Over Financial Matters
Senior iJitizen^s Dispute Reported
•‘I HAVE EIGHT KIDS TO Bl'R Y*'—-New Orleans—Mrs. Ida Perkini, tbe motber of six young*
slers and the grandmother of two others who were killed in a fire here Dee. 24, tlU at her slater’s
house in despair, “i have eight kids to bury and I'm trying to get some help." she said. Only three
persons in the five-room apartment escaped the fire, believed caused by faulty Christmas tree
wirins. it'Ph
ATLANTA. Ga —The high
rate of cancer deaths among
blacks in a hook shaped region
curving from St. Louis through
the South and on to Boston may
be pollution-related, said Ralph
Jennings, . U.S, Environment
al Protection Agency chemist,
in a recent address here before
us,
minority editors
Jennings, a graduate of
Alcorn A4M State University
and Michigan SUte. is chief of
Toxic Substances, Air and
Materials Division of EPA’s
Region IV which embraces this
city. He pointed to the large
number of man-made
aUaiUMii
humans and the total envirmi-
ment are not fully known. But
whatever their effects, blacks
and other minorities who are
concentrated near industrial
plants are more likely to
experience them than any
other group.
Then the chemist focused on
CITIES ELECT BLACKS
RICHMOND, Va.—Russell Otiey, a black,
was elected mayor of Bedford, Va, The only
black member of the cily council, Otiey was
chosen by the other members to serve as
mayor,
Otiey is a supervisor for the Lynchburg, Va,
school system, Bedford's 6,011 population is 17,4
percent black. Two other Virginia city councils
elected incumbent black mayors: Henry L,
Marsh of Richmond and Hermanze E, Fauntle-
roy. Jr, of Petersburg, In Portsmouth. Va..
James W. Holley, III was selected to be the
city’s first black vice-mayor. First elected to
the city council in 1968, Holley is a dentist and
real estate investor.
saying that in thehoS^baped
region from St. Louis to Dallas
to New Orleans to Atlanta and
on through the Carolinas to
New York and Boston, where a
large number of blacks reside,
the cancer death rate among
those 6044 is 724.0 per 100,000,
compared with S50.S for whites.
Jennings challenged the news
paper people to carry the
message to their readers.
And for presenting and
(SeeCHEM^. P.2)
Minority
Firm Gets
Contract
DC Police Officers
Refuse To Take Sides
believed Johnson may have
been provoked into tbe allied
p.C. Afro-American Police shooting. His remarks caused
Officers Association has voted controversy among some
unanimously to pass a members of the organization,
resolution that neither supports (jqj vvant to be
nor rejects the position of connected with supporting
Tmewe Johnson, the 15-year- anyone charged with killing
old black youth accused of two police officers. However,
killing two police pf.icers last twenty-seven members
summer attended a meeting called to
Ronald Hampton, president take a formal vole expressing
of tiM ISO-member group, spoke the organization's position on
on behalf of Johnson, at a Johnson,
recent rally, saying that he (SeeDCPOLICE.P.2)
National Black News Service
WASHINGTON, D. C. - A
black-owned business that
started in 1971 with a <20,000
computer-coding contract has
signed an <8 million service
contract — one of tbe largest
ever awarded under tbe Small
Business Administration mi
nority aid fH-ogram.
Raven Systems and Re
search, will provide data
processing services for tbe
Environmental Protection A-
gency. According to president
and founder, Raymond A.
Mott, 39, the EPA contract
allows Raven to double its
work force, from ISO to 300
people. Raven is headquarter
ed at 500 E St.. S. W... has
(See MINORITY. P.2)
ir-kir Durham
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
SiivvessfuUy Defended Ms JoAnne Little Officials
Paul May Leave State
The Carolinian
—According
to a report coming from
yorth Carolina's Leading Weekly
DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST
VOLUME 38. NO. 9
RALEIGH. N.C.—THURS., DEC. 28,1978
SINGLE COPY 20c
Mobile Home Tragedy
Perishes In Fire
★ ★★
★ ★★
Patients Would Be Moved To Nursinjl Sites
CountyHomePlanOK*d
E.Cofield
Chairman
Of Group
Chemist: High Rate Of Black
Cancer Deaths Is Pollution
The Wake Co..nty
Board of Commission
ers’ Human Resources
Committee last
Thursday approved a
plan by which the,-35
elderly residents of
Raleigh’s Wake County
Home, located on
WhiUker Mill Road, will
be moved to nursing
homes in the area or
medical institutions.
The comtniUee—composed
of chairman Elizabeth B.
Cofield and memabers Vaasar
P. Sbearon and J. Stewart
spending more than $170,000 to
renovate the SS-yeer-old
(SeeCOUNTY HOME. P. 2)
Boy Held
As Vandal
Suspect
Victim
Stayed
Alone
Nallonai Btaek New* Service
WASHINGTON. D.C.-A one-
month investigation by four
Prince Georges County,
Maryland police officers has
resulted in tbe arrest of a 15-
year-old BeltsviUe youth, who
Is charged with vandalizing th
home of a black Beltsvllle, Md.
family.
The home Joseirfi Miller of
4601 Lincoln Avenue had been
vandalized three times since
July. The home's electric
meter was blown up and on two
occasions the house and car
were spray-painted. Officers
were assigned to the case after
to be Tribute To
vandalized once isn't that m /r-m -wr- -w
unusual," detective Stephen 1V| | Jf*,
‘ROOKIE OF YEAR" RELAXES-Trsy. Mlch.-Reiaxing in
Us Troy home recently, Al "Bnbba" Baker enjoys the music
coming through the headphones. Baker, defensive right end for
the Detroit Lions since the day be walked into training camp last
June, came up with 22 quarterback sacks In his first pro
season—good credentials for UPl’s NFC rookie of the year
sciecUon. (UPl)
Attorney Cites 2
Reasons For Acts
GREENSBORO — Attorney
Jerry Paul of (Thapel Hill, who
was suspended from practicing
law in the Middle District,
which encompasses 28
counties, says he is not sure
whether he will remain in this
state.
The lawyer, who defended
Miss JoAnne Little against a
murder rap several years ago,
was suspended from practicing
for one year last Thursday by
<SeePAULMAY.P.2)
tbe Ricker said, "but when it
h.pp:m.Um«Ume.y»b.ve. AnUOUUCed
problem. And in a case like
this, even though you can't be
sure, it begins to look racially
motivated."
The Millers live in a middle-
class split-level home on
Lincoln Avenue. Ricker said
friends and neighbors in the
racially-mixed community
could see no reason why the
Millers had been singled out. In
(See BOY HELD. P.2)
Appreciation
Check Won
By Reader
Mrs. Sarah McGill of 101
IdlewUd Avenue is <10 richer
this week than she was previ
ously. She saw her name in The
CAROLINIAN Appreciation
Money ad paid for by
Starmount Pharmacy. 3312
N(»th Boulevard, came into tbe
office of this newspaper and
identified herself and received
her check.
(See APPRECIATION. P.2)
A Tribute to Martin Luther
King, Jr., a live special two-
hour concert honoring the
birthday of the late American
civil rights leader, will he
presented Monday night. Jan.
15.1979 al 9 p.m. on Channel 4.
via PBS.
Opera star Clamma Dale will
join guest conductor Henry
Lewis and the Buffalo
Philharmimic Orchestra in the
Concert/Theatre Hall of
Buffalo's new 20 million dollar
Convention Center.
Woven into the concert's
musical selections will be the
underlying themes of Dr.
King's life and work: freedom,
the common man. and death
and resurrection.
The program will include
Beethoven's "Leonora
Overture No. 3. and the aria
from "F i d e 1 i o;
Abscheulicher," sung by
Clamma Dale; Strauss' "Death
and Transfiguration";
(SeeMITRIBUTE P.2)
WEATHER
Tbe five-day weather fore
cast for the period Wednesday.
Dec. 27 through Sunday.
Dec. 31, is as follows: Sunny
skies will prevail over much of
North Carolina for the next
couple of days, but rain it
expected by (he weekend.
Wednesday was fair and (he
same U expected for Thursday.
Highs Wednesday were mostly
in the 40s in (he western half of
(he Tar Heel state and the 50s in
the east. Lows Wednesday
ranged from the 20r in the west
to the 39s in the east. Highs
Thursday will be mostly in the
Sas. The extended forecast calls
for rain to move bark into the
state Friday and Saturday.
Sunday should be cloudy and
cfMitinued cold.
LUMBERTON - A
faulty gas kitchen stove
is believed responsible
for the death last
Saturday of a 69-year-old
local resident. The blaze
also destroyed his mobile
home, fire officials
stated Tuesday.
Carson Jones, who lived
alone in (he mobile home off
U.S. 74 south of Lumberton,
was pulled from the burning
trailer by a neighbor. Jones
received extensive third-
degree bums in the blaze and
died in Southeastern General
Hospital Sunday night.
William Burns, chief of the
Deep Branch Fire Diriment,
said in a phone interview
Tuesday that he thought the
fire, which began in the early
morning, started in the stove.
"Most (rf the fire was emtared
around the stove. I dmi't know
if it exploded or what, but 1 just
think the fire came from
there," he said.
It could not be learned a'
CAROLINIAN press tim i
Wednesday, just what relative i
the deceased had in the
Lumberton-Robeson County
area, why he lived alone, or
even if final funeral arrange
ments had been made.
However, this newspaper plans
a follow-up story next in
which iheM questions should be
answered.
It was no( Known whether or
not Mr. Jones had any close
friends in the area where he
lived.
J. H. Kerr, who directs
the housing program for
the City of Durham, and
twq of the top associates
of the Coordinating
Senior Citizens Commit
tee, W. M, Gilliam,
assistant treasurer and
Mrs. Ann Johnson,
coordinator, there must
be a meeting of minds as
to who will pay for what.
A reliable source told The
CAROLINIAN that the Coor
dinating Committee serves as a
liaison between the Durham
Housing Agency and its clients.
It is believed that the commit
tee has supplemented the pro
grams very greatly. It has
iu-tened to the complaints of the
persons living in the projects
and represented them when
their grievances have been
projected.
The Housing Authority is said
to have been appreciative of
the volunteer services
rendered by the committee and
has tried to cooperate with it in
every possible way. However,
the Housing Authority, through
Kerr, is said have decided that
(he committee should pay for
space it occupies in Henderson
Towers, where it maintains
offices.
This request is said to have
stemmed from the fact that
there is not enough money
coming in to meet tbe needs of
the Housing Authority. It is
believed that the Authority, in
making the demand, was ti^t-
ening the income belt.
(See SENIOR. P. 2)
*79 Poses
Questions
For D. C.
BY ALEXANDER BARNES
WASHINGTON. D. C. _
Ther« are perhaps not
alive who
the vast expanse between tbe
U. S. Capitol and the impoaing
Lincoln Statue on Christmas
Eve 1981. However, those who
(Sae'79 POSES. P.2)
CRIME
BEAT
Turmoil
Seen At
Howard U.
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
Athletic circles along the
eastern seaboard are said to
have been shocked when it was
announced that Douglas Port
er. head football coach, How
ard University, was "sacked"
by Leo Miles, athletic director.
Porter was at the helm for
five years. He took over a team
(SecTURMOlL.P.2)
OFFICER ATTACKED
Officer C. F. Lewis was
attacked by hitting about tbe
bead in the 700 block of Peace
St. Tuesday at 9 p.m. in a store
lot. The 28-year-old Lewis
suffered minor injuries, while
Terry L. Batten. 2138 Mayview,
was arrested and charged with
assault and obstructing.
George B. Batten, 4315
LeesviUe Rd. was charged with
assault, driving under the
influmce, driving with license
permanently revoked, and
damage to property, in
connection with the assault on
Officer Lewis in another police
report.
(See CRIME BEAT. P. 2)
SPEAKS ON STEPS OF STATE CAPiTOlv-Columbla. S. C.-Rep. Tbeo MHchell. D-Greeo-
ville, president of the South Carolina l.eKisIative Black Caucus, spoke for (he caucus and a group
of ministers and other black leaders at a news conferencee on (he steps of the state capitol here
Ust week. Kay patterson (I) D-RUhtand and Rep. McKinley Washington (r) l>-ChariesUw Oanh
Mitchell (c).(l’PI)
Appreciation Morvey
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
HEILIG-LEVINE OF RALEIGH
“WHERE YOU ALWAYS RECEIVE
FVRHnVRERARCAlRS"
HIT-AND-RUN VICTIMS—New York—The body of one victim lies in tbe street and the body of a
child lies on the hood of this car after a bit and run accideat killed six people Dec. 2$ walkfaig home
from a Chnitmas party. Police said the car was golnx "ul least 60 miles an hoar" when it plowed
into the Rrooklyn famil> as they crossed an inlersertinn. (UPl)
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