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2 THE CJUOUMMJf RALEIGH, N, C.. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1988 HAWKINS (CONTINUED THOM PAGE l) spots, including the meeting of the Credit Union of the North Carolina Teachers Association, which was being held at the Jack Tar Hotel. While in the city he con tacted al member of the CARO LINIAN staff and discussed an article, which appeared in the January 20 edition, captioned "Observations.” The candi date told the representative that he welcomed the opportunity to add the establishing of techni cal high schools in the state to his platform and would not only espouse the cause, dur ing the campaign, but would fight for such a worthy progressive move to be presented to the legislature. Dr. Hawkins said that this Bgrhaps would be the best move that North Carolina could take to move it wupward in the use Carolina and would not only to move it upward In tne use of young talent and to prepare children of both races for the advent of the state into the space era. His coterie of campaign man agers have mapped an exten sive campaign that will take him throughout the state, in the hope that he will meet the entire electorate. He is scheduled to be back in Durham Thurs day, where he plans to visit the tobacco factories and will, in all probability, walk the pick et line at the American Tobac co Co. if the strike is still on. Persons who saw him on television Friday night, as he appeared before the North Carolina Press Association, in company with the other five candidates for the state’s top post, expressed delight In the way he handled himself. Dr. Hawkins let it be known that he was in the fight to win and he was taking the campaign very seriously. He is in the midst of a drive to raise cam paign very seriously. He is in the midst of a drive to raise campaign funds and says that he is receiving favorable response. Campaign head quarters will soon be set up with branches throughout the state Because of his interest in the program suggested in the article, the candidate visited the CAROLINIAN Saturday and discussed the matter in detail. He was of the opinion that It was one of the finest things that would happen to North Carolina and would not only serve to curb drop outs, but would serve to harness a resovoir of talent that Is sore ly needed to really move the state up the economic ladder. Dr. Hawkins also said that his campaign was taking root in the grass roots. He was beginning to receive money to aid his campaign from well wishers from SI.OO up. "This makes me know that the people are with me." he said. LEAVING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) of the Committee that arranged It, In his resignation Dr. Rid ley cited progress at the col lege for the last ten years and stated that the demands of his work were a "strain on es pecially the emotional and phy sical stamina."’ He cited $4 million in buildings completed in progress or ready to be gin, 80f f increase In campus, tripling of enrollment and staff, addition of twelve majors to the one of ten years ago, quadrup ling of operating budget, and 1m - provement in academic stand ards, faculty and students as accomplishments of the college in the ten year period. Stating that "as much Is still left to be done" Ridley said "This will require as niuch al physical and emotional stamina as has been required in the last decade, if this college Is to fulfill its destiny’ 1 . He said he had made the'' decision to take a post with less demand ing requirements so as to pre serve the excellent health which he enjoys and to "enjoy his family as they ar.d he would wish." Attorney, Clarence Griffin, of Wllllamston, a former leg islator and seven-year mem ber of the Board of Trustee, who made the motion to accept the resignation, praised Rid ley f or "A record of progress at this Institution of which you can be justly proud and not ashamed." Citing limited ao propriations from the state as a handicap, Griffin said "many times we have received m'ore criticism from Raleigh than co-operation from Ra leigh." He said that "some peo ple are seeking to discredit and destroy the school." He was critical of the release of an audit to the newspapers before 'he trustees had a chance to receive St and said, "this pro cedure seemed to be for one purpose only," and he had not known this to be dors4 with any other Institution, Griffin said that after study of the report he fails to find one Item of criticism, that could be traced to the desk of Walter Ridley," He said he did not know who Dr. Ridley’s successor would be but "I challenge him now to present a finer report of pro s*»** .for the nest ten years than you have presented today," On a motion by trustee Maces A. Sloans, Vice-President of X. C. Mutual Life Insurance Company, the trustees o naminou?ly directed its chair- man to have an appropriate statement prepared "express ing the appreciation of tne Board to Dr, Ridley." Dr. Ridley said that he thought that there was undue effort to embarrass him,and the college through the auditor’s hurried' release of the report to the press 'lt contained fifteen criticisms which is 609! less than the number of criticisms in the previous audit. We over came 31 of the 35 criticisms mentioned In the previous audit, and this audit contains less serious items. The business operation of our college, al though shorthanded, improved 809?; since the previous audit. The record shows this." Rid ley said Ridley took particular ex ception to what he called the "most misleading, unfair and damaging criticism" concern ing the profit and loss state ment of the College Bookstore, which showed a loss of $2,432. Although the auditors question ed the inventory and suggest ed that another one be taken on December 31, they assum ed the inventory to be correct and said "we can offer no explanation for these results other than incompetence and or dishonesty." Ridley said that they should have ordered an inventory during the audit or "taken the objective posture of waiting for the inventory to be made before lnfering dis honesty or incompetence." An inventory, taken on Dec, 31," showed a serious error In the previous inventory and in the auditors inferences. The profit and loss statement shows a pro fit as of Dec. 31, exceeding the 18% the auditors said should be expected. Asked whether there was any relationship between the audit report and his resignation Dr. Ridley said "I had in mind only my family, my health and the needs of the college for con tinued vigorous leadership, as well as thy basic love for teach ing in considering my resig nation. Many college presidents In my age bracket are doingthis. 1 was in bed for five days recovering from a threat of pneumonia when 1 made my decision. Ido not remember being in bed for five days be fore in life .. I expected the audit to show what it actually shows; great improvement, 1 also know that most of the items In the report have not existed at all in the last six months. During this period the state has provided at least eight admin istrative positions which have helped us. They should have been provided before The apparent effort to attach this to my resignation is surely, to say the least, not commend able. TOKEN (Continued from page 1) record of North Carolina’s sen ior Senator Sam J, Ervin Jr., (Dem.-N, C.). "He is no friend of yours and one of the best things you can do when you be come voting age is removed some of your state leaders. COMMENTS ON BLACK POWER "The thoughtful backers of ‘black power’ have not been able to get across their point, such as illustrated in the elec tion victories of Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher in Cleve land, Ohio and Gary, Ind. "Last year, the black and white population of Cleveland combined forces to combat any possible riot situation because it would have defeated Stokes' chances, This Is real black power, asserted Mr. Wilkins. Our young people are develop ing race pride, but it is my hope that they don’t develop race arrogance. "We are the only black pop ulation living In the midst of an overwhelming white majori ty in the world." On the matter of the Ne gro’s past role in the history of this country, the former newspaperman stated, "Ne groes fought in George Wash ington's Army. All the things we now enjoy were fought for by all people in the nation, both black and white," The audience was told in clos ing, "You are Americans. This is your country and you have all the rights to help improve it as the white boys and girls have, COLLEGE (Continued from page 1) tions practitioners joined to gether in an effort to open a balanced view of "The Ne gro Colleges; Their Image, Programs, and Problems." Representatives from thirty two colleges and institutions from eight stated and the Dis trict of Columbia participated in the two-day institute which end ed Friday on te* campus oi Johnson C. Smith University. The Institute turned out to be a self- challenging occasion for a serious and articulate group of educators with a slate of serious and artieulatg leaders, The speakers included Watts Hill, Jr., chairman of North Carolina State Board of High er Education Mr. Hill, chair man of the beard of Home Se curity Life Insurance Co., also served as head of a study com mission of the Southern Regio nal Education Board of "The Negro in Higher Education.” Other speakers were Leo R. Middleton, administrative co ordinator of Plans for Prog ress; Br. Vivian W. Hender son, president of Clark Col lege in Atlanta, Ga.; Henry Goldstein, vice president, O rain Associates of New York City; Dr Arthur L. Brandon, consultant on educational ad ministration, special projects for the Ford Foundation; Dr. Granville M, Sawyer, executive assistant to the president, Ten nessee A&! University; and Dr. John E, Marston, assistant dean, College of Communica tion Arts at Michigan State U versity. Dr. R, P, Perry wel comed the group The most pointed challenge to the colleges for relevant leadership came from Dr, Saw yer, a product of one of the participating colleges, Our task Is "to make what we do In our colleges more relevant to the issues of the students’ Just concerns,’ said Dr, Sawyer. Because of our hesitance to rtiove in this direction, the mili tant Negro student threatens to take from us the initiative for needed reforms in our ow'n pro fession," Speaking on the sub tect, "Student Dissent on the Negro Campus," Dr, Sawyer asserted that "constructiveuse of dissent requires the college to help the student to identify and differentiate their strong feelings, and involve them In establishing worthwhile goals for themselves and for our in stitutions.” "To become a part of this legitimate revolutionary effort in our cities," he continued, "is a point of great relevancy for the predominantly Negro col lege. We are eminently quali fied to provide significant lead ership for the solution of many problems of the inner city, li for no other reason than our ready access to the mind of its deprived citizens. Add to this, our years of experience with the same problems on our cam pus." Dr. Sawyer thinks that this was perhaps in the mind of the student who observed; "The black college Is one of Ameri ca’s legitimate bastions of rele vancy. If this fails, there will be created a vacuum of lead ership not to be filled in this or secceeding generations." Despite the "questionable motivations" of the militant student, Dr. Sawyer stated, "it certainly brings about an un easy feeling when we find our selves called upon to .discipline a stydeqt for his role in a dem onstration . against poor teach ing or Inadequate libraries. An extension of their involvement into the community only makes the problems of relevancy more comples." At present, Dr.' Sawyer concluded, "It appears that we would best devote our truest effort toward adapting the massive energy content of dissent to constructive uses on our campuses through signi ficant changes in our curricular and extra-curricular pro grams.” In discussing the college i mage, Mr. Hill blamed many of the problems of the Negro col leges on "a segregated socie ty, not the institutions and the students." The poor Image of the colleges is due largely to poor and inadequate records caused bv insufficient funds, said Mr. Hill. He suggested that "catch-up finds" over and above the normal annual in creases in the budget should be provided for the needed im provement. Defending the colleges be- Kiitgwomi Forest OFF CROSS JUNK ROAD Only Key Homes in King wood Forest are fully carpeted. YA Only $l5O Total Cash Outlay If you are a veteran, you should look at these today. FHA As Little As $450 Down North Carolina's Largest Builder m FIRST IN KEY HOMES IN KXNGWOOD FOREST. | Ofl) I f Homes by Kovonogh-Smith & Co. Cass for Appointment 828-9820 cause he has "faith in them'" and he "defends the things in which he has faith,'' Dr. Hen derson deplored the practice of foundations for providing large grants to white colleges and universities to recruit a few' bright students, with which the Negro colleges have had re markable success. Representing business and Industry, Mr. Middleton called Tor broadening curricula in the Negro colleges to narrow the gap of employment opportuni ties from 15 typos of jobs for Negro graduates to the 204 types for white youth, Mr. Goldstein urged "new attitudes toward approaching sources of financial support" for the colleges. Dr. Brandon was disturbed that many communities fail to recognize a local coßege-AS at) economic asset. "Discrimina tion Is ignorance,’’ he stated, “and ignorance does not make markets. Education makes markets." Dr. Marston concluded that "your institutions are uniquely situated to display the merits pf equality. The very hard ness of the times and its great dangers have opened up an un matched opportunity for pro gress, It will be a sad day for all of us if you do not seize It." BRUTALITY (Continued from page It Rev, Lee that the matter had been closed and he saw no need of any further action. The letter is being printed and was as follows: REPRINT OF A LETTERSENT TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE January 16, 1968 TO: Mr.' J. D. Myers, Chief of Police-City of Statesville SUBJECT: Police Brutality and Racial Bigotry "As a result of criminal and unhuman action, we are ask ing that you would remove Mr. Dalton Brown from the police force. Mr. Dalton Brown, ade tective on the City Police Force, has acted in a cruel and inhuman manner, in that he slapped a thirteen year-old girl twice on July 26,1967, and kick ed a fifteen-year-old boy on the same date, and on the same oc casion. "The occasion for Mr. Brown's malicious conduct was when the boy and girl, along with other boys and girls, attempted to enter Chamber’s segregated Self Service Maytag Laundry on the above date. Mr. Dal ton Brown blocked the door of the Laundry, along with other officers, to keep Negro pa tronage out of the laundry, gnd when the Negro children at tempted toenler, they were phy sically prohibited by the Police officers. In several attempts to enter the laundry, by the Ne gro children, Mr. Dalton Brown did indeed slap a Negro girl twice, and kick a Negro boy once. "The acts of brutality were carried out in the presence of witnesses who we can produce immediately. Some of the wit nesses 'are parents of the chil Electricity is one of the few items that’s bucking MM&J ,he cos, ' oHivin 9 s P iral - ln fact - our customers ■ are P a y ir, 9 a b °ct 14 percent less per unit of service than they were ten years ago. So when you’re in the market for a real .. switch. Plenty ol low-pnced etectnciry » lߧ p: is An invertor-owned, taxpayin# public utility company dren. "The behavior of Mr. Brown, the said police officer, ould scarcely be an honor to lie Police Force, if such a police force intends to operate with out prejudice of race and with out cruelty to people. Mr. Brown was brash and boastful. When someone asked Mr. Clyde Lloyd, Chief detective, if Mr. Brown has slapped the child, Mr. Brown acted very much like a precocious child; with his hands on his hips, he extended his chest and said, Yes, I h-i-t h-e-r; g-o a-n-dg-e-t aw-a-r --r-a-n-t -f-o-r m-e. "An officer acting in this manner, can hardly command respect from a public, in which he Is authorized to enforce the iaw. for he himself is a poor example of its meaning. On another occasiqn, Mr. Brown and other officers were obliged to be in West Statesville to ar rest a thirteen- year -old boy. The boy was arrested along with his father, and uncle. On this occasion, Mr. Brown was observed walking around the group boastfully, displaying his authority, and encouraging his fellow-officers to hit the arrested persons. "This action, on the part of Mr. Brown, was wholly uncall ed |- or, since there was no threat of violence, as one of ficer testified in court. On the contrary, Mr. Brown was courting and inviting violence. Violence may well have been what the said officer wanted, in order to use force, under the pretext of upholding the law. Race is clearly an expres sion of Mr. Dalton Brown and his continued service as a po lice officer can only do harm to the harmony of race relation, in the area. We asked that Mr. Brown would be removed from the police force for kick ing a fifteen-year-old boy and slapping a thirteen- year' -old girl, for no other reason than that they attempted to enter and wash their clothing, in a segre gated laundry, as white people were doing “Also, on July 26, 1967, Mr. T. c. Randall slapped an e leven-year-old girl for reason that the girl, a Negro, attempt ed to enter a segregated laun diy. Mr. Randall is a detec tive on the police force of llgußf CALL FOR INSTANT HEAT For Morning Delivery CALL 828-2015 For Delivery After 4:30 F. M, CALL 828-7513 or TE 2-8558 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SERVICE the city of Statesville. We ask that disciplinary action is taken against Mr. Rai)dall. We do not ask for Mr. Randall's removal, but we are askingthat disciplinary action is taken a gainst him. Mr. Randall did not, in the same manner, seek to inflame racial passion as did Mr. Brown. "Our fervent appeal to you as Chief of the police force of the City of Statesville, to your su periors, to the Mayor, and to the people of this community and nation, please do not shrug these complaints off and osten tatiously dismiss them as being untrue. Parents were there and saw it; other witness were there and saw it. We trust that you will understand that those who take advantage of the weak today, do not, on this same day, heal the wound. They ohlv leave open the sore to go on festering, until other oc casions. The truth does not rest in the fact the complaints, brought against the policemen, may be denied from many sources, and even from emi nent sources; the truth rests in the fact that these children were slapped and kicked. The convenient statement which of ten comes from those in re-, sponsible offices. I cannot find sufficient evidence to support your allegation or contention, is not a cure for this ills. "Should these children live another fifty years, th4y will not forget that they were slapped and kicked on the 26th day of July, 1967, by two officers, who sought to keep them from wash ing in a laundry where white people were washing. Youhave the opportunity now to save tomorrow. Will you act? Our racial outbursts are not spon taneous aits, which some want to reduce them to. They are wounds which have been suf fered, while men in authority have refused to do anything about them, have made excuses for them or have looked the other way, to avoid seeing them. Now is the opportunity for men of reason and goodwill to make for them or have looked the other way, to avoid seeing them, Now is the opportunity for men of reason and good will to make good the future, by profiting from the past, "When people lose confidence In elected and appointed offi cials, hope fades and when hope fades, despair sets in; and when despair begins, man loses his dignity, and when man loses his dignity, the unfortunate follows. These children will be men and women tomorrow; the Immoral act of denying them the right to use a laundry, because of the color of their skin, will certainly be hard for them to ever understand; but their In jury will be compounded today and tomorrow, to know that they were slapped and kicked by the police, because they attempted to enter the laundry, where people were washing, and the authorities above the police did not do anything but deny that the policemen had acted cruelly and wrongly. Respectfully submitted, Wilson W. Lee CC! Mayor J. Garner Bagnal The President Commission N. C. Good Neighbor Council The Justice Department NAACP for your comfort’s sake...see us for HEATING OIL Oil Deliveries assure an ample supply at all times Burner Service keeps your burner in TOP-NOTCH shape always Easy Budgst Paymtat Piaa...Cllll 828-93 i 7 CAPITAL FUEL OIL ICE AND COAL CO. §6s W. 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A CAROLINIAN representative went to E-10 Washington Ter race, where he is alleged to live, but found no one at home. Even though Hopkin was re ported as an eye witness' he said he had no knowledge that a hearing was scheduled in City Court Monday morning
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