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J. Paul Files Suit Comment
BY PAT BRYANT
VOL. 35 NO. 42
Vorf/i Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5. 1976
SINGLE COPY 20c
Four yShites Also Charged
^ ICTORIOl'S AT OLYMPICS — 8t. Loals — Micbael SpJnh* give* his mother a hug as one of his
ounger brothers holds his gold Olympic boxing medal upon his return home Aug. 2 to the city where
he learned to fight as a necessity. “Here it is. check it out." Michael yelled to his younger brothers
at planeside as they stared wide*eyed at the gold medal dangling from his mother's neck. Missing
was older brother. l,.eon. who won the light heavyweight championship while Michael took the
middleweight division. Mrs. Kay Spinks, mother of seven, said she is working on getting Leon home
from the Marine Corps at Camp l.ejeune in North Carolina where he returned after the games
ended. tUPl).
BLACK LEADER INDICTED
it if if -k
Wake Opportunities To Aid In
Golf Clinic For Low-Income Kids
Many Activities Planned
A golf clinic for 90 young
people from low-income fami
lies gets underway this week at
the Tee Off Country Club on
Rock Quarry Road.
The clinic began as a result
of an idea of P. R. Jervay,
publisher of The CAROLINIAN
newspaper. Jervay conceived
of the clinic as a worthwhile
way of getting the youths
involved in a recreational,
educational and developmental
1 activity.
^ Hie original idea called for a
. 2-month clinic. However, be-
A uause of a lateness in applyii^
^ ior federal funding, the clinic
has been reduced to one month.
Federal law requires that any
Summer Recreation Supple
ment Funds programs be
completed by the time school
begins or no later than Aug. 30
The federal funds were
confirmed and the clinic, in
cooperation with Wake Oppor
tunities. is now a rea!*^
..Hwrence Wray, -liri.-ii... o'
tne local Man|)uwer Program,
said funding has been approv
ed in Atlanta, and later
confirmed in Washington.
As originator of the idea,
Jervay has contacted area
businesses and individuals in
an effort to get sponsors for the
many young pMple involved in
the program in the event the
grant would not be made. He
said that in additiwi to seeking clinic and to provide transport'
sponsors for one youth at a
time, he is also seeking people
and firms who will sensor
several youths. "We want them
to sponsor five or ten •
whatever their pocketbooks
can stand or their interests will
justify." The present clinic is
costing more than $7,000. The
original 2-month clinic was to
have cost 114,000.
As co-sponsors of the clinic.
Wake Opportunities agreed to
select the participants for the
ation and food.
In an interview this week
with George D. Clements,
clinic director, he had the
following to say: "The clinic is
designed to teach and create
interest in the game of golf.
The low-income youth have
been, for years, exposed to the
big motor muscle sports
without introduction to the
sports that demand mental and
physical concentration. Our
(See GOLF CLINIC. P. 2)
City Fair Set At
Attorney
Park
Seeking
250 G’s
10 Northern Sehool
Distriets May Lose
National Black News Service
Minority
^ Women
^Discussed
WASHINGTON - The De
partment of Health. Education
and Welfare recently announc
ed that it was pee- .>rmg (o lake
loruiai civil iigiiift eiifoi ce
ment action against 10 north
ern school districts, and such
action could lead to a cutoff of
federal funds.
HEW's Office for Civil
Rights also said that two other
districts among 46 named in a
U.S. District Court ruling also
may be taken to enforcement
hearings for alleged violations
of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
The 10 districts are River
Rouge, Mich., Maywood. Ul.,
Sweetwater Union High, Calif.,
Saginaw Township Commun
ity. Mich.. Fort Wayne, Ind.,
Springfield City, Ohio. Lima,
Ohio, Dayton. Ore., Jefferson
ville, Ind , and Princeton. Ohio.
'The Office for Civil Rights
the case of Tuscon. Ariz.; to the
department’s general coun-
sel'.s office with a recommend
ation for enforcement action.
DtsiricI Court Juuge J'ohn J.
Sirtca recently ruled that HEW
had "failed to fulfill its duties
and responsibilities" to enforce
Title Vf of the Civil Rights Act
in 46 school districts in north
ern and western stales.
Judge Sirica gave the de
partment 60 days to conclude
Its investigations and make a
^HOOl
Attorney Jerry Paul filed a
$250,000 law suit for the
estate of William Mc-
L.aughlin July 29th in the
U. S. District Court of
Raleigh which may gel the
state’s prisons put under
federal receivership. The
suit contends that Mc
Laughlin was denied ade-
□uate medical treatment at ^ _
tne ScotlaadCounty Prison Barbara
John Stewart Is
Named In Durham
DURHAM — Shades of 1929 cast a menancing
shadow over Durham's financial world Monday
afternoon when it was found that a federal jpand jury
presented a bill of indictment against John S. Stewart,
president and a member of the board of Directors of
Mutual Savings & Loan Association, one of the giants
in the black financial world.
Unfl in W-agrara wh ch
caused his death on ^uiJb
18th and that such denial
violated "due process" and
"equal protection of the
laws," afforded by the U. S.
Constitution.
CHALLENGES l.sae LAW
YERS — Washington — Rrp.
Jordan (D-Texas).
The suit contends that
McLaughlin, a native of
Maxton, was sick from about
June 6lh to June 18th and was
-^T 'WTl not able to eat or get out of his
INI Ofl • W nil 6ft ^ relying on the sole care of
inn^^tes at the unit
"Inmates brought him food as
Ib-d for reform in America's
jnHIviai system tu aid the poor
and uiiderpriviieged last week.
She told the National Bar
Association, an organization of
1.309 black lawyers. Judges and
law itodents, that this country
"won't develop under a system
that is quick, responsive and
inexpensive." (I'Pl)
(See 10 5
OL, P. 2)
Excluded:
Advocate
there was no fo^ available for
him except what the inmates
could remove from the cafete
ria" the suit alleges.
u- , . said that it has yet to receive a
SEATTLE, W.,hing^-In compli.noe plan from While
a recent address be ore ^e s»an. Wash ; and had referred
20th National Assembly of the
Links. Inc., which was held
here. Secretary of Commerce
Elliot L. Richardson said; "We
oe^ to assure minority women
equal access to educational
opportunities Recent research
inoicales that the earnings
differer.u'- lAel". en minority
andnon-minoritv women stem,
at least partially, from earn-
ings-related characteristics
such as education.
"Many minority women are
far behind the national stand
ard in educational ct'...inmen(.
Census Bureau fie j show,
for example, that only 4
percent of women of Spanish
origin have completed 4 or
more years of college. 'That
compares with more than 10
percent of all U.S. women
Among women of Mexican
ancestry, the figure is only l.S
nerrent "
Policy Of
Grant
Attacked
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON - U S. Dis
trict Judge Oliver Gasch has
ruled that Georgetown Univer
sity's policy of setting aside 60
percent of its first-year law
school scholarships for minor
ity applicants is a violation of
federal civil rights law.
'The ruling came in a suit
filed by a 24-year-old while law
student, who claimed he was
the victim of reverse discrim-
(See POLICY UK. P. 2)
WASHINGTON. D. C. -
Non-whites have been system
atically excluded from broad
casting for 40 years; we will
not tolerate being barred from
cable television, Ms. Veronica
Jefferson, a leading advocate
of the rights of blacks in
television, said here Tuesday.
Ms. Veronica Jefferson is
field director of the Office of
Communication of the United
Church of Christ Testifying
before the House Subcommit
tee on Communications, she
accused the Federal Commun
ications Commission of indif
ference to equal employment
standards in the cable industry
and disregard of the rights of
non-white entrepreneurs to
own and manage cable fran
chises.
"The Office of Communica- ^
lion applauds lechnological HoUhouseT and jSiles
progress. We do not applaud dons
the use of cable as another tool
N. C. Governor James E.
Holshouser, Jr. is named as a
defendant in (he suit which
contends that the governor
ai^inted David Jones as head
of the state’s prison system and
that Jones "was incompetent
fnd without skills in ninnina of,
working with a prison system. ’
Jones has a high school
diploma and was appointed to
head the Corrections Depart
ment after serving as chair
man of Holshouser’s campaign
in Cumberland County. Jones,
also a defendant in the suit, is
alleged to have "suffered from
an uncontrollable hatred of
prisoners."
Chavis
mil Be
Scene
Four white savings and loan
people, Walter A. Biggs,
former president and board
member; his son. Thomas A
Biggs, a board member;
Thomas A. Upchurch, a former
vice president and president,
all of the Home Savings & l.x>an
Association, along with Paul
Roberts, Empire Builders and
Walter J. Dozier. Gregory Real
Estate Go . were also indicted
The Indictmniita are sahi lu
be the result of investigations
that went back as far as July
27, 1972 and ran through Jan.
21. 1975. The operations are
said to have stemmed from
Paul Roberts and others,
connected with Empire Pro
perties. According to persons
who have watched Roberts and
his associates work, the name
is not a misnomer, especially
in the black community. 'The
Roberts brothers have quite
a reputation in the black
community. Bobby allegedly
fell into bad straits long ago
(See J. STEW ART, THl)
Britain
Breaks In
Uganda
National Black News Service
1X)ND0N - The British
goieniment has broken diplo
matic relations with the Ugan
da government of Idi Amin. It
marks the first time that
Britain has severed relations
with a Commonwealth nation.
The announcement was
made by Foreign Secretary
Anthony Crossland. He told
House of Commons that the
decision was made witn "deep
regret" and that he hoped the
move would be only tempor
ary. But he added:
"The events of recent weeks
(See BREAKS IN. P. 2T—
What black or blacks wiu
head at least one key state
agency is the question left
unanswered as four major
candidates for governor,
one a Republican, vowed if
elected to appoint a black
to head a state department.
The commitment was the
major patronage promised
to blacks (Turing the
election. The promise were
made to the Political
Action Committee of the
General Baptist Conven
tion, a powerful black
group with a 400.000
member constituency.
The organization of black'
Baptists is headed by Or. Joy
Johnson of Fairmont, who
began the questioning of ^
candidates. Other questioners '
on the panel were Dr. Charles
W. Ward of Raleigh, Rev. John
W. Fleming, a Shaw University
professor. Dr. George Dudley
of Rocky Mount ancT Dr. J(^n
Manly of Chapel Hill.
Present were Lt. Governor
James Hunt, Camden farmer
and businessman George
Wood. Lenoir County's Tom
Strickland, all Democrats, and
Coy Privelle of Concord.
Wood (iefended against re
cent criticism that he exploited
migrant farm labor on his farm .
just outside Elizabeth City,
saying he had not operated a
migrant camp this year. He
has also been criticized for
substandard conditions in his
labor.
Wood told the ministers that
he does not currently operate a
migrant labor camp. But he did
admit that he used farm labor,
housed in Virginia and trans
ported to North Carolina. Wood
has been criticized recmtly for
operating sub-standard camps
and for voting against a bill in
the N. C. legislature which
would have put stronger
enforcement and higher stand
ards for maintenance of mi
grant housing. Wood said that
he felt that it was a mistake
opposing that tegiaiatioiw
Privetiel a Kanapulis min
ister, said that he was in
8upp(^ of the death penalty,
along with candidates Hunt
and Strickland. Ed O’HeiTon.
Charlotte businessman, was
not present, but represented by
William R. Knight, also sup
ported the death penalty. Some
ministers atteniiing the con
vention (juietly exjMessed the
feeling that Hunt was the most
attractive candidate for
blacks, but said his stand on
(See DEPT. HEAD. P. 2)
BY GAY WILENTZ
Chavis Park will have the
excitement of the city, mixed
with that community spirit of a
Ctia ■ ^
county fair at its Chavis Park
ly
City Fair Saturday, Aug. 14
The suit goes on to say that a
result of Jones' lack of skills
and McLaughlin's death from
inadequate medical care "was
forseeable consequence of
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It will be a day of music and
merry-go-rounds, blue ribbons
and bake sales, information
and entertainment. There will
even bi‘ cash prizes for the best
vegetable out of (he city
gardens grown (his year,
ju^ed in the afternoon.
'fnerc will also be a contest
lor the children in block camps
this summer. Each child will
exhibit (heir crafts and be
judged in (he morning. Then
(hey will sell them in the
afternoon. Like the best vege
table. (he best young artist will
NM«: Thr CAKOLINIAN !•
rtioialAf Ml pabUttllM •! Tbt CrIaM
Bral, ■ IrcmaaA*** ■■mSar •!
partMil boil triepban* calli tar
k» rclaataUntM. At wat UalaA in iXa
artplnal rXIiar't aair rrpardlag tha
caiama. prriaot alablaf la hr*p Utak
aamrt aai al Hit Crlint Ital tbaald mm
McaiBf lataltai «ilk ib« lUltIfb Falka
Itrpanmrat. ihtrab]' ■rillag Ibtlf aamaa
aA ibe pallet blader, tram aalch all af IXa
maurlal far Tbt rrimt Seat li galbaraA.
also receive lucrative prizes,
in addition to the children’s
(See NON-WHITES. P. 2)
Also defendants in the suit
are Ralph Edwards, Director
of the Divisions of Prisons. J
(See FILES SUIT. P. 2
Appreciation
Feature IIa»
Xo Claimant*
There were no claimants last
to checks in the amount of $10
each in The CAROLINIAN'S
Appreciation Money Feature,
sponsored by this newspaper
and partici^ling merchants,
found on the back page of the
front section each week.
However, there were three
names listed in slots of the
merchants who had the checks.
Persons who see their name.s
listed on the Appreciation
Monev Page should report first
to The CAROLINIAN and be
identified. Deadline for claim
ing the $10 is Monday at noon
crufts, artisans from the
community will be selling their
wares And if you get hungry,
there'll lx* bake go<^s for sale,
food on hand, and even some
free refreshments • if you get
there early
Bands from all over the city
will be participating, from
blui'grass and gospel to jazz.
There may even be a fa^ion
show and numerous other
surprises to add to this day of
fun. And. if you look closely,
you may see some actors of
mine bring their plays to the
iSee CITY FAIR. P, 2)
SI KFEHS HEART A'TTAC K
Ms. Lula Mao Spencer. 1913
Crawford Dr., was ullegt^ly
shot at Monday at 12:;16 a m at
her house The 36-year-oid
Spencer woman suffered a
heart attack as a result of the
shooting, according to reports.
The victim was treated at the
hospital Otis Freeman. Jr.,
2U01 Crawford Dr . was arrest
ed and charged with assault
with a deadly weapon in
connection with the alleged
shooting
(See CRIME BEAT. P. 3)
NEW BLACK QUEEN IS CROWNED— Gary, tad. — Mils Black
.America of 1176. Twanna Kilgore. 21. of Waablngtoa, D. C. la
crowned by last year's winner. Helen Ford, late July 31. In the
ninth annual Miss Biack America Paaeant. (I'Pl)
Meet The
Candidates
Raleigh-Wake Citizens As
sociation Political Action Com
mittee will hold a "Meet the
Candidate Meeting" for guber
natorial candidates at 8:15
p m. Thursday. Aug. 5 al St,
Ambrose Church. 813 Darby
Drive The public is invited to
attend
MISS LITTLE PRACTICES — RALEIGH — Ml*» Jo Anne I lltle. the 22-yeur-old woman acquitled
In Jul\ of 1975 in the slaying of a while Beaufort Countj jailer, practice* mirroring her parlner's
BCttonh during an improvisation sesbiuo In her drama cla*s at the North Carolina Correctional
Center for Women here Iasi weekend. (I'Fh
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
APEX DISTRIBITORS
"For Quality t urniiure Anu Accessories
AFDC Recipients Increase
National llaek Nows Strrkt
WASHINGTON - The hotion's maior cosh ossislonce w.llor. pri^rom ■ Aid to «« *i'h
Dependent Childcen (AFDCI-hod 11,485,701 recipients
0 3 percent over Februory, the Deportment of Hoflith, Edocotion ond Wolfore nos
aTm oo'vmentt in Morch totoled $833,044,000, on iitcroose of $69,8 million over fobriwry,
....P'- poy"’'."” ..... mi.leoding in thot it reflects on unusuol one-timo
submitted by Now York in Morch which
increose of $65.6 million in AfOC tolol cloimc i
Th’e'^W a^nL'n«ment°IlotTd"hoto'‘v™^^ poymonts por r«ipiont, npl counting the
unusuol New Yo^ increose -.Ytl/oJor ofT^'l jLiol'ond"«fnoS,i.n 5.rvic. 60
- fathers) of the totol increose in the AFDC
„t™?'nB 949"reciDients including 4,088 fothors) of the totol increose m rno «ruc
'pcTg om i “oMilufonr. .0 0 rise in ?h. Unemployed Fother (UF) T«"'Y » « «
fepjrted UF increoses, he noted. The lorgest increoses were Colifom.o 4 371 or 2.5
percent; Ohio, 3,935 or 4.5 percent, Michigan, 2,774 or 3.2. percent; New York, 2,253 or 6.5
'’Th'i'Hiw°"ollic'i!l“s'iid thot'eiShi stotSs, including Wi^sconsin “ decline f,h«^6
recipients, reported decreoses in the UF segment of AFOC, He odded thot the other J6