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Reidsville inmates want beatings, kicking to stop Page 4 Vol. 8, No. 19 Bob Moore, Denise Simpson leaving Channel 12 this week WRDW TV-12 news reporters Bob Moore and Denise Simpson will be leaving the station this month for more lucrative positions. A native Augustan, Moore served as managing editor of The News Review prior to going to Channel 12 in 1976. He will begin working for WSB TV in Atlanta on Sept. 15. While at channel 12 he served as a reporter-photo grapher, co-anchor on the nation’s “Mid-day” program, producer of the noon news, and sometimes co-produced the “Mid-day” interview segment. The Morehouse graduate said he plans to earn a master’s degree in journalism while he is in the Atlanta area. Miss Simpson will begin work Sept. 6 as a reporter and weekend anchor-person for WALB TV in Albany. She said she jumped at the opportunity because “it’s a chance to do something I’ve always wanted to do-to be an anchor person.” She began as a reporter at Channel 12, and later became a weather girl and news Paine graduate Dr. Harris to teach at Hamburg University Paine College graduate Dr. William H. Harris flew to Europe this week where he will serve as guest professor of history at the University of Hamburg for the year 1978-79. Dr. Harris graduated from Paine College in 1966 and taught at the college in 1968-69; He earned the master’s and Ph.D. degrees at Indiana University where he holds the rank of associate professor. He has been a member of the Indiana University faculty since 1972. In addition to working at the University of Hamburg, he will lecture in the Polish cities Jobs, crime, Hamilton 9 s top priorities w . '^k. \ ~*3r . ■ a a jjf jfefe, 1 > 5 ' &W- ' Dr. C.S. Hamilton officially enters mayor’s race by paying S3OO to City Clerk Charles 0. Phillips (right). Aiuuuita ■NmH-Kwwui producer. A native of Greensboro, N.C., she worked at WAUG radio in Athens prior to coming to Augusta in 1977. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia and is a member of College Women in Broadcasting and Di Gamma Kappa. Channel 12 Operations Manager Howard Meagle pointed out that Moore was the first Black to anchor a half-hour news program in Augusta and that Miss Simpson was the first Black woman anchor in Augusta. Commenting cn their departures he said that persons in TV news are highly sought after. “A good news or anchor-person is sought after by all markets. It is very difficult to hold people as good as Denise Simpson and Bob Moore. “We are happy and sad at the same time -- happy that their careers are accelerating to more challenging positions, sad to lose persons who have done such tremendous work for us. “Augusta will miss them.” of Warsaw and Posnen as well as Moscow and Leningrad in the Soviet Union. The year abroad is sponsored by the Fulbright-Hays Act. A native of Fitzgerald, Ga., he is married to the former Wanda Filmor. They have two children, Cynthia, 9, and William, 4. His family will ac company him. In 1977, Dr. Harris published his first book entitled, “Keeping the Faith: A Phillip Randolph, Milton P. Webster, and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1925-37.” He did his doctoral Rev. Hamilton pays qualifying fee, to focus on jobs Page 1 P.O. Box 953 ' ~ f 11 Denise Simpson dissertation on the same subject. Dr. Harris said he chose to concentrate on Randolph because “nobody had done anything on Randolph that cut to the quick of his character. I wanted to see that his labor activities did not get lost in the sea of civil rights. The key to Randolph’s later success was the founding of his union - The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters,” Dr. Harris also serves as director of an 11 university program to increase the number of minority Ph.D.’s. The schools participating in the September 5,1978 1 * Bob Moore k P Dr. William H. Harris The Rev. Dr. C.S. Hamilton paid his qualifying fee Thursday morning marking his official entry into the race for mayor of Augusta. He will face Mayor Lewis A. Newman and businessman Joe Taylor Oct. 11. Newman and Taylor qualified for the race earlier in the week. Dr. Hamilton said in a prepared statement that he wants to provide Augusta with new leadership and new directions. “I share the opinion of many citizens of Augusta in my dissatisfaction with the lack of significant progress in several critical areas.” He said that he plans to organize a neighborhood watch patrol to detect and prevent crime. “The quality of life of Augusta affects us all directly. 1 will press for positive and creative programs which will enhance safety, security and Business League answers criticism of Augusta Herald Page 1 program are Indiana University, the University of Chicago, Michigan State, the University of Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, the University of lowa and the University of Illinois. Persons wishing more information about the program should write to: The Director of the Committee on Institutional Co-operation, Minorities Fellowship Project, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. protection... including purity of air, cleanliness of the water, recreation, basic services, libraries, and transportation. I want to move deliberately toward solving the problems of Augusta and making it a safe, clean, and good environment in which to raise my little daughter.” Dr. Hamilton said that “jobs for all our citizens” will be a central focus of his administration. “We must reduce the welfare rolls by creating new life changes for all those who earnestly seek employment but cannot find jobs.” He said he plans to put some “vitality into what has been called the (downtown) revitalization program. I intend to introduce alternative measures,” with input from See “HAMILTON” Page 6 Less than 75% Advertising Mclntyre’s defeat perhaps we needed that Without doubt the defeat of, County Commissioner Edward Mclntyre in his bid for re-election to a third term was a severe blow ans slap in the face of the Black community. And as badly as it may hurt-perhaps we needed that. The Black community has been in a virtual coma for so long that it seems that nothing can wake us up. If Mclntyre’s defeat can do it, then it was worth it Mclntyre was defeated by the best known Generals that American politics can offer. In the white community there was Gen. Racism, and Gen. Money. They were ably assisted by their counter-parts in the Black community, Gen Short-sighted and Gen. Opportunist. It is significant that while Mclntyre lost by 423 voles, Blacks did turn out well. The Black vote for Mclntyre was solid, and many whites voted for him, too. But the extra votes he needed were held by Gen. short-sighted who thought he was getting back at Mclntyre, when he was in fact knocking his child out of a job through CETA and other programs that Mclntyre directed. Gen. Short-sighted could not see that most of the Blacks who now serve on appointed boards were nominated by Mclntyre and that the unsightly industries that want to locate right in the middle of Black residential areas probably will do just that because in the future there may not be any Blacks on the Planning and Zoning Commission to protect against it School bond issue League answers Herald editorial against 25 % minority contracts Editor’s Note: This reply to the Augusta Herald was written by Harvey Johnson, director of the CSRA Business League. The Augusta Herald addressed the issue of Minority Participation in its August 23rd edition. It is ridiculous and pitiful that the explanation given be so misguided and misinterpreted. It would appear that if there was a desire to get the facts straight, the League’s office or the Board of Education would have been contacted for a copy of the proposal (entitled “Partners in Progress”). The proposal explained the request, implementation process and waiver clause. I would like to provide the truth about the proposal that the Herald should have gotten before editorializing. (1) The awarding erf 25 percent to a minority contractor on a special job will in no way increase the job cost. If a general contractor agrees to awarding “sidewalks” to minority contracting firms, once that is established, we will provide the general contractor with as many subcontractors available to bid on just that sidewalk job. These subcontractors will be bidding among themselves, and thereby make the job still the cheapest or lowest bid acceptable to the general contractor. This complies with the Board of Education guideline. Augusta, GA 30901 Ganiple Copy Drown’ Guide causes Augusta self-evaluation Page 2 Editorial When whites think about political appointments they think of white people or do-nothing say-nothing Blacks. It is always Gen. Opportunist who opens the doors of the Black community to Gen. Money so he can split up our voting strength. It is perhaps Gen. Opportunist who is the most dangerous of all. For he is rewarded with both money and prominent positions, and then projected to us by the white media as “Black Leaders.” And when it becomes convenient they elect Gen. Opportunist to office with their at-large voting system and make him a “legitmate” Black officiaL It was only Gen. Racism who could take a candidate who has nothing to offer but his whiteness and make him a winner against the most outstanding elected official in Richmond County. If Mclntyre's defeat can open this community’s eyes to the fact that daily newspapers in this town would put Black people back in chains if it could, if his defeat will alert Black people to the fact that with district voting we would I* virtually guaranteed two Blacks on the County Commission where we will soon have none, at least six members on the Board of Education where we now have two, and eight members of the City Council where we now have five, if Mclntyre’s defeat can hurt us to the point that it wakes us up and stirs us to action, then it will have been well worth it (2) We appreciate the endorsement per se from Mayor Newman and Mr. Taylor, and especially Mr. Taylor for the full 25 percent. Mayor Newman has only been hobbled by Federal requirement of 10 percent on local public works because the Federal government required it. The city has taken the initiative yet - Why can’t Augusta be a leader rather than being forced into compliance? (3) The CSRA Business League is definitely in favor of holding costs to a minimum, that is why we know the process will work - because all minority contractors who are successful in the bid process will be bidding competitively. The statement was made about the lack of promoting minority contractors based quality of work except based on race. If our leaders do not realize what has been happening to minority businessmen, let alone minority contractors, God help us. Just take a moment to see where the money is being spent, be it school board, city or county. Yet we represent approximately 33 percent county and 51 percent of the city. How can our contractors grow when the jobs go elsewhere. Have the school board and the city and county governments pull •> their completed contracts and see for yourself. But still, See “BOND ISSUE” Page 6 25 c