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The CAROLlNiAN
VOL. 37 NO. 9
North Carolina'i Ltadlng Weekly
RALEIGH. N.C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 5.1978
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tudae Greene's Ruling Overtumed-Raleigh Mom
Indicted In Murder
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HE.AyyWKI(illT <O.N .VDER BOOKED FOR Ml RDEI; - Oolden, ( ok.. - Ho.vv.olohl
boxer Hon L.vie (( » js fscourted hack to police car after he was arraigned on second^degree
t-ourt here Jan. 3. I.>le. ranked third in the World Boxing
As^latioyatiiigs. is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of his forme?
trainer, tmici rs arc unidentified. tl'PI) «> «• nis lormer
P. ^^litchell Durham
Homecomin^Orator
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Second National (inference
Blacks^ Carter To Meet
Charged Sessions
(Editor'! Note: FollowiDg
the reletM in The CAROLIN
IAN iMt we«k of t atory In
which Mcaped convict, Ms.
JoAnne Little, suld she was not
pcvfnhnt as she had previously
claimed, and in which she
indicated she was "tired of
Vernell," her alleged boy
friend, Vernell Nelson Mu-
humroad, ts-year-old follower
of the Nation of Islam, has
written, what he claims are
answers to some of the state
ments made by Ms. Little.
Some ot the items covered by
Ur. Muhammad in his answer
to Bis. Little's claims, have
never been reported by The
CAROLINIAN, and wtll only be
stated herein as they relate to
the pregnancy and "tired of
Vernell" versions of the story.
Muhammad gave bis reply last
weekend):
BY CHARLES R. JONES
"TIRED OP VERNELL"
Mr. Muhammad had the fol
lowing to say in regard to Bfs.
Little beinc tired of him; "The
DRUHAM- Durham College
will observe its 30lh Home
coming during the week ot
January lS-21. Scores ot
O
' 7
&
'ure Congrt.>sman Pairen J.
Mitchell. D-Marvland, and
Howard Lee, Secretary, De-
partme:)! ot Natural Resources
and O mmunity Development,
State ot North Carolina Rep.
Mitchell is also chariman ot tiU
Congressional Black Caucus oi
the U.S. Congress.
Reservations may be made
by contacting the Oiiice oi
Institutional Advancement-at
Durham College or any
member ot the Durham
(College Alumni Association.
National Alumni President
Jusnita Jackson Bynum
«i,i>uances that this will be the
most exciting homecomelng
ever held. She is expecting the
largest number oi alumni ever
to participate in a homecoming
celebration at Durham
(^oilege.
In Death
Of Child
Despite
ipite a ruling
itly by District
Court Judge George R.
Greene, that Mrs. Mar-
Set In
January
kwa iasaiuiC(U|^
J County grand jury
i^day of^is we^,
REP. PARREN MITCHELL
alumni and iriendas ot the
business-oriented junior col
lege are expected to attend the
celebiatlon.
Highlighting the activities is
the annual Alumni Dinner,
scheduled tor Friday, January
20, at 7 p.m. at the Durham
Civic Onter. The dinner wUl
Assistant DA Will
Challenge Greene
4 Held
4 Here In
Robbery
Assistant Wake County
District Attorney John T. Hall
announced Friday ^hat he will
tile this week tor election to the
only Wake County District
Court judgeship up tor election
in 1978, that ot black judge
George R. Greene. However.
Judge Greene says he will seek
re-election to the two-year
position.
Wake
on Tuesday
has charged her with
murder in the death of
her 5-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Mapp was arrested on
the same charge on Nov. 22 and
her bond had been set at
$50,000. but following a
preliminary hearing In Wake
District Court on Dec. 14,
Judge Greene reduced the
murder change to manslaugh
ter. The judge also reuuced
.>1r>4Mapp'5 bond to $2«900.
The woman wted th^ bon^’
Ihte in Deoemwr and hhs bepn
free since.
Judge Greene’s decision to
reduce the charge to man-
judge Greene said, "I am slaughter was not binding. By
stUJ very much in love with the hiw, all felony cases have to go
job and will keep it it (he to a grand jury. Late Tuesday
public U willing.” afternoon, a Wake grand jury
Greene has practived law In returned the first-degree in-
Raleigh tor more than 17 years, dictment against the woman,
white Hall has tive vears to his charging her with murdering
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WASHINGTON, D.C,
— The 17 top black
leaders who met with
President Jimmy Carter
just before Christmas
are scheduled to return
to the White Hoi^ early
in January to cneck on
VIRGIN ISLANDS GOVER
NOR DIES - Charlotte ..ma
lic. V. I.: Gov. Cyril E. King,
the aecond elected governor ol
the Virgin Ulaiwb. died late
Jan. 2 of stomach cancer,
government offlciaU aaid. He
was M. King was succeeded by
Juan l4iis. who bad been Lieut.
Gov. of the American territory
in the Caribbean. (UPl)
the progress of the ad
ministration’s job pro*
grar.s, urban pcHicy and
ecoi.omic development
proposals.
D.C. GETS FIRST BLACK POLICE CHIEF - Wi.3hington —
Burtel! M. J^feraon, St. waa named th** Hrit black p^lce chief
of the Dlatrlct of Columbia Dec. M by Mayor Waller Hashing-
ton. Jefferson, prraeutly an assistant chief and second in
command, will succeed Maurice C'ullinane. who announced his
retirement. Jefferaon ia expected to lake over the force Feb i
(DPI)
credit.
Wake County deputies ar
rested tour men Thursday
night and Friday on charges ot
armed robbery ot the Variety
Pickup St re, intersection ot
Old Stage Road and N.C.
Highway 42, Chiet Deputy
Lester W. Kelly reported.
ITie store was robbed about 8
p.m. Thursday by tour men.
armed with a high-powered
liile, according to reports. Ihe
robbers are alleged to have
taken the cash register out oi
the store, which was lound at a
nearby Undiill. Ihe amount ot
money stolen was not revealed.
According to deputies, those
arrested Thursday night were:
F. E. Rudolph, 25, Rt. 1, Holly
Springs; Pennie Wingate, 20,
and Claincy McKinney, 23,
(See 4 HELD. P.2)
Hall, 39. has sent ts to
law entorcement oinc and
lellow attorneys In the District
to Intorm them ot his candida
cy.
Hall taces a well-known and
politically astute incumbent
in Judge Greene, who was first
elected in 1974.
In the primary ot May, 1974,
Greene ran lirst, but with live
candidates in the race, he did
not receive a majority ot the
votes. He then detested John
Hill Parker by 700 voles in a
runoii.
(See INDICTED. P.2)
King Bamiuet Jan, 15
The firKt Annual Marlin Lul^er King, Jr.
Banquet will be held In Raleigh on Sunday, Jan.
15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the University
Student Center at North Carolina Slate
University. Keynote speaker for the occasion
will be Henry McKinley (Mickey) Michaux. Jr.,
former Durham County Democratic
Representative, and now United Slates
Attorney for the Middle District, with head
quarters in Greensboro.
Tickets for the event are on sale at the
Student Center Box Office on the second floor of
the University Student Center. For further
information, call 737*2451.
Grand Master Shaw
AnnouneesChan^es
W elf are EneouragesLaziness,
United States Senator Said
N'aUonal Black News Service
WASHINGTON - California
Sen. S. I. Hayakawa said re
cently that Congress and the
welfare establishment is bent
on increasing "parasitism" in
cur society, destroying the
incentive of those who work
and encouraging laziness and
improvidence among those
who 00
In a by-lined article in the
January issue of Harper's
magazine, Hayakawa charged
that many Congressmen see
their role as redistributors of
national income, taking funds
away from businessmen and
the middle-class and lavishing
them on the poor in the form of
transfer payments - aid to
families with dependent
children, food stamps, Medi
caid, housing subsidies,
supplementary Social Security
and social service programs
and the like.
"I believe that we all acc^l
the principle that an affluent
society must do what it can to
prevent hunger and misery,
and also to provide equality of
opportunity to those who have
bem denied it. But Iww far can
a society go in the redistribu-
WILMINCTON - -nie Rt.
Rev. Herbert Bell Shaw, Grand
Master, N. C. Jurisdiction.
Prince Hall Masons, told the
executive committee In a
special meeting on Dec. 2i that
his prime object tor 1978 was to
create a better public rdatious
lor the Order.
Toward this end he appoint
ed Joseph Pillow, Rt. Worship-
lull Director, Knights ot
Pythagoras, who has put
together an impressive pro
grams tor the youth ot N.C.
setting forth the tenets ol Free
Mssonsrv that exemplify
religious devotion, dedication
service and democracy, as
interim editor ot the Mesonic
Journal.
A new public relations
program, b^un by the late Dr.
R. Irving Boone, which
Alexander Barnes, veteran
newspaperman, has agreed to
direct tor a commisaion named
by Dr. Boone, was also
announced.
The Right Worshiptul Special
Deputy Grand Master, Brother
Blarvin Chambers oi Asheville,
reported tbst tbe KMh Annual
Communication ol the Prince
(See MASONS. P.2)
Sotil City
BuilditiR
For Sale
SOUL CITY - Soultech 1. a
(»,000-square toot building and
nine acres oi land, the only
major development in this new
town, is now up tor sale, and
has been tor about seven weeks
pending lorecloture.
Soul (3tv was tounded tr'
(SeeSOULCTrY.P.2)
Although Vernon Jordan,
Jr., National Urban League
director, expressed
satisfaction with tbe meeting
as spokesperson for the group,
several other representatives,
including the Rev. Jesse
Jackson, left saying "all we
can say is we mM with the
President'." Viet Resident
Walter Mondale and Itey
cabinet aides also attended the
meeting.
However, Clarewt Mitchell,
NAACP Washingi'>Q bureau
chief, appeared to express the
consensus when he declared
"(he President invited us to
share our thoughts ai^ views
on these issues with him...and
believe me, we know how to
take advantage of an invita
tion..." The leaders are ex
pected to meet with Carter
again when the Preaident
returns from his trip abroad.
Members of the group
expressed strong suppori for
black, woman Cabinet head.
Patricia Harris, Houair,g and
Urban Development Dept,
secretary, who has been un^
fire from Congress for her
Urban Policy proposals cabling
for more federal funds for de
caying city areas.
Despite (he support voiced
for Mrs. Harris by tbe
predominantly civil rights
representatives, many of
HUD'S urban programs are
still in danger because trf tbe
failure of Congress to pass the
Energy bill which was to
irovide most of the funds for
(See BLACKS AND. P. 3)
VERNELL N. MUHAMMAD
only thing that I can thifih of
that could have made her tired
of me was the way I waa
cmstantly on her be^ to get
her to stop pusL'ng dope and
MlHng dntp all u ^ Ume. Sba
sold drugs all tbe 'Ime, both
before and after abt eoeeped.
The only raeeao our relatkm-
aWp had not ended earlier waa
because sbe kept promteing me
that she was going to leeve that
stuff alone. I told her I waaa't
going to have it a long time
ago.
"She would pitunise me sbe
waa going to stop and as aoao
OS I turned my back, iha would
start back again."
PREGNANCY
Muhammad aald, In retatlan
to Bta. Little's denial of being
pregnant, that, "i knew abe
had been selling drup while
she was on work release in
N.C., but when I got to New
(SeeMUHAMMAD.P.8)
Hearing
On Health
Planned
The Capital Health Systems
Agency will bold a public
heering on Jan. 18, at7;i0p.m.
in tbe Comroisaioners R^ro
(700) at the Wake County
Courthouse to receive public
comment on the proposed
renovation and expansion of
(See HEALTH. P.1)
Pryor Held In Shooting
Ms. Ruffin
Wins Week’s
Appreciation
(See WELFARE.?. 2)
Ms. Rose Marie Ruffin, of
2708 Evers Dr. was vrinner of a
$10 check this week after sbe
reported that sbe had found her
name listed in the Piggly
Wiggly advertisement on the
Appreciation Money Page. Ms.
Ruffin was one ol three persons
listed on the page.
Theo W. Harris, of 2900
Woods PI., was listed in the
Carolina Biblical Gardens ad-
APPRECOA'nON, P. 2)
BREAKS RECORD IN ORANGE BOWL — Miami Rolaua Sales it hugged by hit parenli,
Fred, left, and Mattie after his 205-yard record-breaking performance in the Orange Bowl Jan. 2.
Sales led all runners at his Arkansas team upset Oklahoma. 3i-S. (t'Pl)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
HARLEY DAVIDSON
OF RALEIGH
‘^FOR THE SMOOTHEST RWES OR TWO WHEELS"
LOS ANGELES, Calil.
Upon surrending to local police
Monday evening, actor-come
dian Richard Prvor was
charged with assault with a
dealv weapon, then rel< xsed on
a bail ot $5,000.
A warrant had been issued
lor the intemationallV'known
actor earlier In the day,
following a shooting incldait at
his home, but he could not be
located. When ouicers lirst
went to the home to serve the
warrant, they were lirst told
that he was asleep, then that he
was net at home.
A complaint against Pryor
was tiled Sunday by two
triends ot his wile, according to
Investigator Lewis Bobbitt.
The two triends wee identitied
as Ms. Beverly Clavbom, 25,
Los Angeles, and Ms. Edna
Solomon, 37. Washington sUte.
Bobbitt said neighbors heard
shots Sunday morning and
called police. Witnesses re-
vea'ed that the source ot the
shots was Prayor in a di-spute
with his wile and two lemaJe
house guests.
Bobbitt continued, "Witness
es said the three women were
ejected from the house by
lorce, chased around the yard
vSeePRYOR.P.2)
RICHARD PRYOR