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Newspaper Page TextThe Augusta News-Review - June 21, 1980 If You Pay Rent You can own a home of your own for less tl $200.00 per month, if qualified. And we will h you obtain financing ♦Three or four Bedrooms ♦Two full Baths ♦Choice of Greatroom with Log Burning Fireplace or Living Room and Den ♦Spacious Kitchen with Built ins ■ Re frigerator ♦Central Air and Heat ♦Select your own Carpet colors ♦Choice Location We Trade Homes - Equal Housing For Qualifing Information, Call Charles Smith, 793 1344 Floyd Hodge, 592 2175 South Augusta Realty Co. 3038 Meadowbrook Dr. 790-0877 Now Available a Volkswagen with a bed. Introducing th. VW Pickup This bed holds more then a full half-ton as cargo But not only does our amazing pickup handle your cargo, it handles the road like only a VW can That's because it comes with front wheel drive and rock-and-pmion steer.ng Come in and see the 1980 VW Pickup. It s built like a truck, but it drives like something else &SA& Gerald Jones Volkswagen e 2415 Milladgaville Rd. 738-256 DURING OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF ATLANTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO SAY: "THANK YOU, AUGUSTA, GA. »MOIN US DURING OUR OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1980 2:00-5:00 P.M. 1134 LANEY-WALKER BLVD. Refreshments Souveniors ■i IBp *’<; "'"‘.. ■IHIIIIII Hili ■llli i’Hr r ■ «■* ■■ |M- |||lH F 1 11 1 lit 11 ■III! ■' I i r 1 ■ lIIIP Mr —3. .. Illl|| / I BBM MWM» Os |H f MWiSaii * 1 B™R / J |g|| ||H mJ i ’. pIIiIi |Bgl3* I w U® ■ B u F 0™ ■M' / F b ' r s ... . .. . 4 k ->sdir ■ k ■*■ Ravenous. To be exact During the summer air conditioners eat more, a lot more, electricity than any other appliance in your home. Possibly more than all of your other appliances combined If you're going to buy. or replace, an air conditioner take into account what it wdl cost to operate it. Not just what it costs to buy it CHECK EFFICIENCY RATINGS. I e .higher their efficiency ratings, the less electricity they eat. You can tell a lot about an air conditioner s (derating efficiency before you buy' it—by checking its energy efficiency rating An S P rated unit will run a lot leaner ‘ than a$ 5 rated unit Youll pay nxae for the higher efficiency number now But the energy saved will more than make up the difference Month" after month. Dollars after dollars. Remember. The higher the number the less electricity the beast will eat. If you need more information, call us ’ „ 4 ' Georgia Power «A Page 2 Dr. Andrew P. Torrence, 59, third president of Tennessee State University, died Wednesday, June 11, in Tuskegee, Ala., after an extended illness. Floyd becomes vet MHBBMMBfIBIHHHH John Floyd recently giadmi’ed >m the College of > Veterinary Medicine at the ’mBBhBI I "iveisin ol Feoieia. I )r - I '*'> *J received the Jesse L. Roberts Award for Accomplishments at the University of Georgia. *♦* This silver bowl award remains the School Bb»eVeterinai} Medicine with his name inscribed on the silver bowl lor posteriory. This hisciiption is done each seat ’’BBp tot an outstanding student. Dr. Floyd is the son of Mr. V’ and Mrs. John G. Floyd and the nephew of Mrs. Joseph I James He plans to practice in JohnE.Hovd Atlanta » A former Florida Highway Patrol officer was indicted by a federal grand jury recently on charges of illegally arresting and sexually abusing an I I-year-old girl. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti said a two-count indictment was returned in Tenn. State prexy dies Former highway patrolman indicted for sexual abuse Funeral services were held Friday, June 13, at the Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church in Tuskegee. Burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery in Little Rock, Ark. U.S. District Court in Miami, Florida, against Willie T. Jones, a fonner patrol officer in Dade County. One count charged Jones with unlawfully arresting the girl on Jan. 9, 1979, in Homestead, a suburb of Miami, and violating her constitutional right not to be deprived of liberty without due process of law. The other count charged Jones with willfully assaulting and sexually abusing the girl in violation of her constitutional rights. The maximum penalty upon conviction of each count of deprivation of rights (18 U.S. Grand jury to convene on Wrightsville allegations Assistant Attorney General Drew S. Days 111 announced recently that a special investigatory federal grand jury will be convened to continue the Department of Justice investigation of allegations of civil rights violations in Wrightsville, Ga. Days, head of the Department’s Civil Rights Division, said he and U.S. Atty. William T. Moore Jr., of Savannah, agreed to convene the grand jury' in Savannah in the near future. Days said a comprehensive FBI investigation has been conducted of the circumstances surrounding the FAYETTEVILLE, Ga., MANCHESTER, Ga., AUGUSTA, Ga., AND VIDALIA, Ga. 4 BIG AUCTION SALES GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND SELLING OUT WALL TO WALL ALL STORE FIXTURES OFFICE FURNISHINGS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES All Items Selling Piece By Piece and In Group Lots, To Highest CASH BIDDER V. J. ELMORE STORE Hudson Plaza Shopping Center - Fayetteville, Georgia. Fifteen Miles South of Atlanta on Highway 85 - 10,000 Square Feet Store. SALE DATE: FRIDAY NITE - JUNE 20 • 7 P.M. V. J. ELMORE STORE 416 West Main Street - Manchester, Georgia. 27 Miles North of Columbus on U.S. 29A - 15,000 Square Feet Store SALE DATE: MON. NITE - JUNE 23 -7 P.M. S. H. KRESS STORE 832 Broad Street - Downtown Augusta, Georgia. 48,000 Square Feet Super Large Store SALE DATE: FRIDAY - JUNE 27 - 11 A.M. V. J. ELMORE STORE Maxwell Plaza Shopping Center, Vidalia, Georgia. Between Macon and Savannah off 1-16 on U.S. 280 and Slavton Drive 15,000 Sq. Ft. SALE DATE: MON, NITE - JUNE 30 • 7 P.M. Each Store is equipted Basically with the same type fixtures and equipment. Except Larger Stores will have greater quanities, SUCH AS: 4-8 Cash Registers - 2-5 Typewriters - 3-7 Chech Out Counters 4-6 Adding Machines-Calulators 2-5 Office Desks and Chairs - 2-6 Fileing Cabinets -1 Public Address System - 20-40 Sections Display Shelves with Adjustable Shelves 200-500 Feet Ad justable wall Shelves with Pegbroad Backs - 2-4 Sets Candy Scales - 8-25 Shopping Carts - Several Cases Toilet Tissue lO-20 Chrome Clothes Racks 4-8 Greeting Card Cases - PLUS: EACH STORE WILL HAVE LARGE QUANITY OF FOLDING CHAIRS AND SEVERAL FOLDING TABLES STACK CHAIRS - GLASS SHOW CASES INDUSTRIAL FLOOR BUFFER AND HEAVY DUTY VACUUM CLEANER - L.P. AND TAPE CASES - WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT - 30-40 FEATURE TABLES - BOOKCASES - GLASS. WOOD AND METAL SHELVES - DISPLAY EQUIPMENT - TIME CLOCKS - LOUNGE FURNITURE - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - DISPLAY FORMS AND MANIQUINS - PRICE CARD HOLDERS - CASES of PEGBOARD HOOKS AND HARDWARE TOOLS - AND NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS. FOR EXACT INFORMATION OR SPECIFICS ON EACH STORE CALL (615) 256-1507 TERMS: CASH - CASHIERS CHECKS - MONEY ORDERS OR PERSONAL CHECKS WITH LETTER OF CREDIT FROM YOUR BANK. "SORRY - NO EXCEPTIONS, PLEASE" COL. NEWT BILLINGS - AUCTIONEER Ga. Lie. No. NR 651 Dr. Torrence served as president of TSU from 1968 until he resigned in 1974 to become provost and executive vice-president of Tuskegee Institute, a post he held at his death. He had served as vice-president of the Alabama Institution before assuming tire TSU presidency. During Torrence’s presidency at TSU a desegregation suit to dismantle Tennessee’s dual system of higher education was filed. The suit came to fruition on July 1, 1979, with the court-ordered merger of the University of Tennessee at Nashville into Tennessee State University. “Dr. Andrew Torrence was a great leader of this University and in this community during a very troubled time,’’ said TSU President Frederick S. Humphries. “His leadership provided the groundwork for the considerable development that has taken place at the University over the past few years. "The nation has lost a strong leader, because he always served as a voice of reason and as a person of undisputed integrity in all his dealings.” Code 242) is one year in prison and a S 1,000 fine. The case is the first completed by a special team of Civil Rights Division attorneys and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ordered to Miami by Attorney General Civiletti two weeks ago to expedite pending civil rights investigations in the Southern District of Florida. Supervising the investigation and grand jury presentation were U.S. Attorney Atlee W. Wampler 111, and Daniel F. Rinzel, Chief of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division. April and May disturbances of Wrightsville. After analyzing the results of the investigation, which revealed conflicting versions of the events that occurred, it was determined that the convening of an investigatory grand jury, as is often done in such cases, could assist in reconciling the conflicts, he added. Days emphasized that the department has made no determination of whether federal civil rights laws were violated and that such a determination can only be made after the grand jury completes the investigation. , ‘'9 ACT A'lfl kk. Al ' WRI » • J R. k - • 1 i Aw' • / ' • 1 ' I I * I I KraßL'-iiL rtRMeT* —"'fl ■F ■ W J J I * I . ; ■fl WBA Mr I. .. BftiM I n flw > L , * -At IbZ 'tf H 5 ■ « r;/ ' iB *■« Jt FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES - comes the message for Wrightsville to get right! Young and old alike joined in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) March for Justice, Jobs and Dignity, Saturday, June 7 in Wrightsville, Ga. Some 600 protestors from all across the Southeast journeyed to the small central Georgia community to show support for the black residents there who are struggling to gain racial equality. Photo by Elaine Tomlin. Hundreds of marchers protest in Wrightsville ATLANTA - “We’re fired up! Can’t take it no more!”... Went the chant, as some 600 protestors from all across the southeast paraded through the streets of Wriglitsville, Ga., Saturday, June 7 for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference March for justice, dignity and jobs. The marchers filled the town carrying signs and banners, large and small, which were meant to convey a message to Johnson County Sheriff Roland Attaway to “right the wrongs in Wrightsville.” The community of Wrightsville, population 2500, is 45 percent black, yet blacks hold no elected or appointed positions in government or law enforcement. The crusade of the black citizens of Wrightsville, which has steadily gained momentum the past few months, has been met with opposition from tire white community. SCLC officials say that blacks have been “harassed, beaten, shot and indiscriminately arrested by Attaway and his deputies.” As the marchers approached the Johnson County Courthouse solid rows of heavily armed state troopers formed a stoney blue wall around the perimeter of the courthouse square, ostensibly for the protection of the marchers. But, the grave-faced troopers, the 90 degree heat and the driving sun failed to deter the marchers who eagerly awaited to hear from the Rev. Ben Chavis, of the Wilmington Ten, Congressman Walter Fauntroy, Frank Martino of the International Chemical Workers Union, SCLC President Dr. Joseph F. Lowery and the many others who came to show their support for the black residents of Wrightsville. All of the speakers at the rally expressed a common sentiment: don’t give up hope and don’t lose faith in the struggle, for justice will be done. Mini’ Theatre classes begin The Augusta Mini Theatre, Inc. summer classes begins June 23 through August 29. Courses will be taught in ballet, modern dance (advanced), creative drama for children, starting at age four and acting classes for teens. Sg-SB SSSjPENNY ® JpEOPLEOPLEASINGH feONaMCSI PONTIAC W MASTER ll' h & f TELFAIR Hie crowd cheered and applauded when Lowery vowed, “SCLC will stay in Wrightsville as long as black folk are in Wrightsville.” Lowery noted that the SCLC protest has produced, “a twinkle of light breaking through the darkness,” referring to the U.S. Justice Department’s recent decision to convene a grand jury in Savannah, composed of black and white citizens who will investigate, and call into account all of the officials in Wrightsville-Johnson County to determine if the rights of black citizens have been violated. The protests are apparently spurring limited action in the Johnson County Courthouse. It was announced that the county intends to hire a black sheriff’s deputy within the next few weeks. In addition, county officials plan to hire four deputy registrars who will assist county residents with voter registration. Lowery said SCLC is glad to see these “first steps,” but they don’t mean that the struggle is over. “What it does mean,” sayd Lowery, “is that Johnson County officials have just begun to drink from the ‘do-right’ fountain. If they keep on drinking from the do right fountain they’ll find out that ‘do right’ tastes better than ‘do wrong’.” Classes in piano, choral singing, and special sessions in guitar lessons (maximum of five) will be held. Persons interested in any of the theatre classes should call 722-0598.