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The Augusta News-Review February 11,1984 — Miss NA AC P BPltal -k i py <i| llv contestants j Ten lovely young ladies yi'* byVffi It are vying for the title of pg !||jj ■ / Miss NAACP. the lucky ||||| ||NR. A / / young lady will be || jf|H I WKSA </ A crowned during inter- |l ||l|| ||; uB ■ A mission of the Ebony J ilifi I |: B Fashion Fair Fashion Ex- J |||||j 1 I I S travaganza 83-84, Feb. 28 JJjljjU | v® ■ at 8 p.rn. in the Miller j Theater. TyF \JKK ,W Mrs. l.ouise Saunders, NwBl i Mrs. Daniel McMillan, I Mrs. Guella Cooper, and ' ( :\ UK I Mrs. Janet Guyden serve Iffflßßp. as advisers to the young ■■ WHg| j H| j ' K ladies. 0- 11. ! I Jl|| j|H (From bottom) Stephanie Diggs; An- \ 1111 b toinette Johnson; \ X. Jll Montez Godbee; p- \ j JI ih, "’’"11 Vedra Tuff; Sandra K; *| X Nk Harrell; Beverly f j ’ Smith; Lasharn San- Ik Tk • ders; Paula Gilchrist. ' J Not shown are Shed- A- ’ N, nette Polite and \ Gwendolyn Thomas. •«' K aIMK ?'?'? \ < XiFig- .'iffigflßt ~ * X I 1 £3- Matching funds, rule changes still considered for Jackson WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNP A) —Although the Democratic National Committee refused to change primary election rules for convention delegates as requested by Presidential Can didate Jesse Jackson, at least two states, Missouri and Vermont, may decide to make the changes, accor ding to Jackson campaign of ficials. Despite the confusion over the Democratic party rules, a Jackson spokesman said the organization expects a “rollover” effect in having several states agree to provide delegates to presidential candidates with less than 20 per cent of the state vote in primary Rights commission called Reagan Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA)—“While the new U.S. Civil Rights Commission declared its independence of President Ronald Reagan, its subsequent ac tions spoke much louder than words,” declared Ralph G. Neas, executive director of the newly reorganized Leadership Conferen ce on Civil Rights, a traditional coalition of over 100 religious, labor, community and civil rights organizations. Indeed, the President’s commit tee has joined Reagan in declaring that certain programs passed by News service to link Jamaica and U.S. Black press The establishment of the first news com munication link between the U.S. and the Carib bean area was announced at a two day Mid-Winter Workshop of ihe National Newspaper Publishers Association held in Ocho Rios, Jamaica Jan. 25-28. The country’s Prime Minister, Right Honorable Edward Seaga, speaking at the concluding workshop dinner disclosed his plan to develop a news service which would supply the 130 National Newspaper Publishers Association papers with information from Jamaica. The National Newspaper Publishers Association’s President, elections as currently required by the DNC. After campaigning in New Hampshire, last month, Jackson temporarily passed up lowa to return to Florida, Georgia and Alabama. The candidate is expec ted to return to Illinois and Washington (D.C) this week before the final push for delegates in primary elections in 30 key states in March. Some elections will be private party caucuses and others will be public polling. Meanwhile, the candidate is en titled to receive only SIOO,OOO in the first grant of matching Federal funds, a Federal Election Com mission spokesperson said this Congress to promote equality of opportunity are no longer within the jurisdiction of the commission, Neas said. Speaking for the coalition, he added “It appears that the Reagan administration philosophy is to diminish the Federal government’s historic role to provide equality.” Because of the multiple firings of commissioners, President Reagan has robbed the new com mission of any legitimacy as an in dependent commission. The in dependent U.S. Civil Rights Commission died the day President Reagan repudiated the Christopher Bennett, described the action as a breakthrough and proposed the provision of a similar NNPA News Service through expanded membership among other island newspapers. Never before has there been a mutual exchange of news between the Caribbean islands and the U.S. such as these actions propose. Thousands of readers of Caribbean descent will now have hometown information not previously available from a regular source. During the dinner speech Prime Minister Seaga reviewed the economic situation of Jamaica and provided ex tensive background in formation on the Page 3 Grenada invasion. He stated clearly that the unified action was based on documented evidence that actions in Grenada posed an unmistakable threat to the safety of neighboring islands and he disavowed any prior impetus from the United States. He also asked support tor a Dealine set for competition . The deadline for sub t mitting entries in the . eleventh annual J.B. White Literary Com . petion conducted by - Augusta College is Feb. . 22, according to Dr. Lillie f Jugurtha, this year’s . Competion Director. The . contest is open to all . Junior and Senior high week. However, Jackson will be eligible to continue to receive fun ds to match individual con tributions up to $250 each after having filed his request for ap proximately $500,000 by the Jan-. 31 deadline, Sharon Snyder, the FEC official stated. The agency was still reviewing Jackson’s request last weekend. A total of $10,386,223.52 in mat ching funds have been certified, thus far, for six presidential can didates eligible to receive matching grants, but no amounts had been approved for Jackson and former Sen. George McGovern (D-S. Dakota). Nov. 10 compromise, Neas said. Ironically, the action was taken by the new commission on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. “Because of the multiple firings of commissioners, President Reagan has robbed the new com mission of any legitimacy as an in dependent commission. The in dependent U.S. Civil Rights Commission died the day President Reagan repudiated the Nov. 10 compromise,” Neas said. Ironically, the action was taken by the new commission on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. Congressional pardon for Marcuc Garvey, a Jamaician with jour nalistic background. In an earlier speech Congressman Gus Savage from Chicago presented an analysis of Presiden Reagan’s State of the Union address to the U.S Congress. school students in the CSRA, and all entries should be mailed to Dr. Jugurtha, Department of Languages and Literature, Augusta College, Augusta, Ga., 30910. Further infor mation can be obtained by calling 737-1500. Funeral services held for Jackie Wilson from the Michigan Chronicle Although the church doors did not open until after 10 a. tn., mourners began arriving as early as 7 a.m. the Saturday mor ning Jackie Wilson was funeralized at the Russell Street Baptist Church in Detroit. By the time services got underway at the scheducled noon hour, the church was packed to its 1,500-seat capacity with the crowd lining the walls, filling the balcony and listening to the or der of the program from loudspeakers in the basement. Music dominated the rites, officiated by the Rev. Anthony C. Cam pbell. The combined choirs of the church, where Wilson was bap tized, resounded with a number of spirited selec tions. “It’s a glorious day to send Jackie home,” said Rev. Campbell, adding, “...We cannot gloss over it; we’re here to say goodbye.” Floral sprays adorned the back of the choir stand the most noticeable an arrangement of white carnations in the shape of a record with a ribbon emblazed, “Lonley Tear drops” signed by Augsta’s own James brown and friends. Some in attendance marveled at the sight of superstars of the recor ding industry. “Jackie Wilson was loved,” said Levi Stubbs, of the Four Tops, when called to the pulpit to give remarks. “People wouldn’t be here for any other reason. Jackie was street peoplein that he never became bigger than ——— w flfl x k fl \W X k O ] I . fl .jr I "H- ■ ■ ! /- ■ I . - ■F ®a-t£ flUfl W \ • • I '-r- ■ SB * ' s • i ■ ■ Im • i 11 v t ¥ ■/■?- T • Ifl'. <OEaflMfl: v® PEARL BAILEY admires special award presented by NAACP Executive Director Benjamin L. Hooks at the association’s Roy Wilkins Humanitarian Awards Dinner held at the New York Sherator Center in January. Ms. Bailey was honored for her outstan- < f ' t4b '/ z ■- U ' t JBa. jMBMWk J I-Jr. ffiSjWL m O i ' M*;-- -AW, ,£f. -v M s '... /' •■. /' 4|f J # mß' Il L I w :'|B| Ok a fe'tjffi l -- Ifk Jbl I wF ? 1 lb 1 T wb ' BBmmmb AHHHBNBMIHhMBMHHMI Jackie Wilson people.” Members of the Four Tops, who all served as pallbearers, wept openly as the Rev. William Ferrell 11l delivered a medley of gospel hymns. Rev. Campbell eulogized Wilson as a talent who “combined a special kind of chemistry.” “It’s a hard life run ning from date to date,” he acknowledged, “dressing in dusty rooms in glittering, tight-fitting clothes. You walk out to an audience of people waiting for you to fai1...1 can’t think of anything harder.” “But it was a life that put Jackie Wilson well in to the center spotlight of American music, earning him a string of hit recor dings and the title, ‘Mr. Excitement’.” Those early perfor mances led to such national hit recordings as “That’s Why,’’ “Doggin’ Around,” “Talk That Talk,” “A Woman, A Lover, A Friend,” “Baby Workout,” “Danny ding contributions to civil rights. She was among four others so honored that evening. Looking in are Mrs. Hazel N. Dukes, president of the NAACP New York State Conference of Branches and Charles L. Brown, chairman of the NAACP Metropolitan Council of Branches. Boy,” and “Higher and Higher.” Born Jack Leroy Wilson on June 9, 1934, the singer grew up on Detroit’s eastside. He initially thought of becoming a professional fighter—having won the Golden Gloves cham pionship at the age of 16 —but was persuaded to develop his natural gift of singing. He suffered a heart at tack on stage at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, N.J., in 1975, that left him an invalid until the time of his death on Jan 21.