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Volume 11 Number 25
‘The Dead Make No Noise’
Black Businessman’s
Bid For Olive Road
Funeral Home Denied
Businessman Gary
Allen said he is considering
suing the Richmond County
Board of Commissioners if
they don't reverse their
decision denying him
permission to establish a
funeral home at 1950 Olive
Road.
Allen said he believes
the decision was racially
motivated and the
objections of neighborhood
residents were unfounded.
He said funeral homes
have a special zoning
exemption, which is neither
business nor commerical.
Reagan Ignored
Legislators’ Plea To
Condemn South Africa
Thirty Georgia political
and civic leaders including
Augusta Rep. R.A. Dent
asked President Ronald
Reagan “to join in
condemnation of South
Africa's war-provoking”
invasion of Angola. Their
pleas were ignored.
The group, which
included 11 state legislators
from Atlanta,
Augusta, Macon, Columbus
and Decatur, asked Reagan
for “active American
participationin enforcing an
immediate withdrawal of
the illegal South African
occupying army from
Namibia, and complete
military, trade, and cultural
sanctions against South
Reunion Os AH Black MP Unit
First Black 3-Star General
Is Feted In Augusta
The first Black three
star general in the U.S.
Army Arthur Gregg, was
the* .guest of honor at the
second reunion of the
historic 510th Military
Police Service Platoon.
The 510th was the first
all Black combat unit in the
Military Police Corp,
created in December, 1946
in Mandheim, West
Germany. The 510th
Military Police Service was
deactived in 1951.
The unit whose
authorized strength was 50
to 60 men had a turnover
of some 200 members
during its existence.
Twenty members were
present for the reunion
here with men .coming in
from as far away as
California, New York,
Delaware, and Washington,
D.C.
"Most of these men
have seen battle in two if.
not three wars," said
retired Sgt. Major
AujuHta Newß-SeutEiu
Allen told the News-
Review, “Those white
people just didn't want me
in their neighborhood. All
of the (35-40) objectors
were white except one.”
At the county
commission meeting last
Tuesday Allen told the
commissioners, “A funeral
home is one of the
quietest things to be
located in any
neighborhood. Those dead
people don’t make any
noise.”
Opposing Allen's
Africa until the hateful
apartheid system is
ended.”
The statement was
prompted by South Africa’s
August 24 invasion of
Angola. Two columns of
troops marched more than
60 miles into the Angolan
interior, while South
African bomber planes
destroyed two villages.
“This naked aggression
by the white supremacist
government in South Africa
must be repelled," the
statement to Reagan said.
Signing the latter were
State Senators Julian Bond,
Horace Tate, and Todd
Evans, all of Atlanta; State
Hughlon Johnson, an
Augusta resident who
hosted the three day
reunion.
“Former members of
the 510th have done just as
well in civilian life as in
their military careers,”
Johnson added. Some
retired as Lieutenant
Colonels, and Sgt. Majors.
Gen. Gregg, who was a
part of the 510th MP
platoon, served as
logistician for the J ant
Chiefs of Staff, until he
retired in July.
After 35 years of
service, Gen. Gregg
reflected on the changes
that have taken place in the
army since his tour of duty.
Contrary to many who
aruge differently, Gregg,
feels that the all volunteer
army is outstanding, highly
motivated, well trained,
well disciplined, and better
educated.
Blacks Denounce
Reagan’s Support
Os South Africa
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request, Hazel Willis of
1910 Olive Road, said the
streets in the neighborhood
are very narrow and when
funerals are held ‘‘we’ll
have to stay in our
homes.”
Another Oliver Road
resident E.B. Ivey added,
“We get trash from liquor
joints and beer joints. We
don’t need no more trash.”
The Commissioners
voted unanimously to deny
Alien’s request.
George Patty, head of
the planning and zoning
commission had
Representatives Alveda
King Beale, Tyrone Brooks,
Mildred Glover, Lorenzo
Benn and Douglas Dean of
Atlanta; Representative
John White of Albany, R.A.
Dent of Augusta, Sanford
Bishop and Calvin Smyre
of Columbus, Hosea
Williams and Betty Clark of
Decatur, and David Lucas
of Macon; Fulton County
Registrar Joe McCoy; Tandi
Gcabashe, Coordinator of
Southern African Programs
for the American Friends
Service Committee; Atlanta
Councilmembers James
Bond, John Sweet, and
Robb Pitts; Jan Douglass,
Director of the Atlanta
Community Relations
He admitted that
although racial
discrimination is not overtly
displayed, it still exists in
the armed forces. “Racial
prejudice is part of our
society and the army is part
of that society,” he said.
He views today’s army
as still a “great
opportunity” for both
young men and women.
At a reception held for
the General and Mrs.
Gregg, City Councilman
I.E. Washington presented
Gregg with a key to the
city on behalf of the mayor.
During their stay in
Augusta the group toured
the facilities at Fort
Gordon, attended a
cocktail party hosted by
Sgt. Major Johnson, held
their organizational meeting
for incorporation, then
concluded their reunion by
attending Tabernacle
Baptist Church.
September 12,1981
recommended denial.
Allen also complained
that he was not given
notice that action would be
taken at Tuesday’s
meeting. I thought it was
going to be September 14,”
Allen said. „ ~ , , ,
He said, he had
people ready to testify in
his behalf, but he learned
of the meeting two hours
before the meeting and
requested a postpondment.
Commissioners said Allen
had been sent a registered
letter announcing the
meeting.
Commission; Dr. Mack
Jones, Chairman, Atlanta
University Political Science
Department; Ms. Fay
Bellamy, Gerri Thomson,
Director, Voter Education
Project; Lidia Agosto
Director, International
Affairs, Atlanta;
Charste
Hedgepeth, Program
Officer for the Southern
Regional Council; Yvonne
Wiltz, NAACP Legislative
Coordinator; Earl
Shinholster, Southeastern
Regional Director, NAACP,
Atlanta City Council
candidate Fred Steeples
and the Rev. William V.
Guy, pastor, Friendship
Baptist Church.
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Gen. Arthur Gregg and Sgt. Major Hughlon Johnson
James Brown
Center Os Youth
Anti-Crime Tour
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Dr. Judy Carter
Augustan
Earns
Doctorate
Dr. Judy L. Carter
recently completed all
requirements Mr the Doctor
erf Education degree at the
University of South
Carolina. Her field of
concentration is in
curriculum and instruction.
A native of McCormick
S.C. she spent her early
childhood there. She is a
graduate of Jefferson High
School at Bath and later
matriculated at Paine
College where she received
the Bachelor of Science
degree in elementary
education. She earned the
Master of Education degree
at Augusta College.
Dr. Carter was an
elementary school teacher
for nine years, in the
Richmond County School
System. She was director of
Teacher Training, director
of the Paine College Child
Development Center and
instructor of education at
Paine College for four
years. She is currently
assistant professor of
education and director of
student teaching and field
placement at the University
of South Carolina at Aiken.
She has conducted
many workshops and
seminars in various fields
of education and holds
memberships in several
professional and civic
organizations. She is an
active member of the
Christ United Presbyterian
Church.
She is married to
James E. Carter HI and is
the mother erf two sons,
James, IV and Mason HI,
both college students.
Doug Barnard
Ripped At Rally
Tenth District
Congressman D. Douglas’
Bernard was roundly
criticized Saturday for his
support of the programs of
the Reagan administration.
Bernard voted in favor
of the President's budget
cuts as well as the Gramm-
Latta Amendment to shift
money and authority from
the federal government
back to state and local
governments.
At a rally in May Park
in support of the Voting
Rights Act, the Rev.
Telford Pearce, pastor,
Church of the Lord, said of
Bernard, “He’s nothing but
a Dixiecrat, a racist, and
leaders ought to speak out
against him publicly.”
“The Rev. Fred Taylor
of the national office of the
Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
urged that Blacks “vote
against Bernard because he
voted against you.”
‘ ‘ Somebody can kick
you Up your you know
where, and we can just
forgive them and keep on
grinning.
“When Bernard comes
around our churches and
discos wanting our votes,
some of us are going to
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forget, saying, ’He’s so
nice: he’s so honest.” “It's
good to be nice, the Rev.
Taylor said, “but it’s better
to vote for people who vote
for you."
"I believe in turning
the other cheek but when
he smacks you on both
cheeks, it's time to get
some bricks and knock hell
out of him."
“Bernard has smacked
you on both cheeks. You’ve
got to get some bricks and
on election day knock hell
out of him."
Bernard recently stated
that he will support
extending the Voting
Rights Act, but he did not
make clear whether he will
support extending it in its
present form, the version
supported by Black leaders
or whether he will support
the extension only if it
applies to all fifty states,
the position taken by Sen.
Strom Thurmond.
Wilbert Allen, field
representative of the
Georgia Coalition on
Hunger, which sponsored
the rally, pointed to the in
consistency of the Reagan
administration on human
rights. “Anytime you have
an administration that
U.S. Sides With
Racist Oppression
(Guest Editorial)
By Rev. Joaeph E. Lowery
President of SCLC
The United States’ veto of the United Nations
Security Council resolution condemning South Africa’s
armed invasion of Angola is an assault on the lives
and liberties of Black Africans and places the United
States government squarely on the side of racist
oppression and military aggression in southern
Africa.
The veto isolates the United States from the
community of nations that conemned apartheid,
resisted colonization and served as a moral fortress
against the military rape of lesser powers.
The refusal of the U.N. ambassador representing
the United States to support a resolution watered
down to appease our concerns, is an affront to Black
and brown and white citizens everywhere who are
committed to peace with justice in the world
community.
The United States should oppose the invastion
of Angola by South Africa with all the vigor and
indignation with which it opposed the invasion of
Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. The presence of
Communist forces in Angola should not preclude our
opposition to military invasion by South Africa
anymore than the presence erf communists in Poland
did not eliminate our opposition to Russian
intervention.
Further, it seems obvious that our concern that
the administration’s conciliatory posture toward South
Africa would encourage South Africa’s resistance to
liberation and majority rule was justified, and that the
invasion of Angola was made a bit easier by our
willingness to look the other way regarding the sad
and vicious oppression of the Black majority in South
Africa. Our refusal to establish full relations with
Angola is a negative factor in establishing peace
with justice in southern Africa.
We urge the United States government to re
assess its position in South Africa, demand
independence and free elections in Namibia, and
recognize Angola. We urge the use of economic
sanctions as the only non-military weapon that will
affect change.
We are saddened that Assistant Secretary erf
State Chester A. Crocker has justified U.S.
“neutrality” in southern Africa because erf U.S.
interests in “key minerals and industrial production”
in South Africa. Dots this not mean that the United
States government is willing to see the blood of
Black Africans lost so that we may gain economically?
We also call for the withdrawal of U.S.
investments in South Africa and shall plan
demonstrations protesting South Africa's invasion of
Angola.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Newa-Review supports the
views eipressed by I>. Lowery.
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supports the invasion of
Angola and at the same
time talks about human
rights in Poland, you better
look at that.
“The same racists that
poisoned Black workers at
the Augusta Chemical Co.,
are the same racists that
are supporting South
Africa.”
Charles Walker,
director of the Augusta-
Richmond County Human
Relations Commission said
if the Voting Rights Act is
not extended “We are a
people who are politically
and socially defeated. We
will view anybody who
votes against it as an
enemy of the people.
He said the tide of
conservatism has led some
people to believe that "the
time is right to get out your
sheets and billy clubs and
beat those boys' heads.
“The people have a
secret agenda: the agenda
is to put you back in your
place," he said.
The Rev. Robert
Padgett, board chairman of
the local SCLC, summed
up: "if you don't vote for
the extension of the Voting
Rights Act, you’re going to
go hungry.”