■ky t l rt^j 06., iiewB.a- er‘' Some 4,000 March For Human ★ ★★★ NAACP Leader's Say Mississippi Law Threatens Others Demand New Trials And Bail For ^Wilmington 10 And Charlotte 3 though the estimated 4,000 participants in the March tor Human and Labor R^ta here Monday were far below the expected number of marchers, the spoMors of the event said it was a success. But as the march proceeded, black elected officials were conspiciously absent. The marchers sang, chanted, listened to spe^hes, and marched around the North Carolina State Governmental complex protesting low wa|^ and non-unionization of woi^ers and demanding new trials and bail for tne Wilmington 10 and new trials for the Charlotte 3. Planners of the march said the event, which included several prominent dvil rights and labor personalities, would kick off a national boycott of North Carolina’s tourist (See MARCH. P. 2) VOTE ^lll^ September 14 Sorth Carolina's Leading Weekly VOL. 35 NO. 47 RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, *1976 SINGLE COPY 20c ^ tor I'uesday's Election Lee's SUPPORT GROWS ★★★★ ★★★★ ContemptSuit Dismissed Claims Suit Filed To Harass Jones U. S. District Court Judge Robert Hemphill dismissed on Sept. 2, a contempt suit filed by the North Carolina Prisoners Labor Union against David L. Jones. Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cor rections. The suit argued by Raleigh Attorney Deborah Mailman sought to hold Jone sin cmtempt of an order of a 3-Judge panel requiring the Corrections Department to allow the Prisoners' Labor Union the same privileges as other organisations meeting within the state's 77 prisons. Judge Hemphill ruled that the Corrections Department complied with the April 2^ order of the court when new regulations were issued that required approval of ^-laws of all organisations. The Pri soner's Labor Union was not approved. Hemphill ruled that the Corrections Department has been willing to approve »he Prltenert Labor Union "at all times" and that the suit was nied to harrass Corrections Secretary Ehivld L. Jones. NAACP Meets Sunday Tuesday Day Of Reekonin^ BY WILLIE WHITE TEACHER AND STUDENT » MUwaekce — Sis year sM Victoria Griffin clung to her teacher. Joan Calteaus as they ^ Sirl home after her first day in the The Wendell-Raleigh Branch ^lemenl Ave. School on .Milwaukee's south side. Sept. 7. Tite first of the National Association w court-ordered desegregation in Milwaukee's schools went the Advancement of Colored without any incidents except for the massive confusion developed People I NAACP) will meet at 5 the busing of the pupils. «UPI) Sunday at the Mt nee l^ieasanl Baptist Church on the Falls of Nuese Rd. Three major items have been listed on the agenda for Sunday, a spokesman said. liie organization will discuss ways and means of increasing black voter participation in the primary "ruesday where candi date Howard Lee is opposing while candidate Jimmy Green for the Democratic nomination for Lt Governor of North Carolina The Sunday meeting will also be devoted to the local chapter's possible role in helping the national organiza tion meet a $2 million fund raising goal in an effort to appeal a civil suit in Mississ- NAACP Leaders Are Confident NEW YORK - NAACP officials told a gathering of foundation, banking and civil rights representatives that if while Mississippi merchants succeed in their attempts to drive the 67-year-old institution out of business und<r a stale statute banniiig certain types of demonstrations, their own ability to exercise their First Amendment rights would be seriously jeopardized. Working against the crush ing deadline in which the National Association for the .See SUIT. P 21 Howard Nathaniel Lee, can didate for N. C. Lt. Governor, is gaining support at various Dints around the state. But the Jack candidate for the state's highest elective office is taking nothing for granted. Ms. Lorena Warner, his campaign manager, said, "There is an awful lot of Interest in the field and Mr. Lee is campaigning very hard." She said Lee has spent a large portion of this week campaigning in the west attempting to increase his base of support. When asked Wednesday morning where Lee is strong est. Ms. Warner said. "In the Piedmont." She said that Lee, being a former Mayor of Chapel Hill, is best known by the people of the Piedmont. "They have been able to evaluate his record," she said. Lee’s campaigning in the western part of the state takes into account that he simply "held his own" in that part of the state in the primary race when he came in front-runner, but without a majority of the votes. Ms. Warner said Lee did best in the Piedmont, "did well in the east." and "simply held his own" in the west ^ But since the primary, he has increased his support "a great deal in certain areas of the west, from what I have been able to measure in the field." The major increase however, has remained in the Piedmont. As voters head to the polls Tuesday, Lee supporters will he observing closely for all signs of increased support in this major test of the political and racial climate ot North Carolina and of the South. One of the major organiza tions to give Lee support since the primary was the political arm of the North Carolina Association of Educators, who, in a dramatic announcement, changed its support from Jimmy Green to Lee. The (See LEE. P. 2) ippi The chapter will also seteci delegates for the stale NAACP convention which will be held m Wilmington. Ocl. 14-16. In discussing the national organizations effort to raise funds to appeal the Mississippi suit, a spokesman for the local organization said, "The pur pose of aJ this (the suit)" is to force the NAACP out of existence He said the suit is -See MEET, P 2) One Reader Milwaukee Has Voluntary Integration Plan Htns Week's Appreciation MILWAUKEE - NBNS - Ordered by a federal court to ingegrate its school system. Milwaukee has come up with a plan that calls for voluntary enrollment. "We are the first in the nation to have a voluntary (enrollment) integration pro gram," Evelyn Pfeiffer, presi- lent of the school board said recently. The Milwaukee school sys tem has been ordered to integrate last January by Federal Judge John W. Reyn olds. Under the court order. three of the city » 158 schools must have a black enrollment of between 2 percent and ; fall with percent this I 1 another third of the schools to have like racial enrollments in Septem ber 1977 and the final third in (See INTEGRATION. P 2) Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK 1 llKll4(^-I.FVI^K, INC. We Furnish It The Rignt Way " PROTESTING FOR A CAUSE — Marchers rally behind banner Charlotte 3. t2Bd R.) JalUa BomI ckati wUk a fellow marcher as • top photo) reading "National March For Human Right And makes his way dowa Person St. tSrd) Marckcri approach l.abor Rights." as they proceed down Person St. towards the Legislative Building as thcdemonstratlon got underway. (Bottom Governor's Mansion. (2nd L) The Rev. A1 Dortch, founder of the photo) Bond. Angela Davis and other marchers applaud, as they Church of Survival, and other supporters, gathered In Raleigh gathered on the lawn hehtnd the State Ubrarv Building to bear Sundav for a praver vigil in supp<^ of the Wilmington II and speakers at the rally. (Staff Photos By Paul Jervay Jr.) Mrs. Annie Lassiter, of 1920 Bates St . was the only winner ul last week's Appreciation Money She received a check lor $10 after she reported that she found her name listed in (he Terry's Furniture Co. adverlisemenl on the Apprec iation Monev Page Also listed on the page were Ms Naomi Miller, of 900 Peyton St., and Walter E Hunter, of 310 Idlewitd Ave Mb Miller was listed in the Apex Distributors advertise ment and Hunter was listed in the Natural Health Foods advertisement However, they did not report that they found their names listed. Readers who find their names listed on the Apprecia tion Money Page should report to The CAROLINIAN office before noon Monday Three names are listed each week. The Appreciation Money Page is listed on the back of the front section each week. Censure Of SA Sou^hT | NEW YORK — A higb-ronking block officiol hoi urged Presidoot Ford to odopt o turn moral leadership position" condemning the South Africon government's "polic# stote rule over .fs moioritv block populotion. ^ .... Monhotlon Bofouoh pr.jid.nt P«c, Sutton calltd on Fort to ronounco tho s^rojotion polKits of tho South Africon novornmont, tho prohibition of proporty ownorihip to block rosidont, ond tho “inhumon living condition," which, ho Mid, ofttn roquiro fothors to bo loporotod from thoir fomilio, whilo thoy ort off ot work lito*. ,ut i .u. c»...k tkimr, Sutton itiuod 0 itotomont ot 655 Modi,on Avt. in front of tho offico, of tho ^tb Africon Cwsuloto, whort ho ol,o rtlooMd o A^iog. lottor which ho Mid ho hod moilod to tho Projidont. Tho lottor a,kod ford to toko 4 oction,, Announce to tho South Africon, that tho ton boinfit, grontod by tho U.S. to 350 U.5. corporotion, thort will bo withdrawn unlot, tho "anti.domocratK govornnwnt ri,pond, to tho 'will of its moiority”j . • e *k Appoint 0 foct-fifvding ttom of o cross-section of Amencons to . OpoiTimmisrotion to block Soutb Africon froodom fightor, |uct o> wo, with Cuban, Ruttion ond ”p“i!SIit'Amo'JkoTbtoc\^^^ to South Africo with tho fullott protection ovoiloblt to thorn 0' citizens of the Unitod Stotes. The block officiol said thot Ford hod bMn "strongely iiloot on Africon repreisiw ^ civil rights octivists who ore wooing a notionwide boycott, ond oddedi We ore concomeo obout Africo iust os Jews ore obout Israel ond Italians obout Itoly.

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