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'CAROLINIAN Launches Aid Drive
l en Commandments
(ff Discipline Told
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Funeral Friday For Bishop Spottswood
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>. care^Jl study of the plight of private colleges in
ick, moti’
Ar-'erica, espwially blacK, motivat^ P. R. Jer^^,
iiubUsher of the state's largest black newspaper. The
^ a »«»r » »T \ L - ;J.
\\ROLINIAN. to launch a nationwide dnve among
churches to aid them.
NAACPBd. HeadDies
The campaign is very
unique, in view of the fact that
• IS geared toward church
;ncmber8, the largest segment
of the nation’s popuiation. It is
.ot-uo "A Billion Dollars For
Black Churches And Colleges. '
■ ne study showed that blacks
. 'tiiro) 52 billion dollars and
that Uie 52 billion could attract
52 more worth of credit.
The campaign is set up under
s'.'ict iiioraT banner, known
itie "Ten Cummandments of
.sciplino,' realizing that the
irch is the center of the
nation's moral fibre
TVe Ten Commandments Of
DiK'ipIine are;
1 Smoke
da ., i 50;
2 One meatless meat a week.
J "iO.
!. walk one way to work (if
not (uo fan. $.25;
4. One less soda a week. $.20;
5. Retire one hour earlier one
nignt a we^k. $.25;
8 Wash bar once a month ■
iX a week, $.35;
7. One less beer a week, $.40;
6 No dessert one meal. $.15;
6 One less high ball a week.
1.20;
10. Ride bus instead of
driving car. $.25;
Total for church. $3.05.
The 10 commandments will
not work a hardship on anyone,
but would greatly enhance the
coffers of the church and the
schools. Should they be
followed, it would mean a
weekly contribution of $3.05 for ‘ "
each member. However, one
must dedicate himself to
habitual giving that will not VOL. 34 NC
deprive him or her of any w—-
pleasure. It is also built around
the fact that one cannot beat
(See COMMANDMENTS. P. 2)
The CAROLINIAN
• Sorth ('.aroHna\s l.pading Weekly
6 RALEIGH. N.C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. DEC. 7. 1974
SINGLE COPY 20c
Another Shoots Wife In City
i 5 less cigarettes a
Consistory
Memorial
Here Sun.
RALEIGH MAN
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Boyer Consistory No. 219,
Scottish Rile Free Masonry,
will hold its memorial services,
commemorating deceased
brothers. Sunday. Dec. 8. at
7;30 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church, recently renovated.
Speaker of the evening will
be James Albert Carter of
Durham, soverign Grand In
spector General, Commander
of Ote Rite. Orient of North
Carolina.
Music will be furnished by
the Interdenominational Men's
Chorus. Wives of the deceased
brothers will occupy a special
section of the church. Consis
tory Loyal Ladies Auxiliaries
of this and other nearby cities,
will attend, as well as other
distinguish^ guests.
This service is held every 5
years.
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As 92 Lives Are Lost
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Crash Kills 4 Top Blacks
Shootings
RALEIGH PRISON Sl'PERlNTENDENT FIRED - Raleish.
N.C. — Mn. Juaniu Buker was fired Dec. 3, from her job a^
superintendent of the SUte Womei's Prison for "ineffective
(wr^ormance of duly." sccordlng to Dept, of Corrections officii Is
Wife Of Former Paroles
Claim One;
Other Hurt
-ENTER OF N.C. MUS
TACHE CONTROVERSY -
Raleigh — Charles H. Johnsoa,
dtsauissea from the North
Carolina Highway Patrol after
t'efttsing to ahave off bit
r-.Ditache. grins as he leaves a
mreting Dec. 3, with Patrol
Coiumander Col. E. W. Jones
s.\d State Transportation Sec
retary Troy Doby, followed by
Adam Slein, not shown, of
Chapel HIM. one of his
attorneys He was offered the
job back If he shaves, pending
ivutcome of a patrol study on
uniform and appearance rules.
UPI»
BY CHARLES R. JONES
Two shooting in Raleigh
over the past weekend
appear to be heralding two
coming events as has been
the experience of this
newsman ova* a period of
22 years of reportiM the
news * Chriatmas ana New
Year's. Or® man wan shot
to death loiiowing an
argument, and a wife was
shot in the right shoulder
in, what police have
charged, was an attempt to
kill. Killinn, kniflngs and
shootings have been more
rampant during the winter
holiday seasons, it has been
proved.
James Robert Hopkins, 24,
908 E. Davie Street, was the
victim of a single bullet in the
lower stomach, fired from a .22
calibre Mossberg rifle, alleged
triggered by 29*year-old James
Edward Hinton, 804 Weston
Street.
More May Board Member Dismissed
*' Mrs. Juanita Baker. 38, wife prison facility for women
TW -rv 1 of ex-professional football star N/ithinweeksof
Be Dead;
Search On
UPPERVILLE. Va. -
When the victims of the "*ti-fa^Vorv state
fatal cnish of « TWA 727 ‘g?Lm for 7e.J‘.V.
were identined here early
this week, it was found that
the top black
JAMES R. HOPKINo
...shot to death
ROBERT L. GnX
..allegedly blasted wife
Thousands Mourn
Death Of Prelate
WASHINGTON, DC - The
last that was mortal of the
preacher, the bishop, the
militant fighter and the
chairman of the Board of
Directors, NAACP, Bishop
Stephen Gill Spottswood. will
be homed into the sanctuarv of
JAMES A. CARTER
According to investigating John Wesley AME Zion
(See MAN SLAIN. P. 2)
Army Life Is Much Improved:
General In Address At College
Church, l^th and Corcoran
Streets. N.W., long before 12
noon Friday, when last rites
will be held.
1316 procession, led by high
churchmen, high government
officials, priests and prophets.
along with people from all
walks of life, is expected to trek
into the church to pay tribute to
one who fell in Zion, who
wanted to be known o^y as
"Steve."
He was known as one of the
great pulpiteers of the age and
made a great record as a
pastor. He came into promin
ence. as a pastor, in the late
20s. when he pastored Goler
Memorial AME Zion Church,
four of the top
persons in America lost
their lives - retired Amw
Brig. Gen. Roscoe C.
Cartwright, his wife Gloria,
James Applewhite, an aide
to George’s Democrat in
the U.S. House of Repre
sentatives, his wife and
3-year-old son.
Cartwright was one of the
first black generals and had
been retired. It was not known
whether the blacks boarded the
plan in Columbus, an inter
mediate stop or at its
origination in Indianapolis.
His wife is reported to have
been nn the staff of a black
U.S. congressman.
Applewhite was an aide to
Rep. Andrew Young. His wife
also died in the crash, as did
their 3-year-old son.
Funerals for the 5 had not
(See TOP BLACKS. P. 2)
Mrs. Juanita Baker. 38, wife
of ex-professional football star
and former member of the N.C
Paroles Board, John H. Baker,
Jr., was fired here late
Tuesday afternoon. Ralph D.
Edwards, director of psisoos
for North Carolina, fired Mrs.
Baker. He told newsmen, "In
my opinion, to have a
' statewide pro-
offenaers
requires a cha^e in corr.tnand
at the Correctional Center for
Women."
Edwards also declared that
Mrs. Baker had not mad/i
satisfactory progreta in getting
the needed fmplemenlatian of
programs at the center.
A Democrat, Mrs. Baker waa
appointed to her position by
ex-Oovernor Robert Walter
Scott. A major dispute deve
loped with present Republican
Governor .lame.s F -herl Hols
houser, Ji ‘Oi-r*’ . ter he
took offic* m 19' ^*1 the day
of her dismiisal, wither Mrs
Baker nor members of the
reignir^ adminlstraium would
say whether her removal from
office was motivated by
politics Mrs. Baker took over
at the center in February of
1970 and is believed to be the'
first black woman ever to head
a state facility of such
g roportions in the United
tales. It is the state's only
N/ithin weeks of Holshouser 's
inauguration in January, 1973,
both Mrs. Baker and her
husband, John H. Baker, Jr..
Iteo a Democratic member of
the State Paroles Commission,
were involved in controversy
with the new administration.
Baker, contended that Hols-
houser sought to force his early
resignatlun from the fixed
commission term. He said that
upon refusing, Holshouser
threatened to un Mrs. Baket
(See MRS BAKER. P 2)
Workshop
Highlights
Weekend
imey Rich
Richmond, Va., national iir-Ai
vice president of Phi Beta
Sigma. Inc., will be the keyno e
speaker at the awards banquet
to be held at Hotel Sir Walter
Saturday evening, Dec. 7. at t
p.m.
Attorney Ballard served
Sigma fora number of years as
national director of aociai
(See SIGMA MEET. P 2)
III an address to the senior
nOTC Cadets at St. Augus
tine's College on Nov. 26,
Brigadier General Edward
Greer, deputy commanding
general, U S Army Military
Personnel Center, said that
career opportunities in the
Army for lilacks as leaders,
liave increased. He said that
there are 47 authorized
specielliet which range frem
jir de^snse artiU^, commun
ication, electronics, engineer
ing. personnel management,
reseaicli and development, to
iugiblic management in which
an cfftcei may choose from.
"The ultimate aim is to
develop officers with the skills
requim to serve in positions of
high responsibility involving
!he Mitegration of various
f!u...t:(/ns td the army." He
noted that officers, with First Lieutenants (513 of
challenging assignments, are 12,447) and 3.8 percent of the
station^ m 94 foreign coun- Second Lieutenants (450 of
stationed m 94 foreign coun- Second Lieutenants (450
tries. Officer professional 11,870).
education is anouer example
of career opportunities in the
military. This includes both
military and civilian educa
tion, he stated.
Greer called attention to the
fact that the number of black
general officers have come
from zero in 1964 to 12 in 1974.
The number of black full
colonels have increased from 6
in 1962 to 123 in 1974; the
number of black LTC's is 5.5
percent of the total number of
LTC's in the army - 619 of
11,177; 4.9 percent of the total
number of nrmy majors are
black (866 of 17.661): 4.3
percent of the captain's (1,410
of 32,478); 4.1 percent of the
He said that the stigma
attached to low pay in the past,
is no longer valid.
The Brigadier General
praised the St. Augustine's
College administration for
having the ROTC program on
the campus, and said that the
Army is not interested in
schools that are losers.
(See NAACP HEAD. P. S)
Involvement
Goal Of
N. C. GOP
Judge George R. Greene Takes
Oath; First Black Elected Here
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
Veteran black RepuUicans
of North Carolina, are planning
a statewide meeting for the
early part of the year, where
they plan to implement their
activities with the Republican
aanization. Many of
The speaker was introduced
by Or. Prezell R. Robinson, the
college president. Purdie An
ders, vice president for
development, presided. Music
was furnished by Wilbur
Tharpe, at the piano, and
Herman McCloud on the
drums, both veterans
Many
them were not surprised at the
outcome of the election, due to
BOITOK'S NOiR: Thli celams vr
Stal» OrnamiaUon.
coBltDli. NaatrtHk ladi*lduali
rt^acittS that thi; ba ilvch tb*
eaatldarallaa at atrrlaaklBc Ibtir lltilaf 1. ‘ •Ua,
m tbf Miici biaiitr. Thi» «rt faaaid »kt thc fact they fod UMt the
Republican poUUcal .nachin-
uct> It And them rapartrd by tb« erV did not USe OraCtlCBl
method, m protecuHnn the
btibf r*(Ut(rtd by a palUa afflcrr la dectlOD.
. Many m them point ^ the
wm'i ba IB Tbr Crlat S*ai.
BEATS FAKE-JAILED
James Arthur Dickens. 1757
Curtis Drive (Southgate A-
partments), told Officer A.
Redmond at 9;43 p.m Friday,
that he is employe by Lincoln
Cab Company, S Blount
Street, that he picked up a
subject at 300 Idlewild Avenue
and was enroute to Method,
from there to Union Bus
Terminal. 217 W Morgan
Street, two miles south of the
(jovemor Morehead School, to
912 Oakwood Avenue, to
Carolina Hotel, to 8 W Gregg
^reet, where Jimmy Sullivan.
59, the passengHr. refused to
pay his cab bill of $16.65. Mr.
Dickens signed a warrant,
charging beating a cab fare
and Sullivan was "hauled off"
to Wake County Jail on that
rap.
fact that newcomers to the top
eschelon of the party fail^ to
(See N.C. GOP. P. 2)
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 9
am., veteran Raleij^ Attorney
George R. Greene, Sr., took the
oath of office and was sworn in
as the first black judge ever
elected in Wake County Hie
history making event was
witnessed by a standing room
only crowd of well-wishers,
relatives and friends, in court
room Number 10 of the Wake
(bounty Courthouse.
District Attorney Burley B.
Mitchell, introduce Greene to
the court and reviewed his
excellent qualifications for the
office of aistrict court judge.
The "dean" of the local black
bar, Ally. Fred J. Carnage,
then presented Greene to Chief
District Judge George F.
Bason, who gave the new iudge
his official oath of ofnee. His
son, George, Jr.,completed the
investiture by putting the robe
on his father. Ava, the oldest
daughter, presented a gift from
the family - a rosewood gavel
and sounding block with a
bronze band inscribed "The
Honorable Judge George R.
Green - Dec. 2. 1974.
Charles Irving, Sr., of
Greene's brother, Mr RoUand
Greene of Winston-Salem.
Moments after the swearing
in and the receiving of
conOTatuIations. Judge Greene
walxed across the hall ic
Courtroom Number 8 in the
Irving-Swain Press, presented wake County Courthouse Tt.
the Greenes a beautiful metal
plate, mounted on a lovely
walnut plaque bearing the
newspaper account proclaim
ing Greene the first black
judge ever elected in Wake
County.
The oath of office was taken
on the family Bible belonging
to Judge Greene's father, the
late Dr. W. L. Greene, whicih he
gave to his sons on June 20,
1940.
Along with the many friends
who were on hand for the
ceremony, were Mrs. Greene’s
mother, Mrs WillieM.Joseyof
Stamford. Conn, and Judse
Ms. K. Little
Appreciation
Cheek Winner
courtroom was called to oroc.
with Judge Greene officiall
presiding on his first day
office.
Judge Green maintains s;
office for the general practice-
of law in the Winters Buildin,.
507 E. Martin Street. He was
one of the first blacks ever to
xltond the University of Nonh
C^aroima at Chapel Hill, where
be received the Ll.B. degree
some 17 years ago.
He is a member of the Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity and
many other organizations.
The family resides at 2101
Lyndhurat CMve, Raleigh
Ms.
(See CRIME BEAT, P 3)
A Raleigh woman,
Karen Little ot 1812 Southgate
Drive, was the sole lucky
recipient of AppredaUoo mon
ey in The CAROLINIAN and
merchant-sponaored program
last weekend. Ms. Little
spotted her name in the
advertismeot paid for by
Barefoot Realty and Mortgage
Company. 218 S. Dawson
Street. Barefoot Really ia
noted ab "The Homdaai k^’s
Friend."
.See APPRECIATION. P. 2)
GRIFFIN GETS COVETED HEI8MAN TROPHY — New York — Archie Griffla of Ohio SUte,
poaes with the Helsman Trophy he won Dec. 3. at the otOsUiDdiAg college foottall player in the
aatloo. He became the first Junior to win the coveted award since 1883, when Navy's Roger Staubacb
captored K, (UPI)
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SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
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JUDGE GREENE TAKES OATH OF OFFICE HERB — Showa afeovf «• the prladplM In one of
the moat history-making events of the century to occur In Raleigh. Veteran hMnmn George Royster
Greene. 8r., left. Is pictured Moadav montlng as he tooh the oath of efffee from Chief District Judge
George Baton, right. Beside the new judge Is Us wife. Mn. Rnhy Groene. heldlng the Holy Bible,
and In the center, his voungest daughter bolds up both beads In a sbov of approval.