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SANITARY STRIKE RECAIXS INCIDENT OF 13 YEARS AGO Nabs Firebomb Tosser r 'V vt n /~n a n/ a j r\t t a \i IMb Ls AKULI J\ i AIN — ———— +J VOL 27. NO. 50 In Franklin County Kills Brother-In-Law, Wounds Two Others BLACKS ARE SEEKING SELF HELP Economic is God NEW YORK - All over coun -ytry, black people are taking ’steps to Improve their econo mic conditions through their own sweat and blood. Their goal is, not to get something tor nothing, but to get their own, without having to ask someone else lor it. One such effort was made in New York, where the NAACP presented a $75,000 'check (o Jackie Robinson, board chair m an, Harlem's Freedom National Bank. According to NAACP Exe cutive Director Roy Wilkins, the organization has been making deposits in Negro - owned banks and savings and loan associations. Among the present reposi tories 01 NAACP funds are institutions located (See SEEK, ?. 2) HUD Helps Hen-While Bmmsmen WASHINGTON, D. C. - With help and encouragement from the U, S. Department ofHous ing and Urban Development, a number ot leading non-white businessmen in five south eastern states have taken ad vantage of urban renewal de velopments. Seven southeastern cities with urban renewal programs have obtained non-white spon sors for a variety of projects i anging from complete shop ping centers to multi-story of fice buildings. While some of the projects are in the planning stage, others have already ibeen completed. The cities in volved include Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Durham in North Carolina; Tampa, Fla.; Atlanta. Ga.; Mobile. Ala.; (S*e BUD BELPS, p. 1) WEATHER Temperatures during the pe riod. Thursday through Mon day, will average below nor mal, except for near norma! here and along the coast, Bay time highs will average in the upper 70s on the coast, 70 to 77 in the inland and mostly in the 60s in the mountains, Night time lows will be 37 to 45 in the mountains, di to 54 elsewhere, except n the 50s near the coast, precipitation will total one-third of an inch or more over the northeastern part of North Car olina, occurring as scattered thundershowers Friday and a gain about the first of next week. ! SWEEPSTAKES ! 1 5002 3507 128 j ! SIOO sls S2O I Anyone having current GREEN tickets, dated Sept. 28. 1-368, with proper numbers, .present same to The CARO! .IN IAN office and || ' receive amounts fisted above from the SWEEPSTAKES Feature. l •' ■■■l ■in ms usM i—ii 'bues am ertar Tam iraa mi Mrs. Guess Sweepstakes Winner ihs second prize In last week’s Sweepstakes promotion was claimed by Mrs. Willie Mae Guess, who resides at 225 Cooke St. here. Her ticket, number 5880 was obtained at Thomas Woods Stores. Mrs. Guess being the only winner in last week's promo tion, the other two awards will increase this week, while the North Carolina’s Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N. C„ SATURDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1968 CHICAGO STYLE - Chicago: Police down a youth during a minor disturbance near the Cabrini-Green housing project on near north-side Sept. 30 in which police and pass ing motorists w’ere targets of bottles and rocks thrown by youths. At least two persons including one policeman were injured and 18 arrested during the disturbance. Youths ques tioned said disturbance pointed out the fact that students wanted a black teacher to teach black history at nearby Waller High School. (UPI PHOTO). Detmtive Stivers On Scene As Firebombs Bkszed Here A Raleigh detective, who “just happened to be riding in the neighborhood’’ last Sun day afternoon, apprehended an alleged thrower of firebombs in ‘Evans’ Bottom,’ the 700 block of E. Davie St. Detective Jeter H. Bowers reported at 1:05 p. m. Sunday “As 1 was traveling near 715 E. Davie St,, I saw three small blazes in the street and on the yard at Osmer Evans' house, 715 E. Davie St. "I saw a crowd of people in and around the scene, yell ing and telling me to stop and help. I later learned that the man who threw the bombs was in 718 E. Davie St.” Cleotha Wallace, Jr. t 32, alias Thouise Wilder, Jr., ad mitted to the officer that he was the individual who had thrown two firebombs, which were composed of soft drink bottles, filled with gasoline and cloth.es. second prize, which she claim ed, will remain the same. Tickets valid this week must be green in color and dated Sept. 28, 1968. Number 5002 is worth the whopping amount of SIOO, as first prize; number 3507 will bring its holder the amount of sls, second prize money; whl!® number 128 will «Be* SVECKT.tKS*. ? Wallace could give Detec tive Bowers no reason for his actions. No injuries were reported in the fires nor was there any property damage noted, but Mr. Wallace was arrested on a charge of possession of and (See nabs rnWWMUB. p. *5 NEGRO GENERAL IN ACTION - Saigon; Brig. Gen. Frederick E. Davidson, command ing officer of the U. S. 199th Infantry Divi ~ sion, bends over to listen to one of his wounded men during a tour of the field some where northwest of Saigon Sept. 21. Brig. Gen. Davidson was promoted to that rank recently, becoming the third Negro in history of the U. S. armed forces to attain rank of general. SINGLE COPY 15c Uiietfshes A Barrage Os Bullets LOUIS BURG - Charged with murder and being held without bond in the Franklin County Jail Sunday was Johnny H. Harts field, 33, who went on a shooting spree, killed one man and wounded two other persons. The murder and shootings took place Saturday night. Police Chief Earl Thar ring ton said Monday that Harts field, who lives at Rt. 1, Louis burg, also laces two counts of assault with intent to kill. He was charged in the mur der ot Willie Pate Thomas, his 42-year-old brother - in-law, who died instantly. Wounded were Mrs. Margaret Williams, 35, and Otis Williams, 11, both ot Louisburg. Both were shot in the leg. The bullets passed completely through, however, and both the. women and boy were treated at Franklin Mem orial Hospital here and releas ed. The Harris Elementary School area on Highway 08 was the scene of Hartsfield’s arrest after Chief Tharrington and Sheriff William Dement report edly received a tip and follow ing an intensive search for the suspect. Hartsfield was driv ing away from a service sta tion when the arrest was made, the ot fleers declared. The alleged killer is said to have gone to a nearby night spot, looking for a Miss Carrie Joyner, 42, who earlier was al leged to have stabt>ed Harts tield’s 31-year-old brother, Winzell Hartsfield. The elder Hartsfield is said to have gone from the night spot to his car, removed an automatic .22 calibre rifle from the trunk, aimed the rifle in the direction of the Joyner wo man’s home and let loose with a barrage of 15 rounds of gun fire . (See MAN KILLS. P. 2} SANITARY WORKERS MARCH ON CITY HALL - Striking garbagemen and street work ers are shown at the entrance to Raleigh’s Municipal Building early Tuesday morning they sought an audience with City Managt r William H. Carper and the City Council. The spokesman for the more than 100 strikers J. LEO HINES City Man Dies In Wake Crash APEX - James Leo Hines, 39-year-old well-known na tive of Raleigh, was killed near here last Saturday night when the car he was driving went out of control, slammed into a utility pole and over turned on N. C. 55, two miles east of Apex, Another man riding with Hines, Rufus Lyles, 42-year old owner of Lyles Music Co., 300 block of E, Cabarrus St., was virtually uninjured in the crash. According to State Highway Patrolman C. E, Bailey, Mr. Hines, who lived at 603 E. Cabarrus St., was killed when CSee WAKE CRASH, P. 25 ————■— From Raleigh’s Official Police File STRIKES WOMAN WITH LAMP Mrs. Florence Hinton Wil liams,. 43, 503 E. Cabarrus St., told Officers Freddie L, Ben son and C. R, Smith at 8:20 p. m. Thursday, that Mrs. Helen Hinton Porche, 38, 517 S. East St., struck her on the side of the head with a lamp during an ar gument. The incident occurred at Mrs. Porche's home. The complain ant had a one-inch laceration on the left side of her head. She was treated and released at Wake Memorial Hospital. * * * ANGRY MAN SHOT TWICE Per dee McCullers, 46, 514 Smithfield St., reported to Of ficer W„ B, Harrington at 8:25 p. m. Tuesday, that Vangus Ed ward Hinton, 741 Rock Quarry Rd. ( started into his house and a fight developed between the two of them when McCullers refused to admit Hinton. He said Mr. Hinton threw a brick and a bottle at him, “so I shot him” iii the left should er and once to the head. Hin ton was admitted to Wake Mem orial Hospital for his wounds. Mr. McCullers was “hauled off” to Wake County Jail on a charge of assault wit’’ a dead ly weapon. A similar war rant awaits Hinton when he is released from the Hospital. c»«* chimb Seat. y. s> Although fewer Men In 1955, Strike Effective R\ s i \ ! T \\ m i 1 ’;, The current :hiv, \ -<,h: , i , city’s garbagenp-n mi stiv to mind a situation ".hi -h iv • ■ I in is- Spring, thirteen \. ■• - to 50 garbage eolle« , ii ■ m here. At that tin; -y; ; .. i also sought a raj?*.- • a d.« .. n \ • -■■< ■■■ - ing below SSO per w. ,maun ... i t . . After negotiations v.iti. fathers, the pay scale or tin collectors was raised sou • 1 per week for the beginning gar bage collectors. Holding meetings at i Bloodworth Street Young Mnik Christian Association, the col lectors were advised b\ the l.tte Rev, George A. Fisher; non • rector of St. Ambrose i.pi;---.' - pal Church, when it v as loos ed on S. Wilmington si the 1955 strikes there vt r demonstrations. T ■ - morning, more t!ia;i 10" ers marched on Cit• lull n were colored. All oi the striking m'-u solidly behind the 19 95 s: t ik. leader, Ira Sinclair, as n>■ Baps White Clerks, Att’ys DURHAM - Ah i.and, r Barnes, general chairman oi the Membership Corn mitt! , Durham Branch, Na.-UN , chargedthis week -.at tin white pastors oi the cit' a?.- : the white lawyers mbs, glorious opportunity to sot the kind of line ot communi cation that would have a' , ed much of the recent rat ~l misunderstanding in Dm i.a.i The charge was made as the 1968 membership -R i got underway to con .4 ' ,- State Survey Show* Job Increase D. S. Coltrane, Cl.airma.i m the North Carolina Got 1 Neighbor Council, Tuesda announced the remit:- oi th 1968 State Government Lu.- ployment Survey. 8,423 o: 17.1% of all State employees are Negro. This figures rep resents an increase* oi 1 over the 15.6 f :i urc *let, i - mined bv the 1966 surve . New Column Beginning in this issue, The CAROLINIAN will can :, each week, a c olurnn entitled, ‘‘Pregnancy * P1 ann in g and Health.” It is written by Mrs. Gloria Riggsbee, who invites the let ters of local pa rents for inclu sion In her weekly column, i Appearing on | page six of this week’s CAR OLINIAN, the column deals with problems affecting the entire family as related to all of the facets concerning the modern wo man, pregnancy, its possible attendant results and suggest ed solutions by Mrs. Riggsbee. ii>*iiiTnn»«»ai«iii*ii«»wri»«riiTTiiiinii»iiitwßiina'miiiMiiimg>nTs is John i obh, shown it rigid in front of some ot his loilowers. <>n We iiu sda\ morning, ( ; 'hh e ‘ us:; ■ i!-, o I R. i.ils mul said the men •■•I :■) , - lii increase proposed 1 u 1" v. I'he wot k< rs re expected to re turn to their ini s by the woi-kend. now stand, to man behind the pro•<•-.a It .*dr r. J*;l u Gobi cit truck irivt r. Mr, Co! -i ! as Iteeu with the cit; lor son-a 15 - ears. siuclai<. Vhc a-it ii. cit As t-mplm orth after the st «ke •. a- o>■ is t-**-- employed in i la > ton. In ti.o 19a --ink*-, tl.- km k • I’t tiay i . i J ;•*' j • iiV Qj);) ;* «. ■jV' ' \ -U j M 1.1 IS* ‘’ ' • ‘-It ’( v ! hod;> gear tor baa weather, 11 . -i,j 1- ■ t-a rh ’.. a, 1 . .-.a- ’ Ug.Ot'tl T.,f atio-pi l : : * of it i ed e.a Per In ti c- cit v ’* Wage in .a- '. 15 k:r i “s.ilar; > longer at obi'-ci,’ ( obb .st.it (Sett STRIKE RECALLS, V. 2) memberships in tin organto the- field Os l Iff ! elatl< .«;Kl alt; iinit* dt! t:', stat( : -lit Up!.” fact I! at 1 1 it- NAA CP - ail 1-. a out violent . .uni t■o.i> | ied lawyers, in . ..i ;. 1 < m • f their u •; . - V:ij (See BLASTS VI Hill I- .) Siiidl.ii in naiut ■ to :-or ’i«. urd'-itaken In th-.; Council in 1904 a d 1966, this snr. •• is a compilation m quest ton.m es completed by all Stan- .iy'-n- Negio employees 1 iob ii'U Thi.- survey t< • • •als l oti <!« nun.lk-, and th> rat< ij\ Net.i'O el. ploy, nunt has i:. cleased since the 1966 sui e. . Some 1,500 now ioniteein ployee.s have found ernpl<e - merit with the state m fin- lust two yea: a, rup> osont):i b a dra matically improved new hn e i.lte of 28 plus pot cent. Where are these Negronun. and women employed? < >nly 3 out oi every 8 Negro em ployees is in a predominant ly Negro institution, whereas one-half oi all Negroes were similarly situated In 1966. As in 1964 and 1960 more than 80°; of the Negro employees are concentrated in the areas of education, and health arid hospitals. Twenty -seven of the fifty-seven non-education or health connected agencies bad no Negro employees. Most of these were small, however, and only 2.4'? of all State employees worked in all white offices The nine largest non-education or health con nected agencies employed (Set JOB INCREASE, R, *) I © H. U. RIDDICK NCC Rites Held For if. Riddick - ! 'm.-ral services l . ri .dick, Cl, foot < . . at North Carolina ■ lan bam from 1945 , conducted at V -t. i.i in B. N. Duke a tl.c North Car oli' • oil, re campus by the io" mi A. Lynch, pastor ,- ! ock Baptist Church, ■ ii Mr. Riddick,who night, lay in state aiiditoi mm rom 3 p. m. uiit u >1 p. m. c.tto Mr Riddick •a SB on the eve of the North ( , lb ! " alumni’s long ; servance of Herman . " Da; .hiring the col . t :t>ot i>all game of the , Sail; day, Sept. 28. . .id, a sanative of Gates ’ ■ led schools ir. his ' 1 graduated trotn Id v'-at tsnowEliz- Mt. College; play .ill four years at (Set- COACH KIDDICK. P. 21 i* I < m fi . M mi GIBSON SETS STRIKEOUT RECORD - “Big” Bob Gibson, ace pitciier for the St. Louis Cardinals, set a, new World Series record Wednesday after : oon when he struck out seven teen members c! the American League challengers, the Detroit Tigers, as tlie Cards wrapped up the first game, 4-0. Gibson broke a 1963 record held by Sandy Kouiax in 19C3. Gibson struck out at least one Tiger in each inning and three to the' * ninth.
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