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THE TRIBUNAL AID
VOLUME 1, NO. 49
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1974
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EBONY EDITOR
VISITS WSSU
FOR TALK
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the health Williamston, Donna C.
McMoore, Charlotte, and
Acquilla Rousseau,
WINSTON-SALEM-Win- research and
ston-Salem State University services area,
last week observed "Hon- One drawback, Poinsett Mrs
ors Day” with an awards pointed out with respect to Winston-Salem, freshmen,
day program, luncheon, blacks and the utilization of Others honored by de-
and banquet on the their .talents, was that partment were art, Mrs.
university campus. The blacks fail to move into Arcenia Davis and Mrs.
purpose of “Honors Day” fields where there are the Rebecca Shepherd; busi-
was to pay tribute to those greatest demands. Poinsett ness administration, Vale-
students who have earned a alluded to the fact that as , .$5
semester average of “B” or far as job opportunities go Pi''ce, business
better, to honor those with the demand appears grea- education, Catherine Pet-
the highest cumulative test in the service related ''1^’ childhood educa-
averages in their class, and areas. Uon, Fran S. Bates,
to honor those with the Poinsett summarized his '''termediate education, Ja-
~ highest average in their presentation by stating that English and
\ major. there are no limitations as
Speaker for the awards to how far one can go
program which was held in because jobs are available.
Whitaker gymnasium was Following the speaker’s
Alex Poinsett, senior editor address plaques were
of EBONY magazine in presented to students with
Chicago. highest cumulative
average in their respective
foreign languages, Mrs.
Eleanor S. Bond, math,
Patricia A. Smith, music,
Lydia L. Lowery, health and
physical education, Ernest
Richmond; history, Mrs.
Bessie F. Johnson; political
Poinsett in his remarks to
a crowd of about 400 classe's and to those who science, Willie R. Williams;
emphasized the availability had the highest cumulative sociology, Marva D. Mor-
of job opportunities for average by department. 8^”’ biology, William
blacks. In his presentation Phyllis M. Harris a Ardrey. GREENSBORO - “The
Poinsett stated that blacks senior nursing major from Other activities held as a reinstatement . of human
have infiltrated all aspects Morrisville had the highest “Honors Day” justice, human freedom
of the job market and that cumulative average in her observance were a lunch- and human dignity as a
are class and in nursing, eon in honor of Alex
Among the 500 persons attentflng the Southern Reji^onal Com cntlflti of the Alpha PH
Alpha Fratemity in Greensboro recently were [left to right] IWfrs. Hennan Landers and
Mrs. M. G. IVOles, both of Tallahassee, Fla.; and Lecmaid C. Johnson, Chariotte, N.C.
Johnson is assistant vice president of the region. [Dick IVkmre Photo]
Alphas Stage Southern
Meeting In Greensboro
Alex Poinsett
white corporations
active in their recruitment others with the highest
of blacks. He cited the fact cumulative average by
that the number of black class were Saundra Curry,
white collar workers has a junior from Raleigh,
increa.sedfrom23%inl967 Carrie Holmes, a sopho-
to 30% in 1973 and that
there is a growing demand more from Harrels and
for black talent in scientific Emma Andrews from
„ . ,, . , , j, is a must for the survival of
Pomsett, and a banquet for , . . „ „ „
t A ^ i this nation, Ozell Sutton
the honors students. Guest . , ,
, j ..u u i said here in the keynote
speaker for the banquet , , . , ■’
address of the annual
was Curtis Palmer, a recent convention of the Southern
alumnus who is presently Regional convention of
employed by the IBM Alpha Phi Alpha Frater-
corporation.
nity.
making bodies.”
“The leadership in the
back room is where we
need to be,” he added,
“because the decisions are
made there.”
Sutton also urged the
Alphas to “adopt a policy of
advocacy for the poor and
deprived. We must plead
their case before the courts,
because we as college
trained persons, we are
Make
LEXINGTON - Eight
high school seniors made
their formal debuts at the
Seventh Annual Debutante
Cotillion at the Lexington
Municipal Country Qub
Friday, April 26.
Harriet Witherspoon of
Lexington was crowned
Queen and Joyce Howell of
Mocksville and Kaetta
Payne of Thomasville were
first and second runnersup,
respectively.
Carolice Miller, the 1973
Queen, crowned Miss
Witherspoon.
The following seniors
made their debuts:
Rose Dalton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dalton;
Marilyn Davis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Capers
Davis; Allana Henderson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Henderson.
Joyce Howell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewie
Howell; Kaetta Payne,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Payne; Carol
Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbert Smith; and
Harriet Witherspoon, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Witherspoon, Sr.
Introducing to Society at
the proper time and in the
proper manner eligible
young ladies in the
Davidson County area is
the purpose of the
Debutante Ball.
The Leisurette Civic and
Social Qub through the
Debutante Ball and other
activities to “raise funds
for scholarships to help
worthy young ladies meet
part of their financial
obligations while enrolled
in higher institutions of
higher educations.”
Mrs. Beauna Wakins is
president of the club.
Children To Display Art Work
HIGH POINT- Posters as a group in the High Point television this past week,
and paintings by High Public Library community selected by two High Point
Point school children on the ^oom this week,
theme, “There’s Some-
The
Sutton, who directs the better prepared than they.’
U.S. Justice Department’s Sounding somewhat of a
community relations ser- different note to the
vice for the Southeast convention was Dr. Her-
Region, challenged the man Smith, director of the
more than 350 and their Office for the Advancement
families attending the of Public Negro Colleges in
successful convention. Atlanta and director of the
“It’s not governments or Alpha Phi Alpha Education
fraternities that count,” Foundation,
said Sutton, “but people. Smith deplored the
All of those other things shortage of black Ph. D.’s
should serve the welfare of in the nation and also the
the people.” shortage of trained blacks,
Sutton told his audience in many of the professions,
that one worthy goal needs “Why is this that of a
to be “to increase black minority of IS percent of
representation on policy- the population, we hold
Two GTI Students Win
thing for Everybody at the
Library,” will be displayed which
winning works,
were shown on
artist juc
included
;s, are
Phillip Carter, 13, Dies
HIGH POINT - Phillip noon. He had a history of
Carter, 13, of 1320 neart trouble and was dead
Boundary Aven., son of on arrival at the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert The Mass of the
(Elaine) Clark Carter, died Resurrection was offered
at High Point Memorial Monday at 11 a.m. at Christ
Hospital Thursday after- the King Catholic Church
where Phillip was a
parishoner and an altar
boy. Burial was in Carolina
Biblical Gardens.
Phillip attended Immacu
late Heart of Mary School
PHILLIP CARTER
and libraries in the area,
and the pediatric ward ol
North Carolina Memorial
Hospital at Chapel Hill.
Surviving other than the
parents are brothers, Jo
seph, Robert and Martin of
the home; sisters, Mary
and Margaret of the home;
and his maternal grand
father, William Clark of
Wilson.
the group
display in the community
room.
Sickle Cell Testing
Clinic Scheduled
HIGH POINT - Have you
neglected to be tested for
Sickle Cell Disease?? If the
answer is yes, then the
following announcement is
for you.
The Sickle Cell Outreach
and Education Project
funded by Model Cities and
sponsored by the High
Point Business and Profes
sional Men’s Club, is
holding a special testing
clinic at the Clara Cox
Recreation Center, Friday,
JAMESTOWN - Two tern United States. GTI
Guilford Technical Institute representatives were ac-
students received finalist companied by Charlotte O.
honors in individual events Hallberg, advisor to speech yomh council members,
during the Dixie Speech and drama activities^
only one percent of the Ph.
D. degrees?” asked Smith.
“I’ve seen nothing to
suggest improvement,”
said Smith, “and the
fraternity has a role to play
in all of this.”
He said that only 3,000 of
the 130,000 pharmacists in
the nation are black and
6,000 of the 300,000
physicians in the nation are
blacks.
Smith said that now is
the time for a black group
to develop an endowed
fund and for the Alphas to
expand their program of
financial support to broth
ers.
Recycling Session
Set This Friday
HIGH POINT - A
recycling session for news
paper, aluminum cans and ,
glass will be held on May 3
at 4 p.m. through 7:30 p.m.
at the following locations:
Roses, Eckerd’s at Zay-
re’s, Eckerd’s at College
Village, Mann’s ttl,
Mann’s #6, and Mann’s at
Jamestown.
Recycling stations will be
manned by High Point
In lieu of flowers at the
where he was a member of funeral service, the family
the Library Club, School had requested that memo-
Safety Patrol, Student rial gifts be made to the
Council Representative Uwharrie Council of the
from the eighth grade, and Boy Scouts of America or to and Saturday, May 4, 1974, sophomore
a member of Boy Scout Phillip Carter in care of from 1 pm - 6 pm.
Troop 26. Scholarship Memorial All residents of High "lajoring in speech
During the past several the Immaculate Heart of Point are encouraged and "'^nts to work
Festival recently at Georgia
Southern College in States
boro. Brenda Jarrard of
Jamestown finished second
in Radio News Reading
competition, and Doris
Camack of Greensboro
finished fourth in Radio Ad
Lib competition.
Additionally, Guilford
Technical Institute’s pro
duction of “Soul Gone
Home” rated second in
Acting Scenes competition.
The cast included GTI
VIVACIOUS VICKI NES- students Doris Camack,
WSSU Chaplain
Named Fellow
WINSTON-SALEM -Rev. ships may be used for
Henry S. Lewis, Jr., research projects or short-
chaplain at Winston-Salem term study programs which
State University is one of further those aims, and are
nineteen persons who was
chosen to be a recipient of
BITT flashes her best form Billy Joe Richard, Steve
as she prepares for the ^hupe.
summer swim season. The students partici-
May 3, 1974, 5pm-7pm, Payetteville
State Univet'
coed i
pating in the tournament
included Ginger Burnet,
*s Flonza Camack, Arabella
Coble, Carolyn Nantz and
Archie McLaughlin.
years, Phillip’s art works Mary Schoolp; or to The invited to attend. The test handicapped children after
have been exhibited
Sunday in the Park, schools N.C. painless
at Heart Fund, Chapel Hill, is free, simple and almost graduation. (FSU Photo by involved
John B. Henderson)
The Dixie Speech Festi-
competition
colleges and
universities from the eas-
the 1974-75 Underwood
Fellowships offered by the
Danforth Foundation.
These Fellowships, which
are open to faculty,
administrators, parish cler
gy and campus ministers
are named in honor of the
late Dr. Kenneth W.
Underwood, Director of the
Danforth Study of Campus
Ministries, and Professor at
Wesleyan University and
Yale University.
The Underwood Fellow-
for varying lengths of time,
from a minimum of three
months to a maximum of
one year.
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We must give our children a sense of pride in being black. The glory of our past
and the dignity of our present must lead the way to the power of our future.
ADAM CLAYTON POWELL