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EDITORIAL POLICY
The News-Review is a vehicle of communications for all
people in the Central Savannah River Area; therefore we
shall try to be as objective as possible. However since we
are a community paper with a predominatly Black
readership, regarding political, social, and educational
issues, the paper must present a Black perspective.
Opinions expressed on the editorial page will reflect a
level-headed yet firm and positive approach to a given
problem.
Our editorials will not be limited to just problems.
There will be complimentary editorials,
announcement-type editorials, public service editorials,
health oriented editorials, congratulatory editorials and
occasionally a humorous editorial.
The editorial page is the speak-out page for both the
paper and the community. We encourage our readers to
react to editorials and we will publish opposing views.
The publisher must reserve the right to reject any
unsolicited material.
Our general editorial policy will reflect an over all
concern for Black citizens in the CSRA and we will not
sweep anything under the rug. Even if we do not have a
firm opinion on a given issue, we will indicate that we have
not made up our minds but we will offer both sides of the
argument and provide as much information as possible
both pro and con.
We do not feel that we always have to have an opinion
on controversial matters.
The News-Review recognizes human relations as the
number one local, national, and international problem.
We humbly hope that our newspaper will also be an
instrument through which human relations will be
improved.
Advice For Hard Working
Publicity Chairman
by Nancy Anderson
In the opinion of this
reporter, there is no more
rewarding job in the realm of
civic organizations than that
of publicity chairman....when
your efforts get results. At
the same time, when you fail,
or when you are failed
somewhere down the line,
there it is for all the world to
see. There is not a publicity
chairman alive who hasn’t
suffered from that withering
comment by the president at
the monthly club meeting,
“Our project would have
been a success if we had had
adequate publicity.” (At this
point all eyes turn your way
and you begin to shrivel.)
Having experienced both
the agony and the ecstasy of
being publicity chairman
many times over for many
organizations over, 1 am in a
position to share with the rest
of you some of the
practicalities involved that
lead more often to good
coverage.
(1) Provide a written
account, preferably
type-written with
double-spaced lines, of the
message you want to get
across. Keep it brief. Mail it
or take it in person to the
news media several days
ahead of the day you want
the publicity to start. If you
have access to a mimeograh
machine, take advantage of it
so that you’ll have plenty of
copies to go around.
(2) Make it a rule never to
give your message on the
telephone. Many radio
stations refuse to take any
publicity unless it is written,
and newspaper reporters are
often hard-pressed by
deadlines and unable to talk
with you at the time. Besides,
it is to your advantage to
have the publicity written out
correctly. (Don’t be upset,
however, if your r story is
re-written!)
(3) Don’t expect the news
media to consider your
organization’s activities as
absorbing as your
membership does. Sometimes
you’ll find your story or
notice on the front page, but
more often than not it will be
elsewhere. People will see it
anywhere; the main
difference is to your own ego.
(4) Remember that all
news media are in business,
and don’t really have to print
your club news at all. By and
large, though, they are happy
to help out and you’ll find
yourself making all kinds of
new friends. This is one of
the most rewarding aspects of
being a publicity chairman.
(5) Do most of the work
yourself. Don’t ask for a
reporter if you can provide
the information on your own.
If you feel that your story is
worthy of a photograph, talk
with the news staff several
days ahead of the event. The
same goes for live radio
coverage or a television
cameraman. The main thing
to remember is to allow
plenty of time.
(6) Ask about deadlines.
The Sunday paper, for
instance, has several
deadlines, ranging from the
preceding Monday for a story
on the fine arts in Panorama
to Thursday for anything to
appear in the women’s
section. The more you can do
to make the job easier on the
other end of the line, the
better are your chances for
coverage.
(7) On all your publicity
releases, be sure to put the
name of your organization
and your own name and
telephone number so that the
radio, TV and newspaper
people can know who to call
if they need to.
News personnel change
periodically, so it’s a good
idea to call first to ask the
name of the person who
handles club news. If you
have the time, it is also
invaluable to call on this
person with your first
publicity so that you can
establish a good working
relationship with your new
colleague.
Those of you who have
done this for years know that
each publicity chairman
works out his or her own way
of doing things. That’s part of
the fun of the job. Enjoy it
all the way!
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BLACK WOMAN RUNS FOR CONGRESS
Mrs. Victoria DeLee,
candidate for the U.S.
Congress in the first
Congressional District of
South Carolina, held a press
conference at Paine College
on Wednesday, March 24.
If elected Mrs. DeLee will
become the first of her race
to represent the South in
Congress since the
Reconstruction Period. She is
running as a candidate of the
United States Citizens Party.
One of her two opponents,
Mendel Davis, is the god-son
of Mendel Rivers whose
recent death created the
vacant congressional seat.
Mrs. DeLee said that if
elected she will bring more
industry into the area. She
pointed out that while
Charleston has more than its
share of industries, there are
very few in the nine counties
surrounding Charleston. Mrs.
DeLee is from Ridgeville,
South Carolina, which is
about thirty six miles
southeast of Charleston.
Housing and the Vietnam
war are also issues of great
concern to Mrs. DeLee.
Speaking of FHA 235, she
said, “present federal
programs are not reaching the
people they were intended to
reach”.
When asked about the war
in Vietnam, the mother of
seven said, “I’ve got two sons
messed up in this war. They
would be better off dead.
They are so messed up that
they want to kill. They hate
everybody; and one of them
is messed up on drugs. They
are not my sons as I knew
them, now they are like
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OSCAR AND NOMINEES - A golden statuette for the best performance by an actor will be
presented during the 43rd annual Oscar Awards program, to be presented live and in color on the NBC
Television Network Thursday, April 15 (10p.m. NYT to conclusion). The nominees are: (top left to
right) Jack Nicholson (“Five Easy Pieces”); Ryan O’Neal (“Love Story”); (bottom, left to right)
Melvyn Douglas (“I Never Sang for My Father”); James Earl Jones (“The Great White Hope”) and
George C. Scott (“Patton”).
animals.”
Mrs. De Lee feels she is very
qualified, having had strong
MALLORY MILLENDER
PUBLISHER AND EDITOR
WILLIAM WRIGHT
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CHARLES G. HARRIS, JR.
MANAGING EDITOR
CHARLES McANN
ADVERTISING MANAGER
LAMAR BRYANT
EDITORI AL ILLUSTRATOR
REVEREND ARTHUR D. SIMS
CHURCH EDITOR
CHURCH EDITOR
ANN JOHNSON
SOCIAL EDITOR
EILEEN BUCHANAN
SOCIAL EDITOR
HENRI FREEMAN
SPORTS EDITOR
LONNIE NAPIER
SPORTS EDITOR
WILLIAM FENNOY
SPORTS EDITOR
AL IRBY
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
LIVINGSTON WALLACE
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
JOYCE CHERRY
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
MILDRED HILL
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
JEAN BLOUNT
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
LARRY THOMPSON
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
COLLEGE PRODUCTION SCHEDULED THREE
NIGHTS
THE PAINE COLLEGE DRAMATICS CLUB IS
PRESENTING THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. THE CAST
CONSISTS OF TWO PERSONS; FRANCES
POWELL HARRIS AND LONNIE NAPIER 11 IN
THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF “DORIS” AND
“FELIX”, IN THIS HILARIOUS PRODUCTION
ABOUT OPPOSITE PERSONALITIES. THE
PLAY WILL BE PRESENTED MARCH 25. 26.
AND 27 AT 8:00 P.M. IN THE ODEUM OF THE
PAINE COLLEGE MUSIC BUILDING
ties with black congressmen
in Washington for over
twenty years. She says she
YOUR STAFF
WILLIS J. WALKER
COLUMNIST
LESTER O. POLLARD
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
KARAL WILSON
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
CYNTHIA BUTLER
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
DR. I.E. WASHINGTON
COLUMNIST
REVEREND N.T. YOUNG
COLUMNIST
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COLUMNIST
CARRIE J. MAYS
POLITICAL EDITOR
PAUL HAMMOND
PHOTOGRAPHER
CIRCULATION MANAGER
ROSCOE WILLIAMS
PHOTOGRAPHER
HERBERT ROSS
PHOTOGRAPHER
WILLIAM FENNOY
PHOTOGRAPHER
JOHN WARREN
REPORTER
NANCY ANDERSON
REPORTER
MAURICE WASHINGTON
REPORTER
GEORGE THOMAS
COMPTROLLER
FRANCES P. HARRIS
COLUMNIST
Mr. Millender, a native of Birmingham, Alabama,
earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Paine College and
his Master of Science from Kansas State Teachers College.
His further studies were at Hamilton College, New York,
and the University of Toulouse, France on a Fulbright
Travel Grant. After completing his studies Mr. Milender
began his teaching career at W.T. Josey High School,
where he taught French for three years. He then returned
to France and taught English at the Lycee Saint Cricq as a
French Government Teaching Assistant . For the past two
years he has been on the faculty of Paine College. Mr.
Millender is married to the former Miss J acqueline
Stripling and is a member of the Antioch Baptist Church.
Mr. Millender is also an active member in a number of
pedagogic associations: The South Atlantic Modern
Language Association; Alliance Francaise; National
Educators Association; and he is on the Board of
Directors of the Paine College Alumni Association.
holds a Masters Degree in
hunger and a Doctorate in
malnutrition. She says that
she has a good chance of
winning the election to be
held on April 27th although
only thirty-five percent of the
registered voters in her
district are black. She is
counting on a split white vote
as well as the support she
expects from young whites.
She characterizes herself as
“The grass-roots candidate,
champion of the
undernrivileeed - black, white
and red - unbossed,
unbought, and unsold.”
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OLD FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH-This old church established 117 years ago by a slave may
be restored as an historic Cobb County site. Most of the original hand made pews are in good
condition. (PRN)
Restoration Planned For
Church Built By Slaves
ATLANTA (PRN) - With a
little bit of charity and a great
deal of faith and hope, a
Negro slave called “Preacher,”
established a little church
under a bush arbor in the Lost
Mountain area of Cobb
County back in 1854.
The Rev. John Jennings
called his new church
Friendship Baptist Church and
for their help in cutting the
brush and erecting the shield
from the elements three other
slaves. Bud Blanchard, Lewis
Williams and Square Bragge
were named deacons.
A few years ago, with a
little bit more charity and the
same amount of faith and
hope, Mrs. Louise McMurty. a
faithful member of the
congregation, undertook a
campaign to collect trading
stamps to build a new
Friendship Baptist Church.
It stands in marked contrast
to the old church, which after
a few years replaced the bush
arbor. The new church has
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gleaming white walls and
stained glass windows and
beautiful polished wood pews.
The old structure, typical
cracker box with bellfry and
steeple, is tumbling down. It is
built of unpainted
weatherboard with cedar
shingle roof. Some of the
original hand made pews
remain and the original floor is
sound. A contractor savs it is
not beyond repair or restoring.
Mrs. McMurty, reasonably
sure that the mortgage on the
new structure can be paid off
by the same 30 members, now
sets her sights on restoring the
old building for special
occasion uses. “I’m trying not
to let my sentiment outrun
my belief that the old church
building has historical value,”
she says.
It may well be the only
slave-established church in
Georgia.
Originally it cost “about
$118,” and best estimates that
it will take several thousand to
restore it.
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It was built on a half-acre of
ground donated by Jim
Hardage, plantation owner,
“because he had faith in
Preacher Jennings.”
Through the years, his
descendents have given or the
congregation has purchased
adjacent parcels-of land until
today it rests on some 3.5
acres. The entire tract is
wooded and lends itself to a
picnic park area and the
present dream is to make the
old church the focal point of
just such a park.
The old church has also
served as a school of Negro
children, immediately after
they were freed. “We hope
now that it can serve as an
inspiration to the people of
our area, while at the same
time providing a place for play
and recreation for our
children,” said Mrs. McMurty.
Do nations for the
restoration project may be
sent to Mrs. Louise McMurty,
Rt. no. 4, Marietta, Georgia,
30060.