l> " y ‘ ' Claims Muskie’s Statement Hurt Him
Says Senator Kennnedy Choice Os Most Macks
4M
CAROLINIAN’S FOURTH “CHRISTMAS CHRISTIAN FAMILY OF THE YEAR” - Pictured
here is the family of Dr. and Mrs. James Alexander Boyer 1504 Oakwood Avenue. The Boyer
famiU is The CAROLINIAN’S fourth “Christmas Christian Family of the for 1971. The
other families were: 1568, Deacon Chester Debnam and family; 1969, Deacon and Mrs, Delmus
K. Ingram and family; and, 1970, the Rev. and Mrs. Leotha Debnam and family. Pictured from
left to right, ire: Miss Esther Alethea Dover, daughter, Mrs. Emma L. Perrv Dover and Dr.
James A. Dover. (STAFF PHOTO).
The James Alexander Beyer Family..
Christian Stalwarts in These Times
How do you color a oan who voluntarily stepped down after ten years
as president of the largest predominently black Episcopalian-oriented
institution of higher education (Saint Augustine’s College) in the United
States? How do you color a man, who succeeded his own father as dean
of instruction at the college, a revered professor of English, and husband
and father of the highest religious esteem, who walks humbly with his God
each day and never seems to have any complaints? How do you color this
man and his ibmilvV Color them GREAT.
Church To Serve
Fellowship Meals
A Christmas Da-. 3 ■ ll> - y’-.lp
P'irKr will *• ’ to 5?011-
tor citizens and ; oi\ families
at the First !>' ptist Church’s
Cafeteria on Wilmington and
Morgan Street on Chiistmas
Day. This fellowship dinner is
being coordinated by the North
Carolina chapter of the South
ern Christian Leadershi; Con
ference (SCLC). Several
churches and organizations in
the city of Raleig!. are parti
cipating. The dinner will be
gin at 12 noon, but those at
tending should be at the church
at 11 a.in.
SCLC is especially concern
ed with all families in Raleigh
and Wake County who are in
need of fellowship and com
panionship on this Christmas
Day. We feel that this fel
lowship and food will be just
one item on the menu.
Pastors, ministers and mis
sionary workers of various
churches are invited to par
ticipate. We are also inviting
anyone with an automobile who
will furnish their services to
deliver dinners to the shu< -in.
Buses have been secured to
bring families who live at a
distance where they cannot walk.
Community workers are re-,,
quested to make j&ntaet w tt>
needy families and senior ci
tizens and contact the Southern
Christian Leadership Confer
ence for the i urpose Os sett-
Polities
Divorce Is
Urgsd so iC
GREENSBORO - Frank Bal
lance, a Warrenton attorney and
temporary chairman of the
newly formed Black Peoples’
Union Party (BPUP), has called
on Black people to make an
"absolute divorce' from the
dependent politics of the De
mocratic and Republican par
ties and chose instead a course
of Independent organization,
Atty. Ballance made the state
ment while addresing the
monthly meeting of the Greens
boro Citizens Association at St.
James United Presbyterian
Church here Tuesday night of
this week, A packed room of
Citizen’s Association members
and guests was on hand to hear
his presentation.
Speaking in a relaxed and in
< formal style, Atty, Ballance said
he viewed the BPUP as "a con
tinuing step forward in Black
people’s struggle to become
their own masters and deal
with their own problems."
For the first part of.the pre
sentation, the North Carolina
Central University alumnus
traced an extensive history of
political dealings in the state,
beginning in the 18th century,
MVOKCF IS, I*. V)
ing up our roster and time
sciietl ule.
Thr following persons should
‘■e contacted: O. A, Dupree or
Bobby Jones, 755-4828; Mrs.
Rosa Cooley, 755-6797; Mrs.
Laura G. Milliken, 755-6834;
Mrs. Ruth Purcell, 755-6713;
Mrs. Lovie Debnam, 834-23-
34; or Mrs. Clydia Mae Hill,
834-2107.
* js a » fP ■■jfgmm
j/i t Fn?
GIRL SLASHES MAN
Robert Dan Holloway, 22,424
S. Bloodwcrth Street, told Of
ficers D. W. Martin and O. T.
Wester at 7; 10 p. m. Sunday
that he was walking on S. Blood
worth Street, at its intersection
with E. Cabarrus Street, when
his 16-year-old girlfriend,
Miss Gaii Bobbitt, 736 Elling
ton Street, approached him and
cut him with a broken Pepsi-
Cola bottle. He declared that
earlier in the day, Miss Bob
bitt came to his house “apd
saw me with another girl.’ - H<sF
Joway said he was waling back j
home affesr he h|n IsStl'ketfThe j
“other” h#ig' whjjtrtthf
assaalt ©courted. Lite og&cers
talked with Mr- WbllJ■v4&
Wajfe Measoriafl Hfippitit.fclfrif
he wjps fcad Te?wls@a
for a timb inch wR* on the Ikff
forefirmV He was ad vTsedffijSo
sign an assault kith a de&SF
weapon warrant against, fptss
801 l itt and assure) tin* cops
(hat he would.
(See CRIME BEAT, P. SI
Ihe spct where three black children died in a lire December it, near Knlfibidale. According
to Knlghtdale Fire Chief 8.1. Wall, the children, all members of the same family, perished
when fire gutted the top of the four-room house. The victims* mother, Mrs. Louvenla Beil,
five brothers and sisters escaped the flames without Injury, (UPI),
The CAROLINIAN’S “Christ
mas Family of the Year” for
1971 is the James Alexander
Boyer family, 1504 Oakwood
Avenue. Dr. Boyer, who is a
distinguished educator, is
married to the former Emma
Louise Perry. She is an alum
na of Saint Augustine’s College,
Bishop Tuttle Training School
for Religious Workers and At
lanta University school of So
cial Work. The Boyers have
a daughter, Esther Alethea
Boyer, who will be a member
of the class of 1972 at Saint
Augustine’s College.
Dr. James A. Boyer, who holds
an A.8., M.A., Ea.D,, was the
sixth child in a family of eight
shildren, and the son of Dean
and Mrs, Charles H, Boyer.
D:. Boyer was born June 15,
1909. His father was an ac
complished educator in his own
right. C. H. Boyer held both
the 8.A., andM, A. degrees from
Y'ale University. He also serv
ed as teacher and dean of St.
Augustine’s College, The Boyer
family attends the Church chapel
or, the campus during the school
year, and St, Ambrose . Epis-i
copal Church. .Apt
Dr. J.A. Boyjjfii educational
career embodjfip the uUehajjfe
achievements phlch aa® edu
cator might Strive fjb
school
Augustine**, and tl
Morehouop7ollege, s?adpljßis
Qj«n Laide in 1931.
c?»tved Usggf.aster’s degtjprfm
Atlanta Sfiversity in IsN hw
tSpgan hifjfeaching caat St.
Augustitafe in Sep temFM, 1934.
fie was tip* an Engpffh instruc
tor and fobiball at the col
lege, and i*t«r ’’wts to become
head of the English Department.
What may certainly be re
fered to as a successful edu
cational career was pre-empt
ed from 1942 to 1946, as Dr.
Boyer served with the Navy
during that period. After ful
filling his military obligation,
(See THE BOYERS. P. 2>
Financial Plight Explained As
Shaw To Release Employees
THE COROLINIAN
North Carolina's l eading Weekly
VOL. 31 NO. 8
Escaped From Ceils Here, But Two
Os City’s School Code
RCA Backs Probe
Allleged
Killers
Caught
Two escaped pri
soners. both accused
of recent murders in
Raleigh, were ppre
hended Monday >fter
noon at 568 Nev Bern
Avenue, while he wo
rn an of the h ause, Mrs.
Iredell Christine s#
ton, 31, was charged in
two warrants with har
boring and aiding es
caped prisoners. The
escape took place late
Sunday night.
Steven Holloman, 25, and
Francisco Rones Rivers, 19,
both of Raleigh, were the two
men recaptured.
Robert J. Pleasants, sheriff
of Wake County, said Tuesday,
“The two murder suspects who
escaped from the new Counter
Jail, did so through an err di
in judgment on the part of the
jail staff. Measures art being
(See jAIUBItRAKEnS. >. SJ
m m#■
- Wi A|P
jSBm. m JSfo
v&y to. .£&&&
jygp mm
» .. rjar
STEVEN HOLLOMAN
RALEIGH, N. C„ SATURDAY, DEC 25, 19 1
. ••r*DBV' HOME FROM VIETNAM FOR CHRBTMAS”-
Olatfie, Kansas: M. Sgt. Otis Simmons, a 19-year Army Ve
teran, appears happy to be home for Christmas as he holds
his crying daughter, Sheila, and a cup of coffee late Decem
ber %i. Simmons was ojp of 10 Olathe servicemen station
’fed in Vietnam that, were brought home for Christmas by the
community. J
PresidefttCarsonGets
Group’s Full Backing
At us regular December meet
ing, the Raleigh Citizens’Asso
ciation, in an informal meet
ing, heard Its president, Edward
Carson, read portions of the
student code adopted by the Ra
leigh School Board, November
30.
Mr. Carson remarked that
there were things in the code
not in keeping with the har
monies of the races and also
that the code was detrimental
to deprived students.
Rule 10 states, "No student
shall steal or attempt to steal,
damage or attempt to damage,
any private property either on
any school premises, or on any
school bus, or during any school
activity, function, or event off
' school property."
"What does attempt to steal
or attempt to damage mean?”
queried Mr. Carson.
Rule Breads, "Nostudent shall
knowing!} possess, handle or
transmit ariv knife, razor, ice
pick, explosive, loaded cane,
sword cane, machette, pistol,
rule, shotgun or any object
that can reasonably be consi
dered a dangerous weapon or
Show University
Plans A Joint
Venture With USC
Shaw University president, Dr.
,T. Archie Hargraves, has taken
another step toward the ful
fillment of the university’s mls
s!on--to build and strengthen in
stitutions which meet the needs
of the poor, the black and the
disadvantaged.
Dr. Hargraves believes that
public administration as a pro
fession may be the greatest
opportunity of the next decade
for blacks, not only in terms of
employment, but as a means of
taking their proper place in a
predominantly white society
(See SETS JOINT P. 2 )
dangerous instrument,” "The
catch phrase here is ‘knowing
ly possess’ -a statement of
judgment,” commented Mr.
, Carson.
Rule 2 --Disruption of School
“No student shall, by the use
3f passive resistance, noise,
threat, fear, intimidation, coer
(See RCA BACKS, P. 2)
US leathers
Will Honor
King s Date
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The
representative assembly of the
nation’s largest professional
organization, the National Ed
ucation Association have pro
claimed January 15 as Human
Relations Day in memory of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(See HONOR KING, P. 2>
j INQUIRING REPORTER
IP iiEW € II V
I I nis I I
i BY STAFF WRITER
What does Christmas mean to you and how do
you plan to spend the day?
Elisha Greene,
Raleigh
“To me, Christmas means
the spirit of giving and cele
brating the birth of Christ, I
plan to spend the day at home
with my family and enjoy all
the food my wife will have.
Mrs, WRamona Long,
Durham
and show the meaning of. the
spirit of giving, Christmas is
a time set aside to be spent
with your family arid to cele
tn?-r TBKY SAY, ». IS)
SINGLE COPY 15c
Financial
Conditions
Are Cited
“The philosophy be
hind the new mission of
responding to the poor,
black and disad
vantaged is that we deny
no student an oppor
tunity to be educated
but neither will we give
him a poor, black and
disadvantaged educa
tion.”
This striking comment came
from Cleon F. Thompson, Shaw
University Provost, during a
meeting of faculty, staff, and
administration last Friday.
Thompson called the faculty to
together to relate the steps
being taken to Improve the u
niversity’s academic programs
that would assure continued aca
demic excellence while cutting
away the access.
Thompson said, “We must
constantly remind ourselves
that we cannot do all things
for all people. W’e can, how
ever, expand through clearly
defined, mutually agreed upon
and high spirited cooperation
with our neighboring Insti
tutions.”
He said that the kind of ar
rangement being considered
could bring three neighboring
institutions -- Kittrell College,
St. Augustine’s College and Shaw
together in cooperative curri
culum arrangements that would
allow for broadened areas of
program development and en
hance human and fiscal resourc
es.
Dr. J. Archie Hargraves, the
president of Shaw, has been
deeply Involved in finding ways
to solve the monetary problems
of Shaw and to develop firm
fiscal and administrative pro
cedures in an effort to put Shaw
on the sound footing that is need
ed to operate effectively.
Hargraves said in a recent
interview that many faculty and
staff cutbacks wmuld be ne
cessary to help solve the money
crisis. ‘‘What cutbacks that
will take place will not be de
termined until after the aca
demic task force has made its
recommendations to the admin
istration, We want the entire
(See SHAW TO P 2)
2 In The Sweepstakes £
| SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK |
| HEIUG-lftMl FURNITURf CO. |
' For Furniture At Economical Prices X
Political
Part ies
Ignored
CHICAGO, 111. - Sena
tor Edward M. Kennedy
is the favorite presi
dential candidate of
black voters, regard
less of political par
ties, whil- President
Richard M. Nixon runs
7th among all can
didates, a poll by Se
pia magazine shows.
The survey of black voter pre
ferences In the 1972 president
ial election aiso shows that the
top Democratic front runner.
Senator Edmund Muskie, sttli Is
affected by his statement about a
black vice presidential nominee
hurting the Democrats. He was
4th In the poll by Sepia, a lead
ing black monthly magazine.
Senator Kennedy was first in
the poll reported in the Januam
issue of Sepia with 309 while the
1968 Democratic nominee, Se
nator Hubert Humphrey, fol -
lowed with 22 .. New York’s
Mayor John Lindsay follows
with 17?- and Muskie had 7'?.
President Nixon trailed with
5% behind Senator George Mc-
Govern. Former Senator Eu
gene McCarty also had 5% and
a total of 8% were undecided.
Results of the poll are report
ed in a special “Politics: 1971”
issue of Sepia, which predicts
that up to B,OCO black voters
will go to the polls in Novem
ber, compared to 6,300,000
blacks who voted in 1968. Black
strength in presidential elect
tions has more than doubled in
the Dast 20 years, Sepia states.
Republicans have not been able
to get substantial support from
Negro voters since the early
30*s when the black vote fir. t
swung to the Democrats unde;
President Franklin D. Roose
velt.
Highest percentage of black
voters chalked, up by a GOP norr, -
lnee for President sine; tin
was in 1956 when Dwight
Eisenhower got 39V. Ip. the if,
election Nixon only got 12? of the
black vote.
JAMES HENRY TURNER, SP.
I Turner
"Employee
Os sear 1
James Henry Turner, Sr. has
been named outstanding Em
ployee of the Year at Doro
thea Dix Hospital in Raleigh.
The announcement is made by
the Hospital’s Superintendent,
Dr. Bob Rollins.
Presently, shift leader in the
food production division of the
Dietary Services, Mr. Turner
has been on the Hospital staff
since 1957. With a staff of
203, Dietary Services provide
daily sustenance to a patient
population of approximately
2,000, and operates a cafeter
ia serving two meals a day for
the employee staff of 1,300,
Mr. Turnei is described fc
his fellow employees as a dedi
cated, efficient and cooperative
leader. He was educated a*
Berry O’Kelly School at Method *
served in the US. Navy, dur
ing World War H aboard the
U. S. S. Randolph spent ten
years in farming; and since
((tee TURNER IS. P. a)