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1 Man Bm Male Soliciting Charged d Over In Sex Case jStere ★★★★ ★★★ NC Civil Rights Advisory Body To Probe Migrant Acts Morth Carolina’s Leading Weekly -VOL ^6 N*> RALKlCiH, N.C.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. lt)77 SISca.K roPY 2nc As City Council Race Grows ’Hotter’ CANDIDATES DISAGREE ★ ★★★ *★★★ IMueks L rged To Help Themselves Baptists Call For Action Greene Issues Ruling Wake District Court Judge George R. Greene earlier this week bound over Larry (Peaches) McEachern, 23, of 1517 E. Jones St. for a probable cause hearing set for Oct. 5 on charges of “soliciting to commit a crime agaim' nature.” McEachern and several oth er black Raleigh men were arrested last week, with McEachern becoming a key person in the Raleigh Police Department’s effort to curtail alleged male prostitution near the intersection of Harrington and Hillsborough Sts. Greene dismissed McEach- ern's case, however, because ot an improper warrant. With a new warrant. McE^achern was brought back before Greene and was bound over for a hearing. (See SEX CASE. P. 2) Ml.'vS B1.\( K X.MKHK A- FOR 1977 — SaoU Monica. Calif. — l,o\el\ Miss (latre l-ord. lh >rar-iilri from .Memphis. Tenn . smiles for the camera after she was crowned. '■’'Ilss Black \uifM( ' Fr’dac night, Sept. 9. .Miss Ford, a a-foot. 10-inch. i:i5-pound English major at 'temphi-. ( Dhersiic. won out over .'W other conttsianU from the I nited Stales and I’uerlo Bicii. H*r plans arc to become a practicing attorne> tlFl! Carter Administration ‘Lacks Commitment:’ Ben Chavis vnavis. id.uc4.ei. dant. issued a statement calling on people oi conscious Kc'v P^njamin throughout the nation to speak out tor tm iieedon oi the Wilmington 10. Saying the Wilmington 10 case "exposes the lack of commitment by the Carter Administration to pro tect human rights of all Americans,” Rev. Chavis call ed last Friday for nationwide demonstrations Sept. 17 at Democratic Party headquar ters around the cnunlrs St ;» ir.g ■ . ! • Mj pii.s.m and limited in nis access to press. Chavis' statement was released b\ his sister. Ms. Francine Chavis. The Sept. 17 demonstrations are being coordinated by the National Alliance Against Ra cist and Political Repression (See REV, CHAVIS. P, 10) MS. ANNE MITCHELL ...state coordinator Judge Nomination Deadline Monday !■ fha daadlint for making neaiinotioni to tho Jvdicial Nomhwtiiii Cemmittoo for tko lOth Judicial Oiitriet't Suporior Ceart Judgaihip. According to a committao ipokttptrson, "Any qualifiod porion dtsiring ta ba coaiidtrod for nomination, or any porion dasiring to racemmand a quoiHiod parson to bo con- sidorod for nomination, may do to by writing tho fxoeutivo Soerotory, Judicial Nomiaatiag Committoo, Offict of tho Gevornor, Roltigb, N.C." Tho committoo wiU moko rocommondotions to Gov. Jim Hunt. Only ono vacancy axists. It is a rotuH of racent iogislotion in which 11 now potHiens woro created. In Chatham County History Museum Dedicated PITTSBORO ~ Pat Bryant, a iounder and editor ot the Carolina Community News Service, spoke at the dedica tion ot a Black History Museum by the Chatham County Fair in Pittsboro last week. The program was a presentation oi the youth division ot the tair to honor the late Charlie Baldwin, describ- ^edas a "tireless worker lor the fair” in the past. Baldwin was credited with procuring the slave cabin which will now serve as a museum on the tairground site. The cabin, donated by Willis Wrenn, on whose property it stood, is an authentic, hand- craiteu 19th century dwelling, hewn ot cypress wood. C. W. Bryant, president of the local F .rm and Home Organization and chairman of the Museum Committee, supervised the transier and reconstruction ot the cabin. Artilacts and fur nishings were obtained Ihorugh the etiorts of the Pittsboro and Siler Citv Chapters ol the North Carolina Federation of Negro Women. Descendants ot the .Milli gans, builders and original inhabitants ot the cabin, still reside in the area and were present at the dedication. TTiev assisted J E. Ramsev. Jr., chairman ot the Piedmont Council on Periorming Arts, in drawing up geneology ot the lamilv The etinrts ot the Chatham (See MUSEUM IS. P. 10) Jackson Talks On Marching MIAMI BEACH. Fla - The presidents of the National Baptist Conven tion said here last -week that “marching on the picket line has value and has done much to impress many who would not be moved otherwise.” The convention, which began here on Sept. 6. drew thousands to this resort city. As Dr. J. H Jackson delivered his annual address, however, he also said, ".March ing on the picket line, at l-’cst, creates an opportunity tor one to engage more tully in the cultural, economic, and politi cal lile ot the nation. But lor seli-improvemeni and lot p.ii ticipaing in correcting ;ht . OI one s society or cominuojtv, we must recommend and find the production line, the pur chasing line, the poiiticat-pow er line and the patriotic practice line.” He was specific in his support ot the National Associ ation for the Advancement of (Colored People. He warned that blacks must not create false hopes or iniTame voung minds as blacks seek to (See BAPTISTS. P 2) Council Hopefuls Comment Strong community-based crime prevention programs are the answers to crime in the black communilv, according to several ot the candidates running tor the District C seat on the Raleigh City Council. Candidate Lawrence Dick ens advocates the development OI a 'brothers’ keeper' attitude in the black community. "We need community involvement where we start being our ■brothers' keeper'.” Dickens said, suggesting that is the primary way to reduce both crime against property and against persons. Persons prone to commit crimes against property and -mg ^ * other people need to know that At jKUl/l IjyOtl "eves” are on them, he said. Appreciation Knight^ Peebles At Odds BY WILLIE WHITE. Slafl Writer A challenger and the incumbent for the Raleigh District C City Council seat have locked horns in battle over who should get credit for projects in '*hich both played a part, one as a member of the Raleigh Planning Commission and the other as a member of the City Council. MAYOR COLEMAN YOUNG IS VICTORIOUS — Detroit — The conilicl si ried when Incumbent Mayor Coleman A. Young. 59. gives his vlctor> speech incumbent Bill Knight’s cam- after winning the primary election for mayor In the nation's Bih paign ottice released a cam- largesl city Sept. 13. Mayor Young will run for re-election against paign liver in which were listed ( iiy ( ouncilman Ernest C. Browne. Jr. in the November • lection, the first general election for mayor in the cUv's history where both candidates are black. (UPI) Informal Hearing To Be Held Saturday ATLANTA, Ga. — 'The living and working conditions of migrant and seasonal farm workers in North Carolina will be the subject of a 1-day iniormal hearing by the N.C. Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Saturday, Sept. 17. Southern Regional Director is Bobby D. Doctor. The iniormal hearing is only one part of a study being conducted by the Advisory ■ BOBBY D. DOCTOR suggesting that this would not make the community crime proof, but would be etiective in crime reduction As a councilperson, he said he would push community watch programs and related community oriented programs designed to reduce crime, and would also puch tor maintain ing a higher Special Services Division budget tor the Raleigh Police Department, noting that this division is directly involv ed with the type programs involving community partici pation with police in crime reduction. Candidate George Handy- said he would push tor a combination ot increased po- Sn- CULM. IL. V Check dinner •Mrs. Ruth A. Lyon r' 1325 Holman Si . was the winner ot a check in the amount ot $10 last week. She saw her name in the advertisement paid tor by Pigglv Wiggly Food Stores, identified herselt at The CAROLINIAN and picked up her check. There were two other names listed on the Sweepstakes Page as possible winners in the weekly Appreciation Money E'eature, sponsored bv The CAROLI.NIA.N and participat ing advertiser.s. lound on the Sec APPRECIATION. F 2i FRINKS HHIK.S IN — Golden Frinks, national program dirci ior of the .Southern ( hrisiian Leadership t oofi-rence. attended the dedication of a museum of artifai is'from slaverx The struilure is j ,la\e cabin which was occupied in (halham County until It \ears ago. .See siorv abo>e. ' IMmifi b> CCNSi. Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK TKRRY’S FI RMTl RE CO. -FOB BETTER FI KMTl HE \M) XPI'LIANCKS" Committee in its role as advisor to the commission. Extensive research, personal interviews with state and federal officials, civic leaders and migrants have preceded the hearing. Following the informal hearing. a report with findings and recommendations will he pre pared for release in January. The im'ormal hearing will be held in Raleigh at the Federal Building Century Station, 300 Fayetteville St., in conference room No. 206. The hearing will be called to order at 9 a.m. by the Rev. William W. Finlator, chairperson of the North Caro lina Advisory Committee. Representatives of numer ous church and civic organiza tions which work with migrant (See MIGRANTS. P 2) New Civic Center To Open Thurs. A ribbon-cutting ceremonv with Raleigh's current mavor and three lormer mayors, as speakers will highlight the opening ot the Raleigh Civic Center at ll;30a m. Thursday. Sept. 14, in the mam arena. The public, along with hundreds ot city, county and state otiicials and other digni taries. has been invited to attend the ceremony as well as the open house, which will be held irom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (See CIVIC CENTER, P 2> Man Gets 20 Years In Killing George William Pettitord, 24, a tormer security guard, who lives at ill N. Fisher St., was sentenced to 20 vears m prison Monday in the murder oi a Shaw University student. Ran dle Bush. II. 23. who was slain on Saturday night. June 26, near a nightspot in southeast Raleigh, oti Rock Quarry Road. Bush died at the scene ot the shooting with a bullet hole in the throat, according to witnesses. Pettitord pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death oi Randle. Second-degree murder carries tSee MAN GETS, P 2' SO reasons to re-elect Bill Knight. " On the list are items which Knight indicates he supported during his 2nd term. But challenger Millard Peebles, tormer chairperson of the Planning Committee, is 'aking exception "to umat he (Knight) is trying to get credit lor. 1 was closer at hand in most ol that stuff that he is coming up with.! just want the people to know where he is. He is coming in second fiddle.” Knight, on (he other hand, cotmiers bv asserting that "minutes ot the council meet ings will show that each and (See CANDIDATES. P 10) ^Tests Rigged:^ Official GREENSBORO - “The sys tem involving the use of standardized tests is designed against the poor.” an oificial of the national Educational Test ing Service said at A&T State University last week. He was Dr. Joseph Williams, a program administrator for ElSi in Princeton. N. J. •'There are no experts on standardized tests." Williams said in his address to the (Stf TESTS ARK, 1 S- MK / CHIEF OF STATE TO VISIT — Lagos. Nigeria — Nigeria's Chief of State. Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo. will visit Washington next month • the first Nigerian ieadt^r to do so. the government said Sept. 12. Former chief of staff of the Armed forces. Obasanjo. 39. has ruled Nigeria - the world’s 7th largest oil exporter and .Africa's richest and most populous country - since Murlala Mubammed was kill ed in an jborti\c '-nop Feb. 13 last vear i IT'l G. Schuyler Dies; Was Pioneer NEW YORK. N.Y. - George S. Schuyler, author and gadfly tor the civil rights movement, died last week at .New York Hospital at the age of 82. He is well remembered within the NAACP tor his visit to the Mississippi flood control pro- ^t in 1933 with Roy Wilkins to investigate the near-slavery conditions under which blacks (See G. SCHUYLER. P. 10) NAACP Meet Tho Raltigii-Apex Chagtar of tlia Nafknal Asteciation for tht Advancomtat of Colorod Ptopio [NAACP], wUI Moot Sunday, Sapt. IS, at 4 p.M. at RICH Park in Matked. Tha public it invHad to attoad. Tha Rav. Dr. Chariat W. Ward it praiidaat of tha ebaptar. W IN EMMY AM.AHDS FOR ROLES IN "ROOTS" — Pasadena. Calif. — I.tKii', (iosselt, Jr., plants a kiss on Miss Olivia Cole after "Routs" led all shoHs with 6 stutuettes for excellence in (he .Sept. II annual Emmy \wards pretentation. (iossett won his award for Brsi \vlor in a single performance in a drama, while Miss Cole s\as (-ill’ll for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama - both from the best-selling novel. "Roots." «I PI)
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