FREE BICYCLE CONTEST CONTINUES SEE PAGE 5 Kemersvilie THE TRIBUNAL AID Q44.UjjO-n^(i, cui-id'io-K and Hcm(lo-Lp.k Qo-un.tle^i VOLUME II, NO. 21 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1974 15 CENTS PER OCPY $5.00 PER YEAR MISS JUNIOR RAM PAGAENT Ms. Paulette Marshall, Chairman ♦ ♦ ♦ HIGH POINT - Prc-school story hour will begin next u'cck lor 4 and 5-ycar-oids at High Point Public Library, ii has been announced by Miss Elizabeth Gurley, head ol children's services. I he programs w ill be held on Monday and Tuesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. in the children's library. No prior registration of children is required. Pre-school story hour, an annual feature of the children s library from October through April, offers \'oung children the chance to become familiar with books, good stories and regular visits to the library. In addition to storytime. the program includes songs, linger games, rhymes and occasional films. For information check with the children's division at High Point Public Library. LEXINGTON, N.C. - The Heavenly Landers will celcbrate their 3rd Anniversary at the Buncombe Baptist Church in the Petersville Community beginning Satruday October 19, 1974 a( 7:30 P.M. with Rev. Rufus Wyatt, pastor of the Aniock Baptist Church, Granite Quarry, N.C. bringing the message. Several singing groups will accompany him. On Sunday October 20 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., different groups from throughout North and South Carolina will participate on the program. The pastor Rev. S. Walter Mack and the Heavenly Landers invite all singing groups and churches to come help make this anniversary a success. HIGH POINT - New Hope Baptist Church - The pastor, choirs and congregation will be the guest church at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Leonard Street, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Ordination services will be held for Mr. James Covington Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. The pastor. Dr. E.J. Love, will deliver a doctrinal sermon. WINSTON-SALEM The Kuandelea Alumni Chapter of Winston-Salem State University is sponsor ing its first annual “Miss Junior Ram Pagaent” at the Benton Convention Center on October 26. 1974. Five local teenage girls will be competing for the title of “Miss Junior Ram 1974". Kuandelea is a Swahili word meaning “progres sive'' and this chapter feels that in order to progress there must be involvement; therefore, they are seeking to involve the entire community into the activi ties of WSSU. Along with this event, which will climax during the home coming festivities, the chapter sponsors “Family Night" during the basket- Patterson Avenue. Sandra ball season. Proceeds from is a sophomore at Hanes both events are donated to High School, the University's Develop- VALARIE DOUGLAS, ment Fund. daughter of Dr. Fredrick L. Douglas of 445 Baconi The five contestants Street. Valarie is a junior at competing for the title of R,j, Reynolds Senior High Street and the late Mr. WILLIETTE PATTON, Pinkney Gwyn. Lynne is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. senior at East Forsyth High William Patton of 1120 Wooden Avenue. Williette is a sophomore at Atkins SANDRA YVONNE High School. HOLLOMAN, daughter of National Black Network Forms New Wire Service “Miss Junior Ram" are: PAMELA DARGEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.N. Dargen of 2514 School. LYNNE RENEE GWYN, daughter of Mrs. Lois Gwyn of 1822 N. Trade Mrs, R.L. Holloman of 2503 Gilmer Avenue and the late Mr. Robert Holloman. Sandra is a sophomore at Hanes High School. Hosting the night's festivities will be Ted Cuthrell of WAAA Radio Station and the Eliminators Band. NEW YORK - The National Black Network, the nation's only Black owned and Black controlled radio network has an nounced the formation of the National Black Network Wire Service. The service scheduled to begin March ), 1975, will be headquar tered in New York with bureaus planned for Chica go, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Atlanta. Utilizing the more than 100 now being aired. A Washington bureau will be opened by the end of the year. Gene Jackson, President of the National Network, emphasi Life For College President’s Wife GREENSBORO, October 4 -- With all the discussion of retrenchment and strin- Black gency in higher education, wife, d the especially among the smal- In concerns, so often they become the burdens of his family, especially of his and stated that NBN will be making special arrange ments with national and international news ser vices, and just as the stringers currently working GREENSBORO - The IRS announced today (October for NBN, the Wire Service 10) through Technical Information Release 1313 that will receive reports from certain student loans cancelled because the former every major city in the students taught or practiced in North Carolina will not U.S.A. National News be included in taxable income if the loans were made Director, and acting head of prior to June 11, 1973. the Wire Service, Vince The change applies only to such student loans made Sanders, has predicted he prior to June II, 1973. Acting Director F. Clare Shy will be coorindating hun- indicated that the 1971 and/or 1972 returns of dreds of stories from the appioximately 800 North Carolina taxpayers are Black community each day. affected by the Ruling. The service, staffed by To expedite adjustment and refunds, where more than 25 professional applicable, the Greensboro office of IRS will notify journalists, will fill the those individuals who are involved that adjustments to needs of Black as well as their returns will be made without any further action general newspapers, ma- being required by the taxpayer. Taxpayers who have gazines and television paid additional 1971 or 1972 taxes this year with respect outlets for a prime Black to such loans as a result of audit by IRS will receive news source. The Black refunds. press, in particular, will However, if any affected individual does not receive have the increased capabi- such a notice of adjustment with the next two weeks he |ity of publishing, not only should telephone IRS through its toll-free number - stories generating from (800) 822-8800 and report the matter. traditional sources, but HIGH POINT - A meeting of the general membership stories collected and re- of the High Point Bicycle Club will be held on Sunday, ported by Black journalists October 13, 1974, at 2:00 P.M. on the lawn behind the through the world. In First Presbyterian Church, 918 North Main Street, addition to the fast-break- High Point. The meeting, which is open to the public, is ing news, the Wire Service being held to further discuss the final plans for the expects to acquire investi- Bike-A-Thon which is being co-sponsored on October gative reports on recent 26. 1974, by the American Cancer Society and the High events and purchase fea- Point Bicycle Club. Sponsor forms for those wishing to tures on sports. Black participate in the Bike-A-Thon will be available at this culture. Black history, meeting. All members of the Club and other interested Black international date- persons are urged to attend this important meeting of lines and Black business, the High Point Bicycle Club, and to participate in the The Bike-A-Thon. „ recent rap session excellent job the other wire ler private colleges, today's with members of the services have performed black college president Bennett College Debate finds himself faced with a Club, Mrs. Effie E. Miller, twenty-four hour profes- the wife of Dr. Isaac H. sion. His responsibilities Miller, was asked about her include devising strategies role as a president's wife, for obtaining funds to “I find myself in a National Black Network supplement tuition; solving supportive role. I feel that I news is serving the very the problems of the entire must be there if he wants to special needs of Black radio college community; ans- talk about his day at the audiences throughout A- wering the questions and office or if he doesn't. And merica, the National Black criticisms of his many usually he will not discuss Network Wire Service will publics; and making campus affairs at home, serve the needs of the speeches and appearances although he will spend millions of other Black across the country. While most of his spare time Americans these appear to be his working on reports and Durham Man Will Head ° Program Services Unit HIGH POINT - The Boy Scout Service Center of the Uwharrie Council has moved its offices in High Point. Their new location is in the former VFW building at 1908 South Main Street. High Point. In spite of the move to new quarters, the Service Center telephone will remain 882-6029. HIGH POINT - Space remains .in the sewing class offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Students will receive individual instruction in advance sewing skills. Instructor is Nell Sechler. Call the YWCA for further information. National Black Network’s radio division has been steadily expand ing its basic news service from a five minute newscast on the hour 18 times a day to the present total of 135 new^scasts a week. In addition, a 30 minute news forum pro gram. “Black Issues & the Black Press” and a news commentary show’, “One Black Man's Opinion” is Frank Bright of Durham has been appointed chief of the pro gram services section of the North Carolina Department of Correction's division of adult probation and parole. Bright, 48, has been super visor of division D of the de partment. Based in Durham, the division covers .Durham, Or ange, Alamance, Caswell, Rock- ingham. Person, Granville, Vance, Warren and Franklin counties. Hayden W. Glover Jr. of Henderson will become act ing supervisor, effective Mon day. Bright will be responsible for existing programs and devel oping new programs in the fol lowing areas: prerelease and aftercare services; self-im provement centers; community involvement and volunteer ser vices; mutual agreement pro gramming; revocation alterna tives; drug and alcohol coun seling and education and proba tion collection officers, accord ing to David L. Jones, secretary of corrections, and John G. Pat- seavouras, director of adult pro bation and parole. “We are proud,” Jones said, “to place a department veteran, with 14 years of experience in the field of probation and over nine years of additional ex perience in law enforcement, in this important position. The pro gram services that Bright’s sec tion will provide are essential to the rehabilitation program by which the department hopes to help the state’s probationers and parolees successfully re sume the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship in the community.” His amrjal salary wUl be $18,780. FRANK BRIGHT She admits that it was a big adjustment for thier family in assuming this role. “My husband was bio chemist and professor at Meharry Medical College before he became president of Bennett. He was able to be with the children more and the atmosphere was more relaxful. Even though we both worked, we had more time to be together then. Now we live at such a fast pace and a demanding one.” Many women are critical of the role she plays in the home. However, Mrs. Miller who formerly taught in the Nashville, Tennessee school system, believes that each woman’s libera tion is measured by her own desires and needs. “I adore the concept of Hayes-Taylor Speaker, Congressman Preyer Bright is a Richmond County native. Before joining the de partment in 1960, he was a member of the High Point I’o- women's liberation. For me lice Department. He is a gradu- tlio u ate of A&T State University. He freedom to be my is married to the former Miss own kind of person. When VeatriM Robinson of Mount Gi- my husband comes home lead. They have two children, r u ■ j Kenneth, 18, and Karen, 16, and a hectic day at the will continue to live in Durham, office, I don't both him with Bright is a member of White u Rock Baptist Church, where he . home, is first vice chairman of the Ordinarily, I can tell how t^tee board. He is on the his day has gone by his board of directors of Tobacco- , ,, ^ land Kiwanis Club, the John Av- niood. ery Boys aub and the Alcohol- She added, "He can ism Council, He also is a mem- .u- ber of the executive committee something is of Region J of the Law Enforce- „ . , „ ment Assistance Association. Continued on Page o GREENSBORO - On Saturday - October 19, 1974 the Board of Management and staff of the Hayes- Taylor branch Y.M.C.A. will present the 8th annual recognition and awards banquet. The foundation for this agency, whose purpose is to contribute to the physical, mental and spiri tual growth of our youth, was laid on February 18, 1932 by a small group of men who sought to establish a Christian orga- ization. From this group of loyal people. This annual affair is our way of showing our appreciation to those who have enabled us to boast of 35 years of service by the Y to the citizens of Greens boro. This year Congress man L. Richardson Preyer of the 6th District of North Carolina will be guest spealier at the banquet which is to be held at the Cosmos Restaurant - 709 E. Market Street from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Reservations are $5.00 per person. The public is invited to attend. men s Christian Associa tion for Negro men and boys in Greensboro. The activities at Hayes-Taylor have continued to grow at such a rapid pace that today we are in need of a new facility. None of this eould have been accomplished without the time, interest and support of so many ft six young men blossomed the beginning of the young yo o Boooooooti What’s New? Dear Debbie on page 3. Horoscope on page 6. I iCK>seo oooeeofi We must Qive 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

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