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: c . .nx I7y Ralci/ih WeU-ReprvHejiltnl A« 1/iuurrLu.o. uy ^02Ci Over 3^000 Demonstrate Crowd ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 ¥ 4 * Roy, 10, Soft’, Rut ■k ii -k -k Woman Held In Kidnaphi^^^^ VOL. 36 NO. 25 North Carolina’s Leading Weekly RALEIGH, N.C.. THURSDAY^ AI>k"lTrT4. 197^ ' SINGLE COPY 20c Over ()ne-lhi\ SuHoension TAR HKKI. DKI.RGATIUN MARCHES — Thli ii the North Carolina delegation attcndlnL the -Wilneis Against Executions March" In Atlanta. Ga. last Saturday. At left in the dark suit is William Giemer of Fayetteville. At center, carrying North Carolina banner, is John Stroman of Durham. <See story) No Bond Allowed For ‘10’ WILMINGTON - Superior Court Judge Russell Lanier on Tuesday denied motions tor hail tor the Wilmington 10 so they could he tree while the Pender County Court begins consideration ot recent recan* tations o) state witnesses and r^uest tor new trials tor the civil rights activists. When post conviction hear* ing begins on May 9 in Burgaw, 9 01 the Wilmington 10 remaining in North Carolina prisons, will not have been able to comer jointly with their lawyers to prepare their case. Attorney James Ferguson told Lanier that unless he was able to get the Wilmington 10 tree on bail that unusual circumstanc es would lessen the eitective- ness ot their representation. He said that all ot the Wilmington 10 are scattered in separate prisons across the state and to comer with them once would reauire driving more than 1,000 miles. Ferguson also argued that the recantation of Allen Hall last October, the recantation oi Jerome Mitchell in February, and the newly discovered 1974 recantation ot Eric Junlous plus the 4,409 page proceeding (See NO BOND. P. 3) COP TO APPEAL ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dinner Planned k ir -k ir rLKVER CO.MME.NTS ON F.AITH —* Portland. Oregon ■ When asked here last week if her conversion to ('hristlanity isn’t an effort to stay out of jail, former Black Panther leader KIdridge Cleaver said that "people didn’t believe ^Jesus Christ, either." (t'Pl). Rowan To FSU For Celebration FAYETTEVILLE — A na* tionally renowned joumaNM, who was the first black American to sit with the President's Cabinet und the U. S. National Security Coondi will be the featupjd speaker at Fayetteville University's 10^ Anniversary Founder's Day Ceremonies on Sunday, ^ril 17, at 2:30 TO GIVE BIRTH IN FALL — Hollywood — Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat (King) Cole, is expected to give birth next fall. Her husband Is composer-producer Marvin Yancey. (L’PI). Morris To Take Over New Post YMC A To Honor Raiford Raleigh jQlk Sanders’ Resident - • • Caught YORK NY R. Moirii, for nino Ccwnty, Delawi^. . Sf'abrook Au in the J urn. The spea<er is Carl Rowan. A native of McMinnville. Ten, Rowan will be introduced bv Dr. Charles Lyons. Jr., chancellor of the second oldest (founded in 1877< state-sup- ported school in the state of North Carolir' . 1 Rowan ,a considered one of V the must sought-after lecturers in the United States and is E robably read, seen and heard V more Americans than almost any other journalist in the land. While a freshman at Ten nessee State College in Nash ville, he t(X)k a nationally-cnm- petitive examination that led to his becoming one of the first 15 blacks in U. S. history to attain commissioned officer rank in the Navy. After World War II, he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Oberlin College and then a master's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota, which has given him its "distinquish- ed achievement award.” From 1964-65, when he was director of the United States Information Agency in the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson. Rowan became the first black American to sit with the President's Cabinet and (See CARL ROWAN. P. 2) SS Fmployment^^uoa'! Practices Bill Seen state enforcement of an Equal Employment Practices Act is propose in legislation filed in the (General Assembly by black Rep. H. M. Michaux and Sen. Ka^y Sebo. Michaux and Sebo explained the legisla tion at a legislative seminar of the N. C. Association of Human Rights Officials last week. Patterned after the federal Equal Employment (^portuni- ties Commission (EEOC) en forcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employment bas^ on sex. national origin, race, religion and age would be orohibited. A Division of Equal Oppor tunity would be established within the Department of Administration to investigate, conciiiiate and make settle ments to compensate for discrimination. All complaints made to the Division would be under the director of the North Carolina Human Relations Commission. Complaints of discnminaticm would be investigated within 90 da^s. After complaint investi gation had been completed the Division would make a finding of whether "reasonable cause” exists to believe discrimination occurred or was occurring. At (See EMPLOYMENT. P. 2) NEW William years the National Director of Housing for NAACP, has realgneo that post to acc^ a new job in the housing field On May 3, Morria, wiio has also been «ee«ttl9« dfawctsr of the National Housing 1, will becoros con sultant to tlis presldsot And chairman of the Federal Nati(mal MorigMe Association in Washington, D. C. In accepting Mr. Morris’' resignation, (Foster Current, NAACP administrator, credit ed him with having "signifi cantly developed and expanded our housing program, despite limited resources and staff assistance." "Your expertise and techni cal skills have helped make it possible for NAACP units in various parts of the country to open new housing units for our minority,” Current said. "Your departure represents a great loss to the Association.” Mr. Morris, who has been involved in civil rights and community developm e n t (See MORRIS. P. 2) J, Bond Comments On Hooks Editor’s Note: The following Is a commentary by Georgia State Legislator Julian Bond on the NAACP. It will be broad cast as part of the next edition of Black Journal, "The New Warrior: Can Benjamin Hooks Save the NAACP?" which wiU be distributed nationally by the Public Broadcastina Service to (See J. BOND. P. 2) A 32-year-o)d Raleigh woman, who formerly drove a taxicab, has been cha. ged with kidnaping a 10-year- old Pennsylvania boy. Fol lowing a high-speed chase, Mrs. Eloise Shaw, 729 Fitzgerald Drive (Biltmore Hillsl was captured Sunday afternoon, following a 4-car coUiaion. The arrest took place in New Castle Police in Pennsylvania charaed Mrs. Shaw with the Suncuy afternoon kkbiapiM of Christopher Lawrence of Ches ter, Pa. The child was allegedly taken at gunpoint from a vacant lot, where be was staying with some other chikren. According to police, Mrs. Shaw gave one of the boy’s B laymates a note and told him > give it to the child's mother. The note read; "Put $8(X) in the mail by Wednesday and you will get your kid back." She CHAT AT DINNER — Lansing. Mich.: United States U. N. Ambassador Andrew Young (R) chats with Edward Ohi Sann yi ^ _ -r,,,,,, later” told police that she **** Ambassador from Nigeria, prior to an Urban needed the cash to pay off a car dinner April )2. Young, speaking on communism, said it loan. womu not be able to survive in Africa If racism Is eliminated. He The note further stated that “The Soviet role has been destructive, but feeling is that the money shoulil be sent to one everywhere the hussians have gone when they have been left of Mrs. Slaw's relatives Raleigh, adding. "If you call the cops, we will know it and kiss your kid goodbye.” Police were alerted by the Lawrence boy's parents about 5:30 p.m. Sunday and Mro Shaw was seen driving a beige Dodge station wagon about 10 minutes later by authorities in Chester. The car was headed toward Delaware on Interstate High way 95. heading south. The chase was taken by Delaware police once she reached that state, until she reportedly pulled off the interstate exit, near Wilming ton, turned onto a six-lane highway and travelled, at times, on the wrong side of the hi^way. The chase ended, according to New Castle police, when Mrs. Shaw made a sharp right turn onto another road and slammed head-on into a car carrying two persons. In addition, two police cars in pursuit, piled up into each (See KIDNAPING. P. 2) alone, they’ve messed up.” (L’PI) YMCA Executive Is Retiring Here Ernest L. Raiford. retiring executive director of the Bloodworth Street YMCA. will R-WCA Take Force Committee To Study School Board Hearings Ralph Campbell, Sr., pres)- dent ot the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association. (RWCA) has selected an Education "Task Force committee of black Citizens to study ana maxe presentations to the Wake County School Eloard public hearings to be held April 19. Millbrook High School. April 20, Garner High Sch<x>l; April 21. Entoe High; April 22, C^ry High School. All meetings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. R-WCA believes that the black community should take advantage of these opportuni ties to express its opinions regarding the crucial issue of mass busing of its voung children to distant schools in Wake County System. The co-chairpersons of the Task Force Committee of R-WCA Father Arthur J. Calloway and George Spauld ing. Support of this Task Force is requested of all churches in Wake County, all civic and fraternal organizations in Gov. Vetoes King Holiday Bill Nationfll Hack News Service RICHMOND, Vo. — Viroinia Governor Mills E. Godwin recently vetoed a bill that would have mode ion. 15 o state holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., saying he believes the state already has enough legal holidoys. While calling King "certoinly a greot leader who accomplished much in his lifetime,” Godwin odded thot racial feelings had nothing to do with his decision. Oemocrotic Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, the bill's sponsor ond the state Senate's only block member, called Godwin's veto "a racist act.” However. John Robinson, the black director of the Martin Luther King Community Center in South Arlington, said, "I'm not really hung up on it. I would love to hove seen It, but knowing Gov. Godwin, I expected a veto. There ore more important problems focing the state...like high utility bills, fighting VEPCD (Virginia Electric Power Componyl...and tax rates. Thv rich are getting richer.” Senote Oemocrotic Mojority Leoder Adelard Broult said, ”1 think the reosons why he vetoed the King holiday are very sound. But the thing he ignored wos that this wos o bill that possed both houses by o very wide margin. I think it's wrong to veto a vill of thot kind.” Del. Richard Hobson, onother Democrot, noted that when Godwin ran os o Oemocrot in 1975, "he got elected with great support from the black community. I think he hos turned his bock on that support.” Wake County. The general public is urged to attend one or all of these meetings and express your concerns to the New Pupil Assignment Plan and Busing of your children. 3 Win Week’s Appreeiation Money Three readers of 1110 CARO LINIAN won $10 Appreciation Money page checks last week after they reported to The CAROLINIAN that they had seen their names in advertise ments on that page. (See APPRECIATION. P. 2) -k-i—t"'' ERNEST L. RAIFORD be honored at a retirement recognition dinner at the Martin Luther King Student Union, St. Augustine s College, 'Thursday, April 21, 7?30 p.m., it has b^n announced by Dr. Nelson H. Harris, chairman of the YMCA Board of Manage ment. The board committee in charge of arrangements is composed of A J. Turner, chairman. James E. Byers, J. E. Wilson, Dr. Wiley Davis, Bruce Hargrove. Lawrence Dickens, Cecil H. Flagg and W. W, Hur(lle. Special out-of-town guests expected to attend and partici pate on the program include Jesse N. Alexan(ier. chairman of the National Board of YMCAs. Division of Human Rights, of New York and Earl (See RAIFORD TO. P. 2) V w If )ng, Regional YMCA director, Charlotte. Members of the Raiford family who will attend include Mrs. Blanche Raiford. wife, retired faculty member of Bennett College; Dr. Roger Raiford, son, orthopedic sur geon of Washington, D. C.; and daughters, Mrs. JoAnne Hin ton. chemist of Reading. Pa. and Mrs. Linda Fowler, teach er of Norwalk, Conn, In 1946, Raiford was called to Raleigh to furnish leadership (Ste RAIFORD TO, P 2) NAACP TO .MEET The Raleigh-Apex Chapter of the NAACP will meet Sunday. April 17 at RICH Park in Method at 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The Rev. Dr. Charles W. Ward is president of the Raleigh-Apex chapter. Position Is Told Vowing to "appeal my one-day suspension last week as far as I can take it,” black Raleigh police officer Marvin Sanders began his legal process Monday. He was suspend ed by a superior officer for allegedly harassing a white woman, the wife of a city official. 1116 white woman involved in the case is Mrs. Vicki Baker, wile ot Gary Baker, director ot the parking violations bureau lor the Cltv ot Raleigh. Police otiicials were accused Monday by Sanders ot "cover ing up tor this lady because her husband holds a management poaition with the city. I wm reprimanded heeause she ts Mr. Baker’s wite and she is white." he continued Sanders' d^iartment nqier- vlsor, Major WiQard Bunn, haa denied that race was involved in the disposition ot tlM case. “He (Sanders) abused his authority to try an(l lind a citation tor Mrs. Baker be cause he ut irritated at her," Bunn declared. Sanders, who was on special assignment with the city’s police department, has been reduced in rank to patrolman. However, his salary remains the same. Major Bunn said Otticer Sanders double-parked his patrol car on Hargett Street on Feb. 25 to get something out ot his personal automobile, which was parked on the street. He also said the car blocked one lane oi trattic ancl several (See COP TO. P. 2) Oven Is Blamed In Fire Extensive damage was done to the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Rivers, 16.7 E. Martin Street around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, when a tire damaged two rooms and penetrated the root, according to district lire chief W. R. Mabrev. Tlie cause ol the tire was believed to have been a heated stove in the kitchen. The tire spread to the tamilv room and (See OVEN IS. P. 2) ATLANTA, Ga. — More than 3,000 persons marched through downtown Atlanta as a part of "a witness against executions” to the Georgia Capitol to hear several speakers and enter tainers here last Saturday morning. One by one. the witnesses, all civil rights veterans, spoke out, each with a message that electriiied those who listenecl just a tew leet trom a statute ot 19lh century populist Thomas Watson. "Georgia has executed more people than any other state in the nation." said Dr. Ralph David Ahernathv, president emeritus ot the Southern Christian Leadership Conter- ence. He continued to attack a notion held by many in the U.S. that execution;, will deter crime, saying ”we cannot correct crimes oi homicide and killings through capital pun ishment. We come closer to correcting crime and homicide hv providing jobs and income." He further criticized the armed race and the race to explore and settle outer space saving, ’(We need to) stop wasting our monev on the arms race and sending individuals to the moon and mars...We haven’t learned as vet how to live down on this earth." Ramsev Clark, the tirst U.S. Attorney General to oppose capital punishment while in (See DEMONSTRATE. P. 2) Carter’s GR Stand Is Hit Nallooai Black News Service WASHINGTON - The gen eral counsel for the Leadership Conference on CivU Rights says the Carter Administration has been "disappointing, in the civil rights fiem” but is full of "wonderful young people” at the lower levels. Joseph Rauh told broadcast interviewers "the question Is whether these wonderful young people, many (See CARTER’S. P. 2) Award To Wilkins Set NEW YORK - Roy Wilkins, retiring executive director of the NAACP, has been named to receive the 'Volunteers of America's 1977 Bollington ond Maud Booth Award, in recognition of his nearly half-century of work in behalf of civil rights. The aword will be presented to Mr. Wilkins at the 81st onnuol Grond Field Council of the Volunteers of America in Denver on May 2nd. The Volunteers of Americo is a religious social welfore organization founded in 1896 by General Bollington Booth and General Moud Booth. Its '' rpose is to extend spirituol and material old to those in need, regaiulass of roce, creed or color. VOA's commander-in-chief, Generol John F. McMahon, will make the presentation to Mr. Wilkins. The aword will carry the following citotion; "in groteful recognition of his dedicated service to his fellow Americans, his lead ership in social couses and his humonitorion devotion to oil mankind. " Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK Ai.L COEKERS PRO SHOP 'FOR THE BEST IN WNOlfSAlE TRADING'' TOP An\ EHTISEKS GET NNPA AW ARDS — General Moton, PhlUp MorrU. Ford Motor Conipaiiv. American Tobacco Company, and General Foods, the (op five national advertisers in the Kiack Press in 1976, recei\ed Affirmative Action Advertlslug Awards from the National Newspaper Publishers .Association (NNPA) during its recent sesqulcentcnnlal Observance in Washington at - (he Inlernalional Inn. Their total investment in reaching black consumers through (he Black Press . uas placed al nearl> $:t million by Amalgamated Pubiishers, Inc., a black advertising agency. Representatives of these top advertisers are shown above with their AAAA plaques of laminated Klack Press mastheads. Left-lo-right: Jam \ Bowting, senior vice president of Philip Morris: Lee .\. ..\rcher. equal opportunity officer for General Foods: Levi Jackson, urban affairs director, Ford Motor ( o.; Dr. (iloriu F. To«)le. former assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. recci\cd a plaque lor her equal opportunity work with (hat agency; Jarred Finney, assistant ad\erlisiiig iiunager of (ieneral Motors; Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett, NNPA president: John W. KdRhill. nulioiial sales manager, .\merican Tobacco Co.; and William G. Moore, advertising diretiur of \mrriean Tobacco t'o. .\ward participants not shown were: Peter DeLuca. vice president and general counsel ol (ieneral Foods; Ms. Ethel Moore, aaiistanl sales manager of Xmaig.imaied Publishers, lui .. who served as mistress of ceremonies; and Jerrei W. Jones, NNPA firsi \ i( e pn-sideiit and publishei oi the Milwaukee Courier and the Milwaukee Star, who presided.
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