. AT EMERGENCY U. N. SESSION - United Nations: Secretary General
U Thant chats with U. N. Undersecretary Ralph Bunche here December 29
prior to the convening of the Security Council for an emergency session
on the Israeli attack on Lebanon December 28. For unknown reasons the
i start of the session was delayed for two hours and 45 minutes. (UPI).
Natl Business League Receives
Over Hal- Million For “Outreach”
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Berk
eley G. Burrell, president of
the National Business League,
announced December 31 that his
organization has received
$550,000 in technical assis
tance funds from the Economic
Development Administration.
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MAN, IT’S COI DM'hicugo - Fireman takes
to his axe while cracking ice off fire hoses
as firefighters, working in sub-zero weather
continued to buttle stubborn blaze in a ware
house early December 31. Ice-covered equip
ment caused further difficulties for the fire
men. Fire Commissioner Robert Quinn called
the blaze “the toughest of the year,” and said
that dense smoke and the inability to ven
tilate the fire or reach the source of the
flames with enough water were the main prob
lems. Damage estimate and cause of the blaze
has not been determined. (UPI).
Racism-Democracy America s
Choice: Rev, Jesse Jackson
CHARLOTTE - The highlight
of the 52nd Grand Conclave of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
was reached last Saturday, when
the Rev. Jesse Jackson, head
of “Operation Breadbasket,”
told more than 1200 persons at
tending an undergraduate lunch
eon, that America is in a race
to determine whether it will
stand for racism or democracy.
The militant leadoi returned
to North Carolina, where lie
first began his efforts to force
attention on the conditions oi
the Negro and the poor whites
by staging the lirst sit-in, in
Greensboro, in 1955, which re
sulted in his being jailed along
with other A&T Collegenrotes
ters.
Rev. Jackson traced the plight
of the minorities since the be
ginning of time and told his
brothers that the Negro’s
plight in America wasn't any
ditferen from that of any oth
A TIME TO THINK - Saigon: With his auto
matic weapon across his knees, Pfc. Wil
liam Simmons, 20, of Charleston, S. C., is
deep in thought after receiving a letter from
home. He is attached to the 199th Light In
fantry Brigade near Saigon. (UPI).
The money will be used to
continue the funding of Project
Outreach, a highly successful
program which provides train
ing counselling and technical
services to distressed minori
ty businessmen in designated
target areas. Outreach, now in
er minority group, but that the
Negro had failed to apply him
sel; in the proper direction to
extricate himself from the
throes of the capitalistic world
whose actions were motivated
by economics.
He gave the Omega Frater
nity undergraduates, and es
pecially those who would be
come violent, on college cam
puses, wear funny costumes,
and allow their bodies to become
disfigured by certain hair do’s
a formula. He told them that
the answei to the Negro's prob
lem was not hair or clothes,
buy by properly concerted ac
tion. motivated by a desire to
be free. He lashed out against
the ruling 10 r oi America’s
population that not only attempt
ed to keep the Negro down, by
telling him his brain was too
small, his intellect too dull and
his thinking too shallow, but al
so told poor whites that theNe
<See REV. *A KRON. P. 25
its second ye'ar, will operate
in ten major cities. It has aided
thousands of minority business
men in problems ranging from
basic management and ac
countancy to corporation de
velopment and financing.
Burrell, in accepting the
Grant offer from The Honora
ble Ross D. Davis, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for E
conomic Development, paid tri
bute to Mr. David personally
“For his great leadership, un
derstanding and strong support
to the cause ol black business
development.*'
Burrell further said, “The
goal of the National Business
League through Project Out
reach is to advance economic
development significantly in the
black community, by bringing
black businessmen into the
mainstream of this nation’s
commercial, industrial and fi
nancial society.
The Economic Development
Administration under the lead
ership of Ross D. Davis is a
major element in helping the
National Business League and
similar groups to attain these
goals. On behalf of the thou
sands of black and other minori
(See “OUTREACH.” P. 2)
Brain Drain
On Blacks
Is Attacked!
NEW YORK CITY - Vincent
Harding, chairman of the de
partment of history at Spelman
College in Atlanta, Ga., last
week, called for an end to what
he considers a dangerous,
though little noted “black
drain" of qualified teachers and
scholars out of the nation’s
black colleges and universities.
Writing in the winter issue
of the Columbia Forum, Harding
declares that “the same white
academic institutions which
helped create the often tragic
situation that exists in the black
(See “BRAIN DRAIN,” P. 2)
Son Os Dred’
Wimberly Dies
In Rocky Mt
BY J. B. HARREN
ROCKY MOUNT - Death
claimed the last surviving son
of Edgecombe County’s last Ne
gro State legislator of the Re
construction era when Allen
Benjamin (Dred) Wimberly died
in his mid - sixties following
an extended illness December
21.
Wimberly, a World War II
veteran, tailor and bricklayer,
had been teaching his crafts
at Nash Central High School,
Nashville, for the past three
years. He was a charter mem
ber of the Metropolitan Bap
tist Church, where he sang in
the choir and served on the
trustee board, and was lauded
for his faithfulness. He had
attended North Carolina Col
lege at Durham prior to his
Army service.
Immediate survivors in
cluded his widow, Mrs. Eva
Lunceford Wimberly, a ci
ty health nurse; and a daugh
ter-in-law, Mrs. Shirley Wim
berly of Philadelphia, Pa... four
(See SON OF. P. 2)
Radio Station Will Joins Mutual
Radio Station WLLL, Inc., lo
cated at 649 Maywood Avenue,
set another milestone this week
when it became affiliated with
the Mutual Broadcasting Sys
tem. The service began on Wed
nesday, January 1,
The station, which came un
der nev.'management in Septem
ber of 1965, serves Raleigh,
Durham and surrounding areas,
boasting more than 146,000 Ne
gro population.
Wallace L, Hankins, presi
dent, took charge in 1965.Serv
Livingstone
To Name
Pres. Mon.
NEW YORK CITY - Accord
ing to Bishop W. J. Walls,
chairman, Board of Trustees,
Livingstone College, Salisbury,
a meeting has been called for
10 a.m., Monday, January 6,
at the office of Dr. J. C. Hog
gard, 475 Riverside Drive, for
the purpose of naming a man to
succeed the late Dr. S, E. Dun
can, to head the A. M, E. Zi
on School.
The college has been under
the direction of Dr, V. J. Tu
lane since the death of Dr.
Duncan last July. Reliable
sources say that the field has
narrowed to three: Dr Roy D„
Hudson, Brown University; Dr.
Alfred L. Edwards, U. S, Dept,
of Agriculture; and Dr. F. G.
Shipman, North Carolina Col
lege, Durham.
The three above - mentioned
men have been interviewed by
a special committee, appointed
by the board to get a man.
However, there is information
that other names might be pre
sented Monday. Persons close
to the college are hopeful that
the new prexy will be named
in time for him to arrive before
the beginning of the second
semester.
Dr. Duncan had just launched
a second 10-year capital expan
sion program which calls for
immediate attention. The school
is supported by the A. M. E.
Zion Church. The three men
believed to be front runners are
all graduates of the college, as i
was .Dr. Duncan.
ft Bennett
Dies ki
Hospital
Robert Pearl Bennett, 34-
year-old resident of 324 Battle
Street (Southside area), who
suffered an epileptic ‘ ‘fit’’ while
locked up in Wake District Court
here Friday, was taken to Wake
Memorial Hospital where he
later died after another attack.
Mr. Bennett had been arrest
ed at 8 p.m. last Thursday on
a charge of public drunken
ness and a court order for
failure to appear in court on
a previous charge of public
intoxication.
Deputy Sheriff P.L. Womble
oi Wake County told news
men that Bennett had a “bad
case of the shakes" and had
to hold onto the rail with both
hands as he descended the
stairs to the basement of the
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
where court is now being con
ducted.
He was, at first, placed in
the lockup room to wait for
his case to be called when
another inmate of the room
called to the deputy. Womble
said, “When I got to the room,
Eennett grunted and fell to the
floor."
The deputy also related how
tiie deceased first slumped down
to a sitting position and then
fell over onto the foor. “It
was apparent that tie was*feuf
iering an epileptic seizure,"
Womble stated.
After summoning an ambul
ance, Bennett arrived at the
hospital about 4 p.m.
Another deputy said he re
ceived a telephone call about
6 p.m. from a nurse at Wake
Memorial Hospital saying that
Bennett had been treated and
was ready to be released. She
reportedly asked Deputy Ric
hard Branch to send someone
to get Bennett and return him
to jail.
After being informed that it
would take about twenty mi
nutes to secure a deputy to
come for Bennett, they termin
ated the conversation.
“A few minutes later, the
hospital called me back and
told me Bennett was dead,”
(See "FIT" KIILS. P. 2)
Annual Meeting
Os NAACP Set
For Jan. 13
NEW YORK-(NPI)-Executive
Director ROY Wilkins will re
port to the NAACP’s annual
meeting on the “state of the
NAACP” at the Park Sheraton
hotel Monday morning, Jer, 13.
Wilkins will report on the
association's activities during
L&6B. He will discuss programs
carried out bytheseveralNAA
CP departments, significant a
(See NAACP VEET. P. 2)
ing as vice-president and gen
eral manager is James H. Du
laney.
WLLE, with the Mutual af
filiation, become the only Negro
radio station in the two Ca
rollnas with a network hook
up.
During the past three years,
WLLE has made an auditorium
available for social, civic, re
ligious and recreational pur
poses. It is available to the en
tire community.
The staff has also beendoub-
Bishop Warns Bigoted Churches
‘Must Either To Live
Together Or Die Together’
"Fit” Kills Man
North Carolina s Leading Weekly
VOL. 28. NO. 10
Fair Housing Now Law
Jr
mik
RICHARD P. BENNETT
Bishop Love
Heard in
'Queen City*
CHARLOTTE - Bishop Edgar
A. Love, a retired United
Methodist Church bishop, said
here Saturday that one ot the
greatest threats to this country
lies among the churches which
condone “immorality in the
form ot racial bigotry.”
The 77-year-old churchman,
who lives in Baltimore, Md.,
declared, “The bigots, includ
ing many ministers, are good
church members, but not good
Christians.
“Their bigotry is the worst
kind because it hides behind
(See ms OP AKNS. I*. 2)
industry Alone
Will Not Cure
Joblessness ’
WASHINGTON - New indus
try alone will not solve the
problems of rural unemploy
ment and underemployment, a
report by Loyola University ot
New Orleans indicates.
Unless the inhabitants have
a good education or skill train
ing, “often the introduction of
new industry does nothing for
the local people, but rather im
ports a new work force,” the
report states.
The report was based on re
sults of an experimental and
demonstration program funded
by the U. S. Department of
Labor, and carried out by Loy
ola's Institute of Human Re
lations.
The report asserts that “a.
concentrated program of em
ployment and skill training in
these rapidly industrializing
rural areas” is needed if the
jobless or underemployed men
and women “are to be fully
integrated into the industrial
society.”
The 15 - month project in
<See JOBLESSNESS, P. 2)
led, service to the community
tripled and the station carries,
as a public service, from 11
a.m. to 12 noon each Sunday, the
services of one of the city's
leading churches, changing each
month.
Another public service fea
ture is the Bullentin Board of
the Air, carried every half
hour.
During 1968, the station be
came a Century Club member
of the Boy Scouts of America,
(Sop YVI * K JOIN'S, P. 2)
RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 4. 1969
Impact On
Raleigh
Awaited
A Federal Fair Housing law
which prohibits discrimination
in the sale or rental of the
majority of dwelling units went
into effect on Wednesday, Jan
uary 1.
Viewed widely as the strong
est federal open housing legis
lation ever to go ino effect,
the new law could have immed
iate eifect on the city of Ra
leigh and the entire State of
North Carolina as many black
families in the area are now
awaiting adequate housing.
However, John Ingle, an of
ficial oi Housing Opportunities
Made Equal (HOME), stated
Monday, “I don’t think there are
a lot oi black families sitting
around waiting for January 1,
or a lot of persons selling or
renting real estate waiting tor
January 1 to give it to them.”
In Ingle’s opinion, “The law will
make a little difference, but not
much.
His comments were typical
of some received from several
persons involved In real estate
and race relations transaction.
According to the general con
sensus, there will be no im
mediate change in Raleigh's
predominantly segregated
housing in neighborhood resi
<See HO -ING, p, 2>
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REVENUE DIRECTOR
CHARGED - Springfield, 111.:
State Revenue Director Theo
dore A. Jones, shown at the 1967
golden lamp award ceremonies,
was indicted by a federal grand
jury December 30 or income
tax evasion. Jones, 55, was ac
cused of failing to report $16,-
788 in income received from
1962 through 1965, (UPI).
No Sweepstakes Winners
For the first time in several
week, no one claimed the
$57.50 In the Sweepstakes pro
motion, sponsored by The
business firms. Therefore, the
cash has Increased in value
this week, there is a total of
$75 in the three prizes offered.
To be vail'd this week, tickets
SWEEPSTAKES |
6 4750 6501
S4O S3O $5.00
Anyone having current OREFN tickets ctalori Dec. 28, lEBB, with
proper numbers, present same to The CAROT INIAN office and
receive amounts listed above from the SWF. PSTAKES Feature.
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RELEASED ON NEW YEAR’S DAY - Sai
gon: Spec. 4 James W. Brigham, Ocala, Fla.
(center) and two other prisoners released
January 1 by the Viet Cong are escorted to
a U. S. military hospital at Long Binh just
north of Saigon. The officer on Brigham’s
right is unidentified. Spec 4 Thomas N. Jones
of Lynville, Ind., is to Brigham’s left. The
third released prisoner, Pfc Donald G. Smith
of Akron, Pa., is partially obscured behind the
officer. (UPI).
Local Woman Says She
Was “Shot By Mistake”
Miss Emma Jean Price, 21-
year-old resident ol 558 E.
Davie Street, told Officer Nor
man Artis at 3:03 p.m. on
Christmas Day that she was
“shot by a friend by mistake
In the 300 black of S. East
Street.” She, at first, refused
to tell who shot her.
Further inlormation revealed
that the woman was sitting in a
car in front of Staton’s Motel
and Restaurant in a 1959 Chev
rolet .
nhTimt hi rum
W-:
Temperatures during the pe
riod, Thursday through Mon
day, w.ll average much beiow
normal. Daytime high will aver
age in the 30s In the mountains
and mostly in the 40s elsewhere.
Lows at night will be In the 20s,
averaging in the upper teens in
the North Carolina mountains to
about 30 on the south coast. It
will remain rather cold through
Monday. Precipitation will av
erage one-half to three-fourths
of an inch, occurring as rain or
snow during the weekend.
must be green in color and dated
December 28, 1968,
The lucky numbers are: 6,
first prize, worth S4O; number
4750, second, worth S3O; and
number 6501, third prize, worth
$5. Patronize businesses which
advertise in The CAROLINIAN
(See SWEEFST'KES. P. Z)
SINGLE COPY 15c
Officer Artis found out that
the car belonged to Clifton Ed
ward Walton, 28, 628 Coleman
Street, by checking the license
tag on the vehicle.
Mr. Walton admitted shooting
(See WOMAN SHOT. P. 2)
The Crime
Beat
FROM RALEIGH'S OFFICIAL
POLICE FILE
CUT ON NECK WITH BLADE
William Henry Perry, 1001
Rock Quarry Road, told Officers
D. M. Chavis and H. S. Pearce
at 10:43 p.m. Friday, that he
was at Staton’s Case, 319 S.
East Street when "some fellow”
came over to him and started
a “fuss,” then cut him.
Mr. Perry stated he did not
know Ills assailant and refused
to go to Wake Memorial Hos
pital for treatment of a one
half inch laceration below the
left ear on his neck.
* * *
SHOPLIFTER ESCAPES
Billy Hampton Howell, white
employee of W, T. Grant Store,
Fayetteville Sir»et, called Of
ficer A, L, Watson to the store
at 5:12 p.m. Friday. Upon ar
rival, the officer talked to Mrs.
Maggie King Wood, who told
him that she observed Miss
Carolyn Marie Smith, 20, 706
Jamaica Drive, put a Culotte
pants dress into her purse.
Mrs. Wood said she grabbed
for the dress, but also got the
suspect's purse in the effort.
The suspect was identified by
an identification card in the
purse. It is not known whether
she has been arrested.
(Set CRIME BEAT, P. 3}