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Wilker Appointed Head
of Model Cities Project
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Willie Wilker, a 1969
graduate of Paine College has
been appointed Director of the
Model Cities Athens
Community Coordinated Child
Care Project.
A native of Athens, Georgia,
Wilker earned his Master of
Religious Education from the 1
Interdenominational :
Theological Center in Atlanta '
where he concentrated much
of his work in the area of ‘
scocial welfare.
First To Get
Performance Rates
Georgians are the first in the
nation to have the opportunity
to get car insurance rates based
on their driving record rather
titan solely on their age.
Comptroller General
Johnnie L. Caldwell announced
today that the Great American
Insurance Company has
selected Georgia as a pilot state
for its “All in One” or Merit
Driving Plan.
“The plan offered by this
company allows each person to
set his own rate based on his
record. We feel in the
Insurance Department that it is
a bold step toward correcting
some of our problems and
creating greater competition.”
Caldwell went on to note
that the plan will not
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA FIRM
AWARDED $68,559.00 U.S.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT.
Wiley S. Messick, Director,
Southeastern Region of the
Small Business Administration,
Atlanta, Georgia, has
announced a new Government
contract for Southside
Construction Co., Augusta,
Georgia.
Under a Federal program
which sets aside a portion of
U.S. Government procurement
for small businesses, Messick
said the U.S. Army has
awarded the $68,559.00
contract for construction of
P.O.L. operations and quality
control at Moody Air Force
Base, Valdosta, Georgia.
“This set aside program,”
Messick explained, “is part of
SBA’s continuing effort to
assure a fair share of Federal
contracts to small businesses to
enable these small firms to
develop and grow. It also helps
foster economic competition,”
he said, “the life blood of the
American free enterprise
system.”
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WILLIE WILKER
One of the major objectives
of the Model Cities Program is
to provide economically sound
job opportunities for model
neighborhood residents. As the
new director Wilker says,
among my responsibilities at
present is to work with the
community in trying to involve
students in summer
employment.
Wilker was a Biology major
at Paine, with a minor in
Education.
necessarily offer cheaper rates
for everyone. “The insurance
rates under this proposal
reflect your driving record and
thus, the good driver who is a
clean risk will probably get a
savings on his premiums, while
others may not.”
“The major advantage is that
98 percent of the people in this
state will be eligible for this
insurance program. The
company will charge for bad
risks, but at least the insurance
is available.” Caldwell
observed. “Some other
companies simply aren’t
writing insurance or are
cancelling and not renewing
policies.”
On the application filed with
the Comptroller General’s
office, it is significant to note
that the program does not ask
whether an applicant has been
cancelled, not renewed or
refused by other insurance
companies. The policy includes
medical and uninsured
motorist coverage.
All new business with the
company since June 1 in the
automobile insurance field has
been put into the ‘All in One’
program. All renewals of this
company starting August 1 will
be under this plan.
“1 am always glad to see
competition and innovation,”
Caldwell stated. “It encourages
me to know that the insurance
industry is beginning to try
those methods that I
campaigned for last year. One
of my promises was that I
would work for a method by
which a person would be able
to buy automobile insurance
based on his own driving
record.”
The program will be
conducted for at least 18
months in Georgia before it is
evaluated and possibly
expanded to other states.
Comptroller General
Caldwell serves as ex-officio
State Insurance Commissioner.
KNOW YOUR
HISTORY
By Larry Thompson
The history of the Black man has immense historical value to
the world and its inhabitants. The Black man’s roots are firmly
planted in almost every nation of the world.
Mburumba Kerina of South West Africa said that from the
earliest days of the exploration of the Western World, Africa’s gift
to the world has been tremendous. Africa gave Pushkin to Russia,
Esop to Greece, Popes to Rome and a prominent Emperor,
Septimus Severus. Africa gave Crispus Attucks to America, and
many more geniuses of which we will learn from this column.
Imhotep of ancient Egypt was the real father of medicine. He
lived about 2,300 B.C. Greece and Rome got their knowledge of
medicine from him. In Rome he was worshiped as the Prince of
Peace in the form of a Black man. He was also Prime Minister to
King Zoser, as well as the best and most well known architect of
his time. The saying; “eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we
die”; has been traced back to him. Hippocrates, the so-called
“father of medicine” lived 2,000 years after Imhotep.
Another Black man that had a profound effect upon the
western world was Esop; many great thinkers such as Plato,
Socrates, LaFontaine, and others found inspiration in his words
of wisdom. Socrates spent his last days putting Esop’s fables into
verse.
Septimus Severus, also Black, was born in 146 A.D., in what is
now known as Tripolitania. He was a civil magistrate and military
commander. This position took him to Rome. Severus was a very
capable and a popular military leader. After Marcus Aurelius’
worthless son was murdered, Severus claimed the Imperial Throne
of Rome and became Emperor in 193 A.D.
Some of the many interesting and valuable contributions that
were made to the world by the Blacks include:
The industry of shoe making.
The industry of weaving.
The beginning of the science of Dentistry.
The creating of shorthand writing
The origin of paper.
Now the scene shifts to the Western hemisphere, where I shall
note a few of the many contributions made by Blacks.
In 1538, Estevanico (Little Stephen), a Black explorer, led an
expedition from Mexico and discovered Arizona and New
Mexico.
In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale William performed the “world’s first
successful heart operation” at Chicago’s Provident Hospital, July
9.
Benjamin Banneker was a Black mathematician and astronomer
who served on the commission which surveyed the District of
Columbia. He also made the first clock in America.
Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, a French-speaking Black man
from Santa Domingo, made the first permanent settlement at
what we know of today as Chicago.
These are only a few of the contributions made by Blacks. In
succeeding series more facts and contributions will be brought
out, let this be an incentive for Blacks to become more interested
in our history.
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Carter Seeks $$ To
Combat Drug Problem
In an afternoon news
conference today, Governor
Jimmy Carter made the
following statement on heroin
addiction:
“Heroin addiction in
Georgia’s metropolitan areas is
skyrocketing at a rate which
calls for urgent and concerted
action by State government.
“Heroin addiction is forcing
thousands of Georgians to
become hopelessly mired in
lives of crime and despair. As
heroin addicts attempt to
satisfy their habits, our crime
rates have soared and our
criminal justice systems have
become overloaded.
“I consider the problem of
heroin addiction to be a
statewide problem which poses
a clear and present danger to
the health of our cities. I
intend to place all the
resources of my office behind
the effort to find effective
solutions.
“The best available estimates
indicate that Atlanta now has
about 5,000 heroin addicts.
Based on the experience of
other cities, that figure can be
expected to double in the next
twelve months. A year ago,
Atlanta had less than 2.500
addicts. Hundreds of addicts
have also been reported in
Savannah, Columbus, Macon,
Augusta and other
metropolitan areas.
“The cost to maintain a
heroin habit is S3O-40 per day.
An addict must turn to crime --
or to recruiting and selling
heroin to other addicts -- in
order to satisfy his habit. The
Atlanta Police Department
estimates that almost 75
percent of the robberies in
Atlanta are committed by
persons under the influence of
drugs.
“We can expect our problem
to be further compounded by
the return of American soldiers
from Vietnam. One of the
most tragic results of that war
is that our troops are being
introduced to heroin in
staggering numbers -- an
estimated 30,000 to 40,000
soldiers in Vietnam are heroin
users. Many of these men are
Georgians, and many more will
return to Georgia military
bases.
“In many cities most of the
income from the sale of heroin
goes directly to finance the
other illegal activities of
organized crime. There is at
this time no evidence that
organized crime had moved
into the drug traffic in Georgia
in a major way. However, we
certainly at this time have little
reason to expect that Atlanta
will continue to be immune to
this corrupting element which
has been so closely associated
with heroin traffic in other
areas.
“Further, 1 am convinced
that we should be prepared,
under carefully controlled
conditions, to make
methadone maintenance
programs available on a
voluntary basis to all addicts
for whom the only realistic
alternative is continued use of
heroin.
“I have reason to expect
that large amounts of federal
and private foundation funds
will be made available to us in
the near future. However, the
seriousness of the problem and
the threat which rampant
heroin addiction poses to all
our citizens demands that we
proceed to aggressively seek a
solution - with whatever
resources are at hand.”
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News—Review - June 24, 1971,
AC Library Expands
The Augusta College Library
has added its 100,000th
volume through a gift from the
AC Alumni Association,
according to Librarian A. Ray
Rowland.
Alumni officials, including
Dr. Stewart Wiggins, president
of the association from 1969
to 1971, presented the ght to
Mr. Rowland and AC President
George A. Christenberry.
“Augusta College has come a
long way from a library of
2,500 volumes in 1957 to one
of 100,000 volumes today,”
the librarian said, adding the
goal of the library is to have
adequate library resources to
support the instructional
program of the college.
As new programs are added
and more students are enrolled,
he said, an expanded library is
necessary. “Continued support
from the community is
essential in developing a library
such as is needed for the
widening interests of the
educational system,” Mr.
Rowland said.
From 1926 to 1957, the
college operated a joint library
with the Academy of
Richmond County. When the
two institutions were separated
in 1957, the college’s share of
the library was 2,500 volumes.
From 1957 to 1961 the
collection grew to 6,500
volumes. Today with 64
colleges in operation, AC is the
12th to pass the 100,000 mark
in the State of Georgia, the
librarian said.
Mr. Rowland was named the
fifth librarian of the college in
1961. He previously served as
librarian of the Jacksonville
University in Florida and
Armstrong State College in
Savannah.
“The real impetus to the
growth of the library was the
book drive sponsored in 1962
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by the AC Alumni Assn, with
the slogan “Books of
Knowledge for a Four-Year
College.” As a result of the
interest in this drive, the
library became one of the
major projects sponsored by
The Junior League of Augusta.
From 1963-66, more than
75 volunteers contributed over
7,000 hours to assist the
library. In addition, The
League gave a SIO,OOO grant to
upgrade the general reference
collection. In July 1962, the
Library became a depository
library for publications of the
U.S. Government. More than
19,000 volumes from this
source have been added and
shelved with the collection.
The present library building
has been outgrown, Rowland
said, and a new library building
has been specified as one of the
primary campus needs. Dr.
Christenberry, president of the
college, appointed a committee
to prepare a proposal for a new
facility. The committee has
recommended a building of
90.000 square feet to seat 950
readers and house 330,000
volumes, with provision to
expand the building to double
this size.
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