Alleged Shooting Of Woman Said Cause
PRESS RUN 10,026
Violence Ends At Hamlet
Marches^ Fires Are
Reasons For Curfew
'I h** exrii4»nienf that has hovered over this little
railroad town of yesteryear since town officials decided
U) clamp a 10 p m. curfew, after many of its 1,000
blacks snowed anger and resentment over the alleged
shooting of a 21-year-old black woman, in the early
hours of Thursday. June 5, lessened when the curfew
was lifted 'luesday.
Thpofficials claimed that the
curfew was necessary when
blacks staged two marches
through the streets and two
fires are said to have been
start (-d
Even though the furor abated
to a certain extent, there is
T undercurrent pervading the
area There are those who say
^ the shooting of Rona Scott,
^ allegedly by a white police
sergeant. James Bryant, was
wanton and the direct result of
brutality.
A running account of the
incident was given a repre
sentative of this newspaper,
which related that the woman
was in a cab and was believed
to have been on her way home
when the officer is alleged to
have pulled her out of the cab
for an alleged offense of
disorderly conduct. It was also
reported that in the scuffle,
the officer dropped his night
stick and the young woman
picked it up. It was then,
according to the report, that he
brought his revolver into play.
After the shooting, she is
alleged to have been taken to a
Hamlet hospital and the bullet
was removed. The fact that
this was done by a nurse, and
not a doctor, did not set too well
with the blacks It is said to
have been done in an effort to
play the shooting down and to
'd^cote that she received a
wound not from the officer's
^ gun, but from her own actions
during the scuffle.
It was also reported that the
mother of the woman became
disturbed over the matter and
took her to the Moore County
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Female I§ Jailed
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Kills Mate Of 2 Wks.
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
yOL. 34 NO. 33 RALEIGH. N.C., WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JUNE 14. 1975 , SINGLE COPY 20c,
Assailant Wanted A Kiss- Victim
BITES OFF TONCUE
Ex-NAACP
Man Wants
Post Park
UV TAVU>K FLEMMING
WELDON — A veteran
NAACF exective with nearly 20
years of service, was recently
dismissed by the executive
board of the local NAACP
chapter I H Hilliard, the
chairman of the board, was
dismissed in a dispute among
MISS RONA SCOTT
Hospital Friday afternoon,
where it was definitely deter
mined that she had been'
wounded as the result of the
firing of a gun. This finding set
off new anger and sterner
protests, V) much so until the
officer was suspended and
(See HAMLET IS. P. 2)
Black Cop
Dismissed
In Raleigh
Police Officer Michael Hun
ter was dismissed from the
Raleigh Police Department
last Wednesday, allegedly
’’because of his actions under
pressure on the night in April
when an 16-year-old Raleigh
woman was killed as an
unmarked police vehicle col
lided with a Volkswagen,"
driven by a friend of the
deceased v/oman.
Officer Hunter, who is black,
has been also charged with
having "failed to act in a
rational manner in a stress
situation."
Police Major Edgar C. Duke
made the recommendation in a
letter to Chief of Police Robert
Edwin Goodwin, that Hunter
be fired. A letter from the
major’s office to the chief
follows:
"On the recommendation of
Major Edear Duke. Com
manding Officer of Field Oper
ations for the Raleigh Police
Department, Patrolman Mich
ael Hunter was dismissed from
(See BLACK COP, P. 2)
Pre-Release
[ram In
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Church Groups To Sponsor
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Day Of Prayer For Justice
Man, 20,
Arrested
For Rape
PRISONER REMOVED FROM FIRE SCENE - Sanford. Fla. ~ A prisoner Is carried from the
Seminole County Jail. June 9, after a fire was set in (he building by inmates. At least 12 arc dead and
46 injured. Eleven of (he victims were convicts and (he 12(h victim was a jail gnard. (UPIl
I H HILLIARD
NAACP executives over his
appointment to the Weldon
School Board
The NAACP has been
struggling to change the
process of appointment to the
board from self-perpetuation to
election Under the existing
sys^ni, new members are
apigtlntod by current board
members The NAACP advo
cates the selection of board
Jlivnembers through general
elections
The conflict between Mr.
Hilliard and his NAACP
(See EX-NAACP, P. 2)
Progi
Jeopardy?
BY STAFF WRITER
Fourteen months ago, the
Department of Corrections'
Pre-Release and Aftercare
Services Program was funded
by the State Legislature. Last
week, the counselors and the
inmates found out that their
budget was in the process of
being eliminated.
The Pre-Release p gram is
a five-week training session
that tries to cover all potential
problem areas that the inmate
may face upon re-entering
society
During the training periods,
the inmates are lectured on
four broad topics: personal
growth, vocational and educa
tional development, commun
ity awareness and financial
(See PRE-RELEASE, P. 2)
Woman Pumped 4
Bullets Into Man
DURHAM— Frustration often attends the family of
one who dies a natural death, but it mount^ here last
week when Mrs. Betty Jean ^If, 29, allegedly pumped
four bullets into her husband, Clifton O. Self, 34, in the
bedroom of their apartment, 1(X)8-C Sherwood Drive,
about 10 p.m., Thursday.
The frustration is said to
have arisen when the alleged
slayer, who is said to have b^n
married to the victim for only
Claim FBI
Spied On
Policemen
National Black News Service
CHICAGO - The FBI
conducted extensive surveil
lance of a black policemen’s
group which has brought
discrimination charges against
the Chicago Police Depart
ment.
Records in the discrimina-
about 2 weeks, was placed in
the Durham County jail,
without the privilege of bond. It
was learned from a reliable
source, that even though Self
had bMn separated from hit
(^ CLAIM FBI, P. 2)
CLIFTON 0. SELF
first wife. Annelle. whom he
married sometime ago. he had
not changed any of the papers
in which the first wife was
named as beneficiary, and it
was necessary for her to come
to Durham and make arrange
ments for his burial.
The shooting, according to a
witness, climaxed a normal
argument between the two that
had been going on for most of
the evening Frank McClinton
Morehead. who is said to have
been a roomer of the Self's, is
alleged to have told investigat
ing officers that he was
downstairs in the kitchen and
(See KILIJ? MATE. P 2)
SIC.NS ONE-Mll LIt.N OOLLAR-PLUS CONTRACT - Orlando, Florida - Barryl Dawkins 18
get* fitting for hi* graduation cap from fellow classmate Marla Council, during graduation
ceremnolev at Orlando's Evans High School. Dawkins recently signed with the Philadelphia 76 ers
for a 7 year, no-cut coiUract for one million dollars plus. (t’PD
TWO FOUND GUILTY Ol-
HIS MURDER — Sacramento.
Calif. — Two Symbionese
Liberation Army "soldiers.”
Russell Little and Joseph
Remiro. Here found guilty.
June 9. of the slaying of
Oakland school superintendent
Marcus Foster (showni and
the attempted murder of his
assistant «UPI>
Appreciation
Check Claimed
By Mrs. Hinton
Mrs Ella Hinton of Idlewild
Ave , was the lucky recipient of
a check in the amount of $10
last weekend and she saw her
name in the advertising paid
for by Ben Franklin Stores.
Longview Shopping Onter. in
The CAROLINIAN’S Apprec
iation Money Feature, spon
sored each week by this
newspaper and part'''ipaling
merchants.
The Appreciation Money
Feature is located on the back
page of the front section of the
paper and (here are three
names of lucky winners to be
found in as many advertising
(See APPRECIATION. P 2)
PHILADELPHIA. Pa -
Sex crazed males got a
shock here last Saturday
when a dailiy newspaper
carried an account of an
alleged rapist, who was
identified by the victim,
due to the fact that she wa.s
reported as having hit his
tongue off an leaving it at
the scene of the attack Ir
was believed to have been
coincidental that both were
treated at the same
hospital.
the suspect, identifed as
John D Grant. 20. who lives in
another apartment building in
the 6100 block of Larchwood
Ave . was listed in stable
condition at Misericordia Hos
pital with a one-inch section of
his longue missing
The woman, who is 25. was
treated at the same hospital
and transferred to the rape
treatment facility at Philadel-
(See BITES OFF. P 2i
March On
Courthouse
Set Here
in HK K IIKHI
Lcftn While, direclor of
Ihe I nilfil Church of Christ
Comnussion for Racial Justice
of North Carolina-Virginia.
along With the General Baptist
Slate Convention’s Dr Joy
Johnson, have joined forces in agenev
a religious response towards
the North Carolina Correction
al systems A day of prayer for
racial justice has been sche
duled for July 13 in front of the
Wake County Courthouse here
"We are in search of pulling
together seme national and
local leaders of the church, in a
religious service for JoAnne
Little, the Wilmington 10 and
all victims of this unjust
(See DAY OF. P 2»
MA^OR EVERS GOES ON TRIAL — Jacksoa. Miss. — Fayette.
Miss. Mayor Charles Evers, shown during court recess. June t.
went on trial in U S. District Court on charges of evading income
taxes. Ev ers is accused of evading payment of more than IS3.Mb In
income lax in I96M. 1969 and 1170, At left Is Kver’s attorney
Michael Fawer. of New Orleans. (UPD
66th Meet
Of NAACP
Scheduled
WASHINGTON. D C - The
66th annual convention of the
National Association for (he
Advancement of Colored Peo
ple, carrying the membership
rallying theme 'NAACP You
Gotta Belong. ' will be held
from June 30 through July 4. at
(he Sheraton Park and ^ore-
ham Hotels in Washington
DC
Speakers scheduled for the
S-day meeting include Secre
tary of the Treasury William
E Simon. Carla Anderson
Hills, recently appointed Se
cretary of HUD, Arthur S
Flemming, chairman of the
U S Commission on Civil
Rights. John Anderson, chair
man of the House Republican
Conference and Rep Parren J
.Mitchell and Rep l.ouis
Stokes
Among the topics to be
discussed, especially as they
relate to minority and poor
people, are education, employ
ment. housing, legal af^irs.
political action, veteran’s
affairs, urban programs and
issues affecting youth and
branch activities
(inTuesday. July I, a special
film. Not lij The Sword The
NAACP A Historical Travelo-
0 Callender, director of Su**- ’*'•11 he shown The
Howard University's irans
plant serv ice, has charged that
the school's new medical
fac’iliiv IS being unfair'y
excluded from a federal
program to finance two mam
kidney transplant centers
although Howard has perform
ed more successful kidney
operations in the past 16
months than any other local
civilian hospital
Dr Callender said that the
Department ol Health. Educa
tion and Welfare twice has
denied Howard an interim
certificate ar a hospital whose
kidney Iransplantees could get
as nneh as $30.0(X) each in
special I S aid
This IS true. Dr Callender
said, despite the fact that
Howard has been doing more
transplants than any of the
three HEW certified centers •
(iwirgelow n and George Wash
ington Universities and the
Washington Hospital Center
i)r Robert Van Hoek. acting
director of MKW s health
services administration, and
Dr Thomas Murray of thi.1
agreed with Dr
Callender's charges
They conceded that no
federal team has visited
Howard and no compantive
quality rating has been made
of Washington transplant pro
grams. though Van Hoek
recommended Dec 4 that
Howard's certification be
denied HEW Secretary Caspar
W Weinberger has made no
final decision
See TRANSPLANTS. P. 2»
STUDIES NEARLY 30
VEAHS FOR ( (il.I.EtiK DK-
(HtEK — .New York —- College
is a hobb) and a life's work for
Kulterflv Metiueen. The act-'
ress who poriraved Scarlet
O'Hara's maid in (he movie
classic. (Mine With The Wind.
died for almost 30 years at 5
different colleges before earn
ing a degree last week. < I PI i
Jim Crow
Transplants
Is Charged
National Black News .Service
WASHINGTON Dr Clive
'.See 66TH MEET. P 2)
Rank DC
2nd In
Murders
.National Black News Service
WASHINGTON, DC -
Washington. D C . the nation's
capital, ranked 15th among 20
cities of comparable size -
between 5OO.UO0 and 1 million
population ■ for serious crimes
against both persons and
f iroperty The city had the
owest rate of auto (heft, but
was second only to Cleveland in
the number of murders
committed per i.OOO residents
D C also had the third
highest robbery rale and the
fourth highest rape rate It
ranked I llh among the 20 cities
in the rate of aggravated
assaults. 14th in larcenies and
I5th in burglaries
All these statistics were
hared before the House District
Committee last week They
were prepared by the FBI. and
covered 1974
According to testimony, the
"safesU’city was Indianapolis,
with 39 77 serious crimes per
1.000 residents Phoenix had
the highest rate. 105.99
D C Police chief Maurice J
Cullinane, citing (he FBI
Statistics comparing Washing-
<See RANK DC. P. 2)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
RALEIGH PCX SERVICE
"For Complete Lawn And Garden Supolies"
CHECK PRESENTED TO DOWNTOWN HOUSING IMPROVEMENT CORP. — The DowBUwa
Housing Improvement Corporation (DHIC), a non-profit, tax exempt corporaUoit. which bolMs and
rehabilitates housing for low and moderate income families in the inner city neiguborhoods,
receives a check recently for individual memberships from the local graduate chapter members of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororliy. The corporation is seeking more individual memberships to help carry
on the work. Show, irom left to right, are: Mrs. Minetta G. Eaton, board member of DHIC and
officer of the x,>rori(y: Alton Strickland, president of board of directors and former City CouncUman,
receiving check; Frederick Whitney, executive director of DHIC and Mrs. Joan Spcacer, president
(basileusi of the sorority. In addition to this check to DHIC, the sorority gives more than |7,5M.M
annually for scholarships and awards to youth.