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• aotTaft '*'*“’•*«•. V;» *» v*** 2J*l( '-> ? ”4. % J **f^ - 'a? *s* f 'ti~r "" r " - f'^Sst "" •' s . ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN BLACK OFFICIALS AT RALfc.lon TALKS - RALEIGH - John Edwards (L) Director of the N. C. Voter Education Project, announces "/II there has been a 400 WITHHOLD TRAHSFER SUPS, RCA URGES At the m iss meeting held at 8 p.m at the Hargett Street YWCA Monday, May 10, the Raleigh Citizen’s Association decided to ask the parents of all children attending or plan ning to attend integrated schools not to return, now, their transfer slips, but to wait until after the second miss meeting on May 17. REVIEW REAPPORTIONMENT PLANS - RICHMOND, VA.: Sen. Hunter B. Andrews, D-Newport News, (I) reviews roap portionment plans 5/11 with Justice Department representative during a meeting of the Senate Privileges &. Elections Com mittee. The federal officials are Gerald Jones (c) and James Turner. (UPI). Rev, Sullivan Will Get Spingarn Medal NEW YORK - The Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan, spiritual leader, social activist and business pioneer, has been named to receive the 56th Spingarn Medal, Roy Wilkins, "‘executive director of the Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People, announced here. ' The coveted medal will be presented to the Philadelphia clergyman by Andrew Brim mer, a Governor of the Fed eral Reserve Board, at the 62iu1 NAACP Annual Convention in 1 In The Sweepstakes f SPOTLIGHT THIS WEFK Where You Receive Quality, Plus Economy \ j (..see NUMBERS, P. 10) 1 Sweepstakes When more merchants begin to advertise on the Sweepstakes page the Sweepstakes Promo tion is expected to be renew ed In the very near future. Even though the promotion has been halted for the time being, we invite you to continue to patronize the fine business es on that page. Bmm§ Mass Hoeing Minneapolis, July 6. Pastor of the Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Dr. Sullivan, in cooperation with other clergy men, organized a selective buying drive in 1962. The cam paign leveled racial barriers in 24 of the city’s major firms. To train ghetto workers for the new job opportunities he found ed the Opportunities industri alization Center. Last January he became the first black di rector of General Motors, the world’s largest industrial cor (See SiPINCTAitN, P. 2) Continue to read this column weekly to see when the promo tion will start again. In the meuntime, hold onto those lucky numbers because they will be valuable prizes at one of the participating sponsors when the promotion is re sumed. per cent Increase in the number of elected Black officials since 1968. With him are (L-R) Howard Lee, Chapel Hill mayor; Rep. Henry Frye, D-Guilford; and Joy Joseph Johnson, D-Robeson. (UPI). At this mass meeting sched uled at the same place, the Har gett Street YWCA at 8 p.m., a special committee, composed of parents and other citizens, will report the results of its findings to the association. Then some definite form of action will be taken, regarding integration of Raleigh schools. It Is urgent that more parents and citizens attend this impor Slate’s Shriners To Fete Beauty At Meet FAYETTEVILLE - In an ef fort to cop national honors for the second year in a row for a North Carolina beauty, Thur man J. Smith, Imperial Deputy, North Carolina Desert Confer ence of Shrine Temple is go ing all out to find a winsome young' lady. The 14 Temp 1e s have on an intensive search which they hope will meet the bill. The opening program In WTnston -Salem’s Convention Hall, 8 p.m, Friday, May 28, of Gala Day Ceremonials will be studded with beauties, vying to go to Houston in August tc compete with contestants from throughout America. The re quirement begin by ruling out big guakey gals, with bad de meanor and gruffness. The win ner must meet certain ag( limits, curves that begin at the neck and flow down to her feet they cannot be too big. Even though pulchritude is th< Youth, IS, Is Shin % Unknown An unidentified youth, who allegedly shot and killed Larry Short, Chavis Way, Chavis Heights, last Thursday, re mains at large. Short, a 15- year old registered Carnage Junior High School student, was shot in the forehead last Thurs day and died at Wake Memori al Hospital last Friday morn ing at 9:30. According to officer Ray mond Devone, who answered the call last Thursday morn ing at about 10:30 a.m., there had been four Carnage stu fSee YOUTH. 15, Managing Editor Honored At A Ima Mater Charles R. Jones, managing editor of The CAROLINIAN and a 1953 graduate of Saint Augus tine's College, with a major in English,, was honored on Sa turday, May 8, during the Na tional Alumni Luncheon, held on the campus of the institu tion. The newspaperman was cited In a plaque, background in white marble, framed in blue, (the college’s colors) and with bronze lettering, reading: “CHARLES R, JONES, Fear less Editor, Writer, Journal ist. The Saint Augustine’s Col lege National Alumni Award." Peter G. Holden, president of the national body, of New York., personally presented Jones his plaque at The CAROLINIAN. (#•« ALMA MATS*. P. t) tant meeting. Members of the Raleigh Citi zens Association met with can didates for the Raleigh School Board on Friday night, two weeks ago. The meeting held Monday was a result of this meeting. It is believed that the pur pose of Monday’s meeting is to discuss the results of the new (See RCA URGES, P. 2) total yardstick, her breast must be invitful and not extensive protruding. Her hips muslQurve from the waistline with pt ret symjetry, with knees and an kles conforming perfectly with the contour of her body. J. H. Honeybiue, contest com - mittee chairman, is calling up on every temple to select a con tender and then support her to the hilt. Along with as near a perfect figure as possible the winner must come up with the largest number of patrons. The contest Is being promoted by four of the major committees, in an effort to attract more nobles and well wishers to the 1971 ceremonies. This is a special push toplaj up the beauty contest. Miss Yvette Walker, Charlotte, re presenting Rameses Temple won the state contest and went on to Boston, where she took national honors. She will be on hand to crown the winner and to give her blessings of a re tiring winner. The winner will reign over the Gala Day activi ties on May 29, Even though the extra em phasis is being put on this year it will be the beginning of what the committee on arrangements will be the greatest ever held. Names and pictures of the con testants will be released for later publication. ‘' V-: COLLECTS HIS PRIZE PIG - BLOOMINGTON, MINN.: No its not my dog, it my pig replies Twins*. Cesar Tovar after he collected his prize lowa, hog after the Minnesota Twins - Boston Red Sox game 6/11. The governor of lowa, Robert D. Ray (not shown) offered the hog to the first Twins player to get a hit during the game, Tovar’s lead off triple won him the hog. The Twins lost, 5 to 4. (UPI), Raleigh Commencement Speakers Lcr h War, Stress Helping &■&&& &&&& New Head Basketball Coach St Augfe Heartley Maps Flans I nru v a v> : f\i i\ t T a .\? I l rib LUMA j\i North Carolina's Leading Weekly ~VQL. 30, NO. 28 RALEIGH, N. C„ MAY 15, 1971 SINGLE COPY i.Se Fwo Raleigh IHII lift iPfl S TV %f flft ■| FC v * 1111, J|l I f ; J ||l, •iJb i ; xyxyxyxy 4-x/xyxl- North Carolina City Councils Choose Two Black Vice M ayors Colleges In City End Finals “Despite tne crucial problems confronting this society today —the Southeast Asia war, air pollution, the major domestic crisis in this country continues to be race relations,” said Dr. Vernon Joixian, Ex ecutive Director, Unit ed Negro College Fund, New York, N. Y., as he delivered the 104th Commencement address at Saint Augustine’s College, May 9. ne said that historically, this nation’s response to the plight of its black citizens has been (See 2 SPEAKAJta. p. 2) ' This Is Your Life' At FJM FAYETTEVILLE - Eleven members of the 1921 gradu ating class of then State Norm (See ■mis U. P. 2) y/gT * jp MISS AILEY M. YOUNG Miss Young Fleeted To Cmmisshm WAKE FOREST - tor the first time in its history, voters of Wake Forest have elected a Negro to its Board of Town Commissioners, May 4th, 1971. She is Miss Ailey M. Young, daughter of the late Allen L, Young and a native of Wake Forest. Miss l oung is a retired school teacher, member of the Spring Street United Presby terian Church, First vice chairman of the Wake Forest Democratic Precinct Com mittee and a member of the Wake Forest Community Coun cil. She was urged to join the field of eight (8) others seek ing election to one of the three seats open on the town Board, and finally decided to run in (See MISS YOUNG, v. 21 Citations A re Received By Mrs . Perry BY MRS; MINNIE u. TURNER Mrs. Susie Vick Perry re cently received two dis tinguished awards for merito rious services in two different areas. For outstanding a chievement for the North Caro lina Tubercular and Respira tory Disease Association, Mrs. Perry was awarded the Dis tinguished Service Award at the annual meeting of the asso ciation, held In the John Yancy Hotel at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. For this outstanding honor, Mrs. Perry had given volun teer service in Wake County Association, recently merged into the Research Triangle, for a period of 25 years. It. another area of achieve (ssm Mas. snsmy, *», «> Both Are Discovered In Time Two young Raleigl women attempted tc take their own lives here last week, accord ing to information or the general offense re ports at the Raleigh Po* 1i ce Dep art m e nt. One was 19, the other 17. In the latest case, which oc curred at 4:37 p.m. Monday, Miss Brenda Joyce Tucker, 19, 217 Cooke Street, accord ing to her mother, Mrs. Violet Tucker, went into the bathroom of the house, locked the door and drank a pint of Easy Mon day starch, then a bottle of Griffin shoe polish. Miss Tucker was treated at Wake Memorial HospPM, (See TWO WOMEN, P. 2) C lmpel Hill, Fayetteville Get Veeps Chapel Hill and Fayetteville named blacks mayor pro tern this week and a third black led the ticket in Charlotte in the race for city council the state’s largest city, and is the leading candidate to ho named to the assistant mayor post. R. D. Smith was elected may or Howard Lee. Lee, who was elected to a second two-year term last week, was officially declared winner In the mayor race In the university town Monday night with a total of 2,813 votes. In Fayetteville, Marion C. George Jr., was elected mayor pro tern of this city b\' the city council Monday night. George led the balloting the city coun cil race last Tuesday rolling up a 100-vote margin over his nearest competitor. This was the first time in modern his tory that a black man has held such a post in this Cumberland County city. Black incumbent Fred Alex ander polled 17,093 votes last Friday to lead 14 contenders for a seven member city coun cil In Charlotte. James Whit tington, mayor pro-tem who had been leading the ballot for the last 10 years, finished second to Alexander In the voting with 16,681 votes. Alex ander Is expected to be named mayor pro tern at the Council’s first meeting Monday night. Smith led the balloting in the alder map race in the Chapel Hill general election last week by polling ?.;955 votes to be to his scat on the governing board, as mayor (»«• ORT VRBW; P, *l Harvey heartley Ex-Ligon Mentor In New Post RV EARL MASON Harvey D. Heartley, newly-appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at St. Augustine's College, outlined the program he plans to institute at the college during an exclusive interview with the CAROLINIAN Tuesday. Witn the naming of Heartley EDITOR’S NOTE: This column or feature Is produced in the pub lic Interest with an aim towards eliminating Its contents Numer ous Individuals have requested that they be given the considera tion of nvcrlookim: their listing on the police blotter. This we would like to do. However, It ts not our position to be judge oi lu ry. We merely publish the facts as we find them reported by the arresting officers. To beep out of The Crime Beat Columns, merely means not being registered by a police officer In reporting his findings while on duty. 8o sim ply keep off the “Blotter” and you won’t be In The Crime Beat. TRESPASSER CAUGHT Cavus Andrew Byrd, security officer at St. Mary’s College, 900 Hillsborough Street,-told Officer D. W. Martin at 3:45 a.m. last Sunday, that he ap prehended a subject near a construction on the college, campus. He also told the cop that he wished to sign a tres passing warrant against Wil liam Lee Cooper, 21, 764 Lun ar Drive (Apollo Heights), He signed the warrant and Cooper was cited by the magistrate to appear in District Court on the rap on Monday, May 17, at 2 p.m. <S«* CRftia «ka<f, 8)
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