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Page 1—Section B
Tuesday, July 16. 1968
J Citizens Emergency Committee |
Rights Body To Probe
City-County Hirings
BY JO SPrV'EY
Record SUr» Wrifer
The chairman of the Citizens
Emergency Committee said today CEC will launch an investigation of city and county government to determine whether or
not discrimination in hiring and
promotion exists.
Reporting on other act:\ities of
Rev. Hairston
Spearheads Probe
tie Rev. Otis
Hairston said also:
CEC has sent a letter to the
Postmaster General asking for
investigation of the advancement
policies in the Greensboro Post
Office.
The committee has scheduled
a meeting with Greensboro
YMCA officials for 4 p.m. today
at the Central YMCA to discuss
further alleged mistreatment of
boys at the Y's Triangle Ranch,
and a proposal to integrate the
camp staff in the future. The Y
has labeled the mistieatment
charges unfounded
"In our opinion, employment
of Negroes in citv and county
government hardly constitutes
even tokenism," the Rev. Mr.
Hairston said.
Noting some employment of
Negroes has occurred in recent
years in posts other than custodial or labor, the Rev. Mr. Hairston said, "You don't have any
administrative personnc' in either government"
Where Negroes iiave been em-
plnved in more than token number in professional jobs they are
more or less segregated, he said.
The investigation will be dis
cussed at a mass meeting called
by CEC for Thursday at 8 p.m.
at St. Stephen United Church of
Christ on Gorrell Street.
"We will ask for a listing of
employes, the posts they occupy
and time in service," the Rev.
Mr. Hairston said.
The letter to _the_Post]nastcr
General was sent by the committee following an inqirry into
complaints of postal work.;-
here that discrimination in promotion existed at the [oca] posl
office. T^pi^tmastej^enTe3the
charges. The matter~~was~aired
as well before the Greensboro
Human Relations Commission.
The Triangle Ranch matter
came to CEC attention after a
mother removed her son from
the camp, alleging he wis kicked
and other boys were punished,
including having their mouths
washed out with soap. Y officials, upon investigation, denied
any mistreatment of campers.
"Our meeting today, although
it will involve these compalints,
will focus more on policies of the
organization," the Rev. Mr.
Hairston said.
"We want to try to ge' them to
think in terms of full integration,
including staff, from here on
out," the CEC chairman said.
