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Roo/rd For All Homr Ivains, Win Or lose ^atanOarl Pt;: 06., lT9HB.a:.a# I'O .ircz 173^^ LoulsvlUo^lCy £• (Iron Mike) McDowell Buried \^olorful Figure Of Many Decades Mourned ★ ★ ★ ★ Top State Officials Char^ied As ★ ★ ★ ★ KV GKOKGK 1>. CLKMICNTS Ernest "Iron Mike" McDowell was to be honored with an appreciation day Aug. 28. But he died Aug. 19, after a long illness. The appreciation day committee which had worked long and hard to bring into realitv this d»v of honor to "Iron Mike," will hold, instead of an appreciation day, a memorial program in his honor in the Chavis Recreation Center at 2 p.m. Aug. 28. Funeral services were held School, which is now SI at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Matthew AME Church. He was buried in Carolina Biblical Gardens. Ernest McDowell was Ral- ei^’s greatest sports boosters. "Iron Mike." so nicknamed because of his strong lungs and ilgtlce. had the talent and ability \o add color and liveliness to any game he attended, whether hlateam was winning or losing, ^ans to local athletic events jockeyed for seats near him and paid as much attention to his witty and vivid commen taries. as they did to what was happening in the athletic events they were watching. Ernest McDowell was bom in Louisburg, Oct. 2, 1904. He was the son of the late Will and Margaret McDowell. He is survived by his wife. Delia; a daughter. Mrs. Kuth M. Grif fin; a son, Ernest McDowell. Jr ; and a sister. Mrs. Hugh Monford of Pleasantville. N.J. He came to Raleigh at an early age and attended school at Garfield Graded School, which was located on S. Swain Si .. and St. Augustine’s Normal now Augustine's College. He went to work for Thompson Electrical Comrany in 1922 and was employed there until his retirement in 1975. His interest in athletics began in 1912 when he lived on Pettigrew St. His neighbor was John Smith. Smith was the groundskeep er at the old League Park, which was located in the same neighborhood. iron Mike" managed to get himself all kinds of odd jobs from Smith in order to get into the park and see whatever sports events were being held, and to watch the antics of the chief boosters as they cheered their teams along. iron Mike" learned a lot of techniques on team boosting from "Stamp" Lewis, a popu lar drayman, who was chief cheerer for the Raleigh Capi tals. After "Stamp" Lewis, there was Turner "Goose Egg” Anderson, who never missM a game. The next tutor that "Mike" had was "Big" Curtis, (See MOURNED. P. 2) Prisoners^ Body Argues Case Corrections Head, Others Are Charged VOL. 36 NO. 48 yorth Carolina's Leading Weekly jULEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1976 SINGLE COPY 20c At Bragg And State Streets STOP LIGHT ASHED BV P.4T BKVA.ST Top officials of the North Carolina Department of Corrections testified Friday in U. S District Court in Raleigh that the N. C. Prisoners Labor Union had not been certified to hold meetings in the state’s prisons because the Union had failed to tell the department what the term "collective strengths," means as it is used in its by-laws, and because the Union had not made written assurances in its bv-laws that its membership would uphold policies of the Corrections Department. I'he testimony was given in a hearing before Judge Rotert Hemphill todeiermine whether I)u\id L. Jones, secretary of corriTtiun.s. and several other oliicials. should be held in contempt of an April 27th court order. The order required prison officials in the 77 prisons (See PRISONERS’. P. 2) ■¥■¥ 4-¥- ★ ★ ★ ★ To Counter White Mississippi Merchants Claims NAACP Planning Suit Reporter Questions Residents Of Area BY PAT BRYANT Odell Warren, research assistant for the Planning and Research Division of the Raleigh Police Department, said this week that there have been fourteen reported accidents at the comer of Bragg and State since March. Residents of the area said you have got something to sign. that there are accidents at the owner almost every wedi. Dwight Sanders, (^Aerator of Bragg Street Grocery, said, "Y^. we need one bad," when he was asked about the need of a traffic signal there. Sanders said he wrecked his car recently at the Intersection when another driver failed to ' Mopfor the stop sign on Bragg o. eet. Ja.*nes Perry. Jr. thought that a Importer had a petltiwi for him (C sign and said. "If ERNEST (IRON MIKE) MCDOWELL Is Uganda Crumbling? Inspects Record Of Dole National Black News Service ^ WASHINGTON - Uganda is a place of chaos and fear today, the Los Angeles Times has reported. The article is based on information from inside U»nda. the paper said. For example; Uganda’s President Field Mai^all Idi Amin is facing insurrection from almost half of his military forces. One fourth of his troops are under detention, as are virtually all of his top commanding officers. Makerere University stu dents are being hunted as animals throughout the coun- The article said that Presi dent Amin remains in control • and even his enemies admire the guile with which he has countered oppositim in his most desperate moments. Squad Of Truth Set By Carter SEATTLE, Wash. — Just as ir>’. Eighty were killed in jail. President Ford last week 3u more on a river bank. More named Senator Robert Dole of than 1,500 are in the custody of KanM* as his Vice Presiden- Amin's police Kampala. Uganda's capital, is turning into a ghost town. Perhaps 40,000 of the original 100,000 inhabitants remain, territory. There is almost no civilian traffic. A few shops that display wares run the risk of ^ being looted by soldiers. Transportation has been virtually halted by police ^roadblocks, shortages of fuel T^nd lack of spare parts. There are wily 142 buses left in all Uganda, only 15 of these in the eastern area, where half the population lives. tial running mate, candidate Jimmy Carter of Plains, Ga., proceeded to 'dust off his new tru^ squad’ idea in Reagan (^ndidate Carter spoke this week before an American Legion convention here in Seattle, where he w^s expected to make his positions clear on all of the vital campaign issues. He is in favor of a military that is strong, but not wasteful. He has stated that at least $5 billiwi and 97 billion (See SQUAD OF. P. 2) KANSAS CITY. Mo. - After President C^rald Ford’s an nouncement that he had chosen Robert Dole as his running mate. Clarence Mitchell stated (hat the Kansas Republican's civil rights record indicated that he would be a staunch foe of blacks for first <lass citizen ship. In a prepared statement, Mitchell, dirctor of the NAACP Washington Bureau, noted Sen. Dole's record in the House and Senate. He adhered to the NAACP's long-standing non partisan policy of neither endorsing nor opposing a candidate for political office. In his statement. Mitchell said; "Mr. Dole’s civil rights record in (he House and Senate is mixed and sometimes negative. For example, in the Senate, he voted for (he Carswell and Haynsworih no minations to the U S. Supreme Court." Mitchell also said, "In the House, he voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. but in 1968 he joined those who were trying to kill fair housing by using a procedural motion to delay consideration of the bill pass^ by the Senate. When the procedural move failed, he then voted for final passage of the bill which is now (he Fair Housing Law." (See SEN. DOLE. P. 2) I'll sign it." Perry said he is concerned even though "1 don't even own a car." Allen Willis, Sr., manager of Rainbow Cab Compaov, said another taxi had an accident at the comer. Willis said of a traffic signal. "They neM one there banfly." The accident was caused when a driver of another vehicle apparer'*)*' failed to slop for the stop sign and was hit by the taxf. Willis said that the taxi did not have passengers at the time of (he accident. People in the neibhborhood said (hat it is not only private vehicles crashing the slop sign. One man, perched on a crate in front of Bragg Street Grocery, said many of the sheriffs from other counties and correctional staff that bring prisoners to the N.C. Correctionai Center for Women at 1034 Bragg, do not slow down (See STOP LIGHT. P. 2) To Break Ground For Bank GROUNDBREAKING SET HERE The Mechonics ond Farmers Bank of Dumam will have a oroundbreoking ceremony at 10 a.m. todoy, Aug. 26. for o new bronch bonk at 1830 Rock Quorry Rd. J. J. Sonsom. Jr., senior vice president of the Mechanics and Formers Bank, soid the bank "invites the public to shore this occasion with us." He soid the bonk will cost epproximotefy 08e.009-and will contoin obout 3,000 sq. ft. of sp<Ke. It will be o "full-service bonk, drive-in and oil," Sonsom soid. City ond county officials are existed to join the bonk officials ond the public for the groundbreoking cere mony. The bonk is expected to open in mid-Morch, 1977. Attorney To Argue In Miss. Mrs. Margaret Bush Wilson, chairperson of the National Board of Directors for *he National Associa tion 1 or The Advancement of Colored People (NAA CP), has launched a dramatic drive to raise $2 m^on in defense funds in a Mississippi damage suit. And to date, several (See NAACP SE'TS. P. 2) CORRECTIONS’ HEAD AND SON SccreUry of CorrectiMs David L. Jonei and Ut too ootalde Federal coert in Raleigh where Jones was accosed of coBtempt of court. (Photo by Pat Bryant). Rhodesian Methodist Bishop Favors An Armed Struggle Takeover At Prison Rejected Shriners Select Tex. Man NEW YORK - Bishop Abel T. Muzorew.'. head of the African National Council, an umbrella organization of black liberation movements in Rho desia (Zimbabwe), has pul aside elforls at a peaceful selllement of the majority rule issue in Rhodesia, and now lavot armed struggle as a "Iasi resort" for black control in Rhodesia. National Black News Service Muzorewa, head of United Methodism in Rhodesia, lives in exile in neighboring Mozam bique. He said that Smith "turned a deaf ear" to efforts at a negotiated settlement. "We have been left with no choice but to take up arms,” he said. BY PAT BRYANT the A spokesperson for 2,000-member N.C. Prisoners Labor Union said Monday (hat Iheorganizalion will appeal the Aug. 16 dismissal of a suit supported by the union. Tne suit alleged (hat N.C. prisons are overcrowded; have inariequale and restricted pro grams for educaiion. recrea tion and work release; have inad^uate administration of hearing procedures; and have improper classification. It was dismissed by Judge Woodrow Wilson Jones silting in the U.S. District Court in Asheville. Judge Jones said in his opinion that the Prisoner's Labor Union did not substantiate its allegations. Dr. James E. Grant, spokes person for the Union, said the case will be appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals. Grant was critical of Judge Jones’ reasons for dismissing the suit. "When people say that the facts are not clear and have not been proved, I begin to wonder just exactly what is needed in terms of facts, because we presented FBI reports that Central Prison, for instance, holds 1,300 inmates, and was built for 950. And if that is not overcrowding, I don't know what is. The Stanly County Unit in Albemarle, currently holding 140 inmates, was built to holcT90. This is (he case all over the stale. All of the prisons are overcrowded.” The inmates union asked Judge Jones to; (1) enjoin the stale from accepting any more prisoners until (he population (See TAKEOVER. P. 2) LOS ANGELES, Calif. - True to tradition, except in a few instances, the delegates to the 83rd annual Imperial Council, held here Aug. 15-20, named Dr. L. L. Melton, Beaumont, Texas, to head (he :iS.U0O-member organization for the next two years. He succeeds Marshall S. Johnson. Pittsburgh,' Fa., as Imperial Potentate, Ancient Egyptian Order Nobles of (he Mystic Shrine. He will supervise (he work of 190 shrine temples and 160 courts. Daughters of Isis, woman's auxiliary. Unlike (he men. the women retained Mrs. Thelma M. Gordon. Huntington ton. W. Va.. to continue as their head. The theme of the meet, "We." was motivated by a sub theme. Greater Community Invohemenl, Our Responsibi lity. The meeting was planned in that direction, due to the fact (See SHRINERS. P. 2) Rhodesia's 6 million popula tion is about 96 percent black and 4 percent while. Bishop Muzorewa. who was in New York recently, termed the armed struggle a "right eous war." and predicted that Ian Smith’s while minority regime will fall soon This is as certain as for "the sun to rise tomorrow. " Muzor ewa said. "At the last minute, you are going to hear that Smith has lifted his hands in surrender. We believe that if he lasts 12 months, he is lucky. That's how fast things arc going on there." .Muzorewa said that the resort to "temporary righteous violence" against the "cruel violence" of the ruling regime had become an "act of higher Christian responsibility." And he stressed that the liberation movement is not pro-Commun- ist. nor is it anti-white. "The war is for one purpose • self-liberation, not to drive out whiles.” Labor Day March Gets More Help •T MT MVAITT The North Carolina Alliance Against Rocist and Political Repression onnounced lost week that more than 100 groups ond individuois througliout North Corolino wilt co-sponsor with the Alliance the massive Labor Rights-Humon Rights March planned for Sept. 6 here. The list resembles a 'Who's Who in North Corolino." It includes octivist church people, politicions. feminist orgonizotions, and the rotix and rite of several labor unions. S^e of the sponsors are: Roleigh Councilman William R. Knight; Dr. Charles W. Word, Poster of First Baptist Church; John H. Wheeler, Durham businessman and civic leader; Attorney Jerry Poul; Southern Christian Leodership Conference organizer Rev. Benny Roundtree of Greenville; Pot Rogers, vice-choirperson, Notionol Tenants Orgontzotion,- the Women's International league of Peace and Freedom; Raleigh Feminist Orgonized For Action,- N. C. Representatives Joy Johnson of Foirmount, ond H. M. "Mickey" Michoux of Durhom; ond others. The march will begin at the Stote Museum of Natural .History at the comer of Wilmington and Lone streets ond - (S« MARCH GETS. P. 2) Mrs. Mitchell fVins Appreciation Money This Week Mrs. Mildred Mitchell, 661 Coleman St., won last week’s Appreciation Money after she reported to The CAROLINIAN office that she had found her name listed in the Warehouse of Tires advertisement on the Appreciation Money Page. The name of Mrs. Laura B. Lewis (deceased), formerly of 224 S. Swain St., was inadver tently listed in the Terry’s Furniture Co. advertisement. Linwood Hawkins, of Apt. B-2, Washington Terrace, was list- rSA.*r'-'\ STOP SIGNAL REQUESTED — Hie veUclce above are at tbe InlerteeUeo of Bragg and Stale Streets In Sootbeast Raleigh. Several accldeats at the hoay laleraectloo have prompted citizens of tbe area to ask tbe Ralel^ City CoumU (• erect a traffic signal at the coraer. (Sec story above.) (Photo by Pat Brunt). ^ (5ee APPRECIATION. P. 2) ESHar’t Nm; Tfe« CAOOLINUN O mwniM Vt pakIkallM •( Tb« CrlaM a«M. laflaBlac • iramMSMU wnifcar •< C raMtl ImbUIm aaS ulapbaM calU Ur raiaauiamaM. A* waa uaiaS bi tha arlflaal aSUar'a aeia rtfarSiag tba calsMiB, parswM *U(iIbc la kaap mamaa aat af Tlit C^t Baal ibiiiS ii* •aaaaaa laraIvtS «tu tha Oalalfh PaSaa OapartnaM. ihtrahy gaiilaf ihdr uaaa aa (ha paUca blatlar, fra* Whkh all af lha mattrUl tor Tha Crlma Baal k gatharaS. Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK KLIM KL.\M HITS William Webster. 71. ot Rl. 8. Huy Rd.. was the alleged victim oI a Him flam between lU a m. and 10:3U a m. Friday at a bank at 4325 GlenwcHxl A\e.. according to Raleigh KAR PARTS, I.NC ■Where You Get The Best Car 'Medicine' In Town" police reports. No arrests were made, according to police VIGIL HELD —Stepoannle Mnebell, iroot. bolds placard at the reports. Webster apparently weekly vigil for the WUmlngtoo 10 in froot of tbe North Candina lust Sl.UiiU in the alleged Justice Building on Morgan St. Demoostrators plan to cootioue iiW'uient until the Labor Rights-Human Rights March here Sept. Ith, a (See CRIME BEAT, P 3) spokesperson said. (Photo by Pal Bryant).
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