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Vol. 3
Black Man Dies Os Hemorrhage In
City Stockade-Negligence Charged
A 58 year old prisoner died
Sunday in the City Stockade of
a massive brain stem
hemorrhage. Guards on duty
did not respond to calls for
help and the city council’s
Stockade Committee is
considering dismissing them for
negligence.
Former Augustan Named
Deputy Assistant Director
Os USIA In Africa
Washington-James Keogh,
Director of the United States
Information Agency has
announced the appointment of
Horace G. Dawson, Jr., Foreign
Service Officer, as Deputy
Assistant Director of USIA
(Africa).
In his new position Dawson
will be the assistant to James
A. McGinley, who is the
Assistant Director for the
Africa division in the Agency.
Dawson joined USIA in
1962. His first overseas post
was Kampala, Uganda, where
he served as Cultural Affairs
Officer with USIS from 1962
to 1965. His second overseas
assignment was in Lagos,
Nigeria, where he also served as
Cultural Affairs Officer for
USIS from 1965 to 1967.
While in Nigeria he inaugurated
a nationwide essay contest that
I ’Miss Paine’ To Be Crowned, |
Brother Shares Family Limelight |
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On Friday, Miss Mary Faye
Harris, a senior history major
at Paine College, will be
crowned “Miss Paine” 73-74.
The coronation ceremonies will
take place in Paine’s
Gilbuth-Lambuth chapel at
8:00 p.m.
Miss Harris hails from
Fitzgerald, Ga. and is the
daughter of Mrs. Robert Harris
Sr. also of Fitzgerald.
The soon to be crowned
queen was questioned about
her feelings concerning her
upcoming coronation. “1 am
very nervous to say the least,
but I am also confident that I
will be able to represent my
fellow Paineites well as ‘Miss
Paine’. The last two weeks have
without a doubt been the most
exciting and exhausting that
I’ve ever experienced.”
Mary, by having been
elected “Miss Paine” in the
Paine Student Elections last
spring, also holds a position on
the Student Government
Association Executive Council.
She was questioned about her
role and function in student
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Mayor Lewis A. Newman
ordered an immediate
investigation into the death of
Henry O’Bryant of 2135
Milledgeville Road. He told the
News-Review Wednesday that a
very throrough investigation
has been made by homicide
investigator Detective Sergeant
is still in operation. Dawson’s
third overseas assignment for
the Agency was in Monrovia,
Liberia, from 1967 to 1971 as
Public Affairs Officer.
At the end of his tour in
Liberia in 1970, he was
assigned to Washington and
attended the Senior Seminar in
Foreign Policy from 1970 to
1971. From 1971 to the
present he was Cultural Affairs
Advisor, Office of Policy and
Plans in the Agency.
Dawson is a graduate of
Haines Noemal and Industrial
Institute of Augusta, Georgia.
He graduated cum laude from
Lincoln University,
Pennsylvania, wheree he
received his A.B. degree in
English in 1949. He earned his
M.A. degree in English and
Comparative Literature from
Columbia University in 1950
MARY FAYE HARRIS
politics, “1 feel that my being
on the Executive Council is
very important in that 1 am
able to work for and with the
students at Paine in helping our
institution to become one of
the best in the nation.”
Student President Mike
Thurmond added, “Mary has
been very helpful in carrying
out many of die projects that
we’ve started this year.”
The coronation ceremony
which is being billed as the
biggest social event of the year
will feature along with Miss
Harris, the Jerry Harris Jazz
Trio, The Paine College Dance
Group, over 40 organizational
queens and special guest of
honor Sgt. Ernest Tabb.
P.O. Box 953
Donald S. Lewis, and that
negligence was apparent.
Lewis’ report, according to
the mayor, shows that
“somebody goofed off’. Black
and white prisoners reported
being awakened about 4:00
a.m. by other prisoners
screaming for help for the man.
and his Ph.D. in Mass
Communications, State
University of lowa, 1961. He
has taught English at Southern
University, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
in 1965, Dawson received
the Agency’s Superior Service
Award for outstanding work.
He is founder of the
Southeastern Publications
Association and has
co-authored a Handbook for
Advisors to high school
newspapers with Professor
Lester Benz, School of
Journalism, lowa State
University. The book is in its
12th edition.
Dawson is married to the
former Miss Lula Cole of
Jonesboro, Louisiana. They
have two sons, Horace Greeley,
HI, 18, a pre-law student at
Harvard; and Gregory, 11.
H. HARRIS
While Mary Faye Harris,
Miss Paine College, will be the
center of attraction at her
coronation Friday night, she
must share the limelight with
her older brother, William, at
family gatherings in Fitzgerald,
Georgia.
William, 29, graduated from
Paine College in 1966, he
earned the Master’s degree
from Indiana University in
1967 and the Ph.D. from
Indiana University in June. His
dissertation “Keeping the
Faith: A Philip Randolph,
Milton P. Webster, and the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, 1925-1937” is the first
of two books Harris is in the
process of having published.
Harris is currently teaching
at Indiana University where he
holds the rank of Assistant
Professor of History, and
teaches Afro-American History
on both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. He taught
history at Paine College from
1967-69. He was a United
States Foreign Affairs Scholar,
“Everybody in the building
heard it, but both guards said
they didn’t hear anything,” the
mayor said. O’Bryant died
about an hour after the calls
for help were heard.
The medical examiner said
O’Bryant was also found to
have been suffering from
HORACE G. DAWSON, JR.
Williams Memorial Church
Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Williams Memorial Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church
begun celebrating its 100th
anniversary on Sunday
November 11th with a special
11 a.m. service and an evening
“Sermon in Song” at 6:00 p.m.
The Centennial celebration
will be observed throughout
the week with programs
scheduled at the church each
evening at 7:30 p.m. These
services will be conducted by
guest pastors, ushers, choirs
and members of Augusta Area
Churches.
CALENDAR OF SERVICES
AT WILLIAMS MEMORIAL
CME CHURCH CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATIONS,
Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.: service
with guest choir Piedmont
Singing Group of Greenville,
S.C. and sermon by Chaplian
Henry Harvey. At 6 p.m. there
will be a Sermon in Songs.
Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. the
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
- Officers, Choir Ushers, &
Members. Sermon by Rev.
E.M. Mclntyre.
Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. the
Trinity CME Church, Pastor,
Officers, Ushers, Choir, &
Members. The Hudson
1965; Paine College Student
Body President, 1965-66;
Southern Fellowship Fund
Fellow 1970-71; and received
the Susan O’Kell Award for
Distinguished Teaching, 1971.
He is married to the former
Wanda Fillmore of Fitzgerald,
Georgia. They have two
children, Cynthia, 4, and
William, 2.
Augusta, Georgia
pneumonia. Mayor Newman
said the stockade had been
without heat for 8 or 9 days.
Prisoners were authorized to be
transferred to the Augusta
Police Barracks, but they
reportedly declined preferring
extra clothes and bedding.
O’Bryant was wearing three T
Memorial CME Church, Pastor,
Officers, Ushers, Choir &
Members. The Sermon by Rev.
R.A. Lark.
Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. the
Bethel AME Church officers,
choir ushers, members. Sermon
by Rev. J.S. Wright.
Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. the
Macedonia Baptist Church -
officer, choir, ushers, &
members. Sermon by Rev. J.S.
Wright.
Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
Antioch Baptist Church -
pastor, officers, choir, ushers &
members. Sermon by Rev. R.E.
Donaldson.
Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. the
Morning Service. Sermon by
Bishop R.R. Shy, Presiding
Bishop of the Sixth Episcopal
District of the CME Church in
Georgia. At 6:30 p.m. a
program dramatizing the
History of the Church.
WILLIAMS MEMORIAL C.M.E.
shirts, and two sport shirts. He
was also suffering from a lung
disease (carcinoma of the
upper lobe of the right lung).lt
is not unusual for pneumonia
to accompany this ailment, the
mayor said.
O’Bryant was an outpatient
at the Veterans’
Administration Hospital’s
Lenwood division. Reports
show that he has a history of
pschiatric problems. He has
been an alcoholic for
approximately 30 years and his
most recent confinement was
due to a 10-day sentence for
“plain drunk”. He has been
Pageant Winner
Plays Candy
Striper In
"Medical
Center”
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EDNA HILL
Sixteen-year-old Edna Hill,
winner of the 1974 Miss Black
Teenage America pageant has
had a role specially created for
her as a candy striper in the
“Nightmare” segment of
MGM-TV’s “Medical Center”
starring Chad Everett and
James Daly.
Girls 13 through 16
representing 34 states
competed in the nationally
televised event. This marks the
second year that Frank
Glicksman and Al Ward have
created a role for the pageant
winner in their series.
A native of Columbia,
Maryland, Miss Hill, a senior
high school honor student, is
planning a career in psycology.
In addition to her role on
“Medical Center”, Miss Hill’s
prize included a $1,500
scholarship and a trip to the
Virgin Islands.
November 15,1973 No. 35
imprisoned at the stockade 218
times.
Asked what caused the brain
hemorrhage, the mayor said it
EDITORIAL
James Brown Loves Augusta
James Brown is Augusta’s most famous citizen. He is
one of its wealthiest citizens. His is one of the greatest
success stories ever. With all of his fame and fortune,
one might expect that James Brown would choose to
live in some far away castle, perhaps in another country
as do many jet-setters. But James Brown lives in
Augusta, Georgia his home town. If ever a man loved his
home town, James Brown LOVES Augusta.
One of the ironies of the James Brown - Augusta love
affair is that it is largely a one-sided romance. This has
to be a tremendous blow to the sensitive entertainer,
but it is equally frustrating to the many Augustans who
say they would “like” to like him. Where did things go
sour? Is it that Brown’s critics are just green with envy?
Is it that they don’t really know' the man? Or is it
perhaps that they know him too well?
That Jernes Brown iA Soul Brother Number One,
cannot be argued if his “number one” rating is based on
record sales. He has sold more records than anyone,
ever. He is called the Godfather of Soul. Few people
would challenge that, if it stopped there. Many who
know him feel that Brown regards himself not as the
Godfather of Soul, but as the Godfather, period. This
they find totally unacceptable. They respect him as an
entertainer but not as a leader, and feel he should stick
to entertaining.
But it is when Brown is referred to as a
“humanitarian” that many Augustans become enraged.
They are bitter that a wealthy man gives scholarships
that total five hundred dollars, and benefit shows that
yield only a thousand for the beneficiary. Some earning
small salaries say they give more than James Brown. One
News-Review reader who wrote while this paper was
supporting the James Brown Boulevard effort,
demanded, “Please list some of Iris civic contributions. I
hear that they are so minuscule that it’s a closely
guarded secret.”
His jet planes, numerous automobiles, and home on
Walton Way all serve to confirm the belief of those who
say he is “A Greedy Man”.
They see his Augusta financial investments such as his
radio station and recently burned down night club, first
as profit making ventures for James Brown and only
indirectly as contributions to the community. One of his
former employes described him as this city’s “greatest
exploiter of Black people”.
While we often disagree vigorously with Brown (for
example, his support of Richard Nixon) we see both
good and bad in the man. And we believe that his assets
greatly outw'eigh his liabilities.
Many of our readers will recall that Brown supported
the News-Review and helped the paper to survive during
most of our first year. And it is difficult to say how the
paper would have done without his support during that
critical period. For this we will always be gratefuL
J ames Brown is and always will be a most important
symbol to the poor and hopeless. His example proves
that if one does not give up hope, if one develops his
God-given talents, he can become a productive
individual. James Brown stands as a symbol of hope to
millions of poor people throughout the world.
Augustans must realize that while Brown has faults
and frailities like the rest of us, his faults are more
noticeable only because he is constantly in the spotlight
Brown must realize that he is neither omniscient nor
omnipotent James Brown could be and sometimes is a
most important resource for this community.
It is apparent that James Brown will not become the
resource that he could be until he is fully appreciated in
Augusta. And it is very clear that he will not be fully
appreciated until Augustans feel that he is contributing
to the community in proportion to his ability. In either
case, Augusta loses and so does James Brown.
Money cannot buy affection nor respect. Both must
be earned. It is sad to see a person rise from the depths
of poverty to the pinnacle of success in his field and not
be appreciated at home. It is our hope that in the near
future, Augustans will have as much affection for James
Brown as he has for Augusta.
i apparently was related to his
medical disorders. A full
j medical report on the death is
t not available as of this writing.