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BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE * Vol. 1 REP. R.A. DENT TO VOTE NO ON CHARTER State Representative R.A. Dent announced his opposition to the proposed unification charter Tuesday night at the Gracewood Center. Dent joined Carrie Mays, Grady Abrams, and Ed Mclntyre who have previously stated their opposition to the charter. Dent said the charter should be defeated so “that we might remain free.” Mclntyre Under Pressure ed Mclntyre At Sunday’s mass meeting at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Solomon Walker, Master of Ceremonies, called attention to the fact that County Commissioner Edward Mclntyre has been under severe pressure since announcing his opposition to the proposed charter to unify the Augusta ■ wt IB ' ■ V Bal 1 J i mS ; _ “J .»; i j 4^WTBM r ~T'*t jfcLU v\ - .*y .. jgf ~ 7*'«L CELEBRITY OF THE WEEK - MR. TAYLOR KELLY Mr. Taylor Kelly is owner and manager of the Medical Center Phillips 66 Service Station. He and his wife Essie, have three children Tonya, Jeffrey and Renee. PLEASE VOTE ON MAY 25 - ■ ...I--' . . .Jfer. . Mrs. Mays opposed the charter on the grounds that it would increase taxes and take government out of the hands of the people. Mclntyre said “this charter is not responsive to the working majority.” Others announcing then opposition to the charter on Tuesday were Attorney Roy V. Harris and former State Senator Michael J. Padgett. and Richmond County governments. Those in attendance responded by giving Mclntyre a standing ovation. Referring to threats against him, Mclntyre said, “I won’t change my decision. I’ve taken my stand; and I’ll bear my cross.” 930 Gwinnett St. Augusta Ga Phone 722-4555 ‘T W -a iW' J If - Wtf 'IM . - V f SHERIFF'S ELECTION SET FOR JULY 7 July 7th has been selected as the date for the special election for Sheriff of Richmond County. The election will fill the office vacated by the death of Sheriff E.R. Atkins on May 13. The qualifying fee for the $16,000 a year sheriffs post is $830.00. Prospective candidates will have from June 1 to 5 p.m. on June 7 to pay qualifying fee. Unregistered voters will have until May 23 to register to vote in the special election. ■ Register™ ■ And ■ An Investment That Can Multiply I' HE* WH Thom.as McCain, an instructor of Mathematics at Paine College, recently opened THE VOTI IS STILL THE MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON ?i ■>< H - ■ Cv ■ > 1 I )JI jy --i |L Il ' ■ h ' V B fIMBFI 1 i Ii I ■ FIfw. VBBBI' w w ■w >■ RICHMOND COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION CHOIR MAYNARD JACKSON VOICES OF MOUNT MORIAH In the first of a series of mass meetings to be sponsored by the in two agencies. This is an obvious disproportionate manner of representation when one considers their problems with the ballot not with the bullet. Are we going to continue to raise our fist as a symbol of black power? .... or are we going the Gulf College Service Center on Gwinnett Street next to Murphy & Son’s drug store sr f wT^~ v zs? fl ' E • x a jflL----- K W <■ ■ ■/ Dr. J.E. Carter, Jr. (left) and Dr. Justine Washington (center), representatives of the YMCA Expansion Fund, receive a SIOOO check from J.Q. Terry of Paine College, who handled the gift to clench that fist around the ballot? It’s the ballot that counts, not bullets,” Jackson said. “The answer to social inequality is soul power, not gun powder. Get down, shut up and vote. Orchestrate freedom through the ballot. Calling Black capitalism a “crude hoax” Jackson said it where, he says “Service is our business not just of name.” McCain has long range plans for the College Service Center. He says that he eventually wants to use the profits to give an annual scholarship to some student excelling in mathematics. “I don’t have time to teach and look after the service station. As soon as the station becomes self-sufficient I’d like to see the college (Paine) take it over.” A Paine Alumnus, McCain said rather than give a sum of money to the college, he’d rather give something more sustaining something that can add to the growth of the college. does not reach the masses of the people. “It causes desperation to the extent that it simply changes the color of the exploiter from white to black.” According to the Vice Mayor, “We” must come to mean a united Black community. He suggested that Blacks unite “with everybody in the same Mr. Dave Mack, Jr., President of the Paine College National Alumni Association has announced the Association’s annual meeting in Augusta, on Saturday, May 22, with headquarters at the Richmond May 20, 1971 No. 9 transaction from Mrs. Bibb. Dr. C.M. Richardson, Acting President of Paine College (not pictured) received the S3OOO contribution to the College. boat as we are, especially poor whites - regardless of their motivation.” On consolidation of city and county governments Jackson disclaimed expertise, but added “I just know that it (consolidation) started coming when we (Blacks) started coming ... Every time we come Alumni Assn. Sets Annual Meeting Hotel. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. with a Regional Directors Meeting, alumni from thirteen states and Washington, D.C. will have a full day and evening of activities including class reunions, class photographs, guided campus tours and the Annual Business Meeting, set for 2:00 p.m. in the Odeum of the Music Building. As the busy day draws to an end, an active evening gets up to bat, they change the rules of the game. To the Richmond County Correctional Institution Choir, Jackson said. “I encourage you to come out of your prison, to help us get out of ours.” Insisting that the Civil Rights movement is not dead, Jackson said, “The Civil Rights movement will never die as long as there are people who remain unfree.” underway with a reception at the Richmond Hotel in honor of President-Elect, Dr. Lucius H. Pitts, followed by the Annual Alumni Dance ... featuring the “Jazz Explorers.” A final highlight to the meeting will be the naming of the Outstanding Alumnus. Last years Outstanding Alumnus was Mr. Ed Davis, President of Central Life Insurance, Tampa, Florida.