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Press Run This
Week 9,820
Phimmer Gets Top Paying Job
1st Black
To Hold
High Post
Rakigh Woman Tek Newsman
•J'-iy Manager W. H.
Carper Tuesday an
nounced the selection of
John O. Plummer, Jr.
to the post of Intergov
ernmental Coordinator
for the City of Raleigh.
North Carolina*i Letiding Weekly
VOC. 31 No. 49
RALEIGH. N. C.. WEEK ENDING SAT.. OCT 7. 1972 SINGLE COPY I Sc
North Carolina Branches
NAACPMeetNextWk.
At ^JameiAMEChwrdi Sundry
xi-xi-il-si-
Pluinmtr wlU leeve the 9*8.
Depl. of Labor u maopwor
apectallal vlUt tbo Oitnet of
Emptoyffloot DtrolopnoDt tohleh
U a dJvlalOB of Work Esptrl-
me* Procrams, rtfponaftia lor
niort than 1719,000,000In Man-
powor proframa.
Hi* wOl report aa an Aaala-
lani to tKt Ctt^ Manacar lor
Inlrrcovrmmental Ralaf Iona on
October 16.
Thr new Interfovemmeotal
Coordinator, vfeo re
ceived bU Doctor of Jurtapru-
from Korth Ccroilna Cm-
iral Cniv.T'itlv, la Ibe non of
tt.e late and well-tasownRalelfb
!>ilU itiroptal, Dr. John O.
fitd a Ntfth
Lee To Keynote RICH Meet
Mayor To
Address
Audience
Rich Park, a mlddlo and lov
ineoma bOMtaf project, located
la the method oommoity, will
bold be annual raeetlnc Sunday
AftArfiOBA. r*--*-*- -j a. at biOD
tanl to tbe Cby Mana^ for
Interfovernmeo^ Relaf'lone on
Oetoter 16.
Tbe new bdertorernmentil
ReUUoM CoordlBator, wbe re
ceived bla Doctor of Jtrlepm-
deooe from Rorth Carolbm Cm-
tral Uitvereby, le Ibe eon of
the late and weU-tawwnRalel|b
ptiUanthroptal, Dr. John 0.
Plummer, «bo pel 31 North
Caralina diOdrM tbroegh eol-
Address
Audience
^Knocked To Ground,^
Miss Alexander Says
BY CHAKLCS R. JONES
A 32-year-old female nsident of 1322 Wal
nut Street, told a story to this newsman Mon
day of undue harrae'.>m‘ ,• by a police officer,
who Is a plainclotbesman, working out of the
■Dedal aervloee dlvlalaa of tbe Raleisb Police
JfUss Alexander l^ys
BT CHARLES R. JONn
lore.
(•rt pLimma. r. s>
RkhSquan
Residentin
NaflOffke
Rleh Puk, a mMdto and leer
Ineame booefeic prcjeol. located
la tbe meOMd oommonty, wIS
bold be vmml meeUnf SMday
afternoon, Oetober t, if 3t00
p.01. at Ibe 8L JbmM AME
Cburcb on Method Rood. Tbe
Rev. Jamee Sbaarea la paetor.
Tbi rettrtac prietdant, Dr.
C. W. Ward annoMcea that
tbe five ^mneorlac cbercbee
are tovlted alons wbb tbe peb*
Uc of Raleigh and iiirrnenrtlng
eommunblea.
Chapel Rlll*e Mayer Howard
Nathaniel Lee will he tbe key
note ipeaker el RICH Park*e
Anneel Meetbg.
mas HILDA ALEXAMDER
A 32-year-old female realdent of 1322 Wal
nut Street, told a story to this newsman Mon
day of undue harraasm'' by a poHoe oOioer,
who is a plainclotbesman, working out of the
■pedal aervioea dlvisloa of the Raleigh Police
Department. Miss Hilda Grace Alexander aaid
that abe was knocked to tbe ground and treat
ed with aevereness on the part of Officer
C* C. Heath, who was accompanied In an un
marked .car last Thursday morning by Of
ficer W. A. Blackman, also a apedal cop. The
first aciion occurred on McKee Street, near
Fayetteville Street.
RICH Park a middle
'^ind low income hous
ing project, located in
the Method community,,
will hold its annual
meeting Sunday after
noon. October Sth. at
3:00 p.m. at tbe St.
James .AME Church on
Afethol Road. The Rev.
James Sheares is pas
tor.
RAl*l|k ktH’-climk HowSw
Corporallo. (RICH) te . iwa.
prolU, MOMnile, ud nctallir
M«rcr.l.l.d bOMke dtvtlop-
mnt ot too uutnwaC vR.
tan MA.oa iS r. o
Mrs. Fwwl* T. Nniont ot
Rkk Sear., m. *lMl.d Ul
vm PmlOtM ot llw Nalioml
Coatmion ot Clae Worm. Md
Id Su JOM, CtlUornliL Mri,
NmrlOfn. If a Mtlv. of CUn~
cootw Cow,;, Vlrtlnla. Hor
undorfradiaio and frad«tt
^ work va« don. at Hamidon k-
MUidr. Sbr did fnnlwr aindr
ai Eaal Carcikia Oolvrraay,
CrawivUlr, N.c.
Durham Is
Ready For
Ginvention
DURHAM - Ibe 9lh Annuel
CenvMtioa of the North Cere-
tine Sute Coofercoce o f
Brenchee. Netionel Aseecietien
for the Advencemeot of Colercd
People will convene in this city,
becmnint Thundey. October
13Ui. with n Pre-Convention
MmiMen end Church Work
Committee meetinb. under the
director of Rev. J. T. McMiUen.
cheirmen.N.C NAACP Church
Work Committee end pretidenl
of the Winston-Selem NAACP
Branch Speciel e%'MU of the
Thursdey mcetiog will be en
tU* Di'MUM It. P. 1)
Tbe women eeM ebe wutetv-
tfl« e blue 1396 Cbevrolel wbM
ebo bcerd e eer bMitad her
UowMf the born. Mtee Alex-
ender mid ebo flopped her eer.
**Two wbbt mM eeme to tbe
eer ead eekod to eeo my
drtver'e Ueeneo,'* ibe etate^
«I Mmwed ft to them. Neftber
of the mM knd Aown mo any
Miiitlflctllnn ee to tbe feet
thet they were poUot afOeere,
eo I dSdn*! know them from
Adam.'*
She went en to elete thet ibo
wee eeked by Heetb to elep
oel of tbe ear end Mie eeked
him Tor wbet?* **nw>‘ seM
they wealed to aeereb me, edd-
ing that they had beard tket
I had a ptatM to my poekol-
book, t tbM asbMl Offloer
ret* '.taiiK cop.’ p. t>
Philanthropist
To Saint Aug.'s
On October 17
Mec/jc/n
S/HiYear
OfPmctke
saw AugMitae'a CoOege of
Raleigh, will sponsor the sp-
pearanct of a renowned au
thor, lecturer, world traveler,
lire «n UHlTxeY, p, o
NCNW To
End 'March
For Survival’
BY M6S J. E. H1CI6
Tbe Raleigh Sectlm of the
Natlooal Council of Negro Wo-
mM win eonelede Ita Regla-
trallon ^Mardi For Sunrlvel’*
la a meetiag to be bMd at
the Y.W.C.A. Sunday, OeLI at
S p.m.
Mombera are roqpMited tokavo
all mreglfllerod pereons to re-
glater, and nmaa needlof
tranalera, to be treaaferred
to tbe rl^ preelncta, for the
reglatratloo enda on Monday,
October 9. Voluntaera wbohave
caw NCNW TO. P. s>
PkSmkMMMfttSMMSSSf
BY J B HARREN
ROCKY MOUNT - One of tbe
deans of tbe Rocky Mount
Medical Fraternity la much
loved end venerated Dr
Leonard Plummer Armstrong,
an Edgecombe County native,
who finished the Leonard
Medical of Shaw Universitv.
Raleigh in 1913. Popularly
addressed as “Doctor L P
ibecause he haa s brother, Dr.
W. Iburber Armstrong, who is
also a phyticiani. L. P. A. is
now e^ty-three years aold.
L P. Armsirong. M D.
started his medical career here
in his home town inlSIS. where
be has remained in service to
the people fifiy-aevcn years*
Duri^ this lime Dr. L. P. A.
has loM count of the hundreds of
baby arrivals he has officiated
MRS. ELEANOR 8. WHrTNEY
Two Claim
A very modest man.
ISW MCINC smt. P t
Appreciation
Money Here
OFFICE A DAY CARE CStTrCR? - WaMOi^lon - Rep. Bal
ia Ataeug's office took oa tee appaaraace os a oay care om-
ter October 3. A groim of motbera oame to Capitol HIU
to lobby against tbe elimination of day care center funds
m tbe present Dtecrlct «f Colambla asgroprletlane Mil.
While tobbytag en tbe Capttol steps, tbe motbere dxcgpert
ff the hide ai the office of Ibe Nm York democret. Rep.
.\bxug wee picked by tbe New York State Democratic Cm-
tral Commitiee to replace the tote Rm. wtuiem P. Ryu
as the parly's candidate in tbe tOih CcngreMlonal Lietiict
y, (IW
Ryv had ielMied her In the primary.
wtmwmmtfmmmmmti
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
aRTBl’SMC.
For Qeality rvnftire At Moderate Cost
iWhYinnY
Yea, tbai'a right. Two oftbroo
persona whou names appeared
on Tbe CAROLINlAK*S new Ap
preciation Money pegs claimed
tbetr 910 cbeeke tost week.
Mrs. Carrie L. StaUtnge and
Mra. LooIm 8. Rarrto were
ow winaere last week. Mrs.
StaUli«e nbo Uvee at 734 De-
laaey Drive, mw her name bi
tbe Downtown Wig Mart adver-
Itoament on page 13 and Hunt
GMcraJ Tire Compuy carried
tbe neme of Mrs. Harrto. Mrs.
Rarrto rteldea at 1340 Braoeb
Street.
Downtown W|g Mart, formerly
(sw ArmaiiAaioN, p. ti
AT LAST RTTES FOR klRS. CAROLINE WOODS « PtU-
beaiwre are sbow?; taking the remaine of Mrs. Caroline
Woods, 106, u the steps of the Maple Temple Unked Chtirch
of Christ, located on DocUn Rood. Mra. Woods, shown la
two-yeer-old photo at rlghl, passed Wedneadsy, September
38, after s short period of Qlnees.
Hundreds AtFuaeidOf
Mrs. Caroline Woods, 106
BY STAFF WRiTCR
A pall of sorrow fell over the city of Ra
leigh early last Wednesday afternoon when it
was learned that one of this city's oldest
( If not THE oldest) residents had died fol
lowing an illness of some two weeks.
Mr.. Cirolln* Ptorc. W'o^, n.Mih,
106 yoers of agt, peaaed at
tbo homo given her u s wed-
dbig present by bar tote hue-
band, W'Ulle Woods. Hm com-
fortabta borne to located at
919 I. HargoH Street, where
abe resided wth a daughter,
Mtoe OdeU Woods, a au,
Goocft Woods, and e grand-
son, Mack Watts.
Fvieral aarvicee were con
ducted M Sunday, Oetober 1,
at the Maple Temple United
Church of Christ, where Mrs.
Woods held memberiblp tor
more that three quarters of
a oaotory. Tba pastor, tbo Rev.
Matthew C. Steed, officiated,
accompanied by other mi
nisters. Borlnl wu to MomI
Hope Cemetery.
Born on a term near War
saw, in Duplin County, Mrs.
woods moved to her preient
and only resIdMce more thu
79 yearn ago.
WbM abe errtved hi Raleigh,
her home wu oMnlde of the
city Ilmltn, tor, u tin-- re-
eaUUd, the Ilirtte exteoded «!)’
-i9t feifMkfe- onM of the Ca&i-
Mre. Woods Mjoyed eaeellent
heafth most of her life and
until recently, oftu eat on her
front porch and watebad paopio
pau by, moat of whom aba
bad toown atnee their tattoncy.
gbe also kept u ampla vege
table gardu, whkb abe teoM
until aboek thrae years ago.
Om of bar mato hobMu wu
quilting and aba bad muy to
show to her frtondj and newa-
mu wtMO they called on bar
on be'' anneal birthday party,
May 1.
She only wu hoepllal toad once
in 1966.
Sba commented: **nte ntrsM
got mnd at roe tor trying to
do for myeeU. Tm not used
to kavtag poopla wall on me.
rve bsM worUng like a mu
since my heeband died In 1919,
and. tbe Lord wttHng, VU go
on working tbe reel of my
Itle."
She bad u uncenny memory
tor names and eventa.
WlMH CAROLINUN managtag
edkor. CharleaR.Jonea, called
or her year^ at birthday time,
MRS. CAROLINE WOODS
McGovern
SeesBIadc
Publishers
NEW YORK srjf-iinf
George McGm’crn mn ‘ .kt
w^ with reprnr 'ativt ' iif
tbe National Nwr-^puper
liihcra Aaaocialton >NNPA> tn
discuer many of the laMa - ihr
Dmocralic nominee muM .id-
during the caropj iit. at
lion’a buck
thenalion’f
Dr. Carlton Goodlet. forrr.rr
preeidrnt of the black pulTi^^b
ere nieocialion. m i the inn** r *r
(IM O. A.rOOVKIIN. !•
nialere. Burial wu to Mout
Hops Cematary.
Bora CD a form aaar War
saw, to Dulln CoMty, Mrs.
woods moved to bar praaent
and only reeldMei nwro Ibu
79 years ago.
Wbu aba arrived to Raleigh,
her home wu outside cf the
efty llmite, tor, u Mm re-
uUed, the llmite extended only
six blocks cast cf the Capi
tol and mulM polled Mreet-
enre along dirt roada hi aasi
do tor myaoB. Fm nd dsad
to having poopla out en me,
I've beu wortlng like a sau
alaee ray heabud dlad to 1919,
end. tba Lord wOHdc, FH go
on wueking Ibe reel cf my
life."
campaign in
the Mlioa'ablach commumlK-*
Dr. Carlton Goodkt. former
praeidtnt of the black publiMi-
era aauciatton. eel tbe tone for
O. ArOOVCKN. e.
tor namaa and evonta.
WbM CAROLINUN managing
odMor, CbariM R. Janes, eallad
on her yearly at btrtbday lime,
Mra. Woods, who bad taMwn
btan alnea ehlldbood. «otM6 al-
(om mbs. woooa. p. n
NCHtason'sCBrawn
gBITOtoS NOn TU
•f hanm B pr«e*c*e M Uc e«li-
It mumot wna m UfeaniB
Sets IRanf New Goals
MM meivMwiti iuv« reeo*M»e
mat Uwv W fl««l in* rafeUStfi
ttan W *T*Tl**auf
NEW BERN - Clark S. Brow.i,
Wtoatott-Salem funeral direc
tor, who bu bsM Grand Mas
ter cf tbe N.C. Jurladletton of
Prince Hall Maaona akwe 1959,
In giving hla unaul addreu
at the IQtnd SeeelOH of tbe
Grand Lodge here Tuaedey af
ternoon, edfflonlebed ibe more
thu 30,000 members that ‘r-
^ere times that tried *s
eoola and certainly Maseis had
to rtoe to the occasion,
clsrk S. Brown was rv-elect-
ed Stale Grud Maei.r for tho
I3tb time w-iroeday mornlnf
of this week. Brown hegu hie
term in office in 1999.
Evm ihoegh he did not mM-
tion dope ageciflcall), he
celled for s new appro^ to
the ealabllahlag P'.thagai as
Clubs Ihrooghout North Caro
lina. These are cliAs tlut
aponaortd by Prince Kali >u-
sens for the drveinpmt t of
yoMgatera. The slog*’ ;-^r (he
clM) Is "You never rose so
high u whM you atoeped to
pleki*»l>i>».’ ^ ^
He traced tbe work dono to
tbo paM foor years, wttb uo-
clal tatersM en BMOe Ax
Lodge of Roxboro. Du to work
done by this todge II reulved
tbe 1973 Mssonie Acblevemenl
Award.
Jedge Sameul Cbees, Special
Suvrlor Cowt Judge and tbe
first appointed In the state wu
tbe prtadpel igealrer el tbe
Grand Master's henqnel Time-
day nigbt. He too told of tbe
muy opportunlltee now being
afforded to urve manklod to
several endMvors.
Unlike prevloee election yr*re
there wu not moeh polttical
talk. Broom did mention tho
tact that the lOmder of Prlnco
Hall Masoor- in North Caro
lina. Blaaop J.W. Hood^ wu a
Repeblicu. ft wu tbo cenceo-
aei eer SMBton •• a* JeSe* or
jery- W* m*r«»y peMNii tlw MftR
as w* line mil r*pa«t*e to ts*
anwottm •metta. Te b«*e **1 *1
11w Cftma Bast CalseMM. aMr-l>
Uatna r*cal*r*e to «
c*r bi
sanra aCflctr ni re part fen
mmm9* wtoUu an e««>. Se me-
jrsa wsn*i to M Tto Crto* B*«t
WOMAN USES SHOE
Mtoe Ltnie Rtoh Hrldgee, m
8. East Street, loM ofllctrs
R. L. Hawley a^ J.C. Keeler
St 3Ut p.m. Thursi^, that she
and Miss Ariel Merle Porter,
37, 601 Solar Drive (Apullo
HelfbteX were arguinf wh-n
MIm Porter atreck her aboM
Ibe heed and face with a Mtoe.
Mlu Bridges advised tbe ef-
fletra that she would sign an
seuuli warrant agalnal Mlu
Porter. The IncldMl took plac^
at SH S. Eloodworih Sh’eet.
Mlea Brktoee, who sMferod la
cerations of tbo face and bead
wu taken to the hospitel In-
ambuUnee.
Dr. Parker
Is 'Master
Of The Yr.
GKEE.NSBOKO Dr W i
Parker. Jr. 33. haa been
selected at the moM outaiand-
wg Worshipful Master m the
Sixteenth Ihstrici The
were presented by Deputy
Grand Master Aaron Ughtneir
of the Sixteenth District of
Pnnee Hall Masons of North
Carolina at their Annual
District meeting at St Johns
Lodge .No 12 in Greensboro
Parker is the Worshipful
Master of Invincible Lodge No.
251 Free and Accepted .Maeom
in Greensboro He wu honored
for exhibiting the most cr( stive
leadership oh u> Warshipful
Master in the Sixteenth District
The program of Invincible
Lodge wu centered around
innovative way to involve the
lodge and its members in
community action.
Parker uses the motto “You
can. if you think you can!" He
comet from a family of fourteen
children in Motmt Gilead. North
CaroliM. He holds s Bachelor'e
and Masters Degree from A*T
^!3te University, a Masters
t-um the Universitv of North
('arolina at Chapel Hill, and the
l;tcitiralr from Indiana Uni
versity Parker serves as
fs«* . B. r.vNKiK. r. t>
EX-POW LEAVES HOSPITAL • Su Oloeo, Calif. - Re
cently releaaed North Vietnam priaener of war, U. Nfcria
Charles, 37, leavee Naval HovpkM news coorerence win
wife^ dJga*. a^ daugtder, Kiraito, 1.' (Vpl)
to