Black Ala. Millionaire,
Wife Are Kidnapped
A. Gaston
Freed;
Mate Hurt
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. -
A. G. Gaston. 83, a wealthy
bloi'k man. who was the
victim of a kidnapping plot,
between 12:30 a.m. and
6:30 a.m. Saturday, held a
press conference in his
Hospital room Tuesday,
that began with grateful
^thanks to God for having
brought him through the
ordeal. He also praised and
thanked the law enforce
ment agencies that rescued
both he and his wife.
The eventful happenings are
xaid In have begun when
stimeone is alleged to have
hroken into the home ot (he
couple, located in an exclusive
residt-nlial section of the area.
kncK-ked Mrs Gasion uncon-
.scious and then engaged in an
awful tussle with .Mr Gaston,
ihat is said to have left his
bedr(K)m in shambles. He is
reported as having pul up a
g(HKl fight, in spite of his age
and tin- sudden surprise. The
intruder was reported to have
used ilie (iasion s car. in
making his get away.
When Mrs Gasion regained
conscioiisru.ss. she is reported
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y’orth Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH, N.C.. THURSDAY. JAN. 29, 1976
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Wilmington 10 Orator Says
i
‘JUSTICE IS SICK’
★ ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★
Welfare Control Program
May Be Illegal, GAO Says
CRJ Head
Singer,
Athlete
Mourned
A (f GA.STON
City’s Plan
Inadequate,
Feds State
The City of Raleigh may well
be in trouble with the U.S.
V Department of Transportation.
The City of Raleigh's
compliance with regulations of
the Urban Mass Transit
Authority (UMTAi are not up
to par and may require
tSee CITY'S PLAN. P. 2)
NEW YORK CITY - The
secrecy that has surround
ed the life and activity of
Paul Robeson for about 10
vears was ended in a
Philadelphia hospital last
Friday when it was
announced that the hero of
football, concert and stage
(tad died at the age of 77.
•National and international
circles began to speculate
about when and where he
would be funeralized since he
had long since quit the
sidewalks of New York and
familiar haunts of Harlem. The
speculation ended when his
body arrived at Benta Funeral
Home. St Nicholas Ave. and
the announcement was made
that he would be funeralized at
Mother AME Zion Church,
where his brother Ben,
pastored for many years and
his captivating voice rang out
many times.
The funeral was held at B
Monday night. The ceremony
was unique in the fact that
iSee P. ROBESON. P. 2)
PAUL ROBESON
Government
Official
Gives Views
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON - The move
by the federal government to
reduce welfare payment er
rors. may be illegal, according
(See WELFARE. P. 2>
Officials Of Women’s
Groups State Views
Several members of two
women’s organizations in Ral
eigh. have painted a rather
dismal picture of political
awareness in (he local black
community
.Miss Jeanette Hicks, a
member of Women in Action
for the Prevention of Violence
and Its Causes, said the local
political altitude is "apalhe-
iic."
But she said there is a chance
of change ’ if we come together
and decide to do something
«about getting more people
' registered, voting and inform
ed at the grassroots level."
Miss Hicks said a major part
of the problem of apathv. as
she si^es it. could be solved by a
year-round voters' program.
'We wait too late. It is a
year-round proposition." she
said
A member of the Raleigh
l.«ague of Women Voters, who
wished to remain anonymous,
said she fears that black
political leaders in Raleigh do
nut always put the interest of
the community first.
"I have a feeling that their
motives are very selfish for
what they are getting out of it."
she said.
She noted (hat many people
rely upon these leaders for
political guidance, while the
leaders themselves, are only
interested in "getting their own
fingers greased." But she also
said, ’i nope that I am wrong ”
Ms. Ixitlie O'Neal. anoP.er
member of the League, said
the local political process in the
black community is "very
stagnant."
She said the community has
not worked hard enough to
(See OFFICIALS OF. P. 2)
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KAILS
Vedies Cash Grocerv was the
scene of an attempted robbery
about ll:15a.m. Sunday, when
Louts Scarborough allegedly
tried to frighten Edgar Moore
into giving him a pack of
cigarettes Scarborough was
arrested by Officer J S.
Carroll. Vedies Grocery is
located at S24 S. Bloodwortn. It
is owned by Moore and his
wife.
(bee CRIME BEAT. P. 3)
Addresses
Hundreds
A religious setting and
religious terminology cha
racterized the support rally
held here Monday for the
Wilmington 10. The key
note address for the rally
was delivered by Dr.
Charle.s E. Cobb, who told
the capacity crowd at First
Baptist Church. 101 S,
W'ilmington Street, that
"God is not dead, even
though Justice is deathly
sick.” Cobb is executive
director of the United
Church of Christ's (UCC)
Commission tor Racial
Justice.
The rally was called by a
group of nat ional organizat ions
after the U.S. Supreme Court
refused test week to review the
conviction of 9 black men and a
while woman stemming from a
1971 incident. The group was
charged with conspiracy to
burn a grocery store and
conspiracy to shoot at fire and
police personnel during racial
troubles in W'ilmington.
ITte UCC has provided moral
support for the group, as well
as SlOit.OOU in defense funds and
the present 3400.(M)0 bails. Cobb
said.
He said the refusal of the
court to hear the case is
"incredible," noting that he
"wakes up in the middle of the
night and finds it unbelieve-
able " Cobb lamented (he
decision of the court and (old
the mostly young audience
(See JUSTICE IS. P, 2)
WakeCauciis
Meets Thurs.
rne Wake County Democra
tic Black Caucus wilt hold its
first meeting of the year
Thursday evening. Jan. 29.
Bloodworlh St. YMCA.
The meeting will review last
year's activities and set up and
outline priorities for 1976
Activities include the launch
ing of (he long delayed voter
registration project, auxiliary
ways to give more support and
encouragements to Wake
County elected black officials,
to examine the political
climate and atmosphere in
Wake County as these elements
might relate to other blacks
entering (he political arena, to
restructure and reactivate the
Research and Legislative
Committees in order that these
committees become watchdog
groups who will keep a close
watch on the doings of (he
Raleigh Cilv Council, (he town
councils of all incorporated
Wake County towns, the
Wake County Commissioners
and the upcoming General
Assembly
In view of the fact that all
(See CAUCUS TO P 2'
.AMON(i "TEN MOST H ANT-
KD FUGITIVES” — Washing
ton — I.rland Steven Brouner.
Hanled on a Federal Harranl
/oi hank robber.v issued on Jui>
.'I. 197... at St. (4>uis, has been
added to (he FBI’s list of "Ten
Most Wanted Fugitives.”
BroH ner. 30 is S'7" tall, weighs
between 133 and 140 pounds and
hak a small build. Browner
should bp considered armed,
dangerous and an escape risk.
lUPD.
Lobbyist
For NAACP
Interviewed
A major civil ri^ts organ
ization is in its third year of
sponsoring an official legisla
tive lobbyist in Raleigh. And
the man manning (he office
said recently. ”I just want
people to know we are here and
to make use of the office."
Lobbyist Malcolm "Peter"
Stanford, representing the N C.
Conference of Branches for the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peo
ple iNAACP). said the office
attempts to relate legislative
information to citizens across
the state.
He said minorities need to
know "what affects us at the
community level and how we
can deal with it at that level '
Stanford it quick to [Mint out.
however, that the office does
not want to become an excuse
for citizens on the local level to
pus.s the civil rights struggle to
higher officials But (here are
times when the organization nr
(See LOBBYIST. P. 2»
Ms. Warren
Appreciation
Check Winner
.Ms. Gloria Warren. it>52
Fountain Drive (Southgate
Apartments) was the sole
winner of a check for $10 in last
week's CAROLINIAN Appre
ciation Money Feature, spon
sored by (his newspaper and
participating merchants, found
each week on the back page of
the front section of the paper.
Ms. Warren sighted her
name in (he advertisement
paid for by Johnson-Lambe
Company. S Salisbury Street,
which specializes in sporting
goods of all tvpes. She came to
the office ot The CAROLINIAN
iSee APPRECIATION. P 2>
.MAYOR DISMISSES CITY WORKERS Youngstown. U. — Members ot (.oral It of the City
> Workers Association picket in front of • cRy JDaioteoance building. The CWA. which represents
I about 200 of the city's 1200 municipal employees, has been working on a day-to-day basis since the ^
i first of the vear. Mavor Jack Hunter tent dismissal notices to approximately 70 CWA. iL'PI). ^
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
BEA HIVE
"Fur Delicious Breakfasts And Lunches"
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( llll.l) F.\TALLY BURNED HERE - Raleigh fireman removes
the burned body of iK-monlh old Tonnika Dunn from her home at
.>l(> Alston. Tuesday morning. (Staff Photo).
Goldsboro Pastor Says
State Of The Christian
Church Is Challenging
AT KALL^ FOR WILMINGTON 10 — Raleigh About $00 supporters of the famed Wilmington lO
were on hand here Monday to voice support at a rally held at the First Baptist Church tot 8
WilmingionSi.. which culminated at the Slate Capitol. I.efl to right on front, are Marvin Patrick
(TpI)*'** *'”***’*' 'loore. William Wright. Willte Vereen. Ann Shepard and others. See Story!
Body Of li.
Child Is
Removed
The body ot i8-monih old
Tonnika Dunn. 316 Alston
Street, who was suffocated and
burned to death at her
residence, was removed earlv
Tuesday morning by a local
fireman as a steady downpour
of rain splashed upon the white
sheet which covered the liny
body.
Her brother. 4-year-old An
tonio Dunn, was rushed to
Wake Medical Center, along
with his mother, Ms. Vernell
Dunn, Both were treated for
burns and smoke inhalation.
The boy was later transferred
to the Burn Center at N, C.
Memorial Hospital in Chapel
Hill in critical condition.
According to teslimonv from
neighbors. .Ms. Dunn lefftflb
children for a short time to go
to the grocery store one block
away.
Fire officials said late
Tuesday that the fire started
when a television screen
>Sw BODY OF.P 2)
Few Blacks
On Police
Picket Line
The Raleigh Police Officers
Association iRPOA) has pick
eted City Hall, staged a work
slow-down, called sick-ins.
which were in some instances
Dif percent effective, all in
protest of city manager L. P
Zachary’s refusal to grant
police a 10 percent pjiy raise
and fire the police chief Robert
Goodwin At limes on Wednes
day and Thursday. Jan. 20 and
2lst, there were no black
officers on the picket lines A
review of black policemen
hired by (he department
indicates that .34 black officers
are employed out of a force of
307.
That ratio is considerably
less than the 22 percent of
blacks living in Raleigh during
the census taking in 1970. While
the City of Raleigh has a poliev
of non-discrimination regard
ing the hiring of blacks and
minorities, that policy has
never been reduced to a plan of
correcting past and present
injustices in the department's
hiring.
Several officers picketing
last Thursday commented on
racist hiring and promotion
policies. aTi black officers
interviewed agreed that rac
ism is an important factor
Officer Tom Belliveau, trea
surer of the RPOA. indicated
that black officers had brought
complaints of racism in hiring
and promotions, but the
organization’s priorities were
SCI on getting a pay raise which
would make everyone happy
Belliveau did say that as soon
as the KPOA settled their
demand for increased pay and
gel the chief fired, the group
would deal with problems of
black officers Some black
officers expressed doubt that
the RPOA would keep its
commitment.
The RPOA bases its de
mands on a police consultant's
study which recommended a 7
percent pay increase The
study also pointed to lack of
effective leadership at the top
of the police department
ISee FEW BLACKS. P, 2)
WILLIE
(iOLDSBoRO — A promi
nent Gold.sboro minister be
lieves the .state of the Christian
church is "challenging, to say
the least ”
The Rev. Isaac B. Horton,
pastor of Goldsboro's First
African Baptist Church, said
the modern church "is not
communicating the Christian
mes.sage. t don't think we arc
saying much"
Horton labeled the situation
a "crisis m communication"
between the church and
i ety. Bui he also noted that
there are problems of under-
.standing within the church.
T!;e no'ed pastor said that
w’hiti the modern church is
saying is "irrelevant to
contemporary society." He
pointed that he believes
the present melhods. techni
ques and goals of the church
are ihoM> of the past. "Ail of
that needs to Ih* updated "
Charging that the church is
now stagnant. Horton said (he
Christian church must change
or face the problem of
additional stagnation. But
Horton is optimistic: "Person
ally. I think the church will
mwt ihe challenge ”
Me .said he can see signs of
change m his ow n congregation
and within other congregations
with which he has bwn in
contact "We are beginning to
WHITE
understand where we are. and
who we are. and what our
mission is," Horton explained.
Concerning the political
situation in the black commun
ity . Rev. Horton suggested that
people are "Still Tooking to
politics more than they are
looking to Jesus." But he said
the need is a matter of (he
"liuman spirit."
"There is nothing wrong with
the system. it is the person,"
Horton said, pointing out that
he believes only a "new birth in
Christ" will result in harmony
in society "(kiodwill. love and
understanding cannot be legis
lated "
A graduate of Shaw Univer
sity iB.A ’5Si and Shaw
Divinity School (B D,. ’58).
Rev Horton has been at First
African Baptist for 9 years (his
anniversary is Sunday). Dur
ing these 9 years, he has
studied and observed the
Goldsboro religious setting.
Goldsboro’s black church
community is "considerably
immature." Horton said as he
explained that it seems that the
"lean economic situation of
Wayne County" has hindered
Ihe development of "trained
leadership.'*
The former president of (he
Afro-American Ministerial Al
liance questions the attitu(ies
(See GOLDSBORO, P. 2)
Coalition Is Needed,
Bayard Rustin Says
NEW YORK. N Y ~ A new
coalition of biacks and Jews "is
absolutely essential for the
well-b(*ing of both." according
lo Bayard Rustin. veteran civil
rights leader and founder of
black Americans to Support
Israel Committee (BASIC). He
predicii'd that there will be a
rebirth of the alliance.
Addressing a meeting of the
national fact finding commit
tee of the Anti-Defamation
League of B’nai B'rilh. last
Friday. .Mr Rustin said blacks
■'are l>eing tremendously hurl
by (he recession and now
realize that if anything is lo
happen, there must be coali
tions ’’
He went on lo say that white
It was "completely appropri
ate" for Jews to have "turned
inward " in Ihe wake of the
•Arah-Lsraeli Six Day War, with
current developments at the
United Nations, "Jews ought to
realize (hat they profoundly
need friends wherever they can
find them."
BASIC, through literature, a
speakers bureau and trips lo
Israel, will provide facts on
Zionism and (ne Middle East to
the black community in order
to correct what Mr. Rustin
called "erroneous notions.” He
said the vast majority of blacks
do not have any opinion on the
Mideasl situation because (hey
are not familiar with (he facts.
Rustin described BASIC as
having had a "very good”
reception in the black com
munity and said its member
ship is made up of black
leaders from all walks of life.
"We support Israel." he
declared, "because Israel is a
(See COALITION. P 2)
Public Hearing On Cablevision
ScheduledFor Raleigh Tuesday
The Raleign city Council will hold a public
hearing Tuesday. Feb. 2. at S p m. in the
City Council chambers. The hearing is
designed tu hear from (he public concerning
a rale increase of 25 percent requested by
Cabletelevision of North Carolina, a
subsidiary of a Denver, Colorado-based
firm The ra'e raise would be from $5.00 to
$0.50.
At a recent meeting of Ihe I^w and
Finance Commillee. strong eoncern was
voiced by blacks (hat cablevision has
neglected to serve southeast Raleigh
r'ablevision officials have admitted that
lines will bo extended to Idlewild and
Foxrun. black subdivisions on the fringes of
lliecity. in two vears However, older inner-
city areas and low -income areas are not
included in plans lo extend cablevision
Southeastern Cablevision was given a
franchise to spread its cables lo all ureoN of
the city in I96« One problem in its initial
franchise has been that nodetinite piTiod of
time was set
BY P,\T BRY.^NT
1 ne exclusion of blacks and poor may well
prove disastrous in the next few years
because cablevision will likely revolutionize
communications, entertainment and even
the provision of services such as education,
meaical care and even shopping for
groceries. This trend is already e>'idenced
by both St. Augustine's College and Shaw
University, pursuing programs to provide
production facilities for cablevision on their
campuses. A tragic irony is that the areas
immediately surrounding St. Augustine's
College and Shaw, older inner-city
neighborhoods, may not receive cablevision
well into the 1980's. Black Councilman
William R. Knight pushed for extension of
cable services lo black southeast Ralei^
for the two years he was a member of (Be
Law and Finance Committee of the City
Council. His efforts may be diminished in
the next two years since his appointment as
chairman of Ihe Public Works Committee.
Knight feels that • significant market is
(See CABLEVISION. P. 2)