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Ministers For Jackson
BY RON CORNWALL
staff Writer
The Raleigh Interdenom
inational Ministerial Alli
ance this week endorsed the
candidacy of the Rev. Jesse
Jackson for president of the
United States.
In making this endorse
ment, Rev. Luther
Coppedge, president of the
alliance, said, “Our mini
sterial alliance stands
firmly behind the Rev.
Jackson as he proceeds to
the Democratic National
Convention.
“Never before have we
had the opportunity to
greatly influence the
makeup of the party plat
form,” said Rev. Coppedge.
The Rev. John W.
Fleming, a member of the
Wake County Jesse Jackson
Campaign Committee, said
of the Ministerial Alliance
endorsement, “This en
dorsement, involvement
and eommitment__from the
area ministers is very
encouraging. Our goal is to
spread the word in each
church and community
throughout this country.”
The Ministerial Alliance,
established in 193.5, consists
of more than 50 ministers
from the Raleigh area who
meet weekly to promote
good relationships between
the churches ana the
community and to improve
the spiritual, economic and
political conditions within
these communities.
Brad Thompson, co-chair
man of the Wake County
Jesse Jackson Campaign
Committee, said, “This is
critical... We need
everyone’s involvement.,”
“Our goal IS lo cany
Wake County, show very
well statewide, and send
Rev. Jackson to the Demo
cratic National Convention
with enough delegates to
negotiate the interests of our
people,” said Thompson.
winning Wake County. “If
we all work hard between
now and May 8, Jackson
could conceivably carry
Wake County,” said Rev.
Fleming.
“We are very pleased,”
stated Bruce Lightner,
Rev. Fleming voiced the chairman of the Jackson
same objective for the local Fourth Congressional Dis-
camoaign of Rev. Jackson (SeeMINISTERS.P.2)
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WE Carolinian
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,VOL. 43, NO. 32
JVC’s i^mi-Weekly
DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST
RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, MAl^CH 22,1984
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RALEIGH MINISTERS JOIN HANDS ON JACKSON SUPPORT-The Rev. Luther Coppedge,
second from left, president of the Raleigh Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Is pictured
above as he completed the reading of the alliance’s endorsement of Rev. Jesse Jackson for
president of the United States. Pictured with Rev. Coppedge are Rev. Leon White, left, a
director of the United Church of Chrisfs Commission for Racial Justice; the Rev. John W.
Fleming, second from rights member of the Wake County Jesse Jackson Campaign Committee,
who addressed the Monday meeting of the alliance; and Bruce Lightner, right, chairman of the
Fourth Congressional District Jesse Jackson Campaign Committee.
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BROWN
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MS. MS.
COHEN WILLIAMS
BY JOHN HINTON
staff Writer
Question: Are middle-
class blacks responsible fur
pulling up poorer blacks?
George Brown, 20, a
junior at N.C. State Univer
sity: “Yes, they are respon
sible. Because middle-class
blacks had opportunities to
succeed. Most come from
the lower class. They should
support their own kind.”
Richard Ashford., 20, a
sophomore at NCSU from
Goldsboro: “Yes, they
should. Some people have
the advantages like some
other people do. They should
give these opportunities to
other people,”
Wanda Cohen, 18, fresh
man at State from Atlanta,
Ga.: “Yes, because middle-
class black citizens know
what it was like when they
were not financially stable.
They had to work hard for
what they got.”
Deborah Williams. 19, a
sophomore at N.C. State
from Wilson: “Yes, in a
way. If they have the
resources to help the poor,
they should. If that’s the
way it was, then they could
always help the poor people.
It’s no fun being poor.
Middle-class blacks know
that because most of them
were poor themselves.”
WEATHER
Fair skies will prevail
across most of North Caro
lina through Friday with a
chance of spring showers on
- Saturday and Sunday. Highs
are expected to be in the fiOs
with some 50s in the
mountains and near 70s
along the coast. Overnight
lows should range from the
30s to 40s. A weak low
pressure system from
Georgia has been responsi
ble for the rain and cloudy
conditions of the past few
days.
Offers
Reward
A retired state employee
has been missing from his
Southeast Raleigh home
since Feb. 14, according to
police reports.
Robert Lane, 62, of 216 S.
Swain St., was last seen by
his cousin Dorothy Lane at
her home at 902 E. Martin
St., Police Capt. R.N. Carrol
said Wednesday. Ms. Lane
reported him missing to
police.
Lane’s car w'as found Feb.
24 parked near the Neuse
River bridge on Poole Road.
“We have no reason to
suspect any foul play,”
Carroll said. “We are still
investigating.”
Carroll said helicopters -
and foot patrols were
dispatched to look for Lane
along the river. When
officials at the Falls Lake
Reservoir lower the depth of
the river, police plan to send
boats down the eastern part
of the river in an effort to
locate Lane.
Rescue teams already
have dredged the river near
where Lane’s car was found,
Carroll said. “He might
have fallen into the water,
we are just not sure.”
Lane was a retired
employee of the N.C. State
Department and a member
of the Davie Street Pres
byterian Church. The
church is offering a $500
reward for any information
leading to Lane’s discovery
if foul play is not involved,
said member F.J. Carnage,
a Raleigh attorney.
In related events:
•A Raleigh woman was
robbed of an undisclosed
amount of money at her
home Friday by a man
whom police nabbed
moments after the crime,
according to reports.
Carla Benita Hagins, 31,
of 1441 Sawyer Road, was
robbed by a man who
pushed in her door and
demanded money between 8
and 8:30 a.m., police sid.
Joseph Norris, 29, whose
address police did not know,
was arrested and charged
with robbery. He was bemg
~^ee REWARD, P.2)
From CAROLINIAN Staff Reports
The Ralph Campbell, Sr., Scholarship
Foundation which will provide financial
aid to high school students wishing to
pursue higher education has been created,
a spokesman for the fund announced Tues
day.
'The foundation is trying to raise more
than $20,000 in scholarship funds. “The cri
teria for selection will be based on leader
ship potential, academic achievement,
financial need and service to the
kCommunity,” said Harold Webb, director
of the N.C. Personnel Office, who along
with William Windley is chairman tor the
foundation.
Webb also named 11 people to the
foundation’s board of directors. They are
Ralph Campbell, Jr., an employee of the
N.C. Department of Revenue; Clifton
Benson, a Raleigh businessman; Dr.
George C. Debnam, a local physician;
George Foxwell, Sr., a retired Wake
County school principal; Webb, J.J.
Sansom, chairman of the board of
Mechanics and Farmers Bank; Windley,
president of the Raleigh-Wake Citizens
Association; Smedes York, former
Raleigh mayor; Thelma Lennon of the
N.C. Department of Public Instruction;
and Lawrence Allen, an administrator of
(SeeCAMPBELL,P.2;
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Jackson 3rd In III. With
75% Of Black Vote
SHAKING HANDS-Sen. Gary Hart shakes hands with people on their way to work at a
Chicago Transit Authority train station on Chicago’s far south side. AH eyes were on Illinois
as voters went So the oalis in one of ths most important preside.Rlai'jitimariss to date.
Rev. White Says He May
Run For U.S. Senate Seat
BY JOHN HINTON
staff Writer
The Rev. Jesse Jackson,
fresh from his unprece
dented victory in the South
Carolina caucuses, gath
ered 75 percent of the black
vote in the Illinois Demo
cratic primary to finish
third in that race.
Jackson won 189,539
votes or 21 percent Fnrm.»-
Vice President Walter Mon
dale won the primary with
390,224 votes or 42 percent.
while Gary Hart, D-Colo.,
took second with 313,390
votes or 34 percent.
“I am delighted,” Jack-
son told reporters in Chica
go this week. “People have
made a major statement
about my candidacy. I am
proud of the way Chicago
responded to my cam
paign.”
’Tie delegate count be-
> next Tuesday’s new
■k Primary stands at 557
legates committed to
Mondale, 330 for Hart, and
79 committed to Jackson.
There are 268 uncommitted
delegates.
Bruce Lightner, Jack
son’s campaign man
ager for the Fourth Con
gressional District, said
the Illinois primary was
significant because Jack-
son received 13 percent of
the vote outside of Chica
go’s black districts. “This
clearly shows that as time
iseejAUKSON, P. 2)
After successfully com
pleting a 50-mile memorial
march for James Hutchins
and on behalf of other death
row inmates, the Rev. Leon
White declared that wonder
ful things happen on the
road to Damascus. He was
making reference to a sign
he received to organize a
Christian political
campaign to abolish the
death penalty in North
Carolina.
Rev. White, along with
five others, began the
march at dawn on Friday,
March 16, following
Hutchins’ execution. The
marchers arrived in Hen
derson on the following day
at 4 p.m. They held a rally
on behalf of James Vereen,
who was sentenced to death
in Vance County recently.
“The campaign must
begin now,” Rev. White
said, declaring that justice-
loving people, both black
and white, must come
together and make some
hard decisions about Gov.
James Hunt and Jesse
Helms, who both support the
death penalty.
(SeeSENATE,P.2)
Hannon Says His Campaign
Gains Daily Momentum
Dr. Robert L. Hannon, the
only black candidate for
governor of North Carolina,
said that his campaign is
gaining momentum every
day. He based his remarks
on the fact that a large
number of friends are
helping him with different
chores as volunteers in
addition to the reactions
that he is receiving from
across the state as a result
of personal visits and
communication by mail,
newspaper and television
exposure.
At present, Hannon is
tabling his effort to raise
$100,000 because it takes too
much of his time from
traveling and campaigning
across the state. “I will just
borrow the money needed
and try to raise funds to pay
it back after the election is
over,” he said.
During March, Hannon
and his campaign manager,
E.L. Raiford, and advisory
committee will spend much
of their time visiting and
commnicating with voters
in new or unvisited counties.
As to polls and reports
showing him at the bottom
of the ladder or not even on
the ladder, Hannon said,
“That’s a lot of hogwash and
we are not going to let it
worry us. One thing it does
is to cause us to work and
campaign even harder. ’ ’
Dr. Hannon noted that he
is very much encouraged
about his growing popu
larity among white voters,
especially women and
voters from ages 35 and
under. This has resulted
from his appearances at
gubernatorial forums
sponsored mainly by
women’s groups, the YDC
and college Democrats. “I
hope this popularity will
show up at the polls behind
the curtains,” he said.
Unlike most politicians
who hire outside pollsters,
Hannon, based on his
academic training in
political science and his
study of other pollsters’
guidelines, will conduct his
(SeeCAMPAIGN,R.2)
CHEERS OF SUPPORTERS-Chicago, lll.-Hohling his daughter, Jacqueline, 8, Rev. Jesse
Jackson acknowiedges the cheers of supporters after coming in third in the liiinois primary
March 20. Jackson said the Democratic presidential race is stiii a three-way contest and that
he’s in it to stay. (UPi)
Southgate, Biltmore Have
Highest Blaek Vote Totals
One Resident Here Claims
Appreciation Pri%e Money
A single winger was de
clared in last week’s Appre
ciation Money Feature,
sponsored by The CARO
LINIAN and participating
businesses,
Ms. Christine Young, 911
E. Edenton St., was
awarded a $10 check after
spotting her name hidden in
an ad sponsored by Ideal
Cleaners. Two other CARO
LINIAN readers were eli
gible for $10 checks but forti-
fieted the checks after
failing to report to The
CAROLINIAN business
office, 518 E. Martin St.,
before noon on Monday
following publication.
Each reader of The
CAROLINIAN is a potential
winner in the feature. All he
(See MONEY. P.2)
From CAROLINIAN staff Reports
The communities of Kingwood Forest
and Southgate have more blacks regis
tered to vote than any other predominantly
, black neighborhood in Raleigh, according
to statistics from the Wake County Board.,
of Elections.
As of Feb. 29, 2,251 blacks were
registered to vote in the 22nd precinct,
which encompasses two neighborhoods,
Kingwood Forest and Southgate are made
mainly of middle-class blacks.
Biltmore Hills, a predominantly black
community off Garner Road, comes in
second among predominantly black com
munities in Southeast Raleigh with a high
number of blacks registered. The neigh
borhood has 1,786 blacks registered to vote
in 35 precincts. These are also middle-
class black neighborhoods.
Experts say that middle-class blacks are
more likely to vote because they moved up
the economi’c ladder by participating in
(SeeSOUTHGATE,P.2)
Byers, 1st Black Head
Of Mixed School Dies
MURDERER WEDJs-Houston, Texas-Convicted murderer Richard James Wiikerson, 19,
right, and Eriene Renee Malveaux, 18, ieft, were married March 19 by county At-Law Judge
Don Hendrix, the same day Wiikerson was requesting a new triai in the staying of four at the (
Malibu Grand Prix gameroom. (UPi)
This Week's Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT
FLETCHER’S SEAFOOD
‘mi'H FROM THE SEA GOODNESS’’
James byers
James Estes Byers, the
first black principal of an
integrated school in Wake
County, died Saturday.
Byers, 70, of 311 Sherry-
brook Drive, was principal
of West Cary Junior High
School for seven years. He
retired from the school in
1972 to work as director of
Head Start, a program for
poor preschool children.
A funeral will be held
Thursday, March 22, at 2
p.m. at Martin Street
Baptist Cnurch. Burial will
follow in Carolina Biblical
Gardens,
Survivors include his wife,
Ms. Amelia Dodd Byers,
and a brother, Walter G.
Byers of Charlotte.
Byers graduated from
Shaw University and later
obtained his master’s
degree and professional
diploma from Teacher’s
College of Columbia Uni-
versitv
(See principal, r. 2)