Criminal Justice Is Topic
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Rep* Conyers To Speak
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Bishop Says
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Shaw U.
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INIAN
Morlh Cnrolina's Leadinfi Weekly
VOL :17 No.-l liAl.KKill. M . 1 111 ItSDA'i . OKi KMUKli I. !!I77 SINOI.K COPY 2ilc
Alleged Killer
Thomas Facing Jury
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A TKAiUKH S KKVIKU — I'hiladclphiii. I»a. — Marjorie KariiH r. ilu- luw I ilu-
Nalimial Couiii il oi 'I'l'arliers of liHtks o\(*r llii- ui>rk doin' ll^ Mo<««"> ( iniiiinuliaiii. )(>. ol
the fireeiifield SehiHd in Philadelphia, aloii^ uiih l.isa (oildeii. aiiotlier ^iudelll al this st-liool. Dr.
Farmer is the e\eeu(i\e direiior ol Kiiglish and reading; eiirrii idiim in (he IMidadelplita seliool
s\s(em. 11 'lM)
JVC Offers Deaf Help
In Communication
Hunt Names
Child
May Be
Called
Thousands o( North Carolin
ians who are either deal or
have severe hearing problems
will now be receiving help irom
the Slate with the manv
communications problems
thev lace each dav oi their
lives.
The 1977 Session ol the
General Assembly recognized
the needs lor the hearing
impaired and enacted legisla
tion that provided lor the
establishment oi the North
Carolina Council lor 'he Hear
ing Impaired in 'he Depart-
Garner
Woman
Buried
Miss Estella 1. Smith, bom in
Wake Cuunlv March 20, 1906.
was buried irom Juniper Level
Baptist Church Friday, Nov.
26, with Dr. G. A. Jones, in
charge.
ment ol Human Resources
The legislation also appro
priated lunds tor the position oi
Slate coordinator oi Commun-
ilv Services tor the Hearing
Impaired and the development
01 community service centers
The prosecution spent Mon
day and Tuesday attempting to
conxince a jury ot six white
lU LLKTTtN!
Thomas Trial
The Clintun Thiniias
murder trial look a
sudden turn Tuesday
a r l e r n o o n vx li e n
.\Uoriiey .\rihle Me-
Millian, one of the de
fense lawyers, made a
motion that a mistrial
be declared b> Judjie
Harry Cannady. due to
the fact a stale yyilness
alluded to the fact that
Thomas had been con
victed of a orevioiis
crime aiiff later
paroled.
McMillian's motion
was taken into consi>
deration by Cannady.
The judge decided to
listen to arguments
from lawyers on both
sides, yvith the jury
out. as the trial was
resumed Wednesday
morning.
to assist the hearing impaired women, six white men and one
with their communication pro- black man. along yvith Judge
Harrv E. Cannadv that the
blood lound all over 805-C
Elkhart Drive, Shaw Univer
sity Apts., on March 3, when
the nude bodv oi Linda
Siroman Stancil was lound,
was the result oi her having
been stabbed to death bv
Clinton Berrv Thomas.
Stale witnesses displayed
garments and other evidence
ihai tended to show that
Thomas indicted manv wounds
on her bodv that caused her to
bleed to death. The court
records implied that Mrs.
Stancil received more than 20
wounds Blood was traced irom
ihe pool Ol blood in which she
was lound. with one leg on ^*ie
couch and her panlies along
side it lo the kitchen, thence to
a bedroom door knob and lo her
pocket book.
The prosecution told the jury
(See CHILD. P. 2)
MS. FSTKLl.A I. SMITH
Miss Jones died al Wake
Medical Center Nov. 21. alter
an extended illness. She was
buried in the Juniper Level
Cemetery.
She attended the elementary
schools in her community and
moved, with her parents, to
Raleigh, at an early age. Upon
coming here, she attended
Fayetteville Street Baptist
Church, where she rendered
invaluable service. She enjoy
ed an a.ssociation with two
Baptist churches — Juniper
(See GARNER WOMAN. P. 2)
Ambassadors
Lead NCCU
Seminars
DURHAM — Seven United
Nations Ambassadors will lead
sessions oi a new seminar on
United Nations Law lo be
oiiered bv the North Carolina
Central University School
(NCCUi ol Law during the
spring semester.
Each ambassador will de
liver two lectures, each at
2-hour sessions, on Friday
evening and Saturday morn
ing. Friday evening lectures
will begin al 5 o’clock and the
Saturday morning lectures will
begin at 10 o'clock.
Ambassadors irom Ihe
United Kingdom, the People's
Republic ol Bulgaria. Ghana,
the Argentine Republic.the
Republic oi Sierra Leone, Iran.
and the Republic lo Singapore
will participate in the seminar,
to be taught bv NCCU Dean
Harrv E. Groves.
(See NCCU. P. 2i
blems
Dr. Sarah T. Morrow, secre
tary Ol the N.C. Department oi
Human Resources, has design
ated the Division oi Vocational
Rehabilitation Services to ad
minister this new program.
William Peace irom Atlanta
has been employed as the state
coordinator lor the program.
SccDKAF I* 2'
Tragedy
Is Being
Studied
Raleigh police oilicer, S. L.
Parham, told The CAROLIN
IAN at press lime that she was
still investigating the death ol
67 vear-old Mrs Wanda L.
Maniv. who was killed bv an
automobile operated bv Daniel
Burl Coleman, 25, 215 S.
Pettigrew Street, at 1;12 p.m..
Monday.
The oilicer said that she had
been investigating the mishap
since it happend and had not
gathered enough evidence lo
determine it Coleman should
be charged in the death.
There seems lo be conilicling
lestimonv irom persons who
were near the scene. There
were those, according to her.
who said that Coleman ran a
slop light Others said thev
heard the screeching oi brakes
and saw the woman tail
The accident occurred at the
intersection oi Oberlin Hoad
(See TRAGEDY. P 2)
3 Blacks
mil Join
5 White
Members
Three blacks were among
the eighi new members oi the
N. (' Board oi Corrections
sworn m this week alter Gov.
Jim Hunt announced his
appointments. Thev were;
Judge Siaiiord Bullock, Wake
Counlv District Court; Dr.
Bernedeile Grav-Lillle, direct
or Ol undergraduate si’udies at
University oi North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, and Willie J.
Siratmrd ot Charlotte, man
ager and communications ot-
iicer West Trade Street Sta
tion, U. S I'oslai Service.
CLINTON THOMA.S
Louisburg Man
Gets Death Charge
I.OUISBURG - According
to iniormaiion given The
CAROLINIAN Tuesday murn-
mg. Joe Nathan Baker. 36. Hi
2. Louisburg, with a record ot
mixing gas and intoxicating
beverages, is now ia< inR ihree
charges oi driving ander the
iniluence. One oi the charges
also includes Ihe death ot two
persons.
Sheriii William Dement ot
Franklin Couniv related lo The
CAROLINIAN that the accus
ed man is t)eing held in Ihe
Fra- klin Counlv Jail in con-
nec' iin wiih an automobile
accirt'-ni which occurred on
Highway 401 Sunday night
when u car alleged to have
been driven bv Baker, crossed
Ihe center line ot the highway,
killing Mrs. Elizabeth F.
Tharringion, 22, wile oi J. N.
Tharnnglon. white Raleigh
policeman, and O'Dell Rich
ardson Culev. 64. a passenger
in the car driven bv Baker
According to Ihe record,
baker has driving problems,
with drinking involved, that go
back lo April 12. 1976, when he
answered a charge in Franklin
Counlv Superior Court.
It was also repiir(i>d lhat he
pleaded no contest, in District
Ciiuri Oct - 3 w hen he was lound
guiltv and appealed to the
Franklin Counlv Superior
Court. According to the sheriti,
he was still in jail in lieu ot a
So.ouii bond
V PAHTK IP VST — Ke|». John (im.ycrs «IFVlich.i will be one
III several pailici|iuiits in Ihe Hlacks and ( rniiiiial .lusiice
Conference wliiih begins at .'sfiaw lni\eisii> lliuisdax
aflerniNin.
Leader Talks On
TV Show Sat.
KINSTON — Bishop Allred that blacks oi America would
G. Dunston, who presides over recognize the essence ut
the 4th Episcopal district,AMC nationhood and pass it on to
Zion Oiurch said in a special
television interview Saturday
that the hope oi the world was
1 Man
Killed At
Tavern
According lo Raleigh police
records, it seems that Amos
Lassiter. 1304 Walnut St., and
John C. Dick ns did not go to
Gale’s Tavern, 406 E. Davie
Street on Thanksgiving eve to
give thanks, in the spirit oi the
season.
The report disclosed that
Lassiter used a 30-30 riile to
show one Nathaniel Bailev, Jr.,
Ol 513 S. East St., that he was
noi lhankiul tor a seeming
misunderstanding. He is said
to have used the powenuJ
weapon lo show his dtsiavor bv
sending a bullet into Bailev s
bodv. killing him instanilv.
The report showed that
(See ONE MAN. P. 2)
Tlie board is composed ot
nine members, eight appointed
bv the Governor, plus the
Secrelarv ot Correction, who
serves as an ox-oiticio member
and chairman.
The Governor's appointees
mu.si include one psychiatrist
or psvciiulogibi. one attomev
with experience in the criminal
courts, one judge in the general
court 01 Justice, and live
at-large members.
.. conierence co
ordinator tor the Commission
For Racial Justice, announced
this week that the National
Minority Advisory Countil
(NMACt, an arm oi the Law
Eniorcement Administration
ot the U. S. Department ot
Justice, will conduct public
hearings at Shaw Universilv
Friday. The hearing is in
connection with a Blacks and
Criminal Justice Conierence
being held al Shaw Universilv.
The task ot the NMAC is to
ensure adequate representa
tion 01 minoritv views in the
program plans tor the Law
Entorcemetil Assistance Ad
ministration. The hearings will
be opened to all North
Carolinians to voice their
opinions, problems or compli
ments.
The National Minority Advis
ory Council is seeking imput
irom concerned ciiizeni a-
round the country and ihe\ will
recommend proposals to the
l<aw Eniorcement Assistance
Administration on what the
people oi this country are
seeking
The conierence on Blacks
and the Criminal Justice
System will begin al 1 p.m
Thursday, with a keynote
address bv Congressman John
Conyers (D-MIch.i. loltowed
bv workshops and the evening
speaker Reginald Eaves, com
missioner ot Public Satetv in
Atlanta, Ga.
This conierence is being
sponsored bv the Commission
tor Racial Justice. North
Carolina Association oi Black
Lawyers, N. C. Chapter ot the
National Association ot Blacks
in Criminal Justice, N. C
Black Women’s Political Cau
cus, and the Criminal Justice
Departments ot Shaw Univer-
sitv and Favelteville State
Universilv.
The conierence was called to
lurther implement a letter
addressed to Governor Hunt,
dated Oct. 26. in which Irv.
Jovner, director ot the Crim
inal Justice, set lorth the utter
disappointment that the com-
minion fell wbra Hunt tailed
to tavorablv consider anv oi
the blacks who were recom
mended lor ai^intmenl
Superior court judges.
leaders ot the Christian reli
gion.
He addressed himseli to the
quadrennial district motto.
"But ve are a chosen genera
tion. a Roval Priesthood, a
Holv Nation, a peculiar people;
that vou should shew lorth the
praise oi Him who has called
out Ol darkness into His
marvelous light." Ilie theme
was taken irom I Peter 2;9
He based his theory on the
tact that blacks, in America,
embraced the tenets oi the
(See LEADER. P 2)
Sept. ’78 Set For
Wilmington Desegregation
\VU.MIN(iTON, Dela. — A federal District
juilge ordered recently that a desegregation
plan for Wilmington area public schools begin
next September. Judge Murray M. Schwartz
said it was "educationally unsound and admin
istratively undesirable to' attempt any midyear
iniplrmentation." a step supported by' the
Wilmington Board of Education and opposed bv
Ihe stale and Ihe suburban districts, fie added,
however, lhat planning for cross-district busing
should begin "fortwith.’' The judge must still
decide, however, on a specific desegregation
plan for Wilmington and III surrounding
siiburhuii scliool districts.
Officer Shoveled By Man,
Baby Assault Case Noted
AMOS LASSITKR
FMtSI |{|.\< K ('D.\( li — Dciroit. Mich. — .\ soniclinios buwliiig. Miiiliiig Hick
Vitulc • t I rciircd from coiicliing Tuesday because of hiteriial bleediiiK on itie exe of xxtial t oiild he
the ITiixei'Mtx of Helroil's heot haskethali season. N'ilale remains us iitliletic direi ior. e]e\.i(in^
assislJiil Daxe (laines (R) to Ihe head coaching position, tiie school's lirsi Idiick liead co.iili.
(IT'D
Appreciation Monty
SPOTLIC7HT THIS WEEK
KASTKRN SI RI' A-SHIKLI)
■SnClAUST IH ENERC Y 5A VINCIN5VLA TIOR
The records 01 Raleigh's
Police Department showed a
diversilv 01 crime over the past
week. Aside irom the run-ot-
ihe-mill violations, there were
two unusual reports.
James David Taxiur, 547 E
Marlin Street, is alleged to
have become so enraged that
he used n shoxcl on Ihe letl Mile
01 Oilicer John McClellan
UUev's bodv. causing him
much discomiori.
It appears that Ullev had
gone to the E. Martin Street
address to quail a disturbance
about 9:21 p.m. Nov. 21. Tavlor
is said lo have welcomed him
with (he shovel He was
arrested and charged with
2 Readers
R7n Week's
Appreciation
Mrs. Rosa Burt. 01 422
Cilenbrook Dr . and William
Hunter Cooper. 2131 Gilliam
Lane, were (he luckv and
surprised recipients ol $IU
checks trom The CAROLIN
IAN via merchants who pa
tronize the Appreciation Page.
Mrs. Burl lound her name in
Jetiries Jewelers advertise
ment and Cooper spotted his
name in the Terry's Floor
Fashions^ ad. Another name,
that ol Ronald Fenner, was
placed in Spivev’s Laxxn
Mower Service Co.'s ad, but he
apparently’ missed his CARO
LINIAN last week.
Three names are selected at
(See APPRECIATION. P. 2 >
assault on a police oilicer.
The police re|Kirl allegedly
showed that Jeffrey Reid
latxing. H-monfh old haby. was
hrui>ed on his buttocks lo such
an eMent tint he had lo be
treated ut Wake Medical
I'enler It was also reported
that the child was enrolled at a
day care center locati'd at 27U5
New Bern Ax e The address of
the child was given as Ht. 2.
Middlesex
There xxas no mention as to
who administered the abuse on
the child
(HI H( If BOMBING C.ASE LINGERS—AllanU. Ga. —J. B.
Siimer. whti is under indictment in the 1963 Birmingham black
chiirrh iHMiihing. and his attorney. L. S. Cobb, faced reporters
after a l iiesdax eslradilion hearing at the Capitol. The hearing
iiiiu luded uhi upllx when defense attorneys xxaivrd the right lo
present oral arguiiienls. (I'PI >