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STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE - Raleigh: Several hundred young Negroes march towards the District Court at the Municipal Auditorium January 31 to protest a death sentence given Fund For ,Kitchens Started For the purpose of giving some relief to the family of the late George Edward Kitchen, 30-year-old insuranceman and former school teacher, who was shot to death here late in Jan uary, friends of the family and "just plain concerned and in terested citizens'’ have esta blished "The Kitchen Fund." A committee was set up this week, consisting of the following members: M. Grant Batey, Sr., James E. Cheek, Romalius O. Murphy, J. J.Sansom, Jr., Har old Webb and Mrs. J. Owen White, These persons, along with the (See KITCHEN. P 2) Hold Four In Deaths W 2 Cops MOUNT AIRY - Fii it degree murdei* charges were filed here Tuesday morning against four young Negro men in the Mon day night pistol murders of two police officers of Pilot Mountain, near here, accord ing to information released by Jim Taylor, sheriff of Surry County. Sheriff Taylor also said he would transfer the men some time Tuesday from the Winston- Salem jail to the Surry County Jail here. Charged are Charles Edward Monroe, 20, his brother James Arthur Monroe, 21, Lankie Sanders, 20, and his older brother Perry Sanders, 21, all of Sanford. Arrest of nese four came about midnight Monday, about an hour after the bodies of the officers were found near their patrol car on U.S, f>2 one rntlo > from Pilot Mountain’s main f street. The officers were Gleen Branscome, 47, the father of three children, and 60-year old Ralph East, the father of five children. Both were vet eran lawmen. Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. two Forsyth County serv ice stations were robbed-one of them in Winston-Salem, the oth er in Rural Hall. In the Rural Hall robbery two young Negroes entered, threatened the night attendant with pistols and demanded the day’s receipts. The attendant, Wesley Hun sucker, gave the bandits S7OO and was then struck several times on the head with a pistol. The bandits left after taking a (See HOI D FOWL S>. 2) • r % :\\) I , , fl I ' ]' NEW “AMBASSADOR” - Raleigh: North Carolina-Governor Bob Scott announced Jan uary 31 that Fred L. Cooper of Murfrees boro will be the chairman of the Good Neigh tor Council, Cooper, who has recently resigned as executive director of the Choa noke Area Development Association, will re place Dr. James C. Taylor who has served as acting chairman of the Council. (UPI). The CAROLINIAN. i— VOL. 28. NO. 15 NCTA Gives Status Report On Polk Youth (enter Plans Group Appeals To Gov. BRUTALITY AT. BERKELEY -Berkeley, Calif.: Demonstrating militants on picket line at the University of California at Berkeley battle with anyone who attempt to cross their lines during February 4 outbreak of violence on campus. Several battles erupted, bring ing club-swinging police into action which in jured several participants including one of ficer. About eight persons were arrested. (UPI). Fayetteville Area Poor Seeking "Detent Water” BY CLIFTON ROBINSON AND LOIS MOSES FAYETTEVILLE - The Wilkes Road Neighborhood Council has been Irving for a 17-year-old girl ami to demonstrate at a hearing of a white man accused of killing a Negro. No incidents and no arrests were reported. (UPI). North Caroline's Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N. C., SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1969 several years to get drinkable water In the area. The water in our area is polluted, whether from a deep or a shallow well, due to the swampy ground and the number of privies in the area. Dr. Foster, the former director of the County Health Dept., has said the water Is un drinkable and a health hazard. The present water situation is disgraceful in a wealthy county like Cumberland County. Finally in the fall of 1968, the County Commissioners and the PWC agreed to run a city waterline into the area, pro vided 80C of the houses were signed up for the line by March 1, 1969 at a rate of $210.00 per house. There are approximately 120 houses along the proposed (Sec FAPPO. F. 2) SWEEPSTAKES 3677 1130 876 $lO $lO $2.50 Anyone having current YEU-OW tickets, dated Feb. 1 1969, with proper numbers, present same to Toe CAROIJNIAN office anti receive amounts listed above from the SWEEPSTAKES Featur:. Two Men Win Sweepstakes Two men won The CARO LINIAN Sweepstakes last week by visiting the “right" ad vertisers. Lucious Turner, Sr., who did itis shopping at Terry’s Furni ture Company E. Martin Street, Asks New •• Governor For Help Raleigh’s Committee of Sev enteen, whose acting chairman is Willie L. Bryant, appealed last Saturday to Governor Rob ert Walter (Bob) Scott, pro testing the probability of re locating Camp Polk Youth Cen ter on the Rock Quarry Road. Last August, this same or ganization urged the then Gov ernor Daniel Killian Moore to halt the proposed move, con cluding with, “It is our opinion that whereas a prision camp is undersirable in a white com munity, it is equally undesir able in a black community.” This statement was contained in * a petition, bearing more than 1,500 signatures. Bryant, who is assistant reg istrar at Saint Augustine’s Col lege here, said his Committee of Seventeen is hopeful of either having a meeting with Scott or receiving encouraging corres pondence from its communica tion with him. He also said that Moore, last year, gave him tiie “run-a round,” by stating that no site has been settled on, “But the Rock Quarry Road location is the only one that has been discussed,” Mr. Bryant said. Camp Polk is now located near the State Fairgrounds, a bout two miles west of Meredith College. Following is the letter sent to Governor Scott last week: 220" Lyndhurst Drive (Set- COMMITTEE. P. 2) St. Aug.’s Founders’ Begins Three top speakers are ap pearing at Saint Augustine's College this week as the Epis copal institution observes its 102nd Founders’ Day. Speaking at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Emery Health and Fine Arts Building was the Honorable Henry E. Frye, (D.- Guilford), General Assembly of North Ca rolina. Frye told the audience that Negroes are looking to Gov (Sc<* ST. AUG.'S P. 2) received number 6176, first prize, worth S3O in cash. He brought this blue ticket to the offices of tiiis newspaper and was awarded his winnings Mr, Turner resides at 617 Rese (Sec V.VE’iPSTAKKS. F. *> Opens Door I§ integration W-S State Receives Funds For Top Quality Education $390,000 Given To College WINSTON-SALEM - Industry came to the forefront last Sat urday in the first major step to integrate the state colleges of North Carolina as the I?. J. R evno 1d s Tobacco Company, headquartered here, announced SINGLE COPY 1 Sc- ASS . , \TED - Diar Essa laam, Mozambique: Eduardo Mondlane, leader of African guerrillas fighting the Portu guese in Monzambique, was re ported killed on February 3 when a tomb exploded in a house here. Mondlane, said to be about •18-years-old, was president of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), a liberation army which has its headquar ters here. Status Os NCTA Told By Palmer BY ELLIOTT B, PALMER “Merger negotiations in North Carolina are at an em passe! Negotiations have been halted and no dates established for any future negotiations." This is as brief as one could describe the status of merger in North Carolina, yet, one would l>e remiss if one did not reveal the background activi ties which have led up to this (St TA GIVES P. 2) STEWARDESSES REVEAL “NEW LCX)K“ - New York: Six American Airlines stewardesses show off their new “Americana Collection” at tire during a press conference February 4 at a Manhattan restaurant. American, drawing on such historic American touches as Daniel Boone’s raccoon hat and a New' England innkeeper’s we skit, has designed a new American Look for its 4,000 stewardesses. (UPI). an initial grant to Winston- Salem State's College of $390,000 during Scholar’s Day ceremonies. The announcement was made by Windfield Black well, local attorney and chair nnan of the college’s board of PRINCIPALS AT HISTORY-MAKING LUNCHEON - Together on the Winston-Salem State College campus February 1 for the announcement of the school’s Scholastic Achievement Program and R. J. Reynolds To bacco Company’s 5390,000 to support the program were (from the left) Winfield Balchwell, local attorney and chairman of the WSSC board of trustees: A. H. Galloway. Reynolds president and chief executive officer; Dr. Stephen Wright, president of the United Negro College Fund and guest speaker at Scholars’ Day ceremonies when the announcements were made, and Dr. Kenneth. R. Williams, president of the college. Black NC Lawyers Set Meet DURHAM - A conference on tie role of the black lawy»r and the black law school will attract students from schools across North Carolina to North. Carolina College, Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22. Donald Pitts, chairman of the NCC chapter of the Law Stu dents Civil Rights Research Council, which sponsors the event, described the purpose of the program as being “to in crease the interests of black undergraduate students in the (Sec BLAC K LAW YEItV P •>) 'March On Raleigh’ To Start Sm. Willie Bolton, an official ot the Southern Christian I eacu ■ - ship Conference (SCLC), found ed by the late Dr. Martin Lu ther King, Jr., advised top State agencies Monday morning of plans for a bus caravan from Swan Quarter to come to this city to protest racial policies. He said the march is slated to start Sunday, February 9 and arrive in the city on Fri day, February 14, Bolton, of Atlanta, Ga., called on the Governor’s office, the Highway Patrol and the Good Neighbor Council. He said the marchers also in tent. d to call on the State’s superintendent of public in struction, Craig Phillips, but confirmation of this could not be ascertained at CAROLINIAN press time. (See MAKCK ON'. I*. 2) trustees. The program., aimed at stlightening the school’s cur riculum, faculty and student body, to be known as the Win ston-Salem State Colleg Scho lastic Achievement Program, WOULD-BE HIJACKERS - Miami; Michael A. Peparo (R), of Cold Spring, N, Y„ and Tarnsin R. Fitzgerald (L), of Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ both shown shortly after their arrest here February 3, were lodged in the Dade County Jail under SIOO,OOO bond each facing charges of air piracy. Peparo, 21, a student at Duthces Community College in Poughkeepsie, and his 18-yeai -old girlfriend were accused of attempting to force the crew of National Airlines flight 11 to fly to Havana. They were toiled in their attempt by the smooth-talking crew and the plane landed safely in Miami. (UPI). Mail Who Shot Self In Chest Is jailed Here A 20-yeu -old would-be sui cide, who begged a Socal cop to “Shoot me with one of those ,38’s,’’ police revolvers, after shooting himself in the chest, [wmiHßiimiin Temperatures during the pe riod .Thursday through Monday, will average below normal. Daj - time highs are expected to av erage in the low and middle 40s in the mountains. 44-52 degrees elsewhere, except the low and middle 50s along the coast. Lows at night will average 19-2$ de grees in the mountains of North Carolina. 23-3$ elsewhere inland, and 31-38 degrees along the coast. It will be cool Thursday and Friday, becoming mild Sat urday. Colder weather is ex pected for Sunday and Monda>. Precipitation wiil total less than one-fourth of an Inch, occur ring as rain or snow Thursday night or Friday and again about Saturday. was announced by Dr. Kenneth It. Williams, WSSC president during a Luncheon honoring twelve of the college's most outstanding students, (all with a 3,5 average or better out of (Sec W-S STATE, P. following a robbery which nett ed him $31.90, was released into police custody Tuesday morning after a five-day stay at Wake Memorial Hospital. Steven Joseph Perry of 715 S. West Street was admitted to the hospital in “fair” con dition last Thursday morning. He has been charged with armed robbery of the Minute Market, 1601 New Bern Avenue, The suspect was chased by police after the robbery. Ac (Soc MAX WHO. P, •’) The Crime Beat FROM RALEIGH’S OFFICIAL POLICE FILE SAYS RAPE ATTEMPED Miss Mildred Taylor, 36, 533 Patterson Lane, told Officer W. B. Harrington at 2:22 a.m. Saturday, that she was walking in the 500 block of E. Cabarrus Street, on her way home, when two colored males jumped on her and assaulted herbwthrow ing her to the ground and trying to rape her. The woman, who .“was as saulted by the hands and fists of the two unidentified men”, said one was “Jay” or “Jake,” address unknown. However, she reported he is about 20 years old, five feet, seven inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. * * * PLAGUED BY BAD LUCK Miss Dorothy Jackson, 310 E. Worth Street, reported to Of ficers Joseph Blaylock and D. C. Jones at 1:07 a.m. Sunday, that she was coming out of Burnett’s Grill, 300 block of W. South Street when she saw a male she once knew. She said the unidentified mar. start ed cursing her, but she kept walking. He then came up to her and struck her on the back and she fell down and woke loose “a couple of stitches, placed there last week after She was stabbed In the back. She told the officers that she would sign an assault on a female warrant later. The stitches were resewn. (See CRIME BEAT P. 3)
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