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®*’ f AuoUota II dkllA I THE PEOPLE’S PAPER ((2(Kj) *MMUEw II NATIONAL BLACK NEWS SERVICE \\ // MEMBER i Vol. 3 First Black Named To School Superintendent Post In Atlanta The Atlanta school board has ended a national search for a new school superintendent with the selection of Dr. Alonzo Crim, at present the superintendent of schools in Compton, California. The committee said Crim was selected from among 10 Mate Accused Os Killing His Black Wife, 2 Children IPSWICH, Mass. - A pregnant black mother and her two children were found Bennie Ward On Faculty At Stanford Dr. Berrnie F.L. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Ward, Sr., of 523 Rachael Street, has been appointed Research Associate in Theoretical Physics at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Since February 1 of this year, Dr. Ward has been an Instructor in the Department of Physics of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Previously, he was a graduate student of physics at Princeton, completing the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in January of this year. He received a Master of Arts degree in physics from Princeton in October, 1971, and Bachelor of Science degree in physics and mathematics ' h from Massachusetts Institute of I Technology in June, 1970. Dr. Ward attended high school at Lucy C. Laney and Academy Richardson To Serve On Bicentennial Commission Dr. Canute M. Richardson, vice-president of Paine College, has been named by Order of the Governor to serve as one of three members-at-large on the Georgia Commission for the National Bicentennial Celebration. The Order, dated June 20, 1973, also appointed Clifford Clarke of Atlanta and Frank C. Underwood of Savannah to the Commission. Originally established in 1969 by act of the General Assembly, the Georgia Commission was recreated in March 1973, within the office of the Secretary of State. Its purpose is to cooperate with the National Commission and local groups to prepare an overall program and to plan, encourage, develop and coordinate observances and activities, dr commemorating the Becentennial of the candidates for the $40,000-a-year post because, among other things, he has experience in running a predominately-black school system. Crim is black, and under the terms of the federal court approved compromise suffocated Tuesday. Her white husband was charged with murder after police found a DR. BENNIE WARD of Richmond County, graduating from the latter in June, 1966. The Accelerator Center is a forerunner in the effort to understand recent developments in the study of the interactions of elementary particles. While at the center, Dr. Ward will continue his research on the theory of deep inelastic lepton hadron scattering processes. Jk DR. RICHARDSON American Revolution. At its first meeting in Atlanta last week, the new commission heard reports on projects currently underway such as the reinterment of Colonel William Few in Augusta, and the national “Johnny Horizons” campaign. * Ax ■ ’ * P.O. Box 953 desegregation agreement between the school board and the NAACP, a black superintendent and an administration force that is 50 percent black must be appointed. “I’m extremely pleased they extended the challenge to me,” note saying “blacks and whites don’t mix”. Police Chief Armand Brouillette announced murder charges would be filed Tuesday afternoon. Earlier the husband, Gordon Haas, told police that he received a telephone call at owrk Tuesday morning saying, “We’ve taken care of your family. Blacks and whites don’t mix.” But police said a note, Youth Recreation Program The Paine College Summer Youth Recreation program got under way Monday with some 250 active 8-18 year-olds running all over the gymnasium and athletic fields amid sighs of relief and delight from the director and some 30 staff members. Last Monday when the program, now in its third year, was to have begun, 200 or more youngsters had to be turned away because funds for the program had not been made available this year. Then, Friday afternoon, like a belated Christmas gift, word came from Atlanta Regional Headquarters of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, that approximately $23,000 had been allocated for he program - due in large measure to the efforts of Mr. A.S. Quinn in appeali to the regional director of HEW, Frank J. Groschelle. The result? A month of structured activity, basketball, swimming, volleyball, dramatics and crafts, for youngsters! who might otherwise have spent their entire summer in the streets or at home alone. The prdgram which runs Monday through Friday until July 20, is divided into two sections, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for the 8-14 age group and 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for the 15-18 age group. It features hot lunch and supper and evening activities four nights a week. Paine College athletic director, Ernest Tolbert, is the program coordinator. said Crim, “and I’m looking forward to going there with great enthusiasm.” “I’m going to have to talk further with the school board relative to implementing the court order,” he said. “I have not yet had an opportunity to study the court order.” written in red pencil, was found at the scene which reads: “I’m sorry, but blacks and whites don’t mix.” Chief Brouillette said the bodies of the three victims, all with plastic bags around their heads, were found at 10:30 a.m, approximately 10 hours after they were killed. Haas normally left the house for work at 10:30 a.m Medical examiner Dr. John Pollatta said plastic bags were Black DJs Reject Payola Charges By Micheal D. Petit National Black News Service NEW YORK—Black disc jockeys surveyed here have Business League Speaker MR. CLAUDE PATMON Mr. Claude Patmon, a corporate manager of franchise sales, will be the guest speaker for the CSRA Business League’s monthly meeting. Mr. Patmon will be giving vital information to those interested in learning about franchising. Mr. Patmon is a graduate ot Michigan State University, East Lansing, with a B.S. Degree in Physics and a minor in Mathematics. The Board of Directors and staff of the CSRA Business League cordially invites the public to attend. The meeting will be held Monday - night, July 9, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. at the Panish House on Pine Street. Crim replaces Dr. John Letson, retiring after 13 years as the head of the city school system.” “I think we always have problems with any new venture,” said Crim, a trim father of three children who swims, jogs and plays handball taped around the necks of Mrs. Shirley Haas and her children, Gordon, 4, and Melissa, 2. A role of tape was found in the bedroom where Gordon died. Pollatta sstimated time—es death at about midnight. He said Mrs. Haas was six to seven months pregnant. He said that she apparently was the last to die. Asphyxia was the cause of all three deaths, Pallotta said, on the basis of a preliminary examination. generally agreed that there is little possibility that a former Columbia Records vice president’s claim that more than $250,000 a year was spent on payola to black radio stations and DJs is true. The DJs, who were around in the late 1950 s when payola scandals rocked the industory, said it would be difficult for such a payola scheme to work with present regulations in the industry. Among other reasons, the program director is generally in charge of making up the playlists,- not the DJs, nad so they really don’t control what songs go on the air, the DJs said. And they point out station managers look for such offenses closely. . - , The controversial started when David Wynshaw was dismissed April 10. Although the Columbia Broadcasting Company has said Mr. Wynshaw was an accomplice in the misuse of thousands of dollars in company funds, the former vice president has been talking to federal investigators since then. Wynshaw has told them that the company has a budget of more than $250,000 each year concealed within Columbia’s budget for payola to help in the promotion of records by its blacks artists, which were recently acquired. Claiming as much as $7,000 a week is turned over to a tipsheet publisher, whose newsletter tells of the hottest records, the vice president says they then dole out payoffs to black radio station personnel in major cities. He contended that other Augusta, Georgia daily. “But I also think we are going to realize a great number of successes.” Crim said he had received offers in the past year from school systems in Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Mo., and Englewood, N.J., but the one from Atlanta was “The only one I’ve considered seriously.” Crim lived most of his life in Chicago until moving to Compton four years ago. He received his bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt College in Chicago, his masters from the University of Chicago and his Augustans Already Missed * In Wolverine Attack With the oncoming football season right around the corner, Morris Brown’s “Wolverines” Mentor, Ray Ross, like most other Head Coaches is pretty skeptical at this points and weak points of this year’s ‘73 football team. Augustans Hammonds and Golphin already missed in Wolverine attack, with the oncoming football season right around the corner, Morris Brown’s “Wolverines” Mentor, Ray Ross, like most other Head Coaches is pretty skeptical at this point about the strong points and weak points of this year’s ‘73 football team. Needless to say, the coach is hoping that there will be some strong points that will overshadow some of he weak points as plans are formulated for the upcoming season. While the “Purple” did not have a banner year this past season like in ‘7l, when they chalked up 6 victories and lost 3, they did lose some key personnel among 13 graduating seniors. Gone from the offense are Alfred Jenkins, All SIAC wide-receiver; Gregory Thompson, All Conference quarterback; Ronald Daniels, All Conference swing tackle; Deßoy Hammonds; Jerry Clark; Jerry Davis; and Levi Golphin, a fine running-back. Lost also from the defense will be William T. Roberson; Kenneth Fortenberry; Larry Henderson and Micheal Banks. Alfred Jenkins, the speedy Little wide-receiver who caught passes for 72 points in two years under Coach Ray Ross’ guidance of the “Wolverines” will venture to the Houston Oilers. payoffs were given to promotion men and record producers. A spokesman for the Columbia Broadcasting System doubted the allegations as well. “We don’t know anything about it and don’t think it’s true. We have no knowledge of any such activities and no evidence that they transpired.” The spokesman added that Wynshaw’s job did not involve promotion, thus “he is not a SEE BLACK DJs PAGE 3 doctorate in education from Harvard. Atlanta’s schools, now 80 percent black, are entangled in a 15-year-old desegregation suit and a continuing flight of whites to the suburbs. Under the current compromise agreement-still under appeal by four groups including CORE and the Legal Defense Fund, 2,765 students EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY? FOR WHOM? Black Americans have just celebrated another Fourth of July. Most Americans celebrated Independence Day. Blacks are still embroiled in the fight for freedom, and cannot get emotionally involved in the historic significance of Independence Day as other Americans do. Blacks have to ask, whose independence? And from whom? What Black people do celebrate is the Fourth of July. That’s a paid holiday. It’s a lime when family and friends get together to have fun. This day is characterized by barbecue, fire crackers, a ball game, playing cards, some soulful music, and some liquor. But little thought is given to Independence Day and one rarely sees a Black person waving the Star Spangled Banner. The Black American knows that when this nation became free, no one came to free the Black man from his chains. He realizes that when Thomas Jefferson wrote the beautiful sounding Declaration of Independence, he did not mean for it to apply to Black people, or else he would have freed his slaves. Thomas Jefferson kept his slaves enslaved. When he wrote “Liberty and justice for all”, he obviously did not even regard Blacks as people. But it is interesting that several of Jefferson’s children had a Black mother. America sent 50,000 men to die in Viet Nam supposely so that the people of South Viet Nam could enjoy freedom. But we ask how many lives has America lost to ensure the freedom of Blacks in South Africa, in Southern Rhodesia or here in the United States. When brought face to face with he freedom of Black people, America suddenly goes blind. America was built on the blood, sweat, tears and the very lives of Black people. And before America ever nukes claims to being “the land of the tree and sweet land of liberty”, it will have to learn what freedom is, and Black people will have to detine it. Build It Back Receives $2,000 This week the Paine College Alumni Office received four checks totaling $2,000. Two were in the amount of $500.00 each from alumni Joseph N. Tillson of Inglewood, California, and J.T. Walton of Gardena, California. The other two checks were from the North American Rockwell Company, also $500.00 each, matching the gifts of its employees Tillson and Walton. Today, many colleges are in dire need of financial support. Recognizing this and the ever increasing need for post-secondary education in today’s business world, many companies are investing in colleges. According to a publication of the American Alumni Council entitled “Two Can Give as Easily as One”, over 450 companies currently have Matching Gifts Programs through which “. . . your July 5, 1973 No. 16 will be bused in the fall and eight schools closed, leaving 83 all black schools and 64 others in which a minority race amounts to more than 10 percent of the enrollment. employer is recognizing the contribution which you, as an educated person, are making to your company. Its the boss’ way of saying ‘thanks’ to he college which helped to provide your education”. Miss Rupert Blanchard, acting alumni director at Paine, describes the procedure as extremely uncomplicated. “An employee who makes a contribution (however small or large to his college, simply informs the appropriate person in his company that he has done so. The company then contacts the college and issues a check indicating whose gift it matches,” she explains. “In some cases, the donor does not have to be a graduate of the college to which he gives. Unfortunately, many schools miss out on this program because their alumni and friends are unaware that their companies participate,” according to Miss Blanchard.