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Youngest President Ever At 32 Edward Carson Heads ICA Officers Os Group Elected Edward Carson, 2005 Milburnie Road, made history last Thursday night when he was nam ed president of-the thir ty-eight-year-old Ra leigh Citizens Associa y Mon which met at the YWCA, 554 E. Hargett St. The reason he made history? Carson, a 32 years of aze, became the youngest person ever to head the organi zation. jar™*** 4 itk EDWARD CARSON Other RCA officers elected included the following: Vice president, Miss Louise M. Latham' recording secretary, Charles A. Haywood: cor responding secretary, Miss Jean ette t. Hicks; and treas urer, James J, Sansem, Jr. This slate of officers was nominated fcy a committee, ap point-, d at the meeting by Presi dent Ralph Campbell, Sr. They were presented to the body by (See CAR SON" IS. I*. 2) Idea 0/ Retrain . Blasted WASHINGTON, D. C.- A 53.2 million federal nrogram to retrain black educators dis placed by school deseg regation serves only to •‘treat the symptoms of racial prejudice” and could be-ter be used to develop meaningful pro grams in human rela tions, the president of the National Education Association has said. Responding tc the Friday, Dec. 11, announcement of the program fcy the U. S. Office of Education. Helen Sain said sue aoes not view a proposal to retrain teachers “who have been fired and demoted because of racial prejudice as the real answer. " m Announcement of the program by OE coincided with Its re fCee RETRAIN. ?. 2) ABANDONED BABY FINDS A HOME-Atlas**, Ga.: “Fleas* help me find a home vlwrt lam wanted, ’* reads the note left with this three-day-old baby tot,aid abandoned to an Atlanta phone booth Dec. IS. The child is getting special care at Grady Hospital as nurse Ellen Huff demonstrates. The hospital has been flooded wish calls inquiring about adoption procedures for tt'.e uafiun. i’CTTX To Blind NC Workers 9 Demands Yule Boycott Brings An Answer VOT. 40. NO. 8 Murder Tries Fail NEA Blasts Nations Plans For Teachers-Says Retraining Notßight Attacks Dad, Son And Refuses To Pay Cost A 34-year-old Raleigh man with a record “as long as your arm” became enraged in a Wilmington Street pool room last Monday and used a 000 l cue stick to batter the head of the white manager and the manager’s son’s hand. Wilbert Lee Evans, 506 Mon- charged wit assault wit' a t&gue Lane, was arrested and deadlv weapon with intent to kill. iLBERT LEE EVAK? Conclave Os Sigmas Opens Sat WINSTON-SALEM-In carry ing out the mandate of the theme of the 1970 Anniversary Con clave of the Phi Beta Sigmas Fraternity which convenes in the Robert £, Lee Hotel, Wins ton-Salem N. C., from Dec. 26th through 30th, it was an nounced by Dr. Alvin J. Mc- Neil, Dean of Prairie View AAM College and National President of the 57 year old national Black greek lettered society, that Benjamin D. Brown, a mem (See CONCLAVE OF, P. J) North Carolina s Leading Weekly RALEIGH. N. C . SATURDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1970 Uses Pool Room Coe Stkk Here, Rot Charle Pennell 35, the opera tor of Holding’s Pool room, 309 i/2 £, Wilmington Street, ran into the street at 9*30 p.rr.. Monday, according to Officer C, J. Pearce, as the officer ap proached the scene. He pointed Evans out to the cop and stated that Evans had refused to pay after playing a game of pool. Pennell said when he asked so: payment, Evans struck him with his fist, then with a cue stick, Pennell said Evans also struck his son, Charle Evans Pennell, across the hand with the cue stick, resulting in a three inch cut, Pennell and his son were taken to Rex Hospital for treat ment. The older man was ad mitted to the facility wit! a two inch head wound. Evans' record began on Feb. 27, 1962 when he was charged with discharging firearm s in the city limits, followed by charges of assault with a deadly weapon, engaging in affrays, breaking and entering, assault on an of ficer with a deadly weapon, dis orderly conduct, breaking ar rest, damage to property, as sault and hattery and gambling. His last arrest this year was on Dec, 9, when he was charged with carrying a concealed wea pon HUD Gives Temporary US Housing WASHINGTON, D. C. -The U. S, Department of Housing and Urban Development has provid ed temporary emergency hous ing during the past 1* months to more than 10,000 families made homeless by natural dis asters. Norman V. Watson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Re newal and Housing Management, reported that HUD's initial re spond of providing temporary housing for victim-; of Hurri canes Celia and Camille and the California fire disasters has been completed and that most HUD staff employ ees have been able to return to their regular program activi ties. However, staff assistance will be provided for 12 months after the disasters to help victims obtain permanent hous ing. In the aftermath of Hurri cane Camille, which hit four Stfties-Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia and West Virginia— in August) i 960, HUD furnish ed 5,269 housing units to fami lies whose homes were damag ed or destroyed. Mobile homes accounted for 5,043 of the hous ing units provided, public hous ing, lit; and HUD-ownad exist ing housing. 111. Additional Camille aid offered by HUD t.s*e xve give*, r. *) P _ ANGELA DAVIS EXTRADIT ED-Nev York: Black militant Angela Davis, who as exhaust ed all legal avenues of appeal in fighting extradition order, was taken from her cell earl;. Dec, 22, under supertight se curity, apparently n prepara tion for a flight to California, where she is wanted on murder conspiracy and kidnap charges. Police said Miss Davis was taken through a side fteoi of the Women’s House of TV I*urilMn 1 *urilMn about 3:10 a.rn. EST to a nine car police escort. The escort managed to elude newsmen b; splitting up and moving in dif ferent directions while ap parently en route to Kennedy International Airport. (UPT). Committee On Holiday Announced WASHINGTON, D, C,-Ina re newed effort to rave Dr. Mar tin Luther King's birthday, Jan. 15, designated as a national holi day, the formation of a 90 member citizen’s committee was announced Thursday in Washington. The group includes 7 U, 5, Senators, 16 Congressmen, the Presidents of the National Council of Churcl es, United Auto Workers, State, County and Municipal Employees Uni on, and other representatives from government, labor, busi ness, religion and the arts. Members of the committee (See COMMITTEE P 2) In The Sweepstakes SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK The Complete Variety Store See S WEEPSTAKES Ads (See Numbers, P, 12) I* Sw*«p*tdt« Preaetta Gifts Are Piling Up This is it! Christmas week, that is. The CAROLINIAN wishes aii or us reaoers a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years. How ever, It would seem a little better, we are sure, If ate of our Sweepstakes ticket hold-, ers would come up with a win ning number this week. SINGLE COPY 15c Guilford Boycott Subsides BY MTLTON COLEMAN (SOBU NEWS SERVICE) ” GREEN'S BO RO-A five yo > r struggle by Black blind workers here to improve working conrii - • ons has subsided for b e moment. Spearhead - ed by a recently called Black Christmas bov i See BOYCOTT P 21 In Warren Consumers’ Group Is Formed WAF.Rt NTON-The formation cf the Warren County Con sumers Cooperative, to be lo cated on a five acre track at land within the Town ox war renron, was announced last week by Fev. a. A. Brown, chairman of the Planning Committee for said Cooperative, and one of the leaders in the recent school liberation movement in W'arren County. Rev. Brown stated that Black citizens who are now involved in an economic boycott of Warren ton merchants have decided that the time has arrived in W'arren County when Black and poor people should begin to take posi - tive steps toward total libera tion by building their own eco nomic institutions. The Co operative group expects to be gin operations with a food mark et within six to eight months, and then move into .other areas of cooperative merchandising. Rev. Brown also stated that he had been authorized by Mrs. A. S. Johnson of Warrenton, to announce the formation of the Warren County Students Legal Defense Fund. The fund is de signed to assist those students recently arrested and charged (See COVBLMEHS' P. Z> Lucky numbers this week fol low: Number 08673 l£ worth $25 in merchandise, at Nation al Purs Food Market, Inc,, 208 E, Martin Street, Number 08840 is also valuable to the amount of $25 at Plgfiy Wiggly Stores, New Bern Avenue. The Carolinian spotlight (See SWEEPSTAKES. V. I) “CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS FAMILY OF THE YEAR-1970’*-£hown above are members of the Leotha Debnam Family, four of whom reside at 621 Quarry Street, this city. From left to right, front row, are: Emily May Debnam, Mrs. Naomi Chavis Debnam and Stephanie Lynne Debnam. Back row, from left, are the Rev. Leotha Debnam, Sr. and Leotha Debnam, Jr. Top to bottom on right aide are Mrs. Gloria J. Debnam Pittman, Mrs. Shirley Debnam York and Malconm Loren Debnam. fSee story). CAROIfI IAN'S "Christian Christmas Emily Os fern" Rev., Mrs. Leotha Debnam, Sr. Dedicated And faithful Parents Editor’s Note: This is the third successive Christmas that The CARO LINIAN has chosen its “Christian Christmas ratiiily of <he Ne.;.. I.iC family chosen this year has i>erm studied very carefully by CAROLINIAN managing editor, Charles R. -Jones. Following i 3 Jones’ account of the life of this very deserving hither, mother and six children. Rev. and Mrs. Leotha Deb nam are natives of Raleigh. Rev. Debt*»m is present!} serv ing as pastor of ‘me historic Tupper Mem or la! Chur c'h known to man; as Second Bap tist ) of Raleigh, to whtcl e was called in September Os 19. Cl. He jhas also sec-e» employ- ' ed as a city letter ©adrte: it the Hsle gs Post rtfflce for the past 15 or more rear*. Re v. Debnam was born or- June 3, 1918, the first of five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harr} Debnam, Sr.-parents of modest financial means, but parents who displayed to their children the true values of life to be found in hope, spirit, faith, love and hard honest work. Rev. Debnam received his education at the Crosby-Gar fieid School sere in Raleigh and was president of his graduating class of 1936 from the Washing ton High School here. He at tended St. Augustine's College SPWPPP - 1 . M;> rrJw' CRIME BEAT Ir, * K.ilf-ieb -- uffu i.il PobYr lile^ KIT IN LEFT EYE Mrs. Betty Kearney, 44, 1521 i/2 Battery Drive, told Of ficer Gabriel Sanders at 5:30 p.m. last Monday, that Graham Harris, 57, same address, came home intoxicated and for no ap parent reason, assaulted her with his hands and fists, strik ing her about the body and final ly hitting her ir. the left eye. The woman said she would sign a warrant, charging assault on a female against Harris. She did just that and Harris was “haul ed off” to Wake County .Jail on that rap. The Incident took place at their house. (See CRIME BEAT. P, 3) FLAMES DESTROY CHRISTMAS HOPES-Tlfton, Ga„: Fireman remove smouldering crib from home here Dec, 18 to which a 2-year-old child narrowly escaped death. Flames destroyed house and contents, Including Christmas gifts and toys for children. The father, Sidney Harper, and another tot were in tha house at the time and were alerted when passerby saw the flames leaping from the home. Mother, sister-in-law and 7 other children were away at the time, (’UPIA before his marriage, but had to serve 3 }ears ir. the army efore completing 5 is studies. H° served with the army dur ing V rlo War II and saw ac tion in fiance, Belgium and Germ any. After being given his honor .sfc discharge from set vice he resumed his college studies at A4.T State rollege in Greens- Hosea Williams Says "King Is Dead, But He Taught Us Well ’ BY BILL KNIGHT ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE SEC RET ARY, RALEIGH COM MUNITY RELATIONS COM MITTEE Milton Fitch, the* State Di rector for SCLC in North Caro lina said that Wednesday’s, Dec. 16. 1970 SCLC Conference was AMI Zion Church Sets Conventions DURHAM - In announcement made by the Public Relations Department, AME Zion Church, plans are complete for two na tional meetings for the denomi nation. The National Y'outh Council will meet at Metropoli tan AME Zion Church, 2944 Propect Ave., Kansas City, Mo., Dec, 27-25. and the Board of Bishops and the Ministers’ Laymen's Association will con vene at Mt. Sinai AME Zion (B re ZION CHURCH. P. 21 m '■Er •i * r i:; B i®' JHL* .JHr «HL Jim®* m sfc* -' 4& a. < .-a3 *® y - boro ~nd graduated with the class of 1945. He later receiv ed a diploma from The Ameri can Gentleman School of Cutting and Designing of New York City. On returning to Raleigh, he was employed by the Nowell Clothing Company as a tailor for the firm and set up the first tailoring department for (Sec ‘FAMILY’. P 4) being held in conjunction with the "Ladies to have Marie Hill." The meeting was held at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at 10 a.m. Named as the principal or ganizers of the “Ladies to Save Marie Hill” were Mrs. Edna Richards of Raleigh and Mrs. Euthers Rein of Wake Forest. Mrs. Rein is with the North Carolina Committee a gainst the Death Penalty. The Rev. James Furguson is the newly-elected state chairman of SCLC. The Rev. Furguson can be heard locally each Sunday or. WLLE radio. His message each Sunday deals with. Political, Social and Economic Liberation. The conference was termed a one day workshop for the a bolishment of Capital Punish ment with the theme “Save Marie Hill.” Among those who spoke at the workshop session was Mrs. Dorothy N. Allen, the Executive Director of Wake County Opportunities, Inc. which is the local anti-poverty pro gram . Mrs. Allen urged that youth (See WILLIAMS. SAYS. P. 2)
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