PO 'JM AFTER THE WILMINGTON TEN VERDICT - Kalelgb - The Rev. Benjamin F. ( havbi. Jr. (top photo). fUokcd by feltow memben of the famed Wilmington >• and hin ai(urnr>. JanieK FerKBHs < right. In glaaaes). aaid at a preu conference at Kaleigh'i Central Friitun Turi>da>. (hat the Wilmington It «onM call apon Preaident Jimmy Carter to help (hem win (heir cnmplrle freedom after North Candina Gov. Jim Hunt refoaed to pardon them. In botium picture. tliavK' mother, Ma. Elliabeth Chavis, is shown weeping at her Oxford home, following Hunt’s anmMinci^ ment that he would only redoce the sentences of the gronp. She is ftanlcrd by ChavK' three children. left-tO'iight: Ben. 111. Panla and Michele Chavis. (I'PI) ^ays 1^440Million Misspent OnWelfare; Ineligihles Cited National Black Newt Service WASHINGTON. D.C. - $440 miUioo was mlaspent in the tirat ball ot 1877 in the nation’s primarv weliare program. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Secretary m Health, Education and Weliare Joseph A. Calltano, Jr., re cently reported. Ibe program's error rate increased slightly to 8.6 per cent irom 6.5 percent in the last hall 01 1976, when $42.4 million was misspent. Most oi the errm^us payments went to persons wdio were ineligible. Ibey accounted lor 4.9 percent. Overpaymenta to eligible per sons amounted to S.7 percent. In additioo the $439.7 miUi<Mi that was misspent, digible redi^ts were underpaid by $45.3 millioD. Calitaoo uld. Calltano noted that the pavmmit error rate has taUen trom 16.5 percent in 1973, and said it would be hard to reduce the rate that much in the luiure because “we have now reached a point where the remaining problems are mure dltleult to resolve.” A reported 11 million per sons, primarily children, re ceive aid each month under the AFDC program, which is administered by state and local governments. The persons who receive the aid include 7.8 million children, 2.9 million mothers and 376,000 lathers and other aduK careUkers. The Fedeal Govemmait pays 55 percent oi the total costs, which were $5 billion trom January to June last year, the Associated Press reported. ‘Case On President's Lap:^ Leader Of ‘10’ ★ ★ ★ ^ ^ Ghetto Residents Targets As M. M. u. Chavis, ^ ^ Others iMhetto Residents Targets As Church Aids Peace Plan"^”!^ The Carolinian VOL. 37 NO, 12 Sorth Carolina*t Leading Weekly KALKIUH. N.C.. THUHSHA Y. JANUAKV 26.1!)7H SINGLE COPY 20c After Pleading Guilty To l^esser Rap, Man Uf*' 'jAshi'J Former Professional Football Star Baker Files For Sheriff Aide To Senator Seeking Wake Post WILUE WHITE The thousands of words spoken by the Wil mington 10 and their supporters since Gov. Jim Hunt’s television speec.i Monday night indicate that the Wil mington 10 case is not aboul to disappear from the public eye. In fact, the iHuef defendant in the case said, "The case now IS sguarely in the lap of the President of the Unit ed States - President Jimmy Carter.” At an bour-hxtg prcM coo- lerence at Centra] Priion Tueaday morning, the 10 and I See WILMINGTON 10. P. 2) Charge Of Rape Reduced A 25-year-old man, onginally charged with the first-degree rape of an alleged mentally re tarded Walnut Terrace woman, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of as saulting a female Monday and was handed an 18-month prison sentence by presiding judge Edwin S. Preston, James Russell Perry, the deiendant, was, a( lirst, charg ed with raping Ms. Mary Kelly, .011215 Walnut Street, last July 30 la her apartment. EarU«r. ~ “ v ' Zioa Work BYCHARLESK.JUNES John Haywood Baker. Jr.. ■t2-year-old black aide to U.S. Senator Hubert B. Morgan (D-N.C.i. paid his filing fee Tuesday morning to enter the race for sheriff of Wake County, a position being vacated this year by veteran sheriff Kobcrl J. Pleasants. 64. A native of Raleigh and a Peter Hines Tele’ Williams. J. JAMES R.PERRV ...ptoads gaiHy to rape product of the Raleigh Public School system, Mr. Qaker bolds a B.S. degree in physical edu cation from North Carolina Central University in Durham, which he attended after a biilKant career as a high school football standout for coach B^hop H. B. Shaw W. Ligon High School Little Blues. In filing for the sherifFs posi tion, Baker stated, “All I ask ia that the EiemocraUc voters of Wake County judge me on my past personal and professioaal record and on what kind of sheriffs department I intend to give them. “I know something about law enforcement," Baker einphaa- MR8. ALLEN IN HOSPITAL — Mrs. Derothy Nlxee .AHen. executive director of Wake CottBly Opportunities. Inc., for the past 8 years, wss admitted to Wake Medical Center oa Sun day, Jan. 15. suffering with chest paiqs and a form of arth- rities of the left leg. Mrs. Allen, who bat been aaaociatod wbb Wake Dp for the past 13 years, said from her hospital roam. 3S>44 on Wedaeiday. Jaa. 25. that. “I am dafttg as well as can alter the alleged rape He had to be returned trom Warrenton Prison Camp to tace trial on that charge. Monday’s trial lasted about (me hcMT. Only the testimany ot Raleigh police detective L.K. Barbour, who investigated the case, was heard. Detective Barbour (declared that Ms. Keliv imonned him that shd had met Perry In her mmt vard on the aiterooon ot Julv 30 and said be returned to her apartment later that day, pulled a knlie on her and forced her to have sexual reUltona wrlth him. A Ddghbor ot Ma. Kellv’s, Ms. Ethel McCullers, accord ing to Barbour’s leslimoov, allegedly heard muiiled acreams coming trom Bis. KeUv’i apartmem during Uia banka, baa expresaed airoiig ni^l OI Julv 30. Ms. KcUv, Barbour stated, asked not to have to iwUiv (SeeJAILEDIN.P.2) MONTEGA BAY. West la dies — Bishop H. B. Shaw, senior prelate, AME Zion Church, baaed In the USA, and a cootiagsat ot misaiotiarv wen'kera, arrived here Tues- dav. Jan. 17. trom Kingston to open (he Surrey DiviaiM oi the Jamaeia Conference at Ark A.M.B. Zion C3nrcfa, 36 St. Banks To Oppose NewLaw WASHINGTON. D.C. - The Nationa’ Bankers Aaaociatioo. the trade group for minority (^>position to liberalization of labor laws to make it easier for unions to organize banks. In a letter to members of the tSeeBAffKS. P.2) ^ •ntf »m resting where the father was a police- ^ ® John's Road . where Rev. Lottie Swaby la pastor and Rev. John Ingram is presiding elder. The prdale plans to imple ment a peace program, which he stairted in i^gston last week, when the ^umv Divi sion made a contribution to a peace program designed to aid ^ fittuo ot that area. The Anglican Church reoent- Iv conducted a revitalizing evangelistic campaign through a healing misalcn that has gristed the island. Biahop Shaw aaw virtue in the movement and decided that since his denomination lelt that it must be interested in healing the whole mao, he would give both spiritual and linancail aid. Bi&hop Shaw, who hails from Wilmington. N.C.. is (he titular head (rf all of the stale's Free and Accepted Masons. He has held (his position for a number (tf years Recovers $1.7 Million Leadership Meeting To Raleigh February 4 ACTKKHH AKKKSTEH 0.\ NAKCOTK' CllAKtiE^ lloliy- wood — ArlresK Gail Fisher, best known fur her rote as the secretary for the television detective ‘’Maiiiiix,” has been arrested un suspicion of pos session of cocaine. Miss Fisber. 42. seized at her Hollywood Hills borne during a search by officers looking fur a telephone “blue box.” an illegal device which allows (hM user to make long distance calls wilhuul being billed for them, was booked and released on bail. tl’PI) Kelly Hiller Alexander, Sr., president, N.C. State Con- lerence ot Brancbea, NAACP. OI Charlotte, iaauad a call tor the Annual Leadership Meet ing to be held at the HUtoo Inn, 1707 HillahcMrough St., Raleigt-, beginning at 9:30 ajn., Feb. 4. A blueprint tor action, implem«tting “A New Day Begun,” will be gone over thoroughly, pointing out every facet ot state operaUona. Alexander has asked that leaders inMn throughout the state attend. He announced Appreciation Money Given T%do Readers Two readers of last week’s edition of The CAROLINIAN received $10 chedu after they repeated that they found their names listed in the advotise- menta on the Appreciation Money Page. The winners. Ma. Odessie (See APPRECIATION. P. 2) that youth leaders will also meet. The youth meeting will be presided over by Mrs. Dianne Bdlamy Small, presi dent. SHARES HAPPY MOMENT — New York — James Earl Joaes shares happy moment bark- stage with actress Diana Rasa after snccesafal Broadway openlag Jan. Za uf “Paul Kofc< sou." a virtual one-man play. Jones' performance as Robeson is superb, said Glenne Currie. (UPl) Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK KAR PARTS, INC. > XOMPLETESERVICFrtm YOUR AVIX^MOBILE’ J man - and a good one. Eyda while I was playing football, during the off-senaon, 1 worked with the Raleigh Police Depart ment, mostly in ita youth program. I served on the Stole v n « Board of Paroles and w« 1|| FeitSlOllS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Iha U.S. DMwrtmaBt oi Labor annouDced Friday that a North CaroUoa trucUag Hrm haa repaid some $1.7 milUoa to Ito employee panslon plan, the largest sln^ amount recover ed by the Department tor a plan. The sum was repaid by Thurston Motor Unea, Inc., ot Charlotte, N.C. to tbe Tbunion Motor Linee. Inc. Predt Shor ing and Retirement Truot as the result m a demand by tbe Labor Department. The plu covers ^tprad- mately :.400 Thuraton employ ees ar„'is aaaeto total} vab^ $4.5 mlUkm, according to tbe D^rtmenl. Fronds X. Burkbordt, oaol- ftant aacretary oi tabor tor labor- nanagoneot r^tlono, said. “This reowery protects tbe Intereau ot tbe plu’a partld- panti and beaeddarieo and undei 'ines the ettecthranaaa of the Dx-hartmeoft vohintary compUa..ee program”. (SeeIN PENSIONS. P.2) associate director of the N.C. Departmait of Justice's Train ing and Standards Council. So I (See BAKER FILES. P. 2) Develop Jobs For Workers National Black News Smvice WASHINGTON - A group ot national business and educa tion leaders baa called tor a broad set ot private and public actions lo d^elop jobs tor the hard-to-emplov. In a sUtement released recently, tbe Re search and PoUc;y Committee ot the Committee tor Economic Devel(^menl (CED) propoeed measures lo increase training and job (^^rtuniiies tor those groups especially hard-hit by unemplovmeat, ingiudti^ the young, the old and the disadvantaged. The Committee acknowledg- (SeeJOBSFOR.P.2) On A (Jold Day Before A Warm Fire Many people probably wonder why Sam Ingram spends so much time sitting around a fire-filled barrel behind his '4U5 Montague Lane home. Some people probably think the 72->car. old man has no heating fuel. Rut actually. Ingram is simply continuing a personal tradition. When quizzed on what's going on around that barrel. Ingram replied. “I hav been doing (his as long as 1 have been here i- ■: 40 years.'* He .vutd he has oil healing in hi' home - where he lives akN • except for times when a grandchild is with him. “But I like to have a fire out here. I have always liked lo haveafireoul doors." Ingram had been talking with a friend who. when he saw that he was about to have his picture taken along with Ingram, decided it was time to move on. He said the 'government took my picture long time ago." (SeeSAM INGRAM. P.2) 8AM INGRAM ..geatofiagiowarda

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