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SATUBDAY, MABCH 12, ltS5 THK CAlOLPfA TDIB rMtmwiwm 1955aAA TOURNAMENT UNQUAimED SUCQSS GlobetrottersJo Play Before Largest Basketball Crowd Ever Basketball’s fabulous Harlem Globetrotters, who bold every attendance record for the sport including a world mark of play' ing before a crowd of 75,000 in Berlin’s Olympic Stadiup in 1992, are poised to appear be fore the largest audience ever to see a single cage contest. That will happen, in the opinion of television and sport experts, on Saturday afternoon, March 12, when the world-re nowned Globetrotters, magici ans of basketball, taken on the Washington (D.C.) Generals in a game to be presented from the Great Lakes Naval Training Association on CBS television over a coast-to-coast network at at least 83 cities. CBS officials are of the opinion this first coast-to-coast telecast of an entire Globetrot ter game may have the largest television audience of any sport event in history. The 83 cities on the list, which may be aug mented by more, have a total of approximately 26,000,000 TV homes, according to CBS re search. In addition, the game win be filmed for showings later to U. S. Armed Forces out side the United States. Jack Drees, former Univer sity of Iowa cage luminary, will handle the commentary on the telecast, which will start at 3 p.m., eastern standard time, and hin to approximately 4:49. The telecast will be sponsored by Amana Refrigeration, Inc., rep resented by Maury, Lee and Marshall, and The Maytag Company, through McCann- Erickson, Chicago, sponsors of the weekly “Big Ten Basket ball” series The face that the dazzling ’Trotters, led by the fabulous Reece (Goose) Tatum, clown prince of basketball, draw to capacity for their clever come dy and showmanship, as well as unmatched playing ability, augurs for the record-breaking television audience. The Gene rals will pit a rangy aggrega tion of former college aces, head ed by All-American seven-foot Bill Spivey of University of Kentucky renown, against the merry madcaps of the hardwood court. Abe Saperstein, owner-coach of the Trotters, has announced the teams' net proceeds of the telecast, will be donated to the United States Olympic Games Fund to help send the American quintet to Melbourne, Austra lia, in 1956. Saperstein raised approximately $20,000 for the same purposes prior to the 1952 Games. The Trotters and Gene rals, plus four outstanding en tertainment acts Saperstein will present between halves of the televised contest, will be flown into Chicago and out again by chartered plane so that they can resume their nightly itinerary of games with only the one-day interruption. The game will be played without admission charge to the Great Lakes personnel. Some 5,000 of the sailors and officers will pack the gym. Elk's Lodge To Hold Annual Banquet, Mar. II Bull City Elk’s Lodge No. 317, will hold it’s annual “Get Acquainted Banquet” on Mar. 11, 1955 at the Elk’s lounge on quet is scheduled to begin at 8 Fayetteville Street. The ban- p.m. and will be served buffet style. R. W. Dalton, Exalted Ru ler of the Lodge will give the Welcoming address to the new Elks and Daughter Elks. The evening will be climaxed with music, dancing, and highlighted with songs by the famous Des- tinaires quartet of radi6 and re cord fame. All Elks and Daugh ter Elks are urged to attend. Episcopalians Back Supreme Court Decision NEW YORK The National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church has distributed a fifty-one-page report on the Supreme Court’s decision against segregation in the public schools, commending the analysis to two million Epis copalians for study and action. The core of the report, entitled “Just Right, and Necessary,” is a six-page statement of guid ing principles, which outlines the Christian doctrines underly ing the Court’s decision and. sets forth, policies and suggestions for implementing the decision. The report, which was first presented to the National Coun cil last December, was prepared in answer to a Council request in October. Members of the Di vision of Christian Citizenship of the Council, in consultation with twelve clergy and laymen from the South, summarized the national reactions to the de cision by civic and church groups as well as newspapers and schools and related the Court citation to scriptural text. They concluded; “The Court’s ruling is more than a matter of law and order; it is also a mat ter of religious faith and de mocratic principles...Our atti tude toward this decision re veals our real belief about God, about ourselves, and about all KEGROUGE STARS PICKED FOR LOOK MAGAZINE AIL-AMBUCA NEW YORK Four Negro cage siars have been named to Look Magazine’s ten man All America Basket ball Squad, it was announced today. ’The All America, selected from the ballots of 632 leading sportswriters and sportscasters, is led by San Francisco’s defen^ sive ace, Bill Russell. According to the new issue of Look Maga- zihe, the rangy Russell “is one of the greatest defensive speci alists in the history of the col lege game.” “Ricketts, even when hobb led with a bad ankle, still posed as scoring threat and directed offensive traffic,’’ Look says, “while his Duquesne teammate, Sihugo Green, is a fine all- around operative, noted especi ally for his astonishing rebound spring and his fantastic guard ing ability.” Maurice Stokes of St. Francis (Loretto, Pa.) totes 235 pounds, yet he moves swiftly, "passes off slickly and behaves under the boards like a bounding oc topus.” This year’s Look Team con stitutes an innovation. Instead of first, second and third teams as in years past, there are ten placers, each enjoying ^ual first-string rank. ■ “With 163 college teams play- mankind.” In its unanimous approval of the report, the National Council especially commended its con tents to all bishops of the Church, deans of seminaries, trustees of church-affiliated ed ucational institutions, and dio cesan and provincial officers. ing major schedules, the idea of naming a first five and catego rically shunting all other can didates to an inferiot* rating has become less and less ten able,” Look said. The All America; Ed Conlin (Fordham); Frank Ehmann (Northwestern); Tom Gola (La Salle); Sihugo Green (Duquesne); Dick Garmaker (Minnesota); Dick Hemric (Wake Forest); Bob Patterson (Tulsa); Dick Ricketts (Du quesne); Bill Russell (San Francisco); Maurice Stokes (St. Francis, in Loretto Penna.). National Board Member Visits Rocky Mount Thomas Street Center of Rocky Mount's YWCA has been a beehive of activity, this week. Wednesday, Kathalene Carpen ter, National YWCA Board of New York City visited the Cen ter and held conferences with its Board of Directors and Membership Council. Applause is due Mrs. Bruce Shine and Mrs. Ernestine Ro binson for the success of the Mother-Daughter Tea held for Y-Teens and their mothers Tuesday, March 1. Adult Fun Night will be Fri day evening as scheduled by Program Chairman, said Direct or Dorthy McNair. Other events will be announced later. TOURNAMENT POSTSCRIPTS “The 1965 CIAA tournament was an unqualified success.” That was the word of a top tour nament official here early this week. Financially, the tournament is understood to have brought the biggest gate in its 10 year history^ First day attendance was hurt hardly at all by steady downpour that faUed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of high school students who swarmed into the NCC Eagles' gymnasium tiiroughout the af ternoon. Hospitality never ran higher for players, coaches, and the thousands of visitors who flocked into Durham for the three day event. The 10th An nual Tournament Committee sponsored a special Press Luncheon in the beautifully ap pointed conference room of NCC’s Home Economic Build ing at noon on Friday. L. T. Walker, official tourna ment announcer spearheaded the establishment of a Coaches’ Hospitality Room for visiting mentors, conference officials, and newsmen; Snacks, soft drinks, coffee and television were available to visiting digni taries. E. N. Wilson, Jr., NCC art teacher, was host at inter mission times and before and after tourney contests. Dozens of parties were given by Durhamites at all hours of the tournament. The Carolina Guardsmen entertained with an informal dance oh Friday night at the Durham Armory. On Sat. night, the Guardsmen and some of their intimate friends enjoy ed a “Bal d’Etoile” at a swank nitery in suburban Durham. Union’s Coach Tom Harris, four time winner of tournaments and three times (}utstanding Coach, was among the highly select 'guests at the Guardsmen’s Saturday night affiar. Shortly before gametim^ Saturday, the I. G. Newton|. were hosts at an informal diniK’ for relatives, friends, tourney officials and sports followers. NCC’s Faculty Apartments’ Recreation Room was the scene and the Newtons were assisted by several apart ment dwellers. Publicity-wise, the tourna ment also enjoyed its maximum success. Cal Jacox of the Jour nal and Guide, Vic Gray of the i Afro, A. M. Bima, Jr. and Wendell Smith of tbr Coorier, Tom Mitchell of the Richmond Tlmes-Dispatch, Manrla Tm^ ci* of the Durham Moraine Herald, Bill Johnson of the Charlotte Observer, Alex Bar nes of the Carolinian, Bill Gib son, former Afro and Jet editor, GU Riley of th« Carolina Tlniea> were among newsmen covering the tournament. Durham’s Western Union of fice and the local AP and UP wire services filed copy daily. The Tournament Publicity Committee filed daily to the New York Times. Greensboro Television Station WFMY-TV maintained telephonic contact with the Press Box during A and T College’s participation. William Warfield, Noted Baritone,* To Appear In Concert At NCC William Warfield To NCC William Warfield, noted A- merican Baritone, will sing in North Carolina College’s final concert program in Duke Audi torium at 8:15 on Wednesday, March 30. Warfield, who has achieved international acclaim, will be remembered by millions for his performance in MGM’s "Show Boat” and the recent revival of the Heyward-Gershwin folk opera, “Porgy and Bess.” The singer is a native of West Hel ena, Ark. He studied at the Eastman School and in the American Theatre Wing’s Pro fessional Training Program. Warfield is married to Leon-, tyne Price, the noted soprano who -made television history re cently in the featured role of the opera “Tosca.” Warfield’s program in Duke Auditorium has been announ ced as follows: Mozart’s “Men- tre ti lascio; Handel’s “Recita tive and Air from ‘Judas Macca- baeus’” and “Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves;” Purcell’s "The Trxunpet Tune;” and Karl Loewe’s “Susses Begrabnis” and “Hochzeitlied.” Also “Auf Flugeln des (3es- anges” and “Frulilingslied” by Felix Mendelssohn; “O liebliche Wangen” and “Wie Melodien zieht es mir’’ by Johannes (Please turn to Page Eight) a strong link in solitliern progress As we move into 1955 another strong link is added to the chain of Southern progress. Hardly a county, town or village in this fast-growing area is without its own suc cess story—new industry, improved farm ing, higher income, astounding economic growth. Life Insurance Company of Georgia is building, too — keeping pace with this dynamic spirit of growth throughout the South. Through its own program of ex pansion, Life of Georgia is constantly en larging its facilities, providing broader life insurance plans and increasing its services to meet the growing needs of the South. REPORT IN BRIEF Prom Annual Statement as of December Si, 1954 Lifb Insuxancb in Fcacb $1,140,434,544 Gain of $79,744in one year Assbts $ 109,771,605 Increase of SISj!66l393 orer 1953 Paid POUCYHOLDERS ft BENEnoARiBs 11,050,384 IJABIUTIES $ 96^328,849 LiabUlties include policy reserres Surplus Funds and Capital ... S - 13,442,756 mamttoM. imnsisTMK toBf « siwes is>i f W. G. MOBBISON, Division Manager" H. E. BBOWN, District Manager 709 DEPOSrrOBS’ NATIONAL BANK BLDO. 123 W. MAIN STBEET FOR MW ^ servicbcmi It’s National Television Servicemen’s Week, and we’re celebrating! 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