Found Dying By^ HOibaild
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Mystery Shrouds Woman’s Death
if if if if if if if if
As President Of Winston-Salem State
Dr»K» R^Willianis To Retire
yorth Carolina’s Leading Weekly
_yOL;_35 NO. 35 RALEIGH, N. C., THUHfeiUAY, JUNE 17, 1976 SINGLE COPY 20c
Men, Women Victims As
KILLINGS PLAiUE AREA
Veteran Prexy To
Give Up Position
WINSTON-SALEM — Last week, in a meeting of the
Winston-Salem State University Board of Trustees, Dr
Kenneth R. Williams, chanc^or of Winston-Salem
State University, announced his retirement, effective
June 1977. He explained that he was mninng an early
announcement to allow for ample time to set up and
execute the search procedure for a new chancellor.
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Very Little Changes
Officers Carrboro 5
Nab
MIO. BETSY FOSTER ipv -
Mrs. Foster Found
On Porch By Mate
0 by WILLIE WHITE Mall Wriltr
“She couldn’t tell me nothing, she was dying so fast.
^he couldn't say a word.”
This is the reflection of 76-year-old Albert Poster more
than a nali-weex attar he found his wife, Betsy, dying
on Us back Porch as a result of a shotgun wound. They shotgun
lived at 124 Bledsoe, one of several homes on the narrow Poster,
unpaved southeast Raleigh Street.
^ice have been
n the case since early
and slept in separate rooms. So
^ Foster said he does not know . ,
1 was m the room. I what time Mrs Foster got up ^ ^ woman dead,
shot that awoke me. I Saturday morning, though it Marshburn said Samuel A.
was earlier than usual. ‘‘On Harris, of 1208 Gatling, ap-
* " killed F*
Raleigh
workingon
Saturday morning. But as A
Wsdnssniy, no suspects bed
been arrested.
Foster said, “Tliey don’t
know nothing and I don’t know
nc^ing. Nobody's got any idea,
no idea at all.’’ But Sgt. Larry
Marshburn, of the Ralei^
Police De'partment. said the
case is being investigated as
criminal homicide.
Both Foster and his neigh
bors are stunned by the shoot-
ii^. He said be was asleep in
his bedroom when he heard the
shotgun blast and his wife
scream,
heard a
^ eather
t^ro^ram
Set Here
The homes of many low-in
come individuals in Wake
County will be warmer this
winter because of Wake County
Opportunities. Inc. Weather-
ization Program. In operation
since March 1, the program
was set up to assist ne^y
persons to reduce their fuel
bills, conserve enei|^ and
provide emergency assistance.
Weatherization consists of
making such home repairs as
caulking, weather-stripping,
repairing broken windows,
insulation and minor roof
repair.
^ree carpenter crews work
throughout the county wea-
therizing houses. The carpen
ter positions were funded with
^ a Title X grant from the State
^ Economic Opportunity Office.
Funds for materials and emer
gency assistance were provid-
.^^with a $10,000 grant from the
T'Sw WEATHER, P. 2)
heard her scream, and then I
heard her fall.” the aging
widower aaid.
Maintaining a solemn com
posure while friends of the
taraily wept (juieUy in his
living room. Foster explained
what he believes happened. ”1
think she was out there (in the
backyard) checking her flow
ers and got hit before she got
back to the house."
The Fosters have a small
garden and some flowers in the
yard behind the aging home.
The two of them liv^ alone
WRITER
Raleigh and Durham have
been the scenes of a seriee
of shootings which has left
four persons dead this
week, with an atmosphere
of myaterv still surround
ing one of the incidenta.
The killings started about
6:15 a.m. Saturday with the
death (rf Mrs. Betsy
. 75, of 124 Bledsoe (See
story above). Raleigh police
are investigating it as a
criminal case, though they
have little evidence as to what
actually happened.
By 1:45 a.m. Sunday, another
person. C>cU Ray Dock. 25, of
2701 Verde Dr., was also dead.
Raleigh Police ^t. Larry
Marshburn said Dock was
allegedly shot by Veronica
Best, of the same address, in
what "appeared to have been a
domestic situation.” He was
pronounced dead on the scene
after sustaining a .32 calibre
pistol wound in the side.
The tragedies continued on
into Monday in an alleged
miuder-suicide incident which
SURVIVES ASSASSINA'nON
ATTEMPT — Nairobi. Kenya
— President Id! Amin of
Ugaada survived an assassina
tion attempt June IS by
unknown attackers who lobbed
grenades Into a crowd he was
addressing, diplomats sat ‘
June 11. ^dlo Uganda said
one person was fatally Inlured
and 76 others wounded, four
ciitkaliy. (UPl).
Has New
Manager
CARRBORO ~ The Town of
Carrboro has hired the state’s
first town manager for a
predominantly white town. The
action was taken Tuesday
night when Richard Knight. 31,
was hired from a list of 170
applicants.
flight, presently employed
as administrative assistant to
(he Durham (}ity Manager, is
Durham president of Phi Beta
Sigma fraternity.
As town manager of Carr
boro. he will be in charge of a
staff of about lOO employees
and will administer an annual
budget of about $2 million. The
town population is about 15,000.
Blacks comprise about 15
percent of the population.
Tlie town government is
vested in a mayor and six
aldermen. Robert Drakeford
SEN. JULIAN BOND
Bond To
Speak In
Louishurg
(See CARRBORO. P. J)
US Forces Accused
Of Discrimination
^turday, she usually sleeps
two or three hours later.” But
last Saturday she was out early
and around 6:15, she had b^n
shot to death.
After he heard the shot and
his wife scream, Foster ran to
the back door, he said. Later
tsee MRS. FOSTER. P. 2)
GOPs To
Upset NC
Meeting?
BY STAFF WRITER
According to information
received by The CAROLINIAN
Wednesday, the N.C. State
Republican Convention, meet
ing in Greensboro Friday and
Saturday could result in pan
demonium over the high-hand
ed method used to sele^^t the
delegates throughout N.C.
The source revealed that
unless the well-laid plans of
Reagan supporters are upset,
very few blacks will be seated
as delegates or alternates. It
(See GOPS MAY. P. 2)
parently shot and killed Mrs.
(See KILLINGS IN. P. 2)
Bulletin! ~
As The CAROLINIAN went
to press (Wednesday) It
learned that another murder
bad been recorded by the
Raleigh Police Department.
The information pieced to
gether was that Donald Obl-
Obasi, a St. Augustine’s
College African stndrat, bad
been shot at F-H Washington
Terrace and died in the front
yard of the above address.
. The informant told The
CAROLINIAN that neither
the age nor classification of
the slain student bad been
obtained. His body was
removed to Wake Memorial.
The name of the slayer was
not even known to the
investigating officers.
The death caused much
concern among the African
students on St. Augustine's
campus. A >.umber of them
arrived just about the time
the newspaperman arrived
and showed grave concern,
even over the locking of the
door by an officer. j
More Businesses
Owned By Women
HatioMil Hack News Sonrict
WAbHINGTUN — Block-owned rirms comprised 75 percent
~ 25.J33 in oil - of minority businesses own^ by women,
and occounted for 67 percent, or S559 million, of gross
receipts in 1972, occording to o just releos^ report,
"Women-Owned Businesses; 1972,” prepared by the U. S.
Deportment of Commerce.
The repori soid that businesses owned by women of
Sponish origin accounted for 9 percent, with gross receipts
of $79 million. Asion-Americon, Americon inaion ono otner
minorities occounted for 16 percent of these minority firms
and 24 percent, or $198 million, in gross receipts.
.According to the report, o lorge proportion - obout
ont'-fourth ~ of oil women-owned businesses in 1972 were
concentrated in just 10 of the notion's 276 metropolitan
oreoi. The oreos ore: Los Angeies-Long Beach; New York;
^ New York, N.Y.-N.J., Chicogo, Son Froncisco-Ooklond,
^ Philodtiphio, Po.-N.j., uoiios-rort worth, Detroit,
Woshington, D.C.-Md.-Vo., Houston, and Boston.
^ The volume of business conducted by women-owned firms
represented only o froction of totol business activity. The
report shows thot the 402.025 women-owned firms
re^esented only 4.6 percent of all businesses, which
totaled 8.7 million in 1972. Receipts of oil women-owned
Businesses totaled $8.1 billion in 1972, only 0.3 percent of
all receipts which omounted to $2.4 trillion.
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JUVENILE R.APED
A 14-year-old Dorothea Drive
girl was allegedly raped about
S;30 p.m. June 10 in the 400
block of W. South St., accord
ing to Raleigh police reports.
The youth was also the victim
of a slapping and kicking
incident in what was apparent
ly a separate incident, accord
ing to the reports. According to
the reports, however, no one
was arrested in connection
with (he incidents.
(See CRIME BEAT. P. 3j
WASHINGTON - Edward
Scarborough, a black military
manpower specialist, has ac
cused the four major military
services of discriminating a-
gainst potential black recruits
to keep the armed forces from
abrading more blacks than
commanding generals believed
the officers could handle.
Scarbrough said that in
formation about the oractices
Charge Of
Rent Bias
Is Filed
The Department of Justice
obtained a consent decree
today r^uiring a Georgia real
estate firm to rent apartments
to black persons.
Attorney General Ekhvard H.
Levi said the decree was filed
in U. S. District (^urt iff
Atlanta. Georgia, resolving a
housing discrimination suit
against Raymond T. Chatham,
head of Chatham Realty
Company.
The s^t, filed on June 25,
1975, charged that diatham
violated the Fair Housing Act
of 1966 by refusing to rent units
to blacks in the Falcon Arms.
Colonial Court, and Dunswoody
West Apartments in Chamblee,
(^rgia.
(See RENT BIAS, P. 2)
Appreciation
Checks Ubn
By Two Here
Two readers won this week's
Appreciation Money after they
reiwrted to The CAROLINIAN
office that they had found their
names on the Appreciation
Money Page. They were: Mrs.
Ruby M. McDougal, of 1392
Branch St., and Mrs. Julia
Hinton, of 1206'2 Mangum St.
Mrs. McDougal's name was
in the Carolina Biblical Gar
dens advertisement, and Mrs.
Hinton's name was in the
Hudson-Belk advertisement. A
third name, that of John H.
Ford, of 6 Bladden. was listed
(See APPRECIATION. P 2)
was gathered in a recent study
by the Defense Manpower
Commission but was not
published in the commission's
report.
According to Scarborough,
who was the only black
professional on the commis
sion's staff of about 30. a
commission staff paper which
concluded that the armed
forces' recruiting policies were
“racially motivated,” was
scratched from the final
report.
The staff p^r claims that
the Army, Air Force, Navy and
marine uirps all have ad^ed
policies which help control the
flow of black enlistments.
“During fiscal 1975 the Army
redistributed its recruiting
force, transferring many re
cruiters from black to white
areas, with a stated objective
of achieving better ge<%raphi-
cal representation among re-
LTuits.^' the staff paper said.
“This move reduced black
enlistments,” it said, “al
though the impact on black
enlistments was not a stated
goal of the redistribution
program.”
Hie Defense Manpower
Commission was created by an
Act of Congress on Nov. 6.1973,
and the seven commissioners,
none of whom were black,
sworn in on April 19, 1974, with
two years to submit its final
report to the President and the
Congress. It expired April, 1976
after (he submission of its
report and the expenditure of
over $2 million.
Scarborough said that all of
the top slots, including the
commissioners, were retired
military personnel. “The staff
was overloaded with military,”
also, he said. "There was no
chance for an unbiased civilian
on the staff."
(See US FORCES. P. 2)
R-WCA MEET
The Raleigh-Wake Citizens
Association will meet Thurs
day. June 17 at St. Ambrose
Episcopal Church. Meeting
time is 7:30 p.m. All members
and all persons interested in
the internal affairs of the
community are asked to be
present.
BY WILLIE WHITE
Staff Writer
HENDERSON - Georgia
State Senator Julian Bond will
be the keynote speaker Thurs
day night the 10th Anniversary
Banquet of Franklin-Vance-
Warren Opportunity, Inc. The
banquet will be at 7:30 in the
cafeteria of Louisburg College
in Louisburg.
Bond, elected to the Georgia
State House of Representatives
in 1965, is known nationally for
his participation in the civil
rights stru^le.
Though elected to the Geor
gia State House of Representa
tives in 1965, Bond was not
seated until 1967 because of the
state's racial altitudes. He was
among the politicians nomin
ated to become the democratic
vice presidential candidate at
(he 1968 Democratic Conven
tion.
Bond became a Georgia
State Senator in 1974.
Ms. Andrea Harris, execu
tive director of Franklin-
Vance-Warren, said the anni
versary celebration banquet is
open to (he public at $7 per
person.
She noted that during the
organization's 10 years of
operation, $3 million in man
power services have been
provided to the needy in (he
region. About $4 million in
services to pre-school age
children in lower income
families have been provided.
Water and sewer lines have
also been installed for families,
along with wells for some.
More than 50 homes were
weatherized. Ms. Harris said.
About 60 families have bene
fited from a garden coopera
tive which was started through
(he organization. Fourteen
(See JULIAN BOND. P. 2)
Dr. William Friday, presi
dent of the University of North
Carolina, has asked C. C. Ross,
chairman of the Winston-Sal
em State University Board of
Trustees, to chair the search
committee. The committee,
yet to be appointed, will consist
of 5 members of the board of
trustees. 4 faculty members,
one student body representa
tive. and the president of the
alumni association.
A native of Norfolk, Va., Dr.
Williams attended the public
schools of Winston-Salem, hav
ing graduated from what was
Newsmen
Meet In
“Philly”
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. -
Black publishers who met here
June 9-12, at the annual session
of the NNPA, heard much
rhetoric, ranging from the
deposing of the state's fore
most female Democrat, C.
Delores Tucker, to how to
regain the support of the black
church, departed with very
little enchantment.
Many black public relations
persons were on hand, repre
senting big business and made
speeches and held seminars
that (old of what their
companies had to offer in
aiding the economy of the
publishers. However, very few
of them were able to commit
their companies to anything
definite, even if the publishers
followed the line of strategy,
laid down by them.
According to expose of the
black press, by a national
magazine, the black newspa
per circulation has dropped
considerably, which was eyed
as a deterrent to the landing of
(See NEWSMEN. P. 2)
then Columbia Heights High
School. He holas an A.B.
degree from Morehouse Col
lege. Atlanta. Ga.. and the
M.A.. S.T.B.. and Ph D. de
grees from Boston University.
Boston. Mass. Dr. Williams
joined the faculty of the
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity (then known as Winston-
Salem Teachers College) in
1936, and with the exception of
the 2 years from 1937-39. when
he taught at Palmer Memorial
Institute at Sedalia, and 3<2
years in the Army as a
chaplain, he has been employ
ed at the university. He served
as professor of social science
Ho Lee
Reveals
Plans
Lieutenant governor candi
date Howard LIm has announc
ed a 6'point plan for improving
North Carolina citizens' edu
cational status if he is elected
to the state's second highest
office.
And in addition to announc
ing the education plan, Lee
said he is not unduely troubled
by recent efforts to reduce the
power of the Lieutenant's
(jovemor'soffice. He indicated
that he believes the personal
strength and influence of the
person in the office is as
important as the delegated
power of the office.
Outlining his education plan.
Lee pointed out that more than
60 percent of the state's
citizens have not completed
high school and that the state
has the 8th highest illiteracy
rate in the nation.
"It is incumbered upon the
Lt. Governor and other state
leaders to recommit them
selves to the same basic
orinciples in order to fulfill our
educational needs as well as
repair and strengthen our edu
cational programs."
In his first point, Lee said the
(See HOWARD LEE. P. 2)
DR. KENNETH R. WILLIAMS
and chaplain until 1946 when he
became (he James A. Gray
Professor of Bible and Chap
lain. The board of trustees
appointed him executive vice
president in Feb. of 1961,
interim president In July of
1961, and president (now cnan-
ceilor) in May of 1962.
Co-terminus with his teach
ing at the university. Dr.
Williams served as pastor of
the First Institutional Baptist
Church in Winston-Salem for 11
years and as pastor of the West
End Baptist Church in Win
ston-Salem for 12 years. He
resigned from the latter in
1961. During World War 11. Dr.
Williams entered the Army as
chaplain with the rank of first
lieutenant, but with rapid
strides was promoted to (he
rank of major. He served in the
Philippines and New Guinea,
as well as in the United Stales.
He has given his services
unstintingly in the past to
political, civic and educational
affairs.
(See DR WILLIAMS. P. 2)
Afriean
Imports
Acclaimed
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Su
gar and spice and everything
nice may be what little girls
are made of. but for Mr. and
Mrs. Francois Massaquoi,
spices and other nice things are
also what their recent business
success is made of - along with
hard work and some help from
federally funded minority bus
iness assistance agencies.
Francois and his wife, Caro
lyn. own Massaquoi Associ
ates, Ltd., a New York
City-based import company
specializing in African spices,
palm oil, palm butter and other
foodstuffs and products im-
(See IMPORTS. P ii
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
TERRY’S Fl’RN ■. CO.
"For The Best In New. Used Furniture"
BODY OF PROSTITUTE DISCOVERED — Caaterbory, Caaa. ~ SUte police remove the body of a
young black Hartford proatHote known aaly as Lary or Candy from a grave In the Tarbox Road Ext.
off Butts Bridge Road In CanUrhurv Sandav. Tb# body was found In the four-fool deep grave after
Robert Frederick Carr HI. formerly of Norwich. Conn., showed Florida offlcUls the location
Saturday. (UPl).