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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 26
Laney-Walker area may be
considered for National Register
On Nov. 29, a public infor
mation meeting will be held to
discuss a proposal that would
allow certain portins of the Laney-
Walker area to be considered for
listing in the National Register of
Historic Places.
The meeting will be held in the
Civic Room of the Pilgrim Health
& Life Insurance Company, 1123
Laney-Walker Blvd, at 7 p.m.
Representatives from the State
Historic Preservation Office and
the City of Augusta will be present
to discuss the National Register
program. All property owners and
interested persons are encouraged
to attend this meeting.
The portion of the Laney-
Walker neighborhood being con
sidered for listing includes an area
bounded approximately by Laney-
Walker Blvd, on the south, Walton
Way and D’Antignac Street on the
north, 7th and Twiggs Streets on
the east, and Phillips, 13th and
, Jacrison Streets on the west.
The proposed district encom
passes 150 acres and includes 800
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SOARING EAGLE—Actor, producer, author Ossie Davis (2nd from right) receives
Anheuser-Bush “soaring Eagle presentation in St. Louis as tribute to his achievements in
stage and film entertainment. Davis, appearing in St. Louis at the 11th Annual St. Louis
Sentinel “Yes I Can” Awards dinner, received the “Soaring Eagle” from Watman F. Smith
Ill(right), vice president of corporate affairs for Anheuser-Bush. From left are John
Sengstack, co-founder of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and editor and
publisher of the Sengstack newspaper chain; Mrs. Jane Woods, president and publisher of
the St. Louis Sentinel; Davis and Smith. The “Yes I Can” awards dinner annually salutes
young professionals who have made notable achievements in their profession.
Ossie Davis: It takes two wings to fly
ST. LOUIS, MO.—The 11th
annual St. Louis Sentinel’s “Yes I
Can” dinner afforded Ossie Davis
a platform to exhibit another one
of his myriad talents.
The number on guest speaker he
laid words on the line that made
much sense. They were filled with
the kind of thoughts that if
followed would lift the struggle to
another dimension. He called it
“Freedom and Opportunity
Stye Augusta
properties. It is felt that this area
hold a strong historical association
with Augusta’s ethnic and Black
communities.
The National Register of
Historic Places in the nation’s of
ficial list of historic buildings,
structures, sites, objects, and
districts worthy of preservation.
Listing in the Natinal Register
provides recognition of architec
tural and historical significance.
National Register listing also
identifies properties and aeas for a
wide range of planning purposes
and in doing so ensures that these
properties and areas will be taken
into account in the planning of
federally funded or licensed
projects.
National Register designation
makes owners of National Register
properties eligible for federal grant
assistance for preservation pur
poses, when grant money is
available.
Owners of National Register
properties may also qualify for tax
benefits gained through the
The freedom of ones rights as an
individual and power as a group.
He said that it is time to take the
other step. Keeping in mind that
business is boss and power comes
with the control of resources.
In his eloquent podium stand he
remind us that it takes two wings
to fly, freedom and opportunity.
Howard B. Woods, founder of
the St. Louis Sentinel, was inspired
to embrace this dinner concept by
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charitable contribution of preser
vation easements to qualified non
profit organizations.
In addtion, through provisions
of the Economic Recovery Act of
1981, owners of income-producing
properties listed in the National
Register are eligible for federal tax
incentives for rehabilitation work
which meets preservation standar
ds.
The Laney-Walker area is steeped
in Black history and a legacy is
been wasted away in that little has
been done to preserve a noble
and proud heritage.
Although many of the fine
businesses and homes that once
existed in the Laney-Walker area
have either been demolished or
faded into oblivion, the accounting
of this great past of Augusta’s
Blacks should be at least con
sidered for inclusion in the records
of achievements. We owe it to
ourselves and our legacy to comp
out and be counted.
the Sammy Davis Jr., best selling
book “Yes I Can.” It is one of
the most successful media
promotions to date. Annually it
recognizes Afro-American
achievers in commerce and in
dustry and presents a Sammy
Davis Jr., award to an outstanding
citizen. Twenty-six achievers in
business and industry were cited
for their performances in various
top level capacities.
Ist Black woman
gets Ph.D. in
chemical engineering
November 24,1984
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HOMECOMING PARADE—Paine College held its annual Homecoming Parade
Saturday. Ms Alfa Anderson (bottom left), a Paine College graduate and lead singer
for the recording group Chic, was the parade marshal. Other parade participants
(clockwise) include, Stephanie and Quincy Robertson; Ann Johnson; Mary and Alton
Reid Jr., and County Commissioner Henry Brigham and Herman Harris.
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Dr. Jennie R. Patrick
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Ist Ph.D. awarded in
chemical engineering
The portrait of Dr. Jennie R.
Patrick, the first Black woman in
the United States to receive a doc
toral degree in chemical
engineering, will be presented to
Tuskegee Institute on Nov. 18 at
the Institute’s 59th Annual
Scholarship Convocation.
The portrait of Dr. Patrick, who
studied at Tuskegee, was painted
by noted artist and illustrator Er
nest Crichlow for CIBA-GEIGY’s
Exceptional Black Scientists Poster
Series.
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Dr. Patrick studied at Tuskegee
before transferring to the Univer
sity of California at Berkeley. She
went on to earn her doctoral in
chemical engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
She is making impoctrant con
tributions to science research as a
senior research scientist at the
Philip Morris Research Center in
Richmond, Va.
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