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The Augusta News-Review - December 6,1973 - ■Walking ■■ In 1| With M ■ Dignity ak/i Ma by Al Irby ® llvj SOUTHERN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE SLOWED THE MONOPOLY OF BLACK ATHLETES TO NORTHERN AND WESTERN SCHOOLS BY UTILIZING BLACKS TO BOOST THEIR OWN ATHLETIC MUSCLES. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IS A SHINING POINT IN QUESTION. “BAMA” IS FIELDING 15 BLACK PLAYERS WITH STARTING STATUS ON ITS NUMBER ONE RATED CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. Can anyone imagine southern Blacks pulling for Alabama against Notre Dame. Well, come national bowl time, that will be a reality all over the nation. At the university town of Tuscaloosa, Ala. color-blind athletic policies mark a startling departure from racial-turbulent years of by-gone days. Alabama, where Gov. Wallace once stood “in the schoolhouse door” to oppose a Federal Court order to integrate. Coach (Bear) Bryant, head man of the famed “Crimson Tide” now wlecomes with open arms Black youths that can run, kick, and pass. One of his former Black All-Americans is an assistant coach on the team, and he tutors an all-white squad of defensive ends. Four Black starters were on the Barna basketball team that went to a post-season tourney last winter for the first time in the school’s history. This team reached the National Invitational Tournament semifinals. Also the winner of the 1973 Commissioner’s Trophy, and the Southeastern Conference s outstanding track star was a lean dazzeling Black Alabama sprinter. Commenting on the racial progress made since 1969, when a group of Black students sued the University, stating that University officials were dragging their feet in recruiting Black athletes, Coach Bryant made this statement in 1972: “We don’t have any Black players, or any white ones for that matter - we just have good players. 1 don’t care if they’re green red or puple, just so they are good.” BLACKS ARE HELPING TO BUILD SOUTHERN ATHLETIC DYNASTIES . The color-blind awareness is showing a new-founded euphoria all over the Southland. The Southeastern Conference is the major intercollegiate athletic outfit in the land of magnolia blooms and mint juleps, and only a few years ago it appeared that sports were Dixie’s last bastion of white-supremacy, lagging behind the rest of the South’s life style. The 10-school league was weak on joining the human race it had very few non-whites, and seemingly wanted even fewer. Most of the schools had no non-whites in any sport as late as 1970. But that’s not the case today, there isn t one schoolmthe conference that isn’t depending on Blacks to help lead the old alma mater to athletic glory. Vanderbilt and Kentucky joined Alabama as SEC schools with Black assistant football coaches. Some of these white schools have hired Black scouts to recruit Black players. H.Boyd McWhorter, SEC. Commissioner says: “Color doesn’t matter anymore, if a kid can win, that’s it.” And another very important thing, the white fans just love it. Not many moons ago, SEC boosters wanted their teams to remain lily-white,and showed their resentment of integregated teams by heckling Blacks on opposing teams. Coach Bryant has had his eyes on High School Black stars for a long time; but knowing the Southern climate, he advised a Black friend of his, who was coaching at an Alabama Black High School, not to direct one ot his stars to the University of Alabama. ITS THE COLOR OF THE UNIFORMS AND TOUCHDOWNS THAT REALLY COUNT The only way to root against Black players today is to be against both teams. So now, the enemy has the wrong color uniform, not his skin. In down town Birmingham the talk is: “When you have on that red jersey, you’re an Alabama man, it makes no different what your color is.” An Ole Miss fan says, “The only color I’m against is whatever color the other team is wearing.” . . It is easier being Black in the SEC today than it was in 1966, when courageous Perry Wallace of Vanderbilt became the conference’s first Black basketball player. Young Wallace was heckled shamefully in his freshman season. Mississippi canceled a game, although it gave other reasons. But Mississippi wasn’t fooling anybody; Wallace and his coaches were hip that Mississippi simply didn’t want to play against a Black player. It wasn’t exactly a picnic for Wallace at Vanderbilt. The weak-kneed elders of a White Church, and I say white church with capital letters, because it certainly was not Jesus’s Church, asked young Wallce to stop attending their church, because members would hold back their contributions. By the way this White Church was on Vanderbilt’s campus. Mr. Wallace graduated last fall, and is now a law student at Columbia University. After Wallace had graduated from Vanderbilt, another Black youth enrolled at Alabama and went out for the freshman football team, his name was Wilbur Jackson, he did not think he was going to like it, but he was treated civil, and in the meantime the Black enrollment had reached 400. Today Wilbur Jackson is a senior and says, “It’s getting better all the time, and 1 believe it will keep getting better. ’ BLACK GRIDIRONS ARE SUFFERING AS BLACK YOUTH PERFORM, AND BRING GLORY TO WHITE UNIVERSITIES Blacks in the SEC are criticized by Black separatists and some white liberals for selecting white schools where a few short years ago they weren’t even welcome as spectators. But this criticism is unfair. Some of the Black athletes say the lack of opportunity for full publicity at Black schools because the nation’s news media by-pass the small Black college. One sad side of SEC’s racial open doors is the disintegration of the athletic programs of predominately Black colleges, which got practically all the best athletes when old man “JIM CROW” held sway in dear old Dixie Land. Sam Whitmon, the steller coach of Fisk University’s undefeated football team is one of the many Black coaches that see the death of all-Black sports in another decade. Whitmon was disappointed in the exploxion of madness in Blackness, he thought that growth of Black so-called pride would send Black youths running, passing and tackling into all-Black schools, how wrong he was. Alabama’s John Mitchell, a star Black defensive end on last year’s team and now an assistant Barna coach made this observation: “It isn't the Black colleges’ fault, but they don’t have the athletic or academic facilities that white colleges can offer.” James Reed, Mississippi star running back says, “accepting an athletic scholarship at Ole Miss is just exercising my rights. Black people’s tax dollars built this place, so I should be able to come here if I want.” ALLEN UNIVERSITY SEEKS LOST ALUMNI “We Need You” Name Address Year ; Please send mail to: Allen Univ., 1530 Harden St, Columbia, SC 29204 Page 4 TO BE EQUAL IStr | BY VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. M k THE ENERGY CRISIS AND THE GHETTO Even if the Arab states stop trying to blackmail us into abandoning our long standing commitment to Israel, there will still be a serious oil shortage. The energy crisis appears to be here to stay. It is something that started years ago when world demand increased and prices rose sharply,and it will probably go on until new energy sources are found. The President has already called for a great national effort to attain self-sufficiency in energy supplies by the end of the decade, proving once again that Americans have almost unlimited capacity to set and follow through on national goals that don’t directly tackle the human problems of living together decently. In the 19605, the national goal was to put a man on the moon. In the 70s it will be to increase energy supplies. When will we decide to make the eradication of poverty and the revitalization of our cities a great national goal -- in the 19905? Meanwhile, the energy crisis continues and it has important implications for Black people and poor people. As the government moves to conserve energy its policy must be based firmly on two important principles. First, the burden of the shortages should be borne by all, with the heaviest burden on the people who can most afford it. It’s no great sacrifice to limit the use of gas-eating cars or for middle class homes to reduce thermostats to 68 degrees. But Black people and working people whose jobs are dependent on auto transportation shouldn't be hit with the same driving limitations and gas taxes as Sunday pleasure drivers. And Black people shouldn’t be victimized by gougers using the energy crisis as an excuse. Every winter many hundreds of thousands of Black people in urban ghettos freeze because their landlords don’t provide enough heat. For them, the 68-degree home heating target never existed. While it tries to cut back on energy use, the government shouldn’t foster flu epidemics in the ghettos - housing codes should be enforced and gougers mady to pay dearly. The second principle is that energy allocations should not hamper industrial users in away hat throws people out of work. While it may only be a scare tactic, talk is current that some factories will have to be shut down and their workers laid off. Most experts predict a sharp rise in unemployment, even without an energy crisis. This country’s goal has to be that of full employment -a job for everyone willing and able to work. We’ve had enough experience with “jawboning” to know that voluntary compliance is non-existent. Regulations on energy use ought to be formulated now - before it is too late - to insure that there is rational use of scare energy and that employment won’t suffer. And I’d like to see some kind of watchdog committee set up to insure that the energy crisis doesn’t become everybody’s excuse for placing more burdens on poor people and for evading social goals and responsibilities. Already, at least one southern school district has asked that court-ordered school busing directives be set aside to conserve fuel. All sorts of similar energy-saving patriots will be coming out of the woodwork now, saying it is their duty to cut heat to tentants to 55 degrees jjr to stop the school buses or close factories. Minorities and working people need assurances that the energy crisis is not going to become another excuse to put more pressure on their necks. Finally, in addition to pushing the search for alternative energy supplies, rational national policy demands pushing socially desirable goals at the same time. For example, one reason why the energy crisis is upon us is the fantastic road building program of the past two decades, a program that created suburbia and down-graded cities. A commitment to mass transit systems and to reviving city centers would go a long way toward conserving fuel while improving the quality of American lie. THE AUGUSTA NEWS-REVIEw PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Mallory K. Mißender Editor and Publisher Mailing Address: Box 953 Augusta, Ga. Phone 722-4655 Second Class Postage Paid Augusta, Ga. 30901 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable in Advance One Year in Richmond County $5.00 tax ipcl. 6 Months $2.50 tax incl. Ohe Year elsewhere $6.00 tax incl. 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' 7 j LETTERS TO THE THINKING AND WANTSPENPAL CHOOSING IS CHANGING Dear Editor: It is long over due that we take a look at people who did not have the opportunity to go to college for some reason instead of looking down on them to some extent. My congratulations go to the Augusta Black Caucus for taking a second look at its citizens, and choosing such a man to be honored. I was a witness at the Usher Rhodes’ Night at Paine College on November 25, and I was tremendously impressed to see a man honored who walks the streets by day talking to people and telling it as it should be told. The every-day-man, or the man-of-the-street is hardly the recipient of such a great honor. Usher, as he is called, did not go to college but he has a unique philosophy. He concerns himself about the crisis we are facing and in order to get his audience to listen he takes the streets, and someone heard him is why he became famous for a night. Representative R.A. Dent said, “this honor will no doubt add years to his life.” I quite agree because everyone likes recognition. Usher received his flowers while he could smell them, was able to stand up before a capacity crowd of people and hear Attorney J.H. Ruffin, Jr., who so adequately expressed the dignity of this man during the presentation of the award. It just simply made you feel good just to hear the optimism in the people’s voices and to see the joy in Usher’s face. No better person could have been chosen for this award, and hats off to the Augusta Black Caucus for choosing one of the least among us but yet, so deserving. Jesus said, “1 am come that your joy might be full.” This was true on Usher Rhodes’ Night. Mrs. T.C. Tindal 1113 Dugas Street Augusta, Georgia The Quota Club of Augusta is holding a RUMMAGE SALE Saturday December Bth at 1160 Broad Street at 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Quota International projects benefit the Hard of Hearing and Speech Handicapped; and Service to Girls. Mrs. Hugh 0. Busbia is president. Attention /// QlfO Bride to Be Ry lie Rent Bridal Gowns, Brides Maids Gowns c Also Furs And Tuxedos Specializing In I Gatering - Church Decorations - Flowers I COME IN AT VALERIE’S K X / and rent V s 9 A YOUR entire 7 /f 1S ' WEDDING / I B IV$ 1 TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER \ 1 'ln ONE - STOP. PHONE 798-8981 >1 W IW'.l PEACH ORCHARD ROAD Dear Editor: My name is Arthur Woycke 136596, Post Office Box 69, London, Ohio 43140.1 am 25 years old, am five feet seven inches tall, weigh 135 pounds, have hazel eyes, light brown hair and my sign is Capricorn. I have no one to write to.” Even if you are not a Capricorn, have a heart like a Leo, the Lion, and write. I am confined to an institution and I am lonesome. Thank you, Arthur Woycke P.O. Box 69 London, Ohio 43140 Lords & Ladies Complete Bulb Planting In Park The Lords and Ladies, a youth organization composed of children whose parents are members of Jack and Jill, met in Oglethorpe Park on Saturday, December 1, and planted several hundred crocus, anemone and grape hyacinth bulbs. The Saturday planting brought to a conclusion a bulb project, which involved 3500 spring bulbs donated by Columbia Nitrogen Corporation, Dr. James B. Kay, and individual Boy Scouts. Earlier in the fall, planting was done by members of Troops 47 and 162. The sites beautified by the members of Lords and Ladies included the Trestle Entry, the children’s play area, and the park amphitheater. Mrs. Tracy Williams is sponsor for Lords and Ladies, and her co-sponsor is Mrs. Hattie Lowry. Several other members of Jack and Jill were on hand for the Saturday planting. Bo's Bait & Tackle 2011 Savannah Rd. 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K Enclosed is $ w & Send to: Name ft * Address. £ ft CityStateZip w © From: Your Name < 9 6 Months $2.50 ( ) 1 Year ( ) $5.00 ft ft No additional cost to servicemen. £ & AUGUSTA NEWS-REVIEW 8 & P.0.80x 953 * y Augusta, Georgia 30902 ft .NEEPMIR*CpPtES_ * i Wli INNER CITY Colonial Inn 1341 Augusta Ave. Prograaaiva Grocery Stora 1223 Augusta Av* Cha tnut Mln It Market 1601 Cheatnut St Ashley's Church Supplier 1301 11th St. El am'■ Grocery & Nawaatand 1206 Gwinnett St. Honky Tonk Record * Boutique 860 Gwinnett St. Hurrlcan Grill 1302 Mills St Brown Derby Ber 502 Ninth St Esquire Pockage Shop 527 Ninth St C.W. Woo's Grocery Store 1001 Ninth St -eßo's House of Fine Millinery 217 Ninth St Turner's Wig Palece 211 Ninth St Turner's Boutique & Beeuty Salon 215 Ninth St Palace Diner 827 Ninth St Blaylock Food Store 1369 Ninth St Hill's Food Store 848 Ninth St Anderson's Clothing Store 1599 Old Seven nab Rd. Tutt's Grocery Store 1614 Old Savannah Rd. Williford Cleaners 426 428 Eighth Street High Hat Package Shop 1601 Old Savannah Rd. Hill's Food Store 1232 Wrightsboro Rd. Sarah's Place 1702 Broad St Hildebrandt's Food Store 226 Sixth St Strickland Grocery 422 H Third St Jones' Variety Store No. 2 1237 13th St Sanders Quality Signs 1139 12th St Pickneys Salos & Service 1257 12th St Sims Cleaners 1514 12th St Spur Gas Station 1127 Twiggs St K4W Package & Dry Cleaners 1216 TwiggsSt Walker Street Grocery 220 Walker St Stop & Shop Package Store 1406 15th Wrightsboro Rd. Walker Grocery Store 1708 15th St Most Sevan-Eleven Stores Throughout the Augusta Area Supreme Fashions 1008 Brood Street Josie's Beauty Solon 1376 Gwinnett St Quality Record Shop 1026 Broad Street Danny's Superette Fifth & Telfair Charlie's Bar 1036 Ninth St Corley's Sea Food 2239 Milledgeville Rd. Eighth St Grocery 1102 Bth St Manhattan Case 701 Ninth St Mims Grocery 1712 Old Savannah Rd. B.L. Wong 1101 Harrison at Hopkins St Clean Rite Cleaners No. 1 1626 Old Savannah Rd. Tutt's Friendly Grocery 1436 Brown St Ed's Curb Market 1245 TwiggsSt Way lam Grocery 1327 Twiggs St NELLIEVILLE & HYDE PARK Down Boat Grocery 177 Arogon Dr. Larry's Market 1670 15th St Pate's Package shop 2102 Milledgeville Rd. Jim's Supermarket 2056 Milledgeville Rd. Wan's Food Store 2035 Milledgeville Rd. Unity Supermarket 2301 Milledgeville Rd. Tuffys Restaurant 2061 Milledgeville Rd. Ono Hour Martinizing 2305 Milledgeville Rd. Intimo Lounge & Package Shop 1815 Milledgeville Rd. Nu-U-Hopkins Wigs & Beeuty Salon 2138 K Milledgeville Rd. Economy Roxall Drugs Milledgeville Rd. -Williamsburg Plaza Sights and Sounds Milledgeville Rd. -Williamsburg Plaza Gin's Market 1959 Milledgeville Rd Roberts Grocery & Snack Bar 2064 Old Savannah Rd. Skyview Pock ago Store 1718 Olivo Rd. Olivo Rd. Laundromat & Car Wash 1730 Olive Rd. Del Morocco Club 2066 Walnut St Bonnie's Drive-In 191 Bowles Drive Willis Grocery 2315 Old Savannah Rd. Sherwood Curb Market 3108 Old Savannah Rd. Cantrell's Grocery 2607 Moadow Brook Dr. Mt Zion Apt - Office 2445 Amsterdam Dr. Trinity Manor Apt - Office 2375 Barton Chaoal Rd. BELLEMEADE & FLEMING HEIGHTS S 4 P Curb Market 8032 Doans Bridge Rd. Hwy No. 1 Quick Shop Store 2877 Deans Bridge Rd. Deal's Curb Market Golden Camp & Milledgeville Rd. Handy land Food Store Millodgevilla Rd. - Carmell Plaza Handy land Food Store Wheelen & Milledgeville Rd. Fryer's Barber Shop 740 Gibson Or. at Golden Comp Rd. K wick io Food Store No. 38 Golden Comp & Gibson Rd. Greenway Curb Market 1869 Gordon Hwy Ealy's Texaco Station 2899 Doans Bridge Rd. Hwy No. 1 THE HILL White Horse Package Shop 497 Berkman Rd. L & N Grocery 602 Monte Sono Ave. OriginAjl JEgTgIM I WHITE W I &BLUIj M Vtk* gfpMiat •f-JK Dixie Beer of Augusta, Ing 1113 WALTON WAY PHONE: 404-722-4618 O'Hare's Supermarket 3616 Walton Way Variety Food Store Wrightsboro Rd. - Variety Plaza Ono Hour Mortlnlzlng 3226 Wrightsboro Rd. WHeon's Seo Food 2641 K Wheeler Rd. F 4 P Curb Market 3109 Weehlngton Rd. JaroH's Curb Market Washington Rd. across from J.B. Whites Davis Market 602 Third St Tommie's Market 202 Telfair EAST BOUNDARY Oak Village Apts. 104 Capital St William's Quick Chek Supermarket 839 East Boundary The Corner Store 336 Sand Bar Forry Rd. Kentucky Fried Chicken 425 East Boundary Clean-Rite Cleaners 833 East Boundary Shady Nook First & Telfair Street GREATER CSRA Floyd's Grocery 302 Hwy 26, N. Aug., SC Mort Minute Store 3819 Washington Rd., Martinez Culpepper's Super Market Washington Hwy - Thomson J&W - IGA Food Store Hwy 88 next to Post Office- Hephzibah Kimberly Grocery Hwy 25 - Hephzibah Hephzibah Pharmacy next to Post Office in Hephzibah Aiken Drugs 101 Laurens St SW Aiken Budget Food Ince. Main St Harlem Woodruss Drug Store Mitchel Shopping Center - Aiken Newman's Garage & Grocery Hwy No. 1- Wrens Davis Case Brood St - Louisville Davis Used Cars & Mobile Homes Hwy No. 1 ByPaes- Louisville Mayflower Restaurant Main St - Wrens Harley's Curb Market Hwy No. 1 Blythe Oelmac Minit Market 601 E 6th St - Waynesboro Mack's Grocery Store Cherokee St Thomson Bi-Rite Food Store No. 4 Main St Allendale Warren's Drugs Inc. Main St. R.R. Ave Allendale Big-Q Discount 106 Main St Allendale Brinson's Curb Market 606 W 6th St Hwy 56 - Waynesboro Brown's Grocery Rt 1 Box 176A Evans Connor's Grocery Rt 1 Evans Community Groceries Rt 1 Box 215 Appling Jim's Savo-A-Lot Grocery Rt 1 Box 44 Hwy 301 Sylvania Wall's Minit Wart Rt 7 Box 7 Hwy 21 Sylvania Ybung's Exxon Station ft Grocery 1024 Sand Bar Ferry Rd. Beech Island 3333 Old Savannah Rd. Mack's Minit Mart 3402 Peach Orchard Rd. Hwy 25 Mayfield's Exxon & Gro. Store Main St Mayfield Kent Super Market Main St - Stopionton Henderson's Shopping Center Powelton Ave. Sparta Richardson Grocery East Hwy 15 Sparta Ivory’s Case 201 Greenway St - Thomson Barry's Date Room Club & Restaurant 1832 Old Savannah Rd. at Molly Pond Rd. Curtis Drugs 1596 H Lindon St. Thrifty's Laundry & Groc. 1501 Linden St Nearby Groc. Store 1601 Lucky Street Family Groc. Store 1402 Tutt Ave. Irving's Super Market 2029 Old Savannah Rd. Timo Saver Food Market 3351 Poach Orchard Rd. H & C Grocery 3147 Poach Orchard Rd. Leroys Superette 1859 Central Ave. Williford's Cash & Carry Market Rt 2 Box Hwy. 88 Brynwood Pharmacy 3527 Walton Way BARTON CHAPEL Exotic Supper Club Lightening Mill Rd. - Harlem Barton Village Package Shop Barton Chapel Rd. Honky Tonk Record & Boutique No. 2 101 Sand Bar Ferry Rd. Novelty Bar 7 Gwinnet St Richard's Lounge 202 East Boundary Van's Package Shop 120 Sand Bar Ferry Rd. Tommie's Market 202 Telfair Tom Wong’s Grocery 1790 Milledgeville Rd. Berry's Dateroom C&R Old Savannah & Molly Pond Rd. Southside Beauty Salon 2013 Old Savannah Rd. Variety Food Store No. 1 903 Ninth St C&C Grocery 1231 Ninth SL Leila's Beauty Salon 1238 W Ninth Street Danny's Superetta Fifth & Telfair Family Groc. Store 1402 Tutt Ave. Nearby Grocery 1601 Lucky St Bentley's Pharmacy inc. 2529 Peach Orchard Rd. Callaway s 1633 Georgia Ave. - N. Augusta May Parks Pharmacy 103 Clearwater Rd. Belvedere Sunset Grocery 1602 15th St Griffin's Grocery 1672 Margan St at Garlington Ave. Merita Bakeries 1665 Olive Rd. The Doggie Resteurant 2331 Milledgeville Rd. Johnson's Grocery & Gays Rt 2 Box 71 Gordon Hwy