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'Soul Singer Redding T W* x}-X!-isis -v(-£s-!x-ix Dr. Rose Butler Brown Says Put Up Or Shut Up THE CAROLINIAN — ■——— VOL. 27, NO 3 * YOUTH GUIN NED DOWN , ON BLOUNTSTREET IWV ' \ ■: Jury hr Shooting A gripping story of how a 20- yr.-old Shaw University sopho more, was gunned down on S. Blount St., last Thursday night, ■ bout 11:45 p. m. was told to the CAR OLINIAN, by police offic ers Tuesday The inform - ing officer said :hat apparently there was no motive for the wanton slaying, except that Ken- WIGGINS neth Maurice | (See SHOOTING, P. 2) Challenges N. C. Masons FAYETTEVILLE - BishopH. B. Shaw, Deputy Grand Mas- 1 ter, Prince Hall Masons, Juris diction of North Carolina, in an address that set the tone for the 97th Grand Communication, Monday night, told the delegates that any man who had joined the Masons had accepted the two great underlying principles, which make for a beautiful life belief in God and faith in man kind. The prelate was the prin cipal speaker at a special serv ice, which was a tribute to the founder of Free Masonry, in the state, Bishop James Wal ked Hood. Bishop Shaw told gggr MR j FOUND BEATEN TO DEATH - Wilberforce, O.: Dr. Ruth Ann Hargrave, 63, (shown in recent filer), supervisor of student teachers at Central State University, was found Dec. 4, beaten to death by a brick ift her rural home. A series of robberies were reported in the area of her borne. (UPI PHOTO). ±.-~errJh. - ■■ 1 SWEEPSTAKES NUMBERS f 5315 6670 6392 | WORTH SSO WORTH S3O WORTH S3O | 8 Anyone hiving current YBXOW tickets dated Dec 8. 5»67. with proper numbers, present «*m* m to fee CAXOU3NIAM office and receive amounts lt«-ted above from the SWEEPSTAKES Feature 0 jpa-ywwry-a» m-m-m-m ’imi m wiHVH ms m m m m m m m m m m m'm'mnm mm raft' ChrktmasSweepstakes Now sllO Perhaps everybody decided to wait this week to do their shopping in the stores, that are participating in Sweep stakes, because there were no winners this week. This means that a 11 of the money was put *■ 13-Month Search Ended NASHVILLE - The appointment of Dr. Lloyd Charles Elam as president of Meharry Medical College culminated a 13- W, month search for a new top man at the 9!-year-old Institu tion. A graduate of the University of Washington (Seattle) medi cal school, Dr. Elam took his specialty training in psychia try' at the University of Chicago. He came to Meharry in 1961 as chairman, psychiatry de-, partment, which he organized. He later became interim dean of the school of medicine, A native of Little Rock, Dr. Elam, who is 40, served his internship at the University of Illinois. lLMW*MWMWlffwn,wi.wHi,wwtini l■■» II Ml—lll11 , I.IW » it.. ■Wj^cXICT North Carolina's Leading Weekly RALEIGH, N. C.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 16, k m • wTWmBm wmm immmm BURNETT DOUGLAS Bishop Shaw of the motivation that prompt ed Bishop Hood to plant Free Masonry in the state. He told the audience that Bishop Hood, in founding the AME Zion Church, in the state, saw the need of bringing Negroes of all W-S Riot Officer Freed WINSTON-SALEM - The de cision of the Forsyth County Grand Jury to free white po lice officer, W. E. Owens, for the alleged murder of a Negro, James Eller, who is said to have died as the result of hav ing been beaten by Owens, while inside of a county building,- after having been taken from the front porch of his home, on a drunk charge, is not beingtaken lightly by Negro leaders and other interested citizens. The jury, in a decision Mon day, said that there was no evi dence that would enable it to find a true bill and Owens was permitted to go free, for the second time, on this charge that set off a series of riot ing that wreaked havoc on the Camel City some days ago. The Rev. J. T. McMillan, president of the local NAACP, commented on the county grand jury’s failure to indict officer W, E. Owens for manslaugh ter, in the death of James El ler. "I do not know what course will be taken but I do know that the NAACP, as well as Negroes and fair-minded whites will seek justice to the end of the law," McMillan said. Negro city Alderman Carl Russell said he had heard re ports that the matter would be taken to the U. S. Justice Do ts*? FREED. P.J) into this week’s treasury kit and there are §IOO U, S. Dollars row ready for those who trade, at the stores, this week. Remember these stores carry everything you need for Christmas, from a luscious faiths together, in one common bond and knowing the princi ples for which Masons stood, began setting up lodges. He admonished the brothers that there was never a more appropriate time for Negroes to work together than now. He pointed to the many ills that beset North Carolina and called upon the Masons to meet the issues upon a common level and squarely in the face. ‘'Negroes must face these issues with ballots not bullets. They must fight for those rights for which Bishop Hood established the Order and if need be die for those rights. Our only salva tion is the ballot. We must forget denomination, class, po sition and even self and march under one banner, to the polls (See MASONS, P. 2) In Raleigh Hearing On Housing Slated For Tuesday Mayor Tomilison’s Human Relations Council will hold a hearing in the Council Chambers of the Munlctpal Building, Tuesday, December 19, 7;30 p.m., in an effort to get the community’s view point on the location of the 500- unit low-income housing project. The matter has been dis cussed for sometime and the meeting is expected to explore the project in detail. The South side srea, where the persons are to be displaced, was ob jected to by some of Raleigh’s citizens, who said that such a project would only tend to further ghetto Raleigh, The Human Relations Coun cil anticipated hearing rep re - turkey to a 1968 automobile, <Se* SWEEPSTAKES, P. ZJ BLUETTS At press time, the CARO LINIAN received word that Rev. Charles Calvin Williams, a native of Tarboro, and veteran minister of the A.M.E, Zion Church, died in New York Tues day night. He was the brother of Mrs. Y. D, Garrett, wife of Y. D. Garrett, owner of the Garrett-Biltmore Drug Store, Durham. Funeral services will be held at Mother A.M.E. Zion Church, 136th Street, New York City. He is the senior presiding elder of the New York Conference and was pre siding over the Hudson River District when he died, 8 p.m. Friday, Bishop H. B. Shaw will deliver the eulogy. PRICE 15c Rally Nets $3, WOO For Hospital DURHAM - “Put your money where your mouth is” were the blunt words of Dr. Rose But ler Browne, retired depart ment head of the North Car olina College faculty,. thunder ed at an interested audience of Lincoln Hospital supporters, here Sunday afternoon, as they met at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church to do something about the predominantly Negro insti tution. Dr. Brown called attention to the fact that Negroes are de manding equal this and equal that, and that they should give equal consideration to their re sponsibilities, with emphasis on those ideals which have been built by the founding fathers, and in order for the race to prove its place in society, it must make a lasting contribu tion. The retired - educator, bordered on the fact that Ne groes beg for what they need and pay for what they want. She said it was time for Dur ham Negroes to stand up and be counted. As a result of the speech and the urgent need to get Lincoln Hospital out of a financial rut, more than S3IOO was paid in toward raising $101,000.00 to meet the immediate needs. The response was encouraging to the sponsors and with 1/3 of the goal attained there was eve'ry indication that the total amount would be raised within 30 days. Practically every agency in the city has rallied to the cause (Bee RAIXY, P. 2) v sentatives of the Southside Ur ban Renewal area, Rochester Heights, Biltmore Hills, Washington Terrace and East Raleigh. All persons interested in housing, in Raleigh, are urgently requested to be pre sent. All agencies that have to do with housing are expected to be on hand. The Housing Authority, Redevelopment Commission, City Manager, City Planning Director and the site selection committee, for the housing program, are all scheduled to be present. The meeting is being called to give everyone an opportunity to be heard. Those who are in opposition are urgently asked to attend. This is believed to be the time and place to discuss the matter, from every angle. HELPING HAND - Dong Tam; Wounded Vietnamese Marines get a help ing hand, from members of the U. S. Ninth Division following heavy fight ing in the Delta area near here. Approximately 235 Viet Cong are report ed to have been killed in the fighting about 65 miles southwest of Saigon Dec. 5. (UPI PHOTO). Dies In Crash Appeared Here last Summer MADISON, Wis. - Ben Cauley, the known survivor of the Otis Redding Singers* plane crash, near here Sunday night, told a harrow ing story of how Redding and four others died in the crash and two went to a watery grave, when the plane, in which,they were riding, broke apart, in a fog and fell into the icy waters of Lake Monona. Cauley is said to have told persons investigating the ill fated incident, that a mechanic told them In Memphis Friday that the plane was not operating at full power. It was reveal * A&T Student Fatally Stabbed GREENSBORO - Samuel Ronald Cotten, 21, a native of Ports mouth, Va. and senior at A&T State University, died here Friday afternoon of a stab wound inflicted by a 20-year old Greensboro youth. The wounding occurred on an outside basketball court of a local YMCA where Cotten had gone to play after classes. He was pronounced dead at the University infirmary. Police are continuing a search for a man identified as Ralph Eugene Oliver, wanted in connection with the slaying. Police said he is not a student at A&T. Cotten participated in football and track at I. C. Norcom High School. He was on the track team one year at A&T. w« • jram ANNOUNCING PLANS - Atlanta, Ga.: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced plans for a massive demonstration in Washington next spring at a news conference here Dec. 4. He said the demonstration would last until the demands of the jobless and poor we re heed ed. King said Southern Christian Leadership Conference workers will soon begin to or ganize demonstrators from 10 major cities and five rural areas. Target for the march is April 1, 1968. (UPI PHOTO). Carmichael, Brown Talk Os Worldwide Military Action PARLS - Two SNCC leaders thousands of miles apart are talking of worldwide military action against the "establish ment,” Whether anything will come of their statements remains to be seen. In Stockholm, former SNCC Chairman Stokely Carmichael revealed his "third world the sis” - that the U. S. black man must struggle side by side with poor whites to win “the rights we’ve been refused.” ed that the electric system of the twin-engine Beechcraft was faulty, making instrument land ing difficult. The survivor told his story (See APPEARED, P. 8) Meanwhile, H, Rap Brown, current SNCC chairman, as serted in New York that he would lead an African - American In ternational Military Brigade of armed volunteers to fight with Southwest Africa against South African control. Speaking at a meeting ar ranged by the Swedish Commu nist party, Carmiehael applaud ed the "revolution of the third world” and the "thoughts of Karl Marx.” (See WORLDWIDE. P. si ' w \ mOTjfflMWßffe iBWHH , %jT 'EyWit OTIS REDDING Stith Candidacy Being Encouraged DURHAM - David W. _ ith, President of Southeastern Bus iness College, continues to re ceive support and encourage ment to ente r the congressional Congressional fß?*** . new 4th District will Include Wake, Durham, * ||g|| Stith, whose STITH interest in the congressional Former Carolinian -Newsboy Killed In Vietnam The family of Pvt. Ist Cmss Robert A. Pretty was notified that he made the supreme sa crifice for his country, in Viet nam, December 6- The report came from the secretary of the Army. The Raleigh-born soldier is said to have been wounded in action, while his unit - came in to reenforce another unit, that had been engaged with a hostile force, in a fire fight Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pretty, who live at 811 Lincoln Court. He at tended C rosby-Garfield School and graduated from Ligon High School in 1986. He was a sophomore at Shaw University when he was drafted March 24, 1967. His major was mathe matics. He had been married to the former Carolyn La Verne Perry a little more than a month, when he left to serve his country. They were married Feb. 7 She is a student at "'St. Augustine’s College, a fresh man, majoring in sociology. He sold CAROLINIANS for an extended time and was a consistent seller of more than 100 copies weekly. He was the winner of a bicycle in a news boy’s contest, where he out distanced all of his fellow sales boys. At Ligon, he was a member of the Math Club and also ran track. He was 20 years old and was a member ol the 199th Infantry and saw —" 1 - ”1 From Raleigh’s Official Police Fites The Crime Beat Correction This column is taken from the files of the Raleigh Police Department. In connection with same, there appeared a story In the issue of Dec. 9, op posite this column, which should have read "Otis Freeman, Jr,, 20, Rt. 7, was shot by Joe Evans, Rt. 6. Upon informa tion furnished by Willie Jerry Barham, the CAROLINL4N is happy to make the correction and to Inform the public that Barham was not shot by Evans and was not an eye witness to the shooting. The CAROLINIAN regrets the error. * * K< Evans Suspected Simon Ferrell, S, Person St., reported to police that while he was sitting in the poolroom 425 S. Blount St., Friday, 3:30 p. m., he was hit. Ferrell alleges that tie did not know the man who hit him, but would sign a warrant. Vance Evans, Garner, was listed as the sus pect. Ferrell is reported as having been hit with a cue stick and received a 5” lacerationoi. the top of the head. (a*# can** bssat, p. v race was announced last week, said today that an increasing number of people and organi zations have expressed interest in his candidacy. "I have re ceived telephone calls from all’ over the state, and from Wash ington, D. C. urging me to be come a candidate” for the 4th District seat. Increasing interest has been shown by people in the newly created Fourth District” Stith said. He also said that in terested persons are in the process of putting out "feelers” in the district to determine the (See STITH, P. z) service in regular combat. His body is expected to ar rive here in about two weeks. Funeral arrangements are not complete, pending the arrival of proper information from the Army. He is survived by his wife, his parents, two brothers, Milton and William, along with three sisters, Venessa, Gwen dolyn and Deborah. Only Negro Astronaut Mourned CHICAGO - The tragic death of the nation's only Negro as tronaut is being mourned by his sorrowful family and admir ers all over the nation. Air Force Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., 31, was killed in the crash of an F-104 Star flghfer at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He was the fifth astronaut to die in an airplane accident, and the ninth in various mis haps - none of them in space. Major Lawrence was killed when, the plane he was co piloting crashed on the base runway during a proficiency training flight. A second pilot, Major Harvey J. Royer, 36, w'as Injured. The astronaut was selected last June as an astronaut-de signee for the Manned Orbiting laboratory. A Chicagoan, he attended En glewood High School and won letters in such track events as the cross country and 800 runs. Not one to involve race in his selection as an astronaut, Ma jor Lawrence doubted it marked a historic step in improved race relations. "It's another one of those things that we look forward to in civil rights - normal pro gression,” he had said. His selection was "probably a culmination of the great deal of training and help a lot of people put in to prepare me,” he had added. At the same time, he had not ed he experienced “a large number of the problems faced by other Negroes. Perhaps I have been more fortunate than the others in the opportunities that came my way.” Two funeral services and five memorials for the deceased as tronaut were held. One of the funerals, for family members only, was at Griffin Funeral Home. The other, at First Unitarian Church. The body was cremated. <e»e astronaut, s*. n WEATHER Tcnsperatares flartsa* pe rt»6 Thuredey through MUm <i; wilt averse# rear iwftasl. Daytime hlftits are expected ui tverepe around the Ki&fie Ms. Nleht-tlme lows win av erage around SB. Praclpttatioii wCu total i~4 of aaa hth oc eurlstc as widely scattered showers. We large Cay to 3*y chaaxe.
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