"Pass Bond Issue,” Southside Resident Urges Hittfe, i't'M, M DIGGS THREATENS TO THROW MADDOX OUT OF RES TAURANT-Washlngton: Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox, top, and Rep. Charles Diggs (D-Mich.), a Negro, engaged in a shouting match in the House restaurant February 24 when the Congressman objected to Maddox passing out pick-and ax handles—souvenirs of the period when he barred Negroes from his Pickrick Chicken House in Atlanta. Diggs, shown in bis office after the incident, said he threatened to throw Maddox out of the restaurant. Mau-.iox, shown testifying be fore a Senate subcommittee on a proposed extension of the voting rights lav, prior to the confrontation, called Diggs an ass and a baboon. (UPI). Rocky Mount Is < All-American City BY J. B. BARREN ROCKY' MOUNT-The 40,000 population-city of Rocky Mount, last week officially noti fk by president Richard Mil hous Nixon -by telegram - of its designation as being one of the eleven winners among the twenty-two (22) finalists in the All-America City compel it ion held In Philadelphia, Pa,, early In December^ Mayor John T. Minges made the announcement at hurriedly called press conference before TV and oilier news media, at tended by black and white mem lunch Foils Poor, Helps Sme Others NEW YORK - The federal •chocfl-lunch program - which ueUi cost taxpayers S’!00 mil lion this year alone - is pro viding lots of help to middle cl&ss youngsters but is failing the poor kids it should be feed ing, according to an article in the March Reader's Digest. The 1946 law was designed to "safeguard the health of the nation’s children” by provide Several Are Involved: Major R. E. Goodwin As late as Wednesday of this week, Raleigh police had made no arrests in the bludgeon kil ling of popular Raleigh grocer, Leonard Wash ington (Biggie) Ligon, who w r as assaulted and robbed of an undetermined amount of cash in the early morning hours of Thursday, Febru ary 19. Officer Robert W. Williams reported at 12:51 a.m. Thurs day, that Mr. Ligon was ap parently closing up his st:ore at the time of the attack. At the time of Wil liams' report, however, Ligon was unable to give any infor mation as to who caused the blows about his head. A blunt object was used the of ficer wrote on his report. According to the officer's report, the robbery must have taken place about 12:41 a.m. because the crystal on Ligon's waten was broken at this time. He was admitted to the inten- City Mourns Ligon’s Death; Rites Held BY ALEXANDER BARNES Tuesday afternoon, February 24, will linger in the minds of Raleigh citizens for along time, due to the fact that funeral rites were held from the First Baptist Church, with Rev. C. W. Ward in charge, for one of the favorite char acters of this era, Leonard Washington Ligon, whose life was snuffed out by an assassin, who lurked in the darkness of the early morn ing, February 19. as he emerged from his place of business. The funeral was a symbol of what townspeople, from ail walks of life, some out of mere curiosity, but most of them out of respect for the slain man, thought of him. One could readily appreciate the words of Shakepere as he depicted the murder of one of his principal characters in Macbeth, as he said "Hold, Hold, so that the keen knife see “Biggie” Ligon Was A Legend In Own Time by James a. shepard His name was Leonard Ligon, Leonard Wash ington Ligon. But if you had asked the average man in the street if he knew Leonard Ligon, it is quite likely he would have said no. If you had asked that same man if he knew “Biggie” Ligon, he would have begun telling you just how well he knew “Biggie.” The Ligon to everybody, everywhere; was “Biggie.” The high and the low, the great and the small, knew, respected and loved “Biggie" Ligon. It is safe" to assume thkt “Biggie” had a personal following equal to no other person jta the City of Raleigh. If you want to go by the dode, the standard set by our materialistic society, “Biggie” Ligon was certainly not a great man. He held no sive care ward at Wake Me morial Hospital, suffering lac erations about the head and shoulders, a fractured skull and internal bleeding. The in cident occurred near his store, 571 E. Lenoir Street. Ligon re sided at 575 E. Lenoir. Detective Mayor Robert E. Goodwin said that several men are being sought in the attack on the grocer. “I have known Mr. Ligon since before I joined the police force,” said the major, “and I*m certainly interested in catching his attackers.” He also professed profound re spect for the dead man. Information received by a CAROLINIAN newsman last week and early this week was (See SEEK LIGON’S, P. 8) not the wound it made.’ Had this cruel assailant, (perhaps he was, due to the fact he had not been arrested) iiefen in the line as the funeral proces sion moved from the dead man’s home, 575 E. Lenoir Street, and wended its way to the First Baptist Church, he would have proclaimed, •'What mortal wrong I have committed.” (See CITY MOURNS, P 8) public office, he had no high, sounding title, he was not wealthy and he dldnotgoaround seeking acclaim and esteem from his fellow man. But, “Big gie” Ligon was a great man. Why, one might ask, why and how could a man who meet not one of the criteria so lor® established as the ways and (See WAS LEGEND. P. 8) A. Hunter's Photo Was last Word' A 19-year-old Raleigh youth was .arrested in Newport News. Usr~ ginit, Tuesday morn ing in the pistol death of a 23-year-old Lil lington man. The kill ing took place outside the Latin Casino on S. Boundary Street last Friday night. • Dead is Alvis Lee Moore. Being returned to Raleigh early Wednesday morning was Alfred Mitchell Hunter. Moore was shot once in the head arid twice in the chest and was pronounced dead on arrival at Wake Me morial Hospital. m 1 StSII ALFRED M. HUNTER According to Newport News police Lt. John L. Crisp, Hunt er at first denied his identity until Crisp showed him his pic ture, especially transmitted there by United Press Interna tional to aid in identification. “After 11 at." Crisp said, “Hunter had nothing more to say.” Howard G. Thomas, owner of Thomas Food Store and the Lat in Casino, told Officers ,1, W. Rogers and Bruce E. Tuck er at 9;34 p.m. Thomas Informed the officer that a subject came Into his store and told him to cal! the police, saying another subject had been shot in the parking lot and was in his car. (Sep IN VIRGINIA P 2) Shaw Plans To launch Development Shaw University’?- Board of Trustees announced late last year that in the v*»r% near fu ture it would launch a ten year $250 million development program . Accorduit to Dr. King V, Cheek, Jr. President, the final plans ai (•'•uiph-'ed and “The Derad' Os T! e 70s" develop ment program will be launched wit!, a series of dinners, the first of which Is to be held at the Raleigh Memorial 'Audito rium on March 9 at 7:30 p.m. The Honorable Terry San ford, former Governor of North Carolina, president-elect .of Duke University and a member of the Shaw University Board of Trustees, will deliver the H CRIME BEAT From Raleieh‘s Os sh kil Police ■ File* 'b' " . :v--'' ACCUSED OF ASSAULT Miss Judy Evans, 112 Camden Street, told Officer J. W. Wright at 9;03 a.m. lasi Sunday, that Eddie Green, employed at a rec ord shop on the corner of s. Salisbury and Hargett Streets, according te her, entered her house and rient Into the bed room. She said, “He grabbed me by my arm and neck, throw ing me on the bed. At this time, he pulled up my dress and plac ed his band between my legs. Bruises were left on my should ers.” Miss Evans was advised to sign an assault on a female warrant against Green. (See CRIME BEAT, P. 3)