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NIXON WINS, 808 SCOTT IS N. C. VICTOR , Captures Both Popular And Electoral Votes Richard Milhouse Nixon is believed to have realized his fondest dream, being elected President of the United States, just before The CAROLINIAN went to press Wednesday morning. The reporter assigned to cov er the election, like many other newsmen, kept a close vigil all night Tuesday and kept a close eye on tne incidents at tendant to perhaps the most suspenselul election, since 1916, when Charles Evans Hughes went to sleep thinking he was the President, only to awake and find that Woodrow Wilson had carried California, thus (ft* f eating him. At CAROLINIAN press time, Nixon had over 287 electoral votes. Only 270 are needed to win. “Election 68” presented the f ame pattern that the 1960 elec ion showed when John F. Ken nedy nosed out Nixon, in a PRESIDENT-ELECT RICHARD M. NIXON Hmd*®n Ccßishn fils - ■ Guilford Man, Kin Here GREENSBORO - The uncle of a CAROLINIAN employee was killed in a head-on collision hjfre Monday night and two oth ers were injured. Vernon Hargrove Jeffries, 54, of 1635 Nelson St., uncle of Lloyd H. Jeffries, who is em ployed by this newspaper, and driver of one of the cars, was the victim. J The crash occurred on Kigh * way 421, about ten miles south of the city. According t o investigating patrolman Carl M. Swalney, a car driven by Edward Lee Sta cy, heading north on 421, was passing two other vehicles and hit the Jeffries automobile head-on, A passenger in the Jeffries car, Gene Cooper, 1802 Ellis St., was taken to the Moses Cone Hospital with chest in juries, treated and released. Stacy was still being treated in the emergency room of the same hospital early Wednesday, suffering from multiple lacera tions. Although no charge was made in the accident late Monday, investigation was being contin ued. The deceased is also survived by two brothers, Samuel Jef fries, Raleigh; and Kyal Jef fries, Baltimore; two sisters, Mrs, Novella Martin, Greens boro; and Mrs. Myrtle Cox, 4tfew York, N. six nieces, Tferw Students Claim 'Political Win’ in Case KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The trial of three Knoxville College students ended In what the stu dents and their lawyers termed **a political victory” last week. Pete Tlgner, Joseph Scott and Gary Keel were charged with possessing explosives and conspiring to blow up two col lege buildings, after a white cab driver was killed on the campus March ©. They pleaded guilty to two reduced charg after an agreement between Sheir lawyers and the Attorney General, They were sentenced to serve 11 months and 2© days on each charge, concurrently. The r judge has allowed them to re turn to college -- where two of the three are presently en rolled -- and to begin serving their terms June 2, after the school year ends. He said he will consider suspending the remainder of their sentence (See 5 STUDENTS. p. “squeaker.” Cook County (Illi nois) presented the same sus pense as it did in 1960, when there were charges and count er charges about the counting of the vote. Persons close to the scene said that the Nixon forces were aware oi what could happen and when it was learned that Cook County would be coming in late, the Nixon forces decided that there would be late returns from downstate and by this method they were able to maneuver along with the Cook County boys. As was expected, the Negro vote showed up in the Humphrey column from Main to Florida and from New York to Califor (See NIXON WINS, P. i) Miss Mernell Martin, Greens boro and Raleigh; Mrs. Barbara A Birchett, Mrs. Joyce Dixon and Mrs. Jean Shepard, all of Raleigh; Mrs. Vedie Cooley, Raleigh, Miss Zella Jeffries, New Jersey; and one other nephew, Lawrence Jeffries, Ra leigh. ggfipr vernox h. Jeffries FIRST C 'ONGRESSWOM.AN - Mew York: Democratic Mrs. Shirley ctiisholm, 43, gives a “V” for victory sign after she defeated Civil Rights leader James Farmer here late Nov. 5 to become (he first female Negro member of Congress. Mrs. Chisholm, a West Indian-born educator who spent 19 years as a political clubhouse volunteer before getting a chance to become the pioneer Negro State As semblywoman four years ago, won the newly reapportioned 12th Congressional District which includes the ghetto neighborhoods of Bed ford-Stuyvesant section, (UPI PHOTO). Frye Wins State House Seat THE CAROLINIAN VOL. 28. NO. 3 Shot 4 Times jQ* TV sT t> V V' As" -r' -V T* XV Xj* Seek Ouster Os Sheriff Wife, 20, Blasted ly late BY STAFF WRITER A 27-year-old Raleigh man is said to have become so en raged at his wife here Satur day afternoon that he emptied the contents oi a .22 calibre pistol into her body, reloaded and continued to fire at her until the 20-year-old woman was dead, Daniel Ross, 303 Joe Louis Avenue (Joe Louis Park), is still being sought by Raleigh police in the fatal wounding of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Young Ross. Wake County Coroner Mar shall W. Bennett reported to a CAROLINIAN newsman late Tuesday night that Mrs. Ross’ body contained seven bullet holes, although, the coroner stated, she was shot only four times. Three of the bullets ■went through the body. The victim sustained one wound in the upper chest, two in the left hand and one in the left side. Miss Bernice Ross of Dur ham, 25-year-old sister of (Sec WOYAN SHOT. P ■>) Cleaver Hits Race Leaders Washington (npi) - Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver has assailed three spokesmen for black militancy ousted Rep. Adam Clayton Pow ell, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., (D- Mich.) and Georgia Rep. Julian Bond. According to Cleaver, Pow ell “never did anything for his people In Harlem,” The Black Panther also attacked Conyers for not resigning from the Dem ocratic party and Bond for purportedly becoming part of the power structure, California Gov. Ronald Regan, who has sought to keep Cleaver from speaking at the University of California, was (Sei* CLEAVER 81-ASTS. P ’) North Carolina's Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N C.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1968 l aleigSt Woman Dies DANIEL ROSS Raleighite Claims She Was Raped Mrs. Doris Taylor, 1420 Oa kwood Ave., reported to Officer G. W. Abernathy at 3:44 a. m. Saturday, that she started to mount the steps at the rear of 313 S. East St. and three colored males grabbed her and threatened to kill her If she made any noise. Shortly, the woman declared, the trio forced her to go down a path that led well behind the S. East St. address and into some woods. She said she was then taken to a very deep ditch and forced to go down into it, when one of the three went into the ditch with her and raped her. The other two are reportedly to have stood “look out” for the al leged ravisher. It could not be ascertained just w'hat Mrs. Taylor was doing in the East Raleigh neighbor (Sec CLAIMS RIPE. P. 2)_ (FROM RALEIGH’S OFFICIAL POLICE FILES 1 THE CRIME BEAT | WOMAN SHOT IN THIGH Mrs. Emma Carpenter, 706 Fitzgerald Dr,, told Officer James E. (Bobby) Daye at 6:11 p. m. Saturday, that she and Clifton Autry, 54, 1115 Spauld ing St., were at the home other mother, 540 E. Hargett St ..when Autry shot her in the right thigh. She was taken to Wake Mem orial Hospital and treated. A warrant was signed and Autry was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly wea pon. rSWKBYMtSn ; 4253 4510 51! | l $lO $5 $2.50 ! 1 Anyone ha vine current PINK tickets, elated Nov. 2. 1958 with® % proper numbers, picsent same to The CAROLINIAN office and i "receive amounts listed above from the SWEEPSTAKES FealuriJ srs. iswr#»c« Wins Sw®#pst«kis Mrs. Lee Anna Lawrence, 715 Cone Drive, was the lucky win ner in the CAROLINIAN'S Sweepstakes last week,hav ing picked up lucky number 4853 from Nati onal Health Fo<x Store, E. Har-^S ; gett Street. number won I her $25 in as the first prlgdMaoPy in die tion. awßffirv" The first-time LAWRENCE winner said she would buy gro JAMES B. BENNETT 2 Brothers Held In City Death Raleigh police are holding two brothers for murder, following the death of a 50-year-old form er Holly Springs woman here late Saturday. Being held are 19-year-old James B. Bennett and his 16-year-old brother, Je rome Bennett, both of 121 Wal ser Place. The unconscious form of Mrs. Partheny Allen was discovered about 7;45 a. m. Saturday by some children playing in the area of the 400 block of Walser Place (formerly Dover St., south of the 700 block of E. Davie St.). She was found near some bushes. She died 15 hours later without ever regain ing consciousness. Mrs. Allen bad lived in the city since June. Wake County Coroner Mar shall W. Bennett stated Tuesday night that the woman's head was so badly beaten that “her (See 2 BROTHERS, P. 2) STABBED BY GIRLFRIEND Walter Morgan, 32, 623 Tow er St., informed Officer Bruce E. Tucker at 7 p. m. Sunday, ‘ that he and his girlfriend, Miss Dorothy Melvin, 1324 Pender St., has a “fuss” and she stabbed him in the arm with a small knife. He refused to take any legal action against the woman, however. The cop reported that Morgan first reported that he fell and cut his arm, but later admitted to the truth. (See CRIME BEAT. P. 3) ceries with her winnings as she is the mother of two sons, ages 11 and 12, and, accord ing to her, “both are big eat ers.” She is a member of the Mount, Calvary Holy Church, corner of Grape and Battle Streets. Valuable Sweepstakes tickets good this week must be pink lit color and dated November 2, 1988. Number 4253. first prize, is worth sl®, number 4510, second prize, worth $5, and number (See SWEEPSTAKES, P, J) SINGLE COPY 15c Lawman if Race Tiff TRENTON - Persons in this area are watching, with mixed emotions, what will happen to Sheriff Willie Brown Yates when he faces the Jones County Com missioners Thursday night, where he is charged with fail ing to properly execute the du ties of his office. In a resolution drawn up’Mon day, the commissioners are said to have favored the re moval of Yates for alleged In toxication at the County fair, sponsored by the American Le gion, when there was alleged trouole with several Negroes. Five members of the sponsor ing group are said to nave told the commissioners that Yates and his deputies stood by and watched Negroes go into a rage of vandalism and did nothing about it. Yates is quoted as saying he thought it was a peaceful Sat urday night and the only incident that might have been of racial concern was the fact that he would not permit some Negrc men to go into a show, being staged by white girls. Pollard New EEO Director WASHINGTON - The Depart ment of State has announced the appointment of Frederick D. (Fritz) Pollard, Jr., of Chi cago, as the new Director of its Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, effective last month. Mr. Pollard who has serv ed as Deputy to the Special As sistant for Athletic Programs in the Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Af fairs since November, 1967, succeeds Eddie N. Williams. Mr. Williams resigned on Oct. 15 to accept the position of As sistant Vice President foi Pub lic Affairs at the University of Chicago. He maintains a consultancy with the Depart ment of State. Pollard, a bronze medal win ner as a member ol the 1936 U. S. Olympic Team and a noted all-around athlete, was born in Springfield, Mass., Feb. 18, 1915. He is a graduate of the University of North Dako ta, where he obtained a Bache lor of Science degree in Edu cation, and also attended the (Sec FRITZ POI LARI). I>. 2) As Shaw University UHCF Head To Keymts Founder’s B&f The 103rd Founder’s Day Convocation address at Shaw University will be held on Fri day, Nov. 8, at 11:30 a. m. in the Raleigh Memorial Audi torium. Guest speaker this year will be Dr. Stephen J. Wright, pres ident, United Negro College Fund, and a member of the Board of Trustees at Shaw. Dr. Wright, considered one of the leaders in the field of higher education in the United States, has held professional positions with North Carolina College at Durham, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., is past president of Bluefield State Col lege, Bluefield, W. Va,, and more recently, president of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. A native of Dillon,, S. C., he received his B. S. degree Black Vote Believed Big Factor In Win There were criminations and recriminations from the battle that has gone on lietween Bob Scott and James Gardner, candidates for the governorship of North Carolina. Scott ap pears to have won the election as the count was tallied Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Gardner had not conceded as late as noon Wednesday and is believed *& lx? toying with the idea ot a recount. He alleges that there were too many dis crepancies and this gives him reason to believe that a recount would turn up a lot of things. Scott stayed away from Hum phrey, and Gardner scared many voters with the fact that he believed many things that Wallace said. Scott would not be tied down at the Democratic Convention and neither did he make any effort to gain the Ne gro vote. His action in this manner, is said to have caused many Democratic leaders to GOVERNOR-ELECT ROBERT W. SCOTT Attorney Henry L Frye Wins State House Seat Even though the Negro vote was not enough to swing the state for Hubert Humphrey, theVe was enough coalition with white voters here Tuesday for Attorney Henry L. Frye ' to tecome the first man of color to be elect ed to the Legislature of the State of North Carolina since almost the furn of the eenturv Frye won the Democratic nomination for one of the six SINGER STABBED - New York: Singer Billy Daniels was stabbed late Nov. 5 while on stage at Manhattan’s Latin Quarter Club. Police seized a young Negro man in the stab bing. Spokesman for the club said Daniels was taken to Roosevelt Hospital in serious condition. (UPI PHOTO). mmmm •mmm&muimii DR. S. J, WMGHT seriously consider going to Gardner. The Negro vote stood firm for Humphrey and Scott throughout the state and it is thought that this vote was the margin by which Boh Scott beat Jim Gardner. Gardner was be ing eyed by the Negro vote, but when he is alleged to have spurned it, it turned to Scott. •In another close race, the Ne gro seems to have deserted G. Fred Steele for the U. S. Con gress seat, from the 4th Dis trict, comprising, Wake, Dur ham, Orange, Chatham and Ran dolph comities, The trend was (Ser SCOTT "ATNS, l> 2) seats allotted to was given a good fL. -gjH He polled 33,880 i votes and came through for the race when Mrs. FRYE Elreta Alexander, popular at torney, who switched to the Re publican party in time and be came a candidate for district judge. She was elected to the office, thus becoming the first Negro woman to be elected a judge in the state. She is con sidered one of the most able lawyers in the state and enjoys a lucratice practice among both races. With a Republican in the White House, it has already been con jectured that she could become the first Negro federal judge in the history of the state. Rev. William R. Crawford, over In Winston-Salem, lost in his bid for a seat in the Legis lature for the, second time, when retired white army Sgt. (Set- FRYE VICTORIOUS. P 2) from Hampton Institute, M. A. from Howard University, and his Ph. D. from New York University. He was appointed by Presi dent Johnson in 1964 to serve (See DB. * RIGHT. P. 2) Temperatures during the pe riod. Thursday through Monday will average beiow normal. s>ay tlme highs, are ejected to aver age in the 50s in North Caro lina, ranging to !he Sower 60s along the coast, and 37 to 68 de grees in South Carolina. Lows at night will average 27 to 32 de~ frees In the mountains of the tate, mostly in the 3Sfe else where inland, ranging to the low or mid 40s along the coast. It will turn fooler at the be ginning of the period, with moderation likely about Sunday. Precipitation -a ill total ont fourth of an inch or more, oc curring as scattered showers Thursday and s*. rain or show era again about the begiantn* of the week.
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