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CNME M H0U8MB—Ronald E. 8mHoy (second from right),
onponto attain control region manager for Anhousor-Buach
fiMMpantas, praaonts a contribution to support a recant
mtanneo In Charlotte on Crlmo prevention In public
honing. Accepting the contribution la Richard Martin, chotf
of youth and community development tor tho North CaraRna
Department at Crime Control and Pubic Safety. Johdng the
prountatlon ora (left to right) Jamea Esaw and Ml Pax, area
managers for Anhouser-Busch, Inc., and Rah Barnett, trice
pro aidant and general manager of Barter Distributers.
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JAMES E. GRIFFIN. JR.
James Griffin
Named Program
Manager At TV-5
WRAL-TV 5 announced the selec
tion of James “Jim” E. Griffin, Jr.,
" as program manager, effective Dec.
13. Griffin was previously with
WJLA-TV, Washington JQ*£b .where
ho was vice president/director of
broadcast operations. Prior to his
Washington position, Griffin served
as operations manager for WPLG
T/, Miami, Fla.
WRAL-TV Senior Vice President
and General Manager John Greene
said, “We are indeed fortunate to
have someone of Jim Griffin’s caliber
to join us as program manager. We
are confident that his wide knowledge
and versatile experience will con
tinue our tradition of programming
excellence.”
Griffin is a native of Port Deposit,
Md., and attended Notre Dame and
American University, majoring in
engineering and business administra
tion. He and his wife, Bernice, have
two sons.
congratulations to Rev. H.B. Pickett, Jr., the newly elected president of
the Raleigh-Apex of the NAACP. Pickett has worked in the branch for a
number of years, serving as vice president for religious affairs and in other
positions. Ms. Portia Brandon is the outgoing president.
The Raleigh-Apex Branch was proud to make a $360 contribution to the
UNCF on Saturday, Dec. 17, during the “Lou Rawls Parade of Stars”
telethon. Presenting the check was the outgoing (resident, Ms. Portia Bran
don.
The Raleigh Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority sponsored a
trip for approximately 80 youngsters who visited the exhibit Ramesea in the
city of Charlotte. These were participants in the DELTA Carousel. The group
UR on Sunday, Dec. 11, and made a day of it. They returned around » p.m.
unary but happy for having had the experience. Ms. Annette Watson was the
coordinator. Other sorors who accompanied the youth were Helen Best,
Catherine Brown, Dorothy Burkette, Phyllis Cain, Charlene Evans, Dorothy
\ Jonas.'Marjorie Locke, Joy Paige, and Gloria Smith.
Some of the members of Les Cousettee Social Club took a bus trip to visit
the historic Biltmore House in Asheville the weekend of Dec. 10 and 11. While
an route the group stopped at the Pinehurst Lingerie Store in Asheboro to do
:. some Christmas shopping. Once in the city of Asheville, the group toured the
famous Farmers Market and other sites. It was early Sunday morning when
they visited the Biltmore House to view the many Christmas scenes and noted
historic works contained there. The group returned on Sunday evening. The
following club members took the trip: Adelaide Earp, Roger Mae Evans,
Willie Petey Hicks, Primrose Jackson, Cora Lamb, Glodene Taylor,
Catharine Wilkins, Blonnie Williams and Natalie Wlmberley.
Best wishes to those persons who have birthdays during the Christmas
season. One of those is our daughter, Elaine, who was born on Dec. 24.
Dr. and Mrs. P.R. Robinson >osted a lovely Christmas party on Friday,
Dec. 16, at the Martin Luther King Student Union for faculty and staff. This is
an annual affair when Santa Claus has a gift for all.
The Omicron Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority held its annual Zeta
Santa meeting on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m. at the K&W Cafeteria in North
HUIs. At this happy season it is a custom that the basileus present a gift to
ehch soror. Thisyear, Alice Garrett presented Zeta stationery to each person,
nwbasiieus presented a gift to Soror Doris Best, the oldest soror in the local
chapter. Gifts were presented to the two sorors who are mothers of sorors.
Receiving gifts were sorors Justine Davis and Amelia S. Peebles. Ms. Garrett
presented a gift to Soror Marilyn Fox on her December birthday and to Soror
jean Gaddy oh her anniversary. The last gift went to the soror whose native
(See SOCIAL SCENE, P. 181
Black Family Moves After Attack
On Home In White Neighborhood
BY SHIRLEY REED-BLASH
NNI’A \rw> Hrrvli'f
A black family living in Baltimore,
Md„ will find little conaolatlon in the
plea bargaining agreement pro
secutors reached with two white men
who sought to force them to move
from their home in a predominantly
white neighborhood through tactics
that included destruction of property,
harassment and intimidation.
Gary Merryman and Joseph
Chilcote recently pleaded guilty to a
felony charge of interfering with the
housing rights of 25-year-old Eric
Boyce-Bey, and his wife, Carolyn
Denise Braxton-Bey, 21, in U.S.
District Court.
Merryman, a construction worker,
and Chilcote, who is legally blind and
disabled, lived near the Beys in
Hampden, a community previously
rocked by racial clashes and
reportedly used as a recruitment
ground for the Ku Klux Klan.
On May 17, the men tossed two
large objects—a six-pound brick and
a two-pound stone—at living room
windows of the Beys’ rental home.
The brick smashed a window, landing
on the living room floor where the
couple was standing moments
earlier. The stone, which broke
another window, did not enter the
house, according to a report.
The Beys, who have three small
children, moved from the Hampden
area soon after the incident.
Merryman, 27, and Chilcote, 21,
were indicted in September on two
felony charges: one count of conspir
ing to violate the civil rights of the
Bey family; and one count of interfer
ing with the Beys' housing rights, and
aiding and abetting. In an agreement
with the prosecutor, Merryman and
Chilcote pleaded guilty to the second
charge, which carries a maximum
one-year prison sentence, a year’s
probation, and a $100,000 fine.
According to a reoort, prosecutors
said the more serious civil rights con
spiracy charge—which carries a
maximum 10-year jail term and
*250,000 fine-was dropped in ex
change (or the guilty pleas. The
defendants, who will be sentenced on
March 2, 1989, will likely receive a
reduced sentence, as well, for
pleading guilty, a federal court clerk
informal NNPA.
Susan M. Ringler, the prosecutor,
[lied a statement or tacts in leaerai
court. Merryman and Chllcote
reportedly said they threw the rock
and brick “to intimidate, harass and
interfere with the Beys’ right to lease
and occupy” the structure because
they felt the family “should not live in
their neighborhood." The two men
also discussed with other neighbors
ways to force the black family to
leave, said the statement.
Commission Studying
Public School Policy
A legislative commission studying
public school policy decided last week
to recommend that North Carolina’s
teachers of the year serve as ad
visory members of the State Board of
Education.
Each state teacher of the year
would receive a two-year term as an
ex-officio member of the state educa
tion board, as well as serving on one
of the board's committees.
The suggestion to put .two teachers
on the state board was one of 12
recommendations from the Regional
Teachers of the Year Commission go
ing into the 1989 General Assembly
when it convenes in January.
The commission felt teacher par
ticipation on the state board would
provide the board with the added
perspective of current classroom ex
perience and give teachers an oppor
tunity to have input into education
policy at the state level.
The commission also recommend
ed that qualified teachers receive one
year of paid academic leave to enroll
in a course of study designed to
enhance teaching skills and profes
sional credentials.
The commission also made recom
mendations concerning separate
categories of high school diplomas
based on subject area requirements,
formal recognition of handicapped
students’ achievement in completing
their individualized education pro
gram ahd the inclusion of manage
ment and discipline courses in
teacher training.
The Regional Teachers of the Year
Commission further recommended
that theGenwalAssembly continue
the Career Development Program.
Twenty-four persons serve on the
commission: 16 regional public
school teachers who were named
regional teacher of the year for their
education regions, four senators ap
pointed by the president of the Senate
and four representatives appointed
by the speaker of the House., Rep.
Howard Chapin (D-Beaufort) and
Sen. Bob Warren (D-Johnston) co
chair the commission.
The Regional Teachers (of the Year
Commission was established by the
1967 General Assembly.
Women-Owned
Businesses On
Growth Trend
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The number
of women-owned businesses con
tinues its long-term growth, accor
ding to new government figures.
The Internal Revenue Service
recently published 1966 figures for
women-owned sole proprietorships..
Between 1960 and 1966 the number of:
women-owned sole proprietorships
grew from 2.5 to 4.1 million, an in
crease of 64 percent. During the same'
period, business receipts doubled
from $38 to 172 billion.
James Abdnor, administrator of
the Small Business Administration,
in commenting on the new figures,
said, "Women-owned businesses are
currently the fastest growing seg
ment of the economy and I believe
that what we are seeing today is Just
the beginning. As these businesses
mature, their share of the market and
of the total sales is also expected to
increase."
Between 1985 and 1966 the number
and receipts of women-owned sole
proprietonhips increased by 10 per
cent. The number of women-owned
firms increased from 3.7 to 4.1 million
and receipts Increased from $65
billion to 172 billion.
Another plus is that women’s share
of all sole proprietorships and
receipts also increased from 1966
levels, from 28 percent to 30 percent
and 12 to 13 percent, respectively.
Carol M. Crockett, director of
SBA’s Office of Women’s Business
Ownership, said, “These figures are
very encouraging and illustrate the
contribution women are making to
the health of our nation's economy,
Women are truly participants in the
economic mainstream and are suc
ceeding in our nation’s dynamic en
trepreneurial economy.”
Attend Church
Designated
Drivers Aid
Partygoers
Gov. Jim Martin hat again urg
ed partygoera to help reduce ac
cidents and save lives by having
designated drivers during the
holiday season.
As the designated driver, one
member of a group agrees tp abs
tain from alcoholic refreshments
In order to drive his or her com
panions to and from their destina
tion safely.
“We want this holiday season
to be an enjoyable time for
everyone, a time that Is free of
alcohol and drug rotated sc
sklents on our highways." the
tovernor said. '*1 applaud the
earn effort being put forth by
jveryone Involved In the
designated driver program."
The program Is being coor
dinated by the Governor's
Highway Safety Program, the
Governor's Highway Safety Com
mission. the N.C. Restaurant
Association and the N.C. Associa
tion of Broadcasters.
The purpose of the designated
driver program la to got alcohol
and drug Impaired drivers off the
highways. Last year, more than
half of all traffic fatalities Involv
ed drivers who wore Impaired by
alcohol or some other drug. In all,
some US people wore hilled and
II,OW more were seriously In
jured by such accidents In North
Carolina.
Officials at the Governor’s
Highway 8afety Program and the
Governor's Highway Safety Com
mission said the designated
driver program will save Uvea If
used coos latently. Gov. Martin
last year, and reaffirmed his
commitment to It as this year's
holiday seasea gets lata fall
swing.
Tyson Attorney Shows $2 Million
Check Allegedly Signed By Robin
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP)-The
estranged wife of Michael Tyson has
dipped into the heavyweight boxing
champion’s personal checking ac
count for $2 million which proves she
is trying to take his money, an at
torney says.
Howard Weilzman, Tyson’s divorce
attorney, produced a copy of a $2
million check written on tyson's ac
count and signed by Robin Givens
during an appearance last Friday on
KABC-TV’s “A M. Los Angeles."
Propping an enlarged copy on an
easel, Weilzman pointed out how the
$2 million check, bearing a “Robin
Givens Tyson” signature and written
after the couple separated, looked
when it entered the bank, and after
ward, when the word “gift” was writ
ten in the memo area.
“These are blow-upe of checks on
Mike's account for which Robin—this
is Robin's signature—had the
authority to sign on,” Weitzman said.
“There’s a check written to Robin
Givens Productions for 12 million
signed by Rotyn. Notice the memo
here is blank. Mike’s indicated that
he knew nothing about the check nor
why it was written or that it was writ
ten at the time.”
Weitzman said Ms. Givens and her
mother, Ruth Roper, had possession
of the check.
“When the check was written and
cashed, all that you had was the
Robin Givens Productions and
Robin’s signature and no notation
here at all. After the fact, when I
believe there were problems arising,
somebody took the liberty of writing
the word ’gift’ in here, I guess to
make the allegation that Mike had
written to Robin a check or authoriz
ed a check for $2 million as a gift,
which is preposterous, and Mike, of
course, denies.”
In the latest round in the couple’s
divorce battle, Weitzman also said he
believes Tyson never hit his estrang
ed wife, as she has alleged, and she
deserves what she asked for in settle
ment: nothing.
“I think she’s entitled to what she’s
now asked for... she wanted no
money,” Weitzman said.
Ms. Givens telephoned the TV show
Thursday when her attorney was a
guest and denied she wanted her hus
band’s money.
“I did absolutely nothing. You
know what I did? I happened to fall in
love with Michael,” she said.
“I don’t want any money. I want to
be left alone. That’s the only thing I
want," she told the show’s hostess,
Christina Farrare, whose ex
husband, John DeLorean, was suc
cessfully defended by Weitzman on
cocaine trafficking charges.
“And Christina, you more than
anybody should know... Who cares
about money? When you’ve got a lot
of it, who cares? When you’re going
through a lot of pain and anguish, all
you want is some peace and quiet. All
the money in the world cannot buy
(See MIKE TYSON. P. 18)
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MISSISSIPPI BURNING' FILM
POWERFUL. EVOKES MEMORIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The film,
"Mississippi Burning,” is a
blockbuster based on the heinous 1964
murders of three young civil rights
workers by the Ku Klux Klan.
For all the phony elements
employed for “dramatic” effect, the
film, overall, is a moving experience
conjuring up for those of us who
covered the real thing in those tur
bulent, bloody years in the 1960s, ex
cruciatingly painful memories.
The Alan Parker film, starring
Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe,
evokes other emotions—it is a bitter
reminder of the many white male
murderers of black men who, pro
tected from justice by their Insular
communities, are still roaming the
country free as the breeze.
Of course, a number of the killers of
Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Good
man and James Chaney were round
ed up and packed off to prison—these
included Deputy Sheriff Cecil
Price—but they went to the pokey for
relatively short terms. They have
long since been back on the bricks, or
in this Instance, on Mississippi mud
and—if still living—enjoying the good
graces of their community.
It brings into sharper focus the ter
rible system on injustice in
America—a system that establishes
conditions guaranteeing
behavio^ndiherwj
unsocial
crams it
prisons with black men who are left
no other role to play. Meanwhile, an
Oliver North who almost succeeded
in selling out a nation and brazenly
shredded documents in a patent
coverup attempt, can tie up the
courts for months on end, frustrating
justice, squandering your tax money
and mine. There is a good chance he
may walk on a technicality, that is, if
President Reagan doesn’t step in and
pardon his “hero” before that. A
black steals a ham and gets the book
thrown at him. An Ollie North shreds
the Constitution and may walk. It is a
reminder of white contempt too often
for black humanity.
To paraphrase British statesman
Lloyd George: “There is no greater
fatuity than a hero judgir.mt dressed
in a military uniform.” There has got
to be something grossly wrong with a
system that programs so many black
men for long prison terms or early
death and in turn, over-programs its
white male citizens with an exag
gerated sense of their worth. The
system is wrong, unless you are
prepared to concede the racist
eugeniciats' premise: Blacks have
flawed genes.
In the South, the Klan wore, and
often still wears, many guises: a
preacher, a prominent businessman,
a mayor, but most scary—a judge, a
policeman, a county sheriff, the full
range of law enforcement and the
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