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Funeral Homes Ordered Integrated
The Department of Justice
today charged two funeral
homes in Louisiana with racial
discrimination in handling
arrangements for the stillborn
daughter of a Black
serviceman.
Attorney General William B.
Saxbe said the civil suit - the
first of its kind brought by the
Justice Department - was filed
in U.S. District Court in
Shreveport, Louisiana.
Disabled Vet’s Kidnap Attempt
Os Nursing Student Thwarted
By. R.L. Oliver
An abduction of a nursing
student by a local disabled
Vietnam veteran was blunted
by Augusta police and Medical
College of Georgia security
guards last Wednesday
morning.
The veteran, identified as
Harold Jimmerson, 26, of 2019
Milledgeville Rd., was reported
by witnesses at the Medical
College of Ga. School of
Nursing 1446 Harper St. to
have entered the building with
a gun in his hand and forcibly
removed Patricia Williamson of
Mclntyre Urges Congressman
Stephens To Support OEO
Commissioner Edward M.
Mclntyre, president of the
Georgia Association for Black
Elected Officials, recently
joined many other Georgians in
writing a letter to Congressman
Robert G. Stephens, Jr., urging
him to support OEO
legislature. Congressman
Stephens recently sent a reply
to Commissioner Mclntyre,
and he made the following
statement:
Babcock
Hires Black
Labor Relations
Manager
V.E. Busby is the first Black
to be hired as manager of labor
relations at Babcock and
Wilcox.
A native of Tennessee,
Busby earned the bachelor’s
degree in business
administration at the
University of Detroit where he
has almost completed the
master’s degree.
Prior to coming to Augusta,
he worked in industrial
relations with the Ford Motor
Co.
He assumed his new position
at Babcock on March 18th. As
labor relations manager, he is
responsible for the day-to-day
operation of the hourly
workers, safety, and security
for the plant. He also is
responsible for hiring, worker
grievances and dealing with
union contracts.
The hourly work force at
Babcock, according to Busby is
80% Black. The supervisory
work force is about 30% Black.
Busby cites one major problem
that he has already faced in
Augusta as regards the hiring of
Blacks. Too often, he said,
Blacks are scarce-in the middle
level of education. Either the
educational level is 9th or 10th
I NATIONAL BLACK NEWS SfcKVtCE
MEMBER
Named as defendants were
Charles Boone, owner of
Boone’s Funeral Home in
Bossier City, and Johnnie
Davis, owner of Good
Samaritan Funeral Home in
Shreveport.
The suit said Boone and
Davis agreed in November,
1972, to refer Black clients to
Davis and white clients to
Boone for funeral
arrangements and services.
924 Greene St. with the
weapon at her head.
One obviously frightened
student, who requested
anonymity, said Jimmerson
shouted, “This is my woman
and I am taking her with me,”
as he dragged her outside to
her auto.
Miss Williamson refused to
open her car door and was
dragged to Jimmerson’s auto,
where she was forced in,
according to the witness.
As the abductor tried to
leave the area, his attempt was
thwarted by Medical College
“During the past few weeks,
many of my constituents have
written to urge that I support
H JI. 12464, a bill which would
extend the Economic
Opportunities Act of 1964 by
providing a 3-year extension of
funding and a 2-year extension
of program authorizations.
“The Equal Opportunities
Subcommittee of the House
Education and Labor
grade or they hold college
degrees and leave the South
when they graduate because
they feel that there is nothing
for them in Augusta. First,
Busby points out that there are
many job openings available
for the high school graduate,
particularly good secretaries.
On a higher level, he j
continued, Babcock will soon j
be looking for persons to fill .
junior executive training
positions. They are now looking
for a safety engineer, people *
with sales ability, people with
the ability to work with
ceramic fibers, or mechanical
ability, people to work in
insurance. These positions need
filling right now, he said.
“Many college grads want
to go North, where the “action
is,” “but to me, that’s where
the action WAS.” The action is
right here. Right here in
Augusta. Right here in the
South. This is where things are
coming. We need mor.,
responsible Blacks here. You
don’t have to be an Uncle
Tom, you just have to do your
job. What can I do to help my
people? What can I do to help
P.O. Box 953
Boone is white and Davis is
Black.
On January 13, 1973,
Airman First Class Carl B.
Jackson, who was stationed at
Barksdale Air Force Base,
called Boone to provide funeral
arrangements for his stillborn
daughter. Jackson is Black.
The suit said Boone refused
to make the funeral
arrangements and, under the
contract with Davis, called
security guards and Augusta
police who blocked the area
off.
Augusta police officer, J.D.
Lawrence, said that Jimmerson
threatened to kill himself and
the woman if he were not
allowed to leave the area.
Jimmerson held his right
arm around the neck of his
captive, with the weapon at her
head. Lawrence asked him to
drop the weapon, but
Jimmerson said he would set
the girl free if he were allowed
to leave.
Committee concluded hearings
on H.R. 12464 on March 6th.
The Subcommittee hopes to
report the bill to the full
Committee.
“As you are aware, I have
consistently supported OEO in
the past, and I certainly share
your concern over the future
of OEO and Community
Action programs. Therefore, I
will do all I can to get the
V.E. BUSBY
Babcock and Wilcox? What can
I do to help people, period? As
long as you have that train of
thought, that attitude, you’ll
get along; you'll make it.”
Contractors
Workshop
The CSRA Business League
is sponsoring a bonding
workshop on May 7th and Bth
at the League’s office at 1208
Gwinnett Street.
The Purpose of the
workshop is to get as many of
the minority contractors
bonded as possible. This is
being done in realization of the
fact that before long all major
construction jobs are going to
require bonds and also bonding
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Davis to obtain the baby’s
body and make the
arrangements.
Davis prepared the body,
and the Air Force flew it to
Mobile, Alabama, for burial.
Assistant Attorney General
J. Stanley Pottinger, in charge
of the Civil Rights Division,
said the suit is the first action
brought by the Justice
Department to desegregate
funeral homes. He said the
Lawrence got the drop on
Jimmerson with a shotgun and
ordered him to drop the gun
again, he dropped the weapon
by Miss Williamson. She
handed the weapon out of a
window to police.
Miss Williamson was treated
for shock after fainting and
Jimmerson was taken to jail
where he was charged with
kidnaping and aggravated
assault with intent to murder.
The reports that shots had
been fired during the incident
were not substantiated.
extension bill reported out of
Committee and passed by the
House at the earliest possible
date.
“I regret that the number of
letters I received on this matter
prevents me from sending each
one who wrote me a personal
reply. However, I certainly
appreciate hearing from you
and assure you that I will help
in every way I can.”
$160,000 Resurfacing Program
Announced
Commissioner Edward M.
Mclntyre recently presented to
the Board of Commissioners a
resurfacing program that
included 21 streets in the
county. The request for
resurfacing these streets was
unanimously passed by the
Commissioners.
The streets included in the
package are:
1. Marks Church Road -
Wrightsboro to Wheeler
2. Roys Lane - Evening
Drive to Highway 25
3. Elizabeth Drive - highway
25 to Louisville Road
4. Meadowbrook Drive -
Highway 1 to Windsor Spring
Rd.
5. Canterbury Drive
Ramsgate Road to 627
Canterbury
6. Scotts Way- Wheeler
Road to Rae Creek Regent
Road to Skinner Road
7. Skinner Mill Road -1/20
to Scotts Way
8. Wheeless Road - Rocky
Creek to 500’ South
9. Crane Ferry Road -
Warren Road to Pleasant Home
should be sound business for
contractors.
On May 7th at 7:30 p.m. a
representative from the Small
Business Administration will
explain how they can help
secure bonding.
On May Bth a bonding
company, Rucker and
Associates, of Atlanta, will
take preliminary applications
Augusta, Georgia
suit charged the defendants
with violating the 13th
Amendment as well as two civil
rights statutes enacted after the
Civil War guaranteeing Blacks
equal rights to make contracts
and acquire property.
The suit said the actions of
Boone and Davis denied to
Blacks the same right as given to
whites to contract for the
services of Boone’s Funeral
Home and interfered with the
DAVIS PEEPLES
Peeples Boosts
N-R Circulation
Davis Peeples of 1517
Wooten Rd. joined the
News-Review circulation
department as a distributor
earlier this year.
A native of Thomson, Ga.,
he graduated from the R.L.
Norris High School in
Thomson.
A talented musician, he
plays the guitar and serves as
musician and manager for
Johnny Jones and the Jones
Singers, a local gospel group.
He is also employed as a
salesman for the Kirby Co.
where he sells vacuum cleaners.
He has three children,
Melissa, Fernando and Eric
Maurice.
Circulation manager, James
Stewart, said he is very pleased
with the way Peeples has
boosted circulation for the
paper.
Rd.
10. Barry Drive
Kissingbower to end
11. Scott Road - Highway
25 to end
12. Clinton Road - Wheeless
Road to Longleaf
13. Bransford Road
County portion
14. Camellia Road - Walton
Way to Lake Forest Drive
15. Barnes Road - Olive
Road to Lazenby Drive
16. Wallace Street
Gwinnett Street to Aiken
Street
17. East Espinosa - Cedar
Street to Brunswick Street
18. Smith Street
Eisenhower Drive to
Glennwood Drive
19. Cherry Avenue - Sandbar
Ferry Road to Orange Street
20. E. Hale Street - East
Boundary to Strother Street
21. E. Hall Street - East
Boundary to Belfonte Street
Commissioner Mclntyre
commented that this is one of
the largest resurfacing
programs ever implemented by
the county.
for bonding. Persons wanting
to see Mr. Rucker should
attend the session the night of
May 7th to make an
appointment or call Karlton
Howard at 722-0994.
Rucker and Associates feel
that everyone is bondable and
they specialize in bonding for
the small contractor.
rights of federal military
personnel serving in Louisiana.
The suit asked for a court
order enjoining Boone from
refusing to provide equal
services and facilities to BlacKs
and engaging in any practice
that deprives Blacks of the
right to obtain cemetery plots.
The suit also asked the court
to enjoin Davis from engaging
RCCI Deputy Warden
And Capt. Os Guards
Pistol Whipped
Deputy Warden Jimmy Price
and Henry Dawson, captain of
the guards, both of the
Richmond County
Correctional Institution, were
attacked and clubbed with a
pistol by guard Forrest Royal
Jr., 22, of 2325 Mimosa Dr.,
last Thursday morning.
According to prison warden
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Committee members pictured are: (L-R) Mr. S.M. Jenkins, financial officer; Mrs.
Mabie Perry, program chairman; Mrs. Nadine Wilson, Mrs. Louise T. Jackson, Mrs.
Ruth Crawford, general chairman; Mr. Dave Mack, ex-officia member.
Alumni Spearhead Fund Raising Effort
Members of the local
chapter of the Paine College
Alumni Association are
sponsoring a Zodiac Tea on the
campus Sunday afternoon.
Voicing the urgency of the
appeal Mrs. Ruth Crawford,
general chairman, said,
“Dreamers and dreams gave
birth to Paine College. Work
has nurtured and sustained her.
“The financial plight of the
small church related college has
been well documented. Many
church related schools are
Loftlin To
Attend Convention
In Mexico
J .
RONALD LOFTLIN
May 2, 1974 No. 7
in any practice that deprives
Blacks of their right to make
funeral arrangements with
Boone’s Funeral Home or any
other funeral home of their
choice. In addition, the suit
asked the court to direct
Boone and Davis to take
affirmative steps to eliminate
the effects of their alleged
racial discrimination.
Millard F. Gooding, Royal was
being reprimanded for
absenteeism when he went
beserk. “He pulled his gun out
and struck both Price and
Dawson in the head,” the
warden said.
The warden pointed out that
Royal, an employe of 8
months at the prison, wasn’t
closing or giving serious
consideration to taking this
step. Paine is no exception and
her alumni are committed to
the continuance of the Paine
ideal and the Paine experience
which traditionally enables
people of all races, social,
economic and cultural
backgrounds to participate in a
harmonious learning and
sharing experience.
“The death of Dr. Pitts has
been a factor in the increased
awareness by friends of the
NEW YORK, N.Y-Ronald
R. Loftlin, a leading sales
representative on the staff of
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company’s Masters City office
at 699 Broad Street Augusta,
has been invited to participate
in a five-day business
conference with company
officials and other sales
representatives at the Princess
Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico,
later this year.
Last year, Mr. Loftlin placed
more than $2,000,000 in
personal life insurance to rank
among the leaders of
Metropolitan Life’s 27,000
sales representatives in the
United States and Canda. It
was the fifth time his annual
sales have passed the million
mark.
A graduate of Roosevelt
High School, Washington, D.C.,
Mr. Loftlin joined
Issue I
Man severely
Beaten with
Table Leg
- P. 3
Woman stabbed
- P. 3
Mills Street man
Shot at Ebony
Club
- p. 3
dependable on the job, “that’s
why he was being
reprimanded,” he said.
Other guards on duty
subdued Royal. He was fired
and arrested and charged with
aggravated assault with intent
to murder. Dawson and Price
were treated and released from
University Hospital.
college of the meaning of Paine
to them and to this
community. This increased
awareness has made for a felt
need to do something tangible
to support Paine in meeting
current needs and to enable
Paine to move forward with
dreams for her future.”
Persons wishing to make a
contribution may make checks
payable to Paine College and
mail to Mr. S.M. Jenkins, P.O.
Box 904 - Augusta, Georgia
30904.
Metropolitan in the Masters
City office in 1968. He is a
member of the National
Association of Life
Underwriters and a Qualifying
Member of the Million Dollar
Round Table. Last year he
qualified for the National
Quality Award and the
National Sales Achievement
Award.
He is a member of the
Augusta Estate Planning
Council and a member of the
board of directors of the CSRA
Business League. He is a
member of Belle Terrace
Church, tiie National Alliance
of Businessmen and serves as
advisor .to the Opportunities
Industrialization Center of
Augusta and Youth Motivation
Task Force Chairman of Paine
College students.
Loftlin lives at 1010 Eighth
Avenue, Augusta.