘promote racial seg regation” and has its own "moralistic rules for tenants that keep needy people out of existing units. Kimrey said applicants are usually turned down If they are participants in a common-law marriage arrangement, have il legitimate children of otherwise fail to quality under "many moralistic rules not spelled out in federal regulations. Eller asked Broughton if he (See COMMISSION. S>. 2) Shot In Room I,oral police are baffled ov er a mysterious shooting that occurred in the rest room of Coffee-Break Rest, 124 F. Har gett at 1:19 p. m,, Saturday. Willie Jerry Barham, 206 Freeman, who is said to have been an eye witness, and Otis Freeman, Jr., 20, Rt. 7, the victim, told police that Free man went into the rest room and after entering observed Joe Evans, Rt. C, talking to anoth er person. The both allege that an argu ment ensued and Evans pulled a pistol and threatened sever al persons in the room. Bar ham is said to have started to (See SHOT. P 2) " Student Seriously Injured Stark tragedy, that has vi sited many of the college cam puses of our nation, continues to raise Its ugly head on Shaw University’s campus. On Sun day afternoon It visited one at the dormitories in which the female students live. Raleigh’s Police Depart ment’s report shows that Ruth Ann Rice jumped from her 6th floor room window, In a newly built dormitory, and suffered two broken legs, a broken left hip and severe internal Injur ies. She was taken to Wake Memorial Hospital where her condition was reported very grave. Miss Joletha Gaskill, who Is •listed as a room mate of Miss Rice, Is reported as having told police that Miss Rice became disturbed over a love affair and sought a solution, by Jumping out of the window. Miss Gas kill did not give a detailed ac count of her version of the al most fatal jump. She did not recount the happenings that led up to the incident. Wake Memorial Hospital at tendants, told the CAROLINI AN, at press time, that Miss Rise was still in a grave con dition and required Intensive care. When asked what the chances of recovery were, the reply said that her condition was so grave until the hospital did not care to venture an opin ion. The interrogator was told that he could use his own dis cretion, in stating whether she would survive or not. SWEEPSTAKES NUMBERS wosft: m woffif $« mm S2O Anyone having; currant MNX tickets, dated Dec. S, 1867, with proper numbers, present same toxhe CABOONIAN office and receive amounts listed above from the SWLE«rSTAKES {Feature. Sweepstakes Yields $95 m The winners of Sweepstakes made a nice haul this week and took home $95. Mr. Way land Mi&l, Rt, 2, picked up tic ket # 8312, which was good for SSO. This gave him a broad smile and lightened the pull on his pocket, for the Christmas cheer, that he had planned to spread. From Raleigh's Official 1 Wolte*. Flies l The Crime Bent 1 Robbed Os SSOO Clarence William Jones, 23 Chatham Terrace, did not’think it was' *‘so sweet” for a group to take SSOO from him. He reported that lie was a member of a party that was at Charlie's Tavern, Friday, about 5:15 p.m. drinking. He alleged that the group consisting of Juanita Green, 10, Carolyn Watson, 10, 209 Bragg St., Delores Per ry, 30C Pugh Street and Huek erbuck Griffin, 1507 F. Davie Street, decided to go to -117 Patterson Lane. It was there that he was thrown on a l>od and relieved of his money. * * * Shoplifting Shoplifters are being watched very closely as the Christmas season draws closer. Wtslner B. Walt hr op got arrested Fri day morning at McCrory’s Store on Fayetteville St., at 9*15 for taking a pocket Siook ami con cealing it under his coat. <»« CRIMt NEAT, r 9) PIC CURTIS WINSTON Rale s g h Names Ist Negro Detective Curtis Winston, 26, with two and one-half years experience on the Raleigh Police Force, was named a detective by Police Chief Tom Davis, last week. He had the desire to hold a public service job from child hood. He wasn’t too sure that he wanted to be a law enforce ment officer, but the urge be came more discernible by the time he finished Berry O’Kel ly School. He joined the United States Air Force and served his coun try for four years. He served as an air policeman. Still fol lowing his urge, he joined the (See DETECTIVE, P. 2) Mr. Nat Brown, 401 W. South St., went into the store that had ticket # 7927 and he car ried a check from The CAR OLINIAN office, in the sum of $45. Certainly he was not mad when he left. You can do the same. Go to me of the stores for anv ■y*' .v«sH£p ■ fflst toL / ■i&'^rr •% , , * l \\> t :>?^'jvj^n»‘> v/% . ' SsSSL 'A. T* J| i»^%Wfa3MijffflßfHMtilrSHiroWSMßßßmr k s^j^KW«Fy^» M»i||i[,' 5M $ * f\\ "’■' *.'"1 <¥&£mS^V? iL-, ' ' ... KK f ' Iml J||gjfU:. ssP} |?ttHin fete;. .Me*itv^ » - . vl&i isSfc p* 4ffl'..yjrKgjiS*J '>■.,.*■ ■ &V)isr, 3W»- SRniWjMKijisSfig |||| : #■ PLANS FOR PROGRKSS RFPRFSKNTATIVKS VISIT ST. AUG. - Visitors, representing Plans for Progress, on St. Augustine's campus, No\. 29, 30, with staff members are left to right; James F. Robinson, Alcoa Aluminum of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.; James Plinton, direclor of Special Market Affairs Trans World Airlines, New York City; Howard Mc- Klroy, Ford Motor Company; James Price, personnel reprt ■ sentative, Lockheed of Marietta, 'Ga.; Richard Melton, Quali ty Control Analogist, Chrysler Corporation; Willie L. Bry a«it, associate registrar, St. Augustine's College; William G. COMMISSIONER MAKES GHETTO STUDY - Newark, N. J.: Dr. Carl Marburger, New Jersey Commissioner of Education, talks to Willie Perry, 7, at Newark’s Camden Street School as he makes an unusual fact-finding tour of Newark’s “ghetto” schools Nov. 29th. (UPI PHOTO). Time Is Up "My Political Career Is Over” Says Powell BIMINI - Adam Clayton Pow ell appears to have had it poli tically. “I would like to run again, but there has to be a change in my situation,’ he said. “There would really be no point in running again. As I’ve said before, it would be noth ing but a massive exercise in total futility.’’ Indicating he would not run for re-election as long as his jail sentence hangs over him in New York, Powell predicted that “pandemonium’’ would break loose in Harlem if he came back. “The traffic wouldn’t be able Bi-RacmS Committee To Rebuild Murfreesboro Church MURFREESBORO - The prayers of the righteous avail eth much and this seems to be the trend in the effort to re build the church, recently de stroyed, by what many termed a firebug. The community be came aroused and members of both races are rallying to the cause apd they feel they are getting results. This was evi denced by the fact that more than SIO,OOO was turned in Sun n «■ wa sms am etorm « %s& mu of the many items that you will be buying for Christmas, whether it be an automobile or a pair oi shoes. Anything you will need can be found in one of the stores participating in Sweepstakes. Make your purchase or pav a bill and (See aWERPSTAKKS. P. 3) to move,” he said. Even more to the point, he would face arrest and three months in jail on charges of refusing to obey court orders relating to a libel judgment against him'. Since being convicted of de faming Mrs. Esther James, a Harlem widow, Powell has been in exile on this island retreat. He was stripped of his House seat last March 1, but was re elected by his constituents. The threat of arrest in New York has kept him from return ing and claiming his seat. Bar ring any unlikely change in his “situation,* he will probably continue to stay out of the coun try. day for the rebuilding of the edifice. A bi - racial 10 - member "Committee of Concern’’ pre sented a check to the pastor of Nebo Baptist Church during a service here at Chowan col lege. The service was sche duled to he held at the church site, but heavy rains forced it indoors in the college auditor ium. The money came from church members and from donations from persons across the state. A young white Murfreesboro policeman, who Is now under going menta 1 observation has been charged with setting the SIOO,OOO fire that destroyed the church Nov. 8. He was also charged with setting several other fires in and around Mur <Se 81-RACIAL, P. 2) Urges Leaders Prosecution SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and former SNCC Chairman Stokely Carmichael should bo pro secuted for advocating draft evasion, Deacon Joseph O’Meara, University of Notre Dam law school, has declared. O’Meara said Dr. King and Carmichael are "doing a dis service to the cause of civil rights by seeking to link the civil rights movement with their efforts to persuade young men to refuse to bear arms for their country.’’ Carmichael is being "protected In his color,” said the law school dean, who accused the world traveler of giving “aid and comfort to the enemy.’ Porter, assistant vice-president, .Marketmg optrutkm, Am heuser-Bush, Incorated. St. Louis, Mo,; Christopher C. Gray, dean of men at the college: and Wiley M, Davis, dean of stu dent s. Speaking to various classes, the men urged the stu dents to decide early cm a career in the new avenues of em ployment now often to Negro college graduates. Adequate preparation is the keyword to success as Negroes enter into new areas, which have been closed to them In the past, the representative stated. EUGENE ECTOR Detroit Man Ends Daring Holdout DETROIT, Mich. - The ra vages of the Detroit riots and the knawings of a man’s desire for revenge in the killing of his son, in the riots, haunt ed Detroit police for 18 hours, when Eugene Ector, a pipefit ter, beseiged with a craze, barricaded himself in his home, armed himself and defied police to come after him. He finally surrendered Tues day, alter his minister and members of his family succeed ed in getting him to lay down his arms and come out meekly. This he did. Fetor, 52, was taken to Re ceiving Hospital. Police said no charges would be filed against him because he's a “sick man, there’s no doubt about it.' - Police at first theorized Ec tor was holding his wife, Alice Hicks, 37, her three children, and a grandchild as hostages with a high-powered rifle and a pistol. (gM holdout, p. &t
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