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^Death Marchers’ Spurred At Rally
National NAAC.P Office Savs
Roy Wilkins NotFired
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
VOL. .1:1 NO. II HALEIGH, N.C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. .IAN. 19. 1974 SIN'GI.K COPY lor
While Two \Iothers .4w(iy-Si.v
K’ds Perish In Fire
★★★★ ★★★★
7-Week-Old Infant Allcfied Victim
Suspect Child Abuse Here
Parents
‘Mum’ In
City Case
.\l ( l\ II. nil.II IS n.MIKK'S TOMB - Allania - Rev. W. C. Smllh (Kl. leads the prayer Tuesday.
Jan. 15. Hi (he tomb of slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as ceremonies got
underHa> In celebrate his 4.5th birthday. At the tomb are Mrs. Coretta King (C). wife of .Martin
Luther King. Jr., surrounded by her children. Between Mrs. King and Rev. Smith is ('ongressman
Andrew A'nung. long'lime associate of Dr. King. To Mrs. King’s rear is .Atlanta’s Mayor Maynard
.lackson. ,\( exin'ine left is Cesar Chavez. L'nited F'arm Workers official. (IT»I)
(Paintinis^ Of Dr, Kinff Will
Hnn^ In Georgia’s Capitol
National Black News Service
A riuA.VJ .V • Lt. Gov. Lester G. Maddox, an avowed segregationist, is opposing the
decision by Go' .Jimmy Carter to hang a painting of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.
Jr., along the walls of the state's capitol beside Civil War heroes and segregationist
go\ ernors.
organized Augusta schools
about that time, are expected
to be placed there shortly.
Maddox, who may run for a
second term as governor, said
he was unalterably opposed to
placing King’s portrait in the
Iherv are n«i displays of
black', in the Capitol building
now Three years ago. Gov.
Carter decided, after his
mauguraiior.. th.it • the time
f'T i.iii.il discrimination is
over "
Me appniiited a biracial
inmirii'-sion ot four black and
lour uhiie (J«*orgians and
a.sketl them to recommend
lltr«-e Geori'ia blacks to be
placeu in the capilol
Dr King s inTtrait. which is
be:r.f> painlrd by George
Maim.' al iiig wiih that of
Hct.rv .McNea) '1 urniM-. a
.Me'lioit- - I t ishop who served in
liie ■ iegi>i.i'me in the
T IHHli';' .;rii LiiC. l.aney. who
Final Rites
Hr-ld For
gallery.
“He did a disservice lo the
country.’ Maddox, who won a
national reputation a decade
ago for opposing Dr. King and
other civil rights leaders, said
f«iee DR KING. P, 2J
A«.
Teacher
/li-.V.. . l-uilogisiic serv-
!i » - I • j i. Tn ’. or I.ocke.
w»rv ' • lui'lcit .s.iiidav. .tan
i; i, *1.. ii.’onuin of /ebulon
lii^ii Seth' . tie died Juesday,
l.m s ij' VV„kf Memorial
lioso.i.i!. It.iU-i^h (n!ic‘.ttmg
were hi . H Itoi'ti. pastor,
he. Hr d;auan. .md
];«v t. !' Huiiiig. who
ileliv.-red r:,e eiilogy Inter-
nont was 111 VSakiMieUl Baptist
Church Cciiir'erv m Zehulon.
.1 1 i.o. r.e ie::;e(l in l%2
ai'er coiTipieimii l-i years as a
vocatior.a! agriculture teacher
in Nor'h ( arolin.i.
bncke was (>otti iii Rowan
Coiinr.. an.l '•(,*;iplelcd his
o.irlv i-ducation in that area.
ite w; ' •» I’r.idua’*' of \ (.' A&T
College ’ \A r Ma'e t .niver-
1 'if.'i iistmro Histearhing
I .l eei' I’K juried assignments at
'■ ..ulituig M gti .vhool, .Spring
Hope I'eahody .Academy.
iTov, N C Berry O Kelly
High StL.ool. Mr-ltiod and for :J0
\eui» Itc: |%L». he taught at
Shepard iligl'. School ZetiuSon
S<e J. T‘ I.OCKK. H 2
ril N'M.A.N F.ATALLY WOL'NDED - Chicago - Policemen carr\
fatally wounded gunman, identified as Kohert Majuwa. who hart
taken three hostages in the Lake Point 1ov\er Kuiik Jan It. then
released the hostages and stioi hiniscit wiien police surrounded the
building. Hohtages, two women employees of the* bank and a man.
were not iiijuied. .A bank employee said Kajav\a was infuriati*ri
when he was refused permission to take ainihing (loin a safely
deposit box because of his debts d Pti
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
IIM viimil I IIOMKS
“Where You Can ftwn A’mir Home .Sooner"
According to statements
ssued by two members of
.he Raleigh Police Depart-
nent at 2:51 a m. Sunday.
:hild abuse charges could
eportedly be brought a-
;ainsi persons involved in
■he alleged injury of a 7*
veek'old baby bi.»y.
Officers .1 \!. KariTier and .‘i
B f»rice answered a cal! lo
Wake .Memorial Hospiial.
where they were met by .Mis
Vera Price I*ressl«*y. i;lMi K
Hargett Street, mother of the
child, f’hristopher Gabnel
Presslev. The iniury n'<-ei\rd
was a depiessei! .skull wo <
meiiaii met; lUeu .md vo
inches in diameter.
The officers s^aid Mrs.
Pressley told them that at
approximately 12:45 that day.
the child had the colic and she
and her husband, whose name
was not on the general offense
report sheet, look the child to
the Emergency Room at the
hospital.
Upon examination, the at
tending physician found the
indentation in the skull on the
left side of the head. The
woman stated the baby had not
fallen and could not account for
the injury.
Investigative notes revealed
that Dr. F. D Burroughs, a
<Sec CHILD ABUSE. P 2'
500 Fete
St. Aug.’s
President
.Approximately 5U(i dlumiii.
officials and friends of St
Augu.s'ine’s College, braved
the snow and freezing weather
to attend the fir«t Testimonial
Dinner-Dance in New York,
honoring Dr Prezell R.
Robinson, president of .St
Augustine s College. The ela
borate event was held on
F'riday. Jan. 11. in the .Astonan
Room at the A.storian Manor.
Astoria, (iiieens. and was
sponsored by the Greater New
York Alumni Chapter.
As keynoter. Dr. Robinson
said that black colleges today
represent a reservoir of talent
“but." he declared, ' ihey
cannot perform miracles." Me
slated that people have the
idea that black colleges can do
more witii less money than
white colleges and 'hey are
expected to reach the sami-
goals as msiiiulions like
Howard S<jme people hau* the
notion ol eliminating the black
'See DR ROBINSON. P -
.ipprevialiini
(.hecks K on
Hy 2 toadies
Two Raleigh area ladie-,
were declared winners ot Si'i
checks each in The CAROLIN-
l.ANA -Appreciation Money
Feature, sponsored aDo by
pariicipating mer-.hants of the
city and county
inning are .\lr> Virginia
Green. l..;r» Walnut Sireel.
whose nanu- appeared mi the
advertisement paid for by Liles
Shoes, hll Fayetteville Street,
w here the inotio.s are Geared lo
a .Modest Budget and Latest
Fashions In Quality Mrs
Freida Hinton. P.y K Garner
Loop Rd,. saw her name in the
■See AFPHECI.ATION. P Zi
Opponents
Of Penalty
Speak Out
STAFF WRITER
I’here have been many
significant marches, begin
ning with the sometime
denounced ride of Paul Re
vere, in the history of Am
erica. The I960 marches.
s«>ine of which ended in
bloodshed, did more to a-
waken this nation to its
human decency and were
one of the direct causes of
the election of Richard
Nixon, came back to Ral
eigh last Sunday.
NciiMer the powers-that-be.
nor ilie citizenry ha\e had time
'o evaluate the results that will
'■ome Irnm the “Death
March " However, it can be
sani that the crowd that
atlendcd the rally in Raleigh
Memorial .Auditorium was
'old. in no uncertain terms,
that the death penalty, as
practiced in North Carolina, is
the handiwork of persons,
-teeped in sin, engrossed in
■nequity and saturated in hale.
The speakers described the
practice as one designed to get
\engeance from the black and
the poor. The speakers pointed
•') the fact that there are 21
human beings now languishing
on "Death Row" at Central
F’nson, lor having been found
guilty of commuting capital
e.'-imes. A breakdown of the
(rimes shows that 13 persons
are charged with murder, line
pMsem. commenting on mur
der, had the following to sav:
See DEATH RALLY. P 2-
•’KILLl.Mi Hl-AihlS KILLI.M. _ . .
niihister and member of the State Parole Board, speaks at a rally against the death penall'
Carolina Jan. 13. Dr. Davis called for rejection of the death penalty because “killing bcgei
im. IS • HHiriKn. • lie. Gardy Davis, a uurn.im. x.v
v in North
gel' killing."
NAACP:
Media Was
Off Base
NKW YORK CITY -
.Members of the staff,
NAACP. were in a dither
Tuesday morning. Jan. 15,
when The CAROLINIAN
cn.-a-ti tlu' national office lo
u.-icertain a national news
report that the Board of
Directors, in secret session,
had fired Roy Wilkins from
his post as executive direc
tor.
The firing was unequivocally
denied. However, it was
'See ROY WILKINS. P. 21
Landlord
T.ARBORO PROTESTERS AT RAI.I.Y - Raleigh. N.C. - Protestors from nearbv Tarboro N ( .
A ^ J Into downtown Raleigh Jan. 13 to attend a rallv against the death penally in North ( arolmj
T^IIU J. by the North Carolliia-Virginla Commission for Racial Justice, ilT'li
Meet Tues.
A public forum on proposed
tenant-landlord legislation to
govern tenant-landlord rela
tions in the Slate of North
Carolina, will Ije held in the
Raleigh ('ity Council Cham
bers on Tuesday. Jan. 22 at 7:30
p m
The purposes of the meeting
are: to provide an opportunity
for individuals and groups to
'See LANDLORD. P 2)
NWr.F MEET
liicie will be a meeting of (he
Itali-igh-Vpex Chapter of the
N \ \CP Sunday, Jan. 20 at 4
|i.m. at Rich Park.
\ Farmers Hume .Adminls-
iration oflicial will be p.'esent
to discuss the Rural Develop
ment \c( and low income
iidiisiiig in the rural area.
Everyone is invited lo come
out and join in the discussions.
Tlie Rev, Dr. Charles \\.
Ward. Sr., is president of the
chapter.
Find Bodies Near
House’s Back Door
i
CRIME
BEAT
From Kaleieh’s Offlci.il
roller Files
RM.KKill ( AfiE STAR
FACES THEFT (HAKfiE
Raleigh. N.C. - .Mop Rivers, a
guard on the Ihird-ianked
North Carolina Stale hasket-
hali team, was charged with
shoplifting a li.Vceiit aspirin
bottle and released on bond
pending (rial Jan. 13. <UPi)
ngloge
single sto^ farmhouse in Crawfordsville, .Arkansas,
were out Monday, six of their children died in a fire that
consumed their home. Ages between 6 yeqrs and 14
months, the children were found huddled near the back
door of the house. Authorities believe that they were
attempting to claw their way to freedom when death
struck. Similar cases have been reported recently here
in the state.
Kach«‘ll Jackson. 5: Willi.irr.
Jackson 6 William Craig 4.
Shawn Craig. and Bor.
Craig. 14 inonihs WiMie .'.l.ic
Jackson was the mother of the
Jackson children and Dehln
(ireen was iho mother .if the
Craig children
“Wh«*n we found the lnwhes
tonight, they ’.vere all b.iek
close lo the liack door," he
said
W. C. Sumter, county
coroner, staled. "The house
was in full flames before
anybody even discovered it."
A fire department spokes
man said cause of the blaze
was nut determined, although
arson was not suspected. He
said the mothers of the six
wen- away from home at the
time ol the incident.
The victims were identified
as Michael C. Jackson, 4;
(.See KIKE VICTIMS P
'•SOM Ihi
<1 in thi |iut,
>rit' t Iimin^linc
lumn 6r <i jlur*
m,.l‘
l>n|
liM.n* on ih. |>nlKr
>'Uld ''kt III di, lliix. \rr.
n lu h< judsr nr iur > VVr
II iniii. J' lind inrm
n stinR ••l|i(<r> Inkri p
Brdi (iiiumn%. m«rrl»
rr(i\trr<'d h« 4 poKrr
^ lindin(% u liilr on
I) ih( ' B'niirr’ and
. -imr hi «i
\l)\nTSl I TTINt. .MAN
Diiicer R C Ga\ was called
lo ‘(14 E Worth Street at 5:30
a in last Saturday There he
t.liked with Joseph Kennedy
Hill. 4ii. .114 Love's Lane, who
rec.'ived a laceration lo his left
'•lioulitei. ami Miss Catherine
Hedgepeih. 3.5. 307 S. Blood-
Worth Streoi. who admitted
'hat she cut Hill with a knile.
H.;l .Njud she did not cut him
and declared he wasn't even
cut "Hill was intoxicated at
tlu time he was being
questioned." ended the offic
er's, report
• See CRIME BE.A'i. P. 3)
CEDEND F(H N’l) (iUILTY - Santo Domingo, D.R. • Houston Astros' star outfielder Cesar Cedeno
takes stand during his trial here Jan. 1.5. .A Dominican Judge found Cedeno guilty of involuntary
manslaughter for llu* motel room shooting of 19-v ear-old .Altagracia de la Cruz, and fined him tht
equivalent of Sloo. closing tlu- case. (UPD