EMPfiROR VISITS NIXON • Washington: Et’.ioplan Emperor Haile Selassie is ollirialty welcomed at the White House July 8 by Pres. Nixon. The emperor is black Africa’s first official head of state visitor for the Nixon Administration. Selassie asked the U. S. so: greater assistance to the Organization of African Unitv,and support so: its principles. (UPI). 'let's Stop Asking For Hamburgers When There’s Steak/Clerks Told BOSTON', Mass. “Let's stop asking for hamburgers,” exalted a black minister, “when there’s steak in the refrigerator, and hogs in the backyard. We’ve been slopping the hogs too long.” After days of fuming, fretting in the United Church of Christ, and fussing over the ‘‘outrage- the denomination's Seventh Ge ous ’ demands of “those smart- nerai Synod meeting here, June e “' hlack churchmen that they 25 to July 2: ■v tieated like men and given * Upgraded to a Commission equity decision-making power the 6-year-old Committee for 1 ity ’$ F ather Calloway Named To Natl Board NEW YORK ~ The Reverend Arthur J. Calloway of Raleigh, N. C. has teen named to the national board of governing members of The Arthritis Foundation. Father Calloway’s election is an nounced by Dr. William S. Clark, president of The Arthritis Foundation. Father Calloway is rector of Saint Ambrose Episcopal | Church. He is a native of *>■ w ‘jt \ yjjjfiC. ~r- - FATHER CALLOWAY Houston, Texas and a graduate of Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh and the Philadelphia Divinity School. He was ordain ed to the priesthood by the Most Reverend John E. Hines, Presiding Bishop of the Epi scopal Church, v.lio was then the Bishop of Texas. Father Calloway is married to the former Miss Geraldine Carter of Camden, New Jersey and the father of two sons and one daughter. The Calloways reside at 1308 Foxrun Drive in Raleigh. The Arthritis Foundation is the only national health agency COULD BECOME “MISS AMERICA” - Wayne N J • Yvonne Allen. 20, Newark, N. J., Is one of nature's beauties at Paterson State College where she reigns as “Miss Pater son State.’ 'Yvonne will compete for the Miss New Jersey title amt the rig l l to represent her state in the Miss America pageant. (UPD. devoted to the problem of ar thritis. Seventeen million a mericans and 446,000 Tar Heels are v ictims of this oldest known crippling disease. Father Cal loway is vice president of the Wa k e County Branch and a member of the board of direc tors of the North Carolina Chapter of The Arthritis Foun dation. Attorney Becomes Prosecutor FAYETTEVILLE - When Mrs. Sylvia Allen took the oath of office as a prosecutor in the District Court system here last week, she became the first woman prosecutor in the entir*- system. She was sworn in b\ Marion Person, superior court clerk, lor Distiict Court Five. Mrs. Allen is a Negro and re sides at 1516 Seal rook Road. Chief district prosecutor Charles Rose, 111, said, “lhavo gotten to knov. Mrs. Allen in the past several years throng! her appearances in court and I am impressed it: lei ability. I know she -. ill do a good job In this position. Mrs. Allen’s appointment brought the prosecution force up to three, including Pose and (See PlOSßirron p. 1\ Racial Justice, headed by the Rev. Charles E. Cobb, New York, gave it a minimum gua ranteed budget of $500,000 for 1970, and $600,000 the follow ing year. Additional funds from special yearly offerings could give this social action unit a yearly operating budget of Si ns ill ion . The Commission’s budget will become part of the regular United Church of Christ 1972 budget. Earlier, the group defeated mote t o give the Commission a guaranteed bud get of $1,000,000, plus revenue from the special offerings. ♦Approved that the United Church of Christ Ministers for Racial and Social Justice, a predominantly black group, re commerid black persons to participate in decision-making process for determiningtheu.se of the capital and investment funds in the church’s boards and instrumentalities. ♦Called for restructing the American Missonary Associa tion, which relates the church to six black colleges in the South, to pro\ ide for “pre dominant black representation and supervision,” and making provisions foi a black executive director. With a yearly income of sl-million, the AMA directs two-thirds of its money to these colleges. ♦Requested a feasibility study so: “establishing and support ing financially a black universi ty in the South.” 'Commended church boards and instrumentalities (church -type corporations) to deposit “a portion of funds in black financial institutions.” ♦Commended that the pre dominantly black Ministers for Facial and Social Justice se lect persons “to evaluate re lationships existing between missions in the African people.” ♦Commended (he principle of establishment of black publish ing and printing industries and requested the Board for Home land Ministeries‘ Division of Publication “to explore feasi bilit; of cooperating with other communions in the establish ment of sue: industries." ♦Resolved that a study be made for tiieestablis! merit of a South ern Land Bank for the under writing of cooperative farms. ‘Requested the denomination’s Office of Communication to make a feasibility stud;, of a (Sec E! Ts STOP. !» J| The Crime Beat FROM RALEIGH'S OFFICIAL POLICE FILE STRUCK WITH IRON BAR Miss Liz Bell Ellis, 37, CIO Bragg Street, told Officers Ralph Claybonie and Glenn Westbrook at 9:58 p.m, Satur day, that during an argument with her boyfriend, he struck her on the head with iron bar. She was taken to Wake Me morial Hospital for treatment of the back of the head wound, and stated she would sign an assault with a deadly weapon warrant against L. C. Whitley, 29, 223 1 2 E. Cabarrus Street, the boyfriend. * * * ATTEMPTS TO BURN ".OMAN Miss Annie Mae Currie, 48, 1401 Poole Road, informed Of ficer D„ P. McDonald at 11:38 a.m. Sunday, that while she and James Cain Ruthland, 61, 1708 Poole Road were having an argument (caused by a love af fair, according to the report), when he picked up a can of kerosene and poured it over her, stating he was going to kill her by burning. She ran from the house before he had a chance to light the kerosene. Rutland was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill. {Be? nun: kfvt i*. j> In Jmkmn f Mississippi Priest Charges City Cowell r.'ArySy hx### Claims Nixon ‘Sold Out To South’ THE CAROLINIAN North Carolina's Leading Weekly ~QL 2H N0~37 RALEIGH. N C~." SATURDAY. JULY 12, 1969 SINGLE COPvT^ 2 City Men Brandish Guns-One Injured In Shoo Out ArvAiy til Washington, D. t., Congressional Wives Live On Welfare SUSPECTED KILLER OF GIRLS BROUGHT IN - Ann Arbor: Handcuffed, Ernest 1,. Bishop, Jr., 28, w aits for an elevator after arraignment July 7 on charges of murdering Margaret Phillips, 25, in her apartment near the UOM campus July 5. Police are investigating the possible connection of this slay ing with six other young women slain in the area within the past two years. (UPI). Wives Os Solons Live “On A Welfare Budget’" WASHINGTON, D, C. - At a meeting last week, called by the National Welfare Rights Organization, a group of Con gressional wives related the horror of their experiences in “Live On a Welfare Budget’ week. Along with hundreds of middle-class families across the country, Congressional wives were asked to live on a welfare budget so: a week to increase their awareness oi the inadequacy of welfare pro grams and the hunger that in adequate programs produce. The “Live On A Welfare Budget” week action, in which approximately a dozen ccngres s tonal families participated r SWEEPSTAKES 3055 2760 632 $lO $lO $5 \nvonc h um;; «urn nt YFI LOW tlrkoi ci.Ui'i! n.ih ~ PIP': with proper number- present s:ime to The < AR<)[ IX?A\ offn-e mil receive amounts listed above from the SHE I PSTAKUS f eme m, n. i 1 ir.'nin • .riT I . i.m. . . ~ 11 .m nil, u n i... ... & . mis,, nun, i,■ i.mi. mn mi h.it- i ,m i Collins Is Sweepstakes Winner Winning first prize is: Th? t AROLINIAN S Sweepstakes Promotion last w rck was Eu gene Collins. 300 S. Haywood Street. He obtained ticket number 10. worth a whopping S6O. at the Economy Shoe Shop, 104 E. Hargett Street. When Mr. Collins, a first-time winner, presented his number at the offices of this newspaper, he was awardd his prize. To be valid this week, tickets must be yellow in color and dated July ». 1963. Lucky numbers arc as f ,i was spearheaded b; the wives of Sen. Frei Harris, and Sen. Walter Mondale. The wife of Sen. Phillip Hart is Honorary National Chairman of the pro ject . NWRO’s basic demand is for a Guaranteed Adequate Income --money instead of patchwork food programs. Until everyone is guaranteed $.”00(for afami of four) all families should be given free food stamps to make up the difference between ": at the;, are allowed by the welfare department to spend so: food and $2237 the minimum needed to live (for a family <Si c im i ; EARN }) low*: ituoo. first prize, worth $10: 2760, .second prize, worth S 10; and 632, third, worth >5. Patronize businesses which advertise in The CAROLIN IAN. They appreciate your patronage. Kindly inform them that you saw their ads in this newspaper. Sweepstakes advertisers may be found on pace 10 of this week's CAROLINIAN. Look them over. Visit these mer chants. as well as other CAR OLINIAN advertisers, and be sure t tell them that you saw their ads in this newspdpei 126uoge Shotgun Is Used Ihe police were called by- Mrs. Johnsie D. imam Sher man, 401 B'edsoe Ave„ at 8:12 ♦ a.m. Iks’ Sa urday. C ficeiv, Jimmy M. Glover and J. W. Pegram went to 709 S. McDov. e,l Street, near City Cab Company, where they lalkt d to Thomas Leon Mal ory, Jr., 5 W, Lee Street. Malory told the officers that Clcve.and Avery, 33, 708 S. McDowell, owed him SIOO and that they were together Fri day night, and that on Satur day, about 7:50 a.m., Malory le. Avery cut of his car in front cf the laser’s house, Malory stated further that he drove off and parked his automobile in ihe 200 block of West South Street, then walked back around to Av ery's, with his .22 calibre rifle At this time, Avery came ou, of his house and shot at Mal ory twice with a .12 gauge shotgun, striking him in the face, neck and hands. Aftei treatment at Wake Memorial Hospital for his wounds, Mi. Malory was arrested on a charge of engaging in an af fray where a deadly weapon was used. Officers were unable to lo cate Avery, but there is a war rant on file, charging him with assault, with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Malory's previous arrest have been mostly for publm intoxication, for which he has served several prison sen fScp MAN' SVGT P 2) WEATHER REPORT^ Tempera!tires during the pe nd. Thursday through Monday, v.ilJ average below normal in the northern portion and near normal in the southern portion of the att Daytime highs will average from I to near ). Lows a! nij.;hl will b. most!\ in the 6 s from near b>: in the moun tains to iround 70 on the roast. It will be hot Thursday, turning cooler Friday and Saturday and warm up thereafter. Precipita tion wiii he heavy over the state with one inch of rainfall expect ed. over one and one-half inches alone the coast, occurring as scattered afternoon and evening thnndi* shower I brooch the pe riod but possihfv more numer ous Friday mil Saturday 1 MAY OR EVERS AT WORK - Fayette, Miss.: First order of business here July 8 for Fayette's new Mayor Charles Evers (C) was to conduct a special meeting of the city council. At left is Mayor Pro Tem Fred Allen and right is newly hired city attorney Martha Woods. In July 7 ceremonies at city hall Evers became the first Negr o elected Mayor of a Mississippi town sinceßeconstruct *tion. (UPI). THOMAS L. MALORY, ,719. Groppi Invades Chamber BY J. B. BARREN JACKSON, Miss. - A score or more racially -mixed civil righters under the leadership of Catholic Priest Father James Groppi of Milwaukee, Wis., at tending the SOt 1: Annual NAACP Convention, walked into the Jackson City Council during the last meeting of the admini stration of Mayor Allen C. Tnompson and created quite a stir by asking of the retiring mayor, “are you or are you not a white separatist, andw'hat have ou done for the black people of the community?” Groppi demanded a yes or no answer, but the mayor said he would answer “in due time.” Later, after other matters were handled, a Negro rnem bc; of the party—Alex Waites, executive secretary of the Miss. NAACP Conference--reported ly told the mayor: “The out going cit-. government, as far as Negroes are concerned, has rendered a disservice to the black community and we are glad you are going.’ Waites promised to have a group on hand when the new mayor and Council is sworn in July Bth, t'fu Fit f.KOPFI l*. 2) Reactions Os Blacks Arc Noted m ROHM) BLACK Vv ASH IN G TON . NPI: file Nixon acurunisuation n>- n t making irienas ir. Black commur.iiy, where the Presi dent is living ...fused of -'sell ing out i:i ihe b.,dth il.vee .veeut governmen. ac.ions h..ve drawn lire: ihe . amunstration s ~n-iorts iorts to replace ihe I9i>s Vo - mg Rights act with a lav, ap plying not just to the South.. —lhe administration's de cision to abolish the Septem ber School- desegiegation deadline lacing abou: 700 Southern school districts. —The administrations ef forts to get the surtax ex tended by wooing Southern support. In each N.xon is said to be making his m ve. either to curry favor with the South or to pay political debts :o white Southern.is who put him over the top ir. recent Presidential elections According to Clarence Mit chell, Washington bureau d. • rector for the NAACP. th Nixon administration "is try ing to scuttle ihe Voting Rights act" in a political ei fort to strengthen the Re publican party in the South ' They are trying to pick up anti-Negro votes, he added. The Nixon adrninistrau . wants to do away with trie 1965 Voting Rights act, appli cable only in Southern sta;- with a history of racial di.-,- crimination in voting, and to (See S\Y NIXON p. 2) Misuse Os Power Is Criticized WASHINGTON. D.e.—“The maldistribution of power :n medern society-—who has it and whe does not, who should have u ana why," was cued last Thursday by Wiliiam H. Brown I T L Chairman of the U. S. Equal Employment Op portunity Commission as the one central conflict “at he bottom 01 every sigiiiiica:,. domestic problem contribut ing to the turmoil inside A merica today.” Speaking at the traditional ■ Youth Night" meeting of the GOth Annual C invention of tiie National Association so, the Advancement of Colored People, field last week in Jackson, Miss., Brown listed as seme of thi most visible il lustrations iiu is--,ues >1 school d: centralization. di.srupiinn oi the universities, and police brutally: he pointed out that employment discrimination is another, equally crucial, ex ample cf powi : misplaced r. abused. The burden oi pow er, and therefore of social r« - sponsibility, rests more heav ily upon tin. business intrusts than upon any other compo nent of our society." Brown s ated. "The power lias a.ways be a recognized and accepted by busin ss; the rsponsibility h not. When the Equal Emplo., • ment Opportunity'Commission can receive in a single fisc . ytar 1968: over 15,000 mdi vidual complaints of discrim inatory emplcymeiv practices -practices which affect many more thousands of persons be sides the charging parties we know that the responsibil uy has not been accepted." Criticizing the large corpo rations in particular, compan ies that have both ihe finan cial and staff resources '.o (Set BROWS B*. A STS, P. 2)

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