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Vol. 5
Bel Air Hills - Symbol Os
Black Pride, Achievement
by Mary Elam
In 1953. Martrice M. Scott
bought four plots of land.
Today, he has developed and
expanded it into one of the
most envied housing
developments in Richmond
County - the 409-acre Bel Air
Hill Estates.
“We are building a
community where better
homes for Negroes can be
built,’’ Scott said.
Shortly after he purchased
the original four lots, Scott
took a leave of absence from
the Pilgrim Health and Life
Insurance Company to develop
this land. He bought more land
and soon owned 310 acres.
After working with the land,
along with Mrs. Lola I. Gabriel,
who now lives in New Jersey,
they found their task more
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Mrs. Maggie T. Wilson
Maggie Wilson Retires
On April 30 a retirement
luncheon was given at Cottage
One Hundred, Gracewood
State School & Hospital in
honor of Mrs. Maggie T. Wilson
who retired after fourteen
years of service.
Mrs. Wilson worked
primarily with handicapped
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(Submitted by Mrs. Mary Cummings, a life long member of
Tabernacle Baptist Church, who was baptized there in 1910 by
Dr. C.T. Walker).
Dr. C.T. WALKER GREAT AMERICAN
PREACHER AND LEADER
There is little argument that the late and beloved Dr. C.T.
Walker, founder and pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, was
one of America’s greatest preachers, organizers and leaders of
men.
BORN IN SLAVERY
Born a slave near Augusta in Hephzibah, Ga. in 1858, he died
in Augusta in 1921. In the years in between, however, this former
slave compiled a world-famous record of outstanding
achievements. He was trained at Augusta Baptist Institute which
later became Morehouse College.
TABERNACLE IS HIS MONUMENT
While Dr, Walker is credited with helping to organize many
new organizations and institutions for the newly freed men and
women of color, he always looked back at his founding of
Tabernacle in 1885 as one of his principal achievements. This was
done prior to his 30th birthday.
BUILT TWO NEW CHURCHES
As is well known, the original Tabernacle Baptist Church was
constructed down on Ellis Street. This handsome stone and brick
structure, built by Black craftsmen, still stands.
Tabernacle, one of the largest and most active institutions in
Augusta of that day, remained in its original building until it
moved into its present structure on Gwinnett and Harrison in
1914. The planning and errection of die present location was
called by Dr. Walker “a remarkable Christian adventure”. Dr.
Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Negro History”, called
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than they could handle, and
decided to incorporate. Scott’s
wife, Mamie, Dr. W.L. Graham,
late president of Paine College,
Mrs. Mary D. Pickett, and F.R.
Babcock, along with Scott and
Mrs. Cabriel, formed the
corporation and in 1958,
named it Pioneers, Inc.
They decided to purchase 63
more acres of land. Scott’s wife
purchased 24 additional acres
to develop Bel Air Gardens.
According to Scott, 17 acres
of land have been set aside for
additional facilities. This
includes a three and a half acre
lake designed for use by the
property owners, 8-10 acres for
a business complex, and an
acre for a fire station. Tennis
courts have already been built.
Scott said that a resolution
patients at Gracewood, and
prior to that worked at the
University Hospital for ten
years. She plans to spend her
leisure time doing community
work, working in her flower
garden and being with her four
grandchildren, Maggie, Chucky,
D’Ahenri and Kim.
has been drawn up to. name a
park after W.L. Graham. Thfc
lake is called Bel Scott Lake,
named for L.M. Scott.
Like all the developers of
Bel Air Hills, Scott is a Paine
College graduate. He calls the
school “my mama.” I came to
Paine at the age of 12, as an
eighth grade student. He
attended Paine for nine years,
which included both high
school and college.
He gives special credit to the
then president Dr. Ray S.
Tomlin, who he says was like a
“foster father”, the late Miss
Emma C.W. Gray and Mrs.
R.T. Hollis. “The instructors of
my day taught us fortitude,
courage and uprightness,” he
said.
Scott now has realized
another dream - the
opportunity to pass on those
qualities to a new generation of
students. Since September, he
has been working at Paine as an
instructor in the business
department.
“I owe my total success to
Paine College, Scott said. “I’m
New Staffer
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Robert L. Moore
The Augusta News-Review
welcomes Robert L. Moore to its
news staff.
A native of Augusta, he
attended school at Immaculate
Conception Academy. He is a
1971 graduate of Morehouse
College, Atlanta, Ga. where he
majored in political science with
a minor in sociology.
He has served in the US.
Army and was stationed in
Vietnam during 1966-67.
After college he joined the
Peace Corps and was then
assigned to Ariana Afghan
Airlines in Kabul, Afghanistan.
For approximately three and
one half years, he taught English
Tabernacle “a beautiful Protestant cathedral on Gwinnett
Street”. Also constructed by Black craftsmen, it is recognized as
one of the largest and finest religious buildings in the South. It is
valued at over two million dollars and houses a variety of church
and community services and facilities including a modem Day
Care Center and the Dr. C.T. Walker Chapel.
INNOVATIVE CHURCH LEADER
In addition to being a great orator and preacher, Dr. Walker
was an innovative church leader and organizer. New church
programs inck ded: (1) the first usher board, (2) the first Baptist
Training Union, which was also to be known as the BYPU, and
(3) the first departmentalized Sunday School. These programs
won wide acclaim for the Tabernacle membership which grew
into one of the largest in the South. It is today the scene of many
community meetings.
SERVED TWO CHURCHES NORTH AND SOUTH
Greatly called upon to speak and preach around the nation, Dr.
Walker holds the distinction of being one of the few ministers to
simultaneously hold a pastorate in a Georgia and New York City
church. For about three years he headed the ML Olivet Baptist
Church in Harlem. He is credited with taking the 400-member
church and developing it into one of the largest and most active
in the nation, said the New York Age newspaper.
Gratefill church members decided to give him an overseas trip.
Dr. Walker was the first American Negro pastor to visit the Holy
Land and then the only Black author of a book on the Holy
Land.
SERVED IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reid Jr. in Bel Air Hills
dedicated to her, right or
wrong, but 1 know she’ll
always be right because of the
principles she stands for
- work and the
development of the whole
student.”
Much has changed since Mrs.
Evelyn Screene became the
first resident of Bel Air Hills.
And much will change in the
future. But Bel Air Hill Estates
will stand as monument to
M.M. Scott and those who
helped in its development. For
to airline personnel and
eventually took over as
coordinator for the English
program. While in Kabul, he also
functioned as a drama critic for
the English language newspaper,
Kabul Times, and at various
times during his assignment at
Ariana Airlines was responsible
for developing American cross
cultural training programs to
help airline personnel have a
better idea of what to expect
once they arrived in the United
States.
He feels that the most
significant contribution he made
there was to give insights from a
Black man’s perspective in an
area of the Muslim world where
“day to day contact with
American Blacks is an exception
rather than the rule”. He also
feels strongly about the limited
scope of young minds, Black or
white, in the Augusta area.
“Some of them are not properly
challenged by the community
and others don’t have the urge
to explore and learn at their
fullest potential.”
His immediate plans are to
remain in the Augusta area and
work with community oriented
groups. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Glenn and grandson
of Mrs. Sarah J. Elliot.
Bei Air is more than big homes
with three-car garages. It. is a
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Roscoe Williams, assistant dean of students at
Augusta College greets social critic Dick Gregory at
airport.
AC’s Black Student Union sponsored Gregory’s
lecture here Tuesday night.
Paine College Announces
Baccalaureate - Commencement
Paine College will observe its
Baccalaureate - Commence
ment exercises for the
ninety-second session May 18,
at 3 p.m. in the Gilbert
-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.
Bishop William Ragsdale
Cannon, resident bishop, the
Atlanta Area, United
Methodist Church will be the
speaker.
The calendar of events for
Mother’s Day
Festival
The “Children That Care”
will sponsor a Mother’s Day
Festival given in honor of all
CSRA Mothers on Sunday,
May 11, at May Park at 4th
and Walker streets, beginning
at 3 p.m.
There will be apple bobbing,
musical entertainment, bake
sales, food and drinks. Two
SSO prizes will be given away.
Proceeds from this affair vyill
be donated to the “Concerned
Mothers Club”.
Susan Matthews is chairman.
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BOOKS ALIVE!
Photo by Michael Can
Students at AC Griggs pose for photo after their presentation of “Book Alive”.
The play was presented at the school’s monthly PT A meeting April 28 in observance of Book Week.
Posing with students are Mrs. Mary Williams, music teacher; and Mrs. Inez Smith, librarian.
May 8, 1975 No. 7
symbol of Black pride, vision
and achievement.
the week is as follows:
Friday, May 16: Alumni
Registration - Lobby, Campus
Center 1- 5 p.m. Senior Class
Rehearsal - Chapel, 6 p.m.
Alumni Friendship Hour -
Coffee Shoppe, Thunderbird
Inn. President’s Dance - Carter
Gym - 10 p.m.
Saturday May 17:
Registration - Lobby, Campus
Center - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Senior
Class Rehearsals, Chapel - 9
a.m. Board of Directors
Meeting Trustee Room, 9
a.m. to 12 noon. Class Pictures
& Class Reunions - Music
Building - 11 a.m. - 12 Noon.
Annual Meeting of National
Alumni Association - Odeum,
Chapel -1 p.m. National
Alumni Banquet - Dining
Room - Campus Center, 7:30
p.m.
Sunday May 18: Brunch -
Graduating Seniors and Parents
- President’s House, 10 a.m.
Baccalaureate - Commence
ment Exercises
Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel 3 pan.
Speaker, Bishop William R.
Cannon.
Man Killed At Meat
Packing Company
Rabord Alfreddy of 114
Twelfth St., was killed in an
apparent accident Monday at
Shapiro Packing Co.
He was reportedly killed by
a studding device used to stun
animals for slaughter. The
device fires with a thrust of
2,800 lbs. per square inch.
Curtis Wilson explained that
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Hit In
$2,400 Burglary
Burglars broke into Mt. Zion
A.M.E. Church, Friday, 1320
Twiggs St. and took sound
equipment valued at $2,400.
Two men removed the
Editorial
Abernathy-Outside Agitator?
The letter written by Miss L.C. Ivory criticizing
SCLC’s Ralph Abernathy’s speaking in support of We
Want Our Share, printed in the Augusta Chronicle and
in this issue of the Augusta News-Review (Pg. 4), we
believe, must be responded to.
There are several inaccuracies in the letter and when
inaccurate statements go unchallenged, many people
accept the statements as true.
Abernathy never suggested resorting to violence. As a
matter of fact, he repeated his commitment to
non-violence at the peak of his speech, and we have it
on tape for anyone who wishes to hear it. There are
many ways to “tear down’’ a town. One of them is
economic. And that’s what Abernathy was talking
about
We have on several occasions printed the boycott
demands in this paper. And nowhere do they suggest
that the only jobs being sought are clerks. The
employment demand specifically states that the demand
applies to “all levels including managerial positions.” All
mens ALL
The question of jobs being difficult to find also needs
to be clarified. The demand does not ask that any new
jobs be created now or ever. It calls for a preferential
hiring policy, whenever hiring takes place, specifically
that three Blacks be hired for every white until such
time as the employment pattern is equal to the 50-50
Black-to-white ratio of the population of Augusta.
We are indeed concerned that Black people would
term our own leaders as “outside agitators”. It is
important to remember that SCLC has a chapter in
Augusta. When a chapter president visits a town wherein
he has a chapter, he is no outsider. He is spokesman for
Black America and an outsider only to those who,
mentally, are not a part of or' not sympathetic to the
Black experience.
Dr. Abernathy came here to further SCLC’s quest for
social justice. It might be remembered that he is the
hand picked successor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
whose ideals he has worked hard to carryout Or do we
“Black” people regard Dr. King as an agitator, too?
As to the suggestion that local leaders should lead in
solving these problems. Essentially, we agree. We believe
that leaders should lead. We know that they see the
problems. But we ask, what have they done about
them? Certainly leaders should lead. And when our local
leaders fail to provide that leadership in solving Black
problems, we believe that the next logical step is to call
on our national civil rights organizations to provide that
leadership. For what other reason do we have national
civil rights organizations? The need in Augusta is not for
people to tell you what you’re doing wrong? The need is
for people who are willing to help do it right. Now
who’s willing? Abernathy has shown that he is.
as Alfreddy leaned over the pin
and raised his head hitting the
device, it would have fired.
Alfreddy was found near the
pin with a wound on the back
of the head.
It was learned that Alfreddy
did not work in the area where
he was found.
screen from an office window,
entered and took a S7OO
amplifier and three speakers
valued at $1,700.