^ Raleifih Audience Told, There’s Also this WKKK
Dynamics In Ghettoes
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Official
Of SRC
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Courts Involved As National NAACP Members
Of SRC ^
Speaker OopOSC I^cdl^CSS LlTTIlt
"Don’t assume that per- J. M
"Don’t assume that per
sons living in ghettoes, and
on welfare, don’t have cer
tain dynamics going for
them that are real,’’ said
Heslip "Happv" Lee. pro
gram officer. Southern Re-
monal Council. Atlanta,
Georgia, told policemen at
tending the seminar at St.
Augustine’s College Mon
day, Jan. 28. ‘In many,
^any instances." he said,
"these people had some
thing going that does not
happen in a wider society.'
Lee said that society in thf
South had programmed white
Anglo-Saxon protestants to
exclude Catholics. Jews. Van-
kies. Foreigners. Feds, Japs.
Wops, half breeds. Republi
cans and blacks. This brain
washing, he termed, was a
Greek Tragedy • American
style. ’‘We built this into our
political, ironomic. religious
and whole culture. It’s a
wonder that we don't have a
whole element being uptight,
wor^e than they are ”
“You have come in a era of
social change However, there
are certain number of people,
by their nature, do not have the
sources to make changes, and
who will not accept change."
He said. T hope that you have
realized that you cannot
change the swial levolulion."
Lee said that, suddenly
i^through radio and T\’. we are
"thrown in a world of Catholics.
Jews. Japs and etc . and we are
now one world.
Speaking on law and order,
he said that administrators,
who make the rules for law and
order. do not uphold them. such
as the zoners and realtors He
(See DYNAMICS IN. P. 2)
VOL. 33 NO. 13
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH. N.C. WEEK ENDING SATUROAV. FEB. 2. 197.1 SINGLE COPY 15c
Announces Sermon Text. Then
Pastor Dies In Pulpit
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Slate Bar Association
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THE DAY AFTER THE BIG FIGHT - New York - Ift the day after the most-ballyhooed non-tUle
fight ever and the loser, Joe Frazier (L). Is smiling while the winner. Muhammad .\ll. who Is usually
clowning, is serious .Ian. 2W. Frazier said he'd like a third fight with .AH. .Mi said he ri fight
heavy weiglit champion George Foreman if Foreman wanted to fight him. ilPl)
NC Rep. Joy J. Johnson
Has Sterilization Bill
Names Law Examiner
WILLIAMS
Ex-Prexy
Of Ecsil
Is Buried
ELIZABETH CITY - Chan
cellor Marion D. Thorpe
regrettably has announced that
Elizabeth City Slate Univer
sity's fourth president. Dr.
(See EX-PREXY. P. 2)
MAYOR FACES ADULTERY
RAI* • (Jrelna. Fla. • Ernest
Barkley, Mayor of Gretna.
Ha., goes on trial in li&in
bridge, Ga. on charges he
committed adultery with a
15-year-old Decatur Co. stu
dent. Barkley, now serving his
3rd term as mayor of the liny
community , said he only gave
the girl a ride home. (UPl)
(Warren ton
1 Woman On
State CJC
Governor James E Hols-
houser has appointed a black,
Warrenton, North Carolina
woman to the new North
Carolina Criminal Justice Ed
ucation and Training Council.
Dr Larnie G Horton, special
assistant to the Governo**. said
Ms. Ada Johnson, a retired
elementary school teacher, is
among four persons named by
the Governor to serve on the
council.
Michaiix
Promises
To Help
DURHAM • Attorney Eric
C. Michaux. 32, recentW
appointed to the N. C.
Board of Law Examiners,
; in a recent statement to the
1 public, pledged to give a
hard look at the work of the
examiners and to do what
he could to improve the
image. His appointment
was announced last week
I by the North Carolina State
Bar Association.
He becomes the first black on
the controversial board. It has
Um:!! the ohjert ef much black
criticism because of what
many described as being
unfair to black law graduates,
seeking the right to practice
law in N.C.
There have been many who
could not understand how so
many blacks flunked state
examinations, whether they
finished N.C. Central of UNC
law schools. The fact that white
candidates, who finished along
with failing blacks, were
admitted, has also been
claimed. There has been
conjecture that the board had a
quota.
Mr. Michaux was careful not
to make it appear that his
presence would insure any
change in examinations proce
dure. He made it appear,
however, that he would take a
close look at what has been
going on.
Young Michaux is the
brother of Rep. Henry M.
fSee EXAMINER. P. 2)
r
(See STATE CJC. P.
VIRGINIA'S FIRST BLACK
JUDGE - Richmond. Va.
Democratic House members
\otcd Monday, Jan. '’x. in (a%n
ol makioK Willard H. Douglas,
Jr., of Richmond, the first
black judge e\er elected by the
Legislature. •I'lMi
Efforts Are
Blasted By
Attorney
WASHINGTON - The Na
tional Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peo
ple. strongly opposed proposed
Congressional legislation that
would cut the number of jurors
required for certain cases to
six and eliminate three-judge
Federal courts in other actions.
Speaking against the bills
before a House Judiciary
Subcommittee on Jan. 23,
NAACP General Counsel
Nathaniel E. Jones, slated that
the two proposed changes in
the judicial process would be
most harmful to black people.
Clarence Mitchell. NAACP
Washington Bureau director,
told the Subcommittee on
Courts, Civil Liberties and the
Administration of Justice, that
his organization is opposed li)
seemingly innocuous “judicial
reform" proposals that threel-
en the rights of Negroes
One of the bills, H.R. 8283,
would amend the Federal
statutes to provide for half the
tSee NAACP AGAINST. P. 21
Oll»fk , ,
p;; Appreciation
s^YSHisBASDr.ioiT Chpck Woii By
Mrs. Iinogene Joe, 39. 10 _
BraggSireet.toldOfficerR.G. MrS. HaniPS
Mavnard at 8:47 p m. Friday,
that she and her husband.
Minister
Succumbs
In Church
ANGIER - Funeral serv
ices for the 53-year-old Rev.
Rudolph Cults, who died
after taking his text for the
morning service of St.
Joseph .AME Zion Church,
near Oxford, Sunday, Jan.
20. was held at Williams
Chapel AME Zion Church.
Thursday. Jan. 24. He then
sank to the floor and died
immediately.
Due to his sudden death and
the fact that he was a
well-known person in the
c‘ "irrh life of North Carolina.
<-ervice 3' racl^d a huge
Trosvd The Rev, W. M.
Freeman was in chaige. Rev.
E H. Beebe delivered the
eulogy. Others who took part
were Revs. J. A. Brown, F. L.
Rush. S. J, Farrar. B. C.
Young, along with Mrs.
Arleatha Freeman and Ru
dolph Lee.
The Rev. Cults was assigned
to Big Zion and St. Joseph AME
Zion Churches in 1969. after
becoming a minister and
remained at the two churches
until his death.
He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Cults and was
(See PASTOR DIES. P. 2)
Rep Joy J- Johnson (D-
Robeson». introduced a bill into
the North Carolina House of
Representatives on Tuesday.
Jan. 29. which would make it
unlawful for the sterilization of
mainlv retarded and mentally
defective, voung men and
women in the state, without
their consent.
A black lawmaker. Rep
Johnson’s bill is House Bill No.
1466. in which involuntary
sterilization would be prohibit
ed. The bill would require the
state and the Eugenics (’om-
mlssion to cease from ordering
BY CHARLES R JONES
the sterilizations of persons
without the consent of the
patient in writing, parental
consent, plus the recommend
ation of a family physician or
any two other doctors, in case
the patient ' ts no family
phNhician.
Rep. Johnson pointed out
that from 1966-68. out of 290
persons sicrilizod, 96 were
Caucasians. 6 Indians, and 188
blacks in the Slate of North
Carolina He also pointed up
the fact that from 1964 to 1973.
1.237 per.sons were sterilized,
(lilt of this number. 1.229 were
lemales and 3 were males.
At this present lime, there
are two suits, each asking $1
million from North Carolina,
women now living in New
York, both of whom were
sterilized at very young ages.
Miss Elaine Trent of Kdenton
was 14 years old when she was
reportedly subjected to the
operation in 1%H, and Miss
Ruth Cox. also a native of this
stale, underwent sterilization
in 1965
The suits were tiled by the
American Civil l.ihertics l^n-
(Sm- KEP. .IOI'NMIN. P
1)11 fc>0
Ceremonies Mark Entrance Of
Flock Into Laodicea U. C. C.
Sunday, Jan. 27, was indeed a memorable day for the pastor, officers and members of
Laodicea United Church of Christ, formerly knpwn as Manly Street United Church of
Christ A brief, but fitting-service was held, closing the doors of the old church, at which
time scripture was reati by J. Henry Brown, chairman of the Trustee Board, and
closing prayer was offered by Deacon Alexander Watkins, chairman of the Deucon
Board. ^ ^
Zion." H was pointed out by the
past'jf. .T"v D. A Peace, that
this singing was symbolic of
gladness and mirth.
Thereafter a motorcade was
formed, with the pastor and his
wife and the two board
chairmen and their wives,
leading the way in a limoasine
furnished by one of the local
funeral homes. This car was
followed by other church
officials and their families with
the Sunday School bus and a
truck carrying junior choir
members who sang as the
motorcade traveled through
town, the same song as was
CRIME
beat
I rum Italrieh s Offlrlul
I'ulU*- Filrs
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.duc-tf in «hr pulilif micron wlih on
lowordk cllmtnoimi «» fOBicni*.
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iho b. forn ihr tonkidrrouon ol
Oiffluokm* Ihfir lin.Bf on ihe poHrr
bivtu c Ih»»«c»ould!'k» 10 do. Ho<*CA»r.
ii K Bill oor in br Judgr or jurj Wr
rn.irU iiulili-.h Ihr locl» ** ^r llnd ihrm
Jr .orlrd b. ihc orreumg ollicrr*. To ktti-
oul ol Th.' ( nmr Brai (..lumn*. morri^
miMB' nui bring regKirrrd b)
ollu.r in ..porting hU imdlngi
duiv •*« .im|ilj krrii oil Ihr B!"
tai, »on'i be in Thr (rimr Bio
REV. RUDOLPH CUTTS
Tills was fo!low<*d by the
singing of “We're Marching To
Church To
Host Rap
Talks Sun.
Raleigh City Councilman Bill
Knight, will lead a rap session
at the St. Paul AME Church.
W Edenton at Harrington
Streets, Raleigh, at I p.m.
Sunday. Feb. 3. Mr. Knight will
give the details of his position
on underemployment of min
orities in the city of Raleigh.
According to a recent press
release, of 38 lop level
administrative positions in city
government, only tw’O are
black; while in fact, there are
no black administrators except
the Mayor and Councilman
Knight. The Raleigh Police
Department has one black
lieutenant and of 51 captains in
the Raleigh Fire Department,
only one is black.
Miss Beverly Mitchell, asso
ciate executive director of the
Raleigh Community Relations
Commission, and president of
the North Carolina Association
I of Human Relations Officials,
has approached the problem of
miiioniy hiring from another
angle - an angle which seemed
to stress “women" as being
bypassed in city employment
practices, more pointedly.
(See HOST RAP. P
Wake Rally
Conducted
For Cleric
ZEBULON - On Sunday. Jan
27lh. at 3:30 p.m.. the
Committee To Elect Mangum.
launched its first rally. 'The
rally was held at the First
Baptist Church, where the
Rev. John .Mangum. the
candidate, is pastor.
The youth of the Zebulon
communitv and surrounding
areas, set the momentum for
the rally posters, slogans,
and songs lauding the quali
fied. concerned and vocal
candidate. They urged the
(See HOSTS RALLY. P. 2)
William Edward Joe. 34. were
engaged in an argument "I
turned my back to go into the
house and he hit me in the back
of the head with a beer can.
Then he hit me in ‘he mouth”
Mrs Joe. who exhibited
abrasions of the lip. declared
sht would sign an assault on a
female warrant against her
husband. The incident took
place uutside their house.
iSee CRIME BEAT, P 3>
way to describe Mrs. Mary
Barnes of 1C Lincoln Terrace in
Chavis Heights last weekend.
She was the only lucky winner
in The CAROLINIAN’S Appre
ciation Money Feature, spon
sored b> the' newspaper and
participating businesses. Mrs.
Barnes said this was the first
lime that she has ever won
an>thing
Mrs. Barnes name was in
tSee APPRECIATION P 2-
"sURRENDf” S IN HORSE BARN BURNING - ChirlotU. N.U
T J Reddy, surrenders at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s
Department Tuesday. Jan. 29. to begin serving a ZO-year Jail term
for burning a horse barn 8 years ago. after a racial incident. ' I’Po
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
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'Where You Find Food Specials Daily’
VTTFND HOUSE SESSIONS • Atlanta • Savannah House Representative Bobby Hill (D). brought
hK ulie ndorp. and son. Ashley Conrad. Co the House session here last jec-k.
loninient about the session, but enjoyed crawling around on the top ol the desk next to his dad s,
ilFII
sung at the door closing
(See LAODKEA. i* 2'
Soul City
Religious
Body Named
SOUL CITY - A new,
interdenominational organiza
tion will be established to plan,
develop, and operate a pro
gram for the religious life of
the developing new town of
Soul City, North Carolina. The
group, which it WdS agreed to
create al the end of a three-day
conference held in Soul City
and in nearby Henderson last
week, will be made up of three
equal components: represent
atives of church officials of the
participating denominations,
representatives of Soul City
staff and residents, and repre
sentatives if area residents.
The new group, as a whole, will
meet at Soul City shortly to
begin its consideration of
specific ways to enhance the
religious life and human
services for the residents of the
new town and the surrounding
area (Warren and Vance
Counties).
The conference, held Jan.
22-24. was designed to increase
the awareness of the mmisiry
(See SOUL CITY. P 2-
Sees (.renter
Interest In
1 History Week
WASHINGTON, D I'. -
“Greater interest is being
expressed in the annual
observance of African-Amer
ican History Week, this year
than ever before in the 48 years
of the celebration.’ Dr. J.
Rupert Picott. executive direc
tor of the sponsoring Associa
tion for the Study of Afro-
American Life and History,
announced this week from the
Association’s headquarters in
the nation's capital
In his statement outlining the
purposes and plans of the
celebration, being held Feb.
10-16. Dr. Picott pointed oul
that the week's theme, "The
Black Experience. 1974; Help-
1 ing America Understand," has
I been highly praised by stale
governors and city mayors in
proclamations being issued by
these chief executives
throughout the United Slates.
The 1974 History Week Kit,
which Is available from the
Association’s headquarters,
1407 14lh Street. NW. Washing
ton. D C. 20005, includes a wide
variety of materials which
support the celebration » over
all theme and sub-themes,
which follow:
(See HISTORY WK.. P. 2)