16-Year-Old Girl Involved, But
PRISS RUN THIS WEEK 9,500
•Rape Details ^Sketchy
‘Taken To
Trailer,’
Girl Claims ^
BY STAKK WHITKK W
★★★
Wake’s Willie Hoods
^ ^ ¥
BY sta:
A IG'Vear-oUi KaleiKh
white Kiri, reporiodlv ‘ an
xious to join the l^S.
Navy". a “•sketchy '
story of having b(*t*n taken
to a trailer, l<*caied near
N.C. State Undiversit v's
farm, and raped lalthouKh
she didn't protest loudly).
The girl’s name is Mi.ss
Sandy Ann Chtirnohav of
414 Cutler Streit. No
mention of ihe rate of her
attacker was made bv the
young woman. She v\as
interviewed at her home
^iist Wednesd.'iv
Caplam .)«fhn llale>. vsho
was called upon in inlervieu the
girl, said slu* nutde the
following statement-
“I went to the Navy
Recruiting Ollice in the ii)d
Post Office Budilina nn Kay
etteville Street, sniiieliine a-
round 12 r>n pm 1 had inade
an apphcatiini to join thi* Navv
I sal around until almiit :: l.‘i
p m.. when thi.s .Na\\ Recruiter
said that h< wi/ukl t.ike m**
home
‘•He got a car that had Navv
printed on the --ide ami vv«* riidc
around awhile He took im- i«» n
trailer, near a Sta'e (’olleae
Farm and we wi-nt in tne
trailer. He diNriihetl nu* ami wi'
had mlercoui>i‘ I ilidn i veil
and he didn't thie-iieii :■> kill
me. hut 1 did tell him no! In lin
this."
Investigative notes. ci»iiipili-d
bySgt .A .\ Bunn r»'veal«-d that
tilth hi‘ and I'apiaui HaU-v
talked to the (iiinplainanl '.she
^^(laimed to have heeii -exually
assaulted l>> .1 \av> Rer
At hrst. we ibought th.il 'In-' had
happened in Ualmuh ai a trailer
(See liAPK DKTAII.S !• j
Method And
City POs
Are United
Farm Family Of Yr,’
North Carotina*a Leadinf' Weekly
VOl.. NO. 23 RALEIGH, N.C., WEEK END1!V{G SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1973 SINGLE COPY 15c
Found In F*orrh Sivin^-Maii
Beaten To Death Here
* 4- ¥■ ¥■
★ ★★★ if. If.
At Testimonial Dinner
4- 4- 4-4-
Needmore
Proud Of
Top Family
FI QUAY-VARINA - The
Willie Hood family of
Needmore Community in
souihi rn W ake County, has
been selected as Farmers
Home Administration's
Wake County Farm Fam
ily i»f the Year."
.Mr. Hood was born and
reared on the family farm.
During his high school years he
worked part-time at a dairy and
participated in the 4-H pro-
grarh. When he graduated from
nign .school, he told his father
The lowering of the f.S flag that he wanted to farm and did
on Friday. March 30, 1973 nut want logo to college. He has
symbolized the end of an era of two sisters and a brother who
independent postal service for
the community of Method.
In an impressive ceremony,
witnessed by the postmaster
Harveleigh While, her postal
clerks. John Owen White. Sr ,
Harlan E. Clark and many
postal customers, the Method
post office became incorporated
into the city of Raleigh as a
substation from which mail will
eventually be delivered from
the station hv carriers.
(See POs (jMTK. P 2»
^Plans Made
For Elks’
Convention
BY W. A • PETK WILDER
WINTO.N - The Grand Udge
of the Improved Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks of the
World met at Hobson R
Reynolds Shrine, here last
Friday. Saturday and .Sunday.
Elks from every nook and
corner of the I’nited States w ere
represented at the meet. It had
been called to make plans and
hear progress reports to be
given at the Grand la>dge
Convention to be held in Dallas.
Texas in Augu.si This was the
largest attended mid year plan-
(See ELKS PLANS. P 2i
Newsman Barnes Honored
‘Husband
vent to college.
When his
father died, he
look over the
farm. There
were only 20
acres of cleared
In Fight,’
Wife Says
by STAFF WRITER
A 37-year-olcl Raleigh man,
Hammond Gordon, 402 E,
Hargett Street, was found
near death in the swing of a
Bloodworth Street wo
man’s front porch at 9:13
p.m. Saturday. According
to police officials, Gordon
had apparently been the
victim of a mammoth
bating, as he died of head
injuries, allegedly inflicted
bv an unknown black male
c the same night.
Mrs. Catherine Hedgepeth.
“WITH THIS RING...” - Phoenixville, Pa. - .Andrea Rander gives her husband Armv Sgt. Iimiald
Rander of RaUiniure, .Md. what appears to be a wedding ring after the Sergeant return to the I uiled
States to Valley Forge General (.Army) Hospital In Phoenixville. Pa.. .March 30. Sgt. Hander l.s a
former POW who was captured F’ebruary. 1968. <UPI)
Massive Financial Disinvestment
Now Linked To Racial Changes
NEW YORK. N Y - A pattern, racial
of massive disinvestment by composition of the Bronx
major financial institutions in from 24 fi percent
Bronx County. N.Y., between nlack and Puerto Rican to 53.4
1960-70 when widespread racial P^’rcent in 1970: White popula-
changes were taking place don dropped from 75 percent in
there, has been reported in a
I960 to 44.2 pervflil in l97o.
•‘We found that as the mimlr.-r
of blacks and Puerto Kuans in
each community Planning
[)istrict (in the Broii-xi mcreas-
(Sec MASSI\ K. P. 2>
Dr. Allison To Address
NCNW In City Sunday
Study released by the National
Urban League.
While the study focuses on the
Bronx, the findings suggest that
a similar process of disinvest
ment is occurring in many of „ uirvc
the older and larger central Mibb J. E. HICKS
cities in the nation.
M7 S. BIrodworth street: called mo/tg^geslssuedln 19M, the 12 Women is presenting Dr.J.
BMCon Ambulance Service. banks ind savines and loan Lavonia Allison in a_ public
(be meeting
net o • r- n* • banks and savings and
i I associations included
statement to Officer J. L
ALEXANDER
Sloudemire, reported that he morteaBes made to S17 in 1970
went to the Bloodworth Street "’""8ages made to 517 in 1970,
HOOD
BARNES RECEIVES NAACP LIFE address as a result of the
innH flnrt thp MEMBERSHIP PLAQUE • Shown on the rlghUn the abovc photo Is ambulance Call, arriving there
form u'n« Hmv- Muse, national life membership chairman of the National at 9:11 p.m.
ilv in debt He Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as he presents “I found Hammond Gordon in
ramp to Farm- * membership plaque to Alexander Barnes during a a swing on the front porch in a
u Ad- testimonial dinner In Barnes’ honor, held at the Durham Motel house occupied by Catherine
. 1 j , last Thursday night. Mrs. Alexander (Dorothy) Barnes of Hedgepeth," began the cop’s
ministration and applied for a u’a«hinffton n r
loan to purchase the forty-five
acre farm. He was given
financial assistance to purchase
the farm. clear all suitable land,
pul a bathroom in the home and
make other repairs. Subse
quently he has obtained
financing for livestock, farm
equipment, and farm operating
expenses
is shown in the center, admiring the plaque.
Hundreds On Hand
At Testimonial Fete
BY STAFF WRITER
DURHAM - Many men are loved and honored for their
dedication to just one thing. Many are so versatile that
Hood now has a herd of 52 their links with a variety of people organizations be
registered Aberdeen Angus on they church-related, civic, social or fraternal, that 'one
“P “"d He’s great for this one
his farm
grows tobacco and hay. An
abundant garden provides food
lor the family. Married to
Evangeline Hood, formerly of
Johnston County, they partici
pated in many community
aeliviiics. They give high praise
(0 Farmers Home Administra
tion for the assistance given
them to carry on a successful
larm operation.
Farm ownership loans may
be used to buv or enlarge farms.
See WAKE’S FARM P 2)
Oratorical
Contest Is
Slated Here
BV W A ‘PETE ' WILDER
Tlie Elks' Educational Com
mittee will sponsor its annual
oratorical contest Sunday. April
8ih. at 3 p m. at the St. Matthew
.AME Church. 805 E Davie St.,
here
Keproseniatives from all the
slate's area branches will vie
for lirst place The winner will
enter the state contest to be held
at the Stale Convention in
Durham, Chairman Hylton
Reddick, assisted by co-chair
man Miss Freddie Mae Wil
liams. is especially anxious for
parents and their youngsters
attend this contest, which year
after year is increasing its
interest and ' puH" lor young
and old alike Special music for
ihe occasion will be rendered by
Ir e young pefiple of St, .Matthew
Cliurch under the direction of
Mrs. Margaret H Herndon and
Mrs. Joanne .Alston
Most ot the participants of
former years, whether or not
Ihev won honor.s. have gone on
(See ORATORICAL. I
Such a man is Alexander
Barnes, one of this country's
few men who definitely cannot
be labeled as a man for only one
thing, for Barnes fits in each of
the categories mentioned a-
bove.
A testimonial dinner, held at
the Durham Hotel on Thursday
night. March 29. he came
face-to-face with representative
tives of all facets of his
ever-on-lhe-move life.
The crowning point of the
evening, it is believed, was the
reading of two letters, one from
the President of the United
States. Richard M. Nixon, and
the other from the stale’s
Governor. James Eubank Hols-
houser. Jr., both complement
ing Mr. Barnes on his
accomplishments throughout
statement. ‘ The subject (Gor
don) had an injury to his head.
••Joseph Hedgepeth, who also
lives here, said the man just
came up on the porch and got in
the swing. He further stated
that he heard or saw nothing."
Officer Maynard also said, “I
did not see Dorothy Gordon
anywhere in this area this night.
The next day I learned that this
subject had died in the Wake
Memorial Hospital, due to this
(See BEATEN TO. P s>i
Blacks Are
Attending
COCU Talks
.MEMPHIS, Tenn. - More than
60 black delegates are on hand
for the nth plenary session of
COCU. which opened at the
Sheraton-Peabodv Hotel. Mon-
(See COCU TALKb. P 2j
CHIME
BEAT
From Ralelch's OfflcbU
Police FUc«
the Primary Dept, of the
church.
Dr. Allison, a member of the
faculty of North Carolina
Central University and also the
at First Baptist chairman of the Democratic
Party of Durham County, will
discuss some phase of civic
responsibility and will appeal to
the black women in this area to
improve conditions in the
community.
The leaiJer.. of many Raleigh
women’s organizations, affili
ates, etc. have been invited to
this meeting. NCNW invites and
Two more winners have urges the general public to be
added their names to the present,
mowing list of winners in The
reduced the number of corner of Wilmington
and Morgan Street, at 3 p.m.,
Sunday, April 8. This meeting
will be held in the auditorium of
Appreciation
Cash Claimed
AROLINIAN’s Appreciation
Money feature.
Miss Lena Hayes and Eddie
Lane each won SIO prizes last
week by spotting their names on
the Appreciation Money page
and coming into The
CAROLINIAN and properly
identifying themselves.
Miss Hayes who lives at 832 E.
Lenoir Street, saw her name in
the Ben Franklin ad on page 12
last week. Ben Franklin is
located in Longview Shopping
Center. The motto at Ben
Franklin is "We strive to please
by having what you want, when
want it at the most
irices."
les at 1208 Hazelnut
with his wife and
u„... daughter. His name appeared in
the Hunt General Tire ad.
TALENT NOT RECOGNIZED:
BROWN - Rio De Jeneiro -
“Soul Brother Number One,”
James 'trown said Monday that
he has not received recognition re^onable pi
in the United States, even
though he has sold more records
than music's three Bs.
sold more than Bach. Reeth- „ ■ ■
oven and Brahms, pul tonether. Expressing happiness over
but because of the racial '*''""'"8 ‘he prize Lane
problem in the f.S,, nobodv resjwnded by saying This is
emphasizes this," Brown de- ‘“e f>rsl time I have ever won
dared. (fPIl (See APPRECIATION. P. 2)
NC Mutual
Enters Its
75th Year
DURHAM - In his report to
the polievowners of the North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company at their T4th Annual
Meetins here at Mutual Plaza in
Durham last week, the firm’s
seventh president. William J.
Kennedy. Ill, staled. On
March 31, 1973. N.C. Mutual
completed seventy-four contin
uous years of operation. We are
already in our seventy-fifth
year measured from the date of
the (Tompanv's founding on
October 20. 1898.
■As we pause at me
threshold ol our sevcnt>-tjtlh
operational year and look back
at the last one," he continued.
(See NC MUTUAL. P. 2>
EDITOR'S NOTE: This column or feoiure
it produced in Ihe public Inlereiti wUh an
aim louardft eliminaling its conlenii.
Numerous indislduaU have requckled that
they be (iven ihe contlderaiion of
the President and the Governor ove'iookmi iheir iikUnc on the police
■ir« Uonnhiifunc ■ Al**vinrlf>r »r. Thfi ne nould like lo do. Hoh ever,
art KepUDllCanS. Aiexanoer J,J, olnuroo»iUonlobejud*e or jury. W«
Barnes has been a member of mer.iy publish ihe lam as *»e rind them
iho ••f:rarvr» nin Parfv” nil nf hw »'«’P«r'*^by (he arresiing officers. To keep
me urana Uie rany an OI nis -p,, crime aeal columns, merely
means not being registered by a police
frrim reporting his findings while c
II irill (imjr. ^ simply keep off Ihe "Biollcr" nr
Following are letters
Nixon and Holshouser:
The letter from the President
read: •'It came as no surprise to
me that fellow citizens and
friends in the Durham area are
gathering to honor you. Your
name is synonymous with the
(See BARNES IS. P 2'
DENIES.MISAPPROPRIATING t250.WMi -N>w York -Dr. Thomas
W. .Matthew tells iiewsntcn in haiiwa\ uf courthouse here April 2
that charges he niisappiopriated S250.0(Mi in medicaid funds for
other business eiitt'rpi ises are "false, ridiiulous and trumped-up."
Matthew is fminder of thi* National Economic Growth and
Recunstruclion Organi/allon • NF'.tfRi)) and Interfaith Hospital in
Queens (I Pi'
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
FCX, INC.
"Your Sprmg Garden Supply Headquarters "
' Slid
you won't be in The Crime Bral.
SHOT IN HF AI), REAR
John Joseph Evans. 28. 1349
Branch Street, told Officers R.
L Hawley and R L. Strickland
at 9:37 p.m. Saturday, that he
was walking home in the 1100
block of S. Wilmington Street,
when he was approached by a
subject named ‘‘Buddy”, who
lives at the corner of S, Blount
and Lee Streets, The man said
• Buddy■■ was carrying a small
calibre rifle and fired two shots,
striking Evans in the head and
rear. He declared that “Buddy"
"has had a grudge against me
since Iasi summer." Mr. Evans
was taken to Wake Memorial
Hospital, where he was treated
for gunshot wounds on the left ciTV COUNCILMAN LEADS maxuk in VOTES • Lob Angeles. Calif. • Los Angeles City
side of his head, left bollocks Councilman Tom Bradley. April 3, shakes hands with wellwlshers as political history repeals Itself
and just above the right jukj (he city will have a runoff election between Bradley and Mayor Sam Yorly for post of l os
buttocks, .Angeles Mayor. Bradley won more votes than Yorty as he did four years ago but neither g.it a
(See CRIME BEAT, P 3) maioritv and will meet in a special election May 29th. (UPI)