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SCLC
At Ralcij^h’s Shaw University Saturday
Competency Test Hearing
★ ★★ G.Frinks,
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Over Teacher Test Standards
Blfwk Leaders Aroused sSsot”
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VOL. 38 NO. 4
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RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1978
Raleigh Police Say
Ex-Guard Kills Wife
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Inclement Weather Slowed Attendance, But
R-WCA In Lively Meet
VICTIMS OF FOUR HIJACKERS—New Orleant—Mother elatchrs her child m they orrive
■ board a Trailwayt bus that was hijacked lo Baton Roegc, La. earlier Nov. If. Fear mea
travelliog on the bus bound for New Orleans, hijacked and robbed the Sf persons on board. Hie
hijackers were apprehended in a car after they left the bos. None <rf the passengers were Injored.
but one hijacker was shot In the arm by mistake by one of his partners. (UPI)
Akion Assault Trial
tey,wtBBnfid Adam
Tyrone Akion. a black former
city sanitation worker, charged
with assaulting a white woman
on his route last August, has
again been postponed in Wake
NSBA Gets
46Gs A8
Fed, Grant
WASHINGTON, D. C. — The
National School Boards Asso
ciation has been awarded a
$46,000 federal grant by the U.
S. Office of Education for an
ethnic heritage studies project,
NSBA Executive Director
(See NSBA GETS.P.2)
Last week's action, which
rescheduled the trial for
Mooday, Dec. 18, is the fourth
time the trial has been delayed.
The man is charged with
assaulting Mrs. Patricia Lee
Edwards. 901 Mills Street, on
August 3, this year.
Mr. Akion, who resides at 559
Dacian Road, did not appear in
Judge George Royster
Greene’s courtroom at 9 a.m.
Friday, when the names of
defendants were called. He still
had not appeared later when
the court calendar was
announced. Mr. Akion's
attorney, believed to be Daniel
T. Blue, Jr., was not present
either.
(See ASSAULT TRIAL, P. 2)
Campbell
Presides
At Talks
BYM8.J.E. HICKS
Members and friends
of the Raleigh-Wake
Citizens Association,
who were discouraged
because of the inclement
weather to attend the
meeting Thursday night
missed a very good
meeting. An atmosi^ere
of good will and pride
prevailed as a review of
the accomplishment and
performance of R-WCA
in the recent election
were cited by the
president, Ralph
S. Mitchell Former
Prison Guard Here
BY CHARLES R. JONES. Managing EJUar
A former Central Prison guard was arrested last
Wednesday and charged with the pistol death of his
wife. Sylvester Henry Mitchell, 32, 2601 Evers
Drive (Kingwood Forest), is charged with the death
of his wife, Mrs. Henrietta Jones Mitchell, also 32.
The shooting reportedly took place at their home. A
motive is unknown.
Police rofiorted Uiat Mra. Police reports apeculate that
Mitchell was shot one time in the man telephoned Wake
the cheat with a .22 calibre Medical'a Emergency Service
piitol at about I2:M a m. to get an ambulance for hla
laat Wedneeday.
SYLVESTER H. MITCHELL
Citizens
Seekini^
Answers
MltchaU it now b«ing hold ^ *
wi^t bond in wake County ^ „„
Jail, awaiting a preliminary
hearing in the cate. (See KILLS WIFE, P. 2)
Janies N. Perry, Jn, 32,
Ex-Newsboy, Dies
James Nimrod Perry, Jr., 32,
formerly of Raleigh, but who
has made his home in Greens
boro for the past several years,
died early Tuesday, Nov. 21, at
Durham's Duke Medical Ou
ter after being transferred
there from Moses Cone Hospi
tal in Greensboro.
Funeral services are sche
duled to be held on Saturday,
Nov. 2S. at the Martin Street
Baptist Church here at 2 p.m.
Burial is tentatively set to
follow in Carolina Biblical
Gardens.
He was a CAROLINIAN
newsboy here from his pre-teen
through his early teenage
years.
Tbe son of Mr. and Mrs.
James N. Perry, Sr., formerly
of Church St., but who now
reside at 2516 Foxgate Drive,
(SeeJ.N. PERRY. P.2)
JAMES N. PERKY. JR.
FLUYU H. MC'KI881CK
Soul City
Founder
Here Sun,
On Sunday, November 26,
Attorney Floyd BixlM* McKls-
tick, Sr., presidmt of the Soul
City Company and developer of
Soul City, will be the gueat
speaker at the 11 o'ck>ck
homomecoming service at tbe
Oak City Baptist Church,
Raleigh.
McKisalck attended More
house College in Atlanta,
Georgia and earned his under
graduate d^ee from North
Carolina Central University,
where be led the first group of
law students b^ore the North
Carolina State L^islature to
demand accreditation of tbe
North Carolina Central Uni
versity Law School.
In 1951, he became the first
black man to attend the
University of North Carolina
Law School and was admitted
to the North Carolina Bar in
(SeeMcKISSICK, P.2)
election. It worked.
Criticisms by the losing
candidate for sheriff were
mimmlzed.
(See R-WCA IN.P.2)
AID Will
OpenThree
Missions
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON. D.C.-The
Agency for International De
velopment (AID) is opening
missions in three southern Af
rica countries because of the
increased development of as
sistance programs there.
The field missions will be
(See AID TO. P.2)
WEATHER
Tke five-day weather fore
cast for the period Wednesday, immediately if that stale and
Nov. 22. through Sunday. Nov. Department of Health
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
The announcement made
recently that the old rule-
blacks tbe last hired and the
first fired—could become the
vogue in the hiring of new
teachers—caused quite a stir in
educational circles. Tougher
certification standards was
believed, in some quarters, tc
be another means o( ending
out black teachers.
There are those who have
given serious study to
(SeeEDUCATORS. P.2)
‘Mixinil*
Discussions
Faltering
Natioaai Black .News Service
WASHIINGTON, D.C.-Fed-
eral aid lo higher education in
Virginia could be cut off aIn\jMt
(Special ToCAROLlNIAN)
The North Carolina
Conference of the South
ern Christian Leadership
Conference is conducting
a statewide Citizens
Competency Test
hearing Saturday at
10 a.m. at Shaw Uiiiver-
SINGLE COPY 20o Clmpel in lUleigh.
1^1 All Citizens who are
interested in the
education of the youth in
the state should be
present. Golden Frinks
of Edenton is field secre
tary of the Atlanta, Ga.-
based SCLC in North
Carolina.
The Southern Christian Lead-
erahip Conference is not
opposed to the testing of
students in North Carolina.
"We are of^naed to the testing
of students in the eleventh
grade. If a competency test is
given, why not give it in a lower
grade where the weakness of
the students can be discovered
and help can be provided to
eliminate these weaknesses
whenever possible," Frinks
said.
"When a student reaches the
eleventh grade, he has
developed his high school
attitudes and is ready to leave.
When weaknesses are dis
covered at this level. Ip most
cases it Is too late to help this
student; thus, UuDwing him out
of school by discouraging him
by tbe presentation of a
certificate instead of a high
school dii^oma.
"The SCLC will stress the
importance of more parent and
classroom teacher input before
additional educational
programs are forced upon
itudmta.
"lUs meeting Saturday will
launch our 1979 membership
drive for the SoiUbem Christ
ian Leadership Conference of
North Carolina. The mem
bership goal for the state
1%. 990,000 members in 12
montm. ‘fficnRIfVMa’tE Ray
Coleman, pastor of Saing
Stepbefkf AME Zion Church,
Hi^ Point, is the campaign
chairman.
The Reverend W. E. Banks,
minister of the First Baptist
(Church in ThomasviUe, stated
that tbe new Southern Ctuiitian
Leadership Conference will
take on new life and new
leadmhip in 1979. He said;
"Our goal Is to up registered
voters so percent, to monitor
our educational pn^ram and
(See SCLC SETS. P. 2)
wife shortly after the shooting
26. is at folk)wt;
Some rain was expected along
the south coast of the state
Wednesday and it could be a
wet Thanksgiving Day across
the sUle. The chance of precip
itation increased from the
western portion of North
Carolina Wednesday night and
Thursday. Scattered rain is
expected over most of Uie state
Education and Welfare do not
reach an agreement about de
segregation plans at two
colleges there.
Negotiations between
Virginia and the federal
government have stalled be
cause of federal insistence that
the state do more to eliminate
duplicate programs at
pr^minanlly black and white
AKKIVE8 FOR SENTENCING-Washington, D.C.—Rep.
flmrles Diggs. Jr., D-Mich.. convicted in a payroll kickback
scheme, arrives at U.S. District Court Nov. 20 for sentencing.
Diggs, who was recently re-elected to a i3lh term in Congress,
was sentenced to three years in prtaoo. (UPI)
Thursday. Highs both days will colleges in Norfolk. Va, Vir-
be mostly in the SOs and Ms. HFW had reached a
with lows in the 40s. The tentative agreement in March
extended forecast calls for on a college desegrejration plan
videly scattered showers In the ^jjgj called for large increases
west on Friday and .Saturday, jg number of blacks
Fair skies are expected to attending predominantly while
prevail on Sunday v Ith
seasonal temperatures.
Appreciation
Feature Has
No Winners
There were no winners in last
week's CAROLINIAN Appre
ciation Money Feature, spon
sored by this newspaper and
participating businesses.
Three potential winners of $10
checks each missed a rare
opportunity.
(See APPRECIATION. P, 2)
mwmmm mwm ■ m
colleges.
However. HEW said the
agreement was based on the
state coming up with an
"acceptable'' program to
narow the curriculum at
Norfolk State (more than 90
percent black) and Old
Dominion University (more
than 90 percent white) to
eliminate duplication and force
students of both races lo go to
one colIeg<' or another. The two
schools are ''^ss than four miles
apart.
J. Wade Gi.ley, Virginia's
secretary of education, said
that in Ju.v. a study
(See MIXlNG. P.2)
Diggs Gets 3 Yrs*
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Charles C.
Diggs. Jr., was sentenced to serve three years
in prison for mail fraud and making false state-
ments. Tbe solon was convicted before the
November election. However, his constituents
reelected him to his 13th term, with an 80
percent margin. An argument in his behalf that
he should be in Congress, not in jail, had no
weight with the judge.
(SeeDIGGSGETTS,P.2) .
Ex-Sanford Policeman
Wins Coveted Award
DIE IN' EACH OTHEK'K iKM.V-JonpktoHn, (juyana—Thcae (wo followers of cultlst Jim Jours
died in each other'it arms at (hr JonrsvHIr commune Nov. 18 In a mass suicide pact. More than 460
oersun* died in the camp, i CPI)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
KAR PARTS, INC.
•WHERE YOVR C/Ut RECEIVES THE REST SERVICE" I
WASHINGTON. D. C. - Just
"lending a helping hand" is
Ikwv Sanford, N. C native
u.bert H. McCanls describes
his role as a Silver Medal for
Valor honoree in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Police De
partment.
Officer McCants, 36, the son
of Mrs. Evelyn McCants of
Route 5, Sanford and a former
member of the Sanford Police
Force, was awarded the medal
for "di^laying courage and
dedication to duty" during a
domestic controversy that de
veloped into a barricade
situation.
While off-duty at a service
station, McCants was informed
by an on-duty officer that the
Youth Division had been
prevented from serving a
(SeeEX-SANFORD, p.2)
ROBKKTII..Ml'C.VVr8
CRIME
BEAT
ASSAULTED AT'YM'
Victor Joyner told officer A.
D. Terry that he was assaulted
Mooday at 2:20 p.m. at the
YMCA. 600 S. Bloodworth
Stre^. Tbe 24-year-old Joyner,
who waa allegedly attacked
with HaU. suffered lacerations
to tbe face, the report ended.
(SeeCRIME BEAT, P.2)
Ask Judge
To Rule
On Ten’
Leaders of a Southwide
organization, meeting here
November 18, called on Feder
al Judge Franklin Dupree to
act immediately on the case of
the Wilmington 10. They
predicted that If he does not do
to, there will be a nationwide
demand for hU impeachment.
The iptHjp la the Southern
Organizing Committee for Eco
nomic and Social Juatice
(SOC), of which one of the
Wilmington 10, the Rev. Ben
CSiavia, la co<hairperson.
The organization's other
co-chairperaon, Anne Braden,
of Louisville, Ky., said tbe SOC
executive committee met in
Rateigh laat weekend in order
to find out first hand the
present aituation on the Wil
mington case. Committee
members attended from Hve
states — Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky. Louisiana, and Ten
nessee.
"We were appalled to learn
that Judge Dupree has not ytl
given any indiMUMi that be is
prepared to act |»vmptly on
this case," said a statement
issued by the group.
The SOC leaders said it ia
important that people under-
sund that the Wilmington case
(SeeAAKJUDGE, P.2)