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Trouble For State’s Black Colleges
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In Hi^h School Altercation
PrincipaVs Son Cut
The Carolinian
“Must Rise To The
Occasion:” Turner
^ pastor. First
Bapti^st Church, Lumberton, and a member of the
Board of Governors, University of North Carolina and
Its constitutents, called upon the administration, the
lacultv, the students, the trustees, the Favetteville
I alumni and all interested persons Sunday, April 13, to
1 rise to the occasion and see that black-orientated hiirher
I education shall not pass from North Carolina. He was
Day speaker at the university, begun in
VOL. 34 NO, 25 RALEIGH
.\orlh ('.urolina's Leaiiinfi Weekly
N.C . WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. APRIL 19. 1975
Tuo SF Men Victims As
IIKR ATTtlHNKV.S WANT Ml KIIFH < HAHtiK 1)IS.M1S,SFD -
Wanhington. N.C. .•\Uorne>s for Mist Jo.\nnr l.ittle sought
.April 1.^. to prove there «as racial and economic prejudice in'
selection of the grand jury that indicted her for murder. Attorneys
for Miss Little, a black uoman charged uith the ice-pick murder of
a white jailer, argued to dismiss the murder charge on the grounds
blacks and the poor were systematically denied participation on
the grand jury. il'Fli
GUN, AXE KILL
He began by saying blacks in
Ihe state should bestir them-
^ ^ selves to a not saltsfying. but
_^SlNGL^COPY20j^leasing unfinished task given
Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation He began by
delving into some of the things
that motivated Lincoln to issue
Ihe historic message. He was
not too sure that Lincoln was
altogether sincere, or whether
the political atmosphere, at
that time, pushed him into it.
Clergy
Take Look
At UNCF
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Nine Competing From County
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School Is
Scene Of
KL'BY S JONES
Wife Of
SALISBIKY In the
closing session of a two-day
meeting of the Consultaliun on
Church Union's t)f the Adjunct
Staff, known as CAST, by the
public relations depariment.
AME Zion Church here and in
Charlotte. April 14 15. it was
decided that the fiody would
urge the Commission on
Institutional Kacism to recom
mend to the executive commit
tee that the H churches
composing the organization
would make a concerted effort
among its 2.*) million members
to aid the iy7r» I'niled Negro
Fund
It IS to be remembered that »■%
most of the schools that are IrMiJilif. iClll
beneficiaries of Ihe fund are
church-related, with auite a
few b(‘ing supported by the
three black COCLi-relaied
denominations AME. A.MEZ
and CME Representatives of
the thrt*!' made a fervent plea
that set out the tact that if the
SIX while denomiMiinns were
rc.iHy siticrri- in nT.rig’ig ii'itw
being the church uniting it was
quite ntH't'ssary that it iH'gin by
pruclieing the true tenets of Ihe
ehrislian religion
Miss Black Teen Finals Sat. Slashing
Hold Two
In Lee
Slayings
Eulogized
DURHAM — Graveside riles
for Mrs Ruby Srnilh Jones. 75,
were held Tuesday ^ril IS. at
it a m . Beechwo^ Cemetery,
^wiih Father Rrighiman, St.
‘‘'TTIus Episcopal J'^hurch. of
which she was a member,
officiating
S.ANFORD — Iwo men
charged with murder told a
CAROLINIAN represent
ative iij the Lee Countv Jail
Sunday morning how they
took the lives uf two other
men. without any sign of
penitence, no indication of
regret and any emotion of
penalty,
Charlie White. 35. is being
held for the murder of Robert
Lee White. 42, with weapon - to
wit. an axe. William "June
Bug" Leach. 36. is being held
for (he fatal shooting of James
Harvey Thompson, 25, with a
38-caliber pistol.
Leach talked freely of how he
had bought Thompson one
drink of whiskey and how
HOXBORO — It seems
that when it rains it pours
tor Smith Knight, the
principal of troubled
Southern Junior High
School and who has been
the object of much critism
tor his alleged inability to
run the school.
His son, Jonathan, 16. is
reported as having to have had
21 stitches at Ihe Person
Memorial Hospital to close up
wounds inflicted by Jerry
Wayne Williams. 17, after an
altercation between the Iwo at
Person Senior High on Friday,
April 11.
The two boys, both black, are
said to have scuffled in a
restroom, but we-^ restrained
by another student The two
are said to have continued to
smart and have bodily contact
near a classroom after leaving
the restroom. Williams is
_ . _ alleged to have drawn a knife
HKINtTPAl.S AT YMCA’S AN'Nl'AI. MEETING - TheM pfrsont look port In the annual moollng slashed Kmghl on his left
of the Hloodworth Street Young Men's Christian Association here Monday night of this week. Left to cheek and hiS neck. Williams
right are J. J. San«om. Jr.. esecBt*'e of Mechanics and Farmers Bank; Rep. Henry Frye, N.C. charged, by police, as
legislator: Rep. Ben Brown, (leorliiW- keyoolr speaker; City Councilman William R.
►?Cn J* rttflflWrie f
Knight und Dr. .Nelson H. Ifttrrisr
> bourd of dfreclors of the YMC'A.
(See SON KNIFED. P. 21
See CI.KHGY P
Prisoner
Beaten In
Courthouse
WASHlNtiTON, D C Two
Disinei of Columbia correc
tional officers at the laorlon
Youth Center, were indicted by
a federal grand jury on a
charge of beating a prisoner in
a I’ S Courthouse The
prisoner was charged with
attempted escape
Attorney (Jeneral Edward H
Levi said two indictments were
returned in C S District Court
in Alexandria. N’irginia
One indictment charged that
Paul J Hams. 29. of
Alexandria, aided and abetted
by Ralph A ('arler. 42. of
Ixirion. Virginia, struck and
'See PKISONER P 2
Mrs Jones, ihe wife o( Ellis Thomp«n reacled when he
D Jones. Sr . well-known iSee GUN. AXE. P. 2)
funeral director, died suddenly f\ n* f
Saturday, as she had lived, UCttlOS mICK
very quietly and without any
seeming pain or struggle She
IS said to have died shortly
after having had dinner with
the members ol her family, at
the home. .1215 Favetteville St.
She was born in Atlanta. Ga .
and was a graduate of Atlanta
Cniversity Her husband came
10 Durham in 1921 and worked
for the Royal Knights of King
David She joined him. along
with their only child. Ellis, Jr.,
in 1923 She also worked for the
same company and later
worked for the North Carolina
Mutual She left the insurance
company in 1940 and spent Ihe
remaining years taking care of
household duties
Reside her husband and son.
sne leaves three brothers, one
daughier in law . four grand
children and one great grand
child She was a member of the
\’olkehe'menian (*!ub
Council To
Eye Rules
WASHINGTON. D C. - A
7-member Legal Advisory
Council, headed by Washington
attorney W'alter Pozen. has
been appointed to serve the
Democratic Party's Compli
ance Review Commission.
Announcement of the Legal
Advisory Council was made by
Robert F Wagner, chairman
of Ihe Compliance Review
Commission and Robert S.
Strauss, chairman of the
Democratic National Commit
tee
In addition to Pozen. George
Dailey, administrative assist
ant to Congressman Charles
'See DEMOS PICK. P 2>
^^YMCA Should Be More
Fully Utilized:” Brown
Aftermath Of An Area Tragedy
BY STAFF WRITER
APKX — .Ntanv memories and the burned out shell of the once blue and white mobile greater effectiveness and
home remain, where once Mr. and .Mrs. Calvin Steele lived, alongside Highway 55. near '1®'^ seeking to strengthen
° family life and to institute such
The 'YMCA is a significant
community resource that
should be more fully utilized to
help solve some of the
increasingly urgent socio-eco
nomic problems, stated Geor
gia Representative Ben Brown
at the Bloodworih Street
YMCA annual meeting on
Monday evening He was
introduced by City Councilman
William R Knight, with Or.
Nelson H. Harris, chairman of
the YMCA Board of .Manage
ment. presiding
The annual report b>MCrnest
L Kaiford. executive secre
tary. showed an enrollment of
1.731 members, a total partici
pation of 64.776 and an
operating budget of approxi
mately $70.(X)0 during 1974 The
YMCA's new building fund
showed cash and other assets
amounting to S738.B43 70.
In his report. Raiford staled
that nationally. YMCA's are
now undergoing repositioning
The nominations committee
report was given by Bruce
Hargrove, following which five
members were elected to the
Board of Management. Newly-
elected members are Dr Wiley
Davis. Henry Peace. James E.
Byers. A. J. Turner and J. E.
Wilson. Retiring board mem
bers whose terms have expired
are Rev. Joseph Dempsey, C.
G Irving, J D Lewis. S G.
Parham and Thomas Wilder
(See REP BROWN. P. 2)
St, Aug.^s Will Be
Site Of Selection
FK
The number uf curious
onlookers has dwindled, but
people continue to drive slower
and lake another look as they
pass Ihe site where Mrs Cailie
J Steele perished m the fire
that destroyed the family home
one recent Tuesdas afternoon
If one looks closely, the
family dog may be seen, lying
on ihe front porch or
somewhere nearby, as if he is
keeping a lonely vigil over Ihe
empty home The dog is now
being cared for by neighbors
Funeral services for Mrs
Steele were conducted at Ihe
Bazzel Creek Church with the
Rev Dr r P
officiating Burial look place in
the church cemetery
She IS survived by her
husband, two daughters. .Mrs
Sarah S Falton and .Mrs
Brenda S Hawkins, both of
California her mother. Mrs
Lizzie Jones of Fuquay-Var-
ina. two grandchildren, four
sisters and one brother
The Bazzel Creek Chruch
was filled to overflowing for
the riles and many sorrowing
_ , . . . . programs as educational sup-
Br.le.v and curious spectaors stood on .oulh advocacy,
the grounds of Ihe church *
heritage programs, counsel
ing. community development,
civic development, services to
grounds of Ihe church
during the last riles for Mrs
Steele
Most of the family has
returned to their respective elderly, and political aware-
hnmes at this lime, but for ness
many years to come, none will Service awards to 21 mem-
ever forget this aftermath of a meritorious services
tragedy which befell their '*ere presented bv J J
lov^ one. known to have been Sansom. a member of the
a hard-working and faithful Board of Management and
person to her family and executive vice president of the
friends
Mechanics and Farmers Bank
The big day is fast approach
ing and the Miss Black World
Pageant contestants are hur
riedly preparing for Saturday’s
extravaganza On Saturday.
.April 12. Ihe girls attended a
luncheon at K&W Cafeteria.
Cameron Village, and travel
led to Goldsboro that evening
for the Miss Black Teenage
World ol Wayne County
Pageant
The Wake County partici-
pantN this year inclu^. Misses
Nev.ida Conna Banks, daugh
ter ol Mrs Cleopatra Kimble of
FuQuav-Vanna. Donna Pa-,
trice Hicks, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Woodrow Hicks of
Fuquay-Vanna. Harriet An
nette Bailey, daughter of Mr
and Mrs William Bailey. Sr of
Willow Springs. Chandul De
nise Woodard, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Pee Dee Woodard of
Holly Springs. Brenda Lucille
Rochelle, daughter of .Mr and
Mrs W K Rochelle. Sr of
Raleigh. Calla .Maria Bethel,
daughter of Mrs Jean Bethel
of Raleigh Vickie Vanderlene
Jones, daughter of Mr and
Mrs Wilbur Jones of Raleigh.
Debbie Denise Holman,
daughter of Mr and Mrs Isom
Holman of Zebulon. and
Greichel Denise Newkirk,
daughter of Mrs .Mary
Newkirk of Raleigh
The 9 contestants will be
competing in 4 areas creative
expression, sportswear talent
and projection .Music for Ihe
evening will be provided by
Sensuous Pain Special guests
include the Neo Black Society
Dance Group from Greensboro
and Miss Judy McGirl.
Tickets for-lhe Miss Black
Teenage World of Wake County
Pageant are available from
participants, committee mem
bers and at the door The
pageant will be held Saturday.
April 19. at 8 15 p m in Ihe
Emery Health and Fine Arts
Building. St Augustine's Col
lege. Raleigh
Appreciation
Check Won By-
Mrs. Alma Jones
Mrs. Alma Jones. 1426
Sawyer Lane, saw her name in
last week's advertisement paid
for by the Bee Hive. 126 S
Salisbury Street, specializing
in breakfast, a lunch nook and
the best hot dog^in town
Mrs. Jones thus joined a long
list of winners of SIO m The
CAROLINIAN'S Appreciation
Money Feature, sponsored by
this newspaper and participaU
mg merchants, found each
week on the back page of the
first section
As usual, there were three
names listed, but Mrs. Jones
apparently was the only one to
find her name
Patronize the advertisers
listed on the Appreciation
Page, as well as all other
CAROLINIAN advertisers
IK i -7
JERKY W WILLIAMb
Editor Of
Magazine
Is Missing
.National Black News Service
- MOZA.MBIQUE - Toan
Fanendez. editor of the
■■.Noticea," the weekly maga
zine with the largest circula
tion in Angola, has been
missing for some time and
• See EDITOR OF. P
He addressed himself to the
subject, "Our Unfinished E-
mancipation " He said that
there was a time in Lincoln's
travail that he said he would
give financial aid to any and all
stales that would free their
slaves, to sulfice for profits
made on their commodities as
the result of slave labor. He
said what was needed was not
only a act of liberation, but one
of independence. He said no
man was free who was
dependent.
However, he said, dependent
attitudes had a tendency to tie
one down. He continued by
saying that blacks were the
only ones that could liberate
Ihemselves. He urged >he
audience to prepare itself not
with white education nor black
education, but quality educa-
(See TROUBLE FOR, P, 2)
Jackson
Seeking
Probe
National Black News Service
MEMPHIS - The Rev Jesse
Jackson, who was talking with
Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.,
when the civil rights leader
was assassinated here, has
called for a new investigation
of possible CIA and FBI
involvement in King's death.
Jackson, now head of the
Chicago-based People United
to Save Humanity (PUSH), •
said he believes the two federfi
agencies did play a role la the
assassination of Dr Kii«
He also urged investigation
of possible links between Dr.
King's death and the assassin
ations of President John F.
Kennedy in 1963 and Sen.
Robert F Kennedy about two
after King was killed in
"With the revelations of
Watergate and the exposure of
the role of the CIA and FBI in
affecting the policy of govern
ment, the bugging and (he
spying, there is considerable
evidence now. that we have a
(See KING PROBE. P. 2)
Claim SRC
Now Ready
To Collapse
National Black News Service
\TLANTA. Ga. - The
country’s continuing economic
recession is about to claim
another victim
The Southern Regional
Council, one of the Ruth's
most prestigious civil rights
and social welfare organiza
tions. has been forced to slash
its expenditures by half and
layoff one-third of its staff.
Thirteen of the organiza
tion's 40 employees have been
"fired" and the 1975 budget,
originally set at SI million, has
been cut to $550,000.
"Our supporting groups, like
the Ford Foundation, h've
been hit by the failing
economy, and now we antici-
• Sw C'l.AIMN KHC F ■£•
MRS CALLIE J STEELE
M'ENE OF DEATH ->■ Sho»n here ii the burned out mobile home that proved to be a death trap for
Mrs. Cailie Jones Steele. Highway 55. near Apex, recently.
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
BKIG(,S’ HARDWARE
"For The Best In Quality Merchandise”
CHAMP GIVES RINGSIDE INTERVIEW DURING FIGHT --
Miami Beach. Fla. - Heavyweight champion .Muhammad All
pauses brieny between the first and second round of hU exhibition
match with MlnnetoUn Rodney Boblck to lean over the ropes and
give a ringside interview to a reporter at Miami Beach ConventiM
Center late. April 15. All danced and clowned through IhrM r^nds
after which be predicted he would knock Boo Lyle out in the
round of their championship fight In Us Vegas next moolb. (UPD