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TANZANIA (Continued from page 1) Supplies and tools for villages and schools in the East African na tion of Tanzania will be collected this month at centers located at six The first shipment of supplies donated by North Carolinians reached Tanzania in September 1986. Desks, pens, paper and notebooks were distributed to more than l,2M Tanzanian students and mattresses, sheets and thermometers were delivered to several health clinics. WRAL-TV operations manager Paul Pope was part of / a crew that was in Tanzania to oversee the delivery. “The people in Tanzania really need the kind of items we almost take for granted,” said Pope. “They appreciate the desire of North Carolinians to share what they’ve got and value the spirit of friendship that’s been developed.” Project Tanzania has been sponsored by Capitol Broadcating Co. of Raleigh since July 1985. Capitol Broadcasting Co. owns and operates WRAL-TV 5 and WRAL-101.5 FM. The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh serves as the receiving agency for all donations to Project Tanzania. A free brochure about the collection campaign is available by railing 890-6007 or by writing to Project Tanzania, P.O. Box 12000, Raleigh 27605. appreciation (Continued from page 1) After coming into The CAROLIN IAN office at 518 E. Martin St. and properly identifying themselves, win ners were awarded $10 checks. The Appreciation Money Feature can be found on the front page of The CAROLINIAN’S Thursday edition. Each reader of this newspaper is a potential winner in the feature. Each week the names of three readers are hidden on the Appreciation Page. When readers spot their names they should report to this office no later than noon Monday following publication and claim the $10 checks awaiting them. Employees of this newspaper and their immediate families are ineligible to participate. JUDGES' BENCH (Continued from page 1) against nature, attempted common law robbery and first-degree sexual offense. Ronald Anthony Perry, 18, of 724 S. East St., was charged with crime against nature, attempted common law robbery and first degree sexual offense. Bond for the men was set at $12,000 each. The at tack allegedly occurred in the old city cemetery. FIREARMS, ALCOHOL LAW Peple who drink and fire weapons in Wake County could be guilty of FWI or Firing While Impaired. That proposal was made by an unofficial ad hoc committee of the Wake County Board of Commissioners. The pro posal was one of three possibilities of fered by a group of county, gun and wildlife officials interested in preven ting shooting accidents in the county. The suggestion, however, requires the approval of the General Assembly. It is recommended to ban people from firing weapons while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. CAUGHT TRYING TO ESCAPE A Knightdale man bolted from court after having his probation revoked by a Wake Superior Court judge but was captured by sheriff’s deputies outside the courthouse. Robert Pegram, 31, of Westover Drive, pushed past his lawyer in a Ijallway connecting Courtroom 3-B to a holding cell after being ordered by Judge Donald W. Stephens of Raleigh to serve a three-year sentence. WHITES (Continued from page 1) Caucus of State Legislators, Clarence testified in 1985 against the appoint ment of U.S. Attorney Jefferson B. Sessions, III of Alabama to the federal bench becuase he had unjust ly indicated eight Alabama black of ficials and civil rights leaders on charges of voter fraud. The Sessions appointment was defeated. Clarence further testified against the nomination of William Rehnquist for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and against the nomination of William Bradford Reynolds for pro motion to deputy attorney general. The Rehnquist appointment was con firmed, but that of Reynolds was defeated. In November 1986, Parren Mitchell, the brothers’ uncle, introduced a resolution in the House for a special prosecutor to investigate the ties of Reagan administration officials to Wedtech. Seven months later, Clarence and Michael were indicted on conspiracy charges involving Wedtech. Runs tier, who is representing the Mitchell brothers in this phase of their defense as co-counsel, read a sonnet he composed titled “Whites Get Bail, Blacks Get Jail,” that deplored the denial of bail to his clients—“It only goes to prove that whites get bail, while black and such must fight appeals from jail.” Ms. Mitchell maintained that the gross miscarriage of justice involv ing Clarence and Michael is most bla tant. “I daresay theirs is the first case where persons with no previous criminal records, with substantial community ties and a background of public service have been ordered to begin serving their sentences while their appeals of convictions are pen ding.” “This injustice,” she said, “is most obvious due to the fact that rtar^nce was a state senator of Maryland for M years and president of the Na tional Black Caucus of State Legislators for seven years. There is no reason in the world, except race and politics,” she said, “why Reagan administration officials like Lyn Nofziger and Michael Deaver should be permitted bail even though they were convicted of white-collar crimes of similar nature.” BLACK STUDENTS (Continued from page 1) something about what it means to survive in an often hostile society? These are OUR children. They are under unremitting destructive assault. They need to be aggressively supported, nurtured, assured that they are not alone. That they are not simply to be left to do the best they can on their own to somehow make it from day to day with such shreds of self-esteem as they may be able to muster. We do not need to pass some other piece of civil rights legislation. We need to be about the business of tak ing on the bigots and seeing that our children are not left any longer to the untender mercies of the new racists. We don’t need studies, white papers, black papers, learned discus sions. We need to get onJVOW with the critical task of individually and col lectively reaching out to save a generation of young blacks who are being systematically robbed of their personhood. While we sit on the sidelines and watch the destruction take place. There is not a school, a college cam pus, a neighborhood where you can not reach out to one or more of these youngsters. There is not a bullying racist who cannot be challenged and forced to give ground. The ugliness of the word “nigger” aimed at black youngsters is now evidently accepted in impolite company everywhere. The only answer available for our children seems to be to try to grow a thicker skin in a hurry. “Black is boring,” wrote one white conservative professor. Snide varia tions on that theme have helped forge the link between the skinheads and the fashionable fascists on some of our campuses. As Bill Cosby himself understands far better than most, there is more to the life of black children in America today than the “Cosby” show. It is hard not to wonder whether we ourselves have been somehow poison ed by the message of inferiority and helplessness. Long decades ago, when less subtle modes of lynching were in vogue, Claude McKay wrote a poem, “If We Must Die.” But then, that was in another coun try. JOBLESS (Continued from page 1) economic picture, and ignoring the micro which reflects the true situa tion of black and Hispanic jobless ness, the media thus do the public a disservice, Hawkins says. “If you read the Labor Department’s figures, it is all there even though you have to dig for it,” he continued, “but the em phasis there and in the media is on the overall picture,” he told the NNPA, while the real picture is one Of almost two economies, one black and the other white. Further, the Labor Department figures do not “look deeper at that growing group of unemployed who are no longer counted because they are no longer looking for jobs,” said Hawkins, who is a veteran con gressman and chairman of the powerful House Labor and Education Committee. “These unemployed have simply lost faith and given up. While the overall unemployment rate is a very low S.4 percent, black adult employment Is 12.2 percent, more than double, and black teen joblessness remains a horrendous 31 percent, more than twice that of white teens.” The low jobless figure has caused some economists to raise fears of im pending inflation that could be trig gered by full employment. Hawkins, who with the late Minnesota Democratic Sen. Hubert Humphrey, sponsored the famous Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill, said his bill envisioned a theoretical full employment rate at four percent. “But that is four percent for every group, black and white, not overall.” Janet L. Norwood, commissioner of Labor Statistics, told NNPA, “It’s nonsense to say we are near full employment. We in this country like to look at aggregates. We really need to zero in on micro economics—really look at those groups at risk. It is dear jobs now are going to require a lot more education—jobs in the service areas: banking, finance, computers, accounting, legal, technical, health—all these fast-growing areas. Minorities concentrated in central cities don’t have the kinds of educa tional skills at present. These must be addressed. Simply viewing macro economy and ignoring the micro will not address those who have been overlooked.” Hawkins said the Reagan ad ministration places great store on these monthly labor reports, while cutting back on funding that would help black teens prepare to compete in the expanding service market. PROVOST (Continued from page 1) tant is one who knows ‘The oil can is mightier than the sword.’ From the earliest days of the university’s affir mative action program, he has pro vided steady, wise counsel and press ed for fair play from his ad ministrative vantage point. “He is no seeker of publicity, but word of his helpfulness has spread, and many a young black faculty member has found him a strong help er and a source of solid good sense in working through personal career pro blems in an unfamiliar environment. He is recognized for the competent discharge of his duties and for his willing service beyond duty's call to those who have come to rely upon his friendly wisdom and help.” Smith holds an undergraduate degree with honors from St. Augustine’s College, a master’s degree from N.C. Central University, and has done postgraduate work at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He also earned a certificate of professional management educa tion from the executive program at the UNC-CH Graduate School of Business Administration. Smith is married to the former Pearl Wilson. They have two daughters, Wanda and Wendi. He is the son of the late Howard and Julia Maye Smith. ROLE MODELS (Continued from page 1) School. There, Curry teaches in dustrial arts, but has over the years reached out to the community by in volving his trowel trades students with on-the-job experience during the summer. Curry, also keenly in terested in promoting pride in his race, was responsible for establishing the Afro-American History Club at Broughton. These contributions, plus Bill Curry’s neighborly attitude toward those he comes in contct with, brought him this distinction. The scholarship awards are jointly sponsored by Capitol Broadcasting Co. and Harris Wholesale Distributing Co. Six students from Shaw University and St. Augustine’s College received $1,000 scholarships. Ruth F. McLam, Cari L. Whitting and Dexter Price of Shaw were recipients as well as St. Augustine’s students Curtis Davis, Tasha B. Jiles and Thomas M. Colclough. The awards ceremony concept arose from an advertising visit to Harris Wholesale by Paul Jervay, Jr., The CAROLINIAN’S associate publisher. The duo got into a conser vation in which Jervay indicated he had talked to some people around town who had grown up here but felt they had to leave to seek their fortune elsewhere. The conversation con tinued and the observation was made how much faster the community could grow if we could retain our own. There are a lot of people in the com munity who do a lot of work in the area, but never get recognition. That’s how the idea got started. The awards are designed to give these people, the “unsung heroes,” recognition on the basis of merit, and in their name scholarships are awarded to deserving students from Wake County. Since its inception six years ago, the event has become quite suc cessful. From that initial year it has gained momentum in participation and involvement. In the fourth year of the awards, Capitol Broadcasting came onboard as a sponsor, and has maintained that sponsorship to the present day. WRAL vice president Ben Waters said of the event, "I told my boss that was the best $2,000 we ever invested... me and Hunt are going to get together and figure out how to get other com panies involved. Maybe we can get it to the point where we can give out 20 scholarships.” Willie Hunt, vice president of marketing for Harris Wholesale and master of ceremonies for the occa sion, said, “Such recognition is Im portant to our young people, and it’s just plain good business to assist these youngsters, because today's student can become tomorrow’s employee for us, and I’m sure the other business sponsors feel the same way.” NEWS BRIEFS (Continued from page l) DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM The North Carolina Democratic Party wiU hold a public hearing on the Democratic National Platform June 4 in Charlotte, atate Democratic Chairman Jim Van Hecke said. The hearing will be held at the Adama Mark Hotel beginning at I p.m. im\ SCHOLARSHIP FUND—From toft Purdte Anders '42 leeks on In surprise es Dr.. PrezeN R. Robinson, president of Selnt Augustine’s College occopts e check for more then $6,000 from Anders’ clsssmste Dr. Johnnie Horton '42 from Edenton, N.C. to estsblsh the “Purdto Anders Scholsrshlp Fund." Anders recently retired from Selnt Augustine’s sfter serving some 31 yoors es Vice President for Development and Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. NASIF MAJEED Majeed Wages Hot Race For Commissioner A hotly contested race is being wag ed in Charlotte for the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners of District 2, between two Democrats in the runoff election. The runoff scheduled for May 31 is between Nasif Majeed, a native of Raleigh, and the incumbent, Bob Walton. The Charlotte Observer newspaper in its editorial section endorsed Ma jeed’s candidacy, citing not only their support but “the enthusiastic support of such impressive black leaders as former Mayor Harvey Gantt, former City Council member Ron Leeper and retired East Mecklenburg principal and neighborhood leader Leroy ‘Pop’ Miller.” That endorsement has stop ped Walton from attacking his oppo nent by calling him a puppet and war ning him about being “handfed by some of his supporters.” This race would probably have gone unnoticed were it not for the fact that Walton pleaded guilty to assault as a result of a sexual incident involv ing an 18-year-old man at the church where Walton served as pastor. Since that time, controversy has surrounded this race. Majeed, however, certainly seems to have the support of the business and civic com munity, with the Charlotte observer, saying he “represents a new breed of black leadership now emerging in this community from the business world and professions, with a broader' and more ambitious agenda than more traditional black leaders have brought to the political arena.” Majeed is the son of Lewyn and Margaret Hayes of Raleigh. CONGRESSIONAL STUDY Fourth District Rep. David E. Price led a congressional in vestigation into liability in surance problems of North Carolina’s small businesses recently. Rep. Price hosted an in dlstrlct hearing of the House Small Business Committee con vened to explore the effect of skyrocketing rates and limited availability of insurance for small businesses. Commissioner Bd. Tells Of Volunteer Awards Program The Wake County Board of Com missioners is announcing the 1988 Volunteer Awards Program. Nominations are being accepted for outstanding individual, school and organization volunteers who have made significant contributions of time and effort to the community. From all those nominated, two in dividuals, one school volunteer and one organization, will be selected to represent Wake County at the annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards Ceremony. Nomination forms may be obtained at any branch of the Wake County Public Library System or by writing or calling the United Way Voluntary Action Center, P.O. Box 11438, Raleigh 37604. Call 833-5739. Deadline for accepting nominations is June 34. Select limes with firm, simoth. shiny skins. Scholarship Fund Named For Purdie Anders Purdie Anders, Class of ’42, got the surprise of his life during Saint Augustine’s College’s 121st Com mencement activities recently. Anders, retired vice president for development and assistant to the vice president for academic affairs at St. Augustine’s, was thoroughly surpris ed when his classmate, Dr. Johnnie Horton, presented more than $6,000 to the college. Horton said the funds will be used to establish a scholarship at St. Augustine’s College in Anders’ name. From 1955-86, Anders was a key fix ture at St. Augustine’s as a professor and administrator. And as Johnnie Horton put it, one who was loved by students, faculty and administration. “This is a fitting gift to St. Augustine’s,” said Dr. Prezell R.; Robinson, president of the college. “A' way we can all remember Purdie for the many years of valuable and devoted service he rendered to his alma mater.” According to college officials, funds for the Purdie Anders Scholarship Fund are still coming in... and accor ding to Robinson they will be used to benefit deserving students and help prepare them for their future. WALTER ROBERTSON Shepard Alumni Planning For Annual Reunion The James E. Shepard High School Alumni Association has begun its scholarship drive for 1968 which will conclude with the annual reunion din ner and dance to be held May 38 at the Raleigh Inn. The speaker will be a 1947 graduate, Walter Robertson, of Newark, N.J. Over the past six years, the association has provided more than $7,000 in scholarships to students at tending universities such as Bennett College, Saint Augustine’s College, North Carolina Central University, Norfolk State, North Carolina AftT State University, Fayetteville State University and the University of North Carolina. The 1987 recipients of the scholar ships were Ms. Tammy Clements and Ms. Mary Alice King. All alumni and friends are en couraged to attend the reunion and to contribute to the scholarship drive. James E. Shepard played a very im portant role in educating individuals in-eastern Wake Jaunty. Presenting scholarships in the school’s name is one way of showing appreciation for what the school has done for many, many people in the Zebulon area. Rogene E. Newkirk, president of the alumni association, and Tina Col eman, coordinator, are again uniting their efforts in planning the event. Tickets far the dinner and dance are now available and can be pur chased from alumni members. In dividuals having questions concern ing the event should contact Tina Col eman at 833-6810 immediately. Beef is an excellent source, of Vitamin B-12, iron, sine and protein. Tutu Hits American Government BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR. NNPA Newt E«er WASHINGTON, D.C.-Because of seven years of playing footsie through its • long-discredited “con structive engagement” policy with , the Botha regime of South Africa, America is “the pits” in the eyes of most Mack South Africans, South African Anglican Archbishop Dee mond D. Tutu said here. But the American people, on the contrary, he pointed out, “are ad mired. We have a naive faith in you.” In a tough, impassioned addrsos before an overflow luncheon gathar ing at the National Press Club, Tutu urged Congress to pass new and more stringent economic sanctions against South Africa, despite President Reagan’s opposition. “Nothing changes in South Africa,” he said, “without continued economic pressures.” Obviously angered over the govern ments of America’s Ronald Reagan, Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, Went Germany’s Helmut Kohl and that of the Japanese “aiding and abetting” the South African minority regime, he cried, “While they personally may not be racist, for the victims of racism [this] makes no difference. I think President Reagan, Mrs. That cher, Chancellor Kohl and the Japanese government have made a moral decision. They have decidad that South African blacks are expan dable; that profits matter more than the lives of black children. Can you imagine a policy of constructive engagement with Nazism? They are the best recruiters of communism.” Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and despite worsening terrorist oppression against South African blacks, continues to espouse peaceful approaches toward ending apartheid, declared, “I reluctantly support the [Rep. Ron] Dellums "bill.” The California Democrat co sponsored the sweeping sanctions bill with Pennsylvania Democrat William Gray, III. In an anguished plea, Tutu cried, “Why is the world so indifferent to our freedom fighters? Are we a Af ferent breed? Why does the UR. agitate for the release of Sakharov and not for [Nelson] Mandela? Why are you not appalled by all this? Why can’t the West tell South Africa thqr will break off relations unleos” drastically improved human conri tions in that country are enacted? Responding spiritedly to “on cessive timidity” of the WesdK press for complying with South African restrictions imposed on television and other coverage of demonstrations, he asserted, “I think it’s a disgrace to say that our chikfcuu go out in front of cameras just to make the world think we are bring oppressed. Our children are in dila tion now despite the fact that your cameras are not there.” Tight security surrounded the diminutive archbishop after a before he spoke, and a bomb throat was made as he was addressing the! huge luncheon press elite shoehornadj into the large room and in the! overhead balconies. 1 YWCA Tutorial Classes Basin ' e YWCA-Hargett Street Horizons Program will I ng Pre-Exam Tutorial < tondays and Wednesdays __ .m. at the YWCA, 584 E. Hargett Interested youth are welcome to drop by to register or call Montina Lee or Khalif Ramadan at 834-7386, Ms. Frazier Is On Dean’s List^ Brenda L. Frazier, daughter of“ Emma and Joe Frazier, made the Dean’s List at Western Carolina University. She is a senior majoring’ in social work with a minor in criminal justice. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. ; Drive Sqfely
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