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Volume 13 Number 19
Augusta families travel in Europe
Black Augustans are traveling
abroad in increasing numbers.
This summer three Augusta
families with relatives stationed in
Germany visited that country, and
took in Rome, Paris, Venice, and
the Mediterranean, too.
Susie Moore flew to Frankfurt
June 19 to visit her son Byron and
his wife, the former Connie Dan
ford, from Tune 19 to July 10.
From Germany, they took a
five-day tour of Italy. In Rome,
they visited the Vatican, the Sistine
Chapel and the Coliseum.
In Florence, they visited the
cathedral and the tomb of
Michelangelo. They later visited
Naples, the ruins of Pompeii, and
The Forum where Julius Caesar
was assassinated.
Then they boarded a ship and
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DOLLARS MAKE SENSE—Benjamin L. Hooks, executive director of the NAACP,
holds a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar and a two dollar bill—the denominations the
NAACP is urging Blacks around the country to use exclusively during the upcoming
Labor Day Weekend to demonstrate the spending power of Black Americans.
Called “Black Dollar Days,” the demonstration—conducted through the Association’s
six regional offices and 1,800 branches-urges Blacks to secure silver dollars and two dollar
bills from banks prior to the holidays and to use them between Sept. 1-5.
By spending money in these denominations, Hooks has said, the power of the Black
dollar will be clearly demonstrated and this knowledge will lead to new job and business
opportunities for Blacks.
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sailed up the Mediterranean Sea to
Isle of Capri.
However, the trip had its serious
moments, at least for Mrs. Moore.
On an especially hot day in Italy,
Mrs. Moore, who has a fear of
close places, found herself stuck in
an elevator between the fourth and
fifth floors of her hotel, along with
four other people.
“I almost panicked,” Mrs.
Moore said. “It was so hot. We
found a sign that said only four
persons to an elevator. We tried to
remain calm.”
The elevator eventually was
manoeuvred to the first floor
where the door opened.
‘‘Byron and Connie were
looking down from the fourth
floor, laughing,” she continued.
“When I heard them laughing, I
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ROME—Mrs. Susie Moore (right) visits coliseum with
son, Byron, and daughter-in-law, Connie.
started crying. And that scared
everybody nearly to death. I just
boo-hooed.”
Mrs. Moore said, however, that
the “most frightening thing” was
the autobahns (expressways). There
is no speed limit.
That was also a problem for Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Brigham who
visited their son “Howie” July 20
to July 30 in Neu Ulm, Germany.
“Mrs. Brigham agreed that the
speeding was the “worst part.”
While driving with her son through
the Alps, she recalled, “All of
these mountains, you look down
and you could see nothing, and the
cars were just shooting by.
“I said, ‘Lord, have mercy.’
“Howie said, ‘What did you
say, Ma?’
“I said, ‘Lord, have mercy.’
“He said, ‘Huh?’
t “I said, ‘Hush, boy. I’m
praying!”
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problem for Mrs. Moore who is a
retired foreign language teacher.
In Italy, she found the language
close enough to Spanish to com
prehend enough to get along; her
son and daughter spoke some Ger
and in most hotels there was
someone who spoke English.
But the Brighams weren’t so
lucky. In a German restaurant,
Mr. Brigham saw a sign that said
“Fanta.” He spoke no German,
but the waiter understood when he
said “Fanta” and brought him a
soda.
But then he wanted some ice,
which is usually provided only
upon request. But he couldn’t
make the waiter understand that he
wanted ice for his soda.
“Finally,” he said, “the waiter
brought me a straw!
“Then I just gave up. He threw
his hands up. I threw up mine,
too.”
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An incumbent and two
challengers announced their can
didacies for city council this week.
First Ward Councilman Charles
DeVaney said Tuesday that he
would seek re-election. “I’ve been
a good strong voice. I’ve worked
well with the other councilmen and
the mayor,” he said.
“I supported the hydro-electric
plant, revitalization and neigh
borhood organizations. I will con
tinue to try to be a positive force.”
He is a member of the Finance
and Appropriations Committee
and chairman of the Trees and
Parks committee.
“I’m not an upper ward can
didate. I feel I’ve been responsible
to my ward, which is about 65 per
cent Black!”
Margaret Armstrong, a 47-year
old homemaker, announced Wed
nesday that she will seek the
Second Ward seat presently held
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ting from the strong dollar against
foreign currencies. “I could take a
dollar and get $2.66 in their (Ger
man) money,” Brigham said.
In Italy, a dollar will get you
1,400 liras.
When Mrs. Moore paid for her
five-day tour of Italy, it cost only
$l4O including hotels and break
fast.
The Brighams took a weekend
excursion to Paris.
But the highlight of their visit
was simply “seeing Howie, and
that he was well.”
The Brighams also visited their
goddaughter, the former Karen
Jones of Augusta and her
husband, Capt. Maxie Joye, and
their daughter, Alexis, in Stuttgart.
Karen is the daughter of Frank
Jones, former principal at Terrace
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CZECH Border—Mr. and Mrs. William (Willie Mae)
Howard near Czechoslovakian border.
by William Baxter.
The mother of six children, she
said that she will “whole
heartedly” support neighborhood
associations. She wants the fire
and police salaries to become a
•part of the operating fund to avoid
depletion of surplus funds.
She proposes that the people be
polled to find out their preferences
for downtown, and she wants
council to hire local contractors
architechs and engineers to study
development and provide more
jobs on the local level, with gover
nment and the private sector
working together.
A graduate of Lucy C. Laney
High School, she also attended
City College in New York.
She is a member of Williams
Memorial C.M.E. Church.
Gerald (Jerry) W. Woods Wed
nesday announced his candidacy
for the Eighth Ward seat now held
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Manor, and Mrs. Sue Jones of
Augusta.
They also visited their cousins,
Capt. and Mrs. William Burt Neal
111, who are also stationed in Ger
many.
Another Augusta couple visiting
Germany this year were Mr. and
Mrs. William Howard. They were
in Germany from July 8 to August
8 to see their niece, Jo Ann Muller
in Weisenburg.
They visited the Ludwig castle,
the Richard Wagner museum as
well as the concentration camps
where Hitler kept political
prisoners. There they saw
crematorims where 70,000 people
were executed.
They, like Mrs. Moore and the
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by George A. Sancken, who is
completing his second consecutive
term and is ineligilbe to seek re
election.
Woods, 2724 Walton Way, has
been a resident of the Eighth Ward
for four years.
“I have had a growing interest in
the well-being and future of
Augusta since becoming a part of
the community in 1978,” Woods
said in announcing his candidacy.
“I have learned a lot about
various problems throughout the
city and feel I can make a con
tribution to its future by being a
member of city council.”
An attorney, Woods is on the
staff of the Medical College of
Georgia as assistant to the
president.
He is married to Dr. Deborah J.
Bates of Augusta.