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RALEIGH, N.C.,
THURSDAY rSUNP AY
NOVEMBER 3,198* .
. VOL., 47, NO. 96
Semi-Weekly
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~ns With Motown Deal
Page 17
Candidates Take Positions
For Election Year 1988
Page 19
NEW QUEEN—A 21-yssr-sM 3.77
Jmum M. Hunter, wN Is crown*
Nav.8at7o.in
average itudent, Ms.
St. Augustine’s Recognizes
1991 Class During Its 122nd
Service
Salat Auguttine’i College ia Ralelga formally recegnlseo me
flf« of tool and the start of Its 18ad academic year this week.
The event Is a time to reflect oa the college’s accompBahmenta.
discuss Its future sad pay tribute to Ha Incoming freshman class.
The event took on an added significance this y^.ssDrJ»re*eU
R. Robinson talked about new thrusts tar the cotage’s fttt^e.
In Robinson’s keynote address, he talked sbout tho continued
growth of the college, emphasising the major renovation to the Pea
nick HaU of Science. .. _ th.rnnmrn
He told friends, students, faculty and staff that onco the renova
.i__ |- comolete the >dHiiig will bouse sue of the moot modern
ulence and'a^emato ladBtles of any
tion Its site. The college recently received a major grant fromthe
Pew Charitable Trust, which once matched will
million for renovation and furnishing of the building with what
Robinson calls "state-of-the^rt equipment”
••We must attract more students to the Helds of science and
mathematics,” said Robinson, and this renovated facility along with
the college's excellent faculty will go a long way toward attracting
tliMg students.
He also announced ♦>.»« he had f«*t received a letter approving a
(SeeCONVOCATfON, P. 2)
Raleigh Native Excels
As A Top GM Employee
BY ALLIK M. rCC.DUM
Conirlbutlug Writer
Ms. Vivian B. Logan, a Raleigh
native, has been cited as one of
Detroit’s automotive women who,
because of their excellent per
formance, went to the top ranks. Ac
cording to a General Motors news
relcw. Vivian stands out in the blue
NEWS BRIEFS
" NOUMrtOLBIICE^
ADVOCATE
Mubarak Awad, a Palestinian
American advocate of non
violence who was expelled from
Israel June 19 by order of the
government of Israel on the basis
that his visa had expired, win
discuss Isrueli-Palestinian Issues
Nov. 9 at 7:99 p.m. at Meredith
College’s Cate Center.
He Israeli government accus
ed Awad of being a behind-the
scenes leader of the Palestinian
prising.
BUS SYSTEMMEXPANDEDf
The Raleigh City Council has
agreed to plan for an expansion of
the Capital Area Transit hue
system, He city win hire a con
sultant to develop a short-range
plan for the system that suffers
computer and express services,
perfc-and-ride facilities and bet
ter public information.
FAILURE TO APPEAR
n low riderihlp. At a cost of
"new and Improved routes.
CHAPEL HILL-A warrant
was issued Tuesday for former
UNC football player Derrick Fen
ner. charging him with failure to
appear in court on a charge of
credit card theft. Fenner was
charged with stealing an
American Express bank cart on
May M. Orange District Ceart
Judge Stanley Peete Issued the
warrant after Fenner, a, did not
appear in court on Oct.
was set at
BRIEFS, fTfT
gray decor of tne company's piusr
surroundings because of her poise
and impressive mannerisms.
Just recently, Vivian was promoted
to serve as direcctor of International
affairs—commodities. “She's a con
summate professional and hat
negotiated transactions in the
millions of dollars," stated the writei
of the General Motors release.
Vivian worked in personnel for 3W
years before assuming the position ol
trade analyst with Motors Tradinj
Carp., a subsidiary of Genera
Motors. Her experience had previous
ly been in personnel at A&T Stati
University, Bennett College am
Wayne State University. Vivian holdi
the B.S. degree in speech and theatei
from A&T State University and ai
M.S. degree in education. She als<
holds a master's degree in fine art)
from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Vivian, considers her worl
intereating and verj
_ She admits that hei
_pith has changed, but sh<
loves her work in materials manage
advantaasa. on
all aver th<
she travels)
s Blacks
ould “Vote, Be Heard” I
At Polls On Election Day
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• * * **-- •’* »<
' NAACP alact its founding in 190*; The
IU*I MM wuwu ure
to the Supreme Court of the United
SUtes resulted in a ruling that in
validated the infamous “Grandfather
Clause” in the Oklahoma State Con
stitution. The “Grandfather CUrtfe"
prevented illiterate 'hlack people
from voting but allowed illiterate
whites to vote because of the whites’
ancestry. i
That ruling in June ins was a
historic breakthrough Mr civil rights.
The ruling put toe U.S. Constitution
on the side of blacks’ efforts to
resistor and vote.
BuMhe ruling did notend Southern
stratagems designed to keep the
ballot from blacks. Chicanery, rigged
literacy tests, poll taxes and outright
“S^BENJAMiN HOOKS, K1T“
Priorities And Advocacy For Rights
Vital For Selecting The President
_ j ... n .mIim Aiir unltv hv u_u.u ■ .. ul ■ the nreaMant hu nresumed to under
DX VMUbin L, Dbnnm »• m.M.
An Analysts
As I close my eyes, shutting out all
cosmetic distractions, and rehear the
tone, attitude and utterances of can
didates Bush and Dukakis, I’m
wondering what message, what
substance and priorities, will weigh
in my decision about which one of
these men should be president of the
United States.
Which candidate is a “likable guy"
and which is an advocate? Let's begin
with the Constitution.
The Constitution is vital to this
balancing individual rights with con
cerns for the public good. It provides
ches of government.
When a president, presumes Ur
The Constitution is vital to this democracy. It
anchors our unity by balancing individual
rights with concerns for the public good...
for represenatTve democracy by
separating the powers of government
and clearly delineating the duties and
mane law he la in violation of the Con
stitution of the United States. But
more and more over the put years,
mint the Constitution, circumvent
the will of Congress, and usurp the
rights of the Deoole.
Mr. Bush has told us very clearly
that he will continue this erosion of
constitutional governance. On at
least three issues—the flag salute,
prayer in public schools and legal
abortions—he Mb us he will "find a
way to get around" the law. As we
have seen in his comments and re
joinders over these many months of
the camnelan, bo reoeatedly places
(See TOR PRESIDENT. P. 2)
Claims Discrimination
Inspector Sues Vehicle Departmen
White Male
Hired For
Position
From CAROLINIAN Staff Report!
Although the N.C. Superior Court
. has ruled in favor of Isaiah Green,
Jr., in the case of N.C. Department of
Motor Vehicles vs. Green, the black
DMV inspector says he still can’t get
the transfer he has been seeking since
December of 1965 to Wake County.
Currently, Grene is working in
Hillsborough with the Department of
Motor Vehicles. Green told The
CAROLINIAN, “I worked as a state
trooper from 1971 to 1900, then I went
with DMV Enforcement. I had served
in Hillsborough and in Wake County
as a vehicle inspection officer. In 1965
I was assigned to the Rocky Mount of
fice, and elevated to the position of
LEO-I.”
Green went on to say, “Sometime
around August 1965 my immediate
supervisor asked that I transfer to
Hillsborough to assist LEO-I Manuel
Cruz.” Green said that the move was
made so that Cruz could be closer to
his family. Green lives in Wake Coun
iy
In December 1965, according to
Green, he talked to DMV Director of
Enforcement Donald Stahl. “Mr.
Stahl indicated that a position would
become available in Wake County in
February 1966.” However, when such
a position became available, Green
said, “Mr. Stahl hired a white male
outside of the department to fill the
post.”
(See SUES, P.2)
Caucus Here
Announces Its
Endorsements
The Wake County Black
Leadership Caucus met on
Wednesday, Oct. 16, for the pur
pose of endorsing a full slate of
candidates for statewide and
local offices for the Nov. 8 elec
tions.
The following endorsements
were made:
Ghvsrnor—Bob Jordan
Lieutenant Governor—Tony
Rend
Secretary of State—Rufus Ed
mlsten
Treasurer—Harlan Boyles
Attorney General—Lacy
Thornburg
(See ENDORSEMENTS, P. 2)
Black Bank Rates Among "Safest” In
Money Magazine’s "Superstars” List
From CAROLINIAN 8UII Report!
Despite the record number of bank
failures in the past years, there are
still some safe havens for savings
near you, particularly if you live in
Raleigh, Durham, or Charlotte,
where one of the “superstar” banks
reside.
Since 1908 Mechanics and Farmers
Bank has been serving North
Carolina. “It started when there was
no integration and if you were black
and wanted to be in business, you had
to go with a black company. And
Durham was where the action was; it
was even called the Black Wall Street
of America,” according to J.J. San
som, Jr., who retired as chairman of
Mechanics and Farmers after a
career that started in 1938.
Today, Ms. Julia W. Taylor, presi
dent of Mechanics and Farmers
Bank, is helping to make the state’s
oldest black bank among thebest in
the country.
Aii exclusive Survey by Money
Magazine identified the 175 “safest”
banks in 41 states from Alaska to
Wyoming and rated Mechanics and
Farmers Bank as one of the
“superstars.”
The survey revealed that “The
superstars tend to be much smaller
than multiblllion-dollar money center
banks; the average asset size of a
superstar bank is less than 9350
million.”
“They are conservatively run in
stitutions located outside major ur
ban areas. Many can boast of long
years of devoted service to their com
munity,” the survey said.
Mechanics and Farmers was
organized in January 1007 under the
authority of a charter issued by the
Legislature of the State of North
Carolina. The group of nine persons
who acted as original incorporators
was headed by William R. Fitzgerald,
who at that time was t well-to-do
black Dusinessman wuu
several brickyards and supplied
practically all of the brick used in the
construction of the major business
and churches in Durham.
Approximately 18 months after
securing the charter, the bank opened
for business on Aug. 1, 1908 in
quarters located at 112 W. Parrish
St., Durham, which it had rented
hum North Carolina Mutual Life In
(See SUPERSTAR BANK,
Judges'
Bench
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT \
la a traffic accident Monday, in
front of 8t, Augustine’s College, a
vehicle ran between a light pole and a
fence and crashed into the atone wall
which forma the entrance to the
_ ___ldentififcu M
Teel Gatlin, of 1104 Colonial Avenue,
Greenville. The vehde was facing
Wilt on Oakwood Avenue. Aa the
driver started it, it suddenly ac
celerated forward between the light
pole and fence, barely missing a fire
hydrant, and crashed into the stone
wall. According to the police report,
the vehicle took off on two wheels, hit
ting thr
the front end.
Gatlh
Center