f LASH VICTIM - Detroit: An unidentified Detroit Policeman escorts
a Wallace heckler from Goto Arena Oct. 29 during a campaign speech
by Governor George C. Wallace. About 10,000 persons attended the speech
which was broken several times by fist fights and chair throwing between
Wallace followers and anti-Wallace protestors. (UPI PHOT).
Bishop H, B. Show In Charge
As Black Churchmen Assemble
NEW YORK - The National
Committee of Negro Church
men, a black ecumenical pow
Raleigh’s
“Sonny” Peace First
Teacher At Ga. Tech
BY STAFF WRITER
* The advice, “Go West, young
man*' may be wisely heeded
bv some young man, but the
W. H. PEACE,m
St. Poul To Observe
120th Aniversory
iSt. Paul African Methodist
Jfpiscopal Church, corner ofW.
Edenton and S. West Sts,, will
observe its 120th
an i v e r s a ry
(1848-1968) here
Sunday morn
ing-.
Bishop George j
W. Baber ofj
Washington, D. j
C., senior Bi
shop of the AME
Church, will
preach the anni- I
versary sermon
Bishop Baber
at the 11 a. m. worship hour.
The Sunday service will mark
the culmination of a year-long
series of events for St. Paul.
One of the outstanding minis
ters In America today, Bishop
Bffeer appeared in national
headlines last week as plans
for a massive "get-out-the
vote” drive among the nine mil
lion black churchgoers in some
S,GOC churches, elected him
chairman of the campaign.
.Bishop Baber has just com
pß@ied a six-weeks tour of Etir-
Asia, and will bring tc bear in
his message to Raleigh citi
zens here Sunday morning forty
years of extensive training, tra
vel and Christian experience.
He is the presiding bishop of
all AME Churches in the Dls-
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First prize in The CAROLIN
IAN’S Sweepstakes Promotion
last week went to Luther L,
. Hines, who picked up ticket
number 5820, first prize, 'worth
from the National Pure
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er group of some 700 clergy
and laity, is holding its sec
ond annual convocation In St,
best advice ever given to Wil
liam H, “Sonny” Peace, HI,
Raleigh native, was, “Go South,
young man.” For It is in the
deep south-Atlanta, Ga. - that
he is teaching and lecturing as
the first black Instructor at
Georgia Technological Insti
tute, Atlanta, Ga. His classes
are all In Afro-American His
tory.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Peace, 11, 116 W. South St., young
Peace is a graduate of old Wash
ington High School here - It's
last class - and received his
bachelor of arts degree from
Shaw University in January 1961.
During his college years, he
was a contributing editor to
“The Angry Black South,” now
published. Upon graduating
from Shaw, “Sonny” went north
to New York where he landed
his first job - that of supervi
sor with the city’s Welfare De
partment.
(Sep "SONNY” PEACE, P. 2)
trict of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and North Carolina.
The Rev. Benjamin S. Foust,
pastor of St. Paul, cordially
invites the general public to
share in this service.
(See ST. PAI L. P. i)
Vote Forum
Here Friday
“The Issues in the Current
Campaign'' will lie the subject
of a Public Affairs Forum dis
cussion at the Bloodworth St.
YMCA, 600 S. Bloodworth St„
here, on Friday, Nov. 1.
Beginning at 7 : 30 p. m., in
terested citizens are invited
to be present to ask questions
of two experts of the oppos
ing political parties - Demo
cratic and Republican - on is
sues facing the black voter on
Tuesday, Nov. 5, election day.
Presiding at the session will
be Charles G. Irving.
James A. Shepard, local real
estate man and well ■* known
newspaper columnist and Dem
ocrat, while Alexander
Barnes, lifelong Republican,
national officer of the AME
Zion church, fraternal lead
er and veter and newspaper mail,
will speak tor his party.
Without any hedging, aecord
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Louis, Mo., Oct, 20-Nov. 1.
Headquarters for the gather
ing is the Gateway Hotel.
For two days prior to the
K A
Bishop Shaw
meeting, black 1
caucuses from I
major denomin- I
ations hold sep- I
arate confer-j
to work outs
strategies and!
and priorities!
for the form - '
ation of a stronger black al
liance within the Christian
Church,
According to NCNC president
Bishop Herbert Bell Shaw of
Wilmington, “It is important
for the life of the total church
that the experience of the Afro-
American theological become a
more vital part of the main
stream of church life In the
United states.”
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F.
(See BISHOP SH\\V I\ 2)
Youth, 18,
Loses Car
And Pants
An 18-year-old white youth,
who police said “had been
drinking very much,” literally
lost his pants and car while
trying to be a good Samari
tan, according to his state
ments.
Lonnie Wayne Neville, 311 N.
Boundary St., Apt. 1, informed
Officers Norman Artis and
James E. (Bobby) Daye at 2:05
a. m„ Saturday, that he con
sented to drive two colored
males home from The Upset
ters Club, located at the corner
of W. South and S. McDowell
Sts.
Neville, said that when they
arrived in the 400 block of S.
Swain St„ one of the men start
ed hitting him with his fists
and the other one pulled off his
pants. Neville said he kicked
the shorter one away and ran
minus pants.
The officers reported finding
his car in the 400 block of S.
Swain St,, along with a pair of
trousers. Officers Artis and
Daye also stated that the white
youth told several different ver
sions of what occurred. The
wallet was reportedly missing
(See WHITE YOUTH, p. >)
The Crime
Beat
FROM RALEIGH’S OFFICIAL
POLICE FILE
“SLUGGED” WITH CHAIR
Daniel McAlllly, 43,905 Ca
nnister St., told Officer W. R,
Price at 7:17 p. m. Saturday,
that he and L. C. Whitner,
believed to be a roomer in his
house, were arguing about some
rent money w r hen Whitner pull
ed a pocket knife on McAllily,
who admitted he picked up a
chair when he saw the knife,
and struck Whitner in the face
with it, then called “the law.”
Whitner suffered three one
inch lacerations about the eyes.
McAllily was arrested and
charged with assault with a
deadly weapon. The incident
took place at the Cannister
St. address.
* * *
FIGHT OVER FIG TAILS
Walter Clemmons, Jr., 534
S. Saunders St,, reported to
Officer J. M. Edwards at 4;09
p. m. Sunday, that he and Miss
Betty Rowland, same address,
started fighting over some pig
tails that he had eaten there,
and she struck him about the
head with a gun.
Both were arrested, however,
and charged with engaging in
an affray. Bonds were set at
??.00 each. Clemmons exhibit
ed cuts about the head.
(Se? CHIME BEAT. P. 3)
7 NAACP Staffers Resign
Rev. J. A. Avery
Cleric Stricken In Pulpit; Dies
THE CAROLINIAN
VOL 28 NO. II
Girl Ousted From Bus, Sdiool
Def *Jf 'Rules’
Issues V ote Denial
r-x.
jpE
QUARTER-MILLION BLACK VOTERS EX
PECTED IN N. C. - The above students and
a faculty member at St. Augustine’s College,
which staged a mock election last week on
the campus, are doing what more than 250,000
black Tar Heel voters are expected to do on
Tuesday, Nov. 5, - election day. Left to right:
Seated, Miss Hermina J. Lucas, checking
mock vote registration of Richard Mizelle,
faculty member, as Miss Carla Powell awaits
her turn. The St. Aug. students chose the
Humphrey-Muskie Ticket in campus-wide vot
ing.
Early Champion Os
Hack Power Passes
BY MATTIE SMITH COLIN
CHICAGO (NPI) - Death has
stilled the pen of one of the
most colorful men in the field
of newspaper publishing, and
one of the early advocates of
black pride and power -- Balm
Leavell, 58-year-old publish
er of the twin black weekly
newspaper, the New Crusader
and the Gary Crusader.
Leavell was fatally stricken
with cancer of the gall bladder,
and died in Michael Reese hos
pital early last Saturday morn
ing. Some months ago, he had
entered the hospital for treat
ment os yellow jaundice. Upon
release, he had a brief period
of recuperation at hisSouthslde
home, before returning to the
hospital with the gall bladder
trouble that ended in his death.
Funeral services, attended by
a host of his friends, co-work
ers, and even those who were
often in opposition to his Ideas,
were held this week at the
TUESDAY
NOV. 5
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1968 SINGLE COPY 15c>
First Church of Deliverance,
with the Rev. ClarenceH.Cobbs
as officiant. Burial was in Lin
coln cemetery.
His publications accurately
depicted his crusadLng, stormy
and fiery career, which often
was a source of irritation not
only tc those against whom he
(See EARI.Y P. Z)
l WilM.!, "M "'WW 1 m i ij,i II i.i i(i m i u i V.
hhihi i; iti i'iiin
Temperatures during th* pe
riod. Thursday through Monday,
will average near normal on the
roast and above normal else
where. Daytime highs are ex
pected to average in the (Cs isi
the mountains and 66 to 77 de
grees elsewhere. Lows at night
will average In the upper 3Cs in
the mountains, in the tOs alone
the coast and generally 47 to 5J
degrees inland. A general varm
int trend will prevail through
Saturday, turning cooler again
Sunday and Monday. P.eriplta
ton will total tip to -one-fourth
of an inch, occurring ns scat
tered showers and thundershow
ers Saturday and Saturday night,
ending Sunday. .
—
Charges
Untrue:
H. Fuller
Howard Fuller, chairman of
the Foundation for Community
Development, located in Dur
ham, Informed The CAROLIN
IAN this week that a story
quoting him urging Negroes not
to vote on Nov. 5 was erron
eous. His statement follows:
‘•This statement is to clarify
my personal views on what I
feel Is at stake for the black
citizens of North Carolina In the
election on Nov. 5.
"The News and Observer ar
ticle of Oct. 28th gives the im
pression that I have suggested
that black people should ‘sit out’
the coming election.
“This is not true, I have
worked in North Carolina for
three years urging black people
to exercise their right to regis
ter and vote. I shall continue
to do so,
“As for this particular elec
tion, my personal views are as
follows: I believe -- and I
stated this belief at the Sept.
(See HOWARD FL’I I ER. P 2)
Legal Staff
OfNAACP
Walks Out
NEW-' YORK - Monday mark
ed the day ol resignation of the
entire sevenman legal staff of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), the nation’s oldest
and most respected civil rights
organization.
The mass resignations were
to protest the dismissal of an
associate general counsel who
criticized the United States Su
preme Court. The resignations
were announced at a press con
ference called by Robert L.
Carter, general counsel for the
NAACP, who said h.is resigna
tion would become effective on
Sunday, Dec. 1, and the others
would leave the organization
upon completion of cases in
which they are currently Involv
ed
In his-letter disassociating
(See NAACP P. 2'
MOCK FUNERAL - Chicago: School boycott leaders take a running
jump and land on top of casket marked <,: Board of Education” during
mock-funeral and rally of boycotters at Chicago’s Civic Center Oct. 28,
Boycotting students are demanding more black control over courses and
school officials at 25 southside and west side high schools, and more
permanent black teachers. Overlooking scene at rear is the Chicago Pi
casso. (UPI PHOTO).
HOWARD FULLER
Riders At
Night Fire
Gunshots
VANCE BORO - A 15-year
old Negro girl who refused to
follow “the rules'’ of jlm crow
bus practices here, was the tar
get of nightriders Monday night,
who fired several shots into her
rural home. The girl was re
portedly dragged bodily from
class and expelled last Friday,
Henry .Hooks, father of Debo
rah Hooks, said he discovered
two holes near a front bedroom
which appeared to come from a
small calibre rifle or pistol.
The Hooks family of six was.
awakened by “three loud
noises” Monday night, said the
father, and heard something
hitting the house.
Because of the darkness, he
was unable to find the bullet
holes before daybreak. He re
fused to allow tils children to
attend school on Tuesday of
this week because of the inci
dent. He Indicated that he was
afraid to let them return af
ter Monday night’s incident.
In order to engage in farm
ing, Hooks moved here from
near Greenville, in Pitt County,
two years ago. He is now an
employee of East Carolina Uni
versity, Greenville.
His daughter, Deborah, was
taken bodily off of a school bus
last Thursday by two Craven
County officers. They and the
(See NIC.I'TRIDFRS. p •,
Eulogy Os
Rev. Avery
Set Friday
Certainly one can really real
ize that in the midst of life
we are in death. This was
brought home to the Raleigh
REV. J. A. AVERY
community Sunday morning
when the news was flashed that
the Rev. James Arthur Avery,
-50, well-known Baptist minis
ter, was stricken as he closed
his Sunday morning service at
the First Baptist Church, Holly
Springs.
His death not only shocked
church circles bu‘ cast a pall
over the entire area. He was
one of the most popular per
sons in area church, religious
and civic circles, and one who
served well the needs and de
sires of the community.
He was born in Wake County
and attended Garner Consoli
dated School and continued his
education at Shaw. He was the
(See REV. AVERY. P. 2)
snaxt*
TO SPEAK HERE - The Peo
ples Credit Union, recently-or
ganized finance body here, Is
presenting the Rev. G. E. Cheek,
well-known Baptist minister of
Raleigh and Warrenton, In a
mass meeting for membership.
The occasion is scheduled for
Monday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p„ m.
at the Chavis Heights Recrea
tion Center. Rev. Cheek found
ed Raleigh’s Wake Credit Union
and is well-versed in the his
tory, organization and success
of credit unions, having travel
ed in Europe to make a study
of this type of small bank
ing. The public is urged to at
tend