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Elected By 52.9 Percent Of Vote
^htner Raleigh’s First
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Tiro Others Also Denied
acK Mayor
Positions
With the tremendous
help of which North
Raleigh and the predom
inantly black precinct
voters on Tuesday, Nov.
6, 1973, Clarence Everett
Lightner, 52*year-old re
sident of 717 Delany
Drive, became the first
black mayor of the City
of Raleigh, since the
inception, 26 years ago,
of the City Council form
of government. This was
also the first time that a
mayor had been elected.
In previous years, they
have been chosen from
among the members of
the council.
Hawkins Loses US Appeal
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
High Court
Upholds In
State Cases
VOL. 33. NO 1 RALEIGH. N.C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY,
Alleged Angry Worker Shoots 3 Times
NOVEMBER 10. 1973 SINGLE COPY 15c „'''ASHINGTON, D.C. -
Reginald Hawkins ‘ ’
The HonoraDle Mayor-E
lect Lightner defeated his
white opponent, G. Wesley
Williams, also 52, executive
director of the Raleigh
Merchants Bureau, by a
total of 1.872 votes.
A veteran of six and
one-half years on the Ral
eigh City Council, Lightner
currently serves as the
council's mayor pro-tem, is
president and general man
ager of the Lightner Funeral
Home. 312 Smithfield Street.
Lightner Insurance Agency
and Hillcrest Cemetery.
Garner Road.
Three other blacks were
victorious in other races.
Two won seats on the
Raleigh Board of Educa
tion: Vernon Malone, in
cumbent. placing fourth
with 11,485 votes, and Mrs.
Cliffornia, who came in
third with a count of 11,510
votes.
MAN GUNNED IN CEMETERY
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At 9:ird Session
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Fayetteville Hosts
Sessions
(See LIGHTNER. P. 2)
Are Now
Underway
V ti.i lAM R KNIGHT
VERNON MALONE
Farole Bd.
NC Bapti8t
Body Hold8
24th Talk8
BeneficiaV
dl . CLIFFORNIA
VM.MBERLEY
Appeal Of
Jiji Grant
Again Axed
lo '
Lr: :
Ivad
I ion
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CM \i.LOTTE - The state
’• • “r.U courts continue
' together to keep Jim
locked up He is a
r in the black libera-
movement in North
'll..
' s Supreme Court in
*• asM:- .lion refused to hear
^ran* appeal from a 10
wc-.ir Ncnlence for hel
Two >oung men to run
The jury that tried
.M.M grant. P 2)
DURHAM - “A More Ex
cellent Way" was the theme
• which called more than one
tixperience thousand Baptist ministers,
■ laymen, women and young
people, to the 24th annual
session of the General Bap
tist State Laymen's League
Auxiliary and the 106th
annual session of the Gen
eral Baptist State Conven
tion of North Carolina, Inc.,
which convened with the
Greater St. Paul Baptist
Church, Durham, Dr. W. T.
Bigelow, pastor. Oct. 29
through Nov. 1, 1973.
History was made in sev
eral instances, which added
another banner year for
Christ to the annals of the
106 year old august body
which has 350,000 members
across the state.
The Laymen, under the
leadership of president
Frank Marshall, his official
staff, and program partici-
(See NC BAPTISTS. P. 2)
A Salute To Raleigh And Its New Mayor
It is with pride that this newspaper salutes a worthy
political warrior, Clarence Everett Lightner, now
mayor-elect Lightner, so ordered by the body politic of
Raleigh. At no time in his campaign did he seem to
show si^s of defeat in either the primary or the
General Election.
His experience and many other qualiRcations should
make his constituents proud of their choice as he serves
this great City of Raleigh. We use the word great,
because it had to be a superlative word in describing her
as its people showed color is no bar to granting one the
opportunity to serve and achieve in the highest office
afforded here.
riDinfl salute mayor-elect Lightner and the people
off to Rtdeigh for their choice and wish for our fair city,
under his guidance, growth, prosperity and
advancement in all areas of human relationships.
WASHINGTON - "Chang
ing lives is a major effort of
correctional a g e n c i e s,"
says the director of the
Bureau of Special Services
for the Pennsylvania Board
of Probation and Parole.
An article in a recent issue
of Manpower magazine, de
scribes how a black ex-con
fidence man who spent 10
years in prison was directed
toward the mainstream of
society, through his parti
cipation in a work exper
ience program sponsored by
the Board of Probation and
Parole.
The project, supported
(See PAROLE BD.. P. 2)
FAYETTEVILLE - The
93rd annual session of
the Central N.C. AME
Zion Church, presided
over by Bishop W. A.
Hilliard, which gets un
derway at Evans Metro
politan Church, 301
Coolspring Street Tues
day, No". 6 at 10 a.m., is
expected to give Rural
Church Life and social
welfare close attention.
The matter of rural church
development is motivated
by the fire that gutted St.
Andrews AME Zion Church,
Bunn Level, recently. This
edifice not only has a
brilliant history, but was
one of the most beautiful to
be found in the area. 'The
estimated cost to rebuild has
been placed at $300,000.
The cause of social re
forms received a boost when
the Laurinburg District, un
der the leadership of the
presiding elder, purchased
Zionites
Worker
On Bond
In Case
OMEGAS’ ‘CITIZEN OF THE YEAR ’ - Mrs. ElU-helh ( ofield is
Shown receiving the lota lota Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity's “Citizens of the Year” award, last Saturday night at
the Meadowbrook Country Club, from John W. Winters for
Raleigh City Councilman, as her husband. J. E. Cofield. looks on
(See story inside.)
^Unemployment Of Worn
Veterans Still Persists
WASHINGTON - The un-
employment rate for black
ana other minority Viet-
nam-era veterans for the
an abandoned school and set ''third quarter of 1973 - 9.2
up multi-purpose program, percent • was considerably
10
near Maxton and Laurin
burg. A day care has been
set up in the building. There
is also an industrial training
program being carried on
there, making it possible for
underprivileged persons to
get the kind of training that
will enable them to qualify
for good-paving jobs that
are available at the new
industries that have moved
into the community.
Work is expected to be
(See AME ZION. P. 2)
ower than the 13.6 percent
rate of a year earlier.
But the third quarter 1973
rate was not significantly
changed from the second
quarter this year, the U.S.
Department of Labor's Bu
reau of Labor Statistics
reported.
The rates, not seasonally
adjusted, are based on the
percentage of black and
other minority group vet
erans, 20 to 34 years of age.
in the labor force who arc
unemployed.
The rate was not mater
ially different from the 8.9
percent rate for black non-
veterans.
It was. however, more
than twice as high as the
unemployment rate of white
veterans, which dropped
from 5.2 to 4.1 percent over
the year.
For two quarters in a row.
the only difference between
the unemployment rate of
black and while veterans
was among those in their
20's.
In the third quarter of
1973, the unemployment
rates of black'veterans 2n to
(Soe VETERANS. P. 2i
DURH.AM • Local police
really had a new one to
solve this week as they
tried to determine why
Norman T. Umstead. 36,
reportedly got so mad
with Richard Merritt, 25,
until it is alleged that he
shouldered his shotgun
and blasted away at the
victim, wounding him in
the back three times, in
Maplewood Cemetery.
Accortii g to reports given
the police, the two men were
employed as attendants, at
the cemetery. Indications
are that the shooting oc
curred about 2:40p.m. Accord
ing to the report, given by
James P. Elkins, who is
reported as to have been in the
cemetery, he heard three shots
and saw a black man gel into a
while Ford station wagon and
drive off.
Merritt was taken to Duke
Hospital after the shooting.
(See ON BOND. P. 2)
, twice
a candidate for governor
of North Carolina, a
practicing dentist in the
state’s largest City.
Charlotte, who appealed
a 12-months sentence
suspension sentence, for
alleged wrong doings in
cases involving federal
funds, lost the appeal
Monday.
Two other black dentists,
John P. Stinson and George
Nash, who received 6U days
and 18 months, respectively,
were also denied their ap
peals.
The three look their cases
to the United States Su
preme Court, when a stati
court upheld the ruling of
the N.C. Board of Dental
Examiners. The dental
board sought to punish the
three black dentists for bills
presented by them and one
white dentists for services
rendered a clinic, establish
ed by the Charlolte-Meck-
Icnburg Board of Education.
It is alleged that the
appeal of the three blacks
(Sec DR, HAWKINS. P 2)
Gets Nat’l
Home Ec.
Recognition
crime
BEAT
I''r4>m Itiilrich's Offiiia
NC Shriners, Daughters Set For
Confab In Cumberland Sessions
FDirnR'S NOTK: Ttilftcolumn or feoiilro
|« produerd In Ihe public Inicrcit wlU m
■ ini lowardt ellminaiinf III coBlonii.
Numrroui ladividuali bavc rcquctudlkat
thc> be riven the consideration of
overlooking ibeir lilting on the police
bloiicr. Thfi He nould like to do. However,
il I, not pur DOkitlon to be judge or Jury. Wo
mrreljr publish Ihe focli oi wc And Ihera
' reported by the arreitlog otflccri. To keep
out o> The Crime Beal Colnnni. mtrplj
means not beine registered by o polite
ufiicer in reporting hU llndingi »niiv fw
duly. >o simply keep olf ibe “Blotter*' and
you Hon'l be W The Crime Boat.
ASSAl LTED BY YOUTH
•Mrs. Betty Inez Davis, 31,
2100 Dandridge Drive, A-
partment C. told Officer R.
(iayborne at 10:46 a.m.
^^iday, that while she was
at work a( 217 W.
Street,
Jameb
Mrs. Mary I. Parham,
home economics extension
agent in Granville Conntv
for more than 30 ytars
received the Dif tinguieh^d
Service Awared of the Na
tional Association of Exten
sion Home Economists at
Grossingers, New York last
week.
As an extension agent.
Mrs. Parham has given
leadership to a strong pro
gram for adults and youth in
clothing and management.
Because of her strong
interest in hat construction,
she has often been referred
to as the "hat lady." Irene's
hats have been seen all over
the slate.
Her skills in clothing
construction, millinery and
tie making, have been'shar-
ed with numerous agents
and other professional home
economists.
(See GETS NAT’L. P 2)
Prince Hall Shriners, along with Daughters of Isis, in a Sundav meet at the Hilton Inn
completed pUns for a Winter Conference, which will be held ‘in Fayett jville, January
25-27.
It will also help Kindah
Temple to celebrate its 25th
anniversary. The Desert of
Horace Miirrary
Appreciation
Money Winner
V ‘It UP FOR LIGHTNER" says Mrs. Daisy Louise Oeboam as she leaves the voting
liT- .(h u( ih*> Lucille Hunter School, after casting her votes on Tuesday. Nov. 6. Urging her
'right oG is Hubert Eugene (Count) Hayes, popular area photographer and musician.
< va: jihdio by (’ocU McGirt)
P<
his $10 cash last week in The
CAROLINIAN'S Apprecia
tion Money Feature. He was
Horace Murray. 1413 Savan
nah Drive in Kingwood
Forest, whose name was
found in the advertisement
paid for by the One Hour
Martinizing Service, 3911
Western Boulevard, where
you receive the best in dry
cleaning and laundry serv
ice.
As in previous weeks,
there were two other names
on the Appreciation Page,
but the checks were not
claimed by the 12 noon
deadline on the Monday
following the appearanie of
the names.
(See APPRECIATION. P 2)
North Carolina, presided
over by James E, Lytle, will
conduct workshop.s in every
phase of (he craft There will
also be Talent Hunt elimina
tion program thal will de
cide the two contestants that
will represent the Desert at
the National Convention,
that will be held m Phila
delphia
It was made clear that
each Temple is asked to
recruit contestants of any
race It is to be remembered
that a white student won the
right to compete in the 1972
finals.
Another^ala feature will
be Ihe Patrol demonstration
that will determine the best
Patrol in the stale.
Il is expected that novices
from throughout the Desert
will journey to Fayetteville
to be "ireated," in the
mysteries of Shnnedom
The Daughters of Lsi.s will
follow the pattern of the
Nobles, including initiation.
Their sessions will be
presided over by Daughter
Beatrice Murrell.
The commillec has plan
ned a number of social
events that are designed to
add to the gaiety ot the
occasion
Jones
she was assaulted by
Upchurch, 16, ad
dress unlisted. The woman
said she will sign an assault
on a female warrant against
him Her injuries, if any,
were not listed.
iSee CRIME BEAT. P. 3)
MRS. MARY I. PARHAM
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
I’LlM’r.S IM//A 1)1 N
"For Delicious Italian Spaghett"
VICTIMS TRAPPED IN BUS • Sacramenlo • Rescuers work
to free trapped victims of a bus crash that killed 19 persons
and injured dozens, after it crashed Into a freeway pillar on
i-KKO, enrouie from San Francisco to Reno, carrying 46
persuns. (UPI)