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MKS AZALKE C JACKSON
PICTURE
COVERAGE
BtCQuie of the shock felt
in the city and state last
Thursday at the murder of
four local women, The
CAROLINIAN is giving
speciol pictorial coverage
and presenting an in>daptii
storv on the deaths and
funerals of the principals
involved in the trogeiies
that befell the Raleigh
community so suddenly.
MRS GERTRUDE C,
HARMON
MH?* II \K\ 11 I it.h M K
\Min i'
V\ \rUN«. in 1 \ 11 R ( HI l{( n — John Owen While. Sr,. »nd bon. J. O.. Jr., j*!un<l uuUidr Ihe
.SaiTt-rt II#'jri I jihi .li .#1 MuihIjv as ihe\ wail to lead a crowd of mourners. cil> officials and area
citi/eiis into itn* <dili< > toi litc funeral of Mis. HarseleiKh While.
CA>Kl.l Hi'liM IS
prioi M> tiMii'i .#1 N#»'
l‘.tlli>< .irci s are shown escorting the remains of .Mrs. White into Ihe church,
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KOI 1 I>\u M.
-Mrs Ml!lit .
fuiloiA IDU I..
1,111 s Mis. Marion Ramona White Jervay. daughter of the slain leader.
It .•Mill! ilic church, escorted by her husband. Thomas Clarence Jervay. Jr.,
I-. I tii'iihcr
Sisters^
Leader
Interred
BY STAKE WiilTKR
The Hev. .Ms^r C'horli's
O'Connor, pastor «)f Si.
Patrick's Catholic Church
in Fayetteville, and the
Rev. Clyde Belvin Walton,
minister of Oak Cilv
Baptist Church in xMethou.
haa tremendous duties to
perform here on Monday.
Jan. 13. as a cold, driving
rain beat upon the roofs of
Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Hillsborough Street, at II
a.m. and First Cosmopoli
tan Baptist Church. If) 15
Cross Link Road, at 3 p.m.
Their tasks involved deliv
ering the eulogies for lour
Raleigh women, murdertnl
as they went about their
appointed duties • and
unsuapectinglv. Being held
in jail on murder charges is
Joe Louis Harris, who lived
among the four at 603
Royal Street. Harris is
black as were the four
women.
Mayor Clarence Evereii
Lightner. who spoke at the
Catholic riles, said of Mrs
W’hite: "You don't get accus
tomed to this We ll miss
Harveleigh in this city '
Father O'Connor stated
"She set a marvelous example
of how to live among pt'ople
She loved God's creatures '
Mrs. White was superintendent
of the Method Post Office
Resolutions of regret were
sent by both the stale and
national offices of Ihe National
Association for the Advance
menl of Colored People, in
which Mrs. White had piay«'d a
strong part for mans vears
The more than ;i50 ir
api>earance at the funeral of
Mrs Harveleigh Monte River.<
While, was composed ol
members ol both race.s
officials of the Raleigh ('it\
Council, to which she had inade
many appearances on the part
of this city s citizens, espeeial
ly the elderly and the poor. ju.>t
plain citizens and. of course,
the curious
Some four miles away from
Hillsborough Street, ihe Rex
Walton said at Ihe triple
funeral f r the slam s'sI«t
"There's uthint
crying and mourning There is
a lime to mourn " As the
minister spoke, his own voice
seemed to be choked with
emotion The trio of sisters
were all active workers m the
church where he pastors and
they had worked closely with
him during his term as pastor
More than 700 persons attended
the funeral, many were left
outside the church because all
space had been taken
There was much crying,
mourning and screams of
anguish for Mrs Beroice Clark
Harrington. 33. Mrs Azaiee
Clark Jackson. 31. and Mrs
Gertrude Clark Hams. 20
The sisters were horn in
Catawba County , daughters of
Mr and Mrs ^muei Clark
Death struck like lightning
on Ihe fateful day for the three
and Mrs White Police have
been trying to unravel the weh
of mystery that surrounded the
killings, believed to have been
triggered when Mrs (Jerlrude
Harmon came up to Harris'
automobile one day Iasi
September and dashed lye in
his face. The lye was reported
ly obtained at the house of one
of the sisters, according to
(See A WOMEN. P 2i
ApprevUuion
Checks Claimed
By Tii'o Here
There were two lucky
winners in last week's CARO
LINIAN Appreciation Money
feature, sponsored by this
newspaper and participating
merchants, found on the back
page of the first section of Ihe
paper each week
Mrs Susie Freeman. 122.S
New Bern Avenue, saw her
name listed in the advertising
tpace paid for by FCX. 3til W
Cabarrus Street Upon pre
senting proper identification,
cirst at The CAROLIM-AN.
then at FCX. she was awarded
a check in the amount of $10 At
FCX, they have "Kverythiiig
you need for garden and law n
Walter lA‘e, 121 Pelligrexx
Street, spotted his name under
Spivey's Lawn Mower .Serx
ice’s ad This i nnpany is
located at 2109 Pooi>' Road and
now offers a good s-*lection ol
chain saws, along with othei
yard services
(See APPRECIATION V 2>
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St. Louis Attorney
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WomanNAA CP Head
The CAROLINIAN'
SINGLE COPY 20c
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VOL 34 NO 13 RALEIGH, N.C. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 18. 1975
Mate Bleeds To Death-Hubby Allegedly
SLITS WIFE’S THROA
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Was Also Fraternal Leader
Churchman Given
Estranged
Husband
Arrested
HaieiRh police are holding
u 33 yeur-old Wake County
man in ihe throat-culling
murder of his estranged
wife here last Saturday
Htiernoon. Being held
without bond is Rudolph
Taylor, Route 6. Raleigh,
according to police Sgt. K.
.1. Johnson.
Mrs Janie Smith Taylor. 31.
iSee .SLITS WIFE’S. P 2)
Rl IHii.PH TAYLOR
Did CIA
Snoop On
E. Kitt?
BY AUBREY ZEPHER
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON. DC -
Internationally famous song
stress Eartha Kitt. has been
the subject of a Central
Intfliigence Agency invest iga
don since I9:''it>
The CIA started its dossier
on .Ms Kill after she shouted at
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson during
a While House luncheon on
Jan IK. iwat She spoke out
against Ihe Vietnam War
telling the First I-ady that the
nation's youth were rebelling
because they were being
"snatched #»ff to he shot at
in Vietnam "
The CI.A was asked by the
S«*crei Service for information
on Ms Kid According to a
New York Times report of
documents. Ihe incident "visi
bly shocked Mrs John.son and
angiTed Ihe President."
llie CIA then went about
collei-iing raw and unevalualed
ilaia on Ms Kill after at least
Ihe year 19.'>6 According to the
Times, "the CIA report on Ms.
Kill imludes information a-
tioiil her from confidential
s.iure#'’- m P.iris and New York
City
Til# article said that the 1968
r#’|hir> suiiplied to the White
ll(iiisi' b;. til#' CIA contained no
infot mation tt) suggest that Ms.
Kid had any (lersonal or other
coniaei with foreign agents
while enierl.iining overseas.
'I'll# it'ixirt alleged, however.
S.e CLAIM CIA P 2i
NATIUNAI. N,\ \( P’S NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN - New York —
Margarn Kush \MImm). a St. Louis lawyer who specializes in
housing and real estate, is inirodured to the press Jan. 13 after her
election as the first black woman chairman of the NAACP in its 65
year history. .Mrs. Wilson was introduced bx Rov Wilkins,
executive director of Ihe civil rights organization.' after the
Ot-member board voted her to the post at Ihe NA.U'P's aunual
meeting at Ihe New York Hilton. ilPIi
Bishop Spottswood Is
Succeeded By Atty.
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
NEW YORK CITY — W'hen the smoke cleared from
the caucus rooms of many NAACP politicians Monday
morning, Jan. 13. there was no doubt that a woman had
come out of the discussion clean and would be the
successor to the lat« Bishop S. G. Spottswood as
heir-apparent-chairman. National Board of Directors.
of civil rights She has fought
and won many civil rights
suits She. perhaps, won the
favor of NAALp officers and
members when she look over
as permanent chairman of the
National Cunventiun. after the
death of Robert Ming, more
(See HEADS NAACP. P 2)
Jan, 25
Date Of
Banquet
Malcolm iPeter* Stanford.
Stale NAACP lobbyist, accord
ing to Kelly .M. Alexander, Sr.,
president. Stale Conference of
Branches, has done an out
standing job of planning for the
first legislative dinner, which
will be held at 7 p m . Jan. 25.
Royal Villa Motor Inn
The reoorl from ticket sales
(See BANQUET. P. 2)
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Rites
G. Bryant
Of Selma
Is Dead
SELMA — Final rites for
George W. Bryant, 96,
veteran churchman, retired
school principal and high
Mason, were neld from Mt.
Zion AME Zion Church, in
Smithfield, ' p.m. Monday.
Jan. 13. the Rev.
Joseph Brown officiating.
The deceased succumbed to
an extended illness at Johnston
Memorial Hospital. Jan. 7. He
was born in Bladen County and
is believed to have come to
Selma about 1909 and has lived
here ever since. He married
the former Maggie Bloun' in
1912. To this union was bom
one son. Alonzo, who passed at
an early age.
Upon coming to Selma, he
affifiated himself with Barnes’
Chapel AME Zion Church and
served in practically all of its
offices from Sunday School
teacher to general conference
delegate He was credited with
keeping the church going
during the late years, as the
memtership dwindled. He was
quite instrumental in plans to
(See CHURCHMAN. P 2)
Mrs. I Attorney) Margaret
Bush Wilson, well-known St
l»uis practioner. is said to
have outdistanced several
male candidates so far until
their supporters did not want to
discuss what happened and the
candidates were not anxious
for it be known that they had
sought the coveted prize.
Mrs Wilson. 55. a divorcee,
ha- long since established
h«-rM*il ax a leader in the field
Jnhnnon \aniftl
John Mitchel Johnson,
pharmacist at Hamlin Drug.
E. Hargett .Street, was. last
week, appointed a member
of the Wake County Selective
Service Board. He was
named by the President of
the United Stales after being
recommended by Governor
Holshouser and his name
submitted by a committee of
three. Dther members of the
Board are Maurice M.
Peacock, chairman; Everett
Gay Perry. Zebulon: B. J.
Moonevham and Jack Mur
dock. both of Raleigh.
Plot Is
Denied By
Muslims
National Black News Service
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. -
Two Black Muslims have
denied that they were partici
pants in an alleged extortion of
5100,000 from the Hearst family
in a food giveaway program
meant to free kianapped
newspaper heiress. Patricia
Hearst.
Joseph X. Polite and Leo
nard Vaughn said reports of
the extortion attempt are
simply false.
The two explained that they
had done between 575,000 and
5100.000 worth of business with
the People In Need program
and it was definitely not an
extortion. The program was
put into gear to distribute food
to needy persons as demanded
by the Symbionese Liberation
Army, which announced Feb.
4, that it had captured Ms.
Hearst.
(See PLOT DENIED. P. 2)
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Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
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"Sp<‘('i.ili/iii^ If: Hu- lifhl In TchiIs- '
l>\MTI< IP\TK IN FOUH-l).\V KING BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE — AtlaaU — CoretU Scott
king, wife of slain i-ivll rights IradiT. Dr. Martin Luther King (C). Amelia Billups. Selma. Ala., city
I iiiini'il iiH'iitheri I.) and Rosa Parks, who started Ihe Montgomery but boycott, at the Jan. 13 session
lit III#' l-ilav ohscrvaiK-e marking Ih** birthday of Dr. King. (UPl)