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Newsman
Ed Bradley
to speak here
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Vol. 8, No. 40
Deputy charged
with murder
A former Richmond County
deputy, now with the Aiken
County Sheriffs Department,
was charged with the murder
of two men and the wounding
of a third man on the 700
block of Broad Street early
Friday morning.
Aiken County Deputy Paul
Hoehn, 21, of the 2000 block
of Bunting Drive, North
Augusta, said he and two
companions were attacked by
three men armed with knives.
Hoehn was off-duty at the time
of the incident.
According to Augusta
Detective Sgt. H.B. “Buddy”
Singer to dedicate proceeds
from King songtoSCLC
Atlanta-The head of the
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference recently met with
an aspiring young recording
artist who for the past 20 years
has been attempting to make a
break into the tough recording
industry.
Billy Young, a native of
Texas now residing in Macon,
Ga., has written and produced
an inspirational tune dedicated
to the founding president of
Aide says notices
sent to whites only
A former secretary at the
Teacher Retirement System of
Georgia has confirmed an
Atlanta Journal report that her
ex-boss, in charge of minority
hiring, told her to send notices
of a job vacancy to white
female prospects only.
The Journal reported
recently that sources within
the agency accused Gerald S.
Gilbert, the deputy executive
secretary-treasurer, of ignoring
his own minority hiring policy
in finding a replacement for his
secretary, Wanda S. Johnson,
who submitted her resignation
the first week in January.
Gilbert, who also serves as
personnel director, in charge of
the agency’s affirmative action
program for minority hiring,
said he gave Mrs. Johnson
instructions to notify everyone
on the eligibility list of the
opening.
But Mrs. Johnson said, “He
told me to send letters to white
females only.”
Black women and one white
man on the State Merit
System, list of persons for the
secretary’s job* were not sent
Carter signs minority enterprise bill
(From Kanw City Call)
WASHINGTON,. D.C. - The
long-awaited Minority
Enterprise bill, which will
substantially increase black
particpation in the free
enterprise system, was signed
into law recently by President
Carter, reaffirming his
commitment to provide a more
equitable share of federal
contract dollars to black
businesses.
Eugene Baker, president of
the National Association of
AiujiiHta Ninns-Kni
Robinson, the incident
occurred at approximately 3
a.m. at the Seventh Street exit
of the central parking area on
the 700 block of Broad Street.
Hoehn and two companions
were crossing the street to
enter their car, when a vehicle
came out of the exit nearly
striking one of Hoehn’s friends,
Michael Speigle of the 2000
block of Bunting Drive, North
Augusta, police said.
Three men came from the
car each armed with a five-inch
bladed hunting knife, Robinson
said.
SCLC, the late Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., entitled
“Keep His Dream Alive.”
Recently, Young and SCLC
national president, Dr. Joseph
E. Lowery met in Macon,
where Young played the
recording and expressed
interest in releasing the cut
publicly and donating all
proceeds from its sale to SCLC.
“We are pleased that this
notices of the vacancy,
according to persons involved
and records made available to
The Journal
The person selected for the
job, a white woman, ranked
16th on the eligibility list,
based on scores on a Merit
System test. Her score was
lower than those of a white
male, who ranked third on the
list, and four black females
who ranked fifth, sixth, tenth
and 15 th.
Mrs. Johnson and Gilbert are
both white.
In an interview, Gilbert
stuck to his earlier denial that
he had instructed Mrs. Johnson
to send the letters to white
women only.
Mrs. Johnson said, “My
husband is willing to pay $25
to let me take a lie detector
test” to show she is telling the
truth.
She decided to contact The
Journal, Mrs. Johnson said,
after reading that Gilbert
indicated she had failed to mail
letters to the black and male
applicants despite his
instructions to do so.
Mrs. Johnson charged that
Black Manufacturers, Inc.
(NABM) applauded the
President, both Houses of
Congress, and the many
supporters of the bill for their
efforts to assure minority
businesses an opportunity for a
fair and just chance for
development. The Legislation
is designed to increase small
business ownership among
minorities and to bolster their
participation in Federal
contracting opportunities.
The legislation commonly
referred to as the Omnibus
P.O. Box 953
Hoehn backed up, while a
friend pulled the deputy’s
wallet from his pocket to show
them Hoehn’s badge, Robinson
said.
The men reportedly kept
coming and the deputy shot
them, police said.
Steve Walker, 28, and
Douglas Clay, 33, were shot
twice. George Ronald Stone,
24, was shot once in the right
hip according to police records.
Both brothers were
pronounced dead on arrival at
University Hospital.
Both were wanted in
young artist is so supportive of
our work that he would
commit all proceeds from the
sale of his record to SCLC,”
said Dr. Lowery.
National field director,
Tyrone Brooks feels that
Young’s recording is the type
of tune which could become an
international hit with the
proper exposure.
“We plan for it to be aired as
Gilbert told her to type letters
to the black applicants but,
instead of mailing them, to
throw away the originals and
keep the carbon copies in
office files.
“My hand was hurting and I
never typed them,” she said. “I
left work and returned the
next morning. The letters to
the white females were signed
and handed back to me.”
Mrs. Johnson said she
worked for Gilbert for more
than two years. She said he
gave her a letter of
recommendation when she
resigned.
Gilbert said that Mrs.
Johnson’s recollection of the
events is “untrue.”
“I have been criticized more
for hiring black people than
anything else,” Gilbert said.
“Ever since I took over any
position where I could hire,
we’ve been hiring black people.
I have tried to do as much as T '
can by working hard on an
affirmative action plan,” he
said.
Os the retirement system’s
56 employees, five are black,
he said.
Minority Enterprise bill (HR.
11318), was introduced by
Congressman Joseph P.
Addabbo (D.NY), chairman
of the House Small Business
Subcommittee on Minority
Enterprise and General
Oversight. The Law makes
substantial amendments to the
Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act
of 1958. It requires the filing
of a subcontracting plan
indicating percentage
utilization of minority firms on
nonconstruction procurements
Job notices
sent to
whites only
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connection with a 1976
murder in High Point, N.C. the
elder Walker was charged with
murder and his younger
brother was charged as an
accessory, authorities said.
The deputy was charged
with two counts of murder and
one count of aggravated assault
with intent to murder,
according to Augusta police
records.
He was released on bond and
will face a hearing at 3 p.m.
Tuesday before Richmond
County Civil Court Judge J.
Bacheller Flythe.
a commercial record. We want
it in the market, said Brooks.
“It can be played as a pop,
rock or religious tune.
“Young’s release date for
the record has been scheduled
for January to coincide with
the 50th birthday anniversary
of the slain Nobel Peace Prize
winner and civil rights leader.
It is intended for the pop, rock
or religious market.
Newsman
Ed Bradley
to speak here
CBS news correspondent Ed
Bradley will speak at Paine
College February 15 at 8 pan.
He is the first black to anchor a
network television news show.
The program will be
sponsored by the Lyceum
Committee. More details next
week.
Cardias Collins
new head of
Black Caucus
Rep. Cardiss Collins of
Chicago is the new chairman of
the congressional black caucus.
The Illinois Democrat and Rep.
Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., are
the two women members of
the caucus, made up of all 17
black House members. Mrs.
Collins, 47, succeeds Rep.
Parren Mitchell, D-Md. She was
first elected to the House June
5, 1973, in a special election to
fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Rep.
George Collins.
of $500,000 and above; and
the conferral of bond waiving
authority to the Small Business
Administration under the
terms of a two-year pilot
program.
According to Bake, “Passage
of this Legislation provides a
well-deserved opportunity for
minority business development
throughout the country.
NABM has been a leader in
assisting the Congress in
drafting legislation that would
be for the betterment of
Minority Business Enterprise.
CETA cutbacks
cause local NAACP
‘deep concern’
Pagel
February 10,1979
Message to black youths:
‘The real dance starts
when the music stops 9
Patricia Russell,
attorney-adviser for the Office
of the General Counsel for the
Federal Communications
Commission in Washington,
D.C., Sunday challenged the
Augusta Chapter of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to
provide “the clout, know-how
and ability to plan and
implement programs to impact
on society in general and on
our people in particular.”
Speaking at the sorority’s
71st Founders’ Day observance
at the Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel
at Paine College, Atty. Russell
used the theme “With These
Hands” to urge sorors to
individually and collectively
“labor on the conscience of
this nation” to make a
difference.
“Know that our lotioned,
manicured hands can make a
difference in our children
choosing between reading,
writing and reefers. Our hands
must be there.”
She urged the sorors to let
young people know that stereo
and quadraphonic music are
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CETA cutbacks disappoint Augusta NAACP
NAACP President Georgene
Hatcher Seabrook this week
expressed “deep concern and
disappointment” about
proposed CETA cutbacks.
Mrs. Seabrook said the
recent budget cuts constituted
2 top black students
get Rhodes scholarships
WASHINGTON (NNPA) -
James E. Hildreth, a
22-year-old senior at Harvard,
and Karen Leslie.. Stevenson, a
22-year-old senior at the
University of North Carolina,
are among the 32, chosen from
a field of 1,250, to receive
highly coveted Rhodes
Scholarships.
All 32, who will receive
SB,OOO each, will depart for
England by ship next October
to attend Oxford University. It
is estimated that only 40
blacks have received such
scholarships since their
establishment in 1903 as a
trust from the enormous assets
of Cecil J. Rhodes, an explorer
and diamond mine king of
South Africa.
Dr. Alain Locke, late
professor of philosophy at
Howard University, was the
first black to be awarded' a
Rhodes Scholarship. He
received his in 1906.
Hildreth, a biochemistry
major on a full scholarship at
Harvard, will continue his
research in tumor immunology
at Oxford. Upon his return to
the U.S., he plans to pursue a
five-year program in medicine
at one of the eight universities
that have accepted him. Under
this program, he will receive
both an M.D. and a Ph.D. upon
graduation. Four years on the
dean’s list, he is a tutor in
chemistry and calculus.
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a “very devastating economic
blow to poor and black people
in Richmond County and the
CSRA.” The cuts came in deep
mid-winter, and will hurt both
people and community services
least able to bear them, she
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Karen L. Stevenson
This Camden, Aik., native,
who was the first black
valedictorian of the integrated
Camden High School, has six
older brothers and sisters and a
mother who has seen all of
them through school on the
salary of a hospital waitress
who herself went no further
than the Bth grade. He has
helped out during the summers
as a laborer in the local
papermill. His father died 11
years ago.
Miss Stevenson, a language
2 blacks
are named
Rhodes Scholars
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said.
She urged citizens and
organizations to immediately
protest. They should also
contact U.S. Senators Nunn
and Talmadge, members of the
Georgia Congressional
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James E. Hildreth
major, comes from a long line
of educated ancestry. Her
mother, Dr. Clara Stevenson, a
psychological consultant, holds
a Ph.D. from the University of
Maryland. Her grandmother, a
registered nurse, is a graduate
of Tuskegee, and her
great-grandmother was an
elementary school principal.
Her father was a principal also.
Karen was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa in 1977.
The Rhodes Scholarship
received by Miss Stevenson is
delegation as well as the
Congressional Black Caucus in
Washington, D.C. asking their
assistance in restoring CETA
budget cuts at least to the
1978 level, she said.
one of i many scholarships she
has received since 9th grade at
the exclusive Taft in
Watertown, Conn. At the
University of North Carolina,
she is on a Morehead
Scholarship.
Before going to Oxford next
fall to continue her study of
French and Russian literature,
Miss Stevenson will further her
knowledge of languages next
summer by visiting Italy,
Yugoslavia, Turkey, and Russia
on scholarship funds. After
Oxford, she plans to study law.
Both Stevenson and Hildreth
participate in athletics. While
his has been mostly
intraumural, she is the first
woman to win the Jim Tatum
Memorial Award as the
outstanding athlete of the
University of North Carolina.
She is captain of the women’s
varsity track and field team,
and holds the university record
in the women’s 400-meter
dash, and the 60- and
100-meter hurdles.
Her 21-year-old sister,
Keely, a junior at the
University of Florida on a
scholarship, is following in her
footsteps both in intellectual
arid athletic ability.
Rhodes Scholarships are
awarded each year to men and
women of “intellectual
distinction and athletic vigor,”
says William J. Barber, director
of the program in this country.
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