THE BETTER WE KNOW US
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SALISBURY -Rev. Theodore Walker
came to Salisbury in 1965 to accept the
pastorate of First Baptist Church. His
presence has been a blessing from God to
the black and white communities of
Salisbury. Rev. Walker and the members
of his church are willing to aid any
projects which will better the relationship
between blacks and whites. Rev.
Walker’s congregation has been
strengthened by blacks and whites
working together to create an atmosphere
of harmony.
First Calvery Baptist Church has set up
a program called the BTU which aids the
youth in identifying with programs that
are established in the city. Under this
program, a survey was conducted of the
unchurched members in the community.
After locating these people, many
churches offer a welcoming hand to any
person that would like to attend as a
by Angela
visitor. No one is pressured into joining
but is urged to attend any church
regularly. Rev. Walker stressed that a
growth in membership was not what they
were after, but for more unchurched
people to attend any church of their
choice.
Rev. Walkr was installed as president
of Rowan Cooperative Christian Ministry
for 1975. The organization is made up of
several black and white churches in the
Salisbury community. Their purpose is to
provide the means for the Christian
churches of Rowan County to engage in
cooperative religious, educational and
charitable service and worship. RCCM
tries to inspire the servicing churches to
meet the needs of people in the county.
Some of the ways which these needs
are met are: a clothing center, tutoring.
Dial Help, Yokefellow Prison Ministry,
special events; and an extension of
Griffin
RCCM can be seen in Friendship House,
Face-toFace, migrant work. Operation
Santa Claus and other unnamed
concerns.
The clothing center will serve 1,500
families representing 6,000 individuals
and assures 50,000 articles of clothing.
Tutoring services are offered by
volunteers in 4 county schools. Last year
2nd, 3rd and 4th graders requested help.
Dial Help, a 24-hour volunteer
telephone emergency service, received
over 5,000 calls in 1973. Dial Help has
received 1,100 calls, thus far, this year
concerning suicides alcoholism, family
problems, pregnancy (abortions), drugs
and the aged. Also, there is an extension
of Dial Help called Face-to-Face, to
handle emergency situations such as
burned-out families, transportation to
hospital and legal aid.
Yokefellow Prison Ministry has just
been organized and the response has
grown from 50 men to 89 volunteers.
They go into prison and work on a 1-to-l
basis. An extension of this is the
Yokefellow Juvenile Ministry--Big Broth
er/Big Sister program.
This is the first year for special events.
The committee has produced 3 drams
which are now ready to go into the
churches. These dramas will be
performed for the Lutheran Youth
Convocation the first of August and they
already have several other local bookings.
Rev. Walker is a former resident of the
High Point community and while living
there, was instrumental in organizing the
YMCA for the youth. He felt that all
young people should have some place to
go for recreation.
He is a hard working man who works
for the betterment of both the black and
white churches.
“T«II It Like It Is”
Week's
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by AUrad ffinson
THE TR BUNALAID
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CONGRESSMAN Y0UN6 TO SPEAK
Piedmont Spring Banquet Pianned By Demos
NATIONAL
On last Wednesday, the House passed a bill that
would extend the Voting Rights Act through 1985 and
provide new protection for non-English speaking
minorities. The present Voting highs Act has been in
effect for 10 years and the proposed extention with its
modification would permanently ban literacy tests in
voter registrations as well as require belinqual ballots
and other assistance in areas with at least a 5 per cent
non-English speaking minority.
Passage of the bill at the House level required three
days of debate in which Republicans introduced a
number of amendments and even a substitute bill
which were voted down by margins of at least 2 to 1.
These amendments would have seriously weakened the
proposed legislation if they had been adopted,
according to civil rights groups.
Presently, the Voting Rights Act covers the states of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama,
South Carolina and 39 counties in North Carolina, The
proposed legislation would cover parts of the states of
Colorado, Florida, Texas, Alaska, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, South Dakota and Utah in addition to those
states covered under the old Voting Rights Act.
Passage of the former Voting Rights Act has helped
increase the percentage of eligible blacks registered to
vote from 29.3 per cent to 56.6 per cent. These same
rights should be extended to every United States citizen
regardless of his racial, ethnic, or religious
background. Furthermore, we should not be so
presumptous as to believe that because one is illiterate
or because one does not speak English, he is not
concerned and/or interested in the American way of
life— the democratic process.
STATE
Guilford County commissioners were somewhat
bewildered by the $3,732,800 budget presented by
Mental Health Director Don Fontana and by the $9
million-plus budget presented by Social Services
Director Wayne Metz.
Fontana was questioned about two hours about his
budget with many of the questions aimed at the
county’s mental health in-patient program at L.
Richardson Hospital. The program, though plagued
with numerous personnel problems, is still recognized
by many as one of the best in the country.
Personnel employed in the mental health in-patient
facility have, in the past been accountable to Mental
Health Director Don Fontana. According to County
Manager John Witherspoon, a new contract is being
negotiated with L. Richardson Hospital and if>
agreement is met, mental health in-patient employees
will be accountable to the hospital administration if this
is done, the county mental health program
administrators will then deal with the hospital
administrators. This action should eliminate the
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RALEIGH -The Pied
mont Spring Banquet
slated as a Democratic
Party fund-raiser at
Greensboro’s Royal Villa
Motel, Friday, June 20, not
only marks the Party’s first
venture into the Piedmont
with such an affair, but,
also marks the first major
Democratic Party function
at which a Black leader has
been booked as principal
speaker.
State Party Headquarters
has announced acceptance
by Georgia Congressman
Andrew Young of the
invitation to deliver the
major address. Now in his
second term in the U.S.
House of Representatives,
Congressman Young was te
first member of his race to
serve in that body from
Georgia since the recon
struction days of 1871.
Young is compiling a
brilliant record in Congress
where he serves as a
member of the House Rules
Committee, the Democratic
TV Station Staff Member
HIGH POINT - WGHP-
TV, Channel 8 is fortunate
to have Ms. Paula
Richardson as a new
full-time staff member. Ms.
Richardson is a 1975
graduate of A & T State
University in Greensboro,
where she received a B.S.
degree in Speech and
Theatre Arts.
Ms. Richardson is hos
tess for Women And...,
Channel 8’s program dir
ected toward women in the
Triad, airing everv fourth
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Ms.
Richardson began her
on-air job as part of an
intern program at A & T
State University. Her
additional responsibilities
include coordinating Gal
lery, a program designed
for the youth of the Triad
area. She will report news
during AM America breaks
seen weekdays from 7-9
a.m., and other on-air
responsibilities.
Ms. Richardson also
assists the Community
Affairs Department in a
coordinating position,
wherein she is responsible
for assisting in working
with government, i.e.
city-county government u-
nits, agencies, organiza
tions, and private groups
by getting necessary air
time to promote them with
public service announce
ments.
Participating in UNC-G’s
Theatre for Young People is
one phase of Ms. Richard
son’s interest. She also
belongs to the National
Dramatic Honor Society,
enjoys horseback riding,
tennis, and of course her
first love, the theatre.
Ms. Richardson resides
Ln High- Point.
Study Group, the House
Environmental Study Con
ference, and is Treasurer of
the Congressional Black
Caucus. As might be
expected from his back
ground as a former
clergyman and leader in the
early days of the civil rights
movement. Congressman
Young’s interest embrace a
broad range of topics
ranging the gamut from
ecology and the environ
ment to civil liberties,
human needs, education,
economics, international
affairs and peace.
Informed observers on
the national scene see
Congressman Young as a
leader in the emerging
Black leadership in Wash
ington. From the record he
has given consistent high
quality representation to all
of his constituents both
Black and White.
The selection of a Black
speaker with national
identification as principal
speaker for a major
fund-raising event by
Democratic Party leader
ship is seen as a strong
affirmation of the increas
ingly prominent role being
played in North Carolina's
Democratic Party affairs by
Black voters. Party officers
stress, however, that Con
gressman Young was
selected because he was a
distinguished leader of
demonstrated performance
of a polished speaker who
happened to be Black,
rather than because he was
Black and possessed those
attributes.
The announcement that
Young had accepted the
invitation to address the
Piedmont Spring Banquet
at Greensboro was greeted
with enthusiasm by all
Party elements who are
familiar with the Con
gressman’s record and past
performance.
Tickets for the $25-a-
plate affair are available
from all Democratic County
Chairmen across the State
and from State Democratic
Party Headquarters at the
Hotel Sir Walter in Raleigh.
Appropriately enough,
theme for the affair is
“Unity for Victory in ’76”.
It is anticipated that the
Piedmont Spring Banquet
will offer an early sounding
board and test of strength
for candidates for statewide
office in the pending
campaign.
In Thomasville
by Ruth Farabee
THOMASVILLE Miss
Robin Sheree Colson,
bride-elect of Kenneth
Strong, was honored at a
floating miscellaneous
shower June 7, 1975.
Mrs. Mallie Hayes of 706
Elwood Drive, aunt of the
bride-elect, was hostess-for
•fe -Him
the event.
Approximately 25 guest
were present. Special guest
for the event were Mrs.
Pauline Lyons, mother of
the bride-to-be; Mrs. Min
nie Strong, mother of the
bridegroom-elect; and Mrs.
Bernice Hayes of Atlantic
City, N.J., sister-in-law of
Mrs. Hayes. Refreshments
were served.
Miss Colson and Mr.
Strong will be married on
June 14, 1975, at 2 p.m. at
the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Lyons of 213 Smith
Street.
Miss
Nancy Jean Henderson of
211 Smith Street will leave
June 23 for Alexandria,
Virginia, where she will be
teaching in the Public
School system.
Miss Henderson is a
recent honor graduate of
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity. She plans to teach
several years before pur
suing her masters degree.
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SALISBURY, N.C. - AN ATTRACTIVE LIVING
STON COED is 20-year-old Diane Joyce Royal, a
sophomore social welfare major at Livingstone College,
Salisbury, N.C.
Diane, a native of Clinton, N.C., is a 1972 graduate of
Clinton High School. At Livingstone she holds
membership on the college’s yearbook staff and the pep
club.
She appears on ceievision in a commercial
advertising a leading North Carolina bank. Diane
stands 5’5”, is a Pisces, and her vital statistics are
34-22-38. IL.C. Photo by Kelsevl
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