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Black GOPs Issues Following Greensboro State Convention Stan^r’.'.rt,, 06., rewa.a. er ¥ ^ ^ May Go To Court Nags Head Beach Site As GREENSBORO - Of ficers and members of the Minority Division, N. C- State Republican Party, through its representatives, John J. Hawkins and Robert Fisher, ta'd the 1976 State Convention last week that the actions of the "Reagan Rigged seating of delegates would be protestea in every way possible. Lawyers Set Meet y'orth Carolina’s Leading Weekly VOL. 35 NO. 36 RALEIGH, N. C., THURS.. JUNE 24, 1976 No Murders, But 'rite convention was put on guard when the Credentials Committee refused to permit any alternate delegates from Durham County to be seated The trouble began at the ^Durham County Convention ^vhen a Reagan slate of 95 delegates was eleciiHl It was ^earned that the rules of the ^lan of organization had been disregarded in several in stances. The mo.si blatant violation was said to b«> that 4 registered Democrats were among the 95 that were rammed through the Durham meeting. The District (ongressional meeting, ruled by Kiagan forces, seated the ^ Durham delegates and refused to seal any alternates, even though it had 2 lists of alternate.'^ *rhis action resulted iii the chair man. even though he is white. Frank Montgoinerv walking out. toilowed by all of the blacks, except one. .Asa T. Spaulding. Jr., candidate for stale treasurer The conven tion was pul on guard that its action would bt- prot(>sled The dSlist cjntained no blaclus. The alternate lists contained about 45 blacKN The minorities s»-i die ma chinery m motion by preparing ^its case The matter was “reported to the office .d the ,s' itechainnan. iPdiSbaw The committee made little or no effort to remedy the situation This is iH-beved due to the fact that mans >f the 95 became disgusteo and said they would not attend the State Convention A chet k id the iSee black (»OPh. I' 2 MORE GUNFIRE HERE SINGLE COPY 20c ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ After 55 Days B. Chavis Still Fasting 2 Men^ Minister Others Injured Last weekend brought another round of shootings to the Raleigh black community, though the lastest incidents <ud not result in any deaths. Raleigh police S^. Larp' .Marshburn said David Bridges, 45. of 423 S. Haywood St., was shot in the face with a shotnn about 8:40 a.m. Saturday at his residence. J. Bond Speaks On Movement LOUISBURG - Georgia State Senator Julian Bond said last Thursday night in Louis- burg that the civil rights movement almost became the victim of its own success. Marshburn said KImest Wil liams. of 1113 Page, was ihargt'd with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill the defendant also faces !wn charges of assault with a deadly weapon, Marshburn said The second and third assault charges resulted from pellet injuries sustained by Us. Alberta McClain. 42. and her 6-year-old son, according to police. Both Ms. McGain and her son were listed as residents of the Haywood St. address, according to police. Marshburn said the woman and her son apparently sus- iSee MORE GUNFIRE. P. 2) Reveals Reasons ••TOO BUSY WORIUNO^^ FOR PBETTY GIRLS — Hollywood — Mlckad jMktw. Ifc* iMd •l»S«r ol Uw dro ••Jackun YimUy" lalevltloa aariat, la aaa n-yaar.aM wka la tao kasy worktog to batkar wUh KaOy girli. A parfanaar alaaa ha waa aU yaara old. Michael la geared to abaw baalaeaf. He Uvea at baaie with hie mother aad lather, a yaaager brother aad two ebters. la a plueh area o( tha Saa Feraaado Valley. MIckael aad hU aevea brathere aad tistcn • aa expaailaa ol the origiaal Jackeaa Five • are repUclag Saoay aad Cher oa CBS-TV lar the lammer. (UPlI. Resolutions Listed By Bond, speaking at the lOih anniversary banquet of Frank- Jm-Vance-Warren Opportunity, ‘^c.. said the civil rights jitruggle ran into difficulty scau.se. in its success, it did not guard its fringe areas. "It fell victim to those on the fringe." he said. Bond lamented the new ccHicerns of the youth who were involved in political objectives in the early 60s He said that he has become concerned because youth have become more interested in the length of their hair and the "trickiness of your handshake " And speaking of youth interest in such fads as streaking, as opposed to former youth interest in poli tics and social matters. Bond said the tad simply proved that “all men are not created equal." His humor was well- received. But Bond said. "The political structure should be put to a more stringent test " Bond also pointed out that part of the 19605 generated i^Mme (rust and progress in the ^nation. But he lamented what he considers a regression to fear and rifistrust in the Resent society. He also noted that he sees some contemporary politicians who "oppose crime in the street, but secretly practice crime in the suite " Memorial Service Is Held A memorloi service in memory of the iote Donold C. Obi-Obasi, o Nigerion student at Saint Augustine's College, who wos sloin on June 16, wos held in the College Chopel on June 18. Remarks of tribute to the deceosed were mode by Dr. Wiley M. Dovis, vice president for administration, who said thot Donold was a well-groomed young mon, studying to become o doctor so that he mi^ht provide health core to ms brothers. He lived o life of honesty, integrity and love for his fellow man. Ibrahim Korgbo, president, internotional Stunts Asso ciation, Saint Augustine's College, said "Donold was o man among men-o student of the highest coliber, ond we ore going to miss him." Steven Akporonto ond James Beckwith, vice presi dent, student government ossociotion, also mode re- morks. N. C. Bar Group CHAFEL HILL - The lOO-plus member N.C. Associa tion of Black Lawyers will hold its annual June meeting, June 25-27, at Naggs Head Beach. A featured item, of an extensive program, will be a keynote address by Prof. Harry Groves, dean-elect of the NCCU Law School. Other major items include a present ation by Howard Lee. candi date for Lt. Governor, and a discussion of his campaign platform, a i-hour demonstra tion of the methods and utility of scientific lury selection techniques, and the considera tion of a numb-T of resolutions which have been proposed by the association's executive committee. One resolution, the associa tion will consider calls for increased employment of blacks and other minorities in the judicial systems (both state and federal) which serve North Carolina, and "deplores the gross-underutilization of black blacks and minorities." A second resolution to be considered deals with capital punishment and prison reform. It asserts that blacks have been sub^ted to that "arbi trary and inhumane sentence" in disproportionate numbers. 'That resolution would condemn capital punishment “as incom patible to a social system striving to become civilized and as fundamentally wrong and unjust as practiced in America." The resolution goes on to call for commutation of all death sentences, and requests the General Assembly and U.S. Congress to abolish capital punishment. (See LAWYERS. F. 2i Editor's Note; This "special open letter to The CAROLINIAN" was re ceived on Wednesday, June 23 from the Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., announcing his continuation of a spiritual fast and hunger strike for justice and human rights. It was written by him and ex presses his thoughts after a long period of "meditation and self-denial." It was written from the N. C. Central Prison Hospital. Rev. Chavis was a co-de fendant in the famous Wilmington 10 case. i wish to take this opportun ity to express my sincere appreciation to the thousands of supporters across the United Stales and from around the world who have sent letters, lel^rams and messages of solidarity to me so I continue to fast for justice and strike for human rights for all oppressed peoples. Today marks the 55th day (hat I have not eaten food in a non-violent moral effort to awaken the sleeping masses of black and poor people to the ever increasing necessity to struggle against racism in all of its many forms. Initially. 1 began to fast on April 30 to protest the cruel and unusual treatment I was receiving from the N.C. De partment of Corrections. The (See REV CHAVIS. P. 2) Festival Set For Thirteen tt March Against Sin »» Planned In Raleigh A' Great War On Sin" will be held in Raleigh on Saturday. July 3. starting at 600 S. Bloodworth St., location of the Bloodworth St. YMCA. The march is being sponsored by Evangelist Mamie Walker and the Gospel Crusade. "All believers are invited to come.” staled Evangelist Walker. Hie march will leave the YMCA promptly at 2. proceed to E. S^th St., thence to S. Person, turn north on E. Davie and back to the YMCA. where services will be conducted Appreciation Checks Claimed By 2 Residents Mrs. Gladys McNeil, of 120B Mangum St., and Mrs. Appie Wilson, of 511 Rand Mill Rd., were this week's winners of The CAROLINIAN Apprecia tion Money. Thev reported to The CAROLINIAN office that they had found their names in the Terry’? Furniture Adver tisement and the Johnson- Lambe Co . advertisement, (bee a*"FKkC1ATION. P 2) Appreciotion Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK HKN FR.\NKI,IN GUEbT bPEAKEK — Georgia 8U4e Seaatar JuUaa Beod was guest speaker last Hittrsday alght af the Itch Aanlvertary Banquet of FraDklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity Inc., a Henderson-based governmental social agency. Alto ihown b Owen Gupton. chairman of the agency’s Board of Directors. (George Kane Photo, The Franklin Timet). V,VR(F.TV STORE "For Top Values At Economic Prices” REPORTEDLY MURDERS SWEETHEART AND SELF — Miami A teenage romance ended In tragedy Friday, when Ray Thompson (I ireportedly shot and killed his sweetheart, Sharon Gabriel, (r) and then committed suicide. The pair of IS-year-olds were reported distraught over plans for Sharon to spend the summer in Italy with her father who is stationed there in the Armed Forces. The shooting took place in the neighborhood where both youngsters lived. (UPI). Black Bishop Gives S250,000 To College ATLANTA. Ga. - The AME General Conference, meodng here for the first time in 100 years, not only i.s said to have brought over :iu.(NK) people, but it also brought what is believed to be the largest individual gift ever presented to Morris Brown College. S250.U00. by- Bishop F D. Jordan, who is the director of Urban Minisleries and Ecumenical Heinlions. The gift reprc-«<*iits years of connection and interest in Morris Brown, by his family, his wife and himself It has been named the Artishia W. Jordan St'holurship. in honor of his late wife It will pro\ide 6 $1,500 annual scholarships It is stipulated that 4 ol the recipients must lie children of preachers who serve non-sup- porting parishes .-Ml appli cants must show scholarship aptitudes However, they must show a desire in character development and smial moti vation. based on anticipated service to undiriunale people The gift bring.s from Bishop and Mrs. Jordan more than $300.0(X). In 1970. a trust was set up for a library fund which now totals about $60,000. The philanthropy of (he .Iordan family dates back to the bi'ginning of the school. His maternal grandfather. Law rence Thomas, was one of the original persons who donated $100 to buy the first land on which to build the school. Both his father, Dr. D. J. Jordan, and the former Carrie Thomas, his mother, taught at. Morris (See BISHOP GIVES. P. 2) C ancer Dnig F ound By Kenyan Doctors National Black News Service Weaver WASHINGTON. DC. - A Kenyan plant, maytenus buch- ananii. commonly found in ('oast's Shimba Hills Reserve, is showing a "lot of promise" as a key source for an anil-cancer drug, according to an American scientist. Dr. Hoberl Purdue, a bon- lanisl with the Agricultural Research St*rvice of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said in Nairobi. Kenya, that tests on the Kenyan plant have shown that it contains a drug known as "maylansine,” which is a very potent cancer-inhibiting agent. "Tests on this drug have shown that it is very effective in preventing the growth of cancerous cells,” Dr. Purdue was quoted as saying in a Kenya newsletter, issued by the Kenya Embassy here. "The Kenyan species of may tenus has proved to be the best source of the drug we have been able to find so far." For the past 15 years, the Agricultural Research Service has been involved in a cooperative program with the U.S. National Cancer Institute to identifv new- drues in plants (See CANCER. P. 2) Receives New Title C'P V. Jordan Comments On Moods DURHAM — The Durham City Board of Education in an executive session June 14, changed Dr. Frank B. Wea ver's title from assistant superintendent for instruction to associate superintendent for instruction. Superintendent Ben T. Brooks said Weaver's responsibilities will not change. For the past 6 years. Weaver has served as assistant superintendent for instruction in grades K-12. Prior to accepting this position with Durham City ^hoolson July 1,1970, Weaver served as a teacher in Warren County, principal of 3 schools in Edgecombe County, state supervisor of Elementary Ed ucation in the State Depart ment of Public Instruction and assistant director of continuing education in the Stale Depart- CdKvr'* NM«: Tk* CABOLEMUN it ilM lu riMkAtlM H Tkt CHm Bc«i, f*U«wla( a ir«naatfa«a aaakar W E FMaal Iik*iR** **4 lalapiMM ealti far rrlaaiaUnaM. Aa waa atalatf ia Ifea arlflaal tOlar'a aalt rtfarOac Iht coiama. aamaa wtaUaa u kaap thalr aanra aM af Tka Ciiaia Baat akMM M* became Ia*al*e4 wWi tka BaMgk Palka DepartmeM. tkarabf jifllaa tknr aamaa an Uw palica blaUar. tram wkkk an af Ika material far Ika Crimr BaM la palktraa. (See DR WEAVER. P. 2) During the weekend of July 2 through 5, a Black Freedom Festival will be held here in support of the Wilmington 10 and the (Charlotte 3. according to the Rev. Leon White, Raleigh director of the United Church of Christ's Commission for Racial Justice of N.C. and Virginia. Rev. White said he believes (hat with the support of the UCC's Commission for Racial Justice and the Community Involvement Commission of Wilmington. North Carolina's blacks and whites will be given an alternative to celebrate the Bicentennial. Activities are scheduled to include golf tournaments. Olympic-type events, gospel festivals, rallies, workshops and other events, he said. Speakers invited include Percy Sutton, president of (he Borough of Manhattan. New York; Dr. John Fleming. Shaw University professor; Rev. C T Vivian. Shaw University; Dr. Charles E. Cobb, executive director. UCC's Commission for Racial Justice; comedian Dick Gregory, and others During the 4-day event, a nationwide Defense Ckimmiltee tor the Wilmington 10 is slated to be organized. According to Rev. While. • The home base for the (See FESTIVAL. P 2) GIRL THROWN OUT OF WINDOW Ms. Patricia Ann Bridges, 15, of 712 E. Martin St., was allegedly thrown out of a second story window Saturday at a boarding house-moLel at 319 S. East St., according to Raleigh police reports. The alleg^ incident resulted in charges of assault on a female against Sheary Harvey, of 319 S. East St. Ms. Bridges sustained a broken left foot and facial swelling, according to the reports. Harvey is being held in Wake County Jail on a 5400 b^nd UR FRANK R WEAVER TWO CHARGED IN AWDW Michael Outchfield, of 2218 Lynnhurst Dr., .was charsed with assault with a deadly weapon about 3;30 p.m. Satur day when he and Perry Crutchfield, of the same address, were allegedly in volved in an assault incident against Robert E^rl Martin, of 2300 Avent Ferry Rd., accord ing to Raleigh police reports. The reports indicate that Martin was struck on the head with a stick at the Crutchfield address. Police charged Perry Crutchfield with aiding and abeting in an assault with a deadly weapon incident. tSee CRIME BEAT. P. 3) National Black News Service WASHINGTON — Ttiis coun try's Bicentennial celebration will amount to nothing more than "a self-indulging luxury" if Americans focus only on ’^‘a past whose consequences have yet to be sorted out, and whose legacy is clouded by an uncertain future," according to Vernon E. Jordan. Jr., execu tive director of the National Urban League. Speaking before the National Conference on Social Welfare, held here recently, Jordan said the Bicentennial should be a time "for seeking...the ideals and principles that may help us deal with the awesome prob lems we face as a nation today." "Such problems," the NUL official said, "should begin with the unfulfilled promise of equality for all.” Instead of a movement to eradicate dis crimination as in the 1960b, Jordan added "we have an anti-black, anti-urban, anti government mood that is designed to perpetuate inequa lity and poverty." There is a mood of "mean ness and vindictiveness” shrouding the nation's social welfare programs. Jordan in toned. Normon V. Lourie, president of (he conference, said that critics of big government, whose main target is often the nation's social welfare pro grams, overlook the fact that federal dollars saved many people from suffering in the recent recession. "Were it not tor our massive major social security, unem ployment insurance, public financial aid, food stamps and health programs, the effects of (See V. JORDAN. P. 2) Job Bias In Nation During 1975 Cost S55.8 Billion NalioMl Bladi News Sanrka WASHINGTON, D. C. — Rep Augustus F. Howkins (D-Colif.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities lost weak mode public a study done for the subcommittee by the Library of Congress, estimating the loss to the nation of potential Gross Notional Product (GNP) due to employment discriminotion. "The estimated impoct on GNP in 1975 of rockil differentiols is employment and income was approximately S55.8 billion," said Hawkins. "In other words, the GNP could hove been 3.7 percent higher hod there been no racial discrimination." Hawkins loshed out at those interests thot permitted such greot losses. "The S55.8 billion that the U. $. lost in GNP lost year due to rociol discrimination is a price thot no notion should consciously allow to continue. "If Americo con't individually ond collectively batter control the disostrous impoct of their rociol prejudices in the job market, then the Federal government with the assistance of locol government hod better establish and enforce corrective lows," he said. "This loss not only represents a crippling dollor waste but the controdiction of the legislotive and oniculoted notion's goal of equol opportunities for all."
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