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North Carolitta’n Leading Weekly
VOL. 31. No. 29 RALEIGH. N. C., WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. MAY 20. lOTl SINGLE COPY 15c
AME Zion Prelate Dies In MMIe. A la.
J. Es(«9 B)«rs h«s been ap«
pototert to the ftrnt ful}>ttme
poeltiDn «s Dlroctor of the
Hetd Start Profrarr forRalelfh
and Wake Couit) with the Uako
Opportuntltea, Inc.
For the oast seven vears, Mr.
Byers has been principal od the
viest Car) Junior Hich School.
B>'ers ho*ds the distinction of
belflf the first black principal
In North Carolina and Wake
Cotsity to head an Integrated
Junior Hlfh School.
He fraduated from Shaw Unl«
j'^rslty wUh an A. B, Decree.
He later received an M. A.
Decree In Stc>*rvlslon aitd Ad>
ministration from Columbia
University* New York.
Mr. Byers has completed the
thirty hour requirement above
the Masier*s D ecree at
CQlutnbla University In N e w
York, artd is qualified for the
EDD Decree when his doctoral
thesis Is completed.
He has also received the Pro*
fesslonal Diploma from. Colum
bia University. This diploma
qualifies him for the foUowlnf
postllons In education: Director
of Farly Childhood Education.
• arira s’"**
Rites Held For Bishop Jones
Will Discuss Dual Justice
Black Leaders ToCity
York, and la qualified forth
EDD Decree when hla doctoral
thesla Is comirtsted.
He has slsorecelvedthe Pro-
fesslonsl Dlploms from Cotum-
bis Uhtvsrshy. This diploma'
qialtfles him tor the followlnc
pontttons hi edueallon; Director
of Early Childhood Eduealloo,
ovrrs. m.“l>
CRIME
BEAT
I rom Ralrlfh'v
Polifp Files
L. While
Calls Meel
Al Shaw C.
BY ARNEKTA EATOK
As a result of con
tinued political o|i-
ptcSb.Un Cll the .1
of tudges. solicitors
anH tail' enforcement
Vtaiis
At Shawl}.
BY ARNEKTA EATON
GLENNIE WELDON
ALBERT V. TATES
As a result of con
tinued political op-
pvessiun on the pur.
of Judgea, solicitors
and law enforcement
officials, a statewide
conference on Dual
Justice and Political
BISHOP R. L. JONES
Yales Held For Murder
ttMi'er eetneefelnt tteeh
en On Mteet Mo^. -
venM Mbeto ie. M te
Ml ew MteHen le be l^u er ^
nr. w nMMto sublime*
S me and fbeui ttsetfS
|neittn^efflr«^_TW bees
^ lu Death Of C.Weldou
M eflMti M leseE^ms ._J^
E . wbtee en Sntr. be Am*
!
•p eft the •*Wenet* and
^ be in The Crbne Betl.
STRANGER
• •Ida annle D. McNeil, 19,
ttO Bleusoe Avenue, told Of-
tker Floyd L. Rountree at 6:51
p.m. Saturday, that she was at
a nl|hl club (unknown) In Ra-
lelSh when someone started
fl(h(lnc. The woman said she
her hand up when the
flfhttnc came close to her and
rdcetved several cuta on the
Idft wrist. **The womsn had
fotar tour and one-half Inch cuts
sllets on the wrist," Officer
Roimtree*s report ended. She
WES treated and relsaaed at
Wakn Memorial Ho^Rtl here.
Glennie Weldon. 23*‘year-old resident of 715
E. Davie Street, was shot In the upper left
chest with a small calibre pistol last Saturday
at 2:01 a. m. while at the Golden Nugget Night
Club, 400 block of E. Cabarrus Street, formerly
The Cave.
Arrested and diarccd with
murder after younf Weldon di
ed later the same day was Al
bert Vsnee Yates, 19, 209 Lin
den Avenue. Accordlaf to po
lice officers, Y'atesturnedhUn-
self Into Officer W'. B. Harrlnf-
ton St the Ralelfh police sta
tion and was arrested shortly
befbre 5 p.m, Saturday.
At first, Ystes had been
aoufht on a felonious assault
warrant. However, when Wei-
den dlsd of the funshot wouno
about 9:45 p.m. that day, this
ISM TATCt RttO. n t)
'Racial
Extremists
Are Wrong'
W.VSHINCTON, D.C.-Ceoive
$. McGovern. (D.-S.O.) said
in a by-lined article this week
thst the rectal extremlsta who
claim Americans cannot live
totether are wronc.
In a copyTlfhted article in
the premier Issue of "Europe"
macaztne, on newsstands today,
the South Dakota Democrat and
presldentUl contender aald:
'*We are told (by the ex-
tier txTnmi«T«. p. n
Oppression has been
called for on May 20.
at Shaw University's
Student Union Build
ing. Raleigh, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
A ateerinf committee com-
posed of BlMk state leaders
announced the fanned eontor-
ence last Stturday foDowinc
their mcetlnf. The steeriof
eommlttee emphasised that the
conference had been called to
deal with the broad area of dual
Justice and political oppres
sion. but the sleerinc commit
tee empbsslsed that the con
ference had been prompted by*
recent raMi actions of lUefal
Imprisonment of younp Black
activist landers.
Whan questhMied of "rash
acts of oppression*’ ssalnsi
Black indlvi^ials. Racial Jus
tice ‘'mphasUed Olefal Imprl-
acalnst BUck individuals. Rev.
W'hite, Executive Direc
tor of the N. C. -Va. Com
mission for Racial Justice em
phasised lUecal Imprisonment
(See nr.v white. P t>
Salisbury
9>
Riles For
Bishop
SAUSBURY-Chrlst-
enrtom, led bybishops,
general officers, mi
nisters and laymen of
the AME Zion Church,
along with notables,
city officials and
townspeople, filed Into
Varick Auditorium, on
Livingstone College's
campus, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, May ITito
pay their lastrespects
to Bishop Raymond
(».. BI.NIIP JONC*. P II
A.M.E. Zion Fhureh
Sels ^eM Dimensions
Appreciation
Money Is Won
By Two Here
/ CUNTESTANTS «06E FOR PICTURE-New York: "Miss
New York," Alberta rhOilps of Lone Island and Tracey
I nn WbKney of Las Vefss, **Mlss Nevada,** appear In their
oectlve state's costumes durtnc dress rehearsal for show
her* Iste May 16. Awards were to be presented l^y W for
swbitsutt eompetttWxi, best stste costume end also the flrl
chosen "Mlsa Pliable.*' Finals tor the Miss U. S. A. contest
wUl be h.*^ here May 20th. (UPD.
Two $10 checks were won by*
RalelfhUei last week In The
CAROLIMaN*s new Apprecia
tion Money feature.
They were: Mrs. Sadie Brown.
1742 Fountain Drive (South-
gate), whose name was fowd In
the ad of Hudson-Belk206Shop,
206 FayettevUle Street; and
WlUlam E. Smith. 169 Kadle)
Road, whoae name was In the
id of Plgg*-. • W If fly Stores,
Five Points, In the Hayes Bar
ton sectlod ^ the city.
Persons who se* their names
In the columns on the kloney
pace, SHOULD NOT fv directly
to the merchants Involved, but
come FDUT to tbe offke of
this newMsper, located at 511
E. Martin SI., so that we can
MOBILE, Ala.— The 39th
quadrennial session of t h e
General Conference, A.M.E.
7 ion Church was not luiKyie in
that It was cut from IS days to
to, H was chafed with the
Job of making many teforms,
rttlrir^ five bishops, electing
six and was shocked In the
passing tif another bishop, which
necessitatedthe election of
another.
It readied for new dimensions
by cisi>liig some of the political
gerryibanderlrr cd episcopal
districts so that folder lishops
had an g>portunl!y to pick the
Vehicle
KAYLTTEVILLE -
The vice-chairman of
North Carolina Black
Caucus and a promi
nent economic and po-
Appreciotion Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
VlUAGi INN PIZZA PARLOR
(iM AmuruTiOM. p.
For 21 Varttles Of Fresh Baked PUsa
WWITJ’WIWAI' i 1,1 irnTlWWUWlW Ml y
lltical leader. Marion
(Rex) Harris, was shot
at eight times on Wed
nesday night. May 3, as
he drove toward the
downtown area on
Highway 401. wllhinthe
city limits of Fayette
ville. Tvyo of the shots
penetrated the car, but
he was not hit.
Harris, owner of the tdtrs-
modmm HAH Drycleaner and
LiisKlry complex bi Fayette-
vtte exptataied that the shots
weie fired from s car pursu
ing him from the rear.
Mr. Harris was returning
from s heated political meet
ing. "It was about 11:15,** slat
ed Harris, "and 1 was return
ing from s meeting of s local
civic organization called Black
Unttv.** Harris (Rex, as be is
known In Fayetteville and
throughool the stale) said that
as the Car approached him
from the rear, tbe oemvants
began flrkig on him. He ducked
down Into the seat, nearly
awM^ing Into a ditch. Mata-
talnbic control of his car. Kar
ris sped through side streets
attemtptlng to reach his newly
opened cleaners, where he kept
a rifle. Safely reachtaig hla ea-
tabllahmeat, he ran upatalraand
nleaed the rtfle.
Rarrla* speeding automobOe
had attracted the attaollon of
an off-duty sheriff. The Aer-
Iff followed Harris totbeclaan-
trs and. assuming that Harris
was breaklnc into the clsan-
CCTNISAN. r t)
'No White
Alliat In
nleaed the me.
Rarrla* speeding aotomobfla
had attracted the attention of
an off-duty eherltf. Tbe sber-
ttf followed Harrle tothecleen-
ere vtd, aeeumhig that Harrle
wae bretklnc Into the clean-
tee* OPNIIAN. P. t)
'No White
Allies In
Struggle'
GETS PROTECnoiC-Sen Francleco: Rep. Shirley Oilsbolm
(D-New YorkX arrtvee at San Francisco International Air
port May 15 and is flanked at right hy Secret Service agents.
Mrs. Chisholm called Ute shooHng of Gov. George WaUac^*
"a very sad day for this country." She ^ald she accepted
President Ntxon*B offer of Secret Servlcv proterikm ift* r
the shooting of Gov. Wallace because *'I have to ctrsl'b i
my staff and family." (UPfX
Former "Bull City”
Pastor Named Bishop
MOBILE, Ala. - In the waning minutes of th^
39th quadrennial session of the General Con
ference, A, M.E, Zion Church, after ilie six
newly-elected prelates had leeii consecrated,
Ur. R. L. Speaks, who had battled for two days
to be elected a bishop, gained the high honor,
was consecrated and assigned as to suiiemse
the 12th episcopal district.
His slsctlon was mads pos-
slUs dus to tbs dsath of ths
ssolor-tdabopb b- J«i«n>
whldi oeeurrsd about 1 a.m.
onibs closing day of ths con-
fdldnes. BlMiop Jonss, who
Bis ^fctod to 1948, asesnd-
Wilmington
ClnrifMen^s
newly-elected prelates had been consecrated.
Dr. R« L. Speaks, who had battled for two days
to be elected a bishop, gained the high honor,
was consecrated and assigned as to supervise
the 12th episcopal district.
DURHAM—Dr. Jamss E.
Cbsel^ proildmit of Wasblng-
ton*s Howard Ctolvwstty, told
695 graduatss of North Caroltoa
Csotral Univsrsity Sunday that
lbs Blrug^ of black psopis
today "can tK> longsr bs vlsi^
as a movsmsnl tor clvtl rlghls.
It has oowbscomsastruggistor
social Jusllcs.*'
Chstk apoks to ths Durham
Insttuts 695 graduatssaadloan
overflow crowdofthslrparsots,
rslsltvss and frlsods In tbs
ttDtvsrshy'a R. L. McDotgald
Gymnasium.
**Clvfl rights sought chsf^ss
In tbs law and ths gaining of ths
equal protsetlon thereof, both
fisMlamental and nsesaaary
steps In our struggle,** Cheek
said. "Bit social Justlessssks
to bring about a total rsa-
trueiing of ths American
society and society's Instltu-
llont — to adilovs not stmfay
ths kitegrstkmofhlack men with
whits men, but to aAlsvn tbs
liberation of kUekrosnfromths
comrrl and domination of whits
men.
*'For social Justice has, as
ks goal, achieving equity and
parity In ths aecsas to, and
partlelpallon in. all of ths op-
f«ee 'NO WNITE' F. t>
Rls rtsetloa was mads pos-
aOis due to tbs dssih of ths
sentor-bUbom R. L. Jonst,
whkh oectirrsd about 1 a.m.
dosing Riy of ths con-
. fslibcs. BldMp Jones, who
>as alsetod In 1941, ascend
ed to ths top apot wrttb tbs re-
tlrsmsot of KMiop W. J.
Walls, In 1968. He had been
in faJHng health ft>r a number
of years and there were those
who fell that even though he
presidid very little, even that
was too much strata.
Bishop-elect Steaks is weB
known In North CaroUna, hav
ing pastorsd 8t. Mark AME
Zion Churdi, Durham, for a
number of years. He not only
enjoyed a successful pastorate
there, but was guns active ta
tbs civic and pdltlcal life of
ths tobacco town. He narrow
ly cplsasd betag dsctsd a
member of the City Council at
one time. Re was a member
Me NSW SMUOF. F. t>
Wilmington
Cleric/Hlen's
Day Orator
Rites Held
For Popular
Raleighite
Mrs. Christine Q. Byrdsong,
616 E. ktartta SI., succumbed
Saturday, May 13, al Memorial
Hospital, Chapel HOI. Mrs.
Byrdsong was a native of th?
city* She was a (xroduet of
the local public schools. She
later attended National Clean-
(See SAIBIGNITt. F. t)
BY W. A. VkILDER
The Annual Men's Day serv
ices wOl he held at St. Mat
thew A. M. E. Church. 605
L. uavie St., Sunday, May 21st,
at 11 o'clock. Tbe Rev. Da
vid Morrison, Wilmington, pas
tor of Mount Zion A. M. E.
Church there, and father of our
own Rev. David L. Morrison,
popular young pastor of tbe
church, win be the featured
speaker. The speaker has had
a very successful ministry In
Eastern North Carolina and
with his messages a wealth of
thought and llvtag experience.
Mualc wfl] be furnished by the
Interdsoomliiatlonsl Men's
chorui, under the direction of
Professor O. L. Taylor.
Tbe cbotua Is composed of
men from the varkMs local
churches, as well as U>ose of
border communities. It first
appeared by accident at Man!)
St. United Church Of Christ and
has remslnsd Intact ever since.
It gave a sig>erb account of tt-
setf at the Wcftdsll Metho
dist Chtirch recently with only
n portion of Its cast.
Soloists for tbe morning win
Include Raymond Hinton, and
IS** MCM*t DAY. F. »
more afflxtent conferences. R
also look a strong stand on the
mercer of (he three Methodist,
w uh an eye toward an extensive
stud) uf tbe movement to Join
the s*ud) of Consultation Church
Uni' which plans to unite 9
interracial commwlons.
h was noted (hat practically
all of the newly-electedhlsh^
had ties in North Carolina. Dr.
J. Clinton Hoggard, the first
or.e elected. Is a scion of a
I'.ston famll) and as secre
tary of Forelim Missions has
hv>*': k. and out of the state
(S^ SION CMt'RrH F «t
RALEKH NATIVE GETS TOP NC POSnTON-Ralel|h: Hmm M. Paige, a Raleigh native, (R)
talks with Gov. Bob Scott May 15 after beh« named somralsstaoar of North CaroUna Department
of YoiSh Oevelopoeot. Paige, a special ageol wttti the FBI ta WaAtagton, Is the first black to be
recommended as bead of a stMe agency. (U^