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^Kliminate^ Blacks f^aSuly
yorth Carolina's Leading Weekly
VOL..35 NO, 2B - _HALE1GH. N. C . THURSDAY, APRIL 15. 1976
SINGLE COPY 20c
City Sanitation Workers
VOTE TO STRIKE
No Black Mormon Priests
CARTER PICKETED IN ATLANTA — Atlaala Jimmy Carter walks past a picket beldlng a aIfB
“No Hitler for President." on his way to a rally in downtown Atlanta April 13. About three dozen T 1
pickets, led by Rep Hoses Williams, picketed the Carter v elcome home rally in Central City Park. 11 \r 1^
Another sign said ".No slip of the lip. the truth came out." (l‘PI‘. ^ ^
Ordination Is Voided
" Officials
BY PAT BRYANT
MCCAIN — The Rev. Ben
Chavis has charged that
the N. C. Dept.
Corrections has confined
him to the McCain Prison
unit to isolate him from the
13.000 other prisoners
the Correction system'
Chavis said that his
physical and mental health
are in jeopardy at McCain
which IS used as a hospital
for mentallv disturbed
inmates and those with
tuberculosis. The charge
has been denied by prison
officials.
Chavis made the charges
against the N.C. Department *
Corrections April 8, in i
interview with The CAROLIN
IAN. Chavis is in prison
serving 34 years for conspiring
to burn a Wilmington grocery
and conspiracy to assault
emergenev oersonnel. He and 9
other co-defendants were con
U.S. Black Caucus Blasts Set For
Carter* s * Ethnic* Remark Strike
WASHINGTON. D. C. — The Congressional Black Caucus last Thursday sent the
following telegram to presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in response to his
statements on social and economic integration of neighborhoods;
BY JAMES ANDERSON
Dear Mr Carter
, The members of the Con
gressional Black Caucus are
stunned by your reported
statements supporting Ihe
maintenance of "ethnic pur
ity" in neighborhoods and
opposing Ihe federal govern
ment's ■ "deliberately (trying)
to break down an ethnically
oriented community ■ by
injei'ting 4nto it a member of
another race ”
This is a regressive and
unfortunate view of our present
housing patterns and of rights
of minunlitts-in uur society. It
is not. as you suggest, the
"natural inclination of people"
to live in segregated neighixir-
hoods It is a well documented
fact that raciallv segregated
communities in the North and
in the South have been created
with the active assistance of
the federal government and of
state and local laws.
This so-called "natural in
clination" to self-segregation is
particularly indefensitxe when
It infringes on the rights of
others to enjoy all benefits of
our society. R^idential segre
gation produces school segre
gation. inhibits contacts for job
opportunities as well as a vest
array of other benefits which
flow to the better neighbor
hoods. When you say that "to
build highrise. very low-cost
housing units in a suburban
neighborhood or other neigh
borhoods wiht relatively ex
pensive homes...would not be
(See CAUCUS. P. 2)
Committee Approves
Hollow-Points Here
BY WILLIE WHITE. Staff Writer
Se\^al black^sj^kesmen never had to shoot
anyone since he has been an
officer, Godwin said, ‘T have a
great, deal df compassion for
.my fellowman and would hate
to have to shoot." But he said
he has more compassion for his
officers and the citizens than
he does for the "criminal"
population;
Godwin opposed the asser-
were ""unable Tuesday to
convince the Raleigh Law and
Finance Committee not to
" approve the use of hollow-point
bullets by the Raliegh Police
rtment.
In addition to other spokes
men. the Rev. W. W. Finlator,
pastor of Pullen Memorial
Baptist Church, Councilman
Bill Knight. Raleigh Police
Chief Robert E. Godwin, and
Rev. Leon White, addressed
the committee.
Knight told the committee,
"We are concerned about a
type of arm which may make
the officer a judge and
executioner."
In his remarks to the
committee, Chief Godwin
countered arguments from
black leaders that the hollow-
point is unduely damaging to a
person shot with it. ‘T've found
that...medical experts vary
very little in their opinion of the
damage done," Gcrawin said.
He said he was seeking to
increase the stopping power of
the bullets used by his
department and concluded that
the new bullet selected
is a "middle-ground" bullet.
Telling the committee that
t'nns that the new bullets are
an affront to the black
community. He said, "Both
blacks and whites are entitled
to the maximum protection
that we can give."
Councilman Ronald Kirsch-
baum, chairman of the
committee, agreeing with the
decision to use the new bpllets,
said the use of police weapons
should be kept to a minimum.
"But when they (police
officers) do (use weapons),
they need something that will
accomplish the task."
Ralph Campbell, president of
the Haleigh-Wake Citizens
Association, said. "The kind of
crime that is killing police
officers has not been happen
ing in Raleigh...so why oo we
n^ to move toward a police
state." During his address to
the committee. Campbell
stressed several times, that he
believes the new bullets
indicate a move toward a
(See HOLLOW-POINTS. P. i)
Senators
Nix Plan
Mack News Sarvka
.WASHINGTON — The
Senate recently rejected
ottempts to keep college
students oH the food stomp
program or to require them
to work in order to be
eligible.
The two proposals were port
of 0 pockoae of amendments
sponsored by Sen. Carl Curtis
(R-Neb.) to toughen on
Agriculture Committee bill
oimed ot reforming the
massive food stomp pro
gram. Currently, the pro
gram serves 19 million
people at on estimated cost
of SS.8 billion o yeor. It is
expected to cost S6.3 billion
in the fiscal yeor 1977.
The Senate voted 63-31 to
defeat the first Curtis
proposal to moke any college
student ineligible for food
stamps. The second proposal
to require that students
register for work and
actively seek jobs to remain
eligible for the program, was
defeated 61-35.
Two other amendments by
Curtis were olso defeoted.
One wos to define elderly os
someone 60 or older, instead
of 65, and to force mothers
with children 6 to 12 yeors to
seek work if they ore in the
food stomp program.
The city's sanitation work
ers. at a mass meeting
Tuesday, voted unani
mously to strike following
the July 4th weekend. Leon
Manning, chairman of the
Sanitation Grievance
Committee, said the strike
would occur only if the
Raleigh City Council did
not respond to the demands
of the workers. July 6 has
been agreed upon as the
strike date.
'fhe vote followed recom
mendations of the Cityk Wage ,
'Review Board last Friday that
the city council (1) make a
complete classification and
wage study of all employees;
(2) increase the life insurance
of all employees to an amount
equal to one gear’s salary or
(See SANITATION. P. 2)
victed of (he charges and
sentenced to a total of 292 years
in prison. The convictions
followed a race war in 1971 that
erupted after students at a
Wilmington school were at
tacked by the militant Rights
of While People Organization
(ROWP)
Reverse
Baptism
PORTLAND, Ore. - The
officialdom of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (Mormon) has de
clared null and void the
ordination of a black priest.
Larry Lester. 22. of
Vancourver. Wash., was
baptized recently in a motel
swimming pool, and then
ordained to church’s
priesthcKxl by Douglas A
Wallace. 46. also of
Vancouver.
Chavis said that he was
transferred from Caledonia
prison farm after he had spoke
at a prison chapel service on
the subject of (Christian
Brotherhood. "They are so
afraid in the system that the
inmates will come together and
that they will seek some unity
and organize themselves."
Chavis said.
(Thavis said that his health at
McCain is in j^pardy because
he is housed with the mentally
(See REV. CHAVIS. P. 2)
Changes
At Shaw
SUSPECT'S CONDITION CRITICAL — BalUraore - Charles
Hopkins, a suspect in a shooting spree which left 1 dead and five
wounded at temporary City Hall Is loaded In to a waiting
ambulance. Hopkins was reported in critical condition at
University Hospital April 13. (UPI).
Barnes’ Charges
Made In Durham
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
LEON MANNING
Fathers
Will Be
yAACP MEET
Tracked
DURHAM — From the time
Chuck Neely, believed to be the
operator of the Reagan
campaign in the state, told the
delegates at the Durham
County Republican Conven
tion. held at the courthouse last
Saturday morning, that he was
supporting Ronald Reagan
because he was a conservative
and that he was the only
Republican who could be
elected president, until the
convention closed, about four
hours later. Reagan supporters
dominated the convention.
Black delegates and Ford
TTie monthly meeting of the
Raleigh-Apex chapter of the
NAA^ will be held Sunday.
April 18, at RICH Park in
Method at 4 p.m. The executive
board will meet at 3. All
interested persons are cordial
ly invited to attend.
The Rev. Dr. C. W. Ward is
president of the chapter and
Ms. Ella L. JacKson is
secretary.
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON - The Se
cretary of Health. Education
and Welfare has ordered the
release of Social Security
numbers to help track down
fathers who have abandoned
their families. Runaway fath
ers cost taxpayers more than
91 billion annually in the
support of their families
(See FATHERS. P. 2)
Activity
Urged For
US Women
[K)N I
nil!
HAH I.H
F.4Hor‘» NMc; Tlic CAROLINIAN to
rctiunlng U« pabllcatlM •! Tte CrtoM
Beal Iblc cdUlan af lh« Mwapapar,
lallaolag a irrmandsat aamber af
pcrtanal iAquirIt* aad icIrpbM* caito tar
lu relnMaUmeal. Ai wai daled la Um
original rdltor'a nalo regardlag Ibt
eainmn. porioni wtablag lo keep ibtir
naaok oni of Tbr Crime Bool akenid M
become Involved «ilb Ike Ralcigb PoUce
Orporimrat, Ihereby gettiag (beir aamM
OB ibe police biofier, from oUck oU of tfeo
naiertol for Tke Crime Beal to gatkerod.
JUVENILE IN RAPE
.ATTEMPT
A Raleigh juvenile was
arrested and charged with
attempted rape of a l^year-old
Raleigh girl about 6:45 p.m.
Sunday, according to Raleigh
^ice reports. According to
police, the alleged incident
« k place in a playground at
I) Watkins. The girl's father
reported the alleged incident.
They reside on Addison Place.
The name of the arrested ^ions MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT — CIcvclaBd. Ohio — It was all ■miles for Paul and HrverTy
juvenile was not released by lait week after it was announced that Paul bad signed a multl-yt-ar ronlruct with the
Cleveland Browns. Warfield returns to Cleveland where he played before joining the Miami
'See CRIME BEAT. P. 3) Dolphins In 1M9. He became a free agent when the WFL folded. (I/PI).
National Black News Service
EAST LANSING. Mich. - A
black professor of urban and
metropolitan studies at Michi
gan Stale University has urged
black women to become active
members in the management
process of higher education to
make it more responsive to
their needs.
Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew
urged this course as she
addressed a conference on New
Directions For Black Women
In Higher Education in Racine.
Wis.. recently.
The women attending the
conference also announc^ the
formation of the National
Association of Black Profess
ional Women in Higher Educa
tion.
According to Dr. Pettigrew,
who was elected vice presi-
(See US WOMEN. P, 2)
supporters were shouted down
consistently on practically
every issue. The first uproar
began when delegates invoked
from the Hillside Precinct
were not seated, due to a recent
invoked rule, that the deadline
for accepting delegates would
be enforced.
Alexander Barnes, chair
man, Hillside Precinct, fight
ing for the seating of his
delegStes, told the convention
that the delegates were elected
according to the plan of
organization. He said, how
ever. that he did not send the
names in, due to the fact that
an organizing committee was
appointed and that Miss Carol
Morris and Jack Staunton,
known Reagan supporters,
along with him. had been
named to the committee.
He further said that Miss
Morris, first vice president and
member of the Githens Jr.
The ordination took place on
the eve of the church's annual
aeneral conference in Salt
Lake City According to
Wallace, it was done to force a
revision of the Mormon
tradition toward blacks.
Blacks are accepted in the
church, but it denies them the
priesthood. But all-white male
members are expected to hold
a variety of degrees of the
priesthoK^ after tne age of 12.
"While the doctrine of the
church does not specifically
exclude blacks from attaining
the position of priest or any
other subsequent position, the
practice in actuality has been
such that no black has ever
received priesthood before
today." Wallace said. He
explained that exclusion of
blacks from the priesthood is
j>a8ed on a legacy that Cain
w^s black.
In a statement issued in Salt
Lake City, headquarters of the
church, officials said one black
man held the Mormon priest
hood more than a century ago.
The statement was attribut
ed to the .public communica
tions director for the Vancou
ver Stake (similar to a diocese)
said, "Douglas A^ Wallace has
not been authorfzed . at this
time, to confer the priesthood
of,the church on any person. If
Mr'. Wallace acts without this
authorization, any so-called
ordination he gives will be null
and void.”
Apartments
Country
Withdraws
Invitation
(See "ELIMINATE." P. 2)
Afipreciation
Check Won
By City Man
Andrew J. Thorpe, 312 Heck
St., was the only winner of this
week’s Appreciation Money.
His name was listed in the
Hudson Belk advertisement on
the Appreciation Money Page.
Also listed on (he page were the
names of William R. Wingate,
2908 Frinks St. and Mrs. Louise
G. Adams, of 618 Jamaica Dr.
Wingate’s name was listed in
the Terry's Furniture Co.
advertisement and Mrs. A-
dam's name was listed in the
One Hour Martinizins adver-
(See APPRECIATION, P. 2)
National Black New^ service
LAGOS — Nigeria has
cancelled its invitation to
Secretary of Slate Henry A.
Kissinger to visit the country
during his trip to Africa later
this month.
While there was no specific
reason given for (he cancella
tion, it is believed that the
unstable condition here was the
main contributing factor. Just
two months ago, there was an
(See INVITAliUN. P. 2)
BY PAT BRYANT
Board members of Shaw
Foundation Inc., met with 90
tenants of Shaw Apartments
Tuesdav and made changes in
rent collections, the collection
for usage of excess utilities and
other fees.
The meeting was called when
tenants rallied to stop the
eviction of George Mitchell by
the apartment managers Mon
day and Tuesday. Monday,
about 20 tenants met at the
residence of board member
.ludv Miller and told of many
tenants who were being carriM
to court and evicted because
they could not pay rent and
excess utilitv usage. Some
tenants complained of. having
electric bills in excess of $100
per month.
Manager Larry Stokes ex
plained at the meeting, that
rent collection policy was that
all utilities, fees and rent for
the previous month had to be
paid prior to a tenant being
able to ^y rent for the current
month. Stokes also said that if
the current month's rent Was
not raid by the 7th of the
montn^ that eviction prx>ceed-
ings would begin.
The Shaw Apartments com
plex was contracted to be bimt
under the James E. Oieek
administration of Shaw Uni
versity as relocation housing
for families of the. Southside
Urban Renewal area find
familier that are forced to
move because of housing code
enforcement in other sections
of (he city. Under the contract,
the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment sets rents, fees charg^
to tenants and collection
policies. HUD also pays the
complex approximately $11,000
subsidy monthly to pay the
difference in the basic rent of
$68 paid by tenants or 25
perc^l of the tenants income
up to $225 per month for a
3-bedroom apartment. The
"get tough” rent collections
policy was dictated to the
complex’s non-profit owners
after the HUD paid off the
insured mortgage of the apart-
megjs. The mortgage was in
default because of not having
enough money to pay rising
taxes and utilities. Several
complexes throughout the
(See SHAW APTS., P. 2)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
Faces MurderRap
A Raleigh mon is being held without bond on a murder
charge which stemmed from a domestic quorrei Sundoy
evening, according to Roleioh oolice
The man, Girther W. Neoley, 43, of 557 New Bern Ave.,
was chorged with fototly shooting his mother-in-law, Ms.
Coro Mae Bynum, 50, of the some oddress.
It. B. C. Nipper said the alleged shooting took place in the
residence after Neoley, his wife and Ms. Bynum became
involved in o quorrei. He declined to discuss the nature of
the quarrel becouse it will be entered os court testimony.
Ms. Bynum was deod on orrivol at a locol hospital. She wos
shot one time in the chest with o pistol, Nipper said. He also
said thot Neoley's wife was shot one time in the mouth
during the quarrel.