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‘Tell It Like It Is”
Week’s
Capsule
by Alfred Hinson
VOLUME II, NO. 44
WEKffiSDAY, MARCH 26, 1975
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64th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
Mr. and Mrs. V.R. Jessup of 609 Hyde
Street, Greensboro, N.C., celebrated
their Sixty-Fourth wedding anniversary
the first week-end in March, 1975. Mr.
and Mrs. Jessup were honored with the
presence of all of their children but one, 9
boys and 3 girls, along with 27
grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren
and some of their relatives and friends.
The week-end celebration at the homne
of Mr. and Mrs. Jessup brought with it a
vivid display of love, cooperation,
understanding and thankfulness. Also
the week-end provided an enjoyment that
consisted of excellent food, friendship
and “plain old good times" for all. In
addition to the fun enjoyed by all, the
family took time out to express
appreciation and thankfulness for their
many blessings. During this time a poem
that was composed by their son,
Rooselveh which included many truths
and incidents was read by their daughter
Bettie and dedicated to Mom and Pop and
each family. This gave the Jessup family
a time to really remense and relive a few
precious moments of the past. Of great
value are the family books containing
individual and family information which
were presented to Mr. and Mrs, Jessup
and then distributed to each of their
children, grandchildren, and great
grandchildren.
The daughters-in-law and sons-in-law'
played a very important part in helping to
make the Wedding Anniversary
successful and enjoyable by preparing
delicious food which was enjoyed by all.
NATIONAL
The Central Intelligence Agency is said to have
recovered at least two nuclear warheads from torpedoes
retrieved from a sunken Soviet submarine. The
warheads were believed to be contained in the
one-third portion of the submarine allegedly retrieved.
It is believed by intelligence sources, however, that
more than the one-third portion of the submarine was
retrieved. If these sources are correct, one can assume
that the United States now has greater insight into
Soviet technology.
The recovery of the submarine was made possible
through a contact that the CIA had with billionaire
Howard Hughes. Hughes’ mining vessel used to
retrieve the sunken submarine is called the Glomar
Explorer.
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The Supreme Court recently struck down an obsolete
Social Security law which authorized survivors benefits
for the widow of a deceased worker with children but
not to a widower in the same position. Now, a widower
having custody of children can receive Social Security
survivors benefits in the same manner as females.
William J. Cotter said he tried to stop CIA
surveillance and opening of private mail back in 1971.
Cotter, Chief U.S. Postal Inspector, said that his efforts
to stop the CIA were thwarted by then CIA director
Richard Helnhs and then postmaster general Winton R.
Blount.
According to Cotter, the mail-spying activities of the
CIA were finally halted in February 1973. Postmaster
General Benjamin F. Bailan wrote a memo to CIA
director William Colby requesting the CIA to end and
never start these kinds of activities again with the U.S.
Postal system.
H.R. Haldeman, former White House chief of staff,
stated in a recent CBS interview that he strongly
recommended to former President Nixon against
destroying the White House ^pes. Haldeman said his
statement to the former president was based upon the
historical value of the tapes.
From a moral point of view, the original purpose of
the White House tapes was to be used in a confidential
manner by the President, according to Haldeman.
Haldeman stated that the useage of the tapes was a
total pervession of what was intended.
STATE
Floyd McKissick, head of the Soul City project,
recently stated at a news conference in Henderson,
N.C. that developmental activities at Soul City are on
schedule and have already made a positive impact on
the surrounding community. McKissick, who switched
to the Republican party and worked for the re-election
o}' former President Nixon, stated that he could not
deny that political connections helped.
McKissick further stated at the news conference that
plans to HUD call for the availability of 300 jobs by the
end of next year. He feels that this goal will be met if
not surpassed. McKissick also stated that he welcomes
the General Accounting Office's audit because Soul
City has nothing to hide.
A bill to restructure the State Milk Commission was
approved last week by the House Agriculture
Committee ' much to the regret of Gov. James
Holshouser. The Governor feels that passage of the bill
was a political maneuver to hurt consumer interests.
The bill will reduce gubernatorial influence by
reducing to three the number of gubernatorial
appointments. It also contradicts the policies as were
set by the Holshouser-appointed commission majority.
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Mr. & Mrs. V.R. Jessup
Rev.S. R.Johnson/Jr. Installed
The Jessup Clan
SALISBURY - Mt. Zion
Baptist Church held its first
installation service in 50
years when Dr. Samuel R.
Johnson, Jr., was installed
as the fourth pastor of the
historic church before an
overflow audience.
The Roanoke, Virginia
native was inducted by the
Rev. W.E. Banks of
Thomasville who presided
at the services. The
installation sermon was
delivered by Dr. Noel C.
Taylor, pastor of High point
Street Baptist Church of
Roanoke, Dr. Johnson's
hometown church.
The new Mt. Zion pastor
succeeds the late Rev.
William McKinley Wyatt
who served the local church
for almost half a century
and was a moderator of the
Rowan Association of the
General Baptist State
Convention of North Caro
lina.
Dr. Johnson received an
1,000 Masons To Meet In Greensboro
GREENSBORO More
than 1,000 members of the
Prince Hall Affiliation and
auxiliary of the North
Carolina Council of the
Deliberation Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry are expected
to participate in the
council’s annual two-day
Democrats
Affirmative
The State Democratic
Executive Committee ap
proved its Party's new'
“affirmative action plan''
assuring opportunity for
full participation by all
Democrats in the affairs of
the Party, though without
“mandatory quotas”. That
plan was submitted to the
Compliance Review Com
mission of the national
Democratic headquarters
for approval.
Special attention in the
plan is directed to senior
citizens, blacks and other
"traditionally under-rep
resented people" through
various publicity, educa
tional programs and voter
registration efforts to
assure that these groups
have an opportunity to
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jCapsule News 1
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.Editorials 4
j |Education
I Entertainment 6
I tadies 3
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session in Greensboro Apr.
12-13.
The sessions, featuring
state and national officers
of the group, will be held at
the new Royal Villa Motel.
Registration tor the
meeting will be held
Saturday, Apr. 12 at 8 a.m.
in the motel, followed bv a
Adopt New
Action Plan
participate and be repre
sented in the delegate
selection processes for the
1976 party nominating
convention.
Elements of the new
“affirmative action plan"
include:
--A State Affirmative
Action Committee is esta
blished and responsible for
the implementation of all
requirements in the plan.
-Party officials are to
implement a comprehen
sive publicity campaign
utilizing the various news
media, press conferences.
Party organization and
direct mailing to inform
Democratic voters of dele
gate selection processes
and other Party affairs.
-Statewide educational
seminars and a “speakers'
bureau" is to be establish
ed.
--The State Party is to
organize a voter registra
tion drive and a get-out-
the-vote campaign in coo
peration with the leader
ship of the “traditionally
under-represented
groups".
--Any 15 persons regis
tered as Democrats may
challenge the adopted plan
by filing a written “Notice
of Intent to Challenge"
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business session, and the
annual awards banquet that
night at 7 p.m.
Speaker for the banquet
will be Bishop Herbert Bell
Shaw of Wilmington, N.C.
Other participants will
include Dr. John Gideon
Lewis, Jr., Louisiana sove
reign grand commander of
the United Supreme Coun
cil 330 Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of
Masonry, and James A.
Mingo, secretary of the
Holy Empire of the United
Supreme Council.
Shaw, grand master of
the Prince Hall Grand
Lodge of North Carolina, is
also presiding bishop of the
First Episcopal District of
the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church.
A nationally prominent
educator, religious and
fraternity leader, he has
served as vice president at
large of the National
Council of Churches, presi
dium of the World Council
of Churches, board of
directors of the Community
Boys Club of America and
the 4-H Foundation, trustee
board of Livingstone Col
lege.
Shaw was also delegate
to the World Methodist
Conference in England and
India.
Lewis, an international
masonic leader, has served
as a member of the board of
trustees of the National
Urban League, the South
west Educational Develop
ment Laboratory and the
Flint Goodridge Hospital.
He is past imperial
potentate of the Ancient
Egytian Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
of North and South
America, past general
grand high priest of the
General Conference of
Grand Chapter of Holy
Royall Arch Masons.
Mingo, also a national
fraternal leader, was an
employee of the late
President Roosevelt, when
Roosevelt was governor of
New York. He later worked
for Rooseve't in New York.
In 1970, Mingo headed a
masonic delegation to
Liberia to celebrate that
nation’s 75th birthday. He
received from Liberia's late
president William V. Tub
man, the honor and
decoration of Knight Com
mander of the Human
society for African Re
demption.
The conference will end
Sunday, Apr. 13 with a
business session at the
motel. Joining the masons
in the conference will be
the auxiliary, the Loyal
Ladies of the Golden Circle.
honorary Doctor of Divinity
degree at his new charge at
the hands of Dr. M.C.
Southerland, president of
Virginia Seminary and
College of Lynchburg.
Virginia, from which he is a
graduate.
The installation service
included a charge to the
church given by Ihe Rev.
David Carter of Friendship
College, Rock Hill, Soulh
Carolina and pastor of First
Baptist Church, Kannapo
lis; a charge to the pastor
by the Rev. W.M.
Alexander of Salisbury:
presentation of the Bible by
the Rev. F.D. Betts of
Lexington; presenlalion of
Ihe hymn book by the Rev.
Theodore Walker, pastor of
First Calvary BaplisI
Church of Salisbury; Ihe
installation prayer by Ihe
Rev. C.C. Griffon, Kanna
polis and presenlalion of
the pastor and Mrs.
Johnson by Deacon Savan
nah Kelly of the church:
and Dean Emeritus Frank
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Sunrise Service At Biblical Garden
On Sunday, March 30,
1975 at 6:45 A.M., the
Ministers’ Conference of
High Point and Vicinity,
together with our fellow
churches from surrounding
areas, will sponsor an
Easter Sunrise Service at
Carolina Biblical Gardens
of Guilford on 1-85, four
miles South of the
Greensboro City Line.
Those assisting in the
Sunrise Service are: Revs.
F.L. Andrews and W.E.
Banks, Presiding; Rev.
F.O. Bass, Sr; Mrs. Shirley
Thorpe, Rev. F.O. Bass,
Jr.; Rev. Wyatte Cole, Rev.
J.W. Flake et. al.
The Sermon will be
delivered by Rev. D.D.
Mason, Pastor of First
Emmanuel Baptist Church.
High Point, N.C.
Music will be presented
by Ihe Combined Choir and
Ihe Young Adult Choir of
First Emmanuel Baptist
Church.
Musicians: Mrs. L.T.
Andrew's, Mrs. Ruby Banks
and Rev. George Jones.
Coffee and doughnuts
will be served after Ihe
service. Please attend.
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Participating ministers, [L.-R.J Kcvs. D.D. Mason, F.O. Bass, Jr., F.L. Andrews and
W.E. Banks. [Photo by Danny Bell]
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