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BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE . * Nnuß-Snrirm THE PEOPLE’S PAPER Vol. 1 'low AaHMMraPg 9K -tv A.C. Valedictorian Lillie Frances Butler graduated from Augusta College Sunday. She was the college’s first Black Valedictorian. A local product, Miss Butler was the 1967 Valedictorian at T.W. Josey High School. During her four years at Augusta College, Miss Butler received only three grades less than “A”. She had three “B+” (one of them in a gymn class). An English major, she plans to do her graduate study at AUGUSTA COLLEGE’S LEADERSHIP AWARD GOES TO MISS JONES FOR ‘7l Miss Annie Lee Jones is the 1971 recipient of the Augusta College Service-Leadership Award. The award is presented each year to the girl and boy who excels in the various areas of academic life during their four years of attendance at the college. Miss Jones, besides being the first black recipient of the leadership award is also the college’s first black newspaper editor. Earlier this year Miss Jones was named a Regents Scholar for 1971 and received a scholarship for her senior year’s work at the college. During the four years she spent at Augusta College, Miss Jones served as one of the founders of the school’s first Interracial Council, and the school’s first Black Student’s Union. As Founder and President of Epsilon Tau Epsilon, she initiated the organized social life for black students on the campus. Miss Jones held memberships in the Inter-Club Council, Student Government Association, and the Sociology Club on campus; Director of Sidewalk College at A.C.; Refresher English Course Tutor; President of Gwinnett St. USD Junior Volunteer Council; member of the Richmond County Tutorial Project and a member of the Magnolia Baptist Church. Miss Jones, a psychology ijjajor and Dean’s List Student, has received a graduate assistantship from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville to earn the PhD. in Clinical Psychology. the University of Chicago or the University of Georgia. During the summer of 1969 Miss Butler participated in the study abroad program sponsored by the University of Georgia. She was a member of student Education Association and served on the Bell Ringer, the college’s newspaper. The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Butler of 1240 Kent Street, Lillie said she “always planned to teach in high school.” She says that she wants to teach “potentially capable but educationally deprived students.” RIOT Not Dead Renewal in our Town (RIOT) consultant, Reve r end M.E. Stokes said the organization will continue although its members are dwindling. The group gained its greatest momentum during the spring clean-up campaign in the Twiggs Street area. According to Stokes most of the people who participated in the campaign were publicity seekers who left as soon as the T.V. cameras left. Speaking of the purposes of RIOT, Stokes cited better housing, jobs, community involvement in self-help programs, clean-ups and fix-ups among the group’s goals. “We try to inform the people of their rights and responsibilities and what they are capable of doing for themselves. The people are now aware of urban resources and some have taken leadership roles in our projects.” Stokes cites “Blacks selling out” as the biggest obstacle the group has faced. Referred to the waning number of active group members Stokes points to the fact the group is basically elderly with a shortage of man power. Men who normally would be willing to help work from 60-64 hours per week. Stokes says that urban renewal in the Twiggs Street area is just a dream. “True urban renewal is not going to happen in this community. People are given promises and false hopes. This urban renewal proposal is not the answer. Although ‘true’ urban renewal will answer the committee’s needs.’” A library has been established at Mount Olive Baptist Church where the group is headquartered. The library allows area residents to become familiar with F.H.A. loans, grants, and model cities 930 Gwinnett St. Alto Graduation For Sixty-One Sixty-one students will be honored during graduation exercises at the Alto Education and Evaluation Center June 10, reports C.W. Davis, director of the center. Davis said that 22 of the group will receive diplomas from the center’s academic high school, and the remainder of those to be acknowledged during the ceremony have earned certificates from the center’s vocational school. On the program to address the graduates and their families are Jack P. Nix, state superintendent of schools; Lee Arrendale, chairman, state board of corrections; Ellis C. Mac Dougall, director of the board of corrections; Charles Balkcom Jr., Georgia Industrial Institute superintendent; and Davis. W.W. Coffee, principal of the high school, will preside. All of the young men who will be graduated volunteered to enroll in classes at the center while incarcerated at the Vets. Drug Centers To Increase The drug abuse problem among returning U.S. servicemen has become so acute that the Veterans Administration now plans to open at least 10 more drug treatment facilities that were originally planned by the end of fiscal year 1973. Georgia Veterans Service Director Pete Wheeler says that figures by VA medical officials indicate that of the estimated 200,000 hard drug users in the United States, approximately one-fourth of them are veterans and most of them have served on active duty since the beginning of the fighting in Viet Nam. “The number is increasing,” said Wheeler, “and consequently the VA has had to revise upward its plans for establishing drug treatment centers. Last year the VA announced plans for developing a total of 30 such facilities. Now it plans to open 40 centers and even this number is likely to be increased.” Since January of this year the VA has had five drug centers in operation. These centers are located in VA hospitals in Washington, D.C., Battle Creek, Michigan, Sepulveda, California, Houston, Texas, and New York City, New York. “By the end of fiscal year 1972 plans were to have 18 drug centers in operation but because of the tremendous increase in drug use by younger veterans, many additional centers very likely will have to be opened during the year,” Wheeler said. Each facility will be capable of handling 200 drug patients annually. When all of the presently-proposed centers are in operation, the VA will be able to provide treatment for 8,000 veterans at a time. Wheeler added that the Atlanta VA Hospital is scheduled to have one of the proposed drug treatment centers, a 16-bed unit, during the fiscal year of 1973. programs. Explaining the name RIOT Stokes said they wanted a name that would show that you can have a group that is militant, speaks the truth', yet not violent. “Our town needs a total renewal, slums as well as people’s minds need renewal. We chose # name that would be heard although not necessarily respected.” Augusta Ga Phone 722-4555 institute. The center is a unit of the Georgia Department of Education. When a young man is sentenced to Alto, a State Department of Education staff member invites him to look into one of the center’s four programs, the academic high school, the vocational trade school, the vocational rehabilitation services or the basic adult education program. Faculty members at the center are certified by the Georgia Department of Education. Sixteen of the teachers hold Bachelor degrees; three, Masters degrees, and one holds a six year certificate. The high school is a member of Georgia High School Association. “The high school has had seven graduating classes consisting of 154 seniors since it was established in September 1962. Few of these boys would have earned a high school diploma had not an opportunity been given while they served their sentences here. It is known that about 15 percent of our graduates have entered college or other institutions of higher learning,” said Davis. The trade school, which has a capacity for 225 students, is equipped with 12 career areas including air conditioning and heating, auto body repair, auto mechanics, barbering, cooking and baking, masonry, plumbing, small engine repair, upholstery, welding, woodworking and electrical repair. In October 1963, vocational rehabilitation services were added at the center in association with 80 inmates. To be eligible for rehabilitation services, an inmate must have a physical, intellectual or emotional handicap. It is the function of the professional in several specialities to determine if a disability exists and if it is remediable. The Alto administration decided on the need for development of an adult program in 1970 when reading tests given to inmates indicated that many were functioning below high school level. “This program began with eight teachers and 79 students. We now have 217 enrolled, and we need additional teachers. Students who register for this course in communication skills are encouraged to attend school one-half day and learn a vocational trade the other half-day,” reports Davis. USO Entertain Viet Vets The Junior Volunteer Council at the Gwinnett Street USO will entertain an estimated 60 Vietnam returnees from the Fort Gordon Hospital on June 11th. This is a monthly project for the Gwinnett Street J.V. Council and every effort is made by each J.V. to make the programs and parties different each month. The Red Cross Center at Fort Gordon works with the hospital and Gwinnett St. USO in the coordination and transportation of the patients from the hospital to the USO Club. All the Junior Volunteers join their director, Mrs. C.L. Gardner, in the planning, cooking and execution of the entire program. This month’s event will be a “Horoscope Hop,” where each dance will feature a girl and a guy from each of the astrology signs for each month. Gifts and Prizes will also be given out by the Junior Volunteer Council. SIX CANDIDATES IN RACE FOR SHERIFF All candidates for sheriff were questioned on television Tuesday night by members of the Augusta League of Women Voters. Daniel H. Cross, president of the Augusta chapter of the NAACP said he sees need for a lot of improvement at the jail. The retired military police sergeant said he would like to see county patrol cars used as “referral stations” to help ‘drug users rather than to carry users to jail. Cross said he would “give everybody a • chance” in the matter of selecting wreckers to tow property. George Johnson Jr., service station proprietor, said he is campaigning as “a citizen of Augusta and a taxpayer.” He said this gives him an “open mind” to go into office and “implement new programs in criminology.” Capt. Tebow said he would add men to the county’s vice squad and work toward the construction of a new county jail. A 20-year veteran, Tebow said he knows the drug problems in Richmond County from talking with students and parents. He said the county jail is “real confusion” with little room for prisoners and deputies. Anderson said he would keep politics out of P. C. Honors Retiring Faculty Members Paine College faculty members hosted a party honoring retiring colleagues Ruby Jenkins and Donald Lawson. Mrs. Jenkins, an associate professor of music, joined the faculty in 1944 as director of music. She directed Paine’s chorus for sixteen years. A graduate of Paine College, Mrs. Jenkins, received the Bachelor of Music and the Master of Music Education from the American Conservatory of Music and did further study at Columbia University. During her early years as a faculty member, Mrs. Jenkins recruited students for Paine by going from city to city performing on programs where she sang, played the piano and recited poetry. Next month Mrs, Jenkins will travel to West and East Africa. She has traveled in every state in the continental United States as well as England, France, Holland, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Italy promotions within the sheriff department. “Political promotions have been bad for morale,” BW Presents Speaker Dr. Marvin Mundel, internationally known consultant in industrial engineering management, will conduct a series of meetings at Babcock & Wilcox on Friday. He will lead a discussion on “Budgeting and Controlling Staff Activity,” with the vice president’s staff and during the day will meet with various other management and professional employees. Since receiving his PhD from lowa State University in 1939 Dr. Mundel has taught at several universities, managed the industrial engineering departments for leading companies and served as consultant for the government and for firms in the United States and abroad. He is the author of several books, among them “Motion and Time Study - Principles and Practices.” At the present time Dr. Mundel is principal of M.E. Mundel and Associates, management and industrial engineering consultants. Professors Donald Lawson and Ruby Jenkins and Scotland. Upon her return Mrs. Jenkins plans to write music, particularly “sentimental songs.” Mrs. Jenkins wrote the lyrics for the Lucy Laney school song. A native of England, Lawson studied at Cliff College in Derbyshire, England, and Durham University, Durham, England, where he became the first president of the Durham College Methodist Society. After serving in the British Army in World War 11, Lawson came to the United States and obtained his B.D. degree from Emory University in Atlanta. Because of his strong interest in education, especially audio-visual education, he taught high school in Atlanta for one year. The next year, he was called to Paine and established a department of Audio-Visual Services. The department continued to expand under Lawson’s leadership and AV June 10, 1971 No. 12 Anderson said. He said he would attract and keep competent deputies by emphasizing merit and Reid To Speak To Business League J. Madden Reid, Executive Director of the Augusta Housing Authority will speak to the CSRA Business League on June 14, 1971 at the Parrish House 7:30 p.m. The emphasis of the meeting is to discuss the urbanization of the housing projects here in Augusta. The contracts call for an amount in excess of one million dollars. Mr. Reid will explain the program and how our minority contractors and other businessmen may take part in the renovation program. All businessmen are urged to attend. courses were initiated. During the past semester over 50 students were enrolled in this course. Lawson is elated over his newly found “freedom” and has plans for the summer, and a trip next fall to the Mediterranean island of Malta, where he plans to make his home. Lawson will be in Macon for eight weeks, serving on the faculty for the Governor’s Honors Program session for gifted high school students. For four years he has attended this state-financed program as audio-visual coordinator. He has also served as an instructor of Hellenistic Greek. The Paine College community and many local residents will miss his warm British voice at 10 p.m. each Sunday on the radio program, Under The Cock. For eight years Lawson has hosted this campus-oriented variety program. education A.B. Williamson pledged he would “not let politics play any part in promotions.” He said rank will be achieved according to results of oral and written examinations. Williamson, a 21-year Augusta Police Dept, veteran, resigned as traffic captain last year. Widener said at this time the county cannot afford a new jail facility. He said the county will have to make do with what it has until the tax digest increases. Candidates for sheriff of Richmond County will appear before an informal group of concerned citizens on Monday June 14, 1971 at 5:30 p.m. at the Saint Mary’s Parrish House. The public is urged to attend. Make That Camping Trip A Safe One As the urban crush affects more people each year, city dwellers are flocking to the countryside, campgrounds and forests for respite. The serenity of the outdoors is welcome relief from city hubbub. But the wilderness environment poses many opportunities for accidents to both novice and experienced campers, warns the American Red Cross. “Every prospective camper should know first aid and carry a first aid kit,” says Mrs. Lucile Kemp, Red Cross Aid Chairman, “because camping areas are generally distant from medical facilities.” In preparing for a camping trip, an experienced camper should be consulted on what equipment is necessary, the best types of food to take, and other pointers which will prove helpful.' The Red Cross also suggests that tents, trailers, stoves, lights, fire extinguishers, tools and other paraphernalia be assembled and tested at home to ensure they will work properly in the field. The automobile to be used on the trip should also be checked. A breakdown en route or in an isolated area could be time-consuming, expensive and possibly dangerous. An emergency kit consisting of a shovel, flare, jack, axe or hatchet, and similar items is also recommended. “Choosing a proper camp site upon arrival at your destination is very important,” said Mrs. Kemp. “If there are children in the party, avoid steep embankments and cliffs. Select a site that offers some protection from strong winds. Stay away from low, swampy areas and water with swift currents. Don’t camp under dead trees or those with dead branches that may fall in high winds.” Campfires can be dangerous. Choose a spot for your fire away from brush and low hanging branches, a safe distance from your tent or camper. Clear away an area down to the soil and make a pit with banked stones or soil. Control the fire and always have someone present while it is burning. To extinguish the SEE CAMPING Page 3