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If all the hostages were black Paste 1 Vol. 9 No. 27 By Fannie Flono Walter S. Hornsby, executive vice president of the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Co., said he’s 100 percent behind United Way. Since he’s president of UW, that’s just as it should be. But Hornsby, the first black president of the area UW, said his endorsement is much more. “If you think about it, these types of services (which are supported by the UW) are very necessary to life.” The United Way is people realizing other people need held, he said. The UW has people “joining together” to raise funds for community needs, he said. “This is so viable a service.” With the United Way, the community has much more to By Fannie Flono Older Americans are starving therhselves to foot prescription drug bills, a representative of Strictly personal If all the hostages t were black By Mallory K. Millender The crisis in Iran has taken an interesting turn since Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the release of women and black hostages. The immediate American reaction has been to charge the Ayatollah with racism. It would have been interesting to watch the reaction of the American people had all of the hostages been black. Were that the case , I do not believe that President Carter would have stopped buying Iranian oil or that the American people would have supported him if he did. I do not believe that the American people would agree to long gas lines and a 16 cent increase in the cost of a gallon of gasoline in order to save black lives. Many Americans are saying that Carter has not acted strongly enough. If all the hostages were black, America would have a much less militant posture. And we believe that it is in recognition of this double standard by which America views its citizens that twist'd Nrum-Kntirw United Way passes goal with first black president do with how the funds are spent, Hornsby said. The insurance executive said the organization is also scrutinizing services within the community to see what social services are needed. One service where emphasis is particularly being placed is on day care centers, he said. Hornsby said he thinks the present United Way campaign has been good. The campaign was extended two weeks to bring the funds closer to the $1.45 million goal. “We did a good job in the civilian community,” he said. According to Patty McDaniel, communications director of the United Way, about 2500 volunteers have been canvassing the area for funds and pledges. The goal is seven and a half Pill costs starving elderly the area chapter of the American Association of Retired Citizens said last week. “Many older Americans are living on starvation diets Khomeini ordered that blacks and women be released. Racism is reprehen sible. But race consciousness is necessary if there is to be any chance of winning the war against racism. While the release of black hostages will be looked upon with favor in much of the black community, the irony of the situation is that if the Iranians are successful in its economic war with the United States it will be black and poor people who will suffer the most. This crisis is particularly unfortunate because the United States is caught in a no-win situation. It cannot yield to the demands of the Iranian students or, indeed, it will invite an open season for black-mail. Yet if it doesn’t, the nostages risk being killed. And who knows where it will end should that happen? Our hearts go out to the hostages and of all of the families involved. And we solicit your prayers for them, President Carter, Khomeini and the Shah. Barnard to favor holiday for Dr. King, if... Page 1 P.O. Box 953 .... ■fl JH Walter S. Hornsby because the pill bill is S6O to $70,” Elizabeth Sayer said. “It is so embarrassing to have to talk to the elderly about nutrition.” The AARC representative was one of nearly 100 persons who packed the Augusta City Council chambers at a public forum on tax reform held by the Georgia Tax Reform Commission. The commission, chaired by State Sen. Jimmy Lester, was HEW monitoring MCG desegregation progress Three investigators from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare were at the Medical College of Georgia last week monitoring the progress of desegregation efforts at the school. MCG President William Moretz said the three-person team from Atlanta came to the school specifically to study the progress the school has made since a ruling earlier this year calling for more extensive desegregation of the University System of Georgia. Moretz said he was told the medical school was one of three state institutions (Fort Valley and Albany State College were the others) “part of the early monitoring” of the Georgia’s desegregation plans. The MCG president said he did not known how or why MCG was chosen. Williams Thomas, director of the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, NAACP to hear importance of census Joyce Lewis of the Bureau of the Census will speak on “Blacks and the 1980 Census: We Need To Be Counted” at the Nov. 26 meeting of the November 24, 1979 percent more than last year. The aim is to get person’s to give one hour’s pay per month. The money is divided among 27 area agencies such as the YMCA, YWCA and the Girl Scouts. Whitney O’Keeefe, campaign chairman, runs the fundraising group. Hornsby as president presides over all the UW committees. Hornsby said his time as president has been exciting. “This is a very cooperative group of people. “I can honestly say I haven’t seen any problems in any areas,” he said. The campaign encompasses Richmond, Columbia and in Augusta to hear the views of area residents on various tax proposals. One of those proposals was the elimination of sales taxes on prescription drugs. Other proposals included plans to broaden the tax base, to develop a comprehensive solution to balancing the local option sales tax throughout the state and elimination of inequities in Georgia’s income tax deduction system. Education and Welfare, said the team visited the school as part of HEW’s annual report on the University System of Georgia desegregation plan. The visit was no indication of wrongdoing at the school, though the team could find problems, he said. There was no “magic” to how the institutions being monitored were selected, Thomas said. Some institutions were selected on the basis of the type of program they were using as part of the desegregation order. “The team is verifying the progress of these programs,” he said. A report of the team’s findings, will be made possibly formally in written form, Thomas said. The team has not made a report of their visit to MCG, he said. The group spent two days at the school and were to proceed NAACP. She will describe the purposes and uses of the census data, the minority undercount in 1970 and its impact on Pnine College Library 1235 15th St. kx-Ilxx 1 Augusta, GA 30901 to head Mai Cook anniversary fete Page 5 Lincoln Counties and North Augusta. Hornsby has served as second vice president of the local United Way as well as treasurer. He was also a member of the Southeast Region task force of the United Way of America. He was a member of the Augusta Port Authority, the board of directors of St. Joseph Hospital, a member of the Sportsmen’s Boat Club, an actuary of the National Insurance Association, a member of the board of trustees of Antioch Baptist Church and a former member of the Association of the U.S. Army. The 1979 United Way campaign ended last Friday with $1,451,575, over the goal by $1,575. Area residents seemed most concerned about the local option sales tax, tax relief on pensions and an intangible tax some residents have to pay. Most speakers favored retention of the local option sales tax. Among the speakers were the mayor of Thomson, county commissioners from Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond Counties and Richmond County tax commissioner Gene Meads. to the other two institutions after the MCG visit, Moretz said. The school official said the group was primarily interested in the school’s admission policies and enrollment figures of blacks in the school of medicine and the dental school. “We have been encouraging the application of blacks through special programs,” he said. Those programs include “special efforts to relieve financial stress and special education programs for academic difficulties.” Moretz said most of the programs had been already ongoing, but had been “made more effective to some degree.” The HEW team talked with each of the deans involved with special activities in the desegregation policy, Moretz said. funding for Federal programs, the Minority Statistics Program, and the Census Ambassadorship Project. Lees titan 75% Advertising ■■SHU - 'i ; 'M" 5 v * * “MISS PAINE” Paine College Queen Jo Carol Perrin is serenaded by Michael Harden At left is runner-up Susan Dickerson, and Little Miss Paine College, Daniele Gaudy: ?t rijit is Linda Fay Perrin, last year’s queen and the sister of the new Miss Paine. Barnard to favor King holiday, if... U.S. Rep. D. Douglas Barnard would have voted for a bill establishing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday only if the holiday was celebiated on a Saturday or Sunday, a spokesman from his Augusta office said. Barnard, at the time of the House vote was in Athens, for a speaking engagement. He was the only Georgian absent last week wnen the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the issue. The measure which requires a two-thirds majority for passage failed by a vote of 232 K 1 M .... IMhI .IIP J** m v v -. - AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK - Students at Terrace Manor Elementary School have the flags inspected by Mrs. Catherine Clarke (left) paraprofessional, Principal E.T. S ch- an I Mrs. Willie Mae Howard. Students in the class come from four countries other than tire U.S. medicine Cample Copy causing elderly to starve Page 1 to 233. The bill was voted on under suspension of House rules where debate is limited and amendments prohibited. The bill may be voted on again under normal rules. Though a majority of Georgians in the House voted for the bill, Barnard was joined by bill sponsor Billy Evans, D-Macon and Rep. Bo Ginn, D-Millen in preferring to commemorate the day on a weekend or have the option of taking King’s birthday in lieu of another holiday. Cal Thornton, an aide in Barnard’s Augusta office, said the legislator was opposed to the holiday on a weekday because of the estimated $194 million it would cost. U.S. Rep. Ed. Jenkins, D-Jasper and Rep. Larry McDonald, D-Marietta voted against the bill. Georgians voting for the bill included, Evans, Ginn, Wyche Fowler, D-Atlanta; Newt Gingrich, D-Carrollton; Eliott Levitas, D-Decatur; and Jack Brinkley, D-Columbus. Both U.S. Senators Sam Nunn and Herman Talmadge have said they oppose the legislation. 25*