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Wtinesses Tell Civil Rights Body 3t«oJarl Pt.j C5., i:ew3.’a,er Migrants Mistreated ★ ★★* ^ ^ ★★★ IVjSe Vote Against (Jubernutorial Succession 75 Protest For **10 99 Raleigh Scene Of Hearings AROLINIAN ST. Al G.’S PRFXV RErp:iVES DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN'S AWARD — Left: CUrence E. IJghIner. North Carolina Stale Senator, presents the Distinguished Citlien's Award plaque from the Occoneeche Council of Boy Scouts of America to Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, president. Saint Augustine’s College. Looking on are .Mrs. Lulu Robinson and the family's daughter. Miss JesSanne Robinson. The presentation was made on Sept. 15. at a Distinguished Citizen's Awrard Dinner, honoring President Robinson. (See story inside). VOL. NO. 47 ^i>rth Cnrolina's Wepkly RALKICiH. N'.C.. THURSDAY. SKPTF.NinKIt 22. Iil77 SINOLK CORY JOc Must Pay Black \C Family S2/),()()() Raleigh Cop Gets Former Job Baek The Raleigh Civil Service Commission ruled last Wednes- dav that Otticer Marvin San ders, who is hlack. must get his old job back as a member of the community relations divis ion ot the Raleigh Police Department. Sanders had pre viously been transferred to the unitormed division after he was accused oi harassing the wile 01 a white city employee. According to spokesmen for the Raleigh Police Depart ment. Sanders has returned to work with the community relations division, which is a plainsclothes unit oi the de partment. Police Attomev Kurt Stake- man said Thursday that he did not know whether the ruling would be appealed to Wake Supi^rior Court, since it wa.- Hl^ijinst the department's final (Vision when Otticer Sanders appealed The police department ma) appeal the decision of the commission, a final review board tor disgruntled city employees. But sources in the department said that is not (See COP GETS. P 2) Say Jobs Must In US Cities Killer Freed Witness after witness told the N.C. advisory Commit tee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights here last Saturday of flagrant abuses of migrant farm laborers, primarily because the fed eral and state agencies required to enforce the laws are more supportive of growers than migrants. Witnesses in the all-day session included legal aid attorneys, paralegals, a* gency officials and advo cates of migrant support groups. Carl Webster. Florida Rural ★ ★ ★ ★ Problems To Be Aired -k -k -k Southgate Meeting Set Center Sessions Candidates Talk About City Streets Natlooal Black Newt Service. WASHINGTON. D. C. - Undersecretary of Commerce Sidney Harman told more than 600 members of the National Alliance ot Businessmen re cently that jobs must be lound tor economically disadvan taged Americans which not only provide income, but seli-satistaction and promise tor luture development as human beings. Harman outlined his goals tor working to solve the unemployment problem on the concluding day ot the NAB’s national conference, held this month at the Sheraton Park Hotel here. The NAB was created iu years ago by the White House to combine the eitorts of business, industry, labor, education and govern ment to hire the disadvan taged, u lemployed and un skilled Americana. (Se^ SAV JOBS. P. 2) ASKING FOR PAROLE -> Miss JoAnne Little. 23, w'.iose trial for the murder of white jailer Clarence Alllgood be came a national cause, is now eligible for parole and Is seeking same in Raleigh, where she is serving a breaking and entering term at the .N.C. Correctional Center for Women. Miss Little, who said she would like to reside In (See ASKING. P. 2) Sept. 28 BY WILLIE WHITE Mad Ihe five candidates for the District C seat on the Raleigh City Council differ widely on whether streets are an issue in the upcoming election. Candidate James Burt said that he comes in contact with very little citizen interest in street problems. "I wouldn’t consider that a major prob lem." He said the current community development plans M the city will take care of the s^eet problems that do exist. "1 think that the paving 1 program is pretty good; other Jkcandidates may disagree." And so they do. Candidate Millard Peebles characterized District C streets as "the worst in the city. We have more unpaved streets in Southeast Raleigh than any other section in the city." Peebles said, however, that he does not know what percentage of streets are in (See COUNCIL. P. 9) w, . ror Minonty Business Bankers Schedule Confab Black In Mayoral Runoff National Black News Service BUFFALO. N. Y. - Black Assemblyman Arthur 0. Eve, like the "Man of La Mancha," has done what pollsters and political experts viewed as the impossible. He won the Demo cratic primary here recently to become the first black ever nominated for Mayor by either (See MAYORAL. P. 2) WASHINGTON. D C. — The National Bankcri* AssocfMior, the trade group tor minority- owned and operated banks, is holding its 50th annual conven tion in Houston, Tex. on Oct. 11-15. With a theme of. Fifty Years Ot Service, the convention of the National Bankers Associa tion (NBA) is expected to be one ot the largest in the association's history. All meet ings will be held at the Sheraton-HcHiston Hotel. NBA also includes banks owned by women. Co-hosts of the convention are Dr. Carl M. Carroll, president, Riverside National Bank, and Clarence Calloway, director. King State Bank, both of Houston. Among the convention key note speakers are Vernon Jordan, executive director of the National Urban League, and John G. Heimann, comp troller ot the Currency. Jordan, (See BANKERS. P.-2) A meeting of the South- gate community is sche duled Wednesday evening. Sept. 28th. at 7:30 at the Southgate Community Center. AU residents of the large area are invited and urged to be present at this important session. The last meeting held by Southgate residents was Sept. 14. Sam McLean irom Wake County Opportunities’ Urban Center met with community residents to discuss neighbor hood organization and neigh borhood problems. Most who attended the meeting lelt that a neighbor hood club would be productive tor the Southgate commuDi)** A vanct^v ot tuples discussed and major concerns ot the group were: rent, llbrarv hours, dumpsters, parking lot appearance, numbering ot parking lot spaces, cost of repairs for apartments and general maintenance of yards and apartments. ‘Bargain’ Made In Slaying NASHVILLE - A 73-year-old while store owner, John Joseph Judge, charged with the April murder of a black farm worker, Charlie Lee, 46, received a suspended jial Legal Services atlornev, tesli- lied ot lailure ot and inade quacy ot the Farm Labor Registration Act which re quires regisiraiion ot crew leaders and prool ot financial responsibility of the crew leaders to pay workers, and violations of ihe Wagner-Pey ser Act 01 1933. Migrants recruited in Flori da and other states are brought into North Carolina and other states, promised good housing, and pav and working condi- lions. But what they receive, said Webster, is entirely diiterent. The Employment Security (ilommission iJ North Carolina and the U. S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Law Division suoDOsedly enforces (See MIGRANT. P 2) Dr. Cobb .\MRAKSAIH)K WELCOMES .NUKIH VIETNAMF:SE DELE- _ « fc, ■ , (•.AXES — United .Nationii — Andrew Young (L). i .s. Vmhahsador (a the U.N.. skakes hands wilh members of the \nilh Nietnamesi delegation shortly after the Asian rountrx became the imh member of the U.N. General Asseoibh here •Sept. 21). «I IM) Hearings On Stamps Are Slated Mother Of Chavis, Others Are Orators Carter Reveals New Thrust National Black News Service WASHINGTON. D. C. ~ "It is the policy of this Administra tion to promote the develop ment of minority business enterprise. This Administra tion will actively support minority business develop ment ; and we strongly encour age the private sector to increase its involvement in this area," President Jimmy Car- MAKING A NEW START— Morristown. Pa. — Ms. Faye Butler. 33. talks In Billy and feeds an infant last week at Cluster House 11. a residential facility for women offenders and their children. Ms. Butler, who has three children of her own, has overcome a drug habit and completed courses necessary for a high school diploma. (I PI) ter said alter a White House meeting last week wilh the 34-member Interagency Coun cil for Minority Business Enterprise. The President said that he intends to rely on the Inter agency Council, chaired by Dr. Sidney Harman, the Undersec retary 01 Commerce, to pro mote. coordinate and monitor tederal programs relating to minority business enterprise. President C .rter cited 5 steps already taken by his Administration to promote and develop minority business. He said he "fully" endorses the efforts underway to re vamp and improve the Small Business A d m i ni s t r afion (SBA) Section 8 program. "I have instructed all Execu tive departments to work with the Office ol Minority Enter prise (OMBC) and the SBA to devise eifective minority busi ness assistance programs. "1 have asked the Ottice oi Federal Procurement Policy to review and to revise procure ment regulations to assure adequate involvement oi mi nority and small business tirms bv requiring that recipi ents ol major tederal contracts to show how they will involve minoritv and small businesses beiore rather than alter a contract has been signed. "1 have requested that the Treasury Department, as an Interagency Council member, lead a task torce to prepare a report on sources ot capital and mechaniesms tor financial assistance tor minority busi ness. (S<H> NEW THRUST, P 2> Dates tor the holoing of public hearings on the new Food Stamp Program were announced at a two-day Out reach conference held here last week at the Jane S. McKim- mons Extension Center. The Southeastern Regional hear ings will be held on October 11 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, on October 25 in Homestead. Fla., and on October 18 in Boonesville. Miss. Ms. Nancy Snyder, national director ot the Food sump Program, stated that the purpose oi the hearings was to "seek com ments on the new Food Stamp Act trom people in urban and rural areas prior to the publication ot proposed regula tions," in March 1978. The new program is expected to be implemented in Mav ot 1978. Conterees had gathered from across the state and the Southeastern region to ex change iniormation and tormu- late methods oi reaching Frustrated with eliorts in the courts to tree the Wilmington 10. 75 demonstrators marched outside the N. C. Democratic Party headquarters on Hills borough Street Saturday, call ing tor party intervention to inilueoce a Wilmington 10 pardon trom either N. C. Governor James Hunt or President Jimmv Carter. Part 01 demonstrations in 26 cities, coordinated across the nation by the Nalinaal Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, North Carolina demonstrators called tor vot ers to deteat a November succession reterendum to al low Hunt and subsequent governors to serve more than one term, unless the Wilming ton 10 get a pardon. N. C. Allinace coordinator. Ms. Anne Mitchell, said to the (See 75 PROTEST. P, 2) received a suspended jail sentence here Monday after he pleaded nolo contendre (no contest) to a reduced charge of involuntary man slaughter. Under terms reached in a plea bargaining arrangement, approved by the Nash County Superior Court, the while man alM agreed to pay the sum of $25,000 to the lamily of the murder victim. Evidence, presented in the session, which began here early Monday, showed that Judge shot Lee with a .25 calibre pistol in his (Judge’s) store, near Whitakers, on April 17. during a "fuss” over change lor a $20 bill, which Lee claimed he had given Judge, but had received only change tor a $10 bill after his NAACP Speaker (See KILLER FREED. P. 2) Vets Sign Million $ Contracts (See STAMPS. P 9) Black Caucus Writing Columns For WPA WASHINCTOM — Fresh from ■‘ceafrenteHea wltk President Jimaiy Carter ever the staHtdagly high level of uneaipleyaient aaieag hlachs, aieiabers ef the Congressional Black Caacas ara begiaaing a weekly eeleain for newspapers heloagiag to the Natienal Newspaper Peblisbers kssoeiatien (NNPA] - Mack Press of Aaitrieo. Tkoir columns, written in weekly rotation under the title "Congrossionei Block Caacas leports to tko Poepio," will cover the meny ftcets of the logislativo octlvitios ef CapHol Hill os tkey relate to bhek Americaas. "Thus, for the first time in history/' says Dr. Corlten B. Geedlett, president ef the NNPA, "the Mock community will hove eccest to the national legislative prespeetives ef ell 16 black members of the Heese ef lepresentotives. The first four columns will be wrrttea by the officers ef the CAUCl’S IS. National Black News Service WASHINGTON, D. C. - The National Black Veterans Or ganization, Inc., recently signed contracts totaling $1.1 million with three government agencies. NBVO will use the grants to plan and operate a national demonstration recycl ing project in the Washington, D. C. area. NBVO received $550,000 from the District of Columbia government to plan and oper ate a tront-end recycling system in the D. C. area. Funds are now being used to employ more than SO employees, halt Of whom are involved in recycling and the other halt are engaged in wealherization projects tor the public schools and local housing projects for the etderlv and less tortunate. CHARLOTTE - KeUy M. Alexander. Sr., president, N.C. State Conference of NAACP Branches, anrounced recently that the keynote speech of the 34th annual session, which will be held at the Holiday Inn in Kinston. Oct. 18-15. will be delivered by Dr W. Montague Cobb, of Wa^ington. D. C., who is national oresident of the organization at 7:30 p.m. at St. Augustus A.M.E. Zion Church, North Street. Kinston on Oct. 14. The speaker has had a unique career with the NAACP. beginning wilh the D. C. Branch and going on through to the national office. He is a life member, vice president. Crisis F^iblishing Co., along with being the national president. He had a distinguished career with Howard University and eniovs the honor of being professor ot anatomy emeri tus. He has authored several books on health and is considered the principal his- (See DR. COBB. P. 2) Ist Black Jud^e In ‘Bull City’ Accused Black Sniper Is A^ain On Trial iSec VETS SIGN. P. 2) DURHAM — Atty. W, G. Pearson, II, well-known prac ticing lawyer, made history Monday when Gov. James Hunt appointed him to serve as a judge in Durham County’s District Court. He will be sworn in later, becoming the tirst black to wear a judicial robe in the history of Durham. He will finish out the term of Judge E. Lawson Moore, who (See 1ST JUDGE. P. 2) DURHAM — James Willie Grace, who is alleged to have terrorized this citv and its environs with the wanton use ot a pistol and reckless abandon, went on trial here Monday. Sept. 19. lor tiring a pistol at three high school students on Dec. 22. This is the second time that he has been tried on this count He was tirst tried in May The trial ended in a mistrial when a lemale member ol the jury stood out against conviction, said to have been motivated bv the tact that she lelt he would not gel the proper treatment lor a menial illness he is alleged lo be aillicied with. In the Mav ir al. Grace >S*v HL-\( K SNIPER P 2) 1 Reader Will Week's Appreciation Charlie K McNeil, oi luos Bunche Dr. was winner oi a $10 check alter he reported that he lound his name listed in the Terry’s Furniture store adver tisement on last week's Apre- ciation Money Page (See APPRECIATION. P. 2) Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK ONE HOI R M.yRTlMZlNC "FOB THf BIST IN ORT CLIANING CAR!" O.MBK (iR.X.NT TO BL.\( K VETS — Dr. .\aron E. Henry, left, chairman of the board of the Naiimial Black Veterans Organization (NBVO). signs a grant agreement between hU organization and ihe U. S. Deparlnieiit of ( ommerce's Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE). On hand represenling the Commerce Department and O.MBE are Commerce Under Secretary Dr. Sidney Harman, renter, and Dr. Randolph T. Hlackuell, director of O.MBE. The grant to NBVO for $350,000 will be used to help plan, establish and operate a pilot recycling program in the Washington. D. C. area, which will recycle aluminum, paper and glass. NBVO plans to expand the program, which will pro\ide jobs for hlack \eteian-<:, lo other cities around the nation during the next three years. The program, in addition to providing jobs, wlii help increase recovery of the nation's valuable resources and maleriah and ennserte valuable landfill space. NBVO has also received funding from Ihe C. S. Depui i-iieiit of l.abor and the District of Columbia Department of Manpower. (Official Commerce Pi. >tn h> Jim Griffin).
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