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The Augusta News-Review - June 21. 1973. From The Block To The Hill It was written last week (local article Wed. June 13, 1973) that, Richmond County Commission Chairman Norman Simowitz said, the county had committed its revenue sharing funds to a two prong capital improvement plan. The article also pointed out, that Simowitz and Commissioner Madison Woo had heard of some special revenue sharing funds were coming to the county, but could not explain the source or congressional act that would provide the. This lack of knowledge would be the essence of comedy, but for the fact humor does not aid or feed poor Richmond Countians. 1972 United States Census Bureau statistics show that of the 162,437 residents of this county, 20.1 percent are poor people. This would mean 28,797 poor folk in all. Os this amount 15,962 are receiving welfare benefits from the Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC). Os alarm to this column is the 68 percent of all poor in this county are Black people. What this amounts to is that poor white and poor Black Richmond Countians have little or no meaning to the Chairman Norman Simowitz or to the Republican faction of the commission. This bears out all initial fears of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds, it wasn’t intended to help the poor. Long has been the affluent cry OEO programs only fill the pockets of bureaucrats and doesn’t get to the poor people. This never proved to be true. However the six figure recreation center in West Richmond County Speaks for itself - it was funded through General Revenue Sharing Funds. How many poor people will benefit from that? ODD WORLD In this world it’s Dog Eat Dog, or visa versa - YUK! YUK! THE HEALTHIEST CENTURNARIAN: Upon learning of the feats of 106 year old Larry Lewis, a long distance call to the Chicago Tribune vertified the following: Lewis runs six miles every morning at 4:30 AM. He has run seven miles in forty-one minutes and seventeen seconds (May 20, 1973). It was also learned that Lewis joined the P.T. Barnum Circus seven years before Baily teamed up as an airialist. Yes Larry Lewis is 106 years old and was born in an area that is now known as Pheonix, Arizona sixteen years before that state entered the Union. Lewis now resides in San Francisco and says he lives long by exercise and good eating habits. One last note of interest about Lewis is he toured with he great escape artist Harry Houdini (Eric Wise). BENNETT GAS COMPANY 1829 Gordon Highway AIR CONDITION HEATING APPLIANCES PROPANE GAS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL lp gas TANKS, SALE OR LEASE r > Free Estimates Financing u GAS Avai,Bb ' e _Z— Phone 738-7782 Red Star Lunch 533 9th Street Service 24 hrs. A Day Dining Room Closes 1:00 A.M. & Opens 5:00 A.M. Window Service 24 hrs. A Day, Also. We Stand Behind 32 Years of Quality Food and EFFICIENT SERVICE We Specialize in Fried Chicken By ILL. Oliver TID-BITS The United States of America Makes up 6% of the world’s population. And uses 33% of the world’s natural energy; Senator Sam Nunn, D-Georgia. Seven Footer, Wilt Chamberlin of the National Basketball Association - Los Angeles Lakers, has written a book entitled, “JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 7 FOOT BLACK MILLIONAIRE WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR”. The Libyan Government nationalized a U.S. Oil Company in that country and called it a punitive action. AUTO THEFTS ON UPRISE It may be a coincidence, but the Richmond County Sheriff s department reported four different cases of auto thefts in four different locations in Richmond County June 12th. Cyrus Hickson! Where’s your brick? FAMOUS WORDS OF THE WEEK City Councilwoman Carrie J. Mays, “The city (Augusta) has almost taken a thumbs-down attitude as far as using general revenue sharing funds for the CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority. If the City and County do not give funds to EOA and all of its programs, the agency will have to shut down or find other sponsors.” District Attorney Richard Allen: “My job is to prosecute all indictable offenses. I don’t have the manpower or the time to do out and investigate the police department or numbers racket.” Antonio Macrone (Italian attorney) representing, Miss Lise Wittrock, 28 year old Scandanavian on a charge of acting contrary to public decency in Italy, “A beautiful pair of legs can appear as evil only in the ambigous mind of false moralists.” Miss Wittrock was wearing pink Hot Pants in a park in front of an over-heated judge, who filed the charges. 10,000 YEAR SENTENCE Eugene Spencer of San Antonio, Texas was sentenced to 10,000 years in prison after being convicted of killing a policeman. Judge Archie S. Brown regretted not having the death penalty available to hand to Spencer. MINI-BIKE TICKETED??? Yes it sure happened, unbelievable but true right here in Richmond County. Seems as tho Waymond David (Paul) Leverett was taking his son’s mini-bike out of his back yard to a local service station. Well he never got there. Richmond County deputy A.E. Gormley gave him a ticket for driving without a helmet and no tag on the vehicle. Says Leverett, “Man, this is the first time I had it out of the yard. Its my son’s and I don’t allow him out of the backyard with it.” SOUL TRAIN HAPPENINGS AND FACTS WTHB Station manager CITIZENS LOAN COMPANY. INC. 412 NINTH STREET SIGNATURE - AUTO - LOANS FURNITURE - COME IN OR PHONE TODAY - IF YOU NEED CASH Phone 724-7457 Page 2 B Mee Report | [ By R L Oliver [ THREE ATTEMPTED RAPES UNSUCCESSFUL TWO ASSAILANTS APPREHENDED There were three reported rapes attempts in Augusta-Richmond County areas last week. John Percy Tate, 30, of 1458 Monroe Street was arrested half clothed in an alleged apparent rape of a 23 year old woman near Bush Field. Richmond County Deputies J.A. Griffin and R.H. Anderson were alerted to the action by several witnesses in the area around a trash dump that the victim was fighting trying to get out of a car in which the attempted assault took place. The woman had her clothes torn from her during the assault. Deputies recovered her clothing later. Another attmepted rape case reported in the county Thursday when a 24 year old woman told Richmond County Deputies she had to beat, fight, scratch and kick two men who had given her a ride at 15 th and Milledgeville Road refused to let her out of the auto. She escaped at a site near the New Savannah Lock and Dam. Augusta Police reported this attempted rape last Wednesday-Ernest Warren was arrested for the attempted rape and robbery of an Augusta woman leaving a local Broad Street club. The woman reported being picked up and driven against her will to the 200 block of Monument Street. After a struggle the assailant fled. When Warren was arrested he had the near victims wedding Sonny Soul tells me Soul Train is produced by the station and its DJ.s, that would be he, Howard Wade and Flash Gordon. Sonny also tells me, that last Friday’s rendition of Soul Train was number 9 held at Bell Auditorium. They have all been held there and with the last crowd of 2700 teens, Soul Train has reached the 27,000 attendance mark. Lionell (King-Row) Connelly was at S.T. number 9 too. King is formerly of WTHB, and WAUG. At present he is the Southeast general manager for Chess Records, Inc. LUCKEY TEN SANDS CLUB After leaving Bell Auditorium last Friday (with Soul Train) 1 went to the LUCKEY TEN Clubs bash at he American Legion on 15 th Street. Had a ball. Here are the club members: Jerry Barnes, President; Dora Beard, Secretary; Johnny Simon, Bus. manager; Willie Stokes, member; Willie Barries, member; Mack Jackson, Margaret Anderson, Johnny (Freak) Beard, Clifford Williams and Jimmy Vincent.. J immy Daniels, John Lockhart were also there. D.J. for the bash was Garfield Turner-The Soul Burner. Henry O’Neal offers this info regarding a newly opened entertainment Recording Black record company. Its named “All Plantiums and its co-owned by Joseph and Slyvia aofflpßo™ THE HINDO* PEOPLE L NU PRIME ' J WINDOWS !• Add-A-Room • Add-A-Carport I ;• New-Bathroom • New Roof 11 0 Aluminum Siding] ! CALL THIS NUMMR NOW| 733-7732 TOMPKINS CONSTRUCTION CO. 220* HTH ST. AUGUSTA, GA. 30904 |‘F.O. U» 3949 Hww 733- 7733 WAIR >R MRORftlff rings (reported stolen) on his person. BOLD BROAD STREET DIAMOND ROBBERY NETS THIEF $1529 CACHE Mrs. Bobbie Taylor an employee of a Broad Street Jewelery store said a man came into the store, asked to see some men’s diamond rings. When she put three rings on her finger to show him, he grabbed them and ran from the store. COUNTY DEPUTYS FACE GUNS DURING TWO DIFFERENT SHOOT OUTS Richmond County deputies had their hands full last weekend with two separate shooting incidents. Deputies Eddie Goode and Jim Hoblick answered a call at 1920 Chester Avenue Saturday only to discover a woman running and to learn that a man was inside with a gun. Moments later the deputies were fired upon. After a call for assistance was placed five squad cars converged on the scene. After tear gas flushed the gunmen out and following a scuffle, deupties arrested James Ralph Powell of 1920 Chester Avenue, and charged him with aggravated assault with intent to kill, discharging a fire arm near a public highway, obstructing an officer, and disturbing the peace. SHOPPERS NABBED IN ACT Carrie Mack, 19, was arrested and charged with theft Robinson. Ya’ll remember her don’t ya? Well for you oldsters she was the female half of the Mickey and Slyvia duet. For ya youngsters, she recorded, “Pillow Talk” not so long ago. Hey Bubba Hunter, how did those three chicken wings and breast taste? Anybody ever hear of “Annie Green Springs Country Sherry Wine” before? Aagggghhh!!! Boss Mallory Millender’s mother, Mrs. Dollie Millender, his aunt, Mrs. Mattie Strayhand; and his niece, Deborah Taylor were in Augusta visiting last week. They all came down from New York. If Y’all recall last week, 1 wrote about the champion twirler from Glenn Hills High, well I goofed. All the facts about the young lad weren’t presented, so here, goes. The lad’s name is Geniter Ivan Calhoun and he is fifteen. He won two medals with the famed Glenn Hills band - “The Georgia Music Educators Association Band Orchestra Medal.” And the, “Georgia Educators Association Solo Ensemble Medal”. Geniter is the son of Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Willie B. Wade of Augusta. Had the “pleasure” of meeting the vocal group Danny, Joseph, and D.D. of “The Devil Made Me Do It” fame. Are they out of sight. They hail from Nashville and are managed by Robert S. Riley - King Records Inc., also out of Nashville, Tenn. Seems like these youngsters get a pleasure out of signing autographs, they must have signed 200 last Friday including your truly. Congratualations to Jonell Bowman! she finally graduated from T.W. Josey. Her brother Frank is a Salesman for the News-Review and is beaming with pride over the youngest of the Bowmans. TOMMIE’S MARKET < mii’iin: one mop shopping i ivrrii OPEN 7 mi s \ Meats ■ Groceries ■ Produce Health and Beauty Aids 202 Telfair Street Phone PA 2-2261 EREE PARKING by taking. She was apparently seen by two Augusta Detectives M.F. Young, and C.L. Jennings hiding two pairs of pants valued at S3O in her packetbook. Quillard Lake, 29, of 1709 Meadow Street was arrested and charged with ggravated assault with intent to murder, and contributing to the delinquincy of a minor in connection with another shooting incident. Four squads of deputies answered a call where a man was threatening a woman and child. THREE YEAR OLD BITTEN BY RATS A three year old child, Wanda Jean Moore, of 1822 Phinizy Road, was bitten severly on her lettle finger by a rat as she slept last Monday. The child was treated at the University Hospital emergency room and will mobably undergo rabie vaccinations. STEREO STOLEN FROM LOCAL D.J. WBBQ Radio D.J., Robb Collins reported the theft of a S2OO FM Stereo stolen from his auto. The incident happened in the parking lot behind the station. Entry was gained by breaking the windshield. WESTSIDE HIGH TEACHERS AUTO VANDALIZED A teacher at Westside High School, Pinckney H. Gilchrist reported to police someone smashed the windshield of his car with a brick. TV STOLEN FROM TUTT’S GROCERY STORE The well known Tutt’s Grocery store was hit by a thug who stole a 19-inch color television set. Police questioned witnesses at the store, at 1436 Brown Street, but found reluctance from some for not wanting to get involved one way or the other. LITHONIA MAN ROBBED BY WOMAN Wade D. Conley, Lithonia, Georgia resident visiting Augusta was robbed of S7B By a woman. Conley had given the woman a ride on Gordon Highway and she turned on him and took his money at Sixth and Walker. THIEVES TRY REFRIGERATOR BUT GIVE UP AND STEAL SSOO WORTH OF OTHER ITEMS Thieves struck the home of Mr. William K. McCampbell at 2240 Morningside Drive last Wednesday. They tried to take a refrigerator but but couldn’t get it out of the door. So they took about SSOO worth of other furniture. MILES MOTEL HIT AGAIN - THIS TIME OVER SIOO IN LINEN TAKEN Forthe second time this year the Miles Motel has suffered the theft so linen and articles of furniture. An employee Dan Irvine said over $l6O worth of sheets, spreads, towels, pillows, pillow cases, lamps and pictures were missing from one of the rooms. SOLDIER MAULED, $l7O TAKEN ON 9th STREET Sgt. E-5 Herbert Graves of Fort Gordon reported to Augusta Police that several men attacked him at 9th and Walton Way, beat him up, took his wallet with $l7O in it, his watch, and his wedding band. ALL WHITE ALL MALE JURY AQUITTS TWO BLACKS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RECENT YEARS By R.L. Oliver An all white, >all male, Richmond County Superior Court Jury in an unprecendented almost historical move acquitted two black youths of armed robbery and aggravated assault charges. This is the first time in recent years that a Black person has been given a favorable decision, by an all white jury. Blacks being tried in felony cases usually are slapped with sentences, and hung juries hamper them in most civil cases. However the two youths, Donnell Johnson of 1105 Kent Street and Bernie Oliphant of 2007 Grand Boulevard were set free. A third defendant Alvin Way had pleaded quilty to the charges stemming out of the Golden Camp Road Kwickie SAFJKLAJSKLFAIEJFAKLF [florist| Green’s Florist Do Unto Other As You Would Have Them Do Unt Street Phone 722-9987 MARSHALLTOWN TROWELS COMPLETE Line - Low Prices Extra Specials List-our Price No. 45 Pointing Trowel $2.30 J 1.95 Cem. Finish NC 64 $7.10 $5.95 No 2 Hawk $4 30 $3 60 Additional Discounts On Cases ANTOPOLSKY HARDWARE 1245 Broad St. 722-4947 PERSON WITH SOME EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL PLANNING - AND IN SUPERVISION. FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION AS DIRECTOR. SEND RESUME TO P.O. Box 549 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA BEFORE JUNE 12, 1973 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Richmond County has an immediate need for an electrical engineer. It is desired this person have some experience in design of street lighting and/or traffic engineering. Excellent working conditions and fringe benefits. Applicants should apply at the Richmond County Merit System office, Room 605, City County Building, Augusta, Ga. Phone 724-1831 Ext. 220 for more information. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Help Wanted Part Time Select your own hours, $50.00 A Week Plus Commission! Call 793-3468 store and was sentenced to severnty eyars in prison. Defense lawyers for Johnson and Oliphant contended their clients feared for their lives, as Way threatened them with a weapon. This along with the question of why Way pleaded quilty when he was scheduled to be tried with the other two weighed heavy in the jury’s choice of verdict. Both Johnson and Oliphant have other charges pending against them. FREED ON ONE CHARGE BY DA. ACCUSED ROBBER-RAPiST OUT - WEAR-HOUSE MANAGER SHOCKED By R.L. Oliver Mod Pants store manager Chris Williams of the Wearhouse on Central Avenue appeared shocked when he learned that one of the accused trio who robbed, raped and pillaged his store are out on the streets again. Said Williams, “1 don’t think they should be on the streets. I think the Augusta Police Department should have notified the proper people.” Williams is refering to Bernice Oliphant of 2007 Grand Boulevard, who was aquitted of armed robbery and aggravated assault charges by a Richmond County Grand Jury and immediately set free by the District Attorney’s office, even though there are other major felony cases pending against him, one of which is the West Central Avenue mod shop. In an effort to clear the air regarding this matter on how a man can be set free from one charge, with another major charge including rape pending, Richmond County Sheriff Bill Anderson who told this reporter, “The pending charges were committed in the city and the Augusta police department never officially placed any charges against Oliphant with my office so we have not picked him up. “There are two ways to follow up in cases like this, one is the city police can register a warrant with my department AMFNSM,ANFKJASNMFS,ANFJKENFAM,F Our Specialty Newspapers & Tabs. Make Up and Printing u , • " ’ l s ?||| 1008 Ellis Street. Augusta. Ga. 30902 -For Complete Cold Type Service- so we can be notified, and the other way is to register a warrant with the District Attorney’s office and he can get the individual indicted.” The sheriff went on to say, “None of these procedures were taken. I have not been informed of any additional charges against him nor hes any warrant been registered with this department. Oliphant was aquitted and since no other charges were registered aginst him, the District Attorney set him free.” If and when these other charges are filed with my department we will pick him up. Williams dismayed by all of this said, “I sure think the Augusta Police and the District Attorney should do something about it. Bob Spinx an employee at the time was really hurt during that robbery, he was knocked silly. And the young ladey who was assaulted will probably never get over it. Why should local merchants be at “the mercy of this type of vicious element?” GARY L. JONES INVOLVED IN TWO MISTRIALS FOR TWO SEPARATE CASE OF RAPE IN LESS THAN A MONTH By R.L. Oliver Gary L. Jones (the Lendell Hunter look alike) has been to trial twice in less than one month, for two separate cases of rape, and has been the object of two mistrials. Last May Jones was being tried for the February 6th assault of a woman behind the Trinity On The Hill Methodist Church when a descrepancy caused a mistrial. Apparently a jury panelist, Cyril J. Bannick , claimed he was unaquainted with the victim and her relatives. He has since been indicted on a charge of perjury by the May session of the Richmond County Grand Jury. On June i 4th, Jones was back in court, to stand trial for a second charge of rape, in connection with the assault of a West Wrightsboro Road woman. Three witnesses testified that Jones was home during the incident. The woman under cross examination picked a suspect out of the mug files who looked somewhat like her assailant, but later learned he was in the penitentiary at the time. A few months later she called the Sheriffs Department CHEROKEE PAWN 9th Street SHOP LOANS ON ANYTHING OF VALUE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PISTOLS,-GUNS-RIFLES TV'S-RADIOS TYPEWRITERS Phone 722-2930 “Learn To Play The Guitar At I AV MUSIC oe ,P4V CENTER 967 Broad St. _ Augusta, Georgia \ Phone 722-7989 jiSk - c JcujJ NEWMAN’S DISCOUNT MUSIC CENTER Name Brand String & Band Instruments - Musical Instrument* Repaired - Buy Used Instruments 1159 Broad Street Phone 724-9773 to tell them of seeing a picture in he paper of a man who looked like her assailant. This turned out to be Lendell Hunter who was at Alto at the time. She later picked Jones out of a lineup. An all white, all male jury deadlocked on a decision, thus making it a mistrial. Jones is still in custody and has been since last February 7th. WARRANTS SWORN OUT AGAINST TWO ATTORNEYS WHO ATTACKED NEWSMAN Warrants of simple assault and simple battery and abusive language have been sworn out against two Augusta Attorneys by Channel 6 newsman Jay Mann. The two attorneys John Fleming and George C. Nicholson had warrants sworn out against them before Civil Court Judge Oliver K. Mixon, Friday June 15th charging that attorney Fleming shoved and struck Mann and attorney , Nicholson grabbed him by the ’ throat and hit him. Mann was in Superior Court shooting slides during swearing-in ceremonies for lawyers recently admitted to the bar. According to witnesses Fleming said to Mann, “Don’t take my picture,” and moved across the courtroom for him. Other witnesses stated that later in the corridor outside of the courtroom, Nicholson held Mann to the wall and accused him of harassing him. The warrants have the name of seventy witnesses including those of three Richmond County Superior Judges. Both attorneys posted bonds of $l5O on each of the six warrants sworn against them. FLOWEBB |2542 MILLEDGEVILLE ROAtJ BUS: 738-9401 RES: 793 3509 CURTIS CENTER DISCOUNT DRUG 159655 LINDEN STREET Open 9: OO A.M. -9: OO P.M. Monday - Saturday Sunday 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. DISCOUNT PRICES Phone 722-1802