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Carolina Power and Light Co.’s ‘Harrla Visitors Center in November ef 1087, was so great tkit a second Merit Badge Day has been scheduled for Saturday, Boy Scant troops In the lS-oounty Occoneechee Council ■nd raighboriag ureas are again Invited to tube purt In the speclnl workshops and actlviUea to be of iered dating the day-long event. ESC hndsTjobs In February, IS,SIS North Carolinians found Jobs through then Job Service Centers and six branch offices operated by the Employment Security Commis sion of North Carolina. Statewide totals released show that employers listed 80,718 Job openings with the ugeacy during February, and ESC staff filled 1MU of those openings. Figures released for individual Job Service centers show the gran test number of placements was made in Raleigh with S24, Winston-Salem with 447, Charlotte with 357, Chapel Hill with 322, and Gastonia with in. Greensboro placed the greatest number of Individuals. 04. la Jobs paying more than IIS,NO per year, followed by Raleigh with St, Charlotte with SI, Winston-Salem with 71. and Salisbury with 40. In February, the greatest number of Jobs listed by employers with ESC local offices was Raleigh with 1,307, Winston Salem with 810, Durham with T02. Greensboro with 738, and Charlotte with 784. 24. $ DEATH THREATS JOHANNESBURG. South Africa—A clergyman who is a leading anti-apartheid activist said Friday he received two death threats in the past week and that his house and office were dent af the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, said he received * call ea his private [ to kill yep.” I was thrown Of Us office le he was at a later from the famfly home near by to say a brick had been thrown through a front window, Boesak Boesak. Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other church leaders have pledged to lead op meat’s recent crackdown on black and anti-apartheid organizations and activists. EFFECTS OF RACIAL ATTACK CONTINUE NEWTON. NJ.—A 50-year-old black woman who authorities say was the victim of a racial attack “Richard Is essentially a M hour nurse for HiWIegnrfis,” said the Rev. William J. Sadler, Interim pastor of the first Presbyterian Church. That mih Maed with trying to accept the in cident have lad to a couple of flare-ops of his heart condition, said Sadler of Sylvester Fletcher, one of 1M Macks in this Sussex flonuty Iowa of S.55S peeiple. 1 I i 1 J) Dead Heat For The Lead \ Jesse Jackson MovesTo Front :_BY HOWARD BARNETT Staff Writer The Rev. Jesse Jackson moved into a dead beat for the lead in the Democratic presidential nomination with his second-place showing in the Illinois primary Tuesday, but many viewers of the major media may not be aware of it. The “teasers” on major television network coverage and headlines in newspapers proclaimed Paul Simon’s “impressive’’ victory in his and Jackson’s home state, flashing vote totals which showed Simon with about 43 percent of the popular vote to Jackson’s 31 and 17 percent for Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, the erstwhile Democratic “frontrunner” who staked a major amount of money and prestige on tak ing at least a second-place finish in the sixth most-populous state in the nation. The real story, however, was not that Simon had won in his home state. It was expected that he would win Il linois—and no other state—in the campaign The significant aspect of the race in terms of the overall Democratic race was that Dukakis, who had hoped to slow Jackson’s momentum, did not win a single con vention delegate, while Jackson pick ed up between 40 and 45. Just exactly what that meant in terms of the overall race, however, depended largely on who you were watching. CBS, which had actually called the race closer than it turned out to be (41 percent to 37 percent, Simon/Jackson), still showed Dukakis with a commanding 40-vote lead in the delegate count, while Cable News Network’s official count showed the contest neck-and-neck. CBS estimates showed Dukakis with a whopping 565 delegates to Jackson’s 530 and 460 for Tennessee Sen. Albert Gore, who made a big splash with his all-or-nothing effort in the South on Super Tuesday but was (See JESSE JACKSON, P. 2) Black Press Is Stitt Advocate Of Liberties BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR. NNPA N«w» Service Ae Anulyeit Come March, Hie month we set aside to commemorate the black press, the things done—and not quite done—the annual question is raised: Is there a need for the black press? You mean now, 135 years after the Emancipation Proclamation? And after the adoption of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitu tion of the United States—34 years after Brown, and more than 30 years after the passage of some of Hie most significant and sweeping civil rights legislation in the history of this coun try? Really, is the black press still need ed? Like a noxious weed in a fertile and pristine garden, the question sprouts—unneeded, uninvited, in trustive and obtrusive. It is sometimes asked subtly, or abrasive ly, in contemplative fashion or barely restrained rage. It is never asked carelessly or with an air of indif ference. So each year it is answered with a chorus of resounding editorial “yeas.” A joker or two might play Hie devil’s advocate and kay “no.'r But they are jumped and pummeled quickly into submission. Yet, the question comes up and, to change metaphors, like a Syssiphian stone has to be pushed laboriously to the top of the mountain of public opi nion each year, only to have it roll (See BLACK PRESS. P. 21 R n h Dc! iOt TASK FOBS® REPORT ON DRUGS The Raleigh City Council has pro claimed illegal drugs the number one objective in police news and public service announcements. Ralph Campbell, Jr., a member of the City Council, drove through the East Raleigh section to find what he said were “pushers on the corner, waiting to make a sale.” It’s this reality that colors Camp bell’s reaction to a report from the council’s Substance Abuse Task Force. After more than a year of observation, the group recommended a community survey to measure the public awareness of drug abuse, coupled with a variety of education and public service campaigns. “There are hot spots in the city where drugs are openly sold, and 1 was hoping the task force would work with the media and police depart ment to try to identify those areas,” Campbell said. Council members Geoffrey Siting and Anne S. Franklin are reserving judgment on the task force’s plan until they get additional information on what funds are needed from the city. STUDENTS SUSPENDED FOR WEARING CONFEDERATE FLAG Last week, Chewning Junior High School confronted students and parents concerning the issue of re cent racial violence within the school. A Durham Superior Court ju ige denied a parent’s request Tuesday for a temporary restraining order to (See JUDGES’ BENCH, P. 2) SINGLE COfY OC M RALEIGH tJC ELSEWHERE 30c RALEIGH, N.C, THURS.-SUN. MARCH 17-19 * f VOL. 47, NO. 32 Attainment Drops After Integration Some blacks say North Carolina’s school systems are to blame for disparities between the academic achievement of black and white students, bill others argue that the problems extend beyond the classroom. Charles Holland, a member of the Wake County Board of Education, saw low teacher expectations hurt the academic performance of black children. * *' "Some of our teachers are taking a short cut,” Holland said. “Rather than challenging our students and working, hard with them, teachers push them into the lowera&Kyhtg, itlstitt * But Walter Faribault, Jr., vice chairman of the Orange County School Board, said teachers could not be held solely responsible. “It is fairly easy to point a finger at faculty,” he said “But what if the faculty gives instruction to go home and do 10 problems and they go home and do none?” Black educators, leaders and parents charge that school systems have failed to educate and challenge Mack students, but others say low family income and a variety of other social ills have led to the poor perfor mance of black students. “It is easy to blame somebody else," Gladys Graves, president of (See BLAGkS, P. 2) chefs of msmn-tnm turn atom cum* tfmtwM rant m im t» m HMAteli ku |^aUa||4a Mamam Ika um imanHu Bmum IaH bm ||m inhlliodllf (mm JiWhWI iWmilll nWI IW WW fwBwilWy* ■ •wflt rail WW If^p' WlWOOlBwf tiwWi tM tv*y Cnut, On ambauadw of MaH and tN eMaf of minion of Lnottia. hrary Cant, (Phata by..T«Sb CaNiwiy) im&j: VTv. African Chiefm Qfy, Mission Visit Raleigh BY MARGARET ROM MURRAY BmU To Tte CAROLINIAN . It was a baautUuI day, both phyalcally and psychologically, that brought more than U African am bassadors, minister* and counselors from the countries of Benin, Com oro*, Congo, Gabon, the Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles and Zaire, to Raleigh on Friday, March 11. They were here to pay a visit to the predominantly black schools of higher learning, St. Augustine's Col lege and Shaw University. They also conducted » state visit with Fourth District Rep. David Price at his of *J|H. The sponsoring group, the Interna tional Visitors Council, and its coor dinator, Forrest Rogers, as well as five escorts and interpreters, were pleased with the reception given the visitors. The day started at • a.m. with this reporter meeting the P*rty at their ham The group took the hue to the campu« <* St. Augustine’s College, iSee AFRICAN, P. 2) TWt W—k'i Appreciation Money Ut Ui Off All Ymu Imprinting I .. ""'•'•■r-!1 '"'v—' " ——-:— ■- - ■I'ntym-m ON THE BOARD—Actor Mm Amo*, of “Boot*" tart* pmmteBh 0* 8W|ory T. Headen, president of thaw Divinity School, an# Dr. Oscar Nclaughlin, pastor of St. Francis AME Zion Church, Port Chester, N.V., In front tf the now Shaw Divinity School Chapel at the school's new campus at Rush Street, Boom Trail and Hilltop Drive, mar Old Darner Road. Amos is a member of the Board of 85th Founder’# Event Dr. Lawrence N. Jones, long ume Dean of the Howard University Divinity School and supporter of the Shaw Divinity School will deliver the Founder’s Day Address at the Convocation of the Fifty-Fifth Founder’s Day Observance, Shaw Divinity School, to be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, March 21,1988, at the new Shaw Divinity School Chapet at Hilltop Drive and Bush Street, near Old Garner Road. In announcinj Dr. Jones appearance at historic Shaw Divinity School, Dr. Gregory T. Headen stated, “Dr. Jones’s presence on campus is further confirmation of the Divinity School’s commitment to quality and excellence,’’ adding that ’’only the best is our continuing theme.’’ Headen said that Dr. Jones, considered the Dean of Deans among black theologians, Is a long time friend of Shaw Divinity School, and is well known in the State. He said that the Shaw Divinity School Is indeed (Set DIVINITY, P » Appreciation Feature Hue Three Winnere There were three winners In last week’s Appreciation Money Feature, sponsored V The CAROLINIAN and participating businoses. The winners who found their names hidden on the Appreciation Page this week were Ms. Robin Everett, TOO Barksdale; Ms. Yvonne Moore, 4006 Gamer Rond; and Terry Lanier, Rt. 2, Raleigh. After coning into The CAROLIN IAN office at 818 I. Martin St. and property Identifying themselves, win ners were awarded $10 checks. (See APPRECIATION, P. it Discipline Is Key To Classroom BY R.P. CORNWALL CHUNN SUR Writer Educating Mack students in the public school system can be ac complished, according to some retired educators interviewed recent ly “They did learn when I was work ing with them,” said Ms. Maye Ligon, a former teacher at Washington and Ligon high schools. “We had some brilliant students. They were on the honor roll. Our students are out in their fields now, doctors, lawyers, politicians, very smart students,” she said. Another former teacher, Ms. Catherine Itoner, iv.. embers her years of teaching throughout North Carolina “from the mountains to the seashore.” “J taught for 40 years. There i» not' ng wrong with that black child’s mind. A child is a child, regardless of color/’ Ms. Turner said. “When I taught I had around 70 children in the beginners’ class. We were expected to teach those children something. We had the parents behind us. The kids wanted to learn. They were bad. They did little ugly things, but you could spank them. Even the slowest child could learn and he did learn,” she said. “There was love at home. The teachers loved the kids, the kids loved the teachers, the parents loved the teachers, the teachers loved the parents. Now the kids hate the teachers, the teachers don’t like the kids nor parents.” A retired Wake County principal, W.W. Hurdle, does not believe black children are impossible to educate, nor are they academically inferior. “It's a matter of proper teaching and proper motivation as any other group. You have to understand kids in order to teach them. Many of our schools are not taking that into con sideration today. “There are many problems, backgrounds, tools [needed]. They haven't been properly motivated before they left home to learn. They haven't always been properly motivated before they left homo to learn. They haven't always had the tools that you need to work with. They were shortchanged even before my time. I was shortchanged when I went to school,” said the former principal Of Lucille Hunter School and Jeffrey's Grove Elementary School.’ (See TEACHERS, P. I) Taxation System Seen As Cause of Poverty BY R.F. CORNWALL CHUNN •UK Writer The undertaxation of land and tha overtaxation of waaith is the root of involuntary poverty. That haa bean the cry of Raleigh'i homegrown eeonomiat, Wilbur Johnson, for years. He has now raised his wager to 815,000 that his theory, as put forth by the 18th-century economist, Henry George, is - correct. “I raised the wager to 815,000 because nobody would challenge me at 86,000,” he said. “Under die present system of taxa tion, the people that produce the wedlth get less than those who don’t produce it. Does that make sense?” Johnson has raised his arguments against the present property tax system for years. His newspaper col umns, letters, radio appearances and confrontations with public officials and leaden have become legendary. "The aolutlon to poverty ahould be the first function of government—to eliminate poverty. If government doesn’t eliminate poverty, we can assume the government officials are thieves or functional illiterates. If I can see that there is something wrong with the economic system, why can't they see it?” 1 Johnson points to an account in the Congressional Record in December of 1970 by former U.S. Sen. Edmund Muakie, suggesting that the property tax system needs reforming ss evidence of the awareness screes the nation that "there is smoothing wrong.” “Get those people who are capable of reading to study it, teachers, social workers, lawyers. Eliminate the uninformed and miseducated func tional illiterates in Congress, the iSee TAXATION, P. 9) .§
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