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In Primaries jiew8._ayer Loulavlllo. "Ky ^ I ■ i i J'ew8.a, er 10 .■•or: Loulavino. Tijr Lee, Wake Candidates Seore^i^ > ★ ★ ★ ★ Prison Federal Help Is Sought ★ ★ ★ ★ By N. C. Groups w w Takeover E^ed (Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles by Pat Bryant In which the North Carolina prisons, and public opinion on prisons, will be examined. Included in future articles will be a report on the Rowan County prison unit and *0 positions of leaders for and against federal control of the state’s prisons.) Jl^e N C. Prisoner's Labor ^lon became the second organisation to publicly an nounce support for a suit filed by civil rights attorney Jerry Paul of Durham. That suit alleges that medi cal care in the prisons of North Carolina is inadequate and that a 2d-year-old inmate. William McLaughlin, was refused treatment which would have saved his life at the Wagram ’Prison Unit in Scotland County. Through the suit. Paul and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Hepress- ion, hope to get the prisons under federal control. The alliance is organizing for a massive march in Raleigh Sept. 6th. Treatment of prison ers will be a major concern of the marchers. The position of the North Carolina Prisoner's Labor Un ion is that the federal courts should appoint an administra- ^r to run (he prison system in liccordance with federal stand ards. That may happen this M-ar in Alabama if Gov. ^ urge Wallace and Alabama prison officials fail to correct conditions and abide bv an (See TAKEOVER. P 2) Williams Rites Held huneral services were held at 11 a m. Aug. 15 for Hugh C. Williams at the Springfield Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. He died Aug. II in a local hospital. Williams was the son of the late Peter and Martha Wil liams and was a native of Granville County. His early formative years were spent in his native county where he #ceived his education in the hnal public schools, k^is family moved to Wake (Aunty during his early years. And in Wake County. Williams met and married the former Miss Mary Nina Penny. They were married at the Ebenezer Methodist Church. Williams was (he father of II children. He was a farmer by trade. But Williams was alM (See WILLIAMS. P 2) ■SINGLE COPY 20c HUGH C. WILLIAMS [X)MI LI I li HAPI1.N' Morth Carolina's Leading Weekly VOL. 36 NO. 44 RALEIGH, N.C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST li), imyb" Seeking To Pray MINISTERS BARRED ★ ★ ★ ★ NAACP Fights Verdict Lee Faces Run-Off; Others Considered In Black candidates faired well In Tuesday’s North Carolina primaries with former Chapel HIM Mayor Howard Leo holding his own In ar 8-man race for Lt, Governor. In the race for governor, where there were no black candidates Lt GOV. Jim Hunt led the democratic balloting and David Flaherty’ former secretary of human resources, was leading on the republican Wood, the only candidate who opposed the death penalty during the campaign, was far behind Hunt l^n very wrly returns, Lee was trailing N.C. House speaker James C returns continued to come In, Lee pulled ahead of Green. As of press time. The CAROLINIAN did not have final returns. But with most precincts counted, Lee and Green are headed for a run-off for the state’s second highest seat. Latest returns showed Lee with 126,704 votes and Green with 114 439 The run-off winner will face William S. Hiatt in November. In the other races In which black candidates sought seats, the votino was equally favorable. Wake County Commissioner Elizabeth Cofield took part In a ^®®® Ann Knudsen and John C. Williams. Incumbent Cofield and newcomer Knudsen gained the seats as voters rejected incumbent Williams. “"'y woman and the only black commissioner, trailed Mrs. Knudsen In the voting. But an apparent single-shot (See LEE. P. 2) Chavis Prayer Denied Several churches in the Raleigh area and the nation observed last Sunday as Wil mington 10 Sunday. The observance included prayers for the safety and well Being of the Wilmington 10. explanations by ministers of (he facts and circumstances surrounding the Wilmington 10 case, and an unsuccessful attempt of several ministers to visit and pray with Rev. Ben Chavis, a co-defendant in the Wilmington 10 case, now incarcerated at Raleigh's 80- year-old Central Prison. The Rev Preston Jones, pastor of C^kesbur> United Methodist Church, urged his members to work to free the Wilmington 10. "One way to keep our society safe is to work for justice and walk humbly with God." Jones said. At First Baptist Church on Wilmington St., the Rev. Charles Ward came back from his vacation to speak about the church's commitment to the Wilmington 10. Another minis ter offered prayer for the Wilmington 10. Rev. Ronald Swain, speaker for the day. also talk^ about the Wilming ton lu. Ms. Arjie Mitchell, spcAers- person for the North Carolina CHARGES BRIBERY — Kansas City — Mane i>oodlow, 4a. a Chlcsgo delegate pledged to President Ford, said Aug. 16 she was offered a 12,SOS bribe to vote In favor of a convention resolution that V ow!d fore? Ford to name his running mate prior to the Alliance Against Racial and balloting Aug. 18. Ms. Goodlow said the man who offered the bribe (See DENIED. P. t) was identified as a Reagan worker. (L'Pl) Survival Is Made Difficult NEW Y(JRK - The National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People (NA- ACP). in order to appeal a Mississippi court judgment of $1.25(1.699 in favor of white merchants, faces a long, hard, difficult and expensive fight for survival. Margaret Bush Wil son. board chairman, said last week. In a news conference at its national headquarters. NAACP officials expressed determina tion that the adverse judgment, handed down by Mississif^i chancellor. George Haynes, would be Hrmly resisted and that the civil rights organiza tion would remain in business. Roy Wilkins, executive di rector. in a statement issued to the press, said that the .MiSM&sippi judgment was a continuation of the anti-black strategy, embarked upon in 1969. w’lth the John Mitchell- Roberl Finch announcement that the Nixon administration W’as abandoning efforts at school (lesegregation. The award grew out of a 1966 boycott by black citizens of Claiborne County, Miss., pro testing racial discrimination through demonstrations and boycotts. W'ilkins labeled conditions in the county during the 60s as aoartheid-tvpe, and listed ex- tSee VERDICT. P. 2) LEDPRlMARy —Raleigh — Howard Lee (L) gives a big grla as his daughter Angela (R) holds a hat wHh Lt. Goveraar aa It over his head. Lee. a foraser mayor af Chapel HIU. taak aad kept tha lead early la the Tuesday Demacrallc primary race far U. Goveraar. <UPI) Black Attend GOP Convention In Hi^h Number; Low Percentage WAbHINGTON. D.C. - The 150 black Republicans elected as delegates and alternates to the 1976 Republican National Convention represent the larg est black contingent accredited to attend a GOP presidential nominating convention in mod em party history, according to figures released by the Joint Center for Political Studies. Studies. Seventy-six black men and women are delegates to the 1976 convention in Kansas City. Mo., compared to the 56 blacks who were delegates at the 1972 Republican convention. The 74 black Republican alternates represent a slight dip from (he 64 blacks who were alternates at the convention 4 years ago. These figures and other information relating to the 1976 Republican convention are found in Guide To Black Poli tics. 1976, Part 11. published by the Joint Center for Political Studies to coincide with the GOP convention. The Joint Center published a similar .bfipk^ Fart I. that was tailored for black delegates at the Democratic National Conven tion held last month in New York City. Not since the Republican convention of 1912 nas the number of black delegates approached the 1976 total. In that year there were 65 black delegates to (he GOP conven tion. representing 6 percent of the total convention delegation. While (he number of black delegates is up (his year over 1972, blacks' percentage of (he total number of delegates is down. In 1972. (he 56 black convention delegates were 4.2 percent of 1,348 delegates attending the GOP affair in Miami Beach. This year, the 76 black delegates represent 3.4 percent of 2.259 delegates to the Republican convention. The national percentage drop is due to an increase in the total number of GOP dele gates. This decline is also reflect- d in black representa tion ai the stale level The perci-iiiage of black delegates decreased in 22 stales this year, compared to 1972. Among those 22 stales. 7 had black delegates in 1972. for example, but have no black representa tion this year. The number of black delegates this year increased over 1972 lolalsin 16 stales and territories In addition, 27 slates and territories have no black dele gates at all. although 7 of them do have at least one black alienate. In hard numbcTs. black dele gates in 1976 increased over the 1972 black delegale.s count in 16 stales and territories, but decreased in 11 state.s: Iowa. b'T.U''FORD BULLOCK Arizona, Arkansas. Delaware. Kentucky. Louisiana, Nevada. New Jersey. North Carolina. South Carolina and Virginia. The District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, both predo minantly black political juris dictions. have the highest piTcentage of blacks in their delegation. The District of Columbia, with a 71.1 percent black population, is sending a _ .. ^ . ... ^ delegation to the convention Ihal IS « 9 percent black. The Carolina Deparlmenl of Cor Virgin Islards, whieh> 90 ELIZABETH COPIELD JOHN WINTERS Contempt Suit Is Filed The North Carolina Pri soner's Labor Union has filed a law suit in federal court C4iMr't N«t«: Th« CABOLINIAN h *■!■»!■§ lu H 1W CMm Mai. Mlavtaf a irinaiiai Mi^ar at ■araaaal iBfalrtaa aa4 ulajliaaa aalla Wr iu ralaaiauuil- 4f waa auta4 W tka arlgtaal a^llar'i aala rafarXIag iha ealsM. amawi vlaUac u ka«» tMh aasaa nu at laa erma Saai ifcaaK sM aaca»a ta*ali«4 Ua ■ahirt eaUaa DaM^tuaw. ttariky faUlw Ui* Maua m iSt galka btaUar. traa Alck aO alika ^urlaJ far TW OWm Mat la falkava*. ROBBED WITH KNIFE Ned Lee McLean was alleg edly robbed by threatening with a knife at 600 E Davie St., .^cording to police reports. The robber took $10.75 from McLean at 11:35 p.m. Saturday U'he Davie St address, the i%^rt said Robert Edwara Young. 739 E Davie St . Ralei^. was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, the report said. (See CHIME bisAi'. P. 3) DENIED VISIT TO REV. CHAVIS — Rabbi Leo SUUpats, Marge Nelson. Sadie Hugbley. Scotty Marsball. Anne MScbcU, Rldilc Bastell and Rev. Dae legram outside of Ragsdale Admiaislratloo BoUdiag after balag refased admlsslaa ta Ceatral Prteoe. (Phato by Pat Bryant). percent black, is sending a delegation to Kansas City that is 50 percent black. Only the stales of Michigan. Minnesota and Oregon are taking to the convention a black contingent whose per centage of the delegation is- greater than the percentage of blacks in the stale. oi the 76 black delegates to the G()P convention (his year, 29. or alxiul ;i8 percent, are tilack women. In 1972, black women were only about 29 percent ol the black Republi can delegates. And among the 74 black alternates (his year. 31 or 42 percent, are women, compared with 1972 when black 'See GUP. P, 2) M’S. ttutler VI ins .A iwreciation Money Mrs Lydia Butler, of 822 Ellington St . was the w’inner of last week s Appreciation Mon ey after she reported to The CAKOLI.Nl.A.N office (hat she had found her name in the Carolina Biblical Gardens ad vertisement Two other names were listed on the Appreciation Monev Page They were Steve Callo way . of Loft Lane and Thomas A Frazier, of 326 E South St. But neither man reported that the listings had been found. Calloway was listed in the H'idson-Belk advertisement, and Frazier was listed in the Bea Hive advertisement. .See APPRECIATION, P 2) rections in contempt of April 27th order of the court. The order required prison officials in the 77 prisons scat tered across the state to allow (he Prisoner's Labor Union to hold meetings and solicit members in prison. Dr. James Grant, spokes person for the N.C Prisoner's Labor Union, said the con- ‘empt order will be sought because the court order has not boe.i followed and "union chapters have been constantly rebuffed when seeking per mission to hold meetings.'^ The official reoonsible iqc. seeing that (he court order Is Carter Pay-Off Denied NATIONAL BLACK NIWS SilVICI LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Times hos quoted o California minister os saying that he ond three other block clergymen were poid a totol of S5.000 to help round up votes for Jimmy Carter in the stote's June 8 Democratic primary. In Plains, Go., Carter, the Democratic Presidential nominee, held o news conference to deny thot he or any of his key strotegists hod known of, or condoned, poyments to block clergymen to get their assistance. The Los Angeles Times quoted the Rev. J. L. Richards of Oakland, Calif., os saying thot Carter compoign officiols, whom he did not identify, gove S?,000 to him and $1,000 eoch to three other miriisters who were leoders of "Ministers for Corter" in the Son Froncisco Boy oreo. According to the paper, Richords did not tell the Carter oides whot he would do with the money. "I poid out money to some of the ministers in my group; some got $25 ond some $50 donations, thot's all," he said. "When a preocher stands up in his church and talks obout Jimmy Corter. he's working for Jimmy Corter, os for os I'm concerned, ond he should be paid for it," Richords said. The paper also quoted Poul Hemman, notionol Corter campaign administrator, os saying that the Carter compoign may hove to return $150,000 to $3 million it received in federol matching funds because of expenditures that cannot be documented. followed IS secretary of cor rections David L. Jones. Although Jones, a Republican apointee of Gov. James Hols- houser, is responsible for maintaining order in the 13,00(>-inma(e prison system, (he largest per capita inmate population in the nation, he has on many occasions said he will not follow orders of the North Carolina Inmates Grievance Commission. The Grievance Commission, established in 1973, is an informal mechanism set up to resolve prison disputes between officials and inmates. Jones, when contacted by a reporter, would not comment on the suit. But James Smith, a Corrections Department attor ney, said the Corrections Department is not in violation of (he order. He said the Prisoner's Labor Union has not submitted the r^uired in formation concerning its char ter and bylaws, and the ' department has asked the court to dismiss the suit. A date has not been set for a hearing on the motion to dismiss. If the court does lind Jones in contempt, it could hand out strong punishment to him and otlwr officials, including direc tor of prisons Ralph Edwards, and Walter L. Kaulsky. deputy director of prisMAS. Punish ment could incl"de Jail terms until compliance is made, or the courts could take steps to administer the prisons. There are some politicians in the state who say administra tion of the state's prisons may change with s Democratic takeover from the Republi cans. Grant, however, docs not agree with them: "The prisons are slave~v. clear and simple. And thev didn't just get that way under the Republicans."
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