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Volume 5
Moms Leaves Half Million Dollar
Estate; Disinherits Daughter
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James Brown To Launch Weekly
National TV Show From Augusta
Singer James Brown has
informed The News-Review he
will launch a nationally
televised weekly TV show from
Augusta in two weeks. The
show will be called “Future
Shock.”
He said he expects the show
to be one of the biggest shows
in the country.
Initially, the show will be
telecast regionally, although a
number of national sponsors
Amvets’ New Home
By “Stan” Raines
Amvets Post 616 is
continuing to make progress at
their new post at 224 Sand
Bar Ferry Rd. The latest
addition to the home was the
installation of a Marquis
located in front of the
building.
It is a Veterans’ organization
in which the community can
justly be proud. Their
contributions to the
community are numerous.
Omegas Award Sholarships
Psi Omega Chapter of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.,
has awarded four Scholarship
Aid Awards to the following:
Mr. Julius Charles Tumipseed,
Lucy C. Laney; Mr. Arnold
Michael Gardenhire, North
Augusta Senior High; Miss
Louella Williams, Richmond
Academy; and Miss Viola
Scott, Waynesboro High
School.
According to Bro. W.J.
Walker Jr., scholarship
chairman, the Augusta chapter
has provided $38,150 to
studnets in the CSRA to
further their education. The
amount of the Scholarship Aid
Award, in any particular case,
depends on the financial needs
of the applicant.
In order to be eligible for Psi
Omega Scholarship Awards, an
applicant must be a resident of
the CSRA, must be enrolled or
accepted for enrollment as a
full-time student in an
institution or college and must
also have maintained an
average grade.
Loretta Mary Aiken, who was
better known and loved by
millions of Americans as
“Moms Mabley,” left an estate
that was estimated to be worth
well over a s‘/2 million, much
of which was invested in real
estate.
Much of that estate will be
divided among Moms’
immediate family, including
daughters Bonnie Bonneau and
Christine Hall; son Charles
Aiken; a sister, Marjorie
Kirkland; and a niece,
Minghnon Cunningham, who
was named executrix of the
will.
have shown interest in the
show, he said.
The show, he explained, will
not only consist of dancing,
but will display art work, local
bands, “anything that a person
can do that is professional.
“It kind of gives the kids some
hope. They now know that
they can get on national
television.”
Dancers are currently being
sought. No salaries will be
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They also contribute to a great'
number of causes outside of
the community.
The Amvets are now housed
in their own building, a block
structure located at 224 Sand
Bar Ferry Rd. This building
was purchased for sso,ooo,The
former building which housed
the organization is located at
the corner of Ninth and Walton
Way. They did not own that
building.
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Moms disinherited
completely another daughter,
Yvonne Lipscomb, of Buffalo,
N.Y.
According to the terms of
the will that was recently filed
for probate in Westchester,
N.Y., Moms’ real property in
the state of New York was
valued at $60,000 and her
personal property was valued
at $60,000. This did not
include the house she lived in
in Hartsdale, N.Y., before her
death, and which was recently
assessed to be worth over
$150,000. The house was
bequeathed to daughter Bonnie
involved but the participants
will get a “million dollars
worth of exposure.” Interested
persons should contact Mans
World Enterprises, 1052 B
Steven’s Creek Road.
Brown said now that he has
cut down on his concerts he
will have time to produce the
show from Augusta, although
he will not always host it.
Many of his records were
recorded in Augusta. “I
They can truly be proud to
be in their own building, one
which they can say that they
own and operate with no
affiliation to those outside of
the organization. The inside of
the spacious building is
beautiful in every sense of the
word and has the capacity to
seat 350 to 400 persons. It is
fully air-conditioned with a
large parking area.
Post 616 was founded in
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Bonneau, who took care of
Moms during most of her
illness.
Daughter Christine Hall, was
the beneficiary of all of Moms’
property in Washington, D.C.,
which was said to be worth
well over $40,000. Both
daughters will also share the
residue of Moms’ estate, both
real and personal property,
with Mrs. Bonneau, receiving
two-thirds and Mrs. Hall,
receiving one-third.
Moms willed $2,000 to her
son, Charles Aiken; a similar
amount to her sister, Marjorie
recorded ‘The Payback’ album
here; parts of ‘Black Caesar,’
‘Doing It To Death’ ‘The Good
Foot.’ ‘Mama Feel Good’
‘Maceo,’ and most of the JB’S
albums.”
The works were recorded in
Surrey Center and in North
Augusta.
Brown said he plans to buy a
studio and a record company
here. He is also planning a
nationally televised variety-talk
show from Augusta.
1958 at Ninth and Walton
Way, and has a present
membership of approximately
150 members and is open for
membership to any veteran,
qualified and desirous of
joining a growing organization.
Although Amvets Post 616 is
largely Black in membership it
is an integrated post and
welcomes members and guests
regardless of race, creed, color
or national origin. At present it
Augusta, Georgia
Kirkland of Cleveland, Ohio,
and SI,OOO to Mrs.
Cunningham of Washington,
D.C. Two weeks ago, the court
gave permission to the
members of the family to
examine the contents of a
safety deposit box, where they
found $90,000 in stocks and
bonds, earmarked to individual
members of the family.
Moms also carried several
insurance policies on her life
with the Screen Actors Guild
(SAG), and the American
Guild Variety Artist (AGVA),
of which she was a charter
member. SAG and AGVA
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(L-R) George Thomas, commander: auxiliary members Mary
Wilkins. Ann Cobb, and Anna Lowe, president.
Photo by Stan Raines
has three white members.
The Pest also has a women’s
auxiliary which invites those
wives of veterans to join. The
auxiliary, like the post, is
integrated with three whites.
Meetings for the units are held
at the post every second
Monday night. The lounge
opens at 1 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.
Monday through Friday. Live
entertainment is on hand three
to five nights per week.
Officers of Amvets Post 616
are Mr. George Thomas,
commander; Mr. Allen Brown
Sr., Ist vice commander; Mr.
175th Anniversary of Spirit Creek
Fearful of Disturbing their Masters, Blacks formed Church
The 175th anniversary of
the Spirit Creek Baptist Church
was held in Gracewood last
Sunday.
On the third Sunday in July,
1800, the church organizers
met in a canebrake on Spirit
Creek, IO 1 /: miles from Augusta,
and founded what is presently
known as the Spirit Creek
Baptist Church. Fearful of
disturbing their masters at a
time when religious freedom
for Blacks was non-existant.
these few followers of Christ
had to choose the seclusion of
a canebrake to organize and
worship their God. They chose
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due to an agreement worked
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refused to comment on the
amounts of the insurances and
who were the beneficiaries but
one family member said that it
was their opinion that every
member was remembered,
except Mrs. Lipscomb.
Asked why he thought his
sister was disinherited, Charles
Aiken told JET a that he
didn’t have the faintest idea,
but he also added, and not
maliciously either: “Moms was
a devious lady ; she had her
own methods and her own way
of doing things. It also looks
like she had a good business
head.” (from Jet Magazine)
Joe Merriweather, 2nd vice
commander; Mr. Cyrus Smith,
3rd vice commander; Mr.
William Hobbs, finance; Mr.
James Young, adjutant; Mr.
Leroy Dunbar, provost
marshall; Mr. Columbus
McNeal, judge advocate; Mr.
William Haskins, service
officer; Mr. Herbert W. “Stan”
Raines, public relations officer;
Mr. Lewis Young, chaplain;
and Mr. James Wooten,
hospital chairman.
The board of directors
consist of Mr. Thomas, lowe,
Young, Brown, and McCain.
as their first leader and pastor
the Rev. J.W. Sutton.
When it was time to select a
secretary for the group, there
was not a single Negro
educated enough for the
position. As a result,
Benjamin Rachel, a white man,
was chosen as the first clerk of
the church.
In March, 1883, Rev. Sutton
died and the Rev. Robert
McGee took up where he left
off.
In the same year, the church
was totally destroyed by fire,
and the decision was made to
move the church from its
Coalition for Fair Coverage.
The agreement stipulates the
following: (1) that Johnson's
Publishing Co. will lift the
Black-out against the Southern
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(L-R) Pastor J.D. Williams, Dave Mack, master of
ceremonies, and the Rev. Gene R. Dean, speaker.
original location on Spirit
Creek to where it now stands.
For many years members
worshipped under a brush
harbor until a two story frame
was erected. Mr. Jack Sims,
grandfather of Miss Leila C.
Bowers, was the contractor.
In 1931, the old two story
frame building that had been
worshipped in was beyond the
stage of being remodeled or
repaired. As a result, the Rev.
A.W. Vincent with the
cooperation of th member,
tore the old frame structure
down in October 1931 and
completed a new structure by
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That Johnson Publishing Co.
will give fair coverage of SCLC
news nationwide, beginning
immediately. (3) That Johnson
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the third Sunday in November
of the same year.
In January 1959, Rev.
Vincent died and was
succeeded by the present
pastor, Rev. J.D. Williams.
Under his administration the
church has ordained many
deacons and increased in
membership. In 1960 the
church youth and educational
program was organized. The
church has been completely
renovated and remodeled
under Rev. Williams and a new
educational annex was recently
constructed.
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