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Elderly woman robbed, beaten in her home An elderly woman was beaten and robbed in her home Friday evening by a man who pretended to deliver money sent by her son, Albert, who lives in Buffington, S.C. Mrs. Prutty Taylor who lives alone at 1242 Mauge St. told the News-Review that a man came to her home about 6:30 p.m. and identified himself as the son of a Mrs. Williams (a neighbor) and added that a Dr .Crim warns urban crisis to worsen without 'miraculous changes’ in attitude Oer 1,000 persons heard I Atlanta’s first Black superintendent of schools call < / for a of attitudes ta > deal with increased segregation. Dr. Alonzo Crim was the speaker for the tilth Emancipation celebration held Tuesday morning at Tabernacle Baptist Church. During the program, the Lincoln League announced the winners of its annual Woman of The Year, Man of the Year, and Businessman of the Year Awards. Karen Brown featured in January issue of 'Seventeen’ Magazine W ■'**»*- “P%_- pW^'' • I TV. «•-■ ~'' ■ ’ Hb? ; = *x. ■ 1 g r. I ’ I > KARZN BROWN f > LlDttnii; PAINE COLLEGE + AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Augusta, ga 30901 M 10.1974 II THE PEOPLE’S PAPER I NATIONAL BLACK NEWS SERVICE \A J] ” MEMBER Vol. 3 letter containing money from her son Albert had been mistakenly placed in his mother’s mailbox. When she let him in, he grabbed her and shouted, “Let’s go. Let’s go. Goddammit. I’ll cut your throat.” He ransacked the house, taking, bank books, insurance policies and about S3O in cash, $lO of which die had received Dr. Crim said the Blacks have suffered slavery in at least 4 ways, actual bondage, economic slavery, social and psychological slavery. The Harvard grad keyed on the division between “our code and our conduct”. It is hard to accept the fact some laws are implemented while others are not, he said. Pointing to the increased segregation caused by white flight to the surburbs as soon as Blacks moved into their neighborhoods, he said the job P.O. Box 953 as a Christmas gift from Antioch Baptist Church. The man demanded more money. When she replied that she didn’t have any more money, he threatened to cut the woman’s throat if he found more. Unable to find more money, he struck her two or three times in the face with his fists. The old woman says she of changing attitudes is becoming more difficult as the north is also retreating into segregation. “The Urban crisis will worsen,” he said, “unless there is a miraculous change in attitude.” Racial isolation, he continued, restricts aspirations and leads to the preference of association with one’s own race. “It perpetuates the attitude that Blacks and Black schools are inferior. Black children grow up stunted and vulnerable to all the vices doesn’t know how old she is, but she is feeble and can barely walk. Mrs. Taylor was at a loss to explain how the man knew her son’s name. She said she has a neighbor by the name of Williams, but Mrs. Williams did not know the man. Mrs. Taylor was unable to make a positive identification at a police line-up on Saturday. associated with poverty.” The average income for the Black family is less than half of the average white family incu/.je. Racial discrimination must be recognized as “morally wrong and economically wasteful,” Crim said. He emphasized the importance of self acceptance among Blacks. We must accept ourselves as somebody before others can. Then, he concluded, “We must take our places as members of the family of man.” Six months ago Karen Brown was a 17 year old honor graduate at Augusta’s Aquinas High School. Now she is 18, and how her world has changed! She now lives in New York City where she is a paid ballet dancer. She is featured in two full color pages of the current issue of “SEVENTEEN” magazine, and later this year she will go on a 3 month tour of Europe with nine other finalists chosen from across the nation by SEVENTEEN. There aren’t many Black girls who choose to dance ballet. When asked why she chose ballet. She said, “I wanted to prove I can do it, too.” Karen has been dancing ballet since she was eight years old. She danced with the Augusta Civic Ballet Company for five years; she studied wih New York’s Joffrey Ballet for f j liJr Miii CARTERS REPEAT AS WINNERS OF THE “BEST DECORATION AWARD” Harvey Johnson is shown presenting the trophy for the best Christmas Decoration in Belair Hills for 1973 to Mr. and Mrs. Janies E. Carter, 111. The Carters have won this award for two consecutive years. The award is sponsored by the Belair Hills Association and the judges were Mrs. A.R. Davis, Mrs. Florence Johnson, and Mrs. Ella N. White. Mr. Carter serves is president of the Association and Mr. Johnson as vice-president Augusta, Georgia ■■LB ■■■&■■ || EM, . j U I JR RANSACKED HOME OF MRS. PRUTTY TAYLOR Award winners The Lincoln League presented its Woman of the Year, Man of the Year, and Businessman of the Year Awards at Emancipation Day program Tuesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Woman of the Year Award went to Mrs. Elizabeth Golden, director of the Walker Baptist Association Choir; the Man of the Year Award was presented to C.T. Walker three summers and is now an apprentice at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She was one of 10, and the only Black, chosen from among approximately 350 applicants selected by SEVENTEEN which describes her as a “natural performer with a lively personality and plenty of talent.” Among the criteria used by SEVENTEEN. Karen was asked to predict fashions for next year, and to describe her make-up and beauty routines. When asked where she learned grooming and beauty techniques. She replied quickly, “From my mother.” She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Allen Brown of North Augusta, S.C. Now that she is a part of SEVENTEEN’s tour group, her beauty treatments are done by nationally renowned experts. She laughed as she recalled that January 3, 1974 No. 42 Elementary School Principal, Earl Thurmond. And Henry' Howard received the Businessman of the Year Ward. Howard is owner and operator of Howard’s Upholstery and partner in Supreme Fashions. He is also president of the CSRA Business League. The Awards were presented by Margaret Armstrong, Charles Walker, and Harvey Johnson. recently all the girls were getting their hair styled by Louis-Guy-D’ at New York’s Berkshire Hotel. He did everybody’s hair except mine,” she explained, “because he didn’t know what to do with it.” Maury Hopson was called to Karen’s rescue. He sometimes styles hair for the Supremes. Karen is serious about dancing and modeling. But that is temporary. She plans a medical career. She wants to be a dentist and wants to enter college next year. But right now she has her hands full. She left Augusta last Thursday for New York. During the last week in January she and her niie tour-mates will go to Washington for 4 weeks, then to Baltimore, Chicago, Mexico City, and later, to Europe for a 3 month tour of the major cities of Europe. I ; . BERKELEY G. BURRELL National business league head to address Black press workshop Washington (NNPA) Berkeley G. Burrell, president of the National Business League, will address the opening luncheon of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Mid-Winter Workshop, Jan. 23-26 at the Hay boy Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach. “Burrell will discuss how the Black Press can help facelift Black businesses by encouraging them to shift from rhetoric and fantasy to the business realities of the 1970’5,” says Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett, NNPA president, and editor and publisher of the San Francisco Sun-Reporter. Burrell will speak at noon at Jan. 24. In addition to heading up the Business League, he is vice chairman of the President Nixon’s Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise, chairman PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! We want to print your news. But we MUST have it by NOON TUESDAY in order for it to be printed that week. There can be NO exceptional 1 Please co-operate with us so we can better serve you. I Inside I I this I I week! James Brown gives scholarships to top Black College Football Stars Page 6 Sylvester Boler tells why he turned down Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame Page 6 Relatives visit grandmother, SI,BOO in jewels missing See Police Report After being shot by husband, wife takes turn at bat See Block to the Hill First Black owned TV station to be aired Page 3 Jews deplore fuel cutbacks to stop busing p age 2 of Minority Contractors Resource Center, and president of Merchant Prince Corporation and Burrell’s Superb Cleaners here. Theme of the Workshop is “Black Press - Catalyst for Economic Change”. The sessions will focus on “Improving Business Management of Black Newspapers”, “Building Circulation”, “New Thrusts in News and Feature Content”, “Opening Doors of Advertisers”, “Improving Advertising Salesmanship”, and “The Business Forecast for ‘74.” Following the three-day Workshop, which will open Wednesday evening, Jan. 23, with a reception, the delegation will fly to the Bahamas for an overnight stay on Saturday, Jan. 26.