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The Augusta News - Review January 12,1985
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On probation again &
For the second time in three
years, the University of-Georgia
has been placed on va one year,
probation for NCAA rules’
violations.
Although all violations have not
been released, according to other
news sources, one violation was
that of Dave Roberts, a former
athletic representative and
graduate of the university, made
payments on car for a former
athlete. According to Tyrone
Sorrells, a former student and
football player, someone bought
and paid for his car. Sorells is now
a student at Georgia Tech. In other
incident, two students were
allowed to use the car of two
coaches.
Coach Dooley was saddened by
what happened, and in a recent
press conference stated that Rober
ts had been releived of his ties with
the athletic program.
Although this reporter is not a
favorite fan of Coach Dooley
because of his graduation rate of
Black athletes, I must say that this
NCAA rule is unfair and almost*
imposibole to enforce.
Major universities have hun
dreds of recruiters, and their
major primary goal is to try
and get the best athlethes to attend
their schools of interest. It seems
as though Roberts meant well, but
he went just a little too far.
The university has now hired a
lawyer which will explain NCAA
rules regarding recruitment to
coaches, players, alumni and per
spective athletes. This may help,
but it’s not going to solve the
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have a Nobel Peace Prize... .Tell them not to mention that I have three
or four hundred other awards.... I’d like somebody to mention that
day, that Martin Luther King. Jr., tried to give his life serving others.
I’d like for somebody to say that day that Martin Luther King, Jr.,
tried to love somebody....
“Say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum
major for peace. That I was a drum major for righteousness. And all
of the other shallow things will not matter. 1 won’t have any money to
leave behind. 1 won’t have the l ine and luxurious things of life to leave
behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind.”
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problem. What going to keep
that athletic representive whose an
alumnus from trying to land a
really big catch?
You gamble and you have 50-50
chance that evervthine eoes well.
I’m not naive enough to believe
that Tyrone Sorrells is the only
player this happened to.
So what do we do? The NCAA
needs to change the rule. The only
ones responsible for recruiting or
talking to perspective athletes of
the school should be represen
tatives who work for the in
stitution. Now the rule is more
clear cut, and less people are in
volved. The high school athlete
has enough to worry about and
deal with without having to listen
to some outsiders whose whole
conversation centers around
bribe.
In 1973 I was a witness to the
recruitment of Thomas Flanagan
out of Southwest High School in
Atlanta. The inside and outside
of the house was always filled with
coaches and recruiters from schools
across this nation. All kinds of
promises were made, and most of
them came from people who had
no direct ties to the school such as
employment. They were athletic
representatives.
To the major institutions: You
make enough money. Stop trying
to slither through and pay your fair
share. The business is getting too
big and out of hand. Sometimes I
think major college sports would
be better off if they seperated
themselves from learning in
situtions altogether.
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Pictured: Dr. Louise Rice, Chairman of Founders Day
Committee; South Atlantic Regional Director Dr. Ber
tha L. Maxwell and Augusta Alumnae President Ver
ma Curtis.
Community empowerment:
the key to survival
The economic outlook for Black
Americans, especially Black
women, is “very disheartening in
spite of the rosy picture painted by
the Reagan Administration,” Ber
tha Lyons Maxwell, South Atlantic
regional director of the Delta
Sigma Theta sorority, said here
Sunday.
Speaking at the 72nd Founder’s
Day observance of the Augusta
and Aiken chapters at Paine
College, Dr. Maxwell said that 47
percent of Black households are
headed by women, compared to 14
percent of white households
headed by females.
More than 35 percent of Black
babies are born into single-parent
households with a median annual
income of just over $7,000, the
University of North Carolina
professor said.
Black women are victims of
racism and sexism, she said ad
ding, “It is our responsibility to
empower our own communities
and to give our people the skills
to survive in a sexist and racist
society.”
Growing In Grace
On divorce dating
by Cynthia Butler
The divorce rate is on the in
crease. Many women may breathe
a sigh of relief over the absence of
tension that
dissolved with
the relation
ship, but the
relief may be
temporary.
Many women
want a man in
their life. Get
ting one the
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second time around may not be as
easy and natural as getting the first
one.
In fact, you may find yourself in
situations which may actually
frighten you. I interviewed one
woman and she shared the
following experience with me.
Anne is a very intelligent and
strikingly intelligent lady. She is
39 years old and has been divorced
for nine years. She spent several of
those years alone either because
she was disillusioned after par
ticularly bad experiences or
because no one asked her out.
It is difficult to understand her
situation because she is genuinely
kind. The first man she dated was
a43 year old with no past. He told
her that he left his family at the age
of 20 years old and changed his
name. He had no idea about
where his family was and they did
not know where he was.
He appeared intelligent and was
well dressed, but she noticed that
he was always looking over his
shoulder and even more impor
tant, he did not give her a
telephone number or address. The
straw that broke the camel’s back
however was the fact that
whenever he took her out to eat, he
CSRA Agency on Aging to
offer Nutrition Program
Applications are now being ac
cepted by the CSRA Agency on
Aging for funds to provide services
to persons 60 years of age and
older in the nutrition, homemaker
aide, transportation, day care,
outreach services, friendly visiting,
senior centers, ombudsman, legal
services, psychotherapy and
lifeline programs and in new ser
vices as well.
The Nutrition Program for the
elderly is aimed at providing a hot
nutritious meal five days a week
for senior citizens in a group set
ting or home-delivered. The
Homemaker Aide and/or Chore
Service Program is designed to
maintain and strengthen the
capacity of individuals who,
because of frailty or other con
ditions, are unable to care for
themselves or function in their
homes or in the most independent
situations possible.
The Transportation Program is
designed to transport the elderly to
and from community facilities and
resources for applying and
receiving services, reducing
isolation or otherwise promoting
independent living. The Legal
Services Program assists the
elderly in advancing or protecting
the legal rights, benefits, and en
titlements of the elderly.
Gas company announces
program to aid elderly
Atlanta Gas Light Company has
a new service for customers who
are ill, elderly, handicapped, or
have trouble with their bill
payments for other reasons. Its
called “Third Party Notification.”
“The Third Party Notification
program is a ‘safety net’ that lets
someone else know when a
customer is having problems
paying the gas bill,” explained
Mike Wingo, credit manager for
Atlanta Gas Light Company.
“We don’t want to cut off
anyone’s gas. we hope that this
program can help.”
When a customer joins the Third
Party Notification program the gas
company agrees to mail a copy of
any future past-due or disconnec
tion notice that is mailed to that
customer to a third party. The
third party could be a socal
worker, son, daughter, mother,
father, or any other interested per-
Boxing match to be held
The Knights of Columbus and
the Richmond County Recreation
Department and Richmond Coun
ty Juvenile and The Augusta
Boxing Association will host
amateur boxing matches at the
Knights of Columbus Hall located
at 3129 Damascus Road, Augusta,
Georgia on Saturday, January 12,’
would always say that he forgot his
wallet and she would have to pay.
She was a bit happier when she
met the next man. He had a
telephone number, an address and
a job. But on their first date, he
shook his head and exclaimed, “1
can’t believe you have all your
teeth.”
She was shocked, but being the
patient type, she dated him a few
more times. She finally realized I
that he did not seem to have the
capacity to get past the fact that;
she was not on welfare and had al I
her teeth.
The next man was more normal.
He seemed use to women wit! i
teeth and who worked to support
themselves. He called frequently
and carried her out for drink*;
during the week, but on Friday and
Saturday nights he disappeared.
After about six months, she con
fided her dilemma to a friend. Her
friend exclaimed, “Have you not
heard about sugar baby! He
doesn’t take girls out on the week
end. He says they eat and drink
too much. Because they have to
work during the week, they usually
don’t eat or drink on week night
dates.” That was the end of sugar
baby.
But everything is not bad, there
has to be a good period. My friend
met an adorable man. He was
reliably consistent. He was con
sistently good. He was attentive,
warm and gentle. For the very first
time, she knew happiness. She
learned not to worry about the
relationship ending. She had two
years. One week passed. She
called his sister. He had died of a
heart attack. “Didn’t he tell you
he had a serious heart problem?
We are just grateful that he lived as
long as he did.” She was too.
The Ombudsman Program
provides information and/or assist
in resolving problems or complain
ts of residents of long-term care
facilities.
The Outreach Services provide
search and find activities to iden
tify hard to reach individuals, and
to make them aware of needed ser
vices. The Day Care for Adults
Service provide adults with per
sonal care in a protective setting
outside their own homes during a
portion of a 24-hour day.
The Friendly Visiting Program is
designed to provide regular social
contacts to persons who are
socially or geographically isolated.
The Psychotherapy Services
program provides counseling to
assist persons in resolving
problems affecting health and
welfare including legal matters.
Lastly, the Lifeline Program
provides a direct line for the elderly
with a local hospital.
Persons interestred in obtaining
an application package may call
Ms. Jeanette Cummings at (404)
737-1823 or come to the Area
Agency on Aging Office at the
CSRA Planning and Development
Commission, 2123 Wrightsboro
Road, Augusta, Georgia. 30904-
9800
son or organization.
The third party and the
customer both must agree to par
ticipate to be eligible for the
program. The third party won’t be
responsible for paying the bill, but
can take steps to help the customer
avoid being cut off.
Other utilities have Third Party
Notification programs, but the gas
company believes it is the first to
try to contact the thrid party as
soon as the bill is past due,, instead
of waiting for it to reach the point
where a disconnection notice is
issued.
Customers of Atlanta Gas Light
Company, Georgia Natural Gas
Company and Savannah Gas
Company will receive information
about Third Party Notification
with their December gas bills. For
more information, or to request an
application form, contact the local
gas company office.
1985 at 7:30 P.M.
Teams from Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina will
be participating with fights that are
sanctioned by the United States
Olympic Boxing Committee. Con
tact Tom Moraetes or David Evans
at 828-6691 for ticket information
or the K.O.C. at