THE BETTER WE KNOW US ...
Miller Carter Junior
GREJiiNSBORO — After a long, hard
season on the road, the big center for
the Buffalo Braves, Bob McAdoo, re
turns to his humble home here in North
Carolina. Bob’s annual summer visit to
Greensboro, his home, always sparks
his hometown fans as well as giving
Bob a chance to see his relatives and
firiends. He comments that half of
the games he plays with Buffalo are
away games; and frankly, it sometimes
was too much for him.
This summer Bob was able to come
home with a couple of very important
achievements to his credit. First, he
won one of the most prestigeous
awards given to a basketball player,
the “Most Valuable Player (M.V.P.)
Award”.
Second, Bob was also honored by
being chosen to play in the JN.B.A.
All-Star Game for this year. To win
either of these honors, a player must
be very accomplished in his duties;
and for a three-year veteran like Bob,
it was quite an achievement. During
his ‘*rookie year’' (first year in pro
fessional basketball) Bob also came
in third in the N.B.A. Une-on-One
Championship.
Bob is sponsoring a summer league
basketball camp which is held at the
Central Y.M.C.A. in Greesnboro and
consist largely of college men who are
playing, or who were playing, basket
ball in college. This summer camp is
simply for recreation for these young
men and helps to keep them, and Bob,
in good shape. Games are played every
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Two
games are played on each of these days,
one game at 6:30 p.m. and the other
game at 8:0U p.m. Also, to keep him
self in shape. Bob finds time to play
a little tennis and has a couple of ben-
fit basketball games scheduled to play.
The power of money is tremendous
when you have a lot of it, but there
seems to be no effect on Bob. Though
Bob is highly paid for his professional
services, it doesn't seem to have chang
ed him. When he comes home, he does
n't get out and act “rich”. He acts just
like one of the “home boys”. His con
cern for his community is evident by
his sponsorship of the summer league
basketball camp. Bob is still the same-
shy, friendly and likable -- who always
says “what’s happening” and “soul
shakes” with those big, big hands.
Prior to his start in pro basketball.
Bob was a junior in college. His first
two years were spent at Vincennes
Junior College in Indiana. While at
Vincennes, he pulled them up to the
top ranked junior college basketball
team in the nation and played on the
Junior College National Championship
team. Bob considers playing on that
team and winning the M.V.P. (pro
ball) two of his greatest achievements.
After leaving Vincennes, Bob contin
ued his education at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While
at UNC, he lead the Tar Heels to a
third place finish in the N.C.A^A.
championship play-offs.
After the completion of his junior
year at UNC, Bob got an offer to play
pro basketball and took it. This was
a big step in his life which took a lot
of thought. Bob’s mother was against
the idea of him turning pro; but his
father supported the idea and encour
aged him to take the offer. With the
thought that his last year in school
didn’t really matter (Recreation Maj
or) and his father’s approval, Bob
became a pro basketball player in
1972.
As a pro. Bob looks back on the
situation and says, “I’m glad I’m not
in school.’' He is very happy with his
status of being a professional basket
ball player. Now that he’s in “big
time basketball”, people look up to
him and treat him with more respect.
T he people in his home town and his
team mates both respect him highly.
When I asked Bob if he had any
difficulties in his rookie year, he
said, “No, they treated me like a
pro basketball player because I am
a pro player.”
Like every news-making athlete.
Continued on Page 4
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GREENSBORO- For
the most in formal wear, tlie
Red Hanger of Greensboro has
it all. With each outfit, a per
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bargains for. With each outfit
Reeder Family Reunion
Charlotte— The heirs
of the late Dr. and Mrs. John
Alfred Reeder met at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Prince
James Bradley, 1912 Kenne-.
saw Drive, Charlotte, North
Carolina, on July 4, 1975, to
celebrate the annual family
reunion. Those present repre
sented five generations includ
ing children, grandchildren,
great grandchildren, and
great-great grandchildren.
The day began with a
scripture reading by the Rev.
James T. Reeder (son of the
late Dr. and Mrs. Reeder);
followed by a prayer by the
Rev. Bradley (son-in-law).
The family and friends
feasted on roast turkey, roast
chicken, baked ham, hamburg
ers, hot dogs, barbecued
chicken, chicken and dump
lings, string beans, lettuce and
tomatoes, potato salad, baked
beans, pineapple cake, plain
cake, chocolate cake, and
punch.
All nine surviving children
of Dr. and Mrs. Reeder were
present. The daughters and
BLACK ENTERPRISE
BLACK LEGISLATORS GROW IN NUMBER
The number of black elected officials in the U.S.
has tripled since 1969, with 1974 showing the biggest
single-year gains, according to a recent survey by the
Joint Center for Political Studies. Nevertheless, blacks
continue to account for less than one percent of all
elected officials. The Joint Center’s National Roster
of Black Elected Officials also reports that 55 per
cent of all black elected officials are in the South,
but that Illinois is the state with the single largest
group of black elected officials (246), and that no
blacks hold elective office in Hawaii, Utah, Vermont,
or the Dakotas. Other highlights: Blacks do best seek
ing municipal and education offices, with the munici
pal office category, not including mayors, accounting
for more than 40 per cent of all offices held; women
constitute 15 percent of all black elected officials;
Michigan has the largest number of Black women in
political office, 53.
$16.6 BILLION FOR MINORITY BUSINESSES
The 1972 Economic Census showed that minority
businesses in the U.S. totaled 381,935 in 1972 and
that year had $16.6 billion in receipts. California,
whose 73,502 minority-owned firms grossed $3.6
billion, ranked highest in terms of both firms and
receipts. Forty-nine percent of all minority-owned
firms, and 50 percent of their gross receipts, were
concentrated in California, Texas, New York, Florida,
and Illinois. The greatest percentage increases in the
number of firms since 1969 occurred in the New Eng
land states. Retail trade and selected .service firms
make up the bulk of all minority business, accounting
for 63 percent of all firms and 58 percent of all receipts.
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their husbands are: Louise
and Madison Hoover (Salis
bury); Alberta and George
Allen (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Hen
rietta and Zenith Walker
(Rock Hill, B.C.); Ethel and
Marvin Brown (Brooklyn,
N.Y.); Ruby and James Brad
ley (Charlotte); Johnnie Mae
and Elloss Wiley (Baltimore,
Md.); Mencie P. Smith (Co
lumbia, S.C.).
The sons are: James T. and
wife. Pauline (Brooklyn,
N.Y.); Robert and wife, Doro
thy (Rock Hill, S.C.).
The grandchildren present
were: Helen Geter Adams with
children and grandchildren;
Rachel Geter Anthony with
children and grandchildren;
Eugene Walker with wife,
Doris, and daughter, Gina;
Maxine Hoover Jackson with
husband, Ralph, and son,
Duane; James T. Reeder, Jr.;
Jerome, Lyne, Lisa and Stan
ley Reeder; Brooks Jr., and
John Thomas Smith.
Out-of-town guest includ
ed: Mrs. Beatrice Henry and
Mr. and Mrs. Kellie Ray
Hoover (Thomasville, N.C.);
Mrs. Pauline Brown, her
daughter, son-in-law and three
grandchildren all of Balti
more, Md.; Mrs. James Reed
er’s daughter, Paula and grand
daughter, Paulette, also of
Baltimore, Md.; and Miss Di
ane Hoyle (Rock Hill, S.C.).
comes personal service, help
in selection and a salesman
who doesn’t try to put you
into the most expensive suit
in the shop.
All of this personal service
is provided by the owner of
the shop, Mr. Alexander Park
er. Mr. Parkers knows a lot
about people and the type of
clothes they would probably
wan^. By knowing about peo
ple and clothes Mr. Parker can
better satisfy his customers.
Just be sitting and watching
him at work is enough to con
vince you that he is not out
to give you the run-around.
Mr. Parker sits and talks to
his customers as if he knew
every one. Perhaps this is the
reason he is doing so well in
his business.
Ironically, Mr. Parker is a
barber by profession. He once
worked as a barber and ownes
his own shop on East Market
Street. While working in the
barber shop he rented suits
out of the back room. After
leaving the barbering business,
Mr. Parker attended A&T
State University and majored
in Accounting. Remembering
how hard it was to rent form
al wear, Mr. Parker continued
renting suits from his dorm
room.
Thus, from his earlier ex
perience, Mr. Parker started
his own formal wear business
and is doing well at it. Hie
location of his store is 2005
East Market Street. He chose
this spot because he was pri
marily concerned vrith serving
the black community and the
location was the ideal spot.
Mr. Parker comments that
the location serves its purpose
and that business is as well as
can be expected, considering
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Tips On Nursing Home Visitors
There are lonely people in
nursing homes and other insti-
tutionswho need at least one
particular person as a friend.
It is to meet this need that a
guide for promoting a humane
and respectfull attitude to
ward the clients of these insti
tutions is printed below.
(1) The visitor is pleasant
and creates an atmosphere
which shows the one being
visited that someone cares.
(2) The one being visited
is to be physically touched by
holding hands or caressing a
hand or arm. The sense of
touch does not deteriorate in
the elderly as does sight, hear
ing or memory.
(3) Patients have the right
to have visitors at all waking
hours, especially at meal time.
Visitors should encourage
and/or help the patient eat.
When a visitor sees someone’s
tray taken away untouched, a
remark should be made to the
person taking the tray away,
and a report must be made to
management.
(4) Each person has the
right to be treated as a digni
fied human being and should
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Participants In West African Ethnic Heritage Seminar
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Salisbury-Dr. wma
C. Bryant, chairman of the
department of education and
psychology, and Mrs. Eliza G.
Miller, associate professor of
elementary education, both
at Livingstone College, Salis
bury, N.C., are in West Africa
participating in an Ethnic
Heritage Seminar, under the
sponsorship of the Phelps-
Stokes Fund, it was announc
ed August 1st, by Dr. F.
George Shipman, Livingstone
president.
The program, relates to
the vast area of international
curriculum development and
is in its third year. A study
group made of participants
from some 25 institutions
will spend eight weeks in the
countries of Senegal, Mali,
the Gambia and Liberia.
Upon the return of Dr.
Bryant and Mrs. Miller to
Livingston, they will become . jj,
participants in the Interna
tional Curriculum Develop
ment Program (ICDP), which
will involve them in writing
curricula with an internation
al dimension.
The Phelps-Stokes Fund
will serve as the Assisting
Agency with partial support
for the program from the
U.S. Office of Education,
Title III funds for develop
ing institutions.
Dr. Bryant will develop
modules to be used in speci
fic courses, such as child-
rearing practices for “Human
Growth and Development”;
the educational program in
grades K - 6 for “Curricu
lum Principles and Trends”;
teaching procedures in grades
K - 6 for “Methods, Materi
als and Techniques”; and
philosophy underlying edu
cational procedures in Afri
can schools for “History
and Philosophy of Educa
tion”.
Mrs.Miller will give atten
tion to improving her pro
fessional competence in
teaching prospective teachers.
Her specific objectives include
the integration of the study
of the four African countries
visited into a social studies
unit for prospective teachers
in elementary schools; and
the distinguishing of similar
ities and differences in the
formal and informal educa
tion of children in West Afri
can countries and the U.S.A.
Dr. Bryant joined the Liv
ingstone staff in 1970. She
holds the A.B. degree from
North Carolina Central Uni
versity, the M.Ed. degree
from Temple University, and
the Ed.D. from Duke Univers
ity.
Mrs. Miller became a mem
ber of the Livingstone faculty
in 1949. She holds the B.S.
degree from Winston-Salem
State University, and the M.A.
degree from the University of
Michigan. She has done fur
ther study at Ohio State Uni
versity; Teachers College, Co
lumbia University; University
of Michigan; and UNC-Greens-
haKi.
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Dr. Bryant
Mrs. Miller
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