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THE .Carolinian
VOL. 37 NO. 14
Sorth CaroUna*$ Leading Weekly
RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1978
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AiUhorUie» Believe
Frat ‘Hazing’ Kills
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Raleigh’s Woman Of The Year
Zetdis Cite Mrs* M* Flagg
Student Ex-Tutor
ATRAEEIGH RALLY FOR THE WILMINGTON TEN » Shown are some of the speakert and a
porthm of the bUi'e crowd, which gathered last Sunday afternoon at the l^odlcea L'nited Church of
Christ on Rock Quarry Road. In top, left photo, the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Cobb, executive director of
the UCCs Commission for Racial Justice, is shown speaking, as the Rrv. Leon White, director of
the N.C.'Vp. Commission of the CRJ, awaits his turn. On the right, in top picture, Dr. Grady D.
Davia. Sbaiw University professor and civii rights leader, speaks to the audience, shown in bottom
photo. (See story).
Wilmington Ten Backers
Rap Gov, Htmt At Rally
More than 300 persons
packed the Laodicea United
Church of Christ on Rock
flk
r ENTERTAINER HOSPITAL
IZED -x Los Angeles — Eater*
talaer Sammy Uavis. Jr. will
remain hoapitallied for several
days at Cedars*8inai Medical
Center where be is being
treated for the Rassiaa Flu. a
spokesman said Feb. 3. Davis
bMame 111 last week in Las
Vegas, Nev.. where be was
winding up a Z*week engage
ment at Caesar's Palace.
(UPl)
Quarry Road here last Sunday
aftemoM), spending more than
3W hours listening to black
leaders speak on behalf of the
celebrated Wilmington Ten.
The Rev. Leob White, direc*
Uv of the N.C.'Va. Held office of
the Commission for Racial Jus
tice. told the crowd. ‘'Peof>le
are fed up with Gov. (JanMa
B.) Hunt’s pesiUoo on the WU-
mingtoQ Ttm. We are going to
do something and we’re not
going to wait until the next elec
tion "
Plans were announced to
conduct two demonstrations on
Saturday, Feb. li. to protest
Hunt's failure to pardon the
group.
One wUI be held at the SUU
Human Relations Council
Banquet, where Hunt will be
the main speaker Saturday
night. The other is slated for
the Capitol and Federal Build
ings in Raleigh Saturd^iy after-
(See WILMINGTON10. P. 3)
ATidRNEYBLUE
Blue Takes Polities
Thie Step At Time’
Security
Tightened
WASHINGTON. D.
C. — Two extra secur
ity guards accompan
ied North Carolina
James Baxter Hunt,
Jr., during his trip
here last week as a
(See SECURITY. P.l)
BY WILLIE WHITE
SUff Writer
Daniel Blue, Jr., 28 vear-old,
la seen locally aa a voung man
who mi^t be "going iriaces”
politicallv. But Blue said in an
interview this week that be has
no long-rsnge pt^itical plans.
He is "sort oi taking one step at
a time." he said.
An attorney in Raleigh, Blue
last week ended what had
become growing political su
spense when he snnounced that
he was going to run tor the
Dist. IS seat (WakeCoimtv) in
the N.C. House ot Represeota-
tlvm.
Blue bad been a contender
tor appointment to tbe House
seat le.'t vacant bv tbe
gubematcrial aK)ointment oi
Rep Robert Cre^ to the N.C.
Supreme Court, but Mrs.
Wilm« Woodard got the ap
pointment. The suspense sur
rounding Blue's political i^ans
grew out ot the strong showing
he made tM- the vacanev
appointment and the specu
lation that appointed Sen.
Clarence Ughtner would alao
seek s seat in tbe House ot
Representatives. Uiditner de
terred to Blue in the House
race and did not tUe tor tbe
Senate.
Blue said he and his
campaign stall are currently
(See BLUE TAKES. P.8)
Dead At
Hospital
DURHAM - When the
records of Durham
County General Hospital
revealed that Nathaniel
Swinson, 20-year-old
North Carolina Central
University Junior from
Kinston, was pronounced
dead upon arrival at 10
a.m. Feb. 5, officials of
the “Mighty Six”
District, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, had grave
concern, due to the fact
that he was said to have
been on the “line” as late
as 3 a.m. Sunday, pre-
paratoiiV to bcXig
MtiatM into the
myrtsriea of tbo Greek-
letter fraternity.
Even though hooplUl atten-
dsots were not able to deter
mine the res! cause of death, it
was established by Elwood
Purdle and Kenneth Koonce,
two of Us fellow students, that
Swinson collapsed about 6
hours after he, akmg with 14
other candidates, made a trek
of approximately 4 miles as a
part U the Initiation ceremon-
Swinson, believed to weigh
about 200, suffered ill effects
from the experience and
sweated heavily. It ia alleged
that be fell in a ditch. However,
after about a half hour of reet-
ing, be Joined tbe group again.
Tbe last activity is said to
caused cramps and dizziness.
He was taken into one of the
Broadmoor Apartments and
wrapped in a blanket. He ia
said to have asked to be taken
to the hospital about 8:90 a.m.
The report showed that be died
«route.
Ute fraternity was suspend
ed from the campus of North
Carolina Central a few years
JUDGE L.C. MOORE
MRS. MARY A. FLAGG
Thursday Activities
Set At Collctle Here
Tb« HraorabK Luko C.
Moore, Judge. Suparior Court
ot the .District Columbia,
Washington, D.C., will deliver
the lllth Founders’ Dav
message at Saint Augustine's
Jobless Cash
Out For
343,000
Nalloaal Black News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Un-
empiovmeot insurance bene-
tita tor some 343,000 Jobless
Americans came to an end on
Jan. 31. AU but nine tUles and
Puerto Rieo were aitected.
Pavmenta. including the 13
weeks ot extended beneiits
bevond the basic 26 weeks,
were stopped because the
special Fe^al supplemental
bmetila program, unte which
(he payments fell, expired and
had not been renewed bv
Congress.
States that will continue to
receive extended i3-week be-
(SeeFRAT'HAZING'.P.2) (SeeJOBLESS,P.2)
CoQege on Thursday, Feb. 9, at
II a.m. in the Emery Butiding.
Judge Moore is a native ot
Collinsville, Illinois. FoOowing
his army career, he was
graduated with honors irom
Howard Unlversitv in 1949. He
was graduated irom the
Georgetown University Law
School in i9M.
Alter admission to the
District ot Columbia Bar, be
engaged in the general prac
tice 01 law with the Uw Firm
ot CoM), Howard and Haves
until 1959, when he was
(See ST. AUG.’S, P.Z)
Women’s
Projects
Unveiled
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Se
cretary 01 Labor Rav Marshall
announced that the Womra's
Bureau, tor the tint time in its
57-vear historv, will design,
develop, and monitor several
(See WOMEN'S, P.2)
NAACP Talks Set ‘New Day’
Ground Rules At State Level
More than 100 state NAACT
leaders met at the HUtim Inn,
1707 Hillsborough St. Raleigh,
Saturday, Feb. 4, in an all-dav
aession about the "New Dav"
which Ben Hooks, tbe new
director has envisioned, but
were told bv Kellv M. Alexan
der, N.C. Slate Conterence
Appreciation
Money Goes To
Paper Reader
Mrs. Annie Lunstord, ot 1211
Pender St., was presented a 810
check alter she reported to The
CAROLINIAN that she bad
tound her name in last week's
Caraleigb Furniture Co. ad
vertisement on the Apprecis-
tion Blonev Psge.
Ben Davis, ot 604 Lynch St.,
(See APPRECIATION. P. 2)
prestdenl, and Chas. A. Mc
Lean, tield director, how it
would be implemented in the
Tar Heel State.
Alexander, who ia also vice
chairman oi the national
NAACP board, brought direct
iniormalion irom the New
York oiiice aa to how the
program would be implement
ed bv branches. He pointed ottt
that education, housing, em
ployment and voter partid-
palion would be tbe major
issues.
He hastened to point out that
in order to accwni^iah the
goals set up by Hodcs, that
more members would have to
be teoughl in. He told the
leaders that North Carolina
would be out In the torerront ot
the 1978 drive. He waa happv
over the tact that manv small
branches were doing well, but
was not too pleased over tbe
results being obtained bv tbe
“big dtv” branches. He point
ed out that Duplin Countv had
one-third ot ite black popula-
(See NAACP TALKS. P.2)
Honored
In City
OmicroQ Zeta Chapter
of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Inc., announced this
week that Mrs. Mary
Avery Flagg, dedicated
civic worker, has been
chosen as the 1977
Woman of the Year for
Raleigh.
Mrs. Flagg, of tSl Lincoln
Court, has contributed many
years of outatandlng service to
the Raleigh community. One of
her biggest assets Is her ability
to work well with people.
Dtoing 1977, she rendered de
dicated service throu^ many
dvic and cwnmunity organUa-
tioos, including Family Serv
icd-Tnivders Aid Aaso^tion
Health Affairs Roundtable
Wake Omnty Medical Auxttt-
ary, Mordecai Square Histor
ical Sodety, Inc., Raleigh
Links, Inc.. Old North State
(See ZETAS CITE, P. 2)
Minister
Buried In
Chatham
PITTSBORO - According to
the Rev. Ocie Brown, a devoted
colleague ot the late Rev.
Vi^inia Brannon Pitchiord,
her withes were carried out at
3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9. when
luneral so'vlces were held at
MUcheU Chapel A.M.B. Zion
Church and intermrat in the
Church ewetery
The Rev. Pitchiord was boro
in RockhiU, S.C., 62 vears ago.
She moved to Durham at an
earlv age. She received her
early education at Palmer
Memorial institute. She Joined
Kyles temple A.M.E. Zion
Church. Durham, where she
made an enviable reovd aa a
leader ot voung people. She
answered s call to preach and
received her exhorttf's orders
irom that church. She alao hdd
membership in tbst church st
the time ot her desth.
Alter serving as a lood
specialist and matron, she
joined the household of
Chas. S. Allen, a well-known
(SeeBURIED IN, P.2)
Charges
Sent To
Atlanta
BV STAFF WRITER
The Rev. Leon White
and other officiEls of tbe
North Carolina-Virginia
Commission for Racial
Justice revealed last Fri
day that it is probing
chvges of job and other
discimination made by
black employees at
Wake Me^cai Center in
Raleij^.
The Commiaaion hu handled
12 complaints, through its Ral
eigh office, (Wing the past 8
weeks and passed them
through to the Equal Employ
ment Opportunity Commis
sion's di^Gt affice in Atlanta,
Qa., Rev. White told a news
gathering.
According to officials at the
hospital, tb^ were notified by
EEOC concerning tbe com
plaints in November of 1977.
Three blsck employees of tbe
facility stated laat Friday that
blacks are not hired aa often or
given tbe lame promotions as
whites. They claimed that
black petienta are alao treated
differently.
Mrs. Ernestine Young, a
social worker at Wake Medical
Center, declared that blacks
are flred without going through
initial personnel procedures of
verbal warning, write-up and
temporary autpansioQ.
Mrs. Millie McLaughlin, an
X-ray technician at the hospi
tal, said, "Ail the black em-
pk^ees that are being flred arw
being reidaced with whites.
Mrs. Anne Sug^, white
public information otftcer at
tbe hospital, said admlnistre-
(See BIAS PROBED. P.l)
Mondale
Confab
Speaker
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vice
President Walter Frederick
(Fri(z) Mondale, in a speech
laat week to civil rights
leaders, stressed the impor
tance ot the C^er Admini
stration's' commitment te
equal opportmritv tor minori-
liM, saving that the dtallenge
America tacea today is "to
summon up a new conkituenev
ot conscience in America
around the broad issues ot
ecoooiRic Justice sod human
ri^ts."
Speaking to the 10th Annual
Meeting ot the Leadership
CtNUercnce on QvU Rights,
Mondale hailed the conterence
aa "one oi tbe great success
stories 01 our Umss," and
called tor it to be a driving
lorce "in the new struggle tor
civil ri^ts."
"We need your lesderihip,
and ve need your voice as
never beiore today," the Vice
(SeeMONDALE.P.2)
WEATHER
Tbe S-day weather forecast,
Wednesday, Feb. 8, through
Sunday, Feb. 13. ia aa follows:
Very cold weather will continue
acrewa tbe state Wedneeday
and Thursday. Cloudy skies
wilt return early Thursday,
bringing with tbein a chance of
sleet in tbe Soutbeest by late
Thursday. Friday through Sun
day calli for continued cold
weather with a chance of preci-
fdtatlon on Friday and ^tur-
day. Hi^ will range from the
mid-90o to the mid-40e. Lows
will be in the teens to mid-20B.
ATTENDING FILMING OF TELEVIBION MOVIE — New Verk: Tskisg a break la Ike fUmlng
•f the telcvblon movie. "King," Feb. 5 are (L-R), actor Paul WtoneU, Mrs. Coretta Ktog. wife of
tbe late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.. Ike Rev. Marlto Lalber King, Sr., and actor Oulc
Davis. WlnfieM portrayt Uie late mlntoter and Daria pertrays Ktog. Sr. IWe part of Mrs. CorcMa
KMS H played by Cicely TysM. Tbe arovle wUJ be aired eu NBC-TV on three nigbU. Feb. 1M4.
(UPI)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
HARLEY DAVIDSON
OK RALEIGH
“FOR THE BEST UDBS OH TWO WHEELS”
CHARGED IN KIDNAPING — New York: Ceefl WlgglM, wBh bis face cevarM and MentWed
by poUro ai ene of three pefsena who kidoappod It-year-oM MardUeia, wax arraated late Fob. 4
by police and charged wltb flrtt degree klteaplag. Wiggtai b eocartad bv a pattce offkar after bb
arreat. Offlclab said all bat 8189 af the liee.tM rsaaem to seeare her rdeaae waa iMvered,
(UPI) }