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Mayor Picks Mayson To Succeed Hamilton Mayor Lewis A. Newman held a press conference Wednesday and announced his intention to nominate W. Penland Mayson to fill the unexpired term of the late seventh ward city councilman Hugh Hamilton who died of a heart attack last week. Mayson ran unsuccessfully for the seventh ward seat in the city-wide councilmanic election last fall and was defeated by Bernard Mulherin although Mayson won in the seventh ward. Newman said that although he has known Mayson personally for only a short EDITORIAL A Wise Selection We wish to congratulate Mayor Lewis A. Newman on his nomination of W. Penland Mayson to serve out the unexpired term of the late City Councilman Hugh Hamilton. The News-Review supported Mayson in his race last fall against a well qualified opponent, Bernard Mulherin. In addition to his academic training -Mayson is an engineer from Georgia Tech - we were impressed by his apparent sensitivity and compasion for the needs and aspirations of Blacks and poor people as well as his obvious ability to serve the more affluent. We fully expect and hope that Mayson will set the tone for a new kind of leadership on the part of white councilmen who claim to represent ALL the people. It is significant, we think, that the mayor gave strong weight to the fact Mayson won in his ward last fall although he was defeated city-wide. It has been a longtime contention of the News-Review that city-wide elections are unfair to the councilmen and to the people of this city. Democracy is based on representative government A city councilman can no more be expected to represent the different view points of different sections of the city than Herman Talmadge could be expected to represent the thinking of the people of Massachusetts or George McGovern representing the thinking of Georgians. We believe that in selecting Mayson - the choice of the people in his ward -- he did justice to the people in the seventh ward and consequently to Augusta and the concept of representative government. Joseph Greene Named Thomson’s 'Outstanding Young Man Os The Year’ The Thomson Jaycees last weekend named Joseph D. Greene the winner of its “Outstanding Young Man of the Year - 1973”. He is the first Black to receive the award. Greene, the first Black elected offical in McDuffie County, serves on the Nancy Cobb House Opening Set The public is cordially invited to be present at the formal opening ceremony for the Nancy Cobb House. There ceremony will be held on Thursday, Feb. 7th at 2:30 p.m. The facility is located at 1516 Gwinnett Street. The Nancy Cobb House is an outgrowth of a need for a facility to house low income families of sickle cell anemia patients and other patients who are treated at the teaching hospital of the Medical College of Georgia. Many families come from distant areas of Georgia and South Carolina. These patients and their families will be housed in the facility where food, overnight accomodations, and personal aid of a variety of kinds will be given at nearly no cost. The Cobb House received the first guests on December 1, 1973. It is namec in honor of Mrs. Nancy Cobb (Young), a native Augustan, and a former member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church of this city. She is one of the last members of the first families studied by Dr. Virgil P. Sydenstricker. Mrs. Cobb worked with Sickle Cell Anemia for many years in a number of departments of the University Hospital and was closely associated with Dr. Walter Shepeard. Presently Mrs. Cobb is living in Detroit, Michigan and has retired at the age of 49, The house is designed to exist through voluntary contributions only. Local organizations, churches, business enterprises, as well as private individuals, have been contacted for contributions. To date, some of the above time, he thought he was an outstanding candidate who lost to an outstanding opponent. He said he was confident that Mayson would be confirmed by the City Council. Mayson said he recognized that he had “a couple of big shoes to fill” and that the prospect of filling Hamilton’s job leaves him with humility. Asked by the News-Review whether he tried to choose a person of Hamilton’s political and philosophical view point, the mayor replied, “No, I did not. I did not go out and look for somebody to disagree with me if that is your question.” McDuffie County Board of Education. He was named to the 1973 edition of “Outstanding Black Leaders in America”. He was the first Black appointed to the US. Selective Service Draft Board in Thomson, Ga. While attending Augusta College, he was named to : ji? ... . . , ’ NANCY COBB HOUSE S'Ci«_E CELL (L-R) Arthur Stewart, Herman Harris and Leroy James discuss plans for the opening of the Nancy Cobb House. organizations have responded with sizeable gifts. This- project, under the sponsorship of the Community Advisory Board of the Sickle Cell Center, is staffed by a caseworker, Leroy James, whose major responsibility is to serve as administrator and counselor. The Chief Social Worker and Administrative Officer for the Center, Herman F. Harris, is in charge of the project. Harris is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Center. 01 ’ r Augiwta New-ltewm A Vol. 3 Mclntyre Hits Simowitz’ 'Disrespect’ Simowitz Won’t Support His Re-election County Commissioners Edward Mclntyre and Norman Simowitz held successive press conferences Wednesday morning at which time Mclntyre accused Simowitz and County Attorney Robert Daniel of disrespect toward the Commission and the people of Richmond County. Simowitz denied the charges leveled by Mclntyre and told reporters he would not support Mclntyre in his bid for re-election to the Commission NewContractTo HelpN-R Black Business - Black press Challenged To Form Pact By Gwen Loftlin Augusta News-Review Editor Publisher Mallory K. Millender attended the mid-winter workshop of the National Newspaper Publishers Association last week in Miami Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. He holds the bachelor’s degree from Augusta College and the master’s degree from the University of Georgia. He is employed as assistant agency director at the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company. • The Nancy Cobb House is owned by Paine College and is leased by the Advisory Board of the center at $250.00 monthly. W.B. Bryant, principal of the A.R. Johnson High School, is chairman of the Advisory Board for the Sickle Cell Center, and Arthur Stewart, director of the Neighborhood Youth Center, is chairman of the Program Committee. Dr. Titus HJ. Huisman, is Director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. this year. Asked for a response, Mclntyre replied, “Good!” Mclntyre campaigned hard for Simowitz in 1972. Mclntyre said that commission chairman Simowitz had sent bills to the legislative delegation without giving the commissioners a chance to see the bills. “That’s a shabby way of doing things”, he said. A meeting should have been called to explain the bills so Beach. Upon his return, he announced that the News-Review has signed a two year contract with Amalgamated Publishing Company, the major national .. M.'; I | I I ■ 1 ■M-V'-b V A 7 ■Mg JOSEPH D. GREENE S' " -5 ; OfIHE ‘ w" L <' 0 ■ Ilk O Jw- JI Br IMF ,jr' ■ ■ WM ~ Mrs. Josephine Richardson presents award to Mrl Marjorie Carter. A.K.A.’s Celebrate Founders’ Day The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority celebrated “Founders’ Day” Sunday, January 27, 1974 at 4:00 p.m. The program was held in Gilbert Lambuth Chapel at Paine College. Dr. Margaret Robinson, chairman of the Division of National Sciences at Savannah State College, was guest speaker.Soror Robinson delivered timely remarks on the theme: “Greater Involvement - Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Responsibility.” A highlight of the program was the awarding of Certificates of Merit to deserving teenagers who had received special honors during the school year. Awards were presented to Angela Burney, Velyna Conners, Terry Griffin, Augustus Hall, Kay Jackson, Stephanie Mack, Sammy Stead, Cassaundra Thomas. Judy Jackson and Rosalyn Waldo. Soror Marjorie Carter was the recipient of a lovely silver tray in appreciation of her many years of service to the THE PEOPLE’S PAPER )53 that a majority of the commissioners would have knownwhat was in the bills. “I, as a commissioner, never saw those bills until I asked to see a copy.” After having seen the bills, Mclntyre said, he is not in agreement with everything in them. Mclntyre said Simowitz had promised to meet with the Merit Commission before a bill was sent to Atlanta. But this was not done. “This is not in advertising agency for Black newspapers throughout the United States. While attending the three day workshop which drew some 300 editors and SEE NEW CONTRACT Page 3 sorority. The Paine College chorus rendered appropriate music for the occasion. Soror Hettie Copeland is Basileus of the local chapter. WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER SETS CLINIC TIME The Women’s Health Center will hold a clinic Wednesday, February 6, 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. WANTED NEWS BOYS Good Pay CALL Newi—Review Office 722-4555 Augusta, Georgia accord with the full commission.” Continuing his attack of the chairman’s procedure Mclntyre said, “Now we’re talking about going to Atlanta to have a party to discuss local bills which should have been discussed at home. This is a waste of tax payers’ money. “We wouldn’t have seen the bills if I hadn’t asked for them.” This shows a lack of respect on the part of some for the full commission and the ■MB sft ■MI Dr. Berkeley G. Burrell ?ft9o a B k f 5 Os V i 9-■ WBfc \ fit? 1 r lltll® ‘ ?ll ? fl ' f" > Awaet. F’ ' '>-»• Service pins were presented to the above employees of the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Co. They represent 143 years of combined service to the public in Northeastern, Ga. (L-R) George Lloyd, 6 years; Mrs. Gussie Hobbs, 6 years; James E. Robinson (staff manager), 11 years; James E. Rosier (staff manager) 13 years; Leo Jackson (district manager) 16 years; Mrs. T.L. Perry, 21 years; Mrs. W.M. Terry, 30 years; and Eddie Long, 40 years. News-Review Staff Photo By Frank Bowman Dr. J. Tolbert Lacey presents the Silver Fawn Award to Mrs. Catherine Clark as her husband, Nathaniel, looks on. The award is the highest honor that can be conferred by a Boy Scout Council. The award was presented at the annual Georgia-Carolina Council Recognition Reception at the Richmond Hotel Monday night. She is the first Black to receive the award. people of Richmond County, Mclntyre said. Mclntyre said he would ask the Richmond County legeslative delegation not to act on any of the bills until the full county commission has had a chance to study and discuss the bills. He emphasized that the press conference was not in opposition to any commissioner nor the county attorney. “I have no personal ■ ’r. Carlton B. Goodlett January 31, 1974 No. 46 grievances against anybody on the commission,” he concluded. Simowitz said there is no lack of communication as charged by Mclntyre and that Mclntyre is “notorious for not reading many of the things that were sent to him.” He admitted that the bills had not been distributed to the commissioners but denied that there had been disrespect. It is very difficult to get the entire delegation to the breakfast meetings at which these matters are usually discussed, Simowitz said. 20