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Mr. America To Visit His Mother in Augusta Jim Morris, the first ever to hold the tide of “Mr. America” and “Mr. USA” at the same time and the second Black to hold the title of “Mr. America” is scheduled to visit Augusta Feb. 9-10th. Bom in Brooklyn, Georgia Power Ordered to pay for Job Discrimination Blacks over $2 Million The Department of Justice obtained a final court order last week requiring Georgia Power Company to pay $2.1 million to Black victims of job discrimination. Attorney General William B 2 Saxbe said the back pay award is the largest ever obtained by final decree in a Justice Department employment discrimination case and is believed to be the largest amount ever awarded in any contested civil rights case. The decree was entered in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, Georgia, resolving the Justice Department’s first employment discrimination suit against a public utility. The decree also requires Georgia Power to substantially increase Black employment to a goal of 17 percent of the work force within five years. Georgia Power now has about 775 Blacks among its 8,273 employees, or 9.3 percent. Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger, head ou the Civil Rights Division, said the decree open up new job opportunities to Blacks at all levels of the company and establishes several precedents in compensation. Georgia Power agreed to pay $1,750,883 in back wages to more than 360 Black employes who were assigned to traditionally Black jobs or who were denied new assignments or promotions and to a yet to be determined number of Blacks who were denied jobs. Another $47,440 in back pension benefits will be paid to an estimated 67 Black employes who have retired since 1965 to increase their pensions to those paid to retired white employes who had similar jobs. In addition, those retired emuloves and other Black employes who retire in the next three years will receive a pension adjustment for the rest of their lives. The cost is estimated at $158,000. Mr. Pottinger said this is the first time pension relief has been granted in an employment discrimination case. The decree also requires Georgia Power to pay between $90,000 and SIOO,OOO to present and former Blade employes -for travel and living expenses that were not paid for by the company, although white employes in similar jobs received per diem payments. Georgia Power further agreed to pay an “employment bonus” of up to SSOO to Blacks who were denied jobs and now accept employment offered them if the pay is less than they are now receiving. Some 850 persons are eligible for the bonus. The payments could total $425,000, but are not expected to exceed $50,000. Mr. Pottinger said this is also the first time that a form of earnings protection hads been granted to rejected job applicants in an employment discrimination case. The decree call for a vigorous recruitment program aimed at hiring Blacks at all levels to meet the goals and timetables. Yearly goals are set for four classes of jobs to reach the overall goal of a 17 percent Black work force by February CAMPUS (THE PEOPLE’S PAPER 1 0 \\ NATIONAL BLACK NEWS MAVICf \\ J J MEMBER // Vol. 3 N.Y. he now resides in Los Angeles. Jim is making a tour of the United States, appearing on television and making radio interviews. He has appeared on such shows as Wtlfe World of deficiency has been corrected. Other highlights of the decree including eliminating the requirements of a high school diploma or its equivalent for hiring, transferring, or promoting Black and banning the use ot employment tests that have not been validated as job related. The Justice Department filed the suit on January 10, 1969. The District Court ruled on September 27, 1971, after a week-long trial that Georgia Power had engaged in racial discrimination but declined to Joe Jones, Jr. Retires After 25 Years At C&S ”B Rfe 'W' > 1I A x . w The Citizens and Southern National Bank has announced the recent retirement of Joe Jones, Jr. after 25 years of service. Mr. Jones, a native and life long resident of North Augusta, began his career with Metropolitan Promotes Former Augustan New York, NY - George T. Sheftall, a native of Augusta, Ga., and a graduate of the University of Georgia, has been appointed assistant vice-president, personal Afro-American History Week At Paine College The Afro-American History Week Theme: HELPING AMERICA UNDERSTAND will be truly illustrated by the showing of the annual art exhibit in the Chandler Memorial Library February 10th through March Ist. This year original paintings, prints and reproductions of Sports”, “What’s my Line” and “Just Natural” Jim is taking two days out of his schedule to visit with his mother Mrs. Ausrie Morris Evans and aunts Mr. & Mrs. Sally Thomas, Mrs. Roberta award back pay or bar the company’s testing requirements. Both sides appealed the decision. On February 14, 1973, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the government on the back pay and testing issues and rendered the case to the District Court to determine the amount of back pay and other relief. Today’s decree implements that decision. 1, 1979. Goals for the five-year period are: -- Increase the number of Blacks in the 4,109 jobs now JOE JONES, JR. the bank in 1949. He has served as porter, bank messenger and mail clerk. Jones was honored with a champagne party by the bank staff. For his retirement, he was given a large table saw. insurance-marketing, at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr. Sheftall joined the company in 1969 as manager of education in the former renowned Afro-American artists will be on display including works by Jack jordan, Henry 0. Tanner, Romare Bearden, Elton C. Fax, Hughie Lee-Smith, Charles White, Hale Woodruff, Charles Alston, Horace Pippin, Benny Andrews, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Duncanson, Jewel W. P.O. Box 953 Morton, and to do a bit of sightseeing around Augusta. He will go on to Atlanta on Monday where he is scheduled to make a television appearance and do a radio interview. covered by the collective bargaining agreement with Electrical Workers Union Local 84 from 12 to 22 percent. - Increase the number of Blacks in the 1,191 clerical jobs from 9.6 to 22 percent. - Increase the number of Blacks in the 1,832 professional and technical jobs from 2 to 7 percent. - Increase the number of Blacks in the 1,146 foreman and other supervisory and management jobs from less than one-half of one percent to 6 percent, with a long-term goal of 16 percent. EDITORIAL Let’s Put It In Writing Next week is Blacw History Week. While it is rediculous to attempt to cover the contributions of Blacks in one week, it is a time at which we can give special attention to publicizing these contributions. And demand that they have a permanent place in the pages of American history. On Tuesday morning, many Augustans w atched Paine College Professor Mattie Braxton on local television telling of her personal knowledge of the life and contributions of Mrs. Lucy Craft Laney. Although she had with her a book written on the life of Miss Laney, she didn’t give a book report, because she knew Miss Laney personally. While Mrs. Braxton’s appearance on the TV program was praiseworthy because of her obvious knowledge of her subject, about which she could seemingly talk for days, it was significant for another reason. While the life of Miss Laney is recorded in boons, the rich history of Black Augusta is not. And many of the persons who lived this history and know it lirst hand are now senior citizens. We can no longer afford to have our history told by word of mouth. We should remember that Augusta used to be the state capitol. It has a longer and perhaps richer Black history than Atlanta. But if the persons who lived this history and knew these great personalities do not write this history, it will die with them. Augusta’s Black history is too valuable to be lost. News-Review Columnist J. Philip Waring did a masterful piece of research on the history of Black Augusta which was printed in this paper at the time he proposed re-naming Gwinnett Street “Laney/Walkerßoulevard to honor the memories of Miss Lucy C. Laney and Dr. Charles T. Walker. But this does not begin to meet the need. The need is for books, books that tell the story of Black Augusta for all generations that will follow. At this moment there are many Augustans capable of compiling this history. Have Black Augustans done anything? Os course they have. But nobody will know to what extent and under what conditions unless we tell them. We must remembeL our Black heroes; they deserve it. Our people demand it, and America needs it. marketing and field management department. He was advanced to executive assistant and named to the company’s administrative Simon and others. “We consider this to be an exceptional exhibition because it is the first one that we have had of this size which shows approximately fifty works by professional Afro-American artists. “An invitation is extended to everyone to view this show. Augusta, Georgia Mr. America will appear at tlie following places of business on Saturday. Leßae's House of Fine Millinery at 217 9th Street 12-2:00 p.in. and at Supreme Fashions at 1008 Broad Street from 2-4:00 pan. The public is invited. He will be signing autographed pictures. To meet the latter goal, Georgia Power will enroll Blacks in its cooperative education program to achieve 10 percent Black participation in five years, with a long-term goal of 18 percent. If Georgia Power fails to meet the yearly goals, the Justice D epartment i: authorized to ask the court to order the company to adopt a 50 percent hiring goal in clerical and union-covered jobs and a 20 percent hiring goal in all other jobs until the SEE COURT DECISION Page 2 personnel group in 1971. He is married to the former Louise Wimberly Kimsey of Sanderville, Ga. They have three children. School children and their teachers are welcome for viewing by classes,” said Mrs. Alice R. Davis, fine arts professor at Paine College. This exhibit is jointly sponsored by the Visual Arts Area of Paine College and the National Association of College and University Women. **» -1 1 r” it JIM MORRIS Julian Bond Calls 1973 'Year Os Black Politics In The South’ In a year-end report, the Southern Elections Fund. Inc., listed 45 elections where it assisted 115 Black or liberal white local level candidates for public office in the 11 southern states in 1973, and counted 73 instances where the SEF supported candidates were victorious. Julian Bond, SEF Chairman, said, “1973 was the year for Black politics in the South. Blacks won Mayor’s offices in Mississippi, Georgia and North Carolina, as well as a host of other important munivipal and county posts. Black power was at the ballot box this year.” In the following states. SEF assisted in electing or re-electing: ■ms Hr VAUDEVILLE TYPES-Host Flip Wilson (left) and Steve LawTence get together for a song-and-dance session on “The Flip Wilson Show” to be colorcast on the NBC Television Network. February 7, 1974 NO. 47 ■■■■MiMMMiMMwiMMunKMMBMiMP IIII ** In Alabama -1 In Mississippi - 57 In Georgia -- 4 In North Carolina -- 2 In Virginia -7 In Louisiana - 2 “In all, over 115 candidates received SEFs financial and technical support in 1973, and 63 of them now hold public office.” said Yancey Martin, the Director of the Fund. Martin said, “SEF spent $76,000.00 on candidate support in 1973 ’ “Our big push in 1974 will be Alabama,” Martin said, “where court ordered reapportionment could result in the election of 20 Blacks in the Alabama State House of Representatives while at the same time providing Blacks with the opportunity to fln I I !^IS I 8 ssue I King David In Critical Condition After Suffering Multiple Stabb Wounds Page 6 Thief Takes $l5O From Patient In Dr. Blount's Office Page 6 Billy Preston, Rodney Allen Rippy Record Funky Nursery Rhyme Page 5 Hank Aaron Celebrates 40th Birthday Page 8 Blacks View Additional Deputy Sheriffs' Issue Page 6 Cicely Tyson, Nancy Wilson, Leslie Uggans Discuss Beauty Problems Page 5 influence another 30 house seats. In the Senate, it could result in the election of five Blacks with 15 additional seats where Black votes could greatly determine their outcome. Presently, Alabama has only three Blacks in the State Legislature, Tom Reed from Bullock County, Fred Gray of Macon County and Chris McNair from Birmingham - all originally elected with SEF support.