THE BETTER WE KNOW US
• •
Miller Carter Junior
GREENSBORO—Alfreda Webb, wife
and mother of three, is an exception
ally well-known name brings to mind a
teacher in the Biology Department at
A&T State University; to others it
means a strong voice in North Carol
ina politics and still to others it means
a kind, loving figiure known best as
“Mom’". But no matter which way the
name is known, it is one of great im
portance.
Mrs. Webb, though a teacher, is a
registered veterinarian by profession.
She is a graduate of Tuskegee Institute
where she received her B.S. and
D.V.M. degrees. She has also done
some work at Michigan State Universi
ty. Mrs. Webb commented that
although she is a veterinarian by
profession, she loves teaching and has
no plans to go into the veterinarian
part of her career. Mrs. Webb stated
that she likes people and animals but
she likes people “just a little more.”
This is why she choose to pursue her
teaching career. Though she has
no plans to go into veterinary medi
cine, she says, “anything can happen.’"
The most important part of her
work, is her respect for her students.
She says that she respects each stu
dent as an individual and each stu
dent is a very important individual. By
showing this type of respect, Mrs.
Webb feels that she can help her
students more effectively with in-class
and out-of-class problems. In this
same respect, Mrs. Webb feels that her
students are helping her in her every
day living. It also helps her to deal
with the three college children of her
own. For this reason, Mrs. Webb says
that her students think she is very fair
with them.
Besides being a full-time teacher
and mother, Mrs. Webb finds time to
be associated with many organizations
and holds a multiplicity of high, out
standing positions. One she is most
proud of is her serving as First Vice-
Chairman for the State Executive
Committee of the Democratic Party.
She has also served as Second Vice-
Chairman and President of the Demo
cratic Women of North Carolina.
Additionally, Mrs. Webb is a member
of the Democratic National Committ
ee and was appointed to the North
Carolina State House of Representa
tives in 1972. Another important
group to which Mrs. Webb contributes
her time is the North CarUna Sickle
Cell Anemia Foundation. This is a
state-wide group trying to standardize
the study of sickle cell. The Sickle
Cell group recently helped to pass
a legislation bill relative to discrimina
tion against people having sickle cell.
Persons having sickle cell anemia have
been discriminated against in employ
ment and insurance.
Other civic activities to which Mrs.
Webb is a member or has been a mem
ber are: President, Greensboro chapter
of Jack and Jill of America; President
of Beta Iota Omega; Emergency
School Act Advisory Committee;
Board of Directors, Volunteers to the
Court; Human Relations Advisory
Committee; Guilford County Mental
Health Advisory Board and a host of
others. It is plain to see that Mrs.
Webb is out to help her community in
every area possible.
In her spare time, if there is such a
time, Mrs. Webb enjoys playing bridge
and gardening. Since she is a full-time
wife and mother, she spends much of
her time at home. Her husband. Dr.
Burleigh C. Webb, is also at A&T State
University as Dean. Two of her three
children, Kathy and Alfred, attend
Tuskegee. Kathy is a 20 year old
senior at Tuskegee, majoring in
Biology and Alfred is a 19 year old
sophomore, majoring in Political Sci
ence. Carl, the oldest, is at A&T State
University. Each seems to be follow
ing in the footsteps of their accom
plished parents.
So far in her life Mrs. Webb has
reached great heights as attested to by
the awards she has received. The
awards include: Alpha Kappa Alpha
Leadership Award (1969); Alpha
Kappa Alpha Soror of the Year Award
(1972); and her most outstanding
award, the Tuskegee Institute Alumni
Merit Award (1972). Mrs. Webb says
“When you get one of those, then
you know you’ve done something.’’
When the name Alfreda Webb is
called, it may bring different things
to mind but the main point is to know
her. For the better we know her,
then THE BETTER WE KNOW US.
ALFREDA WEBB
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Gospel Music Academy Gives Awards
by MILLER CARTER, JR.,
GREENSBORO
This past week and week
end marked another great ad
vancement for black people
in the field of gospel music
as Rev. Frank Williams and
his talented young adult
choir sponsored the First An
nual Interdemoniational Gos
pel Music Academy Awards
program. The Academy
Awards started out as a dream
to promote gospel music by
Rev. Frank Williams and was
then made a reality. Rev. Wil
liams says that there has been
awards for every type of mu
sic except for gospel and why
should gospel be excluded. So,
with this thought. Rev. Wil
liams put his dream and plans
into action.
The event began on Thurs
day, July 24, at Mt. Zion Bap
tist Church in Greensboro,
where the first round of judg
ing began. Rev. Frank Williams
went “all out” with the
awards by getting a special
group of judges. The judges
included Mrs. Ruth Wade,
music teacher and director
at New Light Baptist Church;
Mrs. Julia Richmond, music
teacher at Dudley High
School; Mr. Alfred G. Rich
ards, Director of Gospel Music
at W.E.A.L. Radio; Dr. How
ard Pearshall, Professor of
Music at A&T State Univers-
ty; and Mr. Jimmy Barbara,
Memt>er of the Greensboro
City Council.
The second round began
Friday, July 25, and elimina-
African Nations Need Time
NATIONAL
The head of President Ford’s campaign committee said
last week that the weak link in President Ford’s bid for re-
election in almost every southern state is Vice President
Nelson A. Rockefeller. Rockefeller, according to campaign
head Howard Callaway is too old and has had limited con
tact in most southern states. He said that he was not pro
posing a “dump-Rockefeller movement” and President
Ford has told him that he is keeping an open mind on whom
he will recommend as his running-mate if re-nomlnated
himself.
Callaway and the Ford administration are keeping a
close eye on the activities of uncommitted presidential
aspirant Ronald Reagan.
President Ford recently vetoed a $2 billion health bill
and the Senate overrode the action by a vote of 67 to 15.
The bill includes funds by which states can receive
grants for public health services programs, family planning,
community mental health centers, migrant health programs,
rape prevention and control, and the education of nurses.
Ford is believed to have vetoed the bill because he had
promised to use his veto power as a tool to control overex
tending by the federal government. He also used this power
to veto the $7.9 billion aid-to-education bill which the Sen
ate is also expected to override.
STATE
Though labor and employment analysts assert that the
recession has “bottomed out”, many of the recent high
school and college graduates are still trying to find out what
this means. The phrase “bottomed out” is also abstract to
many persons who are trying to re-enter the job market.
According to Employment Security Commission (ESC)
statistics, unemployment rose from 8.8 to 9.2 per cent
during the month of June. Included in these percentages
are approximately 235,200 persons desiring to enter the
work-force.
Though local governments received federal funds to
assist the unemployed, the magnitude of this effort is not
sufficient to make a meaningful difference in the state of
employment.
*****
During the early part of the summer, A&T State Uni
versity officials were accused by certain Greensboro resi
dents of being ne^igent in applying for federal funds to
provide lunches for children participating in summer rec-
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liREiiNSliORU—Amer
icans may be expecting too
much too soon of developing
African nations, according to
Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, chancel
lor of A&T State University.
Dowdy returned Monday
after spending two weeks ini
tiating a $1.5 million agricul
tural project in tiny Tanzania
in East Africa.
“When you look at the his
tory of development in Euro
pean countries and the time
they had to make mistakes,
I think we are asking too
much,” said Dowdy. “And the
persons who settled America
in many cases brought with
them artisans and bankers.
The developing African na
tions have none of these. Col-
onialization left them high and
dry.”
Dowdy is serving as team
leader for an A&T project
which will attempt to help
Tanzania achieve self suffi
ciency in agriculture by 1980.
A&T is teamed with the
University of West Virginia in
the project to help one of
Tanzania’s universities devel
op a new department for
teaching agricultural educa
tion and extension work.
“What is really needed in
Tanzania*” said Dowdy, “is
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know-how. The land is not
poor and they have enough
rain to be self sufficient. They
could feed themselves, but
they need new ways of doing
things.”
He said the per capita in
come in the African nation
is something like $75 per year.
“They have got to develop
more teachers and next year,
they are trying to implement
a plan which will require that
all children complete at least
the seventh grade.”
“The A&T project is being
funded by the U. S. Agency
for International Devel
opment. Currently complet
ing a survey of Tanzania’s
educational needs is Dr. Glenn
F. Rankin, Vice chancellor for
academic affairs at A&T. He
will remain in Africa several
more weeks.
Rural Transit Needs Poor
tions were made leading to
the semi-final round on Satur
day evening. On Saturday
evening, the winners were
chosen and were instructed
as to what was to happen on
Sunday.
Groups from all over the
triad and North Carolina were
on hand participating in the
Awards program. So as not
to exclude any group of
singers, the Awards were
given to the best group in
various categories. The cate
gories were: Gospel Choirs,
Spiritual Choirs, Quartets,
Gospel Groups and Soloist.
Each group was judged on
areas of originality, attire,
harmony and professionalism.
On Sunday evening, the
winners of the Academy
Awards sang for the last
time on the program as
they were presented their
awards.
The Award ceremony was
held at Harrison Auditorium
on the A&T State University
campus. The Academy Award
winners were escorted to the
event in limosines. As they
made their grande entrance,
they were interviewed by Mr.
Alfred G. Richards (Bro. Al
fred G.). These interviews
are to be aired on W.E.A.L.
radio. To the winners went
beautiful trophies along with
a financial contribution.
The winners included: Mrs.
Antoinette Arnold of Greens
boro for the best female solo
ist; Mr. Gene Conyor of Dur
ham for the best male solo
ist; The Gospel Stars of
Greensboro for the best Quar
tet; The Alston Singers of
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WASHINGTON - Poor
and elderly persons in rural
areas have more serious trans
portation problems than these
same groups in the cities, an
A&T State University re
searcher told a Senate sub
committee here Monday.
“Poor people who cannot
'3a
drive cannot afford an auto
and elderly and handicapped
who are not able to drive, are
isolated and without adequate
access to employment, shop
ping and social services,” said
Arthur Saltzman, director of
the Transportation Insitute at
A&T.
Saltzman’s testimony was
given before the U.S. Senate
subcommittee on transporta
tion. The committee is con
ducting hearings on rural
transportation. He said the
type of public transportation
that will solve mobility prob-
Continued on Page 8
CALLS FOR NEW DIRECTIONS IN RACE RELATION^Dr, Carlton B.
GfKidlett, right, president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association
and editor-publisher of the San Francisco Sun-Reporter, called for new
directions in race relations by black and white leaders during the nation’s
Bicentennial to make freedom and equality a fact and not merely a promiro.
Goodlett issued his statement recently in New York during a Bi^ntenmal
salute to Crisis Magazine sponsored by Black Herit^e Association whi^
presented him an award. With Dr. Goodlett are Crisis Kwtcnr Warren Marr II
and Ms. Nell Bassett, communicaticms director of radio, station WMFM.
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is not as great a problem as alcohol. Though
drugs are a problem, alcohol is still the big
gest as far as Intoxication purposes. Pot is also
not addicting compared to alcohol and has
none of alcohol’s side effects.
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