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The Augusta News-Review - January 3, 1974 - [SSI RELATIVES VISIT GRANDMOTHER-IN-LAW JEWELS MISSING Mrs. Helen Kirsh of 2235 Darlington Dr. told Richmond County deputies that her son’s first wife and ch ildren paid her a visit Saturday, and after they left, the following items of jewelry were missing; one 12 karat diamond ring, 20 years old, worth SI500; one gold wedding band with small diamonds valued at $l5O, and one % diamond, 30 years old, worth $125. Building No. 16, Apt. 1, at the Lucuyan Village Apts., was burglarized sometime between Dec. 20th and Dec. 29th, by unknown persons. Missing were, two pioneer speakers valued at $l2O, a 575 portable TV set, a $l5O Sancucci Stereo set, and on Girard turn-table valued at SSOO. A $275 color television set was stolen from he Holiday inn by someone who entered one of the rooms. Robert Robertson told deputies that when he got into his car parked in front of Pate’s Package Shop, someone was hiding in he rear and hit him over the head. When he awakened several hours later, he and his car were in a ditch and his wallet with $l5O in it was missing. Bowdre Van Buren, of 2115 Kennedy Drive told deputies that upon her return home someone had stolen her $l9O television set from her home. A thief tried to burglarize the Belle Terrace Church but a shotgun blast from the father of Jean Hadden scared him off and he dropped an unidentified object fleeing. Caroline Williams, address unknown, was arrested and charged with theft by taking in connection with some missing bacon at the Kroger store in Southgate Plaza. Five armed robbies, six burglaries and one case of aggravated assault with intent to murder marred the New Year’s holiday weekend. The Majik Mart at 2150 Central was held up at gun point by a man wearing a fatigue jacket with a hood, and wearing dark glasses early Monday morning. Sammie Yarbrough a store employe told police that the bandit pulled a gun on him nd said, give me the money. Yarbrough opened a cash drawer and gave what was in the till, approximately $75. The robber then locked the employe in a cooler then fled. A man walked into the Southern Milling Co., 1015 Twiggs St., and asked for a job, and when he was told there was none available, he pulled a single barrel sawed-off shotgun and made several employes lie on the floor and made offf with $3lO. In another incident where an elderly woman answered a knock at her door she was robbed at knife point. Mrs. Bernice Jordan, 74, of 1128 First St., said she opened her door slightly and an unknown man grabbed her with a butcher knife and ransacked her home. According to reports he got away with S2O and a .22 caliber pistol. 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Dennis Dunbar told police that he left a club on Linden St. and was offered a ride by two unknown males. After accepting the ride, the duo pulled a gun on him and robbed him of $127. Seventy-five dollars of the money was in cash and the rest was in checks. [ A car parked in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church was robbed of a .25 caliber automatic pistol Friday. Hueriah Jones of 852 Florence St., told police that when he returned home from work last Saturday, someone had ransacked his home. The only thing that he could find missing was an attache case, value unknown. Mrs. Katherine Williams, of 1621 Milledgeville Rd., was being threatened by a man she identified as Willie Robertson, so she went to call the police to report the incident, upon returning home she found that someone had burglarized her home and stolen her black and white televisionn set. In another burglary Vera Ryals, of 1637 Broad St., told police that someone had broken a window to her home and stole a SSO camera and a stereo tape player valued at $225. Eva Mae Davis reported the theft of a $l4B television set and $4.00 from her wallet. Her home at 539 Gilbert Manor had been broken into, through a broken window. In an aggravated assault with intent to murder charge, James Shields said that Terry Thurman shot him in the arm. Thurman said he was sitting in an auto with Ann Shields when Shields came up to the auto and began hitting him, so Thurman pulled out a revolver and shot him. Thurman turned himself into the police. Burglars broke into the Town Squire Store and made off with several dozen shirts, several dozen pairs of pants, and several sports coats. The store located at 1229 Oakdale Rd., said the total value of merchandise taken was S2IOO. Exotic Supper Club Relax and enjoy the Newly Opened beautiful Exotic Supper Club, which is now in progress to give you unlimited service. Ask about the Special privileges for all members. Open 12 Noon Until Lightening Mill Rd. Phone 556-9225 Harlem, Ga. Little Joe Eddie Soul Manager Asst. Manager Page 2 From The Block To The Hill By RJL. Other For those of you that are unaware of it, that pretty lass who works in the Records Dept, of the Augusta Police Dept, is also the same pretty lass seen on WJBF Store Patrol (Price Patrol). She is none other than Mrs. Willie (Emma) Wade. And get this . . . That 230 pound Georgia Line-backer Sylvester Boler has a brother that tackles just as viciously. They only difference is his brother, Mason Boler, tackles chickens. He owns the franchise on the corner of Highland Ave., at Wheeler Rd. Did ya’ll get a look at George James Thomas’s nephew during Saturday night’s Gator Bowl ... he was number 27 . . . the left comer-back. Oh yes, Thomas is a classmate of yours truly at P.C. Well, 1 missed these good folk last week for “Merry Christmas”, so I will wish them a “Happy New Year” . . . Robert and Justine Jenkins, Richmard Wallace, Ernest Mcßride, Carol Kelly, Rev. & Mrs. Dunn, Sarah Sawyer, Thomasine Colbert, James Simkins, K.J. Stokes, James Stokes, Sarah Beard, Queenie Beard, Freddie Martin. Biondell Conelly and mother Mrs. Rosa Robinson, N.L. Mims, Ann Mills, Gladys Bell. Katherine Patterson, James Wilber, James Jackson, Willie Wilburn, Harriet Smith, Daisy Ramsey, Alphonso Allen, Joe Johnson, Lizzie Turner, Albert Mason, Regis Hill, Audrie Clark, Maude Crawford, Gladys Peterson, Gladys Bell, Molly Peterson, Mattie Lambert and sons, Rev. James D. Avery, Rev. & Mrs. Arthur Sims, Rev. & Mrs. J.L. Sims, Rev. & Mrs. F.F. Cook, Katie Thurmond, Frances Thurmond, Irene Bussey, Harry Lee Cook, Janie Millender, Mrs. Loula Hampton, and Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gilchrist. HEY, CHARLES McCANN ... YOU TOO ... AND ANN OLDS ... AND VINCENT GRAHAM AT WISHBONE ON WRIGHTSBORO ROAD. GETTUM MAMA Because their trial hasn’t come up yet, their names cannot be used, but dig this. A husband shot his wife in the foot last week and she stayed one week in the hospital. You guessed it, when she got out she hit him in the foot with a baseball bat. Now he’s in. So trial will have to wait until he gets better ... Yuk, yuk. Far be it from me to knock any program that will aid an alcoholic, but what good does it do to force a man to take antabuse against his will just to keep him sober enough to go through a program that makes a lot of paper work look good in Washington, D.C., like we are making progress in this particular area. HOGWASH! When he leaves these so-called havens of rehabilitation all sober and ready to face the world ... the people that WRITE REPORTS to show statistics, fail to add in their reports that the sobered drunk fails to gain employment once he is released from the Rehab-Centers and usually returns to alcohol. And for the benefit of this column’s readers ANTABUSE (Disulfiram) is nothing to play around with. Just in case someone who thinks that it is, call my home number 733-3655 ext.’ 328, and I will be glad to discuss or let you read about it for yourself ... I dare some of you scholars. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, WOW!!! Mrs. Mallory (Jackie) Millender, a 1974 Karmann Ghia (that’s a car) Little Butch Waters, an Opel Kadett 1900 Station Wagon A fifth of Windsor Canadian, White Label Scotch, and a half gallon of Smirnoff 100 for my garden. Whoa!! I won’t say who, but Ms. Minnie Beard really got a beautiful compliment on Christmas Eve. Mary Hagan, Thanks for the gift. A HINT FOR A RESOLUTION More BLACK news telecasters ... Frank Thomas looks lonely out there by himself. Now that’s what I call “ACTION NEWS”. As a matter of fact,'Hal Laster of Super “Q” is out there by himself also ... Oh! I forgot ... there are not enough qualified Blacks to fit the bill, Mmmmmmmmm, how about that. IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR AND I MEAN AFFAIR What is a family affair? It’s Tae Kron Do, Korean art of self defense and it’s taught by Teletl (Uke) Lefiti, a Samoan. He instructs classes at the First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church daily from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Why is it a family affair? Well it’s mainly because that’s the way it began. Here are some of the members, the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Sims and son, Carl Williams, Cisrow Luke, Cisrow Luke, Jr., Vernon Luke, Marion Luke, John Whitfield, Gary Rouse, Mike Rouse, Mrs. Laura Brooks and her five daughters. Now can you see why it’s a family affair? And they are darn good too ... check them out sometime. Padre (Rev. Sims) really gave me an exhibition that made me wonder ... Wow !!!!!!! Bo's Bait & Tackle 2011 Savannah Rd. All kind of belts • tackles Soft drinks & Boor Open 7 days a week B im. until your Patronage Appreciated J. LESTER FURMAN JEWELER 214 Bth Street Authorized BULOVA Dealer Sales and Service on Ladies' & Mens Accutrons Phone: 722-2932 Berry's Date Room & Supper Club 1832 Old Savannah Rd. at Molly Pond rd. STARRING JOHNNY SOUL WITH A BIG SURPRISE EVERY THURSDAY - A FREE RECORD HOP ONE NIGHT A WEEK. A CLUB WITH A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND WILL ASSURE SAFETY FOR YOU AND YOUR DATE. Fuqua new March of Dimes Chairman Mr. W.D. Fuqua has been appointed Campaign Chairman of the Richmond County Chapter of the National Foundation-March of Dimes for 1973-74. “The March of Dimes is constantly working toward its goal of birth defects prevention. Genetic counseling, early detection of high-risk pregnancy, and intensive care of the critically ill newborn are some of the modem means used to combat babies’ public enemy number one - birth defects,” he said. “The public must be made aware of the need for better prenatal and perinatal care. This is medical care during the months of pregnancy and the weeks just before and after birth. These are critical times for every mother and baby. Here in Richmond County, this care is vital as we have an infant and maternal death rate that’s nearly twice thee national average,” Mr. Fuqua added. Medical researchers are Jewish Congress deplores fuel cutback New York-Naomi Levine, executive director of the American Jewish Congress, today issued the following statement on yesterday’s House vote to bar fuel for busing children beyond their neighborhood schools: “The American Jewish Congress deplores the action of the House of Representatives yesterday in barring the use of fuel to transport pupils to schools for the purpose of reducing racial segregation. “The need to save energy is plain. But it would be shameful for us to use the excuse of the fuel shortage to invade the constitutional rights of Home for the holidays mm n* i■■Hß’ ’ 'lll ’ ROT : * j J** Among the many college students coming home during the holidays was Ramona Moore, an 18 year old freshman at Clark College in Atlanta. A June graduate of —g) novum x —s 2942 MILLEDGEVILLE ROAd BUS: 730-9401 RES: 793 3509 FOR SALE 1966 Ford Station Wagon, Radio, heater. Power brakes, Air, Good Condition, S3OO. Call 733-2692. ______ investigating why each year some 250,000 American babies are bom damaged in some way. March of Dimes volunteers, like those involved with Better Infant Briths (BIB), are sponsoring educational and community service programs to inform the public about known means of prevention Other March of Dimes volunteers also promote fund-raising activities to support further medical research and treatment. “Across the country, the March of Dimes also supports some 118 medical service programs,” Mr. Fuqua noted, “including the one at the Medical College of Georgia.” “The aim of these programs is to help each newborn to his right to a healthy start in life,” he said. The local chapter will have its 22nd Mothers March on January 20th and its 2nd Walkaton in the spring to raise funds to support these research, service and educational projects. children.” “It is not a ‘waste’ of fuel to use it to provide a decent education. It is not ‘wasteful’ to take steps that are necessary to fulfill the promise of equality which is a basic part of our constitutional system. “The United States Congress has for years stood firm against unceasing efforts to obtain this kind of restrictive legislation. We hope it will not now allow itself to be turned from this just and wise course because of the country’s necessary concern about the energy crisis. “The energy crisis must not be used as a cloak for an assault on our liberties.” RAMONA MOORE Richmond Academy, she plans to major in home economics and wants a career in modeling and fashion design. She is the daughter of Johnny and Susie Moore of 706 East Cedar Street. OHANNSEN’E TROPHIES SPORTING GOODS I ENGRAVING CONVERSE ALL * We specialize in Team Equipment cor. 12th & Reynolds! LE RA'S HOUSE FINE MILLINERY 217 9th Street Au 9 usta > Georgia \ A Crown yourself with a hat • \il from Lcßa's and reign as queen of the holiday i' j festivities. Leßa's hats are designed to flatter you, to BP \l/ banish the years, put stars \jl your eyes and boost you iflwK9H ' moral. ■! Leßa's has increased their Inventory for your K/f / shopping convenience. /j, They now carry costume Jp jewelry, hosiery, knit wear and many other items. "America *. A personal history” shown at Library The Augusta-Richmond County Public Library is pleased to announce the showing of the 13-part film series “America: A Personal History”, narrated by Alistair Cooke and co-produced by the Britist Broadcasting Company and Time-Life Films. Each episode is 52 minutes in length and in color, just as it ran on NBC-TV. The first part, “The New Found Land”, will be shown in the auditorium of the Main Library, 902 Greene Street, at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, and suceeding episodes will follow each Sunday afternoon through March. These programs are open Funds to pay tuition for 2 dental students at MCG An Atlanta practitioner has established a fund at the Medical College of Georgia to pay the tuition costs of two dental students at the School of Dentistry. Dr. Emile T. Fisher, a periodontist, is providing tuition grants for one student . in the current term. Another promising young student in need of financial assistance will be selected to begin work next fall. MCG Dental Dean Judson C. Hickey said the Emile T. Fisher Award is made annually Women’s Health Center sets clinic time The Women’s Health Center will hold a clinic Wednesday, January 9, 1974, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Planned Parenthood building at 1862 Central Avenue. For an appointment or for information call Planned Parenthood of East Central Georgia, Inc. at 736-1161. New Social Security office hours The Augusta Social Security Office at 816 Walker Street in he New Federal Building will change its open hours, beginning Jan. 2, 1974. The office will open at 9 a.m. and close at 4:45 p.m. All of the Social Security offices in the Augusta service area will open at 9 a.m. and close at 4:45 p.m. This includes the Aiken, S.C. office at 225 N. Chesterfield Street; Swainsboro, Ga. office at 216 S. Green Street and the office in Augusta at 2465 Wrightsboro Road. WALLACE’S REAL ESTATE 132 GWINNETT 722-8838 ROY L HOLLIMON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR MRM RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL LICENSE FOR '" - *’** ' CITY & COUNTY Day or Night 1402 12th St. HOME 722-8360 7 Office 722-4222 'T-**' In The Same Building With W&H Bookkeeping & Income Tax Services SAND BAR PLAZA 200 BLOCK OF SAND BAR FERRY ROAD TH RIF-TEE SUPER MARKET M GROCERIES - MEA <S • BEVERAGES JOHNSON'S L AUNDERMAT NEWLY OPENED - ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT BLACKMON'S BARBER SHOP ■ HAIRCUTS-HAIRSTYLES-BLOW-OUTS AUGUSTA, GEORGIA free to the public. Two new exhibits will open to the public at the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library on Saturday, January 5. In the glass display cases in the second floor lobby will be books autographed by the late Archibald Rutledge, poet laureate of South Carolina, fromthe collection of Ed Zeigler of North Augusta. Paintings by Lisa Hofstetter of Augusta will be on exhibition in he library auditorium. The public is invited to view both shows during the regular library hours. through the School’s Dental Merit Scholarship Program. “This program,” the dean added, ‘‘offers dental practitioners and others opportunities to contribute to the development of dental manpower in the state, by sharing in the cost of dental education of financially needy young men and women.” The current recipient of the Fisher Award is Miss Barbara J. Utermark, daughter of Robert E. Utermark of Augusta and Mrs. Frances C. Utermark of Savannah. advertising Pays! lAI MAXWELL HOUSE PHARMACY —OPEN AU DAV SEVEN DAVS PEA WEEK— -1002 GREEHE ST. 722-4696 722-7068 WANTED NEWS BOYS Good P«y CALL News—Review Office 722-4555 F,ASNFMS,ANDF.AEJKFA The Augusta Opportunities Industrialization Center is presently accepting applications. Courses are being offered in English, Mathematics, Ethnic History, Consume? Education, Market Education (cashier-checker), Distributive Education (retail sales), Typing and Clerical Office Practice, Preparation for G.E.D. (high school certificate). For more information please call Mr. Walter Jones or Oliver Pope at 724-0543 or visit us at 430 Eighth Street.