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THE TRIBUNAL AID
‘Tell It l ike It Is”
Last Week’s Capsule
by Alfred Hinson
Q"jb oM^i(L6.o-4n. and Ran(Lo-Lp.U Gau4^tie^
VOLUME 11, NO. 37
WEnSESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1975
15 CENTS PER COPY - $5.00 PER YEAR
A Way Of Life For Soutliern Railway Foreman
by BETTY J. JONES
Eugene Green, a
Southern Railway road
foreman in Asheville, North
Carolina has railroading in
his blood. “1 come from a
family of railroaders,” he
says with a convincing nod
of his head. Eugene’s
father worked for the
railroad for about twenty
years, off and on, as a shop
laborer, red cap and porter.
His eranrtfather worked for
the railroad for about
thirty-five years as a track
laborer. And his uncle
worked in a dining car.
At the time Eugene’s
relatives worked for the
railroad, thev could not
NATIONAL
As part of its effort to cut federal spending, the Ford
administration has proposed to require all participants
except the very poor to pay the maximum 30 per cent of
income for the purchase of food stamps. The
administration feels that such a program will reduce
federal spending by approximately $650 million a year.
The proposal to increase food stamp prices has
already encountered opposition from the newly
liberalized House Agriculture Committee. Committee
members feel that the proposal does little to help the
elderly poor and others on shrinking fixed incomes. It is
also felt by some Committee members that the
administration went to the wrong place to balance the
budget.
President Ford’s clemency plan for Vietnam war
draft evaders and deserters which was to expire
January 31, 1975, has been extended to March 1, 1975.
To date, only 4,000 of the estimated 100,000 convicted
civilian draft evaders and military deserters have made
application for the “earned return” program. Of this
number, the President has acted in only 65 cases.
Former President Nixon’s White House press
secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, John W. Dean III, and
others allegedly associated with the Watergate scandal
are having their scheduled appearances cancelled at
many of the major universities. Students expressed that
“they feel crime is being rewarded when individuals
can profit from their wrongdoings.”
STATE
Marguerite Lightner, wife of Raleigh’s Mayor,
Clarence Lightner, was found innocent Monday of a
charge of conspiracy to receive and dispose of stolen
goods. To many, this particular case was politically
motivated.
During the past week, hundred of persons converged
on the State Capitol to voice their displeasure over
rising utility bills. At the same time, utility executives
were making their first appearance before members of
a legislative study commission. It was generally agreed
among utility executives that the days of cheap energy
are gone. Consumers, on the other hand, are asking for
government control of power generating facilities.
Governor and Mrs. James Holshouser on February 5,
will host the first of 20 mansion dinners which will
continue through April for the lawmakers and
community leaders. These dinners will serve the
purpose of being a social occasion and also a means by
which the Governor can garner support for
administrative proposals.
LOCAL
GREENSBORO
The Guilford County Department of Sociall Services,
through its Board of Directors, sought and received
another $200,000 in county funds to supplement its
general assistance program which is nearly depleted.
General assistance funds are used to assist social
service clients with food purchases, payment of rent,
utilities, and medical expenses. According to Wayne
Metz, Director of Social Services, depletion of past
general assistance funds can in large measure be
attributed to the current economic situation.
The Student Government Association of A&T State
University rendered a cultural memorial to the late
Mrs. Zoe Parks Barbee, county commissioner-elect and
professor of English and humanities at the university. It
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advance to positions that
blacks, like Eugene, now
hold with Southern Rail
way. Times have changed
and so has railroading -- for
the better - and so has
Southern, the most profit
able and innovative railroad
in the country. Eugene
believes “you can get to
whatever position you want
to working with the
railroad.” His steady
advancement with South
ern is good documentation
of that belief.
Before coming to work
for Southern, Eugene had
worked on many jobs,
including working for a
lumber company in “The
Land of the Sky,” as the
Blue Ridge Mountain City
of Asheville, North Caro
lina is called. He had plans
to go to Asheville Bun
combe Technical Institute
before the job with to be a good one." As a
Southern opened up new trainman, he worked as a
possibilities for him. “1 was brakeman and a flagman,
born and raised in these In October, 1966, he went
mountains and 1 love it.” to engineer training school
he said. and worked for a while as a
Eugene’s work with fireman. As a fireman, he
Southern has taken him could run the train's engine
away from Asheville for under the engineer's super-
only short periods of time, vision.
“When 1 first came to work In May. 1967, it
for Southern in .luly, 1965. 1 happened. Eugene Green
trained in Southern's At- became an engineer. From
lanta headquarters for work 1967 to December, 1973 he
as a trainman," he “drove trains” for South-
explained. Training for any Railway. “It was good
phase of railroad work is work and a lot of
detailed, often complex and responsibility but it was a
bound by rigid performance challenge 1 enjoyed,” he
standards. Many of the confided. In January. 1974
trainees Eugene has en- Eugene was promoted to
countered in his nine years road loreman. He now
w'ears a suit to work but he
still rides trains.
He must check to see that
w'ith Southern dropped out
because, as he puts it, “the
going got a little too tough
and when you do get to be a
true railroader, you've got
Hayes-Taylor YMCA Kicks Off
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1975 Membersliip Drive
GREENSBORO
Hayes-Taylor YMCA will
officially opened its 36th
annual membership enroll
ment campaign on Tues
day, February 4th with the
them “If the Communily
Wants a New Hayes-Taylor
YMCA, Then Answer with
a Membership”, Says T.J.
Scott, Executive Director.
The campaign will run
through March 11th.
Our goal for this year is
2,000 members and $28,000
cash. We feel that this
year’s goal will not be
difficult to achieve because
Hayes-Taylor has demon
strated to the comniunitv
that we have quality
programs and the commu
nity has responded beauti
fully during the past year.
The 1975 membership
chairman will be W.
Edwards Jenkins. Asso
ciate chairman are Jimmie
1. Barber and John D.
Marable.
This year’s enrollment
campaign will be centered
around the national basket
ball association, with six
teams from the East
competing against six
teams from the west, to
bring in the largest amount
of membership. At the
same time, the two
conferences will be compel-
Livingstone College Day Observance Held
SALISBURY, N.C.
“The long history of the
African Methodist Episco
pal Zion Church, sponsor of
Livingstone College, in its
fight for civil and human
rights dates back to 1796,”
said Livingstone President
Dr. F. George Shipman, as
he spoke at the annual
Livingstone College Day
observance at Moores
Chapel AME Zion Church.
“In the forefront of this
fight,’' he said, were such
characters as James Varick,
founder of the AME Zion
Church, Frederick Douglas,
Sojourner Truth and Phyllis
Wheatley, all members of
the denomination.”
While enrollment at
predominantly black col
leges has been decreasing.
Dr. Shipman pointed out,
“This school year, 1974-75,
we have a ten percent
increase in enrollment.
A&T Work-Study
Money For Students
GREENSBORO - The
overheated economy is
making it difficult for some
college students to pay
their bills, but not those
enrolled in A&T State
University’s cooperative e-
ducation program.
The fact is, that one
student left last week for a
work-study experience
which is paying him
$1,017.32 per month.
Others are averaging $600
or $700 per month for their
learning experience.
Joe F. Speight, a junior
electronics technology ma
jor at A&T, is doing his
internship with Harrison
Radiator Company, a divi
sion of General Motors
Corporation in Lockport,
New York.
He’ll spend a semester
there, then return to the
campus for a semester of
study.
“The economy definitely
has not caught up with the
cooperative education pro
gram,” said Col. Harold
Lanier, director of the
program. “In fact, we are
getting more inquiries from
industries for more people
than we can place.”
A&T currently has seve
ral dozen students in the
field now' with such
companies as General
Electric, Raytheon Corpo
ration, the Internal Reve
nue, Xerox, Wright-Patter-
son Air Force Base and the
Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
The university, along
with six other predominate
ly - black colleges, is in the
process of negotiating a $5
million contract with the
Naval Material Command
in Washington to provide
coop experiences.
When approved, the new
project will provide jobs for
something like 275 students
in the areas of engineering
This increase has resulted
in crowded living condi
tions in residence halls on
the campus. We need to
raise $100,000 to be used
for remodeling and refur
nishing Dodge Hall, built in
1886.”
Dr. Shipman said. “The
decade of the 1970's is
proving crucial for the
college. Livingstone, like
many other colleges, faced
special financial pro
blems.”
To attract more day
students from the Salisbury
-Rowan area. Dr. Shipman
told of “a new scholarship
program whereby $500 will
be made available to each
area student who quali
fies.”
He announced an 18
percent increase in tuition
to take affect over a Two Moores Chapel
two-year period, 12 percent members w'cre recognized
of which is to become for "service to the church
effective this fall, the and to the community."
remaining 6 percent to
become effective in the fall
of 1976. “The total current
annual charge as $1,780.
The total annual charge
next year will be $1,990.
The next year the cost w ill
rise to $2,100,” he said.
Dr
shall
They w'ere Willie Lee
Miller, member of the
stewards board, trustee,
and church treasurer; and
Mrs. Lottie Mae Whitting
ton, president of the Sujette
Smith Missionary Society,
church school supcrintcn-
Shipman said, ”Wc dent, member of the senior
request at the 1976 choir, and director of
General Conference in vacation Bible school. Both
Chicago that the AME Zion were presented bronze
Church, nationwide, in- plaques by Rev. Leazer and
crease its annual appropria- the Rev. W. Robert
tion in Livingstone College Johnson 111.
and Hood Theological Music for the observance
Seminary from $500,000 to was by the Livingstone
$800,000 to help the college choir and band, directed by
meet its pressing financial Mrs. Eloise M. Simpson
obligations in the imme- and Henry A. Duncombe.
diate months ahead.” Jr.
Massenhurg Named To Who’s
Who Among Black Americans
RALEIGH - C. Warren
Massenburg, Information
Officer at Shaw University
has been named to Who’s
Who Among Black Ameri
cans.
The announcement was
made by the New York
based company citing his
"outstanding contributions
to the field of communica
tions.”
Massenburg has attend
ed Shaw University and
N.C. State University. He
has served as Director of
Public Relations at Kittrell
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Mid
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ing jointly against the
executive committee, which
calls themselves the “pace
setters”.
Four of the five (5)
membership report meet
ings are: February 11.
second; February 18, third;
February 25, fourth; March
4, fifth.
The executive committee
will meet each Tuesday al
12:00 noon and team
meetings are at 7:00 p.m.
The meetings will be full of
fun W'ith songs, dancc.
jokes, gifts and special
entertainment. Some of the
groups entertaining will be:
Dudley High School Pep
Band and cheerleaders,
A&T State University
cheerleaders, A&T Drama
Department, Allen .lunior
High School cheerleaders.
Bennett College Music
Department, Smith High
School cheerleaders and
Music Department, Ed
ward Jenkins, local archi
tect, is a graduate of A&T
State University.
Edward Jenkins, local
architect, is a graduate of
A&T State University
member of Hayes-Taylor
YMCA Board of manage
ment and St. James United
Presbyterian Church.
Jimmie I. Barber, chair
man of the Hayes-Taylor
Board of management, has
activity participated in the
YMCA’s membership cam
paigns for the past 17
years. He is a graduate and
professor at A&T State
University, and a member
of Institutional Baptist
Church,
John D. Marable, mem
ber of the Hayes-Taylor
YMCA Board of manage
ment, served as chairman
of the Hayes-Taylor mem
bership campaign for 4
years. He is captain of
campus security at A&T
State University and a
member of institutional
Baplist Church.
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