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GmceniedBkKksChallengeNAACP’sRoyWIkins
For Local, County, State, National Offices
RCA Will Meet Tlie Candidates
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
VOL. 31 No. 34 RALEIGH. N. C.. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. APRIL 15. I9.'i SINGLE COPY lie
Raleigh Man Shoots Woman In Pelvis, Husband
Blasts Wife With
Southern Regional Council Says
B usin gTe arin gNatio n
^^Walked
In Door?
WasShol”
A 52“y.*ur-olfl Ka-
leigh ni;jn, And'-rson
Burl, 526 Hra'^n St.,
ch.ir;;**d .vitl> Ui-
lonious assault nuoii
his 6lJ-yc‘:ir-oUI uifu,
Mrs. I.ucith' 'jlinton
Burt.
Ill I^UUl 9
Was Shot
A 52-year-old Ra
leigh man, Anderson
Burt. 526 Bragg St.,
was charged with fe
lonious JissauU upon
his 60-ycar-old wife,
Mrs. Lucille Clinton
Burl, las! Saturday,
but after aiming a .22
calibre Marlin rifle at
her pelvis and blasting
away,
' Police Officpr C. K. Wo. ibllc
v.-as toil by Mr^. Burt iit iO:SO
p.m. Satur^y. thul sbo ancl tiur
husbond "hat! ha 1 some lrou!ilc
that day** and she said th.it
her 5(/uusc had threatened to
kill her.
The troman also stated that
she and her daughter (unnamed)
gathered up all the guns In the
house and hid them. AAer hid
ing the “hardware,” Mrs, Burt
said, she left (he house. Burt
apparently discovered the hid
ing place.
She continued, “When I re
turned later, he (Mr. Burt)
was waiting In.side the house
with a .22 calibre rifle.”
W'hcn the woman entered her
house, by way of the living
rooR, *:iurt is alleged to have
pointed the rifle at her and
shot her in the pelvis.
(See HUES TO. P. 21
CRIME
BEAT .
From Ratrlsh*s Officii
Police Files
EDITOR'S NOTE: This cetuflui
or teitnie li preSoredIn the puU*
he lntcrr«t wlih as atm towardt
•UmJaatlnc {« rsalvstil Numer*
OBt indlvlduslt have reoneited
that (her be civrn the comidera*
Uon'of ovrrlooblnc thel' lltllRl
ea '^e potire blotter. Thlt we
weald like to do However. It (l
Bot oar petUlon (e be jadee or la*
ry. We merely nubllth the facts
aa we flad them reported by Che
arre«Unc offirera. To keep out of
The Crime Heat Columae. merely
laeiBi net beina reclUered by a
petlea otfleer In reporting Ma
(tadlBCa while on dull*. So aim*
pty keep elf the ’'Blotter* aad
won't be la The crime Bea^
MAN mistreats CIIU.D
After sufferLng first degree
b-...i5 on his body at 2:59 p,
m. last .Monday, a slx-vear-
Otd boy, who lives at 226 S.
Bast Street, told two cops how
he was mistreated by a 42-
year-old man. Timothy Prl-
vette, the victim, said that af
ter he was treated at W'ake m
Memorial Hospital and return- ■
ed to his honie. at 4t55 p.rn, f
that day, Calvin Pogram rlppid
the bondages off af his chest,
again requiring medical atten
tion. When the officers ar
rived at the scene, they found
the child on (he sidewalk with
no bandages on his chest and
he was bleodbg severely from
the chest. Pegram admitted
ripping the bandages from the
chUd*8 body and he was arrest
ed on a charge of assault on a
monor. Pogram also lives at
this address.
(See CRIME E£AT P 3)
Says More Cooperation
South Than The North
•ALT.ANTA-Behlnfi all Ihe clamnr of the biisintt
conlroversv aenross the country, unhernldetl in
cidents of racial cooperation have Ijeen taking
place In the South in labor struggles and en
vironmental efforts, aceordins to the current is
sue of South Today.
in Atiuila. er.vironmvntal pro-
ATLANTA -- DehlAd .11 the gross In Savannah. Ca.. follow-
clanior of the busing cortro- Ing a
Defending
Of Firms
Criticized
BRONX, N. Y. - Tht?
Commiiiee ofConcern-
etl lUucks sh:ti^)ly dis
agrees with Roy Wil
kins* statenionis de
fen d i n;; .Amoric.an
lirms in South .Africa,
as reported in the New
York Times on March
2.S. 1972. Founded IeijI
year, the Conimiitee of
Concerned Blacks*
staled puqiose is lo
Inform the Black com •
muniiy of the false na
ture of So'tih .Africa’s
new “outward policy**
atrl to warn them not
10 !>• tricked into lend
ing leijiimacy lo that
racist ^^ovcrnmeni by
entoriainln". tourinijor
lecturing in Souih
Airica
Ip his siatcrr.cnt. RoyWilklns,
national head of the NAACP.
said that America corpora
tions tn South Africa create
'•black Jobs” anti the Africans*
condition would be worse If the
Americans were r.ot there.
"The truth is that 300 Am
erican companies have invest
ed close to a billion dollars
In South Africa helping it to
iit'Conio eeon'mlcally self-suf
ficient. Their invostmentshave
increased South Africa's mili
tary strength and its techno
logical ability to repress Us
majority African population,
"Kigh profits mean low wages
for African lal>orors. Atw Af-
rlcv. man outside his "home-
las J“ reserve who Is not work-
in for a Huropean, H> classi
fy d as a vagrant, a criminal
'^rryin i prison sentence and
prison labor. All Africaii men
must register for work at a
labor bureau ard accept any
liiL offered auviaiere. fOT the .
A LAST LOOK .AT ADAM-Mliml, FU.; Darlene Expose, the secrelary-comtunlon of Adim
Claiton Povcll. stands by the former New Yorx congressman's open casket at a funeral home
here April A Just before the body was shipped to New York .here heOay In repose at ttio
Abrsstnlan Church. (UPl).
South Than The North
ALTANTA-Behlnri all the clamor of the busing
controversy accross the country, unheralded in
cidents of racial ^cooperation have been taking
place in the South in labor struggles and en
vironmental efforts, acoording to the current is
sue of South Today.
ANDERSON BUKT
Meets Will
Give Voters
New Choice
Harold Webb, the newly ap
pointed chairman of the poli
tical Action Committee of the
Raleigh Citizens Association
has announced a series of Meet
(he Candidates meetings. These
meetings are designed to give
black voters an opportunity not
only to see and hear ihe can
didates, who are currently of
fering themselves to fill vari
ous local, state and national
tSee GIVE VOTERS. P. 2|
Area Zetas
Will Attend
W.Va.Talks
Xetas from North Carolina
and Virginia will travel
by Greyhound bus to the fa
bulous Pipestem Resort, Pipe
stem, West Virginia for the An
nual Eastern Regional Confer-
(See AREA Z&'IAS. P. 2)
in Atlanta, environmental pro
gress tn Savannah, Ca., follow
ing a
(S«« BUSING IS. P. 2J
Leaders Of
NAPFETo
Be Heard
Increased South Africa’s mili
tary strength and Its techno
logical ability to repress its
majority African population.
"High profits moan lowwagcs
for Mrlcan laborers. Any Af
rican man outside his 'ttiome-
lat J‘*'reservo who isnc* work-
in , for a European, is classt-
..ft d as a vagrant, a criminal
'^rrylnr a prhson sentence and
prison labor, All African men
must regtstor for work at a
labor bureau and accept any
job offered anywhere, for the
most part. African wages are so
low that two African children
die every thirty-five minutes
from malnutrition.
“Meanwhile, whites in South
Africa enjoy the highest
standard of living in the West
ern World, In 19C8 while min
ers 'earncl $5,2*5 .md Afrlc.'vn
miners $2G5.AfrIcaiis by law
cannot work at skilled labor
or participate tn any strike,
(S'C ROY WILKINS. P. 2)
Drive For
Votes In
Alabama
ATLANTA — Behind alt the
clamor of the busing contro
versy across the country, un
heralded incidents of raelalco-
operation have been taking place
in the South in labor struggles
and environmental efforts, ac
cording to (he current Issue of
South Today.
The month!'* publication of
the Sputhem i eglonal CcuncU
features articles on the strike
of black and white pulpwood
workers in Mississippi, Or
ganization of black, white and
Chlcano migrant workers in
Florida, an Interracial wild
cat strike at a cotton mil!
LDFWins
Another
Victory
NEW YORK, N. Y. - The
Court of Appeals for the Se- . . .
cond Circuit last w'cekaffirmed r0V^IS TO
a lower court decision in Chance
V. Board of Examiners enjoin- _ I k. i
Ing examinations for super- Prr flH Nf^\A/
vlsory positions In the New • * ^ ^^
York City school system. In up
holding the Judgment of (then)
District Judge Mansfield, the
Court of Appeals approved his
declsl^’' to enjoin the exams
which he "justifiably found to
have a (racially) descrimlna-
tory effect and lo be Ul-sult
ed for their purpose"ofsoloct-
^i... • »LTho tour Witt Includeaserles
of ramos an bile speeches
C? I\ni RFPORTFR college cw...puses, in lo-
^ Ll*\J ^ cal churches, and in country
!v or 9A nr V courthouses. Included on tho
I ^Appreciation
Bond And
WASHINGTON, D. C, - Ro
bert L. (Bob) While, President
of tho National Alliance of Pos
tal and Federal Employees will
appear before the Subcommit
tee on Postal Service of the
Commute? on Post Office and
Civil Service. United States
House ^ Representatives a-
Aprll 18, at 10 a.m. He wut
testify on the status, problems
(See NAFFE TO. P 2) . ,
ATLANTA, Ga. - Officials Of
the Voter Education Pro
ject, Inc. (VEP) will conduct
a non-partisan voter registra
tion tour of Alabama on April
13-15, l!>72, visiting many a-
reas of significance in past
civil rights struggles In the
South.
John Lewis, VEP Executive
Director, and Georgia Pepre-
scnlative Julian Bond, a VFP
Board Member^ will seek to
dramatize the potential for
positive change ihrou*,b the
power of tho !>ailot and ill
encourage black voter • eg s-
tratlor. and [’ClUlcal particlp -
lion.
ALL WIVES, SON AND FAMILY AT FINAL RITES-New York: Two Of Adam Clayton Powell*#
three wlvcs.,.pianist Hazel Scott (upper right, eyes closed) and Ivette Dlago Hores (un>er
lcft>...along with Powell's companion of his last years, Darlene Expose (lower 1(^ center,
wearing v»?ll over head). Join other mourners at the late congVessman’s funeral service at the
Abyssinian Baptist Church bi New York April 3. (DPI),
Thirty-Two Elders Seeking Top
Position In AME Zion Church
ATLANTA, Ga. - John Lewis
and Julian 6wd, officials ofthe
Voter Education Project, Inc.
(VEP) have expressed admira
tion for the spirit and sense
of movement or.counfered
during their voter roglslrillon
tours of icnnessee and Texas
iSce BO.NX AND. P 2)
SAY
BY ST.AI-l- WHITER ^ .f''~ n
%///////////////////^^^^ Money Won oy
What do you think can be done to lower the P/’QgfQp Gerolcl
crime rale in Raleigh and ’.Vake County?
MRS. MILUE DUNN VEASEY
Mrs. Sandy C.'ildwell,
Cary
"I think the reason tho crime
rate Is so high In Raleigh and
Wake County Is because of the
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
AMBURN PONTIAC
"What We Say About Our Cars, We Say Di Writing"
drug proUc'T^. The best way
to lower the crime rate Is to
try to reduce the presence of
drugs tn the area.”
Mr. Robert Ingram,
Garner
'•I believe Increasing the sa
lary for the law enforcement
officers in Wake County will
give the officers more incentive
to do a belter Job of trying
to stop some of tho crime."
Miss Pamela Webb,
Raleigh
"The drug addiction problem
is the main reason the crime
rate is so high. The key to
reducing the crime problem is
by decreasing the presence of
drugs. And to reduce the drug
problem, I think the law en-
tSt* THEY SAY. P. 2)
Preston Gerald, Jr., of BUt-
more Court, won SIO last week
In The Carolinian's Apprecia
tion Money feature, which be
gan last month. Mr, Gerald’s
i;ame was In Plggly Wiggly Food
Stores* slot. Persons who see
their names in the columns on
the Money page, SHOULD NOT
go directly to the merchants
Involved, but come FIRST lo
the office of this newspaper,
located at 518 E. Martin St.,
to that wo can identify you
FIRST.
Please remember that tho
deadline for claiming your
money In the feature is noon on
the >.:inday following the
appearance of your name in (he
paper, this week on page 12.
The CaROLINUN WILL NOT
(Sec APPRECIATION, ?. 2)
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Ac
cording to information receiv
ed from officials, tn charge
of rccurLs for tiiu AMf 7A(n\
Church, thirty two elders have
filed the necessarypaperstolH.-
candldates for (he office of
bishop, subject to the General
Conference of the denomination
which meets in Moidle. Ala.,
May 3-12. This Is believed
to set a record for persons de
siring to serve in that capucity.
Many styled the filing as boii;e
In line with the large number
Nat’l NAACP
LeaderTo
"Bull City"
DURHAM- b. kCH'plnc wtUi *l;i-
national pJOgra:n oflheNAACF
to tntesislfy tiie effort to stop
President Nixoii's effort totum
back the clock of 0*11 rights,
by having Coiigress to abort
the rulltsg oftheSuj.romeCourt,
In desegregatlw. «'f schools, the
t>ui’ham Brancti is havmg a
city-wide mass meeting,
p.ri,, Tuesday, April Jft.
The meeting Is schedule'! for
Mt. A’ernoo Baptist Church,
1007 S. Roxboro Street. Alfred
Baker LowLs, im.metllate past
national treasurer will be the
speaker. Mr. Baker 1 ewis l.s
one of the outsta-;dtne 'ahite
persons who have worked rnr-
tlriugly, with the organization
and has ostablls^'^l an en
viable record fe; Ms cor.tri-
bution to the cause 'I flreedom.
While it) Durham, newill speak
at Duke Unlvorstty twice—3:20
p.m,. on the I6lh and 2 p.m.,
or. the isth. He Is also slated
to speak at N. C. State Uni
versity, Raleigh, or. the morn
ing of the I8th. He has carried
on an extensive crusadetocon-
vince whUes that unless blacks
are given full freedom, their
seeming freedom Is In
Je^ardy.
He lives in Greenwich. Conn.,
and served as national troa-
ISM LEADER to. P. 1)
of Democrats offering for the
presidency of tho United States.,
The delegates to tho church
meet will not have the eli
mination process that a pri
mary afford* and thero'ore will
ha'.’c a ballot, with all aspir
ants on It, when thetlmecomes
to choo-o.
The cb ch delegates wlUhava
their Jot :ut out for them, due
to the fact there is only one
vacancy at the present time.
(See THIRTY-TWO. P. 2)
Freedo m Fund Drive
V. „derway In Durha m
DURHAM- The Freedom Fund
Drive of the NAACP, which Is
underway throughout the stale,
got underw-ay in Durham last
week. Tho committee, headed
by Mrs. A. M. Bynym’mappeo
a city-wide program that will
be carried to every section of
the city, in an effort to awaken
(See FUND DRIVE, P. 2)
MBS. CHISHOLM HELPKO HEBSEL!-Ann ArbOb MlOl.:
Shirley (RiUhoIm (Rep. D. N, Y.) helps himself to some of the
food at a pot-luck supper, held tn her honor at the Ann Artmr
Community r mter AprU It). (DPI).