9*870 Governor Proclaims Memorial Festival Day As
*Miss. Honors M. Evers
Slain NAACP
Secretary
Remembered
JACKSON. Miss. - A
decade ago, Medgar Evers,
state field secretary of the
NAACP and a leading
figure in the black
movement in the late 1950's
and early 1960's, was shot
down in the driveway of his
home by a sniper in an
ambush.
Now, the state of Missi.ssippi
is honoring the memory of
Evers as the governor of the
^te. William Waller, has
(iWlared a statewide observ
ance of Medgar Evers Memor
ial Festival Day last Tuesday,
the 10th anniversary of the
Msassination of the .Mississippi
4|vil rights leader.
The action by the governor is
the first official recognition by
the state of the work that Evers
did, and it came at the request
of Mayor Charles Evers of
Fayette. Miss . the brother of
Evers.
In his proclamation, the
governor asked all Mississipp-
ians to "continue efforts
toward promoting peace, har
mony and economic progress
for our state."
He said the festival would
"signal the progress of our
state in conjuration among all
citizens.” Gov Waller twice
while a district attorney in
Hinds County in l%3 prosecut
ed a Greenwood fertilizer
salesman. Byron De La
Beckwith, for the killing.
The festival began in the
rg^rning with a memorial
service at Fayette with the
Most Rev Joseph Howze. a
Roman Catholic bishop, as the
principal speaker That was
MIowed by a picnic and
jArade and later that evening,
a festival was held in the stale
coliseum at Jackson with black
entertainers highlighting the
event.
Evers' brother took over his
post as stale field NAACP
secretary in the last half of the
1960s Two years ago. in 1971.
he opposed Gov Waller for the
governorship as an indepen
dent candidate
The death of Medgar Evers
touchiod off sporadic noting
and looting in Mississippi and
throughout the entire United
States, much the same, on a
smaller plane, as did the
assassination of the late,
martyred Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., who was killed,
allegedly by James Earl Ray
on April 4, 1966, in Memphis,
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NUL Head Blasts OEO
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VOL. 32. NO. 34 RALEIGH. N.C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1973 SINGLE COPY 15c
At Raleigh’s Central Prison
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Defendants^ Rights Upheld
Dr, Peters
Returns To
Greenville
^ GREENVILLE - Dr Corlez
Peters. Jr., president of Cortez
Peters Business College.
Washington. D C., returned to
Greenville, bringing career
opportunities to many of the
youth of our area.
With approximately one and
one-half million dollars which
he must “use or lose" at his
disposal for scholarship and
tuition aid. he has spent two
days in Greenville doing
interviews and assigning a-
wards to local .students.
He said that his return at this
time was partly an expression
of appreciation for courtesies
shown him several months ago
while recruiting in our area,
and partly due to his desire to
help needy students in an area
of great need
He will return on June 25 in a
final round of lending a helping
haad. Persons interested in
tnJming for a career in
Secretarial Science or Ac
counting should contact Miss
Ruth Staton at 752-7190 for
.consideration during the June
^25 visit.
Action Of
Agency Is
Condemned
NEW YORK. N.Y. -
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.,
executive director of the
National Urban League,
last weekend, sent a
scathing protest to the
federal Ofnce of Economic
Opportunity condemning
that agency's consideration
of a $3 million program to
propogandize self-help pro
grams.
The agency move was
revealed in a Washington Post
story that said consideration
was being given to a ^rant to
the U,S. Jaycees "to dissemin
ate success stories of self-help
groups at the poverty level."
Jordan acted because OEO
has cut funds and phased out
direct aid to community action
groups. He termed the propo-
ganda project “indefensible at
a time when scarce resources
should be applied directly to
aiding community programs
now starved for funds." An
OEO action that provides funds
for an organization of busi
nessmen to provide informa
tion about self-help programs
while cutting off funds from
hundreds of local self-help
efforts is, he said, “adding
insult to injuries already
inflicted on poor people."
The text of Mr. Jordan's wire
to Howard Phillips, acting
director of OEO follows:
‘Strongly protest considera
tion of three million dollar OEO
grant to Jaycees to propogan
dize self-help protects. In light
of massive social service cuts
and abandonment of construc
tive OEO community projects
such as a project woidd amount
to adding insult to injuries
already inflicted on poor
(See NUL HEAD. P. 2)
RCA To Meet
The Raleigh Citizen’s Asso
ciation will hold its regular
monthly meeting at 8 p.m.
Thursday night, June 21, at St.
Ambrose Episcopal Church,
813 Darby Drive.
All citizens are welcomed to
attend and a special invitation
is extended to residents in that
section of Raleigh.
Ralph Campbell. Sr., is
president of the organization.^
Young, Three Whites In
Fight-He’s In Hospital
BY STAFF WRITER
Peter Anthony Young, 33, of Wake Forest, was almost
stabb^ to death here Sunday morning as he and three
white inmates at Central Prison engaged in an affray. It
was not made known whether the stabbings had racial
overtones.
Officials at Central say they are still trying to
determine what happened to trigger the fracas. Young
suffered multiple stab wounds, while the other three
received only minor injuries Young was stabbed in the
chest, abdomen and on both arms.
said the fight started about 8:30
a m. as these four men were in
PETER A. YOUNG
Dr. Porton
The three others were
Harvey I.ee Murchison. 39,
Springfield. Mass.; Michael
Green, 30, Charlotte; and Joe
L. Cobb, 28, of Blacksburg, S.C.
Deputy Warden Nathan Rice
Broadens
(See INMATE IS. P. 2)
To Keynote Rights Of
NC Banquet Defendants
ROCKY MOUNT - Dr. Lamie
G. Horton. Special Assistant to
N.C. Governor James E.
Holshouser, on Minority Af
fairs, will be the guest speaker
at the 2nd Annual Banquet,
^nsored by the Minority
Enterprise Counseling Center,
Inc., Rocky Mount, to be held
June 27. at Shaw's Out-of-
Limits, approximately 8 miles
south of Wilson, on Highway
301, at 8 p.m.
A native of Pittsboro, Dr.
Horton served as president of
(See DR. HORTON. P. 2)
WASHINGTON ■ In recent
decisions, the Supreme ^urt
had appeared to be wavering
from upholding the rights of
criminal suspects, however
last week it changed direction
in midstream and broadened
the rights of defendants in two
major areas.
In a pair of unanimous
rulings, the high court gave
defendants more opportunity
to present an alibi at their trial
and rejected a partial measure
for remedying the denial of a
speedy trial to defendants.
In the first decision, the
iustices struck down an Oregon
law which required a person
planning to offer an alibi to
notify the prosecutor at least
five days in advance of the
start of the trial.
The prosecutor in the case of
Ronald Dale Wardius, who had
been charged with selling
narcotics, had invoked the law
because he had not received
the required five days’ notice.
Cnsequently. Wardius was
prevented from presenting an
alibi and bringing in a second
witness to corroborate his
story.
Oregon courts upheld the
(See RIGHTS OF, P. 2)
Appreciation
Money h Won
DR LARNiE G HORTON By Lody Hcrc
Mrs Myrtle Harris of 859
Hadley Road broke the long
winloss drought of The
CARtJLINIAN’snew Apprecia
tion Money Feature last week
by being a w inner in the weekly
feature of this newspaper. For
two straight weeks no winners
claimed their $10 prizes.
Her name appeared in the
New Bern Avenue Exxon
advertisement on page 12 of
The CAROLINIAN last week
New Bern Avenue Exxon,
located at 1200 New Bern
Avenue, is managed by
"Chuck" Hunter The motto of
New Bern Avenue Exxon is
"Service Is Our Business."
ANGELA SPARKS WILMINGTON RAl.LY • Wilmington • Angela Davii along with Ben Chavis are
shown after the rally in support of Chavis who went on trial Monday on charges of being an
accessory after the fact of murder. With ( havis and Miss Davis is Chavis's daughter, Michell. After
the rally, law enforcement personnel were on alert because of opposing demonstrations. Miss Davis
spoke here Sunday to a capacity audience. (t'Pl)
Four Black Congressmen Join
Faint Impeach Nixon’ Chorus
WASHINGTON, D.C. ■ Four members of the Congressional Black Caucus advocated
Presiclent Nixon's conduct in office with an eye towards possible
an Inquiry into
impeachment on the House floor last week.
Only 35 Representatives onjhe Watergate affair.
WILLIAMS FACES EXTRA
DITION - Detroit, Mich. •
Robert F. Williams, a black
revolutionary of the early
1960s. who spent eight years in
exile in Cuba and China, faced
extradition to North Carolina
June 19 on a 12-vear-oid
kidnaping^ charge. Williams
50. fled the United States after
being charged, along with four
others, in the kidnaping of a
white couple during racial
disturbances in Monroe, N.C.,
July 27. 1961. <UPI)
FBI Enters
Probing Of
NJ Slaying
CHERRY HILL, N.J.
Federal investigators have
joined the probe of the murder
last week of Major B. Coxson.
the flashy black enterpreneur.
ex-convict, and unsuccessful
Camden mayoral candidate,
who was found .shot to death
gangland-style in his rent^
$200.‘XW mansion here. (Sec
last rites on page 8>.
The U.S. .■\ttorney for
Pennsylvania. Robert E. Cur
ran. said the Federal Govern
ment was "very interested" in
the murder because Coxson,
who had appeared before a
federal grand jury in Philadel-
f ihia, had been "inches away
rom indictment for obstruc
tion of justice and conspiracy"
at the time of his death.
Curran would not elaborate
on the nature of the charges.
However, there were wide-
(See FBI JOINS, P. 2)
FIRST BLACK BECOMES GOVERNOR OF BOYS' STATE - Winston-Salem - Mike White of
Mebane, the first black ever elected governor of Boys' State, meets with N.C. Gov. Jim Holshouser
dniingHolshouser’s visit with Boys'State delegates at Wake Forest University Friday night. (UPl)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
(‘1!' ■ -• - f ACO.
For The Very Best In Sporting Goods
were present as Reps. Ronald
Dellums (D-Cal.), Charles
Rangel (D-NY), Parren J.
Mitchell (D-Md.) and Yvonne
Brathwaite Burke (D-Ca).),
along with other liberal
Democrats, urged the House to
live up to its Constitutional
responsibilities as the only
body empowered to bring
impeachment charges.
While not directly calling for
a resolution of impeachment,
their speeches reflected con
cern over not only the
Watergate scandal, but other
Presidential actions.
Rep. Burke, in response to
the belief that a House inquiry
would be a rehash of the
current Senate Watergate
hearings, asserted that only
the House could Constitution
ally consider impeachment.
She added, "Moreover, there
are many other areas of
inquiry concerning possible
impeachable offenses which
the Senate committee or the
Cox investigation has no
jurisdiction to probe."
The California Democrat
cited the continued bombing of
Cambodia, impoundment of
appropriated funds and abuse
of the executive privilege
doctrine as possible offenses.
However, the main focus w as
CRIME
BEAT
I'rtim KAlrlfh'v Offlrlil
Polirr l-'ilrv
EDITOR'S NOTE; Thl» column or leotar^
U produced In ike public inicrctt ulib on
•Im louards chmlnailnf Hi conioati.
Numeroui IndlvIduaU bave roquciled iha(
tbty be fiven the coniideratien ol
averlooking Ibeir lifting un ibe police
blotter. Tbii we uonld like to do However.
It It Mi pur Mill ton to be judge or jury. We
merely publlth tbe facit at we find them
reported by tbe arrettlng oKIcert. To keep
uul of The Crime Beal Columnt. merely
meant not being rcglticred by a police
officer In reporting bit findings wbile g«
duly. So kimply keep off the "Biciier” and
you won't be In The Crime Bent.
"FINGERS ' BOYFRIEND
Mrs. Irene Willingham Hold
en, 39, 790 Coleman Street, told
Officer B. B. Baucom at 2:02
a m. Sunday, that she became
involved in an argument with
her boyfriend on Fountain
Drive in Southgate Apart
ments. She also stated that
when they got back to her
house on Cumberland, he beat
her and struck her with a
pistol, then threatened to shoot
her. Investigative notes re
vealed that the alleged
boyfriend is a Thomas Adcock,
35. 910 E. Edentoii Street. The
cop also reported that he will
be driving a white 1965 Ford
station wagon. Mrs. Holden,
who showed no visible signs of
injuries, was advised to sign an
assault on a female warrant
against the man.
(See CRIME BEAT. P 3)
Rep. Dellums charged his
colleagues "Men here have
attempted to steal this nation,
and you and I have a
responsibility to help bring it
back to the people so that it will
be in fact a nation of, by, and
for the people.”
Congressman Mitchell ad
vanced that the Watergate
investigations were exposing
the "emergence of embryonic
(See FOUR SOLONS, P. 2)
Local Employee Says P.O.
‘Squeeze On Blacks Here’
BY WILBERT M. SANDERS
It is generally known by most
people, that since the postal
service was redesigned by
Congress through the 1970
reorganization act, that postal
service has slowly deterioated
to such an extent that there is
wide spread speculation that
the government is considering
taking the faltering service
back under its wing. ITie
morale among poL^al workers
is now at its lowest ebb in the
history of the postal service.
Especially among the ^lack
workers because of promoi.'in-
al ineuqities that have loitf.!
been standard with the post
office where blacks are
concerned. And outright Jim
Crowism relating to super
visory positions.
While the U.S. postal service
was never hailed as an "Equal
Opportunity Employer", it did
gain a reputation as being that
arm of the federal government
most likely to offer a black
citizen an opportunity to earn a
decent wage. Today the
percentage of blacks employed
by the postal service is
superior to national black
population ratio, and in several
large urban communities the
Dercentaees anoear remark
able. In Chicago, black postal
workers are estimated at from
75 to 80 percent, and the city's
main post office is close to 90
oercent. However, there is an
abundance of evidence to
indicate that the new postal
service, as redesisned by
(See SAYa. P. O.. P. 2)
( OP MOVKS MAN I'D I'ULICt WAGON ■ Allenie - An AtlenU
Policeman move* an unidentified man involved In a gunbattle In
duMiitoHn .Xtlanta June 19 to a police wagon. Two pertoni. one a
policeman, were killed and two others were wounded In the
shooting. The shooting, in which about 20 shots were fired resulted
from a pushing, shoving match between police officers and
bystanders in front of a variety store. (UPI)