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Officials Must End Education Evil
Seek Answera
To Strenghten Our Industrial World
In S icH Of IlKinK ( md Fnr Higher Education. And The Demand* For Skilled
niiCennU l abor, l* U rnjust To Deny .Maniies Of ^udenti DUertified Career Skill* Or
imLwIlUn! Trade* Tralining In The Pabtlr School*. Beginning (For Guidance Purpo«r*)
With The Flrinentary Schools? Please React la The Affirmative Or Negative.
AN EDITORIAL
For the post several weeks, we hove been publishirig the opinions of local citiiens who hove
responded .o our query on "Stre^thening Our Industrial World." The issue before us,
however, remoins one of determining what steps will be taken to ossure our students the
opportunity to go directly into rewarding wo^ after graduotion from high school.
Far too many students ore being forced into ocademic fields which they do not desire, or
out into the community without a job becouse they have no skills. Both of these situotions
ore rooted in o mis*geored secondary school system which is not taking into account the
diverse needs of the students, nor the diverse needs of the community.
It is high time that students and porents - along with employers who are constantly seeking
skilled workers • begin demanding that trie secondory school systems produce programs
through which students may receive work skills odequote to provide tor them on acceptable
standard of living.
Such programs connot start at the bottom of the educationol totem pole, however. They
must start ot the top. We coM upon Gov. Jim Hunt, State Superintendent Craig Phillips, the
General Assembly, the choirman of the House and Senate Education Committees, and the
heads of the various local school boards, to begin now to take planning ond funding steps to
correct this devostating educational evil which is hampering the economy of our state ond
the lives of our students.
Child Shot In Automobile
Blacks Mad Over Killing
★★★★ 1^ 2
Campaign Aims To Discredit? ^ ’
Mayor Jackson Attacked of^^sh^ts
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.yOL, 36 NO. 24
North Carolina's Leading Weekly
~~ N.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7,
RALEIGH,
1977
SINGI^ COPY 20c
ft Happened In Raleigh
Black* White Cab
Companies Assured
Equal Competition
ATLANTA, Ga. — Equal competition has been
assured between black end white operators of taxicabs
at the Union Bus Station in Washins^n, North
Carolina, under an agreement announced bst week by
the Community Relations Service (CRS).
Acting CRS Director Gilbert
G. Pompa said the agreement
averted a threatened boycott
by blacks and eased tension in
the wake of confrontations and
arrests at the station.
Under the agreement, any
taxicab may drive onto statiem
property to discharge bus
passengers and wait for a fare
at the station taxi staml
formerly reserved for a white-
owned cab company.
However, a driver may wait
for a fare on station property
only when there is an empty
^ space at the taxi stand, and
must pull out immediately
upon obtaining a fare, without
waiting for a full load. A
taxicab driver hailed from the
street may respond but cannot
bring the vehicle onto statiem
property unless a taxi stand
space is empty.
Both the black-owned and the
white-owned cab companies
are obligated under the settle*
ment to provide service during
all bus arrivals, including
off-peak hours.
Black taxicab operators had
protested that they were
illegally denied an oj^rtunity
to compete for fares at the bus
station.
Washington is about 80 miles
east of Raleigh and has a
population of about 8,000. It is
on a major north-soutt trans
portation route.
The agreement was worked
out by Marjorie Cure! and
Robert Ensley, both assign^
to the Atlanta Regional Office
of CRS.
CRS was created by the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 to help
communities beset by racial
conflict. The agency acts as
mediator when disputants be
lieve that negotiations may
lead to a settlement of their
differences.
White Woman Stopped;
Black Cop Suspended
★ ★ ★ ★
jf ¥ ^
Chavis Urges President Carter To
‘At Least Answer Letter’
BACK IN OFFICE — Lot
Angeles. Calif. — Lot Angeles
Mayor Tom Bradley was
re-elected at Mayor of tbit
California metri^iU Tuesday
in an election which observers
had said would be bis. Bradley
won a return to office after he
tuccesifully defused an emo
tional school busing Isiue In a
Question
Chief Of
Poliee
subdued campaign.
No Troops
In Africa:
F. Castro
Marvin Sanders, a 7-year
veteran black policeman,
was suspended for one day
without pay and trans*
ferred from a public
relations job to regular
patrol for sUmping a white
woman, wife of a city
administrator on Feb. 25th.
The woman, Mrs. Vickie L.
Baker of 2709 Patrick Dr.,
allegedly contended she
was harrassed.
NC Personnel Head
Sees Much Change
Lamonte Mitchell, 38, re-
cmitly-appointed Corrections
Department personnel direc
tor. understands in his new role
that many pe<^le within the
department want to keep
policy and administration the
way both have been tradition
ally maintained. But he says
those who are reluctant to
accept change “have to be
shown by results" that there is
a need for change; that doing
4 something a certain way does
make it better. Mitchell, the
first black to become personnel
director, was formerly an
employee of the state person
nel department, assignM to the
Corrections Department. He
was appointed by Secretary of
Corrections Amos Reed.
Mitchell says that before the
Hunt administration ends, he
expects to improve the Correc
tions Department's affirma
tive action program. "Where
we have qualified blacks.
Indians, handicapped, what
ever, my guai is to look at
inese people, determine their
qualifications, get them in
positions where they can be
utilized and put them in proper
positions where they can
benefit from their training.
as well as help us meet the
most pertinent needs of in-
mates.^’
As personnel director, Mit
chell's responsibilities include
assisting Secretary Reed in
personnel management, re
cruitment of employees for
recommendation for employ- ^
ment and classification of
positions. However, he Is cmick
to point out that he doesn’t hire,
simply recommends.
Another goal during this
administration, he says, is to
improve human relaUons be
tween supervisors and staff of
the department. Mitchell
wants supervisors to become
"aware of personal problems
that employees have." Im-
pro ing inter-personal com
munications is an important
factor in employee motivation,
he says.
Mitchell also oversees the
department’s employee ^ev-
ance mechanism. Aggrieved
employees can appeal to a
departmental grievance com
mittee and to the State
Personnel Board. Explaining
the hi^ number of grievances
now being handled by the
department. Mitchell said they
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
— Cuban President Fidel
Castro was quoted recently as
saying his country ooes not
intend to send its troops to
liberate any part of southern
Africa.
The government-owned Dai
ly News reported Castro’s
remark from a press confer
ence here before he left for
Mozambique during a recent
tour to several African coun
tries.
"It is not Cuba’s intention to
send soldiers to free any part of
southern Africa. Independence
is never delivered from a-
broad. The people concerned
must fight for their inde^-
dmee," Castro was quoted as
saying.
While in Mozambique, Cas
tro reportedly expressed a
wish for closer cooMration
between Cuba and Mozam
bique.
He told a rally that his visit
would allow for ‘ 'an increase in
cooperation between the Cuban
Community Party and govern
ment and Frelimo and the
Mozambique government."
Frelimo ia the movement that
has governed Mozambique
since it gained independence
from Portugal.
Castro was reported as
saying he was ready to
intensify "the relations of
solidarity and cooperation"
between the two countries.
Soviet President Nikola:
Workers
‘After’
Jaekson
Sanders' account of the
events which led to his stoppmg
Mrs. Baker’s car on Febriuuy
25th incUcate that he had never
seen the woman before and had
STATEMENT - R.l,lgh polic, oni»r Marvin
* WGAodwrla alleging a racially motivated suspension.
&hoolin l^rth I^ei^ Sanders U assisted by Ralph Campbell, presidenl of the
hestopp^ibranoiepdt^ch Ralelgh-Wake citizens Association, (ie slorv).
inal ve‘”''‘"
ATLANTA, Ga. - A
national advertising cam
paign aimed at diaez^ting
black Atlanta Mayor May
nard Jackson is afoot. The
drive is spearheaded by
Local 1644 of the American
Federation of State, Coun
ty and Municipal Employ
ees (AFSCME).
The advertisement, one of
which is The New York Times’
Sunday edition and is sched- MT ^
tiled to run in other naUooal V
publications, incltaiJiig Crisis,
a publication of the Natioiial « e ^
Association for the Advance- I jOll'Iftlfllfil
ment of Colored People ^'^*«****“9i-
DURHAM - The corri
dors of the Durham County
Courthouse were scenes of
threats and violent rumors
Tuesday afternoon when
Hiatrict Attorney Anthony
Brandon had to act last to
stave off bloodshed. He
scheduled a hearinir for five
whites charged with ac-
ewsory after the fact, in the
killing of a 2-year-old black
boy in an automobile
Saturday night.
One of the alleged members
of an organized gang. Frankie
lee Cates, was charged with
first-degree murder Monday
and remanded to jail for the
killing of Travis Deon Johnson,
by shooting into a car in which
the child was riding with his
mother and a frie;;d, gbwi
12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The driver of the death car,
Larry D. Hunt, is reported as
having been taking Mrs.
Rosalee Johnson, mother of the
child, to visit her sister, when
he stopped at a convenience
store. He is allied to have said
that a group of white men
began barrassing and even
using obscene epithets at the
oersons in the car which he was
driving.
The report further showed
that when Hunt left the store,
he was followed by the same
persons who had harassed the
occupants of the car, while
they were at the store.
According to Hunt's reported
statement, he heard a snot as
he neared Hyde Park Ave. and
Juniper St. He is reported as
saying that he saw blood about
the child’s head.
The child was said to have
been taken to the hospital and
Hunt returned to the store and
called police. The officers are
said to have responded quickly
and Cates was arrested about 3
a.m. The child died after
arriving at the Duke Hospital
(See BLACKS MAD. p. 2)
was In his personal vehicle,
S in the 300 block of E.
t St., near the municipal
g. He said his petrol car
was doubled-pariced beside his
personal car with the flashers
on "for a cj^ck second." Then
came behind him were hro
can. one horddng loudly, its
(See BLA^LCOP. p. 2)
Black Woman Gets
US Courage Award
Minister
Appeals To
President
McCain — Kev. Ben
Chavis said in an interview
that he is very displeased that
Ffresident ,rimmy Carter has
not responded to Chavis’ open
letter sent to Carter on March
4.
In a controversial speech to
the United Nations, Carter
refunded to a similar request
by Soviet dissident, Antkei
Sakharov. Referring to Sakha
rov’s letter. Carter said, "You
(See BEN CHAVIS. P. 2)
NEW YORK, N. Y. -
President Jimmy Carter pre
seated the American Cancer
Society's Courage Award on
Monday, April 4, to Minnie
Riperton, the vivacious black
entertainer who has tried to
help other women by publiciz
ing her own personal experi
ence with breast cancer.
The While House ceremony
was held at 2:30 p.m. Ms.
Riperton was introduced to the
President by Ann Landers, the
nationally-syndicated column
ist who IS 1977 AC:S National
Crusade chairperson. The oc
casion marked the opening of
(See SEES CHANGE. P 2)
(See NO TROOPS. P. 2)
Jilted
Lover
Is Shot
DURHAM — A quarrel that
is said to have gone on for three
days ended near the site of the
Durham Coiflit>' Monday
when Miss Veronica Alston. 19,
allegedly poured hro bullets
into Mr fonner bo>friend. Dan
Jackson. 28, at the comer of
Main and Roxboro Streets,
only a block from the coirt-
house
so
Accordit^ to in\'estigating
(rflicero. Miss Alston decided to
break off the relationship she
had with Jackson and
infonned him His faijisv to
respect her right to "quil" him
resulted in an argument that
began SaUrday His constant
harassment did not shake her
in her desire to leave him
alone
She told officers that she fled
her hniTie, in the hope that she
would a warrant for his
arrest. She firther is reported
(See LOVER IS. P 2t
Hamilton
To Speak
Here Tues.
Councilman Lonnie Homilton
of Charleston, South Caro
lina, will speak ot St.
Augustine's College on
Tuesday, April 12, at 8 p.m.
in the new music and fine
arts building.
Councilman Homilton hos
represented the north oreo
on Charleston County Council
since 1970. He is currently
choirmon of the council's
Purchose and Bids Commit
tee ond the Industrial ond
Agricultural Development
Committee; chairman of
Chorieston. Berkeley and
Dorchester Counties Man
power Plonning Council,
administering more thon $3
million per year.
He was oppointed by
Governor West to the
Charleston County Office of
Economic Opportunity Com
mission. He serves on the
Board of Directors of the
South Corolino Associotion of
Counties; Boord of Coostoi
Federal Credit Union; the
Trustee Boord of the
Charleston Museum.
the April edpcational and
fund-raising crusade.
Ms. Riperton was chopen for
this year’s award because of
her own personal courage in
facing cancer, and because she
spontaneously chose to tell a
nationwide TV audience watch
ing the "Tonight Show" last
year, a secret known only to
her closest friends and family:
the fact that one of her breasts
had been removed several
months earlier because of
cancer. He; story was featured
as well in Ebony magazine. In
all her communications about
her experience, she urges
woman to practice breast
self-examination, because this
monthly practice can help save
more lives through early
detection.
(See WOMAN GETS. P. 2)
(NAACP), is signed by Lo^
1644 end reportedly, was
personally ■pix'oved Jerry
Wurf, international preaideot
of the uni(».
According to a Timea article,
the union said that the
newspaper advertiaement waa
the ^‘first phaw" oE a alx-
month campaign that would
reach Its cuunmatloo in
tember, a month before Mr.
Jackson is up for re^electioo.
The unicMi said it had budgeted
more than 960,000 for puuica-
tion of the ad, which pr,^cUima
in bold type; "The Falcone
Aren't the Only Loaing Team
In Atlanta. Try City Hu."
It continues;
"Everybody’s heard about
Newark. New York, Baltimore,
Dies Here
(See MAYOR IS. P. 2)
Minority
Business
Meet Set
Larkins
Will Be
Honored
The North Carolina A. Phillip
Randolph Institute (NCaPRI)
has announced a testimonial
dinner for Dr. John R. Larkins,
special assistant for Gov.
James Hunt at the Ckismos II
on Florida St. in Greensboro on
April 15th.
Larkins, a native of Wil
mington. has served as a top
black adviser for the last 10
.North Carolina governors. Fol
lowing a brief retirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - lUe
first of six planned NBL
R^ional Seminars for minor
ity business firms will be held
this week on the campus of the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), in Cam
bridge, April 8-9. In conjunc
tion with the Office of Minority
Business Enterprise, the sem
inar is co-sponsored by \h6
National Business League and
the NBL Boston-Cambridge
Chapter.
With the general purpose of
increasing the business re
ceipts and activities of min,
ority business with major
corporations, minority busi
ness persons from New York,
New Jersey and the New
England States will be in
attendance at this first of a
series of such seminars. A
seminar will be conducted in
each of the six QMBE regions
.(See MINORITY. P. 2)
Mn. Mae Lucas Broadie,
vetann church tad peraonal
news writer tiMr The CAROLTN-
lAN and Its predeceaor, Ibe'
Csiritioa Tritauee. who has
been ill for several montha,
dM on Monday of this week,
following a long andUKful life.
Mrs. Broadie had lived tA 12
Qiavis Way in Chavis Heights
for many ye^. aie was a
native of Raleigh and active in
aenior citizens~ activities over
the past decade.
At her beloved First Baptist
Church, she was in charge of
the CVwfle Roll Department
and spent her regular church
hours in the basement of the
church, looking after the
infants and young children of
mothers who were upstairs
worshipang. Mrs. Broadie bad
a great love for chilckm.
m her last columnof Come to
Qaatdi, found in 'Ihe (CARO
LINIAN. she included some of
(be wonk from that beautiful
hymn of the Gvistian faith,
(See COLUMNIST. P. 2)
"MH& MAE L BROADIE
(See LARKINS. P. 2)
Appreciation
Feature Goes
To Five Now
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
MAKni IN .MEMORY OF DR. KING — Mempkls. Teas- — Several kuodred marcher* parade
downtoun April 4 on the Sth anniversary of the aaMMiaaUea of Dr. Martla Luther King. Jr.
Chanting civil right* tunes like "W'e Shall Overcome,*' the processioa passed the Lorralae Motel
balcony uhere King was shot down by a sniper. (i'Pll
C.VR.tl.KKJII FI RMTl RE
CO.MP.y.NY
■Ql ALin MEHCH.tNDISE AT HAKI.AIN PRICES"
Five names will appear in
the advertisements on (he
Apprec'iaiion Money Page of
this week's CAROLINIAN and
the expanded Shoppers' Guide.
This will give readers through
out Wake County an opportun
ity to participate in the feature.
Five names will apMar once
each month to coincme with the
monthly publication of the
Shoppers’ Guide. Other edi
tions of The CAROLINIAN wiU
contain the names of • three
winners
In order to win. a reader
whose name appears in any
advertisement must report to
.See APPRECIATION, P 2)
Black Gon^essman
Supports Socialists
NatiMdl Bteck Haw* Sarvko
WASHINGTON. D.C. — Block Congressmon John Conyers
(D-Mich.) recently onnounced that he is supporting the
efforts of the Committea for Fraa Spaach to defend tk ee
Young Sociolist Aliionce members who ore victims of "Hie
pattern of harassment of political dissidents that we hove
come to be familiar with in the rKent post."
Rep. Conyers joins with the Amarkon Civil liberties Union
of Michigan, the Notienol Student Associotion, ond other
prominent supporters of civil liberties in opposing the
violation 'if politicol rights ond academic freedom evident in
this cose, the committee soid.
Brigid Douglos, 26, Jim Gorrison, 25, and Tom Smith, 23,
w»re ai.KlMl on Oct. 20. 1976, at Control Michi^n
Uni*»r5ity in Mt. Ploownt, Miti', while dijtnbutino
.... ..-.....-j—M-.... lAK .—J'^'—tial
literoture for the Sxiolist Workers Porty 1976 presidential
ticket outside o public meeting held on campus for former
CBS News correspondent Daniel Schorr. 'The tlvee were
choroed with "criminal trespass" ond "disruption" of a
university function "by force or threat of force." They
each foce sentences of up to 6 months in jail ond fines of up
to SI .650.