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NcutH-Hcumu L 18(l »o wa ®?en a. candles P M« «t L J« ““V 9 I „ LIBRARY ■■tl' 1 5/. C , c-‘ 1,901 . H MINE COLLEGE Z?=ss I «WUSTA, GEORGIA //CZa\ flute IL™., ‘ THE PEOPLE’S PAPER MEMBER XZX Vol. 4 Rev. C.W.Hickson Dies of Heart Attack While Paying Daughter Birthday Surprise The Rev. Cyrus W. Hickson, 68, of 3048 Dent Street died early Wednesday morning, while visiting a daughter in Pittsburg, Pa. Black Named 'Student Os The Year’ At USC-Aiken wgrRW ■ ■•'•;• GUS BUSH Gus Bush, a sophomore at the University of South Carolina Aiken Regional Campus, was elected Student News-Review Subscriptions Carry 500 S&H Green Stamps News-Review circulation manager James Stewart announced this week that five hundred S&H Green stamps will be given for each new yearly subscription to the News-Review. The stamp offer will last 6-8 weeks he said. Deborah Powell Crowned "Miss Essence” Miss Deborah Powell was crowned “Miss Essence” in ceremonies held at First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Sunday night. Carta Williams was first runner-up. Deborah Brooks was second runner-up Last year’s winner, Tina Armstrong, crowned the new queen. Miss Powell is the daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Samuel Powell. Carla is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Williams, and Deborah is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brooks. The fund raising activity netted $1,165. Others participating on the program included Ms. Laverne Bogans, Charles McDowell, Mrs. Catherine Davis, Ben Vietnamese Children’s Week Governor Jimmy Carter has signed a proclamation that May 12 to 19 is Vietnamese Children’s Week in Georgia. The plight of the children in war-torn Viet Nam has been of the utmost concern to the Friends of Children, Inc. of 843 Monmouth Drive, Stone Mountain Georgia 30083. The organization is promoting a According to a family spokesman, Rev. Hickson traveled to Pittsburg earlier in the week to surprise his daughter on her birthday. The of the Year during Award’s Day ceremonies at the university on April 26th. He was nominated by a Stewart said that stamps cannot be awarded for subscription renewals But he added that current subscribers may take advantage of the offer by giving a gift subscription to a friend or a relative. >J I Deborah Powell (C) displays trophies she received upon being crowned “Miss Essence” Sunday night. McCladdie, Mrs. Alice Johnson, Walter Daniels, and James Roundtree. State-wide fund raising campaign for the week. Contributions to the organization will go to the Binh Trieu Child Care Center, the Khanh Thanh Tan School, and the Friends of Children Medical Center. Friends of Children ask that all parents in Georgia give SI.OO for each healthy child P.O. Box 953 daughter, Mrs. Bertell Jones, was unaware her father was coming. He was a native of Barnwell, S.C., but a long time resident member of the USC faculty and elected by faculty and student body vote. There were seventeen students nominated for student of the year. Gus is the first Black vice president of the Student Government Association for the school term 1973-74, and among Who’s Who in American Jr. Colleges and Universities. He is also a member of the basketball team. A graduate of North Augusta High, Gus is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Bush of North Augusta. Other Blacks receiving honors were Mrs. Janice Key who was named Teacher of the Year for all seven USC regional campuses. She is the first Black to be given this honor. A math professor' Mrs. Key also sponsors the pep squad and is a member of the Activities Committee. Wilbur Johnson received Most Valuable Player for basketball and shared tlse Most Outstanding Athlete of the year award. A member of Who’s Who in American Jr. Colleges and Universities, he has also signed He noted that in a store, a . customer would have to spend ; SSO to get the 500 stamps, but during the period of the current subscription drive the 500 stamps come free with each new subcription. Marion Cofer served as general chairman. Rev. Arthur D. Sims is the pastor. they have, so that healtn may be restored to the countless undernourished and sick children in child care centers and orphanages in Viet Nam. That each school child in Georgia give half of that week’s allowance, so that children, who have never had the chance See CHILDREN Page 2 Augusta, Georgia of Augusta. Rev. Hickson was the pastor of 2nd Providence Baptist Church in North Augusta, S.C. He was a member of the with the Augusta College basketball team. Calvin Wright, the first Black president of the USC student body, was re-elected president for the 1974-75 school year. A sophomore business administration major, he is also among Who’s Who in American Jr. Colleges and Universities. ®if y|i *£ j®l® r The Young Gifts Entertain at Tea. Zodiac Tea Nets $2,300 "Senior Citizens’ Day” Declared By Mayor The spotlight was on Augusta’s older citizens Monday as it was proclaimed “Senior Citizens’ Day” by Mayor Lewis A. Newman. In fact, the entire month of May has been dedicated to Senior Citizens by Governor Carter as Senior Citizens’ month. “It points our attention to the basic fact that most of Georgia’s 380,000 Senior citizens have dedicated their talents and experience to the economic and social progress of the State, and continue to promote the well-being of our society by giving of themselves in meaningful volunteer activities in their community,” a spokesman said. Locally, the Augusta Senior Community Service Aides Project will hold an Open House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for its 50 enrollees, their supervisors, city and county officials, and other representative Senior Citizens’ Agencies. Sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons and National Retired Teachers Association (AARP/NRTA), the project is designed to assist persons age 55 and over, whose income meets the guidelines as set up by 0.E.0. The project provides on-the-job-training in communitynd public service agencies, and permanent job placements in both the public and private sector. Augusta Baptist Ministers Conference and a well known figure in the CSRA. His survivors include his wife Mrs. Bertha Mae Hickson, Mark Rouse was elected vice president of the USC student body. Mark is the manager of the USC basketball team and a sophomore biology major. Sandra Bush was elected sophomore class president and Gwen Harper was elected sophomore class vice president. All of these honors were announced during Award’s Day. Members of the local Paine College Alumni chapter raised $2,300 with the Zodiac Tea held at the college Sunday. The Tea was highlighted by a fashion show presented by NITA’s clothing store on Broad St. Among the participants on the program were Waltina Perry, Deborah Woods, Deborah Meadows, Neva Mayweather, Velvie Ketch, Cherrie Neal, Wanda Mclntyre, Deloris Green, Deborah Manor Eloise Curtist, Belinda W. D’abeau, Joe Timmons, Mrs. John I Polk, and the Young V ’T. < ■Ol < .. pjS I & -- LIVINGSTON WALLACE (L) & EDWARD GILLESPIE Edward M. Gillespie, newly appointed administratoi at University Hospital, discusses problems facing today’i health care institutions with Livingston Wallace, ; member of the hospital authority. one son, Cyrus Jr., and three daughters, Mrs. Bertell Jones, Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs. LeJeune Ellison, Prairie View, Texas, and Mrs. Lillian Goodlett of 4 Black Deputies Promoted 5'.... W: Bit A Wf L. ' ..'£•// -n A . LUTHER BELCHER WILLIE MINGLEDORF WILLIE JONES Gifts. Others taking part in the project include Mrs. Mabel W. Perry, Mrs. Nadine Wilson, Mrs. Helen McNatt, C. Elim, Jr., Mrs. Magnolia Donahue, Mrs. Louise T. Jackson, Mrs. Millie Parker, John Q. Terry, Miss George L. Thompkins, Mrs. Freddie P. Jackson, Mrs. Clara West, S.M. Jenkins, M.M. Scott, Quincy Robertson, Mrs. Dorothy Daggett, Mrs. Esther McKinley, Mrs. Emma Seay, Mrs. Christine Timmons, Mrs. Vernice Stokes, Miss Thelma Mack. Ms. Bettye R. Tindall, and Mrs. Mary Wallace. Mrs. Ruth B. Crawford served as general chairman. May 9, 1974 No. 8 Atlanta, Ga. F uneral arrangements will be announced by People’s Funeral Home. V LARR Y STEVENS Four Black deputies with the Richmond County Sheriff s Dept, have been promoted to the rank of corporal. The four, Luther Belcher, Willie Mingledorf, Willie Jones and Larry Stevens, are among the first deputies selected for CATS on a dry food . 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According to the sheriffs office, the promotions are one of the steps toward new organizational structuring. “Before, the patrol car drivers and riders were privates. These four officers were drivers. But with creation of the rank of corporal, all drivers were promoted to corporal. Now there will be one corporal 1 (senior officer) and one private in the patrol cars,” said Mrs. Louise Prickett, of the Sheriffs Office. Stevens has been on the county force for 6 years, Belcher and Jones, 4 year each, and Mingledorf 3 years.