Federal Probe Seen* Board Members Qi«t Bnt
EUtard B, Harrjk«»n ilbfor*
»•"» Aw,
a. C, 17610
WGO^sMrs* D» Allen Takes Siek Leave
BakeVf GreenCf Erwin
Victors Dan Blue Is 7th
The Carolinian
VOL. 37 NO. 26
yorth Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY. MAY<, 1978
SINGLE COPY 20c
Teenaged Boys Jailed Cops Allege
Girl Raped Here
★ ★★ ★★★
Republican Minority Ijcader Declares
Carter ‘Jives’ Blaeks
RALKKili VOTKRK AT THE POLLS— Kegtstrani. Mesdarart Onelia Eoiweil (1). and Moires
Pridgeon <r) are busy at Precinct U <F. J. Carnage Junior High Schools with Earl Quiiler. fm’e*
ground, and William Banks, background, lop photo, uhile in bottom picture. Moses drier shares a
smile with the registrars as he prepares to vote. Mrs. Pridgeon said people were waiting for them
to arrive at Precinct 3S at S a.m.. and the voting bad been brisk when The CAKOLINlAN's photo-
grapher arriied to vote there around 7:M a.m. Tuesday. (Staff Photos by PaulR. Jervay. Jr.>.
Raleigh Man Acquitted
In Death Of Soldier
soldier, who allegedly was
beating Snow with a baseball
bat.
Snow, who had contended all
thal be was (Mending
Max C. King. Jr., son of Mrs. A.
W. King of Wilmington, N.C.
and the late Dr. Max C. King.
Sr., became a Fellow in the
American Collie of Radiology
in a cmvocation (reremony at
the 55th annual meeting of the
DtH'er Snow . Jr., 417 Parnell
Sireei. was acquitted hare last
Wednesday on a charge of
second-degree murder, follow
ing the rifle death last
September of a Fort Bragg himself, was found not guilty in
Dr, Max C. K?h4y Jr,
Becomes ACR Fellow
WHITE PLAINS. N.Y. - Dr. A.C.R. in San Diego. CaUf., re
cently.
Dr. King is a graduate of
Morehouse College and
Meharry Medical Ci^lege and
completed his residency in ra
diology at the Bronx Lebanon
Hospital Center, and Long
Island Jewish Hospital, New
Yorit, N.Y.
He is a former instructor of
radiology at the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, Bronx,
N.Y. He is currently engaged in
the practice of diagnostic ra
diology and nuclear medicine
in Port Chestn*. N.Y.
Dr. King is a member and
past president of the West
Chester County Radiology
Society; a member of the
Board of Directors of the New
York State Chapter of the
American College of
Radiology; and councillor of
the ACR. While in San Diego,
he was appointed to the
College's Commission on Com
munications.
Dr. King is the author of nu-
I>R. MAX ('.KING. JK. merous contributions to the
radiology literature.
*1^ B resident of White
■* MBAl-sl V Plains. N.Y. and a native of
O Franklinton. N.C. His wife.
J. Steele King is a
A&T Pace "
BV RICHARD E. MUDRE
<>REENSBORO - When
ierman Hawkins entered A&T
jAate University 4 years ago, he
he was "afraid of failing."
quick glance at his college
^iSlfdes, however, makes one
wonder about his apprehen
sion, for Hawkins swept
through A&T with only one
(SeeFAILURE*. P. 2)
WEATHER
'I be five-day weather fore
cast, Wednesday through Sun
day. U as follows; f'loudy hkiev
are expected to return to .North
Carolina, arcompaoied by rain,
beginning Wednesday night.
Highs Wfdnesday were in the
fiOs. with some 5es in the moun
tains. Lows Wednesday night
were expected to be in the SOs
inland and the UK in the west
ern pftrtion ui the state. Rain is
expected on Thursday, with
highs in the 60k inland, except
in the low 7iK on the roast. Fri
day through Sunday calls for
rain to end on Friday, with
rlearing ikies over the week
end. Highs will hr in the 7as.
with lows in the Ms.
the death of Charles Haggard
Boyd
(See HAN FREED. P.2>
DOVER SNOW. JR.
...cleared of murder
Arts P est
To Aid
Prisoners
An Outdoor Arts Festival will
be held on Saturday. May 6th,
at the South Park Theater
E^xpansion I. The theater Is
located at 222 Smithfield
Street, between S. Blount and
S. Person Streets in Raleigh
and is the home of the La Verne
Players.
The program will begin with
disco music at 12 noon and
continue until 6 p.m. with
performances bv local
(See ARTS FEST. P.2}
Victim,
15, Late
In Report
A 15-year-old black
Raleigh girl was alleged
ly ra^ in the 700 block
of Wexford Drive here on
Thursday, April 20, and
Raleigh police arrested
two black teenagers on
those charges Friday.
Jailed and charged with
rape were Thadis A.
McLeod, 16, of 1203
Holman St. (walnut Ter
race). and a 14-year-old
boy. whose name and ad-
di^ were not released
because of his age.
Deiecilve Li. Horace A.
Moore, who is in charge of
juvenile crim' tor the Raleigh
Police Departmaoi. cosuirmed
iba; boih bovs had been
charged with die seM.#'
assault upon the also uutamed
young girl.
The detective also staibd that
Detective Glen Westbrook lur-
iher invesiigated the case and
(See GIRL RAPED. P.2)
Webb, 2
Others To
Be Cited
GREENSBORO - A&T State
University will award honorary
degrees to one of its former a(i-
ministrators, one of the first 3
black astronaut candidates,
and the state's personnel dlrec-
J.Rhodes
Luncheon
Speaker
BY AUBREY E. ZEPHYR
NaUoul Buck New. Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.
— House Minority Lead
er John Rhodes told a
group of black Republi
cans, who met here
recently, that President
Carter “sweet-talked"
blacks into “almost soUd
support at the polis,” but
“many now realize they
were jived’’ and that
Carter "now feels be has
other fish to fry."
"Blacks need a party to
IruU." Rbodea ukl. md Re-
putilicana 'Haad their uippon
to win, to try ianovathre. wort-
able pro^wma that will baoefU
Campbell
Cleared
Of Raps
Ralph E. Campbell,
Sr., 62, 804 E. Edenton
St., suspended opera
tions manager for Wake
County Opportunities,
Iqc^ headquartered at
567 E. Hargett St. in Ral-
eim, was acquitted last
Wednesday night on the
final charge against him
- that of abusing the a-
S 's sick leave
. Mrs. Dorothy
Allen, executive
director of the WCO, who
had suapended Mr.
Campbell, after meeting
with the board of direc
tors, announced that she
was taking a leave of ab
sence, due to her
extended illness. Her re
quest was granted for an
indefinite period and it
was announced that
David Lorenzo (Boo)
Haywood, coordinator of
community services,
was appointed as acting
director of Wake Op.
According to inlormation
lumikbed to The CAROLINIAN
earlv this week, the lederal
ujpervuor, who oversees the
Woke agency. Larkin R. Bell oi
Greenstwro, haa asked that
lederal inveatigaton be sent
Into tile county to examine last
Wednesday nighl's actiona oi
the beard ol directors in
handling the suapention of
Campbell.
nhadwi asadi thaws asaia-
maiaa at Iht hafchtaa llailan
^ the first CoaowMiaiiaJ Cos-
tmea of Um NatioMl Black
Republican Cauncil (NBRCI.
ATTORNEY D. T. BLUE. JR.
JUDGE R-C. ERWIN
(SaaCARTER'jrVED’.P g:
NC Clergy
Bakeff Kelly In Rttnoff; Plans Big
Blue May Ask For Same Breakfast
BY CHARLES R. JONES
MxMielag Egitor
In the hottest political contest in Wake County
Tuesday, former orofessional football star. John
Haywood Baker. Jr. surged ahead of Chief Wake
County Deputy Sheriff Liester W. Kelly, to win the
Democratic Primary by a narrow margin erf 150
votes • Baker had 15,249, while Kelly garner^
15,099 ballots, followea by Wake l^hnical
Institute's Rob^ (Hob) DeCatsye, Jr., who had
7,379 votes. DeCatsye's decision to back eitlwr
candidate could very well be the deciding factor in
a victory in the upcoming Tuesday, May 30, runoff
elections.
Wake CkKinty District Court
Judge George Royster Greene,
Sr., a veteran attorney and
judge for the past 4 years,
easily defeated his white op
ponent. John T. Hail, by a
margin of !9,666 to 14,560 votes.
In the U.S. A^msU court di
vision, black ju^e Richard C.
Erwin, topped Austin B. Carop-
briJ and thus became the fint
Mack man in the hiatory of the
slate to win a statewide judge-
ship by election. The final tally
there was Erwin 230,016, to
C^mpbeH's 154,177.
Raleigh lawyer. Daniel T.
(See DEMOS WIN. P.2)
The dergy-Cburch Co-op of
North Car^lna will have a
Charter Membership Break
fast Wednesday, May KNb, at
the Hilton Inn. Wilmington, at
7:90 a.m.
Mrs. Eva Clayton, deputy
director of (Community Deve
lopment of the State Depart
ment (rf Natural Reaources,
and Marion "Rex" Harris,
Fayetteville busineesman, will
be tbe major spe^era.
The Clergy-Church Co-op
concept was conceived by Dr.
Joy J. Johnson, president of the
Cieneral Baptist State Conven
tion of N. C.. Ine. and pastor of
the First Baptist Church. N.
Main St., Fairmont, in early
January. 1978.
The Co^ will be authorized
to organize, operate, manage
(See BREAKFAST. P.2)
"KING" AND "gUEEN" -- IWl h KK. Katie I.Mmftterd and
grandson, Germany DanieU; renter. Six. Nnnnie ('rooder and
Kwnme IhiMhi. king: and right. Sis. Skenm C. Mnrphi and
daughter. Clarita .Marph>. queen. The contest was spoasored by
Purity (liapter, Nn. Z76, t>KS, at Smith Temple Freewill Baptist
t'barcb. Raleigh, recently.
HAKHIJMI. WKHH
tor during (be 87th annual bac
calaureate-commencement ex
ercises Sunday. May 7. at II
a.m. in the Greensboro Coli
seum
To be awarded doctcK^ of hu-
(See WEBB TO. P.2)
Alliance
Welcomes
Ms. Braden
White-civil rights activist.
Mrs. Anne Braden of Ky. will
join K".' Aaron Johnson of
Fayeiteviklo and Durham
Attorney Jerry Paul at the 4ih
N. C. Alliance Stale Conference
in Raleigh on Saturday, May 6.
Mrs. Braden, a journalist,
active in Southern civil rights,
civil liberties, anti-war and
labcw movements, will be the
keynote speaker at the c'on-
(erence.
Last November, she was one
of 72 white Southerners to
petition Gov. James Hunt,
asking him to grant (he
Wilmington 10 defendants par
dons of innocence.
•'The (conference will bring
I See ALLIANCE, P.2)
Lawrence Wray’s Critic
Suspended Without Pay
The dialogue is going on be
tween Lawrence E. Wray,
Raleigh's Intergovernment
Coordinator, and W. Ames
Christopher, as to how, by
whom and when grants can be
changed. Wrav is alleged to
have suspended Christopher
for sending him a memo
criticizing some oi hit actions.
The suspension is said to have
been tor seven davs irom tbe
S20.000'a-vear past.
liie memo is said to have
questioned the propriety of
Wray changing an order in
CETA programs and then
applying to amend tbe grants
after programs were changed.
Wray is alleged to have
suspended Christopher upon
receiving the memo Monday of
this week.
Christopher is reported as
not being willing to discuss (be
memo with outside persons. He
was said to have been ol the
opinioa that the matter should
Appreciation
Cheeks Won
By 2 Ixtdies
Two ladies claimed 510
checks each in last week's
Appreciation Money sweep-
stakes. Mrs. Lucy C^. 21
Chatham Terr. (Chavia
Heights) found her name in
Jeffries Jewelers advertise
ment.
Mrs. Blanche McNeiU, 419
(SeeAPPRECIA'HON. P. 2)
be discussed with L. P.
Zachary, city manager. Wray
is said to have the overall
responsibilitv, delegated to
him bv Zacharv and Mavor
Isabella Cannon.
Louis R. Garibay, federal
CETA grant officer tor North
and South CiaroUna, from hia
Atlanta offke, ia said to have
(Reel. WRAY.P.2)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEKEK
DIXON & SPENCKR
TV, INO.
“wmissEMyiaisjvsTAsmroKTAnAssALr
(S«e WCO’S ALLEN. P. 2)
Employees
Of WCO
Coneerned
(EdiUr’s Nalt: ‘Pm MUwhif
tofenasUaa was rslaaitd le
1W CAROUNIAN m MaMay.
May i, by Leri Bart, a spalles
parsaa tor the llt-aieMbar
emplayaea al Waka Caaaly
OppartaaMsi. lae.):
In recant months. Waka
County OppoftanlHaa haa ra-
caivad much pubUeity dua u>
aUagad pcrauanel Irragulari-
tiaa at msasgsment laval Wa
do not hit and to pralae aar
cvMHasihaBaaadal Bare
far what haa thus far tiwi-
spirad. Wa da M. kaaisw .
that aanM mauMaf Craaa thaaa
of us that maka up tfaa ataff
hare at Waka County Oppor-
(unlHca ia in ordtr and thus
maka the faOosring statement.
Iha nth Coofrass of the U B.
in 1914 enactad the Economic
Opportimity Act with an objec-
tlvo to mobUiae the human and
financial resources of the
(Sm employees. P. 2)
Holloway
Releases
Comments
(Edhar’s Nolo: This inforaia-
Use was tappUed by J. Mllb
Haliaway, ehairmaa of the
baard of dheclars of Waka
Cannty Oppartaaittet. lae.. last
Sstarday maraiag.):
Even though we feel that
Wake County Opportunities,
Inc. programs have been
appropriately administered
and stdwtaniial benefits have
gone to the community, we fed
jhe necessity to appoint a
special committee to investi
gate tba total agency's fman-
cial management, uniform
application of skk leave, board
compoaition and general oper
ations; because of tbe recent
discusatons by our local news
media. To ddve deeply into tbe
above areas, ezpCTtise from
tbe regioaal and national
offices will be needed.
We are asking the committee
(See HOLLOWAY. P. 2)
CRIME
beat
RDITOS'S NOTS: TfcK m
CSeaWnTCmW
i^taMOistws tu
LAWRENCE E. WRAY
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an wt niHaAs tio HMlM n Um
aaSn WMar. tm «• muSISi la Sat
Bamvar. a n aal an aaWUn la ha Ml
ar Jan. Wa Mralji aaShUMneW M«a
SaS ikaai rapartaf ha (ha nmilaaal-
Heam. Ta haaa * Tka Crtan laai
ChWnaa. annjr Maaa aat balaa raWa-
maS hy a pUlaa WHcar te raawtWte
CUTINBACh
Vernon Wayne Williams.
SOS Milbumie Rd., t(9d officer
J. B. Defanara t^t he was
aaaauited in the 400 dock of
Hill SI. al 12:08 a.m. Wed
nesday. according to police
reports. Williams was alteged-
ly cut with a knife, and suffered
lacerations on the left side of
his hack. He was tmated at
Wake Medical Center and
rsleased.
(Sea CRIME BEAT. P. 2)