T f ! Heads 350,000-Meinber Baptist State (Convention FO Johnson GetsNG Paroles Post ★★★ -¥■¥¥ CRJ Sponsoring ‘10’ Rally Here Sunday THE Carolinian VOL. 37 NO. 13 IVorth Carolina'$ Leadinff Weekly RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY. FEBKUARY 2,197*8 SINGLE COPY ZOC Wake Board Of EduaUion Vetoes Black School, But WILMINGTON TKN CONVRT VNOl'LI) VOTK FOB III NT - Kalrixh. N.( . - WilniiitKton lU member, Jor Hright. 25. attends a criniinolog> class at North CAKOI.INA Stale l'nivrrsit\. Wright, uho is taking college courses under a Jalbstudy program, says he uould vote for (iov. Jim Hunt, u h(t Jan. 2a. denied a pardon for him and the other 9 members of the 10. i I 'PI > Cofield ★ ★★ County Op Providing Wbodt Oilt Coal For Needy G. Handy Reveals FrojSram A local program designed to provide wood, oil and coal to needy persons still has supplies on hand, but could use more hands to cut some wood. 0 G. Byrd, energy coordina tor for W’ake County Opportun ities. Inc . said his office has made available to needy persons since Christmas, 60 gallons of healing oil and almost 6 tons of’coal. Much wood has also been pro\ided, he said, but noted that the woodpile is getting low. Byrd said he has 5 acres of «.wood which as been donated to the program, but noted, "I have no one to at it. Our biggest hang jp with wood is getting it cut and brought here." Noting that individuals and or groups would be welcomed (See WOOD ANr. P. 2) Blue And Greene In Raees Attorney Daniel T. Blue. Jr., 01 Raleigh, tiled Monday to run as a candidate tor the State House ot Representatives, a seat now held by Stale Clarence E. Ligbtner, (D- Wake). who succeeded Sen. John W. Winters last year. All three men are black. Filing tor re-election Tues day aitemoon to a tour-year J, seat as a Wake (bounty District tudfle was Judge George Royster Greene, Sr., whose terra ot ottice will expire this year. ITie announcement bv Blue ended weeks ot speculaticm among black Democrats in the community as to whether he or Lightner would enter the race tor the House seat. Attorney Blue. 28. said he met with Sen. Lightner last Friday and he agreed to assist him in any wav possible in his upcoming campaign. Chairman ot the Wake County Black Democratic Caucus, Blue ran unsuccesa- (See BLUE. GREENE. P. 2) Withdraw^ NAACP ^ Asks US Natkmal Black News Service NEW YORK, N.Y. - Uie National Association tor the Advancement ot Colored Peo ple has called tor the total withdrawal ot American bus inesses irom South Atriea because ot that (lovemmrat'a unrelenting apartheid policies. The NAACP's stance is contained in a 60-page policy statement adopted bv the organisation’s board ot direc tors at a meeting here recently. (See WITHDRAW, P. 2) WEATHER The 5-day weather forecast for Wednesday, Feb. 1. through Sunday. Feb. 5, is as follows; rain, snot«. sleet and freezing rain were expected across the state Wednesday through Thursday. Highs will range in the upper 20s in the mountains to the low 40s on the coast. ^ Friday through Sunday calls for cloudy skies and cold tem peratures. with a chance of precipitation over the weekend Raps ★ ★★ Friday Night Kickoff Announced For In Raleigh J3r. Cobb Solon To Receive S27,700 state Rep., Dr. Joy Joseph Johnson, 56 (D- Robeson County), was appointed Monday to fill a position on the State Paroles Commission. Dr. Johnson, president of the 330,000-member predo minately black General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, will replace the late black John C. Jones, dean at Fayetteville State Uni versity, who died in Jan uary of this year. Accordimi to Giry P« Commissioner Says She ‘Will Fight It’ Group Raps Gov, North Carolina Governor, James B. Hunt, Jr., was blasted last weekend by the N. C. Association of Black Law yers for his decision not to free the Wilmington Ten from prisons across the state, claiming the governor’s deci sion was based on "crass political logic." The lawyers charged in an eight^Mge statement that Hunt iSm LAWYERS’. P. 3) It was a demonstration of protest over the decision of Gov. James Hunt in (he Wilmington 10 case and the projected move to place police- ment in the halls of Durham City Schools. The church was crowded to capacity. idea was presented to the ministers by the Rev. L. H. Welchel. pastor, Russell Memorial CME Church, who was president of the Birmingham, Ala. NAACP Branch, during the ‘reign of terror" in that state. The Rev. W. W. Easley. Urged By President WASHINGTON. D.C. - Pre sident Carter has asked Ckm- gress to continue a high level ot public service employment programs and has called tor a new program to encourage hiring oi the young and disadvantaged in the private sector. In his recent address, the Committee, said that as the building program now stands, she will li^t it when it comes to the commissioners lor approval Feb. 6. Noting that the commtasion- pastor. St. Joseph AME President also declared that Church, made a report on there is still much tor the education and decried the fact nation to do to eliminate (See ’ROAST’ GOV. P. 3) (See NEW JOBS. P. 3) BY WILLIE WHITE RurrWriter ’The $2.8 million building program oi the Wake County Board ot Education which was approved Ust weekend atUl has a hurdle to overcome beiore it becomes detinite that no school will be built in predominantly black southeast Raleigh. Mrs. Elisabeth Bias Cotield, chairperson oi the Wake County Board ot Commission ers’ Education and Finance Mrs. Langston Appreciation Check Winner Mrs. Pearl Langston, oi .330 E. South St., raceived a flO check alter she reported to The CAROLINIAN oitice that she bad tound her name listed in the Jettries Jewelers adver tisement on the Appreciation Money Page oi the last edition. Also listed on the page were Joe D. McLean, oi 1515 E. Lane St.; and Presley E. Gainey, ot S20 Dacian Rd. McLean was lilted in the Harley Davidson oi Raleigh advertisement, and Gainey was Hated in the Raleigh FCX Service adver tisement. 'Diree names are listed in advertisements on the Ap- themselves, preciatlon Page this week, ‘nie Mrs. Coiield said that in her page is on the back ot the tront otticial capacity she is going to section. Readers who find their be looking closely at what is names listed should r^iort to now available and what is The CAROLINIAN ottice be- being proposed. She said that ^e and the other county (See SCHOOL ‘FUSS', P. 2) A massive rally in sup- I port of the Wilmington ■ Ten is being planned for Sunday, Feo. 5, at 3 p.m. at the Laodicea United Church of Christ, 2004 Rock Quarry Rd., ac cording to a press release this week from the Commission for Rac ial Justice of the United Church of Christ with na tional headquarters in ^ ^ NewYork City. ^ JW-CH The Commission tor Racial Justice is sponsoring a cmaade tor justice rally on Sunday, February 5 in a continuing eiiort to win ireedom tor the Wilmington Ten. Rev. Leon While said. "We ask you to join us in this crusade tor juatice rally on Sunday at the Laodicea United Church ot Christ, 2(XK Rock Quarry Road, Ralei^, N.C. The service will begin at 3 p.m. Ihe theme oi the crusade is, ’’Lest We Forget." Speakers tor this event will Dr. Charles E. Cobb, Executive Director oi 'the JCC Commission tor Racial Justice, Dr. Gfadv Davis and other supporters oi the Wilmington Ten and Char lotte Three. Gospel singers will also appear on the program. Rev. While pointed out, "The struggle tor Justice continues. (See ‘10’ RALLY. P. 2) DR. JOHNSON Held For Rapes Two Wake men were arrest ed last week and ehargad with the lirst-degree rapes Wednee- day 01 two tecnagm on a dirt road near New HUl, Chiei Sheriti’s Deputy Lester W. Kelly said Monday. Ihe two men were identliied as Harold Michael Evans Jr., 20,01 Rt. 3, Apex, and Harold Lee Jmes oi First Street, Apex. Both are being held in the Wake Jail without bond. Ftrst-d^ree rape ia rape in which a weapon is used ai^ is a capital crune puni^bla by Kelly said Evans and Jones are charged in compaaioo (See 2 RAPES. P. 2) Black Heads NC Wage 0//tee A'TLANTA, Ga. - James C. Svnui, who is black, joined Stewart has been named area Oreenaboro wage and hour director oi the U5. Depart- division as a comidiance ment ot Labors Wage and , .. ^ Hour DIvWon « Giwiaboro, ‘"V'rtlS'lor. H. w„ a,voln^ N.C., it w« anmuoMd by JamU E. Patching, regional ^ ^ held until his present appoint' administrator lor the Elmpioy- ment. ment Standards Administra- ’Ihe Greensboro area owW tion. (See WAGE HEAD, P. 2) MRS. ELIZABETH COFIELD ers may either accept the proposal or reject it with reason given, she said that she anticipates its rejection. "I don’t see that they are going to come to us with enough iniormation.’’ The commis sioners do not have the authority to alter the program tore noon Mtmday. (See APPRECIATION. P. 2) LEADS FIGHTING OF TKOOf^ — Tug Wajalf. Kthiupia — Jama All. front line commander for the Western Somalia Liberation Front (K). talks to Journalists Jan. 27 at this captured village in the Ogadrn desert region on the Horn of Africa. Jama All's troops have been fighting Ethiopian troops in the region in an effort to annex it to Somalia. (UFl) Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK CAP’N JIM'S SEAFOOD VFrrSFItESH. WE'VE COT ir KflKTIlA KETUKNS AFTEK TEN YEARS ~ WaiUagtae - Singer F^rtha Kid flBally made it back to the While Heate Jan. 29,10 years after Lyndon Johnson, she says, virMally exiled her for remarks about Vietnam, She was invited to a recepUon by Pres. Carfrr to mark the I9(b anniversary of the restoralion of F'urd's Theatre. She is shown Jan. 25 wMfa her Saint Bernard. •July. ” (I’PI)