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Rent To All Blacks
THE CAROLINIAN
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NOI,. .14 NO. L>:| RALEIGH. N.C.. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. Al’llll, 5. 1975 SINGLE COPY 20,?.
Wake ('.ounly Man
Burns To Death
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Mrs
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M"fiirosi* Kloine
r ( r ivi‘n. 45*y e a r-
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old resuli ijL of 623 Quarry
SttPeJ. wus arrestpd on
V\'»*do«‘s«Jn\, \t»iTh 26. and
charRod vsitl. murder in ihe
piHlnl death of a 2H year-old
laxieab driver, who report-
edlv h'fd ! • tho neiL'hbor-
h'MKi. Mrs v.r(tv";ii v.a.i sUU
in V. ak ■ < '.iiiMt y Jail as lat«
as 3 p.in. 'l ut sday of Ihis
wwk m lieu of a $15,000
bond :»n ilu* murder charge.
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K Slell Huius
M. > iJlltTs fi»n Cum-
• \\.- ,iiicl .1 (Ir.ver for
il.iii'lMiM r.ih t'oMipaiu. :I00
hi.,;.. , I r i-d .St . lived to
,iri ><’ -ii Menional
Ihisp lal wh» re he >ueeurnf)ed
t. ' ‘ : .1 iHealihre pislol
1 ! ' " .ir:u and sioniach
* ( .duTs, di-cordiag to
A.IS fnund m a
See iitlAI. DATK. P 2)
Faces F'our
.Assault On
Oft leer Raps
lain
n,.i
Perishes
In Cabin
On Farm
FUQUAY V ARINA -
John Murray, 58-year-old
resident burned to death in
a cabin fire, off the Holly
Springs Road in southern
Wake County Easter Sun
day about 7 p.m. According
to Wake County Coroner
.Marshall W. Bennett, the
death occurred on a farm
owned by County Commis
sioner W'averlv F. Akins.
'I he c-oron'T added that Ihe
cause ol ihe lin*. which gutted
the three rcK>ni eahin. had not
tieen determined as late as
Vtrdm-sday morning of this
w4-ek The victim was disco
vered lying across a bed
The blaze was lought by the
firemen from the Ku(juay-Var-
inu Volunteer Fire Depart-
nu-iil Commissioner Akins
iiild newsmen that he was
(-.died to the sietK- b> some of
‘ re.^hf-ors
• When I arrived, the house
was a blazing inferno." he said
“I told them that I believed Mr.
Murray was inside (ho cabin,
because his car w as parked on
Ihe outside," Akins stated.
According to Ihe commis
sioner. it w as also too hoi on the
(See MAN BURNS. P. 2)
sKNTFNt Kl) TO DKATII F(»H KILI.INC. (OP - Pittsburgh. Pa.: Stanton .Story leaves »he
((.iirlroom after hearing Ihe death penally \erdlcl for the fatal shooting of officer Patrick Vtallace
l.tsl .liih. Sl(^r^ could be Ihe first man esecuted in the stale since IHti:;. »t l’|.
Say Men
Were Also
Excluded Speak In Raleigh Sunday
Sister Of Dr. King Will
KI.OKH IIK.VPKD FOR COVETED M.ISTERS' TOCKNAMENT
-— Pensarnla. Fla.; Lee Elder leapt for joy on winning Ihe
Monsunin Open April 21.1974 by ramming in an in-foot birdie pull
on the fourth hole of playoff ag-lntt Peter Oosterhult. This victory
ga\e Elder a berth as the first black ever to play In the .Masters'
tiolf Tournament, which gets underwav in .Augusta, (ia.. April It).
(I TMi.
Black Officer, 34,
Given Roxboro Rites
According to Roxboro police
LI Donnell Clayton. Jacobs
had not complained about his
health during the lime he had
been back on duly.
However, on Saturday, it was
apparent to Patrolman Steve
Clavlon. with whom Jacobs
was patrolling, that Jacobs
was having problems.
••We went to work at about
6 30a m .” Clayton said. "and.
(See OFFICER BURIED. P 2)
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at I H)
Broiler
iiill'-lMirough
: ■.! ■ iirri-d when
ILiiik. to leave
n'lii Iw'c.iuse he
I.,’ .1 di'iurliance
‘ lit A iih Ihe police to
• III i I fie broke loose
'.I !•(, >.' Patrolman
' • .i:u| i»airoltnan
.(• iru-d to siilidue
i: (v,.-- s i ked in Ihe
• ?! • the hand
K I' Melvin.b and
.> • II rued on Ihe
.ver was kuked
Uarik- .Ml I..amh
I' •• Banks '^pii on
•iftick him in the
•APPOINTED TO I'.S. CIVIL
KIOIITS CO.M.MISSION —
Willie Williams. Jr.. 32 of
Columbia. South Carolina, was
appointed last week to a
two-year term on the I'.S. Civil
Rights Commission. Already
heaped with honors on many
boards and organizations, this
latest designation adds another
gem to his crown of achieve
ments. The son of a southern
sharecropper, he has made
phenomenal progress in Ihe
socifHeconomir field, heading a
really and dev ‘lopmenl com-
pjiiy that has g'ossed 113.000.-
iNHi in four y eai > He is active in
Republican poluics in Ihe south
and ro-chairm <n of Ihe Council
of liHi. a iialionai organization
black Republicans.
RUXBORO - Alexander
Jacobs. Ihe second black to
servo on the local police force
and who remained loyal to his
job until death, was buried in
the cemetery of his chosen
church. Lattis Grove Baptist
CTiurch. in the Hurdle Nlills
section. Wednesday afternoon,
as his family, comrade.s and
friends said goodbye
Jacobs. 34. died almost
suddenly after he was stricken,
while patrolling with a fellow
officer. Steve Clayton, and died
five minutes after arriving at
the hospital
Jacobs’ death followed by
about a month of his long bout
with pneumonia He first fell ill
in November, suffering then
from a chest cold, which pul
him out of work for 5 days. He
returned to duty nn Nov Hand
remained on the job until Dec
27. when he entered the
hospital, sutlering from pneu
mania
Jacobs ren amed hospital
izrd until early January
returning to duly on Jan 6 He
worked Rir one week, but was
hospitalized again on Jan. 11
this lime with double pneu
motiia Jacobs was then
hospitalized for about 30 days
and did not return to duly until
March 1 He worked Ihe'enlire Rnadfwti
month of March, before falling ** UtAlHi
ill on duty Salurday
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -
The Deparlment of Justice
obtaineci a consent decree
laKt week, requiring the
owner and operator of three
Montgomery, Alabama a-
partment buildings near
Maxwell Air Force Base, to
rent to black persons and to
men.
Alloniey General Edward H
L<‘vi said the decree was filed
in U S District Court in
Montgomery, re.'^olving a
housing and sex discrimination
suit against Mrs Byrd l.o’e
Davis, owner of the buildings
with '21 units, and .Mrs, Sarah
Glass, her daughter, who
manages them.
The suit, which was filed on
Oct 7. 1»T4. charged that they
relused to rent to black
K T.Kins The suit was amended
St Jail. -lu. to add a charge
.ti t,e defendants refused to
-enl to single men. while
renting to single women.
While denying any violations
of the law. Mrs. Davis and Mrs.
Glass agreed to the decree
prohibiting them from ail
discrimination in housing.
The decree requires them to
adopt written objective stand
ards for approving applicants
for rentals that are no more
rigid than those used previous
ly fr- white persons and do not
discriminate on the basis of
sex
They arc also required to
notify the Maxwell Air Force
Base Housing Referral Office
of vacancies each month of Ihe
year
Assistant Attorney General
J Stanley Poltinger, head of
the Civil Rights Division, said
the case was referred to the
Justice Department by the
Base Housing Referral Office
Students^ Confab To City
A Han-African Students'
Conference will be held on
April n i3al Shaw University.
Raleigh Black students from
colleges and universities
throughout the South are
expected to attend Student
parlicipanls will be Ihe driving
force of this conference.
The definite objectives of the
Han-African Students' Confer
ence arc to II clarify the
students position on our
struggle. 3i establish concrete
Appreciation
Check Goes To
Rogers Dixon, fil.'i Quarry
Street, was the lone winner of a
Sill check in last week's
t'.NRiHJM.AN Appreciation
Money Feature, sponsored by
this newspajMT and partieipat
mg luisiiiesses
Mr Dixon s|v>tle(l his name
under the advertisement paid
for by Hen Franklin Stores
located tn (he Longview
Shopping Center and specializ
ing in clothing and household
needs all at reasonable prices
There were two other names
listed on the .Appreeiation
Hagi-. hH'ated nn the back page
of the (rout section of The
CAROLINIAN
Be sure to cheek tUal page
this week A’our name just
micht appear then-
programs for the achievement
of our goal of Pan-Africanism
Seminar-workshops will be Ihe
format used for the open
critical examination ni-ccssary
by Ihe attending students
Seminary-workshops will be
held on the following topics-
Marxism. Leninism. Maoism
or Nkrumahism, Stokcley
Carmichael; A Correct Inter
pretation of History. Bob
Brown; Community Involve
ment, Cleve Sellers, and
Student Organizing. Odmga
(Jgmda and Wiihe Ricks
The following groups will
perform as Ihe feature in this
cultural arts festival from
Nigeria. Emperor Deli Ojo and
Ihe Nigerian international;
from Chicago. All African
Kung-Fu Society, from At
lanta. The Harambe Singers,
from Raleigh, the African
(See SHAW CONFAB. P. 2)
April Bad
Month For
Food Stamps
Uv .National Black .News
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON - April may
Ih- a had month lor the food
!iiamp program The Agricul
ture Department went on
ictord last week by admitting
that there could tH> a food
(See FOOD STAMPS. P 21
MRS CHRISTINE K FARRIS
Nine COCF
Bodies To
Hold Talks
CHARLOTTE - Dr.
Gerald F. Moede, general
secretary. Consultation on
Church Union, announced
from his Princeton. N.J.
office last week that
members of the Adjunct
Staff would hold a two-day
meeting at the Manger
Motor Inn, April 14-15.
The Adjunct Staff is compos
cd of communication persons
representing the 9 denomina
tions comprising the consort
ium designed to bring about the
Church Uniting, along with
consultations An inspection of
Johnson C. Smith University is
.scheduled for the first day
session
The agenda will include the
findings of the Commission on
Institutional Racism, at its
mt-t'tmg Jan 11 It is to be
remembered that this is the
burning issue that relates to
the lhret‘ black participating
churches
The Tuesday meeting will be
held at Hood Theological
Seminary, Livingstone Col
lege. Salisbury The delegation
w ill lour Walls' Center and get
first hand information about
Ihe operations of the seminary
The representatives will
evaluate the 1974 plenary, held
in November and make
(See COCU MEET. P. 2i
Mrs Chrisliiic King P'arris
Will Ih‘ the speaker Sunday.
April (>. at Carolina Biblical
(Jardens Cemetery, at 4 pm.
as the Raleigh Minisl(>rial
Allianci* observes .Marlin Lu
ther King. Jr Day in Raleigh.
The observance is sponsored
jointly by the Ministerial
Alliance and Carolina Biblical
Gardens (’emetory m comme
moration of the life, work and
death of Dr M. L King. Jr.,
who was assassinated April 4,
196R.
Mrs. Farris is the daughter
of Dr. M. L King, Sr., pastor of
Ebenezer Baptist ^urch of
Atlanta, Ga. !me stands in Ihe
tradition of Ihe King family as
a great speaker tn her own
right. She is the director of the
reading program and assistant
professor of education at
Spelman College in Atlanta,
Ga The speaker is a native of
Georgia and did her under
graduate vork at Spelman
College in Atlanta. She holds a
double M A. from Columbia
University and has also done
post-graduate work at that
university Mrs. Farris has
traveled extensively outside of
ino continental United Slates,
as well as within. She holds
memberships in many profes
sional organizations. She is a
member of the Ebenezer
Baptist Church and is coordin
ator of the Sunday television
.service. She is a member of Ihe
Board of Directors, the Martin
Luther King. Jr. Center:
Martin Luther King Village
and treasurer of Marlin Luther
King. Jr Center of Social
Change. Mrs. Farris is also
(See SISTER OF. P, 2)
Land Mine
Explosion
Is Fatal
National Black News Service
LUSAKA, Zambia — Herbert
Cliipeto. a prominent Rhode
sian black nationalist leader,
was killed when his car backed
over a land mine in the
driveway of his home. Killed
also was his aide, Cyrus
Shamisa and a 2-year-old child.
Chitepo, S2. was chairman of
the i^imbabwe African Nation
al Union (ZANU), a principal
liberation organization that is
responsible for most of Ihe
guerrilla activity in the
(See LAND MINE. P. 2)
SUPREME COURT TO
HEAR FOWLER ARtiU-
MEN'TS —Washington: Tiir C.
•S. Supreme Court said March
27 that it would hear
arguments on ^pril zi in the
case uf Jesse Fovtler. one of S4
persons auaiiinir (he -iPs
chamber on North Carnlinu's
death row. that may well bring
a landmark declklon on the
constitutionality of Ihe death
penalty. (CPU.
Award Uf
Courage To
Black Cadet
WEST POINT. N V - Cadet
Robert E Johnson, United
States Military Academy Class
of IS?.*), was awarded the
American Cancer Society’s
Courage Award by President
Ford at the White House last
week
The President presented a
plaque to Cadet Johnson, a
Memphis. Tenn. native, for the
courage he displayed in a
personal campaign against
cancer
.Mrs Ford, a long-time
Cancer Society volunteer, is
hororary chairman of the 1973
crusade. Actress Haquel
Welch, the society's national
crusade chairman, also at
tended the ceremony
Cadet Johnson, sun uf Mrs.
Mary Ann Johnson. S73 Jensen
Rd.. Memphis. Tenn . who was
in attendance at Ihe ceremony.
was the first black to lie elected
Captain of the Army football
team in its 84 vear history.
Last spring, doctors detected
a lesion in Johnson's upper
(Sm* black cadet. P 2)
AW ’ at -IM AA I.'- VERY BAD >- Valdosta. Ga.: (Riaa Lee Berrian. 4s. naa been a pulp wood
wttrkri SUU. hr w.(<. M. bill ran'l remember a time wheo the business has been in such a slump as it
is in now Ml w.<iu to unload w>»od from his truck at the shut-down Owros liiinois paper mill here,
which IS now w..i king on a part-time basis. Berrian is holding on. hoplnj "they'll let loose.” (UPi).
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
TERRY’S FURNITURE CO.
"For New. Used Furniture At Reaaonable Coat
RALEIGH COl.LEGE HEADS SIGN UNCF JOINT CAMPAIGN AGREEMENT — Seated, left to
right: Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, president. St. Augustine's College, and Dr. J. Archie Hargraves,
president. .Shaw University, are signing an agreement for a joint UNCF Campaign ip the Raleigh.
Wake Cuunly area. Standing: Mrs. Norvella 11. Beatty, area development director of the United
Negro Coiiege Fund. Inc., looks on.