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BB GUN JUDGE (Continued from page 1) v However, she operates within the bounds of legal maximum sen tences, they said, and is not consid ered unethical. The fact, according to these attor neys, that Judge Salisbury used to teach in Wake County would not automatically disqualify her from hearing a case involving the school system unless she personally knew any of the persons involved before her. The attorneys also said thatit was the responsibility of the defense attorney for Willie Barnes to raise the issue of both Judge Salisbury’s background and the fact that the gun was not an issue before the court at the time of the trial. If the attorney failed to do so, then itis not an issue because “it was never made an issue." The Barnes family is reportedly in the process of appealing the deci sion FLAG DAY (Continued from page 1) Street side) for the vigil, and return to the church for the closing re marks and benediction. In addition, Kelly M. Alexander, Jr,, president of the N.C. NAACP, is calling upon citizens of North Caro lina to call and/or write Gov. Martin to express opposition to the obser vance. Alexander said that the group is also asking all candidates for governor to express their posi tion on the issue. DAN BLUE (Continued from page 1) participated. Participants at the meeting sug gested numerous topics the confer ence might address within the over all o&ua areas. These included day care, affordable housing, vocational education, health care and spread ing the benefits of regional economic development equitably throughout the region. “What we do in this region, with a)l its resources and its sound econ omy, could be a cutting-edge model far government, business and edu cational cooperation around the state,” said Blue. Prior to the December conference, smaller committees will form around specific, concrete subjects they wish to undertake. Conference participants will be asked to join efforts to refine and realize these projects. :“I Was extremely pleased with the caliber of the input we’ve been re ceiving,” Atkins said after the meet ing. “Based on the discussion we’ve had we’re bound for success. People wpre focused on the kinds of issues that will make this a world-class region.” SYMPOSIUM (Continued from page 1) vote. Thousands of Wake County and other black North Carolinians could not read or write proficiently according to the registrars. The answer, of course, it, it was society’s fault because in 1868, the Constitution of the United States conferred citizenship upon them and on that 14th Amendment guar anteed them “equal protection of the law.” The 15th Amendment guaran teed them the right to vote. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme court ruled that all segregated schools violated the 14th Amendment. The proponents of African-Ameri can students knowing only the so called “black culture” (black music, art, religion, English, family life, etc.) must agree that the new Afri can-Americans need to know “world cultures.” Blacks need to learn about the Europeans, Asians, American Indians and the Latin Americans, and also how to mingle The CAROLINIAN Publishing Co, Inc. ISSN 00455173 510 E. Matin Stmt RiMgh, North Carolina 27101 Milling Addmc PjO. Boa 25300 RaMgh, North Carolina 27011 Sieond Claas Poataga Md at Rrtalgh North Carolna 27011 PUBLISHED SEM-WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES SMtonthaT-***•« Dauahle la aAiaaea ^ja nyiDn hi wvincv. WNiVfS Ml COmniU> Ortas payabWtBTI»C4RCHJNMN.ln0OtV 45th St, N»wYort,N.r. 10030, Nation* Ad Tlia DaaAii^aAiroro Iro a — iL. wdariM unaoOchidl awwa, pletuwa or aA with them. In the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, Raleigh and Wake County black students (legally) could not do so and, therefore, those students were partially educated. So the U.S. Supreme Court in 1964 paved the way for all black North Carolinians to be "hilly educated.” Of course, all students, then and now, should know of the achieve ments of famous national, state and local African-American leaders such as James Shepard, C.C. Spaulding, N.C. Rep. George White, Paul Jervay, James Weldon Johnson, William EJB. DuBois, Marian Anderson, George W. Carver, Charles Drew, Dr. John Hope Franklin (distinguished histo rian), and Dorie Miller (World War II hero). But, on the other hand, all Raleigh and Wake County African American high school students should learn about and emulate such white Americans as John D. Rockefeller, Albert Einstein, Louis Pasteur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rev. Billy Graham and numerous This is what the taxpayers, who are now defraying your expenses to obtain a “free education,” that was denied in Raleigh and Wake County to your grandparents and great grandparents, have a right to ex pect. Finally, all citizens ofRaleigh and Wake County should be grateful and appreciate all of the services rendered by Ms. Linda Simmons Henry, who is an assistant librarian at St Augustine’s College, for spon soring such an excellent forum on the social, economic and psychologi cal problems that were confronting the black adolescents from 1923-70. Some of these educational problems still exist today. HUNGER (Continued from page 1) country,” Hall said in apparently referring to demands that the U.S. admit the Haitians. Hall led a Hunger Committee delegation to Haiti last summer, just before a military coup toppled President Jean Bertrand Aristide from power. Since the imposition of trade sanctions against the illegiti mate regime in Haiti, Hall has been active in urging the Organization of American States to actively support and monitor an emergency humani tarian relief mission to provide food and other forms of relief to the Hai tian people. Speaking in the U.S. House of Representatives recently, Rsp. Hall charged that the administration’s fiscal 1992 budget request for do mestic hunger and poverty pro grams may be “too little... too late” for needy Americans in the United States. As more and more Americans are losing jobs and needing help, Hall noted that the administration failed to propose any expansion in the federal Food Stamp program, such as those contained in his Freedom From Want Act, and in the Child hood Hunger Relief Act proposed by the late Rep. Mickey Leland (D Texas), who Hall succeeded as com mittee chair after Leland was killed in an airplane “mercy” flight to Ethiopia to help feed hungry refu gees. The current administration budget also failed to ihclude a re quest for a fiscal 1992 supplemental appropriation, which Hall said will be necessary to pay for monthly increases in Food Stamp increased parucipauon experienced since tne current recession began. With recent reports of local school lunch programs shutting down in states across the country, the administration’s request fails to provide the necessary funding to keep the lunch rooms open for all needy kids, the Ohio-based con gressman said. “The administration is right to provide help to middle-class Ameri cans hurt by the recession. But, don’t forget: there are poor Ameri cans who have been hurting for a long, long time. This budget fails to fund programs that would trans form welfare recipients into taxpay ing consumers. It’s only half a strat egy. It’s not enough,” he concluded. DON’T QUIT Don’t give up though the pace seems slow. You may succeed with another blow. Success is failure turned inside out. The silver tint of the cloud of doubt And you never can tell how close you are. Sahesian Society, Inc. CHOICES As we go about our daily activities and make the little choices we have to make, we shall find our confi dence growing. When we have large decisions to make, which can change the course of our lives or the lives of others, we are ready for them. Grace Easley CALENDAR (Continued from page 1) PRIDE DAT RALLY Hie first PRIDE Day Rally for the College Park community will be held Saturday at the Tarboro Road Community Center, 120 N. Tar boro Road, sponsored by the College Park Commounity Watch Organization. Come enjoy refreshments and listen to guest speakers, Daniel T. Blue, Jr., speaker, N.C. House of Representatives; Ralph Campbell, Jr., Raleigh City Council; Abe Penn Jones, Wake County commissioner; and Harriett Bugle, AIDS Service Agency of Wake County. Come join in the celebration as three neighborhoods, College Park, Madonna Acres and Idlewild, focus on "PRIDE: The Past, Present and Future of Our Community.” FRIENDS OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AWARD The Wake County Advisory Council for Programs for Exceptional Children will honor individuals who have given generously of their time and talent to students with special needs in the Wake County Public school System during the 1991-92 school year. Anyone whose efforts have made a difference in the quality of the school experience of students with special needs is eligible for this award. Candidates may be nominated by any individual or organization. Nominations are due by March 15. For more information, contact your school’s assistance team chairperson or calls 467 1627. YWCA PROVIDES WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PARENTS Aa part of tho ‘Family Matters;' series, the YWCA will conduct a workshop called 'Parenting Pointers,” for new and expecting parents. The workshop will address a variety of parenting issues from childproofing your home to improving the self-esteem of your children. Pamela J. Butcher, an AS PD certified childbirth educator, will be on hand to facilitate the event. In addition to raising two children, she is involved locally in training and presentations. The workshop will take place at the Oberlin Branch from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. Open to both YWCA members and non-members, the fee is $5. PROFESSIONAL SECRETARIES MEET The Raleigh Chapter of Professional Secretaries International will meet on Tuesday, March 10, at Balentine’s Cafeteria in Cameron Village., Raleigh, at 6 p.m. Pattie Cruvant, CPS, treasurer of the North Carolina Division of PSI, will be speaking about certified professional secretary recertification and continuing education. WEST POINT SOCIETY SETS FOUNDER’S DAY The West Point Society of the Triangle will be holding the annual Founder’s Day Banquet on Thursday, March 12, at the Raleigh Country Club. The guest speaker this year is Col. Pierce A. Rush ton, Jr., director of admissions, USMA. In addition, a cadet “Firstis,* a member of the senior class of *92, will also speak. For more information, contact Don Andrews (848-4023), C.H. Moseley, Jr. (362-3409) or Steve Root (546-6952). ARC PLANS AWARENESS SESSION On Thursday. March 19, at 7 n.m.. the ARC chapters in Wake. Orange and Durham counties will present "An Evening of Awareness: The Triangle Area’s Response to the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities’’ at the Marriott in Research Triangle Park (1-40, Exit 281). Following a brief reception, a panel of representatives from the fields of education, religion, medicine, law, media and local government will present their views on the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. Panelists will include JefT Larson of Durham County Schools; Dr. Stanley Hauerwaa of Duke University; Mary Sugioka, M.D.; Doug Kingsberry, J.D.; Kathleen McDonald of the UNC Center for Public Tele vision; and Abe Jones of the Wake County Board of Commissioners. WlLLIAMSTON WHISTLINGS BY JOYCE GRAY WILLIAMSTON—Catching LA’i Barber Shop open lately seems to have been a real chore but Lee, who’s always been so pleasant whenever he is there far my putting his copy of The CAROLINIAN into his hands, was very anxious to di rect my attention to the young lady he was just finishing a sentence with when I opened the door. "Talk to her," he stated to the lady, whom I asked her name. She is Ms. Velia Jackson, the newest addi tion to his shop. She will be perfum ing manicures starting Thursday, Peb. 27, working on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until late evenings. LA’s is located on the comer of Railroad and Washington streets in the heart ofWilliamstonjust across from the cab stand. Ms. Jackson may not have told her male friends, but I'm positive she could help improve the appear ance of their hands, too. It was so good to see that beautiful smile upon Ms. Gloria Moore’s face when she looked away from the scales to see me walking in last week. Right away, I felt she was feeling well again when she got on my case about an article not seen by her (editor or typist, please note, that’s one you overlooked back in November and again in February). Not my lhult, I tried to reassure Ms. Maata tKaf arm fine* Isas) Koon /)aaa in some of my worst-feeling time, and I tried not to let on to the very painful headache I was experiencing at that very time. Before leaving her, she said, “Joyce, I want to see my name in print." The past two times that I’ve seen Master Bishmee Fitzgerald, 3, he has been very quiet. At first I thought his being in school at the Powell Day Center was the reason he had toned down so, but he an nounced that he was feeling very well and refiised to sit in with the other youth members during their meeting at his home. In speaking with his grand mother, Ms. Katie Fitzgerald, she explained how excited he was the day before upon his winning second place in the center’s Valentine con test He was credited with $63 and got a toy as a prize. Someone has brought to my atten tion the newest method of the food distribution in Williamston for all of Martin County. Using ' the applicant’s last name, alphabeti cally on different weeks, thereby avoiding long lines and waiting time. Providing this service with a number of volunteers at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center on Wash ington Street has met with public approval from the sources speaking with me. However, a sour note was heard that the director of social services, whose staff is paid to handle this program, had angered the chairman of the Martin County Board of Commissioners when she attempted to avoid doing the paper work involved. I was personally present at one of the commissioners’ meetings when she presented her budget request ing more staff members; at another one when she introduced her new additional staff; then at a third when she stated she was not in favor of Martin County administering the program again, citing (1) the lack of some items not available; (2) the lack of consideration of the facility by the participants such as chewing gum, snuff spitting and cigarette butts and food snack wrappers on the floor and grounds; (3) lack of staff to handle the supply; and (4) more applicants than supplies. At that time, I felt from the re marks of the chairman, Daniel Bowen, that he had either the inter est of the farmers at heart, was a share-owner in a farm or maybe just felt compassion for those in need, and so, the other commissioners voiced no opposition to his state ment which led me to believe the director would see the light. Now my question is who has the power, Bowen or Jean Biggs, when it comes to dealing and being re sponsible for a federal program’s pa perwork? Moat parents either don’t start early in their children’s life teaching good manners and high self-esteem or the child forgets very quickly. I can remember my generation being told to say *tat-tat” instead of “thank you” and the words Tm grateful” or “I appreciate that” were too large to use for most in my neigh - borhood. A simple “thank you” or “May I please” really impresses me. So often I hear complete silence. An older adult was annoyed when receiving a graduation invitation from a high-school student who had lived on his block for years, never even bothered to speak, much less ever offering to lend a helping hand, but expected a gift and the senior man voiced his discontent to me. I was forced to call one of those who ■end me a thank-you note recently and express my delight upon read ing such a nice note in appreciation of my gift. Another item that sometimes rube my nerves raw is the way some people speak over the telephone. In my opinion the called should always ask for the person to whom it is desired to speak and announce who is calling. I have been trying to tell some visitors for years now that ringing a doorbell or knocking on the door instead of sitting in the car and blowing the horn is less annoying to the neighbors or the one the visitor wishes to see. A big celebration is being spon sored by the New Gospel Connec tion ofWIAM on March 14 at 7pm. at the Perganus Holiness Church, Parmele. No admission fee is charged to attend. For more infor mation, contact Barry Woolard or Sandra McCreary. A One-Day Session of the Middle Ground Association will be held at the Roanoke Tabernacle, Gold Point, on Saturday, March 21, start ing at 10 a.m. Brief remarks from all auxiliary presidents immediately after devotion by an appointee. The theme will be “Choose You This Day Whom You Will Serve ."On the agenda for 10 minutes will be Eldress Maggie Thompson, with the sermon delivered by Rev. Herman Young. Lunch is at noon and after the routine business, the sermon will be delivered by Rev. Walter Cherry. Grand opening for Belk, which plans to have a celebration, will be March 4-7. Their home will be at the Roanoke Landing, Hwy. 17 North, Williamston. Cards inviting customers to be come credit-card owners have been mailed and telephone follow-ups, offering free gifts as ameans of solic iting some business, have been made. Downtown Williamston will now have another empty store with good parking space available. A black history program was sponsored by the AKA Sorority on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Williams Chapel Church in Williamston. The old grocery store on Main Street, Red and White, is now being renovated to house Griffin’s Quick Lunch. I was told that the bus sta tion was not moving along with it. On the sick and shut-in list: John Hassell underwent surgery success fully in Pitt Memorial Hospital and will remain there for therapy for a peribd of time. Floyd A. Lanier was admitted to Pitt. Herman Johnson, Jesse A. Bell, Ms. Christine Council, Ms. Marie Biggs, Sam Brown, Ms. Armaza C. Roberson, Ms. Annie Lee, Ms. Betty S. Lanier, Ms. Rachel H. Lyons, Ms. Artie Man son, Mr .and Mrs. George T. Hyman, Mr. and Mrs. James Marriner, Ms. Lucy P. Brown, Frederick Bennett, Alton Bell, George Roberts, Thomas Hill, Ray mond Rease, David B. Feggins, Ms. Annabel Best, Ms. Daisy H. Biggs, George Anthony Perry, Ms. Devie Hill, Ms. Rosa Best, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Peele, and Ms. Mattie H. Perry. In Plymouth, Ms. Esther Roberts, Ms. Pauline Brown, Ms. Katrine M. Mitchell and Rudolph Wilkins. Ms. Eva Satterthwaite and Ms. Eliza beth Wilkins in Roper. Happy birthday greetings to King T. Woolard, Ms. Grace P. Smith wick, Robert H. Short and Ms. Lena Cuffie. INVENTIONS (Continued from page 1) to stop for oiling. Railroads and shipping lines quickly adopted his automatic lubricator. Though rival lubricators appeared, McCoy’s was considered the best. The legend goes that an inspector would see the engine running smoothly and say, "You must have the real McCoy," Bis. Evans said. Or railroad employees, not wanting imitations, asked for "the real McCoy." “The Real McCoy* became a byword among railway men for first-rate equipment," an exhibit plaque said. The automatic lubricator was the most famous of 50 inventions that McCoy patented. The invention of another black man revolutionised the whaling industry: the toggle harpoon. The inventor, Leis Temple (1800-54), worked as a blacksmith in New Bedford, Mass. In 1848, he introduced a harpoon that would not pull out. Once the harpoon shot into a whale, a aide piece popped out and locked itself into the whale’s flesh. Ms. Evans said, “No one ever made one much better than that” But Temple failed to obtain a patent and died in relative poverty. . Garrett Morgan (1875-1963), a Cleveland businessman, patented his safety hoodin 1914. The forerun ner of the gas mask, the hood was designed for workmen exposed to poisonous fumes. The safety hood is one of Gloria Thomas’ favorite inventions in the exhibit. Ms. Thomas is a volunteer from Pfafflown. "My husband's a fireman,” she said, "so I was impressed by the mask back there.” M%, Thomas was on the way to work at USAir when she heard that the museum needed volunteers for “The Real McCoy.” She said she did not learn about these inventions when she was growing up. “I said, ‘I need to do that’—so here I am.” Black female inventors numbered few, probably because of their lim ited opportunities. But several are represented. Miriam Benjamin received a pat ent in 1888 for her signal-and-gong chair. An example of the chair sits in the exhibit, upholstered in a dark red velvet. A button it, in reach of a restaurant diner’s hand, could be pressed to ring a bell at the back of the chair to summon a waiter. Madam C J. Walker (18167-1919) was America’s first female self made millionaire—black or white. She was Sharah Breedlove Walker, and, in business, used her husband’s name, preceded by “Madam.” Madam Walker accumu lated her fortune in the field of beauty products. One of her disciples invented the permanent-wave machine, a fright ening Medusa of a contraption that hung above a chair, where a cus tomer would sit with hair clipped to its wires. Its inventor was Marjorie Joyner of Chicago, who patented it in 1928. Perhaps the most poignant in "The Real McCoy”'is the tribute to slave inventors. They remain name less. Because slaves were not con sidered citizens, the U.S. govern ment would not issue them patents. EDUCATION (Continued from page 1) Centered around the theme, “Educating for the 21st Century,” the conference is sponsored by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, an organization of the president* of 117 HBCUs. The 1992 presidential candidates have been invited to comment on their campaign posi tions and commitments affecting the future of the institutions during the conference. Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, Jr., presi dent of Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Fla., is chairman of the NAFEO board of directors and Dr. Samuel L. Myers is president Ms. Wilma J. Roscoe is NAFEO vice president. Dr. Benjamin F. Reaves, presi dent of Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala., is chairman of the NAFEO conference committee. Dr. Arthur E. Thomas, the president of Central State University (Ohio), is chairman-elect of the association. Dr. Jimmy Jenkins, chancellor, Elizabeth City State University, is conference co-chair. Other confer ence committee members include presidents William Harris, Texas Southern University; Sebetha Jen kins, Jarvis Christian College; Wesley C. McClure, Virginia State University; Adib Shakir, Tougaloo College; and Dr. Edward Fort, chan cellor, N.C. A&T State University, immediate past conference chair man. The five-day conference is held annually to focus on the concerns, problems and successes of some 1.1 million black students enrolled in all higher education at HBCUs and predominantly white institutions of higher learning. Approximately 20 percent of these students attend HBCUs which confer bacculaureate degrees on almost 40 percent of all black students receiving this first college degree annually—a star tling figure compared to the Afri can-American graduation rate from the nation’s 3,500 ‘Integrated” in stitutions.