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On Appointments To Cabinet
NixonlsChallenged
Atlanta, 6a.
Will Host
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1 TLANTA, Ga. - On behalf
of the National coordinating
Committee of the Congress of
\fs lean People and the Atlanta
Host Committee, we would like
to inform you of the convening
of the Congress of Africian
People in Atlanta, Sept. 3rd
7th. 1970. (Labor Day Week
end). The Congress, itself, is
the result of a decision to join
the National and International
Black Power Conference into a
single instrument. This deci
sion grew out of the awareness
by Black people that wherever
we Africans are, i. e. Africa,
the Islands, South America,and
the U. s. A.; we are oppressed
by the same forces of domina
tion and control. Thus, the Con
gress will focus its attention on
the theme, "Black Nationalism
and Pan Africanism", in order
(Ktf BLACK POWER, P 2)
Help From
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NIA-Hill
RICHMOND, Va. - Increased
help from the federal govern
ment to aid black life insur
ance companies in recapturing
ttie Mack market was reveal
ed by outgoing president, Jesse
Hill, Jr., vice president-actu
ary of Atlanta I.lfe Insurance
Co., in his message to nearly
400 delegates attending the 50th
anniversary convention of the
National insurance Associa
tion last week In Richmond, Va.
Hill announced the results of
a special conference he and oth
er Insurance executives had
with President Nixon on July
15. The group asked the federal
government to help expand and
strengthen exi s t ing minority
businesses rather than concen
trating on creating new busi
nesses.
Hill said the president was in
accord with the association's
6-point program which in
eludes:
* \ -The formation of a NIA de
velopment company
-The involvement of more
blacks in governmental long
range planning
-Securing a more significant
share of group insurance busi
ness by NIA companies
-Holding more joint industry
conferences
-Using administrative pres
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Police riles '
ACCUSES MATE IN
KNIFING
Mrs. Lillie Mae Jones, 39,
324 W. South Street, told Of
ficer James E. (Bobby) Daye at
1:37 a.m. Saturday, that her
husband, Henry Rogers Jones,
49, same address, assaulted
her with a knife after a “fuss”
.'Over her not being at. home. She
.'was cut on the upper right
d Side, under the arm. She would
' not go to the hospital, but she
said she would sign an assault
with a deadly weapon warrant
against Jones, who "split the
scene*’ before the officer arriv
ed. The cutting took place in
the 700 Mock of Cone Drive
(formerly Carroll’s Alley).
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North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH. N. C.. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. SINGLE CCjPY 15c
HOWARD'S DP, CHFFK BLASTS NIXON ADMINISTRATION
-Washington, D. C. - Howard University’s president, Dr. James
Edward Cheek, is shown at a televised news conference
(Face The Nation, August 2), after he had just finished an
assignment on campus affairs for President Nixon. He criticiz
ed the Administration on many issues. Cheek also has been
a member of the Scranton Commission, which investigated
campus violence throughout the United States. Dr. Cheek is
a former president of Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C.,
now headed by his brother, Dr. King Virgil Cheek, Jr. (UPI).
Shoots Neighbor With
Pistol After Argument
OXFORD-Johnny Chavis, a 60-vear-old black
Berea Community farmer, charged with murder
in the Saturday night pistol slaying of a white
neighbor, is expected to receive a preliminary
hearing here in Granville County District Court
on Wednesday, August 12.
Chavis nas been charges with
murder in the death of Buster
Edwards, 50, and is being held
without bond.
Sheriff’s deputies said Chavis
and Edwards were both resi
dents of Berea and that the two
had known each other for most
of their lives.
An investigation indicated Ed
wards apparently was shot after
he fired a .410 gauge shotgun at
Chavis, narrowly missing the
man’s head. Deputies said the
CONGOLESE PRESIDENT, WIFE
First Lady brought Joseph Mobutu and his wife out on the Truman Balcony of the White House
to point out some landmarks to them August 4, after Nixon welcomed the Congolese President
on the lawn of the Executive Mansion. (UPI).
brim of Chavis’ hat was shred
ded by the blast and the man
receired powder burns on the
side of his face.
Chavis allegedly shot Ed
wards four times with a pistol
after diving Into a ditch to avoid
the shotgun blast. Granville
County Sheriff J. C. Cash said
all the cartridges in Chavis’
nine-shot , .22 pistol were spent.
The incident, which occurect
near the home of Chavis, was
reportedly triggered by an ar
gument. over some guns.
Fayetteville
Scene Os
Convention
FAYETTEVILLE - Presi
dent, King V. Cheek, Jr. of
Shaw University, Raleigh, is
scheduled to address the 73 rd
annual session of the Lott Carey
Baptist Foreign Missionary
Convention meeting here Au
gust 31-Sept. 4. at First Bap
tist Chur ’h, Moore Street, and
Ragan Aves., with the Rev. C.
R. Edvards, as host pastor.
Dr. Cheek, is expected to dis
cuss crisis in the black Theol
ogical Schools and the black
Church’s future in foreign mis
sions an/ its affect in the world
wide revolution in Africa at.
Asia.
Returning to North Carolina
after more than a decade, this
year's session is expected to
be attended by more than 2,500
elected messengers from
throughout the UnltedStates,
(Set LOTT CARRY, P. 2)
Say Nixon
Short On
Promises
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Clif
ford L. Alexander, Jr., former
chairman of the Equal Employ
ment Opportunity Commission,
Saturday attacked claims by
Nixon administration spokes
men that more blacks hare been
appointed to significant federal
positions than in the Kennedy
and Johnson administrations.
Alexander, a member of the
Democratic Policy Council,
too specific issue wit 1 recent
presentations in Life Magazine
and NBC’s Today program.
In a statement released by
the Democratic National Com
mittee, Alexander contended
that the administration’s boasts
in this field are fundamentally
in error in two regards. "The
first, and most important.’’ he
said, "is that comparisons are
not the way to improve the basic
positions of blacks in this na
tion. . .The second reason the
Nixon people should quit say
ing they l ave out - performed
Johnson and Kenned', is that they
are lying.”
To date, Alexander charged,
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SECRETARY ROMNEY, REV. JACKSON CONFER-Chicago:
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George Romney
speaks to residents of the Cabrini-Green housing area August
I. After meeting earlier with Rev. Jesse Jackson, head of Opera
Minister Points At Coffin-Says
“Frank, You Were Very Faithful”
BY CHARLESR,JONES
“Frank, you were a faithful man, until the end. So the promise is to the
conquerer, ‘Be thou faithful until death and I will give you the crown of
life.’ ” Rev. 2:10
Thus did the Rev. Dr. Charles
W. Ward. Sr., pastor of the First
Baptist Church, corner of S.
Wilmington and E. Morgan
Streets, with tears brimming in
his eyes, begin the eulogy of
one of his most faithful deacons,
Frank Joseph Hinton, Sr., 60,
814 Cotton Place, at 1 p.m.
a Sunday, August 2,
, ust Baptist Church was
nlled to ns capacity, with chil
dren and adults, all of whom
knew- Mr. Hinton.
The Rev. Dr. Ward then point
ed at the Grecian green casket
and spoke to the remains of
his beloved deacon. The mini
ster told the silent coffin,
"Specific promises were made
to the conquerers. They are
solemnly assured that they will
eat of the tree of life which
is the paradise of God. Adam
lost life's immorality by eat
ing of the tree, the martyrs
are assured of life by eat
ing."
"Mr. Frank," as he was af
fect ionally called by all of the
neighborhood children who
knew him (in the East Raleigh
area and at First Baptist
Church), died suddenly last
Wednesdav at 6 p.m. He vras
stricken while moving'furniture
at one of his jobs (as a volun
teer worker for the Wake Coun
ty Senior Citizens Center, 416
F Cabarrus Street).
Dad, Son
Freed In
N C Death
OX FORD-Two Oxford white
men were acquitted Sunday by
a Granville County Superior
Court jury in the slaying Qf a
Negro, but were immediately
arrested on bench warrants
bearing charges related to the
incident.
The father and son, Robert
Gerald Teel, 39, and Robert
Larry Teel, 18, were found
not guilty of first degree mur
der in the May Uth shooting
death; of Henry D, Marrow, 23,
also of Oxford.
Judge Robert M. Martin of
High Point, after the verdicts
were announced, ordered bench
warrants drawn. One warrant
charged the elder Teel with
first degree murder alleging
that he aided and abetted in
the incident. The son was
charged with assaulting Mar
row, inflicting serious bodily
(See SAP, SON, P. 2)
HENRY D. MARROW, JR.
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letas Set
SOth Meet
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The
SOth Anniversary of the founding
of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority,
Inc. is set for Washington, D. C.,
August 3-7.TheSboreham Hotel
is the convention headquarters
with important sessions sched
uled to be held on the Howard
University campus where the
sorority was given birth In Jan
uary 1920 and in the National
Headquarters Building located
at 1734 New Hampshire Ave.,
-North West.
Ade 1 egation of thi iteen mem -
bers will represent the Omicron
Zeta Chapter of Raleigh. The
local delegation will be headed
by the chapter president, Mrs.
Mildred L, Chavis and Mrs.
Nancy Feree both of whom are
elected delegates along with
Mesdames Janie Anderson,
Vivian Brown, Nora E, Lock
hart, Amelia Peebles, Bernes
tine Sanders, Catherine Tur
ner, Millie Veasev. Catherine
Winter s, Pauline Voting and
Misses Annie S. Hawkins and
Mae E. Ligon.
The convention theme Is
"Meeting Human Needs
Through Designing and De
veloping Methods of Improving
the Delivery of Effective Serv
ice." Many visitors and more
(See ZETAS SET, P. 2)
In The Sweepstakes
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Read Page 10 for Winners
Sweepstakes Moves
More and more merchandise
is available at the businesses
of merchants taking part in The
CAROLINIAN’S Revised Sw’eep
s takes Promotion. Maybe von
will be a lucky winner this time.
Valuable Sweepstakes num
bers this week are as follows:
Number 08611, first prize, is
tion Breadbasket, left, Romney and Jackson toured the high
rise housing complex. 1150 Sedgwick is the building from which
two Chicago policemen were shot and killed July 17. (UPI).
Mr. Frank was known and lov
ed by this writer all of the news
man’s life, A native of Wake
County, he attended the Raleigh
Publtc Schools and Saint Au
gustine’s College. Although not
formally educated (by the stand
ards of some), Mr. Frank could
hold an intelligent conversation
with anyone on any level, on any
subject. His favorite subject
was religon and discussing the
Bible. T-ue Hinton family was
named Raleigh’s "Family of
the year" in 1954.
His wife, Mrs. Rosa Belle
Alston Hinton, was a constant
source of inspiration to him.
She was always at home when
"her Frank" came in and she,
along with their five sons and
four daughters, comforted Mr.
Frank after a hard day’s work
sometlmes including three dif
ferent jobs.
Mr. Frank stood for princi
ple. He gave up a job, w’hich
he had held for many years
(after an alleged threat of los
ing it) to have his oldest daugh
ter, Mrs. Bettle Lou Hinton
Gaillard), become the first
black person to attend the all
white former Cathedral Latin
(Catholic) High School. Mrs.
Gaillard received her diploma,
among with other members of
the Class of 1958.
Warming to his sermon, Dr.
(See FRANK. YOU. P. 2»
HI D Gets
Business
Director
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Mi
cheal A. Smilow of Chevy Chase,
Md„ Monday was named Di
rector of the Business Parti
cipation Division of the U. S.
Department of Housing and Ur
ban Development.
At the same time, HUD an
nounced that the business parti
cipation function has beenplac
ed under the direction of the
Assistant Secretary for Re
search and Technology. The
function was formerly assigned
to the Os lice of Secretary
George Romney.
The Business Participation
Division serves as a focal point
(See HUD NAMES, P. 2)
worth $25 in merchandise at
Terry Furniture Company, 214
E. Martin Street. Number 0-
8865, second is redeemable in
the amout of sls in trade at
Caraleigh Furniture Co., 1600
S, Saunders; and number 08909,
third, ,is worth $lO at Maus
(See 3WEEPSTAKEKS. I*. 2)
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CLAIMS "AMERICA TRULY
A PRISON"-San Luis Obispo,
Calif.: Black Panther leader
Huey P. Newton, who considers
himself a prisoner of war in a
continuing American revolu
tion, "is going back to the
front lines.” Newton, 28. faces
a bail hearing in Oakland, Calif.,
this week which will probably
result in his being out on the
streets for the first time in
nearly three weeks. "But I
will not really be out, because
America is truly a prison,"
Newton said In a prison in
terview August 3. (UPI).
Manifesto
Book Out
For the first time available
in any single publication, the
complete body of opinion of the
Black Panther Party will be
published by J. B. Lippincott
Company. The Black Panthers
speak is a unique collection of
articles, poetry, and art work
by Partv members drawn prin
cipally from the Black Panther
newspaper (the first issue of
which appeared in 1967), It de
lineates the community activi
ties of the Party, as well as its
coalitions and alliances with
other groups such as the Puerto
Ricans, the Mextcan-Amerl
cans, and the white radicals. A~
mong the contributors are Huey
P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Eld
ridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleav
er, David Hilliard, and Fred
Hampton.
The Black Panthers speak has
been assembled, edited, and in
cludes an Introduction by Philip
S. Foner, Professor of History
at Lincoln University, member
(See MANIFESTO, P. 8)
Fayette To
Dedicate
Factory Fri.
FAYETTE, Miss.-Dedlcaticm
and opening ceremonies were
held here at 2 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 7, for anew factory that
doubles the size of Fayette’s
Industrial Park. Some 100 re
sidents—the first of a total of
150—are employed in two shifts
producing auto parts for a sub
sidiary of the International
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
The new, 25,000-square-foot,
single-story building was built
in four months by a syndicate
of white residents at a cost
of SI”4,000 and is leased to
ITT-'Thompson industries.
Inc., of Southfield, Michigan,
as a wiring-harness assembly
plant, Thompson Is a supplier
of original equipment parts for
all four major U. S. auto mak
(See FAYETTE TO, S» 2)