Seek Annwer«
To Strenghten Our Industrial World
In Vm*h Of KisinK I fwls Kor HiRhpr Kducalion. And The Demands For Skilled
nilCCTlflU. ' '*• •' I nJ»^« To Denv Masses Of Students Diveralfled I'areer SkllU Or
miCO I lUlfa TrniininK In The Puhlir SrhooU. Kef{inninf( (For Ouldanre Purpotea)
V\illi The Klementarv Schools'.’ Please React In The Affirmatise Or Nesallve.
8V MRS. NORA IVANS LOCKHART
Retired School Priacioel
I believe thot man must become more productive if he
expects to survive. There Is scarcity on oil fronts - energy,
fresh oir, food, water, jobs, money, housing, wholesome
recreation and much more. The survive! of the fittest is
rapidly becoming the humon wotchword. And whose
responsibility is it to grow this crop of "fittest" human
beings? May we begin with the home ond the schools.
Homes provide the school population - the good, the bod
ond the indifferent. The school then has the dubious tosk
of leoding these individuols into paths of useful
citizenship, o useful citizen who performs sotisfactorily in
society. Schools moy be willing and eager to shape the
youth committed to their guidance into individuals with
wholesome life styles, but if the curriculum offerings ore
so limited that the wide voriety of needs ore not met,
pupils wifi not remom in school and society will be forced
to obsorb persons with no preporotion to cope.
Consider the thousonds of youths in North Corolino who
for 0 variety of reasons become high school drop-outs and
the odditionol thousands who are awarded high school
diplomas, but never enter college. These persons could be
better prepared to use their full potentiol os productive
members of society if more emphasis had been placed on
troining their hands with their heads ond heorts.
This special training should not be ossigned to separote
Outside institutions; it should be a more integral part of
the regulor public school program. My plea is for the
inclusion of courses in the regulor junior and senior high
«Sec TO STRENGTHKN, P, 2)
MRS. NORA I. LCKINART
hound (itnTty By Ruleitih Jury
rc ■roc XIT
Johnson Gets Dope Term
Alleged
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For ^Fuilinil To Obey Direct Order”
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Ms. Little Charged Again
The Carolinian
VOL. 36 NO. 20
yorth Carolina's Leading Weekly
,^ALEIGHJ[L^j^HURSDAYJjlARCH3^9^
/hiring One-Sided Shootout
SINOLE COPY JOi:
OFF-DUTY COP SLAIN
Thomas Johnson, a
53*v**ar-old former fish
market operator on Fay
etteville Street, was sen
tenced last Wednesday to
serve from four to six years
in prison after being
convicted on a drug
violation charge, which
allegedly look place at a
house at the corner of E.
Morgan and Bart Streets in
Southeast Raleigh. He was
convicted by a jury.
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First In History
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Navy Honors iV^dshipman
Annapolis Man, 25,
According to Police Lt. C. J.
Williams ot the city’s narcotics
squad, "We have worked
actively on him in the past,
searched him. watched him
and sent undercover agents in
to work on him."
Local otiicers previously
tiled one charge ot heroin
possession against Johnson
some $ years ago because
heroin was lound in a hedroom
ot an alleged illegal whiskey
Chamber
^ Salutes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A
black Naval Academy stu
dent has been named the
U.S. Naval Academy’s
"Midshipman of the Year"
for 1976 by the Annapolis
Chamber of Commerce.
CHILD INJURED IN RALEIGH FIRE — A 4-year-old child was tieatod al Wake Medkal Cealor
for smoke tphalatioa retuKlag from a fire, which occorred at ttX Cofomaa St. oa Taesday, March 1.
Raleigh firemem say the lire sUrted when a Ut cigarette Ignited a sefa aad spread IhrMgheat the
dnplex building. The apartment was rented to Ms. Patricia Brown. Oamnge estimates were net
avnllahle at CAROLl.S'lAN press time.
Midshipman First Class Ro
bert A Goodrum. 22. ol
Lanham. Md . learnt oi his
selection during a surprise
ceremony in the oltice ol
Captain James A Winneleld.
Commandant ol Midshipmen.
Una^ are oi whv he had been
siirr.tnooed. Goodrum reported
(See MICSHIPMA.N. P it
Educator
You Are
Revolution:
Rep. Burke
U.S. Rep. Yvonne Brath-
waite Burke, speaking at St.
Augustine’s College, on Hiurs-
day, Feb. 24, changed the
students to he creative, com
petitive, and, most important
ly, determine in their pursuit
ol an education and academic
excellence. “You cannot allorJ
to sleep through this revolution
because you are the revolu
tion," she said. She had
relerred to Washington Ir-
^ ving’s story ol Rip Van Winkel.
who slept 20 years - sleeping
through a revolution.
Rep. Burke said that one ol
the greatest liabilities ot our
generation is that too many
people tind themselves sleep
ing through great periods ot
social change. They tail to
achieve the mental attitudes
that the new conditions and
situations demand. “Can black
colleges prepare luture gen
erations ot young blacks to live
and work in a pluralistic
society, with ever changing
political and economic com
plexities?" she asked, and
answered "uniauivocailv ves."
"For even tooav as blacks
advance to post-secondar>
education, black colleges still
provide (he onlv true bridge
between a debilitating rural or
inner-city Uie and the oppor
tunity tor general improve
ment in the black economic
condition."
She stated that, as late as
1975, 85 percent ot all black
physicians, 80 percent ot black
federal judges, 75 percent ot
black lawyers and military
f (See REF. BURKE. P. 2i
Washington Mayor is
Charged In Contempt
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mayor Waiter L Woshin^ton and
four Deportment of Humon Resources officials, Tncludii^
suspended director Joseph P. Yetdell, were found in
contempt of court recently for foiling to process weifore
opplicotions on time os ordered two yeors ago. U.S.
District Court Judge Aubrey E. Robinson imposed no
immediote penalties against the city officiols. Insteod, he
ordered them to set o deodline to hove the current
backlog of 900 pending weifore opplicotions processed.
The judge warned thot failure to cleon up the b^tog in o
timely and proper fashion "will put them (officials) in D.C.
jail, and I don't mean just the bosses" of the human
resources deportment.
Honored
InOrhnge
Heart Attaek Fatal
To Eddie Anderson
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Ed
die Anderson is dead at the age
ot 71. Even though he was bom
in Oakland. CaTit.. Anderson,
known to the theatrical world
as Rochester, was at home all
over America because ne made
his wav into the hearts ot
Americans hv being able to
outwit Jack Bennv.
In the earlv vears, he played
many ot the flop houses and
like many ot his race, Boated
along. When he began playing
New York's Apollo and Wash
ington’s Howard Theatres, he
had very little success. It was
trom the Washington-based
theatre that he skyrocketed to
lame.
Shep Allen, the manager ot
the Howard, tells the story ot
how he put Rochester in the
right place at the right time.
He says that Bennv was
playing a downtown house
(dur^ s^r^atioo) and call
ed him one night to see it be
could tind him a combination
valet-chautteur. He told him be
would have Rochester call him
as soon as he came backstage.
Rochester seemed to have
liked what Jack ottered and
went to see him that night.
Hie upshot ol the matter was
that Rochester lett Washing
ton, driving tor Benny. It was
not long before Jack saw
Rochester had talent and chose
him as his man on the stage. It
was not long before Rochester
"stole” the show. Allen closes
the story bv saying that he
could kick himselt tor not
taking the job.
A spokesman tor the Motion
Picture County Home and
Hospital said Anderson died
Monday ot congestive heart
failure. He had l^n a patient
Mrs. Cecelia "Pinky" Davis
wu awarded the Outstanding
Educator’s Award, which was
presented to her at an awards
nanquet, sponsored by the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Jr.
Chamber ot Commerce in
Chapel Hill last week This
award resulted trom the
recommendations ot school
administrators, teachers and
citizens ot the Chapel Hill-
Carrboro community. Many
tavorable comments were
made at this presentation
regarding Mrs. Davis’ out
standing contrimitions.
Mrs. Davis was cited as a
most etlervescent and exhllar-
aling person, a tact that is
reflected in the highlv-moti-
vational character ol her
classes. She is associate
(See EDUCATOR. P. 2)
Accused
In Death
LILLINGTON - The
all-black Shawtown com
munity, south of this
Harnett County seat, was
the scene of a shootout
shortlv after midnight
Saturday in which a
29^ear-old off-duty police
officer from nearby Sanford
was shot to death. Police
have charged a 25-year-old
area man with the pistol
murder. The policeman was
reportedly shot before he
had drawn a weapon.
THOMAS JOHNSON
(See OFF-DUTY, P. 2)
Raleigh
Family
Is Upset
ACCEPTS SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
— Left: Coach Harvey Heartley, receives for the St. Aug.’s
Falcons, the Southern Division championship trophy, presented
by Coach Bobby Vaughns of Eliiabetb City. The presentation was
made Saturday night, following the 32nd annual CTAA Basketball
Tournament, held at Hampton, Va.. Feb. 24-26. < See sports pages
for story).
Ms. Little^s Work
Plans May Suffer
2 Receive
(See E. ANDERSON, p. 2)
Miss JoAnne Little ha.s again been charged with
violation, of prison rules which she says are aimed at
P reventing her from being assigned tor work release.
rison officials would not discuss the violation, but
denied the charge. Ms. Little has tiled a grievance
protesting the latest charge.
Miss Little is serving a 7 to 10
year sentence tor a breaking
and eolerinjz conviction. She
aavs that her 1975 acquittal ol a
charge ol murder oi jailer
Clarence AUigood who all^ed-
Iv sexually assault her, is
resented by some prison
otiicials who now charge her
with infraction ot m-ison rules.
She also claims that her most
recent charges tor "(lisobeying
a direct ordw" and “perlorm-
oh assignments inetii-
MRS. CECELIA DAVIS
^^C Woman
Celebrates
lOlst Year
A^vards Of
The RCRC
Bishop E. M. Lawson, opera
tor ot the Emergency Home tor
Families, at 1000 Mark St., was
given a citizenship award bv
the Raleigh Community Rela
tions Commission Monday
night at Grace Lutheran
Church. Her present lorle is
helping the homeless, the
thrown out or the burned out m
a word - the homeless.
Also honored at the same
lime was Police Otlicer Mich
ael Longmire, whose compas
sion lor needy families lound
expression in aiding needy
families to secure tuel and
organizing tenant groups tor
crime prevention and improv
ing relations between police
and community These awards
^bespeak the alertness ol the
commission in noting the
varied improvenient in com
munity life and adding ii.s
blessings thereto.
It has tH'en observed that
Bishop i.,awsun'‘- center can
steep at least 6 persons per
(See RCKC AWARDS. F 2>
ing wl
cientlv” came on Tuesday,
Feb. 22. She said that the direct
order complained ol was a
memo sent out a month prior to
her charge bv Ms. Martha
(ilatlette, a guard in charge ol
inmates on ground duty where
JoAnne is assigned. The memo
asked all ground attendants to
report to the supervisor and let
her know ot their whereabouts
al all limes.
Accord!^ to Miss Little and
another inmate, Ms. Marv
Locklear, also charged with
the same otiense, the two lelt
the yard alter checking n at
7:30 am.. Feb. 22.
For nearly an hour and a hall,
the two discussed work release
opportunity with counselor
C^rarah Harris. Miss Little
said tollowing her conference,
tSee MS. LITTLE. P. 2)
A black Raleigh tamily ol 6
members, living in the predo-
minantlv white Northwest sec
tion, has been victimized hy
what appears to he some
K ankster-minded youths, It
lieves. tollowing the painting
ot the letters "KKK" ana
"Knights ot Columbus" on
their door sometime before last
Saturday night. 17^ letters
KKK are known as symbols ot
the Ku KIux Klan.
Jerome Murphy, 4600 Lind
say Dr., told "the law" that he
returned home on Feb. 26, at
night, to tind tnese intimidat
ing symbols painted on the
ironl door cl his lashkmable
home, located in the Oak Park
subdivision, ott U.S. Highway
70, going towards Durham.
The man said his yard was
also littered with streamers ot
bathroom tissue paper, a prank
oiten practiced by focal young
sters.
Mrs. Laura Murphy, the
wite, said, "The paper doesn't
alarm us because, with that
kind ot thing, we just tigured
our time had come. But that
writing is something you just
can't pass ott. We can't leave it
there."
Although the Wake County
Sherid’s Department said it
would keep this case on tile
. (See FAMILY IS. P. 2)
bouse on Jamaica Drive in
South RalM^. "We loat the
case because we tailed to prove
that he (Johnson) used the
bedroom in which the heroin
was discovered," one narcotics
sgent declared.
It could not he learned
whether or not Johnson would
app<Ml the conviction.
the charge on which be was
convicted was selling a heroin
sohtUtute, known as pbenme-
trazine, to a black unwcover
agent ot the State Bureau oi
Investigatioo, who took part in
last Bumroer’s Operatum But-
tenly, poaing as a user. A
downtown adult bookstore was
also used in this operation as a
"front" for a non-legal “busi-
See JOHNSON IS. P. 2)
US Blacks
Denounce
Idi Amin
NEW YORK. N.Y. - Eight
American leaders have de-
Doimced Ugandan President
Idi Amin in a letter published
in the Feb. 23 New York Times.
They declared that Ihev were
“outraged by the violations ot
human rights and the murders
committ^ by President Idi
Amin Dada ol Uganda. Neither
the character nor quality ot
oppression is altered when it is
a hlack tyrant who is killing
other blacks."
The letter described Amin’s
6-year rule in Uganda as “a
series ot savage incidents
demoDatraUna a total con-
(See IDI AMIN. P. 2)
REX, N.C. — When one lives
to be 100 years old, there is ^ • •
need tor celebration, but when AODrtiOliitlOtt
one lives to he 101 vears old. w-%-«*aaax#e«
there is need tor moiecelebra-
lion. That is whal happened
here on Feb. 28. when Mrs. ii rm^m ww
tiy I /tree Here
Fabbie McEachem celebrated
such an eventful occasion.
Relatives, friends nd well-
wishers were on hand to help
her celebrate.
She was bom Feb 18,1876. in
St. Pauls She married John
McE^chern and moved here
where thev b^an a larm. He
preceded her in death, but she
has remained, enjovirg the
iruils ol their labors.
Her most interesting story is
not about "Roots," but about
how she enjoyed raising 7
children and helping with the
(See tout YEAR. F 2)
The CAROLINIAN gave $30
to readers ot last week’s
edition because the three
persons listed in advertise
ments on the Appreciation
Money Page reported to The
CAROLINIAN oltice belore the
notm ieadline Monday.
Winners were Ms. Sally
Holmes, ot 527 bragg St., Willie
L. Kelly, ol WashiMton Ter
race, and Mrs. Cfasco H.
McKov, ot 1021 Nowell Rd.
Ms. Holmes was listed in the
Pigalv Wiggly advertisement.
(See APPRECIATION. P. 2) .
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
\T MEIOIIT OK HIS CAREER — WoodUnd HIIU. Calif. ^ Gruff-voiced Eddie 'Rochester"
tndersun. who gained fame as Jack Benoy’s (elevUioa butler, died at the Motion Picture and
Television Ifospilal Feb. 28. where hr had been Boder treatmeol for a heart condition since
Dei ernher. .tiidcrbun made his show business debut al (he age of 14 iu an all-black revue and later
appeared lit vaudev ille with his older brother. Cornelius. Benn> and Anderson in (his ISSl photo are
preparing to intr<>diire the famous Benny “.Maxwell” on the Jock Benny T\' program. (I'PI)
KAR PARTS. INC,
PROFILES OF IDI AMIN — Idi AbIb Dada Oumee was bom
around 1925 and was a foortb gmdc dropout. His mUltar) career
got a boost when he pocketed gold oud ivory he was supposed to
use to buy arms for rebels fighting Congo Imdcr Joseph Mobutu.
He struck for nower in Uganda In coup six years ago and since bns
instituted a rctgn of terror brutal even beyond Al^an stnadnrds.
For years most of the world laagbed at Amin os iasaae. But as one
British writer put It. “to dismiss him as plain crazy is to
underestimate his eaicnlated terrar." Hu-ee views of Amin: At
press conference in 1971 (upper right); in an air force uniform
bedecked with medals (bottom right) in 1975; and celebmting bb
7ih year in power with a bit of ceremoiiinl dance (left) in January,
1977. (I’PI)