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Show No MisdoingsBy Knight
BY .1. B
Approximately 100 laymen
and ministers of the Cape Fear
Presbytery of the Piedmont
Synod. United Presbyterian
Church in the United States of
America (UPUSA). meeting
here at Davie Street United
Presbyterian Church in
Raleigh, passed a resolution,
Oct. 20, deploring the failure of
Tarheelia's judicial system to
grant any type of pardon or
eKecutive clemency to the
Wilmington Ten. including
Rev. Ben Chavis, on the charge
of allegedly fire-bombing the
store of a white man during the
height of racial turmoil a few
years ago. (A white femals has
been let out on probation).
The resolution was
forwarded to His Excellency
M.ARRKN
Gov. James B. Hunt. Jr., with
a copy going to the press over
the signature of Rev. Gershon
B. Fiawoo. stated clerk, and
Rev. Arnold Walker,
permanent clerk: "In light of
the continuing practice of
unequal justice in North
Carolina; in light of the
continuing sentencing of
blacks and the poor to
disparingly long prison terms;
in light 01 the serious quesVibhs
that have been raised about the
conduct of the prosecuting
attorney and the police in the
case of the Wilmington Ten,
namely.
(U the zealous pursuit of
black ‘agitators' and the lack
of pursuit of white perpetrators
(See ASK FREEDOM. P. 2)
Minority Funding Ended
By Judge
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge recently
ordered a halt to the practice of awarding 10
percent of federal public works funds to
minority businesses. In granting a temporary
restraining order, U.S. District Court Judge A.
Andrew Hauk said minority quota systems are
‘‘invidious and unconstitutional."
Hauk issued the order to the city, county and
federal government to prevent implementation
of the federal Public Works Employment Act of
1977. The act requires at least 10 percent of
public funds provided by the act to be spent
with minoritv businesses.
‘Spirit Awakening’
Seen By Robinson
Speaking at the One Hundred
Eleventh Formal Opening
Convocation at Saint Augus
tine's College. Raleigh. Tues
day, October 2S. Dr. Prezell R.
Robinson, president, said
"This is truly a Red Letter Day
tor us here at Saint Augustine’s
College, because I believe we
are witnessing an intellectual
renaissance-a reawakening ot
the inner spirit; a new and
intensiiied spark has been
ignited; I believe I observe an
insatiable thirst lor knowledge
and a hunger lor learning." He
stated that this has been a
process evolvinb tor several
years.
Dr. Robinson admitted that
during the late sixties. Samt
Augustine's responded to
changes in the college’s
academic lite-styles, many ot
which were good; but in his
opinion, some responses made
at the request of the students
were not necessarily in the beat
interest ot the collie. Expres
sing gratitude to the taculty,
trustee board and student
body, he noted positive
changes which the college
designedly set out to bring
about in an orderly manner.
He said that more Saint
Augustine’s students are going
on to graduate and protessoinal
schools than ever tetore. "It is
no accident that this coU^e
has relumed to a moditied
system ot compulsory class
attendance; it is not happen
stance that we are now holding
regular assemblies and bring
ing to our campus a wider
variety ot speakers and pro-
(SeeROBlNSON.P.2)
l>R. W. i'. .SOMERVILLE
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
NAACP And National Urban Leaiiue
Council
Denounce South Africa On
the Carolinian
VOL. .16 NO 5:>
Sorth Carolina's Leading Weekly
KALKIGH. N.C.. THUUSDAV. (KTOliEK 27. 1977
SINGLE COPY 20c
Raleifdi Police 0//tcer«
FIRE TR.AGKDY IN D.f. TIIE.ATRK — UashiiiKlon — .\ fire, apparently triggered by an
explosion. Oct. 24. killed at least six persons and injured four others at a movie theatre in the
District of Columbia. Fireman give moulh-lo-inouth resuscitation to one victim at left as another
one is wheeled out of the Cinema Follies. Three biMlies were found in the theatre and :( of the
injured died later at a local hospital. (CPI)
Presbyterians Ask
Freedom For ‘10’ IT
SIIK ST.»BBfBS
By General Baptist State Convention
Dr. Craig Is
Student
Mauled,
Treated
ON NATIONAL COMMISSION
— Ernest E. Ratliff, Raleigh
health law attorney, has been
recently appointed to the
National Commission on Allied
Health Education. The com
mission will conduct a 2-year
study of the education of
nurses, physician's assistants,
lab technicians and other
health care professionals. The
commission is holding a 2-day
session in Washington, D.C.
this week. Oct. 26-27, and
Ratliff is attending.
Shaw U.
Announces
Speaker
Shaw University interim
president. Dr. John W.
Fleming, announced Tuesday
that Rev. Dr. Wendell C.
Somerville will be the sneaker
for Shaw’s Founder's Day
Convocation Friday, Nov. 4, at
11 a.m. in the Raleigh Civic
Center.
Dr. Somerville is a native of
Portsmouth. Va., and is the
executive secretary of the Lott
Carey Baptist Foreign Mission
Convention.
(£eeSOMERVILLE.P.2)
Four young men,
aoDarentiv anerv be
cause a would-be rob
bery victim had no
money, are being sought
by Raleigh police
officers in ine Monday
night stabbing and
beating of a 23-year-oicl
student, who required
treatment at a local hos
pital.
Michael Robert Dulin, 523&-A
Dana Dr., who attends N.C.
State University here and hails
from Charlotte, told "the
law" that the attack occurred
about 8 p.m. Monday on
Morrill Dr., in woods behind
the university's Carmichael
Gymnasium on the campus.
Dulin was taken to Wake
Medical Center, where he was
treated for cuts and bruises on
the abdomen and face.
According to the victim, he
and other students had been
taking part in intramural
football.
"1 was ba^k at my car when
these four guys jumped me. I
told them 1 didn't have
anything. 1 was wearing sweat
pants and a sweat shirt and
had left my wallet elsewhere."
He continued. "I guess that
made them mad that 1 didn't
have anything, so they carried
me over in the woods and
(SeeSTABBERS.P.2)
Back Wages
Installed
Succeeds
Sherrill
As Exec.
N.C. BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT IN WALkERTOVW —
Walkertown, N.C. Law officer, Oct. 21. transfers Jerry l.re
Crews to a local fire station moments after his apprehension on
suspicion of bank robbery. Crews. 21 years old and from
Winslon-Salem. is suspected of robbing the Walkertown branvli
of the Northwestern Bank of approximately $ I.HOO. (UPi >
Executives Of Two
Groups Blast Acts
pti
State Convention of N.C.
got a new executive
secretary-treasurer on
Tuesday when Dr. C. C.
Craig, former assistant
to the secretary-trea
surer, was installed in a
ceremony at Martin St.
Baptist Church here.
Craig said in an interview
that he has high spiritual hopes
for the convention during his
tenure of leadership. "My
dream for the convention is to
lead the convention in the
growth of the stewardship of
possessions"
in the installation ceremony,
presided over by Dr. J. J.
Johnson, president of the
convention, ('raig spoke to
fellow ministers on "My
Dream and Destiny for the
NEW YORK. N. Y. - The
NAACP last Friday called on
President Carter to take
"more vigorous action" than
his initial statements of
denunciation against the South
African Government because
Meet Of
Parents
Wake Count}' Op
portunities’ Urban
Center in cooperation
with the Wake Mental
Restored In Isj^nsor a meeting for
the parents of mentall}
retarded children on
Thursday evening,
Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at
Wake Opportunties
Multi-Purpose Center,
located at 567 E. Har
gett St. in Raleigh.
This is the first in a
series of meetings.
The meeline will
include a film, speak
ers and group dis
cussions. If you are the
parent of a child with a
special need, please
attend. For more in
formation, call Sam
.McLean at 833-15110.
46Countie8
Some $459,736 in back wages
was restored to 5,516 employ
ees during tiscal year 1977 as a
result ot investigations made
by the U. S. Department ot
Labor's Wage and Hour Divi
sion area ottice at Raleigh.
Area dirctor Jose Fernandez
said violations ot the Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
accounted tor the major
portion ot underpayments by
employers.
He reported that workers
received $390,662 in back
(See BACK WAGES. P. 2)
of its widespread crackdown
on blacks on their supporters
throughout the country
Vernon E. Jordan, executive
director of the National Urban
League, also made a
statement.
In his telegram to the
President, Benjamin L. Hooks,
executive direvtor, also urged
that the U. 5. delegation to the
United Nations "be authorized
(Sees. AFRICA. P,2i
Study IQ
Tests As
Biased?
SAN FRANCISCO - Alter
six years ot preliminaries, a
federal judge in San Francisco
is conducting a trial to
determine li standard IQ tests
are so culturally biased they
widely misevaluate blacks and
other minorities, reports a
recent issue ot Minority News
Digest.
The case involved placement
01 blacks in classes lor the
mentally retarded, but the
(SeelQTESTS. P 2i
DK.C. C. CRAIG
General Baptist State Con
vention of N.C.. Inc.
Craig .succeeded Dr. O. L.
.Sherrill, who has retired after
30 years as executive secre
tary-treasurer. Craig served
as assistant to the executive
secretary-treasurer for 15
years.
Speaking of his desire to see
increased stewardship within
the 355.UOO-member Baptist
(SeeDR. CRAIG. P.2)
BY WILLIE WRITE
Staff Writer
A review of tape re
cordings of last week’s
Raleigh City Council
meeting indicates that
there was no concrete
basis for a daily news
paper article Monday
accusing Councilman
William R. “Bill" Knight
of official misdoings.
Knight was accused of
recommending that the city of
Raleigh buy leaf loaders from
the higher of two bidders. The
article then tied that to the fact
that Knight has received
campaign contributions from
the president of the company
and the president’s wife.
The issue grows out of a long
council discussion in the Oct 18
council meeting in which
officials were divided on
whether to accept a low bid of
$63,439.18 from Carolina
Equipment Co., or a higher bid
of $76,825 from North Carolina
Equipment Co.
'The issue was discussed and
acted upon last w eek because it
was held over from the Oct. 4
council meeting on a motion of
Councilman James Womble.
According to official
excerpts from that meeting.
"He (Womble) indicated that
many times in the past, the
council went with the low bid to
save a few dollars when
actually another company had
a better product to offer"
The Womble motion delayed
(SeeT.APESSHOW.P 2)
Church In
Special
Program
SELMA—Motivated by a
recent survey of black homes
by the Christian Education
Department of the Raleigh
District, AME Zion Church, the
Rev. W. M. Freeman, pastor.
Kyles Temple Church,
Durham, and part of his
congregation, celebrated
Founder’s Day at Barnes
Chapel Church Sunday. Oct. 23,
iMMioring the founder, the late
E. D. Barnes.
Rev. Freeman told the
audience there was no easy
way. He listed such persons as
Booker T. Washington, Dr.
Albert Schweitzer, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., and Pre
sident John F. Kennedy as
persons who found no easy
road to soc'al reforms that
were based on the tenets ot the
(See CHURCH IN. P 2)
Confab On
Families
Planned
NEW YORK. N.V. - Black
Families: A Source oi National
Strength" is the theme oi a
major national conference to
be convened by the National
Urban League November 2-6,
at the Palmer House Hotel in
CSiicago. niinois and which is
designed to explore the vital
issues affecting the nation’s
nearly five million black
family units.
Moi-e than l.ooo persons.
(SeeCONFABON.P 2)
2 Groups Get Aid
NEW YORK. N Y. - Henry
A. Dove, president of Supreme
Council 33, Masonic Charitable
Foundation, Prince Hall Affili
ation, last week presented gifts
ot $5,000 to the NAACP Ugal
Defense and Educational
Fund, $2,500 to the National
Urban League and $4,050 to Ms.
Jewel T. Thomposn for a
doctoral study.
James M. Nabrit, III, as
sociate counsel ot the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, accepted the gilt on
behalf ot the Legal Defense
Fund, and Clarence Coleman,
deputy executive director tor
field operations of the National
Urban League, accepted the
gift on behalf of the Urban
League. Ms. Thom[»on re
ceived her award for a studv o!
"Samuel Coleridge- Taylor;
*rhe Evolution ot His Composit
ional Style."
The gifts are among the tirst
presented by the newly formed
Charitable Foundation which
manages the Masonic group’s
(See 2 GROUPS. P.2)
Langston,
J. Hunter
Win Money
Charlie Langston, of 828
Newcomb, and James H.
Hunter, oi 557 Edenlon St.,
were winners of last we^'ii's $10
Appreciation checks after thtv
reported to The CAROLINIAN
Office that they had found their
names on the Appreciation
Money Page.
Langston's name was m the
(See APPRECIATION. P. 2)
DEBNA.M RECEIVES IMK’TOR OF CIVIL L.AWS UEIiKEE — Lefl-lo-right: I)r. Prezell R.
Robinson, president, St. Augustine's College, on Tuesday confers the honorary degree of Doctor of
Civil Laws upon Charles II. Debnam of Wilmington. Dela. Debnam was cited fur his acute
sensitivity and consistent dedication to numerous civil issues of soiiety. Next to Dr. Robinson is
Rev. Dr. M. Moran Weston, chairman. Board of Trustees at St. Augustine’s College, and rector.
SI. Philip's Kpiscopal Church. New York City, who presented Debnam for the citation. Dr. Thelma
Roundtree, vice president for academic affairs at the college (extreme right), placed the doctoral
hood upon the honoree. < See story).
Appreciation Money
“WHERE QUALITY AND ECONOMY PREVAIL”
PRi SSI KK .VIDl .N f s IN t N — Cniled Nations — .Acting in solidarity, the group of .African
(lelegaltuns .Monday demanded in the I .N. Security Council a comprehensive arms embargo
against South Africa and an einliargo uii further in\eslnients. The Africans requested last week
that the Council meet on South Africa's latt^l measures to suppress its black opposition - the mass
roundup and arrests of black and while di^sidenls and the closing down of black newspapers.
.Shown here speaking on In-half of the group is \ml>. Mahmoud Mestiri (L) of Tunisia, who said the
lime had come for the Council to act bey mid condemning the .South .Africans. .At right is David
Sibeko. repi’rseiitali\e of llie Pan Miicanisl t'ongress of .\zunia (PAC). a black liberation
movement in .South Africa pi <.;>er. 11 Pi •