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Seek Answers To Strengtiten Our Induslrial World In \ ifu Of KisinK Costs For ilighFr Education. And The Demands For Skilled flIiCCTIflM l-iihor. Is it I'njusl To Deny Masses Of Students Diversified Career Skills Or HULwIlUn* Triides Traiining In The Public Schools. Beginning (For (iuManre Purposes! With The Klementar> Schools? Please React In The Affirmative Or Negative. IV ROIEITE. IRIDGES AssUtMt SuptriatfiidaNt Waka Ceuntv Publk School Syttoa The onswer to the question put forth obove is on enthusiastic "yes." The public school system must hove os its primory function, the preporotion of young people to assume productive ond sotisfying roles in the broad spectrum of careers in our society. This requires o curriculum which provides o voriety of experiences and otiows for the development of individual potentiol to a maximum degree. Skills development cannot be accomplished without o proper bose of oworeness or bosic knowMge. Formol education should offer skills in obstroct onalysis and reasoning, decision-making, problem solving ‘ ond other general processes necessory for success in many professions or careers of interest. TIm degree to which o youngster should be exposed in this areo must be determined by the potential ond interest of the individuol. An adequate offering of trodes courses should be avoiloble. The degree to which the school system does its job in the area of coreer preparation ond plonning will be greatly determined by the effectiveness of its guidonce and counseling services from the elementary level through graduotion or early deporture. Students, os well os porents, should receive continuous assistance in ossessing aptitude, cultivoting interest and selecting looming experience, both inside ond outside the school wolls. It must be remembered thot the public school is simply a vehicle through which the community seeks to aid the (See TO STRENGTHEN. P. 2) tOlfVT L MIDGES Advice Of LEAAAids In D. a BY WILIJK WHITE Staff Writer The slow, careiul, and ettective manner in which Washington. DC. authorities dealt with Hanaii Muslim terrorists last week was in keeping with recent advice trom a Law Entorcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) study While not necessarily en dorsed hv LEAA. the 661-page report said the value ot life should he the overriding ^ consideration in dealing with terrorist acts and urged re straint and caretul negotiation hv law entorcement agencies rather than lorce. Hanati Muslims Wednesday (March 9> seized control ot three buildings in Washington and kept 134 hostages until Thursdav (March 10> night. Throughout the ordeal, tension tilled the city as the terrorists threatened to kill the hostages. Negotiations were intense and involved several key (actors, to include the iavolve- uenf 01 three toreiim g'^hia- sadors. who v.ere Muslim taith However, the cootroiliiig tactor seMna to have been patience on the part at the entorcensent ottioers. In a hriet response to news reporters. President Jimmy Carter also noted the import ance 01 patience and restraint on (he part ot law entorcement otticiau. A similar restraint was used in Warrenavrille. Ohi^ the previous week. Two host ages there were also released ^ without harm alter many hours LEAVE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT WasUagtoa — Haaafi MesHm leader Hamass AMiil Khaalls paascs Maeday to tie hit ■her I as be lee «• his hradgRarters with prevent guard lor the Police Depart awl for boekiag ia ct—ectioa with the siege of three buildtags March • aod takiag sf over one hundred boslages. See other photographs on Page It. tl'PI) Thousands Witness Against Executions (See LEAA ADVICE. P. 2i Zetas Set Conference In Raleigh The Omicron (graduate) chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., will play host to a state meeting March 18-19, to be held at the Sheraton Crabtree Motor Inn here. Sorors, Sigma brothers. Ami- cae. families and frienils will be welcomed by the local Zetas The meeting will provide an opportunity for the graduate and undergraduate groups tc consolidate their commitments to the sorority and highlight the role of women in today’s society, both community and state. Zola is still striving to add a special kind of beauty and excitement to all that repre sents the zeta ideal through L varied areas, such as the * March of Dim^, Easter Seal Drive. Stork's Nest, conduct ing workshops, tots and teens (youth) - exposing (hem to cultural events, honoring ladies who have rendered services to their community, working with needy families, and working with Sigma brothers in special projects. (See ZETAS SET. P 2) GREENSBORO - A mas sive mohilizatiim ot between 4,000 to 5,000 opponents to capital punishment will con verge in Atlanta, Ga. Easter we^end, April 6-iO. tor what has been caiJed a “Witness Against Executions." Sensor- ed by the Southern Coalition ol Jails and Prisons, the “Wit ness” will includie speeches by well-known treedom lighters, workshops, musical enter tainment and a march to the state capital. Making the announcement tor (he Coalition was North Carolina organizer Allan Mc- Or^or, who said more than 200 are expected (o attend trom North Carolina He said that persons desiring to attend, needing transportation and housing were l^ing provided lor. ^estioned why the mobili zation ot death penalty op- ponenta to Atlanta, McGreggor • said that “Georgia looks lik'* the next place to have executions and it is important lor us who oppose it to give the (See THOUSANDS. P. 2) Blacks In Army Are Unskilled? SSD And Citizens To Talk Wake County citizens will have an opportunity on Thurs day, March 17, to help decide what social services shoulil be provided by their Social Serv ices Department. A public hearing will be held on that dateat 7:30p m , Room 700, Wake County Courthouse Mrs Elizabeth B. Cofield, chairman of the Wake County Board of Social Services, said (See SSD WILL. P 2) National Black News Service WASHINGTON. D.C. - De spite a major effort by the U S. Army to offer equal opportun ities for black soldin^, blacks are still “systematically un derrepresented in the technical occupations," according to a University of Texas researcher cited in the March issue of Human Behavior magazine. "Although (he army has made great strides toward racial equality and has a package of programs (hat no other institution in America can match, its black personnel have yet to achieve full participation," says John Sib ley Butler of the military effort Butler says blacks are too often cooks and supply clerks, too rarely medical and elec tronics specialists • and ad(k that no progress is evident on this front since 1966. In response to the oft-cited argu ment (hat blacks do poorly on (See IN AHMY. P. 2) Seek To Sheriffs Deptities Say atanoarl i’tj C6., liaWo; PC VfTr- loolflvll Coed’s Death Is Baffling North Carolina’s Black ^ Attended CaucusOpposes Test Bill Sii!" THE Carolinian VOL. 36 NO. 22 ISorth Carolina'$ Leading Weekly RALEIGH, N.C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 17. 1977 SINGLE COPY 20c .At Henderson HosmUd Pregnant Woman Delayed Hospitalization Entry DURHAM -- Mystery shrouds the bizaiTe death of a 24'yeaiH)ld student at Durham’s North Cantina Central University, whose nuimed body was discover- last Saturday morning in Durham County, near the intersectioo at Hamotai. Road and S. Alston Ave! Mrs. Nana Course SmitE/ 24, had been shot twice in the head and twice in the upper chest and her brassiere was missing from the remains. The woman and her husband, WiBfaim. Ted Smith, both resided in Apex. Route 2. ■¥•■¥■ -V- -y ■y ■¥• -y Alleged Instances Cited As N AAC P Attacks Injustice Officials dES^ HoldTwog»i Sessions 1 HILLSBOROUGH - North Carolina branches oi the NAACP plan an all-out attack against (he subtle practices that are hindering the cause oi lull treedom in the state. The attack became stronger when the Hillsboro Branch lashed out against the political structure or Orange Countv, at its monthly meeting held March 13. It was alleged that an attempt was being made to purge the registration books, in an eitort to cut on many university studen's and several blacks. Kelly M. Alexander. Sr., speaking at the monthly meeting oi the Wendell Rose ville Branch, (old an enthusias tic crowd that the power-struc ture had taken the top hats oit OI the “Unde Toma’' and tb** boaneis ett el the ‘ Aufl. Jemimaa” and pieced degree caps and gowns on them, giving them ttterarv auiboritv to stop the march oi treedom Thomas Shar klin, president, Hillsborou^ Branch, told his audience that he would go to court to slop the purge, which he said was due to the tact that Mom Of 7 Tells Reaction HENDERSON Me. Georgia Brown, a 2&y6a^ old pregi^t mother d seven (^Idren, told a repreeentative of The CAROLINIAN ImI weak- end that she "had the time oi my life tzying to get admitted to Maria Parh^ Hospital here.” She daclar ed that Medicaid was go^ to pay her biH but a policy at the hospital requirea a $100 depoait from Msdkaid patients having babiaa. A preliminary bearing was held Monday lor Rickey Dan Perry, a white U-vear-oId youth ol Morrisville, who was charged with her murder and is now being held in the Durham County Jail, pending another bearing on Friday. The preliminary was held in the Durham County District Court. Mrs. Smith's body wss dis covered by a search party in dense woods Her waiuei and other identiiicatioQ were also miaaiog. lAie womah had been miss ing since last Thursdav, wiMm btf abandoned car was lound near N.C Highway $5 in Durham County. It is believed that she developed car trouble and caught a ride with another autoist to make a telephcme call. Prom this point, her whereabouts have Neeo report ed as unknown to authonUes According to latest reports, additional charges ot kidnap ing, armed robb^ and sexual assault could be lodged against the MorhaviUe service stauoo w Hier An autopsy showed that Mrs Smith had been assaulted sexuaOv pnor to her death She was an art educa- lioa major at NCCU. The woman and her husband, according to Smith's stste- AccM^ng to hospital olfk- ials, the deposit is required to make sure that servkM resid- ered for the unborn chUd. eel covered by Me^caM until actual delivery, wlU hs eeid dit'^tly to the t***^*I TV w<mon her last Iwv. cfujdreh were dellv*^ at (See PREGNANT, P. 1) (See COED'S DEATH, P S> NAACP TOMEET The ialeifh Aptx chopter of NAACS will mt ‘ the NAACS will meet Sundoy, March 20, ot KICH Pork in Metl^od ^ 4 PM. The eMSMfve Ttierd meets et S. idiryons b cordiofly mvibtd to ( ■ ■ a black man had N-eu named chairman ot the Democratic Countv Committee. The prexv alleged that “there was no hollering to the high heavens as long as (here was a white chairman, but as soon as a black man moved in there wert rumblings in the camp." Alexander praised the people in that part ot Wake Countv in that thev had helped to get a black chairman tor the countv School Board presiding over the meeting. “I know when the aitluent black, including school teachers and businessmen would say, ‘I’ll make a contribution, but don't put mv name down or give me a card.' That is not the kind oi support that will give vour children the kind ot education thev need to compete in the job market.“ he said. His most blistering attack was when he said, “Blacks need to pay their debt to the ON WAY TO TRIAL — Oxford— Reubes “Soaiiy'’ Cosley (R) Is led to the Granville County Courthouse March 14 for the first day of his trial where hr is charged with klUbig a Virginia State Trooper. (UPI) Man, Sister Reunite After 58 Yrs. Apart (See NAACP ATTACKS, P, 2) Solons Are Ailainst NC Proposal (Il’KST EDITORI.* L Black Press Deserves Sedate IT BIRNADINI MOSES This week connotes the creation of the most powerful force in the block community • the block newspoper. On March 27, 1627, Rev. Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm founded Freedom's Journal in New York City. It was the beginning of a journalistic battleground for block people. Freedom's Journol was estoblished to instill pride ond dignity in the oppressed people of the United Stotes. The papers stressed self-help, self-improvement and self-defense. This mondote of fighting the bottles and magnifying the ochievements of the oppressed is one thot con be found throughout the history of the Block Press. The block press hos lived up to this mondote and remains on unswerving bulwork in the block community. Stepping ^ck through the ISO years of the block press, one finds the strength, influence ond perseverance of block people os it oppeors in no other reference. The newspapers which hove been published ore a chronicle of the history of black people os it happened. Editors, such os Cornish. Russwurm. Charles B Roy, Phillip (See BLACK PRESS. P 2) Nix Hyatt Approval According to intormation turnished 11)6 CAROLINIAN, manv concerned citizens are up in arms to block the appointment ol Dr. George Hvatl, Jr., to anv position in the Federal Extension Service. The iniormaiion was made available as the result ol an alleged study ol the conditions in North Carolina, as thev relate to Hvalt’s hiring and promotion policv ol blacks Due to the results ot the survey, it is requested (hat protests be registered at once to Bob Bergland. USOA Serv ice. U. S Dept ni Agriculture. Washington, D C. In support ol the tindings, (he 'See NIX HYATT. P 2' Legislation to require testing ol all public school students in lirst. third, sixth and ninth grades has been opposed in its present term this week bv (he North ('arolina Black Demo cratic Leadership Caucus. Also opposed in its present lorm is legislation to make mandatory the passing oi competency tests by all high school seniors before the issuance ol a high scHmI diploma. Both pieces ot legislation have been backed bv Gov. James Hunt a iecesot legislation are bv the Caucus because ition ot the type ot testing to be done, (he use ol the test results, and composi tion ot minorities in the structure to administer (he tests. On March 5. the Caucus decided to develop a position paper that would he presented to ths Cfeneral Assembly bv its SMITHFIELD - Leaving home at 14 years ot age with W in his pocket, as a wonderlust, Millard Bell, 72, returned to his native soil, March 10, tor the “happiest moment ol mv liie." He returned to meet his sister, Mrs. Lucille Bell Eason. 69. whom he had not seen since September ol 1919. He also rejoiced in the lact he hoboed awav, hut came back in splencior. He arrived at the Raleigh-Durham Airport in a huge plane. Mrs Eason rounded up her oiisprings and others ot the tamilv and lett to meet him at the airport. Thev were not able to park on (he regular parking lot and had to use the valel-parking-service. The wel coming party almost tilled the mini-bus. Even though the visit had a religious tlavor, it was not (he return ol the “Prodigal Son" Millard had not wasted his lunds in riotous living. He settled down in 1944 and went to work lor the Ford Motor Company, trom which he is retired. Prooi ot his settling down is revealed in (he tact that he married and has a 27-vear-old daughter and a 26-year-old son and a granddaughter Two months ago, his dau^l- er, Linda said: “Daddy, T’m going to tind vour tamilv lor you it (hev're still living.” And she wrote to the Salvation Army’s regional oitice in Chicago. From there, contact was made at the r^ional oi tice in Atlanta, and inquiries about (he Bell tamilv came to Smithiield Linda received a tetter saving records ot (he tamilv were lost in lire. But she did not give up. On February 1. Lucille Bell Eason was walking down a street in Smithtield when she bumped into Hattie Bell (no relation), who handed her a letter saving her brother was in (5ee MAN AND. P 2) Ray Says HeWillTestify NASHVILLE, Tann. — Jomas EoH Ray's ottomay soys his imprisooad ciiant wHI ograa to tastify bafora tha Housa Assossinotions Committaa "undar cartoin conditions," including its willingnass to invastigota o conspirocy tha^y in tha daoth of tha Rav. Or. Mortin Luthar King, Jr. Anothar condition, said attornay Jock Karsfiow, would ba o limitation on tha committaa's powar to control quastioning of Roy, who plaodad guilty to shooting King in Mamphit in 1966. Karshow, who said ha was racantly ratainad by Ray, soid ha would wont accass to FBI filas daoling with King's anemias to datarmina who might have hod a motive to kill tha civil rights laodar. "Wa would want tha questions to ba directed toward o full revalotion...to explore oil possibilities of tha axistanca of o conspirocy," Karshow said. HUD Threatens Cities In Community Program National Black Newt Service that tail to use the money for WASHINGTON — The De- projects beneficial to low-and partment of Housing and moderate-income residenU. Urban Development has The threat was issued by threatened to cut off commun- HUD secretary Patricia Harris ity development funds to cities (See THREATENS. P. 2) Appreciation Checks Claimed By Two Here The CAROLINIAN awarded $10 checks to two readers ol last week’s newspaper alter (he readers reported to The CAROLINIAN otiice that they had tound their names in advertisements on the Apprec- (See OPPOSES. P 2» iSee APPRECIATION. P. 2) Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK DIXON & SPENCER TV. INC. "THEY SPECIALIZE IN QUALITY SALES AND REPAIRS" AJIK.LS.S.\I«»H VISITS GOVERNOR - S.cr.m.nU> - Gov. Edaud G. Bma. 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