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Sr Xrnw-ißpuii'w Vol. 1 Sims Charges SLAVERY AT GA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Reverend Arthur D. Sims, Pastor of the First Mount Moriah Baptist Church, told the News-Review that he has learned that Black students at Georgia Southern College are “tolerated” in order for the school to remain eligible to receive federal funds. Sims said that he was invited to Statesboro by the Afro-American Club at Georgia Southern. He said the (Black) students “want to get somebody to lead them in getting to the administration. The administration completely overlooks them and avoids them.” The Afro-American Club is not recognized by the administration as a legitimate organization, Sims said. Sims said that new buildings are going up on the campus of Georgia Southern and “if the Black students were not there the school would not receive this money.” According to Sims there are 77 Black students out of a total enrollment of 6,000. The controversial pastor said that according to Black students at Georgia Southern, all Black students have Black roommates. In instances where Blacks were placed in the room with white students, the white students moved out. Although his visit to Georgia Southern was well publicized through local media, no monies were appropriated, and the school’s facilities were not made available for the series of lectures Sims was invited to give. His lectures had to be given on a lawn, he said. “Black students have been forced to form their own community on campus,” the pastor noted “The first thing 1 noticed was that all the Black students were sitting together in the cafeteria.” The students Sims said find it difficult to get appointments to see the President or the Dean. They can’t talk to anybody, (there is) no counseling and what not. They are just overlooked, period.” They feel that they are just there so that the college can get the dollar, Sims said. Sims said the problems Black students face at Georgia Mulherin Named To State's Bicentennial Commission ATLANTA (PRN) Four new members have been named to the Georgia Commission for the National Bicentennial Celebration, Chairman Ernest D. Key Jr. announced today. They are Rep. Matthew W. Mulherin of Augusta; Curtis Collins, editor and publisher of Georgia Business News; Bert H. Hatch, executive director of the Georgia Association of Broadcasters, and George W. Haile Jr. of Savannah. The Georgia commission, established in 1969 by the General Assembly, is charged with planning, developing and coordinating observances to commemorate the historical events in Georgia associated with the American Revolution. Southern are not limited to the campus. He said that there is not one Black principal in the whole county or city. He said that there were previously approximately six Black principals, but they had all been demoted to assistant principals or to teachers. The NAACP is fighting the demotions in court, Sims said. Asked why the students chose to attend a school where they are only tolerated, Sims stated, “I think it’s easy for I CSRA Business League’s | ( Annual Banquet I On Friday night at the Rainada Inn, the CSRA Business League held its first Banquet. The featured speaker was Mr. Charles Reynolds, president of Citizens & Trust Co. Bank, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Reynolds speech included various ideas of economic plight that blacks must become a part of in order to get a part of the pie. The business league presented two awards that will be standard, said League Director Harvey Johnson. The Service award went to John Radeck of WJBF-Channel 6. John Radeck also serves on the Advisory Board of the Business League. This award was based on service rendered to the community and the business league beyond the call of duty. Henry Howard, owner of Howard’s Upholstery, received the Businessman of the Year award, based on the effectiveness of the operation of Mr. Howard’s business and the happiness of his customers. The League director said that in preparation for this banquet, membership increased better than during the membership drive. More than 15 persons joined the League during this affair. Various dignitaries from across the state attended the affair and Mr. Johnson said the affair was “a real success”. Rep. Mulherin replaces former Rep. Jim West lake, who resigned following his appointment as regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. Collins replaces Leodel Coleman, former co-publisher of the Bulloch Herald-Times, Statesboro, who resigned as the Georgia Press Association representative on the sale of his newspaper. Haile is president of the Sons of the Revolution in Georgia and will represent that organization of the bicentennial commission. 930 Gwinnett St. them to get grants. These types of schools go out of their way to get a Black face. 1 think this is the bait. Whereas, they (the Black students) would have a hard time, let’s say going to Spellman competing for a grant, the administration at Georgia Southern will go out of their way to get them there so they (Georgia Southern) can get X number of dollars. But its slavery within a system.” Asked whether the Black students have tried to call the ' I John Radeck Henry Howard ♦ First Black Admitted To ♦ ♦ Augusta Bar Association t Local attorney, John H. Ruffin, recently learned that he had been admitted to the Augusta Bar Association. Ruffin is the first Black to be admitted to the local organization. Asked what was the significance of Ruffin’s admission, Augusta Bar Association president, Sam Waller said Ruffin’s admission was “just routine”. All local lawyers “in good standing” are usually admitted, Waller said. When asked if that meant that Black attorneys James Hinton and John D. Watkins were not in good standing. Waller said that Watkins had as j| J CHAPLAIN SPEAKS Maurice S. Cherry, Paine College Chaplain, spoke Sunday at the 98th anniversary celebration of the Williams Memorial C.M.E. Church on 15th Street. The Rev. Gene Dean has been pastor of the church since 1964. THE PEOPLE’S PAPER Administrator’s attention to their grievances, Sims said, “They’ve tried. They say they can’t get anywhere. No one listens. They never see the President. They say that he is invisible. And anytime you mention the word Black or Afro, that’s all - you can’t mention that period. They go talk to somebody, and they get told what is going to happen, but it never happens.” “They (the students) are just there. never applied. Hinton, Waller said, had applied some time ago but he (Waller) was unaware of the results of the application. Hinton told the News-Review that he and Ruffin applied for admission to the law association four years ago but never received ■Register B And B Vote The Mt. Enon Baptist Church of Evans, Ga. will celebrate its 102nd Anniversary, Sunday November 28, 1971. The Rev. Steve McCain of N.A.. S.C.will be the Guest Pastor. Rev. James Dunn is the Pastor. The public is invited. Dinner will be served. Augusta Ga Phone 722-4555 f t, 1 OfvaKrJW gr*V/’ , ■„?' fe: '** /- XUWKk - r 4- i IMPSBM|^Sjß|i^^ Mt. Zion Opens Housing Complex Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Sunday for the first of two new FHA-236 apartment complexes, by the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church Housing Corporation, at the site of the new 100-unit complex, on Amsterdam Drive, near Barton Chapel Road in. south Augusta. Floyd C. Greene Jr., president of the an official reply. Watkins was not available for comment. JUB CAUCUS AND AUGUSTA TO HEAR ANDREW YOUNG The Augusta Caucus has invited Andrew Young to Augusta for its November Guest Speaker. Rev. Young is a prominent civil rights leader who has served as executive assistant and close advisor to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is widely recognized as an articulate advocate of social change and .creator of ideas and programs for achieving that change. As a theologian, clergyman, thinker and leader, he has written and spoken extensively on national and international affairs. Currently among other tilings he serves as chairman of the City of Atlanta’s Community Relations Commission. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting Tuesday, November 30, 1971 at 8:00 p.m. at Tabernacle on Gwinnett Street. Paine College’s Gospel Choie & the Walker Baptist Choir have been invited to supply the music. church-sponsored non-profit corporation, said that the 51.3 million project called Mt. Zion Gardens would provide 1.2, and 3-bedroom accommo dations for at least 100 low to moderate income families. Bill Sykes, president of the .Hallmark Apartments, builders of the black-owned MT. Zion Gardens, said construction is scheduled to be completed within eight months. Curtis Atkinson, aide to Georgia’s U.S. Sen Herman Talmadge, brought congratulations to the group from Senator Talmadge, explaining that the senator’s office is ‘deeply concerned’ about housing in Georgia, and that he would lend whatever assistance he could in helping to alleviate the housing plight. Also present at the ceremonies was Bishop Charles Foggie of Pittsburgh, Pa., presiding bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal churches in this area, who lauded the venture as another first in the long history of service to mankind provided by the A.M.E. church. Bishop Foggie admonished the management of the new project to be mindful of the housekeeping in the new apartments. He told the project leaders to make Mt. Zion Gardens an example of what N.A. High Blacks Petition Governor The Black Student body at North Augusta High School has submitted a petition to South Carolina’s Governor, John C. West, for a Black Studies program to be included into the Curriculum at North Augusta High. A letter was also included stating the promises which were made at a meeting with Area II Superintendent and other School officials to the Black Students during School year ‘7O-‘7l, when there were “Black Walk Outs”, and other protests at N.A.H.S. Below is a list of student demands: STUDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FOLLOWING MINOR CHANGES AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS MADE AT NHS 1. We feel that there should be more books in the library by Blacks and 1 COULD YOU USE AS MUCH AS SSO FOR XMAS In your spare time, you can earn as much as SSO. News-Review needs more official Community Representatives to accept and send in subscriptions from every locality. No experience is required. You simply pass out, to folks in your community notices we supply you free of charge. Orders come back to you by phone, mail or personal contact. This is just one way to get orders - well tell you others that are just as easy. Interested? Then see cupon on next page. JUST 100 PAID SUBSCRIBERS EARNS YOU SSO. November 24, 1971 No. 36 disadvantaged people,. who given an opportunity, can accomplish. ‘ The other FHA-236 apartment complex, Trinity Manor, owned by The Trinity C.M.E. Church of Augusta, is located less than a mile away -from Mt. Zion Gardens, and is also scheduled to be completed in the near future. Officials say these apartment complexes, representing over $2 million, are the largest black-owned and operated businesses of their kind in this area. about Blacks. A committee has been formed to prepare a list of good books of this nature. 2. We feel that there should be more Blacks on the Student Council and in other organiza tions. 3. We feel that plans should begin now to come up with an election system that would allow more Blacks to win election. 4. The students would like for all the Social Studies teachers to inject and mention in their teaching the contribu tions of Blacks. 5. We would like to see a new method of selecting SEE DEMANDS Page 3