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Mini Theatre to present seasons final production Augusta Mini Theatre, Inc. will present its last production of the 1979-80 season May 3 and 4 at Tubman Junior High School Auditorium at 8:15 pan. and 7:30 pan. t ** A W/ Tyrone Butler ■■■Ml .JftaLiijgQ .-/- msKi i Jeannette Bell Paine gets SIOO,OOO grant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York has awarded Paine College a grant of SIOO,OOO to strengthen faculty and curriculum in the humanities and the arts. In receiving the grant, which will be used over a three year period, Paine President Julius S. Scott Jr. said, “The Mellon Foundation grant will enable the 25 humanities faculty members to sharpen their competencies, attend professional humanities conferences and seminars, and assist those involved in research and publishing.” The program will be directed by Dr. Gerald J. Smith, Chair of the Division of the Humanities. Dr. Scott stated that the Its not too late to answer census If you haven’t mailed back your completed census questionnaire, it’s not too late to be counted in the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. The district manager for the census in this area, Annely M. Hayes, says, “We’re counting on you to answer the census and, although the Census Bureau wanted the questionnaires to be returned on April 1, we’ll still accept them. If the questionnaires are not returned shortly, census takers must call, and that will add to the cost of the census to taxpayers.” The manager added that the census is meant to reflect the LOOK rU WHA rs NE w! < SPRING COORDINATES ) COLORS YOU'LL LOVE! J ' S * X 5 ■ / The Clothes Rack _/ \ •WALTON WAY AT MERRY ST. O \j> •FREE PARKING IN REAR z GSs l* OPEW DAILY 10-< >C / y 5 & Charge Cardi Atc»pt»d » Tyrone Butler, founder-executive director of the Mini Theatre, will be presented in concert for the second consecutive year. He will be featured in a duet with Jeannette Bell. The two will perform Evergreen by Barbara Streisand, “Yes, I’m Ready,” recently recorded by Teri DeSario & K.C. He will also perform a special salute to Nat “King” Cole. The Cole songs will be “Answer Me My Love,” “For Sentimental Reasons,” and “Too Young.” Other songs to be performed by Butler are “Still” by the Commondores, “Don’t Let Go” by Isaac Hayes, and “The Greatest Love” by George Benson. Members of the Theatre’s acting class will be featured in a drama presentation written by Butler entitled “It’s Time To Change.” The drama discusses many changing aspects of our society, such as, the role of the woman, independent thinking, politicis, and even the belief in Santa Claus. The students are Selena Wade, Bobby McCarter, Elaine Rhodes, Gregg Ingram, Jackie Sims, Marla Simon, Judith Simon, Pamela Jones, Derrick Reid, Jimmy Sego and Darryl Perkins. Patricia Hymes, a member of the Drama group, will be a featured soloist. The mistress of ceremonies will be Tara Haskins of WRDW radio. Advanced tickets are available at Pyramid Records on Broad and at the Theatre office, 2061 Milledgeville Road, or call 722-0598 or 724-1786. All proceeds will go toward the operation of the Mini Theatre. grant is a step in the continuing program of Paine College to strengthen its curriculum and faculty at all levels, to provide Paine students with as broad a liberal arts education as possible, and to contribute to the depth of scholarship in all disciplines. The Mellon Foundation supports religious, chairtable, scientific, literary, and educational programs which promote the well-being of mankind and promote the public welfare. Selective grants are also made to institutions of higher learning in the performing arts, cultural affairs, and environmental and public affairs areas. count of everyone on April 1. Anyone who has moved into your household since that date should not be listed on your questionnaire. Anyone who has moved away who was a resident on April 1 should be listed. Most questions can be answered by blacking in the small circles with an ordinary lead pencil. If the yellow instruction guide that came with the questionnaire is followed, the task will be simple. Also enclosed with the questionnaire was a brown envelope for mailing it back. It is addressed and requires no postage. Lucy Laney honors Founders Lucy C. Laney High School observed its Founder’s Day on Friday, April 18 with a program honoring the faculty members who attended the school. Forty percent of the teachers at Laney are former graduates of Laney High School or of Haines Normal and Industrial Institute and A.R. Johnson High School, which merged in 1949 forming the present Lucy Laney High School. Those teachers presently working at Laney are: Mrs. J. Lowe, Mrs. J. Hardy, Mrs. M. Biggers, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. H. Lamar, Mrs. L. Davis, Mrs. B. Smith, Mr. W. Holmes, Mr. W.’~ Golden, Mr. N. Bonner, Mr. J. Jackson, Mrs. A.W. Rogers, Mrs. B.W. Pollard, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. J. Griffin, Mrs. M. Mathis, Mrs. P. Curry, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. J Willis, Mr. J. Washington, and Miss D. Diggs. Tina Bennett, a senior honor student and “Miss Laney 1979-80” led the student body and guests out to Miss Laney’s grave in front of the school for a graveside ceremony. Victoria Turner elected vice president A Paine College senior, Victoria Turner, was elected first vice president of the Student Georgia Association of Educators, (SGAE), recently. The election was held during the SGAE state convention in Atlanta April 18-and 19. Miss Turner will also serve as chairperson of the constitution committee of the SGAE. The Paine College chapter was named Outstanding Chapter of the Year during the SGAE convention. The groups four-sided display showing activities on the local, state, and national level won the SGAE Display Award. Two trophies were presented to the Paine chapter of SNEA for these awards. The Paine chapter also received four certificates at the convention for increasing membership and participating in the SGAE scrapbook compeition, display competition and convention. Paine College students attending the SGAE convention were: Sharon Wells, Valerie Rollins, Juanita Styles, Gloria Wright, Ida Clark, Freddie Davis, Jean Scott, Wanda Thomas, Victoria Turner, Lena Doster, Carolyn Aaron, Shirley Simmon, Deborah Burdette, Christine Walker, and Louise Hunter. Boggs plans program KEYSVILLE, Ga. - Boggs Academy is having a careers program on the campus the week of May 5-9. Planned activities include presentations and group discussions with professionals from varous fields that are of interest to young people. Participants include James King, artist; Drs. Roger Smith and Monica Green; M. Jones, detective; Lurden Lipscomb, architect; attorneys Evita Paschall and William Horne; Frank Jenkins, CPA; Sanyike Manuel, musician; Ms. Doria Kelly, financial analyst; Stan Spence, MCG student; businessmen Bernard Johnson and James Kendricks; and Ms. Dorothy Ward, modiste. The event is hosted on campus by members of the living and lifestyles class. Interested teachers and students are encouraged to contact the school for dates and times of specific presentations, 722-2354 or 554-2181. sail iHwl SJW hIQ ~ VJPSr tvlKl SCLC vows to stick by Wrightsville blacks More than 500 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) supporters marched through the streets of Wrightsville, Georgia, recently demanding justice for blacks in that small Middle Georgia town. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, president of SCLC, led the demonstrators to the Johnson County Courthouse where he challenged Wrigh tsville and Johnson County officials to “move out of the past and into the present so blacks and Pilgrim disavows collapsing namesake The Pilgrim Life Insurance Co., which is included in the collapse of a multimillion-dol lar business empire, has no connections with the Augusta-founded Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Co., officials here said. Walter S. Hornsby Jr., president of the Augusta company, said “Our company Three elected to Paine trustee board The Paine College board of Trustees recently elected three new members. Elected to the board are Dr. Charles Estes Hoover, Clarence E. Heller and Dr. Charles S. Hamilton. Each will serve for a three year term ending in 1983. Dr. Hoover graduated from Richmond Academy and Augusta College. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Georgia and a master’s of divinity from Candler School of Theology, Emory University. And further graduate work at Emory and Drew Universities, Hoover earned a doctorate of sacred theology from Candler. Currently Dr. Hoover is Superintendent of the Augusta District, United Methodist Church. He has served on various boards and agencies of the church, including Chairman of the Committee on Personnel and Policy, Vice chairman of the Conference Committee on Education and Chair of Promotion and Cultivation for Sandra Evans M Specializing in ail types of I Black Hair Care- I Relaxer Perms I ' Special Feeling J | Press & Curl i '*M <> M -X. fsd® k \ BEAUTY Use Wards Charg-all. [TOnh 790 ,z:0 xt 7287 or 798-4020 SCLC president Joseph Lowery leads Wrightsville march whites together can build a better future.” The protestors marched despite the presence of fully robed Ku Klux Klansmen and self-avowed white racist J.B. Stoner of Marietta, Georgia, who staged a counter-protest just a few yards away from the SCLC demonstration. Dr. Lowery- told the crowd, “SCLC will not permit blacks in Johnson County to be isolated and intimidated in pursuit of their rights. We (SCLC) will stand with them.” is not a subsidary of anything. We are locally owned and locally founded with district offices in the states of Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. There are three separate Pilgrim companies in the state which causes the confusion.” He said he was in Atlanta the North Georgia Annual Conference Commission on Higher Education. Heller earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduation, Heller served in the U.S. Army Infantry. Heller’s corporate directorships include Multi-Sonics Corporation, U.S. Leasing International, Inc., Crocker Capital Corporation and Basic Minerals, where he is currently President. He is also a trustee and president of Heller Charitable and Educational Fund and director and treasurer of the Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation. Among his other directorships are organizations such as the International House, University of California, Berkeley, Friends Outside in California, California Tomorrow, and Palace of Arts and Science Foundation, San Francisco. Hamilton, earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College and continued his education at the Morehouse School of Religion, Lowery continued, “Blacks who are at least 40 percent of the population of Johnson County hold zero percent of the government posts, zero percent of the law enforcement positions and zero percent of the economic and financial power in Johnson County.” Lowery drew cheers from the crowd when he promised to include Johnson County in a voter registration campaign that will involve at least 4 other counties. In addition, Lowery says SCLC will recently when he learned of the collapse of General Resources Corporation, a conglomerate headed by W. Bennett Collett of Atlanta, which now faces year of lawsuits from disgruntled creditors and investors. Augusta’s Pilgrim, however, was founded on May 2, 1898, where he earned a B.D. degree and at the Interdenominational Theological Center, where he received a master’s of sacred theology. He earned a doctorate of ministry degree from Colgage Rochester Divinity School. Currently, Hamilton is minister of Tabernacle Baptist your IRflSi WEDDING JU ■ "-sSsi DAY SU A Moment I Uniquely Yours. W KJ X I Let us W ~ JflJlll Capture it fl 1 With You. N fIL-.>- 4K& CRAWFORD'S PHOTOGRAPHY 1900 Olive Road Augusta, Georgia 30906 Phone (404) 733-7474 The AugiMta News-Review - Mav 3. 1980 - institute a selective buying campaign in Johnson County. Lowery went on to urge the white Christians and persons of good will to join with blacks in good faith negotiations to achieve racial progress. “Wrightsville” he said, “must learn the lesson of history that change will come and Wrightsville must choose how long and how painful that process of change will be.” Racial tensions erupted in Wrightsville on April 8 when under the name of Pilgrim Benevolent Society by Solomon W. Walker, who was a delivery boy on Gwinnett Street (now Laney-Walker Boulevard) when he envisioned the plan for the company. The organization became the first life insurance company organized in Augusta and one Church in Augusta. He is serving as president of the Lincoln-Douglass League and is a member of the Augusta Downtown Redevelopment Authority and the board of directors of the Augusta YMCA. His past involvements include chair of the Augusta Civil peaceful demonstrators were attacked by a mob of whites on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn. During that protest, led by John Martin, Johnson County SCLC president, demonstrators reported being beaten and clubbed by Johnson County law enforcement officials. Following the attack whites drove th rough the black community shooting fire arms. At least one black, James Marshall, was shot. of the first insurance companies in the United States formed solely by blacks. Newspaper reports published Monday said that the Pilgrim Life Insurance Co., affected by the collapse of Collett’s empire, had policyholders in Georgia but was founded in Indiana. Service Commission, organizer of Opportunity industrializa tion Center of Augusta, member of tire Augusta City Counil and president of Georgia Human Relations Commission and president of the New Era Baptist Convention of Georgia. Page 3